(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) London, 31st July.
New Zealand five per cent. (10-40) loan, 104£. English harvest prospects are improving The weatber has been showery, however, for several days, and the harvest will be a month late. European harvest prospects are unfavorable, except in Russia. The prospectus of the Panama Canal has been issued. The capital is to ba £16,000,000, An official statement of Admiral Ammon, of the United States Navy, declares that the Panama Canal route is impracticable. For the Goodwood Stakes Jsonomy was first,' Bear second, Parole third. A Supplementary Army Estimate asked for the Zulu war £3,000,000, which converts tbe surplus shown in the Budget into a deficit of £1,163,000, which it is understood Cape Colony will have to reimburse. The deficit is proposed to be met by Treasury bonds.
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Evening Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 29, 2 August 1879, Page 2
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131(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) London, 31st July. Evening Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 29, 2 August 1879, Page 2
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