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londok markets. \ **•»--■, IX)NDpN. February 22. \ RATES 08 , DISCOUNT. * Short loans, 11 P«r cent, the »«" list week; three months* Wile, 3 7-16 pef cent, against 2J pet cent last wees. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. *■ The following rates on foreign CKtopJ are current to-day, as compared with the cabled quotations on February 19 and parj Feb. 22. Feb. 19, Par. New York ...« 4dol 711 c f-70 4.869 Montreal 4dol78«o 4.75J 4.866 > ar ie 77fr45c 77.95 25-225 tome ......". 87»lire 97J 25.223 Jeriin ..... 108,000 m 101,000 20.43 Siickohlm V...l7kreeore 17.63 15.159 Christiania ... 25kr 31ore 25.33 18.15 a SpVnhagen "I 24kr 27ore 24 43 lS.iaf Calcutta 1/4 3-ie 1/4.* 2A .- %£&£ *::: i& A-* 1 .—(A. and $.Z. Cable.) I CONSOLS AND FOREIGN STOCKS. The following table gives quotations ftj| consols and colonial Inscribed stock*, covam pared with those of W^g,"^^ £ c. d. c. <tConsols, 2 J per cent .* 57 10 Q Same British 3| p.c. war loan 9510 9 Same] io-ot fHigber. —«ot cabled last week. CEREALS, PULSE, AND SUGAR. Wheat.—Cargoes Inactive at 3d to 61 lower, but no bidding. Parcels ueSJ lower, with moderate trade. SP o **™*! are irregular. 51/9 ex euip Iβ asked fof AU Oa?*— Firm ana unchanged. Peas.—Slow. New Zealand bluee, epotj 360/ ' Maples, February shipment 77/ej March 72/, April-May 70/. 1 Beans.—Quiet. New Zealand, BP»t, 50& Sugar. —Granulated, 60/4. BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. The Bradford wool market ™ aa *™* firm. Sixty-fours 61d. eixties 64d, Mtyi sixes 37|d, fifties 27Jd, forty-eight. 2U4i forty-sixes 18Jd, forties Iβjd. .<. J THE METAL MARKET, y (Last week's prices in parentheses.) > Cower— Spot, a>69 18/9 (£66 13/9J* *70 13/9 < «tf 18/9). *? Lead.—Spot, £29 5/ (£2B 10/). tnre| months. 5199 5/ (£lB8> 8/9). I SUver.-31d c - — ■- ■:, TNhDIHG FAT STOCK SAKE. . (By Telegraph. —Press Association.)' X . FEILDING, Friday. * »t tue Folding sale to-day ihesre werj j£r» &X? 3 X wls"n a STwlth that of last but dairy cattle were not «"«" •?* vendors were unprepared to meet th# market Medium fat ewes, 23/ to 24/9, Sack face, mUed e« twctooU». 26/ tj 2T/B • breeding ewes, four and five year,*:.* to 2T/6T two-tooths, 28/5 to 30/:-two, tooth wethers, S3/1O; full end failing, mouthea ewes. 18/ to 18/6; rape lambs, bl»ck face, woolly, 20/ to 22/ : shorn ditte 18/ : small ditto. 14/ ; two-tooth Souttdowa rams, 10gn to 12Jgn: aged ditto, ijgn to Cen- Roinncv rams, to 2gn. Cattle. Fat cJwB and heifers. £3 2/6 to £6 11/ ; a good line of fat and forward bullocks was passed in at £8 10/ : dairy grade Jersey weaner bulls £2 to £."•: sound cows in milk, £10; heifers. £0: Jersey weaner heifers, £2 s'•} to *4 12/6; empty store cows, 30/ to 40/j Devon bull, 7Jgn.