ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5062, 28 November 1881, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

[beuteb's tbleqeams.") LONDON, November 24. Consols, 100£; the Bank rate of discount is 5 per cent., and the market rate 4j per cent. The total reserve in notes and bulion in the Bank of England ia £10,750,000. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 575; New Zealand ditto, 52s 6d J Adelaide flour, ex store, 42s* Australian tallow, best beef, 395; best mutton, 41s 6d. There is only a limited demand for Australian hides, and prices are oneeighth of a penny lower.

At the wool sale to-day 7800 bales were catalogued. A firm and active demand was experienced. November 25. Consols are unchanged at 100 i; New Zealand securities are without quotable change. Adelaide wheat, ex store, has declined Is, and is quoted to-day at 565; New Zealand wheat remains at 52s 6dL The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,400,000 quarters. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 425; Australian tallow—best beef, 395; best mutton, 41s 6d.

At the wool sales to-day, 8200 bales were offered, making a total of 29,900 bales catalogued since the opening. An active demand .was experienced for all descriptions.

At the Municipal election which took place to-day at Cork in Ireland, the various candidates professing sympathy with the Land League were defeated by considerable majorities.

The London "Gazette" to-day contains an announcement that the dignity of Knight Commander of the order of St. Michael and St. George has been conferred upon the Hon. Joshua Peter Bell, President of the Legislative Council of Queensland. BERLIN, November 25. At a meeting of the Reichstag to-day Prince Bismarck made a statement in which he alluded to the situation of the Government in view of the result of the elections. The Chancellor announced that, in case of the failure of the projects which he would lay before Parliament, he would resign the conduct of home affaire, entrusting the same to the Vice-Presi-dent of the Council, while he would himself alone retain control of the foreign affairs of the Empire. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 24. A difficulty has arisen between the Turkish and Greek Governments regarding the existence of a Greek post office in this city. The matter has formed the subject of lengthy diplomatic communications, and as no settlement could be arrived at, the Porte has bow peremptorily ordered the closing of the office. i It has transpired that Mr. Bourke, the Turkish bondholders' delegate, did his utmost, during the progress of the negotiations with th»a Ottoman Financial Commission, to support the Government in its refusal to. agree to the demand of the Russian Ambassador that the question of payment of. the war indemnity should be dealt w'xth simultaneously with the I claims of tfje foreign bondholders.