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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10991, 14 June 1901, Page 6

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* lUnited Press Association—By Telegraph. V Telegraph—Copyright --.' '"' (Reoeived June 13bh, 9.12 a.m.) •'' '." LONDON, June, 13.^ Tho wheat and flour afloat for the United" ' Kingdom is 3,415,000 quarters, and for the ~\ Continent 1,800,000 quarters. Shares areunohanged. ?' ,'■ Tin—On spot, £132; three months, £l_J -' 17s 6d. > •'•< . At the tallow sales 1750 casks ware-. '- offered, and 1100 sold. Prices for ail kinds were unchanged. " " - - (MUIB3 ASSOOIATIOIf T__MUK.i ""*<{ NAPD_R,:j_3 11-,.. Messrs Nelson Bros, have rfedvtdithH . following cable from the C.C and v.' Company : —"To-day's quotations—Best -Canter: bury 4d, Napier (North Island) 3d, lamb {first quality) s_d, second s_d." ' • • -, . Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, have::. reoeived the following; cable message "fro_,_ , their London office, under date 12th J_e— , - "Since our last telegram tallow in ganwaV - is unchanged. There is more disposition to ' do business by public auction." - _ . HOME AND FOBEIGN, *'i United Press Asiooiatios—By Blsctrie Telegraph—Copyright. ' ,-^j FAVOURED NATION TREATMENT.\ jj (Received June 13th, 8.52 a.m.) r - } BERLLV, June 12.. : The Federal Council has sanctioned the " ;. prolongation, until further notice, of the, - favoured nation treatment to Great Britain, and her colonies, excßptitig Canada, ' ■ '\ : THE AFFAIRS OF-MOROCCO. I* t .-'! LONDON, June 12., . The Paris journals "Lee Debate" and "Figaro," referring to the King's reception. of the Moorish envoys, state that thsMcrdc* ; co question is closed unless fresh, incidents , arise. ',' FIRE IN SHIPBUILDING YARD& , * A serious fire occurred at Vij&ers, Sofflf, and Maxima shipbuilding .yard! *i BsrroV* in-Fur_ess. The she-thing of the cnrtser Euryalus was greatly damaged and|*oni* plates buckled. i&tiSL'' '' LIBEL BY AN MP/rTr.. Mr John Lowles, the Consemtit* «n----didafce who was unsuccessful at the gwwral election contest for im* »- covered £750 damages from Mr W,. B. Cremer, the successful Liberal candidate, oa account of a libel published during the, dection contest in reference to company promo- ■ ; tion. ■ , DUTY ON FRUIT PULP. . (Received June 14th, 12.18 a.m.) .- LONDON, June IS- . Since the imposition of the sugar duties)" „ < the customs authorities have been levying, \ a.duty- of 7s per cwt on fruit pulp. Toe ;. VSctJorian Agentf-Generai is femtewrouring . to obtain a remission. Sir M. Hicks-Beach is considering-the matter. „. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY. ' I The King congratulated the GJasgowUßK *: versity on the celebration of its aitm ; jubilee. ' j — ■ ?