FINANCIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6077, 18 February 1891, Page 3

FINANCIAL.

February 16. Offers have been made to take up the South Australian loan, but the terms are calculated to create difficulty on the Ex- , Chancellor of the Exchequer is parleying with the joint stock banks and he is hopeful that an agreement will be effected with regard to the currency question without the interference of Parliament. An impression is gaining ground that if the minimum of the propoeed Victorian loan is fixed at 97 it will be successfully floated. WOOL. Wool of good quality is firm, but medium and inferior sorts are irregular. THE STRIKES. February 17. The Thames lightermen have struck work in sympathy with the other waterside Ul The ß " unionist leaders assert that the Australian unions are prepared to block the Federation owned ships on their arrival in Australia. IRISH AFFAXRS. Mr Justin M'Carthy, who holds Mr Egan'e shares in the United Ireland newspaper, is seeking to secure the control of House of Commons to-day Mr Morley's motion censuring the Executive for its action at Tipperary was defeated by 320 to 245. AN IMPUDENT THEFT. While a clerk of the Bank of Scotland was collecting cheques at the National Provincial Bank of England a thief stole his latchel containing £12,000 in nob*, and escaped. AUSTRALIAN. Sydnct, February 17. One party have obtained 11 ounces of gold per loacl at Peak Hill. Iα the Great Eastern mine 300 tons of stuff when crushed KaT e a yield of 320 ounces. gavo a. j Bbtsbane, February 17. The yield of gold in Queensland for 1890 was 588,147 ounces, which is a decrease of 150,900 ounces as compared with the returns f °Owbff to the action of the union shearers the squatters are arming the free shearers in their employ.