LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1893, Page 2

LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY.

.SrECIAL.J London, 25th July. Holders of the Loan and Mercantile debonturoa intend to contest Baron Schroder's claim to priority in regard to the assets. f'OMM/SRUIAL rf SHIPPING. « (UNITED PRIBB ASSOCIATION.] (Received July 27, 11.10 a.m.) London, 26th July. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,216,0 0 quarters, and for tho Continent 1,588,000 quarters. Bank of New Zealand aharos, £5 10s ;• National Bank of Now Zealand, £1. The rate of discount is advancing, and the price for throe months' bills is now li per oent. The market is overstocked with New Zea. land lamb, and prices generally have deolined from }d to id per lb. It is believed ■ the fall is owing to heavy reclamations duo ; on last season's shipments. 1 The prices for colonial butter are con- \ siderably below tho3o of last year. i Albant, This Dat. Arrived— B.M.S. Victoria, from London. ' Passengers for New Zealand — Messrs. > Eodger and Stephens. * < lEeoeived July 27, 11.30 a m.) ] London, 26th July. ! Arrived— Ship Pleiades, from Lyttelton (29th April). Liverpool, 26th July. j Arrived — New Zealand Snipping Com- , pany's Opawa, from Lyttelton, aftor a fino , passage of 85 days. ] i i ii —■ — - r

The Now Zealand Land Association has t rooeivod tho following cable message, dated c London, 25th Jaly :— Wheat and flour— Tho t market is steadier. New Zealand wheat, i f .a.q., is worth o.i.f . to arrive, 28s per 4801b« s for the new crop ; other quotations are nn- i ohanged linos hut telegram. 1