YESTERDAY'S CABLES.
Home and Foreign• The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,780,000 quarters, and for the Continent 212,000 quarters. The American visible supply of wheat is 12,250,000 bushels. Shares in the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company are quoted at Ll 1 10s. New Zealand mutton is quoted at sj;d. The Rev. Charles Kelly has been elected president of the Wesleyan Conference. Before 'The Times'-Parnell Commission to-day an accountant expert deposed that the disposal of L 94.000 of the Land League funds was unexplfiued. This amount includes L7G.000 of the funds of the Ladies' League.
Australian
It is understood that a deadlock has arisen in connection with the appointment of a primate of Australia. Tiie bishops of New South Wales struck out the names of the Rev. Glynne Moule (of Oxford) and Canon Smith (of Birkenhead), consequently they are unable to remit two candidates to the Bishopric of Australia for final selection. The Auglican Synod meets next month to take fresh action. In the meantime the ultra-Protestant section are making efforts to remove the primacy away from Now South Wiile3, and permit the bishops to elect ono of their own number to act as primate. The New South Wulea House of Assembly has passed the Land Bill.
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YESTERDAY'S CABLES., Evening Star, Issue 7969, 26 July 1889
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