BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7524, 14 April 1885, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[ReUTEB'S TELEGB&.MS.] [Eeoeived April 13, at 10 a.m.l SUBMISSION OF THE ARABSSOUAKIM. Apbil 12. The native sheikhs in the neighjbourhood of this place, in consequenc* of General Graham's proclamation,, ; are rapidly tendering submission; and. it is expected that when the British: advance is completed as far as Tambuk, nearly all the tribes will hav»owned allegiance to British authoritySHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL* INTELLIGENCE. [Beeeived April 13, at 11 a.m.] ■ LONDON, April 11. Three per cent consols remain at* 95. " The Bank rate of discount is; unchanged at B|. The market rateis per cent. PALL IN NEW ZEALAND BONDS. New Zealand Government securities :—The 5 per cent 10-40 loan hasfallen to par ; the 4-| per cent 18791904 loan to 99|; and the 4 per cent inscribed stock to 945- (?). . RISE IN WHEAT. A considerable rise has occurred ia breadstuffs. Adelaide wheat, ex store,per 4961 b, 395; New Zealand ditto, 32s to 38s, according to grade. Adelaide flour, 28s per 2801 b. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,760,000' quarters, a decrease of 150,000 quarters during the week. Prime New Zealand mutton has realised an average of 6d per lb. ' 10,400 bales of wool were cata-;! logued yesterday, and 9100 to-day^l

<■ market is quieter, but still steady. Arrived Pleiades, ship, from Napier. {Special to Press Association.] [Received April 13, at 10.15 a.m. J LONDON, April 12. Ellis and Company, of Bradford, millers, have failed for .£60,000.