AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 7990, 14 October 1886, Page 4

AUSTRALIA.

[Reuter’s Telegrams.] PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. [Received Oot. 13, at 12.30 p.m.l ADELAIDE, Oct. 13. The Legislative Council has rejected the Bill providing for the payment of members, which was recently passed by the House of Assembly. [Received Oot. 13, at 1.20 p.m,] DEBATE. SYDNEY, OCT. 13. The debate on the vote of censure on the Government, proposed by Sir Henry Parkes, has been adjourned until to-night. MUNICIPAL JUBILEE. The guests for the Municipal Jubilee will be taken a trip round the harbour to-day. [Received Oot. 13, at 12.30 pas. I GRAIN. MELBOURNE, Oct. 13. The Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports as follows on the local grain market: Shipping wheat is quiet at 5s sd; malting barley, no improvement, 3s 9d to 4s 3d; New Zealand feeding oats, a steady but not active demand, Ss Id to 3s 3d; milling sorts have moderate enquiry at 3s 4d to 3s sd; New Zealand oats in bond, slow sale, 2s 5d to 2s 7d. WOOL SALES. [Received Oct. 14, at 1.45 a.m.l Messrs Goldsbrough held the second sale of the ' season this afternoon, the rooms being crowded with buyers. Competition for all lots was keen, especially on the part of foreign buyers. The catalogue comprised 4150 bales, of which 3900 were sold. Inferior to good greasy merino realised from 6|d to Is per lb ; medium to good scoured sold at from Is 2d to Is 7fd per lb. The bulk of the greasy wool was disposed of to Continental buyers.