LATE CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 906, 12 July 1889, Page 16

LATE CABLE NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (per press association.) London, July 9. Tenders to the amount of L 8,820,000 were received to-day for the New rfouth Wales loan of three and a half millions at 3£ per cent. One syndicate tendered for L 2,000,000 at LIO2 6s and LlO2 Bs. Tenders at LlO2 5s will get 37 per cent. The minimum was fixed at LlO2. The brokers were not anxious,to secure the New South Wales loan, as a large amount of the last is still in first hands. A considerable quantity of gold has recently been sent to Paris, and the money market generally is dull.' The loan averaged LJO2 Bs. Mr T. S. Gill, M.P. for Louth South, and Mr J. E. Cox, M.P. for East Clare,have been discharged from custody. • In reply to their communication respecting the inclusion of colonial securities in the Trust Funds Investment Bill, Mr Goschen informed th® Agents-General that be will consult the judges during the recess* witfci a view of widening the list of investments permitted under Hardy*s Act. He advised that: provision be made bo that, in the event of default, action could be taken in England against colonial governments.

The first battalion of the Black Watch anti the Becond battalion of the Essex Regiment, both of which are stationed at Malta, will probably be ordered to proceed to Egypt to re nforce the positions threatened by the Dervishes. At the wool sales good merinos and crossbreds were very firm ; middle and faulty merinos and coarse crossbreds inclined to buyers’ favour. London, July 10. Before the Times-Parnell Commission to-day, Mr John O’Connor, M.P. for Tipperary, was examined. He admitted having met James McDermott,’ an American Fenian, who talked to him a good deal about the use of dynamite. He also stated that Devoy, one of the leaders of the revolutionary party, had tried to detach him (O’Connor) from his constitutional policy. The Council of the Federation League propose to urge the Marquis of Salisbury to iuvite colonial delegates to Loudon to discuss the question of a closer uuion of the colonies with Great Britain. London, July 11. The Union Bank of Australia declares a dividend of 14 per cent, and adds L 20,000 to the reserve fund. Berlin, July 9. The Nord Deutsche Zeitung urges holders of Russian Railway Preference Bonds to avail themselves of the clause in the proposed conversion scheme enabling them to demand payment at par. Herr Weber, formerly German Consul at Samoa, is dead. Cairo, July TO. The Welsh Regiment and one squadron of the 20th Hussars have started for Assonan. Paris, July 10. The Army Bill has passed through all stages in the Chamber of Deputies. 1 Zanzibar, July 10. The troops under Capta ; n Wissman, who is in charge of the German operations on shore, attacked the rebe’s holding Panganq and, after a brief struggle, captured the village. Sydney, July 10. Sailed—U.S.S, Co’s steamer Dinga dee, for Westport. Two wheat cargoes, comprising a total of 110,000 bushels, arrived from California yesterday. The latest wheat quotations are— Chick feed, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; New Zealand milling, 4s to 4s 3d; Californian, 4s 6d ; Adelaide, 5s 3d. Flour—New Zealand, atone made, LlO to LlO 10s ; roller made, LlO 10s to Lll ss. Oats are quiet; milling sorts, 2s lOd to 3s 2d. Maize, inferior sorts, 2s 6d ; sound samples, 3s to 3s Id.. Barley , Cape, 3sto 3s4d; bran, Hid to Is ; pollard, Is to Is o|-d ; chaff, New Zealand, L6to L 6 10s. Y Potatoes —New Zealand,Ls to L 5 ss, with market steady ; Circular Heads, L 5 15s to : L6. Onious—Victorian, L 22 per ton. New Zealand shipments are being lauded iu bad condition. Butter —Imported, dairy made, 6d to 9d, separator made, lOd to Is; local sorts, dairy made, lid to Is ; factory made, Is Id to Is 2d. • Cheese—New Zealand made, 6d to 7|-d. Bacon— Hand cured, 7d to 8d; New Zealand cured, 9ad. Hams, Is. ' Sailed—Mariposa, Duplex, and Hauroto, for Auckland; Lizard, for Fiji. Arrived —Stella, from Lyttelton ; St Kilda, from Wanganui • Omeo, from Kaipara; Wild "Wave, from Napier. Melbourne, July 10. " Sailed, yesterday —Wa-irarapa, for Bluff. Wheat is quoted at 5s 7d to 5s 8d Flour, stone made, Lll 2.0 a ; roller made, Ll 3. Cats—Victorian, 4s lid ; New Zealand milling, 4s 4d ymaize, 4s 3d; barley (Cape), is ; bran, is 3d ; peas, ss. Sugar—Greys, L 33 ss; medium whites, L 34. .1: . The county members in the Legislative Assembly are urging the Government to increase the duties on cereals 3s per cental. Arrived—Tarawera, from the Bluff; Linda Weber, from Kaipara ; G. M. Tucker, from the Bluff. Adelaide, July 10. Wheat—Farme'rs’ lots, 4s 9d ; shipping parcels, 4s lOd. For parcels at Port Adelaide, market dull and lifeless. Flour—-Stone made, LlO 15s to Lll ; roller made, Lll 15s to Ll2. Oats —New Zealand, 4s 3d to 4s 4d. Barley—Malting, 4s 3d to ss. Bran, llid to Ilf; pollard, Is 2id to Is 3d. Sugar—Rations, L2B 7s 6d ; yellows, L 29 10s ; best whites, L 35 10s. Newcastle, July 10.

Arrived—Bruisells, from Wellington ; Loch Awe, from Dunedin j Annie Hill, from Lyttelton.

Sailed—Welcome, for Thames. Brisbane, July 10. Arrived —Rio Loge, from Lyttelton. SPECIAL, London, July <9 Fifteen thousand railmakers have struck for an increase of wages. The Unionist candidate will not be opposed for the Dover seat, rendered vacant by the death of Major Dickson (not Mr T. A. Dickson, as previously telegraphed). . ' Wm. Renshaw won the lawn tennis championship of England. Bishop Moorhouse, of Manchester, whose name was amongst those mentioned for the Primacy of Australia, has expressed himself in favour of the creation of a bishop for the purpose. Hartman, the Nihilist, has revealed the existence of a conspiracy organised to dynamite the Czar, and also a plot to bring about a revolution in France. , <