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[from oru own (;oki:ksi'ondknt.] Loniio>", October 11. The Afghans are strongly entrenched in a position commanding Cabnl. General Mas;ey. who was posted to prevent their retreat, captured eight}- unguarded guns. General Baker went to attack the front. Later on the Afghans evacuated the citadel. The copper market i- steady, and prices firm. Present iji:>inns range from L7O to L7'2. Colonial debenture; are quiet. The tallow market i:; disturbed by speculative purchasers. Prices at present are ax follow :—3Jutton, inferior sorts, 30s to 32s (j«i ;. medium, i'wi to 35s ; best quality, 35s Ud to 3i>> : beef, inferior, 31s to 3-s; medium, 3'2s lid to 33s ; best quality. 34s to 355. The tin market is excited, and quotations fluctuate from day to day. Present quotations are from LSI to LB3. The corn market is strong, with an upward tendency. Australian wheat is selling, ex store, at from 57s to 59s per 4!H>lbs, according to quality. Australian wheat is selling, cx ship (Crowthorpe), at 58s per 4Solbs. Flour, at 41s per 230ibs. Tvlessrs. Stevenson's creditors have agreed to accept 14s in the £. payable within two years. October 13. Twenty-five miners have been arrested at Newcastle, and there is intimation of an impending rigorous prosecution. Secundus is backed for L 40,000.
Colonel Wellesley, husband of Lord Loftus' daughter, has eloped with an actress (Katie Vaughan), and has been removed from the Vienna Embassy in consequence. There is a splendid market for New Zealand potatoes.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 13 October 1879, Page 2
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242SPECIAL CABLEGRAM Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1087, 13 October 1879, Page 2
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