AMERICA.
Mr Stunner' « ni>eech is losing it* effect, tho Now York press having exposed its inc<m*i»t«ncy. Tho racitio Railroad wm finUhod on
Ma^'Xwth. "Sbme, parts of, t tne line are orilyfeiHp'orarliy laid, 'and a general suspicion prevails' that it is not safe to travel by it. The through fare will be about L3O « ■ . m " The fever is , increasing again. The number of deaths during April was 1,846. Gold closed" at 148|. Exchange on London^loo£. Five twenty bonds, 1882, are at 122£ ; ten forty, at 189£. Standard white petroleum is at 31£ c. Transactions in Mauritius sugar have been very limited. 4,000 bags of Australian have' been sold at previous rates. The total shipments to May 7th are as follows :— Melbourne, 31,203,8091b ; Sydney, 7,946,3541b. , Australian salt beef is at 22d01s to 22d01s 50 cents. Flour of good quality is scarce, and in good demand at 4dols 50 cents, to 4dols 75 cents. Bran is scarce at 2dols. Coal is at 6dols 50 cents to7dols. Exchange is at 2 to 2£ per cent., Bank Bills at 90 days, 4 per cent. Twenty Australian horses have been I landed, and good prices are expected.
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Otago Witness, Issue 920, 17 July 1869, Page 10
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191AMERICA. Otago Witness, Issue 920, 17 July 1869, Page 10
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