BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. [Eedter’s Agency.] (Received June 25, JIBB4, Ip.m.) Commercial London, June 23. Consols have advanced and are quoted at pur ex dir. The market rate of discount has declined to If per cent, and is now f ppr cent below the Bank rate. New Zealand securities are quoted as follows:—s per-cent 10-40 loan, 104£;
5 per cent 1889 loan, 103} ; 4} per cent 1879-1904 loan, lOlf; 4 per cent inscribed stock, 100}. The markets for colonial breadstnffs and tallow are unchanged. Leather—Best Australian sides are quoted at ll}d, a decline of an (Received June 26, 1884,1.55 a.m.) Egyptian Finances* In the House of Commons last night, the Right Hon Mr Gladstone was pressed, but refused to make a statement regarding the proposals of Government relative to Egyptian finances, but in view of the Premier's assurance, tbe Tory party postponed taking any further action. CholeraParis, June 24. General precautions against tbe spread of cholera have been taken on the Continent. The mortality at Toulon from the disease is decreasing.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3502, 26 June 1884, Page 2
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