PER ' ALBION,' AT THE BLUFF, AND 'HERO' AT AUCKLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2337, 1 September 1875, Page 3

PER ' ALBION,' AT THE BLUFF, AND 'HERO' AT AUCKLAND.

London, August 17. Wool sales opened this evening. Arrivals amount to 298,000 hales. Upwards of S,OOO bales offered. Attendance of home and foreign buyers large. Bidding commenced with spirit. Prices, as compared with last series, show a slight decline. Sydney wool penny lower. August 18. The insurrection on the northern frontier of Bostria is of a serious character. Theve are 20,000 Turks operating against the insurgents at Heizegarina. Apprehensions of a religious war between the Moslems and Christians are entertained. August 20. The New Zealand loan of £4,000,000 has been officially quoted on the Stock Exchange. The mail via Torres Straits and Singapore was delivered iv London on the 17th August. The ' Aurora,' ship, from Adelaide to London, caught fire and was abandoned ; all hands were saved. The Royal yacht 'Alberta,' with the Queen on board, when crossing from Cowes to Gosport, ran down the yacht ' Mistletoe,' and three persous were drowned. August 22. Tho representatives of Russia, Germany, and Austria had an interview with the Porte collectively, and counselled moderation. They asked for facilities to communicate with tho insurgents at Herzegovina, to recommend their submission to tho Turkish Government. Commercial. — Tho wheat market is inactive ; the harvest is progressing, and the weather fine ; Australian is quoted at 545. to 665. ; flour, 3Gs. to 40s. The wool market is easier; since the opening sales the average decline has been Id. on last sales, excepting Port Phillip fleece. Sydney wool is ljd. lower, and faultry parcels more. The copper market is steady, and prices are firm. Chili, £82 10s. to £87 10s. ; Wallaroo, £90 10s. The tiu market is steady at recent quotations. Galle, August 20. The R.M.S. 'Ceylon,' from Melbourne, arrived on the 19th August.