ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2832, 20 October 1883, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(PerEleoteic Telegraph. — Copyright.) * [Redter's Aoenuy.l * [Received 12.40 p.m., Oet 18th.] j| Hojjo Kong. Oct. 18. f Intelligence is to hand from Canton n that preparations to block {sic) that port, j aro being made by the Chinese authori- 1 ties. f London, Oct. 18. 1 Va*uo rumors are current that the s Austrian Government is mediating with jj a view to bring about more friendly relation 3 between the Pope and Italy. . [Received 10.5 p.m., Oct. 19th. J London, Oct. 18. Tho total reserve m the Bank of Eng- t land m notes and bullion is L 13,000,000, 1 being an increase of L 300,000 during the ; week. The proportion of the reserve to liabilities has advanced from 42 per cent ' to 43 per cent since last Thursday. The \ bank rate of discount is unchanged at ' 3 per cent, and the market rate at 2\. | Consols remain at 101 J. ] New Zealand securities are quoted as follows : — 5 per cent 10-40 loan, 104js ; 5 , per cent 1889 loan, 107 ; 4i per cent ■ 1879-1904 loan, 100J ; 4 pe"r cent m Bcribed stock, 102. i Adelaide wheat, ex store, is worth 455, and New Zealand, do, 38s Cd to 43s 6d. Adelaide flour, ex store, is quoted at 325. Australian tallow : -best beef, 4.0s ; best mutton, 41s Cd. Best Scotch pig iron, No. 1, f.o.b. m the Clyde, has advanced to L4B per ton, and galvanised iron, 2(i gauge, packed m caass, f.o.b. m London, to LlB 10a.