AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4546, 23 May 1889, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

(p«b kliotbio tblßoraph— ooptbiqht,) (Per Presh Association.) /Received 1.30 p.m., May 22nd.) "JACK THE RIPPER." Melbourne, May 22. The police hay« received a letter signed " Jack the Ripper," apprising them of hia arrival m Australia, and announcing hi« intention of entering upon a career of crime here similar to his performance m London and the West Indies. The writer concludes by telling them to catch him if they can. The police believe the letter to be a hoax, but precautionary measures have been taken ia view of possibilities. COMMERCIAL. Sydkev, May 22. Tho wheat market is glutted. Chick feed, 3a Cd ; N.Z. milling, 4a (id to is Bd, V uominaj. Flour, N.Z. stone-made, £10 10s to £11 ; roller-made, £11 5a io£ll IDs. Tha oatmeal market is also glutted. Heavy feed, 2b t>d to TJs 2d ; seed, '■}.* sd. 7 There is a plentiful supply of maize at 2a 9d to 33 2d, and tho market is declining. Barley, Cape, 3» ; market ia dull. There is a steady demand for bran at Is Id ; pollard, Is 2d to Is 2|d. Potatoes, New Zealand, £4 10s ; Tasmanian, £4 17s lid ; Circular Heads, £5 2s <3d. Onions, best New Zealand, are scarce at £15 to £16. The butter market is glutted with inferior <jualitiee and only the best <|aality is saleable. Separator made, Is to Is Id ; dairy made, 8d to lOd. The cheese market is dull, and there i« » plentiful supply of local manufacture at <>d to 7W ; New Zealand 7d to 7id. Bacon it scarce at 100, and hams are m demand at lHd to Is. Meiboukne, May 'li. The wheat market is strong, and prices tango np to oa 3d. Flour, stone-tiiade, £11 10s ; roller' brand b, £12, with an upward tendency. oit3 aru iirpror'j'l. Zi J'W'J.

Barley, feed, 3s 7d ; malting, as 6d. Maize, 4i 4d to 4s i\i. Bran, Is 3d. Adelaide, May 22. Wheat, farmers' lota, 4a lOd ; shipping parcels, us Oid at Port Adelaide. Flour, stone, £11 ; roller, £12. Bran, Is, firm. Pollard, Is Id. Oats, New Zealand, 49 4d. Barley, malting, 4a 3d te 4b Gd. New Zealand oatmeal m Tib bags is sold at £21 10a per ton. Holders of Mauritius best whito sugars ask £20. (Received 8 5 p.m.. May 22nd.) SHIPPING. Sydnbv, May 22. Arrived— Annie Bow, from Timaru ; Northern Chief, from Dunedin ; Helen, from Lyttelton. Newcastle, May 22. j Arrived — Aratapii, from Kaipara; Prosperity, from Picton. Sailed— G. M. Tucker, for the Bluff. Melbourne, May 22. Arrived — Presto, and Jessie, from Auckland. Bbisbanb, May 22. Arrived — Bells, from Picton.