AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4843, 14 May 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

• Per Electric Telhorai-u— Copyright.) (Peb Pkbss Association.) '.Received 12.15 p.m., May 13th. ) AN IMPORTANT PROSECUTION. Melbourne. May 13. A criminal information has been aworn against tho directors of the Premier Permanent Building Association, which closed its doors m Fehruary last, charging them with ccnapiring to defraud. Tho directors include Messrs Dow, Minister of Agriculture, and J. Nimmo, lato Commissioner of Public Works, but the formor has written to the Press disclaiming all knowledge of fraudulent intoni. j THE WAIHORA. Sydney, May 13. Arrived— Waihora from ■ Auckland. THE TICKAPO. Arrived— Teliapo from Wellington. (Received 1.30 p.m. May 13th.) COMMERCIAL. Wheat, chick feed, 2a 7d to 2s 10J ; | milling sorts, 3} id to 33 9J. Oats, feeding Boris, 2a to 23 2d ; seed, 2a 3d. Maize, local grown, 2s GJ to 2s 3J ; imported, os to 33 9J. Bran Bid ; pollard. 9J. Potatoes. Kew.Zealaud. £2 10* f " Xii lUiper'ton ; Circular Heads, £1. Onions, £4 53. Butter, dairy-made, 0,1 to 8d ; factory-made, 9d to 10c). Cheese, loaf, 4J to sd. Bacon, machine-cured, sidto7d ; handcured, 74 1 to Bid ; New ilealand cured, Bid to i)"d. Haras, Now Zoaland, 103 to Is. Melroukne, May 13. Wheat, 3s 91 Flour, otone-mado, £3 ; roller-made, £0. Oats, stout, 3s. Barley, 3s lOd. Bran, Is to Ls £1. Adelaide, May 13. Wheat ia Drm at 3s Bh\. Flour, atone-made, £8 03 ; roller-made £9 53. Oats, New Zealand grown, 2* 10J. Bran, ls ; pollard, lid. (Received 9 p.m., May 15th.) THE MARAROA. Blblbourjtb, May 13. Arrived — Mararoa from the Bluff. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, May 13. At a meeting of shareholders m the Commercial Bink of South Australia, which is ia liquidation, it <vas stated that tho total 105303 of the bank were £000,000, which 13 noarly d uiblo what was ostimatod when tho institution first C'jllap3od. It ia intended to make a fresh call of £2 per nharo.