AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5153, 28 May 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

fPBR EtKOTRtO ThLEORAPH— OI>F*KIUiIT.) (Pas Pbesß Association) (Received lOilO. a.m., May 27th.) AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney May 27. Wheat, milling, ss. Flour, stone-made, £10 53 to £10 15b ; roller-made, £11 10a to £12s. Oats, feeding, Is 9d to 2a ; seed, 2a 2d. Bran, 10d ; pollard, lOd. Potatoes, Circular Head, £2 10s to £2 153 ; New Zealand, £2. Butter, dairy-made, Ist . Id ; factory* made, Is 3d ; New Zealand, 9d to Is. Cheese, sjd to 7£d. Bacon, machine-cured, 5d to 6d ; handcured, 6Jd to 7£d ; hams, Navy Zealand, lid to Is. Melbourne, May 27. The grain market is dull. Wheat, is 9£d to 4a lOd. Flour, steady, stone-made, £9 15b to £10 5a ; roller-made, £10 10a to £11 10s. For oats there 13 but little enquiry at 2s Id to 2s 6d. Barley, 2a ]d to 2a sd. Bran, JOAd to lid. Adelaide, May 27. Wheat is firm at 4s Bd. Flour, stone-made, £9 6s to £9 15s ; roller-made, £10 5s to £10 15a. Oats, 3a 2d to 33 3d. Barley, malting, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Bran, Is Id to Is l|d ; pollard, Is Id, (Received 11.30 a.m., May 27th.) THE MONOWAI. Sydnet, May 27. Arrived — R.M. S. Monowai from San Francisco via Auckland. SARAH BERNHARDT. Sarah Bernhardt met with an enthusiastic reception. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. Thursday Island, May 27. Eastern news to hand by steamer states that a constitutional difficulty has ariaen between the Governor of Hong Kong and unofficial members of tbe Legislative Council. The latter opposed a proposed increase m salaries, and the Gover* nor declining to cable to Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State, on the question, the Opposition sent a communication, and the Governor is much enraged at their action. (Boceived 12.45 May 27th.) THE DORIC. Hobart, May 27. R.M.S. Doric, from London en route for New Zealand, was signalled at 8.15 this morning. (Eeoeivod 7.20 p.m.. May 27th.) The Doric arrived at 10.30 this morning, and sails for New Zealand at G a.m. to-morrow. She brings 40 passengers for Australia, and 73 for Now Zealand. GENERAL SHIPPING. Ssdney, May 27. Sailed-— Eileon Doonan and Handa Islo for Kaipara, Three Cheers and Prosperity for Auckland. Melbourne, May 27. Arrived — Waimate, from Kaipara. Newcastle, May 27. Sailed — Kenilworth, for Auckland ; Edith May, for Napier ; Ganymede, for Timaru.