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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3126, 24 February 1879, Page 2

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(Special to Pbess Agency.)

London, February 19. At the wool tales the prices ranged about the same as last aeries.

Mr Berry has seen the Associated Banks. There is a difference of opinion. He thinks the loan may be floated at par. The opinion on the Stock Exchange is that it will be taken up at 95.

The P. and O. Company have sent in a tender for a fortnightly mail service for £85,000. ;,;..,__

(IlEtrTEK's Special to Pbess Agency.)

London, February 21.

Later Cape news .states that the British column under Colonel Wood, which successfully repulsed an attack by five thousand Zulus, has since fallen back upon Utrecht, in Natal.

Shere Ali is still at Nazir Sharif, in North Afghanistan.

London, February 18. The San Francisco mail was delivered yesterday. *

Tho s.s. Aconcagua has arrived at Suez.

Wheat is now selling at Is per quarter higher than last quotations. Consols are quoted at 96|. The wool sales have opened with good demand.

The President of the Egyptian Council of Ministers advises that there are great difficulties in the way of retrenchment there. Threatening demonstrations have been made by disbanded officers. The first portion of reinforcements has left England for the Cape. New Zealand loan one per cent, higher. The German tariff 1 commission have resolved to admit raw wool into tho empire duty free.

Bombay, Febuary 21. General Boberts has transferred his bead quarters to Thull. The Conimander-in-Chief of India has gone to Jellalabad.