MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
[Special to Pbess Association.} [Received Feb. 11, at 10.30 a.m.! LONDON, Feb. 10. Sir Michael Hickß-Beach, President of tbe Board of Trade, replying to Mr Lowther's amendment regarding the treaties, said the provisions objected to were doubtless relics of i [ past generation ; but the proposal* suggested by the British Empin : Trade League and others were i miserable substitute for a zollvereir between the Colonies and Greal t Britain. I The Standard asserts that the fall t in Colonial stocks is due to the 1 failures in Melbonrne and Brisbane. The total quantity of wheat am [ flour afloat for the United Kingdon . is 2,908,000 quarters, and for th< L Continent 1,156,000 quarters. 1 Shares in tbe Ofcago and Southland 1 Investment Society are quoted at 5s [ Robert Campbell and Co. M, Dalget; l and Co. .£6 15s.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7203, 11 February 1892, Page 3
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