COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5271, 30 May 1895, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

[Spkcial to Pbxsb Association.! LONDON, Mat 29. The Foo Chow tea market has openec Prices for Paymongo ate rather higbe than last year, but only a small buaines is doing at present. The Tisnan will b the first steamer despatched to Australia and she leaves daring the third week it JuDe. The total quantity of wheat and floui afloat for the United Kingdom is 3.850.00 C quarters, and for the Continent 1,630,000 quarters. Australian, wheat, 283 6d j English, red 27a tfd, wbite 203, Union Steamship Company's shares JE6 10a, ex dividend. Shaw, SaviU and Albion Company's £G. It is expected that the Bank of New Zealand Estate debentures, ' to replace £750,000 of the present 5£ per cents, will be over-subscribed. There is consternation in skipping circlea at New Zealand closing her ports against

Queensland cattle boats. BRISBANE, Mat 30. ■ :l Two American syndicates intend to establish large meat works in the vicinity. of Townsville. SYDNEY, May 30. A report by the British Consul at. Caen, in France, states that the high price of meat is causing a great deal of complaint from people of en?all means, and adds that Wew Zealand frozen mutton could easily compete, after paying dnty, with the local, meat; but a clause in the Acb making it , obligatory to import only carcases with

the viscera adhering, effectually shuts the

door.

SHIPPING.

LONDON, Mat 29.

Arrived— Moray shire, from, New Zealand ; Strathord, from Lyttelton ; Carlisle Castle, barque, from Bluff.

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, . . DUNEDIN, May 30. Owing to the rise in wheat the. price of the 41b loaf has been raised to 5Jd cash and 6d credit.'