NEWS BY CABLE.
THE UOOT.VtAKliikij' STRIKE. 1 I'ESTKLCI'iVE AVALANCHES, j MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. LosnoN. Jarutaty 22. Mr r.iriU'il. speaking at Cork, urged the labourers and fanners lo pay no rent, ami also urged the protection of Irish industries. At to-dfiy’s woo! auction 8100 hales were offered. Tlu> sale was steady, hut the ,io. niuiid not active. Since Hat openin'; c! the series 3-100 bales have been withdrawn from sale. lomj , Jammy 21. The severe weather fxi'crii">c«d in the North has caused heavy avalanche.. in Pied, uioiit and Savoy, and n-viial vila-ges have bet n completely elfi-ti ov.-H, MKj.iimT.vr,, .I-ui't try 2:1. Thu New Zealand Loan an 1 Mi-ioniih’ Agency Company held ii:; 11-.n ;! wi--l.lv r i'.e to-aiy, when a fiiily icpre-i ntalive catalogue was submitted, i'ti.-es generally showed a slight decline, jmlicularlv for inferior sorts, in sympithy with the cables trout Loudon, which report a rather unfavourable opening of the colonial auctions. Greasy merino sold up to 9jd- Several lots of washed tlcecc, principally Tasmaniui, were i Erred, realising up to 17jd. but there is l;nt lit tin change to rej on iu this description. January 21. The bootmahers’ stiike at Uallntat has bean amicably settled. Sv.oKrr, January 23. At the Hobartville sa> of btoot stock, the tola! realised was £ 15,000. Toe highest prices obtiiiuod were £I3OO and £IOOO. Admiral Tiyoa has a.-MtmeJ command of the Australian naval squadron. New Zeeland whem, 3s p-r bushel; New /.inland oats, 2s yd ; maize, Is Gd. I'Kiirn, January 23. 1 oe tmmier of Mr Auketell, the manager, ■md Mr ihirntn. the accountant, of the Union Bank of Australian! lit ebum, was committed on the 12th iust. Both victims were asleep A the time they were killed. The cause of the outrage is ns yet a complete mystery, bat tracks which were discovered in the vicinity are being followed up. Aij.-L.uue, Januaty 23. Wheat, 3a 7d to 3s (S i per bushel. Tha market is steady, but not active. Flour— Town brands, £8 5o to £8 10a ; country ditto, £7 da to £7los.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1665, 26 January 1885, Page 2
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339NEWS BY CABLE. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1665, 26 January 1885, Page 2
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