— _ — *-*_ _ , [SP-CUIi _o Paxes AsbootationVJ WASHINGTON/ A__ub_ 11. ; The Americans, taking advantage I of the short supply of silver foroe rates, and compel the Treasury to pay high prices. Mr Carlisle, Seoretary to the Treasury, has informed the silver caucus that the fight over the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act will begin almost immediately, and will be limited to ten days. LONDON, A _<__6T 11. The Times states thatnotwith_tand» ing theextended drought, the crop pro spectsin Great Britain have slightly improved. It estimates that the wheat yield will be 847 of the average crop. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the total reserve to be £14616,000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 43 per cent. ; Console, 98. Three months' bills are discounted at 4y per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock 105J, 8-| per cent ditto 9 _f . Frozen mutton, first quality, Sfd j second, 3f d. Lamb, 4d l-6th. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, flat at 28s 6d; South Australian do, also flat at 30s6d; Victorian do, restricted at 29s 6&. At the auction of kauri gum prices were firm, bnt only one third of the quantity offered was sold, the demand being somewhat restricted for imme* diate want. Pale hand-soraped is worth 15s, scraped JB4 ss, and good pickings £2 ss. New Zealand hemp quotations are unchanged. Sngar, German beet, flat, 16s 8d j Java, quiet, Ids. No. 1 b est Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 42a 3d, Silver 2s lOd 5-Btbs per oz. It is thought that unless New York sup port the market it will collapse. The Standard asserts that unless the drain of gold be stopped the sta bility of credit in London will be threatened. ' The New Zealand Land Associa tion, Limited, has received the follow ing cable message, dated LONDON, AuaTTBT 11. Frozen Meat.-- The mutton market is dull. Quotations are unchanged since last telegram V l£alr quotatiotaß —Wellington mutton 3Jd per lb, Canterbury do 3|d. The lamb mar ket is depressed. Prime New Zealand lambs are worth, per carcase, _|d per lb. I Tallow. — There is a fair demand for edible beef tallow, bnt other descrip tions are slow; of sale. Quotations axe unchanged since last telegram; last quotations— Fine mutton tallow 29s per owt, good beef do 27s per owt.
