... COMmrRCIAL NEiWS. SPWCIAL 11013EY AID SBARf REPORT (Prepa-red for the i'rs- Letter 7y Ms A. O'D. Taylor, Stock Broker.) [BY TaRIYTE TZLEOILS, LEITTERS, ErC.] Bire-AST. Fusnar EveNG, December 31, 1880. Tuns tight grows fast and furious over the Phila- delphina and Reading Railway. We had a special wire in the middle of the day to the following effect:- Beading counsel petitioned Court to ...

... TZlE WEATHER AND TETE CROPS. F:oe; the past 2ortnight wve have be d weather of which no reasonable person could comlplaini. Nothing mtore seasonable couhil be dosired, aswith alternate sunshine and shower au programmle has been perfected whtich would satisfy the muost ex- acting abgriculturist; and th at is saying a good deal. Compared w~ithl last year we stand most favourably, the ereps loock ...

... SHIPPINQ INTELLIGENCE, : ' Wi'rnd-W.N,W, : ARBIM D AT H PORT Ol rn 23SD aND 24TH mea. The iS Anglian, Waloh, from Rotterdam, with general cargo; to ordor; J. C. Pinkerton, agent. , The as Atavthoff, Albrecht, from Pornau, with ilarj to order; G. Heyn & Bono, agents. ' The Norwegln barque Napoleon, Christopher. son, from Pensooajiwlth timber; John Browne, consignee; Th, Thronmen, agent. The ...

... RE, UTER'S N'iEW YORK PRICES. NLSw YORE, AucrsT 22. bloney-easicr. Stock~Tnarkct wealk. Crttoneasier.4 Petroh~lim quliet, bulti stoiy. L~rd acttiv, butd drooping. W~heat-Business chiodly for forwvard,' delivery. Flour weaker, less doing. Corn weakeri less domng. Coffee dallI. 8ugar quict. Iron dull. 3all nuoney, interest IJ.S. Government Bonds, 3 per cent.; do., other secuciti~s, 4 per eent. ...

... COMlMERCIAL NEWS. *BPECIAI 4STOCE AND bsEA&BE REPOVrI '[Supplied by MOeMSr. Josias Cunningham & cO.] BE3sABT, FRIDAY EvMSMSO, 14th Ootobor, 188L OOwuG to the severe storm, telegraphio communi' ation with London buis been almost entirely-sus- pended to-day, consequently we are unable to give our usual report of busineas on the London Stock Exchange. Advices from Glasgow and Man- ohapter show ...

... SOUND INvrE.STA'ErENTS. Tmr general reaction il Feotations for securities duringthepaslt month has not been due to any specially unfavonrablo circumstances, but to the preponderance of speculative sales which invari- ; ably trike place at the-close of the half-year. The financial pressure usually felt at these periods does not affect the interests of permanent 1in- vestors, but only those ...

... COMMERCIAL NEWSS. IEEMAL STOCK AND SHAR1III RE, PORT. [Supplied by te;srs.SJosias Cunninglham & Co.] BexxRPsB, WEONMDAT Dim ceVoe, '7th June, 1882. CO CsSOLS ara rtioually higher. British rails hve been rather firmer, but busi- 11nes continues restricted. On the side of the gains North-Eastern stands first with g. Great Northern A gained J, Met Deopolittan 1, and Great Eastern, Great Westrn, ...

... TD! weekly meeting of this Board was held yes terday, in the Boardroom of the workhouse, Lis. burn RoaA-the' CHauwal (Mr. David Taylor J.P.) presiding. The other Guardians present ?? Thompson, J.P.; Thorns1 Gaffikin, Samriel Keatley, Samuel Darling, Ja5, Harkness, John Reid, George Smyth, Thomas Archbold, James Bradbury, Ephraim Bron Thomas Biggar, James Magee, and James Adram (Smithfield). ...

... NEw YORax .TurG 6. Stock market opened strong, and aft-r varie's fluctuatieus closed tirmn at A to 2 per coat. ?? than yesterday. Monev easv. Cotton nominal. Petroleum dull. Wheat-Downward tendenev. Flour ilumn. Lard and corn firmn and rising. Coffee firm. biagar azd iron quiet bat firm. Call umotay, Luisrest U.S. Government Boudis 2 per cent.; securities, 2. Testerd y To-d3y. E ...

... MAIL AND SlIPPING NAWD. The Beaver line steamer Lake Huron arrived at Quebeo on the 14th inst., having been detained by ice. The Anchor line steamer Assyria, outward bound, was off the signal station, The Lizard, yesterday, with maohinery disabled. She took a Falmouth pilot on board. Wind east, strong; weather fine. The Hamburg-Amerioan steamer Vandalie, from Hamburg, arrived at New York on ...

... SlIPPDTNG INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED AT YT4I raiT Oh TnpU Ru lNI,W. The Al ph., art-. It-rot Auninolotte with Iti ?? Alti ltica, ...

... COMMHERCIAL NEW~S. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LOnDON, m'o. -RD EVEF ?? demaand for mone0y to day hai lbeu very limited, and short Iran', crce ?? at I to 1, per cent. Dis. irmint ruledI firm at 2. per cont. for tirst-class accelptauce.'. A further declinre has trvlkcn place in the Ameri- c-in -xohiauge; but no bullionl operations reported at 1%ulk. 1;nr silver 31ai-ay at sf 0 *1. ! uliau cxchange- ...