... 3TAprETS. -½ha:The cargo market rc.5 ussoties being main- C 4AC - andas lat onatur! - t~i~t . ?sarmzyoffered, otj .. ?? i re-re Holders of La, - as . - iplad at 25-s. 6I. and §1- wesgnr at 26s. Od ?? Trarzicuiariy La Plata ra7av-ebrnar ship- ,ijay~eormu-r 17. W24i ?? ' Vcrporl and New york n.rat throughout the day, t eCOli. -March mad a s. 0: d. Maize co eng paid at 3g m t. 4Sa200 centals ...

... MONEY - AND STOCK MARKETS. -I AsNs or EM;oLU' PTsE (JTsArrn 11, AM3) ?? FUoar:car;r Srrrso DTs ?? - JANuA7Y24. 25,26. MARKETS QUIET AND UNDECIDED. ?? Oun Cur Co sroxnrm] Loz-oN, Tuesday. The case in the Money market was slightly more pronounced to-day, but otherwise there was no .resh feature. Fears as to heavy gold shipments hrorn this centre to Indiacontinued to be expressed, tut any ...

... M1ARKETS. ?? LONDON(Taa sB nLC.-Wheat: The narl rather ea.sier Ior Plata cargoe.., for whica -Pr2 were made to the extent of 3d.. I-adnan * enquiry-. ~hAite wirnats, lr'wever. NVere, a offered. but bhvers show litle desire t'r, sailar ?? 1;,.a Plata 5,000 tons 01nav > rieti l ment 6blh. weigtht was sold la-t rijht at a.- d ; Tarragona prompt shipment reported a-, is held now at 27s. ...

... LONDON GAEEE.-TUsEDAY. . BAN UY: 3RR1v fla DRPS. GEORGE FaaaFa=cx BAnrLF.T, Woodbridge Road, Moseley, Worcestershire, ironmonger. WILLIAN Haa:CBsON, carrying on business under the style of Hunter and Harrison. College Road. Saltiey,. Birmingham, trading at Great HamptonStreet, Birining barn, cycle-lamp manufacturer. HARRY PILLuIrS, lately Sobo Road, Handsworti, now residing at Chester Street, ...

... LLOYD'S S 'SPPIN U THE ATAILIS. ADZlAID. Jant. 16.-The Orib r. - Sydney. arrired. AtilES, Jan. 15:-The Ballaarar fT Caluatta, and the Vindobora. f .ti arrived. Btluzr,, Jan. 11.-The Sibun. fo- i BEixt-os Ayers:, Jan. 14.-The r'a let. CA.LcUTT, Jan. 16.-The Sen=da fr 1 CAN-mlY, Jan. 15.-The Ani t rae, lv: ; Plymouth. left. G0-oNoNW, Jan. 15.-The Polrnelan,: for b-ydaey, and rhe Laos, irorn ...

... Business in general secuarities bas falflen Off.i Breweries heare been inactive and featureless; ?? as regards Bank-s, Midland are quoted 14,, and Lloyds 1 up. White and Pike Prefe-rence exhibit zncreased weak- ness. In the Manufacturing classes, Small Arms haveI becomie firmer, and there has been a farther improre- ment in BDalis Preference, while Patent Shaft OrdinaryI heave changed handesat ...

... NEW YORK STOCK ElCHA-NGE. 1 r~no Ov Coinrsoxnx'r. Nsw Yoesi, January 16.-To-day's volnnie of business 3' has been t he small est of any foll session fir six mconths past, tho total transactions amounting to only 192,0C0O. shares, railways being pasrcuinlarly inactive. T The session opened dull and irregular. During early trading -selling pressure from emall traders; caused intermiittent ...

... IPUBLIC COIWAUffES. CYCLE MANUFACTURMS' TUBE COMPANY. LOSS 0F ;£2,82. PROPOSED X:EECONSTRUrCTION. The following is the report of the director3 to: be pre-- sented at the fourth ordinary general meeting of the company, at the Camnon Street Hotel, London, cr -Tuesday ?? directors, in presenting the report and balance-sheet for the twelve mnoths ended June 30, 1899. regret that the prospects of ...

... PUBLIC COMPANES. METROPOLITAN BANK (OF ENGLAND AND) WALES). The following is the report of the directors to the shareholders at the meeting, to be held at Birmingham, on Thursday, .Tanuary 25. In presenting tbe thirty- fourth annual report, the directors beg leave to state that the net profits for the. past year, after ' making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, and allowing for ...

... LdYvs SHImPPINC- THE MAILS. I .Ants, JaMn. 17.-The Egjpt, from Bnocba the Rewa, from Calcutta for London, left, Boxssar, Jan. 17.-The Clyde, for Eon, s BntowEsEAD, Jan. 16-The Waeslanad for t E. passed.-Ja. 17: The Sylvaniaz from is0or ?? CALCUTTA Jan. 16.-The Dalria, r arrived. t; COLO1BO, Jan. 1T-The Australia, f London. arrived; the Duke of BUCr . Bnsbane for London, left. CoLoN. Jan. 16. ...

... From the information collected for the dispute tables pulisabed in the Labour Gazedc a preliminary summary can be prepared of the statistics of strikes and lockouts of last Tear. The figures are incomplete to some extent, becaulse the annuial reports of trade unions, employers' associations, Wages, conctiliation, and arbitration boards will not he available for some time yet; Moreover, a ...

... MARKE(TS. COCR _N o'f lower Amierican quotatmeni the lzlarlic easier, holders, of La PlataL offering dueing theirprorcensions.iron~i. J t,c were reserved ani nor l-ale ee the fee' bids mentioned ws2.~e 601b. weighit viuaranteed h o Cargoes ott coa-st wetre netie,.rds Californian at SUs. 3d-. Wl5WIPs 229. 66.. anad XNew Ze~alad2si'usr Onliy trans~action reportedlng2. %Manito:ba February to ...