... MARKE w~cDO Cra Biarc).-~tis steady on the betnotsoactve s estrda. ast night a I lhtwrie necember bill of lading made 22s.; to-day's 9&a isi for the SiLmory bloe stein off coast.,atI ?? S3s. 6d_, while Zas. Sid is again bid for h bo'vld off coast Walla. sellers asking 9d. more.p nera and is~ offered at SOs& 9d., and i nri:snmftat a35. Qd. Walls on passage isg a22-%& In L~a Piata wheat choice f ...

... - BIRMINGHAMf SHARE LISM Buniness in the general list hla been. brisker than of lake. ,Small Arms wnitintie in poooi rquiest, land a furhe rse f 4i te pic hts ccrrd.Banks have bee rthe qie ; inos eminstrong. The Brewety-. l A'n. -/Od. MUNICIPAL ttnyerSellerm. itunven. 35¾ I nniiky Blriu. Gas AuS..33%, 3-% x d 3i41 Aon ufiy uirn. Waterlkn. (iS, 331,, 34A.i ad St.100 Sires Stock. 3% .. 102S. . - ...

... The value of standard copper bas experienced a fall of :£6 15s. during the past month - from £S73 is. .for casb to £67 for cash and tdree months, abnormally large arrivals ?? and sbipments from the United States, combined with excessive stringency of money bothm Europe and te United States. creating a general desire to realise copper. Advantage wras taken of this to bny back large quantities ...

... ITB ADVANE IN FIRE INSUPAN-C I RATES. The great advance which has taken place of late it fire insurance premiums in this conntry, in re~pect i some of ths ordinary risks of commercial and industril u enterprise, is bearing the fruit which might he expeetcd of such short-sighted policy, by prompting insurers T combine for their mutual protection. In this respec; apparently, fire insurance is ...

... BIRMMGHAm IRON TRAot MEETING. The ?? meenig of the year was well at~tl , -and ver fiti hi tone. On allhands the reporej lndi_ a continuance of prosperity. Most mannfactnre.ih., still plenty of work on hand before current contract a completed, and new business is being largely o6ff4 The enquiries embrace every dlass of iron, and ?? are for both home consumption and export. Governmnent is still ...

... PIBU COMP ANM1~ r B33AUN COrR Sr Sy3IOA'm-The ttaato5yiealiC wf held on AWdesiday t WinchesiteRoosei SirOwen Slacl-ke presiding. The-;chirman remided the share- holders thab on November 27 last a report was sent to them after the return of Mr. Crispen, one of the; Idirecitors, from a visit to the n-ue; and this report gave . the history of the property n to that davte. ?? a reort had been ...

... Tt-AE OF. THE CITY & DISTRICT. : :nnhnvenax, FridayEvening. THE New Year has opened promisingly .in mo4t de- partments of trade, though the volume of baupiesi stirring is restricted as usual at this period. Values. gene-& are well maiintained and tbere are considerable; arrears of unexecused orders tokeeplindsadd maolmery going for some time to corne. There has been a large influax of gold ...

... It has been ascertained that a majority of Lanicashlire miners are strongly averse to the Conciliation Board's proposal that another 5% advance in wages shall he, conditional on the continuation of the Board for another four years. Reports will bi presented at the County Fedcration conference in Manchester to-day. Other counties have accepted the proposaLs, so that a conflict is not probable. ...

... Tim general market has been qiuiet.' Lloyds Bank, have had a furthter rise to MAk. and District are quoted considerably higher. As regards Manufactrunog prices, Bullets Preference are distainctly better, and Small. Arms keep debideldly strong; wltj~ Bellisa anad Morcom Preference areeasier'. Ingall Preference~ have spurted Lo.The only noteworth~y chanze in Wagon prices is afall in Oldbury ...

... . CORN. LOINDON, (Tat B~ALTIC). - Wheat : The zota-v opened quiet. with prices practicallyunaut whilst there. are no sales reporzed tc-darsrey , are still float~ing about which my pro,. aolv a bu.Jiness at or b~efore the close, loch y I e~. without -any increas-e in the quantity on offer.~- blue stem 102131 q-uarters per K-illmory arrive -1 29s.k 7J' d. Walls% Waila 15,000 quarter- Septc,l-)~C ...

... PUBLIC COMPANES. N, ?? 13=xMwrr CosASY.-The ordinary general reeeting was held on Tbhrsday; at: the offices of -the company ; -Mn Gates, Q.C.. ?? net ,l proit of the year; together with the sum- broughf for-- wvard from last year, amiounited to £43,032 .available for dividend.. The inlterim~ eividenld distribu~ted in JeWl amounted .to. :£S,797Tleavmng ::E27.235 tobe disposed of. A dividend for ...

... LLOYDS SHIPPING M THE MAILS. AeS&cry, Jan. 5.--The Rome, from Londr, * BOSTON, Jan. 4.-Tbe Bengalia, from If arrived. Said, left. bra BeROwAD, Jan. 5.-The Campaania, from L, fcr New York, passed. Can' o? MA, .Jan. 5-The Arabia, front tl) for Calcutta, via. Liverpool, passed. C15 CasL dPAER'rE., Jan. 5.-The Georgia, ;.or Ayres forGenoas, passed. ConoitBo, Jan. 4.-The Shropshire, fO- - ,J lefrt. ...