... Lordship expressed his belief that Mr. Mlitchell, olho, he said, had iiot only threatened his coronet but his head, was not a spy, iartly because no Government would be bad enough or mad CiiOUgli to engage any person of the scrt, who was ciot worth the buying ...

... upward tendency. The chief feature hue been a very strong demand for Great Northern and North-eastern RAilway stocks, on rumours of an amalgamation. The continued in- flux of Old has also had a favourable effect on the markets; a further large sum, said ...

... Dec.. 29,0O ; Jan., 87,000; Feb., 2700; March, 29.000: April, 500; May, 500;, June, 6000; total, 170,000 bales. NEW ORL3ANs.-SPY QUOTATIONS OF Low Mid. Mid. Good Mid. To-day _ ?? 7,, , 79v ?? ?? - 7p uOOTATIONS FoI1 FUTURES AT NEW ORLEANS. To-dav. Prey ...

... Liverpool nev-s, but partially of reat -ecovered owing to'drought in the winter wheat Be put belt, bullish Argentine news, and rumours of Mi oe export business, and closed 6rm, though Ic. for of to ; down. Spot opened weak, but Mi cloaed firs, 'The viibie upply ...

... and it is difficul to see what is to check the movement but war. The stock markets opened with a buoyant ten- dency, on the rumours that the Penjdell dispute is to be submitted to arbitration. Operators for the fall bought back freely, although it was felt ...

... Metropolitan stock improveA 13, on rumours of some arrangement having been arrived at with the District Company. Foreign Government securities tended upwards during the early hour;, but fell in the afternoon on the rumour referred to above. The reaction ...

... tribute loans rose about 4, which was due to large purchases for English account in connection with deslinas in options. Rumours in connection with Englist intervention also helped to strengthen the market. Spanish further receded J. and Italian and Mexican ...

... Petersburg. P. British Governmient stocks were an exception to M the general rule, and the 3 per cents. improved k all round. A rumour is in circulation that Mr. Gosohen does not after all intend to bring in a beroic measure o conversion, and that was suffi- ...

... tone-prevailing on the Continent, but there was very little doing herem Turkish priority bonds rose 1, and the B bonds 4, on rumours that pro- gress is being made with the coni'ersion scheme. Portuguese were up a, Hungarian 4, and Italian: L. Argentine National ...

... is an annual occurrence. The flattest markets I 'were Wabash and Louisville and Nashville, the Nc latter declining i3 on rumours of a fresh issne of 1C stock. Canadian railways were offered to a moderate I extent ia sympathy with American, and left off ...

... forcina decline in yarn, and in that way of rcoupinzthemsetves, at the epese of the spinner, for the low prices at which, rumour says, they have sold their cloth. It ?? be of interest to witch bow this maneuvring will developeu Of course some-day it will ...

... satinfaotorily. Moreover, theare was a good deal of English buying, sand no-con- firmation s received of the various aet r.Jn g rumoure circulated yesterdan. Prices, therefore, improved, although the improvement was er tainly not very p-onounoed as compared ...