... TO-DAY'S MARKETS. I CORN. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—This was the strongest mavk'.t for weeks past. However, sales were not very nuœcrOliS, bu>era being cautious. Flnur was 6,1 t i dearer, and wheat 311 to 6d. Millers ate doing well. Maize, owing to the drought in America, was again buoyant, the price reaJizeu being 12 3d. Oats were also 6d higher new oats from Ireland shown were heavy and good. ...

... Football Fixtures. I We shall publish reports of the following matches to- morrow :— LOCAL MATCHES. Cardiff-Penarth v. Cardiff. —Cyclists v. Cardiff Harlequins A. „ —St. Peter's v. Cardiff Juniors. Newport—Rugby v. Newport. Swansea—Exeter v. Swansea. Neath—Llanelly v. Neath. Gloucester— Penygraig v. Gloucester. ;!C-fif(f,íi' Bridgend—Pontypridd v. Bridgnd.. Swansea—Trinity v. Neath A. ...

... POLLING TO-DAY. The polling opened at Aston this morning for the election of a member of Parliament in the room of the late Mr George Kynoch, Conserva- tive. The candidates are —Mr Phipson Beale, Gladstonian Liberal, and Captain Grice Hutchinson, Conservative. The result will be announced late this evening. For the first hour after the poll opened the voting proceeded slowly. Only a few ...

... TO-DAY'S MARKETS. -+, CATTLE. I.ONDON,, Thursday. -The boast trade continuos prices. 1'he j0p vaiuu f jr British is '4s 8d, and m the nuulbec et sheep on offer. The supply inciudeil 40 from oanaua. Trade was slow, but Monday's prices were maintained. Milch CDW, E16 to £ Z1 each, with lo on oiiei. t-alve^slow but firm. Piss—a lav«e iium- ber on otter met a slack demand best, 4s. Bed, 2s 4a to ...

... I Latest Work of the Favourites. COMPILED FROM THE TRAINING REPOKTS.L LINCOLN HANDICAP. (One mile. Run Wednesday, March 18). had a good gallop of a mile and a quarter DETECTIVE had a steady mile spin HEBRIDES and PARLINGTON covered a mile steadily L'ABBE MORIN cantered five furlongs twice LOR.D GEORGE galloped a mile and a quarter sma-rtly ODDFELLOW had rood work over six furlongs PIONEER ...

... ijSFECIAL TELEGRAM.] I STOCK EXCHAMGK, LONDON, OPENING, 11.20 A.M. Business is quiet in the Stock Exchange Markets in view of the near approach of the fortnightly settlement, which will begin on Wed- nesday nex.t, and prices show an irregular ten- dency. Consols are flat, being 1 16 to g lower on apprehensions ot dear money. Foreign Bonds are firm. Gedubs A, French Throes. Turkish, Groups 1 ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) STem, EXCHANGE, L«X»#N, OPENING, 11.20 A.M. Thereis no fresh business on the Stock Exchange Markets, the limited attention of dealers being chiefly directed to the fortnightly settlement now in course of arrangement, and rates for continuing I speculative discounts rule very light. Consols- are steady. Rupee Paper firm at a rally of Uruguay Bonds, in demand being to better ...

... [SPECIAL STO^K EXCHANGE..LONDON, OPKNING, 11.20 A.M. Moderate business doing in the Stock Markets, and prices show dulness apart from increased buoyancy of American Railways. Consols are steady. In Foreign Bonds Chilian, 1886 Loan, and Greeks l/2 lower Argentine, 1886 Loan, Cedula J and Peruvian Corporation, better. Home Railways dull on continued unsettled weather-Brighton Deferred, ...

... YANKEE YARNS. I GAMIN AND LAWYER. I D,) you know Attorney Van Bur^ii ? askAd j one legal light uf nno her the other evening. i within hoarmg of a Chicago Mail reporter. Y, ? Well, Vitu got it workea un him pretty niceiv Lile other day. He's pretty smooth, you know don't trust anybody unless he kuows 'em, and watches them even if ae does. Well, Vftn came out of the county building yesterday ...

... THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CARDIFF. Present Positions of Affairs. There appears to have been unusual difficult* this year in arranging the preliminaries of the municipal elections in Cardiff. Ten ward s have each one vacancy and whilst in some instances there has been a plethora of candidates, in others it seems to have been difficult to find contestants, for the word having gone forth that every ...

... PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES. (One mile and 6J yards. Bun Thursday.) 5 to 4 on Mi mi (laid & w) 5 to 1 agst Reverend (t 0) 6 to 1 Orvieto (l & o) 6 to 1 The Deemster (0) 10 to 1 Simonia (t&w) ECLIPSE STAKES. (1V« mile. B.un Friday, Julj 5 to 2 on Common (w) 4 to 1 agst Memoir (t) S to 1 Surefoot (ü) LIVERPOOL CUP. (One mile and three furlongs. R-uu Wednesday, July 22.) 100 to 30 agst Bathbeal, 4y ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OPENING, 11.20 A.M. American Securities continue the chief feature in Stock Markets, the tone being very unsettled -J in this department and prices irregular. Kort;:i Facinc Preference up Wabash Preference, Milwaukee. and some others, to Readings, At-chinsons, Union Pacifies, Missouri and Kansas, y± lower. Canadians dull and rather ( lower. Mexican ...