... GLASGOW OOMMEI?OIAL NEWS. TaiSso:l EVENING..I At the Ljondon Stock' Exehange to day, 0oubo1s opened quiet, and closed firm, at an advance, but not at their best. .In foreign stockb, Spanish Passive and Certificatee closed good, at an advance. Cajines steady, and firm. The elosing prices wvere: COns. for money, 914 I ConLfed. ILoan, 7 9 Do. account., 893 4 Greeka~ 20) 4 Exohe. Bills, 165 pma. I ...

... EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.. COMPANY. I. Al adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the pi late Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company was at held yesterday, at noon, in the Scottish Elshibition. tl llooms, Bath Street-MIr, Peter Blackburn preaSd- ec lUg. There was a ?? attendaneo Of hare. 6, holdere. ' , at The C AIRmAX ?? last meeting the deal- T eion of the Court of Session has been ...

... GLASGOW COMMERTAL NEWS. . ?? . .; ,; T)A Em uj !TQ ' ?? Btoc~ic ~xic ngZ tQdPP. ?? closed steady, and a shade better. Fore1&h ehoe s . are dull. The cloling pribes were .- Corsola for money, 88U9 Mexcn, 25*c i Do. acconntS888 9 Bteek, s,18-19 Exch. Bills, 6 2 d Caimes, 474 j , Confed. LO, 7 8 U. S. 520Bonds, 63 4Q Railways are steady, Londons a shade easier. Metropolitans rather better. ...

... ,SIOTCE IRON TRADE. Tl-E MASTRRS TO OONBENT TC F IASTRS TO OONSENT TO OEI ~ LBTlRBU!TION. el r r eeting of Scotch ironmastera was E Vn the Uhjo berS of Mr. William Burns, writer, a ]hel tboge Street for the purpose of considering oi V ?? for arbitration presented on behalf of cJ the nroP9 Iu tbese proposals it was submitted c] the WOryukee cter1 should firrat explain the grounds It hajlt tbe ...

... WEEKLY SUMIMARY. GLASGOW, MLarch 31. The prospects of improvement which we took notice of last week have been fully realised, and a considerable advance has been established all round. The most of the stocks, however, still yield about t34 per cent. at present prices, and with money tending cheaper every day it is natural to expect a continued upward tendency. The market is strong *up to the' ...

... GLASGOW COATERCGAL NEWS. THURSDA±Y Evwrsnea At the Ic-ndon Stock Exchange to-day,. Cors1ob are a SLado cassior. In foreign stocki, Mexicans are not quite so good. Passive flat. Caimnesfirm. The clobing prices were:- Cons. for money, 89D 4 Venezuele, 17w 18i Do. account, 693 a Do. New 46 8 Exche. Bills par 4 pm. Italian 644 a Do. Small, par 4 pm. Turkish, 1802, 70 1 Bank Stock, 242 4 Confed. ...

... SCOTCH BAAKRUPTS. (Frorn the Edinburgh auette of Yeoterdaj BEQIESTa&TIOUS. Aug. 4. JOHN STEWART, farmer, Stankhouse, Bir- nie, in the county of Elgin. Creditors to meet within the Gordon Arms Hotel, Elgin, 16th August, at twelve ?? & Forsyth, writers, Elgin, agents. Aug. 4. ROBnLT ANDERSON, grocer, Falkirk. Creditors to meet witbin the Royal Hotel, Falkirk, 16th August, at two o'clock. - ...

... SHIPPINO INTELLIGENCE, rol0rT-GLASC OW1 - SAILED-Jit.ly 20. Alarellmolut, Cummings, for Quebec, with coals, Arthur, Watson, for Quebec, witlr coals, AaBrvzD-July 20. Charles Ward, Robertson, from Quebec, timber. (tefionl, l~ockert, from Cardenas, with sugar. Aquilta, Evans, from New Y'orkS, Indian corn. Sicilia (Asn), Cooper, froD u Bordeaux. St. Helier, Hastings, from Oran, with barley. ...

... -GLAr,;OoW- O i Im TWs. 460~e Loitoi tc En ohitg odja os ?? at a decline,' !Foreign stocks are dull, !zof especifally Spanish. and. Turkish desiciptions.i Th6 * %i Railways ba*6 been dull tifrougpu heda'ai' cosed easier all round. - ShefIdsld 'excejbtiba,11 4ire firm, Trunks, after decllining, clositd firi, 1falanks mostly rather easier. Mines very qtuiot.- 'In 'miecel- anychagq ...

... 'i r, g r, T IL 9 I -- ficooS %AM-a1. 8, 1t thia dr. market wagn 1896 6 ahet, D78 barley, 1078 oats, aud 6tahren Wheat, top 48s per qr., rbnshel; down ontop Is 6d; lowest average py Ob 46s 6d * down 32a8Sd per qr.. weighing G .67 per ,Pp d lowest 28s, weighlng 5lhlbs., U7Pd. Oats, top 28d por qr., psr b~s; up on top 8d; lowest 35slbe4 average price 28s aid; up 46s per qr., wveighing 67~ibe. ...

... WEEKLY SUMl &RY-JAa. 13. Notwithstanding the reduction of the Bank rate to 5j per cent., the share market ie flat and droop. jug. No dividends are aunounced yet, the only change in tbe quotation for them aince last weeK being in Great Weeterns and Metropolitans, in both of which the expectations are more sanguine, imply. iug about 44 per cent, for the one, and 7 per cent. at least for the ...

... SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, al.GOW. ARmvvm -April 1G. Win. Connal ?? Young, from Havre, with wine. April A7. United Kingdom ?? Campbell, from New York, With a. general cargo. ~MnEDA~eil15; Agnes, Cutten, for St. John, N. B-,a general cargo. Caledonia (e.a ?? Craig, ?? YOrk, general cargo. GOsENOOK Letitia, M'Callm, from Guasntanamo, with sugar. TirWara, Robb, from Liverpool, in ballast. GrRAN ...