... | ANNUAL TRAD .RBPOR2's. FREIGHTS. (From Messrs. Rucker, Offor, and Co.'s Monthly Freight Circular, dated January 1.) In examining the returns of shippingenterad and cleared, it win be noticed that British tonnage continues - to maintain its place, increasing to a greater extent than _ all the foreign flags combined, the increase in British ships entered inwards last year being 1,506 and 886 ...

... A GRICUL TURAL STA TISTICS. There has just been issued from the Board of Trade a series of returns relating to the acreage of land under crops, bare fallow, and grass, in the United Kingdom in the year iS66. In England, Wales, and Scotland, the acreage returns have been collected from occupiers of five and above five acres of land. From the first table we learn that there are in England, out ...

... i METROPOLITANA 4D PROVINCIAL BANK. The tenth ordinary general meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of re- ceiving a balance-sheet and statement of accounts to 31st December, 1866, of declaring a dividend, and, in an extr-- ordinary meeting which followed, of confirming the reso- lution passed on the 12th December for winding up the bank and forming a new company; ...

... FBOM LAST NIGHIS GAZETTE. I [NAIIEs Or SOLICITORS AND FURITHER PABTICUILAUS TO BE OISTAINED) AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHEF REGISTIIAB, COURT OF RA2(KRUIRTOY, BASI2IGHALL.STILHT.l BSANKRIUPTS. JOHN JULIAN THOMPSON, ?? Fort-pilace, ilotherhithe, and Rotberhilithe-qtrlwt, boat, builder, to surrender Jan. 14, at 1. JOHN KAILL kaliiie MAUtTINSETTS), Rathsboue-pla50), Oxford-street, acrolmt, Jan. 14. ...

... SHARBI' LISTS. TUESDAY EVENING. The railway market showed renewed buoyancy to-day,, and a further important advance occurred in prices. G reat Northern A stock rose 2 per cent.. South Eastern and Metropolitan, 1j; Great Eastern, 11; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- ,hire, 14; Great Northern (original), London, Brighton, and South Coast, and North Stafford- ,hire, 1; North British, j ; ...

... TUESDAY EVENIMG. The transactions in the mining market to-day were numerous, and quotations firm. Clifford Amalgamated, East Grenville, Great South Tolgus, North Crofty, North Treskerby, Prince of Wales, Providence, Tincroft, and Wheal Grenville shares improved, and Great Retallack, Wlheat Uny, Wheal Trelawney, East Caradon, Carn Camborne, and Marke Valley were inquired for. Prices were quoted ...

... I WED1TSDAY EVENING. The streets of the City presented an extraor- a dinary appearance to-day, owing to the great snow storm, which interfered greatly with business in every quarter. Movement from one part of the City to another, and even from street to street, S was difficult, from the extent to which the road- c ways and footpaths were blocked up with masses of a frozen snow. Amongst the ...

... Thursday, 2 oclock. The Bank Directors have made no alteration in the rate of discount, which remains at 35 per cent. The demand for money in the general discount market is rather quiet, and the rates current are 3j8 to 35 per cent., with exceptional cases at 35 per cent. The fourth of the month, although heavy, is expected to pass over satisfactorily. The payment of the dividends at the ...

... ANN:UAL' TRADB BEPORTS. - ' TIN. (From the Circular of W.T. Sargant and Son, London.) The year 1866, eventful and disastrous as it has been in many ways, has not proved of such special inte- rest to the tin market as its immediate predecessors. There are, however, several important changes progress. ing, to which we shall presently refer, but will first briefly epitomise the leading movements ...

... SHARE LIST-THIS DA Y. . _. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business done RAILWAyS. Prices, to-day J3A Pq Wednesday. to p.m. St too Bristol and Exeter .. 86 88 g8 7 St non Caledonian .. 23 025 124 5o all Cork and Bandon -_ 20 all Cornosall . . 4 6 St zoo Dublin and Belfast Junction 65 68 St ico Dundee, Perth, & Abd. Junc. 70 72 St son Glasgow and South Western ur6 s x8 St loo Gt. Eastern ...

... I PRODUCE. I McNCixeo-LANz, JAN. 2. SuGAP.-The markets opened to-day after the holidays with a firm appearance, at some advance on last week's prices. 640 casks of British West India sold to-day, part en public sale, 100 casks Barbadoes, at 32s. Gd. to 37s.; and 100 casks of crystallised Demerara, 35s. to 35s. 6d.; also 60 barrels of fine a'41s., and, privately, a small parcel of Porto Rico, ...

... SHAiRE LISTS. I WEDnE-SDAY EvENXnG. The railway market. improved this morning, but afterwards gave way in consequence of Sales to realise profits. Compared with the last quotations of yesterdaY, however, the reduction in prices was not general, boing confined to about half-a-dozeni lines. Great Eastern fell J per cent. ; Metropo- litan, II; Midland and South Eastern, J ; and GreatI Western, . ...