... !dNOAY EVENING. The stock markets opened this morning with a sat appearance, and for some time' lower -luota- tions were current, business being inactive, and a check being given by the pressing demand for money usual on the last day of the year. In the afternoon, however, a renewed demand sprang up, and prices improved, assisted by the announce- ment of large arrivals of specie. The funds, ...

... SHARE lhiT MONDAY EVRMill In the railway market to-day attention was !P chiefly directed to Great Western stock, which ex- Al perienced numerous fluctuations, upon the ~an- nouncement that the payment of the half-yearly dividend at the rate of 1 per cent. per annium is to be deferred. Transactions were reported at one period as low as 41, and, although a reaction afterwards took place, the ...

... JOMMBMRCIAL AND MARKETES¶, RBODUCL M° ?? JUNB 20. SUO;AR.-The market has been very quiet to-day; only 200 casks of,1ritish WestIndia Hold at 316. to 335 Id. 3 000 bags of Guatemala, and 7 20 casks 80 hoxes of Cuba wSereall' bought In. Ilefined dull of sale in all positions: prices rule in bersy oere CoFFER.-350 casks and 120 bags of plantation e ey e offered anl mostly sold, colory quahties ...

... I COMERCIAL AND MARKETS. ,. . PRODUCE. MINaCNG-eLAE, MARCH 8. SUGAR-Thesparket has been quiet to-day, closing flatly at about last Friday's currency. 640 casks of Brdtih West India sold, making 2,490 casks for the week. St. Kitt's 8S0. Sd.; Ber- blce and Demerara, 81s. to 82s. Gd.; cryatalllsed Demerara, i public. sale, 87a. Gd. .to S9s,; 800) bags of Natal also sold at SiB. Gd. to 848. ad.; i ...

... ! 'RBADIM OUTIAGES COMAISSION. I ?? *1 MANCHESTER BFT. 16. b~ The proceedings opened at the usual hour, Iu tell there was an unusually numerous attendance at the open- wag ilig of, the court, and it afterwards became crowded, s Some few ladieg were present to-day, but not nearly so Caon large a proportion as attend during the assizes. 'this It has been stated that Key, the ltanohester delegate ...

... A USTRAIWAN MIHINZG COMPANY. Yesterday, the twenty-second annual general meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern;. 6Lieut.-Colqnel GsonuE PeAmEa occupied the chair. The report was taken as read. The COAIRxAw, in moving its adoption, said it wan with great pleasuie that he-met the shareholders upun the present occasion, beosuse he believed he could now saely 'say that they had ...

... ' ' t ?? >tAR1~JPS1P 8 t > t . , .1- .W .. .- . _ 1.. T:nl ?? ?? The ;railway msarket showed renewed dubiesa to- day, and the vaiiation3 the principal stocks were nearly all in 'an a ivcso. direction. Caledonian fell 1 per cent.; Brighton,' ?? London and South Western, J; Great Northern A ; A; London and' North Western, Great':Ekstetn, South :astern, 'Manchester, Sheffield, and ...

... IDON PEDRO NORTHDEL REY GOLD MINING I I COMPANY (LIMITED). Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern; Mr. HENRY HAYmEN (the chairman of the company) presided. The SBEOTARY (Mr. Dawoon) read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAiRmAN said that he addressed the shareholders upon the present occasion with feelings of great savisf c- tion, knos ...

... :SQUTHAMfPTO DOCK COMPANY.L I I1 . ~ _ I r. . I The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the offices, No. 19, Bishopsgate-street Within; Mr. CHARLES CAPPER, M P. in the chair. The report of tbe directors stated that the net revenue, after payment of the interest on the debenture capital, of the dividends on the preference stocks, and of all working cxpenses, repairs, &. ...

... NATAL LAND AND COLONIZATION COM- | PANY (LIMITED). TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,-I am very much obliged indeed for thes courtesy you have allowed me in addressing my fellow- shareholders in this company through you. It was only the fact that your paper commands so much respect and circulates so widely that could have induced me to select so great a favour as the appearance in print in ...

... AX MARKETS. I ?? j. : OYOTTON.-LmVRpooL, JuNN-8.-Market quiet. Prices easier for American Eatimnn~d salee to-day 8,000 baloe Includin 2,00, opecsslatibir aald exboert'`'4.'000' Axdeitcan; 91d. to Ild Bengl, 7d.. fai Egptia isd.;'fai Perano i2d.-prl. anid dung Brocade, ljd.; ?? bltd wh ich n ha rvied Inathsmret o eea ek at u tuhecnaquen advnce in resdcitne p oTedy'O manufwakter, nsowee asking ...

... t; : X A TUESDAY FVOiGY. (1 The stock markets were again chiefly influenced to-day by the telegrams from Paris. Comparative C steadiness was occasioned during part of the day i by the announcement that the Bourse had opened P at an improvement,while a good effect was likewiseC 8 produced by a report that representations-of 8 course in a sense favourable to the maintenance of d peace-have been ...