... YiESTRl;£)AY'iS Al 4RKETS. L,0iC510N Conic, MAREtcT.-''Thero cynie hoarvy arrivals of 'fiareiit cite iasot week, inun fair supplies of wiccat, thocech not snort of otlis's gra in. ltiglisia wheat :l,07s1 quiarters, foreign Ssjquarters. Expsorts 52Y5 qcrtcre. T'PN sl;.w oft frecsi saul- piles thit norning frotic the acar counties was cry% small, lice con- dition being moderate, It ...

... DUDLEY AND. WEST BROMWICH . BANIKING COMPANY. The following is the report to Pe presented ut the arinual mieeting, at Dudley, onz February 3:- The directors have the pleasure to submit the anuoxed balaice-sheet, ?? up to 3lst Decemil;or, 187;3, duly examined and eertified as correct by the auditors. The period just closed having been pcil of exceptional prospierity, the directors leel ...

... THE EAST AND WEST JUNCTION COMP'ANY v. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday, the Railway Commission appointed to hear this application resunmed their sitting. Mr. Field called Ar. Pearson, who was the general manager of the Great Western Company, who stated that they had given to tire East and West Junction Company it through rate for iron ore; there was also the same rate given to the station ...

... NI!W PATENTS, T (Centribitted by Mir. George Shaw.) Th ?? Patents .wore ccaaled duinr g the wook onding February 5,187.1:-A Robert 0. layson,. Blrmingharz, Improvements in looms tor weaving wjrege,ure. Dated August 16,1873. Albert Mill, Plymouth, ?? MU1, Beth, Improvoments in umbrellas and parasols. Dated November 26, 1878. Henry Geering, Birmingham, improvementa in safes and strong roo'ns. ...

... SATURDAYS _ARKETS. ViALV:CIK CmRN On ?? sp)p1v of wheat at the Cori xcnhange to-da' was not large, bet the amples were in fairly good coLdition, a1d01oved off steadily at last ?? u7iers', firm. The rinuoations rllreed, from 2.1e. to 23s., with I little .iOre 1 ?? for sniperior sioptes WO':civ'.'lM CoIax MARKET.-Full attendance, adl fair amlounlt. of bus~iness 'lone ia s1vheat,'at folly- late ...

... MDeIAHESTLY1c Cors.-With a, continuance of brilliant wreather, tim trade was very inactive. Sailoers, however, showved ic eli'pooitiou to presrs sales, and ccca repeat the quotations of last week for both English and foreign hcicat. Flour sold alowvi at former rteso. Oats and Iseans s-tiled firm. Maize recoded Iis.per qoucrter. CORE Ooscs.-L'arley, lMs. to 12s9. ; blaclk oats, O0s. Oci. 'W ...

... BiljMiINGHAM SHARE LIST.--YESTElDAY. Amt. P-1. ~ ~ ~ ~ I C osing Bnsi'less Amt-l1l 1 COMPANIES. Prices. Dons. RAIL W A YS fy | SeD| 10 10 Ilirmn A. Suburb ?? Stolt 100 7oLdlon and Nortil-West. - - Stock2 '100 11Llln 35THrdS.X .1 Stock 100 Ditto, BW. ?? Milnd.1) 1 Stock :ioo 1311cc, 3tir, anld Dwerby. _ _ _ Stock '100 Nortilad ?? _ .. _ Stock 100 Shropoihiro Union . _ 20 20 'Stratford-onntvon . ...

... I Business is virtually at ao standstill in the local coal and iron :trades ponding the adjustment of tho wages ques- tions, the most serious and pressing of which is that which has arisen between the colliers and their employers with reference to the proposed reduction of Is. and 9d. per day in the thickc and thin coal districts rospec- tivoly. In the Cannock district the strike which ...

... l [From our (Rty Ckrrespondemtj LounDoe;, Frliday Evening. The Discount market to-day has been much quieter, while the supply of money hee beer. rather more abun- dant. Best three months' bills were readily taken at 33 to 2 per cen6. On the Stock Exchango short loans were obtained at 3& per eant. At the Bank of England there were very few enquiries for aecommodation. At the Bank of England, to ...

... TH-IE IRON TRADE. \OLVrmtAiMPrTONx, 'ednosdedy.-Ihe quotatiolns for finished ifon were strongoer to-day than last wveal, shoets for golv:nising, for instance, bein; 10s. cdearer. They were qluotcd to-day at £1-. to £1-. 10. Tho higher quotations are not, however, the result of a it. -ter dentslid, but simply of the dilminiohed supply, by reoason of the continlualnce of thle strike of miners. ...

... LiVERrOOL CORt MARKET.-There was a small attend- astce, andt a moderate demand for wheat, without appreciable alteration in values since the reduction of Friday. Flour was slow. at provious rates. Canadian peas hold for an advance of ls. Beans s. per qruarter lower. Barley 2d. per bushel dearer. Oats quiet. Indian corn as. Gd. per quarter cheaper. for mixed American, but more doing at the ...

... BULMINGHATN SaARE LIST.-. YrsTzWm&Y. Amt. |Pd. COMPANTIES* ! pi I dnes ?? ~ ?? , _e RA. IL WA YS. 10 RUINAILY. 10 Birm. W. Suburb. 100 Loneon and Nortih-West. 100 Dltto,B,,,W end S.V ?? 100 Mjidland ?? 100 Ditto, Bir. and Derby.. 100 North Staffordshire . 100 Shropshiro ?? 20 Stratford-on-Avon ?? 10.0 1 ' t LFJLKXD. 10 . &N. W. r.(S. Sic?.) 10° Redditch ?? 100 Slhrewsbury nnd Hereford 10 Wol. ...