... COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY, I LSt rom our Uity G(r/epon&nt.] Lolmox. Thursday Evening. 'there has been a fair enquiry for short loans in the Discount market, but there have been very few com- mercial bills offering, and best three months paper has been readily taken at 24 to 2 per vert. There was a good supply of money. The return of the Bank of England is again favourable, though the ...

... [From omr City (Oreposp dent.] LONDON, Friday Evening. In the Discount market there has been en extremely quiet demand, while money has been veny abundalnt; but threeo months'paper has been readily talken at 2 per centt. Little business wee takon to the Blank of England. At the Bank of England. to-day, £34,000. in foreign coin was withdrawnl, while £9,000. in bar gold was received. Businesq ...

... BMRUMNGHEIAM SEARE LIST.-YESTIMuY.* Il . m. .one Amt. Pd. COMPANIES. oug Business l_ Pricas. ?? RAIIWAYS. Buy. Sell.. OcDINA-1rY. 10 10 llir,. IV. Suburb. .-8 Stock 100 London and North-West. - _ Stock 100 Ditto,B.,W. and S. V - - Stocit 100 Midland ?? Stock 100 Ditto, Bir. end Derby.. _ _ Stoek 100 North Staffordshire.. Stoel 100 Shropshiro Union ?? - - 20 20 Stratford-on-Avon ?? 22 LT-cAR ...

... 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. ...

... Co)MIiIERCIAL AND MONETARY. L[from oser (Jty (irrespandent.J LONmow, Thursday Evening. The directors of the Bank of England made no alters. tida in the rate of discount at their weekly court this mornilg. There has been a little better demand in the discoantmarket to-day, due to the Stock Exchange settle. ,cont; but the number of commercial bills offering was very few so that best three ...

... I [SPECIAL TrLEGR1AM.] The following letter, from Lioutenant Cameron to the Earlof Derby, has been hanuded in to us for publication:- Haw], Ujiji, March 4, 1874:-iltyLord,-I have the honour to bring before your consideration the question of the East African slave trade, as it has appeared to me since I halve been in the tnterior. It is a que,3tihn of vast importance, as un-til it is put an ...

... Tho Board of Trade returns for the first month of the new year, though still comparing unfavourably with the corresponding month last year, show a less marked decline in our shipping trade than was apparent in the returns for the previous month; but it is a fairly debateable question if this comparative improvement is not due rather to the extraordinary mildness of the season favouring ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... LEE-NS S3?RING I, ETING. PRPOGPO1 IMSU FORt Tulz-ilc AJ Wr.3rzn HIANI J5CAP Ps.xrn of 70 EOVS; winners after publi- cation of the weights 71b extra; gentlemen ridera, preifcssrieonl Gib extra. Five furlongs. The Tysen STAKES of 5 ?? each, with 40 added, for twqyear- oldrs: colts 8st 121b, fillies and geldings Est '1b: winnerto bs6old for 1]5 riovs, if for ro allowed Tl1,. -Ialf a mile. The ?? ...

... |jBIRIMIGHAM SHARE LIST.-YEsTBHD&Y. I I ?? Amt. Pd. | COMPANIES. Closing Prices, Done. RAILWAYS. Buy. Sell. ORDINARY. 10 10 Birm. W. Suburb ?? Stock10 London and North-West .. - Stock 100 i B., W. nd S. V.. - _ Stock '100 Mdad Stock 100 Ditto. Dir. and Derby ?? - Stock 100 NorthStafordsire ?? :itoclk 100 'Shropohire Unioa . _ _ 20 20 ?? ?? . 23 _. i I lEASED. Stock 100 L & N. W., Prof. (S.Staf ...