... LONDOY Co7N ULARxiir.-At M~ark Lane to-day the business doing has not been extensive. English wheat has been il short supply, but thlishow of forcign has been tolerably good. Withi a limited attendanlce of millers, sales have progressed quiatly, at about previous prices. With barley the market has been only moderately supplied. FUll prices have been realised, vith a fair demand. 2dalt has ...

... - I I Though largely attended, the principal quarterly meel- iV3 of the South Staffordshire iron trade, which was held in the Town Hall, yesterday, was not productive of much business. Merchants and dealers made a few enquiries to test prices, but in the absence of any general reduction declared their inability to place orders. With the excep- tion of Mlessrs. G. B. Thorneycroft and Co., who ...

... BIRWNGHAM SaARE LIST.-YES1IRDAY. I - - ,- - - - .Amt. Pd. COMPANIES. Pcli? Busines ILAILfWAYS. !Buny- Sell. oflDINATtXy. 10 10 IBirm. W.~ Subnrb. . S Stock 100 Londlon. eid North-West. ?? .100 Ditto, 13., W. and S. V - Stock 1100 Midland ?? Stock .100 IDitto,Bfir, and fcrby.. 00 1005 - stocrk 1100 1'N\ortlk Staiifordshlre ?? - - - Stock 100 Sliropshire Union ?? 20 i20 Stratford-on-Av;on 22 ...

... TRE FACTORY INSPECTORS' REPORTS. I The reports of the inspectors of factories for the half- year ending the 31st of October last havo just been issued. We take from the report of Mr. ZobcrtBaicer the portions that arc of interest to tle manufacturing trades of this district. In his general 1 introductory' remarks Mr. Baker says tire Iactory Acts have been fairly obeyed, vlhich is satisfactory, ...

... LONDON CORN.-More quietness has prevailed in tho grain trade at 'ark Lane to-day. owing to the brilliant weather. A limited supply of English wheat has been on offer, and the Show of foreignk has been short; nevertheless, the demand has beco inactive, at about late rates. Barley has been sparingly offered. The trade has been firl but quiet, on former tearss. Malt has been unaltered. For oats ...

... YESTEIRDAY'S IM NRTETS. 1\tM ;ll CC!11S'lIOI ColvoN 2Ite .*Fegs Wheat sold at an :eilcaiee of Is tier quarter, selei Ie foreigni was Di. fair (eiieiafio~, at, soin iproveient ?? 2cl. to -Il. Ccci rental 0ii lest ?? rAtes3. Flloir moifved off sisce, iv late mtprice;. (Iis were (lie terie clarer. ?? Is. and eeeseea Gd. per quarter over the prices of this day w~eek. BANPUneY CORtN FiAPrtfll. ...

... [From a Correspondent.] It is no slight advantage to the Metropolis of the Midlands-and perhaps the very reason why it is such metropolis-that it is in direct water communication vwith the sea. Now that the Worcester and Birmingham Canal has come into the hands of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company, who are constructing a new ?? entrance to their ship canal lower diown the Severii, a ...

... Ve showed on Saturday that, under the operation of the Budget, there will be an increased Government pay- nment to Birmingham of nearly £7,000. for police pay and clothing, and of about £4,OQJ. towa;rds the maintenance of pauper lunatics. 'Ve have now ascer- tained that the amount of horse duty paid in the boroughi of Birmlingham last year was £3,294. 7s. (id. on 6,275 horses, at lOs. 6d. per ...

... I TH E IRON TRADE. (Er'om Gnt-pijfts's Weelclp lfeport~l LONDo-., April 3. We have to report a fall of 3s. per ton in G M B pig- iron on the Glasgow Exchange this week; the closing price last week was 82s. buyers. The market closed yesterday at 70s. bayors, exhibiting loss above referred to. Sales likewise took place ill the afternoon at 78s. for next week, and 77s. Gd. fourteen days fixed in ...

... BlhtEMlIIGHW SqARE LIST.-Ynstirs~y. I AmLt. P. COl\Il'AIBS Closing tiness R AILW.& AYS. IUY. I SeIl. - ORDINAR7. i 10 10 Birm. W. Sunlirb . . . - Stock 100 London and North-West. - _ Stocl 100 litto, ?? and S. V Stoc! 100 Midland ?? .. Stock 100 Ditto, Bit. lld Derby.. _ _ Stock 100 North Staffordshire _ _ Stocrk 100 |Shropshire lnion . - - 20 20 Stratforil-on-Avon . 2 - LEASED. Stock 100 r ...

... TRADE OF TMLWTrowN AND DISTRICT. EmmwhaiWsA ?? Evening. 'Sonicr adght hlmfrovensent 1k ap~parent this wtelr in k&verall of the' leading prednl niarketi said manuofacturing branches, but in the iron And coal tradles the deptesul&~ is, if nytbing. hstenAAe&4 and fatiluares and rimnbuix ef failures in connection with the former Indlintry nre stillt rife. The advent of the fine weather, however, ...

... C0.3MMERCIAL AND MONETARY. [From. our Clity Cn',espondent. j LONDON, Saturday Evening. Money has been less active than is frequently the case on the 41th. of the month, the demand having been alrcady pretty well satisfied; but whilst busi- ness las been within very nmoderato coiapass, rates have continued firlm and fully up to the Banl minimuin. T'here were no Bullion operations at the Bank to ...