... THE DEPRESSION IN THE ENGINEERING 'TRADES. The Iron Trades Employers' Association has just issued a special report to its members embodying the results of a thoroughly comprehensivo and searching inquiry which has recently beln made with the view of obtaining trustvorthy data as to the actual con- dition of trade, especially in the mechanical engineer- irlg, ironfounding, and shipbuilding ...

... j ?? - PROPOSED ISSUE OF PREpERENOE SHARES. The directors of the Manchestet Ship Causl Com- pany have issued to. the shareholders a circular askingtheir approval of a proposal to acoept an offer for half the capital in 5 per cent prefere.e. shares. Parliamentary sanction is also required for tihe pro. posal, and a bill giving the necessary authority was read a first time in the House of ...

... I-- contmerciat latelttigene. MANCHESTER COTTON.MARKET. V FRIDAT, DEc. 28. v A quiet but steady feeling prevails this morning. Business i9 so far ?? on n small scale, though the inquiry in cloth for India, and yarns for China is V moderate. Bolton yarns are hardening. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.--TrUnSDAY. V (From Messrs. W. Warburton and Co.'s Corn Crculanr.) The interval since lnst market day ...

... TEE STRIKE AT OLDEAMI I On Tuesdav night a general meeting of the Oldhan 1Master Cotton Spinners' Association was held to con- sider the strike of oardroom operatives at three Old- I ham mills, which are now closed.-Mr. Thogias I Enihott, w. ho occupied the chair, said that for cotton v ,elvet weaving they were paigthe same to-day as jin 188j2 whilst for cardroom hands they were paying I 'from ...

... MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMIERCE. THE FRENCH TREATY NEGOTIATIONS. A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the MBanchester Chamber of Commernce was held on Tuesday to considor the position of the Government in regard to the nogotiations on the Anglo-French Treaty. In the absncve of the president and vice-president of the Chiramber, Mr. B. Armitago, ALP., was called to the Dhaiir. There ...

... jLABOV DISPUTES AND TH I.. - ?? -- TRADE, THE COTTO N TgI . BD'' STRIRE AND 'LOCK.0tT AT MOSSLET. r Owing to the strikm of opieratives at R. R. tuckley and a Soin's mUll, Mossley, on Tuesday night, for tenper cent aW advance, the follovrulw firms locked out on Wednssday. II morning: John MayaQ, George Mayall and Co., Robert , Buckley, Bottomley and Hyde, James Buckley, Hough- h bottom Spinning ...

... | : r rnmeto ciai 3hntellt.cnc _ .: THE MANCHESTER XARKET. .FRWIDAY, JANUARY 28. The market openednwithbevery propect of a vjery slow day's work. , Buyeir seemed morn shy and sellers leds . confident of 'fresh business than for some time; ?? Prices ] were nomioally runcbanged 'all round, but. were not frequently'-tried-- with tempting offers. Altogether appearanoes favourked a slight relapse ...

... I MANCHESTER CRAMBER OF COMMERCE TEE TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION A speoial meeting of the members of the MAanhet,1 Chaiuber of Comumerce was held on Monday at the OcMl Booth-streot, to consider the scale of ?? to be Chari' in connection with the proceedings of the Tribua, Arbitration. Mr. George Lord, vice-president, oepiel. the chair. The scale of fees recommended by the director lv aS follows: ...

... ?? &Om?tffcw 3futilli4mcc. . TIE MANCHESTER MARKET. | FRIDAY, AUGUST.20. BE The prominent feature of the market at opening wasC again, the aspect of the Liverpool cotton market, re- C gzarding which there was a good deal of conversation, W, So far as could be judged the effect of the movement t. was likely to be a further curtailment of business here wherever buyers have it at their option .to ...

... I ' s . Qontautgtriat InteltUgmee. 1 THE MANCHESTEiR MARKET. FRIDAY, OCT. 6. 1 The one new feature of the market at opening was se the greater strength of cotton on the spot and for the future. wish a sale of 12,003 bales. - The effect was at once to heighten a little the tone of the yarn market, At and to cause greater strength and regularity among yarn nrices, with a little more inquiry. but ...

... RB THE NORTHERN COUNTIES BANKING I 0 as 0 COMPANY. - . I BE ?? 6HARGES AG-AINRST BAIt DIRECTORS Onl Saturday Mr. Whitehoriei, QO.:, appeared before, Mr. justice Chittvi, sitting in the Chancery Division of' the HighCorirt of Justice, in euppogt of a petition pro. seated under sectons 167. and 168 of the Companies Act, 1862, 111edhby the V~quidator of.iliae Northe'ra Copuuties Banking Company, ...

... Comnmerial Intelligmu e1 - MANCHESTER COTTON XI&ARKET. FRIDAY, OCT. 12. The noteworthy feature this morning is the advance in cotton futures at Liverpool, for October the quo- P tation being 5Wd. Bnainess opens with a generally -: quiet demand, and few sales have resulted. Sellers are firm all round. Egyptian yarns are hardening. , . ?? MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.-THuinSDAy. (From Messrs. TW. ...