... the serinas ensflirt which will when the prohibition of the liquor traffic comes principal tome,between political parties, and bdiering to l« daty wdJ the privilege of Christian Clurthea to come a Cfltm Jndpnent the question beptti, the United KJnvitom Alfisace hss add run I a- stto . to churches to' the ditirat, in order to obtain the opinion of the whecersr Of the ohorchss wore Methodist, 25 ...

... I THE MILAND IRON TRADE IN 1891. q There has been a steady business doing in the iron trade.during the year, and dig prices which, thongha comparatively low, have not been altogether unprof- a 'able. There have been fewer ups and downs in prices d than in the previous year; and the trading has been sa conducted upon a firmer basis. Speculation has a been less prevalent, and failures have been ...

... COMMER.CIAL NOTES. UNITED STATxsn TPADx.-A review of trade in the United States, as reported to Meesrs Dan & 4 Co.,.mercantile agents, Grlasgow, is as follows:- An the end of the year approaches, general trade c slackens, and there is perhaps not more than the usual disposition to defer large trausactions until after stock-taking and the holidays. The holiday tradeis now in full blast, and ...

... C0.11MERCIAL NEMS.! GsAsaew, Thursday Erening. THE Bank directors msed no change in the rate to-day, aud it accordingly remains at 3i per cent. The inquiry for MONRY inl Lombard Street has been very stringent owing to the demands consequent ea tine close of the year, and the Bank has again been very busy, notwith- stading the excessive rate oharged ou its advances. It was reported that ...

... MARKETS.-YEsmDAY. B NAx Cons.-There was but a small attend- .auce, and trade was far from, brisk. English wheat of t fine dry quality was the turn easier; secondary irregular c in price, according to quality and 'condition. English a barley in poor demand; grinding barley unchanged. t Oats, beans, and maize 6d. lower. c BRISTOL COR.-Moderate supply of English wheat, i prices being a turn lower ...

... Pt I -1 P-00 49 'Revago WRECK OF A BARiQ H. A Dover tug sucneeded, yesterday mor nin, in bringing away the crew of the Liverpool brque Warwickebire,, which waa reported to be in aa dsageroue po *jisla in the basnhet i The men, who have had a very narrow escape, and were rescued with diffcultyi. are said to number about 389 The Warwick. hirae was on a voyage from London to Port Louis. with ...

... ?? - - A VIEW- OF : tWERAI TRADE AND CO-KIIERCE .: FOR 1891. c . . I so far as the general trade of the kingdom is oncerned. it cannot be said that results for the past year have been quite satisfactory. At the enme time, there is nothing to be suprised at whl1en U-is considered that trade all through the year was suffering from the efrects of the financial arisis which wvas inatgurated by the ...

... I GERM1AN TRADE WITII THE EAST. It is an indisputable frct that German com- ch d mercial erterprise is ever more and more bent A upon the development of trade with the East, and U that as the necessity for this development becomes U more evident it is obtaining careful consideration. Ti It it equally beyond question that theexporttrade Cc of Germarny with the East las *within a short TI time ...

... SHW~lG INhLLIENC A DUBLIN SHIPPIN( LMSt-YXsTMsDAT S Wind aud.weatber-, Weterly breee;. lear_ a~nd cold. B ,meter.-29 7O. - .-i0i Arr~ived--Foreign. isteamers -Nl.d Fsoreigns sailing- vessels-Nil' Steam- e n, - St Kevin, Curlew, Bob b rs, t Steam ?? Olga, Violet, Irene, frm Holyhead Duke of Leinster from Glasgow; a Thistle, frm Morecambe, Adela, SLeitvim, fom s Liverpool. Sailing ?? Seiling cei ...

... NIE1VW YORK PRICES. HIMPIttrcaS TP'tIMPtetAt.1 Ig N10W YORK. TnURSDAY. M~oney easy. Stocks opened at a fractional advance, and subsequently became soiiva and genet-ally strong; there Ivere some concessions later, but, thle markect closed steady ait about tilea so highest tigures. Cott~on onl spot quiet and 1-16c, a( higlhevi futures declined (in expected increase in I) it crip estimnates, slid ...

... I I .I Suppled by Messrs. Josias Cunninghan & Co. BELFAST, THURLSDAY EVEN Gr H DECEMBV;-ER0 D~~~rJR l 31 8 1891.;: IRIS RSECURITI:S. Buezacrss has been fairly good on the Dublin Stock Exchange to-day, and quotations continue steady. 22a per cent. Console were again done at 351-. Indian 34 per cent. stock dropped i, to 1 064Z; and Bank of Ireland stock rbpeated 325. National Bank shares are E - ...

... I Ie GENERAL AND COMMERCAIA (TELE#P.Ms TEZ0U USZE ?? AND SPECIAL ASEN IZS.) TERRIBLE STORM ANB HEAVY FALL OS SNOW. New York, December 31. A San Fraucisco telegram says that a fearful gate is raging along the coast. At Cascade 28 inches of stow fell in 24 hoars and is lying on the groand to the depth 9f 9 feet. Traffic oa the CentraitPacific Railway is greatly impeded, and a completei blockade ...