... PUBLIC COMPANES. S. WARD (LIMITED). The following is the fifth annial report of the share- holders ;---Ydar directors have pleasure in mubmittiun to you the fifth annual statement, showing the result of the year's trading. The net profits of the trading, togeter with the income from properties, bank interest, and transfer fees, amount to the sum of £5,647. Ss. Sd. The profit and losftaccoiunt ...

... THE BOOT TRADEV WAR. The strife in the boot and. sho industry between employers ia d employed grows more keen and bitter every day, and both 'sides are in ~hopeles-s disagreemenitI as to the main principles upon which the industry shall- be condacted. A whole series of fresh and complicated proposals have bean introdaced, which add enormousltto the difficulties in the way of successful ...

... LONDON GAZETTZ.-AEn 16. THE BANKRUPTCY ACTS 1883 AND 1890. RECEIVING ORDERS. SAMUEL IJAES COLEBy, trading as Coleby and Co., residing at Lower Westwick ¢;treet, trading at Water- man Yard, St. Margarkt's,' both Norwich, currier. THoM.As JOSEPH MELLONIE, Warwick Road and Derby Road Station, Ipswicb, coal merchant. EVAN Joxxs, ]9eater4 lHotel, Aberayon, Cardigan- shire, lately Talbot Hotel, ...

... Wpmw Yolm, October 19. -Trading on to-day's Stock market, confined within narrow limits. consisted most part of profes- atonal saes to secure profits. The undertone -was weaker, owing to unconfirmed rumours of the probable export of gold fin fulfil- meat of a special European order. The declines. in quotations, however, were insignificant; Government bonds were steady, and Railroad bonds ...

... B A\KRU'CY PROCEEDINGS. RC Joints EMI ?? Cannefi, 1.of 123 Willis gtre et, ,Alshtd,,~ frirtuerly trading as .iutns Cannell and Co-,I at 39 D, Los or I lurst itee 1Brnninghiam, tailor and out- litter.-1'lte fir-t tlisfiitin.t ?? crfic'ttre in this matt~r was held yesterday, t-Okre, Mr. Luake .J. Sharp 1,ofticial ?? lbse sttilel ?? affabirs shows liacibtiesl -P55l. 3d. S. and asset 155. 2.The ...

... AMERICAN MAREETS. INew Yonx, November 22.-Although London sold mode. rately the local security market was little .influenced by the t-rthereugs~ementfo~rexporuf$o,65O.0. worth of goldl,'making a total of $4,650,000. which will go out by to-morrow's steamers. IThe total export of gold for the week amounts to $7,410,003. exports is explained by the fact that most of the week's ship- menus ...

... COMPANY MEETNGS. BIRMINGHAU HOUSEHOLD SUPPLW. ASSOCIATION. The twenty-first sanual meeting of' the shareholders of tbe Birmingham Household Supply Association'ts held at the stores, Corporation Street, yesterday . ?? G. T. Bloomer presided: anid the other directors present' were Messrs. J. C. Lord, B. Tilsley, and J. C. Dixon.'-'- The report has already been published in the Dasl.' Pos, and ...

... I WN~DON GRAIN (TEW BALICo). 1Wnxsx.-Thetasgo markeet cotiues inactive, &nd sltbouah¶,1 1kmerican bdvlcen showsome wroeent, there is very lttle jebange Inthe genital BItUatl Sellersnrefairly stedy, but the demand is insignicant, and no actual bids have been recorded Cal~fornian arrived per KelatieLlem Ii.. Californian onpassag selles= 2da. to 2se.- 6d. Novsember.DrmersdDcebrI January 17s. 3d. ...

... THE U, NITED STATES FINANCES. SECRETARY CARLISLES REPORT. (C-~raz P ifrsezerani.) IAW A aSS, Lecenbe16.-Mr. Secre'ar'sCarlisle's report on the Untrredt States fianauces wras preserterd to the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Carlisle reports that the excess of expenditure over receipts durinm 1895 amounted to $43,000,000., as against £70,000,000. in 1894. The customs receipts for the ...

... STATE -OF THE SKILLED LABOUR MARKET. I The following memorandum has been prepared by thb 3Labour Department of the Board of Trade for the Bsrd iof Trade Journal, and also (with additions) for the - ahoeoscr GoazetM:-Ini most ef the principal indastria emnployment was better in ?? ber than in October. ;1 On the whole, there is a distinct improvement as con. pared with the ?? period in 1894, the ...

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... TRADE REPORTTS I NOBRTH SvArFoDSHw h IBot TRADL.-The' of the ftished-iron trade is, on the whole fa a-, Lfactory, and there seems every posbabi ity thbg l a works close for the Christmas holidays stuckz. -h c.. a large number of orders will be left or. the bos so there will be a good slart left when opete ion. r resumed in the new year. Just now ssd ' department is quiet, and will doubtless ...