... WEEKLY REPORT. [Specially Contributed to the Courier.] Dundee, Saturday, June 23, 1900. Business the local Exchange during the past week has again been brisk, and there are a good number of transactions to report. Corj>oration Stocks, Dundee Water Annuities were bid for at 326, but none offered. Police Debenture changed hands at 115|. Shipping shares, Gem Lines were done s|, and this price is ...

... The Traveller's Troubles. Every Anglo-Saxon who visits the Continent suffers from the insufficient length if the hotel bedsteads. Germans and Frenchmen are, as a rule, Jhorter than Britishers and Americans, and ionsequently they use shorter bedsteads. would be quite right, provided the bedheads were to be used only by short but the hotel bedstead which is expected to be used by Anglo-Saxons ...

... LATEST MOVEMENTS. Thursday Evening. The following are the latest Continental rates of exchange on London as cabled to-day: Previous day. Tu-dav. Paris, cheques, 25.101 Berlin, cheques. 20.46J 20.46 Berlin, days'wigiit, 20,44 20.44 Berlin, months, 20.25 Hamburg. sight, 20.45 Frankfort, short, 20.441 Vienna. sight, 240.65 Amsterdam, short. A met'dam, cheques, 12.06 12.06| Antwerp, ...

... London, Friday Evening. The tone of the Kaffir market has been good bnt quiet all day, there has been very little fall in prices. Towards the close, however, rumour as to the death of the Czar slightly affected prices, which, after having improved somewhat earlier, closed most without change on last night's prices. Kami Mines fell 1-16 on the day, did also East Bands, after touohing On the ...

... LADYSMITH RELIEF DISCOUNTED, OPERATORS SPECULATING ON BRITISH TROOPS' NEXT MOVE. Glasgow, Thursday Evening. Certainly there wa.e much rejoicing in the Glasgow Stock Exchange over the relief of Ladysmith, but, hinted in the Courier what would be the case, values did .not advance for Land and Mining shares. The glad tidings had been discounted, but the impression a goodly number hold is that if ...

... DUNDEE GOODS NEW YORK. phenomenal holiday trade, burlaps nominally firm. [Specially Contributed to the Courier.] New York, December 23, 1899. The wholesale market las displayed no special feature since la3t report. The near approach the of the year and the distraction of stock-taking which is almost universal at this season, of the year, has had the usual effect curtailing sales to certain ...

... • • 1 Tuesday Evening. Under the influence of further favourable hews from South Africa and assurances as to the Pekin Legations, the Kaffir market opened with a very firm tendency this morning. The best prices have not been maintained, but there has been a considerable amount of business during the course of the day. Rand Mines and Qold Trust have both improved 3-16, Simmer & Jack J, and East ...

... Edinburgh, Saturday. Buaiaeea done. Buyers. fciell're. Caledonian D«f, — 47 47± London. Chatham, & Dorer. 23) i 25i North British, - 37± 37 j NJB. Ordy. Praf_ 834 - - Caledonian 4X Deb.. 13W — — North British 31>. n. Delx, 1032 — — West Highland 3£ Deli.. — — 100 Canadian I'auittc »IJO siiaroa, — 99J 998 Uraud Trunk Ordinary. — 8l 8$ Rniad Trunk Ist Pref. 5 p.c* — 92 P2i Grand Trunk 2d Pref.s ...

... CHARMING STORY OF LOVE AND FINANCE. SUMMARY OF OPENING CHAPTERS. falter and Mazey Baresecker conspire to float a gold mine ocmpany on the London market. The ' es »re to be from one pound upwards, and to get number taken by his rich friends. . 's known in town 9 a millionaire. Amongst these s w hom he intend* to he counts Mrs Kitty the wife of a wealthy Stock Exchange man, and a who allows to ...

... KAFFIES STRONG. WESTRALIAN ADVANCES. London, Saturday. Notwithstanding the fact that the attendance in the house has been small and business restricted, the Kaffir market has again been strong. The movements, however, except in a few cases, are not extensive. The feature has been further advance of «£1 per share in Ferreira. Angelo, French Rand, and Wemmer* have risen i, Gold Trust, Matabele ...

... PRICES DECLINE. London, Tuesday. The acute state of affairs in China has again had a rather depressing effect on the course of prices in the Kaffir market. slight rally took place durirj the forenoon inquiries being made for some of the leading shares, but this was not long maintained, prices quickly falling off again. The closings mark small declines the day in many cases. West Nicholson ...

... [Specially Contributed to the Courier.] TtTESDAT. The improvement in the trade noticed Friday been quite ihaintained since, and values have all a hardening tendency. .Jute ' itself has been dealt in here to a considerable extent, and, with stronger advices from Calcutta, lias advanced from 15s to 20s a ton, and this has, no doubt, caused spinners to raise their limits. .But, in addit on, there ...