... Courier. LARGEST MORNING CIRCULATION IN DUNDEE SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1900. The position of affaire in China is admitted in British official circles to be very grave. It is believed that the Powers will not raise objections to Britain's proposals that Japan should land a sufficient force in China to quell the disturbances—in fact, it rumoured that an agreement has been arrived at between Japan and ...

... LOWER PRICES FOR KAFFIRS. London, Monday Evening. There has been very little doing in Kaffirs all day, the tendency being towards lower prices owing to the entire lack of support which prevailed, satisfactory 9 from Macdonald notwithstanding. There are few features to record, falls of to 1-16 being marked in a largo number of shares, while Rand Mines fell 7-16 below Saturday's closing prioes ...

... SCOTTISH RAILWAYS LEADING. Glasgow, Tuesday Evening. Scottish Railways led the way in the Glasgow Stock Exchange to-day, London coming a strong buyer, especially of North British. This Company's prospects are viewed most favourably, and, pointed out last week, the traffic increase for the current half is double that of the competing line, the Caledonian. The British Company is gaining in ...

... Paris, Saturday. The market was quiet and firm at the open, ing, but some buying caused a slight advance, which was maintained to the close. Ris&— Trench Three-and-a-Half Per Cent. Rentes 10c., Italians 15c., Egyptian Unified 25c., Brazil Four Per Cent. 10c., Turkish Tobacco If., Banque De Paris 5c., Credit Lyonnais 18f., Cape Copper sf„ ind Tharsis sf. Fall—French Three Per Cent. Rentes 7c., ...

... [Specially Contributed to the Courier.] Tuesday. A fair day-to-day business has been reported in the Jute branches of the trade since Friday, and values have all firming tendency. 40-inch Hessians, both in ordinary and in the finer makes, seem most wanted at the moment and for delivery, say, in a month, very full rates are obtained. Outside widths to 60-inch are not in so much demand, and can ...

... MARKETS FIRM. EXPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER. [SrECiAL Cablegram to the Courier.] Calcutta, Oct. 1, 1900. The market for Baled Jute is firm. Balers are holding off on account of smallei supplies. The price of Baled Jute, first marks, is 31r. Ba. per bale free alongside vessel this and (or) next month. The maiket for Hessian cloth is firm. The price of Hessian cloth, 10 oz. 40 in., is llr. 4a. per 100 ...

... [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 ...

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... BUSINESS OF SMALL DIMENSIONS. NO SPECIAL FEATURE IN MARKET. Glasgow, Wedneeday Evening. news that rebellion of Colonial Dutch had broken out, and was spreading south from Griqualand West, of course caused flutter among stockbrokers, but the opinion was that the worst to the worst, General Roberta would soon put it down. On the whole, stocks opened firm, bat the business passing was of small ...

... STIRLING & A JLL6-~Tliiir sday. Maodonald, & Co., Limited, 91' fat cattle, **3 fat store cows, calves, and 2 pigs their weekly sale here today. Fat cattle were shown larger numbers, and extra good show of bullocks of quality, many pens exceptional merit being on offer. There was a crowded attendance of buyers from all quarters, and all through the sale a most animated demand waa experienced, ...

... The Parish Minister. —At a meet- I ing of the Presbyteiry of Forfar yesterday, the trials of Rev. Robert M. Watson, who has been elected to the and parish of Clova, were unanimously sustaine i, and Thursday, 20th inst., was fixed for the date ordination and induction, the officiating clergymen to the I{ev. Robert Hall, Rescobie, and the Rev. John Weir, Forfar. ...

... DUNDEE, Tuesday.—The Stork and Dreadnought lauded light supplies. Haddocks, to 225; 1 do., 12s 18s; codlings, 12s; lemon soles, 45s to 50?; plaice, 30s to 355; whltinjs, 8s 10s; ood, 2s 8s each. ARBKOATH, Tuesday.—Fifteen yawlß and a few small boats proceeded sea to-day, and returned with catches as follows:—From one-half two boxes haddocks, and from two to four boxen codliqgs. Prices of ...