... 2 p.m.—American quiet, and prices easier. Egyptian neglected, and quotations reduoed 1-16—100. East Indian quiet, unchanged. Sales, 7000. Futures easy, decline. December, 15-64 ...

... London, Monday Evening. The City welcome to the C.I.V. prohibited anything in the shaps of business the Kaffir and other markets to-day, and consequently there is little or nothing to report to the state of the market. Rand Mines fell i, and Ferreira Deep, Goldfields, Goerz, Chartered, and others are each down 1-16. Now Heriots, the other hand, have risen i, and Mashonaland and New Primrose 1 ...

... VALUES TEND DOWNWARDS. London, Wednesday Evening. Although prices in the Kaffir market have been somewhat irregular, there has been Dut a very small amount of business transacted, and the movements on balance are of only a fractional description generally. A rather lower tendency, however, has been shown, nxeept for issues, for which small demand existed* table Reel and.Rh*desift Exploring ...

... IJTTLE BUSINESS'DONE. WESTRALIANS WEAK. London, Movements in the Kaffir market have been extremely small during the day, there being very little business. A firm tone has, however, been maintained, and near the finisii a somewhat hardening tendency was developed, Band Mines jumping up i, to 39|. Boodepoort Mainreef and South Bose Deep have risen J, and Knights and Simmer & Jack East 1-16. ...

... 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 ...