... MrnA;aN COrTizraS: DiBTRicT BAnx.-'The annual ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the Midland Counties jjistrict Bank was held yesterday morning at Nottinghama-The Chairman (Mr. T. HlijII in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said they might eongratulate themselves upon the busi- ness of the past year. it was satisfaetory to know that they had earned suffirlient pro-fi ...

... MARNETS. CORN. ( LONDN (Ts Brrio. - heat: This -woek's 7 tradng as nded o vey htleimprtacewhich is mosly scrbedto he pledidwar wethr which c previledthroghou theweek an azsumau prompted.5 conumrs f reeasifageeralyto buy from hand a to mosz-tb. Dangincargoes wore, as a result., kept d in abe~yancoe, espeilyfr -white descriptions,, of which c none have. been secue so far this -week. The only I ...

... LLO'YD'S SHIPPING NEWS. TatD MAILS. ADnLASDR, Aug. 20.-The Victoria, froma London for Sydney, arrived E ADElN. Aug- 20.-The Egypt for Bomay and the Konig, from Natal, arrived. AVOea0mot'rT Doe4:s, Aug. 20. - The Lycid, froa Montreal ar Baxnanoiss. Aug. 20.-The Ebro, from &cat,,,toN arrived ; the Ortnoco left. BO xB.&Y, Aug. 19.-The Bengal, from Aden, arrivea yeesterday.-Aug. 20: The Coromandel ...

... . A LULL r. BU5SINESS NzW. YOR9E, Mar 5.-W hile tlere continues to be a free exrpcession of confidence in the existing businets conditions generally, as well as in the outlook for the fuxture, ittan scqarcely be said that the situation is . altogether sarisfaceor'. L;st year the trade of the United States attained unprecedented proportions, and a mnodlerate reaction in the movrement of prices ...

... AMERICA-N MARKETS. NKE4W YOR-K STOCK =. CHANGL_ Nsw Yoss, July 122-To-day's Stock market has been moderately active, with business vary, unevenly dzate'ibutedL The total transactions amount to about 1304,000 6hares~,Union. leading with 54,000. The session opened rather heavy owing to disap- pointment regarding the pinices cabled froma London Bears were buyiog'but htale, and there was an ...

... PUBLIC COMPANIES, SAMIEL HEATH & SONS. LAMENTABLE STATE OF THE BEDSTEAD TRADE,` The ninth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Samuel Heath and Sons was held yesterday, at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham; -Mr. Joseph Hilks (chairmnan) ?? report showed an avail- ible balance of £3,601 l9s. 2d., and it was proposed to pay the preference dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. for the ...

... 0EY A-ND STOCK MAARKRS. Dr ?? ?? Y*xzQS=r Srsc; Dj~z ?? - ?? JV1LY 123 FURTHER LARGE GOLD EFFLUX. 3 ly arot (a CrIrTY COPn3rNnDSTnvi LosNDos. Wednesday. [ The strength of the Continenital enquiry for i 4old was again much in evidence on the open I mnarket and a further £228,000 in French coin was withdrawn from the central institution. making an,1 ?? on balance in the week ended to-day of 3 ...

... MONEY AND STOCK MAKt. &a.im r EniLANDr Esa (JANUA5, S -I; 4; | WoaTeiofGlTY ?? ?? a 2?, 22 ES CON TLNUED FIRMNESS OF HOME RAILWAYS. [FzRn OUs CRer Coaaxrcenn LeNwox, Thursday. This morning saw the closing of the lisits for the -National War Loan, subscriptons to band from the country bringing up the rear. No details regarding the extent of the applications have yet emanated from the Bank, but ...

... .Bl1iroinXafms Friday Evening, IN all parts of the country tbe holidays appear to have extended over the greater part of the week, and the amonnt of busm6ia wihch. has been transaeted is exceedingly smalL The prevailing tone bas been dall. The uncertainty as to vakes, combined with the high cost of production due to dear fuel and high wage, continues to place a check upon the heavy metal ...

... i DIARY OF MIEETINGS FOR mis WEE. i {From the eldzIy-, Intcigence.) To-DAY. Anglo-Canadian Gold Estates-Winchester House, 12. Elmore's German and Austro-Hungarian Metal, Win- cbester House, 192. Hrarpstead Electric Supply. London and British Columbia Goldfelds - Cannon Street Hotel, 12. London and Paris Securities-Winchester Hose, 12% Newbury and North Fife Railway-Perth, 12/2_. New ...

... WsFLrNGcroet, August 17.-Mr. Seddon, the Pta-e mier and Colonial Treasurer, n, deliering his budget i9 statement to-day. annou-cfed a record balanle Cr a.mounting to £60&.000 'The reserve, he statei. fr amounted to £5,700,000G, and the expenditulre to - 25,140,000, leaving a. surplus of £560,0OO, exclusive 50 of £i45,000 from the prex-iolis year. All heads of *e- yelue had exceeded the ...

... THE AEUSTRALIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY. Mor. W. Cook, the English poultry export, who is at present visiting the Australian colonies, recently said, in the course of an intcrviewv ?? the representative of a Sydney paper, that there never was a time when l *more interest was taken in poultry in almost every I part of the world than at present. England particu- larly, during the past fiftoen or ...