... OC- - OM - C- - -IAL FOREIGN COMIME C~L. 1' VJAltlUjl- L;JVP.IMlllfUlflJ cxi ?? AmrIL 12.-The bourse was very strong, toot 1 and t';e highst prices of the day werc almost i0f 4 generally Lssintaucivd. Pevr money 5 per cent. vis 0 rentes gainedl 3Q.. aud 4: per cents. 40c. For 5 account the rise vass 412.c and 2Cc. respcKtively. tv 56 Italian rente iinproved ?? Ottoman, Bank. 18E 5 if. 25c., ...

... LIVERPOOL SHIPPING. A RECORD DAY ON THE MERSEY. i1 An experience probably unique in shipowning c is that of the amount of tonnage which one of our 2 *lrgestcompanies bad in this port on Saturday C last. It comprised the enormous total of 56,000 11L iv'tons, gnd was made up of the following vessels *_ t ; ?? 350 a d saloon, 340 seocnd cabin, and 600 steerage passeni- 1 n gerg, besides £864,825 ...

... HIGH WATER AT UVERPOOL N MorNINo. EvENsio. E[ETOT. N To-day ?? 6 39 714 ?? 12 8 f To-morrow. ?? 746 . . , s. 16 C u Fie or TUESDAY, MAY 2& LD OL wllax-Liverpool, * V . 8 . lmhee ?? of B.. moderate heezn. AC >-sAvl ?? .. .. ?? b &W.X . ?? . .. _. 5neste Ma 6 l oul ~ . . .. . 2_. , l radons.Opono _ ?? eeal ?? 58 Aalans ..la _ ur 7n . ?? _- iadelphsil 88 X efulgent a . ?? .EuelvaPavonias ?? .. ?? ...

... jIRON AND STEEL OISTITUTE. ig '7 PROSPECTS OF THE IRON TR4DE 3 Lt The annual meeting of the members of this ( r, institute was held yesterday in the theatre of Om the Institute of Civil Engineers, Great George- f 0, street, Westminster. At the opening of the o proceedings Sir F. Abel presided, when the es report was read. The document referred to al the satisfactory progress which the ...

... LATEST COMMERCIAL | AMERICAN COTTON. NEWY Yorn, SATUEDAT. e b a et N w Yar cosed quiet The -potnl.rtres closed Ver~y steady at rithout chanC.'- dof 2 to 3 points. TI. spot aalrket Orleans closed easy at tile quo tiljtr closed steady at 2 to 3 J~ins maket lose fir atCharleston, Dtoerpirerts ?? steady- Mvobile and annah wo ere 35dvou 500, ?? 400 bales last year. dLYv. lastweek. 1Y92-93. 2891-92. ...

... 1 BANK RATE, 2 PE1 CENT. 4 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, T asnsa CEvmne. } = . The-inqy -for money wa8 again on a good 4 T 'sale, and owing to the consols settlement further a applittions for ten day lon were made at the 2 . Bank of England, where 2-per cent. was charged. _. y3_ Inthe market 10ns for a day or for aoweek were quoted 14 to 2 per cent. Discount rates were t somewhat steadier, three ...

... ICOMIMERCIAI & MAR TS B&SKx R&TE, 2 PER CzT. i,- IONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FRDAT Evmnxu. Canl monsy-wes-mo plentiful to-day. and loarn. -ti' to-morrow -were usually dealt in at 14 to 1 per cent Three months' Bank bills were dis- counted at 14 per cent, or a trifle over. Business was generally llmited The stock narkets were quiet and somewhat iv- regular in tendency. Realisations played a large ...

... -! R RAr: 2 PIm cZN? :Boxx RATE 2 PER CENT. ,le LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ut SATURDAY ArraOOw. , I Money was hardly lendable to-day, and the price for call loans was nominally A to i per cent. Three months' bank bills were quoted easier at 1 per cent. The stock markets were gesierally inactive and thdull for the most part. Business cannot revive until affairs in the United States improve. The ...

... ILATEST COMMERCIAL IG *_ _ _ _ r- if ?? ?? 11 AMERICAN COTTON. 7' NEW YOMx M AON Y 7, The New york spot market closed quiet ,u,. d chang-ed. Fatur- opened steady, near 4, distant S 5 to 6 points decline; on seeond call values re. vered and closed steady, near months unchanged -to I point higher, late positions unchanged to 2 Points lower, as co wiared -ith Saturday's elose - -PN-cW O-leans ...

... HIGH WATER AT LIVERPOOL. MOsRtN0o. EvENi-NO, Herawe. To-day ?? . ?? 0 ?? 18 8 ?? 0 26 . 0 42 . 1711 FRIDAY, APRIL 20. Wlind-Iverpool, ?? moderate breeze; at Holyhead, 8., moderate. ARRIVED. Avnza 19, Stlernen ?? _.Drammen Alicia ?? Pensscola Miuel Saenz . Huelva Ocean Mail ,. Christianiti, Arson 20. for Maachester Le ?? Calcutta Lines Bros..e. Brderilstadt Electrician s ?? New Orleans Neoo ?? ...

... - .LJ4Is La .5. .L3 X1 tAIJVI4JLJ~~lJ AMEICAN COTTON. I ste Nsw YOBE, TuESDAY. The New York spot market closed steady un- changed. Futures opened quiet 3 points higher; on second call declined 4 to 5 points on opening, 1 clonng quiet at an advance of I Point for near and we, unchanged to 1 point decline for lai. positions. rep New Orleans spot market closed easy, no tion changed. Futures ...

... he dii 1 BRITISH STEAMERS BETWEEN 'u THE n ad OCCIDENT & THE ORIENT. th bi- all To the public, generally, the White Star' ifl flag is only known in connection with tepplrO passenger stetesrnigbetween Liverpool id and New York and the modern type of carg u .ts and live stock carriers in the same trade. dc 2- Anther service of the line, that between London 11 a New- Zealand, will, however, be ...