... SATURDAYS M KSd EOME, COLONTOL, AND FORE IGN WOOL TLADE. LONTDON, Saturday-The arivals of wool in Lon- don foer the week endng 31st Aug-ost hmve been:- Sydney 138 bales, Melbourne 1,031 bales, Queensland 1,7l bales, West Australian 693 bales, New Zealand 2,183 bales, Cape 1.735 bales; total oolonial, 5,906 bales. lnso, Gape mchair 145 bales, and wool from Boulogne 3 bales, Dieppe 20 beles. ...

... NEW YORK STOOK ?PX0IALLY ¶rSLleGEaPEEa j I (2'3033 CUB Own 00327'SPOSIDEIqr New York, Monday. Business at the Stock Brehenge lana 'to-day shown somewhat more activity, the tabs! transactions e.rocsmt- fag to about 202,000 shares, of ?? qel?e one-third ware &gars. The session ins been frregtdar, with a tendency generally to-enrds easier vnliws. The chief fee.tae of the session has hera the ...

... Other Commercial News will be i05nd on -the Sixth Page. H-ONEY A]Dl STOCK M34AETS. BiH 2.j per cant. Fabruary Ist, 1894. 2 per cent. Februar-y 22n1d, 1694. ?? ouit OWT COR3SESPOFl'N ft;i london, Tuesday Evening. There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the 11oney 'Marker. Supplies were, very abundant to-day, and short loans were obtainable at 4 to 4 per cent., althoauii most of the ...

... YSTERDAYSI9DTS. ?? I HUDDERSFIEqLD, Tnesday.:-Pew buyre-- attended'4 this market to-day, and, compiaadtvely sepaki~o little business was done. The sumimer trade is9 nowl over, and- although.,the prices, of ,wopls have been, somewhat re-established -at ..the, London aisas; tuere 'is no die.. Poston othpatfmecants to place orders for future requirements. with the eaception of a few 1 makers of ...

... B0OD OF TRAE RETURNS. I Sept., 1896 ?? 33,1146 Jann~oSep,,1696 316,3568,471 ?? 1893 ?? 30~,16864 , 1895 303,935,714 in894 -. 30,240,461 , 1894 304,638,140 I-r'.on 195 8'1 per cenft. nc o~n 1895., 4'l per cest. Inc. on 1894_ 9-5per cant. I Inc.. on 1894., 3-8 per cent. EXPORTS. (British end a-ish Pnroduce and Manufactures.) Sept., 1896 ?? 19,797,080 Jan~toSep.,1898 160.436,153 ,, 195 ?? 19,461 ...

... IS COQNALAD FOREIGN fMA LE. DESP ATlCHES FROMF LEEDS. SHGI07P9 LATES3T TidingSOF POSTiG AT HEAD OFF'ICE. TO-DA1' (WEDNESD3AY). tPD Contineat of Enrope.-Post at, B ead P.O., until 12.45 and 2.2D pnen. (and daily. except Sundays), ior the night mails froml London; and by 9.0 and, 11.5 pmr. to connert vwit ba mborninrg despraecheo from Loendon. To Anemtia. Be gilum, and Clerneani. via; tstend ...

... FINANCIA Ae'd CoHMCmIL. That the rise in the Bank rate to. 4 per cent. should have at once prompted speculation as to the prospect of an advance to 5 per cent. before the end of the year was perhaps natural enough. The sentiment inspiring such an expectation may be regarded as cxaggerated, but, all things considered, much more I improbable events may happen than such a movement. Money on the ...

... j FTAXCAL AM) CO RDCILX The r~itosiz UovrnS hae. aahmldo~d th*i; Iproject for the establishment of a State Bank, but have signiied their inltention to !persevere 'Withl th~eir . schem~e for the founlding of a C-redit Fgoncier. Now, BI as, the Bank was to have had for ?one of its chief Tm objects to perform the funcetions of a Credit Fancier, at the decisionL to push forward the bill for the ...

... C LONIAL AND FOLRET-N MA LihS. i DEflATCfMrl IPUOW LEEDS. SHOT,~f TN LAT).-T TIMY. OF POSTAG-ExC~ AT 1HE-) OF1'iCF. 'I Cn ` i-ici P t 1 ead PAI. until 12.45 li~il 2.30 !-Il. (an!-J ki d liv k'1-riT i~da fir Tile 1.14 'tt i'-o''i 1 nIllnitt en lv SO cii .i 11.15ici. titF nan ~'t in I nd jtV~4~- i~~ 9i3 v'II(!o CI-CP:Snidx-.y Tnst 'i4 L~c EzpuinA lv Tm-cru IaJ '.G.P 0..1 'In) Tt'.inis 1¾- Frel ...

... 'OIY )D STOCK MARKETS. I lii, 1 4 per cent. October 13th. 1898. I BANE BATC pgr cent. January 19th, 1399. S 2DM COce OWN C0ORitESONXDE'.fT.l 4 Tondon. Saturday Evening. c The Money Market thlis week has been subjected 9 to a cc-cage as suodden and substantial as it was on- u expected. lp to Thursday gre-at Cbbundance of funds C was exper-end ,bnd apparently no effect had been S produced br ...

... iLSIA2 M AI N m S. LONDON COLONIAL WOOL SALES. (L'SlF Oi' li-lE bEl3ES. NL'OiN.S B e@(i ,. Februan- 1st. ,-> ^7 * i^- '' (Fltnail v;ol s-asm. the current ona *, ^.t. t'e I-Ih Javuaty cgic 10o a Ciil - (v --I ui-:'ojad :idvanco of iully 5 -xi '.0' la ' !XIt year. the ilnarket. rnn; 2g On;or Fri Mt' the seriee. ens a firm and - Later-, simc irrenlayit- has from, time a:e :pnceu. w-'el.'i.s ...

... MONEY AND STOCK MARTKET. BAN= 1A 3L, per Cent. Mtay 26'ffi 1903. 3 3 per cewit. Jzea 14tih, 1900. BANK OF EN&LANND RETURN. ISSr DEPkRTMMT3. Dr. Cr. 90e Issaed ?? Z48.755,750 Gocernentflebt ?? gtt015.OlE0 Other~ ?? S.759.900 Gold Cloin & Bulieon.. 30,98,760 £454,755,750 BANKUNG DrBP.RTSrNn.. Cpital ?? . oenen 5.ritleg. 20,I508,38 Rest ?? . Z.581.817 Ot.her emleies 30 50.535.904 Pablic Deposie, ...