The Times from London, Greater London, England • Page 11

THE TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1904 and City line on February 1. There is an advance of each In London and North Western to 14arJ and Metropolitan to 87 each in Caledonian Deferred to 28 and South EaMem Deferred to 51 tn North Eastern Comots to 137 each in Great Eastern to 80 and Great Central Preferred to 24; and each in Chatham Ordinary, to and North British Deferred to 40. The A Kmc an Ka ii.eoad Market shared in the better feeling which has prevailed in all department. Prices at the opening were well abOTe New York closing parity, and continued to improTe during the morning, the chief support coming from local operators, although there were aome purchase on Continental account. After Wall prtce were received in the aftcrnoo Troin Ci)t Ctmrs of 1804.

on dat. 1C. THE fT. JAiOBV PARK GHOST. It waf not onr intention to hare said any thins tins tMi ihmrt, had we not been in TPf3r.re urpd to renew the subject in car vindication, of our fellow journalUts, Saturday, sharped us with being conjurors." br our maaif $jUs.

we had etmptrrd up without a bead, and stationed its haunts 1 TV The following are the rates f. money current on the principal foreign markets ink Oven I fir nk Om Rarest, Kau.atartot, Paris JTS if bftadrid aadf Berth, and) T.aB iahl 4j Oarm.at 4 I 2 Baahphom.f PenkplaceaJ 5 5 Amsterdam a) r't Lw, i 3J raaaals 8 3, jTepwhaaan 4 Viaaaa. 3J 2 iStockbol. 4 Bona d. Chrlstiaam 4 ItalUat 5 4 BhaT 6 Wplaci Cdcatte 6 St.

Petariburj 4 nom. 1 I miand for the appearance of an unmttth figure. Park, in the dead of the night, had tained in the final dealings, there is still a rise of uivmenq a per cent, ior uie in Baltimore Common to R2! in Union i 1 among the fluard, pmo to 81 each in Chesapeake to The directors of the Tndrm arrl Provincial ginned much Tff T4v to'l'l. the Preferred to 72. i and General Insurance Company (Limited, BHBS 1 rE3 M.fflTlaS?? Central to I x.d..

Norfolk Osnm mjnmnend. an addition of 15,000 to the reserve I hg 80, Reading Second Preferred to 31. Southern na payment of a dividend or per loiw. Ir.ited Ktutes Steel Common to tax free, making with the 5 per cent, paid 11 the Preferred to v.d.. and Wabash Pre on 1 toUl payment of 10 per cent, for the femxl each in Pennsylvania tool, and Mr oU eolation Southern Common to 21 each in Atchison The directors of the Ocean Marine Insurance Treasury depoeita Common to Erie Common to 2UJ.

the First Company (Limited) recommend fhe payment of Private deposits ixunsvuie to ana M. ram v. per snare, neir.g s. oti. per snare aiviaena.

This shows eacn in ortnem neeunties to 22, and Reading Common of Consols, with the corresponding week of Gate and BulHoa I 31,988,418 Total Rsmtt 463 21,61 l.t0 Jfotas in Gbenlatioa 3, 4 14,065 Total Dspoatta 49.127.728 SarSaeat' 45.05.740 Bank Hal of OiaeooaU 4 pr cocf, I 4 por cent. Optaj Markot ditto par oaot. BA d. On Bis Mi KU Avorags Pries of Waasi 1 28a. 6d.

24a. lid. Onr Paris Correspondent telegraphs that the i principal figures in the return of the Bank of France are as follows TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EPF TIES. PW. 10 Direct U.S.

Cable 3 in" us Eastern Estansioo II IH TJ 11 78 Jiat.TVepk.,Daf. 77 66 77 80 Tf 80 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES. 39 AJIjotjp. S8 41 39 41 41 Rolokow.lShrs. i UrVPrit.

Elec. Trac. UJ 11J IH 11? llf llf Ut tt "ft tl IWS 1.. It tm. JOi M1iflK.

MS 72t SSHE" sar, 10BC X. BrtSWv lt? A 9ft 99) Kortk Eatm. 11S, no, isa. sh: riTwmrh. iMtroMit.

is roi Sanbm. 4 1154 a Earths i. Ord. .30 13 13 13j 131 1 13 8aI t7i 804 87 8a 8 ifi HI lit HI Sfgiagg Bmnr Prrp. nraadT jrf.hcve.1.

that, at a late hour on Satnrday tW UMa rntrrc1 the Pirn age walk. Si pstrded it for several hours, in hope that be meet the figure. hrn. he truvtctl, he tvcnl'd deteet "ie jersin. who.

flinmsh wanton endeavouring 80 alarm the neigh hotir i The whole nigtit. nowever. passeo away, hi hciir able to make anv discovery. Irderd. it aprear.

thai gjx OtaUri had reached the err, 1 in the FVrk. and that she Iber, re hade adieu to hernigntty 3,440,3,000 1,388,738,000 188,353,000 UnO, EXPI)RATieN, kr. (Sham folly paid, except where stated.) DH.MO!TO. Rr.Pf.,19t Cons. Baltfontem.

I 20 29s. Cd. 30a. fid. 281 28 K.

f. Jsa. 7. .12,000 Preferred kal, in censoqv TtVla't tin it i said, that this otfen was inwards of a week ago, when it was im ill! one o'clock in the morning, to nJV with ajoleoin griit. from the Cockpit door to ttCartal pol srhether it aitera ards vanished in he sir, or sunk into the water, the informant 4 rot say.

It wii no; until the other day. that (. old women about the Tark were able to ivetnit for the ghott apjaranee. and they now llect. that, about sivteen years ago.

a ieaat murdered his wife in the Park, by cutting head, and thev therefore the RL Antofap.sU to 100, the Debent totha 10 Argentine North Eastem Ordinary The oBefW of Uie 6narda did not think it worth while To this tale of horror, till (j. had reason to believe that the story had Bade some impression on the minds of some of soldiers. AotKanllhgVi yevtcnhiy at one the Ad. man; of the t'oldstream Rcgi artt wcr.f to the orderly room, at the Horse Hoards, and sent for Oror.c.K of the IGth OsbPv. for the pnrrose of interrogating him pecting the jjfevf.

as if w.v said that he was SOCm AFRICAN EXPLORATION AND LAND. iclo fl Rob. fT Tpw. Est. sad, S.

A. Q. 4 Tnui. O.M. 2J TroB 4 1 1ft Trsrt.

Dsees Vsr'nirine, 1 414,583,000 4SmAm OcaaamCns'lK Tr.Gd. 225 the interim dividend of 2s! per sb7re raid in Sf. in eo? ahoZ 0, 2 SRli, 'SSiiftlLS ACinc naiiwav snares rose lto, 'I le renort of the I ondon anr Pivine 1 Rant of metal oorw Uf. r.f ova nmf In 121. Grand Trunk Second and Third Preferences (Limited) for the half Tear ended December 31 decrease of and" 7.000f.

ii to 95 and 4.1, the First to lll.and the Ordi states that the gross profit, after making provision silver, a decrease of V. IS i. 4 uuuuuui uis ana aeaucung remw Have received the followinc notce iisi' aiexican itaiiway rirst frelerence advanced i to on hills not due, and including the amount i conseon of th u. 1 A stirlin. tk irti.

brought forward, is 317,762. and, after deduct 1 director pf tb TrwtSt Exscotors. and 1 ason. 4 i Lsnras rr. Buenos Ayres Great Southern to 131, Buenos customers, there remains a Ayres and Pacific, to 109, Rosario to the The directors recommend Deferred to 79.

and the Seven per Cent. Prefer 1 of 18 per cent, ner annum. sobs if in central inrorae put to reserve lurid, nusine it to JBlf73.000. in 1 per Cent. Debenture vested (in a separato account) in 1,617,047 Is.

3d. i STOCKS A YD SH RES stock An snnra. i Pa. G. Geolone.

RhodiaG. M. 7s. fid. Dc.Ex..

Zf, Zaabosia, 1 1J TRANSVAAL GOLD. 6 BJ Jumpers. 3 lrinosss Robinson. 9" 1 gjj ns a balance of g. rjepo.u win clossd on Saturdsv, January Crowa Reef.

17 17? M. Rf. 1 Salirv. a dividend at the rate fc of the fnnpr, Driefonfin. 4 4 JtsT.

4 44 Sim AJaek, li nm, tax free 10,345 is Durban 5j 5J Merer Fteya BsC. aj 3 1 e. ich Consols taken at 8T) 10.000 is aorjlied in reduc rgentine North Eastern Ordinary Debeu tion of freehold and leasehold prerrdses SI, the boan bonds to 32. Buenos Ayres 5.000 nlac ed to ohVerV nenion and Mfasttar Southern Preference to 127. the Deben 1 fund and 36,211 carried forward.

The directors The next Settlement in Consols will begin on 0o. Buenos Ayres and Pacific First i have written down the bank's holding of February 1 and end on February 3. The next tne lis. M. Con sols from 90 to 80 by a Settlement in Railway and Foreign Stocks, Goeh (K per tent, traasfer from the provision for losses and con bffgiu on Janua26 and end on January 28.

Neman, lJ IVeference to 103, the Second dio Se ond Debenture to 101, Rosario Four ditto to 102. Buenos Avres Western to 127. the market value than th. .4 i ih iTTn The following is a statement of the openingand Jubilee, 4J 4J Debenture to 102. Cordoba and Rosario Income to sheet.

Brauches have' been opened at Brighton closing quotations of the undermentioned securt TRANSVAAL GOLD (Dscr T.cvi:j. 47, Entre Rios Pr ference to 60. and Southern and Finsburv Th hn.lajh.f hn ties, toret her with the onoUtions at which they 1 Anrelo 2 Jupiter. 21 .1 Ko Deep. 7J Debenture to 99 in ditto Ordinary Current, deposit, and other accounts.

12,931,698, closed yea torday and the prices at which they Eonaaza, 21 23 Klin 1,1 Simmer lji 2i as of railway and other Southern (1900) against 12,927,548 cash at head office, branches, were made up N.B. In ths whose issues one buoyant, with acUre I similar sum; investments. 3.906,215. against I support from the Continental bourses. The latest awi.ni.us, and loans, advances, bills discounted, 1 goring quotations are the latest obtained np prices, wnicu were nir Diueai wvenev, snow a nw igamw o.uiwi, past 4 on all nays except rsaiuroav, The report of the York City and County Bank Pnc? obuined at 1 ociock.

ing Company (Limited) states that, after making nr. mstx that 1 had wae rav wish to have otwred that the fipire was dres SB red rpotf between eaeh ah and fifure, appeared to 1 earth, at the toajLtto h. I Brazil JL. wj v.o I to 16, in Buenos Ayres Meff tT atTected by the sight. The and i in Ieopoldina to 5J.

tentral I and agenU, 1,718,033, against ditto valHbtfr attended, and declared his readiness ruguay eoenwire icn 1 10 at can and short notice, 700,000. against 't iniiii 01 wnar ne nao aireaay 1 i. stated. TS. is a eonv of a Heelaratinn 4.i.'.v tnmx xnU mile and siened Iwforr I.

of 3 each in Japanese and 1902 to 77 and 8J Ill in Chinese 1890 to 99, 1 in the Railway bonds I do ileWaly declare, that, whilst on guard at the 1 to anrt paoh in the SilvPr loan t6! TEt Hocse. 00 or abont the 3d imrant. about half Sixes to 10U. and Russian Fours to 971. South in ucmann.

ana eioseu to 5 nigner. Argentine 18S6 at ditto 1897 to 1900 at 77, ditto Funding at 102, ditto Water at 92J, ditto Rescission at 78f, Brazil 1889 at 77. ditto 1895 at ditto Western of Mmas at 87 Greek 1881 and 1884 at 42 and 41, Peruvian Corporation Debenture at 87, Portuguese at 62, Spanish Fours at 86, and Turkish Unified at 861. Italian Rente fell to The general Mimno Market was and market prices, and for this purpose they ha' featureless. K10 1 into rose I to at.d Mysore 1 transferred to the credit of the investment hfctotHt but Broken Hill Proprietary fell 1 account 56,000 from the reserved surplus fund.

tolTV. In Western Australian companies there leaving the amount of that fund standing at Perseverance1 to If, Ivanhoe to 8f. and Oroya Brown Hill to and 6d. in Great Boulder to Among West African issues Wassau to Amalgamated i to and I 1,. ivhilgt mveves i the time.

and. being tbnm half war. and ratff firitlhad'aeen. Wwoairder; Jaa. IS.

1804. To the declaration of we have to add another, connected with the subiect. and which 27s. 61 i equally genuine has ri! provision for bad and doubtful debts, the nrofits of the past year amount to 158,148 which, with BRmBH AND INDIAN GOVERNMKVT STOCKS forwartl from the ast account. makes 187.500.

The directors recommend a I 1 idend. tax free, of 12s. per share, of which I I roatnn hailwats U' 0i tLlinrtTfuf 15HH Gedold. tV PrhDrose.N.,Si Violet 2, 2j I V.emrr.er.! 'J c' and SHT II 5 West Rand Mir i LOty aad .1 Forces, lj )( Am iio, 9 I as "aty. JRj 1 SnSaafK Lino la 2S 2Siiuilams A iiy, 11 ii kbkwckuss sd iMnTiw.amEs.

I Citr Dwp, 21 I Lauglte.rJp..li2,;S.Geld.Derp.lS2i Alt. I Crown 12 31 S. Knights, i 1 K. vb.n,,. HkaKht orsoare 1 Driefontein.

1J 2 1 Noure 4 S. Nourse. 2i 2. la Dafc, OS4SM Fret latest FTeDohRaDd.l titl Band" Villaee ilp I 94 WoWOaiabilrWt: Or4 nu 10 104 KaKt 1 11 1I.M. Reef.

71 75 aj luj 8J 2 21 3 Ferreira. 'JO CO, N. Gednld. 2 2 Vrn Km. 31 oeeirtruis.lj AND BRITISH CORPORATION SECURITIES.

per share was naid in July, and the transfer of 12.980 to credit of Consols account, reducing the price to 87 per leaving 18,520 to be carried forward. The continued depreciation which has taken place in the leading investment securities 01 tne ountry has decided the directors heir investments to the present ii Eft I c. heretrr declare, that wbiiart on rnard behind the Ahbontiakoon to pa Aran art ho fto tie best of rnv recollection about In the SotTH African Market De Beers 8aM mU aco, heard, at twelve ociock at nipht, a I Preference rose to 19, the Deferred A to 20 proceeded Sem rrrusi stance 1 from the nndow of Anglo French I'Txploration to 3, Consolidated i Voice err orrt Brinr I ''d Fields to Oi. Johannesburg Consolidated tf i.1 br.c me a The last sentrnee waa to 2i Oceana Consolidated to lyV, anawd a .1 feeble aid so changeable tone of voice, Trust A to 5, Transvaal Consolidated fa to 4, opper to my proposal, rdthongh I KmeaawlvJ 44 ind 7milM.ia. J.

to I In Sub branches have been opened at narrow on ciumoer, tteoiington, Bumopneld, Croxhill, and Trimdon Grange. The report of the National Discount Company (Limited) states that; after making provision for bad and doubtful debts, tho gros.s profits of the nan year enoeo irecemncr amount to which, with the balance brought forward, gives a total of 102,134. After providing for all charges, including income tax and directors' and auditors' remuneration, and reserving 38,833 for rebate of interest on. bills not matured, there remains a net profit of 50,996 for appropriation. It is proposed to apply to tne payment or a dividend at to see the person i leaving a balance of to be carried forward, sudden the violent to 64J.

ditto Mining Estates to 4J, Hand i Chving to the denreciation in the Driee of reremble Mines to and Robinson Deep the directors have deemed C.eduld fell to 2' Northern ditto to iL desirable to transfer 60,000 from the and Hand ictona to reserve fund, for the purpose of writing bnsinesf. I erd aavend of the Eousr 1 to 62. Natal 2 10s. paid i to 41. and C.1 ajj t4sy have heart shmOar amtaw aadiproeafed Natmal PrOTincial 12 paid to 55.

The 'f DOW 9Unds at cterveHV PiPH ARfi donttiv I In the ifeCHAAXEocs Market alker, Parker I The balance sheet shows Deposits, loans. Company of CVddrtrean Gaard." Debenture roi: 3 to Commercial nion and bills re discounted, 12323,265, against is. ism. Assurance vo ot. nwsmx Assurance to oo, 1 alrUtZS0.

The casd at bankers is stated at rf wirdnwj lifted hastily up r.n 1 down, but then Vt raoved in such qiick snccesslon. and st Mat rT rf the bouse nearly at the same time, that ne iposyble to rae 'that one person could used of having framed the riday rapeT. from 1 irred ten years ago. shall Armstrong 148.761. British and other THE MONEY MARKET.

Anglo American Telegraph Preferred 1 to 91. 1 securities at 1,574,834. and other Direct Spanish Telegraph Preference. to 8. 74.181.

making a total of 1.649,014. against Belfast Street Tramways to 1 1, lonaon mtcd 1,859,680 the loans at call, short, and fixed Tramways Preference to 111, North Metro dates amounted to 1,699.311, against 2,210,801 Tramways to 2. Last London Vater 1 and the bills discounted to 10,109,266, against Tjrbsday EvxMNa. spite riie repayment to the Bank of th iriieof a large sum due to day and the require ceoi of the Stock Exchange pay day, mane; Ta.reri ib 3J per cent, being nroly paid ference i to to 2201. Grand Junction dittn A 1 1 to GS.

Soulhwark and auxball i ater 3 to 245i, the shruvs 5 to 205. Showell's Brewery to Af. British Aluminium A Preference i. to 71, British Oil Mills Debenture I to 931, Eastmans Preference to 13, Edison and Swan Four per CentV Debenture 1 to 74 i. Evans, Lescher Pre Kelly's Debenture 1 to 1001 London Necropolis to and San Pablo t.

was believed "te to Ij On the other hand K. Tuck Preferenee ml to to 1,. Elder. 1 in the r.jcent jn, Dobentore 1 to 100', Bio Flour Mills Itepuiilic to Japan to and Kusian Petroleum Debenture 2 to 98. unexpected ease in The Bank bought 73.000 in bar Gold, and cs again declined, I rerrjrd the withdrawal of 296,000 in sovereigns 1 in som ouarters tr outh America.

TJ.ore a good Indian inquiry for bar Silver. the nri. rose Ad. to 27vVd. forward, the market closing steady.

of ih.ps bv he Argentii tre among tihe causes of BMoey market. Discount AmtTCnflm bins i ta perbeirt. The Bank kat Id, but the shipir r. Aae'. 1.

no run again, and it is expected The India Council sold bills for lakhs ia these ex pons will involve altogether a very Calcutta and 3 lakhs ou Madras at Is. ItBeatDotiet The Paris and Berlin cxchanirea i On 'CHANCE the rate lor D1U Msiuusejl ajgaixot LottAon, but the Vienna rate 5 Lurher. Ea.vx or EhtcLAXi pr on itcmber 3). Banceks' deposit rate, 3J per cent. 'jt l'i per cent, at moved in favour of thiseonnt i rencv denreciated slightly cheques were dealt in at 'Jul.

lie. 2af. 4 per cent, (chauged znd German cheques at 20m. 46pf. 20m.

48pf. The foUowing table gives tne course 01 excuange to day and on the laat rost 0.379,5. The report and accounts of the Se Insurance Company (Limited) for 1903 show that the under writing account for 1902 was closed by the transfer of 23,500 to suspense to meet unsettled claims. After meeting expenses the profit 49.456. or 188 rx cent, of the premium inc of 203.404.

The profit on the underwriting account, for 1901 was 55.170, or 2P5 per cent, of the premiums. The interest earned during 1902 was 24.544, and the total profit 74.000. a against lor the previous year. The premiums received during los returns and reinsurances, amounted to 271,414 the claims settled on account of last year were 80,790, and the expenses 18,761. The profit and loss account l1' 101.273 from this sum 25.000 was trans ferred to the reserve fund, makiug it 405,000, and 25,000 was written off tho securities for r.

market depreciation. The funds, exclusive of "nish cur CaiU1 he 'ompared with all. per iths. Amsterdam, he. three month Antwerp and Biuj la Hamburg Berlin, Ac Petersburg and III Bank turn shows that, chiefly owing to ttc return" of coin aud notes from circulation, the cr.

r. higher at 21,421,000, while afoittoa to the current liabilities has risen v'i IT Further rcpavments bv the tri. i et kr. indicated bv a dr cnase of 3,356,000 trir uher securities and the Treasury has BArcth "TTcr scnrit)e 'the pablie deposi 1 S' ricrrfits hv 1'1 000 Wbalar.oe. i Urn STtTt Exchange markets were aI1 Skbolm chiefly owing to repurchases by bears, who The following tmeasy owing to the confident tone of the dates mentioned I' gn Sharp rises were shown by previous quotatn Jfneae and Chinese bonds, and Home Railway i wrre aain pe'ially buoyant, eonsider 01 sucit having beeti, i being 1.287 ,000 lower, XL ts d.

clined by 1.784.000. Jv 3Skr. 97h. Amsterdam, sight: 12fl. Kc.

the market hv iawKtXn rfn.mJ lh SAll'lement ch1M fmclufjd to dav B1' 60 the Market for Home Government securities Jt level touched higher at 88 for cash the Two and a Half per Cent. 1905 to 8. jd Transvaal Three. 4 to 961. The Indian I 15 and the Indian price of Runee leaner I St.

Pabsraburg. Hoaue Railwat Market has been very CaJeotu, T.T. a and shows a general improvement. There is Hoag kong.T.T.... "dvance of 2 in Furneas to 551 1 each in Oale Shaaghal, T.T.

3 Ordinary to 102, Brighton Deferred to 106, I Yokohama, four Deferred to 64. North Staffordshire to I oaths tVr0 and South Weatern to 35, North I Rio doJaaaatro 77? is. and Great Northern A to 36 in Great Northern Deferred to 38, (after 3J I. The demand for Great Northern 25 daring the hut two days is said to be in iMtion of the oneninar of the Great Northern ..12 lt 12 If 12 12 If .12 12 4 ,12 12 4 "25 40 25 45 25 40 25 45 20 62 20 66 20 2 20 66 20 S3 20 66 'JO 62 20 66 25 161 35 2lj 25 17J 23 22 .25 361 25 411 25 31 2 41 .25 361 25 41 25 374 25 42 .25 471 25 52V25 47J 25 52J .24 IS 21 23 24 1 24 23 34H 241 I 24i 24 .25 45 25 50 ,23 474 23 321 c. 341 341 341 42t 42A 421 42i 42 42 42 1R 42 4 18 42 IS 4 IS 42 Is 46 il8 4S 18 47 18 42 18 4 18 43 18 47 Ttchanges on London for the ere received by telegraph, and is arc added Jaa.

11 Jan. 13. 171 18C) 25f. 18 Jc. 23f.

21c I 23f. 211c. 20m.4j6r 7pf 20m.46l 7pf 20m. 44pi. 23kr.

97 ih. 1211. 23 lire 17 34ps. 35 43rd. lire 18 34 pa.

$0 43Ad. ISr. 95 la. 4 M. la.

414. Is. lOtd. 2a. 7d.

94r. Is. 4Jd. Is. 41d.

la.lOJd. 25f. 171c 25f. 211c. 20m.

4lpf. further dividend of 5s. a share, tax free, making a total rtiviuena or so per cent, tor tne year, 98,773 being carried forward. The dividend for 1902 was 20 per cent. Tenders for New River Company 100,000 Debenture Stock and 200,000 Debenture Stock were opened to day, and amounted to 402,600.

Tenders for stock at 86 10s. 6d. will receive 07 per cent, of the ssnount applied for, above that allotments will be made in full. Tenders for I) stock at 86 10s. 6d.

will receive 90 per cent, of the amount applied for, above that allotments in full. The directors of Threliall's Brewery Company (Limited) announce an Issue of 1,000,000 Four per Cent First Mortgage Debenture stock at par, part of 1,500,000 authorized. The proceeds of the present issue will be applied in paying off tbe existing debentures, in redeeming the mortgagees, and for the general purposes of the company. The company reserves power to redeem the stock or any part thereof at 105 at any time after June 30, 1964, on six months' notice and if by reason of the security becoming enforceable in connexion with reconstruction or amalgamation the stock should become payable before that date it will be paid off at tbe same rate, or in any other case at par. ffiir Consols 87,, 871 87J I B7i 87 87 (1W5) 87 87j Local Is.Stk'.Sf 96 97 96 Nat.

War Loan 98 97i TanlTof nr.glandja'ri iUank of OC Gmek, GuaJ 86 88 86 88 87j: 871 87i 96J 971 103 1 Indian. 1034 1103" 103? 96 3 ...,95 954 95 95 95 95 80 24; 7M 80 79 80l 791 80 641 Ind.Rr.PapBrl 64j 64j 64 64f 1 64 Do 56 58 56 58 56 58 79 Lond. Comity, MfJ 76 7 TS 7 76 'LhmnoSCu LtW H2 109 112 iMmacheater, 3 92 94 I 02 94 OVERNMEN'T INSC! SBCCRITIEP. ...1 97 97 97 99 84 851 84 86 78 80 I 78 80 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT INSCRIBED SECURITIES. Canada.

2 ...1 97 971 97 99 971 0 88 90 R.if X. S. Wale. 851 8ti 85 87 R51 S6i 89? N. ZeaJaad, 3 90 89 91 891 Qoeeosland.

3 851 85f 85 8(5 851 87' S. Australia, Mj 87 8 88 Mj 87 laamaoia, SUE 96 98 96 P8 9C 98 86 Victoria, tt 86 M( fen 661 86 864 W. Auatralia. ala.v Nor. 85 87 I 83 87 85 87 BRITfSU RAILWAY STOCKS.

101 Caledonian, Ord. 100' 102 100 102 101 103 75 741 74 75 74 75 271 27J 27 27 28 Mj 9 Coot. Lond. Jref. 99 100 99 100 99 100 93 Def.

92 94 f2 94 PI 94 52 Fumeas 52 55 52 55 54 5. 133 tit. Hi 132 Hi 14 141 S5i Great Kastere 86 85 86 95? 86 Gti Pref. 98 100 OS ICO 98 37 Def. 372 3S1 3SJ 39 133 ifireat Western ...,134 1344 134 133 134 134 41 llull and Bamsley 41 42j 4lJ 42 41 421 97i lane, and Yorka.

97 99 97 99 97 99 125 Lond. Brighton l22 127 14 and D. 141 14 14j 111 I4 4 PrefJ 90 92 90 92 90 4 Lond. ft S. 15:5 148 I)7f.

49 50 T4t Metropolitan Dia. 34 35 C6i' Pref. 66 67: 63 Def. eri Oj N. KritiBh.

Pref. 76 77 39; Def. C3J 401 IS. N. Kastern.

Com. 1361 13J 12 104 102 104 r4 88j 86 87 66 67 66 671 50 I Def. I 51 69 TafT Vale, CANADIAN RAILWAY SECURITIES. 1201 Can. Par.

Shi 132 Ora 111 941 4lJ 1201 120 1204 120? 121 ..105 106j 105 1054 lCfil Hi l4 14 14, 14, 14U 110i 1111 111 Ml lit 111 94i 94? 941 94? 95 95 3rd 421 424 42S 42. 43 4 4 ,4 p.c. Gna. lOOi 100 100J 100J 100 100 AalEIUCAN RAILWAY SECURITIES. 69 Atchison 6.9 69 F8 68J 69 691 81 Bait, and Ohio 81 81 81 81 834 824 Prof.

92 93 92 93 92l 92? 34 Chesapeake S3; 314 33 34 S4J 344 147 Chie.tM.,ftSuPl.Maj 1474, 146 147 1474 147J 71 Pref. 1l 7l 7ll 72 Tig 724 29 Eris 28? 29 24 29 29 29 69? 1st 694 69 69f 69i 70 134 Illinois it ix ij 17? 1.4 1531 12S? 22j 211 22,221 222 17f Missouri, Kansaa. 17 17j 581 Norfolk, Ord. 51 58i 5J 90 Prof. 89; 904 89 fit Peruurrt.

fhOShra R1S 611 61 5J Refine. 850 Shrs 22 23 22 40 let 39 40 9t 40 81 1 Southern, Pref. 23' 23 23 I 40 39? 401 eifle 50 50 49 50 ro 50? is in fiii 17 1 Doha. OTHER FOREIGN RAILWAY SECCRITIES. II Are.G.W.Pf.Stk.110 112 110 112 110 112 Avrea G.

Sthn. 128 130 128 130 130 132 125 127 12." 60 Cent. Uruguay 58 61 1 51 88 89 126 128 38 61 15 16 The total amount of London Bankers' Paid "5 kA 2 5 5 74 73 74 January 13 7J NitmU 71 7j 7 71 7 71 Clearinr for the portion of tbe year to amounted to 382,715,000 against 394,834,000 158 Saa Paulo Tor the corresponding period ol last year. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 13th inst. gives the foUowing FVeoohRand.l'lill Band 2i 23 Village 5 5' Geld.

10 10 East, 1 i4l VU.M. EUiof.T Tj Glen Deep, 3 4 Rob. 3' 3J Junipers 3J 4 Do.nt., GJ 4 Wolhntr WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING AND LAND COMPANIES. Assoc. If Great Bonlder.

Oroya P. 1TT, 1, Ivanhoe, 9 Kalgnr. i Ji.d. IrV lTf I Laks View Golden Horse Shoe. KM Lon.andW.

Gt.rin all.8A A 1 li MLSCELMNEO: Ahbontiakoon. El Oro.l.V x.d. S. Kalrnrli, W. Aus.

Gold i W. Mt. Jlorjans, UBat andTe4Ja, DatO COKMZBCIAL. IXnrSTRUL VS.U Syr. 31 2 HotrtU! lt rvtm SIS witaeei a Wa er.

5 p.e. il. 17 Anaconda. T.J 4 Asnti, 15 Bibiiuu. 2 2i Broken Hill 11 1 Camp Bird.

1 1 Nama.rts, 3 3 'p" vjismi if i C. Sj Rio K)i 50 eRoi. Si. J.del Rey, H' nt risW'nt" 34x.d. Mt.

Lvell. lr 'Tbarna. 41 4J Champion Reef, Waihi. 45 7 7 i.d. a d.

Wo. 2H 2fl Copiapo, 11 lji Mysore, 6 8J The foUowing are changes The following are elianges in prices since ester 1 rrp hn day. as shown by the quotations in the Official Lint, which was made up to day at 3 p.m. iSS ml Ri rui (Two i Half FW AJSCIAU TRrTS. o'" u'stI laSwlatan7m Gm 88 H7.

9H GAn MetreyBf.De,!5H rl Chilian IS5Mo 82. Bnan len2) to 97 1R rtjtto to I CCR7KANCC. KJL 4tta(rour Past, Aaril Orfolwl t98, and Ti.rMOi AtKanee. 10 TlKenii. 3JS fW SiS.

Wt WW te SOoeorl atnmmmim) London. 53 icca. S3V vl VrwnV (Vm to 71 78. (Pitnu Abroad). Japan IROW.

COAL. AND S1IJ.L aUftKta4Ht lu.jootffi I CwTlwaSf CaiJW? Airaaicts. ntinoi, Central (Font per Oent.) aoaa 1 to 106 10S. 1 Kenpref. Ticir.P74' GoLD.

Ert Prior LK) raf.t. 1 to 100. MTVra wr mt. "nli iVt'Jn ace) I to 72 78. Coata Baa (Rnilwrvt, aoaa rsto AnaoocKla.

Rattc5riurf Arari 'to in i In tbe subjoined record of business done transactions marked thus relate to small bonds, and those distinguished thus to an ex ceptional amount at special rates. Stocks and the last two half years and upwards BRITISH FUNDS, te. per Cent. I oea! 96T, K7 4 tt it 8 Tranrraal. 3 p.e..

961 'i A rl ii A On Do p.c. lcT 4 'uedlf s3ppr! ii 'wt ih a sL. iW, lZbJMu 1m. tm c. 6 3 us RraafoH.

t.e 10I 9I1 2 IS Hrlu. 3 Hii iZ, 83 Re.dipc. 3 PA. 105 Bnrton Hpou Trent. 89 Wat Ham.

i COLOMAJ. AXD PROTTNCIAT, COVBBNJtayrT SBCVBITIQ. CaBe S1 3 Do p.P. Daw. IH PJ1L 193 4 39.

Do'. 3H p.cl5. 1 Xrw ZealatKl. lOSHSS'J IVv. pj ,6 5.

101 DOp.e..l827.S7i; STOCaTS CX5LOVIAX. A SD TOKnCX. HarKp U3J. MeiTe i A. Malboorre Tra ua W3i Itaafftl Meileo M.1S4' If''.

MeJbaoeao, ar 191 TKI.M.r.Ar HH AND TELETHOXXS. Iiai fiif a I.D Do3mx ifM TBA1IWAT1 AD TVMIUTi'v Da, SANK OF EXGLASIX An account pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 cap. 32. for the week ended on Wednesday, the 13th day of January. 1904 ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes Inraed 48,040.135 Govt. Debt. 71,015.100 Other SeettTi. ties 7,434,900 Gold Coin and I Bullion 29.590.135 4t.040,lS3 I BANKING DEPARTMENT. 14,553,000 ties 44.040.

T33 Public De ties 24,857.866 poaita 6.185,742 i Notes 19,626,080 Other Deposits Goldaad Silver Seva day and i Coin 1,798,283 other Ii'm. 143, L71 6730,103 67,330,103 Including Exchequer. SaviDjs Banks, Coramiasiooera of National Deip3 tlrtdM Aocoouts. Jannary 14. J.

G. NAIRN Chief Cashsr. BANKERS' CLEARING IIOCSE. Rrrnsi or Paid Clearing roa thb Wut rroro Jas. 13, 1904, aim CoRSJrsrosDixo VTtzx, 1908.

roaiacN stocks, bonds, laJ.S9SS4 Arm Do M. 7T SVl9 wimtx TtH Drt TwodlB Va Rm. Sair. 7S lVntp'i( earn, ae Trttaa! iraiSed. m.

Do.lH.IIV',4 5 77 Iraaiftoa.W ,3 3,50604 Increase 28.854 23 lira 18 I public dopoaiU ,185,7 Deems 1,783,970 S4ps. 45 lather deposit. 42.94 1,986 Decreaas On tbe other side of tbe account Government securities 20,7,874 Decrease ...1,286,910 Other securities 34,957,866 Decreaas 3,335,929 Notes unemployed Increase 2,011,130 The amount of notes in circulation is 28,414,055, being a decrease of 500,775, and the stock of com and million in both oeparuneiim is 31,388,418, showing, when compared with the preceding return, an Increase of 1,392,325. As 133,000 in gold was received from abroad, about 1.259,000 in coin appears to have been returned from circulation. Subjoined is a comparison of the position of the Bank of England, tho Money Market the prices Is.

4)4. Is. 4fd. Is. 10d.

2a. 7d. ZlS7 159 160 157 159 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 99J 1(0 991 100 100 100 101 101? 1011 101 102 II 101 102 raail, 4 1889... 76 76t 78 7i MB 771 1895 91, 92 91i 9lj 9i 92f Do.fMinaa 87 87 87 87j 87 88 81 ChiK 5, 1896 90 92 90 DO 92 97 Chinese.

5, 1896 97 9J 97 9S 99l 892 41 90 91 901 90Z 91 I lost 16SJ 103 103 103 103 99 Prof. 99 100 99 100 99 100 96? French. 3" 98 98 i 96 98 96 9t P0J OermaB, 3 90 90 90J 90 901 I tw umumjg, uom.sT. iw j. iia po oij Italy.

jrret.5 CIW 4 3 HX i 9 9S N. Prat, 7ES LCfS UASED AT A riXXD RENTAL. taaE5aliKH4rAStj DtTBESiTLiU STOCKS. 96 971 96 97 97 98 i ij fwiTWu vUlTwf 1001 Mexico, l8 g'saraS' "ml 1011 tlOli 102 101 101? ft 744 754 74 73 76. Til 1899 101 1001 1011 1004 1011 1 62 62i 62j 62 1 62 63 Thursday.

Jan. 7 29,938,000 3,210,000 33,148,000 Jan. 28,672,000 3,112,000 31,784,000 Saturday. 24,817,000 i 2,811,000 27,828,000 Mondav, 11 29.376,000 2.737.000 32.1 13.000 ToeedaV. 12 25.553U0 2,885,000 28.438,000 Wednesday 13 26.570,000 3,618,000 30,188,000 Week 164.926,000 18373,000 183,299,000 TlmrsdaT.

Jan. 8 27,301,000 Friday. 9 24,040,000 Satnrday, 10 22,642,000 Monday, 12 27,889,000 Twwday. 13 2787,000 Wednesday, 26,349.000 2.883.000 30,184.000 2,941,000 26,981.000 2,922,000 2022,000 i 30.61 l.fifio 2.918.000 S0J13.00O 3,912.000 30,761.000 Tur. TaxATaccrr of Pit Poittbs.

The Yorkshire Society tor Promoting Kind aad Hnaaa Tieatasuin to Pit Potuea. in tho sixth a tail report, state that duriaMC tho raw th eecretarr. Mr. W. J.

Wills, ha risiLed nmnj collieriea, and iawMCted upwards of 1.0DO pcaaiea and rtahlea. About 100 tMi havo been pna to taw driven, urging then to bo kiwi to tbopoauea inthei cba e. The i iieaniittna ara flraasa 1 to notice driers haro paid marked attention to the addresses rirea hem by th aeeretary who also distribotod a large quaarity of literatarm, which, it la behWved. combined with the addnases giu has bad a most 1 iaai.il I adtecS amonsst drivers. This is shown by the tact that IW pris ware awardad aaaoaajst the haairiiti of pcy drivers imiilijil at the collieries.

TW aaarataryhaf also Tinted the nrmtfjalau of flmuatli. Durham, aad North amberW, wfcich visits, it is hapad, lmd aaaawl berflcial effect in li Ti 4 th peas owelty iHitajte be perpetrated in Those thmrtem. The I lIMll Willi tads opforuauty to thaaft those uirs whw hmwe alloerad the secretary to co down toetr pitav te aaaaaaW! the ponies and stebtea. They wiafc tt to ae I I aya 1 1 of collieries that the object and wayfe das society to LactaTajp, ae ter aapoaaakted mt Laacretarr..