South Wales Daily News

SWANSEA BAY SIGNALLING STATION. Mumbies Lighthouse, Friday.—Wind N.E., stron". Weather clear and fi-.e. Sea rough. Passed Eas',— steamers Dunraven, of Bristol; Pioneer, of Man- chester Chatt, n, of London Nigel, of Bri-t d; Avon, of Glasgow The Dnke, of Glasgow Caer- leon, (,f Cardiff; Ville de St. Nazaire, uf Nantes; Carly,of Boulogne Assunta. of Lussinpiccolo Alice Depeanx, of R'Uen St. Margaret, of Dublin. Passed 'Vest-Litll1er:¡ Nellie Wise, of London; Thor, of Cardiff; PIntoll, of n"uell.

L L! ,ij BIRD AND SON, LD., CARDIFF. JpETROLEUM JMPORTERS ROYAL DAYLIGHT AND "WHITE ROSE BRANDS. LUBBICATTNG AND BURNING OILS. OFFICBS EAST MOORS, CARDIFF] STORES :-IMPERIAL WHARF, PENARTH HARBOUR. 2399 THE UPPER CULM VALLEY CREAMERIES, TAUNTON. FOR THIS GRAND DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET UTTER, IN LBS. AND 28 OR 56LB. BOXES, Send to 6919 W. F. M. HAWKINS, 4, MILL-LANE, CARDIFF. THE CADOXTON AND BARRY JtL BILL-POSTING COMPANY (LIMITED), VERE-STREET, CADOXTON-BARRY. Secretary, MICHAEL DA VIES. Bes* I'ositicnn ikiui Largest Connection in the H »♦•••; i The City Office of the Snuth IVales Daily Acits are at 26, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street (Mr W. H. Skin- ner), where Company Prospectuses and Financial News can be received up So five o'clock each after- noon for publication iu Next Day's Issue

FINANCIAL JNEYVS SOUTH WALES FINANCE. (Cardiff Account Day, May 31.) Friday, May 18th, 1900, A better and stronger tone has prevailed in the local market to-day, and there has been a considerable flow of business. Coal Shares have shown renewed activity all along the line. Dealings in Newport- Ibercaru Ordinary and Internationals iave furnished the feature of the day, However. The former, which were flat yesterday, have had a very big rise (. ndeed to-day. Dealings started at 10 j £ and rapidly advanced to 11, 11-&, 11%, 11J4, 11%, and lllA. At the close v offers of 11% were refused in the street. The official list shows a rise on the lay of at 11%. but there was 1, good deal of busiaess transacted at a oligher price after the list was made up. ;fhe directors of the company held a meeting in London yesterday, and to-day's advance is due to rumours as to a big'divi- dend being, paid for the final half-year which ended on 31st March. Rumour varies the amount of dividend from 12y2 up to 20 per cent., but up to the time of writing no official information has been c3 forthcoming, Insiders are said to be aolding out for considerably higher prices. Internationals have been a good market on Yhe reiterated rumours that the directors have practically closed with the syndicate negotiating for the purchase of the colliery. Dealings have been very active from J to 8^4. The quotation closed Y4 better, at 8%. A steady tone prevailed in regard to nearly all other Colliery Shares. North's Ordinary have been dealt in at 7-16 Locket's Merthyr Ordinary, at 1OY.4; ditto Debentures, at 100^ Insole's De- bentures, at 1oo}2; D. Davis snd Sons' Ordinary, at 11% 5 Insole's Preferences, at gll- Cambrian Preferences, at 10 Albions, at 13}> £ There has been very little doing in Railway Stocks. Brecon and Merthyr A 4 per Cent. Debenture Stock 'aas picked up 112, to 115%. Great Eas- 'iern Ordinary has been done at 120%. Other dealings included Mountstuarfc Dry Docks, at 17% and Cardiff Cottage Com- pany Shares at 40, The Mining department of the market las been rather quieter in tone, with only 11 small amount of business passing. Hand Mines have been done at 391\, and Gem L "IU of Cue at 5s. The following changes in value are noted in the official list of the Cardiff Stock Exchange Rise-Brecon and Merthyr Railway A 112, to 115% Capital and Counties Bank, Limited, 7f, to 40 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal 5 per Cent. Mortgage Debentures 1, to 104 Iusole's Colliery 5 per Cent. Debentures 1, to 100; Inter- national Colliery y4, to 8% Locket's Merthyr 6 per Cent. Cum. Preferences 34, to 10 xd Newport Abercarn Ordinary >6111%. Fall-Thompson and Shackell Ordinary to 3%. There are buyers of Taff Ordinary Internationals; Barry Undivided and De- ferred Cardiff Railway Debenture Stock Great Western Colliery Ordinary Shares; Pyle and Blaina Ordinary Thompson and Shackell Ordinary Rbymney Preferred. There are sellers of Cardiff Railway Preferred and Debenture Stock Great Western Colliery B Shares North's Ordi- nary and Preferences Taff Ordinary Barry Deferred Rhymney Preferred Locket's Merthyr Ordinary and Deben- tures Ebbw Vales Insole's Preferences Barry Graving Dock Ordinary Glyn Colliery Preferences. At a meeting of the General Court of Directors of the Northern Assnrauce Com- pany, West of England and South Wales .Branch, The Exchange, Bristol, held in London on Thursday, it was resolved to recommend to the general meeting of shareholders to be held on the 8th prox, that a further dividend of £1 5s per share and a bonu", of les per share be paid on account of the year 1899, making the total distribution W for that year JE3 per share. BOTE DRY DOCK COMPANY. The annual meeting of the Bate Dry Dock Shipbuilding ana Engineering Oompauy,Limited, was held at the oftices, Bale Docks, Cardiff, to- day, Mr Philio Morel presiding. Other directory present were Mr David Duncan, Mr E. Hancock, jonior, Mr R, B. Chellew, n.nd Mr Fanant Good. There was a fair atlendance of eliateliolders. The accounts and balance sheet for the year ended 31st March. which hai-e tiready been published, were submitted and passed. and a dividend was approved of 10 vsr cent., with » carry forward of upwards of £.34 000. The retiring director, Mr W. G. Robinson, V"lB re-elected, as also was tb" retir- ing auditor, Mr O. B. Cuvilje. The Chairman stated that the immediate and future prospects of the eompany were good. A cordial vote oi thanks to the directors and the staff terminated the pro- ceedings. CARDIFF RAILWAY COMPANY. Particulars will be foand in another colnmn Of the creation of £ 200,000 additional capital in this company.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Friday. Money was in only very moderate re- quest, and the supply of cash being again abundant advances over the night were freely lent at 2 to 234 per cent., whilst short fixtures were obtainable at 2^4 to 2}2 per cent. Increased weakness prevailed in the Discount Market, and brokers freely discounted best three months' bills at 3% per cent. Berlin private discount was unchanged. On the Stock Exchange business again suffered considerably from the continuance of the intense excitement aroused by the expected relief of Mafeking, the announce- ment of which is now expected at any moment, and a dull tone has prevailed in most departments in the absence of sup- port, and notwithstanding the further decline in the value of money British Funds closed weaker, partly due to the somewhat large gold withdrawals from the Bank to-day. The movements in Home Railway Stocks were also in a downward direction in all cases, and American descriptions gave way in response to lower prices from the other side, though the closing prices were in some cases above lowest. Canadian lines declined in sym- pathy with the drop in Yankees. Foreign Bonds showed no feature, but Rio Tiutos gave way on sales on French account. Kaffirs showed scarcely any change, but the tendency, after being weak, became firmer at the close. Westralians were mostly firm, but actual dealings were on a very small scale. Amongst Miscellaneous descriptions Allsopps were somewhat pressed for sale on the revival of unfavour- able rumours regarding the management of this company. The market for Home Government Securities was dull, and Consols fell to 101* lor money and 1011,1 for account. National War Loan declined ZA, to 1% premium for account. Rupee Paper rcccded Local Loans rose Colonial Inscribed Stocks were un- changed. Foreign Bonds vr~rc f erne what irregular, Spanish Fours and Italian Rentes marking a decline of Chinese Silver Loan, and Uruguay Old Loan, M; whilst .V f ".I- Greek Monopoly and Rentes and Argentine Water rose Brazil 1889's and 1895's, do. 1879's, 1 Egyptian Daira, Peru Preference, yA and do. Debentures, Home Railways ruled dull, and Chat- ham Second Preference fell 2 do. Ordi- nary, South Eastern Deferred, Lanca- hires, and North British Preference, Great Westerns, North-Eastern3, and Dis- tricts, 34 and Great Northern Deferred, 73. American Railways were depressed until near the finish, Union Pacific Ordinary marking a fall of on the day Denver Preference, do. Ordinary, Vs Norfolk Common, do. Preference, Milwaukees and York Centrals, Ontarios and Southern Preference, Baltimore and Ohio Ordinary, Illinois, and Southern Pacific, Atchison Pre- ference, do. Ordinary, Erie First Preference, 72 do. Shares, 3i; Louisvilles and Penusy'vanias, and Missouri- Kansas, North Pacific Preference, and Reading Shares and First Preference, 34. Canada Pacifies declined 34 Grand Trunk First Preference, Second do. Third do., and do. Ordinary, 34. Mexican Railways First Preference dropped 1 do. Ordinary, 34 and Buenos Ayres-Rosario, London and Westminster Bank rose to 65 London Joint Stock to 37%; and National Provincial of England (£12 paid) to 64. In Miscellaneous Allsopps' Preferred Ordinary fell 5, and do. Deferred Ordinary 3, the latter to 44%. Eley Brothers dropped 1; Gordon Hotel, Vanden- berg's Preference and Vickers' Ordinary, and Lipton Ordinary, Lipton Preference, however, rose Brunner Mond Ordinary improved 1á. South Africans closed with a fairly firm tone, De Beers marking a fall of on balance Ferreiras, 34 and several others, to Ys. Robinson Gold, to 8%. Westralians were firm in tone. and Golden Horseshoe rose and several others, & to 1á, Golden Link, to 2%. South Kal. gnrli fell 34, to 5%. Rio Tintos fell Mason and Barry and Tharsis, and Anacondas, 34. the latter to 8%. Two hundred thousand sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank to-day for South Africa. The Silver Market remained steady, the price for bars being unchanged at 271Gd per ounce for spot and 27d for forward delivery. Calcutta and Bombay Exchanges were I quoted Is 3 31-32d Hong Kong, Is 11 do. Four Months, Is 11 Shanghai, 2s 8^d do. Four Months, 2s 8%d. The India Council to-day made the following special allotments in bills :-On Calcutta, 35,000 rupees, and Madras 10,000 rupees both at Is 4d per rupee. The Paris Bourse opened quiet and closed unsettled. South Africans were generally weaker. Exchange Cheques on London remained at 25.17%. Canadian Pacific Railway traffic receipts for the second week of May, 584,000 dollars gross, or 47,000 dollars increase. The Peniusular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company announce an interim dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum on Deferred Stock. The Telegraph Manufacturing Com- pany, Helsby, has declared a final dividend at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum on Ordinary Shares to the 31st March, making with the interim dividend 10 per cent. for, or together with the bonus of 2 per cent., carrying R17,500 to reserve and about X5,000 forward. The accounts of the Bengal and North- Western Railway Company for the half- year ended 31st December last admit the payment of a dividend for the half-year of C2 per cent. free of Indian, but subject to English, income tax. We are officially informed that Mr Eldred Stephen Leonard Muldrem was declared a defaulter upon the Stock Exchange to-day. Elmslie, Limited, reports that its Golden Gate Customs Mill at Croydon (Q), has put through 528 tons for 591 ozs gold. Is run- ning regularly. In our advertisement columns will be found a prospectus of the Forest of Dean Stone Firms, Limited, which has been registered to amalgamate the well known businesses of David and Sant, Limited, Parkend Wilderness Brick and Stone Co., Limited, Mitcheldean, and the Quarella Quarries, Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The class of stone obtained from the first- named quarry has been in such demand that it has of late been used in many I dock and important engineering contracts in South Wales and the West of England. The material has been used in connection with the Severn Tunnel, Severn Bridge, docks at Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Sharpness, Gloucester, Barry, and Port Talbot, as well as in contracts for the waterworks at Blagdon, Somerset (Bristoi I Waterworks Company), Cardiff, Malvern, Barry, Aberdare, and other towns. The stone is also used in all classes of arehitec- tnral work, a large quantity of it being used in the construction of Cardiff Castle for the Marquis of Bute. The Wilderness I is a durable sandstone dt red colour, and much in favour with Architects for orna- mental facing work, This stone is pro- minently displayed in the pilasters, etc., in connection with the harbour wall of St. Augustine's Bridge, Bristol. The share 1 capital is £ 60,000 in 60,000 shares of £ 1 each. The socretary and offices are Mr I Wru. Bryant, 44, High-street, Bristol. The list upeus on Monday next and closes on or before Wednesday, May 23rd.

RATES OF EXCHANGE ON LONDON LONDON, Friday Evening.—The following were the rates of exchange o London 10-aay: — Paris Cheques 25.174 I AnfcWp short, 25.19 to 2S.23 Berlin Cheques 20.50 St. P't'rs'bs;, 3 mths 9105 Do. 8 days'sight 20.48 ) Madrid, Right$?,q> Do. 3 months 20.305 I Un'st"nt'n'p:3mthsl09.2"i 20.49 I Eiiabon 3;;H I Frankfort, short 20.13 Home, 3 months 26.73 V'nasightnw,systm242 60 Barcelona 32.05 Amsterdam, short 12.11* Br'ss'ls C'q's 25.13 to 25.23 &m3t'riVn),Cheqn'3 ]2.u £ BUSINESS DONE. BRITISH STOCKS Consols Goschen s 2JMnj l01| loIfjTioiTsi Do. do.Account .1015 10Ui 101$.. Oo. 2* do. SiJ „. National War Fund 14 p •jocal stock 103 Bank of Kiigland Stock ..J 332^ India 34 per Cent j 111 j | Do. 3 do 103 Metropolitan Con. 34 p.c.l 111 Do. do. 3 p.c 104 Imlia Knpee Paper 3; p,c.i 6ij 632 Ins. Canadian 4p.c.JaoJld 108 j Ins. C.QoodHopelp.c. 188.5 109 Ins. N. Zealand Con. 1 p.c.' 110 Ins. New SonMi Wales 117 Ins. Victoria 4 p.c. 1882-3-41 105J Ins. South AuKfcralian 4 p.cj 109 In«. Queensland 4 p.c no BlUTISB lalLWAYS Brighton Railway Ord 1"C ,i j Do. Do. Deferred 1S2J! 152 .1. Caledonian Consolidated..1 135 Do. Preferred Con. Orel. 90} Do. Deferred Con. Ord.; 45J; Chatham and Dover Ord. 22J1 22 Do. Arbitn. Preference 123 [[[ Do. Second Preference 102 100 Bast London 8J, Fcrnega 93Jr j Glasgow&S.WctcnPrefOrdj 74V Do. do DefOrd 55Ji Great Eastern Ordinary .1 1/0. 120* Qh. Nthn. Prefd. Con. Orii., 114 Qh. Nthn. Prefd. Con. Orii., 114 Do. Defrd. Do. 53 Do. A's 48 Great Western 158?; i5$/ Great Central Pref. Ord 32 Do. Deferred Ordinary. 15J! Hull and Barnaiey 60^1 Lancashire and Yorkshire1 135j! London and North-WsCrn; 1X9 1*84, Igsj London and Norlih- Wetrn: 1119 1*84, Igsj London »nd South-Wesirn 197A! Lou. <fc Sth. Wstrn. Defrd. 77"j Metropolitan Consolidated JOS Do. Laiid Stock Do. Diairict Ordinary 30 29I¡ 29. Do. Preferred 9y; ( Midland Preferred Ord. 78^ j m 'j Do. Deferred Ord. 84*! 1!! 84il North British Oru. Pref.$j|! 83 Do. Ordinary Deferred. 35.$! 351 North-Eai'.era Ordinary. r/osj North Staffordshire 119 "j South-Eastern Ordinary 124 ") Do. Deferred 8a 85 841: Taff Viile Act, 1833 75! i j AMKBICAN UAlLWAYS Atcblaou j 26:3 j 26j 26J 264 Do. Prelerenc* 72|j 724 72i 723 Baltimore & Ohio Ord 774: 77 Chicago, Milwaukee 119 118f 119 DenTer Ordinary 19i| 19$ Do. Preferred. 711 Brie Shares lafl Do. Preferred. 711 Do. Preferred. 711 Brie Shares lafl Do. 1st Preference 37- llinojs Central 115 1154 Lonis and Nashville 82J 82i 82J Uissoari. Kansas, ft Texas 114 New York Central 13U 134 New York Ontario 2ll 214 NofJolk Common 36| 31J 31i Do. Preference 8Gi 80 N«»th Pacific Pi ef, 75? 75J Pennsylvania Ordinary 6oi Philadelphia and Heading Sj! Do.Firat Preference 23ii Southern Ry.Common Socl! 13* i Do. Preferred 56J Southern Pacifi 354 35J 34g 35 Union Pacific 554 55J Do. do. Preference 76 Wabash Preference 2. I Do. QeceraJ Mortgage.. 39* 3811 f f u 1 ■ ■■ ■ ■■ õTBR mWAYS. Canadian Pacific 97 1 9St, 96i Grand TrnnkOrdiaary 7g 9^ Do.Gnaranteftd. 9ijl 93 Do. First Preference 89jj 81J 89 Do. Second Preference. 62§ 62j 62* Do. Third Preference 242! 24J 24J ftfexican Ordinary 18j 18J Do. First Preference j 82 81J Do.Second Preference. 1 31 Lombards Ordinary .1 6 Mexican Cntl. 4 p.c. Bond«j 81 Do. First Income .«! 27 „ Bnenort Ayres Ot.Soathern 143 Uaenos Ayres and Itosario! 72 Central Argentine 112 FOBEIGN STOCKS Argentine 1886 Do. Fnndins; 93J .1. Do, 44 p c. Sterling 71 Do. Treasury 70 Do. Cedillas A 41 41 Do. Cedilla* H 1351 xl Do. Cedulas B 364: „[ )" Buenos Ayres Cedulas I ,| ai do. 5^ Bre.zilln.n,1889.t. 65J! 8: I Chilian, 18% 85 Do. 1892 93 Chinese Silver Loan 99 ] Do. 6 p.c. Gold 105 105> Egyptian UmGed IQ^J. Do 34 per Coat nj"1! Do ritr.te Domain 104 Do Daira New ig^ French 34per Cent. Kenteai IQJ ['* Do. 3; per Cent. ltantes| xqq German 3 per C. 1891,2.3; 81r I. Greek, 1881 °>i ic 1834 4° 85 Guatemala External Debt 20^! Hondurasi 5 Hungarian 4 p.c. Gold g7i: Italian 5 per Cent. Heates g^a Mexican 6 per Caat ggl: Ottoman BIIouk Siiaros j Ù Peril. Corp Ordinary og 24 Do. Preference J*xl Paraguay l8Ji Portuguese 3 per Cent Liussiau 4 p.c. Con.N 93*: bpamsii 1 per Cano 713 791! 7?2I TA I'urkiBh, 1894 951 *■ 4 Do Ottoman Defence] ini Do. 2ud Group 451 Do. 3rd Group 95^ Do. 4th Group 224 '^1 !:rausval1 Iioaa 5 per Ueo 103 Uruguay 34 per Cout 43V '"m INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Arthur Guinness Ordinary 540 ..1 Allsepps Ordinary 81 80 7G 77 Do. Deferred Ord. 46 43 44 44 ^.nglo-American 'I'el. Ord. 63J| Do. do. Pref 115 3?ratedT" 11^ Coats *Ordinary 750' Consett Iron 42 Canard Stean\3hip, £ 20 pd. 16 Direct United States Cable 11J Dublin Distillers. 1* Fastmans l'| EbbwVale SC. l'u Co 15}j Hudson's Buy 21 Linotype Deferred 7$j Lipton Ordinary 2,^1 2r3 24 National Telephone 5 Nitrate Railway *Ord 64 Pears' hoap Ordinary lj' t'eainsular <fcOriental Prf. 114ii Do. Deferred 23ol[ Salt Union Ordinary. 1J Suez Cana: 14C1, SOOTH AFRICAN MINES SOUTH AFRICAN MINES Angelo 6i Balkis Land. 4^'J Eantjes lfi Barnato Consolidated 2 fj- .„ Barnato Consolidated 2m .„ h. Bechuanaland Ex life .„ Bonanza 31. British South Africa 3J „ 3fi 3} Buffels-doorn 3 Bnlaway" Exploration a h' City and Suburban New. 5 Con. Gold Field s Def 7jj 7J CroTrnreaf liij ,to De Beers Diamonds 27;i, Durbr.n-Koodepo?>rt 51] I'" East Rand 7Ai 7i Do. Extended Ií l'errelras 204! Geelonp; 3i| Geldenhuis Deep 9}, Geldenhuis Deep 9}, Globe and Phoenix l|j Henderson Trust, Est Ify ••• .« Ifenrv Nonrse 7j| ••• Johaunesburgcons.Invest 1+jji 1J Jubilee S) Jumpers if Kierksdorp 31 Lang!aag;e Estate 3J Matabcle Gold Reefs 8 I h. Modderfontein "00.. 10i Mozambique 24 •••! New Jagersfontein 152 ■ • Nigel 3 Oceana Land 2 Primrose 3}iS Princess 14 Rand Mines 3941 391 39i Randfonte •n 3J_ .•! 33 lleitfontein 1^ lihodesia Exploration 5{-§ Rhodesia Limited ]J' Robinson Gold .7jj Salisbury 2^ Slieba J J Simmer aud Jack £ 5 New 5g .„ South African Gold Trust 6i 6J Transvaal Gold 2'& 2tcj Wemmcrg 104 Wolfcuter 4 AUSTRALIAN Assoc. Financial Corp.Ord l/3> do. do. Pref. 2/ Associated Gold Mines 3,^ 3S^ 33 Bayley's United 8/6 ]. Broken Hill Prop 45/ Golden Horseshoe New. 13J i'jg "[ Great Boulder New 31 f jo/ Hampton Plains 1 Hannan's Brownhill 9 ii )" gj Hannan's Oroya 2* Ivanhoe New nj tft ju Kalgurh fil Gi" Lady Loch (7/1 Lady Shenton is Lake View Consols 103' V08 Ink' ins Lake View South j?| 1 8i Lou. We3t Australia Expr j» Mount Malcolm c^c' North Kalgurli { Northern Territory ij Paringa Consols s/<! Peak Hill 8a'«l Sons of Gwalia rfi South Kah;urli r| WeslA'strniiunG'ldFields oV Went worth Ijond'nGlobeFinacceNew 1iji: "• j IGiG r.HSCEL[¡A. BOUS Anaconda 9 S| Burma Ruby Columbia 12/3i 13/ 6' 14 Cape Copper Miues 6 64 Hvaraki 2/6paiC 1/9' {j Cape Copper Miues 6 6k j Hvaraki 2/6paiC 1/9' {j l-i;.panga 10: ) tie iici 6i J .„ Mhsihi and Barry. 4J: t 4 Mysore Gold 64 Mysore Gold Fields 7 6 Montanas 3/ ilount Lyell 8| Ooregum Ordinary 3jg Rio Tihto Copper 54ji 54J six 51 j! Tharsis Copper 8* Y/aihi 104

L(jNi>ON^MINim iSXCUa«(iK fEXCHASOP. Xf.LEaP.iPH C ).'r, YESTERDAY'S CLOSING PRtCBS. SOOTH AW. 10AN MINEa. Anftelo 6% 3, Do. Deep. ¿,I 4}1! Do. Block B 1 kApex Miues 6 D". Doep 2 21, ^Aurora VV'u U't'd Hi lMjLaipaardi Vlei, N l?i Dautjes (New) 1/4 já Barrett 8/0 5 Bonanza 3*6 3;'jjMod.l';r'teiuNewl0;i 10V% Bnffelsdoorn tS fi[ Do. B Extension 34 3% City & Sub. (New) \i 5^iNew Bultfoutein H Cham d'Or 1% 1^ New Primrose 3^ Comet 2^ Niael 2 */& Con. Deep Level.. 1 Ji lh] Do. Deep 1^ l?i Crowu Reef 13?i I3?4n?l,h Randfonteiu V,'„ 2 Do. Deep 10S 11 course Deop 1% 5 1 {ill Driefcfontein 4 <14 Prlucosis 178 Uá 5^!llandfontein 3ft East Rand 7'- £ 7% Rand Mines 39?o J9?1Í b'erre;rf\20 20}s Hietfontein Now 1J^ 1% French Rand II. 1H Kose Deep. &}í 9 Geldenhuis 6x, 874 1\ Do. Deep 9;. !1)i Do. Deop 42 4;4 2% Glen Deep 4 1 IïJ Gocli (New) 2 5!4 Ginsberg (New). 2;s 3Jg Do. Easfc 3^ 3^ Henry Nourse 7 7% Do. West 4% 4% Herioo (New) 5% 6% Steyn Estate 2^ Jagersfontein .15^ 16 Trauavaal Gold Jubilee 56 Mining Estate 2 2V, Jumpers 4 4! Treasury 4)-:¡ 4!- Do. Deep 4% itoodp rtc 3} 3 Kl'nfo'tein (Cntl.) Van Ryu New 3^, Knight Sli 5% Vilbtge Mainreel 7^ 7ft Knight's Central. 2^4 2ti Vogelsteuia 1H 154 Knight's Deep 3;i 4 VVemtner -.10^ 10J* Lancaster 2% vVolhuber 4 4% Worcester 2}i 2(i LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANIES Africau Explratn — — Kaffir Cons 1 Anglo-French Ex 3fa 3ft Mash'la'd Agency 2ft 2ft Bechuanal'ud Ex 1% MaOabele Gold.. 7% Barnato Consols 2 7% Mozambique 2T^ 2ft Char. B.S. Africa 3}4 5 Con.Gorfiel'sDef Oceana Cons Exploration Co.. 2 2a Potchefstroom H> G 11/5 G'ldTr'stiV; I'veso 6% Rhodesia Lira lj% Ueeloug Do. Goldflelds 2h( 2U Goerz and Co. Selu&we 2-'« 3 Globe & Phoenix 4,4 o Tati Coucessiona l^ lji Uenderisou Kst. 1 Trausv'KJ'ldF'l'ds lr^ l;4 Johaauesburi,' United Rhodesia Cons. Invest. lj j li Willoughby elm ll u-A il'jnaunesb gVVau lfi Iflambesi ISxpto. lj-i AUSTRALIAN ANJ) INDIAN illNKS Aiaddiu Lamp U %,Lady Shenton 17' 1H Asso. Gold W. A. 33ftjLake Viesv Cons. 10!i 1O-!i Bayley's United. 8/0 View South ii i§ hoaideri'erae'ceH;i 11; liondon <fe Weso i»riliishW'straliaiil2>-i Au. Bspior 1^ Brooknmn's B ld'r >k Do. & (Jl'be Fin 16 0 17;0 Brooknmn's B ld'r Uroken Hill Prop. 8*i S Burtmaks IS G'.lc.. 1 J* l?i „ „ Do.North 3»4 5V, ChaSers 15;5 16/b Mount Malcolm 6/0 7/0 Chaiupioa Reel 0 fcH'Momib Morgan 5 554 Eureka >i ;<iMysore 6ft oft „ 7/0 Golden Links 2^ Reef 1S/0 pd 6d 1/0 Ur'b Boulder 3i/6 3./b „ West. 5,6 6/6 Do. Main Reef.. 1 1^4 Wyuaad.. 5 6 6/6 fclmapton Plains t i^'NTort,h Boulder HtJ.u.u:ms D'" .till! 9; hiNundYdrooi 3'i Do. Oroya lit' lfs'Qoreyiim 3T^ 3fJ Do. Props.- 7/0 'trj\ Pref 4^ 4fS Do. Star 1& li'siPanuga Cona s.y 8/3 Ivanhoe New .ll;i 12 |Peak.HiII 4;- 4^4 Do. South 3 .5X!FWuti ot Gwalia.„ 50:. r, Kaiguni byt b'/t W. A. Gold Fields 2ft 2 £ 4 Do. North. l^g Waihi Gold ,10ft 10ft Do. South 5 5;i| MISCiiLLANEOOS Anaconda Copp'r t% S% Mason & Barry 3% 4H Ashanti G'ldfi'ldsl. 15% Mountain Copper 5ft 6% Boston Copper. a Namaqua Copper S ?:J4 Brilliant Block 9/6 10/6 Kio Tlnto 53Ya 517, Do. St. George 3 2ft Prefs 6 6>4 Bur 111 ah Kuby RoadBlock iå ft Ope Copper 6ft 6% St. Jno. Del Rey 28/6 29/6 Copiapo Aft 4). Stratton's Indep. 2^4 2JJ Coromandel 4# Utah„„ 5,^ 6 De Hoi 6ft 6ft

GOING TO JERCSALEJI.—Travelling has arrived I at a high pitch of perfection in the German l']mperor's VIsit to the .£Ioly Land! Bnt still there will be a lot of walking to do, and corns are no respecter of persons. An absolute necessity in these travelling days, in order to ensure comforc for the feet, is Utwday's "Viridine," the marvellous, corn cure. You s1 Qilld never travel without it, In bottles, 13 post ref, Mqndar, Chemist, High-street Cardiff 1713,

j- DAILY STOCK AND SHARE LIST UPPLIED BT MESSRS THACKERAY tc CO. Stock and Share Brokers, 3( Dock Chamber*. Cardiff RAILWAYS. Paid. Vr Stock Barry Undivided 100 .218 223 Do. 4 p.c. Preferred Ord.100 .110 112 n Do. Deferred Ordinary .100 .109 III „ Brecon & Merthyr 100 .510 „ Cardiff 4 p.c. P'f'd Ord 100 ..107 108 „ Great Western -lot) 257 159 „ London & North-Western.100 18& 189 „ Midland Pref. Cons. Ord iOO 7* 79 „ Do. Deferred Cons. OrdlOO 82 84 10 Port Talbot Ry. aud Docks. 10 8 8} £ 10 Ithou.&, S. 13,ty Nos.1/42,165. 1044 Stock Rhymney .100 .225 235 Do. 4 D.C. Preferred OrdlOO .109 111 II Do. Deferred Ord .100 .125 128 Tall Vale Divided Stock 100 74Ji 7" PREFERENTIAL Stock Alex. Dk. Sr. Ry. 4 V, p.c A Pf.100 .113 117 Do. do. 4% p.c. B 100 .102 t04 „ Barry Ry. 5 p.c. 1st. Pref 100 159 150 Do. -.Consolidated 4 p.c.100 .127 123 II Brecon Sc Mer 1st Pref.1861 100 80 90 to Do. 2nd Pref. 1862.100 50 55 „ Cambrian ,No. 1, 4 p.c 100 G5 63 „ Do. No. 2, 4 p.c 100 25 26 „ Great Western, 5 p.c 100 .167 170 10 Port Talbot 4 p.c 10 9,¡' 9 10 Rhon. & S. Bay 5 p.c. 1/38,535 10 9^ iO 10 Do. New 10 9, i10 Stock Rhymney 4 p.c. Consold 100 .128 130 to Taft Vale 4 p.c. Consold 100 .127 125 GUARANTEED Oi LEASE'> 50 Aberdare 10 p.c 50 .15"J 160 Stock Great Western, 5 p.c. guar.10J .163 171 Penarth 5.4 p.c 100 .167 173 Vale of Glamorgan _1Q0 .111 114 RAILWAY AND OTHER DEBENTURES Stock Alex. Dock & ny. 4 p.c 100 .116 119xd Barry Rail way 3 p.c 100 9J 101 to Brecon&MerthyrA4p.c 100 III 117 Do. B 4 p.c.1C0 99 ioi II Cardiff Railway 3 p-c 100 93 100 Cambrian A 4 p.c 100 120 J25 „ Do. B 4 p.c 100 .115 117 Do. C 4 p.c 100 .109 111 Do. D 4 p.c. uon. cum.100 95 97 Great Western 1110.100 .136 139 Midland 2ft per cent 100 86 83 Mid-Wales A 4ft per cent.100 .120 125 II Neath & Brecon 1st 100 .111 116 „ Do. A 1 100 .101 103 „ Do, A 2 100 I 62 llhondda&Sw'useuBa;4p.c.100 .11.5 116 Rhymney 4 ditto 100 .132 134 Taif Vale 3 .c 100 .100 102 Vale of Glamorgan 3 D.C 100 97 93 BANKS, 50 Capital and Counties 10 39% 40ft 60 Loudoll City &- Miii.,ld 12% 52 53 10 London & Provincial 5 2l^ 22)i 50 Lloyds 8 32*4 33)- 50 Metro, of England He Wales 5 14>'g 14)i 75 National Provincial 10;i. 55 EG 60 National Provincial.1 65 61 41J North & Sonth Wales .10 3Ej £ 25ft GAS 10 Aberdare .L. 203- 21% tocl Bristol 5 p.c.100 .122 125 to Cardiff A 10 per cent. 100^238 243 II Do. B 8 percent- 100 .188 193 „ Do. O 7 per cout 100 .174 179 „ Do. D 5 per coat 100 .124 127 Do. 4ft p.c. Pref.Stock 100 .121 123 „ NewportAl0percc.it 100 .223 230 Do. B 7ft P-C Scfk Si ShslCO .iC8 173 Do. C 7 per cant 100 )51. 163 II Swansea Cons. 5 per cent .100 .U9 121 II Do. do. New (1898) .100 .119 121 GAS AND WATER 10 Bridgend 10 lCH 11 12 Pontypool (Max. 10 p.c.) 12 14 15 WATERWORKS. 23 Bristol 25 6061^ 20 Do 20 45 46 10 Pontypridd 10 per et. Ord- 10 20 21 10 Do. 7 p.c. do. 10 H 15>a RREWJf.UlES 10 Backleys 5)-4 Cam. Pre-pref 10 93i loy, Stock Do. 4ft p.c 1st Mart Db 10 .101 103 10 Hancock 6 P.C,. Only. 10 11 12 10 do. Deferred Ordinary 10 12 13 10 do. 6 p.c. l'i ef 10 B:,i 14 Stock do. 4 p.c. Dftben. StocklOO .108 j 10 10 Nells Ordinary 10 9i 104 10 do. 6 p.c. Pref 10 1O 11 10 Rhoudda Valley 5 p.c. Pref. 10 10% 10% Btook ..to, 4ft Deb. iiocklOO ,10 105 COAl, AND IRON 10 Albion ShPPln Colliery 10 13% 13% 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb red 100 .102 J04 10 Cambrian Col Ord 10 jO 11 10 Do. 6 P.C. cliln PI. 10 9 Wft 100 Do. 4% p.c. D,3b 100 .100 102 10 D. Davis & Sons 10 11% 11% 10 Do. 6 p.c. cu i'ref .10 10% 1034 100 Do. 5 p.c. Dob., red.100 .102 104 100 Do. J00 .102 104 23 Ebbw Vale Sbeel, Iron,&Coal 20 15% 15ft 5 Great Western Ordinary 5 7% 7ft 5 Do. 10 p.c. on Pre/ 5. 10i ]0:4 10 Insoles 6p.c.cu I'ref 10 9 Y4 10ft 100 Do. 5 p.c. Debs.101 99 nil 5 International Coal 5. Sft 37, 10 Lewis Merthyr 6 p.c. Col Pf 6. 6;8 6% too Do. 5 p.c. Deb 65 68;a 69 10 Lockets Merthyr Col Ord 10 10i0%xd 10 Do. 6 p.c. cu PreCs. 10 9/i iO^xd 100 Do. 5 p.c. Debr, 100 .100 103 100 Miller & Cory 6 p.c. I)ebs. 98 i 'O 10 Newport-Abercaru 10 11% lift r)o. p- 0 Do. Participating 10 ll?g us, 5 Norths Navigation Colliery 6 7, 7% 5 Do. lo pc. cu Pref. 5 8% 9 100 Do. 6 p.c.Deb IOO .)()2 101 10 Penrikyber Colliery 10 Hft 8 1" 10 Do. 5 to 7^p.c.cuP/10 9% 10 100 PowellDuffryn 5 p.c. Deb.100 .103 105 25 Do. Ordinary. 25 18 20 5 Do. Sp.c.Pref. 5 5 54 5Bbyniucy Iron a .Gas 01 &5a Oll 5 Do. New Z7.í credited 2}g.5i3 61 52s cd 100 Do. 5 p.c. Mort. Debs.100 ..I Iii, 103 17 South Wales Colliery Ord. 17 1154 12% 3 DocuP'ticip'L'g 10 p.c/y B 3 4"ft 54 3 Do. cu. P'ticip'C g do. Pf L> lft. 2J :7iÍ 11 Tredegar Iron ;ind Coal A. '1ft. 6 6ft j Stoott Do li. 100 77 82 MISCELLAN EOtJS. 10 Barry Graving Dock 10 131 19Mxd 10 Do. 5 p.c. Preference. 10 Jlft 12xd 1 Ben ICvans ami Co. Ord. 1 .19 O i 20s Od (Subject Lo Founders' Share*. 1 1 Bland Si Co 1 .19. 61 2Cs 6d 1,'0. Wale 10 Bl. and So. Wales Waggon 3. £ 15 5% 10 Bute Dry Dock to 15;i j67 10 Cardiff Channel Dry Docks IG 9 9( £ 10 Do. do. 5 pc Deb. 100 .101 103 Stcck Cardiff Corporation 2ft p.c. 100 .10S 112 10 Cardiff Ice 1 13 13ii 5 OdifT& Peu'rth Tramways 5 3 '4 4 50 Cardiff 0 unction Dry Dock 40 .12 44 25 Cardiff Workmea's Cottage 25 40 12 1 Englisli Crown Spelters 1 2} £ 2% 20 Hill's Dry Dock 13 7% 8 1C Mercantile Pontoon Ord. 10 21 2.2 10 MUford Docks. 10 ft 10 Mordey Camay 9. ll!z ]2!ó 10 Do. do. 10 H 14 100 Do. 4ft p.c. Dab. {19<J3) ..—.103 .101 103 0 Moss Biopiwo Ord & — 3 8-;j 5 Do. 5 p.c. iW. » 4% 4ft SO Mour.oatuart Dry Dlt A & B.iJ 7q 81 Newpt. Wiit.er £ 1 Annuities 5?4 26% AtOOI Park Hill 4 p.c. Deb Stic 100.J01 J02 50 Penart'i Shipbnildiag 50 25 'its 10 PROVINCIAL TRAMWAY* 10 ii 7 10 Do. 6 p-cr cent. Pre/ 10 lift lift SO SplllerB & Bakers Ordinary 9 ilyxd W Do. 6 p.c. PeeL. 10 12,. 13% 1 BpiilersNephews Biscuit Go 9 4;, £ 5 I Btranagliaiiife iStepnensStores 1 7-i 01 89 Od 1 Do. dc. 6 p.c. I'ref. 1 .14^ 6d JUS 6d Swansea Harixlir 4 p.c. k. I lil) .109 111 -er -i2 10 Weaver aud Co. Ord. 10 J'2 12ft 10 Do. G p.c, Pref. 10 10% 11% 100 WeKt. blat I 4!,i p.c. Op1909f2fJ 10U .M!2 104 10 Do. 5 p.c. cum Pref. 10 IS ft 9J3 Pref." when printed in Italics, indicates tint th« Sliares Preferential as to Capital m well aj Dividend Bank Rate reduced from 4^. to 4 n,c. 2sfch Jan., 1~00 t

SBiaiEm- Cardiff Ry Preferred Stock I 10 Great Western Colliery lJ SI1". at 67% 25 & 0 North* Or i Shares, at 7fy I 5 Norths i'ref Shares, at 9 £ t0 Rhymney Ry Preterccd StocK £ 173 12s i Tre<ie«Jir Iron B ,->ock, at 79 20 Cardiff Malting Shares, at tft i5 Soutli Wales Colliery A Sjis, at ll}j Cambrian 1 0 c. Deb Si<oci< 30 Weavers New Ord Shares, £ > pd, lift M Hancocks 6 p.c. Preferred Bharea £1000 Hiiynute" < p.c. Deb Stic Cardiff Corp. 3; p c Stock £ 500 Cardiff Channel o o.c. 1st Deb 50 British Litter Pref Shares f 20 ithondda <5s S. Bay Or I Shares BUYERS. Vale Ordinary Stouk, at 74" 60 International Colliers Shares Bnrry Deferred Sto v-: E500 Cardiff Ry Dobenturo £200 SvraQftea Haroour 4 p.c. Stk, at 110 20 London & Prov Bank Shares, at 22 20 Cardiff Malting Shares, at 8 .£1\0 Barry Undivided 50 Albion Colliery SliMe", at 13% J5 D. Davis & Sons Ordinary Bhs, at 11JJ X500 Powell Duffryn 5 p.c. Deb 30 Western Colliery A Shares 2 Cardiff and Peuartii Trams, at 2% 28 port Talbot Ord Shares JEaOO Locivets Col Delis £ 500 Iiisoles Colliery Deb 30 D. Davis & Sons Pref Shares iO South Wales Colliery B Shares 10 & 2 Bute Dry Dock Shares, at 16 JEMO Lewis Merthyr Col Debs, at 3% pntt THACKERAY AND CO., CARDIFF. National 34 E. T. LYDDON AND CO., 122 'BUTE-STREET, AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. T'g'ras—"Lyddon.Cardiff." 1'oli's—P.O.. 63: Nat., 103 SULLPRS.— £ 100 Lockets Merthyr Deb, at £ 101 iO Ebb", Vales, at £ 15fi 15 Bwrry Graving Pref Shares 20 Insoles Pref Shares 20 Barry Graving Dock Ord Shares 39 Lockets Merbhvr Ord Shares 50 Giyn Colliery Pref Shares ,50 Norths Ordinarv Share 30 Newport Abercarn Ord,at £ 11 7s6d .11 Great Western Colliery B. at 7¡- £ 100 Cardiff K,y 3 p.c. Deb Stock, at 954 JtSMRhymney Preferred Stock, at 110;, ^0 Albion Colliery Shares i Share 33 Pe"-iug I Share tiF; lolo Morganwg 10 Locketu Merthyr Preference Shares 100 Rhymney Iron Old Shares 100 fthyrauey Iron New Z5 International Coal Shares 30 Lewis Merthyr Pref Shares £ 300 Rhymn-y Hy Debenture Stock 100 H. H. Vivian 91 Shares J5 Provincial Tramway Pref, at 12 20 Rhondua & h. Buy Pref—want bid 20 i~-piUers Ord Sijitres. at -Eiixa I £500 Tali VTitlo t'ref iStoofe, afc l274 BCJTBRS, .50 Great Western Colliery A Shares £ 25 Barry Undivided Stock, at 220 Pyle & Blaiun. Ordinary Shares 15 Thompson & Shackell Ord Shs, at 3 £200 Lockess Merthyr Deb. at 100ft jE200 Barry 4 p.c. Pref 30 Newport Abercarn Pref Shares i2OLj Cardiff ly Preferred, at 107 40 Norths Pref Sharei, at 18 158 3d iO Ben Evans Oed ,'jI1.res, at 19 6d Neath Harbour Bonds £500 Albion Colliery Debenture 50 Stranaghun A Stephens Ord, at 78 50 Port Talbot Ord 8hares jESOO D Davis & Sons B Deb FLEMING S. AND J. (jr. THO.UAS, STOCK EXCHANGE, AND 1, DOCK CEIAblUFaS, CABDITFF Tgrams: "Elemiutj. Cardiff.' T'p's. Nat. 15«. 13 StfiltLKKSj,'— 25 Pontypridd Water 7 p.c Max igio New £1\'0 Ithondda & 8. Bay Debentura 40 Khondda Sc S. Bay Prefs 5 Barry Grnvlng Dock Shares 11 Spillers Preferences BUYERS. 5 D. Davis & Sons Pref Shares Newport Abercarn Preference 10 Royal Arcade Shares Port Talbot Ord Shares Port Taibot Pref Shares Tredegar Iron A Shares 100 John Biands, at par 50 International Coal Shares Albion Colliery Shares l A200 Cardiff Gas D Stock 50 Great Western Colliery A §liare9 tiowpgro wokv 4pmtieli r I THOS. F. PEARSON, STOCKBROKER 4, Dock Chambers (and StbekExchange), Cardiff. Telegraphic Address, "Getlge, Cardiff. Telephones—Nat ional. No. 139: P.O. No. 82 1093 SELLERS.— £ 500 Rhymney Preferred Stock, at 10972 10 international oal Sliirei 10 John Shearman? 80 Lydenbnrg Estates W Ebbw Vale Shares £ -00 D. DAvi-, & Sons Debenture BUYERS. -XIOOC Rhvmney Preferred 20 Mercantile Pontoon Prefs TREGERTHEN DUNN AND CO., 27, MOUNTSTUART SQU.AIi,E, CARDIFF, AND STOCK EXCHANGE. 1104 T'grams—"TIIEDOSM. IXIIIIIIFF." Nat No. 130, P;0 13) SELLERS.—S3 Llacdrindod SS Llani^hen l-64th ss Cilai-ing Cross Share 1 ss Rothesay share 1 ss Gardppec Share 3 ss Powis ,-¡h¡ues 1 ss Rowtor Share 1 ss Llauberis Share 10 ss Celtic Shares 10 south Willes Engineering Shares 1 £100 ss Anne Thomas ? £ 100 ss Wvnnst;iy ilo). Bala 30 Norths Ord Shares 20 Internationals 50 Rhymney Iron New Shares 10 Penrikvber Pref Shares, a.t 10 50 Insoles Pref Shares, at 10 BUYERS. -1 ss Afonwen 1 ss Derwen 1 1 ss Peterstone 158 Windsor I ss sir W T Lewis 1 ss Wimborne 10 ss Orders Sc Handiords 1 ss Chumleigh 1 ss Frederick Knight 1 ss Tilnndudno 1 ss Swindou 1 ss Euston 2 ss Soutiioorfc £ 200 Ihrry Preferred Stock 50 Norths Ord Shares 10 Penrikvber Shares 20 Internationals 30 Port Talbot Ordinary £100 Taff Vale Ordinary Stock 50 Rhymney Iron Old Special dealings in an Colliery ,t Iron Shares J. W. COUU'iVs AND CO., BANK BUILDINGS, ST. MAKY-STHHET. AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. 1106 Telegrams—"Stocks, Cardiff." Tel 551; P.O.. 517. SELLERS.—15 Barry Graving Dock Ordinary 25 North?! Ord Shares 24 Moss Empire Pref Shares BUYERS. -16 Moss Empire Ord Shares £ ;000 Lewis Merthyr Col Debenture 25 Albion Colliery Shares E. B. SIMS & DAVID, STOCK & SHAltE BROKERS. 59. MOUNTSTUA RT-SQ. & STOCK EXCHANGE. BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF. 1114 T'g'ms." Siia 'es." (j'díf. T'n'ne- P.O. No. 51. <ftb. 23r, SELLERS.— 75 Rhymnev Iron Old Shares, at 63s 10 Prince of Wales Dry Dock Shares 100 Rhymney Iron NowShares. at 53s 20 Nortiis at 7)2 24 Aberriare GaR Shares 34 Rhondda Ry Ord Shares—bid wanted 11 Rhondda Ry Pref Sli.L-,es-bid wtd 20 Norths Pref Shares, at 9 BUYERS. — £ 150 Barry Deferred Stock, at 103 Beviin & Co. Ord Shares 50 International Coal Shares, at 8 16 Barry Graving Dock l'rf Hh?, at 11% CHARLES MASSY AND CO., 22 & 23. MOUNTSTUART-SQUARE AND STOCK EXCHANGE. CARDIFF. T'grams In vest." Cardiff, T'nhs', Mali. 208.. P.O.. 75 SELLERS.—10 Lockets Merthyr. at 10% 50J>ellri¡¡yber Ord. at 9 £100 D. Davis & Sons B Debenture 10 Albion Colliery Shares, at 13% 30 Norths Col Ord Siiares 80 Tredegar ILOU A Siiares 100 ''lilted National Colliery Shares ?0 Cardiff Ice, at '2ft 20 Ebbw Vtle, fully paid, Shares, at 16% 20 Penrikvber Pref Shares, at 9% BUYERS. -20 Hi!ls Dry Dock Shares £ 100 Barry Deferred iE,500 Parry Undivided Stock "'T ,v- PERCY POWELL, STOCK & SHARE BROKER, 113, Bute-rd., and Stock Exchange, Cardiff T'lgrains," Purse. Cardiff." T'rshones, P.O. 83. Nat 2?.5 LSUYEBS. 50 Newport Abercarn Ord, at 11% 20 Port Talbot Dock & Ry Ord, at 8. foO Barnum & Bjley Ordinary 20 United Nat. Colliery Shares. at 7% 20 Port Talbot Dry Dock Orllihares jE200 Lockets Merthyr Deb 25 Tredegar Iron & Co-,tl A* SO lute, national Coai Sils, at 8 20 íbbw Vales, at 15ft 50 Rhymney Iron New SBLLERS,— 70 !iliymnev Iron Old 50 Miss Empire 5 p.c. Prefs 30 Newport Abercarn Ordinary Shares 100 Milford Dock Ord wa-at offer 50 Norths Col Ord Shares 4188 Ithymney Ry Ordinary 16 Lloyd & iforath 6 p.c. Prefs 20 Ebbw Valeu, at 15;. 20, 30. & 65 Tredegar Iron A Shares iO Ins des Colliery Preils, at £9183:Jd 20 International Coal Shq, at 8á 50 Rhymney Iron New Shares, at 52s ERNEST SULLY AND CO 118, BUTE-ST., & STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF Telegrams. "Trust." Telephones:—P.O.. 7. Nat 1R7 LIONEL E. TAYLOR & CO., 27. WEST BUTE-STREET. A STOCK EXCHANGE CARDIFF. 1152 T grams"Secarity,Cardiff." P.O..113: Nafc.21? W G BLOW ft CO., Late POWELL THOMAS & CO., 53, -,JO IJA & EXCHANGE. CARDIFF. T'graphicAddress—"Consolw." L'.0.13,'Nafc. 300 SELLSRS10 Prince of Wales Docks, at 10% xd £5r) L. g. & G. Assurance 4ft p.c. Deb 50 xhondda Valley Brew Prefs, at 10% l- £ 1th Share ss Ciiariug CrosfI 20 Norths Col Ord Sh ires, at 7% 1 £O 5 p.c IJI) Tyne<ide Engineoring Co, 1 Millieeut KniZllt ss, £ 1 paid, at 4 1 Enidweu ss Snare, :.t\103 25 Insoles Pref Shares, at 10 50 Moss Empire Prefs, at £4 IS5 7%d 2 Anthony Rudcliffe ss, at 51% 3 Llangollen vs Shares, £ 1 paid 1 Derwen ss Share, ah ,01 1 Charles T Jones ss Share, at 64 1 Exmouth ss Share, at 115 1 Shandou ss Share, nt lib 1 Chumleigh ss Share, at 115 2 Hoy Hearl ss £ 50, f pd, Shares, at 35 3 ss Lady Lewis Shares, at 115 BUSERS. ? LNfoliweti ss Share J 1 L'ftnover ss Share 1 Llangorse S8 Sh.ira 1 Enid wen ss Share, at 98 1 Westward Ho ss Share, ftt 103 10 Lo Ocets Ordinary chares, at 10% cash 2 Ctiarles T Jon^s ss 811"ro38, at rl Tydfil Repairing Co. Shares 2 Anthony Radciiffe ss Siiares, at 19 4 Llnnberis ss Sliares. at 5Q 2 Derwen ss Shares, at 101. 1 Llanrtrindod ss Snare, iEl pc]. at 2 pm GORDON CORY, 120. BUTE-STREET AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. 1198 Telegrams:—"Serin Cardiff." Nato T phone. No. 325 SELLER.—5 £ 100 Ord Shar,-s Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries (l'jlanbr»dach) Co,, Ltd. Prospectuses of The Forest of Dean Stone Firms, Ltd., can be had on application. F R E J) P R 0 B J E N T CENTRAL CElAMWSItS. NU WFOU l.\ Telegrams 'Robicnt. Newport. Telephone No.. 21 BEMdSltfJ- 100 Rhymney Iron Old 100 English Crown Spelters, at 525 6d £ 50 Abercarn G;H Stock 50 Rhymney Iron Ne>v, at 5,3,; 100 Fox's Bridge Colliery Shares 20 Gao, Newnos Pref, at i9s 6d 9 Metropolitan Banks, at 14 2 £1000 Newp rt Corp. j p.c,, ao 97% 150 If. H. Vivians, ao 1001 £2O Bryumawr Gas )0 p.c, Stock £:;)0 Tredegar Iron B Stock, at 80 BOrERS « 50 Newport Abercarn Pref. at IIJ4 50 Newport Aberearns, at 11% 50 West Somerset Mineral Ry Sh»re9 OIJ Newport Corp. 3 p.c., afc 97 200 Didcot tty Pref Shares, at 559 0 £500 Lioyd & Yora,h Deb 50 Partridge Jones Ordinary Shares 100 Beautorfc Gas Share-i Chartereag. 75, Goldflelds. 7% E. Rand. 7% E. Rand Ext., 2% Modders, 10% Knights, 5ft HENRY J. PILLINGER & CO., Lvn; BETTON SAyom. VAUGHAN, & 00,. STOCK AND SHARE BROKERS, HIGH-STREET NEWPORT, MON. 1123 Tlphli; Nat., 127, P.O.,503 T'g'ms,' Pillinger. Newport, BUYERS. 50 Newport Abercarn Pref, at 11% 50 Newport Abercarn Ord Shs, at 11% £5(100 Newport Corp., at 97 100 Norths Na.v. Ord 100 Ben Evans Founders-say loweeb 2001ttivtnuey Iron New 100 Ebbw Vaies 150 International Coal Shs loO South Wales Colliery B Shares SELLERS. -60 Newport Abercarn Ordinary, at lift 30 Bonds, KrisLol, Brewery Ordinary JE2000 Pontypridd Water j p.c Perp. Db 50 Sir Alfred Hickman ss, at £ 11 JE5000 Newport Corp. 3 p.c. New, at 97% free of all expense 50 International Coal Shares 20 Thompson & Shackell Ord, at 3% Taff Vale 3 p.c. Deb at 100% p.c. 50 Mordcy Carney, jE9 paid. Shares-vr b S. P. WILLS AND SON, SWANSEA Stockbrokers, T'grams, Wills." S'wea. 1"phone, 184 SELLERS.—Ben E vans & Co. Dob Stock "^HIRAM H. S. JONES, SWANSEA. Stockbroker. T'gri%rnj-" ffiritni," S'sea T'plione 290 BUVER.—Ben Evans Ord Shares FRED. L. RUES, STOCK AND SHAREBROKEIi VAUGHAN-STREET, LLANELLI. Nab. Telephone No. 333.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1900 1899 Inc. Dec. Taff Vale 15859 15835 24. Brecon and Merthyr 1676. 1577. 99. London, Brightou, and S C 53699. 5379$. 99 Barry (includ'gV. of Glam.) 11429. 1C;932. 447. Rhymney 5Z6, 51\8. 581 Rhonddaand Swausea Bay 1457. 1432. 25. — Cambrian 5190.. :245.245. — Metropolitan 37 71. ;69»4. '57. South-Eastern 76780. 75 (03. 1777. Great-Eastern 9! 190 86219. i971. Metropolitan District Y,70¿. 8297. 4 5. Midland. 21315 200375.12781. f,aneashire and Yorkshire. 102116. 3414. Great Western 2075;0.z,0312J 4390. London & South-Western. Sue5)?. 74883. 5815. — London and North Western261394 253869. 7525. —

BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE. Halifax, Thnraday.—Tho British steaaier Semantha has pone ashore in the Strait of Canso. It is expected she will be floated off. -antml News. _—————

REMEMBER THE BLACK BEETLES, horrid things, and be sure to tell Cook to well sprinkle the door near the fireplace last thing at night with Heating's Powder, the unrivalled Killer of Fleas, Beetles, Moths, also Lice in children's heads. Harmless to J animals. Sold only io tips, 3d, 6d, and li. The New 94,

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. jSa'j.Mavl9 Su. May 20 Mo.May 21 Port jTrne Tme Tme Hgt. ft.iu.i Hg., jll. m.jft.in h. m. ft.iu.;Tme!fb.in. Cardiff {^m !l0 22:32 3U 4|31 9 Barry Bock | le'33 59 31 9n5l!30 6 a.m.10 i2! .110 S5 r 11 4l! Newport | pm.'lO 35- 8; 11 1831 5 |30 2 SrefiiispA f a.m.i 9 10 nq p! 9 q!0 46'qc n bwanaea ( p.m. 9 32p9 t,io 20 27 9 ll 13 26 11 Port Talbot I R) "t 9 9,-i J 9 57„ 10 49;9C, lort Laibot j pj,. g -3,oi „|10 2331 2n 16j29 4

I I I C A H Dll< h' EXCUAMUE. BIJTJC DOCKS, Friday. There was a large atteodance on 'Change to- day, and the steam coal market remained firm throughout. Business was interfered with to a considerable extent by the tension which existed in the publia mind in regard to nesvs of the relief of Mafeking. Tonnage is scarce again, but this has not had any effect on coal prices, mainly because large numbers of colliers are declining to work pending news from Mafeking, and also owing to the near appL-oach of the Whitsuntide holidays. The two causes will be responsible for a considerable reduction in the output of the coalfield. Pitwood is rather firmer, one lot of 1,000 tons having been sold at 42q 6d. Even irgher prices are spoken of. Other departmeutu keep about the same. The following were the closing quotations :-Very best Cardiff steam coal, 228 to 23" (for prompt ship- ment); good ordinaries, from 21s Gd other sorts, fron3 20s Gd flrys, 19, to 20s; Monmonth- shires, 20s to 21s seconds, from 18s to 19s (Cardiff shipment) best house coal, 229 to 23s seconds, from 20s No. 3 Rhondda 22s to 23s: throngh-and-througb, 21s to 21s 6d smalls, 18:; 6d to 193; No. 2 Rhondda la rge, 17s 3d to 17" 9;1 through-and-through, 16,¡ 9d smalls, 15s to 16s special small steams, 15s 9d to 16s 6d good ordinaries, from 14s 6d to 15s (¡thAr sorts from 13s 6d. Patent fuel, 193 -to 22s, according to brand. Coke, 29s to 37s6d, according to requirement. Above quotations are all f.o.b., cash ill 30 days less 2J percent. Pitwood, aboutMOs to 42s 6d for prompt delivery ex ship, Cardiff or Neviport. Iron ore-Beit Rubio, 20s to 20s 6d, c.i.f., Cardiff or Newport. Fixing has been pretty active in the freight market to-day, with the tone showing strength in most directions. The following comprise the latest operations OUTWARD BOUND STEAMERS. Cardiff to Rouen, 6:1 9d (Quickstep). Port Said, 13s (Rockabill). Port Snid, 13s (Sir W. T. Lewis). Port Said, 13.; 1-Jd. Marseilles. 12fc^ recharter (Procida), Havre, 5s 7M (Eppletoo). Santander, 53 9d, 1,400 tons. Haulbowline, option Queenstown, option Passage W Rt, 5s 3d (Volano). Diego Suaroz, 25s. La Plata, 13a 93, option Monte Video, 14s 3d. Newport to Bilbao, 4s, 3,COO tons. Swansea to Venice, 12s 9d coal, 13'1 6d fuel (Palermo). Oran, 11.50fcs. (Dowlais). Stettin, 7s. St. Brieux. 7s. Genoa, 103 3d. SWANSEA EXCHANGE. SWANSEA, Friday. The following fixtures were completed here to-dav — Swansea to St. Brienx, 73 (Empress). Oran, lljfcs. coal, 12Afcs. fuel. Homeward-bound steamer- B? Ihaj to Swansea, 6s.

BALTIC REPORTS. LONDON, Friday. Freight Market.—Black Rea. and Azoff firm, but otherwise the market for tonnage was quiet but steady. FIXTURES—STRAMERS. NicoJaioif to Hamburg, lls 9d (Northville), berthed. Odessa to Rotterdam, 10s (Restitution), berthed. Azoff, terms secret (Corriubii and George Clarkson), June. Huelva to Havan:iah, 13s 6d, 4,000 tous, prompt. Eastern Trade, 6s 9d on gro-is register, delivery at New York (Werneth Hall), G 11104hs, option 12 months. Bahia Blauca, 22s. open charter, 3,000 tons, Jane- July, St. John's to Glasgow, 55.?, 1,200 standards, June. Carfchagena to Maryport, 10s 6d, full terms, 2,000 tons, prompt, S lifton to picked ports U.K. or Continent, 28a 9d (Edward Barry), 4,600 tons, June 20th Onton to .Maryport, 7", 2,9f)(J tons, prompt. Forniau to Philadelphia, 9s 9d, 3.000 tons. May. Grain Report. At the Baltic the market, for cargoes of wheat thongh not octiv.i was steady, ard the quantity on offer of both rati and white descriptions was not excessive— uteamer Nordvest 2.5:Ju tons Plate on sample offered at 26s 9d bill of lading 13th April 268 3d, bid Margar- etta Walla end Fèbruary sold at 27s 6d net and net cah, Maize uuchan-ed and qui°t—steamers mixed American destination wanted 19s 1111 asked. Barley dull.

WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. (Special telegrams from Lloyd's Agents.) The Brodick Bay has put into Valparaiso with captain sick. The steamer ashore on Dangers Reef, Worms Head, was the St. Vincent, with coal. She floated on Thurs- day and proceeded up the Cha,nnel apparently uu. damaged. A Bordeaux telegram states that the French steamer Harold, from Cardiff, with coal, grounded on Thursday at the entraneo to Arcachon Buy. Lighter No. 512, supposed laden with coal cx the Dutch steamer Moerdijk, has sunk iu Cronstadt Harbour. The torpedo catcher Leven, in entering Albert Harbour. Greenock, on Thursdar, collided with the river steamer Chevalier, slightly damaging the latter's bow.

LIZARD SIGNAL STATION. The Lizard, Friday.Yinà N.E., fresh. Weather fine. Barometer 30'04, falling. Passed East—Galena, of Liverpool, from Portland, Oregon, for Falmouth Venodocian, of Carnarvon; Bonita, of Bideford a French Transatlantiriue Lint; tel1mer: steamers Cyril, of C, r(li! from Baltimore for Hamburg; Telena, of London Surbiton, of Loudon; Trefusis, of Fal)tiouth; Bengitiia, of Hamburg, from Baltimore for Hamburg Buffalo, of Hull, from New York for Hui; Beltor, of f/ondou, from New York for Ham- burg Newark, of Newcastle Bivouac, of Bristol; Moss Rose, of Li-, erpool; Microphone, of Belfast; Pansy, of Liverpool Cookham, of London Burnock, of flyr; Friesland, of Answerp, from New York for Antwerp; Barcelona, of Hamburg, from Newport Hews for Hamburg Vulcan Veotis, of Sunderland Tabasco, of Hunlerlaad l'atapsco, of Sunderland from Baltimore for itofcwfrdam Moorhen, of Cork. Passed West—Annie Park, of Barrow; steamer ohte, of Glasgow Hendon, of London Alstad Lady Berthp., of Llanelly Lynalder, of Liverpool; Maliekovitz; Niobe, of Glasgow; Harberton, of London Elbruz, of London Caiuel, of Liverpool City of Vienna, of Dublin; Cadoxton, of Cardiff; Marquet te, of West Hartlepool, fr* •m^London for New York; Hungarian, of Dundee; Stanley Force, of. Whitehaven Speedwell, of Falmouth Clonlee, of/ Belfast; Rochefort, of Belfast.

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Clonlee left Rouen for B.rrv 17th Ifiver ;trv,1 Rouen 17ih R,d')o arvd Rouen 17th Carperbv arvd Las Pj,iinas 14th Kawnby arvd Croustadt IGth Lackenby arvd Cronstadt l'ILl1 Gienby arvd Tyne 17th Selby left Rotterdam for Bilbao 17th Cyril passed Lizard for Hamburg 17tli Emma passed Monte Video for Cape de Verdi 15th I llltyd left Kerbch for: Mmden lbtii Alton left Antwerp for Cardiff 1 'th Biaenavon passed Pru^/le Point for Cardiff 17th Portngalete left Castro for Newport 17bh Goldcliffe and Castro 17th

CARDIFF-ARRIVALS. Roath Dock, May 17.-Cameo S3, 1!4, Swansea, light. Trevouian S3, 1443, Rotterdam, light. Dordogne ss, 533, Bordeaux, pitwood. Mudela S, 1103, Bilbao, iron ore. Embiricos sa, 1502. Melrose Abbey SS, 736, Havre, light. Roath Dock, May 18.-Sinbad ss, 539, Portsmouth. light. Claire Menier, 423, Nautes, ballast. Oakvilie ss, 347, Bilbao, iron ore. Beushaw ss, 11177. Liverpool, light. Bendo ss, 2280. Afonwen ss, 2127, Rotterdam, light. Bute East Dock, May 17.—Camellia, 52, Avon- month, maize. Sverre, 1061, Rotterdam, ballast. Lnwwerzee R, 56. Simson 8, 14, Hamburg, light. Carioca, 630, Sfc. Nassaire, ballast. Bute West Dock, May 17.-Stockton 63. 22,6. Blanche ss. 97, Shoreham, light. Skomer ss, 46, Sea, fish. Regina, 47, Bristol, burnt ore. Happy Returu, 38, Bristol, burnt- ore. Brothers, 52, Avonmouth, oats. Guild Mayor, 88, Wexford, sand. Bute West Dock, May Ig.-AcorD. 96. Alert SS, 57, Sea, fish. Mary Lord, 167, Waterford, pitwood. Per- severance, 41, Bristol, maize and peas. Devon ss, 63, Bridgwater, wheat. Peuarth Dock, 1h,y' 17,-Columbia ss, 42, Roads, light. Ingram ss, 1036, Cardiff, light. Fides ss, 780, Ci-rcliff, liglit. Penarth Dock, May 18.—Swan ss, 427, Honfleur, light. HM-palus ss, 907, London, light. SAILINGS Roath Dock, May 17.—Fides ss, Penarth. Villequier S3, Reuard, Marseilles. Lavernock ss, Byres, Cape Town, Hawthorn 8< Symous, Bordeaux. Success, Sims. Chepstow. Sunbeam, Butt, Weston. Roath Dock, Ma,v 18.—Sard i, Leitch, Belfast. Guildhall RS, Butterworiih, Port Said. Bucn.rcgti ss, Niecld, Constantinople. Newby sa, Clark, Las Paimas. Jesjmora ';13, Taylor, Gibraltar. Celer, Jense, Bahia. Hjlton sA, Finnis, Reval. Alderney ss, Gunderson, Singapore. Bute East Dock, May 17,-Edith, Silvey, Bridg- water. Ingram s?, Green, Penarth. William, Hobb>>, Bridgwater, glmviJle 8, Jones, Marseilles. Jersey 613. Wills. La P.chlIe. Avon ss, Simson I>S, Hopler. Bate West Dock, May 17.—Voltaire ss, CM-twright., Liverpool. Llanelly ss, Kinley, .Liverpool. Squirrei, Baker, Bristoi. Bute West Dock, May IS.-Sto.-kt,)n ss. Robin Hood, hir b, Bridgwater. King's OJMC, Hounsel, Water- ford. Shirley, Suenhili, Penryn. FcHeou as, Cowiey. Roads. Ncmophila ss, Sea. Theory as, Bell, Ply- mouth. Penarth Dock, May 17.—Sarah Jolliffe ss, Roads. Newark q, London, Cookham s- London. Penarth Dock, May 18.—Wiastauley ss, Dartmouth. Columbia HS, ttoads. Twilight ss, Frey Bentos. Harpsnden ss, Marseilles. Teresa Castei.'ano, Cape Town. ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 18. Genoa, Glanhnfren ss, B, 1451, J. Mathias & Sons China Tupan, Kin tuck ss, B, 2381, Mull, Blyth Sc Co. ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 18. Genoa, Glanhnfren ss, B, 1451, ,J. Mathias & Sons China Tupan, Kin tuck ss, B, 2381, Mull, Blyth Sc Co. Port Plrie, Ville de Rouen, F', 1124, 'I'. G. Duncan & Co Constantinople, Dordo.'oe ss, B, 53«, W. R Corfield Rouen, Melrose Abb. y ss, B, 736. P.vmau, Watsou Huelva, Beushaw ss, II, 1077, Denvir, E, Earl <fc Co Dieppe. Swan ss, B, 427, Henderson, W. Edgar & Co. Dieppe. Swan ss, B, 427, Henderson, W. Edgar & Co. Coquimbo & 8on Francisco, Carioca, P,630, It. R. Tortd Naples or Leghorn, Embiricos so, Grk, 1501, Bout- garia, S. G. Embiricos Stockholm, Fides RS, Swe, 780, Watts, Watts & Co. Para, Claire Menier. F, 423, A. H. Tapson & Co La Pallice, Coventry ss, B, 1044, Cox, E. Jenkins & Co. Cronstadt, Ingram ss, B, 10S0, G-rrI1, Christie & Co. Havre, Shaebrook ss, B, 822, E'obett, W. E. Thomas Cap Town, Santa Chics*, Iy,737, Cory Bros. & Co. L I. Marin, Feio, Spn, 490, Vaellw, H. X. Agius CLEARED—May 18. Port Said, Girdleness SS, B, 2350 coal Singapore, Barbara so, B, 5800 coal Singapore, Aries ss, B, 4200 coal China and Japan, Kintuck ss, B, ballast • Hamburg, Echo ss, B, 1050 coal Port Mahon, Gwentlandss, B, 1900 coal Rouen, Melrose Abbey ss, B, 1500 coal Dieppe, Swan ss, B, 980 coal fort Said, Whitcfield ss, B, 3000 coal

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BARRY DOCK. Arrivals, May 17.—Everingham ss, London. Hat. low ss, Dieppe. Falmina SS, SD Nazaire. Santa. Tnira, Hamburg. Arrives, May 18.—Shngbrook ss, Havre. Iiaumoor ss,. Lucinde. > aiiings. May 17.Ier;a.rio S3, St Nazaire. Clyde ss, Dublin. Jacob Bright RS, Teneriffe. AlalFt ss, Colombo, Matthew Bedlingtou ss, Cape de Verds. Burnock ss, Boulogne. Sailings, May 18. Echo SS, Hamburg. W. I. Rad- ciiffe ss, Malta. Hermia 5S, Rochefort. Girdleness ss, Port Said. Harlow ss, Dieppe. Netherfield SR, Rio Janeiro. Everingham ss, Pensacola. Kintuck 53, China. or Japan. Falernian S3, Port Said. Helen MacGregor, Baliuacurra.

SWANSEA—ARRIVALS. ■ North Dock, May 17,-Fftith, 58, Lancaster, oftell, 'I Sarah Ann Ruskell, 56. Wicklow, burnt ore. Kilkeet ss, 79. Chester, pitch. Main, 33, Newquay, ballast. Ann Eliza, 35, Liaugranog, ballast. North Dock, May 18.—Martin Luther, 47, Weston* supei-Mare, lisht. Culzean Castle, 147, Sreston, pitch. George Clarkson ss, 1117, Greenock, light. CaerleoB ss. 490, Huelva, copper ore. Jura, 66, Arklow, iroll pyrites. Assunta 55, 1258, Antwerp, light. South Dock, May 17.-Stiiiliglit ss, 245, Liverpool, I general. IJardv ss, 368, Manchester, general. Rath* fran ss, 158, Kingstown, lyrhc. Yewdale ss. 175, Newry. light, Wemyss CastLe. 99, Pwilhelli, gravel. Lord, Devon, 89, Piidstow, sand. Isabel, 40, Pembroke Docig, light. Katinka ss, 28, Tenby, light. South Dock, May 18.—Pioneer ss, 26, Manchestef4 general. Avon ss, 417, Cardiff, general. Dunraveil ss, 121, Bristul, genera. Bessie Clark, 43, Oxwiclfc timber. Prince of Wales Dock, May 17 —Peterbourg ss. 49X I Rotterdam, light. Prince of Wales Dock, May 18.-Chatton KS, 2331 Avonmouth, light. Vii'e de St. Nazaire as. 765, Nantes I light. Carly S. 323, Southampton, light. Nigel as, ø Bristo1; genera!. SAILINGS. North Dock, May 17.—Jane, Irwin, Barnstapl* Bonita, Hutching?, Yarmouth, I.W. North Dock. May 13.-Plilton Sc<, Nonry, Charente. John Jaine,, Williams Newquay. Albatross, Davie*. Llangranog. Sir William Molesworth, Reea, Abolu thaw. Surah, Knight, Bridgwater. TelegraplJc Nicholas, Watchet. Model, Hooper, Bideford. South Dock. May 17.-Colli, a: Davies, Bristol. Conqueror ss, Bvan, Liverpool. Bird, Morris, Seflr Friends, Norman, Oxwich. Urania, Williams. Dublin. Prince of Wales Dock, May 17.-Bivoxiae ss, Mantel Antwerp. Sarago^sa ss, Williams, Gibraltar. Mauri' tius s, Moppstt, Bordeaux. Vulcain sa, Le Fall, Roneii. I Prince of Wales Dock, May 18.—Nellie Wise Sb Sireefc, London. Thot- ss, Bricknell, Chantenay. IMPORTS-May 18. Chester, Kilkeel ss, 191 pitch, Graigola Co. Preston, Culzean Castle, 283 pitch, F. Cory Yeo Oxwich, Bessi- Clark. 35 timber, J. Glasbrook, Boni Manchester, Ha dv ss, general Manchester, Pioneer ss, general Lancashire, Faith, 120 pitch, Atlantic Co. Arklow, Jura, 120 iron pyrites, Vivian & Sons Glasgow via Cardiff,Avon ss,general, M.,onell & BrOt Wicklow. Sarah Ann Ruskell, 115 burnt ore, Viviga EXPORTS COASTWISE-May 18. Watchet, Commodore, 50 coal, HilL Dublin, Kilkeel ss, 200 coil, Graigola Co. Glasgow, Avon ss. general, M. Jones <& Bros, Poole, Mary Boyes, 110 pitch, F. Taylor

PORT TALBOT. Arrivals, May 16.-Nellie ss. 1216, Bristol, generaL Brunswick ss, 341, Swansea, general. John Morriso* ss, 172, London, sleepers, Ma.y 17.—Aral SS, 2159. Rotterdam, light. City of Rotterdam BS, 347, BristoL general. Sailings, May 16.-H:¡,rbalne 55, Hopper, London, coal. May 17.—Brunswick ss, Wade, Liverpool. general. CLEAllED-Hay 17. Pernambuco, Eurydice. B, 1813 coal Odessa, Hellie ss, H. 2240 coal and .300 bunkers Hamburg, City of Rotterdam ss, 105 tinplatel.so copper, 100 bunkers

LLANELLY. CLEARED-May 17. Marennes, Montbars, F, coal Fecamp, Twig. B. coal Stugsund, Tjalf *?, Nwy, coal Liverpool, Voltaire ss ,15, ceneral

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I Palermo, San Georg "S, B, 3200 coal Pen8acoa, Eyeringham R3. U, ballast Grand Pabons, N.B., Saga Nwy, ballast Sfax, Dolcoatli ss, B, 2100 fuel Gibraltar, Earl of Rosebery S3, B, 1400 coal Cape Town. Concordia, Iy, 1900 coal Areachon, Sgn F, 700 Colombo, Collegian ss, B, 8200 coal Havre, Shag'orook ss, B, 1550 coal Palma, Majorca, Radvr ss, B, 1430 coal CJ.nRtadt. Zitripa S, B, 3500 coal Genoa or Havona, Riaiii ss, Iy, 2GOO coal Gibraltar, Hangesund ss. Nwy, 760 timber Las Pal mas, City of Gloucester ss, B, 2800 coal Marin, Felo, Spn, G60 coal IMPORTS—May 13. IMPORTS—May 13. Bordeaux, Dordogue ss, pitwood, Cardiff & Newport Pitwood Co. Rilbao, Mudela ss, iron ore, Crawshay Bros. Bilbao, Oakvilie ss, iron ore, Dowlais Iron Co. Sea, Skomer ss. fish, NcJe and West Bristol, Retina, burnt, ore, (I. Tetinitut. Sons & Co. Bristol, Happy Return, burnt ore, C. Tennaut, Sons Avonmouth, Brothers, oats, Cardiff Grain Co. Wexford, Guild Mayor, srtnd, H. Silcocks Sea, Alert ss. f)3h, Nen.le ft West Waterford, Mary Lord, pitwood, M. J. Begg <5: Co. Bristol, Perseverance, maize Sc peas, W. K. Clements Bridgwater. Devon ss, wheat, Spiliers & BlIokrs Avonmouth, Camellia, maize, D. Gower