South Wales Daily News

SOUTH WALES FINANCE. {Cardiff Account Days, Dec. 15th and 30th.) TUESDAY, December 7th, 1897. Business has been on a very small scale indeed in the local market to-day and quite featureless. Rails are completely idle, but the tone is inclined to steadiness. After a long interval there has been a deal in L Penarth Fully-paid Slipway Shares at 30. I This is 6 points below the mean quotation consequently the quotation has been I .lowered by as many points. Stranaghan [ and Stephens' Preferences have been I dealt in at 19s; and Harmsworth's Pre- ferences at 22s 6d. Newport-Abercarn I Preferences show a further rise of at 7%. In the Mining Market Chaffers have been dealt in at 7s 9d, and Henderson's at 1 3-32. The tone is very flat all round. The following changes in value are noted in the official list of the Cardiff Stock Exchange:— Hue.—Newport-Abercarn Preferences Y4, to 7% Cardiff Corporation 3 per Cent. Stock ly2, to 105 xd. Fall.—'Penarth Shipbuilding Shares 6, io 30. s Messrs Thackeray and Co. note a rise of 34. to 1%, in Newport Abercarn Pre- 1 ferences. • There are buyers of Rhondda and Swansea Bay Debenture Stock Bristol and SouLh Wales Waggons. There are sellers of Vale of Glamorgan Stock; Metropolitan Banks Stranaghan and Stephens' Preferences London and I' Provincial Banks North's Ordinary Taff Debentures Penarth SlipvTay Shares. The traffic receipts on the Taff Vale Railway for the week ended December 4th t amounted to £ 14,322, against £ 14,597 in the corresponding week of last year-a decrease of £ 275. The aggregate increase I for the 23 weeks amounts to £ 2,358. The traffic receipts on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway for the week ended December 5th amounted to £1,868, against £1,517 in the corresponding period of last year—an increase of £ 351. The aggregate increase for the 23 weeks amounts to £ 1,691. There has been a big rise in Swansea Tramway Shares since the triple scheme failed, ClO- shares then stood at £115s; they are now quoted at R3 10s, but no 3ellers at the price.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Tuesday. Money was again very short and wanted, and borrowers had to pay 2 up to 3 per cent. for advances over the night, whilst tdl the loans due at the Bank were re- newed. The Discount Market remained firm, and brokers would not take fine three months' bills below 2* per cent. On the Stock Exchange fresh business was much restricted, partly owing to the approaching settlement, which begins on Saturday next in Mining Shares, and markets as a rule were without much feature. American Railroad Stocks opened generally dull, President McKinley's Mes- sage, though up to the expectations which had been formed regarding it, having to a. large extent been already discounted. The tone, however, became strong at the finish in respop..se to better opening prices from Wall-street. The chief feature was a sharp drop in Union Pacifics on the statement that the Government had been authorised to bid for the Kansas and Pacific Railroad. Home Railways were generally well sup- ported, the attention of operators being chiefly directed to the Underground lines in expectation of early electric traction. Grand Trunk lines gave way on realisations. Mexican Railway Stocks again advanced considerably during the early hours, but relapsed towards the finish on sales to take profits. L Foreign Bonds were generally weak in the absence of Continental support. Mining Shares were generally neglected, both South Africans and West Australians having a few fractional losses on the day. Tho market for Home Government Securities was dull, and Consols receded -fe, to 112%, for money, and 11378 for the account. Rupee Paper receded Colonial Inscribed Stocks were firm. New South Wales Fours rose 1 and 3 per Cents. y2. Foreign Bonds generally were dull, and Spanish Fours fell fg Turkish Second Group, Y4 Third do., ft; Fourth do., Italian Rentes, fg- Greek Monopoly, 1 and Portuguese and Cedulas, 1 Venezuela rose 2, to 35, on the announce- ment of the resumption of monthly pay- ments for the service of debt. Ecuador also advanced y2 the two leading Argentine Loans, y2 Mexican Sixes, y2 and Peru- vian Debentures, y4, the latter to 40^4. In Home Railways, Metropolitans advanced 1; Districts, South-Eastern Deferred, y2 North Easterns, Midland Deferred, North-Westerns, and Brighton Deferred, 34; and Great Easterns, Great Westerns and Hull and Barnsley, however, receded Y4. American Railways moved irregularly, the tone being good at the finish. Union Pacifics fell Ya Wabash Preference, Pennsylvanias, and Milwaukees, Y4 Read- ing Shares and First Preference, and 34 respectively and Ontarios, Central Pacifics, and Norfolk Preference and Common, the latter to 13% whilst Southern Preference advanced 1 do. Common, 34 North Pacific Preference, York Centrals, Denver Preference, and Louisvilles, 34 and Missouri, Kansas, and Atchison Preference, Canadian Pacifics improved but Grand Trunk Guaranteed and First Pre- ference dropped Second and Third do., 34 and Ordinary, Mexican Railway Second Preference closed 1 better whilst Ordinary was 34 lower. Buenos Ayres Rosario rose 1, and Central Argentine 72. Ottoman Bank Shares receded Miscellaneous Shares were neglected. Coats' Ordinary advanced y2, and South Hetton Coal, P. and O. Steam Preferred, and Southwark and Vauxhall Water 1. South Africans were dull. Chartereds receded ft; Gold Fields Deep, Jumpers, Rand Mines, and Simmer and Jack, and a few others, ft to Ys Bonanza at 434 Ginsberg, Matabele Gold Reefs, 5% Rhodesia Exploration, 5% Anglo- French, 2% Village Mainreef, 5|f. De Beers improved and Bultfontein -IL, to i'K- West Australians were dull and neglected, and a few issues were -fa lower. Hannan's Proprietary was quoted 14s 6d; Paddington Consols, N; Lady Shenton, 2; Golden Crown, 1,3 New Zealand Mines were featureless. Copper Shares were 3rm. No bullion operations were reported at he Bank to-day. The Silver Market has been quiet, and the price for bars was again fixed at 27%d per ounce, but the price for forward delivery declined 34 > to 263id per ounce. Calcutta Exchange was quoted Is 3 3-32d; bay, Is 3d Hong Kong, 2s do. 4 s, 2s %d Shanghai, 2s 9d do. 4 2s 9^d. •lge all movements in rates were this country. The countries 1 were Holland) France, Belgium and Germany, Italian currency slightly depreciating. The rouble was quoted 25%. The quotation of silver in the open market at Amsterdam has ad- vanced from 48 to 49 guilders per kilo fine. The Paris Bourse, after being dull, closed steady. South Africans were irregular. Exchange Cheques on London remain 25.24. The subscription list in Petrifite, Limited, will close on Thursday for the country.

RATES OF EXCHANGE ON LONDON. LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The following weie me races ot exchange on .London to-aay Paris Cheques 2524 Ainst'rd'm, Chequ's 12.08J Berlin Cheques 20.381 Antw'p short 25.26'to 25.30 Berlin 8 days' sight 20.37 St. P't'rsb'g, 3 mths 93.55 Do. 3 months 20.21 Madrid,sight 33.42J Hamburg, 3 months 20.20J Do. 3 months 00.00 Frankfort, short 20.37 C'nst'nt'n'pl',3mthsl09.20 Vienna, sight 120.35 Rome, 3 months 26.42 Vienna, sight 120.35 Rome, 3 months 26.42 Amsterdam, Short 12.07 Lisbon 35 ia 3¥SINESS;«3NE—BRITISH STOCKS. OPNS 12.0 1.19 CL. AT Consols Goschen's 2 Mny 112$112f,5 I 1l2¡ Do. do. Account 113 £ 112^ 1124 Do. 2 cle. 105j| Local Stock 113 Bank of England Stock 350J India 3J per Cent 117 Do. 3 do 109J India 3J per Cent 117 Do. 3 do 109J Metropolitan Con. 3$p.c, 121" Do. do. 3 p.c,1 115 India Rupee Paper 3J p.c. 61g 61J Ins. Canadian 4p.c.Jan.Jly 113 Ins. C.GoodHope4p.c. 1833| 119 Ins. N. Zealand Con. 4 p.c.) 116 Ins. New South Wales 121 Ins. Victoria 4 p.c. 1882-3-4i 109J Ins. South Australian 4 p.c! 113 Ins. Queensland 4 p.c 112.J BRITISH RAILWAYS. Brighton Rail-way Ord 188 Do. Do Deferred 180 179| 180 Caledonian Consolidated. 156 Do. Preferred Con. Ord. 99Al j Do. Deferred Con. Ord. 57"I 57| 57 Chatham and Dover Ord. 19j! Do. Preference 134^ East London 7 Furness 7b Glasgow & South Wstrn. 64 [" Great Eastern Ordinary. 120A 130: 1308 Gt. Nthn. Prefd. Con. Ord. 123"! Do. Defrd. Do. 59 1. 59; 59 Do. A's 55 Great Western 174J 174 Great Central Pref Ord. 69 Do. Deferred Ordinary. 21| 21g 2ij Hull and Barnsley 46J 46J Lancashire and Yorkshire 145 London and North-Wstrn 203 203J London and South-Westrn 225A Lon. & Sth. Wstra. Defrd. 94" Metropolitan Consolidated 130j| 1302 130J Do. Land Stock 98 Jo. District Ordinary. 29gl 29J 293 o. Preferred 108 iland Preferred Ord. 87J! JJO. Deferred Ord. 94J! 95 North British Ord. Pref. 89 Do. Ordinary Deferred. 44 North-EastemOrdinary 179J 1794 North Staffordshire 129 South-Eastern Ordinary. 156 Do. Deferred 115^ 1153 116 Tall Vale Act, 1889 84 Tall Vale Act, 1889 84 AMERICAN RAILWAYS Atchison 13 £ 13 Do. Preference 29J; 23j[ Central Pacific ll|: 11J Chicago, Milwaukee 96J; 9G|| 96^ Denver Ordinary llij; Do. Preferred 46J Erie Shares 15 Do. 1st Preference 37J 37J Illinois Central 105J Lake Shore 178 Louis and Nashville 57 56§ 56J Missouri, Kansas, & Texas 13| 13J 132 New York Central 110J 110J New York Ontario 15J 15g Norfolk Preference 44 North Pacific Pief, 58J 58g 585 58J Pennsylvania Ordinary 58 57J Philadelphia and Reading 11 Do. First Preference 24 £ 24$. Southern Ry.Common Stck 9J Do. Preferred 31^ 31 Union Pacific 26i 25J 25g 26J Wabash Preference 1S4 Do. General Mortgage 28J OTHER RAILWAYS. Canadian Pacific 82J 821 821 Grand Trunk Ordinary 7j| 7^' Do. Guaranteed 68g| 68Jj 68 Do. First Preference 51: 51 i 51 Do. Second Preference. 33 32J 32? 32? Do. Third Preference 18 17 £ 17| Mexican Ordinary 191 19 19 Do. First Preference 74 73 73 Do. Second Preference 31 32| Lombards Ordinary 7J Mexican Cntl. 4 p.c. Bonds 68J Do. First Income 16 Buenos Ayres Gt. Soiithern' 147J Buenos Ayres and Rosario 73| Central Argentine 78j .? FOREIGN STOCKS. Chilian, 1886 86 Do. 1892. 91 Buenos Ayres, 1882 43 Do. 1883 43 Bulgarian 6 p.c. 1888 95 Argentine 1886 91-}j 91J Do. Funding 86J! Do. 4J p.c. Sterling 59! Do. Treasury 63 Argentine Cedulas A 33J; Do. Cedulas B 32r. Buenos Ayres Cedulas I. &V Do. J. 6jl Brazilian, 1889 6l|l Chinese Silver Loan 100 Do. Gold do. 1895 110 Egyptian Uniiieds IO6J1 Do New 3 J per Cent. 102 j 102| Do State Domain 104l! Do Daira New 103|l French 3|per Cent. Rentes 105j! Do. 3 per Cent. Rentes: 103 I Hungarian 4 per Cent. Gold 103J1 German 3 per C. 1891-2-3; %j Italian 5 per Cent. Rentes 95 94Ji Mexican 6 per Cent 96} 96|; 96| Peru. Corp. Ordinary 2$I Do. Preference 9^ Portuguese 3 per Cent 20| 20§> Greek, 1881 34 Do. 1884 34 Russian 4 p.c. Con 104} Spanish 4 perCent 60| 60J 61 Turkish, 1894 97$ Do Ottoman Defence 103| Do. 1st Group 66 Do. 2nd Group 42| 42J[ 42J Do. 3rd Group 24ft 24jJ 242 Do. 4th Group 21f« 2l|' 21Jg Ottoman Bank Shares 12J-i 12g 12^' 12g Uruguay 3J per Cent 40}j 4CJ Honduras 5 Paraguay 15 Transvaal Loan 5 per Cent 107 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Peninsular & Oriental Prf. 154J Do. Deterred 242| Cunard Steamship, £ 20 pd.l 9A Anglo-American Tel. Pref.i 105 Do. do. Ordinary 59 Direct United States Cablei 10J Arthur Guinness Ordinary! 570 Allsopps Ordinary 153 Coats Ordinary 56 56i Pears' Soap Ordinary lg • LinotypeDeferred. 7 Consett Iron 27 | Ebbw Vale St. & I'n Co 6} Deccan Land £ 5 Shares 25 Suez Canal. 1291 I Eastman's 3 Salt Union Ordinary 2J Nitrate Railway Ord 6} 6 Dublin Distillers 1J SOUTH AFRICAN MINES Afrikander || Bantjea IJi Barnato Consolidated 2^ Bechuanaland Ex Bonanza. 4 4 British South Africa 3f¡¡ 3 Buffelsdoorn i City and Suburban New 6t Con. Gold Fields, Def 4ft 4 Crownreef 124 De Beers Diamondg 28? 29 Durban-Roodepoort 6 East Rand 4| Ferreiras 22% Gold Fields Deep 9| 9| 9^ Henderson Trust, Est lj! 1^* .„ lj Henry Nourse 9J Johannesburg cons. Invest 2 Jubilee 7| Jumpers 5:i E>§ Knights 4jj Klerksdorp 5/9 Langlaagte Estate. 41; Do. Block B 1 Modderfontein Mozambique 1J^ New Jagersfontein 8| Nigel 2A Oceana Land 5 Pioneer 9| Primrose 4 ft Princess 2ft Rand Mines 32J Randfontein 2fs Rand-Rhodesia § Reitfontein 2| Rhodesia Exploration 5| 5| Rhodesia Limited 1| 1ft Salisbury 3 Sheba 2§ Simmer and Jack £ 5 New 3g 3A South African Exploration 14} South African Gold Trust 4ft! 4J 4ft Wemmers 5g| Wolhuter 6j| AUSTRALIAN. Associated Gold Mine 3 Bayley's United 4/6 Big Blow 2/61 ] Broken Hill Prop 2J| Golden Horseshoe 6^; 6j ].. [i. Great Boulder 23/6; 24/9 23/6 Great Fingall Reefs 5/; Hampton Plains Jjji .|. Hannan's Brownhill 6fti 6i 6^ Hannan's Napier 3/ Hit or Miss 6/6 Ivanhoe New 6J Kalgurli Lady Loch 4/3, 4/ I Lady Shenton 2ft! 2 Lake View Consols 11+|! 11A llg Londonderry 6/ Lon.&WestAustraiiaExpr. Mainland Consols ft Paddington Consols g ft Wealth of Nations 5 Wealth of Nations 5 WestAustralianGoldFieids 2ft 2 Westralia & Wentworth J London Globe Finance N'w 2ft » MISCELLANEOUS. Burma Ruby. 9/6 9/9 Cape Copper Mines. 4 Hauraki 6/6 Kapanga 4/6 4/9 Mason and Barry 3 Mysore Gold 5h Mysore Gold Fields 15/6 Montanas ft i. Ooregum Ordinary 2}| .„ Rio Tinto Copper. 2.qs 24¡ 25 Tharsis Copper ii

LONDON MINING EXCHANGE [EXCHANGE TT.T.ICT.IPH CO.'S TELE GRAM.] YESTERDAY'S CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH MINES Bassett,Fully pd.13/0 14/0'Polberro 110,210 -1 Do. 123 6d paid 4/C 5/0; West Kitty 2% 3 I Dolcoath 13/0 14/01 Wheal Grenville 2 2&1I tEft«6.Pool(55 Asw.^6/Q Hb\ OQ, KiWy „„„ J/6 2/6J SOUTH AFRICAN MINES. Angelo 4fi 4?t?i Do. Block B ffi lfit Apex Mines 5% 6" Do. Royal ft ft Bantjes (New) 1 l^iLuipaards Vlei.N 1 1% Barrett 9/6 10/6: May Consolid'ted 1% 2 Bonanza 4ft 4ft|Meyer&Charlton 4)4 5 Buffelsdoorn ft JstModder'teinNew 2% 2% City & Sub. (New) 6ft 6f¡¡:ew Bulfontein 1 178 Comet. 3-llg 3ft|New Primrose 4% 4}4 Con. Bulfontein. 31/0 32/0!Nigel 2ys 2;4 Con. Deep Level.. 4% 5% Do. Deep ft Croesus (New) y2 Nth Randfontein 1 1 Crown Reef 12 12% Nourse Deep 6% 6 } £ Do. Deep 1434 1*54 Pioneer 9 9 y, De Beers 2&% 29% Porges R'dfnt'n 1ft 1ft Drietfontein Z% Princess 2yz 2% Durb'n-Roodep't. 6% 6^!Randfontcin lf| 2ft East Rand 4ft 4ft ;Rand Mines 32% 33 Ferreira 22% 23 H Reitfontein New 2ft Geldenhuis 4ft 4ft Robinson ( £ 5 Sh) 8% 8% Do. Deep 6% Do. Deep .10 lOX Do. Main Reef.. tt JiiRoodepoortDeep N iií Glencairn 2ft 2ft Salisbury New 2fg 3n George Goch 1% l%;Sheba 2% 2% Ginsberg (New). 3f¡¡ 3ftjSimmer&Jack. 3% 3% Goldfields Deep. 934 934 Spes Bona New y^ Henry Nourse 9% 9-Stanhope 1 Heriot(New) 7% 83^'Transvaal Gold Jagersfontein 8X 872: & Exploration 4% 4% Jubilee 7;4 7}jjUnit'd Roodp'rte 3%: 4 Jumpers 5y- 5%IVan Ryn New .1% 2 Kimb.-Roodept 1 111'Village Mainreet 574 5% Kl'nfo'te'n (Cntl.) 234 2%!Vogelstruis Jg Knight 434 4^2 Wemmer 93- 9% Langlaagte 4 4^! Wolhuter 6% 6% LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANIES. Afrien Explratnl3% 14;4IMasb'la'dAgency 21Í 2% Anglo-French 27íí 254|Mozambique 1% 2 Bechuanal'ndEx 1 Do. Pardy's Barnato Consols. 2 2% iNew African 1 1^ Char. B. S. Africa 2}g 3ft|Oceana Land Con.Gol'fiel'sDef 4ft 4ftiPochefstroom 5/6 5/6 Exploration Co.. 1-Jts 2ftiRhodesia Lim 1% 1% G'ldTr'st&I'vest 44 Do. Explor b 5% Henderson Est. 1ft lft;Steyn Estate 1% 1% Johannesburg iTati Concessions 134 1% Cons. Invest. 1^ 2ft'United Rhodesia Johannesb'gWat 1ft lftjWilloughby Cons 1 1% Klerksdorp 5/6 6iO Zambesi Explcl.. 1 1% LondonandParis ft Hi AUSTRALIAN AND INDIAN MINES Aladdin Lamp 1% 1% Bayley's United 4/3 4/9 Asso. Gold W. A. 3% 4 Lake View Cons.11% 11% Do Southern yt 1 Do. South 2% 2% Boulder Perse- London & West verance. 5it 5-ih Au. Explor. f t Broken Hill Prop. 2ft 2ft Do. & Gl'be Fin 2 2ft Burbanks B Gift.. 1ft lft|Mainland Consols ft Central Boulder.. li 1ft Mawson's R'w'd Champion Reef. 4% 5 MenziesO'Dr'sc'll Colonial G'd F'ds %dis Menzies Crusoe. Cue, No. 1 3/0 4/0 Mount Lyell 1434 15 Day Dawn .17/0 18/0 Mount Morgan 3t 4,3g „ P.C. 3/0 3/6 Mysore 5 5% Golden Arrow 5/6 6/6 „ Goldfields N J4 G'den Horse Shoe 6ft „ Reef 11/6 12/6 Golden Links. lilt 1ft „ West .14/6 15/6 Gr't Boulder New23/0 24/0 „ Wynaadj..l3;S 14/6 Do. Main Reef 1% North Boulder Vi 1% Hampton Plains.. 1 Nundydroog 4^ 4% Hannans Brown Ooregum 2%. 2% Hill 6% 6341 „ Pref 334 3J- Do. Croesus. ft Paddington Cons. 3i Do. Oroya lft lftjRobiuson, W.A. Of Do. Props 14/0 15/0jTaitapu Gold lft lft Hauraki 6/0 7/0'True Blue ft Ivanhoe New. 6-ih 6ft!Wentworth ft Kalgurli 6ft 6-fJ W. A. Gold Fields lfg 2ft Do. North l|g 2ft Do. Joint Stock 2ft 2f| Do. South 3ft 3ft| White F. Reward, ft ft Lady Loch 3/9 4/3: Waihi Gold 4% 4%: MISCELLANEOUS. Anaconda Copp'r 63» 634 Cassell Coal 1 134 Burmah Ruby 9/0 10/3 Mason & Barry. 2% 3% Cape Copper. 3% 43 £ ;Rio Tinto 24[g 24M Copiapo .2 234 [St. Jno. Del Rayl7/0 18/0 Coromandel 31 '3-

DAILY STOCK AND SHARE LIST SUPPLIED BY MESSRS THACKERAY & CO. Stock and Share Brokers, 3, Dock Chambers, Cardi If RAILWAYS. Paid. Prices. Stock Barry Undivided 100 .286 290 Do. 4 p.c. Preferred Ord.100 .127 129 „ Do. Deferred Ordinary .100 .158 160 100 Cardiff 4 p.c. P'f'd Ord Scrip 80 98JS 99 Stock Great Western 100 .17331 .174% „ London & North-Western .100 .202;i 203% „ Midland Pref. Cons. Ord 100 87 88 „ Do. Deferred Cons. OrdlOO 94% 95% 10 Port Talbot Rv. and Docks. 10 9% 9% 10 Rhon.& S. Bay Nos. 1/41,850 10 6% 6% Stock Rliymney .100 .274 278 II Do. 4 p.c. Preferred 100 .128 130 Do. Deferred .100 .155 160 „ Taff Vale Divided Stock .100 83% 84 PREFERENTIAL. Stock Barry By. 5 p.c. 1st Pref .100 .169 171 „ Do. Consolidated 4 p.c.100 .139 141 „ Brecon & Mer. 1st Pref.1861 100 60 70 II Do. 2nd Pref. 1862.100 40 50 „ Cambrian. No. 1, 4 p.c.100 70 75 „ Do. No. 2, 4 p.c.100 35 40 „ Great Western, 5 p.c.100 .187 189 10 Pembroke & Tenby 5 p.c. 10 12 13 10 Port Talbot 4 p.c 4 4%; 5i 10 Rhon. & S. Bay 5 p.c. 1/35,250 10 13% 13% Stock, Rhymney 4 p.c. Consold 100 .143 145 „ Taff Vale 4 p.c. Consold .100 .144 146 GUARANTEED OR LEASED. 50 Aberdare 10 p-c 50 .168 173 Stock Great Western, 5 p.c. gaar 100 .189 191 Penarth 54 p.c 100 183 186 Vale of Glamorgan 100 .134 136 RAILWAY AND OTHER DEBENTURES. Stock Alex. Dock & Ry. 4 p.c.100 .130 132xd „ Barry Railway 3 p.c 100 .111 113 „ Brecon & Merthyr A4%p.c.100 .123 125 „ Do. B 4 p.c.100 99 101 „ Cardiff Railway 3 p.c 100 106 108 „ Cambrian A 4 p.c.100 .135 137 Do. B 4 p.c.100 .127 129 Do. C 4 p.c.100 .126 128 „ Do. D 4 p.c. non. cum.100 108 110 Great Western 4 do 100 .156 158 Midland 3 per cent 100 118 120 „ Mid-Wales A 4% per cent.100 .130 135 „ Neath & Brecon 1st 100 .129 131 Do. A 1 100 .113 120 Do. A 2.100 58 62 II Rhondda&Sw'nseaBay4 p.c.100 .129 131 „ Rhymney 4 ditto .100 .146 147 „ TaifVale3p.c 100 .111 113 „ Vale of Glamorgan 3 p.c 100 .103 105 BANKS. 30 Glamorganshire 2% 6X 6% 5 Glamorganshire, ftef 27f. 6Ys 6% 60 London & Midland 12% 50% 51% 10 London & Provincial 5 21% 2234 50 Lloyds Bank 8 27% 28 50 Metro, of England & Wales 5 14 14% 75 National Provincial 50 51 60 National Provincial .12 57 58 40 North & South Wales .10 34% 35 GAS. 10 Aberdare 10 20 21 Stock Bristol 5 p.c 100 .129% 130% „ Cardiff A 10 per cent 100 245 250 „ Do. B 8 percent 100 .195 200 „ Do. C 7 per cent.100 .175 180 „ Do. D 5 per cent 100 .120 125 „ Do. 4% p.c. Pref. Stock 100 .122 124 „ Newport A 10 per cent .100 .242 247 „ Do. B 7% per cent .100 .182 184 „ Do. C 7 per cent .100 .171 175 25 Swansea 7% per cent 25 43 45 25 Do. 7 per cent. 25 40 42 GAS AND WATER. 10 Bridgend 10 9}2 10% 12 Poutypool (Max. 10 p.c.) 12 16 18 10 Ystrad A (Rhondda) 10 — — 10 Do. B 7 p.c 10 — WATERWORKS. 25 Bristol 25 59 60 20 Do 20 45% 46% 10 Pontypridd 10 per ct. Ord. 10 233^ 24 10 Do. 7 p.c. do. 10 17 17% BREWERIES! 10 Bristol (George's) Ordinary 10 44 44% 10 do. 6 p.c. Pref. 10 18 18% 10 Hancock 6 p.c. Prefd. Ordy. 10 14 147fxd 10 do. Prefd iss. at 2 pm 5. 834 8%,xd 10 do. Deferred Ordinary 10 17% 18xd 10 do. Def. iss. at 4 prem. 7 14 14%xd 10 do. 6 p.c. Prefe: ence 10 15 15%xd Stock do. 4 p.c. Deben. StocklOO .113 115xd 10 Rhondda Valley 5 p.c. Pref. 10 11% 11% Stock do. 434 Deb. StocklOO .109' 111 COAL AND IRON. 10 Albion Steam Colliery 10 10% 10% 00 Do. 5p.c.Deb.,recl 100 106 108 10 Cambrian Col 6 p.c. cum Pf. 10. 10 10% 00 Do. 4% p.c. Deb.100 .101 103 10 D. Davis & Sons 10 9% 1034 10 Do. 6p.ccumred P/Shs 10 10% 10j| 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., red.100 .103 105 100 Do. 5 p.c. B Db. (1906) 100 .103 105 23 Ebbw Vkle Steel, Iron,&Coal 20 68 6% 5 Great Western Ordinary 5. 434 4% 5 Do. 10 p.c. cum Pref 5 934 10 10 Insoles CymmerCol6p.c. Pf 10 9^4 1034 100 Do. do. 5 p.c. DebslOO .101 103 5 International Coal. 5. 2% 2% 100 Lockets Colliery 5 p.c. Debs.100 .101 103 100 Miller & Cory 5 p.c. Debs.100 .101 103 6236 Nantyglo&Blainalron Pref. 62% 93 94x inst 10 Newport-Abercarn 10 434 4% 10 Do. Participating Pref 10 7% 8 5 North's Navigation Colliery 5 2 234 5 Do. 10 p.c. Cum Pref 5 7 734 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deb.100 .108 109 10 Penrikyber Colliery 10 4% 5% 10 Do. 5 to 7%p.c. Pref. 10 834 8% 100 Powell Duffryn 6 p.c. Deb.100 .104 106 100 Do 5 p.c. Deb 100 .103 105 5 Rhymney Iron 5 .23s Od 253 Od 5 Do. New 2% credited & 272 paid 17s Od 19s Od 100 Do. 5 p.c. Mort. Debs.100 .99 101 17 South Wales Colliery Ord 17 84 8J4xd 3 Do. 10 per cent. Pre/B. 3 3% 4xd 3 Do. New Pref. R 1% 1% 2%xi 11 Tredegar Iron and Coal A. 7% 27i 2% Stock Do. B .100 23 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Stock Alex. Dk. & By. 4% A Pref.100 .127 129 Ditto 4% B Pref.100 .111 113 10 Barry Graving Dock 10 19% 20xd 10 Do. New Issue 6 p pd 3 3%adpm 10 Do. Preference 1% 1% 1 Ben Evans and Co. Ord. I 19s Od 21s Od (Subject to Founders' Shares.) 1 Bland & Co 1 .14s 14s 6d xd 10 Bl. and So. Wales Waggon 3 6 634 10 Bute Dry Dock 10 16% 16% 10 Cardiff Channel Dry Docks 10 14% 14% 100 Do. do. 5 pc Deb. 100 .107 109 Stock Cardiff Corporation 3% p.c. 100 .113 120 10 Cardiff Ice 10 10% 10% 10 Cardiff Milling Co. Ordinary 10 175 10 Do. do. 6p.c. Preference 10 2 2% 5 C diff & Pen'rth Trainways 5 4 J4 5 50 Cardiff Junction Dry Dock 40 52 54 25 Cardiff Workmen's Cottage 25 40 42 5 Empire, Cardiff 5 9 934 20 Hill's Dry Dock 18. 1% 834 10 Mercantile Pontoon Ord. 10 17% 187i 10 Milford Dock 10. 34 Ya 10 Mordey Carney 9 1434 14% 10 Do. do. 10 15% 16 100 Do. 4% p.c. Deb. (1909) .100 .105 107 50 Mountstuart Dr-y DoDk A. 40 77 79 50 Do. Do. B. 30 66 68 Newpt. Water El Annuities 26% 27 50 Penarth Shipbuilding 50 35 37 10 Provincial Tramways 10 7 7% 10 Do.6 per cent. Preference 10 1434 1434 10 Royal Hotel 6% Pref 10 2 6 10 Spillers & Bakers Ordinary 9 14% 14%xd 10 Do. 6 p.c. Pref. 10 14 14% 10 Do. New iss 50s pm,paid 10 13% 14 10 Spillers Nephews Biscuit Co 9. 7% 834 1 Stranaghan& Stephens Stores 1 15s 17sxd 1 Do. do. 6 p.c. Pref. 1 18s 20sxd Stock Swansea Harbour 4 p.c. Stk.100 .115 116 10 Weaver and Co. Ord 10 12 12% 10 Do. 6 p.c, Pref. 10 10% 1134 U West.Mail4% p.c. Db 1909/20 100 .107 109 1 Do. 5 p.c. cu Pref. 10 103i 10% Pref." when printed in Italics, indicates that the Shares are Preferential as to Capital as well as Dividend. Bank Rate increased from 2; to 3 p.c. 14th Oct, 1897

.SEI1LERS1— £ 500 Vale of Glamorgan Stock, at 134% 22'Metropolitan Bank Shares, at £14 3s 100 Stranaghan and Stephens Pref Sha 20 London and Prov Bank Shares 40 Norths Ord Shares JE495 Taff 3 p.c. Deb Stock, at 112% 15 Penarth Slipway X50 Shares-bid wtd 9700 Rhymney Iron 5 p.c. Debs S200 Insoles Colliery 5 p.c. Debs, at 102% 12 Spillers & Bakers Ord Shares, at 14% 8 Channel Pontoon Pf Shs, at ilO 16s 3d 5 & 10 Bute Dry Dock Shares 20 Port Talbct Ry Ord and Pref Shares SQBkyzoney troa New ShMea, at MsM 10 Cambrian Colliery 6 p.c. Pref, at 10% 40 Rhondda & S. Bay Ord, Elo pd, at 6% JS400 Barry Preferred Stock 20 & 5 Bristol & S. Wales Wagons, at 6% JE625 Rhymney 4 p.c. Pref, at 145 20 Spillers and Bakers 6 p.c, Pref, at 1434 5 & 20 Rhondda 5 p.c. Pref. at 13% 20 S. Wales Colliery New B Shs, at 39s 6d BUYERS. £ 400 Rhondda & S. Bay Deb Stock 20 Bristol and South Wales Wagons,at 6 20 Newport Abercarn Pref & Ord Shares 5 and 15 D. Davis and Sons Pref, at 10% 20 Cardiff Empire Ord Shares JE500 Tredegar B Stock 30 Great Western Colliery B, at 4% 20 South Wales Colliery A & B Shares 1500 Neath and Brecon A2 Deb Prospectuses of Weaver and Co. New Issues to be obtained upon application THACKERAY AND CO., CARDIFF Telephones-P O. 61. National 134. E. T. LYDDON AND CO., 122, BUTE-STREET, AND STOCK EXCHANGE. CARDIFF. Telegrams—" Lyddon, Cardiff." Teleohones-P.O., 63; Nat., 103. SELLERS,—5 Carmarthen Brewery Ord Shares 10 Barry Graving Dock Shares, at 20 20 Tredegar Iron A Shares 20 Cardiff Empire Shares 20 Spillers Nephews Shares—want bid 80 Rhymney Iron New Shares 9300 Cambrian Colliery Deb, at 102 2 ss Iolo Morganwg Shares 20 Hancock Deferred Shares 5 Rhondda and S. Bay Pref Shs, at 13% £ 500 Ehbw Vale Debentures, at 107% £500 Barry Deferred Stock £ 4t>0 & C-28 Barry Ord Stock, at 287% £ 300 Lockets Merthyr Deb, at 101% 5 Walkey Thomas & Co S25 Shs, at 26xd 10 Bute Drv Dock Shares, at 16% BUYERS. —2 Penirth Slipway, fully pd, Shs. at £;5(¡ £ 500 Rhondda & S. Bay Deb Stock £ 400 Swansea Harbour Stock, at 115% 10 Nells Ord Shares 5 Llanelly Gas B Shares ilOOO Barry 5 p.c. Pref Stock £100 Norths Colliery Debenture, at 108% 5 D. Davis and Sons Pref Shares, at 10% £ 1000 Tali Vale Pref Stock "PIOO Rhymney Ord Stock jE200 Albion Colliery Debentures, at 107 JE500 Alexandra Dock B Stock F. S. AND J. G. THOMAS, STOCKBROKERS, 1, DOCK-CHAMBERS, AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. 1083 T grams: 'Fleming, Cardiff.' T'p's. No. 158. P.O. 133 SELLERS. T'lymney Iron New Shares, at 17s 3d 10 Hills Dry Dock Shares 25 Cambrian Colliery Pref Shares 25 Bute Dry Docks 25 Albion Steam Coal Shares £1000 Barry Debenture, at 112 25 Spillers Pref Shares Y250 Vale of Glamorgan Stock £ 100 Rhymney Ry Debenture £ 34 Barry Undivided Stock BUYERS, -4 Mountstuart Dry Dock A Shares Cardiff Gas D Stock 4 London & Prov Bank Shares, at 22 X500 D. Davis and Sons Debenture 20 Rhondda Ordinary Shares, at 678 20 Nells Pref. at 12ft 20 Albion Colliery Shares 100 John Blands, at 14s 6d 20 D. Davis and Sons Preference THOS. F. PEARSON, STOCKBROKER, 4, Dock Chambers (and Stock Exchange), Cardiff. Telegraphic Address, Gedge, Cardiff. Telephones-National. No. 139; P.O. No. 82 1093 BUYERS. — £ 500 Taff Vale Ordinary Hancocks New Preferred Ordinary 2 or 12 D. Davis & Sons Pref Shs, at 10% 20 Cambrian Colliery Pref Shares SELLERS.— £ 1000 Cardiff Corporation 3% p.c. £1000 Rhondda Valley Brew 434 p.c. Deb £1000 Wm. Cory and Son 4 p.c. 1st Mort. 10 Wm. Hancock New Preferred Shares 1100 Rhymney Deferred Ordinary 15 Port Talbot Preterenco TREGERTHEN DUNN AND CO., 27, MOUNTSTUART SQUARE, CARDIFF, AND STOCK EXCHANGE. 1104 T'gramr,—" THEDUNN. CAKICTF." Nat No. 130, P 0,131 SELLERS.—10 Cardiff Channel Dry Dock Ord Shares 1 S:100 Mary Thomas 58 Share I £100 Llanberis ss Share Cardiff Milling Pref Shares 30 Wm. Cory and Sons Pref Shares 10 Chris. Thomas Pref Shares 20 Penarth Slipway Shares BUYERS. -15 Cambrian Colliery Pref Shares Norths or D Davis Debenture 10 Bovril Deferred J. W. COURTIS AND CO., BANK BUILDINGS, ST. MARY-STREET, AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. 1106 Telegrams—" Stocks, Cardiff." Telephones—Nat., 551 P.O., 517. SELLERS.-25 Chris. Thomas and Bros. Pref Shares 5 Bevans Ord and 5 Pref-bid wtd BUYERS. — £ 300 Albion Colliery Debenture 10 Bute Dry Dock Shares 5 Mouutstuart Dry Dock A Shares 10 Spiilers and Bakers Preference £100 Western Mail Debenture £ 300 D. Davis and Sons Debenture 20 Cardiff Empires E. B. SIMS, STOCK & SHAREBROKER, 59, MOUNTSTUABT-SO. & STOCK EXCHANGE, BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF. 1114 T'g'ms, "Shares." C'dff. T'p'nes, P.O. No. 51, Nat. 236 BUYERS. 10 Aberystwith Gas Shares, at 15 Westlakes Ordinary Shares 6 London & Prov Bank Shares, at 22 SWO Rhymney Ordinary Stock, at 275 3 Swansea Gas Shares 7 or 776 p.c. SELLERS.— £ 500 Rhymney Ord Stock, at 277 10 Cardiff and Penarth Trams Llanelly Gas B Shares 15 South Wales Toracco Shares 3 Rhondda Ordinary Shares, at 6% £ 400 Barry Preferred 10 Aberystwith Gas Shares, at 1534 11 Rhondda Pref Shares, at 13,16 20 Cardiff Milling Ord Shares £ 200 Cardiff Milling 1st Mortgage Db, 90 10 Cardiff Empire Shares, at 9fa CHARLES MASSY AND CO., CORY'S CORNER, BUTE DOCKS, AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. 1126 T'grams, In vest," Cardiff, T'ph's, Nat. 208., P.O. 75. 'Z.j' CJ .0. PERCY POWELL, STOCK & SHARE BROKER, 113, Bnte-rd., and Stock Exchange, Cardiff T'lgrams, Purse, Cardiff." T'phones, P.O. 89, Nat 225, BUYERS. -Do Rees Billposting Shares, Newport Stranaghan and Stephens Ord and Prefs Newport Abercarn Ord & Pfs-stby lowest 5 Newport Dry Docks, at il6 -1300 Taff Vale Ord Stock, at 83% 10 Cardiff Empires 20 & 25 Evans and Aliens, at 9s 4 Provincial Tram Prefs, at 14% SELLERS. and 5 Rhondda Ry Ordinary, at 6% j 10 Mordey Carneys, £ 10 pd, with 10s div I 10 Cardiff Emoire Shares 10 Bevan Ord "Shares 100 Harris Patent Record Gear Shares Dealings in English Sewing Cotton Shares -t. ERNEST SULLY AND CO. 118, BUTE-ST., AND STOCK EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. Telegrams, Trust. Telephones P.O., 7. Nat., 187. U33 LIONEL E. TAYLOR & CO., 27, WEST BUTE-STREET, & STOCK EXCHANGE CARDIFF. 1152 T grams "Security,Cardiff." T'phns P.O., 113; Nat. 212 SELLERS.-15 Tredegar Iron A Shares 15 Rhondda Ord Shares, at 672 10 Cardiff Empires, at 9ft BUYERS. —20 CardilY Empires, at 9 150 J. Bland & Co. Shares "W'& R. GEO. LAWS, STOCKBROKER, 12, MOUNTSTUART-SQUARE, CARDIFF. T'grams—"Discreet," Cardiff. Nat. T'phone No. 22 BUYERS. — £ 300 Barry Dry Dock Deb3 100 Mazawattee Tea Shares 30 International Coal Shares 1 Walter Thomas ss Share SELLERS.—30 Oceau Dry Dock Shares 1 Radyr ss Share 1 Ross ss Share 15 Lloyd and Yorath Prefs 20 Wildings Shares 50 St. Julian's Brickworks Share3 14 Insoles Pref Shares 50 Cardiff Channels Ordinary 30 Internationals X500 Vale of Glamorgan Stock £'n.r..r!f J'.Tll. VOIIUUI INUIMGA PARSONS AND ROBJENT STOCKBROKERS, CENTRAL CHAMBERS, NEWPORT. Telegrams Robjent, Newport. Telephone No,, 21 SELLERS.— 5 Carmarthen Brewery Ordinary 20 Norths Pref Shares, at 7% 4 Barry Graving Docks 50 Newport Abercarn Pref 20 Huddens Tobacco, at 5 50 Metropolitan Banks, at 14% 100 John Bland Shares BUYERS. -50 Huddens Ord, at 4 50 De Rees Billposting, at 25s Newport Abercarn Pref & Ord Shares 100 English Sewing Cotton New Shares 5 Llanelly Gas Shares £1000 Alexandra Dock B, at 112 20 Lloyds Banks, at 27% 20 Lloyd and Yorath Prefs 50 Weavers Ord Shares JE200 Llonl & Yorath Deb Stock HENRY J. PILLINGER & CO., LATE BETTON SAYCE, VAUGHAN, & CO., STOCK AND SHARE BROKERS, HIGH-STREET, NEWPORT, MON. 1123 Telephone No., 127. Telegrams, Pillinger, Newport." BUYERS. -,]00 Ben Evans Ord. and 70 Prefs £1000 Alexandra Dock B Prefs 100 Milford Dock Ordinary Shares JE2000 Barry Ry Debenture 100 Newport Abercarn Prefs & Ordinary 50 Star Brick and Tile Shares 25 Nicholas and Co., Newport, Shares 50 British Mutual Bank Shares, at 303 50 and 5 Searle and Herrings Ord 100 Glamorganshire Bank Ord & Prefs SELLERS.—Chris Thomas Bros. Prefs Good Trust Security, about £ 5000 20 Rhondda Valley Brewery Prefs 100 Searle and Herring Ord Shares 20 W. A. Baker & Co., Ltd., Prefs -+ STEPHEN P. WILLS, SWANSEA, Stockbroker, T'grams, Wills," S'sea. T'phone, 284. SELLER.-Weavers Ordinary and Pref Shares A. W. JOHNSON, SWANSEA STOCKBROKER. T'g's:—" Ornate." S'sea T'phone 219 SELLER.—Port Talbot Ry Ord and Preference FRED. L. REES, STOCK AND SHAREBROKER, VAUGHAN-STREET, LLANELLY. Nat. Telephone No. 336. 2958 -+- F. WHITE & CO., STOCK AND SHARE BROKERS, 107, LONDON WALL, LONDON, E.C., Deal in every class of Stocks and Shares at the closest London prices for the usual fortnightly accounts. Industrial and Mining Shares a speciality. Corres- pondence invited and advice given gratis. Terms upon application. Telegrams— Apertly, London." 2868

I. The once famous chaser, Cloister, who was in 1 training, has again been absent from exercise for several days, and it is feared that tbe last has been seen him on A racecourse.

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. CARDIFF* BWANSEA.t NEWPORT.1 CARDIFF* SWANSEA.t NEWPORT.! Dec. Mor. Evn.t Hgt. Mor.jETn.iHgt. Mor. Evn. Hgt 6 M 4 48 5 14)29 0 3 53 4 18 27 4[ 5 15 27I29 5 7 T 5 38 6 0|30 0 4 42! 5 4 28 1 5 51 6 13 30 5 8 W 6 21 6 42130 10 5 26; 5 46 29 0 6 34 S 55 31 3 9 T 7 0 7 19j31 3 6 4 6 22 29 7 7 13 7 32131 8 10 F 7 38 7 56 31 9 6 40 7 0 30 0 7 51 8 9 32 2 11 S 8 14 8 31131 10 7 17 7 34 30 1 8 27 8 44 32 3 12 6' 8 48 9 4 31 9 7 51! 8 10 29 10 9 1 9 17 32 2 13 M 9 2ll 9 38131 6 8 29] 8 47 29 2 9 34 9 51 31 11 "Roath Basin. tPrince of WaJes Dk. tAlexandra Dk.

CARDIFF EXCHANGE. BUTE DOCKS, TuEsniY. There is not much change to note in the position of the steam coal market to-day. A big business is being done on old orders and con- tracts, and there is a good demand for new business. Consequently the tone tends to firmness all round. The following were the closing prices :-First class steam coal, 10s 6d to 10s 9d; seconds, 33 3d to 10s 3d; drys, 9a 3d to 9s 9d; first class Monmouthshire coal, 9s to 9s 3d second class do., 8s 9d to 9s (Cardiff shipment) first class small, 5s 6d to 6s seconds, 5s to 5s 6d; inferior from 4s best house coal, 10s 9d to lis seconds, 9s 6d to 10s No. 3 Rhondda large, 10s 6d to 10s 9d; through and through, 9s to 3s 3d; small, 7s 6d to 8s; No. 2 Rhondda, large, 8s to 8s 3d through and through, 6s 6d to 7s: and small, from 4s 6d f.o.b. Patent fuel, 9s 9d to 10s6d. Coke, 15s to 24s, according to quality. Pitwood, about 16s 9d to 17s ex ship. Iron ore—Rubio, 14s 3d to 14s 6d; and Tafna, 13s 6d to 13s 9d c.i.f. The freight market has been quieter to-day, but with little change manifest in the tone. The following comprise the latest operations :— OUTWARD BOUND STEAMEB3. Cardiff to St. Lucia, 8s 6d. Lisbon, 6s lid. Reggio, 9s 3d. Algiers, 9jfcs. Leghorn, 9s. Leghorn, 9s 3d. St. Nazaire, 51fes. St. Nazaire, 51-fes. Barcelona, 10s 3d.

SWANSEA EXCHANGE. SWANSEA, TUESDAY. The following fixtures were completed here to-day:— Swansea to Bordeaux, 6-50fes. coal, 7fcs. fuel (Dordogne). Trouville, 6s 6d. Briton Ferry to Guernsey, 5s 3d.

BALTIC REPORTS. LONDON, TUESDAY. FREIGHT MABEET.—There is more doing from the Danube and Black Sea, but at easier rates. From other quarters rates generally are about steady. FIXTURES-STEAMERS. Kustendje, lis 3d, new charter (Carrie), 2,300 tons, prompt. Salocica to Antwerp or Rotterdam, 9s 6d, berth terms (Southgate), 25th December cancelling, Sulina, 10s 6d, new charter (Trelawney), 11,000 qrs, December. Eupatoria to London, 10s 3d (Restormel), prompt. Odessa to Copenhagen, 12s (Joshua Nicholson), 2,600 tons, prompt. Nicolaieff or Waroffka, 12s, new charter, barley cargo (Diligent), 15,000 qrs, prompt. Alexandria to Bristol Channel, 10s 3d (Tagua), 2,200 tons, December. Alexandria to Hull, 10s 6d (Lochiel), 2,800 tons, December. Alexandria to Hull, 10s, option London, lis (Sunningdale), December. Bilbao to Tyne Dock, 6s, option Middlesbrough 6s Hd, Stockton 6s 4jd, 1,350 tons, prompt. Baltimore to Antwere, 18s, general cargo (Alnwick), end of December. Galveston or New Orleans to United Kingdom or Continent 16s, net, option Mediterranean 17s, Adriatic 18s (Georgios Michaelinos). GRAIN REPORT.—At the Baltic cargoes of wheat continues to droop without business resulting, and moreover even bids are scarce—prompt Californians now offered at 37s 6d and Wallas same shipment at 36s 3d; these qualities near at hand steadily held; Americans inactive and easier. Maize lower—15s 6d accepted for old mixed American steamer December shipment. Barley —the Continental demand appears to have sub- sided; sellers ask late rates.

WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. [SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM LLOYD'S AGENTS. 1 A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in No. 3 hold of the Japanese steamer Kawachi Maru, from Yokohama, discharging at Tilbury. The cargo in the hold consists of bags of copra, plumbago, and sugar. Endeavours are being made to extinguish tho fire by filling the hold with water. The steamer Gael, which stranded on Annat Bank, was assisted off by two tugs after discharging most of her cargo, and berthed in Montrose Harbour. The vessel is apparently not much damaged, but a portion of the cargo is damaged. The French steamer Australien, belonging to the Messageries Maritimes, from Noumea for Marseilles, put into Alexandria on Monday with tunnel of shaft broken, in tow of the Anchor Line steamer Asia, from Calcutta for London. The steamer Barry, which grounded in the river Avon, floated on Tuesday morning and docked. A Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, telegram states that a hurricane prevailed throughout Saturday night and Sunday morning. The steamers Eton, Pecopic (query Peconic), and Ederin (query Edwin) were damaged. The French schooner Pierre Jeanne, from Nantes, has arrived at Weymouth with cargo (oilcake) damaged by sea. water. The collier steamer Burham, from Shields, grounded in the river Thames on Tuesday morning, but afterwards floated unassisted and passed Gravesend. The ketch Hazard, from Guernsey for Kinsale, has arrived at Queenstown with starboard side damaged through collision on Tuesday morning off "Kinsale with the steamer Catalonia, from Boston for Liver- pool. The British steamer Frogmore, from Ardrossan, which has arrived at Newport, reports that on the 5th inst., off Blackwater Lightship, she struck some obstruction, supposed to be a sunken wreck, causing a leak under the chain locker. On docking one plate was found fractured. The British steamer Cyprus, from Boston for Antwerp, is ashore at Spykerplaat. She has discharged 1,400 tons of cargo altogether, and attempts will be made to float her on Wednesday. The Norwegian barque Kong Carl, from Riga for Newcastle, with ba.ttens, has arrived at Tvedestrand leaking badly, and must discharge for repairs. She jettisoned her deckload. The British steamer Ebro, from Shields for Libau, with coals, is ashore at Lonstrup, but will probably be floated undamaged. A Las Palmas telegram states that the British steamer British Crown, from Buenos Ayres for Dcptford and Antwerp, grounded at high water in leaving port, and remains in a bad position. The afterhold is full of water, and she is discharging her cargo. A diver examined the bottom and found several indents and fractures, the rudder unshipped, and the rudder stock bent.

LIZARD SIGNAL STATION. THE LIZARD, Tuesday.—Wind, S.W., strong gale. Weather, thick rain. Sea rough. Barometer, 29 90, falling. South cone hoisted at 12.50 p.m. Passed East -Larnaca, from Port Augusta for Falmouth; steamers Obdam, from New York for Rotterdam; Moss Rose, of Liverpool; Olivia, of Penzance; Ambria, from Montreal for Hamburg Drumelzier, from Galveston for Havre; Alexandra., from New York for London Dalegarth, of Liverpool; Llandaff, of Cardiff; presumed Prussia, from New York for Hamburg. Parsed West-a Cork Co.'s steamer steamers Moorhen, of Cork; Lady Bertha, of LUnelly; Ardendearg, of Glasgow; Angerton, of T.ondon.

SWANSEA BAY SIGNAL STATION. MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE, Tuesday.—Wind, westerly gale. Weather, thick haze and rain. Sea rough. South cone hoisted at 11.45 a.m. Paused East- steamers Cape Breton, of Glasgow Fitzwilliam, of London Viking, of London Long Ditton, of Lon- don St. Olaf, of Dublin Marius, of Marseilles. Passed West-steamer Ethel, of Newport. In Roads- steamers Duke of Edinburgh, of London Carnsew, of Penzance.

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Wilfrid arvd Bilbao 4th Thos. Turnbull arvd New York 4th Cosmopolitan left Barry for Genoa 4th Mandalay passed Constantinople for Gibraltar for orders 4th Cyril left Malta for Antwerp 6th Oswin left Sulina for Rotterdam 6th Eric arvd New Orleans 4th Rosslyn left Plymouth for Cardiff 7th Rheubina arvd Lisbon 6th Radyr left Garston for Cardiff 7th Raglan arvd Plymouth 6th Radnor passed San Lucar 6th Godmunding left Lisbon for Seville 6th Redruth arvd Philadelphia 6th King's Cross left Genoa for Sulina 6th Kate B. Jones arvd Malta 7th Charles T. Jones passed Prawle Point for Cardiff 6th Pembridge left Havre for Cardiff 6th Stakesby left Algiers for Huelva 7th Lackenby left Civita Vecchia for Huelva 4th Preston arvd Delaware for orders 5th Maltby passed Portland for Copenhagen 5th Watlington passed Ushant for Middlesbrough 5tb Glendower left Newport for Gibraltar 7th Gorsedd arvd Singapore 7th Jane arvd Bilbao 7th Thor arvd St. Nazaire 7th Camrose left Rouen 6th S. W. Kelly left Liverpool for Cardiff 7th Rhymney arvd Gibraltar 7th Merthyr passed St. Catherine's for Penarth 7th Barry arvd Bristol 6th Crosshill arvd Havre 6th Stokesley left Havre for Cardiff 5th Invcr arvd Rouen 7th Rochefort arvd Rouen 7th

CARDIFF—AERIVALS. saoKm DOCR, Dec. 6. Raggio as, 1680, Cmta Vecchia, light. Beilailsa ss, 2456, Antwerp, light. Caledonia ss, 1716. Baron Tnnerdale ss, 2139, Rotter- dam, light. UOATH DOCK, Dec. 7.-York ss, 2112, Bremerhaven, light. Discovery ss, 1241, Ely Harbour. light. Nagy Lagos ss, 1401, Antwerp, sundries for export. Melrose Abbey ss, 736. BUTE EAST DoCK. Dec. 6.-Spinel ss, 196, London., coment. BUTIC PA-ST DOCK, Dec. 7.-Sirius as, 1126, Ghent, light. Winstajiley ss, 148, Bristol, light. Emily Priscilla, 52, Canal, light. BUTE WEST DOCK, Dec. 6.-Delpblne, 114, Aber- vrach, sand. George ss, 241, Liverpool, general. Marquis of Bute ss, 167, Liverpool, wheat and general. Mount Blairy, 109, London, cement and whiting. Svithojd, 346, Gothenburg, pitprops. BUTE WEST DOCK, Dec. 7.—Llanelly ss, 167, Liver- pool, wheat. Martha, 70, Strangford, potatoes. Grassholm ss, 40. Alpha ss, 55. Trio ss, 229, Delfzyl. potatoes. Jacques, 78. PENABTH DOCK. Dec. G.-Turquoise ss, 1356. Cogent as. 1308, light. Nordlands ss, 1039, Rotterdam, light. Anne Thomas as, 845, Liverpool, light. AilsawaJd ss, 1581, Antwerp, light. Celeste ss, 409, Windsor Slip- way, light. Ocean ss, 68, Bristol, light. Spartan, 49, Bridgwater, light. SAILINGS. ROATH DOCK, Dec. 6.—Rover ss, Owen, Wexford. Chas. Mitchell ss, Phillips, Devonport. Runo ES, Jorgensen, Tunis. HOATH DOCK. Dec. 7.-Carinen R. ss, Zenoran, Civita Vecchia. Viking ss, Williams, Chester. BUTE EAST DOCK, Dec. 6.-Celtic, Griffiths, Pelotas. BUTE EAST DOCK, Dec. 7.-Tweed :;8, Lindsey, Glasgow. Swiftsure,ss, Downie, Havre. Sarah, Ald- ridge, Gloucester. BUTE WEST DOCK, Dec. 6.—St. Decumans ss, Gilbert, Newport. Springhill ss, Hodgson, Cowes. Carnsew ss, Couch, Hayle. BUTE WEST DOOIi, Dec. 7.-Fano, Gridiron. Mary, Gibbs, Bridgwater. Fairwater, Kent, St. Servan. Ellen, Jacobsen, Bristol. Fitzwilliam as. Pawson, XioadoD, Happy Rettttn. Seat, Edgtoi, barfc, Chichester, Newport. Minnie Sommers, Guard, Southampton. PENARTH DOCK, Dec. 6.—Dewsland ss, Genoa. Ban- garth ss. Dalegarth ss. Argus ss, Dieppe. Ralph ss, Barnstaple. Ocean ss, Bristol. Robin Hood, Bridgwater. ENTERED OUTWARDS-Dec. 7. Teneriffe, Woodleigh ss, B, 1696, W. H. Taylor & Co. Martinique, Falshaw ss, B, 1483, Storm, W. H. Taylor Marseilles, Cogent ss, B, 1309, Gurrick, F. C. Strick Colombo, Baron Innerdale ss, B, 2140, Baxness & Sons Venice, Nagy Lagos ss, Aus, 1401, Sablich, J. H. Wilson Cape de Verd3, York ss, B, 2112, Smith, W. H. Taylor Las Palmas, Vera ss, Nwy, 1155, Lambert Bros. St. Vaast, Mistletoe, B, 53, Le Gros, Morel Ltd. Rio Janeiro, Elloe ss, B, 1118, Anning Bros. Bilbao, Cyrus ss, B, 703, Degn, J. Cory & Sons Colombo, Trevelyan ss, B, 1985, Foster, Hain & Oo. Civita Vecchia, Raggio ss, Iy, 1680, H. J. Hill & Co. La Rochelle, Ingoldsby ss, B. 739, Lee, Finch & Co. Havre, Shagbrook ss, B, 868, Ebbett, W. E. Thomas Port Said, Chatburn ss, B, 1224, R. Ropncr & Co. Baltimore, Nordland ss, Den, 1041, Lilly, Henderson Lillesand, Fario, Nwy, 210, Ovesen, Schroeter & Co. Aarhuus, Borussia ss, Ger, 1031, Schroeter & Co. La Rochelle, La Rochelle ss, F, 757, Jarno. A. Capelle Morlaix, Jacques, F, 75, Gambet, Budd & Co. Brest, Clarte, F, 122, Le Bras, Budd & Co. Havre, Melrose Abbey ss, B, 736, Pyman, Watson Bordeaux, Hawthorn ss, B, 702, A. H. Tapson & Co. Barcelona, Treherbert ss, B, 1067, Gilbert, Morel, Ld. Rio Janeiro, Artisan, B, 1083, Trechmann, Carrick Cannes, Anne Thomas ss, B, 846, Radcliffe & Co. Para, N. P. Nielsen, Nwy, 446, Bentzen, Hansen & Co. CLEAHED-Dec. 7. Las Pahnas, Vera ss, Kwy, 1100 coal St. Vaast, Mistletoe, B, 110 coal Rio Janeiro, Elloe ss, B, 2000 fuel Bilbao, Cyrus ss, B, 1450 coal Colombo, Trevelyan ss, B, 4100 coal Civita Vecchia, Ro.ggio ss, Iy, 3300 coal La Rochelle, Ingoldsby ss, B, 1650 coal Havre, Shagbrook ss, B, 1550 coal Port Said, Chatburn ss, B, 2400 coal Baltimore, Nordland ss, Den, ballast La. Rochelle, La Rochelle ss, F, 1800 coal Havre, Melrose Abbey ss, B, 1500 coal Bordeaux, Hawthorn ss, B, 1400 coal Barcelona, Treherbert ss, B, 2000 coal Rio Janeiro, Artisan, B, 1860 coal Lillesand, Fario, Nwy, ballast Marseilles, Fastnet ss, B, 3000 coal Cannes, Anne Thomas ss, B, 1700 coal Para, N. P. Nielsen, Nwy, 640 coal Hampton Roads, Sirius ss, B, ballast IMPORTS-Dec. 7. London, Spinel ss, cement, Johnson & Co. Antwerp, Nagy Lagos ss, sundries for export Abervrach, Delphine, sand, Prestage and Holway Liveapool, George ss, general, M. J. Begg& Co. Liverpool, Marquis of Bute ss, wheat and general, R. Gilchrist & Co. London, Mount Blairy, cement and whiting, D. Mor- gan, Cross Bros., and Slocombe, Whitham & Co. Gothenburg, Svithoid, pitprops, Tellefsen & Co. Liverpool, Llanelly ss, wheat, Spillers and Bakers Strangford, Martha, potatoes, T. Callaghan & Son Delfzyl, Trio ss, potatoes, W. Young

BARRY DOCK. ARRIVALS, Dec. 7.-Innesmoor ss, London. Isabel ss, Pauillac. Ethelaida ss, Dunkerque. Alston ss, London. Amana ss, Liverpool. Shagbrook ss, Havre. SAILINGS, Dec. 6.—Kestor ss, Norfolk, Va. Lizzie Westoll ss, Port Said. SAILINGS, Dec. 7.—Newark ss, London. G, N. Wilkinson ss, Devonport. Thordisa ss, Genoa.

LLANELLY. CLEARED-Dec. 6. Liverpool, Volana. ss, B, 135 general Dublin, Harmony, B, 72 coal Liverpool, Volga ss, B, 98 general Dieppe, Gazelle ss, B, 314 coal Liverpool, Orpheus ss, B, 183 general

A CHURCH THIEF CAUGHT. PRAYING BEFORE THE ALTAR. A well-known character named S. Cambridge was at Wednesbury on Tuesday charged with breaking into St. James's Church. Recently many robberies have been committed in churches, and prisoner, who has already suffered five years for sacrilege, was seen entering the church. A policeman found him in the act of prayer before the altar, but in his possession he found several articles which had been removed from the vestry. The rifkgistrates remanded the prisoner to enable the police to get further information.

HIGH HATS IN CHURCH. Irritating as is the matinee hat is in theatres, it need not, one would think, be a rock of offence in churches, where people may be supposed to go to hear rather than to see. Nevertheless, the Kev. C O Johnston, of the Bathurst-street Methodist Church, Toronto, Canada, has started a campaigu against the wearing by ladies of high and expansive hats. These hats," he says, with their mountain-high feathers, go bobbing mercilessly about. The unfortunate man who sits behind keeps his head going back and forth to keep in line with the speaker, and when he leaves the service he is as tired as if he had done a hard day's work."

A BLACKPOOL ELOPEMENT. A man hailing from Manchester took lodging at Blackpool during the season. He was married, and had a wife and family living at Salford. An intimacy sprang up between himself and the lady where he lodged, and during the temporary absence of the husband the pair eloped. They had with them sufficient furniture to start house- keeping under new conditions. The truants were traced to Fleetwood, then to Belfast, and ulti mately to Liverpool, where they were appre- hended by Detective Park, and handed over to the Blackpool police.

MIDLAND IRON TRADE REVIVAL. The revival in Midland pig iron continues, and prices are increasingly strong. The improvement is particularly gratifying since it is coming not from sheet iron makers, but makers of merchant iroa. These are always the greatest consumers of pigs, and their orders are always much more important than the sheet iron makers, the con- sumption per mill being fully double. Prospects afford expectation of continued advance. Derby- shire foundry pigs have risen to 483 6d, forge hematites to 58s and 60s, and foundry do. 61s 6d to 62s 6d.

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COWJBRIDGE FARMERS' CLUB. CHRISTMAS STOCK SHOW. I This exhibition was held on Tuesday and was largely attended, and was highly successful as I regards the number of entries, but the weather was very unfavourable. The following were the judges:—Cattle, sheep, and pigs, Mr W. Kyte, Newport-road, Cardiff Mr J. ireeguard, Neath; Mr R. Templeton, Blackweir Farm, Cardiff. Roots and poultry, Mr J. H. Harding, Maindy. Butter, &c., Miss Lewis, Bridgend; Mrs Arnold, Boverton Mr J. H. Harding, Cardiff. At the dinner, which took place at the Bear Hotel in the evening, Mr J. Blandy Jenkins, president of the club, occupied the chair, and there were among those present the Mayor of Cowbridge, Mr W. Vizard, Mr H. R. Homfray, Alderman Mathias, Rev. E. Jenkins, Messrs R. H. Hughes, L. Jenkins (vice-president), Alderman John, D. Spencer, E. Akers, J. H. Harding, Councillors W. A. James and T. J. Yorwerth, W. T. Gwyn, R.Thomas (Boverton), W. Thomas (Hayes), F. Moon, T. Owen, Tom Rees (Eastfield), J. Williams (Trehedyn), and O. Irvine. The usual toasts were proposed and duly honoured. Appended is a list of the judges' awards CAITLE.—Cow or heifer—1, W. Thomas, The Hayes, Sully 2, R. Thomas, Boverton-place. Steer under 3 years—1, W. Thomas; 2, E. H. Ebsworth, Llan- rnihansel Farm. Pair of oxen or steers, of any breed-I, R. Thomas 2, D. Spencer, jun., Fleming- stone. Fat ox or steer, above 3 years—1, R. Thomas 2, D. Spencer, jun. Heifer under 3 years-I, W. Thomas; 2, J. Lewis, Cowbridge. Collection of fat steers, not less than four-1, D. Spencer; 2, J. Lewis. Pair of cows or heifers, of any breed—1, R. Thomas. Collection of fat cows or heifers, not less than four—1, J. Thomas, Tile House, Boverton. Steer or heifer, under two years old—1, W. Thomas 2, R. Thomas. Steer, cow, or heifer, exhibited by a tenant farmer—1, D. Thomas. Great House, Lan- maes. Beast which, in the opinion of the judges, is calculated to prove most profitable to feeder and purchaser alike—1, W. Thomas. Collection of fat beasts,selected from any cattle exhibited in the show —R. Thomas. Animal exhibited in any of the cattle classes-W. Thomas. Calf under 12 months old—1, li. Thomas. SHEEP.-Four fat yearling wethers-I, J. Lane, Cowbridge; 2, W. Thomas, Aburthin. Four fat lambs—1, W. Thomas, Sully 2, J. Lane. Fat sheep -1 and 2, W. Thomas, Sully. Five fat sheep, bred and fed by the exhibitor—1, W. Thomas, Sully 2, J. Lane 3, G. Thomas, Lanmaes. Pen of sheep or lambs, exhibited by a tenant farmer-1 and 2, Mrs Williams, Cowbridge. PIGS.-Fat pig-I and 2, R. Thomas, St. Brides. Pen of four porkers—1, W. Williams, Penllvn 2, T. Thomas, Wick, Yorkshire. Four porkers, above 100 lbs. eacli-14. Thomas. POULTity.-Turkey-1, Mrs Williams, Cowbridge 2, D. Evans, Bonvilstone. Goose—1 and 2, Mrs Jones, St. Donatts. Ducks—1, T. Thomas, Llanblethian 2, D. Evans. Fowls-I, H. Tucker, Cowbridge 2, R. Stone, Cowbridge. Collection of trussed potùtry-I, Mrs Williams 2, D. Evans. BUTTER (OPEN).—Fresh butter—1, W. M. Thomas, Cowbridge 2, Miss C. F. Hughes, Cowbridge; 3, Miss Griffiths, Bonvilstone. Fresh butter, made by a person who has never won a first prize-I, Mrs John, Landow; 2, Miss J. James, Llancarfan; 3, T. Jones, Bridgend. HONEY.-Sections of comb honey—1, A. Hamer, Llandilo Bridge; 2, W. Parry, Wick. Bottles extracted honey—1, D. L. Thomas, Landow; 2, W. Parry, Wick. EGGS.—White eggs—1, W. Thomas, Aburthin 2, Mrs Williams, Cowbridge. Brown eggs—1, W. Thomas, Aburthin 2, W. Thomas, St. Hilary. ROOTS.—Collection of mangolds, swedes, and com- mon turnips—1, J. C. Thomas, Cowbridge 2, Mr E. Thomas, Penllyn; 3, W. Thomas, St. Hilary. Specimens of Webb's swede, any variety, to be drawn from a crop of not less than three acres, and grown from their seed with the aid of their special manure, supplied direct from the firm in 1897-1, Mrs S. Love- luck and Sons, Port Talbot; 2, D. Thomas, Llan- trithyd. Specimens of Sutton's Champion, Sutton's Crimson King, or any other of Sutton's improved varieties of swede, drawn from a field crop of not less than two acres-Mrs S. Loveluck and Sons, Port Talbot. Specimens of Webb' mangolds, any one variety, to be drawn from a crop of not less than one I acre, and grown with the aid of Webb's special manure supplied direct from the firm-D. Hopkins, Llantwit.

A BAD YEAR." FROM THE UNDERTAKER'S STANDPOINT. The Undertakers' Revit10 is now in its Decem- ber number, and, mindful of the fact, it reviews the year from the mortuary standpoint. It has been a bad year. Business has gone on the even tenour of its disappointing way." There was but occasional demand for most of us, and that demand chiefly of an unremunerative order." The mortality tables, indeed, "responded generously in August to the heat wave," but the last return to hand comes a few short of the average of the past ten years. The result on the fortunes of the trade is just what might have been expected—" no new features," and a tendency iu funerals, as in politics, to reaction." Our own explanation of this is that the hope of further Liberal successes at the polls has given the population a new lease of life. The florists, as usual. set the lion's share of THE PROFITS OF LUNEKAL POMP. Flowers are of no use to undertakers, 41 nor have we yet heard," says our contemporary severely, of the benefit which they confer either upon the departed or the bereaved." The same thing might perhaps be said of plumes and velvet trap- pings, but in the circumstances it would be ungenerous to say it. Plumettes have shown a slight tendency to revival," but that little has never been much." We are not sur- prised to hear it, as there are no miracles in mathematics. Graves are at about the same price, and coffins are still of elm or of oak, mostly polished, and trimmed with brass furni- ture, too often simulated by the wretched German dipped-brass plate stuff." In short, it is not so much the review as the funeral sermon of the year. We would gladly echo our contemporary's wish of a merry Christmas to all," but for a disquieting uncertainty as to the significance attached to the words.-D.-tily News.

FATHER IGNATIUS. SCENE IN A PARISH CHURCH. The Central News says:—There was a scene of some excitement at the parish church of Bishopsgate on Tuesday, when a protest was made to the rector, the Bishop of Marlborough, against Father Ignatius officiating there. The building was thronged at the time, and much confusion and some hissing occurred as the protest was tendered. The Bishop over- ruled the protest, and said he would apply for the Bishop of London's sanction.

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, English Am- bassador to Spain, is lying seriously ill at his London residence, where he is being attended by Dr. Robson Roose. 8L-. -¡

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Seethe name Stedman has but one E in it, also Trade Mark, A Gum Lancet," on every powder and packet, without which none are genuine. Is lid and 2s 9d per packet, of all Chemists, or post free from 1216 125, NEW NORTH-ROAD, LONDON, N. NEW gTORY BY DORA RUSSELL A T ORN OUT TDAGE." ANOTHER WORK OF A POPULAR CHARACTER BY AN EXPERIENCED AND FAVOURITE WRITER^ A STORY OF LOVE MYSTERY .INTRIGUE. WE ARE NOW PUBLISHING IN THE CARDIFF TIMES AND gOUTH -^Y^ES-^EEKLY-EWa THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF A. SENSATIONAL AND DRAMATIC WORK FROM THE PEN OF MISS DORA JJUSSELL, -i.N-. -iLJ' .J-t; The Author of more than a Score of Very Well. known Novels, including:- "FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW," "THE BROKEN SEAL," A BITTER BIRTHRIGHT," "A GREAT TEMPTATION," "A FATAL PAST," "THE LAST SIGNAL," THE DRIFT OF FATE, &c., &c.. Miss RUSSELL is an old ami long-triea avourite with newspaper readers, and we believe our New Story from her Pen will receive as cordial a welcome as its predecessors. It is of a Typical and Interesting Character, and is entitled:— A T ORN QUT pAGE." OUTLINE OF OPENING CHAPTERS OF "A TORN-OUT PAGE." The story opens at a country ball, where the central characters became acquainted with each other. George Fairfax, who has just succeeded to his uncle's baronetcy and estates, is introduced to Admiral Dundas, the late baronet's intimate friend, and to his daughter Isabel, who impresses George very favourably. When Isabel returns home she is speedily confronted with the shadows of the past by the perusal of a short note, in which the writer demands an interview, and threatens unpleasant revelations if this is denied. To anticipate a little, it may be said that Isabel is of semi-Spanish origin. When six- teen years of age she was inveigled into a marriage with Pedro Lopez, a scapegrace, who quickly deserted her for a woman more suited to his amorous propensities. Admiral Dundas had always been taken for a bachelor until he settled down in England and announced Isabel to be his motherless daughter. In the meantime fickle Dame Fortune treated Pedro Lopez rather sum. marily, and that ardent swain left his beloved sunny land to seek hush money from his wife. Hence the note which awakens a train of painful memories in the young lady's mind. Isabel is naturally of a frank and honest disposition, but she now resorts to secret meetings, and adopts various expedients for raising the money necessary to silence her unscrupulous husband. Sir George Fairfax pays marked attentions to her, and she is goaded to despair by her impotence. Her husband's demands become more and more intolerable, and in a fit of recklessness she resolves to kill him at their next meeting. For this purpose she procures a Spanish dagger, but when she arrives at the spot agreed upon is horrified-and withal relieved —to find him dead with a stiletto in his breast. After the subsidence of the excitement con- sequent on the discovery of the body of the man (who is quite unknown to all save Isabel) Sir George Fairfax renews his attentions to Miss Dundas, who, feeling herself free, accepts his proposal. The marriage gives general satisfaction, and they have settled down to the usual life of a country squire and his lady, when all Isabel's old fears are revived in an alarming manner by the appearance of Sebastian Lopez, the brother of Pedro. He is marvellously like his deceased brother in appearance; indeed, so close is the resem- blance that Isabel fears there has been a resurrection of the dead. She is soon sneer- ingly disillusioned on the point by Sebastian, who reveals his identity and declares his intention to profit by her secrets, insinuating that she has murdered her husband. He is of a less scrupulous character than his brother, and his importunity becomes so un- bearable that Isabel resolves to leave her husband (who is ignorant of all this) and to bury herself in London, hoping thus to escape the persecution of the Spaniard. She leaves a token of her love for her husband, and sends him a letter by the first post after her departure, after which she is as com- pletely lost to him as if she had dis- appeared from off the face of the earth. She becomes acquainted with a kind artist named Robert FavaJ, who teaches her to paint. Afterwards she forms a habit of visiting a certain spot daily for fresh air. Sebastian learns this, and having laid his plans for her capture secures and carries her off to Spain. Robert Faval learns that Madame de Vere (as Isabel now calls herself) has disappeared, and informs Sir George Fairfax, who reveals the story of his wife's departure. Together they set to work to unravel the mystery. Meanwhile Isabel is a prisoner on a sloop in Spanish waters. The above will give only an idea of the earlier portion of the story. The subsequent developments of the plot are very interest- ing, and the story will be eagerly perused by admirers of Miss Russell's work. 0 R N I-t UT -1-1 A G E A JIORN-QUT pAGE. BY ORA R USSELL. Now Ready, No. 2 Vol. 2 of the AUTOMOTOR AND HORSELES9 A VEHICLE JOURNAL. Monthly, Illustrated, 6d; post free, 7d; yearly, 7s. Motor Cars fot Heavy Traffic Official Conditions and Rules for 1898 Competition of the Self-propelled Traffic Associa- tion (Liverpool Centre); Parson's Motor; Maxim]" Automotor; Alcohol in Prime Movers Month 8 Motor News; Inventions; Law Reports, <fcc., &c. At Bookstalls, usual Agents, or direct from F. KIDS and Co., Ltd., 62, St. Martin's-lane, London. 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NEWPORT-ARRIVALS. ALEXANDRA DOCK, Dec. 7.—Thomas Coats ss, 627, Bordeaux, pitwood. Humbert ss, 1205, Bristol, light. OLD DOCK, Dec. 6.-Polykarp, 467, Riga, laths and deals. OLD DOCK, Dec. 7.-Friedig, 496, Grimstad, mining timber. RIVER, Dec. 6.-Tredegar ss, 59, Bristol, light. Victoria, 39, Barnstaple, light. Humility, 49, Bide- ford, light. Harvey, 110, Dungarvan, pitwood. Liberty, 52, Falmouth, ballast. Telephone, 39, Fal- mouth, ballast. Isle of Hastings ss, 1003, Lynn, light. Welcome Home, 95, Bristol, light. Ant, 46, Bristol, light. Merthyr ss, 72, Bristol, light. Mary Ann, 25, Minehead, light. Norah, 59, Highbridge, light. Two Sisters, 69, Barnstaple, light. Lizzie, 55, Padstow, sand. Thomas, 40, Bideford, gravel. Moderator ss, 57, Bristol, general. SAILINGS. ALEXANDRA DOCK, Dec. 7.—Nador ss, Wylie, Algiers. Melrose Abbey ss, Rogers, Cardiff. Wistow Hall ss, Jones, Baltimore. Imam ss, Jennings, Bombay. Glendower ss, Walker, Gibraltar. OLD DOCK, Dec. 7.—Atlas, Camm, Cork. RIVER, Dec. G.-Mayfield ss, Coode, Cardiff. Lewis ss, Beddis, Fremington. Prima, Bowden, Appledore. John, Herbert, Gloucester. Clifton ss, Windows, Bristol. St. David's ss, Winfield, Cardiff. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Dec. 7. St. Nazaire, Frogmore ss, B, 1000, Orders & Handford Alexandria, Chiswicfe ss, B, 1312, Watts, Williams Genoa or Savona, Queenswood ss, B. 1694, Host, Trechmann, Carrick & Co. Para and Manaos, via Oporto and Lisbon, Dona Amelia ss, Port, 1712, Faria, Partridge, Jones & Co. Hamburg, City of Belfast ss, B, 536, W. E. Williams CLEARED-Dec. 7. Jersey, Red Gauntlet, B, 115 coal Novorossisk, via Antwerp and London, Eugenie ss, B, 500 Spiegel iron Para ana Manaos, via Lisbon and Oporto, Dona Amelia ss, Port, 1000 coal, 100 boxes tinplates Genoa, Kashgar ss, Nwy, 2400 coal Hamburg, City of Belfast ss, H, 1080 coal Genoa, Benhead ss. B, 2400 coal IMPORTS-Dec. 7. Bordeaux, Thomas Coats ss, 1050 loads pitwood, New- port Pitwood Co. Grimstad, Freidig, 440 loads mining timber, Newport Pitwood Co. Riga, Polykarp, 270 loads deals, battens, etc., 420 loads lathwood, Davies Bros. EXPORTS COASTWISE—Dec. 7. London, Umona ss, 1200 coal, 300 general, Rcnnie, Wilkinson & Co. Bristol, Tredegar ss, 120 coal Bristol, Merthyr ss, 150 coal, A. J. Smith Bristol, Iron Duke ss, 160 coal, A. J. Smith Bristol, Tel-el-Kebir ss, 155 coal, A. J. Smith Bristol, Monmouth ss, 75 gas water, Newport Gas Co. Bridgwater, Cygnet, 72 coal Charlestown, Ida Elizabeth, 140 coal Dunball, Mary, 130 coal Dungarvan, Sarah and Mary, 116 coal

SWANSEA—ARRIVALS. NORTH DOCK, Dec. 6.—Sunlight ss, 245, Liverpool, general. Agricola, 58, Portaferry, potatoes. Trevellas, 97, Manchester, pitch. SOUTH DOCK, Dec. 6.-Pelaw ss, 520, Rochester, light. SOUTH DOCK, Dec. 7.—Tyne ss, 400, Trouville, light. Bass Rock ss, 198, Barrow, pig iron. PRINCE OP WALES DOCK, Dec. 6.-Corso SS, 693. Ardrossan, light. Alsatian ss, 1136, Liverpool, general. Montauk ss, 1944, Dunkerque, sugar. Birehfield ss, 1418, Newport News, maize. Prince Albert, 1494, Halifax, N.S., timber. SAILINGS. NORTH DOCK, Dec. 7.—Premier ss, Murray,'Belfast. Squirrel, Baker, Highbridge. Duke of Edinburgh ss, Skinner, Portaferry. SOUTH DOCK, Dec. 3.-Collier ss, Watkins, llfra- combe. SOUTH DOCK, Dec. 7.-Loire lnfcrieure ss, Solgrain, St. Nazaire. James Tennant ss, Jackson, London. Alice Depeaux ss, Lelevre, Rouen. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK, Dec. 6.-Cape Breton ss, McKay, Glasgow. Torquay ss, Adams, Caen. PlUNCE OF WALES DOCK, Dec. 7.-Torwood ss, Porteous, Dieppe. Hermes ss, Wooland, Caen. Bivouac ss, Antwerp via Bristol. ENTERED OU'nl'A-LtDS-Dee. 7. Trouville, Tyne ss, B, 400, Williams & Behenna Boston, Montauk SP, B, 1944, Williams, Torrey & Feild CLEARED—Dec. 7. Copenhagen, &c., Alvcrton ss, B. 1000 coal, 500 general Boston, Montauk ss, B, 3000 coal Trouville, Tyne ss, B, 780 coal Mobile, Dalmally ss, B, ballast Genoa, Alsatian ss, B, 350 general Amsterdam, City of Hamburg ss, B, 1300 coal IMPORTS—Dec. 7. Newport News, Birehfield ss, 44,475 cwt. wheat, 18,857 cwt. maize, Weaver & Co. Halifax, N.B., Prince Albert, 47,666 pieces deals, Wm. Davies & Co. Manchester, Trevellas, 203 pitch, Atlantic Co. Barrow, Bass Rock ss, 500 pig iron, J. Watson & Co. Liverpool, Sunlight ss, general, J. Bacon, Ltd. Portaferry, Agricola, 90 potatoes, Allen & Co. Bristol, Coilier ss, genera!, Poc.kett's Co. Briton Ferry, Lucy No. 1, 85 old iron for transhipment Briton Ferry, Lucy No. 2, 98 old iron for transhipment Briton Ferry, United Kingdom, 280 old iron for tran- shipment EXPORTS COASTWISE—Dec. 7. Liverpool via Briton Ferry, Sunlight ss, general, 10 bunkers, J. Bacon, Ltd. Bristol via Ilfracombe, Collier ss, general, Pockett's Littlehampton, Mustang ss, 440 coal, Aberpergwm Co.; 20 bunkers, Harries Bros. Barnstaple, Cambria, 400 sacks flour, 100 sacks meal, Weaver & Co. Highbridge, Ringdove, 105 coal, W. H. Essery & Co. Erith, Pelaw ss, 1050 coal, E. A. Cleeves & Co. Solva, Sarah, 38 coal, Margrave & Co. London and Shoreham, Camel ss, 200 flour, Weaver & Co.; general, Tucker & Co.

PORT TALBOT. ARRIVALS, Dec 4.—Salisbury ss, 94, Hayle, light. Dec. 5.-Deux Freres, 193, Arcachon, pitwood. SAILING, Dec. 4.-Salisbury ss, Philp, Hayle, coal.