In the present case merchants have been rather intimidated by the fall in warrants. Iron is frequently thrown upon the market before the date of payment appears at the month's end if there be no Jearly prospect of prices rising.

MIDDLESBROUGH, Thursday.-There have been fairly favourable conditions in the iron and steel trades as a whole, though some weakening has appeared in the speculative quality of Cleveland iron, for the reason that warrants opened the week weaker, and also because there is a desire on the part of merchants to realise before the end of the month. Imports :-5o^.wise- iron inn 68 tons tinplate bars, 100 pig QOO I )ron st°ne, 118 blende ore, UU lead ore, 200 building material, 200 grain, 1,144 flour, 97 potatoes, 305 hay, 52 snndrIes, 1,450. The 'Tjj!n America, as stated by a competent nF eh» «JJ' i M? done a loss, and that many hnsinnaa f i '3e to give up the business before long. nt ted g ■rrvt'vT' ''io°s- Sominally°qaOgS0e^ 'Jwesp figures on record. No improvement can be reported in the tin. Th, exports of coal were 28,212 tons patent fuel, 4,234 tons and tinplate and general goods, 4.670 tons, the latter including 1,099 tons for France, 250 tons for Portugal, 30 tons for Belgium, 700 tons for Germany, 940 tons for Italy, 200 tons fraiM for ChUe, 378 tons for New Orleans, 1 073 tons for New York. Imports, 7,107 tons, and exports (foreign) 37,116 bons, compared with 7,390 tons, and 51,089 tons respectively last year. ons as against 13,591 tons the previous week, and 22,518 tons the corresponding week. The entries of shipping ID ballast amount to 25,38*. The past week therefore compares un- favourably. The trade of the corresponding period of last year, however, was far in excess of the average, 10,000 tons of anthracite coal having been shipped for San Francisco and 3,000 tons of tinplates for Russia. SWANSEA, Thursday.-The export trade has shown considerable improvement during the past week, about 12,000 tons increase being displayed in the foreign trade over the previous week. the oldest members of the club, and a « secretary, read Borne interesting notes on ««iQ^as a large and influential attendance of *tld The treasurer's and secretary's report '^tial uDts *or Past year showed a sub- balance to the credit of the club, and 'areA committee for the ensuing consisting of Messrs Goodyer, ^o*»a Watkin Jones, Hardwicke, W. 0lub annual meeting of the Cardiff Bowling J*8 held at the Queen's Hotel on Thursday A. 1 Was reaolved that for not l^gagement thev he.^hed.Ĭardiff BOWLING CLUB. 98 could sanction Neath A oompetikion for the Snna m ° ,n a t,e in the o» Saturday last, and h es CDP at Llandilo observing the nn'o. MONMOTJTHSHIHK LEAGUE wryssss tX «* posed League before the JS °f th,a pro* formation. fn in the form of the gift of his house toitl thab Wei*h ^ooliball Union Com- th rr recommend t0 fche general meeting of 1 OCft01011 *he advisab,Ufcy of noting the sum of Cf 8hlll.ings towards ^e testimonial, subject to foregoing resolution.' Jft- IMnNATIONAL FIXTURES FOR 1897. is the official report:- th Waa resolved that the committee sanction Co Su.R8estion made by the Gould Testimonial Otntnittee to present a testimonial to Mr A. Treat* Wilt- Mr A' J* Davies (Cardiff), and Mr W. ^,00tban Union was held ab the Queen's IJofae' on Thursday evening, when Mr afctif De (Newport) presided, and there were W JN ^aQ0 Messrs Livingstone (Swansea) and C, fillips (Cardiff), vice-presidents Mr T. *ehRWalm6ebing of fche committee of the 50te.

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