... CITY OFFICE, Bozers,.aildi-,s, 20, Bseckle)olury, E, C. Fridcay, Zfa?-!pas Twelve7. There is again an absence of activity on the Stock Exchange this morning and values are not appreciably altered. Steadiness generally, however, prevails, and in several instances improvement is shown, except in the Ameri- can Railroad department, where the lower prices from New York have led to an almost ...

... CITY OFFICE, 20u ee-dni!&os, zo, BUc2e;e'dSbry, S.C., Saturday, ?? Tzave. The Stock Markets this morning are very thinly attended, many dealers having left the city yesterday until Tuesday. and the business done is on an exceedingly small scale. The markets generally are tolerably steady; but the wet weather is still influencing Home Railways, fears being entertained as to the effects on the ...

... THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WVEBB. Full detil' of the tragical death of Captain Webb in his attempt to swim itrgh the \j a~ Rapids are given in telegrams sent by the special corre- th.cede f the S` ,t'C0ls?.n at New York and Toronto. In some particulars nese rtesaes contradict statements which were quoted yesterday from the tmerican paspet . The New York telegram says \-b atternpted his perilous feat ...

... Cnrv OFFICe, 8t/:z- 5eduidi&av, 20, EXktm5utw, ?? Sallerday, Twelve o'Clock. There is a gloomy feeling generally on the Stock Exchange this morning, and in all departments without exception there is a tendency to depress prices. This is not so marked in Home Railways as in some of the other markets ; but here there is a fractional decline in many instances. Foreign Stocks are especially fiat, ...

... THIS DAY'S MIONEY MARKET. Vlry OvvzFIC.r, /awIu~hzs. n3, 20 itnlrv,, 5.0., Sagbdamy, YZu.vve o'clock. There is still a feeling of despondency on the Stock Exchange, and the markets generally are flat. Business in all departments is limited, and prices are all lower. Consols for the account have receded a further i-i6. The Foreign Stock market is the most depressed, Egyptian issues having ...

... CITY OFFICE, Bosuve-&WiJdIZ;s, 20, Burkreiser', E. C. Noknda'a, Hslf/past One. There is little improvement in the demand for accommodation in the outside market this morning, and 2 per cent. is the rate now asked for loans from day to day, while three months bills are readily discounted at 25 per cent. Consols for money have advanced Y4, for the account As, and for Reduced and New Three per ...

... The appearance and prospects of the British wheat crop at present point Lo InC probability of a large foreign import to make up the deficiency. The lilnter plant NAas not successful, and a certain proportion has since been ploughed ,10 because of its failure. The fine weattber of recent days has, indeed, only c'le i!] time to save the corn-grower from disaster. For many weeks a r1) lafrge area ...

... At a meeting of the Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company, held yesterday, it was unanimously agreed to take over the business of the London and Provincial Law Assurance Society, the terms, of course, to be subject to the approval of the Court of Chancery. A matter long pending has thus been brought to what we may accept as a very satisfactory conclusion for all the parties concerned. The ...

... CIT 17 NO TES. That the French Government will need to raise a fresh loan early in the new year is well understood by all. The only question is the mode of issue, and as soon as that is decided, one of the depressing or rather deterring influences will be removed from the Paris Bourse. It is believed that the Government will not attempt to issue Rence at the present depreciated quotations, and ...

... New loans and new issues may affect the money market this month more than any other probable event or series of events. Not that the payment ol instalments and application moneys will trench on the market supply for more than a few hours at a time. Their absorption or non-absorption is the great toss-up on which most attention is fixed. If absorbed, the money invested wvill first have to be ...

... There was nothing yesterday that could be called pressure in the Money Market through Stock Exchange settlement demands. Money ruled from 4 to 4Ad per cent. on loan from bankers tor the account, and in the Stock Exchange the charges were from 5 to 6 on speculative securities without a margin. Country bankers lent their balances to first-class houses below 4 per cent., but none of these charges ...

... The ctivicalposilion of the Stock Markets is best explained when it is ,rIencjlje-ei that speculators abhor nothinrg so much as stagnant markets. If J je\ ?? seetcir -ay to buy for a rise, their policy often is to turn round and He for thoiel. 1hat is what l as been done in the case of American stocks. ' ias really thought likely in New York that the depreciation of values \ -1cuse ...