... HOME RAILWAYS BETTER.-FOREI~GN STOCKS DULL.-~AMERlCANS W7EIAL-SMALL BUSINESS. There is as yet no sign of a check to the downward movemeot in the value of money. The discount rate for three months'bhankbhills has now fallenia0 O/A per cent., while in some cases this description of paper is negotiated at as law aa 2.!4 per cent. The rquotation for short loans is nominally xi.S to affi per Cent. ...

... We take the following from the admirable collection of Facts fw' Londoners, just pubtished by the Fab an Society THE CAPITAL OF THE DOCK COMPANIES. D',wk Paving Income to Corl n; oes. Capital. per Owners., cent,. London and _1,614,020 Deb~entures 4 k4'4 56o St.Katliarine. 1.758,300 ,, Stock 4 70,31-2 1,200,000 Preferenre ,, 4 Y 54,;00 420.000 ,, * 45 ?? 5,75v6~h97 Ordinary s, 1 57,367 - _ ...

... O7e o'ere. HOME RAILWAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS BETTER- AMERICANS NEGLECTEI).-QUIET BUSINESS. There is naturally less demand for money now that the squee e in connee- tion with the Stockl Exchange settlement is practically over, but there is still a fair in luirv o-l the part of those operators who have not yet settled their speculative transactions, and advances for the day are worth 3/ to 4 per ...

... One 00050. HOME RAILS AND FOREIGN STOCKS FIRM-AMWERICANS SLIGHTLY BETTER. In the open market there is still a very short supply of loanable capital, arnd the quotation for short loans is maintained at 2 34 to 3 per cest, The number of bills off~ering for discount is Small, and the quotation fur three months'bharsh paper is Still about 2a34 to 2a34 per cent. Next week the Stock Excjianust ...

... OUR TRADE WITH THE ARGENTINE REP ThLIC. The chronic depreciation of the currency, the freedom with Which loans have been raised in the European market, and other features in /the finan:ial and commercial position of the Argentine Republic, have created the impres- sion in somet quarters that this rising South American State has been antici- pating the future, and that the usual Nemesis will ...

... OIne M'Mock, MARKETS ALL DULT.-RATHER WEAK TENDENCY.-NO SPRCIAL FEATURE. There is not a great deal doing in the Monev Market, but rates are firmly supported. The supoly of Joanable capital at the command of the lending estabishmerits is now small, and the quotation for short loans is 3Y4 to X1 per cent. TIhe discount inquiry is not by any means active, but brokers s ill unte - to a per cent ...

... One eipe' MARKErS ALL QUIET.-THE EXPENSES OF THE TARAPACA NITRATE COMPANY. The Monev Market remains quiet and featureless. The supply of money is still large, and the quotation for advances for the day is no sore than oX per cent. The discount late for three menths' bank bills is easy at 2 per cent., with only a limited amount of paper off'ering. Next week there may be a slight hardening of ...

... THE TRADE OF BRITISH INbZA. statement of the trade of. British India for 1887-88. issued by the India rfice shoews that in spite of considerable fluctuations in particular depart. t,,the volume of trade continues to grow. For the year under review, ments trade amounted in tens of rupees to 170,978,747 (or crirg, clculating -the nominal exchange of aS. to the rupee). The .fron- ,ier land trade ...

... One o'clock. HOME RAILWAYS FIRM.-FOREIGN STOCKS STEADY. AMERICANS AGAIN HIGHER. There is no important change to report in the condition of the Money Market, the quotations current being much the sane as thosr rulin, yester- day. The release of money by the Bank o' England yesterday has bren of considerable assistance to the market, and will be of still further use at the end of the week when ...

... Hatf-t' AcOne. HOME RAILWAYS BETTER-FOREIGN STOCKS DULL-AMERICANI IRREGULAR. There is little feature of interest in the Stock Markets again this morning. Business is still oil a limited scale, and the changes in prices are slight. Newv Consols have again been bought, and show a further recovery of 3-16, but in the Home Railway market the tendency on the whole is adverse. Chatham Preference ...

... One O'clock. HOME RAILWAYS IRREGULAR.-FOREIGN STOCKS NEGLECTED. AMERICANS THEis TURN BETTER. There is practically no change in the condition of the Money Market. The supply of loanable capital for cthe time being is Inure than sufficente to meet alt requirotnents, and borrowers can readily ohtain what they want for the tiny at 2 per cent. The discount rate for thren months' han~k paper is stll ...

... THE BALANCE OF UNCONVERTED THREE PER CENTS.-THE: NEW MAIL ROUTE TO THE EAST.. The Stock Exclhange is closel to-clay, as it will also be on Monday, being Bank Holiday. Operators have gone off in a happy mood, prices bemn steady and good, On the 20th July Mr. Goschen had reduced the balance of unconverted Consols to 12,335,752. The holders of this balance have been credited with cash, which they ...