MONEY AND COMMERCE
... CITY, TLU8SDAy.-Ofn Monday the public were taken somewhat by sorprise when it became known that the Bank directors had made a further advance on the rate of discount, raising it one-half higher than they had put it up to on Theroday last, when it was advanced from 4 to 4* per cent. Immediately upon the change being notified, the discount houses issued notices that they were pre- pared to allow ...