... Mloney continues to puzzle the most experienced people of the market. Yesterday it was cheap in one place and dear in another. The members of the Stock Exchange were happy and comfortable in being able to borrow at 3 j4 to 4 per cent. on good securities, and the rates within the House itself were seldom higher ,an 5 per cent. on rubbish; but in the discount market everybody was ...

... THE SHIPPING AND TRADE CON VENTION TWVITH ERA NCE. THE recent publication of the full text of the Convention regu- lating all matters of trade and commerce with France, other than Customs tariffs, places before the public the state of affairs that is to rule for the next ten years. It will be observed at once that this Convention is made between the United Kingdom on the one part and ...

... CITY OrFIci, Bos a-sbiitiin-, 20, B~eek'g,!R-y, E.C. Salu dccy, oa'f rjase e Teie. There is not much doing in the Stock Exchange markets this imorning, many members being absent to witness the Boatrace. The tendency of the majority of stocks is weak, American securities in particular being offered. Hlome Railways.-A fall of 51 to 34 per cent. in Great Eastern, District, North Eastern, and ...

... Cury Or'ricE, Bssuote.&itin?.r, 20, Bat.hCp, C. Tuiesd, ]l/I-pad! 7-ZevC. The Stock Markets this morning are exceedingly quiet, and the movements in Drices are quite unimportant, except in the case of American Securities, which are very firm, the advance in two or three instances being as much as I per cent. Consols are also strong, the price for the account being i-t6 higher, and New and ...

... Far too little attention is given in this country to the functions and posses.. sions of the United States Treasury. It has from its' peculiar constitution greater power over the money markets of the States than any State bank in Europe, and, the United States Treasurer being also a member of the Cabinet, it has intimate relations with all proposed changes in the currency laws. The Treasury is ...

... CITY OFFicE, Bteorse-baidins, 20, Bullckeisbivy, B.C. Tuesday, Hal/-pffa 7hT'dve. The Stock Markets this morning are quiet and dull, prices for the most part being lower, excepting Foreign Bonds. American and Canadian are especially weak. The following are the changes compared with last night In the Eglish Funds New and Reduced are % lower. India Four per Cent. stock is % higher. Home Railways ...

... TIlS DAY'S MONEY MARKET. CITY OIFFIc, Botese-bheijdii;S, 20, Bulck.!vslbuy, B.C. Tvcsday, Half-pasi 7Zelve. At the opening the Stock Markets are quiet and dull, and there is not much change in quotations from last night, except for American Securities, which are depressed, and which will continue to be so until there is some more favourable news from America. Consols are unchanged, but New and ...

... Crry OiFicic, Bivr-se-&buiA.ilt.s, 20, B11cV/e-rs1uJy, E. C. Saeerelat', Half-past Triutlve. There is a small attendance on the Stock Exchange this morning, and con- sequently very little business is being transacted. English railways are firm at an average rise of 34, but American lines are flat, and prices all lower. The following are the changes compared with Thursday ?? In [tome Railways. ...

... CITY Orticr, BoiZLvw-b~uti/des, 23, Bzicnrk'ers&y, B.C. Mondiay, Half-past YwdvAi The Stock Markets this morning have an appearance of steadiness, although the business being done is very limited. The chief movements are in American Securities, which are very weak, no doubt on account of the lower prices from New York again on Saturday. The English Funds are dull, Consols for money having ...

... hINTS TO INVESTORS: FOREIGN GO VERNAIJENT S TOCKS. TMh-RE are nearly four dozen different foreign countries or pro- vinces of countries whose securities are quoted in the official list of the London Stock Exchange, and the aggregate par or nominal value of their stocks is as near as may be treae t ad mllions sterling. Perhaps their actual value is quite tvo-thirds of that amount, and we ...

... CirY OFF1Ci, 8o e' b Dii, 20, YckcfbuJv, B.C. lFridfay, [I~zlf-frast TwycZvc. TJa.ere is very little doing in the Stock Makets this morning, and it is not at al1 likely that there will be much done until after Monday. With the close of the settlement to-day, many will leave the City until after then, and business is sure to be restricted in cDDr~tuenca. Steadiness generally is noticeable h ...

... THE, BUDGET AND ITS FUTURE BEARINGS. [N many quarters to-day a somewhat unreasonable disappointment will be felt with Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget. A great mass of people appear to think that he cannot touch finance without exhibiting creative force, and hold him bound to produce some- thing great out of nothing. We have not been among those who believed that a great Budget was possible this year; ...