... \Eacr lays Bank of England return was apparently strong, as the ItpcypOrlion of reserve to liabilities has risen to over 40 per cent., and the reserve iwsif is 12,7i5,ooo. ID reality, however, there is not much to be made jf ,-ii return one way or another so far as any justification for a reduction in the Bank rate is concerned. That the open market should be very easy is ille\itable with so ...

... The report of the Metropolitan Railway Company for the past half-year contains a very bitterly worded narrative of the company's alleged wrongs at the hands of the Treasury in the matter of the passenger tax. According to this it seems that the Government claims large arrears from the company for taxes not paid, and has intimated that it will accept 70,000 in settle- ment of all back claims. ...

... The Stock Exchange yesterday was very apathetic over its long-expected bombardment. For one thing the day was bad and everybody out of heart, and then it was the first day of the Stock Exchange account, when there was no time to deal much. But, these and other drawbacks allowed for, it must still be admitted that the bombardment of Alexandria produced singularly little effect of any kind. It ...

... CITY OFFICE, &0rnuSk-bldlidup, 20, Bucke5sbmmy, E. C. Saturday, Half-past 7Ywdvc. The Stock Markets are not quite so firm this morning as they were at the t;osing yesterday, and prices in several instances have given way. Egyptian Bonds are considerably lower at a decline of from I to 234. English Railways on the whole are steady, and prices are only fractionally altered. American Railroads ...

... CITY OSFFICE, b0ozrJ;ebuIildio~s, 20, Ri ,k'sitsry. n.c, Tuesd/aye all'fiasl ?? vte.ZS, There is no particular movement in the Stock Markets this morning, and very little business is being done ; but.quotations are mostly better. Egyptian issues are about 34' higher, English Railways 3 to 34', and Canadian t-s6 to s American Railroads are very quiet, the New York Stock Exchange being closed. ...

... Cury OrrrcH, Bourse-buildings, 20, Bucklersbioy, B.RC. Friday, Half-past Twelve. On the Stock Exchange this morning business is not active, and the tendency in most of the markets is rather towards lower ptices. Egyptian issues show very little alteration, the Preference and Daira being fractionally higher. One or two English Railways are higher, while Brighton Deferred and several others are ...

... As anticipated, yesterday's Money Market was extremely hard, entirely because it was the last day of the half year. In all probability the dividend money has all been borrowed in anticipation in order to adjust accounts and improve balances at the end of the half year. To-day part of the money thus borrowed will be offering at rates far below the 3 per cent. readily paid yesterday, and by ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEY MA RK'i'. tclTY O11IFCE, /.ois-li/~l;21, ?? C. The Stock Markets this morninlg have opened 'irm vvidl ' igher pri:es all round. Except in one or two instances, holveveri, the aelsa nce is no; verv imnportant, rangino gceneraly from )4 to ;f. In E.nglishI ''ail'svs the prmcinodL is a rise of 34 in Brightoln Deferred. Among Foreign Securiires, Unified and Preference are )z ?? ...

... The Stock Markets tried to assume a firm aspect yesterday, but did not succeed very well. It is as yet far too early to find any life in business alter tne stunning blow which operators have endured. The prevalent feeling, however, is one of hopefulness both here and in Paris, where the market has been much disorganised for weeks and severely taxed by the liquidlation. Large operators who have ...

... The Bank of England return published yesterday shows, as anticipated, no important changes beyond the repayment of money borrowed at the end of the half-year. That was made at the expense of the public deposits, which are therefore less by nearly ?? than in the previous return, and this decrease accounts in great part for the increase in the proportion of reserve to liabilities, neither the ...

... THIS DAY'S MONTEY MARKET. Cury Oi'iice, Bourse-bui/dtue,r. 20, ?? C.. 11,-dohivs,oi, Hal,/-pastI'c. The Stock Markets this morning, have opened quliet and dull, but in the absence of any disquieting news pi-ices are tolerably wiell supported. Foreign Stocks are, wvith one or twmo exceptions, fractionally lower, and Eng-lish Railways have also given way. American Railroads show a little mrore ...

... CITY OFFIcE, Boulr-e.ebuidingts!, 20, Bucklrsbury, B.C. Saturday, Halfpast Twelve. The Stock Markets are irregular, in some departments prices being higher, and in others lower. Home Railways, for instance, show a general advance; while Foreign Stocks are for the most part lower, Egyptian Unified being as much as I down. American Railroads generally are dull and lower, while Canadian Lines are ...