... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... f !I, Stock markets generally maintain the upward movement noticeable . thl r:osc of last week, inlfinenced no doubt by cheap money, an absence of i gements at home and abroad, and thle encouraging character of the ?? of the North British and Caledlonian railways. The s also addedi the weight of its assistance to the movemient, and CLI .,l tlie btc:L prices yesterday in soine instances were ...

... It is probable that the Paris Bourse settlement will be as easy as our own, for business continues just as dull there as it does here. A spasmodic activity is given now to one class of stock, now to another, and legends are spread about scarcity of stocks, fines for non-delivery, and so forth, but these mean nothing except speculators' inancouvres. The market is far too deelylv committed ...

... CITY OFFICE, 8s0tfe-b1zi.dizz r, 20, 9k!ei-sbw,*,;, E.C. T'izi-sday, Half-Jasl Twelve. REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE. The Bank of England directors have this morning reduced their official minimum from 3Y4 to 3 per cent. In the open market money consequently is cheaper, and day-to-day loans are now obtainable at from 2Y4 to 3 per cent Discount is still quoted about 2Y4 per cent. for three months' ...

... The New York exchange on Lorndon yesterday recovered A, to 4.79 4, following a statement that the Secretary of the United States Treasury will pay the interest on the American Public Debt in advance of the regular date, for the express purpose of the relief of the stringency 1I the local markets, by which a million and a half in cash is made available. The return of the New York banks also ...

... CrrT Y rix OFIC ,q) e ?? ' f, 2 ?? 8 -I : ?? r x :- * ^, The Stock Markets are again quiet this morning and few transactious have been recorded at present. The tendency is weak, and most descriptions are lower. Home Railways are tolerably steady, and the changes are few and of quite a fractional character. Foreign Stocks are decidedly less strong, although no special movement has taken place. ...

... The New York money market has quickly responded to the more satis- factory influences of the last few days, a consequence of the relief action of the Secretary of the Treasury. The sterling exchange on London has marked a continuous rise during the week, this morning's quotation being Y4 higher (at 4.81 3~) than yesterday's, which was again 'z above that of the previous day, the rate now ...

... - a At the Institute of Bankers last evening Mr. John Smith read a paper on the Government Bankruptcy Bill, in which he expressed his opinion that the official supervision of the Board of Trade would not seriously interfere with the freedom of creditors to control bankrupt estates, while it wvas well calculated to promote a proper working of the bankruptcy law. He thought the proposal under ...

... CITY OFFICE, B20se-drci.zs,.20, /3Ssck.,sbu., .C. Sa/urday, HaZJ-past Twvelve. In the Stock Markets this morning business continues on a very smal scale, and the tendency for the most part is unfavourable. Hal/-Xfast One. A fair demand for money is experienced in the open market this morning, but day-to-day loans are obtainable at about 2Y4 per cent. There is still a moderate inquiry for ...

... A rumour was afloat in Paris yesterday to the effect that the City of Paris contemplates the raising of a loan of 200 millions, the proceeds of Wlhich would be applicable to sundry public works the urgency of which is generally felt. The city has (says the Paris Bowrse) for a number of years past practised a system of strict economy which was all well and good in S71, but which, if continued, ...

... In face of a fall of I per cent. in the proportion of reserve to liabilities to 43,01 i cr cent., the directors of the Bank of England yesterday adopted the , per cent. rate. The principal feature of the return is found in the other secLIritieS, where there is an increase of more than a million, explained by the temporary necessities attending the Stock Exchange settlement, togetlher weith ...