... THIS DAY'S MNIRWY MIAR KE r. CitY OINVIC;:, 23, R Vi ?? E.C. Tudies l;, Tzuelve o'cb:Z. On the Stock Exchange this morning the rise in prices has made further progress, and the tendency is still in the upward diection. 'ibe principal rise is in the market for Home Railway securities, where it ranges from I to i'3. The Deferred stocks of the southern lines, North Eastern, and Great Eastern ale ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEY M.'\RKoT. * Cm V OVum'., 20. Bwa q LO. flunrdq, f~lhvl oIdeA1 REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE. The directors of the Bank of England have this morning, reduced the official mrinimrumn to 3 per cent., it having 'stood at 3312 per cent. since the i9thi of March. In the open market a very quiet demand for accommodation is expe- rienced, and rates for the moment are unsettled. Some ...

... THIS DAYS MONEIV MARK ?? Cl 'V OFI'ICC., 20. /U.f ?? REDUCTION IN THlE BANK RATE. The directors of the Bank of England have this morning reduced the official minimum to 3 per cent., it having stood at 3a,'2 per cent. since the 19th of March. In the open market a very quiet demand for accommodation is expe- rienced, and rates for the moment are unsettled. Some amount of disappoint- ment is ...

... TIlS DAY'S MIONEY MARKET. Ciry Qicc, zo, Bii,:e.tlrsbry, E.C. rtuesday, Tewelve o'cloc.§. The return of the New York AssociatedBanks shows that the large accumu- lation of cash continues. The average of the reserve exhibits an increase for the week of £400,000, and now amounts to £30,120,000, being as much as £4 I,955,ooc in excess of the legal minimum, which is 25 per cent. of the net ...

... THIS DAY'S AIONEV MARKET. ClrY OF Cic, 20, Buckkctarbty, E.C. ./2j/;'J'4yt Ral/-pao: One. In accordance with general expectation, the directors of the Bank of England have to-day further reduced the official minimum to 25? per cent. Rates in the open market are for the moment unsettled, but it is not probable the reduction will have a very great effect, as the discounting establishments have ...

... Those who applied for Treasury bills a fortnight ago at 99 ros. were regarded as somewhat hardily speculative spirits. The Bank rate was then 3 per cent., and the rate of discount at which Treasury bills were taken was only 2 per cent. per annum. Since then the Bank rate has come down to 2Y, per cent., and bankers are found willing to put their surplus funds into Treasury bills at 99 r5s. or ...

... rclr.rtrG ,n A , I AAsz CITY OFFICE, 20, Buclklkrsbury, B. C. Friday, Twelve o'lore. On the Stock Exchange this morning business is comparatively quiet, and the tendency of prices, on the whole, is in the downward direction. Few changes of special interest are shown, however, and in the majority of cases they are only fractional. Consols are rather offered and have fallen to 98, which is a ...

... * [Li)ta a 1.X .2 4aL'.J 004 wieJ.lf. Ls 1 CITY OPFICE, 20, BuczrS3:ui y, B.C. ?? TwelveU 0'Clo'k., Business on the Stock Exchange is restricted, and no chancges of imrortance have occurred. The tendency, owing to the want of support, is still in the downward direction, though the reduction in values is again only fractional. Consols are now quoted at 99, a decline of i-i6 compared with last ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEVY AIARlKETr. Ci rv OFFICE., 20, Buc kZw'nj')0, S. C. Tuescday, 7~0, .vCS o'clock. There are few features of interest in the Stock Markets this morning the amount of business transacted being on a very limited scale. The tone is decidedly less favourable, but this is more due to sales to secure profits after the advance wvhich occurred yesterday than to anything else. Home ...

... THE BUDE T. TIlE l-ouse of Commons was very full when the Chancellor of the Exchequer rose last night to make his B3ud1,et statement, which was listened to throughout with the closest attention. Mr. Childers stated the additions which had been made to the expendlture since last year's Budget, and which have changed the moderate turplu of Zioi,ooo into a deficit roughly estimated at £2,000,000 ...

... ?? - . .. Ci rY OFFICE, 20, BRckers y R. C, Salui-day, TwzoeZve o'dlock. The statement published this morning that practically the whole question of the Afghan boundary is now settled has had a very favour- able eifect upon the stock markets generally, and especially on Consols and Russian Bonds. The former have now risen to ioiy4, which is Y above last night's closing price, while the advance ...

... CITY OFFICE, 20, suc'cersbtiry, R.C. Afonday, Tivelve o'cltk. On the Stock Exchange this morning operators for the fall are again busy buying back owing to the favourable political news, and prices in many instances show a substantial advance. The rise is most important in Consols, Russian, Egyptian issues, and one or two of the speculative Home Railway descriptions, these being the securities ...