... Onze o'elve.. MARKETS STILL FIRM.-QUOTATIONS ALL HIIGER. Prices of Stock Exchange securities still show a general advance com. pared with last night's closing, though they are not quite at the best pointc touched at the opening. Some few sales have been caused by a report that the Bulgarian difficulty is not so near settlement as has been repre. sented, but the fall has not been appreciable. ...

... is TRA DE RP VEI VING ?-II. INTERVIEWS WIlSI MEN WHO OUGHT To KISNow. WIs have pursued our inquiries on the prospects of a revival of trade since the publication of our first article a week ago, and the result is to confirm the opinion that an improvement has set in. The possibility of war and speculative transactions have hindered the even current of business in some directions, and there has ...

... Hall-past One. IIOKE RAILW.TAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS DULL.--AMERICANS AND TRUNKS DEPRESSED. The Bank of England directors at their meeting this morning decided to make no alteration in the official minimum, which therefore remains at 4 per cent. to which it was reduced a fortnight ago. This absence of action will disappoint a good many people, though few will be surprised, as it was pretty ...

... 3KIr the QUts. THE RECENT BANK SUSPENSION. We learn that the suspension of the West London Commercial Bank was the result of recent heavy losses and depreciation of securities, brought to an issue by a run on one of the branches on Monday. There is good reason to hope that the customers of the bank will sustain no ultimate loss. The shares are Zio, Z6 of which is paid up. A year or two ago no ...

... ZK7aif-,rbs Oni. HOME RAILWNAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS WEAK.-AMERICANS IRREGULAR.--TRUNKS BETTER. There is a quiet demand for accommodation in the open market this morning at 2 to 2V. per cent., while the quotation for three months' hank paper is little better than 33? per cent., though the rate continues to be called 23? to 3 per cent. No surprise would be created by a reduction in the Bank rate ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEY- MAKICETL. -Hmrr-past One. HIOME RAILWAYS, rFOREIGN STOCIKS, AND MJIERICANS FA1RLY STEADY.-TRUNKS WEAK. There is a fairly good demand for accommodation in the open market again this morning, but the auotation for short loans is a trifle easier, mnore willingness being shown to do business at 3~ per cent. than has been the case for some days past. In the discount market rates ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEY AMARKE T. ?? One. HOME RAILWAYS AND FD1REIGN STOCKS STEAD _'.-AAiERICANS AND TRUNKS W'EAK. There is a fair demand for money in the open market this mornirt, and quotations remain much about the same as thev were at the latter end of last week. Short loans still command 33 ...

... Half-past One. HOME RAILWAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS DULL.-AMERICANS FLAT.-TRUNKS WEAK. The growing poorness of the outside market enables the lending establish. ments to obtain better terms for the accommodation granted to their customers, and this morning 3 per cent. is the general quotation both for short loans and discounting three months' bank paper. In the case of bills, however, holders of ...

... Ziclf-peast no. HOME RAILWAYS STEADY-FOREIGN STOCKS DULL.-AiMJERICANS IRREGULAR.-TRUNKS BETTER. The tendency of prices on the Stock Exchange has improved since the opening, and the downward movements now are only of the most fractional character. The carrying-over rates show, as had been anticipated, that a considerable amount of speculation for the rise has been closed, but in only a few ...

... T I Htalf-iazf 0wr. HOME RAILWAYS STEADY.-FOREIGN STOCKS WEAK -AMERICANS, TRUNKS AND MEXICANS FIRM. The 4 per cent. Bank of England rate still rules, the directors it their meeting this morning having again decided to make no altera- tion. This absence of action on the part of the directors will cause more disappointment than surprise, as although at the latter end of last week a fall to-day ...

... THIS DAY'S MONEY MARKE.X RVIifi/st une. MARKETS ALL FIRM.-QUOTATIONS I-IIGHE R. There is again a good demand for money in the open market this morning independent of the inquiry for Stock Exchange carrying over purposes, and the quotation for short loans is fully maintained at 334 per cent. The discount rate for three months' bank bills continues to be called 334 per cent., with less ...

... By MR. JOHN C. FIELDEN, MANCHESTER. THE shippers, merchants, and manufacturers of this country-in fact, all classes having a living interest in our commerce or agriculture--are scanning closely the recent slight improvement in trade to see if the symptoms denote such a revival of trade as will lead to prosperous times. So far as concerns one of our greatest industries-namely, the cotton trade- ...