... THE TRADE OF BRITISH INbZA. statement of the trade of. British India for 1887-88. issued by the India rfice shoews that in spite of considerable fluctuations in particular depart. t,,the volume of trade continues to grow. For the year under review, ments trade amounted in tens of rupees to 170,978,747 (or crirg, clculating -the nominal exchange of aS. to the rupee). The .fron- ,ier land trade ...

... . One r'clork. HOME RAILWAYS FIRM.-FOREIGN STOCKS DULL-AMERICANS I RREGULAR-ALINIITED BUSINESS. The tendency of rates in the Money Market is easier, and appearances at the moment seem to point to still lo'.-r quotations though from now onwards to the beginning of July the open .M.rket will be largely dependent upon the Bank of England for funds. The Bank, it is understood, has raised its ...

... one o'clock. MARKETS ALL QUIET AND DULL.-VALUES LOWER. There is a good demand for money in the open market in connection with the payments on the Stock Exchange, and there is apparently no over-abundant supply of cash available, as borrowers freely pay I X to IX' per cent. for advances for the day. The discount inquiry is small, but the rate for three months' bank paper remains at about Ad per ...

... Ote o'clock. HOME RAILWAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS WEAK,- AMERICANS BETTER.-BUSINESS QUIET. Money in the open market is still plentiful, and though it is rather wanted over to-mlorrow, which is pay day on the Stock Exchange, the charge for it until Friday is no more than I to i Y4 per cent. Day-to-day loans are still nominally quoted 4 per cent. The rate for discounting three months' bank paper is ...

... TH-E MONEY MARKET. ogre O'clock HOME RAILWAYS DULL.-FOREIGN STOCKS WEAK.- AMERICANS FIRM.-SMALL BUSINESS. .There is again a plentiful ?? of loanable capital in the open market this morning, and day-to-day loans are obtainable at 34 to i per cent., while advances for a week or ten days can be had without difficultyoat I to X per cent. The quotation for discounting three months' bank paper is ...

... THF MONEY M ARKET. One o'clock. HOME l'AI l.WAY.S WVEl..-FORE IC;N STOCKS NEGLECTED.- AMedLERICANS IRREGULAR.-BUSINESS QUIET. Tlhreiis still a good demand for money in the open market, as although the re-nirlr nilents of the Stock Exchange settlentent have been satis- fied, oiper-tors have now to repay or renew the loans obtained from the Bank ?? Wednesday. After these are repaid the market ...

... One o'clock. HOME RAILWAYS AND FOREIGN STOCKS STEADY TO FIRM.- AMERICANS BETTER. There is no special feature of interest in the Money Market. The tendencl of rates is again in the downward direction, and is thought likely to contintut so-at any rate, for the present. The market now seems pretty welt supplied with cash, and the assumption is that the hulk of the Consol redemp tion money has ...

... I- 01' oflerock. HOME RAILWAYS DULL,-FOREIGN STOCKS AND AMERICANS BETTER.-SMALL BUSINESS. In the open market this morning there is a fairly plentiful supply of loan- able capital. and as the demand at the moment is quiet short advances are obtainable at IS4 to ?? per cent. In the discount market there is only a small number of bills offering, but the quotation for three months' bank paper is a ...

... THIE MONEY MARKET. HOME RAILWAY STED4Y TO FIRM.-FOREIGN STOCKS NEGLECTED..-AMlEtRlCt NS BUOYANT. The tendency of rates in tbe. open market continues in the downward direction. Short money, of which there is now a plenttful supply available, is worth no more than 3$ to I per cent., the latter rate in many cases being paid for loans for a week. The tscoulnt rate is still nominally quoted I7-16 ...

... One o'dock HOME RAILWAYS WEAK.-FOREIGN STOCKS FIRM. AMERICANS HEAVY.-BUSINESS STILL QUIE There is a fair demand for accommodation in the shape of short loans in the open market, but as the supply of cash at the moment is so large no difficulty is found in obtaining advances for the day at 3Y to I per cent., while over the Stock Exchange settlement, which takes place next week, the charge is ...

... One o'clock. HOME RAILWAYS FIRM.-FOREIGNT STOCKS DULL.-AMERICANS IRREGULAR-FAIR BUSINESS. As was to be expected there is much less demand for motev to.day, but the market does not yet feel the full eftfct of the release of cash' by the paying off of old Consols, and i .4 to t i per cebit. is:. still the charge for short loans. The discount rate is practically unaltered, at X X per cent, for ...

... HOME RAILWAYS D1 ILL.--IF0PlGxi s-rcijs v ?? AMEEI31ICAIIS V 5.AIK. The downward tendency of rates in the Monte Mav rket is sti more pro nounced to-day, the further I hl )htpmet Is of gold aldvdsed from New York having almost entirely dissil)i:cci tl e an ,ietv of those hoi feared the el'ect ol vitlhdrawals from the Bank of England for the Continent. Money for the day is with difficulty lent ...