... CLEArIAG STATISTICS. A remarkable improvement has again been shown in the $tatistics recording the wvorking results of the Bankers' Clearing House, and the figures are sufficient indication of the remarkable trade conditions of the country. The figures are by far the highest on record. Previous to 1898 the best showing was 7,592,886,000, in 1895. For 1898 the figures were 8,097,291,000, but in ...

... THE MONEY MARKET. dithdvidend displacements and larg~e receipts of gold at t~he Bank th oititil) oflIr Money market is easier,.and call loarisare obtajifable at 41,2 Per cent.,vwilIe fixtue ariald43 e et., Discounts hiave gone 0ffibrhe, ad n mre thanl 5 ; - per cent. is ob~tained for discounting thtrec mon01ths' fine bills. BANKC RATE. LOANS. I Drsr.BANN HILLS. Seet 6Per cenlt. IDay. 4 5Ptis. ...

... THE MONEY MARKET. . The easierl teildency of tl1c Money Mar-ket is again appar-enlt. Cash is jentifiI dind r' I, alas negotiable at 4-%2 per cent., and fixtures at about ? pr cent. in' lf . D~iscounts continule to go off and three months' fine billS are taken at 5 7-16--ic Per Cent. The Buenos Ayres premium on gold is 128.80 per cent. The previous guotation wavs 127-70 per cent. SA'K RATE ...

... ': INDIAN GOLD. Theie is not likely to be any wild excitement as a result of the announcement to the effect that the output of the Kolar Goldfields is to be devoted to Indian. consumption. This means a saving to the companies, and proportionate increase of pofit, but not exactly enough to cause a boom in Indian shares. The point of interest is that the Indian Government is setting to work with ...

... THE MONEY MARKET. There isa good supply of money available, and call loans are to be obtained at 4-X per cent., and fixtures at about / per cent. more. l5counts have eased off further, and 5 4-5-16 per cent. is the figure at ,hichl three months fine bills are taken. No change was made by the Bank directors to-day in the official rate of discount. The Buenos Ayres premium on gold is 128.40 per ...

... STATIONAARY IAFFIRS. The Kaffir market at the moment is very much a house divided against itself. For every dealer who is confident that prices will rise, there is another who is equally certain that they are already too high. What is wanted is, of course, a decisive victory, and in that event there is no doubt we should have a remarkable advance. On the other hand, it is improbable that ...

... THE LONDON LETTER! (FRIDAYS, 6d.) is not styled the GRxEA;T WYLAR iJOURtNAL because it deals only with THIE WAmr but because it is the only weekly paper which contains a concise and lucid record of the events of the War. For this reason it should BE: FILX3ED by all who are interested in the War, and are confused by the scrappy and con- flicting telegrams in the daily papers. THE LONDON LETTER ...

... 'The easy condition of the market is maintained, and day-to-day money is quoted at 31/-4 per cent., and itrsa 4-Y4 per cent.Diout show, a tendency to go off further, and three months' fitie bills command no niore thail 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres premium on gold is 128.50 per cent. (previous quotation, 128.40 per cent.) BANK R.ATE. LoANs. J DEPOSITS. J BANKr BILLS. prsent 6AT ere Day tDie. I ...

... RosgtA ID PIROGRESS. What may be the valuc of British Coubian. mamnigpito view has b~en'a mnatter of debate~ in City and engin~erifid circles for a very Iong timie. There is something, no doubt, in tile shyness due to 'fears that some of the controlling influenocs are not So good as they might be, and the opinion that the Arneritanis have most of the good things. Blut that the Rosliand minues ...

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... HE MONEY MARKET. MolIey is in plentiful supply, and rates are easy. For call loans, which only io fair demand no more than 3 per cent.'is obtained, 'while the Are tonf ardem *a ,urther fall, and fixtures are called 3%- per cent epsderYf are also easier, three months' fine bills being taken at'4,5 - per cent. LONS. | DEPOSTrS. BANK BILLS. BANK DRAE , 2:j3B DiS. House call 4 Short 4Jc 34 ...

... THE MONEY,. MARKET. There is a fair demand for ify but supplies are abundant, and no thn 2 '-3 per cent. is obtained for overnight accommodation, and no I Fore than 3 - i zd cent. fo r fixtures. Discounts continue to recded on the auorrvlsof goldanh the t tho wledge of more to come, and three months fine brrivals aretfe toilay t a4 per cent. or even less. bIlls are ta LOANS. TS. BANK BILLS. ...