... OTHER COUNTRIES' FINANCES. SWEDISH POSITION SOUND. WILL ITALY GO OFF THE GOLD STANDARD ? Rumours from abroad that Swedish finances have been thrown out gear, and that difficulties regarding the balancing of the Budget have materialised, are untrue, ...

... was an overwhelming majority in of tariffs. . Sir William expressed approval of the Government's decision suspend the gold standard, in view of the drain of gold from country. £ sterling depreciated slightly on the British foreign inn - market to-day ...

... support the financiers, who had pinned their faith on the maintenance of tho gold standard as monetary system of international exchange. It. has been decided to abolish tho gold standard, and this, we are told, has been done the request of the bankers themselves ...

... blind them to all thoughts of national welfare. They were positively jubilant when they thought the departure from the gold standard would followed by crash, while last night, on the contrary, they were downcast in the knowledge that the Stock Exchange ...

... offering, new wheat worth 21s. 225. oh rail, being about Is. up on the week. Foreijrn wheat, owing the suspension of the gold standard prices are only nominal Fair trade passing in MahitObae, also in maize and barley. IRON AND. STEEL. BIRMINGHAM—Some advances ...