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MONEY JlARKETl [SPECIALLY TELEGRAPHED.! J LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. Money was in good demand on short loans, partly in anticipation of the Stock Exchange settling day, and partly on account of the elections. The supply offering is not large, and the charge for short advances is about 2 to 21 per cent. Discount business remains li »ht, bills having three months to run being taken at 2 to 2¥ per cent. Disbursements or dividend early next week are expected to result in rather a strong manifestation of EASE. The Russian exchange is firmer, but the Italian weaker. Scarcely any fresh business was passing on the Stock Exchange to-day. Attention was mainly directed to the account, which has just commenced, and which it is exrected will PASS off well. The contaniroes charged are not quite so heavy as on the last occa- sion, butt on one or two of the goods lines they were still rather .stiff. But wliilst fresh dealings were limited, the markets were de- cidedly firm, both for railways and foreign bonds, and prices throughout improved. Consols are unaltered for delivery at 98 to 98 L. an'd 1-16 better for the account at 98 1-16 to 98 3-16 Reduced and New Three per Cents, 96 to 96; Indian Railways were firm, but quiet, For Canadian Railways there was a mode- rate 'demand, at higher prices for both Grand Trunk and Groat Western. The latter company's receipts show an increase of £C,200. Grand Trunk rose >> Fir.,t Pre- s ference, li Second, 2 Third, 1; Great WESTERN, P. As REGARDS American Railways, ••"isines's WAS limited. Atlantic and Great WTSTSM were firmer, but Eries weaker. Er".a AND Illinois Central fell-; to 1 Atlantic and Great Western First MORTGAGE rose li r I I TEEO'-NCI, | Third, J. Foreign Railways were QUIO?, WITHOUT much change. The English Railway Market was de- cidedly firmer. T-ta expectation of heavy traffics STIMULATED purchases, and caused a .y decided improvement". AT the. commence- ndnt. concangoe3 were about the same as :-ist time, BUT towards the CLOSE they became heavier, Caledonian. Great Western, Great Northern A. Midland, Great Eastern, Sheffield, and North Staffordshire, were specially firm, and there was also a strong I.KJUJRY for Southern linei All other clocks participated in the steadiness. Brjghton receipts showed an increase of £ 20,924 South Eastern, £ 9,518; Great Eastern. £ 9,120 and Lancashire and York- shire, Great Northern A rose 2i bheoald Deferred. li Great Western. U; North Eastern and North Staffordshire, li Midland, Ig- Sheffield, If Great Eastern, Brighton A, North British, and South East- ern A, Chatham Preference, § Cale- donian, £ Chatham. § Great Northern and District Foreign Bonds were firmer. Egyptian were in demand on the expectation that the ap- pointment of a new commission will finally place Egyptian finance on a more satisfac- tory footing. Hungarian, Italian, Russian, and French, were steady. Turkish Tribute loans met with some attention. United States issues were firmer, but South Americans were quiet. The rate for carry- ing speculative transactions varied from 6 to 8 per cent. French rose J to Egyptian pre- ference 1 and k; Unified and Daira, 1 State Domain, I Hungarian Gold, and'i Italian A Russian, A to 1 Turkish Tribute, 1 United States Fives fell other issues advanced § to Telegraphs were firm, at an occasional improvement. Banks.—Union of London fell 1: Orien- tal, A Mines.—Dolcoath rose 5, to 60 Carn Brea 3, to 8(; East Pool 3, to 34; South Wheal Frances 1, to 17A; Tincroft 2, to 19 Westi Basset n, to 18A West Frances 1, to 16I; Wheal Peevor 2, to 28; West Wheal" Seton fell 4, to 24. Gas.—Phrenix rose 1. Tramways.—Liverpool fell Miseellaxieous.-TeleEtrapli Construction and Hudson's Bay rose 1. Silver was nominal bars quoted 52 3-16 Mexican Dollars, 51JD. Eastern Exchange remained quiet, and rates were almost un- altered. At Bombay and Calcutta, four months and sight bank bUs on ndol1 were quoted at Is 8 5-16d per rupee, while in London the rates are the same as on Satur- day. At Hong Kong, the dollar is quoted 3s DM, while at Shanghai the taul is worth 5s 21 d.

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