Show I FoRE1G FIMNCES Advances Made During the Week on Several American Securities London June 16Time rumor that the Bank of England contemplated reducing I its rate to V per cent probably originated origin-ated in the decision of the joint stock I banks to reduce the scale for deposits at short notice at from 3 tolM per cent With I consols at nearly 107 unless Fomething happens to relieve the plethora of the money market the Bank of England directors di-rectors will eventually be forced to take such steps The stock market resumed a fair activity ac-tivity during the week speculation in both English and continental securities being revived In African mines the movements of the week were mostly upward I up-ward Spanish securities were heavily sold on the strength of the Cuban trouble In Canadians and Argentines all good investments in-vestments were better Americans were firm except thosp threatened with assessments sessments Rumors that the Northern Pacific would be assessed 515 a share caused the stock t be freely offered Following Fol-lowing are the advances on the week Milwaukee 1 q Erie seconds 2 Atchison Lake Shore Reading firsts and Wabash sixes each 1 The other Increases were fractional except Erie Norfolk Western showed West-ern Northern a decline Pacific and Union Pacific |