Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-01
Eastern and European Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-MOney 306 per
cent. pes annum and 1872 per cent. per diem,
closing at 3@4 per cent Prime mer-
camille paper 5@6 per cent. Sterling
exchange, bankers bills quiet at $4.79H.
Sight exchange on New York. 81 s34.
Governments irregular; EXTENDED y, and ANS
registered declinngK per cent. and new A.
advancing Is to n per cent. a
Bonds-In the railroad nond market to-day
Chicago, Columbus & Indiana Central trust
evtiflcaies, asseuted supplementary, advanced
To 1875 from 1913; ST. Paul & Omaha consols to
1902 from t0i; Denver, South Park 4 Pacific
Hrsts to LOG from les, and Lake Erie g. West
ern incomes to 68 from 81, but later fell to
It's and closed at 81. St. Louis & Iron Noun
tain fives declined to Sc from 80; Wabash, St.
Louis & Pacific general mortgage skies to i0U
from 101; Chicago, Columbus d Indiana Cen
trail incomes to 78, and Indianapolis, Decatur
& Springfield firsts to !05 fros lO6. f,
State securities inactive.
Stocks-The stock market opened irregular
but generally lower and IN the early dealings
speculation was unsettled. At the first board
heavy pressure to sell set in and the entire
list took downward turn, the decline ranging
from II to 1 x per cent Denver & Rio Grande,
Louisville & Nashville and Texas Pacific lead
ing in the downward movement. Subsequent
ly there was recovery of 4 to l per cent.
but after midday the market again became de-
pressed and another decline took place of X
to X per cent, the latter in Indiana, Bloom
ington Il Western. During the afternoon
speculation was extremely dull and the deal,
lngs we're very irregular, the market closing
unsettled and n to q per cent. lower than the
final quotations yesterday.
The Commercial Bulletin says: It is ex-
pected the Bank of England will tomorrow
again put up its discount rate, as further con-
siderable Withdrawals of gold have been made
for shipment to this country. To-day 50 ,303,-
| 96S in foreign gold arrived here, and at Wash
| ington 81 ,2S0, 900 of called per cent. bonds
were presented to-day for prepayment The
| sub treasury here, however, continues taking
| in about as much money as 1t pays out, SC
there is need of additional measures on the parl
| of the treasury to release surplus revenues. AS
| New York is losing to the interior more eur
rency than it is receiving, it is now thought
| The treasury will resume bond purchases in
September, but whether they will be of long
bonds or will be merely redemptions of 3A
per cents is yet unsettled. At the Stock Elk
change 1T was an extremely dull day. United
States bonds were strong but railroad bonds
| and shares were generally lower, the market
for stocks having been without special fea-
| lures.
| he transactions aggregated $4,000 shares
| Central Pacific 2,700; Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western 1900; Denver & Rio Grande "a 600
Erie Is, 800; Missouri, Kansas & Texas Is, 600
Lake Shore IL 900; Louisville & Nashville
1000; Lake Erie & Western 1900; Michigan
Central 1860; Missouri Pacific $500; Chi
cago & Northwestern 10000; New Jersey Cen
| trail 1900; New York Central 5000; North
ern Pacific $500; Ohio & Mississippi 400
Ontario & Western 1900; Pacific Mail 5000
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul 10000; st.
Paul s Omaha 1900; Texas Pacific II 600
Union Pacific 14,000; Wabash, st. Louis &
Pacific 1900; Western Union Telegraph
| q 900; Colorado Coal 1900; Illinois Central
| 1890; New York Elevated l, 100; Metropoli.
tan Elevated $500.