Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-05

crate request, Dress goods quiet. Mems
wear woslens quiet and steady. Foreign
goods dull.
Eastern and European Markets.
New YORK, Jan. 4.-Money easy at SOC
per cent, closing at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 5@G per cent. Sterling eX-
change, bankers bills $685.; sight exchange
on New York 99A, equal to $4.sO5s@4.SS un-
der the old system.
Produce exports for the week, $7,649, 600.
Governments fairly active and generally firm.
In the railroad bond market Lake Erie &
Western incomes declined 3. per cent. to 6S
from II; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul frsts,
La Crosse division, to 1913 from 1241s; Rome,
Watertown & Ogdensburg firsts to so from
S119; Missouri, Kansas & Texas seconds to
74M from ISL, and the latter recovered to 7514t;
Erie seconds, new consolidation, to 1905 from
1925, the latter recovering to 102; Chesapeake
& Ohio firsts, series B, 80 to 81 from S2114, and
Boston, Hartford & Erie firsts to SO from SO.
Chicago, Columbus Il Indiana Central firsts adj
vanced to 1922 from 100; do trust certificates
assented supplementary advanced to 10S from
107, and then declined to 1919, and Houston
& Texas Central main line seconds advanced
to 1873 from 100. State securities moderately
active for Louisiana consols and Tennessees.
StOcks-The stock market was feverish and
unsettled throughout the greater portion of
the day, and the dealings were at times attend
ed with considerable excitement Prices opened
generally weak and before the first board a
decline of 4@2 per cent. ensued, the latter in
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati g. Indian
apolis. Subsequently, however, an advance of
1A@2% per cent. took place, in which Western
Union Telegraph was most prominent. To-
ward noon speculation became weak and a
decline of 4@3 per cent. was recorded, New
York Central, Houston & Texas Centr ], Mich
igan Central, Lake Shore, Western Union Tele-
graph and Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul
leading in the downward movement. During
the afternoon the market assumed strong
tone and prices continued to advance up to the
close of business. Tie improvement ranged
from A@A11s per cent, Alton & Terre Haute,
Michigan Central, Western Union Telegraph,
the trunk line shares and the coal and granger
stocks being most conspicuous. The earnings
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
company in the fourth week of December were
SAC, 900, against $350,317 last year, an in
crease of $65, 4S3; the total earnings for the
entire month of December were ST ,426, OS6
against 81 ,060,957 last year, an increase of
$685., 129. Chicago g. Northwestern earnings
the fourth week in December increased $51 800
and the increase for the whole month amount
ed to $4,000. Chesapeake & Ohio earnings
the fourth week in December gained
about $4,000. Erie December earnings in
creased $3G5,OOO. The estimated gross earn
ngs of the Eastern division of the Northern
Pacific railroad for December arc S197 200, an
increase of $90,500. Denver Il Rio Grande
earnings for December arc $349,196; same
period last year $131, 112; earnings for 1850,
3,452,61G; earnings for 1879, 81 1921, 701; in
crease, s., 224 ,915; for six months ending Jan
uary LIST, 1881, the earnings were 1880, $50;
same item in 1879, $685., 625; increase for six
months, 81 ,759,964; net earnings for six
months ended January LIST, partially estimated,
81 ,314, S14, bein !, at the rate of 20 per cent.
per annum OH the stock after paying fixed
charges; average number of miles operated in
1880, 400; average number of miles operated
III 1910, cct IL 10 odiu IL DOcIOu DiIkiIlR
house has purchased, at and above S35 per
share, controlling interest in Lake Erie &
Western railroad stock The members of the
Northern Pacific syndicate announce that the
subscriptions received for the. Northern Pacific
general first mortgage bonds. considerably ex-
ceedcd the amount reserved for this market
They can receive no further subscriptions ex-
cept subject TO London allotment, which will
be as soon as practicable after the closing of
the books there Wednesday evening, the 5th
instant.
Tie transactions aggregated 547 900 shares,
of which "A, 900 Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
natl IL Indianapolis; 200 Canada Southern:
1000 Central Pacific; $1,000 Delaware. Lacka-
wanna d. Western; 1000 Delaware &, Hudson;
5000 Denver d. Rio Grande; 70, 600 Erie; Is, 600
Hannibal s. st. Joe; 1900 st. Louis & iron
Mountain; 6,c00 Missouri, Kansas & Texas;
$4,000 Lake Shore; 5000 Lake Erie & West
ern; 1000 Louisville e. Nashville; 5000 Mich
igan Central; 1900 Chicago g. Northwest
ern; 5000 Nashville, Chattanooga q st. Louis;
1900 New Jersey Central; $4,000 New York
Central; 5000 Northern Pacific; 43 900 Ohio
& Mississippi; 5000 Ontario d Western; 49,
600 Pacific Mail; 1900 Philadelphia & Read
ing; $4,000 Chicago, Milwaukee d. st. Paul;
1900 st Paul & Omaha; $4,000 Union Pacific;
81 900 Wabash, st. Louis 81 Pacific; $4,000
Western Union; $500 Alton & Terrc Haute
and 1900 Morris q Essex.