St. Paul daily globe., 1886-03-15
BANK OF MINNESOTA.
aid up Capital 100000: Surplus $50, 600,

Paid Up Capital SOU, ,OOO; Surplus S5O, OOO,
WIN, DAWSON, Pres. RoBr. A SMITH, V. Pres
ALBERT ScHEFFER, Cashier.
GILEuLANBLoCK. ST. PAUL. MNIN
NEW YORK, March 13.-Nonsy on call easy
at 113G2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
+GS5. Sterling exchange duh but steady at
$i.s7l4 Tor sixty days and S4.S9Z for demand
Government boads were duh and steady.
State bonds we're not traded in. The railway
bond market was decidedly dull. The sales
were 81, ,326,o Geo. boing less than on any pre-
ceding day this year. There was some spec
ulatio in Erie I'd consols, Gulf, Colo
rsdo g. Santa Fe Go and Texas Pa
cihc Rios, and retail trade
in the rest OF the list. Closing prices gener-
ally show unimportant changes. The sales
for the week have been only Sl2,466,O 600.
against $50, 7SS, 900 last week The increased
activity which was a conspicuous feature CT
yesterdays stock market continued this fore
prices-a further decline. AT the OPEN
ing the market was Irregular, but the
changes were fractional, but after q
firm tone in the early dealings prices yielded
again, and the market continued active and
weak until after midday. during which from
fractions 10 considerably over per cent. was
lost. A conspicuous feature was the activ-
ity and further decline ia Western Union,
which, after opening at 64Sz and selling early
ut IS, yielded to 621s. Lake Shore was also
weak, selling down from S71s TO S55{. The
decline was checked after 12 o'clock, and
from that tune until late in the afternoon
THE MARKET WAS STRONG,
recovering the losses, but the trading was on
a smaller scale. Decided weakness was de-
veloped late in the last hour in coal socks,
Lackawauna. breaking from 1275s to l265S.
Jersey Central from 54ts to $40. Reading from
29Sa TO 2S34. St. Paul from VIZ 10 90A
Throughout the day tho market was active
when weak and quiet when firm and closed
feverlsk, active and gonsrally weak at shade
better than the lowest prices. Tue weakness
in st. Paul WAS due To rumors that the di-
rectors at their last meeting decided 10
issue $6,0o0,0s0 convertible bonds on some
of its extensions. not, It is said, the Kansas
City extension, the bonds TO be convertible
into common stock at ~. Comparing prices
with those OF a week ago, nearly everything
is from l to over per cent. lower, while
Western Union shows q loss of 6k, Lacka-
wanna 3eS Eris preferred, 2T and 81. Paul 2.
The notable exceptions are Pacific Mail, which
is up Ia, ST. Paul Duluth 11S, and Texas
Pacific e. The total sales for the week were
2.OO2, ,062 shares. The total sales of stocks To-
day were 4l5,693 shares including
Del, Lack &Wes. 1850 Pacific Nail. &c, $40
Erie. e,545 Reading. ....... 49, ,04g
Kansas & Texas. 5,200St. Paul. ee, ,9i5
Lake Shore. E. AZ, zee Unisn Pacific. 10, 300
Northwestern >. II, 0,470 Western Union. 5S,9I9
New Jerssy Cen. 1880 n. p. preferred 6,372
New York Gen.. lO.Sll
GERMANIA BANK,
Corner Fifth and WabashR streets opposite Post
ONCE.
CAPITAL 100000.
r. ALBRIGHT, Prest. ALBI RAMSEY, Vice Pr.
WM. BICKE l. Cashier p. n. kERsr. Asst Cash.
Quotations of stocks and Bonds.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Following are the
closing prices bid to-day and the three pre-
cedinE business days: