St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-03
e. r. BARDEN,
GRAIN COMMISSION,
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Baled Hay,
IA Chamber of Commerce. St. Paul.
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK, July Bank clearings to day,
S77, 233, 997; balances, S7,566,s67 Money
on call easy at 1902 per cent: last loan at
1l2. closed at 1l2@2; Prime mercantile
but steady at 81. S6S4 for sixty day bills and
81. ssh for demand The stock market opened
the week without change in its character. be-
ing still intensely dull with fluctuations con-
fined to the narrowest limits and of little or
no significance. The dealings were almost
entirely professional and outside of those in
Union Pacific. developed no feature worthy
of mention. There was hopeful feeling in
Union Pacific this morning npon the an.
nouncement that Speaker Carlisle would not
oppose the calling up of the funding bin,
and some improvement was made in the
price of the stock, but the filibustering opera
ton of the oppont nts of the bill disheartened
the holders of the stock and material
the rest of the list were confined
to small fractions only, and possessed no sig
nificance except in the Northern Pacific
and Oregon stocks which were strong on a
showing of the earnings. First prices were
generally shade lower than Saturdays final
figures, and further progress was made in a
few stocks notably St. Paul and New En-
gland, but the movement amounted to small
fractions only ana the list afterward deyel-
oped a stronger tone, though the Northern
Pacific, Union Pacific and the Oregon stocks
were the only ones attracting any attention.
After noon Union Pacific gave way and the
most of the list sympathized to q limited ex-
tent, though the decline ended at l o'clock
The market after this time displayed abso-
lutely no feature whatever, and the list was
traced in between the narrowest limits the
business being the nearest approach to stag
nation yet seen. The market finally closed
intensely dull but steady at about the OPEN
ing figures. The temper of the
room was throughout moderately bull
ish, and the professionals until the
break in Union Pacific inclined to operate
upon the bull side. The final changes are
for slight fractions only and about equally
divided between gains and losses. Oregon
Improvement rose ia and Pullman LIP. The
railroad bond market was equally feature
less, the business amounting to $3.50, 900.
The market was rather heavy, though the
changes in quotations were for the smallest
fractions. except in q very few issues In
ternational seconds rose per cent Govern
ment bonds were dull and steady. State
bonds were entirely neglected, Petroleum
Opened steady at 73lsc, and Was duh in the
forenoon. but afterwards became strong on
buying by refners and advanced TO 7414c,
closing at 74c. Consolidated Exchange
opened at 1880, highest 7414c, lowest 727sc,
closed 74c. Stock EXchange-Opened al
73c, highest 741sc, lowest '727sc, closing al
T4c. Total sales, $4,000 bbls. The total
sales of stocks to-day were 1873 shares, in
Del, L. & VIZ, soOIoregon Trans'l.. 9, 27O
Erie .............. 500 Reading ,........7, $50
Lake Shore .. 1910 st. Paul. ...... $3.50
N. P. prfd. ......4 ,5O0lUnion Pacific: 30, PIC