St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-16
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK, April 15.-Money Oil call
was easy at 3@4 per cent: last loan, 3 :;
closed offered at 3. Prime mercan-
tile paper,412(96. Sterling exchange dull
and easier at S4.S634 for 60-day bills, and
S4.SSs4 for demand. The total sales of
stocks to-day were 1904 shares, in
Guiding: Atchison, ALSO; Louisville
d Nashville, 1869; Missouri Pacific.
5,4OO; Northwestern, 6,301; Northern
Pacific, $3.50; Oregon Transcontinental,
10,lO0; Reading, 2S,4S0; Richmond &
West Point, 2,010; st. Paul, 1918:
Union Pacific, 5000; Western Union,
9,43S. The stock market was feverish
and weak during most of the time to-
day. and while some show advances, the
great majority are fractionally lower
than on Saturday, this evening. The
market was quiet all the way out, as
there was little disposition to buy
stock. and the dealings for the most
part were in the hands of the profess
SIGNALS ana traders, and outside inter-
eStS were quiet, London doing little
and Chicago almost nothing. The news
OF the day was very meager, and COM
mission people, while doing some buy
ing, were not factor in the course of
prices. The opening prices were some
what irregular, but generally lower,
and AtchiSon was down %, and Rock
Island =, though Louisville IL Nashville
which had the support of London was
up = per cent. Considerable pressure
was brought against Atchisun again
and the trouble between the Union and
Northern Pacitics over the Oregon bust
ness, resulted in the marked weakness
of the Oregon stocks, all of which made
material declines, though the larger
lines were held throughout. After some
feverlSh movements the market settled
down to dizziness before noon, but the
market was generally kept on a level
with the opening prices until we'll into
the afternoon, when the attack was
made upon Burlington, and the grangers
led the downward movement among the
active shares, st. Paul being affected by
the report Of its business for the calen-
dar year of 1883. The general
uncertainty over the position of
Mr.. Gould upon the market re-
suited in some weakness in his stocks,
ana Manhattan. Missouri Pacific and
Western Union all retired more than
the general list. A few of the special
ties showed considerable strength, and
Pittsburg & Western was specially
prominent, rising about points, and
toward delivery hour, when the market
received some support, Short Line re-
covered portion of its sharp loss of
the forenoon. Sharp pressure was
brought upon Reading also, and after it
had sold higher than at any time last
week, it was sagged off slowly, though
its loss was confined to a small
fraction, and the other coalers,
with the exception of jersey Cent
raj, sympathiZed in the movement.
Consolidated Gas made a sharp squirt in
the last hour and everything else moved
up slightly and the close was compar-
atively firm, though dull, at the figures.
Large amounts of Reading were called
in and the stock commanded a premium
for nse of 1-64, but the operation seemed
to have no effect upon the stock. The
final changes are generally fractional
losses, but Oregon navigation lost 3:
Manitoba 2L4; Short Line 2; Manhattan
2 and Burlington rs, while Consol-
idated gas rose rs. Railroad bonds
were quiet, but there was fair
business done which was as
usual of late, distributed over
large number of issues, and although
the Denver u Rio Grande Western as
sented bonds, Fort Worth g. Denver
tirsts and Canada Southern seconds
were more active than the rest, their
sales were not specially large. The
total sales were S1,612,00O. The market
was in close sympathy with stocks
throughout, and most issues traded in
are lower this evening. The principal
losses include Chicago, Sante Fe IL
California, 211a at 9715; Hooking Valley
tirsts, 90 at 95. Government bonds
have been dull but firm: state bonds
have been dull and steady.