St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
New York.

New YORK, April 23.-The clearings to-
day were. $122, 369.O23; balances, S6.92I,-
cent; last loan 2l2. closed offered at 2l2
Prime mercantile paper, 4@6. Sterling ex-
change dull, but steady at Sl.S63l for sixty
day bills, and S4.S934 for demand. The total
sales of stocks today were 149, 4O2 shares.
including: Delaware, Lackawanna &Western,
1900: Louisville d Nashville, l2500;
Northwestern, 1000; ST. Paul, 1O4O0;
Reading, $4,000; Union Pacific, $4,000.
The trading in the stock market to-day was
the smallest for any full day for weeks, and
the fluctuations were on the same limited
scale, and although there was a
dropping tendency, throughout the
greater portion of the day, the changes in
quotations were entirely insignificant. The
lower London market gave the cue for the
temper of the local market to-day, and while
there was little disposition shown by the for
eigners to trade, what business was done for
their account was mostly selling of their
specialties, and Louisville d Nashville was
weak for the first time in many DAYS. Com
mission people were doing little or nothing,
and the bears were encouraged to attack a
few of the leaders which seemed most vul-
nerable, and they grew holder as the day
wore along, and the highest prices were gen
orally made in the first half hour. and the
lowest in the last The movements even
among the specialties were not so marked as
usual of late. Tennessee Coal was especially
weak toward the close. The opening was
prices were generally Loose lower than last
evenings figures, while the great bulk of the
trading was confined TO half dozen stocks.
Atchison and Tennessee Coal, and afterward
Cotton Oil and Lead trusts were specially
weak in the early dealings. while CONSOLE
dated Gas was the strong point in the list.
The activity soon died away and slight
rally occurred toward II o'clock but in the
dizziness which followed there was no move
ment except here and there, and such changes
n
of lower figures. In the afternoon Chi
cago Gas developed marked strength
and again crossed so, but toward de-
livery hour the downward tendency in
the general list became more pronounced.
and Reading was attacked with force and
driven down materially. while the trading in
the stock became. very active for the time
being. st. Paul and Tennessee Coal after
rumOrs of all kinds in regard to the situation
IN the West were circulated, bringing down
Burlington and Rock Island also. The weak
ness in the last hour was most pronounced.
and the market finally closed weak, though
dull, at about the lowest prices of the day.
In the unlisted department there was an
active business in Cotton Oil, sugar trusts
lead trusts and pipe line certificates though
the only movement was i'll Cotton Oil. Bruins
wick was dull and steady closing at 2l14
The general list closed lower in all except a
few instances, and Tennessee Coal lost 2,
Reading / 1s; Rock Island ana St Paul l per
cent. Railroad bonds were again in active
demand. and the business done was not only
larger in the aggregate than on any day for
the past two weeks. but the number of issues
traded in showed a marked increase, and out
of total days business of S2.615, coo the
West Shores As furnished SS00.O00; Chesa-
peake Il Ohio 5s, $4,000: Tesas Pacific
lists, S154,000, and the Reading 4s. $780,
600. The market was in marked contrast to
the share speculation, also,in its strong tone,
and almost everything traded in is higher
this evening. The most important advances
are st. Paul l. & d. extensions 2 to 1862,
and Galveston. Harrisburg q San Antonio
Eds. 214 to 107. Government bonds have
been dnll and steady. State bonds have
been dull and steady.