St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-17
FINANCIAL.
New York.

New YORK. April l6.-Clearings to-day,
S124. 495. 5 10; balances, S7.512SS5. Money
on call easy at 205 per cent; last loan, 2!2 !;
closed offered at 2l2. Prime mercantile
steady at S4.s5 for sixty days, and $4.s745
for demand. The stock market was again
very dull to-day, especially for the general
list and the unlisted department.. but a few
special stocks still retained some speculative
interest, and the dealings and fluctuations in
those shares saved the market from complete
stagnation. There was moderately good
buying of all the leading stocks upon slight
concessions, but the demand no more than
equaled the offerings, and prices prices
fa dn Rock * s moS and n M soer Paec
were both rather heavy. One OF the prlncl-
pal causes of the relapse of Wall street into
stagnation is found in the fact that there is
a railroad disturbance to interfere with any
financial measure Of relief at Washington.
ever, was the special activity in Lacka-
wanna and its unusual strength. 1t was the
only stock on the list which attracted any at
tentlon to-day. and the movement In 1t was
attributed to different causes. There was no
news either in regard to the property Itself
or the coal trade in general. The other coal.
ers including Reading. were extremely dull
and stagnant with the rest OF the llst Inc
only other stocks showing any movement OF
importance were Colorado Coal and Tennes-
vance and the latter sagging away again,
Neither movement was tor any appare Mt
cause. Among the inactive stocks, the Den
yer & Rio Grande shares were strong, and
Oregon Navigation moved sharply on small
dealings. The early dealings were affected
by the desire to realize which developed yes
terday afternoon, and first prices were frac-
tionally lower; but with considerable pres
sure upon the CHANGERS, prices failed to
yield to any material extent. and full re-
h Il l,afN th0 Nfh hing
The strength in Lackawanna and the special
ties was a support to the general list, and the
close was quiet and steady TO firm at insight
icant changes for the day. The unlisted
department. was almost Neglected until
the last hour when Sugar Sugar move, moved
Colorado Coal is up 2 per cent, Lackawanna
l1s and Oregon Navigation ia. The other
changes are irregular and slight. The rail
road bond market was more active today,
and strength in the Western New York &
Pennsylvania Eds. which furnished $4,000
out of a total days business OF ST. ,4o4, O0J.
The Atlantic & Pacific incomes were also
active, and their sales reached Sl0Z,u0
The market displayed a firm tone, and the
final declines of importance are few in num-
Der. Government bonds have been dull and
steady. State bonds have been dull and
featureless. The Post says: THE lower prices
for the general market during the morning
were Que 10 reallZ1ng OF Ine pronCs on the
advance from Saturday, as the direct result
of the adjournment sine die of the rep
resentatiyes of the Western roads, which was
caused by the refusal of the Alton and the
Missouri Pacific to attend. There has been
no change in the money market either here
or abroad, and the reports respecting the coal
trade indicate some improvement, but the
failure of the Western roads to induce the
Missouri Pacific and the Alton to become
parties to an advance in rates preliminary to
a new agreement had rather depressing
effect, which, however, under existing con-
ditions, can be only temporary. The after
noon the market was heavy and fractionally
lower, and closing prices show decline of
yeste1da pei Lac IaekaWanna an was an exeention
having closed LIS higher The total sales of
stocks to-day were 133.955 shares. including
Atchison, $3.50; Delaware. Lackawana d
Western, 4O,s29: Missouri Pacific, 1866 !;
Pacific Mail. 6.925; st. Paul, S,U25; Union
Pacific O45