St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-15

million pounds in gold goes to Russia this
week, ana if the whole three millions were
Withdrawn the Bank of England reserve
would soon again reach the amount of lis
present. total of Els, $50, 900, as q further in
fiux of 82.000,000 is coming from Australia
and New York. A reduction in the bank Of
England rate is, therefore, expected. On the
stock exchange business was notably ipact-
i've. The dead season seems to have
commenced six weeks earlier than
usual. Speculative business was stagnant.
The public hold aloof, touching only the
best investment kinds of securities. The
Jewish holidays lessened the average attend
ance of dealers and sensibly diminished the
volume of transactions. Although business
was slack. the tone of the market was firm.
The unallotted balance of the Queensland
loan has been taken largely by individual in
yestors. Rupee paper closed yesterday "a
were stronger. Argentine cedulas adj
vanced 1l2; Brazilian securities, Ala; Gillian
anc Uruguayan, p each. English rail-
way securities were quiet but steady.
until the end of the week when they
became more active, and yesterday there was
good demand for Atchison, Wabash and
Milwaukee III response to the improving
tone in Wall street. The rise generally only
covers the previous decline. The weeks
variations in prices include the following ::
1ncreases-Union Pacific, / Norfolk &
Western preferred, a.; Wabash debentures,
y; Mexican Central, New York, Ontario q
Western, New Yo3k, Pennsylvania d Ohio
and Northern Pacific. W each. Decreases
Denver d Rio Grande preferred, 3; ordinary,
"a: Central Pacific, Louisville d Nashville,
ONO d Mississippi, Y EACH Canadians were
steady; Grand Trlnk first and second pref
erence advanced ". There was some
buying of Mexican railway on rapport that
bridge on the competing International line
had broken and that traffic was increasing;
seconds advanced 3t2 first 2B, and ordinary
A nannU mi ,lar
ness has risen PA, Spectators ebuyiDg in,
and the market being devoid of STOCK Rio
Tinto advanced a. and Bells Asbestos 49,
Eastman lost IA, and Primitiva Nitrate "a.
London Omnibus gained 5l2 yesterday on the
strike ending.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres SAYS: The
senate has decided that the six months
moratarium, recently granted to banks for
meeting bills payable in gold or silver will be
reduced to three months.
PARIS. June 14.-Business OH the bourse
was fairly active during all the week past
and prices all round were higher. Three per
ceut rentes advanced 20 confines on the
week; Rio Tintos, 3S4f; omnibus shares 45f,
and Bank of France shares 50f
Inquiries Instituted by trade journal in
over 400 wheat-growing districts have 1e-
suited IN the compilation of a report setting
forth that the total wheat crop of France this
year Will amount to little over half the av-
erage crop.
BERLIN, June 14-The bcarse was quiet
during the week past The tendency of
prices was towards weakness. especially in
mining shares The closing prices Of yester-
day include: Prussian tours 1850; Deulsc be
bank, 152 so: Mexican SKIES, $500; Bochu-
mers, III; Harpener, 100; routles, &40.45 !;
short exchange on London, 2026l4 long do,
20.3S4 private discount, 3l2
FRANKFORT, June 14.-Busness on the
boerse during the past week was steady. The
final quotations include the following: I;al-
Ians, g2-25; Russian, $50: Spanish. 1888;
Portuguese. 7l.S0; short exchange on Lon
don, AZ; private discount, 33s