The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-02
jameson, HEvENER Z CO.
Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay, Etc.

ezuela message. From that moment on rail-
way earnings declined, so that earnings in
second half of December will compare with
poor earnings o last year.
The Vanderbilts are buying Omaha and any
future favorable developments on this prop
erty will help the Northwest
Some stocks today touched the lowest level
tney nave reached since election. The decline
was arrested by purchases to cover shorts.
An attack was made on Manhattan on the
publcat1on of an article which was con-
strued as bearish. but the stock was well
taken, and short interest in this stock was
no doubt again increased today
QUIET AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. president D. v.
Rieger. of the Missouri National bank. still
declines to make a statement of the banks
condltion. Bank Examiner H. A. Forman
reiterated previous statement that he had
nothing to disclose. Several stories of money
loaned on boom valued land that is not worth
the mortgage are in circulation on the street
and some business men give their opinion
that the bank will pay anywhere from 500
to soc on the dollar The situation at other
banks is quiet
BANK CLEARINGs.
NEW YORK. Dec. Bank clearings $780,
260, 4s2; balances, 1888. 500.
Boston, Dec. 1.-Clearings SIS 922 1879; ball
ances, $2,S00,S24.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Dec Money on call easy
I2y
2Q2l2. Prime mercantile paper, 4@5. Ster-
ling exchange steady, with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S6 o. 81 for demand
rates. $4.8S1s@4. S41b. Commercial bills.
S4:S2A: Bar silver, 651sc. Silver certificates.
651sQ653s.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, Dec. Mooney steady at 6G7
per cent. New York exchange, 60c premium.
Foreign exchange firm; demand $4.87; sixty
days, $4.84.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Evening Posts finan-
cial cablegram: Except for foreign stocks,
the markets were inanimate Americans were
dull. Louisville and st. Paul were firm.
however, and street prices were good. The
Paris bourse good. The settlement is
going on smoothly so far
NEW YORK FAILURES.
NEW YORK, Dec. Louis B. Hasbrouck
has been appointed receiver for Bischoff &
Adler, cloak manufacturers, on application OF
the National Park bank, a creditor for S14-
1854. Smith & Gaylor, manufacturers of blinds,
doors and trimmings, have made an assign
ment to ]. s. Davenport, without prefer
ences.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-Today's statement
of the condition Of the treasury shows Avail
$131, 510,352.
STOCK BROKERS INsoLvENT.
BOSTON Dec. 1.-Gale & FELTON,, stock
brokers of this city, have been declared In
solvent and their stock was sold under the
rules by the stock exchange this afternoon.
This firm has been enc of the largest dealers
in Bay Stats Gas, and it is believed that
their failure is result of the recent squeeze
IN that stock. No statement of the firms
liabilities and assets can be obtained at pres
ent.
FORCED TO SUSPEND.
KANSAS CITY Dec. To-day the Bank
of Westport, which kept it's account with the
Missouri National bank, which failed yester-
day, suspended The failure of the Missouri
National caused run on the Westport bank.
and, fearing another run today, it was de-
cided to close. The assets are placed at
SD, 500; the liabilities at about $4,000.