The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-24
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Evenng Posts Lon
don financial cablegram says: The stock
markets were llfeless today. Consols were
adversely affected by politics and dear
money. rise in the bank rate would not
be wholly surprising. There was a further
sharp fall today in China and Japan stocks,
but Spanish and Turkish stocks were dis
tinctly better. Kafiirs were good except the
Chartered companys on rumors of further
million of new capital. Americans were good
on New York buying. a feature n, being the
the best. Grand Trunks were easier. De
tails of the gold movement for the week show
the sale OF 100000 OF eagles for Germany,
the sale OF f26,OO0 in bar gold, the engage
ment Of f1O0. OOO nomlnally for South America.
but probably for the continent. and the re-
celpt Of f152,0OO from the Cape
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Money on call. firm
at 304 per cent: last lean per cent: closed
31sq4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 81
actual business in bankers bills at $48A9
4S42s for demand and at 81 S1ls04.81% for
sixty days. Posted rates $4.S21244 80 and
s4.S5hG4.S6. Commercial bills. s4.S0k0f.Sl.
Silver certificates, .57% @5sAc. Bar silver,
STAG Mexican dollars, 4j3sc.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec 23-Todays statement
OF the condition of the treasury shows Avail
able cash balance, 1921. 150, $50; gold reserve,
$159, no, 1875.
BANKS ABROAD.
LONDON. Dec. 23-The weekly statement
OF the Bank of England shows the following
changes; Total reserve. decrease. &, 4SLgO;
circulation. increase. f509, 900; bullion, de-
crease. 1914 365 other securities, increase, H.
1853. 0o0; other deposits. decrease, G,56j,O));
serve. decrease 81 ,5O600O; government Sc
curities, increase. fS5 eco. The proportion OF
the banks reserve to liability: which last
week was 1871 per cent is now " 81 per cent:
~ a nnrh1nPpn
8 per cent.
Paris Dec 23.-The weekly statement Of the
Bank of France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation. increase, 1.350OOf; treas
ury accounts current. decrease, BIO 0Cfi gold
In hand. increase, 725, 0O0f bills discounted.
increase LOO 0O0f; silver in hand, Increase,
g $50, 900.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, $S44, 1850.
Minneapolis. 81 .557.
Chicago, S1S, 752, 02O
Boston, 49, .9l4.
New York. s122 ,559, 500.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-New York exchange
SOC premium Posted rates, S4.S3 and $i-S5.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-There have beer
some further advances following the move
ment In Fruit the-Loom and Lonsdale
bIeached cottons There have been also re-
auctions In cotton goods and the market
has seen curious conditions Of readjustment
whore prices are tending both upward and
down en- the came day. Masonville "A bleach
ed was advanced to &c. while Pepperell r.
brown sheetings were reduced to 47sc Inc
demand for bleached cottons Is well sustained
where advances have not been made. The
firm attitude Of sellers has stopped heavy
trading In these lines. But in other bleached
goods there Is still a well-defned demand
Brown goods are, as rule. easy to buy, both
in shirt goods and in the wider grades. Con-
verters are fairly active operators In some
quarters. Jobbers in all staple cotton lines
are not represented extensively. There is very
little buying for export purposes. The mar
ket for coarse colored cottons Is quiet II
nearly all lines. In print cloths there Is con-
tinued dullness.