The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $226, 139, 532; gold re-
serve, $17O, 1882, O07.
BANK CLEARINGs.
St. Paul-$603 812.2O
Minneapolis ,289, 959.
Chicago-$13, 967 947.
BOston-$17, 1923, $50.
New York-$126, sos, 562.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, March 17-New York exchange
Soc premium. Posted rates. 80 and 1864.
BANKS ABROAD.
LONDON, March 1.-THE weekly state
ment of the Bank Of England shows the
following changes: Total reserve, increase.
1oo,oOo; circulation, decrease, f317 000 bullion,
eaEsec 7 t219425 other securities. increase,
1901 oOo; other deposits increase, f483, 600;
public deposits, increase, 1887 OOO notes re-
serve, decrease, $4,000; government secari-
Ties, increase. f166, 600.
The proportion of the banks reserve IN
Inability, which last week was 40. 35 per cent,
is now 42.s4 per cent. The rate of discount
remains ma I'M unchanged at per cent.
ment Of the Bank of France shows the fol-
lowing changes: Notes in circulation, de-
crease 14,67oOO0 francs; treasury accounts
hand, decrease, 20, 400, 600 francs; bill dis
counted, increase, 1876, coo francs; silver in
hand, increase, $4,000 francs.
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
r, New York stock gossip, reported by H.
Hoibert q Son, bankers and brokers, 24 Rob-
building, st. Paul:
Traders are not bullish on stocks and are
constantly attempting short raids. The pub
lie are buying slightly but are inclined to
run on the least alarm.
Washington opinions still point to higher
prices.
Buying Ct Union Pacific preferred is rumor-
ed to be for the Standard Oil account
we consider, outside of the Keene and
FOCAL traders, that the selling is much bet
ter than the buying.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK. March 17.-Money en- call easy
I12Wz per cent; last ioan, per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 41a@51a per cent Sterling
e exchange steady, with actual business in
Dangers. rs. bills at $4S3aa Asa for demand, and
$tSl1a94S sly, and $4.S3iaG4 S5ih; Commerce al
b1lls. $4.s0R; Silver certificates, 55055A.c c;
Oar silver 64%c; Mexican dollars, 44Ac.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Evening Posts
LONDON financial cablegram: In the absence
or bad political news, the stock markets he: 9
continued steady today. The chief feature
was the recovery in inve stment ocks on the
R Prisas OF temporarily cheap money.
notably Americans and Grand Trunks Ca
naulan racine was strongly bought for Men
t treai; f0re1gn stocks were firm, on Paris
York. at IT'S 1C1Rd. More was Withdrawn
from the Bank of France today 1t is under
stood that that institution is showing more
Willingness to part with its gold. Details of
the gold movement for the week show the
sale of 1898 0CO in American coin, the recent
OF tlO6,0O0 from Australia, $4,000 from Aus
tria, and of $1,000 from Malta
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