The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-10
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BANK CLEARINGs.


St Paul-$6S5, 175.11
Minneapolis ,591 942.
Chicago-$20 772.0OO.
New York-$205, 652, 704
Boston-$22, 4s7. 1926.
NEW YORK MoNEY-New York, March g.
last loan. per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 3A@4A. Sterling exchange strong with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 $3.50
d aasa for demand. and at q ssA@4s4 for sixty
Gays Posted rates. 81 .S41f@4.S5 and "a SSh
20 81 Commercial bills, s4.83. Silver GER
tificates nominally 6s1a@60kc Bar silver,
6s%c Mexican dollars. 4711c.
FOhEiGN BANK STATEMENT = London,
March 9.-The weekly statement of the Bank
OF England shows the following changes:
Iotal reserve, decrease, f445, 90; circulation,
decrease, h54, 900; bullion, decrease, f5sS, 2s5
posts, decrease. f2,2O1 GOO; public deposits,
increase. f7270oO notes reserve. decrease,
1 19f government securities. unchanged.
s me proportion OF the Bank Of England's re-
serve :. TO liability is 20 per cent; last week
II was 440o per cent. The Bank of England s
per cent.
the Bank Of France shows the following
changes: Notes in circulation, decrease, 49,
ofo,o0o francs; treasury accounts current, de-
crease, q, 1896, 000 francs; gold in hand. de-
crease, 100000 francs; bills discounted, de-
s25, o00 ' N''' case
FOREIGN FINANCIAL York. March
S-The Commercial Advertisers London
financial cablegram says: "The markets
mere were dull on the danger of trouble with
russia In China and the prospects Of a
to,Wo'e0o budget deficit owing to the addi-
ton of 100000 for naval estimates. At
the close the feeling was less apprehensive
especially as regards Russia. Americans
opened rather under par and promptly adj
oanced, expecting REPETITION of yesterday
Ontarios and Readings led and Baltimore &
Ohios were in demand. Germany bought
central Pacific and st. Paul New York
opened well, but very soon attempted to
sell small quantity, whereupon there was
a sharp drop. as London is entirely depend
ent on New York. There was slight rally
In the street,
WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York stock
gossip, reported by H. Holbert & Son, bank
ers and brokers, 341 Robert street, National
SSerInan-Amer:can Bank building. st. Paul:
otroDg' Sturgis & Co. wire US: 'All in all
our stock market today has been rather dis
appointing, as 1t was expected in some quar-
ters that the action regarding the coalers
ana the cuieter conditions prevailing in the
tive trading and higher prices. While the gen.
eral undertone of the market is one of
strengtn and there Is an absence of pressure
to sell stocks, still the large interests in the
street continue to hang back, and fer the
present at least, 1T looks as il this condition
OF affairs might continue. There have been
some executions to the general dullness pre-
Street Railway. which has been bought by
inside interests again. Friends of the com
pany talk very bu.lish the property and
In any scalping of the market price we think
they would be inclined to take On stock.
The question Of an advance in the dividend
rate OF st. Paul and Union Pacific pre-
ferred has absorbed the attention of the trad
Ing element, and the prospect that no ad-
vance will be made in the dividend rate In
either case has induced some selling. The
granger shares have been steady. The OPP
Grating expenses of many Of these proper
ties must have been largely increased Of
late owing to- the heavy storms and it is
not unlikely that they will suffer some set
back when the statement Of earnings COW
ering the period appear. There is nothing
new. to be said regarding the coal stocks.
This afternoon they have sympathized in
price little with the general list. We lay
no stress the acton of the New Jersey
assembly and believe this group of stocks
will gradually advance. B. r. T. has prov
ed fairly active and the Flower interests
have been openly buying the stock and
talking much higher prices"
TREASURY STATEMENT = Washington,
March 9.-Today's statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash ball
ance, 1854, 449 500; gold reserve, 1926, 1853 097.