The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-22
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS

s+ WAL Is. STREET GossIP-New York
STOCK 0n b g9Tls SIP reported by H Holbert &
street, National German-American Bank
building, St Paul: Strong, sturgis E
20, wire US: We have had an irregular
oroGk market here today and the week is
opening with signs of a more extended
speculation and an active trading mar
ket. The feature in the early part Of tha
gay was the advance and heavy trading
IN r {. l.. which, closing at $50 on SAT-
!urday. sold promptly at par this morn
ing. Friends of ours who have been Inv
ers to a considerable extent of this stock
are still holders of it, even at the adj
vance, so that we feel inclined tn 1o0l,
Tor considerably over par for this secnri-
" This afternoon the Flower stocks
t nave neen marked by the traders for at
tack and Peoples Gas, Federal Steel and
BrookIyn Rapid Transit have been ham
mered vigorously with some success. We
40 90 not lay any stress on these tactics at
swing upward and downward generally
working toward higher values. and We
reel that, such stocks as Atchison pre-
Goals and stocks, like Southern Pacific,
Louisville & Nashville, Northern Pacif4c
common and MISSOURI Pacific aud the
more middle-priced stocks of RAILWAYS.
early fall. A few words about American
iobacco, this stock has had a very ac-
tive advance within the past few weeks,
and while we cannot pretend to guess the
immediate future of the stock, peoDle who
are best Informed tell us that it will uItio
mately sell at very much higher prices
than are ruling at present"
Barrett, Farnum & Co.. Chicago. tele-
graphed the following to Edwards & Be
dell, stock brokers and commission mer-
Mimi: Realizing IN the first hour re,
suit partly of unfavorable news from
Paris and in depressing influence occa-
stoned by the decline in Brooklyn Ranid
Transit was general and very little sim
port: Good buying appeared in Norfolk
4 Western, with runors, continued activ-
Nv Nv especially in common stock Large
increase in earnings had a good effect
COMMISSION houses were buyers on the
market both on. the advance and de-
London; general markets steady. Paris
markets heavy and consols about lis
lower for money and account"
FOREIGN FINANCIAL, New York
Aug. N-The Commercial Advertiser's
London financial cablegram says: "The
markets here were fairly active but ir-
regular today The Paris riots. the
Transvaal news and the appearance of
the plague in Portugal were the disturb
Ing features. Americans opened rather
wild. some dealers taking handsome
the favorable conditions in the New York
market. The tone then steadied but
prices remained under parity till New
York opened; The advance was then re-
NEW YORK MoNEY .e1 we 1 Yori
Aug. A.-Money on call steady at 2aG
S?5 per cent: last loan 8. Prime mercanz
tile paper 4!@5. Sterling exchange firm
with actual business In bankers bills at
g. S6A@4 1862 for demand and at $3.50
1881 for sixty days; posted rates. S44
and A.87q4.8715; commercial bills, 81 S21b60
q S2zz; silver certificates 804; bar silver
6Oc; Mexican dollars, 47kc.
TREASURY STATEMENT. Washing
ton, Aug H.-Today's statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balances, $274, 635, 1854; gold re-
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul-s7S7, HATS
Minneapolis-$1, 1859
Chicago-$1S, 694955
New York-$S6, 249, 532
Boston-s13, 651. es7. =