The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-17
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.

FOREIGN BANK STATEMENT = Paris,
FEB l6-The weekly statement OF the Bank
OF France shows the following changes: Notes
in circulation decreased 1S250,00O francs
treasury accounts current increased L, 250 Geo
francs; gold in hand Increased 1l50 OoJ
francs; bills discounted. decreased 40,625, O0o
frances; silver in hand. Increased $4,000
francs.
London, Feb. 1.-THE weekly statement IF
the Ban,- OF England shows the fo..owng
changes: Total reserve, increased 1897. 900;
circulation decreased f1sy Coz; bullion ncrsaz-
Cd t59S.246; other securities. increased f265,-
GOO; other deposits decreased FL, 1873, $50; public
deposits increased fZ,19a009; notes reserve
increased fS04 0J0; government securities de-
Englands reserve to liabilit is $40 pr
cent Last week i! $3.50 per cent. The
Bank CO England's rate of discount remains
unchanged at per cent.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York, Feb
16.-The Commercial Advertisers Lo7.oa
financial cab.e3ram says: The marke r. here
were quiet and Irregular tolay. Two te-. urss
were Americans stead ness and Africans fiat
ness, the latter being Sold by Paris Amer
leans were firm and active till the receipts CT
New York prices when thsy gradually
Gwndlcd closing at the lowest in the street.
Exceptions were Northern and Central Pa
cities, which reached record prices. CoDpers
opened well hut Paris sod Tintos, which
c.osed at 401A. Anacondas were 9. Utahs
opened ct 10 End closed at S%., Bostoas
opened at 3A and closed at 2H.
Forty thousand pounds sterling gold
in bars was bought by the bank and f220. 600
was taken for South America. Money is idle
Copper stocks are down 9S5 tons, and supplies
are down 1S5 tons.'
BANK CLEARINGS
st. Paul S671, ss6.S0
Minneapolis 81, PAP 49,
New York. s1S9. sol. 500.
Boston. S23. 55S $50.
Chicago, $21, 191, COL
NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Feb. 16
Money call StPady 21hO2 ash
loan, 21a per cent Prime mercantile papcr
2%i@3A per cent Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills at
81 1904 s61A for demand and S4S4Q4.S4l4 for
sixty day. Posted rates. S4S5 and S4.87. Com
merc-al bills, 81 S319. Silver certificates, nom,
inal, 591aG6oAc. Bar silver, 59a4c. Mexican
TREASURY STATEMENT = Washington
Feb. 16.-Today's statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash ba,-
anSe VIZ T Tq1SG r g9id rsServs $22 454
gossip, reported by H. Ho.bert G. Son. bank
ers and brokers, 341 Robert street, National
GSerman-tAtmerican Bank building. st. Paul:
seems to have taken the upward start that
has, in our Judgment, been inevitable since
the January earnings OF the railroads was
action had spent itself The condition OF
business the state of the money market and
the drift of speculation will now, we think,
throw the weight of much good buying into
the market and cause a further advance to
prices for good things above and yet record,
ed. The buying of c., B. & Q. shows dis.
tinctly how far the stocks have progressed
for funding. and we look for the quotation
to go to 155 at no distant date We a.lude
also with confidence to Central Pacific and
know that the combination with Southern
company selling at CO. We shall see thi.
price soon. Now, regarding the industrlals,
tho movement Is coming but 1t is little
and Wire, Malt and the really good ones are
safe for ten points. and we cheerfully recom-
mend them al, paying well and being prudent