The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-08
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.

WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York
stock gossip, reported by II. Holbert &
street, National German-American Bank
building, St. Paul-Strong, Sturgis & Co.
wire US: eve have not seen as dull
speculation in our market as has ruled
here today for long while. Trading is
practically given over to professionals,
with commission house business consp!c-
fair to say, have ruled rather steadier to-
day, and in the absence of news of i'm
portance, the market drags along within
a fairly limited range of fluctuations. The
passage Of the financial bill by the SEN
ate seems to have no effect on affairs
here, in fact. good news has hardly any
influence on values. 1t is a condition
which requires much patience on the part
of holders Of securities, and one that can
not be relieved until the elimination Of
some event helps the market Out, of It's
present rUt. We are advised directly
from London this afternoon that the new
British loan has been taken by the Bank
Of England at a premium, although the
terms have not yet been made public.
Following furnished by Edwards & Be
dell, 10 Endicott Arcade, St Paul. Mimi:
and is suffering principally from the
apathy shown by the public and the dis
position Of the large financial interests.
such as the Standard Oil people and the
lus at present is derived from the short
interest. which is well distributed
throughout the list, but more particularly
the industrials and fractions.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York,
March THE Commercial Advertisers
London cablegram says: THE activity
which has characterized the markets here
recently continued today. They began
firm, but fell away generally in the aft
ernoon on the reported spread of the re-
bellion Of the Cape Dutch, although the
real reasons were probably complete alb
sence of public sport and the coming war
loan, which is already quoted at l to IA
premium, although the denomination and
date are quite unknown. Americans
opened firm, and half an hour exhausted
the business. and New York failed to re-
spond. London seems fairly willing to
buy, but New York avoids giving a
lead. Paris put Tintos to fresh record,
"a, but the close was unchanged at 53ss.
The bank bought 100000 gold in bars
and &50,0OO was engaged for Argentina.
and the bank renewed a moderate amount
of loans and did a large fresh business
in them, and also fair discount bust
ness. Bills were scarcer. The Board of
Trade returns for February show imports
increased 5.8, with s. decline of 100000
In corn and an increase of 1,125,000 in
wool. Cotton was down S6S.OOO hundred
weights in quality, but up a quarter of a
million in value. Exports increased 1879,
chiefly in coal, cotton piece goods and
NEW YORK MONEY : New York.
March Mooney on call steady at 293b
per cent: last loan 2 per cent; prime
mercantile paper 41A05h per cent; ster-
in bankers bills at $4S5A@4 S5s for de-
mand. and S4,S2h for sixty dadys post
ed rates, 81. .831k@4.S4 and S4.S704S71a; COM
mercial lbills. $4S1A@4.S2H; silver certif-
icates. 59az @6O%c; bar silver, 59e@c; Mex
lean dollars 47%c.
MINNEAPOLIS MONEY-Mip- p->apolIs,
March New York exchange Wednes-
day: Buying rate 75c discount, selling
rate 25c discount; Chicago exchange:
Buying rate 40c discount. selling rate par;
London. sixty-day sterling $4821A
TREASURY STATEMENT-Wash
ton, March 7.-Today's treasury state
ment shows: Available cash balance.
S9S, 1876 023; gold reserve, $237, ,12S, $780,
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, S664,341. 49,
Minneapolis, $l,S52. 103.
Chicago, $21, ,79025S.
New York, STA 8S2,118.