The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-18
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.

WALL. STREET GOSSIP-Strons
Sturg1s & Co. wire to H. HoIbert & Son:
foday's market has been charactcrized
aay 3,ot ver IN iIInlted dealings and narrow
fluctuations Opening slightly below yes
terday's closing. London and traders
seliing depressed prices fractionalIy buf
without being out much stock and upon
the favorable Chinese news prices rallied
10 ABOUT the opening level. Sugar has
ruleo active and strong on pool pur-
G Gnas London selling has been in evil
The promised increase in Consolidated
Gas dividend seems to have been dis
counted. The stock remaining about sta
tiohary' put with considerable transac-
tlonS. Inc bank statement tomorrow
WIN probably show material decrease
IN reserve and this has. we think been
already discounted. especially as the OUT
look Is favorable for an increase in re-
serve next week through government dis
Atchison pfd. u. P. and similar stocks
may be safely purchased
BOSTON WOOL MARKET-Rostor
Aug. 1.-THE Boston Commercial RuI.
Iet1n tomorrow will say of the wool mar
REL Ihe market is only active in spots
ana the general inquiry is much less
nevertheless there have been one or two
large sales of new woods, which bring IIn
the weeks transactions to a large total
Ihe large stock Of Ohio Delaine has, at
last broken the price to 29c. Big blocks
CT new Montana have sold In the bags
on a secured basis of soc for fine medium
SDTlnR TaY1
mas been sold at 16c. The sales OF the
week. 2,S57. coo pounds domestic, and 3I0 =
toC pounds foreign. a total of 3l67. 0eo
Po our 6dS for this week. against total of
1000 pounds last week and a total of
5,SSS,eO0 pounds the corresponding week
Oh last year. The receipts to date show
decrease Of 1885 bales domestic. an
increase of 6.155 bales foreign against last
year The sales to date show a decrease
OF 6237s.7Oo pounds domestic and 23.S14, 500
p3MT tG1 f 1.oBn
NORMALLY 1A@1h- per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, 4G5 per cent: sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.8717@4S7A for demand
rates, $4S5@4. S51k and $4.SS1LG4 So; COM
mercial bills. 81. 831A@4.84; silver certifi-
Gates; 6l3ze623%6c; bar silver, 61c; Mexi-
FOREIGN FINANCIAI-New YORK;
Aug. H.-Commercial Advertisers Lon
don financial cablegram: Business was
very slack here today. This partly in
anticipation Of the holiday tomorroUy
but the tone was unsettled also. and the
news from South Africa that DeWef had
escaped Kitchener the apprehension of
trouble to grow out of the situation at
Shanghai. and the lack of any official
confirmation of the reported relief OF
Pekin. London bought American shares
moderately. until New York began to
sell, and then the market here relapsed
TREASURY BALANCE-washlngt
Aug. I-Today's statement of the treas
ury balances in the general fund, exclu-
sive of the $3.50 GOO,o00 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, shows: AyaiIa-
pie pie , cash balances, $141, $50 6S4: gold, s72,-
MINNEAPOLIS. MONEY-Minneapol
Aug. -T.-New York exchange. Friday:
Selling rate. 10c premium: buying rate.
4Oc premium: Chicago exchange. selling
rate, par; buying rate. soc discount: I.opo
don documentary, s4.935s.
BANK CLEARINGS.
z st Paul-$67S, a26 50.
Minneapolis-$I,6 71 ,137.
Chieago-$1S, 900, 3i4
New York-S135 2i0,102
Boston-S SIS. 070. 651.