The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-09
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS

WALL STREET GoSSIP-New York
stock gossip reported by H Holbert &,
Son. bankers and brokers'. 34I Robert
street National German-American Bank
Dulldlng, st. Paul-Strong, Sturgis 81 Co
wire us: Our market has been notably
inactive again today. with speculation at
the lowest possible ebb. so that it seems
hardly worth while to attempt any ac-
count In detail Of transactions Affairs
have drifted along in the most ain1less
datsnlon' d7t' and prices have not materially
aItered ate from those of the past few days.
This afternoon there has been a little
squirt IN sugar caused by a relentless
snort interest, and. on the other hand,
some some Iquldatlon in Consolidated Gas
or per cent. but to neither of these
movements should be attached any i'm
portance The announcement is made
that the regular 21a per cent dividend will
be paid on st. Paul. This has been gen
orally expected by the street Third Ave
nue continues fairly steady, at around So.
admitting the 80 following figures res Is, to
will include the retiring of
ments. The fixed charges upon the prop-
erty will then be So, $50, 900 per annum, and
eStlmatlng gross earnings at say $4.500-
WO and operating expenses at 60 per
cent, there will not be much OF a mar
gin for the stock and 55 seems pretty
high price We have been doing some
thing in Atchison common today for long
OF the road are SO bright that the COM
mon stock is really one Of the most at
tractlvc securities on the list
Following furnished by Edwards & Be-
dell 10 Endicott Arcade St. Paul, MINI:
Pending aetton on the currency bill the
cial stocks like Peoples Gas and 70
bacco. The currency bill Will be soon
passed. The stock market has a good un-
dertene. Dizziness will be soon followed
MINNEAPOLIS EY--Mlnneapolis,
March S-NeW York exchange Thursday:
Buying rate SOC discount. selling rate par.
Chicago exchange: Buying rate 25c dis
count, selling rate 25c premium London:
Sixty-day sterling $4.S2M.
BANK CLEARINGS.
ST. Paul, $543, ,542 49,
Minneapolis, 1888, 425.
Chicago, S21 1861 160
Boston, $19, ,3S9, 337.
New York, $109, ,424, OIL
FOREIGN FINANCIAL - New Yark.
March 8.-The Commercial Advertisers 8
London financial cablegram says: ''The
markets here were quiet and featureess
today. but the tone was cheerful on
Lord Roberts advance and rumors of
peace negotiations. A story was current
der. The queens visit to London
checked business. There is eager bidding
on the new war loan at 11s@2 per cent
premium, although nothing is yet known
of the denomination or price. The ex-
pectation Is for a 2$i per cent loan at SO
or 9S19. applications to be received at the
is certain. Americans were inactive and
dull collapses in the industriaIs being
feared. The bank bought G5.0O0 gold in
bars. Call money Is firm and bills were
also firm, though more plentiful The
bank renewed a large amount of loans
and did fair fresh business in loans and
discounts. Silver reached 27 9-16d on out
side buying
NEW YORK CoFFEE-New York Mar.
8.-Spot Rio quiet; No 7 invoice, sac nom
inal; Nc. I jobbing, sac; mild market quiet;
CordoYa. 9AMl4c. Sugar-RaW steady; re-
fined unsettled. Coffee futures opened
steady at SOLO points decline under dis
appointing cables and bearish local senti-
ment in protracted absence of outside
support. Ruled generally irregular, with
continued weak undertone under disap-
pointing warehouse deliveries and unsat-
iSfactorY spot demand. Closed steady
with prices points net lower. Total
sales, Il, go bags including: May at 6S5
Q69ee; June at 69Oe; July, 699c; August,
d3 Sg9 Gc September sa@9 sS@ae &C. October
LONDON MONEY-London, March g.
American securities opened good, with
prices for the most part above parity.
Afterwards they were below the best and
a disposition to follow Wall streets lead
Trading was limited. The final tone was
Of bullion taken into the Bank of Eng
land on balance today was. 5000
NEW YORK MONEY-New York.
per cent: last loan a per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 41aG51S per cent Ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual business
in bankers Ike bills l at s4.Ses for demand and
rates, $4.S21k@4.S4 and $4.S7@4.S71l: COM
mercial bills. A.Sl1s@i.S2 Silver eertifl-
Gates, 6oA@6lc; Bar silver. 5s34c. Mexi-
weak; state bonds strong. Railroad bonds
firm