The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-27
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.


WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York
stock gossip. reported by H. Holbert &
Son, bankers and brokers, 341 Robert
street, National German-American Bank
building, st. Paul-Strong, Sturgis & Co.
wire us: There have been one or two
matters of interest in this market, al
though In the main we have had great
dullness. The buying of Pennsylvania
has been by excellent people, and an in
crease of the dividend rate has been
freely foretold. We do not look for this
increase but we fully expect showing
of earnings that will be extremely good
and justify advancing prices. 1t has
been gratifying also to look at Atchison
earnings, and we have no hesitation in
ticularly desirable We present an opfn-
ion on Sugar with reluctance, recognizing
that 1t is hard to judge wisely where per
sonal influence and intentions obtain over
earnings and prospects. The buying,
however, is excellent. InduStrials seem
to have felt the burden of liquidation,
and they are neglected. On the whole
we should regard these shares more
especially the National Steel group, as a
purchase for several points,
BANK CLEARINGs.
st. Paul-$755, ,55964
MlnneapoliS-$1,4 4S3, ,618
Chicago, $23, 500, 416.
New HOrk-$1SS, ,09S, 12S.
Boston-$19, ,974, ,323.
FOREIGN FINANCTAI-New York.
April 26.-The Commercial Advertisers
London financial cablegram says: 'tThe
markets here. were quiet today. but there
was investment business. The bank re-
turn caused a hrmer tone, although the
close was rather unsettled ConsoIS were
fractionally harder. Americans were in
active but cheerful, being made hard here
despite the absence of continental sl1n-
port New York responded, and the close
was near the top. The features were
Baltimore & Ohio and Wabash bonds.
the latter on New York inquiry Con
pers were again wanted at 4 rise en- bar
cIoSlng. The bank lost $4,000 in gold to
South America and bought $50 600 Il, Ger
man coin. The fall in sterling exchanea
reduced the talk of American exports
but 1t IS reported that gold Is going soon
from London to Paris. Call money was
nrm at unchanged rates, and bills were
harder and fewer were Offering The
bank renewed the few sums due and
also lent slightly, besides doing a. mod
returns show rise of 81, 500, 900 in public
deposits, merely representing bankers
holding bank funds for the end of the
month and the war loan call of 10 per
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis.
April 26.-New York exchange Thursday:
Buying rate SOC discount, selling rate
par; chicago exchange, buying rate 25c.
discount, selling rate 25eN premium
TREASURY STATEME;NT-Was
ton, April 26-Today's statement of the
treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive of the $150,0o0,000 gold reserve in
the division Of redemption, shows: Avail
able cash balances, $145, ,7Ss, 435; gold $50
2S4, $50. asa
NEW YORK MONEY-New- York. April
26.-Money on call steady at-a2@2h per
cent; last loan, 21a per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper. 4Q5 per cent. Sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S8Q4 $50 for demand,
and at 484Aq4S for sixty days; posted
rates.. $4S5@4.8512 and $4,89@14 891A; COM
mercial bills, s4.S31za484. Silver eertifi-
ates, 59as46Q12c; bar silver; 5974c; Mexican
dollars, 47%c. iF <1list..-