The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03
*Ex-interest.

Cno1or ..-....... 80 10 lOntario ..........$ 30
Con. Cal & Va. 40Piymouth ....... 0s
Gould & Curry. lOI do pfd $3.50. SO
Homestake .....s5 0e. Standard -. 20
M Men sSer e 81 Y alHa c Jacket e
WALL STREET GOssIP-New. York
stock stool gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
son, bankers and brokers, 34l Robert
building, st. Pau!-Strong, Sturgis & Co.
wire us: We have had a healthy and
reasonable market, with a quiet under
Tone lone that At gives promise of better quota
comparatively light, and it Is evident
that the present recovery is due to legit-
innate buying upon investment lines, rath-
er than to renewed buying for purely
speculative account. So much the better
for all parties and so much safer for the
money market. A rational forecast of
this market indicates higher prices and
a reasonably freer money market for a
month or two. But We think that the old
expectation of a per cent bass for good
shares must be postponed. Money is go
ties are not going to be restored to the
very high figures of the spring Just
past Let US not expect 1t, and take gen
orally a more conserya tive view of the
probable course of prices as influenced by
speculation. Let us remember the condi-
tons of gold mining in South Africa and
the presidential election in the : United
States. b. sa
BARTLETT. Frazier & Co, of Chicago, tel
egraphed the following to Edwards & Be
dell. stock brokers and commission mer-
Minn.-Wortley: There seems to be a
fair amount of liquidation and the trad
ers, think the rally has gone far enough
Co: Southern Pacific net increase $780,
607. Five small failures in London today
americans were easier in the street, but
firm. Morse: "A director of Norfolk
payable Feb. l. and a dividend on com
mon in the early spring There is not
much pressure of stocks. Boston shorts
are covering eahlso BuFlington n;, Davis:
with Southern Pacific. If Southern Pa
cific goes UP, Atchison preferred will go
up with it. We think the market should
have a. reaction from these prices. -
traders bought. no large buying but a
scarcity of stocke's
FOREIGN FINANCIAI-New York
Jan. 2.-The Commercial Advertisers Lon
don financial cablegram says: Gold ar
rivals and Gen. sF'rench's victory at
Colesberg, caused a good feeling in the
markets here at-the opening today
though business was small. In the after
noon. however, eoIfsols fell from 99M to
991s on the disappointment in the allot-
ment of treasury bills, and the other mar
ketS-were Sympathetically affected. Amer
leans began buoNant above parity, but
sagged. New York sold here slightly, and
the close was half a. point below the best
Prices We're bid up again In the street,
however" us
NEW YORK MoNEY-New York, Jan.
Mooney on call firm at to 10 per cent;
last loan, 8; ruling rate. 8. Prime mer-
camille paper, 9. Sterling exchange firm,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4.S71A@4. S71s for demand and at 81 S2Ad
4.821a for sixty days: posted rates. 81 $50
4.SS1a; commercial bills. $4.S1@4. S1A. Sill
yer certificates, 5S3@591a Bar silver
5SBc Mexican dollars. 47bc.
TREASURY STATEMENT-Wa
ton, Jan. 2.-Today's treasury statement
shows: Available cash balances, $3.50, $685.
49, gold reserve. $236, 800. 230.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, s979, SS7. &c.
Minneapolis, $2,184,047.
Chicago, $50, 715, AS