The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-06
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.

L. & N. uni. 4s.lOo ICol. So. IS. S4st
M. X. Sc T. Eds 6S24 So. Pacific As -. ssh
do As ......... 9S2 20
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.
CholoT po ;sO a Ontario .........sS 50
Con. Cal &c Va. 45lPiymouth ...... IL
Deadwood 1870 55IQuicksilver 49,. / IS
Gould & Curry. II do pfd ......... 8 90
Homestake 30 O0IStandard -. 8 Is
Iron Silver 66Cnton Conn.,. II
Mexican ....... 19l Yellow Jacket. 10
WALL STREET GOSSTP-New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
Son, bankers and brokers', 34l Robert
street. National German-American Bank
building. st. Paul.-Strong, Sturgis & Co.
wire US: I'VE have nothing Of very dis
tinet interest to report on our market. 1t
has been rather quiet and subject to sales
by parties who proposed. taking profits.
It may be noted that Lake Erie
IL Western common has risen sharply in
fuller sympathy. with the advance in the
preferred and In expectation Of some
lease or guaranty by the Lake Shore
road. 1t may go somewhat higher Penn
sylYania has been strong, but the balance
or the list at present writing is rather off.
We are going to have a good many DAYS
or this kind of market, strong in certain
directions and when under particular in
huence by combinations or otherwise but
dull, neglected or weak In quarters where
the speculative tide has run out We
and we think that Northwest will
surely and steadily appreciate. Opinions
differ as to the influence upon the mar
ket of the issue of the treasury stock but
our friends who have been we'll Informed
hold that the new stock will be closely
held and well syndicated In this opinion
we fully agree. The outlook for New
York Central IS good and among the high
priced stocks we regard 1T with greatest
favor It Is rapidly being absorbed by
estates"
Following furnished by Edwards & Be-
dell. ITO Endicott Arcade, st. Paul, Mimi:
There has been considerable short SELL
ing IN Peoples Gas in the last two days
on the weakness In Federal Steel, the
theoretical reason for such selling being
based on the fact that both stocks are
eSts In my opinion the short sellers of
this stock may find some trouble in COW
erlngeif they put out too extensive a line.
I advise the purchase of Peoples Gas
between 1O7 and 108. On any break to-
morrow buy the grangers, New York Cen
trail. Pennsylvania, Brooklyn and Man
haitian"
Ware & Leland. New York at the close
of yesterdays business, wired Anthony
Yoerg & Co, Germania Life Building, as
cans and was seller of stock through
arbitrage houses. but1 not IN a large
way. The near approach Of Easter holt
days and Jewish passover will tend to
The industrials. especially Sugar and To-
bacco, seem to be- neglected, as far as
the public are, concerned, on account of
too much rank manipulation. There is
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Manhattan
which has created bulIish talk on these
properties. While There was an advance
in Federal Steel, there was but little
animation In the bal apce OF steel stocks.
s. & W: wifi bs, Witnessed when sifs Z Mr. II.
MIA was active and in good demand.
advancing above yesterdays high prices
which brought out realizing orders IN
plenty, Notwithstanding this, the stock
has held up well. There was also selling
Of Baltimore & Ohio While Lake Erie
81 Western was again active, scoring a
good-sized advance, the possibilities for
this property in the way of dividend are
new ownership. After such period of
activity as has been witnessed, 1t would
not be surprising to see the market re-
lapse into dullness until after the Easter
holidays.
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. April
99.-Money on call steady at 3Q334 per cent
last loan al 3; prime mercantile paper.
4A@5. Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. $685. "a 86ta
for demand, and at $4.S31s64. 1874 for sixty
days; Posted rates. $4.S494S1a; CONNER
60A961Ac. Silver bars. $3.50. Mexican
dollars, 47Ac
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS
Is, April 5.-The weekly statement of the
Bank of France shows the following
changes: Notes in circulation, increase,
93.2f5O00 francs; treasury accounts cur
rent, decrease, A. 600 francs; gold in
hand. decrease, $4,000 francs; bills dis
counted, decrease, 25, $50 900 francs; silver
in hand, decrease, $500. 600 francs
LONDON. April 5.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England shows the
following changes: Total reserve, de-
crease, 81, 1888, OO0; circulation, increase.
99SO,0OO; bullion, decrease. Ell, 40S.946; 9TH
er securities. decrease, 92'SS6 900; other
its. decrease, G2.3l5. 900; notes reserve, de-
crease, So, 285.0 900: government securities,
Increase. G1,5lS,0O0. The proportion Of the
Bank ?, g. OF England,s reserve to liabilities
Is 4l.S4 per cent. Last week 1t was A. IS
per cent. Rate of discount unchanged at
4 per cent
MINNEAPOLIS MoNEY-M Minneapolis,
April 5.-New York exchange Wednesday:
Buying rate SOC discount; selling rate par;
Chicago exchange, i,buying rate 40c dis
count; sel1 ne, rate par. London, 60-day
TREASURY sTATRMENT-wash
ton, April 5.-Today 81 statement of bal
BILE BILE cash balances, $3.50 216.313; gold s97,-
FOREIGN FINANtfAL-New York,
April 5.-The Commercial Advertisers
London financial cahlegram says: ''The
markets Were stagtant and heavy
the approaching holidays. Americans
opened dull and sagged all day. A few
slight attempts Were, made to rally them.
but sellers always pfeponderated until in
the street, where a fractional recovery
look LOOK place. The only hard spots were
Baltimore & Ohio Central Pacific and
Pennsylvania. Coppers got a setback on
protit-taking by both, French and Eng
nsh sellers; Tintos', were 59B; Anacopdas.
10 1916: The bank lost 9100.0O0 gold to
argentina. Money was very easy. and
rne large ,, sum due the bank was wholly
repaid. Bills were q shade harder The
bank returns showed, note expansion and
bullion reduction due to the usual quar-
terly movements. The reduction of pub
Tic deposits was due to the markets and
payment of borrowings
BANK CLEARINGS.
ST. Paul. $500, 047 SO.
Minneapolis 81, III, S12
Chicago. S2S,417,61S
New York, $202 955 706
Boston. S25,619, 357
MISCELLANEOUS.