The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-25
Is Dull N NAL STREET
HEAVY OPERATORS ARE MOST OF
THEM AWAY FROM THE
CITY
ONLY ROOM TRADERS BUSY
Their Efforts to Produce7an Appear
ance OF Activity ON the Floor
Not Attended WfthsNIuch
Success.
Closing.

Closing.
Monday Sat.
Call money, New York. ..s..... .S1S-41b 80.
Bar silver, New York. ...s,..s :. 1895 591
NEW YORK, June 24.-The stock mar
ket maintained it's waiting attitude today
There is a sort of tacit agreement very
generally adhered to among the larger
operators, that this waiting period shall
extend at least to the end of the month
and until the money requirements of the
half years end are out of the way The
consequence is that the attendance of
members in the board room is very small
and many brokers have gone away on
vacations to the country or to Europe
The smaller class of room traders who
operate from day to day, were disposed
to sell the market this morning on the
disappointing showing made by the Sat
urday bank statement. St Paul and
Union Pacific We're most conSpcuouSly
affected by this selling. as being most
likely to prove vulnerable on account
of the recent considerable speculation IN
those stocks. Little success however
was had in dislodging any holdings of
the stocks, and covering by the bears was
in evidence later in the day A small
number of stocks had considerable move
ments on individual causes, but in those
also the professional hand was seen in
the quick realizing on the movements
Norfolk g. Western was sold down ate,
the opening on the score of the damage
to the property by the West Virginia
Hoods. New York Central showed some
strength on vague talk of the coming
declaration of some rights for the stock
holders. Illinois Central was confident
~ bought on the general consideration
that 1t was low in proportion to other
grain-carrying roads. The rise in sugar
was due to the adjustment of prices of
the product to parity by the different
companies. Manhattan was feature on
reiterated rumOrS that it will be leased
TO metropolitan. General Electric was
lifted 9R by light demand. but reacted
hQ tOln
AFTER selling down Az, rallied Ga but
did not hold the rally. There was
sharp advance of 615 in Minneapolis, st.
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie preferred with
out explanation Minneapolis & ST. Louis
dropped back 2@ on realizing 1t was
such Individual causes that induced any
considerable price movement anywhere
In the list. Commission house business
was at standstill, and brokers' offices
were deserted. So little gpredit is offered
by the maket that no difficulty was found
IN securing the adoption by the mem
DerS of the stock exchanged of a recon-
mendation to the governorsato keen the
exchange closed on Friday5and Saturday
July and g. The money market failed
% reject any construction Of supply such
as was indicated by the bank statement
and money on call loaned as low as 3IS
per cent. Sterling exchange eased off a
BIT but hovers within measurable dis
lance of the gold export point, and the
continued depression of the sterling .Ax-
change rate at Berlin indicates that that
center is still heavily liquidating its hold
ings OF American securities. The MAJ
ket closed semi-stagnant and with the
lnertness of prices fully maintained.
BUSINESS in railroad bonds was also of
very moderate proportion, and prices
moved narrowly either way. Total sales
par value, S2,190, 900.
U. 5. IS, coup, declined " per cent on
the last call.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by Charles II. F. Smith e.
Co., members of the New York Stock
exchange, Pioneer Press building. who
nave direct wires to Chicago ana New
YORK closing prices are bid: