The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18

ton rom the statement Of national bank
circulation, caused by the merger OF the
6alE OF the Republic with the First M
uonal The surplus reserve was reduced
Sz.7SlVSl and 1t now stands AZ SIS 20. SO
mis- may be regarded as a sufhcient II
not in0eed, an ample margin in view or
the TACT that the banks are now pursuing
an extremely conservative course IN the
mater OF loans, and that the require
-4e--NS OF STOCK exchange borrowers are
NOT especially urgent at the moment
,FOREiGN FINANCIAI-New York.
aug It.-Ihe Commercial ADVERTISE :
Lon9on financial cableSram: The stock
marker today was utterly staSnant anu
Inc nocr OF the stock exchange was half
deserted There was an early ATTEMPT 10
harden American stocks. but force was
lacking As result the early fir4nnass
was not maintained AMI the close vas
aSaVy- Can money rates stiffened some
what. COnsols for money. SAX: coaso-s
Tor the account "a us
Paris, Aug. T7.-Prices were firm on tf,A
ooIrse today under the influence OF the
easy settlement. Governments Were ma n
tanned RIO Tintos were in demand on
favorable copper statistics THOMPSON
Houston rallied. but reacted AT the ciose
Spanish IS were active AMI improved
Inc closing was generally steady Three
per cent rentss lOl francs. 57isc for tie
account. Exchange on London. . (. 22I.,,
for checks. Spanish IS. I. o.
Berlin, Aug. IL-Exchauge on London.
y marks tS17 pigs for checks Discount
rae + snort J,, pills ia per cent; three
months bills, zi2 per cent
The weekly statement OF the Imperial
Bank OF Germany SHOWS the following
SnanSeS: Cash in hand increased 9.J31-
It9 marks; notes increased e2)o'0 marks;
other securities decreased 100000
marks: notes in circulation decreased
25,S4OCG0 marks.
NEW YORK MoNEY-New York. Aug
-Clese-Money on call nominal; 10
loans today; prime mercaLtiIe paper. T., n
. per cent, sterling exchange very we *
with actual business in bankers bills az
&s6%fd4& for demand and at 81 .St64 8
for sixty days; poSted rates. 81 S6li4 ssh:
CONNIE rcfal bills. 81 S4it IA. $50 bar silver,
5SSsc: Mexican dollars SIC
TREASURY STATEN ENT-Washing-
ton. Aug. 1l-Eoday's statement of the
treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the S50.0C0 GOO GOLD reserve
IN the divf. ~ of redemption. shows:
Available cash balance. $175 500, So; gold,
SlOS,5ss,l@0; silver. S25.S6I,2sO; United
1sSJ S965%j national bank notes s. APO.
Oh: total receipts this day. $l.372.557; to-
tai receipts this month, S26C25,O35; total
receipts this year, SzS.345.575; total eXpcu n
ditures this day. 81 O95.0O0: total exptn-
dftures this month. S25 $4,000: total ex-
penditures this year. 81 497 $50: deposits
il national banks, $l03 sS0.l32; national
bank notes received today for redemp-
ton. S494.5 500; government receipts from
internal revenue. $3.50. 733: customs, SN5.-
666: miscellaneous. $I26,15T
SPECIE MONEMENT-New York Aug
1.-THE imports of specie this week were
S0,9l0 gold, S91.S34 silver. and S12l39 co
drv goods and merchandise. Exports of
gold and silver from this port to all
countries for this week aggregate s913 1s}
siive~ and coin. and 81 coo geld
BANK CLEARINGS.
St Paul. S74l .9s5
Minneapolis 81 792 N7
New York Sl07 SIS 7S4
Chicago. 30. SO 632
Boston. so 53I. us.