The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
round The TICKER
and IN The PIT
Gossip Of the Trading Floor and
About the Brokers
Office.
WHEAT traders badly mixed.

BANK statement poor in every item.
MOVES of Chicago now a bull on
wheat.
Wa sAT Il; bought United Mining
around 65ss.
GRIER says buy Union Pacific and
hold it.
sHONTs Of the Panama canal now
in New York.
NO MORE bad bank statements says
Hartman s office.
DENNIS says 81 advise the purchase
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN not
likely to change hands soon.
FINLEY DARRELL sold almost
million May wheat yesterday.
ANACONDA will give any trader
enough action for his money
McNICOL, vice president Canadian
Pacific, very optimistic.
NEW YORK CENTRAL again tip
ped for rise, by YAM Emberg.
KUHN-LOEB people said to be
against the bull market in stocks.
JAKE sCHIFF'S hint at panic
stirred Wall street to the roots.
BALTIMORE & OHIO and General
Electric both tipped for advances.
SUGAR was bought by lower Wall
street; the Havemeyer following.
FLOUR exports from Atlantic sea-
boagd this week, 100000 barrels.
VALENTINE says minimum wheat
prices have been seen for the crop.
CUMMINGS says the wheat is bound
70 60 up, if only given a little time,
JACKSON predicts that Chicago July
wheat will 60 to a premium over May.
has entirely too much work to do to
sn} 3os Fl IfSfEsPY PACIFIC equities show
a.real earning power equal to IA per
SWIFT COMPANY increased capital
stock by s15,ooo,ooo, not $25,ooo,o0o as
a. q, r. GROVE Of Winnipeg. expects
a wheat acreage increase of 10 to is
per cent in Canada next season.
PRINCE KUROPATKIN says he be-
Heves Germany contemplates an early
attack upon France, Notwithstanding
her professions Of peace.
HARTMAN appears to be losing
his grip upon Union Pacific and Hill
and Morgan are credited with larger
holdings Of the stock.
SURPLUS Of the New York banks
is now only $571 900 compared with
81, 608,25O last year and $14,6S6,975
~" DD }LGTT COMMERCIAL RECORD
claims that the farmers Of the north
west have marketed 40, 100000 bushels
of wheat, of which 25,000,00O bushels
is in country elevators.
B. G.. ELLSWORTH, president OF the
Milwaukee chamber, in Minneapolis
yesterday, said Milwaukee is increas
ing her business again since the de-
cline Of "bids and sellers' business in
Chicago. He predicts the end Of the
agitation for privilege trading in Chi
cago and that hereafter all business il
milwaukee, or Minneapolis.
SIBERIAN railroad affairs are in {
very chaotic state, according to st
Petersburg advices. Station officials
hv to the forests when the military
trains approach. The reservists ant
younger soldiers are behaving like wild
beasts Trains are sometimes held W
for days in one place, and transporta
ton seriously .interfered with, and bust
ness paralyzed.
CHARLES E. LEWIS, from Ne1
York: Interests active for a long pc
Rod in stock market operations say tina
z there is only one way Tor the marke
to 90 and that is to higher price!
Hooley, Larner & Co. advise purchas
Of Union Pacific, Copper and Atch
son, and other houses in the same elias
take au aggressive poSAIAoh on 'Ao W.
side.
PIPER'S New York wire says: Th
feeling regarding the Copper stocks
apparently more encouraging. Due a
lowance is made for the possibility {
&. a further recession, but 1t is believe
the reaction has been a pretty reason
able one so far and that it's further e;
tension should Improve, the technics
position perceptibly and exert an il
huence for a suitable rebound. The1
are no indications that, Copper value
have been impaired in the least.
WATSON'S New York office say
Outsiders are taking more interest
speculation, and inquiries received /
commission houses point to an increal