Abollnh Clearing Charge.
The New York Stock Exchange an
nounced yesterday that the clearing
charge made by the Clearing House of
50 cents for every $100,000 of trann
acrtlons cleared has been eliminated be
ginning wltlh yesterd.iy'a trading.
Rand Mine* Production.
The production of Rand Mines, Ltd.,
for March aggregated 671,123 fine
ounces of gold, in contrast to 558,137
in February and 651,583 in January,
according to London despatches received
yesterday in New York.
Rye Sella Over Wheat.
Rye was quoted yesterday above
wheat In the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce for tho first time in the his
tory of that exchange. May rye sold at
$1.28, while May wheat waa quoted at ,
$1.27. Demand from Europe for rye has |
been so heavy, it has been reported,
that 16,000,000 bushels more actually j
have been sold than the Government
figured the total 1920 crop. The prin
cipal trading in rye has been done in
Minneapolis and Duluth In the last two
months, which explains why Chicago
rye ha* not been pffected.
Premnre on Hall Stocks.
Rail stocks were under continuous
prentire most of the day anu cloaed
with fractional declines In contrast to
nn average advnnee for representative ,
industrials. Northern 1'aciflc, and Great
Northern were brought to the fore by.
selling, which accompanied the details
of the plan under consideration to retire
tho Iluriington 4a. New England rails
were under prwtsure bccause of the re
port that the proposed pool for relief of
New lOnglnnd railroads had been aban
doned..
To Meet Brotherhood* Again.
