New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08
slORE RAILROAD REPORTS.


Five more railroads today reported their gross
earnings for the fourth week in May, making the
total number thus far reported forty-one. or the
total number. Twenty-Five companies which have
returned Gains give aggregate earnings of 81, $685.
os3 for the week Of this year, against 81, 345,1O7
for the week Of sS7-a gain Of S51 7l76, or 22.O3
per ont The other twelve companies, which have
returned losses, give an aggregate of sl,5o64S6
for the week Of this year, against S159O,22l for
the week Of 1854 decline of s83, 735, or $50
rer cent The whole forty-one companies have
returned an aggregate of S4,36s.7G9 for the week
If This year. against So 035.328 for the week OF
1854 gain of s433,441, or 11.O1 per cent.
The fiscal years of the Chicago and Rock Island
and Of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads
end on March 81 and May 81 respectively. There
fore their annual reports the results of which to
dav were briefly teegraphed from Chicago include
nine and eleven months respectively of the period
d,ring which the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
has been wagng a war for lasting peace
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific report
shows net earnings from transportation Soo'o'4
less than for the preceding year. the net beng
s51SO.s37. Adding the premium received from
sales Of per cent bonds, Ss44 900, the total in
come was sG,O24, s37. After the payment OF al,
charges and Z per cent dividends the surplus for
the year was $3.50. 40. agallSJ surplus ="
sSll 7O4 for the year ended March 81, 1857, ana
5000 for the year ended March 81, 1856.
The Chicago and Northwestcrn's statement as
teegraphcd. shows a surplus for the year ended
MAY 81, 1855, over all charges and per cent
dividend on the common stock and per cent on
preferred stock Of Sl,200,000: land sales, etc;
sGOO 600 more making total surplus 81, 100000
against surplus for the preceding year OF So 3OO-
OOO-a decrease Of S1,5OOOOO. Inc foregoing
figures do not include the profits derived from the
company's trans-NlissOuH lines, which last year
amounted to over 100000 Allowing for de-
cline of % per cent in the profits from those lines
leaves 1925, 900 TO be added 10 the surplus Oh
81 500 600 stated above, and makes the net earn
ings for the last year equal to lV.5 per ceh9 on
both classes of stock These exhibits, when 1t IS
remembered that nearly the whole OF the PERIODS
covered by the respective reports was a nsnbihe
vear arc little less than phenomenal The Bur
iinpton and Quincy Company seems 10 be hghtlng
for that lasting peace that Is found only IN inc
Vel. to-day's stock market was as dull as
IN any preceding day: the total transactions
amounted to only 10G071 shares whether Lne
csuse was a sober second thought over the specu-
Is+ivc situation realization that day Of reckon
ine is certain in the future or the ACTON 81 lhe
Democratic Convention III accepting MI Si te
binds bchest the freetIade QVesliOii anu '.iHo
inviting defeat az the polls. or some otner Oh ule
many ehSrrusc theories that sometimes prevail
M the Stock Exchange. we shall not underuake
"a cav Something besides the strength OF the
IcnGCn market pavc to this mornings opening
buovancv that was in marked contrast with laSU
NIGHTS closing And, while there were some sub
market was strong. all the way out; Inc suoGK
loan market developed little or no ehange III inc
short interest The small business done was
more than usually evenly divided, and OF special
fe0tu,es in the dealings there were few. Western
Union Union Pacific and Louisville and Nash
vile perhaps developed more than an average
Of strength. The whole market closed quie1 anu
steady in tone.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds were dull and the nominal
quotations were steady as follows