New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-26

Trc4SurY Vaults
s:. sssss5
Ne. cash zoe 5I0 $50 07i Dec slose42
The foreign exchanges were unusually quieo
even for an of day the supply Of cotton olls Is
large and increasing but in the absence o. business
ths as are fo af% Bankers H
and "a s4S-4 for long and short sterling re-
spectfvely French francs at 5.23 34 and 52l IA
reichmars at At % lie and oS H. and s0ii0efS a.
~ FOREIGN MARKETS.
The governors Of the Bank Of England az tnen
weekly meeting to-day raised It's rate lor aiscoune
from to per cent. During the week the oan NIX
reserve to it's liabilities was reduced from - to
Al per cent, against q reduction from 1922 70
4215 per cent in the same week last year when ios
bank lost s345,Ooo bullion on balance. Inc
weekly statement Of the Bank OF France SHOWS
Loss Of franc; s,s sI nns sma STOCK ES
change British oonsols were hrmer WIN a1vances
of l-s to 05 SIT for money and Of 3-l6 70 90 i.s
for account. In the open market money lot arsi
for balances at per cent. Bar silver was steady
at SGD. per ounce English standard Despite the
advance of the Bank OF England rate ior rs
yesterdays home closing quotations ana WIN hete e
and there an exceptional reaction continued TO
q per cents were firm 1T 05 90, but sight exchange
on London was up to $3.50 l-2 francs to the t..
Another column gives the prospectus Of the
formation Of corporation to be known as fowlef
Brothers Limited which Is organized for the pur-
pose of acquiring, unifying and carrying on IN
combination the businesses heretofore carried on
by Fowler Brothers, Liverpool Fowler brothers;
New-York; the .Anglo-American Refrigerator SaT
Company. Of Indiana, and the Anglo,AmericanP Pro
VISION Company. Of Chicago intending that COM
Omaha. Neb. The trade Of these several concerns
is the curing, packing and distributing Of Ameri-
can provisons and although they have hitherto
been conducted as separate enterprises, they have
Nevertheless always been operated In harmony and
in practically one common interest. The plan OF
provides fer 6ne issue Oh snape s ca
The first issue is to be f601 900, Of which $780,
900 are in per cent cumulative preference shares
100000 ordinary shares and 81 900 are founders
shares.
The properties are now capitalized and offered
to the public chiefly on, account Of the death
of several of the original partners IN the firm
purposes, will be applied first in payment Of its
per cent cumulative preferential dividend on
tine preference shares second, to payment OF
cumulative preferred dividend Of 10 per cent on
the ordinary shares and third. any further divi,
he divided equally among holders Of the ordinary
cent first mortgage debentures of Gloo each.
81 so 900, which will he secured by first floating
charge on all the undertakings and assets Of the
Sr eehe Sde In holders If the
hold land and buildings at Chicago, and will be
repayabc at par on April 80 1900 or at the option
months notice. The securities are offered at par
the basis II 81 g to the pound sterling The The
Fourth National Bank. the Corn Exchange Bank,
j. & j. Stuart & Co.. bankers, and Fowler
Brothers, in this city; also at the First National
and Savings Bank and the Anglo-American Pro,
vision Co., in Chicago The books will be closed
OH or before p. m September 30.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, AND PITTSBURG.
1883. 1889. 1890.
$5ss; !: s &C e; ,ssg s.
s rs! s} sSS
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO.
ES%%i Ts: $ "a. :!sss
DULUTH. SOUTH SHORE AND ATLANTIC.
81 Sss}'; :: g ss5ss s
MEXICAN CENTRAL.
j s?ss' !: e.. c.;
MILWAUKEE, AND NORTHERN
Sss''; e :.siss
PITTsBURG AND WESTERN.
j j' T ss ss sept stsg :S2ssi ssss
RIO GRANDE WESTERN.
Ess|'; s $:; e SCI; ;S Sss
ST. LOUIS. ARKANSAS AND TEXAS.
A. $:s,'; c. ;s55 :s!ss sss
TEXAS PACIFIC.
HssI'; !: :; e; :SE ss !ss:l
TOLEDO. 81. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY.
S9 s 81; $3.50 :s;!s ,: :;s
Number OF miles. l,946 19te I,9to
J.a T &c sep s ssip s5SSs.s eosSSs
PENNSYLVANIA.
East Of Pittsburg
Month OF August ~. -. m, m. -, ... ~,
Operating expenses. 3,24l, $40 338l,49O $685.. S29
Net e..nns.... s2,14a42s q, es2, 474 e. 200 ,o5e
Jan. 1 TO Aug. 81 - -. 49,. -. -. ... an.
Operating expenses. 2o'o5o9'2 2o'34l'Z'o Soo4o.Oe%
Net for months s1244o5 94 sl2 sos 500 s12 s23. 73e
West Of Pttsbura.
An Increase In gross earnings 923 $40 0S3
An Increase In expenses of........ obA,H3 24oO8lO
An increase In net earnings Of. 's22slS so79,77a
Decrease.