New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24

Quarter cnd'nr Dec al l sss 60 m $50 60 - 100
%n cI1 exIc e... 59n4o d2l9So oS3ilo'
Net earus s392S'S si i52.5 s ai345'
Fins. char es...--.-.-.-- ! 'o''- y l''"''V
ss sss s5:,9 ' s:i '' 55
,o e ;s1 ss. '3s!Si ' 5555 i
LAKE SHORE AND MICIHGAN SOUTHERN
The directors of the Lake Shore Railway de-
corcd dividend for the hali-ycar of > l. per
cent and an additional dividend of IL per cent
which bring the dividends for The year up 10
& pcr cent. The report of tie business for me
wear shows earnings equal Ia - 80 snare "I'lnS'
So 30 in the previous year ana - t." J." ,~,.
The cross earnings the lai-cal 1T the Ilisl''&
of the company. while nothing las I''h cHII-'"
to const ruction or equipment account SING" 80"
Tie expenditures this year for TIE lmpIoK eln'H'
more than :; per cent on the shan caPIt'I.
following table compares tie partially 'H'4lh.',t
results of this years business WIN '"c "0'"''
ones Of the two preceding years.
BUSINESS or THREE YEARS
Years endins Dec o.Sa7 sie.iS5ia7 soos5t GOO
or s5 expenses ANU llmoa 12si74'. l'l0o2-o
~, c.rDnr,........ :5,7Ia2,G se,aa97'5 eoes'ooo
Fir,t char-e. In iuuiins
i fi5f co.. for 'o.nt sco soi a+aaco $4,000
surplus The s3l2 50 '455 !s3 '352sSS
Ralanc. d sufllIs-. rl5tt 'f' - i-''''
vTCIuGAX CFNTRAI-CANADA NoIIllLRN.
Tho directors of tie Michigan Central declared
q .eui-auuual dividend of per cent ana an ANU
tioual one of / per cent. aud the directors a."
the Canada Southern the Ir-uIai N'll.- a. t
drud OF II per cent. Tie stat"In'H, "l 'I, W
companies showed that the Michigan 'FhltH H''
carried over u per cent ON rs capt." N.p.
and Canada Southern lli'!c over - per "n'
Tie 6rst-uaucd made a considerable saving lh
tIc ditniuuiinu of il interest charges an ad' I'
age which il does not share WIN we '''.''.,
| S0nilrru The subioncd statement compares the
partially estimated returns for tins year with TIE
actual ones for tie two pic'c.lIh- years
BUSINESS or THII.L lI.tEA.
Gco'. Ca@os D'r .ls.55o5.s s,3 s55.5 si4.ioooo
oIt,Tl.s e'I ''''. u lco,o,oj "s9,I57 lo5licoo
80. ssq,ll.55 s!s sl. = '5,: -, 600
s,rlu. for the year sl.24o 81 ,IS,o,-io eL5,2oOo
Ir99inG5,in,9,i Men, 1901 7e5 .9,l.,95 r-- coo
fIGIG,,iuign 10 can 33olGi 4o7~ 2-) 30
WHAT WAS DONE N STOCK
The lanauid speculation in stocks was DISTURBED
only by the unusual activity ana such-I!t 81 LIN
! Shore which rosr over ! per cent i"r 'H' cNc'i
| lent reasons cmbOllcd in the company S'"' in'I
nr1ntcd above II. Paul was second IN point oil
prtivity. but il was exceptionally weak, and after
decline of ! per cent il rc-alncd only nan "I
lis loss. The general movement 81 pII''9 vas
downward, but II was sluggish ana uncertain ''l'
toward the close the course was tHLel n| I'"uA
inc bv carly sellers. Tie decline brought ON Il
little LONG stock, although TINS wa, "IS.' "l,
doubtcdiy 10y small lncfclsr IN t' '"oi I'D ~"
rho trading WAS chiefly local and professional.
however. and with few exceptions the hr;l
changes possessed little significance. Ihcf "'ie
almost universally decline, Of IL 10 - per cen,
| mon Pacific sccmcd 10 br pressed Tor sac, ana
AZ a rule the Western railroad stocks were me
weakest Among the spccialtcs, Chicago "''
suffered loss of II per cent on IHSidi"u2
, minors that the company would pass IS HcNl
dividend As it naturally will not lc declared
for a month, at least, the whispers that 1t may
, be omitted may be wholly speculative. NIN"i
hulIinu certificates were less feature of the trai
inc Than they have been recently, and after early
declines They closed dt their highest point with
u .Ii,It oain Tie cause of the closing rally was
. of coursr. the presentation of the new fnancia
bill in the Senate.
0 TIE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
y small demand for Government bonds exposed
i the baroness of the market, and, excepting the
! AZ % nriccs of all issues were higher The clos
.. inc quotations were as follows:
n an