New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-25

ifty-one RAILROAD companies or systems for the
second week in September. OF the nnmncr gen
cent, and fortv-onc companies losses Of > -,
Asa, on SO per cent. he total number shows
a dccrea-' Of Sl,0S1,464, or 10 per cent. IL
has printed also the gross earnings OF seventy
companies for the first week in Scptemrr.
The total number shows a decrease Of So O1,15''
or 2i.S per cent
Second week in September
70 compane... 81 ~ "a l.s73IGo Inc sl5o23 "a
Total 81 coss7 49a s34o5.775 Dec. sIos7iGi 1i5
% sS%Ps@I 2Is 80 g, s f Is. e 5o
Total II cos 5 45s.727 sj3is.soo s-lc5 s37 2iS
NEWNOHK CENTRAL'> REPORT.
Advance sheet, Of the annual report Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Com
pany for the year ended On June 80 show hlghN
satisfactory results. Not only the passenger tial-
hc but the rcccipts from the tranSpOl tdtiOn cl
freight, and practically from I'll otn"r sources
were larger than they were III the pre-" tn@ |'%i'
Inc proportion OF working expenses nnhappn4
was -aiu increased, bcrg 6s.N0, -Ialn't 81 :
IN s92, which was an increase from %63i III gre
preceding yea: and 66.1S IN the year before thil
" the same time IN" gross carmn-s were h"tN
$1,000 600 larger than they were in 1852, lna tir
surplus earnings after the payment OF al nNcl
charges and of dividends amounted 10 >N'I'i'
against SCALE IN 1892. when the rate 81 divi-
dcnds was tine same. and against S'|.l0' IN lo"''
when the rate of dividend WAS per cent
The following table compares III" G'Hcru re-
suits of tine business i'll the year with those OF
two preceding years:
BUSINESS OF THREE YEARS.
Years ended June 90 1891. 1sl2 1893
tIaac.....sl1 ,l1c9 $3.50 Gs3 slLgl5'317
Mai! and %, ;s,S:sl 81 20 9s
Keals icSo go ~ iS11ieSi i53i
$ .1 sn.,a. - a as;s 50 ss IS aS % 81
Total, ......... s37 ooallj %j5i7s,Gej aiG,9S5,G3
OPERATING EXPENSES.
Trac 500 G az G Id' lSis?ss3
Ma SiaSnanse Of IF cyrs a5is5 ai;,s o;9
G deScal :. 's s5.s5 ii ;5sc'7 i- s'
Total expense. $3.50 $50 4ailaoll2 $50 2oi.s'7
FS' ,s4ss s:o '' dsG5i 'iid5csa5
sqasps. epnnss ;ss saiqn IL ' ;ii5
balance ........... s5aio7 sC..9lG ss7.77l
Technically. the share capital of the company
was unchanged but subscriptions for ne pro
posed increase Of capital which were paid III aiI
vance, amounted TO Sl.l,f.6cO Inc lufu.'
debt remained the same as At tnc eni OF NJ;
The : per cent debt certificates, when mature
on MAY /, were extended for further priol oil
twelve years at 4 per cent per annum, MAXIM
yearly reduction in interest Of Sti,'Vo III u'
year the construction AMI equipment account
was increased by S5.40i,G33, the eAp"nd tlrH
being made largely IN anticipation ol an lNvi''r
in business account Of the t"lnnpial ENP"'
eitiou The transportation statistics show th4'
tie nun her Of through pass"n@o's carried la't
wear was 2SJ,G0j, against 231 ,G1N III ~" pre-
codinc wear and @I5G22 in ie@l: while the
number Of way passengers was increased from
21.0i6,0 ;0 to 23,3sj.7.s. There was sli2i'
falling oil in the through freight traffic, bat rms
WAS more than Offset 10y an increase IN ti!r way
freight The number Of tons carried one n'
was 3 s23, 1O5.;l3. against 3.e@".o33, 80 III u"
preceding year The total earnings per TON
milo were, Il cent against 20 cent III S92.
TIE passenger earnings pr passenger mic !
50 cents AGAINST 1."l III IN" pi"c'F'in- year.
Freight earnings per mile showed profit 81
43.2i4. against S2,06i. and passenger "lrnln-'
Per mile of ~ ,0So AGAINST Si.@I" III 1852?
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHIFTS
ASNlIH.