The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-21
THE FINANCIAL NEWS.
Boston A. Aibany's Annual Rcport--A
Number Of Roads Report Increased
Earnings Walker as Receiver.
Special 20 The Se,o..

| NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.--There seems To
be large long interest in sugar, and the
loan market yesterday afternoon indicated
that considerable stock had been trans
ferred to weak hands, for as high as 2 Der
cent. was paid TO have IL carried.
The Boston a. Albany's annual report
shows gross earnings, sS,9 ,95I, ,714; decrease,
si,Ol2,327; operating expenses, 5000, ,219;
decrease, 81 ,129 ,Ss4; net earnisgs, g., ,951,-
1so; increase earnings, sliS,s55; other
income, s23S ,562:r increase, So, ,S29; total
income, S3,190.057; increase, $3.50. .2s8:
charges, 81 ,179, ,479; increase, sl8s, ,593; sur
plus, s2,010,57S; decrease, sls, ,307; divi-
dend, $1,000, 900; surplus to June 30,
1893, sl5l LA; cash on hand, a., ,2O7;
betterments, 100000.
The coal shipments OF the Reading Rail-
road for the week ending Saturday
amounted to 235, 900 tons.
Increases In earnings for the first week
of this month are reported by the Atlantic
& Pacific, Colorado Midland, Chesapeake
q Ohio, &. c. G & st. L., Denver d. Rio
Grande, Lake Erie d Western, Louisville
& Nashville, NJ, X. q r., Missouri Pacific,
Norfolk q Western, Southern Railway,
Texas Pacific and Wabash.
Big Four shows $4,000 surplus over
preferred stock dividend for the year.
There is another story that ID. G. +. has
made a loan of s4O0, 900 out West.
The London market is q to * up.
The gold reserve in the Treasury
amounts to s53,7l0,264. The Treasury
balance is s120,9S2,955. The Internal
revenue receipts were s2,771 ,279, making
the total receipts from this source during
August sl5, ,s29,399.
Bar silver is up 5-16d to % 3-4d.
A. f. Walker has wired the Atchison
reorganization that he will accept the
receivership Of the road.
Sugar Still Leads.
BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. p, 1915 a. m.-The
stock market opened firm and moderately
active. Sugar was as usual the most in
demand and opened q higher at 114sf
Reacted X and rallied q to Hay.
Susquehanna q Western preferred sold
up1A; Wheeling X Lake Erie, TX; To-
bacco, x and Distilling, q. Omaha has
lost y and the general list now shows
signs of weakness.
The Cotton Market.
Bp ThcA@ocidted Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-Cotton futures |
opened steady at the decline; sales $500 |
bales. August 1854 bid, September s6.5S, |
October S6.66, November 1914, December |
$3.50, January s6.S6, February S6.92, March |
s6.9S bid, May s7.10, June s7.15 bid.
The Market Openings.
BIZ The Associated Press
NEu VnDU H..
opened firm. Atchison, 6A; Sugar, 114%l;
Distilling, 1881; General Electric. Az;
Chicago Gas, 78%; Burlington, Tx; Rock
Island, IS; st. Paul, 6i%; Northwest,
l07A; Louisville, 54A Western Union,
s9h.
L. Il. Receivers Report.
By The Associated Press
Boston, Aug. 21.-The receivers of the
Union Pacific system issued their report
'n the earnings and expenses of the Union
Pacific and its connecting lines today
or the month of June. IL shows the
'arnings of the Union Pacific for June
,ave been 81 ,1SS 900 and the expenditures
$4,000. The Oregon Short Line and
Jtah Northern Railway and Navigation
ystem lines earned s97, 600 and expended
2O5,OO0. The Union Pacific, Denver &
iulf Railway earned $500, 600 and expended
217, 900. The Fort Worth & Denver City
Railway earned $4,000 and ex-
pended $4,000 The st. Josephs q
irand Island railroad earned $4,000 and
expended $4,000. The Kansas City Il
)maha railroad earned $4,000 and expended
$4,000. The Central Branch, Union Pa
itic, earned $4,000 and expended
$4,000, Atchison, Colorado & Pacific
ailtoad and the Atchison Jewell County
Western Railroad earned $4,000 aud
expended 10000
New England Assessments.
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