New-York tribune., 1895-05-02

1893 and s26l7123 as compared with 1892. In
the matter of equipment. the greatest saving was
in new freight cars The distinction which the
company has so long enjoyed Of charging moth
ing 10 construction and equipment account is
still 10 it's credit. All expenditures were charged
to exnensn or incOTre account. has been the
case since 1888 BY operation Of the sinking
fund s2j00 900 in bonds were bought and de-
stroyed. making s60e0.oOO so cancelled TO date.
and leaving the funded debt at $43 600. Cash
assets and the floating liabilities December 81
show as follows
IsnsS Io'as GsS" nav rolls and vouchers 81 2s, si
dividends due February /. 1885. l,5i0.6'o -.
--''r''
The company's credit balance is sl.S34, sos.
Freight tonnage decreased l.oDo,5SS tons. or Isl
per cent Passengers carried decreased i6s,l62, or
446 per cent. The rate per ton per mile de-
creased Pa per cent. end the rate per passenger
per mile increased 655 per cent. Operating ex-
penses In 1894 include sllsoS9 for new freight
ears TO replace wOrn-Out cars and the cost OF
792 miles of new siding costing s35.'45. Freight
earnings 6jc7 per cent Of the total. and pas
senger earnings 22G per cent. The tonnage stats
tics showed coal and coke were 2SGl per cent or
the total a decrease of 4l2 per cent for the year.
next iron ore 9,4 per cent. an increase Of 62 per
cent Grain was next. Sli reT cent. decrease
1856 per cent. The Mahonlng Coal Railroad Tor
the year had deici, Of S'Ss. ana its total sur
plls 10 income account Is 1910.
The subjoined tables compare the actual re
turns Of three years;
ending Dec 81 COO S: e., os sa2 e. ,,o Is s4o
ssss Ggs1s as TaFnRss sRssnsc. & T iss"5 @ IS
ri<. 'ss:@i @ % ss!s ST.! s' So: So:
pi%s.n@. sq.l%s paid 'sS@ s 5%s sgs7 80 % ss%is'
Balance Of surplus. sses.a, s22se,, s9!s
stock earned ..... 1of 'f', 70
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
No effort was spared to-day on the Stock EX-
oh, r,d, he m T .cI WnlCn
reeslonll observers and traders declare must be
Immediately at hand. London was keeping
holiday. SO that no support could come from there
and two or three big bear operators were conspic-
uously active upon the least encouragement. but
no pressure of stocks was felt nj ;hc declines, ON
the contrary despite the active trading In the In
dustriais which t. not generally regarded as "n,
cOuraging market was distinctly Sii"Hp' ana
at the close prices were generally ~ ia" highest
of the day. Higher prices tot wheat ht'cl'i tne
sentiment OF the last hour or the session, ana the
ease OF the foreign exchanges both yesterday ana
to-day hnd a favorable influence All III" time.
sugar led the marked In point or nctiVIty' ana
ON the strength OF refined sugar was marked up
"a net g. il2A. This IL rather better man
prominent bull operator said. tins morning ne
ihoueht ne could d.. II contributed si.133 shares
e. the days total of 1851 General Electric
gained ~ to - and Leather preferred l's clear -
soA while the common ohafrs wore even nr,l"''
showing IL net gained 70 22is Tho higher price
OF len Their 81 course. excused this rs'. l'ut VIII
any one claim that these stocks are worth 80
many millions more now than In February Cord
age preferred and common each advanced = On
the strength Of a new combination oi interests.
which seems g. be- practically the cordag" trad"
Itself I'm behalf of more advn nntagcous purchases
OF the raw material. The project was received
with interest as quotations for Cordag" bonds IN
dica,e The activity In Distilling and Cattle f"'i-
ing was the result of bear attack well Conducted
The net result was change. though the stock
nuctuated during the day between lsis ana l''.'
closing at 1917.
Little was done of course In tho iniernationals.
but they generally closed up by small fractions
Tho movement - Northern Pacifcs seems - -"
due 10 n desire - create the impression mat thr
companv iS t. bc eXtricai"d from its difficulties Oy
rival interests The Changers resisted pfes'uf !,
well and while Northwestern was weak part ~
the day when the bears wer" after H. II closed =
net higher AT aGi- Other members - the group
advanced by larger fractions. -. Paul hnds de-
clled support In the ncighborhood = 50 The coal
ers were comparatively neglected. and no news or
imDoriance cane out To- affect them. som" II
regularity marked the general list. bui On IN"
whole 1, should bc described "a very nrm. Inc
market at the close was distinctly strong at tho
higher prices.
BONDS THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
Government bonds sold: $4,000 -. registered.
1907 at llia.alli7s: $500 a.. coupon 1901 ~ li2A
$500 49, registered. 1925. at l2o',. Quotations at
the close