The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-23

greater or less degree by. the roads gen
rally. so that the position Of the rail,
road interests of the country generally
The total gross and net earnings for
nine months this year. We're respectiveay
s54s, sos. S2s and sl72. 5e4 442, increases over
net. Earnings, gross and net, in 1894. It
will be recollected. fell off - and II per
cent. each from 1898 during the same PEI,
rangers and Pacific roads. show smaller
these decreases are slight, while me
Southern roads; t which N Snow ar sne report
a correspondingly small decrease. tar n
central western, coal ~ . =,
trunk. eastern and range q GET a ouer a year
Gold Shipments to Europe this week
have been very heavy, y
tween 1904 1914 for demand sterling. Ine
outflow of specie was apparently sWoiisl
by calling in balances due in Europe py
bankers here. Foreign politlcai anu thair
effects supplemented the disturbing Ell
fects of the gold movement n the New
York stockmarket. Speculation, nG tme
short interest is large, purchases to cover
s~teadying the market. The tone OF sper-
nation is generally depressed and uncer-
tain. Bonds are dun and hfeiess.
From r. q. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Re-
view.)
Reaction In business there Is none,
Efforfs TO explain it, or to attribute II
to this or hat temporary infiuehce' az
all wasted. In every business, men hpm
perceive the fac many times noteu ~
hDun's Review that the purchases IN
advance of current distribution, which
were made when prices were poon1iis,
involved of necessity a season OF haiting
when the rise stopped, and lnti ene
actual demand for consumption mas peen
measured. When stocks bought IN al,
vance of consumption have Deen WORKED
off, men will be able to Judge Wnat ma
distribution is to be expected. ana mga a
while prices are depressed by the selling
of quantities bought for speculation, by
the pressure of stocks for which consum-
ers have not yet been found. and by the
idea that prices may go stu sowg mo,nt.
Gold exports AVE been large, amouul-
ing to 81, 257, 900 last week ana presuinauly
to 81. $50, 600 this week, but are raInen d; z
result than a cause OF ex's bave been
such as to check exports of produce ana
to invite large imports, and after iong
p-ostponement in hope OF larger snip
ments Of products t1gsr olin1 se as European
finances are strained. A little selling OF
American stocks on European account
has htosk fo marSets f0r but t fsa'r NEW compact Of
trunk lines promises better earnings IoI
railroads. though it has no pecuEathv )
saeis are doing especially well. Earn.
ne hast renorted for years, showing q
gain q 1o:s per per cent entrs oysr c laas yeadT' w aan
1eao' The ~ealstbound tonnage from
Chicago continues larger than in o any
aWeTase a cents per share a,d lpwe an than 81. & 3
MseS sbare lower. it is mainly on account
Of Old experts sga : Fre o1 sisn are of 1aMfc,
MI Il Instruction between payments on
old business through Tearing houses szgn anc
n niyed BY exchanges 1.4s per cent. Larger
than last year. and only III per ce en-.
snih.d earnings, reflect transactions o.
the past in large measure, put are H TOT
money market is not ns DISTURBED sfter by m golff
snlpfne Show more confidence in com
mefeisi paper ! s',.n IF ,t sgeI IS otfsred. h %ove.
ments to the Interior continue surpris-
ingly small for hes season.