The sun., 1896-02-29
OF earnings for the bctter information Of it's
aharahnldera and OF ara In In It's securi-

| OF earnings Tor the potter Information OF Jus
shareholders and others Interested IN IL. securi-
statements Of lines east OF Pittsburgh and Erie
s@ grand aH aiylsons to witt the fsnnssiyaas Rail-
road division, the United Railroads OF New :ler-
while the figures given for the lines west OF PITTS.
are operated directly by the PENNSYLVANIA Com
pasy and the pittsburgh, Cincinnati, chicago ago
litter i r. case ,S'' revenns % other Than earnings
from traf,ic was included The form. now
andef the Sd%y
Railroad Zines directly operntcdD,' and Lines
Nest Of Pittsbursh; M Directly opeTa,od AL tho
figures covering the entire system east OF Pits
h%rsh and Er hGt is including I'D lhnso for tho
portant lines. while west OF PITTSBURGH all lines
ngs from traffic Is included therein" The
statement OF earnings and expenses for
for the Pennsylvania Railroad and lines direct.
y operated an increase In gross earnings OF
and an Increase in net earnings Of S6o.3OO
Lines west OF Pittsburgh and Erie directly op.
ssOw an n m of o.
sr1 an, an increase T, n net earnings min Of $1,000;
crease in expenses Of s42T.ioo. and a decrease
in net earnings Of 500. An lines west OF Pitts
burgh and Erie show an increase In gross earn
ings Of S232.s0n. nm increase In expenses OF
S2S3. 900 and decrease In net earnings of SoO-
800.
Tho Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
reports gross earnings for January OF s2,4s4,-
o63. an increa,e of Se4o,1a as compared with
the same month OF last year, and net S7o3,03o.
An increase OF S2S4.35l.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad reports
ar for of an n
month OF last year and net S27 OIL an increase
OF SCI .4s4. For the seven months ending Jan.
crease OF S36 l.al3 as compared with the corre-
spending period of last year. and net 81 007 1881.
an increase of S46,530.
for January OF SnI6.SOb. an increase OF S10.SlO
as compared with the same month OF last year,
tho seven months ending Jan. 81 the gross enrn-
ings were s7.o5i. 800 nm increase of s76l.s75 MS
SSar' Sa. and net ss''7osai' an increase OF S4oo-
The New York. Ontario and Western Railroad
II decrease of S4.405 as compared with the same
month of last year. and net SU.S97. an increase
the earnnrs s we're am
of S52.6o5 as COMPARED with the corresponding
crease OF Sal $40.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for January Of sl45,s7S.
same month OF last year and net s40. poi. an in.
crease of S+,53O. For the seven months ending
a wh Se cor an
responding period Of last year. and net s56d,3o2.
Rn increase or S65.55O.
Tho Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company
reports for the year ending Dec. 81
cSs;.;ss 'is sss
Net earnings. .s237.l53 s23p,aoe Dec. s2, 500
Brdistrcsfs reports the number Of business
failures in the United States during the week
ending tonight Mt 81 compared with 276 last
week and Pa for the corresponding week Of
last year: r.. q. Dun ~ Co. compute the liabil-
ties OF the business failures during the first
three weeks OF February at Slo.sso. .936. against
year. The liabilities of manufacturing con-
Germs were S4.4S0.577. against $2.551 .O5O last
year. and OF trading concerns S5.4TS. l05,
against S5.260 $3.50 last year.
In view Of current reports that tho Northern
Pacific Railroad Company is now earning the
full interest on Its second and third mortgage
bonds The New York News Bureau has com
piled from official sources n statement of the
actual fixed charges as follows:
Mo div LIST mtg :. $l.sl5oOO at Y cent SloS $40
Mo div. sink. fund. IO,l1
Pend dOree div.
Pend %dSi ioj,r.e:iiie '0''o0o az cent s'''ao
sinking fund ... 25.62O
General ist mtg, N,s79.ooo at y cent 2522. 73o
Coliat trust notes. e.l94Ooo at cent 6N9,sI0
Receivers ctfs.... $500 900 at p IVA 900
Nortnw. EQuip Co. 5000 900 at 2ln.0O0
Duluth & Manitoba SlOl. 900 at y cent. l55,U30
Spok. 4 Palouse.. l.16B. 900 at p ~ 300
ST. p. North Pac. S.42300O at 81 y CT 5UD52O
Total charges assumed by receivers. so 3os 72O
Second mortgage. .Sl8.2lD0OD at C. Sl.l52.9dO
sihking s inho. 2anotn
First ,.ortsnses on branches s4o,ooo,ooo sooooa
New money required to put property in
order sl6.Ooo.o00 at = rc................ 100000
All taxes... ooo.Uo0
=, Fixed charges prIo. to third mortgage ess7la49
1ghirh m3rtEage..., ell.+ol.oOo atBfc nsi.nno
Blinking fund. ............ 1880