The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad reports
gross earnings for January Of S9is,2ts' a dc,
OF s24, 735. For the seven months ending Jan.
crease or 1872, Iss, as compared with tho corre-
an Increase OF siG9
The Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for December Of 1921 900,
an increase OF .$22,476 as compared, with tho
sane saa y. month Gnt Of the s g5scyy d1 year 70 ;b and Soa net tr an,
Increase as ' of s ISIS Sr as eo%pS MsFr VIII I'D The ;Se eorT Hn
ssssSsasa . iss, p pSFiI Increase Si the Of sis. ass. Fixed ySsTd S cha sSs
were SOL 32S, leaving a surplus Of S44,s4o, an
delphie and Heading Railway and Coal and Iron
companies comp rasa, for SHh sss So issued sue to- ,o-d nSyc;rs show
ais aggrcgating 800, SOL deducted from the profit
in operating leave a surplus for tho month Of
year. The surplus for the ascal year to
pared with the surplus for the same period last
year. The gross reccipts OF the Coal and Iron
SSmpss 81 Voc. Tsps e Il ,g y lo ,Ce n S apar ta9 9Ps Of z sas ss 20,
The total deficit for the month was $134.2 57. a
decrease Of sl56, 5eS as COMPARED with the samo
month last year. The deficit OF the fiscal year
10 date Is SAG, $50, an increase Of $780, 5l as
compared with the deficit for the same period
last year.
II ItlO pTuHut w tSltTu INNllTDHu TfDOTlb
gross earnings for January Of Sl75,705, an In
crease OF Slo.o36 as con's arcd with the snmo
OF saii. For For y the s ssa nI months sSis; ending asg'g gsn.
crease OF s3s,9es as compared with the CORE
COL, n decrease OF 1894, 3sf.
The Texas Pacific Railroad Company reports
net earnings for January OF Sl97.3l8, an In
crease of 800, $40 as compared with the same
month last year.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway sys-
tenn reports for tho six months ended Dec. 81.
last: Gross earnings, %, 549. OBI; operating ex.
interest on bond. and rentals, 81; !l",els, leay'
ins g., { '% nrp,ssrs Of ss la: esq s9ssl , to 2 cro y e, cent It,
issued quarterly hereafter An officer of tho
company says that there is no floating debt and
that IL has over 81 .OOO, 900 cash on hand, with
no important interest payments due until July.
The Oregon. Railroad and Navigation Company
reports for January gross ss,s earnings OF S2ve;-
s78,302; and miscellaneou Income, SO, 6l9. max.
ing total income, s6Si,ool.
Tho preliminary statement OF the Canadian
Pacific Railway for the year ended Dec. 81
S Ss:;, : :.is,;; 81 ss: II sss ' Ii:::5: $3.50 Inc: 'i.f iiS';;ss
Ne, earns. ss.io7,osi s1isO.o5o Inc. s0ge,s9l
Money in London. li.a.ls pcent. Rate OF dis.
count In open market. for both short and three
months bills, II y gent. Amount Of bullion
nnce today. $4,000 The Bank OF England
minimum rate OF discount unchanged at 3 v
cent. The proportion OF its reserve to Its liza.
bilitics ia 52.95 v cent, against 53.4o v cent.
last week and 6l.s3 same week last year.
Bullion in the Bank of England increased last
week 1906. and the reserve dccrcased s5lo.oOn.
Paris advices quote 3 y cents at lO2 francs 20
confines. Exchange on London. IS francs IL
centimcs.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Com.
pany announces that IL has arranged with
Drcxcl & Co. OF Philadelphia to extend for tfty
years. at y cent, the Improvement MORTGAGE
bonds OF the predecessor company, maturing
Oct. l next. The new bonds are payable In gold.
are free OF all taxes. and the obligation to pay
them is assumed by the present company, Hold
ers desiring TO extend their bonds may deposit
them at once with J. r. Morgan 6 Co.
OF this city or with Drcxel & Co. In
Philadelphia. The coupon due April l. unless
previously collected, win be cashed whenever
The bonds are deposited. and holders will also DO
paid elo per each 81 900 bond. being the differ
enco bet W tho present rate and the new rate
OF interest for the six months ending Oct. l. The
bankers will buy at par and interest at the rate
OF q y cent. all bonds that holders may prefer TO
sell rather than extend.
Mr.. Theodore II. Banks. a member OF the firm
OF Harvey Fisk & Sons. was elected a member OF
tho Stock Exchange to-day.