The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-16

THURSDAY. DECEMBER
strength OF the stocks Of those roads. London
traded both ways in the market, but its
operations for either account can hardly be
considered as important. The declaration OF
dividends upon G., c., @. and st. Louis pro-
ferred and upon Southern Railway preferred
had very little effect upon the market for those
stocks or upon tho speculation as q whole. 1t
10 possible that these occurrences were tenn
porartly OFFSET by q little furry in call money
during the last hour that encouraged the pro
fessional element to realize, throw over Its hold
ings, and also to work for q reaction with tho
view Of recovering them at n profit. The clos
ing was unsettled. but at fractional recovories
from the lowest pricos.
Final salos compare with those Of yesterday
as follows:
Dec. IA. Dec, 1911 Dec. IA. Dec. 10.
A.T&sFs. l9h 1874 Ne Pacinc.. 94% SAis
A.TksFep 3oa 3lieI Met st Ry..1 pda 1914
Am Cot on. 23N "a ISatLead... 36is 36
Am Ref . =. 1dd sl3SlI North Am. a. a.
Am 5 Ref pl 15hslleL Norf q WE AbH A7a
Am Tob.... S7L 81 n W com...l21 1912
Am sp NJ. sh 8 Psc com. 2la 21%
Brook r. T.. 3Aa aaa Pac pf... go co.,
c.o,o&stL 3bS ab1 w csnt...los lo7H
c.B&o.... eeis eeh NJ Cent. 80 ssh
Con oas....177 17shlomaha com rs 7eh
ches & o.. 22h 2ghlont& w.. 8 l6E
Oh @ w.. lie l65IP PEG @ 4 O.. Q e6s
d. q w...l62h 1874 IPso Mall. o 3oh
Della Hud. .lloh lllhlRockIsland elS els
D& pf. 8 A6 lReadine... 22 e2h
Erie...... Is l6h!Read LIST pr g As1
Gen Elec... 33k 33al st conn.,. 8 s6h
Illinois cenlo3A 1o4hI So R'way. e% eS
Kan 4 Tex. lah lasI So R'wsy p 8 a3h
Kan a t pr. 9 seS Texas Pac.. llh lis
Lou q Nash b7h 67s rc1&R r.. 8 eea
LIE Il West II 16hlUn Pao.... 8 26d
E W pr 70 7lh U s Leath p Ga s63
Laelede Gas 44h 45 Wabash pr. 1eh 1eh
Mani Con-. / o 1927 W I'm Tel. ee4 eos
Mich Cent. i o3 1884, w&LE.". 2k 2s
ma stL 9p SO 90 'Ex dividend.
Government bonds easier. Tho 4s Of 1925
closed e . cent: lower bid. Railway and other
bonds strong. The features were American To-
linston and Quincy IS, Nebraska extensions;
penxsr City Sep psss. Mis .eSE.pf Pacific cfEs col @Gl ist IS.
Mobile and OHIO generals, Norfolk and Western
esni xri 70; s'i ists. sensherH n ks aHStHer &, t union
Pacific p. NJ. ctfs., Union Pacific, Denver and
s ssaf a lst' Texas :; a.; 4fs salts i. MSrth' TSd Pa %uls i sa:
% y cent. to 5sle; American Tobacco scrip. 2.
iinetcn and Quincy Is. Nebraska extension, $,
70 S7i2i Central Of Georgia ~ Incomes, !. toA3:
EOIb. OESu hnu bcuSoE- SiIg 1ble, VI W po@2S
Psoiae PRIOR 0 Is. - st to s5%:' Norfolk kan and Western
S SSn iss. 4 /. Z 70 to Io as'' St. s Ssai. z. P ens P. Sf AstsS,
2, e 1ls shA end ad,o so PtnISa Snnv dIvi s 8 In
cllnes were in Kansas and Texas eds. q = cent,
to 69ss; Missouri Pacific col. LIST IS. 3la. to 81:
2sS.
In bank stocks 1b shares of Ninth National
sold at %.
Commercial price Of bar silver in New York,
SIC. Bar silver In London closed at 20 5-16d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 45iac.
Money on call 2@4 . cent. closing at 3io o
. : cent HiaV on good good mixed sddn Stock cHG Es &c coliats.
scrsed H Sii1s ssSsi7a RSsies at !! sass sg9tssd con psip prime nm,
single names at 3ia y cent, and good names at
Sterling exchange closed weak under the ad;
| vance in the local money rates. and the final
business was at inside quotations; Continental
s5ss stsrlins w srs: a's six wss days t e. 49, sss ana s fssss
sst:ssSs;: sight dsafts s1.es4ssa.s Ssi1.' ana "a sab bs
5.2i1s for long and 5:20ees5. for short; reic6s,
marks. "a 9.l6a94 l1:16 for long and OF $3.50
and 4ois@4o SIC for short.
Domestic exchange on Now York: Boston
o cents premium. Charleeton-Buying. par;
s ssiiinss. 3 ea 4:e% New orie"ns@BanR. 1.a9, s tars om:
cial. $I.25 discount. San Francisco-Sight, is
St. Ionis"25 Cents - discount bid. e 4 at par.
ChicaRo-3O cents premium. Cincinnati-Be
tween banks, par. and over counter. 90 cents
Glucose Sugar Refining common is quoted at
8l931l q. and the preferred at 81 Stand.
s ssa,o Oh am Trust s Ms1.dSs sf o elSssa at g.. ssss n4s.
ferred at 76@77; Standard Gas common at lao
@l4s. and the preferred at 14e@l5o; Mutual
ferred at sss@7i. and the 81 offered at g. b. pro-
The Southern Railway Company has declared
| payable Jan. 20.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and St.
Louis Railway Company has declared q dividend
Jan. 90.
The American Bell Telephone Company has
declared e 99arterly diyidend OF 3 Z cent. and
The P. Lorillard Company has declared a
quarterly dividend Of 2 y cent. on its preferred
stock, payable Jan. 8.
Tho Union Ferry Company has declared a
quarterly dividend OF 1 y cent, payable Jan. 8.
The Mercantile Trust Company has declared q
quarterly dividend of 8 = cent, payable Jan. 3.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company has de-
clarcd a semi-annual dividend Of 3 y cent. pay
able Jan. 8.
The American Surety Company has declared a
quarterly dividend of 2 . cent, payable Dec. 81.
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Ne Soi fog 3D. reports Ipor gross ea gnI "a for NovsmbeE
with the same month OF last year, and net $780,
56S, an increase OF $S,643. For the eleven
months ending Nov. 80 the gross earnings were
81, 205. $50. an increase of $2O4.46S as compared
with the corresponding period Of last year. and
net 1877, 822, an increase Of l30.646
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for October of $3.50, $685. an
increase Of 1874 ,7SS as compared with the same
month of last year. and net 81 1894, an increase
of S29,69s. For the year ending Oct. 81 the
$l5O.627 as compared with the corresponding
period Of last year. and net 1892, 1854, an increase
OF $163. TAT.
The official report Of the production of an.
thrncite coal for November places the figures ut
4,53s.40O tons, as compared with a production
in tho same month last year of about 4.44O, O0O
tons. The production for the year to Dec. ].
1897, shows u decrease as compared with 1896
of about 1.95O.OO0 tons. The production for
November shows a restriction AS compared with