The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04

reports gross earnings for July OF .e4s1,13o, an
increase Of sb3,65S os compnred with the Same
month OF last year, and net $3.50 1888, an increase
OF S64, 247. The management has decided to
pay. a quarterly dividend OF 1 y ccnt. upon the
preferred stock.
The New York. Ontario and Western Railroad
reports gross earnings for July of F407 ,9s6, an
increase Of Sl1 ,664 ms compared with the Same
Of $242.
The Western Now York and Pennsylvania
Railroad reports gross earnings for July OF
S27s.22s, an increase OF S2,25O as compared
with tho same month of last year and not
S9s,1S4. a decrease OF S7,297.
The Soaboard and Roanoke Railroad reports
o. 500 as compGr sdSt With the same month Of
$l3,O4S.
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
reports gross earnings for July of $76.622, n de-
crease of S3.94l as compared with the same
month Of last year. and net S29,s5o. q decrease
The New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Company reports for tho year ended juno 80:
ero.. earnings. 90 . assTi .s. 1883 rno cG SiTs'coe7
oper. expenses, %a,OS5,sSe 's,5sS,sOs Inc. dO.S5i
Ne. earnings. 81, ass,s4s ei,Ie94g? Inc. a4S,ile
Total income. o., sel,s! ol,214,ses Inc. s4e,45I
Fixed charges. 92l.493 S9B, 828 Inc. 22.liO
Surplus secs. sasv.eio ss75,50o Inc. s24,s4i
Total surplus. 81. osl, Os7 OF, . O,427 Inc. 1854. $50
-. 2o0,59s ......,...
The Union Railway Company OF Now York
reports for the year ended juno 80:
- 1892, 1890; chonges
op0' s1 is1n'as' ":' ssS;;Sss ' SSs;,5Ss i IaS. ' is,,ssS
Net earnins.. e. ssis,sg2 slss,ss7 Inc. saS.4bs
other income ...... g,9Ss S.ooo Dec.
Total income. .eqi9,sai tlse, sO7 Ino. e88.454
Fixed charges. l33,43l isU.o+i Inc. $3.50
Surplus. sss; 800 sSe,sQo Inc. s2e.se4
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
reports the operations OF its leased railroads for
the year ended juno 80:
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad:
SSs;. : ss5s;as:: g s: ssss: Il; ' .:sss:5ss B B:s:sf ss:sss
,, Ne; s =:ssa,ss.: . I]:iS!:5is 1898 I]:5ss:s I R 1ss: 81 1895 sss
Surplus. ....... eo4s,oi0 o705.oIo Dec.eIoo.400
Nep York and Canada Railroad:
Gross carnings.. s987. SOL sol ,a8s Inc. Gel. e25
oper. expenses. ol7.s0l 6ii,s5s Ino. o.oSs
Ne. earnings. e2s0,olo ta1t,e1a Inc. 1887
Fixed charges, 'aie.soi 'a7i'isi ino. t2.07a
Dencit......... sps,s o4 sur, s4sl Inc. e27. $40
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad:
oper. expenses. i~..05O.8so i,b5s, 500 Dec. T.7os
Ne. earnings. s7Ot,5so 7Ss,eos Inc. slo.07l
Other Income. a.o4o s.6+b
Total income. sso4,1g5 e7oa.l 5l Inc. oio.97l
Fixed charges. l~.l47.4oo ~l.l4o,7lo Inc. e,095
Deficit ........ s348.2so Ssl7,50 Dec. s4,27o
The net earnings of the Rio Grande Western
Railway for July, which should be reported
shortly, will. it IL Understood, show an increase
OF more than 100 y cent. as compared with tho
same month Of last year. The returns for the
month are not only tho largest recorded for that
month in tho history Of the company. The I'M.
provement in the traffic, of. the company. con
tinues, and q part of 1t is derived from entirely
new, sources. The earnings since July l fore.
shadow a dividend OF at least 2 v cent. upon the
preferred stock for the current six months:
These circumstances explain the recent revival
OF interest in the securities OF the company.
The New York News Bureau published the
following to-day: "Since last week there has
been an advance of 25a5O cents per ton on
many grades OF iron produced comparatively by
the Western iron and steel companies and
derstood TO have been the result Of a conference
between President Baxter OF the Tennessee
his own and the Sloss Company, and President
Gates OF the Illinois Steel Company. and other
Western producers. The Western and South.
for some time, with the result that revenues
from business were unsatisfactory to both inter.
ests. The new agreement las led 10 a strict main.
tenance OF prices at the advanced schedule and
to an Improvement in the tone Of the industry.
A further conference Is 10 be held. it is under
stood. with a view to securing a further advance
in prices and a restriction of unnecessary com.
petition. A despatch from Birmingham. Ala.
active during the last three days, and the Ten.
ond advance OF % cents a ton on all grades. At
this advance the company has sold $4,000 tons
Of iron.
The brake manufactured by the New York All
Brake Company is, according TO an officer OF the
company, now in use upon 10000, cars. The
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad has ., SOC
Will the Westinghouse brakes. using both
brakes upon the same train. A railroad man
ager familiar with the operations of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas road says that no diff
Guilty is experienced in using the two brakes in
tasIrehcs aSssSv;s S srSEss s bsSe Of BEEN the sf Mss s9f Z
cars of the Great North 2rn system.
The stockholders of the Oregon Railway and
M PGr,lsnd cGo@ p.' io!dia at t a1edfe% fn 1ns fo %sssins
SSstt; Henry Failing y; NJ. La%d. Miles {; Moore
W. W. Cotton A. S. HeidcIbach. William L
Bull, Edward D, Adams. Charles II. Coster, W
having declined to be n candidate for reelection
tho hoard will elect Mr.. Mohler as President
and Mr.. Heidelbach will be elected Chairman o
the board.
BrGdstreet's reports the number of bushes
failures in ne ne United sas Sta anJ t aas week W H. at los
spending week of last year.
The receipts Of tho Government to-day were
Customs, $3.50. 773; internal revenue. 1853. 93.
! The disbursements were 81. iSa 'OGo. an excess q
expenditures over receipts of $Il1 COG. Tho re
CENTS OF the fiscal year to date have been $50
560, 7O5. and disbursements SSS.1SS ,956. n
excess of expenditures over receipts OF 1913
22S, 25l.
The net assets OF tho Treasury at the close O
business to-day AS officially computed compar
with those of yesterday as follows:
Sem. e. Sept. 8.
Gold coin and bullion So. .Sl4I.l 80. 272 O14z, i7S, 10
Silver dollars and bullion e2.Ssl. 627 22.376, 40
United States notes ...... 80. l40,4l1 20, 704, @
Other assets In excess OF
demand liabilities. ..... go. l06. e2b lq,54l,l7
Available cash balance,
including gold reserve. sels. aIs.1s s2l5.sse.s
: Money in London ldll4 y cent. Rates of dh
count in open market for both short and thre
} mnnthz' hills I lh-1R n cent Amn,pt ~ n,