The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-01
Res've,. 81 rs, sOs. 900 1884, 554. 800 Inc. o5. 74s. 200
REEVE I'd 1917. 2S3. $50 1873, 768, $50 Inc. 1,4S2. 900

REEVE rd loT,2S3,loo loo,foo,ooo Inc. i'4oS.Soo
Surplus slI,o2 45o sl5. 7ss,7 $50 Inc. o.. as5. 500
two years ago $19.7T9.675.
The imports Of dry goods for the week ending
to-day were 81 ,345 .426. against 81 .SS9. SIG last
week and $50. $40, 144 for the corresponding week
998, against 81, 5ss, 595 last week and R3.59s,-
S53 for the corresponding week of last year.
The imports of general merchandise. includ-
Week were $G..754,2ol. against Ss.2so.7o the
previous week and Ss.O76.5 sos for the CORE:
s spsaia for T the week Of last %er yes sise Tss imports ~ ~Sis Gi
s Mass: } GSld. i Is s foS. and iS silver, s i,sss5's4 & s sP Psfai
Of 81, 395,4I5. against $685. 4O the previous
week. The exports Of specie since Jan; ! have
q total of ST.. 07s.4 3s.
Glucose Sugar Refining common Is quoted ut
34@34l2. and the preferred at 92la@934. Stand
American Mailing at 23a@244, and preferred
at 75976; Standard Gas common at 131d133.
assa sse Pfss. Syracuse &C Gas is at !iaa @asG' New %e1 AM NJ
sterdam Gas at 25930. and the preferred at FOL
@714 and the 5s at 97@99
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company has declared a quarterly
dividend of 14 u cent. payable Jan 20.
Tho Rhode Island Perkins Horseshoe CONF
3 Pu eent ha on q It's preferr "a dG stook, gn gay,GsG JAM 81 Is ia
The John b. Stetson Company has declared a
semi.annual dividend of 4 o cent. on Its pre-
l cent an st its common ana am st amhua Also a1y aa eStr al ddjvife
dend of g cent. on Its common stock, all pay
able Jan. 10.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and st.
Louis Railroad reports gross earnings for No
vembcr of 81, 2O9. AS. an increase of $lS9.637
as compared with the same month of last year,
md net $266. $40. an increase of $1S.05S. For
the five months ending Nov. 80 the gross earn
ings were $6,O95, SO. an increase of $6lO.S49
last year. and, net 1883, O03. an increase of
$4s.474. Fixed charges were 81 .202, 5l5. leay-
ing a surplus of $ls0.4ss, an increase of SEC. 7ss.
The st. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad re-
an increase Of ,$44.o6s as compared with the
crease OF $3s.3s5. For the Ave months ending
Nov: 80 the gross earnings were S5t7;dss, an
OlS. an increase OF $l37. 492. Interest on funded
debt 500, 1857. leaving a surplus OF $3.50 s5l an
increase of $l0s,325.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railroad
reports gross earnings for November of $685.
Ala. n decrease of S27. 800 as compared with
decrease OF $10.237. For the five months end
Ing Nov; 80 q 81 gross s9y earnings v"s S95s iss2, a
decrease Oh 1922 nrio o ~ as iss Goin aar an wiI mi th Sa cor.
pol, n decrease of 1928, 3S2.
The Mexican Central Railroad reports gross
SSsnise 81 s sSE 10y Es% ns eon Sr iiy With the "s Same mn;
crease Of si57.6sI. For the eleven months end.
70o, an increase Of So. 2 500 as compared with
the corresponding period OF last year, and net
SO, $40. SO3. an increase OF 1889, 546.
The Western New York and Pennsylvania
Railroad reports gross earnings FOR November OF
1917 800. an increase of S86,5l7 as compared
with the same month OF last year, and net Sl2l.-
OlO. an increase OF S32,5s0. For the five months
ending Nov. 80 the gross earnings were $l,57s:'
l22. an increase OF Sl33, l12 as compared with
tho corresponding period of last year, and net
S6i5. $50, an increase of 75.Sl0.
The New Orleans Traction Railroad reports
gross earnings for November OF $500, a do
crpaRn Of Slb as COMPARED with the 6amp
month of last year, and not $50 $50, n decrease
OF SG,07l. For the eleven months ending Nov.
80 the gross earnings were 81, l2a,32i. n de-
crease OF Ts3,5Sl as compared with the CORE
spending period of last year, and net S35I, 40,
IA decrease of $l92,Tll.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company reports
for November and for the eleven months of 1907:
Lines oysrated' IT, IGcs~bSn. IN M2"ths,
Operating expenses Inc. 4os.ioo Dec. 6oi.loN
Net earnings Inc. sIe4.4oO Inc. e,aO2. 100
GrOss earnings ...... Inc. SslS,HOO Inc. 81, 1875. 500
Operating expenses. Inc. $4,000 Dec. 5e7.aOo
Net earning ,..... Inc. sb94,soO Inc. 81. ZOE. 500
The DaiIy Stakeholder computes tho total
interest disbursements on Jan. 3. on
tho obligations of railway aud similar
s7s. ssi' 800 two Years ago. The Inter.
est on Government bonds payable Jan. 3
amounts to ~. 2O5, OH. These, combined with
ihe various payments on PAM; insurance and
UP to nearly 800, O0,OO apprOximating the
unusual aggregate OF 1892.
Bradstrect's reports the number of business
failures during the year at 1909. a decrease OF
previous year, and a falling on OF 10 y cent.
lrom the figures OF 1898. The liabilities of tho
concerns failing wero tho smallest for recent
years. aggregating Vloo. 10000 . decrease OF