The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02

Den 4 re 81 4sa st P COM. 6 esq
Gen Eiee... 36h 36R st Paul p...1445 las
O. North p.14o 143 list p q Mar. 1877
nltnsis csnlosL'1o6a So R'wy.. 81 els
Kan 4 T pE. 90 40 so R'way D 32,, 3lS
Leu 4 Nash 8 81 stLs w.. AZ S
Lake shore1e2 le2 st L p. loL lob
LseiedsGaa ~ 4 Texas Psc.. l2L l2A
Manh Con-. ll6k 1esrC.I&R p5a 20
Mich Cent. 1861 IN Pae.... s5h a6L
h& stL.... 25h 25k c s Ruep. 65h 65a
MGstL I'd p 55h ssh C S Lests 90 e5S
No Psc..... 34I ! wabash pr. l9 lsa
Net st Ry..l47S 1471lw Un Tel. s2 s2
SatLeai... g 50 whkLE... 3b 3L
North Am. So 6Slw&LEp.. l3I LII,
sEx dividend.
Government bonds strong. The As of 1925
closed l. point higher bid. Railway and other
were Atlantic and Danville lists, Chicago and
Indiana Coal lists. Cleveland and Canton lists, /.
snd Gulf lists. Louisville and Nashville gold e.
metropolitan Street Railway IS. Missouri, Kan
sas and Eastern lists. Missouri Pacific Trust IS.
New York. Susquehanna and Western zener-
ais, New Jersey Central general SIS. Reading
general 4s, Union Pacific p. m. cts. Wabash
and Rio Grande. Kansas Pacific. Kansas and
Texas. Northern Pacific, Oregon Short Line,
Oregon lppsovsment. 81. Louis and San Fran;
Western New York and Pennsylvania issues.
The moro important net advances were in
Is. So, to SO; Atlantic and Danviile, =. 10 81;
Chicago aud Indiana Coal lists, ga. TO lo7: Ches,
land and Canton lists. t. r.. Il. to |; 81: Denver
and Rio Grande lists. Ii. 10 llO4; consol Is, =,
Il s5,s; and q inprOS ssn S. y; 70 %; Iron
f. los. to IiloSs: Kansas 70 and r eaa e Is. Is to .
ytlle gold =. !. to 81: MetrOpolitan stree. Raii-
way IS, y, to Ia; Missouri. Kansas and East
eon. %, s. :. u to TO si i5s,s Mi MP:.Spsai ps and s T,g .eg !.
". 70 IN; Northern Pacific prior As. Il. to
s5as and general 3s. e. to 62s; New
to 95; New York Central IS, =. to 1i3la:
Oregon Short Line consol 5s. is. $685.; incomes A.
Il nS SG Ssas; asf Isl. !ae {. a. = 3; 10 Fl FIR 70 e. .si g SF' ssS'
t-P. I. to 5s7s; Reading general Is. IL. to
$50; stlLouis and San francisco general Sc.
western lists. %. to 74Ts. and DDS. liz, to 29Ls;
Union Pacific p. m. certificates. 1Ts, to 1855,
Pennsylvania generals. = . cent. to 5IS. The
noteworthy declines were in Chesapeake and
Ohio eonsol $, = cent; To ll5la; Kansas City.
Eds, L. to 33Ss. and Western n. Y, and Penn.
incomes. L = cent. to l4a.
Commercial price Of bar silver in New York.
56Ssc. Bar silver in London closed at % l.l6d.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 45sc.
Exports to Europe tomorrow 900, 900 ounces.
Money on call l-aal@ = cent. Iii money is
d, = cent. four and dive months 3 = cent. and
siEht months Sa = CENT, on good mixed Stock
quoted: Prime Endorsed bills receivable At 80
3h = cent. prime single names at 3a3a p cont,
and good names 1t 3l29+ y cent.
Sterling exchange was slightly irmer. although
business was light Continental exchange was
ling are: Sixty days. s4s3, and sight. 81 ash.
sight drafts. ans4a. and cable transfeas' ssss;;
Francs are quoted at 5.22ta95. 2lTs for long and
for long and 81 4 $1,000 e IS is for shor.; sTttt.
short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
Buying par; selling. l.fo PREMIUM. SeW Or.
San Fr~aneiscoEslsht. 20 cents premium; 0 sele.
graph. 22Aa esnts premium. St Louis-25 cents
p5 s5atimb.t ShieasSS a1f cent; pE 81 Gin.
MUM. and over counter. so cents premium.
Gl1eose Sugar Refining common e quoted at
at 72tNs74; Standard Gas common at l4s9
at s2oSS25; Syracuse Gas at 2oissas:
Equitable Gas at 23os235; East River Gas at
when issued, closed at 6l1e62. and the 1 )
cent. bonds at 944a95
Exports Of general merchandise from the port
valued at ss.o5o.i o7. against $40. 81. 3ss in
the preceding week and 1891. 96i in the cor
$50 9oSl s.. w ss.ins q STAT isst z ysa ts5 sine; IL ,s. jar. an:
spending period last year.
The directors Of the Northern Pacific Rail,
way Company declared to-day a dividend
for the qS ssns on snd ihs S Mslsa 'I ps4:
ment 10 be made On March 3 to holders
Of record on Feb 10. Before this action was
the board TO the fact that at the meeting on Dec.
10 last he estimated the net earnings Of the
property for the nrss six months Of the fiscal
year AZ 81, 6+o.oo0, and that the actual earn.
inEs tos the six months ending Dec. 81
his estimate. He stated further tina be thought
could safely be estimated at something more
than S2,5OO, 900. making the total for the year
~, 10000 Fixed charges tor the year are
rate OF 1 y cent. per annum on the preferred
stock would require $4,000. 0O0. Il appears,
that should the company earn only
the comparatively small amOCut estimated for
the current siS months 1t Will be able to show q
surplus over Fixed charges and preferred -tock
rallied attention TO the fact that the preferred
stock certificates ~coTtempl1te the payment OF
on the hrsi DAYS Of SiaEvh. June. Sep
temher and December. The only months when ;n-
teresI payments do not natures and that, GIthouEh
the declaration OF the diyiltnd for the quarter
ending Deg. ! hat becn unNVoidghly delayed.
clarilg dividends hereafter in Time 20 MAKE
then paw Gle on the quarterly dates mentioned
Abovs. This policy vas adopted BY The soari.
and IN pursuance OF II the second quarterly
was declared.
The West Chicago Street R1ilwa Company
has decl9Ted a quarterly dividend OF liz v cent. !
payable Feb 10,
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad reports
gross earnings los DECEMBER Of 81. g2S ~ an
increase OF STO.So0 's compared with the same
month OF the PREVIOUS wear and mes SOD, 424. |
ending Dee. 81 the gross earnings were sill. |
an increase OF $50 s97 as compared
Sis9 ,he sSrEss gSS IN psriod Of the pEsyions
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