New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-23
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Outside SECURITIES Market irregular and
fairly active Standard oil closed at 45q476. against
47SQ47s on Tuesday. Last prices of the other promi
nent issues were Otis Elevatng, 36q37; preferred
SO4@ Pressed Steel Car 5ol2q5sl2 preferred sag
81 Electric Vehicle, 1880 1885, Bay state Gas, Zi2aZ24
A,aTican Air Power Stock have been pronounced
in The last few days. Speculation based on the
prospects for the expanding use OF air az mo-
i've bower is the chief factor in the dealings.
RAILROAD Observation-Disclosures OF railroads
reporting for the first and second weeks III MaTcn
for the second week show an increase over the
same week of last year OF %3'@o' or nearly per
cent
FOREIGN TRADING.-London not much Of
a factor in the local market. Arbtrage houses sold
about ten thousand shares, chiefly of Reading first
preferred. 81. Paul and Union Pacihc issues
SECURITIES LIsTED.-Additonal general s ere. mort
eas ont pct Of s. 500 6 Of the Atchison Topeka and
Santa Re Railway Company were added to me llst
yesterday. This makes the total amount OF these
bonds listed Sl26,s23o"
TO BE CLOSED on GOOD FRIDAY.-The Gov
erning Committee OF the Stock Exchange. at its
Close the Exchange on Good Friday in accordance
with the request Unanimously adopted at the meet
The resignation Of George r. Sheldon "a member
OF the Governing Committee was accepted; me
stocks bonds should be quoted on the ticker, the
practice heretofore having been that these quota
lions should be placed on the ticker unless objec-
ton were entered. The prohibition, OF course. does
not apply to the OF orders executed in the
Of trades. For instance, Sugar closed yesterday
1917. A broker might say to specialist in Sugar
before the opening of the market this morning
reaches no Gsupposing IL does get TO that point to-
day. The specialist assents. and arranges with
another broker that the latter shall buy the 100
shares at no When the bidding brings Sugar up
though no bid on IT IL made. Such a sale will not
hereafter be recorded on the ticker.
ELECTED DIRECTORS.-Willa H. Nichols
president OF the Nichols Chemical Company and the
General Chemical Company, and cx-Mayor Hugh
J. Grant have been elected 10 the directory OF the
Com Exchange Bank which institution has re-
banks and IL now operating them its uptown
branches
BALTIMORE AND OHIO GOLD BONDS-J T.
Morgan a. Co announce that holders OF their re-
per cent gold bonds OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company due 1889 entitled 10 receive
at their Office on April !, on presentation OF such
receipts or certificates the Of $2 l. per bond
from the reorganization managers Of said railroad
The coupons from the bonds q. e. for six
months interest 10 January ]. 1899 on the prior
Hen. and nine months interest to April l. 1895 the
new first mortgage bonds corresponding to the
above payment will be assigned TO the rcorganiza
ton managers, and the bonds when ready are
deliverable 10 depOsitors such coupons.
ONER-SU SCRIBED.-The subscription to the
Wabash Railroad Company. Dies Moines division
first mortgage per cent gold bonds was opened
thereafter. the issue having been oversubscribed
NOTICE GINEN-Notice is given by the Central
Trust Company Of New York that upon surrender
/ 10 II or TO It's agency the American Loan and
Trust Company OF Boston OF the outstanding GER
thcates Of deposit the new securities issued under
Denver and Gulf Railroad Company will be deliv-
cred