New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITIES-Marketf firm and fairly
active Standard OH closed at iS7d49O against
4s2lxq4S5 Friday Last prices OF the other promi-
men. issues Amsterdam Gas. 31G3S; preferred,
64qs7la: Car Foundry, 2Sd29h. Wagner Palace Car,
lAdlss: Air Power s7QsS, Electric Vehicle. 135qlSs;
Bay State Gas 4laaHz; Havana Commercial, 4SlaQ
44I.; preferred, 74qIi94.
BANK CLEARINGS-The total bank clearings Of
all the clearing houses OF the United States for the
week ending yesterday were 800 l9l, decrease
OF $2l2 $40, compared with the previous week, and
an increase OF ssi6,9S3693 compared with the same
week last year
RAILROAD EARNINGS.-"The Financial Chron-
ice" computes the gross earnings of seventy-three
roads for the first week in April at S14sl5. an in
crease of SiSS526. or 7.3 per cent over the same
period year ago. For the last week in March
ninety roads show increase of HOP per cent
Gross earnings OF 124 roads from January 10
March 81 show net increase OF s5,5599OS over the
corresponding period in 1893
LONDON TRADING-London bought stocks on
balance in this market. taking about six thousand
shares in all
MINING COMPANY DIVIDENDs-The Home
stake Mining Company has declared its regular
monthly dividend OF Is cents a share and extra
dividend OF the same amount. both payable on
April Is.
EXTENDED TO APRIL 20.-H. b. Holins &
Co invite the attention of securiy-holders Of the
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company TO the
fact that the privilege heretofore offered TO the
minority stockholders for the sale Of their pre-
ferred and common stock at the same price at
which the majority stockholders sold has been ex-
tended TO April 20
READY FOR DELIVERY.-The first mortgage
7 per cent bonds OF the Columbus and Hooking
Valley Railroad Company, extended 10 per cent
are now ready for delivery and holders Of j. F.
Morgan Co.'S receipts. by surrenderng the same
properly indorsed will receive their bonds
OFFER TO INvEsTORs.-Goldm Sachs & co.
offer TO investors a selection of hgh-grade rail-
road bonds, advertised in another column
OPENED ON NEXT Observation-Disclosures
lists will be opened on next Thursday by Lee. Hig-
ginson & Co.. of Boston; the Fidelity insurance
Trust and Safe Deposit Company. and DICK
Rrothers A. Co. OF Philadelphia, and Dean & Shib-
ley OF Providence r. l.. for 10000 hrst mortgage
sinking fund per cent gold bonds. 10000 per
cent preferred stock and $4,000 common stock OF
Harrison Brothers & Co.. incorporated. OF Phila-
delnhia This corporation represents manufact-
ure Of white lead paints oils colors and chemicals
which was established In 1898. and Its plant COM
nr,ses thrty-fve acres OF land near the centre or
Philadelphia and sxty-one buildings, ruby
equipped with the most modern appliances The
average net earnings for the last six years have
been sc669s4 Deducting interest on tho total au-
thorized bond issue. per cent dividends on pre-
ferred stock and the sinking fund. beginning 1902,
a balance is shown applicable to dividends on the
common stock of s7lsS4. The balance for the CON-
mon stock on the basis OF the average earnings
NJ the last two years amounts to ss2,a1 The total
authorized issue OF bonds Is N,3OO0D. or preferred
stock 81 10000 and OF common stock 100000 the
ofsered for public subscription being retained by
the Harrison Brothers and private subscribers.