New-York tribune., 1899-03-24
VAIL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

.,-rs,Dr crcrrRITIEs-Market irregular and
fairly active Standard OIL closed al f''1sa.u 49,
against 475d47s "Wednesday. Last piio.' 49,,
other prominent issues were: OTIS EieVa'hs s-S,oo
a. preferred 9od9oi1 Wagner Paaco .o' Ia 80
.,r power s2dss: Pressed Steel Car. osAga"' y,
.rNaa n,I s7lL0ssih: Electric Vehicle. 1Sdl@; Bay
State Gas 2Aq3
RANK STOCK sALES.-Fifty shares Oh VI.
pbenix Bank stock sold on the Stock hNcha"se a.
112ik.
corrruERN RAILWAY EARNINGs-Despi'e
oOO ..al,. ,rfavorable weather in February
,..r, pathway for the month showed decrease
g, ,ross earnings of only s7l72. and decrease ia
oorr,rgs ~ 81 10 For the eight months OIL '"e
fiscal year the road reports an increase so -sn -
~ q 700 O5s and an increase In net OF so'-''O-
LONDON TRADING.-London bought stocAs ~
tho earlv dealings but subsequently sou ." ~
local advance putting out in all about twenty '"0N
sand shares.
covrpNMENT BONDS HIGHER - Govern
,,ort bonds have been strong in the last le" uaso
and in Yesterdays dealings there were nea'y 20.
chases Of the coupon Ss the P'i0o
the highest level OF the year
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The Proctor u"" -
,,a cornanv has declared quarterly dNidenu ~
pie - ,ho rreferred stock payable Aprii 10.
~. ~ >,o,,oraI shoe and Leather Bank has decaiea
,ortorlv dividend OF per cent. payaoie |Np'
,r, r,,lo Guarantee and Trust Company n'S
c1ared a quarterly dividend OF per cent p"' ''''0
April.
ro DE OPENED on MARCH %.-SuoSc'ip'i," ~.
- ,.,u no onened simultaneously In New" NJ
pos,or and Chicago on March 2S CLOSING a' . 49,
:. ~ same dayo by y. w. Harris o. iol
.soo o,o per cent first mortgage goiu oo"r o.
,ooo =, tho Edison Electric Company OF Ne"
,oors The bonds are part OF total au'
issue Of s. $4,000 and they are olleIeu i Ao. a.
,,on a, 1Os and accrued interest Inc n'" 10, - =,
readv sold $4,000 OF the bonds VI me- .he =
90 soo ooo bonds in excess of 100000 can
only be certified by the trustee. as loi'o"9 -,os
o.. * nor cent OF the actual cash cost OF eN'e"sio
80, Sd,,,ons and the remaining $SD"o TOT 90 30
a on, for extensions and additions 10 tne prop
~, excluding any royalty charges. fro''Sion Il
roade for the additional investment In the proPeiV
~ the entire net earnings above hxed chaIses io
,bo vear 1899 an amount estimated at S-"'oVV INC
t-disor Electrical Company OF New-Orleans controls
tho entire electric lighting business OF thaI o's'
serving a population Of over 2oo""' Inc iiai,
chises Of the company are stated 10 ne perpe'u'',
ond ,ts eouipment fully equal to the present ana
future needs Of the city. The net earnings OF the
omnanv in 1898 were s2s2sl7. against s22oS2O In 1897
d GA ,5o IN 1894 The earnings for 1899, as esti-
mated nv the officials OF the company, should Dc
<qoo OoO or a surplus OF $4,000 over the per cent
interest on the 5000 600 bonds outstanding IL Is
stated that the president Of the Chicago Edison
Company estimates that the combined properties
of the Edison Electrical Company OF New-Oreans
renresent an actual cash investment OF approX-
mately s2s65,Oo.
ELECTED MISREPRESENTATION A. Mearns. OF
Washington u. c.. and Thomas w Moorehead
were elected TO membership in the Stock Exchange
yesterday