New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-18
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING-London dealt in abou,
forty thousand shares in the local market buyine
heavily on balance
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONs-Preva loan
quotations are: Atchison common and preferred
and Baltimore and Ohio common ;; Cincinnati
Burlington and Quincy. Northern Pacific common
and Western Union Q Peoples Gas Sugar Rein
ing, American Tobacco common and Continental
Tobacco common, 3l2d4; Missouri. Pacific New
York Central, Northwestern. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred Reading LIST preferred, Rock Island St Paul
and Union Pacific common and preferred So. Man
haitian. United States Leather preferred Delaware
and Hudson Tennessee Coal and Iron Southern
Railway preferred. Federal Steel common and
American Steel and Wire /. Pacific Mail and Lin
seed common fat; Linseed preferred 1921 "a.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. \ Louisville and Nash
vile, $685..
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PREFERRED Buy
ing Of International Paper preferred while light in
volume represents good Investment demand.
The company is doing large business, and It's
affairs are being managed by men who know more
about paper making than stock speculation No
dividend viii be paid on the common stock at r-es-
surplus earnings will be used to strengthen
the property and thus add value the preferred
stock.
PEOPLES GAs-Chtcago and local houses
bought Peoples Gas The Information on this sr1rE,
from good is that 1T will sell above l29 ON
this
AMERICAN SMELLING American Smelling
common was strong on reports Of q merger Of rha
NeEOria-
have been under way. but II not likely that
anything definite will be done before the December
meeting Of the Smelling Company directors
COMMISSION HOUSE SENTIMENT-Near
every commission house in the Street is intensely
bulIish the market Weekly market.
letters point that there room for further i'm
provernent. and IN the opinion Of many houses the
advance has just begun. 1t Is the general opinion
that buying is by the best interests in the Street
and that speculation Is not honeycombed with
weak accounts
ATCHISON ISSCES.-AtchIson issues varA ar-atn
features Buying credited TO the Gates crowd
but spectators IN general after securities
Enthusiasts the Atchison issues talk 90 for the
common and par Cor the preferred.
SHARP ADVANCES.-The noteworthy advances
al the opening were made by Atchison preferred
ferred. Consolidated Gas. New-York Air Brake.
Tennessee Coal, Steel and Wire Colorado FueI
American Smelling and Peoples Gas
ALTON REFUNDING BONDS SOID-It was
stated by The Financial Chronicle yesterday thai
the remaining H4565000 OF the S31 COO Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company refunding bonds had
been sold by the company. but had been deposited
h,y the purchasers with the United States Trust
company and negotiable receipts issued therefor
The receipts provide that all any part OF the
bonds are subject sale until jury !. 1901 at So
and accrued interest.
HEAVY FIRM BUYING.-It said yesterday
mat the name OF Strong Sturgis & Co given
ND after the close of business Friday
NOUS purchases, principally OF railroad stocks
cuted in the last half hour. The is said
m be certainly 5000 shares.
BANK CLEARINGS--Bank cieartngs for
week aggregate the of & 1859 .2sS. a gain OF
50 per cent over the preceding week, OF "A cent
over the week a year ago. and over per cent
arEer the hitherto record totals for tina third