New-York tribune., 1900-12-11
WHEAT.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING. - London prices were
higher and arbitrage houses bought stocks in the
local market Total purchases were more than
thirty thousand shares.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were; Atchison common. Western Union and ilr-
nois Central. 8; Atchison preferred and Northern
Pacific common 3izd4; Chicago burlington ana
Quincy Missouri Pacific New-York Central North
western. Northern Pacific preferred. Reading nrst
preferred, Rock Island. St Paul Union Pacinc com
mon. Union Pacific preferred. Manhattan Dea-
ware and Hudson. Louisville and Nashville balu-
more and Ohio common and Pacific Mail. u REQ
ple's Gas General Electric. Sugar. American To-
bacco common Continental Tobacco common.
United States Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern Rail
way preferred. Federal Steel common ana Amer
lean Steel and Wire common. 4q4ls; Erie nat
ERIE BUYING-Good buying of Erie stocks ana
bonds was again a market feature. II is estimated
that Morgan interests have taken over 100000 shares
OF Erie stock in the last week and 1t is generally
believed that developments that will favoranly
affect the company are pending. The nrst pre-
ferred stock is candidate for dividend honors, but
II looks as II something besides dividend and earn
ings were behind the heavy buying Of the com
pany's securities
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRoN.-Tennessee
Coal and Iron stock rallied on covering OF shorts
and on buying induced by more favorable reports
regarding the company's earnings The president
of the company read a report at the directors
meeting yesterday showing encouraging conditions
both as regards output and progress on new works
ATCHISON.-Atchison issues sold of In the first
dealings owing TO the strike of the telegraph oper-
ators on the company's lines. Subsequently, how
ever recoveries were made, and II said that
buying represented important interests. Wall
Street interests connected with the road said that
the labor trouble among the employees would not
last for any length of time On possible reactions
incident to the strike Atchison issues Will be hrst
class purchases.
AMERICAN STEEL AND wIRE--The directors
OF American Steel and Wire have ordered the pay
ent Of the fourth instalment Of ia per cent OF the
Z per cent dividend declared on the common STOCK
last spring. and have declared the regular quarterly
dividend OF Ia per cent on the preferred stock
UNION BAG AND PAPER.-The directors OF the
Union Bag and Paper Company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of ia PEI cent on the
preferred stock
GENERAL ELECTRIC EXTRA DIVIDEND
The directors OF the General Electric Company
have declared the regular quarterly dividend Of
per cent and an extra dividend of per cent paya-
bic January 10
AMERICAN TIN PLATE.-American Tin Plate
and all the so-called Moore stocks were bought by
Insiders.
FEDERAL sTEEL--FederaI Steel was bought on
the expectation OF 3 per cent dividend. II was
reported that large pool had been formed in the
stock.
PEOPLES CASA good part of the buying in
PEOPLES Gas was for the account Of Chicago's
shorts
RENSSELAER, AND sARAToGA.-on one
hundred share lot transaction, Rensselaer, and
Saratoga sold at 200, advance Of n points from
the last preceding sale.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.-Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock was bought by Flower & Co., Bell &
Co. and A. A. Housman.
SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL.-The City
Council Of Springfield. Mo-, have authorized the
Mayor and Water Committee to ask the Springfield
Water Works Company If they would be willing to
submit without prejudice to any engineer, to be
appointed by the city, its books, maps and
other data relating the company's property with
the view Of ascertaining the cost Of the works. its
income and present value.