New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
BONDS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Londcn dealt in about
40 600 shares in the local market selling balance
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Prevailin stock
loan quotations Atchison common and pre-
ferred Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Missouri
Pacific New-York Central. NorthW estern. North
ern Pacific preferred. Reading first preferred Rock
Island, ST. Paul. Union Pacific common and pre-
ferred Manhattan Delaware and Hudson, South
ern Railway preferred, Louisville and Nashville
Baltimore and Ohio common and Pacific Mail. 3l2
per cent Peoples Gas, Sugar Refining, American
Tobacco common. Continental Tobacco common
United States Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Tennessee Coal and Iron. Federal Steel
common and American Steel and Wire, 312q4 per
cent: Northern Pacific common, 3G3l2 Western
Union. q Amalgamated Copper. fiat.
MISSOURI PACIFIC-Selling of Missouri Pa
ciAc IN the last few days is said TO have been for
people who are convinced that dividend Will be
paid in the future. 1t is thought that surplus
earnings will be put into the property. Missouri
Pacific would be in better position to-day II IL haa
undergone reorganization along with many Ol"eI
roads in 1898.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMMON-Southern
Railway commcn the most active!y traded IN
stock on tie list. total dealings amounting to more
than 81 900 shares. r. II. Bisse & Co. were the
heaviest buyers. An advance in this stock is JUS
tilted by It's actual value. but yesterdays buying
vas thought to foreshadow some favorable devel-
opment In the affairs Of the company
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY.-Net earn
ings OF the American Car and Foundry Company
IN Santember were about S2O2. 600 against
average Of 100000 in the summer months The
preferred dividend calls for $4,000 a month. and
the common at the rate declared in the last quar-
ter $4,000 The chances OF an increased dividend
on the common stock not bright: indeed. there
are reasons TO believe that dividend Will be paid
on the &C mmon the next dividend period
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO.-Chesapeake and
Ohio scheduled for a price equal to that quoted
for Norfolk and Western. according TO the opinion
OF well informed operators. Pool buying was noted
In this issue yesterday.
THE GATES DENIAL-Mr. Gates denies that he
has sold his Steel and Wire holdings. The sock
however is heavy and careful traders leave II
alone. = its reputation ms manipulated specially
has injured II as an Investment purchase II Is
o,,ite likely that the dividend will he reduced to
ner cent in January. Perhaps Mr.. Gates hopes 10
sell out On a boom before that time. For many
reasons many people would like 10 see no boom
IN American Steel and Wire-that Is. II the Chicago
element is still long Of the stock Many people
were hurt In Steel and Wire six months ago
RAILROAD EARNINGS.-"The Financial Chron-
cle" computes the gross earnings OF sixty-hve
roads for the first week of November at S9.619.929
an increase OF S1o615, or oil per cent; slXty-two
roads for the second week OF November report
so $50 413 an increase of 81 902. or 002 per cent
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE.-Denver and Rio
Grande is earning at the rate OF per cent on us
preferred stock and It IS thought possible t1at the
directors may declare extra dividend IN De-
Cember. To pay one-haf OF one per cent extra
would require only Sl1S,oOO.
RECORD BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank
clearings OF all the clearing houses or the Uniteu
States for the week ending November a were the
heaviest on record. amounting to $3.50 NS4s'2'4
against 81 327 ,S21 ,024 in the preceding week ana
s1774s443 in the corresponding week OF last year
GENERAL ELECTRIC STOCK.-1t is reported
from Chicago that the General Electric Company
Il TO place 81 500 900 shares with stockholders
at l3S on per cent basis.