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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers in yesterdays
market were: II. H Hart 5000 sold Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Halsey & Hudnut q ,00O) sold Union
Pacific. F. H. Palmer bought Brooklyn Rapid
Transit J. J. Manning and c. A. Harmed K Co
sold Post & F1agg sold St. Paul l.. Wormser
bought Chesapeake Burlington and Quincy; c.
Minzesheimer & Co. sold. r. II. BisseH & Co.
sold Wire. ". T. Calbrcn bought Wire preferred;
Lockwood Hurd 6 Co. sold. NJ. C. Bowler &
Co bought Peoples Gas; z. w Gould and R.
Csoodbody & Co. sold. Street & Norton sold Ten
nessee Coal and Iron. A. A. Housman & Co.
1000 bought Sugar Refining; Charles Head Co.
and Bell & Co. sold. E. & c. Randolph Q,O0D sold
Atchison Body, Mcclellan & Co 1000 sold
Leather. F. II. Palmer 1000 bought Brooklyn
Rapid Transit; J. S. Bache & Co. and !. Spiesel-
berg sold Van Emburgh & Atterbury O,50M sold
Atchison common Cox & Sharp bought Atchison
preferred Cuyler. Morgan Co. 2,O00 sold l.
Levy & Co bought Missouri Pacific; Ashweil q
Co sold. E. & c. Randolph bought American
Tobacco. ] ]. Raymond, e. c. Anness and Post
& Flagg bought Union Pacific A. Loeb G5GO sold
Romans & Co. bought Continental Tobacco COM
mon; Pearl & Co. sold, Halsted & Hodges bought
Peoples Gas. H. Content & Co. and J. a Blair <
Co bought and bid up Sugar. c. E. Knoblauch
q ,OOO. G. P. Butler & Bro. traders and J. j. Man
ming sold Missouri Pacifs. H. Content & Co
dOOM Romans & CO.. Dominick & Williams. D.
O'Den & Co and SHERMAN Josephs 1000
bought Baltimore and Ohio common; Woerishoef-
fer & Co 4.OOM F w Savin & Co. H. Content
Brothers & Co. Watson & Brown and Body, Nc
LeIlan & Co. sold. Post q Flagg u.50O bought Mis-
souri, Pacific; Dick Brothers & Co. and Thompson
& MARS. sold. j.. ]. Manning bought tennessee
Coal and Iron; Coster. Knapp & Co; Sharp d
Bryan, E. A. Mauriac and Provost Brothers & Co
sold. A. A. Housman & Co $1,000 sold American
Tobacco. Andrews & Crisis bought Northern "a
cifc common. l. B. Ravens & Co. sold Reading
common. F.. w. Gould bought Peoples Gas; n.
Content & Co. sold c. NJ. OelriChs q co. (2CV0
bought Sugar Refining; ]. S. Bache & Co, Dick
Brothers & Co ard II. Content & Co. sold G. T.
Minton bought Shelters; Lockwood, Hurd d co.
and Moore & schey sold. B. G. Williams and G :.
T linton bought SHELTERS preferred; Moore *
SchIey sold. c. Minzesheimer & Co bought St
Paul; H. Coolidge sold. j. H. Gresel & co. AN, and
II Content & Co sold Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Strong Sturgs & Co sold St. Paul r. w. Newton
n OOO bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit; {; MINES
heimer & Co. and J. NJ. Amory & Son sold Toler
& Halsey G.OOO bought Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Moore & Schley and Noble & Mestre sold Reading
first preferred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Despite the heaviness Of
The London market arbrage houses active
buyers Of stocks IN the local market, taking in all
about 1000 shares Buying Of Atchison common
was heavy. and II was thought that the stock was
taken by writer's Of calls in London.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
We're Atchison common and preferred, People
Gas. Erie first preferred. New-York Central North
western Reading FIRST preferred. Sugar, Manhat-
tan, United States Leather preferred Delaware and
Hudson Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern Pacific
Louisville and Nashville and Jersey Central /:
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy fiat az: Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, Third Avenue and
Western Union. nat; General Electric Missouri
Pacific. Northern Pacific preferred Rock Island
st Paul, Union Pacific common and preferred
American Tobacco Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
National Lead, l41h; Northern Pacific common
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
ana baltimore and ohio. y; southern Railway

md baltimore and Ohio. u; Southern Railway
preferred. III , -,o,,
cal Company has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of III per cent its preferred slooN'
navahIe October /. The Proctor & Ganole COiH
many has declared the regular quarterly oiVIoehu
of per cent on its preferred STOCK payaoie 80
her TX The Amalgamated Copper Mining com
many has declared the regular quarterly dVluehu
of IL per cent and extra dividend OF u per cent
navable October %. The National Shoe and Leather
Rank has declared dividend of L per cent quar-
terlv payable free of tax on October l.
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERNS PAY
MENTS-The Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Company will pay principal and interest OF the
Iowa Midland Railway Companys hrst mortgage
per cent bonds which mature on October l. mere
are S1Os2 900 outstanding. Their refunding was
provided for in the issue of $20o00OOO Chicago ana
Northwestern Railway 81 per cent bonds sold IN
October. 1897
CURRENCY TRANSFERS-Currency transfers
from the local Sub-Treasury to the South and West
were unusually large yesterday, aggregatng $9l5.-
600 of which $4,000 dispatched to New-Or-
leans 100000 to Chicago and 100000 10 St Louis
The total thus far for the week has been S2Sl9cO'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
reported by De Haven & Townsend.
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed weak. There
free selling throughout the entire list and the
decline extended from p 70 4 per cent Amalga-
mated Copper was weak, selling from 81 TO So Not
withstanding the declaration of the regular di;i-
derd there no support given. Electric Vehicle
common showed the heaviest decline selling down
TO 16iG Compressed Air, after selling up to S3&.
declined 10 81 bid at the close. Standard Oil closed
a SS5G54o, against 5s6G59S Wednesday Last
prices Of other prominent issues were. Havana Com
merciaI. 3Ql0 preferred 4Oa45 Baking Powder mrs
ferred, 1892; Markeen Copper, 4a6: Amalgamatee
Copper. S5GS5la: Interstate Oil. 5SG5SIa: Rubber
Goods 2Sl2q29: preferred 1901: Storage Power 19t
GA; General Carriage 5ItGS7s; New-YorI, Tran
porJation 6l2GS General quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
EVANSVILLE AND TERRE HAUTE DIvI-

The Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Com
pany has declared a dividend OF per cent on its
preferred stock for the year ended June 80. 1900
Payment will be made in semi-annual instalments
Of 81 per cent each the first instalment being pay
able on October l6 1900 and the remaining 2ls per
cent on April 16 1901 A sem-annual dividend Of III
per cent has also been declared on the common
stock the six months ended June 80 1900 payable
November l. The annual meeting of the stock
holders will be held at the Office OF the company, at
Evansville, Ind, October Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS.

London, Sept. 2O.-The weekly statement OF the
Bank of England shows the following changes:
Total reserves increased f424O0O circulation de-
creased ES0OO bullion increased f24 1872. other Sc
curtes increased e. 2S O0O other deposits increased
f679o0O. public deposits decreased 5000 notes
increased f426.OOO and Government securities
decreased t20l30O0. The proportion of the Bank Of
Engand's reserve to liability is 1896 per cent.
Last week It was 1888 per cent. Rate of discount
unchanged. at per cent
Paris, Sept. 20.-The weekly statement Of the
Bank of France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation decreased 2.S75,OOO francs
Treasury accounts current increased 25,55O. 900
francs, gold in hand increased 1s95O00O francs bills
discounted decreased 100000 francs and silver in
hand decreased $50 900 francs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

RAILROAD BoNDs-Market weak Total sales
amounted IN par value to oss5 80 against 81 900
Wednesday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio Issues Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern division 31as) Central Of
Georgia IS, Chesapeake and Ohio 4zs Hooking
Valley 1st 41zs. Missouri Kansas and Texas list IS
Norfolk and Western IS, Northern Pacific IS and
IS. Reading general IS, ST.. Louis and Iron Noun
tain IS Southern Pacific IS. Southern Railway lat
Is. Texas and Pacific 1st IS. Union Pacific Is and
Wisconsin Central general As
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

soc discount Charleston-Seiling, par; ouylhs 81
discount savannah-Buying, 1-1sc; selling ii'
premium ,os
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - ENcnahe
s127 77711s; balances s7.S75,SSs Boston-Excnaiis
s1ss47 AZ: balances sl.21S.7e6. Philadelphid
changes N3S .722; balances. $780, 7s BaI.linol e
Exchanges, s2es4a balances. S4S2'fs. Choae
Irxcbapqes 81 152 2Ss; balances, s,5S1.s2o
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-CaH MONEY -.
London. 21h per cent. open market discount ,,S
for short bills 1898 1915 per cent ror ons
8151s64 per cent. Berlin discount rate AZ pei
for three months bills, per cent for snort o tl
Berlin exchange London 20 marks 4o72 ~
ntss. Paris exchange London % lrdh,' "
cen+ines. Paris discount rate. 2s4 per cent
I0prTc>J srC1rRITIES. British consols, " o-lo
for money IS 7-16 for the account Spanish As coseo
IN London at - French rentes loo lran0S ~
confines ,,or eo1Lc.
,,oican siiIcr dollars, SAC Bar silver IN Lon
don closed at Is 1S-l6d. 80, or n. iebon AZ 50;
GOLD PREMIUM--In MadIlo. saw A'iN'
Buenos Ayres. 1850; Rome 60'1e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
receipts. S72093 miscellaneous receipts. $64-
191 Total receipts for the day, 81 422 POL expendi-
lures. $4,000. Receipts for month TO date. 500
G64 27; expenditures $26 100000; excess of receipts
81 564. 257 Receipts for the fiscal year to date,
291OS174; expenditures. s31 S51; excess Of
penditures. ST.. Receipts of National bank
notes for redemption. $2SI05s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
AMERICAN SECURITIES ARRoAn

London. Sept 20 I p. rn.-The market for Ameri-
can securities was dull and lower. Last quotations
follow: Atchison. III; Canadian Pacific seIb: st
Paul. 1nl; Illinois Central. u8. Louisville and
Nashville 72ss; Union Pacific preferred TAX; New
York Central 81; Erie. Il; Pennsylvania 64a :;
cifc preferred ~ Crank Trunk e%. and Ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
MONEY AVID EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on CALL 11zQ2 per cent
Time money. 4 per cent for sixty days. per cont
for three months and 4G4h per cent for four and
SIX months on railroad collateral. Commercial
paper zQ5 per cent for three. four and six months
for the best names and above for names not so
well known
FOREIGN ExcHANGE.-Market weak Actual
closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
ankers' posted rates were:
DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-Domestic exchange
on New-York was follows at the places named:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, % discount; bank
q Is premium. San Francisco-sight &c; telegraph
TIC c1ncinnat-Between banks. 2Oc discount; over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
A TRADERS OPINION.
active trader was quoted as follows yester-

day:
For several days there has been quiet hqulda-
tton nv some of the trading element in the stock
arLef Each day of declining prices brings al
ditinnai selling while there is apparently no dis
position yet shown by leading interests TO arrest
doubedly become tired out and are selling IN 6 SiT
11st such liquidation is. of course. making ouli
6nera+ors willing to see lower prices because or
tbeir own desire to take such stock as cheaply
as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market closed 4 per
cent lower for the IS Of 1925 and IS Of 1904 Final
quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

out of this surplus the drectors declared a semi
annual dividend Of 2l2 per cent on the preferred
stock, which amounted to $2s54'S49 and was paid
August l, 1900
The following is a statement Of the earnings and
axnenses of the system for the fiscal year ending
Inc 20 1900 In comparison with the preceding year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

,,,-.o tho comnany for the payment Of said EQUIP
ronnt bonds the purchase Of California southern
income bonds and the purchase and -
additionaI nroperties and improvements On ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington, Sept. 2o.-The condition of the Treas
ury divisions of issue and redemption. at the be
ginning of business to-day was follows:
RESERVE FUND
Cold cntn and hnl1inn -. $3.50 GOO 200
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
SHARP DECLINE IN STOCKS
STEEL SHARES ATTACKED.
FEAR OF HIGHER MONEY RATEs-BoND
MARKET HEAVY.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal &C
tive securities and net changes from Wednes-
days final quotations were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
ATCHIsoN's REPORT.

The annual report of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway for the fiscal year ended June
70 shows the following results from operations;
...,,as from, operation ....... SAG. 2S2. O7s %
Operating eNpg harsss .... 90 4l442T SO
sic SIT $50 81
49,. o.oer SOURCES. 266 $50 81
$1T.Os4.4 All As
Fixed cnaGStS ........... 7345 loo so
~. ,,oor,s Observation-Disclosures. SO 7s9 sO4 9S
Surplus from In proTt and loss account 255 s14 so
ITO. .,,r,,p. on June 80 1900 ..... SO 894 6l9 IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
SECOND WEEK EARNINGS.

Railroad earnings received yesterday for the sec
nd week in September showed the following
hanges as compared with the same time last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
STOCKS

Furnished by George H Hatch No 80 R'oaa-'s'
Int
rate. period Bid Asksd
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asse5e@T g go ss ssl9 1925 "a Inc eos sls
$50 s9 t t5sc inc inc i i53 i5S
,,. earnings .s46 go O7s S4O5i8 4as Inc S571s575
CnaIatng expense
Maintenance or road o., ~ ~, :, o.
structures So@Ft''- S''"'-'i'' Fi'i'''''
MnJsF nee OF 52s7 $50 7aa Inc 457 oss
2st 1867 Ss9 5 49, E Eas % l5s
r9Isl s27 521 400 s27 eo66sI Dec ss51s1
Net eoTnnFs rom 71o57s 12sOss17 Inc 5sos 7e1
Percentage OF oper-
expenses 70 -o-o &C.,
earnings ''''@' o''iF i-' sol
The exnenses of the last year are still in excess
~ what NAV be considered normal for manten-
snace but II has been thought advisable to con-
,,rue in,proving the roadbed and appurtenances In
such particulars as conduce to economies in opera
ton and in future maintenance. That the heavy
enenditures on this account in the last four years
have been fully justified by the results Is apparent
from the statements be found In the report
showing comparative figures concerning results Of
onerations The average tons OF revenue freight
corried per freight train mile increased from l6l "a
n a2 40 or 81 t6 per Tho average freight reve
nue. per freight train mile increased from 81 $3.50
IA ~ 1852 or 10 per cent. The average passen-
ger revenue per passenger train mile increased
from 30 sS972 TO 30 s67S7, S73 per cent
The outstanding funded debt of the system lines
deducting bonds In treasury. amounted ON June So
1899 to $751; COS $50 In the fiscal year s95OO0 equip
ment bonds paid of and the remaining out
standing income bonds of the California Southern
Railway Company amounting $54, 1870 were ac-
quired Additional general mortgage bonds to the
aggregate amount of Ss.sssOoo issued relul-
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TctaIoperatinge X-

penses. -......'
Net earnings from
operation ......''
Percentage OF oper-
atinr expenses 20
earnings -- .
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s27. 521. 400 s27, sos. 6sl Dec. SIS. ISL
ls.71o57s 12.SOe SIT Inc. 3. sos. 761
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'EN dividend
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.Ex diviau-6.
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.

Open High Low Clos
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Unlisted tsman 'etA-
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Operating expense
Maintenance OF road
and structures
M'uteE' nee Of equip
mcnt ..... ---. .
TRANSFORMATION ana
trafhC ......--...--
General expenses zee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21

General balance sheet as of June 20 shows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
poNns AND BANK STOCKS.

10 Bank of Com. .260t
1000 Adams Elk As. tUS
5000 Am Cot OIL as. 1UV
IOOnO 4 T & s z Adj
New-York tribune., 1900-03-07
CURRENCY BILL APPROVED
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE CONFERENCE
REPORT BY A VOTE OF a TO 90.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. I

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington March 6.-The Senate passed the
currency and bond refunding conference report
this afternoon by a vote of II to 26. The vote on
the passage of the Currency bill itself on Febru-
airy 10 40 to %, SO that to-day's division
shows an apparent gain of one for the advocates
of currency reform and the explicit establish
ment of gold the sole standard of American
monetary values. In the interval the Republican
side has been strengthened by the admission of
Mr.. Bard, the Senator from California As
on February 13, the division followed party
lines much they have been drawn since 1896
the silver question.
Mr.. Chandler was the only Republican to op-
pose his party's efforts to make good of the
vital pledges of its most recent National plat
form. Messrs. Caffery, of Louisiana and Lind
say, of Kentucky. the two Sound Money Demo
Gratis left in the Senate, voted for the report as
they did on February Is for the bill itself Mr.
Kyle, of South Dakota, now classified as a Re
publican, was again absent without pair The
conference report goes now to the House of Rep
resentatives, where vote is likely to be taken
on it before the end of the week
The vote In detail adoption of the con-
ference report was as follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-07
PLANS FOR A PACIFIC CABLE.
BOTH THE NAVAL AND PRIVATE OWNER
SHIP PROJECTS FAvoRABLY REPORTED

Washington March 6.-The Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs to-day ordered a favorable re-
port on the bill to construct cable TO Manila bv
way of Honolulu Midway Island and Guam II ts
to be under the direction of the Navy Department
and TO be Government cable Senator Hale chair
man of the committee authorized to prepa re
bill and report il to the Senate The bill will
provide for immediate construction of the cable
only from San Francisco TO Honolulu but II CON
templates ultimate extension to the Philippines and
Hong Kong. 1t is estimated that the cable tn Honn
lulu will cost between 1900 600 and "a 10000
The House Committee on Commerce taday or
dered favorable report the bill for a Pacific
cable connecting this country with Hawaii the
Philippines and Japan The bill has been under
consideration for a long time. and two sessions
were held to-day in order to bring the matter 70 :,
conclusion The bill OF Representative Sherman Of
New-York. Is the one favorably acted on with a
number of amendments. 1t provides for private
construction of the line. the Government paving
100000 annually for twenty years for the trans
mission cf messages. The committee also insartad
a clause that the cable shall be of American nske
flag Another provision calls for the comnIetion
of the line to Honolulu by January / 1902 and 70
Japan by January, 1903. 1t originally Estimated
that the of the cable would be 81 O.0 nl -,
recent estimates show that the rise In prices NJ
material will make the cost about 33 900 fseo rrba
Governments obligation however is confined 70
the annual payment of 100000. "
New-York tribune., 1900-03-07

ment was emphatically denied two years ago, Mr.
Quay and his colleague Mr. Penrose. both taking
part In that refusal. Now, according to Oregon
selves In rather impossible situation. the one
presenting claim whose validity he repUdiated in
1898. and the other, In order to champion his
associates title. announcing a change of view
which docs more credit to his good fellowship than
to his logical consistency. Mr. Simon also Wig
orousy repeed the charges that Mr., Corbett In
1897 had prevented the Oregon Legislature from
organizing and electing Senator. a charge which
Mr.. Carter, OF Montana. had used TO explain his
action in voting in 1898 to reject Mr.. Corbett
and In proposing TO vote in 1900 to seat Mr.. Quay.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-07
AYES.


ACTIVITY ANUING BUND DEALERS.
Activity among bond dealers stimulated yes
terday by the Senate's adoption of the conference
report the Currency bill and about s. 900 Of
United States bonds were presented to the Sub
Treasury for certcation OF transference bonds
of the proposed per cent Issue which base
circulation under the terms offered the pending
measure. Banks all over the country asking
for the bonds, although the high rates now OBJ
tainable are said TO have induced certain Western
institutions to part with their holdings at ad-
Vantageous terms.
1t is reported that the National City Bank and
the National Bank of Commerce will both take
circulation TO the fun amount OF their capital after
the bill becomes law. The National Bank of Com
merce already has as much circulation $500
900 capital under the present regulations will allow
but after its merger with the National Union Bank
is effected and its capital increased $1000OO0 its
circulation can be more than doubled.