New-York tribune., 1900-11-09
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-London again sold stocks
in the local market. putting out upward of $1,000
shares. The heaviest selling in Atchison
Northern Pacific Southern Pacific and Pennsyl-
vania.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were: Atchison common and preferred Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, Missouri Pacific. New
York Central. Northwestern, Northern Pacific pre-
ferred Reading first preferred, Rock Island ST.
Paul Union Pacific common and preferred, Man
haitian Delaware and Hudson and Tube 8; Peo-
pies Gas, Sugar American Tobacco common
Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern Railway pre-
ferred and Baltimore and Ohio common. 3Q31h
Northern Pacific common, fiat to 1-32: Continental
Tobacco common. United States Leather preferred
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Federal Steel common
and American Steel and Wire common. 3A. and
Louisville and Nashville /.
POOL SELLING.-Pool selling was noted in
Southern Pacific. Missouri Pacific and some of the
ndustrials. The report that the pool In American
Linseed had sold was not founded fact. The
decline IN the stock due to the forced nquida-
ton OF loan in which the stock was the chief
collateral and to efforts to buy the stock at
cheaper prices.
PUBLIC INTEREST-Public interest in the mar
ket pronounced In the preferred industrial
stocks and in Manhattan Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Union Pacific and Peoples Gas. On the decline due
to realizing sales commission houses active
buyers. and many new accounts were opened. The
great number OF small lot transactions Indicated a
wide public interest.
MANHATTAN AND PEOPLES GAs.-Manhat-
tan and Peoples Gas prominent strong feat
ures on good class of buying Manhattan II is
said. is booked for higher prices Peoples Gas in
terests believe that the election results in Illinois
VIII diminish the chances of hostile legislation
against the company Talbot ]. Taylor Co. were
the heaviest buyers of Manhattan.
CONSOLIDATED GAS-Buying OF Consolidated
Gas stock was considered good and bull tips
were put out 1t would If Consolidated
Gas stock were already selling on a level com
mensurate with it's intrinsic worth
ID A DIT NrrT1 A
Transit stock was bought all day by inside inter
ests. The statement for the first quarter of the
fiscal year showed increase in net earnings OF
sS66OS Bell & Co. were active buyers and Flower
& Co had large orders
NORTHERN PACIFIC-Northern Pacific d.
rectors declared a dividend Of per cent
on the common stock. and It was announced that
In the future dividends would be made quarterly
The per cent declared yesterday makes a per cent
paid this year. The stock not fayorabIy af-
feCted by the dividend.
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY-The ad-
vance In American Car and Foundry issues was
due to good buying and TO the general belief that
the next dividend on the common stock will be
raised from 4 OF per cent to per cent.
HEAVY NET GAINS-Brooklyn Rapid Transit
gained 6Lt per cent: Lake Eric and Western pre-
ferred 7at per cent Manhattan. 57s per cent: Met
ropolitan. per cent; New-York. Chicago and ST.
Louis first preferred per cent: Peoples Gas. 2ss
per cent Republic Steel preferred. 2ia per cent:
cent and American Tobacco 21a per cent.
AMERICAN COTTON OIIA-Tho declaration OF
3I2 per cent on the common stock OF the American
Cotton OIL Company made yesterday. This
is y OF per less than paid last year.
while the amount paid IN 1898 per cent. The
annual report OF the company will be Issued about
the middle OF this month. and officers say that 1t
VIII show satisfactory results. although the high
price OF cotton seed the last year has tended
reduce profits somewhat.
NEW EXCHANGE MEMBERS.-George l. Scott,
Henry c. Hackney and Edwin NJ. I.eask. OF Leask
& Co. Of No. IS Wall-st.. have been elected men,
hers OF the Stock Exchange.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.-The BOND and Mort
gage Guarantee Company. of Brooklyn. has de-
clared quarterly dividend OF per cent payable to
the stockholders November 10.
STREET RAILWAY BONDS-John H. Davis &
Co. par and interest $4,000 first mortgage
per cent gold street railway bonds upon prop
critics IN large cities showing net earnings nearly
double interest charges.
NEW DIRECTOR OF CITY BANK George
W. Perkins. Vice President OF the New-York Life
Insurance Company, yesterday elected d.
rector Of the National City Bank, to hll the va
cancy caused by the death OF II. Walter Webb.