New-York tribune., 1900-12-15
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-London active
factor in the local market dealing in about 10000
shares. Arbitrage houses bought about 10000
shares on balance. Large blocks of Wabash. Read
ing Ontario and Western and St. Paul issues were
taken for foreign account
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONs.-Loan quotations
were: Atchison common Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Northwestern. 2; AtchisOn preferred,
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. General Electric.
Missouri Pacific. New-York Central. Northern Pa
cifc and preferred. Rock Island St Paul.
American Tobacco common. Continental Tobacco
common Southern Railway preferred. Louisville
and Nashville. Pacific Mail. Amalgamated Copper,
4: Peoples Gas. Reading 1st preferred. Sugar,
Union Pacific common Manhattan. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Tennessee Coal and Iron. Federal Steel
common American Steel and Wire common. AZ;
Delaware and Hudson, Western Union. Erie 1st
preferred 3; Baltimore and Ohio common 4d4lA;
Erie common, Erie I'd preferred, fiat; Illinois Cen
trail, g.
BOARD ROOM REPORTS-It was reported on
the Stock Exchange that heavy pool buying was
responsible for general strength in the market.
1t was said that ]. ]. Hill and other Western
capitalists were buying information regarding
an alliance between Northern Pacific st. Paul and
Erie.
COAL. STOCKS.-AH the coal stocks were active,
dealings in Erie Reading Ontario and Western,
Delaware and Hudson and Delaware Lackawanna
and Western amounting to 2sS.721 shares. The Erie
issues sold off fractonally on profit taking sales.
but the Reading issues made sharp advances. On
tario and Western up 11s points. Halle &
Stieglltz Dick Bros. Co. and A. A. Housman &
Co were heavy buyers Of Reading issues.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.-Chcago Great
Western common stock has been bought in large
amounts for London account. Insiders believe that
the company will earn a dividend on the preferred
stock this year.
WABASH ISSUES-wabash issues were strong
on so-calIed Vanderbilt buying. A report that the
Vanderbilt interests had secured control OF the
Wabash company not confirmed. London was
an active buyer Of the common and preferred. and
local houses took large blocks. Henry Clews Co.
were the heaviest sellers of the preferred on the
advance. The debenture bonds opened pa points
up but made no further gain in the day. Dealings
in these issues were enormous, amounting in par
value to 81 $4,000
ST PAUL IN DEMAND.-There was an excel
lent demand for st. Paul stock in yesterdays mar
ket, heavy orders coming from the West The
stock was helped by a short interest and by COM
mission house buying No news developments ac-
companied the activity in the stock 1t
ported that ]. ]. Hill would enter the ST. Paul d.
rectory. T. ]. Taylor s. Co were heavy buyers Of
the stock.
CHICAGO. INDIANAPOLIS AND LOUISVILLE.
The advance in Chicago indianapolis and Louis
willie stocks was due to buying by Vanderbilt
brokers'
TEXAS AND PACIFIC-Texas and Pacific was
well bought. Bell Co. were heavy buyers on the
advance
SILVER EXPORTS.-The steamship Lucania
sailing for Europe to-day, will take out Sss 600
ounces of silver. shipped follows: NJ. Guggen-
helms Sons, $4,000 ounces; the United Metals Sell
ing Company 22l 900 ounces and Zimmerman &
Forshay, 100 900 ounces.
CUSTOMS BROKERS' ELECTION.-The annual
election OF the Customs Brokers and Clerks AS
ISOLATION OF the Port of New-York was held at the
Custom House yesterday. Charles s. Dewey was
elected president for the time These other
officers were elected: Vice-presdent. Harry Rob
inson; secretary George s. Young; treasurer John
w Scardefeld: collector. Frank III. Bennett; d.
rector Ito serve three years.. Joseph W. Masters:
governors Zone year.. John A. Norman, H. Need
ham, o. o. Ryder 1. L. Newberry and c. B. Keys.