The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06

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| Burlington declined from 129 ga at tie
4, opening to 12S rs. and closed at 129 is.
ST Paul got as low as III, and c!o-ei at
| III 3-S Rock Island sold at 10i for low
level, and closed IL above that at the
close. The Pacific securities were very
dull, but they held their own better than
the grangers. closing at about the opening
! prices. Sentiment in conservative quarters
continues hopeful regarding these two
| groups of securities, and the reasons for
| this optimism are excellent.
The bear talk of only per cent for
Sugar stock and of no dividend whatever,
was shown to be unfounded yesterday. as
the bear skepticism regarding the Atchiso IN
dividend was. The Sugar directors met
and declared a quarterly dividend of 1-2
per cent. The books will close June 9. 1t
is said that there will probably be another
advance in the price of sugar today or later
this week. Another interesting deve op-
ment in the sugar situation was an advance
of LIZ cent in the price of package coffee by
the Arbuckles. The sugar war is over. De-
velopments now will all be favorable. The
stock looks to be purchase, and unGoubt
eddy would be advanced handsomely On
public buying If it were not realized that
the insiders can defeat any public buying
in the stock If they see At by manipulation.
And as usual thing the insiders do see fit
to go contrary to the public. The course
of the stock yesterday was for the most
part directly the opposite to what the news
indicated. The opening was strong at
lis Ia, and the price went Immediately to
lis "a, but after the first trading a selling
movement continued all day. The low
price was lis, and the close was at 115 1-2.
Earnings statements yesterday were gen.
orally excellent. The ST. Paul weekly
gross statement was surprise to the peo-
pie who have been talking of decreases in
the granger earnings. The gross earnings
of the fourth week last year were immense,
| but they are exceeded this year by sS6.5Oi,
/ the total for the week being 1857, 1886. The
| increase for the month was $9S, 112. The
| total increase in gross during the first
eleven months of the year has been So $780,
S14. The Ontario and Western gross earn
| ings for the week show decrease Of 81 $50.
| The decrease for the month was $4910.
! During the first eleven months Of the year
| the increase in gross earnings has been
s59S,26S. The increases In gross earnings
| on the Texas Pacific for the week and
| month were sS1, al, and 1880. Since jan
| uary / the increase in gross has been $780,
090 Great Northern shows for the week
and month and for the period since jan
uary / decreases in gross earnings of si,237
and s30,264 ard $3.50. The Southern
Railway for the week showed decrease in
gross earnings of $500. The Louisville
and Nashville record of gross earnings for
the week, month, and eleven months is
three increases, $50, 42s and $s1, $50. and
So, 1886 15S. Norfolk and Westerns showing
is also an excellent one. The increase for
the week was s46,0l1, the total earnings
being S40I Dis In the month the Q.OsS
earnings were sl.70s,s16, the increase being
$119, 405. For the first eleven months of the
fiscal year the earnings were 81, ,240,
the increase being 81 9l9 759