New-York tribune., 1900-11-14
WALL STREET AND ETCH4NGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Forefgn operations in the
local market were mixed. the total dealings
ing to $4,000 shares. Sales exceeded purchases by
10000 shares, the heaviest selling being in the Pa
cifc stocks and Atchison.
STOCK LOAN QCOTATIONS.-LOan quotations
Were: Atchson and preferred. Peoples
Gas, Missouri Pacific. New FORK Central, North
western. Northern Pacific preferred, Reading first
preferred, Rock Island. ST. Paul Union Pacific
common and preferred Continental Tobacco
mon, Manhattan. Delaware and Hudson, Southern
Railway preferred, Baltimore and Ohio common
and preferred. Federal Steel common 8; Chicago
Burlington and Quincy, Northern Pacific common,
Sugar, fiat; American Tobacco common, United
States Leather preferred, Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Tennessee Coal and Iron, $685.; Western Union.
.; Louisville and Nashville /; Pacific Mail. 1-64G
1872; Linseed common. 1-64; Lnseed preferred,
1-l691s.
THE COAL STOCKS.-The coal stocks were
strong features. and in most cases closed at net
gains. The Reading issues showed particular
strength. OF the soft coalers Wheeling and Lake
Erie common and first preferred showed note
worthy strength. Buying of these issues for
the account of people well informed regarding the
affairs of the company.
TENDENCY OF SPECULATION.-It
thought that Standard Oil interests were heavy
sellers, while it known that several prominent
speculative interests worked for a reaction. Sugar
stock under pressure from lower Wall Street,
and insiders in Tobacco took profits. Buying of
Northern Pacific good also Peoples Gas
the decline.
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heavy profit taking for Western account, and
American Steel and Wire was weak under the
same kind of selling. Tennessee Coal and Iron was
strong at the opening the bullish reports from
insiders, but declined with the of the market.
INVESTMENT BUYINCi.-Investnen buying
the decline excellent. especially in the
Changers. New-York Central and Pennsylvania.
Union Pacific also taken for investment
count. Buying of the Vanderbilt issues and Nor
folk and Western led TO rumors of further deals
OF rpllt he
Eastern roads
PEOPLES GAS-PeopIe's Gas stock was sold on
Chicago reports that resolution had been intro
duced in the City Council of Chicago calling
State Legislature to establish commission for the
regulation of rates on gas and electric light The
resolution. however, has been temporarily pigeon
holed by being referred to the Committee State
Legislation, and will never reach the Legislature.
it is said.
GENERAL CHEMICAL.-GeneraI Chemical di-
rectors will tomorrow afternoon at ! o'clock
to authorize the fourth quarterly payment of per
cent on the common stock The payment will be
made December l. and books viii close about
days before.
ST. PAUL Observation-Disclosures buy
ing of Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul stock has
been active in the last year and il is said that tho
company has about seven thousand stOCkhold-
ers its books, with few big blocks of stocks held
by a single individual. Foreign holdings the
smallest known in many years.
PACIFIC MAIID-Pacihc Mail stock sold eff
garding the company out Southern Pacific
now controls Pacific Mail, but 1t need not he
sumed that this means, as reported Vanderbilt
control. The Vanderbilts do control Southern
Pacific.
PETROLEUM LOWER Refined petroleum has
heen reduced 10 points 725 in barrels and 40 in
bulk. Philadelphia prices being a basis points
lower
SILVER EXPORTS The steamers sailing for
Europe to-day will take out 62on0 of silver
shipped by tho United Metal Selling Company.
AMERICAN Rect SUGAR.-The stock the
American Beet Sugar Company dealt in for the
first time yesterday on the Stock Exchange. Twcr-
t. shares of the common sold 25 and Gfteou
shares of tn" preferred at 7}'2
AMERICAN LINSEED.-It Is reported good
authority that the greater part Of the sales of
American Linseed stocks in the last few days have
Ecen taken by Standard OH interests.
TO BE TRUSTEES James St!man president
Of the National CITY Bank of New York. ana Alex
ander L. Orr presidtn of the Rapid Transit Com
mission, to succeed Edward y. Gibbs and
Mayor William l.. Strong. both Of whom have
Gently died, trustees OF the N,v'-York Lie In
surance Company.