New-York tribune., 1900-10-23

FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III Ihe locdi
market for foreign account were heavy, amount
ing to upward of $4,000 shares, purchases on bal
ance There was a good London demand for Atchi-
son common.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were: Atchison common Northwestern. Louisville
and Nashville 21b; Atchison preferred Peoples
Gas General Electric Missouri Pacific, New-Yor
Central Northern Pacific preferred, Reading first
preferred Rock Island, st. Paul. Sugar, Union Pa
cifc common and preferred American Tobacco
common Continental Tobacco common. Manhat-
tan United States Leather preferred, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Delaware and Hudson. Tennessee
Coal and Iron Southern Railway preferred, Bal
timore and Ohio preferred Federal Steel common,
American Steel and Wire common, 3; Chicago, Bur
nngton and Quincy, Baltimore and Ohio common.
21ka8; Northern Pacific common, l; Western
Union. 2.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-Renewed speculative in
terest is developing in Southern Pacific. 1t is
thought that the pool which carried the price OF
the stock up last spring is again working for a
higher price in this issue. Halle & Stieglitz were
active buyers yesterday.
CHARACTER OF SELLING-John W. Gates. of
the Chicago speculative element, supposed to
be heavy seller Chicago houses active
sellers and it estimated that fully 100000 shares
were sold for Western account. Jacob Field sold
and Wasserman Brothers put out upward of 10000
shares of various stocks. F. w. Savtn was an
active seller around the Bell & Co. were also
large sellers Some inside holdings came on the
market.
ONTARIO AND WESTERN.-Bull points are out
on Ontario and Western. and the stock is becom-
ing more active Earnings of the road in the last
two years have shown great Improvement, and the
question of splitting the stock will, 1t is believed,
soon be taken up by the directors. A substantial
dividend could easily be paid and maintained on
s2OO00OO0 OF preferred stock.
BANKING INTERESTS.-StrOng banking inter-
ests bought Baltimore and Ohio and Union Pacific
issues London a large buyer OF Union Pacific
and Atchison. Vanderbilt and Morgan brokers
bought stocks Keene brokers were active In Rub
Der common Baltimore and Ohio and Atchison pre-
ferred Vanderbilt interests bought Big Four
and New-York Central.
UNITED STATES RUBBER.-United States
Rubber common strong on buying induced by
dividend talk. Insiders were said TO be buying
Keene brokers bought.
FLOWER STOCKS.-There good demand
for all the so-called Flower stocks. In Peoples
Gas traders and inside interests bid up the price
against Chicago shorts. and Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit was taken by good class Of buyers 1t Is gen
orally believed that important interests have added
TO their Brooklyn Rapid Transit holdings. Federal
Steel was well taken at advancing prices
PRESSED STEEL CAR-The fourth instament
OF the per cent dividend on the common stock of the
Pressed Steel Company. being IA per cent. will
be paid on November 10. The transfer books will
close on October %. The stock was a strong
feature in yesterdays market what seemed to be
good buying.
TOBACCO SHARES.-Amercan Tobacco and
Continental were IN fair demand reports or IN
creased earnings heard but news
nouncement regarding the affairs of the companies
was made. Both stocks favorites with certain
manipuators.
HIGH RECORDS.-New high records were made
by Atchson common and preferred and Union Pa
cidc common
o. II. KAHN MADE VOTING TRUSTEE.-Otto
H Kahn of Kuhn Loeb & Co., has been elected a
voting trustee OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. TO succeed his father-in-law, the late
Abraham Wolff.
KNOWS NOTHING OF TRAFFIC DEAL
George J. Gould is quoted saying that he knows
nothing about the reported traffic alliance between
the Missouri Pacific Railroad. which he presi-
dent. and the Kansas City Southern and the Chi
cago and Alton roads.
OFFERINGS FOR INVESTORS.-R Redmond,
Kerr & Co. offer TO investors in another column
large selection of city State and railroad bonds
and guaranteed stocks. bearing from 3Ia to per
cent