New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

o1rTc1DE SEC,I-RITIES MARKET. - Market
closed dull Standard OIL closed at 52'g1S-' asaii''
525d5SO Friday. Last prices on other pio,.i,- p,
issues were: Havana Commercial 1871 preiet,eu
5S059I5: Baking Powder. 931ad941a: Bay state Gas
1S616a; Pump 17G1S; preferred, 64noo; Marhee
Copper cas-; Amalgamated Copper, "4asoF. Am"
sterdam Gas. 2id25lA; preferred, 4'a4'f@' i'uo'o.
Goods 2eG30: preferred. S11aQS21a; Dlstiiiihs oi
h,;oo mas. nreferred 27la62S; Sloss-Shefieid
2aa9o preferred 6sa7o; Storage Power lzal4' De"-
eral Carriage, 6G6h .,
SHOWS CROP REPORT.-Snow, the crop status
tician has issued a report, in which he estimates
the amount of wheat In first hands ana coihe
caI stocks at 264 900 bushels the largest Win
one exception since 1894. The farm reserve Vi oo'
Is S62 O00CD bushels against lll0WU pusheA7 'a9'
year. r,,->,DI>r.
JEHIGH AND WILKESBARRE RtfUNDi-'1
7, &c rnderstood that a general scheme or retuiu-
ing in connection with the s1,500'OOo Lehlsh anu
WiIkesbarre Coal Company per cent bonds which
mature June next. will be carried out ana '"e
comnany's finances placed upon better basis
SUGAR PRICES DECLINE-Sales or raw sus"iS
renorted Yesterday aggregate about 1900 bags 10
refners at 21sc which, with cost ana ireieh' AZ.
sbinment Is equal to about 43lc. or uecii''e Vi "
full 1-i6c a pound from the last sale
CASTLE BRAID COMPANG--The tastie Dt"t-
Cor,nanv which was incorporated on OCTOBER ~
last with capital OF $4,000 after having acquie Z"
the business. real estate and machinery oi oCiO9 ~
& Sons Brooklyn. also the business ana iIac"..
Of Ralas Freres Ltd, Hoboken, has issued i's
CT ouer.erIv statement up to January last,
showing surplus Of S55,9S3 80 The assets 90 not
include anv charges for goodwill or traoeHi'I Ms
The capltal stock is fully subscribed ana palo III
OFFERED FOR Observation-Disclosures I"
Co of New-York and F. II. Rollins sons OF
Boston offer for public subscription at loi ana IN
terest S2s72OOO general mortgage per cent SINK
ing fund gold bonds. payable December l. 1917 OF
the Denver and Southwestern Railway COMPANY
The total present issue is A.923,Go. but OF TINS
amount s2O51 coo bonds have been withdrawn FOR
neru1anent investment. The company has acquired
bv nurchase the bonds and shares in various COLO
RADIO corporations-railways leading from the rich
gold producing district OF Cripple Creek. Col. and
several other corporations that render valuable
service within this district These bonds ana shares
are lodged with the Continental Trust Company
70 secure the bond issue OF the Denver ana South-
western Railway Company. The capitalization OF
the company includes S5.50o,09o bonds, OF wnicn
s7- GC0 are reserved redeem outstanding Midiahd
Terminal ( per cent bonds $4,000 per cent pre-
rerred stock and 50 10000 common stock a SINKING
tund provision provides for the investment oy 'he
trustees Of the general mortgage bonds OF $4,000
per annum, 20 he invested In the bonds at Pr'ce
not above 10 and interest. such bonds 10 remain
uncancelled in the sinking fund. and the interest
accruin< IS 10 be added the sinking fund and
invested in turn In Ike manner. In case BONDS
cannot be obtained at 10 and interest the sinking
fund PAYMENTS are 20 be invested In bonds of tho
United States or OF the State Of New-Tork or
Massachusetts. II the bonds be obtained at
10 and interest sinking fund by June. 1925 will
have retired approximately S+9Ss0o All legal ques-
tions connected with the company's formation and
the general mortgage have been approved by
Storey. Thorndike & Palmer. OF Boston. and Carter
& Ledyard OF New-York