New-York tribune., 1900-10-25
WHEAT.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.
FOREIGN TRADING.-London active in the
local market, buying most of the international
specialties. The only important selling was III
Northern Pacific common. Total foreign uauins ~
amounted to about TO,O0G shares. OF which ZOVOO
shares were sales of Northern Pacific. Union "a
ciac and Atchison were heavily bought for LONDON
account.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Stock loan quo
tations were: Atchison common and preferred
Peoples Gas. Reading first preferred, Rock Islahu'
St Paul, Union Pacific common, American Iooacco
common, Continental Tobacco common ana ZEN
nessee Coal and Iron 31a: Chicago. Burlington ana
Quincy, Missouri Pacific. New-York Central LOUIS
willie and Nashville and Baltimore and ONO com
mon 3d31b; Northwestern and Illinois Central, l;
Northern Pacific common, 11292; Northern Paclhc
preferred and Southern Railway preferred 8; sugar
Refining. Manhattan. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, ed
eral Steel common and American Steel and Wire
common. 31ka4; Delaware and Hudson. 2; Western
Union 1al11 and Baltimore and Ohio preferred B.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.-Brookyn Rapid
Transit stock is evidently on its way toward a
higher market price On the decline to AZ the
stock absorbed by powerful interests who al
ready held large blocks OF security. and in
sequence there probably less of the stock in
the Street than at any time in its history. AS an
issue with a bright future Brooklyn Rapid Transit
appeals it's present price to careful buyers.
Earnings are Improving. and the extraordinary
pense account is falling. Moreover. Brooklyn is
rapidly growing up to the mileage of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system.
COMMISSION HOUSES. - Commission houses
active in Union Pacific and Atchison issues.
and. in fact in all the active securities. Out of
town orders heavy, and public buying
more marked than any other day in the
rent movement. Morgan interests bought the Read
ing issues. Keene brokers active buyers of
Atchison and Union Pacific Boston houses bought
Mexican Central.
HEAVY TRADING.-F W. savin & Co. sold
about $1,000 shares of various stocks. H. Content
& Co. sold % 600 shares and Chicago sold upward
of 1900 shares. Strong, Sturgis & Co. were heavy
sellers of Baltimore and Ohio Woerishoffer & Co.
also put out large amount of this stock. Talbot
]. Taylor & Co. active buyers of different
Issues: also Kuhn Loeb & Co.
HIGH GRADE STOCKS BOUGHT-Buying of
the high class stocks such as New-York Central,
Pennsylvania Burlington and St Paul was excel
lent in character. Vanderbilt interests bought
New-York Central and big Four" Daniel OdelI
& Co., Housman & Co and Halle and Stieglitz
were active buyers of New-York Central The last
named firm took good deal Of Union Pacific
THE STEEL STOCKS-Despite heavy Western
selling of all the Steel stocks. Federal Steel
generally strong and active; also the preferred.
which sold at the highest price recorded in many
weeks Flower & Co. were good buyers of the
common and other we'll known commission houses
had substantial orders for the stock The decline
the close due to realizing. Republic Steel
preferred strong Steel and Wire issues
heavy
advanced $50. the highest price record. The
stock went up small dealings There is much
speculation in the outside market the divi-
dend which will be declared in the early part of
November The company has already paid three
dividends amounting to 3S per cent, and has one
to pay to wind up the year.
SECURITIES LISTED.-The following securities
have been added to the Stock Exchange list:
Hooking Vallev 100000 additional preferred stock.
making total listed Sl3 23 5OO S9 600 additional first
NOR gold of
1918. making total listed ss,22s.OOO OF the Inter
national Paper Company.
SOUTHERN STOCKS.-The Southern stocks
active, buying of Southern Railway pre-
ferred being particularly good. The high price OF
cotton and the general strength of business
ditons in the South have added largely to the
earnings of the Southern roads and current buy
ing of Louisville and Nashville, St Louis South
western, Missouri Pacific and Southern Railway
reflects the great confidence Of capital in thu busi-
ness future Of the South and Southwest.
NEW HIGH RECORDS.-The Atchison Issues
and Union Pacific Common made new high rec
ords yesterdays market
NATIONAL TUBE sYNDICATE.-Accordng to
uncon1rmed reports the underwriting syndicate Of
the National Tube Company recently completed its
operations and checks for the profits were distrib-
uted yesterday the Office of j. P. Morgan & Co.,
the syndicate managers The profits are reported to
have been satisfactory. Al the securities Of the
tube company believed to be on the market.
TEA TO BE LISTED.-Tea will be listed the
Coffee Exchange Such a step has been under con-
sideration for time. and final action in favor
of listing recenetly taken. This change will
take place the details in the rules and
regulations for trading in tea options can be car
ried
AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS COMPANY
At the annual meeting yesterday of the stock
holders Of the American Type Founders Company
the outgoing Board of Directors was returned.
with one exception. H. II. Rogers. of the Standard
Oil Company. retiring and being succeeded by
Charles b. Whiting The Board later
and reelected the old officers
TO VOTE TO-DAY Members of the Cotton and
Coffee Exchanges will vote to-day the PROPOSE
ton to close their exchanges on November 3. me
day of the Sound Money parade. t thought
that a similar proposition would be put before
the Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange
Yesterday but the matter not considered. and
the Stock Exchange will do business usual
the day of the parade.
BUYERS AND SELLERS