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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

Stock market traders exhibited no particular
desire to buy or sell securities in yesterdays
market. and in consequence the course of val
ues, with but few exceptions showed no i'm
portant fluctuations. In Sugar Refining and
some Of the more prominent steel stocks activ-
fly was noted. Sugar certificates enjoyed a
sharp upward movement in the last hour while
the steel stocks sold of with considerable ra-
pidity Sales Of the last named appeared to be
based upon the report that the Carnegie inter
ests would become more aggressive in competi-
ton with the American Steel and Wire Com
pany. The railroad shares inactive but in
some OF the low priced issues quiet absorption
for the account Of important buyers was re-
ported Bank changes for the week exerted no
effect upon the course OF speculation an IN
crease In surplus Of S2,119975 receiving no
marked attention from the trading element The
banks now hold S17,074,275 above legal require
rnents. and while gold exports NAV reduce these
figures in the course of the next few weeks
banking circles do not count upon a material
change in money rates. The advocates of lower
prices in stocks are looking forward to various
shocks from gold exports and politics but so far
investors have not responded to the seducing
invitations Of the bears to sell securities The
market closed irregular at small final changes
but with few more net losses than gains
Despite the depression among the pernetuaI
pessintsts of the Street and the narrow views
OF certain Wall Street traders who never see
anything beyond the Stock Exchange the con-
ditons governing the worth of investments are
lair ana promising Exports of the countrv's
produce and manufactures continue heavy Rail-
road earnings are breaking records for heavy
trafhc, and the general industrial activities of
the country have not been checked bevond a
healthful point by the developments which weak
kneed spectators consider factors Of depression
TRADE reports from all centres are cheerful
stocks were reduced to the lowest point since
the December smash in values by the American
Steel ana Wire scandal, but real values were
not affected Railroad earnings which In the
three weeks Of April have been II per cent larger
than in the same weeks last year furnish ade
Quate evidence OF the growing worth of stocks
and they should tend to offset as market factors
the praying of market asses and the nachina
lions OF eViminded spectators. Good stocks
are cheap at the current level II value is based
uPOn the earning power of the companies CON
ceIneo ana upon the Industrial and financial
position OF the United States Substantial in
terests are taking attractive low priced stocks
because OF considerations affecting real values
Later on IN the year the wisdom of sucb mr.
chases VIII doubtless be reflected in market
values. III maj RET
me usual weekly table of price changes 4or +bo
more active stocks follows " INC
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AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY D1v1
DEND

olockhoIders OF the American Car md Eo,,,
company Will receive this week checks ror e.
regular quarterly dividend OF ~ ner ca,,+ o. -
preferred stock, payable May l. With Tho A.,
uehd payment a statement of the comDanv.s oo
Utoh VIII be inclosed, showing the exceIIan+ 70
SUITS or the first year of the company's bus,pass
In which surplus of 81 O49 652 after four ouara-
dividends amounting to s2OS6. 800 was returned
Inc company has enough business on hand IN kesn
i's WORKS busy for year, and orders for new cars
are coming in at rate which means a record
breaking statement of earnings in the current
ter The Northern Pacific Railroad has Just ordered
900 gondola and 400 fiat cars of the American
Car and Foundry Company In the companv's
puplshed statement for the year evidence of con-
sentative and strictly business management is re-
corded and it is an agreeable duty to make men,
ton of the soundness of the company's MANAGE
In certain other industrial concerns whose mana
gers are more intent upon using their companies
TO further stock market schemes than on buildiny
up their business in the interest the stockhoId
ers. There are good industrial investments OF
which conservative investors always ready 10
buy, and in the case of the American Car
and Foundry Company II is ii noteworthy fact that
the books show that the preferred per cent stock
is held by of the leading investment interests
In the street and throughout the country In mar
ket value good industrial stocks have suffered with
the bad, but in time the sound Industrial issues will
rise to level more In proportion to their actual
worth. At its current rate Car Foundry preferred
lieve that the market value will rule below 90
from -
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'Less 1-16.
Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New-O Orleans - Com
mercial, 25q50c discount; bank, 81 premium. San
Francisco-Sight, 171a; telegraph. zoe. Cincinnati
Between banks, 10Q15c discount over the counter.
Doc premium Chareston-Buytng. par; selling, 1sc
premium. Boston-10c and 15c discount. Chicago
20c discount. St. Louis-l5c discount Savannah
Buying par; selling. 81 per 1000.
FOREIGN MONEY MARkET.-Call money In
London. ga IA per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills Az cent and for long bills 41
per cent. Berlin discount rate, 4& per cent Ber-
lin exchange on London 20 marks 5212 pfennigs
Paris exchange London. q francs IS centimes
Paris discount rate 7-16 per cent
FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consols for
money, 1908; for the account, 100 1916; French
rentes, 100 francs TN centmes; Spanish As, TN.
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver 5924c Mex
lean silver dollars, 47a4c. Bar silver in London
q 7-16d.
GOLD PREMIUMS-In Madrid. $3.50; Lisbon
$780, Buenos Ayres, 1870; Rome, 597i2.
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spite heavy gain In expenses over the same
month ago net earnings increased $5h.s so FOR
all lines. In 1895 the March earnings Of the Penn
sylvania system east OF Pittsburg. S.133532.
and net earnings s.5l3.s22. while in March. 1900
receipts s7o14e32 and net to s2oe2. 722
Reports have been current for the last few days
that the dividend rate of the Pennsylvania Railroad
would be increased at the directors meeting to-
morrow. but confirmation that such action will
be taken has from official sources The
company could easily increase Its rate to per
cent, but stockholders should not be disappointed
II the per cent basis Is maintained Pennsyl-
vania. II should be borne In mind, pays good divi-
dends in bad times we'll as In good times.
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ERIES HEAVY EARNINGS.

The Erie Railroad is making money, and It's con-
slant additions to revenue, despite large expendi-
lures for the good of the property. supplying
net returns that have never before been equaned
for corresponding times In the history of the prop
erty. For March gross earnings s.. S9s $50 an
increase of 1892 95 March, 1899 while
ings ,216 gain OF s1oS.ss3 operating ex-
penses increasing SIPS POP For the first nine months
of the fiscal year gross earnings increased "a 0S6
and net earnings 81 $780, ss. The Susquehanna road
owned by the Erie, returned a gain in earnings
of $500 for March and a gain of SIS, 259 for the
fiscal year to March 81.
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TRADE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE.
"Bradstreet's" says:

Evidences of the fact that there two
sides TO the general trade situation, where for d
year past there but one, to sight each
week. Different sections of the country and lines
of business return differing reports. but that the
situation a whole is a favorable and suffers
merely by comparison with the enormous and al
most feverish activity of some time ago is also
evident. Excluding the great speculative centres.
the aggregate of business is undoubtedly larger
than a year and the business done even in
several industries reporting reduced activity would
seem large to those bearishy Inclined. had IL
not been for the enormous aggregate done some
tive and careful. Crop prospects, except in the
wheat of the Central West and in flood
ed sections of the South remain all that might be
wished for. Retail demand Is Improving in keep
ing with fine weather. and. while the distribution
of goods In this line is being narrowly watched for
possible effects of higher prices consumption.
nothing of definitely depressing character has yet
deyeloDed
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on Friday The heaviest dealings were In the
Atchison issues. Baltimore and Ohio As. Central
Of Georgia Is and I'd incomes, Chesapeake and
Ohio 411s. Erie LIST As. Missouri Kansas and Texas
I'd As. Reading general As. St Louis Southwestern
lists. st. Louis and Iron Mountain 5s Toledo and
Ohio Central 5s Union Pacific As. Wabash deben-
ture BIS. Western New-York and Pennsylvania gen.
eral s-4s and Wisconsin Central general As
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. April g. p. m.-American railway
shares were fairly steady to-day. but business was
light. Last prices Canadian Pacific $751;
Erie 1874 Erie first preferred. 4O24 Illinois Cen
trail, ll7la; Union Pacific preferred II; ST Paul
l222; New-York Central 1879: Pennsylvania 7O6l
Reading, TO- Northern Pacific preferred rs; Atchi-
son. 27s; Louisville and Nashville. s4a. Grand
Trunk. 8. and Anaconda, sA.
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PENNSYLVANIA'S EARNINGS

The report OF the Pennsylvania Railroad for
March presents further evidence of the prosperity
or this great railway system. Heavy additions in
traffic receipts were made all lines OF the com
panS the total gain In gross earnings lines east
and west Of PittsbuTg amounting to u.eo3,ioo De-
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS.

An authority on the foreign exchange market
says:
week ago demand sterling stood at ass. Be
tween that day and the Path It advanced TO AS812
when the gold export movement commenced with
first shipment of 10000 by Thursdays steamer to
france. This shipment however, was no sooner
announced than the market began to decline. BY
Thursday morning demand sterling had returned to
course of the afternoon Yesterday the market
opened strong at further advance of 1-32 and now
stands at 1854. Sixty day sterling huctuated the
same as demand. since the private discount rate In
London remained unchanged at 4q41s cent all
this week. Continental bills likewise fuctuated
apace with sterling but at present writing stand
just where they stood week ago. The weeks
business was dull and without animation, and we
are inclined to think that the decline of Thursday
morning was partly due to our having no fast mail
steamer for Europe before next Tuesday Buying
next Monday. therefore means loss of interest to
the buyer-not very onerOus, 1t Is true. with the
present rate only 2d2I2 per cent for money on call.
but still sacrifice which must be very distasteful
to bill buyers. The cheapness OF money makes
the long side OF the market again appear the most
attractive. 1t Is true that at present quotations
for exchange there is little margin of profit ex
cept in the difference OF interest between ours
and the English and German money markets. OF
this difference little be lost through posi-
BILE declines in exchange since posi-
get very much nearer the period when the
autumn movement of crops safely begin to be
discounted On the other hand, there fair
amounts of bank and bankers demand bills offered
for next months delivery at fully a cent and more
below present cash prices.
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HEAVY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS

Earnings received yesterday showed for the
periods named the following changes the same
time year ago:
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AMERICAN COTTON OIL DEBENTUREs.

The original issue of 100000 S per cent de-
benture bonds of the American Cotton Oil Com
pany, made on November l. 1890. out of author
lied Issue of s. 100000. has been reduced by the
company to 100000. which mature on November
next The directors of the company have au-
thorized the extension of these bonds for the fur
Their period of fifteen years, with interest the
rate OF AZ per cent, payable quarterly, the ex
tended bonds to retain all the advantages and con-
ditions of the terms of their original issue.
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SMALL STOCK CHANGES.
SUGAR AGAIN HIGHER.

INCREASED.
Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays last
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call. per cent
Time money. SG31a cent for sixty days, 31a per
cent for three months, 31Q4 per cent for four and
six months railroad collateral. Commercial
paper. 3&@4l5 per cent for three. four and six
months for the best names and above for names
not well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market firm. Actual
closing rates follow:
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
EP,lnfErrT RONDS-Market steady E,na,
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDs.-Market firm. Total sales
amounted par value TO sals.o9o against ST. 100
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SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
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Cables. Sight Sixty days.
Sterling. ASSOC 4sSH "a SS1a 4S112 "a 81 81
Francs. .5144s B159s Q5i5-l-I8 51s1s-1-I6G5.Isls
r Sinks. 95 7-16 o5 8-1649544 81 e-16q94Ss
Guilders. 40 5-6940S 40h@40 3 16
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Albany q Sus. .

Actual sales--l--GIosng-l Shares
Open High Low Fin Bid. Ask. sold.
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BANK STOCKS
Reported BY Clinton Gilbert. No. WaI-s-1
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Total 2as o4a
Total preceding week g. 739 pa
SEX dividend.
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NETWORK

.And interest. TEX coupon.
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saturday Saturday, Net
] april q. April IS. change.
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Washington. April 2S-The condition of the Treas
ury divisions of issue and redemption at the be-
ginning OF business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
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TRUST AND SURETY COMPANIES.
Reported by Clinton Gilbert. No. . wa1l-st)
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FOREIGN COMMERCE.

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE AT NETWORK
Week ending April 2s- 1898. 1899. 1900;
General merchandise. e29l635 S.ST3.6S6
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New Haven Go.
OXFORD.

EFFECTS or THE CYCLONE LOCALLY.
 The cyclone which passed over here on TuesdaY evening, the 16;h, did . good deal of damage about tvwn by blowing over fruit and shade trees and iD some instances buildings were moved off their foundations. At the home of Mrs Louisa Williams on Chestnut Tree Hill the force of the wind broke open the front door and things in the room were generally Williams has G: ". Cable engaged in making general repairs on her house.
 BUT FEW NEW VOTERS MADE.
 At the meeting of the Board of Regis- tfation, last Friday, there were but i've new voters added te the lists out of over 30 on the list to be made. The last gen. eral meeting of the board is to be held on Friday of this week.
 R. G. Robinson mad the miefortune to have his horse, valuable driviBg and work animal, die last Thursday morning When he fed 1t the night before 1t to"k it's feed as usual and was apparently in good health.
 Arthur K. Alling and wife of Bridge. port have been spending week with her parents, MT and Mrs J. H. Wheeler.in the western part of the town and with his people, K. J. Alling and wife, on Chris tian street. Moves Alling of the Alling Rubber Co.,, Bridgeport, came up over Sunday.
 Miss Mary Chatfield, who is attending the Gaffey Short Hand college in New Haven, came up Friday evening with Mr and Mrs William Thomas and spent Sun- day at her home on Chestnut Tree Hill.
 K. o. Hoadley and wife of Branford visited few days last week and over Sunday with Mr and Mrs F. B. Andrews on Riggs street.
 Miss Mary Harrison of New Haven
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26
TOwN TOP1Cs.
HATTERTOWN.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

4I4MS OF INTEREST,"
 Mrs Annis Booth and her daughter, Miss Sophia Booth, of Stepney, have been spending . week with Nrs Booths son, k. B. Booth, and family.
 James Platt of Bridgeport has been spending week in this place.
 Mrs Sarah Crane and daughter, Ccra, of Bridgeport, have been recent Ruests of J. c. Lewis and family.
 John and Miss Emma Mccarthy of Bridgeport were guests of Thomas Per kins over last Sunday.
 K. c. Northrop is erecting commodi- ous woodhouse.
 MT and Mrs Charles Scha1fsr and son. Clarence, of Danbury, have been spend ing several days in this place, guests of Eugene and Edgar Northrop and fam ilies.
 Mrs John H. Summers is away for two weeks' visit with relatives in Meri- den, Hartford, and Spring field.
 Charles Thorp and c. D. Stillson were in attendance at the Common PIeas court in Bridgeport for two days, last week, as witnesses in the case of the Town of Fairfield vs Town of Esston.
 MT and Mrs Fl. B. Peck of Esston were entertained by Mr and Mrs Birdsey Peck on Sunday last.
 Our local hunter, J. c. Lewis, shot 8 wild pigeon, recently, which, he says, is the first to be killed in this vicinity in years.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26
MONROE.

CHURCH AND PERSONAL JOrTINGs.
 George Wheeler of Denver has been spending some time with his friends here and in this vicinity.
 Hr and Mrs J. H. Brewster are in town for few days.
 H. c. Carter of New York spent Sun day at the rectory.
 Rev Dr wendell or St .Paul's, Hunting ton, exchanged with Rev A. Goldsbor- ough on Sunday.
 Tie Methodist church people of East Villsg joined with the Congregational church in the Center, Sunday evening, in union service. It was we'll attended and much enjoyed by all.
 Mrs Eliza J. Richmond of North Wood- bury and Mrs Selleck of Esston have vis- tied Mrs Edward Curtiss. They, with Mrs Curties and daughter, spent the day with Mrs A. Herbert Curtise.
 MT and Mrs Edward Curtiss was call
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26

mill, last Monday evening, about 8 o'clock. The Ire alarm 'an9 and the fire company reeI onded and quickly extin. guished 1t.
 Edgar s Booth and Mi Minnie A Bowe were married last Wednesday after noon by the Rev K. O. Trse. Also on the same afternoon Mr Tree united in marriage Daniel Douglas and Miss Emma Martin.
 0There were two accidents on Saturday. John Betri while working in the Derby ladder and broke two of his ribs beaides other injuries and was taken to the hospital. Josephi Osborne, while work. ing at lathe in the Shelton Co.'s factory, caught his hand therein and some of the bones were broken.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26

The Connecticut Agricultural College, in order to advance the agricultural in- terests of the State, has organized an Extension Department and ffers free to all residents of the State, a systematic course, along the lines of agriculture, horticulture, Horticulture, dairyipg and ho me making. The course continues through two winters. and when 1t is com pleted certificate is given. Anyone de- siring information should address: Ex- tension Department, ,Agr cultural ColIe ge, Storrs, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26

ed to Bridgeport on Sunday to attend the tunefal of Mrs Curties' aunt. [ The cottage prayer meeting will be held, this Friday evening, at the home of Edward Curtiss.
 Hobart Beardsley has sold fat cattle to Strstford parties.
 Robert K. Beardeley and sisters enter tained their five nieces at the old home- stead, Monday, the 18th: Miss Fife Ju- liet Clark, Edith Beardsley Clark of Hun- tineton, Miss Jessie Gertrude Beardslev ot Bronson, Mich., Miss AgnesI Ethelind Smith of Yonkers, N. Y., aud Miss Flor. ence Adeline Beers of Stratford.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26
Fairfield County.
EASTON.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS.
 At the Congregational church, sun- day morning, the pastor Rev E. P. Aver, preached most interesting and helpful sermon on "Forgivenefs," taking for his text, Matthew IS: 35.
 Mrs Henry Osborne led the Endeavor meeting in the evening. The subject WIS "Our- s eward h'p.' Nexs Sun lay eve ming wlll be the monthly consecra tion meeting of the society, led by the president, 8. B. TurneY. All members of the society are asked to be present or send g response to be read to their name at roll cali.
 There will be a Halloween social at Academy hall, Wednesday evening, Oc- tober 31, tor the benefit of the Sunday school lib1ry. An interesting and ghostly program has been prepared and pleasant time is anticipated. All are cor- dially invited. There will be small ad- mission.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-26
BROOKFIELD.
A METEORIC DISPLAY.

One of the most brilliant meteors seen on Tuesday evening of last week, in the northwest,I about S,30. Tho light was very strong, SO as to attract the attention of any one out of doors. It came from the southwest, moving rather slowly toward the northeast. The light emitte q was of ruddY hue. It had every ap- pearance of large rocket which burst without report when opposite the resi- dence of your correspondent, then sepa- rating into four balls which disappeared in two or three seconds, leaving only a trail of light lasting only three or four seconds.
 IN GRANGE CIRCLES.
 It is expected that Newtown Grange will visit Brookfield Grange on Novem. field Grange will visit Bridgewater Wedre day of November, and furnish a program.
 The annual meeting of the Alpha whist club met at Mrs Charles Williams'. Dr Smith resigned the presidency and W. E |. Roe was elected in his place.
 At the annual meeting of the school board last. week, E. Fl. Northrop was elected president and K. N. Hawley secretary and acting visitor.
 A. H. Taylor is bui i!ding . corn crib on the west end of his barn. F. Pinckney & Son doing tho work.
 James Lee entertained MT and Mrs Mead and daughter of New York, last week.
 Thirteen more ladies qualified last week, for voting on school questions, and IA before the town election, making 27 in all, with.some more to qualify this week Saturday.
 Mrs Andrew Northrop of Roxbury spent Sunday with Mrs Charles Willlame.
 Arthur Kellogg has been visiting rel atives in Stamford.
 Mias>Florence Ssgendorf of the State Normal school of New Haven was home for 8 few days, last week.
 Miss Gertrude Hawley spent last week with her mother, returning to her duties in New Haven, Sunday night.
 Mrs Edwin Jones and Master Kenneth are spending the month with Mrs Orril Hawiey and Fred Jones.
 Fred Jones is seriously i'll at his home. Mir Jones went through an operation last Saturday night, which it Is feared he cannot rally from. Drs Staub of New Milford, Stratton of Danbury and Grie- void of Brookfield, were in attendance.
 The Burdick boy died from diphtheria, Sunday night. This Is very sad as he was the support of his mother and younger brothers and sisters.
 Miss Edith Conkrite is now sick with 
 There are at present five in the family of Will Elwood down with the dreadful diseaee.
 Miss Julia Skidmore is entertaining Miss Phebe Holly of Danbury, Mrs Harriett Butler of Syracuse, N. r., and Miss Adella, daughter of Lieut. Dwight Holly. Miss Adella and her mother are going to Manila to spend the winter with Lieut. Holly.