New-York tribune., 1901-03-26
U4IL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADIN(I.-London prices were SlipiE
and foreign houses bought stocks balance in the
local market Erie Ontario and Western and
Southern Railway were in good demand Total
purchases amounted 20 10000 shares, against 10000
shares sold
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quota tions
were: Atchison common. New-York Central North-
western Manhattan. and Louisville and Nashville.
.. Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Northern Pa
ciHc preferred Reading lst preferred. Rock Island
St Paul Sugar. Union Pacific common and pre-
ferred American Tobacco common, Continental 10
hacco common. United States Leather preferred
brooklyn Rapid Transit. Tennessee Coal and Iron
Southern Railway preferred Southern Pacific, Fed
era1 Steel common and American Steel and Wire
common 2l2. Third Avenue, Federal Steel pre-
ferred American Steel and Wire preferred. and
Ice preferred fiat; General Electric. Missouri Pa
cihc and Delaware and Hudson Ia: Northern Pa
ciac common and Smelling common. 1i2a2; West
ern Union. !: Baltimore and Ohio common and
Smelling preferred hatQl
MARKET FEATURES.-Buying of the so-called
Junior Vanderbilt issues. including Big Four.
Canada Southern and Nickel Plate was lead
ing forenoon feature II. l. Horton & Co. were
heavy BUYERS and Standard Oil brokers took large
blocks OF the various issues. Wheeling and Lake
Erie stocks made high record prices South
ern Railway common was bought in large blocks
by Bell & Co. and rumors that the company would
secure the "Monon' system were revived Room
traders and brokers working for bear cques forced
the decline in the last hour.
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY OFFICERS-The
official list OF officers and directors of the American
Can Company is as follows: Edwin Norton. pres-
dent; +. s. Wheeler. secretary ard treasurer; II. b.
Wheeler. assistant secretary and assistant treas
The vice presidents are to be elected. Ex-
ecutive committee-D. c. Reid. W. B. Leeds. W. T.
Graham, F. A. Assman, Edwin Norton, W H.
Moore and H F. Akin Directors-William Fl.
Moore J. II. Moore d g. Reid. w r. Leeds. w.
T. Graham F. S. Wheeler. Warner Arms. Edwin
lit, NfnIa
F. A. Assman. Z. P. Breckenridge. F. Rudolph H
W Phelps =. CHINA w NJ. Leeds. George c.
McMurtrie Henry Wick and Irwin Ayres
ROCK ISLAND.-The president of the Rock ISL
and says that earnings Of the road for the first
three weeks in March have been far ahead of the
heavy receipts of the same time a year ago Rock
Island Is doing a heavy business both ways. the
volume Of diversified traffic being exceptionally
large. Rock Island officers satisfied that for
eighteen months 10 come the road will be as much
pushed TO handle traffic expeditiously as 1t is
to-day.
COAL SHARES.-Actve buying of all the coal
shares for local and foreign account based on
the expectation OF no labor trouble at the mine
this year. Morgan buying reported. and this
served to attract good commission house follow
ing Ontario and Western. Erie and Reading Is
were the features. Good information suggests
the purchase of Ontario and Western and Erie
first preferred to hold.
SOUTHWESTERN STOCKS. - Missouri Pacific
was bought by Gould interests, and all the South
issues We're In demand on the belief of i'm
pending important developments. 1t was reported
that announcement affecting Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific, Missouri. Kansas and Texas and
Denver and Rio Grande would be made this week
Houses that have been buying these issues for
eral weeks buyers yesterday
AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY-OmciaI an
nouncement is made by ]. p. Morgan & Co that
the syndicate underwriting the American Bridge
Company has disposed of all it's stock and that
accordingly all holders of trust receipts may now
obtain the certificates of preferred and common
stock of the American Bridge Company beginning
to-day.
CENTRAL REALTY COMPANY.-The subscrip-
ton list for S.GO,Ooo capital stock of the Central
Realty Company has been closed by the North
American Trust Company, the stock being several
times over-subscribed The realty company is close
y allied TO the North American Company the pur-
pose of its organization being the purchase sale
of real estate. mortgages and securities on Man
haitian Island.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE NOTES.-The
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange yes-
terday opened department for dealings in miscel-
laneous securities. There will be two calls a dav
one at IL 80 a. m and the other at l:so o. m This
United States Steel Corporation. transactions in
which aggregated n considerable amount Mem
bers expect that the list will become an important
feature of the exchange before long.
HEAVY SHORTAGE OF CARS.-Reports from,
various railway indicate a car famine Of
mean proportion. The majority OF roads have
more freight offered than they can handle, and In
increasing its orders for Interests identi
say that the scarcity OF throughout tho coun-