New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-12
MINING STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses were not
active in the local market. Total dealings amount
ed about 10000 shares. mostly sales.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
We're: Atchison common New-York Central. North
western. ST. Paul. Manhattan and Louisville and
Nashville >; Atchison preferred, Chicago. BurlinS-
ton and Quincy, Peoples Gas Northern Pacific pre-
ferred Reading first preferred. Rock Island Sugar
Union Pacific common and preferred American To-
bacco common, Continental Tobacco common,
United States Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern Rail-
way preferred, Southern Pacific, Federal Steel
common and American Steel and Wire common.
2a2Ia; Third Avenue, Federal Steel preferred and
American Steel and Wire preferred, fiat; General
Electric. Northern Pacific common and Baltimore
and Ohio common, 12d2; Missouri Pacific, Della
ware and Hudson and Western Union, r2.
FIGURES CORRECTED.-The statement made
in this column on Sunday regarding the increase
in working capital of the American Car and Foun-
dry Company should have read from $i,9O.O0O to
100000, instead of from 100000 10 $o99O0o as
printed. The company's earnings for the current
quarter are heavy
WABASH ISSUES-Good buying of Wabash
stocks and debenture bonds feature in yes
terGay's market Prospects of dividends on the
preferred stock at no remote period, and the COM
panys improved position regards earnings and
new connections, are apparently the controlling
factors in the buying of Wabash securities Wa
bash preferred sold at So in 1881, while it may
be bought for less than 81.
DIVIDENDS Observation-Disclosures Electric d.
rectors have declared quarterly dividend Of per
cent The National Steel Company declared a
quarterly dividend the preferred stock OF Is.
per cent. payable March 50 TO stockholders of
record March 81 The Board of Directors of the
Union Bag and Paper Company have declared Il
dividend of 194 per cent the preferred stock OF
the company.
GREAT NORTHERN-The sharp advance in
Great Northern preferred apparently due 70
buying based upon the expectation Of valuable
rights" for the stockholders Talk of a Burang-
ton deal was again heard.
ROCK ISLAND-An officer Of the RocH Island
Railway says that he does not believe there are
10000 shares of the stock afoat in Wall Street.
excess Of about 500 shares. The company would
be abundantly able to increase the dividend or
the stock. which is expected 10 he acted upon
about March L. but, according to a Chicago lis
patch, viii probably prefer 10 spend the money on
the road.
MISSOURI KANSAS AND TENAS.-Earuings OF
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas for the FIRST week
in March show an increase OF $7l.317 the same
time n year ago. From July gross earnings have
increased N,52sIf3.
COMPRESSED AIR COMPANY DIRECTORS
At the annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Compressed Air Company. held yesterday, the fol-
loviag Board OF Directors was elected: Thomas
polau. William /. Elkirs. Henry D. Cooke.
Charles ~. =. Coils. George Z. r Howard, Will
lam II. Kimbal. Newell g. Knight. Henry g Haar-
stick and Arthur ". Soper The only change IS the
election az Mr. Soper TO I'LL a vacancy caused ny