New-York tribune., 1901-04-17
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-Tradng for foreign ac-
count in the local market light with about an
equal number OF sales and purchases. There were
fair sales of Northern Pacific Louisville and Nash
vile and st. Paul. Erie and Southern Railway
is-ues We're in demand
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Burlington stock
based the reported statement OF Mr.. Hill that
the Burlington deal would be carried through.
The strength in this stock naturally led to heavy
Luying Of Northern Pacific which made a new
high record price. Friends Of Burlington con-
tinue TO assert that the stock will sell 200. 1t
said in the last hour that the Burlington deal
had been closed.
KANSAS AND TEXAS-Earnings Of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas for the month OF Febru-
airy showed increase in gross OF $3.50 204, and
increase in net OF s46S70. The net earnings for
the eight months OF the year have been sS.Sss sos.
an increase OF SIS 600 over the same time In the
preceding year. Surplus for the eight months
after interest and rentals has amounted
$4,000. Officers of the company will make
predictions regarding the possibility OF dividend
the preferred stock.
MEXICAN RAILROADS.&C. is understood that
the interests in the Mexican Central Railway
have secured ESQ GOO shares of a total OF
$4,000 shares. At the forthcoming annual meet
ing of the company fourteen new directors will be
elected and only four OF the present directors will
remain IN office II was reported yesterday that
control OF the road would he turned TO the
Atchison company. Mexican National stock made
further sharp advance on reports OF reorganiza-
tion OF the company The possibilities of the Mex
icau roads pointed out two years ago by The
Tribune. are beginning be appreciated in railroad
and financial circles
WINTER WHEAT CONDITIONS.-"Prime
summary of the winter crop says:
sa along W Ga@s Pt!Sed T shrSash Tsh e
,n3T reezn and t6aWng season without any disaster
and wheat IS too large and strong TO feel any
0t }hGsT bet Wheat m is from Ave to eight inches
IN
all the way from three TO four. We have had now
sg fI9e W 6 o et the Of
The essan NY which now % lie lies S 9win w do 10
damage until the ground gets dry and warm
but all things considered fairly encouraging.
RECORD CLEARINGS-Bank clearings in this
city made another high record yesterday.
Total exchanges amounted s445.2n,2 ,223 and hal
ances to s19534214 the increase in exchanges over
the best preceding record aggregating $T4U"0
AMALGAMATED COPPER.-Dealings in Anal
gamater Copper stock were heavier than In any
other stock the list amounting 10 over 222e
shares The heaviest buyers Charles Head
& Co and other Boston houses. The buying was
based entirely on the proposition absorb the
Boston and Montana and the Butte and Boston
mines hy the Amalgamated company On the ad-
vance a great deal of stock came out. and the
closing was only tractlonay above Mondays level.
UNITED STATES STEEL STOCKS.-Early sell
ing of the steel shares due to the belief that
the strike among tho American Sheet Steel en-
nIoves might extend to other plants owned by the
United States Steel Corporation Buying was said
to represent syndicate interests The stock was in
good demand In the loan crowd. and it esti-
mated that interest alone borrowed over 100000
shares.
STRIKING MOVEMENTS.-Among the more i'm
portant advances in yesterdays market were the
following: Burlington, 6l per cent; Big Four. 3is
Colorado Southern. lA; Delaware and Hudson, IA
Erie 25s; Great Northern preferred, ia; Kansas
and Texas preferred ~: Northern Pacific, 5I2
Pullman. ,: ST. Louis and San Francisco 212
United States Express Ia; Western Union. 49,
Wisconsin Central Ia on sales of 100 shares Home
stake mining shares advanced 26la points. The
Chicago Terminal stocks declined pa for the COM
mon and 3l2 the preferred. Huge blocks of
stock sold for inside interests in almost every
share the list Commission house demand for
outside traders heavy. and there appeared to
be no limit the speculative enthusiasm among
this class OF operators.
STOCK LOAN OUOTATIONS-I-oan quotations
We're: Atchison common. Delaware and Hudson and
Western Union, 3; Atchison preferred. Peoples
Gas General Electric. New-York Central. North
western, Northern Pacific preferred, Rock Island.
st. Paul, Sugar Refining, Union Pacific common
and preferred. American Tobacco common. Cont-
mental Tobacco common. Southern Pacific, Man
haitian. United States Leather preferred Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern
Railway preferred Louisville and Nashville. Anal
gamated Copper Federal Steel common and United
States Steel common 4: Chicago Burlington and
Quincy Northern Pacific common, United States
Steel preferred and Smelling common, 31s; Mis-
souri, Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio common.
Sla@4
NATIONAL. TUBE.-The National Tube Company
per cent on its common stock. payable May 10.
SILVER EXPORTS-The steamship Majestic,
sailing IL Tor ErePn aoday I VII taSe H@
ing Company