New-York tribune., 1901-03-13
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN DEALINGS.-London was not an
active factor in the local market. Arbitrase houses
dealt in about 5000 shares. evenly divided ne-
tween sales and purchases. Baltimore ana ONO
and Reading issues were bought for foreign ac-
count.
STOCK LOAN oUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations.
were: Atchison common New-York Central. North
western and Louisville and Nashville, :; Atchison
nreferred Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Peoples
Gas Northern Pacific preferred Reading hrst pre-
ferred. Rock Island. St Paul. Sugar, Union Paclhc
common and preferred. American Tobacco com
mon Continental Tobacco common, Manhattan
United States Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Tennessee Coal and Iron, Southern Rail-
way preferred Southern Pacific. Federal Steel conf
mon ard American Steel and Wire common. 2a2l2'
Third Avenue Federal Steel preferred and Smelt-
ing preferred fiat; General Electric. Missouri Pa
cfc and Smelling common. IL; Northern Pacihc
common and Baltimore and Ohio common, l242;
Delaware and Hudson and Western Union l.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.-It is reported
tnat a we'll known capitalist has bought l0ooo
shares of b r. t. stock within the last Few
davs Wall Street sentiment is growing more pull
ish on this security, owing TO the popular move
ment for increasing the transportation facliteS at
the bridge terminals. There is a large snort IN
terest in the stock and high price is predicted
Earnings heavy.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO.-Chesapeake and
Ohio is making rapid Improvement in the way OF
earnings but there is no chance, according 10 IN
side authority of an increased dividend this year
amount of money into the property The road Is
NOT 10 be leased 10 the Pennsylvania.
MISSOURI PACIFIC.-Strength in Missouri Pa
cifc was due 10 buying induced by the annual re-
port and rUmors of consolidation with the Alton.
Missouri Pacific earned nearly per cent on its
stock last year and the current high quotation for
this issue is thought 70 foreshadow a substantial
dividend payment. As n non-dividend payer the
price is. Of course fictitious.
ST. PAUL.S PROsPECTs,-st Paurs earnings
-I-
also bought on the expectation that the divi-
Geud rate will be raised to per cent basis at
to-morrow's meeting OF the direct ors Earnings for
the first week in March heavier than in any
co-rcsp spondng time on record. averaging Sll295i
day. and showing an increase Of Se3.7So over the
same week last year. when earnings increased
S26.cu0 over 1883
INTERNATIONAL tonaI Pa
per preferred bought for investment account
The advance IN this issue from 20 To its present
price has been accompanied by various rumors.
but the Improvement has been due 20 buying
based the Companys earnings. which at
tho rate Of 10 per cent on the common stock
bid was made yesterday Of Ia per cent To call the
preferred az =.
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO.-St. Louis
and san Francisco has advanced steadily from =
above n, and - is talked Of Rumors Of a
merger involving This road and -. Louis South
western We're circulated yesterday also rumors Of
favorable dividend action Earnings are at the
rate of per cent both classes Of preferred
stock. with big surplus for the common.
MANHATTAN WESTERN UNION DIVI-
pESDS.-The directors OF the Manhattan Elevated
Railway Company have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend OF ! per cent. The Executive Com
mittee % the Western Union recommended the
declaration of the regular quarterly dividend OF IL
per cent.
SILVER ENPORTS-The steamship s.. Louis
sailing for Europe to-day, will take out $1,000
ounces Of silver. shipped follows. The United
md
Guggenheim's Sons. 2sS ooo ounces
TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS AND WESTERN Toledo
81 Louis and Western stocks advanced pool
operations. Consolidation rumors respecting the
company put out but no actual news de-
veloPed The earnings OF this road show marked
improvement
TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK.-The stock
holders Of the Seventh National Bank voted yes
terday to Increase the capital stock from $4,000
10 No)oso. the increase to take effect May l.