New-York tribune., 1901-02-09
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-London dealt In about
$4,000 shares equally distributed between sales and
purchases Foreign houses active buyers OF
Union Pacific.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
We're: Atchsor common and preferred. Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy. Peoples Gas. General Elec-
tric, New-York Central. Northwestern. Northern
Pacific preferred, Reading 1st preferred Rock
Island Sugar. Union Pacific common and preferred.
American Tobacco common. Continental Tobacco
common. Southern Pacific. United States Leather
preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Tennessee Coal
and Iron Southern Railway preferred. Federal
Steel common, Amalgamated Copper, American
Steel and Wire common Erie common and 1st and
% preferred q Third Avenue, fiat; Missouri Pacific.
~: Northern Pacific common st. Paul. Manhattan
Louisville and Nashville. Baltimore and Ohio COM
mon. 11zG2; Delaware and Hudson. Western Union
and Illinois Central. 1.
VARIOUS FEATURES.-The advance in Colo
rado Southern apparently due to the idea that
the road might be necessary TO the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific deal. ''Monon'' issues were strong
on the belief that the Southern Railway would
buy the road. Sugar bought for Boston pool
account Mr. Keene was supposed 10 have bought
the steel stocks Erie lst preferred. Atchison and
Pacific issues. Wheeling and Lake Erie I'd pre-
ferred in good demand. Evidence of a short
interest In Missouri Pacific led strength In that
issue There was a moderate inquiry for Illinois
Central on reports that the road would absorb
Iova Central and Minneapolis and s.. Louis
UNION PACIFIC-seling of Union Pacific on
the announcement OF the arrangement for financing
the Southern Pacific deal the theory that
placing interest charge OF 81. 10000 year ahead
OF the stock would lessen the chances of an In
creased dividend The increase In the interest
charges will doubtless be offset by the direct
advantages TO Union Pacific from It's ownership OF
Southern Pacific Southern Pacific Will be
dividend payer. and Union Pacific owns majority
OF the stock.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO D1vIDENDS.-Balti-
more and Ohio directors have declared dividend
OF 2 per cent on the common stock which
practically announced last year out OF the earnings
OF last year. and the semi-annual dividend of per
cent the preferred.
NORTHERN PACIFIC-Northern Pacific shows
gain in gross earnings for the last week In Janu-
airy Of s1l4453, making for the month a gain OF
s3eO3l7. and for the fiscal year to January 81. a
gain Of S.l5s.3lo
WABASH IssUEs.-The Wabash stocks and
bonds strong features. the debenture Bs ad-
vancing five points the common stock nearly five
points and the preferred nearly four points. 1t
said that Lackawanna and Western interests
were buyers. but the chief demand apparently
came from spectators. 1t IS probable that a large
OF Wabash issues passed into strong hands
a lower level.
PEORIA AND EAsTERN.-Peoria and Eastern
shows an increase IN earnings for the fourth
week in January OF Nln; for the month. N0.5T.
and an increase Of 81 sl2 from July l. 1900 The fact
ual appreciation In the roads securities. Peoria
and Eastern forms important link IN the Big
Four system.
JANUARY ANTHRACITE PRODUCTION.-The
preliminary estimate OF anthracite production for
January is 5l53OO0 tons as compared with 5O75 go
tons In December and 4fs26o0 for January 1902.
being an increase OF 67O.4Oo tons. The output for
last month is the largest record.
PRICE. MCCORMICK DIvIDEND-Jaues q.
Cannon Brayton Ives and William Lanman Bull
trustees for the creditors OF Price. Mccormick &
Co. give notice that further dividend OF 10 per
cent in cash will be paid
a a LISAfAN ADMITTED.-A A Iisman has
been admitted member OF the firm OF F. J.
Lisman & Co.
THE VARICK BANK--The Varick Bank which
began business on January q. now has deposits OF
S2f7 900.
BRANCH BANK AT ASTORIA.-The Corn Ex-
change Bank will next Wednesday open a branch
bank at Astoria Queens Borough. This will be the
eighth branch established within last two years
by this institution. One Of the branch banks
IL in Long Island City and the others are in this
borough.