New-York tribune., 1901-03-24
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-London prices were gen.
orally nrm and foreign houses bought in the local
market. Total purchases OF Erie. Ontario and
Western. Southern Railway and Reading aggre-
gated 5000 shares. while total purchases in all
stocks were 35.o0 shares.
STOCK LOAN UOTATTONS.-Prevaillng stock
loan quotations follow: Atchson common General
Electric. New-York Central Northwestern North
ern Pacific common. Manhattan. Delaware and
Hudson. Louisville and y lshville, Smelling COM
mon. per cent; Atchiscn preferred. Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy. Peoples Gas. Northern Pa
ciic preferred. Reading first preferred Rock ISL
and. St Paul. Sugar Refining. Union Pacific
mon and preferred. American Tobacco common.
Continental Tobacco common, United States
Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Ten
Coal and Iron Southern Railway preferred,
Southern Pacific. Federal Steel common. American
Steel and Wire common 2i2; Third Avenue. fiat:
Missouri Pacific. Western Union and Smelling pre-
ferred l. Baltimore and Ohio common. lat81;
Federal Steel preferred and American Steel and
Wire preferred. fiat.
MARKET MOvEMENTs.-Cioo buying OF Wheel
ing and Lake Erie followed by reports that the
preferred stock would be retired. Delaware and
Hudson strong, and the report that New
York Central had secured the road on an per cent
guarantee circulated In well informed quar-
ters II is believed that the Vanderbilts will have
increased representation on the ID. & H board
In May. "B. X. IT, bought by insiders; also
International Paper preferred and American Car
and Foundry issues ST. Louis and San Francisco
SHARES We're taken N consolidation ruTnOrS. Cnl-
cpgo sold Peoples Gas and Boston bought Anal
gamated Copper. Shorts covered in the last half
hour, and commission houses were liberal buyers
EXPRESS COMPANY STOCKS.-American Ex-
press Company stock made high record yes
terday. selling up per 1892 The strength
I'm this issue and the reported demand for other
express company shares have created the belief
that developments OF Importance are pending in
the express company world. 4 leading director OF
of the big companies said yesterday that he
would not be surprised to a community of own
ership scheme among the various companies. but
he had no information tnat such a development
would take place. The shares are all closely held.
and the slightest demand causes a sharp advance
In prices The last sale of Adams Express stock
was at an advance Of 10 points over its preceding
sale.
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT.-Twin City
Rapid Transit common stock was a strong feature
in yesterdays market. an excellent class of
business Investment buying of this issue is due
to the strong position of the company, which is
reflected in earnings Of about per cent after the
preferred stock dividend. The Montreal and To-
ronto markets practically bare or the stock.
owing to the Investment absorption of the last
few weeks. and in well informed circles at the
places named as well in New-York it is thought
that the price of this issue will rise to ~ IN the
near future
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE-Denver and Rio
Cirande issues made sensational advances. sell
ing at the best prlo es on record. II reported
that an announcement would soon he made giving
the terms of the supposed deal between the company
and Missouri Pacific. Rio Grande Western 3d-
yanced 70 points small dealings.
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank clearirGs
of all the clearing houses of the United States for
the week ending March . S2.472S)t7tI against
81 lO7 i'm the preceding week and H,61S6i9J'
in the corresponding week last year.
RAILROAD EAENINGS.-'"The Financial Chron-
cle computes the gross earnings of hfty-ive roads
for the second week of March at S91221Sl, against
S. 43S S03 In the corresponding week of last year
increase of s6S337S, $40 per cent. For the first
week of March sixtyone roads earned gross SO 9.126
SIG. against SSG7.3f7 in the corresponding week of
last year. increase OF 81 09 469 1257 per cent
SECURITIES LISTED.-The committee on stock
list of the New-York Stock Exchange has listed
S750O0 additional certificates deposit issued by
Brown Bros. & Co for Virginia deferred certih-
Gates. issued under the act of 1871 making a total
of S,205 426 now listed 1t is understood Brown
Brothers & Co. will procure the listing of an ad-
dtional amount in short time
CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS AND LOUISVILLE
1t is reported apparently good authority that
a sale OF controlling interest in the Chicago In
dianapolis and Louisville is to be expected within
a short time. 1t is known that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the big Four have con-
sidered the matter Of joint ownership.