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New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
WALL STREET AND EyrBayGEs

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign prices were ir
regular. and arbitrage houses were not active in
the local market. Sales outnumbered purchases
STOCK LOAN QUoTATIONS.-Prevailin loan
quotations follow: Atchison common Western
Union Smelling preferred, L. Atchison preferred
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Erie common
hrst preferred and second preferred. 2Q2: Peoples
Gas, Northern Pacific preferred. Reading first pre-
ferred Rock Island. ST. Paul. Sugar Union Pacific
preferred, American Tobacco common Continental
Tobacco common. United States Leather preferred
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Tennessee Coal and Iro,
Southern Railway preferred Southern Pacific Fed
eraI steel common American Steel and Wire COM
mon. "a; Third Avenue. Federal Steel preferred
American Steel and Wire preferred fiat: General
Electric Union Pacific common IJaG2: Missouri
Pacific. Delaware and Hudson III; New-York Gem
tral Northwestern, Northern Pacific common Man
NATHAN Louisville and Nashville. Smelling COM
mon. 2; Baltimore and Ohio common laiA
REDUCTION IN COAL PRICES aaa,rr,a
reports that the hard coal companies will make the
usual spring reductions. to take effect on or about
Aprh i me reductions will be from Is so cents
ton The reduction In broken will be % cents
ana In egg. stove and chestnut so cents These
prices will apply TO tidewater points II is s,a,ad
that there will be a similar reduction to the ctv
and line trades
BANK OF CoMMERCE-The principal BUYERS OF
Bank OF Commerce securities have been Thomas a
Post and Sutro Brothers, the former II is under
! stood. having accumulated upward of 500 shares
Buying or the stock at private sale continues and
price OF 500 is predicted. In the outside marker
yesterday the price advanced 12 points, closing at
| 2s7a3ss "
| BANK cLEARINGS.-The total bank clear,nps
OF al the clearing houses in the United States for
the week ending March 80 s. 3o7 sO4 DO against
sfos'tzsss IN the preceding week. and 75s $50 slI
| In the corresponding week last year.
| RAILROAD EARNiNGS.--The Financial Cbro,-
| icle" computes the gross earning. OF hfty-e,eb,
| roads for the third week OF March as amounting
TO SS'sco rs against Tsss.s23 in the corresponding
week OF last year. increase of ssa3 os or 10 As
| per cent The final statement for the second week
Of March shows that sxty-three roads earned gros,
ss.4s2 Isl. against s745.sE increase OF s717l OF
| $40 per cent.
| INDUSTRIAL. STOCK DIvIDENDs.-For the
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.
.Ex dividend.
,xtract from Mr.. Marquand's Letter.

Extract from Mr.. MarqUand's Letter.
New-Yori<, April I. 1901.
The market for stocks Is entirely one-stded
that both the general public and the great hnan-
ciers have but view. and that the most prom
ising for the future development. Notwithstanding
even this / venture to state that the most optt-
mstic have little conception OF the gigantic
strides the country is making. Individuals know in
a general way what is happening in specific in
custries but the progress the country Is making
as n whole. to mention what II promises TO
make a subject vast and 200 complex for
ordinary comprehension. Gigantic amalSamati tions
OF interests being bound together by the great
practical minds In the business world. Per
haps single industry will Illustrate the fact than
that early lsS iron ere was mined In the Lake
Superior region and has been continuously mined
since that time. There has, however. been taken
of the earth more from that region within
the last five years than there had been In the
whole previous fffty-hve years. This last year
alone there mined approximately twenty
million tons amount which IL loaded upon
ordinary freight would make three trains
standing side by side that would reach from New
York to San Francisco. This. by the way. Is
than Is mined in any other country In the world
In the light of these facts. stocks high
There doubt a few properties that Will for
the time being advance very little. and they should
be discririnated against. but such properties as
Western Union. Atchison. Union Pacific, Northern
Pacific and Erie will certainly repeat the hand
some performances made by Missouri Pacific and
Burlington ~ FRED'k F. MARQUAND.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
LONDON FINANCIAL REVIEW.
EFFECT OF THE EXPECTED TREASURY
LOAN ON THE MONEY MARKET.

London. March Slowing to heavy pressure for
money this week there very large borrowing
Of the Bank OF England for few days. at AZ per
cent. Nevertheless there was no abundance at any
time. Discounts were forced up in spite Of the
somewhat reckless disposition OF spectators in
bills, who do not look for easy money in April
though probably money Will be easier for time
but doubts are expressed to whether II will be
really cheap. There being special demand at
the beginning of the month. It should not be diff
cult TO pay the last nstalment of the e. 100000 in
ENchequer bonds. which viii absorb practically
all the money received from dividends With no
surplus credit in the market and the treasury
drawing in and paying out much Of the
tion's current income. succession of squeezes
is looked for.
Were it for the subscriptions to the German
loan, fifteen millions being receivable in Berlin next
here from New-York. Nevertheless. some may
Immediately after the British loan will be issued
absorbing a large aggregate sum. and the supply
causes the Considerable in portation OF gold an
tciPated reduction Of the bank rate Is less
which is likely 20 be in progress during the next
ward T in spite Of the haif million from india whiSh
went 10 the bank another half million being IN
have left India with million additional to flow,
thus 9Th the bank before The l9an is an
weeks comparatiye ease the supply VIII he reduced
In consequence of the loan and that thereafter the
market Will be indebted TO the bank for a con-
section. the Stock Exchange had a week OF stag
nation IN most Of the departments, producing dis
tTess. which I'm some instances acute in
the case Of considerable portion of the member
ship. Consols were very depressed. Early in the
week they touched the lowest price in a decade.
The main influence the approaching loan.
which helped the dearness OF money.
There has been vitality in home rails lat
terly than for some time past. Substantial re2ov-
depressed stocks st 4 With decHng s'gy tTa. nnd
threats Of trouble in the coal mines. the
not promising.
The Indian Council has ceased to buy silver for
government requirements which can. at this time
OF the year, when the shipping season IS closing
and the monsoon approaching, be largely met by
the return of currency from circulation Conse-
quently the ma rket is nervous lest the de-
mand be stopped for some time come. The de-
cline has not improved the situation materially. as
the Eastern exchanges sympathetically reIapsed
and there is indication OF support coming
from any other quarter Therefore. II Is probable
that they will continue TO recede until they reach
level tempting TO Eastern buyers
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
Outside SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed firm Amer
lean Car issues active and strong. advancing
IL points for the common and l point for the pre-
ferred American Bridge issues closed strong with
fractional gains In each issue Distiing OF America
was strong and in good demand: the common ad-
vanced to IA and the preferred to 3Oas- Standard
Oil advanced . points selling up to S0i Rubber
Goods preferred weak being offered down 10
II. Seaboard Air Line issues were strong and
showed small net gains at the close National City
Bank stock advanced IS points to 500. closing at
6o1G6iO Bank of Commerce stock advanced u
points TO 3S7, closing at 3S7G3S5.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS.
c. Schumacher G. Co. say:

I. Schumacher q Co say;
The continued advance in exchange is again most
ly due TO the further advance IN stock and bond
markets. and consequent return Of securities
from abroad. The supply of commercial bills is
still decreasing. although a fair amount OF cotton
Is now in course of shipment TO Europe The stock
of cotton is rather larger than usual at this
OF the year and In the absence OF demand from our
own mills. Will probably all go abroad during the
spring and summer. There is not enough OF IT,
however. TO affect our exchange market. The Ce-
mand for exchange. mentioned above, came
mostly from arbitrage houses in payment of their
importations of stocks and bonds partly also from
OF securing in this way better interest for their
surplus funds than could be made by loaning them
out on call here To permit regular gold exports
sterling will have TO go Adirc per pound sterling
higher than II Is at present. This higher point will
be reached soon enough. but let our gold ship
ments then be what they may, they cannot pos
months Of our own rapidly increasing home pro-
ductiOn.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31

A DvERTISEMENTS and subscriptions Tor The Tribune
- received Uptown ONCE No. 1.2f2 Broadway
OF 31st-st until o'clock advertise
received following branch Offices regular
Office until O'clock VIZ: 254 sthave. = e.
23d-st.: 152 6th-ave. 12ths Maey's. 6th-ave
142 Coumbus-ave.. West 6oh-st: 100
s2d-ss- East 14th-st.: 251 West
Tth 159 East 4Tth-st.s isSs
ada between 10th and 77th 1o26 sdave near
6lst-st 1Ios 1st-ave.. Tremonsave:
82b Beecker-st
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MONEY MARKET.-Money rates follow: Call
money. per cent. Time money, 81 per cent for
sixty days and SlzG4 per cent for three. four and
six months railroad collateral Commercial
paper. sisG4ia per cent for three, four and six
months for the best names and above for names
not so well known
FOREIGN NEXCHANGE.-Markets steady. Actual
closing rates follow:
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Domestie exchange
New-York was as follow. at the places named:
New-orleans-Commercial. 59Q75c discount; bank
s. premium. San Francisco-Sight. l2c: telegraph,
l5c. cincinnat-Between banks. 2ec discount; over
the counter, soc premium. Boston-l5c and l6 2-3c
discount. chicago-2oc discount. charles.on-Buy-
ing. par; selling. l-ioc premium. savannah-Buy-
ing. i-iec discount: selling. 75c premium per ooo
FOREIGN MONEY ARKET-can money IN
London. 3izGs per cent Open market discount
rate for short bills sz per cent: long bills 3sa3x
per cent. Berlin discount rate. ss per cent for
three months bills and 5 per cent for short bills
Berlin exchange London. 90 marks s3 pfenniss
Paris exchange London. % francs III. centimes
Paris discount rate 2& per cent.
FOREIGN sECURITIEs-Brit,sh consol. for
money IS s-is; for the account IS s-is- Spanish
IN London 7z1 French rentes. lol francs III CEN
times.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 5s..c; Mex
lean silver dollars, ssc. Bar silver in London closed
at 2 5-ied.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. si.1; Lisbon q;
Ruenos Ayres $50; Rome. sE
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31

quarter ending March 81. dividends on industrial
stocks amount TO s57 .6iO17l. Including the dis
bursemens in April dividend payments for the hrst
four months Of 1901 will amount to ss2 IcS,29S
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31

s: S SS fR: fR: $500 300
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits the iespec
tive dates: cs,wss
Legal tenders. 7ises 700 72s7O.5OO Inc. 47l.soo
Total cash ,2eo 3s7 900 s25s e41 900 .4457OO
deposits sans 25o1I4575 25I.O7o.soo Inc. o'e22'
Reserve ..... $40 272 425 s7s7o.5oO Dec.s24 s2'
The following are the changes for the correspond
ing weeks Of the three preceding years: lso-Loans
increased go 800 increased SsiSsoO deposits
Increased s. 700 200 and surplus reserve Increased
s4Ols $50; lsse-Loans increased Sis93oO, cash de-
creased s3 3Ss6OcO deposits decreased S.S5sFoo' ana
surplus reserve decreased g 8o2575; 1s9S-Loans de-
creased si3I7 cash increased S.915sN. deposits de-
creased s3ns7c and surplus reserve increased
81 s69. BIS
The following table shows the bank holdings on
the respective dates:
roo,s ss3e g5i 100 s742 OH 300 s916 $50 800
Specie ....... s71443oo its 2Ss0 $50 90 zoo
De5as.ts usi SOS 9i7ooo s07. 7.sl6eoO 1000 2S3 200
Circulation 49,. l3.sIo.61o 2o'lS0ooo Si0"'o'o
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and total deposits on the respec-
tive dates:
April as Mo y % 81; 81 SEQ SEQ MAJ sisa 80 $50 Si s9o
Lega: tenders 49,. 5SO79,sOo 62.5l65oo 7237o5oo
Total reserve s24O 22a 100 s2l17scaOO s25so 300
against deposits . 22472o25o aoI,e5415o 25lO7oso
soslo. si0s'' $50 s'Sse1'P ssG $3.50 900 go
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
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Bklyn F ist Con IS. 194S. :.
do stock k.....-...-..-.
Hob r lst mtg -. 1916. ...
" Y & r r Ferry Co stock.
do lst mtg IS. 1923. ....
NY 6 HF LIST gn mg 5s, 1916
10th & 23d ST lst mg -. 1910
Union + Of y Y & r IS. ...
do stock k-..........
NY & Nj T Is: mtg 5s. l0iS
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san FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco March 30-The official closing
quotations for mining stocks to-day were as fol-
lows:
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Tbs usual weekly table OF price changes Tor inc
more active stocks follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-03-31

I Saturday. Saturday. Net
Ns-~h q. March 80. changes
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financial Clertlous.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Y;o,
Nc. I Madison Avenue. New York, March Slst As"A
TNHE ANNUAL ELECTION of Directors or
thi, Company will be held at this Office en- Tuesday
April 9th 1901. Polls open from II NJ. 70 p NJ
GEORGE B. WOODWARD. Secretary.
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THE WEEKS BANK CHANGES.

The following table shows the usual comparative
rfatement Of bank holdings:
March 81 Mari 30. Changes.
Ian, . $40 77a 100 spie, SO
Gx4sc.s ..... Js6 ass 500 Sa s7osoo Dec ai7 500
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Total sales OF bonds s.. 9l9 200.
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Bankers posted rates were:
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
ACTIVE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by C. F. Frothingham No 20 Broad-stJ |
sk L
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STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
NEw-yORK.
FURNISHED by c.. F. rockingham No. 20 Broad-st)
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FERRY COMPANIES
FURNISHED by c. F. rockingham. No. 20 Broad-st)
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Total sales the week 200 s9s
Total in preceding week. -. j. - ..1
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BANK STOCKS.
Reported by Clinton Gilbert No. waII-st)
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RoNDs AND BANK STOCKS.

.Ex dividend
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$3.50. 500 Dec.s2 4O1 .925

Total cash $4,000 s25s.e41.sco Decsl4SS'oo
Required against o.e 81,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
Florence Wants Salida Scalps.

The Florence base ball team is
after the seal ps of our nine, and
they will, in all proba ability, be
given the opportunity on Sunday
August 4, as the local team doesn t
finch bit when it confronts the
record of the oil town aggregation
for the present season 10 straight
contests to their credit.
Florence may play some ball.
but they'll just have to play more
and better than heretofore if they
dangle anything belonging to the
Salida boys at their belts. -Salida
Mail.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
MANY BUILDINGS
FOR FLORENCE
j. p. Julian Drawing Plans For
Handsome Buildings.
WILL BE BUILT THIS FALL

} p, Julian has drawn and is at
present at work on numerous
plans for the erection of numerous
houses, cottages and business
blocks for Florence.
He has perfected the details for
an S-room, two story handsome
brick house to be built by H. j.
Jones on Third street, between
Santa Fe and Frazier avenues.
The edifice will be handsomely
trimmed in sandstone. The
ground will be staked off today or
Monday and the work of excavat-
ing will be commenced shortly
afterwards.
Plans are completed for a 4-room
addition to J Q. MacDonald's resi-
dence on East Second street.
There will be three bed rooms and
kitchen, also bath room. 1t is
expected that the work will be
commenced not latter than the
middle of next week
The Union Gold Extraction
company will put in pump on
the river near the Pixies Peak
avenue bridge.
Alf Salmon will build hand
some 2-story brick business block
on the corner of Pixies Peak ave-
nue. and Front street on the lots
now occupied by the Miners Ex-
change. That building will be
torn down The work on the new
building will not be commenced
before fall. The first floor will
probab IDLY be occupied as thirst
parlor and the second will either
be built for a rooming house or
lodge room, The investment will
be $4,000.
Plans for Groom brick dwell
ing are being made for Will
Salmon, 1t will be built near the
Lee Champion residence and will
cost about $1,000. The work will
be commenced some time in
August.
There are also numerous other
people at this time figuring on
building but who, for the present,
wish their names withheld.
The skylights in the labratory
room in the McCandless school
building and the l7x22-fo addi-
tion to the attic are complete The
latter will be occupied next term
by one of the lower grades. The
addition to the building became
necessary owing to the overcrowd-
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
Knight Templar Trip to Louisville.

Two hundred Colorado knights
Templar will attend the Grand
Encampment at Louisville, in
August.
They will leave Denver at 2:20
p. m Friday, August %, on spe-
cial train via. the Burlington
Route to ST. Louis, thence to
Louisville over the b. q 0. s w
railroad.
Stop-overs will be made at ST.
Joseph 1.-TWO hours), Kansas City
eight hours) and st. Louis
twelve hours
In all three cities the men from
the mountains will show the ma
tives "how to do it"
Louisville will be reached at 7 30
a. m, Monday, August 26,
Accommodations have been Sc
cured at 3l7, Broadway, Enter
tainment headquarters will be at
Gault house, Louisville's swellest
hotel, where the hospitality of the
Colorado Sir knights will be dis
pensed with lavish hand.
The round trip rate, which is
open to the public, from Denver
to Louisville, will be $34 80.
Correspondingly reduced rates
will be in effect from all other
Colorado points Sleeping car
rate, Denver to Louisville. 81.
An effort is being made to Sc
cure reduced rates from Louisville
to Buffalo. This will enable per-
sons who attend the encampment
to visit the great Pan-American
exposition before they return
home.
Berths on the Kni.hts Temlar
special should be reserved at once.
This can be done at any ticket Of
flee in Colorado, or by communi-
eating with G. W. Vallery, general
agent Burlington Route, Denver,
Colorado, Stiff
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
WELL HARDLY |

w LII itANbi-t
One of our charitably in
clined exchanges up the river
is more than prodigal in it's
sympathy for Florence be-
! cause the two by four sheet
iron shops of the F. & @, Q.
road were moved to that city.
AS a matter of fact the shops
have never been missed,
We've something better COM
ing up.
In the first place Florence
will have a standard gauge
road into the District that
can operate at third less
expense than can the present
) narrow guage. Florence is
building a magnificent street
. railway system, Florence
. capital to the amountof $780,
. 600 is being invested in a
. monster cement plant to be
. connected with this city by
. trolley lines. Florence mills
. are being prepared to treat
. more ore than ever before.
!. The capacity of the smelter
|. is being doubled.
. The coal mines which sur
!. round Florence have had i'm
. proved machinery installed,
. more men are working, and
. an immense pay roll is the
: result. And Florence profits
!. from this. And then new
. business blocks and residences
!: are being erected, aud the
/. future of Florence never
: looked brighter.
. Florence doesn't look like
. an object for sympathy to us.
S Well, hardly.
500 100000. .S..SS..s.S..s.C.>.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
LOW RATES TO THE EAST.
Cleveland Will be the Attraction
of Thousands of Old Soldiers.


The passenger department of the
Rock Island railway announces
the lowest rates to Cleveland OF
account of the G. A r. Encamp.
ment. September Z to IL, thai
have been accorded the old sol.
diers since 1887. The rate is less
than one fare for the round trip
Tickets will be on sale from sta
tions west of the Missouri river
Septem Der I to 10. inclusive, and
will be good to return up to and
including Septem ber 10, but the
return limit may be extended until
October s by depositing the ticket,
with joint agent before Septem
Der 10 and paying fee of sc
cents.
The trip to Cleveland will be
one of much pleasure and enjoy
ment. The extremely low rate
made by the Rock Island will
make it possible for large num-
bers of the old soldiers and their
TRENDS to go at very small ex-
pense. From Cleveland there will
be cheap rates in effects. enabling
those who desire to visit the Pan
American exposition and this trip
to Buffalo can be made either by
rail or boat.
Cleveland is making special
effort to take the best care posi-.
BILE of the veterans as well as visit
ors and afford them every oppor-
tunity for pleasant and enjoy
able time while in the city. The
new soldiers monument located in
the public square will be complet-
ed; the electric lighting effects of
this monument, it is said will
eclipse anything of it's kind here
tofore attempted in this country.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27

ed condition of the rooms last year.
The carpenters are putting on
the finishing touches to Alvs
Smiths new house on Fourth
street between Pixies Peak and
Santa Fe avenues.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
Low Eastbound Excursions.

Up to September 18th the Union
Pacific will sell round trip tickets
with limit of October 3lst to Chi
cago, st. Louis, milwaukee,, Nun
neapolis. Kansas CAy, Omaha, in
termediate and many other points
at. one fare plus 50 90 for round
trip. See your local agent or ad-
dress, E. r. Griffin, general agent
Denver. l9tt
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
E. 4 c. c. EXCLUSION

Tomorrow the F. & G. G. will
run an excursion from this city for
50 90, round trip. The occasion is
the Western League ball game,
Colorado Springs VS.. st. Paul.
Train leaves Florence at 6:30 a. m
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
Don't Do Ii.

Don't send to Denver for salt
water taffy when you can get il
at Wallis. 24-26
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27
Salt Lake Excursion.

On August Ii at Salt Lake City
will be held the Second Annual
Reunion of the National Society
of the Army of the Philippines
For this occasion the ID & r. q
and Rio Grande Western will sell
tickets on the llth and 18th from
Florence at SIS for round trip. IS
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-27

Foot stools made to order; all
colors, shapes and sizes, with and
without ornamented legs. H J
Pouder, across f. d @. @. tracks
26-tf