New-York tribune., 1901-12-05
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses were not
active In the local market. Total dealings
amounted to less than 5000 shares, mostly sales
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations.
were: Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda Atchisoh
common and preferred. Brooklyn RAPID TRANSIT
Delaware and Hudson Erie common, hrst anu
second preferred Louisville and Nashville Man
haitian Missouri Pacific, New-York Central, Peo-
pies Gas, Reading first preferred, Repuoi1c Steei
common and preferred. Rock Island 81. raul
Southern Railway preferred, Southern faciiO'
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron, Union RACINE
common and preferred. United States steer eohi-
mon and preferred. United States Leather pre-
ferred Wabash preferred, Western OIioh' Pc
cent: Baltimore and Ohio common o12 pei O'
Chicago Terminal, per cent
NOVEMBER FAILURES-November fahure re-
,,,-ns according TO "Bradstreet's,'' somewhat
irregular in that while showing decrease IN the
number of casualties, as compared WIN ootooei
the former was short month-there Is gam III
the volume of liabilities shown over that period
On the other hand. comparing with November
,ear ago failures are numerous. while the
liabilities smaller. November tallures' "hiie
more numerous than in the same month one OF tWo
years ago are fewer than in any preceding No
vember as far back 1893 Also the haoi!itleS III
November the smallest reported III thal
month for least nine years past There were SOL
failures month. with liabilities OF Sl9oZs.'4
and assets of 81. 7S9l3. gain of 81 per cent IN
number but decrease Of % per cent in HabllltleS
from November year ago. Compared with Octo-
ber there is a decrease shown of ls per cent IN
number but increase in liabilities of % per cent
HEAVY EARNINGS.-Earnings of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul company for the last week
in November show a gain of s77345, making a gain
for the month of S3S9131 Canadian Pacific in
creased for the week $4,000 and Ss3900o for the
month. Norfolk and Western increased in gross
s176c93 for October. and $780, in net Surplus
after fixed charges increased S3l.2i9 and from July
l. $30S3S5.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-st. Joseph and Grand
Island has declared dividend of 212 per cent on
the first preferred stock payable December So
TO stockholders of record at the closing of
the books December I3. Commercial Cable dt-
rectors have declared the regular quarterly dvi
dend of IA per cent and bonus OF per cent pay
able January 3 to stockholders OF record on De
cember 20 Atchison directors have declared the
regular semi-annuaI dividend OF 2I2 per cent the
preferred stock The directors Of the St. Louis
San Francisco have declared the regular quar-
teIly dividend of l per the first preferred
stock. payable January - \ quarterly dividend of
per cent the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phls preferred stock has also been declared The di
rectors of the American Snuff Company have de-
clared regular quarterly dividend of IL per
ON the preferred stock, payable January .
ERIE TELEPHONE.-A Boston report states
that the Erie Telephone notes for 100000 will be
paid January 10. and that there is every pros
pect that important banking interests will under
take the reorganization of the Erie Telephone Com
pany.
SEABOARD AIR LINE SYSTEM.-Earnings of
the Seaboard Air Line in October showed an in
crease in gross earnings of sS7.Sl4 a decrease in
operating expenses of slGs. .539 increase in
of sl94s53. From January l gross earnings have
increased s1.25.756 and net earnings S.2S9072.
Manhattan was bought by prom-
brokers and for pool account II thought
that Mr. Keene active in the stock. was
said that efforts would be made carry the price
above IGO