New-York tribune., 1901-05-26
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN T-RADING-The London market was
closed and arbitrage houses were not factors In
the days trading.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATTONS.-Prevaiin loan
quotations are: Atchison common 3; Atchison pre-
ferred Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. People, S
Gas General Electric, Missouri Pacific New-fork
Central Northwestern Reading first preferred 81
Paul Sugar Union Pacific common and preferred
American Tobacco common. Continental Tooacco
common. Manhattan. United States Leather pre-
ferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Delaware ana
Hudson Tennessee Coal and Iron. Western Union.
Southern Railway preferred. Louisville and Nash
Vile Baltimore and Ohio common and Steel COM
mon and preferred 4; Rock Island and Northern
Pacific preferred. ..
GLUCOSE SUGAR FIGHT ENDED.-Reports
from Chicago state that the fight between the Gu-
cose company and the independent Chicago plants
has been ended. and arrangements made for an
absorption OF the Pope company and the National
Starch Company by the Glucose company.
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank clearings
OF all the clearing houses OF the United States for
the week ended May % S2205 4oi, ,401. against
81 295S ia 453 in the preceding week and N5T1 225
Q7l the corresponding week last year
REPUBLIC IRON AND STEEL.-The directors
OF the Republic Iron and Steel Company will meet in
Chicago tomorrow. when It is expected the regular
quarterly dividend of "a. per cent the preferred
stock Will be declared. This dividend will make
the eighth consecutive quarterly payment OF Is.
per since the company formed two years
ago. requiring less than s2.si2 $50. the out
standing preferred stock being 800 $4,000
INVESTMENT NOTES.-Stockholders OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad Com
pany will vote June % on issuing $4,000 900 pre-
ferred stock without voting power and s. 0sS, 900
common stock prior to absorbing its subsidiary
lines. The Central Of Georgia Railway Company
will issue &. 10000 per bonds. of which
81. ooO0 will pay for the Chattanooga and Durham
and the Chattanooga. Rome and Southern. The
remainder is reserved FOR equipment and prior
liens.
RAILROAD EARNINGS-"The Financial Chron-
cle' estimates that for the second week in May
hfty-nine roads earned gross SS.sl SIS. against
$SOiS631 an increase Of SS53 1874. 1860 per cent
The final statement for the first week of May
shows that sixty-seven roads earned gross &c. 3G7-
40 against $S523 IT, increase Of $fS4 24 or %
per cent .....
INTERNATIONAL POWER.-A bid of 100 an
advance OF 10 points made for the preferred
stock of International Power in the outside mar
ket. The demand for this stock Is said to be upon
the theory that the advance in the preferred not
in proportion to the advance In the common
OFFER OF BONDS.-Iawrence Barnum & Co
and offer $500 Norwich On. W Gas and
Electric Company first mortgage per cent gold
bonds. redeemahle after 1911, at 1O6. The company
has averaged for ten years nearly twice the entire
interest charge. The mortgage is 6S per cent of
the actual cost of the property.
MECHANICS BANK. BROOKLYN-Two hum
dred shares of the Mechanics Bank BROOKLYN
sold on Friday ut 27 and 2r716-2l7 bid This
is advance of seven points from last ouota-
tions. A dividend of per cent has been declared
payable May 80.