New-York tribune., 1901-01-30
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-London prices were
heavy and foreign houses sold in the local market
about twenty-five thousand shares balance.
There heavy sales Of st. Paul and Northern
Pacific and a good demand for Southern Pacific.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONs.-Loan quotations
were Atchison common, New-York Central. North
western. Rock Island Union Pacific common, Man
haitian. Southern Railway preferred Louisville and
Nashville. Baltimore and Ohio common, Illinois
Central, Erie common and 1st and I'd preferred. 2;
Atchison preferred. Chicago. burlington and
Quincy, Peoples Gas, General Electric. Northern
Pacific preferred Reading 1st preferred, Sugar,
Union Pacific preferred. American Tobacco COM
mon Continental Tobacco common, United States
Leather preferred, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Ten
nessee Coal and Iron and Federal Steel common,
2a?la; Third Avenue. fiat; Missouri Pacific North
Pacific common, St. Paul and Delaware and
Hudson IL; Western Union l; American Steel and
Wire common. lie premium
DECEMBER NET EARNINGS-The Union Pa
cifc system reports increase in gross earnings
in December OF SG5337. and an increase in net or
$33i. SIS Chicago, Burlington and Quincy reports
an increase in gross of $SS7.4f, and decrease in
net So 991 Surplus for six months after charges
was s. 339OSS a decrease of 1888 Reading (all
cOmpanies) increased in net sl74O67. Northern Pa
cidc increased gross $3965. and in net $l93S20.
Rio Grande Southern increased in net $09S- South
ern Railway increased in gross $19S6s9 and in net
S79Ol7 Minneapolis and St. Louis increased in net
$2oO57. Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling increased
In net S1OO92. Pere Marquette increased in net
$50 80 and Canadian Pacific $62,32t
ATCHISON EARNINCS.-In the year ended
June 90 1900 the Atchison system earned per
cent on the common stock. In the first six months
OF the current year the company's net earnings
after taxes and rentals increased $56s,25i II the
company maintains this rate Of increase in the
ond half Of the year It Will show about per cent
the common stock.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-Dealngs in Southern
Pacific stock amounted to over $4,000 shares, with
n net advance in the price OF rs per cent. II is
reported that Mr. Keene is buying the stock. also
that Vanderbilt Pennsylvania interests have been
accommodating it for some time past. Insiders pro-
fess to know nothing about the present movement
in the stock.
SUGAR REFINING RECORD.-American Sugar
Refining stock made u record in its erratc
career yesterday. In the first hour and a half
OF trading not a single share of the stock was dealt
IN. Total sales amounted less than 5000 shares
GOLD EXPORTS.-Exports OF gold by to-mor-
row steamers will probably amount 10 between
s. eD0C0 and $4,000. An engagement OF 10000
was M yesterday by the United States Mort
gage and Trust Company and one OF S.2500oO BY
Heidebaoh Iclelheimer & Co The City Bank
and Goldman. Sachs & Co. will probably also ship
some of the metal
ST PAUI--St. Paul the feature at the
operlug and broke badly reports that were
thought To indicate the collapse OF the deal Buy
ing on the decline seemed 10 be good. Northern
Pacific was weak for the reasons affecting ST.
Paul
PERE MARQUETTE.-Bosto directors of ;he
OF 81 per share on its preferred stock out OF 1890
earnings This is the first dividend declared. II
IS proposed to pay preferred stock dividends here
az Semi-auuually