New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses sold 50oo
shares at the opening, but were subsequently buy
ers of about 81 900 shares. There good de-
mand for Reading United States Steel and South
Pacific.
MARKET FEATURES-Standard Oil brokers
bought Amalgamated Copper and sold St Paul
and Sugar Refining. In the early dealings many
stop loss orders caught in Manhattan, Rock
Island and St. Paul. Buying on the decline was
considered good. especially IN the Gould shares
Urgent buving by local spectators and covering
by room shorts were responsible for the recovery
in the last hour. 1t was thought that the demon
stration made against the active stocks in the first
hour was for purpose of helping some interests
to cover lines of An,algamated. Pool buying was
reported in Pennsylvania. Vanderbilt brokers
bought Big Four" H. Content & Co. bought 1880
shares of Amalgamated
HEAVY EAsTBOUND BUSINESS the
enormous merchandise and mixed freight move
nent TO the East last week. the shipments of flour
and grain to the sea board were immense. those or
-four being 665 barrels. an Increase OF 'Sioo over
the previous week and 1l7.ooo over the same week
last year The shipments of grain last week were
2152 600 bushels increase of l34Ooo bushels over
the preceding week and 1.6S.00o bushels over the
same week last year In provisions there was a
falling off the aggregate being b3.025OS9 pounds. an
increase OF 1905 120 pounds over the preceding week
and d decrease OF 7796.sso pounds compared with
the same week last year.
HEAVY ORDERS FOR CARS.-The American
Car and Foundry Company has received an order
for 30 cars for an Eastern rodd. the name ol
which will be announced later Other orders are
as follows: Southern Pacific 800: Reading, 80:
Northern Pacific 300. Nickel Plate, l.c0. and 70
coaches for Denver and Rio Grande The total
number of cars ordered OF comparatively recent
date reaches 2l,o0O and there are now number
OF large orders pending.
DEMAND FOR LOCOMOTIVES.-It is said that
in the next years there will be needed by the
railroads of this country IN the neighborhood OF
200 new locomotives to replace small engines
and those that will become dsa bled. The rail-
roads generally the necessity for more
powerful engines well as larger cars
APPLICATION To LIST.-Appication has been
received by the committee stock list, New York
Stock Exchange TO list the following: Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway Company. 2.S59.-
oDo additional 5Iz per cent bonds of 1897.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Directors OF the
New-York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
have declared a regular quarterly dividend OF
per cent. payable December 81 New-York
Central will pay a dividend of per cent on the
capital stock of the New-York and Harlem Rail
road on January , to stockholders of record on
december a. The Philadelphia Company directors
have declared the usual dividend of ~ cent on
the common stock. payable January 10 The
directors of the Twin City pd Transit company
have declared the regular quarterly dividend or
Is. per cent the preferred stock, payable on
January :.
ROCK ISLAND Observation-Disclosures to
reports from Chicago a president of the Rock
Island may be elected at meeting OF the dlrec-
w B. Leeds, who has been associated with the
Moore Brothers has been selected for that office.
SECURITIES FOR INNESTORS.-N. w. Halsey
& Co. offer to investors a large number OF high
grade securities bearing interest at from to per
cent many of which exempt from taxation
In offer. subject sale, S50000D first
mortgage gold bonds of the Moran Brothers Com
pany, shipbuilders,. of Seattle, Wash.