New-York tribune., 1901-01-23

and Ohio common and Erie cornn,o,
ferred and second preferred 21b: Nor,h. prs
common. Delaware and Hudson ana -ract
Union. 2 "esters
LOCAL TRACTION SHARES. ca.
marked the course of the tr1cticn sbs-a~ ouVins
larly Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Tn. 49,. arucu
ing of Brooklyn Rapid Transit viii 80 meet
Saturday. when several changes will tt s placs
stood, be made in the Board of Dirac,or- . Under
ever acticn may be taken will accrue 70 - what
Of the stockholders '"7 oened
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO
on good authority that there is no 80 Is SAID
report that the Atchison company win - - "a ths
St Louis and San Francisco II is aIso SIs, ns
the first preferred stock Of the Iat+a- "a. iu Thar
pany is not to be retired and that the 80, CON
the second preferred will be raised to eirha-uo o.
per cent basis The road could nav, a a or
and still show good surplus for tba - - eent
stock eomron
BIG FoUR-"-Directors of the CIevs,,.s :.
cinnat. Chicago and st. Louis will meet ). en-
take action the common stock di,,,d.., 1dy LAY to
thought that the rate may be advanced T~~u. :,
per cent " 8 70
ATCHISON ADJUSTMENTS 10
AtchisOn management will soon anno,1u-Itt at ths
holders of adjustment mortgage bonds MIR 'aai
lowed to avail themselves Of the oNsa- % al
made by the company to exchange lO's +ba.Ss
curities for new bonds carrying semi-annraT se'
pons. instead of annual couuons ,h ~ eou'
Ia
OF the bond now enacted to cover exnsnao- .alus
conversion. " ns
SILVER EXPORTS.-The steamship NJ.
sailing for Europe to-day. will take ON, ss,.
ounces Of silver. shipped as follows: M cvra' s
helms sons, SI4OOO ounces; the United Metal, s
ing Company. 10000 ounces and Zir,roor--sl sen
Forshay, $1,000 ounces. The steamship II, ,u -.
sailing for Europe tomorrow will take opt - sa
ounces OF silver, shipped by the United ~
Selling Company a&
MISSOURI PACIFIC.-Missouri Pacific sd,,---
20 SO at the opening, and subsequently broxa ~ -
IT was thought that all the shorts had been sbas.-
out and that the pool was selling R n Ps,,.T.
Co were heavy buyers at the opening.
DEPOSITS OF S9OO10.-The Varick Ra,k -,
opened for business yesterday. received deposits -
over $4,000.
FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENT
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance cn.
pany has published the ffty-third animal e..
Of its United States branch. ending Daos-~s
81. 1900 II shows total assets to be sSO4 s2
net surplus s4.704.72S. both an increase over -
figures Of last year. Among the assets tbsra -
81 .S95 IN United States per cent Cyovsr,r,a.
bonds. ss12sS in real estate and S31s4 $50 In hors
ard mortgage loans. Henry ". Eaton ia the So,
dent manager of the company IN New-York.
TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH-The Nezv-v...
Produce Exchange Bank. the Offices OF which arat
the Produce Exchange Building. has leased N.
store space the northwest corner OF Ninetytb,rs
st. and Columbus-ave., and will establish brane.
bank there
GEORGE BLUMENTHAL TO RETIRE-Geo-,,
Bumenthal, senior partner in the banking hous.
OF Lazard Freres. will retire from the firm on Jun.
80 Mr.. Bumenthal is regarded as one Of the mas,
able foreign exchange experts in the United STATES
The imports and exports OF gold by Lazard Frerss
have been under his immediate charge for mapy
years. IL is probable that Mr.. Blumenthal WIN
take long vacation and then resume active bust
life in this city.
Mr.. GATES TALKS-John ". Gates cana an,
with big bull interview yesterday regarding TIA
steel situation. He said things that were ALREADY
known TO all observers; he denied that the Federal
Steel Company would take the American Steel and
Wire. and he thought that Mr.. Carnegie had Nd
intention OF making trouble in the steel trade Ths
interview was doubtless intended to help the stee
stocks. but 1t fell fat a market argument
AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE.-The annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the American stssl
ruary 10 The question OF dividend on the CON.
mon stock will be decided at the meeting OF the
directors next Monday. In the mean time some
insiders are talking about per cent dividend on
the common. others think per cent viii be nearer
while there many who say that II Is 1ust as
probable that the dividend will be passed
DISTILLING BOND ISSUE.-Oficial announce.
ment was made yesterday by the MercantiIs Trust
Company that the subscriptions for the S. 800 6s
per cent ten year collateral trust gold bonds Of
the Distilling Company Of America closed Monday
The subscriptions are reported to be satisfactory
and the plan for the bond issue will hecoms
operative