New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING. - London prices were
strong and foreign houses bought In the local mar
ket Subsequently. however. arbitrage brokers
sold but total dealings for the day showed more
purchases than sales. Total transactions amounted
about 10000 shares.
LOAN UOTATIONS.-Prevailing loan quota
tions follow: AtchIson common. Northwestern,
Erie common and lst preferred. a. Atchson pre-
ferred. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Missouri
Pacific New-York Central. Northern Pacific COM
mon and preferred. Reading lst preferred Rock
Island. Union Pacific common and preferred, Man
haitian, Delaware and Hudson. Southern Railway
preferred. Louisville and Nashville. Baltimore and
Ohio common and Pacific Mail. 4G8ia; Peoples
Gas Sugar American Tobacco common COnti-
mental Tobacco common. United States Leather
preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Tennessee Coal
and Iron Federal Steel common, American Steel
and Wire common and Amalgamated Copper. AZ;
ST. Paul. natGl Western Union, Illinois Central
and Erie % preferred, 8.
MARKET OPINION.-Opinion after the close of
business was intensely bullish over the outlook.
II was generally believed that prices would make
better records this week and that record
for activity would be established. II said in
commission house circles that customers accounts
were strong and that all the weak holdings had
been sold. 1t is believed that the Jersey Central
coal deal Will have important influence upon to-
morrow's market.
OPENING DVANCES.-Reading first preferred
closed Friday at ~ and sold I'm the first few min
utes yesterday IL Union Pacific opened TO-
shares S5la 81. closed Friday Sis. ST
Paul opened 5000 shares l6iGl62 closed
Friday at 15sI5 Erie first preferred closed at Co.'S
advanced to 6sh. Northern Pacific preferred closed
Friday at S. advanced 10 90. Great Northern pre-
ferred sold at lN. closed Friday at 1876. Pennsyi-
vania closed at 151Hs on Friday. advanced TO 153.
Island closed at I'D Friday, advanced 124as
THE COAL sTOCKS.-The coal stocks were
strong features buying induced by the expecta-
tion of pending developments. The passing of the
control of the Jersey Central 10 the Reading was
~
Central sold TO lGo. The Reading issues made ad-
vances of 2G5 per cent. 1t is thought that the
next deal among the coal roads Will involve Della
ware and Hudson and Ontario and Western The
Erie issues up several points
MISSOURI PACIFIC.-It Is reported on good au-
thority that the Missouri Pacific company win be
placed per cent dividend basis this spring.
Insiders have been buying the stock.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.-Earnngs of the Texas
and Pacific for the last week In December show
a increase of s15s01s the week a year
ago. making an increase of S3G3.134 for the month
and S1,339.lls for the calendar year.
INDUSTRIAL STOCKs.-The lndustria's were
heavy features, Sugar, Peoples Gas and Tennessee
Coal and Iron showing considerable weakness.
Further Chicago litigation against the Peoples
Gas Company was responsible for the decline In
that stock. while liquidation the belief that in
sders had sold large blocks of the stock accounted
for the weakness In Tennessee Coal and Iron
THE COTTON MOvEMENT.-For the week end
ing January the total receipts of cotton u.s.
OBJ bales, against 22C,3SO bales In the preceding
week and 70, .o3l bales the week before. making
the total receip,s pts since september 4oSs Io2 bales
1S!D-'oo. showing an increase since September OF
593 Y12 bales
OFFER OF RAILROAD RONDS-C;oldman
Sachs Co. offer 10 investors choice selection of
column.
ATLANTIC TRUST MEETING-The annual
meeting OF the Atlantic Trust Company's stock
holders will take place on January IA. The Board
Of Directors will include eight members OF the
Bankers Trust Company, which ,he Atlantic COM
pany recently absorbed. A full list of officers will
be elected. including treasurer which Office is
newly created and Will probably be filled hy AL
fred II. Swayne. who held that office In the i;ank-
ers' Trust Company