New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

ples Gas, General Electric New-York Central
Northwestern. Northern Pacific preferred Reaoins
first preferred, Rock Island, Sugar Refining Ohion
Pacific preferred. American Tobacco eonihoh'
Continental Tobacco common, United States
Leather preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, ZEN
, nessee Coal and Iron Southern Railway preterreo
Southern Pacific, Federal Steel common anu
American Steel and Wire common, 2; Third Ave
nue. Baltimore and Ohio common, Federal Steel
preferred and American Steel and Wire preferred,
fiat; Union Pacific common. 11Ra2; Delaware ana
Hudson Western Union and Smelling common, l;
Smelling preferred. LIPS
GRANGER SHARES.-The granger shares.
notably Burlington and Rock Island, made sharp
advances in the early trading, but lost the improve
ment on the profit taking reaction IalK that
Burlington will take the place OF ST. PauI In a
Northwestern railway deal is heard in responsible
quarters The old that Rock Island and
Atchison will enter into closer relations is again
in evidence. II NAV pay TO watch Rock Island
stock 1t is the cheapest of the grangers
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY-The Amer
lean Car and Foundry preferred stock is being ao-
sorbed by a good class of buyers on information
regarding the company's earnings. This concern
is now making money than at any preceding
time In its history and the preferred stock has
no bonds ahead OF 1t considerably higher price Is
predicted. Large orders for cars for Texas roads
have just been received by the American Car and
Foundry Company.
ATCHISON EARNINGS.-An officer of the
Atchison says: The February traffic record will
be broken this month. Storms have not worked
injury to business The winter wheat outlook was
never better. The snow has been ample to assure
sufficient water and moisture in the grazing lands.
which is encouraging for the live stock movement
There is a steadily increasing demand for general
merchandise and the tonnage moving both ways is
at a balance"
MISSOURI KANSAS AND TEXAS-Earnings
of the Missouri Kansas and Texas for the third
week In February show increase of S1,1I2 over
the week a year ago. From July gross
earnings have increased 81, ,3sS7 709.
TOBACCO SHARES-Many heavy buying orders
were reported In American Tobacco. Cooper.
Cramp & Beadleston took 1900 shares shortly after
the opening. Moore & Schley and ROlston &
Hooey were also heavy buyers Continental To-
bacco was bought by II. B. Hollins & Co. and F. L.
Seligsberg Most of the buying believed to be
for Washington account, and to be based on a
belief that heavy reductions In the tax tobacco
would be provided in the Revenue Tax Reduction
bill. 1t was thought that the proposed absorption
OF the American Havana Company by the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company helped the advance.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.-Buying OF Southern
Railway issues is for the account of people well
informed regarding the prospects OF the company.
In yesterdays market both stocks strong, and
IT was reported that the dividend the preferred
stock would be raised to per cent in March South
ern Railway controls the railway situation in the
South. and II is considered by many matter
of time only when Southern Railway interests will
control the Seaboard Air Line and the Plant sys-