New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.


can securities were firm in the greater part OF the
day, and foreign houses bought moderate number
of stocks in the local market. Total dealings
amounted about fifty thousand shares. There
was a good demand for Northern Pacific, Atchison
and Southern Railway.
MEXICAN CENTRAL-The annual meeting of
the Mexican Central Railway will be held on May
l. when at least fourteen new directors will he
elected. 1t ii understood that Rock Island in
terests will go into the board but it is now not
thought likely that the Atchison will have any
connection with the reorganized company. 1t Is
reported that Western companies having connec-
tions with Mexico will extend their lines TO con-
meet with the Mexican Central at Ell Paso. A A
Robinson the present president of the Mexican
Central. will be retained in that place.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT. - Buying of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock within the last few
days has from so-called inside interests
Earnings of the property are showing large IN
creases this time year ago. and the pros
poets that the receipts from now on Will be
well ahead the record of 1900 Operating ex-
penses of the company have been extraordinarily
heavy for the last three years, but in the rest or
the current year reduction is expected The COM
pany's treasury is we'll supplied with money, and
some enthusiastic bulls the property predict a
small dividend the stock this summer Directors
of the company do not encourage at present the
expectation of a dividend
CHARACTER OF TRADING.-Ciood buying
reported in Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and all
the Pacific shares. The Gould stocks were gen.
orally firm. with pool buying in Western Union.
Buying of Consolidated Gas followed by
ports that the company. would secure Brooklyn
Union Gas and the United Gas Improvement terri
tory in Westchester County. New-York Central
and Pennsylvania were taken by inside interests.
Sentiment bullish on Colorado Southern. II
was reported that the dividend on big Four
stock would be increased, but there was no note
worthy business in this security Amalgamated
Copper. Erie. Missouri Pacific. Southern Pacific.
Union Pacific and Texas and Pacific were the chief
active features The decline IN Erie stocks was
due TO the report that Mr.. Hill had disposed OF his
holdings in this company. There n general
disposition realize profits, and the bearishly IN
clined traders took advantage OF this opportunity
hammer prices. The decline In the United States
Steel stocks small
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were: Atchison common. Chicago Burlington and
Quincy. General Electric. Delaware and Hudson.
Western Union and Smelling common. 3; Atchison
preferred. Missouri Pacific. Manhattan. Louisville
and Nashville. Baltimore and Ohio common and
United States Steel preferred. 3I2; Peoples Gas.
New-York Central. Northwestern Northern Pacific
preferred. Reading first preferred. St Paul Sugar.
Union Pacific common and preferred, American To-
bacco common. Continental Tobacco common.
Southern Pacific. United States Leather preferred
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Southern Railway preferred. Amagamated Copper
Federal Steel common. American Steel and Wire
common and United States Steel common. 4; North
ern Pacific common and Rock Island. 2. and smelt
ing preferred. l.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT SALE OF
BONDS.-The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
has sold S3.111.0oo Brooklyn Union Elevated As
per cent gold bonds. authorized for hetterments.
Improvements and for equpping the system with
electricity to syndicate represented by a. NJ.
Kdder n Co. and Simon Borg & co.
CENTURY REALTY COMPANY.-At n meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Century Realty Com
pany the following elected directors of the
company: II b. HolIins. e Aymar Sands. Oak
leigh Thorne + G. Potter. Charles F. Hoffman.
jr.. w. f Havemeyer Bradsh johnson. Henry F.
Shoemaker. Warner Van Norden. Charlton T.
Lewis II. s. Black president of the George A.
Fullar Company. and W. II Chesebrough The
board organized by the election of the following
officers: President. William H. Chesebrough; vice
presidents Z. Clifford Potter and r. Aymar Sands.
and treasurer. Oakleigh Thorne. The executive
committee is follows: w. II. Chesebrough. b.
Aymar Sands. f. C. Potter. Oakleigh Thorne,
Charles f. Hoffman. jr II. s. Black and w. +.
Havemeyer The company has engaged offices
the second floor of No 135 Broadway. The COM
pany starts with capital of $1,000 OO0 all paid in
in cash, and will do a business of dealing in real
estate and real estate mortgages and securities.
SUGAR PRICES HIGHER.-Refned sugars have
been advanced 10 points. to 5.45 cents pound. by
the American and National Sugar Refining COM
panies and Arbuckle Brothers Sales of raw sugar
made yesterday at advance of 1-l6c over
the last preceding sales. including 15O0 tons Eng
lish Islands muscovado 34sc, basis 50 test duty
paid. landed terms, and 1850 bags San Domingo
centrfugals to arrive, at 212c. cost and freight.
This equals slice duty paid II was said that
another cargo had been sold at 3-l6c. The arriv-
ais of raw sugars for this season of the year are
extremely light This has already caused sharp
advance in Europe and is likely to result in still
higher prices here Sugar stock yesterday sold be-
tween l12 and 11's closing shade above the low
est, at 1i9l2 a net decline of u per cent
SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
SEAT.-The report was confirmed yesterday that a
seat on the New-York Stock Exchange had been
sold for S6l.OU. The last preceding sales We're at
$JS,UO about ten days ago.