New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING-I.ondon operations in the
local market generally light, The demand
for Union Pacific and 81. Paul was fair. but total
dealings amounted 20 only 10000 shares, evenly
distributed between sales and purchases.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Prevaiing loan
quotations are. Atchison common. St. Paul Man
haitian and Louisville and Nashville. iiad2; Atchi-
son preferred Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
Peoples Gas. New-YoTk Central Northwestern.
Northern Pacific preferred, Reading first preferred.
Rock Island Sugar Refining. Union Pacific com
mon and preferred. American Tobacco common.
Continental Tobacco common, United states Leath-
cr preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Tennessee
coal and Iron. Southern Railway preferred. South
ern Pacific Federal Steel common. Amalgamatei a
Copper and American Steel and Wire common. 3
Third Avenue and Baltimore and Ohio common.
Hat: Missouri Pacific and Northern Pacific com
mon IL: Delaware and Hudson. Western Union.
Uirois Central and Smelling common l; Smelling
preferred nat 1-25S
MARKET FEATURES--The steel stocks were
heavy on the bear report that the new steel com
blnation would involve reduction In the common
stock capital Of the various companies at sacri-
fee 10 holders Wire and Federal Steel were par
ticuIarlv weak Delaware and Hudson bought
on further reports that New-York Central inter
ests would have increased representation on
the Board. Chicago bought Burlington There
was some buying Of AtchisOn issues on the report
OF a PENNSYLVANIA alliance. The Morgan stocks
were generally firm. Last rour trading was ac-
conpanied by weakness throughout the list, with
bear pressure in the granger shares. Boston sold
Sugar and good deal Of long stick came out.
Selling of BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Was not for in
side account Philadelphia company stock ran up
tweuty-three points on purchases Of q" shares.
WINTER WHEAT.-Prime' Crop Bureau re-
ports that winter wheat is In better shape to-day
than il has been al any previous date In its his
tory. In the extreme southern areas OF the winter
wheat belt wheat is just beginning To green up a
little but the largest proportion Of the crop to-
day particularly east ~ the Mississippi River. Is
generally covered with snow. and. considering all
things the week has been very favorable for the
wheat.
sEABoARD AIR LINE-The seaboard Air Line
stocks were active the curb, the common adj
vancing "A point 1881. the preferred il2 20 3ois
and the bonds point to r. The strength in these
issues reports that satisfactory under
standing had been reached with the Southern Rail-
way regarding traffic matters.
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank clearings
OF all the clearing houses Of the United States for
the week ending February Is 1851 a. 9i7
against s2.3l5os2.2s} I'm the preceding week and
81 sol 5O7 4a3 In the corresponding year
UNITED STATES LEATiIER.-An officer of the
United States Leather Company states that the
total sales Of the Boston branch company since ths
nrst of the year will amount 70 over s500.oO0 The
recent improvement IN the boot and shoe market
has resulted in extraordinary demand for sole
leather and the company is so0o0G00 behind
orders.
POCKET INVESTMENT GUIDE-wtuam
CossItt Gone g. 60. No - Broad-st. have issued
their annual pocket investment guide. II gives the
mileage stock. debt. earnings. expenses, charges.
gross and per mile. also the high and low price in
1sO0 of the stocks of S2 roads IL gives the
tial statistics bearing upon ll9 street railroads,
and the state and date of Incorporation, stock.
debt earnings. charges. dividends and quotations
for 239 industrial companies. The record bearing
upon industrials has been carefully compiled and
will he found useful Details are given in regard
to all leading railway bonds, also tables of crop
statistics. money rates and explanations OF opera
tons in securities and commodities.
ITS REGULAR MONTHLY DIVIDEND.-The
HOmestake Mining Company has declared its reg
ular monthly dividend of s5 cents a share and an
extra dividend of the amount both paya BILE
February q. AZ the office Of the transfer agents
This makes total Of s3sl37 80 paid in dividends 10
date.