New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-London prices were firm
and arbitrage houses dealt in about 5000 shares
in the local market. Purchases were 1900 shares.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONs-Prevailing stock
loan quotations Atchson common. New-York
Central Northwestern Northern Pacific common.
Manhattan. Delaware and Hudson. Western Union,
Louisville and Nashville. Baltimore and Ohio COM
mOn Illinois Central. Erie common first and second
preferred, per cent Atchison preferred. St Paul.
2H2ia; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Peoples
Gas. General Electric Northern Pacific preferred,
Reading first preferred Rock Island. Sugar Refn
ing. Union Pacific common and preferred. Ameri-
Tobacco common. Continental Tobacco COM
mon. United States Leather preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. Tennessee Coal and Iron. Southern
Railway preferred Federal Steel common Amalga-
mated Copper American Steel and Wire common.
2l2 Third Avenue, fiat: Missouri Pacific. 1l202
MISSOURI KANSAS AND TEXAS.-Missouri.
Kansas and Texas preferred was the feature at the
opening on heavy buying, said 10 be for Missouri
Pacific interests. There apparently little OF
the stock in the market. Foreign houses sold the
common
ST. PATL-Deal rumors were revived TO account
for the advance in st. Paul, but the rise was used
by many holders for profit sales. The latest
port IS that St. Paul stock will be exchanged for
3i1 per cent collateral bonds. per cent dividend
report also revived yesterday
STEEL STOCKS.-The steel stocks were helped
by good trade reports, Further talk was
heard OF the possibility that Federal Steel would
take American Steel and Wire. II also
reported that Carnegie interests had secured con-
troll Of the Pressed Steel Car Company.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-The point Is made that
for at least month past there has seemed to be
quiet. but steady. buying Southern Pacific stock
on every recession In prices This buying appears
attention possible.
CONEY ISLAND AND BROOKLYN RAILROAD
DINID':ND.-The Coney Island and Brooklyn Rail
road Company has declared the regular quarterly
dividend Of 2I, per cent and an extra dividend of
per cent, payable on February J. The rate here
tofore has been 2i2 per cent. without extra.
NATIONAL SALT EARNINGS.-It is Officially
stated that the earnings of the National Salt Com
pany for November and December exceed $4,000
As the full years dividend the cOmpany's pre-
the earnings for November and DECEMBER are In
excess OF one years dividends the preferred
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank clearings
of all the clearing houses of the United States
for the week ending January % s2li3 $50 9s6.
$1,000 476 in the corresponding period of last year
LIMITED AMOUNT OFFERED-In the fall of
1899 the National Salt COMPANY purchased the en-
tire capital stock OF the United Salt Company OF
Ohio and issued in payment therefor 25OOOO0 OF Its
stock In equal amounts of preferred and common.
This stock together with the capital stock OF the
United Salt Company. deposited with
bch AmSTi'an Trust s GO Of Gsveiand Ohio
securities deposited. They known the Ma
dends az the rate OF per cent on the preferred
and 10 per cent on the common have been guaran-
stock trust certificates given a bonus
purchasers OF the preferred trust certificates MAX
ing the return the investment equal II
cent per annum. Stewart Barr & Co offer a linn
tied amount OF the preferred trust certificates at
ll5, and each purchaser receives bonus an equal
amount in common trust certificates. 1t is assert
ed in the offering that the dividends are amply
secured. because the National Salt Company has
liens upon any Of its properties. and. moreover,
Is paying dividends on both classes OF its stock.
OFFER OF GOLD BONDS.-B l.. Smyth & Co.
offer at 102a and interest, netting SIS per cent a
limited amount OF Southwestern Coal and I'M
bonds. due July l. 1929. uncondtIonally guaranteed
principal and interest by the Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railway Company.
GOLD AND SILVER EXPORTS.-Exports of
gold and silver from this port for the week aggre-
gold a total of $5Sl61O0 against a total Of 81 lls s2l
january tne exports OF golI have aggregated
s. and silver 81 A592 Z2, against S09i 36 gold
and &c. s56 silver IN the corresponding period last
year
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY
Jacob Rubino offers investors 10OO shares Of
per cent preferred stock of the Twin City Rapid
Transit Company. The dividends payable
quarterly and are cumulative. In the year ending
December 81 last ;he company earned net s750.OO0
in excess of all charges and the dividend the
SO OO0.0C0 of preferred stock outstanding The
amount stated is equal to per cent the
147. the stock yields nearly 4%. per cent. An i'm
portant fact is that the security is exempt from
taxation.