New-York tribune., 1901-04-24
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING Trading for foreign ac-
count was moderately heavy. with sales and pur-
chases about evenly divided. There was fair
demand for the Erie. Southern Pacific, Baltimore
and Ohio and Atchison issues.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were: Atchison common. Missouri Pacific. Northern
Pacific common. Delaware and Hudson. Western
Union a. Atchison preferred, Peoples Gas North
ern Pacific preferred. Reading first preferred St
Paul Sugar. Union Pacific common and preferred
American Tobacco common, Continental Tobacco
common. United States Leather preferred. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Tennessee Coal and Iron South
ern Railway preferred. Louisville and Nashville
Southern Pacific, United States Steel common
Amalgamated Copper 4: Chicago Burlington and
Quincy. 31ad4; General Electric. New-York Central
Northwestern. Manhattan. Baltimore and Ohio
common. United States Steel preferred 3H: Rock
Island. 215
TEXAS AND PACIFIC LAND TRUST-The
heavy buying OF Texas Land Trust certificates in
tho last ten days has been by brokers usually en-
ployed by Standard oil interests. This seems only
natural the Standard OF people are believed TO
be strengthening their position in the Texas oil
fields Biologists are of the opinion that the oil
formation extends In the direction OF a large part
OF the land owned by the Texas Land Trust. Rep
resentatives OF the Texas Pacific Land Trust will
neither affirm deny the report that they have
under consideration offer of g for
hundred thousand acres of their property. which
is scattered over thirty-nine counties.
ERIE CHANGES.-At a meeting Of the board OF
y,
terday, E. b. Thomas elected chairman OF
the board F. d. Underwood president: J. A
Middleton. second vicepresident: j. w. Platten
treasurer, and L. ID. Smith, assistant secretary
Mr. Underwood also elected a director TO fill a
vacancy.
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT-The Twin City
Rapid Transit Company has completed the first
quarter of its fiscal 9ear having in this period
earned Ss40S7 gross. as Compared with the gross
earnings Of 676 for the corresponding period
year ago. After deductng fixed charges and taxes
there is surplus applicable TO preferred dividends
of Ss66s2. which is equivalent to the three months
proportion OF preferred dividend and about l per
cent the common stock.
DENVER AND sOUTHwESTERN-Th annual
report of the Denver and Southwestern Railway
Company for the year ended November So 1900
shows: Gross earnings. s24sI. .5S7; operating
penses. taxes and rentals. Os.172: net s7s S94;
bond interest and sinking fund, s+65l5; balance
s65 S78: dividends paid s2l0c00 balance. S35Ss s7S
premium bonds purchased. 81 G00 surplus. $Ss7S,
CHICAGO AND EASTERN ILLTNOIS.-It is said
that tho Rockefeer-Gould syndicate has made an
offer $50 a share for the control of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad. but that H. Fl. Por-
ter who with his friends has a majority of the
stock refused sell at less than 5000 and further
more Mr. Porter stipulated that in case OF a sale
all shareholders should have the opportunity to
dispose OF their holdings at the same price Mr..
Porter declined to discuss the matter.
RECORD SILVER EXPORTS-The steamer sail
of silver shipped by the United Metals Selling Com
pany This s the heaviest single shipment
made from the United States.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANU-
FACTURING.-The directors OF the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend of lla per
the asserting stock of the company. pay
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