New-York tribune., 1902-04-23
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE. q
Week ended April d seS77 s12 $40 l21 45s
From January IT,. l53 6i63St 100 $50 al 16J s9S
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt in
7o6o shares selling slightly balance. Out Of ths
1000 shares dealt in least 20 600 sales well
distributed throughout the international list. For.
eign operators. who have been long OF the anthra-
cite stocks for some time took profits Arbttrags
houses reported wide and active market the
other side. and not sorry to the rather
tended bull account there reduced. IN view OF tbs
approaching settlement. They expected. however.
that London would continue factor in this
ket for little time TO
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-There good
demand IN the stock loan department OF the Stock
Amalsamated Copper, Anaconda, American
Ice Atchison common and preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, Baltimore and Ohio common. Chi
cago Terminal. Delaware and Hudson, Erie con~
mon. first and second preferred Manhattan. Mis-
Pacific. NeW-YOrk Central. Northwestern>
Metropolitan Street Railway. Peoples Cas- Read.
ing first preferred. Rock Island ST Paul. South
ern Railway preferred. Southern Pacific. Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Union Pacific common and pre-
rerred United States Steel common and pre-
rerred United States Leather preferred, wabash
preferred Western Union. "A per cent; Colorado
and Southern. Louisville and Nashville and Sugar
Refining. per cent
AMERICAN GRASS TwINE-American Grass
Twine stock was a strong feature a broadening
demand for the shares After the maximum ad-
vance Of 5 points. the stock closed nearly points
above Mondays final quotation The inquiry for
this security appears TO be based entirely the
company rapidly expanding DuSlHeSS. ltS present.
strong financial condition and the prospects OF
permanent dividend returns The company con-
trolls the grass twine business in this country. q
comparatively new Industry, which has already
found an enormous market for its products
NO DIVIDEND ON AMERICAN CAN.-The
newly elected board OF directors OF the American
Can Company held meeting Immediately after
the close OF the stockholders meeting yesterday.
At the close OF the meeting H was officially an
nounced that no action was taken the matter
OF dividends.
The board organized by the election OF officers az
follows: S A Assmann. president tsucCeedins Ed
win Norton); H. F. Akin, vice-president and chair
man of the executive committee: s. S. Cranwel.
second Yice-president: F. S. Wheeler, treasurer
and l.. H Iandon. secretary
DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED-At the annual
meetings of the stockholders OF the Henry II
Worthtngton Company and Of the Worthngtou
Pumping Engine Company. at Egizabethport " j.
Yesterday the retiring boards of directors OF botn
companies were reelected.
H. r. CLAFLIN DIVIDENDS.-The H b Clanin
Company has declared the regular quarterly n
terest Of Il. per cent its first preferred STOCK
and IL per cent on its preferred stock. pay
able May I.
WESTERN WEATHER CONDITIONS--A BANK
ing house In this city has received the following
message from its correspondent at Kansas City, in
answer 10 a request 10 gather trustworthy reports
concerning the probable effect OF the present nos
weather throughout some parts OF the West: re
ports of hot exaggerated such western
crops which had already poor prospects VIII noI
be more DAMAGE =" that account Rain expec's"
everywhere =