New-York tribune., 1902-02-15
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses were not
active in the local market. transactions. however
generally being the buying side. American
stocks in the London market were rather irregu-
lar. with a heavy tone in some Of the principal
issues but fair strength in the Steel stocks and ST
Paul The Kaffir stocks were fractionally lower
and Copper issues sold off after opening fairly firm
Consos were unchanged, and market opinion
seemed develop in the direction of regarding the
Anglo-Japanese alliance peace factor. EX-
change London notceably strong in Berlin
Money easy in all the European centres.
MARKET FEATCRES-From the lowest points
Of the morning Baltimore and Ohio sold up per
cent. Chicago and Northwestern III and ST. Paul,
Southern Pacific and other issues point or little
over. Colorado and Southern stocks opened off
1d1Iz per reazations, but subsequently
made than full recoveries of the loss. Texas
and Pacific again strong on the improvement
in the standing of the property. and Texas Pa
Ciic Land Trust continued to advance. even when
the Of the list hesitated. Southern Railway
preferred ~ per cent in anticipation of an in
crease in the dividend rate. and the common close
ly followed in sympathy. In the local Traction
group Metropolitan Street Railway was extremely
unsettled. finally ending with loss of over point
On the other hand. Manhattan Railway after
selling up pa cent from the low price of the
morning. closed with gain of a point. Brook
Iyn Rapid Transit received considerable support
and covering Of shorts advanced Ia per cent
A sharp reaction followed but the stock scored a
net gain of rs per cent. sharp decline took
place in Glucose Sugar Refining
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Iroan quotations
were: Amalga mated Copper. Anaconda. Atchson
common and preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Baltimore and Ohio common. Delaware and Hud-
Erie common. first and second preferred
Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan. Missouri Pa
cifc New-York Central. Peoples Gas. Reading
first preferred. Rock Island. St Paul. Southern
Railway preferred Southern Pacific, Sugar. Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Union Pacific common and
preferred. United States Steel common and pre-
ferred, United States Leather preferred Wabash
preferred. Western Union. 21a per cent.
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND DECLARBD.-The
Barney & Smith Car Company. of Dayton Ohio
has declared quarterly dividend of per cent
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK.-"Brad-
streets reports the exports Of wheat. including
-four. in bushels. for the week aggregating BIO,
4sl. against 4sl4S7s in the week last year
since July l. l73 So 45S, against 1851 O3 I'm the
corresponding period last year The exports Of
for the week. in bushels .S6S. against
476O. 422 in the week last year; since July I.
o. 55s 766 against 123122, S1 in the corresponding
period last year.
COLORADO AND sOUTHERN-There have
been for a considerable time extensive changes In
ownership in the open market of the three classes
OF stock OF the Colorado and Southern. The fact
that Thursdays dividend the first preferred was
only the regular rate OF per cent caused virtu-
ally no reaction. It was reported yesterday that
controlling interest in the property is much de-
sired. possibly for a division. The Atchison can use
to great advantage the Southern lines of the sys
TEN, while the Union Pacinc is naturally ntted 10
take back the Northern portions, which 1t con-
troed for many years prior to 1895
ST JOSEPH AND GRAND ISLAND.-Somo
Western railroad officers attribute the activity In
the St Joseph and Grand Island securities to re-
ported efforts OF the so-caIled stckney syndicate
to control of the line.
MOVEMENT OF CURRENCY.-AccordinS to the
compilation OF The Wall Street Journal the priu-
cpal movements OF money this week indicate that
the banks gained thereby 81 619.10o The banks re-
ceived from the interior 81 4os 800 and shipped
the interior s.. 900. The gain the interior
movement was Sl.5iol0O The total net gain from
the Interior new gold and bonds purchased
xalsi7oo Deductng the loss of S65.eeo on Sub
Treasury transactions proper, the net gain was
Ss6I9.IuI
STOCK EXCHANGE NOTICE.-The Clearing
House Committee OF the Stock Exchange has
added to the list of stocks TO be cleared Colorado
and Southern common voting certificates begin
ming with contracts due February Il.
SILVER SHIPMENTS.-The steamship Lucania.
railing for Europe to-day, will take out 10000
ounces OF silver. shipped follows: The United
Metals Selling Company. 10000 ounces and Zim-
mermann & Forshay. 10000 ounces.