New-York tribune., 1902-07-08
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses fair
ly active in the local market dealing In about 5000
shares mostly sales. In London the Kaffr market
spiritless and lower but consols showed very
fair strength. Money was distinctly easier in Lon
don and Berlin. Paris exchange on London contln-
ued weak at a figure making gold shipments prac-
ticabe, with very moderate strength in exchange
here.
Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda American
Ice. Atchison common, Atchison preferred, Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Baltimore and Ohio common
Chicago Terminal, Canadian Pacific, Delaware ana
Hudson. Erie common. Erie first preferred. Erie
second preferred, Louisville and Nashville. Man
haitian. Missouri Pacific New-York Central North
western Metropolitan Street Railway. People $
Gas, Reading first preferred. Rock Island St Paul
Southern Railway preferred, Southern Paclnc'
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron. Union Pacific
common. Union Pacific preferred, United States
Steel common United States Steel preferred United
States Leather preferred, Wabash preferred, West
ern Union and Republic Iron and Steel common and
preferred, per cent.
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE.-The improve
ments of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway are
under full Roadway. The work means pract-
caIly rebuilding of the property between Denver
and Ogden. When completed II will Increase the
hauling capacity of the engines nearly double The
same policy of improvements is being carried out
on the Missouri Pacific Railway between Denver
and Pueblo
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN.-A office:
or the ChlCaSO ana NOrtnWeSteIu hdllNdS SdS ,
there has been great amount of damage done
to growing crops by heavy rains in the last month.
Excessive moisture may have the effect of lowering
the grade OF wheat but this makes no material
difference TO the road in the matter of tonnage.
In far northwestern sections of the roads ter
ritory the surplus of rain has done little damage.
and crops everywhere are perfectly safe from dam
age from a long dry spell. which may succeed the
rains Prosperity never before more manifest
throughout the entire region traversed by North
ff3.iaI uprp
ever before brilliant.
CROPS ALONG THE ST Participating Of
crop conditions along the line Of the St Paul Rail
road and tributary country, Vice-President Bird
says that their reports perhaps as nearly cor
rect and trustworthy as money can make them
The company watches the situation carefully, and
since the remarkable rainfall set in this season
extra effort has been made 10 keep up with the
exact effect 1t is having. The latest of these ad-
vices shows no cause for alarm over the situation.
insufficient sunshine has, II is true. retarded
growth. but everything looks healthful.
INVESTMENT BUYING OF SMALL LOTS.-A
good investment demand in lots Of from ten 10
fifty shares is reported for some OF the attractive
Industrial securities. In the last two weeks there
have been bought in small lots over three thousand
shares OF American Car and Foundry preferred.
the demand evidently being based the
panys favorable annual report recently Issued.
There is also buying OF American Grass Twlne in
small lots. These transactions in small odd
lots as they called are officially recorded,
but they represent solid investment purchases
SOUTHERN RAILWAY--For the last week in
June Southern Railway earnings increased slO6O6I
the week year ago. For the month
the gain $2ss l3s, making a total increase for
the fiscal year Of s. 0s4. 734
MEXICAN CENTRAL BONDS OFFER-The
subscription books for the 5000 900 Mexican Cen
traI Railway Company. Limited collateral trust
i've year 81, per gold bonds will be opened al
tho Offices of LaienburE. Tina Imam & Co. AT 10 a.
m. tomorrow, and will be closed on Thursday A
simultaneous subscription viii be made In ST.
Louis London and Amsterdam. The bonds are
offered 96i2 and accrued interest 10 date of de-
livery.