New-York tribune., 1902-05-23

were mostly frdCtOnaliy aDoNe parity, lhe NOiuiiO
of trading in them not large. as interest
centred in Kaffir stocks and consols which showed
notable strength the satisfactory progress OF
peace negotia ations in South Africa. There was no
feature in money I'm any of the European centres
but the easier tone of Paris exchange on London
was important as any considerable reaction there
would gold exports from New-YorN
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-LOa quotations
We're Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda, American
Ice Atchson common and preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Baltimore and Ohio common, Chi
Cago Terminal Colorado and Southern, Delaware
and Hudson. Erie common. first and second pre-
ferred. Louisville and Nashville Manhattan Mis-
souri, Pacific. New-YOrk Central. North western
Northern Pacific preferred Peoples Gas. Reading
first preferred Republic Steel preferred ROCK
Island St Paul. Southern Railway preferred
Southern Pacific. Sugar, Tennessee Coal ana IRON,
Union Pacific common and preferred. United
States Steel common and preferred, United States
Leather preferred Wabash preferred. Western
Union and Republic Steel common. 3i2d4 per cent
WESTERN MARYLAND MINORITY STOCk-
Townsend. Scott & Co. bankers, who formed pro-
tective committee to guard the interests or minor
ity stockholders of the Western Maryland Rail
road have sold the stock deposited with them 10
the Fuller syndicate. over l5OO shares hao oeei
altered together by the firm from small snare
holders The Fuller syndicate offers to pay $50
share for all stock which may be presented 10
Townsend Scott & Co before June : ON the
ma rket S37 been bid for the shares ana !" i
said have been purchased quietly AT y" pei
share There Is an impression that 'he ~
will nav par which is $50. Few Of the securitieS
arc ,et outstanding The acquisition of all Is part
of tho financial plan for the reorganization OF '"e
property by the syndicate
CLEVELAND LORAIN AND WHEELING
The advance IN cleveland Lorain and Wheeling
stocks Is attributed to pool operations TINS com
many Is controlled by Baltimore and Ohio wnch
owns s. 500 700 of preferred stock out of total oi
s5OOlOO0 and Sc $1,000 of common stock out OF
total Of 100000. No dividends are being pald on
either stock In 1896 per cent was pdi' ''' '"'
preferred stock.
AMERICAN IINSEED.-A rumOr that the Amer
lean Linseed Company and some of the largest
outside CrusherS have entered into trade agree
ment is not confirmed and is doubted Control OF
the situation understood to rest with the Amerl-
can company The competition of Independent deal
ers is said he less formidable than formerly
The general trade situation in linseed oil Is re-
ported satisfactory Prices have been well main
tained and the demand for oil has been exception
ally good. No decline in oil is looked for on the
contrary. there is some expectation Of an advance
in il.
NEW-YORK BUYING CONS OLS.-The market
for American railway shares closed on the curb
steady at best prices. There were large home and
foreign purchases of British consos. with par
ucularly important demand from New-York This
buying the feature of Yesterdays London
Stock Exchange markets
CHICAGO AND ALTON-Earnings of the Chi
cago and Alton for April showed gain in gross of
1921 and decrease In net OF S39S- For ten
months net earnings have decreased si6.bb9 The
road present earning less than per cent
its common stock. but the advance In its price
is based expected developments which will in
crease the companys earning power.
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND AND PACiFIC,-Ap-
plication has been made to the Stock Exchange 10
list N,01oo0 additional general mortgage per cent
bonds OF 1883 OF the Chicago Rock Island and Pa
cihC Railway Company.
ABUNDANT RAINS IN KANSAS-At a commit
tee meeting Of the Atchison directors yesterday
morning a dispatch received from Director
Charles 5. Gieed from Kansas which read as fol
lows. Kansas has rain to burn
COII-MBt-S SANDUSKY AND HOOKING
RAILROAD.-It is officially denied that Columbus.
Sandusky and Hooking Railroad has been acquired
10y interests Identified with the GOulcs
BRANCH BANKING IN MENICO.-The MeNi-
can Trust Company Bank. which i owned by
American capitalists and is the nrst International
bank OF America. organized about one year ago,
is operating seven branch banks at the fol
lowing points: Guadalajara. Pachuca. Monterey,
Puebla. San Iuis Potosi. Tampico and Aguasca-
rcntes. It Is taking steps Immediately to establish
branches I'm about fifteen other Mexican cities, thus
invading a field previously occupied by European
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