New-York tribune., 1902-01-28
MINING STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING NG-Foreign dealings amount
ed TO about ten thousand shares. mostly sales.
The heaviest operations in the London market were
again in the Kafi- shares
STOCK LOAN oUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda, Atchison
common and preferred. Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Baltimore and Ohio common, Chicago Terminal.
Delaware and Hudson. Erie common, first and sec
ond preferred, Louisville and Nashville, Manhat-
tan. Missouri Pacific. New-York Central. People =
Gas. Reading first preferred, Republic Steel com
mon and preferred. Rock Island. st. Paul. South
ern Railway preferred, Southern Pacific. Sugar.
Tennessee Coal and Iron, Union Pacific common
and preferred, United States Steel common and
preferred United States Leather preferred, Wa
bash preferred, Western Union. per cent.
COAL COMPANY STOCK TRANSFERRED
It is stated that 80 per cent Of the stock Of
the Anthracite Coal Company has been deposited
with the Standard Trust Company of New-York
for exchange into the preferred and common stock
Of the Western Anthracite Coal and Coke Com
pany. under the terms OF Its circular letter Of
December "a 1901. This gives the latter company
absolute control OF thirty-eight square miles Of
rich coal lands in Gunnisou County. Col. and pos
session of the largest developed anthracite mines
OF the Mississippi River.
ERIES EARNINGS.-The falling OF in the
Erie's earnings in December. compared with De-
cember 1890. was due the fact that traffic was
interrupted for several days by foods. This cause
also responsible for increase in operating
expenses. that net earnings for the month de-
creased tl1s163 gross earnings decreasing S2.723.
and operating expenses increasing S3543s. For the
six months from July gross earnings increased
81 .6o7. and net earnings S222.s77
ATCHISON'S EARNINGS.-The Atchison. To-
peks and Santa Fe reports gross earnings FOR De
cember of s5.S2Ss52. increase Of S572323 De-
cember 1900. Net earnings increased $3.50 iS9. For
the first half OF the fiscal year gross earnings in
creased s. s29 $40 and earnings after and
rentals s25l9.726. An officer OF the company says
that the January trafic has been exceedingly
gratifying
ROCK ISLAND-Rock Island officers say there
is no cause for anxiety as regards the winter
wheat condition in the Southwest Moisture is
needed, but reports do Indicate that the plant
has suffered damage anywhere thus far.
GOVERNMENT BOND PURCHASES.-The Sub
OF the par value Of s22S.500; the amount disbursed
s25l, ,sSl
THE CENTRAL LIGHTING COMPANY.-The
Central Lighting Company. which has been ircor-
porated at Trenton. n. j. has a capital OF Sl.00000
The organization of the company has been COM
peted with the election OF the following officers
and directors: Emerson NcMillin president: Will
lam NJ. Fleitman. vice president; g. T. Scoville
treasurer. and l. F. Doythert, secretary. The
other directors Charles H. Tweed, w. Emlen
Roosevelt. l.. F. Dommerich. Arthur p. Henze
Eugene B. Boross and z. Reeve Merritt Other
influential interests connected with the company
F. Augustus Heinze. Thomas Achels and c.
". waetjen The manager of the company is
a. B. Eilbeck Suh-companies are now being
formed in din States of the Union The state
ment is made by authority that the light Of the
Central Lighting Company will in way conflict
with that of the Welsbach company. the Cen
tral company will probably use the mantle Of the
Wesbach company.