New-York tribune., 1902-08-22
WALL STREET AND EACHANoHo' D.

=, 10 1oca1 market were estimated about 25ooo
shares The purchases included ooo steer coih
and equal amount of Denver anu f''o =.
common The sales largely In moderate
amounts of Reading Erie. Ontario and western
and Missouri Kansas and Texas The trading on
ba lance was insignificant.
FINAL LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Final loan quo
tations were: AmaIgamated Copper. Anaconda
,,a-,can Ice AtchIson &C mmon and preferred
Rrooklyn Rapid Transit. Baltimore and ONO COM
mon Colorado Fuel and Iron. Canadian racine,
Delaware and Hudson Erie common ana hrst anu
second preferred Louisville and Nashville Man
haitian Missouri Pacific, New-York central Not'h-
u,.stern Metropolitan Street Railway, People
Gas Reading first preferred. Rock Island 't
Southern Railway preferred southern ta'iilo' %
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron. Union Pacinc
common and preferred United States Steel common
and preferred United States Leather preferred
Wabash preferred. per cent: western Union
loaned fat and was in good demand
STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAYS.-The govern
ing committee OF the New-York Stock Exchange
has voted to close the Exchange on August 80 the
Saturday before Labor Day. The Exchange VIII De
closed on the latter day September l. Inc hoS'on
Stock Exchange will also close on August 81
TRANSFER TO CINCINNATL-The Calamity
houlers in Street circles have been prophesyhs
for several weeks that large sums OF money would
soon he transferred TO interior centres for the
movement II the crops. The first transfer since
August is 10000 Cincinnati. arranged for late
Wednesday afternoon. Last year the nrst nea'y
shnnents of money to the Interior both direct and
through the Sub-Tres,sury, were in the last week
Of August and the first week of September
DETROIT SOTTHERN.-The recent activity IN
Detroit Southern stocks has given rise TO rumors
that they are being bought in the interests OF a
large railroad system. a director makes the foi-
lowing statement regarding the rumors: / note
that ali the other railroads having been oisposed
~ Wall Street is now selling Detroit Southern to
a number of the large systems There is certainly
no truth In any of these reports at this time A
majority of tho stock is absolutely controlled by
the directors who have faith In the property. ana
n ANYBODY wants to buy It. good deal above
present prices will have be paid, especially for
the preferred stock which is very near the rails.
and of which there IS comparatively small
amount"
ANNUAL. MEETINGs-The annual meeting Of
the New York Ontario and Western Railway Com
pany Will be held in this city September "a Books
close for the purposes IF this meeting August p
and reopen September % The Standard Rope and
Tuine Company will hold its annual meeting in
| Elizabeth y. j.. September 16 The stockholders
| Will be asked TO approve notifications OF the
| Companys contract with the Union Selling Com
| pany which 1t is expected, will be Of material
| benefit 10 Rope and Twine Company. The
| stock holders of the Union Pacific Railroad will
hold their annual meeting IN Salt Lake City October
| - The adjourned annual meeting of the Dominion
| Securities Company has been again adjourned un-
Ill August 2S 1t is rumored that when the meeting
is several changes will be made IN the direc-
| torate
REPUBLIC IRON AND STEEI. DIVIDENDS
| In view OF the excellent showing made by the Re
public and Steel Company for the last half OF
the fiscal year ended June 80 II has been r1lmored
| in circles that dividend might be declared
| on the common stock IN the near future. Chi
| caRo dispatch says that the directors will meet
| next Monday act on the dividend question. The
usual quarterly rate of the preferred stock is eN-
| pected Nothing will be done regards a dis
bursement on the stock at this time. OFF,
the company report business very satisfac-
| tory.
| AMERICAN RAILWAYS DIVIDEND - The
| American Railways Company. of Philadelphia. has
| declared the regular quarterly dividend OF 14 per
| cent. payable September lS
| BUFFALO AND SUSQUEHANNA DIVIDENDS.
The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Company
| has declared a dividend of l per cent on It's pre-
| ferred stock payable September 8 Preferred stock
to of 100000 was authorized this year.
| of which 81 700 sold to pay for btuminous
coal properties construction of new lines and for
general purposes The dividend declared yesterday
| was the first disbursement the new stock The
regular quarterly dividend of Ia per cent on the
| common stock also declared. payable October l.
LEAD AND CHEMICAL DIvIDENDs.-The Ma
tiona Lead Company mas declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF 1A per cent on Its preferred
stock payable September Is. The common stock
| transfer books of the General Chemical Company
will close August % and reopen September for
the pa yment the regular quarterly dividend of
per cent on the common stock. The dividend is
/ declared yearly and paid quarterly
| BRITISH COLUMBIA COPPER.-British Column
| bia Copper has displayed weakness In the curb
market recently It is intimated that the stock has
| heen depressed a purpose. A telegram
ceived from the manager says that the company
| will blow In two furnaces on August IS, which have
been closed down for about seven weeks because of
inability get coke account of the strike at the
| coal mines of the Crows Nest Pass Coal and Coke
| Company. 4 settlement of the strike has been
effected and shipments of coal and coke have been
| resumed.
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