New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN DEALINGS.-Foreign houses dealt in
= co. shares IN the local market. mostly sales IN
LONDON the copper stocks were frmer and consols
we're unchanged. while the mining market showed a
slightly stea5ler tone The near approach OF the
settlement had G tendency 10 narrow the trading
BALTIMORE AND OFIO.-The total shipments
q coal and coke over the Baltimore and Ohio sys
ten n September aggregated $50 IS tons as com
ra-e6 with SIS +s5 IL the month IN 1902, the
Increase amounting 70 "a 20 tons. For the seven
months ended July 81 the total shipments amount
e 70 -ss0a-oS rors compared with 1es97. "a n
TIE corresponding period in 1902 the increase
amounting 70 e1.754 tons. The Increase Tor July
vas eouivze-, 20 1746 per ce-+, and the increase
- TIE seven months was equal 70 rs Per cent
The fact that the coal tonnage Of the system this
year is running ahead Of that OF last year X re-
-~arkshIe n 49, re coal tonnage was IN excess
C any previous year. ana an increased volume of
c-aI trBc this wear emphasizes the fact that the
Baltimore and Ohio system IS becoming more
Important factor IN the bituninOus coal Situation
AT-EsCN AFFAIRs-The Atchisou, Topeka
HrE Santa Re has arranged 70 burn crude petroleum
fuel IL is locomotives on the division between
Tlrs-ow and lyman. Ariz.. q distance OF rs
miles Ezrl tanks VIII be built az Williams
Flasstsf end Winsl0w. each holding $500 gallons
C- burning engines are already in On Santa Fe
lines i- california. also between Seligman and
Needles The first Of the forty-fve new Mogul en-
E-es ordered Tor the Pacific Coast division have ar
rtve5. They are ali OF burners. Main line tracks
T. that section are OIL sprlnkled. making dUsuess
I'D s1ckeless trip. The Santa Fe has contracted
- Eve hundred more up 20 date refrigerator cars
10 Re delivered in tine for handling the coming sea-
cons California fruit and vegetable crop for East
e-1 markets. The Santa Pc expects 70 haul 1900
carloads ron California 10 the East which Is S7oo
more cars than last season. and as much assa4 The
rther California lines combined VIII probably carry
TEE COTTON NOTEMENT-''The Financial
Chronicle says the total receipts OF cotton for the
4-N,e 2 -f7aF 10
.ss14 last week and 200.2s2 the previous week,
making the total receipts since September J. 1913
- 81 bales against 2-1g5 Tor the same period q
--12 showing decrease since September = 1903 o.
80 7g3 bales. Reports from the South indicate that
rain has been quite general during the week, but
"a e precipitation has been Hight moderate, except
Ga some districts OF Texas and at a few points
elsewhere. Picking is progressing rapidly IN most
sections.
BANK CT.EARINGS-The total bank clearlngs
a. al The clearing houses OF the United States for
the week ended October % were So205l5O3+ against
se os SIS last week and 2557.72s,lI in the CORE
zaording week last year
Mr. YOAEI-AT IN ROCK ISIAND.-In reply 70
r-rnors current 81 the Western press ulat M
l0ak,sn has not been elected director OF the Chi
rsro. Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, IL
81 stated oficiaUy that Mr.. EoalzUm has been
elected director OF The Rock Island company