New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-05

W. III. ConEer ana l. W l. tNAooAe nav NDi''~N
a copartnership under the firm name Of Alley
C-onFer & Co to continue the business of " 5
Alley and James Mccormick
REGULAR SLOSS- SHEFFIELD DIVIDEND
NEXT wEEK-The directors Of the sioss-she'-
field Steel and Iron Company are scheduled 10
meet early next week. If a quorum is obtained
the regular quarterly dividend Of Ia per cent on
the preferred stock will be declared
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS--Amalgau mated
Copper Anaconda American Ice. Atchison com
mon and preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit Balti-
more and Ohio common Colorado Fuel Delaware
and Hudson. Erie common hrst and second pre-
ferred Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan Mis-
souri, Pacific Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan
Street Railway Pennsylvania, Peoples Gas. READ
ing first preferred Rock Island. St Paul Southern
Railway preferred Southern Pacific. Sugar Ten
nessee Coal and Iron. Union Pacific common ana
preferred. United States Steel common and pre-
ferred United States Leather preferred. wabash
preferred ia per cent: Western Union nat: Cana
dian Pacific and New-York Central. z per cent.
STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAYS.-The stock
Exchange will be closed to-day and will remain
closed until next Tuesday. but the banks will be
open to- day. usual
MISSOURI PACIFTCS LARGE EARNINGS
The gross earnings of the Missouri Pacific for the
fourth week Of August were Sl.57iOo. an increase
over 1902 Of $362.c0
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad has declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of ? per it's preferred
stock payable October I. The regular semi-annuaI
dividend Of g a. share has been declared On Phia-
delphia Traction stock. payable October L
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE.-George West
inghouse says. Net earnings Of the Westinghouse
Air Brake Company for the year ended July 81. 1903
are the largest in the history Of the company and
the regular dividend of "a per cent and an extra
dividend Of pa per cent will be declared
PIG IRON MARKET.-ROgers, Brown & Co
say: The decline in prices has reached point
where nothing is left for the makers. even after
be1r into aCr
are therefore. working up materials and planning
for a shutdown orders continue liberal in number
but restricted 10 tonnage Stocks are light at
furnaces. except in the Alabama district Stocks
in consumers yards abnormally small one
of the largest Southern producers OF pig iron has
reduced the price for No. l Southern irOr 81 a ton
to 81 A general reduction Of prices here for both
Southern and Northern pig iron is expected early
next week.
MEXICAN CENTRAI.-Ladenburg. Thalmann
& Co have extended the time for TIE deposit OF
Mexican Central income bonds, under the offer OF
August 10 up to and including September 81 II Is
authoritatively stated that the deposits Of the
bonds have come in satisfactorily, but that at the
request Of large number Of the holders II mas
been decided to extend the time
CURRENCY MOVEMENT.-The principal move
ments of currency this week, compiled by The
Wall Street Journal indicate loss of S5s2A0 IN
reserve held by the banks. They received from the
interior s36421 100 and sent to the interior @zSsSO
Treasury to New Orleans. The loss to the interior
was S6472DO This is the first loss 10 the interior
reported since February q. 1903 Receipts of new
gold were 81 1s,6O0 Of which $500 200 was on New
York Assay Office checks. S247.4OO on San Francisco
Mint checks and Geographic transfers and $4,000
on Seattle Assay Office checks. The ordinary dis
bursements By the Sub-Treasury were S+H2.400:
payments by the banks to the Sub-Treasury for
customs. internal revenue. per cent redemption
fund retirement Of circulation etc, lsJ0 600.
The loss Sub-Trea sury operations proper was
81 zoo. The total loss to the interior and Sub
Treasury 800; deducting he gain by new
gold Of S1.155.60o the net loss S35S5 90. The
feature this week is the beginning of direct ship
ments of currency to the South for the cotton
movement about $4,000 having been sent to that
section by mail and express. The principal demand
for currency. however. from Boston. TO which
city nearly 100000 sent. The large loss by
the bar ks 10 the SubTreasury. S094 800 caused
partly by the retirement OF $500 600 circulation part
~ by large transfers of internal revenue collections
for account of interior banks. and partly by the
falling off in pension payments which were only
1853 600 against s1.151 900 last week