New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-26
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Londons dealings in the
New-York market yesterday were small consisting
almost entirely of purchases OF Erie, in anticipa-
ton of a favora BILE annual report by the company.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATTONs.-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper, Anaconda, American
Ice Atchison common and preferred, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. Baltimore and Ohio common. Col
orado Fuel, Delaware and Hudson. Erie common.
first and second preferred. Louisville and NASH
vile, Manhattan, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk ana
Western. metropolitan Street Railway. Pennsyl-
vania. Peoples Gas. Reading first preferred, Rock
Island. ST. Paul. Southern Railway preferred,
Southern Pacific Sugar, Tennessee Coal and IRON
Union Pacific common and preferred, United States
Steel common and preferred. United States Leather
preferred Wabash preferred. IL per cent; Canadian
Pacific and New-York Central. L per cent ana
Western Union fiat
FOREIGNERS BUYING BONDS.-Foreign buy
ing Of bonds is reported very good Sales TO
Berlin Paris and London have been particularly
large. On the other hand the foreign buying OF
American stocks for investment is light.
ST. PAUL.-Notwithstand denials. which may
be technical the belief is strong in some quarters
that a new financial operation by the ST. Paul
road is impending. There are intmatlons that the
Chicago Great Western Railway is TO be acquired
by the St Paul, although no definite information
on the subject is obtainabe.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-The buying Of Southern
Pacific was said to be long stock 1t is reported
that interests identified with She Union Pacihc
acquired by private purchase and otherwise good
deal of Southern Pacific at the time Of the TAYLOR
failure.
WISCONSIN CENTRAL.-A rumor thai the Wis
consin Central had been bought by the Grand
Trunk Railway was denied. II was asserted. fur
thermore, that there had been no Legotatlcns re-
tween the roads.
NEw-YORK CENTRAI.-The application of the
New-YorI Central Railroad to the New-York Stock
Exchange. to list 100000 additional 3'a per cent
bonds Of 1897 indicates that that company is con-
tfnuing its refundfng operations. The total issue
WAS Of VI
reserved to retire bonds $4622667 for premiums
and the remainder $15Oo0.00o, for new construction
after 1903. on January 1, 1903, the amount OF old
bonds refunded amounted to about S5600O@7. for
which bonds had been issued to the extent or 500
261ooo The present issue brings the total out
standing up to 81. 600, which includes the pre-
rniums on the old bonds retired
PROSPERITY TO CONTINUE .-Herman Sielck-
en- who is in Baden Baden. is reported as predict
ing that the coming year will be OF great pros
perity in America. He points out that prices for
two commodities. which figure most largely in i'm
ports-sugar and coffee-are practically the lowest
ever known while the indications are for high
prices for the commodities most largely exported
corn wheat. provisions and cotton. This is stu
alton which Mr.. Sielcken expects Will create large
international credit balance in favor Of America
THE CORN CROP-A Western capitalist, who is
interested the granger railroads. has the follow
ins to say OH the outlook for the crop: 4
consider the best corn crop this country ever had
was in 1899. Last year the yield was larger but
much OF the corn was soft and unmarketabe. TAX
ing into consideration the quality, yield and ALL
think the crop of 1899 was the best I find that
the weather from the end of March to July was
almost exactly the in 1899 this year. That
convinces me that the slow start the corn crop got
this year was rather in its favor than against it.
I have been out through the western part Of Hi
nois a d part Of Iowa in the last week, and tho
outlook made feel good Everywhere 1 went
I asked just one question: Has the corn crop i'm
proved as much as you looked for since July A.
and every farmer I asked said More The crop
is really doing splendidly This talk Of cold
weather hurting the growth shows ignorance, In
my opinion. 1t is all the better if the stalks
short. in a late season. What is needed now is
the maturing Of the ear and the bright is
doing that magnifcenuy.'