New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses dealt in
$4,000 shares in the local market mostly purchases
In London the feeling American stocks was
generally better. The home market firm with
an advance of u per cent in consols and consider
able strength in the Copper stocks. Yesterday was
holiday in Paris. but money rates were sitter in
Berlin. Bar silver noticeably strong.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda, American
Ice, Atchison common and preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Baltimore & Ohio common, Colorado
Fuel Delaware & Hudson Erie common. first and
second preferred. Louisville & Nashville. Manhat-
tan Missouri Pacific. New-York Central. Norfolk
& Western. Metropolitan Street Railway. People, s
Gas. Reading fist preferred Rock Island. St.
Paul Southern Railway preferred. Southern
Pacific Sugar. Tennessee Coal & Iron. Union Pa
cifc common and preferred United States Steel
common and preferred, United States Leather pre-
ferred Wabash preferred and Western Union S1s
per cent; Canadian Pacific fiat and 1 per cent;
Pennsylvania 2ls per cent.
MARKET GOSSIP.-The weakness in New York
Central and the practical impossibility of selling
any Of the other Vanderbilt stocks except at a
heavy concession save some ground for A belief
current that a large account would have to be
Hquidated with little further pressure. The way
st. Paul sold off was taken indication that
the Standard Oil interest was still against the
market. Atchison held remarkably. The stock
able demand in the loan crowd. The weak
ness in such stocks Consolidated Gas and
Omaha in the recent past. in the opinion Of the
most conservative judges IN the Street. simply
represents the adjustment Of prices to the higher
yield of money American Sugar is noticeably
weak, and lower Wall Street is bearish. Trade
conditions are very quiet. and people who are gen
orally fairly well Informed the prospects for
American Sugar do not conceal that the hearish
attitude of tho Standard Oil interest is an un-
favorable influence.
UNITED STATES REALTY OFFICERS RE
ELECTED.-At the meeting Of the directors Of
the United States Realty and Construction Com
pany yesterday. the former officers were reelected
Charles H. Tweed of Speyer & Co, was elected
member of the executive committee making the
number of members ten. 1t is expected that
the statement of earnings will be ready for publi
cation about July D.
HANDBOOK OF RAILROAD SECURITIES. -
The semi-annual number of The Handbook OF
Railroad Securities issued by THE Financial
Chronicle" is ready. Besides comprehensive
tables of stock and bond prices. all brought down
TO July /, 1908 the Handbook contains in small
compass a large amount of information concern
ing the various railroads whose securities dealt
IN on the leading stock exchanges It shows their
earnings dividends, etc. for a series of years.
their present fixed charges and also the amounts
Of the different issues of bonds outstanding their
rates of interest etc. The data furnished will
enable the investor readily to determine the merits
Of each particular security. \ special feature of
the July number OF the Handbook is a record
of the highest and lowest prices for six years from
1897 TO 1902 inclusive, for all bonds and also all
stocks sold on the New York Stock Exchange
NO DIVIDEND FOR NASHVILLE, CHATTA-
NOOGA AND ST. LOUIS.-It had been expected IN
some quarters that at yesterdays quarterly meeting
Of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis direc-
tors IL per cent dividend would he declared An
nouncement was made. however. that no dividend
will be declared despite the fact that reports show
largely increased earnings. The company has not
paid dividends since 1898.
SELLING SHORT TINE NOTES ABROAD-It
is reported that leading banking house has re-
Gently sold abroad number OF blocks OF short time
notes Of various companies. including Lake Shore
notes maturing January 1. and the recent Burling-
ton notes, maturing next March
NORTHERN SECURITIES.-The roads in the
Northern Securities Company will show combined
surplus for the twelve months ended June 30 1858,
Of over $n0OO000 practically 10 per cent on the
stock OF the Northern Securities Company.