New-York tribune., 1903-08-27

were: Amalgamated Copper, Anaconda American
Ice. Atchison common and preferred BFoohlyn
Rapid Transit. Baltimore and Ohio common, Colo
rado Fuel Delaware and Hudson, Erie common,
first and second preferred Louisville and Nashville,
Manhattan, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk and Western,
Metropolitan Street Railway. Pennsylvania, Peo-
pies Gas. Reading first preferred, Rock Island St
Paul. Southern Railway preferred Southern Pacific.
Sugar Tennessee Coal ana 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, y per cent and Western
Union. fat.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN. - The Wall
Street Journal that the rumor of an i'm
pending deal between St. Paul and Chicago Great
Western is positively ard unequvocally denied. II
is stated high authority that no negotiations
are being carried on between the two companies
As to whether Great Western may not before ions
be absorbed by some system other than 81. f@u
deniaIs by no means emphatic 1t is mani
festly destiny Of Great Western sooner or later
to be merged in some larger system or in some
other way taken of, that il may lose its
power TO become rate disturber. By reason OF
the geogra Phica oca ton of the line il has times
in the past disturbed the situation to ex-
tent by no means measured By the roads i'm
portance.
BAR SILVER HIGHER.-While no direct infor-
nation has been received from London to the
abrupt rise in the price Of bar silver that centre
in the last few days local authorities in the silver
a probably oyersold condition of the market
abroad, and also to a generally good demand from
the East besides the purchase of about 2o0,G0
ounces Cor the French mint The price in London
has risen over ID in the last two days. and the
New-York market has, Of course. followed the up
turn The closing tone to-day in London q
little softer.
CONCERNING IRON IAKING.-Fisk u Robin
have Just issued a second edition OF the
pamphlet Concerning Iron Making" by Elisha
Walker It contains several new illustrations
which show the progress made on the plant Of the
Buffalo ard SusqUehanna Iron Company to date
These photogra vures show the plant to 3e rapidly
nearing completion. The furnaces and stoves are
practically finished is also Ihe engine and pump
house. The work has now reached such staSe
that the blowing engines, electric generators.
pumps and boilers are being installed The work
on the ship canal between the property OF the Buff
falo and SUsquehanna Iron Company and that Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company both OF
which are constructing it in conjunction with the
Buffalo and Susluehann9 Railway Company. is he
ing carried forward rapidly by the contractors.
The development of the company iron ore mines
in the Mesaba Range Hibbng, MINI. and in
the Menominee Range at Iron Mountain, Mich,
and of its coal fields in the Reyuoldsvlle Basin at
Sykesville Penn. is advancing at the same favor
able as is the work on the blast furnace plant
itself
ATCHISON'S EARNINGS-Earniuss Of The
Atchison system in July showed an increase in
gross Of $9 So and increase in net Of S296s31
Ordinarily such splendld showing or earnings
would be reflected in an advance in the stock but
in yesterdays stupid market the report was with
out effect There is 10 reason for bearishnesS on
Atchison's issues
NEW SECURITIES-The following additional
securities have been admitted 70 the list: Norfolk
and Southern Railroad Company $4,000 additional
first mortgage per cent bonds of l94l; Louisville
and Nashville Southern Railway Company $390O0
additional Louisville and Nashville Southern No
non collateral per cent joint bonds Of 1852.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The Stock Exchange will
be closed on the Saturday before Labor Day. This
was decided at a meeting of the governing com
mittee yesterday