New-York tribune., 1903-08-25

Ice, AtchiSon common and preferred, Brooklyn
Rapid Trarsit. Baltimore and Ohio common Col
orado Fuel Delaware and Hudson. Erie common,
first and second preferred. Louisville and Nash
vile. Manhattan Missouri Pacific, Norfolk and
Western, Metropolitan Street Railway, Pennsyl-
vania Peoples Gas, Reading frst 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 and Wabash preferred, 1l2q2 per cent;
Canadian Pacific and New-York Central fatQ5a
per cent; Western Union. fiat.
STANDARD OILS POSITION.-The Standard
Oil brokers say that the Rockefeller interest is not
doing anything in the market at present, and has
certainly had nothing do with recent fluctuations
in the general list It looks as if No. 26 Broadway
would be well contented to see the market narrow
and until the question of the crop out
Of the way. Western houses say the Middle West is
bulish Rock Island, but do not encourage talk
of dividend the common stock.
MINNESOTA, ST. PAUL AND SAULT STE.
MARIE.-The following summary Of the condition
of the 500 property has been communicated 10
the secretary of the Stock Exchange by the presi-
dent of the road in view of the recent acticn on
the dividend:
Beginning with surplus of S66o,SS0 on hand June
80. 1900, we have earned including surplus, up 70
SeS[iTg et e s,rp5us of 81 so 100 We have advanced
ment pending issue of bonds. H923,027. We had on
cash assets $1S93625 and in other current assets,
over current Liabilities. $0jO,IUo
BUFFALA AND sUSQUEHANNA-The board of
directors of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad
Company has declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of per cent the preferred stock of the
company. The preferred stock authorized
about year ago to provide funds for constructing
and equpping ffty-ive miles Of road now building
in Pennsylvania. for building a cut off TO improve
the present line and to purchase coal fields. This
extension from Sinnemahoning, the southern
terminus of the present road to sykesville' Penn
passing through the coal fields controlled by the
company When completed it will form integral
part Of a system running from the coal fields in
PENNSYLVANIA to Buffalo n. Y. The above dividend
declaration is the fifth the preferred stock. On
the common stock dividends have been paid regu-
larly since 1894.
UNITED STATES STEEI4-A. 4. Housman
again the best buyer of Steel common and pre-
ferred early in the day. The bulls say that both
much of them to make it possible to squeeze shorts
there would be strong covering movement on any
general rally
FINE CROP WEATHER.-A private message
from The West says the weather all over that sec
ton in the last few days has been splendid. and
quotes the general manager of a prominent rail-
road as saying that conditions are perfect and
that crops maturing well
LABOR DAY HOLIDAYS-It was announced On
the Stock Exchange yesterday that petition
would be presented to the governors to close the
Exchange on Saturday before Labor Day. The
nouncement was received with great applause by
the brokers.
PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT.-The gross
earnings of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany, so far this month. have increased at the
rate Of about $500 day over the corresponding
days in August. 1902. making the largest August
business in the history of the Philadelphia street
railway system.