New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-03
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-FOreign houses dealt In
15C0O shares in the local market, mostly purchases
In London consols We're the feature OF the market
and showed a further gain of Il per cent, follow
ing up the u per cent advance Of Tuesday. The
buying thought to be somewhat speculative.
but political reports generally better. Ameri-
can stocks all strong, with advances ranging
from Is TO = per cent in the active issues. The
general market firm, with a sharp advance
in Rio Tintos and considerable strength in the min
ing market Money a trife easier in Paris,
but rates not quotaby changed elsewhere
Bar silver showed fair rally
MONTHLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT
monthly statement Of the Controller of the Cur
rency shows that at the close of business No
vember 80 the total circulation of national bank
notes was 1921 1O6979 an increase for the year of
$36 252 40. and increase for the month of $i96
296. The amount of circulation based on United
States bonds was $SS3,0lS484. increase for the
year of $91S O7S and an increase for the month of
81 36766S The circulation secured by lawful money
aggregated SIS 0SS, 495 decrease for the year of
S665.60S and a decrease for the month of $S1,367
The amount of United States registered bonds on
deposit to secure circulating notes S3si,625.930
and to secure public deposits. $l5S5SS,94o
ATCHIsON. TOPEKA AND SANTA FE.-Atchi-
son directors have declared the regular sei-annual
dividend Of 212 per cent the preferred stock.
Atchison officers among the most hopeful and
optimistic of all the representatives of Western
roads. The company is in the middle of the heavi-
est wheat movement it has ever had and the corn
crop is also in heavier volume than Califor-
MA fruit shipments ~ per cent heavier than
former years Coal, lumber cement livestock and.
in fact, almost all items of the freight list are
showing Improvement 1t is officially stated that
at yesterdays meeting of the AtChison directors.
aside from the declaration Of the regular semi
annual dividend of 2l2 per cent. the preferred
stock. only routine business was transacted. As a
matter of fact the declaration of this dividend is
classed matter of routine by the directors. 1t
Is also officially announced that steps whatever
have been taken by the directors toward issuing
the SIC0o000o, or a little more. bonds which the
directors are at liberty call from the trustee of
the mortgage.
GREENE CONSOLIDATED COPPER-It is IN
derstood that the continued weakness in Greene
Consolidated Copper stock is due 10 the forced
liquidation of a considerable amount of the stock
held by an individual. 1t is also understood that
this stock. which has been coming out for several
days has beer taken by prominent interests in the
company whc fully acquainted with the earn
ing power Of the properties and who are firm he
levers in the intrinsic value Of the stock.
THE COTTON REPoRT-The government gin
ming report shows that 707e,437 bales have been
ginned up to November H. Last year the amount
ginned to October IS 5925S72 bales. and to De-
cember 49, 9.3l1e25 bales. The amount of cotton
ginned to October IS this year was $3.50 627 bales.
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING. - American
Sugar Refining stock made its most substantial ad-
vance the shorts
LEHIGH VALLEY.-Lehigh Valleys earnings
for October show an increase IN gross of S796 SEQ
and an increase in net of E704095 over October
year ago. After interest and charges there was
surplus of $2f217 against deficit of S226.sf0 in
1902. From July there is a surplus Of 81 6i5 552
against deficit of S34427o in the same time last
year
OFFER To INVESTORS Harvey Fisk & Sons
offer to investors $4,000 Nev-lork and Harlem
first mortgage 3i2 per cent 10o-year gold bonds at
1o2 and accrued interest
PLAZA BANK BEGINS DIVIDENDS-At a
meeting Of the board Of directors of the Plaza
Bank yesterday it voted to begin the payment
OF dividends on it's stock on January l. and semi
annual dividend of 10 per cent was declared pay
able that date