New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-07
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt in
1000 shares in the local market. mostly sales The
mining stocks were the feature of the Londen
market and were weak with declining tendency
Consos lost Il per cent. at ssh the resignation
Of the Duke of Devonshire frop the Cabinet
American stocks generally lost ground and quota
tiors were Is to Il per cent. below parity. Money
was easy in London and quotably lower in Berlin
Berlin exchange on London continued to show
considerable strength.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS. - Loan quota.
tioDs were: Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda.
American Ice. Atchson preferred Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Delaware and Hudson Erie common LIST
and I'd preferred. Manhattan. Missouri Pacific,
Norfolk and Western, Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Peoples Gas, Reading 1st 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, 2 per cent: Atchison
common Baltimore and Ohio common, Canadian
Pacific, Colorado Fuel Louisville and Nashville.
per cent; New York Central. per cent; American
Ice preferred. Western Union United States Realty
common and preferred. fiat; Republic Steel pre-
ferred. lbs per cent; Locomotive preferred. 1-64
per cent.
COPPER REDUCTION-The official prices Of
copper have been reduced sc; lake 10 1880 cleo
trolytic 13isc casting 12Tsc. In the open market
buyers claim TO have been offered by leading pro-
ducers lake at BE. electroytic at 127sc and
ing at 125sc.
Pacific Railways annual meeting has been ad-
joUrned to the second Tuesday in February. 1894.
The adjournment is significant sheds real light
the date of the Northern Securities decision.
The case will be heard on December H. and there
is good authority for saying that it is hoped that
the decision will be handed down on the first Mon
day In February.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO.-The heavy improve
ment expenditures being made by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad will not require any new money
rIar
vided a very large sum. and the additional stock
issue last fall adequate for the
completion of the improvements which will reduce
the cost of operation and increase the facilities.
READING.-Action the question of dividend
on Reading second preferred may be taken next
week. The annual meeting of the company will
be held on Monday. and the board will organize
the following Wednesday,
MR. YOAKUM \ DIRECTOR.-B F. Yoakum
his been elected a director of the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Company to succeed
Arson r. Flower. resigned Mr. Yoakum was
elected director Of the Rock Island Company of
Ne7--Jersey on May :, 1903
howard GOULD A ST. LOUIS SOUTHWEST
ERN \DIRECTOR.-Howard Gould was elected n
director Of the ST. Louis Southwestern Railway
Company at the annual meeting of that company
yesterday. to fill a vacancy.
AMERICAN CAR AND FOIrNDRY-Tbe An,erf
can Car and Foundry Company shows earnings of
$2C7S.0oo for the four months ended August 81
and at meeting Of the directors yesterday the
following dividends were declared payable Novern-
Der ? the books closing on October 10: Preferred
stock l4 per cent. SIS; common stock per cent
81
LAUGH on THE OTHER MANA prank
ism broker at the Stock Exchange raised a
great shout of laughter yesterday by standing on
his seat and holding his hands TO his eyes as II
using opera gIasses thus mimickng Chairman Tai
bert. who USES glasses 10 what is going on on
the floor Of the exchange. The broker enjoyed the
Joke until he MAS recognized by the chairman and
called UP and fined in the sum OF s.. Then the
laugh seemed to be on the other man.