New-York tribune., 1903-04-29
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses dealt in
1900 shares In the local market. selling balance
The London market was busy with the fortnighty
settlement and was inactive in all departments
American stocks opened rather heavy, but recov-
cred a little although quotations a rule were
"a to "a per cent below parity Consols were heavy
at go. decline of 1s per cent The copper stocks
did not rally but the Mexican issues showed firm
tone on the further advance in bar silver, which
at 25 1-16d showed gain of I'd. There was no
feature in money or exchange in any of the Euro
pean centres.
STOCK LOAN oUOTATIONs-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper Anaconda, American
Ice, Atchison common and preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. Baltimore and Ohio common Cana
dian Pacific, Colorado Fuel. Delaware and Hudson,
Erie common first and second preferred. Louisville
and Nashville. danhattan. Missouri Pacific. New
York Central Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan
Street Railway. Peoples Gas. Reading first pre-
ferred Pennsylvania, Republic Steel 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 and Western Union,
per cent.
ATCHISON.-An officer of the Atchison says:
The West and Southwest show no abatement in
demand for miscellaneous merchandise We still
experience great difficulty in finding enough equip
our rolling stock has been greatly increased and
at present we are getting the best results from it.
to go by is that of neavy movement of all sup
of this is in the form of lumber. structural iron
and steel, machinery. etc Expansion e, Of industry
tons excellent all divisions. and it should
Industries not contingent upon crops which con-
tribute to major portion of its traffic Increase
labor and supplies is unavoidable but we are con
satisfactory to the stockholders
SILVER BULLION CERTIFICATES. - There
was a sale the Stock Exchange of two silver
bullion certificates. one at 54& and the other SO.
Joc+
sold at 5224 In London silver advanced
well in the local market. Silver bullion
tifcates dealt in on the Stock Exchange represent
silver In storage. each certificate being for 1000
ounces of pure silver
STOCK EXCHANGE NOTICE.-The attention of
the members is called to the change in the method
of opening the exchange, which will go into effect
to-day. At fifteen seconds before 10 o'clock the
chairman will rise In his place and remain standing
until 10 o'clock, at which instant he will announce
opening of the board by stroke of the gong.
BANKS GAINING FROM INTERIOR--The
movement of money from the interior is becoming
more in favor of New-York. with the receipts by
the local banks amounting to a considerable sum.
Another of income to the local institutions
should be found in connection with the May l set
Elements for obligations. the interior
merchants arrange for the general settlements with
the New-York jobbing houses at this time for the
bulk of the goods they have received during the
spring The banks continue gain moderately
from the Sub-Treasury, the amount Monday being
sos co., and the total gain for the banks from
Friday amounts to s96i oVO
HEAVY EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.-Ex
ports OF merchandise from this port for the week
ended yesterday showed increase in value over
the preceding week of 81 7 and of 25 over the
same week last year From January exports from
New-Yorx have increased in value S7.7l2266, as
compared with the period in 1902.
N w HARRIS RETURNS-N W. Harris head
OF the banking house of N w. Harris & Co. of
Chicago and Boston. has just returned
from abroad after absence Of a year
PROFESSIONAL ELEMENT LESS BEARISH-
The professional element was not quite so bearisb
at the close and appeared believe that the mar
ket had heard about the last specific item of bad
news for the season