New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-17
WALL sTREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN. TRADING-Foreign houses dealt in
10000 shares in the local market mostly sales in
Guiding fair sized blocks CT United States Steel pre-
ferred. According to cable dispatches, London SEN
timent was bush for long pull American So
curities.
STOCK LOAN QUoTATTONs-Ioan quotations
were: AmaIgamated Copper, Anaconda. American
Ice, Atchison common and preferred, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. Baltnlore and Ohio common. Cana
diam Pacific. Colorado Fuel and Iron. Delaware and
Hudson, Eric common. first and second preferred;
Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan Missouri Pa
cifc Norfolk ana Western Metropolitan Street
Railway. Pennsylvania Peoples Gas, Reading first
preferred Rock Island ST Paul. Southern Railway
preferred Southern Pacific. Sugar Tennessee Coal
and Iron. Union Pacific common and preferred
United States Steel common. United States Leather
preferred Wabash preferred. Western Union.
Smelter common and Republic Steel common, .
per cent; New-YOrk Central and United States
Steel preferred, AZ per cent; seter preferred and
Republic Steel preferred 5 per cent. and American
Locomotive preferred. fiat.
WESTERN CROP YTELD.-The Iowa state re
port makes the corn crop 2305Ico0 bushels against
22l 100000 bushels by the govern ment November in
dicauons and 29s,oooto0 bushels last year. Wheat.
109160o0 bushels. against l253GO0O bushels the Oc-
tooer estimate, and 1iSS9,c)) last year The corn
report from Illinois and Nebraska is great sur
prise. The figures from Illinois of 2S0QG0o busE els
were repeated; also the Nebraska estimate Of 49,
00G30 bushels making 100000 bushels for these
two States. against 525,o00c00 bushels indicated by
the preliminary government report in November
and 625,0o0coo bushels actual last year
COPPER EXPORTS-Last week net less than
100000 pounds of copper was engaged for expert
and. unless all signs fail. the month Of De-
cember should show a large increase i'll the ex-
port movement Practically all the copper s1ld for
export was secured at L cents or better Since
November not less than 100000 pounds has
been sold by the producers which have selling
agencies in New York.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIPS Mem
berships. which last week sold as low as Sl65 have
advanced to $2o0. with much better demand since
the grain trade has taken up the question of deliv-
ering all grades of sound grain contracts and
extending the delivery system 70 Buffalo
GOLD IAIPORTS-The National City Bank Sc
cured on Tuesday an additional 100000 gold at Lon
don for import This makes that banks total en-
gagements SZ&01Q, and the total for all importers
MERCANTILE TRUST DIRECTORS RE-
ELECTED.-At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mercantile Trust Company NesteI-
day the retiring board of directors was re-e!ected
CURRENCY TRANSFERS-The Sub-Treasury
transferred yesterday S40o,oe0 to New-Orleans and
paid out $4,000 n Geographic order from san
ILLINOIS CENTRAL BONDS OFFERED.-N-
". Harris * Co. are offering to investors 100000
Illinois Central collateral trust Is Of 1853. These
bends are secured by Gsp9st Of a69 9 Texs as
Railway bonds extending from Memphis to New
Orleans and branches, ISS miles
BOWLING GREEN TRUST DINIDEND.-At
the meeting of the board OF directors Of the Bowl
ing Green Trust Company, held yesterday, a divi-
dend of per cent out of the net earnings OF the
company for the last six months was declared,
payable January Il. 1891.
TRUST COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVIDEND
The board of directors of the Trust Company of
America declared quarterly dividend of per cent
the capital stock of the company, payable jan
nary ,, 1894. Transfer books will be closed on
December ~, 1903, ard reopen January ?, 1904.
TO CELEBRATE NEXT THURSDAY.-Them mem
bers of the Consolidated Exchange viii hold their
Christmas celebration the floor of the exchange
next Thursday afternoon, the day before Christmas
beginning 80 o'clock. Professional entertainers
will be present and the Sth Regiment Band will
furnish the music.