New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-13
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IN
upward of S0O0 shares in the local MARKET selIlns
more than $500 shares on balance In the London
market consoLs and home rails were generally hTm'
also the Kafir and copper shares. Money was in
fair demand
BIG CONTRACT FOR PINTSCH LIGHTING
Grand Trunk Railway system Of Canada mas eX-
ecuted a contract with the Safety Car Heating and
Lighting Company which calls for the application
of the Pntsch system OF lighting to 200 of their
cars and for the erection of a sufficient number Of
Pintsch gas manufacturing plants to care for the
needs of the present Grand Trunk Railway and
the projected Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Com
pany.
PIG IRON CERTIFICATES MARKET-Pig iron
certificates AT the New York Produce. Exchange
were stronger, the advance in the bids. Satur-
DAYS final quotations ranging from to 40 points.
There were no sales. Prices the call follow:
Cash 81 10; December ST 1887 40 January. ST Esq
ST. 30; February 81 20GS17 40; March, ST 2qS7 49,
April ST 25Q$7 So May, S17 25dSl7 co. July, SIT S5Q
81 40 There sales on the second CALL but
the undertone remained very firm. Prices on the
call follow: Cash. &7Q$H Go; December 81 log
ST 10; January 81 I5a7 4O February. ST 2OQs17 iO
March SIT 20s17 40 April ST 20Q$17 A; May. ST SOq
81 30: July, 81 35GS17 40.
HEAVY SELLERS.-E was estimated that Bos-
ton sold about 100000 shares round the room, but
mainly in Amagamated Copper in the forenoon.
C. C Gates & Co. credited with sales OF 5000
shares round the room They heavy sellers of
Amagamated Copper.
ROCK ISIAND.-James Speyer. of ,Speyer & Co,
reaches London this week, and Will open up the
question of a regular listing of Rock Island upon
the London stock Exchange. The difficulty is that
Pool, Island is not to-day under the listing rules
of the London Stock Exchange railroad security.
II is holding company. owning shares directly
and indirectly in the old Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific and other railroad systems
RI-FFAr.O AND SUSQuEHANNA--The Buffalo
or1 c,,snuehanna Railway Company has sold TO
E-isl, & Robinson 100000 new Az per cent fifty
,,aar first mortgage bonds. The Buffalo ana Sus-
o,,ebanna Railway Company has been organized 10
control the Buffalo and Susquehanna'Rallroah COM
pany. ,. MI,
ROCK ISLAND DIVIDEND.-The Chicago, ROCK
Island and Pacific Railway has declared dlNloend
of 2 ner cent payable January 8. The last dNloehd
tae o. ner cent in October. The January dividend
last year IL per cent
CANADIAN PACIFIC EARNINGS.-Earnings OF
the Canadian Pacific for the first week IN Decelii-
Der show a gain of $500, making from July a
gain of $1.9710o0. comparison oeiis ihuue WIN me
same period in 1903
IACKAwANNA'S NEW CARS-Beginning to-
dav. the Laclawanna Railroad will add new
library buYet and smoking to the equipment
of tho train known as the Buffalo Limited. both
,,-.s+ o-d east bound. The cars were designed
aud t,,ilt especaIly for this train. They are I'M
tebed throughout in hardwood and are luXuriously
anncfnted They are lighted by acetylene gas and
furnished with comfortable lounging chairs, Wr1unS
docks and library tables. The latest magazines
and periodicals suitably bound. will be found in
each car together with the Buffalo and New ORR
evening newspapers. The buffet service Will en-
brace a variety OF light supper dishes. and porter
will be in charge to attend the wants of patrons