New-York tribune., 1904-10-19
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt in
upward Of 50OC0 shares in the local market, selling
1000 shares balance. In the London market
there was no important change in quotations for
stocks. while the discount rates In London and on
the Continent easier
STOCK LOAN QCOTATIONS.-Loau quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper. Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit, Erie common. Peoples Gas. Reading first pre-
ferred Rock Island common, southern Pacific.
United States Steel common and preferred. United
States Leather preferred. Wabash preferred per
cent: Erie first and second preferred. Louisville
and Nashville, Manhattan. Missouri Pacific. Sugar.
Tennessee Coal ami Iron. 1s,U2 per cent. Atchison
common and preferred. Baltimore and Ohio COM
mon Canadian Pacific. Consolidated Gas De,a-
ware and Hudson. Metropolitan Street Railway.
Pennsylvania. Rock Island preferred, Union Pacific
common and preferred la per cent. Norfolk and
Western. 11aG1a4 per cent; New-York Central. St.
Paul. ~ per cent: Southern Railway preferred.
Western Union. i per cent
MISSOURI PACIFIC.-The August report of Mis-
souri, Pacific shows increase OF is per cent In
gross and per cent In net. For the eight months
gross Increased nomna.ly and net decreased 10
per cent. The August statement is interesting
chiefly indicating that the management has sor
the first time in many months succeeded in keeping
the increase In expenses below the increase In
gross. As gross traffic officers say there is to
be rapid Improvement from Traffic pros
poets Indicate better In the next twelve
months. and the operating department is prepared
handle the traffic with a greater degree Of econ
omy than last year.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RIGHTS "-People who
bought the former Canadian Pacific rights are
now buying the present rights on the new stock
issue In the outside market 1t is believed that op-
erations In these rights" will be feature of the
curb dealings. they furnish an attractive method
of securing profits the Canadian Pacific stock.
Earnings of the Canadian Pacific for the second
week in October increased s. OOO making from July
l an increase Of S1.l3511.
APPLICATION TO LIST.-Applcation has been
made by the Federal Mining and Smelling Com
to list SOOOOOO preferred stock and S5OOOOOO
common stock the New-York Stock Exchange.
Application has also been made to list S314sOOO
Litchheld division first mortgage per cent bonds
Of the Illinois Central Railway Company.
RAILROAD EARNINGS INCRDASE.-RepOrts
OF railroad earnings for the second week in Oc-
tober show. as rule. large increases compared
with the corresponding period year ago. OF the
reports received yesterday the most noteworthy
were those Of the Wabash and Missouri. Kansas
and Texas. the former presenting a gain OF SS6Ou
and the latter gain OF $5ss52
Mr.. BAKER IN THE ERIE BOARD-Erie d.
rectors have elected George F. Baker member
OF the board to MI the vacancy caused by the death
Of John Lowber Welsh. The officers were re-
elected.
ENORMOUS BANK CLEARINGS.-Bank clear
ings in New-York yesterday amounted to S4O&OS4.-
O6S. an increase OF l74768g7s over the same day
year ago In Boston the increase amounted TO
S5ss.Tz in Chicago the increase was s27SO79S. and
In Philadelphia s71H.6Oa
MoRRISTCWN TRUST COMPANY.-The Nor
ristown trust Company, Of Morrstown. N. j.,
which pays per cent interest had on June 30.
i's on deposit, N.eoL7so. Its capltal surplus and