New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IN
5000 shares IN the local market all sales In
London the securities markets were reactionary
and generally heavy IN tone on the execution %
profit taking orders and a resumption OF general
selling by Paris. japanese As were a lower az
65ie and the IS declined TO 7514. compared with
761, Wednesdays extreme high figure Russian
Imperial Is were or a per cent 70 9glS and
Spanish A and Unified showed fractional de-
clnes at Sf2 and 7S2s. respectively. South African
mining stocks were down a fraction Discounts
were easier a condition thar Is expected 70 obtain
for some weeks to come Quotations for stocks
were frner at the close.
STOCK LOAN QCOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were Amalganated Copper. Anaconda American
Ice Brooklyn Rapid Transit Erie common and
second preferred LOuisvills and Nashville. Man
haitian, Missouri Pacific. Norfolk and Western
Metropolitan Street Railway. Peoples Gas Read
ing first preferred. Rock Island. Southern Railway
preferred. Southern Pacific. Sugar. Tennessee Coal
and Iron. United States steel common. United
States Leather preferred. Wabash preferred ard
Srnelters common. ia per cent; Atchison common
and preferred, Ia per cent. Baltimore and Ohio
common. I per cent. Canadian Pacific, Consolidated
Gas Delaware and Hudson. Union Pacific common
and preferred and United States Steel preferred
IL Per cent: Erie first preferred. Nsw-York Cen
trail and 81. Paul. IA Per cent; Pennsylvania per
cent. Western Union. Republic Steel common and
American LOCOMOTIVES preferred. fat
GOLD FOR ARGE.STINA.-Ther was withdrawn
from the Sub-Treasury in exchange FOR gold eeria-
Gates S25oeO gold coin to be exported to Argentina
BY the Tradesmen's National Bank Of philadelphia.
The International Banking Corporation took from
the Su5-Treasury IN exchange for gold certificates
10000 gold coin for export 10 Argentina Total en-
gagemeuts TO date. S51oe0
INDUSTRIAL sHARES-On a small volums Of
business American Car and Foundry preferred ad-
vducod 1 point The feature Of the industrial list
was the activity and strength OF the United States
Steel stocks. especially the preferred. which ad-
vanced a point. on further accounts OK improving
trade. Tennessee Coal and Iron rose a point and
strength was shown By Pressed Steel Car. American
Smelling and Refining. Sugar Refining. Peoples
Gas and vIrgi-ia-Caroina Chemical
VALUABLE STATISTICS-Willian E. Nichols
Co. OF No. IS Wall-st. have Just issued Their
annual statistical tables dealing with New-YOrk
City banks and New-York and Brooklyn trust COM
rauies. Much valuable and new information IS
given i1 this compilation. which ought 20 prove Of
rare interest TO investors The summary showing
the progress IN the last year % the New-TOrk
banks a. compared win the trust companies Is e5-
peci1I.y interesting
MISSOURI PACITTC-Earniugs OF the Missouri
Pacific for tho second week in March show an IN
creas. OF $4,000. making from January q gain ot
S30i.2fS
LACLEDE GAS BONDS.-Festus J. Wads and
George W. Wilson. president and vice-presidsnt
respectively OF the Mercantile Trust Company OK
st Louis. have arranged TO purchase from y ".
Harris 6 Cd, a. large block OF the S0lO0O Lacleds
Gas Lisht Company refInding bonds recently sold
70 the latter firm The Mercantile Trust Company
will have control % the st. Louis market puoAo
orcriu, Of the bonds VIII be made later BY " w.
Harris & Co. New-York Chicago and Boston, and
BY the Mercantlle Trust Company In St LOUIS.