New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-17
g.1oO Total sales.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IN
5000 shares IN the local market, selling balance
In London cousols and home rails firm. The
market for American railway shares closed on the
curb heavy at about bottom prices. Other depart
ments were generally easier but without important
feature. Russian Imperial IS showed decline OF
q per cent from Saturday. japanese bonds were
u better. at S., for the old S. SlA for the new IS
and 1913 for the Is. The per cent loan was
considerably stronger at 27s per cent. The Paris
Bourse was weak, and the Berlin Boerse irregular
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper Anaconda, American
Ice Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Baltimore and Ohio
common, Eric common. Peoples Gas, Reading first
preferred. Rock Island. Southern Railway pre-
ferred, Southern Pacific. Sugar. Tennessee Coal and
Iron. United States Steel common, United States
Leather preferred. Wabash preferred Shelters
common Republic Steel common, IA per cent
AtchisOn common and preferred Canadian Pacific
Delaware and Hudson. Erie first and second pre-
ferred, IL per cent; Consolidated Gas. lG1h per
cent; Louisville and Nashville, Manhattan Missouri
Pacific Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan Street
Railway United States Steel preferred, lH11h per
cent Pennsylvania st. Paul. per cent; Union Pa
cdc common and preferred. 1a1A per cent; Western
Union. Republic Steel preferred American LOcomo-
tive preferred, fat.
PIG IRON WARRANTS-A for be
ginning exchange sales Of pi; iron warrants are
proceeding satisfactorily. The American Pig Iron
Storage Warrant Company announces that war
change and that rules for the government Of these
sales are now being considered. In New-York ar
rangeuents have been made for dealings the
Produce Exchange. and for this purpose six we'll
known houses identified with the iron trade will
become members OF that exchange The American
Pig Iron Storage Warrant Compeny has received
favorable replies regarding the proposition OF deal
ing IN pig iron warrants from the officers OF mer-
chant furnace companies with annual capacity
OF 10000 tons officers OF additional furnace
companies representing 10000 tons have agreed
10 lease TO the warrant company ground and de-
liver for its account any iron for which their
toners may wish take out warrants, Dealings
In pig iron warrants common abroad and il
is the purpose To list the American warrants
the foreign exchanges. The chances that these
warrants VIII eventually appeal to Wall Street
spectators rs the fluctuations in the iron market
furnish excellent opportunity for speculative Op
eratious in tho warrants.
STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND.-The Standard OIL
Company OF New-Jersev has declared a dividend
Of IS a share payable juno Is to stock OF record
May % The dividend declared at this time last
year was s. a share. The company has declared
thus far this year. including this dividend 81
share against ST a share in the period last
year and $50 a share in 1852,
GENERAL ELECTRIC RIGHTS The direc-
tors OF the General Electric Company have voted
10 offer TO stockholders OF record at the close OF
business on June 10 1901 the right subscribe for
new shares at par on the basis of share
for each ten shares of the old stock then outstand
ing