New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-02
MINlnG STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreisn houses dealt in
500 shares IN the local market, mostly purchases
The London market vas narrow. The copper
stocks al that centre hrmer. and there was a
slirbt advance in Russian bonds. while japanese
issues were unchanged Consols were steady and
a shade harder at SIS. The monthly settlement in
them indicated a much reduced speculative ae-
count The only news from the Far East was that
the Russian reply 10 japan had been postponed
until the latter part OF the week
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS. Loan quotations
were: ANA gaInated Copper. Anaconda, American
Ice. Atchison common. Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Delaware and Hudson. Erie common and second
preferred Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan.
Missouri Pacific. Norfolk and Western Metropol-
tan street Railway Peoples Gas. Reading first
preferred Rock Island St Paul Southern Rail-
way preferred. Southern Pacific. Sugar. Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Union Pacific common and pre-
ferred United States Steel common. United States
Leather preferred. Wabash preferred. Smelters
common and Republic Steel common. i].d2 per
cent. Baltimore and Ohio common. Canadian Pa
clac and Colorado Fuel and Iron. IA per cent.
Atchison preferred. Erie rst preferred and United
States steel preferred. / per cent; New-York Cen
trail and Pennsylvania. Ia Pc cent. and Western
Union Smelters preferred, Republic Steel pre-
fcrrcd and American Locomotive preferred fiat
THE PHILIPPINE BoND5.-The 100000 Phil
ippiue bonds have been delivered to Harvey Fisk
& Sons on behalf % the syndicate on payment
OF 81 $50 800 TO the Sub-Treasury Cashiers checks
FOR ore-haR OF this amount each were at once
delivered 20 the Guaranty Trust Company and
the International Banking Corporation de
positorics FOR the PhiIppine government The
transaction viii not appear upon the books OF tho
Treasury. which acted only intermediary; and
no money was taken out OF banks. since the money
paid to the Treasury was Immediately turned over
to the repositories Of the Philippine government.
EXPORTS OF COPPER.-Copper exports for
January IS Sos tons. the largest record for
any month the history Of the trade. The preced-
were exported.
RUMOR ABOUT PANAMA PAYMENT. - A
rumor was current tho Stock Exchange yest.r-
day that the Secretary OF the Treasury had init
mated some OF the New-York banks that he
would shortly call for 81 10000 OF the deposits.
account Of the Panama payment.
NETWORK CENTRALs ST LOUIS BOOK
The New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company has issued a pamphlet the ST. Louis
Exposition. which is decorated IN colors and Illus
trated with views OF the exposition buildings. I:
also contains map Of the ground and OF the
city Of st. Louis well general Information
about the railroad and hotel facilities
COLORADO AND SOUTHERN DIVIDEND
The directors Of the Colorado and Southern Rail-
way Company will meet the latter part OF this
month act on the sem-annual dividend on the
first preferred stock. II Is understood that tho
present programme calls for the declaration Of the
regular semi-annual dividend OF per cent This
is the fun amount which the stock is entitled
semi-annually.
REGULAR CANADIAN PACIFIC DIVIDENDS.
1t is expected that action on the Canadian Pa
cihc dividends will be taken within the next two
weeks. So far be learned there is no rea-
son for expecting anything but the regular semi
annual dividend Of per cent the preferred
stock and dividend of per cent the common
stock.
PEOPLES GAS REGULAR DIvIDEND.-Tho
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Of Chicago
has declared the regular quarterly dividend OF IL
per cent. payable on February Is.
COTTON EXCHANGE WANTS, EXTR. H>JL.I-
DAT.-The members OF the New-York Cot,o.. Ex-
change will vote to-day the proposition to make
February -. the Saturday following Lincoln 5
Birthday. holiday the exchange. IL Is thought
that the Stock Exchange may take similar action
: BOND MARKET IN JANUARY.-Fisk & Rob-
inson say: General conditions IN the United States
bond market IN January favored decline In the
case and IS OF 1907 the decline due to the
discontinuance OF refunding operations. while IS
unfavorably Influenced by the applications to
retire circulation. which on January reached the
full limit OF 100000 for the month On January
the limit reached for February and at the
present writing about a.5OoOOo has been applied
for In March While nothing definite regarding
canal legislation was accomplished during the
month. the feeling that IS for actual construction
must be issued In the course OF the next twelve
months coupled with the probability Of a call upon
national banks by the Secretary of the Treasury
for Of from 100000 to $50 10000 Of gov
eminent funds with which to meet the first cash
payment the canal, contributed to lower prices
The railroad bond market was dull during the early
past Of January the critical situation In tba Far
East tending to check business. As the tension
there relaxed somewhat various factors favora-
BILE to the investment situation began to be felt in
the market resulting in increasing demand ac-
companied with sharp advance in prices