New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-17
Wall STREET AND EXCHANGES.

roprrcN TRADING-Forelgn houses sold 100
shares In the local market Quotations for Ameri-
con stocks in London were almost nominal and the
changes generally Of the most trihing character.
srbe-e VS. however, no resumption OF German sell
ing. which was a good feature. especially as it
carried the assurance that the runners OF the
Eaiser's III health were either untrue or very much
eva zyeratec little nervousness was still percep-
+1e ~, the financial position in Paris which IS not
satisractory Consols were unchanged. and there
was no movement OF consequence in Russian and
Japanese ponds. Rio Tintos showed some strength
Bar silver continued to improve. and the trade IS
IA king 800. for It.
STOCK LOAN oUOTATIONs.-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper, Anaconda. American
Ice Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Erie common and sec
o,d preferred Louisville and Nashville, Manhattan.
Missouri Pacinc Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan
Street Railway Peoples Gas. Reading hrst pre-
ferred. Rock Island Southern Railway preferred
Southern Pacific. Sugar. Tennessee Coal and Iron'
Union Pacific preferred. United States Steel COM
mon United States Leather preferred. wabash pre-
ferYcd. Shelters common and Republic steer COM
mon Is. per cent: Consolidated Gas and United
States steel preferred. 1G1le per cent; Atchlsoh
common. Baltimore and Ohio common. CANADIAN
Pacific Delaware and Hudson and Union racine
common T., per cent Atchison preferred. Erie first
r,-.forred Nevy-yorlx Central Pennsylvania and St
Paul per cent and Western Union. Smelters pre-
ferred Republic Steel preferred and American LOCO
motive preferred, fiat
x Co nave Cdie4 Dp - pei CCA4N Ai'--
scrbers to the syndicate underwriting the S"uVVoO
issue Of the 100000 Erie per cent convertloie
bonds authorized In 1873 Up to this time only
q 900 Of the proceeds Of the S0O@V0 issue mas
been drawn by Erie The bonds were onered 10
Erie stockholders at STA but It Is understood that
only about siely100 were taken the offer. The
first sl00OoOo0 OF the bonds are convertible into
Erie common stock. AT the pleasure OF the holder
on the basis Of twenty shares OF Erie common Tor
each 1900 bond and the proceeds Of the sale OF
these bonds will be used for improvement and
equipment Payments under the 25 per cent call
lust made will be due February g.
RUSSIAN LOAN.-The Russian government has
issued at St Petersburg. credit notes to the
amount OF 5000 600 roubies 25ocooo). Some slight
recovery IN the stock market hero IS due to de-
mails OF the illness OF The German Emperor. but
there is stlu considerable nervousness and rather
pessimistic tone which seems 10 be traceable to
the unsa tsfaCtory financial position n Paris It IS
understood here that the loan was arranged by
Berlin bankers.
GREENE CONSOLIDATED CoPPER-At
meeting yesterday OF the board Of directors OF the
Greene Consolidated Copper Company Il was de-
c!ded that the new Increase OF stock. $4,000 shares
be offered stockholders in the following pay
rnents: Oue-han cash. one-fourth In thirty days
and one-fourth IN sixty days Emil Berolsheimer
was elected a member OF the executive COMMITTEES
IN place Of A. W. Burchard.
NORFOLK AND sOUTHERN.-Applcauon has
been made 70 list Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Company 225,CoO additional first mortgage per
cent bonds Of 1851.
GOLD FROM JAPAN.-The sub-Treasury has
paid to banks 81 ESQ teegraphc order against
the deposit ar tho san Francisco mint OF imported
Japanese ven. II IS understood that the japanese
gold has been sent to the United States IN part
payment for warshps bought by japan in South
America. which are TO be paid for In London. the
local bankers 10 cover the remitances BY purchas-
Ing bills IN London.
INFORMATION ABOUT BASKS.-W. c. Coles,
Of the firm Of Ackernann & Coles. dealers In in
vestmcut securities. has compiled an attractive
pamphlet giving In tahulatcd form much lnforrna-
tion concerning the banks and trust companies or
the borouEh- 81 Manhattan and Brooklyn. The
date % Organization 81 each institution is noted.
ard the capital. surplus and deposits as o. the
frat o. this year 0rs given and In other columns
there given the book value dividend rate, late
quotation the stock and the dividend record OF
the Institution since organization