New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-28
MINING STOCKS
$500 Total sales
WHEAT.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRRDING.-Foreign houses dealt N
1900 shares in the local market. buying on bal
anCe In London the predominating tone Of the
market was OF Cheerfulness. ConsoIs, invest
ments and home rails were leaders IN the matter
OF strength There was continued large buying OF
Kafhrs which showed advances Of Is TO 4 per
cent The international issues ruled steady. in
fuenced bv the improvements at Paris Money was
in abundant supply. and there was no indication OF
n change in this respect
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY--Efforts are
being made on the Stock Exchange by certain pro-
fessionaI traders to bring about lower market
value for American Car and Foundry securities.
These operations are based the lighter orders
for railway equipment which the railroads have
placed IN the last few months but according to tho
officers OF the various equipment companies there
is no reason for pessimism on the part OF holders
Of the companies securities. 1t has been learned
from official headquarters that while the railroads
placed small orders in the last six months. as COM
pared with the same time a year ago. they are
again coming into the market for new cars. both
for passenger coaches and freight cars. The Amer
lean Car and Foundry Company. II was stated yes
terIav BY IN officer Of the has on its books
orders for IL go cars while the prospects for In
creased orders the rest Of the year were repored
os extremely encouraging. In view Of the fact
that certain spectators are endeavorins to creats
hear sentiment on and Foundry preferred STOCK
II NAV he Of interest holders OF this issue 70
know that the officers OF the company freely state
that there is no possibility OF any change ever be-
Ing made in the dividend rate The statement OF
the company which shortly will be issued. will OF
course. make unfavOrabe showing. as compared
with the record breaking period year ago. but in
studvfng these figures it should be borne IN mind
that these results represent conditions that no
longer exist. prominent railroad officer said
Yesterday that the railroad companies WOULD %
compelled TO expend a large amount OF money on
new cars and repairs old cars IN the balance OF
the wear in order to handle their traffic IN Gats-
factory manner. In this connection Il IS Interest,"
ing to note that within the last year the loss 10
railroad companies on equipment destroyed through
accidents amounted to over S.50O0oo.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations.
were: Amalgarnated Copper. Anaconda. American
Ice Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Erie common Peo-
pes Gas. Reading first preferred. ROCK Isiahd'
Southern Railway preferred, Southern FaCilc'
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron. United states
Steel common United States Leather preferred
Wabash preferred. Smelters common and Repu0ic
Steel common Ia per cent: Louisville and NSsh-
Vile Manhattan Missouri Pacific. NorIoIS ana
Western and Metropolitan Street Railway. lg1lt
per cent: Atchson common and preferred balI-
more and Ohio common Canadian Pacific. Consol-
dated Gas Delaware and Hudson. Erie first anu
second preferred. St Paul. and Union Pacific COM
mon and preferred per cent: Pennsylvania --sA
per cent: New-YOrI Central. fat and Z per cent
United states Steel preferred II per cent; Western
Union. SHELTERS preferred Republic Steel pre-
ferred. American Locomotive preferred. and Car
Foundry common and preferred. fat, and Pressed
Car common and preferred. 1-256 per cent
GOLD EXPORTS. Additional engagements or
gold for export 10 Paris to-day were announcer
Yesterday making the total amount 10 90 o3I
to-day S50OOOO. The shippers and the amount OF
their exports are as follows. Lazard Freres
81 eco COO. Iieide Ibach Ickelheimer Co. 5000.
and Iadenburg Tharnann & Co. SsGtN IotI4
exports for the week are S,lOoeO anu Since 'N'
first Of the year Sl5025.0e0
REPUBLIC STEEL BOND ISSUE RCNoEN-
The report is again current that the Repuoho
Iron & Steel co. directors are considering the pan
for funding the company's floating debt IL y
doubtful however. II any bond plan VIII 90
brought out under the present conditions OF 'A0
bond market 1855 ?. -
stated that the New-York Central and other East
eru trunk line roads have within few days piac7-
orders for $1,000 OF steel rails with the M
States Steel Corporation and the Lackawanna So
COMPANY. The rails are for delivery in 1904 Ihs
price was SIS "a ten.
NO PRODUCE METAL. EXCHANGE UNION
The report that a consolidation Of the New-1oEN
produce Exchange and the New-York Metal ~ ~
change is under consideration by the lnte!ssLs -
those fvo bodies is officially denied by officers =.
the latter institution The statement Is l4dGe ~
IEHIGH NAVIGATION.-Severa1 effers We
made in the PhiadelPhta market 70 9uy Ins NE m
InEicb led 10 the revival Of the rumOr OF an II
crease in the dividend TO per cent
INDIAN LOAN 6 06 S I'll df fss india
Council was applied for ten times over IL W.
allotted at go 16s-
have advanced the prices OF refined sugars Nv
United States Treasurer Roberts has granted Pei PEI
mission for the deposit Of 81 SSo0OC Japansse gun
at San Francisco TO be paid for IN New-f01~ -
SECURITIES LISTED.-The following SECURITIES
have been added the Stock Esxchallse -;
Slti NSstiovSI BANK OF New-York and S0000e0
guaranteed per cent refundi1g n1rssSss ossy