Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-03

financial situation. All of this money is to
be Withdrawn from the New York deposit
tories. When the call for the balance of
s30.oo.ooo with which to pay the old PAN
anna Canal Company Is made but a small
amount will be withdrawn from the local
banks.
Local street railway bonds were strong
on the market today: 81 600 In Metropolitan
IS brought Lit; an advance OF points over
the price of yesterday, and a fraction on
the price asked.
/ Seventy-fiye shares of Washington Street
Railway preferred brought 10, which is a
nait on the price at which this stock was
held yesterday. Fifty Washington Street
Railway preferred brought 49,
There was no trading In Washington Gas
certificates. Thirty-six shares of the stock
brought from 55 TO 55k.
Five shares Of Capital Traction brought
l203a. fraction over the bid of yesterday.
There has been strong effort within the
past week or so to keep this stock down.
But little of 1t is in the market at the quo
tation figure.
Twenty shares of American Security ani
Trust Company in two lots of ten brought
1876. The bidding for this stock was fga
with 1871 asked at the close.
There was nothing doing In National
stocks. 100 shares of National Union
brought Ia fraction over yesterdays bid.
ding and fraction Off the price asked
There was no trading in Potomac 1t wal
offered at %
There appears to be but little Mergen.
thaler on the market. There was no actiy-
ity In the stock today. 176k was bid with
171ls asked.
MI VIM. c. Greene. president of the
Greene Copper Company. passed through
washington in his private car this morn
ing on his way to Mexico on an inspection
trip. He was accompanied by Mr.. F. R.
Chapman of New York and the members
of Mr.. Greene's family. Mr.. Greene stop
ped in Washington for an hour or two to
have a talk with some of the local stock
holders of the Greene Copper Company.
The effect of the severe winter weather
upon railroad operation, coincident with a
decline in business activity, was further
illustrated in the January railroad state
ments made public yesterday. The Penn
sylvania. the Lehigh Valley and the Nor
folk and Western showed large decreases
in net. although In the case of the Lehign
valley comparison is made with a month
in 1903 of abnormally large earnings.
The Pennsylvania lines directly operated
east of Pittsburg and Erie showed a de-
crease of 81. 093 300 in gross. and 81. 223 .O00
In net; the lines directly operated west OF
Pittsburg and Erie decrease of &s32 500 I'm
gross and 1884, 400 in net: the Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington a decrease of
100 in gross and Sal 100 In net and the
Northern Central a decrease of $161, 800 In
gross and S16S.5O0 in net
The Lehigh Valley Railroads gross earn
lngs decreased s576,229 and net earnings
$50, 1888, while the net income of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company decreased $40. $50.
and the total surplus decreases $40 s75
Gross earnings of the Norfolk and Vest
ern increased s1.395. but net earnings de-
creased s10495s and surplus s122. 403.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. 1891 .SS4; government receipts
from internal revenue. s790,37 customs
$sH,649: miscellaneous. s157.451: expendf.
lures. d,64O.0OO; available cash balance
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