New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-13
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN HoJsEs-Foreign houses dealt IN
5000 shares IN the local market. chiefly sales or
United States Steel preferred. In London consols
declined 4 and Russian and Japanese bonds were
weak The copper stocks heavy. Money was
a shade easier In London. Exchange at Paris and
Berlin was weak.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda, American
Ice Atchlson common and preferred, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Baltimore and Ohio common.
Canadian Pacific, Colorado Fuel and Iron. Della
ware and Hudson Erie common, first and second
preferred Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan,
Missouri Pacific, Norfolk and western Metropoh-
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 Steel common. United States Leather
preferred Wabash preferred. Shelters common
and Republic Steel common 21s per cent; New
York Central and Pennsylvania, 2q25 per cent;
United States Steel preferred. Western Union.
Shelters preferred and Republic Steel preferred 2
per cent. and American Locomotive preferred. fiat
CHICAGO AND ALTON.-"The Wall Street Jour
nal says II understands that there is no change
in 'the status OF the Chicago and Alton matter so
far as any negotiations for purchase OF the road
from the interests most directly representing II
are concerned. The gyrations Of the preferred
stock are due to operations by speculative West
ern interests and ia connection with this It may
be noted that Western brokerage house is ask
ing holders of common stock to pool their shares
with It. Up to the present time the entire move
ment OF Alton stocks In the market may safely
be REGARDED as speculative"
MOVEMENT OF MONEY.-The large debit OF the
Sub-Treasury At the Clearing House yesterday
morning of s2.S5s.136. reflected heavy payments in
settlement Of the regular quarterly accounts for
transportation OF the mails. Pension payments and
gold imports also figure in the debit. The banks
the same accounts gained Monday 81 III Co., and
since Friday gained s. O.OOO compared with gain
last week up to the close of business on Monday
of s451 600 The National City Bank yesterday lent
on call s., 900 600 at current rates.
SUGAR COMPANY NOT TO ISSUE NEW
STOCK.-H. o. Havemeyer. president OF the AmerI-
can Sugar Refining Company yesterday denied the
report from Boston that the company contemplates
an issue OF 100000 stock. equally divided
between common and preferred.
HOOKING COAL AND IRON.-It is reported
that the stock OF the Columbus and Hooking Coal
and Iron Company has been quietly accumulated
for some time by people who know OF coming I'm
portant developments affecting the property.
MEXICAN CENTRAL-One theory advanced for
the activity In Mexican Central is that Speyer &
Co.. who control the Mexican National Railroad
will finance the Rock Island Railroad, and that
the Mexican Central will. IN form or other
work into this combination.
ROCK ISLAND.-It is said that the call for the
meeting consider and authorize the new bond
issue for Rock Island will be sent out to stock
holders within the next week
NATIONAL BANK OF CUBA.-The National
Bank of Cuba whose head office is at Havana with
branches at Santiago. Cienfuegos. Matanzas, Car
denas and Manzanillo. has Just paid a semi-annual
dividend of 4 per cent the dividend rate having
been Increased from TO per cent per annum
Its statement shows over $4,000 of surplus and
undivided profits after the payment of the dividend
The deposits are s61o.S6e 43.