New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-08
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRAD!NCi-Foregn houses dealt In
$1,000 shares In the local market. OF which 10000
shares were purchases. In London the general
market was dull the American department sup
plying the chief activity. Discount rates We're
higher. while In Berlin they were lower. British
consoIs were fractionally lower. while IN Paris
French Tentes were weak.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
We're: Analgamated Copper. Anaconda. American
Ice. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Erie common. Louis
VILE and Nashville. Manhattan. Missouri Pacific.
Peoples Gas Reading first preferred. Rock Island.
Southern Railway preferred. Southern Pacific.
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron United States Steel
common. United States Leather preferred, Wabash
preferred and Republic Steel common. 1G1h per
cent: Atchison common and preferred. Baltimore
and Ohio common. Canadian Pacific Consolidated
Gas Delaware and Hudson. Erie first and second
preferred, Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan
Street Railway Union Pacific common and pre-
ferred and United States Steel preferred per cent:
Pennsylvania and St. Paul. 1aq% per cent: New
York Central. y per cent; Shelters common. II.
per cent; Shelters preferred. Republic Steel pre-
ferred and American Locomotive preferred fiat and
1-256 per cent. and Western Union. fiat.
COST OF LIVING LOWER.-Dun's index num-
Der OF commodity rrices proportional TO consump-
ton was s97192 July l. against slOOS month
previous and 500 456 year The fall OF 81 per
cent in June was largely due to the favorable
weather conditions that swelled the supply of many
leading articles of food. while tho bright outlook
tons OF grain Dairy and garden products Of
which the per capita consumption Is large, de-
clined 10 per cent. and breadstuffs became 65 per
cent cheaper. while the much discussed advance in
meats proved by actual statistics be only So
per cent. Cheaper cotton and cotton goods and
some other materials moro than offset the rise In
wool. producing lower level for the clothing
class. AS compared with prices prevailing a year
ago. there appears decline OF about % per cent
BIG INCREASE IN STEEL EXPORTs.-The
exofs OF steel bilIets. rails bars steel
hoops and pig iron for June from New-Yorx and
other Eastern ports amounted to 1900 tons
Exports in May were about 5000 tons: in April.
10000 March, 5000 February. 1900; January 20
900. and December 5000 tons. Previous to that
exports were almost nothing The exports OF steel
billets for Juno 1923 tons. as against 1859
tons for May. Steel rails exported TO various
parts of the world. principally TO South America
and tho Orient. in June. the amount OF d 291
tons. as against 1875 tons in May. Increase OF
nearly 300 per
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES REAL
TY COMPANY.-At a meeting Of the directors
OF the United States Realty and Construction Com
pany held yesterday. II. S. Black was elected pros
ident Albert Flake and Robert L Bowling vice.
presidents. Byron Fellows treasurer and r. g.
Babbage secretary ana counsel
STEEL BIL4LETS UNCHANGEp.-At a meeting
OF the Steel Billet Poo he'd in this city Yesterday
the present schedule of prices was reafirmed
Iron and Steel. Sheet Steel and Steel Rail pools
NO NORTHERN PACIFIC MEETING-The
Northern Pacific adjourned annual meeting which
was scheduled to take place yesterday was again
adjourned for week.
LINSEED OIL HIGHER--The price OF linseed
oil in fve-barrel lots has been advanced to sec
for State and Western brands and 40c is quoted
for smaller quantities. The advance in oil follows
continued rise in the cash seed market.
APPLICATION TO LIST.-Appcation has been
made to the Stock Exchange by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. to list 81 100000 addi-
tional first mortgage 80 year per cent bonds
PIG FOUR ISSUES CAR TRUST NOTES
Announcement was made yesterday that the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis Railroad
Company ha. sold 100000 of per cent car trust
notes. payable in four at the rate of s13 600
a month. These notes issued to raise funds
for equipment and improvements on the St Louis
division of the road. The greater part OF the
notes were taken by the American Car and Foun-
dry Company in payment for equipment the bal
ance being sold TO the Union Trust Company OF ST
Louis.