New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-16
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADTNG-Foreign houses sold about
10000 shares in the local market In London con-
soils were u per lower. SITS. and fractional
declines in Russian and Japanese bonds showed
that the market was by no means so confident OF
a peaceful solution OF the Far Eastern difficulty
II had The general list heavy. and CONT
mental bourses inclined TO sell OF. Money
easy in London. and not Quotably changed else
where.
CURRENCY MovEMENT.-Ths principal move
meuts of currency this week. compiled by The
Wall Street Journal" Indicate gain OF SIS $50 500
in reserve hold by the banks They received from
tho interior s9.5e0700. and sent TO the interior
s. $50 200. The gain from the interior $s227600.
Gold imports s.. o6l COO making 81. 100. 600
this movement. reported at the Custom House
at this port. Other receipts OF new gold were
Nlil200. namely. $685. 200 New-York Assay Offics
checks. sns.0o on San Francisco Mint checks and
telegraphic transfers. and $500 Seattle Assay
once checks. The sub-Treasury paid sl3s, 500 in
redemption OF per cent bonds OF 1904. Other dis
payments by banks to the Sub-Treasury for Gus
toms Internal revenue per fund. retirement
OF circulation. etc., were $27T4.OcO The gain on
sub-Treasury operations proper was SS.lO3 500 The
total gain from the Interior s. 227 5O0-new gold
Hl72 200; bond redemptions 1886 800 and Sub-Treas-
ury, s3.lo3.50O-was SIC $50 500 The gain from the
Interior is N.o52sOo more than for the correspond
Ing week OF 1903 For the first two weeks Of l90i
the gain ST 292 s00 which Is E4 400 more than
for the corresponding two weeks OF 1903
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were' AmaIgamated Copper, Anaconda. American
Ice, Atchison common and preferred. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Baltimore and Ohio common Cana
dian racine. Colorado Fuel and Iron. Delaware and
Hudson Eric common. first and second preferred.
Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan Missouri Pa
cihc, Norfolk and Western. Metropolitan Street
Railway, Peoples Gas, Reading first preferred Rock
Island. ST. Paul Southern Railway pre- erred South
Pacific Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron Union
Pacific common and preferred. United States Steel
common. United States Leather preferred Wabash
preferred. Shelters common and Republic Steel
common. per cent New-York Central and Penn
sylvania IL per cent; United States Steel preferred
l1a92 per cent; Western Union Shelters preferrad
and Republic Steel preferred. per cent: American
Locomotive preferred fat.
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK-'Brad-
streets reports the exports OF grain in bushels for
the week. with comparisons. follows: Wheat
-four included 27n.2l5 against 1929 last week
4s7S624 last year, .202 1902 and 1886 O54 in
1901 since July 42 contrasted with l2s Os2 500
last season. OF in 1902 and 1903 1856 in 1901
corn SH,16s compared with 1249.599 last week 1884
6i2 last year 2s8os3 in 1902 in 1901 since
July S0SS7S5, compared with 15914OS0 last season.
19,7614s9 in 1902 and 105. 500 20l In 1901
MoODY'S NEW PUBLICATION.-"Moodys Cou-
pom and Dividend Register which has Just been
issued by the publishers OF "Moody's Manual" is
a work that will find hearty welcome in financial
circles throughout the country. 1t contains an
alphabetically arranged list OF coupon bonds In
Guiding issues OF American and Canadian steam ana
electric railroads, and electric light companies
industrial corporations title OF bond and also gov
eminent and municipal securities In each case
given the rate of interest and date OF ma urit
the date OF coupon payments. and the address or
agency where coupons paid Dividends on stocks
are treated In the manner. in the back IA ges
of the book and the addresses OF the various stock
transfer offices are also given. This book should
be valuable TO every class OF bank and trust COM
pany; TO bankers. brokers. managers of estates
and. in fact to every one who has occasion to col
Iect interest either directly or indirectly
DECLINE IN SEABOARD STOCKS -rb.ro
was further break in the Seaboard issues on the
curb The common sold down to SIS and was Of
fered still further down at SA, while the preferred
broke nearly : per cent, selling down to l6 but
later being offered at 1875. The 5s when
issued. were down 81 per cent selling at 1871
RUBBER BUSINESS BETTER-It is stated
that the rubber trade showed substantial in
crease in the year just closed as compared with
the business of 1902 The sales of the company for
the year amounted to $4,000 Co., an increase Of
over SS,0O000 on the years business and an in
crease of over S5.OO0OOO over 1901.
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING.-The dt-
rectors of the American Sugar Refining Comnanv
have reelected the present officers with the ex
ception of w. b. Thomas. who succeeds c II
SenT vice-president
BANK ELECTIoN.-The directors of the New,
York National Exchange Bank Yesterday &C.,,
Lewis b. Pierson president Of the bank to take the
place OF James Rowland. James E. Nicholas was
elected vce-president and r. p Grant cashier
OFFER OF embellishments p Roseuon offers
to investors selection OF high grade stocks ana
bonds
POSTED FOR TRANSFERRING following Stock
Exchange seats have been posted for transfer on
the New-fork Stock Exchanges: Henry Prentice
TO q. C. Greenway. jr.. now Curb" broker; R.
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