New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses dealt IN
upward OF 1900 shares. most Of whien were pur-
chases There was an active foreign demand FOR
Missouri Kansas and Texas issues. In the London
market British consols were lower while nome
rails exhibited q declining tendency. Foreign
money market conditions showed no important
change. In the late dcanrgS the Lonoon stOcA
market grew hrmer.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS.-Loan quotations
were: AmaIgamated Copper. Anaconda. American
Ice, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Erie common. MIS-
souri, Pactnc Peoples Gas Reading first preferred.
Rock Island Southern Railway preferred. South
ern Pacific. Sugar United States Steel common
United States Leather preferred Waoash prelerre1'
Republic Steel common, | per cent; Atch'soh coiu-
mon and preferred. Baltimore and Ohio common
Canadian Pacific. Consolidated Gas. Delaware and
Hudson, Norfolk and Western. Union Pacific COM
and preferred. United States Steel preferred
q per cent; Erie first and second prefrred LOUIS
Vile and Nashville, Manhattan, Tennessee Codi
and Iron. s4@1 per cent; Pennsylvania. St Paul
12Q$i per cent; Western Union. Smeiters preferred
Republic Steel preferred American Locomotive
preferred fiat; Metropolitan Street Railway. q
per
ROCK ISLANDS EARNINGS-Gross earnings
of the Rock Island Company for the month of June
show an increase of $490,55s. and net earnings an
increase of SS07.117 comparison being made with
the same month year ago. For the fiscal year
the company shows increase in gross earnings
of S592S12 and a decrease in net of SS.2A.lS9. St
Louis and San Francisco. including the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, controlled by the Rock Island
shows an Increase for June in gross earnings Of
S64 26s and an increase in net earnings of $9.2lI,
me king for the fiscal year increase in net earn
inss Of $43i1u0.
COPPER SHARES ACTIVE.-In the outside mar
ket the chief feature the day with the exception
of Inerborough stock dealings, was the activity In
the copper shares especially in Montreal and Bos-
ton COnsolida ted in which 900 shares changed
hands. A bull movement appears to be under way
in this security and the people interested in the
stock have ample means behind them the chances
are that the issue will respond to the present ef-
forts To advance it. British Columbia Copper was
moderately active; also Greene Consolidated White
Knob was under pressure. selling down a point.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL'S NET INCREASE.-Al-
though there was a decrease in the gross earnings
Of the Illinois Central in the month Of June. the
company was able through wise economies, 10 re-
duce It's operating expenses to an extent that
Of slS4 25S, For the fiscal year gross earnings in
creased 81 $4,000 and net earnings decreased $S92,
ST.
Wall Street yesterday that there would be no
change in the common stock dividend of the 500
company this year. matter what the crops may
prove to be. In the last few weeks there has been
quiet buying of the securities OF this company.
APPLICATION TO LIST.-ApplicatiOn has been
made to the Stock Exchange by the Cleveland. Gin
cinnati. Chicago and ST. Louis Railway Company
to list $1,000 0oO additional general mortgage per
cent bonds OF 1885
.BUFFAI1O AND SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD
CONPANY.-The regular quarterly dividend Of l
per cent on the preferred of the Buffalo and
susquehauna Railroad Company Cbeing preferred
stock dividend No. 81 has been declared. payable
September l. 1904. to stockholders of record August
g. 1906