New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRApING.-Foreign houses dealt in
500 shares n tho local market. all purchases Re
ports that tho Paris settlement. which Will be end
81 to-day. was advancing without disturbance
stcadieI The London securities markets but bust
moss as a rule was NJ minimum. Consols are a
shade higher. AZ So. Japanese 4s are unchanged
e fi- The 5s nc 49,. Russian - show @ gain
Of 3. per cent. AZ sei.. Spanish -. 1875 South
Africans arc LIS harder American railway shares
IRE stagnant on the decreases reported by i'm
portaut railroad systems and the disturbance in
tho soft coal regions
STOCK LOAN QUOTATTONS.-Loan quotations
were: AmalFama.~d Copper. Anaconda, American
Tee Atchlson preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Erie common and second preferred. Louisville and
Nashville. Manhattan. Missouri Pacific. Norfolk
ans Western Metropolitan Street Railway Peo-
Pies Gas Reading frst preferred Rock Island.
Southern Railway preferred. Southern Pacific.
Sugar Tennessee Coal and Iron. Union Pacific pre-
rcrrrd United states Steel common United States
Leather preferred. Wabash preferred. SHELTERS
common and Republic Steel common. Ia per cent;
AtchIs1n common. Baltimore and Ohio common.
Canadian Pacific Delaware and Hudson aud Union
Pacific common. IA per cent; Erie first preferred
and Sevs-York Central. 1 per cent: St Paul and
United State steel preferred n per cent. Penn
syIvauIa. lEli, per cent. ard Western Union.
Shelters preferred. Republic steel preferred and
American locomotive preferred. nat; Consolidated
Gas IL per cent
PUBLIC DEBT sTATBNIENT-The monthly
statement or the pubic debt SHOWS that az the close
OF business on February % The debt. less cash IN
the Treasury amounted to 131s. oof63l. which Is an
Increase for the month a. S.97209l This increase
e accounted for ~ the decrease IN the amount Of
cash on hand. Tho debt IS recapitulated as fol-
lows. Interest bearing debt Sss5 1890. debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity s. 16I $50;
debt bearing Interest 500 7OL759. total. 81 49,
lGI2s. This amount however. does not include
Sge 50, SEQ I'm certificates and Treasury notes out
standing. which offset by equal amount OF
cash on hand for their redemption.
MONTHLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT-The
monthly circulation statement Issued BY the Con
troler o. tho Currency shows that at the close OF
business on February % the total circulation OF
tional touk notes was Sf30343O. increase for the
year Of s4l.- $50 and m Increase FOR the month OF
g. iGr5Sa The circulation based United States
bonds amounted to $3.50 a2is1. an Increase Tor tho
year 81 sllts2i,5 and Increase for the month Of
g. eatTGo Tho circulation secured by lawful money
aggregated Ss9g1.Sl9 a decrease for the year OF
S. 1866
ANOTHER CUT BY CHICAGO GREAT WEST
EFN-A further cut OF cents per 100 pounds IN
the freight rate on grain from Missouri River
points 10 Chicago IS anuouncod by the Chicago
Great Western Railroad. to become effective
March T. the earliest date possible under tho re-
quireuents OF the Interstate Commerce law.
BREAK IN MERCHANTS TRUST COMPANY
STOCK.-On a market order to sell 20 shares o.
Merchants Trust Company yesterday the stock
offered down tho curb from $50 TO 100 before
a purchaser was found. The last preceding sale Of
this stock was reported at "a
AMERICAN CAMS NET EARNINGS:-Tha net
earnings Of tho American Can Company for the
fiscal year ended March 81. 1901 win It is said
be approximately 100000 Five per cent on the
preferred stock requires $2.05i.Gi6
UNITED STATES RUBBER PAYS 1905 NOTES.
The United States Rubber Company Is said 10
have paid the 100000 Of It's per cent notes due
March 1 1905. last Monday. This fact shows the
strong financial position OF the company and the
transaction saves the company a yelr's interest
TO CONTINUE BUSINESS.-The money broker
age business formerly conducted by the late Oscar
=. Richardson in the Drexel Building No Broad
st, Will be continued by his son. r. s Richar1son
IN the Wall street Exchange Building. No. @ Ex-
change Place.