New-York tribune., 1904-10-07

s57O25 Illinois CentraPs net earnings for August
received Yesterday. presented a gain OF S0A''Os'
making for the first two months Of the fiscal year
gain in net earnings Of S792.S71 Operating expenses
in the tw ononths decreased S566zS4. Net earnings
Of the Chicago Great Western for August show a
loss Of SS4,O21-
MOVEMENT OF MONEY.-since last Friday
night the local banks have lost their operations
with the sub-Treasury upward Of s5.OooOO0. OWNS
to the speculative activity Of the current week. II
is generally believed that the item OF the
Clearing House institutions in to-morToW's BANK
statement will show a material expansion WIN
an increase In loans and a decrease In cash. the
reserve above legal requirements ought to present
a substantial reduction compared with the pre-
cedng week Next week. however. the loss in cash
holdings. due to Withdrawals Of currency for the
West and South. will be offset to large extent
by the transfer this centre OF gold received at
San Francisco from Australia.
SEPTEMBER BANK CLEARINGS.-Bank clear
ings In this country for the month of September.
as reported by ''Bradstreets. aggregated sS.159,-
sss s99 10 per cent larger than the record Tor
August and Is per cent larger than IN the same
month year ago. In September. 1858. however.
the total bank clearings were smaller than in any
month since November. 1900. Compared with Sep
tember. 1902 the current clearings show de 1ease
OF 13 per cent. while the gain over September 1901
IS over 10 ner cent
DETROIT SOUTHERN.-Gross earnings OF the
Detroit Southern Railway Company for the last
week in September show a decrease OF S6,7S5. max
ing for the month a decrease Of s2Os4O. and from
July decrease Of Ss2.O15. comparison being made
with the corresponding periods a year ago.
MISSOURI CORN CROP.-The Missouri
crop this year viii be. it Is estimated. 175.0OOOOO
bushels. The condition is q. . points
than in September. and % per cent Of the crop Is
safe from frost. The yield last year 204oo0O00
bushels. loss OF per cent is reported In the
area Sown to winter wheat for the harvest OF
1906. and the condition is g.
GOLD IMPORTS.-Advices received at San Fran
cisco Indicate that the steamer Ventura. OF the
Oceanic Steamship Company. which left Sydney.
Australia. September 10. will arrive next Mon
day with E40 0C0 in sovereigns. Arrangements have
already been made and announced for the transfer
Of 81 100000 OF this amount by telegraph to New
York.
NO ACTION ON STEEL FOUNDRIES DTvI-
DEND.-The directors Of the American Steel Foun-
dries Company. at their meeting yesterday took
action on the preferred dividend. Directors say
that the question Of dividend not brought up
Il all
that the Republic Iron and Steel Company has
raise 100000 which will be used for the payment
Of atinE debt and for Improvement purposes.
NETWORK CENTRALS EARNINGS.-Gross
earnings Of the New-York Central for September
showed an increase Of Sl94.3s9 From July gross
earnings increased SI11s4.
LINSEED OIL REDUCED-There has been an
other reduction in the price of Hnseed OIL The
card quotations sec for State and Western raw.
&c for city and &c for boiled. in lots Of five
barrels. Calcutta oil Is unchanged at 55c-