Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-14
BULLS AND BEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 14.-Hopes of
stock market bears were somewhat disap-
pointed by the failure of the Bank Of Eng
land to make further advance today In Its
minimum rate OF discount. for II this had
taken place 1t would have placed more OBJ
stacles in the way Of gold imports. although
1t would not. OF course. have prevented such
imports as needs arose.
Some stress Is laid on the Indications OF
confidence In the future afforded by the ris-
ing price Of stock exchange seats. the high
record figure Of $s4. goo having been reached
yesterday. At the same time 1t might be
pointed out that the fact OF sale could also
signify a contrary sentiment.
The governing committee Of the New York
exchange has listed the following secusties:
New York and Richmond Gas. $l5O,OO0 adj
dttfonal first mortgage per cent bonds of
1921. making the total amount listed ST.
$780, eco: Buffalo and SusQuehanna Railroad,
Ing 4 per cent bonds Of 1851. making the
total amount listed S6.521 900. and Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, $2OOo.000 addi-
tional Pittsburg, Lake Erie and West Vir-
bonds of 1941. making the total amount
listed $31,347.O0O.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern re-
ports for the eleven months from July 1.
1904, to May 81 last: Gross earnings. $6l.-
e21 .S94; total operating expenses SO. 797 .SO4:
net earnings from operation. ST, 124 $50, less
net earnings of Washington branch Qnclud-
ed in systems earnings $405. 044; net oper-
ating earnings, $50. 919,546; other income,
$3,27s325; total net. 81. O87. s71: interest.
taxes and improvements, less $l39. 1888, ILL.,
493 ,532; surplus. $12. 6O4. $780, The Buffalo
months ended May 81 last: Gross earnings
81 O2S, SS6: operating expenses and taxes,
$6sS.3O4; net earnings. $40. 592; other in
come, S170, sol; total income. $511 .OS3; fixed
charges. s214,691; surplus. s2o6.392.
HeaIthful activity in the railroad world
continues to be shown. not only by figures.
but by Improvement and betterment IN
plans and OUTLAWS. E. P. Ripley of Chica-
go, president, and J. M. Hurley. general
manager of the Atchison, are members Of
the board of directors of the Gulf. Santa
Fe and Northwestern railroad, which filed
Its charter for record in the secretary Of
states office at Austin, Tex, yesterday.
The object OF the company. the charter
states, Is to build a cutoff from a point on
the Santa Fe Gulf division In Texas to
point on Its transcontinental line In New
Mexico. distance Of 475 miles. The new
line will shorten the distance between Gal
weston and the Pacific coast via the Santa
Fe several hundred miles. Contracts for
ninety locomotives, $50 steel fiat cars and
$50 low-side steel gondolas will be let in
Washington by the Southern Railway Com
pany this week. OF the new locomotives
thirty will be of the 1e0-ton consolidation
type for heavy freight service. thirty will
be eighty-ton passenger engines, while the
balance will be local freight and switching
engines.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
statement of the coal and coke originating
on it's lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for
the week ended September 8. with compari-
sons, follows:
1908. 1903 1904.
Week end Year to Year to
ing Sept 9. Sept. o. Sept. 10.
Anthracite, short tons 81 ,697 3iI53O3 3,O43, 223
Bitumns tons. 5Sl ,342 1860 04O Il, $40 497
Coke. short 202 OS5 1895 344 5.772, 90i
Totals. ISL .124 ao,s51 2s7 7.1ss. s24