New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-01
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES,

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses dealt In
$1,000 shares in the local market, selling 5000 on
balance. In the London market foreign bonds were
firm, while the general market was without i'm
pOrtant change. Money was in fair demand in the
foreign capitals.
BUILDING TRADE CONDITIONS.-Spec re-
ports to "Bradstreets'' from los cities and towns
Of varying size in the United States point to an
expenditure for buildings. whether State,
municipal or private. during the year 1905 aggre-
eating S455.0OOOOO gain of 1871 per cent the
actual value, as nearly as can be ascertained, OF
the buildings erected. repaired enlarged during
1904 at the identical cities 1t might be observed
that the greatest expansion shown is that reported
in the West. The gain there indicated is "A per
cent, gain Of II per cent in the Southern States,
II per cent in the Middle Atlantic States and 9
per cent in New England There is apparently
less than ordinary friction perceptible in the
building labor market, and all signs seem to favor
1905 being regarded from nearly every point of
American building industry and its allied trades
have witnessed.
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT ORDERS-"The Rail-
road Gazette" reports orders for railway
equipment follows:
American Car and Foundry-Rodger Banast Car
Chicago and St. Louis 1900 coal cars; Wabash
pers Western Maryland. Zoo gondoas and 500 box
cars. Pressed Steel Car-COlumbia Coal Mining
Foundry Company-Western Maryland 1900 box.
And % na zo Gambra Steel Company
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic, 10 gondoIas.
Columbus l engine; National Tube Company. 3
engines; Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern, 2
engines.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN vice-President
Ansel Oppenheim. Of the Chicago Great Western, on
his return from Europe. speaks in optimistic terms
of the outlook for American securities abroad He
says that the foreign markets have caught greedly
at such bond issues as those Of Southern Pacific
and Grand Trunk The investors on the other side
watch Wall Street as closely as their home mar
kets. He also says that the Continental investors
are doing much to sustain the bull market here
STOCK EXCHANGE NOMINATIONS. - The
nominating committee Of the New-York Stock Ex-
change reports the following nominations to be
voted on at the annual election. May s. 800: For
president. H. X. Pomroy; treasurer, F. W. Giley;
governors. to serve four years, ]. T. Atterbury
E. V. D. Cox. w. w. Heaton William H. Hollis
ter, w. Strother Jones. Austin T. Kelly ]. B.
Mabon. William Robson. H c. Swords and Blair
s. Williams member Of the Gratutty Fund for
five years, S. H. Kissam nominating committee
for 1906 Ira A. Kip, jr. H. T. B. Jacquelir. R. NJ.
Stuart-Wortiey James B. Taller and G. w Turner.
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK-'Brad-
streets reports the exports Of grain for the week.
with comparisons. figures in bushels, follows:
Wheat flour included 9Ss,630 against 10k4,595 last
week l267, 40 In this week last year S.13O9T4 IN
1893 and 44469l7 1902 from July A 627 500 COM
pared with 1l59s94 last year. 12 S72 1883 in 1903 and
1874 800 $50 in 1907 Corn, 24S0652 cOntrasted with
1876 S36 last week 143S 212 in this week year ago,
O68 in 1903 S3O5S in 1902; from July l. 577S.
s37 against 26S in 1894 l9 in 1903 and D.
$40 49S in 1902.
500 EARNINGS INCREASE. - Earnings of
the Minneapolis. st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie for
the month of February show increase in gross
OF Sl34 sos and increase in net Of 6O07. From
July l gross earnings OF the company have in
creased $917.5S7 and net earnings have increased
$3.50 1l9. comparison being made with the corre-
spending period in the preceding year
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC
BONDS READY-Speyer Co. announce that
they prepared to exchange their tempo
rary certificates for Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railway Company first and refundng
mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds for the definite
bonds upon surrender thereof at their Office
JAPANESE LOAN APPLICATIONS. - Kuhn
Loeb G Co. announce that they shall have TO re-
ject all further applications for the Japanese
loan. large amount still coming in. II is es-
timated that the applications for the loan will
reach total of almost S50OO0.OO0 1t win take
time TO make final allotments
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY DIVIDEND
The Bankers Trust Company on March 80 com
pleted its second year of business with deposts
of over S22O0000 an increase OF 100000 since the
last semi-annual statement on December 81 Tho
company has just paid It's third quarterly di,i
dend at the rate OF per cent.