New-York tribune., 1906-11-01
a6. $50 Total sales.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADINC.-FOreign houses dealt III
1900 shares in the local market sales anu ~, ~.
cbases beng evenly divided. In London the general
,nar,et was quiet ard heavy. Money was IN sood
demand owing to the requirements or the emu u
the month. Discounts closed firm IN r''i's ''--
Berlin prices fer securities generally were s'ios'
ba1Ded hv a sharp advance IN Russian pohus'
1-CTr1,lIENI1, OF COPPER-GOvernment returns
inst at hand indicate exports OF copper from the
United States in the month of September "l 0f'''
157 Wounds against &c 954 409 pounds last year IN
nine months ended September 80 exports a;aounteu
to Si462S53s pounds, against 4z64SiIS pouiua IN -,
tba corresponding period of 1895 and 4S2SslS5z
wounds two wears ago. In September there was
in1norted total OF 49, 1901 pounds against IS oo,
55S last wear Nine months imports were 1Z'liosSo
mounds against lie 7O5. go pounds last year ana
IN fSG Oe- rounds two years ago. This years I'M
ports of copper thus far form new high record.
AMERICAN LIGHT AND TRACTION EARN
INGS-Gross earnings of the American Llshe anu
Traction Company for the nine months ended sep
ten,her 20 were 81 52 97l, compared with SssS5o' IN
the corresponding period in the preceding year
After the payment Of dividends there was a sur
s Of sSS 29 against S 223 in 1905. and from thls
an,ouu+ there was deducted for reconstruction re
serve s5O9 100 leaving a balance of slOs.SS large
increase in net earnings and In dividends was due
chiefly TO the acquisition OF additlonai properteS'
The company's balance sheet shows total invest
ments of s26,707456.
at the New York Produce Exchange opened quiet
and steady There were sales First prices Tor
regular follow: Cash. October November ana De
cenlber SIS 10 bid. New standard foundry started
as follows: January. SO 50GS2S; February ana
March. So 25QS2S. On the second call yesterday
afternoon business was dull Prices ended the same
as they opened.
EXPORTS OF STEEL RAILS.-For the month Of
September Is 2o1 OF steel rails we're exported
10 various countries valued ct S493i, against $3.50
tons valued at S729474. for the same month last
year. Total exported for nine months ended Sep
tember amounted 25O29 tons. valued at S65s21s
against 2la TONS valued at s35s75 for the same
period of 1905
GOVERNMENT BUYS sILvER-The Treasury
purchased yesterday 10000 of silver AT 7oIl
cents an ounce Purchases far made aggregate
100000 ounces since August so.
MOVEMENT OF MONEY-The banks lost on
Tuesday S1G0S. zoe, and since Friday SO, coo,
compared with a loss in the same time last week of
s1176.OOo. The Sub-Treasury debtor at the
Clearing House yesterday for s152.SS1.
WINDSOR TRUST COMPANY.-The directors Of
the Windsor Trust Company have elected A. Cor
don Norrie and H. Ward Ford vice-presidents Of
the company.
MONEY FOR NEW ORLEANs.-The Sub
Treasury transferred yesterday for local banks
$1,000 to New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO.-The s., 2,O5o0 90
ST. Louis Sc San Francisco Railway Company Cod
company per cent series "A B. and &C. bonds
fall due to-day and will be paid bv Redmond & Co,
to whom the railroad company has sold sufficient
refundng mortgage is for the purpose. These
issue of cs5,No0OIo. OF which there is now Ss2.
577 500 outstanding s2N $4,000 reserved to retire
underlying bonds and the remainder. s972.e9o. can
be issued only for mileage. so the mortgage
is practically closed. There liens prior 10
the refuuding mortgage S4I miles. and only
SS5.O00 537 miles, at the rate OF Sl,511
mile. on the remaining 1213 miles covered by the
mortgage the prior lien bonds outstanding amount
| 10 about S2.600 mile. In the last ten years the
gross and net earnings of the St. Louis & san
Francisco have steadily increased year by year
and in that time it has never failed TO earn sur
plus over all interest charges and dividends The
total surplus Tor that period exceeds SlSG00000
all interest equipment charges. etc. while in the
same period over $2.0oOO00 has been paid in dvi-
dends and over SSO00GIG carried profit and loss
surplus For the year ended June 80. 1906. the
surplus amounted TO S.sii,0l7 after the payment
of 1851 1893 interest charges. surplus in
of 80 per cent all interest charges. This
plus is equal TO full dividend OF per cent each
So 100000 first preferred and $6.o00oo second pre-
common.
protective committee OF the Brooklyn Ferry Com
pany of which Charles T. Barney. OF the Knicker-
booker Trust Company. Is chairman, announces that
the time for depositing bonds under the terms OF
the agreement has been extended TO December I.
1906. after which time bonds will be received
except the discretion OF the committee and upon
! penalteS be fixed 1t