New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12

me nfty-one reporting only eight are producing
The total bonds and stock issued by all lighting
81 S. equal 10 Sbo9 of hs state to s
sea an al and mpnIspal plants repre-
ss se7 IA SIG h sold annually to consumers IS
public lighting Is 3 "a. ana the amount sold sold for
eosea arc lamps for public lighting purposes in use
lamps which only nHmber e OF
,i Le average nominal candle power of gas sup
the average maximum price of coal and water gas
aot 1ne entre state Tor all companies 1856:
lighting Is 81 80 ar the New-York CITY com
pahies were excluded these average prices would
be higher) The average maximum price charged
Tor OIL gas Is y ~ per thousand: the average mini
charged for acetyene gas is s45s the averase
oapitaiizaton s I'd The ayerage bond and stock
Iso -oI. Inc average bond and stock capitalization
Newly CITY is slsi2ia The average bond and
dssued) is A.4755sS.
GROWTH Of LIGHTING BUSINESS.
The report presents interesting figures
showing the growth of the lighting business in the
state since 1900 the year the last United States
CENSUS returns The preferred stock OF gas COM
pales has Increased from s1553s 400 TO s23 10000
and the common stock from 500 JIG to $3.50 STILL
anu 'he gas sold from upward of twenty billions
cubic feet TO upward of thirty billions cubic feet
These figures all show an approximate increase OF
.oi 80 10 ~ per cent within the period Of the last
nEe years; The same proportion of increase OF
eapitaliza ton holds good with electric companies
cACePt IN respect to the increase q common
nLlcn increase does not exceed p or 30 per cent
-nuIICIpai Iightlng industries in the State show
comparatively small increase in number as we'll nc
in amounts invested. there now being THIRTY mn,
IcIpaI stations compared with twenty-eight in 1900
WIN an authorized issued bonded indebtedness of
S0Ss'e as compared with s5l9.340 in 1900
Inc commission compares the nd
amount or gas sold by all the companies of New
york City with the remainder of the state and
SHOWS that New-York City companies furnish IS
per cent OF the total amount Of bonds and stocks
issued IN the State by companies furnishing gas
only and " cent of the total consliln-
eIs by such companies. The average capitalization
OF companies furnishing gas alone throughout the
entire state is S0,1g423. Excluding New-York City
the amount is S167 81. The figures for companies
operating both gas and electric plants quite the
reverse tie amounts being much larger and in
smaller proportion in favor State outside of
or NeW-hork City furnishing gas the average
capitalization Is SOL lSS against 81 SOL the
entire state Of the purely electric companies
New-1ork City furnishes Il per of the capital
lZauon ana a per cent of the number of CONNER
cia4 !ncandescent lamps used in the entire State.
NearlS one-half of the public enclosed lamps
In use in the entire State for lighting are in
use in NewYork City and g. 80 open arc lamps as
against 2.Vi5 in the rest OF the State.
comprehensive list is given Of the prices maxi
mum and minimum. charged for gas throughout
the state Ia the first class cities New York con-
suiners are charged 81 thousand cubic feet: Buff
fslo consumers 81 10 gross 81 net. A comparison OF
the prices charged I'm the class cities of the
State shows 81 30 gross and 81 net in Albany and
fiat rate OF 81 In Syracuse. The prices charged in
third class cities vary from So gross In Malone and
y 30 in PlattsbuTg and Canandaigua TO 81 in Ba-
taVia.