New-York tribune., 1906-06-02
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADlNG.-Foreign houses dealt IN
less than 10000 shares in the local market pur-
chases and sales being about evenly divided. In
London the copper stocks were firm. while the gen
eral market heavy. The market for foreign
bonds affected to some extent by the attack on
the King Of Spain The dulness in the London
market was due in great part to the approach Of
three-day holiday Discount rates were trihe
easier
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO.-The gain OF s1s5Ooo in
the net earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road for April compares with gain Of $4,000 in
March SS59OO0 in February, S3S2OGO IN January and
$4,000 in December The gain in gross for April
was sS32OCo. or nearly $4,000 than the gain in
gross for March. but there was no such relative
Improvement in operating conditions in April in
March The weather conditions have now been
practically eliminated from the comparison with
the preceding year, that the April returns the
Chesapeake & Ohio may be regarded as chiefly the
results of more business and better preparation for
handling it economically. AS such the gain is OF
satisfactory volume
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK.-"Brad-
streets reports the exports grain for the week.
with comparisons. figures IN bushels. as follows:
Wheat flour ncluded), 2526 7S9 against 43f437S lest
week 13Oe22s last 1881 9s in 1904 470s 995
in 19OS from July l. 260S. against So $50 fO7 last
year. 127 9i6 i29 in 1901 and 29O67 500 1893 corn
64S15 against SsO97 last week. 1891 in this week
a year ago. 81. 1856 in 1904 and 1lO3Su in l90S from
July l, 1OSO335 against 7fSs9S5 in 1906 4925S G0i
in 1904 and e. .SSi $50 in 1903.
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT-At a meeting.
OF the directors of the Twin City Rapid Transit
yesterday it voted issue s2lOOoOO additional
common stock This Will be Offered TO stockholders
of record June II par the basis of one share
OF new stock for each shares now held The
proceeds will be used pay for extensions TO St
Paul and Lake Minnetonka
MOVEMENT OF MONEY.-In the current week
the local banks gained from the interior 1870 800
and received in gold S.77l 800 making a total
gain OF s.5S1.sOO. The banks lost In their opera
with
net estimated gain IN cash holdings S667SOOO The
total transfers from San Francisco TO New York
through the Sub-Treasury 100000. The
banks received from the interior so 800 and sent
TO the interior $500 300
STEEL PLATE-The report that Eastern steel
plate manufacturers are shading plate prices has
no foundation in fact. Orders for prompt delivery
command a premium OF So ton Slight conces-
sions are being made IN sheets IN the East but
this has bearing plate quotations. Steel
plates are now selling basis of 81 GO a hundred
pounds Pittsburg.
AIsILS- -CHAIMERS-A representative Of rhe Al
disclaimers Company says he knows of TO pend
ing developments in the affairs of the corporation
that could be used as a basis for the recent ad-
vance in the shares. The fiscal year of the com
Pany ends on June 30. and IT is understood that the
earnings will show decided improvement over
the earnings OF the preceding year
APPLICATION TO LIsT-AppIication has been
made 10 the New York Stock Exchange to list
a'sDeS additional general consolidated mortsage Z.
per cent bonds OF the Lehigh Valley Railway Com
pany and A,uouo common stock and $4,000 pre-
ferred stock Of the Detroit tMackinac Railway Com,
pany
STRICKEN FROM THE LIsT.-There has bean
stricken from the list the first per cent bor1s 90
1906 OF the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railway Company of Iowa and $4,000 uer csrt
gold debt of 1904 of the United States OF Naxtco
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