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12 THE. 'JAJW-XUY'V- FINANCIAL Hanover National Bank Capital 3.0O0,0uO Surplus profit. tO.ltno.WM. 9 4 St Ki St. Central National Bank The Nassau Bank Carney Dftkmu aad Kmh Streets, Colonial Trust Company CAPITA! SURPLUS.

AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, i 000, 00O.00. st. Paul bld-o, 22a nwny. Wa'shington Trust Company Stewart BaUdlnc ItSO Brand war. Bankers' Card.

G. Sidenberg Kratis, BANKERS A BROKERS. SO BROAD SEW YORK. Members N. T.

Stock Orders Executed for Stocks and Bonds for cash or on margin. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSIT. Investment Securities. HENRY CLEWS fi BANKERS. 11.

IX IT Broad St." mrmberJ n. y. stock kx chance. Order eierate for io vestment or margin, Interest sltowed rtepn.lt. subject to ebac st sight.

Art Financial Aputi for Corporation aad lavestsre. Industrial 0mtlaattoaa Orgs 4iernnent anal allirr laDwai Band boarhl and smlit. SKANCR OFFICES; nW SM St Waldorf 102 61b SStk St. SAT B'aray. Stlk Es.ftldgi Ml WortB39 Thou .84.

SI Bodeus ScMarcSx. i 1 Coart Brooklyn. Vermilye BANKERS, New York and Boston. Haory Wardw.U. Edward L.

Adam. 1 Telephone 3243 Broad. WARD WELL ADAMS, STOCK BROKERS. 16 BBAVEH SEW YORK. Members N.

Y. Stock Exchange. Stocks, Bonds. Investments New" York Telephone, 37tUJohn. Brooklyn Telephone, sum Brooklyn.

Geo.H.PRENTISS&CO. DEALERS IN LOCAL SECURITIES. 4S Wall Street. 208 MonUiue St. New York.

Brooklyn. MEMBERS OP K. T. STOCK EXCHANGE. MEAD.

T. H. CURTIR 1. F. MEAD 44 40 BROADWAY.

IS. Y. Twenty-five yearn' membership in N. Y. Stock Exchanre.

STOCKS AND BONDS Bought and Sold (or Cash or on Margin. P. J. Goodhart Dealers I ii Eank Trust Co. Stocks iMruauera 1.

Stork Bxehaasr. SS WALL STREET. Domiiiick Dominick, BANKERS, 100 Broadway, New York. BONOS AND INVESTMENTS. JACOB BERRY CO.

MEMBERS CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE. 44 a ad 40 road way New York. ESTABLISHED 1HU3. STOCKS. BO.NDS.

UKA1. COTTOW. A commission house working In the interest of clients, executing alt order upon the exchange and giving namea of Brokers with whom transaction la niade In Instance. We Issue upon request a book describing accurately tha above market and Influences governing them. Also mommy iiuctuation aneets and market reports.

COMMISSION 1-18. MODERATE MARGINS. Stoppani Hotchkin. Members New York Consolidated Stock Exchange, 4I BROADWAY. K.

Y. Telephone. 3.078 Cortlandt. Orders executed for investment or on margin. STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, COTTON.

Branch Office: N. E. cor. Broadway and 30th St. Wm.

44 BROAD XRW YORK. MEMBERS CONBOLID'TD STOCK EXCHANGE Kxeeote (onmliiloo Orders. 11 KCHASE OK SALE, STOCKS. BOM1S, WHEAT. COTTOt.

MARKET LETTER POCKET INVESTMENT GUIDE FREE UPON APPLICATION. FINANCIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Trustees in Dissolution of the AMERICAN LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY will sell at public auction, by Frank Stevens. Auctioneer, on Thursday. January 24th, 1101 at 12:30 P. In the Jersey City Board of Trad Room.

No. 68 Montgomery street. Jersey city, New Jersey: 200 sharea Preferred Capital Stock of Sins Sing Gas Manufacturing Company. TOO shares Common Capital Stock of Sing Eing Gas Manufacturing Company. 1.21 shares Capital Stock Brockton Gaslight Company.

Terms and conditions of aal. mad. known at time of sale, or may be had oa application to the rnderslgned attorneys. AMERICAN LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY, by BA Ml' EL. B.

LAWRENCE. President. PAVTE8. STONE AUERBACH. Attorneys, No.

32 Nassau Street, New York BOSTON niTED OAS BONDS. -FIRST SERIES. "Notice Is hereby given that SD0.000 Is now on deposit with The Mercantile Company to meet the requirements of the Sinking Fund for the year lw provided for In the Trust Agreement of January 1st. IttfM. and that sew led propoaale for the sale of Trust certificates (Boston United Gas Bonds) will be received at the office of the Trust Company.

No. 12u Broadway, New York Cltv. oa or before 1st day of March. lul, noon, at a fric not exceeding 6 premium and accrued nterest. THE MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY, Trustee, D.Ud The Trust Co.

of Amer.ai, BROADWAY. NEW YORK. AfitfV Me45j4.ia. AS11BEL P. FITCil.

WILLIAM M. LEUFP. WILLIAM BARaWUIt. Vlre President. Vice President- RATMOND J.

CHATRY. HENRT 8. ANNINO ALBKBT L. bTkIs'tTh. LAWEEScV.

MURrTV Treasurer. Trust Officer. lloirron Tiwqt Co. 88 MASSAC SlkkKT. OapiUl, 8srplu Uaiiriisd Prsflta, $5,000,000.

1mA f. Murim, PrttidmO, Jkomu f. B'ja, Jamtt K.CerttUn, 3i 'B. M. rrtneit.

Set. W. ttdmmi Cnu, Trttt. jZ. B.

Btrm, Trust OSktr. 0R0VN DR0THERS ft NO. 19 WALL -JS8UE INTERN Al ION At. CHEQUES, COMMERCIAL and TRAVELERS' CKEUITS AVAII ABLE IN Al l. PARTS OF THE WORLD.

C0I3POSITTyiPTDflB STOCK DAVID PFEirrEB, 18 Wall St. A folly stock broker's office," located ta the heart of tit wholesale dry good dl trtct; reasooabl. rant. i-. Jio 200 Times Offlv.

FINANCIAL REDEMPTION OF Duluth. Mis salia I Kortharn Railway Go. First Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, dated Jan. 1,1893. KOTICE IS HERET GIVEN that ewv.nty-ala.

(TO) of tb. First Consolidated -Mortgage Bonds of th XhilutH. MisMb Northern Rail, way Company were this day draws for redemption la accordance with th. requirements of -rlK-'" rir. or Trust Mortgage, numbered aa follows, It 1806 1S08 20 1630 187S i 127S 14 to 12TT ieS in05 1269 1GS8 19H 1341 1003 1820 MT4 1744 12S 1378 1750 1033 1380 1781 1967 1387 1800 S020 143S 188 2114 1441 1831 All future interest $182 2024 2874 8178 2243 283.1 2008 S201 2244 2C81 2900 3248 2200 5718 2018 -Jan 2202 2733 .2982 S30S 2372 2787 8073 8382 2387 2701 8110 8373 2422 2813 3114 8430 2435 2321 8124 8440 2442 2827 8148 8482.

2S1 CS48 Slia 8400 kit Iflv nf the twmA a designated ceaaea January 29. 1901, In ac cordant, with th. terms of th. mortgtge. -CENTRAL TRUST COhlPANT OF NEW YORK.

I Trustee. By O. SHERMAN, Vic President. New) York. January 1801.

We. the undersigned; hereby certify that th. aeventy-nln. (70) bond were dealgnated by 4ot ta our preaence. as above stated.

FRED C. RANDALL. i With Central Trust Company of New York. E.V. CART.

Xaat. Seo'y Of Duluth. Miaaabe A- Northern Co. i FRANK B. SMUJT.

(Seal. Notary Public. New York In accordance with the foregoing certificate, said mentioned bonds will be paid at this office on or after the SjOth of January. 1S0L at tOC per centum and! Interest, say $1,054.67 per lKnd. 1 CENTRAL TRUST CO tt PANT OF NEW YORK.

tTrastM. HERMAN. Vic Preahtent. AN ASSURED; 7 INVESTMENT (Interest Jaaaary and Jay) Positive Certainty of Largo Additional Dividends. An exceptional opportunity for safe and unusually profitable investment.

In the share of a Corporation which at ioresent rontrols prosperous Western nroperUesJ and, which ha extraordinary opportunities tdt Increasing Us holdings and earnings, and do so upon an absolutely safe basis I Th Investment offered contemplates the purchase of 7 per cent. cumulative preferred stock at par. and with it. fuM paid and non-assessable common stock, as a part of the same conai deration The payment of the dividend on the preferred stock, when and as stipulated, and com mencina- with the current year, la fully assured and definitely provided jfor. Such Company has the active co-operation and support of one of the I most Important railway systems of the country, and by recent arrange-ment is assured of! controlling Interests in a large number of important dividend earning properties.

II The aale of these ahares Is to enable the Company to acquire tleabove Interests and extend its operations. As tbe earnings upon industries already under such Corn puny' control will provide ample income to pay dividends on the preferred stock, any earnings from theae additional properties will go to tae common stock, which. It Is safe to assert, will commence to earn liberal dividends at a very early day. A sareful Investigation will aatlsfy conservative Investors that the Preferred shares offered. aHord an absolutely safe Investment, and that the common shares promise very soon, become very valuable I Full Information furnished on application to AMERICAN FISAXC; AND TRl'ST Park How Sew Y'ork City.

TO THE HOLDERS OF Flrat Mortffaare Fire I'er feat. Refund' lag Gold Bonds of 1948 I OF The Indiana. Illinois Iowa R.R.C0. NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company has exercised the option reserved to It In Its First Mortgage Five Per Cent. Refunding Gold Bonds secured by Its First: Mnrta-age Flv.

Per Cent. Refunding Gold Bond Mortgage, dated October 1. A. D. 1808.

to Continental Trust Company of the City of New York) and Joseph D. Oliver. Trustees, to redeem i said bonds and each of them at any time, at Its option, by paying to tbe Trust Company. Trusted In said Mortgage, or to the lawful holders cf said bonds, par and ten per centum premium thereon and accrued Interest, and that it Intend? to redeem all of said bonds then outstanding on the First (1st day of February. A.

D. IBOl. by paying therefor on said date to the Continental Trust Company of the City lf New York, or to the lawful holders thereof, at the office of the said Trust Company, Number 30 Broad Street, In the City of New York, par and ten per centum premium thereon and accrued Interest. Thereupon, under the provisions of said mort-f are and the bonds secured therebv. INTEREST WILL CEASE TO ACCRIE THEREON faPd HOSDSjW BE FULY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Tb. Indiana. Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company P- President. R. P.

AH REN 8. Secretary. KANSAS CITY, GAS COMPANY Flrat Mortsaft-e pve Per Cent. Boada. In accordance with thu sinking fund provisions of the Mortgage to the undersigned as Trustee, offerings of above bond i are Invited up to January 81st, 1901.

In amount sufficient to absorb the sura of 883.085:28.) Envelopes should be iddressed to the undersigned, and endorsed; Kansas City, Gas Company Sinking Fund. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. Trustee. By GEO.

R. TURNBULL. 2d Vic. President. TEMPLE IRON COMPANY Mortgage aad Collateral Traat Bonds.

In accordance with the sinking fund provisions of th. Mortgage to th undersigned as Trust, of above bond sire Invited up to January Slat, 1901, In amount 8ufflclnt to absorb th. urn of $87,984.52. Envelopes should be addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed Tempi. Iron Company Sinking Fund." Guaranty Trust Co.

of New York, Trustee, By GEO. R. TCRNBUL. 2d Vice President. BROKERS, manager i or cashier.

Fifteen years In Wall St. Stock runner to bumur .1. moca a.xcnange rrrms. Understands every detail of business. Firm dissolves connection wtn good house more de-slrabl.

than salary. Address CASHIER, Bog 138 Proposals. proposal $3,125,000.00 of Col-porate Stock iOFTME CITY Eiempt from aO Tgiatioa li tb SMt of New Yor i. except for State Pnrposo. FBI J1CIFAL UTKHEIT PATA1 LE GOLD.

ieVUrU'inUITUCa. flWJ- rZcz w4w- i a aA ncAJCml C.a DT Y0R1C at ais office. No 2S0 BroadwaV. la lb Clly of WEDNESDAY THE lOTH at o'clock P. M.

for lh of a part of ta. following bearing interest al the rale of THREE PER CE.4 tv? 4at dm an sa asa rs -a a irw vurtru" i CTIUVK Or THE CITY OK N'FV OF THE RAPID-TRANSIT RAILROla detail pay.JJ, wnruKAlE I utx Ur TUB CITY KlVERSiDE DRIVE TOTME l-WWIiroBTEirr FORSCflOCSri THEREFOR IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENa KS SI "rTfe avT Qr NEW 3RK-uce dSartment uTH N.lWYtrErT 8aak tisruilatlslaTBiiiaatrrrr BrrriDn' i vuihi UIKU 5. COLER, nm, arm, ka tE CITT OF NEW YORK. I DtPARTMCXT tit HXANCE. CUMfTrWLLEH'S Or cicl JANUARY liTU.

10 1 FINANCIAL Office tbe Atlaatle Mntaal laaar- an re Company. New York, January 22 1001.. ws.i In. Conformity with the Charter The Trusl or the Con: rany. submit the followlnr statement of Its affairs on the 31st of December.

1000; Premiums Marin. Risks from 1st 1900, to 81 at December, i J. 83.278.412.84 Premium in policies not marked oft 1st Januat-y, 828.790.29 Total Vkrln. JitiOTMa.n Premiums iarkd off from 1st Jan- usry. 1001 to 81st December.

1000. S3.407.88S.18 interest re ceived duri Ing to year Rent re $346,028.89 celvedduti Ing tb year 23.833.34 8 MS. 23 Losses palJ during th yearwhlca were al i 1800 anJ vloui years 14lrt.2G2.Sl rredl and wari estimated and palJ in loo 1.101.744.24 Leas sal vages. 150.307.00 Returns of Pretnlumsl and Ex penses $300,000.13 The ComiSiny oas. tbe following Assets, vlx.

United Stales ana Btats or new City, Bank, and oth- York Sto.4;, er Stocks Loans secuipd by Stocks and special deposits Tany Real estate. Banks and Trust Corn- 1.S83.S00.S2 corner Wall and Will mm Streets. oost Paid toward new buildl erection ot nit 022.873.89 Other Real Estate and Claims pany the Com- 78.000.00 1.747. 873. S9 1.106,783.00 Premium Cash In ties and Bill Receivable hands of European Bankers pay losses under poll- clea payer In foreign countries.

103.818.81 183,434.83 cash in Batik Amount 810.514.7O.5 Interest on the outstanding eertlfi- Six per cea rates of profit will be paid to the holders there- of. or theirl legal representatives, on and after Tuesday. the ruth of February next. The outst and Ing certlflcatee of the Issue of 1806 will be redeemed and paid to the holders thereof. or their le-a I representatives, on and after Tues- day.

the fifth III of February next, from which date all Interest thereon will cease. The certificates to be celed. produced at the time of payment, and can- A divldenB of Forty per cent. Is declared on I premiums of the Company for the the net eariied year ending Slat December. 1000, for which cer-1 be Issued on and after Tuesday.

ttflcates the aeventh of May next. By order the Board. J. H. CHAPMAN.

Secretary. TRUSTEES Ousts Amiinck, Leander N. Lovell, Francis M. Vernon H. ittacon, etirrord A.

Hand, lirown, Anson W. Hard. Waldron P. Brown, John D. Hewlett.

William Boulton. Charle Ixverloh Oeorae Coiell. Levi P. Morton. Joseph rrhapman.

W. H. II. Moore. George C.

James G. James H. ark, Charles H. Marsh 11. Forest.

George Macv. Dunham. Frederic A. Parsons. William Dodge.

George W. Quintard, Cornelius Ildert John L. Riker, A. A. Raven.

Gustav H. Schwab, William Slum. Ewald Flel tmann. Edward Flew d-Jones. Horace Orar Clement A.

A. A Oriscom, RAVEN. President. PARStlNS. Vice Pres't.

ELIUS Et TKHT. 2d Vice Pres't F. A CORM THE f. juhmsu.v, 3d vice Pres't. SUPREME XURT OF THE STATE OF NEW I In h.

a 4 In i. J. York. Tri JAMES BtU'E-a tr. behalf of htlders of certificates of Interest In securities oil i ne i innnnau, Jackson and Mack-ay Company, plaintiffs, against inaw P.

1 1 GEORGE en iui.iv;, rreaeric uicotl. and Whltrldve mm Tmitu, t. Frederick reorganlsatii of The Cincinnati. Jackson and Mackinaw a niway and The Central IV tit New Vnrlr In.l ntiLiuivn Trust Company ties. John pie and Richard Roe.

leaner of money to tile ateorgunisatlon Committee of the flrkinn A- U.KklH.w 1 1 Cincinnati. pany, detent Jnts. Supplemental summons. ve-tlAfTlMl Hr.tlntil. I.

To the abdv tie. John (Joe and Richard Roe. Inanera nt money to tile Reorganization Committee of the Cincinnati, Jackson A Mackinaw Railway Com- pany: You are hereby summoned to answer the iplalnt in this action, and to serve amended coai a copy of ney within tur answer to the plaintiffs' at tor twenty days after th. service of this summons. sciuaive or tne day of service, and hour failure to appear or answer.

In case of judgment in ds iHnen against you by de-l relief fault for th Dated Jan liary 22. 1001. I ANDERSON PRICE. Kttomey. office address.

80 Plaintiffs' Broadwa ew ork City. To unkno parties. John Doe and Rlohsnt Roe. loanera money to the Reorganization Committee Inaw Rail me v.iimnn.11, jacitson a Mack- Comrjanv. defendantm- woty The fores.

oina is summon la i.rn' publication, I Pursuant to an order of the Hon. P. H. DUKTfT, a justice or tne supreme Court of the Stat ot iew xork. dated Januar- 22, 'd With the Mmnlilm In V.

1U01. and fi of the Clerk the County of New York, In th. Borough of Plaintiffs uwinaitun, or nw York ANDERSON PRICE, ttorney. Post Office address and SO Broadway. Ww ci- office.

POSITIOV WA VTi-n By a person of the Bond house; part hnmuffhlv enmntttn -1 Department of a large Stock and Bond twenty years experience nf i In form inl and the Issil I.IIIUIUS, OS Of Securities on anm. IM fc of corporations. In addition, he familiar with the customs and hig the listing and dealing In securi- Is thoroughi ruie govern 1im on BONDSMAM VSS Address iiw uiiice. RICHARD T. HARNETT A rv will sell st auction Thursday iu.i I o'clock P.

at the New York Real Hale room. 1 Broadway, for account of hnm it may concern 20 shares Brooklyn Rapid Transit $100 each Copartnership Notices. St. James Building roadway and 28th wv 8 New York, Jan. ZX 1901.

fin niirhnsbaui a ii w- I have th! Interests of faX JT NISBET." in -tba t'Z HRAMHALLl NISBET. and will assume the carry out all contract of said liabilities firm. All aniriunt to the uu sua nrra are to be paid Who la alnA I undeifclgned, receive and feceipt for same. A. U.

BRAMHALL. to the above notice we wish to have thla rfav Referring state mat nershlo to stlccecd to and carry on the business of the above name of BRlMHALL. iiit unaer tne firm as A. D. BRAMHALL.

F. H. SOUTH WICK. NW York Jan in too. Mr.

ERN EiT J. H. AMY has this das bean iVi. mitted to partnership In our firm. H.

AMY A CO. Proposals. The Mid nd Terminal Railway r. Sealed pi of The Fa rotijsals will be received at the office arnters' Ioan and Trust Company, la. 18.

20. and XJ William Street. New York City, ko the Trustee, In accordance with for th. aale th. provision ot to.

mortgage dated the 1st of 1 of a 1 n. I December. 15, to Invest 810, 000.77 of the Sinking Fund. rroposala M. ou th i 2Wih ui presentea oeror.

13 o'clock 1 day of January. 1901. and should be directed follnwa pMnnHU Di.i.1.. Fund. The farmers' Loan A Trust Company.

No. 16, 18, 20. and 22 William Street, New York." THE FARM as TRL'S New York. LOAN A TRUST COMPANY EE. Rv a in arr Usouary 19.

1001. ron OF NEW YORK. maw 1M7 lO OF THE CITY NEW TH IE l)lsl NVw York. D1Y nv' fXtJARY, ISOl, am.Ma. SWX.

Reststeted siUh -t k. 8Wc" atr York. I rontr FfsTH TTT1s VVOtnTktrsaaM.k. korember i. 1 juT "ww -V" Or VFV frORK.FOR THE EXTENSION Or piaeuni au.ia uv Ha C4)mptrVUer.

FINANCIAL. Meetings and Elections. .) CENTRAL 'a, R. CO. Public aotlco Is hereby gtv.n that a special meeting of th.

stockholders of th. Illinois Osn-tral Railroad Compuix will be held at th. Com- Janys Office In Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, anuary, 26. 001. at li o'clock In th.

forenoon, for th. purpose of acting on these- flv. propositions and transacting sach other business as may, therewith, com. before th. meeting.

1 FIHST That la order to proftde Beoesaary anoneys for the purchase of additional cera and locomotive engines needed for th. accommodation of th. groa-lna traffic on tb. Company's Una. of railway; th construction of additional second tracks, aid track, and station and terminal racltltles; th.

reduction ot grades; th. elimination of grade crossings at different places along aald rallwr.y lines, and other Improvements of a permanent character, some of which purchasea, additions and Improvements havs already been undertaken, and for other corporate purposes, atock of th. Illinois Central Railroad Company be Increased by an Issue of 80.000 "Tw of $100 each, from share, to 000.000 shares of $loo each, thus making th. slock of th. Company I SECOND That each shareholder shall ha v.

th. privilege of subscribing at -ar on or before March 4. 1901, for on. share ot uch new stock, for every ten ahares of stock registered In hi nam on th. transfer books ot tbe Company at the close of business on December V.

1900. and or fractions of shares In Ilk, prouortroopay-rnent for th. new stock to b. mad. In full at the Company's offlc In too City of N.w Tors, on Monday.

March 4, 1001. TH I That stockholder entitled to sub-acrlb. for fractions of share shall, upon pay-went therefor, receive scrip convertible Into full-paid stock when presented In sums of $100 or multiples thereof, but uch scrip shall not rtraw dividends. FOURTH -That th. sharea, or fractions of shares, or th.

new if any, not subscribed and paid for on or before March 4. 1901. may disposed of by th. Board or Directors at such price, or prices, not less than tar, as may be approved by them. FIFTH That th new shares shall be entitled to partlclpet In all dividends welch may be dads red payable after March 4.

1901. For the purposes of this meeting, the stock transfer books will b. closed at 3 P. M. on Thursday, December 2o.

1000, and remain closed uctli the mcrnlng of Mondsy. January 7. 1901. By order at the Board of Directors. A.

O. HACKSTAFF, Secretary. November 21. Erie Telegraph aad Telephone Com. nan v.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ANNUAL MEET 1NO OF THE STOCKHOLDERS. A meeting of the stockholders of th. Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company, which will be the annual meeting for 10O1. and also a sseclsl meeting for each of the purposes hereinafter specified, will be held at the office of tbe company, 100 Broadway, New- York City, at 12 M. on Thursday, th.

81st day of January, 1901, fur the following purposes, to wit: 1. To reduce the number of Directors from twenty-five to fifteen. 2. To adopt by-laws providing as follows, (a) That one-third In number of the Directors shall be elected annually, and that the-term of office of Directors elected after the present year shall he three years. (b That the date of the annual meeting of the stockholders be changed from the second Tuesday In June each year, as now fixed by the bylaws of the company, to the Thursday In January preceding tbe first day of February In each year.

3. To make any other alterations in the company's by-laws that may seem desirable to the stockholders assembled at the meeting. 4. To elect a Board of fifteen Dtrw-tors. of whom one-third shall hold office for one year, one-third for two years, and one-third for three years from the 31st day of January.

lOul, and until their successors shall have qualified to take the place of tho present Board of Directors, all ot' whom have presented their resignations to take effect upon the election of their successors In the manner indicated in thla notice. 5. To transact any other business thst may come before an annual meeting of the stockholders. 6. To pass any votes or take any proceedings with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

By order of the President CHARLES J. OLIDDEN. President, GEORGE B. PERHAM. Secretary.

Dated Albany. N. January 14th, 1901. New York. January 12th.

1001. Election Notice. Mlaaoori Faetfie Hallway Co. Notice ta hereby given that the annual meeting of the of the Missouri Pacific Rall-aay Company wlU be held at the general offlc. of the company, in the City of St.

Louis, Missouri, on Tueedsy. March 12. 1001. at 9:00 o'clock A for the election of thirteen Directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other business that may com. before said meeting.

The annual meeting of the Directors will be held at the aam office on the same day. at 12:00 o'clock noon. The transfer books WlU be closed on Tuesday. Jan. 29th.

1U01. at 3.00 o'clock P. M-. and reopentd on the day following tbe annual meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof. GEO- J- GOULD.

President. A. H. CALEF, Secretary. ss i i.

New Tork. January 12.. 190L Electloa Notice. St. Lonis, Iron Monntala A Southern Itallnay Co.

Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting of the atockholders of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company will be held at the general office of the company. In the City of St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, March 12th.

1901, at 9 OO o'clock A. for the election of thirteen Directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before said meeting. Tb annual meeting of the Directors will be held at the same office on the same day at 12:00 o'clock noon. Th. transfer books will be closed on January 20.

isol, at o'clock P. and reopened on the day following the annual meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof. ot dGEO J' OOULD. President. A.

H. CALEF. Secretary. Tharlngla American Fire Insaranee Company, 100 William Street, New York Citv. January 17, 1001.

The annual mectlne- of the Stockholders of the Thurlngla American Fire Insurance Company will be held at Ita office. No. 100 William Street, In the BorouKh of Manhattan, lh the City of New York, on the 31st day of January, 1001. at 3-30 P. for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year and Inspectors of Election to serve at the next annual meeting, and for th.

transaction of such other business as may properly com. before such meeting. Th. polls will remain open one hour. Transfer books will be closed from January 17lh to January 81st.

1901. urjr JOHN M. SMITH. Secretary. The Xew York Clearing Hon.e Bnlld- Ing Company, 77 Cedar Street.

New York. January 7th. 1901. The annual meeting of the stockholders of Th. New York Clearing House Building Company, for the election of five Directors for the ensiling year, and for the transaction of such other mfJr Properly come before the meeting.

"'J4 at tne offlc of Company. No 77 Cedar Street, In tbe City of New York, on Thursday, January 31st. 1901. at 12 o'clook noon. WM.

8HERER. Secretary. Notice. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK-holders of the Flske Brothers Refining Company will be held at the office. 69 Water Street.

New York, on TUESDAY. February 6. 1901. at 13 clock noon, for the purpose of electlna-trustees to serve for the ensuing year and transaction of uch other business as may properly come before said meeting. GEORGE FIELD.

Secretary. Dividends, Cah Dividend. a-w Railroad Co. The Board of Directors has this day declared a dividend of THREE PER CENT In Trash pat? able March 1st. 1901.

to the holders ofheCanU tal Stock of the Illinois Central Railroad Coln-ruary Wl C'" bulne b- Th. stock transfer books will be closed for the purR of the Vbov 6'vldend from February 1st until February 23d. 10O1. uary 1st A. G.

HACKSTAFF. Secretary. New York. January 16, 1U01. The Lawyers' Title ln.nra.ee Com- aay of York.

87 89 Liberty St. snd 44H Maiden Lane." JW ork. January 9, 1901 The Board of Directors of this ComDanv this day declared a dividend il and Ont! A n.t mI "tr dividend of Ont half Per payabl. at the Company's office 2 Wt' 90i- transfer Koks wui b. closed Monday.

January 14th. and rjopencd on Saturday. February 2nd. reopenea JOHN DCER, Treasurer. Central Fireworks Compnny.

Offlc. of th Treasurer Preferred Stock dividend No 6. Common Stock dividend No. 2 Th. regular semi-annual dividend of per cent, on the Preferred Stock and a dividend of 1 per cent, on th.

Common Stock hava holders of record February 2d. 1901 Book, will be close.1 February 1st and rirlll February Hth, 1U CheTwlil brn71rw3 GEO. T. EGBERT. Treasurer.

Office of Pbentx Insnrnnce Conptsr BROOKLYN. N. January 2L lSolT 80TH DIVIDEND. UW" Th. Board of Directors have thla dar derlaeaA th.

semi-annual dividend of Flv. Pe? c. tPZ1 mn'1 st their branch No-. Ccdai-Street. New York City, to iioa holders of record oa this date.

WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. Scr.tary, Tennessee Coal. Iron Co No. SO Broadway.

N.w York? Jan. 1901 Th. coupon due Feb, 1st. 1001. on The bonds J- BOWRON.

Treasurer The Gersnaa-Amerlcaa Beak, Boird DlreJSw. "JL THREE PER CENT iTyaoT? 2n Li 1- Th. transfer books wUl be elceed from January 28 to February 2 P. PatEDSUUCUa, CaAtuar. FINANCIAL' 1 Dividends.

XATIOSAL SALT COMPAHY. tfl Broadway. New York, N. Jan. 16.

1WL. Preferred Steele Dividend Na. T. Notice Is hereby given (hat a quarterly dividend, ONE AND THREE-QUARTERS 1M PER CENT, has been declared, payable February 1st. I HOI, to the holder of Preferred Stock of record Jan.

2th. 1901. Transfer books of the Preferred Stock will close at 3 P. M. Jan.

24th. and reopen Ct 9 A. M. Feb. 1st Dividend checks will be Common Stoek Dividend Ko.

3. Notice Is hereby given that a quarterly dividend of ONE AND ONE-HALF UH PER CENT, ha been declared, payable Feb. 1st, 1901. to th. holders of Common Stock of record Jan.

24. 1001. Transfer books of the Common Stoc will close at 8 P. M. Jaa.

24. and twopea at 9 A. M. Feb. Dividend chevk will be mailed.

C. PAAR, Asst. 0 I CTS Or THE CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, 44 SOUTH STREET. Baltimore. Jan.

16th, Tha Board of Director of this company have this day declared a dividend of Two Dollars Per Share on th. capital stock, payabl. at th. -office of the Guaranty Trust Company of New Tork. No.

-66 Cedar- Street. New York, on and aftsr February 1st. liwl. Dividend checks will b- mailed to stockholders. Th.

transfer books will be closed at o'clock January 25th. 1001, and reopen at 10 M-, February 2d, 1901. T. K. sTUAnT, Secretary.

COLORADO Ft EL A IROS CO. Denver, Colorado. January lKth. ImvI." Preferred Steels Dividend No. 17.

At a meeting- of th. Board of Directors held this day th. following resolution was adopted: Resolved. That a dividend of FOUR PER CENT. (4) be declared upon th.

Preferred Stock of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company for tb. six months ending December 81st, 1900, such dividend to be payabl. February 16th, IWl, In cash to stockholders of record January 20th, 190L Transfer books will close at 12 noon January 26th, and will reopen at 10 A. M. February loth.

JOHN L. JEROME. Treasurer. The Sew York. Chicago aad St, Lonla Ballroad Company.

GRAND CENTRAL STATION. Nw York. Jan. 17. 1901.

The Board of Directors or this Company ha this day declared a dividend of flv. per cent, upon th. First Preferred Capital Stock, and a dividend of two per cent, upon the Second Preferred Capltsl Stock, payable at this office on the 1st ot March next to stockholders of feoord at 3 o'clock P. M. on Thursday, th.

24th of January. Th. transfer books will not be closed. CHARLES F. COX.

Treasurer OFFICE OF WestlnAjhooae Electric Jk Mfg. Co. No. 120 Broadway, New Y'ork, Jan. 2-1.

190L At a meeting of the Board ot Director held this day It waa RESOLVED, That a quarterly dividend of 1 upon the assenting stock of th. company be declared payable to stockholders of record February 15th. 10U1. and that the transfer books for the assenting stock be closed on February 5tlW 1001. at three o'clock P.

and opened on February 9ol. at ten o'clock A. M. T. W.

8IEMON, Assistant Treasurer. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago aad St. Louis Railway Co. A dividend of ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, has been declared on th. Common Capital Stock of thla Company, iayable March 1st next at the office of Messrs.

J. P. Morgan A New York, to stockholders of record at 12 o'clock noon. February ftth. at which time the transfer bonks will be closed.

The books will be reopened March 2d. CHARLES F. COX. Treasurer. BIG FOUR DECLARES DIVIDEND.

Rumors of an Increase Have No Foundation at Present The usual semi-annual dividend of 14 per cent, was declared yesterday by the Board of Directors of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chlcag-o and St. Louis Railroad at a meeting- held In the Grand Central Station. There have been some rumors of an increase in the dividend rate. Speaking- of these reports M. E.

Ingralls. President of the company, said: "There Is no probability of any Increase in the Bis Four dividends this year, but should the earnings continue In the present volume, something of the kind may be looked for In years to come." Mr. Ingall- also declared that there was no truth In the reports of the absorption of his company by the New York Central or the Lake Shore, as there were legal obstacles In the way of such a lan. A comparative statement of the earn-ngs of the road for the six months ending Dec. 31, 18SW, and 1900.

shows: 1000. 1S99. Cross $8,076,709 Expenses 6,448,464 6.806.613 Net Fixed charges Balance Preferred dividend. $2,824,095 $2,810,094 L4H.478 1.437.846 $1,372,250 260.000 Balance. $1,122,260 Russian Bonds Exempt from Tax.

It was announced' yesterday that the Russian Government had voluntarily exempted the holders of Its securities In this country from any Income tax charges levied on the basis of the Russian' bond holdings. Several million dollars' worth of these securities were placed In the United States recently, of which the New York Lif" Insurance Company took a large block. The news of the Government's action Is confirmed by the New York Life Insurance Company. The arrangements provide that hereafter coupons presented to the National City Bank or to J. P.

Morgan in this city, will be paid without the 5 per cent, deduction for Income-tax charges. The provision applies only to American holders and will, it la believed, have an Important bearing on future sales of Russian bonds in this country. Brooklyn Life Insurance Company. The thirty-seventh annual statement of the Brooklyn Life Insurance Company shows that the -company during the year has made material Increases tn Its asseta and surplus. The former aggregate and the surplus by New York standard of 4 per cent, is The Directorate of the company Is made up of men prominent In the business world In Brooklyn and the conservative character of the company is well known.

Increase in Its Insurance. The fifty-sixth annual statement of the affairs of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, N. of which If "Idnt, shows asaets of and a surplus of $4,771,018. During the year the policies issued and revived insured and the whole number In force on Jan. 1 last Insured The amount received for 'premiums during the past year was ll0.4U.3a!.

showing an Increase in business In all departments of the company. $4,000,000 In Gold to be Shipped. The largest gold shipment for some months, aggregating M.000,000. was arranged yesterday for shipment on L'Aqui-talne to-day. Of this amount, Laaard leni, 11.400.000: Heldelbach, Ickelhelmer tt Ooldman.

Sachs $n00 000. and the Natlona City Bank. $700,000. The gold Is la th. form of bars and was delivered to the shippers yesterday at the Assay Office.

The gold Is sent on the triangular, basis. Provident Savings Life Report. The twenty-sixth annual statement of the Provident Savings Life, Just Issued, shows Income 1900. an excess of In. come over disbursements of $000 001' total liabilities are stated at and as-setn at It alsV appeara thau has paid to policy holders 6lr benefit, over NEW CORPORATIONS.

Utlra Real Estate Company of Utlca- eanltal $2,500. Dtrectors-J. Breen ind Hoi rts. CUca: W. D.

Clark, Clayton. Ro1 Masonic Tempi. Association of Rndv win-capital. $25,000. Directors M.

Allen e' How Sand, and i. P. Monty. Send Hill. Nason Publishing Company of New York-- mil.

ital. $6,000. IH rwl or lT A a Mill, and T. R. Koyae.

New York City? People's Real Estate Company of RoH.t. capital. $4,000. Direct ors-nle Pot. R.

C'Barker and B. Suvens rM Davidge Meroantll. Agency Of New Tork citv capital. $1,000. Dlrectors-E.

PaTw and W. F.rber. n.w Tor CI Tr' Cayaduua Knitting Company of Foada- ei tal. fcw.OHO. Dlrectors-H.

8. Hilton and Tict? C. Radllff. Schenectady: P. T.

Bri nton Fondaf Norfolk Company of N.w York City mn a hotel and restaurant bu.ln:-ciPi,2i Sli-? Dlrector-A. W. Eager, Angel, aTuSher 'a Emily J. Eager. New York City.

luup Incorporated' in New Jersey. The Mala. Farm Prod set Company, to deal in' lire stock and farm produce. Th. Incorporators E4wrt paratua Th.

Incorporator, ar. jSLmM WHoaiu iy. Praaklya W. Lion, aad WIU N. Wcs THE EIHAHCI1L IIARKETS Stocks irregular.

r. STOCfK TRANSACTIONS. v- Jaa 23 J.i.. l.tWIJW To date thU year. .2435.182 Corresponding date last 7,802,702 BOND TRANSACTIONS.

Jan. 23 M.78D.O0O To date this Corresponding date last $37,182,000 Money rate: Collateral loans on call, 14 per cenL at three months, Vj per cent; at six months, 4 per cent Commercial to ninety days, 3V4 per cenL j- Net changes In stocks of one-half of 1 per cent or more were: Stocks Advanced. Am CntlA. oil aa'Tnara Central of An. Steel Hoop City.

So. Am. Steel Hoop Erie tt a am fi.i a. uim a i 1 a. x.ifl Am.

Tin Plate 1 Manhattan Am. Tin Plat, pf A T. pf Am. l.McblI. A Ohio Am.

Woolen pf. 1 INaL Salt Anaoenda Copper. Nil Top. A S. IVklNat.

Tub ......3 x. a Brunswick Chi. A Alton .1 m. UX. O.

Ind. A aiau. Gas j. ChL A N. ChL A N.

W. pf. ChL Term, Trans. Cbl. Term, Tr.

pf Col. Fuel as Iron. ConsoL Gas .8 Piessed 8. PrMud Car Reading 'Heading 1st 1 Tft Reading XJ Cont. Tobacco Lark.

A West. 3 Den. A Rio Or. Hep. Steel Hep.

Bteel pf l's fj I. 8 a F.rle Federal Steel .1 ttouthern Pacific .81 Southern .2 triouthern Ry. Fed. Steel Glucose Sugar Great North, pf 2 Int, Paper pf. Int.

It- Tmwt Coal A 2 Third Avenue Twin City R. ls U. 8. Rubber pf 2 Iowa Central fel Stocks Declined. Am.

Car A Fdy. Am. Unseed Am. Linseed pf IV, Am, Steel A W. DeL A Mo.

Pacific Nat. Salt N. C. A rK. Per.

Marq. Am. Sugar SJ ill, a feast. Ill I CoL So. 1st pt Sloas-Sheff leld Union B.

A P. pf. Net changes In bond quotations ot I per cenL or more were: Bonds Advanced, Che, tt Ohl.5. Se- eChL. M.

A St, C. ries A A M. R. 8s 1 C. M.

A St, H. A A T. of T. 6. Hi D.

7s 24; Mob. A Ohio gen. 4s. 1 A D. A Nat.

Starch Mfg. 6a.2 OX S. 8s. 1 w. N.

Y. A P. ren.Iti I Bonds Declined. East. IVil Wabash MARKET MOVEMENT: Advancing prices were the order in the Stock Market yesterday, with substantial strength appearing quite generally throughout the llsL The market was free from all foreign influences during the day, the Exchanges abroad being closed because of the Queen's death; nor waa any attention paid to the mutterlngs of tbe pessimists that prices would certainly come lower, from London to-day on the reopening of that market.

Operations, In fact, were conducted, as they were in the recent bull campaign, without regard to the foreign bourses, the practical independence of this market of outside developments being Insisted upon. The opening was strong though quiet, but It was not until after the first half hour that aggressive strength appeared, sending prices sharply up under the leadership of the standard railway stocks. This strength was maintained until shortly before 2 o'clock, when a general selling movement knocked quotations down rather sharply. The reaction was short lived, a rally, led by the steel stocks, setting- In in the last ten minutes. i Of news developments of the day, the chief was the announcement of further engagements of gold for export, This had no.

market effect whatever, for; tbe simple reason that money rates continue easy. j- The suddenness with which Wall Street can change front is well illustrated in the caseof the steel and iron situation! A few days ago nothing but blue ruin for the trade Was. being predicted, and an kinds of dlsasous trade wars were, being prophesled. Now the steel stocks showing strength the tale Is all of harmony and conciliation. In the meantime the plans for tbe Carnegie extensions go steadily forward.

Manipulation of the steel stocks by Chicago operators was primarily' responsible for the upward movement In those issues yesterday, and it was declared that John W. Gates and his friends had taken a position on the bull side of the group and purposed to lift prices much higher. Accompanying the advance were many rumors, some of them so extravagant as to be ridiculous. Of most Interest waa the report that a truce between the warring steel magnates had been arranged, and that tbe threatened trade war was off. This, at leaL waa the story which room traders on the floor put out.

To the contrary, cam a dispatch from Pittsburg, telling, in effect, that all consolidation and harmony rumors are untrue, and that the reports have done much to Injure the trade. The same dispatch declared that it was true that the Federal i Steel Company I to-day negotiating to float a loan. In some quarters of the Street It was said" that the purchases of Steel and Wire, were for control," with the Gates following buying on the one side and the anti-Gates on the other. However this be. much stock came out on the advance, and It was evident that there were interests which were quite willing to part with their holdings.

The Steel and Wire meeting to act on the 1 dividend Is to be held Monday. The predictions as to probable action are all hopeful. In Federal 8 tee I the rise was generally regarded tn the nature of a vigorous demonstration against the shorts In the stock who ran to; cover freely in the last half hour. I i The advance In Pressed Steel Car shares was on tbe Intimation that at the Directors' meeting held after the close of business the dividend action would be more favorable than had been expected, the Street having generally understood that the common stock dividend would be passed. What actually la disclosed Is that a per cent, dividend Is declared, but whether It Is quarterly or not officials ot the company refuse to.

say. The absence of the word quarterly Is In the Street looked upon aa unfavorable. a Chicago had tha story yesterday and great care was taken to circulate It here that an announcement would be forthcoming during the day tn respect to the SL Paul-Great Northern-Northern Pacific deal. According to this story, the deal would certainly take the form of a lease. The report led to some early buying, but on the upward movement a good deal of long stock came out, and on seeing this traders offered the security down.

In some quarters it waa aald that there were evidence that Chicago Interests had put out the story with tha object in view of Involving their stock. Th Street, however. Insists that the deal Is by no means off. though there Is little belief that it will tal th form ot a lease Th purchase of 200 ahares of Pacific Vlafl waa responsible for an' advance of In that stock. During th day several dispatches were received from Washington relatlv to th Ship Subsidy bill, Hon of tbem very hopeful In its nature.

Th well-distributed "tip" of Tuesday to buy Sugar Trust stock for a big rise was followed by a decline tn the Issu yesterday. It Is not believed, however, that any considerable buying followed the Up. Th Street is rather mora skeptical of jrratultoujs information than In times past This. In fact, is on of th reasons why th advance tn tb Steel stocks falls to bring out any public following of cons. whVr8 10 bUy thm There waa better buying of the coal stocks thaii for some tirae under tia leadership of Lackawanna, the Readings.

indi tb.t Tber was no news to ex- plain th buying, but the strength Tha'-purities leJ to a revival of lft th epar deal plan were being- raLidlJ progressed. One hous alon bought 2ui 000 shares of Erie common. After the close of business yesterday aa" tlgh as COtJ was being bid for any part ot 10.009 share of Federal Bteel. This threo-quarters of a point above the clo-4n price. A member of th so-called v5 CJ whlcn conspicuous for ju such bidding, waa the wouid-be purchaser got the stock.

t- In the Vanderbilt group th greatest ad vane was In Nickel Plat second preferred. on which recently a 2 per cenL dividend was declared. In explanation It Is hinted to rtu th preferred i stock baa not been abandoned, but was only deferred, and that in the course ot few week It may be carried through. i. Local railway shares -were strong throughout the day.

though suffering some- what on th arternoon reaction. Th trad- ilf-tlm' to a-F apecuUtlve, proS. 1 ably because of the uncertainty as to th Ukr.ly to Brook! lyn Rapid Transit meeting to-morrow. That w4i. apper In th hoard is-practically -1, Pool selling appeared In th Wabash issues at th high figures, and a a consequence there waa not so much talk as there fl "recently of closer relations and new traffic arrangement with other, sys One reason why th large engagements of gold for export do not cause any con.

cern is that already this week the bank have gained from tbe Sub-Treaaury anl th Interior an amount almost sufficient the losae by reason of the gold regarded as algnincaBt. too. that In th far of th exports call money yesterday feU to 1 per tha lowest flgur -recorded in some month. Notwithstanding the fact that tbe Lon. don Exchange was closed.

It was reported T--ori4Joia was a large buyer here dur- fi.th dv- Tnta could not be verified, arbitrage houses declaring that they hai only a few small discretionary orders. AMERICAN HIDE AND LEATHER." Wall Street yesterday read with Interest th statement made by the American Hid and Leather Company to tb New Tork Stock Exchange, accompanying the com- pany's request for the listing of of its first mortgage 6 per cent, sinking fund twenty-year gold bonds. One point that waa particularly pleasing to the Street In these days of "bund pools" waa th frank statement that the company intends to publish proper detailed statements of its Income and expenditures. The statement, among other things, said: The company has acquired by absolute convey, ano. the lands, tanneries, factories, plants, stock la trade, and good will of the buslneea formerly belonging to he following concerns.

namel: -W. N. Eisendrath Chicago: William Becker Leather Company. Milwaukee: Whit. Brothers it Boston: Buawell.

Hubbard Boston: Middlesex Leather Company. Bos. on- Lam beau Leather Company, Chicago; WUi. -'ra Tldd A Boston; Hall. Halxht A Co-New.

Tork and Boston: Stephen Dow A Col Boston: Bernard a Friedman, Boston: J. P. Cran ft Boston: Watauga Tanning Corn- pany. Boston; M. Robson Leather Company.

Boa, ton; John Blake, EllenvlUe. N. -C. T. Leather Company.

8neboygan. Wlaj James Skinner Leather Company. Boston: Walk- -Oakley ''Company, Chicago; E. C. Cottle Kmu Boston J.

B. Weed A Co. Blnrhamtcn, SmUmi nrTJ to qualify Directors of the PennsyU vanla Hid and Leather Company, a Pennsylvania corporation which has acquired the title, free from incumbrance, except as to the mortgage securing tb. aald bonds of tbe American Hid. and Leather Company, to the plant, formerly th property of Alley Brothers' ft Co.

and B. F. Thompson ft at Curweasvllle. Osceola, an West Hickory, in the Brat, of Pennsylvania, t-; The American Hyde and Leather Com. pany began business In lSWt Aj statement of tlie condition of the com- pany May 31.

1WK Is as foUowa: $390 24 Due by customers Leia'ftM 2 Rills ravsal.KI- X.ia.M.Z ia.sii.is eundry book 3J. nies ano lea tne on hand In proc- ess of tannins; 7.221.641 bundry persunal Sul.S7o.7w ou.ancn a otner Sitt -27 13 of. Properties 53,21 ,5.34:1. Bonds In treasury 475.ts w. Stocks of other companies Unexpired Insurance 60 8U S3 Block la trust laow Total $36,061,649.83 LIABILITIES.

Accrued Interest Sundry book accounu T4.8M.07.-- Forelgn exchang. not yet 2.022, Jul Kl Bonds Preferred stock 13.00.0nn.w Common stock 11.80i.as).oO" 1. TMal .1 e.iM.sJs.n Profit from Sept. 2. 1809.

to May Less Interest paid March 1. 1000. Is Interest 127.873.00 i 3SV82S.M Surpla The balance sheet of the Pennsylvania Hid and Leather Company for the corresponding period was as follows: ASSETS. Cost of properties and new J13I.OS4 -Cash 1q New 4,1,1 2 Cm mh. I 3.WXZI Tanneries aa per Inventory L32ri4 Accounu Total Tisir mra Capital stock Sad.OOOOS) American Hide and Leather Company.

lv.S)a. 4 Aecounu payabl ana toss lvasoass Total mm SJ In the acquisition of the real eststej local counsel selected or approved by th general counsel of the company, have certified that th tltl 1 substantially good and free of lien or incumbrance, and In all eaSM Hat emmat ha liu. exct-pt the properUca situated in the tat of Pennsylvania. In the latter case th niie ic me utno. tanneries, plants, ma- Ch.n.rv.

tool- In -t. a. A s. Imm.1, a or, 1 i K. UA 1 1 and Leather Company, the atock of which: wwiieu ujr tne American rllde and Leather Compacy, and pledged under aald) umr.t.nr, ana wnicn is engaged in thej miaufseture nf lealhal.

the American Hid and Leather Company. Th Pennsylvania Hide and Leather Com-. pany. now ever, acquired th title to aald anda. LanneriM -wt l' uvjv-wt.

IBS 11.11 nf an 1,4 .1 a T' redPrtck P. Voorhees. having uniriisie as mortgagor. The uvi.us ic inua securea oy a direct Hen iTTi" v'rrrlA lne irennsylvanla mPny IRON ANO 8TEEL SITUATION. According to The Iron Are.

the nrtnclnnt vent of th week In the Iron and steel trades has been th closing of contracts for the aal of 100.000 tens of Bessemer pig to the Carnecl Steel $12.50. Valley furnaces, to which a further lot of 80.000 tons will probably be Another larg company has purchased Vtf tomh.b.ut lower price, whll ntrests have taken from 20.000 to 80.000 tons more. Th deliveries run over the first half of the year. It 1 understood that In every case the Iron in needed to cover deficiency In th make of their own furnace On th general situation, Tha Iron Ag Ays. Aald.

from th fact that then purchases tndl-ti heavily th. steel works ar melting-mri. h.r dear th. situation tn a branch la which there was meat nervousae. Whetbe ther will lbs any labor troubt tn the valleys a Ik1 en Th.

ImpressMm prevails "ork u' so on quietly at the reduction of-fersd by ths fumac oompaaleav. 80 far as foundry Iron ar concerned the market has no lI1. of notably in the Western distributing centres, th Volume of business being fair. Th. steel rail makers didd not to snake th propcaed advanea last wk.

A good tonoaga was tx.ed, prominent among th orders being mnr and Ohio Rallnad for to a number of different an export sal of Su.oo tons of steel rails, and there hav. bevn reports Ut -J, oro 'r Inquirlea from Russia. Jl-y 11 bl" "npoaalbl. to trace to any reliable source. mrra hv sot changed price, but thrQWH that ther.

may be aa ton later on. resorted thst the tonnage being boohed tacreaalar. trade th announcement li. 4 H.rjnJ,"', ln Posiuon to ssaka praiapt and early delivery. Th.

majority at tr BUlls, aowavw. ar boos lb bchlss. It BiaOsg .1.