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PIFTY-FOTJRTH VOLUME,Embracing the Numbers from January I to June 30, 1892,

Editorial and Communicated Articles.Page.

Accidents, Railroad, in Europe andAmerica................................. .................... ^oo

Agricultural Products in 1891......... 58American Railroad Methods and Atchison,

London Criticism o i........... 1029Anthracite Coal Production. 137,345,461,

663, 821,1026Anthracite Coal Roads, C o m b in a tionAnti-Option Bill Passes the House........... 938Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR., Half-

yearly statement.................................- • - 308Atchison, London Criticism o f . . .................. 1029Atchison Income Bond Conversion........... 8 /0Australian Gold Production Since 1851... 141Baltimore National Banks, Condition of

65, 512, 910, 988 Bank Clearings and Speculation in 1891. 51-Bank Movements in 1891...............- * ----- 60Bank,New Oriental,London,Suspends 938,1034Banking System, National, Growth of---- 618Banks, National and State, Condition of.

21, 65, 102, 512, 584, 624, 910, 938Banks, National System, Growth o f.......... 134Banks (State) and Repeal of Tax on Circu­

lation...................................................781, 868Banks (State), Reserve Holdings where

Deposited................................................ - - " 8Baring Bros, and Balance Owing to Bank

of England..................................... .— 460Bland Free Coinage Bill Means Silver

Mono-Metallism........ ................................ "306Bonds, United States, and other Old Ma­

tured Obligations Redeemed.................. 222Boston National Banks, Condition o f . .65,

511,Boston & New York, Differential Rates

Between..................................- - ................Breadstuff's Agricultural Reports — - - - - - Breadstuff’s, Provisions, &c., Exports from

U. g ................ 93, 306, 461, 617, 779,Breadstuffs, Receipts at Lake and River

Ports (monthly)..98,270, 427, 621, 785, Breadstuffs, Sales at New York in 1891.. British Politics—The Situation Peculiar.. Brooklyn & Kings Co. Debt Limit not

Exceeded . . . ..................................... ....... 773Business Conditions Reflected in Failures 48 Business Depression with Per Capita In-

crease in t urrency...............................— - 94

988744779982944

53425

178142141142

989581

Canadian Pacific RR., Progress of............ 823Census—Local Finances.............. ................ 619Census—Middle States Social Statistics— 905 Census—New England Social Statistics... 706 Census—Small Towns of the United States 986Census—Wool Industry............................... 510Central RR. of New Jersey, Annual Re­

port.................................. - ......................... 667Cereal < fops of 1891.......................— 51Chesapeake & Ohio RR., new acquisitions 93Chicago & Alton, Annual Report............... 348Chicago Banks, Condition of---- 102, 512,Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR., Anwial

Report........................................ --Chicago & Northwestern RR., Preliminary

Annual Statement..........................- - ....... 903Chicago & Northwestern RR., Results on. 225 Chicago Rock Island Paciflc RR., Annual

R eport................... - ................................. 941Chilian War rumors................ - -......... ¿34Chinese Exclusion, Action on Geary Bui. 700 Circulation of State Banks, Shall tax on

be repealed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . _....-..----7 8 1 , 868Clearings and Speculation in U. S. in 1891 51Clearings by Telegraph................ - - - ------ 910Clearings in U. S. (monthly) .53, 221, 3|5,Coal Combination and Advance in Prices. 740 Coal P rod u cá», A u .toa c lte^ .137, 3 « , —Coal Rate Reduction by PennsylvaniaRR. 665 Coal Roads, Anthracite, < ombination be­

tween .................................................. 264,Coffee Imports, Large..................... . - - / 04,Colorado’s new views on Silver Legislation Commercial Treaties between Germany

and other European Countries...........Competition or Combination as a regulator

of price.......................- ................. ••........... 740Corn Production in U. S. in 1891...............Cotton Acreage, Stand and Condition m

1892.................................. - .......---------Cotton, Breadstuffs, &c., Exports fromu s . - ...................93, 306>461, 617, 779’Cotton, Consumption at d Overland Move­ment (monthly)..........54, 228, 390, 545,

Cotton Receipts at S ou th ern P o r t s(monthly)... ........ 99,270, 428,.622, 785, 945

Cotton Supply and Consumption in Europe(by cable)................................................... 22b

Crops, Condition of........................ ............ «¿yCrops, Enormous Yield, in 1 8 9 1 ... . . . . . . ..Currency Holdings, Treasury... . 94, 222,

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5136

51947982746

51743

PageCurrency, Per Capita Increase and Busi­

ness Decrease..................- ------------ — 94Currency, Volume in United States

Treasury and Chronicle Statements compared.................................................... i ° l

Dividends, Railroad, in 1891..................... 7Ellison’s Annual Cotton Review for 1891

(by cable)......... a . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 226England, Business of in 1891.............. 18bEnglish View of American Railroad Man­

agement (communicated). ........................103?European Commercial Treaties................. 13bEvents of the Year....................................... 61Failures as Reflecting Business Conditions 48Failures First Quarter of 1892 .................. 540Failures in 1891..................- ...................... "7Finances, Local—Census Return............... bl9Financial Review (monthly).......229, 391,

546, 748, 911Floods in the West, Their Probable Effect. 820 Foreign Commerce of the U. S. in 1891... 60Foreign Exchange in 1891.......................... 60Foreign Trade, Dimensions o f .................. 182Foreign Trade, Gold Exports, &c.............. 1028Foreign Trade and Gold Movement for

1891...................................................... 46, 178Foreign Trade Movement (monthly)— 2,

b 344, 506, 701, 866, 1028Foreign Trade Movement in Foreign E x - ___

change.............................. 2, 46, 92, 134, 178Germany’s New Commercial Treaties...... 136Gold Exports in 1892 less disturbing than

in 1891.................................................. --- 304Gold Exports induced by Coffee Imports

and Speculation........— . .........¿02Gold Exports and Political Conventions.. 1028Gold Exports, the Reasons for them........ 702Gold Exports, Silver, Crop Conditions,

Floods, &c. Influences Affecting Market 984Gold Movement for 1891..................- --46,Gold Production of Australia since 1851.Gold Production in 1891 and PreviousGold Production of Mexico since 1877----Gold Production of Russia......................... 143Gold Production of-South Africa............... 143Gold Production of U. S. since 1878. -....... 141Gold Production of World since 1851....... 143Gold Production 1891, Mint Report of. - - - 664Gold in Sight, Has Stock Decreased........ 1031Gold, U. S. Imports and Exports of,

(monthly), 2, 344, 506, 701,1028 Gold Shipments, Senator Sherman’ s

Speeoh, Intemat. Conference, etc ..904, 940Gold, Why do we Export..................t ....... g4bGrain Receipts at Seaboard........................ 389Great Britain in 1891................ .............. 18bGreat Britain Consents to the Interna-

tional Silver Conference................. ------ '78Guenzburg, J. E., of St. Petersburg, fails. 460 Housatonic RR., Change of Ownership... 984Illinois Banks, condition o f................... - - - 909Illinois Central RR. Acquires Louisville

New Orleans & Texas RR................... - - - 939Illinois Centrals Half-Yearly Statement.. 135 India’s Depressed Trade and Decline in

Silver....................................... . . . . . . . . . 778India’s Trade and Silver Speculation.. . . . . 54Inter-State Commerce—“ Party Rates —

Supreme Court Decision.......................... 822Iron, Pig, Stock of......................... - - ....... .- - 617Iron Production and Consumption m

1891......................................................135, 184Iron Production in the Leading Produc­

ing Countries..................-......................... 542Kansas Freight Rates, Question o f ......... 463Kansas Railroad Rates, Reduction il l . . . . . 223Kansas and Special Legislation........ . . .42, 128Kings Co. and Brooklyn Debt Limit not

Exceeded.................................................... 773Laws of Kansas Affecting Municipal

Debt.................................................. ...42 , 128Local Finances................ ..............- -- ........- t>iaLondon Criticism of Atchison and Amen-

can Railroad Methods............................ .-- 1029London over the Silver Scare and Again

Buying American Securities..............---- 778Louisville New Orleans & Texas Acquired

by Illinois Central..................................... ” 39maine Local Finances...................... - - - - - - 619Manufactures, Iron, Coal, Petroleum, 1891 59Mercantile Failures, First Quarter of 1892 540Mercantile Failures in 1891.............- - - - - - 67Mercantile Failures as Reflecting Busi­

ness Conditions.................................... 48Merchandise, U. S. Imports and Exports

(monthly), 2, 344, 506, 701,1028 Mexican Central RR., Annual Report.. . , 745 Mexican National RR., Annual Report.. - 579 Mexico’s Production of Gold and Silver... 142Middle States Social Statistics................... 905Mineral Development of United States... 424

Page.Minnesota Banks, State and National,

Condition o f . . . . .........................---------- 624Mobile & Ohio RR., Half-yearly State-........................................ 2ooMoney Market in Ì8 9 Ì........................ ...... 60Marietta & Co., in hands of receiver........ 4buNational Banking System, Growth and

Magnitude o f........................ 618National Banks, Condition o f..................... o i lNew England Social Statistics............ 7UbNew Hampshire Savings Banks........ ....... 694New York ( entral’s Dividend................ 3New York City Banks, National and State,

Condition of........................ 21, 511, 584, 910New York New Haven & Hartford RR.,

Leases Providence & Boston.................. 542New York State Banks, Condition o f........ 584New York State Railroads,Commissioners’

Recommendations..................................... « 93New York Stock Exchange Adopts Clear­

ing House System................................ --- 700New York Stock Exchange Shares Sales

(monthly)............53, 221, 385,541, 742, 903Norfolk & Western, Annual Report.......... 582Norfolk & Western Preliminary Statement 38o Northern Paciflc RR., Accounts for the

Half-Year...........................................Northern Paciflc RR., Earnings and Ex­Northern Paciflc RR., Land Grant and

Land Sales. See Investors’ Supple­ment, May. .

Northern Paciflc RR. Passes Dividend onPreferred Stock.......................................... 821

Oats. Production in 1891............................ 47Pennsylvania RR, Annual Report............ 387Pennsylvania RR., Earnings & Expenses

180,345, 507, 702, 868,1027 Pennsylvania and Philadelphia & Read­

ing and Coal Rates....................................... 665Philadelphia National Banks, Condition0f .............1....................... 65,512, 910Philadelphia & Reading RR., Annual Re-

p ort.................................................« ” -• 95Philadelphia & Reading RR. and Coal

Combination........................................ — 740Philadelphia & Reading RR., Earnings

and Expenses..................................... - - - - 867Philadelphia & Reading Leases New Jer-

sey Central & Lehigh Valley............264, 304Philadelphia & Reading RR., Monthly

Stâtcmcuts................................................ 90oPhiladelphia & Reading and Pennsylvania

and Coal Rates................... - - - - - - - - ---• - , 665klitinal Conventions & Exports of Gold. 1028

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Population in Small Towns of the U. S ... Provisions, Breadstuffs, etc., Exports from

U. S..................... 93, 306, 461, 617, 779,Railroad Accidents in Europe and

America....... .............................. . — ----Railroad Combination, Reading, New Jer-

sey Central & Lehigh Valley..........264, 304Railroad Commissioners’ (New York)

Recommendations..............................- — 93Railroad Consolidation, Advantages of. -. 509 Railroad Construction and Earnings in

1 8 9 1 .... . . . ............... 60Railroad Construction, New, in 1891............ 4Railroad Dividends in 1891............................ 7Railroad Earnings, Character of Current

Returns..........3, 47,135,179, 222, 306,385, 507, 541, 580, 617, 701, 867,

Railroad Earnings, Gross (monthly). .96,269, 426, 620, 784,

Railroad Earnings, Gross and Net forRailroad Earnings, Net (monthly). ¿..139,

309, 465, 668, 825, Railroad Investments in Texas and Mr.

Reagan..................................- - — -Railroad and Miscellaneous Securities in1891 ..................................................60,

Railroad Rates, Differential, between Bos-ton and New York................. 744

Railroad Rates in Kansas, Reduction in .. 223 Railroad Stocks, Price of, in Boston,

Philadelphia and Baltimore in 1891.See Investors’ Supplement, March.

Railroads—London Criticism of Atchisonand American Methods............................. 1029

Railroads, “ Party Rates” and SupremeCourt Decision........................................... 822

Railroad Trunk Line Earnings and Sea­board Grain Receipts..................-------- 389

Railroads, The Question of Kansas Rates. 463 Railroads, The Zone System of Passenger

Fares...............................— -,- 462Reagan (Mr.), and Texas Railroad Invest­

ments...... ................ 6Retrospect of 1891..................... *................ 5bReview of Year 1891 by months........... . 61Richmond & Danville RR., Appointment.

of Receiver................. .... -.......- -- -- ......... 983Richmond Terminal, and Drexel, Morgan

& Co........................... t.............................. §66

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Page.Richmond & West Point Terminal Plan... 464 Rothschild’s Defalcation............................. 662St. Louis National Banks, Condition of .63,512, 988San Antonio & Arkansas Pass. RR., Dis­

charge of Receiver.........................- - - - - - »82San Francisco Imports and Exports of

Gold and Silver........ 144, 310, 466, 624,82o, yyySeaboard Grain Receipts................. ------- 389Sherman’s (Senator) Speech, Silver Legis-

lation, etc.......... . ............... ................ 904, 940Silver Bill and the Silver Industry........... 508Silver Bill in the House............................... 506Silver, The Bland Free Coinage Bill Means

Mono-Metallism. ............ 306Silver, Decline in and India’s Trade.......... 778Silver and Gold Production (ounces),1891,

Mint Report o f.................... *........... -*->•• 664Silver International Conference, Great

Britain’s Consent..............................778, 940Silver Legislation and Colorado............ - - 5Silver Legislation, Senator Sherman s

Speech, International Conference, &c... r 904, 940

Silver, Low Price of. and the Bland Bill... 264 Silver Notes and Gold Exports, Effect on

Markets...................- — - ......................... 982

Page.Silver Production, Broken Hill Mine, (NewSouth Wales)..........................................143

Silver Production in 1891 and PreviousY ears.......................................................... 141

Silver Production of Mexico since 1877... 142Silver Production of U. S. since 1878....... 141 |Silver Production of the World since 1851 144 ' Silver Scare in London (the Effect of Mr.

Giflfen’s Prophecy) Passing Away.......... 778Silver Speculation and India’s Trads........ 54Silver, U. S. Imports and Exports of

(monthly)...................... 2, 344, 506, 701,1028Slave Trade and Victoria Nyanza R R ....... 544Social Statistics—Middle States.................. 905Social Statistics—New England States---- 706Southern Pacific Co., Magnitude o f............ 782Speculation and Clearings in 1891............ 51St. Louis National Banks, Condition o f . ..

65, 512, 988Stock Exchange Clearing House Transac-____

tions................ .................... 910, 953,988,1033Stock Exchange, Share Sales (monthly)

53,221, 385, 541, 742, 903 Stock of Gold, Has it Decreased...............- 1031

T ax on State Bank Circulation, Repeal of _781, 868Texas Alien Land Law, New...................... 733

Page.Texas RR. Investments and Mr.¡Reagan.. 6Trade (Foreign) and Foreign Exchange

2, 46, 92, 134, 178Treasury and Chronicle Statements of

Volume of Currency in U. S. compared. 181 Treasury, Monthly Statements Interpreted

222, 386, 580, 743 Trunk Line Earnings and Grain Receipts. 389Union Pacific RR., Annual Report. . . . . . . . 704U. S. Debt and Redemption of Refunding

Certificates ...................................................222U. 8. Government Revenue and Disburse­

ments ..................................... ‘ 43U. S. Public Lands in 1891 ........................ 58U. S. Railroad Earnings for 1891 ............... 349Tj. S Treasury Statements Interpreted ...222,386,580, 743Victoria Nyanza RR. and the Slave Trade. 544 Virginia Debt Settlement, Contents of the

Bill Passed.................................................. 337Water Transportation in the U. S............... 907Wheat Acreage in 1892................................. 940Wheat, Winter, Condition o f.......617,779, 939Wheat, Production in U. S in 1891............ 47Wool Industry................................................. 510Zone System of Passenger Fares............... 462

Foreign Correspondence, Financial, Commercial, Railroads, See,

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Adirondack RR............................................. 486Alabama Great Southern RR— , ............. 923Albany & Susquehanna R R................ 289, 800Allegheny Valley RR................... 328, 405, 524American Bell Telephone..........443, 559, 559American Cotton Oil Co............................... 761American District Telegraph Co. .33,119, 366American Lithographic Co.......................... 276American Rapici Telegraph Co................... 844American Sugar Refineries C o...119, 202,

469,525, 761American Tobacco Company..................... 485Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR.158,202,

242, 287, 328, 525, 642, 844, 886,1047Atlanta & Florida R R .................................. 287Austin & Northwestern RR.......................... 1009

B .Baltimore Belt RR....................................... 287Baltimore & Drum Point RR................. 366Baltimore & Ohio RR..158, 366, 368, 642,

683, 721Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RR..287, 485 Bank of England, Condition of (weekly by

cable). See Financial Situation.Bank of England Statements (weekly). See

Monetary and CommercialEnglishNews.Bank Statements, New York, Boston and

Phila. (weekly). See Bankers’ Gazette.Bank Stocks,prices in New York (weekly).

See Bankers’ Gazette. In leading cities.See General Quotations (monthly).

Bankers’ Gazette (weekly)....24, 70,106,148, 193, 234, 278, 314, 356, 396, 434,470, 516, 550, 588, 628, 672, 711, 752,

791, 830, 876, 915, 956, 994 1038 Banks, National, Abstracts from Reports

to Comptroller of Currency__ 199, 638,1044Banks, National, Organized (weekly). See

Commercial and Miscellaneous News.Beech Creek RR............................................ 887Bonds Called for Payment.. .78, 158, 202,

276, 328, 405, 443, 469, 525, 683, 761,844, 923,1047

Bonds, Prices of all Classes. See Stocks and Bonds, General Quotations (month­ly). See Bankers’ Gazette (weekly).

Bonds, See Titles—United States, State,City, Municipal and Railroad Bonds.

Boston & Albany RR............................243, 762Boston & Lowell RR .................................. . 78Boston & Maine RR .............................328, 762Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore Stock

Exchange Prices (weekly). See Bank­ers’ Gazette.

Breadstuflfs, Agricultural Reports on.654,812, 974

Breadstuflfs, British Prices and Statistics (weekly). See Monetary and Commer­cial English News.

Breadstuflfs, Exports of, from the U. S.,147, 376, 499, 627, 89-5,1037

Breadstuff Market and Statistics (weekly),See Commercial Times.

Brooklyn City R R .......................................... 1047Brooklyn Elevated RR................ 597,761, 924Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh RR..243,

761,799, 887Bullion. See Gold and Silver.Burlington Cedar Rapids & North. R R ... 641

C.Camden & Atlantic RR ............................... 720Canada Southern RR.................................... 923Canadian Pacific RR.202, 799, 843, 847, 887 Canal and Miscellaneous Stock and Bond

List. See Investoks’ Supplement (bi­monthly).

Canton Co. (Balt.)................ 328Central Iowa HR.......................................... 78Central N. E. & Western R R .......243, 287,

525, 597, 800, 1047Central Pacific RR ....................................... 88 4Central RR. & Banking Co. of Georgia. 32,

33, 78, 443, 485, 525, 559, 844, 965 Central RR. of N, J.288, 404 , 681 , 684,

887, 923

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Page.Central & South American Telegraph Co.. 1047Central Vermont RR................................... 69Charleston Cinn. & Chicago RR.287, 485,

683,799, 968Charleston & Savannah RR........... ............ 405Charleston Sumter & Northern RR... 158, 525Chattanooga Southern RR......... 287, 485, 887Chesapeake & Ohio RR.......119,158,366,

597,642, 644*761,1009Chicago & Alton ÎIR........................... 363 , 720Chicago Burlington & Q. RR...242, 5 58, 561Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR................... 964Chicago Elevated Terminal RR................... 158Chicago Gas Co........... 366, 405, 443, 485, 799Chicago & Great Western RR— 159, 525,

720, 887, 923, 964,1047 Chicago June. Rys. & U. S. Yards Co.328,s 405, 923Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul RR............ 443Chicago & Northern Pacific RR................. 1047Chicago & Northwestern RR....................... 923Chicago R. I. & Pacific RR..119, 597, 923,

964 , 966Chioago St. Paul & Kansas City RR..159,

525,720, 923Chicago St. Paul M. & O. RR...................... 558Chicago & West Michigan RR............. 287, 642Chicago & Western Indiana RR........761, 1008Cinn. Hamilton & Dayton R R .. .287, 642,799,924,1047Cinn. Jackson & Mackinaw R R ...3 3 ,119,

287, 433, 485, 1047City Bonds, Prices of, See Stocks and

Bonds, General Quotations, (monthly).Citizens’ Gaslight Co. (Brooklyn).......597,

887,Claflin Co., H. B ........ ..................................Cleveland Canton & Southern BR............. 844Cleveland Lorain <fc Wheeling R R ..-9 2 3 ,1047Cleveland & Pittsburg RR.................. 202, 206Coin and Bullion. Prices in New York

(weekly), See Bankers’ Gazette. Prices in London. See Monetary and Commer­cial English N ews.

Colorado Coal & Iron Co......................202, 559Ci dorado Fuel Co.......................................... 202Columbus H. V. & Toi. R R .242, 242, 443,446, 845, 887Columbus Shawnee & Hocking RR........... 486Commercial Cable Co.................................. 525Commercial Epitome (weekly). See Com­

mercial Times.Commercial and Miscellaneous News

(weekly)........ 23, 67,104,146,191, 232,274, 312, 354, 394, 432, 468, 514, 548,585, 626, 671, 709, 750, 790, 828, 874,913, 954, 990,1035

Commercial Times (weekly)...35, 80,121,165, 208, 249, 289, 330, 370, 447, 493,527 564 605, 648. 687, 726, 766, 806,

853, 889, 925, 968,1011,1052Concord & Montreal RR.......................845, 887Connecticut River RR........ 202, 287, 762, 799Consol. K. C. Smelting & Refining Co.366, 370Consolidation Coal Co................................. 524Consols—Daily Prices of in London. See

Monetary and Commercial English News (weekly). Financial Review (monthly).

Com M eal,?'SeeBreadstuffs'Corporation Law of New York.................. 159Cotton—See also the title “ Cotton ” in Edi­

torial Articles.Do Acreage in Georgia......................... 334Do Acreage, Stand, Condition, 1892. 947Do Acreage in Texas............................. 691Do Agricultural Bureau’s Report for

February, 295 ; May, 810 ; J une, 972 Do Amount of Crop in Sight (weekly)Do Augusta Convention on Reduc­

tion of Acreage........................... 293Do Clearances from U. S. Ports.Do Consumption in Europe.226, 3 3 4 ,___

497, 691. 810, 1015Do Consumption and Overland Move-

ment—December, 54 ; January,228; February, 390; March, 545; April, 746; May, 929.

PageCotton—East India Crop Prospects— 39,

125,’ 212, 334, 374, 532, 568,609, 730, 770, 811, 858, 930,

973, 1056Do East India Exports of Yams and

Goods to China and Japan........ 374Do Egyptian, Alexandria Report by

Cable (weekly).Do Egyptian Crop, &c...........39, 253,1056Do Exports Yams and Goods from

Gt. Britain..169, 374, 532, 730,893,1056

Do Fall River Mill Dividends....497, 857 Do Fertilizer Shipments from Char­

leston............................................ 497Do Fire at New Orleans...................... 609Do Floods in Mississippi..................... 652Do Height of Rivers (weekly).Do High Water.. .810, 893, 929, 972,

1016,1056Do India Shipments (weekly by cable).Do Interior To wns Movem’t (weekly).Do Liverpool Market (weekly).Do Louisiana Agricultural Report .. 1056 Do Manchester Markets (weekly).Do Manufactures, Exports of month­

ly) ..........84, 334, 497, 568, 770, 929Do Market and Statistics (weekly),

See Commercial Times.Do New Texas Port............................. 730Do N. Y. Cotton Exchange..........929, 973Do Overland Cotton, Spinners’ Tak­

ings (weekly).Do Plantation Movement—Why Fig­

ures of Previous Years are Re­vised.............................................. 169

Do Port Receipts and Daily Crop Movement (weekly).

Do Quotations for Middling at Other Markets (weekly).

Do Receipts from Plantations (week- ly).Do Reducing Acreage....................39, 84

Do Rice Versus Cotton................ 1016Do St. Louis Receipts................... 212Do Stoppage of Spindles in Great

Britain................................... 652Do Summary of Temperature and

Rainfall.............................. ‘. . . . . . 1016Do Texas Crop, Acreage and Condi­

tion.........................................857, 930Do Visible Supply (weekly).Do Weather Record for November,

December, January and Febru­ary, 531; March, April and May. 1017

Do Weather Reports by Telegraph (weekly).

Coxe Bros. & Co. Coal Decision.................. 159» .

e Bardeleban Coal <fe Iron Co................... 486Debt Statement (monthly). See U. S. Debt Delaware & Hudson Canal C o..364, 486,

560,643, 799Delaware Lack. & West. RR— 202 , 288,

366, 800Denver & Rio Grande RR....................242, 443Detroit Lansing & Northern R R........ 287, 682Detroit Mackinac & Marquette Lai d

Grant.....................................................33, 328Distilling & Cattle Feeding C«.......... 682Dividends Declared (weekly). See Bank­

ers’ Gazeete.Dry GoodM arket and Statistics (weekly).

See Commercial Times.Dubuque & Sioux City RR.................. 159Duluth & Winnipeg RR ....................... 597Dutchess Co. RR.............................. 887

E .East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR.

800, 924Economic Gas Co........... - ................. - .366, 405Edison Electric Illuminating Co........159,

202, 3 6 6 , 469, 924Edison General Electric Company... .119,

242, 2 8 6 , 287, 328, 443, 597, 761,1048

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Page.Elizabeth-Lexington * Big Sandy RR.

242, 287, 328, 720 England, Bank of. See Bank.English Correspondence and Cable Report

(weekly). See Monetary and Commer­cial English News.

Exchange Market and Prices (weekly).See Bankers’ Gazette.

Evansville & Indianapolis R R .................. 119Evansville & Richmond RR................366, 643Evanville & Terre Haute R R .. ___119, 366Exchange, Sterling, Daily Prices of

(monthly.) See Financial Review.Exports and Imports of Specie and Mer­

chandise ai New York, Value of (weekly).See Commerc’l and Miscellaneous News.

Exports and Imports of the United States.See United States.

F .Failures. Sec Mercantile Failures.Fall River Warren & Providence RR........ 800Financial Review (monthly). See in Edi­

torial Articles.Fitchburg R R .. . . .......... .................. ...243, 762Flint & Pere Marquette RR.........328,447, 798Flour. See Breadstuffs.Foreign Correspondence on Markets

(weekly), See Monetary and Commer­cial English News.

Foreign Exchange. See Exchange.France, Bank of. ' See Bank.Frankfort & Southeastern R R ........ .......... 763

G.Galveston Harrisburg * San Antonio RR. 800 Gas Stocks. See Commercial and Miscel­

laneous News (weekly). General Quota­tions (monthly).

General Quotations of Stocks and Bonds (monthly). See Stocks and Bonds.

General Electric Co....683, 761, 800, 845,1048,1050

Gold Exports and Imports at New York (weekly). See Com. and Mis. News.

Grain. See Breadstuffs.Grand Rapids & Indiana RR...................... 885Great Britain. See British.Great Northern RR...............................525, 684Green Bay Winona & St. Paul RR ___443,

486, 800Gunny Bags (weekly). See Cotton Report.

H.Housatonic RR..................................... 33,1009Houston East & West Texas RR................ 597Houston & Texas Central RR___287, 492,1009Hudson River Tunnel Co............................ 597

I .964287

Illinois Central RR...............................159,Illinois Steel Co...........................................Imports and Exports of Specie and Mer­

chandise at New York, Value of (weekly)See Commerc’l and Miscellaneous News.

Imports and Exports of the United States.See United States, &c.

Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield R R ... Indianapolis Decatur & Western RR.287, Insurance Stocks, Prices in Leading Cities.

See General Quotations of Stocks and Bonds (monthly).

International & Great Northern RR...33,78, 203, 243, 287, 329,

Investments. Bi-monthly Article in In- vestoks’ Supplement.

Investments and Railroad Intelligence.30,76, 116, 154, 200, 240, 284, 324, 362,402, 440, 480, 522, 556. 594, 639, 678,717, 758,797,840, 882, 921, 962, 1004,1045

Investors’ Supplement (published the last Saturday of every other month) will be found in this volume at end of Janu­ary, March and May, respectively.

Iowa Central RR...................................243,

242643

366

6*8J.

JTalisco Pacific RR......................................... 1009K.

Kanawha & Michigan RR .......................... 801Kan. City Fort Scott & Memphis RR.410, 720K. C. Watkins & Gulf RR.....................525, 761K. C. Wyandotte & Northwest. R R ...889 ,1047Keokuk & Western RR.................................. 524Kings County Elevated RR ........................ 924

L .Uake Erie & West. RR................ 443, 444, 558Lake Shore & M. S. RR...............367, 760, 845Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co...................... 364Lehigh & Hudson River RR................ 289, 888Lehigh Valley RR........33, 158, 288, 761, 965Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co.................... 405Liverpool and London Markets (weekly),

See Monetary and Commercial English News.

Long Island RR............................289, 597, 846Louisville & Nashville R R .....................78,1009Louisville New Albany* Chicago RR.203, 40 6Louisville N. O. & Tex. RR ........................ 964Lynchburg & Durham RR................. 159

in.TJIacon & Atlantic RR.................................. 683Macon & Birmingham RR.......................... 683Manhattan Elevated R R ............. 203, 243, 846Marietta & N. Georgia RR. .203, 597, 887, 924Maryland Coal Co........................................ 365Massachusetts Railroads........... .........243, 762Maxwell Land Grant.................................. „ 367Mercantile Failures..................................... 20Merchandise, Stocks of, in New York

(monthly)............80,249,411,564,766, 925Meriden Waterbury & Conn. RR........ 367, 648Metropolitan Traction Co........................... 367Mexican Central RR................... 159, 760, 763Mexican National Cons. Co..........................1009Mexican National RR...............596, 603, 762Michigan Central RR.................................. 760Milwaukee Lake Shore* West’n RR..119, 596Minn. & St. L. RR.......321, 443, 721, 762, 964Minnesota Iron Co.............. 119Missouri Kansas * Eastern R R ..,,..,288 , 433

Page.Missouri Kansas & Texas RR__ 159, 288,

433,443, 845, 887, 1009,1047Missouri Pacifie RR.......................78, 442 , 48 3Mobile & Ohio RR....... 276, 288, 329, 683,

761, 800Monetary and Commercial English News

and Market Prices by Cable (weekly).21,66, 102, 144, 190, 231, 272, 310, 353,393, 431, 467, 512, 547, 584, 625, 670,

708, 749, 788, 827, 873, 912, 953, 989,1034 Money Market (weekly), See Bankers’

Gazette.Money Market in London and Continental

Cities( weekly), See Monetary and Com­mercial English News.

Monterey & Mexican Gulf RR............643, 964Mutual District Telegraph Co.................... 33Mutual Gas Co. of Chicago......................... 845

N.National Banks. See Banks.National Cordage C o..34, 243, 2 4 7 , 643, 725National Wall Paper Co................................1009New York & Canada R R ......................289, 888N. Y. C. & H. R. RR...............34, 243, 486, 845N. Y. Chic. & St. Louis R R ......... 329, 800, 885New York Central Bridge........................... 560New York City Bank Statement (weekly),

See Bankers’ Gazette.New York City Exports and Imports

(weekly), See Commercial and Miscel­laneous News.

New York City Foreign Trade (monthly),146, 355, 514, 709, 875

N. Y. L. E. & West’n (Erie) RR..288, 761, 846 New York & New England R R .. .78, 367,

4 4 2 , 443, 721, 800, 924, 964,1048 New York N. H. & Hartford RR.288, 560,

721,800, 924New York & Northern RR..........243,405, 721N. Y. Ont. & W. RR..289, 444, 597, 683,

721, 846N. Y. Penn. & Ohio RR ............................... 721N. Y. Providence & Boston R R .. 560, 887, 964 New York State, Railroads Operated in

(Quarterly Report)..204, 243, 288,800,846,888, 924

New York Stock Exchange, New Securi­ties..120, 203, 276, 367, 444, 525, 560,

643,725, 800, 889, 964,1048 New York Stock Exchange Clearing-

House. t ...................................................... 648N. Y. Stock Exchange, Prices of State

Bonds. See Bankers’ Gazette (weekly)New York Street Railroads, Consolidated. 597 N. Y. Susquehanna & Western RR...243, 365 Norfolk & Western R R ....159, 203, 204,

288, 4 0 » , 405, 5 9 s , 5 9 9 , 845, 887Norfoik Wilmington & Charleston RR........ 598North American Co............................845,1007Northern Central RR.................................. 327Northern Pacific RR...159, 288, 845, 965,1048

o ,Ohio & Mississippi RR.. 120, 203, 243,

486, 560, 598, 965, 1009 Oats Market (weekly), See Breadstuffs.Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain R R ..410, 888Ohio River RR..............................................1046Ohio Southern RR...............................643, 6 *‘lOhio Valley RR........................................... 800Old Colony RR..................................... 243, 762Omaha & St. Louis R R ................................ 968Oregon Improvement Co..288, 484 , 643,1048Oregon Pacific RR................ 78,159,447, 845

P .Pacific Mail SS. Co.............. 886Pacific Railroads, Bonds Issued to. See

United States Debt Statement (monthly).Panama RR.................................................. 596Pennsylvania RR.........................404,406, 447Phila.Bank Statement and Prices of Stocks

and Bonds (weekly). See Bankers’ Ga-Philadelphia f 'o ............................................ 1008Philadelphia & Erie RR............................. 365Philadelphia & Reading R R .. I IS , 203,

288, 329, 367, 410, 444, 486, 525, 598,643, 721, 762,799, 887, 965, 1010

Philadelphia & Sea Shore RR.................... 203Pittsburg Chartiers & Youghiogheny RR. 598 Pittsburg C incinnati Chicago & St. Louis.

561, 885Pittsburg & Lake Erie R R ......................... 641Pitts. Shenango & L. E. RR....... 120, 526, 598Port Reading KR..................... -................. 762Poughkeepsie Bridge..120,159, 203, 243,

287,329,597,725,800, 846 Provisions. /SeeComm orciai Times (weekly). Public Debt. See United States Debt.

a .Quicksilver Mining Co............................... 367

It.Railroad Bonds, Prices in 1891................ 10Railroad Construction in 1891........... . — 33Railroad Earnings, See Editorial Articles

(monthly). See Bankers’ Gazette and In­vestment and Railroad Intelligence (weekly).

Railroad & Miscel. Stocks, Prices in 1891. 16Railroad Stock and Bond List. See Invest­

ors’ Supplement (bi-monthly).Raiiroad Stocks. See Stocks.Railroad Stocks and Bonds, Prices of. See

Bankers’ Gazette (weekly). See General Quotations (monthly).

Railroads Operated Within Massachusetts,243, 762

Railroads Operated Within New York State (Quarterly Reports).204, 243, 288,

800,846, 888, 924Rensselaer & Saratoga R R ..................289, 800Richmond & Danville RR— 79,120, 244,

487,724,762, 965,1010,1048 Richm’d N’ville Irvine & Beattyville RR. 355 Richmond & W. P. Terminal Co...34,120,

329, 410, 443, 486, 487, 561, 598, 643,684, 762, 846, 888, 924,1048

Rio Grande Southern RR........... 160, 163, 446Rio Grande Western RR___243, 526, 598, 762

1011 88 »526

Page.Railroad Mortgages—

Chesa. & Ohio RR.. General Mortgage. 644 Lake Erie & Western RR., First Mort. 444 Norfolk & Western RR., M. & W. Div.,

First Mortgage.................................... 204Rio Grande Southern RR., First Mort. 163 St. Louis & San Fran. RR., Consol M .. 244 Wabash RR., Det. & Chic. Extension,

First Mortgage...................................1049

St. Joseph & Grand Island R R .. .79, 243, 965St. Louis Alt. & Springfield RR..........204, 924St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR. ..5 2 4 , 720St. Louis & Iron Mountain RR................... 762St. Louis & San Francisco RR...........244,1048St. Louis Southwestern RR................... 34, 846St. Louis Vandalia & T. H. RR ..........286, 846San Antonio & Aransas Pass RR.846,965,1011St. Paul & Duluth RR................................ 276St. Paul Minn. & Man. RR......... 684, 924,1011Sandusky & Columbus Short Line RR...... 486Savannah Americus & Mont. RR........120, 684Security Corporation........................... 643, 647Sherman Anti-Trust Law of 1890............. 762Silver and Gold Coins, Prices of, in New

York (weekly). See Bankers’ Gazette.Prices in London. See Monetary and Commercial English News.

Silver and Gold Exports and Imports at New York (weekly). See Co mmercial and Miscellaneous News. Exp. and Imp. of the U. S. See U. S. Exports and Imports.

South Carolina RR.......3 », 120, 329, 968,Southern Pacific Co.. .526, 598, 801, 8 2, Specie. See Gold and Silver.Standard Oil Co.............................447, 469,State Bonds, Market, Prices, etc. See

Bankers’ Gazette (weekly). See Stocks and Bonds, General Quotations (month­ly.)State Bonds. Prices in 1891........................ 18

State and City Department. ..42, 87,128,215, 255, 337, 378, 417, 454, 501, 535,571, 612, 656, 694, 733, 773, 814, 861,

897, 933, 975, 1021, 1059 State and City Supplement will be

found in this volume under date May 21.Staten Island Rapid Transit Co..........243, 888Sterling Exchange. See Exchange.Stock and Bond Market and Prices (week­

ly), See Bankers’ Gazette.Stock and Bond Tables. See Investors’

Supplement (bi-monthly).Stock Exchange, New Securities Listed..

120, 203, 276, 367, 444, 525, 560, 643,725,964, 1048

Stocks and Bonds, General Quotations all classes (monthly).. 110, 318, 474,632,

834, 998Stocks, Range in Prices of (monthly). See

Financial Review of Month.Sub-Treasury, New York, Daily Transac­

tions at (weekly). See Bankers’ Gazette or Commercial and Miscellaneous News.

Sugar. See Commercial Epitome.Syracuse Binghamton & N. Y. RR ........... 288

T.Tenn. C. L. & RR. C o ....410, 447, 486,

801, 844, 851, 968, 1011Tenn. Midland RR...............598, 684, 801, 965Terminal Railroad Ass’n of St. Louis.289, 485Terre Haute & Indianapolis RR............... 846Texas & Pacific RR........... 367, 410, 183, 486Thomson-Houston Electric Co.242, 287,

329, 443, 641,761,1048 Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan RR. 763Toledo & Ohio Central R R ......................... 801Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City RR.. .598, 924Toledo & South Haven RR.......................... 289Treasury. See United States Treasury.Trust Companies in N. Y. & B’klyn... 160, 204Trunk Line Association............................... 162Twin City Rapid Transit Co.............524,1048

U.Union Pacific R R ... .526, 561, 719, 722, 725 United States Bonds Held to Secure De­

posits and Circulation (monthly)___68,232,433, 585, 751, 913

United States Bonds, Prices in 1891........ 19United States Car Co................................... 725United States Debt Statement (monthly),

66, 230, 430, 584, 788, 910 United States Government Revenue.. .68,

232, 394, 586, 750, 913 United States Imports and . Exports

(monthly)...20, 186, 392, 512, 707, 872 ,103h United States Legal Tenders and National

Bank Currency Movements, Comptroll­er’s Statement (monthly)...68, 274, 394,

586,751, 913United States Mints, Coinage by (month­

ly) ....................... 68, 232, 432, 586, 751, 913United States Rolling Stock Co.................. 725United States Rubber Co............................. 605United States Securities,Market and Prices

(weekly), See Bankers’ Gazette. Daily Prices of at London (weekly). See Mone­tary and Commercial English News.

V .Valley (Ohio) RR .......................................... 1011

W .Wabash RR........................... 34, 289, 968,1049Waco & Northwestern RR ........................ 492Wall Paper Trust................................. 801West Jersey RR........................... 276, 598, 642West Virginia Central & Pittsburg RR,

485,721 , 725Western Maryland R R ..................78, 207, 410Western N. Y. & Penn. RR ....... 120, 289, 800Western Traffic Ass’n ._.........162, 207, 801Western Union Telegraph Co___447, 561, 965Westinghouse Electric M’f’g Co................. 763Wheat. See Breadstuffs.Wheeling & Lake Er e RR.................. 162, 965Wheeling Bridge & Terminal RR ............... 162Wilmington & Northern RR........ ............... 886

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