Stocks, Produce and Commodities.

PRICES OF STOCKS.

The new home of the New York Stock Exchange in Wall and Broad streets will be one of the finest buildings in the financial section of the city. It is being erected at the cost of about $1,500,000, and in its construction a number of difficult engineering problems are being solved, to be of use in the construction of other buildings in that part of town.

The structure is four stories high, built largely of white marble, and architecturally beautiful outside and in. The main entrance is on Broad street, from which the board room and all the rooms more commonly used will be reached.

The building is to be lighted by electricity, generated by the Exchange's own plant, and a complete system of refrigeration, for keeping the interior air at an even temperature in Summer, will be installed. During the work on the new building the Exchange has met in the Produce Exchange Building. Prices of seats in the Stock Exchange took an upward tendency during 1902. The highest amount ever given for a seat on 'Change was $80,000, paid on December 26, 1901. Between September, 1901, and May. 1902, the prices have ranged as follows: September 12, $62,000; September 20, $65,000; December 5. $71,000: December 22, $75,000; December 26, $80,000; February 14, 1902, $70,000; March 2, $60,000; April 30, $70,000. The original cost of a seat was $400. The initiation fee on the Exchange is $1,000.

In 1902 the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange admitted to the list the 4 per cent certificates of rente of the Imperial Russian Government, taking in this way the first step toward establishing a foreign bond department. The issue is 2,310,000,000 roubles, equivalent to $1,188,495,000. The Listing Committee ruled that for the purpose of dealing in these bonds two roubles should be considered the equivalent of one dollar.

The following table, showing the highest and lowest prices of active stocks for the year ending December 31, 1902, was compiled for The American Almanac by the Wall Street Journal.

Am. Malt prf.

Am. Smelting & Ref

Am. Smelting & Ref. prf..
Am. Sugar Ref

Am. Sugar Ref, prf.
Anaconda C. M. Co.
Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor prf.
Atch., T. & S. F
Atch., T. & S F. prf.
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio prf.
Brooklyn Union Gas.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Buffalo, Roch, & Pitts.
Canadian Pacific..
Canada Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chicago & Alton

Chicago & Alton prf.
Corn Products
Corn Products prf.
Chi. & Eastern Illinois.
Chi. Great West

High.

Date. Price.
Feb. 1 79

Low.
Date. Price.
Nov. 14 53
Oct. 3 37% Apr. 11 284
Oct. 31 93% Jan 14 85%
Apr. 28 57% Jan, 10 30%
Apr. 23 99% Feb. 3 86
Aug. 28 265 Jan. 13 210
Jan. 2 31% July 11 9%
Jan. 3 67 July 10 32
Apr. 30 28 Dec. 11 14
May 26
Sept, 5 29
May 26 49%
June 23 100%
Mar. 31 135%
Aug. 26 122
Feb. 1/146 Dec. 12 80
May 16 48% Feb. 20 33
May 15 77% Jan. 9 63
Sept. 9 96% Jan. 27
Sept. 2106 Jan. 27
Sept. 10 1182
Sept. 19 99
Aug. 28 253
July 21 72%

Jan, 20 5
Jan, 20 21
Nov. 28 37
Nov. 28 87%
Nov. 11 113
Jan. 2115

74% 952 Dec. 12 92% Dec. 15 92 Jan. 4/210 Nov. 14 54%

71

Aug. 26 128 Apr. 4 110
Sept. 3 145 Jan. 28/1124
May 22 97 Dec. 24
Sept. 3 572 Dec. 12 42%
July 16 45% Dec. 15 29%
July 17 79 Nov. 12 68
Mar. 24 38% Dec. 15 26%
Mar. 25 90 Dec. 11 79%
July 30 220 Jan. 21 134%
Aug. 20 35 Dec. 12 22
June 24 90% Nov. 14 82
Aug. 20, 514 Dec. 12 33
Aug. 19 914 Jan. 16 414
Aug. 19 914 Jan. 27 54%
Sept. 20 198 Jan. 27 1602
Sept. 20 200% Jan. 14 186
Apr. 29 271
Jan. 14 204%
Apr. 29 274 Jan. 18/230
Apr. 30 17012 Feb. 6140
Aug. 19 24% Dec. 11 15
Sept. 10 44 Dec. 12 29
Apr 29 23
Jan. 8 10
Aug. 8/108% Nov. 101 93
Apr. 24 11012 Aug. 22. 73%
Apr. 25 2304 Dec. 11 205
Jan. 71842 Nov. 14 1532
Feb. 4 297 Nov. 8/231
Aug. 21 514 Dec. 15 35%
Aug. 21 964 Dec. 15 86
Jan. 2 44% Dec, 12 28%
2 754 Dec. 12 601
2 634 Dec. 12 412
Evansville & Terre Haute. Mar 7 74% Mar. 26 50

Chi. Great West. prf. A.
Chi. Great West. prf B.
Chi.. Ind. & Louisville
Chi., Ind. & L. prf.
Chi,, Mil. & St. P
Chi, Mil. & St. P. prf.
Chi, & Northwestern
Chi. & Northwestern prf.
Chi., St. P., M. & O.
Chi, Terminal Transit
Chi. Term. Transit prf.
Chi. Union Traction..
C., C., C. & St. L..
Colorado Fuel & Iron..
Consolidated Gas...
Delaware & Hudson.
Del.. Lack, & Western.
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver & Rio G. prf.
Erie

Erie 1st prf

Erie 2d prf

General Electric.

Geo. A. Fuller Co.

Great Northern prf.

Hocking Valley

Hocking Valley prf.

Illinois Central.

International Paper
International Paper prf.
Iowa Central

Iowa Central prf..
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Erie & Western prf.
Long Island

Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan Elevated.

Jan.
Jan.

Apr. 91334 Oct. 13 170%
July 24 64 May 17 40
Dec. 31 203 Mar. 5181%
Aug. 8.106 Jan. 15 66
Dec. 20 98% Jan. 14 81%
Aug. 2711732 Jan. 14/137
Mar. 20 23% Dec. 12 161⁄2
Jan. 7 77 Dec. 15 70
Aug. 21 51 Dec. 15 35%
Apr. 28 90% Nov. 14 65
Jan. 3 71 Dec. 12 40
Feb. 6138 Oct. 8120
May 2 91% Nov. 18 722
Aug. 2015912 Jan. 27 102%
Nov. 24 158 Mar. 12/128

Metropolitan Street Ry..
Mexican National ctfs.
Minn. & St. Louis
Minn. & St. Louis prf.
M., St. P. & S S. M
M. St P. & S. S. M. prf..
Missouri, Kan. & Tex
Missouri, Kan & Tex,
Missouri Pacific.
National Biscuit
National Lead
National Lead prf.
New Jersey Central.
N. Y. Air Brake.
N. Y. Central

N. Y. C. & St. L

N. Y. C & St. L. 1st prf.
N. Y. C. & St. L. 2d prf..
N. Y., N H. & H
N. Y., Ont, & Western..
Norfolk & Western com..
Norfolk & Western prf.
North American new.
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast 1st prf.
Pacific Coast 2d prf.
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
P., C., C. & St. L.
People's Gas..
Pere Marquette.
Pressed Steel Car.
Pressed Steel Car prf.
Pullman Palace Car.
Reading
Reading 1st prf.
Reading 2d prf.
Republic Iron & Steel
Republic Iron & Steel prf.
Rock Island Co
Rock Island Co. prf.
St. J. & G. I. 1st prf
St. J. & G. I. 2d prf.
St. L. & S. F. 1st prf.
St. L. & S. F. 2d prf.
St. Louis Southwestern
St. Louis Southwestern prf
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway prf
Tennessee Coal & Iron.
Texas Pacific.
Third Avenue.
Union Bag & Paper
Union Bag & Paper prf..
Union Pacific
Union Pacific prf.
U. S. Leather

U. S. Leather prf.
U. S. Rubber

U. S. Rubber prf.
U. S. Steel

U. S. Steel prf.
Wabash
Wabash prf.
Western Union Telegraph.
Wheeling & Lake Erie..
Wheeling & L. E. 1st prf.
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Central prf.
Wells-Fargo Co...

Jan. 27 124%
Aug. 7100 Nov. 15 80
Apr 28 255
Jan. 10 209%
Sept. 8 37% Dec. 12
254
Oct. 17 80% Jan. 141 58
July 23 93 Feb. 21 90

Sept. 3 134 Jan. 28 88
Sept, 20 812 Dec. 11 65
Mar. 25 106 Jan. 6 100%
Sept. 8 84% Dec. 23 724
Mar. 10 49% Nov. 15 37
Sept. 4/170 Jan. 14 147
Sept. 41051⁄2 Jan. 7 80%
Sept. 510912 Jan. 15 984
Sept. 10 85% Feb. 15 71
Oct. 3 631⁄2 Jan, 14 39
Oct. 25 96 Feb. 4 824
Apr. 29 250 Jan. 13 215
Sept. 3 78% Mar. 10 5244
Sept. 10 90% Mar. 10 79%
Sept. 11 80% Jan. 14 60

Sept. 8 24% Jan. 2 15%
Sept. 10 83 Jan. 16 68
50% Dec. 12 332
852 Nov. 14 71
812 Dec. 31 49%
42 Nov. 10 242
Dec. 12 77
Dec. 12 652
Dec. 12 24 14
Mar. 5 55
Dec. 12 50
Dec. 12 28
Dec. 15 8034
Dec. 12 49%
Dec. 15 37
Jan. 8 122
Nov, 10] 11%1⁄2
Jan. 16 72
Dec. 12 93%

Dec. 31
Nov. 26
Sept. 19
Sept. 2
July 30 90
July 30 80%
Aug. 13 39
Sept. 9 80
Sept. 10 814
Aug. 21 41%
Apr. 15 38
Apr. 24 74%
Sept. 3 54
Feb. 7134
Apr. 3 18
Apr. 5 85
Aug. 26 1134

Aug. 29 95 Mar. 6 86%
Sept. 22 154 Dec. 15 10%
Sept. 22 914 Jan 211 79%
Oct.
119% Jan. 2 14
Mar. 24 64 Dec. 12 49%
Jan. 7 46 Dec. 12 29
Jan 7 974 Dec. 12 79
Sept. 10 38% Jan. 141 21%
Sept. 10 54 Dec. 12 37
Aug. 26 97% July 10 84%
Sept. 9 30 Jan, 27 17
Apr. 29 66
Jan.
49%
Aug. 20 31 Jan. 30 1914
Aug. 29 57% Jan. 241 39%
Aug. 281255 Jan. 24 185

27

HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF STOCKS, 1896-1901.-Continued.

1961. 40% May

75% Dec.

1899. 22 July 30 Jan. 37% Sept. 42% Dec. 53 Dec. 58 Jan. 69 Jan 66 Sept. 74%% Dec. 882 Dec. Apr. 1052 Dec. 110 June 124 May Dec. 122 Jan. 132% Dec 154% June Sept. 17 Dec. 14% Mar. 18% May Dec. 68% Jan. 26% Nov. 28 Mar. 85 Sept. 62 Dec. 58 Mar. 69 Jan. 95 Dec. 95 Jau 7 Mar 10 Mar. 11% Dec. 15% Aug.

814 Sept.

21 Jan.

43% June

48 Jan. 87% July 70 Jan. 95% July 39% Jan.

Dec. 21 Sept. 28% Jan. Mar. 3012 Dec. 39% May Jan. 472 Jan. 67 Jan. Aug. 208 Jan. 89% Dec. 90 Dec.

Dec. 76 Nov.

Feb. 108% Jan.

Dec. 135% Sept.

Jan 230s Apt.

Dec. 355s Nov.

May

June

Jan.

Nov.

May

Dec.

May

Feb. 177 June

May

Jan.

Mar. 151/42 Oct.

Jan. 107 Mar.

Nov.

35% Jan. 45%
78 Aug. 71 Dec. 111
734 Jan 872 June 101%
992 Nov. 104 Nov. 124
912 Dec. 9 Sept 15 Jan.
17% Dec. 35%

Jan.

July

Jan.

Oct

Apr.

25% Sept. 37 May

Apr.

Jan.

June

Apr 722 Dec. 124%
Jan.

35 June 44 Jan.

Aug. 49 Dec. 80 Feb.

14 Jan, 28% Dec. 31% Feb. 42 Sept. 41 Jan. 45% Aug. 15 Aug. 10 May 22 Mar 33 Dec. 29% Apr. 40% Sept. 46% Dec. 52% 14 Aug. 18 June 24 Nov. 32 100 High.. 25 Jan 32 Aug 322 Feb. 52 50 Low 150 Aug. 1622 June 167s Jan. 176 Jan. 1255% June 1918 Jan 50 High.. 166% Feb. 173s Dec. 180s Dec. 187s Nov. 145% Dec. 197 Apr. 100 Low 30% Aug. 31 Dec. 23 June 37 Jan. 100 High.. 52% Dec. 62 Jan. 40% Nov. 46 May 941% Aug. 89 Dec. 792 June 92 Jan. 106 Dec. 107% Jan. 96 Feb. 103% Nov. 21% Feb. 264 Mar. 221 Dec. 15% Aug. 15 Mar. 28% Apr. 44 Sept 39% Aug. 402 Jan. 28 Feb 251⁄2 June 75 Aug. 88% Feb. 99 Apr 1032 Dec. 83 Aug 74% Dec. 92% Nov. 109% Sept. 114 Dec. 115 Jan. 106 Feb. 93% Dec. 20 June 37 Apr. 53% Feb. 602

Pref. 100 Low do 100 High.. 100 Low 22 Dec. 14 100 High. 312 Aug. 120 88 Aug. 922 Feb. 105 100 High.. 99% Feb. 1151⁄2 Sept, 124 St. L... 100 Low Aug. 11 Feb. 11 100 High. 15 Jan. 17% Sept 15% 1st pref. 100 Low 73 67% July 67% Feb. do 100 High. 80 Jan. 812 Sept, 76 2d pref. 100 Low 20 Aug 24 Feb. 28 do 100 High. 35% Apr. 43% Sept. 404 Jan. 41 Jan 58% 50 Low 285 Feb. 295s Feb. 320s Jan 360s Jan. 400 50 High.. 300 Feb. 325 Dec. 352s Oct. 390s Mar. 420 Jan. 120s 100% Aug. 119s Apr. 1291⁄2 Jan. 130 Jan. 13428 Jan 100 High. 120 Jan, 1226 Mar. 128s Nov. 138s Mar 135 Mar. 139 Feb. N. Y.. N. H. & Hartford..100 Low 160 July 160 Feb. 1784s Jan. 198s Jan. 207 Sept, 20628 Feb do 100 High.. 186 Feb. 1852 Sept. 201 Dec. 222 Apr. 215% Jan. 217 June 11% Aug. 12% Apt. 13% Apr. 18% Jan. 184 June 24 May 100 High.. 16% Nov. 2012 Sept. 19% Dec. 27 Mar 32 Dec. 40% May 32 Aug. 3% Apr. 4 Jan. 6% Jan. 13% Jan. 19% Jan. 6% Aug. 7% Dec. 6% Feb. 17% Nov 22 Dec. 25 Feb. 73 Feb.

100 High.. 164

HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF STOCKS, 1896-1901.-Continued.

50 High.. 31%

100 Low.. 180

100 High.. 183

do 100 High.. 19
100 Low.. 80
100 High.. 101

Feb. 120s Jan. 131 Dec. 135% Sept. 140 Dec. 199%s Dec 724 Aug 75% May 824 Mar. 82 Dec. 771⁄2 June 81 100 High.. 904 Nov. 96% Sept. 95% Aug. 984 Jan. 882 Jan. 100% May