The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-01
10OAL INYRsrMNNr NOTES.

oh Sho NsW SIock or the Fair Haven Road
 Dividends Due To-day-New Haven
 Banks.
 The investment demand for the week has slackened somewhat, though high grade securities continue in demand at high prices. Southern New England Telephone company stock has sold at par, Delaware and Hudson Canal company dropped a little further to price from 1071a to 1064, closing at l077s. Delaware, I.ackawanna and Western railroad upon its showing of net earnings last year of 3 5-1O0 per cent, dropped from 154 to 151 and went back to 154
 There is considerable speculation as to the probable value of the rights to subscribe to the new stock of the FaiI Haven and Westville railroad. As rights do not accrue until February 27 contracts are not yet being made. The bonds of the New Haven and Center Ville railroad, which are the only mort gage obligations upon any portion of the property of the Fair Haven and Westville railroad are in more demand and are likely to go to a AZ per cent basis.
 United States Rubber company com- mon sold at 22A and 22& ex-dividend of per cent, which is payable Febru- ary 15.
 The outstanding debentures of the Southern New England Telephone com company will be redeemed to-day, botl principal and interest, at the office ot the company.
 DIVIDENDS DUE TO-DAY. American Tobacco Co.,, common, per cent. American Tobacco Co.,, preferred, per cent.
 Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North. ern railroad ? per cent. Canada Southern railway, per cent. Central Railroad of New Jersey, ] per cent
 Columbus, O., Street railway, l pen cent
 Connecticut and Passumpsic railroad preferred, 21a per cent. Consolidated Coal company, Balti. more, ? per cent. Edison Electric Co.,, New York city 11a per cent. Edison Electric Co.,, Boston, 1% pel cent.
 Edison Electric Co.,, Chicago, pel cent.
 Great Northern Railroad preferred 114 per cent. H. B. Clafiin & Co.,, 1st pref, IA pel cent
 H. B. Claflin & Co.,, 2d pref, 11a pel cent.
 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, per cent Massawippi railroad, 21a per cent. Michigan Central railroad, pel cent per cent. New York, Chicago and St. Louis l railroad 1st pref, per cent. Ontario Silver Mining Co.,, ten cents Osceola Mining Co.,, $1 per share Proctor & Gamble Co.,, per cent (annually). Pennsylvania Coal Co.,, 4 per cent. quarterly. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi, railroad, F per cent. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha has l declared the first dividend in it's his tory, ? per cent, payable February 20 | Transfer books close February 5.
 The Erie Telephone company has de clared a. quarterly dividend of 1 pc, | cent. payable February 15, and tn, l New England Telephone a quarterly | dividend of 1A per cent, payable ol 1 the same date. l The Pullman Car company book l close to-day for the usual quarterly di l vidend of 2 per cent, payable Febru ary 15.
 The Rome, Watertown and Ogdens | burg railroad transfer books closed ol | Saturday for a quarterly dividend 0 | 1A per cent, payable February 15. Thi l dividend is guaranteed under 99
 years lease by the New York Centra and Hudson River railroad. l The clearings and balances of Nev | Haven banks for the week ending Jan uary 30 for 1897 and 1896 are furnishe, by days by the New Haven clearin, | house. The week of 1897 shows a trih
 over per cent decrease in clearings a l compared with the corresponding weel | of 1896: 1897 Balances 1So6