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Government bonds weak. The As of 1925
closed Il v cent. lower bid and the 5s ls v cent,
lower bid. Railway and other bonds strong.
Tho features were Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5s.
groSGyn EeE9tSd iSts Central Of
western lists. Union Pacific p. m. ctfs., Atchi-
Standard Rope and Twine. and Wabash issues.
Tho more important net advances were In Atch-
Transit 90, d. TO 93; Brooklyn Elevated lists. t.
T.. y. 70 sea; Chesapeake and Ohio consol IS,
e. 70 llaie, and general 4ias, 4. 70 s2ia Central
bonds. i, to 9a: lilo Grando Western lists, "a,
to "a; 81; Louis Southwestern lists. l., TO ~;
Union Pacific y. m. ctfs.. s., TO lllai; Wabash
lists. 30. to lO7ae, and DDS, Il y cent, to sOli
STANDARD Rope and Twine Us declined v cent,
Sales Of silver bullion certificates for 10000
ounces were made on tho stock Exchange Mt
Now York. 56iso. Bar silver in London % closed I'd
at 2O'ed. Mexican silver dollars were quoted at
Money on call 2iea4 y cent, closing at Gig
sixty, and ninety days go y cent. anu six
months 3l294 cent. on good mixed Stock Ex.
Prime indorsed bills receivable at 3i2a4 v cent,
prime single names ~ i cent. and good names
| at 4ia v cont.
little better demand from renitters. Con.
tlnentel exchange en- WAS also iirmer., Posted ask
lhR rales LOT stefllng are: Sixty days, %.S2l
ana signt Sd,hoLa; Actual rates are: Long bills,
transfers, SI.s5@$4. .s5;s. Francs are quoted at
5.23s9o;22i9 for long and 5.2lil@5. 2O1s for
shorti rcichsmRrks, 94's@0+i. for long and 05ce
Sols for short; Egilders. 40is@4O 3-lB !or long
| and 80 l5-lU@40 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
cents premium. Charleston-Buying. par:
| selling, is premium. Sayannah-Bnying i.lG
OIL selling, par, Now Orleans Bank, par; com
mercial Rl.25 discount. San Francisco-Sght,
10 cents premium; telegraph. l7is cents pro
MUM. ~. Louis-25@30 cents premium. Chi
cago--3o cents premium, Cincinnati between
banks, par. and over counter, so cents premlurl.
Glucose Sugar refining common is quoted at
5lgal ie and tho preferred al 9l ls@02ia. Stand
ard Oil Trust certificates closed at 355@358;
american Mailing at nl92S. and preferred nc
T4i2@7o; Standard Gas common Mt 13l@ l@l32, and
the preferred at 140ql45j Mutual Gas at 376a
500; Syracuse Gas Ut 2.i9@23ia; New AmsteI-
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Appellate Division-supreme Court-Reccss.
Supreme Court-AppeilAte Term-AdJourned for
the term. Supreme Court-specinl Term-Part L.
Motion calendar calle at lo:ao 4. NJ Patt IL
Part nl.Motions Part. ". ". VI. and vII.-Ad.
". ". VI. VII. VIII. TX, *, XII, and xIT-Ad.
1ourne0 for the term
surrogate's Court--Chambers-No day calendar
For probate-wills Of Ann Kennev, Margaret Felt,
Joeeph Tucker: AZ 1890 4. NJ; Agnes s. " A. Hall,
VI A. NJ John woelfel. Thomas Mulhern, at p. 81.
Trial Term--No day calendar.
city Court.Special Term-Court opens at 10 A. NJ.
Motions at 10a0 A. N. General Term-Adjourned
sine die. Trial Term-Part 1v.-Clear short causes.
RIOS. Sa97. 8ol2, 40s5, 4Olp, I0l9. 2bO5 Parts L.,
IL. and LII.-Adjourned sine die.
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COMMERCIAL COMPEXD.

"WEDNESDAY. Dec. 29.-GRAIN. Wheat--spot
was lower. The sales wero 66.00O bush. in.
cluding 10000 ungraded wheat: "a, 900 No. /
Manitoba spring on private terms; 10000 No.
red at $l.O04. free on board In store, and
$I.olla. free on board afioat. and 10, 900 No. .
hard winter on private terms at the outports
for export. Free on board afoat: No. l North
ern Spring. New York, $l.O2is; do. Duluth,
$l.O3as; No. hard winter. 037sc. No. 9 red,
$l.Ol7s; No. hard Duluth. 81 .O4as. Minneap-
oils received to-day 277,6l0 BUSH. against lla..
$50 last year; Duluth l36.60O. against 5000:
Chicago 555.4ls, against $4,000; Milwaukee
1880. against 1880; st. Louis o5. 600 against
1920; Toledo 2l,07B, against 10. 100; Detroit
6.ll7. against S,3i last Year. Futures declined
aic. to laec Future sales $3.50, 900 BUSH. as fol.
lows:
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HARPER & BROTH EIts.

FRANKLIN SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY.
cornoratIon of Worna proihsrs SyIm ha he,6 a a, tt
orice In the City of New York on Thursday. January
l3 1888 at twelve o'clock noon for tho election of
Directors and he transaction OF such other business
as may be necessary or expcdient.
JAMES THORNE HARPER, Secretary.
FINHE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF the City OF New
York.-Sew York. December I2, ls97-The an.
nual election for Directors OF this Bank will be held
at tho banking house. No 100 9th av.. on Tuesday,
Jan: H. ls9S. The polls will be open from $3.50 to
1890 o'clock A. NJ. ]. s. CASE, Cashier.
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oFYICE OF
The SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY,

mo- XJ BHUAU 81, lHlll1 BuIldInGt
COUPONS DUE JANUARY i. l9eo FROM the fob
~ lowing bonds will DO paid after that date 20 thH
ofice,
Central Pacific nrst mortgage.
Western Pacino first mortgage.
California and Oregon lot mortgage oNA
Oregon and California lst mortgage.
Northern Railway Co. LIST mortgage.
Stockton and Copperopolis let mortgage.
Southern Pacific of Arizona LIST mortgage.
Southern Pacific OF New Mexico LIST MORTGAGE
Texas and New Orleans consola
Louisiana Western LIST mortgage.
Morgau's Louis. and Tex r. r. and q. 0, o. LIST
mort.
South Pacific Coast 1st mortgage.
California Pacific 1st mortgage.
California Pacific ed mortgage.
California Pacific Sd mortgage.
Market Street Cable Ry. CO. Ist mortgage
Coupons due January 1, 1898. from tho foliowfna
bonds will be paid after that date by the Central
Trust Company;
Ban Antonio and Aransas Pass st mortrnro.
Houston and Texas Central LIST mortgage.
Austin and Northwestern LIST mortgage.
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Political.

A a. Wishing 70 sign the petition circulated nm,
ss C"ntmias,sr LOT me renppontment of Col Warina
so to-day Al the Ioon Ssst Cleaning are urged do
Van Wyck. ~ P'sSeh'eu 10 hayorelect
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THE RoMEI,Y nANK oF NKM Y0Rh-

lVFN, VrV, gIAf. INU7.
The Board OF Directors have this day declared a
semia dividend OF Six per cent, and an extra
one or four cent. free Oi tax Of the earnnKs
Sd. 1898.
The transfer books Will remain closed until that
date. WM. II. KURAU.
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THE vOIRrn NATIOyAL uANN

NEW YORK. DrcemlCr ylst. 1897.
The Board OF Directors has this ay declared semi
annual dividend OF THREE AND ONE,HALF PER
CENT. free OF tax. payable on and after January I'd
proxinO.
The transfer books Will closo at T. NJ this late re.
opening January 80, lSUs.
CHARLES II. PATTERSON Cashier
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Real Kstate Auction snle..

AZ the broadway salsSroom yesterday James l..
Melh sold lot 90. map OF Throgs Neck, town Of
West Chester, 95x10O, partition sale, to Morris
Franklin Tor $500; also No s2s East i4oth street
near st. Anus avenue q twostory frame dwelling,
plot pbxl0O foreclosure TO Leo Hutter for 81 900
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Available cash balance,

Available cash balance,
including gold .o24o. .7sl.obs 0a45. $50 o9s
Money In London 3 y cent. Rates of dis
count in open market for both short and tnrce
months bills. 3 y cent Paris advices quote y
cents at l03 francs. Exchange on London. 25
francs 25ie centimes.
Holders of non-extended first consolidated
Railway Company. maturing Jan. /, are re-.
ouested by the Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
ern Railway Company TO present them to Brown
and interest under their agreement with the
railway company. Brown Brothers & Co. will
pay the coupons duo Jan. on such bonds as
We're extended at = cent. under their offer of
June 10 last.
Redmond. Kerr & Co. and Goldman, Sachs &
$500. 900 first mortgage 3lo y cent gold bonds
q the Illinois Central Railroad. Springfield
division.
Tho sales Of mining stocks at tho New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange TO-
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gfaal Nottrcs.
SupNEME CoURT.-In the matter OF tho voluntary
To all whom 1t may concern:

SUpREME CoURT.-In the matter OF tho voluntarv
- dissolution OF the Interlako Vineya ard COMPANY
To all whom IL may concern:
Hnilre Is Lcfeby given that have been appointed
oy ne supreme Court or the state or New York. by
an oruer entered october 18th. 1897, In this action
receiver or the iSrERLAKE VINEYARD COMPANY
latc corporation OF the state OF New York and OF
all the property ana effects OF said corpuration ana
require: e"n "a"
L. An persons indebted to said corporation to render
an hcnonnt to me at my office, No. Beekman atree1
IN the cry nf New YORK or at the ofiice OF NV az
i0rh.yb: ICRDi SQUIRE: at No. so Broadway. In
the Clty or New York IN said State by the 7Ih dS1 ~
February is0s OF all debts and sums Of mon =.
ing by them respectively an TO pay the same to M.
srI All persons having in their possession any prop.
10 me rn%,s rni said Ith day OF February. 1888.
respective accounts and demands duly yerined 70 81
ny me said 7th day OF February. 1865 w N'o
=, All persons holding any open or aubsistino con
waGts "I said corporation TO present the same. in
wrhhs ana In detail TO the place aforeSaid %
or neiore the Ith day OF FrbrrE-;. IS0s
Dated New york. December 900. 1897
p.,.. FRED WHITE
Se'''F vi ihteIlhke Vineyard Company,
PURDY & SQUIRE s''' NO" fork-
Attorneys for Receiver
40 broadway, New York, MY.
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NEW YORK, December 2lst, 1897.
The Board OF Directors hhyetO day declared q semi.
annual dividend ~ SEVEN 10 FER CENT. free Of
tax. payable January 81, 1865 TO stock holders OF
record OF this date
The transfer books will remain closed until Janu.
9th, lSDs. ". NJ. BENNETT. Cashier
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90 WALL STREET.

p3 WALL STREET,
NEW YORK, December 10, 1897.
The above dividend OF per cent. viii be payable
January TO- 1905 holders of record at the oiose
OF business on December e1. 1897. on the books Of
the Voting Trustees for certificates OF preferred
stock OF the Northern Pacific Railway Company.
The transfer books of the Voting Trustecs for
thcates for preferred stock will close in New York
and In Berlin at p. NJ on December 81, 1897, and
will reopen at 10 A. N. on January 4, 1899. y
y. p. MORGAN n CO., New York.
DEUT9CHE BANK IN BERLIN,
Agents Tor Voting Trustees.
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dam Ga. at azeso. snd tho preferred at 7oa7AN,
and the b At e88e9.
Tho American Tobacco Company has declared
quarterly dividend Of 2 y cent on itg preferred
stock and dividend Of 2 cont. ON It's common
stock, payable Feb. 2.
Tho Reading Railroad reports gross earnings
for November o. si92t7l7 decrease Of ~ sI9;,
year. and net s0s2, ,iiO. . decrease OF gas, ,s07.
For the hvo months ending Nov. 30 the gross
earnings were 90, ,039,570, an increase OF $780,
2bS as compared with the corresponding period
S5sa, @ ,sSS Sar' '"u n0' SN'0'''0'' -" 'Hs''"'' u
Tho Reading Coal nnd Iron Company reports
gross earnings for November OF O., ,227, ,o59. an
Increase OF $l07,020 rs compared with the
same month of last year, and net $l17,o83, =
decrease Of S127,875. For the fivo months end-
an increase OF S787, l65 as compared with the
e737, ,635, u decrease of S5.7T3.
Tho Minneapolis and 81. Louis Railroad re.
ports gross earnings for November of $217.7S0,
an increase Of St7,5s6 as compared with tho
increase OF $l2.35s For tho fivo months end.
ing Nov. 80 the gross earnings were 81, ,O72. .S55,
an increase OF $1lO,127 as compared with tho
corresponding period of last year, and net S4A7..
70S. an increase OF R203iS.
The Wabash Railsoad &C, d, reports gross earning.
$l553l0 as compared with the same month Of
last year and net S269, 1874. an increase of $40,-
243. For tho five months ending Nov. 80 the
gross earnings were $5,75I ,566, an increase of
period of last year. and net 1888, 339 an In.
crease OF R924,2T9. The company reports for
the six months ending Dec. 81, December esti-
mated:
ero,, earnings. !sssoe scisacys Inc sess Sos
oper. expenses. t.bs+aP7 i,23S.sio Inc. s51,oOS
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NINTH NATI0XiL HAXK

A Dividend OF TWO PER CENT upon the Ca apital
n stock OF this bank has been declared pay able on
and after January 3D., lsBS. The transfer books
be closed until that date. II. III. MARIO, Cashier.
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the southwest corner OF the Boulevard and iotth
street.
The northeast corner Of Fifth avenue and twentieth
street has sold for about et00 COO according
areport confirmed at the once of II. j. Sachs, the
agent OF tho property.
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WANTED.-In a Banking -House,
a gentleman Of established ex-
perience to assist in the man.
agement of its Bond Depart
ment. A liberal salary to one
who has thorough knowledge of
Bonds and large acquaintance
amongst Investors. Address
EXPERIENCE" P. O. Box
1922, N. Y. City.
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#illiusry aud Arsssmahtru.

SEAL oAhMENTs- Pine furu made 70 order. TSoSSS
'A"AEHs D ZIG W. s9th st. date of aSnthcr. u ~
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Glfrtinns and atteetings.
OFFICE OF
THE Chicago. ROCK ISLAND
AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.


CHICAGO, ILL.,. December 3D. 1897.
special meeting OF the stockholders OF The Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
duly called by the Board OF Directors. will be held at
Buren street in the City or Chicago County OF Cook,
and State OF Illinois. the Fifteenth bth) day OF
February. A. ID. 1898, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for tho
purpose OF considering, otng. and deciding whether
will authorize tho creation OF a bonded debt by
the issue. such times and In such amounts
rs from time to time the Board OF Directors may
determine, OF bonds. payable in Gold Coin OF
tho United States of America of the present
standard OF weight and nneness and not exceeding
tho aggregate principal sum OF hundred million
dollars Sl00O00.OO0l, maturing January l. 1888,
and bearing rate of interest not exceeding ve per
centum per annum, payable semi. annually; and tho
execution OF a mortgage or deed OF trust to such
Board OF Directors, to be dated January A. D. 1898,
TO secure all such bonds, which be issued
the purpose OF refundinR, redeeming, or paying at
or before maturity outstanding obligations Of this
roads shall hereafter be acquired by consolidation or
purchase by The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
Railway Company and for the purpose OF the future
enlargement. improvement or extension OF the prop
erty OF thi Company and also neither the hold
ers OF the Company will consent to. and approve of,
such mortgage for securing the said bonds as shall be
submitted to the said meeting. ana will ratify the
proceedings of the Board OF Directors authorizing
such bonds and such mortgage or deed OF trust and
indicating the property to be covered thereby; and
for the further purpose OF considering. voting and
deciding whether Article VIII of the Articles OF Con-
eolidaton of this Company adopted the 2nd day OF
June, In the year A D. 1880. as the said Article
amended at the annual meeting OF the stockholders
shall be further amended to read: The highest
amount Of funded debt TO which the company shall
subject shall not exceed 500. Ohn000."
Il. Il. CABLE President
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1iriAfnds aud Snttrest.
OFFICE OF
Northern Pacific Railway Company,

MILLS BUILDING,
NEW YORK. December 10th, 1897,
At a meeting OF the Board OF Directors held this
day, the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. The net earnings OF this Company arc now
on a basis which. after providing for nxed charges
aud reasonable cash surplus for contingencies, jus
tfy the belief that the Company may, with safety be-
gin the distribution OF dividends on its preferred
stock;
And Whereas The preferred stock certificates OF
this Company contemplate that any dividends there
on shall be declared and paid quarterly;
Therefore, be Il Resolved That there be. and there
hereby A declared from the net earnings dividend
Of oent on the preferred stock of this Company
for thu quarter ending December 1st 1897 to bo
paid January 10 1898 to the holders OF record OF the
preferred stock At the closing tho trannfer books
on December 21. 1897;
Resolved, That for tho purpose OF suoh dividend
the transfer books Of ths Company bo closed at p.
M. on December II. 1897, and reopened At 10 A. ~
on January 4, 1898. y
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RAILROAD AND OTHER sHAREa
Open Hteh. Lou -clostn0-
laISS fn0 est. est. BID. Asked.
aos Ad1Rx. .l6o 100 100 1853 le2
1895 Am sR..13eh lA1 l3eS l3eIl1o
200 oAmsRp1lAh l14h lIAh ll4 1l4a
600 AmsA ~ ~ ~ - 7"
1855 AnssS oss, ao ao 5e 30 ao ao 81 ao as as
OBOos Am Tob. sea eoh sch ss1 go
aoAmEx..ll7a ll7h hl17all5 lls
1ooAmoon sah 2ah s2h 20 2a
10o'Ateh.T&
s1e... les 49, le. 1874 ls
1Sio Ateh.TS
sT.p;: 80. 80. 80. 80. 80.
6ooB.RAPp o. ca 90 90 ca
> 400 AFunswk
2dip.. 60 ol e. o. z
1895 Bay $40 I 4 81 81 4
Sasts Br'k RT 30 seb s6,s s6s a5A
goa ? un a'ils lls lls lle lie
loo Con Zoe. aeh 32h 80 80 3eia
1SoIcsp ssb ss1 sah 81 ssh
oAoooh atw l4b l6b lAa lAa l6
a9oChotw
pf.s... 30 30 30 "a "a
800 Gen rAo H. H. llT llA leh
$50 ohssAo 2eb e2h e2k 2eL 22h
Sstle .BGe. eeS Ioob eeS ee% co.,
sAsb o.MAstr s5 e5b s4a eA% e4s
Ept...l4sb iAsh lAah14s ,4s
eoee cRI&P Ola elh 81 eo4 oil
ielocolruoL e4S a6h e4H a6S a6H
100 .oo o.HvAT. c o" o. g. 81 90
$50 pA Hud.lllhll2h hlllsilihi
eD.sB&
81. "a. ..s,,; IT.; ss ss. as as s7> ss>
aAvw&Des lel leL lev = -
.iSS .nos osnrl.o sab s4S 80 sss 80
,,,c os;:.. :, azs ss+ 81. a7. as%
900 Ko.PAo eoS GOV go 20 eos
laLaks shi7s l73 l7o l7o l74
so LonEIsl 40 40 40 ST 40
100 LAOi Ga. - a. 44 4ah A4s
ei7ee Man oon1 leh ll2t lloS o.
sSie hssstHy ! sou 1909 1891 1881 l2sia
oTA&ssL
ss7M&NL
adD'... 81. ss s7. ss ssa
<soh fae.. 80 80 aaH sas 81
ssoM.ksrp a6h s5h ash 36h 36'.
1856 Cent e5% 96s eAs e6b CO.,
itaa NYosntlo7 lo7b 10Y lo7 1914
1876 SatLsAd 80 36k 37a 37a 80
100 NY&SH.l s2S 1924 1894 ls2 lsA
pokT CE
StL,... l3L l3h l25 Ia l3h
looNY.sk
WpL,. 33 33 S3 a3 aaL,
;bSN&wp 47h 47la a7o A7i. A1L,
5000 SorPAe. 2lh 2lS 2l9s 2lS, 2lL,
Ob7B Pao o. 6eG boS so be 500
1900 ont&w loSs l6E 49, l6L, lha
iSS oRGNpf 90 90 90 6ea 6e
lbopsL.. 10 l9L lR l9is 10
IlIb PAc Mail 2oI 40 294 40 8oL
800 PUlPalot 73Ia l73h l73lslT3 IVA
loIoP P.c.C&
stL.., 39 30a 80 36S 3Dh
e7s PsnnHRl 80 IL laall3 llaA
1850 Peoples
GEO. oes s7s seh ees sos
900 PhsaixA ,OS .oB or =
Aa''R'AAiAs Pss as+ sa as sss
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TIN AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.
oo7 TO 529 WEST aeD ST..


A quarterly dividend OF per cent. has been de-
clared the Preferred Stock Of this Company pay
able at the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. William st.,
New York City. on tho 2d day OF February 1895, to
the holders OF the Preferred Stock of the
18th day OF January, 1893.
The transfer books for the Preferred Stock will bo
closed on January II, 1898, at O'Clock p. NJ, and
viii reopen February 8, Is9s at 10 O'Clock A. II
GEORGE ARENTS, Treasurer.
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OFFICE OF THE WARD SHIRT co.. LTD.

395 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY.
The annual meeting of the Directors OF the Ward
Shirt Co.. Ltd for the purpose OF eecting Directors
for the ensuing and for the transaction OF such
other business may properly come before the meet
ing. will be held at No. ios East 73d at. New York
city on Tuesday. the llth day OF January. 1s9S at
o'clock p. NJ. Transfer books will bo closed Jan.
and reopened Jan. IL, 1898.
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HARLEM SAVINGS BANK.

2270 - ..~I THIuD AVE. COR I.tlu ST
THE TRUSTEES DIRECT THAT THE usual sent.
annual dividend be pain on all deposits. entitled
thereto at the rate Of per cent per anuum ON aIl
sums from So to 81 900. and per cent. per annmm
on III. excess 10 $4,000; payable on or after january
~ Money deposited ON or before January 10 will
draw interest from January /.
CHARLES II. TOOKER, President
J." HOMER HART. Secretary.
DAchmhar Ia. 1hN1.
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THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY,
eo7 TO 529 WEST 22D ST..

b07 TO 529 WEST 2oD ST.,
NEW YORK. December 80, 1897.
A dividend OF two per cent q per cent? has been
declared on the Common stock OF this COMPANY pay
st.. New York City. on the I'd day OF February,
1898. to the holders OF the Common Stock OF record
on the 18th day OF January. 1895.
The transfer books OF the Common Stock will be
closed on January IL, 1893. at O'Clock P. M, and
will reopen February 8, 1898, at O'Clock A. II.
GEORGE ARENTS, Treasurer.
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UarIry--WaA slronger. Now feeding. 300D8lc., cost
and freight to RufTaio Mailing 45 65 aS to quality
Ne-Waa inactive. state. 5OCd5lu. Corn-Spot vas
rather astvo aid trni. The sales were 400 600
bush. including gao. 900 No 2 mixed at 30 &c and
on private terms free on board anoat, and iGo 900
do Al the outports on private terms for export No.
mixed In elevator, 33I4r Futures declincd isc 10
&c. Future Eales 215. 900 bush, as follows;
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Tennessee Bonds.
Chicago. Indianapolis and Louisville Railway

No. 80 BROADWAY NEW YORK, Dec 90, 1907
Coupons OF the First Mortgage Bonds OF the Louie
Vile, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company,
Five Per Cent. Bonds OF this Company. due Jan. 1,
ls9S, VIII be paid at the Chase National Bank, No.
SO Cedar ST.. New York
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THE new YORK SAVINGS BANK,

sTiI AV.. COR. lITH ST.
The trustees have ordered that the interest to be
credited to deposors Jan sos. shall be at the rate
OF FOUR PER CENT. PER ANNUM nil sums from
IS TO $4,000. Deposits made before Jan. 10
will draw interest from Jan. /.
FREDERICK HUGHSoN. President.
RUFUS H. WOOD, Treasurer.
WILLIAM FEISINGER. SECRETARY.
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Net e'ngs Ss.S77,l7o es.2os.l9s Inc. Sl1s.97l
"A Pttsburg despatch says that the car move
ment at Pittsburg and indianapolis indicates
Chicago and st. Louis Railroad will exceed
those of Noyenlber Assuming that December
good iden may be formed of the net result OF the
coMpany's operations for the year ending Dec.
81. The net earnings. exclusive of December.
were $4,307,037. Adding estimated earnings
for December of $500. 900. there would be about
81, 900 net earnings for the whole year. The
the preferred stock requires 1925. 1000. This
leaves $702 900 to be applied to tho common
amount required to give the common stock D
cent.
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These securities among others were sold by
auction today at the Zeal Estale ExchanRe.

lnese securities among others were sold bv
auction to-day at the Real Estate Exchange:
% shares Mechanics and Traders Bank...... I1s
80 shares Market and Fulton Bank .......... 22sTs
share National Park Bank k................ 987L,
l share Merchants National Bank. ......... l4S
10 shares lawyer Surety Co................. 1O7
share United States Trust Co. l3Bl,
DO shares Standard OIL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
30 shares Dayton and Mich. r. r. pfd ....... 1924
12 shares Patterson and Hudson r. R....... 1871
2shares Warren r. RR...................l6Sia6l l7Ois
] share Philadelphia and Trenton R. R.. ESQ
shares Prnnsyl ania Coal $40
shares Inter Ocean Tel Co............... lOsas
100 shares Am. Dist. Tel. Co. Co................. %
The receipts OF the Government to-day were:
Customs $735. sos: internal revenue. $234,-
205 and miscellaneous. g., 1851, ,239, a total OF
$9.5el .0l2. The disbursements we're $3.50, 600.
an excess Of receipts over expenditures of 49,
735,Ol2. The receipts of the fiscal year to date
have been $205 .535. .7l2: expenditures, $685..
400, 119; deficit 1868. .407.
The official count of the cash In tho Treasury
at the close OF business to-day compared with
that of yesterday shows:
Dec. 2s. Dec. 30.
Gold coin and bullion o. 90. .533 e41 $780, a95
Silver dollars and bullion l3.86l.llS 1909 1877
United States notes. 46.96S.679 <S,l43,l5l
Other notes. less demand
liabilities ........... lo.s77.92o as.eoses5