The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-26
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 $1,647, ,ssoss s457, ,7SS.75 $1,26s, ,ssS.o6
 Increase clearings week of 1898, s37S,- 512SO.
 Balances week of 1897, $277, 7,S3717.
 Increase balances week of 1898, $179,- 951.5S.
 Clearings week of 1896, five days, $1,- 066, ,11c.31
 Clearlngs week of 1895, five days, $1,- 375, ,O55.5S.
 Bearings week of 1894, five days, $1,- 10S,34S.15.
 Local Dividends:
 National New Haven bank, per cent. payable January 2; books closed De- cember "A.
 Mechanics bank, 1-2 per cent, paya- ble January 2 books closed December 24
 City bank, per cent, payable Janu- ary 2; books close December 26
 Merchants National bank, per cent, payable January ?; books close De- cember "A.
 Second National bank, per cent, payable January 2; books closed De- cember "A.
 Tradesmen's National bank per cent. payable January 2; books closed December 24
 New Haven Gas Light Co. 1-2,, pay able January I; books closed Decem- Der IA.
 New Haven Water Co. 4 per cent, payable January 2; books closed De- cember 15.
 N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. per cent, payable January 2; blocks closed De- cembe: 31.
 Naugatuck R. R. per cent, payable January 2; books closed December 20.
 Danbury & Norwalk R. R. 1-2 per cent, payabe January ?; books closed December 20.
 Other dividends are:
 American Express Co per cent, payable January 3; books closed De- cember 3.
 American Malt Go. pref. l S-4 per cent, payable January 16, books close January 5. American Sugar Refineries, pref. 3-4 per cent, payable January 3; books closed December 15. American Sugar Co com. per cent, payable January 3; books closed De- cember 15. American Bell Telephone Go per cent, payable January Is; books close January 2. Boston & Albany R. R. 2 per cent, payable 31; books closed December 8.
 Chicago & Northwest R. R. pref. 3-4 per cent, payable January 6; books closed December 10.
 Chicago & Northwest R. R. com. 1-2 payable January 6; books closed De- Icember 10 Chicago & East III. R. R. pref. 1-2 per cent, payable January 2; books closed December IA. Chicago X East III. R. R. com. 1-2 per cent, payable January 2; books closed December if.
 Chicago Junction K. R. pref. per cent, payable January |; books closed December 14.
 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis K. R. IA per cent payable Jan- uary 2O books closed December 31
 Dominion Coal Co. pref. per cent, payable January 2; books closed De- cember 20.
 International Paper Co. pref 1 1-2 per cent, payable December 31; books closed December 15.
 International Paper Go. com. 1 per cent, payable December 31; books closed December 15. Manhattan Railway per cent, paya- ble January 3; books closed December 16.
 Metropolitan Street Railway 3-4 per cent, payable January IS; books close December 2S.
 Mergenthaler Linotype Go. per cent. payable December 31; books closed De- cember 1T. Mnn. &, St. Louis 1st pref. 1-2 per cent, payable 15; books close December 31. New York & Harlem R. R. per cent, payable January 4; books closed De- cember 15.
 Northern Pacific R. R. com. per cent payable February 8; books close Janu- ary Il.
 Oregon R. R. & Nav. Go. pref 2 per cent. payable January 3; books closed December 19.
 Old Colony R. R. 1 3-4 per cent, pay- able January 2; books closed December 15. P. Lorillard Co. pref. per cent, pay able January 1; books closed December 24 Standard Gas Co. pref. per cent, payable December 31; books closed De- cember 20. U. S. Leather, pref. 1 IA per cent, payable January 8; books closed De- cember 15. Western Union Telegraph Co. 1-2 per cent, payable January 16; books . closed December 20. 10 January IS; books close December 31.