New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-London's dealings on TINS
market aggregated about 10000 shares, OF which
10000 were sales and 10000 purchases Inc seinns
was probably a result of uneasiness over ooiiui
tions and possibilities In Venezuela
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were: Amalgamated Copper Anaconda. American
Ice Atchson common and preferred Brookiyl
Rapid Transit, Chicago Terminal COLORADO fuei
and Iron. Delaware and Hudson, Erie common
first and second preferred Louisville and Nashville
Manhattan Missouri Pacific. New-York central
Northwestern Norfolk and Western. Peoples Cas-
Reading first preferred, Rock Island, ST. Paul.
Southern Railway preferred, Southern Pacific
Sugar, Tennessee Coal and Iron. Union Pacihc
common. United States Steel common ana pre-
ferred United States Leather preferred. Wabash
preferred. Western Union, Baltimore and ONO
common Republic Steel common and preferred.
per cent: Union Pacific preferred per cent
MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY DIRECTORS
The following have been elected directors OF the
Mercantile Trust Company of New-York; Gage T.
TarbeII. second vice. president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society: Leslie D. Ward vce-presi-
dent of the Prudential Insurance Company OF
America, and Edwin Gould.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The National Park
Bank has declared semi-annua dividend of ia
per cent payable on January 2. The Bank OF New
York n b A. has declared a semi-annuai divi-
dend of per cent, payable January 2 The En-
pire Steel Company has declared the regular semi
annual dividend of III per cent on the preferred
stock payable January @ The New-York New
clared the regular quarterly dividend of cent
payable December 81, to stockholders of record
December Is. The Union Switch and Signal Com
pany has declared dividends of and per cent on
its preferred and stocks. respectively both
payable January 10. The American Locomotive
Company has declared the regular quarterly divt-
dend of Ia per the preferred stock. payable
January 81 The New-York Air Brake Company
has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 2
per cent payable January Is. The Standard Trust
he
dividend of 5 per cent. The American Telephone
and Telegraph Company has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of liz cent and an extra dV'-
dend of }. per cent payable January 10 The CONT
mental Trust Company has declared the usual quar-
terlv dividend of Il: per cent. payable December 81
BICYCLE REORGANIZATION Plant Is au-
thoritatively stated that the details of the reor
ganization plan of the American Bicycle Company
have been practically completed. and that the Of
fetal announcement will be made public within a
few DAYS The essential features of the plan have
already been published.
NEW BANK OFFICER.-H. G. Manson has
been elected assistant cashier Of the Gaatn Ma
ttonal Bank
Mountain and Southern Railway Company has ap-
piled to the New-York Stock Exchange 10 list 81
80 600 additional unifying aud refundng mortgage
per bonds of 1929
OFFICERS RE-ELECTED.-At meeting Of the
board of directors OF the American Locomotive
Company held yesterday, tho following officers
were reelected: S. r Galloway. president A J.
Pitkin, vice-president: r. / Gross second vice
president; Leigh Best. secretary; G.. T. Denny
treasurer. and {. +. Patterson controller.
COTTON EXCHANGE NOTES.-The members
of the New York Cotton Exchange will take A
ballot to-day to decide whether or not TO take
the Saturday after Christmas full holiday.
The Cotton Exchange voted recently a propo-
sition to close Friday and Saturday after Christ
mas but this lost. 1t thought that the
members might change their minds as Christmas
approached and vote TO close on both DAYS; but IN
talking IT over among themselves the members
decided TO vote as 10 closing Saturday only.
after Christmas it being generally thought that
complications might arise I'm connection with the
delivery Of spot cotton II Friday were taken as a
holiday too No proposition vet has come before
the governors Of the Stock EXChange 10 close either
Friday o Saturday. The Cotton Exchange voted
yesterday increase the tax for transferring mem
herships from SIS TO $teo.