The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-17
LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES.

New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad has been offered in few small lots at prices fractionally lower of late. Sales have been 1s5 1-2 to 1s4 IA, clos ing at 195. ...... The feature of interest in stock cir cles has been the decline in Pennsylva- mia railroad stock from 120 to no S-4, with a rally at the close Saturday to 112. These prices are the lowest in five years. ...,~..:.. The committee of the Consolidated Lake Superior company stockholders have extended the time for the stock holders to assent to the plan of reduc- tion of the capital to November IF. A considerable majority have already de- posted their stock, of both classes, and the plan will no doubt be effective; the plan contemplates an assessment of three dollars per share. ..s Edison Electric of Boston sold to 243 on Friday, closing at 240 bid, 243 asked. The city of Hartford has just made temporary loan of S300,0O0 from one of her financial institutions for bridge purposes; the rate of interest is not mentioned.
 An instal1ment of twenty dollars per share on the new stock of the American Telephone & Telegraph company will be payable November21.
 Dividends soon due are:
 Adams Express, per cent, payable December I; books closed November 13. American Chicle, per cesnt., paya- ble November 20; books close November 17.
 American Cotton Oil, per cent, pay able December I; books closed Novenn- Der 12.
 Annalgamated Copper, 1-2 per cent, payable November 30; books closed Oc- tober 22.
 American Waltham Watch, per cent,, payable December 1; books closed November s. -..r
 Anaconda Mining, 50 cents, payable November 16; books closed October IT. Bessener & Lake Erie preferred, 3 per cent, payable December 1; books closed November 14.
 Brooklyn Union Gas, per cent, pay able December 1; books closed Novenn- Der IA.
 Chesapeake & Ohio, per cent, paya- ble November 27; books closed Novenn- ber g.
 Consolidated Gas, per cent, paya- ble December 15; books closed Novem- Der 15.
 Da1y-west, s5 cents, payable Novem- ber 16; books closed November 10.
 Delaware & Hudson, 3-4 per cent, payable December 15; books close Mo- vember 25.
 Diamond Match, 1-2 per cent, pay able December 12; books close Novem- Der 2S.
 National Biscuit preferred, 3-4 per cent, payable November 30; books closed November IA.
 Norfolk & Western, 1-2 per cent, payable December IS; books close De- cember 2. a
 North American, 1 per cent, payable November. 25; books closed November 12.
 Pennsylvania railroad, per cent, payable November 30; books closed Mo- vember 5.
 Peoples Gas, 1-2 per cent, payable November 25; books closed November 14. %~@
 Proctor & Gamble, per cent, paya- ble November 14; books closed October 31
 Pressed Steel Car. 1-2 per cent, payable November 30; books closed Mo- yember g.
 Pressed Steel Car preferred, 3-4 per cent, payable November 25; books closed November 4.
 Pullman Co.,, per cent, payable Mo- vember 16; books closed October 31. Quaker Oates preferred, 1-2 per cent, payable November 30; books close No vember 20. -'
 Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg, 11-4 per cesnt., payable November 16; book close December 2
 United States Steel, 50 cents, payable December 30; books close December 9. United States Steel preferred, 1 S-4 per cent, payable November 16; books closed October 20. ...
 United States Express, per cent, payable November 1s; books closed Octover 31.
 West Chicago Street railway, S14 per cent, payable November 16; books closed November 5. Y. ..- *