The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-22
LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES
OF INTEREST FOR
 LOCAL INVESTORS.

The Present Interest in the Trolley Road stock and in she Gas stack-. Other Local stock.
 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company stock in sympathy with the general market is slightly low er in price, having sold from 194 to 191, closing at 1sOaz bid. 192 asked.
 Swift S Co. stock is steady from 1001s to 1O1.
 New York and New Jersey Telephone rompany rights have sold from 31s to BH; the stock is steady at 136 to Al.
 The last lot of certificates for the new stock of the Southern New England Tel ephone company were sent out on Sat urday. The stock has been quoted 130 bid. The new stock will get the usual quarterly dividend in April.
 New Haven Gas Light company stock was rather demoralized the latter part os last week owing to several holders who desired to sell the stock and pur- chase the rights, the difference in the market price being too great. The stock sold from $50 to $45. and runlor has it that one or two holders sold stock at lower figures than the latter price. The market for the stock being only local; it is very foolish for holders having stock all paid for, and in the absence of a de- mand at the moment to offer it down. However, it gives the investor with cash in hand a good chance to buy into
 
 price than at any time in the last eight years.
 New Haven Water company stock was quoted as from SIP to $1oS.
 The first installment of $50 per share on the new stock of the New York and New Jersey Telephone company is due and payable March 1.
 Brooklyn Union Gas righs expire March l.. They have a quotation of IA to 14A.
 Greene Copper rights sold from to 10 cents.
 The Fair Haven and Westville Rail- road stock advanced from s34 to $39 per share last week upon repeated rumors of a negotiation for it's control. As a business proposition the property is cer- ! tainly an attractive one. It has no mortgage debt on a main line double track road through the center of the city, from Fair Haven to Westville and from steamboat dock to Orange. It noyE owns all the trolley lines in New. Haven and vicinity which is a steadily growing city, where five steam roads center on the through line from New York to Boston, making it the best strategic point in New England. Dividends soon due are: Adams Express, $2. March 1; books closed February Ii. American Chicle. 1, February 20; February IS.
 American Railways, 11s, February 15; February g. Amalgamated Copper. 11s, February 29: January 2S. Baltimore & Ohio, ?, March I; Feb ruary IS.
 Baltimore & Ohio pf,, ?, March 1; February 18 Boston & Providence, 21s, April 1. Brooklyn Union Gas, 2 March 1.
 Butterick Co, 1, March 1; February 20
 Calumet & Hecla, $10, March P; February 20.
 C.. C.. c. & St. Louis, 2, March 2; February 3.
 Chicago & Ct. Western pf A, $2.5o February 29; February 13.
 Chicago, St. Paul, M. & Omaha, g. February 20; February G.
 Chicago, St. Paul, M. & Omaha pf, s1s, February 20; February 6.
 Cleveland, Pittsburg, 1%, March i; February 10
 Colorado & Hooking c. and L.. 4, May 15.
 Delaware & Bound Brook, ?, February 20; February 12.
 Delaware & Hudson, 1%, March 15; February 24.
 Diamond Match, 21a, March F; Febru- ary 27s
 Erie 1st pf., 2, February 29; January 30.
 international Pump pf., 11s, April |; March 15.
 M. St. P. s. $. s. M. ?, April 15; March 31.
 National Biscuit pf., 1a4, February 2s; February r.
 North American, H., March 1, Febru- ary 20.
 North Pennsylvania, 2 February 10; February 25
 Norfolk & Western pf., ?, February 19; February 5.
 Peoples Gas, 111a, February 25; Febru- ary IS.
 Philadelphia co. pf, 2ls. March |; February F.
 Pressed Steel Car, 2. February %; February s.
 Pressed Steel Car pf., 1sl, February 2S; February ?.