The San Francisco call., 1905-01-27
Receipts of Produce.
STOCK MARKET.
Active Trading in Both Local and
Mining Shares

The brokers on the Stock and Bond Elk
change yesterday rolled up another large day 9
firm. with an upward tendency. The buying
orders were much more numerous than the
selling orders The sugars e were nrm saa with nn
fractional advances in Honokaa and Makaweli.
Alaska Packers recovered to $s7. Contra Costa
most of the advance. Pacific States Tel. and
Tel recovered to $105 Gas and Electric ad-
vsnced from $51 62h to 500. 49,
There was also active trading in the Ton
opah mining stocks, with prices generally
strong There wat nothing new in the Com
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company will
pay a regular quarterly dividend OF 1M per
cent and an extra dividend OF OF l per
paid in the preceding quarter and Ia per cent
in the corresponding quarter last year
At the regular annual meeting OF the stock
hclders of the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph Company. to be held on February g.
1905. propositions will be voted upon to In
teen to fifteen and the executive committee
from five to seven and to increase the capital
stock from $40 000 000 in 100, 600 shares OF the
par value of 500 each, to $25, coo, 900, In 25Q-
coo shares of 500 each.
The Savings and Loan Society has re elected
the old board of directors composed of Arthur
A. Smith Horace Davis. c. E. Goodman. A.
N. Drown Willis e. Davis. Charles r. Bishop.
Stew. ST. is Arthur A. Smith was reelected presi-
dent, A. N Drown vice president. Cyrus w.
Carmany cashier and secretary. Edwin Bon
Htil dSSlStdut caShcA ohu "oa1aSo -NS0NNASS
auditor.
At the regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Giant Powder Company Con-
solidated the following directors and officers
were reelected: c. c. Bernis. president: L.
F. Monteagle. vice president; 7. B. Pheby,
T. r. Bishop. James Smith and Charles H.
Crccker C. C. Quinn was reelected secretary.
Regular monthly dividends of soc per share
were paid during the past year and net profits
OF about 600 above the amount required
fer these payments were realized. The ex-
rlosion at the company's works required an
outlay OF $1,000 for repairs etc.. which was
written Off.
The regular quarterly dividend of u per cent
and the extra dividend of "A per cent recently
declared on Amalgamated Copper stock will
both be paid on February 27. The company
reduced its initial dividend rate of 3 per cent
per annum in September. 1901. when the di-
rectors declared 11s per cent quarterly and no
extra" In December. 1901. ] per cent was
declared followed by u per cent In April.
1902 since which time the rate has been u
per cent quarterly. The output Of copper from
the Amalgamated properties during 1904 waA
approximately "a $50 gross tons. and the total
production OF all Montana mines 137. .9S7 gross
tons. Independent properties are credited with
49, 6S7 gross tons.
companv recently declared a dividend OF SO
nor share as against IS for the previous quar-
ter and So a year ago. The company has paid
dividends since 1888 and for the last few years
as follows: In 1899 $50; 1900, $43; 1901. $35;
1902. sic; 1908, SO. and in 1904. S64. In De
cember 1904. q cash dividend Of $50 was paid.