The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-17
LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES
FEATURES OF INTEREST FOR
 INVESTORS WHEREABOUTS,

Increase-s. N. E. Telephone Co., Dividends. New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad stock is in less active demand from POI to 2O2 1-2. The highest sale of the week was 2OS, closing at 2O2. Edison Electric of Boston transfer books closed on Saturday for the usual quarterly dividend of 1-2 per cent, payable February 1.
 There is some call for local bank stocks, and none offering for sale dur ing the last few days.
 The Agawam National Bank of Springfield will be liquidated and go out of business, it having been decided not to renew the national charter, which will expire in April.
 The stockholders of the Pennsylvania railroad are notified to meet March IA and vote upon a proposition to increase the bonded debt. An issue of $27, ,4S0, 900 six per cent. bonds put out in 1873 will be due June IA and July 1, and $50,- 000,000 four and one-half per cent. col lateral notes will be due October 1. It is proposed to refund these issues at a lower. rate, probably three and one-haf per cent, which will effect large sav- ing in interest. More money will be needed to complete the New York ter minals.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Southern New England Tele- phone company will be held on Tues day, January S1, at 2:30 p. m. Proxies may be sent to Morris F. Tyler or A. H. Hsmbler, treasurer. Dividends soon due are:
 Central Railroad of New Jersey, 2 per cent, payable February 1; books close January 20. Bald Eagle Valley railroad, per cent, payable February i; books closed January TO- szE'
 American Car & Foundry preferred, 1 S-4 per cent, payable February 1: books closed January 10.
 American Chicle, per cent, payable January 20; books closed January IA. American Locomotive preferred, 1 S-4 per cent. payable January 21; books closed December 2. American Smelling Co.,, 1-2 per cent, payable January 27; books closed Janu' ary s.
 American Telegraph & Telephone, 21s per cent, payable January IS; books closed December 31
 American Type Foundry preferred, l 3-4 per cent, payable January 15; books closed January 10. od cent. payable January IS; books closed January 2.
 Atchison preferred, 2 1-2 per cent, payable February 1; books closed De- cember 22.
 Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis 1 If per cent, payable January 20; books closed December 31.
 Delaware Lackawanna & Western, 1 3-4 per cent, payable January 20; books closed January 5. Denver & Rio 3Grande preferred, 1-2 per cent, payable January 16; books closed December 28.
 Great Northern, 3-4 per cent, paya- ble February |; books closed January 23.
 Hooking Valley Railway preferred, per cent, payable January 16; books closed December 27.
 Hudson River Telephone, 1-2 per cent, payable January 16; books closed January b. 4,. ~
 Louisville & Nashville, per cent, payable February 10; books close January 23.
 Metropolitan Street Railway 3-4 per cent, payable January IS; books closed December 23.
 Michigan Central, per cent, payable January 2S; books closed December 31 Missouri Pacific, $2.50, payable Janu ary 20; books closed December g.
 New York Air Brake per cent, pay able January IT; books closed January g.
 New York Central, 1-4 per cent. payable January 16; books closed De cember 31.
 New York & New Jersey Telephone 2 1-2 per cent, payable January IS; books closed January 5.
 New York, Ontario & Western, pel cent, payable January 16; books closed December p.
 Northa Central Railway per cent. payable January Is; books closed De- 2eember 31.
 Reading 1st preferred, 2 per cent. payable March g; books close February 21. ii
 Readingcommon, 1-2 per cent, paya ble February |; books closed January fl. G, >
 Rock Island preferred, l per cent. payable February 1; books closed Jan uary 1S.t ...... .-..........4. .... -.
 Rogers Locomotive Works preferred i 1.2 per cent, payable February ! books closed January 16.
 Southern Pacific preferred, 3 1-2 pel cent, payable January 16; books closed December 31.
 Union Bag & Paper preferred, B. Der cent, payable January 16; books closed December S1.
 United States Rubber preferred, l + per cent, payable March 15; book: close February 2S.
 Western Union Telegraph, IA pei cent. payable January 16; books closed December 20.
 Home Insurance O., New York, Il per cent. & ...'
 Edison of Boston, 1-2 per cent, pay