New-York tribune., 1906-10-18
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IN
5000 shares in the local market, of which 10000
shares were purchases. The heaviest buying was
in United States Steel. Reading and the copper
stocks. In London the general market firm.
with especial strength IN the copper issues Money
IN good demand in the British capital; also in
Paris and Berlin, though there material
change IN discount rates
WESTERN UNION.-Directors Of the Western
Union have reelected the officers. with the excep-
ton OF W. E. Atkins. who has been elected vice
president in the contracting department. The ex-
ecutive committee has ben reduced in number from
twelve TO nine. and is made up OF the following:
Thomas T. Eckert, chairman; r. c. Clowry, J. T..
Perry, George ]. Gould, w. l. Bull, Edwin Gould
Frank ]. Gould, Jacob II. Schin and Joseph j.
Slocum. the last named being member OF the
committee. On account OF possible defect In
advertising the special meeting of the stockhoId-
authorize issue of bonds, some question having
been raised that the meeting ought to have been
advertised little longer than IL was. and on ac-
count OF the magnitude OF interest involved counsel
has advised that another special meeting of the
stockholders be called with a view of re-enacting
the proceedings of the meeting OF the 10TH The
meeting will be held November o.
AMALGAMATED COPPER.-Directors Of ths
Amalgamated Copper Company will meet to-day
TO take action the dividend. Wall Street is IN
will remain unchanged. The present condition
OF the metal market and the tremendous earnings
OF all the various copper companies apparentlv
justify increased return to the holders OF Anal
gamated Copper shares.
WABASH DEBENTURES-The activity IN Wa
bash debenture Bs has again attracted comment
to the bond conversion plan which will bs actad
upon by the stockholders at the meeting In ToIs1o
on October %. The opinion prevails that when tbe
matter of converting both the A and 8 uer cant
debentures into the proposed new per cent ho,d.
comes up for vote II will be found that at I.ast
~ per cent OF the deoenture holders favor the ex-
change.
BOSTON & MONTANA.-A meeting Of IN. A.,
rectors or the Boston & Montana Copper and Sill
yer mining Company was held yesterday ar which
dividend was declared. No official announcan,an,
as TO the rate OF the dividend will be made unt,I
after the meeting OF the AmaIgamated con,na,y
directors to-day. The preceding dividend on Roe
ton g Montana was 81 a share and So extra
REPUBLIC IRON AND STEEL.-At the animal
meeting or the Republic Iron and Steel COMPANY
the following directors were elected: Tracy NJ
Guthrie. II. 8. Black and ]. B. Duke They ,uc-
ceed g g. Guthrie deceased Harry Rubens aDd
Alexander Thompson
NEW iottfN. NEW HAVEN & HARTFOPr
Al the annual meeting OF the New York N.w
Raven e Hartford Railroad stockholders all ,ha
old BOARD or directors reelected excent R,ch
ahce with recent vote passed. no directors vVsra
cho,eh N 'heir places total OF 5ss i22 shares OF
stock were represented u
WESTERN AIARYIAND-A+ ,h ,
ing OF the Western Maryland Railroad Comnar,,
tue directors were reelected. No other business
was transacted. The pamphlet report which ,n,