New-York tribune., 1906-06-21
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses were not
active in the local market. their transactions being
made up in great part of a few sales of United
States Steel common and small purchases of Balti-
more & Ohio. In London cOnsols were firm and
Russian bonds enjoyed early rally. though clos
ing heavy. Money easy, and but for the ner-
vousness in Paris on account of the Russian inter
nal situation there would he very little hesitation
about predicting a reduction in the bank rate to-
day. London rather more actively bullish and
the volume of business in American stocks was bet
ter than il has been for some time past.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The Metropolitan
Trust Company has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of per cent payable July 2. The board
of directors of the Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany has declared the regular quarterly dividend
Of ger payable June so. The directors of the
Bank of New York y. b a have declared the reg
ular semi-aunuaI dividend of per cent. payable
July . The board of directors of the Merchants
Exchange National Bank have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of per cent, payable July ?.
The directors of the Union Switch and Signal Com
pauy have declared the regular quarterly dividend
of per cent the common stock and 2te per
on the preferred stock. both payable July 10, to
Railroad OF New Jersey have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of per cent. payable August
TO stock Of record July Il. The directors of the
Montreal Steel Company have Gec!2red dividend
- rer cent the common stock for the half
year ended May 81 This Is the first time a half
yearly dividend he's been declared and il done
account of the large earnings Of the half year
The Ninissing Mines Company have declared
initial quarterly dividend of per cent, payable
July %. Directors OF the Oriental Bank have de
clared the regular semi-aanuaI dividend Of per
cent payable July > The directors cf the Atlantic
Cotton Mills have declared a semi-annual dividend
of s. payable July stock of record OF June 10.
The directors of the New York Airbrake Company
have declared the regular quarterly dividend ~
per cent rayabe July IS Directors Of Iehigh Val
ley have declared the regular sei-apnual dividend
Of cent on the common stock The board OF
trustees of the New York Trust Co:nnany has de
clared the regular quarterly dividend OF per cent.
payable July Tire board of trustees of the Morton
Trust Company has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of Ter cent, payable July ? The Interna-
ttoral Nickel Company has declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of 1l2 per cent its preferred
stock payable August I.
DIVIDENDS INCREASED.-The board of t-ls-
of the Mercantile Trust Company las declared
the regular quarterly dividend OF Per cent and
extra dividend OF per cent, payable on June IN
Directors of the Hamilton Rank have declared a
semi-annual dividend OF per cent. payable July
This dividend is at the rate OF per cent year.
an increase of per cent the annual dividends
heretofore declared. The American Chlcle Com
pany declared the regular quarterly dividend OF
1e per it's preferred stock. and the regular
monthly dividend of per cent on the common
stock. also extra dividend OF per cent the
tors OF the Chase National Bank have declared
semi-annual dividend OF 10 per cent. payable
July 2. This dividend is an increase at the of
per cent year over the dividends heretofore de-
clared- Directors OF the Bank OF America have
declared a semi annual dividend OF IL per cent pay
able on July 3 This is at the rate OF % per cent
a year, and Is increase OF per cent the
dividend previously declared. American Telephone.
and Telegraph directors have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of Ia per cent and an extra