New-York tribune., 1906-01-18

Ioniai Trust Company the following were elected
trustees in the class of 1909: Frank Curtiss, Rich
ard Delafeld, Anson r. Flower, Lowell NJ. Palmer
George Warren Smith. James w. Tappin and WILL
lam T. WardweL At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Empire Trust Company. the
retiring directors were reelected. with the
ton that J. s. Bache and Joseph (. Schwab were
elected in place OF Frederic r. Coudert and Roger
S Baldwin.
BURLINGTON AND oHIos HEAVY EARN
INGS.-The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's earnings and expenses for the month OF
December. 1905. as compared with the correspond
ing month of 1904, exclusive OF the controlled and
affiliated lines shows gross earnings 1905 ST. 4o 59
1901 $5412 25S: increase. stG3S Pol Expenses, 1865.
Sss: l9 S. 5S 66S; increase. 1893 0 Net earn
nCs 1906 $239S 21: 1894. $1653590 increase, s74
For the six months ended December 81, as COM
pared with the period of 1904: Gross earnings
1905 SIS 60407; 1904 s345li7S3 increase, S4065s74
Expenses 1906 S24422 66S; l90i, S2644626 increase
s277S042 Net earnings, 1885, Sli1sI99: 1884, S12eO0
10.; increase, 81 2S76S3 The lines included In this
statement are the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Railroad Company. the Ohio River Railroad Com
pany the west Virginia Short Line Railroad Com
pauy the Ripley and Mill Greek Valley Railroad,
the Pttsourg and Western Railroad Company. the
Pittsburg, Painesvile and Fairport Railroad. the
Pittshurg, cleveland and Toledo Railroad and the
Pttsburg Junction Railroad.
BUTTE COPPER ,PRODUCTION-The mines in
the Butte copper camp produced In December a
SI7o55 pounds over the November output and lS3867S
pounds in excess Of the average monthly produc-
ton for the first eleven months Of 1905. The addi-
ton OF the December figures makes the total pro-
duction for 1905 81, ,751 065 pounds The 1905 pro-
ducton Of S4175o65 pounds compares with 1888 40
pounds 1904, a gain of 43,425,525 pounds per
cent in one year. The December output was the
largest of any month IN 1906 with the single
ception of June, which broke all previous sub
sequent records to date with output of Sl29o0oo
pounds about 10000 pounds in excess OF the De-
cember figures.
PIG IRON ADvANCED.-virginla iron has been
advanced 80 cents ton to SIC at the furnace.
Producers report brisk demand for pig iron of
all grades and say that the buying movement
seems to be getting pretty well under way. Pur-
chases in February expected TO be large. Some
large sales of basic have been made within the last
few days In the Philadelphia market. a sale of
1000 tons OF foundry ron made IN this market
on Tuesday at current quotations.
AMALGAMATED DIvIDEND.-The Amalganat-
ed Copper Company directors meet for dividend
action to-day. The stock is expected to be placed
upon a per cent basis, and some of the leading
copper interests in New York are looking forward
TO the declaration OF an extra" The company
paid per cent in 1899. per cent in 1900 IN per
cent in 1901, 212 per in 1902. per in 1903
and 1904, and Sl4 per cent in 1905.
BIG BLOCK OF CANADIAN PACIFIC LAND
sOLD.-It IS understood that the Canadian Pact-
fc Railway Company has completed negotiations
for the sale of 50j 900 land to an English
syndicate. The price is reported good author
ity to have been s. an acre.
AMALGAMATED COPPER CONTROT.-It is
understood that the Guggenheim interests have
been heavy buyers of Amalgamated Copper, and
that their holdings about as large as those
of the Rockefellers,