New-York tribune., 1907-01-09
WALL STREET TOPICS.

FOREIGN TRADING-About 25.oco shares
sold In this market for London account. most OF
the sales being Of Union Pacific. as on Monday.
American stocks in London wsre quiet. with little
feature. There important price changes.
and quotations were generally about parity. Con-
soils were shade easier and the general market
was quiet. The copper stocks rather frmer,
but none OF the leading groups were at all active.
Money trihe stifer in the open market in
London.
ALI. THE TELEPHONE NOTES SOLD. p.
Morgan & Co. announce that the s25.OOOOOO per
cent three-year notes of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, bought by their firm.
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and KIdder, Peabody & Co. of
Boston in conjunction with Barring Bros. & Co
and ]. s. Morgan Co. Of London. have all been
sold. All except about So 100000 have been placed
in the United States.
STANDARD CORDAGE'S NEW DIRECTORS
The stockholders and adjustment bondholders OF
the Standard Cordage Company at the annual
meeting yesterday elected d. S. Ramsay and James
G. Hurry directors 20 succeed F. P. Genung and L.
A. De Kerney and reelected the other retiring
directors
ROCK ISLAND OPENS OFFICE IN LONDON
foreign Office has been opened in London
by the Rock Island the St Louis g. San Francisco
and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railrunds. Alex
ander Jackson has been appointed general Euro
pean agent of these roads, in charge OF freight
passenger and immigration matters
PIG IRON CERTIFICATES-Pig iron certif-
Gates at the New York Produce Exchange were
steady and practically unchanged. There was a
sale of 100 tons OF standard foundry April s22 80
Prices for regular follow: Cash, January. Febru-
airy and March. s21 30 bid Quotations for standard
foundry follow: Cash and January. 80 759s24 80;
February. SO 75GIS2+ March. s22 Ts9s2S so; April.
s22 5OQs23; May and June. s22ds22 so
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The directors Of the
Casualty Company OF America have declared a
semi-annual dividend OF per cent. this being the
initial dividend. This ia said be the first case
OF company OF the kind declaring a dividend
within three years from organization without an
increase OF capital. The Nashville Chattanooga
& ST. Louis Railway Company declared a semi
annual dividend OF per cent. an increase Of
per cent over the last preceding disbursement. The
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey has de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend OF per cent
payable February l. The regular quarterly
dividends OF Ia and per cent the preferred and
common stocks respectively. of the United States
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company have been
declared both payable March l. The Twenty
third Ward Bank has declared the regular semi
annual dividend of per cent and extra dfvi-
dend of per cent, payable on February l.
A BOOK OF OIVIDENDS-The Stock Exchange
firm Of Arthur s Leland & Co. have issued their
annual pocket manual OF dividends paid by the
leading railroad. Industrial. mining and miscella-
stocks in :he United States in 1896
COPPER COMPANY'S ANNUAL. MEETING
At the annual meeting yesterday OF stockholders
% the Nevada Copper Mining and Smelling Com
pany the following board o. directors elected:
William Bayly. o. 2. Posey. ". NJ Hoagiand. w
z. Mitchell II. H Stewart. F. s. TustIr and c.
r. Woodin. The officers elected O. p. Posev
president; w. e. Mitchell vice-president and W.
NJ. Hoagland, secretary and treasurer.