New-York tribune., 1907-12-25
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IA
only a few hundred shares in the local market
and the general market dull and rather heavv
Most of the business abroad directed to even
ing of contracts incident to the holidays and
the fortnightly statement. the latter beginning Fri
day. Money in good demand at the British
capital, Discount rates unchanged Berlin
rates trife lower Berlin exchange on Lon
don was weak The Bank of England did largs
business in loans and discounts at IL per cent
There was an active German demand for gold
DIVIDENDS, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have been
declared follows: United States Industrial Aco-
hoI Company regular quarterly 1s4 per cent on tn.
preferred. payable January To- Bank Of the Man.
haitian Company regular semi-annual per cent
and extra per cent, payable January . An,sri-
can Coal Products Company regular quarterly Il.
per cent, pa yable January 1. Bankers Trust Com
pany regular quarterly per cent, payable January
2 The Washburn Wire Company quarterly tSt
per cent, payable January ]. Chace Mills Of Fail
River quarterly per cent, Davis Mills of Fall
River quarterly liz per cent Rutland Railroad
regular annual IL per cent, payable January y.
Second National Bank regular serni-annual per
cent payable January 2. Hanover National Bank
regular quarterly per cent. payable January =
NORTHWEST ANTICIPATES DIVIDEND Pay
,rrNTS-The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company has anticipated the payment OF its divi-
dends which, according 10 the announcement made
at the time OF their declaration were to be paid
January . The company, however, decided TO
make the disbursement before that time. and local
stockholders received their dividend checks yester
dav morning The total disbursement ON this sc-
count is approximately s4.OOOooe-
EoTrrPNFNT FOR PHILIPPINES AND PORTO
RICO. G. White & Co have placed an order
for a number of combination baggage and passen-
ger cars with the American Gar ana rouncry
Company for the Philippine railways, delivery TO
be made in March For the Porto Rico Railway
Company the purchase OF ten oox cars and ten
Aat cars IS being negotiated. These are TO meet
the demand for sugar and tobacco transportation
over the extension from San Juan to Caguas, tn
the interior
AMERICAN GRAPHAPHONE DIVIDEND
PAsSED-The directors of the American Grapha-
phone Company have passed the dividend on tbs
common stock due at this time In March OF tina
current wear the rate increased TO per
cent basis. The president of the company says:
Tn view OF the unsettled conditions. the directors
have decided not declare the usual quarterly
dividend the common stock
GOLD MOVEMENTS-GoId amounting TO s20e.-
900 was withdrawn from the Bank Of England yes
terday for New York account Against TINS With
drawaI the bank received from the Continent f53.-
900 The steamship La Bretagne, OF the French
Line. which arrived here yesterday from HaVre.
brought eight packages of gold coin valued az
500 OOo This makes the total gold arrivals on ths
present movement sSl.065,os1
NEW TREASURER FOR UNITED METALS
SELLING COMPANY.-R. NJ Stuart-Wortley has
sold his membership the Stock Exchange for
900 and will retire from the firm of Edward
sweet & Co. on January l. when he will assume
the office of treasurer of the United Metals Selling
Company
FOURTH NATIONAL DIVIDEND UP-Ths d.
rectors of the Fourth National Bank have declared
a semi-annual dividend of per cent, placing the
stock on per cent basis. as against per cent
paid since 1895.
PHENIX BANK RESUMES DIVIDENDS--Ths
directors OF the Phenix Bank have declared a dvi-
dend OF 3 per cent for the last six months OF the
year. payable January . This dividend which
places the stock per cent basis. is the first
since 1900.
SAVINGS BANK INTEREST.-The Union Square
Savings Bank will pay interest at the rate OF per
cent year on sums of IS 70 $500. and ar the rate
of 31s per cent from $500 to $1,000
COTTON EXCHANGE SEAT SOLD-The Cotton
Exchange membership of N R Schoonnaker mas
been sold to J. T. Gwathmey FOR $4,000.