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New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
LEEIGH VALLEYS REPORT.

me annual report Of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
&c company fer tie fiscal year ended June 30
-I shows gross earnings Of Ss.e-S s31, increase
eFer the preceding year Of S327s57L The operating
expenses were sa2II4,252 increase Of 81 So, ,0f2
.seting net earnings OF sI3seS4I7s. increase CT
s-SaSs2 The surplus for the year WAS 02aSoS an
increase OF &573,3ss. Two ssmi-annual dividends Of
o Der cent each paid the preferred capital
slock, and two dividends Of per cent, with an
e1lta dividend OF per cent each, paid on the
oohninon stock. The ratio Of expenses TO earnings
SHOWS decrease Of from S. IS per cent to 6l31 per
cenl, q favorable showing considering the heavy
increase in the cost OF all materials and supplies
eho the higher rates OF wages paid employees
pser 81 per cent Of the company's gross earnings,
or "a ~ 051. was paid in wages 70 2Seo employees
Expenditures for maintenance OF way amounted
te sss So. increase of A3ec9. Expenditures for
maintenance OF equipment amounted TO olSoeA
an Increase Of 500 ss7. Conducting transportation
ecst G2,lbasa, an increase Of si,3s.7N The ratio
OF this latter class Of expenses 10 gross earnings
was S355 per cent, as against 1922 per cent last
year. an increase Of only 80 per cent Tne IN
crease IN this class of expenses was due TO te IN
creased volume Of traffic increased rates OF wages
paid employees the greater cost OF All materials
ana supplies Current assets OF the company are
&.f3ss7 IN excess OF current liabilities The pront
sae loss account at the end OF the year was
Slf.es
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
act prices in the local market to-


consumption. 2Ie bales souIhern spot markets were
12+c: sales, 200 bales: Savannah steady a
duii unchanged at is5c: Bsitnore nominal un
ehanged al Is NC; 81 Louis quet unchansed at 10
Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cables: Spot
American Iaiddling Sales ioooo bales !nci9anE s5S6
900 bales Futures opened steady al an naTsSes =;
Al points; closed quiet but steady advance
es43ad September October. eeoAd: october-Novem,
S6S sSod sisSfy- FesraSfy
ee2ad; May-June. o634d Manchester-YaTns dull;
FLOUR AND MEAL--The -four market continued to
tone was Te Sais an s doy R aa hs a9 'ady a. IN
F e s2od & - e0gSt go & ehoss e to S feney a$S u
IFGH % 'F g''eF @ R b dried aS - S3 e9 40 81 A @
coarse. 81 ieasl Is FEED-western Ann city firm:
s25 co; -four DO s2s co red dog s2s 10; city bran bulk
dog: SIS chop. s34 50: DO sacks 50 7o
gRAINwfIEAT-In the fore part Of the session wheat
displayed better undertone and fair advance which
dsy genod by hher dsbe ss ] of op'
cash business IN the West partly for export and gen
upur first arrested by increase Of 1889 600 bush
against an increase Of 7ss 900 bush las. year and sim
Wan street selling q wheat FtnaI prices while Ag 10
curb September declined &c further to sslzc The ex
port business was reported as high as 20 loads nany No
reported worked another large -four business
from the previous day Private lines wording
shape Daily statistics were missing so that no idea
pool there was a undertone and I'd net advance
closed 1oG35 points higher Berlin was up
and Budapest &c bush. Broomhal estimated
that after allowing for moderate curtainent Of con-
a prices Russia would have
10 export six months I2o 600 900 BUSH allow
ing for North shipping ss,ot0oO during the
period Considerable buish crop news came In
the Northwest during the day At the close No
red quoted Gle elevator and s21zc aioat: No
81 and No hard winter, s4c D
CORN-The early market followed other
grains aad very firm for time. rejecting also some
hIisb rn advices from various parts Of the belt fair
ceaTances an Of I'd at Liverpool and commits
Reactions In the late afternoon wiped
ont mart 0, the and the closing tone more
tbs steady Influenced in part by the depressing news
from Wall Street ard good rain, in Western sections that
heen complaining recently OF drouth Early reports
that Bulgaria prohibited exports OF corn oats ana
prospects were denied IN later
closed the basis of Gle
Sor No in elevator 81 lsc ehoat: NO white
No 62c Z o b efoat oATS-Septer-
bsr . climbed In the early trade and later posoIs
% ~ ac,ive commission buying and bull support
hecIes nm by complaints of light weight In ohio and
Infavo-ahle reports from othr parts OF e
belt cash locally quosed as feoss
bsc: natural white 30 70 81 ID nsz qtutsc
% .linrad white So ~ 581s Gs4c Rfb-Mar<et
anie.. Eo Western. s41ac. new, to arrive
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

rx,r,r-r.4, ~, New York. August IA 1907
NOf r t>fS-Ahe coree market steady 10 firm dur
ing NooaS session. although trading very ouet
Sne cose was steady at net advance 5qI0 points
safes Ior the day at $50 hars TIA
opening was quiet and unchanged there being
demand on the call to impart the bulish news 10 tho
course OF prices European markets q firm show
ing tns bEazllan markets were steady primary re-
Selpts were hight and the weather State of Sac
an vas such as 10 cause continued apprehension re-
sarulng the coming outlook, very
three sections and rain in the other The French
marker was - higher, Hamburg closed nm
changed TO - pig higher. Rio unchanged but
santos advanced 90 reis and the Brazilian eX-
Snange was unchanged Receipts the ports were
pass against 5000 bass the previous day and
pocoV oass last year. Jundiahy receipts 81
bags. against 5000 year. So far for the season
Ieselpls al the two Braziiaa
5Ss.Vo bags less than for the time year ago
tracing here was probably curtaec 70 by
me wire trouble. but this is not affecting the coffee
market TO the extent that
owing 20 the fact that cable
rather than by wire from interior. market
spot conee quiet with quotations the basis
Csc for Rio No Z.
The OF contract prices in the local market to
WAS
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

lake quoted 1eglesoo electrolyc At lsls Joc and
s5n S s. ss 5as Lss sa dsnsa a q %
in London speter was 2s Cd higher at Il ~ = & se so 1
iocally Iron lower in the English market Wlta
a. 5es Lc e a 0GS mak ri a1 quiet
s2s 2 No fns Tfbn' s2sSssa 70 and
sqGtheTn grades nominal The market 3 fer s pig eR
Standard foundry grades quoted October November anu
,MoLAsSs AND went ' eff slowly y.si sRd
time Of the year At the time there is no
pressure OF goods for sale that would not
f6s foo y %oLsEsSew osssna e Orleans
SS@s5G Na% e1sP oeabs 1s opeB 1sf Kettle Saa
common 1Sa14s fair l5q17ci good. 1s@2oc' prime Zc9
moderately active c,Hds5 wish sPS RS
octo6s Noysn6s e2ga2q I,ss9 1eS 1 Mas
SSs ss bp 5s silla5PBa @ s1Ra@Fd 9,5s
fined New York 1os0c PhadelRMnia , Phi pblIsse
bis 1905 bgk easc water white New r6s gqT
crude steady: prime ysllow G..sSr spot
s @ ao AgEst SS&ae S2 0 spsRsF 9 Dscs@ber s sSs
$3.50 January $s s9c of sumger yeiloT Tis AHSdt JEblte
6oc prime E %iner yeiow e6c INsEED
s sssa f5s o rfT D S5ff GS5a351s0"h raw
and was we'll suppofe9 by commssion houses up
last hour, when realizing developed causing setback
6 higher eS cheaso a receipts o3o head sstaatsd for
s ssn oadd t Ness city ssSss sPS $50 60 as f la
India mess s2ias22 BEEF HAMs-steady. quote at
s2Sqs27 DRESSED HOGS Quoted; BacG.ns o. ,S S4c'
CIT MEATS-Pckled bellies quiet Quoted: smoking;
18q13sc: 10 10 12c: IL ~ 11hc: IA ~ 1885 PcEded
hams steady; quoted at 12AG TALLoW-SSesagg:
Middle prime. 8ae ioc city lard quiet quoted
at sfsc Refined lard quiet. Quoted South lenerica;
10 10c: Continent. oeoc Brazil kegs II 65c Copouna
steady quoted at So acc. STEARINE-Seady- Quoted:
ole9 sAqssse; city lard stearne lie ,.,s- -,oaorat.
demand many points, but the markets rule. were
steady firm. Locally there fairly good distrio-
ton with buyers finding assortments pretty well broken
up Quotations follow: Domestic. screentngs sac sec
heads. 4Q4hc: heads 5% @ec: fancy heads.
81 6S1eci 6as dTc Japan domestic.
Az 05ll Patna, 69612c; Rangoon. in bond. 2sG2ac
SUGAR-Business in refined sugar is still or very n9d-
proportions Jobbers working down aNaiiaple
supplies Interior storage points are being
worked by The following list prices
subject a rebate 10 points and cent on Tor
cash Crystal doninos. 7.25c; Eagle tablets
200; cut loaf and crushed. 7oc mould o3oc; CUBES
525c; xxx powdered, 5.I5c: Eagle 5-fo bags pow
dered coarse powdered fruit powdered. 510c: Eagle
confeconers' granulated. 52Sc; coarse and extra e
51oc; 2ro 5-fo bags fine 53oc S2 TO pass
fine 525c fine 5.15c; fine standard sranu-
lated SC: so 70 bags fine 5o5c: Diamond a. &c;
No T. roc: No g. .65c No 6 zoe; No 4, 4ooc no O.
soc; No O. 4.45c; 35c' No IL. 4Soc: NO l.:
25c; No 13 2Gc Is and 1e, 415c. The local
remained dull and more or iess
trfugal g6 test 1916; muscovado. 50 test -loc
and molasses sugar SO test 316c London oeet sugar
was dull and unchanged. with August at Us ed ana Sep
9A.d Meetings. at Atlantic ports last %eek
week year. Receipts for the week were
p tons compares with 81 sI last week ana
40 sS1 a wear ago Total stock is 2T2e eT2 TONS against
2S3 94s last week and zoe 6e4 last year.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
INTERNAL REVENUES INCREASE.
1srrsr by $50. SCI. .2s4 in Fiscal Year of 1907
Than in That Of 1906

Washington. Aug. 14-In common with other
sources Of revenue OF the United States Treasury.
the receipts from internal revenut for the fiscal
wear ended June %. 1901. showed large increase
ever those Of the preceding year.
As shown by figures just compiled in the Internal
Revenue Bureau. the aggregate receipts from all
sources for the fiscal year Of 1897 were s2ss 6 o2
an increase OF s2a5s 7ss the receipts OF 1905
i notable that every source Of internal revenue
showed an increase for the last year except the
miscellaneous division. In which the decrease
amounted 10 s4o.4c0.
Following are the figures Of the receipts and IN
crasss from the various sources Of internal rev.
s-.-its s5ssss eol: increase, 81 2s42Ss
Tobacco, 81 a1.05e: increase, S,SSa072. -
Ferlnenre6 liquors $50 SIS: increase. sSeS,e5a-
oleonarear3ne, sss7.e41: increase. s317.s03-
A6rite-ate6 butter. s12. .743: increase, S,-Sa
Process or renovated butter, s1Sl, 7s5; increase,
XIII
Niscellz-eous, ssssoso; decrease $40. 100.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

and yellow per basket 25dS1 80; do state. white per
bb Ssas4 50 per basket 81 5os2 do Orange County
red per bag 81 256S1 so; do Maryland and virginia
white 81 25qS1 so; do yellow bbl " 3op
So do yellow per basket 81 12Sl 25; do potato per
basket s1qS1 25 Baltimore and Pennsyvanla per "a
Dbl basket, 81 12GS1 25: LEXIS and SHALLO1S. Per
100 punches. s1qs1 %; OKFA Jersey per basket Sl o
sey bullnose per bb 81 5Oqs2 do long. 81 509s2 do
cheese 81 259S1 75 Jersey, basket, 6ocQS1; do
per bush box 50Q75c do Virginia and North Carolina
per basket. 60GS5c; PEAS. Western New 1ork, per
basket 75c4s1 25 do per bag, 65cs1; RADISHES near
by. per 100 bunches 75cQS1; STRING BEANS. Western
DO Jersey green. per basket 75cqS1 do wax 6ogsec:
do Long Island and Jersey green bag, 6OQsoc do
wax 50Q75c: do Connecticut bag ST. do wa.
75cS1 do Boston, bush box T5cqS1; do Balti-
more basket. 75cGS1; do Norfolk green, per
basket 75cGSf; SQUASH marrow, per bbl crate. 75cq
q DO white per Dbl 75cGs1 So do yellow crookneck
aocgs1 25; TOMATOES. keyport, per box. 5ocQs1; do
basket 3595Oc: do Baltimore per box 5075c: DO Mary
land and Delaware 6basket carrier 5075c; do
basket carrier. 30q6oc: TURNIPS rutabaga. per bbl,
eocqSl IL; do white per 100 punches. s2GS5.
HAY AND STRAW-HAY-Receipts light market
easily supplied at this date Old lots show little
rnness It has to be close accepted estimation
for full prices. The is s5c 81 % per 100 II;
business light: We quote Prime. large bales. 100
ib 81 2 No l. 81 20 No 2. 81 05Gs1 10: 95c; ship
ping Soc: clover. mixed 75c9S1 O5: clover T0G90c.
STRAW-Long fairly steady 60965c. light.
to-day: Erie. co. Pennsylvania 120 Lehigh Valley 80;
Baltimore Ohio. 100; river boats. 80; total $40 tons.
Receipts OF straw so tons
MILK AND CREAM-The Exchange price remains at
&c a quart net TO the shipper in the pc The
ceipts Of milk cream, 40quart cans for
AQVlEf f1
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

COTTON-The cotton market rendered very
nervous and unsettled renewal OF weakness
In Wall Street, and the reported failure in manu-
featuring circles. The close at practically TIE
lowest point OF the day and showed a net loss OF
15Gls points Sales for the day were estimated al
225 900 6aes The opening was steady at an advance
OF o points TO decline OF points, which was Just
about due the cables During the early session
the market eased Of scattering liquidation by
yesterdays buyers. who may have been Influenced by
unseltlng regarding the financial situation and
the talk Of the Southwest According 10 pT!-
ae wires however IT seemed that the rain in Texas
had been confined TO scattering showers along
the coast; with the interior Of the remaining
dry and hot and with tbs forecast calling for
tnueG dry weather, prices rallied during the middle
session 10 within 4 points OF last nights finals
covering OF shcrts- Later the market had quite
severe break the reported failure OF automobile
manufacturer and the weakness in the stock market
wall street houses were selling on this decline and
IL seemed that the New Orleans people who had been
sending bush messages changing their position.
for wires were received saying that IL looked like
cooler weather and probably showers in Texas in the
next day two Liverpool reported q better demand
Tor spot cotton and Liverpool houses buyers here
during the morning. The English spot sales were
10000 bales at advance Of points Light showers
were reported al Galveston. Corpus Christi and Hous
ton but news from the interior OF Texas is greatly
curtailed BY the wire troubles
The range OF contract prices in the local market
s s
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool. Aug. 14-closing- AT quiet: No
Id December. Is 2Iad: March. Is AID. CoRN-spot'
At 5s 2&d; futures hrrn; September II s.d: October.
As iisd PEAs-canadan firm. at 6s Cd: FLOUR
tpaciac COAST quiet. g losafs 5s BEEF-Entra
western quiet. ls 3D. HAMsEshort cut IA to 10 s'
Sujet an 52s; rib. 16 "a n, firm 55s long
clear mddes. light. % TO 81 N quiet at 52s Cd long
clear middles heavy 40 10 ull. at Sos Cd short
clear backs l6 90 N. quIe: at AIS Cd; clear bellies
"a IN IG II, auiet 50s. SHOULDERS-sguare. III 10
is 10 easy. 36s Sd, LARD-PTme Western In terees;
rItes American refined In pals. STEADY az
s4s pd C-IIEEsE-Cenadian finest white. hrm 25s;
Canadian finest eolored new firm 51s LAi-IoM nst
ar ais Cd ROSIN-Common steady lis 3D. PErHO
Is
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
BROOKLYN RAPID TPANSIT.
IRON TRADE CONDITIONS.
The Iron Age says:

Foundrymen. large and small. seem TO persist
In the policy of keeping out OF the market. and
even the largest smeIters buying only from
week 10 week for prompt delivery They are en-
couraged in their course by constantly lower prices
in some sections. In other districts mostly in ths
south the makers are cIinging to the prices which
have prevailed for a considerable time, but they
are not making any sales and in some eonaperitNe
markets are dollars above the asking prices Oc
other producers In steel making irons Interest
centres entirely on basic iron. which IS weaker
Aside from lot Of 1900 tons IN the East 70
business is reported. it is more than probabis
that a buying movement in this branch OF rhs
iron trade will set in durns the next few weeks
in the district east OF the Allegheny Mountains
There has been no further buying or steel by tbs
leading interests since last week While steel
work, and rolling mills have assurances OF rUsi
work for the rest OF the year, and while they
are crowded now il is undeniabls that on the whos
neu orders are coming in at considerably re-
duced rate SO that the winter may md a 5iacAsns
xps Of operationS necessary.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
OTHER MARkETS-BY TELEGRAPH.

mas. RunaI, Aug f4-CATTIF}-Receipts. $50 head;
slow and steady prime steers So 5osI yEALSRe-
oaits los head alive CSC higher; S59s1 20. HOGS
receipts 1900 head active: 5@1Oc higher heavy So -
9s7: mixed 81 o5Gs7 90 porkers - S@S' q Pigs'
ss 3Syps7 To- SHEEP and LAMBs-Receipts. 900 head;
Ts.tiye and steady lambs slower and SC lower:
lambs So 5oaS7 yearngs. 50 25qs6 60 wetheTs 50 90
sOQS5 sheep. mixed, 81 5O1So 3d. 80.
Kansas city Aug 4.-CATTI.E-Fteceipts. 10000
head; market steady 10 15c lower choice export and
Western steers S4s6 stoekers and feeders $3.50 So
southern steers s2Is4 40 Southern Sass 20 ma
tive cows 75as 25 natiye heifsTs sSgso S pug Sa S
head market Toe lower; bulk OF sales sea SO To- heavy
sGfs O5; packers s6s6 10; pigs and lights s6gs6 22z
ctIprrp-Hecepts $500 head: market lof2oc lower:
lambs So b0aST 90: yearings 80 IS@S6 TO- range
hean 81 7bas5 65 and feeders, So 5o4x5 40
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
ACCUSES LEIIGE VALLEY ROAD.
cozl Company Charges That It Sometimes
Exacss Double Rates.

Washington, aug. IA-Chargas Of gross discrin-
nation we're made agains. the Lehigh Valley Rail
way Company in q complaint fled to-day with the
Interstate Commerce Commission by the Reliance
Coal Company, OF Pittston, Penn The complaint
alleges that the railway eXacfs excessive rates
from il for the transportation Of anthracite coal
from its coTiery 20 various points in the United
States in some instances the rates being I0O per
cant higher than on similar bauls OF coal from
ether points Of origin The commission is asked 20
fr a Just rate and - give the coal company re-
rS-aron
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
CITY BONES SELL BETTER.
Depty Nontroller Succeeds in Getting Rid of
SsOOOOO Worth Over the Counter.

Deputy Controller NcCooey succeeded in getting
nc of $4,000 worth Of city bonds yesterday Be
eos this amount the Interborough Rapid Transit
ccrrreny consented 10 take g. 4eo, 600 due II in
bo1ds- August Belmont told Mr.. McCooey that he
would accept bonds. Altogether this disposes OF
about 100000 over the counter. which, with the
N72sS On the day Of public sale. win make about
Sll2.oe0 Of the sl5.6000co offered.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
CHICAGO BANK CHANGES HANDS.

Nhacago. aug. 1.-THE Federal National Bank
fesSeo Into the hands OK a coterfe of hnanciers
43s' night. headed by John Worthington, of Kan
sss City Isaac y. Perry and his associates trans
'eIred their entire interests 20 the new owners.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

f.hicaro Aug 1i-Ffrm cables and a brisk de-
mand from exporters for American wheat caused
strength to-day in the local market. the september
delivery closing at net gain OF l4c Corn was
up &c Cats were 7sc to lc higher Provisions were
q shade TO PIC lower. The wheat market was frrn
al day on active buying hY shorts aud commission
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
Trust Com panies.
Bowling Green Trust Co.,

20 BROADWAY. NEW WORK.
Capital, sI,000,0OO. Surplus S3,O0O.OO0
OFFICERS:
EDWIN GOULD Presidents
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR LIST Vice-Presldent
CHAS. P. ARMSTRONG Cd Viee-President
JOHN A. HILTON 80 V.-Pres. & Treas.
WILLIAM NJ LAWS Secretary
DIRECTORS
Charles P. Armstrong, John A. Hilton,
Frank Brainard, Nyron 7. Herrlck,
Harry Bronner, Edward 7. Jefery,
Franklin @. Brown, Winslow s. Pierce,
Robert c. Clowry, Morton E. Plant,
Edmund c. Converse, Dick S. Ramsay,
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, Frederick B. Scheneks
Grenville M. Dodge, Andrew Squire,
A. Goepel, William II. Taylor,
Edwin Gould, Edward r. Thomas,
Frank j. Gould, John P. Truesdeus
George ]. Gould. E. F. c. Young
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL RAILWAY


~ Broadway. New York August I. 1907.
s. given that there has been declared
dividend Three Dollars and Fifty Cents per share
on the preferred and dividend OF Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents per share the sIOck
OF this company stockholders OF record az o'clock
on the day OF payable October 81 at
the ofHce o Company. in the City OF New York
ROSWELL. MILLER. Chairman of the Board
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL

The American Agricultural Chemical Company
has tsGe6 its report for the year ended June 3d.
.sN The income account compares with that OF
the three preceding years as follows;
1ac7 1906 1905
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
pHIl PHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles n Barney & Co. No . o. Broad
Phuadelphia)
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
DiUidend Notices,
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAIL- ROAD co.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.

OFFICE OF THE SECEtEIAES1.
Baltimore, Nd, July II. 1907
The Board of Directors this day declared from th.
net earnings OF the Company six months ended
June so 1907. a dividend OF TWO 90 PER CENT. on
Preferred Stock OF the Company. 20 be paid sep
ternber g. 1901 the stockholders or recor0 II InS
closing OF transfer books on August lfs lSUt-
he Board declared from the surplus safnlnss
OF the Company a dividend OF THREE Cd PER CENT
on the Common Stock the Company. payable sep
1907, the stockholders OF RECORD az the
closing OF the transfer BOOKS august IL IsOl -,
For the purpose OF such dividends the transfer ooo
OF the Company will be closed az Y oeoek noon % O
August IT. 1901. and will be reopeued az 10 ScIoe~
a NJ September 3 1907 --.x.z,~ -.-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
OFFTCE OF THE AMERICAN COAL COMPANY.
COI-NTY


once OF the Treasurer N Y. July q. 1s07-
A dividend Of and cent on rs
capftsI stock % the ROME. WATERTOVN s OCDE.NS-
RITRG RAILROAD COMPANY will be paid by the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad company.
lessee Cuer provisions Cf the contract between ne
two com antesl this office and after August l5th
1907 viii be closed a 3 O'clock
= NJ Wedn he rsOpsued at ID
O'Clock A N August 18th next
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

on the Common Stock OF the Company. payable sep
closing Of the transfer books On August H. lsoI ,
For the purpose % G Sben b se5 az ~ oeoeS noon
August II; 1907, and viii be reopened az 4O 'c'OS~
A n Oh september C. " wooLFoKD. Secretary
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
semi-AnnuaI Dividend Of
$500 per share the Preferred Stock
and a Quarterly Dividend OF
$3.50 per share the Common stock
Of this company have gS been dsS1sd s PPoT 3
ctobe- / 1907 stockholders OF record at i eIoe
h' e 81 Stock ransfeT BOOKS win be closed O'Clock
noon on sep{e4oss 16s a. 1897 1sg. ana VIII %
stockholders who have noe already done 50 aEs re-
with the undersigned. from whom blank orders can %
had On aDD''fIsiES FREDERIC V CROSBY. Treasurer
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY
Coupons 9gs Agsi M Gsaera tS ' Trust Gold Notes viii
paid on and after that date presentation az ths
Office OF Asan' van C0''sh' e. Il : RGssELE- treasurer
sLOss-sHEFFIELD STEEL 8 IRON CoMPaN1
The Poard OF Directors OF this company have this day
declared a quarterly dividend OF ONE AND ONk-QUA
he G earnings. pa5abIs August s1st 1907 oss OF
hoideTs Of record at thTes p N i9th. 1eoL
the Office Of the Central Trust Company OF New YORK.
E. l. MORRIS Secretary and Treasurer
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY.
TRs Isfl,i ffARrERs PER cE%T on the Prefs1Tsd
stock been declared payable August 5lst 1901 20
stockholdrs OF record at the close OF business AUGUST
10th. 1907 August 51st. 1907, both inclusive
E BCGBEE Treasurer
OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN COAL COMPANY.
OF ALLEGANT COUNTY.
No. Broadway. New York. August 12th. 1sol
yIyFIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN
l. Coal Cornpany OF Aeganv County New Jersey
this day declared eJniannUa dividend OF i've cent
upon the Capital of the Company, payable az ts
Office on Tuesday. September 3rd. 1907.
books will be closed Thursday. Aususr
22i at three NJ and reoDened the morning
o. September 18th. 1907 -
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company.
once OF the Treasurer n Y. July q lsvl-
A tvfGe OF and One-Quarter cent on no
carftsI stock of the ROME. WATERTOWN & OCDE.NS-
BURG RAILROAD COMPANY will be paid by the Ney
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
LEHIGH VALLEY.

LEHtGH VALLEY.
Year ended June so
Gross earnings ss2 1906 sST ss1 275s43
Operating expenses - ia 25S D.15221 E92S.Il
New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY.

The regular quarterly dividend OF ONE AMI
HREE-QUARTERS PER CENT on the Preferred
stock declared payable August 31st 1901 g
stockhode-s close OF business August
18th 1901 Transfer books will be closed from august
10th. 1907. 70 August 31st. 1901 both inclusive