New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-26

the curb quotations we-e demoralized Tr,s.-.
thought Wassermann Brothers selling or FsI,5
& Ohio was long stock. but appeared to balIev.
tnat tho following Of that house had liquidatea n,
Canadian Pacific. Arbitrage houses bought stoor.
overnight. believing that it would not be drle.Is
20 rally tho LOndcn market before our opening
INTERNATIONAL. SALT CONSERVATIVE,
his annual statement to the stockholders Of IN. -
tcruational Salt Company the treasurer reports =,
follows:
As has been previously advised the directo-s q.
the company. after careful CONSIDERATION. decided
best conserved by disseminating for time the paw
20 fbA ACQUISITION and Installation OF new ana ~
proved processes OF manufacture. TIE control 81
panv. as IL viii result in reducing the cost IN y,
manufacture 10 such an extent as to place it in a
thought advisable to raise the necessary funds for
tiOns Of the money market. however. We're SUES
that this plan was abandoned and the decision ar
IIuS ris5t-SonS uriII he conDisted vitbi,a l %
youT tbs and two others within year sin. t sx
last report there has been expended S29u9 FOR
sinking fund for redemption Of bonds. and SIS i5l
for accounts properly cnargeaSle to capital. On
S25S25l. Regarding the disposition OF the claims
bv the National Salt Company referred TO in tie
last annual report: There are SUI pending In tho
ceedings against the receivers based on about 5000
are finally Determined the receivers cannot be as
Charged Eor distribution made Of the funds IN
pany are now Of necessity. being diverted 10 cap
ital account and II IS Ine eRnio9 o. tne directors
ing reflected in more than proportionate increase
tributiOn Of profits to shareholders when again r.
basis - &c 'i'''' 7'''-'0''
April. DISBU RsENIENTs.-A dividend and
interest disbursements will aggregate more than
SiS5OOO.OOO. an amount larger than ever disburssd
before during the month Of April Up to the pres
ent time s7 corporations Of various kinds have de-
clared dividends calling for total payments during
the month of sT9O0i,7S2 The interest payments OF
$50 corporations viii amount to $53,e4222 THIS
makes the total known dividend and interest dis
buTsements for the month SS2,O+A0tS- The largest
dividend payment by any corporation will be &l.-
80 Sh. which amount will be paid by the Union
Pacific The Southern Pacific dividend win amount
81 946.2 81 making total Of Ss71L572 for the two
Hartman Pacidcs. The Canadian Pacific win pay
out S5.015.ss7 in dividends, the St Paul &S5S.S0.
and the New York Central, S26S9,2D0 These win
be the largest dividend payments by the railroad
corporations. The American Smelling and Refining
Company will disburse S175oo0o. the largest amount
for any industrial American Sugar Refining comes
second with sL5750o0. and General Electric third,
With S.s04SH
The advance IN Waterbury common on the curb u
: Was ret. - some brokers suggested due u
manipulation, but 70 the appearance Of new els-
ment I'm the market for If which apparently had
/
we're executed rather hastity as n the demand COR
TIE stock as urgent, which. however. was NOT the
case. From this sudden buying the r-tce reacted
only moderately. closing az 511s9517s
ANACONDA COPPER.-Ths directors Of the Ana
conda Copper Company met to-day for the purpose
Of declaring the regular quarterly dividend. n
view O. the decline in the stock well tho
general deu.ora lzed condition of the stock market
the OF opinion is the rate will be 81 IS
sTars. the same in the preceding quarter.
dividend OF 81 - share calls for disbursement
of glc000O or AZ the rate Of $. 4GOH0 year
LONDON EASTER HOLIDAYS-It has been de-
cided to close the Stock Exchange on the Saturday
after Good Friday As Good Friday and the Monday
after Easter Sunday both statutory bank hOh-
days. the Stock Exchange VIII he closed from
Thursday night till TUESDAY morning
GREAT NORTHERS-The Supreme Court %
Minnesota not having handed down decision n
matter Of the proposed issue % So00oOo capital
stock of the Great Northern Railway Company. the
company announces the following postponenent OF
dates 1st for closing OF the stock transfer books
TO ascertain stockholders entitled subscribe FOR
the issue and for receiving subscriptions 20 the
issue 20 the Of business April ,, 1897 ID for
films assignment OF right to subscribe 20 the new
stock u the close OF business April s. 1907; 3D.
for ravn1ent OF the first second third and fourth
instruments on the issue TO April 9. 1907.
NIPIssING DROPS EXTRA DIvIDEND.-Ths
Slpisslng Mines Company has declared the regular
quarterly dividend % per cent. The last dlstrl-
hutton was per regular and an extra diNideno
Of . per cent
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIP H41i-
ERA mem bership on the New York Produce En-
change was sold yesterday fo- $50 This Is an ad-
vance OF So the last preceding sale