New-York tribune., 1907-01-26
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADTNG.-Transactions for foreign
account aggregated about 1900 shares. OF which
1900 we're sales. Most OF the selling OF the
Steel issues Canadian Pacific. Erie and the Har-
rinan stocks. The Canadian Pacific selling repre-
sented transfer oe holdings from London 20 this
market The Berlin borrss closed. but there
some selling OF Steel common for German
count. On the London Stock Exchange there was
further liquidation hut the close was fairly steady
Americans were weak In the lato trading.
PEOPLES GAS DIVIDEND I\CREASED--The
directors Of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Com
pauy OF Chicago have declared quarterly divi-
dend OF 1ts per cent, payable on February 25.
placing the stock once more on per cent dtvI
dend basis The stock has paid per cent a year
since February. 1905 prior 10 which time the an
nual rate had for almost ten years been per cent
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK-'Brad-
streets reports the exports OF grain for the week.
with comparisons figures in bushels. follows:
Wheat -four included S32S 255 against 26s6.a 800 last
week 34S3 S5 in this last year IlOI 5ST in 1s6
and 3.6S9.679 IN 1902; for the fiscal year TO date
l07 SSl S29 compared with s0S1i. .23S in 1gO506 So
1875 IN l90iO5 and ls2 S01 1853 in 1S0l- o. Corn
2064 SS5 against s73 last week 5635 365 IN this
week year ago and S,035753 in 1856; for the fiscal
year date Sl012OSl. against 6o.1SS6 In I9O5O6
and g7.741142 in 19O4-'O5.
DIVIDENDS DECIARED.-The directors Of the
General Chemical Company have declared 2 per
cent dividend the common stock. payable on
March 1. The regular quarterly dividend Of per
cent has been declared on the stock OF the COney
Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company. payable on
February !. The directors Of the Chicago. St Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company have de-
clared the regular semi-annuaI dividends OF SlS
per cent the preferred stock and ga per cent
the common stock, both payable February 20
MOVEMENT OF CURRENCY.-Ths reported
movements OF currency indicate gain in cash
held by banks OF So sol 900 They received from
the interior SsOl.9OO of which 100000 trans
ferred through the Sub-Treasury from San Fran
cisco. and 10 the interior S7.I58OOO including
S.S77O0O national bank notes sent 20 Washington
for redemption. The gain from the interior was
a.642,sOO
PIG IRON OUOTATIONS.-Pig iron certificates
at the New York Produce Exchange were un-
changed for regular and barely steady for standard
foundry. There sales. Quotations for
regular follow: Cash. January and February, SCI
bid; March. S21QS2l 80: April and May S2I % asked
June. s21 asked. Prices for standard foundry fol-
low: Cash and January &S bid: February. SIS
asked; March. SD 50 asked; April, S22d$2 10; May
s22 40 asked June. $2I 70 asked; July S2l 20 asked
APPLICATIONS TO LIST.-Applicaton has been
made to list the following securities on the New
York Stock Exchange: N.5O0eOO additional general
mortgage per cent bonds OF 1897 OF the Reading
Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company, slO.OOO0a additional common
stock of the Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & ST.
Louis Railway Company, s34l7,20 additional COM
mon stock of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail
road Company and sOo0.OOo additional stock Of the
Merchants National Bank.