New-York tribune., 1907-12-27
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-As the London uark.e
was closed foreign houses were not factors in the
local market Money rates at the various Euro.
pean centres at a firm level with no indica
ticn of easing off before the of the year tn.
fortnshtiy settlement viii begin in London to-day.
but disturbance is looked for in its financing
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Dividends have beer
declared follows: East River National BANK
regular semi-annual per cent, payable January ,
Garfield National Bank regular quarterly per cent
and an extra per cent. payable December 81
North American Telegraph Company regular semi
annual per cent, payable January l. Boston and
Worcester Electric Company regular semiannuaI
per cent on the preferred, payable January L
Windsor Trust Company regular semi-annuai per
cent, payable December - New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company regular quarterly IA.
per cent, payable January Is. Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western regular quarterly 21s per cent
United States Mortgage and Trust Company reg.
ular seni-annuai 10 per cent Wells Fargo Com
pany regular semi-annual per cent. payable jan
uary 10. Oriental Bank regular quarterly 2ts Der
cent, payable January 2.
CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS FOR YEAR-Tb.
Custom House preliminary figures show that for
the eleven months ended November 80 the duties
collected merchandise at this port amounted =,
s19 0,S03 Estimates of Decembers receipts MAKE
the years total approximately s215. $685. against
5000 COS 355 in 1906 This record is based on imports
OF merchandise amounting TO $50 942 49, which ia
s64.O000eo more than the total for last year. Ex-
ports of domestic merchandise from sS170s2 ga
in 1906 to S67l3f7I75, while of foreign merchandise
the exports aggregated s1S7s.42S. loss of eonsd-
erably less than s2OO0.G0 in comparison with 1906
MONEY CONDITIONS IN BOSTON.-The n,onax
market at Boston is almost entirely governed by
the preparations making for January disburse-
ments. Banks are not in the market for invest
ments. and about all they do is to take care OF
their best customers. and even then they not
willing lenders \ prominent banking house
which makes its call money bor-
rowed. has marked up lis rate 10 10 per cent,
which indicates the minimum for money.
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE--President Starbucs<
of the New York Air Brake Company says: We
doing the best business in our history and are
away behind orders for work TO be done. AT
present collections being made il looks az
though it would be the middle of January before
a great would be collected New financing
depends largely these collections. but it may
be that OF the banks TO which money is due
be more justly treated BY giving them security
OF some kind shortly.
DELAWARE & HUDSON REGULAR DIvI-
DEND.-Deiawsre & Hudson directors have de-
clared the regular dividend of 8 per cent for the
year 1905, payable quarterly as follows; "a per
cent payable March IS to stock Of record February
21 2K per cent payable June 70 to stock Of record
May p: 2I4 per cent payable September IS 70
of record August q; pa per cent payable Decen-
ber Is to stock OF record November "a
GULF SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD COM
PANY.-Coupon No u. due January 2. 1893. from
the first mortgage refunding and terminal per
cent gold bonds OF the Gulf & Ship Island Rail-
road Company. will be paid at maturity at the
Office of Fisk & Robinson, No 50 Cedar street.
New York
KEYSTONE TELEPHONE COMPANY. OF
PHILADELPHIA-Coupon No. 5. due January 2.
1903. from the first mortgage per cent gold bonds
OF the Keystone Telephone Company OF Pnllade--
phia will be paid at maturity at the Office Of Fisk
& Robinson. No. IS Cedar street New York
NASSAU BANK--The Nassau Bank has
ceved hundred and fifty new accounts in the
last weeks This institution. which was found
ed half a century ago. has met the cash require
ments OF it's depositors in recent weeks and has
gone through the panic period with a noteworthy
favorable record
AMERICAN COAL COMPANY.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the American Coal
Company. Of Alegany County, Nd, the retiring
directors were reelected.
SECURITIES LISTED-The following securities
have betn added to the stock Exchange list 81
217.e00 additional capital stock OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. S3.J00G00 additional first
consolidated mortgage { per cent bonds of the
St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railway
Company 81 SOS. 500 additional common stock OF the
Pi.tsbu-g. Cincinnati, Chicago & ST Louis Rail
way Company, 81 G0o.oG0 additional general mort
gage refundng per cent sinking fund bonds OF the
Terminal Railroad Association of ST. Louis. sl+-
576 0oo convertible 10 to % year per cent coupon
bonds of the Norfolk & Western Railway COM
pany. and sS.21sooo additional general consolidated
and first mortgage per cent bonds OF the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
ELECTED TO STOCK EXCHANGE-The fol-
lowing have been elected members OF the New
York Stock Exchange: JUstuS c. Dettmer. Ray
rnond H.. FTero. W. Plunket Stewart and George
". Bright.