New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING--Foreign houses s...
5000 shares in the local market buvi,~ a
shares In London the general market wss na
and inclined to improve, prices being favossdy
affected by the strcns showing made bv the a'y
of England in It's weekly return. Tbou1h ~ 'eax
count remained at per cen: 1t was tbeI a,s.
this quotation would not continue a-ac+o 4snt
more than another week Open marker dIse ror
were slightly frmer in London and lower n pn's
American stochs were strong New YORK hDVs-a. hsLa.
but there was little European interest reno--s,s.
our securities. Cali money in London wa. - n
easy at per cent On the curb sors .s.liy
buying of Canadian Pacific and Baltimore a o .an
was reported '
DIVIDENDS Dividend. bou
declared as follows. United Cigar Stores co-nsen sn
usual annual ST a share the preferreS -s.y
paya BILE January 15. Kerr Lake Mining C,o,rSea.
regular quarterly pc cent and per cent an5
per cent extra, payable January L. Ninnsan.r
and St Louis regular seni-annuai 55s per co,s
the preferred, payable January Is. Hudson Pa,.
Company regular quarterly per cent. payah,s n.
cenlber q. Royal Baking Powder regular ora~.1'
1Ia per cent on the preferred. payable Decer15s =
United Gas Improvement Company regular -, %
terIy per cent payable January Is C,rsra. -
Trust Company regular quarterly ger cen. ~
able December q. North Star Mines Conps1v -
ular quarterly per cent. payable Decaraha- =
american Type Founders regular quarterly 1z =
cent on the preferred and per cent the com.
InCn payable January % Philadei ipnia Civ p
senger Railway regular semi-anuUal 3at pe~ -.
Girard Trust Company. Of Philadelphia regnls.
serni-annuaI 70 per cent payable January = Hesro1
cent on the common and per cent on the n-,
ferred payable January I Atlantic Coasr T..
regular senni-aunuaI per cent on the corrr,on
paya1le in per cent certificates Of fnslebta,s1os
on January To- Texas & Pacific Coal Cornarv
regular quarterly IA per cent. payable Decer,
Der 81.
FOREIGN EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS-Er,o-.
orders have been received within the last few 5sr
by the American Locomotive Company the gaIs
win Locomotive Works. the American Car a,d
Foundry Company and the Pullman Conpauv fo-
new locomotives and cars Of an aggregate vaIua
of 100000 which viii be shipped principaTv -
the Far East South America, Mexico, the W..
Indies. Newfoundland and British Columbia
ANTICIPATES INTEREST-The BethIsbsr,
Steel Company has sent out notices 20 holders !,
the first extension mortgage bonds and serial uotss
to the effect that coupons maturing on Janr1srv
1895 OF the Bethlehem Steel Company, first mar,
gage bonds. and { per cent serial notes issIs ~
July / f9C7 will be paid and after December N
on presentation at the Office OF Harvey Fisk z
Sons
ADDITIONAL GOLD ARRIvALS.-The steam.
ship Oceanic which arrived from Europe yesfa-
day brought twenty-nine boxes OF gold xftb :.
total OF s4510. making the total arrivals 70 dass
S79 345 oS7 Gold TO the amount of e5ao06 was vib.
drawn yesterday from the Bank Of England for
shipment to New York
METROPOLITAN BANK DIVIDEND NJ
CREASED.-The directors Of the IIetrouolttan
Bank have declared "a dividend of per cent for
1903. PAYABLE in quarterly inStaiments, beginning
January >. In 1907 the dividend was per cent
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE NEJfBER.-Frans.
lyn l. Hutton has beer elected nlembsr OF the
Stock Exchange
DECLINE IN COPPER-The Metal Exchang.
quotes copper prices off 4 all around. Lake 3 to
1874: eectroytic, I274 to 13: casting 1z1- to 12z
SUB-TREASURY TRANSFERS.-The Sub-Treas-
uTy transferred yesterday for local banks 5000 I,
Denver