New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses bought
moderately on balance in the local market but
tney ola not appear inclined follow the advance
after the early trading. In London the general
market was inactive and firm in most depart
T - Per cent premium for the special settlement
Inc Ahcla council secured 2S per cent for loans
easT AZ 1t9r or ian January The money market was
marked increase in the foreign demand at London
Tor three months bills
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-Dividends have been
declared as follows Vulcan Dettnning COMPANY
aesuar sGr quarterly IL per cent on the preferred
payable January 20. YfIrl,vflIe EarL ree,Iar
enhuA per cent. payable December 81; Nfpissing
Wines company. regular quarterly 8 per cent and
an at extra per cent payable January %: Manning
M aA ven q Moore, regular quarterly 115 per cent
payable December 81; North Star Mines COMPANY
9uarterIy ~ per cent, payable December "a; Ma
. tolai bahk OF Commerce, regular quarterly 2 per
cent: payable January 2 Manufacturers National
1~ahk ~ or Brooklyn regular quarterly 31h per cent
u an extra per cent payable January 2; Fourth
National Bank, regular quarterly per cent nav
anle January ?: First National Bank regular quar-
cent ON tb III - on lhe oank stocks and per
III LII On Ihe FIRST Security stocks, payable Jan
uaiy :; Central and South American Telegram
lg s.si quarterly IA per cent payable January s;
Ia.ioNer National Bank, regular quarterly per
cent payable January 2: Maiden Lane Savings
6ank, IS regular semi-annual 2 per cent, payable
PIG IRON HIGHER-Eastern Pennsvrzs,fa MIC
iLon ~ was advanced 25 cents a ton yesterday by
az makers making the basing price SIG 80 for No
X Three Western New York ni( iron nrod,c
ana the larger Southern furnace interests also made
da IVA r@ASt OF . cents ton. Twelve local agen-
report that there specifications for foun1
CRY IRON IN the market than at any time within
fourteen months. W ~
NEW s4Co.0e0.0o0 FRENCH LOAN REPORTED -
A dispatch from Paris says It is reported in Of
HC4al circles that the French government intends
70 hoat loan OF $500 100000 to nqudate the ont
standing debt. for repairs and for increasing
me artillery 1t is said that issue price viii be
about 971k. ~" ~
GOLD EXPORTs.-Goldrnan. Sachs & Co en-
gagged an additional 100000 gold for shipment to
ais, making total shipment of $4,000 that will
be sent TO Paris to-day. This makes a total of
movement t'
ADMITTED TO QUOTATION.-Tbe Stock Fx-
change announces that the s. 100000 per cent high
way Improvement bonds. due September / 1883
and interest" Of the State OF New York have
been admitted to quotation in the unlisted depart-
nlent.
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY-At a meeting
OF directors of the Guaranty Trust Company a
corlittee of three. consisting of George F. Baker
E II. Hartman and A. D. Juilliard was appointed
10 select successor TO John w. Castles as presi-
nent Messrs- Baker and Hartman were recently
ADDED TO the executive committee.
NEW DEPARTMENT OPENED-J Thomas
Reinhardt, of Nos. 81 and 36 New street New York
announces that he has opened a department for the
transaction of business in railroad notes all un-
bank and trust company stocks and investment
bonds.
1RONTON NOTE SALE POSTPONED.-The sale
of the S5o00oo of per cent collateral trust notes
Of the Detroit, Toledo 6 Ironton Railway Company
has been postponed until January e. by mutual
agreement of counsel representing the different
interests.