New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Fcreisn houses sold
about 90 900 shares in this market. princlpaiy OK
United States Steel CO--mOn. and bought r0tnlns-
In London Steel common was rather heavy DUO
other American stocks closed strong AZ aog'l, ne ne
best OF the day The general market IN LONDON
dull and featureless-
DIVIDEND DECLARED-The directors OF rs
lincoln Safe DeuoSit Company have declared
quarterly dividend Of per cent. payable 70 stock
Loan and Trust COMPANY have declared the rssu-
lar quarterly dividend Of 10 per cent Payao,e On
Nav l. The regular quarterly dividends OF l per
cent each hSve been declared on the preferred ana
, common stocks IF the Connecticut Railway ana
District Telegraph COMPANY OF sew 4orS nav
declared the regular serri-annual dividend OF
per cent payable on May 10
BANK CIEARINGS OF THE VEEE-The total
bank clearincs Of the United States for the week
1s1 5e5 ag.iIst 60 ~ $40 al n week ago AMI
Compared with last year the C!eariugs for the week
decreased 2L5 per cent New YORK SHOWS a az
of 2S9 Per Boston 34% per cent BaLti-
more ISL per cent and philadelphia lsS per teii''
OFFICERS OF COPPER MINES COMPANY
Officers of the Coupe Mines CcmTauy. formerly
known as the Consolidated Copper Company. the
corpora ton formed with the reported OBJECT II
taking over the Nevada Consolidated copper toia-
pany. the Utah Copper COMPANY and the Curroer-
F. g. Johns. formerly with Hayden. Stoen & 90.
vice president. H. r J Knobloch. treasurer E.
w. Holmes. secretary. T. l. Hartman
MOVEMENT OF COTTON-~The Financial
for the week ended April -. 1895 as $3.50 bales.
against $685. bales Cor the preceding week anu
1850 bales the week before that making the totai
receipts since September !. 1907. l.S56.'S naIeS,
against 9,190.155 bales for the same period o.
1a06-'01. showing a decrease since September L
1907. of 1858. 3S7 bales.
A NEW BANKING OFFICE-The Mutual All
ance Trust Company has transferred It's East oiu'
branch Office. at No. 3s3 Grand street. 70 IT'S ne"
building recently constructed az Nos 200 ana .,
Grand street. The new building has a frontage OK
about forty feet and IS six and half stories nigh.
the upper floors of which will be devoted exclusive
the basement will be located modern safe depos.
vault and additional facilities for special deposiS
and foreign exchange departments
A MARKET vIEw.-Henry Clevs & Co saw
Trade and industry continue depressed and
unfortunately. the signs of renewed activity az
of the day In both corporate and private expendl,
lures. and retailers feeling the enect o.
depression. which results In the placing or le"e.
orders for nearly all manufactured products tnus
diminishing the volume of trade and keeping many
Industrial establishments on short time OF course
the present rate of curtailment cannot go on III
definitely Supplies will become exhausted 80
must be replenished. but IL would seem as nous
no permanent revival could be anticipated UNI.
the process Of readjustment had its lesitln@L'
course. This is something that will require oos.
time ana patience considerable portion OF ' 20
Pennsylvanias new bond issue will provide iuie
Tor completing the new work of that great oo
poration- 1t Is not likely. however. that the eo,
pany VIII do more chan complete the work an 49, 49,
undertaken or make improvements othef ,a
those absolutely necessary. IL the manaSene",
TO pursue the same prudent course when u 20" IN
always followed ia the past Ii will postpone a.
new enterprises until the cost OF steel ana oe ~.
materials. not to speak of wages. has come oo"i -
level more I'm accordance with the snrihk 1,is
other departments of industry The chel oosa .i.
to business revival to-day lies in high ma'e''A''
and wages