New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-FOreign .ouses dealt IN
less than 5000 shares in the local market buyfrg
on balance In London the general market
firm and dull Discount rates at the British CAPT
tai advanced : and call money was in good SUP
ply at I per cent Heavy borrowing at the bank
at per cent was reported in preparation for tia
July disbursements Paris discounts were Up =
and the Berlin rate was of -
DIVIDENDS DECLARED Dividends have
been declared as follows The f. W Bliss Com
pany regular quarterly 2is per cent the COM
mon and per cent the preferred payable
July /. the ToUle Manufacturing Company regu-
lar seni-annual per cent. payable July /; the
Union Natural Gas Corporation. regular quarterly
81. per cent. the Kansas Natural Gas Company.
regular monthly y OF I per cent; the Cutting
car COMPANY regular quarterly Z OF per cent
payable July I. the Streets Western Stable ear
Line Company. regular quarterly 80 cents on tha
common stock. payable July %; Great western
Cereal Company. regular quarterly per Gene Oh
the preferred. PAYABLE June 30. the J. B. StetSon
Company. regular seIni-annUal per cent on tae
preferred and the regular and interim 10 per senl
the common. payable July 10. the United Nel-
ais Selling COMPANY regular quarterly 8 per cent
KANSAS CITY RAILWAY AND LIGHT COM
PANY.-SpenCer Tras6 & 60. have purcHaSet
from the Kansas CITY Railway x Light COM
pany about $500 0O0 first lien refunding perNenr
bonds of the COMPANY. due 1913 Ihe autl1rlssi
issue of these bonds - S2'-eoo"vp. OF "E-t-- -
100000 are outstanding. the remaining Sle..S.--
900 being reserved 70 retire underlying o1Ils. @
The Kansas city Railway & Light COMPANY
does all of the street railway and electric HsA.-HS
business in Kansas city. No. and kansas tlt.
Kan. and these bonds are q first lien upon the
entire electric lighting property. upon tae central
power station and upon important railway Ih7s'
being general lien upon the balance OF the prog
erty. The earnings OF the company Tor me 4va1
ended May 81. 1908. show surplus after al eA-
penses and charges Of S1.e.9.S3S
HAVE SOLD $SG. 100000 BONDS IN FRANZ
-LadenburE. Thalrrann & Co make the follo"t-s
announcement. The banking group. conSistlns .
Kuhn. Loeb * 60. Speyer 4 20. LadeIoui='
Thaimann * Co and HdIIgdrten y 60. IN cHa-S9
of the Mexican railroad merger. mas deHhiie-5
closed negotiation covering about SS'''''-l
National Railways of Mexico per cent general
mortgage bonds, guaranteed by the Mexican s-E
ernmcnt. with Il group Of IeadinS French o4'A-
erS'
BANKS GAIN CASH.-The reported movements
the banks Of SO256.39. of which over Ses''V
came from the interior Receipts Of new gold were
S1.S)5.Soe. The gain on Sub-TreasIry operations
WAS S2.2S3.701 Receipts from the interior Ne'S
about S3G0oC-0 less than they were a week aso'
DECLINE IN LAKE COPPER--The Metal ~ ~
change quotes lake copper off &c IN lhe 49, :.
price AT 122lc to 127sc electrolytlc uncldi&7s. 80 :,
12tac to I@a4c. and casting unchanged at IS ~
12i2c. -,
KNICKERBOCKER TRUST CCMPAN1 ~
PAY INTEREST-The Knckerbocker Irust -, -.
pany has issued official notice that us uaS L5 2
books for the surplus certificates. series = - -,
issued i'm accordance with the provisions on ~ 4sv
for resumption of business. viii close on - -
June -. for the payment OF interest," "-i '1'
The books will reopen July
AMERICAN LOCONOTINE--The Cantdl1I =.
ciic has placed an order with the American L r
motive Company for twenty locomotives i"eS W.
be built at the Montreal plant of the coiilsai''