New-York tribune., 1908-03-20
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TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADISG.-Fore;gn houses ss
about $4,000 shares in this market buying pracf.
cally nothing The selling chiefly Of CnO1
Pacific. Southern Pacific. United States Steel sni
Reading American stocks in London were nat
tive and sagging in the early trading hardening 3
trife toward the close The general market vas
dull and without feature, although consOls were
strong, advancing y.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED directors of II.
Columbus and Hooking Coal and Iron Company
have declared the regular quarterly dividend of n
per cent on the preferred stock. payable on Aprf
I. The directors OF the American ShipbuiIdi1s
Company have declared the regular quarterly div
idend OF -. per cent the preferred stock pay
able on April 15. The regular quarterly divtderi
OF per cent has been declared By the Bowling
Green Trust Company, payable on April = ms
directors of the Metropolitan Bank have decla-ef
the regular quarterly dividend OF IL per cert
payable on April / The regular psr cent quar-
terly dividend has been declared 3v the Lors
s. The directors of the Mechanics National Bark
have declared the regular qusrterI-- dividend Of
per cent. payable on April I
PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE FORMED-At rrs
request Of holders OF the preferred stock A. pre-
ferTed stock 3 and common stock .: ths Chicaso
Great. Western Railway Compang, John W. CAS-
ties. NyTon T. Herrick. Hugo BIUUeutHal and
Horace Harding VIII aNt as q committee 10 pfo'
tect the interests OF the stockholders, who arc
requested deposit stock with tHs GuarsnT
Trust COMPANY. Certificates ot d posit all be ts-
sued in exchange.
BOND OFFERING IN LONDON UNSJ CESS
FJ'L.-AdviCes from London the effect ths
the syndicate underwriting the issue Of - 0aeAa
Of per cent mort gage bonds Of rle tIrans
Trunk Pacific Railway Company has been ohhse'
take very large proportion of ths issue van.
ousy stated In the dispatches al % and 20 Pe
cent
REDJ-CTTONS IN DIyJDENDS The directors
Of the Flint Mills. Of Fall River. have decs1ea
quarterly dividend OF per cent. which ccnrpare'
with per cent three months ago Tns dfrsctos
OF the De Long Hook and Eye Company Rave az
cIared quarterly dividend OF Ia Pc cant "
duction OF 1 per cent from the last declaration
COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY TO CERIlsI
THEM-Ths Columbia Trust Company CT 'Is
city. will enSrdve and certify 20 Senuf7.'s
an issue Of $4,000 per cent registered So
bonds of the City Of Rochester. for Vhtch Cn4as
F Pond City Controller, vii receive sealed ~
May Is.
NEW RECORDS IN STEEI.NAHI>'n-...
United States Steel Corporation has reCerty -.
some new high records at ics steel works az - -
lev Ala The rail mill turned ont nssry - -, Z
tons OF rails in twelve hours, while ths g
hearth mill broke the highest previous recora
2ee tons. turning cut I,@ee tons Il t1eA1-~
hours
ELECTED To STOCK ENCH tNGF--Dsv's
Davenport. Edward 7. Smith and Cecil Lyon =
been elected members % The S1c~,N Excc@nse
COTTON EXCHANGE SEAT SCLp.-Ths ~
ton EXCHANGE membership Cvned by the sSDs -
z A. futile has been sold 20 { n Chapn - 4
IS o0e the price hat at which I'0 -
preceding sale OF seat was made
APPLICATION To ILST.-TbN Great Nor,-so
Railway Company has applied - the New y.
Stock Exchange 10 list $50, eeo, ere additlehA
ferred stock and 81. zoo 0e0 frSr r1ortEaSs
cent bonds Of 1915 of the Eastern Rai-NS'
Minnesota. Northern Division