New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-13
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING--Foreign houses 500 s . =,
in the local market. putting out upward 90 ~
shares Sales were unusually heavy In thesapeaas
& Ohio. Ontario & Western ana Ine Iial - ~.
issues and represented. as RUE stFal-it dfu-
TRACE business In London the general market va
IRREGULAR closing strong. except IN ll9 4HefHA
Ior9r+r,ert Money was easy at the British car
tai call loans being made as low as per cent aa
hills discounted at per cent cable reports Tut
sbafov-ed a reduction in the Bank OF EIlsahas
rate of discount tomorrow In lie loh9 .- 49,
nightly settlement the contango rate on AIheLt--
stocks was 2l2 per cent light account NaS sH''
in the carry-over.
ror+ of the American Beet Sugar COMPANY IoT ".
vear ended March 81 shows profits or SL7'o ~
compared with 81 .212. 3S3 in the wear before at.
ali deductions there was a balance vI No9 .
against sf51 49, in the preceding year Al -
factories were operated in the campaign -
California factories made A short campaign on s.
count OF excessive rain The beet planting "dS vas.
drced 8 900 acres and the yield s9.ISo IONS -
resulted in diminished production OF 2l4-ioo Is
OF sugar compared with the preceding year =
Colorado planting increased 2.So> acres las
s41rpus amounts to S6SS 81, which has been apps
TO working capital. which now amounts 70 s+S..
GOO Included I'm the general expenses Is an len
SAT- O55 the cost Of depreciation and repairs. mA
eating that the plant has been We'll malnJaIneu
COTTON EXCHANGE NOMINATIONS
following have been nominated for oUl'eS =. -
New York Cotton Exchange for me new $50 -
President Richard A Springs; Vice-pr eSlden'' -
mann Norden; secretary 70 be elected oy ine -lA
ayers: treasurer James +. Ndury. mthd7eI -.
c,iedarb,1re George Brenuecke. William MOE,
George F Jones 1. : Bache. T. P W aIAer' = :
Long w : Ray. l. Nandelbaurn. IhoIras as. =
H. 4l'f Fl. RoSe and ANDY W W wendIer-
United STATES RUBBER CONPANf.-U'
the 81 $40 0G0 ) per cent Boston Rubber Snoe - .
panv notes being offered at 9S2. fully % per e.
have already been placed Holders OF tns NC. =.
ing S4s0Oee0 PEI cent debeuture bonds tooA -o
larger part of the notes. The COMPANY =
vided funds of its own resources 10 t's !,
$500 0GO of the bonds d maturity august =
that il was necessary to issue only s4'9V''OV"'
notes for TefUndng purposes
SU.VERSMITHS COMPANY DIVIDEND ~.
DUCED.- Directors Of the Sliversmlths Nomp-<
have declared a quarterly dividend OF PEI ~
payable May - 10 stockholders of recolu i~s
9 on May Is. 1897. the company paid an NJ L.
quarterly dividend OF IL per cent which rate 49,
been paid until the present declaration W"
makes A per cent reduction a year m the ~
BROKERS CARRYING MORE STOCN.-ES..-v...
crs identified with the more important wan - -
commission houses said yesterday they We're - .,
Ing more stock for customers than at any -
since the early part Of January Tney a'''~
however. that their position was not eNtendeu
ROCK ISLAND STOCKHOLDERS-S =.
TENDER % 1906. there has been an increase o. o..
" 50 per cent i'm the number Of holders or ~ :
Island common and an increase Of more tnsa :
per cent in the number of preferred stock hous -
DIVIDENDS REDUt'ED--The directors OF -
Quincy Mining Company have declared a Qid-,.
dividend Of 81. payable on June Is. This cohip
with dividend of ST - three months ago
NEW YORK MUTUAL. GASLIGtFT--GeN.,,s,i
Zabriskie and James y. Jarvie have been sS -
directors of the New York Mutual ofaSHgl' -
pany. To succeed James S;illuan and Sdmuei ~
deceased Other directors were reelected