New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-25
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreizn houses -
about 5000 shares on balance in this MARIE. :
chief selling being in United States Steel conrs
, American stocks In London were inactive :
showed a hardening tendency in the early 80
noon and strong on the curb. The g.
market active and irregular. with an inrH'
tion to sell off tn the early trading and srro--
tone toward the close
DIVIDEND DECLARED. The directors =. .
American Exchange National Bank have ds~,,-a'
the regular seusi-annuaI dividend o. pe-
payable on May l.
MOVEMENT or CURRENCT.-The -.
movements Of currency this week indicate a -
ash held by the banks 81 IS 947 500 no.vi,s.-
ing the cxport Of Ss,jf3-209 % gold. This -.
Includes one ia - OF last week the cJIrranc, -,
for that week having been made I'D tho closs
business on Wednesday. instead % Thu-sdsr
usual The banks received from tho interior i''
ats 500 and sent 20 the interior $500 900 i,',1
f,r s2 ~ 0 oO0 national bank notes sem "a y I
,ngton for redemption The gain from IN. 90
was s7.321.s0o-
ENGRAVED CERTIFIcATES READY =
Guaranty Trust Company gives notice that tns-'
co,Iron certificates are now ready for deliver T. =
cban0e for temporary certificates representing r
New York Central Lines Equipment Trust Of ~
I'm all maturites-
Bradstreet's says:
..Iuproved weather conditions and excellent -
reports throughout the greater part 81 The co-17.
co,,nIed with the favorable construction uu- -
-ccTn. financial Developments. have made so- -
growth % a better feeling regards the o,.,,s|
but the actual effect upon dstrioutive trade and =
d,Istry is as yet of the slightest some gain X -
norted in a. feN sections. notably the Souts -
Central West in retail trade. bat the Sol-s -
toll business since Easter IS rather c1lierar -.
Easter trade as a whole was not I'D 70 cxoe--sI
tfous some enlargement in filing in orders b. r..
be-s e noted and d few western points -s5r-
slightly more buying FOR fall delivery. bur hes;s-
- -orseryatisul rule operations % an exrs,. -
annroached Of recent years There is an u7c,sl
,onabIv better tone in the securities markets 5o,
Lava sold better. and tine probable great success 4
a large bond issue that Of tua Pennsylvania p
road coupled with very easy money. has eG "a i
NOR. confident feeling as TO tle future Al II
rnornnnt. however. demand for iron and steel -
Der coal coke and kindred lines IS AZ ve-v NJ
ebb price cutting is more apparent and trade -
tin,ent is mixed In other lines u industry al Il
rules
CONDITION OF TRADE1--Iun's Reveiv' an
..Tigb+ weight wearing apparel is in better =
mand IN response to more seas0Hable weather b.
retsfI trade as a whole shows little alteration a.
the crops have not made slIrt-ent progress % 2.
oo,r.,qe normal preparation for future bushes !,
-ho1esaIa and jobbing departments. Payments N
q little more prompt. owing 70 the ease Of na-y
that has at last brought OUT d good demand =
commercial paper. and hnanc.a- sentiment Ezs q
+o,idedIv better when prizes OF many securities
- r. bi4bas- pofnt OF the year. uOtVjths-s1s-t
IfberaI exports OF gold Industrial reports snow
ir,,rrovernent the few cases 0f increased sc-ET
b.irp fully offset by the shutting DOWN Of o-s
lie for six weeks or TWO months Railway ear
ina,s thus far reported for April were 1873 DIT e.
smaller than in 1907 Bank exchanges a. VI
Wi. for the week & per cent smaller thar
car previors while AT other leading ci-ies re
crease was II per cent
..ryIIness continues in th7 iron and sF7ei -7d-E7
the outlook for the year being indicated By
d,,c+io,, in The estimate Of ore shipments 70 .
900 tons Several mills have resumed ncl---i
$50 Of -b4 leading rail plants. bur these are =
started at more than one-thi-d fun capacity 4
+bo1gh il develops slowly. there is n-ca encol-ls
rnAnt regarding the outlook in me PIPE trade as
money reviving plans Ior 'Ae -7SI- o- -
-. TO- ,ratAr gas and other public work 81
1859 II, the ATTENDANCE OF BUYERS IS noted
-artsf, quarters Of the primary markets. Ier coz
Goods and improved financial condItl9ns calss =
Fu7'-.. - fd1.. mariner Is larger and TIE c-
~ FOR a broader market Is not bright