New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
T0PICS OF THE STREET

-oRr16N TRADE-Foreisn houses sold upward
= oaar shares balance IN the local market
e-tsns 2 bout Saeo shares sold since tire be-
esorire cf the week In London the general mar
- a. firm. while prices the Continental
s,-sss acre higher. being Influenced by the more
r-s,--inE political outlook. Money easy At
- British capital. car lssns being offered as
se- - Pc' cent olils we're oisCoNh'eo q -
- cert
~ovENRER CLEARINGs--Bank oIearjuss for
November reflect $ large increase in the volume or
..-s7rs through the banks. not only at New
- Cits- where stock market operations were
A.sv- s66iuE materially 20 the volume Of hank
tsne5's - e teens e1 9pE 1bS q ns me 'esalnS
,.,k exchanges for the month this year At aTl
,I5es reporting in the United States. embracing
-cre thsn H q the leading cities according 10 th.
,,,-fh1v statement of r =. Dun & Co. being
e sSIasSS. against 3 Sc aiS7pe in November last
..s- zhsn financial operations GREATS dis
tA5 and SIS 81 90 rs IN tire corresponding month
:, ok T1e ccr1ps rison with last year serves
csishy 90 emphasize TIE depression existing then.
sa-s less business DAY the month this wear
f.he-e being I've SUNDAYS srects the comparison
bly,. average daily figures for the month.
ss S4e.n. compare with $40 Soere for November.
FsS period o normal trade activity The note
-o-fHy Improvement Is in the West Chicago. Mil
zsukee -. Paul. s.. Louis. Kansas City and
-s7v other centres showing gains iadS 4
Nsw England Exchanges New York CITY are
,--s-z- Is, ne same IS y, &over,ber r0as ,I,o.,--
.re-u,stfre dealing. n stocks fully 80 per
-s-t greater this vsar- There is 8 considers hIe
decrease - Philadelphia Pittshurg and some
a
-iezns and other leading cities in the South report
eo-si5e-sh5e losses: also san Francisco and other
- So Coast points.
nTITnFNDS DECLARED Dividends have been
declared IS follows Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
-exusr ser7i-snrusi - per cent on the preferred
American srseltinS and Refining regular quarterly
re- csut the common and regular quarterly
X re- cent 81 The preferred American Tobacco
-szu1s- quarterly ~ per cent the preferred.
-sashe January 2. Tu;erborough Rapid Transit
regular quarterly - per cent PAYABLE January ?;
Tr--1 &
ce-t -re preferred. payable January .. National
Ensme1-aE ard Stamping Company regular quar-
-e~iv 1t Ter cent on the preferred, payable De-
rerts- 81 American Snuff Company regular quar-
,s-ly p per cent on the preferred snd Fer cent
OF the common, payable January 2
CONDITION OF WINTER WHEAT.-R ".
Snow n a report issuea yesterday. makes the con
srion q winter wheat 7se OF December l. the
Iovssr sver known on that date He places the
s-es a. = enos acres 4oao-e zoo under that
n 1sst wear. The condition of the plant in every
sfst4 shows decrease except IN California.
RIG ST sI-P-TREASURT DEBIT BALANCE--The
tenit balance q the sub-Tressury At the Clearing
t-r-,se yesterday Of s2227.S7 due to large pur
-rsses of foreign exchange for the account Of the
none order division Of the Pos5ofilcs IN connection
uth holt5sy TerlltIances
--~TTrD STATES STEEL-The United States
ses- Corporation asS purchased for its respective
1y----ori-es The orders aggregate close 70 $1,000.
~ T. -s-ue The srsei corporation during the de-
press 7- has been p the largest purchasers of
equipment
NEW LON PRICE FOS BAR SILTER--Bsr
. r-e- quoted u tbs London market YESTERDAY
8 % l0z price II the current decline. In
7le local market silver declined 70 47ss cents.
GREAT NORTHERN ORE DIYIDESD--It -
re1ieve5 II -eain circles - TIE Street that the
rUstees of the Great Northern Ore properties nil
declare dividend q u Per cent in the early part
g January Last March a dividend % ! per cent
vas declared
EXTRA COTTON EXCHANGE HOLIDAYS
The members O. the New York Cotton Exchange
lave voted 70 cioss the Exchange on December IS
and January
BEAVER BANK pIyIDEND.-The iiquidating
committee OF the Beaver National Bank of this city
announces q divdend OF 80 share. payable De
cen her s