New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
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American Bank Note
Company.
SO Trinity Place. New York.
Tile GuARANIiEaTnUST1
Capital & Surplus S12, OOO,OG0
l76 B'way Harlem Bronx
Brooklyn Jamaica I. L City
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The Wall Street Journal
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses sold aboUc
10 900 shares balance in this market including
a considerable quantity OF Union Pacific An1e-i-
can stocks in London opened weak and lower, but
made some improvement IN the late trading The
general market dull but strong. and consois
advanced Il. Rio Tfnto was higher N LONDON ana
Paris.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The directors of tas
National Lead Company have declared the regular
quarterly dividends respectively OF Il. per cent on
the common stock, payable on April L and IA per
cent on the preferred. payable on March IS Ths
directors of the Chicago City Railway Company
have declared quarterly dividend OF III Per cent
pavabe on March 30 The regular quarterly divt-
dend Of 2iA per has been declared on the stock
of the Diamond Match Company. payable on Ma7cn
IS The regular quarterly dividend OF IL Per cent
on the preferred stock of BOrdens Condensed Mix
Company has been declared payable on March a.
MOVEMENT OF CURRENCY-The reported
movements of currency this week indicate a gain
In cash held by the banks OF s5.69e.500 The banks
received from the interior s1,316.40o and sent 70
the interior S4.442eoO, including Sl343OU1 ratloIat
bank notes TO Washington for redemption
The gain from the interior s2-s7353o-
BALTIMORE & OHIO'S JANUARY EARNINGS
The statement Of earnings and expenses Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad system for Ja1uary.
1905 as compared with January. 1907. Is as fol-
lows: Gross earnings. 1905. s5.15712o: 1901 So
S55559: decrease. $I.1SS,@39- Expenses. 1905 s4-
164 545; 1897. s4.365,1 125: decrease. S20o5So Net
earnings 1908. s1012575 1907 81 00o.434; decrease
s9s7 .s5g. Seven months ended January 81. 1905.
compared with same period Of 190z-Gross cam
ings 1908 s4S 0S2 263: 1907 s4s. 1856 756 decrease
sI44s3 Expenses. 1903. sSt.oso.Sfe: 1907 s51.1ss-
O01 9I7. 1907. s1S.94352T: decrease. Se.9416ln
ELECTED TO EXCHANCiES-John l. Sairon-
stall. Joseph s. Fay Jr, and Harold l.. Mack have
been elected membership IN the New York Stock
Exchange. Herbert H. Lehman and Robert H
Heatherhead have been elected members OF tns
Cotton Exchange
STATISTICAL. TABLES ED.-Spencer
Trask & Co have issued the 1908 edition o. thslc
valuable booklet. Statistical Tables. copies q
which may be had upon application. in accordancs
with the firms custom for the last twenty-1Te
years. The little publication covers practically All
of the securities dealt in the New IoTN STOCK
Exchange The many pages devoted 70 statistics
ton, earnings. dividends and fixed charges ana
give the OF prices for 1907, and similarly rr.
data presented regarding street railway, gas.
electric light and Industrial companies
NEW BOX BOARD DIRECTORS James TODD
! and W. c. Staley have been elected directors OF
the United Box Board and Paper Company. % sue
ceed G.. A. Brown and 8 n. Fleming TIE otasr
directors were reelected
APPLICATIONS To ILST-The following have
applied to the New York Stock E<Nchange 70 Hst
securities, The Buffalo. Rochester s PtttsoC-S
Railway Company. SIS. 600 consolidated rnortssss
Al. per cent bonds. due 1857. the Second NauonaI
Bank, $500 0G0 additional capital stock