New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19
TOPICS OF THE STREET

| FOREIGN TRADfNG--Forsisn houses d...
1900 shares in the local market. all p,Greba.ss
London consos were steady and the general ma. =
ket was irregular without important chan--
prices The copper shares were a trfsa p
Money rates at the British capital were ea., =
change was reported In the discount 49, 20
Paris is still bidding for gold whenever re- -
is offered IN the open market. and II Ia Iikst -
French bankers will get the greater part !, s as
South African metal which will Be availabf 20
London Monday.
of currency this week Indicate loss in "a - -
by the banks Of S.725.4o0. OF which the greats-
to the interior. The banks received frpr, ss
interior A.48.So0 and sent TO the interior 2 ra-.
including s5750O transferred through the -
Treasury to New Orleans and sI,71zOO nasso-s,
bank notes sent to Washington for redsrnnfo-
The loss to the interior was S43Z go Receinf. !.
gold were e. 300. Of which q. 06sl00 On w.
York assay Office checks. s4ss 800 San F>rsncs,.
mint checks and SO. 300 Seattle ASSAY a..
checks. Ordinary disbursements by the Suh-Tress-
ury we're SO Zs 500. Payments by banks to the sun
Treasury for customs. internal revenues ~
cent redemption fund. etc. were 1881 900 IN.
loss on Sub-Treasury operations proper was Z "a
200 The total loss TO the interior. s45Z 100 and A.
Suh-Treasury operations proper g 424a0 was 3
S45.600 Deducting the gain by new gold OF 2fI0
200 the net less was s.735,40 Receipts OF currency
from the interior this week were the smallest a,
any week this year, while shipments were N.
largest since the beginning OF the crop movement
The net loss also the largest for the year a.
though exceeded in corresponding weeks OF 800
1906 and 1904
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Dividends have bee.
declared as follows: Pittsburg Plate Glass Com
pany regular quarterly IA per cent on the CON-
mon, payable on September 30: American BANK
Note Company. regular monthly per cent. pay
able on September 80; Long Island Loan and Trus,
Company, quarterly 3 per cent. payable on oso-
tober /: Union Switch and Signal Company, regu-
lar quarterly per cent on the common and per
cent on the preferred. payable on October 10;
Washington Water Power Company. regular quar-
terIy 1Z per cent. payable on October 1; American
Cities Railway and Light Company. regular quar-
terIy IA per cent on the preferred payable on
October 1: Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, SEMI
annual IL per cent. payable on September s;
Westinghouse Air Brake Company regular quar-
terIy "a per cent, payable on October 10; Mines
Company Of America. per cent, payable on Sep
TENDER 26 Metropolitan Trust Company. quarterly
per cent, payable on September 30; General Chem
icaI Company. regular quarterly IA per cent on the
preferred payable on October 1: Long Island Loan
and Trust Company, quarterly per cent, psyabls
October 1.
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK-Brad-
streets reports the exports OF grain for the
with comparisons, figures in bushels. as follows:
Wheat, -four Included 24s1 81 against 3O2 4S last
week and 4340.S54 in this week last year: fiscal
year to date. Ss1SI6S. compared with SS,s4lSo u
the corresponding period a year ago Corn. T.
4s3, contrasted with 1854 last week and 2S.sn IN
1907: for the fiscal year to date. 55449 against IA
u3,I25 IN the same period last year
GOLD EXPORT MOVEMENTS-The National
Bank OF Commerce has engaged $4,000 gold coin
for shipment to Argentina. There is an active de-
mand for the metal in Argentina and under pres
ent exchange market conditions London is able
to shift the burden of supplying the needs Of ths
South American country TO New York In add
ton to the gold taken for Argentina, the Mer-
chants National Bank and the Royal Bank Of
Canada have shipped $4,000 to Montreal
REFINED SUGARS ADVANCED-The ADleri-
can Sugar Refining Company, the Federal Susc-
Refining Company and B. H Howell. Son & 9
have advanced their list prices for refined sugars
10 points to 510c net. less per cent for cash. for
fine eranuIated ArbUckle Brothers continue TO 90
business on the old basis OF sc net. less per cent
for cash. for fine graduated
CITY INVESTING COMPANY--A special meet
ing Of the City Investing Company viii De ned
October to act a proposition TO increase me
capital stock from q. 10000 to S.OO009 IL 10 aso
proposed to classify the stock. making s.aa1s
common and 100000 preferred
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS--There have
been listed on the Stock Exchange sS,OOo.00 Fits
burg Cincinnati Chicago & St Louis Railway
Company consolidated mortgage per cent coupon
bonds and s1425sOOO additional stock OF the Illinois
Central Railroad Company
COPPER PRICES DOWN.-The local Metal Ex-
change has made further reduction OF Is cent u
its quoted price for all grades Of copper