New-York tribune., 1908-04-03
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FOREIGN TRADrNG-Fo-e.gu HORSES d-a l-ts
in this market 6uytng PERHAPS 5000 . 800
selling practically nothing American s-oczs n
London we're dull and irregular Il the early rad
rnE 5r- became weak as The day a6-a1csc ard
shiwed no improvement on the curb The genera
market IN London vas I1ac--vs. VIII 2 csc--i-s
tendency.
7rvTDENc0s DECIA ARED--.e directors q -.s
Northern Pacific Railway Company have declared
The resuLa- d-a-re-v dividend q "a pe- cent pay
able on MAY L The directors q ne New Eo-s
Produce Exchange Bank have declared r-= -eg--a-
ssrnt-annual dividend OF Per ce-- 9nC A -.
dividend OF cent ravaols On AC-I -5- -
dividend action vas The same as --ar -a=a- zr ne
last -wo preceding dividend periods The ---7c-9-s
ot The United Sra-es RuDDe- Company rave c.
cIared The regular quarterly DIVIDENDS OF peT
cent r1e frs preferred stock and u Pc csnl
on the second preferred both payable OF Ap-- Sc
ANOTHER DECLINE N COPPER--ae New
York Meta Exchange has reduced rs asking p--ce
fo- all grades 4 copper &c pound. lake -1V pc
ing quoted az 13E-S-sc. elec--o-C-lc --s9 Sc ara
casting 1851 1850
NEW MEMBERS OF EE-F5A ANSCsE-S- lanes !
7arrer and Russell z P-e1-iss haze beer elected
s-7Ls-~ ~ rF7a ~av- v7-t- S--~l- F-v~-s-Ea E+vi-
T MAYNARD. B J Quinn II. and Rosc1s -0-a--1s
have been elected 20 membership y --s -9rSoA
dated stock Exchange
SAVINGS BANKS QUARTERLY DIF--LN-,-
The trustees OF the American savings Bank rave
declared dividend a. -le rate o. Pc -s-c
year for the quarter ended on March ST. The 1a1S
Is the only one OF Irs class paving dividends r-ar
terry. a policy which II began las- tall-
ATLANTIC CITY TO SELL BoNDS-A--.1-
tic City viii se- a. noon on Arr- l. Sss.leE
Atlantic a. en-e i1lp-7v erne7- bonds -1a----1-
January = 1881, $55-9eo paving bonds --l4----a-
January 1. 1928. and $4,000 city .1l2~ora11ehL
bonds. maturing January i. 1928. al ce----E IT.
reresr al - per cent and all 90 be ce----e1 as e
Eenuineness by the C-Iu--b,a Trust Company q
%ev v0-k F7tr-lrer particulars max be lad bT
addressing A n EesCo-- CITY Con-role--
EXCHANGING CINCINNATI. HAMILTON
DAYTON BONDS FOR NOTES.-Tae COMMITTEES
representing the per cent re-u-l-ng --1-tsa9e
gold bonds OF J-e Cincinnati. Hamilton s Dayto7
J. "
Frederick Strauss and Mars T Cox a1rollce
that more than a per cent Of the bonds have nsea
exchanged for the i've and haE yea- ro-aIs7A
trust per cent gold notes o. the cO-rpa-E H4>l--
ing July /. 1918 T1e notes are n1w ready Ie- &C.
H-e-y.
STEEL RAILS FOR NEW SOUTH UALz-S~ -
The Peuusyiva-ia Steel Company has sold 60 1s
government O. New Sou-l Wales O.uHg -o-s @
steel rails. This IS the first o. a series o. pl,-
c1ases Tor the state railways c. New Sl--- -ls%
which VIII aggregate about $4,000 to-z
NEW DIRECTOR or BANk-vy1lliz- :
Craig. or the Cotton Exchange firm a. CraiS
jerks, has been elected q director ot me N---1A'
Copper Bank
APPLICATION TO LIsT-The s. Lou.s sas
Francisco Railroad Company has applied 20 -
rioral per cent refUndi2s mortgage bonds, Cue
IN 1881.
FOR GOOD FRIDAY CLOsING-Ths --e-oe-
os the Coffee Exchange vii vote -ezr Tuesday o.
the question Of closing the exchange on Coed -
day, April =. and The following day Ire w
esys wiz BE observed as holidays - the Corscn
Exchange
THE BUSINESS OULOOK-Flsz zoo-1so1
IL their monthly oullsrin. say:
In March 5ullsrto vsr---sd . prscc
that before me close Of rhs -no--1 -1s-s Wc--1 p
adequate data nom which ds-er-ctns ds---.sl
LEs business trend Al sxar-tlz-.o. O. z ---,o,
o. fndices OF the coL-ss % z-aI-s during N--U-
and previous months indicates that = sons GA,
Le-s ul--!srskzols Impetus has Zee, gwen I.
rnus- pc admitted. however. tnar vale ne 80
sisrencs q progress % business -eJ-rs-.--.1.
IS gratifying would - Satisfactory = =
record showed clearly 3 greater accsle-a--oo
pace II surveying the ds-5. while many s>co-l
aging facts are revealed. IRE CONCLUSION : =
svotdzb-s t5a- TWO facto-s. pC.t-tcs a-c >-cP 20
poets. VII play q dominant part = oUsl2sss -
vtvaL Although & : early II L1s ag--cCL-u-1-
e11a-. crop conditions thus tar are -avoraa-s- -
seems absurd thar -Ee inevitable C-cs-ral-.ry =
our political future should CCrwelg1 r21s-ols -
dsncsS Og business rehabilitation but C5ve--1ssJ,
even The possibility o. The dsvslopr-ear o. po--~-
cal complications which might rstard rhs -ss1o--
non OF normal business conditions is tsr oy -.
70 be a real obstacle. These VINO tc--1e-cSc -
such -conStdsra IONS point out t-ar Congress ~
Is usually somewhat rirnd prior 20 = ra,1o-A. =
.,ou mas failed 20 ccnrr!ours 70 ire return q -
hdence rs % could have done 5y promptly e-spSS,
f1F OF number ~ important q1est1ons c--o -
affecting the welfare o the people As -
o fact the signs OF the times plainly i-G---
that legisqtive activity will develop d1rf1s -
next sixty days end probably such CorsresSo-.,
elements OF uncertainty as r-rard business k10H
vi h Ilr1Ica