New-York tribune., 1908-10-24
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING.-F9reirn houses 4,r5 o,oo
shares in the local market. TIE S.r,fng f,-1-,1.s
United States Steel. the Hartman shares Reaes1z
Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific. In the Iast
named orders came from other than ar5l-rsgs -
nes. In London this issue was weak on 80.
that Lord Strathcona was ssrious,y III tn gs-
eral London market was inactive. CLOSING sresJv
after early heaviness. Call Ecney ths British
capital was easy and discounts were weaker. The
approach Of the settlem@nt and lingering uaeass-
ness over the Balkan. situation served restrict
dealings in European securities
MOVEMENTS OF AONEy.-The reported move
ments OF currency this we k indicate loss n
cash held by The banks Il S5s9D. which represents
a small loss to the interior. less @ small gain
Sub-Treasury op -Taticus Cf all kinds The banks
received from the interior s.IIeJ and sent % thu
interior s6z5S. 800 II cIGd.lz $-1ef1 transferred
through the sub-Treas;.ry 90 NV Orleans. S1a.060
gold coin to Canada and SI.39s.040 national bank
notes to Washington for redemption The loss 70
the interior S521 2J Receipts Of new gold were
SZ.107,+0, Of which 1924 iJJ or New York assay
office checks, Ss3,S0 San Francisco mint checks.
and $3.50 100 Seattle assay office checks Ordi-
nary disbursements BY the Sub-TreasrIry were "a
354. 900 Payments by banks TO the SUb-Treasury
for customs. internal revenue per cent rredenD-
ton fund etr.. were S26.329d60. The loss on Sub
Treasury operations proper was S9li. 00. The re-
ceipts from the interior show small Increase over
those Of the preceding week while shipments wers
smaller The result is that the net loss Is ths
smallest this year since the beginning OF Septera-
Der.
COPPER PRICES HIGHER.-On the local metal
exchange the quoted price for all grades of copper
was advanced yesterday Ic- The United Metals
Selling Company. which handles between 100000 go
and 600 G9O.C01 pounds Of copper year. including
the production OF the Amaigamated Copper Com
pany has advanced the price Of eectroIytlc copper
lac a pound. There 1as been an advance n copper
the last few days by practically al the selling
agencies
GRAIN EXPORTS INCREASE1--Bra dstreets 3
repOrts the exports Of grain for the week. with
comparisons, figures in bushels. IS follows Wheat
-four included 6,127S2J. against 4i5s.9A last week
and 4765589 last year for the season $50 oS COM
pared with g. I75.465 ia the time year ago
Corn 2S4 IL cUntrasted with 5-,oo3 last week and
~ 122 in the same week in 1901. Iscl year L0lol5.
against 16 693. 81 in the same period last year
EQUIPMENT ORDERS.-The Grand Trunk Rail-
way is in the market for one hundred locomotives
The company expects 20 place the Orde- about the
a pronounced improvement in inquiries for cars.
locomotives and other equipment Iney say tlat
the situation is stronger than II mas Oeeh al any
time since October Of last year
ORE SHIPMEETS.-The United States steel
CORPORATION Will bring down from its mines this
year approximately 100000 tons OF IRON ore II
is expected that shipments Will be made we'll up
evident that total results from the lake districts
will be larger than estimated 1t would not be
surprising il shipments O< aIEcCr1pani7S eNceeled
100000 tons for the season
DIVIDENDS Observation-Disclosures have been
declared as follows. American Exchange National
Bank regular semi-annual per cent, payable on
November /, Lincoln National Bank. regular guar
terly per cent, payable en November = FaTIheIs
Loan and Trust Company regular quarterly ID
per cent payable November
NO EXTRA COTTON EXCHANGE HOLIDAY.
Members OF the Cotton Exchange nave voted
against the closing Of the exchange on Monday,
November 2 preceding Election Day