New-York tribune., 1908-04-04
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING--Foreign houses "a r,,.
in this market. transactions aggresatinz onIv sse
5000 shares ALI the buying side. American sa@k
In London were inactive but fairly str5ng rsg~.
Pacific making the best showing The geue-sf -
ket was very dull. with trifng 2rfce changes
DIVIDENDS DECLARED regular o.,-
terIy dividend Of per cent has been declared a,
the common stock Of the r.. p. CIafi1 fi9r,1s---
payable April Is. The directors n the r : a,
Pont de NemOurs Powder COMPANY have d-crs-eS
the regular quarterly dividend of IL ue- oa7+ o-
the preferred stock. payable on April 3
MOVEMENT OF MONET r-Do--a4 -,o-.
ments OF currency this week Indicate a za.7 y,
cash held by the banks or S02l4f.6 rsa-Tv -srs .
which came from the interior. The bank. raesf-.5
from the interior 81 % s01 AMI sagr m 49,. f-.
$4,000. Of which s324l.01O consisted 20 national
bank notes 10 Washington FOR rsdsr-7-fo-
The gain from the interior vas S4eiss0
COPPER QUOTATIONS. LOWERED Ns~
York Metal Exchange has reduced its bid quota
tions for all grades Of copper isc pound \ srli-
lar reduction IN the asked prices was r.ade OF
Thursday
TO RECEIVE GERMAN LOAN sURsCRIP-
TIONS.-Zimmermann Forshay an7or.1ca thar
they prepared TO receive. free of commission
charges. up to April 10 inclusive su5scr DoHs 70
the coming issue Of $50 900 200 marks German s7s
Prussfan per cent government bonds. a. ne
official subscription price OF 9S1z and accrued IL
terest
To NAME, EXCHANGE TICKET-Tha board
OF managers Of the Cotton Exchange has a7-
pointed the following nominating committee FOR
officers and manager TO b. chosen a. the a1nlsi
election IN June Henry IL " leeieT. IdFld 4
Miller Arthur r Marsh. George W Baiir- Wili-
lam u. Martin, Robert c. allen and Edward
Scott.
NOTES OF THE EXCHANCES-H O. Wiley.
Of Boston. has been posted for Ter-herS1i2 n
the Stock Exchange r D Countiss- or tricaso.
and Alexander NJ Simpson. of Liverpool havs
been elected members Of the Cotton Exchange
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE wEEK-Braa-
streets reports the exports Of grain for the week.
with comparisons, figures in bushels, a follows:
2.4l
last week 3,45O.S72 in this week last year and
4.446917 in 1902 For the fiscal year To da-s
169.45S.417 compared with 13f.052.0yt in 1e05-17
and 19S.1OS171 in 190I-02- Corn. 5s5.S2-. con
trasted with S45.123 last week and -2l775+ n
1897 For the fiscal year 10 date - f15.f15
against 545S4,s6O in I9O6-01
NOW THE COPPERMINES COuPANY-Ths
proposition 10 change the name of the Conso-i-
dated Copper Company TO the ~CoP7ermiu@s COM
pany' and TO increase the capital stock from
S5e.000.0eO 10 S69OV0.0O0 was adopted yesterday
by the stockholders at their adjourned meeting
ADMITTED To BANKING FIRM-PhIui7s.
E y Greene and Chichester G. Kerr have been
admitted as general partners in the firm 0t GUIDE,
WinmiH - Co. bankers, al 40 - Broad street.
Nh Greene is the stepsou OF 7. g. De Copp=J, q
the stock Exchange house OF De Coppe- & Co.
Nh Kerr is the son OF DT. James Kerr. Of wash
ingtOn
CONDITIONS OF TRADE-~Duns Review
While the volume Of business is stfH much below
normal moderate Improvement is constantly noted.
the leading centres Of trade Some sections are
gaining the lost ground rapidly. and IL Is 1o- IN
usual to find reports of d larger business than a.
the same time in 1895 but losses stI the rule
comparison with last year Aside from t,s tde1sss
at bituninous coal mines. which uot expected TO
be prolonged, April did not bring any serious abo-
disputes. and many wage earners were enabled %
resume work by accepting small reductions .u pa.
Weather conditions have continued facilitate
tail distribution Of spring merchandise while ne
advanced season gives the agricultural interests
better start than usual Railway earnings thus faf
reported for March decreased I35 Der cent as CON-
pared with 1907 and foreign commerce 1t this port
alone for the latest week shows d gain S--754i5
in exports and loss of $ 546s2s i'm ports
pared with the same week isSt year IfanUf1etur-
ing conditions little altered. about ~ ,-r cent
of the iron and steel producing Capacity being u
operation. and the Increased business received BY
footwear factories last week maintained.
Security trading is much less active than ysa-
ago. which accounts for part OF the decrease Il
Clear1nSs At this city. but prices o. stocks -acov
cred somewhat after sharp reaction from The frn
closing OF last week Bank exchanges ar New YORK
FOR the week 25-7 per cent smaller than year
ago. while at other leading cities th- decrease
only 1873 per cent
'Bradstreet's" says
Trade is quiet the country over INDUSTRY = s-fu
curtailed. stoppage OF bv coal miners svsHf
the number OF idle YorkTer. collections are SOW
and. although money is easy. bankers complain
that borrowing demand Is light. This latter CsiI-
reflection OF the lack Of new business and tlA az
sence OF new enterprises. Failures To- the frst
quarter Of the year testify th- strain credit
which followed the acute conditions of the last
quarter OF 1917. and CieariuEs returns confirm earlier
Impressions of a shrinkaze of over ora--7--rh
general trade and industry from the first a~sr Of
laJI The crop situation is rather Irregular cv-1y
10 the cold wave. which has not however. affected
winter wheat II reaches into the South and il
terferes with crop preparatiJ ami cIlu-.-- -.srs
and in the Northwest"