New-York tribune., 1909-05-06
ropTCS OF THE STREET

Up aDING-For the third day in sue
r0gtftHoonaon sold stocks In the local narAeI:
c-ssiohs - between S0GG0 ana SovvV sEares OF
rr-ting ouI ,,rouortion was furnished by United
~hich "a roDdon's attitude reflects desire TO
states -. IA heavy line OF stocks bought Two
tske p, when prices were sGbStanIialIy uhueI
weeks Sto,.a+ions IN London the general market
current - al 4ninpOrtant price changes Can
pss lha1s easy AT the British capital ana dls-
rloney --a unchanged. Paris discounts were
co1nS f,1a exchange on Ionoon suhered a
ioVeri VII decline American stocks on the
further -b were iul and without feature
I5roo- -n-r,c CLARED.-Dvidends have been
DlN as follows: American SmeIters SecuFlueS
decl@i. regular quarterly IL per cent on the pre-
CoEli ',5 Il. r1er cent the preferred b, pay
feTTee = = F2Itterick Company, regular quarterly
abe - cent payable June !; Diamond Match
80 o. regular quarterly per cent payable June
Coralei-. Tobacco Company, regular quarterly
D. . = cent and : per cent extra on the common
y Pfi ~.-1et COMPANY regular semi-annual per
CieA = ., extra II Of per cent, payable June 10;
eenl ~ Pond Company. regular quarterly II
n ~ cent on the common, payable June i ana me
p,lar quarterly ~ per cent on Inc prelerreu'
res-ST Nav l. and the Pratt & Whitney Com
pa regular quarterly IL per cent on the pre-
.-e5 rayable Nay u.
I-,TpROyFD CONDITION OF LONDON IN
--pcPOT-HD-W William Barclay Parsons, OF New
DR. 10 for some weeks has been looking into
10 "a, A,o-,+ions Of a London underground system
" N,etf.b he was elected 4 director last Dece1n-
Ss- SAYS: The trafhc returns ana mere ,g
=. earnings q the underground roads clearlS
,,eo,e+-a-a that the way the system is now
,-es Is the right one. Elevators at the tune sta-
49, no longer crawl up and down, trains traNe!
- and on shorter headway and stops at an
..to-s are very brief. Londoners undoubtedly
sr Get about now with as little waste q time as
,e-sons in New York and in Chicago
rNOT1RY FOR GOLD.-Further inquiries nave
= ~~,s6a A. the Assay Office for gold bars for
L-7,er7r 70 Paris but the supply there practcaltF
:, 'sxrausted The foreign exchange market Is al
ta gold exporting level. and II the current slrelE
E maintained in this market and sterling at Paris
.r,ir1,ss in rs present weak condition further
Lj-1e11s Of the metal will he made just as soon
,r eoId hars can he secured. Conditions at the
-,or1ent do not warrant the shipment Of gold com
.pp1 TCATTON TO LIST-The Republic Iron
- S-eel COMPANY has made application 10 the
c,ook Exchange 70 have transferred from the IN
49, 5ara-rrnert 10 the regular list S2hS52e9 pre-
ferred stock and s27.S520o0 comon stock Appilca-
a., has also been made for listing $9.o8" gen
- lien fifteen "a twenty year per cent bonds or
tbe St Louis & san Francisco Railroad Company
COPPER PRICES FIRMER--Sales Of copper
80 made Yesterday and Tuesday at a shade
.ho~e the prices heretofore quoted. one OF the
iss5i7r agencies sold eleCtrolytic copper at lZ'sc
mound. the highest level reached in the cur
rent upward movement With prospects OF inc
conner Producers figures showing a decrease in
.ocl.s over the last two months, dealers are con-
H5snt that copper viii 13c pound IN the near
future. Sales Of copper for domestic consumption
continue comparatively large.
BR0OKIYN RAPID TRANSIT DIVIDEND
RF-ONNENDED-The executive committee Of the
Frooklvn Rapid Transit Company has recon-
uended 10 the directors the declaration OF the reg-
lar quarterly dividend OF per cent on the STOCK
nsvsble July ! The directors will act on the rec
ennendation next Wednesday
STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS HIGHER-A seat
OF the Stock Exchange has been sold for $Sleoo as
compared with SSa.e50 at the last preceding sale
NEW YORK DOCK COMPANY PRESIDENT
Fairfax :. Landstreet. who q few months ago
resigned as vice-president Of the Western Mary
dent Of the New York Dock Company succeeding
David II. King, r.