New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Forefgn houses dealt II
only few thousand shares in The local market
buying 10 small extent on balance IN London
the general market was strong throughout tbs
day on the more optimistic feeling over tas
Balkan situation. COusOls were strong on pur-
chases for the sinking fund Call money al t1s
British capital lent at per cent. but sassi
off before the close Short time paper was sasis-.
There were few important changes in the Con-
tinental money and stock markets, though Dis
counts were trife lower
BANKS LOSE CASH-The reported movements
Of currency this week indicate q loss cas1
held by the banks Of S4.115oo0. which was dus
entirely 10 the large exports Of gold early IN
the week The banks received from the interior
s9.SI4.000 and sent 10 the interior Ss.a53 900. II
Guiding s2-7So.ooo national bank notes sent %
Washington for redemption The gain from rs
interior was S3.S1I.O00- Receipts Of new god
we're s1.640.0O0. namely. On New York assaT
Office checks. $1.O5s.oo0. on san Francisco mint
checks, S532.00O and on Seattle assay of7cs
checks. S5O.00O. Gold exports amounted % 81
550.0O0. all OF which went to London Ordinary
disbursements by the Sub-Treasurv were So
$4,000 Payments by the banks % The SUB
Treasury for customs. internal revenue per
cent redemption fund. gold bars. etc were So
$4,000 The loss on SUb-Treasury operations
proper was s21s-oO0- The total loss by gold ex-
ports and SUb-TreaSury operations proper was
S9.566.000- DeduCting therefrbm the gain from
the interior ana 9y new gold or S7-+7l-''' ne
net loss is S4li5.o0o The striking feature of ths
interior movement is the larger receipts from
the interior. which were fully $500 oa' mors
than last week.
a
following regular ticket to be voted the com
ing election announced by the nominating
committee of the New York Stock Exchange YES
terday: President, r H Thomas. treasurer. F. ="
Giley, governing committee. % serve for fo1r
years j. T. AtterbuTy. Walter Bovine. f. T. D.
Cox. ". W. Heatcn. ]. 3. Mabon. James McC0v
ern. William Robson, z. H 4. Snors. r. G
Swords and J. 2 Tailor; trustee OF the Eratu3y
fund. TO serve for five years. Henry X PomsroF;
nominating committee for 1910. Charles Bario9
John H Mccullough. lie Roy Frost Andrew v
Stout and Francis 3. Winslow. Mr Thomas has
been president for the last two years, and NJ
Gilley has served for many years as treasurer.
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK-B-at-
streets reports exports Of grain for The week Win
comparisons. figures in bushels follows Wheat
-four included. 2ts5.715. against LsSLm3 last week
and zI9S,so+ this week last year for the IS ..
year TO date. 1i6109.27. COntrasted with t5i5i-o-
last year Corn. 11537S4. compared with s5s3 ias'
week and S1&S in ls0S; for the fiscal year TO da's
23,7DS66, against 4.S0S.5T last year
DIVIDENDS ARED-Dfvfdends have beea
declared follows: Vulcan Detinning Company
regular quarterly Ia per cent on the preterreo.
payable on April ~; Bell Telephone Company, e
pennsylvania, regular quarterly Il, per cent, pay
able on April Is; Alliance Realty Company. resl-
lar quarterly IA per cent. payable on April .
Streets Western Stable Car Line Company, rss9-
lar quarterly One-half Of I Per cent the coaa
mon, payable on April IS: National Light Hes.
and Power Company. regular quarterly n per
cent. payable on April l.
EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED directors
of the Associated Merchants Company have d-
clared the regularly quarterly dividend Of II p.
first preferred stock and regular quarterly az, a.
dend of IL per cent and extra quarterly = y
per cent on the second preferred stock. payable !"
stock OF record April Is.
SUGAR PRICES HIGHER-Rehned sugar p.
been advanced 10 points. due to the higher ccsi =
raws. Independent re1uers have repeatedly ools--
sugar at advancing prices. thus being f-st n =
market and compelling the large refners % y
the same or higher values for any Consides
lines The raw sugar market is said TO bs -
and tending upward. as supplies in CUba are "
held and sales have been made in the isana =
better prices than have been paid here.
COTTON EXCHANGE SEATS HIGHER-CA
Shearson has sold the third Cotton ENcnals
membership standing in his name 70 John Snss
son for another man. The price Is Sf2-500. an q
vance of $1,000 as compared with the last pfecs1
ing sale
COPPER EXPORTS.-Exports OF copper Tor -
week ended March % were 5.647 tons So
March they were 1882 tons compared with zs''"
tons the same period last year.