New-York tribune., 1909-05-29
Tile GUARANTEE EoIJ.....
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Capital and Surpipss Ros.sss
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TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign housA. -.
600 shares Of stccS In the local marker -s,'s1 :.
United States steel common for the sc,,-l S-.s
London option dealers In the IOn5o- - -
prices as a rule were firm on an acti,,a ,fds ,ldfds
business Call money at the British cs,i,.-
easier; also discounts Cable dispatches -. - Aa
tnat the amount OF money taken from tbs -
OF England I'm the week on loans aggregate. - -
Co. South African gold to the amount ~ .,ss
will be offered in the open London marker TO-
and IL IS expected that a large part OF II ~.
secured by the Bank Of England
BANKS GAIN CASH-The reporsa5 w.,
OF currency this week indicate gain In 90 -
by the banks OF Ss.+5s.O10. nearly all OF vrb.s -
due 10 the interior movement. The banks -
from the interior 3d. 49, % and sent To tba -
3 964 0p0 including S3 I34DtD national hank not.s
to Washington for redemption. The gain 49,
interior S7.5O1.Ot0 Receipts OF new Sol5 =
81 500 namely. New York Assay OHies c...'
ss3s.06O; on San Francisco mint checks S5ns m -
Seattle Assay OfffCe checks s19s00 Er,o-.s
OF which S250.0p0 went to Argentina ana "a IN
Ecuador Ordinary disbursements bv' the -
Treasury were 50. .593. .2u0. Payments bv the bsrs
to the Sub-Treasury for customs internaI rsvs,-
per cent redemption fund. etc were s2e77N
showing a small loss on Sub-Treasury opers4,-,
proper of SS.sO0 The total gain from the ints--.
and by new gold vas s. SOL 500 DeductinS tss--
from the loss on Sub-Treasury operations and !,
new gold exports. the net gain vas {sssGA 2
ceipts from the interior were the largest since "a
last week in January Shipments cut were ~.
$4,000 smaller thar last week
COPPER PRICE HIGHER-The leading ssyI,z
agency. well as several other large produces
and selling agencies, have advanced tho urcs p
electrolytic copper from 1874 cents pound to 3,
cents. This Is the highest level reached IN Ia
current upward movement IL was stated ysss.
day that several OF the large producers and ssE,,
agencies had sold their possible production tn
months ahead \ representative OF ss
company stated tnat the copper situation "a
showing more strength III IN at any tine VIII.
Ta- %
week ended May 2 were s.0Ss tons. making for q
month. 20 that date. 27,775 tons against PSI n 70
same time last year
GRAIN EXPORTS NCREASE-Bradsrssi
reports the exports OF grain for the week. "
comparisons figures in bushels. as follows WhsE,
-four included 3iS2.SC9. against 2.53ss94 last Esi
and 2s7s.2S9 In this week 'ast year. fOr the fs-
year. $50 S93. 10. compared with 1Ss SASS IN ri
same period a year ago corn. sS622. eontrazz
with 1885 last week and 237.151 IN 1915, Tor al
fiscal year, $3.50 lSS against - go 99 last year
CHICAGO & ALTON.-An interest Identified WI
the Chicago & Alton. said Yesterday that the CO.
pany's common stock would receive another dnf
dend Of per cent in the course Cf the SUNNI
The stock has not been active in the recent M +
ket. but there has been some quiet buying IN
neiGhborhood OF its current price which is poi-
under the best Of the year In 1875, per cent v
paid on the stock. and last February per cert
DIVIDENDS DECLARED Dividends have or
declared as follows. CITY and Suburban Hor
Company. regular semi annual per cent; StFs
Western Stable Car Line COMPANY. regular ssr
annual 81, per cent on the preferred. PAYABLE j
J; American ChiCIe Company. regular MONTH +
per cent on the common. PAYABLE June 50, MscL
Companies regular quarterly 1 Per cent on
common and preferred. payable july L
ASTOR TRUST DIRECTORS.-At the meets
OF the board Il directors OF the Astor Trust t',
pany YESTERDAY Ebert H Gary. chairman a
United States Steel Corporation and John C2-
president of r. p Clafin & Co and ne
United Dry Goods Company. were elected dirsrtr
d. T~r-
Exchange the Consolidated Stock Exchange y
Coffee Exchange. the Cotton Exchange ne bos-
and PhiI1d de1phia stock exchanges. the Livel7-
Cotton Exchange, the London Stock ENchanss =
most OF the Continental exchanges will be closer
day and MONDAY
MASON CITY & FORT DODGE COUPONS
In order that The holders Gf the coupons HaIa,-'
June / from the Mason CITY & Fort Dodge D.
road Company first mortgage per cent bones
suffer No Inconvenience or delay pending ule
nounceruert OF the plan OF reorganization q =
Chicago Great Western Railway Company. 53-
Co. bankers. of this city. Will purchase ue
pons at their face value on and after June -
presentation
MERCANTILE NATIONAL. B4NK.-sidng =
Mitchell. president OF the Electric Bond ana - -
Company. and chairman Of the board of tne - -
lean Gas and Electric Company, and conn q,
with number Of the subsidiary companies u
General Electric Company has been elec'eo
rector Of the Mercantile National BanA- -,
GOLD EXPORTS.-Gold 10 the amount o. -..,., s
0O0' will be shipped from New York 70 As T--s
today. Total exports to that country slncs - -
ary l. So. go. O0o and to all countries Sa-.lfls
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE MhA5 = :
Ernest Raerward. Norman A Eyre anu anu c.-s.s -
Fielding have been elected members Of the CO1'
dated Stock Exchange -sr--
ARMOUR BONDS LARGELY Wv tEI,-.
SCRIBED Subscribers TO the S50oooe nrs. ms. ~. .r~
gage bonds of Armour & Co received '.s me- a
ments yesterday. amounting, it is undeIs1o. -.
between 10 and 20 per cent Of their RESPECTIVE
cations This would indicate that ne Ses
were in excess Of xl50V"VVo-
& SUSQUEHANNA BOND 49,