New-York tribune., 1909-02-20
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign house. 49,,
600 shares on balance In the local market I. ~
don consOIs were lower and the general "a ca
was depressed on the Paris -umor thar $50
had sent an ultimatum to Servia C,a,sas-
down TO 81 There was reported selling IN %
lean stocks the London exchange FOR Nav, asr -l
were conspicuOusly weak All foreign ho1s <'es
heavy Money was n fair demand at the 80 sss
capital and somewhat hrmer. Paris sxchsn-..llsa .lsa
London was lower.
BANKS GAIN CASH-The reported ~.
of currency this week indicate zai1 - -e1s
held by the banks of sI.254.sO0 which = ~
largely 70 the gain from the interior ira 80 g
received from the interior S9.67S0O0 sn5 .-1--s
the interior $5.915.0OO. including a. 4sa 80 1s
tiOnal bank notes sent to Washinzton -. IA
demption The gain from the interior ~ @ = =
namely: On New York assay Office cbscs. $500 @
3s6,30O; San Francisco mint checks "a. - -
and on Seattle assay Office checks $40 1ns ss
exports amounted to $1,000 600 in coin - sOA
tina The ordinary disbursements bv ;. -ksn-
Treasury were s29, 595 600 Payments bv a. sle-
TO the Sub-TreasUry for customs infs-n.s s-ezs
nue.. per cent redemption fund return - re sss
states deposits. etc, were S32, ,9a3OO0 L--.1-a
Sub-Treasury operations proper Jrz. a. - loss
The gain from the interior was the Iarzss sss4oSae
gain so far this month. being about A. Esssz.T .ezT
more than last week and s2.0oo.OOQ rors ~
the week BEFORE uaa
FERRED--The New York Stock Excbaa1. 49,
berships Of the following have beer f-s-s -Hen
Edwin G Walker TO Frederick ". stehr vVSls zT11a
r Bonor1Sht & Co, No "a Broad streat. rvsla rv-Sla
Hazard 70 Henry ". Banks tr Wss.. a 1es Ss-.es
No. 10 Wall street: Eugene Hale h - c2zsSs 1nSs
Hltcncock IT.. at George Z Landon No "a 80 Ssss
street: Sidney C. Love to H Kiersteds T4-S,%oe1 eoe1
c l. Hudson & Co. No 3S Wall stras+ +S'' a
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR TT4El WE-rv
street reports the grain exports for fEa - ~
with comparisons, figures in bushels a. s,l1.k xssk
wheat, Hour included, 2Z73,5se against fT,-1C,Ns
week and S,291, ,064 last year: FOR tbs AaS4 zsr
date lSo oS4. against 151 ss5.4Z5 in the cr-s
ing period year ago. Corn. L2sssla -aa, co---.oe
with 1,S1,S49 last week and 15Ss $50 iu fxa- $50.
fiscal year to date 1s5121Ss. compared vif5 49,. -
in the corresponding period last year. '4-'-As
DIVIDEND INCREASED-The dirac.,-,
lnternationai silver Company have declared os-
terIy dividend or II per cent the preferred -
payable April L This Is an increase OF o7s~-Ss
OF per cent over the last preceding uavr,s-- -
places the stock per cent pasis - - -
pany's business has been excellent in -z-s,t --ss
and the management announces that tba t-.--
in the dividend Is fully justified by the sx1ss<S
IN earnings.
GOLD FOR THE ARGENTINE-Cold II, =.
amount Of 10000 was engaged YESTERDAY bT r..
deiback, IckeIheimer & Co FOR shipment 70 zr.-
Ayres. OF its last announced shipment ~ -
coin to Buenos Ayres the National City Bank I'M
ship only 10000 to-day, the balance OF The Fss
Oo0 having been deferred Exclusive OF thfE 49,.
the current movement since January ! amounts
% SsSoOn0 There was withdrawn yesterday fr,r,
the Imperial Bank OF Germany 81 900 eor s5s-
ment to the Argentine FOR the account OF Lcn5ou
bankers
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The directors OF the Diamond Match COMPANY ba-.
declared a quarterly dividend OF . per cent a "a
duction OF one-half OF per cent gua-terFy Tsr
action is in line with the announcement mas AZ
the directors last fall that. beginning with Msrrs
1905. the dividend would be placed on an per c.5t
annual basis. instead OF 10 per cent basis
AMERICAN WOOLLEN SELLS NOTES-rs.
American WOollen Company has sold 20 R-ozn
Brothers & Co. an issue OF s2500.000 ~ per e.-t
Aver Mills construction and equipment notes z-sr
anteed principal and interest BY the American
Woolleu Company. They mature, $4,000 On Isrs
!. 1910. and s., 10000 June !, ISL
REGULAR HARTMAN DTVIDENDS-Ths IL
rectors OF the Union Pacific Railroad tronnzav
have declared the regular quarterly divids1d o. p
per cent the common stock The directors oy
the Southern Pacific have declared tha rszuzr
quarterly dividend OF II per cent the common
stock The regular semi-aunuaI dividend Of usr
cent On Union Pacific preferred also has been de-
clared-
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Compsny
reports for January total income OF S41 sS an IN
crease OF $5E, ,4oS Net earnings Eers S.Szz2 an
increase Of sSI 015 and surplus after interest and
other charges S,1F.222 an increase Of G51Ea
Comparisons are with the same month last year.
ASSOCIATED MERCHANTS EXTRA DrE1-
DEND.-The directors OF the Associated Merchants
Company have declared the regular quarterly diyi-
dend OF ia per cent, and extra dividend o =
OF per cent on the common stock, payable march,