New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses sold q.
90 shares on balance in the local market OF which
20000 shares were United States Steel In the Lon
don market prices We're irregular and trading
inactive. with heavy tone in the American depart
ment- Call money at the British capital was sasy
while discounts were firm. London shipped further
amounts OF gold 70 the Continent, and indications
pointed 10 active demand for the metal for
Germany before the end OF the current month.
= he Imperial Bank OF Germany made no change N
It's discount rate and showed some improvement
in its weekly return.
BANKS LOSE CASH.-The reported movements
OF currency this week indicate loss IN cash held
by the banks of s. Ss09,0t0. They gained over EoA-
90 from the interior. out lost about SON0le
through the Sub-Treasury- The banks received
from the interior S75630 900 and shipped 70 the in
terror S6,541000 including N,SI20t0 national bank
notes sent 10 Washington for redemption and $50
Co transferred through the SUb-Treasury 70 San
Francisco. The gain from the interior was S,Q2l.-
CO.. Receipts OF new gold were SlSl0oe0-nannely.
OF New York assay ONCE checks. Ss55e9. on san
Francisco mint checks. S2leo. and on Seattle ASSAY
Ofice checks, &24.00G Gold exports during the
week were S50O.00 from San Francisco 70 Japan.
Ordinary disbursements by the Sub-TreaSury were
S245I4O00. Payments by the banks TO the sub
Treasury for customs. internal revenue. per cent
redemption fund etc. were S2925+,0tO, showing
loss ON Sub-Treasury operations proper OF s4140e0
The total gain from the interior and by new gold
was S2.SSISo. Deducting this from the total loss
on sub Treasury operations proper and by gold ex
ports. amounting 20 S62A'@ the net loss oy me
banks was SS9o9.oe.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Dtvidends have been
declared as follows: American Woolen Company
payable October L. Long Island Loan and Irus'
Company. quarterly per cent. payable October
United States Finishing Company. regular quar-
terly 1 per the common and Ia per cesii
On the preferred payable October I. Atlantic Cossi
Line regular semi-annual 2ls per cent, payable Ne
vember lo. National Surety Company, regular guar
teriy per cent. payable october l. Lawyers
Mortgage Company. quarterly per cent. payau-s
October /. Mortgage Bond Company quartery A's
per cent, payable October l. Nineteenth WsIu
Bank regular monthly Ia per cent. payabe SeP-
teniber ~
EXTRA STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAY PROB
ABLE--There has been a good deal OF diSeuss.on
about the matter Of the stock Exchange taAihs
action in connection with the Hudson Fulton ces-
h~atiou- II is understood that the stock ENchns9
governors are disposed to act with other buslneS,
interests. ard II present plans. which ProVide Io'
a general holiday IN the city. so through the *
change N the members request ~. viii be closed ''
Tuesday. September IS
GRAIN REPORTS FOR THE WEEK-Brsd-
streets renortS the exports OF grain FOR the wee
with comparisons. figures IN bushels. as roilo~S =
Wheat. flour included 2.2S6,Ss1, against -.olS,oes
year 22119.422. compared with S'1so.4I N -
corresponding period in 1905 Corn se.94u. eoI
trasted with 50 9T2 last week and l-+4S N t.. go
week in 1905: hscal year 1.140s9S. asainst SSo'S'
In the corresponding period last wear
PRODUCE EXCHANGE BANF--Ths New 4ofs
counts of S6,SS1,2S0 against S5,S&t9'- yea -.
cash. S2.115 SIS, against S265S.b6S, ana GepoS'--
$lO.SS6.11I against $685.. ESQ. Total resources
OF September IL. were Sl2.6S154s compared VIZ"
$lO3S7, 800 twelve months ago.
NEW DIRECTOR OF TRI-CITY RAlLMAl
Of the stockholders Of the Trt-City Railway 49, -
Light Company at Hartford. Conn nus. -s.
Arthur COPpen. OF Maitland C0ppeh CV'f
elected director to succeed c. J. McCuas