New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
TOPICS OF THE STREET

--oEFTCIN IRA ADfNCs.-Foreign houses sold more
= mo- shares balance in the local
WA .be heaviest sales being in United States Steel
he-, he--oc1 In London consols were lower and tho
c--sT co.T market somewhat heavy and dull. Call
Ee- At the British capital In moderate de-
- and as high 2& per cent was paid. The
-s,,go on American stocks In the carry-over
Co. cent and the banks charged the for
S-Cork Exchange loans Only small account was
stecJosed in the settlement on either side Of the
market
= been added 20 the Stock Exchange list: City
,-ev, York s12 900 600 per cent corporate stock.
o. November l. 1855. and 50 0o0,o 600 per cent
.s,,ent bonds, due November I. 1913; S25O,000 ad
sss.ionsI capital stock of the National Surety Com
-.nx- g os0 900 additional capital stock. making
- +o-al listed S35,0o0,o00, Of the Peoples Gas
-tsh+ and Coke Company, Of Chicago; kS5O,OOo ed-
..ssio,sl first and refundiug mortgage ffty-year
- cent coupon bonds ma king total listed S11sI0,
- - the Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad; sac
ss,,topaI first consolidated mortgage per cent
.5stv-year coupon bonds, due 1s45. making total
1is-ed slse9s. 600, OF the Brooklyn Union Gas Com
-o,,-. SIS e04. 600 Farmers Loan and Trust Com
nan. certificates Of deposit for per cent 1oo-year
++efrnding bonds Of the Metropolitan Street Rail
zav S3sI2o0 additional capital stock making total
,sste5 s1l $4,000. CT the Mergenthaler Linotype
r-onaasnv; 500 100000 additional general mortgage
rsr cent bonds, making total listed s3e.000o00 OF
=. chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
s,,,- sllels.000 additional Pittsburg. Lake Erie
Z west Virginia system refundng mortgage per
cent bonds making total listed 10000, Of the
19alti--ore K Ohio Railroad Company; 100000
a-i+al stock Of the Northern Ohio Traction Com
Sa15; &C.
nryrDFNDs Observation-Disclosures have been
declared as follows: Western Union Telegraph
Germany regular quarterly 81 Of per cent; United
shoe Machinery Company regular quarterly 11z per
cent on the preferred and per cent on the com
-. eso 10 rer cent stock dividend and so cents
sx+-s On the common, American Iron and steel
Manufacturing Company regular quarterly IA per
c+nt on the common and preferred. payable April
:. kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad
.e,la- quarterly per cent the preferred, pay
etie Aprfl :: Dominion Coal Company regular quar-
on he e
Bronx safe Deposit Company IL per cent payable
.p-il Is: Aeolian Company regular quarterly ia
rer cent. payable March /.
BOOKLET ON AMORTIZATION.-The trust de-
,a-+,7ent Of the Guaranty Trust Company OF New
work has prepared for distribution q booklet on the
.s,hfact Of amortization containing also the laws
= - C-s+e ~ New York governing the investment
of trust funds and savings banks, all OF Ehich
should be Of special interest 10 executors ana EuS
tees. - -, r--,
A cable dispatch from London says that the Bank
of England is inclined TO pay a moderate premium
over the ruling price for American eagles IN Lon Lon
5nn ofering more than 76s Sd, the prevailing quo
tation. .-->-,>
to1-rTARI.E TRUST CoAiPANY'S DIVIDEND
rHCREASED-The Equitable Trust Company OF
New York has declared quarterly olVloeho oI -
nsr cent. payable March 81 This is an increase
IF rer cent over the last preceding disbursement
EOP EXTRA COTTON EXCHANGE f1Ol@i-
r,avS-The members Of the New York Cotton Ex-
Cbsnge have petitioned the board OF managers 10
close the exchange on Good Friday ana 'he oalui-
DAY following
co,s0TJDATED GAS OF BALTIMOREs-Ber-
.ron 6,riscor1 & jerks. Of No 40 Wall street are
o4fsrinz Consolidated Gas. Electric Light ana eoNer
Cor,nsnv of Baltimore 4Izs. due February a. 1882
A. ss and interest the price at which these oonos
- bsinp sold the net income is So per cent TINS
coTnpanv controls the entire gas ana eleculc hsi'
business of Baltimore
CHICAGO & NORTHW WESTERN-Schnldt q
s-aTIstir members of the New York Stock EX-
chanse have issued an interesting paInpheI on liie
cT,icsgs 3 Northwestern Railway, which will prove
NJ 1siue 10 investors. II gives complete history
~ the road and its present financial position
0Iy7DFND PASSED.-The directors OF the Ne"
- 90 Eond,,ras Rosario Mining Company have
-zssed the monthly dividend of per cent
FsPERANZA DIvIDEND.-The Esperanza' Linn
tied (of Iondon), Of the Guggenheim proper
ties has declared the regular quarterly dividend OF
Sd = share. and additional DIVIDEND OF Is
share making total Of Is Sd Tor the quarter
ended March 81, payable April Is More than go
nn0 ase has been paid in dividends 10 the STOCK
holders Of this company The net operating pront
sg shown by the report TO the stockholoefs LOT the
fiscal wear va S92T,616.