New-York tribune., 1909-05-26
TOPICS OF THE STREET

,,r-rrN TPADING.-Foreign houses dealt in
"a shares in the local market, all purchases In
-"lop consols were strong, while lHe genera
LoIls- was firm and moderately active Money
IaaiAr, f7r,rer in the settlement, with the con-
rs'ss IN American stocks per cent against ~
tsHsO,+ 7vro weeks ago. Banks charged 2i2 per
Ts =, stock Exchange loans. against 2g2l+
cen ,r- AZ .he last preceding settlement. A iaH
PEI ocro,Int was disclosed. Call money at the
naaa. caT,ital was steady at Mondays advance
?, discounts IontlnentaI markets. sii""eo 4''
s7--ant changes.
-$-opPFR PRICES HIGHER.-The local Metal
.S.-ee mas advanced its quoted price Of copper
ne hid for lake. l. in the asked for eectrolytlc
casfing q, in the asked Copper prices AT Lon
E- oiso are higher. There has been some spirited
ey, GU <ar copper for delivery in the last half OF
Do - ll consumers who wish 10 satisfy their
t.--sr7ents =. for that period. one selling agency
iesrad a Did Of 1850 for electrolytc copper call
r r Gar delivery AT stated periods from July 10
Ls-,,,er y 81 The selling agency declined the offer
DrithstandinE that the price was &c above the
- ouoration. Copper stocks have been re-
- materially and producers and selling agencies
- moi inclined 10 sell copper very far aheaa al
--,-enf qu1tatiuns-
rTv1DE,&I,S DECLARED Dividends have been
.is-ee as follows: Central Leather Company
ssrar quarterly ia per cent on the preferred pay
~ Juv !. inited states Leather company reg
3 Quarterly lia per cent the preferred. payahe
= T. Nashua Manufacturing Company seni-an-
- per cent, payable June l: Nineteenth ward
- regular monthly IA per cent payable May
.. chicago a Northwestern Railway regular semi
-,~9l q. per the common and FeuSAr
ner cent the preferred paNaDe JulS
!. Tr5erv GOD Typewriter Company regular Sem
-sr r7.- cent on the first and second preferred.
sTFEI, PROFIT SHARING SALES.-h is un-
setool that in the last few weeks there nave
=, -ar-iye sales United States Steel preferred
F~ employees Of the company who secured me s'oNA
:. 1aaIs that made the advance in the bun InaLhe'
ry-rerey attractive for realizing prohts, On De
.sreber 81. 1898. there were Z2s6o einpioSes NIlo
"a ,rcfI sed the preferred stock under the Proht-
js-inr rlan. and since the plan became operative
80 co-rorat!on has sold to employees l9Sese shares
a. eTra.. Of he FRTl
snvIRAL BRONSON a DIRECTOR the
r-raI meeting Yesterday Of the international
So Cornpauy Admiral ". II. Bronson was elect
= director 10 succeed the late Joseph wharton
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRN--An orhcer
e -Ia American Car and Foundry Company says
-5s+ the new steel car plant TO be erected al
f.srr H. uiU Toe the largest Of its kind IN the
world Though orders for new cars IN Aprl4 were
v--a-1elv light. current operations show material
5rrrolenrent in the demand
sppTT,.A ALTON To IIST-Application has boen
made 10 The Stock Exchange 10 list $15oooeeo
.ar-ve9r Der cent collateral trust bonds, que
,elS II the United States Rubber Company; SS,-
o68 000 additional general consolidated per cent
1Dartgage bonds Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
'orurarv and Sl.590.500 additional capital STOCK
n the New York. New Haven & Hartford.
SILVER PRICES HIGHER-London bar silver
advanced again yesterday, the quotation stanuing
n The close at e4i4 i. The Eastern demand is
more active. and the general advance in com
modify prices is influence in the rise in the
metal
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS BONDS.-The
Minneapolis * -. Louis Railway Company has
sold IL Taller & Co. Nc. - Pine street, S725,0o9
3 per cent equipment trust bonds, maturing an
nusly TO 1919 inclusive, under the usual car trust
conditions
NEW FIRM CONNECTION-C. Palmer Wood
bury has become associated with the firm Of
White & Co. OF No % Pine street.
ARMOUR & co. BONDS-Kuhn. Loeb & Co and
tie National City Bank announce that they have
closed the subscription lists and can receive no
applications for the Armour Co. real estate
first mortgage a. per cent bonds, the issue has
been largely OverSubsCribed.
To EXTEND UNDERLYING BONDS.-ft has
been decided extend The underlying bonds Of the
Toledo Railway and Light Company for two and
ene-haif years. until January, J 1912, raising the
interest from te per cent. Holders not desirOus
OF accepting the extension plan will be paid of al
par and interest