New-York tribune., 1909-09-10
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FOREIGN TRADING-Forsign borsaz S..,.
upward OF 2eooO shares in the local market cs..
sales United States Steel supplied the Isrvs- a.
OF the business. II The London marker rri@s. -
rule, were lower with pressure reported In s-s-
can issues at the close. The mining deusrrnsr-
showed a fair degree OF strength. especially IN IA
De Beers shares. which were bousnt by Par
Gail money az the British capital was easy =,
discounts were heavy. The Bank Of Enyk-
showed IN its weekly return a proportion Of =
serve 70 liability OF 52-6S per cent, SsaiuSt m
year average OF 524S per cent
HIGH COMMODITY PRICES-Braastrss,,
says that commodity prices. speaking OF them %,
lecuvely. stili continue on an upward g-ass
This movement has been clearly apparent for tss
last fourteen months, ever since the low Don.
of June l. 1873, vas struck The price index nun-
ber as OF September I. sS.5s06 shows thai u-css
have advanced per cent within q month and
the highest quoted since Novembsr. Isl7 II rerr<
sents an increase of SO per cent over Septenns-l
1910, but at the same time il refiecrS loss q y
per cent from the figures registered September
IS17. The index number OF September l. 1ss. s,o0i
at ss+S2S. and therefore the current figures shas
an advance of Is per cent.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Dividsnis have bssl
declared as follows: Manhattan Railway COMPANY
regular quarterly lSa per cent. payable October
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company. rsgrE
quarterly per cent on the common, payable ocH-
Der l. Chicago & NOTthw wesJern Railway, resax
quarterly per cent on the preferred. payable 0c-
Der l. Coal and Iron National Sank. quarterly =
per cent, payable October / Chicago Juncrn
Railways and Union Stock Yards. regular Guar'aS
per cent on the common and IL per cent o1 -
preferred. payable October !. Ivln City RaPA
Transit Company, regular quarterly Is, per cent
the preferred. payable October l. Phelps. Docss
Co, regular quarterly s. 80. payable September =
Lawyers Title Insurance Company, per g
payable October l. Brooklyn Union Gas rszls
semi-annuaI per cent. Harris Trust and Saves
Bank, quarterly, 2ls per cent. payable October
UNTITLED STEEL TCNNAGE--Ths voluTs
business received by the United States Steel COR
nor he las tvvo mt hz
the quarterly statement 10 be issued next noa.
viii reveal an untitled tonnage in excess OF sAas
tons, compared wlth +051.SS~ tons as OF Jnns
1919 AT the close OF l<S the unified orders On -
books of the Steel Corpora ZION aggregated SSsS-
tons Therefore there has been a gain since 10
OF nearly l.Oo,o00 tons. The present untitled 'as
mage represents about hve months produeneA
the corporation
COAL AND IRON NATIONAL DIVIDEND r.
DUCTION.-Ths directors of the Coal and IRON ~
tionsl Bank have declared quarterly diFiesna diFieHs
1iS per cent, payable October 10 stock oi~t1s -,
September s. Previous 10 this the stock mas . -
10 per cent basis but due 70 the fact tha1 ,lr
capital stock OF the bank Increased u a. -
from s50o.Ooo to 100000 it necessary U "
crease the dividend accordingly.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RbPVh.1
The report OF the Chicago 4 Northwestern Hs
way for the year ended June 80 shows ope--. p-e, =
revenue ot s65e7S.41 and net revenue Of s-..s
After charges. dividends and other ueu-,cs uer,,cs
there was A balance Of SI7o.1sN. Gross s&as- & n
increased S,'SS.i-o ana totdi opst ti.'i-7 s,- ~
creased sl.IOo.4St The balance OF income - n
year carried 70 profit ana loss account Nas
7e0, a gain OF Ss96,Su. -,
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTiNCiS.-Ihe lo.o.ss NS..~s
bonds have beer listed on the STOCK sse,,,,,S,
Chicago Rock Island * Pacific. S4S+.t'' % A-4 +o,,l
refundins per cent mortgage bonds s maA e sS-
listed $40, 80 600; Western Maryland Kalt1oa war
CO. additional tirst mortgage per cent cen, n'"
COUPON bonds making total listed SESIS"'' - ,.,r
NEW SToCK EXCHANGE MEMBEhs. o,ss,s
= Cranden and Cecil Grifen have pc"
members of the New York Stock tNchdHs-