New-York tribune., 1909-10-14
topics OF THE STREET

.-,rrTGN TRADING.-Foreign houses dealt IN
- shares IN the local market. buying bal
RrI In the London market American securities
-. louer as rule, while IN the general list the
Nss.--v was toward q cheaper level, consols sell
- rf the low point Of the year. Only a light
10 ~ sccount disclosed al the beginning OF the
n.-,ehilv settlement, but notwithstanding this the
io.-.rgo rate on ATnerosn stocks was at the high
e. 9. level recorded in the current year. al ~ per
-. against Sis per cent for bank loans 10 the
g. Fxclange- Open market discounts advanced
:. IN ne chief European capitals. and exchange
:. :. paris and Berlin on London was strong
,-rW DIRECTOR OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY
r,,-fsx Harrison, vice-president OF the South
- halfway Company, has been elected q director
70 81 the place zen vacant oy the death of Joseph
Bryan.
ave been sdded TO the Stock Exchange ust.
-s-ifed Railways Company OF St. Louis s 5no 0Oo
sssiionsl FIRST general mortgage per cent bonds
~ssnE total listed sSo76S.esO, $3.50 additionsi
speasl guaranteed bettsrmsnt stock OF the C1evA-
lSad tltssSsis "a SSilroao Company. making total
ygisi GSA5.sso- Soaeo additional frs. rnoT,vacn
-snty-yesr : per CENT bonds. making total HS4sS
HWWo q me Michlgan State Telephone Coln-
psnys N0e"" aodiuonal preferred stock and 81
rg2 goo aUaifofa .oni;non stock making total sto
g6E6oN Of The Minneapolis. St Paul q ssu,, &C.
Marie ha1lN@S company; SSoooOo0 capital stock OF
IAe Tennessee Seiiel Company; S2.720uO ten-vear
{ per cefN colateral notes OF the Wesrincb ,,,so
Elecrric ano Manufacturing COMPANY. q Os5 60 "a
6iona nIsA mortgage per cent thirty-year bonds
q tAa Atsslohe Aelephone Company: 81 O22 oDO sd
cll1A a. N7'iA ~ mortgage hondz
hE i0tal listed S67,0 ,022O00 OF the 81 o,,5S = g
Fancsc7 Railroad Company; SOllOOO adsittonai
sE snd refunding mortgsge per cent bonds OF
- Denver a fslo Grande Railroad roy,-ov,-. e.
.aGn ~ per cent fhrry-year bonds v,,sI-i- 80,
Esso ftt.'.eoo' q the E. J. du Pont de Nernorrs
FpE6er Company ui
Pacific COAST DIVIDENDS INCREAsED
The Pacitc Coast company has declared ,5,,-i5o. -
u PEI cent each on its second nrefa--S ,s
1nIlon stocks. placing each issue on a < rar -ant
tasas The last preceding disbursements on tbose
tsuss were per cent. on August last The corn
psnT also has declared the regular of,arte-l,, s,,
end Oi Z. per cent on its first rreFer-e5 s+o,
pzFfble November J. The company renorts for the
fe year ended June 30 last net profits NJ sss1 og9
c1lpafea Wlth S6sl,S5e in the year before The
sEplus after al dividends and charges 1as s1ss $50
IS e5npSred with ssslOs in the preceding Z-esr
ORB sHIPMENTS.-Lake iron ore shinr,ep+s IN
sFiemoeI were '.oSo.SS5 tons. making the total
movement 70 October J. s3S tons SAYS The
Nn lFaoe REVIEW This is only 9l9 67s tons less
tar were moved in she corresponding period IN
~. when al records were broken This makes
'Eo months IN which 7OooOOo tons were moved.
feat noi hitherto accomplished IN lake NAVIGATION
IN September. lse. The feet moved 6217s5s tons II
Is quite clear that the record for 1907 can now be
1adlly broken. In order 10 equal IL the feet must
move about 100000 tons between now and the
el0se O. lavigstiOn
NAY ADVANCE BANK RATE l PER CENT
Gable dispatches received by prominent interna-
uonsl banking houses intimate strong possibility
q the Bank Of England governors advancing the
minimum rate Of discount OF that institution full
per cent, 10 per cent. to-day.
EXTRA DIVIDEND DECLARED.-The United
Fruit Company has declared extra dividend OF
per cent, payable November Is. and stock divi-
tend 20 per cent The capital has been increased
to the extent OF 21.S40 shares.
PACIFIC COASTS NEW DIRECTOR-The
stockholders of the Pacific Coast company at their
6irectors and elected John / Waterbury 20 fiji the
vacancy caused by the death OF L. H. Hartman.