New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
TOPICS OF THE STRIPE,

FORElGN TRADING.-Fora,r,
1891 ol OoV'o shares in the local no.s dealt
o4s Tween sales and purchases ser evenly
neaVly bought at the openin, Snioa p.
London market trading was tnao,, voiume. In N.
slIt euseu issues. including Unior Except IN In
American department The CT. raehc In IN.
c cere weak out closed above the- irunk issu.s
Can money az the British can,,sI ' II lowest svsl
counts were unchanged was easy d.
MONEY MOVING TO THE INrrp,
ported movements OF currency tbis 1oR.-rhs n
loss IN cash held by the banks y, 10 81 indicate
, ener initial loss 10 the inter,os ~ Fey
son. amounting TO about 81 OOa 600 -, or THIS va.
ceived from the Interior K sooooo me banks :.
interior So'SlSOoO, including e 400 Oo sent 70 he
notes sent 10 Washington for redsr. aaeonal bans
70 ,he =, INFERIOR was SseS.Ooo Receipfs 80 me os
Were SZ.SSotOO namely. on New W., " new gold
checks, 81. 5000; San Francisco r,n. assay Orcs
anu on seattle assay Office Checks t-c.e, Ne %
JNpoItS uuIIhs Ihe week amounted IN o. Goa
Japan VIA San Francisco by transfer ,Ss %
Ocal SuD-IreaSury. Ordinary dish,,r- through Tia
Sub-Treasury were 80 2S7 900 p -seihents by a.
banks 70 the Sub-Treasurv for cS.."s oy la
revenue. per cent redemption fund en- Ems, internal
1890 SHOWING a loss on Sub-Treas1rv o .eie ~.
proper or SSe3,0o The total loss - =, operations
by gold exports and on Sub-r-a ~ Tue Interior
proper was A,9Sl.O00. Deducting the-esp auos
by new gold, the net loss ia 70 s9s go n me gain
S'dhulhs that one or two banks still renor,as a'
large receipts from the interior this 49,, ra'hss
tOrity OF institutions showed an $3.50 80 me IA.
"a
ments over receipts. resulting In tbs. o ~ snip
the above mentioned loss This rss, T1ss.esa'e 10
with gain OF a little over 100000 In ths .Onpa'.i
ing week. "e preces
THE COST OF LIVING. - Brad,,rs.,. -,
number Of commodity prices as 80 ncs
shows that the level is still ADVANCING
words. the index number on the date ,ar,.s ou@
at SS-9o39 which means an increase OF ons-,..s
! per cent over the figures registered on -
The index Just quoted is the highest that h.vS-
recorded since December / 1907 wban -, lag e'
rejecting the baneful influences OF the 1917 VT
disturbance which was generated in the I,,. .s-Omf
Of October. 1907. Moreover II Is the hivbs. az
Der with one exception. that has ever been =,
on August I, the exception being in 1907 +, 49,
an increase OF .. per cent over Ianua-,, so'
year, and a gain Of II per cent or over = ~
on selected lisa OF commodities as cor,,a-.a -
August ], 1908, when the index number was r. 49,
But II we take another tack we will find ~. -
current levsl-Ss.5039-is T. per cent Under -
was on August 1. 1907. when prosperf,v r,.
marked. and that IL registers a drop OF & ns- ~.
from March I. 1907. the record high no,n, !. p.
compilation. on the other hand. the pressn, I,s.
number SHOWS gain Of 1O.I per cent over r,,.-
1905. when prices receded to the low non, 80 =.
depression and II also mirrors an advance !, "a
per cent over August I. 1905; As per cent ovs- a.
same date IN 1905, 9.5 per cent over August 1s,s
and 81 per cent over the Ike time IN tqos -
years ago. or on August l. 1900. the index urmss-
was S.73l3. and therefore prices are now as !.
cent. or over 77L4 cents. higher than thew ws,a Z.
the Gate first named The very lowest po,r, eva.
recorded within the life Of our data was to,csss
on July 1. 1896. period OF economic strs and ma
present figures show an increase Of 4al Der csp,
over that date.
CURB MARKET WARNING.-E 8 Nsrsss
agent for the New York curb market has i,usd
the following notice Of warning: 'Irresponsba
AMI unknown individuals having latelv nv adv.-
Using and other methods STYLED themselves -v,
brokers in making loans and other transacton,
thereby endangertng legitimate brokers and h
public. IL is requested that all who transact gs.
ness on the New York curb market have tn
names and addresses registered at the New Tn
CuEb market agency. No 8 Wall street xs~.
record is kept and the names and addresses =
ntshed TO the public OF all known brokers' GA,
care should be exercised in trading with ucss
unknown
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK.-MRS.
streets reports the exports Of grain for the weed
with comparison. figures in bushels as follows
Wheat. -four included I7S5.755. against Ly4ss as
week and 3.760.272 in the corresponding week as
year; fiscal year. s.714O4 compared with HSIf9
this period in 1908 Corn. l39 40 contrased win
5s.5S7 last week and 3S.7l9 this week last year
fiscal year. 52554 against s157 in the correspond
ing time year ago.
SEABOARD AIR LINE-The reorzanirafn
committee OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway me-
yesterday. but did not extend the time fixed wtr
the adjustment plan for the deposit OF the bont
which time expires August u. As this date AS
on Sunday. bonds win be received by the dsFcs-
taries. and overdue coupons on the first mOtps
per cent bonds cashed up 20 3 O'Clock Monday
August Is.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-Divid have Zen
declared as follows; Buffalo & Susquehanna RAJ
road. regular quarterly per cent the prefefrsi
payable on September I Grand Trunk Railway
canada. annual per cent on the glarantseds0 A
and per cent on the first preference stock
COPPER EXPORTS-ExpOrts OF copper FOR 10
week ended August 10 were $50 tons. Since AuEls
exports have been 10SlS tons against le412 IN 10
same period a year ago.
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE.-The LOuisFlss
Nashville reports for the eleven months ended My
81 surplus after charges OF S.St5.T5