New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

roprrc,- TRADrNG-Foreign houses bought
about 10000 shares on balance in this market l1
Yesterday their operations probably representing
20 some extent short covering. American STOCKS
in London closed strong at the highest leyeI 5 o5
the day. The general market IN Lonuoh 2 o,es
Improvement. and consols were hrfneF. IIi0sS t
ruled firm on the Paris bourseI and irregular IL
Berlin.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-New- York & Rlch-
-no1d Gas Company. regular quarterly per cent cent
payable February 6: New jersey I" ~ I. t
River Railway. & Ferry Company per Ger cenI . seIIi
annual on the preferred and 2 per cent ssILll-
annual on the common, both paIhble on eDi
arr l5.
v0Rv- GOLD FOR THE ARGENTINE-Gold-
mar. sschs & CO. yesterday engaged Ssbo,OIV
gold coin for shipment TO the Argentine on I II
day bringing the total amount OF eoIo 10 De &c
rorrad on tba- day TO the Argentine up 10 90
I00.O0e. Including the shipments ar - -
week the engagements OF the ne1al . s-liCe -. az
sry for export TO that country aggregate |''-
$4,000
WANT HOLIDAY on FEBRUARY 13.-MeHa-
bers Of the Stock Exchange have addressed a
petition to the governing committee ASKING ti1@'
the exchange be closed on SATURDAY reDIu9'S 49,
tie day following Linc0ln's Birthday
BATTERY PARK NATIONALS GROWTH
The Battery Park National Bank OF winch 4, "a
&c Lima is president, had on January @ ooo ne ~ ro
GggreEating sl,s5O, ,0oe, gain OF SS5uVoV as -.
pared with the figures Of January i Inc pePos-I tI
on January i 1906, few weeks aI.er .Ie tear
began business. were 3326,VVV' hhu go a.,
since then bas shoyn'a steady and substantial IN
crease in this item.
LARGE SALE OF COPPER FOR EKPoRI;- 80
The sale was announced yesterday OF S''00,
product OF mines controlled by the AnaIgaInateo
Copper Company, for shipment to LohooH IA
Asreh- The price was 13lR cents cash.
ADMITTED To QUOTATION IN, LONDON, Mt
speyer Bros temporary certificates for St LOUIS
and San Francisco general lien per cent boIos
have been admitted 10 quotation on the Lohooh
ht0ek Exchange.
EXPORTS OF MIsTALs-The total value OF iron
eel
perfed IN December Sl225 741. comparing viii
sASl ses for the corresponding month OF 1917: me
Faue Of the exports Of these commodities III IN clie
calendar year 1905 was S5l l13114. against SlSOoo-
% IN the preceding year The exports OF copper
ena manufactures Of copper not inGluding ore
ssgrega1ed Sss5s,71o in value In Lecenper'
sl2s7.544 IN December 1907: AMI in the calendar
year. sso555.5o8. against $l0o,sOo,Sa5 in 1907
NEW TRUST COMPANY DIREcToR-Elson
a smyth. president OF the Pelzer MANUFACTURING
company, OF Pelzer. S. c, was yesterday eIecteu
Director OF the Mutual Alliance Trust company
q New York.
BANK CLEARINGs FOR JANUARY.-Bank
eesrings for the month OF January show the ex-
pected large gain over a year ago. when trade
sas greatly depressed; at many cities there are
.sser bank clearngs than in January ISVo' Miie
soe was very active the total Tor the Loii'i,
s-s year al all cities reporting In the Onlteo
eestes, embracing than iio OF the leadins
c1ss according TO the monthly statement OF n
v Dun & Co being sI4.0O3. .26I,453 The com
eeIlson is unfavorably affected by the fact that @
one le2s business day occurred in the month this
year there being Ave sundavs against only four
a
n 5anusry. 1905: likewise by the large decrease
- AeE York City in the comparison win Janu-
~ 1905, due mainly. II not wholly 10 STOCK
.srket operations. which in the carrier year weie
elth one exception. the largest ever recorded IN
single ncnth-this year they were barely one
<ati mat heavy aggregate. OmittlnB Ne" Aoi n
CITY. there is a gain Of 04 per cent In the com
pafison with January. 1906. in spite or a CON
scera5le decrease Philadelphia, Plttsoufg' Ne"
Vrieans. Minneapolis and San Francisco, rehect-
,ls conditions in important local markets IN the
-ast and South larger bank clearings at many OF
ttGr r4Hf So ~.
Improvement. The noteworthy Improvement Is In
a&s West