New-York tribune., 1909-10-29
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TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-For houses
sold 1900 shares On balance in the local
market In the London market consols
were firm and the general list was ir-
regular at unimpOrtant price changes.
Money was in good demand in the British
capital for fOrtnightly settlement purposes
Though the Bank of England made 10
change in its minimum rate of discount
the weekly return made an unfavoTabis
exhibit, the proportion Of reserve 70 Ia
b1llJy declining points from Weez ago
to 45. 81 per cent. Bullion holdings showed
a slight decrease, in spite OF the reeelRs
by the bank from the open market and
from South Africa The most tnpOrtalt
change in the return was a drop In pri-
vate deposits Of z, 5O0, COZ. rejecting an act
i've drain on the institution BY the JOINT
stock banks. Even with the per cent
been successful only 20 a small extent N
protecting IFS position.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
have been declared as follows, Nassau
Bank regular Ser1i-annUal per cent. paw
able November 1; CaSein Company u
America regular quarterly ? per cent N
Pressed Steel Car Company regular guar
terly ia per cent on the preferred paw
able November p; SteepleChaSe Park Gem
pany. of COney Island, 10 per cent; Con
solidated Gas Company regular quarterly
per cent PAYABLE December 10. American
District Telegraph Company regular quar-
terly l per cent. payable November ID
ALBANY & SUSQUEHANNA DIyI-
road has declared a special dividend Of p
per cent, payable November Is. This pas-
ment is made possible by the settlement
by the Delaware * Hudson or back rent
ais due the Albany & SuSQuehauna- f0l-
lowing a recent decision by the United
States Supreme Court in fsvOr NJ ~
with the Delaware & Hudson over -
question Of paying rentals claimed by tas
Albany & SuSqueharna-
UNITED DRY GOODS -Tratins ir tie
took place Yesterday for the i~St tine y
the Stock Exchange. The issue orened y
10 ard advanced 10 TIC in the fist hear
on liberal purchases. closing az llSlS ia9
CCWDauv reports as Of Nav q total ASSES
of S21.l3I90H. against $50. 81. Sol in the re
Cedirg wear. and total liabilities of S-.N--
SEQ Mus profit and loss surplus o. Sl-'-N
PITTSBURG COAL-The repo-t Of 70
months ended September Io shows sr =
earnings Of 50 2lS7.AS against E.'G.lA r
the same time in ,SdS and SurriuS e,e-
charges of S.Sl.6t3- compared E[tl 5S--+
in the preceding Year
GOLD FOR CANADN-Tbe American
Exchange National Rank Se-;c Slilt" S.'
coin 10 Canada veSte~G@y. Gut the
tiOnal Park Bank S2000Oo making to'1s
shipments 10 Canada in the last wees y
81. COO Total in the same time u AZ
countries S,45O,OOO
LACLEDF GAS LIGHT COMPAN4.-
The Laclede Gas Light COMPANY 49,
a
1909. coupons of the cOm0anv VIII be 1.A
at the office of the Bankers Trust Coil-
pany. which has been appointed is hAsA-
cial agent in the city OF New York
NOVEMBER DISBU URSENENTS- ----Diyi-
dend and interest disbursements in NoVeil-
ber will exceed Sll5.OO0000 This Compafss
with about $50. 90 in the same month =
1903. and less than $S5,00O. 900 during N0Vs1'
ber, 1897.
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE NIEMBEsA,sS': BEs,s':
Nelson l. Asiel and Frank r hin,sss.
have been elected members OF the w
York Stock Exchange.