New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses we're not
active in the local market selling on balance In
foreign bonds were inactive The conner shares
were weak. With considerable pressure ir Rio
Tinto- The general market was quiet with a
heavier tendency IN American issues Money was
.asy al the British capital. Foreign discounts
we're unchanged South African gold to the
amount Of E510. 600 will be available in the onan
London market Tomorrow, and it is likely thar
Austria viii endeavor to secure a part of IT.
COTTON MOVEMENT.-'The Financial Cbron-
ice gives the total port receipts OF cotton for the
week ended april .. s5.082 bales against o. O9e
hs]ss IN the preceding week making the total re-
ceipts since September : 1898 s5O1 764 bales against
sS2S5B bales for the same period 1eO7-Os show
irE increase since September / 1908 of 17s org
bales. The weather has been generally favorsbl
throughout the South. with light rain in most Sec
tons Fsrm as %oIn ., Is Il, making sood progEess and
hama and Mississippi floods rapidly recedinc
COPPER ENP0RTS.-AInrch exports Of copper
vere 2I.7co sS6 tons below the exports FOR
March 1908. This IS the first time in six months
mat tile amount Or metal shipped abroad has ap-
rruxinlatod the shipments for a corresponding
month year ago Heavy buying for London
speculative accounts around the first of the month
Is responsible for the increased shipments which
pere 692S tons in excess OF those in February
During the first week In March II reported
that 506loeao pounds OF the metal had been dis
1,osed Of IN Europe and the shipments 645 go
,,o1,-ds in the next month corroborate the report
considerable foreign buying has been going on
during this month. and the April shipments should
compare fsvoraoly with those Of April a year ago
uben 81 SIS tons were exported.
BANK CLEARINGS-The total bank ciearfngs
Of the United States for the week ended April g.
Iaos zone day estimatedD. according to The F1nan-
cal chronicle were S227 s92 SOS against s. SIC as
80 in the preceding week and & 47376 as for the
corresponding week Of 1908. Compared with last
wear the total weeks clearings have increased
So 3 re- cent. New York City shows an increase OF
a Der cent. Boston 2O1 per cent, while Baltimore
shows z decrease OF 81 per cent and New Orleans
Of per cent
APPLICATION TO LIST.-Applcation has been
made the Stock Exchange TO list 81, 10000 ad-
ditlonsl first mortgage per cent bonds due 1924,
tal additional capital stock of the Consolidated
coal Company S,5ooooo Superior Duluth division
and terminal first mortgage per cent bonds. due
isS. Of the Wisconsin Central Railway Company,
and IS es7 coo refUnding snd extension mortgage
a. per cent bonds due 1851 OF the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Company.
STRICKEN FROM THE LIsT.-The Stock E1-
change has stricken from the list National Rail
road Company, Of Mexico Mercantile Trust Com
pany certificates Of deposit for second preferred
Itock
ADMITTED TO QUOTATION.-The Stock Ex-
change has admitted 10 quotation in the unlisted
depsrtnent Ninnea polls. ST. Paul & Ssult ste.
Marie Railway rights.
NEN YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE BANK
EXTRA DIVIDEND.-The New York Produce Ex-
Of per cent and extra dividend Of ! per cent,
payable April 10.
ADMITTED AS SPECIAL PARTNER.-H. Wal
in the Stock Exchange firm Of Slade & Boyer.
GOLD FOR BRAZIL-Crossman & sielcSen will
snip S5aoao gold coin to Rio &c Janeiro Brazil to-