New-York tribune., 1909-06-08
TOPICS OF THE STREET

-pAUINC-Foreign houses dealt in
- sbares n the local market sellln5 snshtlS
---,s- and United States Steel In the Lon
Iaf'See-l[er prices were Irregular, though active,
oon nea,q+4' IN the South African shares Call
SlD - the British capital was In fair demand at
I1onfe . - Tascounts were firIner- The Bank Of
- ps p secured the $4,000 South African gold of
Ens.S The open market and in addition received
is1eoh is1eoh-+srrisl amount from the Continent Paris
so5rts s were hTner and French exchange on
Tnn6on advsnoeo 4'Fe'
.,,x7rAI, OF STATIsTICs.-The Manual Of Sta
a- Tor 1ap just published, contains un
ue-1 srnoIIylt Of valuable information, and is of
-I.-sI interest al this period, owing 10 the many
ssP-es -bst have taken place in corporate af-
- n the United States and Canada In the last
- TIE work contains ample information regard
- government securities. mining stocks and the
sS and cotton statistics. It's utility is further
tss,red by al arrangement rendering references
= +be contents Of any section easy end satisfaC-
- The present edition also devotes much atten-
Ion to the newer Industrial and mining companies
sns gives the many changes in dividend payments
-rljch have occurred down 10 date Of its issue It
ives throughout evidence of accuracy and care
nj compilation, and is brought down 10 date in its
6ssrptive and statistical details II is published
r. the Manual of Statistics Company No. 20 Tesey
street., New York
CIRCULAR OK NEW SMELLING CONPANY.-
circular giving cons;dera ble irlforr7arior il, de-
"a with regard TO the International Smelling and
sssling Company. recently organized has been
fS1ed by Trlppe. Thompson & Co. The corpany's
ability % pay OiFlOen0S At the start is said be
assured by its acquisition OF the Raritan Refining
works, the earnings Of which are stated TO be
slecient 10 pay dividends at the rate of about 10
-er cent a year the S1o.0loo0o stock Of the In
+arnstjoraI Smelling and Refining Cornpanv The
T-tsh snelter Is expected be I'm operation by
Jsrusry l. 1914 and 10 least S500Iao a wear.
shareholders in the new company are likely to Sc
cae rights 70 subsequent issues Of stock for con-
tEucton and acquisition Of other properties.
WEEKLY WHEAT EXPORTS.-The extent 20
which exports Of wheat through the port Of New
York have fallen IS shown by the returns for the
zeek ended June : For the period Z06249 bushels
vs-e shipped compared with [3a6f4 bushels the
--eek before and 6l6341 bushels for the like week
of 1905 Last weeks exports were a little more
nan ooe-sixIh OF the exports OF the wear before.
RE nominal SPOT freight rate 10 Liverpool IS still
cents bushel grain
COPPER PRICES HIGHER--The local Metal
rrchsngs quotes copper = cent higher in the bio
rrice :oT al grades The demand for The netsl
continues good, and electrolytic is selling freely
cn z hesis Of 135s cents pound Sales have been
made a. shade above this figure for copper call
ine Fo- delivery n August Producers and selling
agencies do not appear anxious 70 sell the metal
On basis Of current quotations
MEXICAN MERGER BONDS OVERSIZE
srgTBEp-The subscription books for the S2=,eT-
ep r-ior lien ~ per cent sinking fund redeerlaple
gold bonds of the National Railways Of Mexico
cossd yesterday. The issue was heavily oNerSuo-
sc-Ihe5. both here and abroad.
1Fw EQUIPMENT ORpERs.-The Hartman
lines are n the market fer bids from 5000 10 5000
freight me 5leaClEE mas aShe1 i'I Nus
gAa Fondoia freight cars. representing an eXpenol-
,-r-s q. 100000. The wabash has ordered 25o
tnscssy constructed for carrying autou1oblles
MARINE ANNUAL MEETING ADJOURNED.-
owing e delay IN completion Of the aunt of the
r,-s--s-+o-sl Mercantile Marine Corpanys ac-
courts the annual report was not ready for sub
--ission "a tbs stockholders at the annual meeting
rsnsd for yesterday and the meeting was adjourned
urtH June y.
NV COTTON EXCHANGE NEMBER--IhoIaRs
p---e-r II Of Augusta Ca. has been elected q
-s-,ber cf the New York Cotton Exchange
earE ISLANDS GENERAL COUNSEL
r,rts-s A jackson. -tlo vas recently eiecteo
r-ssijent If the Rock Island Company, has oeen
eer1e6 general counsel OF the Rock Island INES
vfjcb dTT-tes he will perform. with title o. nrst
zn~esdent and general counsel, with orlces IN
g1ioseo Mr. jackson succeeds Robert Manner N
these positions
coTToN EXCHANGE ELECTION6-Ihe resu-
Lar -t-l-a+ for officers Of the Cotton t11chahge.
Es.sss nv the name OF George Brennecke as Ins
-,-inee for president was elected yesterday 4heie
vas 10 opposition
; -or-Fr EXCHANGE HOL1DAY--Ihe m netnosLs zee
:. - -,4zee F-xctarEs will vote to-day on Ils
uusg1ion of closing the exchange @"