New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses
were not active in the local stock market
buying upward Of 1900 shares.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
have been declared as follows: The PhiIa-
delphia, Baltimore Washington Railroad,
regular semi-annual per cent. payaoIe
December 81; the Shattuck-Artzona Copper
Company, 81. payable January 90; the New
York, Honduras Rosario Mining Company
regular quarterly per cent payable L.
cember 1e; the Duluth Edison Company
regular quarterly ~ per cent on the pre-
ferred, payable January 8: the New YORK
Central. regular quarterly Ia per cent: tne
Homestake Mining Company, regular
monthly 80 cents payable December "a, the
Aeolian- Weber Piano and Pianola Company,
regular quarterly ia per cent; payable De-
cember 81: Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, regular quarterly 4 OF 1 per cent.
payable January 10; the American TYPE
founders Company. regular quarterly lrt
per cent on the preferred and ana per cent en-.
Otis Elevator Company, regular quarteriy
II per cent on the preferred: United Shos
Machinery Company. regular quarterly
per cent on the common and III per
cent on the preferred. and the Westing-
house Air Brake Company. regular quar-
terly 2is per cent, l per cent special anu
Ia per cent extra, payable January TO-
SECURITIES LISTED-The following
securities have been added to the Stock
Exchange list: "a, 10000 additional Reading
Company and the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company general mort,
gage per cent bonds, S31.OO additional
first mortgage per cent coupon bonds or
the Coal River Railway Company. Si,Uov0
additional common stock OF the IngerSoH-
Rand Company. 1893. 600 of Columbia Trust
Company certificates Of deposit for first
mortgage per cent coupon bonds OF the
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Railway Com
pany and S.15s.G0 Columbia Trust Com.
pany certificates of deposit for the Central
Trust Company of New York committee
certificates of deposit for first mortgage
per cent coupon bonds Of the Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal Railway Company,
Guaranty Trust Company certificates Tor
ment trust of 1910. bearing interest at the
rate Of AZ per cent. and SIS, 900 Southern
Pacific Company San Francisco Terminal
first mortgage per cent bonds
EMPIRE STEEL DIVIDEND REDUCED.
The directors of the Empire Steel Com
pany have declared semi-annual divI-
dend Of 2 per cent on the preferred stock.
preceding payment Although the COM
pany's earnings for the year were more
than sufficient 10 pay the full dividend the
directors thought it wise to make a tenn,
porary lower rate, owing TO the depressed
condition of the iron industry and tho
uncertain outlook for the near future.
APPOINTED CHAIRMAN.-Alfred NJ.
diam TRUSS sss company Of New
been appointed by Ralph MacMichael:
president Of the American Institute OF
Banking Section Of the American Bankers
Association. chairman of the extension
committee of the institute.
SCRIP DIVIDEND DECLARED:-The
National Gas, Electric Light and Power
Company has declared a scrip dividend o;
81 per cent in full payment Of ali accumu-
lated and accrued dividends on the pre-
ferred stock to January /, 1911 1t is ex-
pected that dividends on the shares Will
hereafter be paid in cash and distribution
will be made quarterly instead Of semi
annually.
MAIDEN LANE SAVINGS BANK.-The
Maiden Lane Savings Bank has again de-
clared a dividend at the rate of per cent
Per annum from the earnings of the last six
months Careful and economical manage
ment by responsible officers and trustees
has produced this favorable result
CITY FUNDING BONDS BOUGHT
Farson, Son & Co. have purchased $4,000
city Of Dubuque, Iowa, Az funding bonds,
dated December /, 1870 due December i.
1925
PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIP
SODA membership on the New York
Produce Exchange has been sold for $500.
MOUNT MORRIS BANK DIVIDEND
directors of the Mount
Morris Bank declared quarterly dividend
Yesterday of per cent. an increase upon
the rate previously paid of one-haf of
per cent.