New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-16
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses
dealt in upward Of 2o1e9 shares in the local
STOCK market. selling l5.0t9 shares
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
have been declared as follows: Trust Com
pany OF America. regular quarterly 2ia Pc
cent. payable April I: the Teft. Weller
Company. regular quarterly a., per cent on
the preferred, payable April I. First Ns-
tional Bank, regular quarterly per cent
Company. regular quarterly ia per cent
on the preferred PAYABLE April Is West
nuai per cent. payable Aprll y Electric
Boat Company. regular quarterly per cen-
on the preferred. payable April I: Inter-
cent on the preferred and per cent and
OnP-half OF j per cent on the common. pet-
able Nav and June I. respectively, and
Kansas civ southern. regular quarterly
per cent or the preferred. PAYABLE April 70
COPPER SALES. some fairly large saies
Of copper have been made over tne iasl
few days. u rs reported that the American
Brass Company has purchased &'tret
pounds OF electrOlytic at a price above Ia
cents a pound. a sale o. 2sloefW pounds q
elertrOlvtic for shipment 10 Milan. Itaiv.
has also been made. ElecJrolytic coupe
continues practically unchanged anu 20
large selling agencies and producers con.
Jinue to quote l@e-dlt cents, put sales ale
being made by certain interests below thai
level Lake copper Is quoted al - cents
SOUTHERN PACIFIC BONDS. -Barkins
interests in SOut bern PaCiuc say That TIE
company is considering the sale Of part Or
road first refunding A.. amounting 70
about SlO.N0.00e The proceeds would 1s
used exclusively for refundins purposes
on June 4 s. 80. 90 Of two 70 i've wear %
cent bonds of the company mature. and on
January 7 N.1lJ.0t0 iirst moTtgage per sew
steamship bonds. A.s9o,ose California q ~
Cifc second mortgage 80 per cent eoil-
and S41S0On first mort gage IS ~ 30
southern Pacific Railroad Of New MeVlco.
The last issue viii probably Dc PROVIDED 70,
IT, some other way. The I.l'se steamship
e a-e held nv the trfl=fer OF the sinking
fund for the Central Pacific Railway com
pany 80 Der cent bonds
PIC IRON MARkET.-A slightly oef-
demand for pig iron Is reported. due large
~ 20 the fact that prices are Setr'ns doNn
pretty close % cost % production. un0el
the prospective ore and coke prices tor We
current season. a representative or co
company states that - there t. much move
Of decline "A number 81 Northern me
chant furnaces will have 20 bank OF &c
count o. the wiping out Of their margin q
profit.
CORN PRODUCTS DTVIDENp--The d.
rectOrs Of the Corn Products Refining t0in-
pany have declared a quarterly dividend ol
per cent on ehe preferred stock. max -
per cent for the fiscal year, which : W
years. This leaves per cent due on IRE
preferred stock in accumulated v,c7nc-.
RUBBER PRICES UP. - Furtler -
vauces IN crude rubber prices are repei.
81 In rhe Boston marker Para rubber 81
tho pest quality has sold for g. ID 1C4N-
Since March Z fine Para has advanced 4
price - 10 % cents, coarsc. IS cents '''
andS fine. 81 cents
HONFSTNkE DIVIDEND RESI- NED
The HOmestake Mining company 1as ~
clared a dividend Of I'D cents share le.
able March p. The last preceding c.sours-
mcnt was - cents share. on NovemQe
20 last.
Stock EXCHANGE SEAT sOLn.~
Howard FhricE. q New YORK. curb orosf
has purchased a seat on the New " oIt
stock Exchange FOR Ssl.tVo The last -
ceiling sale was made 90 the same iS+-
STOCK ENCHNNGE HOLIDAY .-lu
members % tne stock Exchange nave 81"
a petition Co the governors OF tne -
chang. a. suspend business or tioOd tr,'
day. March %.
COPPER EFFORTS Total exports
COPPER Tor the month OF lcNruarN aI'- -.
cd 10 = ssS toms against ic.NSs tons I'm IN
Same tiut laSt year.