New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-19
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses
were more active in the local stock mara
dealing in upward of 1eG09 shares, anont
evenly divided between sales and purchases
AMERICAN SMELLING AND REIN,
ING.-An officer Of one OF the largest ied3
producing companies IN thls counIS 80? :
the last few DAYS. Metal selling agencies
are now out Of the market for copper, ana
the American Smelling and Refplng CON-
pany has sold ahead until July. II was Salu
that the users of copper and lead had al
lowed their surplus stocks or the metal 10
r1lr SO low that all orders given during
the last two weeks We're for immediate De
livery As the demand for copper naturally
follows large sales of lead moderate rise
in the price Of the red metal IS predlcted
bv officers Of the Guggenhelm interests
COPPER TRADE cONDITIONS-O the
somewhat improved foreign tone OF copper
the London market closed up IS. &C. ana
the domestic market was nrraer ytS Stt! 1aS
There were no offerings Of electrolytlc q
below y Sc. and none of the larger sell
ers offered any amounts Of the metal Ior
delivery later than July. seyeTsl ageh-
cies including Phelps-Dodge and the Amer
ican Smelling and Refining Company. are
sold ahead 10 July !. Lake IS quoted at q
trihe better than . cents, with den1sno
light and sellers content TO await develop
n1ents Consumers have been carrying
light stocks for some time past nuL on tle
recent buying movement covered Ior IN
mediate requirements, which accounts Aor
the rnomentary quietness IN the market
INTERNATIONAL & GREAT NORTH
ERN-The COMMITTEES Of holders OF the sec
end mortgage bonds OF the international &
which " EuIen Roosevelt IS chairman
announces that the time for deposItlng
these bonds with the Farmers Lean and
Trust Company. depcsitsry, under ne
bondholders agreement Of March 2. 1905,
has been extended 70 June 10 next, after
which date bonds will be received only tfa
me discretion OF the committee and upon
the payment CT such penalty as II may an
pose
STRUCTURAL STEEL ORDERS The
American Bridge Company has received the
Tr,Srt Ccr1rany building. amounting 10
more than SEQ tons. This order was paced
within few DAYS. An order Tor $3.50 TONS
~ structural material has also been placed
T-ifl, me Lgckawanna Steel Company Tor
The construction OF the new Karpen build
ing sr ch.cazo A better feeling exists IN
steel trade circles
rxoTTAaSCE HOLIDAYS-The local COT
fse F,xchanee VIII be closed On saturday,
Ma 81 and on May 20, the DAY ef klile
awards funeral. the opening VIII be al
- O'clock instead OF 20 o'clock. a petition
-,-sS -frc1jIated on the floor OF the Procuce
Exchange yesterday asking the goyerhoLs
20 close the exchange on SATURDAY Mds =
Tbe Cotton Exchange has voted 10 close Oh
tho same day
D7VFpENDS DECLARED. - DIvidendeis
have been declared az follows; RepnpIII
IRON and Steel Company. regular qusttSslIIy
- IN poTt international Powder Company
,ss nj Gu quarterly IA per cent Ola the pre-
ferred. payable July !
WASHINGTON TRUST CoMPAN "
Francis IL Page, for fteen years ss g,s
49, Of this city. has been elect
81 g'' y,ice s-i and George ~. Toerge
9scond assistant secretary. has been elect
- assistant secretary Of the company,
PUBLIC UTILITY SCI ~ ~ 4 II en- - -,
,aras. Mcconnell q Coleman, or ~ - :" ~, ~
sect. nave issued 4 folder showing a Us ~
- -as and electric properties the secufItlF'
~ xrlsicf they recommend