Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-10

of 800 over the last previous sale and
of $500 over the price at a sale d fort
night ago.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange has
listed 81, 71s, 700 common stock and
81, T68, 400 5 per cent. cumulative pre-
ferred stock of the Norfolk and Ports
mouth Traction Company, and the
{, 1000, 900 old capital stock of this COM
pany has been stricken from the list
of the exchange.
At the annual meeting of the Man
haitian Railway Company in New York
yesterday Paul Morton was elected a
director to fill the place of Dumont
Clarke, deceased. Other directors and
members of the executive committee
were reelected. d. w. McWilliams, sec
rotary and treasurer, said there was no
discussion at the meeting relative to
the $50, 600, 600 new financing.
Frank B. Keech, chairman of the re-
organization committee of the Column
BUS and Hooking Coal and Iron Com
pany, says that $4,000 shares out of the
10000 shares of common stock of the
old company, practically all of the 1000
shares of preferred stock and all but
about fifty of the bonds have been de-
posted with the committee and the
first. instalment of S. of the so assess
ment on the stock has all been paid.
Application has been made to nave the
deposit certificates, So paid. listed on
the New York Stock Exchange.
The Chicago county bond issue Of
S 1000. 900 and the municipal issue of
So, 500, 900 have been approved. City
Comptroller Wilson says the city will
not walt for the first issue of 1000, 900
bonds on November Is. but will imme-
diately begin payment of over 81, 900. 900
to city creditors. e
Lawrence, Mass, has awarded $50, 900
4 per cent. school bonds, dated October
1. 1910, maturing $4,000 in each of the
years 1911-1930, inclusive. to N. w.
Harris & Co. at 103.657.
Jellico, Tenn, will receive sealed bids
until December 1 for 800, 900 s per cent.
annual thirty-year water and sewer
bonds.
Springfield. O., will receive sealed
bids until s p. m. November % for
81, 7Ss Az per cent, semi-annual TWEEN
ty-two-year High street improvement
city's share bonds. A certified check
for 5 per cent. is required.
Tenders will be received by Troy, N.
Y, until November IA for SIPS, 900 5 per
cent. annual certificates of indebted
ness, payable June IA, 1911. A certified
check for 1per cent. is required.
The New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad increased its net income for
September $8.421. and for the three
months ending September 80, $50, 4s0.
Transactions for foreign account in
the New York market yesterday totaled
about $4,000 shares. of which approxi-
mately two-thirds were purchases.
Members of the curb firm of B. H.
Sheftels & Co. were yesterday indicted
by the Federal grand jury on charges
of using the mails to defraud.
Messrs. N. w. Halsey & Company,
of New York. have been awarded $780,
900 WauSau, WIS, D per cent. sewer
bonds, which mature serially 1918
years.
For the ten months to November 1,
General Electric booked a total OF
about s5S, 300,o 900 of new business. This
is at the rate of $685. 700. 900 for the full
twelve months.
The Moore committee, representing
the minority Northern Central stock
holders, has issued a circular congratu-
lating them on the approval of the
Pennsylvania lease by an affirmative
vote of over 80 per cent of the total
outstanding stock. The committee says
only Az per cent was voted against the
lease. The circular continues; How
ever. although he lease has been
legally approved, most of the stock
holders are aware that the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company is not obliged to
accept the lease unless before Decem-
Der 1. 1910. IS per cent of the minority
stockholders consent thereto. The COM
mittee is, therefore, obliged to again
request those stockholders who have
not yet given their consent to prompt-
ly do So"