New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign he4ss
were not factors in the local stock marhr.
dealing in less than 1-0c0 shares.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED - Dividenr
| have been declares as fellows: The Paris
elephOne and Telegraph Company reg1lsE
quarterly IL per cent on the preferred
payable January Is The New York Tr1s.
Company regular quarterly per cent pay
able D cen5er 81 The champion Copper
Company 81. The Mahoning Coal Railrosc
regular seni-annual s. on the common
payable February l. The Cleveland. On
cinnati. Chicago & St Louis regular quar-
terly IL per cent on the preferred, payaas
January 20. The Electric Storage Batter
Company regular quarterly I per cent o.
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing Con-
pany regular quarterly ia per cent on ne
preferred. The Canada Southern regaX
semi-annual IL per cent. payable Feor9a5
regular seni-annual 5 per cent. paySos
January IS The Michigan Central rsgf
lar semi-annual 8 per cent The L-hignr Il. 3
New York Air Brake Company reglG
quarterly liz per cent. payable January =
The Tri-Ciry Railway & Light ConpaA1
Fegulsr quarterly IL per Gent on %5 ths fIs p1s
States Heat & Lighting Company resr
lar semi-annUai S1z per cent on Ihe 20
ferred. payable January Is. The Brooks.
Trust Company regular quarterly
cent and per cent extra. payable jaaF
ary 8. The Bankers Trust Company reg
ular quarterly per cent. payable Jsnua.s
8. The Title Guarantee & Trust Compass
regular quarterly per cent. payable pe
Cember 81. The Bank OF New York. Mp
A. regular semi-annual per cent. paya.asss
January 9. The East River National s. Ban
regular sen1i-annual 3 per cent paFsM an
january 2. The Second National Bank res,
ular quarterly per cent. payable janua.'
g. The Bank OF America regular ssni-@s az
nuaI IS per cent. payable January s IS
Market and Fulton National Bank regu''.
quarterly per cent, payable January
The Fourth National Bank regular quartz
Iy per cent, payable January 5. The ~
uIar semi-annual - per mt, payable Janr
airy 3. The National Park Rank resu'..
quarterly per cent. payable Jan9arps Jam, Sank
The MerchanV' Exchange National ban.
regular semi-annual per cent payao.a
January s. The United Gas & hleeus.
Company regular semt-annual 2ls per ~. ~.
Metropolitan Trust Company qnsr1145,So 4,Sos
per cent, payable Dec smber 81. Ire go, a.sss
ing Compa ~ regular Seml-annCal x
cent on the common, payaoie ,,. eorGSSs Ss.ss
American Coal Products company 9. qua = -. s.
rs per cent, payable December -.
Iefferscn Bank regular serr1i-annual ' =
cent payable January T.
INCREASED GAS DIVIDEND. - n
New York Mutual Gas Light Company ss
declared a senli-annual dividend CT r
cent. an increase OF per esnt , SsH'i in - II
sS77e4 year 70 the ConSohdared ~
Comrany's income. as it owns Si.SS6. N q
the *. .4s6. 800 outstanding stock OF the Aa''
ual Company.
COPPER PRICES LOWER SsyerA
agencies and producers who have pee'
quoting elecJrolytic copper at i3 Sen1ss
pound are now Offering the metal al -. -
cents. One snail lot Of electrOiytic, gen, :,
ery In thirty days. was made YESTERDAY - =
t25s cents The wsa aSneSS OF the cVsFN~
market is due more TO falling OF 9-.;s y
consumption than anything else - - II.
consumers are holding aloOf from the nses ss
ket until they obtain a better lce'St - AZ.
the extent of the reduction in ouslness---
electrical companies report that llicu1'.,f
business is smaller As they are aTno@s
ibe heaviest conSumer7 OF copps~. sS.Is
shrinksge in their business would natui,rs ..ars
weeks ago large sales OF copper were - ~
on a basis of tS cents pound Dsa-siI I,ss
port that transactions on the Ia esie -
are small -
SMELLING BUSINESS GOOD. IL : :,ss-s ~
dent that there are some tsieS OF o.sss osns "a
not affected by current dcleJ t6ndehcisS's "a
our industries. as. for instance. tnat = ~
American Smelling and snnins S9.i' ~. ssrecx
a. reflected in the company ) presen1, s's -
az lead on hand. which hes pracbcaIE s,ss
appeared through actual use or ON Ssi
for delivery. \ year ago the coneeiA
stocks OF approximately 80 0oo tons
NfERCsNTIIE TRUST CONPaNYs.~
Edwin Hawley has been elected asr.an-
OF the executive COMMITTEES OF the SS.s,-ssJA
tile Trust Company and William -
presidcnt OF Wells, Fargo 8 Co. has
elected 10 the board 20 fin the 20
caused by the death some time zxHSs.aa
Du.sIsv Evans. Sormer head ot We "A
Fargo & Co. The company has declaNs sses
regular quarterly dividend or - scss
and an extra dividend OF , per ee"A
payable December ST. M.
FIDEIITY TRUST COMPANY pm
DENDLThe Fidelity Trust Cofnpanass eess
cIared a Christmas dividend of PEI ssrsi-
yesterday, in addition 10 us TEX 49, s,r,ss>
annual dividend OF per cent lns ~, lafte:
is PAYABLE on December - and t.e rs,sr1
on January 5. TO stockholders u
ON H.camhar n