New-York tribune., 1910-06-01
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING--Foretgn houses
bought 1aao shares in the local market,
the dealings being chiefly In United States
steel and Anaslgamated Copper.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPoRT.-At
the New York Produce Exchange annual
meeting Welding Ring. president. presented
his second annual report in which he sa1 3
The outlook for crops this year Is SO Lar
favorable. indicating good yield Of winter
wileat. and with large seeding of sprins
wheat no doubt an increase IN the total
crop VII be realized Should present condi-
lions continue until the harrests are We'll
pssured We may lock forward with reason
sffs hope to year OF fuN prosperity
etead- Improvement continues in the finan-
~isl condition Of the exchange The treas
f1rers report shows n ret surplus Tor the
-esr OF S55.7SS from gross receipts Of $40:
Ss3. In the year siNtE-six members cieo-
The report treats on SHIPPING UanspoI =
ricn. canals, rivers and haTbors. really al
fairs and extension Of the influence OF the
exchange.
PENNSYLVANIA EARNINGS - The
Penn. sylvanis Railroad reports fer the
month Of April an increase in gross ears
fngS on The lines east and west ct PITTS bur z
Of S2-c71-eoo and an increase n net earnings
Of S-S.I0n For the four months enoed oi
Aurii 81 gross earnings show an increase
Of S2. %. .5o0 and net earnings OF SS-ono TO-
comparison being made with the same ti1iie
in The preceding -ear-
HARTMAN EARNINGs-Gross earn
1nEs OF TIE Union Pacific Railroad Tor me
month CT April show an increase over tne
same month last year Of Sss,s-s ano re
earnings 4 decrease os SloSa5S- The SCUM
en- Pscfac Railroad reports for the same
rnrnth ST increase II gross earnings @
& lI0s5e and an increase in net earnings O
Z-S72s
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
lave been declared as follows American
can Company. regular quarterly ~ PEI
cent on The preferred. payable July /.
American Beet Sugar Cou1pen2. regular
quarterly ID per cent on the preferred
Sears Roehuck & Co. regular qUarterlZ
8 = on the preferred. payable july l. ana
Seferv Car Hearing and Lighting com
pa-y. regular quarterly . per cent payaoie
July /
IRON EXPORTS AND IMPORTS .-Ez-
Ports Of iron and steel. not including ore.
IS reported by the Department cf Com
r1srcs ana Labor Bureau Of STATISTICS for
srrfl. we're Ss5& "a ss compared with
SO o5s 2S7 for April 1909 Total exports Tor
the ten months ended April. 1910. we're
SI.s 81 So. compared with Slls-eol % IN lsVs
and S15Lo22 SIS n the year 1876 Imports o.
iron and steel. not including ere. for april,
2I54 80 in 1905. Total amount for the ten
months ended April. 1910 was Sl,943. .S5'-
against S17.-32.777 IN 1Sa9 and s24.5"e.P-o IN
NEW BOND FIRaI-Edvin 4 Season
good for man -ears connected with Speyer
= Co. and George {. Haas have formed a
copartnership for the transaction Of gen
bonds and high grade securities under the
frnl name q Sessongood & Haas. Win
Offices At No. 100 Broadway
COPPER EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Adpsuce sheets from the Department OF
Commerce and Labor. Bureau OF Statistics.
give the total amount Of copper exported.
rot tnClud{ng ore for April. 1916. as S4,S5l.-
eS5 Is compared with IS "a .o5l for the cor
responding month last year Exports for
Ihe ten months ended April were s14.2l6oSs.
IS corapEred with SIS 7s6, 500 In 1909 and So
e5l $50 n 1905. Imports Of copper. not IN
ciuCinE ore, for April, 1910. were s. e+e, s-H.
sEainst s2 = go the same month last year
Total fer the ten ulcnJhs ended April. 1919.
was 125.9o4. .e24 against S24.4Ssi as last
scar and So $50 1c2 In 1905.
COTTON ACREAGE FOR 191e-Latham.
Alexander & Co. estimate the total cot
tor acreage for 1915 at 3. 4d6 009. a~-ainst
S2sCz G00 acres last year, or an increase
of 10 per cent over 1919. This estimate Is
based Tpon . ese replies 10 letters sent TO
F7a-lers. cotton commission merchants and
responsible planters eTubra cling the cotton
growing country in the South, asking for
acreage estimates.
MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE
sEATS.-A seat Oh the Montreal stock EE-
change has been sold for So&ono. the high
est price on record for membership on that
exchange
GOLD FOB CANADA.-The American
Exchange National Bank has sent S79.eo
gold coin 70 Canada.