New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-02
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses
were not active in the local stock market
oeehng IN less than 1900 shares There
We're more sales than purchases.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED - Div:dends
nave been declared as follows; American
Chlcie company. regular monthly l Per
cent and the regular bi-1nonthly extra
Per cent on the common, payable March u
ukon Gold Company. regular quarterly
per cent. payable March 81; Guggenheinl
Z 1z5HpIora tlon Company. regular quarterly
Beet Sugar, regular quarterly IL per cent
On the preferred. and American Car and
FOUNDRY; regular quarterly ia per cent on
preferred and one-half Of / per cent on
common. payable April !.
JANUARY EARNINGS.-R earn
ings received Yesterday for the month of
gains both IN gross and net. ss compared
with the corresponding time last year
Irlon Pacific showed a gain, in gross Of
u, los, Al and q gain IN net of sJs.2 s7, South
ern Pacif1c, gain in gross of 81 500, $50 and
gain in net OF $500. 49,. Pennsylvania. a
gam II gross fer lines directly operated
o. S5.p-.5D and a gain in net OF Si.5l5, 100
Canadian Pacific, gain in g-oss of S1,342.
90 ana gain III net OF S9o6 S4I Rock Island
lines gain in gross of S2T5 1872 and a loss
IN net Of S215.5l5; New York New Haven
q Hartford. gain In gross of S44S, 043 and
8 gain in net of Ss32, $40: Missouri, Kansas
q Texas, gain in gross OF Sllo.365 and d
gain in net Of $685., and Chicago Great
Western. gain in gross Of ss2,45l and
gain IN net OF S5,6s4.
ROCK ISLAND, ARKANSAS & LOUIS
1ANA.-Speyer & Co. have bought from the
Company sll.ooo. oeo part of an authorized
issue Of SO, poo00o-. Rock Island, Arkansas &
Louisiana first mortgage % per cent gold
bonds. due March !, 1881 The balance can
only be issued for new mileage improve
neIlts and additions under suitable restTic-
lions The bonds are secured by a first
thirty-eight miles IS trackagel, and the
mortgage also covers as a first lien equip
ment OF the value of more than s. SO. coo
The bonds are Internationally guaranteed
both as TO principal and interest BY in
dorsenaert on each bond by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
stock and now operates the line under
lease. They are subject to redemption on
on any interest date at los and accrued in
terest on sixty days notice. and are to be
the usual rates Of exchange.
LAKE SHORES EXTRA DIVIDEND
he directors OF the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern Railway have declared an
extra dividend of S per cent, payable on
March 20 This payment, which is in ad-
diUon 10 the regular seni-annual dividend
ably is due TO the substantial sums re-
ceived by the company from its holdings
Of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. on which
an extra dividend Of 90 per cent recently
was disbursed: from its holdings OF Ma
hOnlng Coal Railroad on which an extra
- per cent was paid IN February. and
St Louis common. on which the !Irst dlyl-
dend checks were sent our Yesterday The
extra Lake Shore dividend VIII increase
the assets in the treasury Of the New FORK
Central which owns almost all of the
Lake Shore stock
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
The directors Of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific Railway have declared
quarterly dividend OF II Per cent, com
pairing with i. Der cent at this time last
year. As The St. Louis & San Francisco
,-s,l tho ~.
per cent declared is sufficient to take care
of the interest charges of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and II Is
officially stated that the lower rate Is Que
entirely TO this consideration. The dlVi-
dend is PAYABLE on April /
GRANNY DIVIDEND The directors Of
the Granny Consolidated Mining, Smelling
and Power Company took no action ar
rhHir meeting YESTERDAY on the dividend
The statement was made that
nothing would be done in the matter until
all the new stock had been issued In
December q dividend Of > per cent was
declared.
CREX CARPET-At the annual meet
ing of the CreX carpet Company q +.
cessor was elected. The other directors
were reelected. 0fyrOn W Robinson was
elected vice-president of the company, and
W. A. Pfeil treasurer. both IN succession
10 G r Lindley.
MISSOURI PACIFIC-The Stock E,x
change committee on securities rules that
transactions IN SUBSCRIPTION receipts Iuii
paid for Missouri Pacific Railway Com
panv convertible and Tefunding hftE-year
bonds hereafter viii Re and interest
STRICKEN FROM THE LIST-The
Stock Exchange has stricken from the list
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Com
Danv- Northern Illinois first : per cent
bonds. due 1910, and Edison Electric Illu-
biratirlg Company Of New York first
mortgage convertible . per cent bonds, due
1910.
EMPIRE STEEL AND IRON.-The En-
nire Steel and Iron COMPANY reports total
ret earnings for the year ended DeCenl Der
g. 1922 Of S325.759 and net profits for the
mer-s. depreciation. etc. Of $Zi7,sl5.
COPPER EXPORTS Exports Of COP
per for the month Of February were 24.1s4
tons. compared with 1856 IN the same
time last year.