Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-16

Inc annual meeting Oh Lne STANDARD
Oil Company of New Jersey will be
held in Bayonne on January 10. Stock
holders of record December 20 will be
entitled to vote.
The annual report of the Atlantic
Coast line shows a surplus available
for dividends of Sc, 1893, 294, an increase
of $2.364,475 over 1909.
For the year ended June 30 the
United States Express Company re-
ported gross earnings of SIT, $50, 236, an
increase of $S2S,372 over 1909. Net
earnings we're $448, OBI. a decrease of
1858. Surplus was $195, 800. a decrease
of $297,146.
The stockholders of the United Engi-
neering and Foundry Company, of
Youngstown, lave decided to increase
the common stock $4,000, 900. This will
make the common stock 81 5000, 900 and
the total capitalization 1900, 900.
Gross earnings of the American Rail-
ways Company in October ran $2S, 700
ahead of last year, and for the first
four months of the fiscal year were
$107, 900 ahead.
The Lehigh Valley Transit Company
has received from Montgomery county
a check for $6S. 900 in compensation for
the adjustment of the toll system on
the Chestnut Hill and Springhouse
turnpike three years ago.
The Canadian Pacific railway has de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend of
1% per cent. and 4 of / per cent. extra.
payable December 81 to stock of record
November 80. This is the first d~eclara-
ton on the quarterly basis. In August
s~emi-annual dividends of 3h per cent.
and u of l per cent. extra were de-
clared, putting the stock on an 5 per
cent. annum basis.
The Pennsylvania railroad quarterly
dividend, due November 80, will be
paid to 64,S69 stockholders, of whom
1927 are women The number of
foreign stockholders is 1850 and the
amount of dividends to be paid is
Sc, 1s9, 100.
The new Pittsburg Steel 7 per cent.
stock sold to Speyer e. Co.. win be
preferred as to both assets and divi-
dends over the common stock. The en-
tire issue of preferred is to be redeem
able on any dividend date at the rate
of 129 per cent. of its par value, to-
gether with all accrued dividends, upon
three months notice.
Directors of the Portland Railway,
Light and Power Company have &C
| cepted the recommendations OF the
executive committee that the stock
| holders be asked to authorize the re-
tirement of the present 5000, 900 pre-
ferred stock at los and the exchange
of the $40, 000, 900 common stock upon
payment of s62.50 a share for 2h shares
of new stock, So per cent. paid. The
object is to provide 81, 900, 900 cash for
| the and allow the raising of
IS. $50, 900 additional capital as 1t be-
comes necessary.
N. W. Halsey & Co. have been
awarded $35, 900 Morrison county,
Minnesota, Az per cent. refunding
bonds, which mature January 81, 1921.
The bonds are being offered on a 4.So
per cent. basis.
Announcement is made by Spencer
Trask & Co. that the firm has pur-
chased 100000 first mortgage 5 per
cent. guaranteed gold bonds of the
Clyde Steamship Terminal Company,
of Jacksonville. Fla.
Hayden, Stone & Co. and Thomas J..
Bolger Company, of Chicago, jointly
have been awarded SS25,00O Seattle
(Wash) tw~enty-year Az per cent.
bonds. including $780, 900 general park
bonds and ss25,OOo City Hall site bonds,
at 102.s0.
Tenders will be received by Haver-
hill. Mass. until 10 a. m. November IL,
for s65. 900 4 per cent. municipal bonds.
Goshen. N. Y, will sell at public
auction at noon November % $4,000
s1b to sh-year average optional water
bonds. Lorain, o., will receive sealed
bids until noon November % for $21, 500
Az per cent. s~emi-annual 5%-year aver
age Denver. avenue sewer bonds.
YOUNGSTOWN. O., will receive sealed
bids until 2 p. m. December IL for
s21. ITO 8 per cent. semi-annual various
bonds.
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