New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
TOPICS OF THE STREET

-u-N. TRADING. - Foreign houses
Fe. sscfors in the local market. owing
rfs lila on the London Exchange.
u.-nARD OIL DIVIDEND. - The
So ,1l company of New Jersey has
sfn dividend for the quarter of 50
80 The same amount as was declared
$50 $50 .;y,e last year. The last preceding
. - Maid on March Is last was SIS a
TIE following viii show the divi-
declared br the company at this time
asnos .-iss Of years: zoe, ie0s, 1857. 1906 and
share in each year: 1904, IS a
,aa2 s. q share. Teo2. sle q share. 1901,
e.. shere. ana 1890, sic a share. The divi-
= carable on June 10 10 holders OF
..,rs on May -
.-oS-nBoLDERS PROTEST. - John G.
..,sle. Henry H. Melville and L. L.
...ber the committee OF North Carolina
- "a, bondholders. have presented a
-, - the Stock Exchange against the
- n = new issue of North Carolina
= for which the state is now inviting
i S,hscriptions AS the state has not
II ;-r.rest OF its special tax bonds of
$50 already listed. the committee urges
y, no new obligation should be listed
-. existing bonds are in default It con-
'age .k9t ri the funds needed by the state
.gl6 be raised by taxation on its citizens.
= LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO r. r.
. special meeting OF the stock
AZ ne 81 Louis e San Francisco
asi~9s5 company the S50.0t0.069 New Or
Is Texas d Mexico divisional first mort
= per cent bonds provided for under
Z; new financial plan, perfected in March
= were formally authorized. This is the
Ss of which SEQ, e00. eco We're 10 be sold
..-sdistelv. and Of which slo,a99, ef9 have
m oeposited as collateral for the IS o0a coo
- recently issued by the Frisco and
sss10f9 were sold 10 q syndicate composed
svsw York and ST Louis bankers.
roIINBUS AND HOOKING COAL AND
P6N.-The committee consisting Of Frank
Erech chairman. Alexander Gilbert and
3 Close. organized TO look after the
-tsrests Of the first and second mortgage
--shelders and owners of both classes of
-.sk OF the Columbus and Hooking Coal
"a Iron Company. announces that appli-
-4io- viii he made for the listing on the
sosk Exchange Of the certificates Of de
,rr representing the securities of those
~ unite with the committee The COM
-S--se hopes TO be able TO announce a plan
ser sifch announcement the privilege of
asSrsvTuE securities VII be allowed. Tho
ssrkers Trust Company is the dep0itory.
ETsC0NSIN CENTRAL DIVIDEND
~ Wisconsin Central Railway Company
Ia declared q dividend Of per cent on its
.-sferred stock, payable June Is to stock
= -s~o-6 MAJ 81 The official announce
-.sf states that the payment viii be made
- If the surplus Of the company prior
: rs7usrv !. 1910. Only about loo shares
: ria stock are OUTSTANDING the rest being
s-1es bv The Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
81 Marie Railway Company.
raNTINFNTAI, TELEPHONE DTREC-
-5Ps.-The Continental Telephone and Tel
s--sph Com papz- has elected the following
sreeto-s; !. \. Nancs, William Finn,
as-mar g. Stifel, George L. House, John
F5ovsri. a s List. samuel ". Harper,
Tsy Kpehler. Robert Z. Hall. Walter ).
Tssser. George Z. Stifel Joseph Speidel'
= 9 Hsndlan. John ". Garland and Will
an n CLARK. The board is representative
y iuaereadent telephone interests
EXTRA COTTON EXCHANGE HOLl-
-sy-The members of the New York Cot
IN Exchange viii vote tomorrow on the
--apoyifion 10 close the exchange on May Is
rAcKAWANNA STEEL ADMITTED
II 7 TST. The New York Stock Exchange
q admitted TO the list sS4 coo common
aoek ri the Lackawauna Steel COMPANY
he sbhreviation is Tx, located at Posi-
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