New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-11

committee is at work il would greatly re-
i,ove very many in Wall Street If the COM
,,ittee could carry the knock-off pay
,,onts on out-of-town checks to. the ex-
teut Of not having TO pay the face Of the
hook The committee would then he
,,,n,,1ar. as the result would be as good
as having your money insured so that
when YOU spend it you can get it back.
Hiqhest Exports Record.
Eor the week ended December 10. the
exports from New York to foreign ports
reached the highest figures in the his
tory of this country. This is particular
lv interesting as the export trade Of the
United States has been growing and in
dicating a broadening of our trade rea-
lions with foreign countries. Some idea
~ the points which are charging their
demands for American products may be
gained from q comparison Of some of the
total exports published to-day as compared
with one week ago. To-day's figures Of
exports 20 Panama. for instance. show a
total of S-e6A2. while last week the total
was S2ol90S. Exports TO the British pos
sessions this week totalled g, 096, 26S. while
last week the figures were sl,Oi4,257.
Argentine Republic this week amounted
10 81 243O9S. while in the report Of a week
ago the total was 1886, 1874 England shows
mp favorably in its increased demand of
exports. This week the total was $685.
80. while last week the amount was s.
s2OS5 Germany also increased export
demands. This week exports TO Germany
amounted to 1921, 5sS while last week
the total was S1.S65,152. The total Of all
the exports TO various countries for this
week is So, S66,926. as compared with sl4.-
4Jz.222 last week. or a gain of 81. 429. TeA.
a New Can Corporation.
Just as the market interest in American
Can has lost much OF its former vim on
the buying side, new corporation has
been announced. known as the CONT
mental Can Company. This organization.
It is said, will take over the Continental
Can Company. a New Jersey corpora
ton, the Export and Domestic Can Com
pany, New York corporation, and the
Standard Tin Plate Company The au-
thorized capitalization of the new aggre-
cation is TO be $4,000 of per cent
accumulative preferred. and $4,000 COO
common stock $5.5o0,0O0 preferred and
10000 common will be issued soon. The
purpose OF the new financing plan is re-
ported 70 be TO II crease the working ca
pacity OF the company and to enable it to
keep pace with its rapidly growing bust
ness According TO the reports. Goldman.
Sachs & Co. Lehman Brothers. of New
LII, 4. 4 - Of Top
don. viii be interested in the new COM
paRy. The companies which compose the
new organization were established IN
Isolls05. They operate plants in New
York CITY, Syracuse, Baltimore. Cannons-
burg. Penn. and two plants in Chicago.
Buys British Honduras Bank.
The Royal Bank Of Canada has estao-
ushed a branch at Belize. the capital OF
British Honduras. where they have re-
Gently purchased the business Of the Bank
Of British Honduras, comparatiVeS
small Institution. with a capital of slOovo'
reserve Of $500 and deposits of $4,000.
British Honduras is a prosperous colony
OF Great Britain. and considerable de-
yelounent Is looked for in the near
future. Trade conditions are very salts
factory
Aside from over three hundred branches
I'm Canada. extending from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific. and including every I'M
portant city in the Dominion. the Royal
Bank OF Canada has chain OF branches
throughout the West Indies, covering
cuba, Porto Rico. Dominican Republic
bahamas. Barbados. Jamaica and TRIM
Cad