New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-There was prae.
tically no business for foreign account in
the local stock market.
BANKS GAIN CASH.-Reported moye.
ments of currency this week indicate a
gain in the banks cash Of s., ,2050o0 Banks
received from interior Sl4, 900 and shipped
$, Ala, 900, including sl,l50,0oo transferred
through Sub-Treasury to San Francisco.
$3.50, 900 TO New Orleans, and S,0SM
national bank notes sent to Washington for
redemption Gain from interior S,sso.oo.
Gold exports amounted TO $4,000 10 Ar.
gentine. Receipts of new gold through the
Assay Office, ST. 265, ,000 Ordinary disburse.
ments by the Sub-Treasury, 81. 1900. Pay
ments to the Sub-Treasury, N7,3s9.0o 900. show
ing loss on Sub-Treasury operations proper
OF $4,000 Total gain from interior and by
new gold amounted TO s6,6i500 DeductinS
therefrom loss on Sub-Treasury operations
proper and gold exports net gain by the
banks was s6,2OS,OoO.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. = Dividends
have been declared l. as s. follows; Ths
ular M semi-annua32h per cent on the irst
and second preferred, payable May 10;
the General Chemical Company, regularly
quarterly u per cent on the common
regular quarterly l per cent on the first
preferred. payable June 13, and the Tren.
ton Potteries Company. | per cent on the
non-cumulative preferred and per cent
on the cumulative preferred, both pay
able April 25.
GRAIN EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK.
"Bradstreet's' reports the exports Of grain
for the week, with comparisons, figures
in bushels, az follows: Wheat, nour In.
cluded, ?,S43:7ss. against 2,sls;2ss last
week and 1.7s9,s7s in this week last year;
for the fiscal year TO date, l3o,llO,sS.
compared with 9s.0s4,1l2 IN the corre-
spending time in 1911. Corn. $40, tsi. con.
trasted with 1886 last week and sSs,St
In this week year ago: for me nscs,
in the corresponding period OF 1911.
INTERBoRoUGH NOTES TO BE RE-
FINANCED. D.-Arrangements have been
made by the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company with bankers for the temporary
reHnancing Of the sl0000,000 Az per cent
one-year notes which are due on April %
next. II is stated that the transaction
will not involve the offering OF any new
securities. but may be considered simply
as an "over the counter operation.
NATIONAL SURETY COMPANY-The
National Surety Company has received
from the Insurance Department Of New
York State permission to increase it's cap
itaIization from sl,500,00o TO $1,000; 600,
Application has been made by the com,
pany 10 the Stock Exchange TO list 5000
shares additional stock
GOLD EXPORTS.-The steamship Yer.
di. sailing to-day for South America. Will
carry $4,000 gold coin for Argentina.
Hallgarten G. Co. are shipping 100000:
the Anglo-South American Bank s25O,oOo'
and Goldman. Sachs e. Co. S25O.0QO.
APPLICATION TO LIST Application
has been made 10 the Stock Exchange 10
list SllI4O000 Central Trust Company
certificates Of deposit for the first mort
gage per cent bonds of the AllisChal-
mers Company and 100000 preferred
stock Of the NJ Pumely COMPANY.
SUB-TREASURY TRANSFERS. 80 The
Sub-Treasury transferred $3.50 900 10 san
Francisco and sl5O,0O0 to New Orleans
Yesterday for the account of local bannS.
making total transfers TO San Francisco
in the current week sl.30o.00O and 10 Ne"
Orleans s9j0.000.
RAIL AND CAR ORDERS.-The ETls
Railroad has ordered 10000 tons OF rails.
most of the tonnage going TO the United
states Steel Corporation. The Cambria
Steel Company gets 1000 tons. The Bal
timore e. Ohio is considering a purchase
OF 1000 cars and the St Paul Of 500 ball
last cars.
EXPORTS or COPPER.-Exports OF
copper for the week ended April -
amounted to 1913 tons, making from
April ! a total OF 266 tons, compared
with 22,270 tons in the same time last