New-York tribune., 1912-01-03
TOPICS Of THE STREET

,,,prtGN TRADING. Foreign houses
-oid about 5000 shares of stock on palahce
IN this marHet' ,,..,,.
niytDENDS DECLARED.-plViden
,.ars bcen declared as follows Northern
bBsarSec Railway Company, regular quarter
Eh,ss nsr cent, PAYABLE February |; Atchi-
troncka & Santa FG Railway COMPANY
suusn'n,Iar sus', quarterly 1ia per cent on the com
sr navabie March !; St. Louis q san
,HSruan,cisco Railroad Company. regular quar-
Ir per cent on the first preferred, pay
lie February l; Western Maryland haIlt
,@sv Company, regular quarterly per cet1t o6
Ma' wa ,bo preferred, payable January ~,
ggtrrosd gu cigar Stores Corporation, regular
u.,,c,Sterlv 10 per cent and extra p per
eesnt PAYABLE January Is; National Llcorlce
Company, semi-annual per cent on Ii ny
c,r,roon stock. payable January 6 thlS
S;,5dend compares with ? per cent declareu
ul uiv months ago and 21a per cent year
sgol: Mohawk Mining Company, semi l-ah- an
n1al 81 share payable ss EeDr4sry cents s'iie
thare1. .Seslshipt oyster Company, reguIdr
Quarterly ia per cent on the preterreu
11syabIe January 15 and American l-lgnt
and Traction Company, regular qudrteIty
az silu rer cent on the preferred and 2la per
cent In cash and 212 per cent IN common
.tock ON the common stock, all payaDie
February !. ,.r, 49,,
I HFMPHIIL A DIRECTOR.-Alex-
.nder l. Hemphin, president of the Guar
snty Trust Company. has been elected a
SirectOr and member or the executive com
,nittee of the st. Louis Southwestern hali-
way Company in place OF Howard GoS5iIdi 5edi
who has resigned in view OF an A'eAueN
absence in Europe.
CITIZENS CENTRAL NATIONAL
B4NK.-The Citizens Central Natlohal
pank mas made notable record IN tile Ie
suits Of it's business operations Tor ap9ut
seven and a half years since the consohaa,,
sion of the National Citizens and Central
National banks. the net earnings for that
period, s2,646, SIS AZ, being in excess OF IN, me
RANKS capital Of 81 600 Out OF this. dlNi-
bends of 81, ,1S5, $50 have been paid and . ,i5l-
IsS Il has been applied to the increase oil sur
nlus and profits, the bank to-day having d
capital of s2j50.0Oo, surplus OF Sl.VOo.v9 anu
undivided profits of 500 ,l3S a. CohslueTits s
the strictly commercial character OF tnS
hanks business and the conservatism OF
The management. this is an unusuaIlI ~
vorable showing. Edwin 5. Schenck is
president. ,>.r,,>-
pANtZJNG HOUSES NEW LONDON
r71RW-Wiiliam Salomon g. Co. announce
that the representations which the firm mas
heretofore maintained in London ana Oh
the Continent will be transferred 10 S anu
continued by the firm of Salomon ~,
oF Tondon a new co-partnership Whlch
has been formed for the purpose OF con-
ducting the business of merchants, Win us
head office at No E AuSIn aiT Sr,n VIII act as
The correspondent and representative ol
Wnlism saIomon & Co. of New York.
LARGE STEEL RAIL ORDERS.-The
Great Northern Railway Company heS orSar
dered 5000 tons Of steel rails, the oroer
beino divided among the United States
Steel steel Corporation. Lackawanna Steel Com
pany. Cambria steel Company ana tslln I
syIvania Steel Company. Inc ., S0nt1ern Sl 1tI,l u
RAILWAY Company has bought Zl,VU TONS
of steel rails from the Tennessee Coal, iron
and Railroad Company.
REDMOND & CO.'S RAILWAY EX-
PERT.-W. R. sullivan, until recenuy as
eistapf to the president Of the Atlantic
Cost Line and formerly connected. with
the Plant system of railways and steam
ships, has become associated with Red Red,
mond & Co. as railway expert ,o,s 20 ASH. Tail.
road interests.
NATIONAL SURETY STOCK IN
CREASE-The directors Of the Natlonal
surety Company have recommended 70
Stockholders that the capital stock OF the
company be increased from SlJO,OOO 10
SO06 600. the additional 5000 shares TO pe
offered TO stockholders at par.