New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses
bought upward Of N,0oG shares In the local
good demand for London account =
DIVIDENDS DECLARED - Dividends
have been declared az follows: The United
Shoe Machinery Company. regular quar-
terly ll2 per cent on the preferred and 2 per
cent on tho common. both payable April s:
regular quarterly l2. per cent on the pre-.
ferred. payable March 30: the New York
Transit Company, $40. payable April Is:
the Trl-City Railway and Light Company,
ferred, payable April /; the American Brake
Shoe and Foundry Company, regular quar-
terly Ia per cent on the preferred and lS
March M ieH SO on the nT westngSouse '.a Air Brass
Company, regular quarterly ~ per cent,
an extra III per cent and special per
cent, payable April 10; the American Bank
Note Company, regular quarterly III per
cent on the preferred payable April J.: the
Union Switch and Signal Company, regular
quarterly per cent on the common and
per cent on the preferred, payable April l.
the New York and Honduras Rosario Min
ing Company IL per cent payable March
%: the Western Union Telegraph Company.
regular quarterly three-quarters OF ! per
cent, payable April 15,. and the American
Woolen Company regular quarterly H., per
cent on the preferred
SECURITIES LISTED-Th following Sc
change list: Northern Pacific Railway
Company s4,slSOOo prior lien per cent
bonds, due 1897: 2,l53,000 first consolidated
mortgage ~ per cent coupon bonds Of the
Detroit United Railway. making total listed
81. $50 go; s2500,N0 stock Of the Ray Con.
solidated Copper Company; sl,O95,o0o first
bonds Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound Railway Company, making total
listed s26,o95,OOO; sl7,2o00Oo first mortgage.
series l. Az per cent bonds OF the New
: Oh p nGtn a
pany, and So, 600 first and refunding mort
gage fifty year bonds, series A. Of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad Company.
LOSS-SHEFFIELD STEEL AND IRON,
"A. T. Ames, of Toronto, has been elected
a director of the Sloss-Shefheld steel and
Iron Company to take the place OF the late
II. o. SeiXas.
NEW WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR
Lewis Cass Ledyard has been elected d.
rector of the Western Union Telegraph
Company 70 fill long standing vacancy
COTTON EXCHANGE SEAT sOLD-Ths
Cotton Exchange seat OF r. u. Bonner
has been sold TO 3. ;. Castles for $500.
This is the same price as the last preceding
sale.
vIRGINIA-CARO CHEMICAL
The directors OF the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company have authorized ths
sale OF s3, 100000 OF its per cent bonds, now
in the treasury 10 Blair & Co. and Hail.
garten & Co.
REFINED SUGAR LOWER.--All rehners
have reduced the price OF standard granus
lated sugar 10 points to $40 cents pound
less per cent for cash.
TO BUY NJ r. RECEIVERS CERT1Fls
CATES.-The joint committee Oh reorganl-
zation Of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company announces that It will purchase
at par and accrued interest to the maturity
thereof, March 10, all or any part OF the
replacement certificates. series OF 1871, ana
OF tax payment certificates Of indebtedness.
series of 1911, issued by Adrian II. JoIlne
and Douglas Robinson as receivers, and VIII
! pay for the same on delivery OF the certll.
cafes In bearer form with all interest claims
pertaining thereto. for account OF the Joint
committee, on or at any time after Asrch
A. at the office Of the Guaranty trust COM
pany or OF the Central Trust Company.