New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06

discouraged by the present bearish condi-
| ton Of the local market. London yester-
day bought 5000 shares, bringing the
total for this week up to 10000 shares.
Dividends have been declared as fol-
| lows:
American Surety Compsny-Cash dividend Of
| 100 per cent, payable December 81. Al pre-
vGqs meeting , Of s'1 8 soS Soo 10 ,s c
| approved Stockholders will have the right 10
subscribe to the new stock at par.
Twin City Rapid Transit Company-HeguiaI
| quarterly OF III per cent on the common ana
| IN per cent on the preferred, payable January
| 2 TO stock of record December is.
Booth F1sheries-Regular quarterly OF IL per
| cent on the nrst preferred stock. payable jan
uary 2 10 stock OF record December y.
Ahmeek Copper Mining Company-ouarterly
| Of 81 a share, an increase OF u snare over
| the payment three months ago.
Sulzberger Sons Company-Regular quar-
| terly OF ~ per cent on the preferred stock
| PAYABLE January 2 to stock OF record Decem-
| Der H.
Great Northern Ore Properties-Fifty cents a
share. the same as declared in February. 1911
| Dividend is payable December q. books close
| December IS and reopen December 30.
American Surety COMPARTMENTS quarterly
Of per cent and an extra dividend OF pc,
| December Z. Books close December and re-
open January 9.
| Krupp Company, OF Germany-Twelve per
| year. Gross earnings OF the company were
&C. oss 900 marks. against $500 600 marks In 1911
terly guaranteed dividend. payable January 2
| to stock OF record December is.
Manila Electric Railroad and Lighting Cor
poraton-One and q half per cent and an extra
dividend of / per cent both payable December
| 81 TO stock OF record December Is.
Mohawk Valley Company-Regular quarterly
Of III per cent payable January to stock OF
New York state Railways-Regulsr quarterly
OF III per cent on the common stock and ~
per cent on the preferred. both payaole Janu-
airy TO stock OF record December Is.
National Surety Company-Regular quarterly
OF per cent. payable January .. Books close
December 20 and reopen January 2
The Rock Island Company announces
the purchase OF IS locomotives for deliv-
cry by August, 1913. orders also are to
be given for 10 baggage cars, - smoking
cars 20 coaches. is chair cars and
dining cars. Additions to freight equip
ment will include 1000 box, 800 coal, go
refrigerator cars and so cabooses.
The Carnegie Steel Company yesterday
announced an increase OF 81 ton In the
price Of steel bars. the new price being
s. 05 for 100 pounds.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed
1900 900 order for 5000 gondola cars.
one Of the seats transferred yesterday
afternoon on the Stock Exchange solo
for SIS, 900, making a new low record price
for the year TO date. Last week a seat
sold for $500. The following seats on
the exchange have been posted for TRIMS
fer: William q. Street 10 David r.
Levey. Austen Gray 10 Southgate b. Free
man and Charles b. Mcdonald to VIII
lam Strothers Jones. Jr.
Subscribers for the stock OF Cluett' Fea-
body &. Co. will receive 10 per cent OF the
amount Of their applications for the pre-
ferred stock at 1904. and per cent OF
their applications for the common stock
at 62i1.
p. G.. Work, president Of the h. +.
Goodrich Company. IL reported as haV-
ing denied rumors appearing In CleVe-
land and Chicago newspapers that the
Goodrich company is about to absorb the
United states Rubber Company.
President James A Farrell OF the
United States Steel Corporation and Vice
President John Rels left here on Wedhes-
day evening for Youngstown. Penn, 10 IN
spcct the corporations properties there.
The directors OF the Goldfield Consoli-
dated Mines Company yesterday passed
the regular quarterly dividend OF 30 cents
a share. This action. however. was no
surprise 20 Wall Street. The reason
ascrlbed for passing the dividend was to
maintain a good cash reserve.
The final transfer OF the properties OF
the McCrum- Howell Company 20 tho
Richmond Radiator Company, which Is
10 take over the business OF the former
probably will be made to-day or to-mor-
row. The radiator company has capital
OF H725.ooo Of which $4,000 Is common
stock and ,l,075ooo per cent cumulative
preferred
Gustav schwab. jr.. has been elected
trustee OF the New York Produce Ex-
change Safe Deposit and Storage Com
pany, TO succeed his father. william A.
Nash was elected vice-presldent OF the
company.
John B. Lunger, vice-president OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, has
been elected a director. to succeed Edgar
G. Levey
IT is reported in railroad circles that
Alexander Robertson, who recently re-
signed as president of the Western Mary
land will become a vice-presldent of the
Missouri Pacific system. Mr.. Robertson
WAS formerly associated with b. f. Bush,
president OF the latter road, when Mr..
Bush was connected with that property.
Gross earnings OF the Rutland Railroad
for October amounted to S35l.9l6. an in
crease OF S31.097. The gain in net, how
ever. was only a2a3, net earnings being
1885.
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy gross
earnings for October were ss.bI5,5i7. as
compared with ss,32o2l5 in 1911 and
s. 500. 5s2 In 1910 Net revenues were by
far the best Of the last four years, being
s5.7l0la. an increase OF 81, 6s9,4 si over 1911
and s2,llS,s72 over 1910
The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Com
pany's October gross earnings were
g. OH, 40. and net. after taxes, E5l,l1. an
increase In the former Of 1882, but a
falling off in net OF Sass.
No official announcement was forthcom-
ing from the Hartman offices yesterday
regarding the plan OF disposal OF the
I-nto, pacihc holdings of Southern Pa