New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
ITEMS OF WALL STREET
DIVIDENDS have been declared as follows:

Dividends have been declared as follows
Packard Motor Car Company. regular
Quarterly OF Ia per cent on the preferred
stock. payable December 16. Books close
December and reopen December II.
international Harvester Company, regular
quarterly OF IL per cent on the common
December "a
May Department Stores. regular quarterly
OF y per cent on the preferred stock. pay
able January / to stock OF record Decem-
Der @.
Producers oil Company OF Houston. Tex
regular quarterly Of 81 30 per share, payable
December 81 to stock Of record December -.
Espefanza Mining Company, regular semi
annual OF ~ per cent, payable December
81 10 stock OF record December IL
Celluloid Company. regular quarterly OF
y per cent and . per cent extra, payable
December 81 20 stock Of record December IA
California Petroleum Company an Initial
quarterly dividend OF 1 u per cent on the
common stock and = per cent on the pre-
ferred stock.
American Water Works and Guarantee
Company quarterly dividend Of y per cent
on the preferred stock. payable January to
stock Of record December 16
The annual report OF the Victor Ameri-
can Fuel Company. OF Denver. for the
year ended June 30, 1912. showed gross
earnings amounting to S3,.57O62, a falling
off of sl35.2S2. or 81 per cent. from 1911.
After the deduction of expenses. taxes, de-
probation and other charges there re-
mained a surplus of x5Si6 equal to 3.Sl
per cent on the company's $4,000 capital
stock. comparing with 5.43 per cent on the
same stock the previous year.
General Warren NJ Healey, of Healey
& Co., and r. V. Lewis, OF Lewis & Con-
ger. have been elected directors of the
Hudson Trust Company.
The general balance sheet of the Hous-
ton Oil Company. of Texas. as OF Septem-
Der 90 1912. showed capitalized assets as
represented by common stock. s2o'cD.OOo'
investment in timber lands, NS.16s.6o3;
investment in oil and other properties
SsOs. 400; current assets, $3s7Sn; certih-
Gates of beneficial interest, 2ls,el5; sus-
pense, S3,247; total. $S5,26S,26. The la
billties consisted of s2S, S24,l 30 common ana
preferred stock: timber certificates OF
beneficial interest. ss,24s.oo0; current la
bilities. $lS7,62O. and miscellaneous, Si56.
A Wall Street report states that A.
Wendell Jackson has not Withdrawn from
the Chinese loan operations by which inde'
pendent bankers agree to loan sJ0,epoO0
TO China.
October gross earnings OF the Chlcaso'
Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad were
s674 .OOi. an Increase Of $63,2sS. Net earn
ings for the month aggregated S2S'eZ" a
gain OF $30.222
The second instalment of g. 80 Of the
fun assessment Of S24 on the stocks OF tne
United states Motor Company ana @ @tne
Columbia Motor Car Company talis uu.
tomorrow. Those who did not deposlt
their securities with the Central trust
COMPANY on the first call may sun 90 50
upon payment Of the first 81 40, plus Two
cents a share interest. a. well as the sec
ond 10 per cent demanded Debehtur.
holders and other creditors may deposit
their claims until the close OF business on
december 9. but not afterward. except
upon payment Of such penalty as the Feor-
eanization committee may impose
A London cable says that bullion orok-
ers there believe that about s4.oOO'ooO oi
to-morrow's gold arrivals will be taken
for the United States
From the same source il was also stated
that If New York takes much more gold
in London a per cent Bank OF England
rate is probable before the close OF the
year