New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

through arbtrage or investment account
to the extent OF 1000 shares, making
total for the week of approximately 200, 900
shares.
Dividends have been declared as follows:
Colonial Trust and Savings Bank Of Chi
| cago. regular quarterly OF per cent and an
| extra dividend Of y Of per cent. payable
January to stock OF record December -.
North Avenue State Bank Of Chicago, regu-
| lar quarterly OF Ia per cent. payable Jsnu-
airy = to stock OF record December "A.
Michigan Avenue Trust Company OF Chi
cage regular quarterly Of ~ per cent, pay
| able January to stock OF record December %
Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway Com
pany' quarterly OF IA per cent PAYABLE De
ceinber 81 TO stock OF record December 20.
Chicago. Burlington quincy. regular GUAR
terly OF : per cent, payable December 70 10
| stock OF record December 19.
Albany Susquehanna Railroad Company.
semi-annual OF AZ per cent. guaranteed by the
Delaware Hudson Company, payable 'aau-
ary . TO stock OF record December IA.
Consolidated Gas. Dlectric and Power Com
| pany OF Baltimore, regular quarterly OF IL
per cent on common stock payable January
| 10 stock OF record December 20: also regular
semi-annus OF 2lf per cent on preferred
stock. payable January . TO stock OF record
December 90.
International Silver Company. regular quar-
| terly OF Ia per cent on the preferred and an
extra OF a OF | per cent on account OF back
! dividends. payable January TO stock OF rec
Baltimore Electric Company. regular semi
| annual OF p, per cent, payable January 10
stock OF record December 20.
New York banks lost approximately
3, 900 in cash during the week. accord
ing TO the preliminary estimates o: cur
rency movements. From the interior sl+
$4,000 was received. and SO, T6 600. includ-
ing 100000 gold coin, sent to. Canada.
| < fro cro he N
Treasury 10 San Francisco and 22.3s},V0
national bank notes sent TO Washington
for redemption, was sent to the interior
The gain from the interior was S,ooi.o%.
Receipts OF new gold through the Assay
| ONCE were sl,0l0,00o and gold bars I'M
ported from London amounted 70 81, Zjo.o 900.
Ordinary disbursements by he Sub-Treas-
ury were S3.27s.oo0. and payments 10 the
| Sub-Treasury by the banks aggregated
81. $4,000. showing loss on sub-Treasury
operations proper OF .soso.
Exports OF copper for the week ended
December amounted TO s,225 tons. a de-
crease OF 24iS. For the month TO that
date. $3.50 tons OF the metal were ex-
ported, and from January l. 3o3, $50 tons.
a decrease in the former NJ 7si tons and
| in the latter OF 1919 tons.
The report that J. p. Morgan e GO.
were about TO underwrite 30 10000 toni
issue for the construction OF the new
Union Station in ST. Paul was denied by
d member OF that firm.
| stockholders OF record December is are
entitled 10 vote at the annual meeting Of
the Northern Pipe Line Company on IAN
uary ls in OIL City, Penn Action will he
taken 10 amend the bylaws. reducing the
number OF directors from nine TO FIVE.
| The F. ". Woolworth Company reports
for November sales OF s.. ,2e2, against
! $40 go a year ago. or an Increase OF
2475 per cent. For the eleven months 81
the current year sales were reported as
t5l,07T7cs. against si3sos.07S for tho same
period OF 1911, or a gain OF IS - Der cent.
| The Norfolk & Western Railway Com
pany for October showed total operating
revenues Of s2sSs.37s. as compared with
g. 445,7s4. an increase OF ;ii2.5se OF 10 per
cent. Operating ratio was less than last
year by l.es per cent and rs a conse
quence net earnings from operations. az
gregating 3is05,71 witnessed a gain OF
S2G5, $50. or II per cent. Net income after
taxes and fixed charges totalled 81, o7s. 80
or So per cent in excess OF the amount
last year.
| October earnings of the Great Northern
Railway were In excess OF any for the
same month In the company's history.
/ They amounted 10 ss,737sl2. an increase
over last year OF sl.s247s1 Net earnings
after taxes we're A.2s0.ols. or a gain OF
| SSH IA For the ten months ended
october 81 Great Northern's net earnings
were ST., lS5.7os, an increase Of a,22S.a7
For the month OF October the Seaboard
Air Lines gross was So, 1853. an increase
Of sl25.2i5. and net earnings after taxes
amounted 10 ,sss. 036 or gain Of slo4,SH
Gross for the four months was S,4Os. cs2
and net was s,s9o.si2.
| Reports OF seven Of the leading national
| banks in this city as Of November y do
not indicate that they have been large
sellers Of stocks since the call OF Septem-
Der 4. As compared with the call OF De-
cember 8, 1911, they show a reduction In
their holdings of securities OF about s2o.-
900 600. The National City Bank. with an
increase OF 100000. is the only one TO
show larger holdings In the case OF the
National Bank OF Commerce there IN a
decrease Of Sc, 800 900. in the First National
of 81 100000, the Hanover 100000 and
the Chase National $4,000
The trustee OF the certificates OF bene-
Aclal interest OF the Knickerbocker Trust
Company and the Columbia Trust Com
pany have declared out OF income divi-
dend Of 81 so a share, payable January 2 TO
certificate holders OF record at the close
OF business December rs.
| Horace Hatch and John W. James, jr,
have been admitted 10 general partner
| shin In the firm OF r. Bunge * Co.
SHORT TERM NOTES.
Maturing 1sia|271
! <,-,rri,b.a sv s.artwout & Appenzellar No.
| a. Pine street,
Approx.
| So, Maturity. Bid. Asked yield.
| Ne"Lr Anrii 1919 99x 100 500