New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-10
ITEMS Of WALL STREET
Business for foreign account yesterday
did not exceed 5000 shares, and was
about evenly divided between purchases
and sales
DIVIDENDS have been declared as fol-

dOoHl evenly uiNlueu between purchases
and sales
DIVIDENDS have been declared as fol-
lows.
British Columbia Copper Company. regu-
lar quarterly OF psr cent. payable January
10 TO stock OF record January =.
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. regular
quarterly Of Is. per cent on the hrst and
second preferred stocks. First preferred, is
20 and reopen January q Second preferred
is payable February 1; books close January
10 and reopen February 3.
Independent Pneumatic Tool Company,
regular quarterly 81 eik per cent, PAYABLE
January TO- to stock of record December 81.
American Wooden Company. regular quar-
payable January u 10 stock Of record De-
cember %
Mexican Petroleum Company. regular
monthly OF % OF / per cent on the preferred
stock, payable January . to stock Of record
B F. Goodrich Company regular quar-
terly OF Ia per cent on the preferred stock
payable January 10 stock OF record De-
i Union Carbide Company. regular quarterly
OF ~ per cent. payable January / 20 stock
Of record December 20.
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. OF Wins
ton-Salem. y. g.. regular semi-annusl OF
per cent and an extra dividend OF . per cent
payable January 10 stock OF record De-
British American Tobacco Company, Ltd,
anal dividend OF g per cent on the ordinary
1912. PAYABLE January :. 1913
central Trust Company Of Pittsburgh
!. This lie an increase OF !. OF per cent
and puts the dividend on per cent annual
basis
Canadian Westinghouse Company. Ltd,
regular quarterly Of s. per cent and a bonus
OF per cent, payable January 10. Books
close December 81 and reopen January 10.
ca
clarcd an initial dividend OF per cent.
Hotchkin & Co. OF Boston. have opened
a branch office at No. 81 Pine street, un-
der the management OF Edward d.
Reeves, TO deal in unlisted securities.
The Ojibway Mining Company has
called a. assessment Of 81 n share. paya-
bic December 10. making SIS paid IN.
Gross earnings Of tile New York Rail
ways Company for the month OF October
we're S.2J5,2O3, and FOR the four months
ended October 81 they were $40. so,
After charging of for operating expenses
taxes, bond interest and taking into &C
count other income, there remained
balance for the month OF ,225.273 and FOR
the four months OF $3.50 76l. The number
Of passengers carried during October was
"A 81, SIS and for the four months sl't'1tso
u. G. Reid has gone for weeks trip
over the Rock Island lines. lie will also
be in Texas for a few days.
The Supreme Court didn't cause much
worry in Wall street yesterday, as no
decisions Of major Importance were an
nounced
The Cedric arrived with 5000" gold
bars consigned to the Guaranty Trust
Company. OF the f75O.opo gold which ar
rived In London Yesterday from Cape
Town. 10000 was secured for India and
Germany bought $4,000.
Local interests Of the Chicago Junction
Railways Company are said TO feel con
ident the ruling OF the United states
Supreme Court that the company IS sub
ject TO the supervision OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission will prove more OF
"A benefit than a detriment
The Great Northern Railway is sendihs
90 its shareholders a circular giving de-
tails regarding their rights 10 suoscTOe
at par 20 the So. 5000 additional capital
stock. IT is stipulated that the new STOCK
will be offered 10 shareholders OF record
on December p at the ratio Of slO OF new
stock for each share Of existing stock
standing in their names on that date
The transfer books will be closed at the
end OF business on Saturday. December Il.
Turner. Tucker & 90. are distributing
pamphlet on the general financial out
look. combined with substantial security
offerings. which will Yield the investor
from 5it 10 per cent.
Information came 20 Wall street yes
terdav afternoon that Charles III. EVER
est. president Of the Vacuum Oh Com
many. who is said TO be on board the
Mauretanls. bound for this port has
brought 10 a close negotiations with the
Austrian government FOR the reopenins
of the company's chief plant IN that
country. II Is understood that the agree
ment is practically a compromise Of the
long controversy between the government