New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
ITEMS Of WALL STREET

Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows:
Standard Gas and Electric Company,
regular quarterly dividend OF : per cent
on the preferred stock, payable December
10 TO stock of record November 80
Liggett Myers, regular quarterly
dividend Of 10. per cent on the preferred
stock, payable January 10 STOCK Oh
record December A.
r.. |. du Pont de Nemours Powder Com
pany, regular quarterly dividend OF per
cent and usual per cent on the common
stock payable December IA TO stock or
record December 4; also a dividend OF IA
per cent on the preferred stock, payable
January p TO stock of record Janu-
airy 10,
The Safety Car Heating and Lighting
Company, regular quarterly dividend OF
: per cent and l per cent extra. payable
December q, to stock OF record Deem
Der 70.
The American Coal Products Company,
regular quarterly dividend of 10. per cent
on the common stock. payable December
81 TO stock Of record December q.
The Massachusetts Electric Companies.
| regular semi-annual dividend of per
cent on the preferred stock, payable Jan
| uary to stock of record December ..
The New York & Queens Electric
Light and Power Company, regular quar-
terly dividend of l per cent, payable De-
| cember ?. TO stock Of record November q.
The Patst Brewing Company. regular
quarterly dividend of ia per cent on the
preferred stock, payable December 10.
Books close December and reopen De-
cember 10.
The Second and Third Streets Passeh-
ger Railway Company, regular quarterly
or " share, payable January 2 to stock
of record December 3
The Virginia Railway and Power Com
pdiN' regular semi-annual OF ~ per cent
or the preferred stock, payable January
10 TO stock OF record December IA.
There was withdrawn yesterday from
the SubTreasury 10000 gold for ship
ment to Canada making s2,350,0oo on the
present movement.
The Sub-Treasury also transferred $780,
0r to San Francisco for the account of
| local banks.
Announcement is made of the resigna-
ton of General Brayton Ives as a director
of the National Bank of Commerce.
+. G.. Eastwick, formerly manager of
| the International Banking Corporations
branch In Manila and Washington, has
become manager of the Panama Banking
Company, with headquarters on the 18th
mus.
There was nothing doing in call money
yesterday. The 20 per cent rate just be-
fore the close on Friday, however. was
the highest since January 2. 1905 when It
also touched - per cent. The next high
rate was on January 8. 1919. when IA per
| cent was paid.
Dot
Mass. sailed yesterday on the Adriatic
for Europe TO confer with the Interna-
| tional Institute at Rome on the compila-
ton Of world statistics Oh business condi-
tions that can be used by this and other
governments for basis Of solving indus
trial questions needing attention.
The annual report of the Georgia South
ern * Florida Railway Company, pub
lished yesterday. showed the best gross
earnings in the history OF the road. But
| the increase OF $l,OS2,s67 in operating eN-
penses brought net earnings from opera
| tons down 10 S423.l09. which. with the ex-
ception of 1910, was the lowest of the last
four years. The surplus applicable TO
dividends was Sl74S9o. decrease Of SO
035.
The October report OF the Reading Rail
way system for October showed TO better
advantage than even it's fondest admirers
had hoped for. The gross of all the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway was
81 sg. COG. all increase of ST., So. and net
witnessed gain OF s52o9io- The total
surplus applicable TO dividends resulting
from the four months operations amount
ed TO S593s. 6S2, an Increase of S3,7S6,3i2, or
l75 per cent.
An order for $500 tons OF steel rails
has been placed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. bringing the total for GlS de-
livery 10 1880 tons.
An October. 1912, edition Of Cotton
Facts" has been published by the Shep-
person Publishing Company The present
edition brings all the statistics contained
in previous issues to the close Of the cot
ton season of lell-12.
John G. Lonsdale, a member Of the firm
Of Logan & Bryan. has been elected
trustee Of the Flower Hospital.
Gross revenues OF the Erie Railroad
Company for October amounted To S'''so'-
on, an increase OF 3j7i,3l. Operating eN-
penses, however, were S531,9D In excess OF
what they were a year ago. 80 that the
months operating income of N'5h 'oZs
showed a gain of only 1881. Net earn
ings for the four months total S5.hs,'S1'
an increase OF Hll,S6.