New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
ITEMS Of WALL STREET
Transactions on the Stock Exchange for
foreign account yesterday were slightly
less than 5000 shares, mostly on the sell
ing side.
Dividends have been declared as follows:

Dividends have been declared as follows:
American Tobacco Company, quarterly OF 5
per cent on he common, an increase Of 2i2
per cent and an extra Of Il per cent, payable
March | 20 stock Of record February IL. The
regular quarterly OF IL per cent on the pre-
terred PAYABLE April ! 10 stock % record
February -.
American Smelling and Refining Company.
regular quarterly Of l per cent on the com
mon stock and Ia per cent on the preferred
stock. The common is payable March Is and
the preferred IS payable March |.
standard OIL Company OF California. diyi-
dend OF 81 ~ a share. payable March 10 TO
stock OF record February 20
Studebaker Corporation, regular quarterly o..
Ia per cent on its preferred stock. payable
March to stock OF record February 2D
General Asphalt Company regular quarterly
o. L. per cent on ltc preferred stock. payable
March 10 stock OF record February 10
Llggett * Myers Tobacco Company, regular
quarterly Of Per cent on its common stock
payable TO stock Of record February L..
speyer & co. will ship $1,000 gold and
the National Bank of Commerce 5000 TO
the Argentine by Saturdays steamer.
The Carnegie Steel Company has taken
an order for S.4oo tons OF rails from the
Western Maryland Railroad.
Pittsburgh mills have advanced the price
on steel boiler tubes g a ton.
Advices from Detroit state that the
foreclosure sale Of the Detroit. Toledo &
Ironton Railroad has been adjourned to
April u.
The United States District Court at Co
lumbus. Ohio, has dismissed the petition
for a decree OF sale Of the Columbus. Del
aware & Marion Traction Railroad and
for the foreclosure OF mortgages aggre-
eating approximately $500 90, on the
ground that II was a matter for jurisdic-
ton OF the state courts. The road is In
receivers hands.
Lounsbery * CO., members Of the New
York Stock Exchange, with Offices in New
York and Montreal. Will consolidate with
jerks. Gwynne & Go. on March l. The
partners Of the new firm. TO be known as
jerks. Gwynne e. Co.. will be William =.
jerks. Arthur G. Gwynne Philip VI. Ly-
dig. Louis $. Colwell and A. r. Hoyt. The
firm will have memberships on the New
York Stock Exchange, New York Cotton
Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange
Chicago Board OF Trade and New Orleans
Cotton Exchange and will be associate
members Of the Liverpool Cotton Associa-
ton.
Net profits Of the General Chemical
Company for the year ended December 81
! 1912. were sos. 81. as compared with g,
~ $50 In 1911. The surplus for the year
was Sl,3O0,S9j as compared with s,l22 s02
/ for the previous year. The company >
tOfal gurDluS now Is Sb1p} AZ
The Detroit Edison Company's report
for the year 1911, including the Eastern
Michigan Edison Company, shows gross
earnings Of S.3s56l5, as against &.59S 09i
the previous year, an increase OF S'st02l .
Net earnings were N.S,S.iji an increase Of
$52l.53O. The years surplus was Sl,li',''.
julius I<ayser & Co. report net profits
after depreciation for 1912 OF N.l9l,57s.
The total amount Of dividends paid was
SSs 7S3, and the surplus for the year was
| 500 c9i.
The Stock Exchange mas stricken from
! the list American Tobacco Company ana
/ Central Trust Company certificates OF de
I post for preferred stock, American Snuft
| Company old preferred stock. lnterua-
/ tionai Mercantile Marine Company voting
trust certificates extended 10 1872 for pre-
| ferred and common stocks. and brooklyn
| Ferry Company first consolidated mort
gage per cent bonds due in 1915
Holders OF full paid subscription re-
ceipts for Austrian government "a per
| cent treasury notes are being notified that
! Kuhn, Loeb & co. are prepared 10 deliver
defnitive notes upon surrender or ful
| paid receipts.
| The report Of the Denver * Rio Grande
! Railroad for December 1872 shows gross
I operative revenue OF SOC. COL, "a against
81. ss3. 536 IN December OF 1911. Operating
| Income was s5ss so, as compared with
I S4e5. 44g The report for the six months
ended December 81. 49, SHOWS gross
onerating revenue OF Sl3J COS. as COM
pared with Sl26l9.2j7 for the correspond
| ing period OF 1911: operating income for
| the same period was Sl0o.yc. a. com
months was s.. e59740. as against $3.50 80
! Tor the six months OF 49,.