New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22
ITEMS OF WALL STREET

( There was nc feature in the foreign
trading on the Stock Exchange YESTERDAY
! London was buyer OF about 1909
! shares.
Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows.
Hood T.uhb.r COMPANY Fs-uar qu.r1eriy ~
! ia per cent OF the preferred stock. payable
! February 10 stock OF record January 81
National Railways of Mexico. regular semi
annual OF per cent on TIE preferred stock.
payable Februsry 10 10 holders OF dividend
! Hamburg American Line dividend o. 10 per
cent for the ycsr' rs against per cent for the
German American Bank. regular SENT. an
nual OF 8 per cent. payable February ! 10
. stock ~ record January -.
/ !. q. Rrill Compsny regular quarterly OF
! Il. per cent on its preferred stock payable
, February |. Books close January - and re-
warwick Minis. dividend OF 3 per cent. pay
able February 10 stock Of record January ~.
The Southern Railway Company will
build 4 Inc between Richmond and West
Point. Va. thirty-nine miles. TO take care
Of the increased business expected when
the Chesapeake Steamship Comi'"ny cs-
/ tablishcs dailv service between Baltimore
/ and West Point
The United states steel Corporation has
/ paid 10 the Great Northern orc trustees
$3.50 SO for leases Of orc lands. which
compares with s. $3.50 a year ago. The
amount is equal 10 Sc % a share IN Great
| Northcrn's capitalization Of S;o,"pcp.
! 1t is reported that the Brooklyn Union
! Gas Company has made a years contract
with the Standard Oil Company iOr oil at
! a price of s. 10 for 100 gallons. This is
an increase of 50 is per cent over the
previous contract price.
Net earnings Of the American Hide and
| Leather Company for tho six months
| ended December q were s1i,. sss as com
pared with s23.Oa for tho corresponding
| period in 1911. Surplus for the period was
| sl7lls, az compared With $1,000 in 1911,
out OF about $50 ballots cast by mem-
bcrs Of the New York Stock Eychsngc
! so are in favor Of the proposed change
! n the constitution relative to the appoint
mont OF "A nominating committee.
John &. Shcdd president OF Mar
|
tee Of the Amcrica1 surety Company
Samuel L. Fuller of Kisscl Kinnicut
Co.. has been elected director Of the
! Nirginian Railway Company, 10 succeed
/ Franklin -. Brown. of Redmond & Co
! WINSTON s. Pierce has resigned a. d.
, rector and member Of the executive com
mittee of the Western Maryland Railway.
! Jerome H. Greene who Is already mcm-
+ Der OF the board, will MI tho vacancy
on the executive committee. \ su"ccsso:
| to Mr.. Pierce on TIE board has been
| chosen.
The Hanover National Banks report ~
! Of January Il shows that surplus and IN
I divided profits have hccu increased TO
. S4.6!oUn II has deposits Of S23""."'
! Tho presidents Of tho Nassau Trust
/ COMPANY and the Home Trus, Compsnv.
/ o. Rrook,yn. deny that necoti1 ions arc
| under way for the merger Of these insi-
! tutions.
! Vice President Rapson Of tho chicago
! Clearing House Association YESTERDAY "as
! elected president 10 succeed Mr. Goddard.
/ l. Cromhc has been mad" SnpNflI-
: t@udcnt Of transportation Of the Grand
Trunk Railway: g. g. Barber. general
! superintendent OF Eastern lines. including
! the Montreal terminal. n. T.. Whi'ton-
! berger. superintendent ~ the middle Giri-
/ sion and Toronto terminals, and w. T..
| tiillcn. superintendent ~ the western III
vision. The ONCE OF superintendent ~
car service and records has been abol-
ish,d.
The annual meeting OF the Standard Oil
COMPANY. Of New York. will bo held At
No. n BROADWAY. on February q Whole
share holders OF record February VIII
DC entitled 10 vote.
The Stock Exchange has received notice
that the CRANKY Consolidated Smelling
and Power Company Ltd. will increase
its capital stock from 100000 TO $40
| Clo0co
The international cotton Mills Corpora
ton. which had q capita ~ so."",dD and
! was organized July ?S 1910. has filed with
the Secretary OF state a certificate 81 the
| dissolution Of the company. Il Is now
Massachusetts corporation.
The Minneapolis & 81, Louis Railroad
| Company has informed its stockholders
that January y is the last day on which
the ) rer cent gold notes due February
may be deposited with Speyer Co. for
extension. Notes not deposited for extern
sion will be paid ut maturity at the Office
Of the Central Trust Company. Of New
| York
| s j. r. Straus OF the banking firm OF
s. W. Straus e. Co. who has Just re-
turned from the West, views the invest
ment market optimistically. He says: IF
the last two weeks may be taken az an
indication OF what 1913 will offer the in
yostment banker in the way OF new Sc
| curitiee, | look for large increase In
business over 1912 Investors. while Gag r
for higher returns on their money. are
scrutinizing the question Of security close
~. II is my experience that the conserva-