New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
ITEMS Of WALL STREET

The Lehigh & New England Railroad
has filed at Harrisburg, Penn, certih-
| cate increasing its authorized capital
stock from S30Oo,00O to $7.500OC0. At pres
| ent the company has 100000 stock out
standing, a majority of which is owned
by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
| pany. A portion Of the new stock will
be issued to retire funded debt.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has issued advance figures, showing a
| summary Of the reports Of the large rail-
| roads of the country. Gross earnings are
estimated at $3.50, si7. 900. and operating In
! come, after expenses and taxes. is placed
| at s97,76O,OCO.
The New York Cotton Exchange MEM
mershp of the estate OF Nathan Herr
mann has been sold to Marshall Geer for
| $3.50 an advance OF $3.50 over the last
previous sale.
dividend OF 3 per cent and an extra
! dividend of per cent has been declared
| by the Standard Underground Gable Com
pany, both payable January 10.
The funeral of Roswell Miller, who
died so suddenly on Friday morning. Will
be held at his home, No. 10 East cd
| street. tomorrow morning.
Orders for 600 general service cars have
| been placed by the New York Central
Railroad with the Ralston Steel Car Com
pany.
At The annual stockholders meeting OF
the British American Tobacco Company
IN London the final dividend Of per cent
out of the net earnings of the company
for the fiscal year ended September 80
last was confirmed. The dividend VIII
be paid in London January :.
The Delaware g. Hudson Company has
placed orders for fifteen consolidation To-
| comotives with the American Locomotive
! Company. The Lehigh Valley has or
dered ten Mikado engines from the Bal
OWN Locomotive Works.
| The United States Treasury was n
debtor at the New York Clearing House
yesterday TO the extent OF H.65l.oF
The National Packing Company has
| filed at Trenton, y. j., a certificate de-
| creasing its capital stock from ;5,0o,0oo
| to 100000 and the National Car Line
Company, an affiliated concern. has filed
a similar certificate decreasing its capital
stock from 100000 to $1,000.
Gross earnings OF tho Chicago. NIL
waukee & ST. Paul Railway Company
for November amounted to &,14,2l, an
increase Of 5l.322OS5. Operating expenses
and taxes. less outside operations totalIed
81, 766, l97, so that the roads net operat-
ing revenue for the month was N.soi."4.
gain OF $3.50 SIS. For the Ave months
ended November 20 st. Paul's net oper-
ing revenue aggregated Sl0,573,960. gain
Of A,099,50i.
The Chicago, Milwaukee e. Puget Sound
Railroad Company. subsidiary OF the
st. Paul, for November showed gross
earnings OF sl,946.OI. an increase OF So5''-
97S Net earnings We're SS72.5'5, an IN
crease Of S3S2s26.
Louisville & Nashville's November
operating revenues totalled s5.ld.ioe an
increase OF s3oo12l Operating income
amounted to 2l,Sso, 29l, loss of $JS.fll
Net earnings for the five months were
S6.4l6,e25. a decrease OF s6lf,59t
The annual meeting OF stockholders OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
will be held at noon Oh January 81. Books
| close January Z and reopen February J.
The II. b. Claln Company mas declared
a quarterly dividend Of IL per cent on
the common stock, payable January 10 to
/ stock OF record January l3.