New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
ITEMS Of WALL STREET

Business for foreign account in the
Stock Exchange was confined TO about
1900 shares, mostly on the selling side.
Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows:
American Power and Light Company. initial
dividend % ] per cent on the common stock
payable March 10 stock OF record feoFu-
airy ~
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company, regular
quarterly OF y o. / per cent and an extra
dividend OF ]. per cent on its common stock.
payable March 1 to stock OF record Feoiu-
AIRY 10.
Of Ia per cent and extra OF l per cent
PAYABLE March Is to stock Of record FeoFu-
AIRY IS.
Kings County Electric I.ght and Power Com
pany. regular quarterly OF per cent. PAYABLE
March 10 stock OF record February IA. Books
reopen February -.
1t was denied yesterday that sale of
a Stock Exchange seat has been made
since last week. when one sold at $4,000
There were reports that seat had been
sold for $1,000
The Third Avenue railroad system re-
ports gross earnings for the month Of
January of SI26.399, as compared with
s654.S11 for January. 1911. an increase Of
s7l.52s. or at the rate of s2,307 day.
In January Sears. Roebuck & Co s
sales were ss.54s.269 an increase Cf
$6s1Ol3, or lib per cent.
Norfolk & Western has ordered forty
mallet type freight engines from the
American Locomotive Company.
Harry Rronner. of Hallgarten e. Co.,
has been erected a member Of the execu-
tive committee OF the United States
Realty & Improvement Company.
Gross earnings of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & ST. Paul Railway system for
December increased Sl.695,ll7 and the
total net, after taxes. showed gain Of
$685. after interest charges the bal
ance for dividends was sl.6s9,5l2, an IN
crease of sJj7,i3s
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
reported for the month of December
gross earnings of 5000. 2sl. an increase
of sl9la0: after operating expenses.
taxes and fixed charges the company s
surplus for the month amounted TO
,l.Oo3.19s, a gain of x4.3l3. The six
months surplus totalled A,7o4,256. or
&S9,l9s in excess OF the amount shown
in the previous year.
In December the operating revenues CT
the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway
Company amounted to S97i,4G ana
operating income WAS 1884,, 2C+. an increase
In the former OF 500 a3S and in the latter
of s2si.l3l The six months operating IN
come was S5,eI3,92s, an increase OF
si.7S3S26.
The Northern Pacific in December
earned a gross of S5.355.l76. an increase
of s.l02 as. Net operating revenue was
g, ia3 17s. an increase of 1920. l63. Operating
income for the six months period ended
December 81, 1912. was Sl5.620 SIS, as COM
pared with sl3,675,i75. an increase of
,l.ei5 rs.
Gross earnings OF the London Electric
Railway Company for the six months
ended December 81 were 3767l0 as COM
pared with $50, 100 for the same period
OF 1911. Net earnings were G2li.M as
compared with Gls5.2i9. Surplus after in
terest and taxes was Gl0l,2e as COM
pared with &G,575.
The London Metropolitan District Rail
way Companys report for the six months
ended December 81 1872 shows gross
earnings of G3i56J5, as against f&22.Sll
for the same period OF 1911 Net earn
ings were fl97,5i5 as compared with
El7O.ieo Surplus. after interest and
taxes, was f79.3sT AS compared with
GI,2lj.