New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
ITEMS Of WALL STREET
Less than ten thousand shares were
dealt in yesterday for foreign account On
the Stock Exchange
Dividends have been declared az fol-

Dividends have been declared az fol-
lows:
Labelle Iron Works. regular quarterly OF
half OF per cent on the common stock,
and per cent on the preferred payable March
81 TO stock OF record March 20
American snun Company. regular quarterly
per cent on the preferred payable April to
stock Of record March Is.
South Porto Rico Sugar Company. regular
quarterly OF . per cent on the preferred and
per cent on the common stock. payable April
! 10 stock OF record March Is
NJ. Rumely Company regular quarterly OF
Il. per cent on the preferred stock payable
April l to stock OF record March 10
Hooking Valley RAILWAY. regular quarterly
az -. per cent. payable Iarch 81 to stock OF
The NJ Melachrino Company. Inc. Ga per
cent. payable March 10.
Keokuk & Des Moinos Railway Company,
annual OF 80 30 share on the preferred
stock. payable April 10 stock OF record
March IL.
vt meeting Of the directors OF the
Guardian Trust Company. following the
ratification Of its sale to the Empire Trust
Company. Alfred NJ Barrett. formerly
treasurer of the company. was elected
president to succeed Edward r. Clark,
resigned.
The international Mercantile Marine
Company coupons due April | from the
"A per cent mortgage and collateral trust
gold bonds viii be paid on and after ma
turity by J. =. Morgan IL Co
H. f. Payne. formerly sales manager
of the American Bank Note Company ~
New York. has taken charge of the Bos
TON Office Of the company as resident
manager
The Computing abulating- Recording
Company for the year ended December
81 1912. showed "A surplus amounting to
500 92s. with an accumulated surplus Of
Sl,S2,751 from operations In previous
years.
Austin, Nichols & Co. Inc. have pur-
chased the business or Clark. Chaplin &
Bushnell. Ericsson +. Bushnell will be-
come the director OF the Austin company,
into which organization will also enter
the other members OF the firm OF Clark,
Chaplin & Bushnell.
The American Steel Foundries Com
pany's report for the year 1872 shows
earnings from operations Of plants and
net incomes Of subsidiary companies Of
N.543.s3s After payment OF interest on
bonds and other borrowed money there
was balance Of yT1I15s.
Gross revenues OF the Northern Pacific
Railway Company for January Were 50
23i.3l7. an increase Of !i.3l5,6i5 over Janu-
airy. 1917 Net earnings for the month
were 81. 1876 80. an increase Of SSl9.l5l over
January Of last year. The operating IN
come after taxes. etc. was Sl,i2O,ll, as
compared with e,sL133 for January OF
1912. an increase ~ S737,i]s
John c. Shipman has purchased the
Stock Exchange seat OF Max Ellinger. IL
Is understood that the price was $500.
Norfolk a Western showed a gross of
&. s23.572 I'm January. as against 2@s.26i
in January. 1912. Net earnings were ST.
7i.i54. az compared with Ss65.725. Surplus
after charges was N.2a.36s. as compared
with 81, S97, an increase Of Sl2,s7i.
The following seats havo been posted
for transfer on the New York Stock EX-
change: Wills &. Mccormick TO Frederick
IerrcshoT. G. Randolph Snowden 10 J.
Clark Moore. jr. and Max Eillnger TO
John &. Shipman.
v. Av.rell Hartman. son Of the late
T.. H. Hartman. and Cornelius Wander
bit were elected directors OF the Harri-
man National Bank yesterday. Mr.. fiur-
riman was recently elected Il director of
the Union Pacific.