New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
ITEMS Of WALL STREET

In the foreign business transacted on
the local stock market yesterday London
was a seller to the extent OF about 1000
shares
Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows:
Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway,
regular somi-anuuai Of : per cent on tho pre-
ferrcd and per cent on tho common stock
payable February 10 TO stock OF record Feo-
ruary :.
Boston Elevated Railway Company. regular
! semi annual OF ? per cent. payable February
- to stock oi record February ].
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company
Of Rhode Island. quarterly OF 81 share on
the common stock payable March | 10 stock
OF record February II.
ohio Traction Company. regular quarterly OF
u per cent on the preferred stock. payable
February to stock Of record January %
Green Bay Western Railroad company
annual OF u per cent on debenturcs y and
the regular annual Of ) per cent ON the stock
and the dcbentures ~
The report Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad for December, 1912, shows gross
earnings OF t6,35j, 80. an increase OF
81. 1902. l5S. as compared with December.
1911. net earnings were s257I65s, "a gain
of sj03,215
Spcvcr & co. will ship $1,000 gold coin
to Buenos Ayres this week.
The Colorado & Southern Railways
report for December. 1912, shows gross
earnings Of Sl.4l2, 90l. as compared with
H.27l.572 for DecembeL 1911. Net earnings
were Si5i59i, as compared with A0j.sl5.
Net earnings FOR the half year were
90 53G 4s7 as COMPARED with S2jS9,019 the
]
sl.3S9,15l, as compared with sl,it5,@3 IN
.91l.
Philip r. Dodge was elected president
Of the International Paper Company yes
terday to succeed A. n. Burbank, who
was elected chairman of the board OF
directors. owen shepherd was elected
| treasurer. Mr. Dodge will continue IA
presiden, Of the Mcrgenthaler Linotype
Company.
In a report to it's stockholders the
Galena Signal Oil Company states that
shipments FOR 1912 increased Is per cent
over 1911. The foreign business OF the
company shows an increase Of about ~
per cent over 1911 and OF about - per
cent over 1910.
Prices Of practically all the Eastern
crude oils nave advanced cents a bar
rel. This makes the prices of Pennsyl-
vauia crude 81 -. Somerset grades have
advanced cents a barrel 10 81 p. Rag
! land Is unchanged.
William Solomon & 60. and Hallgarten
I & co. announce that the $4,000 GEO Agri-
cultural Credit Company per cent notes
offered by them have all been sold. the
| issue having been largely oVersuo-
! sCTibed.
At meeting Of the Stock Exchange
listing committee yesterday IL was voted
| to list the 81. Paul AZ per cent convert
I iblo bonds To be traded in as OF ana
l when issued
| The s5.000.0o0 . per cent cumuiatiN"
preferred stock issued by Montgomery
/ Ward q Co. and which has been pur-
chased by the First Security COMPANY.
Will he taken by syndlcat" hcddeI pH
! Lee. Higginson q 90. and Robert J. rem
! ing a. Co and offered 10 the pubic snort
/ lV both here and abroad.
Wall Street learned Yesterday that
practically every question asked W. j.
| Corey during his entire examination ~
! the steel trust suit was obtained from
! information found in the records or the
! Carnegie Steel Company. 1h"sc RECORD
I seemed TO Toe very tOlUpl'N' anu hi' 80
/ the hands of the government attorneys
| The Western Union Telegraph com
pany announced yesterday another re-
duction in telegraph charges. This cut
, affects the rates Of transfer OF money
| bv telegraph throughout tn" IuIted
/ states and Canada. Beginning March J
next. rate reductions averaging - pei
/ cent will be made in this class OF SER
/ vice.
I Members of the siX-powcr group 81
bankers in this city negotiating Tor th'
s125 oO0. GOO Chinese loan said YESTERDAY
that the published dispatch from LONDON
nurporting TO disclose details OF the ne
co,iations was incorrect as TO some al
i,s essential details. II was pointed ON ON
thar the bankers did not demand tn'
| right 10 name auditors and that the tal'
AZ which the loan was to be mace wa
| 5is Der cent ard not per cent IL Is
! also believed there is fair chance OF
he loan being made by the siN-poWei
| group