New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-27

Business for foreign account Yesterday
on the Stock Exchange was larger than
usual, London being a buyer of about
5000 shares.
Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows:
Ular semi-annual Of . per cent on preferred
payable May ~ 10 stock Of record April ~
American Locomotive Company. regular
| quarterly Of 3. per cent on preferred. pay
ahl April II to stoci, Of record April >.
Central and South American Telegraph
Company regular quarterly Of ~ per cent
PAYABLE April to stock OF record March 81
Mexican Telegraph company regular
quarterly Of ~ PEI cent payable April 10
Associated Merchants Company. rcgula~
quarterly OF !. per cent on preferred. =
per cent on second preferred and extra Of :
Pc cent on both stocks.
American Chicie Company. regular quar-
tcrlv Of IL per cent on preferred. payable
April / TO stock Of record March &c Also
| per cent monthly on common. payable
April Ia to stock Of record Anil -.
Pittsburgh. Cleveland. Cincinnati & -.
Louis Railway. regular quarterly 81 u pc
cent on preferred ana common payable
Aprl - 10 stock Of record Apiil -.
United Cigar Manufscturers COMPANY.
regular quarterly Of I per cent on common
PAYABLE May TO stock Of record April e.
international Paper Compan'. regular
qHar'e,y, o, T. per cen, on preferred pay
Westinghouse Electric COMPANY. regular
quarterly Of Il, per cent on preferred and
per cent on common me lIoieris Wv,
d"nd is payable April - 10 stock Of fcco Il
March 81 and the common hpril 30 10 stock
Of record March II.
sen sen Chicie COMPANY regular quarterly
OF record March 30
United Dry Goods Companies regular
quarterly Of . per cent on common.
Delaware. Laekawanna 4 Western Coal
Company special cash dividend OF 20 per
cent and regular quarterly OF "a per gent
both payable April - 10 stock OF record
April I.
Manufacturers' Lisnt and Heat COMPANY
quarterly q Us per cent. PAYABLE Ami -
10 stock Of record April !. This is an in
cre0sc Of l. per cent quarterly.
! General Motors COMPANY. 80 pc cent on
preferr.d payable May ! TO stock Of record
Anrii -
Two large selling agencies that late on
Tuesday reduced their foreign asking
price Of copper to fes l5s.. equal TO about
1875 cents a pound for eectrolytic. are
understood TO have restored quotations TO
the former basis Of Is 10 49,. cents
pound The volume Of business on the re-
duction was the reason for the quick re-
covery in prices
The Third Avenue Railroad Company
Yesterday took formal possession Of the
Belt Line Railway. formerly the Central
Park. North & East River Line. which II
purchased from Edward Cornell FOR about
Ss,lQc0N.
Directors of the United cigar Manu-
facturers Company at a special meeting
Yesterday ratified the deal involving the
taking over Of the Western cigar Com
pany of NJ Gunst & co. This deal called
for the exchange of approximately 2.5".-
90 of the treasury common stock OF the
United Company for a like amount Of
common stock Of the Gunst concern.
Gross earnings Of the Southern Railway
FOR February We're s5.2ss.5,5. compared
with S.l67,oG5 FOR February. 1872 Set earn
ings. after taxes. amounted TO N.lN Poi.
against 81. 30, 067 for February. 1872
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
awarded construction contracts 10Y So
soo 90 10 two firms a Spokane, Wash.
Lewis Cas- Lcdyard has resigned as
director Of the New York. New Haven Il
Hartford Railroad
W. J.. Hamilton. OF j. Z. Morgan a CO..
viii sail for Europe Saturday. and " =.
Dawson is expected 10 sail Tuesday.
Directors Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have approved the long term lease Of the
West Jersey Il Scashore Railroad Com
pany on the terms prescribed hy the lat
ter COMPANY
The Tobacco Products corporation has
taken Offices on the entire hith Moor or
the building al so 1870 Broadway near
18Th street
The Interborouch Rapid Transit Com
nany's report for February showed gross
earnings Of s. so. pol a decrease Of i5J.s&.
a. compared with February, 1912. Net
earnings after taxes were N.3s3.3I5 de-
crease Of S2l. 23S. Surplus after charges
amounted TO S0s 80. as compared with
,5I7.s77 year ago. The number OF pas
sengers carried was 50.7o2,610. decrease
Of SOILS. compared with February, 1912.
February earnings OF the Atchisou
showed gross OF t9.oi7.3o'. against $4,000
in February. 1912. Set earnings after
take, were ,2.5l3e53. compared with 81
90. sa3 for February. 1912.
Inion Pacifcs gross earnings for Feb
ruary were s6,;7lss2. The net after taxes
was s2.0,9.S22 Net income for the eight
months ended February q was s25.572,s9?.
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