New-York tribune., 1913-08-16
Dividends were declared as follows;

NeHus were declared as follOWS
Associated Merchants. II. per cent and q.
per cent extra on the common stock payable
August 80 y stock of record August 2l
The Confidential OIL dividend Of So is payable
SeItembeT 10 10 stock Of record September 6.
Federal Mining and smelling Company. quar-
terlN of lie per cent on the preferred stock.
gtst y.
Mexican Petroleum. Company are entitled 10
subscribe at par 10 81 ODO 600 stock OF the
Petroleum Transport Company.
Spray Engineer Company per cent pay
able september TO stock OF record August 20
standard oil Company OF New Jersey, So.
payable September IS to stock OF record Au-
United Cigar Stores Company. quarterly Of
ia per cent on the preferred stock. payable
September 10 TO stock OF record September .
The shares OF the Monte Bello on Com
pany have been placed on a I2 rer cent basis
by the payment of dividend OF / per cent on
Minneapolis st. Paul & sault Ste Marie
Railroad Company, regular Semi-aonual Of 81
per cent on .he common and preferred stocks
payable October 10 TO stock Of record Septem-
Der -
Wisconsin Central Railroad Comrany regu-
lar semi annual Of per cent on the preferred
stock. payable October l 20 stock Of record
september s
Thomas Spratt has been appointed pur-
chasing agent of the Norfolk & West
ern Railway. with offices at Roanoke. va.
Mortimer l.. Schiff will leave to-day
for two weeks holiday at Bar Harbor.
Judge Leon Sanders has been elected
vice-president OF the Public Bank.
The Hercules Powder Company, one OF
u nj
OF the dissolution OF the T. l. du Pont
de Nemours Powder Company. in its
statement for the frst six months OF this
year shows gross receipts of 5.6SS. i59.
ana after setting aside Sls5Oo0 for bond
interest and after all charges there re-
maned S5S.27 available for distribution
among shareholders. which is equivalent
TO 70S per cent on the capital stock for
the six months.
Exports Of copper for the week ended
August IA were slis tons; since August !.
1888 tons. and for the same period last
year. ll,6l2 tons.
The American Linseed Company an
nounces an advance OF one cent gallon
in linseed oil. which makes the current
quotation for Western brands SO 10 SS
cents a gallon and city brands 80 to 81
cents. Calcutta seed oil remains un-
changed at 70 cents
The reported movements Of currency
this week indicate a gain in cash by the
banks OF about Sl.5oo,Ooo. The banks re-
ceived from the interior 1000 and
shipped TO the interior sll2ol,l0o, includ-
ing sS.552.OOO national bank notes sent 10
Washington for redemption. The gain
from the interior was A,0Sl0o.
On August IS the members Of the New
York Cotton Exchange will ballot on
closing the exchange on August 80
Andrew Mckinney, al Baruch Brothers,
and a. X. Barnes, OF Mellor & Fenton,
OF Liverpool. have been elected members
OF the New York Cotton Exchange.
The members~of the New York Coffee
Exchange will vote at the opening Of the
market on Tuesday morning on the ques-
ton Of closing the exchange on Saturday
preceding Labor Day.
A special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Hamilton, Brown Shoe Company
has been called for October 8. at St
Louis. 20 vote on the proposition 10 ex-
tend the company's corporate existence.
Francis L. Hine. president Of the First
National Bank. will sail on the Maure-
tania next Wednesday for a trip to
Europe.