New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
ITEMS Of WALL STREET
London sold 1000 shares in this market
yesterday In addition, a few thousand
shares were sold on direct order from
the Continent.
Dividends were declared as follows:


General Chemical Company-Regular quar-
terly Of Ia per cent the common stock,
payable December l to stock OF record Noyem-
her 49,
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Com
pany-Regular semi-annual OF PA per cent on
first and second preferred stocks pay able No
yeu.ber TO stock OF record October %.
Willys-Oyerland Company-Regular quarterly
or IL per cent on the common stock, payable
November 10 TO stock Of record October %.
National Lead Company-Regular quarterly
% ~. per INT on the preferred stock payable
Philadelphia Warehouse Company-ReguIar
semi-annual OF 50. payable November l TO
stock Of record October 49,
Canada Cement Company-Regular quarterly
q l@s per csnt on the preferred stock payable
November IS
Everett Mnls-Regular semi-annual Of 50 a
share payable October 81 10 stock Of record
October 20
Lehigh Valley Transit Company-Regular
semi-annual OF ! per cent the preferred
stock. payable November 10 TO stock q record
De Wit Wire Cloth Company-Regular semi
annual OF 3 per cent on the preferred stock.
payable November !.
The known movements OF currency for
the week ended with the close Of business
on Thursday indicate a gain in cash by
local banks OF S2,2i9,9i9. They gained from
the interior si7Sl.9i9 and lost to the Sub
Treasury, s2,532.oOO.
Exports OF copper for the week ended
October 16 were 6,779 tons. an increase of
3is0 tons Since January | 3O6, 1856 tons
have been exported a gain OF 1895 tons
The Right Honorable Herbert Samuel.
Postmaster General in the British Cabinet,
visited the Stock Exchange yesterday
lery by President James NJ. Nation. Harry
Noble OF the board OF governors. and
Herbert Scheftel.
General Chemical Company reports for
the nine months ended September 90 last
as follows: Profits, s., lOO,9 go; reserve for
insurance, $500; balance, $2.0j5922; divl~
dends. sl,O7l ,29l; balance, S9St63l, surplus,
$jsl,55l.
Applications have been made 10 the
Stock Exchange to list the following Sc
curites: $4,000 first consolidated mort
gage > per cent bonds Of the Southern
Railway Company; B7ss,2OO Equitable
Trust Company certificates Of deposit for
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway pre-
ferred stock, $685. 200 Equitable Trust
COMPANY certificates OF deposit for st.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad Com
panv stock trust certificates for common
stock OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad; Sl5. COO Equitable Trust Com
pany certificates for 81 90 stock trust GER
tincates OF St Louis & San Francisco
Railroad Company for common stock OF
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad.
Spencer Trask & Co. ara distributing
among investors the thirteenth edition Of
their circular on railroad and Industrial
stocks.
The number of Pennsylvania Railroad
stockholders on September 30 was S5,2E'
as compared with $3.50 at the last d!v!-
dend period.
Bruce l.. Rice & Co, members OF the
Cotton Exchange. have dissolved partner
shin. Mr. Rice, however, will retain MS
membership on the Exchange.
H. L. Nudge, president OF the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway. has re-
turned TO Chicago.
Gross earnings OF the Cuba Railroad
COMPANY for August totalled S50S73. an
increase Of ,5l .js4. Surplus after expenses
and fixed charges was &i9iS. gain OF
ti0g3S