New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-15

OlVlded between purchases anu SdlcS'
Selling of Amalgamated Copper was the
feature.
Dividends have been declared a. fol-
lows:
American District Telegraph Company OF
New Jersey, regular quarterly OF I per cent
payable January 20 10 stock Of record Jsnu-
AIRY is.
Kerr Lake Mining Company. regular quar-
terly Of y cents share, payable March -
TO stock OF Record March /.
Nashville, Chattanooga e. st. Louis, regular
semi annual Of 3it per cent, payable February
3. Books close January "a and reopen Febru-
airy 4.
United States Realty and Improvement Com
pany. regular quarterly Of II. per cent.
Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corpora
ton. regular semi annual OF 20 shillinEs and
an extra dividend OF shillings. payable
February IL.
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, left
town yesterday on a short inspection trip
Of the company's properties in and
around Birmingham. Ala.
The sixty-second annual statement Of
the Manhattan Life Insurance Company
shows total assets amounting to 81. ob. OS3;
policy reserve and all other liabilities, So
90, H5; surplus. sl,s22,S 3s. and total pay
ments made to policyholders during 1912
amounted TO S2.G6SsS.
John W. Weeks, who has been nomi-
mated for United States Senator from
Mas sachusetts, is a member Of the firm
of Hornblower & Weeks.
At the annual meeting of the Standard
OIL Company OF New Jersey Frederick w.
Weller was elected director, 10 succeed
G. w. Hardness. No information was
given regarding the company's earnings
for 1912. The directors reelected were
those appointed year ago on the en-
forced dissolution of the trust.
Frederic ". Upham has been elected a
director Of the United States Realty and
Improvement Company to fll vacancy.
The United States Realty and I'm
provement Company, for the eight months
ended December 81. showed net profits OF
81, 440.S7l, an increase Of t240,ss The sur
plus applicable to dividends amounted to
Sl,O43, 2O4 a gain OF s24o, $50.
The Texas & Pacific Railway Company
yesterday issued its report for the year
ended June 60 1912. Gross earnings
amounted to s16,973,223 and operating In
come TO 2.e2s S31. After deductions for
improvement and new equipment there
remained a deficit OF 1884, 76S. Tho sur
plus, before making these deductions,
was equal TO SO per cent on the 32isS7, $50
second mortgage income bonds.
/ II is reported that the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad Company will soon be in
the market for about Sc, 90 new funds
to complete improvements under discus
sion and contemplated In the next year
Net earnings OF the Gillette Safety
Razor Company for the seven months
ended December 81 were sS97,H Deduc-
tons for dividends were Sssso, leaving a
surplus OF ;3Os,i9i
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's statement OF earnings for the
quarter ended December 81 showed a
gross Of 81, SIS, 900. After expenses. includ-
ing a quarterly assessment FOR repairs.
there remained net revenue OF sl,l2l. 100,
decrease Of s.08Os7o. The companys
balance for dividends for the three
months was s7S1,Seo, loss OF sssO,eJ5.
A director OF the Union Pacific. COM
menting on the dissolution, is quoted as
saying that the plan must be perfected
by March T. as the new Attorney Gen
eral takes ONCE on that date. He said
that the present difficulty centres In the
different values placed on the stock OF
the Central Pacific by the Union and
Southern Pacific directors. He added
that there was no certainty OF an agree
ment in the near future.
The Joliet Steel Casting Works has
been incorporated at ottawa, IL, with q
capital OF s2ooo,co.
Consent was given yesterday by Super
intendent Tuyl, jr.. Of the State Banking
Department 10 the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company for the opening or
branch Office in Berlin, Germany.
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