New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
ITEMS Of WALL STREET

/ Business for foreign account OF the
local Stock Exchange yesterday totalled
about 1900 shares mostly on the buying
side Canadian Pacific was the feature.
Dividends have been declared as fol-
lows:
Illinois central Railroad Company. regular
! semi annual ~ 3. per cent. payable MaIch
! TO stock of record February 10 ...,,.
Amaparo Mining Conpany, rTsn.Sr ,e GIa' nav
able February 10 10 stock OF RECORD ''''N'''
| hrkvrleht Mills have passed their regular
/ United Wire Il supply Company. tega l1,
quarterly Of J.. per cent on is lttlei Iac,,ar
| PAYABLE February ! e. stock Of record 's''N''''
High Grade Oil Refining COMPANY regular regular
! quarterly of u, per cent o" as =. recori
! stock, payable February IL 10 stock OF teco'u
Inland Steel Company regular quarterly Of
y. per cent and an extra Of ) per grns, 10
able March ! 10 stock oil record r'0'u'
Tho extra is payable May ]. ....-,-a,,. regular
! International Harvester tomrany' 60
! stock payable March / to stock Of record FEB
ularv : Books close February :. -....,.r,,.
Pittsburgh steel Company regular pra' -, 80
OF Il. per cent on the prei'rr.d s 'o,h.
Able March 10 stock Of record February -
The sale Of seat on the Stock EN-
! change at $4,000. reported Tuesday. VII
be completed to-day. This is the lowest
r,.ice = seat has sold for in fifteen years.
Spcver & co. will make another SNIP
ment Of 100000 gold to Buenos AyIeS
this week. increasing that firms snip
ment to 100000.
The Illinois Central has placed an Or
der for 1000 gondola cars with the Pun
man Company.
The Chicago Railways Company Viii
pay off. through the First Trust com
many. Of Chicago. its si9s, 900 note ISSUES
with it's current funds on SATURDAY ana
await better bond market 10 sell Series
\ consolidated IS held as collateral TOT
notes
The Consolidated Gas Electric Light
and Power company Of Baltimore mas
called for redemption on March ] S.i"o'-
600 collateral trust . per cent notes.
Dudley Hoyt Peabody. son of 'hdr'eS
J. Peabody. Of Spencer Trasl, & CO.. mas
purchased a seat on the Stock Exchange
y. W
and Calvin Trucsdale have formed CO.
partnership under the firm name OF FecN'
Rasmus & Truosdale for the ,ransa 20
ton Of general business i'm Investment
securities. commencing on February =.
The Office will be al No. 80 Wall street
The Erie Railroad Company reports FOR
the month of December. 1912. gross rev
euuns of s4.95IS2l. as compared win
81 525qso FOR December. 1871. an in
crease Of s425.S5S. Operating income
was 81 .062.239. as compared with sl,0H3.-
81. q decrease Of s2i.3S2. The report
for the six months shows gross revenues
of s22145e69 an increase Of S2.'2G."'o.
Operating income was sS,93S,55l. gain
OF s4i4.6j6.
The report OF the Canadian Pacific Tor
December. 1912. shows q gross Of - -
91g27o. as compared with tio.6ji,S'l for
December OF 1911. Net earnings were
:i.29j.7l9. as compared with N,le5. 80.
The report OF tho Illinois Central Rail
road for December. 1912. shows gross
Of s51OO.9S0. as compared with SJ,0l'.-
239 for December. 1911. The gross FOR
the six months was s33.H3.sf. az COM
pared with $50. 49S33s for the CORE
spending period Of 1911.
! The report Of tho Minneapolis & 81
, Louis for the six months ended Dcc"m-
| her 81 shows gross earnings Of s5l5L-
| O25. as compared with sL2i2,93i Net
after taxes was sl.fs9,727, as compared
! With s925,579 for the same period Of
1911.
Jaime Cadira. Earl r. 81. John and
Samuel Gordon have applied for member
| ship in the New York Produce Exchange.
! The Reading COMPANY reports that net
| earnings Of all companies for the month
Of December. 1912. were s2.67aiN. ns COM
pared with s2.o8l ss2 for December ~ 1911 4,
net earnings of all companies for the six
months ended December 81. 1912, We're
! sl4. 10i as compared with t6n.lS for
| the same period OF 1911. Tho surplus for
the six months was Ss62},3Sj as com
pared with sG5N.sa5 tho previous year.
! II was reported late yesterday that tho
recent advance in the American Can
stocks may become the subject OF Stock
Exchange investigation on the ground 81
alleged manipulation.
The law committee OF tho Stock FIX
| change will meet to-day and will probably
name A committee 10 appear before the
| Legislative Committee NJ Albany. Its oh
| iect is 10 inform the Sulzcr committee
Of the business methods Of the exchange
before any laws Oh reforms shall be- pro-
posed
AS explained by q leading Official Of one
Of the tobacco companies involved In tho
price war on cigarettes. the cuts are due
| TO excessive competition. with the result
that the profits are being cut to
minimum. No grcat loss on other tobacco
products. however. is reported.
BANK MAKES BIRTHDAY GIFT
Corn Echange Gives $50, 600 to
ro,nJouoo for Sorvicac