New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
BRIEF NOTES OF FINANCE
paragraphs Of Current Interest
for the Investor.

Yielding per cent ana over Offer
:, GOOD Yields and splendid speculative
p0'' -,,rities. Baltimore " Ohio. for in
oppO selling AT par, yields g per cent
s'l'' .,,rrout reports indicate that The road
aroeperous. IT'S physician condition is
frabfv al its best since It's organiza-
and earnings ON the common stock
w., averaged i'm excess of : per cent
rollv For the seven months period
January 81 the increase in gross earn
,ras more than 10 per cent over cor
'sondine periods. ami. providing this
-, does not go into a serious decline
80 ~ security. along with others of listed
.,ocks. looks attractive.
Ontario & Western.
,4tars is ID prevailing opinion in some
- that a resumption of dividends is
vne by tine Ontario q Western. This
sssed ON the showing made 10y thss
"a m January OF Sco.O0 increase in
ss an of which was saved FOR net
Or expenses and taxes. The surplus
.r,uable Tor dividends Was over $500
M I'm the same month both in 1911 and
40 the road failed 20 earn its charges
r,r'tbe seven months period 10 the END
:, January this year she surplus availa-
~ Cor dividends amounted 10 $9i2. 900. an
a,erease of more than X5l."p. or prac-
,eally 9, per cent more than last year.
Selling Stock to Employees.
In late years there has been trend
..u.,rd profit sharing with employees 10y
5srcs corporations through the sale of
.,ork directly TO them. The National
,pi.ruit Company iu 1891 adopted "a plan
'f,r oTerug its preferred stock 10 en-
.ployes 10 Doe paid for on III" hstalmeUt
hiss To secure this stock lhe company
makes 10 "a point 90. purchase offerings
.5arine PERIODS of market dcpr, ssion ana
=, turn sell it TO employees at the price
paid for it II am empioYe desires to
purchase stock he dles dr Application
,,i,b 5, as the first payment each em-
r,oye being entitled 10 purchase from on,
" five shares. Regarding the ensuing
navments. the cmploye is allowed d
ne,iod hf two years during which time
be may make payments In amounts of y
or more. Iu the interim the accrued divi-
bends are credited and at The time of
e,.l u.,r,.rt ar. turned over 20 him.
LES accrued interest ant the rate of per
.,t Should the stock not DEE paid for
..,,,ir tr. fwo-voar limit tine company
r.ta.ns tne wight to- return the money
Maid with q per cent interest. This plan
has boon very successful and out of d
total of i-,r" employees ON January d TINS
year -s-5 We're stocNho-I'iS' h''o'"3 al"
sssi'7''
6essemer vs.. Open Heartn HaUs'
.s.,a. fn rre saUt.meqi IL railroad.
-. '.,.l'.... ~, ,r.sp hearth rails I'll, COM
- ,,..,, r.ss.ro... rails. is shown TO-
- ..,.,.,i.. ,f Steel rail production Of
,re f-ri,.d STATES ip 1872. Of the increase
~ ,,,fs- IONS over the production of 1911
,-,r..,.I,. the whole tonuas. was in open
s.,~,, ..us r, lqe. the production of
gsss,r,.~ rails amounted 10 S.7gI. l53 tons.
ANA .t.. omen hearth -au tonnage was
go ID. -o.a tbre. wears later the tom
-sr. .r ros.amer rails amounted Co.
49, ,,,5 omen hearth rails had lu-
- I'm tonnage to Iz6.67l Tn 1872
pas..r,.., vail tonnage amounted To- ouiy
-e.o.. ,.bif. ,Der t.arth rails totalled