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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
BUSINESS REVERSES

AMERICAN MOVING PICTURE MACHINE
coMPANY-Petition Gled against the Amer
can Moving Picture Machine COMPANY. Oh no.
lOi Beekman street: Creditois' NoT Mor,In
$50 and Anthony Markham, Sl3S. Judge
Holt appointed a. Gordon Murray receiner'
bond S35O0O Assets are said TO De sio.po.
The company was Incorporated on November
10 1906 with capital stock S2OOUo winch
was Increased n 1905 to $l.OOO.Om.
UNITED MACHINERY COMPANf-Ieu-
tion flied against the United Machinery Com
many OF No S. Centre street. Creditors: Is.
NJ Root Company, $500; Stanley Hlrschpers
500 and Edward G. Eustace 800. Judge
Holt appointed william s. Crcevey lcceN'r'
bond $1,000 Liabilities are $4,000; assets,
sI2. 900. The company was Incorporated III
September 1911. ,
! Charles J. Leonard. doing business as u.
Leonards Sons, furniture dealers AT NO. On,
Eighth avenue, filed petition, with Liabilities ol
s23. 537: assets. s27.3j1, consisting OF Stock -
| 500; accounts, S2.S54; cash. 50, and real es
tate 81 900. The real estate CONSISTS or the
fee OF No. ISL Eighth avenue. value $4,000. on
which there are four mortgages aggresatih l <
| SOS 900. and leasohold OF twenty-one wears of
! No OS7 Eighth avenue. value $1,000. on when
there are mortgages Of sl2. 800. Among the
| creditors are Ellen Leonard. s6%4 loans
| Chelsea Exchange Bank. $500. loans, and y.
| Sanford a sons. Amsterdam, y. Y, sl,OI2.
| The business was started hty-three years ago
| by ference Leonard.
| BEADING HAT MANUFACTURING COM
| PANY--Juige Holt appointed Bernard A. lilo
! way ancillary receiver FOR the assets In this
| city Of the Reading Hat Manufacturing Com
pany. OF Reading. Penn. on the Application al
| the Batters' Fur Exchange. Inc. creditor for
1 81. 1873 Liabilities. S20.O0O: assets. $1,000
/ The assets here are about $500
| MISUNDERSTANDING Of Francklyn w
| Ifowes, doing business as FRANCOIS, millinery.
! al No IL East 4eth street. show liabilities of
s75 49,. Of which A.3i7 Is secured; assets, s2l
| 1853 consisting OF stock sold by the receiver for
| $40 200: accounts. $l0.2t2. some OF which have
bceen assigned. note. $500. and cash, ssh
' Among the creditors are Raimon. $25,toJ,
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New York. December =, 19l

New York, December :, 1913.
GRAIN-WHEAT-N only moderately
active and while prices were generally hlsh-
er mo tone was nervous The market was
narrow, prices apparently being influenced
more bv the nature OF the orders than ny any
particular change In underlying conditions.
Liverpool failed TO make a tull response 10
our advance on Monday, and news from Ar
gentina was OF generally promising char-
agfar but the quick upturn on Monday after
noon had d tendency To encourage those VINO
entertained bullish Views. At one time values
were isn5.c higher. and longs we're Inclined 10
take uroHts late in the day. and the tendency
OF values al the close was downward. WIN
rual quotations isHiac net higher Export
demand was only moderate. but sales were re
ported Of IL loads of hard winter from chi
sago and 10 loads said to have been worked
from the seaboard late on Monday Prices In
Tueuos Ayres were CSC lower. Cash No req
winter 81 elevator domestic. and 81 vi b.
No 1 Northrn Duluth, 07itc b. CORN
ME market lacked definite tendency either
way and after an early advance OF "a sc
prices sagged and al the close were unchanged
10 - net higher. The weather was again un-
fayoraM for moving the new crop. but receluts
continue TO increase, and this seemed 10 dis
courage active buying old No yellow corn
WAS quoted az Soc elevator domestic. OATS
II was the general impression that December
liouitation was over. and in consequence TIM
market was steady closing lac higher FOR De
cenber and unchanged for the other months
cash market steady: standard white. ~ istf
&C; No ., 46iad47c: No 3. 4iisQi5c; No 4.
44444iac: ordinary clipped. 44qt5lzc; fancy
clipped. 4Gd47c. all elevator. RfE--Quiet:
No . Western, 20 New York. export all
rail BARLEY-Steady; mating 72as0c' Z
Hufalo.
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MOLAssEs AND syRUPs-Increasi

MOLASSES AND SNRUPs-lncreaSlng re-
ceipts are meeting with good demand from
local distributors OF molasses and prices re-
main firm. Syrups quiet.
NAVAL STORES--There was an easier
tone in the turpentine market, with machine
bbls at 4J&c as a result OF the reaction at
the South. but trading was confined 20 inme-
date needs Of manufacturers. Rosin steady
and unchanged. Tar quiet
OILS-Refned petroleum unchanged. Lin
seed ell iTm at recent prices.
RICE-Quiet, and as receipts are increas-
Ing and stocks as well the tone was somewhat
heavy. although TO change occurred I'm prices.
SUGAR-There was not much activity In
refined. and prices were unchanged with the
Federal taking orders at .25c and all other
reiners holding at 4 3oc. Raw was practically
unchanged There we're no sales reported, bet
rumors OF sugar being sold at lower prices
lacked confirmation. and prices here were
nominal. with centrifugal quoted az 3.0le;
muscovado Bile. and moasses. ? SIC with
cost and freight at eifc. In London beet su-
gar was steady. but quiet, with December AZ
9s 3D.. January, 9s 4i2d. and May, os SD, with
the curb at 9s Dad for December, os 3%d for
January and % Sd for May. London cabled
the stock OF sugar In the United Kingdom at
81 900 tons. against 5000 last week. Willet
g Gray report the movement OF sugar at the
six principal ports OF Cuba for the week as
follows: Receipts none, against none the pre-
yious week none last year and none In 1911
exports none against 5000 mono and none;
stock none against 15,eo. none and none re
cepts for the entire Island none against none,
1000 and none. Centrals grinding, AGAINST
]. and I.
understanding was not particularly ac-
tive but prices were easy and showed a de-
cline OF about &c on leading brands. Tanners
were not disposed to buy ahead, and conse-
quently small lots purchases were the rule
LEATHER-The market showed no change
to prices. but there was fair demand ron
local shoe manufacturers, and with stocks light
full prices asked.
DRUGs-There was a fair trade both from
local and out-of-town sources. Prices ruled
steady except for cocaine. which experienced
decline Opium In fair demand az firm prices.
Essential oils fairly active. and prices gener-
ally unchanged.
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international Railway Company.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The following reports of railroads COW
ering their operations for october were
made public yesterday:
Erie Railroad Company gross. S,I32,eiI.
decrease, S47,46O; net, sll36,ioj; decrease.
$iS5,l2L
New York, Susquehanna Western, in
Guiding Wilkesbarre & Eastern Railroad
Company. gross, 1861 $50: increase, t36,799;
net, Sg5,SiS: increase. sl99l7.
Toledo. ST Louis & Western, gross.
sn5,13: increase, sJ7,666; net, Ni2,Sji; in
crease s3S, 92S.
Seabord Air Line. gross, t2.2i7,i53: in
crease. 1884; net, s57S.Sjo; increase,
Sl0,sl4
Reading System, all companies. net
earnings, S2,6375i last year, 2,9S690i;
surplus. Sl2l5,2Ji, last year, t2.li6sss.
Atlantic Coast line, gross. $S,0aJ,SI5. last
year. $3,o33, 457; net fs25,9i9; last year
sS7O1g.
Delaware & Hudson, gross. S2,ll5, 535;
last year, $2,O2l,7io; net earnings, s752,iii,
last year, $1jl,4i
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PROFESSIONALS market was moderate
~ active ard lower under selling by leading
commission houses prompted by decline OF
10 points In the hog market and the fact that
The monthly statement OF stocks showed larger
supplies than ANTICIPATED. PORK-Steady;
mess. S23 25dS23 20: family. s24 50qS2I short
clear 500 25qS22. BEEF-Mess. SlsdSlS so;
family. $40 5Og$20 80; packet SIS 50dsl9 30:
extra India mess. s2sds3o DRESSED HOGS
iinilisc. pigs l2c. CUT MEATs-Pickled
bellies dull; 10 ID, l4+c; II H. &c; IA To-
LOW-Dull. special. 7hc; city, 6%c; country
CaG4c. LARD. Steady Middle West. 10000
lie; city barely steady, lgac; refined, south
America. 1220c. Continent. ll.6oc; Brazil
Kegs i3 3Oc; compound steady, sSnstsc.
STEARINE-Quie oleo. l0%c; city lard. ia
COTTONSEED OII-Was more active and
prices were lower, closing at net loss OF 5so
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PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings Of
Various Corporations.

The Porto Rico Railways Company In
It's report for the ten months ended Oc-
tober 81 showed gross earnings Of TO7,n2,
az compared with $GS5.lj9 for the corre-
spending period last year gain OF ST.
G5. while net earnings for the period were
tD9,976. as against t2440l3. a gain Of 49,
ss5. This good showing is the result OF
The improvements made TO the plant from
The proceeds OF the last issue OF $4,000
preferred stock made In August, 1913.
The net earnings for the month Of Octo-
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Liverpool cables. spot IN good demand. sales,
l5UUD bales. SPECULATION and export, loo.
American. 5000; imports, $1,000 American.
- coo Mid Hing upland. 1924. Futures opened
steady. points lower; closed very steady at >
points advance 10 1 point decline. December
Z uSd. ccsmber-J January. I.oi ed; January
February goa. February March. 1.U4 I'D {,
Mafch. April and April May. 7OJd. May-June,
TOit.d: June July. 7O2ad. Juy-August
tgJi.d. August September. q AID; September
October Gigi.d; October November, go I'D;
Noycmi err December. G.44isd. Manchester
Yarns quiet but steady. cloths duh.
New Orleans Dec cotton was dun but
tteafy today. Prices advanced moderately on
A small volume Of fresh buying Tor long ac-
count. and shorts bought covers at times. or
fcrings were slender and came chiefly from re
cent buyers. who We're satisfied to take profits.
Tho close was steady. 81 10 points up.
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CURB ECHOES.

Shareholders OF the Buffalo Mines, Ltd.
will hold a special meeting on Saturday
next to approve bylaw authorizing the
directors to declare dividends out of net
profits, Notwithstanding that the COM
pany's assets may thereby be reduced be-
low the amount of issued capital, pro-
vided tfat the assets shall not be reduced
below an amount sufficient TO pay out
standing liabilities. This Is to comply
tario Legislature.
The new controlling interests of the
Dome Lake Mining and Milling Company
Lave elected new directors as follows
George Taylor, Of New Liskeard (presi-
dent, T. McCamus, A. \. McKelvie
and Charles l. Sheriff., Of Buffalo. Ar
thur Ferland is the only member Of the
former board who remains a director. The
secretary Of the company Is now F. h.
Hutchinson. Of New Liskeard. or the
rev board all except Mr.. Sheriff. and Mr..
Ferland are directors OF the Temiskaming
and Hudson Bay Mining Company. Mr.
TAYLOR is also president Of the latter COM
pany and Mr.. Hutchinson is secretary.
A new law goes into effect on January
in the Cobalt district, passed by The on
tario Legislature. enforcing the eight-hour
law. All the mines in the district nave
decided to post notices Immediately rela-
tive to the new schedule Of hours. This
action was decided at a meeting of the
Temiskaming Mine Managers Association
held on Monday.
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NEW YORK PRICES
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
SEABOARD CLEARANCES
EI0IK AND MEAI@Flour

IN y
and nomlnally unchanged. Spring patents
81 iJGS4 20; winter straights, ~ 20gSt 80:
winter patents. 81 45ds4 50: spring clears. 81 10
asa 30, extra No ] winter. 50 1898 80; No :
81 i5aS3 TO: Kansas straighis. 81 25gS4 30
fancy spring patents. s. +O4s5 So. RYE
FLOUR Easy; fair TO good. ~ 0OaS5 o.
choice to fancy. So 1Oas3 so CORNMEALs-
Steady; kiln dried, So 20. BAG MEAL-tine
white and yellow. 81 5JaSl 60: coarse. 81 800
ST So FEED-Western steady; spring bran
TO arrive. lOO-rb sacks. S2l 80; middling. so
-four do S2S 90: red dog $50 city steady; bulk
s23: sacks. S24 So middling. S26Q$30 80; red
dog S3l -: oilmeal, S3iaS3l 20,
COFTEE-Opened steady at an advance OF
SdIa points and most OF the day held the early
gain. influenced by a steadier tone abroad and
Less pressure from Brazil. Late I'm the session
there were increased offerings OF the late posi-
tions probably attracted by tho good pre-
miums. ami at the close the market was barely
steady with prices unchanged to D POINTS net
higher Havre closed l2dA franc net higher
hamburg was unchanged TO y pfennig ad-
vance. and while the Brazilian cable covering
Mondays market, showed decline OF loo0l2o
refs I'm the spot position futures TO-DAY IN
santos opened 80 refs higher. Deliveries our =
ing November were smaller both in Europe and
the United States than during October. but
owing 10 the recent large sales or cost and
f,,ight coffee Il Is expected that they Will be
Iarre during the present month. as there are
nov -T5i 900 bags ahoat for The United states.
Spot unchanged, with Rio Is quoted at 9%.c.
10, contract prices
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Furnished by H. r. Mcconnell & Co, No. -
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EXPORT FIGURES.

The exports Of merchandise from the
Port Of New York. as officially reported
AT the Custom House. for the week ended
November % were estimated at NiSiO,sO'
against $3 2l9,0i9 last week and SlioS|--@
In the corresponding week last year
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points Offerings we're liberal. and II seemed
TO be the Impression that leading reiners were
selling against purchases OF crude. Prices In
crude were lower, and 1t was said that offerings
were on a more liberal scale. indicating that
crude mills are being forced to loosen up In
order TO move the oil. Local contract prices:
ipr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
Bronx Clerk Is First Sworn In

James Vincent Ganley, County Clerk
elect of Bronx County. appeared yes
terday before Justice Brady In the SUI
preme Court and was the first OF the
officials of the new county To be sworn
into Office. Mr.. Ganley lives at No. l445
Doris street. large number OF lIiehuS
congratulated him, after he had taken
the oath of office.
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MONTREAL STOCKS.

Bid. Ask BID. ASK.
Brazil'n Trac s6al s77s Nov Sc a G 70 AZ
CsY, COM, pf Goa. 81 Ogilyie Fir Nib IL
CO.. con Rub SO So Queb u l. e. 10 1917
Gun pes1 IS 70l II & ont Nav. 1OSS 100
~, rrrac nref. sgL o. Shaw W e. P1A 1854
Mont LII&P PISS. 2l5iz Vim ST Ry,l5' 200
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MINING.
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

The assets Of Milliken Brothers were
sold Yesterday 10 the bondholders' pro-
tective committee for $4,000. This was
the only bid received.
A meeting Of directors Of the California
Petroleum Corporation will probably be
held December TO take action on the
quarterly dividend Of l24 per cent on the
preferred stock
The Anaconda Copper Company pro-
duced $4,000 pounds of copper in No
vember.
Richard sutro. of sutro Brothers & Co,
has been elected a director OF the Pacific
Alaska Navigation Company.
November sales OF Sears. Roebuck e.
Co. amounted to s9,9n.0O4, an increase OF
s7s per cent over the same month last
year. The eleven months combined gross
was SIS, 939, 055, a gain Of 1i7 per cent.
The Stock Exchange has stricken from
the list Pennsylvania Railroad subscrip-
ton receipts for capital stock issue OF
1913. Buffalo e. Susquehanna Railroad
first mortgage per cent bonds, due lS5l
The Toledo, Marshall &, Northern Rail-
road Company has applied 10 the Michi-
gan Railroad Commission for authority
to issue 100000 first mortgage bonds.
The following have consented TO serve
as committee 10 protect the interest OF
bondholders Of the New York Real Estate
and Security Company: Charles II. Sabin,
ylce-president Guaranty Trust Company
OF New York; Albert II. Wiggin. president
Chase National Bank; George Leask.
II. y. Davis, with one or two more to be
added
II is officially announced that the $780,,
90 United Railroads of San Francisco ex-
tended bonds have all been sold.
IL was stated yesterday that holders Of
about O. per cent OF the per cent bonds
Of the Buffalo e. Susquehanna Railroad
have assented TO the reorganization plan
recently adopted The foreclosure sale
will take place tomorrow, when the prop
erty will probably be bought in by the
reorganization committee on behalI OF the
bOndholders.
Willard V. King, president of the CO.
lumbia- X nickerbocker Trust Company
who has Just returned from two weeks
trip through the South reports business
as slowing down. except in the Southeast
ern sections, where the farmers are get
ting better prices for cotton. Mr.. hlhs
made an investigation OF the Kansas City'
Mexico & Orient Railway. lie said that
about 100000 will be needed to reor-
ganize the property.
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COTTON AGAIN OFF
AFTER AN ADVANCE
Late Decline Due to UnfavOrable
Trade Reports-Guessing
on Crop Estimates.
WEATHER IN COTTON STATES.

For Tennos.ee fair to-day. probably local
rains at night in western portion; tomorrow
cloudy. -,
and probably tomorrow. light TO moderate east
winds. l.,
For Louisiana. fair in eastern and showers in
western portion .o-day. tomorrow probably
fair: Hight to moderate east "inds. a.. ..o,sor
For Eastern Texas. local rains to-day; colder
Interior: tomorrow cloudy northern, rain ana
colder southern PORTION moderate southeast 20
south winds becoming variable.
For Western Texas. fair to day. except ram
northeastern PORTION. colder northern ana east
yru PORTIONS. tomorrow :air
For North Carolina, fair western, cloudy
eastern portion TO-DAY. tO-morrO" fari moo
crate north and northeast winds.
For south Carolina and Georgia. fair today
except rain near the coast. tomorrow ialr'
moderate north and northeast winds. -..,.,
For West Virginia. continued unsettled
weather to-day and Irobahy to morrow.
An upward movement IN the cotton
market Yesterday, due to a bullish private
crop estimate. was checked by bearsh
private ginning returns. and a gain OF =
10 IL points was reduced 10 net to b
points AT the close. which was steady.
The market seemed 10 be divided between
a bcarlsh position on the ginning figures
and a bullish stand In connection with
the crop report. Closing prices were at
practically the low point Of the day.
Some Of the late selling was credited To
unfavorahle reports from Manchester. a
private cable from Liverpool saying that
Lancashire mills were working on old
orders. and that fresh business would be
needed 10 prevent drop into short time.
while there We're increased fears OF labor
| troubles In New England. The refusal Of
Fall River manufacturers to grant the
demand for increased wages is held to
I have complicated the labor situation.
I Southern spot markets were unchanged
| 10 q. cent higher. and the local market
/ held steady at 1880 cents for middling
upland. no sales. Local contract prices;
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Der were So. 1866. a gain of s5.O72 over the
same month last year.
Twin City Rapid Transit Company.

Twin City Rapid Transit Company.
The total operating revenue of the Twin
CITY Rapid Transit Company for the
month of October was $765, 100 while
operating expenses were sS75.l55. leaving
net revenue for the month of $390,OOi,
gain of $50, 500 over the same month last
year For the ten months ended with
october total operating revenue was
$"5SS'S22, an increase of $54S,7S5 over the
same period last year. Total operating
expenses for the period are given as
Sdl,3N, leaving net revenue of $780,
54S. an increase over the first ten months
of last year of $2S6,lS3.
Northern California Power Company.
In his annual report to stockholders OF
the Northern California Power Company
President II. II. Noble says in part:
"Our gross earnings for the year 1918
were SSl423S 80, against SOS, 9SS 50 for last
year, or an increase of s1O7. 9O5 20.
Our operating expenses were $3.50 II
less than last year. Our operating sur
plus. including profit from store and
ranch accounts amounts TO 237 Is.
This includes the sum of s67,7l4 81 carried
TO our depreciation fund.
we have had large increase in our
interest account owing to the fact that
our series and series Il debentures,
issued TO complete the purchase of the
Sacramento Valley Power Company and
to fund our floating debt contracted in
the completion of the Coleman plant, have
been drawing interest for the full year,
as against a four-months' period only in
the preceding year.
I'VE are absolutely certain Of connect
Ing up during the coming year 5.325 horse
power. Part of this has been contracted
for, in other instances motors have been
purchased and enterprises have been
started and are now under way which
will require this amount OF power, which
is greatly in excess Of any other year in
our history"
international Railway Company.
Harris. Forbes & Co, ~ w. Harris &
Co. Inc. of Boston: the Harris Trust
and Savings Bank, of Chicago, and Perry.
Coffin & Burr of Boston, are Offering
$780, 900 International Railway Company
per cent refunding and Improvement gold
bonds. dated November /. 1912, due
November /, 1862 The bonds are being
offered at a price TO yield over $40 per
cent. The earnings OF the company for
the year ended October, 1918, were as fol-
lows: Gross $6,66765l; net 2,376.ifO, and
balance after interest charges, sl296,S6O
The net earnings are more than double
the interest charges.
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PORCCPlNES
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

Furnished by Middcudorf Williams 4 Co. In
corporatcd. NJ 81 Pine street New York
and No. 10 East German street, Baltimore.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FINISHED by Charles -. Barney q Co. No. .
Broad street. New York. and No. ~ South
4th street, Philadelphia
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BOSTON STOCKS.
Bid Ask.

Furnished by Charles Head & Co., No. IA wall
street,
LAND
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EXPORTS.
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

sob. Elevator. domestic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03

The assets Of Milliken Brothers were
sold Yesterday 10 the bondholders' pro-
tective committee for $4,000. This was
the only bid received.
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STOCKS IN OTHER CITIES.
CHICAGO STOCKS.

FURNISHED by William w. Cohen.
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Bid. Ask. !
Boston Id. l0A II |
s.l62 164
RAILROADS.
100 200 Ros g. " T. I
NiINING

Bos & Alb. ..lS9 200 Bos & W L pr 80 20
Boston Eley. SJi7 sc West + 81 Ry 6S'
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II is officially announced that the 81, 800,
90 United Railroads of San Francisco ex-
tended bonds have all been sold.
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Latest Dividends Declared

tl4.s4O.970