The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
NEW YORK EXPERT
 REVIEWS SITUATION IN FINANCIAL WORLD.
Standard Oil Subsidiary Com pany's Stock Regains Lost Ground and Sells at a High Figure Haven Changes Not Unexpected

(The Barron Financial News Service.)
 New York, Oct. 1-Sa1es of Ohio Oil stock, one of the subsidiaries of the Standard Oil Co. have recently been made above 1e0, as compared with a. low price of 137 since the clos ing Of the curb market on July 30. Standard Oil of New York. which de- c1ined from 198 to 179 on July. 30, and then suffered a further decline following the closing of the market, has changed hands at above 180. South Penn Oil is another issue of this group that has more than re- covered the ground lost just previous to the closing of the market. This issue sold at 235. or six points higher Standard Oil of Indiana gained Al points from fhe last official price by changing handds at 425.
 Friends of William Rockefeller, George F. Baker, Charles F. Brooker, and James S. Elton who have resigned from the New Haven boards say that their action was merely in compliance with plans formulated some time ago. The retirement of Messrs. Rockefeller and Baker were not unexpected, as rumors that they contemplated such action have been in active circulation from time to time ever since the first of the year.
 The effect of the plan shortly to be Issued by the Rock Island protective committee to bring about the exchange of the collateral trust As for the stock of the railway company will be to
 make the comrnittee virtually clear ing house for the holders of the bonds. To attain that result satisfactorily, it is essential that it be accepted not only by holders of a majority of the bonds but by practically all of them. Exactly what percentage of the bonds
 LT.l- E the plan to be carried through has not been decided. but some of the in- terests concerned say that at least 95 per cent. will be necessary
 Total dividend and interest disburse-8 n1ents for October are estimated by the Barron Financial News Service at $159,500. 080 compared with $160, ,090,- GOO for the same period last year Up to the present time the dividends de- clared by the New York City banks and trust companies and the various corporations of the United States, payable in October, aggregate S86.- 92o,084 on a total disqualification of $4,72o,s ,s72.68o-s Interests payable in October, on the bonds Of railroad. in ' dustrial and miscellaneous companies, as well as those Of cities. states and counties, and on the Government debt, totals $72,7Ts.O36. The total of bonds of every class outstanding upon which this interest is payable in October is. ss,731.61L,150
 Between now and the end Of 1915 there are $16s. 50o,oo securities Of United States industrial companies maturing They are largely notes and hays been Issued in the past few years. In the remaining three months of this year s16s0O0,OOa mature, and. in 915 the total maturities amount to s$152.000, 900. This is almost the in dustriaI naturfties of 1914. E
 Since the beginning Of the week there has been a. considerable volume. of tracing in unlisted stocks put through the special committee of five This business has been by no means confined to Standard Oil stocks, and sales in more than 1oO-share blocks have not been uncommon. Quotations for unlisted stocks are generally bet ter than the July 30 prices