Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-12

Sales Of Electrolytlc Copper were made
today at l63a cents.
The new erman war loan was quoted at
a premium of 4 to IL a point.
| The gross earnings of 2S railroads for
/ the fourth week of March showed n de-
crease of S226,923 or is per cent
Formal complaint in an action seeking
/ the appointment Of a receiver for the
( Long Island Railroad Company was filed
! In the supreme Court by Dick Bros &.
| Co, the firm of bankers and brokers'
| which claims to represent 5000 shares of
the company's stock and alleges misman-
agemcnt of the road by the controlling
| interest, tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. The latter company and the di-
| rectors of both railroads also are named
ns defendants in the suit.
Twelve companies either passed or de-
ferred dividends and II made reductions
IN payments during the first three months
of this year, AS an Offset to this loss.
however corporations resumed pay
ments 10 shareholders, 4 increased them
and several others declared extra dlvi-
dends.
new stock made it's appearance on
the New York Curb this morning called
Alaska Juneau. Shares to the amount Of
largely oversubscribed. The opening
price was 10 and it later sagged to 1885.
a New York Coffee Exchange member
ship sold today for $1,000. The last pre-
vious sale was $500
The New York banks gained from the
Subtreasury s2,SSS,OOO, and gained since
last Friday A,3SSOOO.
The Cunard Steamship Company's an |
nual report shows net earnings of |
N,8L99i and surplus OF s106, ,373. The |
profit and loss surplus was slI,995
Tho Miami Copper Co. showed n profit
of $l362,62) from 1914 operations against
81, ,63i ,6S5 in the previous year. A sur
plus OF S53,il2 remained after the pay
ment of three dividends. against a def
icit OF $23lC2 following four dividend
payments in 1913,
The Tennessee Copper Company shows
net profits for the year OF $3.50, 766. a
decrease of S3l5,936. but equivalent to
% per share on the capital stock The
surplus was S5O,766, decrease of
S465,9
There has been placed on the regular
list at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
SS99,2OO additional American Telephone
and Telegraph, and $4,000 additional
American Milling Company capital stock.
The city OF Melrose Mass. will receive
bids until April IA for purchase at dis
count Of a temporary loan of $4,000 The
Town of Seymour, Conn, will receive bids
until April Is for purchase of Sl5OOOO Az
per cent. refunding bonds.
r. p. Cregar. of Edward B. Smith &
Co.. has returned from an extended
Pacific coast trip.
The output of the mines at the Rand
'or March was 753935 fine ounces, valued
It 2s,2O2,5ls. This compares with 67822l
Inc ounces in February, valued at {
s2.s72,4O5
Bids will be received until May by the
Funding Board OF the State of Tennessee {
or the purchase OF a sufficient amount
Il serial State bonds, to take up its
maturing Sl0,3sl 600 on July S
, 1915, and $4,000 on October 1. 1915
he bonds will be dated July /. 1915, and
9tll mature each year from 1917 TO 1856 I
earring interest at the rate OF l. ~ and
la per cent No bids of less than par \
nd accrued interest will be considered
Emergency currency is fast disappear
lg, there being less than sl0oOO,OOO now Q
outstanding. (
It is understood the Board OF Education, \
/ it's meeting tomorrow, will authorize =
no purchase of $4,000 of the 100000 n
,hool bond issue sold recently. The J
lOney viii be taken from the boards 4
mixing and insurance funds
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