The sun., 1916-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORA.
EIoN-At .nnua! meeting on December 9 stock.
f fS;is1i a., for s SS sSsn %essins e from Art
Wednesday In December TO arst Wednesday in
April.
.BARrCH BRos.-Members ~ n. z. STOCK
Exchange have complied . booklet % foreign
government and municipal honda.
CALUMET 4 HECLA-Director have IN.
creased regular quarterly dividend to t.s q
mar The n LAST Preyiou. payment S.s 20 =
stockholders of record December 9.
CANADIAN TRADE-Despatches from branch
emce: Of II; G.. Dun 4 Co., In leading cities Of
essads. indicate that IN spite Of high pri.cs
Gieution Of merchandise 10 maintained In salts
factory volume, with demand stimulated by
nore sssso nsble weather. Although crops have
"a been more than Offset BY enhanced prices
iot oil agricultural products, and there IL no
i i.,asaSs oe snaa III 'n IL inpsir.d p': " ts =, s ~:
ending In good orders for all kinds Of season.
able commodities.
C~HEsEBRoUGH MANUFACTURING CO.-Ds.
s1tis di,iSdend q sSt g cent. 'I pngsnf. 8 Be. 20 eI 10
stockholders Of record November q.
xPokT and IMPORTs-EIports reported
E@sserd.y ~ the New York Custom House
e, h. week imports, .is.sss.7 rs. n.iins SIS.
Eaa,sl 50 far this week. Exports from New
saei wheat. @,lsS bn. /; peas. I, 800 81 beans.
~ .s,, nu. a0gs; 1874 ssSl:. aOHI; 80 s.el:
;Sss ssi. IT, ssis + sS'i sSi.' ftsf s.. Go. - s'a H.; H e..
s,Ss, 1913 lbs lard. i.so.i Si lbs. taiicw.
MO lbs butter. IS, 900 lbs. cheese, 1850
cottonseed oil. s.,oAs lbs. lubrtcstins oil.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. failures this week
n ID. United States. as reported by n. @.
~ q 20. are ~, against :s5 last week.
.~k" iSs, year "e rsiilu ses ~ aT c. sSsIs'p pnmn,s
sld >, last year OF failures this week in
SS"wae ss, s,a,es; lM wers In East u South;
Ss%h'les OF 5000 or more, against 81 last
Guaranty TRUST co.-Has isuued .
oooalet explaining Its service in the direct
susloay OF securities in behalf of customers.
NEW YORK COTTON ExCHANGE-Em,i
W wagner Of Z. w. Wagner 4 Co., Chicago.
mo BENJAMIN Block Of Finley, Darrell 6
", New York. have been elected members.
pHILADEl.PHIA .BoNDs-syndicats con.
HATS Forbes . Co, reports that the So.
sprn CITY OF Philadelphia I per cent. bonds,
recently awarded to them, have been sold.
slANDARD OIL OF oHIo-DecIAred extra
,,sry dividend Of g, both payable January
BOOKS close from December 4 10 Decsm-
Der :! rciunre.
cIRANL CoNDITIONs-DSs's Rsrtsp says,
nj. n'""uI'H0n OF demand outAtripplng sup
H. of the highest pt1ces OF modern tlmes con
Me- sppsrsBt tn many lines. Competitive
s.a,,hg and Increasing cnsts Of production
sssahy acecntuste The strength Of the lead
~ Commodities. and still further advances ARC
tieshsdoset by tbs sssernfss Of buyers 70 ob.
~ a'gehty nrrded uisterisls hhd prodnrts.
.Shs 70 to expected, 4 ceftAin h~esttkhry has
S..ol"H 'r sdu,e quarters - = rrsnit Of tie
sswe'nr ifVsls curTDt, yet II bssoiDrs moro
ESmenf uhet .rnimtsucH IN sell " b greater
%nnrh'r IN limiting new hrziness than the
sssEl' Using prtcss, The rush % get forward
s.asfs or the iaoss Of producers Is practically
tnsIA' snd IN sont Instances purchasing ~s.
unas vel into 1918. hut the wprks uasrly
~ where Ato 20 closely sold up spd ahead
usoSs ilcreHsc."
h.rS''rrFs ssys' Stimulating features are
W. ssf.nfsnt this ~eek, Among these are
Su.spf'sd cold weather. with snow In tho
.".,f''h states and freezing emptraturas far
=" ,ps south new high level prices for wheat.
~. '"ls, %''tt0n, cottonseed, iron. steel snd
t,"' lf'sls, rampant speculation In tndns-
r."l N'Hi.li"'t aud widrspfesi advances IN
80 ln"stt ~ Industrial employees, Under
".' a." o.'ndi'ions y II no surprise 10 learn that
49, ',,Hdr has been active that jobbers and
snolesSlers report continued pressure Of de-
ashn and inst the chief complaint 10 still.
~ ior some time past. the difficulty OF oh
Nhsfr buyers"