New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Relevant Facts

Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company.-The capital stock has been
increased from S1O,OOO,OOO to s2O,O0O,-
600. OF the increase $6,OO0,0O0 is COM
mon stock and $4,OOO,OOO preferred.
The company is incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey. and manufactures
plumbing requisites.
Cambria Steel Company.-The direc-
tors yesterday declared an extra divi-
dend of IL per cent on the $4,000. 900
capital stock in addition to the regular
quarterly disbursement of Ia per
cent. This is the same amount as was
paid extra in the preceding quarter.
The Midvale Steel and Ordnance Com
panv controls the Cambria Steel Com
pany. having purchased in 1916 all of
the outstanding capital stock at SSl a
share. The dividend just declared by
the Cambria goes into the treasury of
the Midvale Company.
Buda Company Stock Offering.-An-
nouncement was made yesterday of an
Offering by E. w. Clark g. Co., Of
100000 7 per cent cumulative pre-
ferred stock of the Buda Company,
concern engaged in the manufacture
of railway supplies and internal com
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sold at SO. to yield about 730 per
cent. The purpose Of the new stock
issue is to take care of the company's
expanding business.
st. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Directors have declared six months
interest of per cent on the adjust
ment 6 per cent bonds, and one years
interest of per cent on the income
mortgage bonds. payable October l..
Stockholders recently voted to IN
crease the board of directors from nj
teen to seventeen members. and the
executive committee from seven to
nine. ]. W. Kendrick and Frederick \.
Ecker have been elected directors. Mr..
Kendrick has also been elected a mem
Der of the executive committee. James
Speyer rendered his resignation. and
his partner. Jesse Hirschman. was
elected a director and member OF the
executive committee in his place.
American Cyanid-Annual report
for the year ended June 80, 1917, shows
an increase of sS23,522 in net sales
which amounted to s2,7O5,O54, and net
profits after cost of sales, general ex-
penscs and depreciation reserve was
sA94 .OO8, a gain of Sl42,790 over the
preceding wear. Profit for the year,
including other income, was S63S,64s.
an increase of S262,25S.
CRANKY Consolidateds Output
Production Of the company in July
amounted TO 3,147,8s0 pounds compared
with 3.O3O,929 pounds in June, 3,l59,284
pounds in May and 4,26S,84 pounds IN
July last year. The Grand Forks mine
renewed operations in the middle OF
the month after having been shut down
for two months.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Announcement yesterday that the COM
pany had applied for an extension OF
time to dispose of its Boston e. Maine
holdings and other securities beyond
January next called attention anew
to the difficult situation of New Haven
affairs. On the Stock Exchange the
company's stock declined TO the new
low record of 32ts and closed at 33,
net loss of "a points. The high price
for the stock this year was 527s in jan
uary. The highest at which II ever
sold was 255 in 1902.
Liberty Loan Dehnitive Bonds.-De-
lay in the delivery of the detnitive
Liberty Loan bonds now seems likely
for the reason that the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing at Washington
may not be equal TO the task of COM
pleting the work in time. As a result
II has called upon the banknote COM
panies of the country for aid. Bids OF
several of the competing companies are
as follows: American Bank Note Com
pany, $4,000 or on basis of 20 cents
per bond for the S2,000,000,000 issue;
Republic Bank Note Company, 100000.
or Is cents per bond; Hamilton Bank
Note Company, S2S0,000, or IA cents per
bond. According to the specifications,
the work is TO be completed not later
than September 80, but this date will
probably have to be extended.