The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Didrichsen & Co. have opened Liberty
bond department under the management
Of %, Samuel s. herne5. formsTiy -, Of ~ JOHn IN
all issues and denominations OF Liher'y
bonds at Stock Exchange prices.
Of b. q. TalIbert, deceased. has been sold
to ]. D. Merrimac for S53,0o0 and the seat
OF r. c. Megargel for the same price to
Jesse A. Rothschild.
New York branch Of the Anglo South
American Bank announced yesterday that
a new branch is to be opened At VEG
G, Hading and W. M Hawkins are It's New
York agents.
Horace Howe, formerly assistan, cash!e-.
National Bank.
The wholesale and retail prices for do
mestic sizes OF anthracite. including pes,
automatically advance next Monday thirty
cents a ton in place OF the customary ten
cents advance each month.
Judge Loring In the Massachusetts sn:
preme Court decided tho New England
Equitable Insurance Company TO be In
solvent and ordered receivers to Wind up
the business.
\ despatch from London say. the london
city and Midland Bank on completing Tia
absorption of the London Joint Stock Bank
will issue fresh, capital. increasing ',e
combined banks paid W capital from
f7.lee.o0O to about IS 200 600. Sew shares
nomtnallr of two pounds, ten sh.,!pes
whereof half will he credited - reserve.
increasing the combined reserve funds 80
TO about $500. 600.
AT special meeting OF the governing
committee OF the Chicago Stock Excharse
II was voted to place on the regular st
American Telephone and Telegraph CON-
pany $4,000, 900 seven year per cent.
coEvertibl. gold bonds. due 1925. William
F. Bartholomew of Tucker. Hayes 4 Bar
tholomew. Boston, was admitted to menu
bership.
1t is reported that an attempt 30 reo7o,
the Northern State Bank at Gary. Ind,
closed Last week by tho State autho-i.',
ha yrNa ha .lnN. a.. ~af
Ing called by w. W. Miller attorney ''r
the institution. Mr.. Miller says only 80
600 is needed to meet tho States demands:
The general meeting Of stockholl"rs o.
the National Railways OF Mexico viii -
held In Mexico city October :. Among .
propositions to he voted on is authorization
20 board OF directors to issue such I-'nr
lien and general mortgage bonds may
be deemed necessary Shareholders 81 rec
ORD september have Il right TO Voc ~
the meeting.
Al special meeting OF stockho,tcrs o, -
Delaware. Lacknwnnna md western RAT
road yesterday the board OF directors vus
suthorlzad to negotiate the rental contract
with the Federal Railroad Administrator.
July - the Bueros Ayr"s branch - ne
the first anniversary OF It's establishment
In The ARGENTINE capital.
Albeit Rathbone OF New York was r-7''.
mated yesterday by President Wilson 20 .@
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury 80
succeed Oscar 7. Crosby. who IS repre-
sentins the Treasury In France.
Boston Exchange has admitted - =
the $1,000 common shares. par ya.ue -
ot the Gorton-Pew Fisheries CowUtE'
The company reports for war ended March
~. 1918: Sales, S9,356,S2l, net t-.ts
sSS2oIs; deductions. s67j,OsS, rrererFti
dividends. s4S,26i common t.,frnt'
500, 600: surplus, 'S,7:e, balance suppl.
March 81, 1915. was Sg26,0Sf. Sa.rs N
1851 were S44iS,0Oo and IN 1850 81
Appointment Of Robert l.. Russo, IS
Chairman OF the Freight Traffic Committee
OF North Atlantic Ports. with headGuarteC
az ~ broadway, New York, has h"'H an
nounced by the Railroad Administrators
Mr.. Russell succeeds George Il or+'7
chairman OF the Exports Control Commit
tee.
Pennsylvania Water ana Power com.
pRny declared regular quarterly diE''er1
or IL per cent, increasing IN" annual
rate from to per cent. The Gi'lf'u' =
PAYABLE October l to holders q T..H ri
September ~