The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-18
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Summary

London. Copper Exporters Inc. has re-
duced price of copper &c pound to 1O.3Oc
London, Hamburg and Havre.
London. bank of England made no
change in its discount rate of per cent
485 21-32; Paris, checks 1873 60; Amsterdam,
1905; Italy, s2.755: Berlin, 2O.36.
Bank of England statement as of Dec.
IS, shows circulation 372,14I,O 900 pds.,
against 1854. $4,000 pds. on Dec. IL, ratio
1915 per cent, against 1870 per cent, and
bullion 151.S16.OOO pds., against 1884,
44S,OOO pds.
Production of electricity in United
States for week ended Dec. 10. totaled
previous week and 1s4s. go in ike E
week 1929 and 1,716. 600 900 in 1928, &C
cording to National Electric Light Associa-
ton.
Contracts awarded for construction of
al al types in thirty seven states east Of
Becky N M0F totssd dG3 Pss add aaSHSs
to F, W w. Dodge Corp. This was at rate Of
S9274,20O for each of the eleven business aS1
Move sanS and daE gatf q IL OG IN
500. against $3.50, 100000
49,; francs a' s.sS I59I6. 0 Tn 1Sn
marks. 25.85%. up IL; pesetas 1o.7i. oh !.
November amounted to Sc a 5ss N! short LIONS tons
against 94,684 in October and 81 1924 in
September. according to American bureau
of metal statistics.
Shenandoah Corporation retired $4,000
in open market. Blue Ridge Corporation
has retired $4,000 shares. also purchased
in market.
Gold Dust Corporation declared regular
quarterly dividend of 621a cents on COM
mon. payable Feb. 2. record Jan. 10.
New York Airbrake declared 60 cents
dividend. previously paid 80 cents quar-
terly.
American SaIamandra Corporation de-
clared quarterly dividend of so cents on
general shares. placing stock on a So
annual basis, against SO previously.
Dividend payable Jan. 2. record Dec. 10.
Bank Of France settlement as of Dec. IL
s5o avs o6gS o Id 81 franes against
3 against I'm oo o and ratio aS
53.77 per cent against 1928 per cent.
Austin Nichols Sc Co. declared regular
stock payable Feb. 1, record Jan. is.
Metal Package CORPORATION. declared
mon payable Jan. q record Dec. Z.
City Service November surplus after
preferred dividends available for common
dividends and reserves $4,000. SOS against
in 90. SsS 1925 ot sys 81
Declared regular monthly dividends of az
cents in cash and Y of per cent in
common on common stock, payable Feb. 2.
record Jan. Is.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Com
pany declared regular quarterly dividends
OF 40 cents on common payable Jan. !, rec
ord Dec. 20.
Flour prices at Minneapolis reduced 20
cents barrel to 1925 to 1886 a barrel.
United States Printing & Lthograph
TOOK no action on the regular quarterly
this time. Declared regular quarterly
dividend of rs cents on preferred pay jan
l, record Dec. 20.
Abraham & straus Inc. declared
regular quarterly dividend of S1.s5 on
preferred payable Jan. 81, record Jan. 10.
Memphis Power and Light October profit
Sl65,S04.. against s159.335 in october. 1929.
II months s2.231.1o5 against s1,9s5.e55.
Wholesale prices in November dropped
more than ga per cent from october
levels. bureau of labor statistics. reports.
Purchasing power of dollar worth 1924.
against 81 in 1925.
Copper production of world in November
vas l39.9i4 short tons against 1884 in
October. 170.585 in November. 1929. and
1888 in 1925, according to American
Bureau of metal statistics.
Chairman NIitten of Philadelphia Rapid
Transit says net income for 1880 will be
about 100000 less than the Sl.3S1 sos
reported in 1929. Saws tax income re-
fund of 100000 will enable company
to meet dividend requirements.
Chicago and Northwestern week ended
Dec. 14(. handled 27.637 revenue cars
against 2S.SSo previous week and "a ~ In
like week. 1929.
Canadian National Railways -econd week
December gross S3,881.339 - inst S4519-
$50 like week 1929. Frcn. Jan. / to Dec