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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1908
Page
10
Public Service Corporation in a large city offers 95 and interest yielding about 5.40 percent. Limited amount of underlying bonds, company earns double interest on its debt and pays regular dividends on its stock. Listed on the New York and Philadelphia exchanges.
The Erie Railroad faces 3 million dollars in maturing notes and a large floating debt. The board and bankers discuss funding via a new 6 percent note issue while absorbing present notes to avoid cash outlay, amid broader market weakness and calls for cost cutting and broader restructuring.
Special to The New York Times reports Boston copper gossip noting March production figures across mines. Butte Camp output reached 18,127,270 pounds, while Osceola and Centennial posted notable changes. Quincy reported record monthly mineral tonnage, and Copper Range singles out improved sales performance.
South American governments push rail construction but the southern hemisphere remains sparsely served. Chile budgets 15.5 million for government railways this year while Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay total under 3,500 miles for about 14 million people. Uruguay Chile and Argentina show comparatively more progress, with varied miles per 100 square miles and per 10,000 inhabitants. the United States records 6.2 miles per 100 square miles.
An official Egypt Statistical Department report shows imports of gold coins totaling £17,441,838 against exports of £6,640,066 for the fourteen months ending February 29. The overall import excess amounts to £801,772, about $4,000,000, not counting £56,968 worth of gold imported.
Berlin opens the new quarter with rising activity as the public returns as investors. Confidence grows after the Boerse law passage, a compromise designed to facilitate trading and seen as a better measure.
Special to The New York Times reports in Pittsburg on April 5 that tin plate trade is steadier though prices are lower. Mill capacity expands with American Sheet and Tin Plate Co adding sixteen Elwood mills to reach 202 mills, about 9 percent of capacity. Railroad demand remains weak, delaying steel purchases until after the presidential election.
March stock transfer tax receipts in New York totaled 330 899 dollars, roughly half of March 1907 but the largest monthly total since October aside from January. February receipts were 208 899 dollars and March 1907 reached 683 271 dollars. Records show monthly results since the tax began in June 1905.
Paris April 5 The stock market closed with a general drop after a solid week. French rentes weakened as heavy selling hit the scene. The government pushes taxing untaxed securities while bears exploit the stance. Lockout in building trades adds potential wide consequences.
The Ways and Means sub committee in Washington will hold a Wednesday hearing on Congressman Hill of Connecticut's bill authorizing government use of checks for deposits and disbursements. It would let the Treasury Secretary accept certified checks for taxes and deposit them in regular banks. James Hallock promotes the bill, urging Baltimore merchants and chambers to support. the piece notes long-standing practice differences and discrimination against major ports including New York and Chicago. The discussion cites historic shifts since 1846 and 1907 Aldrich act changes, with figures on customs receipts across ports and the concentration of deposits at ten ports versus 150 others.
A. Barton Hepburn president of Chase National Bank and chair of the ABA Currency Commission will address the House Banking and Currency Committee in Washington on April 15 to present ABA views. He convenes a Currency Commission meeting in Washington on April 14 to place ABA ideas in definite form.
The National Lead Company reports a 15 19 percent drop in business for the year so far 1908 versus the same period in 1907. Last year was a record with net earnings of 2,042,240, up 442,613 from 1905. Stockholders rose from about 150 at formation to 5,500, with no single controlling interest or large holder, says President Cole.
The 1907 report shows gross earnings rising to 20,175,793 and net income of 4,466,178 after charges. It notes coal operations earning 957,482 and other income of 1,468,090, with equipment appraised at 25,058,798, 498,205 above book value, and mentions coal land purchases costing 5,210,850 and a Quebec Montreal & Southern acquisition to access Canadian wood pulp.
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