I Chief Consolidated toS to S Pay 10 Cents Nov 1 Directors of or the Chief Consolidated have declared the fourth quarterly fo for tor this tItle year of or 10 30 cents cent a a share payable November 1 to stock of or record record rec roe ord October 1 The total disbursement will bi bo and anti will Increase the grand total to Mining company control or ot which Is held by Chief will pay 15 16 cents October 15 16 FINANCIAL n REVIEW u I NEW YORK Oct 2 CAl lears Fears of a at atI credit t stringency co continued to send chills tI through this weeks week's securities 1 I markets Stork Stock prices drifted 1 lower lawer during Curing the lie early part of ot the week but turned briskly upward on the retention of ot the 4 per cent rediscount rate by the New York I Federal Reserve bank and the reduction In call rail loans from 6 to 6 to 64 5 2 per rent cent The advance was wee by no means uniform Bond DOnd prices lost lest ground but new offerings again ran close to Although unfavorable weather brought about some Irregularity In distributive trade tracts during the week the business situation sit sit- In the main continued favorable Freight car loadings dIngs continued to establish lish record high levels bank clearings are being maintained In large volume and nd there has been no appreciable letdown letdown let let- down n In the lie production of or basic indus Indus- tries Revival Revl of at activity and strength In Inthe Inthe inthe the copper cother copper shares despite the sharp drop In silver sliver prices price was one one of the outstanding outstanding out out- standing features of the week Buying of these Issues was Influenced by lIy unconfirmed un un- on- on confirmed rumors that the tho regular annual an- an nua nual dividends on an and AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican iran Smelting would each be he raised 1 Jl this month manth U U. S. S Steel rallied 10 30 points from last weeks week's low but the other Issues In that group graup failed tailed to make any headway Special buying of Motors based on the prospect of ot another large cash dividend this fall sent that stock up to toa toa toa a new record high price above a ashare ashare ashare share for the present Issue Other motors mo nio- tors tore were inclined to sluggishness how how- however however ever with persistent reports that some of or the smaller companies will be forced to cut or omit their dividends within the next few tew months Reports of Ot gasoline price cutting Inthe in inthe inthe the far West Vest had had-a had II depressing effect on an anthe the oil shares sharell A sensational advance In Commercial Solvents Issues featured the chemical group Tobaccos TobaccO's public utilities utilities ties equipments and sugars Bugan presented several points of strength Erratic fluctuations fluctuations fluctuations took place In the amusement Issues as aB a result of ot conflicting merger and asci leasing reports reports' Railroad shares chares made Irregular re response response re- re to earnings s and traffic statements Raising RaisinA of ot the regular regular regular reg reg- ular dividend on Baltimore Ohio common common com corn mon men from 5 to 6 failed tailed to rally that stock probably because a 7 rate was expected In many speculative quarters Union Pacific was bid up to Its highest price In over fifteen years and Nickel NickelPlate NickelPlate NickelPlate Plate common cornman sold at tho the highest price In its history history WEEKLY GItA GRAIN i IN AND AXI PROVISIONS lIW CHICAGO Oct 2 Wheat AP lAP Wheat traders are now face to face race with an authoritative showing of ar huge domestic exports ex ex- ports of or wheat and flour Estimates to today today today to- to day from tram H Ii leading trade authority I place the total shipped out aut already ady this an as season as close clase to amount greatly In excess of or the corresponding corre corre- re ear ago Under such sul total a year circumstances wheat values have shown a continued upward trend for tie W wee YC Oh ta taken ken as sa a whole Compared Compard with will a IV wick ek ago the wheat 1 market this tItle morning was 3 j c a 0 abush bushel bush e higher with corn at unchanged figures to Vc c advance oats showing I 01 01 lic gain and anti provisions lifted Sc to contributing ContributIng to the strength of wheat wheal values are Increasing reports foreign foreign for for- eign crops will prove much short of ot last lut year and that thai the Canadian movement move mave greatly greallY m ment nt of at new wheat Is being hindered by unfavorable weather On Os the other ether hand It Is pointed painted out that despite surprisingly big exports there considerable accumulation of or U Li a In the Un led Ild States and that for tor enlarged prospects apparently are of at offerings In Canada Irrespective weather Thus In many quarters the outstanding unsolved question is held to be the future volume of or buying on the part of Europe 4 An ting development Is outside of or North America the world shipments of at wheat this week are small and current talk Is that exports from the United States SlAtes and nd Canada will be Increased for some time There Is continued Continued continued con con- gossip too lao among many In the trade that Iha t eastern and political interests until after aCter are anxious to sustain values election Something of or an offset however how boxY ever arises tram front predictions prediction heard larger marketing of ot wheat In the southwest south south- west is at hand farmers of that section being almost through with wilt seeding of winter wheat and needing money maney as their corn crop crap is short Liberal amounts of Old corn In sight eight have acted as a weight on an the corn market markel nullifying the price effect of ot both frost frast and rain Oats ba have ve reflected crop damage reports For Or or the most part the rise of the provision market is due to fear that hog cholera ra may result In curtailment S of Ot supplies Wt WEEKLY REVIEW Un CHICAGO Oct Z 3 AP Due AP-Due Due mostly to decreased supplies and In part to more liberal buying by jobbers and distributors die dis the butter bulter market during the week assumed a firmer situation TradIng TradIng Trading Trad- Trad Ing early was not active and the market market market mar mar- ket followed a es coul-es similar to that which prevailed prevalle throughout almost alt all altof of September An undertone of Ot confidence con con- however hO developed d el which h by g g dd Thursday y resulted d in an advance v of from frem c C on 9 8 scores to lc Sc on 90 ID score centralized cars at Chicago Eastern markets although no price advances advances advances ad ad- vances were In considerably firmer position po 10 po- po and fractional I advances were re reportEd reported reported re- re ported on an some grades Friday With the development of Ot an Improved tone buyers for tOr Immediate distribution trade showed more mare Interest and began taking on heavier stocks stacks In anticipation tion of ot future requirements and advancing ud- ud prices Receipts at the four markets were considerably lighter than the lbs previous week and were not nat suf sur- to to meet current requirements of at atthe the trade Alt Ail markets market felt this gradual decrease In supplies but Iut dealers desiere were at firs reluctant to advance prices Later as some lome of the tho re receivers were d to 10 toby buy b on the open markee and buyers experienced experienced ex ex- difficulty In supplying I their needs the pressure of af demand became too great for the existing level of ot price advances b being mg effected the latter part of nf the week rho Tho lighter recel receipts ts of fresh butter Increased and distributors the problems causing Sg o of maJ maty at I ise e eto to buyers This turn their supplies tar for butter to stOrage freb practice relieved the situation on en not entirely extent but butter to SOme fhe he storage stor- stor ot of so rite I larger o at atthe atthe atthe consumption into butter going age ag e the moment undoubtedly li la of the medium me rile- Cluin grades although considerable moved especially espe cepe- fancy fancy tancy storage has lias been eastern markets marketa Consumptive Consumptive Con Con- daIly on an rife Ilk outlets in practically all quarters quarters quarters are reported as aa quite satisfactory of operators opera opera- and as a result the majority tent tors optimise Ie as to the future trend but are unwilling to predict any sharp price advances