Show IN THE BUSINESS WORLD > Articles 4 > f Incorporation of tho South ern Securities company capital 100000 SI000 were nlcd In Trenton N J yesterday Negotiations are almost completed for the absorption of the Raymond Lead com pany of Chicago by tho Union Lead Oil company Three thousand bales of CottOn have been sold at McKlnney Tex for ship ment to St Petersburg Russia and to Rotterdam Holland 1lt Quite a number of Independent furnace men have contracted for their urnCce years SUppl of coke at f2l to > 2 next oven an advance over last yearn ° year-n December 1st there were coke and anthracite tacks In operation with a capacity of Zll > Z > gross tons an Increase of3S tons M compared with Novom ber 1st A conference will he held In Now York city on December 17th of Galveston Tex bondholders to discuss what steps aro 8LIj9 ocessary to meet Galvcstons financial ullllcultlcs The directors of the International Sib Internatonnl vcr company have declared a dividend SI i per cant I on its preferred stock payable 1auul > 1st The last l prcvluus dividend WIH 19 per cent In April 1000 I has been determined to fix tho price Ox or lake trout ore tot ho Doming season the Sir11 VvWns cominS current season viz J2o us the base price for old range ores at lower lake points IntQrrplol ° C telegraphic communi cation with Liverpool today caused Ih I convenience to operations on the New York produce i and cotton exchanges The I cxchangel cotton exchange was without quotations I vliL ofBunlzallon plan by Which tho Erie Telegraph and Telephone company XUS be bsnrVCtl by the American Tele phono better Telegraph company better Imownas 16 rcjortcd the i5eU Telephone company belpr The cIrat manufacturing firms of Korbn WerLheinj SlraltSn 1rcrlhclm SehlrTcr Straitort Sto nuinli p und lllrschorn Straton Co New York will consolidate on January 1st Tile concern will hc known w ho United Cigar manufacturers it will have I wi havl a capitalization of 7500000 |