Show IH THE BUSINESS WORLD Following Its iiiUl Christmas custom the directory of the Chicago Board ° c Trade declared yextonlny ana today holiday holi-day on the board Tho Pacific Hardware anu Steel company com-pany capita XUVJlKWO has been Incor jwnuwl In Trenton N J Time stock 1 divided Into J7cOOoO common and Ui 0 cie prefurrwd A French bndlcato U making tirttUm Innry airnngenntitu with the Iw of jtUrUnsr a fruit bivsiucs In Jamaica It la proix > sed to loiul two steamers every fortnight for different ports The stockholders of the National Beak of the Commonwealth Boston voted to plate tho bank In voluntary liquidation W Towi nod AV R Saltonsiall were ttpiwlntcd HnuldRlltiK K Mitw The btnk has Ixrn merged Into the National Shaw mut bank An effort Is being made to form a na tlonAl organization of furniture mamifac turwnu J Ntwton Nlml of rhlongV and C C Lotlnir of Boston promoter mat n I miii i > > i iriilturu men tn Indian piI Siht mgiil md cjplabjed the project pro-ject to them |