Show FINANCIAL and I L COMMERCIAL BY DY THOMAS THOAS C C. C New York Feb B. B For For the first time In tho the di dividend dl- dl history of or Wall Val street a a was ns declared today loly by hy the tho peo peo- l lle lc Brooklyn Rapid Transit directors have haye been promising a l di dividend end for tor thelast tho the last ten years Whoa When hon tho tue directors began a n few fow weeks ago ngo to promise another another an an- other dividend a party of Wall Vail DI street t determined that title this time It should be declared Arrangements ho had been made to take the matter mater to the tho courts The directors discovered this arid and announced the dividend toda today upon the exact da day tho they had hal promised it it I. I The Tho dividend Is really a quarterly one for that Is the tho understanding and that was wu the tho promise But Dut it was aim aim- ply lilY announced as a dividend of or 1 per pr enl com Denver and Rio Ito Grande and Chesapeake peake and ard Ohio had something of oC a a. a setback In the market today when n the thc truth concerning the recent purchases of or them was tt discovered covered Plans for Cor Denver l' l and Uio Hio Grande Grando and other roa roads to b be announced tomorrow are art of monumental Importance an and will wil i l' l hf o hailed with jO Joy by ly Wall Val street Wabash bonds bonts are nT not rising In vain They are worth tile the money and Wabash Wn- Wn bash will 1 come to the front In th near hear future according to the best n au authorities au- au u- u as one of 01 the stan standard r railroad railroad rail rail- road Investments of the country New cw York Central Is IB to nee see e some startling changes change In management before be- be fore foro many weel weeks s. s The Harriman In In- In teresta are arc said to havo have been investigating investigating gating recently and nail they will wil demand an explanation C from tho the directors of certain things that have been done dono Harriman Is not a R grafter grafter- Not satisfied with wih tho the disappearance from the Street of ot several of oC the tho leading lead lead- lug InK financiers Wall Val street laid B B- II I. I Ha Ia upon his deathbed again to to- to day Mr MiS I Harriman Is hI in good health and ami com comes comos upon UDon tho the scenes when tho the time arrives Ills His Ils trip to the South Is 19 not being made for Cor his Ills health as Wall al street wIll very speedily dh- dh Some Somo vcr very important new financing will wi bo be done b by the Southern Pacific perhaps In MardI March About of 01 01 bonds are aro to be issued for Cor the tho Mexican lex- lex Mex Mox- ican kall cn extensions of the tho Southern Pa Pa- PI- PI chic elfe The fact that these bonds are areti areto ti to b be Issued Is not news but It Jt I la Is news that th they are nrc to lo be Is issued so 80 soon It I shows s that has conO dence lence In the tho strength of ot the tho market markot- Everything depends this tills summer upon tho the crops but money moncy Is so cheat and there thero 0 oro ru so many Idle kilo men willing to work In ill the tile fields nells that an unusually unus ly largo acreage will wil bo be planted of ot every overy- t thing ii I a g. g Official announcement was made of ot the traffic agreement between tho tim Kansas City Southern and the tho Union Pacific Tho rho local curb curly market was only fairly farly active In the lie Street Number o of shares sol sold to today ay 49 n against a 0 year ago Par Pl value of or bonds sold soM today 00 a against a year ago Baltimore and Ohio is said to bo preparing pre pro paring for tor a now new bond of 12 to retire of notes which mature maturo March 1 an maturing the following day doy and also alsoto alsoto alsoto to provide for tor needed Improvements c of or Prices Quotations received over private wire of at James A A. Pollock Co bankers bank bank- ers era and brokers 6 Vest West Second South street I H. H I 1 L I Cis Sales Am t. Car F fl- fl GOl 7 SOh O Am 80 85 5 Am Loco 56 55 Copper 75 74 iH 74 HJ Cop ISi H 45 5 1100 AtchIson 99 1200 B. B and O. O 10 1072 2300 B. B R. R Tram l 71 Can Pac Ii 1734 1738 1736 C. C and Ohio 67 GG 65 C. C Jr 1 and St St I 1468 IH 1 1452 1200 C. C P. P and I. I 9 39 39 2200 Con Gas 1184 1162 17 D. D and R R. R G. G 81 Gl Erie OZ soo Gt Nor Nor pfd pfd 11 11 1 11 H 1415 1 1300 lU i-lU HI 1111 A L. L IJ 1231 l 6 1234 1000 Mo Pacific c 13 M. M r K and T. T 3 2 I d 75 j 71 Ii 75 O ON N N. Y C Central 1278 1261 1271 2900 oO oON N N. N Y O. O and W W. SS Sl 47 47 HI N. N N and Western 92 90 1 91 I Nat Nt 17 ou Nor Pacific 1372 In 1 1372 3 00 1218 2500 Peoples People's Gas GaR IOU 1092 1098 Reading UH 19 1292 1305 1301 Rook Rock Island 5 Preferred GH 61 flop Rop I. I 1 and S. S 2 24 ZOO So R 5 25 22 Gi 1400 1 00 So 1172 17 1 1172 H Union 1768 1762 U U. S S. Steel S 52 52 d 1 1138 1138 1131 U U. Copper H 14 3 13 1500 Tenn Copper 39 3 1100 Ne Newhouse house 58 Ci G 5 ik Gl 1200 Mono Money closed per cent Total sales |