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4- MONDAY Volume Number 4617 166 New York, N. Y., General RAILROAD • Affiliated Fund, Ended 6 Months Income Expenses (other Interest Inc.—Earnings— 1947 $728,467 $550,909 interest) 123,562 136,672 62,500 ♦149,871 $542,405 436,806 1,416,774 $223,967 214,387 12,575,460 and than —— —_— * Extraordinary charge inc. Net Dividends Net paid ♦Including of securities discount STATEMENT OF ASSETS deposit interest AND LIABILITIES APRIL 30, In Receivable for investment Receivable for capital securities stock Total payable and taxes accrued expenses —;— . for investment Payable for capital __ (based on maturing Oct. 15, 165, and banking house of carrying investments at Income of 1946, Lazard 1947 from Net ry. railway railway from Net Deprec. — before Prov. market quo¬ taxes $418,496 54,282 Freres 10,293 2,628 air freight, mail, & Co.—V. 166, U. 111,099 50,995 S. S. & Corp., 651,000 $1,057,151 995,507 _________ outstdg. common sh.'V $1,016,891 796,406 $0.93 * . $1.12 2,275,038 Receivables 829,463 Inventories 434,140 805,582 406,566 166, 347,517 49. p (less reserve) U. S. Treasury tax refund claims_ Deferred charges and sundry assets Investments—Subsidiaries Alabama Great Southern RR.—Earnings- 1947 from from railway— 1946 $1,240,122 railway. 1945 $1,165,717 173,713 1944 $1,689,512 $1,933,094 544,612 52,806 37,759 96,408 7,850,640 6,955,470 11,084,230 772,615 4,127,991 935,104 $2,537,595 $1 ,346,127 — from Net ry, oper, 166, income., 693,411 142,821 877,013 796,406 $2.32 $1.37 SHEET Profit from operations before depreciation Depreciation In 167,562 125,897 189,522 $1,880,805 $1,682,803 $2,280,204 32,571 57,464 40,239 64,557 $1,808,700 $2,469,726 — Dividends received from income div., 1,922.097 Net $1,867,259 $2,344,761 216,127 182,407 221,987 & Common 24,393 500,000 $964,179 dividend results in 600,000 134,870 dividend included 723,176 the of $974,573 134,870 $1,084,852 134,870 519,953 ,_ NOTE—The 24,293 ex¬ taxes. profit Preferred 519,953 324,970 opertions consolidated exchange prevailing during , of the This the respective new airline record the first January through for the half June, amount of a of year air was when 1947, announced. it $1,317,058 134,870 324,970 subsidiaries have the official rates of periods.—V. 165, p. 2406. at cargo set flew carried by this by commercial corporation 13,914,422 * a ton-miles, from Airfreight is ton-miles flown this year through June 30, including operations, totaled 8,011,028 ton-miles, a 392% increase over period last year, according to F. D. Miller, Director of Cargo Sales. Six-month 1946 figures show 1,627,714 ton-miles of airfreight carried, contract the (Stocks) Exchange (Bonds) ________ York Curb Exchange. MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT Boston Stock Company Established 1922 89 BROAD STREET Telephone.* HAnover 2-2600 NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Bell Teletype: NY 1-878 cost added to to working the different available cost meth¬ Consideration on least at fixed for is being given part of the redemption of new convertible a the the ' - 1947 in 1946 $250,867 $246,401 5,931 7,546 securities 1944 $265,936 34,026 17,452 income misc. 1945 $244,669 47,290 , ■ $274,251 44,542 20,111 $253,947 21,834 $278,695 $313,226 17,606 51,549 20,111 12,969 18,033 $209,598 taxes $212,002 $243,644 146,820 stock 61,891 Stock intends Exchange. Stock : to distribute Toronto regard securities for the bank tributed and first SHEET to six AS its of profits months OF net of of JUNE com¬ company" investment $218,037 in¬ realized 1947. 30, 1947 $1,589,082; capital The gain dividend, corporation has increase of 8 wage The liabilities, $9,417; se¬ net Dr$6,920,827; losses total, on securities $9,856,067.—~V. sold 165, contract, signed cents which an also an Corp.—Wages Increased agreement hour, it provides providing was announced for three on horizontal" a July 23. paid holidays a year, extends the company's contract with the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Worker's Union of America, Local 414, to Dec. 1, 1948, with no provision for re-opening by either party,—V. 165, p. 3274. 36 37 38 ,— American Radiator & 39 Section 24 24 Exchange Stock and Bond Averages 24 pany now in duction and -- a above year General Corporation & Investment News-Cover and State and City Bond Offerings the Foreign Exchange Rates 41 of Federal Banks Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal Reserve System 41 . 44 the previous Mr. Mueller the of said, balance Mr, of a result, company for six the he are first months six and months 112.5% of over this the said. company's products Mueller added: our domestic com¬ States, the largest said, the present rate of pro¬ higher than ever. are production allocated of year like to the was perio4 United heating equipment plumbing fixtures, less than 2Va%, is shipped to customers below Grande."—V. 165, p. 2542, Rio American Rolling Mill Co.—Buys Add! Facilities— The 44 of As bathtubs of 98% he history. sales the ago, Almost Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices 44 Course of Bank Clearings... 43 its Production States, Dividends Declared and Payable Mueller, President, on July 21 announced that the employs 23,000 persons in the United number 37% 50 Sanitary Corp.—Out¬ Theodore E. 42 . Standard put and Sales at Record High— 41 Transactions New York Stock Exchange Statement accrued loan (due July 1, 1947), $3,025,770; secured bank loan 1, 1950), $2,000,000; common stock (355,500 shares, no par), option warrants, $585; capital surplus, $9,796,540; undis¬ investment income, American Potash & Chemical 36 36 Exchange—Curb Over-the-Counter Markets Condition without p.. 3045. 36 Stock Reserve of $355,500; 35 _____ Exchange. Curb substantially all 88,625 the as investment 35 Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange. Toronto Stock Exchange, 88,625 "regulated LIABILITIES—Accounts payable and 34 Stock Stock 156,420 (due July 34 Stock San Francisco Montreal sales cured 34 ;_ Exchange Exchange Exchange. St. Louis Stock Exchange Philadelphia 24 33 Cleveland Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange Pittsburgh 62,120 142,200 dividend $248,119 146,490 ASSETS—Cash in banks, $550,142; accounts receivable for'bonds sold, $3,000,446; accounts receivable for securities sold, $13,395; interest receivable, $13,125; investment securities, at cost, $6,278,958; total, $9,856,067. 33 ,___ Chicago Stock Exchange Combined & end the provision has been made for Federal income taxes, has elected to be taxed as a "The Municipal Bonds be the of 29 Exchange Exchange. Miscellaneous Features SPECIALIST IN be would before excess application the been yet for accrued BALANCE . qAllen or come. on same FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY would for underwriting or income Preferred stock div * Transactions New York it available in improvement program. has ♦Net Page ;_ 13 Stock Exchange . Cargo—* an date received rec'd Total Issue Los Angeles Stock 881,4^3 foreign statements American Airlines, Inc.—Carries Record Air A divs. Exps., incl. Interest and Baltimore Stock Cincinnati $1,938,269 subs. income profits — , 180,280 foreign for 144,217 $1,644,459 deductions cess been 212,560 York New York Stock New subsidiaries— of No preferred received Divs. 1,722,749 21,618,176 26,774,810 • New $2,048,367 $1,399,328 Balance Miscellaneous income issue. 6 Mos. End. June 30— Cash Int. Stock and Bond Quotations -1946- funds „ pany Consolid't'd Company Consolid't'd be and is desirability present ♦No 1,012,386 $1,507,954 108,626 would replacement preferred stockholders new that preferred American European Securities Co.—Earnings— $63,853,590 >$59,079,978 Co.—Earnings- Company such as NOTE—Computed -19476 Mos. End. June 30— foreign the "Dec, 31,'46 ^■■■—______• American Bank Note the stated was present _ 49. p. convertible common that carefully studying carrying through these proposals. Common railway— railway new the it the a as , 9J5.5Q7 January 1- from Net and plant — Total the to expected by so ($100 par), offering of the stock. If conditions, appear unfavorable the call and the proposed issue will be postponed. In that event, any additional money heeded for plant expenditures ; and for improving our / working capital position will be obtained by borrowing. By the end of June^ $3,000,000 additional funds had been obtained on short-term bank loans, and it is estimated if no action on the call and the new issue is taken bank loans will total between $7,000,000 and $9,000,000 at the year-end.—V. 165, p. 2921, ; 4,675,782 income— and stated stockholders, was adopted charter stock ^preferred 1 . also to it redemption of the present preferred the the 11,263,593 1,518,133 consolidated— was mailed favorable called subscription It proposed 127,335 _ 3, 106,231 1,722,749 Other companies Fixed assets 1 826,890 _ oper. 153,343 not i statement seemed be The management ods of $6,589,275 $6,340,445 291,099 * 2,893,162 11,095,861 8,656,589 14,681,074 13,021,707 2,049,147 2,050,000 649,583 855,053 Treasury tax notes____ 2,464,171 283,450 64,406 1947. the of 1946 825,000 BALANCE proxy would offered for capital * 11 preferred conditions of JUne 30,'47 1,842,538 June— Prov. if the stock 1, $94,000 i-, $63,853,599 $59,079,978 only. annual meeting in April, the stockholders majority the proposal to amend the company's 200,000 shares of convertible of ASSETS— Cash 879,038 ♦Deficit.—V. Pfd. Life 366. p, 13,374,988 11,544,483 12.804,285 13,897,463 authorize In ; COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED - oper. "income— ry. , 825,000 ___; the large to ' investment 5,229,254 1,067,659 471,917 9,800,000 15,374,988 11,544,483 Creation of New Preferred—Proposed Refunding— Wm. B. Given Jr., President, on July 22 said in part: At Chicago; Guardian the — 6,529,616 2,185,646 840,960 ' 9,800,000 959,832 (98,000 shares) (995,507 shares)—. .... to 2.313,803 < income on Total ^♦Company 1947—6 Mos.- Can. income shares per 2,611,121 ry. Total air & 534,977 on Canadian taxes Capital surplus Earned surplus the . 2,243,128 U. railway—w railway Net Other 5,309; and ... 153. p. S. 514% preferred stock Common stock carried tons. Air were: 166, Tons Co.—Earnings— inc. on $364,012 71,058 25,609 U. S. from from —V. 11,780. $27,348,718 $19,565,889 $55,041,662 $35, 317,425 ♦Company only. 1944 $361,663 $275,164 15,355 ♦17,170 115,941 income—. oper. Net From carried 2,628.—V, amortization income .Earns, 1945 . & & for Net arnmgs- 1946 deprec., Canadian taxes From Jan. 1— Gross tons and year's 1947—3 Mos.—*1946 ____________ amortiz. p. Juho-4-'' Net last of $3,000,000 6,499,067 2,777,766 accruals U. Reserves (Including Canadian Subsidiaries) sales Common Net air express, over airfreight, Period End. June 30— Net 14,331 5,000,000 — Akron Canton & Youngstown RR. Gross LIABILITIES— & $5,096,402 ^50 Copy a MISCELLANEOUS - Notes payable to banks Accounts payable and of and equivalent to $4,06 per share on 5,025,322 shrs.. par value capital stk. outstanding^,^. $20,394,002 3273. - $1.25 Gross months 3,843; 5,099 291% total Reynolds Springs Co., Jackson, Mich., and the Insurance Co., New York. He is a former partner In 10,075 — assets Gross six of six-month the 56,106 purchased-.- stock reacquired-J—— promissory notes, tations) 1 increase 15,890 ——— — securities Total of year's American Brake Shoe Payable —V. contract $25,490,404 Accrued Net express, of has been elected a member of the board of direc¬ this corporation. He is a former President of the Continental Trust Co., and was formerly Vice-President of the National City Bank with which he was associated from 1916 until 1935. Mr. Jackson is also a director of the Old Ben Coal LIABILITIES— Accounts 2.V!a% air of ton-miles James A. Jackson 171,589 _ the Bank 46,945 sold ton-miles 3,653,740 American Overseas Airlines, Inc.—New Director- 54,500 sold an express, 529,705 , 2,356,344 and increase over last year's six-month total of included 3,571,809 ton-miles of air mail, latter $24,687,665 dividends-.—: mail, 94% a increase over last included 4,225 air 1947 — and was which tors for air airfreight, 7,166,mail, 1,967,316 tonof air express, and 1,627,714 ton-miles of airfreight. Tons carried this year, including contract freight, totaled 19,617, a 839, - demand on of of 66% Investments, at closing market quotations Cash ton-miles ton-miles INSURANCE - miles expense of $42,058 applicable to period. out- of security profits and losses. tBefore of $48,591. ASSETS— Receivable This and $48,591 paid dividend paid deducting losses) or —— profit from sales ^Excludes profits security INDUSTRIAL - airfreight. 40,399 of (excl. 3,547,050 4,357,288 1946 interest April 30— dividends Price 75 Cents Corporation and Investment News PUBLIC UTILITY - Monday, August 4, 1947 War-surplus steel foundry facilities built by the government to production of heavy steel castings at this company's plant Middletown, Ohio, have been purchased by the company for $125,000, the War Assets Administration announced on July 25. The property purchased includes an extension to the company's foundry, locker rooms, compressor building, office building, pyrometer building, an annealing furnace, core oven, jarring machine, mold driers, sandmueller, sand unloader, screenerater, swing grinders, trans¬ fer cars and three cranes. augment in The duction —V. facilities cost cost (less 165, p. 3274, the government depreciation) of $402,488 and have a repro¬ $218,703, the announcement said, • • (462) sales, less returns Grcss cost Total 1 • ' The company on July 22 filed .a letter of notification with for 10,000 chares ($20 par) common stock, to be offered at share, through Cohu & Torrey, New York. (Proceeds will be capital .improvements and for working capitiuJ. " used for Total Corp.—Earnings— End...June 30—„ 1947 ' Equipment Aro ' 6 Mos. f 310,000 $0.45 outstanding. 335,000 share $0.68 •After preferred dividend requirements. NOTE—Gross profit from sales amounted to $905,638 in 1946.—V. 164, p. 3409. t> ' - •• & Santa Fe Atchison Topeka Colorado & Santa Fe Ry., authorized 1,500,000 shares, for each Railway oper. Railway oper. debits Other Net —V. ' 166, 258. p. ; . * " Net ry. 39,688 19,622 10,977 947,229 392,460 54,877 West Point RR.- -Earnmgs1946 1945 1944 $324,365 $425,372 $492,213 54,222 38,363 132,923 178,565 ry. 12,932 21,776 29,026 33,016 2,738,998 882,265 185,879 2,823,536 1,087,932 194,386 1— From January ry. . railway...— from Net 1,975,762 208,028 1,889,102 •48,063 railway from Net 33,838 income.. oper. 166, •Deficit.—V. 96,623 2,403,000 Period End. June ... Operating expenses 281,363- •■ 337,292 1,797,002 $3,008,848 197,002 938 734 19,485 329,314 326,704 2,001,974 $939,276 2,154,488 21,257 2,009,901 Other inromft deductions Misc. i, Fixed and conting. income Net i '• • chgs. $294,407 - —... 4,047,950- $814,946 $5,035,337 •$702,781 258. Deficit.—V. 166, p. made in • our Inc.—Earnings— B/G Foods, , log the the to finished, product. . . FINANCING Outstanding Authorized 2 Va % ♦10-yr. serial note dated July 1, 1946 $2,250,000 V 900,000 600,000 shs. $2,500,000 - - promissory notes payable serially 900,000 ^Common stock (par $1)—1,000,000 t4% In First •Principal amount is payable in 19- installments. amount of $250,000 was paid on May 15, 1947, installments in the amount of 18 • Shs. each year there- 1947, and on the 15th day of May and November in after. " Interest at rate of 2Va % per annum on the amount quarterly payable is installment, and the remaining $125,000 each are payable on Nov. 15, on 15th the days unpaid principal February,- -May, of August and November. tThis issue comprises three plain promissory f notes containing no. restrictive covenants, each dated May 1", 1947," each in the principal amount of $300,000, and maturing July 1, 1948, 1949, and 1950, respectively, on which the company can anticipate payment without penalty, DIVIDENDS—The record of common dividends paid during the four ended June 30, 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947 was GOc, 85c, $1.90, respectively.. On July 14, 1947 a dividend of 62%c per share was declared payable on Aug. 1, 1947 to holders of record July 25. The shares offered will not participate in such dividend. years $1, ana PURPOSE—Net its reimburse its working capital be used by the company to will proceeds for capital expenditures, to increase other general corporate purposes. - treasury and for UNDERWRITERS—The names of the ' of -shares number of common follows: No. of Shates Corp Lynch, Pierce, Fen- Merrill ner 6,000 4,500 Beane & & Hornblewer Weeks 4,500 3,000 Johnston, Lemon & Co Dominick & Dominick. Hemphill, Noycs & Co.— Webber, ' Paine, \Hayden, Stone & Co — & & Middlebrook Torrey—— Ooolittle, Schoellkopf Boettcher & Co. and Co Goodwin Inc. Bucklev Brothers —1 Paul H. Davis & Co R. s. Dickson <fc Co Taussig, Day & Co., Inc.— Bond & 3,000 2,500 2,500 Reynolds & Co Boenning & Co Cohu 3,000 Jackson & -Curtis Coburn 9,802 2,000 2,000 2.000 2,000 1,500, ' 1.500 1.500' 1,500 1,500 1,500 Bateman, 1,000 1,000 1,000 Eichler & Co Bingham, Walter & Hurry. Crowell, Weedon & Co Dempsey & Co.i L.' Emerson H. LOCO & Securities First Co., Co. 1,000 Inc. of Gordon W. D. Graves 1,000 & Co & Co.—— \1.000 Gradisori Herrick, Waddell & Co., Inc. 1,000 Hill 1,000 Richards Mead, & Co Miller & Co ; 1,000 Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. Frederick S. Co., ,— Robinson & 5,60L609 1 166, p. 367. Bayuk Cigars, Inc.—Earnings— r Schaefer & Sell., 1,000 1,000 Co.. Durst, Wagenseller & Westheimer and Co Inc. 1,000 1,000 1946 1947 before & gen. $3,758,399 depreciation and amort.__ admin, exp., deprec. and amort. profit, 1,550,569 • income (net.r Prov. for Federal Prov. for Inventory price shares Common Earnings * income transferred per *Based and tax 70,122 ;. contin._'_ *. 43,304 512,987 ■ 40,000 $1,312,814 $831,782 — 786,120 393,060 —»— $1.67 *$1.06 surplus^ outstanding shares 7,202 25,036 830,953 surtax—— adjustment earned to share common on $1,395,275 (net) net income tax on, notes payable, etc. for Pennsylvania corporate Profit 41,435 $2,278,925 —i- Interest Prov. 80,095 — Total income . $2,636,231 1,282,392 $1,353,839 $2,198,830 .Other — outstanding. now NOTE—The equity (not included above) of company in und'stributed ..earings of subsidiary company (not consolidated), amounted to $244,226 in 1947 and $298,893 In' 1946.—V. 166, p. 367. ry. $206,015 6,464 279 $206,294 78,236 expenses 1946 1945 1944 $651,715 $693,425 $726,034 $861,525 208,710 267,103 240,821 413,823 106,713 78,445 •71,347 35,728 97,857 outstanding Earnings per common share...— note—Statements include - operating Net ry. ■■ —— cost Government obligations, at ——_—• Receivables of food and supplies, at cost..... Prepaid expenses, etc — Property, equipment and leasehold ments, at cost (net)—. investments Other improve¬ — ,—... •Goodwill Total '. payable expens'esr taxes ■ Capital -surplus Earned surplus ——. debentures.—— cost) (at 22,736 ..... ....I .... 43,989 38,517 $1,397,064 $157,325 75,756 *215,557 179,667 • •36,900 to •Applicable period).—V. 10-year over 165, p. to years, stock. these 166, V, p. - 1946 8 408,700 and for lease , . Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo—Files company of Some the resell' it,—V. : July 23 on 5,400 shares filed $6,720,999 from oper. for Capital shares outstanding Earnings per shared— $4,242,252 2,337,657 1,969,467 ($1 par) $£137,350 t" In "the • employees may $322,099, or first half President, Sayre, cents per 14 revenue units in each The - the 30, in the 1947.—V. to the of gross 160, p. oDerating 1947' of be the corporation total 2,223,555 built automatic 296.000 production ■> for 1946, 166, S. Judson. July - 20: Production exceeded 50,000 months of March, April, May and June, he said. on units fn materials, its of balance of the year plans to produce double outout of ironers and four times the number the in months' six dryers.—V. p. 258. Bethlehem Steel Corp. (& Subs.) -Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Mos,- 1947—6 Mos.—1946 8 8 $ * 2 223.555 Net bl'lings . ductings 2,223.555 $1.74 - $0.96 the sale of assets -• , The revenue 265,894,674 196,266,411 503,420,117 338,386,013 before de¬ income Total - shown items 23,838,204 23,916,604 62.271.843 889,312 541,737 1,77C',054 1,333,713 ... 5,659,926 5,377,660 11,004,400 10,133,353 taxes. 22,338,966 17,997,207 49,489,332 22,801, 9*930.000 3,550,000 20.590,000 3,550, 12,408,936 $3.61 14,447.207 $4.29 28,499:392 $3.45 19,251,6$5.: Int. and other charges.. •Prov. for depletion and depreciation $1.02 before inc. Net Prov. for amounting Net income sh. of Per •Other non-recurring profit is in¬ for the. quarter ended June 34,268.722 taxes based on income for period com. stk on certain equitement provided for lhrou( operating expense.)^—V. 165, p. 2267. than depreciation charge to 50. Locomotives— This company has just purchased 13 big mountain tvpe locomotives from.*,the Boston & Maine RR., it was announced on July 29 by Roy B. White. President. Delivery will begin within a few days and will Baltimore & .'•■•' production of ironers approached 20,000 half-year period, and 10.000 dryers. Depending on company first share. $11,235,014. i Appliances, Incr—Output Increased—- : company's same the * gross amounted '• the" stock with -the- intent'to • ' operating revenue of the company and its sub¬ sidiaries for the quarter April 1 to June 30. 1947, amounted to $6,121,067; for the six months to June- 30, 1947, such gross operating NOTE—The purchase • approximating the announced washers, ' $2,272,775 period •$3,862,348 • . a common 165, p. '2922. fce'.ow non-recurring earnings from Includes to $4,475,008 to reserves written off profit With SEC— latter of notification with the SEC stock to be- offered to certain key employees -of the- company under-an employee's stock purchase plan." The stock will be offered at market without formal underwriting. The for 1945 1947' during period Net 1946 * Federal taxes costs shares $ 2,858,650 Operating profit after ap- would create a new Delaware Inc.—with 523,232 shares of $1 of the present Connecticut cor•poration would be acquired-on a share-for-share basis. The remaining shares of the Delaware corporation, amounting to 114,532 Shares, could be Issued as a dividend by the directors without further action by the stockholders. The management stated, however, that it has no present intention. of using these shares representing increased capital surplus as a dividend. "This is not an assurance that such Increased capital surplus will not be used at some future daT'1 as «, fund for pavment of- dividends," the letter continued. The directors propose, in the recapitalization plan, to effect", the -purchase of the Connecticut corporation at the close of business* Dec. 31, 1947. Shares of the new Delaware corporation would be applied for listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The present manage: merit would continue with the pew corporation.—V; 164, p. 3162.' % 258, Deductions for additions be ' — Ended June 30— to Heminway Co., The Barnsdall Oil C<r—Earnings— 6 Months and corporation amendments plan recapitalization stock. value par " 1947 ■—- — meeting to change Delaware . proposed The Drll,713 profit tNet a, Connecticut Legislature -Which meets once every two by approval of holders of two-thirds of . the company's J. P. T. Armstrong, President, in a letter to stockholders, said charter.ruies made amendments a cumbersome, time-consulning corporation—-Belding 124,040 $18,500,000 789,123 t$82,132 Earnings per capital share ;— $0.40 N1 tAfter taxes and charges. Provision for estimated Federal, income taxes amounted to $483,655 in 1947. tLoss. §Not available. Net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 1947, amounted to $408,429 after all charges and prodiving for estimated Federal income taxes. Unfilled business as of June 30, 1947, approximated $24,000,000.*— Sales at a special 22 Into capitalization. Connecticut charter requires bv the followed process. , 301,733 1584. Ended June 30— August company company's the present 'proved vote Connecticut increase The 227,336 409,937 Steel Corp.—Earnings— Barium 964,906 , p.< 50. 166, Bendix Home 6 Months 4,110,632 640,839 Reorganize— present the „ ——— zation 6,932,248 3,024,529 v 258,417 124,040 $1,484,816 $1,397,064 restaurant acquired in 1944 (in process of amorti¬ Total 996,030 ' 406,028 227.336 ———.1— —^ stock Treasury 202,730 530,160 141,798' 37,800 contingencies, 'ete... for 1,927 207,763 — Coimnoir 100,039 100,990 —— —T--.— 5% sinking fund stock- 15-y.ea«r $421,527 95,015 8,717 212,319 36,763 2,530,583 1,176,035 stockholders will The . $709,001 ■ - Accrued ; $1,484,816 —— —— „— LIABILITIES— Reserve L__ —.a— Accojunts- • BALANCE SHEET 5,755,989 4,945,778 • 2,178,273 income— oper. Belding Heminway Co.—Seeks Delaware Status—Also - June 13,'47 June 14/4.6 $619,615 — -Inventories results of ■ Cash S. $1.03 .. ASSETS— U. $1.00 4,797,343 railway-— railway-- from Net 124.040 wholly-owned sub¬ for months of January to May Restaurant, Inc., sidiary, Alexandra inclusive. . from ■Gross •Deficit—V. 124,040 —_ income—. oper. Plans to ——-~T railway—, railway From January 1— u — Ry.—Earnings— 1947 from Net . & Western Sour Lake Beaumont Bingham Stamping - 1,000 Co. subsidiaries) wholly-owned (Incl. 6 Months Ended June 30— $127,849 profit' Common Shares cluded 1,000 5,013,681 — — — $2,355,176 907,693 1,241,263 ' & ' Inc Herbert W. Sutro 9,283,674 Act taxes- -•Deficit.—Vj 1,427,852 ~ taxes- income Net 1,000 Chicago 5,237,727 •16,690,163 3,013,040 2,597,293 Cr8,729 a/c Railroad Retirement from $2,767,148 1,144,085 — — (net).^ * for Provision underwriters and the respective stock to be purchased by each are as ' No. of Alstyne Ncel 4,580,909 Period End. June CO— Shares Van 3,870,973 1,657,230 Net operations from income Other * fiscal 763,148 *597,923 funded on 2,612,763 $201,675 Profit . PRESENT TO EFFECT GIVING CAPITALIZATION 8,047,545 Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 14, '46 June 13, '47 June « .ij_-— of Accrued - . 648,040 8,679,722 income tax a/c Gross ' ^from 667,707 1,337,884 643,606 $195,211 ' Ended—• sales sales.-—1—j--Operating and administrative — 72,882 shares of common stock (par $1) at $32 per share by Van Alstyne Noel Corp. . and associates. The issue has been oversubscribed. Further details follow: y COMPANY AND BUSINESS—Corporation, incorporated in Massachu; setts in 1925, is one of the largest manufacturers of plywood packing cases in the United States, and by reason of the purchase of Maryil Package Co. and its subsidiaries late in 1946, is also one of the leading producers of fruit, berry and vegetable baskets and packages^ made of -single-ply -veneer and wooden trays and crates. Company and its subsidiaries perform a completely integrated process of manufacture 73,024 120,773 June- COMPARATIVE Stock Offered — Mention was issue of July 28 of the offering on July 25 of Atlas Plywood Corp. 415,024 62,217 131,759 income Gross 2,188,795 •$572,345 595,386 . . income- oper. ry. 4,700,000 $29,273 facil. rents & jt. ' Net 5,700,000 600,000 800,000 Taxes Equip. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $68,164,100 $65,473,726 57,658,252 59,524,207 2,607,5751 *2,908,324. 505,345 i •Cost RR.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 $10,537,319 $9,701,965 9,426,683 9,337,018 30— revenues 3,503,442 Total _'i ----- (2)—Results for the 24 Weeks Atlantic Coast Line ,v 3,257,924 18,871,153 - 469,013 ... .... _ Operating 716,295 1,696,903 942,285 — •5,515,899)* 1,216,307 int. P'ederal Aviation Press, Inc., Net !/ 882,607 948,745 tlncludc: Tenafly, N. Y.—Files With SEC-^ The company on July 28 filed a letter of notification w.th the SEC •for 30,000 shares of common stock (par $2), to be offered at par, The proceeds to be used- to liquidate bank and commercial loans . and provide additional working capital. There are no underwriters named. $60,000 Notes Offered in 194$ Withdrawn— L. H. Rothchiid on Aug. .27, 1S45, offered $60,000 6% .10-year con¬ vertible sinking fund notes. The offering subsequently was withdrawn and the issue cancelled.—V. 164, p. 1863. 258. p. 15,613,229 1,449,553 on Excise $5,106,326 $510,993. to i 980,611 - - - 1947 Net Gross 202,569 $323,270 railway railway—... oper. income— — 704,656 159,273 from ' 5,162,431 ^ .i, 160,940 deductions Net first half of 1S46 are not comparable sinci operating results of Crosley Corp., New Idea, Inc., and American Central Mfg. Co.,. whose assets and businesses were purchased in November,' 1946 and are now operated as manufacturing divisions of the corporation, were not included in consolidated net sales and earnings as reported for the first six months of that year. _ NOTE (3)—The company's equity in undistributed profits or losses of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. and New York Shipbuilding Corp. is not included in consolidated income.—V. 165, p. 3390. — from Net tax—... — — amounted NOTE $126,504 53,231 .... — ____ June— Gross - ■——• . income Federal income period 1946 $142,039 —- from Atlanta & Cr590,502 1947 railway Net from railway. Net ry. oper. income —V. i66, p. 50. • 133,169 2,561,157 r income Cont'ng. $3,175,330 .Common shares outstanding—— —6,613,424 Earnings per common shade after pfd. div. requirements-. . $0.44 NOTE (1)—Provision for depreciation charged to income during the Net 17,639,04$ /From Jan. 1— Gross for Provision 9,685,784 1,218,818 funded 1947 $50,747,235 40,478,473 administrative expenses. income Other 13,205,454 1,071,198 debt — . 6,271,310 123,685 debt MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, — — general and 30,838,626 1,712 260 debt— Aviation Corp.) The 2,977,496' 317,061 funded Subs.)—Earnings— (& Corp. Profit ■Earnings— ... 5,389,180 F;xed charges other tna;* int. ... 20,757,858 . railway railway-... oper. income from $749,551 Tctal Tax 18,467,267 2,551,111 Gross from- $1,056,177 sales of Selling, 22,019,323 June— Net Cost -- Andrews Bay Atlanta & Saint $1,467,904 ' ' INCOME FOR SIX sales" Net ... Cr786,190 3,082,123 2,873,034 income •Net 4,195,699 f>r292,393 3,375,590 incomel oper. ry. 26,338,750 4,446,205 Dr578,147 credits. or $2,197,921 CONSOLIDATED 207,35.1,677 196,209,591 157,908,672 149,999,346 28,209,867 26,042,889 33,908,965 36,060,280 27,660,338 revenues. expenses. accruals.! ;,Raihvay' tax 220,97.9 .'(Formerly 24,607,127 174,326,323 139,346,353 21,629,631 143,487,697 133,075,043- ' income- oper. ry. Other in e ome p * ■*' ■ *.,931,074 .61.1,00.0 Avco Manufacturing Ry.—Earnings— and Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry.) 1947—6 Mos.—1946 <6 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— 2,695,714 263,133 36T. p. - will vote Aug. 22 on increasing the common stock from 750,000 shares, no par value, to $10 par value, two new shares to be issued in exchange mo par share held.—V. ■ 165, p. 3274. (Includes Gulf, • 1,500,000 income MONTHS 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $ $ '•» 2,377,793 from ry. opers. F.xed interest on $1,222,841 in 1947 and stockholders The N-ct' ry-. $ 'J ' Misc. Net -V. 166, • ■ SIX * 1,146,250 i expenses 1Ry tax accruals—-— Equipment rents (net). Jt. iao.l-ty, ronts (net) 33,363 $ 30,168,693 24,779,513 revenues oper. oper. ' Net surtax and $0.79 Split-Up Stock— Investment Co.—To Associates " 108,645 r' ,40,401 tax income Normal common per 26,882 Ry. $2,944,127 (net) Excess.prof, tax $244,110 310,000 $182,863 $4,081,517 - FIRST 1947—Month—1946 . * Ry. income: on ' AND JUNE FOR EARNINGS ■ 4 2,261 , $3,975,440 r 106,077 / 732,329 Common •Earnings for Fed. & Domin. taxes $976,439 *21.908 $260,676 : income ' shares ...Net deducts, from inc. $3,770,514 72,593 Prov. 1945 . $304,771 $428,788 (est.)..:.—168,112 income taxes for Prov. taxes income before Profit 1946 ' . $2,903,725 $3,252,036 77,924 income.. income Gross " $3,036,313 215,722 $3:692,590 other Total Corp. day3. ' 516,083 - 2,478 * __1 profit Net $13,184,014 9,761,943 few next the 583,721 709,689 474,718 doubtful accts\ Prov". for over thp last week-end the Baltimore of 12 units of a 14 unit order for locomotives placed soma months ago with The remaining two units will be delivered within delivery Period End. June 30— Selling, 'general & ad¬ ministrative expenses the SEC $23.25 a ■ Electro-Motive • $16,117,670 $15,152,812 12,371,667 10,591,171 etc. $16,300,052 of sales— 12,132;743 allowances, received RR. Diesel-electric. pas'Ser.gcr 1944? 1945 ' 1946 Mar. 31, '47 ». I.—Files Providence, R. Co., Inc., Arnold, Hoffman & With SEC— Ohio & Years Ended June 30, 9 Mos. End. White also, announced that Mr. STATEMENT INCOME CONSOLIDATED Inc.—Output— lor the increase of. corresponding American Water Works & Electric Co., Power output of the electric properties of this company "■week ended July 26, 1947 totaled 894,916,000 kwh., an 13.40% over the output of 83,706,000 kwh. for the week of 1946.—V. 166, p. 366. Monday, August 4, 1947 commercial & financial chronicle the; 2 Ohio RR.—Buys 13 The change The on ) 3 the ' 1 name comoanv July 1, completed in two weeks. Co.-«—Plans to Change Name— Aug. 21 on apDroving a proposal of this corporation to The Bin"h«m-Ferbrand Cor was merged with the Herbrand Corp., Fremont, Ohi stockholders ' will, vote ■' *1947.—V. 166, p. 154. V 1 • Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (463) Bessemer & Lake Erie RR^-Earnings— June— Gross 1947 from Net from Net ry. railway (P. II.) 1945 1944 $1,514,961 $2,083,721 $2,261,676 1,427,831 566,108 737,252 936,894 974,092 710.01J 533,455 633,801 income— Net Gross from Net ry. railway railway-l.-—:. income-—, from Net 9,846,327 "Deficit.—V. 166, 4,661,981 8,576,479 3,753,387 oper. "721,102 958,962 3,218,710 364,503 Profit ■Capital Earnings 5 1,695,840 Discounts, Loch outstanding share—v per ■ . 1946 $1,382,283 1,344.843 ;—;— $0.78 tAfter all reserves, '; Shipments and billings for the $25,682,668 and unfilled orders of first six June months of 1947, were 30, The company pleted of of during contracts war $3,254,798, contracts.—V. war. that announces renegotiation government of and $166,404 84,217 73,589 and concessions— other income 68,998 depreciation $446,260 and 165, that the for second 1945 this quarter by of store est. The 58,722 . per — - state inc. taxes 1,850 163,030 "Consolidated with George road $1.41 wholly-owned subsidiary.—V. 165, as $1.00 all com¬ to 12 ihe Months Operating adjustments Ended June 30— a * will Blumenlhal & Co., Inc. Period End. June 30— Operating profit Deprec. on plant Provision Net $801,920 $226,940 $1,281,843 52,365 105,813 275,068 38,679 436,172 "$52,879 166, p. $474,436 $82,449 $1.95 $0.23 $3.01 5,303 128 Joint rents fac. Net (Dru_ (Or) 27,005 income ry.. oper. Other 258,291 — income 1947—6 Mos.—1946 „■ 25,878 158,375 income $2,985,929 401,763 .Gross .Net $541,034 $64,068 294,247 320,862 1,791,273 •1,955,485 "$256,794 $1,596,419 income "Deficit.—V. 166, from ry. / (& Period End. June 30— Net after earns, Federal TNet taxes profits "Earns, on 2923, 942,990 of 951,000 * $724,874 .: stock v. -$467,040 June— Gross The - liquidating value $16.95 per share. This From Jan. 1, 1930, Corp.—Report— the of capital with compares through split-up) the June stock $18.25 •/ * June on at the 30, end 1947, of was two-for-one $14.27 to $16.95 1946 "65,747 "86,068 "115,975' " • ry. ' , 1,062,762 from ry. In . 1944 EARNINGS U .* , Interest FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED 1947 . JUNE 1946 income 166, "625,655 $120,595 income Total $177,512 $415 income $5,172 expenses, etc.—" "70,368 "50,732 *116,566 "90,331 to $145,332 $142,594 < 166, a 681,337 26,838 21,123 "378,953 * $121,472 be 170,451 128,793 109,074 income tax in respect STATEMENT - and OF of "547,097 ASSETS—Investments in $10,300 the • - $12,399 $2,113 unclaimed able to LIABILITIES, stocks—at JUNE 30, market 1947 value 1947 Net ry. 15 income—_ Gross, from Net railway railway from ry. "Deficit.—V. 166, activities from Net Net 92,208 Net-, 46,212 Prov. 1,630,648 1,326,275 659,136 470,710 125,806 365,741 245,342 profit Earnings share '"Estimated. i -or For the 33 first cents a quarter. the 2,651,953 4,980,000 ' " share, • Dana 135 June against income Gross the Quarter William of this American Union, On year.—V. net or sales quarter Financial La for 1945 561,315 24,246 5,000,000 $0!004 5.000,000 $0.11 of payment of 15% , of > per 1945 74,342,059 as 165. 20 and profit cents d. a service compared was ■ "78,532 The be the SEC which $1,645,36G share in activities with the was $13,558,706 Chronicle 254*'.. (Reg. Divs. SEC required rights asserted of for that waiver a stockholders of of holders, of was Central 10%, pre-emptive this Com. ■ 1946 1945 1944 $9,318',435 $7,807,325 $7,807,325 3,130 8,547 $9,326,982 $7,807,325 $7,807,325 13,757 467,000 468,000 S. . than Fed. 13,191 inc. 531,000 $8,782,655 — 13,417 703,000 $11,635,269 for Fed. tax S. Patent stk. r' l 525,000 11,100,000 divs 525,000 8,100,000 increase per in $10,259 6,694 $7,326,568 525,000 6,600,000 $7,332,631 sh com. $201,568 $207,631 $157,565 $75.07 surp._ $55.05 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, , Central 525,000 6,600,000 $45.35 ' $45.33 1947 " > ASSETS—Cash', $421,956; U. S. Treasury notes—Tax Series 'V" (at $1,200,000; investments in common stocks, $50,596,609; total. $52,218,566. ♦ cost!, the will, time it of is Virginia • on pfd. stock, payable July 1, 1947, $262,500; $1,320,740; 7% cumulative non-voting pfd. stork (par $100), $15,000,000; common stock (par $100), $15,000,000; surplus, $20,635,326; total, $52,218,566.—V. 165, p. 2795. Federal said, more oppose than 10%; Inc.—Earnings$635,470 $676,326 $734,346 79,121 95,492 141,204 283 1,234 58,077 4,733,457 3^727,989 812,335 191,511 4,120.310 4.380,459 52,721 474,005 "534,908 928,061 "42,969 is of expanding An area. the Dodge its addition Division, on July 31 manufacturing activities in announced the West is being made -to a plant adjacent t> Chrysler's parts plant in San Leandro, Calif., in order to provide for in¬ creased assembly facilities for Dodge passenger cars and Dodge trucks. The new facilities will consist of a 190,000 square foot building .which is now on the property, plus 102,000 square feet more which, 1944 205,173 tax, Colbert, President Dodge Coast 1945 income Chrysler Corp.—Dodge Unit to Expand;— L. L. that $848,942 railway railway—.—._ oper, income— 166, p. 373,043 will be added it. to ■ • taxes outstdg. Earnings per share effect to 1947 1946 $251,573 142,000 100,000 $220,861 200,000 100,000 $0.82 (less reserve for depreciation), •superintendent's May, $1.10 1946. , shares at $1,265,231; charges no par D. 51. ry. "$0.76 From Gross York, per ■ B. Dana investment to fixed in mill * ry. N.-Y.. vear. remittance under-the Other for a railway railwayincome around . . when the new will facilities 1946 Ry.—Earnings 1945 1944 $2,738,116 $2,458,036 $2,899,444 839,784 $3,101,722 526,376 924,331 368,383 1,172,620 446,653 290,130 16,968,184 13,863,360 5,453,631 2,885,548 2,949,936 1,587,071 17,951,545 6,367,981 2,289,205 381,220 19,105,21 7.861,78 2,518,24 1947 from 1946 1945 1944 railway—_. railway— $1,428,019 $1,054,138 637,137 $1,234,220 402,911 $1,134,805 ry. oper. income— From Jan. 1— 624,328 582,239 314,150 57"? FRi 527,195 472,423 8,950,346 6,024,554 7.330,124 4,294,407 2,314,944 7.957.861 3,686,198 3,833,424 3 887 378 1,677,434 3,031,231 3,138,261 from .Net • Gross from Net. from Net ry. railway railway oper. 166. p. income— 52. Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y., REctor 2-9570.. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and [every Thursday (general news and Publisher; advertising issue) with a statistical Issue on E. C., England, c/o Monday]. Other Edwards & Smith. Copyright 1947 by William B. Dana Comoany. of March 3, 1879. Reentered Subscriptions in United States, U, S. Possessions, Territories and Members of Pan$42.00 per year. subscriptior s be are Clinchfield RR.~ -Earnings— week Act operation plant 52. p. London, Countries. foreign income oper 166, Gross -Net Company, twice railway—. June— future payable, Gardens, that January 1— from —V. _ from Net $25,000; common stock shares), $2,000,000; surplus, $1,344,849; total, $6,213,998. Published Drapers' from 266. railway— oper, Net bonds cost), $13,505; applicable from Net ' (banks), $750,000; accounts payable, $1,849,637; accrued wages-taxes-commission (est.), $23,032; Federal income tax (1946), $121,481;- provisions for Federal income tax, 1947 -(est.), -$10G,00u; reserve for contingencies, ] RR. p. 1947 from Net $l,8E-'0,263; mortgage receivable, life insurance, $117,883; inven¬ house, $6,715; deferred operations, $79,434; total, $6,213,993. (200,000 moved 166, Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific $151,573 200,000 1947, $21,000; cash surrender value tories, $1,650,777; treasury stock (1,075 and June— Gross $165,147 split in - . time 1945 $362,861 par)—i— 2-for-l , expanded 100,000 — — the of ... present ready.—V. Inc.) $265,147 — the Dodge passenger cars and trucks are being as¬ sembled along with Plymouth passenger cars in the company's Los Angeles assembly plant. The Dodge part of this Inc.—Earnings— Century Factors, (est.) (no employment people. At CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 1947 ASSETS—Cash in banks and on hand, $1,159,789; U. S. Govt, (at cost), $19,400; accounts receivable, assets 800 * —————-—, shs. Projected plans call for the eventual assembly in these new facilities approximately 150 Dodge passenger cars and 80 Dodge trucks a day on an eight-hour day schedule and the of 51. profit—-' Fed. profit.— Office). William year; in Dominion of Canada, $38.00 fluctuations in the rates of exchange, income Net deben¬ 1946 1 ' $12,348,330 U. hearing the of rights.—V. LIABILITIES—Dividend States at by voting vote Co.—Earnings— 1947 stock. Pfd. stk. divs . by bfr may stock! direct to requested approved the affirmative an received on other Earns, distribution debentures from for Com. —V. U. 80,752,431 23,401,1.0 11,850,393 stated. three-fourths 368. reed, Net corpo¬ 110,057 LIABILITIES—Notes ■ 1944 83,662,772 22,476,558 11,145,437 6,692,004 pre-emptive in taxes ' the income operating Net , President; William D. Riggs; Business Manager.. St., Chicago 3, 111 (Telephone: State 0613); 1 February 25, 1942, at the post office at New the that waiver. common Exps. 165, . the the on the 30, (Including Salle $35.00 account offered, case Bank Y.—V. —V. and Seibert, S. the ,91,006,587, from N. - 30,- 1947, second second-class matter KOTE: $0.53 —„ ' ended Commercial offices; as ____! during first The • 1946 , $16,641,294 in ' quarter the on railway railway—,—_ "Giving $30,200,000 $21,211,638 $17,417,821 ' per a clue Capita.1 shares outstanding - initial Six Months Ended June 30— - services _• , holders ' - & National York, 1954. debenture added oper. ry. 93,826 426,059 r__—, Net of from 159,647 1947 sales for 1944 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— income 1946 . Gross $244,555 6 Mos. End. June 30— Gross Chase New From Jan. 1— 1945 50. p. The Street, 1947 from $351,112 1,604,501 An from ry. - . at par Richmond, Va.t make Century Ribbon Mills, "48,932 • June Net the 327,622 income oper. of Net 79,750 .1,821,085 — at Broad March. '-"Deficit.—V. From Jan. 1— "Net 5M2S bankruptcy trustees Gross $306,865 22,549 to June— 24,358 • railway——76,787 cper. 11 Central Vermont Ry., 1946 $314,307 • made bankruptcy estate had cash of $1,546,825. To approximately $530,000 received as dividends early in July from the investment. in two subsidiaries, the American Cities Power & Light Corp. and the Blue Ridgey Corp.—V. 165, p. 3281. Burlington-Rock Island RR.—Earnings— railway.—. and distribution As payable, $217; accrued liabilities, $6,495; $89,176; total, $95,888; net assets applicr outstanding shares of capital stock, equivalent to share, $8,164,667.—V. 165, p. 3163. < from 1948 jthis has been by 54 firms; 1,500 was the largest sale, smallest.—V. 165, p. 2408.11 / -. ■ ■' from last The any dividends payable, June— of committee court , banks, $549,795; dividends receivable, stock sold; $14,200; special deposits for 108 pur¬ Net 1,482,478 2,428,530 368. p. provides any »• (cost in chases Gross 5s Boyce Brooklyn Union Gas Co.—Special Offering—A special offering of 18,300 shares (no par) common, was effected on the New York Stock Exchange July 24 at $20 per share by Hallgarten & Co. Commission $1. The offer¬ ing was completed in 19 minutes. There were i 6,913,627 1,150,280 $12,351,460 on Sterling Hutcheson of the Virginia court has set a the-application for September 29. This, if approved, will be the second distribution on the States debentures. 481,532 per be York, bankruptcy ^trustees ... . 'LIABILITIES—Accounts '$16.95 296,520 "482,830 83,029,922 11,688,037 3,408,407 Treasury notes Jiidge • capital total, $8,260,556. $89,165; 876,917 "260,752 51. p. 166, publicly the — Inter, on to be taxed as a regulated have no liability for Federal should AND receivable for dividends, - . common cash 107,513 6,365,842 2,035,610 Christiana Securities Redemption— , to .elect income. net ASSETS $5,680,985), $7,586,635; $20,760; such as "117,722 4,769,070 1 for The Reeve committee, representing debenture ration, has asked the U. S. District Court at ture $19,149 'investment company "123,947 the in p. "Prov, $116,203 114,090 1944 224,486 192,573 ■ "307,450 "666,017 -- 22,175 $118,493 corporation has determined $1,156,083 204,278 706,050 redemption on Sept. 1, next, for fund,' $200,000 of its 3 % sinking fund deben¬ will New 1945 $909,195 18,180 $14,413,407 $12,456,838 $14,960,816 $14,204,516 2,324,660 1,758,193 4,551,811 4,524,791 income— 945,843 753,395 2,086,106 2,U4U,9h6 two-thirds. should Central States Electric Corp.—Debenture Holders Ask for Payment of 15%— * "The of Ry.—Earnings— 1946 6 Mos. End. June 30— 2408. p. $138,377 " 26,210 Surplus City Louisville 7,300,170 railway plan approves 133,206 $151,302 "Net inc. for period Dividends paid !__j Payment the & v $177,512 r_ General $145,332 of 495,073 1,416,102 supplementary waived 51. p. company has" called of the sinking tures. 1944, 142,179 ______ Dividend 30 1945 " ' 487,156 $796,924 ' railway income that The v "468,714 "769,929 ' Central Soya Co., Inc.—Partial The account 215,560 58,552 oper. a Income •- 441,459 !_ 166, . 28.6%. 97,958 3,529,704 report filed July 25 in Federal Court, the SEC plan submitted by the trustees of the company for the company would be fair, equitable, and a modification feasible, it is made relative to preemptive rights of stockholders'. These pre-emptive rights should not be subject to waiver or at most the waiver should be confined to instances where new securities are '1945 $105,454 783,685 "267,924 income. oper. 92,279 3,330,476 1,220,882 railway oper. stated $5,167,000 > railway.. "Deficit,—V. - 105,429 2,513,080 Childs Co.—Would Alter Plan— Vermont—Earnings$130,645 Net 30, share per or 283,939 reorganizing "24,287 from 1944 $639,207 $1,183,237 inebn^e "Deficit.—V. 1946 $5,947,000 railway—: oper.-income—_ Net ry. Net 7,961,403 1947 : railway 1946. 6,421,922 21- from From Jan. 1—r Gross from 1947, (after adjustments for liquidating value increased 18.8%' and, -after adding back $2.90 per share of capital gains distributed during the period, the total- gain was 39.1% During this same period the general level of common stock "prices as measured by the Dow-Jones Industrial stock index declined the from 1,432,959 1947 ry. 1945 $632,506 283,118 1947 from Net 150,825,408 139,451,605 144,403,486 131,490,202 21,720,229 $195,812 Net Ry.—Earnings— From Jan. 1— railway—.— Net and. 673,415 railway- oper: Gross-from 1947—6 Mos.—1946 . 23,153,188 1,768,689 — : from years,' 1946 June— i Canadian Pacific Lines in : ; 19 " from Gross .. ' Broad Street Investing $ . earnings c_ 166, p. 367. last Richmond, Chicago & North Western Ry.—Earnings— 952,200 Ry.—Earnings— 26,465,114 earnings the and 368. p„ Net'from' railways $0.44 outstanding.—V. .165, 2273. "535,939 1947—Month—1946 . , Week Ended July —V. -347,000 $1.50- - i Marquardt has served for Chicago 79,537 railway- "Deficit.—V. 51. p< Traffic -$814,040 $1,462,169 $0.75 .common "195,467 "410,033 Working expenses24,696,425 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $2,413,169 $0.35 - • shares ■ ' Net ,475,000 "39,297 "626,829 Feriod End. June 30— *; $1,199,874 ~ ."•$327,630 * com.-, shr._f per "/"Based pp. $553,630 inc,226,000 166, Gross earnings subsidiaries) 1947—3 Mos.—1946 chgs— on '"270,446 income— Canadian Pacific V Subs.)—Quarterly Earnings— (Excluding unconsolidated 1,206,500 "242,390 "564,728 Net Net ■ Bridgeport Brass Co. / . 1,069,700 Mr. Chicago in 3,859,259 1,258,794 , railway.—_ from railway ry. oper. income— "21.820 "71,454 railway oper. in offices 1947 from Net 41,960 "25,833 $1,087,290 . ; $156,700 "17,003 "66,820 1,002,400 railway—. t 258. p. $3,387,692 $220,800 "55,700 "104,957 the 176,136 income 51. p. from Gross 1944 $165,600 $153,000 income.— "Deficit.—V. "$868,195 etc from Net 648,084 $246,787 Rentals, int., oper. 1945 of department, built from the department, setks to serve export From Jan. 1— England—Earnings— 1946 Manager This $602,448 _■ . oper. ry. General 160,356 income June Gross trustee $578,301 Chicago Indianapolis 173,753 $405,195 From Jan; 1— $439,206 92,637 railway— railway from ry. 20. 16, railway. railway.!/ 166, Net from Net Net "$28,569 97,223 ______ 152,902 1947 Net 130,340 $443,811 L 8578,948 $500,964 165, p. 3391. -Gross . Grcss stock. ry. —V." • June— . $5,888,016 $40,985,720 $36,901,770 5,219,952 32,176,018 31,941,112 450,757 4,135,096 2,815,412 219,998 1,530,302 1,575,700 722 21Q rents $653,866 Canadian National Lines in New 1947—Month—1946 $6 754.445 Taxes Equipment 995,912 Net RR.—Earnings- — from from . Balnce -V. named Freight Agent supervision over in Detroit.—V. oper. Net $1,534,860 443,043 named ' department to be established oil York, N. Y., Robert J. Bowman, From Jan. 1— $1,036,909 Net income Dividends on preferred July railway railway— from ry. Gross been 1947 Wet $741,120 Nil 1j Period End. June 30— Operating revenues Operating expenses —' 24,724 -, on from Net $1,510,136 12,410 income Deductions 155. Boston & Maine $1,084,469 104,550 "42,478 com. share per "Loss.—V. ________! Total and taxes—__ income Earnings profit Nonoperating income 1947—6 Mos.—1943- 50,475 for Gross Subs.)—Earnings "$44,381 - equipment j (& 1947—3 Mos.—1946 been export business. Foreign have Net /(Sidney) announced June- 2,574,669 v., N, New office Gross $4,084,805 taxes., per Named— has s new 1946 $4,529,504 3,445,005 -— and expenses Yck. Chicago & Illinois Midland 1947 .revenue Cpuation New Equipment Trust of 1947.- Head Marquardt Assistant He 2542. p. Co.. Fourth existing foreign freight shippers better and expand California Water Service Co.—Earnings— 2542. p. O., O. President, $162,351 151,585 168,933 — the New York Stock Ex* on company's new world commerce August l with headquarters in 109,083 $246,274 ■ -—-— share common & Foreign Unit 2,846 and shares .outstanding.. , Colonial Trust tne C. 25,431 2,600 fixtures Federal preferred made was Trustee Appointed— $298,715 31,510 — mortgage for income Earnings were it payment concludes depreciation on (par $100) * before - 3 Ohio change July 29 by Sterling, Grace & Co., at $101 % share, with a commission of $1.25 per share. approximately $28,000,000. - year profit dispasal Common charges and this on Net $1.07 . for Frovision $1,432,7*3 1,334,458 1,334,458 ! . stores commissions operating Interest 1945 "$1,054,064 $1.03 — "Includes $900,000 transferred from taxes. $293,045 from' leased Provis'on 1947 2— shares 5,702,586 stock of 6 Months Ended June 30— profit 7,667,279 50. p. Blaw-Knox Co.—Earnings— tNet $5,868,990 • Income Net , $7,960,324 & Ry.—Special Offering—A special offering of 4,240 shares of 3%% convertible "June 28, '47 June 29, '46 of 1,470,989 1,463,627 Chesapeake self-operated stores and departments sales, selling, warehouse, delivery and general expenses, excl; of depreciation 8,987,706 - Co.—Earnings— sales, Ccst Prom Jan. 1— ■ Butler 6 Months Ended—• . $2,561,766 railway oper. 1943 and advertisements must be made in New York funds. (464) 4 • Inc.—Director Retires— G.,Turrell, a director and in charge of the company's San¬ division, will retire August 1, it was announced on July 21 R. Palmer, President. He will continue as a consultant. Cluett» Peabody & Co., , John forized by V.> C. 165, Co.—Bonds Placed Privately •—The Colorado Public Utility Commission on July 15 authorized the company to sell $200,000 first mortgage bonds to John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. ceeds 779,022 858,029 244,612 302,670 388,485 579,674 171,258 134,725 115,999 203,522 182,758 65,588 49,675 railway income— 30,859 1— railway Trom railway From January Net Net 948,349 from Gross 166, .—V, income— 52. oper. ry. p. Greenville Ry.- Columbus & Net Net ry. *'25,738 "33,221 838;623 •55,981 817,033 94,134 "129,453 22,063 1— railway—railway Net ry. oper. income— "Deficit.—V. 165, p. 52 from Gross from $132,494 11,336 769,543 4,164 132,558 52,881 Co.—Weekly Output— Commonwealth Edison * week year a past four the Ended— Week July 26 July 19 ~ July 12— - — July 166, $995,976 1.0 the 1946 and f of receive ,as a owned by, Common¬ declared will plan, Commonwealth will » Amort, Other 37,355 448,259 Cr632 Cr63,243 86,014 DiWs. After ifrom paying all Weekly Output remaining assets, distributed to the common be will time, to time incident to the plan the expenses > Balance —V. Dividend Declared, Subject to SEC Ap¬ Exchange and each to holders of record Sept. 10, 1947. made on Jan. 13, April 8 and July 1947, 1, Oct. also were accumulations down to $21.50 per brought totaled $9.25 FOR MONTH AND Provision of Amort, General taxes 4,498,771 18,485,836 ,451,962 ,408,919 28,447,686 26,392,623 4,430,451 56,902,785 51,494,523 1,139,300 13,619,928 14,332,062 63,910 62,389 761,494 104,831 Net 389,409 368,438 3,933,346 ] j of ___. of Amort, 3,663,095 profit from operations Net income Approp. : ' • incl. depreciation expenses, .___ Balance Preferred Common Common . i . . transferred dividends of 705,723 705,740 4,098 1,633,432 2,496,026 2,393,765 —_ to special property Ralance, before divs. on corporation —V. 166, p. 363. « . , 32,314,722 reserve ; notes, tax series accounts trade in . , : . ' 4,098 24,025,619 400,000 32,314,722 23,625,619 . earnings alter •Based 1947.—V. V 7'; before earnings per taxes-^—: taxes common : ; share 1946 $2,240,033 1,475,033 $1.47 $2,825,000 -1,595,000 $L59 outstanding on June' company on July SEC a registration statement with the to pay off • ry. The bonds will be offered at par. Proceeds will be used indebtedness- and to finance -expansion of -business.—V. —V. U. S. Treasury interest), $1,208,400; receivable, accounts of the corporation Light & Power Co. • Reserve for inventory Co.—Earnings— fluctuations ., $1,211,961 519,739 *, 300,000 1945 1946 $93,777 43,237 1947 — income taxes Ine—Output- • : ^110,531, 514.864 , $783,607 on July 30 a.nnpuncedi. that'System $0j68 5-14.864 . 4,435,753 $0.02 " • 316,622 26.492.042 25.552.766 5.400.7R3 3.112.000 / Electric Co.—To subsidiaries. includes 3,116,920 2 1,322,837 Sell Bonds Privately— / issuance' by Derby to Equitable Life debentures, due 1957, in exchange for $4,231,000 of its debentures, including the . 3% series due in 1954 and the 2%% series due in 1956. and $913,340 in cash. '» • Of the cash proceeds, Derby proposes to apply $438,000 to the payment of promissory notes, held by Eouitable. and advance $525,000 subsidiaries, Derby Gas & Electric Co.. Danbury Lierht Co., and Wallingford Gas Light Co., Electric & Gas $5,131,000 3% Society of the three to the program $475,959 514,864 ' AQJH " one-half of reserves p. 2275.^ - •--- . < & Bethel to enable construction schedules. In addition, the parent proposes to advance $168,000 for financing construction already done. Derby also contemplates selling to the public through an underwriter enough additional common shares to raise about $279,000 in cash.— V. their to complete them 164, 953. p. Detroit Toledo & Ironton 1947 June— Net income oper. ry, RR.—Earnings1945 $977,482 383,861 206,924 railway from Net railway- from Gross From Jan. 1— ry, railwayj— 6,781,175 $635 673 199,293 89,098 2.018.777 4.734.074 2.071.099 1,114,145 613,016 120,518 4.860.021 1,713.254 1,646,567 $145,862 158936 4.474.141 3.064.107 income—. oper. 1944 1946 $570,887 93.325 79,078 railway-—.—- from from Net 1,123,439 166, p. 52. Devoe & The Raynolds Co., company Inc.—Partial Redemption— redemption on Soot. 1, next, for for has called sinking fund. $140,000 of 20-year 2%% sinking fund debentures, due Oct. li 1965, at 101% and interest. Parent will be made at the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, trustee, 140 Broad¬ way, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 369. account of the Co.—Earnings— Dixie Cup 12 Mos. Ehd. June Net 30— Common •After common class 19<*6 1^ $1,286,487 outstdg.----^—202.666 shares "Earns, per - and taxes—— profit after chgs. share— dividend A $4.14 $l-988.036 202.686 1<M5 $965 340 202.666 $2.56 $4.65 requirements.—V. 166, p. 157. Helicopters, Inc.—Files With SEC— of notification we* with. the SEC for 5,500 shares of common stock (par $1). John Nickerson & Co. Inc. offered the stock at $1.25 per share. Proceeds to go to selling stock¬ Doman-Frazier July 25 holder.—V. 165, a p. letter 1998. Donnaeona Paper *$50,540 putput^of > eiec- > Earnings pei, common shareAi.-^— v tricity (electrtcitv: geBeratedwand -purchased)- for '4he',,week o ended 11^After crediting io income renresenting Joiy 27, 194Y, amounted Th 184,960,000 kwh.^ eompared^with'180,700,^charged against-operations;ifi prior;years.ji-T. 165, company 10.667,471 2,006,763 —. - 307,648 ; , :• 8.434,300 1,489,607 income its of Assurance Gross Corp.—To Acquire Addi- $392,222 ^Tfae its On for Fed. & State 39.291.9q3 3,846,784 ;— railwav_ oper. The common consideration of $1,371,200. It is stated that the cash proceeds from the sale of the common stock will be used to pay the cost of construction of additional electric facilities needed in the operation of Maryville's business.—V. 165, p. 1453. Prov. 38,054.267 Financing of Three Subsidiaries— corporation on July 25 filed with the SEC a program having purpose the partial finaivcing of the production schedules of The three —V, 30— "723,319 32.586.835 — 166, p. 52. for aggregate taxes, 59,495 2,029.688 871,152 447,635 railway Derby Gas & $1.85 by before $6,659,857 1.884.882 To Aid Stock— Copperweld Steel 1944 $8,764,525 1— $2,693,053 : 6 Months Ended June Earnings— 1945 income oper. from Gross 165, JJ. 3049. C- Consolidated Edison Co.iof New Xork, railway from Net to Continental the sum 13,712 shares of com¬ Profit railway——— from Net surrendering for cancellation a demand note of Mary¬ ville in the principal amount of $328,720, by acknowledging full pay¬ ment of Maryville's open account indebtedness to Continental in the amount of $542,480. and by paying $500,000 cash to Maryville, an 30, 6.992,536 4,543,542 Western RR.—Earnings— 1947 J946 — $4,690,355 $4,296,942 —_ 965.028 612.718 Rio Grande Denver & JUNE 28, 1947 July 18 granted the application utility subsidiary, Maryville Electric to the following transactions: 581,364 6.061.779 $5,400,492 382,902 8,500,121 4,038,342 June— to pav on its open account indebtedness $88.80. Continental proposes to pay for the stock railway. oper..income— ry. Gross Maryville proposes to issue and sell . to its sole stockholder, Con¬ tinental, and Continental proposes to acquire, at par, 13,712 shares of common stock (par $100). To make possible the issuance and sale of the 13,712 shares of common stock. Maryville proposes to amend its articles of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized common shares from 5,000 to 20,000. Maryville also pro¬ SEC covering $800,000 10-year, lirst mortgage 4%% sinking fund bonds. 'Underwriters, Ihinois Securities Co,, Juliet,' 111.-, and Mullanev, Ross & Co., Chicago. Net 697,331 on 1,023.421 2,607,345 1945 ■ ' , • 39,366,803 railway from Net 1,075,429 public 25.692.603 841,373 income oper. from Gross Chicago—Registers With SEC— 25 -filed railway from ry, From Jan. 1— 2275. respect 24.231.321 $5,830,468 1,716,460 railway from Gross Net its $4,119,475 Western RR. 1947 from , C (at face value including accrued receivable, $1,368,831; sundry $4,133,050 O^S.lRS 471,569 20.237,469 2,298.302 1,050,661 3,073,455 income Delaware Lackawanna & ry. hand, $7,055,082; 1944 1945 . 166, p. 52. Net $2,539,643 1946 $3,182,320 492.290 327,614 26,1.81,245 6,380,017 railway oper. Net 100,000 $1.71 Continental Gas & Electric Corp.—Earnings— $4,338,147 1,049.936 517,100 June— stock, $268,857; taxes, $4,878,681; sales¬ men's guaranty deposits, $316,334; 20-year 3% sinking fund deben¬ tures—due July 1, 1965, $15,326,000; miscellaneous reserves, $68,175; $5.50 dividend cumulative preferred stock (253,575 no par shares out¬ standing), $24,150,000; common stock (1,075,429 no par shares out¬ standing), $1,000,000; earned-surplus, $7,173,888; total, $56,321 346. 165, p. 2544. Conlon-Moore Corp., The —V. 537,714 stock, $348,666; dividend payable on accrued Federal income and excess profits The $1,109,278 railway- from rv. 250,723 1_ V 697,331 ferred and $2,758,942 income___ oper. Net employees, $29,591; raw materials and (including wrapping materials and cartons, $1,606,231), $2,679,423; deposit on future commitments, $267,000; sundry mortgages, stocks, etc., at cost, $133,496; deferred charges, $1,142,561, plant and equipment (less reserve for depreciation, $25,605,345), $29,341,646; goodwill, $5,700,000; total, $56,321,346. LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $1,794,711; employees' payroll de¬ ductions for savings bond purchases, withholding and social security taxes, and pension plan, $377,346;- accrued real estate and sundry taxes, $603,280; accrued interest, $10,408; dividend payable on pre¬ —V. 165, p. *$264,769 2411. p. railway from Gross loans and advances to products, $7,242,222; supplies mon 1947 1,005,894 no par common shares on ry. $153,094; of Inc.—Earnings— Months Ended June 30— •Earnings $4,735,426 1,075,429 and on 165, From Jan. 1— 1,691,650 , • —_r__A banks 1,379,575 railway from Net 243,789 poses Net Net 1,595,615 100,000 dividends shares outstanding per common share. ASSETS—Cash 9,603,697 . _ pfd. stock of parent Conde Nast Publications !Net 10,509 , CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, 540,809 8,468,379 161,391 inter. , 6 $4,724,917 earned surplus——— to 1,437,611 "Deficit.—V. 166, p. 369. — 4 292,226 666,590 . 1947 from Gross ' 132,743 $4,479,047 Amortization of goodwill——— . i $4,346,304 ___. amortiz. and prem. on debentures for Federal income tax.—______ . 71,292 290,091 $1,261,300 intome From Jan. income Provision ' June 28,'47 June 29,*46 $73,179,898 $54,294,938 68,833,594 49,570,021 income Other 202,868 100,479 Subs.)—Earnings— ' * . and with Net r ) itonal Subsidiary —_rj— stockhold. 22,898 Cr7,665 _— stock pfd. on subsidiaries Minor, j' , 1,542,396 712,255 "Deficit.—V. ! disct., deduct'ons Other Divs. debt and expense— prem. ■ sales Costs 2,983,237 1,986,588 •* debt long-term subsidiaries $ 93 ,207,218 21 ,725,487 J on -1946 1947—12 Mos, 18,230,231 247,515,256 216 680,731 4,457,598 -- END. JUNE 30 1,140,474 _. -'profits tax Int. 1, this year, 7,920,484 116,185,419 1,847,764 22,994,759 __ and excess income 12 MOS. 9,813,973 expenses for deprec.— plant acqui- adjustments sition F6d. —20,580,914 revenue Operating which share. Payments last year 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— Gross Distributions of $3 share.- per EARNS. 267.1,. $7,701,155 $968,389 $12,331^27 $950,698 } Weeks Ended— 30 July on ______ _________ ' ■ Continental Baking Co. (& 26 Earnings declared a dividend of $3 per share on stock, subject, however, to an order of the Securities Cqmmission. The payment is proposed to be made on preferred the p. Interest, proval— directors J 205,458 - ■ ' week $3 Preferred j __ 166, Total Increased 9.37%— kilowatt-hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries of this corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of territory j served for the • week ended July 24, 1947, amounted to 281,503,497 as compared wjith 257,388,547 for ;tiie corresponding tin1946, an increase of 24,114,950 or 9.37#.* The 205,457 o 971,762 1,348,741 depl. & deprec. Net $10,406,256 2,465,194 2,705,101 stockholders. weekly The stock pfd. on 1,042,490 728,920 145,952 charges $1,173,847 $14,797,020 $1,156,156 i 468,827 145,101 property 2,413,294 Crl6,189 ■ —v.—_ 918,578 21,500 Net income Net 1,387,135 fixed RR. on Other 50,181 489,598 defense RR. projects Deprec. 57,177 673,245 charges of 23,469 688,639 taxes Fixed Amortiz. $1,849,200 — 34,065 old- and Other 4,077,469 37,355 and expenses deductions • — $6,546,864 $909,200 taxes______ age $16,983,033 3,460,843 289,500 287,516 prem. 33',007',100 522,473 Unemploym't 6,403,071 disct., debt 37,783,400 taxes_ income Net $1,500,069 $18,642,879 $1,464,833 long-term debt of 15,759,135 $2,359,066 $10,242,679 income taxes_^ S. Canadian 3,302,174 8,677,426 income Gross Inter, on would ^ U. 984,264 .j profits tax 18,560,160 $4,967,778 Net revenues___ 1,658,859 3,693,788 25,000 excess ;_ June— 153,860 :~1 taxes income Fed. 983,720 adjustments sition General revenues Expenses $62,284,026 37,111,993 27,206,888 7,305,250 6,730,000 8,762 Subs.)—Earnings— Coal Co. and Its subsidiaries) 1947 6 Mos "1946 $23,527,938 $18,118,201 $48,026,079 $39 553 964 1947—3 Mos.—"1946 Delaware & Hudson RR. 2,445,198 587,791 acqui¬ plant of Amort, 629,750 depreciation for Prov. 3,152,797 expenses—. Operating distribution the shares of common stock wealth of The Southern Co. and Ohio Edison Co. * After payment of a dividend of $3 on the preferred stock .at-, the meeting July 30, the plan provides that Commonwealth jaay, from time to thne, pending the consummation of the new dividends on preferred stock at the rate of $6 per annum from Oct. 1, 1947 in quarterly dividends of $1.50 to the date of distribution and .in! addition, a total of $6 per share on account of dividends on the preferred stock accrued and unpaid at Sept. 30, 1947. This leave $14 dividend arrears at the time of consummation of the plan. Gross $5,526,085 $75,585,196 $6,256,105 revenue (& Delaware & Hudson Co. (Indudes the income of The Hudson 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947- -Month—1946 the of snares wittt 165, p. 3283. Period End. June 30— Co.- -Earnings— Consumers Power of value of, $10.—V. Net to stockholders to par action was 166, p. 267. Babcock, Chairman, stated that the above "uncertainties confronting the industry."—V. B. meeting ilV common stock will be asked to vote on this proposal A Se^°n °n bY Proxy at a special 'common stockholders' meet¬ be held on Sept. 15, 1947. paid dividends of 50 cents per company a IS? A'*" P™P°sfd by the board the number of shares of hPr6Sen .1 a par and of $30 to would shares with shares with issued value outstanding 1,542,714 be increased a Dividend— Aircraft Corp<—Omits at fom from 514,238 on 7.9 a common ?mr ing that announces It' ? was ™ted to submit to the common stockf Close of business Aug. 11, 1947 a proposal for the common stock on the basis of 3-for-l. of n split-up a New in due to taken Dissolution of Company— Justin R. Whiting, President of the corporation, announced that its board of directors at meeting held July 30, approved the filing of new plan for compliance with the Public Utility Holding Comf- The new plan assumes SEC approval shortly of The Southern Co. which will own all the common stocks of Aalabama Power Co., Georgia Power Co., Gulf Power Co. and Mississippi Power Co. as an inte¬ grated electric ho'ding company system. The new plan provides that Commonwealth will be dissolved and distribute the common stock owned by it of Consumers Power Co. and Central Illinois Light Co. the preferred stockholders of Commonwealth. This will give to preferred stockholders 2.52 shares of Consumers Power Co. and .55 share of Central Illinois Light Co. for each share of preferred. The f each quarter. Irving 7.4 SEC—Provides for primary $843,054 July 28' took no action on the common dividend be payable about the middle of August. Dis¬ of 25 cents each were made on Feb. 20 and May 15, this while year, Plan Filed Southern Corp.—New Commonwealth & President> holders Pitw Period End. June 30— ! * the tributions Gross With $348,716 Cudahy Packing Coj—Plans to Split Stock— would ordinarily share 368. p. $545,393 directors The 5 —V. 56,139 ' company's history, it was also announced.—V. 166, $1,074,677 231,623 2275. P. on which 6.7 182,652,000 183,618,000 180,452,000 157,018,000 194,802,000 197,231,000 182,331,000 169,485,000 ■— 49,860 217,766 Consolidated Vultee company and assoelectric utilities, for the 6.7'7r increase over corresponding ago. Following are the kilowatt-hour output totals of weeks and percentage comparisons with last year1 Inc. 1946 1947 output of the Commonwelath Edison ciated companies, excluding sales to other week ended July 26, 1947, showed a Electricity $1,213,742 York Stock Exchange through brokers to be se¬ lected by the company who are regular members of such exchange, the'company receiving the price at which the share are sold by the brokers less the regular brokers' commissions on the sales. It is stated that if the remaining shares to be offered could be sold by the company on the Stock Exchange at the closing price of $48 per share on July 21, 1947, the aggregate price would be approximately $1,206,000 and the brokerage commissions would be approximately 24V2C per share, or an aggregate of $6,000, the net proceeds to the company totalling $1,200,000. In this connection, Consolidated has requested the Com¬ mission to exempt the proposed issue and sale from the competitive bidding.—V. 166, p. 369. . 1944 » 855,486 137,761 52,734 "3,160 $404,855 shs. outstg. com figure. 267 p Consolidated shares $150,609 27,439 11,061 6,935 income—' oper. From Jan. Net $126,402 15,283 6S 646,250 x 1946 *$5,360,056 "$3,739,001 797,068 605,975 $1.23 $0.94 on '' 1947 ' • +v,^<KT^r~Th1e earnin*s for the six months ended June 30, 1947, were 7,572 $595,253 "Corrected • $1,067,105 60,955 deductions 165, SS«";r7r"; Pnrni i?r Earns, per share Natural Gas Co.—Unsubscribed Shares Sold on N. Y. Stock Exchange-^Pursuant to the authority of the SEC's order dated June 12, 1947 Consolidated offered not exceeding 545,672 shares of capital stock to stockholders at $37.50 per share, of which 520,547 shares were sub¬ scribed for, or approximately 95.4% of the total number offered. Consolidated now proposes to issue and sell the remaining 25,125 22,373 1945 1946 $106,156 • lailway from railway from $1,152,787 2,387 Months Ended June 30—■ six 37,709 -Earnings— 1947 1 June— Gross J-V. $402,468' income Net $124,364 oper. ry. 1944 1945 $124,729 32,863 14,550 $146,453 66,147 railway from Net from Net Ry.—Earnings1946 1947 $162,051 $579,970 income Gross Wycming __ Income Other Income Colorado & — Balance . June— Gross revenueExpenses & taxes Deprec. & depletion V. 165, expansion purposes. for 3049. p. Operating Power be used to are Corp.,—Earnings— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,545,960 $1,156,688 $4,359,093 $3,987,566 869,252 662,662 2,814,658 2,545,987 96,739 91,558 391,648 374,472 Figures—Earned Sales Corrected Corp.—Issues $1.23 per Common Share in First Six Months- 1947—3 Mos—1946 30— End. Apr. Period Colorado Central com¬ year, Consolidated Gas Utilities 1313. p. Cory 2.3%. corresponding week of 1946, an increase of local of electricity amounted to 176,400,000 kwh., pared with 173,800,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last an increase of 1.5%.—V. 166, p. 368. for the distribution kwh. 000 • Monday, August 4, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & • ... . Ltd,—Bonds Placed PrivatelyJuly 30 announced that they have Co., White, Weld & Co. on at'100 and int. July 1, placed privately with certain institutions $5,500,000 J5-year,3% % first mortgage bonds, due 1962.—V. 165, p. 3050. .: - L'• LA Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Dow Chemical Co. (Del;)—Co-registrar The Guaranty registrar for value).—V, Trust 166, Co.. of shares 400,000 Appointed— York--lias-been New second of preferred appointed Ebasco Services co- (without par stock For 267. p. the week operating of June— Gross Net Net 1946 1945 $5,260,007 $4,383,755 $5,387,746 2,542,335 3,471,393 3,854,018 1,790,434 2,216,650 1,888,950 from Net from Net ry. Electric 2,110,074 —V. income.. oper. 13,627,948 8,994,877 15,793,735 The 1,216,491 6,396,495 15,358,704 6,177,961 2,192,834 410,498 3,309,177 3,194,482 ._ at Power Power Gross 1946 1945 $426,250 76,716 $291,336 railway.—_— *28,964 $406,729 106,757 income— 45,776 *60,894 Net from Net ry. railway oper. ♦ Indianapolis, $365,008 Net 207,496 *97,629 income oper. ry. 1,932,986 ♦Deficit.—V. 166, 2,137,576 425,772 ry. Ry.—Earnings- Pet. 12.2 58,123 5,554 9.6 include the System 1947 1946 1945 $253,300 $173,600 $237,700 $268,600 40,493 *10,585 65,814 86,474 Net ry. *9,709 *46,292 16,188 of 40,583 Gross from 370. p. Gross 1945 1947-1948 in be Farnsworth models new All will served $2,571,599 it was 245,177 341,670 76,455 in four radio 19,143,511 11,113,857 17,119,573 7,315,519 2,841,536 966,259 18,131,688 5,146,288 and in will completely retail price 11-tube Gross income *568,341 4,314,734 2,248,001 Net shown , in The railway—_ railway from ry. 1,756,100 1,282,100 1,374,200 138,953 88,564 *137,025 305,631 29,852 ♦Deficit.—V. series 1,896,900 438,624 285,298 income oper. of due Harris 649,211 has company the 1969, Trust called sinking at & for redemption fund, 106.4 $53,000 cabinet interest. and Savings Bank, 165, p. 3051. Chicago, 111.—V. 1, next, through mortgage 3(4% bonds, will Payment co-trustee, 115 Empire Steel Corp.—Changes in Personnel Period End. June 30— Sales (net of returns, Cost $ of $ other & for inc. oper. 129,729,497 8,369,293 (allocated income line new from of $219.50 FM-AM to 165, $425, phonograph-radios, includes from Miscel, other Fed. inc. 15,000,000 12,500,000 109,719 2,678,556 for 1,433,950 1,170,912 1,115,090 4,195,718 1,823,230 4,507,212 7,599,040 20,366,630 18,830,442 (net) (net) Fed. taxes Net Divs. inc. —______ pid. stock.... shares (Baltimore)—Earnings— 1947 ♦Excluding 346 990 ——— $640,579 $206,265 67,819,650 55,731,895 112,284 charges..,— notes offer 55,731,895 4,575,746 3,799,913 28,110,187 24,906,925 57,043,904 $2.53 $2.24 $5.13 $4.67 788,000 Dr743,000 527,000 Dr823,000 of in taxes Provision for for $11 treasury, the All first at six balance offer to Hearing August Excessive tt$3.50 tin profits The of Each and is interest by on outstanding representative a offers, proposed Trust new of to stock¬ Common Surplus the Dec. 31, '46 $ $ 174,768,381 made Co., five by common represents 50% the 8,960,294 5,989,722 companies not to provide of 50,000 SEC 259,000,000 investments.. approximate cost 40,444,202 from ry. Gross Net attorney group's * 3,867,222 and Co. bonus 24,712,564 17,635,991 31,603,227 35,037,435 plan__ to held the and rights underwriting $2 share. a group to to $2 16,267,159 from that almost provided at $6 the _ par)——______ doubtful 2,514,339 884,623 Eaton 1, 15,441,063 166, j share. The accounts General and Manager as Manufacturing After p. . The 222,450,240 a be Dr79,570 notes, $4,220,174 Co. (& T _ an(f $2,184,988 -for shares $1.90, taxes. 157. of & ■ v ,i U. 164, 2017. p. in 1947 U. the of the who issued $1.01 Provision six and stockholders for anticipated 1947 The The and expended 8,616,139 in the authorized 166, of also productive statement an p; approved additional to It fabrics and and The retires as for 1946 918,746 ■ to meet to $1.69 charges and on bank loans months 3,489,260 ;.v in a the $10 Farnsworth ended outstanding.—V. , June stock indenture 165, 30 value tAll of p. 1947 3283, • Models said that consolettes priced at $497.50. ex¬ enlarge and requirements of approximately the construction be PRESENT series due 1974— *Unlimited series 1974— (1946-1956) bonds outstanding will be for 400,000, been OFFERING Outstanding $16,500,000 *Unlimited due had 4,000,000 $3,235,000 60,000 shs. 3,135,000 t40,090 shs. 1,200,000 shs. 1,100,000 shs. which outstanding 40,000 shares of the preferred stock series. , , are ,; , BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Florida July under name of St. Petersburg Electric Light & Power Co. amendments name was changed to St. Petersburg Lighting Co. (in 1915) then to Pinellas County Power Co. (in 1923) and finally to the present name (in 1927). On Dec. 18, 1343, company was reincorporated. par value be reduced issued $4,500,000 1899, subsequent each The of the is company Florida, except public a for the utility operating operation of wholly within transmission a State the line extendihg approximately transfer of capital, that $4,000,000 of surplus, the' capital ac¬ doubling the as a shareholders also 100% connecting near of pany dividend. stock had business ing 49 miles from the Florida-Georgia state boundary and with the transmission facilities of Georgia Power Com¬ Barneyville, Ga. Company is engaged principally in the generating, purchasing, electric energy.' It also letter of Radio offered at for table The sets by the company and $17.50 Fort a retailing have at has of its been six all the ice located one ordered ice transmitting, distributing owns except manufacturing Orlando at output of jvhich is by properties. the Net SEC to income sold divest before to $41,978 for and sell¬ plants, which to itself Federal all isi op¬ Atlantic of sub¬ income 1948. Georgia Power & Light Co. (a wholly owned subsidiary since March incorporated in Georgia May 21, 1927. It m a public wholly within the State of Georgia and is engaged principally in the business of generating, purchasing, transmitting^ dis¬ tributing and selling electric energy. It also operates a small water additional Wayne, all Co., taxes from such ice properties amounted 1945) was utility Corp., consolettes Atlantic stantially notification with the SEC used to Co., Company Tex.—Files With SEC— & are to & 18, the would would operating pumping Output of Television Receivers— being builti he said, capital service indentures. the By will station and distributes water in the community of Climax approximately 50 customers. Georgia also owns three ice manufac¬ turing plants all of which are leased. to Atlantic Co. Georgia .^ias been ordered by the SEC to divest itself of all of its ice and "water properties. Net income before* Federal..income taxes from, such to corporation has begun production of television receivers and expects to place them 011 the market early next month, E. A. Nicholas, President, announced on July 18. He Said that the - company is now accumulat'ng its production of television receivers 'to release them in- quantity in -areashaying telecasting service. income for unlimited is shares of the 4% HISTORY The .$1.04 on Television demands may be outstanding at any time under except that additional bonds may be issued only in accordance with the restrictions contained in the mortgage or corporation's par stock stock shares Ind.—Starts 927 843 .$3.91 a the 1947, stock (par $100)—. (par $7.50)———— amount of ♦The the taxes < share effective 1947—6 Mos —1946 ,for„ taxes 1,076 24 filed part of the com¬ applied to any of its Authorized Common -".y- (no par) common stock, to be without underwriting. Proceeds will be working .capital.—V. 164, p. 954. member a July meet of March 31, this program. leased on become be may increased present sufficient be As Cumulative pfd. 626,312 •, 267. company initially such as corporate- purposes will include construction. Company 'has taken steps . ■... shares Fakes & Co., Fort Worth, finishes will proceeds , Serial $1,074,274 tAfter common added 400,000 Sold—Kidder, Peabody & Such bds.,: 33/b% mtge. bds., 27/8% 1st new shares assets, said. net 1st mtge. having new - 10,864,684 < , 3,841,266 ' ; growth will program. held. of 8,764,586 3,075,571 materials and • supplies purchased. In addition, approximately was raised for this purpose through the issuance and sale $4,000,000 principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 2">/&% Series, in October, 1946. It is contemplated that such cash resources to¬ gether with the proceeds from the sale of the common stock now Britain, Conn.—Split-Up Ap¬ shares of 18,343,109 7,180,156 2,338,367 of 25,842,273 approved changes five shares shares 2(4 number said. shareholders invested count, $10 17,156,657 4,098,687 $4,000,000 , 30 14,632,281 3,371,462 construction 79,954,461 $0.58 share 15,186,616 aggregated 75.326,474 announcing the action, outstanding to held. company in par 415,096 of -the? area served by the company. The esti¬ program for the period Aug. 1, 1945 to Dec. 31, approximately $9,450,000. To meet this program, the company anticipates* that it will have applied over the period in excess of $4,000,000 out of treasury funds mated in 1944 ln47 which $25 management, $25 July on under each 357,922 267. funds for facilities its 20,359,974 requirements, 267. p, *24,863 CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO : 160,000 one S. Subs.)—Earnings- . 166, *232,703 1,597,658 p. purposed. penditures 370. $550,575 dividend 1,123,242 stock (par general 58,007,400 share— common 166, PURPOSE—The with increase p. 1944 $2,602,068 640,775 " one new corporate Manufacturers an 1945 $2,171,372 *47,804 erated 896,316 i per preferred issued of par value. resigns as a Vice-President, director.—V. 166, p. 370. 1,695,165 c^ar^es 891,821 for Littlefield and outstanding—.—______ capital structure 421,931,477 $22,115,707 $15,256,557 $45,827,206 $29,053,926 per...capital _sh._, to SEC behalf on warrants pany's . 1945 earnings-^— proved— from 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Net earnings on and continues _____ amounted the so'd through $1,649,491 *42,717 income- supplemental 1,391,737,824 1,263,797,827 Harrington, committee Period End. June 30— sales ^ Net with be. share for each 10 shares held. Subscrip¬ expired on July 23. The unsubscribed shares were originally offered by the underwriters at $15 per share. ' tion underwriting 166, income— comomn 5,049,287 *1,512,825 5,583,358 267. Fafnir Bearing Co., New . 1946, but to 1946 $1,701,680 oper. offered railwayoper. income.. and reserves.—V. 31,421,458 28,774,486 299,160,980 JRepresented by 1,588,850 shares no $91,076,600 in 1947 and $88,859,400 in Kinsman, executive liled is shave a shares of 4(4%- (formerly 6%) cumulative recently called for redemption on July 1, 1947, share) and dividends. Payment is being made at railway—. railway.— from rate of a of ,' $9,688,246 $13,391,509 $13,098,447 60,297 4,350,197 4,097,927 "963,561 1,775,434 3,730,839 73,422.437 shares * department, and a member of the board of directors, has been elected Vice-President and designated as a member of the executive com¬ mittee, succeeding Willis F. August With $7.50). The offering represented 100,000 new common shares originally offered to stockholders at $14 per share at the modi¬ identical an contemplate 1946 railway.,— Earnings a the Y.—Files the unsubscribed portion of issu¬ proposes compensation stated was - a offer $12,264,420 income,. net Vice-President Elected— of N. was which railway— railway- oper. ry. of offer , $18,000,000.—V. 1947 Deficit.—V. —V. on stock Florida Power Corp.—Stock group This stockholders SEC, but at alternative railway Common securities, ttAfter deducting cash and U. S. Govt, securities 300,000 shares of $3.50 series preferred stock in 1947) of $45,477,429 in 1947 and $46,290,019 in 1946. ftRepresented by 1,000,000 no par shares. Warren ' ■ Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane on July 29 announced completion of an offering of 17,078 shares would shares. new offer, $15,000,000 railway-—— tConsol. 3,582,619 312,328,551 10,500,000 100,000,000 222,450,240 429,004,690 Drl0,463 $4,105,510 in 1946. New notification composed Eversharp, Inc.—Earnings— 29,511,778 17,179,636 27,601,076 under treasury— for Govt, "* - Inc., were per *Deficit.—V. Bros., 20%. provide for nbw present is stockholders underwriting for the shares new the from oper. ry. The deducting $250,total, outstanding from Net underwriting Three Mos. Ended May 31— 20,300,851 13,659,751 2,741,475 pay., —— reserve ■'* 1947 ry. offer,; Arnold Present alternative offer Trust from Net Total tAfter of capital from Net From January 1— 22,602,338 2,908,441 ... —. In $100), $1,350,564; surplus, From Jan. 1— RR.—Earnings— Net 583,076,259 etc—... offer from Net 13,953,198 40,421,754 .... Co, mortgage Gross 264,500,000 13,894,391 22,721,006 633,467,729 advances, etc,. income (estim.)_______ ($20 stock earned ' '. ■■ par) stock from Gross as considered June—' wholly — cost——___ preferred stock—_____ stock ' letter a ($1 the Net for cash the modified Wertheim shares of and was shares to instead Finnigan, were Wertheim Erie 49,870.412 104,726,093 liabilit x 22 ($100 Net debentures. the alternative -an Co. common. every modified shares T. Trust new for originally was Manufacturers Trust June 30, '47 construction Common ''-c $670,505; 1189. p. company's office at Park Falls, Wis.—V. Gross deter¬ underwriting offers designed to provide at $2 each, with buy 130,000 shares at the original offer. right to acquire 65.000 125,088,119 awards series 165, Florida "East Coast Ry.—Earnings— on his 4 three shares to from 862,908 Frederick sheet for for surplus, H. of par the Court postponed Manufacturers share right new the trade..—. on $57,410 1947 Flambeau Paper Co.—Redeems Preferred Stock— feasible by the SEC, although the under¬ writing compensation under the Manufacturers Trust Co. offer was slightly higher than the SEC usually recommends. Both offers,, he said, came within the range of fairness. ' owned. insurance and contingencies. pensions—— deprec. and obsolescence.—.. ttReserved Reserve TBased during 30, on hand, $i,642,252; notes and accounts other assets, $15,173; deferred ' charges,: Finch/President, at $5.50 Co., Providence, R. I., as agent.—V. 166, 1315. p. Corp has opposed 1,336,000 free slightly fications 11,121,962 receivable, trade——;.',,. 59,466,918 accts, accrued Reserve tEarns. beneficiaries submit Manufacturers of and —1,391,737,824 1,263,797,827 SFederal J. G. preferred > shares wholly at to original 1,034,000 share, 51,931,982 44,486,684 11,121,927 Knox principal which the of ance 33,365,763 11,121,962 ... of the of 35,000 11,121,892 patents, trademarks, charges ...———: Miscellaneous - Wm. $11,245,834,492. $534,298,777, up 13.8% totaled Development Co., which has Graham Newman Corp., 30%, one have The ,;/v properties, liabilitiesAccounts payable, SAfter the JUNE ,- July shares r, Total and. passed AT Telecommunications, .;; sec—. of Hanover differs 61,619,650 , owned, at cost Other securities and , force 32,567 26,545 $347,431 ————' June— C. offers, of issuance to 1,899,957 number Securities of controlled Other half Building corporation. full commitment, Cr4,300,000 ; Miscell. accounts receivable, advances, "etc... Gen'l Motors Corp. com. sck. (10.000,000 shs.) Deferred first in 89,742 39,223 SHEET $6,364,503; total, $8,032,072. Finch board, temporary advisory a total record a $141,570,442.—V. 165, whether the group the the —1—225,809,172 Goodwill, the in John the one The 10.500,000 26,806,882 not Inventories and mitted An _L ■ *-V Plants the $206,265 — —— paid-in On insurance reach Office to in of receive consolidated and of requiring payment of excessive underwriting compensation, were noti¬ fied in court, and a group headed by Wertheim & Co., which sub¬ of 2,675,790 —i average companies tAccounts that to 1946 period. policyholders and to of Two 16,760,442 30,785,977 _ ._ share.. assets— Cash Chairman X 194&1':* $293,589 [ $8,032,072.—V. ' - reported insurance as purchase outstand'g tCompany's equity controlled holders ( Bal. applic. to com. stk. Common dividends * ♦Com. former a when he retired to ago, midyear Judge payment inc. of Earns, per com. is 3283. amounted to mination 2,070,000 18,316,630 26,806,882 5,300,000 years— Cr4,300,000 income on Hill years p. has at Equitable res. on out 000; E. comparable Federal 2,050,000 6,949,040 31,785,977 ... excess 650,000 9,148,275 — costs. prior and ^Joseph Operating Vice-President of the Reeves Steel & Mr. 38,971,453 on 1,140,000 provided President, succeeding Plan Aug. 4— Net oper. & other inc., Prov. for excessive con- ' in life the months 49,503,020 (allocated Reversion of mark Payments not taxes income 165, Society billion over 5,000,000 portion) structicn The 7" 19,857,842 Total for — elected both —Insurance in Force at New High— 28,040,000 7,500,000 ... inc. been 8-tube , 500 in cos. other Co. serving until three New ,T' > 32,590,000 22,637,702 invest, controlled board, four 3284. p. Mo- stock com. wholly owned Other ' ■ 13.87(3,000 10,288,275 Income Prov. ' * . (net) General Corp. has the resigned. has been position.—V. on 14,800,000 from tors Ohio, of lit' nexfc the — ■ Frease Manufacturing 104,606,191 248,220,029 200,907,744 17,505,281 39,359,389 34,177,195 6,652,663 16,030,759 13,227,887 20,374,920 portion! Oper. Dover, and. dealers during stockholders, $20,223; Federal and State taxes on income (current year estimated), $188,673; other Federal and State taxes, $1,981; de¬ ferred income, $180,739; common stock, class "A" (non-voting) (par $100), $450,000; common stock, class "B" (voting) (par Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States exps. taxes of Chairman as designs franchised cities LIABILITIES—Short term notes (maturing within nine months), $4,881,000; accounts payable, sundry, $38,387; due to officers, directors and Street, 162,491,977 385,703,197 315,324,279 obsolescence Fed. Frease Hill Mr. 2,710,233 charges.. oper. Deprec. • $ and sold Sell., gen. & adm. Divs. $ 378,671,184 307,852,718 2,840,395 7,032,013 7,471,561 revenues— goods W. Montgomery, Jr., 159,651,582 195,911,412 oper. Prov. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 193,201,179 Total D. James 1947—3 Mos.—1946 allowances, outward freight, etc.) Other the at Monroe $34^.50; FM-AM and radio in • ice - properties The tric towns amounted company customers and in ¬ com-, 141,641 taxes $10,144; 166, p. 53. (E. I.) du Pont de Nemours & Co. (& Subs.)—Earns.— ' made be West line ASSETS—Cash in banks and receivable (net), Sept. on first of by thd than 40'to », to principal instruments.—V. discount profit cities rpore phonograph-radio 1,524,683 267. 37 include expenses and Income large a —" income Operating Interest likely,' is of means least at diiferent 24 be meetings Gross earnings Other income 310,807 in would 876,570 44,848 the announced. Farnsworth's $2,955,145 w.thin \ 6 Months Ended June 30— $2,016,511 be operation available models new presentation ranging direct? A'. receivers potential adding that areas population. month, 1944 1,199,599 P. levels Finance Co. of America 1946 477,111 i66, the to special and ten-inch public. BALANCE operation from Net Net • 1948, ■ have 5 market, few sets have been built," "To all practical intents, the -curtain ig just now being the commercial debut of the industry." He predicted that, prises 15 finishes. declaration, op file in Federal Court that this corporation has a $300,000 $3,183,716 railway oper. ry. that price nation's The insolvent. The companies which filed the bank¬ Centralab, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis. ("Milwaukee 29).—V. 165, p. 2925. railway— of the of on of the ol com¬ Empire District Electric Co.—Partial Redemption— From Jan. 1— ■ any adding said. end models potential market for television 5,000,000 sets in tne next Live years 1944 railway- railway... oper. income— 166, inputs sale relation raised Both the telecasting stations would is income oper. from *Deficit.—V,. from he Amount 23,820 included July railway—— railway from Net June— 1946 From Jan. 1— Net Net "In 63,677 not from Gross Duluth Winnipeg >& Pacific do said, said. . described The percentage ' from 366,230 267. p. he follows as 194,493 1947 Net 501,442 308,272 ' of Net 2,133,386 88,502 1947 June— 48,876 Grcss 2,537,143 437,077 were huge. he tubes. Nicholas as Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry.- -Earnings— 69,234 . & television, to picture Mr. subsidiaries Light Corp., are 218,313 Co.— bankruptcy Ind., alleged and action Journal" 1944 From J$n. 1— Gross from railway..— Net from railway Light Light Corp involuntary ruptcy 84,045 from & & figures indebtedness Ry.—Earnings- 1947 which client of Electronics Laboratories, Inc.—Creditors File Action— 166, p. 53. Duluth South Shore & Atlantic inputs & Light Co. and Electric Power the corresponding week during 1946 kilowatt-hours): of above An June— System Inc., panies not appearing in both periods.—V. 4,704,337 railwayrailway- _ view the 1947 Services Power with thousands American From Jan. 1— Gross 24, Ebasco Operating Subsidiaries of— $5,835,227 3,254,752 July of -—Increase 1944 railway- railway— cper. income,.. ry. compared (in Ry.—Earnings— 1947 from from American as Duluth Missabe & Iron Range addition Inc.—Weekly Input— ended companies (465) renders among exces§. to of $91,445 electric the for service 100 1946. . i :Y»: to approximately 78,000 elec¬ incorporated- cities aRd unincorporated towns and rural torn inhabitants of 85 T - 4,1947 Monday, August THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (466) J r J 1945 the with miles square comprises an territory The munition State HISTORY of approximately 18,500 575,000 based on area & census. $11,260,160 $10,598,233 revenues oper. Operating Operating' income income Gross 7,441,642 $2,623,171 132,717 $2,715,312 113,974 $2,627,416 1,187,015 $2,755,888 1,104,719 $2,829,286 charge Cr242,100 Dr523,730 each $1,783,310 ! $1,750,901 15.00 & Beane Fenner 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Co A. M. Kidder & tVertheim & Co "White, Weld & Co __ 5.50 Marks & Co. 5.50 5.50 Co Hallgarten & Hornblower & Weeks Daurence M. —V. 166, 3.00 Milhous, Martin & Co.— 2.50 1.50 Bqsworth, Two issues of — securities totaling $20,000,000 R. 000.000 first mortgage bonds, 3% series due 1977, offered by Lehman Brothers and associates at 102.60 interest. ' > issues Lord Ira The andthe Boston 3% coupon were: Halsey, Stuart & Glore, Forgan &• and W. C. Langley & Co., 101.160; White, Weld & Co., 101.05; Blyth & CO., Inc.,-and Smith, Bartley & Co., 101.21; Harriman Ripley Co., Inc., Lazard Freres & Co. and Lee Higginson Corp., 100.411. Co., &. Submitted for Preferred No Bids of Stock—The company Halsey, 314% sinking fund debentures are dated July July 1, 1972. Interest payable on Jan. 1 and quly 1 of each year at office or agency of company in New York, . Debentures,, will be redeemable at option of company or pursuant to requirements of the debenture agreement in whole or in part at any time prior to maturity on at last 30 days' notice at the general -* redemption prices, the initial general redemption price being 104; the debentures will also be redeemable upon like notice by operation of,xhe sinking fund at the special redemption prices, the initial special redemption price being 100.89 plus accrued interest in each case. FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS—The bonds are dated July 1, 1947; due July 1, 1977 interest payable Jan. 1 and July 1 at Bankers Trust Co., New York trustee. The annual sinking and improvement fund, com¬ mencing in 1954, is designed (on the basis of the issue of $10,000,000 principal amount) to retire $2,300,000 of 1977 series bonds or to cause the waiver of the right to the authentication and delivery of an equal principal amount of bonds. ADDITIONAL COMMON STOCK—Prior to the opening of the bids for the 1977 series bonds and the debentures on July 29, 1947, Amer¬ ican Power &, Light Co. offered to enter into an agreeemnt with the company under which, if no bids were' received or accepted for the preferred stock, American would purchase from Florida for $2,500,000 in cash, payable on the date of delivery of the 1977 series bonds and the debentures, 100,000 shares of the common stock of the com¬ pany upon the further condition that .if prior to Jap. 29, 1948, the company should sell preferred stock and realize net proceeds there¬ from in excess of $2,500,000 the company, at the option of American, would repay the said sum to American and American would relinguish its rights to the common stock. % and 1947 due are Hattier ford Co.7 110,000'. net sale of the issue and E. Wood to be received by the company from 1977 series bonds and the debentures will the used To redeem at 104% $14,210,000 due 1979, which, exclusive of accrued (li purposes: exclusive and expenses be interest. accrued Woodard-Elwood Co. 110,000 & Co. sinking 414% of" 82,000 principal cash. ury . , of remainder The the proceeds will be production, SUMMARY OF EARNINGS 12 Mos. End. Mar. Ooeration _______ -Maintenance Fed. inc. inc. than & Ncwbold's 50,000 Co. Parsons & & Son, Johnson, Lane, Inc man, W. L. & A. E. Hutton , . & Wheelock Inc. & 150,000 50.000 100,000 ... Cummins, , raw reached a new high, amounting to $9,236,214, as' for tho previous year, but earnings per dollar of 2% cents, approximately the same rate as duringthe preceding year. Earnings per share of common stock were $3.91, compared with $2.91 for the former year. t _ ; Total dividends to the 12,700 stockholders amounted to $5,933,986, compared with $4,253,717 during the preceding year. Earnings rein¬ vested in the business totaled $3,302,223.: Wages and salaries to the 12,000 employees, including pension bene- .. fits, shoved an incrcass of $5,858,137 over the previous year, and amounted to $37,725,252. The company contributed $2,282,946 to the against $7,146,107 sales remained at 166, p. 370. Jphnstown & Gloversville RR.—Earnings- Fonda -1947—6.Mos-.^1949 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— $455,953 revenue. $75,595 $74,345 $472,871 Railway oper, expenses. 65,403 56,230 391,260 342,315 from ry. oper. $10,192 $18,115 $81,611 $113,638 Total oper. ry. Net rev. tax_—— Cr500 4,000 670 13,516 accruals- 5,258 4,033 30,895 23,602 income Federal Other ry. tax employees'. retirement .system, and members of the system themselves contributed $1,023,202. Approved was an increase in company contri¬ Net ■ Net income. $4,320 $8,167 $37,925 063,524 ;___ 1,321 2,544 2,133 2,065 $5,641 $10,711 $40,058 $65,590 3,911 3,328 13,459 15,216 1,364 1,402 8,347 8,590 oper. income Total income Miscell, deductions., Fixed charges int. Conting. ■ _* income income V. 13,558 2,230 13,558 *$1,894 $3,722 $4,694 $28,225 & struc¬ equipment) 4,142 3,271 24,850 . (way tures & "Deficit.—V. 166, Looking Subs.)—Earnings— (Robert) Gair Co., Inc. (& . Period End. June 30— Profit..— Divs. — depreciation. pfd. stock of sub.— for Profit on $12,148,757 2,816,482 ' 182,743 (U. S.) customers sales .to Net Mos.—1946— $23,349,219 $16,030,724 5,013,890 1,932,719 363,850 * 350,"967 19,500 ;■ 19,500 3 Mos., '47 —1947—-6 ' . ___, 9,750 U. from Profit S. Co. Gair of $2,623,990 $4,630,539 2,125,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 1,921,274 419,450 Interest — for Federal Prov. for Profit div. for income tax 1 the period— the period— applic. to shares -Common com. Sales $3,216,599 170,412 $1/106,038 170,412 .Interest $3,046,187 1,740,440 as to NOTE—The profit net Canadian of $1.75 $0.57 subsidiary is included at ap¬ plicable official rate of exchange.—V. 165, p. 2669. . , • General American Investors Co., 39,646 24^975 $6,700,769 $7,023,062 $7,576,071 $7,104 869 2,447,747 2,428,261 2,572,015 3,54§,886 and $18.89 on Dec. 31, *1946. If all outstanding holders to subscribe to common stock at $17-50 per share had been exercised, the resulting net asset value as of June 30, 1947 would have been $18.52 per share on 1,701,920 shares. GIVING $4,594,801 EFFECT TO $5,004,056 PRESENT pari maximum be purchased by American $2,500,000. r 31. of prices) as of June 30, 1947 (with securities $36,625,699.85, equal (after deducting the, were 1947 SIX FOR MONTHS ENDED Net t2,000,000 shs. limited by the income Preferred interest (excl. profit Power & Light Co. for the pany 92,733 securities sold)— $525,751 $479,434 139,500 139,500 Federal incomd tax has been .made in view be taxed as a regulated investment com¬ and the intention to distribute substantially all the - net income interest and dividends and the net profit from sale of securities. NOTE from 1946 $572,163 2- on dividends re¬ of * $619,818 94,067 and Expenses 1—No provision for company's election to aside in prior years, COMPARATIVE 1(444,850 CONSOLIDATED no 4,489.136 $3.91 — '.assets— SHEET. •U. 18.966,209 «r—-H-*• Notes and power Total 1,592,622 9,242,016 1,357,995 20,811,604 —— Land, buildings, Goodwill, . 2,447,329 36,714,022 accounts receivable (net) grain purchases, etc- deferred charges companies, etc and equipment (net) 5 5,419,927 on Prepaid expenses and Investments in other $ 14,735,940 18,633,773 and acceptances—.— Advances 31 1946 1,287,519 contract Inventories $7,146,107 1,344,103 2,909,614' $2.91 30,001,986 obligations :— termination claims—— Govt, S. War 525,172 MAY $ ' ' Cash 1,797,834 8,120,574 longer required. BALANCE 1947 ' Drafts 30 1947 dividends Income lo'oooiooo lo.oooiooo JUNE 306,870 34,185,160 $9,236,214 — —.— ———: common share—. —., set "Amounts company entitling EARNINGS $45,000,000 10,000,00 120,000,00 shs. issuance March warrants assets bid Outstanding "Unlimited "Unlimited but amount $3,554,932 on FINANCING* quirements of the mortgage and deed of trust, tlncreased from 2,500,shares to 20,000,060 shares on March 3, 1947. tDoes not include to : dividends per outstanding $6,200,000 preferred stock) to $18.56 per-share; of common stock on the 1,638,898 shares outstanding, as compared with $18.90 at 281,224 1,580,963 2,282,946 ;;—-—811,876 foreign taxes on income 7,313,965 dividends —' Earnings 32,146 net .valued 669,772 retirement system— Net earnings Preferred Inc.—Report— .2,373,984 $7 079 893 $ distribution—'— Provision for Federal & J . of Profit sharing $0.99, 2,578,230 000 shares Depreciation ' 'i' 244,740,538 — ——— , 298,791,766 370,932,427 307,003,818 ; 2,115,008 551,037 —-—— 298,503 plant — ;—— 2,042,593 and administrative expense.^— 40,378.538 Selling, general Contributions to employees', 1,641,924 Earnings per common share— cf 31 1946 1947 ■ ■ MAY STATEMENT YEARS ENDED products and services— — Cost of products and services sold — Provision for possible inventory losses— "Provision for war contingencies (Cr)__ $935,62,6 1,740,440 • - . $ $1,760,413 104,375 555,000 $7,536,424 Authorized "Unlimited . $5,049,990 156,391 1,677,000 $1,725,977 stk ' . $2,825,777 77,594 937,000 outstanding: With all members of our attain new levels of achieve¬ service COMPARATIVE INCOME $1,811,183 85,203 : Total of inflated prices. period freely cooperating, we can in the months ahead." team and 198,161 taxes manager," for present industrial • Dominion 1,697,759 bonds, 3Va% series due 1974 1st mtge. bonds, 3'f series due 1977__ 3V<% sink, fund debentures due 1972— (no the of $1,562,252 201,787 operations-— Canada Ltd., and President Harry offers the greatest progress. ■ Relations between worker and farmer and mocessor, buyer and seller, manager and stockholder— must be steadily improved. The growing pressure of competition, coincident with the return to a more normal buyers' market, provides a welcome challenge to management. We look forward to the end ment Profit state: Bullis FUTURE future, Chairman James F. Bell "The field of human relations to the opportunity 2,863,420 $4,253,022 stock THE 268. p; A. Profit 2,104,783 mtge. Common successfully introduced during the year included the apple me mix Pyequick and the Tru-Heat electric iron sponsored by Betty Crocker. ■ : 1 The largest construction program in the history of the company is currently under way, including a flour mill at Los Angeles, a package foods plant at Lodi, Calif., and an organic chemical plant at Kan-\ kakee, 111, Remodeling of the General Mills office buillding at Minne¬ apolis'was. largely completed during the year, and important additions to the buildings and equipment of the research laboratories were made, products New 19,619 2,260 — Deprec. year's $9,975,311, compared with the previous tax . ___ $6,990,916 deductions income Direct taxes totaled bill of $10,303,343. t income—— debt Net medical dependents. their funded on employees' health association that will help provide and hospitalization benefits for all employees and the to additional 12,996 . $6,672,548 (net) income 100,000 12,120 28,221 revenues—_ CAPITALIZATION 1st $50,045 1,910 2,693,186 oper. Gross Total $10,077 1,114 ry. The Other $5,434 oper rents Other butions $76,520 income —— Railway Net also Earnings 50,000 <»-- materials." 90,000 50,000 — Wyatt, Nea! & Waggoner 50,000 • 500,000 Co.—— Watkins,. Morrow & Co._ Weeden & Co., Inc .100,000 &*Co.___ Masten & Co.— 1,000,000 & 50,000 Co Milhous, Martin & Co.— —V. 750,000. Inc Thomas 100,000 Moran 50,000 50.000 Inc. Inc. — 19th Annual Report Reveals Million—Earnings $914 Million—Wages and Salaries Reach $37]/2 Million—In its 19th annual report,, issued to stockholders and employees, General Mills, (makers of Wheaties, Gold Medal Flour, Betty Crocker Soups, Bisquick, et al.) reported "an all-time high in the value of goods produced and services rendered." Total sales were $370,932,427, compared with $298,791,766 for the preceding year—"a considerable part of this increase; was the direct result of higher costs of grain and other Mills General Co.—200,000 Pomeroy, alphabetical alphabetical possible. as Sales of $371 & Preesprich & Co._ Schoellkopf, Martin, Burns & Corbett, Mason, Copeland & position > 100,000 750,000: . Salomon Bros. & Hutzler Alle- , Lyons W. Putnam 100,000 & 100,000 ___ Kendall, Inc.—■ R. & Space W'heeler —____ __ Patterson, —300,000 Co & Co. it is not always reasons to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near Common taxes Net below.—V.162, p. 1391.-; & Inc._— Graham, Gregory H. Son Carter H. Harrison & Co. Co & Faiiset, Steele & Co,_t profs. exc. Inc., mechanical NOTE—For order. — 1944 1945 1946 2,187,400 2,183,824 Prop, retire, res. appros. Taxes—other —■—Calendar Years 31,'47 Corp.—Merger Possible— Locomotive Works, Lima See pos'ible Otis & Co.—________ Burr, Dain M. Pfd. $26,553,546 $26,048,846 $24,885,843 $22,696,403 11,251,164 1.0,430,093 9,006,108 8,131,480 1,565,423 1,534,633 1,743,754 1,313,286 Operating revenues *$0.21 of $5,306,835 received in Securities Corp.—V. 166, ; debentures 75,000 350,000 500,000 Inc.—_ Inc.— Co., & additional transmission and distribution facilities and ■b) gas production and distribution facilities required to meet the growing demands for electric and gas service in the territory served by the company. • : electric •(a) $1.32 General Machinery - Newhard, Cook & Co & after ; ■ provide to used $0.26 on .*• 268. - Mullaqey, Ross & Co.-—. $150,000 Nashville Securities Co:_ ' 75,000; Co; & of amount ' 583,200.000 fund interest to date of redemption, will require $14,867,213; (2) to redeem at par $750,000 2%% serial notes held by Chase National Bank New York, whiclv, exclusive of accrued interest to date of redemption, will require $750,000 total $15,617,213. The net proceeds to be received by the company from the issue and sale of 100,000 shares of Common stock, wi'l be used to redeem at par the company's 2%%■ serial notes due 1948 to 1954 (Jan. 14 and July 14), held by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. in ihe principal amount of $2,500,000. Accrued interest on the serial notes to date of redemption will be paid out of the company's treas¬ debentures *5,980,179 of each principal under¬ name 100,000 J. following the for 4,500,000 37,979,536 t-Inciudes non-recurring' dividend connection. with, liquidation - of Electrical "Loss. p. & W. proceeds after deducting estimated The net proceeds will $20,098,070 he 3,750,000 7,721,401 2,250,000" 110,000,. — * PURPOSE—The share per • 21,215,886 . 28,845,927 shrs. issued - San- & ' $0.74 for period Earnings 82,000 330,000 13,278,974. *17,480,179 ; Cr7,000,000 i - /. 55,000 follows: as are Co., Inc._—_, DEBENTURES—The 1, White, Net,income 220,000 - —'1,500,000' 572,000' ,v. .Co.'—' and income on (Cr) 6,938,682 8,471,401. 57,229,536 3,000,000 23,000,000 33,415,886 13,700,000 adjusts. & con-. tingencies Corp.— Thomas taxes 50,230,854 *20,759,153 '* • 1,612,387 1,484,222 - (net)- - Postwar 487,526,216 242,790,453 other from Federal , 6,859,014 31,931,664 Total.*■■ Income-— 1 Co.— & . 272,006,239 154,745,542 sales.— from sources Sons 350,000 500.000 Burr Coffin Leedy, bids. suggested now other 303,937,903 Income' • Stokes Harold the and debentures the — 150,000 shares of preferred is It & American W. UNDERWRITERS—The Stuart Inc. that the company arrange to sell an issue through negotiation with bankers rather than by competitive bidding. for sale July 29 stock but received no (ship- & r_ Income 110,000 a & E. 220,000 underwritten Hirsch also put up Stix 220,000 572,000 . billed exps. charges 55,000 <fe .Chris- Stein Bros;,& Boyce-__-__- 572,000 DEBENTURE writer ; submitted for the bonds, all naming a Co. and Central Republic Co., 101:7801; 101.1699; The First Boston Corp., 101.219; & Inc., Cc. Inc. Swiss Weeks 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $ * $ 572,597,000 389,696,000 ' ' 161,604,556 5 3 7,757,070 222,031,300 ' 300,058,000 277,921,000 —_ ments) 82,000 Inc. Rollins H. • 220,000 Co.— & E. received sales Net ■ -. Walter Company & in rock drills, air products.—V. 166, p. 370. ^ expanding business 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $ $ Period End. June 30— 165,000 Winslow,' Writer tensen. & Company; ______55,000 Inc. > . . 100.3412 for 3V2S.- Lehman Brothers, Stone Illinois Kalman 166, V. Co.—Earnings— General Electric ' 110,000 Co.— Inc. Peters, 165,000 165,000 220,000 • Hano & Co.■ West & Perrin, 165,000 — its on . $100,000 110,000 Park-Shaughnessy & Co.. 55,000 —— Hayden, - $939,722; „ , and other allied pumps compressors, Orders — Northwest Pacific & Haupt" &- Co Hornblower was July 29, on The First bids Other Drexel competitive bidding at and for 3%s, 101.039 Corp., awarded were 100.19 and the bonds at 101.8907. submitted for the debentures were at bids Marache & Newton M. E. 165,000 Co & Granbery, • Other Corp. Corp. Clark W. Richards & Co of Michigan Corp. First publicly offered July 31. The first issue consisting $10,000,000 3V4% sinking fund debentures due 1972 was offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates at 101 and interest. The second issue comprising $10,- Co.—— Farwell, Chapman & Co. Field, of Both and Sullivan & Co. concentrate, henceforth Costs, Newburger 110,000 Dickson & Co., Inc. S. ($1 par), Co.—Sells Governor . Mason-Hagan, Inc. 572,000 572,000 110.000 110,000 110,OOo Co. & Securities City stock Business— The company has sold its Governor business to the Wiebmer Machine Shop of Quincy, 111., officials, recently announced. The company will • - . —$3,209,000 Inc.— Co., Richard were debentures & Boettqher Securities! Light Co.—$20,000,000 of • Brothers—' Blair ' ' ' ' Gardner-Denver each" principal underwriter of, bonds underwritten are of name principal, amount the and Stearns Bear, 157. p. , sales, for the derived from commercial customers, government and mu- from customers,- follows: 2.50 , 39.9% UNDERWRITERS—The bonds the Dempsey Power & Florida of common few customers a customers, industrial from Almstedt 3.00 — rural and Lehman Brothers 268. p. Offered man, Inc. . as Inc. — Johnson, Lane, Space and Co., Inc. Florida Securitiees Co. (not Inc.) ____ Leedy, Wheeler & Alle- 6.00 Bear, Stearns & Co Ooldman, Sachs & Co. to and 7.3% from nicipal customers; and 1/10 of 1% from public utilities. 9.1% $6,200,000; par), ($100 stock preferred $1,638,89&; capital surplus, $14,802,799; undistributed income, undistributed security profit, $868,139; total, $24,534,308. company's, total revenues from electric energy ended March 1947, approximately 43.6% was BOND 5.50 rendered in Miami, Daytona Beach, in Holly Hill. service is Gas Palatka months 12 5.50% L. F. Rothschild & Co.— Shields & Company Clement A. Evans & Co., 15.00% Peabody & Co.__ Lynch, Pierce, Merrill $6,025,906; other securities (at cost), $18,120,182; total, $24,534,308. • " •' LIABILITIES—Dividend on preferred stock payable July 1, 1947» $69,750; reserve for accrued taxes, etc.; $15,000; ; $4.50 cumulative securities (at cost), United States Treasury and portions of central and north central Florida. .. is rendered in 332 communities, the more important aiea, residential preferred $149,330; $169,140; cash deposited for dividend on dividends receivable, interest accrued, etc., $69,750; territory and the Of $1,091,490 $1,651,169 $771,034 in 1947 '• 1947 30, JUNE SHEET, BALANCE operations. is Miami. Lakeland of the principal underwriters and common stock to be purchased by' names percentage of unsubscribed are as follows: Kidder, coast " ASSETS—Cash, the Electric service of which Cr310,500 UNDERWRITERS—The the of sold amounted to 1946. in $1,305,561 stock, territory of west Special credit the and profit on securities 2—Net NOTE 28, served by the company with electricity comprises '• along the east coast of Florida, with the ex¬ Jacksonville area and four other municipalities where municipal electric systems are in operation. It also serves the agri¬ cultural area around southern and eastern Lake Okeechobee; the lower, The ception $1,615,220 —.— merchandising most repre¬ — senting prov. for loss on sale of gas prop.— Balance oWn 1,214,066 $1,651,169 $1,440,401 $1,541,210 period— for inc. Net Special 7,851,274 $2,430,341 197,075 $2,655,537 1,114,027 ______ deductions— inc. Total $10,474,445 $10,156,954 8,167,892 $2,502,444 152,793 — (net) income Other Florida Dec. formed in was utility corporations and municipalities. Tne company is an operating public utility principally engaged in the business of gen¬ erating, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy. Company is also engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling gas. Company operates wholly within Florida. Of the total' operating revenues of the company for the .12 months ended March 31, 1947, approximately 94% was derived from electric service and 6% * from gas sendee. Company cooperates with dealers in the sale of eelctric and gas appliances to its customers, having discontinued its ■ 8,757,716 & taxes exp. BUSINESS—Company other CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS Year End. Years Ended Dec. 31 Mar. 31,'47 1946 1945 1944 SUMMARY OF Total & by consolidation of Southern Utilities Co. and Peninsuia Power Light Co. Since that date it has acquired properties of numerous 1925, population of approximately a 3,752,950 L" 2,109,159 1,340,589 1,325,127 25,672,388 29,330,913 > trade-marks, trade names, and water rights — 115,751,006 108,991,064 Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE LIABILITIES— Accts. payable Accrued Thrift & accrd. taxes 9,851,566 (oth. "than taxes) exps. : ___ 6,985,962 11,974,248 «' 10,506,241 _ ASSET'S— officers of Dividends payable Dividend on 1,087,712 431,157 361,214 U. 1,496,379 100,000 100,COO Funded 9,600,000 9,700,000 stock—payable debt Reserves for Reserves self-insurance Reserves for cum.conv. preferred preferred stock cum. "'Common ! stock surplus Earned surplus Total stock par)—— ($100 i: '•_*__!_ 717,607 9,999,500 9,999,700 22,147,300 — 22,147,300 16,692,260 16,692,460 ! ;— 8,023,166 ——4——-—-—21,141,195 by 1,995,172 shares in 1946. in 1947 and par shares ,V • no ! At the consider for purposes meeting which to Aug. on sales of General > - * quarter Alfred P. $1,746,421,483 and Sloan, president, reported July As in the to 30 quarter, first the for Chairman Jr., $941,568,274 six first 1947, amounted 924,032 to 473,805 the for trucks and cars ; half first demand for the '* 1947. of levels during althongh of the second expectations and shortages, iting factor. '. 1946, net effects of plies. Of plant's and in trucks 1946. Net Net strike United the for '•'/ . income second for the $1.78 during share per in the NOTE—The to $147,622,834. preferred stocks, there was 680, equivalent Provision taxes the for totaled first The to $3.20 of amounted to United a months for of of shares regular the for The stock income foreign second 1947. and and quarter ^ - the of In ages. was the United net loss was rolls pay Total in the The //■—/' i and the Fisher land The ments, quarter load and in Division 376,937 the cabs General its said,, such and first quarter Motors The the of the of ten General and the and many years assembly ' automobile Net ' the A ' ' I Total Cost of Cor- Body assembly and assembly .Deprec. of It and and plant ' continued technical plant, . foreign exc. ... the unit Bal. >. of acres 1 •'/ ■'•'... !. •. " $ Amt! and ' , and l— /-■'/„__!„ ' 10,567,217 1 • * — /" ■/■ «'»/.• fiCQoncf and 30, ' //.. ' com: the ' ' -"%• !•!-•-! ' ' * ■ 15,718,473 16,320,573 147,622,834' 1119,804.090 June - 2,294,555 V ,i,. 6,464,154 in Charge Mr. the Willow Run, Mich. The Rototillers 25%, of 165, new plant, expected to in¬ be in full operation by late will RR—Earnings— 1947 1.943 railway oper. income—_ 1945 ,-1944 the in Cement $2,984,000, 589,954 r$3 459,208 "'162,611 676,527, 413,164 United dollars Net for ry. Gross the first $5,629,700 15,449,000 17,857,000 ' 18,573,000 ''-425,945 3,979,888 4,224,261- *1,611,219 2,465,733 2,651,217 1345 1944 54. p. . from ; ^ ,1947 , „/ 1946. ^141,917 railway.—— income oper. from 3,956,125 9,035,769 2,736,113 3,025,566 2,759,243 74,303,334 /98,695,166 1,828,826 7,930,437 : railway—_ 85,648,508 railway—17,626,786 11,408.184 30,634,485 98.417,835 33,356,070 income—7,103,605 4,025,564 11,175,166 12,005,501 from Net ry.. oper, 166, 54. ". p. •': • ' '. . Group the , Securities, Int.—Earnings— EARNINGS Income from FOR THE dividends SIX and MONTHS ENDING interest—^ MAY 31, 1947 $1,775,907 — 30,' 19461. for *$&29,486 ' ■ 600,992 of months second six the • -$3.20 months second . _________—______—_! "'No $0.57 provision for* counts the has been six made months • ■ from sale of ■/ ,v,- . the ' ./ BALANCE ASSETS—Investments for the week 103; ended July. in bank, interest $32,878 319,771 profit 42,377 44,957 5,807 $352,649 - Net 37,111 38,053 Net 27,040 Net as securities ,v- for Federal income tax ■ for six months ended 1 for stock' ($1 par), 165, p. * . • ended quarter Nil ; - JUNE 30, and" ended June and and 30, the six and month for 166, C00 . United States-from ■ * • certain foreign 2,241,016 *237,284 816,894 31,329,221 3,138,317 *984,222 39,292,261' 35,720,497 _! 9,119,540 ■*-— — 3,686,779 / , / . of July President, 3%% Life taxes, etc., $13,781; $1,602,461; surplus, $13,494,530; pfd. . 1946 . 1947 Co. income.!! periods in 1946.—V. 166, p. 268. same The 1 Dec. $1,281,216 pV 54. 1945 1944 $661,111 $807,073 210,654 274,661 184,703 232,520 ■ 3,789,011 4,851,430 of 219,156 1,235,906 1,819,549 38,071 , • 1,037,631 shall be of the company, each ten shares announced to held. be issued on the basis of Date and detailed lei ms of shortly. ■ & Florida June—n " -Grcss from .Net ry. From Gross • Ry.—Earnings— ■best 1947 1946 1945 1944 $421,031 $559,546 $514,485 88,941 26,610 5,049 216,210 71,731 161,709 17,917 3,111,032 2,838,541 3,418,176 3,393,824 800,320 516,195 1,355,281 1,291,810 280,696 159,981 railway—. oper! income— 40,997 a per $14,725,931 were of 1946. $4.60 per He or added increase an that the share on the were Net from- Net ry. railway!!!! railway— /income —V."166; p; 54. " ' oper. and $8.86 shares < 41-3,387 1 334,772 on all the over the other 69,873 same shares reserves, per share, outstanding but compared as June in high the further history level, T. with said of the that results corporation," substantial Brown, "the backlog of for and the 30. were that orders." period the "sales • continue at • Treasurer, has been elected a director, to .fill the unexpired term of F. W. Dows, who resigned.—V, 165, p. 2546* > ' 61.94% earnings taxes 60,000 of - Brecht John January 1—- from new offering , 1947 Mr. $472,247 railway—!! one ■ 1947, outstanding, after reserves for subject to year-end adjustment; 1,587,488 stock dividend of 50% payable 15, 1947. that the holuers vf the shares subscribe, at $35 per share for dividend of 75 cents per share and an extra dividend share was declared on the common st ick, payable to holders of "record Aug. 18, 1947. An extra of 50 was paid on March 1, last. ' A. Brecht, President, stated that sales for the first six months cents 2, period . a resolution, entitled to quarterly 25 cents of declared 29 by company for be July on provided, shares •Sept. 5,203,569 ..493,768 316,074 Dividend—New- to shareholders of record Nov. also the .A $859,587 75,550 44,900 •'.,/., directors 1, 1947 They will 3,921,838 ■ . Cash Director—- W. railway_!__ Stockholders—25-Cent Rights to share 103,034 / Hajoca Corp.—To Pay 50% Stock Dividend and Issue 130,693 ' / 1 $661,488 '• notes/ in amount serial company reduced of : < The $20,- : -; -1946 102. $1,700,000 and The company will use the : 4/2% and . at A, purchased effect to the financing, the company's service charges will by approximately $100,000 annually. ! The company's net income for the six months ended June 1947 amounted to $317,978, an increase of $26,000, as compared with the 3% stock 1946 $1,379,818 series debentures, Insurance short-term indebtedness. The remaining for property extensions and im¬ other by the used ; that the Federal Powef application for sale of $2,200,» America, $500,000. the'outstanding 3% and be : Privately—, Giving r July 21— *—-^-Jan. 1 to July 21— $45,325 will 5,018,38St ' - provements. be $2,268,750; total, retire to of 13,743,056 announced 24 fund sinking Mutual $1,360,000, funds ' Service Co.—Places Issues 1946. - oountries Hyde, 25-year funds payable, etc., $24,947; $145,100; due for securities expenses, $48,600 Georgia Southern .Net ;from _ $6,727,147 435,057 —— 54. p. the Modern Woodman with June reseTVe for postwar contingencies and rehabilitation during the period ot absorb costs of postwar reconversion. \ tILoss.; ' ' •' " v NOTE—Net income does not include profits, realized abroad which were, $4,902,577 1,386,529 ,'! - — 166, ' 1945 579,345 income Massachusetts dividends, the $3,506,178 ended C. • • $2,979,556 1947 six —V. 30, '" the oper. : 1946 ! railway———. railway oper. ry. G. . :v1947 from ? -. . /■//!'•/•;.'• /' ■.!!' Gulf Public June 1947 2670. /Net .from ,l^ilway-^-—! '.Net ry; oper./.income!!! con- June and ry. ' ; 1947 Commission had approved the company's 1947 371;/- : $5,824,043 income "'Deficit.—V. I ; ! railway from from Net 272,198 investment v against; cash, reserves $35,605,892. RR.—Earnings— railway-.__—— oper. ry. Net 279,290 272,060 regulated a Jfrom Grcss From January 1—-'; Gross ■ . , from From Jan. 1— 4,824' $283,880 272,090 taxed be accrued, loaned Gross^frpm.,rai)way___r from' railway_i__!! " : total, m $7,456; p. '/! . June—! $349,207 $502,470; securities V. 166! $197,048; dividends), Dr$141,158; unrealized depreciation investments Dr$14,301,352; totals $85,605,892.—V. security 54. p. Gulf Mobile & Ohio 26,500 $303,545 272,089 of A . securities (at' closing market securities selling ex-dividend, $514,accounts receivable, $221,281; dividends!, (after payment" of ■ 5,158 sale on i on receivable, of V 4,747 " " ■ 1947 ' $365,123 $417,601. 31, LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $483,486; accrued taxes, $18,872: ($.01 par) $200,169, paid-in surplus $99,229,616; undistributednet income $116,259; hndistributed realized deficit on sale of invest¬ 319,789 39,750 to ac¬ : $29,418 362,958 45,871 • the capital 1944 $396,68o * in / marketable $3,493,308; (net) 1945 $33,727 ; , BALANCE SHEET, for cash in accrued 166, 1946 $455,491 has elected taxes 1947.', 31, MAY . Gross corporation May SHEET dividends and Corp.—Weekly Output— 10,121 , income Federal for ending ' realized was corporation $38,321 23,214 —_ ments income June— I $1,442,767 quarter restrictions exist. taxes Net income $1,395,04? Net' gaip on sale of investments^—501.094 600,982 $0,88 for ; 1,1 $341,034 600,992 1947 "Net " 44,084,240 ' 44,059,246 > - received * ■:}Georgia RR.—Earnings— " quarter'and $974,026 not -remitted ^to the $417,218 _ 1945 V" "t - 357,651 _______ •Provision (& Subs.)—Earns. - . ; half in ! 1946 - railway—_ $15,595,444 $14,017,296 $20,950,031 $19,248,461 Net —V. for ' ■ Northern Ry.—Earnings— from Net were 32.040.000 4,722,868 2,260,811 railway..*— railway—— income oper. From Jan. 1— there 338,683 '• : '-Deficit.—V. 166, Gross Co. with from from ry. Great 133,064,674 kwh., an increase of 13,103,379 the corresponding week of 1946.—V. 166, p. 371. Operating'- revenues-!!! : eight head¬ 3394. p, June— tOi over _!_!___ - . of has' Bell last $3,098,000 new 4,589,110 V ' : $0.32 quarber, and -six exchange Vice-President 178,280 - ' 44,096,390 second- $4,086,811 for the where named $3,8x5,000 will through a statutory Signal Mountain Port¬ "" Fed. this Period— : + $1.78 and dividends . sales predecessors —Week End. 147,622,834.1140,937,013 21,132,923 v 1946. _ been $2,900,000 : Georgia & Florida RR.—Operating Revenues— of , ; 1947, utilized _ who $0.69 income 207,026.—V. 116,215,000079,495,000 !>•>!/.'/!'/■% ,602,100 81,804,815 1 share,, $901,291 ended Total common 21,060,380 vi,ni,e5r?^ngs or losses (net) of subsidiary companies not |°"aated (dividends and interest .received amounted to $2,031,174 -tlncluding in - due Dec. 1, 1960, $2,650,000; $6 cum. conv. (optional stock-dividend series), stated value $25 per share, ? ' ■ in¬ 795,546 ;-./■■•■'•"■ . , r, / f months to Co., compared share _______________ purchased, debentures, ' , '" ' \ 44,072;090 for -has railway—__ Net Net profit amounted to $1,058,500, equiva¬ share, compared with $852,900 or 85 cents 166, p, 371. and LIABILITIES—Interest 21,132,923 . ■■. 60,450,OOOCr26,711,000 r shares 1947 -and Other due ■ com. of litigation in respect of the company.—V. 166, p. 158. by from Gross banks, $413,761; Investments in U. S. Govt. securi-V investments in other securities, $19,178,874; dividends and interest receivable, $91,819; receivable for securities sold, $1,780; special deposits for dividends, etc., $18,322; total, $20,207,026. / ...... ;. ; ' 15,051,000 stock.!.-:,13,232,677 no; " of result a will join Graham-Paige immediately, making his York, Pa., where the company is moving Its manufacturing-: from Net determined later. financing by the Shareholdings Corp. -Earnings— ASSETS—Cash 52,439,892 •. on com. -W-.. v -.!Tr *' _V-i.__i._-_l' • ,78.572,738. - 14,026,018 f 141,158.680 1124,393,200 ' 33,051,055 22,047;697, 66,'l22,603 55,063 277 Earns.: per its 407,049 tiest at cost, dividends Average chgs. amounted NOTE—Net . •J and _ & make earlier.—V. output.of 10.9/f,. General 30, " 6,041,869 71,550,367 10,567,217' '.•••/•/ special,. earn. stock Common after 4 155,586 ; 113,096,083 Rr3,621,470 10,324,000 taxes.! pfd;. income on From Jan, 1— 19,r 1947 Portland . .jA-'A 81,804,815 credit.:^ . .income on Freres will stockholders as company and as such should have no liability in, respect of the above net income. ! , Net Divs. or ..''The i: • - credit inc. period. common year per common 1947 Net of 1,746,421,483 492,260,800 28,141,087 14,640,692 S. before, . Trinity Preferred dividends v • 1944 1 Net car, .culmination 1947—6 Mos.—1946 3,479,331 pits. income income sSpecial a electric *Taxes largest design. 15,718,473 profits new certain Cement company and to $6,447,500 General expenses! Interest:- production.". is 29 the , produc¬ car important an program, 111,337.037 amort. U. as owned .'June— divisions two !'■:•■'' 38,136,046 bonus for of Feb. on Portland Income—Interest im¬ these $ re- equipment Frov. formed 6 Mos. Ehd. June 30— . in ad¬ estate, Employees' $0.46 1945 1947, $488,986 in taxes Grand Trunk Western in 1946V1' statement Lazard expected be represent information General Public Utilities 944,573,023 419,452,476 1,746,955,599 495,206,586 expe.— and ■ 31, J Dividends comprises 3,151,401 — and postwar real . to is cement' manufacturer available and the per safety many - conversion f $238,098 $0.80 $579,024 in Bell prices); $81,180,152; The chgs.— 738,433,939 391,134,599 1,366,504,090 521,005,404 gen. carried ' of improve¬ engaged embodying represents Rrl46,652 sales of of was , ministrative Cost not "In - " Selling, price a addition, a profit of $486,576 investments.—V." 165, p. 2546. ! ' that1 Train and also was policy of progress' of construction area -; _ oper. t$322,735 $1.61 Canadian recovery from summer.—V. Gross par). it Capital shares outstanding_________ 25, $ income other largest Florida Co. for profit' kwh., the the 1 ' equity income 1946 $647,668 $2.02 patent production crease 30, 1947, 30, registration a ($1 which . of $1.06 Earnings / 941,568,274 417,310,182 Motors poration's tOther at will made, SEC stock income taxes_____—____—_____ , 1947.; of Chevrolet- new convenience 1947—3 Mosv—1946 sales fGeneral Net $562,000,-/ Motors CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT : basis amounted to mechanical similarly operations. of Per. End. June 30— '' sales share incorporate advanced, cars Truck A' postwar assembly ; ; He years. , Three Months Ended June 30—-1947 V, comfort, trucks, marked body V/ .;;//! the ccmmon General Precision Equipment Corp. there developments at numerous GMC reflect Lnes has Motors Chevrolet truck June Dec, at 1947 Expense. "//' !:■'•/•'"" '■'••• General operations ended, Chevrolet-Fisher new .in Cement per longer wheel bases, larger bodies and heavier, stronger frames and the engi-.. for quarter which half and years," the report declared. "As in passenger material shortages are a limiting factor in truck tion, when corresponding 1946 dividends -on the over _ a a Harold operations as plus bodies improved new with 29 of of underwriters 1946. 1947 lent including the introduction by the Advance-Design line of "trucks of features model changes on its line of provements.: "The for Government, , and for George 612,180,442- in June $30,239,486 371. Distribution, according to Joseph W. Frazer, President. been, with Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., in Toledo for 1,642,382,142 $1,251,234 States of 166, p. (& Subs.)—Earnings— $809,134 new dedication inauguration As/the advancement the in second the quarter, of the distribution of drivers. $81,330,000, regular r■ several second cars, report neering of after months. construction the better - adjustments equivalent, $292,000,000 the Motor and July shares group • "seventh the on Net of loss of $0.55 per share of common stock. of 378,569 employees on the corporation's reviewed and credit Body assembly plant in Flint, Mich. new Chevrolet trucks and commercial •design of a second six commercial Tomorrow tax $19,804,090, were during Chevrolet or year average first report "occurred . States of an payrolls in 000 United amount 158. p. ^ preferred stock, to /There in -the filed a The company ccnsolidation of for pointed out that income figures for the correspohdfng last year reflect the effects of strikes and material shortthe second quarter of 1946, after taking account of credit to a 34,850,276 Company has no funded debt. As of June 30, 1947, outstanding 999,998 shares of common stock, ($1 par). adjustments of $28,466,000 for United States income and excess profits taxes, net income amounted to $16,320,573. This was equivalent to $0.32 per share of common stock after providing for regular dividends on the preferred stock. Jn the first six months of 1946, after giving effect against the two ' The profits excess sixth the / $116,215,000 head offering, States the on . report periods 34,850,276 of on. shares into Graham-Paige Motors Corp.—New Executive— ______ /■'1. V'.'.i operating plants ,in Tampa, Fla., Chattanooga," Tenn., and Port Worth, Houston- and Dallas, Tex., currently ranks as about $141,158,- ' and receivables company, but will be for the account receive the proceeds from the sale. The Company, outstanding dividends ctommon S. $66,000 183,564,400 441,043,400 30> June, 1947.—V. -166, p. 268. 100,000 will * . was number providing the June ^public offering of the stock for the first half share. States $60,450,000 six After claim in company covering Co. 254,382 amounted to $81,004,815. .$78,572,738, equivalent 1947 stock U. fringement of - General Portland Cement Co.—Files With SEC— materials and sup¬ from General Canada . available per doubtful for assets collected The the amounted for stock Net period, after providing regular dividends of $3,232,077 on preferred stocks. For the first six months of 1947 net income the 183,564,400 100,000,000 743,258,226 $923,181 166, hetd be 3,000,000 1,973,414 441,043,400 ^ ' reserve and was reflecting both the . average 1,973,414 shares) par of 29,995,887 co to to 1946, $230,142 in. $123,020' in 1944/ also in 1944 after deducting $100,440 for depreciation and amorti¬ zation and $28,515 for funded debt charges, tlncludes a net amount 805,588 43,897,677 ■ meeting stock common outstanding. common Co.—Acquires Detroit Brewery— provision of a for quarters in miscellaneous lim-V totals shortages common the major export 'shipments and quarter of the on high" at no stock.—V. common "•After 119,535 1,192,440 - 1946, §Represented 49,250 shares and 7,950 shares in June 30, 1946. !/!/! V; /• ./• second quarter and quarter and 257,371 ■■.,./ second income available for to and and States 6,949,-620 15,170,535 — (1,835,644 of Koppitz-Melchers, Inc., below.—V. 1945 ■- months,, these dealers to the the 8,577,362 : 2,294,555 2,221,844,241 tAfter of. production, be to -"... .1 $417,310,182 six UAW-CIO sales Total cars totaled first continuing lylume 35,380,211 reserves share 6 Mos. End. June 30— 1— 69,974,901 ,__i Total the first quarter, was still short needs, the report stated. It said steel,*continued •■'!/...■ the the customer principally sales $492,260,800 in Motors of total the 125,000,000 : surplus 1947 of each Split-Up Stock— special a increasing the authorized splitting •Net profit __! Earns, per com. share— 9,171,647" surplus and quarter , 37,597,976 -V— notes stock Capital 131,335,805. 3,232,077 income Earned '' products Motors second• quarter, higher than in somewhat material For General for on $3.75 preferred stock_____ Common stock ($10 par)_ sales 167,225,995 114>373,588 profits taxes.- excess at 115,119,386 conting. and rehabilitation -preferred capital stocks:— promissory $5 preferred " With & vote Gotham Hosiery Co., Inc. - inc. will Goebel Brewing sundry Contingencies and miscellaneous Minority interest—pref. stock of sub. - board, and C. E, Wilson, than 437,000 stockholders. more payable Deferred the of shares 1,642,382,142- 168,509,950 and items foreign Employees bonus of 9,201,406 63,2.14,330 on on See for postwar 2 Vt. % the for months & stockholders 2 and 455,384,590 8,174,586 - warranties Taxes, warranties -and miscellaneous Reserves—^Employees benefit plans parts, service S. Divs. of products other than cars and household appliances, Diesel engines were high in proportion to total sales, resulting in dollar sales figures much greater than- indicated by the number of cars and trucks sold. Total sales to dealers and export Shipments, from General Motors plants in the United States and Canada trucks, such as and locomotives, accrued U. 19, totaled products Motors 691,964,697 63,214,330 payable 300,000 $1.86 $3.53 Glidden Co., Cleveland, O.—To The Oct. LIABILITIES General Motors Corp.—Second Quarter ReportNet second 121,392,564 §556,429 §2,955,424 etc. payrolls, $558,832 300,000 share per 1946 $1,060,051 —V. 165, p. 2136. 44,269,009 -9,621,784 ; 2,221,844,241 Taxes, corporation was formed.—V. 165, p. 2135. the patents, 1947 taxes — 130,677,579 39,610,075 assets Earnings 1137,817,035 495,739,179 127.453,994 ccsnsol stock, in Accounts Res; held be etc 715,593,385 not Total the stockholders will amending-the certificate of incorporation so as to change the annual receiv., cos. investments Goodwill, 1,995,168 no ■ notes subsid. Corp.—Earnings— 30— profit after charges and Capital shares outstanding— 30,745,676 treasury Real estate, plants and equipment (net)__ Prepaid expenses and deferred charges To Amend Certificate— ■; receiv., in Miscellaneous 17,838,967 ■ . Other 108,991,064: 115,751,006 - 17,289,201 1217,612,563 accounts receivable.-- accts. Common 8,023,166' — —_____ Govt, Investments 619,336 par)— ($100 S. Net 153,384,345 Inventories 2,287,637 1,112,510 _ e— •Represented par 1,337,419 1,119,219 - _!1—— contingencies— war Capital —i — purposes— 9 Months Ended June $ 328,454,202 Other —2,287,637 contingencies-, general for Reserves for other 3%% 1947 1, July _ Gleaner Harvester 1946 $ Cash 361,212 employees—--■ preferred stocks—_ on com. and Debenture sinking fund current installment—— 5% 19A7 ■ ■ accounts t (467) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30 Hart A & Cooley Co., Inc. five-for-one holders The at a Jr., directors, (Conn.)—Split-Up Voted— split of the capital stock special meeting July in making the was approved by the stock* 30. recommendation, ..... voted to reduce thdi par increase increased be also See $4,000,000 by to Co. Bearing Fafnir transfer of $2,000,000 above.—V. 166, p. 268. Opeiating expenses —It announced was on Co.—New Financing Approved July 30 that the stockholders construction The Total of a 45,000 kilo¬ improvements and ex¬ Net at 164, Trust & 1946 1945 $253,005 $0.44 t$360,042 profit $0.67 ._ preferred $5,460,042 April on 1946. 30, on Split Stock— operates chain a stores.—V. drug of 166, 268,. p. * (Stated Currency) Canadian in Common shares outstanding share common August, 1946.—V. 165, rector K. Dietrich. Mr. Mudge Mudge Oil Co., Dallas, 163, President— is Tex.; director of-the Republic a Period End. June 30— 735,765 Maintenance 255,233 Depreciation Amort, of electric Prov. limited-term ,<< income , taxes- 230,378 2,626,491 131,288 1,569,545 3,527,311 3,453,514 $478,546 $451,865 $4,177,924 65,234 $4,243,158 2,826 6,338 $4,445,367 60,161 $481,372 $458,203 $4,505,528 86,089 82,356 1,027,034 $395,283 operating revenue Other income, net—— Income 233,661 144,746 ;j. Net Gross 3,600 2,400 200 & profits taxes— other n, 200 investments— for Fed. excess All 162,473 —, deductions $375,847 $3,478,494 —. . 1,058,759 , applic. pfd. to stocks for the period $3,184,399 389,588 389,588 Final ——T- 3394 Gross $9,943,393 U. S. —; 7,534,671 $1,202,405 taxes—_ income Unemploym't end 15,606,754 $2,791,182. 5,638,816 4,351,355 870,178 6,036,132 2,608,483 724,777 5,625,516 2,500,883 1,774,940 807,430 117,234 174,104 Raw and 164,257 238 939 329',122 255,598 $33,613,580 $22,501,030 salaries and depletion-* and 2,423,091 776,942 4,275,450 —$2,938,645 earnings $1,738,101 65,259 712,850 146,486 639,051 130,616 1,421,215 — dividends Common 16,950,283 16,444,906 1,154,728 Cr34,311 $5,189,869 dividends Preferred $941,228 295,148 1,276,625 $952,564 $3,638,033 Dr$630,545 $0.62 $1.78 $0.25 "Incl. income and excess profits taxes. tStated on a basis con¬ sistent with three-for-one split on common stock.—V. 165, p. 3285. $2,160,536 $1.01 Surplus - 27,356,294 24,886,812 1,692,613 9,505,281 9,857,833 622.873 14,831,305 12,586,766 833,773 expenses Deprec. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $63,401,038 $35,456,834 other costs mater., Wages Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 - share com. per 667,932 Kaiser Co., the reorganization program of the company were at a special meeting of 'stockholders. Shareholders a plan to merge the R. B. Rogers Companies, in 30 upon Rogers the distribution and Indian of business the as surviving remain will motorcycles of the pri¬ corporation, Mr. Rogers ' arranged for $1,500,000 on a term basis and following this the consolidated net current assets of Indian, on a pro forma basis reflecting March 31, 1947, conditions, will increase to over $4,600,000 as compared wiui approximately $1,600,000 prior to the merger," Mr. Rogers declared. "This $1,600,000 included $700,000 provided by the Atlas Corp. for the purchase of common shares as a part of the plan of the reorganization," he added. Upon completion of the plan the capitalization of Indian will con¬ sist of 225,000 shares (no par) preferred, of which 210,298 shares will be outstanding, and 1,250,000 shares (no par) common, of which 793,126 shares will be outstanding and 75,000 shares reserved for option to the management.—V. 165, p. 2799. banks two with Railroad— Inc.—To Build has contracted for the building of 52 miles of railroad at a cost of $2,300,000 to connect the com¬ pany's new Eagle Mountain, Calif., iron ore mine with the Fontana Steel plant by way of Southern Pacific connection at Salton Sea, 218.003 420,861 240,022 387,808 442,673 855,330 434,797 822.759 $76,804 $519,366 $1,202,318 corporation The standard Calif. \ p. oper. Kansas Gas & Ry. oper. expenses • 1,309,585 113,896 $1,222,540 $10,341,695 1,139,414 8,538,261 80,703 666,535 135,176 1,058,823- 220,841 income $51,765 "$132,758 $78,076 3,262 33,446 Kansas Oklahoma "$129,496 $55,590 .___ 4,241 Net ry. from Net ry, 3,223 $9,865 income—. 166, ry. 55,039 81,853 127,385 86,495 1,364,297 786,712 2.297.353 1,223,530 353,323 535,752 2,078,062 1,130,353 489,437 income— oper. Kentucky Utilities It July 25 that the company First Boston Corp., Lehman 353,686 railway—L 134,737 income— 1945 to spend approximately $14,440,000 in 1947 to its properties. Early in 1947, The Middle additional investment of about $8,000,000 in the additions for made an plus and the common stock prior to July 1, 1948, to in the common ' $2,651,286 $2,542,076 827,171 662,955 291,677 13,170,159 -.1,759,489 87,027 15,009,017 311,935 6 Months Cost Selling, 1947 $4,707,683 - sold administrative goods of (& Subs.)—Earnings— Ended June 30— sales Net and West sur¬ of Kentucky Utilities Co. and has agreed, increase by an additional $4,000,000 its stock of said company.—V. 166, p. 159. Kingston Products Corp. 1944 $2,352,172 307,442 25,596 has instituted con¬ Brothers and Lazard plans Company 1948 RR.—Earnings— 1946 1947 oper. with The Co., jointly, looking toward the underwriting of $13,000,000 of its preferred stock. This stock has heretofore been registered with the SEC. It is proposed to be offered, for a limited period, to the holders of the existing preferred stock which will be called for pay¬ ment when the underwriting agreement is consummated. & investment $2,362,972 railway- announced was versations Freres "$158,407 "$1,649,025 "$174,335 Co.—Preferred Stock to be Under¬ written— 268. p. June— Net 1944 $347,696 194,379 1945 $453,148 273,386 166, p. 55. Corp. from 1946 $339,695 161,339 1— railway railway- from Net „ 2,503,271 1,234,349 574,738 income— oper. From Jan. Gross "$1,378,218 20,165 21,595 250,639 248,334 41,616 Net Bonds Called— Ry.—Earnings— 1947 $379,169 141,540 railway-—: from 18,635 income from & Gulf railway—— from Net "$111,522 41,493 Gross Electric Co.—Debenture called for redemption on June— Gross "$1,396,853 3,825 oper. charges—— Net April, 1948.—V. 162, 6% gold debenture bonds, series A, due 2022, Sept. 1, 1947, at 110 and interestPayment will be made at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 70 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 159. $7,625,584 7,505,538 530,130 .<*986,769 facil. rents income fixed later than the outstanding of been have 1947—6 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 $1,696,087 revenues rv. not 879. Harbor Belt RR.—Earnings— Indiana Ry. Other for scheduled is Completion —V. Equip. & jt. gauge were International Great Northern 278,215 $116,216 — rw™ Deprec. & depletion— 319,002 (& Johns-Manville Corp. $3,077,935 340 000 130,219 J;axes ™ $986,173 1946 $5,936,300 166, p. 269. All Total old- taxes age - 143,000 — - Period End. June 30— 84,698 MotocycleCo.—Reorganization Gains Approval steps Total 18,235,438 Inc.—Sales 57.2% Higher — 1947 —-i $9,334,307 Ended July 12— sales Net sales $8,520,844 $21,026,620 $18,684,689 8,740,983 —• _ revenues York New Jewel Tea Co., —V. and has has been who joined the company in 1924 branch office for the last 20 years, Vice-President.—V. 163, p. 2440. the a Retail ' "Deficit.—V. Net $899,741 1,082,924 Jr., Paxton, M. in elected 1944 117,795 Miscellaneous deductions 1947—6 Mos.—"1946 1947—3 Mos.—"1946 revenues Expenses $3,088,906 $2,794,811 (&'Subs.)—Earnings— Hudson Coal Co. Period End. June 30— $1,982,665 Vice-President— Jessop Steel Co.—New Richard fEarns. favorably Net —VaI1656 p charges 165, p. 3395. served $946,454 407,864 76,046 Railway tax accruals _.N.ei income Dividends 1945 $964,467 396,271 1946 118,333 Period End. June 30— income —V. Net $759,413' 185,181 $893,054 264,395 )„ 268. p. "Loans $1,735,447 $22,206,465 $20,203,152 619,419 9,165,156 7,351,938 148,778 2,526,560 1,691,266 150,236 1,870,946 1,997,599 $2,013,341 Chicago—Registers With SEC $1,950,399 32,265 $1,862,313 598,469 —— - and other deductions— income RR.—Earnings— income Manufacture 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 electric— Net 2,306,392 railway approved July mary Operation interest * ——— 1 income Gross & said. revs., 8,302,341 stock. Houston Lighting & Power Co.—Earnings— Oper. 85,682 (net)__ income Total 788,548 Companies have already approved the plan, which will become effective immediately. The Rogers Com¬ panies, which make air-conditioning equipment and conduct other manufacturing, export and sales operation, owned 33% of the Indian 2158. p. 5,737,342 $1,831,503 * 30,809 — . on Inc., into Indian. Stockholders of and of Stoner Mudge, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. Foil: Mills, Danbury, Conn., —V. 5,426,945 income ooer. 166, voted has been elected President, suc¬ also Vice-President and a di¬ Mudge, Vice-President, P. the of 953,681 railway— from Indian 210. p. Hood Chemical Co., Inc.—New ceeding 902,939 excess - preferred dividend requirements and after giving effect to' stock split in September, 1946. Preferred stock was S. 29,168 407,152 575,853 688,773 424,237 $1,263,844 and income Pour Weeks railway oper. ry. —V. 1945 common Leonard 51,105 railway— from Gross $2,350,131 "$0.76 $3,780,694 "$1.26 $4,746,415 $1.04 Earnings per common share in 13,029,826 750,565 4,547 767,363 652,663 633,870 taxes profits taxes income earnings Other 7,284,354 132,789 1946 $7,335,402 3,288,987 536,393 Federal than "Taxes from Net 1946 1947 ' profit "After 911,121 1947 Net 4-flor-l 1,202,669 7,648 1947 $8,697,037 4,275,244 depreciation for other Net From Jan. 1— QUARTER ENDED MAY 31 THE FOR EARNINGS retired 1,767,941 . Co.—Earnings— Maintenance 372. from ry, 166, p. 372. revenues Provision share. Net Net! 170,181 — Straus Net $6,564,038 721,537 $2.13 to Operation 9,769,555 June— _ per 15,000,293 116,935 deducs.— company Gross > $15,491,923 $11,225,209 2,886,148 721,537 $5.36 "$3.74 profit Earnings 1,286,698 1,962,645 Illinois Terminal , had Operating 120,000 shares ($1 per 1947 1946 1945 $30,033,643 $25,633,928 $22,542,304 Total income 30,615,007 26,699,687 22,943,178 Profit after deprec., interest, etc._— 28,822,670 25,341,268 21,718,190 Provision for income taxes 13,330,747 14,116,059 15,154,152 3 Months Ended May 31— Profit after expenses said to amount to syndicate Corp. 12 Months Ended June 30— 18,256,578 ; p. and Placed Co.—Unsold Bonds > • 101.40.—V. at July 24 filed a registration statement with the SEC par) common stock. Underwriters, Brailsford <te Biosser, Chicago. The shares are being sold by four stockholders and represent part of the stock the sellers will receive in exchange for their holdings of four furniture companies to be merged with the registrant. The merging companies are Toccoa Manufacturing Co. and Stickiey Brothers, Inc., botn Illinois corpora¬ tions, and the Luce Corp. and Stickiey Bros. Institutional Furniture Co., both Michigan corporations. The stock will be offered at $9.25 The for Worts, Ltd. (& Subs.)— Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Earnings— Net 29,798,060 Illinois-Rockford Corp., Co., $33.50 per 269. paid in 1946.—V. 166, p. share was per about one-half of the original 2%% bonds has been sold by the institutional investors at 101.20. The purchased the issue at 100.779, and reoffered it publicly Boston bankers 16,601,122 118,519,294 100,640,992 14,233,122 88,721,234, 82,384,414 2,368,000 has corporation $6.25 The unsold portion, Federal 227,067 income Ib6, of $22,000,000 of the recent offering of First $ $ 2,373,635 Income- oper. charges Net -V. total A Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric 1947—6 Mos.—1946 * 4,563,347 —_ Miscellaneous Detroit Concern— this issue down to which brought arrearages on year, Privately— SIX MONTHS $ 19,331,351 14,768,004 ops. ry. Other income Fixed a stock, preferred 1,267,426 Stock— dividend of $1.25 per share on the payable Aug. 15 to holders of record made on Jan. 15, Feb. 15 and May 15, declared have $5,657,516 2,016,363 1,439,925 1,690,690 Iowa Public Service 1,168,993 from ry. 118,591 Dividend on Preferred A similar payment was Taxes 1947—Month—1946 revenues Dr) Net directors share. authority to issue $11,360,000 certificates, to be known as at competitive bidding. The 80% of the $14,214,609 esti¬ MONTH AND FIRST tax (net acquired the Garwood Co., a drug manufac¬ turing company in Detroit, Mich., it was reported on July 16. It is planned to expand operations at the Detroit plant, with emphasis on production for bulk orders received by other recently acquired sub¬ sidiaries, the Jamieson Pharmacal Co. (a "private-label" type pro¬ ducer and distributor of drugs and medicines), and Nyal Co., which The this $6,902,843 2,533,846 1,901,161 — cumulative Aug. 4. Issue— RR.—To Sell Equip. accruals— Equip. & jt. facil. rents 166, p. 158. three-for-one basis.—V. & "908,953 oper,' expenses* rev. Railway meeting Heyden Chemical Corp.—Acquires "1,902,351 The 5% Nil company Net to be held on Sept. 15, the stockholders will consider proposals to retire treasury stock and split the common stock special a 429,264 income Declares $1.25 9,653,481 10,562,434 - chgs. $802,902 217,151 155,409 141,991 opers.— for fxd. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 t $1,002,064 225,997 176,959 revenues- ry. 268. 166, p. Railway 165, p. 2136. Hershey Chocolate Corp-—Plans to Afr 3,947,607 5,849,958 share— per Railwayoper. with Current liabilities aggregated $2,241,139 against $1,682,610 last year.—V. as 2,866,749 2,437,485 $ amounted to $5,850,682 and compared On April 30 current assets Net 11,141,017 1,487,536 11,333,324 RESULTS FOR and requirements dividend 5,935,938 1,988,331 Period End. June 30— based on 469,320 com¬ bined class A and class B common shares, tAfter charges and Federal taxes, but subject to adjustment for inventory which is determined at end of respective fiscal years. tAfter provision of $150,000 for possible inventory and other 'adjustments. "After 402,939 11,333,324 Income $235,645 $0.35 1947 "Earnings per common share 3,269,688 has asked the ICC for of equipment trust certificates. The series Y, are to be offered for sale proceeds from the offering will finance mated cost of new equipment. Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) April 30— 1829,210 504,114 Illinois Central America—Earnings— (Including 3,437,035 Dr 167,347 income The Hat Corp. of avail, 6,555,831 14,284,149 Dr619,893 Dr3,143,132 1765,365 income —V. Conn.— Hartford, Co., Inc. 14,272,457 £>r63,845 fr. rev. 1,677,800 15,351,428 oper. Net $1.76 $2.20 $5.94 "Reflects provision for tax refunds, tlncludes Social Security, State, local and other taxes, except amounts charged construction. IDeficit. Net 1595. p. 6! Months Ended tNefc Bank National Hartford the Cr2,522,000 3,933,097 Balance $105,000 of 314% Debentures due 1971— The company has called for redemption Sept. 1, next, through operation o± tne sinking fund, $105,000 of 30-year 3V4% debentures due Sept. 1, 1971, at 100 and interest. Payment will be made at the First National Bank of Boston, trustee, 45 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., or Cr821,200 3,994,522 Dividends To Redeem V. Crl.091,000 income. on Interest deductions addition the for calls program generator, other generating station tensive substations and distribution property. VA" taxes operating income income (net) Other 100.50. turbo watt t Net the issuance of $12,000,000 2%% 35-year debentures dated July 1, 1947, to finance a three-year construction program. Nine banks and insurance com¬ have approved panies will purchase the issue at -"d. tOther 148,615,623 118,381,217 39,073,139 160,350,116 32,530,207 140,964,857 37,991,627 35,853,470 Operating revenues " Hartfcrd Electric Light Railway $ 4,1947 America—Earnings— Central 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Period End. June 30— International Rys. of Co.—Earnings— Illinois Bell Telephone the stock on a This would Capital w.ll from surplus. to $10 from $25 a share, thereby splitting basis. They then voted a 100% stock dividend. the outstanding shares to 400,000 from 80,000. value 2Va-for-l Monday, August FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (468) 8! — —- and general expenses— 3,799,342 257,488 1946 $2,047,1551,835,304 210,195 From Jan. 1— Net income— *r.*3ec&J^ ^ exclude income tax accruals subsequently reversed during i?,tJ,oQ"o^ertf.,erodnlJu,rle 30' 1946' $32,000, and 6 months ended June 30, ..946, $413,000.—V. 165, p. 2414. Hupp Ended March 31— iq46 1947 $32 522 ' ■ Hygrade Food Products Corp.—Partial Redemption— corporation has operation of the Co. at 105 National "•—V. 165, & for fund, gold series Wall Co., St., 208 on first of A will Payment One Trust redemption $68,000 bonds, interest. trustse. Bank p. 6% and successor called sinking convertible 1949, —V. and be South 1, LaSalle B, due the at N. next, through refunding and series made York. New Oct. Y„ or St., at mort- Jan. Irving 1 Trust the Chicago, Citv 111. 166, p. Hyman (Edward) Co., Los Angeles—Files With SEC— company 011 shares ($1 Julv 21 filed a letter of notification par) class A stock, to be offered Proceeds X Digitized X. FRASER for http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ :N. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will be used B. with the SEC capital.— Profit proposes to before of Portion J. now the by in Mr. company (est.) — special credit for reconversion reserve Net conting. production —V. 24,510 $652,468 250,625 $26,167 11,150 $15,017 $401,843 $93,574 costs and returned to income profit $1,656 $650,853 1,615 $401,843 .—r taxes war — 78,557 165, p. 2279. materials and supplies costs, and taxes were Yungbluth, who added: "Unlike unregulated industries, cannot of itself raise the price of its service to meet costs." mentioned final V. by 165, company's petition to the New York P. S. Com¬ April, 1946. for temporary increases in Buffalo and in Falls to 10 and 8 cents, respectively, pending determination in obvious without p. 3285. Sturges, Co., company, Mich.—Notes Placed Privately— largest makers of drapery hardware and through Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., a serial loan in the amount of $900,000, maturing in varying amounts from July 1, 1948 to July 1, 1957, carrying interest rates of 3% and 4%. The pro¬ ceeds are being used for expansion of production facil- Venetian blinds, has arranged ies. rates. "Despite this went the Kirsch The company. payrolls, increased Niagara of that to the open Increases cited President, stated in a letter to stockholders and the procedure constituted "the only feasible course" Yungbluth, bondholders at $4.50 a share for working Reorganiza¬ — —-——— profit income Federal Buffalo—Proposes *— income Other Total 54. company mission The 1,836,748 profit Operating Buffalo. He for 6,000 income 15,184,277 4,678,852 1,736,306 file a petition in Federal Court for re¬ organization under provisions of the Chandler Act. .The step is being taken to "protect the interests of the public and the security holders," it was asserted. The company operates a transit system in and near The such 685. ^without underwriting. V. 164, p. 215*. ' 1,961,491 249,593 railway oper. 4,398,752 tion— $56 000 165, p. 610. The ry. International Railway, loss after taxes and charges —V. from Net 14,126,107 railway from Net Corp.—Earnings— Months 3 Net Gross action need for prompt relief, more than 14 months Mr. Yungbluth stated.— by the Commission," . | The company enjoyed ended June 30, 1947, it sales volume in its history.—V. 161, p. for the fiscal year the largest is stated, 2661. Volume 166 Number 4617- THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (469) dlyidend Koch Chemical Co., Winona, Minn.—Files With SEC. record of 25 Aug. cents share, per 25. payable Sept. 1 On The company; on July 22 filed a letter of; notification with the SEC-' 60,000 shares ($1 par) common stock, at $5 a share through H. P. Corp., Boston. Proceeds. will be used to retire debt and for for June -fV. 166, 1, last year, 373; p. '20%. a 15 stock to stockholders distribution also was 1 ' " ' ' . • Koppitz-Melchers, Inc.—Sale Approved—* .'.The stockholders have t'o voted accept As - 164, 1086. p. , , ' > ! J Period End. July 12— , -4 Wks.—1946 .1947 , . exchange Xck. Sales 4-4— The 56,800,256 38,347,199 '396,795,799 274,822,354s of Kroger stores in number average ~ tions and of named stock common be offered to Proceeds, will yet. as replacements-. be at used ■' - $12 for sham a property July 22 shares of 3,000 estate class B Gross * - from Net from Net ry. 20,199 railway . $197,705 29,891 ' 1,066 " income___ r". Gross from for the Netr ry. 76,833 1,263,917 100,00O 200,000 shares 599,001 152,999 '84,116 150.285 shares Gross Net • 1,753,114* ■675,781 from from Ijet ry. $627,212 $472,241 234,375 90,319 187,503 134,537 51,895 125,062 3,282,333 3,008,563 railway^— ; 1945 The from Net from Net ry. —V. : ' railway--—,■ railway—— income— 1,015,237 oper. 729,052 595,029 445,732 in t 114,323 v ,:: Net i y. ry. • : - • • ' 1947 rat t • "" 652,182 that — states • 19'44 - 692,899 181,825 31,389,737 41,937,552 Net from Net ry. 4,965,874 8,710,317 1,924,112 14,832,271 5,153,309 $8,538,502, 2,910,062 1,408,424 55. p. ' '2,531,640%.; 1,000,783 ";Jahn E, Dixon, currently being with President, carried • *N| • Mr. 30 have stated been that for ' 1 r*r%- „ t p. ■ 1569; K/JO. Due 8-1-47 it the last is unable negotiations several months, be modern, 28 with to purchase 32 new Lockheed jet-propelled fighter planes for ANG units. the This will National from ■ Guard the four bring to since AAF's last the 86 54 number of of 134 ; June— is of on Net high ry. with the on 30-cent dividend of order speed TVs for to the the jet Air cents ■ 'V ' 1947 to Aytl/U shaie, payable Aug.. cumulative holders- of auiuLio v* . represents Louisiana & Arkansas Period End. June 30— Ry. oper. Ry. oper. Federal 1947—6 Mos —1946 $1,Q58,951 $7,684,387 789,318 713; 321 4,763,167 123.000 44,000 786,000 74,479- expenses—--. income taxes- Other ry. tax accruals-; Equip.. rents (net Ur) a nan $6,406,236 xonoaiA. 4,399,910 Ann 258,000 422,014 74,192 68,982 50,679 459,987 — 472,753 Joint facil. rents (net Br) 357,782 6,896 7,832 41,087 43,806 , - Ry.—Earnings 1947—Month—1946 $1,217,686 revenues—— —V, ry. 166, oper. p. income- $149,800 $174,137 from from Net lncome output-of this 33,322,000 kwh., correspond'ng 52 weeks Vith -V. ry. company (Ky.) for utility Div's. on for its will 1947 of months which of this require the $1,500,000 as-compared July 26, kwh. 1947 fori tHe week last year, an increase of 18.4%; Output for the July 26, 1947 totaled 1,654,056,000 kwh., as compared ended p. an increase of 24.7%.. 372. Dent has '' RR.—Changes in Personnel — been elected Vice-Prpsident succeeding J. E. Tilford who has been dent, effective Aug. 1.—-V. |66, p. 55. . elected in charge Executive by means"" program -e a. mo,-rrov m prcrpr nf nf Power , . The stockholders at meeting held on July 30 approved' a proposal to increase the authorized capital stock from 500,000 shares to 1,000,000 shares. « . The to directors stockholders have of declared record a Sept. 20%- 1, stock and the dividend, regular payable Oct. quarterly 1 cash 140,215 527,212 62,150 138,590 $1,697,618 $1,759,743 249.065 $926,003 266,247 249,443 $1,493,496 $676,560 $646 656 12(3,594 120,594 120~594 120,594 $1,327,959 $1,372,902 $555,966 $398,340 company,-upon 1946 * 1945 $927 146 , 260 256 250,256 220,640 78,553 6,541,959 7,627,405 7 A09 2,178,586 "13,815 1,864,651 844,467 m« 1947 1946 *' $2,473,313 500,174 392,385 r 165,054 1945 295,636 12 191839 " . . l'81-0*795 ■ •> '951,414 •712,686 . ; : principal amount of premiums. the is of -time 30 amount the to nor and principal %■' • an time, more at the than* 45 the initial amount; option days' special share- of share $6.29 per tween the shares * old preferred price new of $104 - , redemption case stock adjustment exclusive of offering 29 of of cents of sum stock $110 per the' $6, share of which being old the during such period. the dividend to accrue on give old the a holders C. Glore, Sterne, —v; on the of Its- stock (in dividend stockholder shares ex¬ the proposed date preferred stock, less new Southern' the- Corp. Carolina. The single facilities system. of Southern such Corp. agent of and the properties (N. such Y.), generating is the coordinated mutual companies. Each- of The A by service' com- such, com- underwriter preferred stock of the new ^ bonds , . of each principal underwriter Percentage Langley- & Co Forgan & .Co-—— Agee 166, & 37.56 37.56 Leach-.———— 24.88 — 270. p. Missouri Pacific RR.—To Mail Ballots— Ballots will be mailed out shortly'to bondholders of the road in a" creditors entitled to vote on the plan of believed that the balloting will be against the proposed -recapitalization plan. This program was drawn up bv the ICC several years ago. Although it has been approved by the District Court in charge of the properties and upheld by the Circuit Court * of Appeals, most bondholders oppose the plan. Various bondho^ers' groups for the,, past • several, months have been in general agreement on a new substitute plan.—V. 166, p. 56. poll by the ICC reorganization. of It those is s Monsanto Chemical Co.—Partial Redemptionof ,i , ■ board of directors at special meeting to be held Tl, 1947, company proposes drawing on Aug. 11, 1947, exceeding 120.000 shares of cumulative preference for redemption on stocky series A Sept. 12, 1947 at $104.50 per share, plus aicrued dividend of 93c per share. Preference stock, series A Aug. not into stock common to up „ the basis of two'shares stock, series a The payment, of difference be¬ each & ^ SS flLZl W. Unit $70,000 cash rural ^ of such companies under constructed with the view full advantages of operat'on The operation of the planned company a & common common close .... changes Name— name •The the of converted, -■ bid on a preferred plus will of of ' paid to the company for the required to effect exchanges commissions and expenses) and exchanges an amount equal to the dividend changed from July 1, 1947 up to Sept. 15, 1947, of redemption of the unexchanged shares amount - The .cash dividends), share who the been such subject to action not accrued per as the have each group changed to exchanged. underwriting price to transmission to of may be of business stock, for on each Sept. share . 1947, on preference < ■ organization, which manufactures machinery, cn^i'erted 11, of the Merritt Engineering and Merritt-Monsanto Corp., it was Sales Co., announced company. is 0 „ PURCHASER—The principal Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. stock purchasers—The name . - share to be per preferred deduction for , , in privilege, until 3 p.m.—(EDT) on August 12, shares for shares of new.pfd, stock'on the basis of preferred stock and $6.29 per share in cash for share" represents" the of (before of stock the new of — 28 wholesale and business; ... subsidiary panies,' for on was"a(varded^^July at , . at redemption underwriting compensation OFFER—Company exchanging their incident • is its and " ' BOND the of notice ficcrued interest plus the only bid submitted. EXCHANGE areas, and the sale electric company to its electric non-affiliated and, It and energy incorporated lines the ' ; — tive.Tpar $100)".The'issiie was a subsidiaries'. no electric purposes of administration, management and % maintains a separate financing, organization and separately manages nd opertes its own*properties with, however, at all times a view to achieving, 4,529,039 with the assistance of the mutual service company, the benefits of 3,491,050* fully coordinated operation, - , $104, less rural of communities, - Preferred Stock Offered'—W. C. Langley & Co.; Glore, Forgan & Co and Sterne, Agee & Leach on July 30 offered (subject to exchange offer) at $104r per share and. dividend 20,099 shares of 4.60% preferred stock cumula■ 139 °™ed v, by the use "of proceeds of released property thereof and accrued interest plus the special The initial regular redemption premium • is ' principal 1% a ln •• Maine"1 Mississippi on Dec. b? C— 13 has ?9%Tt than case. in ' organized'.'in in Xy/i from not* less to ownership bringing pany,. as 537,481 ' '- " was do business pu^hase and retall ' 450,000 shs. mortgage./ of Commonwealth the companies in its so-called Southern group of common and '730,686 • the Mississippi and as . Commonwealth 11 818 331" 15,120,087 239 870- 529,566 56. p. 1944 • at associations to $2,604,772 428,704: 14,311,337 • - 762,537 • in admitted to well energy of -Earnings $2,669,759 - 39,901 shs. 500,000 shs. South q \v Outstanding electric properties owned-by such companies constitute, in 'their entirety, an interconnected and coordinated electric system, and the generating plants and transmission Q45116 56." $2,542,046 sale as company, is one of FINANCING "Southern Groun.7 Commonwealth's subsidiaries, Alabama Power Co.," Georgia Power Co.Gulf' Power Co., Mississippi Power Co. and south Carolina Power Co., furnish electric service respectively in the States ' of Alabama- Georgiai Florida, Mississippi and yio.iib amount thereof and accrued interest plus the regular redemption premiums; bonds will also be redeemable upon like notice through the operation of the sinking fund or the maintenance and replacement provisions or one forth appliances. (t)el,), 1069 575 •325,583 of The 421,605 & Sault Ste. Marie RR electric $1,382,918 906,770 p. and 73,590 $901,136 ($8,674,000 { 2,500,000 BUSINESS—Company was 501,554 339.386 20,099 shs. * . set as company operates in in ^ ation distribution sale 1944 - PRESENT Authorized VOtlne St°Ck :The cooperative V TO . (par $100),— except AND Nov- 24» 4924> and into - ' $1,274 190 #idn<ww' *140,989 prjj^cipai each preferred stock 333,630 ; ' 127.722 ?• of Earnings— 48,663 _ rime, or, in 5(4% : ' 254,480 $1,448,553 . . COMPANY . each the. annual 1,544,401 Sept, 1, 1971—| Aug. 1, 1977—( due .•Not limited at lul and Interest, issue was awarded July 28 on a bid of 100.269. Three other were received as follows; Shields & Co. and Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades Co., 100.20 for 2%s; Kidder, Peabody & COj and White, Weld & Co., 102.279 for 3s; and Otis-& Co,, 101.706 for 3s. •Dated Aug. 1, ->/• 1947; due Aug. 1, 1977. Interest payable on Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 at office or agency of company in New York. Coupon form in denominations of $1,000 registerable as to principal only and fully registered -^form in denominations of $1,000 or authorized multiples of $1,000. Coupon and registered bonds are to be • inter-* changeable. Bonds will be redeemable prior to. maturity, as a whole at any part the Magnavox Co.—Capital Increased—20% Stock Div.<— 4.60% Co,, 270. p. 103,532 .The at due ni.„ TWinnAnrifVlifi Minnpftnolis 8,654,089 /8 /o- series Clue « old $6 preferred of Madison (Me.) Woolen Co.—Liquidation Under Way- 54,000 577,657 875,700 143,845 ■ series $5,916,697 2,902,699 ' 605,482 Mortgage Bonds— 3Va% 1944 900,385 CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT be & This Liquidation of this company, as recently authorized by (he stock-, holders, Is already under way Minot Milliken, Vice-President, has' been authorized to dispose of the machinery, but not at auction. The mill buildings, equipped with'modern up-to-date" water power, will"be sold separately.—V. 166, p. 270. 597,652 ■ Mississippi Power Co.—Bonds Offered—Halsey; Stuart-.' of traffic, Vice-Presi¬ 417,000 (est.) income First ex¬ will ■Net uniheorporated, 258,801 oper.. income DonuSj of u/ _ K. 267,050 506,000 7 $7 pfd. stock— $6 pfd. stocks. \ mm Louisville & Nashville JUUU13V111V 'J, 242,437 77,665 Net income The,company"; ",27/8%-series year. construction $1,332,000 -Weekly Output- the week ended with 28,134,000 $6,098,890 2,241,097 297,791 531,000 Gross income Tptal, income deductions is each 1,326,275,000 kwh. for the previous E2 weeks, 166, $924,722 66,448,012 2,236,906 rSsitti°vS!0Ciillstm,t8 f j 1945 Fp"' tax ; - -Years Ended December 1- 307.118 _ ,qf■ on 1947 railway— "Deficit.—V. 166, , premium Electric totaled $1,161,392 operation Divs. gas OF EARNINGS 1946 Prov. 250,000 250,000 railway.—^,/, 1,823,376 redemption 270. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and' cash 2,446,019 revenues , - " Net con¬ of the $2,500,000 new bonds adequate to finance all of the May 31, '47 $6,709,131 Total sum bids . This sale be Maintenance Amount 2%\ converting its dissolution of Community Gas & income— cner * P Net per of income Int. Rate From January 1 ; Gross ANG, fighters preferred stock (par $5), record Aug. 1;< 1947. \ ; ">>: tho the nnvment due on July 1 of this year, at which payment on time the' directors deferred action. Initial quarterly ? dividends of 7Vi cents per share were paid In October 1946, and two regular quar¬ terly dividends of a like amount were paid in January and April of this year,—V. 166, p. 55. : ) 1-1 i| the yet determined. Stock—The new preferred stock is being issued for» refunding the company's outstanding old preferred Preferred purpose Gross of June— 4rotn railway.-^ from railway—.. Nefc ry* oper. income— , Drug C... Inc.-Pays Dividend Arrearsa New 2% \ the ' this^ Star" '/■ pay the not 12 Mos. End. p. 3053. to for for . lo- the 10-1-48 process- of $2,150,000, Minneapolis St. Paul! , voted scheduled and ' will 250,000 program * oper. Nef rv; J * ago.. .>>■>:■ - Xc.. ;-Y Although the AAF is responsible for the procurement of the planes, funds will be provided by the National Guard Bureau.—V, 165, V directors have to construe- : requirements during the next few years. The mates that, based on the management-estipresent level of earnings, another $2,500,000 may be required to be financed, by the end of 1949, of additional by the issuance i securities of a type not ^thFe0zanco°': ; V; from railway^.--Net from railwayl air¬ the The at : .' $2,500,000 unit line SUMMARY "From Jan." 1— months i Loew such from $250,000 finance Gross announcement "Shooting allocated were the proceeds operations 2% in seven to '■•*'. Gross from railway—_ Net from railway-.; a ; , P-80Bs "Shooting Stars" purchase P-80B third a . , postwar $2,500,000 contract corporation oldc PROCEEDS plant approv^ by the SECApril April 1947 1946 on 24 Court lO^ An appeal ' { t^n from the^Distrlet Court Court of Appeals for the i^now^ pendlng^b^ore We^u. Third Circuit.—-V. b. r furnished of tion - /%, Lockheed Aircraft Corp.—Signs Army Contract— will 'The from 2% i; Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. are on banks 1947, . pilots and Brails- follows: and tea Guard of offer dividends completion in 1949; substation, additions; $3,700,000 additions, principally to serve new $583,000 for business; miscellaneous additions. n 8-1-48 . 10-1-47 it construction •Deficit—V. 166, National of '8-1-48 ■ Air shares reimburse, its 10-1-47,-10-1-48 Bank- that from year as 166, T, craft) next spring, it was disclosed on July that the Army Air Forces had. signed a all exchange accrued net proceeds from the sale of the $2,500,000 " proposed to be used by the company to provide a the funds required for the construction or acquisition of improvements, extensions and additions to $2,600,000 for transmission distribution system for preferred are ; borrow the notes the U.. S. Dwtrict . July on and on, to of Dated ; approximately during order Circuit Ine.-^May Merge With Gen-"V; ; ;v^v'% ,-.v. convertible OP was and by this Dixon,—V. ,163, ; Bank„^ plan relates to which company of General Machinery Cirp., of Hamilton,; Ohio; manufacturers of Diesel, steam and gas engines, industrial, railroad and automotive tools, stamping presses, and special machinery . items. It represents a logical; diversification for Lima, a major loco-1 motive manufacturer, whioh has been out of the. Diesel field but hasbeen expanding its power shovel business. Until the time proxy lettersgo to stockholders, however, no further comment can be made,, said % "" " . fv,n fHo the Machinery Corp:— approval 8-1-47 borrowing. • Lima Locomotive Works, 165, J Integration- of Community .Gas anct power co., American"-Gas r and i Power Co. and therefore must rely on short term .. merger its that The 166, SEC Bank Simplification . eral .. ' income^ oper. -V. •Deficit.—'V- , 50.361.591 6,652,745 - railway— railway——. the Y.—V. Underwriters — 1,340,358 651,902 36,141,641 from cumulative stocks. —s $6,829,783 1,817,778 * *40,663 income oper. oper 1945 $5,096,809 From Jan. 1— Gross asked National of expended 1946 tw • railway—$6,061,447 railway.. N. 15 the plus , USE . mixed gas. . mates ; ■ from from rom York, system to the distribution of 100% natural gas instead of the present The total cost of conversion is estimated by the company td be approximately $800,000 of which $170,000 has been expended upto May 31, 1947, leaving an estimated $630,000 to be expended during * the last seven months of 194*7. In addition thereto, the company esti¬ % »' * 3,161,138 1,057,504 ; Lehigh Valley RR.—Earnings— June— e—; each. of capital.—V. 165, p. 1869. Minneapolis states penditure Net 5%% common Minneapolis, during the balance on delivery of its. promissory Northwestern. 166, p. 55. Gross New $1,000,000 First National 188,132- 545,729 414,820 .* for Bank CWcag0_Registers With SEC par) par) First National Bank $526,696 2,696,346 > ($10 ($1 has company cated 1944 \\ $560,480 From Jan. 1— , Gross Street, Corp Northwestern National 1946 railway—-,-— oper/ income— stock the to its treasury in part for expenditures made property for such Company contemplates expenditures o'f 336,000 during approximately $10,1947, 1948 and 1949 for the of construction or acquisitionproperty additions, consisting of completion of a second approximately $953,000 for the steam-electric- generating unit installed generator With - a rated capacity of 22,500 kilowatts at Plant Eaton which was placed in service early In July, 1947; Minneapolis Gas Light Go.—Proposed Bank Loan— : 152,508 * - 1947 - . Wall '40 is Sept. share per are Acceptance Payable to— Lehigh & New England RR.—Earnings— common stock to on pursuant $110 for depreciation,'-. .Amort, of electric of June— of of purpose. redeem purposes. July 25 f.ile^ a registration statement with the SEC tional working 21,660 —V. 166, p. 55. - shares preferred Corp. (Calif.)—Sells Deben¬ tures Privately—The corporation on July 22 announced the private sale of $5C0,000 of 4% 10-year debentures to an insurance company. The debentures are subordinated to the corporation's bank borrowings and provide addi¬ 90,343 , 1,678,615 306,635 income— oper. 1.04 such price ...". ■ permanent or that to redemption. bonds portion ; for exchanged Bonds—The new the $272,339- 21,583 490,199 , of .. 1944- 1,582,532 railway—railway...—_ from New the" Co., and Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co., Chicago. The preferred will be offered at $10 and the common at $6 per share. Company will receive proceeds from* the sale of preferred only and will use it to pay off bank loans, buy new equipment and for working capital. The .common stock is being sold by Russell McPhail, President. From Jan. 1—• Net of of struction Mercantile $251,481 , stock common date , Walston, Hoff- 1945 $227,977 ' 65,236 railway— oper. 1946 1947, the holders of old preferred stock' Aug. 12, 1947, irrevocably deposit , Bernard Langendorf,: deceased. Underwriter, Goodwin, San Francisco.—V. 165, p. 3285. June— of . for Candy and Lehigh & Hudson River Ry. -Earnings- , shares ford & . of & man . for No addi-' of notification was filed with the SEC stock to be sold at market on behalf of letter a for 9 exchange, proposes not redemption the common" The company on Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc.—Files With SEC—On shares t aooroximatelv PP preferred stock). of Mcphail La Crosse Telephone Corp., Chicago—Files With SEC company on July 22 filed a letter of notification with the SEC"', shares the 25,000 p: The 10,693 their Thetransfer agent Manhattan Company, - underwriter of the agent The company preferred stock i corporation make should,, prior to 3 p.m. (EDT) on exchange the certificates for their shares accompanied of, transmittal by a with Guaranty Trust Co., 140 York,, as exchange Broadway, New Changes in Conversion —- the to for • was7,569'~compared for by n»Llv y» ^ share operation during the four im'+Vi O GGft etnrpfc S.6» «or«, during W/,A issuance corporation (for this purpose taking the preferred stock at a value of $10 per. share), has been changed and -adjusted from $10 per share of common stock (namely one share of common stock for each' share of such preferred stock) - to $9.63 per share of 1947—28 Wks4-1946 . the common to Kroger Co.—Current Sales Up 48% .' of order letter , shares of stock, 25 cents par value, for property determined by the board of directors to have a value of $12,500 Cequivalent to 50 cents.; per share for said shares), the conversion price at which holders of the 50-cent convertible preferred stock of the corporation are entitled its the- offer by- the GoebeU, properties and inventories Brewing Co. to purchase the physical of the Koppitz-Melchers, Inc., of Detroit, Mich. The latter's brewery will be converted immediately to the production of Goebel beer.—V. result a ! '. Maxson Food Systems, Inc. Rate of Preferred Stock— ' | ■ In made., ' Carver working capital. of • * , became a part Monsanto of Monsanto veneer- and Chemical Co. Inc.. has bnen recently by the plywood-makinpf in 1944. when acauired I. F. Laucks, Inc. Previously the Merritt Engi¬ neering & Sales Co., had been a part of the Laucks 1935.—V. 166, p, 373. organization since Montour RR.—Earnings— -June— Gross 1947 from Net from Net ry. railway. railway— oper. income— From January 1— from railway Gross Net from Net ry. —V. railway oper. 166, p. income 56. 1946 1945 $255,700 1944 $256,245 74,774 $309,962 75,729 $275,095 63,333 127.287 103 52q 46,170 86,795 75,945 1,618.972 1,074,366 1,425.210 1,498.993 495,783 93.825 454,095 399,694 511,474 136,181 340,666 370,184 York—New Busi¬ of new reported July largest volume The 1931 since was business in the first half of any 18 for the first six months of year 1947 A total of $159,000,000 was paid the same period of last year. The half-year volume, according to the report, was about $2,000,000 "greater than the new business of the company for the entire year of 1942. The June volume was the highest for any June since 1930. Total insurance in force of The Mutual Life on June 30, 1947 amounted to $4,027,000,000, an increase of $78,585,000 since Jan. 1 of this year. Patterson, President. for, representing a gain of 9% over 165, expenses- 57,061,205 47,184,885 from ry. opers. 9,876,320 accrualsrents 4,944,436 1,315,747 income- 3,369,188 13,225,000 . 3,616,137 1,542,710 1,451,705 10,493,837 3,277,524 8,505,812 — 5,158,847 4,820,893 23,718,837 148,487 V 925,779 3,247,718 20,739,347 11,783,336 901,734 20,267,574 ♦Railway revenues- tax & jt» facil. Equip. Net oper. ry. income Other Total income deducs.- Hornstein, Tom idents, have been tors.—V. 165, p. 214,1 175,289 3,486,247 income— Net Tomahawk Kraft Paper Co. (Del.)—Subs. Changes Name $12,047,900 below.—V. 106, p. 306. to National in an the effective date the part of days*- notice. notes to be be of three of 1 Vi% per there¬ % of 1% per amount which Chase is obligated Bank, New York, whereby the bank will make loans aggregate amount not to exceed $6,500,000 from of the agreement to July 1, 1950, with the right on National to terminate the arrangement at any time on 30 The proposed, loans are ■ to be: evidenced by promissory issued at various dates on or after July 15, 1947, are to months maturity, and are to bear interest at the rate annum to July 1, 1949 and at the rate of 1%% per annum after. National will pay Chase a commitment fee of • daily unused the average on annum to lend. extend to two of Its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and Iroquois Gas Corp. a line of credit of up at any one. time $5,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively which the .subsidiaries, may. borrow, renew and repay from time to time during the period July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1948. The loans of the two subsidiaries are to be evidenced by promissory notes to be issued from time to time during the period July 1, 1947 up to June 30, 1948, are to bear interest at the rate of 1V2 per annum, and are to mature three months from date of issue, or June 30 1948, whichever shall be earlier. Each subsidiary agrees to pay the parent a commitment fee of 'A of 1 % per annum on the daily average unused amount which the parent is obligated to lend to each subsidiary.—V. 166, p. 56. National Gas. Co. to but not to exceed % -The (& National Steel Corp. j* Prof it _____ depletion. disct. & exp. Int., bond for Fed. Prov. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $12,269,681 $11,475,451 $26,448,247 $17,205,816 2,359.638 1,918,177 4,343,860 3,765,900 314,286 314,286 628,572 628,572 and Deprec. Subs.)—Earnings- 1947—3 Mos.—1946 30— ' taxes on income 25 income Net profit common reports electric -output or 0.34% aboVe year ago. Gas output for the July 25 week is reported at 119,485,000 cu. ft., an increase of 11,317,000 cu. ft., or 4.62% above production of 108,168,000 cu. ft. for the corresponding week a year ago.—V. 166, p. 373. 14,377,675 kwh. This is an increase of 49,322 kwh., production of 14,328,353 for the corresponding week a of England Telephone & New Telegraph Co.—Plans Fi¬ nancing— Net The the New Hampshire P. has asked company S. Commission for to proceeds income States Trust Co. York, 45 Wall Street, New York's, .N. Y.; will be appointed transfer agent, effective Aug. 1, 1947, for its capital stock which was formerly issued and transferred at its own office.—V. 165, p. 3056, New Net ry. Net ry. 5,072,046 2,003,690 railway- railway from Net r-V, _ 869,609 income. oper. New Orleans Texas & ry. oper. Net Net from from in a 166, p. New Boston to 267,468 709,918 187,435 ; and ' of $5,769,572.—V. 166, 5,029.950 2,812,901 1,651,275 Ship repairs 1,850,782 Hydraulic RECORDED OF STATEMENT . . 373,692 p. 373, COST June 30,'47 supplemental indenture dated Oct. 1, 1946. same series and similar in all respects outstanding first mortgage bonds, 3% 165, p. 3397. 2Ys% maturing $940,000 annually Aug. 15j 1948 to 1957, inclusive. The certificates, issued under the Philadelphia plan, were immediately re-offered by the group subject to ICC authorization at prices to yield from 1.25% to 2.30%, according to maturity. July ! 30 $9,400,000 a the presently Other In3.; members of offering the include group A. G., Becker Equitable Securities Corp.; Harris Inc.; Blair & Co., & V. Colony history of the nounced Co' (Inc.); Hornblower & Weeks; Otis & Co. -(Inc.); Phelps, Fenn & Co.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; L. F. Rothschild & Co.; Gregory & Son Inc.; & Wm. E. Pollock & Co., of Michigan Inc.; First Corp.; Freeman Co^LH&yden, Mlller & Co-'> The Illinois Co.; Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; The Milwaukee William Blair & Cleveland First Co.; Co.;. The Wisconsin Co.; Mullaney Ross & Co • Schwabacher & Co.; Julien Collins & Co • The Corp.; Mason, Moran & Co.; Alfred p. O'Gara &. Co • Thomas & Co.; and F. S. Yantis & Co., Incl The issue was awarded on a bid of 99.532. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler and The First Boston Corp, bid 99.5299 for a 2»/a% coupon. . The company Trenton s-' ■ ■.'/ J,;-- >'l . . Water Co.—To Sell Gas Properties The company has asked SEC approval of its proposal to sell-to Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., a non-affiliated company, its gas utility properties all of which are located in the counties of Osage, Tulsa, and Pawnee, Oklahoma, for a base purchase price of $850,000 payable in cash. Oklahoma Power proposes to use the proceeds of the pro¬ posed sale to prepay $850,000 of its bank loan notes now outstanding in the aggragate principal amount of $2,775,000. Such notes are secured, dollar for dollar, by a like principal amount of first mortgage 4% bonds, series D, of Oklahoma Power. The notes prepaid, and a like principal amount of bonds securing such notes, are to be can¬ V'1' - Oper.— by a The York each certificates Central RR. certificate. unconditionally guaranteed -by the New par value and dividends by endorsement on will. be as-.to - 30,'47 June 24,'46 $8,900,000 $17,015,000 2,623,000 1,623,000 ' load June 1, of the capital stock was $21,250,000 announced on Julv 1947 Sadacca, . .... " , *?oc®et£ o£ the lSsue ' will, .be used - to provide for t approximately 75% of the cost, .estimated "-to be $12,867,800, of the - following new standard-gauge railroad equipment: 3.000 55-ton steel- box. cars; two 2,000 H. P. Diesel road freight locomotives;-and"four 2,000 HAP. Diesel .^Tosidjp&ssenger. locomotives../..i,^,.v«-;■*> $9,400,000 President, further announced: "Unless something for the next six months should exceed $25,- , of $42,000,- Natural Gas Co.—Change in in amend increase virT'.the on by Department, as of July 21, 1947. by the corporation, distribution will the Treasury Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. The an Guaranty Trust Co. of initial series of 3»/2% Co.—Co-registrar— . ; York has been appointed co-registrar preferred stock. See V. 166, p. 374. New ; an its its , made , certificate.%of;incorporation'to <provide..for. an v number-"of' authorized shares'~of its-'/common-stock ta amend settled the be 3286. Stock Sought— Bonds— share, per event refunds are received to the stockholders." In sales p. Light Co.—Calls 5% Rivet directors cents finally , proposes increasing Corp.—Final Liquidating Dividend— July 18 declared a final liquidating dividend of payable on or after July 25, 1947 upon pre¬ sentation of st&ck certificates to The First National Bank of Phila¬ delphia, 15th and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Elliott, Jemison & Co., accountants and auditors, Philadelphia, Pa.,, further announced: "The. corporation's tax returns have not..been application to the SEC seeks the, latter's apcertificate of incorporation, to provide for a, reduction in the par value of Its common stook from ($20 per-share > to $10 per share and to issue two shares of common, stock (par. $10). ;. ■ m exchange for each share of outstanding common stock, (par»$20),, therebyr increasing' the4 number of issued and outstandings shares <of common ' stock frOm >1,015,000 to 2,030,000. ,Northern Natural also V to under way to meet has company Penn for company the principal utility facilities presently requirements.—V. 166, p. 306. The 15 1946 $17,200,000 thus making a total for the 12 months in excess against $32,373,092 for the full year 1946."—V. 165, The dated July 1, 1936. The to institutional inves¬ trust deed and supplemental indentures plans to sell the entire issue privately called for redemption on Aug. 30, next, all of its outstanding first mortgage and prior lien gold bonds, 5% series due 1955, at 101 Va and interest. Immediate payment of the full re¬ demption price will be made at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 374. , : _ Corp.—Semi-Annual Sales Higher— Ended June 30— ! Northern Co,—Authorized to Issue $3,000,000 1947, and Pacific Power & Co.—Split-Up Ratified— s^les proval Power 161. amount plus accrued interest from June 1, 1947 to the date of sale. No finder's or underwriter's fees or commissions will be incurred or paid in connection with the proposed issue. Pro¬ ceeds will be used to defray a portion of the cost of construction of ..Singer, Deane. & Scribner; .. 166, p. Commission on July 28 has authorized the com¬ $3,000,000 2%% first mortgage bonds, series of 1977, to mature June 1, 1977. The bonds are secured to issue at tors June 24,'46 June 2,499,000 retired.—V. company PERFORMED 518,000 ■■■* Federal Power The —^26 Weeks Ended 12,704,000 ' Bonds— pany dated 1,502,000 . Otter Tail $1,664,000, Dock Co 1 and celled . 000,000, 000 an Oklahoma Power & $1,545,000; $15,599,000 $10,048,000 $24,103,000 happens, playing company " 1072. Noma Electric Henri important part in all phases industry—production, transportation, refining and oil nation-wide by unusual substantial formation of to the origin and the background leading to the on Aug. 1, 1887. It traces the growth of the company since its inception as a local oil producing enterprise in the Limestone field in northwestern Ohio to its present position as a the operations Boston remainder income of $8,028,000 1,604,000 three-for-one split-up .6 Months the company's and space at a meting Net continuous operations in the D. Donnell, President, an¬ containing text and pictures, many book among President Clarke Cassidy. Under the plan approved on July 22 of stockholders, two hew shares will be issued for each old share outstanding. The par value remains at $10 per share; After the split-up the shares outstanding will total $300,000.—V. 127, p. 1818. 23 The 48-page book, additional 1 — 165, company's 60 years of has been issued. O. 1. Aug. stockholders other and 1 industry on and other illustrations, will be distributed to all and employees, throughout the petroleum industry others. entitled "Sixty Years of Progress" devotes charts, had a net railway oper¬ OF WORK Co.—Celebrates 60th Anniversary— Ohio Oil A Co. Hall & A The bonds will be to the company's series, due 1973.-— of the petroleum marketing.—V. 165, p. 3287. 9,459,000 Niagara Alkali dated Aug. 1. 1947 and a and turbines accessories Totals by business in Nebraska about Aug. 1 and will 1940, as supplemented electric and gas utility The bonds are to be issued trus.t indenture dated Aug. 1, South Dakota. by and recon¬ version —V. outstanding short-term bank loans which were in financing the company's construction pro¬ secured bonds. $4,536,000 ship construction work awarded equipment trust certificates, to the initial step Northwestern operates an andl ' • estimated that the Old Colony 13 Weeks Ended Trusts Offered— maturity at as be 905,233 "4,995,832 in a net railway operating deficit of Providence the estimated deficit was 328,324 5,585,368 3,483,340 Central RR.—Equipment July 25 authorized company on to gram. The New York Pri¬ first proposes pay made of $220,000; for the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., and associates were Co.—To Sell Bonds mortgage bonds, 3% series, due 1973. North¬ sell the bonds directly to The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The price has been set at 101%% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest from April 1, 1947 to the date of delivery and payment. Proceeds will be used "1,241,707 4,740,262 Old the remainder of the New Haven System 223,880 2,684,149 Commission Power $1,000,000 western of 1944 1,557,487 Federal The issue FIRST SIX MONTHS 1947, it is estimated that net railway operating deficit resulted operations $732,742 4,244,047 2,264,880 (Del.)—Weekly Output— 26, 1947 for the 374. Co. output 51,344,000 Northwestern Public Service New 7 1945 1,940,088 75,076,826 23,662,918 10,657,299 9,852,152 vately— * first six months of 1947, it is For the 168,835 income— 56. is provided for on the Boston & the estimated deficit was $200,000, and the Haven System had a net railway operating $612,530 4,077,307 72,970,408 18,102,913 of this company for the week ended July kwh., as compared with 46,256,000 kwh. corresponding week last year, an increase of 11.0%.—V. 166, p. one Providence 149,756 railway. oper. ry. —V. June, $1,280,619; Mexico Ry.—Earnings— 1— railway Northern States Power Electric totaled and bond interest. taxes New Gross of results the tlncludes 1946 income From January payment the to "1,143,706 the $13,437,477 4,770,568 2,046,198 2548. p. petroleum mortgage bonds and the Old Colony RR. charges $539,558 railway from Net the amount paid This will be equivalent 672,898 "304,636 the 747,959 income oper. —V. 165, operating railroads whose leases have been rejected. Also includes accrued and unpaid charges against Old Colony and Boston and Providence properties for Boston Terminal and $9,588,850 $13,980,276 760,194 4,464,635 245,711 2,000,046 - 65,448,786 58,373,536 11,944,792 ' 5,649,216 7,513,705 2,589,231 railways railway from to July 1, 1947. a cash adjustment refunding mortgage two dates and the 1,281,787 296,317 for 1944 1945 1946 1947 1,478,794 income oper. ry, committee has filed a petition in the U. S. Haven asking that the effective date of the avail, for'fxd. chgs. 2,735,785 548,406 Ry.—Earnings— 1 railway— from Net * after "Deficit, $502,388 railway ry, $9,644,463 $2,411,192 $15,960,547 $2,722,555 " » From Jan. 1— Gross RR.—Asks Shift in. Plan— Inc. 1947 from & Hartford Net the 492,364 800,000 railway.— $10,282,074 from Net of 2,560,572 of 57.' " from ♦$158,454 349,426 6,4i4,268 6,471,019 2,990,580 649,953 , $3,453,394 860,619 and $10,136,82? 510,522 79,262 82,470 200,000 income of p. Net 1947—Month—1946 1947—6 Mps.—1946 reVenue— $13,219,608 $12,150,741 $76,565,538 $72,003,048 ating income June— Net 4,058,095 1,043,830 266,525 $22,062 oper.'income..! $1,129,319 502,706 95,888 $1,002,363 436,901 91,475 New Line RR. oper. For $2,490,454 $17,271,069 funds- reserve 166, Gross 393,750 1943, make and between the accrued. resulted 170,645 $11,176,601 1,039,774 $3,005,025 Northern Pacific 1 235,296 497,500 EARNINGS FOR JUNE AND 56. 166, p. Gross $623,438 109,274 5,867 January 1— from Gross 140,693 income— oper. From 313,574 railway from Net $809,632 railway- from Gross i 3,950,894 year's interest on the bonds. Adjustment of interest also 1944 1945 1946 1947 at between York Air Co. Northeastern RR.—Earnings— New Orleans & June— Court bonds, 1,801,345 $2,663,459 $18,296,403 173,006 1,025,334 debt funded Balance t-V. 1,792,510 reorganization plan be changed from July 1, The petition also asks for authority to of the difference in interest on the first tNet ry, announced that the United The company on July 21 5,031,723 82,917 New<ilaven reorganization District 879,890 239,590 $3,175,670 income & 4,589,026 104,997 373. New York The $4,180,731 $28,436,202 $15,245,710 2,307,627 15,864,344 10,354,482 137,695 Miscell.. appropriations. 2,152,384 343,644 Effective Date of Reorganization Total of 332,956 2,257,563 2,719,656 $306,462 surplus—, p. 166, 845,978 appropriations Period End. June 30— Co.—Transfer Agent— Zinc New Jersey to $2,209,348 income on Net Sinkg. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $5,616,101 $45,188,224 $33,618,595 104,979 approps , service by April, 82,917 ' funds Sink, Co.—V. 166, p. 306. Telephone & Telegraph American income- oper. amount . permission to issue debenture bonds not exceeding $40,000,000 repay short-term obligations. The greater portion of the from the financing would be used to repay loans now outstanding from ry. the week ended July 25, this Association For' railway taxes- Net —V. Association—Output— Electric taxes income S. Other Balance England Gas & New U. 2417. 165, p. .expenses.—V. $2.51 $2.59 operations and cost of sales, ♦From $7,686,344 2,230,642 $5.87 $3.45 income from interest and dividends after selling and general expenses and all other 2,230,842 shares profit per share— deducting $5,602,988 $13,100,815 2,230,642 2,230,842 $5,775,757 _ of Net $59,579,815 44,334,105 &9,375,256 FIRST SIX MONTHS AND $7,326,748 295,063 459,895 569,246 •389,379 ___ 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $2,423,869 $17,416,513 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— ... $3,037,975 Davin added.- FOR MONTH EARNS. purpose Net ry. oper. IncomeOther inc. items (bal.)_ be at Conneaut, Mr. handled be of meeting the 161. ■ $4,891,227 constructed at various points on the system at a cost of approximately $500,000. The facilities will include a large service shop at East 75th Street and fueling facilities at Ivanhoe Road in Cleveland, and other necessary facilities at Buffalo, Conneaut, O., Fort Wayne, and Chicago. Heavy repair work on the Diesels will Gross No. is scheduled to p. $1,873,104 $12,571,858 573,423 4,933,806 22,659 89,150 „ will for 17,352 This will bring the total number of Diesels in use on the Nickel Plate to 54. The road bought ten 1,000-horsepower Diesel switchers in 1942, and in the latter part of 1946 ordered 33 additional 1,000horsepower Diesel switchers. Eleven of these now are in service and the rest will be in service by the end of this year. These switchers will completely Dieselize yard service at Buffalo, Cleveland, Fort Wayne and Chicago. Mr. Davin said facilities to service Diesel passenger and switching 1948. 1947 20, (net Dr) rents Net resvice.. passenger Aug. Ry.—Earnings— $4,980,270 2,770,921 revenues oper. facil. Jt, July 25. of the 11 Diesel passenger locomotives December and all are expected to be in Delivery next start about special a 1947—Month—1946 Ry. oper. Income-. Equipt. rents (net Cr)„ passenger cars now on new modern lined 5,125,000 8,375,000 3;640,000 3,820,000 — Net ry. June— order, including 10 coaches, 13 ten Roomette-six Double Bedroom cars and two five Double Bed¬ room-Diner-Lounge cars, the Nickel Plate will have completely stream¬ the or on Railway tax accruals < order for eleven 2,000-horsepower Diesel the American Locomotive Co., John W. locomotives with President, announced on call to Railway, oper. revenues- $14,017,367 $11,599,598 $81,388,022 9,037,097 7,418,867 52,951,820 Railway oper. expenses- : Lake Erie Ry.— Locomotives passenger Davin, held be Norfolk & Western Total has placed an company locomotives Period End. June 790,687tCrll,3l4,485 $15,300 in June and on Period End. June 30— 24 July on Orders 11 Passenger With National proposes to United 9,385,972 authorized the company to issue (a) a serial collateral note or. notes for not exceeding $6,000,000, to be sold at , par arid the proceeds applied to the purchase of 115,423 shares of prior lien stock and 1,658 shares of preferred stock of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, and (b) not exceeding $10,000,000 of refunding mortgage 3V4% bonds, series E, all or any part thereof and of the! 115,423 shares of prior lien stock of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. to be pledged as collateral security for the note or notes.ICC The to 5,000,000 shares (par $20) stock proposes Louis RR.—Note Issue Ap¬ Chicago & St. proved—Control of Wheeling & following transactions: agreement with Chase National 18 approved the entered into a credit voting Int. Co.—Bank Credit— SEC on July The National has t99,108 carryback adjustment of in first six months.—V. 166, p. 306. New York National Fuel Gas 131,693 taxes— further aforesaid proposed amendments.—V. 166, 24,507,536 12,554,121 8,675,891 2,053,711 1,424,688 includes 1946 tYear 1,497,311 , Inc. Fed. "Incl. National Container Corp. See fixed Total 1,250,970 common (par $10). Natural to s charges— Miscellaneous Y.—New Directors— Morris Lipit and Sidney M. Zneimer, all Vice-Pres¬ elected additional members of the board of direc¬ Brooklyn, N. Namm's, Inc., 53,193,658 29,651,945 10,316,713 8,172,229 3,552,071 stock stockholders 50,946,105 338,181,353 287,608,939 42,773,876 284,987,695 263,101,403 oper. rev. 1,200,000 shares of common Northern of $ ' Net ' 2801. p. $ 1 Railway Railway oper. . >-V. $ of -6 Mos.—1946 1947- 1947—Month—1946 $ Alexander E. by (Including all leased lines) Period End. June 30— Highest Since 1931— ness from FIRST SIX MONTHS FOR JUNE AND EARNINGS Co. of New Mutual Life Insurance " Monday, August 4,1947 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL (470) 10 Co.—To Sell Preferred Shares— ; proposal to create an of-cumulative preferred stock (par $100),-of-which it is proposed to-sell- 50,000 shares, bearing 3%% dividends; through' F.- Eberstadt & Co., Inc., to a- small, group - of in¬ stitutional investors; :The, preceeds -will be .applied -to .completion, of. additional plants facilities'- at -Groton, Comw and -Brooklyn; .N. -Y, • : (Chas.) Pfizer & The stockholders authorized issue- of' V--V,' 165/-"p: '2674; on Sept. 3 will-vote on a 200,00 -shares "T .r • - -'v,.-. i Volume 166 Number 4617 * (471) Philadelphia Electric Co,—Weekly Output— The output of this company and its subsidiaries for the July 26, 1947, amounted to 125,938,000 kwh., an increase ended 1,160,000 kwh., 0.9%, or New General Counsel Vincent Philips, Bernard P. of FOR ENDED MONTHS 12 JUNE and Federal income Federal excess profits $ — 9,157,497 11,119,483 8,768,909 taxes. ;—.— . Other Federal State and Gross taxes local income Income Net income Dividends Balanct available per —V. p. 166, for share of stock common 18,828,326 —V. McComas $1.51 166, elected as Executive Vice-President. 1, 1946, in the capacity of Vice-President. Net oper. $810,433 630,199 .Net Total 15,325 $3,407,002 91,311 , new the in between obtaining purchase of Common stock principal finance $3,498,313 . 61,749 3,291 718,814 will and be of the The the at Room stock will acquire of the of new be received to up to Of an stock the the 160,000 Pepco all of the real income All •Incl. $649,648 Fed. tCredit inc. in $772,729 in first due six $384,232 tCr$14,025 adjustment $128,788 - to months.—V. 166. $2,758,941 $1,077,177 in June and and & West Virginia old preferred stock June— Gross Net 1947 Net ry. Net ry. V. $385,877 $605,098 $620,342 38,349 167,355 184,234 110,671 35,093 165,646 135,420 ». J. railway— ' 3,237,492 2,029,190 58,731 income.— oper. ■.*; 166, p. 58. 570,604 1 4,007,007 54,038 ' ' • 3,567,793 1,462,719 < 1,124,622 1,202,827 " 832,389 the There , have been called not New The York. Chase The redemption on Sept. 1, 1947, out of moneys in the sinking fund, $125,000 of collateral trust 15-year sinking fund 4% bonds, due-Sept. 1, 1971. Payment will be made at par and accrued interest at the Manufacturers Trust Co., trustee, 55 Broad Street, New York, N. Y.—V. 165, p; 3288. preferred underwriters, contract will offer surrendered '• Months Ended*June 30— Total coal produced (tons).' Six Gross Cost sales Income Interest • 1947 operations $924,405 4,150 $1,516,813 ... Administrative and general expenses Taxes, other than Federal taxes on income 97,555 133,661 — for depletion and Provision for Federal taxes Net depreciation on 339,484 210,000 $731,354 339,484 — declared Earnings per share outstanding —V. 165, p. 216. 120,473 - 390,000 $410,779 _ profit for the period.—; Dividends 87,305 99,998 164,243 income.. on $928,555 $1.21 Portland Gas & Coke Co.—Seeks to Alter Capital— The filed the company, plan a it bo will also would among Stock with the only parent, SEC of to readjust stock common with for American their fair large and preferred Power & Portland's and debt. Light eliminate arrearages. The plan distribution of voting power consists of 53,985 shares of the also the owned plan, American certain a would latter's - number exchange 7% would and of the shares 6% surrender of preferred latter's stock • • > to < its common Portland on The preferred shares acquired American to Portland for cancellation. of 7% anjl amendment. As of 8,712 shares, of 6%.' cumulative1 preferred, par, and held by the public and 311,130 (no par) common which, • all but 11 directors' qualifying shares are cancellation ican have structure would by American Power. Under Co., capital It dividend equitable the security holders. capitalization of Portland $100 shares its stocks provide cumulative both and consist preferred common basis a would be subsidiary shares. held to Amer¬ by be for it for filed by surrendered by 31, 1947, dividend arrearages on the 7% preferred amounted to $59.26 a share, or a total of $3,199,151, and on the 6% preferred stock $50.79 a share, or a total of $442,482.—V. 165, p. 2803. * \ '• ' • „ . . ' | Potomac Electric Power Co.—Recapitalization Plan Approved—Bids to Be Received— r. The of SEC on July the company. Under the plan (1) To exchange 30 the approved company redeem or the amended will issue r to Sept. (par 140,000 the shares holders of (new recapitalization plan proposes: on 1, 1947 $100). preferred all of its outstanding cumulative of For stock) 5y2% this (par preferred cumulative purpose $50) Pepco and will its presently outstanding old preferred stock to. exchange. their shares, for shares of the new preferred thq basis of two shares of 'new preferred stock for one shale of old, plus a cash adjustment. Such cash adjustment will represent the difference between the price, to be paid, to Pepco for the shares the right Atock of the on new preferred stock redemption price not issued of the old pursuant preferred to the stock 5% stock (ii) the exchange offer and (exclusive of accrued each and of share in $6 new in Bank the of pursuant Denver American the on above received of the called by respective accrued the and to the of 7% cash Bank stock any of , the 1947 dividends the old each stock the stock, share and electric after that to L500 1,000 Rhoades 1,000 w. Bros. 2 GO? . Co.__ m Hutzler & 19,250 Scanlan & Co Simons, 2,000 Roberts & 1800 Moore & Co.—Z Stern Brothers & Co._ Stone, Moore 4,500 Amos & Co., Inc._ l!000 3|000 600 C. Sudler & Co._^__ Tucker, Anthony & Co. 11,000 — ^ Pressprich & Co. & Co 600 Smith, 2,000 — Co.a- Inc,__ sen, R. and Salomon Walter & 1,000 7,500 Co 1,200 9,250 by redemption otherwise.—V. or share one of 6% cash • ■ 166, 307. p* company will old for prices, not preferred difference series to expenses the of of such between an number for alternative, each New the of SEC England of stock obtain new shares SEC put of May cumulative the stock not Electric 1947, and for was removed ' output for the of the approximate program will be be which no follows: to mar¬ note, before the stock bids from (par was ma¬ $100) received registration * / July filed July 9 22.—V. ' Corp.—Output— ended EXPENSES Period End. May 31— OF CAR AND AUXILIARY 1947—Month—1946 OPERATIONS 1947—5 Mos.—1946 Sleeping Car Operations— Total revenues "Total $8,847,646 $10,770,468 $46,486,030 $59,468,353 8,164,848 10,472,150 41,739,833 54,886,997 expenses Net revenue $682,798 $298,318 $4,746,197 $4,581,356 Auxiliary Operations— Total revenues 326,883 2,142,135 318,663 Total 26'3,179 " 318,663 288,179 567,449 1,574,686 expenses expenses— Net revenue Total net All tTaxes be 387,432 —- Total -* $68,769 revenue accrued— - 1,856,599 378,672 1,477,926 $38,704 $567,449 $378,673 $337,023 $751,567 603,384 Operating income to $5,313,646 $4,960,029 496,9 1 8 $148,184 3,641,95 4 $$159,894 $1,671,692 3,757,317 $1,202,712 "Includes: used, Depreciation —- 648,783 Depreciation adjusts.— 2,545 658,204-. 8 {includes:. 3,270,930 3,311,927 6,979 - 4,070 V , Payroll U. taxes—: Govt, S. excess 515,8'62 - income and p. 502,652 2,637,663 2,705,024 223,750 127,966 ..... profits taxes JLoss.—V. 166, 78,525 ;. 174,238 308. Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp.—Sells Pathe News— See Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; below.—V. Reed-Prentice Corp.—Files With On July 22 p. SEO— . 3174. . letter of notification was filed with the SEC for 2,500 par) common stock, to be sold on behalf of Charles S. Vice-President of the company. Stock is to be sold at market a through Tucker, Anthony & Co.—V. Reiter Foster Oil The 165, ($2.50 Payson, , scheduled for proceeds (The) Pullman Co.—Earnings— $223,827 expenditures as used their equal will company, be the week REVENUES AND stock will at amount aggregating -approximately of to operating companies served by this corpo-* July 26, 1947, totaled 216,889,000 kwh., as compared with 195,274,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 11.1%.—V. 166, p. 375. June exchange. exchanged 1, New- prior competitive stock preferred 29 sale, for up 162. ration and from preferred for use of - Public Utility Engineering & Service exchange period will shares of old preferred eligible forego Hampshire may New 3398. and England's on 20,000 the 166, p. The any New July 24 approved the company's application to borrow the Irving Trust Co. and to issue in evidence thereof promissory note with a maturity of ninejnonths. The The when pre¬ 1947, 1, exchange England shares common share' of price New competitive bidding (i) old 165, p. 2007. % Corp.—Acquisition— has purchased a one-half interest in the Lenoir Josey gas field in Harris County, according to an announcement by J. S. Cosden, Jr., President. property represents an investment in over 1,400 acres on which company holdings in the Joyce Richardson oil and Texas, The are the six same Electric plant, $4,849,100; electric transmission system, $1,885,200; distribution system,- $5,706,100;gas transmission and distri¬ system, $6,037,200; other general equipment and facilities, etc., Total, $20,729,300. the exchanged shares. common at said program the establish stock the note are to be used for construction purposes. The present proposal is a temporary expedient and, subject with each for 1948. that Hampshire Public Service Co. of New Mexico—Bank Loan— shares construction As of ,New Hampshire Preferred Stock Removed from Registration— an estimated Co. New ket conditions, the company will refinance turity date thereof, by the sale of preferred preferred of Oct. preferred redemption on Oct. which includes an dividends stock. The monthly dividends for 1947, to holders of record be Hampshire—Registers With . the may the and itself establish the exchange.—V. 165, p. '■ adjustment an Service offer bidding in regular new stock time outstanding classifications $2,251,700. 1 500 & Pacific Co. of California— Peters, Writer & Christea- Sulzberger & Loeb, are 0f ghq Co. Sidlo, M. number Invest-' Mullen Newman 4,500 lien below generating bution the Co. 11,000 underwriting in $7 addition, /respective (the the on preferred company. estimates major K. 1,500 ^0,~ the price bid to Hampshire to be Although the amounts to be Used for particular construction items comprising such construction program are not exactly determinable, the J. ment Maynard H. Murch Earl M. may underwriting commissions and estimated expenses- aggregating approximately $336,219 in respect thereof. Such proceeds will be and The 1,500 basis and .unpaid towards debentures.] and $1,000,000 from proceeds to be received by the company from the issue and of the remaining 97,801 shares of the new preferred stock, will $9,780,100 (excluding accrued dividends), and the company will 1947 convertible underwriters 6,000 11,000 of Public pay for sinking fund registration statement was filed July 28 with the SEC covering unspecified amount of ($10 par) common. A total of 565,553 shares now owned by New England Public Service Co. The registration statement was filed in connection with the amended corporate simplifi¬ cation plan of New England which was approved by the SEC June 30, 1947. The latter has asked the Federal District Court, at Portland, Me., for an order approving the plan. The amended plan provides that New England may retire its prior, lien stock in cash or by ranking The used of out- severally agreed to purchase, 6,000 Co.— of of preferred for In equal on respect thereof. sale be A first stock. 1, Aug. redemption and series are company, to effect equal number of shares of the old preferred stock, either pursuant to the exchange offer or by application of the pro¬ ceeds of the sale of the unexchanged portion of the new preferred stock to the redmption on Oct. 1, 1947, of the unexchanged old pre¬ ferred stock. In the event that none of the presently outstanding shares of 7%, 6% and 5% preferred stock is exchanged and all are retired by call for redemption, the amount required to effect such redemption would be $6,705,456, plus an amountequal to accrued dividends from Aug. 1, 1947, to redemption date. In such case, the proceeds to be received by the company from the issue and sale of 62,199 shares of the new preferred stock will be $6,219,900 (exclud¬ ing accrued dividends), and the company will pay underwriting com¬ in may had v-q Public Service Co. of New SEC— Guaranty National redemption date. PURPOSE—62,199 shares of the new-preferred stock together with cash from the general funds of the missions the 20,8'00 & Co._ & ment the acceptance and transmittal duly executed. expire at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on Aug. 8, and shares cumu¬ series The stockholders at the adjourned special meeting held on July 28 increased the authorized capital stock by the addition of 250,000 shares of a (new) preferred stock, $100 par value, and approved a proposal to eliminate the presently authorized first preferred stock on retire¬ by depositing, prior to the time of the expiration exchange period, certificates for the number of shares of out¬ standing old preferred stock which they desire to exchange, with either Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, agent, 140 Broadway, New York, or Colorado National Bank of Denver, sub-agent, 17th and Champa Sts., Denver, Colo., accompanied by the appropriate form of letter of stock of 19,250 the of shares" 1 registered subsidiary, mortgage $7,000,000 3% New Preferred Stock Voted— public offering price per share, and upon the redemption price of the 7% preferred stock of $110 per share, the redemption price of the 6% preferred stock of $106 per share and the redemption price of the 5% preferred stock of $107 per share and, in each instance, an amount equal to accrued dividends on the old preferred stock to said redemp¬ tion date less accrued dividends on the new preferred stock to the closing date. of consolidated $298,800 of first Co.___ F. S. Moseley & to the closing date. The foregoing exchange offer is based exchange price for the new preferred stock equal to the initial Holders a 750 Co.—1,000 Dam its 2% provisions preferred cash dividends from accrued 1947, being an July having been declared payable Aug. 1, July 15, 1947) to the redemption date thereof, i.e., 1, Co., names Corp.— r OFFER cumulative preferred made accrued ferred be preferred stock consisting of 20,000 shares of 6% «tock, series 1925 (par $100). and 50,000 shares preferred stock, series of 1927 offer be for share one the retirement of July _ t will the 169,742 $2.15 to each holder of ' shares presently ... cash of upon an income Provision 3,105,722 4,706 income Total $4,030,127 $1,512,107 — preferred .stock share 889,209 - 4,454,889 ... $10 in Fuel underwriter has 6 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane a Bank, New York. shall,' in preference to stock and 5% and and and & Carl conveyed of stock, 1946 1,163,460 $5,966,996 — —— * Subs.)—Earnings— — — from ' ; —— sales of " National Registrars—The pursuant to new Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. (& subject 4*A% certificate of Incorporation, as to shares reserved for the conversion Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.)_ Kalb, Voorhis & Co company's presently outstand¬ preferred stock the privilege exchanging his shares of old preferred stock for the shares of the new preferred stock, on the basis of one share of new preferred stock ing 7%, and 6% ■ the Kidder, Peabody & Cq.._ Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.___ National EXCHANGE for as in in 210,000 Co. equal to accrued dividends to the date fixed for redemption. (The) Pittston Co.—Partial Redemption— designated 175,000 the board of rLn 1an? Go,-~— & M. Hallowell, prior to June 1, 1952, $102 per share if redeemed on or subsequent to June 1, 1952, but prior to June 1, 1957, and $101 per share if re¬ deemed on or subsequent to June 1, 1957, plus in each case an amount ' . new by Eastman, Dillon junior thereto, be entitled to dividends at the rate of 4(4% per annum, payable quarterly on March 1, June 1, Sept. 1 and Dec. 1, in each year. Company shall have the right at any time or from time to time to redeem all or any part of tile new preferred stock upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice by paying $103 per share if redeemed ' .. railway—823,002 from Net 1944 income oper. From Jan. 1— from 1945 181,170 railway railway 1946 $642,723 from from Gross The Agents—Colorado of and follows^ ^ dividend of 41/4% share. A group headed Transfer Gas Bosworth, Sullivan shares an Denver Ry.—Earnings— be of of of Trust Co., Pittsburgh limitations Boettcher and Co— terms. 307. p. to 875,000 shs. issuance is series NO. of Shs. underwriting commission of $2.91 per by Glore, Forgan & Co. and W. C. Langley & Co. stipulated an under¬ writing commission of $5 a share to manage the distribution on like * further initial Initial tIncluding 307. exchange offer will be redeemed by the company. The issue was bid in July 28 at an offer of 100, $1,688,831 $Cr$631,356 carryback taxes 1946 $361,929 to The First Boston the shares is determined as i as ' Net stock and recapitaliza¬ property but (An of which 160,000 shares are additional 15,000 shares of such UNDERWRITERS—The offered, the several underwriters are offering 62,199 shares in exchange for the outstanding 62,199 company's 7%, 6% and 5% cumulative first preferred This exchange offer will expire at 3 p.m. (EDT), Aug. 8, 1947. stock. preferred debentures. 5% a.m. and ' 160>ooo shs. «Jrur.!thei d®tails regarding company's history, business, etc., was ftf Mn L°nnn oT«° i,Ju?e of $40,000,000 27/s% bonds 23^ page 3288' in connection with offering Bosworth, of limited, *<•/hi^«aS(. Iy^10' Alii7' bonds, series A due 1952. National stock Pepco upon the ' f 1,250,000 shs. stock, sold Puebl° York City. preferred new of 000'000 7 directors, but there present plan for the issuance of the additional 15,000 shares ot initial series. The remaining 75,000 shares of the 250,000 shares authorized cumulative preferred stock are to be issuable & aggregate not mortgage. Goldman, Sachs of shares common $40 000 000 250,000 shs. no ot sale 11:30 * $7,000,000 _ ■ 1961, 60 Broadway, New convey is the The and «ed. Pepco. to offered. subject of the • preferred pursuant Chase Outstanding 1977 such redemp¬ made of cumulative issued is Co., jointly headed an investment banking group which offered on July 30 at $100 per share (and dividend from June 1, 1947) 160,000 shares of 4V4% cumultive preferred stock (par $100). 40,010 20,735 20,558 be Public Service Co. of Colo.—Preferred Stock Offered— The First Boston Corp., Boettcher & Co. and $1,137,922 136,470 3,321 and Trust Co., New York, under $7,490,000 for a period of six stock.1- common the lative than amount the amount restrictions of rate less not series due ($20 par)— "Authorized to & borrow PRESENT FINANCING Authorized „ . proposes: To shares $426,969 dividend be consummation loan Pepco Bank will the bank , convertible debs, due 1962 Cum. pfd. stock ($100 par) t4</4% cum. Pfd- stock stock. the funds to pending Chemical Pepco purchase of Great Falls and $1,024,307 113,615 $789,439 Miscell. deductions Total fixed charges.—. loan , 11 GIVING EFFECT TO 3% (2) To acquire, upon the dissolution of its two subsidiaries, The Washington & Rockville Railway of Montgomery County and Great Power Co., the remaining assets of Washington Rockville and $2,941,593 $411,644 11,438 income Pepco Falls t$2,218,237 3,112,934 394,828 Cr523,127 Cr3,578,343 Cr3,637,372 $778,001 income in the which shall preferred new The 85,000 tion 160,762 Cr597,767 income oper. ry. and which and by Great Falls to Washington Railway.—V. 166, p. 1947—6 Mos.—1946 $49,279 stock, stock. agreement York, of Sullivan •Railway tax accruals— Equipt. & jt. fac. rents , for stock, 1% bank (1) $2,386,304 $17,947,372 $11,490,837 2,337,025 15,005,779 13,709,074 2,519,934 expenses rev. from ry. oper. Other loan such of provide itself with preferred 2,961,250 shares Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— $3,330,367 to preferred New terms of short-term a order old Bids for . revenues All shares redemption, services and CAPITALIZATION, First mtge. bonds, 27/a% and for stock preferred new l/20th Washington Railway company's 75% interest wildcat, the No. 1 McEntire, indicated a new pool or large extension to Fullerton Zone production in the Ector and Goldsmith Pools, Ector County, Texas, when it flowed at the rate of 650 barrels a day on a iy2-hour drill stem test with 2Vs million cu. ft. of gas per day at 6,125-6,200 ft.—V. 166, p. 375. ', oper. its value par in the proposed Phillips Petroleum Co.—New Well—• 1947—Month—1946 10 days. be presently outstanding 90,000 (par $100), all of which is owned by Washington Railway, & Electric Co., will be reclassified into 85,000 shares of the proposed, new preferred stock and 2,961,250 shares of The Railway Railway of (EDT), Aug. 13, Period End. June 30— preferred part of such recapitalization shares of Pepco common stock 307. p. proposals As been has the company Oct. exchange to is days at a cost of $7,500, with the option of extending the loan for a period of 90 days at an interest cost of 1Vi % per annum. (3) To increase, after the proposed redemption of its old preferred stock, its authorized capital stock from $30,000,000 to $75,000,000, consisting of 400,000 shares of preferred stock (par $50) (the new preferred stock) and 5,500,000 shares of new common' stock (par $10). 375. Parker He joined written of make new Bank, Philip Morris & Co., Ltd.—Official Promoted— O. proposed old rate the bank a the 16,293,928 $1.85 of the to 2,168,768 stock common of 18,462,696 1,965,268 stocks of multiples in To tion 6,064,686 20,793,594 , , _ shares dividend of (2) 24,527,382 5,363,171 preferred on Earnings 26,156,765 _T the offer the $7,490,000 1,728,625 3,947,896 4,306,933 ... deductions with invite- sealed of be 3.60% ?>!j93'396 1,821,959 -— taxes—.—— shall 48,818,169 ~T—r . of annual 8,585,384 — ... exchange compensation: (b) the aggregate amount of the compensation to be paid to the bidder for the services in connection with the exchanges and the purchases of the unexchanged shares; and (c) the 101,881,761 taxes— The 140,000 shares of new preferred stock as are not re¬ quired to effect exchanges. Each proposal shall specify (a) the price per share (exclusive of accrued dividends) to be paid Pepco for the unexchanged shares, which price shall not be less than the par value ($50 per share) of the new preferred stock, after deduction of under¬ 1946 utility income— 111,800,319 maintenance 59,237,682 other expenses including for depreciation adjustment. writer's $ Provision such 30 1947 ' revenue to exchange legal department to succeed the appointment becomes effective Sept. 1. The connection proposes company's the Carey. EARNINGS Operating Operating In Appointed— dividend a old of year. McDevitt, senior partner of the law firm of McDevitt, Farran, Philedalphia, Pa., has been appointed General and in charge Counsel late P. the corresponding week of last over less for acceptance for a period of approximately preferred stock so acquired will be retired. open electric week Of dividends) . deep field 7,000 200,000,000 The below wells, General ft., cu. Retter 10.000 of in and the ft. daily. Foster ft, input one Crude one well Sun largest . , and Oil gas a recycling plant. In the Co. recently completed: a well wells in Texas, gauged at over ... , ■ , Cohipany'is the field production in nearby fields, to Mr. considering test sand plans which Cosden added.—V. to has drill a' well provOn 165, p. \to prolific 3327. . V1 . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (472) 12 together with accrued interest thereon to and at the principal office of Guaranty Trust York, upon presentation and surrender of said bonds, accompanied in the case of coupon bonds with all ap¬ purtenant interest coupons maturing on and after Jan. 1, 1947, Said Jan. 1, 1947 and July 1, 1947 coupons appurtenant to said first terminal and unifying mortgage bonds may be detached and pre¬ sented for payment in the usual manner at said office. All bonds or coupons detached as aforesaid should be accompanied by properly executed U. S. Internal Revenue Ownership Certificates in respect of the interest payable on Jan. 1, 1947 and July 1, 1947. Co., each of the 2,144,259 outstanding common issued in exchange for shares. •• Dividend— Receive 25-Cent Cash New Stock to • share on the new of record Sept. 9. This is equivalent to 50 cents per share on the old shares qn which the two-for-one split becomes effective on Aug. 8 and which declared a dividend of 25 cents per increased common stock, payable Oct. 1 to holders " have directors The received cents 35 1947 share.. common 1946 ' —; $1.77 $1.35 Corp.—Purchase & Lease of Plants— Republic Steel Assets Administration War The July 16 announced the sale on and corporation of government-owned steel plants at Warren and Youngstown, Ohio. The agency said the property is "scrambled in with" public steel plants in the two cities. The government by-product coke plant at Warren, with a rated capacity of 325,000 net tons of coke annually, was sold to Republic for $3,864,000. The Youngstown property, including a blast furnace with a rated capacity of 392,000 net tons of pig iron annually, was leased for ten years,—V. 165, p. 2803. * this to lease (4) . 166, p. 163. —V. • company July 28 filed on a Boston—Registers Inc., ; Association, Racing Revere With SEC— A racing track at Boston. Company operates a dog proceeds, 1947 railway.— railway Net from Net ry. income— 149,101 oper $3,142,440 220,068 629,318 113,821 507,159 1— railway $2,957,007 1,383,790 $2,079,213 $1,938,26*7 from Gross from Gross —V. . 13,500,937 18,053,877 4,182,189 8,642,893 1,132,906 The 1,723,309 of or do Net from Net ry. Gross Net 1946 1945 1944 $371,293 $486,417 ♦25,948 93,273 *60,733 65,604 ry. $416,450 39,018 15,841 1947 $425,267 railway from ♦26,776 railway.- Net from Net ry.: oper. : ♦72,383 income— ry. 2,409,531 2,519,532 *50,068 72,097 166, ♦473,233 ♦257,361 *101,551 *3,918 Operation earnings Cost, Depreciation Provision Net -V. taxes —: : .' charges depletion—: and — income 219,343 165, Period Elnd. June 30— Total of & struct. $9,029,896 1,325,856 $7,808,341 1,213,075 1,407,555 _• "Transport, Other Earned Total Preferred 20,551,326 Common 3,687,645 3,318,270 583,915 .611,078 3,560,821 oper. Other Total income $6,685,651 654,822 Total 41,363 47,570 Deductions from income $702,392 18,160 4,255 $5,052,698 - 27,867 « Gross . 1947 from railway Net from railway Net ry, oPer, income— $8,471,409 1,708,252 $7,362,010 of beginning Net from from -Net ry, the surplus, May seven 1,394,131 58,282,166 55,890,982 16,486,139 7,760,019 General 163, 1945 Net 1944 Other months-1945 Net $361,901 ry. 159,651 121,616 Gross Interest 1,190 2,587 38,652 48,138 1,924,344 1,742,366 1,959,082 2,071,685 : 766,009 975,639 205,257 Net —V. profits tax, $1,306,000. excess Southwestern in notice a the of District ot Ry.- -Payment of Bonds and U. S. dated for July District Missouri, proceedings pany has -provided and coupons: p°ns of 24 Court dated company states that Eastern July 14, and its the immediate payment '+« more 166, p. Expansion— $4,000,000 in the next two than facilities, productive 163. . it was an¬ Co.—Weekly Output- company 1947 1946 1945 1944. $34,375,199 $32,129,559 $44,910,455 $41,757,585 7,972,133 4,227,335 15,663.358 13,564,004 3,623,125 3,761,396 3,062,249 2,470,058 200,026,036 186,345,578 248,899,308 244.856,065 46,383,403 17,034,034 75,337,615 75,977,908 income— will company to 15,091,976 11,217,085 19,551,738 19,003,867 issue invitations within the next two weeks for August 19 for $11,400,000 of equipment trust are dated Aug. 1, 1947, and will be considered be certificates The series as cost of V. new Proceeds will finance part equipment.—V. 166, p. 376. of the $15,266,286 Southern Ry.—Earnings— from Net Net ry. 1944 1945 1946 1947 June— railway—. $17,197,700 $16,807,302 $21,462,748 $21,591,285 3,603,200 2,514,101 8,086,987 8,825,256 Gross from railway..—_ v 2,635,375 2,292,311 1,002,549 1,407,358 income... oper. From January 1— railway—. 110,708,335 103,380,292 135,556,624 129,214,464 railway— 25,596,548 18,858,587 54,633,999 52.668.872 from Gross from Net ry. 16,565,960 16,412,480 8,035,357 10,872,591 income... oper. 166, 376. p. Spokane International RR.—Earnings— Gross Net 78,500 52,083 9,767 25,924 942.407 698,223 1,146,684 240,212 99,134 480,146 329,247 79,790 60,284 141,662 118,215 14,257 oper from Net .from ry. 27,149 41,200 income... railway From January at the present time loan the ry. Gross 1944 $168,444 $126,527 railway—... from Net 166, railway.... p. 14,998 1—- railway.. income oper, : 1945 $189,814 $169,768 from . 1946 1947 June— ' • 1,048,555 60. n. Seaboard Container Corp.—Transfer 1946; $1,019,979 627,363 $851,677 527,156 Agent, etc.— .51,897 34,952 60,165 58,0.41 95,432 61,102 — — i , — agent trar , maturing Jan. 1, 1947 York, by upon presentation and duly executed U. principal of all mortgage bonds of Division, Eastern dismissing the of the the Net and July 1 1947 S. surrender Internal of Revenue said the X X the St, outstanding Louis first Oil Co. (Indiana)—Denies Shipping Oil to $130,221 33,792 — —— , Russia— $156,637 ucts, the company states that it has oil products to Russia, and that as $96,429 (net) $141,128 15,509 Income deductions - — , $110,595 income— In 46,042 in announcement an any This letters oi basis the that FOR after earnings mated all way in employees to dealers in Standard prod¬ not shipped a single gallon of company it is not involved and a shipments. such net 5 MONTHS ENDED line runs earnings after MAY 31, all for the that for 1947 1— $37,083 of June, it is esti¬ will range between 165, p. 3059. ownership terminal and Southwestern Ry., which that . . . < V. President Mprphree, of the Executive Standard Oil Vice-President, Development Unit— July 25 was elected Co., central research or¬ on ganization of the Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey),, to succeed Robert P. who is resigning to become technical consultant to Internaticnal Basic Economy Corp., of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y. Russell, (R. G.) Semler, Inc.—Earnings Fall Six cou- correct press comments and incoming there is in the minds of some of the to made 60. E. r • com- from was indicated Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey)—New Pres. of month month charges.—V, which customers a false impression that short supply conditions respect to gasoline were the result of such shipments.—V. 166, with p. : statement company's Corp.—Earnings— charges pipe additional $8,000 and $10,000 following bonds x of 5%% the stock, and class B common stock.—V. $124,020 6,201 income appointed transfer Manufacturers Trust Co., New York, N. Y., as regis¬ cumulative convertible preferred stock; class A 165, p. 308. the and for common 84,863 5,537 1 Bank of Jersey City has been First National The " 1947, second mortgage gold income bond certificates of St. Louis lr'aT' at the PrinciPaI office of Bankers Trust Co New St. The have the hospital pass experienced in hospital Equipment Financing— estimated 1 1947 taxes— RESULTS b coupons accompanied fiiailying rmr-umnt subsidiaries ^ertincates. (2) this income— oper. designated syndicate -of banks last available for meeting a —— Seminole Oil & Gas company Wall from The 165, p. 1322. On 16 of railway railway certificates. ' 59. Interest— ^ it 28.—V. railway: oper. ry. bids 243,864 Interest to i 71,360 (1) wished congregation expanding railway Plans . . doctors spend to and from Net $310,158 43,967 t income— order the Oklahoma From Jan. 1— Gross heavy 1947-48 budget, the company has that arrangement. This agreement covers taxes income $306,605 316,193 final purchase located in Oklahoma City, period of 20 years under $2,687,030 $2,842,938 — operating 43,156 114,072 the to used operation for a religious plans Standard -Earnings— 1946 421,903 Judicial the a , from Net i income $307,644 railway reorganization of output from 19,645 — ——2 31 Depreciation ry. The successful July on Net $4,081,675 375,000 1,000,000 Maintenance.',,— 8,851,197 railway., Louis be institution, for the week ended July 26, 1947 2,389,000 kwh., as compared with 2,281,000 kwh. for the-cor, responding -week last year, an increase of 4.7%.—V. 166, p. 376. 2,553,626 —— Operation 18,915,447 *696,729 Net St. Mo. Groves, will Southern Colorado Power related income on revenues', 2,072;982 railway oper. income p. in company Electric $1,528,049 Months Ended March 31— 3 from 166, Webster This Mother the of Gas Co.—Earnings— Seattle 3,107,689 1,434,051 Net —V. which the Sisters of residence bonds Hospital. amalgamated houses Mercy, Province Provincial and The Bethseda,-Md. , 43,789,264 railway. oper. at the modernizing /—V. 9,541,537 1947 from at The totaled $2,772,331 $9,703,390 From Jan. 1— Gross of hands nounced *2,713,000 $4,217,938 375,000 ' 1,000,000 2 temporary financing. Interest on rate of 2%.—V. 165, p. 1909. 4,554,823 June— from located perpetuated, the years at the Operating railway income— from is been sick into Net 2,687,03 0 A,— of Federal taxes 49,364,380 oper. Net :ry, the work. 12,495 . !——— dividends Federal Net Pitts¬ diocese in and ownership of a group of doctors. All of the physi¬ owning an interest in the hospital have either reached or passed of retirement. Desirous of having their work of caring for Net 3,188,881 - St. Louis-San Francisco & Texas Ry.Gross every t railway ♦Deficit.—V, 166; p. : in located and age $2,784,826 1,256,776 period————— _ requirements of the borrowed $1,600,000 under only From Jan. 1— Gross States, practically to spread direction the 1944 $9,976,867 1,010,829 594,717 786,121 is unit. a proceeds cians -320,000 1,613,958 $1,530,908 — concluding its loan agreement with Since is 1945 1946 it has ' • 7,222 —— cash *$212,813 "7 "T Earnings of Company Only- is June— $1,600,000 Borrowed on Bank Loan— ♦Deficit. June— orphanage, one was , General Gross $3,393,430 1,862,523 —■ ——— ♦Including *$184,946 98,091 $698,138 United the Mercy of " $5,150,789 $906,872 chgs. into Sisters Okla. *403 • < U, $3,386,208 dividends——,. Earned • home for the aged, one Religious there, Motherhouse Council The City December, whereby a credit of $8,000,000 is made Bal. avail, for fxd. From Louis, —V. 347,175 $925,032 —— •. 1,706,761 1,639,000 income on Amortization of emergency facilities, less *532,121 4,898,752 252,037 St. her — $41,783,141 $43,542,928 883,669 $7,121,591 expenses- oper, income income : ry. taxes income,,,— surplus, reduction Net - 397 X —-• .income— '8,867,378 10,456,577 3,804,266 expenses. —*— deductions income Net women, of grouped in nine provinces of of $46,079,120 7,658,102 8,784,543 21,779,675 expenses —.... past-service; retirement income $52,108,601 1.543,228 revenues way of System— payable semi¬ Mo. -Callable days notice 30 on 1929, aproximately 5,500 of the Sisters of Mercy in the United In are 1946 $18,392,207 $17,670,974 8,751,363 7,228,505 997,630 993,884 1,910,849 2,028,893 — income,— - Gross 1947—6 Mos —1946 1947—Month—1946 equipment—. oper. Maint. Other Louis, States. General 1947 of limited-term investments,,-— operating Total Earns.- of St. Louis-San Francisco Rjv Maint. $259,702 taxes principal St. agreed to l'orm an amalgamation, and to be known as the Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States. Their 1,316,223 9.117 *320,702 31— employees' — and Co., option of borrower interest date. Southern Pacific Co.—Earnings— Federal for Net 2457. p. 1,377,295 71,533 *272,748 (other than Federal taxes on income) Taxes Prov. 114,600 $447,955 Federal for income for annuities $2,555,083 1,987,628 71,469 121,663 $3,304,861 2,408,733 69,419 159,411 - and expense Interest 1946 ' 1947 12 Months Ended June 30— Interest Trust These bonds draw States ■ 1944 1945 » 1,478,718 12,405 *337,500 expenses and repairs, Amortization annum 59. p. Depreciation Prov, per July 1, 1947, through thereafter to maturity. from annum the any introduced was Pa. _ $224,484 *20,922 74,414 Total operating revenues Pacific Co.—Earnings— St. Louis, Rocky Mountain & Gross 1946 Maintenance 59. p. 166, Years Ended May ' income— oper. ♦Deficit.—V. business burgh, _ 138,146 $500. Union at on Congregation Institute . 2,389,835 ♦151,246 railway from Net 2,787,662 railway from Gross and part, interest United Diego Gas & Electric Co.—Quarterly Report— San From Jan. 1— Net __ income— oper. ♦Deficit.—V. • of 3% SKF Industries, Inc.—Plans 1,532,050 *61,245 *442,827 railway— from railway Net ■Earnings— per rate Louis in serially July 1, 1950-59. 2V2% day nursery. one The $252,193 41,697 *9,982 income— oper. due of January 1— from at N. Y.— the $261,123 *46,711 *111,138 railway—.-_ debentures New York, founded in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 12, 1831, by Mother Mary Catherine McAuley. At the time of Mother McAuley's death in 1841, the Congregation numbered 14 houses..established in England and Ireland. In 1843, the of $237,437 *24,275 *83,760 railway— and The RR.—Earnings— 1947 from St. or residence for , Gross 1, 1971, are now ready temporary oieST k°ndsThe houses are a direct obligation of the Sisters of Mercy, Province St. Louis. und by the respective committees course outstanding ■ June— annum June— Gross due until notified in so.—V. 166, p. 375, From Rutland RR.- . / deposit in 1947.-— 2, comprising the province are in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma. Within the territory of the piovince, the Sisters of Mercy conduct 13 hospitals, 11 private schools, 45 parochial schools, one 5% mortgage San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf and will mature within nine months the date The proceeds will be used for new construction to liquidate outstanding notes.—V. 162, p. 3823. . per bonds rate $1,000 at whole a 1947; 1, the 1953, and at the 100 r of deposit of the bondholders' committees of certificates of holders to Sell Notes— The corporation has received permission from the SEC to sell up to $8,000,000 of unsecured promissory notes, each of which will bear to 2% of issue. as . 5%» 30-year July at 1, annually 30-year & Eastern RR., the principal of all of payable, shall cease to accrue on and after July and due of 166, p. 58. up first mortgage Ry.-, of surrender upon Denomination ad¬ and 30-year gold bonds of Stephenviile North & South Texas Ry. • and first mortgage 5% 30-year gold bonds -of Central Arkansas & Eastern RR. should not present such certificates Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.—To interest of Dated interest company, 1947. 25, 10,560,423 1,475,004 is vfor the'first 19,329,776 3,821,260 1,482,422 income— oper. ry. Southwestern - delivery July gold bonds of Central Arkansas 271,160 12,469,504 railway from Net Louis St. company July on July 21 offered $600,000 2V2-3% direct obligation serial bonds at IOOV2 July 1, 1952 through 1959 maturities. such bonds and coupons are requested to present the same immediately for payment at the respective offices above mentioned. Interest on the first terminal and unifying mortgage bonds which 1,611,962 From January /Net • from as for the Stephenviile North & South Texas Ry- and first mortgage 5 % 19.44' 1945 1946 , dividend for — subject to compromise and adjusfc- as rank per shares holders to !^™*"'Petersori C0,> *nc-» St. Louis, holders of all The .- of RR.—Earnings—• Potomac Richmond Fredericksburg & June- the , , - • - with cents 50 preferred Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America, Province of St. Louis Bonds Offered — Eck- 1 should be presented at the principal office of ■ Guaranty Trust Co, 140 Broadway New York, accompanied by coupons and ownership certificates as aforesaid, for payment of the compromise amount due thereon, ; , registration statement was filed with- the SEC July 29 covering 140,000 shares (no par) common Stock.-- Underwriter, Bonner Bonner, Inc., New York. Stock will be offered at $5.75 a share. The shares are being sold by -stockholders who 'Will receive all net stamped issue, agreements of ,. 166, p.'59. at said of Bonds merit .. and 59. p. xrie^7?jving Trust Co-» trustee, One Wall Street, V. the principal office of St. Louis Union Trust Co., 323 North Broadway, St.' Louis, Mo. upon presentation and surrender of said bonds accompanied by all appurtenant interest coupons ma¬ turing'on and after Jan. 1, 1936 and accompanied by properly ex¬ ecuted U. S. Internal Revenue ownership certificates in respect of .the interest accruing from July 1,1935 to July 1, 1947. 1947, dividend redeemable Shell Union Oil Corp.—Definitive Certificates— RR. 24, initial an cumulative York, upon pre¬ mortgage July 4% PeJ"dtive 25-year 2!/a% debentures due April lor 1947, both gold bonds, principal office compromise to subject as A 166, year 5% unpaid principal of all of the outstanding uncompromised 5% 30-year gold bonds of Central Arkansas and together with accrued interest thereon to and including The (5) Eastern 12,300 shares of common stock, without underwriting. Proceeds will and stamped issue, series quarter ending Sept. 30, payable October 2 record September 2. These shares were issued by the agreements with the company, should be presented at the principal office of Guaranty Trust Co., 140 Broadway, New York, ac. companied by coupons and ownership certificates as aforesaid, for payment of the .compromise amount due thereon. first letter of- notification with the SEC to be offered at $2.25 a share be used for operating capital equipment purchase.—V. 163, p. 3423. The for said of Power Co.—-Initial Dividend-J- & declared V. to July 1, 1943 1, Jan. the on the have of unpaid The Bonds ; sec— maturing coupons directors snare lor justment C.—Files With Resort Airlines Inc., Southern Pines, N. Shawinigan Water The principal of all .of the outstanding uncompromised first mortgage 5% 30-year gold bonds of Stephenviile North & South "Texas Ry., together with accrued interest thereon to and including July 24, 1947, at the principal office of Bank of the Manhattan Co., 40 Wall Street, New York, upon presentation and surrender of said bonds accompanied by all appurtenant interest coupons maturing on and after Jan. 1, 1936 and accompanied by properly executed U. S. Internal Revenue ownership certificates in respect of the interest accruing from July 1, 1935 to July. 1, 19'47. $2,342,120 — Interest from the general and refunding mortgage series A, of the St. Louis Southwestern Ry., at the of Chamical Bank & Trust Co., 165 Broadway, New sentation and surrender of said coupons. $3,919,787 (est.) after chgs. and taxes Earnings, per (3) inclusive, JUNE 30 ENDED MONTHS THREE FOR RESULTS earnings Net payable, July 24, 1947, Broadway, New 140 f quarter. each share per and including stockholders at the annual be to due are Inc.—Split-Up of Stock Voted— meeting held on July 29 approved a proposal to increase the authorized common stock from 3,000,000 shares, $1 par value, to 6,000,000 shares, 50 cents par value, two new shares Remington Rand The Monday, August 4,1947 Net Months profit Ended after June charges 30— and Off—5-Cent Div.— 1946$414,209 1947 ■ taxes $1,401 . directors the 400,000 holders 11, of last, on July 30 declared a dividend of 5 cents per share on outstanding shares of common stock, payable Sept. 11 --to Aug. 30. A similar distribution was made on June record while March on Payments last year each; p. and 2930. June 11, were 1947, 11, as Sept. follows: 11 and a dividend Jan. Dec. 12 11, of and 25 15 cents was March cents 11, 20 each.—V. —V. 165, p. 3060. Standard Steel Spring Co. (& Period End. June 30— Net profit after taxes.. share paid. Earnings per com. cents —V. 165, Subs.)—Earnings— ' 1947—6 Mos.—1946' 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $631,861 $0.40 $423,550 .$0.27 $1,377,109 $0.88 Dr$113,652 Nil 165, p. 2319. (Continued on page 47) u,j Volume 166 Number 4617 fTHE COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (473) Stock Record New York Stock fo> DAILY RANGE OF PRICES Exchange WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday July 26 July 28 9 per share Tuesday July 29 82% 81% 110 110 8% STOCK *79% 8% 79 110 100 8% . July 31 • per share 81 *100 Thursday July 30 $ per share f per share STOCKS Wednesday 8% • per share 79% 78% 100 8% 105 8% 78% 79% 105 % 70 *8% Abbott 1,600 ACF-Brill Motors 1,700 8% & Acme 55 53 54 52 52 51 17 16% 16% 513/4 52 52 16% 16% 16 3/a 47% 46% 16% 16% 16% 46% 5,200 *46% 47 46 463/a 300 34 34 % 47% *46% 47% 34 34 8% 34 110 5 4% 26 24% 4% 26 96% 97% 37/a 4'/a 3% 34% *8% 8% 8% 8% 32% 313/a 31% 110 10,000 *106 llo 4% .*23% 24% 98 23% 98 *98 99% 33/4 99% 37/a 3% 3% 5 3 5/a 37% 39% 35% 65% *63 % 64% 63% 63% 36% 37% 35% 36 36 100 *96 39 *96 100 •96 37% 100 35% 36 *96 3,400 23% 16,100 36 36% 36 36 % 64% 63%. 63 % 300 36% 100 36 363/4 *96 100 17 17% 17% 194 % 187 Va *19% 20% *19% 20% *193/4 31% 20% 32% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 36% 373/4 373/a 38 *104% 36 3/a 1043/4 1043/4 1043/4 500 37% 363/4 37% 10,700 *20 • 21 327/a 327/a 38% 39% 37% 38% 36% 105 % *104% 17% ♦17 188 189% 37% 105% 105% 37% 38% 36% 37% 36 36% 99 99% 98% 99 99 99 27% 27% ♦6% 27 , 27 6% 7 51 87 *41% 42 41 9% 8% 71% 70% 9 27 26% 27 ♦70 71% *12% 9 71% 71% 12 12% 44% 45 43% 24% *125% 127 6% 93 5% •' 91% 193% 194 52 49% 110% 108% 23% 23% 22% 109% 8% 1,500 42% 83/4 9 69 69% 24% 25% 20 11% 12% 12 12% 12% 43 43 423/4 127 <>♦125% 5% 5% 91% 5% 91% 903/4. 1933/4 48 49% *106 48% 108 22% 22% 106 106 106% 106% 160 160 *106 91% 194 483/4 5% 49 1,800 107% 23 107% 23 *106 500 23 21% 20% 20% 20 *98 213/4 20 Va 99 116% 99 99 48% 48 47% 47% 117 32 114% 33 5 % 17% 19% 115% 32 5% 17% 32 *5 16% 18% 19 * 37/a 4% 102 102 18% 3% 101% 20 20 20 100 *98 100 114% 47% *16% 3% 1013/4 18% 91% *90% 37% 37 % 7% 7% *100 105 12% 12% 14 13% 24 *114% 7% 24%. 115% 17 73/4 57 23% 233/4 7 105 12 12% 13% 133/4 22%. *1143/a 23% 1153/4 17% *90 % 7% *54 23% 7% 23 800 16% 16% 17 18% 98 *95 11% 12 12 18% 17% *101 5,100 3% 5,000 102% 17% 92 *37% 38% 73/4 55% 23% 7% 100 12% 7% 55 ■ 15,700 8 12 100 12 6% *13% 14% *13% 14% 22 3/a 21% 22% 11,300 114% 114% 100 *114% 115% 1% 154 Oct 18% Dec Sep 6 Nov % May 19 Jan 23 8% Fet) 9 44 Va Mar 11% Apr 6 77% Jan 7 17% Feb 5 50 Feb 3 133% Jan 15 July 15 May 19 May 19 Jun 17 184% Mar 21 195 36 7% Feb 55 % 46 l 3% May 19 13 Jun 10 16 2% Jun 100 j\r0 par 89 __10 37 Apr 25 143/4 May 19 preferred Jun Aug Jun 129 5% May 30 Jan 64% Apr xl37 96% Oct 21V8 Nov 40% Saturday Monday July 26 Tuesday July 28 I per share 21 STOCK 21% 98 EXCHANGE 21 98 31% 21% *97 11 II CLOSED July 29 9 per share *103/4 31% Wednesday Thursday July 31 July 30 9 per share 203/4 203/4 _ 9 per share 203/4 150 120 164% Jun Sep Mar 12 17% Oct 20% Sep 97% Dec 34% 6 7 17% July 28 20% July 15 6 3/4 Feb 8 115% Jan 41% Nov 75 July 5% Sep 11% Feb 13% Oct 23% Jun 17% Nov 5ya Oct 28% Aug 14y4 Jan Sep 18 Oct 90 37% Sep Sep 55% Jan 5% Oct 12% Jan 27 44% Oct 63 Jan 101% Feb 42% Apr 8% July 129% May 44 y« Apr 118 49 Jan 37 July 29 May 16 X34% Jan 10 313/4 Dec 35% Nov 10% Jan 24 8% Sep 18% Mar Apr 106% Mar 7 99% Jan 2V0 par - preferred 6 —100 90 No par 1 12 INo par 100 16 23 9% May 17 May 19 18% May 19 110% Jun 4 55 Jun 12% Jan 31 14 18 Jan 30% Feb 116 10 Jan 8 118 10% 103/a 10% 10 3/a 303/a 300 30% Amer 31% Mach 31% 31% 2,400 Amer Metals 148% 30 11% 200 35% 700 11% 11% *11 36% 35% 35% 35% 353/a 12% 11% *34% 113/4 11% 113/a 11% 145 146 *11% 11% 112% 113% 111% 111% 102% 103% 101 102 14% 15% 12% 12% 143/a 14% *181 186 31% 323/4 106 106 % 12 12% 18 16' 17% 173/4 38% 38% 37 38 62% 168 64% 168 35% 148 35% 148 32 60 % 63 168 *147 32% 28 % *26 26% 26 26 38 39 156% *136 157% 157 157% 76% 76% 76% 76% 773/a 162% 54% 119% 17 103 40 43% 97% 97% 87 87 7% *62 *159 533/4 119 65 86 7% *62 53 44% 111 44 111 65 • 38 53 44% 111 53% 51 52 20 18% 19% 14% 13% 13% 4% 36% page 23. *4% 35% 4% 36' 111 1013/4 143/4 186 *147 30% 27% *25 38% 1563/4 *74% 76 159 52% 119% 148 t 303/4 273/4 26 38% 138% 54 *147 30% 27% *25 *38% *136% 53 157 1563/4 76 76% 76% 75% 159 53% *96 106% 12 163/4 169 34% 148 31 273/a 26 39 138% 54 157 76% 76% 158 158 52 52 119 16% 22% 44% 111 Nov Sep 35% 168 *27% 25 *38 360 35 300 7% *62 35% 51% *51 18% *13 4% 35% 7% 65 36% 52 43 111% 52% 763/4 119 *96 903/4 7% *62 100 5 non-cum Steel 119 Refg 157 16,200 76 • 600 773/4 6,700 158 3,700 119 130 903/4 7% 65 , 513/4 29,000 ' 1,100 3,200 3,200 18,500 550 43 1,600 110% 111 20 *51% 52 400 19 19 4,000 *13 14 4% 36 6% 200 400 1,000 * 8» $6 Refining Co 85 Corp— Woolen prior preference Anaconda $4 7 25 37% Feb 7 109% Feb 24 conv preferred- Copper Mining Wire Hock & Glass Cable Corp preferred Archer-Daniels-Midland Dec 11 Oct' 34% Sep 10% Sep 97x/4 Jan 883/4 Jan 12% *Nov *173% Nov 27V4 Jan 95y4 Feb 14% Dec 4 19 Sep 34 39% Feb 24 33 Jun 27 48% May 19 64% July 28 159 May 14 172 33 144 May 19 Apr 18 158 Feb 40 Sep 45% Sep 45 y4 Mar 43% Jun 163 July 17% July 60 Apr 22% Jun 133% Aug 123% Aug 23 Feb 186 Feb 42% Aug 108 y4 July 20 Aug 33% Feb 62 Apr 73% Jan July 17 165 Oct 191 Mar 5 Jan 6 34% Deo 160 Jan 172 60% 25% May 19 37 8 27% Nov 60% 23V4Junlo 25y4 Dec Apr Feb Apr 43 21 28% July 24 29% Jan 7 Jun 3 34 May 17 x45 100 116 May 19 146% Feb 24 No par 40 May 20 100 149% Jun 62 19 Apr 15 61% Apr 19 Jan 2 54% Feb 11 174% Feb 4 78 July May 116% Sep 121 Jun 8 13% 30 102% 50% Feb 13 90 110 % Feb 13 103% Feb 13 50 No par 68% Jun 5 5% May 19 May 2 30% May 19 45V4Jan 15 12.50 x41 July No par 109 Jan 2 46% Jan 16 5 No par 2 9 73 Oct Oct 28% 110% Feb 70% Jun 100% Deo 87% Dec 182% Jun Sep 15% 84 Dec 90 5 35 Oct 61% Feb 26- 41 Sep 60% Jan 4 38 Sep 111% Mar 10 108 Deo 57% Jun 51 Jan Jan 15 20% July 24 Oct 17 16 3% Jun 17 Apr 29 106% Nov 7 1 . 15% Jun Jun 6 10% Jan 69x/2 Apr 42 Mar 43% 13 99% May 10oy4 May Sep 29% Jan 7 14% Apr 30 100% Jun 174 18% Feb 62 67% Apr 159% Nov 76% Oct 106% Jan 1 68% Feb 168 Apr Jan 150 Sep 48% Oct July 9 26% Jan 16 25 Sep 5 101 May 23 Oct 47% 5 No par No par No par 38 Vb 138 Feb 84% Feb 119% Apr No Par Sep 82% Feb 116% Jan 9 12 May 19 14 100 Apr 17 41% May 17 24 May 38% July 163% July 23 58% Jan 3 151 Clayton & Co 21% Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp—_10 A^aes Copper Mining 20 Products Co Inc 1333/4 10 Anderson, A P W May 21 21 Feb Jun Oct 223/4 Feb 25 Zinc Lead & Smelt Anchor 99 17 100 Viscose prior 24% May 19 117% Feb 183 Jun 233/a 16% Feb 100 Preferred Amer 21 2)1 Jun 25 y4 15V4May 20 25 preferred Anaconda Jan 129 »/2 Feb 100 L Tobacco PW'ened y a.ter Wks & EIec 1st Conv May 19 11% May 19 176 7 106% No par preferred American 90 July 17 14% Feo 39% Feb 24 16% Feb 24 Oct Nov 12% Nov No par No par Co„ Amer Telep A Teleg Tobacco Common class B American 100% May 19 147 100 American 340 52% 9 30 25 Sugar Preferred Sumatra Jan 10% Jun 28%. May 27 9VaMayl9 Highest I per share 21% 10% May 14 No~tt Foundries Jan May 98 No par preferred American Am 134 32% July 17 9 per share No par 100 Stove 51 353/4 10 Stores 15 35% & American 36% *4 Smelting American 36% 43 conv 600 700 513/4 Mill preferred 200 200 158 No par Rolling 27% 533/4 76 San'y 100 25 137% 1563/4 l Preferred American Snuff 6% 19 4% Amer Amer 533/4 x253/4 May 19 No par No par 4% % 100 137% 3 100 Safety Razor American Seating Co Amer Ship Building Co 4,700 700 15 No par American 32 39 6 Jan 153/4 Feb preferred preferred Rad & Stand 148 200 42% 35 167% 97% *110% 4% 8,700 200 43% 4% 62 58,200 111% 18% 260 60% 44% 43% 52 5,800 1,400 17 Jan 101 Light com—No par Am 101% *110% 14 12% 28 19 9y8May 23 & American 580 10 94V2 Apr No par Preferred 107 18% Jun No par Ltd Jun 15% Jun Year 1946 I per share 100 Metals Co 9 per share Lowest No par preferred & Power 32,100 37 313/a Fdy Co cum 27,200 33% *16% 148 Amer 186 42% 903/4 18% $5 ►100% 86 *50% 2,900 43% 7% ♦13 1013/4 1013/4 84% 52% $6 4P/4 7% 51% 1,600 *100% 83% 65 14,900 147/a & 6% preferred American Molasses Co American News Co 11% *36% *34% 3.90% 112% ,16% 97% 36% 20 163/a *96 353/4 12 973/4 16% 99% ♦62 14% *181 105% 603/4 34% 1013/4 '32 3/a 59% 169 *111 32% 60% 40% 7% 11% X59 387/a 99% 35% 37 16 41% *11 36 16% 119 39% 11% 113/4 36% 163/a *94 *146 17 119% 37 free 12 *97 148% 39 1013/a 19% footnotes 12% 98 *37 153/a 53% For 12 16 3/a 105% 101% 86 7% 4% 106 32 17 38% *36 105% *181 103 54% *13% 32% 16% 54% 44% 161 53% 119 38 *110% 186 31 *1013/a 17% *101% *181 54 77% 54 14% *137 76% 161 101% 14% 53% 17% *119 1013/4 138% 53% 111 14 35% 148' *145% 101 169 % 28% 53 112 169% 31% 138% 111 '*34% 32% 53 146 35% 29 138 % 146 169% 35% *28% 39% '. 40 Mach 11 30 12 34% Amer *10% 30% 36% 186 6,100 11 29% *97 11 106 Shares 21% May 9% Sep 11% Mar Range for Previoo* Range Since January 1 Highest Lowest Par 20% May 1 YORK STOCK 98 11 32% 9 per share Jan Jun 100 25 % Feb 18 EXCHANGE *97 149 105% NEW Apr 32% 108 July 28 Jan STOCKS Sales for Iks Week Feb 50 preferred 98 *146 •181 21% Friday Aug, 1 Jan 104% Sep LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES I per share Sep 1 Feb July 29 5% May 19 1 6 6% Feb 6 No par No par 88% 72% Oct 12% Nov36% Oct 48% Julv 28 117 16% Jan jun Jan 7 25% May 19 40 Apr Deo 72% May 132% Mar 4 114% July 30 par 19% 74% 45% Nov 26 % Feb 20 No par Nov 42 I 24 A_I_—100 I No 9 57% Nov 25% Oct Feb July 14 July 22 37% Nov 12% Apr 75 Apr 91% May 63% Jun 210% Mar 163 46 Sep Dec 134% May 20 533/4 July 31 10 64% 184 8 ; 39% May July 23 10 102 95% Nov 17% Feb 5 Nov 106% 28% Feb 19% Jun Jan Oct 110 May 21 95% Jan 22 39 63% May 108 Oct 115% Jan 20 26 212% Jun 29% Jan 79 May 21 20% May 21 10 July Aug 1 105 3/a July 18 10 Jan 61% May 113 Nov Oct 8 Mar 54% Feu 94 82 • July 62% May 44 11 7 Nov Mar Bep 6% Odt 3 99 _100 Amer Internat Corp American Invest Co of HI American Locomotive 400 223/4 1153/4 Jan 39 % Mar May 21 No par , 38 91% Oct 17% Oct 29 Va 3% May 19 863/4 May 19 25 Co non-cum 3% Oct 7 105% July 28 39% Feb 10 20% Feb 59% Apr 29% Oct 52% Oct 35% Feb Mar 26 9 100 Foreign Power conv July 24 22% Feb 7 Jan 36 100 preferred American Ice 3,800 14% 223/4 99 ►114% " American Home Products 1,100 100 *95 6% 14 196 100 American Hawaiian S3 Co American Hide & Leather 3,600 100 23% *7% " Feb 22 12 No par preferred $7 2d preferred A $6 preferred 700 7% Apr 80 X125 ZZNopar Fdy $7 500 55 23% Amer & 104 31 par Corp preferred Distilling 8 May 19 20% May 19 100 American Export Lines Inc 3,700 *90% 66 ~ -No Encaustic Tiling Amer European Sees 500 17% 92 8 American 300 19 3% , Amer 4 Feb 67 preferred prior 5% Feb 44 65% July 15 48% Peb 18 July 24 - Cyanamid Co 3%% preferred series 1,100 5% 7% 98 *133/4 31% 5% 7% 55% 7% *30% 5% 38 38 4%% 12 y4 Feb 51% May 103 Aug 8% Jan 69% Jan 90 10 Amer 3,200 33/4 18 22% 115% 102 92 7% 30 Nov 7 American Colortype Co American Crystal Sugar 11,400 25 90% Deo Mar New 2,000 47% ii5y4 3% 102 373/4 *54 7 ♦100 18 3/a 3% 1013/4 17 *54 *163/a 18% 47 Va 115 5% 17 18% 47% 313/4 31 5 37. 8% 114% 31% 5 91% 24 47% 115 31 19 57 1,300 20 91% 7% 21% *98 37% 23% 21% Sep 2 7 73 iwy Cable Inc conv < No par American Chicle 1,500 20 91% *54 55% 100 *37% ; 54 21 20 46% 4 1013/4 55 21 203/4 ♦98 5% 16% 19% 20% 5% 135 Apr ~ non-cum Oct 5 51 I~~" Si Nov 104 8 Feb 6% Feb 31% Jan 101% May 16 nfd Radio Car Am Chain & 30 460 «, 53% 23% 1% 1,500 107 '• — American & 33 18 112 Jan 34% May 16 Feb 68% Jun 41% Jan 24% Sep 8% Dec 46 x May 24% 1 25 26 Feb X50 1 99% July 25 Jun May 19 6 50 American Can Preferred 220 49 107 2,200 91% 193 Cable Feb Dec 169 13% Oct 44% Jan 35 91 l AD2i/BJake Shoe Co 5%% Amer 30% 91 Nov 24% May 19 5% May 19 100 Airlines 6,700 16 18 30% May 19 No par preferred - Jan 99% Feb 10 8 31% 99% 30% 91% Corp 3,300 - 5% 90 161% 22% 900 43% 127 192% 108 *106 12% 43 *125% 5% 193% 193 23 43% 127 30 Jfopar Corp conv May 20 May 17 29% May 17 100 American Bank Note 6% preferred American Bosch 2 18 preferred cum May 19 15% May 19 Agricultural Chemlcal-No par 3%% 2,200 71% 13 July 164 —No par No par Corp Petrol American 1,000 71% 159 23 Amer 22,900 69 conv Amerada 800 25% *125% Stores Jan 32 __x Inc preferred 6% 71% 160 159% 42 Co 8 93 No par I Co Jan 2 3% May 19 25% May 19 56 1 Amalgam Leather Co Inc 49% 69 26 106% •106 41% 183/4 May 19 92 1 Chemical & Dye 4% 500 87 14 a Jan Highest 9 per share 38% Feb 10 Apr Industries Inc Allied 1,000 87 Jan 4 100 Allls-Chalmers Mfg 3%% cum conv pfd Alpha Portland Cem 1,300 6% 25% 50 110% 99% -27% *47 8 3/4 8,000 *71 92% 195 51% Mills 71% 5% 194% Kid Allied *70% 44 127 5% 8% 70 Allied Allied 1,800 6% 50 41% 1,800 Allen 20% 99 87 86 3/a 1913/4 *26% 105 7 1 share 61% Apr 1053/4 Oct 10% Feb 9 10 common 900 55 per 37% Feb May 19 29% Jun July 28 July 25 17% Feb May 27 100 Mln preferred 17% *20 6% *47 41% 8% 12 *125% 27 6% 86% *69 27 *70 *2-6% 6% 85% 42% 71% 26% 17% *190% 99 51 86% 191 98% *6% *47 88% 87 42% 106 26% 6% *47 51 • 173/4 6 I 7 10% Peb 30% May 16 6%% preferred A "—100 •2.50 prior conv preferred-No par Alghny Lud Stl Corp No par Alleg «fe West lty 6% gtd loo 3,500 190 38 No par Allegheny Corp 3,400 *62 18% 105% 4%% 55 1 Vlcksburg Ry Aldens Inc 470 33/4 it 110 10 Inc Jun 87% Jan 4 __No par Alaska Juneau Gold 600 100 3% 1 Admiral Corp Reduction Alabama 4% 195'/a 18% 193 •47 43/4 90 10 Air Year 1946 Lowest 9 per share 6% May 21 43'/a Apr 19 13% May 19 2.50 Express share 66% May 20 No par Co Co Address-Mutlgr Corp 110 47/a 23% *63% 37% *106 4% 23% 98 Adams 1 per No por com Straus Steel Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Highest Lowest Adams-Mills Corp 1,700 2,100 313/4 32% *106 4% 34% 8 31% 25 96% 34 8 32 % ♦106 110 34 8% 31% 33 ♦106 34% 8 87/a 32 Laboratories Abraham 16% CLOSED STOCK Par 1,900 105% 8% YORK EXCHANGE Shares 54 EXCHANGE NEW the Week 9 per share 79% 105 8% Sales for Friday Aug. 1 58% July Jan May 62% May xll4% Mar x64% July Jan 29 13% Sep 27% May 24% Feb 6% Feb 21 4% Nov 10% Feb 17 39 26% Mar Feb 14 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (474)* YORK NEW RECORD STOCK STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES July 29 July 28 July 26 t f per share per 182% 182% 182% 46% 1081/2 182% 18 2 3/a 108 Va *108 *16% 17% *16% 171/4 16% 16% 14% 14% 14% 141/4 14 % 16% 16'A 16 'A 133/4 2,700 17 s/8 11,700 l7Va 173/a 163/4 18 16% 19% 18% 17 17% 24 112 Sep 139 140 May 19 182% July 24 125 Oct 172 Jun Sep 65 May 10 55 Jan 7 No par 102% Jun 6 110 Feb 17 Constable Corp———.—5 141/4 May 26 19 Jan 4 No par 1 lOV. May 19 17% Feb 13 14 20% Feb 13 20 132% Feb 4 1241% Dec 4 125 148 Associated -J.——, Goods Dry 125 125 127 125% 126 12-7 127 240 6% 1st preferred/ 120 120 118% 120 121 121 *120 123 50 7% 2d preferred 59 59 61 62 62 *61 89% 91% 87 89 107 *105 107 106 14% 14% *61 61% 56% 57% 27 % 76 * 14Vb 143/a 3,900 A 56V4 56 Va 56 Vs 1,500 Mlant'c Coast Line RE 271/4 - *26% 271/4 *253/4 273/4 *26 27% ♦71 74 *71 74 *71 74 • 112 104 103% 112 103% 103% 103% 103% 103 % 1,380 25% 25% 25% 253/4 25% '25 Va 2,709 71 72% 70 V4 120% ♦118% *24 r 27% 27% ♦24% 120% 119 27% 4% 71 71 1,800 119 40 : 7%. *7% Austin 600 7% 7% 7% *7% 15% 14% 14% *143/8 14% *143/8 14% 14% 14% 22% 231/4 22% 22% 23 V4 23 Vt 22% 22% .800 20 20% 19% 191/4 183/4 19V4 19 19 V 19V4 19% 2,300 5% 5% 5V4 5'% 15,900 42 411/4 41% 2,000 $2.25 14% 141/4 143% 2,300 -Babbitt 5% 5% 42% 6 5% 43 43 5% 42% 413/a 41% 14Va 14Va 5% *41'/a 15 I4V4 < 15 15% 15 19% Jun May * May 58 Aug 121 May Sep 2 78 10 100 Oct 18%' Feb 15 13 Oct 29 Va May 59 Feb 13 45 Sep 83 *34% Feb 15 26% Autocar 4 Oct 125 Jun Jun Co. Dec 49% May 68 Dec 94 8 31 Nov 19 105 Nov Jan 22 77 31 Va Apr 15 39% July 107% Jan 15 113 Feb 98% Apr 14 104 Va July 29 62 . 100 57 Apr 18 H3'/2 Apr 22 —No par Corp Automatic 23% Jun par 221% Mar 11 —No •. preferred—'——, Conv prior 400 1 21% May 19 Nichols— 23% 7% 7% Atlas Tack 27% 23% 7% 32% Feb 5 conv,, *14% 7% Aug Jan 100 series B $3.75 Powder \% *24 Nov Dec 46% July 29 Feb 36% May 30 99 - 100 , Corp Atlas 119 27% 17 25 pref series A conv Preferred 71 *24 *24 Oct 10V4 May 19 100 Refining * 119 701/4 71 *112 —. preferred... non-cum Atlas 371/4 *118 73 118 40 112 261/s 72 1121/4 36% 1121/4 103% 104 i/e 25% 118 373% 36% 5 'io Atlantic 3,909 36 112 Dec 12 40% May 17 No par W" I SS Lines'- Atl G & 37% 36% 18% 112% ' *112 37% 112% 36% . Nov 112 100 10 14 55% 62 102 May 23 66 100 Inc—— F 13% 75 26 V4 *71% 26% T 133/4 55% 134 42% May 19 100 , Jun 1121/4 May 16 40% Apr 17 ,_7Vo par preferred— 13% 37% 26% 5% 111 100 Topeka & Santa Fe_„, Atch 800 55% *111% 103% 7,200 56V4 55% *71 % Assoc Investment Co— 500 88 14% Apr ;_100 , 14% 13% * *26% 62 107'% 107 108 *107 108 86% 873/4 85% 863/4 84% July 153 Feb Artloom Corp 125 61% 18% May 130% Jan 38V4 Jun 125 Va 106 $ per share Sep May 21 —10o 122 125 *120 lOVa 6 109 — Arnold 200 13% $ per share share 15% Mar No par No par 190 14 13% $ per 9% May 19 Highest ,$3.75 preferred. 3,200 109 *108 108% S per share 5 Lowest Highest preferred Armstrong Cork Co 7% 1,080 47 46% 47 *161% 14% CLOSED 182% X401/4 47 108% 125 182 3/a Par of Illinois-—— Co $6'conv prior preferred 400 124 & Armour 40,400 141/4 123% ♦ Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Lowest Shares share 14 14y4 122 V4 „ 453/4 107% 107 107 * 125 182 3/a 182% 46% 47% 47% STOCK 125 *121 126% 182% *122 133% 13% 13% 14% $ per $ per share $ per share share 13% 15 *124 EXCHANGE $ per share 14% Range for Previous STOCK YORK EXCHANGE the Week Aug;. 1 July 31 NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday July 30 Tuesday Monday Saturday Monday, August 4, 1947 No pfd ($1.20) 1 1 Canteen Co No par Amer x53% 114 30 25 Sep 10 IOV4 Nov 16% Sep 20 18 Va 19 Va 17% 18% 18 18% 17% 18% 14% 13 Va 13% 12% 133% 131/4 13% 13% 13 3/a 25,900 22 19 20% 18% 193/4 19Va 20 lOVi 20V4 17,300 14 14 *14 14% *14 14% *66 67 3/a *66 67% *66 68 52 531/4 *51% •523/4 20% 26% 26% 26% (B. 1— (The) T.), Locomotive Works— Jun 23% July 18 29 18 Nov 37% Jan 27 15% Oct 32% Aug 7% Feb 8 6'/a Nov 14% Feb 41 Oct 83% Feb 17% Nov 38 Va Jan Jan May 13 49 Feb 131/4 May 27 16 May 16% May 19 2-f/e Feb 39 13 Aug 18% Feb 4% May 19 — 100 preferred—— ; 7% May 17 16% Feb 11 Oct 30 V4 luu 'Baltimore & Ohior 4% 3 Jun *0% 25% * 29% Jan 19% May 14 xl7% May 13 preferred—No par Inc.J conv Baldwin 14,700 14 20% Mfg' Corp Jan 135 27% Jan 13Va May 19 5 " Avco Apr 97% Nov 12% Feb Jun 34% Nov 9 27% Jan >. 5c — of July 23 duly 73 121 May 51 '/a May 130% 22% Oct 26% July 24 5% May 16 par Mar 29 11 Ve May 17 25»/4 Feb 18% Oct 47 % "Jan B ' 14% '67 66% 1434 66 15 *14 66 54 53% 53% 52 27% % 55 53 Va 28% 26V4 27% 26% ?63/4 51 51 50% 51 28% 28% 28 28% 15% 15% 15% 16 1,300 Bath 22% 22 22 21% 21% 2,300 15% 153% 22% 23% 22 52% 50 50% 49% 1033/4 *103% 104 20 201/4 *19% 20 I,100 *1061/2 107 20 *10o% 8 7% *341/4 *48 107 8 31V4 r 30% 31 30% 14% 14% 15 I0V3 351/4 *34 Vt 3,900 15% 16 13 13 12% 12% 12 Va 12 Va *12 y4 12% 12% 24% 22% 27 213/4 22% 21% 223/4 23 23 *106 % 106 %: 33 33% 20% 21% OR 25 16% 16% \ 1063/4 *106 Va 1063/4 31.1/4 31% 31% 313/4 5,400 19% 20 20 201/4 .201/4 203/4 •5.400 241/4 24 24 24% 243/a 2,100 *95% *95% 99 30% 29% 293/4 *29% 30 30 30 -1,000 23% 24 23% 23% -23% 23% 23% 24 •5,300 91 II,200 *95% 99 89% 86% 88% 147% *145% 147% 87 *145% 55% *16% 16% 31.% 31% ■31% 16% 17% 15% : 563/4 563/4 *55%, ■-•56% 16 Va 15% 163/a 16 89 *147 *15% 18Va *16% 16Vt *31% *31% 16 '■ 32% 300 16% 6,700 Blaw-Knox Bliss 31% *31 32 16% *15% 16% < 32 15% 16% - 200 400 29 29% 27% 283/4 27% 28 281/4 29 29 Va 303/4 52% 51% 52% 51% 513/4 513/a 513/a 52 53% 3,900 16 1,100 *161/4 17 43 16 ♦39 16'A 163/4 42 43% 103 40 *58 59 58 58 29 '/a 30 30 30% 30% 31 3,700 43i% 42% 42 3/4 42% 42% 42% 43 6,100 50 483A 491/2 483/4 50% 493/4 50 3/8 6,800 ' 1 5 38 3% 38 9 93% 9 9% 91% ♦83 91% •72 . • 28^0 400 Boston 300 Bower 9Va 9 Va 9 9Va 2,400 91% *72 9 91% *72 14% 14% 3434 33Va *72 341/4 28'/4 28% 28'/4 28% 43% 42 108 Va ♦108 >/4 20%- 21% 20% 203/4 30% 30% 293/4 293% 14%' 34 42% 108 3/a 141/2 * 108% 21% 22% 30% 30% *108'% 20% 20'/a *293/4 30V2 *29% 105 105 24 ,24 17% 105 105 *104Vz '18 105% *1041% 105% 16 V4- 171% 17 1 *122% 123% *122% 18 Dec 12% IIV4 l 34 i 101% 99% • 17Va *1221/2 123% *122% 123% 12 11% 12 Va 11% 12Va 84 83 84 •32 33V4 '34 34% 35 101% 101 1011/4 101 1 83% 83 35% 35% 1013/a 1003/4 36 i 99 Va 18% 18% 101/4 191/4 7% 33 323/4, 33 y4 33 52 Oct 69 % _1 25 May 19 35% Feb 7 27% Nov 48 Vt May 49% Jan 9 .42% Feb 38% May 2JL ; 51% July 25 36 100% July 25 99 14% 19% 18 3/4 19'/a 18 Va 18% 98 V* 99% *98V2 991/4 *98% 3 6 Va Feb 3Va May 19 , 39% Feb 1 Dec 35% Dec 13'/2 Feb 21, 12 Dec 34% Jan 3 72 Jan 95 Dec 13»/4 Sep 20% Feb 301/4 Oct 53 Va Jan 23 Oct 42% Jun Jan 96 May 16 87 May 19 18% Feb 27- 30 May 17 40% Feb 11 31% Feb 10 23 Va May 19 88 88 *85 89 *85 89 *85 88 *85 88 *85 600 13% Xl3% 190 88 13% 13% 7% 7% 78 77 78 - 13% 7V4 73/4 *71% 78 13% 7% 79 5,200 1,200 * 14 Va 14% 100%, 14 ■14% ♦100V4- 101 4 101 3% 20% *99% 100% 19% 19 Va 101- 100 101% X24 Va 26 ! 143/a. 24 Va 24 V, X100V4 3% 3% 20 Monday 20 donv preferred 310 3% 2,400 19% 8,700 Byers 100 100 *100V4 24 Va 25 25 24% 16 20 101 50 500 243/4 July 26 July 28 July 29 f per _ 1 STOCK 30V4 31 x29 EXCHANGE 53V4 541/4 x53% 2% 2% 23/s 7 7% ni/„ 28% 28% 16% 443/4 23 23 13 Va 14 „ 7 7Va 71/4 1% 7% 3.600 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper 5 Campbell W & C Fdy— —No par 27% 16 16 122% 45 223/4 273:v'i 16% 16 16 Va 8,200 Canada 1231/2 *123 125% 670 $4.25 27% 45 *43% 45 *22 2234 *22 22% 100 12% 12% 20.800 69"% 73 12% 55 ♦55 ♦120 133/4 ' 13% 55% 35% 45 45 15% 16 VB 15% 17Va 41 38 38 , *37% 39 13% *13%. 3.400 500 13% Canada Dry Ginger Ale Inc__1.66% preferred No par Southern Canadian Canadian .Cannon Capital Ltd- Pacific -Ry — .-No par i 25 No par class A—1 A—, 10 Mills Administration 55 121 *120% 150 Carolina Clinch & Ohio Ry 36 *35% 36 1.700 Carolina Power 45 *431/2 45 800 *351% 45 . 100 Ry Co— Breweries 55 35% 45% ' Zinc-Lead 121 121 35% 30 *43% 69Va 120% 27% • 12% 17% * 27% 123 67% 35 Va 84% Dec 97 Dec 1193/4 May 102 % Aug / -' 4 12% May 13 6 May 19 Jun 72 6 IIV4 May 19 July 100 1 May 19 19 Mar 12, 100 95V2 Jan 15% Feb 9% Feb 6 8 8! Jan 22' 24% Feb 7. 88 108V2 Jan. 4 July 15% 16 383/4 38% *55 101% *38 90 56 121% 16% 39 6.200 • 200 $3 preferred Carpenter "Steel :Carrier Corp Preferred 4 & 21% 153/e Oct 98 20% Nov 105 Sep 110 9% 3, 99 Oct 7 19% Nov 4% Mar Jun Jan May 39% May 35 Va 10 26 Nov Oct 2IV4 Feb Jan ' 6% Nov 75 Oct 10 104 13 26% July 15 Feb 6 31/4 May 17 $ per May Jan Feb 112% July 40 May 100 100 Light Co I Co__ 1! sdrlefc 5 10 i 50 Year 1946 January 1 Lowest Highest share $ per per share Deo 473/4 Apr Oct 58 Apr Sep 7% Feb 7 6% Oct 123/4 Jan 30 % Feb 7 20 3/8 Oct 40 3* May I7V2 Feb 10= xb& 61/4 May 19 Highest I 3 31 22 21% May 19 I per share 53 28 Jan May 14 share 27% 243/4 Apr 2 6% ♦22 111 53 27% *43% Dec 1 9,600 22% 95% 50 2% 153/4 16% Oct 15 No par 2% 123 59% May 17, * 2% 1,700 Nov 10 22% Feb * preferred % 44 55 23. 5% 28V4 16% 120 page Par ;CalIfornia Packing Feb Jun 38V4 Feb Lowest * • > 2 123/8 45 - 2% 67 45%. 90 46% Range for Previous 2% 133/4 55% 3,100 45 Vi 108 V4 Mar 104%.Feb 14 Range Since Callahan 11% 35% see 29% Jun 3 STOCK Shares 54 66'/4 119% ♦39 29% 53% 14 45 Va footnotes 29 % 54% 67% 55% For 291% 54%' 14 35% 17 29% 13 119% share 5434 67'/+ 13% « per 28% 12 V4 67% 14 share YORK % EXCHANGE tlie V\een Aug. 1 ♦533/4 124 4 *22 63 I per NEW Jun May Participating preferred—100 Byron Jackson Co** No par 7% 15% c July 31 53% 124 45 Oct 18% Nov 33 Feb 22 Va May 19 947/a May 22 Sales for Friday -29% 271/4 17 127% 127 Thursday t per share 2% CLOSED • Apr 25% May 99 Oct 96% Deo . 38 Va 130 9% Oct Apr 14 13% May 19 (A M)—— • Sep 25»/4 18! .—No par Co Oct 38% Jan 70% STOCKS July 30 t per share share 14% May 19 110% Max 14 Aug', 1 11 Oct 120 18 ' Bush Term Bldg 9,200 36 :45% May 20 V4 •» - " 7 •" 23% Feb Jun 100% 8fti/4 Feb Apr Sep 103 • 10 102 Va Apr 84 3% '15V4 14% Feb • May Oct 26 v —* * 181/4 Feb 7 Jan 100 Burroughs Adding Mach—^_No par Terminal *1 Bush 30 27% Feb •&»:., 106Va Apr % May 20 —lt)0 * 1 • i.23% May 26 -> May 19 *99% 100 May 14 13Va May 19 J^n 2 9 May 13 72 '/b Jan 15 120 80 3% 15% 101 100% Wednesday Tuesday share Si ■ 14 70 115 25 31% 5 36'/4 Jan '• 105 3' Jan Nov 35% 2 28% Feb ' li 95% Jan *1% preferred—100 Butler Bros common —1 10 4% % preferred—— <—100 Butte Copper & Zinc_ * 5 ' *78 Jan 102 Jan 109% Apr 23 *1 100 preferred! 2nd 3%% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday 5 Inc Co 20'/4 Xl4% 101 3% 183/4 19% 3% Watch 31/2% 1 73/4 7% Bulova Burlington Mills Corp com 1 4% preferred — 300 13% 133/4 79 *78 Jun 63 May iA '• 25% Jun —No par __i—a ' 17% May 19 25 ' 4 I per 38 106 No par Co 30% 13 99 Forge Jun May 20 1 1,200 16,100 • 89% 7% preferred • 88 14 $5 500 Apr 61% 8% May 19 Buff Niag El Corp $3.60 pfd——100 Bullard Co — No par Buffalo 2,400 Apr 107% Aug ll3* Jan 43/+ Sep j Jan July 573/4 - Dec 32 Bucyrus-Erie Co_. —.1 5 1% preferred —1_" 100 BUdd (The) Co common—..No par .240 . 991/4 *18% *85 100% *25% 38,300 73% 112 Nov 97% Mar 14 _15 com—t Sep 37% May 19 1 . 1 33 18 V* ♦t'3 78 78 • ; Mar 9 Bruns-Balke-Collender J——-No par 600 35 Jan • -5,000 19.1/4 33 19 % 99 Va 19 89% 13% • 20 33V4. 20% 99% 88 89 *85 ,• 1003/4 333/4 19% 34 19% 23Vt 16% ♦101 20 Va 19% 34 23Vt 17 11% 84 84 84 V* 84% 231/4 163/4 •82 Va 11% 337/a 23 66% May 67 $3.60 preferred ——; 50 18% Aug Nov 24 Mar 17 (assented)_100 RR Inc Sep 34 23 Ve Feb 54 common—: Co 14 3. 41% July 23 Oct * 17 ♦122%. 123% 123% 12% *100% Shoe Jun Sep Airways Inc— Brown Jun 58 42 Co common—2.50 preferred" —a——100 Brooklyn Union Gas———1.-N0 par 600 331/4 101 3%% 7,700 / 30%. Oct Sep 8 ' • < 20 3/a 23 *22% 23% 23 105 Va •104% '■ *108% Feb I8V4 11 Bristol-My'ers 109V4 2OV4 109 Apr May 30% 37% 1 17% Feb 46 Feb 80 *108V2 V ,31' Nov 15'/4 Oct . Jan 1,600 41V4 53% Aug 9 Mar 83% 59 109 293/4 411/4 Nov July 25. 31 ' ■' 53 3; 116 2,800 5,900 168 16 41 3,100 1143/4 July Deo 23 6 26 31% July Nov 143 ' July 10 29% 143/4 34% 85% 27 34 29 14% 34 ' 112% Aug 52% May Feb 102 41 341/4 91% Dec 22 5 ——, Maine & 36 V4 May No par A Roller Bearing Co Braniff Jan Sep —No par Brass—: •___—=_5 —2.80 Brewing Corp of.America.— • 15 Bridgeport Brass Co No par Briggs Manufacturing —No par Briggs & Stratton No par 29 , • Jan 58 06% 10 May 19 Airplane Co B Apr 112 Oct 29% Nov Jan 36 May 17 5 37 Dec 24% , x20% Feb May 21 28% May i 4% 36% *423/4 44 800 4'/a 36% 15V4 29 43%. 100 41/2 18% Jan 12% May 19 ;Borden Co (The) 15 Borg-Warner Corp—— ,-5 ; 3%% cum preferred ——100 36% 66 14% May 19 14Va May 19 & Oct 64. Feb 46V4 May 20 14 class Jan 150 Laughlin Inc —2.50 Brothers ——.No par Bond Stores Inc 4% 8% 76Va May 19 18 «/2 Apr 28% May 35% Jan 28% 21 261/4 Jan 99 Feb 'Apr Co Nov 16% 17 35% Jan 41 Class *35% 103V2 Feb 19 136% May 19 T preferred—* 15% 102 7-. 28% Jan 27 25 Mar 30% 23% July 16 19% Apr No par 110 Oct 7 39 V2 Feb \ -No par Ami 43/8 -14% 35% 35 100 1003/4 Bon 36% 331/4 15'% 15% 100 % May 20 /No par No par Co————— Aluminum Bohn 140 103% 43/a 38 ♦37 W) conv & 36% 43/a 4% 100'A 100'A 100% *100% 100% 100'% *58 (E 2 May 17 25 % May 17 ; Feb Nov 15 7 181/4 Jan Jun 118% July 11 6 2 106% May 19% July 29 ' Co— 24V2 Jan 96 Feb Nov May Nov 1C4-, 17%JFeb 13 16% May 19 2i '/a 73 31 39 V4 Mar 6 ia7/a May 21 100 Carp Ihc—No p(tr Boeing 40 49Va • 1,300 59 42% 317/s •5,000 *41 *102 30% 51% 16 42 41 41% 102'/a 30 '/4 Jun Bloomingdale 103 29 44%'. 15% Bliss 40 (Del)——No par 111 15 Jan 2. Feb 17 12 31% May 16 Jan 46% Sep 1081/4 Feb ; 5% May 27 33Voo preferred—*--" $2.25 42 16 41 59 31 16% *39% 16 103 *58 50% *16 Va 41 103 40% 41'/4 102 43% 16% *383/4 16% 16 161/4 16 41 ' 58 *4% 16% *37 102 103 58 : *16 42 16 *40 30 19 : 2 Jan 20% July 25 Jun Jun —j-No pur Bigelow-Sanford Birmingham Electric Co. Black & Decker Mfg Co 8,900 52% . 1 110% Jan 31. 1\ 19 ——/I Steel Bethlehem 90i% 56% *54 56 *53%. 55% Loan Indus 62 May 19 xl03 % Mar pfd $3.25 ser of 1946_No par CO.* _1. fc 7 % 24'% 10 Co Best Foods--— 100 Oct 28 1471/4 147% 21 Va 8 7 Feb 24 18 Jun 103 87% - May 39% 5 147 V4 - May 31 Dec preferred—1— -———100 Cum Best 57 Sep 18'A 12% May 16 Bendix Home App Inc com. 99 99 30% Oct 21 No par _i Jun Jun 48% 10 —i Bendix Aviation Beneficial 9 50 Corp_ Howell 4'A% 24 V4 91% *145% *103% 32Va 243A 147 %' 89% 1063/4 20% *95% 24% 24% & 19% 30%' 30% • Aircraft Bell 41% 19% Feb —1 Beldmg-Heminway— Dec 30% July 24 104 —rl _— Co Packing Bell 30 3/4 32% , Beech-Nut *. 25V2 May 54Vi Jan .May 19 42 preferred-1—__100 RR 641/4 Aug 15 18 Beech Aircraft Corp——; Creek 30 88 V2 Apr 27 No par —25 pfd—i—100 —2.50 Inc 4% % Oct Sep Feb Feb 14 Cp——.I__ conv oum Mills, Shoe 800 24 > 99 *95% ' 32% 3:% % Beaunit 2,900 »106Va *i06% i06% •'' May 19 50 ..5 —-1 Works;Corp Beatrice' Foods -1,700 12% 24 ' Iron Beech 31 *15 X143/4 1,700 8% 8 8 *34'/t 35V4 Barnsdall Oil Co__„—___i . 20% Apr preferred—;.——;_i.— „50 4%% i} Beck 35V4 31 31% 31 31% 31*% *106% 600 - 52 50Va 1033/4 105 20 8% 18,700 49% 107 35% 81/4 ♦34»/4- 35%' 50% *19% 107 *106 Va 8% 8% *34% ♦104 Va 201/4 ♦19% 107 *106% 105 *104 20% *50% 47% May 20 18 12% 66 36% 8 5 16 Va Feb 69 13 Jan 60 55% Jan 6 28 Va July 28 19 9% May -.100 1 Bayuk Cigars InC— 16% 23% 106 .„•_—50 preferred- 15% 16% 20% •2,000 30 5% Asphalt Corp, (Delaware)_10 Barker Brothers— —10 28% 23% *50% Conv. Barber 2,700 27% *50% 153/a *104% 40 • Aroostook- & Bangor 28% 27% 29% 29 51 ♦50% 51 *50% 600 - . July 28 Jan 3% Feb 8'A Feb 8' Nov 18 July 113 Nov 147 May 483/4 Feb 18= 43 Oct 58 Jan 25% Feb 20 24 Dec 191/4 May 19 253/8 Deo 13 ' li3* Oct 9%May 17 153/a F°b 22% Feb 733/4 Apr 12% May 13 116 4 2 3/4 Mar 15 July 1 132 Feb Aug 56 Jan 17. 73 11 Apr 14 143/4 Feb 571/2 Feb 50 May 26 115 Mar 29 20 Apr 14 30 % May 40 19 35% Mav 19 12 Va May 128 Jan 39V» Jan 50% Feb 10 1 * 14 18 9' 12% 51% Nov 12% Oct 21V4 May Oct 59 Va May 50 112 2 38% 7 •' 39 Sep Dec Sep 18 13% Nov 413/4 Feb 24 341/4 Nbv 19V4 Feb 137 3 9 3/a 61% 34 60 May Deo Jan Jan Feb Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday July 26 t per Tuesday July 26 Saturday July 21) *7'/B 7'A 7% 150 t per share 67/s *150 61 57% 60 58 24 24 151 581% 24% 22% 22% *1061/4 1071/4 *106% 107'/4 146 *146 148 *145 59% 23»/4 106% 146 148 J 37% 37% 23 23 Va 107»% 1071/4 148 . 3,200 „ Case 23% 300 . 10 26»/a 27% 25% 261/4 26V8 2G% 2G3/4 263/4 20% 20% 201/2 *?0y4 20% 20% 20% *20% 20% 200 18% 2,900 Central 10% 3,200 9% 900 181/4 I81/4 18% 9% 10% 18% IOV4 18'/a 9% 181/2 10% 18'A 11 Va 10'/2 10% *9Va .9% 9% 91/8 91/a 91/4 *9'/a 91/4 91/8 112 y4 *92 112 y2 937/a *8 8'A *112 937/a *92 7% 27% 93 7% 271/2 11 10 'A 113% *112 113% 31% 7% 27 32% *92 93 7% 101/4 32% 32'A *112 113^ " 28 28 ♦lO'/a *112 H31/2 - 93 *7% 27 27 11 *10% 31% 32 31% RR of New Jersey Central Violeta Sugar Co 17% 16% 173/a 16 17 16% 17% 16% 171% 23,400 26 26 J/4 251/4 26 25 25 25% 25% 25% 25% .1,000 25 25% 24% 25 23 24% 23% 24 24 24% 4,500 107 *107 108 Va 107% 17 y* 106% 107 106% 14 127/a 13 12 121/4 *26% 271/4 261/4 26% 26 261/4 471/8 491/8 46% 47% 46% 47 14 101 101% 102 ) *12 *28 473/a Checker Chesapeake Corp .of Chesapeake 101% IOIV4 101% 101% 101% 1,400 5 5'/4 5'/4 '5% 5% 5% 2,700 9% 9% 93% 8% 8% 8% 5% 5% 10% 11% 9% 107/a 9 % 8% 8'/a .8% 81/4 6% 9 7i/a 6% 6'/4 •.12% 6% 13 6% 12% 13'/a 6V2 61/2 5% 6 12% *6 4'A 4% 4'A 4'A 3% 4 *4 9% f 6'/a 6»/a .. 12 12% 9% *6 10 10 12 3/s 8% 6 6% 6 6' 4% 1,900 A 1,400 10% 11% 33% 35 211/4 22% 19% 20% 19% 20% 20'% 21% 21 21% 6,000 45i/2 47% 44 44% 43 43 43 43% 43% 44 2,500 57c 28% 291/4 27 28 26% 27 26% 27% 27% 27% 2,200 56 *56 57 '/a *55 57% 100 56% 56% '31% • , 10 31% 33 2% 32% 10 10% 10% 17,400 23% 31% 32% 33% 5,600 . ' Chic Milw St Paul A Series & P preferred vtc.No par vtc Jun 90 57% *56 57 *13% 14% 133% 13% *13 13% 200 *171% 18 17% 18'% *17% 18% 500 Chickasha 51% 51% 53/a 51/2 1,000 57'/a 56% 56%, 56 y8 *56 *55 5% 5% 38% 38% 611/4 571/4 39% 27 '/a 26% 27 *37 38% 56% 5G"/a 26 26% 109% 23i% 23% 23 Va 23% 1,300 Cincinnati 44 % 43% 44% 433/4 4334 4,200 C 303% ,31'%. 10% 10% 46 44% 45 32 32 31% 31% 31 11% xll 11% 88 *85 88 11 18'/a 19% 19% 30 29% 190 93 *85 18% 28% 18 30% 93 *87 93 *87 111 34% 42 18 110% 110% 93 41% 110% 111 33% *33% *107% 108 107% 107 3% *107% 83 83 *8iy2 *47% 84 *81% 83% *81% 831% 52 *47% 52 *47 52 17% 18 17% 52 *47% 18 % 18 35% 36% 35% 46% <45% 35% 45% *145% 149'% *145% 149% 36 *35 46% 17% *145 *36 45 149% 83% 17% 17% 38 3434 5,600 36 900 45 . 1,000 ' 443% 44% 149'% *145 45 *145 Monday Tuesday July 26 July 28 July 29 t per share S per share *173 175% 176 62% 63 *1300 —' ' 179 176 176% 63 62% 62% *1300 $ per share Friday ■t per share 182 63'% 184 63'% 42% 4^6 42 43 103 103 44% 44% 45 46 102 103 103 30 30% 30%~ 31 31 31 15 15% 14% 15% 15 15% 15% 15% 19% 18% 18 'A 18% 19'/a 19 14i/2 14 Ms 13% 15 15y2 *14 •13% 14% *12% 29% 30'A 301/2 32% 15% 16'/4 19 104 105 32% *291/2 105 -.31% 102 : 19 Xl8% 14 14 13% *14 15 *14 13% *13 14 15% 13% 13 y2 29 291/4 *29 29 Va 28% 28% *28% 29 12 121/4 11% 12 38 38V2 37.%. 38% 19% Class 19 19 18 *80 84 *80 4 14 *13% 15 34% Sep 76% Feb 17 NOV 373/4 Jan 56 July 23 45 Dec 59% Jan 57% May 15 55 Dec 673/4 Jan 15% Feb 21 ' Feb 11. 14 Deo 25% Jan 18 14 Oct 25'/a July Deo 15 Jan Sep 53 May 34 13% 13% „ 14% 13 370 14 5 710 8 28% Columbia Gas & Elec—i—No par 100 291/4 28% 28% 1,500 : non-cum 54,100 5,700 Columbia 173/a I7V2 1,200 Columbia Pictures 17% 80 17% CO—. Carbon 80 82 *78 100 com 3,100 Commercial 109% *108% 109 24% 110 3% 29'% 3% 1183/4 119'% 30% 29% 11% 11% ' 11% 11% 11% 11,% 11% 11% ll3/4 12 301/4 29 29% 29 29 29 29% 29% 33% 331/2 32% 32% 32 32 31% 32 31% ,'57/a 26% 26% 5% 26 26i% 107% 107i% 29% 29% $3.60 107 107 29% 31% 5% 53/4 26'% 107 107 le'/a 16% 16% i6 y4 16% 13% *12% 13 *12'% 13% 47% 48% 47% 46% 47 473% 47% U% 12% 23% 22 15% 15% 37% 38 •It3/, 11% n% 213% 21'A 213% 16 151/2 153% 15'% 15% *151/4 153/4 37% 373% 36'% 37 363/4 26% 113% 1133% 99% 99% 40 *98% 38% 100 39% 110 110 110% 103 14'% 14% *98 39% 99 ye 39 38 3/s -110% 1103% 11% U% * 8i/s 111% 11% 11'% B08% 11% 49% 43 423/a 103 49% 50 491/4 .'•48% "7%' 47 46% - 16% 16% 20% -.21 v*? 49 13% /!«%' 491% .15% 157a 16% 'M9'/b . 113 '113'% .113% 43 \,15 '/a 19 y» "20 49 49 49" 13% 13% ♦48 : 15 263% •103 103% 1047/a 67% 66 190% 190% 56% 27 y» ■- 13% 13% •:*48 49% • 15" •14% :56 * 113% • • 43 July 22 101 Jan 22 99 Va Jan 106 Apr 57 Feb 18 56 V4 Feb 62 July 3 19% Deo 44% x42ya 103% 103% May 21 39% Mar 12 243/4 Sep 36% May Jun 10 48 ya Mar 6 39 % Nov 144 Jun 30 7 152% Jan 60% Jun 165 May 143/a 14% 993/4 ,.14% 14% f *98 38% • . *98 39 1103% 110% ,100 141 11% • 48 y8 110% V.-48%" 11% 23 7% 7% 45 '75/a. ,46% .15% 15% ,15%. "• 49% $3.75 -137% 13% -49%:' * „ .15 %' ■ 49% ••"13% : 15. 15 •- 26%: 57. 26% . 2,100 1,600 333/4 34% •i05ya 106% 25% 25% 40% 51 y8 407/a *1051% 106% 25 251% 37% 391/2 r 51% 52 23. M 51% 192% ,192% \ 6'% 5% 5% •: 3% 3% ; 3% 34% 33% *1053/4 -106'% ,106% 106% 25% 25% *24'% 25% 38 383% *38% 391% 32% 51% • 52 *51% 34 52 3% 34% 35- 6,000 52 39% 52 Del Jan Apr Deo 20 < 36 % May Feb 13 36% Oct Apr 501/4 Aug 8 3 36% Oct 59% 115% Feb 17 26% July 4 103% 19 7 Jan 106% Deo- 123 Nov 23/4 2 $3 * prior Apr 14 4% May 19 53/4 10 3/4 Feb 36 Feb 109% Jan 20% Feb 13 17% 133/4 Nov 23% 42% 60 10 2 May 33% 16% Sep 47 Jan 17 Nov 32 Aug kill Deo Jan 111 1/2 Jan 13 253/a July Apr 143/4 Nov 17% Mar 30 May 19 Sep Jan 1141/a Feb Jan mm 48 .321/4 May 19 131/8 May 27 97 Jun 18 35 • 44s/s Feb 11 9 May 17 '44 Mky 2D ', 6% May 19 35 Apr 14 .14'/8 May 19 14 May 16* ;i2'/2 Apr jun 22 12% Feb ,1Q • 10 8 . . , . ' 113% Mar 18% Oct Feb 63 Nov • 1,100 preferred ——100 Wheat Corp, (The)—X Crown Cork ft Seah-w, —NO par $2 preferred No par CTeam • of Apr 15 !24 Apr 29 :313/4Mayt9 47- Jiin 2 - 24 , f ' Jan 33% Oct 49% May Feb 19 Nov 123 s/« May 53 13% Nov 16 Feb Feb Jan 12% 5 56 Oct 23% Feb Oct 60 Apr Xl2% NOV ' 27% Jan ' kl85% • • lOSPA.Aug Dec 210 V* Mar Deo 143/4 Apr Oct 7% 31 Oct -49% Jun 110 Va Aug Mar 5 101 Nov 30 Jan 9 28 Sep 32 Oct- 43% Feb ' 8 52% Mar 27 753A 7% Nov 4Va f. 47 Dee ' 39% May 58% May , , 67% Jan :» 52 Sep^ 25% Oct 101% Deo " , Feo Deo 50 7 55. 30% 46'/4 Mar 25 107 • , Jan - 15 20% Feb 33 • „ Jan Jun July 24 mm mmwm 103% * July 53% 8Va Nov 46 Va 21% July 28 .. 25 12'A May 17 7 3 48. , . 3% % s Apr 109% Sep 33% Sep 103% Nov 131/4 Feb . Feb 101 8 54% Feb . ;l2Va jun St7 47 54Va 12% HQ3/4 July 30 . . 1153/4 Mar 35% Sep ; 20% Feb 10 106% Apr 9 May 19 x!05 % Jun 43 Feb 24" 104% July 31 99% Jun 26 .^5, mrn*ilmmmm . 38 3/a Feb „ , Sep 15% Feb 54% Jan F)3/8 pep Aeftes-^.———50 Carpi—1, Jun 18% 40% May 551/2 May Sep 343/a May 19 ,—5 Feb 36% Oct 105% . Jan 132 Oct 108 'A Mar 26 1 12 Vs May 19 : 5Va 24% 10V2July89. 17 2 3 11% May 21 11 Apr 29 40V4 May 19 preferred—,——Ho par EleCtrlo 33% Jan • 4 Jun July % May 32 Jan 111 1233/4 Jan 29 - 1,700 *700 14 48 47 V4 Feb X1053/4 July Dteol Corp—-—-—14. Cor1for •ml ; 100 - Sep - 1 39% Jan 8% 32V* Nov July 31 . 6,600 *1043/4 ,106% 25% 25% Jan 47 ■ 100 : 5% 3% • " - Jan 47 Nov 12% r 110 5% 191'% 53% 66 Vi ... 38 Oct 27% Corn 360 . Jan 28 -61 >JaA- 7 Exch Bank Triist CO— -w—20 —Apr 14 ,243/4 May 19 .,-92% Feb 19 Corning Gla^s Works eommoh—a._5* .105% Feb ) 6 3 %.% preferred—-^—: 1—100/ ,101% Apr >2 105% Jun 26, 102 V2 Apr 17 Cuffli pfd. ,3 % % set of. 194T 100" ;. v. 62 COrn Products Refining—— July It —35 ■ Preferred ,w— m 185 i92%July31 Apr 25 a v4 uaJu. 5 Jan 6 Coty ■ Inc— 4% Jab 4 3 May 14 Coty Internat Cnrp_^— -1 36»/4 May 19 crane Co common—40 Va Feb 13 -25 280 193% 103 39 50 , Motors———,j——L Oil of 'Conv pref Cornell-Dubllfer 4,100 *191 35% page . .10 Copperweld Steel Co.**. • 1,200 56% Sep Oct 28 May 19 27% May 19 Cooper-Bessemer. 1.9Q0 % : - 26% 57 ' Continental , .49% 66% 35/a 13 78% Dec 103 % Jun preferred—^—No par Diamond Flbre_— 5 Continental 90 49% 14, **48 151/2 1,900 Feb Jan Mar 21 20 'lnsUrdnc& Jan 41 86 36 ———No par Inc Jun 24 Va v 393/4 Apr N Y_a——No par of Continental Can 5,200 66 • 39 Oct Aug 12% NOV 4 22% Fen RR Continental - 104% 34% see -fro — Vultee Aircraft1 ot Cuba. 6 % pfd 400, Consol Retail Stores Inc———i-1 Consumers Power Co-i.^ No par $4.50 preferred -i-*.——No par Container Corp of America-—a-2(L 4 To cum. preferred — 100 Continental Baking Co——No par $5.50 preferred—— .No par Consol 9,300 12,700 463% 15% 20% -.20% :• : 19% *49 57 191% 233/4 13 Consolidated 7% , 453/4 ■ 103 3% Oct 110 Jun 76 Corp -«-5 Consolidated !Natural Gas——,15 Continental *104 6 10% 15% 32 V2 Jan 14'/a May 19 Continental 104 191 63% 121/4 July 25 Laundries 1,100 103 5% Oct 32% Jan 21 10 19 ip Apr 18 30% May 28 •, Consolidated Grocers Corp—1.33 % 1,100 103 5% Apr 60% July Deo 37 11 16% Feb 8 May 20 22% Apr 16 Inc preferred— 11% .104 ' Edison 48 3% 104 *189 171/4 Feb Feb 69% May X99 20V4 Feb 30 17 'A Feb 4 91/2 May 15 200 . 42%, Feb 2 Jan 105% July 25 46 Feb 10 103/4 Mar 27 16'/a May 19 8 May 14 ~ 103 3% - 50 May 17 May 17 99% Mar 13 Deo Oct 400 104 6»A 3ya 1155 Oct 61% 11 May 22 65% Jan 10 Highest t pet share share 130 1 1881/2 Aug May 19 X6IV2 Jun $ per share 33 8,100 *110 ' 11% €5% $ per S per share 29% Feb 100 39 38% 48 3% *48 Year 1946 Lowest 351/2 Feb 11 7 7 Feb $5 ' *6 Feh 243A May 23 5,800 .26 •653% •154 30 Consol Feb 32 37 Nov 270 56'% 65% 24% Feb. 24 Va 3,900 t 103 66 % 22 2 380 43% 104% < Jan 108 Va Mar . 106 3 8 2,400 104% 263% ■ ,26 II3V2 Jun Mar 35% July 28 14% Jan 500 : •103 *104 66% i 103 •104 49% 15 56% . 103% ' - 27% 27% 7% 45% -16 7 20'A 49 57 'i *56% 7% 44% Sep 109 4 109 153% May 19 " 8% 46% ' 16% : 49 *48 '• 44% Jan 30 3A Feb 3,800 15 ♦109% 473/3 10% • 108 8% May 16 Consol 21% >441% Jan 231/2 May 19 4,600 10 3% 104 Feb 105 28 par • 21% 14% - 13 20% 151/4 15 16% 47 10% 1133/4 421/a *103 102 Jan 205 -No par Consolidated Cigar———No par Consol Coppermines Corp„ —5 Conde Nast Pub Inc 5,900 16,300 '37% 113% 44% 44 102 16% *12% ■ 38'A May Sep* Sep 29%- Sep 12'/4 No? 1.200 11% 37% 113% 1127/8 107 23 *15% 15% Nov July-24 II51/2 Feb 1153/4 May 22 13,500 107' 46 3% * 18 44% May 22 May 108% Mar 10 83 preferred—————100 Congoleum-Nairn 2,800 26% *12% 103% Deo Feb Apr 43% Jun 27 10 preferred series-u——No par Commonwealth Edison Co——-25 700 53% 26% 16% 23% 95 21/4 May 19 1,800 5% 16 3% 31 20'/a May 19 8,600 26'% l3'/a 16 ♦12% Oct 10 6 Deo 114 22 46'% Apr $6 2,400 53% 107 Sep 9% 88% Mar 30% Sep 106% Jan —10 Credit— ■ , 261/a 106% 58% 20% Feb 26 Commonwealth :& Southern—No par f 5% Oct 94 Solvents-,—-—No par 2,400 : 29 % 26 36% 27% 11% Feb 28 Jun pfd cuitt Commercial 9,700 256,100 3% 119'% ne% $4.25 450 251/2 25 25 3 30 5% 38 Va July Jan May 19 No par 1,700 V Nov * " 441% 6 Deo 21 110'% Apr 2714 Jun No par 42% 29% 108 May 19 85 — 43% 29% 2l"% i 20 Feb. 18 7a J au Feb 14 37 1st 42% A, 36 62% July 17 178% —-100 preferred—v 100 47c non-cum 2nd preferred—100 Columbia Br'd Sys; Inc ei A 2.50 Class B—— «-2.50 4% 423% 30% 6% 1 42% Mar 17 . l25% May 19 23 May 19 Colorado & Southern— 42 29% Apr Jan 84 / preferred—:—20 conv cum 400 13% 29% 28% To 11% 1191% 1 ! 12 38% 119 July 56% July 30 No par Colo Fuel & Iron Corp 42'% 119 71/2 "Mar 4% May 17 May 19 42 119 Jan 15% 13 12% May 15 1^1% Jan 13 No par 42 lt93/4 43% 21 Range for Previous 42% 1191/4 Sep 27% Feb 26 11% - Jan Jan 3C% 53% Feb 33 383/4 31% 38 Va 82% 11% 7 29% July 24 —No par 39. 25 Sep Sep 8 Feb 20% Jan lb 51'% May 19 52% Jun 27 ——NO par No par Colgate-Palmollve-Peet $3.50 preferred—— Collins' & Alkman— 1,400 24,700* 2,800 11% 108% 153/4 July 11 »/4 July 38% Feb 14% May 17 No par- 11% 3 Oct 14% Feb May 21 4,700 191/s 29 Va 17% 241% 33% Sep 36i% May 19 • 1140 .90 *283/a 80 103% Oct 7 3% Range Since January 1 Highest 41% 31/a 11 7 36 Lowest 42 25% Oct 32% July 24 43 109% 5»/2 271% May 20 42% •24% 3 1 14% July 17V4 Jan Va Jan 30 42% 109% 26 Va Nov 48 42% 3'/a Oct 7Va 371/2 May 19 46 26i/4 Jan 9% 2 9V4 Jan 8% Feb 28 42% 1091/4 Jan 12% Jan 29 25 421/4 3'/a 18 V2 108 44 »/4 25% Oct 6% Feb w w No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—10 1081/4 ~4% 111 (Thei— 38 17% *78 102% July 25 73/a Feb 3 ,6 — ll7/a 38 84 46% '• A_ 38i% % 11% Jun % Apr 14 Coca-Cola International Corp No par 31% 44 • 100 Co Coca-Cola 690 . — Apr 66% 15% Feb Par 1,300 63% *1300 32 25% May 21 Va May 21 Shares 188% 63% *1300 Oct Oct 543% Jan 10% Jan EXCHANGE the Week " *1041/4 12% 13 30% Mar 10 Jan 251/4 Oct 114 Jan Sep 17% Mar NEW YORK STOCK Sales for Aug. 1 $ per share *179 62% *1300 20% Feb .105 STOCKS Thursday July 31 Wednesday July 30 43 43% May 19 2.% May 21 6 3% May 19 233% May 19 Illuminating com.No par LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday 25% July Nov 213A Nov 483/4 —8.50 Preferred 1491% Jan 23% 8% May 19 — 10 52 14 3/a 7 10 Feb 1103/4 Jan 23 3 Feb May 51V4 Jan 9 28% Jan 6% May 19 4% May 17 ———-Nc par Co (The) New-1 5% — —100 preferredClpv & fitts RR Co 7% gtd———58 Special gtd 4% stock— --B0 —No par Climiax Molybdenum Clinton Industries Inc—; —1 Cluett Peebody & Co— No par 50 *81% " *47% . . 21% Jan Dec 313/4 Sep 53% May 19 Clev Graph Bronze* 1,600 108 18 102% July 23% Jan Sep 2 3 preferred $4.50 110 34% 108 Elec Cleve 4,800 111 33% . 17% *35'% 45i% . 34% 108 17% 93 41% 30 27 10 Jun 12 95 Fuel-.: & Jan 23 -—No par 5 —100 City Stores— ——5 Clark Equipment Co. New 20 C C C ti St Louis Ry Co —100 5% preferred—!__— —100 1,100 24 Jan 421/2 11 Jan Dec 8% —No par Corp City 2,400 26'% Nov 35i% Mar- 6 143% Feb 19 41% Jun City Investing Co__ 51/2 7o. preferred— 29 111 . 33% 108 Ice 33 100 Financial T 89 Cb—10 Machine 1,800 190 *87 41% / 41% T common Milling 1,200 .. ~183/8* *28% *160 I 96'% Apr 15 12Va Jan 31 1033% Jun 4 10% May 10 —No par i__25 ,u—2.50 Preferred 88 . 108 35% 10% 1 190 41% 30% Gas & Elec Cinn 100 *85 29 *160 29i% 112 *10% • 18% 29 190 42Vi 111 26% *110 88 *160 42 35% 17% 18% *87 42% *42% *110i/2 111 31 . 29% *160 *87 44 190 29% *160 5,400 263/a 103% 3 Feb 291% Apr ..10 Copper Co—Chrysler Corp new— 56,500 27% Cotton Chile 60 593/4 23 Va 45% *85 39% 5P% 26% 24% 11% *38 591% 110% 24 89 39% $Childs x23 V8 *109 24 11 *38 / 57% Oil-.! Co—.—. *109 Va 112 *84 112 51/4- 5% 30 Jan 116 20'/a May 19 93% Apr 14 — 17% *56 24 110 3/a & Northwestern-—_2Vo par preferred ——100 14 26% footnotes Apr Jan 4 13% 116 Chicago 57 *1081,4 For 173/4 Sep —100 14 59% ». Oct 9 ....No par , 17% 39% . Jan 8Va 2 —50 —_50 A__25 *56 5»/a 39% 5V2 CLOSED 29 2 10% Jan Pneumat T00L——No par $3 conv preferred—! i——Vo par Pr pf ($2.50) cum div——No par Chicago Yellow Cab——T—..No par ' STOCK 19 14% Jan ' 14'/a 17% EXCHANGE 22% Feb 1 17%: *13% t per share 6 Chicago 56 20 Jan Jun 8% May 21 112'% May 6 40 —; — B__ . July .No par A_ Class 600 4% 23 25 _100 (The) Chicago Great West RR Co 5 7o preferred— Chic lnd & Louis Ry Co cl 1,300 6 *4 • Class 38 % —5 & East 111 RR Co_ 138 28 Apr 7 % May 19 -1.25 preferred con v. 161% Jan 20% May 19 19'% May 21 Va—1 Sep Oct •11% May 19 Mfg—— Chicago. Corp 10,300 12% 12% 6% 31/2% Chic 2,300 8% Cab 18% Nov 104% 6 Sep Sep 4 % May 19 & Ohio Ry 27 156 20 1 700 47% 108 '/a Jan Jun 21% Feb 14 No par 500 *25% 47% NOV 1S Va Jun Champion Pap & Fib Co..—No par $4.50 preferred —No par 10,400 12 3/8 ■*11% 26% 54 Va 22% ...No par Co. Belt Chain 8 .183 Jan 81% May 23% Sep 109% Jan 32% Feb 24 ..100 Products Certain-teed 160 -107 47% 5% 10'/a 107 101 102 5. ,* s 107% 12% Copper 10% Jan 55 Nov 19% May 19 20 July 17 ser_100 Mills Pasco de Cerro 3,300 Feb Oct 31% Nov 153 7 24% July 14 18 Jun'11 No par Ribbon Century 100 32 pfd 3.40% fCent 700 103%, 313/4 Cent NY Pr Corp 800 23 *10% Lt 4%% 111 6% $ per share • 17'% May 19 104% Jun ■ 8 40% July 14 64 Highest t per share 158 % Jan 491% May 19 No par « 7% Feb k —1 Corp_No par preferred—100 100 7% 2334 11% 32 Aguirre Assoc Central 40. 93 7% 27 *10i/4 • *92 7% 5,200' 13 May 23 X139 Lowest $ per share share Jan 138 Year 1946 Highest 29% May 19 -100 Central Foundry Co Central Hudson G & E 18% 10% 18% ,_1 25 „. — *201/4 28 Va 27% 6 - 15,400 • 148 — < per Caterpillar Tractor No par Celanese Corp of Amer com.N& par $4.75 1st preferred— No par 17« 2nd preferred— -100 Celotex Corp.L —JVo par 5% preferred! __2Q 2,000 107'% *146 Corp- (J 1) Co_ Preferred 80 59 59 23% 1071/4 *146 Carriers & General 151% 59% Lowest Par 1,500 38% 151'/a , 151 Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE Shares 6 3/4 6% 15 Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK the Week share •f pei cy8 151 106% EXCHANGE CLOSED 6% 37 Salea for Friday Aug. 1 I per share 71/8 371/4 36% 381/a 150 60% 150% Thursday July 81 July 30 7»/2 37% 38% 38 150'/a STOCK STOCKS Wednesday I per share I per share share (475) Jan , 1 35% .62 54% Jan .Jan Feb . { 16 RECORD STOCK YORK NEW Monday, August 4, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (476) Range for Previous STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES July 29 July 28 July 26 9 per share 321/8 30% 29% 29 % 117% 115% 115 27% 28 83 82 82 28% 29 16 15% 15% 15% 48% 53 % 50% 9% *67% 15% 3,700 4% 4% 15% 14% 4% 14% 4% 15 *130 35% *34 33 33% 18% 22% 22% 21% 31 31% 31 49 133 *128 133 66 *128% 133 *65 67 4% 14% 33 95% 17% 17% 95% 100 pfd 1,100 5,600 310 Dayton Power St Light Co. (The). v Preferred 3.75% series A 100 >101% 101% 101 101% 101 101 101% 15% 15% 13% 34% 34% 13% 13% 35 13% 34% 15% 15% 13% 13% 14 34 500 *33% 34% *33% 43% 41 41% 41% 41% 9,200 37 37 37% 37% 37% 38 1,300 39% 40% 39 39% 39% 40% 40%' 40% 40% 39% 9% 8% 87/a 8 8'% 8% 8% 8% 8% 11% 13 10% 11% 38% 39 Va 36 36% 34% 36 35% 37 37% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 12% 12% 59 12% 2,100 12% 13% 12% 12% 22% 22 22% 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% 3,300 21% 18 Va 18% 17% 18 *18 18% *18% 18% 1,200 18% 17% 28 26% 27 25% 26 *25% 26% *25% 26% 1,300 28 41% 40% 40% 41% 42 1,100 46% 46 46 *45% *19% - 400 15% 15% 11,400 35% 36% *35% 36 >A 1,600 53 54 *53 54 54 54 *53 54 53 30 30 y2 29% 30 29% 30 30% *29% 30% 38 36% 37 35% 36% 37 38 37% 38 3,700 Doehler-Jarvis 37 21 20% 20% 19% 20% 19% 20 Vo 19% 19% 7,100 Dome 20% 54% 55% 54»/a 55% 55% 56 55 55% 2,000 29% 29% 40% 40% 111% 111% 111% 111% 1,200 17% 17% 18 17% 18 % 7,700 Dresser 96% 96 y4 96 y4 *95 % 97 *95% 200 3%% 15 16 15 *14% 15 191 }' 189 194 128% 128% 106% 106% 106% 106% 111 111% 111% 111% 16% 15% 15% *128% 106% 106% 106% 111* lll'A July 26 9 per share 9 per share share 107 Thursday July 31 $ per share tho Week Aug. 1 9 per share , 24% 24% 24 24% 24% 24% 24% 20 18% 19% 19% 19% 19 Va 19% EXCHANGE 19% 23 23 y4 22% 22% '■22% 22% 22% 231 ' 22% 23 :jf). > 53 50% 51% 22% 22 % 22% 22% 103% Eastern Airlines Inc_ Eastern 18 *109 110 110 101 17% 6 *5% L900 1,000 70 6 17% 2,500 108% 109 *5% 102 ' 17% 17% *108% , 22% 102 101 109 109 110 22 22% 40 52% 108% 130 • - 6% 10 Edison Bros Stores Inc com preferred 4%% 2% 17% 17 2% 2% 1,900 17% 18,600 164 % 300 150% 400 164 % 170 166 166 166 Va 166 Va *164 167 153 151 152 150% 150% *149 153 *148 153 54 54 52% 53 52% 19 19% 18% 18% 18 56% 55 56% 55 55 18% *15 32% *103 . 12% 17% *16% *15 15% *15% 15% 400 33% 32% 32% 1,400 104% *103% 104% 15% 33% 58% 73, ♦103 103 3% 10% *69 2,500 12% 15% 11 12% 12% *16% 33% 59% 900 1,500 17% 15% 10% 18% 55% 12% 33% 59% ' 17 15% 103 18% *54% 55 12% 32% 3% 1,300 18% 15% 104 54 12% 12% *17 32% 3% 18% 547/a 18% 56 200 2% 17 % - 17% *167 18% *68 33% *103 104% 17 500 60 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5,500 10% 9% 10% 10 10% 10% 10 % 10,100 59% *56% 57% 58% 58% 57% 57% 600 .,*68 12 % Dec 118 114 % Feb 14 22% Jan 30 15% Oct 98% Feb 19 91 Oct 19 10 15 Feb 3% *68 72% 72%,% 1 ;*68 i 10% $7 $6 1,600 Power shares Light St preferred preferred Electric Battery Storage Nov 161 Oct 227 Jun July 124 Dec 133 July 112% Oct 116% .13% Sep - 107 Feb 6 Aug 115% Jun 19% Mar , 9 per 19 25% July 28 16 May 19 'Jan Highest share , 16% 3 30 Empire District Elec Co Corp Johnson Endicott preferred Office 4% tEquitable RR Erie Bldg Sep 30% May Nov .31% May 30%, Jan 61 Jun 209 Aug 487/s July 23 196% Feb 27 190 Nov Feb 11 39 Oct 71 25% Feb 6 7 23% Dec 40% May 57 May 17 July 31 Oct 101 Feb 4 27% Feb 17 17% Oct 15 106% Nov 87/e Feb 18 6% NOV 16% 50% Oct 80 Va Feb 35% Apr 109 107/a 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 22% 23 21% 23 22% 23% 22% 11,500 24% 22% 23% 14 14% 14 14% 14 14% 14% 5,300 44 % 42 42 % 41% 43 43 44 44% 1,100 *43% 42 Ex-Cell-O 107/a 10% 11 11 12% ll7/a 5,600 Exchange 11% 10% 12 *10% 54% 54 54 54 54% 700 57% *53 55 56" 29% 29% 29 29% 28% 28% July 24 8ep 180% May 24 128 40 Sep Oct 167 55% July 14 May 20 171 May 26 156% Feb 3 7% Jan 29 % May July 56% Jun 19 17% Jun 24 24% Mar 46% May 20 56 % July 28 44% Sep 15% Feb 21 11% Nov 30% 9% May 19 ——4 61% Jun Feb May 19 21% Feb 6 17 V# Deo 437/a Mar xl4% May 27 19% Jan 8 17 Nov 21% 27% May 17 38 2 7 107 104 Sep 13 8 _10 25 102 100 No par May Apr Mar 24 2 4% May 8% May 14 12% Feb 2% Jan 9% 3 111 Oct Jan 5% Jan Oct 23 V# Oct 93 Jan Jan 2% Jun 5 477/a May 19 67 Feb 3 48 11 85 Mar 25 90 Oct 95 10 Oct 22% Jan Jen 15% Oct 33% Apr 21% Nov 58% Apr 72 13% Feb 8 18 May 19 24% Feb 7 12% May 17 257/a Jan 7 32 % May 19 45% July 17 Jun 7% May 17 Corp 7 34% 7 12% July 31 May 12 44 Corp— Buffet Feb Jan* 138 152 Jan Dec 48% Jan 137 47 Dec 277/# 114 Oct 3% Dec 13% Oct 1 Eversharp Inc 147/a 14 14% * 8 & Feb Aug 111% Feb 100 50 8 pref series A Pitts RR Co Eureka Williams Corp Evans Products Co 5% 112 17 No par common 9 per share 4% May 19 3 & Phonograph Radio Feb May 21 Year 1946 Lowest 9 per share 16% May 27 15 Mfg Co Emerson Electric 58% May 25 July 34 61 107% Jun No par No par, No par Nopai Elgin National Watch Co El Paso Natural Gas Emerson Jan Apr 41% May 197 8 preferred Conv Electric Jun 33% 116 129 24 % Apr Elec & Mus Ind Am Erie 72% Oct , 14 38 13 1U% 42% July 24 10 38 18% 108% Mar 3% Jan 37% 12% Nov 19% Feb 37% 2% 17% Feb 29% Dec 63% 2% May 17 37% 2% 16% 300 37% May 16 % 7 11% May 19 *37% 2% 6 Sep 18 33% May 29 13% ' X23% Apr Mar Jan No par Electric Boat common 53% 48 12% 2,900 52% Nor 34% 5,000 13 53% 25% 5 57 12% 53 10 16% Feb 56% 127/a 16% Feb 65% Feb 56% 12% 18 Va 8 62% Jun 39 % Jan 55% 13% 17% 52 Sep 10% May 19 56 127/a 38 30 Nov 50% May 17 55% 13% 2% Nov 48 Va 8 3 56 *37% 14% 28% 13 13% *5% July 2 Elastic 55 27/a Aug 34% Jan 1 6% 38 Apr 50 76 101 8 13% 2% 50% Oct 21% Jun 19 100 57% *37% Oct Sep 42% May 17 100 preferred 4% % Ekco Products Co 6% 6% 34% 42 18 182% Jun 4 1 Manufacturing Co 56% 6 Aug 39% May 39% July 25 7 42% May 17 100 preferred cum Eaton Stop Nut Co_ Electric Auto-Lite (The) •. 24 Sep 17% May 19 r 8 Corp 1 common • 10,000 198 X52 *22 177/s 17% 18% Oct 23% share 19% Jan -1 Stainless Steel Ea!stman Kodak CO— J ■•"47% *193 53 51% 102 102 104 *102 18% 18 % 47% 47%. 195 195 192 192 192 50 23% *22% *102 46% 46% 45% 47% 46 *190 53% I per 10 Co. Eagle-Ploher 9,400 * 47% 15% 3 Range for Prevloua Par 4,500 ..24% 20% 190 Dec 2 Jan Lowest Shares 2,200 25% 53 % 19% Range Since January 1 Highest YORK STOCK EXCHANGK NEW Sales for Friday 25% 47% Deo 34 111 July 18 14% May 20 DWG Cigar Corp Feb 16% 31% Feb May May May July 100 5 Duquesne Light fl% 500 20'A 190 1 1st pfd 170 Apr 77 22 25% Apr 15 1,000 STOCK '«• s Nemours 15% 28 Oct 22 173 May 27 124% Jan 13 103% May 28 * de Oct 60 7 % July 28 13% July 54% Apr No par P 23 13 Jan 36% July 30 (E I) St Co 20 Preferred $4.50 series No par Preferred $3.50 series No par Du 112% *15% 28% 16% 45% 39% 28 39 Vb July 60 STOCKS Wednesday July 30' I per share Tuesday July 29 128% 200 107 15% 6% 27% Mar 25 19 14 27 29 "111 Jun 19 14 May 16 91 Jun 3 10% May 19 100 preferred- Duplan Corp PRICES LOW AND HIGH BALE Monday July 28 Dunhill 100 *111 111 A series International 600 128% 106% 111 *15% 16 *15% conv 5,000 191% 129 (new) Industries 297/a 1* *29 « 29% 192% 129 *128 preferred $4 192% •*14%* 15% 15% *28% 190% 29 *28% 29% *28 *128% Saturday 16,20& 40% 191 16% Douglas Aircraft Chemical Co. Dow 96% ■ Corp Mines Ltd 111% 97 8 Dec 14% Mar 24 May 22 25 % Apr No par 8 No par No par 15 No par 80o Pepper Co Dr. 800 41 A Class 40 2 • Ltd Co common Cup 17 195 129% 193% % 40 Dixie 18% 39% 2 Diamond T Motor Car Co Distil Corp-Seagrams 17 111% Jan 10% Feb 49 19% 16 Va 36 41 y8 16% 6 No par 19% 15% 36% 111% Jan Oct 33% 20 45% Mar 18% Jan 19% 15% 36 39% July 50% 38% Feb liy4Mayl9 25 May 19 19 15% *111% Jun 42 % 25% Sep May 17 Jan 9 May 19 May 19 No par 19 16 y8 ' 58% 16% 36 56% 41% 41 % 111% 111% 18% 18% *96% 97% *16 16% Dm Oct 13 20 Va 56 y2 22 % 31% 43% July 28 17 15% *29% Nov 25 19% • 17 Jan 35% *53 16% Nov 11 Jan 16% 36% 16% 34% Apr 11 20% Feb 247/aFeb 20 *19% 36% July 23 % Feb 4 20% May 14 28 preferred partlc 6% 400 46% Sep 50 *45% 46 28 ' 6 101% July 29 47 41 46% 41 41% 31% May 35% Apr 15 43% Jan 2 18 Jan 2 *45% 41 Nov No par com pfd Match *40% 45% Nov 16 y« 17 6% May 19 25% May 19 21% July 25 60 Jan 13 10% May 19 17 y2 Jan 3 17 May 19 for for Diamond Nov May * 34 100 100 20 Detroit Hillsdale & 8 W RR Co—100 Detroit-Michigan Stove Co 1 Detroit Steel Corp 1 De Vilbiss Co B Devoe & Raynolds class A 12.50 ctfs ctfs Detroit Edison - July 98 % Grande West RR Rio Escrow 4,700 9,000 12% 12% 22% 12% 38 23% *57 59 *56% 59 ♦55 59 *55 59 *55 & Escrow 6,100 12 11% 12% 11% 11% 10% Delaware Lack & Western Denver 29 Deo 36% July 21 31 34% 32% 5% 100 SO Hudson Delaware & 2,400 13,500 45 34 Va July 29 No par 20 Preferred 37 38 37 Deo July May '' Sep 18 13 35% Jan Feb 145 91% 26 Feb 34% Oct 13V2 July 29 13 % Jan " 1 Deere & Co 41% 42 43 % 41% 4^"/4 Oct 12% 101% July 24 July 31 101 sue B0o Deep Rock Oil Corp 36% 8% 100 series B Dayton Rubber CO—. Decca Records Ino 3,900 *15 3.75% Preferred 190 15% 1,100 ■ 13% 15 *33% 14% 15 Apr 25% 1 Feb 20 767/a 128 Apr 23 96% Jun Feb Sep Oct 17% 20% Feb 132 18 16% Jan 16 x30 % May 13 100% July 31, 1 21 32% 101% 101% ' Feb 146% 5% 6% Feb 23% July 14 8 (The) Chemical Corp 101% 101% 6 Jan 26 Oct 60 Mar 70 82 % May Nov 4 103 35% July 24 100 pfd 3%% series A Davega Stores Corp N Y 31% 20% Sep 10 24% July Nov 45 7 20% May 16 91 Apr 25 14% May 20 Corp Cum 101% 32 16% Feb 12% Feb 135 Feb 1 Dana 31% 21% Mar No par 100 7/a 21% Jun 106 30% Feb 31% 21 66 Oct 18% May 17 101% 101'A 23% 129 100 Oct 19% Feb 12% May 21 l A Jan 35 95 % May 20 4 Jan Mar 12 56 < 16 Jun 56 Jan 28% Jan 7 Jan; 101 6% May 19 113% Jan 46% 165 160 53% July 28 7 Jan Jun. 24 96 Jan 29 165 31% May 19 31% 20% 34% CLOSED Oct 101% 22 14 9 per Oct 17 y* 31% 101% ' 22 2 Davison 101 Va . Dec 6 21% Jan .-No par 1 40 600 115% July 88 % 34% Jan No par 1,300 18 54%' Feb 16% May 14 95% *17% 17% 17% Dec 96 39 % May 17 34% 95% ' 29 May 20 Cutler-Hammer Ino -'34 t". 33% *94 33 Apr 13 79 % May 19 0 1,000 • 150 37% Feb Drug Stores Inc—2.50 (The) No par 24% 24% •25% 25 Class Feb Sep 13% May 19 Cushman's Sons Ino 1% • 24% .33 8,100 11,000 140 *130 140 *130 140 4% 15 14%' 110% 110 22 Curtiss-Wright 15% 4% 4% 4% 14% Sep 8 22% May 19 165 Apr 103 Jan 128 .100 $7 preferred Prior preferred 1,000 65 67% 30 105 V2 May 19 No par Inc Press Cunningham 40 Jun Highest 9 per share 40 % Oct 25 8 108% Feb 24 33% Jan Apr 29 102 Curtis Pub Co 16,700 9% 9% 9% 9% 95% 101% 16 17% *46 24% 101% 16 98 *17% 18% 18% 18 98 9,000 17% 96% *96 96% *95% 51% 49 4% 25 51 99 14% 140 25 *165 51 *46 9% *130 26% 140 26% 180 180 50% *17% 67 68% 68 67% ♦130 15% 17% 8% 133 *128 134 133 1,120 47 17% ♦128 Cuneo 500 28% *98 *46 9% 8% 10% 300 83% 28% 99 *98 17% 51 *46 51 • 99 17% 18% 18% 52 *98' 99 *98 *4 i 83% 15% *165 51% 49% 27% 27% 82% 15% 180 *165 180 *165 290 2,500 29 *28% 16% 200 118 82% 29% 180 $4.20 27% 83 29 V4 16 *165 *116 0 No par No par Zellerbach Corp preferred $4 2nd preferred —. Crucible Steel of Amer_ 5% preferred Cuds RR 6% preferred Cuban-American Sugar 1% preferred Cudahy Packing Co. 4%# preferred Crown •280 106 27 84 30 106 116 115% 27% 26% • 107 25 I per share $ per share I per share Par 5,200 30% 30% 30% 30 *106 31 *82% CLOSED 106 115 Va 120% 30 106 106 Year 1946 Lowest Lowest Shares per8ha*e 9 t per share share 23% 30% 106 120 % STOCK 9 per share 29% . *107 106 EXCHANGE S per $ per share the Week Aug. 1 July 31 July 30 Range Since January 1 Highest YORK STOCK EXCHANGK NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Saturday May 19 Oct 63% Jan Oct 11% Jun F ' , 8 7% 23% 23 Va 7 23% ♦103% 105 *103% *39% 41 *38% *22% 23 22%. 12% 11% 12 Va 27% *106 22% *23% 56 52 28 106% 22% 55% 52 107% 59 59% 51% *107 18% 32% *106% 18% 33 Va 107 36% 36% 15% 15% *22 24 18 31% 1C6% 36% 14% *22 39% 38% 38% 22% 22 22% *21% 22 11% 11% *11% 12% 11% 12 11% 25% 26% 26% 26% 106% 107% 24% . 106% *21% 22 *22% 23% 52 56 51% 52% 107 107% ' 26%. 106% 22 22 59 18% 32% 107 . 58% 17% 22 22 800 Federal-Mogul 106 , 107 22% 200 400 1,400 1,200 22% 22% 54% 53% 54 55% 55 Va 52% 52 Va 52% 107% *106% 107% 59 *52 *106% 17% 31% 32% *106% 107 % 35% 35% 15 Va 14% 15 22 22 *58% 17% 59 59 100 4% % Felt & Ferro new conv preferred Tarrant Mfg Co Enamel Corp Ins N Y Firestone Tire & Rubber Fidel Phen Fire preferred 4% % 1,000 First National Stores (The) Carpet Co— 17% 1,800 33 Va 33 Va 33% 7,300 Flintkote 107% *106% 107% 17% 35% 35% 147/a 15'A *22 59 Corp Truck Federated Dept Stores com-. Federal Motor Firth 17 , ' 32% 107 270 *21% 22% 24 37 Federal 23% 52% Min & Smelt Co 200 1,100 9,800 Traction preferred $6 40 22% 107 20 *38 22 23% 22% 23% 22% 23% 23% 25 11% 12% 11%' 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% Federal Light 85 37% 25 footnotes see page 23. 1,500 37% 23% For 23% 103 '/a 23% 104% * *58% 23% 103 Va 7% 23% 27% 23% 7 " Fajardo feug Co of Pr Rico Farnsworth Televls'n & Rad 29% *103'A 106% 56 - 3,100 6,900 7 23% 23 Fairbanks Morse St Co 7% 29% . 103% 26 *21% 7 28% 103% 23% 105 *106 24% *107 6% 7% *28% *54 36 15% *22 24% 10% 36 15% 23 25% 11% 100 800 6,000 200 15,100 4,000 $4 Co (The) eom preferred —— Stove Co Florence Florida Power Corp Florshelm Shoe Food class A Steel Corp Fair Stores Inc Follansbee No par 20 4% May 19 20% Apr 19 102% Mar 19 32 May 16 t 25% Jan 16 Corp_l 15 No par 2 5 No par • 100 5 1 10 25 100 No par No par No par No par No par 7% No par 10 1 ■ < 21% July 3 9% May 19 19 Apr 18 104% Feb 6 20 Va May 17 20V4May20 46% May 27 42% Jun 5 • 105% Jan 10 51%May2o 14% May 27 24 May 19 105 May 21 ' 30 May 19 14% Jun 13 ., 18 May 29 14% Jan 13 9 May 17 80 47% Nov Jan 30 31% 'feb • 9% Feb 1 7 24% Jun 20 108 Jan 29 42% Mar 7 23'A July 14 14% Feb 8 28% July 23 107%-Jun 12 26% Feb 10 26% Jan 4 59% Feb 28 61 Feb 21 107% Jan 3 60% July 23 21% Jan 29 37% Jan 2 110% Feb 25 41% Jan 8 17% Jan 8 23 Feb 7 25% Aug 1 15% Feb 13 , - 21% Sep 7% Deo 20 Sep 100% Sep 35 Oct — — 10% Oct 21 Nov 104', Sep May 36% Feb 19% Jan 88 26% Jan 112 Va Feb 54% Feb __ 21% Jun 34 Va Aug 108 Feb — T9% 49 51 105% 52 16 25% 105 33% 16% 2P% 11% 12% Sep Oct Nov Dec Nov Nov Oct Sep Oct Sep Oct J&n Oct 34% 70 83% 109% 70% 28% Mar Feb Apr Jan May July Jun Jan Apr Jun Jun 21% Feb 23% May 46% 115 57, 20% 29 Volume 166 Number 4617 Saturday LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Wednesday Monday July 2(5 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE July 28 I per share July 29 I per share I per share 83 STOCKS July 31 Aug. 1 f per share 83% t per share 83 *81 8'3 EXCHANGE Shares 1 per share 103 % 109% 109% 1091/2 IO91/4 108% 108% 109% 590 27% 28% 261/4 27% 26 26% 26/a 26% 27 27% 2,300 *251/4 83 *108% 82% Pood 800 82 *81 *ioa% Lewest Machinery 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 14 14 14 14 13% 13% 13% 13% 14 14 1,000 Pranoisco Sugar Co CLOSED 42 42 42 42% 41'A 421/s 41% 41% 41% 41% 1,700 Preeport STOCK 350 6% 14% 14 14 *13% 14% 14 % 14% 14 14 26% 27% 25% 26 24% 25 24% 25% 25 25% 6,000 99% 99% 97% 98% 97 97% 97% 97% 97 97% 520 11 11% 10% 11 10% 10% 10% *10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 19% 16 16 18% 20 18 15% 4>% 10% 17,100 *15% 15/a 200 *17 18 17% 173/4 800 Gardner-Denver 5% 5% 10,400 - 5% 27% 17% 14% 5% .27 18% 109 109 *19% * 27. 17% 3,500 Gen *105 109 *105 109 54 54% 53% 53% 54 55 55 55 2,500 Gen 10% 10%. 10% 103/4 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 2,000 *181% *181% *181% 182% 182% 182% 30 133/4 133/4 *13% 14 13% 13% 500 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12,600 79 80 78% 79 *78% 79% 1,000 44 '♦42% 43% *42% 44 15/8 109 15% *105 . 109 15 14% 182% 14% 11% 12% 11% 11% 80 80 80 81 44 44 182% 182% •14% r 44% ♦43% 28% 28% 28% , , 28% *156 28% 39% 41% 13 13 52 28% 12% 38% 28% 39% 39% 102% *12% 19,200 40 3/4 8,700 12% 12% 40 102 • 7% 51 *127 128 *127 128 *127 128 119 *116 119 *116 119 60% 61 % 583/4 127 % 127% *127 % 106% 106% 106% 106 3/8 16% 16% 15% 16% 19% 1& 19 513/4 58% 59% ♦127/4 127% 60% 128 49 106 59 49 60 s/8 603/8 61% 127% 127% .127% 127% 106% 106% 106lA 16% 16% 16 1,900 3% 3% *3% 3% 3% 3/a *3 3% I,600 'Jen Public 14% 14% 13% 14% 133/4 14% 13/a 14% 14 14% 12,100 Gen Public 31 31 % 29 3A 303/4 29 29% *29% 293/4 29% 293/4 *128% *128% 132 5% 26% 32 «/8 116 25% 25% 25 *102 26 26% *102 24% 23 s/8 25 24% 27 Yo 26% 27% *104% 104% 104% 24% 253/4 104% 243/4 97 97 57 6% -- 463% - 6% 46% 21% 4% 20 4% v - 29 '.,46 20% 20% -108% -108 20% ' • *20 '2,700 10 293/4 29% .. 400 - 7 6% 6% 36 36 35% 18% 18% 35% 17% 31% 32 *6% „ "■ 4% *105% 17% 31 106% 106 4'/a 46% '< 109% ! *20 30% 106 . 20% , *6 3/a 6% *173/4 " 6% 6% 18 18 31.. 106 105% Grand • Oct 182 3 33% Dec 52 Apr Feb Q 39% Oct 56% Feb 13% 123/4 13% *33%. 36% X35 % 35% 13 13% 14% 14% 14% 14% 46 47 45 45% *14% 23% 233/4 23% ■< *159 45 „%■ 34 Vo 343/4 *18 % 18% 9% 9% 1033/4 12% 4,500 - 14% 1033/4 - ; 14% 14% 1,500 .. 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Co "'<»n Feb 80% Oct 47% 124% NOV 1 2 17 No par 8 100 Grayson-Roblnson Stores Inc 1 $2.25 cum. conv. pfd No par Great Nor Iron Ore Prop—.No par Great Northern Ry 6 V pfd_No par Great Western Sugar No par Preferred 100 Green Bay St Went RR -109 Green (H L) Co Inc new 1 300 54% Aug Jun 25 Feb X122 13% May 20 No par — Co. City ' 18 % - 3 131 V« Feb 6 51/a Jan No par Motors Union ■ 18% 16% Mar ' *158 63 '*33% 4,900 - * - ; 162 *61% 63 , 23% *159 162 *61% 12% 37 . 44 14'% .44 ' : 123/4 123/4 *35 45% Jan 27% 158 102% July 29 • May 19 125% May Xl01% Jan _•3% preferred.. 120 * 36% May 19 Jun ...10 com Apr 40% Oct 7 50 __1 —100 Inc... (B F) Grant (W T) 3,000 - ,12% 47% Aug 96% July 15 Granite 1,600 , 31 105% * *35 Sep j.J 8 B Granby Consol M SB P.: 1,000 31 105% x35% *7Va Feu 34 Graham-Paige • 700 35% : 18% - 31 31 14,900 *35% 35% -.106 90% Aug No par Gotham Hosiery. 800 - 4 4 4 1?% v Dec 110 preferred No par Goodyear Tire St Rubber....No par 't $8 convertible preferred No par 400 203/4 3% 74% 43 May 19 126% Mar 14' $5 6,400 *108% x35% 6% . 17% . «• /• 83% July 16 ' 46% - 36 *6% *34 32 106 3% 16% Feb ■ ' 4 Sep No par Goodrich Co 4,400 - 8% Oo Goodall-Sanford -1,700 ' 54' *103%'104% 108% • . Apr 11 Jan B (The) Apr Apr 14% Feh 39% Feb No par No par conv 28% 9 33 100 100 preferred Goebel Brewing Co Gold A Stock Telegraph Co 4%% Nov 18% Jan preferred Glldden - 1,400 - 120 "■'53% '46%-'- 463/4 46% 108 29% 533/4 53 $4.50 5,800 £ . 6% •117-S 1033/4-1033/4 ; 58% 6% 120 -•*20% 53 98 45% 6% 63/8 *117 293/a . 51% 46%, ' - 6% 200 98 45% 57 13 200 160 1 _ X170 10 preferred-.No par Brothers Glmbel II,400 243/4 *56% 45% 57 122 24% 98 45% 45% *103%-104% 108%. 108% 21% *97 98 6% 30 500 ' ♦118 55% 6,100 104 ■>102 24% Corp 1 July 16 133 preferred •%% preferred Gillette Safety Razor $8 conv preferred 60 273/4•' ;■ 27% 185 May 19 100 10c 4%% no . 5 21 No par General Tire St Rubber Co 2,500 * 93% ' 104 233/4 24% *97 120 52% 108 *102 104% 57 ; *92% 27% ; 1043/a Apr Mar Sep Deo Jun 20 Corp Gen Time Instrument Orp—No par iV*% preferred 100 20 ; , 24% 24%*103% .93% 26% 104 23% , *104 --105% - 473/4 108 93% 27 5757 ,-28%: 56 % 104 3/8 93% 44% 6% 30% 55 % *104% 106 . 46 120 30% % .. 98 57 122 24% 104 3/a • 263/4 93 44'% 6% •118 - . 24% 104%' *96% » 46% 104% 14% Telephone General 800 104% 104% 93 93 23 *102 243/4 *103% 104% *91% 24% 24 104% Shoe Gen Steel Cast $6 1,300 233/4 23% *102 General 440 1 33% 10% 19 Realty & 600 118 *33 33% Apr 17 B Refractories 31 Xl 15% 33 26 3/4 - 117 33 93 57 31 30% 116 117% 33 ' 1031% ♦24 103 % 30% 31% 113 71% 13% Feb No par preferred— Utilities 9% Gen Dec 109 May 17 No par General 21% July Deo Sep 10c 3,900 * 13% 67% May May 24 141% May Deo common_.No par 6,400 5 27% 26% Jan 48 10 Service Nov 104 11 No par Utilities Corp Deo 15 0 38% July 29 Gen Railway Signal 2,600 , 132 43/4. 4% 26% 251% , 103 46% 4/a 25 % 33% 103% 104% *130 132 4% 25% 31% 119% 32% 3 *128% 132 18% 18% 18 3/4 3 43/4 32 116 33% *18% 25 3/8 26 *31% 32'/a 33% 18% ♦128% 5% 25% 119 . 132 5 5% 25% 18% 38 78 15/a July 28 low 1013/, July 30 Precision Equip Corp Cen 18% Adv 4 July 25 31 24 No par Outdoor 43/4 Feb Jan Jan May onu 32 1 series G<m 17 7% 19% July 25 No par 1,300 16 16 Dec 115 No par $3.73 29% 151% Feb 100 No par preferred $B Preferred Sep Apr 28 37% May 16 No par General Motors Corp 1,300 39,200 17 19% Feb 28 9% Feb 8 71 100 100 B* 800 *105% 106%,, 15% 51 26 68% Jan 8 No par 100 *493/4 14% Nov Mar 12 113/8 Jun preferred conv preferred 20 *116 Apr 3 17 100 50 Corp Jan 21 xl7% Feb Apr No par Co 11% 8ep 10 B preferred $3.50 3,600 513/4 119 • 168 preferred Electrlo 15% May 18% 48 General Instrument Corp General Mills common l.nno 127% *116 116% 105 July 10% Sep 7 Oct 10/e May 19 l Jun 112 Sep 2 May 21 100 B 6 48 Jan 14% May 21 85 50 17 Jan 27% May Nov 99 03/8 July 23 21 263/4 July 22 ' 50 Corp 17% Feb 12% May 24 143/4 May 17 43/i July 22 1.66% Corp General Poods 123/4 9 % Jun 10 5% May 17 12 1 16 28% NOV 103% Mar 10 18% Jun No par Bronze General 500 102 *12% Co preferred.. 4% conv 2nd preferred General Cigar Inc 50 38% 40"% *101% 102 28% 156%' 373/4 38% 27 1st 4% 8'00 28% *154% 156 37% 93% Jun No par No par preferred General Cable 100 - 156 373/4 2 preferred Transportation. General Baking General Jan 18 Jan Amer $8 Jan 61 Jan Investors.. Amer Feb 35% 39 $4.50 - 51% 129 116% 1013/4 12% 37% 15% 15 15% 127% 52% •127% 102% 12% 36% 39 28% 156 157% 38% 393/4 156 38% 157% 38% 14% 182 %. *42% 102% ♦156 _ 15% 109 •105 Sep Sep 45% Sep 28 20% 22 conv B%* 25% 6 10 20 preferred Container Corp conv preferred 4%% 50 115 *105 Gayiord 4,400 18% 18% 112 400 27 27 18 *102 15 25% Jan 16 Industries Inc Gar Wood 26% Jan 233/4 Jun ..1 — Apr 49% 12% Jun „_1 common, 100 Sep 19/« NOV 100 (Robert) toe 9 per share July 24 ^y/a Fen yj 1 common 16 20 200 54% 15% (The) Co Oo oair Co preferred eum Gabdei 2,000 83/4 20 53% *105 Trailer Fruehauf *15% *19% 5% *27 120 10 preferred Gameweli Oo (The) 5/4 183/4 *110% 120 60/a Feb Sulphur 18 *17% 12% May 20 36% May 19 prior preferred 15% 15% 28 18% 19% 19% *112 '.• > • 5% *'27% 28 28 16 5% 20 *19% *17% - ' 8% 20 *15%- 18% 5% 5% 10 Va 8% 8% 9/8 19% , 500 71 7 110 19% May 17 23% May 23 Co 10 Froedert Grain St Malting Co Inc-1 *13% I per share 94% Jan No par .... Highest J per share 10 100 10 25 Corp Corp EXCHANGE Lowest 693/4 May 17 1023/4 Jun 4 3%% cum conv pfd Poster-Wheeler Year 1946 Highest 9 per share Tar 83 % , Range Since January 1 NEW YORK STOCK % • Range for Previous Sale* for the Woek Friday Thursday July 30 May 12 ♦ Apr I Greyhound Corp (The) ' 9 9% 9 103% ,1033/4 1033% 104 ♦103% 104% 21% 21% 22% 24% 24% 25% 63/a 6% 6% 6% 6% No 35,400 : 320 , preferred!.. 4%% ' 23 7 21% 24 7 *90 22% . 6% 7 92 90 SO 14% 12% 13% 123/4 90 12% 90 90 13% *88 13% 13% 6% ' ♦88 1,900 ... , Guantanamo 50 92 13% 133/8 Grumman Aircraft Corp Sugar common $B conv preferred Gulf Mobile St Ohio RR 41,100 9 ♦45 47 % 72% 72% 46% 45 46 45 45% 72% 71% 70% 71% 713/8 72 45% 72% 15% 900 73% *45 10,900 $B OH 800 15% Batnrday Monday Tuesday July 26 July 28 July 29 I per share , ^ STOCK July 30 f per share »per share Gulf States Utilities Co f per share , *35 *35 35% 35% 35% 16% 15/4 16 16% *16 17 *16 16 i/g 103 103 *103 103^ *103 *105%. 106% 105% 105% 243/a . 24% '\f- *152 *26 8% 353/4 8 *7% 91 *90 ..' 7% 7%. 16 *103 106 3/4 *105% 24 *152 ... *7% 90 7% 35% 7 *34 % - 7% 100 4% 70 24% 3,700 ; 35% 8 500. . . ' 9% preferred Hart, Schaffner St Marx... A. \ 90 30 8 1,600 6% 6% 6% 63/4 6% 6% 7,800 27% 273/8 27% 27% 27% 27% 900 Hazel-Atlas Glass Co 26% 101 26 26 100 26% 101 100 39% 39% 39% 39 107% 107% *107 57% 55% 57% 150 *145 150 19% 20 60 133 / - 93 . 39 107% 55/4 58% 57 150 *145 19% 58 134 95 *18% 57% 19 58% 58 39% 39% 3934 1,100 107% 107% 107% 190 56% 56% 56% 150 *145 19% 193/4 58 3/4 Heinz 1,100 7% 500 , 58% 58 3/, 132% 105 *95 107 127% 126 126 130 23/4 *22'/8 23% *22Vb 23% 12% 12% 28 % 12% 29 28 % ; 22% 123/s 23% *25% 26 27 12% 12% *28.% 30% 12%; "28% *25% 28% 26 27 5,100 600 253/4 300 27 26 - *163/4 26 18 26%.. 25% 25% 25 25% 16% 27 16% 16% 16% 19% 193/4 19 % 20% ■ 44% 44% 443/4 , 163/4 16% 16% . 16% 16% 20% 20% 19 193/4 *19% 45% 453/4 45% ' 45% 44 45 17 173/4 16% 17 16% 16% *50%. 51 50 50% ; . , 20 -44 16% . *16 , 4,300 306" 17 1,300 - 4,100 . 4,300 ' *50% 51 , *48 50 *48% 100 50 (G Co preferred W) non-cum I per share 33 Apr 16 5 14 Jun 30 14% May 27 32%. For footnotes -n see 33 , 1023/4 page Highest Lowest f per share $ per share t per share ' 23. 32 *31% 32 31% *1023/4 ,103 *102 3/4 103 102/B 31% 31% 103 • 31 •102% 1,000 31 103 , 260 35 4 Jan 22 Nov 15 Oct 17% 11 Jan 19/4 Feb 19 Oct preferred Finance com. 103 Oct 119 Apr 15 105% Jan 109% 19% Apr 17 25% July 24 20 Ze Sep Jan 27 151% Nov 30% Jan 6 33 NOV 10% Feb 3 8 Oct 16% Jan Sep 106% Jan Nov 20% Apr 15% 36 Dec 51 May 155 July 25 28% May 19 6% May 19 160 4%'May 19 8% Feb 25/b May 16 35% Jan 8 5% Nov 29% Oct 22 May 21 30% Jan 2 28% 100 25 100 25 —100 100 13 14 ^No par 165 Apr 4 30 104 90% July 23 6 May 19 7 g9 Feb 8 8 11 100% Apr 12 35 May 16 103% Apr 42% Feb 106 Mar 31 108 Jan 52% July 3 July 9 14% May 17 150 74 68 41% Dec 13 Dec 61 Oct 90 Jan Dee 192 Aug 169% Jan 22 22% Feb 8 165 171/4 Nov May 21 93 July 29 76 Sep 106 123 Nov Jan 146% 63 132 Feb 46% 5 Jan 30 11 29 % Jan 4 23 Jun 11 13% July 3 32 Feb 10 17 29 14/4 May 28 May 19 35 % Jan 23 .13/4 May 19 46%; Apr 28/4 Jan ... 38% 72% 139 21% May 20 , Dec 103 29 Jan Jan 10% Jun ' Dec 44 105% July 14 22% Apr 17 Jan 109% Mar 130 20% Jun . Aug 60% May Mar 21 17 . Nov 101 170 134 119% Jun 26 Nov Apr 34% May 10 51% May 19 131% Jan 100 preferred..—_x._. Jan Feb Jan No par Household 26% 112 100 —10 1 100 1 2 No par No par Hewitt-Robins Inc .——8 Hilton Hotels Corp 5 Hindu* Dauch Paper Co -10 Hlrefc Co iO E) -The.. 1 Holland Furnace (Del) B Hollander & Sons (A) —8 Holly Sugar Corp No par Homestake Mining 12.50 Houdaille-Hershey com No par $2.28 preferred.——__B0 40% May 24 Aug 108 -No par 3% % 89 May 27 98 100 15 ' 1023/4 May Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Highest Lowest Motors preferred Hershey Chocolate $4 conv preferred 200 23% 23% J) eum 6% ' 26 26% 26% Jan 1 No par Hercules Powder, 60 126. 134 (H Hercules 5,500 132% *98 *132% preferred 165* Helme 150 19% Co 3% * 100 *22 % 29 19% Hecht 220 100 127% 12% *145 . 200 26% 101 *95 127% 12% 56%- *25% *100 93 127% 30 39 *107% 26% 101 134 127% 12% *99 *133 128% 30 *25% . 133 128% *26 78 15 preferred 4%% 7% 1073/4 *89 1 lo»/8 Aug Sep Jan 78% 56% 1 Oct 25 Hat Corp of Amer class 300 28% 39% 58% 73% Aug No par Co preferred conv 6% *56% *133 14 15% Aug Hanna (M A) Co $4.25 pfd—No par Harbison-Walk Refrac -No par 10 156 Printing Co (W F) 27% ' 1073/4 20. Jan 30% 31V* July 22 31% May 21 II Water Hamilton Watch 10 1063/4 *88' 7% Hackensack Hall 1,400 16 7% 90 300 1033/B 24 152 152 *34 15% 73% 27/2 *145 3 14% Feb 108 Range for Previous Hayes Industries Inc Hayes Mfg Corp 101 *100 July 16 93 57% Apr Par 285/a "7% *28 , 156 *35 90% 8 8 3/a 23% 73/4 90% 91 106% 23% 35% *73/8 73/4 106% *152 156 35 15% 16% 22% 35% 36 8/4 Jan May 17, Nov 9% Sep 80 49 EXCHANGE Mhares 35 IO33/8 :. *1053/4 24 23% 156 91 I1 9 per share 15% *16 1033/a 7% Apr 13% NEW YORK STOCK Sale* for Nam Week Aug. 1 35% 15% *16 353/4 , $ per share *101 i.} 52% Oct H 16% *152 FHday Thursday July 31 *16 35% 16 CLOSED Dec 6% STOCKS I 35% EXCHANGE Wednesday. 23% 10 6 6% May 19 —26 Corn LOW AND HIGH 8ALE PRICES Oct 3 8% Jan 78 No par No par preferred Apr 111 102% 27% Feb 4% May 14 17 ' 463/4 10% July 11 July 29 May 27 100% Jun 1 1 No par 7,100 . par 100 11 97% May 26. Sep 22 Oct 26 Nov Apr Apr May Jan 39% May . x43 May Jan 29 21% Sep 41% 31% Jan 2 22% Oct 37V- 18 Dec 40 22 Sep 34/4 May 34% Sep Oct 56 Jan 12% 28% Feb 46 NOV 52% Apr 27 Sep 35% Jun 99% Deo 111% Jun -.19/4 July 17 25 Jan 25 48 • Jun 13 19% Feb Feb 21 : 1 66 34% July 10 103% Jan 20 - • Apr May Monday, August 4, 1947 RECORD STOCK YORK NEW STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday July 29 July 3G STOCK 25% 25% 25% 24% ■ 25% 24% 24% 23% *24 % *24% 4 36 24% 24% 26% 300 36% 36'A 1,800 Howe 4% 5,700 Hudson 36% 4% 35 4% New Housion *24% 26 35% 37% 1,500 9,800 24% 24% 26 42% 4 4% 4 *9% 10% *9% 10 *9 *9% 10 *9% *39% 40% 38% 39% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% '1,500 17% 17% 16% 17 V* 16 16% 16 % 16% 16% 16% 21 21 20% 17,700 2,300 CLOSED 4% 5% 5% 20 % 5 20% 4% 4% 21V* • 21% 21 20% 4% 20% r-No par 37% May 21 Hud Manhattan_____; preferred Mln & Sm Ltd non-cum Bay Hunt 4% 7,100 1,400 Idaho 30 14% Oct 30 Apr 29 5 24% Oct 47 July 31% May 19 38% Mar 28 30% Oct 60% Feb 3 26% July 24 May 19 , 7% May 16 33 Feb May 14 20% Feb 15 % May 23 30 3% May 20 12% Jan Dec 25 Jan 45% May 5 3 43% Feb 12% May 19 6.66% ^ Oct 11% 7% Feb 28 13% Mar 1 Inc Hupp Corp 39% 45% Jun 16% Jan 16 20% May 19 No par 1—'—No par Car Motor Foods fper share 5 100 100 Sound Co Hudson Highest tper share 1 Howard Stores Corp & $ per share 25 Oil of Texas V o c 4% 4% $ per share Co. common 5 % 10% 10 Year 1946 Lowest Highest Par Shares share 42% 42% 42% 24% ' 4 4% 4% 42 36 38 37% EXCHANGE Lowest Houston Light & Power 43 25% 9 per 9 par share share 42 42 42 42% 9 per Range for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK EXCHANGE the Week Aug. 1 PORK NEW Sales for Friday Thursday July 31 July 30 1 per share 9 per share t per share Wednesday Tuesday July 28 Saturday 33 Sep 13 14% Oct 34% Mar 2 25 % Oct 49 % Jun 7% Feb 5 5Yi Sep 10% Jun 39% Aug 1 Jan I 36% 38 37% 37% 37% 37% 381,4 39 39% 27 J/4 28% 25% 271/4 25% 26% 26% 27% 26% 27 38,900 57% 55 59 800 56 60 96% 97 24% *96% 10% 25% 16% 23 9% 10 y4 25% 24% 9% 26 9% 9% 2534 25% 26 16% 16% I6V4 16% 123 123% *117 *174 178 174 ' 174 *171% 175 9% 2,400 26% 1,700 16% 600 16% 1,800 42% 42% 42 42 123 9% 26% 16 16 42 44 % 126% 9% 261% 9 25% 16% 41% 431/4 42% 44 *122 24% *231/2. 24% 24% 24% 540 24 24 500 174 123 121 121 174 *119% 174 174 120 4,700 f 100 series ctfs Stk RR Terminal Illinois Indianapolis 1000 A Industrial 36% 37% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 17'/a 16% 16% 16% 171% 17% 17% Inspiration Cons Copper 17% 16% 9,900 17% 7% 7% 7% 7% *7% 7% *7% 7% 2,500 Insuranshares *7% 43 43% 43% 43% 2,100 Interchemical *106 107% 106 106 4% 4% 4% 45 *106 14% 89 185% 29% 91 91 . 7% 94 *88 4% 4% 32% 31% 133% 132% 132% 133% 48% 50 % 471/4 106% 106% *104% 500 7% 28 4% 4% 4% 4% 2,000 301/4 31 30% 30% 30% 19,400 190 134 *133 134 *133 133% 1061/4 47 *104 106% 106% *131/4 13% *13 1,300 14% 14% 14 114 115 115 58 55 55% 55 55 42% 41% 42 42 42 42 42 *41% 60 58 59% 58% 60% 60 62 60% 62 *34% 36 % 35% *55% *42 113% ' 58% *54% *34%. 3 6'A 12% 13% 12% 1234 12 1238 13 % 12 12% 37 24 24% 23 23% 25% 24% 24% 47% 47 47% *152% 157 9% 9% 24 241% 101 % 10iy4 43% 45 44 50% 120% 121% 33% 34% 32 110% >109 110 *109 ; 25,800 12% 1,500 23% 23% 800 25% 24% 24% 48 48 31%» 110 *109 j . , 31% *109 £ 33% 33 33% 34% 31% 33% 32% 96 97 98 98 97 97 37% 37% 36 37 35% 36% 16% * 14% 15% 15% 15% *96 36 Harvester—, No par 5,000 Nickel-of —100 International Paper Co —15 $4 preferred ———-No par Inter Rys of Cent Am No par 5% preferred '——— 100 International Salt —No par International Shoe — -No par preferred 7% Teleg——No par —No par Interstate No par Intertype Corp ; No par Island Creek Coal 1 share ctfs^ Dept Stores Foreign 1 preferred *14% Jaeger Jersey Cent Pw & jewel Tea Co Inc 700 50 50 7,300 Johns 44% 45 *120% 123 200 vm 2,000 Johnson 20,000 24 57% 57% IO7V4 *106% 107«4 23% 21% 22% 56 56 Jones & -31 *109 ^110 31% ei25 5, * 500 & prefered Chicago RR stamped—100 Laughlin Steel No par pref series A 100 & 5% 96 % 98 37% 37% 38% 9,500 Joy Mfg Co 15% 15% 15% 1,200 Kalamazoo 98 16% *24 107% 22% 23% 16 16 16% *15% 24 24 23% *54 *16 24 24% 107% 23 130 23% 107% 3,700 300 56 *53 57 16% 16% 24% 600 16% 241% 25 1,000 19% 19% 19 19% 18% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 2,500 47% 47% 44% 46% 44% 46 45% 45% 45% 45% 11,600 44 44% 45 45 44% 44% 44% 44% *441/4 45 900 25% 25% 24 23% 24% 24% 25 24% 25 8,600 ' % 25 109% 109% 108% 109 15% *15% 16 *15% 16 15%. 79 79 109% 109% *108% 16 16 15% 310 . , " 79% *78 78 78 *108% 108% 108% 15% • 32% 79 . 31% 32 32% 100% 33% 101% 81 *78% 79% 32% 32% 32% 101% *101% 33% 34% 101% 101% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 38 37q4 52% 51% 52 51% 51% 51% 51% 52 52 50% 50% 49% 50% 49% 49% 50 50ya 49% 50% 101 101% , i 102 300 100 8,500 38% 52% 101 K 340 ' 2,800 ...1,200 2,700 Monday July 28 July 26 I per share 9 per share 9 per f per share share CLOSED 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 8,500 12% EXCHANGE 12% 11% 11% 10% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 1,100 30% 31 ' 29% 30 „■ 2,900 99 % 54% 54% *52% 55 *53 55 *53 55 120 41% 41% 42% 43 *42 44 *41% 43 600 27% 26% 31% 12% 30% 12% 43 42% 31% 12% 53 53 * 31 % 31% 31% *12% 26% 26% 26 26% 26% 99 99% *97% 99 10% 10% 10% 11 102 *99% 11% 11 37% 36% 7% 2% 2% *20 102 U% 12% 12% 40 6% 2% 37 35% 36% 6% 6% 6% 2% 2% 2%- *20 21% 21% 6% 6% 40 *20 40 20 20 19 20 *6% . ' 36 6% 2% *20 - 19% 6% 6% 7 25% 25% 26% 600 12% 12% 12% *6% 36 99 *97% ' 34%' 36 6% 6% 2% 2% ' 40 19% 7 *20 19% *6% 3,100 3,600 , 40 1,400 20% 700 7 47% 48% 49 48 45% 46% 45% 46% 17% 21' 17% *16% 16% 16% 16% 17 17 *16% 21% 20% 20% 19% 20 19% 21 20% 58 55% 57 55% 55% 55% 56 55% 55% 8% 9 G% 9 8% 2,700 20% 57% 9 47 9% 32% 91% *191% '*43 . 91% 192 8% 33% 33% 32% 33 *33 90% 88 89 88% 8G% *89 191% 191 191 *40 43 43 43 57 54% 56% 57 57 56% 58% 27% 28 26 27 % 24% 24 23 % *101 103 23% 103 *32% , 900 1,200 *190 192 130 *41 43 '100 54% *53% 54% *53% x56 56% *55% 57% 57% 26 26% 26% 27 25% 23 101 190 NEW YORK 22% 23 21% *101 Stores fThe) Prod Corp Life Savers Corp Liggett & Myers Preferred — — 100 Liquid 3% % Carbonic Corp preferred Aircraft Corp 22% 22% 22 22% 22 22% 14,100 69% 69% 69% 67% *67% 68% 69 69 69% 1,500 Lone 21% 22% 20% 21 20 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 4,600 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% Long Bell Lumber A Lorillard. (P) Co_. 168% 168% *167 25% 25 167 19% 167 *167 168 % 25 25% 25% 25 25 43 46% 47 46% 47% 3,200 100 Loews 7% No par No par No par new.! Lockheed Inc Star Cement Corp preferred _ & El A Nashville 800 Louisville Gas 2,700 Louisville & 100 —No par Co Oil Co 7 —5 —25 Tobacco Lion Belt 1 5 No par No par Corp.- Link 1,200 102% . Owens Ford Glass McNeill & Libby 4,900 22% 102% Fink 1,100 . 26% *101 Corp & 3,800 54 57% Lehman 23% 23. 28 % Aug 133 2 Sep 38% 95% Oct Feb 42% Feb Feb 148 55% 113 Dec Aug 26% May 11% Sep 52% Sep 70% July 36 5 Nov 101 % Feb 20 58% Feb Oct Oct 4% 8 8 43% July 14 Oct 49% July 125 Jan 62 July 31 39% Nov 60% Aug 40 Feb 37 Dec 42% Aug 14% 7 17% Feb 11 Nov 11 14% Nov 11 23% July 48 8 19 19 15 39 / Feb 4 22% Feb 50 Aug Deo 163 Jun 8% Dec — 24% Jan -- --- 108 July Sep 153 Apr 111 May Mar 31% Nov 99 Sep 109 140 8 59% May — — 101% Feb 18 38%.Aug 1 3 Dec — 2 45% July 25 123% Feb 6 34% July 28 112 Jan 11 . Dec 34% July 100 Dec 45% Nov Jan 53 Apr 141 13% Feb 14 24% July 28 104% Feb 4 20 2 Feb 50 39% July 24 153% July 11 2 31% Dec 20% 25 17 20 Feb 31% 17% Feb 26% Feb 18% Oct 115% Feb 150 Feb 537/a Feb 108 May 34 Apr 36 17% Oct 10 May 5 108% Mar 18% Oct 40% Jun 58% July 24 45 Sep 67 Jun 17% Feb 13 15 Dec 26% 26% Feb 8 7 28% Feb 11 Feb 20 19% Feb 34% Jan 30 Jan 60% Apr 55 May 30% Aug Sep 11% Nov 20 Feb 7 15% Dec Feb 85 108 % Jan 6 82 Dec Oct 26% 34% July 24 101% July 25 96 Dec 39% July 11 33 43 108 % Dec 29 100 Jun Aug 46 101 Jun Sep Nov Sep 59 Feb 4 51% July 15 45% May 62 % May 65% May 43% Oct Range for Previous Year 1946 Highest Lowest f per S per share share , ,—Nopar 100 1 No par —No par No par 1, 10 100 No par —50 7' 3 9 44 Jan 31 14% Feb 8 56 Feb 8 56% Feb 13 30% Feb 4 101 Apr 2 12% Feb 13 44 % Jan 9 4% Mav 19 10% July 30 28 May 21 10 May 20 49% Jun 19 38 May 15 21% May 19 97% Jun 13 —, 22% page Aug 11% share $ per share V Co__ 24 2:2 101 —— S per 4 La Consolid 6% pid 75 Pesos Mex Lambert Co (The) No par Lane Bryant —-No par 4%% preferred -50 Lee Rubber & Tire 5 Lees (James) & Sons Co 3 3.85% cpm preferred .100 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co 10 Lehigh Portland Cement 25 Lehigh Valley RR — 50 Lehigh Valley Coal——No par Non-cum preferred —50 $3 non-cum 1st pfd——No par 50c non-cum 2nd pfd——No par Light Gas Laclede 69% footnotes Dec Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest \ Par 23% For 90% 116 40% Apr 29 EXCHANGE 7,800 x45% 29 Apr - STOCK Lily Tulip Cup Corp__ Lima Locomotive Wks; ' 47% Jun Jan Jan 12% 46% 45 13 12 47% Sep 116% Feb 12% 47% 27 Sep 12 168% 20 21% Nov 12% *25 Jun 32% 12 25% 15% 41 12% 169 Oct 2 12% 19% Dec 6% 13 12% 25 Apr 175% 13 12% *167% 202 12 11 52% Jan Libby 44 23 Jun 27% Feb Libbey 190 101 102 49% Feb Lerner *41% 53% 66% Nov July 14 39 Apr 15 22% Jan 16 104% May 19 11% May 20 65%. Jun 17 25 May 19 95% July 14 34 : Jan 16 45 Jun 3 3,000 90 • Jun 41 % May 17 7,600 Feb 250 1 Lehn Feb Jan 195 13 No par — : Keystone Steel & 2,600 33% 90% 191 44% 700 9 *32 % 33 . 17 8% 56 *101 46% 40 1,900 6 % 2% 1,300 4,400 11% 10% - 38 7 10% 12% 20% Wire Co No par Kimberly-Clark Corp —No par 4% conv. 2nd preferred 100 Kinney (G R) Co 1 $5 prior, preferred .—-—No par Koppers Co Inc ——10 Cum pfd 4% series ; 100 Kresge (S 8) Co i 10 Kress (S H) & Co_ No par Kroger Co (The) ——-No par r , Kennecott Copper l 5% STOCK May 13% Oct 20% May 17 13% Jan 2 B Shares share 112 Dec 53% Jan 2 106% July 21 16 Feb 18 16 May 17 47 % May 19 13% May 19 . Class the Week Aug. 1 9 per May 5% STOCKS I per share Feb 11% May 59 10% 136% Apr 105% Jun 26 non-cum • July 31 July 30 Juiy 29 22% 11 Feb 5% Feb 14 Jun Jun City Pwr & Lt Co— preferred— — 100 City Southern———No par preferred 100 Kayscr (Julius) & Co—— 5 Kelsey Hayes Wh'lconv cl A 1 4% 105 Mar 21 36% Feb 17 14 1# Sep 13% 44% 96 23 2 19 26 17 25% Jan 3.8% Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday ' & Furn Nov Aug — 1 Stove Sep 35 % Sep 33% Jun Aug 31 27% May 17 x93 Jun 3 Kansas LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday 100 new—,—_12% ser A——100 — Johnson 2nd 4% 34 preferred 3%% Joliet — 33% 34 % *106% 57% *54 25 16 % v 107% 22% 107% 23% 39% May 37 ' Jun -110 May 25% May 107 May 7% 9 Jun 54 151% 190 10% Feb 24 , July 28 99% May 27 * 8 168% Mar Jan 186% Jun 6% Jun lo common_No par Lt 4% pia—rOu ——No par Manville Corp new—No par Machine Co 600 210 Kansas 107% 1 Co (F L) Jacobs 24% 13 Feb 95 13 143% Jan Oct Jan 225 % Feb 100 Jun 3 9 May 19 104% May 16 & Telep Intern'l Sep 5 7 May 19 46% Apr 37% Jan 40% May 32 Jun 9% May 9%.May 19 Apr 20 May 38% May 36 4 15% July 24 22% May 19 84 Apr 23 3% May 17 x29% May 19 130% July 9 38% May 19 125 .—25 International Silver common , 16% . Preferred 101% - 110 5 100 *23% 122 6 Mining Corp., 1 Canada -No par International Int & Chem__i Min Jan 22% 18 108 176% Jan 2i 25 preferred 4% 70 36 Sep 116 17 Sep 11% Feb 8 % 3 100 ——: 101% 24 101% *125 *125 International Feb Jan May 23 25' July 17 50 192% Apr 29 $6 9% *9 9 200 1,300 158 *153 157 44% 44 **120 122 31 >125 *125 100 12% 51 51 43% *119 34 *23% 101% 50% 43% 44% 120% 121% 8% 8% 24% *101 51% *152% 101% *23% 24 101% 48 157 6,600 35% *241/4 8% 9% 8% *23% 101 51% 51 51 *152% 157 400 42% 12% 12% *23 48 48 400 55 *12%, 37 13 ■ 190 • - 48 12% *12% 25% *241/4 47 55 23% 23% *25 55 112% 112 23% *34% 12% 13% *35 114 *112 114% *13% *152% 200 106% *105 14 25,600 43% 47% 47% *104 48 46 No par Hydro-Elec Sys class A 16% 17% Feb 7 Jun 5 35 % May 17 105 May 2 No par Preferred Jan Oct 6% 40% Feb 19 Machine 6,200 100 Apr Int'l Business Iron 37% 45 May 19 9% May 19 Interlake Apr 14% Oct 133 12 % May 19 100 99% 180% Feb May 27 July 29 33 —No par Sep 17 1 Rubber International 89 107 174 -No par 87 30% Jan 14 „20 Inc Corp preferred Int 28% *85% 14 15 14% 114 460 4%% Intercont'l 4,600 G 28% 90 9,100 184% ' 48% . 14,500 90 88% Xl84% 7% 27% 4% 30% 31% *216 *85 % 4% 30% *132 13% 90 4% 4% 1,300 220 29 27% *85 4% 13 88% 7% 70 107 4% 185% 185 1£'5% 7% 29% 29 29% 215 87% 88 185% 7% 7% 215 217 43% 43% 107 13% 13 13% 87 90 186 85% 8% xl3 *211 217 88% 91% 185 8% 14% 214 216 4% 4% 13% 4% 14% . 107 % 4 4% *212 44% 43 107 44% Ctfs Jan May 13 10% July 17 x35% May 20 -No par Inland Steel Co Jan 85 25% July 24 12 % Jan 1 —No par —100 45 % Oct 16 23% May 19 — Oct Jan No par Rayon Ingersoll-Rand 6% preferred Apr 18% 41 96 & Lt Power 44% 7 1 21 7% May 19 Industria Electrica De Mex, S A Sep Feu Aug Jan 5 37% : 37% *106 15 - Co RR 37 7%. 93 31% 30 6Q "May 19 18 % May 19 37% May 21 100 4% lines 30 100 Co RR preferred series A 6% Leased 97 *96% 97 *96% 97 *96% 97 59% *58 57 57 55 Central Illinois 20 Co Power ^ 14 9%May2o 30% Jun lo \ 4% May 17 1% May 19 Feb Jan 8% Feb 7 3% Feb 11 59% 11 35 96% 21 16 29% Mar 15 78 May 19 181 191 Apr 16 40 May 19 47 Apr 14 25% Aug 1 Jun May May May 12% May 17% Apr 165% Jun 25 May 40 May 9 17 19 19 19 16 26 23 14 v 30% Jan 109% Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 79% Feb 22% Feb 21% Jan 172 Jan 29% Jan 53 Feb Nov 20% Sep 52 Dec 102% Apr 49 Sep - Oct 82 Apr 10% Nov 17% Jan 34% Sep 55% May 6% Sep 17% Jan 5% Jan 18 % Nov 38% May 6% Oct 15% Apr 10 41% Oct 65% Jun 6 21% Oct 33 8 21% Nov May 44% May 43 Nov 74% Jan 10 Oct 15% Apr 28% Oct 37% 83 Sep 102 183 Dec 210% Mar 10 3 3 2 25 28% July 24 19% May 17 13% May 64 43% July 17 62% Feb 17. 60% July 14 33% May 27 99"% 10% 20 , 58% Feb Apr Apr Jan July 68 Jan 25% Feb 13 9% Feb 11 50% Feb 24 Jan 25 Feb 14% Sep Oct 14% May 19 19 3 17 Dec 2% — 38% May 14 Jun 17 May 46% May 8 May Jan Sep 49% — 5% Jun 17 9% 5% 11% 38 9 4 20 13 5 8 3 29 31 7 Apr Jan May 65% Apr 44 Nov 88 Jan 43 Oct 66 Feb Nov 43_% •Jan 37% Dec 23 % 99 Dec 120 Aug 18% Dec 45% 25% Nov 41 Apr 64 Jan 94 May 17% Oct X20 Nov 166 Dec 35 31% 197 Jan Jun Jan Aug 24% Sep 32% Jan 45% Oct 73% Feb .Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday July JJ6 Monday July 28 Tuesday 9 per share I per share I per snare 25 27 y2 27 *100 101 181/2 x23V2 25 100 18% 9 per share 24 100 xl8 '/„ 101 18% 24% 101 Lowenstein 3,000 cum Steel 9 per share & Sons Inc——1 pfd 6eries A 4Va Lukens 300 , (M) Co Range for Prevtaut Range Since January 1 Highest Year 194® Lowest Par 6,200 18% 17% STOCK Shares share 100]/2 18% YORK EXCHANGE the Week 24% 24% 101 18 Va 9 per NEW Sales for ' Friday Aug. 1 July 81 9 per share 101 18 Thursday July 80 27 99 • 19% STOCKS Wednesday July 29 (479) 100 97 Jan Highest tper share I per share 27% July 24 17Va May 19 20 ¥a 31 101 13,% May 17 —-——.10 Lowest 20 Nov July 29 1 97 Deo Mar 14 Sep 6 $ per share 43% May 108 July 303/4 Jan M STOCK 39 ¥2 *38 EXCHANGE *15fr CLOSED 38 ¥4 158 55 38 ¥4 148 52 54 ¥4 *38 151 39% *145 39 ¥4 151 35 ¥4 *145 151 51 ¥4 52 51% 52 ¥2 35% 34% 35 ¥a 36 353/a 35% 35 ¥a *107 ¥2 108 107 ¥2 107 ¥2 *107 ¥2 108 *107% *13% 14 *13% 14 13% 14 193/4 19 ¥2 19: 15 ¥2 15 ¥2 *420 183/4 15% *420 8 ¥4 12 ¥4 28 27 27 19% 19 18% CO 0 *26 460 7% Magma 3,500 . 12% 28 *26 123/4 *12 12% 28 *26 ¥2 28 Mandel 4% 4% 4% 25% x24% 25 ¥4 23 243/4 23 ¥4 233/4 23% 7¥a 73/a 7 ¥4 7 ¥4 7 7 ¥4 7¥a 7 ¥» 7 ¥a 7 ¥4 11% ll3/« 11% 11% S90 4% 4 ¥4 4% " 11 ¥2 113/4 11% 11% 11% 293/4 30% 283/a 29 27% 111 *111 111 112 11% < 28% *111 28% 112 16 ¥a 15 15% 14% 15% 20 ¥2 22 ¥2 20% 21% 20% 20% 54% 55 55% 55 18 ¥4 18% 18% 32 30 ¥4 32 ¥4 *188 192 47 ¥2 101 ¥2 10 ¥2 43 ¥a 30 29 94% 28 10% ■1 43% *26% 27% 26% 54 ¥2 54% x53% 37 37% 36% 105 ¥a 22% 22% *21% 22% *21 29 *26 ¥2 28 *26 *27 ¥2 104 104 103% 47 10% 43 423/4 260 43 43 27% 53%' 37 *103% 28 20% 48 46% 46% 24% 24.% 20 18 ¥2 19% 18% 60 ¥2 58 ¥2 58% 59% 17 16 ¥4 16%. 15% 44 42% 42% *42% 55 56 ¥2 *54% 993/4 993/4- 100 43% 44 ¥4 111 111 15% 15% 43% 43% *36 37% 138 139 13 13% 11% 12% 56I/2 109 56% 109 55 *110 *99% 43% 14% 35% 139 12% 10% 56% 109 , 351/s 54% *99% .15 ...13 35% 10% 11 110% 61 62 61 61 Va 10% 11% 10% 41% 43%. 6 40% 61/4 114 xll3% 42%' 5% 39% 5% 110% 60 % 10% 10% 114 '•40% . 5%' 19% 20 % 17% 19 17% 4i% 39% 39% 40 V 40 5% 18% 41 10% 10% 10% 10% *28% 30 28% 28% 62% 63 60% 62% *123 128 63% 27% 64% 27% 123 61% 26% 10 18% *39% * ,10% 10 *27%, -28% 120 63% j 60 120 '.121 60% 62 26% 27 *27% ■ 60 Va 57% 123 39% 27% 60% 27 114 114 „ :• • 40% • 41 . 5% 5%< 18% 40 41%. * 38 ; 10 29 10 ;• II,100,- 123 61%? 27 % 200 61% 123 62% 230, 7,900 \ 2,200. 29%, 603/4 122- Min Moline 700 26% 1,000 , 62 27 II,900 5,400/ $6.50 & Mission Mo-rKan-Texaa - 7% 13 12% 12% 11% 12 12 12 % 22% 20% 21% 21 21 3,600 Motorola 21% 23% 21% 22% 22 22% Motor 22 223/a 1,200 Motor Wheel 20% 20% 20 20% 2,500' Mueller 21% 20 21 20 20% 21% 18% 20% 19% 20% 106 Va *105 *12 12% 39 38 *110 13% *39% 106 Va 12 *38% 110% • ,*53 *105 110 *105 12 38% 13% 12% *39% 53 20% 106 Va 11% *105 12 *11% 38 38% *110 110 41% 54 26 % *56 110 V2 13% 37% *110 20% 106 Va 12 58 s 26 21% 19% 20%, 12 37% 38 110% *110 38 9,600 V 1,700 12% 12% 123/4 *39% 41% *39% 53 *51 *517/a 20 13 2,400" 41% 100 Saturday Monday Tuesday July 26 July 28 July 29 t per share Thursday July 30 J per share 48 Va Apr Sep 69 Jan 44 Jan 6 39% Nov 66 Va Jun 2 105% Feb 20 102 Dec 25% Feb 21 20 Nov 31 ¥2 Feb 8 22 Jan . 23 Va 5 5 20 ¥4 1" 1 - Sep Dec 30 July 28 July 31 f per share tper share Friday Aug. 1 Sales for I per share 113 Va 18% Feb 45% May Nov 62 ¥2 6 140 Oct . Maf 14¥a Jan 1-16 ; July 20 43% July;28 26% Mar 68 ¥4 40 ¥4 Apr 8 ¥2 7 ■ Oct Apr 119% July Deo 60 18% May Sep 129 Mar 28 Sep 44 May 5 ¥4 Oct 100 ; 17 3A Jan 25% Feb 7 19 Oct 52 Jan 51% Jan 2 42 Deo 70 Apr Feb 8 i 3 May 19 13% Feb 14 Jun 32 6 v Feb 17 63% Feb ; 3 128% Feb 4 64% Feb 8 28 % ■ July 25 57% Apr 5 t 11% Dec 23% July 28% 45 Deo Apr •43 ¥4 Sep 64 Deo 111% 135 Va Jun 57 ¥4 Sep Dec 20 50 104 ¥4 May Nov 30% Apr ¥a Sep 62 Jan 26^2 July 24% Feb 7 15% Oct 34 ¥4 27% Feb 3 19 Oct 36 1 13% July 14 17% May 19 14% May 19 103% May 26 May 35 Apr 108 Mar * 9% May 37% Jan 50 ¥2 Jun 10 No par Deo Oct . 105% Deo July 16 July 14% Oct 9% 45 7 Jan 173 10% Nov 4 17 May 19 193/4 May 19 100 10 50 Feb 31% 32 12% Feb May 16 9 ¥2 May 19 1 Apr Oct lOVa 4 66% 28% Mar 11 29 25 . ■ 21% July 24 107% Mar 14 14 ¥4 14 10 13 10 32% 108% 112 26 ¥4 Sep 22% Oct 102 15 Va Feb 40% Feb . Jan May Mar 28 109% Jun Feb 27 Va Aug 49 Sep Oct May Jan 29 17 15 ¥2 Feb 11 9% Oct 22 2 44% Feb 13 33 ¥a Nov 55 Va Feb 56 29 50 Dec 70 Jun 10 Jan Jun 114V4 Jan Jan Range for Previous YORK STOCK NEW the Week Oct 52 ¥a Apr 77 May 110% July 61 Va Jun Nov 397/a 104 5 32% July 24 —1 — Jun Jun 97 114% Feb 25 52% May 19 ,—5 preferred Myers (F E) & Bros 35 Va 105 Va 18% Deo 36% Sep 14% Feb -24 .49 Ys May 17 No par - . Nov Oct 54 66% Jan • 110V4 May 16 .1 class B 26% Oct Nov . 3 '156 - 3% May 19 —3 Munsingwear Inc Murphy Co (G C) com 4% % preferred Murray Corp of America Aug 45% July 23 .11% May 1932% May 19 1, 57 ¥4 42% Feb Jan 13 26 4 Aug 3 18VaMai< May 10 8 Apr 107 ¥2 10 47 Va Jan Jun 36 30% 65% Jan 111 Apr Oct 47 ¥2 Jan 103 Va Mar 33 Apr 30 29% May 19- 18 Feb 357/a Sep Oct 43% 103 19% Jan 28 3 104 No par Co——: Mfg Co preferred Feb 1087/a Mar Sep ; 18% 11 50 Mar 21 7 Ct> — Mullins July 14 - 105 Va Feb 51% Apr 16- ' Corp——No par Corp.——-—5 Brass 30 STOCKS Wednesday Range Since January 1 Lowest EXCHANGE Shares Par Year 1946 Highest I per share Lowest t per share Highest 1 per share $ per share N 17% 18% 17 18 16% 17% 25 25 23 24% 23 23 27 ¥2 273/4 27 27V4 12% 26% 26% 12'/a 113/4 12% 11% 113/4 11% 113/4 11% 11% 17% 11% 12% 12 Va 32% 31% 32% 32% *185 323/8 188 *233/4 1 *185 * 24'/a *23 Va 23% 180 26% 27% 1,100 12 12 12 3,100 ll3/a 32% 31% 23% 27 11% 12 ¥2 323/4 23 ¥2 27 11% 13 V4 32 ¥a 17 ¥2 *23% 11% *123/4 12% *31 17%. ' 32% 317/a *185% 32'/a 32% 188 *185 Va 21,600 Nat 1,400 National Aviation 400 National Battery 16,200 National Biscuit *31 32% 190 24V2 10% 23 y2 23 ¥2 23 Va 23% 10 10 10% 10 Va 10 % 41% 40 ¥a 41% 40% 40 % 9% 9% 393/4 40% 40% *l85¥a 32 ¥2 190 1% 413/4 *143/4 31%' 32 9% 9%. 39 Va 93/a 9 40% 9 *23 10% *40 Automotive 23% 200 10 ¥4 5,700 - Nat & 40% 133/4 14 Ve Nat Nat City Lines National Cash 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 14% 7,100 15 15 33'/a 32% 33% 32 y4 1,400 33% 32 33 ¥4 National 19 Va 32% 19 Va 18 ¥2 33% 19 18 18 y4- 7,100 18 18' 17% 17% 21% 21% Inc 21% 22% 21 383/4 38% 39 20 V4 ¥4 39 33% 21 19 *104 105% 34 189 190 152 33 ¥4 153 73/4 20% 187 lVa 19 ¥2 1 Va 84 83 233/4 23% 19 20 18% 19 ¥4 333/a 186 ¥2 154 *151 33 ¥2 187 154 *41 ¥2 193/a 104 33 ¥4 186 ¥2 *151 7% 7 3/4 73/4 7% 734 193/4 19 ¥2 19 ¥2 193/4 lVa 833/4 23 ¥4 19 ¥2 105 ¥2 19 ¥a iy4 83% 19 *104 188 *151 20 23 42 19 ¥2 33 ¥4 *186 7% 40 21% 105 ¥2 33 154 7% 1 Va 18 ¥2 33% 21 ¥a 40 *104 187 *151 8 21 ¥4 21 ¥4 *39 20 Va 104 104 21 21% 1% l¥a 1 Va 1% 82 . 83 *23 18 * 3,200 - 24,100 400 19 ¥2 7,500 - 34 ¥4- 210 5,400' 200 154 60 l¥a 14,900 823/4 83 3,500 24 ¥4 24 ¥4 1.000 ¥4 19 ¥4 19% 20 Va 20 ¥4 19% 20 ¥4 " 18% 19% 183/4 19% 20 20 ¥4 96 20 ¥4 20 ¥2 97 ¥4 97 97% 97 97 ¥2 97 ¥4 97 ¥4 27 27 27 Va 27% 273/4 27 273/4 26 ¥2 15 15 14% 14% *14 ¥4 143/4 12 3/4 12% 12% 123/4 12% see 12 3,4 page 23. 27 *26 ' 14% 15 ¥4 15 ¥4 123/4 13 13 Va Enam $4.50 16 Oct 14% NOV 16 ¥2 Jan 6 14 7 10 313/4 July 18 13 9Va May 19 10y2 May 19 Va Dec 28 3% Jan 24 Jan 13 20% Oct 34% Apr 27 Jan 13 32% July 28 34 y4 Feb 15 25 ya Oct 37% May 181 Mar 26 21 ¥2 Jun •1 —10 No par -1 187 Feb 207/a May Sep =Jun 27 Nov 205 ¥4 2 6 ¥2 Feb 10 -8% May 19-. 13 22 ¥2 Oct 32% 13% Feb 9¥a Nov Apr 21% Feb 45% 180 41% Apr 7 2 31 Nov 83/4 Jun 16 14% Jan 7 13 Oct 32 V4 Jan 13 42% July 24 24 Feb l33/4 Aug 33. May 19 , Apr Jan 24% Aug Dec 38% 1 14 ¥a Aug 1 13 y4 May 16 17% Feb 21 15 Oct 23 27 Va May 19 38 Jan ,3 30 Sep 45 ¥4 Aug Apr 143/a May 19 20 ¥2 Jan 6 15% Nov 34 Va Jun 17% May 19 30% May 26 & National Stamping.-—Nq par Co —1 preferred No par Lead 22% Mar 28 5,500 - 360 14% May 19 preferred 6 % preferred Mall 103 10 Co. 7% A B -100 183¥2 Jan 150= Service & St'l Corp——.1* Cast Co..—No par "6% National $2 Sugar Ref Co conv 4 ¥2% (The) preferred — _ • Co .10 153/a 2,000 Nat Vulcanized Fibre Co 13% 1,400 Natomas Tea Co .1—1No par 35 ¥s Jan 190' 167 July ' Jan 8 Va Apr 313/4 Nov 67% Jan 16% Oct 33 ¥4 Jun 102 Va Oct 108 ¥2 40% 9 27 Sep 9 178 Dec 207 Oct Jan 173 28 Apr July 7 6 ¥2 Nov Apr 10% Aug 31 20¥4 Oct 41% 2 8 28% Jan Jan 32% Aug 2 1% Jan • 19% NOV 15 19 91 ¥2 Feb *149 1¥4 Aug 75 Sep Feb 2 Va Sep 101% July 10 25 ¥4 Dec 38 Apr 13 '20 ¥4 Aug 1 11% Nov 25 Jan 15 ¥2 May 17 20% Aug 1 16 ¥4 Deo 32 Jan 88 973/4 July 30 29% Jan 24 89 Nov 106 ¥4 Mar 21% Oct 42% May 17%-Feb 10 1434, Nov 24¥2 May 13% Jun 13 10V8 Sep 15 ' i—100 National 16 Feb 28 123/4 Jan —10 —40 preferred 1,400 Mar 20 Jan Feb 25% Jan 74% May 26 21 % May 17 No par Pa 6 42 107 16% May 20 1% May 20 National Power & Lt ex-dist.No par National Steel Corp. —25 National Supply Mar 27 253/4 May 20 __100 - 43,000 No par Gypsum conv National Linen 24 ¥s 97 Nat National Nat 82 ¥2 193/4 ¥4 11% Jun 13 1 ——1 National Distillers Products 1,800 82% 96% 3/4 Jan 41% May 34% Jan ———--:■—1 Co 1 No par 5 — 2,400 • 20 *23 ¥2 2734 52 Va Sep Cylinder Gas Dairy Products.. National Dept Stores Nat - 187 73/4 Oct May 19 27 Jan ■ 43% 104 . Container— New 15i/4 32% 23 6 -100 No par Corp Corp Register 4,000 * Jan 13 30 common—-10 Can 3.000 93/a Co— Share 25% 293A Feb 5 4 Inc Corp preferred Bond National " 7,400 9 ¥4 Fibres Co 7 May 24 21 -1 Airlines 3,600 40% 41'/a National 11 % 19% Feb 10 -1 Co 12 y4 11 9% Acme 11% 41 Va 41 National 14May 19 100 —® Corp Nashville Chatt & St Louis 12 ¥4 10% . Nash-Kelvinator 13 ' 187 Va 173/4 11% 32 40 3/4 footnotes t i—.No par Inc. LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES * 46 ¥4 May Sep 6% May 19 147% May 27 103% May 29 l +1.25 (John). & Co^- 4% 54 Sep 23% 44 10% May 19 .-100 i Apr 1 136% Jun 20 pfd /cum Morrell $7 600 ■ 110% 12% 41% 53 400; 106 12 12% ,*51 $2.50 26 Yt *105 *39 ¥2 41% 53 * "12 12 , 20% For < Products 22 Va 21% 22%,. 4.100 22% 58 *25 May 8 Montgomery W»rd & Co.—.No par. 49 4 May 19 Moore-McCormack Lines Inc.—20% Jan 3 26 Va 21% CLOSED . No par Mills Apr 43 122 Feo 12% May 19 —1 Monsanto Chemical Co common—5 $3.25 preferred series A—No par 22 STOCK 10 71 Oct Dec 25 102 ¥4 July 15 32 35% May 21 Jan 6 No par Monarch'Mach Tool 26% 7 44 9 105 A——100 Mojud Hosiery Oo Inc 26% 21 56% Feb 41 '—No par RR Carpet 23 EXCHANGE series preferred series A-i Mohawk 12% I per share i 10 58 *55 Mar 14 May 17 97 ¥2 Jan No par —100 Corp— *26% : Sep 33% Feb 107 3/4 Feb 43 ¥2 May 19 pfd.100 preferred ♦55 58 42 48% Jan 23 May 26 May 22 18 _B pfd 26% *55 Mar 61 __5 Mfg— 58 ' 118 8 1 Power Impl 26% »55«/2 Jun 6 No par Petroleum; conv Minn 13,900 10 *273/8 61% -3.20% 1 Minn 14,900 111 7 No par 5%, 38%v" 4 73 Minn Sfe P & SS M A vtc 18 3/8, 18%: 4 Jan 24% Jan Minn-Honeywell Regulator——j—3 1,500. 114 113 25 ¥2 Jan Noipar 6,400 10%, Jun May May 20 No par 1st cum Nov 17 55 16 May 19 55% May 17 13 Va May 20 Copper— 97 Oct 20 Co Dec Nov Sep 16 Va May 19 883/4 Jun 23 1 preferred. Minneap & St Louis Ry.. 120. t. 60 10%' Co.. 70 May 112¥a May Dec 93% 1 1,900 - 97% Mar 11' 383/a May 204 Va 103 Jun 2,800 , >M10%, 60 8% - 25 Sep Jan Nov 45% 44 : Edison 3.90% Mid-Continent Feb 24% 195 —50 Midland Steel Products.* 1 1,000.- 67 —10 preferred Machine Miami 230 11 57 *109 , 400 03 . Mesta 8 17% May 20 25 May 16 100 Trans cum Metropolitan 6,800 139 Min 23 9¥» 102 -.3% & 10 Jan 45 ¥• 35 50 $3.50 2,000. . 36 ..\ . *10% 60 - 114 5% • Apr 8 24 No par Merck & Co Inc— 500 , Co Mercantile Stores Co Ltd 20 44 13 *109 10% 44% 110 36 57 11% *112% Jun 75 Jan 106 351% May 19 1 preferred 400 139 11 56 62%' Co Corp (The) 1st conv Merch 200 1,200 42%' 1 5% 2,500 15 y4;. 153/a , 13 57 Co 55 110 35% 139 Shoe Mengel , Inc preferred Melville 100 102 *43 . 2nd 1,300 42% 55 44% 10% *109 11% 115% 30% 4 24 No par Stores 4,200. 16 *99% 112 56 109 62% 114 55 *12% 11% Oct Sep , Feb 100 1 McQuay-Norris - • preferred 18% 16 101% 138 56% Feb 12% 48 2 Jan 1 Mead 4,900 61 *42 42% 35% $4 24% 18'Va 15 138 % *12% 243/a 42% 35% 12% 45% 49% Feb . 30 ¥a May 19 McLellan 28 20% *57 34% „ 42% *138 Va 139%,. Sep 108 ¥2 Mar 20 > No par Robbins 4% 15% 54% 41% 31 12 18 & 100 18% *110 43% Apr 6 Jan 112 Va Mar 50 McKesson I,400 47% 42 112 15% 57% Sep 6 Jun 46% May *45% 15% *110 112 15 Nov *109 19% July 17 Juri 24 _5 280 62 *43 42% . 30% Jan 8 9 33 May 19 VU May 19 100 Co 98 42 43 Pub *96 24% 18% *57 101% t 300 20% I Co Mfg Corp 4(4% preferred 16 43 Electric McGraw-Hill 300 22 *26% 42% 54% 100% 43 ¥a 24 18% *42 Jan 13 190 Mar 12 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines I,300 * No par preferred. 47 *45% 59% = 108 *21% 20% 42 No par No par ——— cum 99% *97 24% *103% 28 20 99% 36% 37 22 *26%' 20 *97 19 ¥4 20% 34 91 preferred—+. McGraw 800 273/4 54 100 par 1st Corp—„— McCrory Stores Corp 3 ¥2% conv preferred 1,300 *53% 105% *21% 43 273A NO „ McCall 700 99% 17 Oct 111% July May 17 39 Va May 19 No par pfd cum 185 5 $3 . 1,000 27 ; 1 No par —100 ' $6 29% 37 22 60 ¥2 200 102% 22% 24 ¥4 423,4 Wks Maytag Co 2,300 102 29% 53% 103% $3.40 110% *29 99 24 10 3/4 (new)___ Dept Stores— $3.75 preferred. : 30 43% 43% *110 Co Alkali preferred— May 490 95 *10% 43% 7% 2,100 101% *94 110% Master Mathieson 20 , 47 101'/a 95 2,800 2,400 188 *46% 101% Elec 18% 31% 18% 31 188 102 21 . 11V* 63 Va Jan 99 24 Feb 4 39¥2Mayl7 ifci/4 July 23 24% May 27* 22 ¥4 *46 ¥4 11% No par 99 49 20 Deo Masonite 22 ¥4 *46 ¥2 14 Jan "7% 1,600 18% Jan 46% May 1 553/g 31 26 ¥4 Sep 55% 188% Oct Nov 626 3% 55 *42 37 105 ¥a __1 Corp Sep Aug Apr 12% 22% July 25 ' 173/4 34% Feb May 19 22V* May 19 109 Co Nov 30 ¥2 May 13% Feb 9 ——100 (Glenn L) *17% 17 8% Feb Jan 1634 Jun 87/a 10 27% Feb Jun May 111% Apr Oct 520 4 5 Va Feb 160 26 18 32% Feb 14 14 ¥2 May 19 42%. ,54 38 14% Feb 106% Oct 12 % Sep 16 % Sep 13% Deo 2 No par 102 27 55 ¥4 17 Martin-Parry Corp *28% 43 38 Jun 12 (4 Jan 6,800 10% 29 543/4 , 455 4,300 *42% 102 % 42 1 15% *110 43% 29 6 18% Aug 21% 94% 42% 102% preferred 1 21 % Mar 15% 46% 110% 43% 29% 4(4 % 65 21 Va 101 10'A 42% *110 102% 42 44 *26 ¥2 *93 42%. 102 ¥2 102 ¥a 43 47% 44 St Ry 6% prior pfd 100 Marshall Field & Co—; No par 50 Nov 19% May 28 6% May 20 5 Market 2,700 37% 21% 30% 101% 110% 42% 43 ¥4 30 102 ¥a 46 10 % *43 *110 29 112 *111 7 Mar 28 15% Feb 17 3V2 Jan 6.25 Corp 76% 41% Jan May 17 9% May 19 24% May 16 1 — Oct Martin 188% 101 10 ¥» 10 ¥2 110 ¥2 Marathon Corp Marine Midland 38% 15% ' 18% 30 Va 192 <94% *93 44 *423/a *110 47%. 8,100 . 42% May 8 54% 101 % 100% 94 *188 v Exploration—; Maracaibo Jun Sep Deo 21 111 6 No pat 3 Shirt Oil 4,700 . 455 32 140 Apr 56% Feb 21 18% < 30 192 47 48 18% 31% *188 101% 94 55 18% 24 28% 112 15 4% 4 ¥4 29 *111 16 55 ¥4 50 1 Bros Manhattan 8,400 ¥4 152 16% Apr 14 12 ya May 13 . Mahoning Coal RR Co— Sugar Co . 200 4¥4 25 ¥4 4 10 1 Manatl 300 7% 7¥a 39% July 31 13 413/4 May 19 30Va May 19 107 Va Jun 20 11% May 19 Magnavox - Mar 12 Jan No par —100 No par ' *12 34 140 No par * Copper..., Co. (The) 1,500 4.80Q / 10 <—100 ; Inc— Co Inc pfd series .A Madison Square Garden 460 *430 7% preferred Trucks 4%% 400 19 17 Forbes & Macy (R H) 100 : . 13% *13% 137/a 1 17 8 *12 108 6% Mack 2,900 34% 35 18% & 460 7% • 12 ¥4 30 3,800 ( 52(4 *107 ¥2 108 MacAndrews 20Q 51% 15 ¥4 15% *430 12 ¥2 *27 19 15 460 8 8 ¥2 12 ¥2 19% 15% 460 *8 14 151 *145 53% 35% 39% *38 ¥4 Mar 18 20¥2 May 20 13 V* May 19 11 Va Jan 3 Feb t J 20 (480) CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL RECORD STOCK YORK NEW STOCKS LOW AND HIGH 8ALE PRICES Saturday Monday Tuesday July 26 July 28 July 29 9 per share I per share 21% STOCK 16% 103% *105 16% 109 1 per share 20% 16 Va *20% 16 Va 109 *16% *106 32% 32% 313/4 313/4 323/4 1033/4 *103% 1033/4 -1033/4 107 *105 107 ♦105 107 203/8 *106 106 413/4 413/4 40% 41% 40% 40% 28 28% 27 27% 263/4 27 97% *96 *96 97% *96 403/4 *27 97% *96 the Week Aug. 1 July 31 9 per share 21 *16% 16% 33 104 106 *105 No par 1 serial preferred—100 Newberry Co (J J) common .No par 3%% preferred 100 New Jersey Pr & Lt Go 4% pfd_100 Newmont Mining Corp 10 Newport Industries 1 4%% preferred 100 Newport News Ship A Dry Dock—1 New York Air Braka No par New York Central No par N Y Chic & St Louis Co 100 6% preferred series A 100 N Y City Omnibus Corp No par New York Dock No par $5 non-cum preferred No par 43/4% 50Q 290 10 107% 403/4 41 41 1,200 27% 26% 27 Va 4,100 50 96 96 19% 97% 19% 19% 19% 19 19% 19 Va 19% 42% 42% 40% 403/4 40 40 16 Va 16% 15 Va 16 Va 15 15% 15 Va 15% 15% 15% 33,900 34 35% 31% 33 31% 313/4 32 32% *32 Va 323/4 2,100 108% 107% 107% 109 15% 14% 14% 110% 111% 15 15% 108 *15% 19% *39 15 Va 19% 25% *22 26 •20 Va 27 *23 ♦55 60 •55 60 *59 700 26 26 100 60 27 60 600 14% 60 14% 15% *55 800 110 *107 109 *21 4,400 40 ♦39% 40 60 18 % 100 May 29 105 Feb Apr 29 Xl02 Jun 106 27 Feb Dec 13 43 % May 25% Nov 103% Nov • 106 7 Deo Jan 22 Sep 109% Aug Deo Mar 11 110% May 113 Oct Feb 50 Apr 45 Jun 30% Oct 7 27 Sep 3 32% Feb 102 July 15 323/4 Oct 16% 104 •42% July 14 24% May 21 173/a Jun IS3/* July 25 108% Jan 35 % May 20 96 10 38 July 14 104 17 18% Feb 107 Highest 9 per share I per share 24% Feb 13 31 conv Lowest I per share May 19 13 % Neisner Bros Inc 10 104 *32% 323% 104 I per share Corp Nehl 700 109 *106 • 700 16% 21 21 109 Year 1940 Lowest Par Shares share « per Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Highest NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Sales for Friday Thursday 103% 33% 103 % CLOSED 20% 16% *106 109 33 EXCHANGE 20% 213/4 *163/8 *106 Wednesday July 30 1 per share Monday, August 4, 1947 95% Oct 109 % Jun 9 21% Feb 4 18 Va Nov 343/4 Apr 32 Va May May 18% May 80 May 11% May 19 46% Feb 10 36% Oct 69% Jan 12 17 22% Feb 3 13% Oct 353/4 Jan 19 37% July 26 Sep 61% May 19 1153/8 July 19 20% Feb Sep 16% Deo 19 19 26 21% Oct 53% Apr 79 Aug 135 Jun 37% Feb 413/4 May 53 May 23 Oct 76 May 250 May 20 290 Feb" 20 275 Jan 325 Feb xl02% July 11 10% May 21 107 Mar 1 102 Deo 113V4 Mar 28% Feb 02% Jan 9 *243 270 103% *230 . 103% 255 255 103% 103 •230 •102% 103% *230 102% 255 12% 12 123/s 12 12 98% 9ff% 98 98% 98% 98% 98 47 % 47% 46 46 45 46 46 45 45 44 44 11% 900 983/4 98% 650 46 Va 46"% 1,100 43% 300 46% 46 103% 98 ♦45 242 243 241 120 120 ♦120 25 243 122% 25% 8% 7% ♦94'/a 24% 7% 25% 236 42% 241% *120 123 24% 238% ♦120 12% ' 25 , 14,700 7% 8 ■ 3,600 25 25% 73/4 97 *94% 96% *93 96% 57 57 ♦56% '57% 55% 57 ♦55% 56% 56 56 20% " 21% 19% 20% 19% 20% 21 20% 20% 30,100 102% ♦101% 102% 101% , *93 20% 102 101 101% 96% ♦93 101 101% 700 . 18 125 16 33% Jan 10% Feb 17 12% 12% 12 12% 12% 12% 12% 123/4 5,700 Inc_ 10 21% 22% 21% 22% 21% 22 213/4 22 7,600 39 170 Northwestern preferred Telegraph 25 50 200 Norwalk' Tire & Rubber 13% Norwich Pharmacol 36% 36 5/s 1,200 *109% 110% 60 8% 13% 39 *7% * lo 39 39 7% 8% 1* 74 13 74 39 7% *7% 1374 ♦13% 36% 36% 1093/4 ►109% 39 39 *7%. 8 13% 14 , 8 4.6% cum. 58 25 : Jan 12 ; 2 31 y8 Apr 108% Jun Oct 96% Deo Aug 39% Apr 16% Feb 117 1 May * Jan 36 104% Nov 18% NOT 56% Jan . 44 65% Jan v 19% May * . 16% Deo 2 18 2 13% Feb 11 xl8% Feb 14 8 Jan 16% • 45% Jan 6% May 16 : 133/a Apr 129 Oct 24% May 22 12 Co—.......—2.§0 July 10 7 22% Feb 22% Apr July 30 Jun Deo % 9% Deo 111 102% Feb 17 21% July 29 .33 i" 23 - 115% Jan 11 13 Va May 19 99 No par 400 39 39% Airlines Northwest July 18 52% Jun i No par ;pfd $3.60 series : Cum 96 72% May 288% Apr 119 7 Jan 53 Sep 223 6 Ma? Oct Nov 41% 7 6% May 16 13y4 *7% 31% O 23% Jun 22% 13% Jttu 118% Feb 12% *39 bd>4 10 1 Northern Central Ry Co— 50 Northern Natural Gas Co 20 Northern Pacifrc Ry—:— .100 Northern States Power Co (Minn) non-cum American Co North American Aviation 22% ' May 24 100 pfdl Adjust 4% North 190 ►102 97 11% Nov 9 8 3/4 Aug 1 47% July 28 9 32 % May 19 42 8 252% Mar 10 ♦120 \i' 123 123 96% July 13% Feb 217 % May 21 860 240 240 240 7% 8 *41 42% 25% 25% 7% 8 *11% 250 103% 113/4 102% *12% 255 *230 . SO N Y Power A Light 3.90% pfd__100 N Y Shipbldg Corp part stk 1 N Y State Elec & Gas Corp— $3.75 cum preferred 100 Noblitt-Sparks Industries 0 Nopco Chemical Co— 4 Norfolk Si Western By 100 NY A Harlem RR Co • Oft 'NbV 9 May 25 ■ » 36% 36% 36% 36% 109% ' 109% 1093/4 1093/4 '26% 27% 21% . 21% / 99 36 109% 26% 22% 20% 105% 104% 25% 257/8 21% 25% *21 21 21 21 36% 110 19% 20% 1043/4 253/8 1043/4 26% 26% 26% 21% *20% 21% 9% 9% *106% 108 *22 9% 108 *22 29 9% 9% *1063/fe 23 28% 1043/4 20% 5,100 193/8 23 28 28% 106 3/„ 105 205/8 20% 9% 9% 28 108 108 23 *22 22 28% 28 ' *157% 158% 23% 23% *82 85% *157 159 223/4 223/4 79% 78 r13% 13% ♦13 22 85% *80 X79% *157% *80 79% 13% ► 159 r 77% 13 93/8 *21% 22% *80 1,700 28% 28 4,000 10 *21% 85% 159 23 400 *81 23 85% 79 100 300 28% 159 78% 9% 108% *21% .22 22 240 - 108% 93/4 108 157 % 105 105 105 85% 159 79 ' l 80 79% 2,000 No par pfd—20 Oliver Corp No par 4%% convertible preferred—100 Omnibus Corp (The) 0 8% conv preferred A 100 Oppenheim Collins 10 Otis Elevator com No par 6% preferred 100 Outboard Marine A Mfg 2.50 Outlet Co No par Owens-Illinois Glass Co——12.50 - 13 *13% 13% 400 Paclfio 14 14 14 14 *13% 14% *13% 14% 14% 15 150 Pacific 65 65 *65 67 *66 67 67 70 70 70 270 35 . 35% 35 34 343/4 35 35% 35% 37 480 34% 41% 42% 40% 413/4 40 3/4 *57% 58% 58% 58% *573/8 36% 37 35% 36 35 41 40% 35 "■ 41 58% 58% ♦13 58% 58% 1,500 104% 300 Pacific 163% 120 5 5 1033/4 162% 162% 5 5 4% 43/a 43/4 43/a 37% 40% 38% 38% 40 % 5% 5% 18 49% 105 105 7% Western 53/8 5% 5 3/8 5% 53/8 28,000 105/a 103/s 11% 19,800 Pan 16% 163/4 *15% *15% 163/4 300 48% 48 48% 483/8 49 49% 493/4 2,100 *105% 107 *105% 107 7% 112 ♦105% 70 110 107 7% 7% 7% *107 66 ♦107 45 3% 40 110 *107 27% 27% 27 27% 44% *40 413/4 3 40% *28% 30 2% 3% 39% 293/s 39% ♦28% 7% *66 66 *42% 28% 23/a 40y4 263/8 *40 23/8 40 *28% 30 163/4 73/a 107 7% 7% 68 *107 273/a 27% *40 42% 23/a 26,800 42% 3 *23% 2,500 40 40 30 300 110 263/8 40 7,800 67 *66 110 30 1,800 30 *29 100 9% 9% 9 8% 83/4 8% 8% 8% 8 11% 11% 11 11 10% 10% 103/a 103/4 103/4 11 1,400 35% 35% 353/4 35% 35% 35% *35 36% 35 35 500 46 47% 47 7% 7% 9% 10% 47 46% 9% Penney 6,600 Penn-Central 9% *9% 9% 9% 9% 400 19 193/4 20% 20 18% 19 31 *108% IiV 32 *29% 32 *295/8 32 112 *108% 112 *108% 112 *108% 112 193/a 20 20% 19% 20% 193/a 20% 20 20% 19% 20% 193/8 203/a 20 45% 46 44% 45 443/4 45% 45% 1 3*2 1% I/2 Til 1A 24,100 Pennsylvania 45% 1,300 543/8 *53 55 *52 97 *95% 97 *95% 12 ]03/q 3 03/, 30 10% 10% 10% 33% 34 31% 33% 31 32% 313/a 32% 27% 9ft 28% 108 % 11 10% ♦107 108% 10% 10% *26% *107 10% *26% 28 108% 103/8 *107 10 3/8 313/s *26 3/8 28 103/8 10% 500 32% 41,600 200 28% Monday July 28 July 26 Tuesday 1,700 103/a July 29 Pepsi-Cola Pet $ ner shrtre 14% STOCK 14% 49% CLOSED 50% 43 EXCHANGE 44 % S Tier share *14 < $ per 9 per share share '1 Petroleum 423/4 Corp 15 15 44 3^ 45% 42% 43% 13,200 573/4 210 42 43 . 56% 57 % 57% 57% ♦57% 58 573/8 57% 108% 108% 108% 108% •107% 110 107% 107% *107 24 Va 24% 24 243/a 6,000 29% 29% 29% 29% 900 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29 % 120 120 *108% *119% 108% 15% 10 8 5/s 120 108% *119% 1083/4 120 120 1083/4 14% 15% 14% 15 29% 26% 291/4 263/4 27% 95% 96 94 94 34% 32% 33% 31% 32% *103% 107 ♦103% 106 *103% 106 *96% 98 •*96% 98 *96% 98 29% 29% 93 *92 28% ♦91 62% 63% 61% *13% 15% ♦13% 38 38% 107 107 ♦107 *108 133/8 *94 96 26 22% 223/4 footnotes see 25% 22% 32 323/4 *104 *96% 29% *29 29% *91 93 58% 61% 15% 107% 37 *107 •108 13 96 255/8 22% 12% *95 25% •22 37 107% — 123/4 96 26% 223/4 60 *13% 37 107% ! , 8 18% Nov Feb 17 99 % Oct 10% NOV 4 13% Feb 7 May 12% 26% *96% < 80 110 121 160 108 % 600 12,500 153/s 5,800 28 95% 220 327/8 4,600 105 98 *29 200 30% *91 — 93 8,000 Phila Electric Phila A Philco Read pfd 1,500 108% 60 13 95 27% *22 23 168 ♦160 168 ♦160 168 180 *177 182 *177 182 12% *95 27 *22 165 *177 $4 Hosiery Mills preferred Pitts C C 4,100 12,400 22% 165 182 ; 200 10 60 Inc. A St Louis RR Coke conv Pitts Consolidation *: ; Jun 36 *119% Jan Jan 17% Feb 120 6 *113 \ Sep 18 25 Deo 51% May , 18 26 Oct 39% 163% Jan 18 158 Sep 33% Feb Feb •*'. 180% May I : Jun [■ 35 28% Feb 8 19% 85% July 22 93. Jan 4 86% Oct 111% May 70% July 80 July 25 69% NOV 100 1 Deo Apr Jan 19% Jan 1 12% Deo 25% July 8 49 Nov 38% Mar 26 16 24 Oct Feb Feb 24 Deo 48 13% July 14 May 28 93/4 May 19 Jan 10% 19 '73 10 50; 3 86% Mar Mar Jun 3 43% Jan 18 / 36% Oct 47% 10 62% Jan 11 54% Sep 67% Jun 25% May 19 39% Feb 19 Oct 48 Apr 343/e Jun 54 Apr 28% Jun 160y4 95 Jun 6 2 122% Oct 152 Jun *6 168 Feb 8 164 Deo 3% May 16 213/4 Jan 10 7 Feb 13 5 Oct 11% Feb 18 % Nov 34% Apr 5 Jun 129% Jan 41% July 28 13 5% Oct 12% Feb 14% Feb 21 11% Dec 27 Jan 13 Oct 20% Apr 37% Jan 7% Feb 18 9% May 19 13 18 July 18 13 50 Feb 104% July 15 5% Jan 13 109 May 13 40% Jan 58 % Jun 181% July 18 10 Deo 100 Mar 24 56% 56 Apr 111 Apr Deo 14% Sep 43A 9% Feb 7 79% Feb 15 90 % 110 273/4 Oct Oct 52 Nov Jan Apr 82 May 8 105% 32% Jan 2 37% May 17 2% May 17 53% Jan 4 4% Jan 6 3% Sep 34 Va 43 Jan 9 35% 48% May 35% Aug 108 109 May 27 223/4 May 19 34% Feb 21 12 39% July Apr 7% Jan Oct 22% Jun 11% Deo 24% Jan Apr 7 48% Feb 11 40% Nov 573/4 Jun 11 15 Va Mar 31 8% May 19 July 26 Jan Oct 14% Feb May 7 28 % May 20 7% May 9 33 July 38 2 383/4 May 27 1 15% Jan 4 12% Dec 453/4 Jan Apr 15 10 3/4 Feb 19 6% Oct 16% 13% May 19 29 Va Jan 18 243/a Feb 27 17% Sep 303/4 Feb Jan 36 Apr 16 28 Va 107 Va May 20 117 Jan 29 22 6% July 7 18 % May May 13 47 May 19 5 May 19 243/a Jan 20 Va Sep 3 25 Sep 47% Feb 6 37% Nov 51% Deo 43 Jan 68 86% Nov 115 55 Jan 21 101% Feb 13 Feb 3 22 May Apr 14 Oct 513/4 Jan Jan 21% Sep 40% Jan 4 28% Sep 43% Mar 108 Va Jun 2 105% Sep 113/8 July 25 8'A Deo 34 Va July 25 16 May 13 Feb Jan 27% 6 132 July 16 81 % Jun 6 115 Va July Jan 26% Feb 513A Jan 17 17% May 19 38 373/4 Aug Jan 110 Feb 5 8% May 17 34 109 Mar 14% Apr Range for Previous 9 per Year 1946 share 35% Apr Jan 80 29% Sep x48 2 59 Mar 20 51% Deo May 28 6 '109 26 3/4 Jan No par 16% 7 24 62% Jan Jun 53 Highest $ per share July 28 15% Feb 14 x98 Va 13 share 44 Va 9 36 % Apr No par 100 100 1 3 100 5 100 100 25 9 per «g per share May 14 13 % Jun 37 No par No par —100 No par 8 Lowest Highest 23% Jun 3 Feb 6 27% Jan 2 29% Jan 21 July 24 107 Deo Feb May May 76% Jan . 117% Jan 24% Sep 30% May 27% Deo 34 July Deo 122 May 116 .; 115% May 16 120 1053/a Feb 4 108% July 16 10%, May 19 15% July 24 11% Oct 30 % Feb 20 Va 16 21 Jan 89 May 23 47 Deo 102 Sep 71 .Jan 104% Dec 112 Jun 8 963/4 Dec 106% Aug 31% July 17 20% Oct 109 97 Mar 29 101 Mar 21 Apr 29 81 Jan 17 50 Va Mar 15 12 Jun 10 30% Apr 28 103 Va Jan 2 433/4 Jan May 16 96 July 25 18% Jan 2 Sep 36 Jan July 25 84 Deo 89 Nov 49 Feb 73% Jan 16 V8 Deo 41 Jan 29% Sep 36 Deo 110 Feb 93 18 Feb 1 38% July 24 108 14 Vb 102 Feb 19 July 25 Mar 29 273/8 Aug F«n 17 »/4 May 19 165 171 ? 63% July 14 102% 123 10 Jan Deo 89 July 15 102 % 19% Feb 33% 18 98 Va Mar 17 18 Feb 25 26 Va May 19 100 A Chemical Co—No par preferred No par Coal Co 1 Pittsburgh Forgings Co —1 Pitts Ft Wayne A Chic Ry 100 7% 100 preferred Pitts $5 12% ' 273/a 96 A Phillips Jones Corp 5% cum preferred Phillips Petroleum 37% *108 series Philip Morris & Co. Ltd 4% preferred 3.60% series preferred Pillsbury *107 Coal A Iron Corp 3%% Phoenix 107% com preference com 4.4% preferred 3.8% preferred 15% 36% Co Jan 29% July 22% Jun Feb Range Since January 1 Co Inc $1 60% 37 A 37% NOV 112 28% Feb 118 7 3 24 May 19 154 May 12 19% May 15 Lowest No par 1 25 Philadelphia Co 6% preferred—50 $6 preferred No par (Chas) 593/8 *178 ' July 23 25% Feb 19% July 105 Phelps-Dodge Corp *13% *160 23. 7% May 86 100 5 Par 15% 178 page 107 23 EXCHANGE 60% *108 *94 32% *104 98 93 •13% *94 106 *27% 15% 27% 95 % ♦91 38 143/4 273/4 93 623/a 108% 15% 27% 168 *160 For 12% •94% 263^ 15 *94 28% ♦108 13% 178 37 *119% 108% 15% 33% 57% 120 1083/4 96 29% *95% Sep 11 Jun STOCK NEW YORK Pfizer 15 47% 24% 100 Pfelffer Brewing Co 143/4 46 42 Va of America 5,300 14% f 41% 5 100 21 22 No par 2nd preferred 1,600 14% «. —10 33 %o Co Shares A 14% "t 41% S per share Inc Co Milk the Week Aug. 1 * f per share 50 273/a July 14 Feb STOCKS July 31 July 30 No par Rights Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) Peoria & Eastern Ry Co Bales for Friday Thursday Wednesday — No par 1 10 7 No par 100 Jun 19% Apr 14 9 19% Jun 173/4 May 17 97 - 108% Jan 111% Feb Hi July 17 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday RR ppnnRvlvania Salt Mfg Co 4%% 108% *107 108% 1,500 11% *10 Light Co A Power Peoples Drug Stores 97 *10% 56,600 55 *94% preferred 5% V/b *^9 97% Corp Cement Co Sand Corp Penn 55 *27% Glass 13,300 96 % *107 Penn-Dixle Penn 95% *54% Airlines Coal A Coke Corp 100 rl 33a rl 6,000 Penn 20% 19% 55 95 Co C) (J 4,800 7% 19% 100 1 Park A Tilford Inc 1 Park Utah Consolidated Mines—1 Parke Davis & Co No par Parker Rust Proof Co 2.50 Parmelee Transportation—No par Patino Mines A Enterprises » Penick & Ford No par 7 46 *54% 4% conv preferred Paramount Pictures Inc 7% *29% 31 1 No par Inc Cos 7% *9% 100 Prod A Ref Panhandle Paraffine 7% 93% Corp—2% Transp 5 preferred 46% 21% *45% 4% 7% 463/4 No par Car Panhandle East Pipe Line—No par 46% 20% 21% 2,600 Corp 100 100 —1 10 Airways Petrol A Pan-Amer 7% 19 112 20 3/s American 463/4 7% 19% *108% 9% 46 33 19% *30 Oil Packard Motor 103/8 *108 30 Pacific 103/a *66 3% 8,900 5% *105% 7% 40 Tin 10% 68 ♦43 Consol'd Corp Pacific 5% 48 Teleg A 10% 17% 68 27% No-par Telep preferred 5% *163/4 18 49% No par Corp Mills 6% 1,200 40% 39% 25 Electric A 10% 11 10% 35% 35 f. Co Lighting Pacific 104% 163 % 353/4 103% 161 37 Gas Pacific 104 105 41% Coast Pacific 400 164 34% 104 161 40% 5,600 58% Inc—_—• 10 Amer Fisheries preferred non-cum No par 2nd preferred non-cum—No par 1st 104 105 164 5% 403/r* 413/a . *161 1 105 163% 5% 133/a • Sep 30% I 18 38 15 21 Oklahoma Gas A Elec 4% * *104% lOO OH Co— Ohio 600 — preferred 4.40% 9,900 *20% Co Ohio Edison 7% Sep Oct Sep 893/4 Dec 1 17 % Nov 10 xl6% Deo 136 May 15% Feb 106 Feb 26% May 30 Feb 1 165 Aug 1 197 July 202 May May 23 203 Jan 2 200 Nov 210 Mar Aug * Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH BALE PRICES Saturday July 26 Monday Tuesday July 28 July 29 9 per thare I per thare STOCKS Wednesday Thursday July 31 July 30 9 per thare 9 per thare Friday Aug. I I per there Balee for 9 per share 37% 38% 36% 37% 37% 37% 373/4 87/a 8% 37% 8% 8% 12% 4,800 8% 8% 8% 8% 8 3/8 8% 4,400 123/4 13,900 13 Va EXCHANGE 12% 13% •125 136 76% 76% 74 84 80% 83 •14% *160 14% 15% *160 175 26% ♦12% 136 74% 14% 743/4 75 80% 13% U3V? 14% 175 26 13% *160 26% 12% ♦11% 24 J/4 24% 13 24% .25% 23% 23% 23% 24% 24 24 *23% 14% 15 14 14% 13% 14 14% 11% 12% 12% *38% 42 11% 11% ♦38% 41 41% 25 14 14 253/8 23% 700 14 % 1,800 Poor St Co Pressed 200 4%% 64 66% 65 65% 28% 30% 29% 30% 96%. 96% *96% 97 % 36 36% 22 118% 119% 117% 36 36% 36 64% 653/e 37 % 6,600 30% 28 40,100 Pub Serv Corp 22% 119% 1093/4 110% 117% 118 1,250 1173/4 1183/4 118 118 % 860 $5 preferred 6% preferred 128 128 410 1% 127% 128 128 128 142% 143% 142% 112 142% 143 112 *111% 112 % 143% *11% 112 112% 563/8 112% 112% 56% 31% 31% 23 23 '■A 31% 26% 109 31% •22 Va 9 23% 8% 79 77 78% 133/4 13 Va 133/4 13 Va 56% 26% 109 56% 27% 30% 109 30% *22% 140 56% 5,700 15,400 109 ! 30% 23% 300 27% 27 109 ' 300 . 30% 800 *22% 300 105 105 *104 Va 35 35 34 Va 105 8% 9Va 9 9% 78% 78 78 79 13% 13% 13 104% 13% 105 33 32,100 79 12% 12% 104% 33 Va *32 Va 105 •l04Va , 247/a 26 Va 24 Va 25 34 Va 24%. 25% *32 Va 24% 37 Va 37% 367/a 36% 25% 363/4 363/4 25% 20 Va 363/4 20 20 Va 361/2 36% 20% 20% 50 47 Va 47 Va •47 38% 47% *37 Va 383/4 *37 13% 39% *12% 14 *125/a 290 26% 36% 22 % 600 10,700 105 213/4 50 *37 143/4 *13V4 143/4 *98 15 •37 133/a 13 105 14 125 *48 383/4 133/a 105 121 20 Va 50 *47 Va 38 3/4 *37 •98 14 119 Va ♦98 Va ' 24 Va 233/4 13 % 13% 116 24 13 % 13% 35% 75 Va *74% 33'/a 36 101% *100 32 *100 32 >/a 75 Va *74% 33% 100 313/4 20% 105 14 *14 118% 117 24 »/a ♦23% 24Va. *13 Va 14 75 Va 74% 34% 33 Va 100 30% 100 31 31 *23% 13 74% 20% 16,800 1,000 1,600 100 133/4 105 500 1,700 24% 74% 20 35% 35 *993/4 5,000 101 300 3 lVa 31 Va 31% 3,300 5% 5% 53/4 4,800 5% 5% 5% 53/8 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 14% 13% 13% 13% 133/4 27% 26% 273% 4,100 27 27% 33,100 14 14% 14 27% 28% 112% 1123/4 20% 213/8 19% 20% 19 % 107 % 107'/a 107% 107 % •107% 108% 8% 83/4 8% 22% 23% 22% 8% 22% 108' 9 • 108 12 3% 108 12% 42% 41% 50% 49% 22% 103% 22 ♦49% 21% 17 16% 27% 22% 22% 59 59% 21% Saturday 21% Monday July 26 July 26 21% 21 107 *22% 42% 41% 51 51 *102% 103 21% 22 8% 103% 103% 21% 16% 16% 2,800 28% 300 6% 6% 9% 8 Va 27 9% 21% 6% 6% 22% 22 22% 21% 21% 573/4 57% 58 58 58 21% *203/4 21% Thursday July 31 9 per there 45 44 8% 44 8% 6% *203/4 21% 44 9 103/a 10% 10% 10% 10% 98 32,100 98 98 24% 114% 113% 113% 113V2 113% 113% 83/4 113% 8% *8 Va *85/8 8% 8% *46 47 46% *963/4 9 25 24% 10 25 *113 9,500 114 150 83/4 500 29% 28% 295/8 29Va 46 100% 101% 98 28% 46% 100% 100 % 17,100 9,300 24% 30% 2,000 9 23% 24 Va 100 47 46% 46% *46% 47 % *101 500 102% *101% 102% ♦101V4 50 102 *101V4 102 101% ♦1003/4 153/4 101% 15% 153/4 153/4 15% 97% 97% 97% 97% ♦96% ♦IOIV4 101% 101% 102 15% 98 , i 1 155/8 153/4 *96i/4 98 29 5/a „■ 15% 22,700 80 153/4 *96% 17900 98 400 17% 18% 17% 18% 17 Va 18% 18% 19 50% 50% 50 50 49% 495/8 49% 49% 49 33 31% 32 49 3/a 900 *32 32% 2,800 •| 33% 31% 32% *6% 7% 7% 7% *7 393/4 40% 38% 39% 38 13% 13% 11 11 10% 11 12% 13% 12 12% 1083/8 •107 ♦107 ' 13 13% 71/4 -*6% 7% 39% 38% 100 393/4 39% 39% 27,600 108% 13 *107% 108 3/a 76% *76% 78% 18% 18 3/8 78% *76% 78% 18% 17% 17% 13% 13 33% 31% 16% 163/4 80% 84 Eels 13 325/a $1 conv 6% conv 5% % Drug Reynolds 0%% Rheem Mfg Richfield . 18 251/4 18 *12% 313/4 108 33 32 cum (W A) 37% 443/4 ' 100 16% 16% 84 84 3,900 1,300 29,700 Union Sinclair Oil 353/4 36% 600 36% Smith 36% (A 36% O) 36% 2,300 Smith (A) & 16% 16% 163/4 4% 4 V4 4% 16% 443% 15% 43% 165 165 16 44% 166 6Va ♦49 15 6% 51 101 30 19 Dec 38 16% July 15 12% Oct 23% May 16 31 20% May 25 6% July 31 May 19 42% May 19 Oct 13% Apr Feb 2434 Mar 31 17 Oct 30% Jun 60% July 23 40% Sep 65 26/4 Feb 21% Oct Feb 3 10% Mar 31 20 21 168 32 32 31% 32 313/4 173 22 23 22 22 22% 223/4 22 3/a 23 44% 42% 44 Va 44% 45 44 Va 443/4 32% 1,000 180 1,800 3,500 16,700 Corona & Co Co 20 100 Pacific . May 34% Jah Range for Previous Year 1946 Lowest Highest 9 per share f perthare 9 per thare 2 43 Sep 12% Jan 2 11% Dec 12% Dec 2 30% Dec 33 Dec 22 Nov 17 98 Va 20% May 19 X110% Jun 17 . May July 24 26% July 17 4 114% Mar 7% May 19 23% May 17 41% Mar 14 . 64 113/4 July 17 16 34% May 116 Mar 18 Jan 553/4 Jan 2 63 Nov 100 49% Jnn 7 42 Oct 61 Aug July 100 Dec 1 101% July 30 3 102 % July 9 18% Jan 20 14% May 19 Jun Sep 8 96% Jan 90 1103/4 11% Feb 96% May 26 98% Mar 03/4 Nov 95% Deo 110% Jun 102% Nov 3 11% May 19 393/4 May 17 24% Feb 23 403/4 July 14 16% Feb 8 35% Nov 49% 10% Nov 23% May 16% Feb 13% Nov 12% Oct 22% July 24% Jan 113% May 32% Apr 40% Feb 39% May 01% May 36% Apr Mar 5% May 17 30% May 19 11% May 14 9% Jun 10 10% May 19 107 Mar 12 20% Apr 15 13 17% 15 42 Sep Sep 33% July 24 10% Feb 23 Oct 55 8 May 19 3 20 24% May 19 6% May 19 4 Apr 27 Va May 39 Apr 14 May 14 . Feb 11 l67/a Feb 110 Jan 273/4 July 3 1 1 6% Nov 105 17% Deo Oct Sep July 17 9% Feb 17 63/4 Feb 8 273/4 Feb 8 Dec 5% Oct 33 Jan 7 Feb 21 16% July 28 86 July 28 20% Fen Id 15 Oct 54 Jan 14 Sep 60% July 11 42 Oct 39 35% Nov 3% May 20 6% Jun 12 51 July 15 147/8 May 28 37 % May 19 154 May 19 303% Apr 25 22 Jan 17% 51 May 20 29% May 19 98 Apr 2 24 Va July 1 July 29 19 34 % Apr 77 18 41 133/4 Mar 14 No par Jan 19 19 1 50 34 Feb 23 19 15 7.50 82 23% Oct 22 Inc Co 44 32V» Jan Platinum 7.50 Southern Oct 55% Jan 38 Typewriter-No par Socony Vacuum Oil 6Va Jun 9 10 Corp Sons Southeastern Greyhound Lines—5 South Porto Rico Sugar No par 8% preferred 100 Southern California Edison— 25 Southern Natural Gas Co • Jun Mar 15 3,200 16 I per thare May 20 *49 42% 25% Feb 16 65 51 Va 463/4 23. 14 15 *49% 43s/a Feb Apr 20 Iron South Carolina E & Q Co 5% preferred 23 % page Nov Feb July 133/4 Jan 15 & 4,100 33% see No par 6% 22% footnotes No par No par 6 44 3/4 For 5 6% 32% 323/4 1 South Am •168 100 3 Jan Jun 37% Jan 77% Feb 39% Apr 17% Feb Apr 10 700 16 28% 46% 50% 1083/4 Feb 22 1,200 43% 136 43 Jun 40,300 153/4 18% May 45% Jan Sep 3 12 4% 43% Apr 31% May 110% Jan Sep 6 1 new 17 153/4 9% Oct 118 24% 105% Feb Feb 27 43% 168 Sep Sep Feb 213/4 Feb 4% 153/4 Oct 18 07 50 Jun 165/a 43% Feb 104 May 16 26% 1 May May 50% Jun 105% Apr 34% July 101 Apr Sep 75 ,43/a 6% 51 Oct Apr 21% Feb 40% Feb Nov 16 163/4 % Feb Jan 17 % 12% 6 15 Steel Gold Apr 24% 36 V* 33% Jan 43/s 168 ' 32% Pen Co Carpet cum-preferred & 31 112% 16% 125% 45% 27% Oct 7 18 165/a Smith 53% Jun 46% Jan Dec 4 18 28 ♦165 43% 3%% / Feb 7 16% Feb No par Corp Skelly Oil Co Bloss-Sheffleld Feb 77/a Nov 44% Feb 14 45 May 29 1003/4 Jun 26 19 8 No par No par Simonds Saw & Steel 373/4 4% 113/4 Feb Feb Oil 36% 16 % May 13 36 of America Coalition Mines 38% 17 7 243/4 May 19 Corp 373/4 163/4 Apr No par Sheaffer 18 3/4 44% Corp 200 53% 16 1 $3.50 conv pref ser A Shattuck (Frank Q) 53% 165 1 No-par 200 *18 3/a 51 __5 900 18% *50 100 Dohme 53% 51 A Co & 18 3/a •50 No par series Sharpe 16% 101 107% 110 9% Jun 100 Steel 83 102 113% May 28 243/4 Feb 16 May 19 93 % Jun pfd Sharon 53% *27% Oct Range Since January 1 Highest common 18% *101 24% May 19 5 18 13 Apr 5% May 19 May 19 $4.50 preferred Shamrock OH & Gas 53 28 21 3 9 No par 18 Va 102 30% Feb Jun 36% Apr 100 Rubber 53 *27% 13% May 17 2 Sears Roebuck & Co 18% *101 Oct Lowest Simmons Co ♦43% Oct 20 28 No par 4,600 45 100 Jan series A__. preferred Inc Dec 32% Mar 32% July 28 Jan Seaboard Oil Co of Del Seagrave Corp Servel Jan Mar 18% May 19 Seaboard Air Line vtc 5% 14% Nov 74 2 39 Corp 1.75 Paper Co No par $3.40 cum pfd No par Scovill Mfg Co. 3.65% cum pfd_100 Scranton Elec Co (The) 5 Silver King Va Jan 124 Scott Shell 16 Dec 9 No par preferred Sheraton 82% 26% 13 May 27 10 Savage Arms Corp Sohenley Distillers 5,000 *43% Sep 7 Safeway Stores 9,700 16 3/a 102 13 19 % Jun 100 (The) pfd 4.40% 2,000 82% 76% 4 40 5% 16 Va 9 18 8Va 81 July 25 90 1 1,400 32% 37% Dec 7 St Joseph Lead 5Va 7% Sep 29% Feb 103% My 28 No par 78% •' Nov 9% Jan 8% Feb 1 B Corp 4,800 22% 18 13 10 32% 22% *773/8 May 16% Sep 15% Feb St L-San F Ry Co com vtcPfd series A 5% St. Regis Paper Co._ 3.35% 19 86% 28% 112% 49% Dec 15 2.50 series 2,800 25% 32 13Va 3,400 ' 108 253/a 125 32 30 14 Par 6% Nov 123/4 8 EXCHANGE 1st 9 99 4 8 NEW YORK STOCK 8 Va 28 S5% Aug Deo 15% Oct 100% Dec 22 Va May 19 IIOV2 Jan 3 Ruppert, Jacob 7% 28 Feb 11 16% Feb 4% May 19 Company No par Roan Antelope Copper Mines Royal Typewriter I Co 18% Feb 108% Mar No par 100 Co Ritter Ruberold July 14 18 5 No par ...100 Co_ Oil 10 84% Feb 11 100 preferred 3.60% 3 Jun 24% Jan No par A Mar Feb 173/s Feb 100 10 Preferred 105% Mar 12 403/g Feb 10 Common 5Va 28 10% 76% 24 1 ; Metals conv 37 % 28 Sep 7 2 24% May 19 72 50o Inc May 28 20% May 21 11% May 28 1 — Corp ser 10% Feb 80% Feb 153/4 Jan 100 % Apr 9 11 May 16 85 May 17 25 Reynolds Spring Reynolds (R J) Tob class 5Va 45 28% May 115% Jun 38% Feb Oct Feb Nopar preferred tRexall 55 6% ; Revere Copper & Brass 36% ♦43% • 117% Feb 69% Jan 33% 1 prior pfd 18% 102% Corp preferred 5 Va 8 . 30 Jan Oct 100 Republic Steel Corp 36% 7% Nov 47% Sep 19% Feb 107 Jan 150 Sep 1st pfd Republic Aviation Republic Pictures 54 63/a 23% Jon 27 - 112 126 139% May 36% 41 5 $4.50 preferred Reo Motors, Inc 19% 6% 3 30% Jun 115% Jan Sep 106 Sep 114% Aug 119% Jun 40 Remington-Rand 57% 6% May 19 34 % May 22 9 Va May 17 50o & Co Stores 19% 4% 81% Feb 283/4 July 25 109 % Jan 17 36% Feb Sep 17% Oct 22% July 25 48% July 25 50 preferred—50 Inc (Robt) 57% 4% 129% July 15 146% July 9 114% Feb 8 16% May 17 100 Bros 5 45 16% 86 Reeves 36 8% 5% 38 16% *101% 31 103 98% Deo 39 preferred 1 76% 83% 1st non-cum 4% non-cum 2nd Real Silk Hosiery 5 22% 102 % 2 26% Feb 21 110% July 25 120% July 17 Apr Seiberllng 22% ♦101 13 38% Jan 71% Apr 67 May 105% May 41 July 39 50 Seeger Refrigerator Co 23 45 Nov May 1,700 22% ♦45 63% Feb Oct 32 33 1,000 24 46 Deo 83 2 17% Sep 10% 108 3/a Feb 32% Nov 12% 23% 5 38 Feb 30 41 13 25 7% 17 Oct 27% 26(4 Aug 1 38i/i Feb 14 Reading Company 4* 102 25 103/a 25 363/4 Feb J 173/a May 19 35% Jun 9 12Va 32 53/8 13 28 3/4 May 19 12% 25 83/a Feb July 25 1 10% 31% 38% 22 29% Aug Oct No par 13Va 253/4 8% 12% Nov 102% Feb 7% May 19 pfd—100 12 Va 31% 5% Ralston Purina Co 3%% Raybestos Manhattan Rayonler Ino $2 preferred 13Va •107% Jun 19 43 2 Mar 14 Jan Nov 31% 32% Jan 70 Apr 15 10% May 21 1 *10% 25V4 37% No par No par 12 303/4 323/a of Amer $3.60 conv 1st preferred 10 5/8 26% M Radii Corp Radlo-Keith-Orpheum 13Va 32% *13 20 „ 67% July. 17 51 % May 19 21 % May 19 25 200 20% Sep 14% Oct 11% Nov 18% Feo 2 106% Jun May 34% Oct 16 110% Jun 24 -10 10% 25% 13% 33% Corp. 12 31% ♦13 Ref 13 1 26% " 11,900 313/4 33% 18 183/4 *6% 26% ♦76% 3/8 30% 32 % , 18 7% ' ' Oil JNopar Shares 44 8% 25% 31% Corp 13 STOCKS 28 24% 30% Quaker State Sales for 283% *963/4 28% Bakeries Purity the Week 28 98% 9 600 28% 26% *963/4 800 9 per there 25% 98 2,600 2,400 Friday Aug, 1 ♦96% 9 10 *28% 21 10% 114 6,000 51 16 3% 6%' 29 10 42% 28% 44 27 3/4 800 16 3/8 56% 45% 11% 41% 120 12 *27% 44% 10 23 106 *11% 16% 9 per thare 30% 22% 50 16,500 2,800 28% *22 21% 11 8,200 .*8% 1,400 3,500 7 29% 21% *49% % 200 .108% 8%, 105 413% *491/4 103% 22% 20% 11% 4,500 114 *107 105 *11% 5% ♦112 8% 23% 105 11% ■ 107 8% 108 9 per thare 46% 9% 113 203/4 LOW AND HIGH BALK PRICES Tuesday Wednesday July 29 July 30 9 per thare 45% *111% 5% 16% 22% 60% 59% 7 113 5% ♦27% 28 7% 103% 163% 283/4 •22 CLOSED 41% 49% 103% 7 16% EXCHANGE 11% 42 *28 STOCK ♦104 12% 22% 103% 23 ♦111% 108 11% *49 •102% "26% 27% 112 42 9 per thare 53/8 20% 26% 112 243/4 preferred Reliance Manufacturing Co—No par Conv pfd 3% % series 100 5% 8% (The) conv 700 5% 24 No par 100 Oil 5% Reliable 5% 133/4 Jan 300 5% 13% 127 Pure Preferred 540 13% *73 35Va 600 . 120 ' 101 -34% 14% ♦98 14 118 Va 13 13 35 *98 13% 120 Va *23 Va 101 30 Va 105 13% 122 24 Va •74 % 100 92 Jun 24% July 29 Mpy 28 No par No par Deo Oct Nov Feb Feb 96% R 83/4 •76 34 Va *47Va 8% 141 26 '/a July 25 103% Apr 24 109% May 14 Pub Ser El A Gas pfd $5 Pullman Inc 68% 12% 28% July 24 14% Jan 28 16 117 T 200 30% May 19 100 Jan 23 May 17 May 19 May 20 100 ; 17% Feo 19 213/8Jan -No par preferred preferred— Oct 200 153/4 May 17 93% Jun 17 of N J com—No par Jan Nov / 8% 9%, •78% 56% 26% ♦108 23 : • 9 Va 56 27% 108% 31% 23 56% 26% 108% 57 10,700 223/4 1093/4 129% 1433/4 31% No par 10,900 223/a 109% 143% 56% 34 23 22 110 126% 28'% 9 50 Publicker 21% 144% 109 Inc Jan 14 22% Oct 69 193/4 May 19 A Procter & Gamble 109% Apr 48% 7% Dec 103 ll3/4 May 17 Industries Inc 5 $4.75 cum preferred No par Publio Service Co of Colorado—20 129% 56% Co ser 110 % ♦112 21 1 38 37 13 I per thare 9% 14 Jun Highest Sep 12 May 19 No par 1 30 78% July 24 84% July 24 171 180 128% 27% Car 130 17 B preferred 9% Feb 22 Jan 1 # per thare 13% July 25 May 15 17 % May 16 10% Jun 5 Pocahontas Steel 42% Feb 19 67 1 class B 22% >' 19 10 Va 100 97 ♦96% 143% •108% Creek 8,900 97% 110 Pond 7 May 8% May 114 Apr 59 % May Lowest f per thare 21 100 (The) Plymouth Oil Co 11% 31 23% 4,000 32 % Apr B Co Plough Inc 40% 66 36 12% Pittston 113/8 28% 110% Pittsburgh & West Va Young 81 Ash pfd Pitts 40 % 97% 35% 400 2,700 113/4 65% No par Steel Co No par preferred class B 100 5% preferred class A 100 5%% 1st ser conv pr pfd 100 41% *39 10 Year 1946 Highest • per thare Pittsburgh 23% 30% 22% Pitts Plate Glass Co Pitts Screw & Bolt 25% 14% 97% 109% Par *14% 24 97% 66 90 26% *113/4 28'/a 65% 330 175 26% 25 11% 75 Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest ' 1% 80% ♦160 13 26% 12% 75 26% *113/4 136 ♦79% 175 26% 25% ♦39% 12% ♦125 80 ♦11% 13 12 3% 136 74% ♦160 27% 12 *125 81 *79 175 26% 27% 12% *125 75% 84 CLOSED 11% 136 YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Mharet 38% •125 NEW the Week 38 % STOCK (481) Jan 23 102% Jun 30 35% Jan 6 17 July 11 Nov 383/4 Jan 9 223/4 Jan 7 52% Dec 20% Dec 18 48% Sep 108 Jun 8% May 8 Nov >3 Nov 22% Dec 7 8 Sep 59% Feb 193 May 39% July 22% Jan 9 28% F^b 47% Feb Jan 11% Oct 4% Sep 7% Dec 9 34% Jan •1 29% Sep 8% Jan 54 Va Apr 170% Jan* May 20% Jan 85% Jun 27% Feb 13 % Dec 8 Jan $6% Jun 61 •6% May July 48 May 99 5V4 Feb 56 43% Jun 17% July 14% Feb 33% May 38% Oct 70 167 Dec 30 Jun 21 22 RECORD STOCK YORK NEW July 26 I per share Monday July 28 July 29 79 EXCHANGE CLOSED 38% 41 70% - *66% 70 *79 80% 18% 18% 18% 5% 5% 514 10% 10% 20 y8 13 14 80% 80% 80 % 19% 79% *79 80% *79 80% 18 % *18 18 ¥4 18% 18% 5% 26% 700 : *9% 10 80 27% 27% 2J 600 80% 20 ' 20¥a Feb 75/a Feb 14 ¥2 Jan 76 93¥a Jan 31 ¥2 July 19% 19 % 19% 19% 19¥b 4,300 12% 12 % 12% 12 12 ¥4 (12,50 3 81% 200 80% 81% 80% 80% 81% Spiegel Inc 17 17% 16% 17% 16% 16% 16 ¥4 17% 3,309 Square D 34% 35% 34 34 34% 34% 34% 34 ¥4 1,900 Squibb 31% 112% 31% 140 101% 101% 112 112 112 30% 2714 28% *100% 31% 101% 25 % 25 96 114% 100 97 108 27 *97% 108 20 % 99 600 > Standard 12,909 61% 62 60% 61% 59% 60% 59% 60% 4314 44- 42 43% 41% 42% 41% 42% 41 ¥4 42% 17,100 77% 79% 76 78 % 77% 78% 77% 78% 17,200 29% 30% 21- 30 ¥4 31% 16,800 *103% 104 ¥4 78% ' 79% 31 -31% • ♦103% 12% 13 105 *103% 13% 14 12% 13% 44% 43% 43% *43 *42% 44% * 44% 43% 44% 44% 16 15% 15% 15 15% 40% 40% 39% 40 *103 104 ♦103' 104 *103 43%. 15¥s 15¥a 39 % 5,300 16% 15% 16% 15% 15% 20% 18% 19% 18% 18% 18% 19 20% 20 ¥a 20 ¥a 19% 19% *19% 20% 20 % 14% 147/8 14 14% 13% 23% 21 22% 20% 12% 12% 12 12% 106% *105 106% 12% *105 105 105 56 56% n 122% 122% 122 122 12% 10% 11% 39 41% 38% * 19% 18% 18% 123% 11% 11% 11% 40 39% 9% 19% 18% 19% 19% 123% 41 35 24% 24% 24% 24 24% 102 % * ■ 11% 6% 17% 34% ♦40% 17% *17 24% *17 24% 24% 24% 22% 23 101% 101 7% 7% 7% 7 *11 11% 5% , 23% " 7 5% .; 1,000 5,100 19 20 18% 19 18% 18% 18 % 18% 19% 19% 68 68% 66% 68 66 66% 66% 66% 66 ¥a 67 17% 16% 17% 16% 17% 167/« 17% 16% 17% 55% 55% 55 % 3,100 2,900 12,300 55% 56% 55% 56% 56 56 33% 34% J 33% 33% 327/e 33% 33% 33% 33 ¥2 34% 26 % 26% 24V4. 26% 23% 24% 24¥a 25% 25 ¥a 25% 52 52' 50 50 16% 16% 12 *53 11% 12 53 16 22% 9% 20% *10% 11% 44% 42 5% *5 103 4% 5 9¥a 9% 9 ¥2 20 ¥4 21 ¥2 21 ¥4 10% 10 ¥2 10 ¥2 43 % 44 43 *27% 28% 21% 21% *101% 4% 20% *27 ¥a 28 ¥2 20 47 2,300 12¥a 12% 3,000 tTransamerica Transcont'l & West Air Inc 48% 47% 47% 47 47 46 % 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 121/4 12% 15% 16 15% 15% 14% 6% 109 109 < "■ *109 110 - 110 *109 -- ' ¥4 15% 15 ¥4 15¥a 3,800- *15% 17% *15% 17% 100 7 *109 110 *109 i 67/a 7 6% 6% 8,700 22 20% 21 21 21% 21 ¥4 21% 2,400 32% 31% 21 30% 31% 29% 30% 30 30% 29 ¥4 30 ¥2 15,800 39 ¥a 1,100 41% *40 9% 9%. 41 % * *41% 14% 14% 8% 9% 41% 41 % 14 13% LOW AND HIGH Tuesday Monday I per share 41 13% 1 per there 104 : 13 ¥4 *13 13% 1,200 40 40 - 80 1,109 , . t per share t per Sales for Friday Aug. 1 14% 14% 15% 14 55 55 53 V4 i ' EXCHANGE CLOSED 12% 12% 51% \ share 12 ¥4 12% *12 ¥4 14 14 '14 14 52 *51% 32 *11% 12% 12 ¥4 34 ¥4 32% 33 ¥4 33 ¥4 20th Film Corp——No par .preferred * No par prior pfd No par Twin City Rapid Transit.;.—No par 5% conv prior pfd :J. 50 Turin Coach Co—i —: 1, $1.50 . : 108 % 105 ¥4 105 ¥4 106 105% *113¥a 114¥4 •114 *1137/a 114 11314 *105 108 ; 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Oil Union Pacific 111 112 400 35 19 ¥2 ' . 108 - 22 ¥2 22 21 ¥4 ♦62 5 ¥4 477/a 8 ¥4 3 ¥2 48 ¥2 87/a 47 V4 8 . 85 90 *86 3 V4 62 3¥a 3¥8 4714 *47 ¥2 8¥a 86" *84 14% 14 ¥a 14 ¥a 40 ¥2 59 55 ¥2 57 22 ¥2 22 22 ¥a 17 17 ¥2 16 17 14 Ye 407/8 22 ¥2 8 14% 41 58 ¥2 *107 ¥2 108 *107% 15 ¥a 16 15 Va 18 103 ¥2 *187 ¥2 18 ¥2 ♦81 footnotes see » *39 32 *29% 31 5¥a 5% *63 33/a 3¥a 47 3/a 477/8 8 31 ¥2 30 ¥4 197/a * 14 ¥a 14 ¥8 39 55 22 ¥a 22 16% 16 14% 471-8 39 14% 108 V, 55 ¥a 5 ¥4 62 3% - 15 17¥a 19 ¥a 107 ¥2 17 ¥8 103 ¥2 *187 ¥2 190 18% 17% *81 84 page 100 23. 7,800 62 .< 5% Air .'i. Inc Lines preferred— 4%% -cum Biscuit 20 . 193/4 50 United $3 United Electric 700 United Engineering 107 ¥2 *107 15 ¥4 15 56 ¥2 ! - 8.700 2,500 22 14,700 16% 1,800 15 y4 20 20 ¥a 107 ¥2 *105 ¥2 *16 ¥2 98% 99 *187 ¥2 190 *187 V4 |17% *81 19 17 ¥2 99 United 5,200 100 ¥2 . 18% Gas Coal Cos & Fdy 30c 100 *81 84 84 *81 84 May 99 ¥4 Oct 60% May Oct 135% Apr Oct 149% Apr Feb 59¥a Aug Feb 49 ¥4 May 61¥a Nov 20¥a Mar 100% Dec Deo 78 ¥4 May July 30 108% Jan 11 Oct 25 Feb 37% Nov 60 Jun 37 Sep 53% Jun 16 Va Oct 41 Va Jan 26% Aug 63 May 102 ¥4. Oct 109% Aug 13 ¥a Oct 26% May 20 ¥4 Deo 39% May 21 Jan 23 Feb 14% Oct 23 y4 Apr I 18 Va Oct 12 % Nov 103¥a Sep Sep 61% Apr 117 7% Oct 38% July 24 V4 May May 110 Jun 78% 124% Aug May 14 42 V4 Sep 56% Aug 10% Oct Oct Oct 24 17¥4 102 Apr 35% May 100 May Deo 19 Va Nov 23 38 1 Jan 55 Yi Apr Sep 21 Aug 13% Sep 41% Feb 25% Nov 30% Jan 19 Ve 41 31 Nov Nov 101 7% No* Feb 109% Aug 16% Jan 19% May 11% Jan 9 6 ¥4 Deo 13 14% Sep 25% 62 Feb 68 % 28 68 ¥a July f 9% Mar 17% July 28 Jan Jun Aug July 18 21 Sep Oct 60 y4 35¥4 July 18 28s/a July 14% Oct 26% May 18 21% Feb 18 35 Sep 65 May 13 ¥4 Sep 18 Sep 59 ¥2 Feb 13 47 Sep 61% July 17¥» Feb 13 15 Sep 30 ¥4 May 13 ¥a Feb ; 13 15 10 Sep 48 46% July 24 58 8 5 8 ¥4 Feb 60¥4 Feb Jun 32% Jim Oct 9% 70 Feb Feb Oct 20% Jun 17% 14% Feb 5 227/a July 25 16 Dec 16a/4 Feb 11 14 ¥4 Oct 21 Va May Oct 69% Jun Oct 112 ¥4 Jun 5% Oct 13% Jan ' 59% Jan 38% 30 Mar 10 7 ¥4 Feb 3 102 1 32 106 39 Va Feu ' July 22 108 ¥2 Feb 21% Feb 13 24% Apr Nov Oct 26% Jun 66 y4 Jan Feb 112 13 Va 18 ¥a Deo 71 3 14 Deo 33% Oct 12% 5% 7% Feb 7 20 Sep 105 Sep 16 July 24 22 ¥2 Nor 6 112% Feb 38 ¥4 Jan Jan 17% - Oct Oct 15 ¥2 Jan 19¥a Feb 08 16 Va 4 51 ¥2 Feb Oct 38 Va 25 24 227/a Jan 18% Nor 99% > 37 Va 6 Oct Nov 21% May Jan 114 Feb Jan Mar 22% May 63% May 79 May 48 Jan 0 46 Va 104 Jun 27 102 ¥a Deo 16 Feb 11 11 ¥a Oct 24 18 43 ¥4 Deo 71% 6 11% NOV 26% Jan 51% Feb 15% Mar 106% Jan Apr Apr Range for PrevloiM Year 1946 Lowest t per share 15 ¥2 I per share - Highest $ per share July 23 7 25 49 Sep 80% May 12 Nov 23% Apr 35 % July 28 23 Jan 39 58% Feb 15% Jan May 110% July 11 88 Sep 125 Mar 31 111 Jun 115% Jan 106 July 18 106 Feb 111 Oct 104 Jun» 6 06 Deo 107% Jun 115 20% Not ( Apr 29 147 July 28 110 Oct Mar 168% Feb 111 Feb 26 102% Oct 120 Va Mar -24 ¥4 July 28 10 109 ' 5 Mar 27 28 ¥2 Apr 2 107¥4Mar l0 19¥aMay28 120% Apr 32 Sep 16% Not 101 Deo 19% Not 42 ¥4 Jan 37% Jan 119 54 ¥4 Jan Jan 1 22 ¥4 July 25 5% United U 600 U S 8 Foreign 8 8 Jan 10 4 Va Jan 31 10 Jan ll¥4May20 16 Feb 2 13 5 May 17 Jan 14 Jun 9 May 17 104 ¥2 Jun 17 12 Jan 16 . 15¥8 May 19 102 May 28 12¥4 May 19 86 May 19 187 July 16 16 May 17 80 Jun 30 43 Jan 2 59¥4 July 25 100 10 ^ No par Secur. —No par No par _20 109 .; preferred Hoffman 4V4% Feb 8 ¥4 Feb 83 10 ¥4 Feb preferred 7 % 32% July 25 32 95 Freight Co_ Gypsum Go $4.50 U S 23 ¥2 Jun 10 26¥4 Jan 15 4V4Mayl6 55¥2 Jun 10 '' - 78 ¥2 May 22 Improvement Co__13¥a & Mfrs Inc com 1 preferred Paperboard USA 1,300 ■ 2¥2 May 19 47V4 July29 6V4May28 1 No par Co Fruit United 190 17% 55 Deo t " *17 ¥4 17% Nov 37 Jan 16 21 100 United Merch 1,900 : Mar 42 Va 5 Preferred 30 17% 98 ¥a - 107 ¥2 17 ¥2 May 78 __5 1 ; United 10 108 *16¥2 190 preference-.— Dyewood Corp 1,700 16% r common 14% 55 ¥a Apr 55 70 100 Corp 40 *105 ¥2 ♦187% 190 Cigar-Whelan Stores $3.50 conv. preferred... 900 *21% 24% 116 20 ¥a 2l¥sApr _J_10 No par United (3,500 17 20 Corp 8 ¥2 39 Apr July 28 7¥t Jan 38% Feb 1 Fast 86 ¥2 17% 106 United-Carr 47¥4 14% Apr 109 ¥4 " 8 ¥2 *38 ¥4 39 ¥a Sep Oct Feb 17 14 20 167/a May 19 103¥2 Jan 15 No par new—; Co Jan Nov 98 ¥4 23% Feb 17 128 July 25 24¥4 Feb 7 47 Mar 5 19 Apr 1 37% Jan 28 27¥4Jan 2 28% Feb 13 ; 104% Mar 11 10% Feb f. May 21 30 -__5 100 Corp preferred conv United 36,300 3¥a 98% 102 ¥a 84 United Aircraft United Carbon Co. new___i—No par 200 5% 17 106 100 —100 No par 85 ¥2 47% 22 ¥2 107% 147/a . '33/a 40 56 ♦107% 5¥a 86 ¥2 *84 16 203/4 *105 ¥2 r United ' 21 Co._ preferred 1,600 30 8 8 86 ¥2 54 Va 15 ¥4 107 ¥2 RR Car 1,100 32 % 64 *62 21 ¥4 ' 108 18 ¥4 20 ¥a ♦105 ¥2 For 5 ¥4 5 ¥2 41 series f *29 ¥2 62 ¥4 *62 63 3% 5¥a of non-cum Union Tank 200 * 5 ¥2 4% 800 2114 32 ¥2 7,300 18,700 111 32 *21 ¥4 No par California.— _25 Union 400 series——_No par $3.50 ' 34 34 • '—No par pfd $4;50 ser No par $3.70 Preferred 2,500 108 ¥2 34 ¥a Preferred —, 9,300 143 ¥2 108 ¥2 —— r —-No par Carb & • No par. '—5 Co— Bag & Paper Carbide 12¥a July 2 43 ¥2 May 19 9¥aMayl7 25 ¥2 May 19 ■ 89 ¥4 Jan 15 xll2¥4 Jan 29 104V4 May 14 99¥a Feb 14 -20 Apr 14 120 Apr 15 105 Jan 3 1- :. Ruber Asbestos 40% Feb | >■ # per share far July Dec " (The)- Corp Un El CO of Mo -10 24 ¥4 142 ¥2 109 ¥4 Union 20 1137/a 143 ¥a 23 % 112 • Union 9,000 102 3/4 33 3/a 33 Union 13,900 108 *102. 1137/a 33% 106 Underwood -1,200 ' 1063/4 1137/a 106 ¥4 1143/4 35% 109% .U Udylite Corp 1,300 :" - ' May 104 34 ¥s Range Since January 1 Lowest ; Highest , EXCHANGE ' 17 17 13 19 ' * STOCK NEW YORK ' 13 101 Jun -2 15¥2Mayl9 "26¥» May 19 35 ¥4 May 22 102 Jun 16 7 ¥2 May 13 38¥2 May 19 - 9% May 19 No par Corp Fox Cen 3,700 ■- £ 34 ¥4 : 34% 108 5 —-—No par preferred $6 Truax-Traer Shares _ 52 ¥4 12 52% May May May May 514 May St'l_—No par Tri-COntihental Corp 1 the Week - 51 ¥2 ! 14 13% . 54% 40¥2 10 ¥2 .13 ¥2 14 __2 Williams A Transue V STOCK • No par Corp___ May 19 May 17 May 10 Jan 4 May 19 18 * May 19 102¥4 Jan 2 15% May 19 $4,50 . 87/a *8% Thursday July 31 July 30 t pef share : 103 Va Bearing Roller Timken : Axle— Timken Detroit STOCKS SALE PRICES Wednesday July 29 July 28 41 ~ 41% 13% ' * 8% *8% 8% 8% *41% 39 39 104 *103% 104 *103% 104 13% 1Q 39 39 39 *103% 104 ♦103% * t 40 110 22% 22 No par —: 5 47 47% *16% Oil 12% 17% 14 preferred $3.75 190 Associated Water 47 17% 17 Tide 13 16 20 No par l10 . 3,800 17% 15% $3.50 cum. preferred » 27 Sep Sep 2 45 Va Jan Nov 15 ¥a 13% Mar 0 16 16 20 14 13 27 10¥aJuly30 38 May 19 98 May 21 3¥4 May 17 No par _100 '—No par 17% 167/a 7% 1' -1—-25 — RO — Thompson Products com 4% preferred ___Thompsori-Starrett Co_ 106% 17% 16% : • 5 9¥a 497/a f 6¥4 163/4 _50 Corp.No par • (The) Co (J 17¥a 106% 17% -6% 12,200 . —No par *106 ¥2 106% 106% 16% Steel - 41 Jan 13 13 ¥a May 19 52 ¥2 Jun 16 12 May 19 — preferred_1 Transit Avenue Thompson .. 21 ¥a 21 20% % 106 106 t 1,200 28 ¥4 18% 7% ;__5 common conv 15¥4 Jan —No par — Co diV Thomas 100 4% 106% 17% Mfg Co„ May May May Mar Jan May 21% Jan 100 Co pfd Fail1 <•' Third 1,100 4% 17% 7% Ry Glass conv $2¥a r 102 ¥4 4¥a 106% *17% $2.40 The 700 .44 44 *27% 20% 106 Pacific A Thermoid 2,700 *101 ¥2 102 ¥4 4% 29 *27% 1,100 25 i_l " 101% 4% 99 21% 9¥a 10% 37/a 13 ¥4 55¥a 10 ¥a 46% 5 (The) Thatcher i 29 20 ¥4 10 Gulf Texas 2,300 K •__ Sulphur——No par Texas Pacific Coal & Oil_——*10 Texas 'Pacific Land Trust _1 1 100 . ll¥a 52 10% 43 101% 29 *28 11 ¥2 *51 ¥4 120 - Gulf Producing Texas Texas 800 : 55 16 ¥4 *15 ¥4 11 ¥4 52% 9% 10% 10% 44 i 21 20% *101% 103 *101% 16% 11% 51 ♦9% 9% 21% 10% *43% *15 11% *52% 9% 9% 55 20¥a May 19 97¥2Jun 25 t 5¥a May 19 9 5 (James) Corp Texas Co 1 . 11,200 16 ¥81' 16% 56% 16% 53 11% *52% 49. 16 ¥4 *55 16% *15 16% 54 11% 1 56% ♦55 *15% 48% 49 49 49 49 16% 16% Irtc Telautograph Corp Tennessee 39,800 55% t 10,700 16% 56 14V? Jan .2 30¥a Jun 9 22% Jan 27 : Ltd—l—_ Prod's Inc.—No par preferred..,' : ■_ —No par Symington Gould Corp : —1 Talcott 5% xl5%. (The)—'—4.16% l 25 Amer Co International $4 11% *11 5% x56 of Co Swift & 4,800 6 ¥4 5% 16% 17¥aMay20 101 ¥2 Jan 13 13 May 19 36 s- May 19 Bylvanla Elec 5% 57 88/a May 19 * 180 11% 16% Sunshine Mining Co___J._4__„_l0c Inc__— Feb 33% July 10 > Jan 107 % 12¥eJuly28 7¥a Jan 11 327% May 27 2,500 - 101 *100 101 123 It) 12.50 4,200 ' 56 % 'Jan 118 100' cum) Corp Biscuits Swift 5% *11 11% 5% (4%-95> 13% 84% Feb 3 Feb 11 Feb 3 Apr 17 75% Mar 24 May 26- 51 —I Sweets 300 4,300 • 24% 23% 7% *11 :—■—No par " 23% 22% 101% 1 Superior Oil of Calif-———,.25; Superior Steel Coxp„___—— 50 Sutherland Paper Co__—i. 10 * 400 ' 24 24% 23% 22% : 500 17% 34¥a _l Apr Oct 14 Va .10% May 19. •( 17 . 16 May 19 25 ¥a 10 ¥a May 19 15¥a 105 July 28 109¥2 ——'—No par Superheater Co (The) (___L—No par < 2,700 41 ¥2 34% 14¥4 May 19 19¥4Jun 3 " * 34% 34% ; -2,200 18% 18 18% 41% 35% . 102%. 102% 7% 8 ♦16% 35 *17 •40 18 17% *101 41 Oil Sunshine 3,600 120% 120% 18% *40 % 18 17% 120 119 124 *118 18% 18 13 ¥2 May 17 A preferred___No par pfd * "2,800 . A Sunray 51,600 : 19 ¥a 4 18 ¥4 19% Class 30 10 10 . ' 40 9% Mar 14 1 Co___— Oil May 20 „20 Corp $4.50 series Sun -1,600 ■ 12 102 5 Inc (The) Corp May 17 x35%May 13 5 100 Corp & Webster Chemical 37 u_l •—_ Camp Studebaker Sun 10 - 11% 39 ¥4 9% 35% 6% *122 123% *122 9% 17% ♦11 56% 10% 35V4 *7% 106 ¥4 *55 9% 41 42 41% *105 19% 20 127 " ♦124 106 ¥4 123% 10% 10% 3,800 Inc— common; prior preferred Stone t 31,400 12% 11% : 5% 3,400 13 ¥a 217/e 12 39% 10% 41% 11% 41% *: 13% 21¥a 56 Bros Stewart-Warner 12% *54% 123% *122 Sterling Drug Inc 3 ¥a% preferred Stokley-Van 22 *105 55 54% 56 54% Stores Sterchi 300 . 14 *12% 50 * 3 101¥aJan 6 10¥a May 19 41 ¥4 Jun 3 L S —No par i.: 2,900 . 13 % 21% 12% (The) 5,600 20% 21 13% 22% 23 ¥4 Jan 30% 18% 6 13 36¥a Jan 2 114¥4 Feb 18 125 Feb 19 63 July 24 44 V4 July 21 80 July 24 31¥a July 24 105 Jan 29 17¥s Feb 11 49 Feb 7 433/4 July 24 18 Jan 2 49 Jan 2 104 ¥2 Mar 5 19¥a Feb 7 24¥4 Jan 4 21 ¥4 Jan 3 " Mar 17 63 10 Nov II ¥4 37¥2 Jan 101 ¥2 Jan -37¥4Mayl9 25 Jun 96 92 18¥a Feb 5 45% Jan 2 112¥a Feb 11 May 17 May 17 25 series A 100 Spring ——1 1 100 19% 18% *20 4 50¥4 Mar 11 Jersey preferred conv Starrett Co 700 16% 15% 16 16 16% 19% 4% 309 81 89 preferred Steel 00¥4 Feb par of. Ohio New 20 " 104 104 of of Oil Standard -1,209 39 104! *103 104 43 ¥4 43% 15% 39% 43 ¥4 40 *147/a 42 13% 42 ¥4 42:% 16 41 44 Oil Oil Standard 7,300 13 44 % *43% Standard Standard . 3¥4 % 13% 13 44% - 105 *103% 105 *103% 105 30% 30% 30 Calif—No Indiana.—. of Oil 23% Feb 17 ¥4 Feb 20 Jun 90% 5% 30 19 19 17 V2 May 16 No par No par prior $7 800 61 60% preferred prior preierred $6 500 109% 109 % 97¥4 Jun 65 Oct 16% 4 8 7 13 14 25 7 109¥2 Jan 16 26¥a Jun >3. Standard G & E Co $4 pref__.No par 26,100 99 110 110 $4 *10,600 27 99% 25% 97 -110 101 101 26 % 27 30% 30% 30% 101% *111% 112% *1111/2 112 29% 101 110 101 113 111% 112% 30% 101 % 31 101% • Sep Oct 73 8 Apr 17 80 .13% May 19 32 May 12 5 Sons common 1 No par Standard Brands, Inc._-—_No par $3.50 cum preferred. L.No par 18% 35% *100% 1 per share par Co (ERi & preferred 18% July 26 . 13 I per share 64% 33 Z 50¥2 Jan 77 Feb Jun 27 26 ¥2 July 16¥4 May 8 May 71¥zMay __2 l preferred——No $4.50 Conv *34% Saturday 74 ¥2 Jun ,_1 1 & Sons new Sperry Corp (The) : Spencer Kellogg 2,300 12 82 15 May 17 4¥aMay l9 0 May 19 non-cum , 3,400 5% 10 26% : 19% 20 Spalding (AG) & Bros Inc 1 Sparks Wlthlngfcon -No par Spear & Co __1 •: $5.50 preferred —_No par 6% 100 85 *9% *80 85 5% 5% 5% 5% 10 26% 13 28 May 19 57¥4 May 19 300 % Highest I per share S per share Railway No par preferred 100 Mobile A Ohio stk tr ctfs 100 Southern 16,700 •9% 27 12% 39% 68 % *80 85 20 39 *68 *18 10% 26% 27% 27% 40 70 39 Lowest Highest J per share Shares share *67 79 5% 10 "80 85 *78 t per 69 39% •67- 18% I per share Year 1940 Range Since January 1 Lowest EXCHANGE the Week Aug. 1 July 31 share 37% 42% 79 70 t per I per share I per share 41% STOCK July 30 STOCK NEW YORK Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Range for Previous STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday, August 4,1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. THE COMMERCIAL & (482) Mach preferred Corp ^ 100 33 447/a 20V2 '12 ¥2 53 ¥4 Mar 27 23 ¥4 6¥a 78 3y4 44 8¥a Oct 40 Oct 17% Deo 89 Oct Oct Dec 71 ¥a Mar TVs May Apr Sep Jan 56% July 10 ¥4 Aug 105% Aug Not 21% Feb 34 ¥4 Dec 56 Jan 41% Oct 53% Aug 12 ¥4 30¥« 241/4 Jan 6 19 ¥4 Feb 17 12 y4 Oct 22 Apr Aug 12 104 ¥2 Oct 110 Jan 110 Va Apr 187/e Oct Feb 21 0% Sep 15% July 21 Va Feb 13 15 ¥3 Oct 32% May Jan 28 101 Not 18 ¥4 Feb 3 13 Not 11 93 Sep 132 May Deo X205 Sep Apr 19 ¥4 106 107 ¥4 Feb 196 Va Mar 29 33% Jan 94 Feb 6 15 187% 109 ¥4 July 29% Feb 26 Feb 47% 90 Sep 98% Aug Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (483) NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday July 26 July 28 f per share Tuesday July 29 45 46 7% 42% 7% 7% 38% ,39 STOCK 22% 23 EXCHANGE *9% CLOSED 38 38 22% 9% *9% 57 31% 37% 42% 37% 58 >/4 3.7% 22% 9% 58 42 57 30% 30% 30 Va 30% 30% 30% 30 3A 103% *102% 103'/a *102% 47% 1031/2 *102% 46% 47% 47% 150 151% 51 151 51 % 741/a 49% 73]/4 74% "72% 147% . 146% 20 *46 19% 72 *46 47% 7% 7% 10 % 8% 7 9% 109 9 8% *45% 47% *45% 18% 18% 5% *17% 5y4 19% *5% 8% 47'/a 92% 93 *175 *175 23 *83 84% *17% 18 16 105 *45'/a 92% 93 *175 83 *175 83 16% ' 21% 16% *15% 33% 14 14% 14% 15 32 3/4 33 32'A 32% 313/a 21% * L 16% 5 :'/8 • 14% 32% 87% *85 87% *85'A *85% 87% 90 *85% 90 90 32 *85% *85% *85'% 8 8% 7% 94 46% •6% 92 119 90 • *8'4 90 42 3/4 *41 42 t343A 32 32 *30% - ■ 313A 40% 40 35 34% 34 33% 33% 32 *31% 313/4 *30% 47% 102 7'A 34 5,400 93 941/2 2,900 118 1183A 140 *39% 41 40% 40% 35% 35% 400 "33% 33 v4 33 600 32% 32% *32% 33 31% *31 31% 72 *69 71% 15% 15% *153/5 31% 92 *31 33 120 72 72 73 15% 15% 15% 15% 33'/a *107% *70 32% 32% 107% 10% llVa 10% 10% 13 '13% 12% 12% 99% 16% 100 21% *99'/a 16% 26% 32 Walker io% 10% 103/a 10% 5,100 12% 16%' 25% 24 36 37 *21 21% *23 24 35% 35% *7% 86% *86% 24% 24% 23 115% 118% *108 114% 7 47%,. 86% 86'/a 22% 7 Mar 20 32 Apr 49% Jan 101 Apr 17% Nov 39 Feb 15 15% Oct 253/4 13 Feb Apr 35 Nov 58% Apr 2 15% Feb Sep 6 30 Oct 20 83% Oct 113 Jan 13 91% Nov 115 Feb Jan 7 53 May 36% 104% May 14 9% Mar 6 94% Aug Sep 100 Dec 5% Dec 26 V8 Jun 51% Apr Majl 108% Aug 12% Jan 99% July 63% Sep Feu 5 117% Dec 97 Feb 123% 24 80 Jan 105 45 Feb 21 Apr 40 Dec 53 40 Jan 17 July 37 38 July 28 1 121 5 May 19 36% May 17 33'A July 2 32% Jun 4 Sep 45% Jan Feb 17 32% Nov 52 Apr Feb Apr 32% July 31 20 119 *418 *103 42% 115% *114% 41% 41% 110% 115% 40 110% ; *109 ■ 86'% *114% 41. *40 y4 111 Z July 28 Tuesday July 29, I per share I per share 7% 7'/a 53% 51% 7% 53 6% 6% 7 6% 6% *15% 16% 15% 15% 33'/a 34% '31% 88 88 100 Wayne Knitting Mills 1,600 2,000 4,900 Wesson 86 % 470 24%, 118 ' . 115% West 90 7% m 13 4% V - 114% 40% *109% 90 60; . 6% . 32% X30% X83 22% 22% 21% 36 36 % 3 5'/a 35% 30% 28% 30'/a 101% 106% *43 101 101 % 106% 103% 106% 44% 34% 101 43 35% 72 *100 101% 102% *66%: . *100 98% 32% 32 32 27 25 26% 13% 13% *83 12 91 *30 31% 30% 35% 35% 36 6,500 28% 101 42 *66 29 28% 40'A 58% 106'% * 42 *41 72 *67 13 983/4 32% 13% 84 - 13% 91 *30%' : 83/a 8%' 8% 83A - 9% 9% 9% 9% 98 Vz 9% 14% is"-- 98 14% 98 59 *17% 17% 17% 144 *134% 17% 144, 59 57 58 57% 51% 51% 57% 50% 51'/a. 50'/a 62% 62% 60 50% *87 88 86 86 ♦92 96 93 93 1 ; 61% 58% 59% *84% - 86 93 64% 64% 63% 63% *66% 67% 66% 66% 113/4 io% 39 ,12% 39,, 11'/a 37% > 37 / *134% *56% v 50 59% ■*84% 17% 144 " r,. *63 66% :, 11% 373/4 13% •37% 13% 13'/a 13'A •13'A 46'/a 46'A 46% *46'A 47 67% 17% 18 17% 223A 23% 213/4 7% 7% 6% >Bid and nsked prices; y-Ex-rights. no sales on 17% 17% 18 67% 65'A 66'A 22% 20% 7 this 7 21'A 21% *7 -7 163/4 Apr 43% July 89 Va Aug 29 45 7 Apr 2 90 Feb 4 34% Jan 2 106 Sep 115% Feb 13 1133/4 113 , . 32% May 19 100 60 " 95 110 Feb 45 24 113 3 Feb Jan 27 Oct 323A Nov 111% Sep Apr 119 Aug 122% Feb 117% Aug II93/4 May 53% Jun 116% Apr 643A Range Since January 1 Highest > I per share 11% 365/a 4,400 18% 18 Va 67% 68% T 17 17 7 Sewing ■ Mach Corp preferred 21% 7 1,200 1,700 1 18 *27 Mar 29 71 Oct 90 preferred Oil 14 & Co Oct 53a% 26% Oct 21% Nov 41% 393A Jan 91 Dec 95 Dec 39 May Jan 353A Jun 30% July 28 2 27 6 103 % Jun 30 94 55 Co —; Jan 24 York Tovrne Mfg CO, Corp —: cum ,1 56 Young Spring ft Wire —No par Youngstown Sheet ft Tube—No par Youngstown Steel Door —No par 1,800 Zenith 2,200 Zonite Radio Corp Corp — No par Products 4 13 29% Feb 72 Jan Oct 106 Jan 36% Nov 90% Nov 1 July 31 90 Feb 3 34 Feb 13 43 Jun Jan 69 Jun 9 62 Jun 34 May 17 28 a Deferred delivery. - n 12Vz 15 Va Oct Jan July May Jan Jan 21 July 101 July 213A 142 Mar 160 34 Feb Feb 52 Jun May 62% May Feb 1 13 '3 43% Sep 47 Sep 84% Sep 100 Apr 87 Vz 103 May 100 Feb 20 Feb >8 70% Mar ? May 21 533/4 May 17 May 17 14% May 19 New stock. 36 Mar 27 8ft - 10% May 19 May 19 V. 14% May 19 5% Jun 105 263A 12% Sep 95 Vz Sep May 233/b July 53/4 Oct. 5 18% Feb 45 Jan 6 Sep 75'A Dec 59'/a Oct 10 13% Deo 3 16% Feb 11 rCash sale, 33 Oct 74 106 Aug Feb 82% Apr 25% Jun 61% July 23% Nov 27% Jan 15% 35% Jan 50% Mar 31 23 Feb 1 72% Feb 21% Feb 18 57% Sep 83% May 21 15 31 25 July 7 10% Jan 31 . tin receivership, 44 53 41 15 44 68% Feb : 63% May 19 8 62% May 107'A July 9 Nov Jan 94% Apr 2 w Jan Nov 107% 60 11 84 30 11 19% Mar 18 145% May 19 2 Jun 11% Nov 81% Sep 15% July 24 27 83 27% Feb 213/4 Noy 9% July 28 43 May 19 48% May 1&: • Nov Aug 8 173/4 Feb 145% May 19* - 98 63 7 13 Vz Feb 63% Jun 100 7 16 ~25 —_1 1. Feb 34 6% May 17 10% May 19 96 % Apr 29 • Jun 1 101% Mar 31 5'/2 May 17 w-5 — preferred • 29% May 13 < Co——*.——10 No par No par Aug 44% Feb May 28 % May 19 May 19 9% May 19 10 pfd May 2 May 19 19 Vz —.—-——10 Co 6% pfd—100 Iron 36 Feb 84 Jan ,1063/4 July 21 26 Inc—No par ——No par Jun 18% 93 1—5 :—1 Jan Apr 36% July 21 102% Jan :T——r-2^ Motors—-: 323A 56% 101 Jan 24% July 14 • May 19 % May 19 22% May 19 No par Co Vz 17 —1 preferred 4%% 10,900 11 42'A Feb ; 11 Sep Sep Sep 26 conv 35 90Va May 13 % Jan 5 —No par Corp Dec Jan 57 3 $5 conv prior pref No par White Dental Mfg (The S S)„—20 White Motor Co„ 1 Yale ft »■ 700 Jun 7'A 6 7% Feb 18 Vz Feb 4 May 16 9% May 17 27% May 17 Highest f per share 27 100 Wright Aeronautical—^ WTigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Wyandotte Worsted Go-— 1,900 13% V 75% Jan $ per share 4 103 Erie Ry preferred- P & M (Del)—No par 4%% series— 100 Prior pfd 4%% conv series—^100 600 10% Jan 99 Prior 3,400 53/4 May 19 38 Va May 19 74 Lowest $ per share 31 Lake Steel Woodward — 46'A 21% com-No par A_——i.—-100 Worthington 13 V» day. tName changed -from United Rexall Drug Inc. x-Ex-dividends. - -No par ^.-No par Woolworth: (F W) 20 . —10 Ry : 100 ; preferred—..100 * -190 & $4.25 130 - \ —1 Wilson-Jones Co Wisconsin El Pow 30 Year 1946 Lowest preferred 1,900 ~ 67 % r 11% 2nd series Wilson 46'/4 " Range for Previous STOCK Pacific RR Co conv Prior 700 - - Maryland 9,300 86 *36% 21% •...7 r ' 663A- 67% 16% 16% 18 57 67% 37% 18% 16% 9% Sep 31% Sep 85% Sep 12 3/4 Jan 7 pfd. .—loo Pulp & Pap Co—:. .No par preferred Willys-Overland 300 50% *62% 133/a 46 3/4. 16% Jan Jan Wheeling Wilcox 144 60 11% 14% 17% Sep 47% 108 May July Feb 29% Sep 48 16 343/4 31 115 _100 — ~ *84 • "66%'." 46% 19% 69 Vz 653A May 17 Sep 203/a Oct 4 14 * 17 V\ "" ,*92% . 64 %■" 14 1734 6 37%' Jan 20 233A Aug Feb 14 14,000 300 ~ 57 co¬ se 46% - 18 41 102% July 18 67 Apr 9 $4 3,500 - 50% > 94%-'. 11% 8 26 3/4 Feb 5 —1 llTVa Mar 11 14,600 98%- , *134 58% 50% 15 17% -*93/ 66% v *97 ■: 63% *62 37% *17% 97 14% 93% 66% 11% . 35 % Mar May 14 98 Vz Mar 17 62 Vz Mar 27 White 100 100 8% 9'/a 143/a 97 • 4,300 31% 8% 93/4 15'/a 98 100 7,900 7 9% *134% Deo —— common * *85 32% 270 1 26'A 13% ; - - 26 143/a 17% 25% Jan 121% Jan 5%% 8,900. 9% 144 22 23% Feb 1123/s Jan Wheeling "lO * *31'A / " 15% 17% Dec 27 17% May 20 20% Apr 29 30 Vb May 23 6 non-cum $3.75 ' 41% 985/a 31% 25% 84 ; 140 101% 40% 98 3A 123/4 72 ' 10% *134% 22% Apr 28 105 Western New 102% *100 41% 91 *97 39 Corp—12%-. cum pfd series A_:——100 3.80% cum pfd series B -100 Weston Elec Instrument——12.50 Westvaco Chlorine Prod— 70C 9 ♦96% Jan 3%% 36 15 8% 18% Westinghouse/ Electric b 1,100 42 10 8% Jan 30 Western Union Teleg class A-No par Westinghouse Air Brake—i—No par 26,700 IOI3/4- *1053A 25% *32 , *101 106% *30% , : §9% 101% 1003/a* 100% 93 3A 31% 50 39% Jan 13 Sep Sep Preferred 5,400 *105% 25% *30% Oct Nov 833A May 22 Western 300 21% 35% *84 , 16% 21% May 19 110% Jan 3 113 % May 14 Va 4% 1,400 85 35% 72 , 500 21'A *1013/4 32% Sep Jun 183A July 107% Feb 22 Western Air Lines Inc— Western Auto Supply Co_: 1,100 32 '81% 35 % 12 '/a 91 30% 32 ' 102% 25 100 7 Oct 20 Va 31 Par ; 21% 35% 98% 13% *84 85 6% 16 102'A *31% ; 18 3/8 Feb Oct Jan EXCHANGE 3,700 , 32 ; 393/4 983/4 9% *11% Mar 7 28 Co—. .No par Co__. —5 NEW YORK 1,000 21'A 101% 26% *31 3 13 106 Vz Mar 293/a Jan Shares 54 16 351/4 *100'/8 39 29 23% Nov —:— .No par 4'A % Sales for *6% 101% 37% 37% 99% 53 6% 343/4 101% 40'/4 13 Vz Feb 19% Feb May 21 27 " 15% *81% 41'A *66% 7 Jun May 14 Indies the Week 7% T I Va 101% 72 39% Friday Aug. 1 f per share 53% 15% 106 »/4 41% 102% 98'A 51 % *e% 29% 1017/8 105% 343A, , 6% 15% 21% 35% *101 43% 34% 101 *66 20% 24% Jan 105 STOCKS 7 Vb Va 31% 28% *101 « r . 83 34% 29% 22 '/a Mar 133/4 Apr Penn West ■ 60 111 July 17 31 6% preferred West Penn Power 4'/a % 40 40% 110 %■/ Apr Apr 109 1 Sugar Corp_„. Electric class A_. .No par preferred 100 West 130 54 21 Inc,——. —5 Snowdrift— .No par & 233/4 Dec 5 Lt preferred conv 6,900 109 41 $4 Oil 86 Oct 98% Jun 5 Wayne Pump Go Webster Tobacco 47% Sep 15% 33 Va .No par Washington Gas 86 11 11 : Corp— Waukesha Motor 18 25 36% Feb xl7% May 14 7% May 19 —100 Pictures-^.— ,7% 24 $ per share Ye 52 >15,: 88 *85 7 51% Petroleum 2 23% *86'A Thursday July 31 July 30 f per share 71/4 Fdy & Pipe 75% Feb 17% Jan 30 ' Wednesday 52 Bros Warren 34 *114% 109 — 16 21 103 % Mar 17 common— preferred 21% 110 110 Baking Co 5 % % Apr 13% Apr 29% Apr par .No par 500 23% 57 100 — 23 103 119 Co Warren ', 2.i 100 .No par .No par Warner 1,000 , preferred. (Hiram) G & W„—. .No 47%" 23 % 110 '<:?• LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES 19 20 86 5 — 7% 115,.. *118 112 , 47% 22% *109 Monday CLOSED A Co preferred Ward : 13,500 37% 34 ,, 7% 114% 109 *114% 25 V .• 22% 34% 86 Va 23% 115 *114% 119 16'/a 25 *21 24 % 47 109 114% 42% *110% 34 7% 46% 86% 24% 114% *23% . 35 70 37 21 4% 2,60n 99% 16 %,. A 23% 21 *118 109 114% 7% 12% 99% 37% 23'/a 23% 34% 80 ' 37% 21 ,7% 46% 45% 86% 115 21 *23 107'A 12% . 16% 24% *24 - 23 35% 7% 46% .118 99% ' 35 8'% 12% 16% 25%,- 37% 21% 107% 99% : 25% 23 108% 12% 100 36% 46 EXCHANGE 30 Jan X118 25 class Feb 77% Deo Apr 200% 94% Feb Va May 19 69 May 19 100 Co Walworth 23% 24 Walgreen 1,900 38% *23% 1,209 21% 16 23% 800 33 *213/8 10 ♦99y2 *21 lfi3/8 33 21% 24% STOCK Nov 39 5 preferred Wabash RR 4%% Waldorf System 21% 12% 16% 200 10% 21% 37% July 20 cum 108% 24% I per share 101 25 Detinning 7 % 107% 21% ! 100 16% *70 15% 21% 107% 21% 22 26% 72 15% 107% 108 21% . Vulcan May 25 49 100 prefered Virginian Ry Co— e% preferred Visking Corp (The) 187 18% Feb 35% May 19 No par Chemical partic 7 22 110% Jan W *70 Saturday 5 81 Pow $5 pref—— 100 Va Iron Coal & Coke 5% pfd—100 500 35% div 6% Works preferred cum Mar 29% Feb 3 01% Feb 13 July 27% Feb Dec Nov Jan U% July Deo 8 94 Jun 18% 91 89 100 54 2 20% Jan .—100 Va El 90 *34% Chemical Va-Carolina Ry_ Sep Sep Jan 12% May 19 313/a July 30 86% July 24 2.50 Pac Jan Apr 128 11% Feb 10 22 Juh 93/4 20% Oct 7 99 Feb Sep Nov 41 41 preferred Nov ,7% 7 192 16 166 100% 17 13'A May 17 Co & non-cum 3'/2% 20 ~ *86 . Shreve Victor 2,100 7% • Chemical 5% Feb 29'A Jan 30 14% May 21 30'/a May 17 Vick Feb 97% 55% Feb 17 Feb 89 Deo 43A Feb 20 21 84% 47 52 20 Feb 203A Nov 22 17 ,Apr Sep 142 18 10% Jan Oct 80 187 Oct 65% 19 Apr 106 40% Oct Mar 27 109 Vz Jun 2.50 —10 1,100 Vicks - Nov *72 48% Feb 21 73/e Apr 1 12'A Feb 21 No par Inc„ Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co-6'/a 87% : of Am Co— Co 32% *101 . 100 7,400 90 47% 91 1 14 % 90 32% 313/4 *30% Norman Raalte 119 '34% 33 Vanadium Corp Van -*84 ; Inc__^ preferred Van *85% „ Co 144 8 Feb Sep 25% Aug 11% July 48'A Nov 1] 2b 23 Jan 100 11 Feb Feb Jun 2fi May '* 4% May 79% May 165 May 19 y4 May 79 May July 24 79 3A Feb 1 , 2 51% July 28 81 7% May 20 16 Jan 60% Feb 165 Jan 27 •44 —100 Pictures 300 7% 90% 90 32 35 102 4y«% 400 *85% 47% 7 preferred 15% *31% 102 1 50 Steel Corp 1 Laboratories Inc 1 Leaf Tob No par Universal 1,300 39% Dec 150 May pfd—a conv 32% *118 118% 35 35% *34 118% ; *84 3A 1 92 V 90 *100% ... cum 15 7/a 145/a '87% 46 y4 73% 90 119 *84 *41% 47% ♦100'%, .102 7% 91% 120 119,% ' %•' 8% 100 ,16% 84 Dec 13 32%, 14% 31% *86 * % 34 60% May Sep 36% 13 Universal 1,700 Nov 59 19 Jan Universal 84 -25 non-c Jan 19 Feb 39 29 Jan 200 213A 16% 10% *33 preferred Jan May Dec ' 19 Vz Apr 44 'A 13% 44 9 103 % 19 5 10 213/a No par Sep Sep 25 35 73 * 19 8 I. 1,200 93 *83 Co - 62 63A July 24 5 17 1 4 177%' common—_No par 100 Universal-Cyclops 100 53A 92% 177% 84% 16% 16 % 33% >5% .* 177% *83 16 > 5% 93% *92% 177% 22 102 3,700 i 19 5% Corp Tobacco May 68 May 61% May 140 May 2d pfd_5 $6 conv referred —.—-No par United Wall Paper Inc—.——2 46'/a 153/a 92 8% *17% 17% *100% I 105 83/4 19 34% 102 *100 8% 46% 15 102 Stow* $4.20 Steel non-cum *18 21% 48% Stockyards Corp United 19 15% 473A United 2,700 S Preferred 47 *17 34% 48% 3,000 *45% 6 3/4 16% 48% U.S U 38 % 50 — 2,00.0 93/4 84% 17 Preferred —50 Nov 44% Feb 16 20'/a 6V2 5% 142 % Jun Smelting Ref & Min Highest $ per share 37'A 13% 5 20 '/a *45 5>/a 40% Jun preferred—100 1st non-cum 100 ——-10 Co—1 500 93A 34% *34% 1,200 6% 22% *83 8% U S 39 23 41,600 9% 8% Rubber 7 Jun ' 47% *100 S — 13 23'A July 16 10 Apr 10 May 19 49% May 24 23% May 19 100 t per share 8% July 24 3 22 35 .—„10 „ 74'/a 47% : 177% 22% i,6oo 20 pfd series A 58% Feb 53/b May 19 9'A Jan Year 1946 Lowest f per share 13 25% Jan 10 144% 9% 8% * U 900 ■; 74 73 *45% 5% 92% 92% 177% 22% : 6% 105 cum Jan 16 V4 Jan _1 Playing Card CoPlywood Corp__, S 33A% X41 No par No par A 1443A 20 1 U 140 7,200 49% 73% 74% 146% *46 3,000 ! 153 , 49% 9% *100 8% •/ 152 73 73 S 48 y4 cl conv preferred Pipe & Foundry S U I 6% 9% 108% 73 *144% 47% 6% 10 *103 49% 20 *46 „ 150% 73% 147% 19% 47% . 6% 10'/a *103 20 U 500 2,500 31 & I per share par 4 Vz % i 103 Vz. 47% 49% 74 Partlc Chemicals—No U S Lines Co 300 ■ 48 150% 49 *146% ' 197/a 151% 48'/a " 74 74% 146% 76% 147 *149'% " 50 74 Va .L 74 Va 800 V 58 103 % 48 Industrial Leather Co I 17,800 42 3/4 49% ^ S S 1 9% *55 31% 48 *150'/a > 42 57 U Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Par » U 37 '/a ■ STOCK ■ 2,800 22'A 36 Vz YORK EXCHANGE 2,500 7% 21% 9% 42 41% *55 * 37% *9% NEW Shares 44 *7% 22% 22% 40% 43% 7% Sales for the Week . share 103 %, 103 % : 7% '9% , $ per 44 ' 43% 58% 43 7% 21% 9% 44 % 57 - 7% Aug. 1 t per share 42% 21% 9% 44 % - 42 Friday July 81 I per share 43% 8'/a Thursday July 80 I per share fper share STOCKS Wednesday s Special sales. Oct Noy 19% Deo 9 Sep Jan 42% Jan 14% Anr wdWhen distributed 23 24 THE COMMERCIAL & (484) Transactions at the New York Stock FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange United States Foreign Batik Government Stocks Bond Bonds Bonds Shares Total Int'l Railroad Number of and Miscel. Bonds Bonds Sales Stocks, 1,1947 (Number Tuesday Friday Total — $217,000 $268,000 195,000 676.000 243,000 305,000 2487,000 314,000 224,000 5,255,860 ( Wednesday Thursday $3,197,000 3,971,000 2,965,000 $15,430,000 286,000 2,810,000 3 025,000 3,348,000 252,000 $1,255,000 5,255,860 573,000 $3,000 564,000 79,000 180,285 491,000 14,000 205,335 665,000 30,000 1,191,880 $2,843,000 4,126,690 $126,000 International Bank * $10,000 1947 $17,437,700 $2,765,500 ( 643,000 506,000 695,000 $3,000 $2,972,000 ' 1,191,880 Jan. 1 to Aug. 1947 ,1946 1 1946 1,183,575 46,228,575 94,950,995 $2,843,000 $848,000 $44,858,000 $45,270,000 7,564,000 Bonds ■Domestic 13,723,000 1,725,000 — 576,000 1,000 Week Ended Aug. 1 Stocks—No. of shares Bonds U. S. Government— $552,000 $2,000 1 216,993,003 151,609,743 $52,000 Stocks—No. ol shares 306,740 Total Corporate -Saturday Closed$550,000 221,600 Total Foreign Government Domestic 277,920 1946 1947 1946 1947 1,1947 1 to Aug. Jan Week Ended Aug. 1 Weefc Ended Aug. $18,462,000 $52,000 $1,725,000 Foreign Shares) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3,565,000 $52,000 1,1947 Saturday— Monday $3,682,000 4,842,000 1,088,900 1,391,300 1,171,230 837,130 767,300 .Monday- Bonds (Par Value) of Week Ended Aug. -Saturday closed- Saturday Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Week Ended Aug. Monday, August 4, 1947 ; 1,255,000 1,433~000 42,791,700 51,003400 Foreign government. 126,000 228,000 3,724,000 15,430,000 16,983,000 555,993,100 740,273,500 Foreign corporate— 3,000 3,000 327,000 313,000 $18,462,000 Foreign $18,426,000 $615,273,300 $808,714,500 " $1,079,000 $48,909,000 $53,147,000 — ,___ Railroad h Industrial » ■I. Total Total— $2,972,000 , Stock and Bond Averages Below listed on the are daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds by Dow, Jones & Co. the New York Stock Exchange as compiled -Bonds— -Stocks10 30 Indus¬ Date— Rail¬ tles Closed 10 10 First Second 10 Indus- Stocks Grade Grade trials 65 Util- roads trials Total IB 20 Rails Ralls Total ties Utili¬ 40 Bonds Closed July 26—,— July July 28— 29 50.72 35.85 66.15 104.34 110.79 92.94 107.57 103.91 182.05 49.53 35.59 65.05 104.30 110.66 92.57 107.44 103.74 July 30 180.91 49.04 35.44 64.60 104.34 110.52 92.24 107.47 July 31—— 183.18 49.96 35.65 65.45 104.31 110.56 92.22 107.45 103.63 183.81 49.83 35.78 65.58 104.36 110.54 92.25 107.59 103.68 184.95 — 1 Aug. Bond Record 103.64 New York Stock Exchange «» FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices - WEEKLY - YEARLY - interest"—except for income and defaulted bonds. Ca6h and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range, unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when outside of the regular weekly range 8 re shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur/ No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year. The italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" indicate in each case the month when tne bonds mature. ' are "and Figures after decimal point represent one or more 82d of a point. ■(. LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday July 26 Low High Tuesday July 28 Low High July 30 Low Friday Thursday Wednesday July 29 Low High Low High High EXCHANGE CLOSED 100.25 *100.23 100.25 *100.23 100.25 *100.22 100.24 *100.21 100.23 Treasury 105.6 *105.3 105.5 *105.3 105.5 *105.3 105.5 *105.2 105.4 Treasury *107.25 * 107.27 *107.26 107.28 lui.26 Treasury *111.21 111.23 *111.22 111.24 *111.23 111.25 *111.24 111.26 Treasury 27/8s 101.10 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 Treasury 2 Vis Treasury . 3s *111.22 2Vis 2 Vis *101.8 *101.8 101.10 *107.25 107.27 107.24 4Vis 3!/aS *107.26 107.28 111.24 *106.14 "106.16 *106.13" 106.15 *106.12 106.14 *106.12 106.14 *106.12 106.14 ♦112.16 ♦112.15 112.17 *112.15 112.17 *112.17 112.19 *112.18 112.20 *113.18 112.18 Lowest EXCHANGE *105.4 Treasury Year 194S Bange Since January 1 STOCK YORK NEW Bonds ($) *100.23 STOCK Range for Previous GOVERNMENT BONDS Sales fer the Week Aug. 1 July 81 Low High 1947-1952 1949-1952 1951-1955 1955-1960 ' 1948-1951 1951-1954 1956-1959 Lowest Highest Highest 102.13 Feb 4 102.22 Jan 6 106.1 1 106.6 Feb 21 108.21 Feb 4 108.21 Feb 4 110.3 Jun 111.18 Feb 112.6 Feb 3 112.6 Feb 3 112.21 Aug 115.26 Jan 101.8 July 24 102.6 Feb 4 102.11 Dec 102.12 107.5 Deo 109.22 Feb 113.12 Aug 115.23 Apr 113.3 113.3 Nov Apr 106.13 July 24 104.14 July 106.13 July 24 104.27 May Deo « 113.20 Treasury 114.19 *114.17 114.19 *114.17 114.19 *114.19 114.21 *104.20 104.22 Treasury 2 Vis 2Vis 1958-1963 *114.17 *101.30 102 *101.29 101.31 *101.29 101.31 *101.29 101.31 '*101.28 101.30 Treasury 2 Vis *103.21 103.23 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 *103.19 103.21 Treasury 2 Vis 1949-1953 *104.22 104.24 *104.21 104.23 *104.21 104.23 *104.21 104.23 *104.21 104.23 Treasury 2Vis *104.26 104.28 *104.25 104.27 *104.25 104.27 *104.26 104.28 *104.26 104.28 Treasury *106.30 107 *106.30 107 *106.30 107 *106.31 107.1 *107 107.2 Treasury 113.18 ' *113.15 113.17 *113.15 113.17 *113.17 113.19 *104.21 104.23 *104.20 104.22 *104.20 104.22 *104.20 104.22 *104.21 104.23 Treasury 104.3 *104.2 104.4 *104.2 104.4 *104.2 104.4 *104.3 104.5 Treasury 103.21 *103.19 103.21 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 103.21 *103.17 103.19 *103.18 103.20 *103.18 103.20 *103.18 103.20 Treasury 2Vis *103.17 103.19 *103.16 103.18 *103.16 103.18 *103.16 103.18 *103,16 103.18 Treasury *103.16 103.18 *103.15 103.17 *103.15 103.17 *103.15 103.17 *103.15 103.17 2Vis 2Vis *102.20 102.22 *102.19 102.21 102.21 103.21 *102.19 102.21 *102.19 102.21 Treasury 2Vis *105.26 105.28 *105.26 105.28 *105.26 105.28 *105.28 105.30 *105.29 105.31 Treasury 2Vis *102.20 . 102.22 *102.19 102.21 102.20 102.20 *102.19 102.21 *102.19 Treasury 102.21 50 118.15 Mar 118.23 Feb 104.12 Feb~21 104.12 Feb~21 106 Apr 106.16 May 106~ Apr 105.29 Aug 108.4 Jun 107.5 Jan 108.4 Jun 104.24 July 14 105.22 107.27 Apr 1950-1952 1962-1967 — ___, 1963-1968 June 1964-1969 _. _ _. *105.1 105.3 *105.1 105.3 *105.1 105.3 *105.1 105.3 Treasury *103.26 103.28 *103.25 103.27 *103.26 103.23 *103.26 103.28 Treasury *107.8 107.10 *107.8 107.10 *107.3 107.11 *107.9 107.11 Treasury 2 Vis 2Vis 2Vis 105.8 *105.6 105.8 *105.6 105.8 *105.7 105.9 *105.9 105.11 Treasury 2 Vis *102.8 102.10 *102.9 102.11 *102.9 102.11 *102.10 102.12 Treasury 2Vis *102.9 102.11 *102.9 102.11 *102.10 102.12 Treasury 104.23 Feb 14 104.7 Nov 107.4 Apr 2 104.18 Apr 30 103 Jan 107.9 Apr Jan 13 102.22 Jan 107.19 Apr Jan 30 104.10 May 9 102.11 Jan 107.9 Apr Jan 29 104.15 Apr 12 102.11 Jan 107.10 Apr 102.21 July 30 103.20 Apr 9 101.16 Jan 106.15 Apr 2 105.17 Jun 2 106.28 Apr 109.15 Feb 10 101.15 Jan 106.16 Dec. 1967-1972 105.4 14 Jan 104.2 Sept. 1967-1972 2Vis 107.11 104.23 Feb 104.4 104.7 .June 1967-1972 — — 103.28 103.29 Jan 105.17 Jun 0 102.20 July 30 104.4 103.19 Apr 106.15 Aug 1951-1953 _ *102.9 102.11 *102.8 *100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100.14 100.16 100.16 *100.14 100.16 2s 108.17 Aug *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.20 100.22 Treasury 2s 1956-1959 105.17 Feb 7 .___June 1959-1962 102.16 Apr 18 —.. 105.17 Feb 102,24 May Aug Sep 107.14 Apr 100.29 Jan 104.16 Apr 101.4 14 1 Off. 17 104.22 7 104.7 Apr Apr 102 Apr 102.8 Dec 102.8 Dec 103.9 Jan 103.9 Jan 103.7 8 Jan 102 102.24 May Jan 10~3~.22 Feb — 100.23 *100.14 Treasury *100.21 Apr 106.15 Aug 1952-1955 1954-1958 __ May 1966-1971 _. Treasury 104.24 July 14 107.15 Jan 1965-1970 Dec. 1964-1969 _. *105.6 102.10 2 Vis *101.20 101.22 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 *101.20 101.22 *101.20 101.22 *101.20 101.22 *101.23 101.25 *101.20 *101.20 101.22 *101.23 101.25 *101.23 101.25 *101.29 101.31 *101.23 101.25, *101.28 102 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 Treasury 102 *101.30 102 *101.30 102 *ll>1.30 102 Treasury 2s ♦102.4 102.6 101.21 .*101.19 101.21 101.22 *101.19 Treasury 2s *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 *102.15 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 *102.15 102.17 102.21 102.17 Treasury *102.19 *102.19 102.21 *102.23 102.25 *102.22 102.24 *102.26 102.28 *102.26 102.28 Sept. 1949-1951 Dec. 1949-1951 March 1950-1952 Treasury 2s 102.17 102.22 *102.22 *102.26 102.24 102.28 *102.23 102.25 *102.24 102.26 *102.27 102.29 *102.27 Sept. 1950-1952 1951-1953 2s 2s Treasury 2s 102.21 1951-1953 Treasury Treasury 102.29 — — 105.11 *105.8 105.10 *105.8 105.10 *105.9 *100.21 100.23 105.11 *105.9 *100.21 105.11 Treasury 2s 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 Treasury 101 *100.30 101 *100.30 101 Treasury IVis IVis 101.1 *100.30 101 *100.30 for Reconstruction & Development 10-year 2ViSi_ 1957 International 101.12 101.18 101.5 101.10 101.3 101.5 101.3 102.21 101.5 102.27 102.10 102.20 102.6 102.9 102.6 102.12 asked price. No sales transacted this day, a Odd lot transaction, 101.5 101.8 102.12 102.18 r Registered 555,000 1,170,000 bond transaction June 1952-1954 —Dec. 1952-1954 1953-1955 —1948 1950 2s *105.9 *100.31 6 June 1949-1951 *102.20 *102.19 Jan' 25-year 102.12 Apr 102.12 Apr 102 102.6 July 102,4 July 22 24 24 102.28 Jun 13 9 May 27 102.23 Apr 1972 102.16 102.25 Apr 102.30 Apr 103.1 103.2 Jan 102.14 Nov 104.26 Feb 102.22 Nov 104.29 Feb 101.31 Mar 26 101.3 102.17 Mar Jan 101.8 Apr Mar 103.13 May 101.14 May July 21 101.2 23 104.14 29 103.4 9 100.30 Jun 104.3 Oct 103.13 May Apr 102.28 July 21 100.30 Apr Oct 102.20 9 12 26 Jan 24 102.23 Apr Bank 3s , March 1948-1950 2s *102.15' 102.17 102.21 102.5 Dec. 1948-1950 Treasury 101.21 *102.19 Dec. 1959-1962 1947 2s *101.30 _. Treasury 2s 101.30 101.25 *101.23 *101.28 ♦101.30 and May 14 1956-1958 *105.2 BH 114.8 — *103.26 102.11 May 14 — *107.9 *102.9 114.8 1952-1954 Treasury 2Vis *103.19 _____ 2Vis ♦103.19 1960-1965 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis *104.1 •i Nov —1948 *113.16 101.3 July 30 102.00 July 15. 102.4 July 17 103.4 July 15 - Sep Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (485) NEW YORK RANGE Friday York Last Period Exchange Stock ENDING Sale Price Friday's or Bid & Asked Low High Bonds 3% X Range Since Sold Low Friday BONDS New January 1 No. York Stock Issue— 10,10 1972 Corporate stock 4 Vis J-D 112 111 S3 A Costa Sale Price 1952 1951 M-8 1949 6%) extended to J-D gold 5%s External gold 4%s ^ lADomlnlcan Rep Cust Ad 5%s |A2d series Wertheim & Co. REctor 2-2300 120 New York Stock 5%s Teletype Broadway, New York fund bs_ 1947 P-A *67 AGtd sink fund 6s 1948 A-O *67 (King of Norway) 4s..—1968 jAAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A 1945 M-S Akershus IAExternal s f 7s IAExternal s 1945 f 7s series D A External AExternal sec AExternal sec series C______1945 J-J 45% J-J 45'A 2 45% 11 25 45% Bteitl 26% 43 % Helslngfors 2 24 45 ♦44' 25% __ 1 21 A-O 44% 44% 1 19% 44% 45 4 18% 45 2d 7s 3'As 45 45' 45 J-D 102 101% 102 11 J-J 104% 104% 105% 57 98 External s f 6s External s f F-A 95 96% 96 95 94 94% 39 94 94 94% 6 94 1949 7s 1955 . -1955 (U S of) external 8s 95% M-S 104% 104% 105 108 14 113 113 16 108 J-J J-D 114 6 1941 J-D *58 J-D 47 47 10 1957 A-O 56 56 1 1979 A-O 1957 A-O (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s f 6'As of 1927 115 60 73% 46% 43% 63 65 (Int reduced to 3.375%) A7s (Central Ry) Stamped pursuant to Plan 55 73% A-O 46% 46 % 44 J-D 57 57 57 46% 46% 45 J-D Stamped pursuant 59% 43 Netherlands : 57% 13 55% 6 55% 65 'A 56% 2 55% *56% — 3%s Series No. 8 3%s Series No. 9 70% *— 73% 70 73'A 83% 55% 67V. 62% 01 >" 58% 57 63 *55%" 58% - 58% 55% - 55% ——' —— > A 55 : \ *57'A 54% *55%" 59 *56 59'A A . 3%s Series No. 24—^.—_— 3%s Series No. 25—__Y 3%s Series No. 26—. ■> 56 (City) f 5s s BuenoB A 6s Aires External External 3% (Province s f $ s of) 100 100 *ioo ~ 99332 99% J-J J-J M-N M-N A-O A-O 105% 106% 108 *65 69 -• 105% 107% 23% 1 23 2 ... 22'/a s- 22% ,;23% 15 23% 23% 28% 24% 23 23 23 Sep 1961 fund 6s 23% 23 assented assented f $ bonds footnotes 22 22% 22% M-N 28% 33% *33 40 36 40 Va *28% 33 33 33 96 % M-S M-N 97 29 22 s s f 6s F-A M-N extl loan of 100% 99 4 96 5 99 105 99% 104 M-S *32 M-S *25% *99% 100 M-S 17% 39 ; 25% 36 17% 25 16'A 22 63 15 21% 17'% 23 15 21% 19 21 A-O __1947 A-O *18 1968 A-O ♦12 ..17 . 17*12 '12 1 J-J 12 12 26 29% 13% " 12% 26 - *15- 13% 16 21% 29% '■12 *33 13 *27 :- 1966 *32. J-J *26% A-O *35'/« A-O i F-A 2012 ' 29 29 29 1926—,—1966 33 34 __ *26 29 30 35% 129 35% 32 39% 26% 35 34 40% 27 5 Y *27 32 *31 35 35 J-D *25 Va 27 M-N *32 31 lASan , Paulo (City) 32 33 39 *31 25 31% M-N *34 42 38 42 *27 35% 32 37 *33 40 35% 42 *25 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%)——2001 A6'As extl secured s f— 1957 22 25% 24% 20% M-N *8% *79'/a J-J *19 Vb 80% 49% 50% of 1926_ 1946 M-N *46 of 1927-V 1947 F-A *46 14 27 14 16% 78% 92 90 79 __ *44 49% .( '' 2012 ; y » *26 •' ; ' r. ' 34 ' 27 • For Ftnancitd Inetitutiona FOREIGN 4 SECURITIES HAUL MARKS & CO* INC. 25% A-O A-O Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)—— 90 . 62% 52% 50 49% 53 60 50 , , 54% 50 - J-D 2004 1952 8s 39 25% 35 31 32 *25 37% 25'A , ' 1967 *1 27 35 J-D ,2004 33 39% 26 28 35% A-O Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%)—___1999 external sink fund gold——1968 Y' Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)2012 municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 24% 21 38 38 __ *32 F-A .1946 A 7s . 12<" 33 . 2006 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 21 . J-J J-D 2001 ' 2.25%) 40 ... 30 % 17% A-O ... 36 17 A-O 7s 101 105% 17% J-D 1961 1921 external loan of Va 102% 99% 105% x :• 1940 A6s A7s 98 99 ♦104 27 22 J-D T 105% 5 99% 100% 100% J-D M-S _:_^_j^.l958 assented— reduced, to 105% 99% 100 1947 7s~; f 99'A 98% 1994 1st ser— -I960 s 99 V« A-O 106 99 Vb 35 97 99% 99 Ve 100 1967 f 6s 2d ser loan 100 26 21 *21 40% 96'A *99% 100% FIRM TRADING MARKETS 27 22% M-S M-S 29. 27 24 A-O 33 36 25% 23% 1970 page 23 Va 26% 22 22 6'As_—1947 see 22 23% 1951 Jan 1961 Bank ASinking fund 7s ASinking fund 7s For 22% Oct 1961 .--T— s 40 *28% 27 3A 23% of)— — Mtge ♦33 M-S 26 3A 23 A-O 1960 5s_-_; 22% A-O -I960 14 -Y 273A 27 3A 23 23 M-N ._1962 assented (Republic 10% *12% 25'/a 22 23 iiV1 J-D 1962 AChilean Cons Munic 7s— 22 23 J-D —1961 10 J-J 28% 23 J-D AGuaranteed sink fund 6s__—_1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s- 22 M-N 1961 27 3A 24% J-D 1961 28 24% M-N 1957 — (Hukuang Ry) A8s , * M-S Sep 23 23 15% 11% 7% 273A assented 3s external 273A 23%. ASinking fund 6%s_; A Colombia > 23 —— 1928- 22% J-J A-O Of . J-J — A6S Of 1927 , 1961 assented —1962 AExternal sinking fund 6s„_—1963 A 6s assented 1963 AChile Mortgage Bank 6'As_ 1957 A6S . 1961 -I A-O Colombia 26 3A F-A Jan A6'As assented J-J J-J __1963 Stamped pursuant to Plan A t (Int reduced to Rio Grande do Sul (State of)— 27% 27 3A 24 M-S AChlnese 23% 23 F-A 1961 A 6s 64 — 23% 23 ■ 1961 —1962 .. > 110 % 82 Feb 1961 assented— A 6s 11% Y: 1 109'A 1 108 14 —Jan f 6s s (Int 100% 106 9% 11% J-J 1957 AExternal loan 7'As Stamped pursuant to Plan A 101 Va 92% Feb AExternal sinking A7s 100 Va 100 ,_1960, AExtl sinking fund 6s A6s assented— A 6s 100% 99 % 100 1960 assented A6%s 100% J-J 1942 A6s assented--.—^ ,AExtl sinking fund 6s— , 99 100 1942 7s ; sinking fund 6s ARy external 10 100 1954 f s - M-N A-O 17% 'V *100 F-A 1961 (City) 8s (Rep) External A 6s 102% 1984 c, r 101 M-S 1960 9% 18Va "7% *7% A-O do Janeiro (City of) 8s_. —,—1046 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%). ___2001 AExternal sec 6'As 1953 ; 1975 25-year 3'As A 6s 102% 102% A-O 4s '12 J-J M-S A Rio 104 M-S —1976 102- 100 1977 bonds assented 99% 9% 17% J-D 1965 (Int reduced to 2.375%)- * * 100% 100 % -1961 readj -43/8-4%s_; s f 4'A-43As AExternal 62 *99% 100% r AStabilization 62 _1976 ACarlsbad A 7s J-D 55 54% of)— 4 'A-4 'As— f s (Dominion AChile F-A 1950 f 4'/a-4%s external Canada M-S 1958 ANat loan extl ANat loan extl >> 62% 55% J-J Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) __2008 (Rep of) external 7s__^1959 62 55% 9% 9% '17 2008 Ext sec ref 3%s series B 62 55% 55% _1957 .• stamped External Refunding 57% 44% 12% *8 Q-J 1956 Panama (Republic)— AStamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3'As ext to 61% 57% 12 29 ♦99% 100 63 55% — Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s—— 62 62% 105 6% Q-J 3%s_____1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 54% *55% ' 3%s Series No. 30— (Kingdom) — *55% M-N 1958 AExternal sink fund gold 8s—_ 1950 A4%s assented —: --.-1963 APorto Alegre (City of) 8s——_)L961 62 54% 56 44% A-O A4%s 62 54% *55% 3%s Series No. 28———s—» 3%s Series No. 29——;— it 61 *55% , 3%s Series NO. 27-. Brisbane V 55 6% 44% Plan A lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s A4 % 8? assented • 67% : 61 ; *55% *55% 100 Va 104 6% 1955 \ 61% 55 Y 62'A 3%ff Series No. 19—„-Y 3%s Series No. 20——— 3%s Series No. 21— 15% 102 93 100. 57 *55% .57 - 16% 9% 100 93 J-D , 62% 55%'. 62% 105 10% *104 J-J APeru ■ 3%s Series No. 22——— 3%s Series No. 23— -vy to APernambuco (State of) 62 56 1-63% r63% *55% Y: . —- 55% *56 —- 93 1963 . 55% ,55% 35 103 1970 , 73% — 18 5 85 83% 78%, 83% '78 3%s Series No. 11——— 3%s Series No. 12 3%s Series No. 13—— 3%s Series No. 16 3%s Series No. 17 69% j 76 , 3%s Series No. 14 3%s Series No. 15 •" 65 68 . 3%s Series No. 10 65% 55% „ *69 — 65% 55% ♦56% ; 53% 48 18 10% Municipal Bank extl s f 5s Oslo (City) sink fund 4'As 65% 56% 62 40'A 36 4 22% External sink fund 4'As 4s sink fund extl loan 3 'As s f external 61 56% 56% 56% 3%s Series No. 5—— 3%s Series No. 6 3%s Series No. 7 3%s Series No. 57% 50 11 *9% 10% 100 % 100% A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 56% 3%s Series No. 2— 3%s Series No. 3 I 3%s Series No. 4 ,Y ♦44% ,54% 40% *104 J-D 1943 Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s_ A-O 54% 36 A-O (Int reduced to 2.125%)-—2008 ASec external s f 6'As--_ 1959 A —1978 100'/a 93'/a 102% .. 70 (Int reduced to 3.375% ) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1 ; , 1957 1954 AAss'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_1963 Minas Geraes (State)— 63 1952 101% *10 M-N AAss'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_1963 lATreasury 6s of 1913 assent 1933 funding bonds of 1931 due—1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A ,* i960 f 5s external s f 6%s__ Stamped pursuant to Plan 1979 (Int reduced to 3.5% ) s A Sec 46'/a ♦56 .Stamped pursuant to Plan A 102% 101 93 — 40% A-O 1942, agree_1968 AAssenting 4s of 1910 1945 55 101 "l 101 36 A-O 1945 AAss'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_19G3 AAssenting 4s of 1904 1954 AAss'td to Nov 5, 70 Stamped pursuant to Plan A . 1952 AAss'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_1968 (US) extl 5s of 1899 £ I945 109 57 101% 102% 102 10% AAssenting 5s of 1899 107% 45% 101 Vb 101 *52 M-S A Mexico 107% 88 1 101 J-J i960 A4%s assented ' 106 60 —1978 (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6'As of 1926 > f 6s series A Jugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) 7s (Colombia) 6%s_, Mexican Irrigation— 99% 103% . Stamped pursuant to Plan A . s (City) ext 6%s AMedellin 101 F-A 84 1968 102 J-D 1962 92% 26 A . 109% 1956 6'As—c , 12 1954 paid Irish Free State extl 103 104% 1966 ——: Belgium external paid part (Republic) 90% 93% J-J 1949 part A 6s 45 A-O f 44% 115% 115% 89 ♦100% J-J 45 series—1957 1967 7s A 7s 46 112 Va 113 *100^ir 103 A-O J-J Republic extl 7s Greek Government— 45'A J-J 104% 115% 107% 91 A-O 1,1976 1,1976 1,1976 French 79 105% 97% f 7s 3rd series__1957 s 15-year 3%s 1 81 79 Jan $ (Republic of) 13 A-O 20-year 3'As lABrazll 79 80% 1957 AAntwerp (City) external 5s_. 1958 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 10-year 80% J-J 1st series s Jan 97% 104% 111% of)— Jan f s 97% 45'/4 1945 f 7s s (Republic 4a extl s f $3%s extl s f $ AEstonla sink 7s series B: Salvador 97% 100% *102 A 102 102 *102 M-S 1969 20 Va 95 91 A-O _1969 96'A 16 High 93% A-O 1961 series 3s extl •• AGtd f 1st 84 Low 93 A-O __1940 NY 1-1693 Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— s 5'As 5%s 2d series „ iAExternal fund 87 11 *89% 93 M-S 1940 Customs Admin 5%s 2d series Exchange El Foreign Govt. A Municipal sink F-A 1962 40 87 '113 J-J 1942 90% '113 A-O A-O 1942 External No. '104 A-O 1955 IA Denmark 20-year extl 6s 115% J-J i960 IA 1st series 5%s of 1926 Members Range Since January 1 Sold *17% 19% '102% 100% 100% 115% 115% F-A 1977 .> Foreign Securities Bonds High 89% M-N 1949 4%s external debt to Friday's 87 M-N Sinking fund 5'As 1953 ACzechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ser A_195l ASinking fund 8s series B 1952 Stamped assented (int reduced Telephone or Bid & Asked J-D 1953 Rica (Rep of) 7s Cuba (Republic of) 5s of 1914 External loan 4%s i 130 130 (City) 5s gold 4%s 25-year 114% 112 A-O Last Period Low Copenhagen Corporate Stock Week's Range Interest Exchange High New York City Transit Unification RECORD AUGUST Week's Range Interest BONDS New BOND WEEK FOR FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 50 Broad St.. Now York 4, N. Y. Telephone HAnover 2-0050 Teletype NY 1-971 41 25 26 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (486) NEW BOND YORK RANGE FOR WEEK Friday BONDS New York Stock Last Period Sale Price or Paulo (State) ,—1936 8s A 8s *48 J-J 57 58% — Low New J-J *45 51% laod M-3 *46 52 2004 J-J t dollar loan 42% 1968 J-J 2012 A-O 1940 Stamped pursuant to Plan A tint ituuced to 2% ) SASecured s f 7s A-O 42 Va 67 ARef 50Vb 56% 56% 42% 4 50 Ve *41% 50 Va 60 55 85 A 8s secured series * 91% AGeneral ' S'6 % 91% -- sec extl 7 Af-N 7 J-D *10% 14% 1957 J-J 96% 97% 1946 26 fund 6s 1960 Af-N 6s 1964 Af-N *130 External 1937) #-N 1979 External conversion 4-4Vi-4%s extl 101% — — 130 #»-« • — — 89 89 90% — 1979 88 89 J-D *89 91 1978 F-A 93 94 1984 3'/as extl readjustment i A Warsaw (City) external 7a A4Vis assented Af-N 1978 conv readjustment J-J 136 , 1958 « 1958 20 *8 F-A 102 12 — & RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES 1948 Alabama Power 1st 101 & 1967 M-N 105 1972 3lis mtge Af-S J-J Albany & Susquehanna RR 4V2S—1975 Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4s__1998 Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs Amer mtge 100% 106 108 Va M-S 115% 115% 116% 406 109% 1331/2 F-A 100% 100% 100% 99 A-O 101% 101 Va 101% 22 1986 J-J J-D debentures— debentures 2%s debentures conv Amer Tobacco Co 3s A 198'/ Arbor Nitrate Adjustment geld 4s Stamped 4s 1st & 102 VB A-O Atlantic Coast 1st 4s cons unified A-O 1995 4Vis 100% 97 iio% 22 102 105 51 104V2 971/2 A-O 1 1995 1 1995 Ry— —1963 Nov July 85% 1st 4s *114 M-N 104 110 J-J 104 110 J-J J-J 1966 128 10 27 111% 34 34 *20 . 19 27 3 mtge 5% Fixed at A4%% Div July 1 1948 Feb 3% contingent interest) Series G Series K A-O 95 96% 1960 May 49% 1950 1 J-J 88% 1st 1041/2 28 lst 1111/4 3Q% 102% 96% 94 103% 86% r Series Ref 4s J 97 % 116 86% 52% 285 35 59 88% 62% Af-S 62 Va Af-S 62 West 89 53 70 62 ' 65% 90 54 J-D _1959 65 % 74 51% J-J 65% 69 52 ref 4s 1951 J-J —1951 1st J-J 3%s__,1951 Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s debs 1961 Cons Cons Boston 1st mtge & A-O 2%s ser J_ J-J , 102% debentures M-N modified 130 — *99%'100% 102 *101% A-O — J-J 83 M-N 53% F-A (interest to May. 1 1947) due 47% 1A 1st & Coll 5S Consolidated Bush Term 1st 4s ; Bldgs 5s gtd General 76 76% 57 69 55% 58% 63 49 64% 68% 68% 71 73 61% 83% 99% 101% Wab -Apr J-J 67% 67% 76 26 J-J 85% 84% 88 1934 88% 59 77% 157 66% 88 404 M-S ———I960 , 79% 78% A-O ——1952 51% 39 55 % 60% 41 42% 62% 15% 16 Va 308 12% 27% 102% 102% 15% "Af-N 55 57 53 J-D 1951 J-D 10 101% ♦81% 83 80% ♦78% 81 76% ,1963 105% 105% 104 % 104% ,1963 105% 4 3 25% 80 1975 104% 100 93% 85 105% 107% 106 % 105% 103 25% 28 104% 108 % 4 105% 107% 2 24% 34% 24% 105 % 106% 106% 34% 60 81 ♦25 5s__1952 cons 105 97 .1994 —— •98% 105 .1994 2%-4%s series & coll- tr 81 104% 104% ♦112 "7 18 103% 105% 112 113% 102% — 1st ♦97 86 1993 95% 1993 J-J 4s___ ,1991 gold 4s_\— 3s J-J 1990 105% 129 9 7'/a 86%' % 92% 75 95% 99 81 88 10 92 96% 45 65% 82% 106 76% 64% 80% ♦69% J t-J 108% 71 % 95% "M-N ,1970 3%s D 3%s 1st 75% — 98 •—• .1977 Pittsburgh RR4— . gtd——.——— .,1948 .,1950 gtd— Cleve Short Line 1st gtd 4%s_r—1.,1961 100 127 E„ *104% 95% 15 92 108% 108% 6 108% 109% 102% 104 96 & C Series 98% 92 B—,,—1—, Mich- Div 1st ' M-N «•— ♦102% ' F-A 104 104 5 103% A-O —- 104 104 1 100% 107 107 ; Union Terminals Co— .,19^2 104 108% . A-O 1 105% 109 1——.,1973 A-O 105% 105 Va 106% 28 104% 107% 4%s series C—J——L.,1977 A-O 105 104% 105 13 5%s series A mtge 5s series B 1st mtge Colorado & Southern , 103% 106% Ry— Af-N .,1980 A-O 5 101% 1031/4 1 98% 100% * — 83 100 Columbus Sou Ohio dfc El Commonwealth Edison 64% A-O J-J Conn ,,197^ 3s series L__* Ry & L 1st & ref 4%s—,.,,1951 Conn Rivqr __196l 42 66 Consolidated 27% 48% A-O 36% 1st mtge 3V2S 3 10 6 33 37 10 IO2V2 95% ♦105% 106 —— 3%s A— Cigar Corp 3%s Pwr 108 107% 1st 1031/4 1st &.ref mtge & ref 55% 13 25 39 Crucible 103% 91 63% 105 V4 106% 102% 109% 103% *109% 110% 110% — 105 1st Power Baking ACuba RR B ♦103 18 108 102% 104 102% 103% 108% 108% 105 Va 103% 102% 104% M-S 103 10 102% 103% A-O 100% 101 15 100'/a J-D 103% 103% 45 103 % 44% J-J 46% 101 103 Vb 7 103% 30 47 44% 46'% 6 34 45 46 % 4 33% 461/4 104% 106% 102 104 mtge 2%s—1975 3s 1st 5%s 1942 .M-S 105% 105% 106 102% 102% J-J M-N 31 1 99% ♦99 JD ♦51 46V4 98% 101% 53 53 63 Va 40% 39 78 1 76%^ 34 11 32 38 % 38% 38 % 32 38% 46 15 38 45% 521/4 ~ J-J receipts 1946 J-D A-O Af-N 38% J-D deposit rets 2 33%' 1952 40 % 78 ——— A deposit rets——.—1946 ser — 103% 107% 1081/4 J-J 1st 5s gold ser A-O J-J 18 - "106% 106 % J-J debs——1965 1st mtge S'/sS— 1966 Steel 107% 108% ♦108% ■• 1956 4s.,: 4s Northern Ry ADeposit1 receipts 106 —1977 108 J-J deb 4s_;—1954 —1955 Ry non-conv JACuba 97 1982 A ser 2%s ser B mtge 2%s scr C—,1972 Consumers 72 ,.1965 ,,,—1958 2%s mtge ref JAConsol 102% 104 f s debentures,, 100% 101% \ 44% 6 5 51 Consolidated'Edisoh of New York- 43 274 93 18 105% 106 102 Va 102% *113% -F-A 54% *__ ,, -F-A 96% 104 Continental A-O M-S 91% 48V2 . — F-A 961/2 53 66 ■ , 81 100% 94 84% 45 63% .,1955 105% Co— 46 — ADebenture Af-N 50% M-S „1948 3%s,_1L_1970 ^ADebonture 38 86% • 44% " J-D 1974 M-N .1962 A-O .1957 J-J *105% f—. 104% __ *104% 107 106 106 y4 107 106 Vb 113 10 118 110 Va 110% 120% 11 110% 113%* 111% 111% 116% 116% Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s——1975 Dayton Union Ry 3%s series B_,_1965 Deere & Co 2%s debs. 1965 1 111% 114% Delaware & Hudson 4s extended 3 108 VB 108 118 VB 118 VB 118 V4 109 3 1969 J-J .1970 J-D 111% .1955 J-J 116% A-O 116 >/4 116% 115% 116 V4 109% 109% 119 Va 10 115% 2 103% 109V8 103% 104 VB 79 108 V4 108% 13 D 119% .1956 .1951 F-A ' 1- F-A .1965 ♦99 % 100 F-A deposit———— 4s Elec Ulura Cleveland at M-S Carthage & Adirondack Ry- 105 stpd series A: impt 4%s series Div L 1st & National Ry— Guaranteed 105% . 4%S__Jan 11999 5s 1057/a 104% 105% 75% 56 103% 103% 103% .1976 Guaranteed 45% 99 J-D ADeposit Guaranteed 6614 .) 32 76 ———————1951 5s & A6s Guaranteed 50 87 Apr 101% Af-N 1960 25 94 Apr 14 106% 106% 1955 10 42% 40 ♦91% J-J ! 102% . 101% 102 1952 88 % 140 RR— A__Jan 1 2019 100% M-S -1934 —--i. 5s, .79% 57-' 56% J-J J-J .,1969 G————1974 A7%s Canadian J-J - 1956 mtge -gtd 3%s series E Cin <■105 JBurlington Cedar Rap & Nor— Bush Terminal 1983 ,—2003 98% J-J 1957 44% 25 129 56% 1st mtge 2%s ser City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs—.——1966 City Investing Co 4s debs 1961 - 3% 68 ;r3 45 — 1969 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 23/4s__1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry-— Stamped 91% ~9 94 1976 mtge 2%s 130 54 Columbus & Tol 1st- extl 4s F-A Gen 96 94 100 1950 100% 52 25% Ref 96 102 VB 102 Va Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s__ 4s 79 M-S mtge 5s series II —1955 mtge 4%s series JJ_— 1961 mtge 4s series RR —I960 Ainc mtge 4V2S ser A July 1970 JABoston & N Y Air L 1st 4s 1955 Gas 24 M-N 1st Union 90% 1967 1st 94% 51 106% • 84% 1976 5s series AC 1st Bklyn 1 97 *127 — Maine RR— mtge 60 84% *94% , Af-N 1970 40% 104 34 83% 130 115% 98% 51 .,1971 Corp— 2%s ser I 114% 1127/a ■ Steel mtge 84 31 A-O Bell Bethlehem 76 % 95 89% 94 112% 19 J-J 2%-4%s___ 1st mtge ■ 124 107 88 New Orleans 5s_—1951 ref M Cleveland ) Extension 102% ♦80 130 ,1962 ' 4s stamped Creek 73% — 132 115 102' 37% Af-N 4s— .1952 73% 73% - 94% 73% Bangor & Aroostook RR—• Con- J-J conv St M-N 107% 126% 128% 99% 100 Af-N ——1989 ef - 4%s Series Toledo Cinn div ref 4s A__ Beech & Cleveland 1980 104% 113% 113% 4%s series D— 74 62 62. •v 104% 89 101 Va A ; 143% 137 14 80 —_—, J-D 2 34 124 105% 106% ♦114 102% 51% 102% 104 Va ♦122 J-J 107 39 14 Cine Gas & Elec 1st mtge 2%S Cincinnati Union Terminal— — —due Dec 11993 & series J-J 105% 86%, 3s ser B 1st & ref ■■ 101 96 6% (2%% fixed contingent interest) — Pgh Lake Erie ♦126 1994 Chic & West'n Indiana i' 49 v 138% 106 J-J ' 103% 85 Cleve Cin Chic & St Louis Ry— General gold 4s—. due Dec 1 1993 Series M— Ref & gen mtge and 3%% 138. ; 27% 108 103% 46' 105 —' 105% * Chicago Union Station— 1st mtge 3%s series F 1st mtge 2%s ser G— 41 • due Mar 1 200o due Mar 1 1996 —... M-S M-N Jan 1 2044 conv- inc 3 % s' Income 1st mtge 5% (gixed int at 3%%) Ref & gen mtge 5% (2% fixed and 95% bonds 18 ♦103% 103% 5t AChilds Co deb 5s part paid— ,1943 § A Debentures 5s part paid- ,1957 A-O 24% ♦42% F-A 36% 24 106 85% B ser A Certificates 107% (interest 4%) convertible S'western 1948 5 86 J-J Pac SAChoctaw Okia & Gulf July 1 30 103% 103% J-J 1985 Memphis Div 1st gold 4s Chic Terre Haute & S'eastem Ry- Baltimore & Ohio RR— 1st mtge Gold B • 40 1988 AConv gold 4%s— 107 -. mtge 4s Stamped modified 41 24% J—Jan 1 2038 ser . 118 104 & inc j 119% f 1st 25% 18 ♦104% 106 .,1982 A ser Chicago St, L & 112 Va 19 *102 % 103 — 65 37 . .. 132 104% Paul §ARefunding gold 116% 3 106 VB 106% 106% J-D 1948 1948 59 1037/e F-A ——1997 50-year 4s conv 96 ■ 22 33 30 F-A partial redemption—— 1927 JChicago Rock Isld & Pacific Ry— AGeneral 4s—' 1———1988 951/8 96 129% 130 ■ 74% *22 25% •• 115% 115 % M-S 1964 mortgage 4s Atlantic Refining 2%s debs ■ 109% 34 ♦105% 106% F-A t§AChicago Railways 1st 1061/3 86% Sou 4%s inc 1st mtge 100 97 % St mtge 4s 2nci ' M-N 1952 Second 129% 66 % 27 20 108 — 73% A-O F-A 5s_ 42% 33 F-A Chicago & North Western Ry4-4 Va * & §ASecured 1995 74% J-J 1985 4%s 4%s 1021/4 104 105% 105% J- 65 ,.1989 B——— mtge 99% 101% 62 Milw 1st 119% *95 • 22 —,,1970 RR— 111 Gen 100 Va 37 *100 —— Chic 103% 102 % 102 A-O A— Atlantic & Danville Ry 511 100% 100% 105% Q-J —1966 32 mtge Chicago Ind 99% 1031/4 104% 104% Jan July July Charlotte Air Line mortgage 3%s__——„ General 100% J-D 1967 deb 1st gold 4s A P W Products Co 5s Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— General 4s Atlanta A-O 1987 1969 Anglo-Chilean 98 Va 113% 114 114 1962 deb 3s debentures Ann 98 VA 21 ♦109% 1989 A 101% 85 1975 —1 1 tChicago Ind & Louisville Ry— 100 15 107 1956 __ 2%s 87 3 100% 100% 108 inc 57 1996 1st mtge 4s inc ser A—„ A2d mtge 4%s inc ser Al 1961 debentures 2%s 105 108% 107 — debentures 2%s AGen 17% 17 % 57 _1977 conv ser 67% 8 8 109% 104 100% debentures—_— 2%s 94 104 106% 1980 debentures conv 92 1 inc 3%s 39 9 6 1996 i 35 High 32 i__1992 B— 102% Low 13% J-J 1965 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s_„, Chicago Gt'West 1st 4s series A IOItV M-S Foreign Pow deb 5s 2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— 3s __ 106 100% M-S & 2%s 1 108 34 106 A-O 3 32 105 *107 A-O 1956 101 series Chicago & Eastern AGen 3V4s %s ref'mtge 2%s 1st mtge Adams Express coll tr gold 4s Alabama Great Southern 4 mtge 3%s 79 56 527/b 12 13% j-j gtd gold 4s_1949 4%s 98% 13 A 3s January 1 No. 12% A-O 1958 ref fist & 21% 17% 18 13 1st 1st & ref 90 84% gold 53 J-J __1974 General 4s 100 93 1st ref series 3s_ Range Since Sold J-D Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— 100% 88 93 U 90 '*12 F-A 14 100 89 ref Power Bonds High 97% —1987 York Ref & impt mtge 3%s D Ref & impt M 3%s series E R & A Div 1st cons gold 4s 2d consol gold 4s 130 — ' M-N 1987 registered & 98 • 1987 4s New General — readjustment 3%-41/a*,41SjjS extl 96% Friday's A-O gold 4s__1951 money Champion Paper & Fibre deb Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— t 20% ,, *130 fund 10% 26 12% 11 or Bid & Asked A-O 1959 (4%% to Aug 1 1949) —1974 SACentral RR & Banking Co 5s stamp (partial redemption)—1942 10% 6% 21 *130 F-A sink of 6% 4 *14 sink bonds 80% 65% 4 6% 6% Af-N J-D —1958 ($ pur Central Pacific 1st 1958 Sydney County Council 3%s AUruguay (Republic) extl 8s 3%-4-4%s 3 78 1962 7s A4%s assented AExternal AExternal 77 A-O 1962 extl of) A 4s Central external B (Prov —.1945 C SAMobile Div 1st gold 5s__———1946 Central Illinois Light 3%s 1966 JACent New Eng 1st gtd 4s—* 1961 JACentral of N J gen gold 5s„—,1987 59 47% 49 Sale Price F-A 5%s series B_^.—,1959 gen gen 5s series A5s registered (Int reduced to 3.5%) 1978 Serbs Croats & Slovenes (Kingdom)— A 7s & AChatt Div 65 Stamped pursuant to Plan A ASilesia —Npv 1945 § AConsol gold 5S— 64% 57 2 . Last Period ' Low 68 58% 48 — Week's Range Interest Exchange JCentral of Georgia Ry— § A 1st mtge 5s 50 "2 57 1939 (Int reduced to 2.25% )_ extl Stock High Stamped pursuant to Plan A A6s York ARef & loan water J -J January 1 No. Friday BONDS Range Since Sold high *53 1999 external extl * — Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%)— A7s J-J 1950 Stampftd pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%) Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low SASan RECORD ENDING AUGUST 1 Week's Range Interest Exchange Monday, August 4,1947 .1981 A-O .1960 F-A .1948 J-D 94% 108 112% Delaware, N ■ Y 1st & t 104% *65% 67% 104% 104% 63% 13" 75 75 3 M 5s- ser AIncome Essex 78 106 81 & tr Delaware 4 103 104% 104 "fi 104 98% 97% 105 99 63 93 99 77 90 42% 58% div —1973 Af-N 81 49% 49% 5 56 Va 59 Va 52 division 4-6s Power *78 Af-N 1993 C mtge due Morris 105% 61 ref Western 110 103 Va *103% 106 y4 — — & 107 103% 104 A-O Lack & West RR Co— Lack Coll F-A .1965 — * 1963 f 104% 104% *104 J-D May & Light 1 3s 2042 1973 57 A-O *108% 108 % — 49 62% 108 109% Denver & Rio Grande West RR— 1st mtge ser A (3% fixed ' 1% contingent int) 1993 J-J 83 83 9 81% 89% Volume THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4617 166 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (487) NEW YORK RANGE Last Period Sale Price Stock Exchange York or & Alncome mtge Denver Lake—• Salt & Income mtge > Apr 20ia contingent int) Gen & & ref Detroit Term t§ADul 4l/2s—I9bx M 3%s 1st 38'/a 59 Vi 71 8 ■ 108 73'/a Stock Friday 106'A 104'A 107% 62% 50 '/a 1987 J-J 1961 122'A , J-J 1961 J-J 1997 A-O ,1964 A-0 ,-1959 M-a unguaranteed - 15 103% 93 36'/a Lake Sh & Mich Sou gold 3'As 1997 3y2s registered —1997 Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— ioi y. 37 9 30% 104 104 15 103% 37 107'/a A 1st mtge F income reg mtge 3'As 1st M-N 118'/a 118'/a J-J 1st cons gold 5s__—1995 Elgin Joliet & East Ry 3'As———1970 El Paso & S'western 1st 5s__—-—-1965 1965 A-0 5s stamped—j Erie Railroad Gen .— 106'A 121 105 106'A 110 104% 112'/a 110 Vi *106% J-J series A "j**® E 1st cons mtge 3'/ss ser F_ -1990 1st cons mtge 3 Vis ser G —2000, 1st cons mtge 2s ser II —1953 Ohio Div 1st mtge 3'As 1971 70 5s 70 99% 99% 41< J-J *87 59'A 2 105% fund 5s 99% 94 4s A 1st * 1st 4Vis_——1959 tFlorida East Coast of 104% *103 82'A 4'As 103'A 50 100'A ~G 57 *103 General A 4s Berg Co cons 5s_ —1949 Realty & Utilities Corp debs inc, conv Goodrich (B F) Co 1969 — 1st M-S 2%s_1965 mtge Grays, Point Term 1st gtd 5s___ 1947 85 M-N • 103 J-D "X. 84 85 11 '■■■■!■ 102% 103 -- *101% .■ ■' I" 5 Ry Co— General 5%s series B„^ General 5s series. C 1,~ J-J 1973 '•. J-J 1976 —.i' -' *115'/a 120 J-J Gen mtge 3'/aS ser N_1—___ —1990' mtge 3%s ser O—.1, ; v 130'/a J-J mtge 23As Gen mtge —2000 1982 ser Q_,~— 2'As" ser R__ *102% * 1961 98 129 7 100'/a 104% 98 % 104'A ... — 97% " ;V '••/. ' 98 89% ' I J-J Greyhound Corp 3s debs,,,,, 89 3A 't *97'A —: ;■ , 98 ■ 14 '■ I'. ■94% & Ohio 97 : 1%' 8 A-O -:v 8% 102 102 27 7%: 1 /; v1 J-J 2015 *101'A 103 J-J : I/- lsft s : A-0 \ i ?' i' 76%-79 AdJ ■•■ . 'I M-3 ,„ -- 99% ; . Corp. 2%s__—«.1970 f 5s series A___1962 income 5s . 61 > < V1 196 86 Va 9 9'A 101% : 52'A 721/2 .; 100 vi 101% i ioi 86 M-N . 74 85 'A ^ * 9 7 6 . 86 X2 :l 10 •••:• 25 107% 108% 58 57 17 16% gold 1st 1021/2 100% 137 v : 10.0.% 79 1021/4 87 • 109% 139 48% 47 13% 23'/a : A v *101% A-O *101'A 105 gold 4s *A-0 , Gold 3'/as f-a 1st . 3s__ . ; . 1951 gold gold 81 3'As ref 4'As series C 98 'A j-j F-A 5s series M 3%s seriep F A 1st gold 5s series C §AInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s_. Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B Side 3%s 3s——i El (Chic). 3%s , ext 5s 105% 107% 104% 108% 97 11 94 97% 97% 3 96 112iA112'A 1 98'A 103% lll7/a 112% ref 5s series A— 3 %s General 4s 29. F-A 85 102 102'/a 107 31 77% 102 • 93 103% 105% »/8 102'/a 29% • 106'/a 101 1 279 102% 21 31% *100%,, M-N J-J f *103% f M-S *84 •* 102% __ 109 A-O 88 ' 109% 50 J-J ! 103% 80 50 95 109 26 111 43% 5 57% gold 5'As 1st & ref i' j j-J 1 ■ 67% A Mutual Fuel Gas 1st gtd 5s 1947 14 75 96 67% 69'A 17 61 78'A 76% 78% 7 M-S 29'A 28'A 85% 69% 74 20 86% 48 82% 62% 85 30'A 163 18% M-S 78% 76% 79% 207 62% 85 M-N 78 y4 77 78 'A 12 63 84% 22'A 21'A 23 76% 7S% 38 78 76% 79% 111 M-N 1 A-O F-A V . . M-3 70% 136 J-D 60 70% 60 61% 23 42 M-S 65 VI 59 *99%- 100 M-N 78 105% 106 101% 103% 53'A 63 60 73'/a 84% 85 60 5 66% .67% 32 63 3 102 'A 72'/a 66% 15% 39% 62% 1 105% 105% 102 F-A A M-N M-N series 5s 82% *__, M-N M 95'A 82 69% —1955 Constr Constr M 58% 69% 68 4'As series B— 1955 .Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s—1986 v 97 43 69% 1981; Moh'k & Malone 1st gtd gold 4s—1991 90 27 22 F-A 1949 series H—-1980 .Morrell (John) .& Co 3s debs—-1958 Morris & Essex 1st gtd 3'As ,2000 13 50'A ■ 4. A-O , Li I j-J 90% 81% •49 79% .L J-J ser A gold 5s & ref 5s series 90% 79% J-J j J-D i'. 80 83'A 50 99% 97 67'A 100% 100% 68 99% 101% 100% 100% 108'A 100 '/a 98 100 96 v 100 98% 2 97 £8'A 98"/a 14 97 97 N 84% 107'A 109 Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis— 1st mtge 3s ser B 1986 National Dairy Products 2%s debs-1970, National Steel Corp 1st 98% . fANaugatuck RR 1st gold 4s 99 Newark Consol. Gas cons 1948 5s_ 101% 103% SfANew England RR t A Consol gtd.4s 97 97 3s__1965 1954 mtge 101% New England Tel & Tel 5s A 4'As gtd F-A J-D 98 103% A-O 98 6 97% 99% 103'A 104 47 103% 104 % 105 106'/a 105% 106'/a 2 M-N 100 J-D *104% —1945 series J-J J-J .-1952 J-D 106% 106% 2 M-N 123 123 *__ 110 102 106% 1 102 101 104% II gtd 5s_„—1945 B——_—!—1961 94 52 81'A N J Junction 64 73 92% New Jersey Power & Light 3s 7 70 85% New Orleans 100 100 7 98% 101% 99% 101% New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s— 75 74'A 75 74 75 63% 26 23 84 81% 65 106% 109'A 124% Nq.w Orleans & Northeastern RR-r- 98% Ref & Imp *100% 103 RR gtd 1st 4s 4'As series-A__ 97'A ' 98 20 97 43 65% A 51 191/4 21 50 14'% 54 57 40'/8 59% 53% 36 42 59% 100% 105 51 100 106 99% *100% 102% 97% of J-D 86 86% M-3 ACertificates 103'A 103% of — 93 102% 1051/4 102% 104'A *101 *104% 4-0 A 1st 4'As of series 4-0 1974 A-O 103% 1 71 105 105 1 104% 106 101 of Cons 4s 90 *76% A-O 96% 96 92 106% 12 7,7% 93 75% 87 35 80 98% — 97 F-A 96 97 -IVa 6 96 97 83 1956 F^A 1954 A-O deposit of , 80% ' 91 « 91 92 90% A— series A-O 90% ,90% 100'/a 100% 100% *86 deposit „ 20 1 6 ,, 95% 79 95 3A 90% 86 86 90% 101'/a 99 , 91 613A 81% F-A 72% 71'/a 73% Ref & impt 4'As !2013 A-O 76 75% 77'/a 261 64% 82 3A Ref & impt 5s 2013 A-O 84% 84 86 103 72% 92% .-1997 J-J 92'A 92'A 93 13 86 98 84 94 N Y series Central 105 1051/4 104 1041/a 101% 105 Ref 103% 1051/4 1st New 1998 A— series A series C & Hudson River. RR—> gold 3'As 3'As registered 1 Mich Cent coll gold 3'/as 3'As registered * 104% — 103% 104'A *— < tj deposit D ACertificates 5%s 1954 1956 ACertificates 100 104'A 104'A 102 '/a 102 3A *96 Lake Shore coll J-D 131 105% 105 3/a 102'/a deposit 3'As registered—. A-O J-J 1935 A 1st 5s series C 105 77% 103% 103% J-J J-J 1953 109 108 ; J-J deposit——:. 1st 5s series B— 30 51 100% M-S 1952 fANon-cum inc 5s series A ACertificates 60 F-A 1974 • 97 56% 1986 Great Nor 5s A——1983 Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry-— tNew M-N 1975 2%s 83'/# 102 K Ry 1st 3s_„1950 66% 98% 85 *106 a-o M-S .-1977 General mtge 3'As Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 43—1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s 1976 Kansas City Southern "M-N L^1975 —iA 82 A-O 1961 99% 103 I 1965 88 J-J . 99% 72% *— * 99% 85 * ; 4s——.1990. RR— 92 1944 1972 72% J-J) lnc ser ;A—Jan 1971 mtge 4s inc ser A Jan 1991 New York Central RR Co-r- 5 106% ' 3-D 1940 80 1956 , 2%s page 106 96% ; M-N 1952 861/8 J-J / see A- 105% J-D 1976 footnotes 96% M-S 1951 92% J-J 1959 For 104 - 87% J-D J-J Jersey Central Eow 1st mtge 4s ser A Kansas City Terminal Ry 104 112% 115% 4 2 *105% 106% ,, A-O 4s_, 1938 J-D James Frankl & Clear 1st 4s Laughlin Steel 113 101% 106 106 % A-O 1966 ——— ACertificates & 13 105 Va 105'/8 MS ,—2003 A 1st & ref 5s series F A 1st Jones 113 A-O M 2.%s J-D " -1956 St 118 102'A 102'A F-A A 1st & ref 5s series G———1978 . 1st 1963 1980 B & 116 100'A 98% *102'A 105 97 ^International Great Northern RR— ,..;Alst 6s series A 1952 J-J A Adjustment 6s series A July 1952 " A-O A 1st 98 % 89 5 - 1963 C ser 15 *100 ■ 2'As 100% 98% Indianapolis Union Ry Co— Ref & Imp 93% 37 96% J-J 1951 1st ref mtge 4s 'ser,D_, ^——1963 Illinois Terminal Ry 4s ser A 1970 v ";o Indiana 111 & Iowa 1st gold 4s 1950 ■ 42 99% 99'/a F-A Registered 1st & 101'A 99'/a 100 *107 j-j 1951 4s__ 111 Cent and Chic St L & N O— Joint 1st ref 5s series A 93% 100'/a . J-J 1951 1st Lines 100'/a 9 j-j -1951 71 99'A 105% J-D 1951 102 101% 105'A 105% M-N M-N -1950 101% 100 99'A ,99% 100 • 1955 — Springfield Dlv , 100'A- J-J Louisville Div & Term, gold 3Vis„1953 ,, 99% M-N —__1966 1st gold 3s___ 105% 105 ,71 1953 ,' Cairo Bridge gold 4s Western 113'A 102% Monongahela Ry 3'As series B—1966 M-S Collateral trust __ 102% 102 *103'A 1951 Div 1st gold 3s St Louis Div & Term gold 80 128% 104 mtge 4'As A 1st & i 1 631/4 18'A 1951 Omaha 67 101% / 89 '/a ..59'A J-J 3ViS——,——1952 Litchfield Div 52% 39 127% 101'/a 40-year -4s series B— —1962 Prior lien 4'As series D——1978 ACum adjust 5s series A„-Jan 1967 ^Missouri Pacific RR Co— ;;/* 140% ". " 74 108 "L103 'A 103% J-J , gold 4.S———1952 4s— ; 1955 5s 14 128% 118 Prior lien 5s series A———1962 ioiioi J-J 1051 40-year 4%s 15 72 % 43 Minn St Paul & Sault Ste Marie— . 137'A 74 : A-O -.1951 , Purchased lines Refunding 45% *— 10*2% *102'A 102'A J§AMidland of N J 1st , - *101'A 101% 137. F-A trust Refunding 39 33% M-S Missouri-Kansas Texas j-D ; 1981 sterling— 3s 27 31 *118 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st M-N "fJ-J Feb 1957 Illinois Bell Telep 2%s series A Illinois Central RR— gold 27 64 M-N ,— West AConv 1st 42% M-S Ref & impt 4'As series C 107» Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3y2S_1969 105'A A 1st Collateral 28% M-S Jack Lans & Sag 104'A 71 9 100% 100% M .J-J gold 5s—1937 1st gold 4s,_: 1st gold 3'/is—— Extended 1st gold 3'As 141 . J-D A ' 82 !_1949 'Michigan Central— 101 4v 99% 76% . : M-N Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s__,—_1049 Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A 1957; A ^,1962 , 9 101% 58% " Hackepsack Water 1st mtge 2%s__1976 Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4V%8—,. 1999 Hudson Coal 66% 113% 113% 113% M-N J § A Met 65 . H Finance 76 25 44% 69% M-N A Gen cons 58 gold 4p———1949 ref ser G— -2003 Louis Div 2d gold 3s_——1980 Knox & Cine Div 4s —1955 , —1975 , Household 82 36% *— A-O Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 27/aS_1974 Metrop Wat Sew & Drain 5VaS 1950 99 62 "" RR Gen" mtge inc 5s series A___, ytSAHousatonic Ry 70 Mead Corp, 1st mtge 91 * Feb 1st & ref 3%s series D__l__„ —1969 *'• Gen mtge inc 4s ser B__,_,_, _,2044 "Gull States Utll 1st M 2%s_— —1970 V 39% 43 A-0 ser A 1960 mtge & coll 4s ser B 1954 Manati Sugar 4s sink fund—Feb 1 1957 AManila RR (Southern Lines) 4s—1959 98% 87 3 TV;V *63% , " —1959, 1st & ref 4s series B__, t'« 34% 37% 38 *33 1st " Feb ' Mobile 36 35'A M-N Maine Central RR 4V2S ' AGreen Bay & Vest deb ctfs A, A Debentures ctfs B_. ,1 Gulf 87 7 16 M 133'A 125 " J-J • 130 % 1 126 102% 103% V.* 103% J-J 2010 P— ser Gen mtge 2%s 34 33 M-N 117% ~7 130% 131 126 J-J Gen , 84 101'/a 115 Atl 103'/a 101'A 68% 71'A 2003 (P) ref 87 82 Va 86 69% 87 83 1 __ 84% 101% 101% ' —1952 General 4%s series D_,___— Gen 85V8 102'/a Great'Northern V St 77 __ & 99% 83% 64% J-J ——2003 ' stamped 1st & ref 100% —1949 Guaranteed 105% __ 84 A-O 1st 105 y2 — __ 84% , *105% *99% 64% F-A Co deb 5s—, 1951 3s debentures .————..1963 Louisville Gas & $lec 3'As 1966 Louisville & Nashville RR— ; J-D 88 98'/a 1017/a i Long Island unified 4s G Gas St Elec of 75% 84 .-2003 stamped modified registered Lorillard 99% 82'A *81 F~A 2003 stamped modified 4s 103% 96'A *83% M-N 106 99% *99% 2003 65% 104% 104'/a. 37/a 96% 82'A ' .—1974 Little Miami gen 4s series A 103'A 72 'A 56 57 M-N F-A Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_1951 Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s_—1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco' 5s_—1951 105% 104 25 deposit— Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s,„—1956 105% 2 *99% 100 F-A 1974 stamped—: 4s registered 105'/a ' M-S series A—.——1974 & ref 5s ACertificates 104 J-D 187 104 2»/8 *96 1964 stamped modified 100'A 99% 105 M-N 112% 102% 180 ~Z *101% 102'A 1954 1964 :,1954 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4y2s ext_195Q Lehigh Valley RR— ; ,t 94'/a 87 M-S deb__x—.1961 108 112'/a 102'/a 105% 105% A-0 1954 ---<: 5sl 4'As 3s 107 — *2 Deo Leh Val Harbor Term gtd 5s^ 88'/a 88 *99 81 102% 5s Firestone Tire & Rub High 123% 68% 53 ,, *184% J-D 1970 stamped,— 5s 99% •—91% J-J M-S Low 121% 1 < 1st & ref sink fund 5s 105'/a 113 69 A-0 sink & ref 5s stamped 4-:— & ref sink fund Co— 1st cons mtge 3'As ser January 1 No. 57% *112% J-D .-1975 A— scr 1st 106'A 106'A A-O inc 4Vis mtge 118'/a *r55% M-S Range Since Sold L 94'/a 100'A S (NY) *— *107'/b J-J llO'/a 90 12 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— East Tenn Va & Ga Dlv 1st 5s____1958 Bonds High 122% 122% J-J Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co— Ed El 111 Friday's 54 65 100% 100% M-N or Bid & Asked 69 -90 100% Sale Price Low 109'/a 2 103'A 104'/a M-S Last Period 1951 1961 Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s JAKreuger. & Toll 5s ctfs 109 15 Week's Range Interest Exchange Stamped 108% 10 69 *48% J-J 19b5 105% 108'A f 69 J-J 16 108'A 108% 108% AT-N 2.35s Light York Kentucky Central gold 48 Kentucky & Indiana Term 4'As 4'As 72 105% 106'/a J-D 23As per B-1976 debs___——19bl Shore & Atl gold 5s__l9Jl Sou Duquesne 71'A J-D Tunnel & 71'A J-D gold 4s Chemical 142 M-S Det Tol & Ironton RR Dow 51 48 A-0 gold 4s 1995 Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien ASecond 49% J-J mtge 3 Vis series G—1966 3s series H——-----1970. ref Gen New High Plain < contingent int)—_ 1993 Edison 4s series P-—-— \% Detroit Low BONDS January 1 No. ■ fixed (3% RECORD AUGUST 1 Range Since Sold High (4%% A ser ENDING (cont) West Grande Rio Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low Denver BOND WEEK Week's Range Friday Interest BONDS New FOR 1997 F-A 1998 F-A 1998 1998 F-A F-A 1980 J-D 1986 A-O *86% J-J 1998 69'/a 88 69% 71 *__ 68% *65 ~8 81% 73% 70 68% 67 "2 74% 62% 77 67 61 72% 98% 94 101% 98% 90'/a York Chicago & St Louis— mtge 3'As mtge ser 3s ser F E_. 98% 97'A *92 97% 27 RECORD BOND YORK NEW RANGE FOR WEEK Monday, August 4,1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (488) 8 ENDING AUGUST 1 Week's Range Friday Week's Range Friday Interest BONDS RR 2y8s ser gold 4s 3%s N Y Connecting N Y Dock 1st Period Stock Exchange New York B—1975 1951 2043 2043 Mtge 4s series A N Mtge 4s series B Y Lack & West 4s 1973 1973 series A B_ series 4'As IN Y New Haven & ANon-conv deb 4s Harford RR— 2%s 11977 N Y Steam Corp 1st 3%Sw 1963. IN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— 1 § 1st refunding *A2d 5s 5s 1 § AN Y West Si Bost 1st 4%S 5 101% 103 103 % 106 70 4 79 46 46% 15 28% 45 23 27% 46% 125 28% 45% 47% 169 28% 47% 166 28 48 47 48% 51 591 30% 79 79 80 167 53% 13% 15 46 49% 47% North 1974 1974 23 & 1997 4s 1997 lien General Jan 1 2047 3s registered Ref Si impt 4'As series A___, Ref Si impt 5s series C Ref Si impt 5s. series D 1975 trust 4%s Coll States. Power Northern (Minn) CO— — 13 107 1 1st mtge (Wise) 2%s mtge mtge 33 34 1975 90 2%s Power 3s ser A 1st gold 5s 108 1966 1970 1st & ref 3s series K 1971 1st & ref 3s series L _1974 1st & ref 3s series M _1979 1st & ref 3s series N 1977 1st & ref 23/4S series P .1981 Pacific Tel & Tel 2%s debs 1985 2%s debentures— „__1986 Paducah Si 111 1st s f gold 4'As 1955 ref 3'As series I series J 3s 76 48' 46 48 33% 7 132% 126% 136% 126% 124 128 128 101 113% A 2d 99 109 Vi AGen & 108'A 108 90 *104 105 69 71 35 68% 69% 11 69 J-J 102 101 '/a 102 101% 102 101% 61 35 92% Ry— certificates bond 4s ref gold 5s series A 85% 85'A 87% 314 79% 50% 49 51% 505 37% 92'A 57% M-N 3 100% 104% Air 45 102% 104% 10 101% 101% *83% J-D F-A A-O 1990 2016 J-J 100% J-J 68% J-J 102% 1963 107% 3s 103 V5a 2%s 101% *101 — — 103 101 - debentures debentures 2%s 106% 104% 41 # Southern Indiana Pacific Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— 3'As conv inc debs ——1960 *108% 108% 4Vis Gold 102 ... 107 109 108% 108% 108 % 108% 108 Vi 19 15 107% 109% 1952 ctfs series E trust 4s 25 101% 104% 1 104 '/a 106% 104 104 105 106% J-J *104 jjf_3 *104"% __ 107% 107% Af-N A-O A-O 4Vis General Gen series 3 Vis Conv deb Gen 108% _.1968 1981 D j-d j-d 112% A-O j-j 1984 4Vis series E mtge mtge 102 Af-N Af-N F-A 1952 ——— ref 2%8— 1971 1st & ref 2%s 1967 1st & ref 2%s 1974 1981 a. 1st s f 4s deposit 103% 2000 J-D 137 100% 101 99% 1983 J-J 104 1974 J-D *__ 106% 75% 12% 39 106 Va 106 104% 100% 37 10 120 105% 105 104% 104% "I 103% 105% 104% 104% 10 102% 105 V* 5 103% 105 104% 104%' 103% *102 *__ 108 *110 112 *__ 14 — 99 1 — 110 115% !; 118 — — 106 106 — gen gen 5s series C 4Vis series d_ footnotes see page 29. 103 104 3 8 86% 100% 47% 99'A 1 104 70 100% 105% 101 102 99'A mtge 2'As series C— 1991 M-a _„1966 A-O 96 — *101'A 102 Pacific 110% 110% 104 —1976 110% 103% 97% 97% 98 101% 101% 98'A M-N 98% 40 102% 105% 104% 103'A 106% 102% 103% 103% 105% 106 104V4 34% *103% 104% J-D 112% 103 2 15 A-O RR— debentures 104 7 97 33 98% 103'A 100% 100'/a 100'A 100% 102% 9 1PA% 10 98'A S Rubber 2%s debs _i. debentures 2%s 1967 1959 Universal Pictures 3%s debs *99% 100'A A-O M-3 1955 1957 100% 101'/a 38 M-N, 108 112 113% 22 110 125% 113 113% 2 110 .127% 94% A-O 94% *103% M-N • 95 11 93% 103 % 102% 103% — j-j 103 105 103 103 100% 103% 103% J-D J-D A-O 4 2 103% 102% 105% 102% 88 J-D A-O 1948 _1962 .-1974 1977 105 119% 88 1 75 87% 88% 11 73 88 88% 6 73 - __ 88% 105% j-d F-A j-d j-d *101 St 101% *117% Cons s series A f 4s series B Virginia Electric & Power Co— 1st Si ref mtge 2%s ser E ;__1975 Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s._1949 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s 2003 1st cons 5s 2 1958 1995 Virginian Ry 3s ser B J-J 104 111 101% M-N 101 105 % A-O 30 — ■>108 M-S 104 *100 104 M-3 103% 104% 100'A 105 % 99% 99% 101% 105 % 99% 107% 111 4 100% 106 12 104% 106% 80 94 92% 102% W 91% 103 Wabash RR Co- 116% 117 A Gen mtge 4s inc ser mtge inc 4%s ser 1st __ 109 VB F-A 91% Gen __ *120 *118% 101% Vandalia RR cons g 4s 92 Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry series B_ 101% 121% 118 j-d 1960 4s series A 137 24 121 1958 1959 ; 99'A 130% 656 F-A debentures 2%s Union U — Coal— mtge 4 Vis series A 103% 2 56% *105'A 1978 of Mo 3%s mtge & coll tr 2%s (t§AUnion Elev Ry (Chic) 5s Union Oil of Calif 3s deb J4% A-O 1975 Gen mtge 33/8s ser E__ 1975 Plttsb Coke & Chem 1st mtge 3Vis_1964 mtge 4Vis series B mtge 4V2s seWes C 103 98% 96 16 91 J-J Co 1st Ref j-d Gen mtge 5s series B Vis series B Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry 19 54 J-D 1967 1970 Electric 2%8 *119% 1st mtge 4 101 101% 98% 99 137 137 103% 104% U 100% 100 *118% 1950 1950 106% 107% 88% A-O 2%s debs 106 54% A-O 1975 1945 Corp 1st gold 5s 129 104% 12 103 M-N Gas Si Elec 127 13 88% J-J 1971 Union 103% Af-N For 1st ref 4s 1961 11% F-A _1965 * Pacific— New Orl 3%s MS 104% 1963 1964 debentures 98% M-S 9 gtd 4 Vis series I 1st 3%s ser E 101 1949 8 Cons Pitts Steel 1st mtge 4Vis gold 5s 1st 1960 A Adj income 5s. —Jan 1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 3%s__1960 5 F-A Pgh Ciuc Chicago & St Louis RR— Gen mtge 5s series A * 1970 5s RR of Third Ave Ry 35 F-A gen Pacific RR— Pacific-Missouri Term 10% Af-N gen Orleans 81 ref M Gen Texas 14% 1957 1st New ref M & 10% 1960 1st Texas 13% gtd 4s series G___ 1st & M-N 108% 103% gtd 4s series H 1st Texas deb 4 105'/a 105 A-Q 126% 105% *104 104% 102'A 103% 130 27 Cons 1st 125 130 106% 106 Cons , 59 120% 120% _ J-J Pgh Cine Chicago & St Louis Ry— Cons gtd 3Vis series 1949 Cons gtd 4s series F _1953 Pitts 101% Texas Corp 3s Trenton *99 1st 101 90 100 3*2 — 104% 104% 103% 101% 106% 106% 53 *106 101% 127% 127 Va A-O 104% 104% 3 Vi s imp 2%s series D A-O F-A Consolidation imp M 4s ser C 1990 104% 99% 9 20 99 A _-1970 j-d Pittsburgh J-J Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— 3%s ser C 7 98'A 102 '/a 102% J-J 1st & 27 56% 106'/a 37 98% J-J 1st & ref M 3%s ser B 19% 45'/a 104% 2 51 101% 101% 98% F-A 118% 69 105% 101% 104% 22 *104% 106 118% 17% 102% 51 Apr M-N 125% 67% 104 102 102% A-O 100 10% gtd 4Vis series J 104 100% 1964 Cons 117 4 104 J-J 110% j-d - 1937 Petroleum 2%s debs 112% 112% 53 Pittsburg Bessemer & L Erie 27/aS—1996 Phillips 121 J-J 112% 112 23 M-N M-N of 116% 110% 52 j-d 2%s 103% 10 United Biscuit 2%s debs— j-j J-J & ref 4 11 104% 105% 18 94% 103% 91 117% 104% 106 ■ 49 117 104% . 99 128 111% 111% 105% 101 ig 93% 122 116% 117% 118% F-A 1977 1961 1st & 104 101% „ 89'A 91% 9 * 98 94% 82% 111% 104 • 88 1 17 A-O 2019 1983 1965 debs . A-O 60 A-O 1974 B tr 4 Vis Philadelphia Electric Co— Certificates Co 2%s Si Trl-Continental gold 4'As series C A Swift 87% 94% 102% A-O 1971 1968 1972 deb 2%s 92 98'/a 106 106% RR Co- Philadelphia Co coll 1st J) 83% 100 — 98% 108% 110 112% 114% A-O Apr F-A t§APhilippine Ry Oil r(N 191 122 J-J Ref & 1960 4s Apr 1990 Peoria Si Pekin Union Ry 5'As 1974 Pere Marquette Ry 3%s ser d 1980 series Internat 1st gold 4%s__2013 of Calif 2%s debs—1966 Oil J-J 122% *92 5s Memphis Div 1st gold 5s 1996 Div 1st gold 4s 1951 Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs—1983 91 97% *94 Va 97 102% 83'A 97% 87% 87% 103% 105 •»-* — *100% General J-J 103% 90% 69 102% 92 J-J St Louis 87 104% 87 4 *101'A 102 103% j-j General 1986 109% 101 103% 6 , 94% 94% 126 106% 101'A 95% 96% — 118 M-S Phila Bait & Wash M-N 100% 126 101 101% M-N 103% 99 122 87 MS 98 102 2 99% 100'/a Co— RR —" 102% 102% J-J 15 118 „ Af-S 93 103'A 103% 118% *101BJ ' 1947 A Income 105 — 2 102 104% 53% m *106% 107% Ref Si 1985 3Vis ser Fi Peoples Gas Lt & Coke ref 5s Peoria & Eastern 4s ext 108 99% 55% *126 J-D Sunray Oil Corp 2%s debs 104% .*103% 104% „ 1948 —1948 1960 1965 gold 4s 4s sterl stamped dollar Cons sinking fund 4'As_, General 4'As series A General 5s series B_ 106% 105% 105% 105% Pennsylvania RR— Consol 5l *100 j-d 98 y« *101 2%s series F_, —1996 1st mtge 2'As ser G 1961 Southern Ry 1st cons gold 5s_—1994 Devel Si gen 4s series A 1956 Devel & gen 6s series A 1950 Devel & gen 6Vis series A 1956 Standard 67 42 , 96 F-A serA„1975 1st mtg3%s Standard 48 46 99 'A J-J 1977 1st mtge ASpokane — 44 44 A-O —1965 debentures 109 y4 104 104% 104% a-o Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3'As_;—1960 Pennsylvania Power1 Si Light Co— 1st mtge 3s— — -1975 3s s f 107 102 101% 102'A Pennsylvania Co— Gtd 7 5 104 103 76% 94% J-J 1981 mtge 2%s ser E 1st ■ 109% 107 —4- . 107% 108 107% j-d 108 58% 28 99 A-O 1969 n_; Pacific Southern 109 101% 118 98 Co— Gold 4%S i 106% — 108 *107% 108% 108 108 1994 Ry 2%s (Oregon Lines) A 1— 1st 4%s ■ i A ,1979 1983 1987 debentures Southern 104% 105% 105% 99% 70 100'/a A-O 10 67'A *53 J-D 100% 106 Va 130% 99 1965 1976 105% — 100% 101 P-A 6 106'A 129% — 9 7'A 1941 "2 45% 32 VB *129% 131 — Seagram (Jos E) Si Sons 2Vis debs_1966 Shell Union Oil 2%s debs 1971 106 106 _ *106% M -N J-D 101% 102 105 78 45% *44 Co— RR Line mtge 4s ser A 88 y4 83 - •. Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co— 19 12 13% ♦12% — 144 80% *112 — t§ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7s 103% 87 78 78% 1941 AGen mtge 4Vis ser A— ■ 104 104 104 J-J J-J 1971 1989 §AShort Line RR gtd 4%s Union Depot 3%s B Scioto V & N E 1st gtd 4s_ Seaboard 100 Va ,97 — City— Kansas & 92 90 *99 V2 101 J-J 1990 St Paul 103% 99% 103% 1 81'A 81'A J-J ctfs—___Nov 1989 bond inc 4s tSt Paul 104 104% 105% 81% 90 *104% 104% J-J St Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4S.1968 94 17 106 101% 101% 101% 15% Louis-Southwestern 1st 103 8 1989 4%s ser A 2nd mtge 3t 101 101 % 102 101 Va 103 13% 20 11% 1997 2022 mtge 4s ser A 1st ' 76% 72% 60% 90% 5 98% 95% 96% 10% 10% 8 10 A-O 1st __ 59 1 10 J-J M-S 129 108 % j-d J-D j-d j-D 110 41 *60,, M-S J-J *110 j-d j-d j-d 110 108% *108% M-S 1990 1953 m Pacific Gas & Electric Co— ref 105 *128 1996 San Fr Term & 103 M-S 1971 2d *. & 94 1 104 M-S gold 6s St L Rocky Mt & P 5s stpd St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— Saguenay 109 107% - 1st 99% 30 97% 96% 92 20% 9 15 14% V* 1st 103% 102 9% 85 . 133% 134% 134 Vi A-O Gas & Electric Oklahoma 12 102 104 St Lawr & Adir J-J Oregon-Washington RR 3s ser A—1960 —1975 2%s mtge 242 — 7 15 14 « M-S A-O F-A 1st 108% 1641/2 237 M-N 1977 1967 1967 1969 1934 1949 1941 Socony-Vacuum Oil 2Vis South & Nor Ala RR gtd 5s lOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry— A 1st guaranteed 4s 1948 Ohio Edison 1st mtge 3s— 1974 107 162 102 Skelly Oil 2%s debs mtge; 2%s 1st 108'A 164 ♦237'A 29% 33 108% 108% F-A A-O A-O " -- M-S 103 % 14 J-J M-S — — - 4%s series D 3%s series H 3'As series I Gen mtge 3VAs series J f§AR I Ark Si Louis 1st 4%s tARut-Canadian 4s stpd______ i§ARutland RR 4%s stamped 102% 104% 1974 1975 1977 deb. mtge Gen 105% * Q-F Q-A J-J J-J *107 *160 J-J Gen 103% • mtge 2%s 1st . 2047 2047 2047 2047 3s .1964 Gen 77 59 8 70% . *17 15 Q-J registered J-D K-N 5% 104% 102% -105% 106% 105% Q-J 17 in R 103% M-S M-S 4s - 68 , Northern Pacific Railway— Prior lien J-J ref 3%s ser D__1993 Revere Copper & Brass 3%s 1960 Rochester Gas 81 Elec Coip— 14 8 3 69% A-O gen M-N 2037 Reading Co 1st & 104% 97% 7 27 24 103% 103% 103 Vi A-O & ref 5s ref 4'As series A Central Gen 2014 1972 2037 8s Quaker Oats 2%s 50 4% 4% Af-N J-J inc ref mtge 3s 80 9 29 11% 11 33 1st gold 4s_1996 mtge 5s conv Western Ry 12% 109% 98'/? *110'A J-J 207/a 69 495 98% 97% all M-J AGen 12% 12'/a 0 M-S 1968 51% 44 54 50'A 1966 M-N 1956 49% 28 45% Niagara Falls Power 3'As Ry Co— F-A 1957 101% 107% 49% 45 High 98% 106% 48 46% F-A F-A 1977 _ Low 8 48 45 46% J-J 100 106% 106% ref mtge 5s 1st Si ref mtge 48% 44 -J-J 100 106% 1st Si 46% J-D .' Af-8 A-O J-J . Securities 4s Terminal 4s El & Gas 3y4s— No. 30 J-J J-J 1st Si 85% 46 Norfolk Southern Norfolk & t A Providence Public Service 80 66 68% mortgage 1st t A Providence Range Since January 1 Sold 100 1964 El Pwr Potomac Bonds High 1966 deb 1st M 3%s— 3'As Co 5%s inc APittston 110 103 15 70 M-S 1937 1937 1940 _1943 1946 : 4%s gold "it A General gold 5s tATerminal 1st gold 101 % 101% *72 M-N Elec & Gas N Y State 101% 104 Friday's or Bid & Asked High 96% 104 M-N J-D . Low 32 mo A-O 1957 A 1st Si ref 4%s series of 1927__1967 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— 1st 4s 1954 JAN Y Ont & West ref 4s June 1992 AGeneral 4s 1955 N Y Power & Light 1st mtge 2%s_1975 N Y & Putnam 1st cons gtd 4s—1993 4s ADebenture No. 99% 98% *103% 108% A-O J-J M-N J-J J-J Sale Price Low High Low 987/a M-S M-S 1947 1947 ANon-conv 1954 ANon-conv deb 4s —1955 ANon-conv deb 4s._ 1956 ADebenture certificates 3%s 1956 AConv deb 6s 1948 JACollateral trust 6s 1940 3'As deb 3'As deb ANon-conv Last Period Stock Exchange New York January 1 Sold Bid & Asked 101%, Interest BONDS Range Since Bonds Friday's or Sale Price A-O F-A M-N J-J J-J M-N M-N ■ 2000 N Y & Harlem gold Last mtge 3%s ser B B Jan 1981 Jan 1991 1971 Apr 83 Va Apr 85 Apr 83 % 85 '/a 99% 8 11 80% 41 95% iVolume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK RANGE Friday BONDS New York Stock Interest Last Period Exchange Sale Price (Hiram) Walworth Co Ward G & W 2%s debs_1966 Friday's or M-N debentures 3%s_1970 M-N conv Baking Co— (subordinated) 5 Vis debs 1970 Bonds Bid &, Asked Sold High 97 97 F-A Q-Af *100Vi A—1970 F- A 1950 J-D 113% 113% 1967 J-D gtd _ 94 60 100 113 % *106Vi 107 Vi A 113% 106% 109 15 108 Vi 102%'103%... 66 101% 101 Vi 101'A 101% 17 101% 1958 J-J Electric Yonkers Elec Funding Si real estate 4 Vis 1950 Jf-N 92% 92 923/4 46 25-year gold 79% J-D 92% 91% 92% 71 5s 1960 76% M-S 95% 89 88 90 Va 81 75 93% 2%s West 1951 M-N 1971 M-S 2361 J-J 67 6 6 3/4 68 3A 63 -2361 J-J 65 65 66 3/8 7 debentures Shore 1st Registered 4s guaranteed ; Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s. 1949 1013/4 1013% 102 6 1013/4 101% , 103 57 »1047/a _L 55% 10 100 102% 102 102 10 1013/4 106 series A 105% 116% 117% J -J 60% 78% 80% 73 60 Af-N II 21 21% 15 15% deposit *19% Power 2%s 1976 J-D Service 3 Vis 1971 82% 75% 66 J-J 24% -21 18 ~ 1976 102 year s range, in the year s n°r? n 101 % 101 % j-j y Ex-coupon. 100% 102 108% *99% 100% 1x1 ,the year'» Under-the-»rule range, 13 ♦108% 109'/a 109% 101% 100 Odd-lot sale not sale not Included in the year's range. rCash sale d Ex-interest, range, e tThe price represented is the dollar quotation per 200Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. {Companies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized under Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. {Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. A Bonds selling flat. 106 V* 1003/4100 3/4 2%s High 103% __ ^Negotiability impaired by maturity. 72% 1043/4 1003/4 M included pound unit * M-S M-S Af-S ref rtl1,rt£eff„rrteii the not 76% 1992 & Low 16 103% 103% 1949 Lt & Power 2%s Included in 103 1 102% 102 % Wheeling Steel 3 Vis series C—.—1970 Gen Range Since January 1 No. 1936 95 V4 1951 30-year Westinghouse El & Mfg 2Vis Sold High ♦116% Ry of Public A-O I960 Bonds 106 109 Western Union Telegraph Co5s Range Friday's or Bid & Asked 106% May Certificates Wisconsin 109% 103 '/a Central Wisconsin 107% 109 A-O Sale Price Low § A 1st general 4s, A Certificates of deposit— §ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s 60 103 Last Period 1st mortgage 3s Winston-Salem S B 1st 4sL_ 101% 102 Week's Interest Exchange Wilson & Co 107% 50 J-J West Penn Power 3Vis series 1—1966 Western Maryland 1st 4s 1952 Western Pacific 4Vis lnc ser A—2014 York Stock {Wisconsin 100% — Friday BONDS New 100% 105 % *102 Vi 102 Vi Westchester Ltg 5s stpd Gen mtge 3Vis 1 High 98% 2 Washington Central Ry 1st 4s Washington Terminal 2%s ser *55 Low 5 106 % 106% Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3 Vis—2000 1948 RECORD EN,DING AUGUST Range Since January 1 No. 100% 100% A-O BOND WEEK Week's Range Low Walker FOR (489) of bonds. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY In AND YEARLY RECORD NOTICE—Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the footnote in the week in which they occur, No account is taken of such sales in only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the computing the range for the year. t a regular weekly range are shown In the following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transac tions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, July 26, and ending the present Friday, Aug. 1. It is compiled from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the cur rent year. RANGE FOR WEEK Week's Friday Last Range York Curb Exchange of Prices Shares Friday STOCKS— Range Since January York Curb New l Low w High Low High for Week Shares Par 4 3 May 53/4 Low 6% 6% 900 6% Aug 123/4 Feb 30% 30% 20 ,Jan 1% 30 Vi 8% 8% July 500 6% May 2 Va May 113/a ~2% 2% 2%- JlO lnc 23 _1 Aero Supply Mfg capital stock Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores 1 Mfg • common. Air Associates lnc 12% (NJ). 1 Air Investors common. J ; 2,200 Aireon 60c Mfg preferred Corp common convertible 1. Alabama Great Alabama Power Alaska . 2% May 37/a Baldwin 7% Feb 4.20% Altorfer Bros Co Aluminum $3.75 Co Aluminum Goods Aluminum 5% Jan 1,100 4% May 9 Jan .6 6% 1,400 4% 6% July American Bantam Book Class Co & Hoe Gas Si Corp common preferred % • 21 Metal 10c St Chem de los Republics , Seal-Kap common Superpower Corp com series American Thread 5% preferred Writing Paper common Feb 80 Jan Apr 18 105% Jan 650 6% 400 21 V 2 % May 5 i -, > • , i Am dep rets ord reg 90 May Mar 52 % Aug 4 % May 7% Jan May 54% Jan Jun l3/4 Jan 3/a 37% Jan Apr 113 23/8 May Jun 49 Jan 23/4 2% May 23 Feb 43 3/a Jan May Jan 19% 31% 16% 17 47 Apr 600 13 % Jan 200 33 31% (L) Beck (A S) St 100 17% 7 , 100 7% 18% 13/4 2 165 1% Si Mach Co com_* 83/4 100 25 * • 1 preferred Borne, Scrymser Co Bourjols lnc Pwr Corp common Brewster Feb 1 Vi 1% Jan July 33/4 May 180% Apr 8% x8 12,000 20 8% 4,400 11% 113/4 600 10% 11 % 1,000 47 48 Vi Jan 113/4 113/4 3 200 243/4 Mar May 55% 48% Jun 2% 63/4 May 150 3% 7% 10 4 Jan 56% Jun 143/s May 373/4 May 116 Jan Feb Jan Jan Jan 15 Apr 55 • Jan 132 May 21% Jan Feb Feb 35% May 19% May 7% May 500 X8 3% 23 May 1 % 300 Feb 8% Mar 23 151 Apr . 15% 15 15 % 500 :: 4% 800 j 4% 1,900 ^ 8 Bridgeport Oil Co Brillo Mfg Co common 8% 400 Feb Jan •'. 22 3% 13 May >,20 Jan Feb Jan Jun 26% Jan 6% May 143/4 July 10; '717% 4 18% 37 14% May 17% May 23 19 * Gas Light Co Jun May 31 1 Aeronautical Bridgeport Jan 7% 20% 16 optional Si 19% May 9% May 80 1% 19% convertible preferred—• Blum (Philip) & Co lnc 1 Blumenthal (S) & Co common * Bohack (H C) Co common * Feb May 5 V\ 300 167 6% 16 165 193/4 Corp common July 16 100 1 Lgt Apr 65 • 1 Furniture common Traction Feb 11 1,500 16% 33/s Brazilian Jan 13 33/4 May • common 8 1st 50% July 42 3/4 9% May 6 3 7% Jun 29,600 , 133/4 1 common. preferred Gay 5% 18 3/a 1 1 29% May 19% Aug 373/4 Feb 24y2 Jan 32% July 17% July 2,800 > C4ass 100 28% Jun 900 14% 3% 15,600 2 Vi 17% July Apr May 4% Feb ^ 10% Jan Jun ( 5 Apr British dep rects ord Amer 24% July Bruck 35 Jan 47 Buckeye 225 33% 35% 1,800 19% 21 1,700 10 2 5 10c 1% 1% 57% 5% 300 Silk Bunker Co 300 3% 3% 200 3% 23 1 Co „1 common 21% Jan 203/b Feb 4% Feb Pipe 100 20 22% 500 7% Aug July 27 Va Mar 1% May 15 % May 3,500 7% 23 2% Mar 5% May 233/4 July 9 Feb 42 n% 11% 11% 1,200 2.50 17% 17% 400 15% May 19% Mar —I 12 12 50 10 3/4 May 14 100 32 ---* Sullivan 43 43 3/a Feb 16 3/4 May 4 % May 23% Jan Ring Co Burma Corp Am dep rets Burry Biscuit Corp 6% Feb Butler l3/4 Jun 47 Jan 25 Feb 26% Feb 10% • Line & 7% 3% 50 2 42 Mills Ltd Hill 20 3/4 23 42 B common 32 Jun 123/4 Feb Jan May 29% May 1 Feb 1% 19,900 1 53% 57% Apr 1,100 42 5% 5% May 300 5 Jan 9% .: .10s reg Distillers Forman Rubber 1,000 35% 15% 2 (E L) 47 34 15% B 45% 35 rcti ord dep Class Brown Jan 18 £1 British Columbia Power class A. Brown Feb Jan Celanese Ltd— 47 Aug _£1 bearer_ Am dep rets ord reg Bruce Feb 36 25 15% July Co Tobacco— American British 22 Jan 20% May 33 British-American Oil Jan 9% 5% 7% Jan 9% Burd Piston (PH) 13 ——- 12V»o 25# 800 common 3% 3% % 1 14,000 4 2,800 3 Va May 7 Feb 13 100 12% May 13 Jan 3% 13 Apr "% Jun 1% Mar Feb 1,400 Feb 63 " 77/a 8% 1 1,100 7 7% 800 6 5 % i*. Vt-,1 Feb ■ . May 9% Jan Apr 7% Jan Cable Klectrlo Products common Cables 9 % 3% 10 114% 114% 200 1,100 60 Jan 3 % May 57/8 Feb 7% Jan 103/4 Feb X112 Jan 24 July 4% 23/4 23/4 73/4 II 1 .. Estate Sugar California pfd-.. Electric 1 Power Calllte Tungsten Corp Camden Fire Insurance,. Canada Bread Canada 114% Mar 3% 73/4 4% 800 3% Jun 100 2 3/4 July 100 ... 6% Jan 8 Mar 73/4 May 23/4 May 10 Jan Apr Wireless— A American dep rets 5% Calamba 16% 3% 97/a 400 May 1 com Birdsboro Steel Fdy 15 114%- Ties 7 % 16% Blue Ridge 1,200 1 1 1 Blauner's common 24% 3 12% 5% 17 lnc Hedges Convertible Berkey 5% Canada & 12% common. Shoe Corp Aircraft Tel of Benson 23 5 A & Co common Beau-Brummel 23% 33% 37 Vi 8 Refractories Am 3% 43% 25 48 17% 3% 17 75 19% 3% 1,900 44 32 __1 High Jan 51 2,600 Andes— convertible Bauman $3 50 40 Va II common. Corp Seelig Mfg— Si $1.20 Breeze 50 110% 19% • 100 Feb 3 3/i Mar 75 £1 Angostura-Wupperman i ;Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co__ j,Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd Feb 1,200 2 Angerman Co lnc common Anglo-Iranian OH Co Ltd— July 1953/4 1 Products Feb 32 161% May 1,700 - Anchor Post t' Feb 6,500 • preferred Feb 25 7,000 52% 16% • American 23 Jan 48% May 1023/4 Feb 19 Barlow Basic Co Steel Barium Bell 46% shares Bickford'a lnc 21% 48 • Class B American 37/a % 44 2 class A Jan Jan 39% 2% 1 Co/— 11% 7% July Jun 21 25 Co Jan 38% __ 20 Products Mar 5 Vi 111% UP/4 38%. 25 Maracaibo Co American Potash 200 300 % . _25 American 92 108 Apr,. May 15 40 1 American Mfg Co common American 6 Light & Trac common—25 American $6 51% 1 preferred Meter 32 188% 3% 52 10 preferred convertible 1,100 10 100 General convertible 21 Rubber Baldwin Bellanca 2% July 70 Jan 23 common American Hard Rubber Co American Laundry Mach Amer 3% Foreign Power warrants preferred American 29% 183 l Electric 6% 20 % 1 common Jan 13 _l Cyanamid Co Fork American 200 „100 American . 3,400 • common & $2 65% 61% • American $2.50 61 3 200 350 104% 104% • common American American 7% 19% • B 4%% 7% Jan Jun 104% 800 19% 100 American Cities Power Si Light— Class A ! .American 50 ' 4% • 8 common Co__ 2% 81 4% • Car Beverage American 13,400 106% 106% ~4% _1 pfd conv common common American Feb 5% Mfg Lid 38 2% _100 preferred Industries Aluminium Feb 1-4% 50 America Feb 4% 2% common_ of 123/4 4% _1 cumulative Feb 6% pfd (Mich) 15 10 lnc Products 10% May 7% Jun 49 Locomotive— preferred American 3 % May 31 July 3 Wilcox Co_ Babcock Si Feb Jan 3 50o preferred Alles & Fisher common Allied Int'l Investing $3 Allied 200 10 Southern Airlines 1,000 8 7% Air-Way Electric Appliance 1 13 3 Convertible Low B Banco Alnsworth Range Since January 1 High Jan 6% 1 Products 200 1 Adam Hat Stores lnc ^Aeronautical 4% Sales Range of Prices . ? Week's Last Sale Price Exchange ' Par ACF-Brill Motors warrants Acme Aluminum Alloys i'Acme Wire Co common 1 Sales for Week Sale Price STOCKS— New ENDING AUGUST Cement Co Ltd "83/4 . 1 Co Ltd 8% 83/4 3% 1 33/4 — 1,100 400 , __ 21% — — -- — -- 53/4 Feb Jun 23 Va Mar — — 33/b Mar * t<» Argus«lnc — t - Arkansas Natural Gas Common class A ni common 6% 6% 6% 500 • 6% 6 67/a 4% May 8% 5,800 67/a 15,600 3% May 3% May 6% July 6% July ■ L -; ■ . non-voting • i: 6%- preferred 10 Arkansas Power Si Light $7 preferred.* Aro Equipment Corp 2.50 Ashland Oil Si Refining Co 1 Associated Electric Industries— i i if >■ American ; , • ; i dep rects reg Associated Laundries of America-. Associated ; . - ; 6% . *5,: ; Tel & Tel class A Atlantio Coast Fisheries Atlantic Coast Line Co Atlas Corp warrants Atlas Plywood Corp Automatic Automatic Voting Avery (B F) 11%'12% 800 12% 12% common see page 33. 12% 2,000 1% • 10% I 5% an 30% 1 5% 29 1% 11 6% 100 475 2,300 61% 225 6% 14,300 323/a 4,500 63/4 ~6% 5 5% 56 6 at 10% Jan 110% Jun 9% May 10% Jan 11% July 114 14% Mar Feb 12% July 6%% 12% 6 3/4 300 6% 7 600 12 125/a 700 25% 25% 25 10% Feb % May 43/8 Jan 53/4 May 11% May 1% Jan 11% July 9% Feb Conv 50 Apr May 63 July 7 Feb 37 Jan * M 20 • Jan 20 Jan 26 ' May 26 May 22 May * preferred * 22 May 12% 13 400 9 Va 15 Va Jan 12% 12% 300 9 May Va May 15 Jan 165 Class A voting Class B non voting Jun 165 3 Jan 45 Mar — 13 ■ ■ — • . Canadian Industries Ltd— preferred Canadian Marconi 1% Carman Si Co common Co 1% 1% 4,100 1% 40 Va 35% 40% 550 34 % May Apr 73A —;f Products— Carey Baxter Si Kennedy Inc. Capital City 7% 77/a 1,500 6 3/a Jan -10 Jun 10 % Feb 32 3/4 Jan 23 23 100 48 % 49% 110 113/a 10% 11% 7,300 3 Apr 9 Apr 11 Mar 3/4 6% 7% 800 6 May 9 Jan 34% 200 30 May common 23 43 Va July Jan 50 % July Feb 9 . Canadian Industrial Alcohol— Carnation 24% May 6% Apr common, preference Canadian Canners Ltd 7% l 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries Corp— For footnotes 800 113/, • Machine & Sons 10% £1 i Products 6 10% Feb 3% 5 3/4 May 10 Vi May 7% Feb Carolina P & L $5 pfd Carr-Consol Biscuit Co Feb 119 July 9% July 20 Jan 115% Carreras Ltd— Amer 16 Feb Carter 24V4 Jan 27 Jan Cbjbco 313/4 Feb 45 July Castle dep (J W) rets B ord Co Products (A M) com common & Co 2s 6d 1% July 1 • 10 6 34Va 34 43 Va Feb 29 30 THE COMMERCIAL & (490) RANGE FOR WEEK Curb York New Range of Prices Sale Price preferred 3.50* —— Central & South Chamberlln Charts Corp common Chesebrough Mfg 12 Apr 22% 22 425 12% May 2% Jun 23% Feb 4% Jan 25 3% 3% 4,000 19% 200 18 July 13 200 12 May 23% 22% 23% 250 73% 73% 75% 125 70 17% 100 14 May 1% 4,000 1 May 160 93 May 1% Va 1 . 120 117 25 19% May , July 77% Jan 18 July 1% Mar 148 Jan 39% 35,800 23% Jan 39% July 12% 12% 300 10 % May 15 Feb 9% 9% 700 8% May 13% May 11% Jan 15% 350 16% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 22,100 12% 96% 94 94% J00 3% Jun 7 Jan 15% Feb 66% Jan 175 Jan 3% July 1% May 9% Jan 500 13 Feb 19 2 2,100 .1 97 July 9% Jan 13% Feb 4% Co - Inc 7% 8 "7% ^ ' 14,900 600 33. 5% 5 5% 1 5,100 5% 31% Va 31'% .1 1% 1 8% • 1 -26 Community Public Service. Community Water Service 8 % July July 7 3% May Feb 36% July 3% May 5% July 50,400 Va 31% 200 30 Va 1V4 800 % 8% 100 i38 Jan Jan 343/4 Jun Jan ' . 2% Jan Apr ' Compo Shoe Machinery— ext Vtc to 1956 Conn Gas A Coke Secur common— 83 Conaol G E L P Bait common B __ Steel Corp Co Cornucopia Oom Tnn class Coaden 6* Feb 3% 900 27% 2,500 21 % Apr 34% Feb 9% 11% 8,900 73/4 Jun 11% Feb 3 3% 153/4 2,400 19 Va 26 600 Feb 900 May 3% Jun 413/4 3% X6" Feb 9% 9% 1,600 8% July 11 Feb 37% 35 9% % 2,900 % May 1% Jan 12% 123/4 12% 2,000 15% Feb 4% Jan 12% mm 11% Jun 1,700 43/a 44% —80 400 3 Va May 13 4 1 common 600 9% May 23/4 jun 3% 3% 1 36 125 45 14 Feb 43/a July Jan 46 Va July (ord reg) il Petrol r Crown Cork International A - - 16% 86 preferred 143/a Feb 30o 6% May 103/s Feb 4,100 4 May 16% May 33/a May 400 18 4% 4% 1,300 1% 1% 100 — 19% 19% Feb 53/8 1% • Aug 23/a 7% ~4V4 16 Jan 33 Jun * Cuban Atlantic Sugar, 7% Jan 7% lie Crown Drug Co common Crystal Oil Refining common July 1%' Apr 300 7% 5% -■ 6 253/4 1,600 93/4 4% 9Va B 14,000 1% 9% I . (Md). 1,000 33 1% " Crowler Milner A Co 6 30% 1% 1 • Crosier Motor.* Tnr 6 — 32 B . 4,000 20 Feb 6% Apr 21 Apr 183/4 May Feb 2% 1 Va . — 203/4 6% Feb Feb 33 Feb 26% Jan * 100 ., Cuban Tnhaeeo Curtis Lighting Inc common Mfg Co (Mo) ■ __ 100 105% 105% ■ 9 common. 11 150 11% ' —2.60 — — o 200 __ 12 . • '' 200 13 xl05Va Feb 2% 30% Apr Feb 28 Fansteel Jun 107 Jan 7% May 5% May 17 Jan 8 Feb 10% May 9% Feb 12,700 2 May 3% Feb 500 Engine 21 Apr 27% Jun 500 A Metallurgical Fire Association 12% May 22% Jan 1,700 11% May 14 Jan 10 45% May 64 Feb 200 1% May (Phlla) York First 7% May 2,500 Fedders-Quigan Corp. Corp 82 div oum pfd Flshman (M H) Co— 5g to 81 Stores 75 40 43% Jan 18 2% Jan Jan Jan 20% July ■ Ford Motor Co Ltd— 1,300 5% May 6% Apr 400 Am dep rets ord reg. Ford Motor of Canada— 17% May 20% Fe& Class A non-voting. B voting Class 21% Mar Mar 19 Ford Motor of Franco— Amer Fox Jun 3 Jun 10% Jun 31% 400 8% May 14 % 50 31 Va July 38% Feb 12% 29 Feb Feb 500 Brewing Co. A Simon 4%% Co Inc. pfd conv 21 300 (Peter) Brewing Franklin Max 1% 7% dep rots bearer. Fort Pitt Fuller 143/4 Feb 400 Garrett Corp Gatineau 6% May 100 Stores (Geo A) .16% May Co. Jan Feb Jan - Co 5% preferred Mfg Co comm General Alloys Co. Gen Builders Supply Corp. 5% conv pfd Feb Apr 19% Feb Apr 104% May 6% May 1,700 9% 11% 15 94 9% common, Power Feb 7 Ffy May V/a Jan 3% May 6.% Jan 32% Jan 5% 5% 200 4 2% 2% 400 2 5% 5% 1,600 27% 27% 25 11% 11% 100 8 8% .1,800 7% 7% 200 Gellman 22 * Apr Gen Electric Co Ltd— -gl:#.:~- Amer dep rets ord reg. General Finance Corp common. 5% preferred series General Flreprooflng commox General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd General Plywood -i^¥ 8% .11:,: (A C) 20 21% "3% 1,200 . , ■ — • %-• K ; 9% Gladding McBean A Co Gleaner Harvester Corp 25% 18% May 99 25 - Mar 4 Jan 89 200 113 98 96 May Mar 99 July ' "5% >~5% 19 115% Mar Jan 110% 100 54 •54 Apr 110 - 13% . 54 13% Jun 17% Jan 29% Jan 29% Apr 18% Jan 25 Feb 16 Jun 19% July 14% Mar 700 24 CoaL 18% 18 Vo 18% 2,200 Glenmore Distilleries class B_ 11% 11% 11% 600 9% May 14% 600 13% May 4% 900 3% May 14 Ino_ 3% 54 • A. preferred. v\ % 130 4,200 7/a > Gorham Mfg oonomon. .10 Rapids Varnish Co Mfg 56% 13% : , Great Atlantic *5 pfd—25 ssv 1 Graham-Paige Motors 86 conv 14%- 6 ; ,.7%- 8- 10% . 300$ - . _ 700 , .• 1% 02% •>#■ 110 100 46 25^ Stores Products common—25o Non-voting common stock 7* 1st preferred Great Northern Paper May „14 112 133% 43% *— • Feb 9% July Apt 47 July 39% Jan 15% Jan ,111% May 10% 9% 13-" 114% Feb 11% Jun 15 Va Feb 13 100 .11% 11% 500 6% 7.3/a 35 200 28 63 v 210 55% 3.% —* -■ Gypsum Lime A Alabastlne ' July 145 Jun 1,200 -.700 - IOO pfd—; Gulf States Utilities 84.40 47 Jan , 9. 150 s- Jan 17% Feb .^■9% Feb May - 109% 111%- Jun: .45 95% May 300 .10% ; 10 July , ,49%-July }4 J?n Apr 7% May 47% May Pacific Tee— A Jan 33 7 300 Jain 104% 9% May -.400 a , • J^n 5% 61% _v. ,1.00 r July L%May 44 n; 57.%- 10% class A; Ino Grocery 25% May 700 . 101 Jun 48 25 - . 33 100- Mfg Co_ Gorham Grand 54 31 84.50 prior Goodman 17 - : B Goldflekl Consolidated Gray .14 * 3% Ino Godchaux Safari class Feb July 22% 52% May Jun Jan 6% Mar 4% May 1,200 19, • 112% 110% 113 23'/a (Adolf) Feb Jan 3 23% Gobel May 109 • . Globe-Union Feb 29% July Jan xl03% July • —2.50 Co Glen Alden Jan 89 -1'v.. common 9 %■ 24 1,400 ~3% v Jap' May 7% July 10 3% 14 July 6 400 29 •$,,.>•98% Preferred Gilchrist 20% •w,?4'13 Georgia Power 86 preferred 85 preferred Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mine# Gilbert - 11 % • •</ preferred convertible ~ 1 >/// Corp. General Shareholdings Corp com $6 29% Xl03%xl03% -•fe29 k .100>% Public Service 86 preferred General Class ! Brewing Co Curtis 3% July Feb July 103/s May 3% 35% • American dep receipts nreferrerl 3 1,300 14 3% July U Creole Petroleum 5* Jan 85 % % A Petroleum Cent 9% 63% May 2% May 26% Courtaulds Ltd— Crown x7 Va May —Be Mines convertible preferred- Croft 900 • Gold cnmrnnii pfd Jan 2,050 15 m Corroon A Reynolds $1 Jan 110% Mar 83/4 __ • Copper Range,Col.—r Jan 118% 108 79% l—i nonpar Rrawlnf Cn 833/4 115% Mar 2% ....1 Cook Paint & Varnish Co 683/4 May 10 70 ' 11% 1 Corp Continental Fdy A Machine Co. Feb 26% Too, Car-Na-Var Continental Jan 43 8% 77 ■ • common— 108 2 . 76% 8% „„,1 B Consolidated Mining A Smelt Ltd_ -10 Consolidated Royalty Oil Consol Textile 108 Jun Jan 700 116% 116% __ .100 1 Consolidated Gas Utilities- Consolidated 34% — 74% 74 74% .100 preferred 4 V preferred series C series 4%* — — • 10% Apr % May 300 1 Va • preferred 7 High 118 May 13,900 Feb 17 253/4 Jan , 4,600 3*2 Va Commonwealth A Southern warrants- 11V8 May 43/4 May 2,100 73/4 5% 5% 32 May 7% May 1,800 17 7 3 1,200 8 Va 16 Va ZjFb — 3 V4 3% 3% Colorado Fuel A Iron warrants •— —- 8 I Low 2% 30 Feb 113/4 , 9% May ~ ' __ 1 capital stock— Colonial Sand & Stone Co Colonial Mills Inc. 118 28' ■ Range Since January l High Palrchlld Camera A Inst On Franklin Colon Development ordinary Colonial Airlines Hotel Feb 36 % 36% • Colt's Manufacturing Feb 14 Mar 17 Cockshutt Plow Co common Commodore 150' Co Products Alum 22 -1 dinchfield Coal Corp Low Falstaff Brewing. May — Clayton A Lambert Mfg Club Falrchlld Jan 46 JO Claude Neon Inc common Shares Feb 200 J Co Mfg Jun 22 75% J Co Controller Clarostat Jun 83 19% 13 _10 common $■: ■' a 2% for Week Jan 70 19% .1 City Auto Stamping.. City A Suburban Homes. Cl&rk 24% .100 IChllds Co preferred Service 11% May .4 Chicago Rivet A Mach Chief Consolidated Mining— Cities 11% 300 102 17% JO common— 8% May 3 % —• 10 -8 Cherry-Burrell common 99% Aug 18,200 20% 100 100 1 of 15 % May 50 10% 20 JOJ} Co common America Co 200 99 % 10% 70 100 Sales Range of Prices 21% July 21% 99% lirvi —10® Cessna Aircraft Corp Ltd 99% —* pfd 2 Eureka Pipe Line 21% Central Ohio Steel Products West Corp— I Cent States Elec 6* preferred 7* preferred Cony pfd opt div ser Conr pfd opt div ser 1929 Eureka Week's |ale Price Feb 96% Jan 90 Exchange Par 17% Feb 9% May 2,000 Curb High Low 12% York New Range Since January 1 High 11% 12% ..-I Corp of America— Cent Maine Power Co— Catalln Central Pow A Lt 4% Shares Low Par i Friday Last &}. STOCKS— for Week Last Exchange ENDING AUGUST 1 Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, August 4, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ■ . D H ' Davenport Davidson Hosiery Mills Brothers i Dayton Rubber Co class A Dejay Stores common Detroit Steel A . 15% 32% July 6% May 38 150 3,700 10% 700 3 » 12% 155 May Jan Jan 10% 9% May 1,500 — 16% 8 Jan Feb Feb May Apr 17 July May 10 14 Feb 2% May l 2% 2% 39% 38% 39% 1,200 27 Jan 40 13% 200 11% Jun 16 Feb 4,300 4% Apr '. w»n Co Hamilton Bridge Co Ltd Hammermill Paper JOB 6% 6% 7 3% 7% Feb Jan Ltd— Co Co Dominion Bridge Steel 15 Dominion Tar Coal 3% Co -25 600 3% 4,300 3 » 12 Va 123/4 Co_ 20 Co rots — __ Duval Texas auinhur a '«.**' ' __ ' 13 13% 13% 525 94 Feb 79 Jan 39 48 Feb 97 Jun 106 Apr 5% — 53/4 1,400 13% 5% 133/4 100 May „■ 10% May 18% Feb 4 % May 11% May 6% Feb 15% Jan Heller Co Holophane Co Horder's Assoc common. preferred Eastern States 69 72% 44% 48 2% 70 9% a 12% 5% 5% 19 ; 21% 60 Empire District Electrio 5% pfd Emsco Derrick A Equipment Equity Corp common preferred— page joe I _t Esquire Ine see 100 B 33. 55 3 875 75 300 150 May 49 650 42 3/4 July Aug 3% July 77% July 55 5,000 6% May 9% — 17s/8 Jan 250 8% May 115 May 1,300 2% May 148 7 Va Feb Feb 17 Jan 21 Mar 23 Apr 12% 1% 48 9% 3% 900 3 20 Va 21% 1,400 15 May 3% May 45 125 44 Jun 50 Mar 30 101 Jun 111 Jan 107 % 108% 11V4 12% 1% 2 47 Vt 48 9 V4 9% 900 8% & Co common. common 5,600 1% 125 43 % 300 6 I* 11%' 233/4 Hubbell Mfg Jan 16 Jan 14 July 9 % May 13% Feb 107 Jan May 85 Mar Jan 15% 193/4 May 4,700 X35V4 56 Mar 49 450 2,200 Feb Feb AUg 10% 7% May Fen Feb 6 500 4% Apr 63% 25 200 23 Va Jan 27% Jun 22 % July 37 Jan 41 10 40% . ■ 157 37% 37% 39% V 250 36 34 36 72% — 65% 72% 10,600 6% 600 13% 1,300 44% 50 6% 6% 9% 6 Co 13 - preferred warrants * 1 1. —* _B Huyler's common 1st preferred Hydro-Electric Securities. • - .' 8% v 46% 47 181 Jun 43 34% May 28 Feb Feb Aug 72% Aug 9% Feb Jun 28 Va Jan 13 1 *' 36 Apr 55% Apr 4% Jan July 116% July Mar 20 -4* ' Refrigerator Co 155 10 325 113 — common stock V4 Mar 25 May 101% May 50 X43% (Harvey) Inc A Refining & 14 10 9% ,100 Oil Lock Feb 10% May 600 56 53 157 --• preferred July 14 47% 250 42% July 5% Jun 400 7% May 10V4 200 37% May 15 Feb July Feb Feb Feb 51% "Feb 3% 3% 300 3 Mar 3% Feb 29% 29% 29% 500 21 May 49 Va Jan 30 29% 30 2,800 25 May 59% 59% 60% 400 55 15% Hygrade Food Products 43/4 Feb • Illinois Power Co oommon 6* conv 4F> - :w preferred Illinois Zinc Co common Imperial Chemical Industries— Am dep rets regis. Imperial Oil (Can) coupon 15 15% 1,050 May 13% May 13% 13% l,80o 10% 14 Va Feb 13% 13% 100 10% May 14 Feb 13% 13% 200 12% Jan 14% Feb July 21% Jan 13% Registered Jun 53 V* Jan Indianapolis 12 Feb Insurance Ireland 6 JI Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain A Apr May 175 40% „T* Baking Co Hardart 12% July 23/4 Jan Jan 1,300 12% Jun 9 700 123/8 20 Aug 21,100 200 11% July 9% 19% Feb 74% July 13% 6 May 241/4 Hardart Common 48 May 13 400 • Feb 9% July 17% Feb Apr 8% common. (Geo A) $2.25 74 May 15 Va 5% 81 Jan Jan May 40 7% 17% .21 • 9% A Jan 1% May 50 300 500 81 56 — Horn 4% May 35% 8% Feb 9 Inc. 97% 2% May 81. 44% — JO 3 71 68 143 yA 144 • Inc oommon For footnotes 8 3/s 12 — preferred convertible 63% 53 • Klectrographlo Corp 83 67 65 Electrio Bond A Share oommon Electric Power A Light 2d pfd A Option warrant* Co 325 48 Corp 85 preferred. Easy Washing Machine B 5* 2,000 69 87 preferred series A. Electromaster 3% 85% -28 86 preferred series B. Eastern Sugar Associates— Elliott 3% 84 84% J 00 Malleable Iron. Eastern 3% .100 6% May ' .22' Horn New Put 300 •104% 1043/4 , Hollinger Consolidated G If Holly Stores Inc Hussman 6% 7 8% Henry Holt b Co oommon— Heyden Chemical common. Hoe (R) & Co class A Hurd 4%* prior nrafwrad 4 ' common——. preferred w w preferred w w Humble " Feb 5 10% Jan May May May 70% 2% May 12 10% 4% Jun Apr 23/4 .Jun -lOT 25% July 600 16% 4* Feb Feb 35 Va 1,100 ' 12 .* * 8% % Feb 12 6% 83/4 8 35# Rubinstein Feb 17% 10% May ^ —* common Hormel CI rest Hosiery class B common—* Duro Test Corp ««««">!> i 7, , - Feb 8% May V Dept Storss Hecla Mining Co Hearn 19% 33% 67 ; 3 14% _ioo: Ltd— ord Durham Bast Gas A oomi£l -XM Feb Jan -r_ — - «... -- Dunlop Ruober Co v~3- 12% 5% May 650 3 Va 3% Co.. Hat Corp of America. B non-vot Hathaway Bakeries Inc Hazeltlne Corp Brewing Feb 2% May 75 62 62 i Hartford Rayon common Harvard 19 10% May 24% Jan 78 70% *" , 20% Feb 12% May 12% Apr 333/8 1,800 — 69% Harris 13% Ltd. Draper Corp dep 133/4 < __ Dominion Textile Co Ltd Power 16% — B Chem A 400 15 • Co Ltd— A 17% «... «... 12% _J common Dominion Electric Hartford 33% 35 Jan 9 ' • *1 IB'* . Class A JU * Lamp July 13% I Domestic Credit Corp class Am 11% — 37% Apr Helena Dobeckmun Duke 200 8 May 6% io Products. dep rets ord reg Corp common Driver 250 l Raynolds Class B Distillers Am 10% Ml 15% & Diana Stores Corp com Divco ■ 28 1,300 33 7% ina common. Manufacturing Detroit Gray Iron Foundry Devoe -7% ' BO* Mfg Class A enmwum 8* debenture Detroit Gasket 32% 100 35 7% 7% SB DtnnlSOn Derby Oil Co 35 IJg Inc • 5 13% . 15 £1 Co Pow of pfd 100 North America 10 b Lt 4% 109 107 93% 109 150 94 100 105% 86 Feb Apr Jan May " ' 3IV4 July 64 Jan 21% Mar 6% 111 Apr4 Apr IOOV4 Mar Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 range Week's Friday Exchange Curb Range Cigar Machine International Hydro-Electric— Shares Low International Petroleum Registered International A* Utilities 1,000 Jan 4,100 10% May 15% Feb 11% 500 Feb Murray Ohio Mfg Oo Muskegon Piston Ring 14% 700 11% May 11% Apr 15% 13% 14 15% Feb 2 % .1,000 1,000 2% 2% 12 12 Superpower A 12% 16% B * for Week Shares Low -le 1% 19 % May Apr 1% 1% 18% 19% 6 5% 6 1 1 May 5Va May 12% States Muskogee Co Power 1,300 8% Jan 10% July 34 Jan 37 400 114 20 112% July 138 % Feb 23 100 Feb 14% 1,100 18% May 12% July 24% 13% 11% 11% 100 10% May 13% 13% 600 10 700 1% Jan 22% Feb 7% Feb Nachman Corp Namm's Inc common 1% Jan National Bellas Hess % Jun 13% _ 6% 200 11% May 5% Apr 15% 6% 7 Feb 3%.* "3% common 3% 3,300 2% May 4% Feb 12% 5,600 .11 Co Julian & Kokenge 1 14%- 15% 1.4% 1 common 3% 1 ~3% 1 4 9 % '• 9% 900 • 22% 7% Jan 2% May 7% Jun 2,100 6% Feb 24 % Fabrics Feb 18 Jan 30 Jan Jun National Cooker Pressure 13% National Radiator Co Steel Ltd Car K Kansas Corp 7% I 7-% Eleo 1% pfd_. Key Co 17 100 17 19% .100 20 400 15 ' common 10 Kidde (Walter) ft Co Kimberly-Clark Corp— 11% 5 J, pfd B 100 Feb Feb 26% Mar 26 8% May 108 62 "3 New 4% M Co Ltd 4% 12% 11% 114 5 1,500 12% 1,000 1% 1U Jan N Feb N Y Corp common Kobncker Stores 114 Jan 18 100 17% Apr 23 Knott 6,500 18 (D Emil) Co common Kleinert (I B) Rubber Co 23% 400 15% May 19% Apr 8% 400 161/2 400 8% Oo 6 13% July 8% • Hi July Feb 25% 19% Feb 25% July 10% Jan 7% May 13% May 16 2% Jun 24 Feb 2,100 10% Jan 17 July 3,500 1 Apr 3% 3,000 2 200 9 May May 13 Feb 800 400 790 90% May 4 May 8% Jan 30o 10 Apr 15% Jan 1,300 58% May 67% Jan 13% 14% .20 60 % 60% 63 -.1 16% 18 Jan 5% 5,600 3% May 900 1% May 2% 72% 25 10% 10% 72% 10% 100 33 common 34 200 lie Rosarlo Lakey Clay Prod Mines Ltd Foundry Lamson Lane Corp of Wells Co ._l — Machinel™""" ft Salle Ext 7% 7 % 7% 8 20% 11% May 1,500 8 5% 600 20% 19% Oil Tourneau (R Material Lionel Niagara Hudson Power common. 5% 1st preferred 8 % 2d preferred 8% .100 111% Llpton (Thos J) 19% .100 260 110 % 1,200 li 12 13% 13% —I 1% Mines Electric Inc Ino 6% North Jan Northern States May 12 Jan Jan 44% Jan 2 5,600 3,200 1% May 19'/2 July 18% 1,000 13% May 23 24 "9% 10% 400, 19% Apr Jun Jan Ogden 700 8% May 25% July 11% Feb Ohio Brass Co 31 Jan Ohio Power 24 "Is 23 23 19% May 29 Jun 26 32% Jan Mangel Stores common. Marconi Internat Communication Co 70 59 100 400 May May 11% Jan 109% May 15% Jan McCord IfcWilliams Mead ft MessabI 90 82% Co Jan 20 July t v Oil Midland Steel 9% 1% 9% .10 Co Mid-West Midwest 5 $1 pfd conv dividend shares— 18% -*5 Co.... — Co Missouri P L» Molybdenum Montana Mar 9% 10 19 4% 5% 2,000 100 800 300 4,100 10 10% 300 28 28 pfd May 8% May ,. 16 3% 15 Pftin Traffic Penn Water ft Power 111% May 6% Jan 6% 50 Jan Jan 7% July 10% Feb 15 2% 9 36 ~7% 7 Perfect 27 1 page 33. 210 :104 50 27 300 Apr 105 Jan 104 July 104 July Feb 15 Mar 1021/4 26% Apr 27% Mar Ltd Mines Pleasant Am Scale Co 6% May 9% Feb Pressed 50 31% May 38 Feb common 6% May 10 Jan ft Geld 6 May 2% May "5% 5% 51 5% 500 60 250 53% May 800 5% July 5% 4% Apr 11% Feb 4% Feb 114 July 5% Jan Jan 69 91/8 Jan 2,100 40 Apr 52 Aug 13% 300 11 Mar 14 Apr 7% 1,200 47 52 12% 6% Jun 91/4 May 12% Mar 13% Feb Feb July 3% 2% . ~3% 2% 12 — , "3% 700 3% 2,000 12% 1,000 2% May 6% 14% 44% 58'/a 59 59 280 9% 4% 10% 1,650 4% 51/4 200 15% 16 350 ~4 Jun May 2% 10 Apr 491/2 Apr 8 May 4% May 141/4 May Feb Jan. Feb 46% May 61 Feb 11% Feb 7'% Jan 17 Feb 47/a 4% 4% 2,100 3% May 6% Jan 2.50 13% 12% 13% 1,700 10 V4 May 19% Feb 81/2 May 13% Feb _* Providence May 30 Mar Public Service 11 Feb May 5% Feb 3% Jan 15% Jan 6% 1st 7% 1st America July 39 Jan Pyle-Natlonal Jan Pvrene 150 35 84 40 80 1 11% 12% 600 1 May % May 1 1% Apr 9% May 48 1% 85 Feb Jan Mar 12% Jun 2% Feb 17% Jan 1% 1% 3,200' • 12% 13% 800 —• 9% 9% 100 8% Apr 10 106'A Jun 109 Jan 111V2 May 119 Mar 1% May 12 Jun 9% July of Colorado— preferred preferred 194 5% of 100 ... Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred— Puget Sound Pulp ft Timber Feb 45 82 • Gas 31% May 3% Apr 42% 1 common of Nevada Prosperity Co class B Mar 2% July 11% Apr Mining Inc Metals 106 185 % "5 .58% -• Lambert Co Jan 500 700 15% Jun 24 200 360 100 Producers Corp 900 191% 191% 7% 3% 58% 10 1st preferred 1,200 6% May 7 25o common Corp of Canada 6% 50 5 1 common & Alexander 9% 3 Feb 50 Mining Co Prentice-Hall 500 Jan 71/4 July shs RR E Valley Wine Pneumatic Powdrell Power L Premier 2,200 28% Jan 4,600 27 Feb 3,100 Jan Apr 5% 1% Jan Jan 2% 13 51% 14% 3% 9'% 90 Jun 300 17% 4% Jan 24%) 25% common Pitts Bess & 2% 191/4 July • Governor Pittsburgh ft Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Jan 13% May 110% May 1 121/2 800 Pierce 1 2 Feb Feb 18% . 21% Pitney-Bowes Inc Jun 17% 29 Jun Feb 4% 52% '300 12% 14% 33 Feb May 33 800 Ltd Jun Jan 15% 300 Johnson Apr Jan 12% 11% Gold 24% Jun 3% Apr Jan 8% 13% Pinchin 600 7,300 24% 6% Pioneer July 10% 3 * Piper Aircraft Corp com July 9% Jun % July 18,600 251/2 100 Feb 12 "A ""% ~6 6 7% r. Jan 30 2,400 103% 11 13% May 1% May 4% 38% Mar 13% Apr 8% 10c Feb 12% 41% Mar Jan 6% Apr 4 12% Jun 35% 13% 5% 2% 13 7% 381/2 May - * * Tire ft Rubber com 20% 4 8 1,300 1,000 1,200 40% • —25 —1 2% Jun * CO 40% 50c Pharis Apr 1 . Feb May Jan 59% 17% 12% 25 % 200 Feb 16 10 Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co 1,000 27% 12% 36% 3l% 33 1 20 2.50 Corp 2% 7%' 13% Mar Jun .11 * Feb 1 Utilities Circle 900 361 Jun 9% 24% ]} 9% —2.50 Co Pepperell Mfg Co 105 • pfd Co 15% •. com 4%% Pep Boys (The) Polaris 27% class A & Light Jan 50 * 9 Power Feb 3% 25% 8% 1126% — ; warrants Cement Penn Gas ft Elec 3% 15% Aug 100 common common see 9 ' Penn-Dixie Penn 7 21% July 8% July 12% May 7% Jan :50c • Montgomery Ward A Moody Investors pal 41c pfd Mortis Plan Corp of America For, footnotes 1% May 500 • 1 Society A_ Dakota 5% May 8% May 1,400 * 50c Corp Pictures- Loan 3% May May 15,300 10 Mar 3 15% 50 5% Public Service Monogram Monroe & July Pratt common common 4%% conv preferred Mining Corp of Canada Minnesota 15% 25% — Midwest Piping & Supply Mid-West Refineries Wohl Feb 15 33% Jan 45 14% common. Abrasive Oil 45 May 50 '2 9 Jan 8% Feb 12% 12 1 • Pennroad Corp common 300 9% ■ 37% Jan 104 8 Co Pen Feb 38% May 8% May 1,100 4% May 40% 1 Corp Feb 6% 9% Motors 21% Jan 48% " - Jan Mar 36 common Airways 20% 109 ..'7% Tubes American Peninsular Telephone common $1 cum preferred 500 ~4% ;~,r5 % Pan Feb 8% 7 2% 87% Mar 116 Mar Page-Hersey 10% 5% May Products— non-cum Mid vale 5 Jan 1 Apr 15% May 4% Apr . 1% May 103 • • warrants— preferred Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patchogue Plymouth Mills 1,500 t c_l — Corp 1st 40% 36% * Jan 1,300 .1 Ex-distribution Miller I~6 West Corp— Midland $2 v c Service Public 55 2,500 1 1st Parker 1% • Mlcromatlc Hone Corp Middle States Petroleum class A 1st pfd preferred Pacific Lighting $5 preferredl Pacific P & L 5% pfd——.... 5% 8 % 2a 28 • 100 Pacific Gas ft Eleo 6* Jun 2iy4 10 5 common 25% 1% —2.50 . Co Paramount Xl8% 1 Preferred Can Jan 1% 5% Feb 31% ) Pacific 13% 400 48'% , 12% Jan 16% July 113 May 11% May 25 ;i5 8 Apr Feb 9% Mar 12 1 20*% 18% 1 300 . Apr 7 100 43 ~5% 21 Mar 1,300 6% Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Am shs 13 2,200 .15 Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co B 15% 18% " 20% 25c ; Securities 6% July % July 600 100 Textile Corp Participating preferred iClass 5% Jan 46% 51/2 May 30 x30% 6 Jan 24 — Metal Middle 300 14%' Jun 110 'A May Jan 1 21% July 4% Jan • preferred Iron 16% 15% common— Scott Warrants A 15% 43 30 Jan 30 ... Jun 41/2 19% Jan 101% xl06% Mar 31 1 Jun 1 Chapman 6%% 6 20% 1,100 1 Gas Mfg Co Merritt ;■$ % • Co Natural Menasco % * Dredging Johnson ft Memphis 100 400 9%, 10% • Jan 7% Feb 112 • Inc $1.30 6% 22 H Corp common preferred $2.50 July 5% 13% July 31/2 May 50 15 Gas Distillery United Filters B Pacific 38% July • 42 40 200 Apr Poindexter 23%. Jun 10 common 1,200 11% .♦ LU Harris 1% 35% 10% il • Marlon Power Shovel Apr Mar Jan 19% 20% 16 35 114% 115' Overseas 18% \ 1% 35% 114% 1% - Marine Massey preferred Natural 1% • 100 class B common 300 . 6% 21 \ (The B) Co Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co Oklahoma JOc common. 4%% 12% M Manischewltz Corp 12 50 5 300 O'oklep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares— 16,500 I 26 Omar 16% IIIIIlO 1,600 25% 26 6 Jan 64 warranto 5% Jan 15% Co 400 11% 62 Co 5% 1 * 37% 19% 110% 110% optional 35% Jan 25 Service SB class A 7% May 70% ougar Power 16% 5,000 % 10 97% Old % Public 25 Oliver 70 % Macklntosh-Hemphill 107% 107% Feb dep..... €* preferred B ctfs of dep Louisiana Land At Exploration ..1 Louisiana Power ft Light $6 pfd " _• Lynch Corp —J Maine' 1,600 Jan 900 Man mi 4% 9% x21 5,80o 18% 4 42% July 31/4 Jan May 10% 16 200 5 Ys 19% 62% 30% 200 Feb Apr 32 13% Jan 11% 185% July 155% May 400 40% 20% May 6% May 41% 400 9% ... 1,075 11 40% 300 19% of 10,300 7% ' -1 Common ctfs of dep 7% preferred A ctfs 1,900 8% 23% 7 .10 16% 18% July 26% Feb 28 -1 Jan Jan 1% 207/B 17 Legansport Distilling Co 2 Mar 29 1% 19% "I* Apr 13 Northrop Aircraft Ino Nov&del-Agtne Corp Feb 15% 1 '/a 8 pfd_100 Feb 10% _ 700 1%' 88 Oo Jan July 1 7 17% Locke 8teel Chain RR 11/4 14 40 Jun 19% *"» Lone Star Gas Corp common Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co Long island Lighting Co— Perm Jan 122% July Apr % May Jan 8 Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Jan 124 July 8% May 9% May Feb 10% 7% May 13% 10% • Oil I 100 183'A 185% • Utility Securities Northern Central Texas 44 , class A 1,700 15 8 common Jan 1% 10 B—. B American 30 -25 ... ... 16% 183% 7 preferred... .25 common Olass 11% 1 North American Rayon North ' Power common—1 • $6 preferred Northeast Airlines 19% July Jan Jun 120% 120 11% 21% May 12'% Apr 1,800 Jan 21% 111 1 Jan „1 ... Groceterias class A Class 17 47% May 75 • 34 „5 G) Jun May 20,000 8 Apr 5'% .10 Brothers Labiaw 19% ~H _«■ Co Feb 9% 20% Aug Feb 31 9 >/8 Niagara Share Corp olass B com Jan ' 10% 7% May 111% 111% optional warrants Class B 15'% -1 Corp 8 Apr 6% May 2,600 ..5 common Development 17% July 15% Feb May Jan Jan 82 Mar 10 shares 301% "Is preferred Leonard Lit 1,500 class~~A University. Realty Prior Line 13% 12 72 13 .it North Amer Light ft 500 7% -1 Monotype Machine Lefcourt La 17% B Lanston La ..1 " ..5 Delaware common Langerdorf United Bakeries Class 15% 15% 12% 5 8 Feb 6% 1% Jan Shipbuilding Corp— Founders Noma Laclede-Christy 120% 1% common Feb 18% July 10% Jan Jun 4% 5 —1 Merchandise Nlplsslng Lake Shore 4% 13 72% Mining Oo Nlles-Bement-Pond ' Jan 18% 6 Nineteen Hundred Corp B 16% Feb 5% 17 17 14% ft Honduras Y 2 Vs 11 94% Auction Co Y Jan 18 1% ft Arizona Land. Jersey N Y Feb Jan 14% July .20 Process Co 69 7% 10% May 100 New 17% Jun 600 preferred. Zinc Park N 12% May 4% Jun 14% 6% 93% 100 conv New Mexico Feb 46% 1,000 Mar Haven Clock ft Watch Co. 87% 20 151/a 14 July 15 Apr May 10% • England Tel ft Tel 4% % Feb Jun Jan 600 10% 20 1 New 111% 56% 39% 11 21% May 9% July 1 • New Jan 10% July 14% Feb 13 100 14% 15% 1 20s Neptune Meter common Nesle Le Mur Co class A July 20 49 - 14% Klein Brswing 125% July May 6% May * 43 Petroleum.— Krueger 122% July 1,325 11% 62 D Klrkland Lake Q 9% New King Seeley Corp Kingston Products— Kirby May 600 300 29% 13% Jr preferred Kings Co Lighting 1% preferred 10% 9 4%% 85$ 5 __ Is . 16,900 17 Gas ft Kawneer Co Kennedy's Inc 8? 15 17% • Corp (Herman) Nelson Jan 10 10 12.80 Radio Union National Jan Jun 15% 13% • Transit National 45 43 May 29% —4 National Rubber Machinery National Apr Jun 12 17 a com National Tunnel ft Mines common Kalser-Frazer 12% National Mfg ft Stores common. 11% Hay 3% Jun 400 3% 3% • Oo. 2,000 12% Malllnson National Glass Feb 43 38 preferred 1% Lake Sulphur Co Jim Brown Stores common Class A preferred 14% July 12% July N Apr National Fuel Gaa Jefferson Jan Mar 23 National Breweries common Jeannette 30 2% 114 2.50 com Jan 1% 525 Apr 10% 32% —• new common 16% May 4% Jun 1,100 1% 10 • common High 1,100 Jan 30 Mountain Low 1% Feb 9 % 12 % May 400 • 29 2 800 19 68% July Range Since January 1 High 1% .10 Mountain States Tel ft Tel 12 45 Sales Range of Prices Par Mountain City Copper common. Mountain Producers 67% 25 • common Jan 11% 10 $7 preferred 21 Jun Week's Last Sale Price Exchange 11% 11% Investors Royalty -—1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs„• Irving Air Chute 1 Italian 16% 400 Curb High Low 18 % York 66 J/4 * Safety Razor B International Interstate Power Friday • shs—• coupon Products— International 66% 50 shares 1 STOCKS— New Range Since January 1 High 17% • Preferred $3.50 series— international Metal Industries AUGUST tor Week of Prices Par International EXCHANGE for week en»ing Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— New York CURB YORK NEW (491) Co common Manufacturing 106% 106% 106%, 100 • 101% • 34% 8 18 Jun 110% Jan 32% 34% 1,100 25% Jan 34 % Aug 12% 12% 275 9% Apr 14% Feb May 11% Feb 101% 102 — — - 250 — xlOl 8 31 32 THE (492) Week's of Prices Low Par Range Since January 1 Shares Shovel 91 470 85 May 159 60 155 May 90% 157 15 Jan Feb 90 170 Tivoli Exchange for Week Shares Range Since January I 14% 12 1,300 7% * Stocks 200 73/4 14 7% 1 40% July 22"% Jan Jan 12% May 800 16% 15% 1 Co High Low High 33 1 Inc Allied & Low 5 common Realty & Construction Brewing Tobacco 183/4 Feb May Co Roofing Tishman 91 157 Range of Prices Par Tilo • 100 Oats common 6% preferred Quebeo Power Co Curb High Low High Thew Quaker Last Sale Price STOCKS— York New Sales Week's Friday • Sales for Week Range Sale Price Exchange Curb York New " Last AUGUST 1 WEEK ENDING RANGE FOR Friday EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW STOCKS— Monday, August 4, 1947 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 17% Apr 53/4 63% dun x8 July Amer Edison Toledo 1% —* / la/8 11 "—* Corp. preferred 6% 700 8% x8 dep rets ord regis dep rets def reg Todd Shipyards R 2% 1% July 1,500 10 98 98 .—100 12% Jan 79 Voting common Packing Rath 10 1 10 • • . Utility Investment A Railway ft Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common $3 convertible preferred Jan Apr Feb Tonopah Mining of Nevada Trans Lux Corp 2 Feb May 114% Feb 1% 1% 100 1% May 1% Jan 3% 4% 400 3% May 4% Mar Feb Trunz 2% 12,200 - 35 %- 36% 300 51 8 6i/4 Jan 55 Feb Jan 83/4 9,100 6% May 13 3/a 800 18y2 May 233/4 400 6% warrants * Tung-Sol Lamp Works 18% 275 143A May 20 3/4 25 200 22 May 32% 3% May 6% Feb 5 3/8 6% Rolls 1,600 Realization Ulen 4,100 60 200 103 ya July 25 Mar x2 105 - 30 Feb 2% 1% May "" 30% 104 Cable Rome Ronson Co of Co Royalite Oil Co Ltd Aeronautical Co Ryan Consolidated Petroleum Ryerson ft Haynes common 4,800 6y2 Jan 12% July 400 15% Apr 24% Feb Apr 18% Feb 14 Feb 113/4 19 Jun 14 11% 11% 100 4% 4% 4% 700 6 6 6 V2 1,500 5 51/4 300 10% July 3% May 6 11 Apr Milk conv United 12% 133/4 5,300 40 3/8 2,800 9% 3 United NJ Feb United 9% 9% 3 31/4 800 23/a 700 2 6% 4,800 -_7 U S Foil Co Feb U S July V/b May U 2% Mar S Feb 25c 10 common^—_25 3% May X25% May -1 29 41/4 41/a 4% 4,200 33/a Jun 6% Jan Universal 333/4 351/4 2,100 29% Apr 37Va Jan Universal Products Scullin Steel Co Segal Lock Industries Inc Convertible 3% 3% 173/4 17% 1 • 2% 1 common.. 3 2% 2 S/8 warrants prior stock 29 Utah-Idaho Sugar Utah Power ft Light common Valspar Corp common certificates Allotment 3% 2,550 13 May 213/a 200 78 May 90 % July Semler Inc (R B) Sentinel 24 Sentry Safety Control Serrick Corp class B Feb Shelter Mtg Co 4% preferred of 200 • - 3% Feb Apr 2 Feb Jan 12% 19 900 Jan 112% 112% 130 14 106% May 10 Feb 1153/4 July - 27 Feb 27 Feb • Ltd 11% Apr " 113% Jun • common 11% 11%- 13 V 10 3,800 Feb, «17 May Sihimons-Boardman Publication*— $3 convertible preferred— Pattern common Simplicity Singer Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis—. Sioux City Gas ft Elec Co— 3.90% preferred II, Smith (Howard) Paper Mills Solar Aircraft Co 39 • 1 "7% ".7% ~8 6% 7,200 297 293 10$ ... x255 20 39% Jan Jan 8% Apr Feb 312 May Jan " £1 , 100 100 500 5% 5% 4% 10 100 100 8 1 2. Solar Manufacturing Co.. So no tope Corp _7%- ~8% 4%. 4% 3%. 31/4- 3% 4,200 7% 7% 3% 13,700 700 1 Apr 15% Jan 8% Jun Feb 33/4 July 5 May 9 Feb 3% May 7 Jan 31% 32% 27 1,900 10 333/4 Feb May 27 32% 12.50 Southwest Pa Pipe Lipe 25 '< 2% Mar 1 South Penn Oil common Apr 102% Apr July Apr 7% May 2,600 4% 1 1 Sosa Manufacturing common South Coast Corp common 5% Jun 24 * Jun 4.48% preferred Southern Pipe Line Standard Co Standard class Starrett (The) x3% July 400 2,100 16% 4 % May 6% 6 % 1% 61/2 200 1% 500 Jun 8% July Feb 9 43% May 4% 20% 103/8 29% 28% 30% 23/4 2% 3 2% 400 11 2% 115 Jan May 36 preferred 7% Apr 273/4 Jan $2 200 1% May 10 600 100 55/, 55/8 63/a 1,300 ' May 33/4 130 Feb Feb Apr 12% Feb 3% May 4% Feb 4% May 9% May 77% 27% Co common (S) Sun & Co Western Maryland Ry 7% 53/8 May 13% Westmoreland Coal Westmoreland 325 11% May 17% * 25c 1% 300 1 % May 173/4 50 1,400 2 3% May 8,900 7 13% — 323/4 ft Ca— 8% „1 3% .10 20 May 26 May 3% 13 100 8% 100 16 - 3% 2 3/a Brothers 7 Jun 12% May 32 10 July 20% Jan Jan Feb 3 Ya Jun 125 12% Apr 14% Technicolor Texas Texon Inc Power & Oil Textron & 32% xl3% common Light 7% Land Co Inc x31% 33% 13% 118 11 — 900 14 y8 118 pfd_. 1,400 11 133/s 15 20 . 100 9,300 2% Jun 33/4 Feb 500 26 ya Apr 35 y4 July Jan 23 32 % Mar 200 23 2,200 3 600 21 May 300 8 May 50 27% 3% , 94 22% 10% 100 - May May • 43/4 Jan 223/4 Mar 3% • 126% Mar Jan 7% May 2% Feb 4 July 11% May 14 Feb * 3% 5,000 4 100 13-, 13 Feb 123/4 May 6% 200 6% • 6% 3%. 1,700 2% 7% ~1% • 7%- 14 100 1% 7 3% May 8% iya May eya May 111 Feb 23/4 Feb- 8% Jan. 1,200 Feb 113% Mar July 14 105 May 131 Aug 27- 50 25 May 32 Mar 36% 36% 25 26 Jun 21% 50 18 16%' 16% 50 14 Apr 173/4 Jan 700 19 .Jun 27 Jan. T3 131 Jan 60 21 % 13% May 19% July 13% 14 131 123 27 -T" 24 24 23 . July 22 20 % Jan 14% 13% ~l3/4 150 13% Jun 100 14% May 19% Jan 1,300 5% May 83A Jan 73/4193/4 200 173/4 213/4 Feb 900 -11% 11% May 15% Feb Jan 108% Apr 7 Jun 107 ~2 1% 1,600 1 300 11% 11% 11 200 200 2% Jan 37% July .153/4 13% 1% 8% 3,500 - 12 Wright Hargreaves Ltd Feb 12% Feb 6ya May 600 7% 7% £1 Apr Feb 5% 27 650 15% preference May 3%, Jan Feb 13% 1133/4 900 7% 4 3/4* 1% 7% Apr 2% May 500 3 17% 17% 11% 1 Jun 8 3/4 May 110 19% 100 10 2 1% 400 10%- 3% 10 receipts———Bi deposit American "2%. 1% May Jun 9% Feb Feb 16 5/a Feb 12% July 11% July 14% Jan 2V4 May "3"% Feb 4,100 8% Jan 29 % May 10 3/4 May 117 8% Jan Apr li% May 10 34% July Feb 19% Feb 122 May 11% July Week's Range Friday Interest Exchange Curb Last Period BONDS York New Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low Amer Appalachian Appalachian Associated Bell 5s City 110 $119 J-J I960 1998 ——1970 series C Steel 6s Edison 2%s Boston {Central States Electric Corp— A5s (10% redeemed) A5%s (10% redeemed) IA Chicago Rys 5s ctfs (part Debenture Registered J-J 1st 106 % ioa% — 113 Q-r paid)-1927 F-A 67% 13 64 81% 84 133 64 1,450 25 103% 105 27 A-O 104% 104 M-Q 105% 105 % 106 J- J 105 104% 106% 93% 776 90% 93% 92 % 93% 103% 44 92% 92% 4 92 92% 104% J-D 107% 109 4 104% 106% 105% 15 104% 105% 118 110% 114% 116% 119% A-O 105% —1962 M-N 113% 113% 114 Gas Lackawanna 1st of 1984 mtge 4s no. k l-O 1903 Jf-N 1993 May $116% 117% Western RR— N mtge 4s ser 1st J-J (Bait City)— 4%s— Lack ft , $107 107% 105% 105% .. 1981 mtge 86% 78 76% 67 % ref 23/4S series R_i— Gen 85. 57% M-S P_ 106 ' 81 104% 1043/4 .1 ser 115% 165 it 104% 80 1977 2%s 11 105% 105% 1123/4 165 24 113 180 / J-D 105 % Delaware A 103% 105 % 196# —1978 mtge n9% 101% 1U2% 1958 196# mtge 3s 111% 10 ser Q ref High 102 109% 1173/4 121 $166 J-D 813/4 Consol Gas El Lt as Pwr (Bait)— 22 19 tl07 MS Debentures 3s Low 100% - 110% 103% 103 1948 —1954 5s January 1 No. ' J-J 5s Dpbenture Range Since Sold High Jan 1906 Cities Service 5s Bonds 102% 103% _ Telephone of Canada— Bethlehem " Af-N 1W64 3V«s Electric J- J 1955 A^soc Tel & Tel deb 5V2S A_— J-D 1953 4%s Electric $ 101 % J.J 1981 1970 2024 6s Elec Power 3%s Power deb 66—; Writing Paper Consolidated 800 300 6% Ltd— (F W) Woolworth Feb Feb 1,700 10 2% 34% 15 2%s conv debs 9% 183/4 1 Petroleum Woodley 1st 1 89 3/a 28 -• common preferred w w 5% 1st ref Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co common- Jan 10% May 15 Elec common Wisconsin P ft L 4% % pfd Wolverine Portland Cement Woodall Industries Inc Jan 33 • 4 3/a -14 Feb Apr Feb 82 9% Inc Products Wilson 1 —10 —* ft Co C) <R Williams Willson 173/4 Aug 13% May 150 2,100 26 30% 15% Inc—. Oil Corp 17% 25% 311/4 3% 500 3% — ——,—1 Oil Corp River Wichita Jan 33/8 173/4 Superior Portland Cement, Superior Tool & Die Co com——•' 20 10 - Inc^ (Wm) Whitman Feb 7% 12% • common 1st, pfd—100 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Apr Feb 3% 73/4. May 500 100 *—1 Western Tablet ft Stationery Peb 8% 10% 1% Corp Finch 293/e Jan 13 Ray Drug common— Swan Jun 6% 31/8 (Hugo) Corp Stop & Shop Inc Sunbeam 14% 11% Stinnes Stroock 400 200 7% Co common B) 19% 18% Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc Sterling Engine Co Sterling Inc_ May 2 13% 4% " —1.23 West Texas Utilities $6 preferred • West Virginia Coal ft Coke —8 Feb (J Co Wentworth Manufacturing Feb 17% May Stetson Watch Warner. Aircraft Corp__ Atlantic 65 Stein & 15 86 21% Baking Co warrants— Ward Feb Steel Co of Canada (A) pfd cum Waltham 32% Mar 4 Feb 1% May 4 % 4% July 6,000 115 ~3% 3 1 30 1 Waitt & Bond Inc 21% July 133/4 Feb 9% 3% 173/4 July 500 1,500 2 3/4 Feb May 9% 4,000 Jan Iff Feb Jan 3 50 10% 2 3/4 25% 17% Mar 700 20% Apr 1% 1,700 4% 181/4 14% 23% 26% 26% ext—• 100 Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs Jan 30 14"% May 10 1 Corp Apr- 30 20% 1 1 18 1 j. - 83/4 Mar Jan 3,300 6 1 B 29% 28% July x3% • Co class 300 28% • Products Tube 33 % July 55/s 1 Light Preferred Standard Jun 27 3/s 10 B Standard - 29% x3 % _1 Forgings Corp Standard Oil (Ky) Common 29% 20 $1.60 convertible preferred & 29% 291/4 2.78 Cap & Seal common preferred Dredging Corp common Power 2,000 45 • • Convertible Standard 32% Jan 9 Royalty Co Spencer Shoe Corp Stahl-Meyer Inc Standard 313/4 July Feb May 8% May W Feb 41 10 Southland Brewing 40 25 cum Standard 443/4 29 preference conv 4.32% 44%. 14% 11 453/4 480 19'/a July • Winnipeg 29 original preferred 200 3,200 12% * —— Aircraft Co Waco - 35% Southern California Edison— 5% 49 y4 10% ., Feb • Canada™ Manufacturing Vogt Jan 157 May Apr 2% Feb 4% 24 May 93/4 May 700 142%xl48 Feb 133/4 Mar 71% 32% 1 20o Venezuela Syndicate Inc " 142% Jan May 84% 12% 143/a Mar Jun 2% May 300 12% -12% Jan 4% 113/4 1,000 195/b 112% 100 Breweries Silex Co * 29 common Sherwin-Williams Sic.k's -.12% 1 Sherwin-Williams 12% 33/8 195/8 13% 1 900 $4 convertible preferred— Venezuelan Petroleum — July 2y8 May > 5% May 300 1% 12% 3% 9 • Power ft 1,100- 6% 3% li/4 • Shattuck Denn Mining Water "l%. 1 1 Seton Leather common r 3 1 common.. 92 Jun 10 62 Feb 83/4 5s/a 55/8 1 Radio Corp Shawinigan 80 % 200 1,575 Apr Feb Feb Apr - , 3'% Jan May 2 90 73A 2933/4 1% May 48 2% 2% 1 8 4V4 2% May 19 88 90 Apr 255% May 11 70% 10% • 1 $5.50 24 253A July 28 Feb Feb 150 19 common Feb 11,100 165/a 9 7,100 Co Jan 31/8 25/8 Oil 4V4 . May 211/4 21 stock 17 Feb 27% Apr 18 13% May 2% May 200 Jan 19% May 16% 13 % 21% 8 100 • Hardware & 300 11% 1 Selby Shoe Co Selected 10% • common Securities Corp General Seem an Bros Inc 17% 10 47% 10% • • 1 50o 10 10 10 5 Securities Jan 13 45 % Mar Apr 700 2% 11 8 Consolidated Universal May 143/a 50 69 70% 1 Insurance 351/4 Inc common United Aug 3/a May 29 Jan 73/a 7% Mar common 200 600 Apr 62 50 256 common Stores 43/4 33% Feb 8,600 2 1 S Radiator U 4% 6% 22% 23% 23% 256 class B 31% 33% July 2,600 11,700 27 preferred with 1st ISO 16% 100 and International $5 Feb 40 Mar 26 200 27 Graphite common 5% 35% 20% 21% * common Feb 10 Jan Jun 2% May 1,400 regis 43 2% May ~4% 40 16 16% 25 Specialties 31% (D A) "33/4 35 common Profit Sharing preferred Shoe Machinery "4% Manufacturing Jun 102% May 225 39% 33/4 .10 RR ft Canal • Scovill 1043/4 • 9 1 Schulte Apr Ltd— Scniif common 7 56 40 . Co rets ord dep Savoy Oil Co Sayre & Fisher Brick Co Co Jan 1033/4 104% 50c com Railways & 13% 27% May 1 Corp common Feb 8 3/a 93/4 U Products Molasses Amer Mar 5% 7% May 38- 1 Salt Dome Oil Co Samson 131/a 39 • 50 Corp Ltd pref $2 11% ."7% May 5% May common Preferred A 6 % May 200 8% • Products Preferred United Feb 6% Jan 3% Light United United Lawrence 2,200 warrants United 10% Class 3% 8 3/4 • 100 Omaha Corp Corp common United Gas United St. 9 3/a May 2% July Elastic 13 V4 15 -1 • 1 . Corp United 18 3A 1.29 Russeks Fifth Ave common Ryan United 5% July 10% 11% 10 * Rotary Electric Steel Co 14% July 500 4% Aircraft 20% July 2,400 434 43/4 400 Calif— Chemicals Apr 300 20% 19% 8 1 Feb 400 9% * Co Union Stock Yards of Jan 143/B 19 3 Jan 12% 6% 7% * $3.75 pfd series A 313/4 Mar 3y4 14 5 Corp common Works Roosevelt Field Inc Petroleum Oil Union 107% Mar United Metal Art Investment United £1 dep rets for ord reg Feb 7% 9% '—100 5 Corp Unexcelled Chemicals Corp— Royce Ltd— Am Root xl% 1 100 • pfd F Pendleton Inc ft 32% 4% May U Jan Union vtc (Texas Corp) Roeser Jan Jun 27. 6 ~6% • Feb 25 Gas Co— Rochester Gas ft Elec 4% 3% l3/4 May 25 30 30 ,—1 1 80c convertible preferred Union Gas of Canada Rio Grande Valley 2% 2% Inc 8 Ye Mar Jun 6 18 1 Richmond Radiator 4% Jan 63/a —1 —1 Jan 21% 7T/a 21 21 38% 29% May 100 54 110 —100 — Tri-Continentai 31 * Dry Goods Rice Stix preferred 5'A 19% 5 Electric ft Engineering Reliance 7% May 15 ya 54 35% 1 ; 2 Va 300 XV< May • Co Bit Roller Regal Shoe Co 10,600 273/4 May 5 Raytheon Manufacturing common Reed 4VB 18'% Jan 105 July Xl07% Mar May 105% May — mm ' 3% 18 % 3% Jan Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— Amer Radio-Kelth-Orpheum option warranto. Railway ft Light Securities Jan 73/4 July Apr 49 -- — J A ser ChiAl Division—, B •> l/-c IQAft -T-J 58 60 3/8 32 32 103% 1033/4 66 25 103 % 68% 36% 106 Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (493) NEW YORK RANGE Friday Interest York Curb Exchange Last Week's Range or Friday's Period BONDS New Sale Price Bid & Asked Bonds CURB FOR WEEK EXCHANGE EN.DING AUGUST 1 Friday T BONDS Range Since January 1 Sold New York Curb Interest Elm Ira Water Finland • 5s Lt & RR Residential stampede Bs Low 1956 Mtge High Low MS 1121 A 5s ms A General Rayon Co 6* ser A——1948 .Grand Trunk Western Ry. 4s *1950 J-0 — Green Mountain Bo wet 3%s_ Guantanamo & Western 6s Hygrade Food 6s , 6s series 1st lien 5s A 7s 105 y2 $55% - a-o 1941 $103 1941 102% 106% 107- 3-D 1 103% A7s 106 Vs 108 % 37 2 32% 36% 2 31% 37% 2 37% 34% 1952 j.j 1963 j-j Kansas 1966 3-D 42 „ Electric Power 3%s Kansas Gas & Electric 6s 100% 101 85% 85 33 35% 78 1 102% ;/ 42% MS $110 3*2 j-j $110% 111% r-A 111 111% 110 111 102 — 104 ■ 102% 103 Danish Milwaukee 1963 A-O 62% 62% 62% : 4yas Hew England Power 3%s—, 1967 MS 1961 M-N 107 2004 1908 3-D 104 104 A-O 1971 A-O 1958 r-A 53 107 N Y & Westchester Ltg 4s Ohio Power 1st mtge 3%s 101% 101% 1st mtge Pacific 3s Power & Light 5s 1st mtge 3s Park Lexington —1964 3%s_1904 1970 4%s B 1958 (Can) 103 1053/4 104 1071/4 109 105% 107 87 J-D 1013/4 87 77 106% 107 109 $105 3*2 105 % 1043/4 106% 5'/a 3 series If-N - ■':" ' 159% 159% l-O 1952 $105% 108 7 5 159 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_1981 Ban Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B 1952 Scullin Steel Inc mtge 3s 1951 M-B Southern California 1968 M-S Southern California 3%s_—1970 A-O Edison Gas Southern Counties Gas 1st 3s Bouthwestern 1971 Gas & Elec 3%s collateral 5s reduced to ARusslan 108% 120 121% 100% 106% 107% •No 106% 107% 104 105% . , 106% 107 41 $106% 107% 104% 3-3 104% 104% 1 r-A $107% 108% M-N $104 1950 A-O 115 1966 trust—. A-O ' V. : $70 ' r-- 107'A __ 104% 101 6 reduced 74% 40 1 42 42 ■.■•'•.■ 1 104% 104% 3-D fiThe 75 that Last mi •'.,: 5 Par Low .. Lt & 35 2 47% 106 % 104% 22% 19% 130' 4ya "52 22% 23 116 10 40 150% - 1 . High 4 116 25% Feb 9'% Jan -44% , 40 2 100 2% 2% 2% 81 2% 6 j-j 2% 2 % 2% 35 2% 6 following issue sold 45 44 % Co 112 1975 4s 45 % 603 112 76% Friday 116 Apr 160 Jan Jan Jan 40% Jun 112 1,500 71 Public Service 1st Agricultural Chemical- Maine Central 5% RR preferred Woolen Anaconda Copper Boston & Tel of Prices 15 . _* Apr Mullins Mfg 43% 39% July Apr 90% Feb 35% 39% 100 Ry 100 5% class 1st D 44%. , 2,633/ 1,186 354 Cities Copper - Hecla Range Gas 6% 6% Mass — SS B__.— First For footnotes see ! v, A_ 26% July 37% Shares Low 7% 700 7% 9% 59 612 8% 15%. 7% 39 69% 100 74 93% 22 50 77 Butte 74 21 91 50 % 75 69% 74% . • 59% 38% 36% • 95j; 2% 41% Jan •'* 6 6 19 3% July May'ii',''Jf 51% 58% MajfA 78'/a 5% July T' Jan Feb . ^' <1 7% Feb 29 10 23 Jun 32% Feb 31% 53% 85 32% Jan 20 24% May 43% May 60% Feb 19 19 50 15% May 21% July 16% ' • 29 30% 16% 5 16% 327 16% July 21 Feb 19% Feb 17 Colony 1% 4,450 14% M»v 26c May —50 1 3% ; ii; Jan | 4 Jan % 1,400 % July 37% 136 26 Vs May 39% Feb 21% 818 17% May 26% Feb 820 3% 3% 13% 13% 2% 3 165 1% .2.50 8% 8% 180 7% May —* —— * Feb 14 Feb Feb 3 Aug 11% Feb 25c 100 25c 60c Mar 15 635 13% May 16 July 14% 14% 15 10% May 17 Va 32% May 40% July /'( 39 39% 56 ; 40% 432 43% 5 United Fruit Co 4% Mar 25c 14% • Drill 2% May 12 14% _100 * - 120 43% 50 55 % 59'/a 3,174 69 70 % 1,675 40 Jun May 44% United 6% Shoe S S Smelting common — Rubber 70% 47 10 — Refin 25 25 Machinery preferred U Min & 47 48% 50 50 15% Co—.-50 47 46% 50 ;/ 48% Feb 46 Jan 15% 47 61% May- Waldorf System Inc — Warren (S D) Co — * Jan 59% July • 71% Apr 10 45% Jan 48 215 40% Jun 60% Feb 38% May 50% Feb 13% 17% Jan 18 Apr Apr May * 6% May 23% Jan . * 18 '■'/ 8% May 15 % 16 350 13 % 29 28 % 30% 900 22% May 100 82 60 Jun .97 Friday Feb May Jan 69% July 27% x26% 58% 85 55 22 330 28 10 59%' 39 27% 74 July 99 % Jan Admiral Corp Advanced for Week Shares Alum Castings— Bearing American Tel * Jan 24% Mar Armour & Co 25 Apr 30 Asbestos Mfg 519 51% May 1,696 31% May 23% M4y 463 Laboratories Low 1 common Ball 20% Jan 5 4% Co capital common 60% July Athey Products Corp capital— Automatic Feb Avco Washer common Manufacturing 500 4% Corp.™; 6% May 100 157 4% 400 4% July 400 9% 1,000 17 Jun 156"% 157% 1,800 150 Jun 5 Co common Low 8% 11% .11% 20% 21% common & Tel Range Since January High 8% common— 40 32% Mar 30% July Sales Range of Prices Jan 124% Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— Allied x93 % July July Chicago Stock Exchange Jan 39% July 10% Jan 9% July 16 12% 14% 13 % 1 2% 2% 2%. 9 9% 4 —3 _3 . 14% 4,000 700 "250 4% 5% 4% 500 5% 5% 1,200 Jan ,j Feb 1% July —10 ; j Jan 121 19% 20% —25 — Assn Co 67c 90 % May % ———— Twist Union 310 * Corp Torrington 59 },000 34% —— Pennsylvania RR 1 % 100 RR - 31c 93% 100 ■ '. 17% 28c 28c 94% 2.50 Mining— 8% July 8% July 8% July 12% May 227 ?93% X93% 28 * 42. -275 47% 69% Range Since January 1 Low High 52% 100 . Westinghouse Electric Corp 260 9% 85 • page 500 69 Va Par 85 100 Co 3% Feb "9% • High .-'45% _1 —-1 Cos Aetna — 3% —; Jan 39% -100 common Sales for Week Jan Jan Ry— Inc Razor 50% 20% May 4% Jun .100 Stores Electric Safety 135 39% May 57% Feb Associates— National Gillette Jun 42% Mar 450 8% ___ Employers Group Assoc— General 117 because of range " Range 31% 1 _. Service England Tel & Tel Pacific Mills Feb May 290 7% - Lines Feb 50% 31 33% 7% — . Street Ex-rights. Feb 28 14% Co 1st pfd series preferred B Eastern 174% Jan 26% 44% Mar 31% stamped preferred Eastern .44% jun 26 % preferred-.— Fuel 34% May 34% May, 149% 58% 36% & / 27% 4%% prior preferred E% , 59 Service Eastern ■/>■• & Week's .100 Racing Assn.. U 195 2,284 '. } Calumet rt 41% v High 32 pfd 1st 121% 122% 43 Boston Personal Prop Trust "iA . A Range Since January I 55 60 ■ 44V4 36% prior preferred class 42 Vs 39% • 25 -7% •10% 41% 39% ■ of Prices ——— Corp "class National Old 112 Low 156% 157% at 26%. Friday .100 —. Stone & Webster Inc ' 50 — Boston Herald Traveler Corp Boston & Maine RR— . 42% 31 45% common Mergenthaler Linotype Shawmut High 157% Albany RR Elevated July 69 Va —- Folding Machine— Rexall Drug, Inc_—— Rutland RR 7% preferred —i Shares Low 1———100 Boston Edison Boston y f Ex-distributlon. ' . Sale Price ———— Nash-Kelvinator for Week Refining——100 American Ex-dividend, sale, used Isle Royale Copper Kennecott Copper " Lone Star Cement— Jan Sales Range Par . x Odd-lot delivery" and is not shown in the year's preferred, STOCKS— Feb 46% Exchange Week's Sale Price STOCKS- & sale, e Jan 102 39% May $1,000 76% Last Tel Cash V - Reece Boston Stock Sugar r d Ex-interest, sales being transacted during current week. of Conn— indebtedness—— American sale, no "deferred Quincy Mining Co American sale, . - Reece American delivery EXCHANGES North Transit J-D 5 being traded flat. reason: New ctfs of 1919 Under-the-rule Narragansett 101' 101 32 29 26 ENDING AUGUST 1 Jan Jan , 144% 37 26 27% 26 ;* May; BONDS— Line 25 MS Last 299 98% J-J ; T 4%' Apr "', :.; 22% May 25 40 40 53 90 94% 25% 2008 ' 16 ' 86 116 147 20 Corp . 5% $— 52 50% 2012 6%3 Mathieson Alkali Works (Potomac Edison Co 3.60 preferred-.. 100 CJ S Fidelity & Guaranty— 50 Baltimore J-D 52 25% above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates; "wi," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w," without warrants. * RANGE FOR WEEK Range Since January Power pfd B„r—100 Fidelity & Deposit Co Fidelity & Guaranty Insur Coast 55 (Plan A) 2% 47% ** High 4% • 1st preferred v t c——100 Atlantic 52% $48 % Par \.7 Shares 18% vtc com 4%% 45% 1972 for Week Range Corporation Elec 34 30 $42 $48% n Sales of Prices ■h" ' Gas 18% 28 $23 dividend, Pacific 33 Exchange Week's Sale Price STOCKS— 5% 15 29 A-O Deferred . Co of Baltimore 19 $27 M-N §Reported in receivership. . . $15 J-D a Abbreviations - A-O Friday Consolidated 29 1947 value, par ABonds 108 116 71 40 3-3 Baltimore Stock . 21 1931 $Friday's bid and asked prices; OTHER STOCK Co 20 2%s to Government g Ex-stock 104% 89% Industries— Transit $17 ' ■ 115 - Arundel 94 j-j MS . 1946 A7-4s 2nd stamped .-1946 United Electric Co of N J 4s__—-1949 Baltimore 88% ! A5%8 97% 3 __ 1970 (Hugo) Corp— A7-4s 3d stamped 96 90% 1921 Interest 108% ■ 120 $99% 107 " ' 120 —w Stinnes Btlnnes (Hugo) $106% —-f' A-O 1989 Bpalding (A G) 5s AStarrett Corp inc 5s 76% 45 ' M-N (Calif) — mtge 3s 76% 22 96 1947 Interest • 78 91% M-N v High 77 47 91% 3-D 106 Low - $— 2008 170 104% - — F-A 1951 ' ' " " January I- No. M-N 7s Rio de Janeiro stamped A $71% $42 stamped (Plan A; reduced to 2 Vis Queens Borough Gas Si Electric— Range Since Sold $71% A7s (issue of May 1927) A7s (issue of Oct. 1927) AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s 108 107% Bonds High j-d stamped Mortgage Bank of Bogota— 87 1063/4 Friday's 1955 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s Parana stamped (Plan A) Public Service of New Jersey— .6 % perpetual certificates 105 1 1953 —* Interest AMedellin 104% $107% 108% 5s Maranhao or Bid & Asked j-j ,, 1073/4 1013/4 Last Sale Price A-O Danzig Port & Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped 1952 ALlma City (Peru) 6Vis stamped 1958 1043/4 107% 107% MS .3%S 120% 101 % Municipal Loan- 5%s External 62% $106% 107V4 j-j & Power • •tbwer Corp $1031/4 105 j-j L Pennsylvania Water Cons External 4% to Gas Light 108 115% — 105 Low —— Valley RR— Extended at 110 % roo Week's Range Interest Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— A 20-year 7s April 1946 A 20-year 7s I Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 94 33 Friday Exchange Period — 1956 . 105 82 108 20 BONDS New York Curb ' 35% $104% 99% 15 86%. 1969 2022 i, Kansas Power & Light 3%s McCord Corp deb 4Vis Midland 101 $120% High 63% 2 106% 107% • 42 45 1952 Debenture 6s__, Altalian Superpower 6fi——L 41 42 37 33 $36 T-3 41 42 31% 1957 108 Low Foreign Governments & Municipalities 43 36% (July 1941 coupon) Interstate Power 5s f-a 82 108 j-d -1958 80 A-O -1966 81 j-d -2030 - 5s January 1 No. 105% 12 37 >-A Traction Range Sinee Sold 104 104% 104 y4 M-N 3-3 Penn MS -1964 —„ Western Newspaper Union— 6s conv • i debentures 68 2 F-A 1957 -1954 Bonds High 104% 103 Vs 103% 1952 debs 107% 1957 coupon)- P West 106 Va 56% 104% j-j 1955 coup) 65 105% 105 57 104% 104% 1966 . (Aug series 105 j-d A-0 income Range Friday's L010 Wash Water Power 3%s West Penn Electric 5s 84 55 1963 E series A7S A 7s 1 103% 1970 3 Vis International Power Sec— A6%s series C (Dec % 103% 1950 , Indianapolis Power & Lt A6yas 74% 103 103% 3-J -Jan 1949 5s ret St .1963 .1968 74% 164 j-j -Jan 1948 B Indiana Service , A. set t- or Bid & Asked Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— 124 121 Bank— 1961 , Sale Price High V • — Week's Last Period Exchange ' Par 33 1 High 10% Feb 7% Feb 11% Feb 21% July 174% Feb 9% May 1% May 15% July 3% Feb 9 May 13% 4 Jan 5% Feb 4% May 7% Feb Feb ,j THE 34 Monday, August 4, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL (494) OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES AUGUST 1 WEEK EN,DING RANGE FOR Friday for Week of Prices ale Price Shares Borg-Warner Corp common™,, Bracb & Sons "(E J) capitalBurd Piston Ring common St Paul & Pac v Jun 14% 12% 13 400 11% May tc Inc 7% Mar 8V4 1,200 6% May General Hibb Corp Hupp Katz 26 200 25 May 37 37 10 35 Apr 11% 200 3Vt 350 2% 10 8% 26% 271/4 8V4 13 Jan 54% 52 Jan 65 13 23% May 31% Feb 16 Feb 19 Jun 100 46% Aug 60% Feb 100 16 V. May 21 Feb 550 , 16% May 20 Jan 9 Vb May 11 Mar 200 10 10 23 100 Apr 24 V. Feb 221/4 550 19'A May 22% Feb llV. 11% 250 11 Jun 15 Mar 62 '»■ ' 23 22 __ 62 30 56 Apr 70 Feb 5 500 __ 17 ' 4% Printing 4% Jun 27 20% 20% 18% May 400 y May 19 100 - 4% July ,\8% Jun 24% Jan IIVb May 15 V4 350 8% 250 6% May 10 Feb 30 537/e July 56 Vb Feb 5V8 May 7 V4 6% 11 8 May 250 16 May 25 9 % Jan May 30 26 V4 300 15% 14% 15%' 4,100 13% July 11 10% 11% 1,150 8% May 13% May 13 50 17 V. May 21 300 49% May 64 Va 10 28 May 31% July 200 41 Jan 47% July 200 25'A Apr 8% Apr 15 Apr 26% Modine, Mfg 61% Amer. Car Northern III Northwest Oak Bancorp Shoe Bush Nunn common Peabody Coal Co 6 % 31 9% 9% 50 _• 23 V. 23% 400 21 19% 20 .50 19% July common I common —- 7 108 Steel Car Pressed 6 Feb July 31 Jan Feb . 2.3 Sangamo Elec Sears Roebuck 10% Feb Apr 9V4 Jan 93 1,100 llMs May 4%. May • 110 Jan 26% Feb 6 Jun 15% Serriek Corp class B , 32 Feb Jun 28 50 • • 25% 25% 29 Feb 381/B 401/4 1,400 11% 12 150 321/2 700 22 Vi 100 _l common Sinclair Oil Corp • Corp__t 311/4 30% • common 16 Ma 16% 16% 30% May 8% Jan South Brand 71/0 40 % July 100 Works St Louis Nat Stockyards Dredging Standard Forgings 6 % May 9 V4 Feb Feb 30 100 23 y2 May 12% 12% 13% 300 8% May ,17% 32 30% 32 240 30 Apr 100 3 May —III 41/4 . 41/4 American Standard Oil of Ind capital.— Btorkline Furniture 5 Swift & Co capital stock Swift. International Co Certificates of 25 Feb 38 4% July 13% Feb Trane 208 Co (The) ~ So La Salle St Corp Union Carbide & Carbon Range C & T N O Shares 3% S Steel common Woodall Indust Yates-Amer common . 341/4 341/4 351/4 500 24% May 22% May 37% Jan 26% capital ; 5 Alleghany ' May 23% Feb Jan 211/4 28 30 49 % 50 22% 2,050 1051/4 1051/4 14 21 900 47% May 60 200 May - 89% Jan 30% 54 Feb Feb 108 Va July 72% 29 11% 76 y4 62 May Feb July 29% 200 23 Va Apr 30 11% 3,650 11 Jun 13 % 200 11 May 16% Feb 9*A May 15 Va July 15 15 13% 15 700 79 Vs 15 y8 1,700 Ja n Art Corp 1 Anaconda Copper Mining For footnotes see "coin 3% * 14% ~""lQ HI page 42, 50 33 10 13 26% 27 VB 82 82 27 ' 126% 9% July 21»A July 127 140 25 Jun 95 "ri: 12 75 May Feb Jan July 13 29% Feb 88 Jan Jun 14% Feb 80 315 71 Jun 99 % Jan 12 Apr 14% Mar 8'A 270 9% 9'A 79 79 19% May 80 ? :j 41/4 Feb 7 Jan 8% Jan 28 Feb 13 13.1 13 100 24% 24% 25% 100 20 Jan 25% July 25% 30 24 Jan 32% Feb 57% —._* —* ———-* 2—— 57% 100 53 July 69 Jan 5 Jan 10 July 40 Jan 43 Apr 42 ' 42 1 49% 50% 402 5 V. 5% 186 4% July 64% 66 Va 649 56% May 50 50 50 100 38 Jun 52 Apr 50 50 49 Va Jan 52 Va Feb 9% 10 ——— "A" Hobart 10 100 50 Va Hatfield National Pumps * —.—— ——————* U S Printing 3% 14 ' ' —50 Preferred 40'A May 5^% July Feb 6V4 67% July 30 Cleveland Stock Exchange Sales Week's Friday for Week Last STOCKS— : v" \ Range Sale Price ' fV'>/: /':/■/:/;" V.."/'VV of Prices Low Paf 14 American Coach & Body— I 5 American Home Products com (Un)—1 ——_ Detroit Cleve & (Un)_— Navigation (Un)_ Chemical Dow Feb Jan 10% Feb 12% 4,483 11V* July 12% July 80 81% 1,162 80 July 8-1% July 114 37 May 44% 35% July 54Va- Jail 64 a47% 174 5 5 100 4% July a41 a41 10 39% July 5 42% May .—5 a49% 49% 66% —vi4 Mfg ,' 66 % 70 a51% a52% Electric General Motors 100 a37% a38% 120 Glidden (Un) Co July 8% May Goodrich F) (B common— Bros preferred— Co a457/8 a45% 50 Feb Feb 39% Feb Feb Jan 65% May 49% Jan Feb * 34 V4 10 49 Jun 15 41 % Jun 61% 19% 290 23 Feb Feb 75 19 : 75 75 Jun 25 70% Mar 75 Jun 51% 45 51 Jun 1,318 13 Mar a47 a47 '51% -III a42 Vs 18 —— Rayon (Un) (Un)——. Industrial Interlake Feb 75 71% a52 ]A a52 —50 — Feb 57 ,12% May Jun 51% 196 ; Harbauer Jan 61 42% 32 a58% a61% Goodyear* Tire & Rubber common• Gray Drug Stores, —. -100 Great Lakes Towing pfd 4k 6% 42% July * —• 10 —* ——* (Un) (Un) 65 100 alOVa all% *' Erie Railroad (Un)——— -* Firestone Tire & Rubber (UnL.——25 Electric Controller Feb Jun 40 lA May 27-Vi a34% a35% com—_ -15 new J74% 7'A 100 9 a47 -15 .Consolidated Natural Gas Jan Jun 149% 4 a41%. a41% 1 (Un) Feb 34% 11% 80% .100 Cleveland Elec 111 common— Cleveland Graphite Bronze 16 22% July 10 104 9 1 common- $4.50 preferred 11% May 973 al57% Cleveland Cliffs Iron— (Ne\y Company) • a23 % a23% . High Low 14% 41 Mfg common.; Electric Apex Range Since January J Shares High 14 al57 __1Q0 (Un)— & Tel Tel American . 18' ; Steamship 54 Va Feb 15% July Feb 36% Jun 31 July 45 9% May 10 Jan '20 35% May 400 35 35 35 17% 125 a44% al4J/2 al4V2 Iron 4 15% 1,200 700 (Un) a32 * _• 12% 10 Laughlin Steel & Kelley Island N Y .Ohio Lime & Trans— & Sessions 11% Portland Cement National 47 12%. Central. RR Edison Oil 2% May 12 May Republic Steel 17 32 33 700 26 May 41 35% 36% 200 31 y8 May 42 Va Van Feb Mar Coach S, Steel U 36 alSVs al6Va ^^* *19% a21' i 50 ,Americar/(Un)i— * - ^ common; r ■ * 10 1. (Un) — _* Yousngstown SheetTube^^^^-—i.* Youngstown Steel Door (Un) - 9 VB a26% a28'/2 46 * 14% ,r&67% a69« 31 Vb Feb Jan 38 Apr Apr 27% July Feb 26% 17% May, • 10 136- a30% a3lVa 13 1 Jan 22% ■ 193 13% al3% Jan - 4% Jun May 21 8' 50 170 539 a . 52 Jun 2% 12 JUly . 47% -45 V. a72% a76 (Un) Works J 9 Vb . • (Un) common- Dorn Iron a35% a35% a27V» a27 V4 —8 — 34% 500 1160 Feb- 16% 13 Jan 9 80 .2% 2% (Un) common, Richman Bros Feb 11% 36 * (Uh)--s. Radio: Corp. of Feb 5% 11% 11% July 300 Feb 39 27% May —815 a33% 12 Vb &. .Mfgi—ii.—_______, Tile PennsylvaniaRR(Un)——— Twin Stocks— American Radiator <fc St San American Rolling Mill 10 13 ——_—10 . . Standard Oil of Ohio Unlisted 40 10 Jun 16 5 24% Jan 31 300 20 2 common--- Mach 6% July " 201/4 m 19 % 23% July 4 60 100 25% Eagle-Picher Jones 16 • _ Bankshares 6% 24% —50 Cincinnati Union Stock Yard.—1— 2% May 150 3% 4 6% —20 —2 - Street Interlake 15% May 600 Weetinghouse Elec & Mfg common_12% Wisconsin Jan Low 4 Telephone Cincinnati Ohio U 4% 15% July Since January 1 High Range High Low . — Cincinnati Feb 200 221/4 * 12% July Jan for Week * 8.50 Prod—, ,L Feb 14 18 capital—1I* Feb Sales Week's 19V4 . Feb 37 y4 May 300 24% common Feb 24% 2% May of Prices — Cincinnati Gas common— Lamson 5 400 July 17 May 7Vb 2,900 3% Mar 10% May • ————c.—_———* 19 800 161/2 21 . 12 Vb 3 Va Champion Paper & Fibre Churngold x22 44 29 deposit 23 11 —III _L— Cincinnati Advertising May 42 Ltd— Corp 900 16 20% 11% 1-1 Burger Brewing Medusa Thor 79% July 11% May # Products July 17% 5 common 17 64 100 3,100 Sale Price ____j-— 44 22 Ho common— Machine Tool Sundstrand Apr 15% 421/4 —25 Stewart-Warner Corp common 137/b Mar 300 12% • Brummell Beau Halle 9% 50 11 11 1 common..... 17 79% 12% Feb * capital- common July 16% July 34% capital——5 Spiegel Inc common Standard May 14 32 Va 7Vs 301/2 1 common 16% .12% July 2 Clothes Lathe Bend x24'/4 Mar 1,700 •' Society Fpb 77 1 - General Prod Shellmar Feb 10% Feb May 9% May 100 IIM2 291/2 Apr 18 380 291/2 Co common & Co capital—— Feb 30% ,_l common Balcrank Jan Apr 6 6 • July 5 Mi 1,000 —10 common^ Packing 15% May l stocks— Eaton Rath May 23 Jan 4,050 8 _l common 11 700 16% 15 Feb 7% 21% — ' 24% 1,050 106 Ma 108 20 Pennsylvania RR capital_50 Potter Co (The) common——1 100 27% Last .. 91/2 . 7 _5 100 ; 9 9% 1 class B com—. preferred 47% 29 % - —* 2 common——1.—2 % Manufacturing 31 : 47% 5 —20 common Corp 61% 31 A——* Noblitt-Sparks Ind Ine capital 21 61% common Muskegon ;Mot Spec class North V 21 15 100 15% 15% T- Montgomery Ward & Co——___■* 13 26% ,_25 common 16% .Feb 10 preferred-——- prior $1 vtc 7% May 27% 13 Va Mar capital——5 800 1 - July 250 common 9% Mar 42 18 Va 17% Corp 28% July •8% Apr 2,100 9 8% 18 42 Hart JLnc 33% July Jan 300 17 West Jan Feb 12Vb 6 v. ~8% 11 50 X41 Middle Feb Jan 21% May Feb * Miller & 14 % 31 600 25 Jan 200 53% 8 18% 18 8'A May 4Vb 11% 53% 53% Feb Feb 600 15% 14 15% 29 Va 25 Mickelberry's Food Prod ,————1 Lindsay Lt & Chem common— 100 28 Feb 7% 9 % May 23 Vb May 27% Feb 7% 9% 9 7 Jun 100 65 25% 27 1 5 1,000 26% » Co J Jin 5% Friday Gibson 5 common Co common— Corp Feb 33% 11 Va 28 * J Oil Corp i 22 common.—..1 * 50 Co Feb 400 19% 18 18 Vs Jan Feb 9% 10 N Spring 22% Jun 27% • Par 6% Apr 50 12% May Cincinnati Stock Exchange 750 46% 19 ' ■ . • 461/2 46% ■ 4% McNeill & Libby . 61% of Ffeb 5% U% 1 com common United Corp & 200 12% Mar 50'/a 100 54V4 7% Steel Feb 600 54V4 Oil Standard Wilson 16% Feb 19% 11 VB • Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc. Standard Sunray 400 24 Vb 2% Corp of America common Studebaker 18 6% 4% Jan Feb 21'A 59% 61 (The) Feb 5% Apr 300 16% • Car May 14 % May ~5% 16% 17% 39% Feb May Jan 31 100 Jan July Feb 4'A Jun 22V4 8% 331/3 Co Feb 22 V* — 13% 99 11% 100 Feb 32 ~5% 19% July 9Vb May 9% . May Jan 13% 1,050 9% ■ * pfd—— Ext Univ common— Salle Libby 18 Jun May 87/s 150 10% 17 • 9% 2% May 81 10 88 88 ^ Jan July 38 Switchboard common Lincoln 33% 26 '' Kentucky Util jr cum pfd La 27V2 May 26 — Jan 9% 31% July —. $6 Power Drug Kellogg Jun 7 39% July 22% Mar 2,400 301/4 Jan 23% Feb 6% 10 „ Radio-Keith-Orpheum Republic Steel Corp common July 62 11% common———100 Indep Pneum Tool (new) * Indiana Steel Prod common 1 Warrants July 57 300 31 30% ~ Illinois Central RR Interstate 800 400 "3.V4 —25 1 common— Feb 7% 11% (new)— Spencer Bartlett common 9% 300 — Corp Werner Hein 5% July 60% 29% 26 _1 10 1 capital (G) Brewing Co 6V4 300 37% __ 29% & Dk common—-—*, Harnischfeger Corp common— Heileman Feb 57 • Instrument Co common Hammond 13% x7 V. Gocdyear Tire & Rubber common——0 Gossard Co (W H) common——-—* Great Lakes Dr 7% May Motor Oil Radio ' common—_—* Inc Bros Goldblatt Pure 65 V\ Mar 400 36% VA Razor common Safety Jun 250 5% General Motors Corp common— 10 Gibson Refrigerator Co common——1 Gillette 60 % Co Pepsi-Cola Co Feb 11 9% 12% Jun 3 5 Airways Corp Paramount Pictures Inc new July 9V4 May 800 39 37 4 Amer Pan 8% July 25 64% 641/4 common——5 Transp Amer 9 1 Corp American Packard 15% Mar 19% May 7 100 8% 5 Va May * Central RR capital York North 10% July 30 12 —1 — Feb 2% Apr 150 10 _ 9,900 10% Nash-Kelvinator New 87/s May 12 8% • 5 Brewing common (Peter) Fox IV. May 100 100 8% -1 Mills of America Four-Wheel Drive Auto Jan 2 20% Jan May —1 Co Motors Laclede Gas Light Feb 20 23% Dredge & Flour 23% 9% July 8% 10 Fitz Simons & Connell Dock Co common-, 50'A July 11% May 13% Electric General 800 11 Vi May 4Vb Graham-Paige High Low 300 17 8% Television & Radio. Parnsworth 1,900 16 10 ——._* (The) Eddy Paper Corp Feb Jan Feb 10% 22% 59% 17% 50 16% 50 • Feb Jan 44% 12% 16% 12 10 16%' Curtiss-Wright Jan 10SA —' Jan July 50 Mar 23% (new)-——50 preferred Dodge Mfg Corp common new— Domestic Credit Corp class A 40 2 25 * (new)— Co common 38% May 13% — — -5 —, 300 300 14 * common 50 44 10 Co Inc.. 550 Jun 11% 10'A * (new)——~2% Edison 9% 49 V4 15% * * Products Co common Cumulative 12% 12% 5 Cities Service Co common- Consumers 650 Air Lines— Chicago & Southern (The) 13% 1 Chrysler Corp common Coleman 13 ' 1 44 * 50c * Chicago Corp common Convertible pref Commonwealth 21 % common—1 common——«-l preferred Cent & S W Util. common Central States Power & Lt pfd Cherry Burrell Corp common Club Alum 37 Apr — 1 Convertible Chicago Milw Apr 18% 11 10 Secur Corp 111 28 100 Biscuit Carr-Consolidated Central 150 21 12% • common Bros Butler 32 21 1 ——10 5 W) Corp- (George Borg 20 13% l Manufacturing Co capital— Blnks 16% July Range Since January 1 High Low —1 Certaln-teed Products Columbia: Gas & Electric Continental Motors Jan 100 31% 10 Shares Par 17% - for Week of Prices High Low 17% 5 & Seelig class A conv— Bastian-Blessing Co common-, Belden Mfg Co common —— Berghoff Brewing Corp— Barlow Range Sinci Range Sale Price STOCKS— High Low Par Sales Week's Last Range Last stocks— Sales Week's Friday . Feb 30Vs Feb Jun 54% Feb Jan 31% July 45 \ 23% 50 9% May 61% May 200 25 1 10% 130 .183 • '.' 7% May :;122% May- 10 Jun 53% May 15 May 15% Mar 79% Feb , Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ' f'. , (495) 1 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1 Friday Week's WATLING, LERCHEN fit Co. "Par Aircraft Corp Angeles Investment Los New Stock York Detroit Stock Exchange Mascot Oil Menasco New York Curb Associate i Exchange Chicago Stock Building ..100 Merchants Petroleum Co Co Oceanic Oil DETROIT Co Telephone: Randolph 5530 Clay Products Pacific Gas & 6% Elec 1st preferred Pacific Indemnity Co Lighting common Pacific Western Oil Corp Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Detroit Stock Exchange Friday Week's Last STOCKS— Range Par Aeronautical Allen Products Electric American — 2 , Manufacturing Brown-McLaren 715 23% 24 Chrysler 33% 33% Consumers 21/a 2% 100 corn—-—" 13V2'- 14 ———r_—--5. Paper Power Continental 57% Jan 5% Sears Roebuck July Steel 1-— inc. 19 60% July May 20% 35 8% 400 71/2 4%. 5 ■" 231/2 I ■ 4%-July 23% 2,527 3% .31/8 415 3% 1,100 41/8 4% 4'% 1% 1% 1% 51/4- 5»/2 161/2 1,600 61% 990 81/2 81/4 '9% 6,307 6% 6% 258 4%. 500 Granam _.l Paige common: —1' Manufacturing Houdaille-Hershey, — Hudson Motor Car —; —, common 5rtc Screw Motor Products Oil 7% 1% 1% l7/a 38V4 Parke, Davis ftickel — Metal 3% 100 250 6 8% ~i% 81/4 100 8 2% 2% 400 iH 22% 22 % 12% 13 2% Raisin 5% —— 2,990 4 l Radiator common.— Aircraft common Products ._L__1 1% de Kamp's Air Apr 23% Feb 15 Feb Jun 3% Black 7% Feb 6% Jan 41% Jan 5% July 37/a Mar 3% 800 3 Jun 6 4% Jan Jan Apr 700 1,220 13 11% 300 1% 1% 2% 2% 11 523 2% 1,180 Jan 9% July Feb 13% 4y« Jan 7% July Jan 15 July 18% Feb May ;V / 1 Va May 2% Feb 2 2% Jan Jan Friday , Sales ' Range Shares V--77\'7.Par Bandini Petroleum Company.,—.. 1 5% Barker Bros Corp •common._'i^_£i-—10 4y2r'c preferred— 50 Barnhart^Morrow Basin Oil Consolidated Low : ■ 5% 625 a27 a27 40 > 51 1 51 51 70c 7% — Blue Diamond Corp A---2 Chica Oil. Cofpvllui'A--*2jziLA-"Ll ; .7%- ^ "7% . Bolsa 8%: Broadway Dept-Store California Cessna Packing Aircraft Company——L_il Chrysler" Corp Colorado liew Fuel & Iron Corp com—» Corp ; Emsco Derrick Exeter Oil Co & . Equipment Ltd class Farnsworth Tel & Radio Corp Fitzsimmons Stores class A. Garrett Corporation (The) Goodyear Tire Rubber & Co com—" Co £lass A common.—» Holly Development. Co.— 1 Hudson Motor Car Co Hunt Hupp Foods Oil ... common Corporation Intercoast Jade Inc „_.__1 — Petroleum For Petroleum footnotes 16%; 82y2c 10c — 1 1 Co. see page l 10c 42. 130 -14% 14% 470 12y2 100 8,285 77/a 1,187 10% liy8 1,575 9'% 600 61% 740 71% ... 1.55 14 256 1.15 2,100 17y2 800 i2y8 12 __ 24'A 34% 390 150 1,975 1,059 3,770 Mng 10c Jan Jun 12c Jan 16% Feb __ Rad Smelting & Stan American Tel American San Corp Refining Co.— & & Tel Viscoe Co. — al56% al57% 52% Mar 52% Mar 31% May 42 14% 358 88 185 a37% a37% 20 Co.— a51% a53V8 .100 88 -.25 Mfg Corp—— 88 — —3 5% 5% 18 19 Barnsdall ..13 Oil Company Aviation Corp Steel Canadian 5 - a28 a29 5 32% Corp Pacific Cities Service 360 & Commonwealth Commonwealth & 7% 10 12% 620 9% May a36% 12% Curtiss-Wright Corp a8 1 a4% . —* al8 al8 38 V2 a41 155 a52% a53% a53% 1 100 4 w a30% a30% Corp a. 4 120 a32 175 13% al3y4. 50 Company York Central -.1 18% Oil Car ■ . —_—1 Feb Standard 14% Jan Stone & Oil (N Jun 10% Feb 155 May 25% Jan 18 V* 340 17ya July 61% 385 51 y4 y4 16% 1,114 a8ya a25 a26ya a27 Tide Jun 10% Feb 24 y4 May 32% Feb 145 21% May 25 % Jun Union Carbide 1.35 .Ian Union Pacific Feb United Air 29 Jan United Aircraft May 7% Feb Jan 1.00 Feb Warner July Western United & Union ■— Corp.— Co Co (F (Del) W) Feb a 10 • ... — Co * __ 1 26 Mar 26 Mar 14 Mar 17 July 16% 1,470 Feb Feb 10 30% 62 31VB Mav 31 ya May 401 37% May 65 y4 Feb 44 44 120 33 23% 1,430 50 15 Jun 47 Feb July 78% July Mar 15% Jan 16 % May 34 " Apr 25% Feb 37% Jan 62 57 y4 Apr 60 % May 80 47 Va Apr 51% 20% 1,230 18 y4 May al05% al09% 192 93 y2 Jau . a55%a56Va 20y4 al44% al44% 5 a2iy2 a22% 125 21% Jun al9x/2 al9% a22V8 60 17 % Jan 3ya 3% Jan 21% July 93% a— a— • Jan — 27% Mar 20 % Apr a21x/2 4ya Jan 350 2% May a47% a487/a 95 43 ya May 59 Feb al6 al6% __ 12% 10 75 a66%a67%, 5 class A 10% 30% a35% a35% , — 28% July Apr 7x/2 May 23 ya May 20% — — 22 y2 450 1,570 a77% a79% al3% al3% 21% X 10 1,880 28 43 13% 100 Inc 28 9 Vb 16% a78% 5 Westinghouse Electric Corp Willys-Overland Motors Inc Woolworth Jan 42% July 60% Feb a39% a39% — —* ——10 Corp Teleg Feb 26% May a31% a31% — ——„ Carbon Pictures 7% 30% 18 a33% a33% 16% 25 - 8%; 26% a31% 25 ...—— Inc— 26% — —.15 Rubber Company Bros * 1 Corporation RV„ Mav 23% May 570 27% — Feb 380 Jan ■— Feb 2,645 / 20 547/a " Railroad 7ya 115 25 Lines 95 a56 a56% 9 Water Assoc Oil 20 y4 U S 62 y2 22 y4 114 f 5% 28 V8 20 18 y4 July Apr May 12 — —-—* : 46% Mar Apr J)— ; 21 37% * Inc Feb Apr 8V4 5V4 — (Ind)———25 Co Jan 17% 9% May 315 Co Feb 36 43% * — 5% Jun a411/8a431/8 Inc Webster 31 Va Jun May a42% Socony-Vacuum Oil Co 9V< 65 Va Mar 3 —25 ——-* of Del—— Standard Oil Co 49 Va 182 Jan Railway Jan 100 9 27% — 50 Co— Oil Company Corp of America Republic Steel Corp Oil Co Feb 42% a7% a7% Co—5% Incorporated Jan 39 % a24% -1 — Motor 16% May 39% July 15 .10 Co 11 y4 May • 17% ' ™ Inc—- Feb Feb a22 % a237/a Inc Co— 6y4 20 9 ; -.7 RR Aviation Jun May 61% —-—- Co, Feb 45% July 31% Mar 33 525 ' New 4% 13 10 •••• a45 a45% — —— & 10 37% • — Montgomery Ward 81 al5 a38% ■ Loew's Inc Magnavox a4% al5 ' Apr 12% Jun Jan 17% Jun 26 - Feb 3% May 41% 20 37% Libby 7 50- 55 a30% a30% Feb Jan 31% May a46 % a46% Kennecott Copper Corp & 11 46% International Nickel Co of Canada Libby McNeill 63 38% July 12 Jun a30% " Tel a8 Jan 15% Feb 2% May- a _1 common & 100 1 Light Corp International Tel 3,420 al0% al0% Co. Co 3% 5 Corp (B F) 3 5 — Electric 28 % 3% Jan 46% May 153 Jan 42% Jan 10 Feb 96 Apr 24 240 a29% a30y8 1 : A 58% 55 11% 11% a29% Corp 10 a36%a39% — 25 : Corp.— & 13% Feb 29% July 39% Feb 40»/4 May 46 V* Mar a59% a59% Co 24 Mar 25 — Foods 140 22 32' Va July 78 May a43 a43 Corp— Southern Zellerbach Power 150 a50% a50y2 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Continental Motors Corp Continental Oil Co (Del) Crown 70 32% 10 ^ Electric Edison American July "17% May % a87% a91% Ry Co. American 1.70 July 4% May 25 Pure 20 Jan Feb 206 a50% Caterpillar Tractor Columbia Gas North Feb 15% July 97 36 Apr a89% —15 Radio 9% May 71% May —5 Borden Company Borg-Warner Corp Feb 23c 10 Mar 32 y2 1 Baldwin Locomotive Works Bendix Jan 110 389 North 108% July 173 38% Feb 58% Mar 64% July Jun 36% July Jan 150 ya —14% Atchison Topeka & S F Ry Atlantic Refining Co Feb 2.05 11% May 51% Apr 757 5 (111) Brands - 57 130 a 156% -.50 Armour & Co Southern Jan al4% al4% a60% a64% — * Copper Mining Co Anaconda Avco • .100 ..14 Standard Jan Aor Corp Feb 1.25 Mar Stocks— Amer Amer Feb 15 Va Jan 5c 4 5 July Apr 10 4,000 15% Apr May 18 8%c Gulf Sulphur Co 14c 35 6% July 8c Texas 65c 23 V4 May 15% July 100 200 __ Feb 1,250 Feb 8c 34 6,900 Feb 24% July 5c 21% *Jan 16 71/2 79 Va 50c 12% July May 13% May 15 % May 2,263 16 71% May May 20 63 y2 Apr Jan 95c 35 31% 16 ...l Company 82 530 Feb Jan 20% Jun 23% Jun 1,721 73 19% 15% Jun July 16% Mar May 24% 73 Jun 10 y2 May 15% 19 227/a Jan 11% 75 3,260 • 10 7% 4c Texas y2 al4 al4% 12 12% al47/8 al57/a __ 25 4,116 2y2c Feb 23c 1;.60 n 62% July 12% July 20c Jan 95c 19Vz Feb 113/4 Apr 51% Mar 5,000 65 18c 1.55 Mar 47 Inc_5 Co 10 26 19% 40 35 4,000 Mining Studebaker Corp Swift & Co r_ 42 7% 36 y2 July 540 61 2,000 Gold 7ya May 52% Jan 248 71/4 /»() 4(5 25c Zenda 20 July 5% May 10% July 82y2c ■ 36 % 60 4c 34% 90c 157 4% 36l/2 453/4 4c Apr 8% Jan Jun 32% July 25c Pullman May 13 34% 29% Jun Jan 4c Seaboard 27 4%- Feb 61% July 17'A May 21% May 11% May 30% May 28% July 29 y8 1,001 ltrft 4c Pennsylvania Railroad Phelps Dodge Corp ,, 520 Jun May 61 2 Air Paramount Pictures Inc 785 14 Apr 1.35 Apr 25c Packard 203 45c "July 4c Jan 16 32% 17c 120 25c Ohio 56% July 31% • Bakers. Cons Jan 418 27 Vz 21 D) Feb 16 16. — : 15% 12 Va May 20% — 540 Feb Jun 7% July 9% 13 Jun 263 1.10 , Corp —_^__10c Co Kaiser-Frazer Corp Lane-Wells Company Lincoln * 6% I6l/a * Inc..— 4% 2% 16 Va 106 108%: — 2,200 29% Mar 56% 27 80c 16V4 1 20% a46% a477/8 a46% 72%c 16% 901 25 !56% 18 72%c 1,496 19% May 12 y8 May 400 ' Jan 29 Va 80 6OV4 61 __ Oil ■ 9y8 10 > 85 32% 25 Va May 3x/2 7 t * 1 Jan 6 % May r6% Jan .11 Apr Apr Feb - 1.00 - 120 29 65 500 92y2c97%c & Co Hancock 1^73 12y2 . , 2 •_ . 16% 18 — Vk ' 15 26,ya 97%c _1 Motors Corp common— Gladding McBean 14% 1 5 •• ^ al8% al9V4 18 4 51 Jan 62 %c May , 3V2 16 — Co....5 A.—— . —■: 50c 600 27 6,225 -1,122 8% - 16"% ' __ 1 Dresser Industries, Inc.. Electrical Products Corp. ; l67/8 — • . America, Inc.. : <•: 14 7% -7% a30% a30% a20% a22 .. — 20 Steel of - — common;!—_._2.50 Preferred— Consolidated Creameries Goneral 14%. - Corp common.—*. Central Investment Corp ii__'—A^;_20 Certain-teed Products Corp 8%« 6% l87/a May 50 500 Co High Jan - 50 67%c ... LOW ; "5% a27 ^ Range Since January 1 High 120 32% Graham-Paige Motors Corp.. for Week of Prices 120 10c Goodrich Week's Last July 120 25c General Sale Price STOCKS— 33 Jan 29 Va Mines Co..... Development Co Ltd General Slock -- July 26% Mar ■ Mammonth Class //.' 59 150 Imperial Electric _ 25% July 40% July May Calumet Gold Bethlehem Jun 7% . Apr May 97/e 15 12% _ 5 350 (H Lines Mining Stocks— 31'% May 32% Western Feb 11c 50c & July 7 300 32% Feb 17 48 25 Calif of 12% July 11% Jan - 12c com..25 California common United States Steel Corp Universal Cons Oil Co. lX Feb 1,270 7% .1 * — Jan 1,925 7% 14 6% Aug July 9ya 7% 14 Feb 8 % 12% 12% 3% i , 2% 39% July 3% July 4 , 2,525 4 9 12% l Udylite, Corp 5% Apr 34% May 3'% May 700 4 1 Tivoli Brewing common Screw 1,388 328 4% Feb • 5 • — Manufacturing Superior Tool & Die Wayne ' 40 "5 2 Paper Sheller Warner 5% f 5 1 9% 15% > May 2% Ltd Jan May 3% May 21 Va Jan 620 —1—25 pfd class A —25 — Peo 41% July 34% July Feb 2% 18% 10 200 Co 9 12c __ 1 Union Oil of Van 41/3 a33ye a33y2 _ * Inc—— Western 14 15 Transamerica Corporation Jan May 75c 260 ' 40 . Feb 20 Mar 305 2% 5% ...1' •; W). Feb 18% Aug % July 2 2 . 5% 3% July 6% __lo Products Textron 7 35 346 Sunray Oil Corp—— Transcontinental 820 820 Company Co 1,950 8% 56 — Pacific Standard Oil 12% 8% Feb 21 J an 6 6V4 ' Peninsular 35 3% ——* Packard Motor Car.... Park Chemical Common Feb 9% July 6% Feb Jun 5% Apr 13% May 1% May 100 1% 1 9% 16% July 65% Jan 3 275 38% 1 — Feb 15% July 13% Apr 13 Va May 100 1% Stamping 2% 5% May 150 15 381/4 1 — Corporation Jan Jan Edison So Calif Gas Co 6% Unlisted 1 w 5% July May •"6 359 15 _lo common Products Murray National 17 7% 1 Mfg common..—L——1 preferred, i—lo Masco 5 125 —1 McAleer McClanahan 16% Feb Jun 12 100 17 ——————._1 Kresge Co (S S).„— Lansing Stamping 16 161/4 » ; — Drug 16 —-J—1~* Kaiscr-Frazer common _J. King-Seeley 3% 2Va , Calif preferred 12% 62% Apr a26 • preferred 26'A 39% California Apr 245 56 Apr 3% 22% July 4% Feb Jun i 52 Va >■ Jan 27% Jun 1% 300 15% Jan 6% Jan 3/ 4 58V2 Hoskins Feb 8 2% May 200 1- Brewing 12% May 17% 900 60% Goebel Kinsel 23 400 221/4 3% Michigan Die Casting—_1 Geritv 4.48% 6% May 22% 1 Manufacturing class B Motors 4.32% 6% May 360 Southern 54 341/3 3&M1 Sinclair Oil Corp Feb Feb Jun. Feb a245/8 Signal Oil & Gas Co class A July Apr 55 62 _! 25c of 41% 50 al6% al6V2 5 _30 Corp.. Jan 25 41/3 Feb Feb 42 430 __ 15 Signal Petroleum Co 37% July Jun 255 common.——10 Gemmer General 61 % Trading Jun 38% May 66 —39% — 2 05 15% 4iy4 __ Apr Jan 37 12% Mar 34% 320 „ Jan 95c 28c •, Jun 34y8 al6% 1 Shell Union Oil Corp Southern 71/2 i—. Industries 754 110 • Frankenmuth Brew common.———1 Friars. Ale —1.1 Wood 12% May 100 7%-: Corp i Feb 2% July 15 y2 Jan 191% Motors Eleetromaster, 57% 40 37 , Detroit 30'/a May 1% July 665 \ l ♦ —— 51 3% Apr 1.10 Jan 133i 313 a40 __ 2.50 & Co— Security Company 10 51 34ya Feb ! 24 Jan 191/2 * — —. S 3% 37 —__10 „:— Co— Davidson Bros common—— _1 Detroit & Cleveland Navigation—-10 Detroit Edison common 20 Detroit Gray Iron .1 U 15 Va 275 .—1 common £orp Consolidated River High 2Vb July 3% Jun 550 * Burroughs Adding Machine ., 330 3% Safeway Stores Inc Sierra Briggs Gar Low 2% 3 Va 3% common Oil Corp common Ryan Aeronatuical Co Range Since January 1 High 2% _l Products. Shares Low —1 A- _— Metal of Prices Sale Price Republic Petroleum Co Drug. Inc Richfield Jun 6,100 5,4t>0 a58% a58% ♦ Rexall Sales for Week 12c 26c 1 35 May 95c Mar 1 Va Jan 270 May 48c __ 10 Co 70c 1,100 1.25 _• 19 Jan 1,100 a35% —__lo Corp 550 High May 260 p/8 al2% al2% 40% 40% al27/e 25 ——25 Pacitic 11 10 25c 1.35 * — common : iya 26c 1 Pacific 270 75c77%c —1 — Low 50 75c 82%c 1% 1 — Ltd 77%c 1 Exchange Corporation 270 — Range Since January 1 High al2% al2% 1 Manufacturing Nordon Ford Co.. Shares Low 1 Company Sales for Week , Sale Price Lockheed Members Range of Prices Last STOCKS— 175 13% May 18% Feb a2iya a213/4 110 17% 415 22% May 24% July 30% July 28% 9% „ 30% 9% 9% a50ya a5iy4 " Jan 100 7x/4 May 28'4 44-/a May 13% Feb 50 Feb 35 36 Monday, August 4, 1947 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRpNICLE THE (496) OTHER STOCK RANGE FOR WEEK EXCHANGES ENDING AUGUST 1 Sales Week's Friday Last Philadelphia Stock Exchange Week's Range Sales for Week of Prices Friday Shares Last Sale Price STOCKS— * 100 Tel American Tel & Chrysler Corp Co Cooper Brewing preferred 3.70% Electric Battery Storage -- 310 434 16% May 9 May 24% Feb 15 Feb 1,050 500 57% July 3 % July 6% May 62% July 6 Feb 12% Feb General Motors Corp 9% — — 54% 60% 10% 310 854 30 204 618 19% 20 104% 104% 52% 54% 58% 62 19% 104% 47 51% 17 1,550 1,904 1,452 5% Jan 18% May 17"% May 7% Feb 22% Jan 27 Feb 375 Pennroad Corp 1 * 50 Pennsylvania Power & Light Pennsylvania RR • Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing—10 Rights 3% % pfd ser A w i 100 ! Reading Co 24% 29% 28% common $3.40 preferred Sun Oil Co 165 19,885 585 23% 24% 28% 29% 120 120 26% 29% 3,278 " 249 10 370 20% 117 27% 29"% 120 30% 23 Jun 26% Jan 115% Jan 21 Jan 385 45 41%' Mar 98'A Apr 56% 300 50% May 54% 17 Jaji July July Feb 22% July 10 July 49 Jan 100% July 74% Feb 7% May 211 2 — — 51% Jan l35a July July 38% May if July July 9% 46% 100% 100% — May 0 United $3 Corp 1 United ; Improvement Gas Westmoreland Inc — 5 common preferred ... 47% July 21% 22% 36 20 . 131 21 34 % 36 22 4% Feb 53 Mar 24% Jan 22 July 37 % July 20% Jun 400 180 95 Apr 5 3"% Jan 2% May — 10 _ 440 385 47% 47% 13% Westmoreland Coal 4% 3% 3% 3% 4 part pfd—25 Transit Investmt Corp 6% Rice-Stix 20 50 24% May 33% Jan Car Public Service 50 21% May 12 23 Investment class A 23 8 * common Range 18 Mar 26 % Jun Low Co Blaw-Knox 7 J3y4 May 18 Jan 802 33 May 54 July 53 Last Range Mfg Corp __ _ 10 a4% Atlas Calif National Bank Imp Diesel Engine 30% Bank of .2.50 Calamba Sugar cap Preferred _1 _ 41 5% 5% 350 8 525 a4% 7 •' a4% Packing Preferred Corp Chrysler Corp new common 140 53% 41 101 common- 20 Preferred Vultee Air Corp — Zellerbach Corp Abbey 4 High 15% 16% 13% 476 May Dow Feb 20% Apr 290 13 Jun 16% Mar Apr 19% cl Chemical Co Electric & Gas Duquesne Brewing 30% 5 : 30% 30% a. Fort Pitt Harbison Lone 31 July 15% Jan 25 % July 7% May 10% Gas__ 24% 160 9% 9% 95 22% 24% 175 19% Apr 25% July 18% 19% 87 17% Jan 19% * 19% 10 ... El 11% May 23'/a Jan 25% 327/a Jan 41 1,400 125 19% 104 National Fireproofing Pittsburgh Brewing $3.50 preferred Pittsburgh Glass! Plate 230 6% 13% 310 13 % Jun *7% 7% 400 7 Jan 38% Ewa Plantation 451 16 May 32 Jan 7% 920 6 May 11 Feb 41% 315 8% * San Milling l 11c 13c Steel Spring- l 12% 14% * 40 * 35% Toy Standard Food Alloys Steel_ Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Elecrtic Corp 655 2.45 July 18% 60 17% May 7% General Motors Corp Paint Corp 2nd preferred 11% May 17 % Feb Hancock 110 33% Mar 40 Jun Holly 36% 130 27 Vb May 200 22% May Inc Stores Bros Oil 30 % July Inc Sale Price Par 7600 Teletype SL 3 i General Electric General Motors General Shoe common Corp Preferred international of Prices Shares 7% 10% Key common G) (R Co Co 13% 7% 30% 17 18 300 Low 35 70 190 Jan 6% Mar 26 % 15 Jun May High 14% May 7% Jan 36 % Jan 20 Feb 10% 11% 487 ,32% 33 120 13 75 Jan 33 Aug 14% Feb Feb $5 Pacific 39% 38% 210 61% 161 51% Jan 65% Feb 31% 32% 120 26% May 36% Feb 73 75 185 55 Jan 81 May 32 Knapp-Monarch 29 July 32 For 31% 2% footnotes see page 31% 20 25 29 5 29 50 24% 2% 71 30% 30 30 % 87 41% 42% 213 10 10 250 10% 17% 1 42. 2% 42% 10% 10% 5 common Laclede-Christy common 485 14 20% Feb 21 450 15% May 29 Jan 36% Mar 37% Feb Jun 1.45 Feb 9% Feb 200 7% 7% 4,353 5% May May July 33% Mar 38% July 575 19% July 27'A Jan 25 9 9 530 8 % May 10% Apr 12% 12% 12% 216 10% May 20 Feb 34% July 36% July 12% May 17% % 20 15 17% 1,236 33% 33% 267 25% a35 % a35 17% 16 16 2% July 30 July 37% Jan 4% 44 11% 11% 11% 750 9 % May 14 Feb J. 9% 9 9% 338 9 14% Jan 12% 12% 310 1.65 1.70 200 1.65 July 12% 173 10% May 14 Feb 72 May 78% Feb 24 May 31% July Apr 31% July Co common Corp common common Oil Corp 200 7 May 12 Feb 200 12 Jun 17 July Railway Elec & Realty Rayonier Incorp common Preferred Rheem Manufacturing Co 100 10 240 Feb 11 30 8% 8% 9% Feb 6 May 969 38% May 32% 58% 106 32 579 103 75 104% 100 10 15 27%, 103% 104% a40 a41 % __ __ 34 * a65% a68% a62% a62% 33 34 12% Feb 26% Jqly 62% 105 Feb Feb 15% July 28% Feb Jan Feb 37 July 151 65 May 20 1,025 70 22% Apr Apr Apr 26% 10 21% 54 102% Jan 41% Mar 35 % 185 884 , Feb 42% 129 77% 24 Jun Jun 25% ' a36% 34% 95 121 a36% a36% 77% 100 218 750 Jan Jan 825 15 13 13% July 2,661 26% July 12% 7% 15 * Jun 1.70 Jun 41% 40% 32% 13% Jun 40% 40 % Feb % 58% 40% 15 7% 102% 25 25 25 * * 1———-l 25 1 29 % Jan 6% 41 * pfd 12 . 13% al3% 12 * Co 11 325 July 11% 330 30% 77 a 8% * common 77 31 30% 5 5 5 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber July 11 31 15 Feb 10 Jan Apr Apr "A" Phillips 6% May Jan 3% 1.25 12% 11 Jan 43% July 26% 120 77 Petroleum 23% May Feb 40% Mar 740 10 Pac Tel & Tel common Co's Jan 811 100 Service Western 31 % 1.65 10 1 10 common——100 1st preferred Paraffine Jan 20% May 73 19% 14% — Public 30 350 38 19% 24% 25% 1st preferred Lighting 70c 90c 1.60 2— dividend May 14% 1st preferred 5% 20 37% July Jan 60% _4 • 16% Apr 1.60 Pacific Coast Aggregates Apr 37 100 39% 7% — Can 12% July 755 14% — Amer Fisheries 25 Jan 52 52 95c 90c Oil Cons Elec Feb 50 " preferred & 1.35 215 Mining Gas Apr May 17% 1,170 5 common Pacific 6% Feb July 25% —i—1 Inc Pacific 11% July 29 105 16 —* 1 Paauhau Sugar Plant Jan 7% May 94% July 22 20% 10 .——1 Lines Co 10% July 1.10 a38% a38% —* Inc United Filters Oliver Range Since January 1 12% 9% July 21 % 50 —1 common American 103% Mar 1.05 • * 6.66% 20 common Mfg Co 5%% 58% 10 * common „ Apr Jun 20% "B": American Invest North t High 13 33 4 100 Shoe Jan — Calculating Machine Park Pacific Huttig S & D common Hyde Park Brewing common Hydraulic Pressed Brick common Feb May 22% 94 20 common Bk City North • Griesedieck-Western Brewing 34% 35% P2 Auto Fibres New for Week 30% 18 (Un) (Un) 26 40 Feb ^ 111 —!.—. Frank & Menasco 1 common common 140 714 26 25% common. Utd (R H) Pacific : 27% 25% Salt Co Pacific Emerson Electric common 27% 25% al06%al06% Co Mining Meier 593 Sales Range 13% 15 io Feb * * * Libby McNeill & Libby ——-—7 Lockheed Aircraft Corp.— 1 Exchange Week's Low i Century Electric Co common Coca-Cola Bottling 35 2,383 Morrison Knudsen Last 1 24% May 1 Power Co LeTourneau CEntral Friday ; 392 9% Motor Car Co Foods Macy Bell SI. Louis Slock common 27% 99 Magnavox Co Exchange common 27% 9% Honolulu Oil Corp capital Kaiser-Frazer St., St. Louis 2, Missouri Exchange' & Equip common— Jan 36% July York Curb Exchange Associate Manufacturing 23 99 Natomas Company Shoe May 9% — Pineapple Co National Burkart 21 —-100 of Cal class A Co National Brown 392 1871 Chicago Board of Trade Bank Bldg 22 Phone Stock American Inv common Feb 22 99 Development Marchant STOCKS— 28% .. Greyhound Corp new common Members New May — Hale Edward D. Jones & Co. Louis 6 5'A 19 * Jan Leslie St. 52Jan 812 — 20c Langendorf Chicago Stock Exch. 1,858 — Feb St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Stock 6% July 1,550 -- Feb < Jan 6% 61% 24% — 9% IXL York 4% 5% 22% - Gladding McBean & Co Golden State Co Ltd common 4% preferred Idaho New Feb Jan Feb Hunt 300 North 4th 9'/4 92% 58% • Hudson Established May 5 57 6 ■ — 42% Jan Jan 23% 60% * preferred Jan Jan 2.60 July 71% May 327 ' —10 common common Conv 10% . - a&3% 183% — 2 1 Linen Service Galland 60 30 42% July 49% 32% May 2,200 7% 7% 38 Jan 23 1,070 2.60 18% 1 __ Apr 10c 5,104 417/a July 40% July ' 40 28% 12.50 Corp Machinery Hawaiian Vanadium 35% 33 41 10 7 % May 307 Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp— Jan 19% • Co Cum 67 Jun 32% 140 8% 37% 10 32 40% » 175 58 58 * 140 19 —20 Jan 16% 5% May 50 Feb Aug 2.45 July 7 Jun 13% 5 Corp— 6% io Fuel Supply . Jan 17% May 120 120 108 May 7% • 5 1__. Mackintosh-Hemphill Apr 102 19% —15 Works Oil Dorado General Mountain Feb 1,376 Jan 22% 1 Refractories Walker Star Jan 1,777 • 10 Steel Brewing 17% 16 19% Farnsworth Television & Radio Follansbee 12% May 22 120 12% July 23% May 602 32% 31 Emporium Capwell Co common Columbia Apr 15% • com— 29% July 29% 19% —_— new 29% July 106 106% 5 Co Mfg 17% 20 29% 15% 1 5 A com- 25 10% a Feb 15 18% al8% a29% a29% 10% Jan 30 July 20 May'; 10 65 12% 56% July 247 16% a28 % a28 % ..... Corp Class B common Doernbecher \7 May 1,391 24% a ^ 2 Co Fruit 62% July 59% 16 — Giorgio Feb 1.60 July 24% - common— 63 Jan 2,562 a of Amer Inc common— 55 50 % May 1.50 ' a29% —25 ■ Jan 52% Mar 56% . —— cl A_ -2% System Broadcast Jan July 30% July 57c ' Commonwealth Edison 11 51 Apr 1.40 'rnmm '''>■* Jun 24% 59% c Jan 40" 519 1.50 " Mar 105 May 46 30% 53% -3% Columbia 7% Mar 6% Mar Jun 92% 200 a59% a61% 2.50 Clorox Chemical Co Iron 172 8 45 —50 Fuel & 97 5% July 8 6% Mar 29% common. ; * Jun 4% Jan 240 Jun 4% 8 * Co Apr 192 93 5 Mills —• Caterpillar Tractor Co common Central Eureka Mining Co common—1 Colorado 7% * —. « Jan 6% Feb 36 Jan 12 Jan 5 6% May 1,104 — Ink California 8 227 High * Apr 28% 225 _ Cotton California 1*019 7% Co 4 75 1 227 A N Calaveras Cement Co common California a5 31% 1 2% July 1,200 5% California Oil Bishop Low 2% —20 Anglo Runge Since January 1 . High 2% 2% Alaska Juneau Gold Mln Co . Range Since January 1 Shares Low 50c _ for Week of Prices . Sale Price Par Aireon Sales Week's Frlday Cypress Low 11% * — May 101% Aug 300 54 101% 101% • 35 102 25 15 15 Preferred High 7 * common 34% Mar 15 , for Week Par Arkansas Nat Gas Co Jan Aug 52 101% STOCKS- Di Shares Apr 10% 5 & Fuller com new Electric common Sales of Prices Jun 27% San Francisco Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Last 32 Jun 33 120 33 Mar 22 July 7% 480 8% 33 33 100 Preferred Stix. Baer Wagner 24% 23 50 common 24% 10 Louis Louis Securities Feb 17% 19 24% common St Crown Sale Price May 19 24% ' STOCKS— July 18 * 25 —25 Cement St Cons Week's 14 July * Portland Creameries Friday Jan 50 15 Feb 7 25 Jun 21 150 25 15 Piping & Supplies common Missouri North American common (Un) 1% Jan, 115 22% 9% 46% -r • Paper 6'A 21 21% 45% 46% 31 1& 115% 116% " 20% — 1 * * Oil Corp— Dome Salt -- 50 preference common 4.4% preferred „• $1 Philco Corp common Scott — 116% • • 100 3 Philadelphia Electric Co common 5% 19% 19% 6% 20% 20% 6 i High Low 4% 120 5% 5% 25 _20 Range Since January 1 High 104% July 56 July 65% Feb 200 404 1% Low 4 ; common 12 Feb 8% Jan 25% 10% 11 % 2% 2% 4 common 39% Jan 23 11 2% 1% Jan Jan July May 24% 10 50 * , 24% Jan July 9% May 2% Aug 1 May 3 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR National Power & Light Gimbel Brothers Steel Midwest 19% 12% 18% 11% — 13% 100 • 10 & Light Delaware Power 59 * Co Publishing Curtis 2% 1 com new High Low 28% July 174% Feb 11% Co Budd Shares Range Since January l v 57% 60% 3% 3% ~ Gas Laclede 23 May 149% Jun — Locomotive Wks vtc Baldwin Laclede « 246 1,488 27 "A 28% 156% 157% 157 13 - for Week of Prices Par High Low Par American Stores Range Sale Price STOCKS— 662 57 Feb 78 Feb 63% July 25% Feb §4 July 75 93 Jan Jun 18% May 35% Jan 19% Apr 25% July 38 25% Feb Feb OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES AUGUST 1 WEEK ENDING RANGE FOR 37 (497) CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE Number 4617 Volume 166 ■f Friday Richfield Roos Oil Bros * Ryan Aeronautical Co Low January 1 High July 17 16% 34 36 50 33A May Jan 614 Jan 446 and W Fine Foods Inc 47 — 4% 4% 525 1814 18 % 295 15% May Safeway Stores Inc 5 common Mp"rioio Mining 24% 2514 812 20% May 10 pesos 13c 12c 13c • : 38'A 38% 802 — Crucible * Publishing Co common.^ 40 % 30% May Union Oil * Soundview " California 843A Jan 120 28 3A July 30 29% Calif 32% 205 — 2914 25 363A 36% 363A 303 36% July Co 46 1,779 35 Apr 47 a 1914 al9% 30 Jun 21 1214 12% 182 -1.10 1.20 Pacific Sperry Corp Spiegel Inc « Super • ; \ — —4 Jun- ■ • „" 17'% (B F) Co • '< Water Ass'd Oil common.. 61 59 % 62. 21% 2114 23/ A 419 International Jan Transamerica .2 Western & Union Oil Co of California Feb Marine 11% 123A 7,108 10% May 15% Jan 60 16 Jan United Air Lines Corp 10 "U S Steel Corp common • Universal Consolidated OIL. Jun 820 2214 73% - .1 _4 common . 23% .1 Co common Preferred : ' May 25 ......^ Yosemite Portland Cement pfd ; , — 12'A 25 10'A May 16 Jan 32% May 39% Feb 39% 42% July 12% __ 725 250 a52% a54% 100 46% 485 43 41/4 41/4 125 Jun a— 46 __ — a__ — Jun 60% Feb 3% May 5% Feb 11% 8% May 2.95 3% 1,200 30% 31 600 13% 625 12% __ Jan 3% Feb Apr 36 "A Jan 9% May 17% Feb 2.80 2.95 30% 30% 44% July * 175 43% Jun 49% 270 20% Feb 25% 41 100 of May 49% Feb 19% 507 18 % July 26% Feb 30 a45% a45% a45% 1. 1 43% July a43% a43% _ 22% 22% 41 „ » 19% r—5 7% . 19% N 282 3A May 23% July 34% Jan 20 32 2,054 17% May 23% Feb: Feb f- 760 30 64c 40 3,300 7 100 61 % 61% 197 50 Apr 14 May pfd—10 „• __ __S "17% 17% 22% 6% Jun 177/e May May 495 12 7% 200 May 24% May 7%' __ May 16% 15 ____1 15c 1,235 • American Aviation 36'/a July 410 21 __ 21% 4 capital RR 240 24c 20c 7 Jan 8 38'A July 23c Feb is v'h 5 , 7% Mar- < 64 Feb;! 19 y8 Feb l . 22% Marl, -i f fI 22 Feb 10% Feb, } i c Jan 12% Y -Central North Jan 10 8% Apr 7% 36% 20c 7 1 Cement 7% 330 7% 36'A 18 Nash-Kelvinator Corp Jan 330 Inc^ National Distillers Prod , 39% July 9 Apr 13 Oahu 26 Jun 30 July 62c 200 Apr 67c May Co Ltd—.,.— Sugar __ a25 62 19% 175 20 Feb \ 22 3A Feb j 21% Jan r j 14 75 17% 26%" 17% 32% May 15% May a25 19% __ 100 July * ' 10 Pacific Railway cap Northern Jan 32 100 North American Co common Co Oil __ • common • 26% . Apr 24 375 27% July i j Cement Portland Pacific Motor Co Packard Pan 10 com 5% 5% 10% 10% 475 a27% a27% 20 10% 1 __ Pictures common 20 20 .5%' 2.50 13 5 9% 23 10 3,005 20 • common American Airways Paramount Unlisted Feb 47% July a37% a38% 4 Montgomery Ward & Co Apr Feb 78 % 575 30 64c ; 10 Jan 6% 43% May . a38% a40% 4 — Robbins Monolith Portland 35% July Jan 24 11% 25% 4% July 25 a38% 4 M Cons— & M J Ohio Yellow Cab 21% May 132 a40% —-U——_4 & McKesson Apr 28% Jan 62 24% 852 325 9 9 301 30114 20 32 50 21 % 310 - - 2314 __ 985 5 • McBryde Sugar Co 24% July Apr 19% May 1,010 35 3214 35 20 1,314 21% -100 common. [ Western Dept Stores common RR 1 1 \ West Indies Sugar Pacific — 24% 22'A 72% -- • 10 ; • Victor Equipment Co common Wells Fargo Bank & U T_„___ Western 223A — 25% July 22 2114 25 ' 4 Bancorporation Navigation Co 32 1814 May 1214 . 25% a46% a46% 1 Co Johns-Manville Corp new Kennecott,Copper Corp M Union Sugar common Tel Inc.. 1,433 143A & Tel Loew's al5% al5% — Feb Jun 21% 12 Air.——5 Corp Transcontinental 6'A 5 4 62% July 20% 20% 10 - 4 '/a May 4 1 Mines Corp.. Idaho Maryland Matson Tide 7% May 11 Mar 1.25 1.05 Jan 51% Mar 2114 July 1,000 —10 Corp 100 * Motors Graham-Paige Feb 15% 9% May 3,360 Oil Co of Cal Mold __ _2 Ltdo—_ Co 1 - l , common—. Spring Valley Standard -■ Co. 9%. a4% 4 — International Nickel Co Canada Southern 9% __ —5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber common 40% Mar 42 3A pfd ser A Feb Feb 12% 32"% July 25 Co & Share Bond General Food Corp Jun Gas 4.48% So 29% 28% July 292 29 % 32% 29% 25 Feb 12 May a4% __ • General Electric Co July Edison— preferred 36% Jun 7 July 4,047 preferred 4.32% 45% July Jun __ • Goodrich Southern Apr 24 Va 10 Kodak Co new common Eastman 33% July 25% May 80 30 283A 29% 5 Pulp Co new common 119 — 270 32% 120 32.14 3214 15 common. Signal Oil & Gas Co class A 38% 25 __ i—1 Bridge Dumbarton July Electric Shell 25 a27% a27% __ 4 Curtiss-Wright Corp Jan 20c May 9c 33,000 Bears, Roebuck & Co capital 48% July 175 a46% a46% 5 of Amer High Low 44 Va 8 8 26% July — (Del) Oil Co Steel Co Range Since January 1 High 4 __ Domlnguez Oil Co San Lota a46% a46% 1 Continental 21% July __ 10 — Shares 15 Continental Motors Corp Curtis S for Week of Prices Par Natural Gas Co Consolidated 14% May 34 July — 1 , Range Since 1614 167/a 1 Corp common common Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— Shares High Low Par Week's Last for Week of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— Friday Sales Week's Range Last Jan Jun May May 1 July 20 '7%-'Feb 15 Feb 30% 26 % Feb 33 % July I | Jan/; ; j Securities— Alleghany Corp American Power American Radiator & Std San & Light 5% May all3A all3A 50 14% 320 11% May .157 157 1,340 151 a51% a51% 77 a— 4 100 May Feb 1 Feb 17 Feb 174% Feb a43 317 713 200 18 May 25% Jan 37% May ♦ 28 820 21% May 20% 32% J. 50 33%o 25 20'A 32 a41% 27% Pennsylvania RR Co Pepsi Cola Co Phelps Dodge Corp Pure Oil Co common 16% 9% May 14% ...» American Tel & Tel Co 3 110 3% 3% 1 26% — — » | . 42% July ! 28% July ' * 1 American Viscose Corp American Woolen Co Anaconda Copper Armour Co & 14 —; a— % May 4 1 39 34 44 990 28 36% 35% 36% 521 Radio 44 31% May Feb 14 252 10 May 90 780 69 May 96% a25% a25% 10 5 25% July Orpheum class ^10 3 5% 5% 150 4% May 7% Feb 18 19 625 16% May 24% Feb Socony-Vacuum 13% Silver Coalition King Baltimore Bendix ... & Ohio RR Aviation Berkey & Gay Furn Bethlehem Steel a31; 5 355 16% Feb 80 Cal 75 28 May 38'A Feb So Calif Gas Co 6% 20 1% May 73% May 2% Jan Standard Brands Inc al% 4 90% 90% 4 4% 7% May 202 i common Blair & Co Inc capital al% 3,065 3% 91% Mar 5% Apr Ltd Ed Boeing Airplane Borden Co ._5 . i., Bunker Hill a43 15 ..... & Sullivan 100 16 pfd Studebaker 23 40% 300 16% pfd '27 Pacific Railway Chesapeake & Ohio RR 40% 25 Cities Service Co 10 Canadian 18 % Mar 110% 110% 70 13% 465 9% May 14% Columbia Gas & Electric __ a48 381 42% May 54% United a36% a39% 78 26 39 July Aircraft 109% May 112% Feb Warner Bros Jan Consolidated & Southern Edison Co of N Y a5% 16% 16% 50 650 635 133 24 4% 14 14 30% 36% 6 709 ' 28% Jun 63% Mar 35 a31% a33% —' a31% 78% " 36% 36% , a31% a31% 76% 78% . Jun May Mar Jun July Jun 6 16% July 17 A. . i .s July 34 Va Feb 39% Mar f ? Mar 78 3A July 20% 21% 645 16% May 24% Jf'eo 34% 34% 135 32 Jun 36 lA Jan a67% a68% 53 19% 3% 3'A 19% 3% 3% 210 524 '350 61 17 Jun May 20'A 2% May 3 May 4% Jan 43A Jan 16 40c a67% 19% 1 -—{> 3% ...A Petroleum 12 425 10% Apr 12 64% July Apr 25 July 37A Jan Westinghouse Electric Corp com 29% Feb Woolworth 1,610 5 2,934 326 a7 14 Apr 25c Jun *3% May 18% Feb 60c July 5 July July 300 16% 45c a7 __ 4% 1 - 4J/2 — 1 common..* 25 3 3% 4,685 21% May 2% May 26% 4 .. 5 Pictures 24% 26% 340 24% May 3% • a5% 16% 16% __ 25 5 Corp common Preferred Western Air Commonwealth 14% May Feb 1 11% 25 * 332 HI — 18% 25 — . Corp of Del Utah-Idaho Sugar Co JaD * Commercial Solvents 16% 25 Company common Co Westates commor. 16 a— — Feb a46% 25 a48 a— 16 Corp common & Texas Jun Jun 16 > May 12% 110% —.100 125 * United Cal Ore Power e% Feb a41% $42% j Feb 303A 8% Feb " 16% 15% May __4 Standard Oil Co of N J Feb 14% May 50 a42% a44% 2% May 23 — ■ .25 common Swift 16 11 476 15 — 13% 1 1 Co Oil a3i% a32% 100 common Corp 434 240 27% • . Locomotive 13 % 26% 4 A Sinclair Oil Corp Baldwin 13 % 5 Co Cement Riverside 8% __ 27% B Feb 25% July 13 Mfg Corp class Reynolds Tobacco "Jan 7% May 103A — 1 _— Republic Steel Corp common 15% Mar 100 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe_. 14 87 Keith • Corp of America Radio July 41% __5 2 (111) 44 50 com Mining Atlas Corp Avco a51% CANADIAN RANGE FOR Western LISTED WEEK ENDING Lines Union Inc Teleg (F W) .—... 1 — class A 4 a21% 12% 10 common a21% a22% 28% 30% 50% 50% , — 50 6% May 101 1,160 695 ; 17% Jan 23% Jan 44 May 7'3A Apr 24% July 30'A July 52% Jan MARKETS AUGUST 1 " Sales Week's Friday Last Montreal Stock Exchange Last STOCKS— Sale Price Par Abitibi Power & Paper com... $1.50 Sales for Week Shares Canadian of Prices Low Low — 17% 18% 5,881 20 preferred Range Since January 1 High 173A 20% 20% 21% 3,350 __ 36 36 21 203A 21 % Class A High 21% Feb Canadian 17% May 22 Feb $1.00 36 July 43% Jun $1,75 Celanese Agnew-Surpass 4 104% 100 Shoe 4 Algoma Steel common 20 104% 104% 37% 20% May 103 % May 4 __ 38 100 37 39 819 207 4 Aluminium Ltd 38 325 207 34 32 22% *23% Mar 106 Aluminum Co 4% Can of Argus: Corp common Asbestos Corp pfd 25 27% • 73A 39 July Jan 39% July 190 "26% Mar Jan __ 4 7% 8 28 % 29 75 26 May 75 4 . Associated Tel & Teleg $6 pfd. 27% 27 75 180 63 Jun 220 Bell Paper class A • 100 Telephone Brazilian Trac Light & Power British American Bank Note Co British Columbia Elec 4% pfd __ 188 21% • 4 ..100 " 22'A _. 21 . 21% 6% May 295 188 188'A 21% 2,637 22 "A 22% 19 493 21 102% 102 % , 182 3A 20 325 May Apr May 20 3A Jan 101 % 30 Jun * British; Columbia Forest Products British!Columbia Power Corp A Class B • • 4 ... -3% __ „ 3% 263A 2% 4% 4,235 27'A' 251 2% 200 3% 214 July 27% Aug 9% 30% 75 Feb Feb July 23% 191 23% Ind Alcohol Mills 28 Building Products 4 Bulolo. .5 — __ .. Class Locomotive Canadian $1.30 Oil Consolidated Feb Jan 23% May 102% July Apr 43/8 Feb 29% Feb 3% Feb Jun Companies Canada Canada Iron Foundries Northern Power Corp 23 23 50 22 Jun 30% 31 350 28 May 18% 18% 100 16 Jan Canada Steamship 5% common. 1% preferred For footnotes see page 42. 76 56 Apr 67% 24 Va 100 24 Jun 25 40% 40 % 135 40 Mar 29 Jan 32% Feb Ltd Stores Dominion Tar & Chemical common. Red 25 * 4 155 30 Apr 38% Feb 15 185 11% May •16% 16 Jan 365 14 July Jun 14% 15 11% Apr 25 105 22% Apr 37 Jan 15% 125 15% July 18% Jan 13% 15% 4,615 11% May 15% Feb 12% 300 86 88% 1,568 41% 41% 25 12% May 14% Feb 78% May 89 Va Feb 41 43 Feb 12 Mar 14% May 19 Jan 17% , . 14 A 24 29 1,025 32% 635 31% Apr 37 15 125 14 Mar 17 1% 4 Textile common 30 31% 300 28 July 33 Jan 38 60 36 Apr 42 Jan 38% 75 36 Jan 14 15% 831 12% May 38% May 18% Feb 24 24 150 29 30 341 21% May 25% Jan 23% 23% 150 23% July 95 —100 preferred 408 17 May 23% Jan 30 Jan 31% Jun Donnacona __ 26 26 100 25 Jan 26% Jan Dononue 15 15 15 225 15 May 19 Jan Dryden Paper 50 83A July 14% 14'A 14% 225 13% __ 43% 44 175 43% July Apr Paper 4%q Bros Ltd —; 11% Jan Eddy Paper class A 17% Feb Electrolux 50 Mar Enamel & Corp pfd— preferred — Heating Products ; 100 * • 20 --1 * 95 96 160 92 Jan 26% Jan 30% May ' 26 Feb 100% Mar Jun Mar 185 102 July 106% May 150 20 Feb 21 May 23% 24 305 17 Jan 24 July 20 20 11 180 15 20 20 % 125 19% Jun 21 17 17 103 20 — lu 103 20 185 185 •— ^— ' - Jun , * 18% July f Feb 15 38% -- 18% 32'A 37 15 31 A } ft 18% 23% preferred Jan Jan 35 32 * 15'A 87 % 41 /2 r—-r——1°0 B 17 15 14% 14 • —— Feb May 42% ' 15 lo n 25 * preferred & Steel— Dominion Steel & Coal class 3,140 50 275 32 32 A preferred 183A .• 17% 24 * Dominion Glass common 30% 9 16% May 14% Feb 19% Jan 61% -- 5 * Foundries Dominion 18 9 ' 17 '® Minlng~& "smelting Bridge Dominion Coal 6% 30 4 May 14% 25 Distillers Seagrams 18 4 12 — Dominion 30 common—10 895 40% — Glass • Canada Forgings class A... 13% rnrk^hiitl". Plow ...100 common preferred Mar 13% 24% • * —* Canadian Pacific Railway Dominion Canada Cement Feb 45 -- * : class A Dominion Bruck: Silk 27 Jan 20 pfd Feb 25 Va July 2% May 43 61% 25 25 Investment Foreign Canadian Consumers Bathurst Power & 23 2 Feb Jan A Converters Canadian Canadian 192 3,595 43% —* common preferred series preferred Canadian Acadia-Atlantic Sugar A 5% preferred High 25% 43% ' 14% May 25 Low 25 13% 17 20 -— Range Since January l High 25% * Bronze common... * Car & Foundry common^..-* Canadian 4 Low Breweries Canadian 20 preferred $2.50 Week's Range Shares Par Canadian Fnnda Friday for Week Sale Price STOCKS— Range of Prices 11 , 11% 50 175 15% May 7 Jun Jan 10% July 11% Jan ~ ± 38 RANGE MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN FOR WEEK Monday, August 4, 1947 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL (498) ENDING'AUGUST 1 Last High 17 17 17% 895 17 Jun 23 Canada Corp. Canada— Players Foundation of Co 23 23% 510 23 July preferred 5% % 19% 20 Gatlneau Power common 1% — • General Steel Wares common * 53 July .55% Jan 15% 95 13 May 16% Jan 6% May 9% Feb 200 8 27% 43% 1,075 45 15 Corp class A— .100 5% preferred — — 100 4%% preferred ;—————— Accep 10 19 •; common 100 Mar Jan 36% 6 Apr 34% 1,745 321/4 May 37% Feb 49 52% 5,325 2,410 41 55 Jan 16% Feb 46 Jan 13% 13% 44 ■; 35% 12% V 13% 13 Mar 1,250 10 May 23% May 19% Apr 21% Feb 300 15 Jan 16% Peb 10 11 July 15 Jan Jan 7 Jun 2 15% 11 — Feb Feb 26% Mar 380 15 15% 13% 13 Jan 11% 205 21 21 — 12% May 40 24%' 25 25 May 122 13 * _«.* (C W) July 36% 13 —_—— Brothers Lewis Lindsay Feb 33% 13 * Lang & Sons Ltd (John A)— 106 38% 44 * (John) Labatt Limited Jun 39% July 97 • Il5 Ltd— Apr 8% July Jan 30% 225 97 13% . Service Public 15% Apr 105 * Jamica Jan 7% 50% -.15 Corp 13% 104 __ of Canada—. International Utilities 15% July 33% —25 Power Jan 97 * International Paper common, 12% 105 ' „ International Petroleum Co Ltd International Feb Feb 800 38 37% Feb £3% 15% 3,020 8% * 29% Apr 3,464 15% 8 8 Jun 50 65 15% £1 24 40% Apr 411 52% Canada common_5 International Nickel Jan 120 15% — Jan 53 15 pfd 5% 18% 15% May 151/a International Bronze 6% 111% May 26 441/4 Imperial Oil Ltd Indus Jan 3% May 52 ' 52% & Smelting preferred 110 150 • 6% 20% July 500 4% 8 ■' _50 • Imperial Tobacco of Apr 16 8 • Hudson Bay Mining 17 15% • — preferred $2 Jan 53 53 — common Paper Smith Howard 26 16 ~50 1927— Tire 4% pfd inc Gypsum Lime &Alabastine Hamilton Bridge —— Goodyear Feb 3 111 4% 19% 11 _—— Gen Industries Canadian m Montreal 28% 16 16 Works Locomotive Tramways preferred 1% 2,105 35 36 40 Jan May May 45% 46 412 Apr 48 50 46% Apr 50 13 13 56 13 Jan 42 23 340 24 23% 23% 23 24 43%' , 45% - 13% Feb 26% Apr 26 'Jan 427/8 May 53 Jan Jan 23 150 720 July * 27% 27% 215 27 Apr —* * 19% 20 200 16 May 20 Canadian Inter 7 2,900 4 % May 7 July 17 17 140 18 May Power common 15 Feb Jan 185 Mar 12 60 July 3% 3% 350 3 May 4% Feb 2 2 2% 675 1.75 May 2% Jan 2% 2% 2% 142 1.75 May 3% Feb 27/e 3 3,410 3% 40 40 8 Feb Feb 24 24 1 5 Ltd com. Tr Inv 1 Canadian Marconi Company * Canadian Pwr & Pap Inv Ltd com. 2 * Products Ltd common—* Canadiart Western Lumber Co.. Canadian Westinghouse Food Catelli 8% Ltd., Co Commercial Alcohols Ltd : Preferred Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd Corp Ltd Cub Aircraft — & Dominion Worsteds Woollens & Aircraft- 38 25c July 65c Feb 15 10 15 July 17 Feb 19% 14,014 14 % May 19% Jan 17 17 50 17 July 18% Feb Jun 2% Apr 40 1,700 13% 675 13% 11% May .20 20 20 : 55t 300 105 60 100 May 2% 2% 2% 1,460 2 20 30c 8 Preferred A * „ 29% 29% 29% 37% 38% 745 12% Power Corp of Canada. Price ,Bros & .Co Ltd. common. preferred !*— 4%% Paper conv cum 45% 100 45 5% 50 30 100% Mar. 18% 250 101 102 25 101 Jun 104 Mar 104 104 30 104 Apr 106 Feb * common pfd 8% 'i 8% ■ 42% 44% 2,505 30% May 45 % July 35 35 25 32 July 35 July 133 134 269 116 Jan 136 51% Mar 52% May 16 5 14 May 16 14 455 11 Jun 15 ., 175 46 Jun 135 11 May 14% Feb 29% 29% 40 28 May 31% Feb 103 103 20 102% Jan 30 5% Jun 14%' .14% 14 14% , 104 100 22% 675 Apr 12% Mar 415 Jan 104 15 104 Jun 12% 1,721 Montreal 1st preferred 2nd 6 6 •19% 21% 18% 18% 18 % 29 29 3 25 25 25 21% 74 74 55 18 Southern Canada Power Standard Chemical • common ... Steel Co of Canada common. 1% preferred 18 "18% 105 17% 18 Ltd. Co 18 18 230 16 8 • 8 8% 78 * 77 78% Mar 7% May 1,065 25% Jan ——- Ltd——. Royal Hotel Co Ltd Royal Rice Mills Ltd.*. 15 355 9% 75 9 -',97 104 225 11 126 13% May 50 16-. May - Corporation Moore Mount 15 • * 9% , 163 July 15 105 Mar 18% Aug 18% Feb 97/a Feb 82 May July 79 Tobacco 7% Twin City United Viau 89 20 53 182 Mar 53 8 May 8% 8% 8% 102 102 20 • 24 25 1,020 - Jan 20 35 21 .100 preferred 7% May 2,285 21 ♦ common Gooderham & Weston (Geo) common Wilsils Worts 190 Jun 15% Feb 10 Feb 21 Ltd Electric preferred 5% 21 102 July 26 Jan Jun 31 Feb Mar • common-—. „ 15% "loo 15 20% May 927 Jan 13 97% 10 100 100 100 27 100 16% 21 Winnipeg Industries 22% .10 — Montreal .10 27 22% Jan 23 May 23 Jan 25% 1,510 28 27 28 May Apr July Nova Scotia- .10 34 34 34% 220 34 Royal .10 23% 23 23% 540 22 Apr 39 Notes 1949. 50 Jan 60 $9,000 50 pfdi 14% - Ltd Jan Feb 50% Ltd *1 Gold Mines Ltd— ■ * 18c 9%C Metals Mines Ltd Sales for Week Shares Par Acme Atlas Glove Steels Works Ltd— * Limited — Auto Fabrics Products class A pfd Class B Low Mines Ltd Gold Buffadison —' 10 * 10% 10% 75 Low 6% Cheskirk Mines — 5% High 9% July 12% Feb 13% Mar 9% 175 12% 100 11% Jan 6% 6% 125 5% Feb 7 Brand & Millen Ltd A 1.60 • Brewers & Distillers of Vancouver Ltd_5 5 Jun 7% 10 10 25 10 May 12% 18% * Belgium Glove & Hosiery Co common.* 5% preferred 2o 18'% 125 18 Apr 1.50 1.65 3,100 5% 5% 158 1.50 July 16 16 20 Brown American Oil Co Ltd.— Company common 1 Canada . 15 26 26% 624 24 Co Ltd 21% 5% 8,749 94% 555 13% 1 4% 88" 5% 100 Preferred Butterfly Hosiery 26% *• 13% 21% 22% 716 • 50 Mar 19 3.00 Jan Jun July 17 Feb May 27 2% May 67 9% 5% July 4,460 17% 17% 25 16 May 16 150 14 July. 28 10 23 May 4%c 500 23c 9%c 11 %c C 2,700 i 18c 24c Jan 1 Jan July t 51c 18 , July 25 'Jab 28 * July 18c Aug 9%c Aug 5c Jun 500 29c 7c •- East 2,000 6c 51c Feb 21c Apr 27c July 6c July 10c Feb 5c 500 5c 2,000 1.05 1.05 300 6c 16c :, Gold July 13c Feb 6c 6c 500 •• Gold Lake Lake 44c Feb 10 %c 11c 3,500 11c July 32c Jan -1 25c 25c 30c 68,800 31c July 60c Feb 16c 14c 19c 30,000 11c May 25c Jan 1,500 19c May 39c Jan Goldfields Jan Jan Siscoe 20% Jan 23% May 54 15 52 Apr 63 Canada Northern Power 100 109 109 5 109 Jun For footnotes see 112% May 90c . Jan 16c -Jan 4,500 28c July 92c Feb 5c Apr 0%c Feb 1.04 2,300 80c May 23c 1,900 18c May 43c %C 1,000 25c July 95c Feb 10% 585 11% Fen 10 10 12c 14c 2,530 5C 1,000 Ltd 4%c Feb 800 3c Mar 5%c 1,500 5c May 13c 40c 600 33c May 90c Jan 18c 2,500 16c May 33 %c Jan July 70c 70c 1,000 70c 8c 8%c 3,500 7%c Jun .1.80 8C 1.90 2,600 1.80 July 2.48 4,300 2.65 59% 8.25 12 59% 8.25. ^ 200 4.80 Jan 59%.'Aug 10.00 Jan 1.20 Peb 2,500 2.65 Jan 2.25 8c 8'c 1,500 16c, 17 %c 23,500 17c 19c 1,500 .50c 24c 24c 25c 48,700 1 3.50 3.35 3.75 18,500 1 50c 50c 50c 200 1 Feb Jan 2.09 —1 Feb 3.55 1.82 May 2.03 ...1 Mar 8.00 May Feb 22c 1.02 1.08 1.10 2.27 July 56 1.28 Jan 5,000 1L10 ...1 — Jun 3%c ...1 Gold Mines Feb 91/2C 18c 1 Ltd. May 28c 5c 1 —... Feb July 5c 3c 1.99 May 40c 3c Ltd—*—1 1 ; 9.50 May 10c 5c 12c -1 —1 .... Mines Gold Mines Ltd 6c 28 %c 28 •.—... Santiago Mines Sherritt-Gordon July 1,500 23c Ltd—1 Mines Gold Mines Co Ltd Quebec Yellowknife 28c 6c 1.00 -1 Ltd—* 13% July 1,500 16,000 .-1 Mines Ltd Mining 1,000 31c Jan 4.65 28c * 1 —. Dredging Cadallic Gold 3.35 30c Feb 22c 2.74 May 5%c 2.48 Pandora 23% July Jan July 5c 59% Cons 18% 12c 26c 1 Nechi 500 5%c Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd.——5 Mining Corp of Canada Ltd. Mines 55 12c Apr 3.25 31C Ltd— Mines Ltd, (1945) Gold Mines Macdonald 21c 22% 12c ,-1 Mines Rowan May Jun 11c ...__1 Ltd Lingman Lake Gold Mines Lingside 25c 15c 27c Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd—; Lake Mar 15c 1 — Gold Feb 9c 1,000 — ... Mines Ltd.... Consolidated May , 1,900 6c Ltd Mines Gold 5c 16c ..1 Gold Lake 1.50 1.00 May 16c -1. Mines Ltd—— Gold Mines Ltd Formaque , 15c 17%c Zi Mines Sullivan Feb .10c j 21c Ltd Duvay Gold Mines Jan 22% c May Jun 27 %c 3,500 Feb 44c 3%c Jan 16,500 - 5%c 22% Jan 54 July *15 '123 .1 Ltd Mines Dome Pitt • page 42. 9% July Apr 116 42c 27c .1 Explorations Ltd Cournor Mining Co Ltd 94% July * pfd July 41c 6c .1 Ltd May Malting 7% Jan 10 12% May „ 5c Jan Canada Ltd "30 Apr 23 27c Feb Mar & Dominion Sugar Co 975 ■ .* Ltd Cadillac Gold Mines*. Consol Central O'Brien Gold British Jan Jan ■ Cortez Louvicourt Bathurst Power & Paper class B__ V.v-. 15 28'c 11% Mar 9% * Jan 21% 112% | May 4 , .119 -- Co Ltd——.— .1-».•••' Mines Ltd—.—— Gold Century Mining Corp Jack Jan 8 12% * 9y8 . 5%c .li Celta Dev & Mining J-M Range Since January 1 High July 14% Mar 22 8%' Jan 19 10 .1M — Mines Ltd Bouzan Gold Hugh Malartic Gold Mines Range V 3,275 Li. Ltd— Kirkland Gold Mines Bonville Gold Hollinger Consolidated Gold Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd of Prices Apr 28 17% * -* * Ltd Mining , Corp Ltd Li Beatrice Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. .1 Beaulieu Yellowknife Mines Ltd Base Heva Canadian Funds Week's 125 May 117% 41c Mines Ltd Eldona Montreal Curb Market Last ■ Mining Stock! Band-Ore Goldvue Mines Friday Feb < „ 16 117% —- —^ Westeel Products God's Sale Price Apr Jan ' 100 Ltd... Distillers of Canada Found STOCKS— Mar 107 % ;i25 10 9 "9 Co Fontana Mines Ltd Power 3% 74 17 10% Jan May 4%c Invest Stores United 23% 10 m Jan 25 Bonds— Montreal July • Mar 17% Mar 101 21% Mar 190 July 25- — —. Southern Canada Pow 6% Soutbmont 23 * .100 Banks— Commerce 30 Feb 12% 52 110 July 21% May 100 35 •27 27 • •" 16% 108% 108% v 16 16% Pfd- !ioo Service Stores Russell Centremaque Walker 15% 15% • 9% 9% 5o • Apr July 29 Jan 190 190 10o Steel Corp Biscuit 5% preferred ...... 181/2 ' Bidgood Tuckett of 14 ...• Ltd.. Can 6% 1st Paul Service Stores Corp 125 13% 112* Ltd Crush Orange 125 • Ltd Enterprises 21% July Jan ' • Lt & Pr common Nova Scotia 15% May 13% 1,975 •• , Feb 7% 14% July July 76 217 80 -79% 25 Apr Jan 104 65% May 14% 30 20 ..— preferred '. 6 common Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co Arno Southam. Press Jan 40 20% * .5 Refrig & Storage Ltd com—* Ltd Distilleries Melchers Thrift 22%, Jan 14% July 43 July 22% Jan 52% 16 12% 15% July 43% 22% Feb 9 42 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% red pfd. Quebec Tel & Power Corp A—-— 4,775 134 Mar 12% Jan 20% 15% • 8 ' • Power 14% — preferred 18% July .28 13% 14 Leaf Maple Feb 103 9% May ■» 4%% v 15 " —* Vtc Simpsons 67% 5% July 25 . . Jun 471/4 Jan Apr Milling Co Ltd com _* Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% pfd 20 McColl-Frontenac Oil 4% cum pfd—100 Power & Paper Co MacLaren Rands 100 Power.,— common 62% 18% 50 St Lawrence Flour Mills common—. Sicks Breweries 3,725 101% 101% 100 A' preferred— Shawinigan Water: & 67% July , July 4% 27 52% ,. * 'A*. pfdj—._ St, Lawrence Paper 6% Feb 15 • 100 St Lawrence Corporation Class July 10% May 16% July 10 27 27 — Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M) Nuclear 291 Feb 45 pfd —■*— 50 Journal Publishing Co of Ottawa——* *6% Jan 39 50% May 64y pfd Saguenay Power 4%% 13% 12% , 33 Jan 34 100 Quebec. Power Holland 27% July 90 38 55 13% May Investment Foundation Ltd common..* Mount • * Powell River Co May 200 » Page-Hershey Tubes Jan 42 16 —* Jan 12% 5% _— May 23 July 15% Ltd common.— Feb '55c July 1,710 50 • ... Co 4% 8 13 51 Vs 50 com.* Co Ltd new Paper new - Feb 129 Jan 285 510 22 Felt Jan ,1/4 May May 40c Lakes Feb Jun 2% 105 8 Preferred 2% 2% 2% 40c Great July 20 105 I Jan 21% 14% May 3,026, 21% Companies 15 20 ' 18 • Fraser 42% May 36% Apr 565 42 42 * class A 1.00 Feb 7% Feb 6% • Foreign 6% 1.15 1.10 Power Sec Corp Ltd com • cum red pfd ———.—100 Ford Motor Co of Canada 5% July Apr 425 18% — 3% 3,325 7 25c 17% 18% preferred 20 Fairchild Aircraft Limited 5 Federal Grain 6%% -cum red pfd__100 Fleet Mfg >25% July Jan 5% Ltd Mills Esmond 22% 15 Co Ltd_i—: Paper 47 July 38 7 Co—* * Linoleum & Oilcloth Dominion Donnacona 5% Mills Textile Consolidated Apr 25c A...* * * pfd—20 —* Sec Standard Div 2% ' •. 5 common preferred Consolidated July 6% —* —. 21 4 60 FeD 29 common Aircraft Ottawa Lt Ht & Jan 31 176 Feb 22 % 16 % May 48 45% 43% Mills 40% July Jan 34% 875 171/4 .—5 pfd. • Ontario. Steel Products; Car Feb "5 - i. Noranda Mines Ltd Flour 20 48 National Steel Car Corp Ottawa Jun 40% Niagara Wire Weaving Ogilvie 13% 16% — • Chemical & Drug July 16% OO - National Breweries common National 30 39 ' Montreal 23% Jan 39% • 2,130 190 60 __ July 14 Feb 386 29% — Breweries 21% 14% May 50 28% • 6 50 925 18% 17% 17% HZ* McColl-Frontenac Oil Mitchell (Robert) Molson's 7 7 Struct Steel common— —* Massey-Harris 23% 190 1 Co- Rand Ingersol Hubbard MacKinnon 380 22% 23% common __—— Canadian Feb 16% Feb 25 Feb 189 Jan 69 Feb 30 May 25 14% .100 preferred ,7% High Low 20 23% 14 23% 23% Dock Co Ltd— investments Ltd— Canadian Dredge & Canadian Range Since January l Shares High Low Par 170 20 111 100 —— Ltd General Bakeries STOCKS— High Low for Week of Prices Sale Price Range Since January l Low Par Famous of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— Last Sales for Week Shares Sales Week's Range Friday Week's Range Friday 7c May 9c May 012c Jan 12c May 9 10 49c 21c Fhb 18c Feb '25c Mdr 34 %c Feb Tan 5.35 Feb May 67 %c Apr the commercial & financial Number 4617 166 Volume ^ Friday Week's * range for week ending j Last Range of Prices Vow Stadacona Sullivan c0113 1 Ltd Mines 684 50c 1,500 11c July 1.95 .2.00' 2,800 21c •< 21C 500 21c 7c; 500 6%c 14c __ 17<S 71,000 5 VaOi 14,500 1.70 May Canada Steamship Lines common Inlet Villbona Mines—! Cons _50c Ltd 1 Mines Gold Vinray Malartic Westville • 7c ' 14 Vie —* — __ 1 Mines Wire Canada 24c Jan Class Bank Jun 19c Jan Canadian July 20c July 14c Feb Oil Co Ltd. Ltd Oils Calmont Home * B — Okalta Jun 70c July 40c May 75c Jan 3.80 — 4.40 1,720 Oil Cons 47c 2.2' 68,300 1 Ltd Co Oils 33c 1.19 54| . 30c * Homestead 1.12 * Omnitrans Oils Co Pacalta * Ltd — commerce 2.94 20c 4775 Jan July Jun 6lc May 2.35 July 12c 10c 2,500 Feb 24c July 7Vic 72,500 preferred Jun 15c Jun Celanese Canadian Class Abitibi & Power $1.50 preferred Acadia-Atlantic class A Products Canadian Industrial Alcohol Agnew-Surpass Oil Akaitcho Alberta —„—ZIIi . Algoma Steel Aluminium common!- of Canada Amalgamated Larder pfd High Anglo Canadian Cos Corp Ltd Arjon Gold Mines I Ashdown 103% May 107 Feb Jan 39 July 35% j'33 90c 90d 500 90c Aug 16 %c 20b 1,100 12c Jan 70 22 14%c 17%c 12c 6,500 1.50 Jan Jun 26c 37% 39 % I,360 21 Jan 212% 27% 105 188 Mar 128 26 Jan 74c July 27% Apr 1.85 39% July 213 July 10c 1.48 75c 10%$ II,100 6v2c 48 %c 48%C 1,000 7% '8 43c Ashley Gold Astoria Quebec Mines Athona Atlas Mining Chesterville 15 25 y4 175 1,650 * class A— 1 Mines 1 Circle 1 Smelt & Gold Electric Class —1 Dunlop B class A— A Jan Gold ; Consolidated 80 1.35 24 of 32,500 Commonwealth 3,050 12 %c 14%e 4,600 May 70c 10c 9% Jan 30c 26,600 9 v'-'9 12% 200 7,966 ; 1.03 Jan 15% Jan May 17c Feb May 23Vic 150 85 3.35 Jun 1 18c 10c of Nova Scotia 10 of Toronto 18c 19c May 38c Feb Crowshore 12% Feb Cub 8 Vic Jun '■39c Feb Jun 76c Jan 5.20 Jan 2.60 May 826 33c 4.30 Jan Metals Base & Mining Innes 8% July 9 July 13 % Mar Jan Feb 16c 7 Mar 10 A—— 6,100 ' 27% 100 9%C 34% May 36 140 9%c :13c 43,500 ';;.'1.7 54c 56c 38 25% 1,660 36 34% 33% 17 • class May 26c 35c 8,100 30c Aug 61c Jan 1.10 110 75c Jan 2.20 Apr 20 Exploration B.eatty "38% * Radium* class A Yellowknife ——1 Bros Beaulieu Bell & Telephone Bevcourt of 54c * — 38 1 30c 28c 100 188 186% — Canada—- 145 26,500 5c May 14 %c Feb 25c 2,500 13c Feb 50c Jun 2.80 3,250 May 2.70 Gold l Blue Ribbon Corp 66 %c 1 25c * common 66c Jan 27% May 33% July 35 Beattie Mines— Central ' 10% 1 Bonetal Geld 35c 35c 700 30c May 51c Feo 9c 9c 5,500 8c May 35c Jan 50c 1,400 37c May 60c Jun 50c 7 7 7 11% * . 6 50 Conwest 1.20 1,319 75 2,300 65c 11,200 24c Croinor 24c 30c 87 86 88% 1,267 159 161 106 90c 93c * —100 152 104 21 Jan 30c 500 28c Mar 1.05 3,600 69c May 1.50 Jan 17c 17c 19c 3,700 12c July 1.43 Feb 1.20 Feb f 1.05 1.25 4,400 95o 10c 10c 1,500 93/4C May • Davies Petroleums Davis Leather 18 %c 24c 19,400 8c 95 29 Delnite Nickel Detta Lake Red 40c ——-1 Lake Mines Jan 1 1.66 1.75 600 26c 16,900 May 85c Feb 50c 3,100 30c May 55c Jun 39% Jun Jan 3,500 C7c 52c 16,350 45c May 17% 17% 18% 1,265 14 May * 85c 80c 86c 7,200 75c May 22%, 23% 915 18 Jan 26% 26% 355 25 Apr 15 15 50 Diversified common Mining —— * Ltd 40 Jan 23c 20% Feb May 91c July 42 Jun Dominion Foundry & Steel 54c Feb Dominion Magnesium 26%c May 182 Apr 771c' 12,800 61c %c 16,800 191 16c" Mar 10% 7 15 Dome Mines Feb Dominion Bank Coal May 1.35 Feb , 28 %c 10 — 26% preferred —,—;——25 Stfeel Dominion Inv cl May 7 Apr 30 40 Jun 45 —23 pfd Coal & 27 350 B 14 15 775 12% May 18 Feb 24% 24% 200 20 27 Jan 24 31 30 14 Jan Dominion Tar & Chemical common—• 30c Feb Dominion 28c t 30c 3,600 28c July 44c Feb Donalda Mines 5%c 5 %c 5 %c 3,500 5c May 17c 29 10 Jun 30% July 23% 28 23 v2 — Woollens 23% 130 23% July 26% May 13% 125 11 May 15 28 1 72c 70c 77c 28,200 64c May * 43c 42c 55c 141,900 17c May 1 1 *. 83c 82c 90c 5,729 68c May 13c 11c 13c 14,600 lie July ' Dulama Ltd Mines Gold Feb East Malartic Apr 32c Apr East Sullivan 27 Jan British Columbia Class 4%% Class class class 16c 6,500 13c -26% 1,010 24 Buffadison 120 101 102% 3 — Buffalo Canadian Buffalo Red Gold Lake 20% C Mines—! 29c 1.15 * 26% 2% 1 ; %'.V< 3.00 29c & Calgary Linen Callinan 16 Jun 9 230 23,000 2 15c Jan Elder 3y8 July Feb Eldona 30c 30c 5,400 29c Aug 48 %c Feb 33,600 80c 1.55 Feo 3.00 '3.50 May 1,955 Apr 4.75 May 35c Feb Falconbridge May 50c Jan Famous 30 V,il 4%c ,4%c 11% 11% 13% preferred * _• * 28 May 4%c Jun 32% 150 11 Apr 12% Apr 30 22 July 29 Jan Flon 24 24% 13 ,13% 225 18 c 3;500 29 2.45 29 70 2.30 2:70 13,100 1 Calmont Oils : 12 %c Jun 1.50 May 2.45 Feb 3.25 3.25 3.40 7,850 2.70 May 4.75 Jan 1 1 Campbell Canada , Red Bread 8%C 8c l 47c 40c 9c 4,500 58b 25,400 Cement Canada Northern 3.05 3.10 6,950 69 69 69 45 20 . , Canada Packers class A Canada Permanent For footnotes page • 42. 100 203/a 170 19% May 21 Jan 60c 71c 27,350 60c Aug May 90c Jan Apr 57c May 13,400 1 34 c 34c 37 %c 13,050 20c 12% 12% 35 12% July 2.70 2.10 2.80 13,676 1.96 July 4.15 4.15 4.25 3,498 Shops Products 12 May 29 1.70 May Jan 5%c May 24c Jan 15% Jan 33c Feb 32 Jan 2.70 July 17 %c 73c 17% 590 17' 55% 455 49 % May Feb 2.30 69 Jan July 3.50 Preferred Fittings Ltd class A Fleet Mfg & Aircraft Ford of Canada class A Foundation 75 Mar Fraser 4% May 5% 6 100 105 60 98 May 33/4 33/4 60 2 May 80 6 Va Mar 12% 12% * * Co —* •——* * * Gold Cos Frobisher Jun 1023/4 •* 5% w—— Exploration 25 2% 2y» 2% 800 21 Va 213/8 22 1,635 23% 23% 23% 16c 16c Jun Feb . —* * common v 12 %c May 17 54 * —1° common—.— Preferred Fibre 4.10 July 17 54% 11% 2 Jan May Feb 14% Jan 2.80 Aug 5.50 Feb 19% Feb 67 Jan 9% 134 Jan Feb 3% July 7% 13% Jun Feb 3% July Jan 23 May 75 23 Va July 26 Jan 1,900 12c ,May 38c Feb 55 Feb 19Va 50 50y4 120 47% May 2.25 2.25 1,100 2.05 May 20 20 20 10 16 % Apr 110 1093/4 110 86 109 % Jun 50 1.36 3.25 Jan 20 July 111% May 19 141 16% May 30 160 30 Jan 31% Jun 5% 95 52 Apr 62 Feb General 4% 4% .575 3% May 5 Va J an — Jun 153/4 16 130 15% May Feb Jan General Steel Wares common- 18% 12 36 Va July 40 Jan Giant 200 Feb Gillies 9 * Mortgaged see July 30 53% Power 40 18% 30 Malting Canada 3.00 * common Preferred 1 50 — preferred-: 15% July 37 Va July 10° Grain Federal Francoeur Lake— B 14% May 190 20% 62c . Canada 125 4 0 31c * * 1 Jan 375 15% 30c — 11% 10% 40 Feb 7%c Feb 8% May 10 15% 10 V* 31c Nickel Players 5c ——25 -1 Insur Fanny Farmer Candy 215 1,000 15c — Jan Jan 3,700 Feb 2.50 15c . 57c 14,900 28c Gold Mines 24c — 10,000 10c 1.80 20 Gold Mines 7,000 — 36c 8c 25 * 6,600 30% 35c 1.70 * Equitable Life Eureka Corp Jan Jan 36c Jun 1.02 ! 11 19 Jun 1.58 24c 1.70 —* Mines El Sol Y Mines Paper class A Eddy Jan Jan 90c 1 1 Feb Feb 29% >.26c ——1 - 1st July * Steel Eastern 'I 19 c „■" Edmonton Flin 5% 25 % July Mines Easy Washing Machine -— Economic Investment Trust 18 c * & 13 25 75 ' A— Class B Caldwell 100 23c 102% Aug 4ya Feb 3% May 26%c Mar Feb 1.62 * :—" Amphi Mines Crest Oil 25c • Calder-Bousquet East 18c ♦ class Jan 26C * — Co 2,750 2% •; Apr Mines Duvay Gold 1 Burlington Steel Burns 14% Duquesne Mining Co—: * Mines Products Bunker Hill ,4 '27% 19c " 6uilding / 14% ,d4% 6% e. 6% 27% 1 Gold 102% 102% Jan 24 Jun • Ankerite 3y8 May * Oil— 12% Mar Eq,st 15% 26 * A—; Broulan Porcupine Buffalo 1.50 July 14c * Dominion 9.85 May 15c A __ Power B British 325 1,200 26% • Packers Columbia 10% ...11 * pfd_^_100 B British 11 1 Forest Feb Jan Jan Preferred 17 Elec May Jan 9% 12 3A Jun Feb Columbia 33 Va 275 83/4 Jan 20 Columbia Jun 31% 14c \>< ie British Jan 17 41% 10 15% British 29% 8% 7,000 Jan i "• 13% May■' 41% 1 v17c r May Mines Jan Jun * 50 — Stores 11 Oil Jan 1.34 24 Jun 20 Lake Jan Feb 19'/a * Dominion-Scottish 300 American 98c Mar 38 266 1.00 Jun July 50c 89,000 1.70 May 46c 2 Dominion 32c ? 1.09 1 Seagrams 2,045 Red Feb July Discovery Yellowknife 21% British Feb 8c 36c t 21 Brewis 2.44 1.60 May 16,000 43c 46c • com Jun Mar 40c 1.00 Red Lake .5 & Pwr — Jan 27c 31 May —1 Dickenson .13% Distillers 2% Mar 28c 50c 1 Mines 30% 8c 10 %C 1.66 1 Mines Denison 30 —,—* class A 13 & Jan 1.00 1 —* Brazilian Traction Light 55c 1,00 • 1.85 Brewers Feb 104%, Mar ' 30c 1 Aircraft 1.50 — Jan 1.49 May Feb 174% Apr 81c Feb 89% 1 Gold Patricia * common Feb 61c 78% May 4,770 104 v* 104 y4 _ 1 Pershing Mines— * Cordage Jan 1.00 July 25 100 Mines Brand Brantford Jan 1.56 Jan 5 Exploration— Crestaurum Bralorne Mines Ltd class A 7% Apr 1.10 May 1.18 1 Smelting 17 8,100 ' & Mi Hen Feb 15 Jan 75 1.18 15c 1 Boycon Pershing Gold Mines Jun 50 15 %C ; Mines Ltd Feb 8% Feb 6 15 _1 Cadillac- & Mining 7%c Jan 25 , 1190 25c 27 ' Bobjo 3.45 2.10 May 8% 12 V4 * Dominion Bidgood Kirkland Gold July 26 26 6%c 8% Feb 19 Jan ' Bear Jan Apr 12 5% 15,100 10c 10 %'c 27% 10 Bates Jun 11% July ' 10 Bank 150 7Va Aug 9c 28,700 Jan 3.90 May 425 10 12C Jan 12V4 1 Gas Consumers Mar 20c 100 12% -• » 2.80 12% • National May 9% July 7,500 23c.' 27C 150 7% 10c 2.20 Feb 11c 6% 1.45 Mar 1 ■; Coniaurum Mines 8c . 1.10 May 1.50 May 25 <■ Petroleum Conduits Feb 6c IOC 9c 300 25c • Feb 1.30 13 4.55 Bank Apr 1 41c 4.20 1 „. Montreal— Feb 26 ya May Distillers Bank Feb 15% 5 Vac 6c 1 —- common Yellowknife Consolidated 14q 6 Bagatnac Mines Feb 106 July 11% May 1.10 1 Coin Lake Dexter Red Bankfield 18% May 104 Jan Mar Consolidated 13c . Feb 30c 30c » Plow Feb 290 * Ltd Co 4.45 Jan 87c Jan 8,600 0 — Auto Fabric class 23c 26 3.25 * ——— —.— 13c „ 10%c May 835 3.25 1 Willans Cochenour Cochrane Feb 48c 10% 10 %c ♦ 1.90 14% 10c 163/4 37 y2 Apr Aug 15 10 4,186 7 Va 7% 1 Malartic 97% 14% 9% -1 115 104 151/8 150 * Knitting Bar Citalam 1.58 _100 — Min Chromium July. 9c —1 —- 11% May. 25 V* « 15% 22 Vst 1.35 • Chlmo Gold Mines July 43 c 13c 15% May 60c 13% 13% 1 Gold Jan 6% May 5,500 13 %c 585 104 25 D'Argon Mines Aumaque Gold Mines , '14 c —i 15% __ 100 Mines 90 30 525 ——* - Aubelle Mines Ltd Auto .92 1.10 1 Steel Aunor 90 1.05 14c 1 ; —— Jun 60c 65 VssC Wines 90c 60 90 1.10 14%- Feb 100 143/4 Mines Cockshutt 1.90 July July 8%C ilO 20 Jun 10 23% Railway Trust Chartered Feb 1.90 19c Jan 80c 27,700 1,000 97c 75c • A Jun 98% 15 common Corrugated Paper Box pfd class 16 40 Feb 32c May 3,000 1 Hardware 35 99 % 13 Jan 15 23% Mar Jun 20 8,700 Armistice Gold 20 17% 98% May 104 % 104% 1 13 17% — 25c 70 lie . 13 17% July 21% • Jun 15c Chesxirk ——100 Feb 25 500 Chateau-Gai 78c —-r 43 July 18C Feb 10c common 67% Mar 24 18c Jun ' Warrants May 40 1 21% Feb —1 Preferred 55 20 150 26c Consolidated Argus 135 24 July 43% __ 62 40% 24 13c 22 1 Feb 60 40% 24 6,200 14% May 75c Aquarius Porcupine Feb 2,500 36% July 27 Jan 19% 17c 17% May 1.55 60 Jan July 1.70 105 10c - 17, 14c 4,010 75c — 105 1.56 4,175 205 Oil ,17 Va Jan 26 1 Colomac Anglo Rouyn Mines Apex Consolidated Resources 17 — 26 29% Patricia >4 1 - Apr Centremaque Gold High Low —100 1 Mines American Yellowknife Mar 20 Porcupine 18% ——* 4% 26 310 May Central 36 Va 39% —* common Ltd Aluminum Jun 160 21 Feb 26 Va Central Range Since January 1 21 15 %c 1 Mines 20 26% 21 6o0 Coastal Oils Alger Gold 21% 26 23% Castle Trethewey Shares 90c Cons 21 * Wirebound Canadian 16 %c Yellowknife Pacific 23% 21 • Pacific 17% 39 —„ 23% May Apr 26% A—* com preferred 20% — 22% • common Locomotive 36 y4 ——100 Preferred 275 Jan 87 * 17% — May 100 20% —^ 19 21 2,160 25 A 20% • 20 —20. Paper common preferred $2.50 170 555 25% * common Preferred 5% for Week of prices. Low Par 23 22% 25 —25 Canadian Food Canadian Sales Range Last Feb 49% Mar . . Week's\ Friday Sale Price 22 22% .—20 pref : Canadian STOCKS— 72 25% * preferred $1.75 Canadian Exchange Canadian Funds 225 _« : — Canadian Malartic Toronto Stock 80 High 17 20 preferred 4 % 1.12 July 9,700 194 43 12% May 22% ■; 17c 18c * Exploration July 48c 53c. * 1.27 Mar 500 2,000 54c -- Oil Co Ltd 100 1.90 54d — 40 75 * ot Canaidan Car class A 1.80 1.80 — 1 —1 — Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 135 44 July May Apr • Canadian Canners common 1st ' Anglo-Canadian 14% 44 July 5c Low • 13% 10 A Breweries 14c Range Since January 1 High • class Cable & Convertible Stocks— Low „ 50 July • Oil Shares • Preferred Canadian Surf for Week of Prices Par 78c Jan 20c Mar 2.80 Jan May 12c| l2Ci,' Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS- High Low 58c. ... Week's Last High 58c — 1 Ltd Mines markets Range Since January l 5c 1944 Ltd Mines Gold 58c 39 august 1 Friday Shares Par Standard (499) Sales for Week Sale Price STOCKS— listed canadian ' chronicle] 55- 9% 170 38 196 38 200 196 196 88 '8% 188 Jan 23% Jan Gatineau Power common 100 preferred Bakeries Yellowknife Lake Gold Mines. 6.00 6.00 6.15 3,600 10c 10c 7,000 5.40 May 10c July 7.15 Mar 20c Jan . 40 FOR WEEK RANGE Friday Week's Last Gold Globe Oil God's Lake 1 -—1 -— —_ of Prices Gold Goldcrest Mines Eagle Gold Golden Arrow Mines Goldhawk Mines Goldora Mines uolQvue Tire Grafton & Graham New A Ltd Co Harkcr 100 24 % 20 Heath Mines Yellowknife Gold • 10 27 15% 15% 7%c Inglis & Co .'■Inspiration Infl * 6 — class Mining ; Nickel Co 30 Preferred Gold Waite 33 Vi 4.75 34% 139% 139Vi Mines • \ Mints Joliet 35c Mines Quebec 1 37c ' * Kayrand * r » ____/ Mining Kerr-Addison KIrkland Kirkland Labatt Mining Laguerre Gold Mines. Lake Fortune Lake Rowan Gold— (1945) Lake Shore Wasa Mining Jan Norseman Mines Jan North 12% La Preferred Jan Apr 30 12% Jan- 15% July Jan 15% Mar 7c 9 24c Jun ll May Feb 103 Jun - 4.75 July « 104% 139% July Jan 35c 16% May .pitch 15c July ■ Jan 19c 7%c May 8c Jan 90c July Osulake 55c Feb Pacific July 9c Feb Pacific Petroleums 33c July 60c ,33c May 95c Jan , Page May 12% Mar _ 16c 7,150 14c 2,000 50c July 1.96 1.95 2.05 24% 24% 24% 4.85 4.85 14%c 595 2,950 20,200 5.00 * 16c 23 Jan 1.05 2.22 Jan 1.33 24,989 16c '46c May "55c July 26% Mar July Cadillac Porcupine Peninsular 61c 14 %c July Feb Porcupine 5c 5c 1,000 4c Apr 15c Jan 18c* 15 5,700 17c July 33c 16% 90c 1,800 89c __ 13% 905 • 83c 2.90 Pressed Jan Jan Proprietary Mines Purity Flour Mills common Jun ' 5,400 5,000 4c MacMillan sdadsen Gold East. Consolidated Malartic Gold Fields Manitoba & 18 21 Vi Feb 2 Vic May 4%c Jun 1.40 Jan 1.16 12c May 63 c May 1.18 2,100 1.22 * 1.57 1.55 1.65 • 30% 2.9% 30Vi 27% 27% 27% 4 900 . " . '34c Jan 1.32 Mar 1.90 2.40 1.45 May Reno Marcus Gold Richmac 33% Jan Robertson 31% Jan Rcbinson 1.90 16 900 3.60 1.80 May Class Feb 20c 20c 21c 2 400 16c May 39c Jan 9%c 12c 1,100 9c July 28c 3.25 3.40 935 2.50 2.54 4.20 Mar 3.05 May 2.65 10 590 13c 13,300 11 Vic Aug I 1.55 1.50 1.60 2,700 1.30 May 20 21% .1,350 15% July 3.10 3.20 3,300 2.80 May 4.85 20% 1 3.15 , . _ Jan 39c 2.25 July 11 %c —1 43c 43c. 1 1.70 • 1.68 2%c • 20% 12. __ * . For ___1 footnotes see page «/>»' 1 50c* •' 7,500 1.70 2^750 3c 6,200 ' 30c May 1.50 May 2%c Jun 21 165 20 Va July 13 165 11 Vi May 42. • __ 5 Vic* 1,000 53c 55c 5,700 9%c 9%c„ 2,000 ,5p 5c 1 Mines 22c 25c 1.52 1.56 54 Jan July 83c Jan 12c Jan 33c July 6,500 18c 21c 2,000 8c .. 6% : »• — 65c — 1.16 . . , 44c 8c 34c May 16c Feb 6,100 24c Jan 48c Apr 9,000 5c Apr - 6% 27c 56c ' - 10c . : - , 96c 1.40 L_ 7c — 3.75 — 37% 95c . Feb 21% July 3.95 59c 2.45 Feb 5 Vic — — Jun 14% Feb 5c Jun 50c May ,.8%c May 1.15 - - 4% 450 36,067 2.26 Jan Feb, July 7 15c1 65c Feb 15c May Jan ,1.20 Feb 825 27% July 33% Jan 5,650 1.18 May 2,100 . 3,700 * 1.70 Jan Feb 1,000 6c May 20c 6,000 10c May 23 %c Jan 42c July 57c Jun 8c May 29c Jan 90c July 6,200 - 8,000 „ ; 1,000 66c 1.00 16% 4.40 May 3.25 May 900 Feb 1.31 3.30 Feb 2.30 May 290 3,000 25c May 45c 2,800 1,840 27c May 43c 33% , 75c Feb Feb 1.67 May 13% Mar, 9% May 100 Jun July 39 Jan 1 300 45 </936) _ * — Mfg Cotton Mills (Little) common A —— Gold Rochette 26c He 11c 23c24%c 24c 24c , 45% 47 11V2 11 k 8 6' 16% 16% 7c 7c 47 * * * * 1 Roxana —_—— __ — — -- 29c 40c 40c 42c -—10 23 % 23 ,4 23% 18%- 18% 187/a 16c 16c Royal Bank Royallte Oil I Roybar Chib Mines Ltd_^ Russell Industries common * 1 • • — , ;14V'2 * A preferred —— >_5o St Lawrence Paper preferred-—i—100 Lawrence Corp common Gold Sand River Gold San 30c 28c Gold Mines _—_——1 Co • Merger Oils 33 33 — . — Antonio 15 15% - . 4.05 • ■ ' - -- 2?c 1 Mines Ltd ___lL Jan Senator Rouyn Apr Shawinigan Water & Power 1 * , — . . .^14 A. 134 - - 1 1 Mines Ltd_> 15 14% • '-L". v - • Jun 84c - 54% 60c 95c 16 Feb 70c 5%c May , %c Feb 75d , Feb 13 — 10 %c July 18c *" 5 98c 16 Feb July May, ' 6,542 54 % 23" July 81c 45c 12 2,12 . Feb 22 V2 22c July 18 July 15 15 13% 13% 12 1.95 — 2.02 24c May- 9c Jan 1 May 13 220 s 39 95c Jan July 7c - /Jan 19c. , 6,100 * 33c 31c 38'/a 95c May ' 3.75 30c 30c 21c May 6c 2,500 90c 2.57 __ Feb Apr 2.35 July ; 136,450 . 1.467c 3.75 14c 2,500 7f 90c 2.45 Jan J 49,400 11c 46c 8c 8%c — Jun*. 40c. 4,500 I0V4C 42c — 46c , 1,600 ,60C - 2.67 1.77 1.80 May 9,900- 26c 1.07 2.45 Feb 2.25 Aug -. 10%e 43c . Feb 56c 3,000 . 9%c 11 %c 25c 26c 95c 1.05 • - . 76c July - ?C 94c 9%c • 1 May 52c 444,'850 16 16 —. . 25c - 2.25 ' ' 65c . 2.20 18c, 17cl9%c' 18% 16 Feb 6% May 8,600 7%c 7c Jan 6 10,200 , . , 150 10c 37/a Jun 5% July 100 4% 1.10 15c ,v 7c Feb July 7c 2.07 2.10 > • - Jan 18c 4,000 , 5%c 4% 6% 25c 52c - 2.05 1.32 May. 7%c ' 7c 32c . Jan 3.25 May 25c 26,600 1,500 — Jan 2.10 Jun 43 - 1.158 1.52 Feb Jun Jun 11 %c Mines — —1 --73c 1 -/ Riverside Silk class A 23 —___1 Gold 45% 30c 1 Gold 26% 1.80 1.25 820 1.50 44 27c 40 Gold Sannorm Martin-McNeely 1.40 44 4,000 1.32 May 2.15 July Feb 15 July 14% May 12% 100 Mar 55 Jan 54 May 2 ,"6 00 60c July 4,725 64c 1,671 17,800 1,000 24c 80c Feb 7c Jan 15c "Feb 4,500 23c July 47c . 1 1.20 Jan May 1.14 Jun 13% May 21% Jan * 355 9%c Maple Leaf Gardens—.-_ Maralgo 6Vic 1.40 ---* 10 Manitou Mines 245 ' . 1 Maple Leaf Milling Jan 10 %c Feb Jun 4,000 ; Jan 13c • 130 500 23,400 Eastern 17c Quemont Mining 18'% 2%c -2%c __ 73c Gold Dome Preferred St Magnet May 5%c May 1 17c Mines 6c 1,200 — Queenston Gold Mines 18 % __ * Lake 12c 6Vic __ Jan 6c 68c Export Red May 17c 6c 13c. Mines 1,100 May 6c __1 Gold Feb 7c 7c- __ May 30c 1 MacLeod-Cockshutt Jan 65c 9%c Jan r Jan • ____ 12 %c May 5c 50c 27c 1 Macfie Red Lake May 30c i 1 Metals Jun 7.25 Feb 22c 69c MacDonald Mines ; 4c 8,900 1 Gold 4.50 July 5.70 100 308 13c Mines 5,500 39c _• Rouyn Rouyn Macassa Gold Reef 1.25 Jan May 27c 1 Mines_______ 5%c 34c Jan 14 % __ Powell 2.55 Mar 4%c 11 1 — River Powell Jun 28 Jan 1.82 May 34c 1 1 1 Mines of B C Feb 18c: __ 18c 26 10,150 July Feb 26% 22% May 75 27% 1.98 * Jun 36 Feb 45 7 1 Mines Pioneer Gold ' 29 270 v29,%.^ 29% 30% Crow Gold Mines Pickle 40c 17 %c May 1,500 „ 4%c • 1 Porcupine Mines Ltd_ Pandora Jan 1.84 1 6.20 3.40 May ______1 Yellowknife Gold_. 27% Tubes__"___^__i._ Hershey Pamour 14c • Gold Lunward Lynx Apr 8% • 1.92 Jun 1.20 Louvicourt Goldfields Gold_. (Eastern) July Robinson !} : — 6c 1 Mines Ltd Groceterias class A —1 Jan 3 Class B 12% — - ,._1 1- — 14c 50c __ _1 Little Long Lac Gold Loblaw Jan 5 22c 81c —1 ,57c 59c —____—*<6% Car Ottawa Pacalta Oils 1 Gold Jan 13 Jan 1 Lingman Lake Gold Mines Jan 19% May 24 1 Mines. Mines Lake Paramaque 2.90 Lexindin 14 May 10 36 —• Paymaster. Cons Mines Pen-Rey Gold Mines Perron Gold Mines 2,405 _ 6.50 Mines, Ltd______ Jan 17 31c • —— Jun 6.50 Gold 13 10 30c ——1 Lake Red Osisko Feb Jan Jan 155 139 % July Orlac .112% 25c 37c ' 140 __ <___ Gold Orenada July 11 23% —■—_______——1 Crush Orange Jan, 37% Jup 4 13% 35% —;— ^ Omnitrans Exploration 4.75 July . 32%May July 27 Va 17% Jan 31 Mar Regcourt t i Malartic Omega Gold 26 74 % July 440 13 __ .* Ogama-Rockland O'Leary Feb 11 23% I Mines Gold O'Brien Feb 22% 16% July% 17Vi 55c 16% 2.90 Candy May 9% 1 Mines_ 15% . * Secord May 15c 9% common Okalta Oils Jan 85c 8% July 53c • . < Rouyn Norzone New Jan 'lOVa Apr May . Quebec Laura 14c 1,700 __ ♦ 5 14%. __ * Lebel Oro Mines—— 2,400 18c Jan 1 Mines 16c 18c 15c __ —1 Jan Gold "V" Larder 3% May __ Mlnea (1940) Northland Mar 55c I Lapaska Mines 10 1 24c Mines Luz 26% May 72c July 43c Jan 12% Preston Lamaque 75 • 17Vi 1 Gold Inca 6VsC Aug * Mines Lake 13C 21c; 1 ' May 30,200 1 1 & Exploration Jan 1 Norpiek Gold Mines Feb 23,500 1 (John) Labrador May 414 __ * Mining 30c 1 ■: 16c —1 Corp 7Vic • Lake Nordon 25c 14%c 1 ___: 65 15 44 __ 1 Malartic Mines 6%c , Gate Golden 695 • 7%c 1 Kirkland-Hudson 74% 440 27 Va 5 — 27%c 1 17 Vi 73 440 27 Vi __ * " Mines Norbenite ' , !_1 Gold Kelwren 35c 40c *, 35c 36c ■ 16 Vi 495 43c _i 45% 13% 1,166. 4,050 .7,625 Jan 3,595 43c 1 j. Jan 25 11,300 , 18 7% 40 475 Feb 22 2,500 v Jun 15% May 8% 17 North Star Oil common. . Jan 9 • Mines Noranda Jan 47 19% July 11c l€c 28% May May 21% May 19% May 1 Mines Nipisisng Feb 11% Mar 4,700 8,000 " 6%c. 6%c ' , Mirfesf.Ltd Joburke ' _——i; 64c 4c • Jellicoe Jun , 16% May' Mar 18c 17% 45c 8% __ 1 Gold Gold Normetal ,4,655 t 5 10 Yellowknife Nib Jan July 29 10c 14c 15c 1 ; 8c *" . 1 — *40c" __ 38c 9%c 10c I t, 13% . 19% • .> Marlon Newnorth 4.80 July 14c July 30c 200 .1,916 200 . Jun 19% 19% * class A Bidlamaque New Feb 11% Jan 7c- 465 40 13% 13% • ______ Mining 2.75 230 90 2,900., 33 , 37c 25c Pipe Car Mines Nicholson , 30 103 4,000 July ..'4,500 4.75 •' _________5/100 International Uranium.- . 9%. 9 58c 103 103 95 6,724 420 8%c 9%: .9. 55c. 29% * ___1 common.,—* International " Petroleum Jason 55c _____„100 Preferred International Jncknife ... .... , > A International Jack 9% ; 1 Mining Metal 7%c 1, Gold___ Lake Indian. , 27 15 15 __ 15V8 15% Ingersoll Machine Co 18c 25 10 Bank Jan 12 Imperial Oil * Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 Imperial 8c 9.50 May 20 % 11% 33c « Trust Negus Jan 10 20% National 18c 310 130 20% Feb May 40 100 paid Feb Steel 8c 350 8,000 __ 20 % Erie Jan 30c 30c ♦ ; ^ Sewer New 445 Vic B & 10.50 Feb 43 4%c 12% 7.90 May ♦ B Jan 1.40 May 25 12 4,944 __5 ; A Petroleum Mar 50 6,350 12% class National 89c 27 % 32c * ^fd common National 97c 27% 30c — Class Feb Jun — . 8.30 Feb 1.49 58c 34c 44 Hunts Ltd class A 21 %c July 23 %c July 30c v 1 May 15c 7c — Hosiery 35c 16,085 1,600 6,900 1 : 3.85 Apr May 31c * 1. . Grocers National Apr 96c 4.95 9c : 1 Mining & Smelting Malar tic Class 800 1,000 4,000 1,131 4.15 Hudson Bay Huron 35,200 13c ——1 Mines Howey Gold Hugh 32c 60c 60c 8Vic 8Vic 13c 14%c 10 10Vi - 8.20 1 Chemicat & National 18c 7c 1,600 24 %c Drug Jan 12 12q May 1,000 Jan 8.25 1 National 1,500 __ * 5 Smith Paper common Howard 7c 3% * Lac Long National 80c 2'A Mar Mar 18 3,011 8c Mosher 65c 9,500 15% July 440 Mylamaque Mines May 82c Jun. 30 700 74 Vi « Feb May 8%c Apr 20,500 25 Feb 15 7c 5%c 11c 15% 2% • Brass Morrison 47/a Mar 9 Vic May 14 %c 16 % July 2% • prererred 4% 9% 35c 1,300 15% __ _100 B preferred 5.50 May Feb Feb Apr May 30c v 2% * Corp common Class Jan 16 Va May 6 80c 29c • i 2 13c 1 1 Moore 4.25 Mar 16% 8 Vic » Montreal Locomotive Jun May, 4,900 12,600 16% 1 Jun , 55c 35c 9%c * Porcupine 10 9% May 1.00 A- Works Tool 10% May 100 8c Containers class 47% Jun 53c 30Vic July 17 July 94o 62c 19 47 %c May 16% 1 : ^ 9% 10% 1.00 Oils Modern 29% Mar Jan 54 368 Jan Monarchh Knitting common ,13 25 13%c13%c Corp 6% May 5,600 . Mining Model Apr , 150 " Modern 13c ' 1 Oil Kosco 37c 1 Bell Mines Hiehriage Mining Eighwood Sarcee — Hoilinger Consolidated Gold Mines Homer 35c Jan 55% 30% July 104 % July 17 %c Jun 62 Jun Jan 6%c Jan • Feb Brick Feb 45 23% _♦ Milton lie 113 Aug 101 10 " .*. Feb 210 7c 1 ____________ 13c 61 Vi Jun 9 220- * __T Oil 16c. 'V 200 8 17% * 82c 185 2,500 __ 32% 1 Mills Mid-Continent 21% 4,200 4.85 1 Red Lake Highland Home 3 Vic — 1 29% 103 12 %c 60% __ 61 1 Gold Lake Jun 10% 1 4 . 28 103 __ 5 Midland & Pacific Grain 13% May 1,090 17% __ * Mines 15% Red Feb Moneta 5 10 4.50 35c 1 ; 9% 9% 3%c 4.85 * * — 45% 15 __ 1 27% 9% 28 0 Red Lake McKenzie McMarmac Mercury Jan 10c 3,648 370 1674 7% 1 Mascot, Heva Gold 45 15. ; 110 29 % 9 9 * Porcupine Mines 19% May 5 9% 9% • High 21% Feb 32 Feb 11 Jan 18 Va 29% __ ..100 : McDougall-Segur Jan 43c July 95 500 9% __ * Mines 20 10c 15 16 ___1 Gold aeuie.v 20 10c __ * Hasaga Mines Headway 5c , Preferred 18%c Jan 4%c Jan 24% _ Gold May * Gold iiarricana May 24% _ Carpets Harding 22c 7c 17c 24% • Low 14% May 17Va 17% • A McColl Frontenac Oil common Jan 3.30 74c 527/8 July — Gold 1,300 4,500 July class Grain Mclntyre July 2.05 120 Cotton Rock 8Vac 23c 8c 1.98 Mar 12c 53 % com Bridge Hard 19,000 5,85o 12,312 Range Since January 1 605 High Low • Jan 22c * Hamilton Jan 50c 53 „ Gold Mines 23c 14c 18c 2.05 2.21 12c 14%c __ Shares 20 Preferred McCabe Aug 53 % ; Hamilton 47/a July 14c 10,500 370 Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Hallnor July 5%c 97 preferred Preferred Halliwell Feb 30c __ __1 Felt 22c Jun * Bousquet West Apr lie 95 Great Lakes Paper new common Great Jan 16c , 97 class B class Co 63c 50 „ Gordon Mackay Jun 57c 5%c 1 common Preferred July * Goodfish Mining Goodyear Jun 3c 47c 42,725 3,000 21,000 2,500 57/ac 1 1 1— for Week • Massey-Harris common Feb 9c 1.05 16c 17c 57/8c 90c 16c 15c — 15c 2.12 13J/2c Range of Prices Par High Low 3,000 61,100 91c 1 Range Since January 1 3 Vic 67c 15 Vic 1 • Mines Porcupine Manitou Golden Shares STOCKS— High 3c 54c —< 56c * 1 1 1 Gold Goidale Mines for Week Low Par Sales Week'3 Last Sale Price Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— Glenora EN,DING AUGUST 1 Friday " 1 MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN 4,1947 Monday, August CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (500) 134 4D5 4.05 r,Ier,~,/ 22 23 %c. 36e 38c 22% -22 A Aug 100 32% 240 40 May 40 11 38 May 10 100 6% Jun 47 5c 23,049 28c 18,950 July May t. Feb * , 1,040 14% 2,000 16c 650 1,170 300 30 310 Jan 21 9% 45c 3.25 May t, k Jan Jun ; 15 Jan Apr ■ l.,03, Jan July 32% May s Feb 25 Apr 117 .1 <. 58c Apr 11% u Feb 12%c May-, 40c 22% Jtln'J f vl9; . 500 260 Aug. , 14 .10% May Apr 16% July Feb Mar , Jun July 15'A July . 45,. July 135 July 4.50. Jan 500 6c July 13c Feb 17,500 16c May 27c Mar 3,200 31c May 64 c Jan 25% Jap GO 22% Jun t LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN FOR WEEK RANGE (501) 4f FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4617 166 Volume EN.DING AUGUST 1 Friday Friday Shea's Sherrltt-Gordon Gold Sicks' vtc Breweries 14% 33c 35c 13 26% 26% _ __ _ - 1 — 19% May -- Slater (N) Southam pref. 23% 485 40 50c 2,650 45c May 68c 800 40c July 54c Feb 104 Springer Sturgeon Class Stadacona 18 Weston (1944) Mines 57c 59c 7% 7% 10 7 % 7% 250 • Standard Paving common —. A—; class Radio Steel Gold— Olsen 20% 21% 5% 5% 5% 7 100 62c 62c 2,200 • 78 77 —_25 80 80 Canada common of Co — Preferred _ _ * Mining Rock Steep Sterling — Coal — _ — 9% 1 7% 27 27 104% 95 76 July 83 common (George) • 100 common common July 89% Jan He July 3,590 Toronto Stock 1.75 460 9 Mar 7 110 Jan 15 1.91 "2.00 20c 23c 11,800 19c £ Mar British Columbia 1.98 May 2.75 Jan 1.00 100 27 27 28 75 5% 5% 75 3.75 3.90 3,088 3.20 May 1.35 1.35 500 1.20 July 3.75 1 — — * May Co Brown 5% 6% Jun common * 1.40 Jan 35c 42c 3,200 33c May 19% 15 18- Feb % Feb 65c Resources ,20c 500 18c May 30c 11 July 12 • Class Class ciass I — 18% 18% 19 30 46 46% 120 6% 7% 660 13 %c 15c 2,050 —25 7% Oils United Steel footnotes see ■' - May 3 May 5 430 2 214 400 138 10 1.75 2% Apr 3% Feb 17% 19% 5,978 14% May 19% Feb 35c 56c 5.300 32c Jan 72c Jun 2414 24% 75 13% Jan 26 Mar 22% 24 60 19% Jun 24 July 19% 14% May 20 July 35c . __ . Feb Price 7% May 1 2.15 2.10 2.22 9,199 2.00 May 49 53 3,998 41 May 20% 20 21% 27% 27% 160 5c ' Jun 5c 1,000 4%c May 8c Apr 2.20 2.20 200 2.10 Julv 3.40 Jan 63% 50% — . I 1 Southwest Petroleum Feb Temiskaming Jan Yukon EXCHANGE r* i Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, RATES CERTIFIED 52% May 945 23c Jan 42c Jun 30c 500 22c Jan 45c Jun 6%c May 12c Jan 7„%c 1,000 1.24 1.24 200 1.24 1 " I. the Federal Reserve Bank certifies world. (In daily We thousands of dollars) TREASURY TO BANK 1947 25, TO JULY 1947, 31, INCLUSIVE Monetary 19,618,179 fund Redemption R. F. for Value States Money United in gold ctf. Total Other cash July 26 July 25 July 28 , .297733* .251247* 'Official $ $ .297733* .297733* .251247* .251247* $ .297733* .297733* I $ July 30 July 29 S Argentina, peso— July 31 .251247* .251247* 3.208953 3.208953 3.208953 3.208953 .022809 .022810 .022812 .022812 .022817 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406 -—— . Brazil, cruzeiro . V — — 1.000000 1.000000 .920703 - « ' • .924687 .9202S4 1.000000 1.000000 ' .919765 .921093 ' .569800* Denmark, krone : .569800* .569800* .020060 — — — .020060 .020060 : Closed 4.027031 .569800* *•' .020060 .020060 .208621 4.027031 - .301704 • .008406 .008407" .008407 .301692 .301704 .301692 | j Official_-i } i .205753 .205753 Member .377431 .377431 U. .377442 New Zealand, pound i Norway, " 1 — Spaing Peseta , . . ' . —— 3.221833 1.000000 .918333 .917500 Closed 3.221833 3.221833 3.221833 .201596 .201596 .201596 .201596 .040147 .040151 .040141 .040182 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .278264 .278264 .278264 .278271 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 4.007500 Closed 4.007500 . .658300* .658300* Controlled Noncontrolled —, bank—reserve Treasurer—gen. S. Total Deferred deposits availability items— incl. accrued divs. Total ♦•Temporarily omitted. 31,903 54,326 . 16,353,942 704,622 587,388 648,796 18,294,748 4.007500 44,399,438 liabilities .562620* . .562544* 192,501 439,823 27,455 46,786 Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts Total liabilities & cap. accts. ** **. . .658300' certificate reserves,' to deposit and F. R. note ** ** 29,600 — + —165,237 + 46 2,216 , + 208 579 8,902 — 109,598 + —234,547 + 249,587 + 168,242 + 292 880. 2 6,10i0 — 130,699 + 954 — 3,460 — 480,869 + — 171,48k + 362,758 + 191,372 — .+ '•■ 236,152 70,951 +■ 388,939 196,589 77,989 + + 1!87 + 3,164 + 207,176 + 417,11)8 — 2,019,009 12,936 Capital Accounts— Capital paid in .562040' of gold liabilities combined liability on for foreign respondents Contingent purchased •Nominal rate. acct. acct. Other liab., Ratio | Uruguay, peso— i —1,788,565 2,585 4.007500 • H 303,783 + —1,275,966 226,300 — — 3.221833 . .040154 4.007500 Africa, pound , 1.000000 .922291 .233628 Sweden, krona Union of South 1.000000 .918125 ' .278271 — ! Switzerland, franc i', 1.000000 .091324 —— — + 24,072,745 Foreign .201596 krone— Portugal, esoudo— —1,623,979 45,106,003 Other .917916 — . 311,284 Deposits: .205753 1.000000 — Free—m + —- Federal Reserve notes: .377531 • 89,113 — + , assets .205753 .377552 550 33,789 j Liabilities— .377552 ■-. 252,784 58 500 — assets .205753 — ——— Newfoundland, dollar— ■ loans premises Other Total .301717 ' — 134,347 + — 22,124,402 102 128,915 2,204,265 and securitiesforeign banks—_ F. R. notes of other banks— Uncollected items —.•_■ Bank 2,185,634 36,404 — 22,011,672 securities- from 4.027031 / — _— 7 — + — + .208621 v4.027031 .008407 .008407 „— ,569800* ' 4.027031 _ (Metropolitan) franc | Jndia (British), rupee j Mexico, pesoJ j Netherlands, guilder— ' .208621 .208621 .208621 —. j England, pound sterling 1,988 7,494 — 6,599,766 369,300 725,690 —'—— Bonds — Czechoslovakia, koruna 67,266 + .—r 93,336 — ( Certificates Due ' 14,316,916 Bills Notes • 1.000000 j; + Official.—. 20,291,115 270,975 111,007 1,723 4 + 2,278, 8,97p ! Acceptances purchased U. S. Govt, securities: Total - h — Total U. S. Govt, Canada, dollar— $ 50,734 — .054406 Closed 3.208953 Australia, pound— reserves —. and advances Industrial loans j Discounts ' 6 1946 118,000 672,936 for Cable Transfers In New York Buying Rate Unit July 3U, J 1947 * + ; (—) Since \ ( $ Assets OF 1930 UNDER TARIFF ACT ) or Increase ( + Decrease July 23, July 30 1947 Noon j France ( , Combined Reserve Banks notes I • 1.45 Jan 1.15 July Statement of Condition of the 12 Federa 'Gold certificates Colombia, peso 67% July 110 42c t - • cable transfers in the different countries of the FEDERAL RESERVE BY JULY i Feb page 42. Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for Belgian, franc 30 Apr 65% 7%c 1 Consolidated Mines— 21% July 27% 30c ~ Mining 15% May 2,000 42c ---* Investment Jun 2.65 » Jan 20 _— 10 1,710 Feb 55% 25 Bros Southmount 8% 3.00 30 27% common 21c 8% Jun Jan 23 8% July Jan 1.90 23 Pend Oreille Feb 300 3.410 2.70 give below a record for the week just passed: : 2% 2,850 2.60 2.70 Selections Oil 21 6%c Jan Jan 19 — Minnesota & Ontario Paper 49% Apr 5% July 8'% Pursuant to the requirements of and 3 152 Jun ——~,—- Ogilvie Flour f Feb 25% Jan 130 % Mar • " —* * <w\ Country 21 Feb Feb July July 18% ' Foreign Exchange Rates H . 2% 2 • . —— Paper Oil 17% Mar V? C-' 'FOREIGN ' 67% May 94 100 Lumber Oil; 42% , to the 43 138 Hayes Steel Jun 30 Jun ■■■9P ML? 100 3,780 23 % 2% —~— ' Donnacona Jan 21c • Upper Canada Mines 59 5% 31 64 5% £4 May 87 __ —50 • United For 30 • A High Low 26 22% Feb ,10% Feb May 30 10 30 Mar Range Since January 1 100 59 4% Aircraft common Disher Steel preferred Feb 16 8% May 8c 2,166 14c 14c 30 _ preferred preferred— B May 7% May 605 9% 9% — * class A _ " 100 1.10 '• B Fuel United 9% 58c 5,900 9% 1 Jan 19c Sales 28 5 International Paper common- Mining Jan 3.40 Jan 10c High 28 DeHavilland Feb 67c ■* 25% Jan 320 61 %c 67c Low —J.—— . Dalhousie Mar 21 11% 9% • Union Gas Co United Corp Jun 2.70 May Shares common- pref Canadian Western Jan 60c 11 11 Va _ City common Union 20 67,600 July 101 50 3,450 3.10 15c Apr 17% Mar Jan May for Week Par — —— Industries Canadian Marconi Foothills Twin 13% 97 Jun 20c j Transcontinental Jan 21c Range com__* Pulp & Paper Canadian Jan 4.25 May 8,100 40c 19% — * Elevators 29c May 30 Week's * Jan 28 Feb 26 49c 46 %c 46 %c _ Gold Apr 10c - Feb 750 70c 40c Toronto 10c of Prices Asbestos Corp 70c 2.15 70c « Tombill 5,200 23% -100 Jan 31c 2.10 — Mines _ Jan 100 23% 28 Canadian Vickers _ Feb Jan 18c 36,200 1,195 18c. 16% 99 % Friday 2.85 May 70c « Tailors 31 108 Sale Price STOCKS— Mar 27c 1.70 May 4,700 __ Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines— Top Jun 7%cMay 27 Canadian Funds Aug 114% Mar May 17c 1,000 20c Feb 39% Mar Feb 2.65 Jun 15 20c 38% July Exchange-Gurb Section 22 %c Mar Consolidated Paper Tip 26 104% July 12c 2.95 12%c Jan July 15 9%c . Mar 27% 36% May 280 — 2.96 12%c 7% July 8,000 105 __ • • Feb 23% May 25 27% 13 %c 14% Feb 4.95 26 Jun 7 345 10c " 50c 18 %c Mar 225 8%c 10c _10o 5 _ Preferred _ — 25% . Jan 80 2.10 1 common __ July Jan 13 common Oil 38 24 Jun Apr 1.06 23c a Gold 38 27% 26 38 125 __ 27% 26 • » * Wright Hargreaves Mines Ymir Yankee Girl—._ July 1.92 1 - Canadian 23c — May 6,000 • Teck-Hughes Texas July A Combing Wool 7 ' (G) 50c 14c '— Products Winnipeg Electric Preferred 55c 2.04 20c __ Sylvanite Gold Mines Pearson July 1,000 __ 15c 15% Jan 8 112% 112% Surf Inlet Consol Gold— Tamblyn 20c 15c 6%c Last Sullivan Cons Mines Taylor 11,500 15c __ 20c Feb 5% July - - Taku River Gold 71/3 71/3 20c 20 %c * 1 * 1 *■' Feb 23 1.90 100 River Gold 21% May 8%c Feb 8 Apr 15 Sterling Trusts common Sturgeon 4.20 May 3,005 __ 1 1 Jan Apr 1.92 . 2,600 25 Mines t ' , 12c lie 1 _ 4 *7dc - Mines Iron 4,70 24 __ * Winchester July 30 78 80 • Steeloy May 5% 19 150 1 1 - __ May 35 Stanley Brock class B Starratt 50c " 62c » 1.43 May 7 1,600 7 Preferred Standard * Apr 91c 21% « 4.60 * Wingait Gold Mines Ltd— 18% May 11,520 * Standard Chemical common 1,000 __ Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines Larder 51% July 5 1.41 __ 32c Preferred 17 18 1.30 • 32c common Western Grocers 106 % Mar May 51% July 80 51% 18 1.35 * -% 25 Anr 40c 51% < Co 24 (G & W) Malartic Westeel 1 ( 24 Jan Jan 40c 1 _ _ 32% 29 Jun — : Consolidated Wekusko West 50c 104% 100 Waterous Ltd 13% July 104 104% 22% 23% Class B Sladen Malartic Mines Feb 24% 664 27 53c May 11 % May Jan Jan Jun 500 — 1 Walker Hiram Feo 25c 785 10 % Feb 18c 930 Waite-Amulet- Mines Ltd— 14% Aug May 8.75 May 4,000 12 12 12 7.55 6%c Oils Vulcan High Low 7.25 July 7.25 6%c 25 ; Virginia Dare preferred Range Since January 1 High 6%c • Gold Villbona Low Feb 5.35 Jan 2.06 120 13 A. Preferred 1.00 May 142,673 205 9.25 33c class Simpson's Ltd class A Gold 3.80 14 1 Miller Mines Dairies 3.30 9.25 3.50 143/4 : May 11 700 1.10 1.08 1.08 I Mines Sigma Mines (Quebec)— Siscoe 110 Shares —! Ltd_„ Ventures, Jan 13% Jan 1.65 Jan 43c 15%cMay 1,100 11% 11 • 600 class A Brewery Sheep Creels Gold Silver 19c 19c for Week of Prices Par High Low Range Sale Price STOCKS—- Range Since January ! —. Winnipeg Silverwood Shares High Low __1 Shawkey Mines for Week of Prices Sale Price Par Sales Week's Last Range Last STOCKS- Sales Week's Commitments trial loans to make 45,106,003 ■ "• ' , 47.9 % bills cor- 4,519 indus¬ 6,909 + + 8 549 + 19 81,468 + — 37 26,333 + 1,384 + 208,579 + 480,86? 0.2 % + 4.9% + 4,519 + 1,471 "1 234 42 (502) Monday, August 4, 1947 THE COMMERCIAL.& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • I OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS Quotations for Friday, August 1 Reorganization Rails Investing Companies 1 Securltiei IV* 10 • Affiliated Fund Inc Holding Corp Amerex Bid 5.03 Par Funds— Mutual Aeronautical ——1 Standard Oil shares. Axe-Houghton Fund Inc Axe-Houghton Fund B Business Snares. American Associated 1 1 Beneficial Corp Blair & Co Tr lnv Bond of America Inc. 8 Broad Street Invest Co Inc.—— Bullock Fund Ltd 1 Fund Boston Aak Keystone Custodian Funds 5.53 4.80 4.39 31% 4.03 8% 7.48 15.39 27.23 29.86 S-2 14.09 8-3 11.65 12.81 Series 8-4 4.45 4.94 X5.30 Fund - Mutual Fund Sayles Second Fund Loomis 24.82 15.28 10c - Trust Mass 2d Fund Investors Ino Fund Invest Mutual Inc • Industrial Fund, Inc. Financial 24.12 1.95 33l/2 5.42 13.80 5.87 42.25 5.52 7.71 Boston First Mutual 10 Corp Trust Fund Fundamental Investors Inc Fundamental Trust shares General Capital Corp General Investors 8 ,2 A—2 • .—1 7.19 14.19 6.82 5.19 Aviation — 8.33 9.03 —— 6.71 10.02 5.56 7.28 10.86 6.04 7.60 Bond 7.96 7.26 9.79 7.66 6.66 8.45 8.63 7.88 10.28 — Building shares Chemical shares Electrical Equipment Food shares Fully Administered shares General bond shares Machinery shares— Institutional bond shares Industrial Investing Price Shares. Low Merchandise shares shares shares Railroad Bond shares 5.37 7.28 2.61 4.37 4.49 Mining Petroleum RR — • Equipment shares stock shares Railroad shaies Steel 5.01 4.41 5.31 65c — shares Tobacco " «hare« tJtllitv Holding Corp— Huron Common 1 > Fund Inc —10c p'ouuuatKuj income . investors-——I Incorporated 8.31 7.28 9.16 5.83 7.90 2.85 4.75 4.88 5.44 4.79 5.77 72c 7.70 1.77 24.30 Aetna 4.63 5.11 6.20 6.93 Aetna 6.69 7.36 3.73 — stock new 8.42 American American shares Stock and Bond Group shares. Investment Co if America ,10 Management Fund Inc.l 8.90 91c 1.03 14.84 29.75 14.14 13.83 Group shares Group shares Bank Insurance Group Invest Series B-S_ Series B-l Series 29.28 27.22 18.20 10.23 20.00 27.95 24.86 16.58 9.34 18.22 — B-2: Series 22 32% ——_B 10% . K-l Bank of York New Bankers Trust 10 100 10 357 342 44 y2 42% Reserve 10 16 18 National Fire Surety 28 54% 56% National Liberty 7.40 10 32 35 National Union Aviation 9.81 11.36 Bankers A 11.05 11.72 Boston 11.19 12.58 ^preferred — stock— 12.95 11.82 Diversified Industry York North of New York City B 21% •15% ... 9.00 Connecticut General Life -10 Continental Casualty.—— —8 Crum & Forster Inc -10 Merchandising 10.82 8.00 8.77 13.86 15.19 Northern Employees Group 68 .10 50 20 146 152 —10 45 48 '/a 6.79 Fidelity & Deposit of MA 8.14 Fire Assn of Phlla 7.90 8.66 Fireman's Fd of San Fran.—10 93 y4 10.88 11.92 —8 B 12% 19% General Reinsurance Corp— .10 26% Putnam 3.16 Berg Fund Inc 3.48 28.66 * 2nd Great 82c & 51.50 77c 86 c 25c '22.36 7.78 ,—J 15.63 16 81 1 7.92 8.68 Unit Type Trusts6.95 Recent 2.60 2.91 1955 1 1 2.84 Bid Trust -12% Kings County Morgan 180 210 278 287 National City Bank & Co Inc (J P) 15 y4 16% 10 1,590 100 1,540 49 52 25 20 52% 54 % 100 237 J 243 12% 40% 42% 94 New York Trust— Public Nat'l Bank & Tfust_17% 25 79 Sterling National 18 21 Title Guarantee & Trust 10 38 40 United —100 1,385 97 41% 68 9!A •' 25, 17% 58 % 10 72 51- 25% 27%. Springfield Fire A Marine. —28 109% -10 29% 570 Travelers . .1.80 55 69% , Ask Par Stocks— 88% Birmingham Clopay 92 % Connecticut 98% 2%S—1972 Utilities 1976 1976 Gas L,t 3s__1977 19KS 3Mss_ . 102 102% 100% 103% 101 100% 104% 101 Va 103% 101% 104% 100% 102 Va 101 % 101% 102Va 102 101% 102 102% 102% 100 % 101 103% , Monongahela 102 Gas & Brook 2%s—1976 1977 1970 Edison Co 103% 103% 1041/* _100 106% 107% 100 .105% 107 100 98 100 100 xlOl 103 Power— preferred 4.40% 54% 102 % England Gas & Elec— 4% % preferred Ohio Public , - Electric— preferred 3.70% Public preferred 3.50% Seaboard 102 % 101 % 103% 100% (Indiana) Service Container Victor Corp "A" Chemical 3%% Willys Overland Tucker 103 102Va 103% 101% 100 63/a 6 pfd—.100 ;—_—.1 101% 100% 47/a 4% pfd.. 100 100 pid—4 4%% 96% 94Va "A"—..1 4%% Edison — ... ' 56 56% 43% 72 10 V4 & Trust States — Trust 12 100 650 620 quoted are for discount Rills at purchase Bid Obligations Of Government Agencies Federal Land Bank Bonds— 1, May 1, 1950-1948 1952-1950 1953-1951 1955-1953 Bid Ask 100.7 100.11 99.14 100.4 103.3 Treasury Bid Federal Home Loan Banks— 100.8 1%S Apr. 15, 90.31 1948 Ask 100.3 Other latuet 103.7 .1961 125% . ; 126% September 18^ a Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Int. Bate -1 %% Bid bo.72 Ask 0 62% -iy** b0.72 (L62% -i%# 100.17 100.18 Maturity— (not Dollar Price 100 Fins ■; Bid *7&s 1, J947— Jan. l, 1948 *%» Feb. 1, 1948 t'/as Mar., 1,. 1948 *%S Apr. 1. 1948 t7/as June 1, .0204 .0181 .0081 .0212 .0112 - .0290 .006T .( 1948 .0392 .0104 —„ * -r V/bS July V 1&48 Series F__ t7/as July 1, 1948 Series G___ October b0.375 0.35% 1947— 9, b0.74 0.68 % 16 , October 23 bO.73 1947 „ 0.70% b0.75 1947— 1947—'— October -30 0.35% 0.70% bQ.75 0.70% b0.375"-0.33% included®id yield price. ;;d Deferfed delivery .sales (liot !■ k Removed" to Stock Exchange, r Cash sales t .0276 w i w d When delivered; inchide^dn^yeaT's ^Ta^rr'tE^stwk' dividend, v (Un)-Unlisted rdssue. When•1ssued."tx-Ex.-dividend. y Ex-rights,- * : • . y- . . .. . • < •. ■ ^-1 .0414 .0293 - .' .0397 .0316 .0207 - - t%8 Dec. 1,,1947—i— 1947_l"— 2, October b0.375 .0269 .0301 . U""- ■ lofe-sale-/(not ——. October -Ask 1947. 25. September Ask .0191 Certificates of Indebtedness— ; Odd 19471!. Ask 0.33% 0.33% 6.33% --0.34% 0.34% 0.35 % included-ingear's--range), e Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds of a point Maturity— Bid bills— August 7, 1947. b0.375 August 14, 1947——— b0.375 August 21, 1947i— bo.375 August 28,V 19472'L—,——b0.375 September 4. 1947—i:—.—...— b0.375 September 11, 1947—b0.375 99.18 Panama Canal 3s Wept, in, 1947_ Wept 18. 194718, 1948- t, Service— preferred 3.90% Pennsylvania Transm 2%s—1966 2%s Utah Pow & Lt 2%s Toledo 10% ''53% New Toledo Tenn 9% 52% 53% Power— & — 104 , i, Pennsylvania Electric 2%s 1970 Philadelphia El Pow 2%s_ 1975 Portland Gas A Coke 3VaS_1970 Public Service Co. (Colo).1377 2%s 1st mtge—— Scranton-Spg Light preferred 100% 99 • $2 preferred * Dow Chemical 3 % % pfd * Jewel Tea 3% % pfd——100 Corp $1.90 Aak Bid pfd.100 — 1 $4.20 Elec 94 % Rates 1%> Oct "72% 36?/* 34% Security Issues United States Treasury lVt* , 46% 52 10 U 8 Guarantee 585 44%, U S Fidelity & Guaranty Co—2 4 U S Firo Westchester Fire. 114' 27 100 Standard Accident 1,445 50 • 1%I Jan. 1, 1%» Feb. 1. . 48% 10 97 Va Public Service 2%s—1878 Ohio * 190 Manufacturers Trust Co "69 10 Security New Haven. 91% Pub Serv 2%s Ask Bid 165 Trust V2 Seaboard Surety 93% Michigan Cons. Gas 2%s 1969 New York Telephone 2%s„1982 100 .—100 ———, 19% .—1967 external 3%s Firestone Tire A Rub iOO Trust 28 17% St Paul Fire <5r- Marine 87 —1976 Par Irving 4 26 —10 3.48 Series 1956 Guaranty — Republic (Texas) Revere (Paul) Fire 97 y4 13% 21Va 28% 5% a 10 (NY) Corp Reinsurance * .--1967 7.90 • 1023A 5 Va 35' 33 1957 2.51 D Independence Trust Shares North Amer Trust shares— Grace National —10 — I American Airlines 3s. Fulton Trust 80' 4% 8 19.50 Bonds- Series 52% 76 8.50 17.87 Trust Investment 8 10 Hartford Fire ;—\fl Hartford Steamboller Inspect..!! 49% 10 53% 17 '; T9 43% 46 8 9 18 22 82 - 86 26% 28% 26 28 104 108 Vi 34 37 22.97 1 Wellington Fund. Whitehall Fund Inc___ IB preferred American Hanover 10 6.84 6.25 21.01 Fund B—- Stock Fund Union Preferred Fire com— 18 <fe Rutgers • 107 23% 7% 6% 20.74 C Union Common Stock 8 103 ' 22 ' 23.05 18.97 A B World Globe 7.00 6.39 lQo Trusteed Industry Shares series 10 .8 A Marine.— Glens Falls Fire 12.18 11.26 1 Fund Gibraltar Fire 104.59 172.51 2*4 Sovereign Investors Standard Utilities Bond Fire Globe & Republic Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc Selected Amer Shares Union 16.49 26.65 1 Republic Invest Fund Russell Franklin 15.34 1 Fund (Geo) of .Newark— Firemen's 79 — Providence-Washington -10 5.98 20 75 Indemnity Co— 71 Employers Reinsurance 7.43 Trading 12% Preferred Accident 5.46 & 49% 10%; Fire Pacific 30 6.20 Tobacco Pacific 50, 28 Railroad Petroleum — Phoenix pibiic'mWZ—ir-iz: equipment River Northeastern 17% "32 29 -. 23 47 76 73 -47% Federal Railroad Fire 23 • 11.86 44% Trust New 11.50 42% 16 % 56 % 75 Fiduciary Trust — First National Bank. 64 10.36 20 Federation Bank 60 8.21 stock Lawyers Trust Empire Hampshire lire 9.45 equipment 45% & Trpst—10 Bank & Trust_20 New 10.49 Electrical 37 y4 Continental Bank 75% -10 Fire 21 10 ——8 2.80 8 —12.50 28 72% -10 Camden 28% x26% 2 —10 Casualty 6 160 «, 150 20 New Brunswick -28 Shippers.... Machinery Insurance 43% Corn Exchange 6 12.26 11.48 Diversified 35 % Trust Co 5% ' .2% 8.95 10.37 Diversified Investment Fund- Amsterdam New 11.04 10.07 Chemical Building supply 48 5% —2 Fire __ stock. Bank —. 45 10 American American Automobile 15 10 Bank National Chemical Bank & Trust Casualty 8.11 113 Commercial National Brmk & N Y Fire 7.39 108 99 % Chase National 12 Assur 10.92 100 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 Brooklyn Trust 29% 29 y4 Re-Insurance Fire Mfrs A 6.74 Ask 267/8 27% 20% x27% 0 9.96 City Banks & Trust Cos. 25Va 7 Va (Detroit)—10 187/a 10 of Newark LiRfleciP Bank of the Manhattan Co. 85% 29% 6 VB 2% American ,. American Kentucky Bid 22% 81' Merch Fidelity & Casualty.! Iowa Par 53% 27% Merchant Casualty Equitable American Illinois Power Co 2%s New York 51% 21% —4 Massachusetts Bonding* 16 13 American Automobile ... 12% _10 1 —8 11% 11% American 5.70 16.28 Agriculture .. 11% —5 preferred — preferred Convertible 14%' 3.63 5.14 Stocks Inc— New York Prior 20 15.18 England Fund ..20 • 30% 10 Diversified Trustee Shares— Funds— Keystone Custfian Series B-l Jersey Insurance of N Y 72, ' 3.30 38 * Insur Co of North America--10 44 Automobile - 35 46 Va 42 69 4 Alliance 4.19 series 92% 43% Maryland Casualty common. X7.62 Stock 26% 96 10 j X3.76 Speculative seriea Bid 24% 28 Insurance Luc Ask Par Home 84% 4.22 Series Securities Ltd— 8.12 82c 93c 13.54 27.37 Aviation * —1 Ask 81% wl Agricultural Series Institutional 10 Aetna Casual A Bursty series series Low priced stock common New Bid Par priced bond series Industrial State Street Investment Corp— 1.72 22.48 19 Companies 10.81 series Income Low Insurance 15.11 10.00 1 8.24 — ~ 6 15.51 14.07 —— Seriea— National Security 7.80 6.28 4.78 shares..—— shares shares-. Automobile . 17% — 12,43 National Investors Corp Group Securities— Agricultural 61 % ' Hartford— & 28.15 11.54 Corporate bond series Trust Preferred . _ Haven 8.45 26.04 7.02 shares Balanced 25.97 2,13" 36!/2 6.02 15.12 6.76 45.43 5.92 First 37 Securities— Natlon-Wlde 26.53 16.34 Fund Fidelity 35 preferred New Y 49.80 48.80 Selected series 1 1 Common N !, 4%s Income 1 1 10 Common Mass Investors Howard— & 70 28 % 63 ' ; 7%i 27 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— 4% 102.34 21.92 19.03 19.39 Fund Ltd Trust Balanced Fund Btock Fund 83 68 : Preferred stock series Eaton 81 y2 • 100 —, — 103.37 * 10 Loomis Sayles 1st 4S OommOn ■' Hartford— & Ask Bid —- "101% 9019 4U,« Haven New Y Stocks Chicago Rock Island A Paclfio— 102% 1994 cvtr»» N and If issued) as Ask Pacific— 1st 4s. 5.89 Knickerbocker 6 Bid — Chicago Rock Island & 15.49 Series —1 3.90 5.05 • 28.74 30.90 Chemical Fund 1 14.12 15.27 Christiana Securities com—100 3,040 3,140 Preferred 100 149 153 Commonwealth Invest.—-—1 5.87 6.37 Delaware Fund— —-I 15.38 16.62 Dividend Shares 28c 1.48 1.62 lnv Canadian Century Shares 23.33 Series 4.41 9 8.09 16.73 5% .3% 98.25 20.28 17.60 17.69 Bonds 21.23 Series 8-1 33% (When, (Cont, K-2 Series Ask Bid Par .0128 .0308 .0134 .0224 . •♦No dividend. par-value ;v tin-default." {These ""bonds""' are' subject/to all ... *. . 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Volume 166 Number 4617 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (503) THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings this week will show Preliminary figures compiled by U3, an based increase compared with 2.4% above those for the corresponding week last total stands at this $12,905,304,231 against $12,601,686,299 in center there is loss for the week ended a 1947 ago. year week same in 1946. 1947 1946 $6,970,548,189 563,826,596 533,518,738 + 776,000,000 618,000,000 + 25.6 399,698,030 392,744,981 + __ Boston— Kansas Clty_ 281,206,341 ' * __ — ■' '< Other ) * • > [ day " 217,009,676 + 16.9 199,244,162 $9,804,994,224 + + Total 8.7 + 3.8 698,709,963 847,190,995 today, in we West —17.5 Federal of as much as the week summary by Columbia—Washingtoncities) cases Federal Reserve Nashville Federal 3d New has to be estimated. 6th ; 7th Philadelphia Atlanta 9th 7 6 10 * Chicago Louis llth Dallas 12th flan 4 . 7 City 10 ,1 ■— " we present further below, Total " — „ Louisiana—New Total .'-We now 5.3 664 ,058,839 606,,177,425 332,246,593 + 7.1 478,163,416 + 8.6 Grand Federal Reserve f " ; ; Bend Fall '■, New Terre Iowa—Cedar 260,674,566 642,647,780 I + 19.9 Des Rapids Moines——— Sioux City Springfield -l 598,389,883 — 3.0 $ $ j J Second Federal Reserve Rew YorK—Albany.. |! | ; 1,460,734 + 8.4 538,183 + 5.5 1,886,866 1,149,092 455,869,354 + Newark ; + + 1,915,620 + 31.4 64,455,835 + 21.0 54,894,240 4,274,357 174,400 79,489,403 361,387,661 1,089,771 8,103;243 5,235,776 4,747,592 41,274,000 893,234 + 22.0 7,288,364 + 11.2 557,912 5,244,035 5,934,462 632,805 4,707,458 —11.8 3,036,608 9.8 3,159,942 30,490,000 4,275,341 2,925,420 30,563,000 3,478,082 7,243,999 32,924,091 4,324,638 43,400,000 + — 4.9 999,747 „ . 660,293,605 2,519,258 11,161,767 4,308,441 4,337,557 +■10.0 772,776.110 1,805,456 15,031,044 1,837,521 15,385,090 5,908,105 7,478,458 + — 8.7 478,412 580,062 9.1 — 605,177,181 2,561,022 - 3.1 456,527,265 1,704,172 5,946,432 486,214,000 1.6 7,878,827 + 41.7 3,430,452 + 25.6 2,379,803 + 82.3 2,155,186 2,381,165 1,581,884 7,674,937 2,557,581 1,870,577 9.7 580,405,610 .610,359,953 + 17.9 + , 250,200,000 212,300,000 90,780,266 63,955,446 1,718,874 85,172,857 57,455,423 1,214,718 356,142,998 + 6.6 175,600,000 72,279,733' 177,600,000 + 11.3 37,204,404 + 41.5 1,077,344 38,187,565 973,000 +14.2 1,013,053 + 34.1 1,313,012 + 37.6 —13.8 13,737,984 + 15.5 7,813,984 + 25.4 2,520,820 286,161,481 281,646,891 7.0 4,430,963 140,697,104 47,444,744 3,783,881 133,759,744 ,42,156,900 3,027,184 1,509,172 1,220,887 4,435,348 189,893,116 64,886,326 District—Minneapolis5,238,877 , 213,872,947 6,572,907 18,376,600 16,941,400 556,369 553,034 7,447,242 368,822,757 10,038,814 485,601 + 10.0 +12.2 46,661,363 ' ■ 310,130,926 260,674,560 +19.0 203,454,205 347,124 454,930 5,888,584 + 22.5 167,785 273,083 3,832,715 72,093,395 3,018,251 9,039,588 222,197,984 6,088,797 + 19.9 + 17.7 + 27.7 + 11.5 + 32.1 + — 425,122 ——- 5,954,386 484,766 Lincoln 1,018,487 871,391 1,408,931 62,165,000 966,351 873,270 5,987,917,260 4,517,225,223 10,789,134 10,571,976 Kansas—Topeka Wichita ' •" Missouri—Kansas City— — Pueblo - Total (10 cities) ' Eleventh Federal Reserve Texas—Austin 6.0 1,041,813 2.3 833,338 888,964 794,160 399,829,085 +19.9 318,642.375 292,414,653 + 39.9 5,744,374 7,223,606 —.— . Falls 252,717,005 178,813,884 - 4,845,000 3,001,704 —- — Louisiana—Shreveport (6 4,106,994 145,248,000 17,649,741 3,514,000 1,733,127 6,562,023 204,767,000 -27,135,321- , Galveston 144,276 309,152 3,289,461 63,489,007 3,349,818 7,891,292 206,596,258 5,717,891 + 10.8 + 3.4 + 36.2 + 23.4 + 24.4 ■ ~ District—Dallas- Dallas Fort. Worth. • + 1,673,357 1,483,464 479,336,656 — 1.1 + / 11,323,770 — —' — 6.6 + 96,765,412 5,979,620 9,457,396 268,804,262 9,102,099 1,578,991 1,450,667 6,181,847 12,881,602 331,672,223 St. Joseph Colorado—Colorado Springs cities) r Twelfth Federal Reserve Washington—Seattle 1 District—San 41.0 2,423,327 123,144,000 +.53.7 2,352,868 119,101,000 14,153,242 + 37.9 3,714,000 + 73.2 15,499,260 3,073,000 1,509,594 + + 10.1 1,763,737 5,355,613 +41.3 150,556,919 146,362,259 +.15.7 97,706,497 2,742,156 66,541,413 24,118,102 7,019,674 4,628,140 281,934,000 6,250,089 2,033,739 4,957,046 87,698,518 2,230,408 65,764,486 25,067,003 8,934,279 4,587,696 295,870,000 6,004,160 2,007,850 4,132,858 4,826,537 Francisco- ., " 3,334,774 -— Oregon—Portland Utah—Salt 103,160,261 — Yakima Lake +—. 104,167,568 City California—Long Beach . Pasadena San Francisco 5,953,048 6,387,751 San 7,259,849 6,707,029 Santa Barbara 397,743 107,256,119 — + ' 397,677 + 10.8 25,389,303 + 4.5 34,985,347. 35,498,717 6,186,586,694 4,672,619,733 25,095,220 Stockton (10 cities) Grand Total (112 cities) Outside New York 8,994,330 + 8.9 + 21.4 + 31.6 + 0.9 - , 6,425,137 350,147,330 11,112,217 — Jose Total 43,994,659 9,673,139 89.176.128 3,061,660 85,809,016 33.424.129 6,170,836 — 30,835,858 —13.2 19.7 3,094,958 1,757,656 1,447,293 4,581,487 — 5,322,583 1,440,0l3 "63,903,756 40,580,074 7,464,631,373 4,709,515 2,727,855 2,345,871 6,221,013 3,042,650 3,099,940 (7 cities). Wichita 399,626,762 . 60,674,632 6,011,929 Dakota—Aberdeen— 5,635,877 178,359,803 71,417,341 „ 13,569,770 42,426,714 6,482,452,344 Reserve 3,739,916 34,174,383 (12 cities) 44,236,692 379,625,319 912,962 . Nebraska—Fremont Hastings i,094,584 7,970,227 5.9 7,283,726,213 544,900 ; 8.6 + + 346,081 13,554,007 5.9 8,715,325 —11,038,811 ___ Northern New Jersey 7.7 .+ 24.8 Dakota—Fargo Total 850,254 4,012,607 + 122.3 9,799,966 Jersey—Montclair 478,163,416 406,654,586 Federal Paul Total —• Connecticut—Stamford 113,403,651 2,663,811 20,650,175 Helena 318,916,123 2,648,817 1.6 15,862,811 Rochester Total —12.4 8,898,82.7 21,707,800 1,807,002 — + 13.4 — 11,657,822 Montana—Billings 658,511 1,303,469 + 14.8 6,275,698,918 York 7.6 3(066,107 — North 3,059,314 384,159 + 17.8 u. , New 3,737,995 19,371,476 77,997,140 St. * 1,005,095 + 17.1 1,358,515 — Syracuse 5,613.292 ^ Jamestown +19.0 + 10,439,189 30,904,137 - 1944 346,383,652 —16.9 2,517,463 ' — Elmira 1949 .2,575,633 5.7 9,225,721 Blnghamton Buffalo 045'922 0.4 + + 13.4 9,802,151 33,901,067 130,200,000 2,241,208 2,174,143 Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas City- 850,127 2.3 + 432,974,138 — 264,634,364. 11,330,700 40,061,660 + 10.5 — Minnesota—Duluth Minneapolis city for the t + 20.0 — 386,431,942 2,554,737 — ' 2,201,853 1,823,610 46,275,825 50,784,373 3,845,263 169,493 84,032,542 3,050,110 847,846.544 South District—New York— 1 ' New for each Dec. % 1,283,728 3,789,413 7,798,976 -' + 12.8 2,816,373 62,299,474 63,077,228 4,821,302 277,705 , Omaha 22,057,*700 Njew Hampshire—Manchester i i Total (12 cities) 34,289,970 139,*00,000 + 19.9 (4 cities) Ninth 8,933,953;793 Week Ended July 26 1946 Inc. or 22,233,767 Island—Providence...: + 10.9 + 19.7 (17 cities) Total -4,416,728,565 — 6,570,344 New Haven ; + 13.3 + 18.2 3,973,218 J. Missouri—St. Louis Kentucky—Louisville 502,297,258 4,577,206,496 showing the figures 4,405,157 Rhode 12,356,561 48,261,012 167,800,000 10,240,402 39,322,952 ; Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy 5 10,565,123,756 years: 1,567,974 Worcester 291,897,271 1,769,371 153,690,373 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— 146,362,259 497,,930,856 + 11.5 1,583,662 Connecticut—Hartford Total 292,414,653 - 150 ,556,919 + '7.4 5,435,597,707 3,703,895 i 7.1 + 4,764,017 Illinois—Bloomington 189,893,116 , 318,,642,375 + 41.3 12,719,323,920 408,390,318 - 203, ,454,205 ' 12,334,033,458 . 1 3.0 1,082,824 *5,857,000 67,944,823 281,646,891 + 19.0 1,539,931* _ 9.8 + 332,246,593 s 610,359,953 — Bedford + 10.2 — 12,016,293 Haute Wisconsin—Milwaukee 361,387,661 580,,405,610 6,053,334,540 — 379, ,625,319 286,,161,481 567,727 River—U Lowell' 8.0 11,315,240 47,062,652 2,929,739 —25,774,631 .. 264,634;361 9.7 178,813,884 _+ 2,388,130 58,819,084 " + 1947 ■ 291 ,897,271 + 14.2 399,829,085 Massachusetts—Boston 2,836,512 3,053,927 District—Chicago- Arbor Rapids South 637,421,941 772,770,110 479,336,656 1, + 10.5 + 169,374,527 519,299,013 Lansing Indiana—Fort Wayne Indianapolis 606,093,210 356,142,998 252,717,0b5 . 1,543,957 5,993,000 77,664,677 2,073,201 148,801,087 55,821,349 1,717,735 8,432,762 91,514,355 314,883 104,705,076 Orleans Michigan—Ann - 4,672,619,733 + Clearings at— Portland 6,186 ,586,694 + 14.0 " First Federal Reserve District—Boston' + 18.1 8.7 ;" —13.2 770,612,157 add-our detailed statement Maine—Bangor $ 651,174,501 " July 26 for four 606,177,425 5)l87,'l56 — (10 cities) Seventh 368,822,757 310,130,926 Outside New York City week ended $ 847,046,544 cities +14.0 75 Mobile Mississippi—Vicksburg , 406,654,586 " 651,174,501 70,641,170 Peoria 399,,626,762 519,239,013 " 606,093,210 + + 23.2 2,827,320 Macon Decatur 5.9 + 355,901,178 " 271,549,743 238,727,311 13,995,628 Florida—Jacksonville Alabama—Birmingham 1944 811,540,566 6 112 - 1945 Dec. % 7,464,631,373 10 1 or 742,532,672 " 16,015,400 + 28.1 186,100,000 3,442,094 — Springfield Inc. $ " — Francisco. 1946 455,869(354 8,482,452,344 17 ' " - Minneapolis 10th Kansas " 11 ^ Richmond 6th St. 1947 17,943,600 2,674,452 3,763,318 251,089,676 621 District—Atlanta Augusta CLEARINGS $ 12 — , BANK 203,673,766 — 57,039.764 Georgia—Atlanta Federal Reserve Districts: 482,974,188 12 cities — York 4th. Cleveland 5fch " Reserve Districts 1st Boston 2d V OF 3,510,351 105,953,511 8.8 23,540,700 3,259,755 4,937,432 — Rockford SUMMARY 4,009,632 111,140,593 214,956,154 355,901,178 . Week Ended July 26— + 14.9 2,029,436 9,319,000 98,808,541 2,631,903 186,043.229 57,069,069 Chicago a + 31.7 + 20.4 District—Richmond- Tennessee—Knoxville available at time of going to press. statement, however, which furnish we (6 Sixth that in the New York following Reserve Maryland—Baltimore District (including this city) the totals are [smaller by 13.2% but in the Boston Reserve District the totals are larger by 5.9% and in the Atlanta Reserve District by 5.3%. In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals record a gain of 14.0%, in the Richmond Reserve District of 7.1% and in the Atlanta Reserve District of 8.6%. The Chicago Reserve District has to its credit an improvement of 9.7%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 14.2% and. the Minneapolis Reserve District of 19.0%. In the Kansas City Reserve District there is an increase of 19.9%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 41.3% and in the San Francisco Reserve District of 7.4%. : the 4,355,305 742,532,672 Virginia—Huntington 2.4 + decrease of 3.0%, the aggregate of clearings f<?r the whole country having amounted to $12,334,033,458, against $12,719,323,920 in the same week in 1946. Outside of this city there was a gain of 11.5%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded a loss of 13.8%. We group the cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it In 637,421,941 138,136,880 6)082 South Carolina—Charleston July 26, appears 3,978,500 238,217,118 4 j^g 4^2 Virginia—Norfolk able to give the final and complete results^of the week previous—the week For that week there was a are erided 5,807,819 664,058,839 5.3 the foregoing will appear above the last day of the week in all In the elaborate detailed + 259,509,491 ' (7 cities) District are not + 15.0 5,738,141 Richmond $12,905,304,231 $12,601,686,299 Saturday and the Saturday figures Accordingly, iri the 4,6,75,742 158*,705,973 Youngstown Total ends 4,271,699 770,612,157 2,002,083 1,494,273 1,963,538 + 15.3 286,847,034 21,473,000 " Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh 2.9 1,949,501,080 and exact details for the week covered by issue of next week. We cannot furnish them our + 24.6 5,492,494 659 333'146 + 27.0 Complete 'in + — District—Cleveland- + 14.0 141,778,233 2,119,359,700 — Total all cities for week-— , 1,882,204 2,572,686 1,726,176 6 Mansfield 6.7 $12,206,594,268 $11,754,495,304 < Total all cities, five days one 2,229,154 1.2 5)375 Columbus + 15.4 + $10,087,234,568 cities, five days All cities, 2,079,045 7.2 5.0 + (11 cities) Fifth * ;• 216,900,000 282,983,000 180,107,071 Ten cities, five days - + 44.1 3,487,694 1,893,342 2,912,925 Jersey—Trenton Cleveland + 2-1.1 227,189; 180 —— Baltimore <. 1,803,217 621,000,000 3,738,715 1,870,775 Ohio—Canton Cincinnati 1.8 301,968,000 — Cleveland . 222,267,245 5.7 253,680,345 — Pittsburgh— 1,620,862 642,000,000 3 029 g24 Fourth Federal Reserve 1.7 — 250,200,000 San Francisco ' 714,979 + 13.4 2,012,*724 % $6,853,359,005 Chicago St. Lbuis_- 2,428,096 745,000,000 2,900,903 811,540,566 New York ' 604,246 1,369,753 672,369 _ Total Week Ended August 2 Philadelphia 666,212 1,021,965 + 44.9 Delaware—Wilmington Clearings—Returns by Telegraph , + 32.6 —27.7 «n£nt°£ Wilkes-Barre New I 835,852 947 477 2,754',038 York summary for the week follows: 194* $ 782,000,000 _ Philadelphia Reading At 1945 653,856 1 , Our comparative or Dec. % 1,219,432 'b8i',392 Chester Lancaster Our preliminary Friday of 1.7%. l ios 637 Bethlehem weekly clearings Inc. t District—Philadelphia Pennsylvania—Altoona Aug. 2, clearings year. the Reserve *43 Ended July 26 1946 t Third Federal telegraphic advices from the chief upon cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain will be a Week 351,644,182 9,474,437 + 17.3 3,118,432 3,117,799 + 8,368,564 7,263,065 642,647,780 598,389,883 12,334,033,458 6,058,334.540 12,719,323,920 5,435,597,707 — — 4.0 0.4 0.1 + 15.2 7.4 497,930,856 502,297,258 3.0 10,565.123,756 8,933,952,703 + 11.5 4,577,206,496 4,416,728,565 + — H Condition Statement of Member Banks Mills, 4x/2% preferred stock Club, 5% mtge. bonds, due Supply Co., debentures due Thomaston Toronto 1957 1955 Golf Western Auto statement of weekly reporting member banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week ended July 23: An increase of $224,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted and a decrease of $367,000,000 in de¬ mand deposits credited to domestic banks. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ creased $13,000,000 in the Kansas City District, $11,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $35,000,000 at all report¬ The condition & Lake Erie— Gen. and ref. mort. 2%% Wheeling ISSUE .ENTIRE Company and Issue— Telephone & Telegraph Page Date Bing, Inc.— ' 25-year 6x/2% debenture bonds including bonds, due 1950 : Butte Electric & Power Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 367 Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying securities other than United States Government securities decreased $25,000,000 in New York City and $55,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Real estate loans and loans to banks increased $27,000,000 and $31,000,000 respectively. Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $73,000,000 in the City of Chciago, $62,000,000 in New York City, and $121,000,000 at all reporting member banl^s. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $94,000,000 in New York City and $121,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "Other securities" in¬ creased $37,000,000 in New York City and $35,000,000 at all reporting member banks. . 1—--Aug Gas Kansas & 1 *1868 (in millions of $6 *2004 Assets- 63,513 53 and brokers to purchasing or carrying: S. Government obligations — Other loans for U. 462 securities Other _ — ' * + 27 + 1,006 153 + 31 + 24 3,085 loans Other + 2 951 bills — 4,672 2,663 Treasury 763 with domestic banks + — —' 790 Aetna 113 + 150 7 + Cornell 61 413 Davis Curtis + 224 + 1,503 + 1 + 843 619 + 49 1,339 133 Borrowings demand to and! interbank deposit accounts except U. S. Govt, accounts, 15 — 38 + + — 7,085 (Louis) Asphalt Roof Bosch 42 Hide American & Below will be found a list of and stocks common which the details were B preferred $4 corporate bonds, notes, 4x/2% American Law, Frank-GuentheT E.) & Inc. preferred Page 366 Aug 25 stock 371 $3284 372 .Oct $6 convertible prior preferred 1 367 .Oct stock Foundry & Machine Co., 1st mtge. 6y2s & Co., 1 50 Co., Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.— 1st mortgage 4s, series A, due 1965 Central Soya Co., Inc., 3% debentures 1 1 266 .Aug 15 Pneumatic Tool Co., $2.50 prior pfd. stock Chicago & Western Indiana RR.— 1st and ref. mtge. 4x/4% bonds, series D, due 1962__Sep 1 Cincinnati Union Terminal Co.— 1st mortgage 3%% bonds, series E, due 1969.. Aug 1 Cleveland Union Terminals Co., 1st mtge. 5x/2s, ser. A—Oct 1 Danville Traction & Power Co., 1st mtge. 5s due 1951__Aug 15 51 .Sep .Sep » Chicago Sep Raynolds Co., Inc., 27/s% debs, due 1965 Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry.-— 1st mortgage 3 Vis, series A, due 1970 & Empire District Electric Co., Great Knight Co., Sep 1st mtge. 3x/2s, due 1969 stock 7% preferred Lakes Power Co., Ltd.— general mortgage bonds, due 1957 Hartford Electric Light Co., 3x/4% debs., due 1971™ -Sep Food Products Corp.— mtge. conv. 6s, ser. A and ser. B, due 1949 _Oct 1st & ref. Merritt-Chapman preferred stock, series A Northern Pacific Ry., colat. trust 4x/2s, due 1975 Ogiiw Realty Corp., Ltd., 1st (closed) mtge. 5x/2s Pere Marquette Ry.— 1st mtge. 3% % bonds, series D, due 1980 Pitiaton vo., collat. trust 4% bonds, due 1971— Safeway Stores, Inc., 5% preferred stock 1st Paul Union and ref. J3049 12924 52 369 8-20 10-15 9-30 8-21 8-11 267 1 * 54 8-15 9-25 9-15 10-25 10-15 160 306 57 B 3Ya% * Sep 13327 Oct mm (quar.) 1 9- 1 8-15 10- 1 9-15 9-15 99- 2 9- 9-15 8-15 10-15 9-15 9-15 8-29 1 9-20 9- 2 8- Budd 75c 9- 2 8- 50c 9- 2 Buell Die & Forge Hill Bunker Mining & Sullivan & Co., 9- 2 8-11 12y2c 9- 2 8-11 9- 2 7-31 Steel (quar.) Ltd. Common Extra 7% 375 — Canadian Crushed (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) Stone Breweries, 8-15 7-31 2 1 7-25 8-22 9-10 8-22 2 8-15 8- 9- 50c 8-15 8- 5 75c —J 8-25 8- 5 — 8-21 2 9- $1 9- 3 * $1 10-25 $1 1-25-48 50c 8-15 50c 8- 25c 9-24 9- 5 5 —— 12-31 5 8- 7-28 1 — 9-24 9- 9-10 8-20 $1 8- 1 7-25 25c 9- 2 8-15* 5c 9- 2 8-15* 9-2 8-15* 50c 18% (quar.)_, — Field) c ' ———. — Co., $1.25 25c 9- 1 8-21 $2.75 9- 2 8-20 25c 9- 1 8-18 $1 Co.— 9- 1 8-18 common 25c 8-15 8- 5 12yac 8-15 8- 5 84 %c 9- 1 8- 8 37y2c 8-15 8- 4 50c 9-26 9- 5 25c 8-29 8-19 25c — 25c 2 7-29 11-29 11-25 8- —.— 37x/2c 9- 8-20 1 $2 $25c 9-15 9- 2 9- $1.50 2 8- 8 9- 2 8-27 9-15 8-25 25c 8- 1 7-22 $1.25 8- 1 7-22 lc 9- 1 7-31 75c 8- 1 7-15 (s-a)—.— 9- 2 7-31 9- 1 8-15 Inc.— shares —— ' 8-15 1 lc 8-13 8- 8-15 8- 8-15 7c 75c 8- $1.50 8- 1 1 2 8-11 1 9- 9- 2 2 8-15 9- 2 8-15 9- 9 8-11 9- 2 8-12 50c 8-25 8-15 1 7-24 9-15 8-18 2 8-19 20C $1.25 8- 9- 5c 8-25 8-26 12y2C 8- 2 Mining i2y2c 9- 2 8- 5 25c 9- 1 8- 7 $1 9- 1 8- 7 87y2c 9- 1 8- 7 87y2c 9- 1 8- 7 J15C 10- 1 9-10 . 1 7-24 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 8-30 8-15 4c 8-30 8-15 6C 8-30 8-15 5c 8-30 8-15 2c 8-30 8-15 6c Bond shares—J. 8-30 — Equipment shares Stock shares — Extra —' Extra Hammond 7-24 Harris (quar,) Hartford Instrument Co., 6% pfd. & Co., 5y2% preferred Empire Glass 11-15 9- 2 8-18 25c 9- 2 8-ia 75c 8-15 (quar.) (quar.) 8- 1 (quar.) 8- 1 7-19 25c Co Co. 1 *— ' (A.) Hazel-Atlas 8-11 12 75c Aircraft Engineering dividend 8-15 9-21 50% $1.50 (irreg.) Corporation (stock dividend)— Grumman 7-24 I 8-30 ————.—— shares 1 9- 8-15 11c 4c — shares Utilities 1 8-29 8-15 8-30 3c — shares 8- 1 8-15 8-30 3c shares Tobacco 8- 9-20 8-30 — shares 43 %C 10- 8-15 5c lc : ' —— Railroad 8- *10c 8-15 8-30 7c shares.* , Extra $1 *50c 8-30 7c shares—, shares Extra Cash 8-15 8c — - Railroad Hajoca 8-15 8-30 5c shares— —•— Petroleum Steel 8-30 9c ' , shares Extra » 8-15 7c 2c Bond Co. Priced Extra 5 8-15 8-30 —»— Machinery Railroad 9- 8-15 8-30 —— — Merchandising 8-15 8-15 8-30 3V2C shares Extra 8-15 $1 Low* 8-30 4c — 8-15 9- 8-15 7c 9y2c — Investing 5 8-15 8-30 — —— Bond Institutional 9- 8-30 6c shares Administered shares Industrial 10- 8-15 11c 6C Equipment shares Extra 7-21 8-15 8-30 : General 7-21 8-15 8-30 —— — Food 1 8-30 4c -: 5 $1.50 8-30 6c shares Fully $1 ■ 8-15 8-15 — —— Extra 8-25 2 8-15 * 6c 8-15 9- 8-30 8-30 shares Chemical 9- 8-30 2x/2C —— —— Shares Building 7-23 8-15 8-30 5c shares Extra 1 7c 7V2c — ——*— — _ Aviation 9-2 8- (quar.) preferred non-cum. Extra 8-15 —— preferred 2 8-15 9-10 Light Co.— Gas $1 (quar.) 9- 9- 115c (quar.) Mines Automobile 1 $1 — 9-15 15c A.) Co., common. (s-a) — —~— (S. Agricultural 9- - Concen¬ Burlington Mills Corp., com. (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) 3V2% preferred (quar.) 3x/2% convertible 2nd preferred (quar.) Burlington 6% 60c (quar.) common 8-15 30c Group Securities, 20c (increased) Co. 8 15c Line Co $5 preferred (quar.)—-— Machine (quar.) 1 8- 2 9- 6 8-11 $1.50 Company 8-11 $1.50 —... Co Trailer Greenfield $1 (quar.) Pipe Buckeye 8 $1.75 — 7-28 1 ————— Grandview $1.50 preferred (quar.) Bigelow-Sanford Carpet, common 6% preferred "(quar.) Binks Manufacturing Co Blaw-Knox Co. (quar.) Borden Company (interim) . Boston Woven Hose & Rubber (quar.) Mills 2 10- $1.50 1st preferred (quar.) Bethlehem Steel Corp., common 8- 8- (quar.) — Electrical $6 9-10 8-20 15C (H. C.) Co., 6% pfd. (quar.) Manufacturing Co. (irreg.)— — (H. W.) Co._ —— Gossard Grace National Bank (N. Y.)— — Grafton & Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) — Graniteville Co. (quar.) — h 1-—• _— — Co., 6% preferred (quar.)—_ Beau-Arts Apartments, $3 prior pfd. (quar.) 9-10 9-30 t30c Gorham 9-15 (quar.) N. Y.— 9-30 93%C Godman 15c Life Insurance Society— — (quar.)_ pfd. A —C. Jackson RR. preferred (s-a) Gerrard 2 9-15 — Mfg. Canada bds., due 1971_Oct common California Pacific Title Insurance375 Depot Co.— mortgage series Show, Extra 1 .Sep 8- 5c Quarterly trating 1 Sep Sep —Sep 2 75c — —!— Radio 4 9-; tlOc (quar.)_—.—L pfd. Quarterly Shippers Insurance Co. of Buffalo 13284 5 - 9 8-28 — preferred (quar.)— —— Manufacturing Co., class B General Industries Co — General Mills, 3%% preferred (quar.) — General Paint Co. (quar.) General Refractories Co ——_ General Tire & Rubber Co. (quar.) 75c —. 8- Gemmer 53y8c 1 2 4% 8-27 8-25 50c 9- 9-20 50c pfd. (quar.)—_ Wayne & 5 »/2 % $1 —— — preferred (quar.) :—„— ■ Connell Dredge & Dock Co,— Fruehauf 9-12 $1.12 y2 9 92>/2C Resumed Fort 37y2c common 8- ——— Co. Co. Carpet 9-17* 1 2 $1 (see Marshall (Marshall) 5% 50c Bankers & Bourne & Scott Corp.— 6 x/2 % Saint 2 9- Fitz Simons & 37y2c 7% 1 .Sep 1 -Aug 15 Aug 5% Hygrade 9- —— common preferred Beacon Carolina, & 8-15 1 9-10 9-25 35c — Preferred —,— Mill, Bankers Security Page Date 1 U7y2c 8- $1 (quar.) Co, Birmingham : Extra 3iy4c Corp., Baltimore PARTIAL REDEMPTION Company and Issue— Graton 1 Ltd., common (quar.) t$i.i2y2 4x/2% convertible preference (quar.)—— 20c Avon Allied Products (quar.) . 15c Bagley Building Corp. (irreg.) $1.05 Baldwin Locomotive Works, 7% pfd. (s-a)_ Argus 6% Devoe 8-15 — (quar.)_— B Farms partic. $3 Co., 5 8- 1 Bay Firth $2 Thermos Common Arden TENDER 5Vz% preferred stock Sep 23 Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co., 6% conv. preferred stock—Aug 9 Long Beach Gas Co., 1st mtge. 5s____ Aug 6 (Walter 9- 1 9- State Telegraph— guaranteed (quar.) Derrick & Equipment (quar.) & Field 20c Bottle Co.— 4x/2% preferred (quar.) American Tobacco Co., common (quar.) location in Date 1 9- 35c (quar.) Manufacturing Co. 9-18 — preferred (quar.)_ Steel Foundries (quar.)— American Utilities 9-15 75c (quar.) A Rolling American called Company and Issue— 10- — 8-11 2c (s-a) of 111.— (quar.) (quar.)—. A Class Participating OF 75c —— Ltd. (quar.)— Associates (quar.) 1 8-14 8-29 t37y2c Products Steel 10-20 9- 9-15 Co. (quar.) 10- 1 5 9 93 %C * 25c 3%% pfd, (quar.) (quar.)—— Farquhar (A. B.) Federal Chemical 2 5 8- 8- 1 50c Corp. Co. Picher Extra 9- 8- 8-15 9- m.i2y2 Farrell 9- 8-15 15c class A pref. (accum.) L.) Shoe— convertible* prior preference Eastern 8-15 2c (quar.)— & Chemical— preferred 5% given in the "Chronicle." NOTICE3 Bethlehem * (quar.) Common Class ing tenders, and the page number gives the 15c (increased) Dupuis Freres, Ltd., 4.80% Durham Hosiery Mills, 6% 7-25 8-15 8-22 (W. Eastern 2c for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ Armour 2 4 8-11 9-10 17 Vic conv. Electric 8 8- 8-15 —1 common Industries, 8-15 9-15 15c & Ice 7-31 2 9- $1.25 $1 8 10-. 8-15 (irreg.) Electric & Dumont 4 9- 9- $1.75 — 1 8-15 ' 12'/2c — (quar.) & Light— Dresser 1 8- 1 8- 18,378 Notices Heller 9- 9-15 — convertible preferred (quar.) American Hydraulics, Inc. (monthly) American Potash Albert 9-15 6% Redemption Galls and Sinking Fund Gas $1.50 1 25c 7% pfd. (quar.) Leather— Co. American Investment Co. preferred 9- 25c (irreg.) Co. American Can Co., 9- 40c preferred (quar.). preferred (quar.) 4% 15C (quar.) 9-10 56'/4C Quarterly — Equitable Fire Insurance Co.— (Charleston, S, C.) (s-a) Fail River Gas Works Co.— 50c (irreg.), Corp. Arch Co. American 23 9-15 ir 8-15 1 (quar.) Power Emsco 35c —— 2 —— Hudson 75c .— American^ Indemnity ;v.? Company, Douglas 5 $1 (quar.) Co. (quar.) 9- 10- $1.50 (quar.) Utilities 25c preferred 8-15 $1.25 Corp. & Eaton 8- 25c 2 Coal, 5% pfd. (quar.) Disher Steel Construction Co., Ltd.— 8-20 $3 8-15 9- — — Co. preferred Diamond 9-10 50c —■ American . during week & Derby 7-28 1 10- 2 25c common Extra 8-15 5c r 45c 9- : Oil Rock 4% Holdert 9-15 25c Extra 714 367 9,009 Foreign banks 9-15 8-10 $3 Co., (quar.)_. B Eagle 10- .. (quar.) common American Domestic banks Debits — common Laboratories Stores, Allis demand deposits: Interbank 22 pfd Products^ — Class 50c (quar.)— Allied 14,431 deposits, except Govt TJ. S. Government deposits Time 8-11 30c 3/10c —_ (quar.) — Co., 3% % preferred (quar.) Publishing, $4 prior pfd. (quar.)—— Leather, Ltd., class A (quar.) Crane 413 8-15 t25c ^ Allied 47,187 8-11 2 9-30 Corporation Cory — Co. Kid Allied 75 4% deposits adjusted 2 9- 2 Corp.— (New Hampshire) Gas Wood Extra 59 25c Corp. Industries Allen LiabilitiesDemand & Alberton 254 + — 9- 9 75c Refrigeration Copeland 162 $$1.25 (quar.) preferred Corp. Radio Alabama 552 140 50c 87y2c (quar.) (accum.) Power Consolidated 20c (irreg.)Vicksburg Ry (s-a) Aircraft 2,896 + 45 + 8-25 (quar.) Consolidated Edison Co. (N. Y.) Empire Co. convertible 5% 6,390 4 — (quar.) Ball & Roller Bearing, Wire Acme 35 — 2,268 vault in 13 + 11,808 Cash 121 — 4,165 Balances 121 + 30,868 bon S. + ' 2 (quar.) preferred Connecticut 307 When 25c class A (initial) Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— Class A preferential partic. (quar.)—— 5% preferred (quar.) — . 70 3,053 Treasury 9- 9- Telephone Co.— preferred 7% Payable of Rec. Share Title & Mortgage, Abstract 982 + 9-16 RR.— Southern Concord Gas Co. 161 Deep Per Name of Company 1 25c (accum.) Delaware 324 s— 25c 7-31 (quar.) Bend RR.— Elevator & Delaware 377 4 509 Loans to banks. U. preferred $5 t2004 announced this week are: dividends The 18 55 + 530 securities Other 3,017 + 8-20 8-11 (quar.) & Commonwealth *2004 declared. 519 obligations Government S. 3,084 + for pur¬ dealers chasing or carrying: U. 5,387 — 35 + 11,833 loans Loans 97 + agricultural and industrial, Commercial + 20,194 2 3.70% 1946 1947 1947 9- 10- Subject to SEC approval DIVIDENDS July 24, July 16, July 23, Milling Commonwealth grouped in two separate tables. In the first we bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation and Investment News Department" in the week when Since Dec. (—) 8- 10c , guaranteed preferred $3 12960 1 Dividends are Inc. (+) or dollars) 9-20 8-20 25c Pittsburgh & Colorado 7 % • * 1 9-30 regular Deere of weekly reporting member banks in¬ creased $38,000,000. A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows: * 8 9-20 15 c guaranteed (quar.) Climax Molybdenum Co Coast Counties Gas & Electric, 5% Colorado Central Power (quar.)„ trict. Borrowings 8- $1.12y2 (quar.) (quar.) Engineering special 7% flVol. 164. tVol. 165. issue. •Announcement inv"this Cleveland 55 _ and $24,000,000 in the Government deposits increased $49,000,000. Demand deposits credited to do-s mestic banks decreased in nearly all districts, the prin¬ cipal decreases being $116,000,000 in New York City, $51,000,000 in the Chicago District, $49,000,000 in the San * Francisco District, and $46,000,000 in the Cleveland Dis¬ 1 Chicago Yellow Cab Co 4 % 4 $27,000,000 in the Chicago District, Cleveland District. United States 9- Reduced 157 Anytime deposits adjusted increased $152,000,000 in New York City, $28,000,000 in the San Francisco District, 8 27x/2c . - Edison— States Chambersburg * debenture bonds, series A, due 2022 Lebanon Gas & Fuel Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1956— Sep 1 Lebanon Valley Gas Co.— . 1st mtge. 5% bonds SeP 1 Nebraska Power Co.— 6% debenture bonds, series A, due 2022 New Amsterdam Gas Co.— 1st consolidated mortgage 5s, due 1948 Any time New York Gas & Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.— 1st mortgage 5% bonds, due 1948 Purchase money 4% bonds, due 1949— —Anytime Northwestern Electric Co., 1st mtge. 4s, due 1969-,—Aug Pacific Power & Light Co.—• 1 • .. 1st mortgage & prior lien 5s, due 1955 Aug 30 Power Corp. of Canada, Ltd.— 1 4%% convertible debentures, series B— Sep 1 Public Service Co. of Colorado, 4% debs., due 1949—Aug 8 Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco Terminal— 1st mortgage 4s, due 1950— Oct 1 United Light & Power Co.— 1st lien & consol. mtge. 5x/2% bonds, due 1959 Aug 21 United Light & Rys. Co.— ) 1st lien & consol. mtge. 6% bds., series A, due 1952_Aug 21 Demand 8- 1 Central * Sep 1 Chicago South Shore & South 1 8 —Sep 2 9- 8-20 30c preferred 267 Aug 15 6% 9- 15c l (quar.) Illinois Light Co.— Paper Co. 112142 1951—Any time Light Co.,.4'/8% Electric Co.— Florida Power & 9-10 Light & Power— 4 V2 % J3275 (formerly 6%) pfd. stock—July debs., due 1979., Aug 4x/4% Co., Paper Flambeau 8-20 2 50c (quar.) Special Eagle Lake Lumber & Pulp Co., Ltd.— Collat. trust 5% notes, due 1949 8-15 2 9- (interim) Co. Central stamped 7% ing member banks. 2 9- 50c preferred Central ' & Steel Arizona Common J3274 —SeP * Oct 1 convertible debentures, due 1956 & Co. (111.), 7% preferred stock 3% Bing Carpenter $1.10 Armour 9- 25C (quar.) Co. Paper Extra Co.— American J25C Quarterly Carpenter Central CALLED Co., Ltd.— Canadian Fairbanks-Morse 1 due 1993-Sep bonds, series A, CO Payable of Rec. Share Name of Company Holder• When Per Page Date July 21 Aug 29 ..-Sep 1 Company and Issue— 4,1947 Monday, August FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (504) 44 8- 5 7-24 30c 10- 1 9-12 $1.37y2 Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 166 When Per Name o/ Company Heyden Chemical 3 % % preferred Howard Share Corp., A (quar.) com. (quar.) Corp., common preferred (quar.) 9- 2 9- 2 9- 1 9- 1 8-11 9-10 8-11 8- 7-19 Humble Oil & Refining Co. (increased) Hydraulic-Pressed Brick, $6 preferred Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.— Ordinary 6% (interim) preference Imperial Indiana deposit Steel Inland & New & 3% 8-12 13%% (interim) receipts I Co., 8-14 (quar.) 8- Simplicity City Kelvinator Stock of Yards, Southern Canada Canada, Ltd. Series "K-l" 8-28 Southern Spring 9- 5 Standard Cap 1Q- 1 9-5 preferred (quar.) Standard Dredging, $1.60 conv. pfd. (quar.) Standard Forgings Corp. (quar.)—... Standard Oil Co. of California (Del.) (irreg.) $1.25 t$l .—- 7-24 1 9-15 8- 8-30 53c Lake Le Tourneau Loew Drug Lone Star Lord & 7-31 9-13 9- 4 8-29 8-15 $18c 9-15 8-15 Stouffer $1 6% (quar.) Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.) (Texas), 30c pfd. (quar.)__ 9-1 8-9 Superior Tool (R„ G.), Co. Gas Co. Tay)or, 1st Lowney (quar.) 6% MacLaren Power $5 Co., Marshall Tampax, Inc, 8-15 Taylor & Fenn Pearson 10-15 25c 9-15 9- $1.50 8- 1 8-30 8-16 i....—.— -_1_„ 6% prior pfd. (quar.). 414:% preferred (quar.)... Field, 2nd $4.25 preferred Extra Fire (quar.) 6% Co., Abrasive Middlesex Water Mutual Mohawk Carpet Life 9-15 8- 8 35c 9- 1 50c 9- 1 $1.06'A 9- 1 s-a). 50c (quar.). 9-15 9- 9- 2 1 8- 5 6% 1st 9-10 8-29 7% 8-15 8-11 933Ac 9-10 8-20 $1 8- 1 7-23 Autocar New 9- 8-15 5% 5% series A 5% convertible National Lead Extra Co., preferred A preferred B 8-12 7-21 Neisner 11-1 Inc. 50c . (quar.) Bedford Storage New Process Niagara Norfolk & Northern Co. (quar.). Weaving Co., Ltd. Life (N, Co.,: 125c Power Seamless 8-16 8- 5 4'/a% & Co. (N. C.) & Co., 40c'pfd. (quar,).... Rig & Reel,- common...: preferred (quar.) Parmelee Transportation-(reduced) Peaslee-Gaulbert Corp. Extra (quar.)____. & & Philadelphia Co., 10c 8- 1 25c 9- 1 9- 1 6.%% class 9-29 Potomac 6% Electric Power, preferred Power 3,35% 5*% convertible $4.50 Inc., preferred 9-15 9-15 10-15 9- 9-22 1 8-20 8-20 1st pfd. (quar.) 2 8-11 25c 9- 2 8-15 9- 2 8-15 ■ (qua,r.) 5% & Co,, common ... prior S% (quar.) A (quar.). series A pfd, (quar.) Inc. Rochester Gas & preferred 4% % Paul Sagamore Union Mfg. , (quar.)... Common 6% 8-15 8-29" 8-29" (irreg.). (quar.) 8-15 $3.65 Mfg. Co Manufacturing Co.— preferred (quar.) 7-25 8-27 8- 9- $5 8-15 2 8-29 7 3»/a% American 8-11 10-15 9-19 10-15 9-19 Quarterly American 6% 8-15 7-31 - Bank 30c 8-29 10- $1.06'A 10- American Box Board 11-20 2 8-15 ,1 8- 1 9-10 American Business 9- American Can 25c "10-1... 10- 9 9-9 1 683Ac $25c 8-15 9- 8- 5 '*^8-25 1' 9-. 2-— 8-12 Extra American 7% American 1, ..-9-15 American 10- 1-- .-9-15 American 10- 1. 9-19 9-15 , - 9-10 Chain Boyertown Bruck 9- 1— 9- 1 10- 1 9-10 37%c 8-15 7-31 American & Cable Co., preferred (quar.). & Light, CI. B (quar.) (irreg.) Power 7-28 New 8- $2.50 i-,. 91%c 12-1 5 ..- 11-14 $2.00 5 8- Canada 6 8- 8 1. • 8-15 10- 1 8-1 $1 9- 1 8-18 9- 2 8-15 1 9- 4 10- 1 9- 4 9- 1 8- 1 88- 5 8-15 7-24* 10- 2 1 Preferred 9-19* 35c 9-15 9-15 9- 15c 8- 9-15 5 9- 9- 5 M.) Central Central Certain-Teed 4'/2 % preferred Home 8- 8 8-15 8- 8 (monthly) 1 9- 9 7-31 9- 8-22 2 9-15 8-15 8-15 8-T 9- 2 8- 9-10 8- 1 9- 1 8- 4 9- 1 8- 4 8-15 9-15 9- 2 7-31 8-22 1 8-15 8-15 7-31 8-15 7-31 8-15 7-31 50c 8-26 9-20 8-20 6-15 8-29 Ltd.— (s-a) com. $40c (quar.) com. 8-30 $30c (s-a) Corp. 9-10 $32'/ac 8-30 8-15 8-15 $15c 10-25 9-19 $$1.75 10-15 9-19 $3.50 8-15 $20c Ltd., 8-22 7-29 8-22 7-29 8- 8 $18%C 1 8-29 10- 1 8-29 $$1.12 »/2 (quar.) 10- $25c com. .... 10- 1 8-29 10- 1 $75c $20c 8-15 8-29 8- 1 $$1 1 9-19 10- 1 9-19 $$2 (quar.) 10- $$1.25 10- 1 9-19 $$1.25 8-15 7-25 9- 1 8-15 37'/a c (quar.) Co. 12- 1 11-15 50c ... (quar.) 75c 40c pfd. Electric (quar.) Co, $1.25 (quar.) 40c Ohio Steel (quar.) Steel 8-11 8-30 7-30 8-15 9-16 9- 9- 8-15 2 8-15 8- 2 & Products 90c prior pfd. Champion Paper & Fibre. Co., $4.50 preferred (quar.) 9- 1 8- 8 Charis Corporation 62 y2 c 9- 1 8- 8 Chase 9- 1 8- 8 10c 9- 1 8-14* Co. Chesapeake Corp. Chestnut Hill 50c 15c (quar.) 75c Candy ; — Wire 99- 1 1 2 8-11 8-15 8-15 7-21 Products— 50c —... (quar.) Products 8-15 5c 8- 8-15 37y2C Co. preferred Central 5c 9-20 Central Ohio Light & Power— 8-30 (quar.)_— 2 8-15 27'/2C (quar.) Louisiana 8-15 Corp., $3 pfd. (quar.)— 8-22 $25c Tractor 8-15 Co.— 9- 50c 62'/aC i Storage Central Foundry Co. 5% . 7-31 37'/2C (quar.) Ltd., 7% preferred Foundry Co., Ltd.— & 8-15 7-31 15c Central Cold 5 2 (A. Caterpillar 7-21 30c Castle 2 8-20 35c ... (quar.) (quar.) Preferred 9-19* 10- Ltd., (quar.) preferred preferred 9- 8-15 15c quar.) (quar.) 8% preferred (quar.) Canadian Utilities, 5% preferred Capwell Sullivan & Furth Oak— 1 8-20 5% 1 9- 4% 15c Co.— Products, (quar.) pref. ; 15c Canadian Foreign Investment Corp., Ltd.— Quarterly : Canadian Oil Cos., Ltd. com. (quar.) „ 10- A 9-15 (initial) 8-20 25c (quar.) 9-11 General 1 9-15 15c Food Class 3.6% common 1 8- 30c _s.__ (quar.) Canadian 9-17 4'/2% $3 $1.75 quar.).., (quar.) Forgings, Power <?j 7-25 8- $12'/a c Co., Car Common r 8-15 50c (quar.) Starch Canadian ( 30c preferred American 8-15 1 9- preferred 7-31 9-20 $1.12'/a Co. preferred Northern $1.50 Hoe & common 8-20 9-10 9- $$2 Co.— Extra 25c 7% 1 $37% 6 & Foundries, (accum.) Furniture American 7-22 Canada 8-15 10- 8-15 * (quar.) 1: 9-11 American -7-22 Foundries $1.75 Fork 7-29 9-1B 7-18 8-21 7-31 16c Mills Power Service non-cum. 1 $25c Water 8-15 $1.75 (quar.) (reduced) Packing Corp., common preferred (quar.) Iron 8-21 8-15 . .. Cotton A 5 8-2! 15c (quar.) Co. (increased Electric (accum.) American 2 68%c ' ... com. Jackson 8-10 $1.25 com. ... Foreign preferred 7-29 10- 75c (quar.) 2 8-15 9- 15c (quar.) preferred Class 2 9- $30c Co. Mfg..: Brothers Canada 99- ... 4.4% preferred series C (quar.)... Campbell Wyant & Cannon Foundry Canada Cement Co. $1.30 pref. (quar.) 7-31 2 1 56%c California 7-15 9- 4'/2C (quar.) Colotype $7 $2 ... Falls (F.) California Payable of Rec, 9- 9-15 75c Chsket, (reduced California Holdert 25c Inc Foundry Co., common preferred (quar.)__ & (quar.).. Burroughs Adding Machine When 8-15 50c (quar,).. 8-15 40c 8-15 - Burial Trust 9-15 8-15 87'/ac Estate Hills Byron 8-15 1 25c Mills Butler 1 1 9- $1.06'/4 (Sidney) & Co. (quar.) C.) Co. 7% 1st pfd. (accum.) Inc. (quar.). Buck ——— 8- 9- 50c Burkart —j 8-15 c 25c (quar.) Silk Class A (quar.) common Cities Pwr. $6 $1 25c & preferred 10- 50c Car Co., non-cum. 5% Co. 25c 50c 8-15 75c Shares, 8-31 Cement— 9-16 — 75c ... 8-15 8-31 $25c & 1 8-30 10- . (quar.) 2 12'/2 Bourjols, Inc., $2.75 preferred (quar.) Bower Roller Bearing (quar.) Bowes Co. Ltd. class A (quar.)- 1 4 9-1 n 1 (quar.) Boston 9- 8- 8-28 1 $5C 8-30 12- 1 $1.25 9-15 25c 2 9-12 109- J. (H. 10-20 1 8-15 10- Fund, 8-20 6 8-15 10- (quar.) (Philadelphia) com. preferred (quar.) Bliss (E. W.) Company— $2.25 conv. pfd. (quar.) 9-20 9- 1 10> $$1.50 ... Blumenthal 1 6 50c Boston 1 9- P 8-29 10- $1.18% quar.) (quar.). Bohack 2 10-15 t35c (increased 9-19 9- 10-15 12- $$1.75 8-30 25c 9- 10- 6 preferred Real 9- 9 9-12 37'/2c (quar.) 9-19 11- 1 1-2-48 25c 25c 1 10- 10- 83/40 9-15 20c com. 7-31 83/4C 28c • (quar.) 8-15 $3 9-19 1 10- 4% 8-25 1 Insurance (St. Louis)—- Note preferred 5c ... Blauner's 8-11 25C ——' 7-31 Ltd.— (initial).. Best & Company 8-15 8-11 Inc.— Automobile 8-15 • _ 10c J25C common Bessemer Limestone 2 20c (quar.).. 8-15 8-15 * (s-a) (quar.) 9- $2.50 preferred 1 (quar.) preferred common '9-2 $$1.12'/2 15c convertible 8-15 2 9- 8 & Sons, A 6% (quar.) 2 9- (quar.) Co common ... (J.) New Youngstown RR.— preferred 9- 25c 7c C 9- convertible Canada (irreg.) 8-15 (quar.) Class 8-11 1 $50c .... 2 . 8-29 $75c ; 8- 9- 5 Paper, Ltd.— Co., 8-29 1 (quar.). 8-18 2 25C ... Extra Ltd.— Stores * t$1.50 84c & convertible $1 San-Nap-Pak Scovill 1 Share Paper, Shoe American Airlines, 8-15 $1.12V2 (quav.) Co. ' Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd. 4% pfd. (quar.) 8-15 $1.25 ... common.. Stockyards " 9-10 9- 15C Howell Common 5% Aluminium, Ltd. (quar.) I Amalgamated Leather Cos., Inc.— $1.25 Extra ' preferred (s-a) Alabama Mills, Inc., common Alpha Portland Cement.. 8-15 Electric— F (Jacob), preferred 8- & Extra ,1 >,8-15 $1 5% 1 $1.37% & Canton 1 ' 4% Akron $1.25 (quar.) Ruppert 2 56'Ac (initial) pfd. 1 30c (quar.)! preference (quar.) Brothers, $1.50 9- $1,12% _ 8-15 9- 10c (quar.) Tube Company $1.25 I preferred 5% 8-30 give the dividends announced in previous The list does not include divi¬ we Agnew-Surpass 9- i (initial). preferred Rockwood & 25c com. A (quar.): Robinson, L'ittle & Co., Ltd., class , preferred Sheet Power 9- Republic Petroleum Co.— ' 5%% Abitibi $1.37% $75c (quar.).. new (quar.) 4'/2% 8-15 (quar.) California 8-10 9- $1.50 preferred ' (quai\)__ Rand, 1 10-1: 30c New preferred Oil Co., common Remington (quar.). preferred (quar.) Hampshire— (quar.) of 22'/ac 25c ______ 8 7-25 2 25c 4'A% preferred (quar.) Berghoff Brewing Corp. (quar.)... Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates— 8-15 preceding table. 25c partic. Co. 8-15* week, these being given in the 37%c „ (quar.).. non-cum. 10- 25c (accum.) pfd. S-IS* 1 7-25 25c ... 5%% 1 8-30 weeks and not yet paid. dends announced this 7-25 $1.25 ts-a)_ series 9- 9- $9 Bell . 7-25 $1.75 - 1 Corp.'of Canada, 6% "Public Service 7-30 7-30:jg $1.37% (quar.)-_ : 1st Below 7-25 25c A (quar.) 8-16 8-16 25c Co.__ Co. A 4'/2% 9-19 20c ______ A 2 2 Per Co.— prior preferred Co., .class B & $1.50 9- 25c . 8-20 $1 1 Steel (monthly) 8- 2 9- (quar.) Sons Belding-Corticelli, Ltd., 7% preferred (quar.) Belding Heminway Co. 4* 25c Worsted Name of , Extra Co. 2 9- (quar.) $1.12ya • 8-20 $1.06(4 Philadelphia Suburban Transportation— Quarterly Pittsburgh 8-15 4 Co.— preferred 9- 75c common (quar.) Jr. 5 8- ... 5% 5 15c Gear, 7% pfd. Co. (quar.)__ Pettibone-Mulliken 9- 8- ... $5 preferred (quar.) Peoples Gas Light & Coke (increased)______ Machine 9-15 8-15 8-30 ' 25c ■ ... 9- $1 Inc. (increased quar.) Beaver Lumber Co., Ltd., $1.40 pfd. (quar.) Beck (A. S.) Shoe Corp., 4%% pfd. (quar.) 9-15 2 50c _______—_____ York Corp., Youngstown 6 8-9 ..... Power (quar.)r 8- 1 9- 9-20 35c Co., 8 (quar.) & 87'/ac (quar.) 8- $1.50 Cigars, Bertram (quar.)... 2 , Power 95c common Light (Rudolph) Wyandotte 8-20 2 8-25 (final) Water 1 9- 15c ..... Corp. 9- 10- $2 (quar.)._ & Co. . Class Inc.— _____ Monthly 6 30c __ Perkins 10- Monthly _■ $1.25 (quar.) (S. Common (Win,), Monthly 7-21 ...1 $1 Co._... Y. 1 $4.25 Pennsylvania 1 9-9 8-15 $1.25 (quar.)_. & preferred Wurlitzer Manufacturing Insurance Rivet 8- 8-11 $1 , pfd. (quar.) Power 9-8 2 $1 Ine., Wrigley $6 $1 ........ common.., Wisconsin 1 9- Oil Bathurst 9- , Products preferred 5 Barnsdall 53c ., 8 9- Extra 8-15 $2.25 Works Stores, preferred 8-14 8- Parkersburg Penn 6% 8-15 Tubs Marine Fire 9-4 1 Co., 4'/a% Chlorine Machine 8-16 (quar.)55c 4%'% preferred (quar,) $1.12% Co............... 65c Co., ... (quar.)____ (Geo.), Ltd., $4.25 Telephone— preferred Ohio 10- 2 $2 ......... Ohio Parker Wieboldt 8 $1.50 u Associated Pacific 9- 8- . Common Outboard 7-29 Whitin 9-12 9-10 20c. common... 5 8- Barber-Ellis, Ltd. (quar.) 2 $1.12 (quar.) B (Joseph) 9- 75c j(quar.) com. 9- 2 t25c Bancroft 9-30 20c (year-end) Westvaco (s-a)_._. Common $2.20 7-21 1 Snowdrift & preferred (s-a)__l_. Y.) Insurance....... Noyes. (Charles) 8- 3.8% 50c Co. _.L Northern 1 50c (quar.)l. Washington Steamboat Extra 8 8- 40c _ Insurance 8-20 8- 8-15 Weston Co,.. Wire 9-10 8-15 $1.50 8 8-4 $1.50 Westinghouse Electric Corp., common..... 3'/2% preferred series A (quar.) 50c 25c . Warehouse-— Light Oil preferred $4 8- Bayuk (quar.) 9- 9-30 Steel—~" Porcelain 9-10 Extra : 9-30 25c 8-20 10- 8-15 }5c series preferred $2.50 2 $1.75 _ .... Baltimore 9-8 2 8-15 9- 9- __ preferred 1 9- 2 40c (monthly) , convertible 10- 8-~4 9- UOc (quar.) preferred common Extra 20c ... 1 8- B Mills, convertible $6 (initial) 60c (quar.) (quar.) Gas preferred Common .quarterly Britain Corp., 2 8-2ff 9-15 $1.50 preferred 7% ... Wesson 8-15 convertible 7% (quar.)... preferred 9- 40c 933/4C (quar.) 1 . (accum.) 1 15c ... Ltd. 9- (accum.). 8-30 1 Cement 9-15 $2.50 preferred (s-a)____ Chemical Corp.— 10- *20c 9-15 Ry.— 9-15 $68.25 (quar.).. $1 —.— 9-20 8- 9-15 1 9-30 1 ZZZZHIZZ _Z com. $1.75 Bakers Pacific & (s-a) 9-15 8-18 8-15 1 12-19 10- (quar.) Mines, preferred 20c 9-30 1 130c ^Increased Shreveport Petroleum 33A% Canada— New Jersey Zinc Co..___ Neptune Meter Co., common Dutch 25c 9- . 9-24 12-19 $16.50 IIIIIZII Baltimore American Insurance Co. 10- (quar.) 20c 25c $1.06'A 8-20 12-17 10- ..... Washington Railway & Electric, Participating units 5% preferred (quar.) Wellington Mills (quar.) Co. Holland $4.50 9-18 1 50c (Northam), $4 conv. pfd. (quar.)..75c (S. D.) $0., common (quar.). ' 25c Warren 9-12 1 Ordinary New 9-30 10- 2 1-2-48 9-30 12-23 Company— Avondale 50c ' —...— partic. Warren 8-15* $1.12% (quar.).... (quar.).... Paper preferred 6 1— (quar.).. Warren 9. 9- 22'/ac ... common preferred 6% partic. preferred Vogt Mfg. Corp...... Wagner Electric Corp. 10-13 15c ... Kamp's non-cum. 6% 8-25 $1.50 preferred Products of Western $2.40 5% 8 9-15 50c ... (quar.) Virginia-Carolina 8 9- Castings common Brothers, 9- 9-30 8-12 65c Corp., Common 8-15 9-30 $1.75 (quar.) Co., 9-10 12V2C 9-10 8-27 ...... Co. Corporation Vicksburg ■- Neiman-Marcus, 4%% Neon Verney 2 12Vic (final) de 9- 7-30 10- 1 CO preferred 8-29 8-26 $75c / — Steel 9-15 7-31 (quar.).. S. 9-9 25c Card Potash S. Van 30c preference Nekoosa-Edwards , Plaving 7% 9-12 8-25 ; Steel & preferred Tea U. * 8-15 ... Supply Co.—• 10-year 7-28 1 9- 2 (quar.)— Malleable $2 1 34%c (quar.)................. National 4%% 810- (s-a) 2 :—25c Extra ; common National National U. 50c (quar.) —I 6% 8-22 Corp.— — 1% 8-5 8-19 2 (quar.) (quar.) common preferred $1.25 (quar.) 8 7-22 12-23 ■15c _ S. 8-15 12 %c Inc. U. 9- - Lines, 4'/a % 9-2 50c (initial) common 1 4 $1.25 (quar.) Co Acme 8- 50c A preferred Specialties Co. S. pfd. Ltd.— Gold 8 $3 (quar.) preferred Portland 8- (accum.) preferred (quar.) Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., common Atlantic Coast Line RR. (quar.) Atlas 9- 1-21 2 $1 2nd $1.06'A 9- $1 p~fd."ZquarT) pfd. Extra Associated Dry Goods Aunor conv, 10-22 10c Asbestos Corp. Ltd. 8-11 — 1 Extra 8-12 — 11- $1.50 1-31-48 r (quar.) Corporation (quar.). $1 (quar.)— 10-22 (quar,*) common ■. 6% 5* 8-29 1 25% prior 9- 11- ....... $6 2 9-26 1 $1.50 Ill- 7% preferred (called for redemption Oct. 1 at $115 plus this dividend) Armstrong Cork Co. com $3.75 preferred 9- 1 $1 Co. 35c Mass.) class U. 8- $2.50 ... Bedford, United 3c (Mass.) (s-a) 5%% pfd. (quar.).. By-Products, 6% 1 8-15 75c Mills Container 8- 15c ... Society, National St. pfd. (quar.) A & 10- 75c This payment clears all arrears.. 8-16 25c (quar.) (quar.)— $4.25 Ar™0.ur 5 7-22 $ 15c Co., preferred (s-a) Arkansas Natural Gas 88- 8-11 $1.50 ^ 6% 7-24 9-15 (quar) 8-15 8-22 $1.75 "(quarZjl (quar.) A 5 40c (quar.) preferred Cotton Mills Common (quar.) California— of preferred prior Arcade 8- 0" 9- 1 8-22 1 50C Anglo-Iranian Oil, Ltd.— Ordinary (final) 8-15 8-28 8- 1 $12'/2C 25c — United Aircraft Corp., 5% United Fuel Investments, 8-12 8-15. 8-15 — Insurance Loan No,tional Roos Co., 9- 1 prior Artloom ' Co. 8-20 — common.. Oil Co. preferred (New 8-12 10c —— Insurance .... National Ptire 40c 12'Ac 20c (quar.) Copper Mining Co. Fence, 6% prior pfd". Post Class Street Railway Co.— Union 8-12 > 30c Myer-Bridges Co. 6% Oil $3.75 9-25 $-22,„ (irreg.) (quar.) Life Company Monroe 1 9-30 (accum.) Co.— Co. Midvale Monarch pfd. 10- 50c A. (increased Laundries Mid-West Midland $1.50 —... Sugar ■ $1.06'/4 - (quar.). Assurance Mid-Continental Poor Inc., (quar.) Coal Rubber Union 8-29 .... common... —— Michigan Ohio Tyer 8-25 1 8-19 — Inc. Truax-Traer 10- 7-23 8-29 — Associated Trunz, 5 7-28 5c ' Carson, Ltd. (Canada) preferred (quar.)— & preferred Water 8- —. (extra).—.. preferred Merchants New 4% Tide 8-29 (quar.)— Co. Products, 8-12 8 9-15 20% ... Thompson 1 (quar.) convertible 8- 25c (quar.) ... 9-15 8-15 25c $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) 5%' 7-15 $50c RR., Martin-Parry Corp. Corporation, - 9-17 (quar.) (cash dividend) dividend Central Mead „ 10-1 (quar.) Co., Ltd.— (quar.) receipts * 9- 2 tH'Ac 1 8-15 Ltd.— ... Die Co. International Deposit Taylor, common preferred (quar.) & $2 — 8-29 10- 9- $1.75 Y.)—- Refining"Tom"!"ZZZZZ 6% * Maine $2 1 10- 1 9-30 9- 12- 5 Sanitary Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— 8- 9 8-15 $31'Ac 7-81 (increased quar.) 6% 5 $31'Ac 8-15 25c Co. Anaconda 9-19 9-15 6 12-15 25c American Sugar Refining Co.— 7% preferred 9- 1 9- 2 8-28 (quar.) (N. 8-27 8- 5 9- $1.75 I—IIZIII" 9-30 , 9- 9-15 Quarterly 9-10 9-10 85c . $1.50 ,> (quar.)— Paper (quar.) & Magnavox Company Stock Swift 8-22 _.u_„ ... common non-cum. 8- 9- 8 Stove 40c 40c 20c Extra Corp. Smelting & American 40c Paving & Materials, Participating convertible preferred Co., Ltd.— quarterly Metal Products, partic. preferred Macmillan 8-11 25c (quar.).- Increased Lyon 7%c _ (quar.) common preferred (Walter M.) Standard 8-15 10c (quar.)— common American 1 Seal— & convertible 25c Co., Company Shore Mines, Ltd. Koehring 1 9- Anchor $1.25 (quar.) 9- 9-15 9-24 8-29 $1.75 """"""""""I 7% preferred (quar.) American Re-Insurance Co. Power— participating 6 "» — Creamery ....—_ 10- Keystone Custodian Funds— Knudsen (quar.) (increased).—, 50c pfd, 5% 9-15 10-15 8-15 9-19 common convertible preferred $1.60 1 $$1.50 75c Company _ 9" 50c (quar.) 9-15 preferred (quar.)—... Bed Co. .(quar.) Simmons 8-29 1 20c 1 10-15 5 % % 8- 6 1 10- 9-15 common 7-31 9- 10c 133Ac $1 8-25 9-15 corp., 8-15 — Pattern Co., 7-15 10c 7-31 10- 25c .... ... 9-15 When Holdert Payable of Rec. 25c 10c (quar.) 50c 2 45 Co.— preferred (quar.) American Pulley Co. (quar.).. American Radiator & Standard 50c —... 8-15 10- 1 — preferred 50c (quar.) 9-10 6% 7% 9-2 8-15 (s-a) (bi-"monthlyVZZZZZZZZ *25c (quar.).. - B Share (Newark, N. J.) American News Co. American Paper Goods 8-25 10- 2 t75c — - - class A Gas, Extra Johnson— 9-15 $50c ...... (s-a) & 90c 31'Ac (initial s-a) Laughlln Steel, common.., preferred A (quar.)— Kansas B Oil Class 8-15 2 8-25 Co. 7% A (initial) Brewing, Ltd.— Winnipeg 35c & 5% 2 9- t25c ... 7% preferred (s-a) N. Y. (s-a)__—— preferred 5 % 9- 50c 8-25 9-15 Company American Ins. Extra 8-30 9-15 23c . Extra 8 4 20c (Canada) Mills 9-9 9-11 Per Name of 9-2 Water & Power— preferred Class 9-15 5c (quar.) Extra common Jones 9-30 Payable 0/ Rec. 15c ... (505) Holdert 25c (quar.) , A Shea's 8-12 — Steel Johnson Class Signal Products.— Knitting Inc class B When 25o B.), Shawinigan Ireland) Jefferson Lake Sulphur, Jersey Insurance Co. of Jessop (R. Corp., Share (quar.) (Del.) Extra 4% Steel Jantzen 1 Semler Serrick 9-30 - Co. 8-11 J 10c _ Company Oil 8-15 Co.— Britain American 50c ; (s-a) Tobacco (Great Name of Seaboard 8-15 $1 (quar.) Per Payable oj Rec. 25c 87 %c 37 %c $1.06 % ____ Stores 4'/4% Holdert RR. (quar.) (quar.) of Virginia com. (quar.) $1.12% com. 25c (quar.) . $1.12% 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 9-19 8-15 9- 5 20c 8-30 8-15 20c 8-15 8- 1 8-15 8- 5 9- 8-2Q 50c 75C 4 Chile Chilton $2.50 --New 8-15 8- 9-12 Cinecolor t—;— Insurance 9-15 8-15 9- 2 8-15 fl-15 11-15 Fownes 12-15 Franklin . 8- 8-15 7-23 8-15 7-23 General 9-30 9-15 General 9- 1 50c 9- 1 8-20 25c 9- 1 8- General 7-19 8-15 8- 9-10 "Common River Connecticut 8-25 8- 9- 8- 8 25c (quar.) (Toronto) 9-15 (quar.) pfd. 6% Power, 10c * 10- 1 9- 2 10- 1 37V2C 37*/2c 11- 3 11-3 90c $1 $1.12% 10- 1 <10- 1 10- 1 Consolidated 25c Consolidated 25c 9- 2 9- 1 preference class A (quar.) $1 partic preference class B (quar.) Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power (quar.)- common 4% preferred (quar.) 4 y2 % preferred (quar.) — Laundries Corp. (quar.) Paper Co. (quar.) Gas Co. (Reading, Pa.) (quar.)— (quar.)-—— Glass Consumers (quar.) Co. com. Power Consumers __— (quar.) Corp. of America, com. (quar.)__ preferred Extra Can Co., (quar.) Sexton Ac Cork & Seal Co., Inc., common (quar.) preferred $4 conv. 2nd pfd. (quar.) preferred 7% preferred Stove Detroit-Michigan preferred preferred 5% 5% Detroit 8-21 8-29 7-30 8- 8 8- 5 5 8-15 Diamond 6% D1 Co., preferred partic Giorgio Fruit, class A 8-15 8- 8* 7-15 Co., Ltd. Ordinary Corporation (quar) (quar.) Distillers Divco (Interim). Dodge Mfg. Co. Extra Dominion Dominion Tar Common & (quar.) (quar.) 7-21 10- 12-23 8- B 11- 5 1- Drug (quar.)____ Paper, 4*/2% .conv, pfd. Co. (quar.) 5 Co preferred, A (quar) Dravo Corporation com (quar) 4% preferred (quar) Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. com. 4*/2 % preferred (quar.) i -Dwight Mfg. Co t Eastern Corp. (quar.) Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway— 8-15 6-27 — • 8- 8-15 8- 1 8-18 1 8-15 8-15 10- 1 1 8- 5 9-10 10- 1 8-15 8- 4 9-15 $1.50 12-15 7-15 8-22 9-20 8-20 9-20 8- 1 7-16 9- 2 12- 1 Eastern Racing ... . . (quar) 5% jc 5% Railroad Co.— preferred preferred Eversharp,- Inc., b% preferred $1.25 9- 1 8-15 $1.25 8-30 8-15 1 11-15 9-25 10-1 Co., 1 9- 10- 1 9- 5 8- 1 0- 1 12- 11- 1 8-15 2 9- I 2 8- $22 %c 9- 2 8-11 8-19 9-10 8-20 2nd 8-15 50c 9- 1 8-15 Louisville 9- 1 8-15 Lowenstein 10-15 9-30 Extra conv. Horn A.) (George 8-26 8-29 8-19 9-26 9-16 10-31 10-21 Hardart Co. (N. 1 8-20 9- 2 8-15 8-21 8-14 9- 8-22 89- 7-26 $1.50 8-15 7-26 Y.) — 9- 8- & Smelting Co., 9- $75c Car Co. 10c (quar.)— 9- 8 8- 1 8- 8 7 9- 1 8-15 12 %C preferred (quar.)____ 5% preferred series A (quar.)___ Hussman Refrigerator Co.— Formerly Hussman-Ligonier Co. $2.25 preferred (quar.) Huttig Sash & Door, common 5% preferred (quar.) 9- 1 8-15 56y4c 8-15 8- 1 50c 9-12 9- 5 $1.25 9-30 9-20 $1.25 (quar.) 12-30 12-20 Co. _' St. Louis & Ry. preferred Inspiration Consolidated Copper Institutional Shares, Ltd.— Stock & Bond Group Shares Iron (increased) International Harvester Co., Holdings, (quar.) (quar.) 7% pfd. Steel Co.— Steel— 8- 4 8- 4 Quarterly __—____ Monsanto Chemical Co. $3.25 pfd. Moore Motor Co. 8-22 2 8- com. Oil Mining & 8- lr 8-15,: 8- 37 %c , 8-15 8- 5 8-15 8- lv 8-15 8- 5 50c 9-15 1 8-30 8-25 9- 8-15' 5 8-15 9-30 8-28 9- 9-12 8-14 2 8- 7r 8-20 10- 7-31 1 9-20 12-15 12- $1 8-15 8- $50c 9-15 8-15 If i 9-15 62 %c C.) Co. 9- 1 8-15 9- 1 8-15 93 %c 9- 1 8-15 85c 9- 1 43 %C 8- 4 8-30 43 3/4 C 11-30 11-29 25c 8-29 8-15 9- $5oy4c 37 %c •; 8-13 Mutual 9- 1 8-13 6% , 1 7-31 8-15 15c $1.75 8- 2 8-15 8- 8-15 1 7-31 35c 10- 1 9-12 87 %c 10- 1 9T12 $1.50 9-25 9- 5 80c 8-15 8- $1.62% 8-30 8-15 10C 97 %c $1.62% $12%c 8-15 10- 1 8-4 f , 1< 2 12- 9-15- 12-15- ■»8-.& 1 $13c .11-10 9-15 9-15 8-1'. f 1-2-48 9- 9- 4 x ■ 8-15' 10- 1 8-15 i;, 8-15. 8-15 PM . — 40C 10-1 9t25 $2 9-15 8-29 .8-29 8-15 > ' t Development 37 %c Muskegon Motor Specialties— $2 class A (quar.) 1 8-15 8-31 75c (quar.) (quar.) 8-15 8-15 75c $44c — 1 93 %c lc 9- *' $1.25 1 8-15 lc $1 Railways of Central America— preferred (accum.) 1 8- 25c (William R.) Dry Goods (J. P.) & Co. (quar.) $1.50 International 1 2* 9-12 v $1.62% (quar.) series A (s-a) Ltd., common (G. 9- 50c (quar.) Murphy 88C $12%c Cottons, Diablo 7-15 8- 9-15 35c Extra 5 8- 8-15 r 25c Finaijce Corp. (quar.)__ Mount 8-19 25c 7% Morgan 10-27, 11- 1 25c Quarterly __________ Massey-Harris, Ltd., common (increased) — 6y4% preferred (s-a) May Department Stores com $3.75 pfd. 1947 series (initial quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) $3.40 preferred (quar.) McClatchy Newspaper, 7% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) McCord Corporation (increased)Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Meadville Telephone Co. (quar.) Meier & Frank Co., Inc. (quar.) Mercantile Stores, Inc., 7% pfd. (quar.) Merck & Co., common (quar.) 3Va % preferred (quar.) — Mergenthaler Linotype (increased) Merritt-Chapman & Scott (increased s-a) — 6 Va % preferred A (quar.) Messenger Corp., common Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.90% pfd. (quar.) Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co.— $6.50 conv. pfd. (accum.) Modern Tool Works, Ltd. (quar.) 2 9- 6 Bonding & Insurance Co.— 2 8-15 $ 8- 5c 9- 9-10 8- 1 $1.25 9- $1.75 1 9- 12 %c preferred (quar.) ; Moody's Investors Service, Inc.— $3 participating preferred (quar.) $1.50 2-23 8- 8 1 9- $$1.25 (quar.)_ 9-12 1 9- 25 c 1 8- 8-22 11-21 . . 10- $50c Ltd .* — $1.25 7-31 2-23 9-10 12-10 20C _____— .____ Montreal 8-15 8-23 11-21 37 %c Company 1* 8-31 9-10 12-10 10-48 3 $1.75 (quar.) 8- 60C 8-15 30C &• Sons., Inc. (M.) 8-11 25c Corp 1 10c Co. RR. 2 5 9- $2.50 (quar.) (quar.) 9- 9- 8-15 Co.— (s-a) 1* 9-23 1 $4 (quar.) 8- 50c 8 9- $25C $1.50 (quar.) 2 8- 20C $1.50 Ingersoll-Rand Special • 2 8- 87 %C (quar.) 20c (quar.) 8- 1 8-30 $1.10 3-10-48 7-25 ____- Indianapolis Water, class A common 5% preferred A (quar.) 8-18 9- 25c ; 8-20 — 1 $1.10 8-20 9 8- 10-25 $1.10 9- 8- 1 50c 15c 2 11- — 25c 45c (quar.) 8-12 1 50c 35c Assn Co., common Co. (quar.) 8-12 1 9- 75c 8-20 Hyde Park Breweries International 7-28 12 %C Foods, Inc.,*5% preferred 8-13 5 Ltd.— Quarterly Motor 2 1 9- (quar.)__ Nashville & Massachusetts 2 8-15 $1.25 (Ind.) Mar-Tex Realization Corp.__ 1 9-26 $2 Bay Mining Zinc 9- 8-27 Inc Idaho Power 8-20 50c (quar.) Barbizon, 9-30' 8-25 9- 50c Corp., common preferred (quar.) 5% 1 30c (quar.)—. com. 8-22 12-31 9-10 50c Marathon 9- $1.06% & Co., preferred Extra 7-25 9-15 25c (quar.)_ preferred Illinois 8-15 10c (quar.) preferred 2 $1 (quar.) i_—— Lukens 7-25 1 9- 10-31 $1 (quar.)_ (quar.) Lynch Corporation MacKinnon Structural 7-25 8-15 30c (initial)- common 5% 8-15 50c class A (quar.) Electrochemical Co.— 7-31 40c preferred (quar.) Mackintosh-Hemphill Co. (quar.)__. MacWhyte Company (quar.) Magor Car Corp. (irreg.) Madison Square Garden Corp. (quar.) Manhattan Shirt Co. (quar.) 25c non-cum. 8-15 50c 5% 25c common (quar.) preferred (quar.) Co. (quar.) ____ 8-14 8-15 RR.— Lukenheimer 8- 4 25c 5% Hunt 8-15 25c (monthly) Stores, common (H.) & Co., Inc.— Hudson 7-21 — convertible & 8-15 — (Charles E.) New 1 $1 Monthly $1 9- $1 pref. Monthly Hooker 9-15 75c Hilton Hotels Corp., Holt 1 25c (quar.) Inc. (quar.) Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. $4 9- $1.25 ' 9-10 1 2 2 $25c Chemical™ & non-cum .Extra 9-15 75c (quar.)_ 9-10 9- 3iy»c (quar.)__ (s-a) Common 5% & Utilities Co.— ___— 12-22 1 9- 1 8- $2c Louisiana Land & Exploration Co, 37%c (quar.) pfd. 1 10- 4 8-15 35c (increased)—.1 Henderson Louisville - 50c (accum.) Hercules Powder Co. 5% pfd. Hershey Chocolate Corp. com. 62 %o conv. 12- 12-31 37 %c (quar.)_ (increased preferred, 8-15 preferred 9- 4 9-11 8-15 10- 5 1 8- 12-11 9- 5 8-15 8-25 25C • 1 1st 2 $25c 1 6% 9- $3 (s-a) : (quar.)__ 9- Havana Electric (quar.)___ B 9- (quar.)—_ 5% 811- Baltimore Hotel— Lord 25c Harrisburg Gas Co., 4%% pfd. Harshaw Chemical Co. (quar.) 8-18 8-15 $20c (quar.)_^ Ltd. Ltd. capital 50c 25c 8-30 11-15 $750 capital 9-10 $1.12% 8-22 $75c (quar.) (quar.) Co. Sons guaranteed capital ± 9-10 —,—._ Ltd. (quar.) guaranteed guaranteed A Class 8-19 9-15 25c (quarj 1 $1 (quar.) Corp. Co. Class 9-15 $1 (quar.)_ 10- Groceterias Ltd.—• Loblaw 25c 1 8-25 30c Shops, Groceterias Inc. Loblaw 8 1 8- 8 25c pref. (accum.) (accum.) conv. Co. Light Special Special Special Original Original Original 5 9- common & Miami Little 7-30 8-7 8- 2 9- 25c Liquid Carbonic Corp., common (quar.) 3y2% preferred quar.) 9-15 1 10- 25c .___ Corporation (quar.) 1 '•5% - 50c 9-3 8-15 3 8-15 9-2 8-15 9- 9- "8*15 2 . (quar.) common 12- $1.25 (quar.) - 9-15 1 Lionel 25c:1 •7 (quar.) International Business Machines 6 10- $1.25 common preferred 8-14 10- 50C 75c Lindsay Link-Belt 5 7-31 8-15 30c 2 9- 25c 7-31 9- 7-31 9- 10c Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. 8-20 1 8-11 8-15 $7c 1 9-15 8-30 15C (increased quar.) Life Savers * (quar.) Co., Interlake 9- 8- $7c 8-14 9-22 15C National . ,'jErie 7-25 5 8-15 25c __ 8-21 30c Watch (quar.)_ Emerson Drug Co., 8% preferred (quar.) Empire District Electric, 5% pfd. (quar.) ,r 1 8-20 $1.25 Extra Elgin ' . 9-20 8- 9- 30c 15c — (Canada) — 8-21 Electric Hose & Rubber Co • _ 10- 2 25o 4 25c : Paper Class B 8- —_ (quar.) Watch 8-15 8-15 *2Qo Stores 8-20 8-15 8-15 56y4c 1 7-25, $$1.75 Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass (quar.) Liggett & Myers Tobacco— Common (increased quar.) 8-25 30c (quar.) 2 9-15 8- 8-15 8-11 $40C (quar.) Mines, Electric 1 Hudson 8- $1.50 (quar.) (quar.l Association, Inc.— $2 par and no par value (quar.) Eastern Sugar Associates— $5 preferred (accum.) 9- 10-15 $25c 1- 31-48 8-20 9-15 , $1.75' (quar) Hotel 7-31 8- 1st preferred A $1 (quar.)__ 2 (interim) Cement Brothers, 10- 6% 1 1st preferred A Lewis 9- 1 50c 8 10- 1 1 8% Leland 8-22 $1.06% $4.25 9- 8% 8-22 9-12 37 %c 9-15 11- 35c (quar.) common (James) Leitch "Gold 9-12 9- 1 12C preference preferred $1.12% Hormel 10- $1.12 y2 75c 20c Lees 5c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Hancock Oil Co. of Calif., Class A 1 25c 25c 50c 4% 9-11* 9-30 7% Portland 4,l/2% Holly 6 11- 1 11- 1 10- 1 8-15 9- 2 8-15 15c . 1 $$1 8- 8 2 10c (quar.) Candy Co., 4¥4% 2- 30c com & Lehigh 10- (quar.) 12-2a 9- 10- 250 Secord $2.50 1 9-11* 1st pfd. (quar.)__ Products * Hammermill 8-11 1 $25c $25c $25c (quar.) $$1.12% — 15c 8-15 56 %C pfd. Inc. Co. convertible Leath 1 50c convertible 4% 10- — 2 $1.25 Mines, Ltd. Hamilton Cotton Co. Hires 8-15 9-2 Bros. 8-29 8- 9-15 9- 8- 12-29 $1.75 Lawyers Title Insurance, 6% preferred 10- Hewitt-Robbins, 8-14 9- 1 8-22 9-15 $20c 1 7-28 (quar.)_____ preferred Donnacona Dow 7-24 Chemical Co., Ltd.— Voting trust certificates Drackett 1 9-19 8-15 $50c $32'/2c (aceum.) preferred Dominion Stores, Ltd. $1 8- 8- 8 8- 5 t$1.25 $30c preferred (quar.) Bridge Co., Ltd.. (quar.) Dominion-Scottish Investments, Ltd.— 5% Dominion 5% 9-18 Ltd.— Anglo Investment Corp., & 9-15 1 8-15 9-22 60c Inc. (quar.) Bleachery & Dye Works (quar.) Laura 60c 9-18 8-15 15c 1 , 8- 8 9-29 $1.50 (quar.) Mines, Ltd. Lansing Company 7-17 10- 50c 2 $1.21% Bryant, 7% 10- 25c 8-19 9- $1.12% 1 H.), Machine Langley's Ltd., 5 15C Co Special, Class B 8-13 8-25 —__ —___________ 8-15 8-15 9-11 50C Quarterly 7-17 8- 15c (quar.) Inc. Corporation 8-13 9-15 9- 1 3-1-48 - 8-25 B Class (M. Landis 1 8-15 8-15 $20c (quar.) Stores Oil 4% 12y2% 25c 15c (quar.) (s-a)__, common 8- 20c $1.50 (irreg.); (accum.)— Knight, Hamilton 2 35c 37y2c 75c $1 — pfd. Ltd., 4% Griggs Cooper & Co., 5% Hale 8-22* 10- 1 12-23 Gold Lamston 11-10 8-15 $1.50 Corp. 7-31 8-25 50c quar. Lamaque 7-28 Lanett common Hallnor $1 Match Co 8 8-21 & 7-30 8-11 $4 1-15-48 (s-a) Chemical Almy 9- Quarterly. 7-31 8-15 11-15 50c 7-28 9-12 Advertising, (quar.) Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Co.— " 6O0 8 8-25* 9- 9- 1 50c (quar.) Co. (quar.) (quar.) Tunnel River & Dewey $1.75 " - Union Stock Yard 9- 25c Union 8-11 9-15 $1.75 quar.) (quar.) preferred 7% Denver 8-14 Lane $5 preferred Graton 9-15 8- 5 8-15 Rayon, 8-14 10% 7% preferred (quar.) Grayson-Robinson Stores, $2.25 pfd. (quar.) Great Eastern Fire Insurance (N. Y.) (s-a) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (quar.) Great Lakes Engineering WorksJ Great West Coal Co., Ltd. (initial)-— Griesedieck Western Brewery Co 9-15 10- 1 10- 1 class A——__ Dennison Mfg. Co., class A. (quar.) Dentist's Supply Co. (N. Y.)—.1, Delaware 9-15 Increased 7-31 8-15 Clothing Co.— ; 4%% ,, 9-20 2 8- 8 8-20 15c (quar.) (S. S.) Lafayette Natl. Bank (Brooklyn, N. Y.) (s-a) Lake of the Woods Milling Co., Ltd.— Common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Lakey Foundry & Machine 2 8-15 Grand 8-15 50c 20c Curlee -Cuban , 9-30 — 9-15 8-30 8-28 $1.12% •Cuneo (quan) Atlantic'Sugar* 5% preferred ,(Quar.) Press, Inc., 3%% pfd. (quar.) 9- 40c Grocery $1 $2 $1.25 87V2C (quar.) Forster,~8%. preferred & Crum 8-15 ordinary (annual) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. com. Gulf 8-15 9- 1 9- 1 9-30 10-1 8-15 (quar.)— Corp. $4.20 pfd. Zellerbach 9-15 8-15 $50c $1.05 Ltd... (quar.) & Seal, Cork 9-19 9-15 9- 8-25 Laclede-Christy Clay Products— 1 8-25 $2 9-10 8c series L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. 5 100% $1 9-15 8- $30c 28yac 40c 50c (quar.) — Co. 4%% pfd. (quar.) Mills, Ltd. Cosmos Imperial 10- 1 (s-a) Goodall-Sanford, 8-20 9-15 8-15 9- 1 8-29 8- 7-26* 10-15 8-20 $1.25 9-12 8-15 10-15 9-12 8-15 9- 2 9-2 8- 9-30 8-15 9-10 9-25 $1.25 (quar.) 9-25 Fund— Interest preferred (quar.) Kysor Heater Co. (irreg.) 11-25 Co" pfd. 2nd 50c Golden State 8-20 933/4C t8c $25c $$1.25 (quar.) preferred Corporate Investors, Ltd., CI. A (irreg.) Corrugated Paper Box Co., Ltd., common 5% preferred (quar.) _ Cosden Petroleum Corp. 5% pfd. (accum.)_ 8-15 6 25c com._ Creamery Co. 60c pfd. Co. (quar.) (S. H.) & Co._ 1% 5c 9-20 Co. preferred A (quar.) 4%% preferred A (quar.) Kroger Company, common (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 1 25c (s-a)_. Glidden Co., common (quar.) 4*/2 % preferred (quar.) Goebel Brewing Co (quar.) 9- 1 8-30 25c 8- 30c 25c 25c Public Utilities R.) Kroehler Mfg. Co., 4%% $1.75 Steel Castings $6 $1 20c 75c 40c (interim)— common 8-15 8-15 1 8- 15c (G. prior 25c Outdoor 50c 50c preferred Continental 8-20 10- 1 $1.12% - (quar.) Cook Paint & Varnish, common $3 prior preferred (quar.) Coro, Inc. (quar.) —1 — 9-13 8-30 30c t50c 50c _ 9-15 8- (interim)__ Ltd. : Kress 8-15 Gilchrist Company 75c $1.50 (quar.)_ 2 9- 7-31 8-21 Kresge 8-15 Ltd., common (quar.)_ Genesee Brewing Co., class A (quar.}_ Class B (quar.) Gibralter Fire & Marine Insurance (s-a) 9-10 9-15 Power— •& 8-28 Mines, Ltd 9-30 2 General Steel Wares, 3 5 2 7%% preferred 6% 8- 9- com Corp. 8-15 +5c Gold Mines, Beneficial 50c General 7-25 partic. Crown 9-12 7-31 9-15 $5 9- 10C (quar.) General Metals 7-15 1 $3c Lake 5% pfd. A (s-a) Foods Corp., common (quar.) General 8 25c 15c i$1.50 . Inc., 40c preferred (quar.) Chemical Industries, Inc.— (Bait.), Co. 9- 1 8-25 1 8-20 Knickerbocker 7-25 General Finance Corp., General Consolidated Grown 1 8-15 1 1 9-15 5 (quar.)_— Bonus 8-12 $1.50 Assn. Light (quar.) Cigar preferred 7% 9- $1.25 Extra 12 %C General Electric Co., Ltd. 50c (quar.) (irreg.)— Inc. Congoleum-Nairn, Container 4 $1.06*4 10- 1 88- 1 8- Corp Brewing 8- 5 95C Kinney 62 %c (initial) General 7-24 8-25 8- iiy4c (quar.) (quar.) 9-27 8-15 9-10 .30c 87 %c Kerr 8-15 10- 10-15 — common 10- 7 25c (quar.) Co. (quar.) 8-18 8-15 Co. General Co. Life Confederation Consumers New 8-20 Co.— (final) Corp. preferred Kerr-Addison 5ft%C 6% pfd. (quar.) (quar.)— Baking Co., $8 pfd. (quar.)_ Bottlers (stock dividend) (Robert) $1 * 5 7% 11-20 1 $12.50 — Co. Gair 8-15 9- 8-15 $1 37 %C Gamewell Company 37 %c Publications Connecticut Steel Gabriel 7-31 $4c 12- 12 %c (quar.) 7-31 79c 9 Utilities Co.— junior pfd. (quar.)__ 3.80% 5 15c Co. (quar.) (Louis) Realty Corp. 8-15 6c National & pfd. conv. 8- 11-10 12- 1 Electric shares Gas Machine 8-15 1 9-10 40c Co. (quar.) Co.— 8-15 8-15 9- 9-15 9- 17%c Freeport Sulphur 1 8- Simon 4V2% 9-30 8 — Nast Connohio, 1 8-29 9-10 $2.50 $5 non-cum. preferred (s-a) Four-Twelve West Sixth Co. (irreg.) (quar.)__ 7-31 2 9- 30c Knudsen 10-15 12- 9-20 9-15 $1.12% Stores, 1 10-10 Co. 8-21 30c Kentucky Stock Corp. Brothers & Manufacturing 9-15 10-15 12c Inc (quar.)___, Janet's Apparel Shops, Inc. 45c pfd. Jantzen Knitting Mills, 5% pfd. A Kansas City Power & Light Co.— 7-31 1 40c $3 1 1-1-48 8-15 10- 35C Payable of Rec. $75c (quar.) preference Fund, Italo-Argentine 8-12 8-15 $$2.50 — (quar.) pfd. 4%% Fireman Jaeger (quar.) 11- 50c preferred (accum.) $2 Bank 87 %c Hampshire)— Jacksonville Foundation Investment Co.— y2c (New American 7-31 ____- & Rubber $30c International 10-15 (quar.) $20c (quar.)—— (quar.)- Corp. 1 8-11 $3 (quar.) Friedman (s-a) Gas Cribben (accum.) pfd. Co. of N. J. 10- 25c (quar.) preferred Quarterly Crown 9 1 17 Vac 11- 25c (s-a) ;_— 7% pfd. (quar.) Florida Power Corp. 4% ptxTT (quar.) Foster & Kleiser Co. (irreg.) Foster-Wheeler Corp., 6% prior pfd. (quar.) 11-10 9- 6%% Ltd.* Tire Fitzsimmons Iron Corp.— & Electric Gas 3%% 1 20c , Corp., Ltd.— Commonwealth Investment Co. (Del.)— 4% B 8- 8-lfl - Ltd. $4.50 Class Firestone 1 8- 11-15 20C Commonwealth Co. 2 8- 25c Columbia Pictures Corp., $4.25 pfd. Columbian Carbon Co. (quar.) $1 A Stock 50c ._ Federal-Mogul Corp., new common (initial)Co. of America at Bait.— Class convertible Quarterly Finance 1 $1.75 2-16-48 2-10-48 20c convertible Conduit Grain Federal 9- — 20c Colorado Fuel & Conde Federal 9 6% 9-18 . $$1 1 $1.75 (quar.)—* Colonial Stores, common (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) 7% 8- 8- Iron 8-15 Interim 8-30 $1.75 preferred Concord 1 9 Investors 1 class A (quar.) Insurance Co. of Canada— 20o Extra Commoil, 1 First Corporation (initial quar.)_, Qlub Aluminum Products— — Cochrane-Dunlop Hardware, Ltd.— -Class A' (quar.) ; ' $1.20 preference (quar.) —_ Colgate-Palmolive-Peet: Co., common (quar.) Columbia 1 8- 8-15 15c Clopay 5% Fire 9-15 20c (monthly) Inc. Industries, $3.50 Federal 8- 3% dividend Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly . 8-15 8- 25c (s-a) City Auto Stamping Co. (quar.) City Investing Co. (reduced) City of Paris Dry Goods— 7% 1st preferred (quar.) 7% 1st preferred (quar.) 2 7% 1st preferred (quar.) Clearing Machine Corp. (quar.)Clinton 2 (quar.) Inc. Park, 9-30 2%% (s-a) (cash div.) Co. 8-15 8-29 Electric Co., 9- 12 %c pfd. 5(4% Utilities Stock Federal 9-15 $1 — 8-8 8-29 10- —_ Quarterly Fashion 9-15 9- 35c common— 9-2 50c Share Ltd.— Foundation, $2.50 —- 7-15 9- Investment Holdere When Per Name 0} Company 8-29 25c (quar.)— ' 8-18 $1.25 9-12 Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Co. (Syra- 1 10- Holdert Payable of Rec. 50c (quar.)__ Corp. 8-15 $1 (initial) Corp. Ltd. Citizens Co. & Morse Brewing 9-12 35c common preferrred (quar,) Cinzano Share * 25c Extra 5 — Electric, & preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) "Cincinnati Milling Machine, 4% 4% Falstaff 8-18 75c par Gas Cincinnati 20c $1.50 $5 par old Corp., Fairbanks 8 Company (The) ' (quar.) Company Chrysler 8- 8-26 75c (increased) 8-10 8-20 10% (stock Company Copper Fair 9-15 9-30 When Per Name of Payable of Reo. 30c (quar.) dividend) & Lumber Chicago Mill Chiksan Share of Company Holden When Per Name Monday, August 4, 194? THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (506) 46 (quar. (quar.) - ... ; 30c 25c. - International Silver Special Co. (increased) _2_ 10-15 9-30 International Utilities 10- 1 0-15 Intertype Corp.- Corp. (increased) (quar.) I 22 %« 40C - 8-29 0-15 - 6% Chemical Co. of America— preferred preferred & Coated 11.50 (quar.) (quar.) 8-11 ;.. 9- 2 Nashua Gum — Paper — $1.50!. $1 9-26 12-26 ,.9-18 12-19 8-15 Br 8 1 Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 (507) When Per Name of National National Drug & Chemical Co. Convertible - National preferred 9- 5 8- $1.06 9- 1 8- 4* $15c 9- National 10-30 10-20 National Paper Extra 9-15 10- 1 9-15 - Preferred Stock — 8- Stock Series Naumkeag Steam Cotton 7-31 Sears 7-31 Seattle Gas Newmarket Newport News Shipbuilding (N. Y.) 8-22 8-13 ,___ & Dry . ,. 9- 20c (s-a) 8-15 7-30 York New • Air York 6 % Chicago & St. Louis Noranda series Mines —;——— Adjustment preferred ).'■ American Common $2 Car 9- 4% $1.50 (quar.) 5% quar.) 50c — 50c (quar.) preferred (accum.)_ 5'%% preferred (accum.) 7-16 American Northern Liberties Nu-Enamel Oak Oil Gas Co Corp. (quar.) . 43A% Olin preferred A Industries, 15C (quar.). common Beauty Supply Participating 7% Steel Owens-Illinois Glass 10- % & Electric, 5% pfd. Lumber Pacific Mills Co. (quar.) 2 1 3.70% (quar.) Inc. preferred preferred 4.40% South 8-15 31J/4C C 8-15 Engravers Portsmouth Potash & 7-31 8-15 7-31 9- 20c 1 9- 8-15 1 8-15 8-11 9- 2 8- 2 8- 1 t75c 8-25 $$1.50 8-25 7-25 8-15 7-15 8- 7-28 8 Wentworth Carpets— 35c 9-10 8- 8 9-10 8- 8 2 8- 1 9- 87V2C pfd. conv. (quar.) 8-15 22V2C — (quar.) 9-30 9- 9-30 9- 2 (initinl quar.) 8-25 Common the California. & $19c 8-15 60c 7-18 8-29 $25c 37V2C of 7-18 9-12 2 9- Transport 500™ 10- 1 (quar.) —-: 50c 1-1-48 811- 5 25C 2-15-48 $3.50 B 11-15 Water Standard 12-15 8-15 25C Service Common < of ' each Co. Indiana 3'%% of share 2-5-38 8-15 Brands, Standard 7-15 Oil 1 8- 1 Standard Silica 8- 1 Standard 9-12 Standard 35c 10-. 1 10- i : Stein 8-29* 1 9- 9-30 25c 9- 9-30 50c 9- 8-15 20c . 91'/4C (A.) & 9- 2 8- Stuart 1 Sun 8-30 8- 8 Sun 9- 2 8-15 9- 2 8-13 6% a common 8-15 8- 5 8-15 Texas 5 7-31 & $2.40 Thermatomic 1 8-15 Thomaston 9-30 9-30 8-29 Tide Water 9-15 8-15 9-15 8-15 Tokheim 50c 8-15 7-15 (quar.) 8-15 9-15 7-24 Trane 8-22 8- Tuckett 6 208 1 9- 9-12 25C < .__ 8-15 10- $1.183/4 New United 0- a 8- 1 $40c la-1 ll" 1 15c 11-1 10-15 15c 11- - ' Class - . 1 10-15 9-2 common 8-15 V:7-25 ReyrioldsMR.jJ.)'Tobacco^-::;,,r;;; ^Wncrea«ef;(ftqariJi^Xi. quar. >'45c':; ■ -45c : 8-15 ' 7-25 9- 8 8- 8-15 00 1 37J%c 8-12 7-28 9- 8-15' $1.50 2 $2.50 8-15 28c 8-15 8- 9- 1 8-16 9- 50c 8-20 8-16 9- 31 J/4c 1 8-29 25C __ _ 1 8- 1 , 2 8-11 3 8-22 15c 1011- (s-a)-I 7- 1 2' 9- 1 5 10-25 2-1-48 1-25 $20c 8- 8'-15 8- 1 $$3.50 (s-a) 8-15 8-15 8- 1 1 closed for funds, this tax 7%. less dividend. deductible a at 'the source. Less British income tax. 15% ; Canadian nou-residents' Non* tax 1 1944 $510,509 27,643 *30,223 $495,398 <l6,442 *58,156 242,202 215,614 115,662 1,590,463 1,628,871 2,934,152 65,943 23,907 1,191,772 2,619,929 1,220,128 *283,315 from Deficit.—V. 166, *299,618 553,901 647,072 115,965 8-15 11-10 7-24 In 7-24 shares 10-15 9-30 certain of its 9-20 ing to repurchase 9-10 ments,- 8- 8-15 9 addition 7-31 8- 9 8- $2 9- $1.12% to these outstanding salaried during a new shares, capital Offered—Morgan financing by the the stock company which employees at $27.87 such shares the limited capital stock on HISTORY—Business at the a same it has company. registered 38,856 had previously sold to share and is hereby offer¬ price, with certain adjust¬ period. the was New make York application Stock incorporated for the listing Exchange. in Delaware, Dec. 29, 1923 under the name of J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., as the successor to a partnership organized by the late John P. Stevens in 1899. The predecessor partnership was organized in 1899 for the purpose of selling the products' of the Stevens woolen mills. Almost at the beginning the partnership expanded its selling agency business to 7-10 8 of LISTING—Company has agreed to of 7-31 8- Co., Inc.—Stock and does not constitute 7-31 25c 60. p. Stevens & 8-15 1 Co.— 1 8-25 9- 1 8- 50c 8- 6 7-23 include 25C 9- 2 8-14 with the taking on of selling accounts for manufacturers of a great variety of textile fabrics. Cotton fabrics of many kinds, and in more $38c 8-15 7-15 $25c 8-30 7-31 25c 9-10 8-22 8 America— Cos. 1945 $274,586 income™ oper. 11-15 25c -Earnings— 1946 $266,559 Stanley & Co. and Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. headed a nationwide group of 41 investment firms which, on July 31 offered to the public 200,000 shares of capital stock (par $15) at $34 per share. The offering represents a part of the holdings of the estate of Nathaniel Stevens h-» 8-15 (quar.) Storage Corp. Ltd., class A B (quar.) 7 % .'prior preferred .'7% 8-30 1 8-20 8-15 (initial) Coal 9-15 8-25 1947 (J. P.) 6-15 8- 92J/.C (quar.) (quar.) . /monthly) prior.preferred'(monthly) 9-15 9- 2 ->•8-15 53c ' 58y3c - ' 10- 1 9- 2 :: HO • H 9-15 . : " 8-15 9-15 a products of other mills. The program went on steadily wide, range of rayon fabrics, have been sold. • / 8-15 \ 53c. (58y3c 1 _____ fi- 2 10-1 textile recent years Early in the history of the original partnership, the policy was adopted, of, acquiring a financial interest in some of the manufacturing companies ^lor which the partnership was selling. Under plans of reorganization effective as of Aug. 31, 1946, the: name of the business was,changed to J. P. Stevens & Co.,,Inc. and the company : acquired through. ..merger -and otherwise the. businesses and assets of nine other, companies. ,At-the .time such plans became effective, the ..company owned- substantial stock interests in seven ofthe pine', companies involved in such- plans.-, '-Among the companies-and their' subsidiaries -acquired were M. T. /StevensSons Co., = the- suc-> - 50c 50c . . prior preferred (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred-(months) 6.36% prior preferred - (monthly)______ •: 3-15 z 8-15 $1.12 J/2 . ,, ' 4-1-48 2 6% / " : -25c ' * 9-15 10- _ (quar.) of 8-29 1 9-10 12-15 17 %c (quar.) vUnited Light & Railways Co. (Del.)— 6% prior preferred (monthly)— 8-11 , 1 6-25-48 87 J/2 C California Cold Biscuit Co. United Electric - preferred tA};(quar.) 7-31 Missouri— partic. prior preferred United 8-30 140C ' of Terminal 10- $$3.50 railway railway____ 8-15 (quar.)__ (irreg.)_ 7-28 10- 25c United Air Lines, Inc, 4'%% pfd. United Artists Theatre Circuit 8-21 1 Co. Storage Co. Union 25c (increased) common railway Net from railway Net ry, oper. income—, (Dallas) — preferred Oil Union 1 7-17 9-11 10c Union 5 4% 8-14 50C .__ 9- ry. Gross 11-25 1-1-48 25c (quar.) $3.70 preferred (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) 8-29 9-15 9-18 8-15 9-12 From Jan. 1— 1 Electric 10- 50c 10- Union of I 9-15 Ltd.— 8-26 1 621/2C Union 8-29 12- (quar.) 1 9-15 from Net 7-31 8-15 $2.50 $$1.75 8 93 %C (s-a) (quar.) 8- 8-29 Net 8-26 9-15 pfd. 7-18 37%C il6% ^preferred B,./( quar.)l;lw_-____»— Revere ,Copper &/Brass,< common^.^ 7% 8- Co. Ltd., 1 2-1-48 50c (s-a) from 25o 8-30 9-15 9-15 8-15 T South $3.50 4 250 8-25 30C — . Co., 10- $1 I 1 11- 11-15 50c 1 8- 2-15-48 15c Canadian 25c $25c 1 9- ; Tobacco 811- 2-1-48 8-15 31'A C June— Gross 9-30 (quar.) $1.50 9- 9-24 $1 Co. LaSalle Street Corp. Asbestos & Rubber Co. - 4 15c Extra 6 $1.25 Staten Island Rapid Transit Ry. 4 9- 15c Pump Works 8-15 Co. 8-15 11-15 2-15-48 (Continued from page 12) 8-22 8- 5% & 9-15 (quar.) (quar.) Tank 10-15 8- 1 9-24 .t™_ (interim) Oil 8-~l 1 8-15 (quar.)____ Louis 20c _, <quar.)__ St. 50c 8-22 8- 50c 50c 50c 10- 60c Trinity Universal Insurance ■t Quarterly Quarterly 15c pfd. Ordinary 8-15 7-17 Jamaica Income tax. 8-15 50c 8-15 $2 $25c $5c Tobacco Securities Trust— 8-22 7-30 2 25c (quar.) of 7-1?; 1.12'% • 15% booktf not in 8-29 8-15 50c Insurance Co. $1.75 9-15 7-30 1 9- 50c Title 9-15 50c 7-31 25c $5 preferred (quar.) Co. 8-15 8-15 Corp.— Co., 5 General Corporation and Investment News 8-15 8-10 50c 8-29 9-30 (interim) (quar.) (quar.) Power 9- $1.50 $1.25 _ 1 10-21 $1.75 $1.25 com. 8 8- 3 9-20 $1.25 tPayable In U. S. funds, 8-25 8-10 10- 50c Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 8-29 $1.25 2 75c Carbon, Mills 11- 15c _"J 8- 5 8-15 40c ; pfd. conv. 8-15 $1.75 9- 37 %c . Railway Co Mfg. Co. com. Glass ; 8-12 8-15 8- 8-15 50c 75C (quar.)__. preferred 8-15 9-15 5c ! —1 Pacific 9- 87%c v (initial) com. (quar.) :__ $1.25 ': new 2 15c Sulphur . 25c (quar.) resident tax 15%; resident tax 8-15 •' 9-15 2 8-26 15c •Transfer 9-17 ■" 8-15 9- $60c (quar.) (quar.) 1 $1 ('increased Gulf Extra Co.— Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd.— " • ; $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) \l $1.60 non-cum. preferred ; (quar.) ' Corp. Extra 7-25* 9- 31J/4C — 25c Corporation 2nd 9- 12 %c common preferred tPayable 25c Tennessee 8-23 for — B Gas Co., 1st 9-30 10 Co., xLess 30% 7-31 1 CO $20c Tecknicolor, Inc. 2 2 Thatcher 1— (quar.) (quar.) 8-15 99- 1 ' Common' Drug Cab 8-29 10-10 '10- (quar.)_ 1 8-15 15C (quar.) & Knitting Mills, 7% 9-2 8'-15 Co. 10- $$1.75 Common 8-12 9-12 $1 „___ Propane Co. & Yellow 9-10 56c — W.) 7-31 8- 50c (s-a) Ltd.— pfd. 8-15 10- shr. Stores, Inc. com.____! preferred (quar.) Qommori $1.25 pfd. Co., 8-15 35c Republic Investors Fund— Corp., Oil preferred Swift Texas l/20th of (quar.) Company Ray 7% 10c :_____ ___ 2 $30c —— common Co participating 9- 1st Pfd. Coal 2 $3c .1— Reading Company, pfd. 9- (interim) 33A% 4'%% 9- 75c (quar.)J Co. Oil York 5 40c Syracuse Transit Corp._ Tampa Electric Co. (quar.) Teck-Hughes Gold Mines, Ltd. 45c — Owl 1 8-11 25c .__ Participating 8-14 10- 9-10 60c (quar.) 35c Mills, Ltd. com. (s-a)_ Co., 6% preferred (quar.)__— Quebec Power Co. (quar.) ___i__2' Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (quar.) non-cum. 9- 2 & A.) A 8-11 ' Wells (D. Class 1 2' Co. (interim) Yale & Towne Mfg. 8-15 7-25 I Inc. Co. 7-31 Acid & : 25c Quaker Oats (quar.) Phosphate Stern Textiles, Struthers 9- 9- 7-25 ' 8-29 (quar.) (F. Ordinary 7-25 25c (quar.JI preferred (quar.) Woolworth 2 9-10 50c Co. Stonega Coke 8-14 2 & 2 10-22 50c _ Purity Flour Purina 9- pfd. (F. W.) 1 8-11 7-31 ™ Machinery pfd. 1 8-11 (quar.) Industries, conv. 8 8- 8-15 8-15 75c Inc. Woolworth 9- 12 %c __ 75c $50c ' , : Electrotype 8-15 9-15 1 37J/2C (increased) (quar.) Suburban (monthly) 'i 8% preferred (monthly) 1 6% preferred (monthly) Puget Sound Power & Light (quar.) Pullman, Inc. (quar.) Punta Alegre Sugar, new common (initial)_ -Common 9-15 8- $$1.25 ^ Sterchi 8 50c preferred Ralston Corp. Stern * — 5% 8-15 ?10c (quar.) 8-20 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Q Extra Indiana 9-30 Common -Extra Wbodall 7-25 50c (quar.; Brothers Stores (quar.) Sterling Electric Motors— (increased) (quar.). (quar.) 8-15 8- 9-15 $1.12i/i Inc., 5% preferred (s-a) Crampton Corp. (resumed) conv. 9-10 • 8-22 . (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Newspaper 8-20 ' • 87 %c '•> ^ 7-21 10- 30c (quar.) < $5 preferred (quar.) Public Service Corp. of N. J.— preferred Wood 5% *■ 40p ______— (quar.) tic preferred preferred 8-30 2 8-20 t30c (quar.)" 1 1 12-1 9-10 15c Line, Winters & 9- t20c ___ 9- 9- 9-10 12-10 $1 "I _ Wilson 8 45c 8- 9 40c Ltd (increased) of Wholesale Works 9-12 9-15 30C Gas 9-15 i. $2.50 * - $2.50 & 8- $1.75 Electrical Instrument Corp. (S. S.) Dental Mfg. Co. (quar.) Whitman (Wm.) Co., Inc 7-31 Stoker —— Electric Westmoreland, 8-15 8-15 9-20 12-22 $1.75 White - (quar.) Co. 1 held preferred Service 1 8-20 $1.12% (quar.) quar.) (quar.) Inc. com. preferred 9- (quar.) com. Water 9- 10c $2 Co. 9- (quar.) & 35C : Standard Chemical, Ltd., common 5% preferred (quar.) Indiana— Gas 10-13 25c $75c 10-15 (stock dividend) 10-15 $1 Stamford 9-15 25C Co (s-a) (quar.)_ com. Inc (initial common 35c 1 9-10 $20c common Weston 7-26 New 8-16 10- 1-2-48 preferred (quar.) Westinghouse Air Brake (increased) Westmoreland Coal Co 2 8-15 0-15 9-29 12-30 Stationery— 5% — •' Service, 9-15 $1.25 (Dallas) Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 preferred Spencer Kellogg & Sons— 8-11 10c (quar.)__ Co. Public $1.10 Corp Gamble Insurance Sovereign Investors, Spartan Mills ____: 8-15 75c • (quar.) — 92'/2C common America Life . Southwestern 9- (quar.)L com. A 9-29 12-30 1 1-1-48 75c A preferred preferred A Western Tablet & 8-15 8-15 preferred 5% 5% 1 10- $1.75 (quar.) 5% "(quar.)_ Co. 7-10 by 10- 62 >/2o (quar.) (quar.) Corp., (special Pacific RR., Common (quar.) 8-15 8-28 62Vao pfd. Co Western sub¬ are permits 8-15 8-15 100% dividends of 50C - 8-30 1 1-1-48 75c ■ 2 3IV4C — 75c 56y4C interim) West Ohio Gas Co. (quar.) West Penn Electric Co., 6% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) : West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.— * 4y2% preferred (quar.) 7-31 5c A 2 9-15 9- 1 8- 9-12 $1.06'A Manufacturing $1 conv. preferred Indies Sugar 8-15 50c _ conv. Engineering 6-20 9- 50c "* (initial quar.) Motor Co. (extra) Wellington Fire Insurance 2 8-30 56 J/4 C ~ (quar.) -Wellman 8- 8-19 1 8-15 $1.06 J/4 Ltd. Weeden & Co., 4% 8-15 9- 5c (quar.) preferred Waukesha 7-25 _* preferred Waterous, 8-18 ! 7% $4.50 1 9- 15c 8-18 8 25c (quar.) Heating Co., preferred (quar.) $4.25 7-31 $30c —— ______ _____•_—_— 7-19 $2 __ —— & Provincial '•A?. 7-31 8-15 25c preferred 7-31 7-23 (accum.) Electrotypers, Inc., Proprietary Mines, Ltd. • 8-15 (quar.) Railway Co. Quarterly 8-29 $1.25 /' Extra Procter 6% t27V2c (s-a) 9-15 8 9- -TIIZ 7% preferred (quar.) Virginia Coal & Iron (quar.) Waite Amulet Mines, Ltd Walker & Co., class B„__ Walker (Hiram) Gooderham & Worts Washington Gas Light (D. C.) — 8-15 Works—_— 8-15 5 (quar.) Steel Co. Pratt Food Co. '-•I 2 com. Power 1 8- Bureau Plllsbury Mills, $4 preferred 4%% 8-18 9- 1 9- 15c (quar.) Car 7% 10- 1 $1.50 (quar.) prior preferred Vapor 25C Washington non-cum. ' Red of each -— stock 8-15 9-15 preference (quar.) :___ Philadelphia Insulated Wire (s-a)_ Philadelphia Suburban Water com $3.65 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Transportation Co.— ' Participating preferred (s-a) Phillips Petroleum Co. (increased quar.) 4% 90c 9- 75c $1 Rapid 7-31 — B 8-16 56%c (quar.) preferred B (quar.) Utica Knitting Co.— (5% prior preferred 7-31 8-15 65c Ltd. Southwestern 7-31 75c (quar.) (quar.) B 5% 7-31 8-15 __ Inc. (quar.) Valley RR. Co. (s-a)„L— perron Gold Mines;- Ltd. (quar.)liL^ Philadelphia Electric Co. com. (quar.) ___!__ ' of Canada Southern 8-15 —;— Peoples Drug Stores, Peoria & 6% 8-15 preferred 7 8-30* 9- Co.— (quar.) 4%% 5% share for (interim) issuance dividend Cash 8-15 75c (quar.) preferred (quar.) Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. $5 $1 (quar.) Sons 4'/a% - 7-18 t$1.25 series Lathe Bend 7-30 ._ 5% s 1 8-25 $30c (quar.)—_ (quar.) and to Co., Southern 1 $1 Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. 8% 8 9- , Co., cash Southam 9-20 7-15 1 37%c Telephone Co., com. Common (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) Penman's, Ltd. com. (quar.) Pennsylvania Electric Co.— I 8- 62»/2C & pfd. States 9- * 7% 5 9-10 9-15 (quar.) com. (quar.) ject 9- _______ Peabody Coal Co., 6% preferred Peninsular Grinding Wheel Co - 8- : Both 7-15 . 8-15 34%C Eennisular Public 8-15 75c com. Corporation $1 (quar.) Park & Tilford, ' 40c (quar.) Castings Co. conv. $1.25 1st preferred Pacific ' 8 7- 8 9-20 $2 ___ 8 9- 8-15 8- $1 _ 9-19 9- 9-19 Corp. Aircraft 9-20 8-15 (accum.) (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) Pacific Lighting Corp. (quar.) Public 1 9-19 9-15 50c Universal" Insurance (Jo. "(qua~rT~I' Universal Match Corp. ~~ Universal Pictures 41/4% pfd. (quarJIIUII Universal Products Co. (irreg.)l Upper Michigan Power & Light— 6% preferred A (quar.) 6% preferred A (quar.) ' Pacific Gas Photo 10- $19c 25c Soundview Pulp Co., new com. Stock dividend 1 8- 8-15 75c 8-14 8-20 $2 ZZZZZZZZ' Stores Corp., $6 pfd. Stove Co. United 8 2 62'/a c preferred Spring & Bumper 9- 9- 40C (quar.) Rubber Co., common 1st 9-11 $1 non-cum, class A preferred S. 1 1 9-30 $1.06'A (liquidating) Foundry Co. (quar.) Printin8 & Lithograph Co., com / 1 8- 10- 50c 4^% preferred (qualrTj ZZZIIIIIZZZZIIZZ United 9-19 $31'Ac — Sons preferred $1.25 8-19 2 $25c Co Paper Co. $5 pfd. preferred (quar.) 5 '% 10- $$1.75 (quar.) Oxford $5 $10c (quar.)- com. 8- . 8-15 common Solar 7-28 „ 8-30 $10c Ltd., Products, Ltd., preferred 8-15 15c 1 1 (quar.) (Alexander) Sonotone 2 8-28 2 .0.59375 $0.59375 Co., 9- 1 9- 50c — com Ontario Ontario (quar.) common Oil Steel 3 % % 4 9-10 9-25 9-16 10- $$1.75 $$L75 (quar.) Inc. 8- 20c 7% preferred (quar.) Oklahoma Natural Gas, 8 $25c 9- Y\) & Common 1 10- . Extra 7-25 9- 8- 17 %c com. ! & Common 8-30 5 60c — _ Manufacturing Co Flour Mills, Ltd., Ogilvie (s-a) (H.) Smith 8-30 8- 8-15 — Sinclair 50c — 1 2* (N. 8- 8-12 55c Machinery— ParticlPating pfd. (quar.) Pipe 8% U. 10-17• $1.12 J/2 ——— 8-28 9-20 $1.37% Consolidated 99- 1 15c (quar.)_ par) ___— 9-22 9-20 $1.50 01 ■ 9-13 11- 4 91 %c (quar.) '5% Sivyer 6% CO 9 Co. 8-12 $1.75 Co. Leather Co., $4 partic. Lumber Co. S. U. S. 7-18 $1.35 (initial) ($25 1 10- 8- 8- 50c com. 12-13 8-14 50c Hoffman t0 8-11 12-20 Co. com. (quar.) Illuminating 5% 85c additional 1 S. * (resumed)_ pfd (quar.) preferred Simon North American Investment Corp.— North of Silex Company 8-15 8 Corp.— preferred U. a u. dividend) — 9-10 $1 U. S. 1 common preferred (quar.) Simpsons, Ltd., class A Class B (interim) 8- 1 8- 8-25 (quar.) stock preferred 8-13 9-10 $2.50 — 8- 8-15 35c 8-25 1 9-15 $50c —-----.— 8-15 8-15 1 9- $1 quar.) tt $2 Class B 8 9- 7-31 (quar.) com. Co., (stock preferred 8-27 8-23 Associates, Shea's Winnipeg Brewing, Ltd., class A (quar.) (increased convertible Williams share held 8-15 10-1 Co. distribution 8-15 $1.50 9-24 15C Signode Steel Strapping Norfolk & Western Railway com. North 2 9- 2 preferred— (initial A A Co.— ——— Dock, $5 non-cum. Nopco Chemical Co.— preferred RR. (accum.) York 4% 9- 50C V: $6 Co., new common Brake preferred A New & Co. Common Dock50c New & Extra 7-30 6-15 S. Co._— Roebuck Sherwin 4 8- 2 50c 35c Casualty Co. Manufacturing Estate Shawinigan Water & Power, 1 8- 50C (quar.)—___ Amsterdam 8-15 8-15 8-15 U. $15c Mfg. Co., $3.65 preferred 3C 20c 9-15 750 Dillon lie — 1 5c $4.50 Series A preferred (quar.) Scythes & Co., Ltd., common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Seaboard Surety Co. (quar.) 5 7-31 8-15 10C — _ 10- Guarantee 50c Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, 7-31 8-15 Group Series Vulcanized Fibre National 8-15 Real Scovill Funds— Series Selected $1.25 53yeC (s-a)— 4'%% pfd. (quar.) Tea National Trust S. 12 %c Paper Co., common $3.40 preferred (quar.) Scotten 7-31 8-15 50c „ 7-31 8-15 75c Type .com.—— .■ U. 25c Loan Remedial Scott $1.25 9-15 $1.75 Savage Arms Corp. (quar.) Schenley Distillers Corp —$1.121/a 1 Semi-annual 12-5 9-15 preferred National Francisco 7-31 1 10- 7% $1 7-31 1 8-15 42 %c 8-15 10- 2 When Holder* Payable of Rec. Share Engineering & Foundry 9- (quar.) 8-15 10- United $1.75 Co Ban Schulte (quar.)— & Gas Paper Co., Ltd. Shops— Per Name of Company 8-26 United 5c 15c 9-15 $1.12% Lowell 47 Holdere Payable of Re0. 25c — (quar.) 10c (quar.)— (quar.) com. preferred Saco 5 9- 1 1-1-48 $15c Rolland 8-18 2 10- tl5c National Linen Service Corp.— 'Common (increased) preferred 9- $1.12% i—__— 4'%%-preferred 1st Rockland 20 Liberty Ins. Co. of America (s-a)— Extra New 8-12 Electric Welding Machine— (quar.) Gypsum Co. $4.50 pfd. (quar.) National Hosiery Mills, Ltd. (quar.) Quarterly 1 2 Share Co., (quar.) 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) Richfield Oil Corp. (quar.) Rio Grande Valley Gas Co., v.t.c of Canada— Common 5% 7% 4* (quar.) preferred When Rice-Stix Dry Goods— 9-30 20C — Company Manufacturing 41/2% CO1 ■ 10-15 50c Rheem 9 9- 8-29 $1.75 National 5% 10-15 40C Co., common.! 7% preferred (quar.) National Cash Register Co. (quar.) National Cylinder Gas Co., com. (quar.) 4 V\% preferred (quar.) Name of Payable of Rec. Share Company Biscuit Per Holder• 48 to cessor Andover, North in Mass., under the business founded by Nathaniel 1813, and Slater Manufacturing manufacturing woolen a in Stevens paid a on gate other manufacturers of textile subsidiaries its and PRODUCTS—Company AND are in the manufacture of textile fabrics. Company is also in the sale of the fabrics so manufactured and in acting as for the sale of grey goods (i.e., woven fabrics in unfinished form) and finished goods (i.e. woven fabrics which have been bleached, dyed or printed, and otherwise processed) produced by other manu¬ a being of Mills Woolen Stow The moved shut is other to engaged engaged agent and its subsidiaries together constitute one of the most diversified manufacturers of textiles in the United States. Company is also one of the largest agents for the sale of textile products manufactured by others. The cotton fabrics manufactured by the company and its subsidi¬ aries are sold in both the grey and finished state and include a wide variety of shirtings, dress goods, other apparel and industrial fabrics, sheetings, print cloths and related^ fabrics. The rayon fabrics manu¬ factured by them are sold in the grey state and, with respect to certain lines, in the finished state. They include dress goods, underwear fabrics, sportswear fabrics and fabrics for upholstery and industrial The company and NEW The uses. manufactured fabrics the by company subsidiary companies are sold only in the finished state. They wide variety of cloths used for men's, women's and children's its and worsted and woolen include a upholstery fabrics for the automobile trade. The company also sells similar fabrics for other manufacturers. In addition, it sells for ether manufacturers sheets, pillow cases, linen towels, napkins, tablecloths, flannels, denims, work clothes fabrics,twills, osnaburgs and other fabrics. The sales for other manufacturers are primarily of cotton products. The company performs a wide variety of'services for the independent manufacturers for whom it acts as selling agent. These services include styling, scheduling of production, assisting in quality control, testing and research assistance, market, surveys, settlement of claims, and maintenance of contacts with finishers. The company also assumes all credit risks and makes funds available to the manufacturers promptly upon the invoicing of their products to the customers. and garments CAPITALIZATION stock Capital ! $15) (par 821;,284% addition *In of on cents 75 a a share each a share stock capital held in treasury. are effectiveness of the plans of reor¬ Aug. 31, 1946, paid one special year-end cash dividend share in 1946, Quarterly cash dividends of 37V2 cents DIVIDENDS—Company, since ganization of July paid were the Jan. in and April, the period from 1942 to 1945, contracted to supply the Government with and worsted fabrics, in both the "grey and fin¬ with miscellaneous textile items, for use by the Army, Navy and other Government services and agencies." Under the greater part of such contracts the company provided for the manu¬ facture under sub-contracts of grey goods by both the companies which company consolidated later into the contracts the and the under company ganization and by other companies; acted as agent under sub-contracts. in the cases some of plans reor¬ war In Burnett & textile items and Drexel The renegotiation subsidiary and Clement termination & Co._— The First Boston Alester of all - it the as Operating income settled. have been contracts such OF BUSINESSES OTHER PROPERTY AND other of organizations effected were the of as 31, and Mills Dunean Mills Watts M. Stevens T. Sons and Slater-Carter-Stevens, *To " Inc. L— Total — predecessor its or stockholders 73,629 288,330 tl.991,742% — (exclusive the assets and including the mill Ragan businesses of the properties (other than * Cleveland Mills aries of plan, Inc., and upon stock of these companies became the property .of the com¬ pany. Each of these companies owned and now owns stock represent¬ ing 33 Vb% of the voting power of Stanley Mills, Inc. An additional 33 Va % the plan, On to and was subsidiary a addition In stock such of also now the is owned by Cleveland of the compahy. acquisitions of businesses the company has made other recent Mills Cloth assets acquisitions by ship. currently holds 90% of the outstanding capital stock corporation, having acquired all such stock at a cost of $800 000 having sold 10% thereof for $80,000 to minority, interests. Wolfenden & Sons, Inc. is engaged in the dyeing and finishing of Company 1944 $201,291 $205,469 74,967 93,808 *37,194 *48,389 43,565 50,667" 1,364,949 1,140,754 1,057,101 1,202,117* 571,668 218,333 268,539 593,483 278,249 railway 15,328 89,308 385,047 railway income— oper. 166, 60. P. Ry—Earnings— Equip. Jt. Net 418,287 447,431 2,210,348 Dr) "216,018 108,070 955,591 (net Dry 20,150 18,229 124,693 89,935 $700,972 $3,620,388 $3,962,124 (net rental^ ry. 3,952,678 — accruals- rentals fac. 20,610,949 3,611,516 21,903,140 expenses tax $4,386,218 $28,814,160 $27,749,908 $5,297,529 revenues. Operating Railway 1947—6 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 Period End. June 30— $690,396: income oper. 2,290.257* 796,643 Other 28,864,720. 32,438,165 28,959,188 750,522 975,457 417,952 483,627 1,000,000 10,500,000 33,188,687 576,270 935,263 11,609,799 29,282,672 608,478 788,963 2,598,125 - 754,037 29,934,645 701,502 832,916 3,026,557 17,253,013 15,998,659 976,000 27,494 19,313,318 365,581 35,907 8,120,657 7,883,682 —_— —■ $103 14,995,165 18,911,830 8,120,657 7,883,682 —V. 65,137 72,462 416,444 387,954 $755,533 income Total $773,434 $4,036,832 $4,350,078 — income __: taxes taxes— profits tax — Miscell; Fixed ' 166, . for period in BALANCE banks and SHEET on MAY AT AS hand, $45,295,920; 3, to independent mills for $2,552,228 $2,877,714 (Ga.)—Partial Redemption. Mills (Cotton) called for redemption on July 21, 1947, at dividends, 5,000 shares of 4'/2% cumulative pre-_ 'Payment is being made at the Citizens <& Southern" share stock. and Bank, Atlanta, There Ga. 125, p. 259. 10,000 were outstanding. shares , , . Co.—Stock Change Approved—To Sell Tobin Packing 1947 $531,288 recently company per ferred ' 67,001 1,405,363 $473,733 _v The 55,994 1,428,610 412. p. Thomaston - • . 8,081 234,065 ' • income Net -V. 17,403,424 12.459 269,341 deductions charges Debentures Privately— United States proposal, by the company to increase the number of its authorized common shares from 200,000 (no par) to 1,000,000 ($3 par) value A value $34,-> plant $31,- approved by the stockholders. been has This will permit a five-for-one is expected to become effective this Fall. was a $3,000,000 3V2% first mortgage bond issue, due July 1, 1962, which will be sold to Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. The proceeds will be used to retire $1,850,000 of 3l/2% mortgage bonds due on Nov. 1, I960, and the balance for corporate purposes. which split, Also which company acts as —V. approved 164, 1253. p. C. ' • h (Wis.) Kraft Paper Co.—Changes Name— Tomahawk - McLaren, Vice-President and General Manager, on July 23 that the firm's name had been changed to National Con-- G. announced tainer Corp. tional Sun Pipe Line Co.—New Presdient, Etc.— C. Kinsolving has been named President of this, company,of the Sun Oil Co., succeeding John G. Pew, retired. Hill Sanders has been promoted to Vice-President, General Man¬ Wijliam a Container and director a and a and Ogle has been named Sanford E. director.—V. 158, p. Delaware was year.—V. last by acquired 156, Na¬ 1246. p. Tonopah Mining Co. of Nevada—SEC Holds Company a Vice- Is Investment Company— 2476, —(Exclusive of Canadian Affiliate) 6 Months Ended June Profit income Other $1,149,561 383,838 — __ Net No. income of taxes—— per ^Exclusive —: — common Earnings of —— shares- share our ——— :— _— proportion of it —~ earnings of . be to $1,533,399 . -—-— — income Federal 1946 $963,515 324,072 $1,287,587 —_— ,, income Gross 1947 ' 30— operations from . the application of the company for an. order primarily engaged In a business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. The Commission held that while the applicant whose headquarters are located at Philadelphia was undoubtedly primarily engaged in the mining business at its organization, it has since changed its: character .and "has, become in large part a company engaged in the business of holding and trading in securities."—V. 162, p. 53. denied has SEC declaring Superheater Co.—Earnings— V. of Corp. stock Tomahawk's Wisconsin. of subsidiary The Dec. be organized in certain ry. Operating . 92,474 87,535 454,000 - - 549,000 ■ follows:' as 1945 $173,774 *13,656 j. Texas & Pacific $440,813; minority interest in common stock, $143,401; capital stock (par $15), $51,399,832; capital surplus, $14,228,252; earned sur¬ plus, $30,456,433; total, $136,507,338.—V. 166, p. 310. Co., effected 1946 38,265 income— «*Deficit.—V. 32,216,280 3,405,431 33,124,388 2,992,814 — $196,548 railway from from Net 1945 36,457,867 3,198,332 Depreciation and 7, 1945, the company caused R. Wolfenden & Sons, Inc. Massachusetts. This corporation thereupon acquired land, buildings, dyeing and finishing machinery and equipment at Attleboro, Mass. from the former R. Wolfenden & Sons a partner¬ to Oct. 31/46 3,'47 v railway- oper: Net ments, Co., the Slater-Carter-Stevens, Gross '' Years End. Dec. 31, 10 Mos. End. 1/46 elimination benefits not 1947 from From Jan, 1— 5,000 ■/ STATEMENT to tax 376. p. Dean Witter & Co INCOME effect 7,226 Texas Mexican Ry. —Earnings— 27,982,286 ——— CONSOLIDATED Fabrics subsidi¬ consummation of the and 166, 461,375 ASSETS—Cash Spinning Co., R. Wolfenden & SonSj Inc.). Carter Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. were wholly owned Corp. $2,698,362- — — June— companies, Cloth $3,112,510 —V. Actual, ager predecessor nine of $2,980,002- $227,072 , computed, giving National President were $2,736,832 inc. 27,520,911 interest F. acquisitions $3,355,680-. 375,678 ' (Cr) extraord.. non-recurririg offset by special charge— 6,756,991 profit Net 1,468,246 shares of capital stock (par $15). The properties directly or indirectly involved such $3,112,510 375,678 to con¬ income ry. 7,158,014 charges as a stockholder. tCapital stock (par $15). As part of plan, the common stock (no par) of J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc.,. formerly outstanding in the amount of 66,253 shares, was changed to in 44,582 Net 7,218,034 income Special company). the of 249 2,000 4,446,093 cial tBy company the 110,587 5,875 * deducs— of *821,284% , 992,821 229,781 2,500 — utility pit. adjusts. Balance selling agent, $13,521,153; accounts payable—trade, $7,594,631; accrued $5,615,413; reserve for Federal taxes on income, $7,607,360; reserve for contingencies, $5,000,000; reserve for inventory replace¬ 77,245 Vs 688,9964/s 22,429 $239,539 Dividends applic. to pfd. stock for the period liabilities, 6,232 28,388 . — Co. 50,867 1,874 125,659 The Wisconsin Co & adm. exp. LIABILITIES—Due None 435,000 45,702 1,872 & from bonds—series G—at cost, plus, accrued interest (market $100,438; accounts receivable, $21,952,507; inventories, investments, $523,367; other -assets,' $611,265; property, and equipment (after reserves for depreciation of $31,241,379), 684,319; deferred charges, $2,027,982; total, $136,507,338. None 495,000 3,984 229,781 Net 35,621,711 profit before specharges ^ Net 186,151 178,742 41,250 3,542 disc. 7,876 Net savings 59,320 41,250 44,177- 19,148 2,500 311,540; 5,963 $5 227,510 19,148 G. H. Walker & Co Watlmg, Lerchen & Co._— $95,238), 172,326 Manufacturing Co.— Republic Cotton Mills Wallace Manufacturing Co., Inc $3,986,499 notes of struction 2,000 5,000 2,500 36,117,202 excess tShares —— Piedmont 661 $313,422 18,004 Net 39,656,199 income Federal '236,443 443,168 Victor-Monaghan Co 431 $3,973,549 12,950 • Received 182,264 $5,183,333 952,133 $305,103 Interest charged WITHIN 19,076 166,753 $312,761 ! debt acquisition 9,000 ,. 31,967,004 charges Issued ; — — income Total ^Shares # Mills 678,333 $304,672 serial Other, int. Gross 29,983,625 1,983,379 — income Other textile field. The principal acquisitions 1946 under the plans of reorganization the nine predecessors listed below. Names of Predecessors— Aragon-Baldwin 953,000 expense 2,000 profit from oper. Net Other the in Aug. company 9,000 9,000 CONSOLIDATED income— — Minority ACQUISITION 2,153,408 947,840 62,500 "' any under claims 76,818 mtge. bonds of Amortiz, 2,0005,000 — contracts of the company and of has been completed and the of them will be reopened. All war 1,640,089- 153,093 78,000 appro revenues on & 1944 Gross sales/less returns $ $ $ $ and allowances 109,190,726 146,362,935 172,858,955 175,829,212 Cost of sales 78,151,731 108,285,298 137,848,221 141,734,198 Prov. for depreciation— 1,055,370* 1,619,770 1,886,346 1,878,734 gen. <* 106,409 i on Interest Amortiz. military other for Interest No. of . 9,000 2,000 to May Sell., 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,180,790 $15,445,283 $14,777,016 575,618 7,417,486 6,323,123 $1,362,086 income 2,000 FORMA oper. Earnings— 717,073 income Gross 2,000 J. J. B. Hilliard & Son Other 150,445 1947—Month—1946 ——. res. oper. 2,000 9,000 Brock—— PRO 402,166 155,932 retire, Co. —— _—_ Smith, Barney & Co Stern Brothers & Co. : 2,500 Co._ Sachs & Co & Greene *32,531 taxes Prop, The Robinson-Humphrey 2,000 2,000 Hayden, Miller & Co FIVE YEARS—Company has recently acquired by merger and otherwise the businesses and assets or controlling stock interests in a number involving 2,000 9,000 Corp Furman Goldman, war acted anticipate that other and which • Piper, Jaffray & HcpwoodReynolds & Co.— Riter & Co..'— Co, Michigan Corp.— G. *76,310. 2,564,111' 698,420 286,763 60. p. taxes Other 5,000 2,500 2,000 Curtis 5,000 — & Evans A. of Federal 5,000 5,000 . Inc. predecessor companies does not 5,000 5,000 , Co Estabrook Fed. under those , ner & Beane_ —: F. S. Moseley & Co Paine, Webber, Jackson & 5,000 2,500 —. Equitable Securities Corp.— State company Co. & 1,678,057 ' 193,841 *48,647 238,156 166, expenses Other Lee Higginson Corp Laurence M. Marks & Co. Mason-Hagan, Inc.— Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fen- 2,000 Dominick & Dominick— 1945. its amount the renegotiated gross (including . Co Clark, Dodge & Co.——— & —_ income— revenues Oper. Shares 2,000 2,500 Co Alex. Brown & Sons— Courts Oper. Trust Co., New York is registrar Hornblower & Weeks—— Johnson, Lane, Space and Co., Inc. — W. C. Langley & Co — 2,000 9,000 Bacon, Whipple & Co Blyth & Co., Inc — contracts of the company sub-contractor) aggregated approximately $449,810,000, distributed as follows: $121,059,000 in 1942; $118,175,000 Jn 1943; $103,677,000 in 1944; and $101,899,000 inuses. Inc., Co. Shares Oscar railway oper. *8,353 1,995,810 *21,274 *12,714 Texas Electric Service Co. Net J Stanley & Co 19,750 Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. 19,750 & 132,289 2,098,189 Period End. June 30— the underwriters and the number capital stock to be purchased by each are as follows: , Morgan Branch from ry. New No. of Total company fabrics miscellaneous and fabrics of & Morgan company required the delivery by the company of worsted uniform cloths, woolen uniform fabrics and blankets/cotton uniform cloths, herringbone twill, tent duck, webbing and denim, rayon fabrics for tents and ponchos, nylon parachuteThe of 1944 $421,452 26,071 • railway *Deficit.—V. of names "Nov. rayon, cotton, woolen ished state, and also were shares of 1945 $265,859 stock. UNDERWRITERS—The 1947. 31, the agent, and Guaranty transfer is the capital for and one of 50 cents 1947 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS—During inclusive, York 1946 the company. P. AGENT—REGISTRAR—J. TRANSFER First Southwest Company— *3,459,988 shs. 5,000,000 shs. shares in the acquisition of plants, the pur¬ chase and improvement of machinery and equipment, and unusual property expense items, totaling approximately $13,900,000. This pro¬ gram of expansion and modernization, as authorized by the board of directors, contemplates a continuing program which affects all the mills of the company and its subsidiary companies. First Outstanding Authorized Net and . . oil $294,432 25;G13 income— oper. from Net AND IMPROVEMENTS—As of subsidiary companies had authorized construction the for J., N. 1947 ry. ADDITIONS CONSTRUCTION, commitments . Ehglewood, in $325,379 30,796 railway railway From Jan. 1— Gross nine operating is Vice-President, died 87.—V. 165, p. 579. a of age from from Net aggre¬ operatives paid its machinery and down mills of May 3, 1947 the company and its largest an Gross Net ' process facturers. contain mills the Tennessee Central Ry.—Earnings— 1,200 looms mills. BUSINESS England New Noyes, at June— aggregate of approximately 15,200 plant operatives piece-work or hourly basis were employed' at the 19 mills. an MILLS—The H. 20 aggregate an floor space, approximately spinning spindles. , As of 1947, an aggregate of approximately 4,400 plant piecer-work or hourly basis were employed at the June, on contain mills Southern 19 4,600,000 square feet of approximately 592,000 approximately 2,300,000 square feet of floor space, approxi¬ and approximately 76,000 spinning spindles. As of of mately fabrics. July and; ENGLAND NEW is manufactured in its own plants or those of its subsidiary the function of acting as selling agent for others is con¬ an integral part of the company's business. The company is companies, 13 1947, Swift & Co.—Death of W. H. Noyes— Weller him. by MILLS—The looms June, stock common approximately 16,000 acquired since Aug. 31, 1946 a wholly owned subsidiary manufac¬ turing cotton yarn. While now substantially more than half of the goods sold by the currently acting as selling agent for of beneficially SOUTHERN of has tinued as and record of capital stock of the company for the of M. T, Stevens & Sons Co. owned of plan 164,182 shares shares 6,844 Inc., the successor to a cotton manufacturing business founded by Samuel Slater in 1790. As of Aug. 31, 1946, the company had, in addition, one wholly cwned subsidiary manufacturing rayon cloth, and one 90% owned subsidiary finishing rayon cloth. The company Co., company Monday, August 4, 1947 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (508) *$741,113 $896,864 862,855 862,855. $0.85 $1.04 Canadian affiliate.— 165, p. 2459. Chemical Trenton Offered—Carr Co.—Stock & Co., Detroit, on July 25 offered 250,000 shares convertible preference common stock (par $1) at par. «■" Each share etc., is maker company, will use working the into convertible one share $1 of par common. The of whiskies, industrial alcoholB, chemical solvents, proceeds for plant improvements -and for additional166, capital.—V. 412.. p. of this in cash and R. blended fabrics for the company yarn for other manufacturers. rayon and the dyeing of- small auan-< tities of In May, the company 1946, acquired from their respective owners for $3,157,895 in cash 3,750 shares of the capital stock of Cleveland Cloth Milis Co., of which it had previously held 1,000 shares, acquired at cost of $100,000; a the company - Mills Co., Shelby, N. C. In October, 1946, for $1,750,584 the cash in a result of the acquisition of the 3 750 shares outstanding shares engaged in the manufacture is which as holds now all acquired from company all of of its Cleveland rayon Cloth fabrics respective at owners the outstanding capital stock of Ragan Spinning Co. (N. C.), which is engaged in the spinning of cotton varn at Gastonia, N. C. The investments in the stock of Cleveland Cloth Mills Co. Spinning Co. have been reduced assets at time of acquisition by The only the plan estate of to the book values of the underlying surplus only holder of record and the charges to earned Nathaniel Stevens (the beneficial owner known to the company of outstanding capital stock of the company) 199,422 shares estate. of shares common Moses T. of stock capital of M. Stevens, one and Ragan stock T. of the Stevens of the & more than received company Sons Co. for 10% under the held executors of the estate, The 1947, Offices— Union Electric Co. of Missouri announces the removal of their offices on July 28, Seventh Avenue to their own building at 404 Fourth York, N. Y.—V. 165, p. 2144. , company from Avenue, 498 New , Susquehanna Power Co.—Change in Maryland P. S. Commission has issued „ Stock— an order authorizing shares of common stock (no par) in place of 110,500 shares of class A common and 135,000 shares of class B common, both of no par value and now outstanding. At the same time the Philadelpia Electric Power Co. was authorized to acquire the new stock of Susquehanna Power in exchange for the previously-mentioned amounts of class A and class B common stock.: This action by .the Commission follows settlement during May of the long-pending litigation between the two companies, which aresubsidiaries of Philadelphia Electric Co., and the Federal Power Commission concerning the original valuation of the Conowingo The the company to issue . hydroelectric 'the received 12 Months Ended June project.—V, Total operating revenues Total operating expenses 166, p. 1946 ' $56,235,069 $52,556>624. j-L. 41,708,632 37,329,021$14,526,438 $15,227,603'' 316,093 194,479 : Gross Amortiz. of —V. 166, development -p. 1 ;96. co— 1,044,637, — subsidiary—" 221,667 250,00a' ——i (net) income 3,492,668' _v—3,345,126 & premium on securs. of Other deductions Net $14,842,531 $15,422,082 i income Interest charges (net) Net losses of subsid'. land 206,384 428,571 1 / . $1^069,354 $I0;206,206?" ' ' - 163. Sutherland Paper Co.—Plans New Mill— Race, President, on July .13 announced the construction a $2,500,000 paper board mill at Kalamazoo, Mich. William 1947 ——-—— and taxes Net operating revenues—., Non-operating revenues, net--—-.— Union Ry., Memphis Tenn.—Would Extend Maturity—* „ by this company of —V. 165, p. 2551. (& Subs.)—Earnings—•» 30— 200,000 of the 8 313 by Susquehanna Mills, Inc.—Moves The have company asked the $1,000,000 All of the of and its affiliate, ICC for authority first bonds are mortgage owned Iron to bonds Mountain extend which by Missouri the fail BR. of Memphis, maturity dates on due Aug. 1, 1947. Pacific RR.—V. 164, p. 1332. yolurae 163 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 United Air Lines, Inc.—Has 22 Giant Planes— Nearly Lines', their 34,000,000 scheduled United order 33 passenger 300's (DC-6s) operations, has now of revenue Mainliner new 1947, Labor second planes. deducting compared statistics quarter announced. is delivery of 22, or more than two-thirds of its giant five-mile-a-minute, 52-56 passenger luxurv after $609,276,306, of the with the for Average Total declarations, were 1946. with the dividend current $579,601,753 second 30, at June of compared 1947, quarter of of employees payroll Company intends to devote approximately $1,500,000 to expansion the phosphorus producing facilities at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., and, as estimated, not to exceed $2,000,000 for the purchase of a plant : site and construction manufacturing plant. 1946 285,915 253,209 $223,855,192 $159,198,142 1947 number the to company's The corporation to have it was them has tions. He initiated purchased installed announced in its described fleet Mainliners of and 1938 b/the war.—V. 166, halted but Official authorization to begin conversion and overhaul Depl., of of 72 Wasp for the United States Army Air Forces has been the corporation's Pratt & Whitney aircraft division, it was stated on July 21. Pratt & Whitney, it was said, will receive in excess of $1,500,000 for the project. The engines, presently rated at 3,000 horsepower each, will develop 3,500 horse-power upon completion of the job and will be identical the ford, by latest model Conn., Major Wasp plant.—V. United Corp. 165, p. currently in 3400. production Income, 1946 dividends $1,128,417 Total income Services of 132,765 than adyser— income Federal tax income income 166, 11,629 52,000 39,890 $609,244 tion, S. Cr500,000 6,304,919 13,900,270 6,304,919 68,571,379 12,609,838 24,138,541' 12,609,138 8,703,252 8,703,252 17,406,504 17,406,504 *1,107,901 38,555,037 *5,877,101 5,228,716 3,168,589 10,132,390 $2.65 $0.87 $6.43 Co.—Suit Filed to Bar Control A of current Total Fed. income tax reduprior years.—V. 165, p. 3400. received rights on : sold 1947 v — $1,189,550 - require of all the stockholdings in 30 announced filing of a civil action Hickok Oil Corp. to divest themselves and company and control of Interstate Motor Freight tem. announcement said the in New York, and was Court and Hickok Oil "to suit filed was in the U. S. ICC warder said and company requirements may own approval.—V. control or 165, the complaint Hickok that no Oil another alleged in the that or freight for¬ without carrier common holdings System Interstate carrier common $467,856 ICC 3400. p. Charles to A. Upson, Hamlin board chairman of & Lunt, Buffalo, N. Y., publicly at market.—V. 165, p. 2716. The company. $16.50 at 2,777,560 44,082 104,770 101,768 $3,069,429 86,849 $3,667,623 $3,339,650 $3,156,278 693,709 1,351,204 taxes— 50,553 William C. urer, Batchelder, Assistant Treasurer, has been elected succeeding United Nicholas States Yard, resigned.—V. Smelting, 165, Refining subsidiaries Co. (& Subs.) —Earnings— 5 Mos. Ended Gross Fed. share a for ry. Deprec., Net Pfd. $3,504,007 1,148,606 income., on depl. & amort. In $727,326 1944 $1,888,580 Cr79,i51 $2,663,113 437,422 145,761 51,386 37,092 $2,114,658 $1,128,264 $1,053,896 1947 , railway railway will 586,777 662,645 820,064 $788,513 and ry. —V. 682,424 682,424 682,424 682,424 957,611 479,504 796,098 592,756 18,423,990 11,865,930 15,764,051 15,070,475 7,773,774 3,155,482 6,175,293 6,735,624 4,789,601 2,048,758 4,520,332 3,662,984 June.—V. t$462.724 97. p. 166, V f$0.81 $0120 tDeflcit.—V. SEC This has shares issue share lor will basis 5% be four 75,000 the June, registration The 165, cents statement covering preferred (par stock common and the annual Sales U, of S. Television United States Steel Net the thereafter end of which on at time share a smaller a $4). the for ratio Irving Income for the second about August on from rose 4 at net profit The reported $213,175 Burnside $4 in Co. & less share, a to May quarter of Increase of and wear cost of 3s the wear continued will will be , In y on the $253,258 first based the bf of the present —m<^ charge . for their so renlaced. If the installed in earlier years original cover earlier ; , the statement the facilities problem amount exhaustion ce 1941 . have was served dealt their of so with useful current charged and are shown facilities as tentatively construction eorresoond- a additions as ordinarily to the computed is analogous to that applied by the use of tbe "last-in, first-out" method in aetermln.ng the cost of Products and services inventories. However, the added amount for wear not presently deductible for income tax purposes. ^JLe«/£dltional charses depreciation as are ordinarily an equivalent to 30% computed Percentage of Sin!nfOV!u pre1!a! cost but further pending study. in increase the sold and of past. in cost in the charges This of respect exhaustion is new is for materially plant ifc is deemed appropriate at of con- the moment of ftf7eI Pr°ducts in the second quarter of 1947 amounted :°n .r8A716 ,nat tons. and for the first six months amounted to ? 8—rePresenting new peacetime records for tonnage shipped in + have flrs? six months of J1 e. same period with steel fered 1947 were of 1946, when steel and averaged 98.1% of rated th.e of s*c?n<? dua,rter facilities 72% coal more complete Net the current capacity. of 1947. in the second quarter of • the cost of $56,500,000. additions At than of it complete all authorized facilities was approximately June to and 30, was authorized assets of additions the and corporation improvements. and its subsidiaries 1945 for June Warner Bros., O. K. Pathe, Inc., commercial President. as changed equip¬ the deal but films studio or The August to in of name Warner Pathe Pathe Newsreel News.—V. 164, ' Western Auto of made the due called sinking 1, Sept. The at Supply Co. (Mo.)—Partial Redemption. has company debentures 1944 $125,343 $119,625 $105,307 9,493 19,991 22,167 11,240 ._ income—_ *931 14,943 15,797 for redemption Chase on Sept. 1, through 1947, $275,000 of. 15-year sinking fund 100V2 and interest. Pavment will National Bank of the. City of New York, fund, 1955, at 681,764 665,419 Operating §8,007 117,910 Taxes 70,171 9,315 77,538 63,726 other Preferred Stock Offered— — and and resells sulphate, approximately 2V2% catalysts, Company also purchase from of of salts epsom soda and and other manufac¬ other alkalies, sodium chemicals, amounting to its sales. company's products used products are atabrine, polishing water and the manufacture penicillin, agents domestic in sulfa * use, of drugs' and important uses matches, fireproofing in the include of the pharmaceutical field they drugs and medicines, including mineral supplements, and as and They and are disinfecting manufacture the wood bever¬ of In various dentifrices. cleansing Other also used compounds of steel manufacture extensively for and of rate of soaps, production and in and excess of at the normal present time capacity by is plastics and producing, special phosphorus with that provided arrangement Tennessee the Valley Authority for power in excess of original long-term contract. In view of the sustained and demand for its products, the company deems it advisable augment further both its phosphorus producing and its processing proceeds of the sale of the 40,000 3 '/2 Ac¬ cumulative preferred shares, second series, will be used in part to in¬ crease phosphorus production facilities at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., and in part to provide for the construction of a new processing plant at Accordingly, strategic location into balance with the facilities $563,647 $3,913,357 $2,162,249 16,048 127,508 125,319 $758,609 ____ $579,695 $4,040,865 $2,287,568 1,460,872 232,975 166, 309,549 1,381,345 $525,634 $270,146 $2,659,520 $826,606 97. p. . Development Co., Salt Lake City, & at Mt. to bring processing and manufacturing used filed (5c. par) to a letter of notification with the SEC stock, to be offered at 25 cents Co.. Salt. Lake City. Proceeds will be common equipment mining purchase capital. and supplies and for working * . Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.—Partial Redemption— The called has company for redemption on Sept. 1, 1947, through the sinking fund, $63,000 of general and refunding mort¬ 2%% bonds, series A, due Sept. 1, 1992, at 100 and interest. Fayment will be made at the Manufacturers Trust Co., trustee, 55 Broad St., New York, N. Y—V.166, p. 413. operation of gage Whitin Machine Works (Mass.)—Buys Maine Plant— and equipment of Fay & Scott, manufacturers of machine tools for 66 years at Dexter, Me., have been acquired by Whitin Machine Works, who have organized a new company, Fayscott Corp., which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitin's, with E. Kent Swift as Chairman of the board. The plant will continue to manu¬ facture flat top cards and drawing frames, which it has been building in recent years.—V. 158, p. 2089. The plant Wisconsin Central Ry.—Earnings—. ' from Net ry. 4946 $1,847,342 376,587 income— 265,986 180,501 432,336 215,342 10,697,535 1,680,926 424,339 10,459,902 11.068,363 2,786,574 3,028,083 1,542,882 1,804,788 oper. From January from ry. —V. railway railway!-—— 12,745,459 3,674,976 income—_ 1,971,235 oper. 166, IS47 $1,972,239 $1,938,003 762,293 567,563 1— from Gross Net Net 1944 $2,209,237 695,455 railway---- from Net 1945 railway—— juneGross 97. p. Wisconsin Public Service Corp.—Acquisition— The all July SEC on the of 240 24 shares . approved the issued and of purchase by, the company outstanding capital stock of of & Power Co., an electric public utility company which distributes electric energy purchased from Wisconsin and Serves annroximately 335 customers in the villages of Pound and Coleman-, Coleman-Pound Light Marinette County, is stated to be Wis. The consideiation to be paid for the $254.23 per share, or a total of $61,015.—V. shares 166, p. 202. enlarged phosphorus production capacity. in operation and the contemplated increased Tenn., capacity are will completed, be rate of production. the increased company's by stockholders The of the Inc.. of Paterson, New The total approximately (N. J.) Wright Aeronautical Corp.—Sale of Paterson Plants Approved— capa¬ the Pleasant, production present of the July 23 on through H. A. Emery & the Florida plant is 75 7o company 250,000 shares as fabrics, produced, increasing city income share metals. PURPOSE—Company's processing plants at West Nashville, Tenn., and Chicago Heights, 111., have been operating for several years at close to capacity. Its phosphorus producing plant at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., has been producing phosphorus at full capacity for several years and some 313,622 76,968 18,662 income The for a industrial other textiles, of gasoline, laundering, blueprinting, dyeing of silk', wool, cotton and rayon, finishing of various textiles, tanning and fin¬ ishing of leather, bleaching of wood, cotton, cork, and other sub¬ stances, refining of ores and metals, rust-proofing, metal treating and plating. The company's products are also used in the manufac¬ ture of fumigants, insecticides, paper, lacquers, and other substances. waterproofing When 81,406 76,153 $739,947 income Western Mining the softeners, facilities. —V. are dairy and other food products. used in are 11,048,940 1,662,000 43,211 11,507 for a wide variety of purposes. The largest single user, in which industry the com¬ important as leavening agents in baking powders, self-rising flours and other types of flours, and in specially prepared baking mixes for biscuits, doughnuts, cakes, gingerbread, waffles, etc. They are also used for the enrichment of flour, as a conditioner for salt, sugar and soda, and as ingredients in the industry is ages, Net compounds, and compounds and salts, ferro-phosfurnace slag, formic acid and for¬ phosphatic bicarbonate aluminum pany s 427,000 Utah—Files With SEC— mates, oxalic acid and oxalates. food 29,496 8,438 13,907,366 2,838,000 Fixed charges » AND phosphorus The 1,801,159 500,000 Net ry. oper. Other income Gross Chemical Works phorus,-phosphoric acid turers ,$2,760,102 $20,653,470 $14,636,535 2,409,567 Operating rents (Cr)__ Joint facility rents 97. p. $3,628,456 — ' — 1947—6 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 expenses—— 148,418 income.— 166, revenues Operating 737,193 185,085 Ry.—Earnings— Period End. June 30— 6,044 1,044,871 , phosphorus at includes all assets and It R. subjects, , Western Maryland 1946 $155,792 BUSINESS—Company, organized in 1902 in Illinois, is one of the leading manufacturers of phosphorus, high grade phos¬ phoric acid, and phosphates for food, pharmaceutical, technical and manufacturing purposes. Its manufactured products include elemental phosphorus, phosphoric acid of various types, phosphoric anhydride,' calcium phosphates, sodium phosphates, ammonium phosphates, potas¬ sium phosphates, iron phosphates, organic phosphorus under $350,000,000. Beconstruction, this amount includes $60,originally estimated would be required to improvements oper. HISTORY the inter¬ of short subsidiary, Warner News, Inc., was formed to conduct the business, with Norman M. Moray, short subject sales man¬ new The $1,383,291 Mention was made in our issue of July 28 of the offer¬ ing on July 25 by F. Eberstadt & Co., Inc. of 40,000 shares of 3x/z% cumulative preferred shares, second series ($100 par) at $100 per share and dividend. Further details than greater strikes division Pathe 1238. p. be railway railway.: Victor a rsing cost of and SnSnnn0 ry. at 1947 additions to necessary $1,500,967 1947 "Deficit.—V. 1946 to amount 000,000 castings approximated tne Net to ingots and improvements 711,144 from in production. -iorn°dUCticm j0f 3947 $2,094,435 1,422,289 railway-. railway from 1946. quarter and in any first six months. Quarterly shown a gradual Increase since the beginning of .. Gross sh-'p- any ments $2,923,256 preDaration 1947 The principle involved oo?aS, ©f to . of and original facilities substantiallv cost, the resultant the cost of the replacements which for the second Quarter wear covering the upon an facilities facilities including a provision for a part of the cost of the charge for goods and services purchased. In *t of basis r quarter that over reflects cost a of declaration 1947 as as income before of deducted total a. a11 quarter amount cost these . $158,136 follow: $29,336,868 present-day cost of new through use in production is old when 1947> to The inadequate to " of second exhaustion the necessary life. the the original and on be 1947 amounted first quarter, or the facilities out worn for reserve of facilities. than more in exhaustion those charge for $6,700,000 such replace income $212,454 newsreel affect probably will be Ry.—Earnings— oper. Net of Corp<—Quarterly Earnings— the first six months or dividends. 2,326,875 from ry. conversion \ $39,234,511 for 7.79i T. *■ of $4,521,310 2,197,129 the not newsreel From Jan. 1— requirement for the entire $15,000. This obligation was cov- to corporation for the second quarter of S. Olds, chairman, announced that the directors had ©n June 30 dec.ared the quarterly dividend of $1.75 per share on the preferred stock, payable August 20, to holders of record August 4, and a dividend of $1 per share on the common stock, payable Sep¬ tember 10, to holders of record August 8. 1947, A 164. p. from Net ^be eBrn-n£s i $5,120,385 209,272 $158,136 Inc.—Acquires Pathe News— July 28. on trustee, 11 Broad St., New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 413. dividend amounts Co., Inc., discount. NASD $367,408 88,569 $21^,454 Utah 3400. p. iS0reJi ? eight ^mes in 1947 first Quarter ris- !SSU? Wl11 be °£fered through Willis E. Mercer Htcks & and $301,023 deducts announced facilities. $0.93 t convertible into 1948, at years shares does 61,155 — 166, $491,752 , .. Co.—Offering This Week— cumulative convertible exp.res. of <iod 50 approved through another privilege issue of 32,586 June— U. S. Television & Mfg. ^ 9,924 income Gross 75,000 2,269 —I was of ment $14,137,843 9,777,688 $4,360,155 Balance 413, p. Corp., ,it operation -V. $106,089 $2.21 shares. Net $2,327,982 957,646 The corporation has acquired Pathe News from Radio-Keith-Orpheum * $5,087,799 Dividends $1,167,721 common income 1944 $2,539,538 816,472 income oper. 166, offered 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,174,176 share— 528,765 Total 1945 $2,382,300 1,160,669 < 727,961 railway railway— from Net be $357,484 (net) income 1946 $2,955,893 income oper, Net behalf on $298,754 668.873 $219,700 require.__ per income Gross 505,256 Balance ^Earnings "On 1945 $1,850,145 earnings dividend 1946 $2,260,419 108,046 from ager 1947 $1,090,987 , From Jan. 1— stock $1,130,014 $15,902,281 772,530 10,814,482 1,039,883 revenues—. oper. Other May 31— earnings taxes Net $1,338,637 36,000 32,973 . $997,539 from from Gross SEC (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 Total oper. revenues Total oper. rev. deducts. Mining & Period End. June 30— Treas¬ 1911. p. Utah Power & Light Co. 563,000 1,433,317 38,000 $1,179,650 56,000 J Warner Bros. Pictures, United States Life Insurance Co., of N. Y.—New Treas. 567.000 1,555,000 (net) $1,105,585 of Net July 25 a letter of notification was filed with the 1,800 shares ($10 par) common stock, which is being offered sold 3,593,918 $3,237,881 166, p. 413. Gross Upson Co., Lockport, N. Y.—Files With SEC— of —Years Ended Dec. 31— Virginian Ry.—Earnings— 3079. p. STATEMENT 4,316,486 profit Net with Department freight violated profit 165, un¬ 77,583 30,000 — On Justice the toy tax— INCOME an the second $3,562,853 taxes June— —V. Commission." The income —V. Sys¬ District designed to compel the freight company orders of the Interstate Commerce comply Federal 65,500 $1,084,410 for into which it has 1,980,278 prof, tax income Net $575,440 39,640 Provision Net The $1,189,550 Expenses of terms $1,849,847 income profits $567,044 8,396 Total Attorney General Clark July by the Equity attaching to mi¬ nority interest in net Carrier— to has entered Inc., the 40,000 shares of Prov.vfor contingencies. 1946 — .___ Co., $L805,764 profit exc. Other year's Federal provided for in &c. Balance Profits & company May 31,'47 1946 1945 1944 $8,874,408 $19,408,527 $16,547,880 $14,885,818 5,088,365 11.529,187 9,716,081 9,038,829 Profit from operations income $1.32 associated dis- Other 5,887,453 share less Cost of goods sold Expenses Federal (tons) 6 Months Ended June 30— Freight sales, counts, finished tLess the 5 Mos. End. 19,195,707 14,231,486 48,800,000 Cr7,300,000 14,328,697 Dividends U. 9,085,049 21,400,000 dividends included herein with 1,704,871 29,336,868 com. agreement agreed to purchase from the company series. United Stores Corp.—Earnings— 164. p. 1,262,513 865,624 12,590,262 steel products 40,000 shs. *749,000 shs. 850,000 shs. shares held in treasury. CONSOLIDATED „ per derwriting Gross dividends.— "Deficit. 35,240 — tax_____ "26,117,248 _Cr28,299,808 Crll.266,791 633,064 , „ of 40,000 shs. on Fed. taxes on inc. Earns, 85,000 $773,198 for costs Surplus $793,528 182,979 financial other Provision Net taxes Common $1,128,417 expenses «-V. other 54,192,853 14,131,343 Outstanding 100,000 par)_"_l__I ($5 UNDERWRITER—F. Eberstadt _— & Shipments Current * 28,997,602 war long-term debt State, local & miscell. $789,201 4,327 _ fixed of manu¬ new FINANCING PRESENT TO series shares "Exclusive of 1,000 costs Int. Second and # Income income Taxes, sale the which business expected to produce. are Initial series Common amort, facil. proceeds additional Cumulative pfd. shares ($100 par) 3»/a% cumulative preferred shares: 431,573,329 310,693,419 385,208,700 267,858,673 assets Preferred 1947 154,251,722 deprec., emerg. loss on Hart¬ (Del.)—Earnings— 162,820,426 pens. fStrike and other Est. 3 Months Ended June 30— Interest at the 228,452,709 bought 212,374,721 serv. as Authorized $ cnpifil & taxes processing and. will be added to working capital phosphorus a such CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT 1,008,804,481 609,144,430 CUSIqimac Prod, and engines received to Wilffpg $ $ 533,785,226 343,287,643 and services sold of of use for 1947—6 Mos.—1946 1947—3 Mos,—1946 $ Prod, secur. 310. p. United Aircraft Corp.—Unit Gets Gov't Contract— Major Period End. June 30— expects this winter, by 29 the by United in altimeters radar 200 entire by J. A. Herlihy, Vice-President-Opera¬ project as the culmination of a program July on balance funds help finance the increased volume of (INCLUDING SUBSIDIAPvIES) STATEMENT thereon The general facturing facilities CONSOLIDATED INCOME Buys 200 Radar Altimeters— 49 presently follow: 1946, 2nd Quarter— taken the of it 30, miles were flown in United Air during the first two months of (509) York at a N. real special meeting on July J., plants of the comoration estate firm, for $3,200,000. the sale & Knapp, 30 approved to Webb depreciated balance sheet value of the plants was 2,688,958 as The Wright corporation late last year comp etdd transfer June 17. of its operations to the new plant at Wood-Ridge, N. J.—V. 166, p. 310, 5(f (510) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE State and Monday, August 4,1947 City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS demption at said redemption price. ALABAMA Interest Alabama (State of) To Reoffer Bonds The Docks to call for July 29 on bids construction and so' subsequently reoffer the issue of) $4,000,000 not to exceed 3% in* terest dock revenue bonds. At the previous Offering, 100.069, Offering Cancelled is stated by the County Clerk that the offering of the $25,000 school the high bid bonds which had been scheduled submitted by a syndicate headed for July 25, was cancelled because by Sterne, Agee & Leach, of Bir¬ of an error found in the proceed¬ mingham, providing for a net in¬ ings. terest cost of 2.69887%, was re¬ jected. One other bid was sub¬ Merced Union High School District (P. O. Mercsd), Merced mitted, a group headed by John Nuveen & Co., offering to take the County, Calif. bonds on a 2.69889% basis. Alameda County, Irvingtort School District (P. O. Oakland), exceed Calif, Offering—-G. E, Wade, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (PST) on Aug. 12 for the purchase of $48,000 not to exceed 5% interest* coupon or registered construction boncfs. Dated Sept. 15, 1947. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due Sept. 15, as follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1958, inclusive; $3,000 from 1959 to 1968, inclusive, and $4,000 in and 1969 Rate 1970. interest to rates or of than bonds obliga¬ A certified unlimited tax are interest school bonds. rate one of Raasch, T. An abstract Treasurer, County Sacremento County, furnished be without bidder the Calif, successful cost.. A certified check for 5% of the amount of the bid, payable to Details—The Sale Bond 000 school bonds to R. Moulton H. the Angeles, of order Arden School (P. O. Sacremento), District as noted in visors, is required* price of 102.684, a basis of about 2.25%. Dated June 15, 1947. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due June 15, Offering County macher, p. Rechen- L. — Clerk, will in, 1949 and $4,000 from 1950 to 1972, inclusive. as Cruz City Ele¬ SchoolDistrict mentary 000 in 1951 to $19,000 in 1957, of certificates to con-, bridge in Fort Lauder-$525,000 certificates for roads in Highlands" County. The roads and bridges would be leased to the State Road Depart¬ ment and the certificates paid off and 1968, and $24,000 in 1969 1972, These are the bonds at - the oline tax bonds. Due $1,000 on July 1 to 1962 inclusive. was authorized at able at partment is vested with authority into a lease and purchase contract with the Improvement' to enter Commission. pay¬ William S. Hart Union High School District (P. O. Los Angeles), Los Angeles County, follows: $3,000 . Calif. Bond Offering—J. F. Moroney, County Clerk, will receive sealed Alameda County, Newark School District (P. O. Oakland), Calif. 166, awarded 311—were p. struction 1947. bids sealed bonds. until 1, 1948 to follows: as 2 Dated Denomination Nov. Bond Sale—The $151,000 school bonds offered for sale on July 22 —v. ceive re¬ 1956 to Nov. $1,000. 1, Due $1,000 from 1950 Inclusive; $2,000, inclusive; $3,000 from 1961 inclusive, and $4,000 1962, Rate or rates of interest National to be expressed in multiples of % Trust & Savings Association, of of 1%. Principal and interest San Francisco, according to the (M-N) payable at the County County Clerk. Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Treasurers office. Bonds were au¬ Due from Sept. 1, 1950 to 1966, to the Bank of America inclusive. was H. R. Co., & Moulton in the bidding the runner-up for the bonds. Alameda School District (P. O. Angeles), Los Angeles Los County, Calif. Bond Offering—J. F.,, Moroney, y thorized at purchase of $140,000 not to 5% interest construction bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1947. De¬ to order of on June 20. 311^were awarded to a syn¬ composed of the Bank of America National Trust & Sav¬ dicate Association Blyih Co., both of San Francisco, E. H. Moulton & Co., of Los Angeles, the Anglo - California National Bank, of San Francisco, Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, Heller, Bruce & Co., Stone & Youngberg, and Hannaford & Talbot, all oi San Francisco, as ings $300,000 nomination follows: i957 incl., $1,000. Due Sept. 1, $6,000 from 1948 to and $8,000 from 1958 District (P. O. Angeles), Los Angeles County, Calif. authorized to 1967 incl. Issue was at June election an on 13. Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable at County Treasurer's office. A certified check for 3% the of order of the Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors, is required. payable bonds, to California Toll (P. O. Bridge Authority Oakland), Calif. Bond Call—The American Trust Offering—J. F. Moroney, 5% interest incl. at a 800,000 Watsonville Joint Union High School District bonds at a price of 100.025, a net in¬ terest cost of about 1.71%, divided $350,000 as l^s, due from July 1, 1948 to 1954, and $450,000 as l%s, due from July 1, 1955 to 1963. construction bonds. Dated $3,000 Elementary bonds price of 100.063, a net interest cost of about 1.68%, divided $140,000 as IV2S, due from July 1, 1943 to 1954, and $160,000 as l%s, due from July I, 1955 to 1962. County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 for the purchase of $60,000 not to ex¬ ceed District 000 Sept. 1, 1947. Due Sept. 1 from 1948 to 1967 Denom. $1,000. Issue was on secured by a . Bonds will be redeemed on redemption date, at 103% of the principal amount plus interest thereon bonds due must on that be surrendered date. Said on said redemption date with all in¬ terest maturing on or subsequent to said redemptioh date at the principal office of the paying agent, Bank of America coupons National Trust and Savings Asso¬ ciation, San Francisco, or, at the option of the respective holders thereof, at the office of the col¬ lection agent, the Guaranty Trust Co., of New York City, for re¬ Nuveen & Co. : - Orange County ■ School ~ Districts (P. O. Santa Ana), Calif. • The Corralitos Union inclusive. across Rangely, Colo. All of thej above bonds are 1947. Interest on all authorized: $29,000 Road State certify of Department Florida. ' . CONNECTICUT Fairfield, Conn. Bonds Offered — An issue 1949, $30,000 in 1950 and. 1951, $40,000 in a952/;and; $50,000 in 1953 and 1954. The; of $145,000 not to exceed tlV2% in¬ terest coupon veterans' housing bonds of 1947 wastiffered on Aug. payment 1. Dated Aug. 1, 1947, Denom. $1,000. Due Aug. 1, as follows: $30,- be 000 and from 1948 lien payable at the 19647*:inclusive. street drainage and and . of the roads. to toll be' State Road'. Live Oak to of from 122 opr- and State Road Day through Dowling Park to its intersec¬ tion with State Highway No., 69 in Suwannee County, to be constructed from the ^pro¬ ceeds and the sale of said -cer¬ tificates and secured specifi¬ cally: by a lease-purchase agreement with the * State, Road Department of Florida. No. from 92 525,000 series 3. Due April 1, -as! follows: .$50,000 in 1948, $60,000 in! 1949; $70,000 in 1950,] $75,000 in 1951, $80,000: ini 1952, $90,000 in 1953,, and| $100,000 in : 1954. The ; pay-| ^ ► said certificates ment of the interest; thereon secured by a -pledge $450,000 exclusive - brid^, bonds. closed. and from White Springs $224,000 street improvement and bridge bond£g Due $14,000 in to derived constructed No. . the income and rev-, eration port. 1949 exclusive on enue Bridgeport-City Tryst Co., Bridge¬ pledge of a secured by a first, jp..J1951 inclusive, (F-A) certificates,, of said and the interest thereon wif!,- $25,000 in 1952. Principal and interest ' 250,000 series 2. Due ApriLl, as, follows: $25,000 in 1948 and • . the and; will* be of and closed income and .rived from the H. A. Miller, a first, lient ob revenue-de-f operation ©f # toll road to be constructed and ... . Road No. 8 in DeSoto. . . : \ ■ : of! State Road No. 59 from State . ' said of by a lease agreement with the* July 22 election will the market shortly. issues Buena sale icates and secured specifically' on FLORIDA payable J-J. County Clerk, re¬ Florida ffffiate of) $40,000 ceived sealed bids until Aug. li Toll Road and Bridge Revenue Laurel School District. for the purchase of $1,515,000 not ; Certificates Validly Upheld —A to exceed 5% interest coupon or ! Orland, Calif. recent decision* of *the Florida Su¬ Bond Sale Details—The $13,- registered bonds, divided as fol¬ preme Court upheld- the^* author¬ 000 fire department bonds award¬ lows: ity of the State4 Improvement ed July 13 to the Bank of Amer¬ $1,000,000 Santa Cruz City High Commission to issie revenue cer¬ ica ' National Trust & School District bonds. Due. tificates to construct "toll" roads Savings Association, of San Francisco, as July 1, as follows: ,$30,000 in and bridges .in Suwanee, Brow¬ 1948 to 1950, $35,000 in 1951 ard and Highlandi^bounties. previously noted in v. 166, p. 203 were Park School District operation of as be constructed to the New River in Fort* the and Bond Issuance Soon—The $100,water system bonds author¬ water dated July 1, first,: a Lauderdale, Broward. County,* on State Road No. 176, to be constructed from the proceeds' same time, 100,000 storm "Water ! drainage were awarded to the bonds. Due?$B,000 in -1949 to County Firstv National Bank, of Santa Cruz, as 2*4s, at a price of; 1963, and $10,000 in. 1964. The 1947 Legislature authorized 100.227, a basis of about 2.22%. Due on July 1, in 1948 to 1959, : the city to issue/$200^000 storm . Bonds Voted—At elections held in June the following bond issues #29,000 pledge of rived from the bridge 1 — Elementary School District bonds: which were also offered: at the- and* will tie' and closed lien-01/ the income and revenue-de-' Legality totie approved by authorized at an election on June Coolidge & The $15,000 Scotts Valley Union Ropes, Gray, | Best, 16. Principal and interest (M-S) Rugg of Boston, and by Pierce J. payable at the County Treasurer's Elementary School District bonds Gerety of Fairfield* offered for sale at the same time, office. A certified check for 3% were awarded to C. N. White & Waterburjy, Conn, of the bonds, payable to order of Bond Offering Authorized — the Chairman of the Board of Co., of Oakland, at price of 100.559, a net interest cost of about The Board of Alderman has au¬ Cbunty Supervisors, is required. 2.37%, divided $5,000 as 2s, due thorized the issuance of the fol¬ Orange County, Laurel Sch. Dist. $1,000 on July 1, in 1948 to 1952, lowing bonds aggregating $324,(P. O. Santa Ana), Calif. and the remaining $10,000 as 2y2s, 000, and City Qlerk Joseph M. Bond Sale The $40,000 school Shea was instructed to call for due $1,000 from July 1; 1953 to .bonds offered July 29—v. 166, p. 1062. bids on Aug. 13, at 8 p.m.: Co., of San Francisco, fiscal agent for the authority, has issued a call for the redemption on Sept. 1, 414—were awarded to Redfield & 1947, from the minimum sinking Co., of Pasadena, as 234s, at a fund and the excess moneys in the price of 101.15, a basis of about reserve fund, of $2,417,000 prin¬ 2.62%.. Dated July 1, 1947 and due cipal amount of San Franciscoserially on-July 1 from 1948 to Oakland Bay Toll Bridge sinking 1967 inclusive. Second high bid fund revenue bonds, due Sept: 1, of 101.57 for 3s was made by John 1962. 1950/ exclusive COLORADO at the in interest thereon the County Supervisors; is required, placed 1949, $25,000 of said certificates ment 3% of the bonds, payable, to order of the Chairman of the Board of be in $30,000 in 1951, 835,000 in* 1952, $40,000 in 1953, $45,000' in 1954, $50,000 in 1955, $55, 000 in 1956, $65,000 in 1957/ "and $70,000 in 1958. The pay-' $30,000 on., Sept. 1 from 1948 to 1967 inclusive. Issue was authorized at an election on June 16. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the County Treasur¬ er's office. A certified check for ized Overman, $450,000 series 1. Due April 1, as1 follows: $15,000 in 1948, $20,->. 000 Watsonville School , Bond * follows: the Newhall School Los County p. Francisco. exceed as election $5,000, pay¬ County Treasurer, is required. Legality to be approved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herring ton of San County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 for the an A certified check for able ' Offering—; Director of the. State Improvement Commission,: will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Aug. 11 for the pur¬ chase of $1,225,000 coupon rev¬ enue certificates, as follows; r H. p.m. 1951 to 1955 in Cruz Santa Certificate Revenue C. Sch. Diets. bids until 10'a.m. on Aug. 5 for the (P. O. Santa Cruz), Calif. purchase of $600,000 not to exceed check for $500, payable to order (PST) on Aug. 5 for the purchase Bond Sale — The construction 5 % interest construction bonds. of the County Treasurer, is re¬ of $35,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ bonds aggregating $1,100,000, of¬ Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,terest coupon or registered con¬ quired. fered for sale on July 23—v. 166, 000. Due the district of tions certificates: and the of ligation the office. deci¬ further rules the State Road De¬ an election on July 8. All of the bonds are dated July 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Principal and interest (J-J) previous a sion, the Court also held the State not liable for payment of any ob¬ 1948 Issue respective counties' gas¬ receipts. : Reaffirming 15,000 Bonnie Doon Union Ele¬ mentary School District from a from the election June 17. on is and dale to 1960, $21,000 in 1961 to 1963, $32,000 in 1964 to 1966, 23,000 in 1967 authorized case $250,000 struct $20,000 in 1958 held this" in lawfully vested in it." / The Commission plans the issu¬ ance of $450,000 certificates to construct "toll" roads in Suwanee^ 1953, $18,000 in 1954 to 1956, to Commission the Santa and au/ "We hold that the power thority sought to be exercised b,y on 203, were sold at a England Mills Elementary Sch. Dist. (P. O. Auburn), Placer County, Calif. New Bond 166, election held County Treasurer's Legality approved by Or¬ rick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & previously Herrington of San Francisco. awarded July 7 & Co., of Los 2y23, as $95,- Chairman of the Board of Super¬ v. the bonds. Due July 1, as follows: $15,000 in 1948 to 1950, $17,- purchase of $225,000 not to exceed 5% interest school bonds, uated Sept. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due Sept. 1, as follows: $10,000 from'1948 to 1962 incl., and the of 500,000 the The interest. general obligations of are district. will The office. Offering—W. Bond the bonds author¬ are at Consolidating the three valida¬ the Court in an opinion Justice Glenn Terrell said: tion suits, by June 17. County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. on Aug. 11 for proceedings of the bond election tiples of *4 of 1%. Principal and (M-S) payable at the Treasurer's 5% bonds the interest County These ized is required, Denomination $1,000, Due $40,000 Legality to be approved by Or¬ annually from 1948 to 1967, inclu¬ rick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & sive. Bidders may name more Herrington of San Francisco. expressed in mul¬ be (P. O. $15,000 from 1963 to 1967 incl. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ able at the County Treasurer's Bond Offering—R. W. Cothran, office. Bonds were authorized at County Clerk, will receive sealed an election on June 27. A certi¬ bids until 11 a.m. on Aug. 18 for fied check for 5% of the bonds the purchase of $800,000 not to bid for, payable to order of ,the CALIFORNIA Bond School District 1956, $40,000 in 1957 to 1963, $45,000 in 1964 to 1969, and $50,000 in 1970 to 1972. Martinez), Contra Costa County, Cplif. It — a Rodeo Lakeport), Calif. Bond to as l%s, at a price of basis of about 1.781%. sold «—were Lake County, Lakeport Union School District (P. O, — Advisory Board denied date called. ceases on City to. point at or near Symnyland Schooiya distance ofapprox^ imately 12 miles in Highlands County, to - be constructed from the proceeds and thf a „ ' sale said of . certificates snArifirallv bv ah.c , Volume 166 lease - with purchase the three issues April 1, 1947. Rate of 000. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE tiples of one-tenth or onetwentieth, at the lowest rate ob¬ tainable when sold at par, or at 3% when sold to the bidder who agreement State Road Depart¬ Florida. ment of All Number 4617 will be dated will Denomination $1,interest to be multiples of V4, one-tenth or the pay check certified in bonds bid one- highest for price. 2% A quested, a copy of the transcript Chicago Transit Authority, III. of the proceedings involved will Quick Oversubscription of Bond be delivered to the purchasers of Issue Indicated — Underwriting said bonds,'without charge. En- plans for the $105,000,000 Chicago close a certified check for 2% of Transit Authority revenue bonds the of for, payable to order of twentieth* of the rate it w tion, is required. Legality to be approved by Giles J. Patterson 1%, at the lowest obtainable when sold to the bidder who price will pay therefor, the qualified right to the best and any National York City, the The are effect valid if requested, transcript of will West the opin¬ Commission, crued a copy of the proceedings in¬ the said certificates charge.- Each bid must sum equal to 2% of value of the certificates for. / \ ; Debt ers Bond Offering on bids Aug, until 13 for 11 the bid (EST) purchase not to exceed 4% series of 1947 water est Dated June nomination $1,000. 1, 1947. Due ' sub- redemption prior to their maturities, at the opthe City, either in part in the inverse order of their maturon any interest payment date not -earlier than Dec. ities 1, in whole Board of At an the Authority Manatee to counties. 1948, or on any date not earlier than Dec. 1, 1948, at the principal amount thereof and accrued in- Director of Tallahassee until 9:45 AU"U.. - 12 the for the purchase a.m. on will of construction bear Chicago y. cow/e foflowfnJ^hnnd! TtfJeaiine $2,following bonds aggregating rd amounts on bonds. interest plus assignment of participations, said pre- a Mr. 2%. but «M00" 2%"%' refunding bonds. Aug. 1, as follows: on investment firms of now, and as subject to that p™d'«°£ „tha PPda^r"iPg dealers 01 a bid for the $105,000,- • - paying agent or prior to Dec. 1, 1963, 1% if redeemed thereafter and on or prior to Dec. 1, 1968, and without bidder and to reject any or all for- $2,475,000 bridge revenue je-, bids. The payment of said bonds funding bonds, dated July 1, 1947. preand the interest thereon will be mium if redeemed thereafter, secured by a pledge of the full Cary Community Consolidated The bonds will be issued under School District No. 26, III. faith, credit and taxing power of and secured by the provisions of said County, and an additional Bonds Voted—At an election on the Trust Indenture by and be- pledge of said County's distribu- July 12 the voters authorized an , muiiz.eu tween the City of Miami and the tive share of a tax of two cents issue of $220,000 gymnasium Chase National Bank of the City per gallon on sales of gasoline or bonds. - cm York, as Trustee, dated 1940, as heretofore amend- ied, and the principal and interest of said bonds, and of all other bonds heretofore or hereafter issued under the provisions of said Trust Indenture, will be payable solely from the the net waterworks . of revenues system of the City. Bidders are requested to the interest rate or rates in multiples of y4 of 1%. Each bidder must specify in his bid the mount and maturities of the bonds of each rate. No bid of less name other like products of petroleum accruing under Section 16 of Artide IX of the Constitution of the State, by terms of which the Leg-! islature of the State is required to continue the levy of- said tax for a period of 50 years from Jan. 1, 1943, and is prohibited from withdrawing the proceeds thereof from the operation of said Constitutional provision during said period. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder whose bid produces the lowest interest cost after de- ducting the premium offered, if han par and accrued interest or any. Interest on the premium, if or less than all of the bonds oL; any, will not be considered as deered~ will be entertained. ductible,, in The determining the net nds will be awarded to the bid- Chicago Park District, Bond Call Edward Eagle Brown, Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners, calls for payment — on Sept. 1, 1947 at par and accrued interest, various refunding1 series bonds, dated Sept. 1, 1935 and B due Sept. 1,1955. James H. Gately, President JL of XUOI.UVJ.il' VX the Board vx«v —'Wix* of V* w to purchase at the lowest interest espective maturities. c 370, 1V2%, to the amount of $185,- 000, dated March 1, 1944, in denomination.; of $1,000, maturing coupons approved by Mitchell ershing of New York City. r .3Bond /v a d v ™ 16 and of existing Article and after under Sept. 1, 1947, .thereto belonging, IX of the at the office of the District Treasurer shall oard of eive will Administration, will sealed allahassee bids at until re- his office 9:45 a.m. ug. 12 for the purchase of 00 coupon SBA in on $110,- refunding bonds 1947. Dated Oct. 1,1947. Deomination $1,000. Due Oct. 1, 966. Principal and interest payte at the Florida National . ank; ' be made to the Offering—Ralph A. Potts,: duly adopted^by said Board, and thereof; and the privilege Director of the State; xecutive ear Section & by on Constitution of the State, and or at the First National Bank of pursuant to the applicable stat- Chicago, payment for said bonds County (P. o. Bartcw), Fla. utes 0f the State and a resolution iu f created Legality to due . Jacksonville. interest Bonds expressed in , to mul- validated by judicial deReference to said Constitu- be cree. tional provision, statutes and be had for a more resolution may holders is ex¬ tended to the uuiucio of the bonds leuucu l-U U1C holders called for redemption to present Ui said due bonds on and and wn. interest after wunuu coupons Sept. 1, 1947, thereto belonging for payment The approving opinion of Giles prior to that date, namely,' at any J. Patterson, of Jacksonville, to time on or after Aug. 1, 1947, the effect -that such Fbonds are whereupon holders will at once re¬ valid and legally binding obliga¬ ceive in full payment of the same tions of the State Board of Ad? amount of principal and interest ministration^ acting for and on as is payable on date called. Inbehalf of said County and, if re? Fterest ceases on date called. detailed description of said bonds. McNair Walter and Mr. Gilman Peohle most realize. properties have been face Lines have provided annuai interest first mortgage bonds on an amount greater than will be h3V^ P>aidi di?Wn ^29^00'000 have paid taxes dollars a year ^Tto pa^) anTha^a pIopeHy that carried revenue over Dasseneers 900 000 001 last ve'ar Dlus about $25,000,000 in the renewal fund I have heard in telephone talks people like to buy Chi¬ cago bonds. Some recall buying Chicago CJty, Sanitary District vlutlIg„ and Park District bonds at prices indicating some skepticism and they came "out well. And this is a Chicago bond. The Metropolitan Transit Author. ity Act was adopted by the voter 1 that Chicago by a vote of about 6 t"> J.' a were Mr. Hall's Statement people President of Harris, Hall & Com- of as to provid promised. Th*; so as Chicago, like those f ? other American communities, ge" - erally are good promisors. They will stand for a certain amount ci! inefficiency in government but not to the point that the com¬ munity's credit and good name are impaired. Accordingly the^ is much reason for confidence thmt future governors and mayors wH appoint good businessmen to t^c transit board cials have All this the the as present offi¬ done. is why public bonds they have and is the reason wby record undoubtedly life Text of remarks of E. B. Hall, not handled prompt payment the have Chicago transportation properties. that its financial reputation way would be involved if the business reviewed tlie study made by his firm of insurance companieslike 11 have part of their funds invested in public bonds even though t1^ at meeting of group headed exemption from income tax is nrt by Harris, Hall & Company; The important to them as to indi¬ viduals and to corporate investors Pany First Boston Corporation and Blyth & Co., Inc. to bid on the $105,000,000 Chicago Transit Au¬ thority bonds: The purpose A4AV x- - of this meeting is _T ^ to have you meet members of the Chicago general C. Transit Board To manager. its and have Mr. Gilman discuss the careful study made by his firm of the properties to be acquired and their earning power and to afford ample opportunity for ques- tions. the r Oik engineers. W. 1944, Nos. J-186 to J- Frank McCarter, general manager of the Chicago Transit Board, and W. C. Gilman, of W. C. Gilman & Co., WA.— funding bonds: were ^fceetm^hai^raen) Com- V* missioners, calls for payment on Sept. 1,. 1947, at par and accrued interest, the following district reSeries J, meeting III. interest cost. In determining the March 1, 1964. net interest cost, interest will be Series H, 1941, Nos. H-1061 to pnds cost computed to the. maturity date H-1325, 21/4%, dated March 1, o the City, such cost to be deter-: from Oct. 1, 1947. The bonds will 1941, in denomination of $1,000, 'ned by deducting the total be issued and sold by the State maturing March 1, 1961. mount of any premium bid from Board of Administration, a body Upon piesentation and suriendhe aggregate amount of interest' corporate composed of the Gover of all of said bonds and all in¬ pon all of the bonds until their ernor, Comptroller and Treasurer, terest offering er than Since the operated by the Court) the Sur_ of — New ter "These applications," Mr. Hall 1. These bonds are payable only ~ added, "are subject to being sat- from revenues, but Chicago'1 isfied with the price of thk bonds, name is attached to them in such 21/2% refunding bonds. Due on Aug. 1, as follows: $145,000 in 1952, $150,000 in 1953, and $155,000 in 1954. Due 185 applied for admittance. 000 in 1951. 450,000 interest Hall, accepted, with a big percentage asking for increased participations. In addition, Mr. Hall said, 30 firms not in the account have r Dec. 1, < m, too 505,000 3% refunding bonds. Due on Aug. 1 as follows: $100,000 in 1948; $130,000 in 1949, $135,000 in 1950, and $140,- $100,000 issue In response to letters sent out by the managers with a tentative Aug. 1, 1962, optional Aug. 1, 1948 at par and ac- mium of re¬ in the age. on crued Aug. t0'b"y aubstantial for them- of selves and for accounts they man¬ 475,000: refunding . - , . 'Th?urecord has been much bet- looked $160,000 in 1955, $165,000 in 00£ ".sue has been well overexpressed in multiples of %, one1956, and $170,000 in 1957. subscribed. tenth or one-twentieth of 1%, at terest, together with a premium lowest rate obtainable when sold Interest on all bonds payable of 4% of such : v .. a. -; dTf>c be held in New York and Chicago principal amount if at par, or at 3% when sold to the, F a t redeemed on or prior to Dec. 1 Friday (August 1) and a commitbidder who will pay the highest ; Bond Trustee The Chemical tee will be 1953, 3% if redeemed thereafter price therefor, the Board reservappointed to determine Bank & Trust Co., of New York, and on or prior to the bid just before the sale. Dec. 1, 1958, ing the exclusive and unqualified has been appointed trustee, re&is2% if redeemed thereafter and on Among those who spoke at the right to determine who is the best trar and New York bf 1 required on the new municipal regional demand, Mr. Hall reported that large Chicago banks Due ffrst last 10 years? . Har"ris, in «. Louisville, and the Security & Co., of Louisville are offer- Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Denom$1,000. Due Oct. 1, 1966. Principal and interest payable at the Florida National Bank, Jackto nnm'™fS! ♦ Bond 2% me Chicago u lidel $1*025,000 told Railway City meeting, said that it as 1SSU+v! syndicate composed of Stein the bonds would be more v °" P"nciPal, & Boyce, Almstedt Bros., distributed than anv 7s,of several million the Bankers Bond Co., all of ce„t 1947. Bonds Rapid Transjt Com .f O. Hfllj - ination sonville. RaTlways and^ hold to remain outstanding during the Surface Lines Bros. SBA refunding bonds of coupon dealers other 5% bond has been allowcd Toe Ihe sale ot the used in connection hi be Bonds Offered for Investment— A State Administration, will sealed bids at his office ceive SUU-1 respective tion of and Executive De¬ serially Ut: be ject to authorized — July 22, the vot¬ the of ^ andywilf'tStVJdSKS proceeds in this tax-exempt r% e *' , bonds bonds County (P. O. Sarasota), Fla. Bond Offering—Ralph A. Potts, inter¬ June 1 from 1950 to 1975, in¬ fciWOiVC. clusive. ;AX1C bonds will .The UUJ1U5 Will on poration and Blyth & Co Sarasota of revenue bpnds. Extended on Some th^7"~customers" /°f municipal issue. in— ILLINOIS (P. fraternal orders, many individuals and a number of banks. 5® certificates. Bridge Commission ^ Cairo), in. bridge is to be financed pri¬ vately by revenue certificates. The vote in favor of the proposi¬ tion was 3,670 to 1,254. Shaw, a.m. the $4,000,000 The l|/V#W,v sewer revenue Cairo The N. - 51 Peoplp hava not ,always been the !i?pp/ ab?utJbese holdings, but issue The meeting also was at! lapt tended by members of the Chi- wl -II711 ? cago Transit Board. The invest- wifith7 hnl.oh♦ at 1^ ment firms are Harris, Hall & I? I? LTJI What Company; The First Boston Cor- °L 7 7 P"ce. What City Commission is said to have approved a proposal calling for LUC f^U(UlVeV the issuance of $500,000 water and V/X bonds6 ° ponas. its debt limit by $5,000,(from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000), to build a bridge causeway across Lower Tampa Bay between Director of Finance, will receive Sealed Limit Pinellas G. Authorized Certificates p. rcprGSGntstivcs of the thrGG vestment banking firms which forming a group to bid for ^ M. the by 000 . — stated extend Miami, Fla. * is interest. election held Improvement. Commission, the par (P. O. Beach), Fla. Petersburg Port Authority (P. O. St. Petersburg), Fla. accompanied by a certified check, payable to the Florida State Palm St. /be in rpnrPwSta+i1* g GEORGIA ^ purchasers,, of without _ be, received 415—-were 166, v. Arlington Heights High Sch. Dist. Bishop, Chairman of with the Chicago Transit No. 25, III. AuthorBoard of Commissioners, that rev¬ ity's purchase of the prooerties of Bonds Voted—At an election on enue, Series A bonds, Nos. 19 to t T"VS® the Chicago Surface r?ni I 35, are being called for payment July 12 the voters authorized an and as of Sept. 1, at 101 Vi, plus ac¬ legally to in A. of the Florida be' delivered of issue, Call—It Bond _ _ 5 ug. Admims ration. details Issue—For contained - State Board Waycross, Ca. Port of Palm Beach District or of Jack¬ that such and of. Administra¬ etc., see offering noted under "Sarasota County." Patterson, the of security references reject .approving Improvement volved to as Barnett Jacksonville, binding obligations and, Security un¬ National Bank, New ion of Giles J. State to Principal and at Bank, sonville, to certificates and bids. payable at the Chase and Board of Jacksonville. determine who bidder all interest highest Commission the exclusive reserving is the State (511) Letters went out last Monday with a tentative assignment of participations. One hundred and eighty-five firms have accepted and a big percentage asked for in_r_nQpj creased in amnnnk Thirtv firms amounts. Thirty firms not have applied for the account These applications are subject being satisfied with the price, but as of now, and condition, dealers of 000 the a subject to that underwriting by $105,000,- bid for the issue has been well oversub- coriKoH Preliminary price meetings will Chicago be held in New York and next Friday morning and a com¬ mittee appointed to determine the bid just before the sale. I asked the dealers who want more bonds what kind of in¬ vestors in their W*AAAl,JVI.JliA VVUWXU WfAVX* communities want to buy them. The answer iil V*V#W IT VIAXV was: local generally. The Stqte of Illinois is also a party to this transaction. The Au¬ thority is an important municip 1 subdivision created by the StaA\ The Governor not only has th"i appointment of three out of sev~^ board members but must approvi the Mayor's appointments Mayor must approve his. insurance companies and as the Governor Green and May-*Kennelly both came to the meet¬ ing of our group in Chicago lart Thursday and made excellent ad¬ dresses, pledging the support cf. their governments to the Chicag 1 Transit Authority in meeting its obligations to both car-riders and investors. Investors' Guide cate admittance. to as Issued—Syndi¬ managers of the account to bid for the author¬ scheduled ity's forthcoming bond issue have released a special economic study of the City of Chicago which was prepared by the Municipal Service Department of Dun & Bradstreet. Inc. Several chapters are devoted to the history of Chicago's traction industry and the new Transit Au¬ thority. Clay County (P. O. Louisville), III Bonds Offered for Investment The Mercantile-Commerce Ban": & Trust Co.. of St. Louis, is offer ing for public f»«~0 JC subscription - $74 - - j 000 2% hospital bonds. DenomlI nation $1,000. Dated June 15, 1947. 52 Due will 1954, and $8,000 in 1955 Principal and inter¬ 1949 to to 1958. est & Bank National Illinois Legality ap¬ proved by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. These bonds are part of Trust Chicago. Co., authorized issue of $144,000. an Connersville, Ind. Bond Conti¬ at the payable (J-J) nental City Offering—W. Clerk (CST) election Bonds Voted—At an on issue bonds. Road District (P. O. Vienna), III. Legality Approved—Ah Johnson Ccunty No. 3 Bond $10,000 4% road bonds has been approved as to legality of issue of Trauernicht, & Charles by Louis. St. Park Dist. (P. O. Kenilworth), III. The President of Paid Price — bonds. Due $4,000 1948 to from terest Bonds Voted—At recent elec¬ a tion the voters authorized school $300,000 issue an purchase site the with the follow¬ 5% if redeemed on Aug. 1, 1952, or on or before Aug. 1, 1957; 3% if redeemed on Feb. 1, 1958, or on or before Aug. value, together premiums: Consolidated Community No. District School 604 III. O. Lincoln), (P. Bonds Voted — The issuance of $50,000 construction bonds was approved by the voters at a recent election. each in — The City said to have approved calling for the issu¬ system improvement bonds. Denom. $1,000. Dated July 15, 1947. Due on an of $165,000 3% sewer Jan. 1949 to 1967. Principal (J-J) payable at the Trust & Savings Bank, 1, in interest and Harris for interest to redemption. Rate of interest to be in multiples of y4 of 1%, and must be the same all for will of of be the bonds. awarded sale and The bonds to the highest with the terms offering determined the lowest Chicago. Matteson, III. — The issuance of Bonds Voted $50,000 municipal building bonds approved by the voters at a City, to be computing the by interest total all on of the bonds Enclose bid, premium July 25—v. on to awarded were & Johnson approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indianap¬ olis, will be certified furnished. Enclose check for $2,000, pay¬ City. Indianapolis, Dated July 1, January and July 1, July 1, 1948 to 1957. Raffen- Clerk-Treasurer. from Hughes sperger, & Co., offered bid for the bonds. runner-up IOWA Council $10,000 build¬ ing bonds offered July 26—v. 166, p. 204—were awarded to Kenneth S. Johnson & Co., of iy4s, at about dated a Indianapolis, price of 100.50, a basis 0.995%. The bonds are June 15, 1947 and mature semi-annually from July 1, 1948 to July 1, 1950. Second high bid 100.27 Frank E. for iy4s made was by Hailstone & Co. 4 Aug. on for the purchase of $100,000 sewer bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $10,000 Dec. 1, 1948 to 1957. Bids be made the on basis of and accrued in¬ par all and other things being equal award Will be or; bids specifying the of interest. Principal lowest rate r • Metropolis, III. Bond Legality Approved issue of $57,000 plant system been Town bonds has to legality by revenue > approved Charles An — 3y4 % electric light as Trauernicht & St. of Louis. Dated May 1, 1947. * Morgan County Road District No. 10 (P. O. Jackson' bonds. Enclose a certified check Voted —The issuance of $35,000 road bpnds was approved by the voters at a recent election. Prospect Heights Township High District (P. O. Mount Prospect), III. Bonds Voted—At an election on July 12 the voters authorized issue of $75,000 bids until an construction 7:30 re¬ Bond Sale—It is stated that the p.m. $2,500 school bonds offered for Aug.. 19 for the purchase of sale on July 21, were purchased $18,000 not to exceed 3%% inter¬ by the Kent State Savings Bank, est fire equipment bonds of 1947. as 2V2s. Due on June 1, as fol¬ Dated Juiy 1, 1947. Denomina¬ lows: $1,008 in 1948 and 1949, and tion $1,000. Due $3,000 on July $500 in 1950. 1 from 1949 to 1954, inclusive. Sergeant Bluff Indep. Cons. Bidder to name a single rate of the certified the lk of 1%. valorem check of J-J. Interest A taxes. for the $500, payable to order town, is required. Legal opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago will be furnished the successful bidder at the town's Price Paid — The Secretary of the Board of Directors states that $15,000 building bonds sold to Carleton D. Beh Co., of Des noted here—v. 166, p. 312.—were purchased by the said firm as 1V2S, at a price of 100.101, a basis of about 1.48%. Due $1J>00 Moines, from as bonds. North Randolph County Road District No. 9 (P. O. Evansville), III. Bonds Sold—It is reported that $25,000 2V2% semi-annual road, Series 2 bonds were purchased recently by Reinholdt & Gar¬ diner, of St. Louis. Dated July 1, 1 9 4 7. Legality approved by & Charles Trauernicht, St. of Louis. Randolph County School District No. 15 (P. O. Percy), III. Sold Bonds $50,000 bonds were — It is stated that school semi-annual 3% purchased recently at by Barcus, Kindred & Co., of Chicago. Dated May 1, 1947. Due as follows: $1,000 in 1949, $2,000 in 1950 to 1959, $4,000 in 1960 to par 1966, and $1,000 in 1967. Legality Charles nicht, of St. Louis. approved by & Trauer¬ tZiegler School District No. 87, III. Bonds Voted—At the tion t a | V*4■- , recent elec¬ authorized an is¬ construction bonds. of $20,000 sue ,i«. voters » -i Bond Reynolds, Offering Andrew F. — District 1948 to 1956 inclusive; $1,000 June 1 and $2,000 Dec. 1 from 1957 to 1964 inclusive;. $2,000 June 1 and 1 in 1965 and 1966. Princi¬ pal and interest (J-D) the City Treasurer's payable at office. Re¬ deemable at the option of the City interest payment date in numerical order, on 30 days' notice by publication and mailed to registered holders, at on Iowa until bids sealed Aug. 15 for the purchase of $50,000 not to exceed 2y>% interest coupon water works re¬ funding and improvement reve¬ nue bonds. Dated May 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due as follows: $1,000 June 1 and Dec. 1 from any inverse plus the following premiums: 8% if redeemed on or before June Sch. Dist., Offering—F. A. Whitney, Bond 2 p.m. on Dec. Consolidated Somers Clerk-Treasurer, City receive will' Vernon, Ind. Oct. Issue tion was will Secretary, receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Aug. 4 for the bonds. authorized at an $8,000 of purchase struction con¬ This issue was election on July 25. Spencer, Iowa Bond Ofiering — it is 1952, 3% or or on or before June J, 1957; if redeemed on Dec. prior to maturity. J > K l J13} ' . 1, 1957, Interest on 'I>1 r J fi v Dists. Sch. Parish Natchitoches (P. O. Natchitoches), La. Bond Legality Approved $54,800 school bonds, dated June 1, 1947, have been ap¬ proved to legality by Charles as Louis: & Trauernicht of St. District No. 14 District No. 37 School $47,000 bonds. bonds. New Bonds Sold Iberia, La. li is seated that — bonds were pur¬ chased recently by the New Iberia National Bank, the Peoples Na¬ tional Bank, and the State Nation¬ al Bank, all of New Iberia, joint¬ ly, as 3s. ' paving $82,130 bonds. Rayne, La. Bond Election — At . County Court Clerk, will sealed bids until , v ' - . * * 'Jv 11 • a.m. V' * 3' receive on Aug. * Amherst, Mass. Offering Bond — Elizabeth W. Hooker, Town Treasurer, will re¬ ceive sealed bids until 11 a.m. of on Aug. 5 for the purchase $195,000 coupon veterans' hous¬ 1947. 15, Aug. Dated bonds. ing Denomination $1,000. Due Aug. 15, $10,000 from 1948 to 1966 inclusive, and $5,000 in 1967. Bidder to name a single rate of follows: as expressed in a multiple of 1%.,Principal and semi¬ annual interest payable at the Second National Bank of Boston. of lk Legality to be approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Boston. No telephone bids will be considered. Bonds will be de¬ the at the purchaser livered to Second National Bank of Boston, on about Aug. 20, against pay¬ or ment in Boston funds. h Beverly, Mas3. Bond Sale—The ,v J V, $500,000 Wards Aug. on 12 the sider an election the voters will con¬ following bond issue water works $240,000 proposals: and electric tem light power plant sys¬ $55,000 swimming revenue; pool, of air¬ $30,000 municipal and Michigan Corp., New jointly, as lV2s, at a price of 100.929, a basis of about'1.42%. York, port. Dated 000 on July 1, 1947 and due $20,July 1 from 1948 to 1972j Second high bid of; inclusive. by thej Chicago^; 100.844 for lV2s was made Northern and Trust Lyons & Co. of Shafto, of Boston/ jointly. , Everett, Mass. MARYLAND Bond Sale—An issue of $100,00' street bonds was offered' on July 25 and was; to the First NationalBond Offering—Cnarles N. Wil¬ awarded Bank of Boston, as Is, at a price of kinson, President of County Com¬ missioners, will receive sealed 100.154, a basis of about 0.95%| Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due $20,000 oh bids until 10.15 a.m. on Aug. 15 Aug. 1, in 1948 to 1952, inclusiveg for the purchase of $250,000 not to exceed 3% interest coupon in¬ Principal and interest (F-A) pay-f able at the National Shawmul firmary and nursing home bonds. Bank of Boston. Runner-dp in the; Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. bidding was Lyons & Shafto,' off, Due $10 000 on Sept. 1 from 1941 coupon Allegany County (P. O. Cumberland), Md. 1972 inclusive. est to for in Bond bids 8 will receive * j .j•/ '<~ •>» — ' •> • ■ -* +• *' ]■ couj; bonds offered July 30—v. 16(| 416—were awarded to the Hah; ris Trust & Savings Bank of Chi p cago, 3199, as a iy4s, at a price of basis of about 100/ 1.20%, Sal -ft $275,000 veterans' housing bondj/ Due on Aug. 15 from 1948 t ; 1962 sealed ■ . pon consisted of: to exceed 4% interest coupon mu- of 'I Framingham, Mass. Bond Sale—The $305,000 ' pm. bY 100.132 for Is. the (DST) on Aug. the purchase of $150,000 not until 13 for •Blair Ottering—Carroll L. Dail, Clerk, City sale fering 100.134 for Is, followed & Co., Inc., with a hid Rate of inter¬ expressed be Cambridge, Md, Bcdy County (P. O. Catlettsburg), Kentucky .. Bond Offering—E. Fearing, are taxes to be MASSACHUSETTS First bonds. KENTUCKY ... principal only. which at bonds, payable to order of County Treasurer, is r^nuired. fire subject to issued time the 1, IV, V and VI sewer bonds of¬ July 30—v. 166, p. 416— voters will pass on the proposed fered awarded to the Bankers issuance of $499,000 sewer line were and disposal plant construction Trust Co., New York, and the 19, Aug. on originally scheduled to be sold on July 21. 000 valorem Opelousas, La. Bond Election—The City Clerk states that an election will be held ity approved by Chapman & Cut¬ ler of Chicago. These bonds were for the purchase of $25,department equipment Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Legal¬ at 8 p.m., bonds The interest, School 7,800 multiples of 1/10 of 1%. Principal and in¬ terest (M-S) payable at the Coun¬ ty Treasurer's office. The bonds will be registered as to principal on registration books kept for that purpose by the County Clerk. A certified check for 2% of the M. be will registration as to (DST) The — following to stated by Moulton, City Clerk, that he will receive bids until Aug. 18, M. of interest, rate bonds. July 22. on par 1, 1952; 5% if redeemed on Dec. 1,, on 1, 1947. Denom. $500. authorized at an elec¬ Aug. 1, 1948 to 1957. Interest payable F-A. expense. inclusiVe. 1967, the payable from ad levied on all of the town's assessable property. and park bonds. A certified check for $5,000, pay¬ able to order of the Town Treas¬ Loreauville, La. Bond Offering — The Village urer, is required. Legality to be Clerk will receive sealed bids un¬ approved by Niles, Barton, Mor¬ til Aug. 25 for the purchase of row & Yost of Baltimore.. $10,000 not to exceed 4% inter¬ School District,s Iowa multiple a The bonds are general obligations of the town, payable from unlimited of ad School sealed Independent School District (P. O. Kent), Iowa C. Tanis, will election an July 22 the voters authorized an issue of $100,000 swimming pool and inter¬ payable at the City Treasur¬ The City will furnish the approving opinion of Chap¬ man & Cutler, of Chicago, and the purchaser to furnish the printed on interest, expressed in ville), III. Bonds ceive Clerk-Treasurer, Bonds Voted—At street interest, coupon 4% improvement bonds. Dated Aug. 1,1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on Aug. 1 from 1948 to bonds La. Jennings, er's office. Kent Bond Offering—Peter • p.m. Bidder to name expresed in dated a multiple of Vs of 1%. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the Sept. Centreville National Bank. The est for 3% of the bonds bid for. Munster, Ind. recent election. 1967 incl. 1 from 1948 to made upon the most favorable bid was \ Sept. 1, 1947 and mature on Dated Offering—K. W. Gardner, City Clerk, will receive both sealed and oral bids until-7.30 p.m. better, Sale—The will receive sealed bids until (EST) on Aug. 11 for the of $100,000 not to ex¬ ers, ceed $80,000 est water works extension Bluffs, Iowa Bond should of S. 1947. Due on Township School Town¬ not less than ship (P. O. Perrysville), Ind. terest or as for Kenneth of Co., Highland Bond Bond 312— p. according to Charles C. Paul, City if The of 166, Draper, Commission¬ Town of President "H' sale said of Sale—The street drainage bonds offered July 28— v. 166, p. 204—were awarded to White, Hattier & Sanford of New Orleans, at a net interest cost of The bonds shall be payable special account, sub¬ ject to the prior servicing of the now outstanding revenue bonds. out Centreville-, Md. Offering—Frank Bond 1 Franklin, La. street offered is required. urer, purchase about 2.29%. The bonds are $25,000 bonds improvement Kentucky Trust Co., Louisville. LOUISIANA Ind. Sale—The Bond deducting the at 000, payable to the City. Princeton, an¬ that road and bridge re¬ 116, 122 to 125, 127 and 130, issue of June 1, 1938, will be redeemed on Sept. 1, 1947, certified check for $1,- a Officer, principal only. Bidder to name a single rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of lM or 1/10 of 1%. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ able at the City Treasurer's office. A certified check for $5,000, pay¬ able to order of the City Treas¬ to newal bonds Nos. by, the bidder will be considered. the their maturities and to ordinance ance fixed able to the III. Mascoutah, Bonds Authorized Council is to accrued case date the a ' prior or Feb. 1, maturity; plus on Finance Local State nounces Registerable as in 1968 and 1969. pay¬ par County (P. O. Calhoun), Ky. Bond Call—W. L. Knuckles, Jr., named bonds at the interest rate $6,000, 1953 to 1957 inclusive; $7,000, 1958 to 1962 inclusive; $8,000,. 1963 to 1967 inclusive, and $10,000 McLean approving opinion of Ross, Mc¬ Cord, Ice & Miller, of Indian¬ apolis, wil be furnished to the purchaser at the expense of the City. No conditional bid or bids for less than the par value of said thereafter, are redeemable at option of the City on Aug. 1, 1952, or any interest payment date thereafter on 30 days' notice, in inverse numerical order, at face any. Lincoln provisions and limitations of constitution of the State. The the $1,000. Due Aug. 1, as follows: $5,000 from 1948 to 1952 inclusive; by Chapman & Cutler of Chicago. from and therefrom and construction bonds. the operation of the City's municipally owned water works, and will not constitute a corporate indebtedness of the City within at 1947. Denom. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. 4,1947 improvement' bonds' of nicipal and accrued Legality to be approved date, interest. bonds The der. subsequent interest any ment the net interest cost to the (P. O. Ottawa), III. on interest of will be payable out of the revenues to be derived Fayette Bank & Trust Co., Con¬ nersville. Registerable as to prin¬ cipal only. Bonds on Aug. 1, 1953, bidder complying County School District No. 122 of In¬ 1966, inclusive. payable J-D. Salle La 1, Dec. presented for payment. Rate to be in multiples of when 1, 1948 to 1967 inclusive. Prin¬ 1963, 0.952%. Due on tion to redeem the bonds so Inter¬ Aug. 1 on site purchase and park bonds sold to the Milwaukee Co., of Milwaukee—v. 165, p. 3440 —were purchased by the said firm as Is, at a price of 100.223, a basis about of redemp¬ called the date fixed in said notice, or available at the place on purchase of $64,000 not 2*4% interest school exceed building revenue bonds. Dated July 1, 1947 and due-on July 1 from 1948 to 1967, inclusive. Bonds maturing after July 1, 1952 will be callable on that date, or if funds are in said notice, the for to date the redemption on y4 of 1%, and not more than one rate shall be named by each bid¬ July 1, 1962; 2% if redeemed of works Dated the Board of Commissioners states that the $30,000 p.m. cipal and interest payable at the ing Kenilwcrth 2 water coupon F-A. from the voters authorized an of $45,000 road improvement until Denomination $1,000. 1947. 8 bids Aug. 12 for the pur¬ $80,000 not to exceed 4% interest revenue July will on chase of est McFall, W. 6 called for redemption so cease fixed Treasurer, and sealed receive Monmouth), Hale Township (P. O. Illinois the bonds INDIANA $7,000 1, as follows: Jan. on in Monday, August THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (512) •: inclusive. J1' 15,4)00' street construction bond}; •; Due op Aug. -15 from .1948 1952 inclusive. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 (513) 15,000 bonds. Due sewer on Aug. 15 from 1948 to 1952 inclusive. All of the bonds dated Aug. 15, 1947. Second high bid of 100.131 for IV4S was made by F. S. Moseley & Co. of Boston. are uation for the years 1947 to both inclusive, at an election held April 1947. Bids shall be conditioned upon the unqualified opinion of the purchaser's attor^ ney approving the legality of the on Note Sale—An issue of $250,000 Revenue notes awarded was on July 29 to the Merchants National Bank of count. Boston, Due 0.568% at Nov. Note Offering Howard, receive — County sealed Lincoln Tenders Connor, County (P. O. Cambridge), Mass. East will 11 Aug. 5 for the purchase at dis¬ of $500,000 notes. Dated Aug. 8, 1947 and due Nov. 7, 1947. Sale The Clerk., announces The its Callable 1945 hand in on Refunding Bond Redemption Fund. This fund was established-to A-2 cou¬ pon street improvement bonds of¬ May fered July 30 retire Series $25,000 $50,000 May on bonds were — $,200,000 166, v. — 416 p. —_ awarded to J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc., of New York, and the Second National Bank of Boston, jointly, 076, as iy4S, at price of 101.- a basis of about 1.05%. Dated a Aug. 1, 1947 and due $20,000 on Aug. 1 from 1948 to 1957 inclusive. Second high bid of -100.8399 for *y4s was made by the Bankers Trust Co. of New York. * 1, 1948/50; 1, 1951/2; and thereafter Series B-3 callable $90,000 May 1, 1953, 1955 and 1957; and annually on May 1, 1959/64. The City has exercised its call privileges on May 1, 1946/7; with indications that current rate of levies and collections will provide funds in excess of call privileges they mature. Against $175,000 Series A-2 and as B-2 Northampton, Mass. Sale—The City Treasurer that $125,000 temporary Note of the bonds. on bonds Biloxi, Miss. Bond Election—The City Clerk an election will be held now outstanding, the City has Sinking Fund assets totalling approximately $142,500 requiring additional investments of $32,500 to complete provision Aug. 5, to have the voters the issuance of on Rogers City, Mich. Bond Offering—John will Clerk, exceed interest 3% system bonds. Denom. $1,000. Interest M-S. Due Sept. 1, as fol¬ lows: $20,000 from 1948 to 1952 incl., and $25,000 from 1953 to 1948 maturing in the years 1972, both inclusive, will be subject to redemption on 30 days' published notice, at the op¬ tion of the City, on any one or more interest payment dates on and after Sept. 1, 1957, in inverse numerical order, at the par value thereof and accrued interest, to¬ gether with a premium of $20 per bond if called for redemption on or after Sept. 1, 1957, but prior to Sept. 1, 1962, and $10 per bond if called for redemption on or after Sept. 1, 1962, but prior to Sept. 1, 1967, and with no premium if called for redemption on or after Sept. 1, 1967. Rate of interest to be in a multiple of Ya of 1%. prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the sold to two to 1962, inclusive. Interest Mexico, Mo. > — The City Clerk states that the election which had been scheduled for July 2, to pass on the issuance of $1,200,000 municipal power plant bonds, was postponed to Sept. 23. Missouri Cities May (State of) Establish Parking A bill to — municipalities signed enable Missouri to provide offparking facilities was July 23 into law by Gov. street on Phil M. Donnelly. Excluding St. Louis, the bill provided that "any incorporated Detroit Bank, Detroit. These bonds of ance — $70,000 Veterans Housing bonds. Ocean Township (P. O. Oakhurst), N. J. Bond will Offering be (DST), Brown, until Aug. on Sealed bids — received 4, 8 by p.m. Elmer Township Treasurer, for following cou¬ the purchase of the registered improvement aggregating $109,000: $95,000 road bonds. Due on Aug. 1, as follows: $9,000 in 1948; $10,000, 1949;. $11,000, 1950, and $13,000. -in 1951 to 1955. 14,000 Deal Lake bonds. Due, $1,or bonds Bond Election Postponed Area The City Commission is said to have passed an ordinance calling for the issu¬ pon MISSOURI . line Millville, N. J. local payable M-N. to 1968 were banks, as noted here in detail—v. 166, p. 417—were purchased by the said banks at par, giving a net interest cost of about 1.91%. Dated May 1, 1947. Due from May 1, 1972 incl. water aggregating $60,000 which disposal Dated Aug. 1, 1947. $10,003 Bonds Authorized Price Paid—It is now stated by the Town Clerk that the three is¬ sues of bonds coupon of bonds. con¬ Woodville, Miss. receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Aug. 6 for the purchase of $600,000 not City $110,000 struction bonds. ordinance which calls for the is¬ suance pass S. Blasky, Bonds City has $60,800 and B-2 bonds callable Newton, Mass. Bond City O'¬ B-2, and/or B-3. on count states that sewage M. p.m. (EST) on Aug 11 of refunding bonds, series A-2, 945 a.m. until Park, Mich. Wanted—John that he will receive sealed tenders Treasurer, bids unqualified opinion of Aaron Lowenstein, attorney for Board of Education, approving the legality such until 8 P. Charles of J to dis¬ Middlesex cost opinion shall be paid by the purchaser. The District shall pay the cost of printing the bonds. 1947.; 18, 12, The bonds. Maiden, Mass. the 1951, 000 frbm ' inclusive. Interest Aug. 1, 1948 to 1961, rate is not to exceed 6%, payable F-A. Denom. $1,000. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Said issues of bonds will be sold issue as combined a though they constituted single issue, and the combined one as maturities of said issues of bonds maturing Aug. 1, of each year, $10,000 in 1948, $11,000 in 1949, $12,000 in 1950, $14,000 in 1951 to 1955, and $1,000 are on follows: as city or town of not more than are to be issued for the purpose of in 1956 to 1961. Rate of interest 700,000 and not less than 1,000 to be in multiples of providing funds for acquiring a" population for sale Ya or 1/10 of may rent, lease and for retirement of these on July 24, and were awarded to Series. sewage disposal system and their improve 1%, and must be the same for all property or acquire prop¬ the Merchants National Bank of Balance of cash on hand may be issuance was approved at an elec¬ of the bonds. Principal and intererty by gift, purchase, exchange, est payable at the Boston, at 0.549% discount. Dated invested in Series B-3 bonds. In tion held on June 23, 1947. The or by the exercise of the Asbury Park power of addition, the City has a reserve | bonds will be the general obliga¬ eminent domain and Ocean Grove July 28, 1947. Due on Dec. 11 over unimproved Bank, Asbury 1947. Issued in anticipation of rev¬ in its 1945 Refunding Bond Fund tions of the City, which is au¬ Park. The bonds will be general property in the manner provided of $100,000 (invested in U. S. Sav¬ thorized and enue for the year 1947. Payable at required by law to by law for the condemnation for obligations of the Township, pay¬ the Merchants National Bank of ings Bonds, Series G). able from unlimited ad levy upon all the taxable property street valorem purposes." Boston. Next highest bid wag taxes. Offerings should state No proposal will be con¬ bond therein, such ad valorem taxes as Under the act, the city, lessee and rate of 0.576%, submitted by the series sidered for bonds at a rate numbers, their par may be necesary to pay the bonds or occupant of the high¬ property can¬ Second National Bank of Boston. value, er than the lowest rate their maturity and call and interest thereon, without lim¬ not sell at which gasoline or any service a date, and the yield basis (with itation as to rate or amount. legally acceptable proposal is The except that of parking. Governor Stoneham, Mas3. approximate dollar No bids will be consid¬ price) at bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ Donnelly said he would have ve¬ received. Purchaser—The Town Treasur¬ which they will be sold to the der whose bid produces the lowest toed the. bill if it had permitted ered for said separate issues of er now states that the $100,000 net interest cost to the City. City after the lessees or operators to sell bonds, and all proposals must be revenues notes sold recently at a The Sinking Fund Commission deducting the premium offered, gasoline or other services than for all of said issues as a com¬ discount of 0.567%, as noted here will compare the yield basis bined issue. if any. In As between spe¬ determining the net in¬ parking. propo¬ c-~v. 165, p. 3441—were purchased cified with yields of United States terest sals at the same lowest interest cost, interest on premium In signing the measure, the by the Second National Bank, of Savings Bonds, Series F and G, will not be considered as deduct¬ Governor said there was a close rate, the bonds will be sold to the Boston. Due on Nov. states loan notes offered were 20, 1947. Sec¬ ond best bid was an offer of ,0.568%, made by the Merchants National Bank, Boston. for corresponding terms and give to favorable offerings bonds with longer terms to preference of run. Swampscott, Mass. c Purchaser states now The — that the The City Clerk reject any $100,000 tax waive Town anticipation notes sold recently at 0.527%, discount—v. 165, p. 3441— .were' purchased by the Town Treasurer. Due on Dec. 19, 1947. Township Sch. Dist. No. 5 (P. Series B Nos. 4 and 6, dated March 2, 1966, 1936 and due March 2, have been called for pay¬ ment on Commercial & Savings Bank of Flint. Cumming Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Rose City), Mich. Bond Offering — Viola Schick, Secretary of the Board of Educa¬ tion, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Aug. 4 for the purchase of $45,000 not to exceed , 3% interest coupon school bonds. Dated; Aug. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $9,000 on April 1 from 1948; to 1952 inclusive. Rate of in¬ to terest be right to tenders; irregularities any in to said expresed in mul¬ a "or 2% rdei* of the bonds, payable to the District Treasurer, of "s required. The District is author¬ ized and required by law to levy pon . all the taxable property herein such ad valorem taxes ay nd be necessary to the bonds interest imitation 1, pay as thereon, within the prescribed by Section Article onstitution X, of * the and the Michigan ..Michigan roperty Tax Limitation'Act/The, lectorsbf'the'Distriofauthorized n4hcrease.yin::th^r^^^t6 Ihnin' ationto 3 involved city can acquire and use it for parking property No bid for less than par or for less than all of the bonds. Bids shall be conditioned upon the whether it is problem fied opinion of Claude H. a vehicles motor unquali¬ question whether a within hire for and public or private the meaning of such sections of most of the cities. This bonds problem of City, and to purchase addi¬ August 11. Offerings should be firm until a.m., Aug. 13, and should be 11 marked on of the outside of No. Township 1 (P. O. Sch. Box Dist. 177, Palmer), Mich. Bond Offering Peter Lucci, Secretary of the Board of Educa¬ tion, will receive sealed bids until 5 p.m. (EST) on Aug. 15 for the purchase of $20,000 not to exceed — are certified check for District Call — 2% bonds/pay- Edward Secretary, on any parking of interest incl. Interest to be A-O. expressed MINNESOTA a states multiple of Ya of 1%. Principal interest payable at the office of the above-mentioned rage and sale Board Sale—The Town Clerk that the $20,000 2Yi% ga¬ building bonds offered for July 21, were purchased a Secretary. of Education to pay the Education, is The Board re¬ of Education is authorized and required by law to levy upon all the taxable prop¬ erty therein such ad valorem taxes the as within by may bonds the interest limitation Section 21, 1.99%. $4,000 Article X, of the The electors of the District authorized an increase in the tax rate; limitation to 3.7% of the assessed valuation for the years 1947 to 1951, both iticlusive,at an ^election1 hel<b on; June 11;, 1947.J Bids -shall- be conditioned upon . not than more crued $110,000 interest, therefor the and least and to ac¬ accept amount of bonds, the bonds to be accepted being those first mstturirigi and if two or more bidders-offer-to take the least amount of bonds at lowest rate of same the same then interest, said the bidder bonds or be sold mgnest addition¬ price, which price shall not by more than $1,000 the ceed value of sale. Proposals forms which the to bidders offering to pay merefor the al will bonds par for desired are shall ex¬ offered be on furnished by the Township. The legality of the bonds will be aporoved by nished • to opinion the will be purchaser fur¬ with¬ — Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due Aug. 1, in 1948 to 1952, Principal and interest payable at the Tow*> to on (F-A) & Trust for County, Hickory Flat Con- 2V4% school awarded Co., of to bonds Herman Memphis, at $25,000 recently Bensdorf a price & of 100.314, a basis of about 2.20%— v. 166, p, 205—mature July 1, as follows: $1,500 from 1948 to 1950 inclusive; $2,000 ffom 195Lto 1954 inclusive-, and $2,500 irom 1955 to 1959 inclusive, interest J-j.1 k * Bank bonds shall be not less $314,000, nor more than $315,000. A certified check for $6,280, payable to order of the county, is required. Legality to be approved by Hawkins,CDelafield & Longfellow of New York City. Miss. .Bond Sale Details—The the National Co., Camden. Amount bid than solidated School District (P. O. Ashland), and $14,000 in name a the First Camden MISSISSIPPI . inclusive, single rate of interest, expressed in a mul¬ tiple of Ys or 1/20 of 1%. Princi¬ pal and interest (M-S) payable at Treasurer's office. Benton 1969 1970. Bidder to inclusive. thereon, prescribed Michigan Property Tax Limitation Act. on by the State Bank of Tower, at price of 101.50, a basis of about be necessary to pay and than the principal amount of $109,000, and accrued interest, and . Bond Rate in combined Camden), N. J. out charge. The bonds will be de¬ Bond Offering—Harry L. Cranlivered in New York City on Aug. mer, Clerk of Board of Chosen 15, 1947, or as soon thereafter as Freeholders, will receive sealed they may be prepared. Enclose a bids until 2 p.m. (DST) on Aug. certified check for 2% of the par 12 for the purchase of $314,000 not value of the bonds, payable to the to exceed 4% interest coupon or Township Treasurer. registered highway improvement bonds of 1947. Dated Sept. 1, Passaic, N.J. Bonds Authorized 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due Sept. 1, The Board as follows: $10,000 from 1948 to of Commissioners is said to have 1953 inclusive; $15,000 from 1954 passed an ordinance calling for Breiting (P. O. Soudan), Minn. 1948 1951 bidders offering to pay issue not less or the approving Camden County (P. O. on bidder for Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New York City, whose NEW JERSEY interest date, 4% to right to provide facilities for the people in the business district. Sept. 1, 1947, at the Detroit Trust Co., Detroit. interest coupon school bonds. Dated July 1, 1947. Denom. $1000. Due $5,000,on April 1 from that the cities seem have the would announces that have been called for payment necessary said it would Parkin, refunding bonds, Series A Nos. 16, 37, 123, 336, 447 and 631, dated Sept. 1, 1937, due Sept. 1, 1967, and callable general public in business parking fa¬ cilities is one of the major prob lems facing the cities today." Pointing out that cities spend large amounts of money in estab¬ lishing and maintaining streets for the public, Governor Donnelly Royal Oak Township Sch. Dist. No. 7 (P. O. Berkley), Mich. Bond not adequate parking facilities for the able, to the City Treasurer. envelope "Tender of 1945 Refund¬ ing Bonds." Richmond a of the par value of the sealed a "However," he observed, "there opinion and of printing the will be paid by the City. Bonds will be delivered at Detroit. Enclose quired. check their to as to the West certified constitutional Aug. 6, 1947, to respective maturity dates. tenders; which, in the ppinion of the Council, are most favorable cost of printing the bonds. A cer¬ tified check for 10% of the bonds, payable to order of the Treasurer of the Board of A bonds will be on from the constitution. or tiple, of V\ of 1%. Principal and interest (annually on April 1) payable at the Commercial Bank f Tolfree, Livingstone & Co., Branch. computed Stevens, Berry, Stevens, Barbier,, & Evely,' of Detroit, approving the legality of the bonds. The cost of Sept. 2, 1947, at par and interest, at the Citizens accrued all tenders; to accept the tender O. Flint), Mich. Bond Call—School bonds, series A Nos. 16, 21, 39, 41, 44, 53 and 57, and and tional bonds sufficient to exhaust the amount of money available on MICHIGAN Burton the reserves ible and interest - i- N. J. Bond Issuance Pending Township have - - - Union County (P. O. Elizabeth}, New Jersey Bond Offering —. Sealed bids will be received until noon (DST), Aug. 5, by Arthur N. Pierson, County Treasurer, for the pur¬ on chase of $190,000 coupon or regis¬ tered park bonds. Interest rate is not to exceed 6%, payable F-A. Denom. $1,000. Dated Aug. 15, 1947. Due $10,000 irom Aug. 15, 1948 to 1966, inclusive. interest is to be in a Rate of multiple of same Principal — The and interest payable at Ihe Union is said-to County Trpst Co., Elizabeth, consideration - an I purchase price specified Committee under issuance of $820,000 Veterans 1/20 of 1%, and must be the .for all of the bonds. Mat a wan Township (P. O. Matawan), r the Housing bonds. T. ^ { f 1 54 THE COMMERCIAL (514) proposal must $190,000, nor 1%, and must be the same for all Principal and inter¬ payable at the County Treas¬ be less than than $191,000. not more of the bonds. by $153,668,335, bringing this debt a point 5.15% lower than the preceding year.1 New York City paid $46,940,719 to In selecting the proposal to be ac¬ est cepted, the County Treasurer will not consider proposals which name a rate of interest higher urer's cessful bidder at the option of 1946 to than the lowest rate named in any the successful bidder at the office debt by legally if sal or the of theleast accept to (such bonds be¬ amount of bonds ing the first maturing bonds) will be accepted, unless two or more The bonds will or Delafield be suc¬ & Wood, about Aug. 21, 1947. The period of prob¬ able usefulness of the object or lowest rate, the propo¬ offering Hawkins, of such more office. delivered at the office of the proposal; and proposals acceptable two name New York for purpose is ness to City, which be on the or indebted¬ contracted is five The years. proposals name the lowest rate of interest and offer to accept the same least amount of bonds, in approving opinion of Delafield & Wood, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchaser without cost. The of such last County operates under the County which event that one Hawkins, mentioned proposals Law. to were which offers the highest price will be accepted. The purchaser must pay accrued interest from* the date of the bonds to the date of deliv¬ pay upon be. paid made by the will interest deposit No the ery. All the pursuant Law. nance laws have to bonds authorized sold the of this and to No issue to are the be Local applicable local been adopted pursuant Finance Law. The Local down payment has been provided as served to reject all bids. The suc¬ cessful bidder will be furnished tified check for 2% of the amount of bonds bid for, with the opinion of Reed, Hoyt & .Washburn, of New York City, that the bonds are valid and legally required by law. Enclose Ithaca registered sewer system bonds July 29—v. 166, p. 418— offered State Bank to the awarded of Albany, as 1.30s, at a price of 100.27, a basis of about 1.26%. Dated Aug. 15, 1947 and due ser¬ Aug. 15 from 1948 to 1959 incl. Second high bid of 100.51 for ll/zs was made by Roosevelt ially on & Cross of New York. Cochecton, Lake District (P. O. Huntington), N. Y. Lake Bond Offering Town Philip Neff, — Supervisor, will receive sealed bids until 2:30 p.m. to 1951 inclusive. Bidder to proved by Vandewater, Heckler of New York Sykes & City. Lakewood, N. Bond Sale—The offered Sale consisted name a single rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of V4 or 1/10th of 1%. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ able at of the First National Jeffersonville. A 166, be approved by Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler of New York City. Delivery of bonds to be made in place as New Bonds on will or be about valid binding general Town, payable in from at or instance levy upon property in the Huntington Sewer District in the Town, but if not paid from such levy, all the taxable real a Lake property within the Town will be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay said bonds and inter¬ est thereon, without limitation to rate or as amount. Floral Park, N. Y. Bond mann, Offering—Edward C. UllVillage Treasurer, will re¬ ceive sealed (DST) of on bids until 2 p.m. Aug. 8 for the purchase $66,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ terest public improvement bonds. Dated Aug. 15, 1947. Denom. 000. Due 1952 on incl. (F-A) $1,Aug. 15 from 1948 to Principal payable at and. interest the First Na¬ tional Bank & Trust Co., of Floral Park. Legality to be Vandewater, Cmtnty Bond will Offering be (DST), County chase (P. N. — received Sealed until 10 bids a.m. Aug. 4, by Ralph Spoor, Treasurer, for the pur¬ $21,000 coupon or regis¬ tered equipment bonds. Interest rate is not to exceed 4%, payable J-J. No. $1,000. Dated July 1, 1947. Due July 1, as fol¬ $4,000 in 1948 to 1951, and $5,000 in 1952. Rate of interest to be in multiples of y4 or l/10th of total a debts to of re¬ The net bonded debt of New York City (total bonded debt less offsetting sinking funds) from 1948 to Audit • of or and Ended in 1946 197,555,465 $ c/c of 310,620,590 York City. 2,942,065,797 Decrease 180,005,642 New , Falls) N. Y. Offered—Bids Aug. were — 8.88 2,895,125,078 — mul¬ New of York City. A certi,$540, payable to for the State Treasurer, is Legal & bidder. made Delivery of bonds on to about Aug. .26 at place designated by the successful 1.60 or bidder.* . . . $3,252,686,387 $3,166,101,385 —$ 86,585,002 — 2.66 Towns 41,698,096 38,030,998 — 3,667,098 — 8.79 Villages 46,154,630 41,598,750 — 4.555,880 — 9.87 Fire Districts 1,026,509 1,593,464 + 566,955 + 55.23 School Districts— 130,617,606 123,840,804 — 6,776,802 — 5.19 Sale—The $14,000 coupon street improvement bonds offered for sale on July 22—v. 166, p. 314 Total curities — Upstate Total Inc. $ 727,672,896 $ 656,045,965 —$ 71,626,931 Washington, N. C. —were awarded to the Vance Se¬ 3.23 — Corp., of Greensboro, at A price of 100.016; a net interest cost of about follows: NET BONDED DEBT OF CITIES / (Total bonded.debt less sinking funds) Upstate Cities ___$ New York City •'/ Cities : < ___-$2,566,494,620 $2,444,808,932 —$121,685,688 . — the on '2s, as bonds due as from .<, 4.74 ing $9,000 as 114 s, due from Tune T, 1953 to 1957. Dated June 1', 1947. Interest payable J-D. Run¬ ner-up was Fox, Reusch & Co., offering 100.288 for $14,000 as iy2s. ' ; .. "vt""——~T~~'—"— BONDED DEBT COMPUTED'WITH ——■' NET BONDED Note DEBT notes offered for sale at the Cities—$ 417,052,306 $ Upstate Bonded Debt Including Net 385,069,658 —$ 31,982,648 ! ; — 7.67 \ . Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., of Greenville, at lVz%~; plus A 1947. 698,313,873 __ 634,909,537 63,404,336 — — 9.08 Total Bonded Debt Including City Debt ed to the premium of $100. of Upstate Cities same time—v. 166, p. 314—were award¬ Upstate Bonded Debt Debt Sale-—The" $100,000 elec¬ system bond anticipation tric OF CITIES* Bonded 1.38%, $5,000 June 1, 1948 to 1952; the, remain¬ 281,261,568 $ 249,839.879 —$ 31,421,689 —11.17 2,285,233,052^ 2,194,969,053 — 90,263,999 — 3.95 ' ' • J •- ' Bond 9.84 — N.Y.C.__$3,669,738,693 $3,551,171,043 —$118,567,650 Net Due Dated Aug. I, 1, 1948. The Feb. on Branch Banking & Trust Co., of Wilson, was the runner-up in the bidding. . NORTH DAKOTA 5.15 $2,983,546,925 $2,829,878,590 —$153,668,335 *Note—Since the amount of the* sinking funds of the municipal¬ ities other than cities is extremely small, the percentages in this table re¬ for T. F. Authority's 122 East 42nd York St.,- New (EST) on City, until noon Aug. 7 for the purchase of $22,244,000 temporary loan notes, issue XXV. Dated Aug. 27. 1947 and due Feb. 27, 1948. New York (State of) Reduction Shown Debt—Frank to the were offered and 25 Chase of New York, as were National follows: ' 1948. Capital (Sewers), notes 0.74%, plus a premium of $7.00. Due on Aug. 1, 1948. at Comptroller, C. in as government,! State's municipalities, nearly 10,000 in number, was cut last year by $118,567,650—a decrease of 3.23% from 1945 levels. Including sinking funds, created future bonded debt debt payments, of the Central Hanover Trust Co., New best 1947. Payable at Aug. 1, bid was Bank & York City. Secopd an offer of 0.60% for the $800,000 notes, submitted by the Genesee Valley Trust Co., Rochester. all lo¬ calities, at the close of each local fiscal year in 1946, was reduced lk the bids (DST), Sealed noon Aug. 6, by John W. Hughes, City Treasurer, for the purchase of the following counon or regis¬ tered bonds for $40,000 street improvement bonds. Due $8,000 on Aug. 1, in 1948 to 1952, inclusive. 160,000 sewer bonds. Due $20,000 on Aug. 1, in 1948 to 1955, inclusive. 95,000 street reconstruction bonds. Due in 1948 to Interest rate on Aug. 1; $9,000 1952, and $10,000 1957. is not all of bonds. the Principal and interest payable at the City Treasurer's will be valid The legally office. and binding general obligations of the City, all the taxable real property within which will be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay the bonds and interest there¬ on, without limitation as to rate Water Main Works District No. and Watet 61 Bismarck), N. , (P. O. 1 Dak. Offering Sealed bids Bond will be — received until 2 p.m. or amount. The bonds are issued others among the and bonds Local will Finance be York, N. Y., State, including the City Charter or Law. delivered at The New at such other place with the 20, 1947. approving opinion of Vande¬ water, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be furnished to as be agreed may upon about Aug. the purchaser close a without certified cheek cost. for En¬ $5,900, payable to the City. Valley Stream, N. Y. Bond Sale—The improvement 29—v. to C. $128,700 public bonds offered July 166, p. 313—were awarded J. Devine & Co., of New York, as 1.20s, at a price of 100.2413, a basis of about 1.14%. The bonds exceed l1/2%, payable F-A. Denomination $1,July 1, 1947. Due July 1, as follows: $11,000 in 1949, $15,000 in 1950, $20,000 in 1951, $25,000 in 1952 to 1957, $30,000 in 1958 and .1959, $35,000 in 1960.to 1966, 1967. Bonds matur¬ ing in 1965 to 1967, subject to re¬ demption at the option of the City on any interest payment due date on and after July 1, 1952, at par and $40,000 in mature York. first interest to numerical providing for months interest and on Nov. 1 Bronx call date;j order after the next 12 principal re-] quirements.. Purchaser to desig¬ a single rate of interest in a multiple of V4 or 1/10 of 1%. Split nate rate bids not Princi-! acceptable. at the] City Treasurer's office and at any} pal and interest suitable bank payable other institutiondesignated by the successful bid-} der. The printed' warrants and} approving opinion of Dorsey, Col| or man, Barker, Scott & Barber, oi; Minneapolis, will be furnished bjj: the City without cost to the-suc-l cessful bidder. Bids must be for all or none " , J- .' unconditional ancj of the entire issue! No bid for less than par and crued interest will be ae-} considered] 1, 1947 and The basis of comparison of bid'j! from 1948 to will be the total amount of inter® 1958 incl. Second high bid of 100.for. 1.20s was made by the National accrued inverse dated May are im¬ Denom. 000. Dated in the system provement warrants. and of distribution works statutes 139 to (CST), on Aug. 5, by M. H. Atkin¬ son, City Auditor, for the purr chase of $541,000 coupon water pursuant to the Constitution and aggregating $295,000: in 1953 to 1, 1/10 of 1%, and must be or same purchaser Offering — will be received until Aug. The Rome, N. Y, on Moore, announced ^at l°cal Dated of Dated bonds $700,000 tax anticipation notes at 0.57%, plus a premium of $11.00. Due on March 16, Bond which he called the State's biggest business," is steadily reducing its bonded debt. He reported that the gross bonded debt of all of the , July on awarded City Housing Authority, Farrell announces that sealed bids will be received at the offset sale Bank Glens Offering—Chairman ■X 1947. The interest rate is to be in multiples Notes Sold—Two issues of notes aggregating $800,000 New« York Steady $1,000. N.- Y. Rochester, 100,000 New York total ful be — in opinion of MiLPershing of New York City will be furnished the success*- —12.76 39,644,283 46,940,719 — expressed Cities Total 1, by the Dis¬ Glens Falls National Bank, Falls. the check chell Decrease -$ 17,549,823 270,976,307 _______ in required. or can be used as if they had been computed On the basis of the net bonded debt (total bonded debt less sinking funds) for all municipal¬ ities. - (P. O. South $2,000 in 1948 to 1957, and $3,000 in 1958 to 1967. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the to be able Incr. Water coupon tiples of 14 of l%..Not more than three interest rates may be named. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ Bismarck Denomination $1,000. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due on Aug. 1, as follows: , interest to and Increase Aug. 5 for gations of the town, payable from unlimited taxes. Rate or rates of order Local __._$ Upstate are Clerk, for the purchase of $50,000 not to exceed 5% coupon or registered bus garage bonds. office, interest 6% Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Der $1,000. Due Feb. 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,000 from 1950 to 1962 incl., and $2,000 from 1963 to 1969 incl. Registerable as to principal only. The bonds are general obli¬ DEBT Fiscal Year Ended in 1945 on Raleigh bonds. Control: BONDED receive will (EST) a.m. nom. prepared by the Research and Statistics Section of of Easter- the purchase of $27,000 not to ex¬ of municipalities Department 11 ceed 16T.3S% from the peak. Following table is a compara¬ tive analysis of the bonded debt the Commission, until reached its peak in 1'940 when it stood at $3,384,717,060. By the close of their fiscal decrease ' -' sealed bids at his office in nicipalities a C. N. Offering— W. E. Secretary of Local Govern-^ ment Cities: 1952 Central Sch. Dist. 1 until Note ling, decline of 3.95%. Upstate cities decreased such debt by 11.17%. b°nded debt of all mu¬ STATE MUNICIPALITIES 1 Counties trict A Jonesville, Bond showed a or Grove, Sold—It is . Bonds Denomination lows: 1 Glens °"t. on of Wilton It O. Y. their GROSS BONDED DEBT Exclud. Moreau, Northumberland Local Cat skill), rise. The increase was largelyNEW YORK by Tilney & ceived N. C. reported that $50,000 bond anticipation notes were purchased recently by the Bank of China Grove, at 1%. by 9.84%. Co. of New York. approved by Sykes & Heckler of New York. Greene Aug. and first age dated Aug. 1, 1947. Second high bid of 100.312 for 1.60s was made 21. legally obligations of paid on duce them incl. such Aug. compiled, the increase resulted in a disproportionately high percent¬ of: All of the bonds be agreed with the may purchaser, York the 418— $42,750 village hall bonds. Due on Aug. 1 from 1948 to 1962 incl. 9,500 fire apparatus bonds. Due certified $500, payable to order of the town, is required. Legality year slightly more than $1,000,000, lowest of any of the units was awarded to the Marine Trust on City, $71,626,931 $554,838,470, beginning of the tricts at the Total bonds p. Co., of Buffalo, as 1.60s, at a price 100.395, a basis of about 1.54%. Bank check for to upward trend. an Since the total debt of fire dis¬ Y. $52,250 July 28—v. 1972 incl. Bidder to were China Notes of cou¬ of or York outside — fleet (DST) single rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of l/10th of 1%. Principal and interest (an¬ nually on Nov. 15) payable at the registered sewer bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due $1,000 on Aug. 1 from 1948 to pon New NORTH CAROLINA new bonds buildings and equipment. municipalities, Local a (DST) cou¬ issued Fiscal Year registered building bonds. Dated May 15, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $6,000 on Nov. 15 from Aug. 7 for the purchase of $25,- on 000 not to exceed 5% interest decline a All which 5.19%, while fire districts with, years ending in 1946 the munici¬ increase 01 $566,955, or 55.23%, palities; had cut this figure to were the only local units to re^. $2,829,878,590 a reduction of • or 1948 districts showed School districts new of District 000 not to exceed 3% interest name by and occasioned by creation of five fire for an Aug. 6 for the purchase of $24,- pon 8.88%; towns, by villages, by 9.87%. debtedness 8.79%, Bankers Trust Co., New York City. A certified check for $480, payable to order of the district, is required. Legality to be ap¬ Huntington Sewer 1 School sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. on $310,- 620,590 to $270,976,307—a decrease of $39,644,283, or 12.76%. Counties cut their similar in¬ 6 (P. O. 102 Northway Road, Ithaca), N. Y. Offering—Ruth S. Trous¬ District Clerk, will receive dale, Bond Sale—The $27,000 coupon were Free Bond Y. from indebtedness Monday; August 4, 1947 fied Union No. reduce bonded County. NEW YORK or cer¬ a year ended ui its gross bonded fiscal its 1.6%, leaving a total of $2,895,125,078 outstanding. Upstate cities reduced their aggregate payable to the binding obligations of the County. Baldwinsville, N. during Fi¬ successful bidder. The right is.re¬ ; CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Bank of New est required for fully paid at the the issue coupon rate unti] spe¬ cified in the bid, less the amoun of premium offered, if any. En- yolume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4617 _ (515) close certified check for a Denom. $1,500. Due $1,500, will be received June until price pffered to< the extent of ap¬ proximately $85,000. Cleveland, Ohio Conditional firm bids' Bid were Rejected—No submitted for the $22,000,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ terest series A transportation sys¬ tem mortgage revenue bonds of¬ fered July 29—v. 166, p. 314. A conditional offer, made by a syn¬ dicate headed by Stranahan, Har¬ ris & Co., Inc., and Otis & Co., reportedly offering t to purchase $12,000,000 serial and $10,000,000 term bonds as 3%s, at, a price of par, was rejected by the transit board. As already indicated, bid¬ ders were required to name a cou¬ pon rate of not more than 3% and price .a not less Columbiana than for par on check for certified his Bend tary 1 Sale—The Lisbon), Ohio *: Bond Offering—Esther H. Sex¬ ton, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, will sealed bidsmntil noon receive Aug. 15 on lor the purchase of $35,000 not to exceed 3% interest courthouse improvement bonds. Dated July 1, .194?. Denom. $500. Due $3,500 on -Sept. 1 from 1948 to 1957 incl. Rate of interest to be expressed in $100,000 sani¬ bonds offered July 30 166, p. 314—were awarded to Second Paint Local School District Konowa, Bond Winesburg), Ohio Sale Clerk The $20,000 con¬ struction bonds offered July 29— 166, v. the — 314—were p. awarded Commercial & Savings multiple of to y4 of 1%. St. Bernard, , Okmulgee, Ohio Bond basis a high made about of bid of 100.60 District 1.35%. Second for iy2s was Clairsville, Bond Sale—The issue of $7,620 improvement bonds offered July 314—was awarded p. Jto the Ohio Valley Banking Co., of Gallipolis, as. iy2s. Dated July ,21. 1947. and due on Oct. 1 from * Price Ohio Lima inch ■ Clerk bids will be considered. A certified building bonds offered July 31—v. 166, p. 314-Mvas, awarded to syhdicate composed of Mc¬ Donald & Co., of Cleveland, from a Point-Delta Local Sch. (P. O. Bond will South Point), Offering be • 2% ^Columbus, Merrill, Turben & Co., Cleveland, and McDonald, Moore & Co., of Detroit, as l%s, at a price of 100.20, a basis of about .1*728%. The bonds Jl, \1947 1 and mature and •1967 inch ^Halsey, Dec. 1 $75,000 ; from A syndicate Stuart & on 1948 to headed by Co. Inc., of second high bidder, Chicago, was .offering 101,567 for * dated Aug. are ' June 2s. — nersburg District town-Canfield 14 and District of sunply bonds offered July 166. p. 314—were awarded to Field, Richards & Co., of Cleve¬ land, a 1, as lV4s. at a orice of 100.19, bari's of about 1.22%. Dated Aug. 1947.and 1948 to due on Dec. inclusive. 1957 high bid of made by. Inc. 100.007 for 1 from Second iy4s was Braun, Bosworth & Co., construction. t, (. Dist, Mrtamora, Ohio Offering—C. J. Bond Malone, Village Clerk, will receive sealed noon on bids bonds. Denom. of bid is an Offering upon as $29,000 in 1950 to: 1959, and $30, in est a ton. These 24, and ited Principal (F-A) payable at County Treasurer's office or at the are interest fiscal agency of the State in New York City. A certified check for payable from unlim¬ taxes. A transcript of pro¬ evidencing the legality $2,000 is required. Legality to be thereof and the printed bonds wil approved by Winfree, McCulloch, ceedings be furnished Shuler & Sayre of Portland. promptly. Bond at¬ torney's opinion at option and ex bonds offered, the School District. walk July Bonds Voted—At v* The UJL to l/v J. V . A. JL J.. issufe White T » lil tv. & V*/ Co V/V.j of an election by Rvan, Sutherland & Co. Offering — Rudy Klein, City Auditor, will receive sealed to rate as merit of the total net in¬ net interest cost to the District under his vided none of the bonds bid, are pro¬ called for payment prior to final ma¬ turity date. The District will fur¬ nish to the without Pleasant. i Sale—The cost, successful upon sysytem bonds offered July 28 ^ V 1965 on incl. July 1, July The 1947. 1 the First Portland. 1958 are 3s National was to of made Bank of Bonds are and Mouto registerable Pittsburgh, Pa, Bond Program Authorized — Edward R. Frey, City Controller, states that the City Council has affirmed Bill No. 2719, authoriz- . ,k01 „ nAA nnA , , _ _ „ ing,.a ?21>000>000 &ond program, ? UxP?£ aPP£°val ?f voters at the September pnmary election. The time and amounJ subsequent.bond issues, definitely confirmed n? as ^ Pottstown, Bond water Sale bonds Pa. The — offered $1,500,000 July 23—v. 166, p. 315—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Butcher & Sherrerd, Graham, Parsons & Co., and Newburger & Hano, all of Philadelphia, A. E. Masten & Co. of Pittsburgh, and Edward Low- ber Stokes & Co., of Philadelphia, as l%s, at a price of 100.379, basis of about 1.35% to a maturity. The bonds dated Aug. are 1, 1947 and mature serially on Aug. 1 from 1948 to 1977 inclusive. Bonds Nos. for 1001 to callable group 1500 callable are on iy2S made was composed of by a Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc., Stroud & * Co., and Schmidt, Poole & Co. SOUTH DAKOTA Clear Bonds . Sayre, of Portland, ap¬ proving the legality of the bonds. Erie certified check for $1,- a County Bond County (EST) chase (P. O. Offering Willis, ing the of Erie), Pa. Harvey — bids Aug. 12 $150,000 M. $51,000 p. bonds. Dated $1,000. Aug. from 15 Aug. Due 1948 awarded to p.m. bidder, pur¬ of 1952 to 1965 the only par. The Jan. 1 from 1948 Bonds Sold—An issue of $50,000 widening bonds has been purchased as IV2S by the Sinking Commission. * Gainesboro, Tenn. 9, the the proposed sewer on of street Harrisburg, Pa. Bond Election—At the primary election to be held on Sept. issuance of $300,000 price a TENNESSEE Maturity—Mayor • on 419—were p. Chattanooga, Tenn. Fund voters will pass l7/8% incl. on - for Piper, Jaffray & Hop- bonds mature incl. send, Elliott & Munson of Phila¬ 166, Minneapolis, at 15,\ 1947. Legality to be approved by Towndelphia. Lemmon, S. Dak. Sale—The $25,000 28—v. 2 $30,000 to July the refund¬ bids sewage street improvement bonds offered wood, coupon Sold—All disposal plant offered July 28^—v. 166, 419—were rejected. will until for Lake, S. Dak. Not bonds Bond Controller, sealed on Denom. dated Second high bid 100.065 for $160,000 by from bonds Bank,6 State principal only. A certified check for $1,000, payable to order of the district, is required. Legal¬ ity to be approved by Burgwin, Churchill & Ruffin of Pittsburgh. for _ $10,000 1952 bidder, payment Shuler & receive $160,000 water to to as bonds, the unqualified legal opinion of Winfree, McCulloch^ an $25,000 building bonds. . the on Hillsboro, Ore. Bond 1, ^1948 PleasantP PENNSYLVANIA Inc., of Cincinnati, as iy4s, at a;v. 166, p. 315—were awarded to price of 100.25, a basis of about the Commercial National Bank of 1.15%. Dated Aug. 1, 1947 and Hillsboro, at par, for $80,000 2y2s, due on Aug. 1, as follows: $17,000 due $10,000 on July 1 from 1950 in 1949 and $18,000 in 1950. Sec¬ ond high bid of par for iy4s was to 1957 incl., and $80,000 3s, due Bond all 000, payable to the District. $35,000 side¬ improvement bonds offered 29 — v. 166, p. 314—were awarded U — payable upon District the lowest Oregon Toledo, Ohio Sale be taxes fo^ 5 coupon *> Dillard), Douglas County, July 11 the voters authorized Bond will without limitation Enclose Dillard Sckool District (P. O. payable to Aug on '$40,000 of Aug. 1', 1967, or on any subsequent fui bidder shall name. Each bidder ( interest date, at par and accrued shall include in his bid a state(interest. Second high bid of 10L70 y Optional-Aug. 1, 1952. and the bonds author¬ ized at the election held on June are bonds valorem re¬ rmp Tpjm ]™s- County issue, premi¬ um offered, if any, considered, and will be delivered complete, at the expense of the District, as such, city in Oregon as the success- ■! . Aug. 1, $8,000 from 1948 to inclusive; $9,000 from 1953 to 1956inclusive, and $10,000 in 1957. of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the First National Bank of Iron-- the terest cost upon the 1952 multiple the ad to the , follows: Bank burgj until Pc Har- will I11(lv. bids at the office of Gregg & McConnpll First National at the fiscal or or amount. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering . Bidders may different rate of inter¬ at the real and personal property of the District so taxable for its pur¬ Gladys T. bid for 1967, callable Principal and 1952. payable from on 000 in, 1960 to 1971. 15, City. The principal of and interest Smith, District Clerk, will , Offering—Sealed bids will June poses, of tax — in¬ agency of the State in New York issue election and received until 8 p.m. Treasurer's office McLean, Schools, will This Optional Principal County School District (P. O. Elgin), Ore.1 interest Okla. R. H. bonds. inclusive. 1952. follows: receive sealed bids until 8 p.m., on Aug. 4 for the purchase of $86,000 not to exceed B.% interest school bonds, Dated Aug: 1, 1947. Due a 1967 June 15, 1947. Due on June 15, as $2,000 in 1948 to 1961, and $1,500 in 1962 to check for the " . Secretary, sealed "Ple of %of 1%. Mncipal »-000- 1958 t0 $9,000 from and coupon bonds. Interest rate is not to exceed 3%, payable J-D. Dated Clackamus County School District No. 106 (P.O. Route 1, Lake Grove), Ore. Bond Offering—Andrew District to on Aug. by Josephine Harris, District Clerk, for the purchase of $37,000 noon $1,000. Township School Pleasant)t to 19M .4, OREGON , Pleasant District (P. O. Mount $^?°°!££ « exposed3 to fmute 23 Bond be until follows: $2,500 of authorized at Sealed bids bids until noon on Aug. 12 for the Aug. 4 for the purchase of $24,500 3% coupon purchase of - $9,000 2% water street improvement bonds; Dated works bonds. Dated July 1, 1947 I Aug. 1, 1947. Due Aug. 1, as folbids until I, No. July 18. Dated Aug. 1, 1947, Interest pay¬ able J-D. Due June 1, as follows,* made . , to on — j Mount .purchase Shuler & Sayre of Portland: incl., and $2,- amount win, Churchill & Ruffin of Pitts¬ burgh, portser (F-A) payable at the City office. Legality approved by Winfree, McCulloch, receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Aug. 5 for the purchase of $25,000 for Education, for the purchase of $650,000 2% coupon 15 30—v. the Superintendent of the Board of AustinNo. water as 1955 township, is required. Legality to be approved by Burg- an terest Ohio until of the The $215 000 Cor- of 1956. A certified Bond Offering of the successful bidder Enclose a certified check for 1% O. to tified check for $4,000, payable to order of the ceive | Treasurer's Self, Education, Tishomingo School District, pense Mahoning County (P. Youngstown), Ohio Bond Sale of required. (award to be made at 8 p.m.), on Aug. 26, by C. W. Ankrim, Clerk !Stranahan, > Harris & Co., Inc., construction Toledo, Braun, .Bosworth & Co., 'Inc., Field, Richards & Co., FahCy, .Clark r& Co., First Cleveland /Corp., and Hayden, Miller & Co., I all of Cleveland,, Ryan, Sutheri hand- & Co., Toledo, Ohio Co. of — received 1950 600 in expressed in a multiple y4 of 1%. Interest M-S, A cer¬ of on bonds. ; 1965 Davis p.m. interest, van, Jo07frome m!" $6 s indusive; inclusive, Frank sealed ment bonds. Due 1% of the bonds bid for, payable the Village, is required. • , 5 Aug. Aug. 4 for the purchase of- $17,600 transportation equip- The ap¬ check Board receive 7 $10,000 on Sept. 1 from 1948 to 1967 inch Registerable as to principal only.' Bidder to name a single rate of Bond system 1964 2 p.m. on proving opinion of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, will be furnished. of the will bid is to be for less than par and accrued interest. No conditional South City School District .•000 ' as^tollowf-' July 22 will L. — until 6% interest coupon, general obli¬ gation bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due ., rjage, Ore. sewage Unicn to - (P. O: Lima), Ohio Bond Sale—The issue of $3,000,- . terest Thomas School District, Okla. Offering of bids Aug. 25 for the pur¬ $200,000 not to exceed Offered-Jess M. Parker,' Clerk, received sealed bids ™ent hornds.Dated Aug. Aug. 1 for the purchase of $2 000 from $150,000 not to exceed 2Vz% in- cently purchased as 2s, as pre¬ viously noted in v. 166, p. 207. Bond on City (P. O. Paid—Evan sealed (EST) until Tulsa paid par for the $10,000 repair and equipment bonds re¬ was " 11 receive ^ H°m'' 0re" Bonds ' Shidler), Okla. by Field, Richards & Co. St. No. Offering — Lowell W. Monroe, Township Secretary, will of *s.sue of $150,000 sewer system and disposal plant construction bonds. Osage County Independent School 100.866, Sayre 0nJ*s Xoted—At an election ? A cen YPters authorized , t. ; < T 19 St. Bernard—v. 166, p. 314—were sold as iy2s, at a price of , a Oklat on & Township (P* O. Lebanon), Pa. Bond Pennsylvania n Soon—The $194000 improvement bonds author¬ election Shuler Portland. Sale an . McCulloch, be placed on the market shortly. Interest Galtipolis, Ohio 1950 ® °.r Treasurer's Ive tlscal agency of in New York City. Le¬ gality to be approved by Winfree, 3s, due $5,- July 14 to the Citizens Bank, of , to ?r pur- street . 166, aJ?].e at th® City Bond Sale Details—The $17,000 fire equipment bonds awarded ized at District bids until pay- 000 in 1959 and 1960. — l The — as The — sealed 3% interest school bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on Feb. 1 from 1949 to 1956 inclusive. Principal and interest (F-A) ■ 2.69%, were said firm as remaining $10,000 made by J., A. White & Co., of Cincinnati. was Offered the State dnue$500W taUS7*an0d0195S82 the Second high bid of 100;- iy2s County School District (P. O. Nyssa), Ore. 55 Lebanon Mount chase Aug. 1 for the purchase of $40,000 by the fol$35,000 as 2V2s, due $5,000 lows: Bond Oxtering — Sealed bids A certified cheek for $500, vill be received until noon on payable to order of the Board of Aug. 4, by W. Thormley Hunt, County Commissioners, is re¬ Village Clerk, for the purchase of quired. : $40,000 municipal building bonds. Columbus, Ohio Interest rate is not to exceed 6%, Bonds Authorized The City payable A-O. Denom. $1,000. 'Council passed a resolution re¬ Dated July 1, 1947. Due $2,000 cently calling for the issuance of from Oct. 1, 1948 to 1967, inclu¬ $242,250 not to exceed 4% refund- sive, Rate of interest to be stated ting bonds. Dated Aug. 1. 1947. Due in multiples of 1/4 of 1%. Princi¬ ton July 1, in 1949 to 1961. Inter¬ pal and interest payable at the of¬ est payable J-D, fice of the Village Treasurer. No 1948 of chased Millersburg, of par. for Bonds states that the $55,000 interest cost Bank election not to exceed Okla. Details 260 | Clerk received park improvement bonds sold to the Small-Milburn Co., at a net M-S. -25—v. Sale now as Is, at a price Dated July 15, 1947 and due semi-annually on March and Sept. 1 from 1948 to 1952 in¬ of No. Bros. & Co., of Kansas City. (P. O. Mount City Re¬ an on Malhuer opinion at July 29 to Stern on at swimming expense. A certified check awarded The — that pool construction bonds. «uu was Voted states July 15 the voters approved by a two-to-one majority the issuance of $40,000 Bond Sale—An isSue of $140,000 school site and construction bonds high bid of 101.31 for 2s was made by J. A. White & Co., of Cincinnati. Bond held Hughes County (P. O. Holdenville), Okla. 15, 1947 and due semi-annually on Jan. 15 and July 15 from 1949 to inclusive. Bonds corder OKLAHOMA basis of about 1.61%. Dated July 1973 Hood River, Ore. Successful of the bonds bid for, payable to order of the Commissioner of the Treasury, is required • ' own Hayden, Miller & Co., of Cleve¬ land, as 13/4s, at a price of 101.60, a and for 1% sewer —v. 1949 request of the owner. bidder to obtain legal Oxford, Ohio 595 County (P. O. ? a election in clusive. of .the issue. ■ A 17. an $100, payable to order of the vil¬ lage, is required, Aug; 18, by C. D. Murray, Village Clerk, for refunding bonds, dated July 1, 1938. Bonds will be purchased at the lowest noon on ' 1953 inch Interest authorized at were Sealed — $6,500 $6,000 from 1950 to 1952 inch Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York City. Coupon bonds may be —1 *— K~vw4° —00 exchanged for bonds registered as to principal and interest at the multiple of y4 of 1%. The bonds Park, Ohio Bond Tenders Invited tenders 1948- to lows: July on J-J. Bidder may name a different rate of interest, expressed in a OHIO Brock from 1 payable to the City. $1,500 bonds.1 J. M. Draper states that the $15,000 street improvement bonds sold to the First National Bank, of Memphis, now as 2%s, at a price of 100.916— COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (516) 56 166, p. 207 — are due $1,000 from July 1, 1948 to 1962, giving a basis of about 2.61%. Interest v. approved by Dumas & bonds The $75,000 — July 29—v. 166, p. 208— awarded to Nashville Secur¬ offered were Nashville, as 2s, at a ities Co., of of 100.56, a price basis of about consisted of: 1.93%. Sale $50,000 water works bonds. on July 1 from 1950 to Due 1962 inclusive. and sewer bonds. July 1 from 1948 to street 25,000 Due on Harris County 1959 inclusive. All of the bonds are dated July 1, 1947. Houston), 1-94, bonds interest and bonds numbered each, 1-40 at 4% Beaumontt Texas Due cago Bidder must agree at .83%. The 41-94 is stated by at and water sewer McRoberts, to awarded revenue a price of less rejected a proposed issue 000 fire station bonds. Road District No. and of $65,- 1 (P. O. approximately, but not and accrued inter¬ was & the success¬ approving attorneys of cost the election is to be held on Aug. 5 in order to have the voters pass on the issuance that an $350,000 water bonds. Crummer & Co., Inc. Price Paid—The 166, p. 208, were pur¬ chased at a price Los of par. Angeles Heights School District Water Control and of Dallas, as noted in de¬ Texas, of tail in v. Independent (P. O. Angeles), Texas District No. 2 Bonds Sold—An issue of $350,Texas 000 school bonds was purchased Bonds Voted— At the July 29 recently by the Robert Mclntyre election the voters authorized an Co., of San Antonio. issue of $7,000,000 water and sew¬ Raymondville Independent School er improvement bonds. Dallas County Los Improvement (P. O. Dallas), District (P. Duncanville Independent Sch. Dist. Bond Sale Details—The $42,000 equipment bonds purchased by the Texas Bank & construction and of Dallas, as previously noted in v. 166, p. 315—were sold as follows: $7,500 2Vis, due from 1948 to 1962 inclusive; $4,500 3s, due from 1963 to 1967 inclusive, Trust Co., $30,000 3y2S, due from 1968 to 1977 inclusive. El Paso, Bond Texas Election—At Aug. 23 the an Sale Details—The Bond $50,000 house awarded July 17 to a group ed by a proposals: $1,500,000 storm sewer; $300,000 equipment; $150,000 street improvement; $150,000 recreation facilities, and $100,000 to place All bids must be ers. bonds head¬ school A series to the District. the Ranson-Davidson Co., at of about 2.92%, Bond Call Treasurer, — Va. STATES United States Voted—At a recent authorized an Bonds tion the voters of $41,000 York, submitted highest elec¬ issue offers and was awarded an aggre¬ construction bonds. New gate lows: of $12,887,000 notes, as fol¬ ; J. G. Kyle, Town announces Manitoba that 3V2% (Province refunding bonds of 1937, Nos. 1 to Bonds Publicly 149, dated Sept. 7, 1937 and due Sept. 7, 1957, have been called for payment on Sept. 7, 1947, at the Town Treasurer's office. of) dicate composed of Offered—A syn¬ Fairclough & Co., R. A. Daly & Co., Anderson & Co., J. L. Graham & Co., Melady, Sellers" & Co., and the Bank¬ ers Bond Corp., all of Toronto, WASHINGTON recently made public offering of Pacific County Sch. Dist. No. 118 $3,507,000 2%% sinking fund de¬ bentures. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. De¬ (P. O. South Bend), Wash. nominations $1,000 and $500. Due Bond Offering — Ross Neilson, the bonds and interest; said annual levies to be made in excess statutory or constitutional limitations during the term of the of any Housing Authorities Award bonds, shall be payable, both previously noted in v. 166, p.Notes—As reported in detail in v.. principal and interest at the 420—were sold as follows: $25,000 Treasurer's office. The 2%s, due $2,500 on Aug. 1 from 166, p. 103, a group of local hous¬ County 1948 to 1957 inclusive, and $25,000 ing authorities offered for sale on bonds shall run over a period of July 29 a total of $31,105,000 notes. 15 years, said period of time being 3s, due $2,500 from 1958 to 1967 Comparison of bids revealed that (as near as practicable) equiv¬ inclusive. a syndicate of banks headed by alent to the life of the improve¬ Rising Star Independent Sch. Dist., the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., ments to be acquired by the use of : MANITOBA as Texas i . of UNITED net interest cost election the voters will con¬ bond issue following Raymondville), Texas Duncanville), Texas (P. O. O. CANADA VIRGINIA Covington, be made payable at the designated by the purchas¬ submitted on a uniform bid blank to be fur¬ nished. The right is reserved to County Treasurer, will receive reject all bids, or any part there¬ sealed bids until noon on Aug. 9 of, and any bid not complying for the purchase of $69,000 not to with the terms of the notice of exceed 6% interest school bonds. sale will be rejected. The District Denominations of not less than will furnish the printed bonds, the $100. Interest payable annually. approving opinion of any recog¬ The bonds shall mature and be¬ nized market attorney of the pur¬ come payable serially, in their chaser's choice, and will deliver numerical order, lowest numbers the bonds to the bank designated first, beginning the second year by the purchasers without cost to after the date of issue, and in such them. It is anticipated that de¬ amounts (as near as practicable) livery can be effected within ap¬ as will, together with interest on proximately 60 days. Enclose a the outstanding bonds, be met by certified check for $980, payable equal tax levies for the payment are $950,000 unlim¬ bonds sold as 2s, 2V2S and 2%s to Texas Election—The City Clerk Bond of the bonds; provided that Dis¬ right to redeem trict reserves the said any bonds, or any of them, at time after three years from thereof. The bidders must Aug. 1, 1942; callable after on or 1962. Principal and in¬ terest (F-A) payable in lawful money of Canada in the Cities of St. John, N. B., Montreal, Toron¬ to, Winnipeg, Regina or Vancouv¬ er. Legality approved by Man¬ ning, Mortimer & Kennedy of To¬ Aug. 1, ' ronto. I ONTARIO Peterborough, Ont. Bond Sale Details Treasurer — states now The City that the $811,000 bonds sold to the Bank of Montreal, at a price of 101.29— v. 165, p. 3336—were purchased as follows: $126,000 1%% bonds. general Due on hospital June 30, ia 1948 to 1952, 138,000 2Y4% general bonds./Due on hospital June 30, in 1953 to 1957, 336,000 2%% bonds. Due general from hospital June 30, 1958 to 1967. 30,000 1%% water works bonds. Due on June 30, in 1948 to 1952. • 33,000 2V4% water works bonds. Due on June 30, in 1953 to $11,512,000, 113th and 114th Se¬ — The City ries, Chicago Housing Authority, name the price and rate of interest 1957. » : states that the 111., notes at .89%, $707,000 Erie at which they will purchase the 37,000 2%% water works bonds. fire station. $280,000 bonds sold to Rauscher, Housing Authority, Pa., notes at bonds. No bid for less than par Due on June 30, in 1958 to .93%, $495,000 Pensacola Housing and accrued interest. Enclose a Pierce & Co., of Dallas, and the 1962. Erath County Road District No. 5 Fla., and $173,000 certified check for 5% of the Columbian Securities Corp. of Authority, 23,500 1%% school bonds. Due (P. O. Stephenville), Texas Texas, of San Antonio, at a net South San Francisco Housing Au¬ amount of the bid. on June 30, in 1948 to 1952. , Pre-Election Sale—An issue of interest cost of about. 2.211%, as thority, Cal., notes at .94%. 26,000 2y4% school bonds. Due ori WISCONSIN $300,000 road improvement bonds noted here—v. 166, p. 316—were Other Awards June 30, in 1953 to 1957. i has been purchased by the Colum¬ Glencoe (P. O. purchased by the said firms at a R. F. D. 1, The Bessemer Trust Co., of Jer¬ 60,500 2%% school bonds. Duel bian Securities Corp., of San price of 100.07, and are divided Arcadia), Wis. from June 30, 1958 to 1967. J sey City, was the successful bidder Antonio, subject to the outcome as follows: Bonds Offered Edward Serfor $429,000 Bethlehem Housing of an election being held July 26. QUEBEC $225,000 sewer bonds, of which Authority, Pa., $1,420,000 Mont¬ vais, Jr., Town Clerk, received Floyd County (P. O. Floydada), $70,000 are 2s, due from Feb. gomery Housing Authority, Ala., sealed bids until Aug. 1 for the Port Alfred, Que. Texas 1, 1949 to 1956; the remaining $587,000 New Albany Housing Au¬ purchase of $50,000 not to exceed Bonds Sold—An issue of $160,Bonds Offered for Investment— $155,000 are 2y4s, due from thority, Ind., $998,000 Newport 2% interest road building bonds. 000 improvement bonds was sold Feb. 1, 1968. Interest payable H..L. Shaffer & Co., of Amarillo, Housing Authority, R. I., $1,444,- Dated Aug. 15, 1947. Denom. $1,- July 17 to A. E. Ames & Co. of are offering for public subscripF-A. Due Aug. 15, as follows: $4,000 Paterson' Housing Authority, 000. Toronto, at a price of 98.31, a basis* tion the following refunding 55,000 park bonds, of which $11,- N. J., $1,381,000 Portland Housing 000 from 1948 to 1957 inclusive, of about 2.806%, for $89,000 2%s, bonds totaling $56,500: 000 are 2s, due from Feb. 1, Authority, Ore., and $253,000 and $10,000 in 1958. Bonds were due from 1948 to 1962 inclusive* 1949 to 1956; the remaining Shreveport $40,000 3% road and bridge bonds. Housing Authority, authorized at an election on July and $71,000 23As, due from 1963 to Due on June 15, in 1958 to $44,000 are 2y4s, due from La., notes at .85%, plus a premium 10. Principal and interest (F-A) 1967 inclusive. Feb. 1, 1957 to 1968. Interest of payable at the Town Treasurer's 1962, optional June 15, 1957. $3 on each issue. Richmond, Que. office. Legality to be approved payable F-A. 16,500 3!&% road and bridge The Central Hanover Bank & Bonds Sold—An issue of $90,bonds. Due on June 15, in Denomination $1,000. Dated Trust Co., of New York, was the by the State Attorney General. 000 water works and sewer bondJ 1949 to 1957, inclusive. Aug. 1, 1947. Legality approved successful bidder for $5,000,000, Prairie Farm, Wis. was awarded July 2 to GoeffrionJ Dated June 15, 1947. Principal by Gibson, Gibson & Boothman, 114th Series, Chicago Housing Bond Sale The Town Clerk Robert & Gelinas, Inc., of Mon¬ and interest. (J-D) payable at of Austin. Authority, 111., notes as follows: states that $7,000 Community treal, as 3s, at a price of 101.77J the State Treasurer's office. Legal $1,000,000 at .85%, $1,000,000 at Building bonds were offered for Tenaha Independent ScA. Dist., a basis of about 2.866%. Dated approval furnished by Gibson, .86%, $1,000,000 at .87%, $1,000,- sale on July 25 and were pur¬ Texas June 1, 1947. Due serially froi Gibson & Boothman, of Austin. 000 at .88%, $1,000,000 at .89%, chased by the Central State Bank Bond Offering—Dana Williams, 1948 to 1977, inclusive. of Marshfield, as 2V2S. No other Floydada, Texas Superintendent of Schools, will $500,000 Erie Housing Authority, Ste. Agathe, Que. Bonds Sold—Crummer & Co., receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Pa., notes at .90%, plus a premium bid was received for the bonds. of $9, $500,000 Wilmington Hous¬ Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due on March Bonds Sold—An issue of $125,Inc. of Texas, of Dallas, recently Aug. 7 for the purchase of $49,000 not to exceed 3% interest bonds, ing Authority, Del., notes at .89%, 1, $2,000 in 1948 and 1949, and $3,- 000 paving bonds was awardec "purchased the following bonds, and $500,000 Bethlehem Housing 000 in 1950. Principal and interest July 7 to L. G. Beaubien & Co.; divided as follows: aggregating $175,000, at a price of Authority, Pa., notes at .85%, plus payable at the First State Bank of and the Bank of Montreal, both oi par: $41,000 refunding bonds. Due Aug. a premium of $6.50. Prairie Farm. Montreal, jointly, at a price oj 20, as follows: $1,000 in 1948 $100,000 3y2% electric light bonds. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, of 100.527, a net interest cost oi to 1955, $2,a00 in 1956 to 1960, Due serially from 1948 to 1962 Westby, Wis. New York, were the successful about 2.824%, as follows: $54,10( incl. $3,000 in 1961 to 1967, and $2,Bond Offering—E. J. Evenson, bidders for $1,253,000 Wilmington 2%s, due serially from 1948 000 in 1968., These bonds are 75,000 3V4% electric light bonds Housing Authority. Del., notes at City Clerk, will receive sealfed to refund a like amount of Due serially from 1963 to 1970 bids until 3 p.m. on Aug. 5 for 1957, inclusive, and $70,000 3s, due .89%, plus a premium of $23. from 1958 to 1967, inclusive. Th^ outstanding and valid bonds incl the purchase of $30,000 2% sewer The La Salle National Bank,rof as follows: Refunding bonds, All of the bonds are dated June extension bonds. Denom. $500. bonds are dated June 1, 1947, Chicago,4 was the successful bid¬ r Series of 1942, dated June 10, 10, 19471 Interest J-D. Legality San Bond Angelo, Texas the date Sale Details . Manager now — ■ bonds Savings k v Athens), Texas ited tax Coleman, sider Trust Bank, of Chicago, than, par Graham & Co., of San Antonio, and B. V. Christie & Co., of Hous¬ light revenue bonds electric on for the cost*of lithographed ready for signatures and pay Harris 3y2% Scheduled—The est. Bidders are required to name a rate or combination of two rates city will offer for sale shortly a block of $3,250,000 various pur¬ ton, jointly, as previously report¬ with their bid which is nearest ed in v. 166, p. 208—were sold as pose bonds of an authorized ag¬ par and accrued interest. Any follows: $63,000 2%s, due from rate or rates named must be in gregate of $6,175,000. 1948 to 1961 inclusive, and $87,000 multiples of Vs of 1%. Alternate Coleman, Texas 3s, due from 1962 to 1967 inclu¬ bids are requested on bonds with Bonds Voted and Defeated—At sive. option of redemption five years the July 22 election the voters from their date or three years Henderson County Consolidated authorized an issue of $300,000 from date. Principal and interest and $620,000, 113th Series, Chi¬ Housing Authority, 111., notes — bonds Offering Bond of $1,500 from 1948 to 1967 inch to furnish and der for ful bidder for $500,000, 113th Se¬ opinion relative to the legality of interest pay¬ the bond issue. able annually each year on ries, Chicago Housing Authority, H. L. Washburn, County Auditor, 111. notes at .87%. April 10, all optional 1 year I that an election is scheduled for WYOMING The American National Bank, from date. These bonds have Aug. 23, to have the voters pass of Chicago, was the successful Carbon County (P. O. been called for redemption on on the proposed issuance of the bidder for $700,000, 113th Series, Rawlins), Wyo. Aug. 19, 1947, and $1,000 in following bonds aggregating $11,Chicago Housing Authority, 111., Bond'Sale The $35,000 Fair principal will be retired and 500,000: $2,500,000 Navigation Dis¬ notes at .87%. Grounds bonds offered for sale on the balance of $41,000 refund¬ trict, and $9,000,000 road improve¬ The Corn Exchange National July 24 — v. 166, p. 316 — were ed as indicated above. ment bonds. Bank & Trust Co., of Philadelphia, awarded to the First National He reports that no bonds will 8,000 school house bonds. Due was the successful bidder for Bank of Rawlins, according to the* $1,000 on Aug. 20 from 1948 be offered for sale until early $782,000 Philadelphia Housing County Clerk. Dated July 1,1947. to 1955 inclusive. Fall of this year. Authority, Pa., notes at .82%. Due on July 1, in 1949 to 1960. All of the bonds are dated Aug. The Credit y Ahorro Ponceno of Second best bid was a joint offer Harris County Water Control and 20, 1947. Denomination $1,000. It Ponce was the successful bidder submitted by the Stock Growers: Improvement District No. 2 is the intention of the Board of for $1,350,000 Capital of Puerto National Bank of Cheyenne, and (P. O. Houston), Texas Trustees to sell the bonds at the Rico Housing Authority notes, at the Casper National Bank, Casper. Bond Sale Details — The $150,lowest interest cost that will bring .70%. 000 states 4,1947 ^ TEXAS , (P. O. Bond Election —It Tenn. Lewisburg, Sale an Texas payable J-J. Bond 1942, $42,000 outstanding of original issue of $47,000, in the denomination of $500 Huguenin of Dallas. Monday, August CHRONICLE ' — " 1 mrndsmm ,