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ttc 1 3 1941 «U&. MONDAY b Reg. U •'Volume New Number 4759 168 8. Pat. Office Price 75 Cents York, N. Y., Monday, December 13, 1948 General Corporation and Investment RAILROAD Abbott tNet No. 1947 1946 $8,646,200 $8,494,554 $8,295,980 1,869,907 .— 1,869,907 1,869,907 shares— Earnings common per dividend •After tAfter charges, $2.82 of preferred 1948, the net profit was $5,264,150 Earnings Higher— Sept. "26— Ended Months after income Earnings —V. ; 1947 1948 $20,970,000 $18,276,000 Sales 790,840 $1.12 961,485 $1.37 taxes share"— common per and charges ' 168, p. 2109. 120,000 kilowatts, the first 60,000 kilowatt unit of which is scheduled completion in March, 1949 and the second unit in July, 1949; for against $5,712,464, or $3.05 a share in the first half 168, p. 145. ' . ' ' v 1947—V. 9 "*$4.39 , outstanding, then stock share, a has made and contemplates making expendi¬ approximately $57,000,000 during 1948, 1949 and 1950 for the or acquisition of property additions, estimated approxi¬ mately as follows: $12,500,000 for the completion of a new steamelectric generating station near Oadsden with an initial installation of two units having an aggregate rated installed generator capacity of construction Federal taxes and contingency reserves. ABC Vending Corp.—Sales atfd Net $4.54 $4.62 : on the Six months ended June 30, For or share requirements *6 rated a completion in September, 1949; $9,500,000 100,000 kilqwatt steam-electric generating unit in the company's Gorgas plant to be completed in July, 1951; $3,250,000 toward the construction of a third 40,000 kilowatt steamelectric generating unit in the company's Chickasaw plant, to be com¬ pleted in June, 1951; $4,500,000 for transmission line and substation additions; $17,250,000 for distribution system additions, principally to strengthen existing facilities and to serve new business; $6,000,000 for the construction of additions to rural lines; and $2,800,000 for miscel¬ income •Net v— $169,590 $120,683 421,689 $0.40 ——— 421,599 $0.29 •After $433,025 420,799 taxes.—V. and Federal charges Adams Express Co.—To f directors, on The Dec. dividend a payable' Dec. 24 to stockholders of record Dec. of cents 85 14, 1948. This declara¬ together with the dividend of 25 cents per share paid in June, 1948, represents the distribution of all of the estimated taxable net " income of the company for the year 1948. A total of 85 cents was paid in the year 1947. conditions change ma¬ terially between now and March 15, 1949 when the company files its income tax retuvn for the year ending Dec. 31, 1948) to elect to be taxed as a "regulated investment company," which election will thereupon become applicable to 1948 and succeeding years.—V. 168,. It is intention the the of 1897. p. Admiral Corp.—To ,v of extra Dec. heve directors The an ? (unless company to 31 25 declared cents dividend a cash in of 15 11 1/9% and record Dec. In 18. cents CAPITALIZATION f of ■ :■ three pre¬ quarters, a distribution of 15 cents per share in cash was Payments in 1947 totaled 37 Va cents per share.—V. 168, p. 1685. ceding Affiliated Fund, Inc.—To Increase Authorized Stock— stockholders The •- capital stock each. -■* from of Nov. As on Jan. 13 will consider increasing the authorized " of 4.20% Common stockholders will also vote reducing on 10,000.000 J 1, 1978——: ' (, 12,000,000 6,080,000 (par cum. preferred (no —, —_ 4,000,000 shs. par the capital the of rural Co. 300,000 shs. 3,855,000 shs. •Not limited except as set forth in the mortgage securing such bonds. tl%%, due in equal semi-annual instalments of $380,000 to April 17, incorporation , towns, incorporated and unincorporated, as well as and the sale at wholesale of electric energy to two and areas, which utility companies, Birmingham serves one and of which is Birmingham Electric adjoining communities, to 10 mu¬ nicipalities and to 12 rural cooperative associations; and, incident to its Company is also engaged in aJl the output of which generating plants. ■ " The company owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Alabama Property Go., which owns land in Alabama not used in utility opera¬ electric the sale of appliances. business, operation of the coal mine at Gorgas, Ala., a is used in its steam-electric *'„•' tions. -.. • Control—The company ^is ■ . . . subsidiary of Southern Co., which owns a shares of issued and outstanding common stock. All of and outstanding common stock of The Southern Co. is in the 3,855,000 issued owned turn & Southern Corp. (Del.). Common¬ to dispose of any remaining interest possible after the retirement by Com¬ its outstanding preferred stock. Commonwealth by wealth has in The Southern Co. as agreed with the SEC of Purchasers—The Inc. — Adams principal underwriter and the respec¬ Bradford C. Ira Co. & &,Co Co. Hilsman Inc. & Co,„ Amort, Lom- 150,000 , < 200,000 Inc. & Company— 250,000 Watkins, Morrow & Co. & Cummins, 100,000 Co.. 150,000 150,000 Wyatt, Neai & Waggoner 100,000 F. 200,000 •——* Inc, Harold 1,250,000 E. —— Wood & Yantis S. INCOME & 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $3,432,853 $43,855,719 $37,892,383 22,551,545 16,522,704 2,046,611 3,943,100 3,623,42J 301,550 2,451,493 334,000 depreciation Co., Inc. ACCOUNT 1948—Month—1947 $3,924,866 expenses for Prov, Co.— & Thomas 150,000 300,000 revenue Operating & Smith 100,000 COMPARATIVE Gross Stokes bardo, Wheelock Milhous, Martin & Co.Mullaney, Wells & Co._ of plant acqui¬ adjustments General taxes Federal Gross 493,243 585,193 3,244,588 4,106,398 $593,646 $9,479,887 $9,810,080 269,043 249,388 3,234,245 2,928,864 5,095 Cr5,322 5,004 61,229 60,052 11,131 74,956 22,327 $328,548 105,000 $328,123 $6,109,457 $6,798,837 105,000 1,260,000 1,260,000 $223,548 debt $223,123 $4,849,457 $5,538,837 debt discts., and expense prem. 585,193 j 3,654,956 (3,641,038 J '$597,364 long-term on Other taxes income on Amort, — 48,766 442,279 48,766 ) income Int. Walter Co., —_- & Brothers Stubbs, 1C0,000 400,000 250,000 H. Otis Stern 150,000 & Broome Haupt Hill Kendall, $7,050,000 250,000 & Co.— 200,000 — Cassell & Co., Inc. C. F. Copeland & Inc. ——— $100,000 & Co— 400,000 Patterson, , ... Peck— & Stockton J. as of each name Halsey, Stuart & Co. J. soon principal amounts of the new bonds underwritten are as follows: tive cor¬ deductions Net In This Issue - - - -- Dec, 6 filed\a registration statement with the SEC shares of $3 cumulative preferred stock (par $50) stock (par $1). Reynolds & Co., New York, is underwriter. The proceeds will be used to purchase all of the assets of three subsidiaries of Dresser Industries, Inc., ciz.:. Bryant Heater Co., Cleveland; Day & Night Manufacturing1 Co., Monrovia, Calif., and Payne Furnace Co., Beverly Hills, Calif. The Affiliated Gas will obtain an additional $4,000,000 through the private 46,000 1,000,000 shares common sale of notes to insurance companies. 15-year 3%% '■ Quotations . New York New York Baltimore Stock Exchange Curb Exchange (Bonds)— Stock Exchange Boston Cleveland Stock dicate headed by syn¬ Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. on Dec. 9 of¬ $12,000,000 first mortgage bonds, 3%% series due 1978 at 102.75 and interest. fered issue The was awarded Dec. 7 on a bid of 102.109991. ' Other bids 3%%, were: Morgan Stanley & Co., 102.08; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 102.025; Blyth <fc Co., Inc., 102.01; Shields & Co. and Salomon Bros.* & Hutzler (jointly), 101.844; Drexel & Co., for this issue, all naming a 101.84; The First Boston Corp., . Dated Dec. and Dec. will be time 1 at 1, 1948; due 101.81; Lehman Brothers, 100.681. Dec. 1, 1978. Interest payable on June 1 agency of the company in New York. Bonds at option of company in whole or in part at any office or redeemable prior to maturity on at least 30 days' published notice at regular redemption premiums, the initial regular redemption price being 106.75% ; bonds will also be redeemable upon like notice by the operation of the Los Angeles Exchange— Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange— Pittsburgh Stock Exchange—St. Louis Stock — Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange— Stock Montreal Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange.: Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 41 42 —.42 43 __45 102.75%; plus interest in initial special redemption price being each case. Oct. 1,'48 Oct. 3,'47 Oct. 1,'48 Oct. 3,'47 $19,991,115 $19,473,733 $56,948,424 $55,226,547 J sales •Net profit Earnings per com. shr._ •After charges '• 348,980 355,181 $0.87 ... shares outstdg Com. 40 Weeks Ended— —14 Weeks Ended— , Period— Net 805,452 355,181 $0.74 and Federal taxes.—V. 518,415 355,181 $1.11 652,623 355,181 $1.49 168, p. 2317, Alleghany Corp.—Earnings— , , • , (Including Its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Terminal Shares, Inc.) 9 Months Ended Sept. Interest income 1,890,428 of Administrative Provision Refund and expenses, taxes overassessment on for $1,539,373 352,782 20,163 235,351 460,000 53,000 etc.—— income 1942 shares 8,710 29,175 $3,031,232 year $907,253 4,567,797 4,567,797 Nil (Cr).^ income Common 268,479 20,163 346,163 expense general Federal for of debt 1*947 $1,270,894 " 313,353 ... Amortization ' 1948 $2,271,773 $$4,162,201 : Interest •Net 4 * J —I—- ——; Total 30— * —I. Dividends outstanding 46 §Earnings Transactions New York Stock Exchange 28 Transactions New York Curb Exchange 28 Stock and Bond Averages 37 •Before net loss on sale of securities of $6,209,669 in 1948 and $903,772 in 1947. The 1948 net loss was made up of a loss on sale of Mis¬ souri Pacific Railroad Co. 20-year 514% convertible gold bonds, Over-the-Counter Markets improvement fund or the maintenance and replacement provisions of the mortgage or by the use of proceeds of released property at the special redemption premiums, the 2221. p. 38 Chicago Stock Exchange Cincinnati Stock .Exchange. , banking 17 29 —33 38 38 (Stocks) Exchange Stock 168, Aldens, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Page ' Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange Alabama Power Co.—Bonds Offered—A preferred stock on -V. New York ; The company en covering and Divs. income Balance Stock and Bond ' t 571 in nonaffiliated sition 1956. Cleveland, O.—Regis¬ Affiliated Gas Equipment, Inc., , cities in 1,200,000 shs, $100) had predecessor Alabama Power Co. had in 1906. s The since Period End, Oct. 31— {$80,000,000 ► corporation's capital stock of the par value of $1.25 per share the ters With SEC—' f existence Outstanding to "banks.. stock, stock FINANCING Co. Power Company is engaged, within the State of Alabama, in the generation and purchase of electric energy and its distribution and sale at retail , series due Dec. Preferred PRESENT 20,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares, par $1.25 29, 1948, 15,041,056 shares of capital stock were previously repurchased by "the corporation.—V.i>; 168, p. 2317. t , Authorized* 7 * _] ' * 1 3%% tNotes payable poration (as Of Oct, 31, 1948) from $19,322,358.75 to $18,587,151.25, thus effecting an aggregate reduction as of said date of $735,207.50, and that such reduction be brought about by retiring 588,166 shares t Houston continuous a outstanding. The " and program, , series due Jan. 1, 1972 series due OcL 1, 1977— ' made. r „ 3V*% all the construction EFFECT TO GIVING f, ' J First mortgage bonds— ■ 3Vj!% share, plus payable per stock, in each above , Pay Extra in Cash and Stock— stockholders of finance-the to the company will use, to the extent available, its cash on hand in excess of working capital (including the proceeds of the new bonds and $8,000,000 re¬ ceived during 1948 from the sale of 80,000 shares of common stock) and cash received from operations in excess of requirements for interest and dividends. Such amounts will not. in the opinion of the manage¬ ment, be adequate to finance all of the construction requirements of the company during the next few years. Officials of the company esti¬ mate that, based upon the present level of earnings and. current expec¬ tations of the probable progress of the construction program, approxi¬ mately $2,000,000 additional cash will have to be provided before the end of 1949 and approximately $10,000,000 more before the end of 1950. To the extent necessary, it is proposed to issue additional securities of a type not yet determined. share, per order In tion, ; COMPANY—Company was organized in Alabama Nov. 10, 1927, by of a predecessor Alabama Power Co., Gulf Electric Co. consolidation monwealth same. $1.03 245. p. bonds will be used by the to finance improvements, extensions, and additions to its plant or for the discharge of its obligations incurred for the utility Pay 85-Cent Dividend— declared 7 168, new company 1946 ^capital shares— Earnings-jjer share_—1.L—___ 1 the sale of the News MISCELLANEOUS - the additions. The net proceeds from 1947 Number of ■ installed Mitchell Dam, scheduled for toward the construction of a / 1948 Mos. Ended June 30— construction of the fourth hydro-electric unit with generator capacity of 25,000 kilovolt amperes at $1,200,000 for the laneous Adam Hat Stores, Inc.—Earnings— f INSURANCE - of tures 1948 profit com. INDUSTRIAL - PURPOSE—Company Laboratories—Earnings— 9 Mcs. End. Sept. 30— - PUBLIC UTILITY - Copy a series of A, other tDoes of Miscellaneous Features per $0.22 share due 1949, amounting to $8,955,812, and securities, amounting to $2,746,144. not railroad 1 common '• a net profit on sale include $2,084,679 received in 1948 as interest on bonds companies in reorganization, applicable to periods prior v.. •• . General Corporation & Investment News-Cover Specializing in State and City Bond Offerings — The Course of Bank Clearings Utah Power £r Light 58 .47 St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices..49 Dividends Declared and Payable._: Foreign Exchange Rates 50 49 Edward D.Jones a Co. Established 1871 Combined Condition Statement of Federal EDWARD L. BURTON & COMPANY Established 160 S. Main Street Reserve —_________50 Banks Condition Statement of Member Banks of 1899 Salt Lake City 1 ' System Teletype SU 464 OLDEST INVESTMENT HOUSE IN UTAH 'TW' Missouri Members 50 Federal Reserve System ) Bell 300 North 4th SU St. Louis 2, York Stock Exchange St. Loots Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exeh. .1 Chicago Bd. of Trade New ? Phone CEntral 7600 A Ben ' Teletype slaw c 2 THE (2426) dates to of received Payments the of on preferred Allen Industries, " 168, Capital shares Earnings The . 279,600 995.264 559,200 $1.78 $1.18 $0.72 and Federal income taxes.—V, 167, Dec, on at closed 3 South 910 employees and no such the the sale building, Mr. Gould, on she 12-story structure.—V, long-term basis, a American Cable Bertram who is B. negotiations fcr also Comptroller ating subsidiaries, Cable Co. and been Sales sale the Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30 of for rent in Airlines shares ♦After its_ Income taxes Net —V. : has 1 all outstdg— in June, taxable in income net totaled 1947 is the the This class is the 55 559,197 ' 559,197 559,197 elected to $0.81 $0.97 $0.80 $0.93 , taxes.—V,' 168, Federal th 1477. p. oper¬ tion will thereupon —V. 168. p. Tower, main 1 taxed dividend a corporation of 46 cents for the corporation March for' the and return as 1948—9 Mos.—1947 SEC. 2,234,071 2,493,563 90,676 399,003 $1,247,259 .$3,558,700 1949 when the 1948 to and 1,298,475 Investment Co. $2.74 V. Dec. on B declared 8 dividend a of 15 cents exchenec 168, offer of of Finance setting Geo. succeeding Stuart exchange had been details the the offer will expire Jan. 10, G. by & Co. ' ' ' • France-Foamite been > before s Net taxes—) —j taxes ' profit ' $91,027 228,473 222,465 $0.97 $0.41 Capital shares outstdg... payable Dec. 23 to holders of record Dee.* 16. paid on Aug. 5, last yehr. On Dec, 27, 1946, the cents on this issue.—V. 168, p. 2221. Earnings ' per —V. as p. 167, share 2681. " ' " " $717,113 ' and 228,473 v S. y - v & 500.000 100,000 500,000 Bia'.r & Co., William J. ' C. ■& This Co. has received company have J - American Light & Traction Co. Encaustic Tile Co., Inc.—Plan Approved— word that stockholders approved the plan for consolidating of' Franklin 2,000,000 12 Months Ended -• , Gas American Encaustic stockholders and directors approved the exchange capital stock at a meeting held in New York on Nov. 30 (for of Co. 150i000 100,000 168, '' 2002). p. ,V ' * f ' , .. . . As part of voted to record on date dividends The this for of Dec. plan special a dividend of Tile 10, exchange Co. will all for valuation shown cf acquire 299,110 shares of interest in American• „ will June • - program The the $2,556,000. was *-••>» - Divs. J • - COMPARATIVE INCOME »• ACCOUNT sales v '< . •Profit 1947 ' * • * $533,796 Earnings ' outstanding..,....";... The directors common with 40 compares and 7 declared 40 cents cents June on paid a to 24 June on '*• Total * , 25, 1947. Net 35,465 .$73,530' dividend holders 9 Months Ended Dividends Interest •" Gross 333,879 $0.16 of $1.80 record share per Pec. 17. Dec. •Surplus Commt for L •Earnings 24 | per saies securiue; $482,889 VieW of company, ,the comPa"y's election no provision has been BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. sold^^$4^r!ia' $}74'1661i at cost to be taxed made 30, for accqunts receivable ? interest purchased, (quoted market > on TS, payable $355,500; 674*P„« H"' t9-'96-.5,4°i undistributed option Three Months Ended Sept, 30— general & admin. Operating expTeTcT Reserved for future inventory price Net > ' . securities warrants Common shares Earnings per •Loss.—V. outstanding.. common 168, p. share «I income income 1047 $1,206,107 $275,459 " 585.450 $0.39 246. at j)'*4- r « $1,112,284 '■ $1.25 • . Dec. 1, at 100, in The to « « to securities Nil t 9 » its case and to 30,1953 in order demands "*\r and obtain for tv* frf- plant; and its 'subsidiaries large to amounts build service the and ♦' f t •»""■} for i of have been capital aHri'tional to t 1' new Inc. Straus Stubbs, 100,000 H. further . improve Hill Hilsman -Inc.- & & H. Co._ r^uir.0^ the * must sale *9 of meet 1 ' ' . 100,000 500,000 _ & & Co.— ..— 150,000 Thomas business in between and of radio! circuits for of Co Dulles and Wood Yantis S. & lines & & & ' Co. 100,000 Co..._ 200,000 Co., Inc. 500,000 Co 200,000 telephone its services, subsidiaries. telephone mainly and related between The subsidia^es telephone is service. equipment through the territories of telephone companies, and other interconnection '/ 200,000 Wurts, and 6,500,000 - E. toll 200,000 Cummins, Harold company network a & & 200,000 . Inc.. principal 20 250,000 150,000 Wheelock communication subsidiaries- and has the of furnishing Company operates 600,0D0 & ' Yarnall of 1;000,000 :* and Co.. Dabney Wertheim 750,000 250,000 1 — Corp.__ Company.._ C. Wainwrlght & Co. Watkins. Morrow & Co. . BUSINESS—Company 500,000 200,000 , H. 100,000 Meeds. W. F. that — Tyson 6,500,000 & 100,000 Lom- — & Townsend, 250,000 1,250,000 Nongard 300,000 Co.—__ & American E. Thalmann Bissell & Inc. 200,000 Co.___ 150,000 400,000 Co— Blosser 150,000 Co. Laird, & Smith 100,000 Co. Kean, Taylor & Co Ketcham & Thomas Co.___!.__ Ladenburg, ~_— Stokes Co^ Stokes . Strauss S. Swiss & Jbnes & & Lowber Sutro & Co 100,000 Johnson for tele¬ its operates telephone the systefns United States' and those in many other countries or territories throughout the world and for ship-to-shore telephone service. * j The company's within their within and telephone subsidiaries respective*- territories points outside of furnished partly in conjunction phone has Telephone service service been to. automobiles, inaugurated. ■ , with is furnish and such the company' furnished buses, . local and toll" service territories, to and toll service between points service trains, being other telephone ships,, and trucks, , toll mobile and tele¬ airplanes , ^ Communication sidiaries service. & Co.—: & bardo, Co., Kaiser & J. ; companies. and & 150,000 '. r 200,000 B. J ' 500,000 300,000 800,000 wire the Scrib- ^ & 100,000 Stix intercommunication through 200,000 Deane Walter phone obtaining 3,000,000 : 1,000,000 Edw. , corporate Co./. Co... 150,000 1968, and general & Co...__ 750,000 thereafter . , 100,000 .1 Co Brothers 100,000 Co. 30, .. 150,000 Paul Inc Starkweather .1 & and including Nov. plus interest. telephone own ' ' company continue 565,450 -fr 100.29 150,000 Co.—__ - .... principal $150,663,000 *$129,197 ;J *14. to each Mayer... & Stern, Frank & MeyerSterne, Agee & Leach— Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. - _l Haupt & Co.. R, the provements ' -Inc.' Robert C. Redeemable, at option of date, upon at least 30 days' 750,0Q0 Mason, -i__. Stern Co./' Indianapolis 3ond Share Corp. Jenks, Kirkland & - Co.____ Smith, Moore & Co._ 150,000 & 3.000,090 ■ • . 1973. PURPOSE—Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of debentures (which, after deducting expenses, will approximate exclusive of accrued interest]) for advances to subsidiary and associated companies; for the purchase of stock offered for subscription by such companies;, for extensions, additions and im¬ \ able ' down scaling Sulzberger & -ner 100,000 Haydon 100,000 & 250,000 & Singer, 300,000 3,500,000 Co.____l_ & Minton Heller, Bruce & Co.— Herrick, Waddell & ■* ReCd, Inc". __i. .*_I: 539,990 $2.06 - $0.35 due 1948; 1, Inc. Co._.i__'l & & Co. Harrison $675,719 539,990 539,990 in whole or in part, on any at 104.61%* to and including Nov. prices public y & Harley, bid of 100.669 for 3%s. a Haas Hutton Inc. Bogan Co., Inc. - 300,000 Co & l_——„ — Kenneth outstanding..-.. share..!___ Dec. thereafter Not C. Hallowell, 1685.— p. & Schmertz — Shields Inc.... 2,500,000 Oo.__—____• 200,000 ——12.000,000 Horner & Sills, Son, Hallgarten /i $187,990- — per 168, notjee, 1946 196,745 $0.25 taxes____. & Grubbs, Scott & Co. : 1946 • & looiooo ... Grimm 168, year.—V. '' 1947 1948 ~ taxes__^_ shares mitted —472327 117,069 458,320 585,450 last $22,546,851 $20,624,153 JJL4,243,154 302,990 1,794,284 1,105,719 115,000 682,000 430,000 company, rSa 4'207'236 $191,008 of ■ —-— purposes. profit week $150,000,000 The deben¬ tures were priced at 101.61 and interest to yield about 3.28% to maturity. The issue, it was announced Dec. 7, has been oversubscribed. The offering represents the largest individual corporate public financing operation this year and is one of the largest corporate bond issues ever sold at competitive bidding. The issue was awarded Dec. 7 on a bid of 100.71. Morgan Stanley & Co. sub¬ declines Reserved for income taxes corresponding •' -- - • Co. Gregory 100,000 & ___ Seasongood 300,000 - & 5,000,000 Sheridan Co._l_r_L—1! 300,000 1 000,000 Co, Bros. Shaughnessy Graham, Parsons & Co. .2,000,000 Granbery,. Mgrache & the System inputs of subsidiaries to 246,423,000 kwh., an increase of 16,829,000 the & C. Inc. MacGregor, 250,000 Inc.. Company- Schwabacher ... Graefe [ ; ! Dec.' 2, 1948, & 1,500,000 _/ Co Rothschild & Scott, 400,000 services also' include of ' 300,000 __— -Pomeroy, 350,000 & Co. Marshall Inc. 2318. p. 100,000- & 150,000 Glover fcr Co. Schoellkopf, 750,000 & & ) ;. . . Robinson-Hum¬ Inc. Foster which offered to the public Dec. 7 25-year 3%% debentures due Dec.'l, 1973. Co.—Earnings- 'ril'xti 168, Evans Co., Co.— Rippel, ..Hutzler 1 300,000 & v— & A. F. R. 4,000,000 A. 750,000 300,000 Pierce Salomon . Co.—_ ' J 300,000 t— ... ' phrey 100.000 Field, Richards & Co... , appointed registrar preferred stock, $100 par value.—V. over profit Dated $308,077 York, has been The 200,000 & Inc. Inc..* Rippel Russ & . group Avail¬ profit New S. L. Drew Co., Inc. Farwell, Chapman • American Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Debentures Of¬ fered—The First Boston Corp. and Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. jointly headed a nationwide investment banking and ' ' investment income 194a ' J. 4,000,000 _ 1 ' V\ Shep- Co._. /„ Julius 200,000 H. Co., & Reynolds 300,000 500,000 J. $0.71 1948 "otailTs fsuo^lTieVpCaP"al ea'n dlVlde"dSL56'- American Hide & Leather $4,807,951 - Inc. 1,500,000 Este 355,500 for securities purchased, $10,626; common stock- (issqed S outstandh??n'-?^e*;noU y 195°l $1'000'000; outstanding, 35o,500 no-par shares), $1,729,881 Co Corp. 804,486 - Merle-Smith—_ & 500,000 ' . 1,000,000 Hawley, Rauscher, 350.000 — "200,000 . 4 Co., Rand & Co.__„ 100,000 Co.. Ira V. $742; investment securities value, $8,405,872), $6,001,529; total, $6,181,103. ana Selling, - ^Capital a'"regulated Federal income ■ 804,486 Co., Ltd.—Registrar Appointed— Co., ended 7.33% before Net $110,872 In 250,000 Bodine___^- & ... Co. du Pont & Co. $5,612,437 f as 1948 Trust sales Profit 142,200 $0.59 oi $2,534,367 — r week Earnings share. _ 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— Net $314,963 ' *. & 250,000 Co.— Pollock Putnam R. J. Edwards, Inc.— Elworthy & Co... Equitable Securities $4,808,184 American Stove Co.—Earnings— , 50,472 142,200 $241,180 in 1947. investment 30,417 50,777 Coi. E. Raffensperger, Hughes 150,000 Co.— 150,000 300,000 ard 150,000 & & California 500,000 Prescott, & Co;„i of Inc. Co.200,000 & Francis- I. • 730,778 6,000,000 Co- Wm. Townsend, & fc & Charles $5,538,962 $2,115,065 ... stock (2,767,580 shs.) com. cumulative or Federal ... $2,786,320 671,255 „ & & Dittmar rs— G. $395,853 27,361 $69,335 355,500 _ income • the 2318. p. | 61,891 common Dick 52,193 ; . Haven Detmer 1,624,398 American Power & Light Co.—Weekly Input— :kwh„ 5,93i $289,674 .... ';■■> .. . 1 of this company amounted . ... ' income net Bankers For 5 { " & Skaggs Denipsey $3,862,371 908,992' 2221. p. the 4»/2% 1 1947 Dain Crouter . $1,841,727 —- 35,601 American Metal The 1947, $211,535 2-.- Co —1 applic. to 168, . ' $389,922 " outstanding Co.;....' * subsidiaries.!— on 18,542 • period— shares n of Edison De 150,000 Co Patterson, Copeland & 750,000 Co & Dalilberg M. J. $804,253 j v; This - $271,132 loan — 'stock pfd. stock of Amer. Light & Tract. Co. '.*• on —V. * on 1948 Expenses and general taxes... ♦Net income Preferred dividends Common dividends 3,862,371 $419,302 — corporate j . ACCOUNT _ „_ bank Traction Detroit and .taxes Balance » Nil • , INCOME — income on * 1,841,727 to. company: subsidiaries & 500,000 & Kendall, Inc. Phelps, Fcnn & Co.__... 200,000 1 150,000 Co... Company- Northwest 750,000 Co., Inc. " Co.".: 100,000 Co. 4..-. O'Gara Ohio Co. 300,000 Inc.—i 2,000,000 : " Roger S. Palmer Co...._ 200,000 Cunningham Inc. Clement ; Interest paid K, Co., Henry 330,000 $1,818 333,879 - bonds.. 2,276,598 2. Consolidated Divs. : of Sept. 30— received on 1,854,376 330,000 subsidiaries 1,818 $53,198 30, last, $1.55 , COMPARATIVE & common Income Expenses . '• Subs, of ; * Dec. on from Other,income charges, including interest and depreciation. stock, payable Dec, on Dividends American European Securities Co.—$1.80 Dividend— the income Bight Dividends $158,505 88,663 333,879" $0.22 V — all of S. $7,273,222 1946 $438,037. 49,000 — share— per $4,445,405 (net)-— stocks com. American .. * ♦After allowance for —V. 168. p. 2317. on ———" —. 200,000 & Pac'fic 500,000 Burr, 300,000 & O'Connell Pacific Corp. Co... & Davis, "V • • * ' 122,530 —_ Net profit Capital shares & & Cooley 495,206 - Baudean Inc. 100,000 Corp.— 100,000 Hanseatic ... Alfred The Otis Co.— & Securities C. C. Collings & $6,778,016 764,574 ——, preferred stocks of on Undistributed , 1948 taxes —'———.—.., $3,680,831 ___ . Quarters Ended Sept. 30— Income Clark Coffin York O'Brian, Mitchell & Co.. Co. Co., Inc. Securities & 250,000 Homer 400,000 ' since . Net ,'. .t — :*.« deductions Dividends of the enlarged American Encaustic Tiling Co. are: Schweiker, President; Roy W. Schweiker, Executive VicePresident, H. B. Birtwistle, Vice-President, G. W. Thorp, Jr., Treasurer and Maurice Iserman, Secretary.. • ■ Clayton W. Son 400,000 & Cunningham A. < E. 98,999 1,766,768 , (net) income Gross officers V 4,232,458 113,963 447,007 — taxes—.: income income Income according to the announcement, are the beginning of the expansion company, highest point following the war. Malcolm City 4,276,128 taxes— ' in own now statements 30 earnings of the at Federal taxes— income Operating Other . entirety all the real estate and formerly was owned jointly through A-F-O. The land, buildings and equipment at Lansdale, Pa, as the the on The currently ; Federal their . Encaustic which 2,979,454 : miscellaneous and Cassell F. 100,000 Newbold's Smith 1,000,000 Brothers C. 3,851,151 2,739,196 ——1 local, income & 500,000 100,000 of : 500,000 Byrd 29,175,110 3,950,915 . Co... Inc._^____. Byllesby 39,561,086 provisions therefor.— and Co., M. Cohu stockholders Co. in Franklin-Olean Tile American State, State & (inc.) 9,819,230 , Encaustic equipment I outstanding stock of American Encaustic bringing up to 68.6 cents per share the H. $58,460,928 8,257,473 \ — - and Deprecation cerrts. 18.6 $63,266,657 * the of 1948. Franklin American combination holders Burnham Burr .' electricity purchased for resale Maintenance , , * was 1947.- 1948 H. Nusloch, 400,000 200,000 • and Operation . details, V. see ' " Total . companies. Sept. 30— Subsidiary Companies: operating revenues—— two Co. '.'/Corp. 1,250,000 Co.— Tile activities of the the National 400,000 New & & 100,000 500,000 100,000 Co._^_ Brooms 3,000,900 & 10Q.00O Co.— Stockton 1 Miller 1 300,000 Brush, Slocumb & Co.__ (& Subs.)—Earnings— Pierce, Beane.. C. Newburger & Co.__^___. . - t . American & R. Newburger, Loeb & Co._ Newhard, Cook & Co.— & Stokes Lynch, 100,000 8,000!000 , Brooke, 150,000 1,000,000 & Co. InC;j.____-_ Blair Bradford 200,000 Omaha W. Co., Co.—_l_r_ & Co r W. The 259,000 Bioren k Minsch, Monell & Co.—_ Moore. Leonard & Lynch Mullaney, Wells & Co.. Murphey Favre Inc 250,000 & Moran Fennar E. Coe__ Co/ Co... Baum & Merrill ... 100.000 Co.________ & K. 200,000 100,000 McJunkin, Patton & Co. McLeod, Young, Weir, 150 000* , are $200,000 Lomasney 3c Co.— Inc. Inc. $0.83 •; _ A. and & 400,000 & 4--._-._4.- Leary Barth Levy Mason, Bleich- Bear, Stearns & Co.... Biddle, Whelen & Co.— 222,435 , $3.14 ■ underwriter Mackall 150,000 v—t George $185,480 . an have underwritten 100,000 Applegate.^!.! , $221,483 — — and Williams D. , J. : . Mos.—1947; |$1,195,213) Not | 478,100) Stated; Not be employees time any haVe Under may making 250,000 and -Inc. , 1948—9 Stated at debentures Lawson, Bacon, Whipple & Co._i 1,000,000 Ball, Burge & Kraus..' 500,000 Barrett, Fitch & Co., ■ Corp.—Earnings— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 to employee principal the , Company... Auchinc'oss, Parker & Redpath lihe each of $12,775,000 C., S. Ashmun Co,.. Atwill extended.— unless 1949, offering an. election Plan.shares refunded. of name amounts Peck roeder, Inc. Arthurs, Lestrange for have offer 2318. p. shares effective made of its of Stock unissued that such account 12.775.000 & Arnhold years, Illinois—Exchange Offer an Co. forth Period End. Sept. 30— stock, 16 Ohio American-La .! share per his principal Inc. Barrow, $2.83 ' respective Adams shareholders. Ohio to Th® , the of the of 1,298,475 $0.96 '$0.91 to and instal¬ 1,314,059 to subsidiaries its another provides cancel may credited make to tRepresents applicable and Employees' authorized company intends 1948. The plan purchase the to 2,800,000 offered. thereon company follows: change corporation year applicable pursuant of The First Booton Corp. Payments' conditions (unless 15, presently credited the of UNDERWRITERS—The the ' Prospectuses mailed $3,672,802 1,298,475 1,298,475 to amount as ending Dfec. 31,-19481 to investment company" which elec¬ "regulated a become registration shares the 125,299 the December the interest share, per 1948. year total a and 2,308,480,800 ... +66,348,975 being are and employees purchase plan, Halsey, the of 1897. American The 796,588 payments Klima $0,565,363 - s sold Corp.—46-Cent Distribution— declared 7 now tak income debentures which ment cents. Commercial The Profit same paid company ♦These $13 890,111 $13,015,225 shares.....^...^ instalments... shares the intention be Income on 1948—9 Mos.—1947 23,084,808 stock 623,807 , 160,000,000 • stockholders of record Dec. 14, 1948. This with the dividend of 20 cents per share paid the distribution of all of the estimated of between to 168, p. 641. directors 200,000,000 Capital represents elect Mr. three Inc., 1948, its American Cities Power & Light Co.—15-Cent Dividend The ($200,000,000 author.) 520,276 ,• Dec. on files $5,883,447 50,733 share. per 1982 547,006 International directors materially $2,169,146 $1,185,571 shares debs., due April 1, $5,223,706 559,197 charges and payable Dec. 21 to declaration, together from Vice-President its and Radio, & 797,832 profit. 175,000,000 475,011 outstdg— American The Tulsa rented Vice-President, a corporation Cables $2,034,133 ___ 90,000,000 author.) in (& Subs.)—Earnings— reserves author.) ($175,000,000 election It 1948—3 Mos.—1947 ' profit Special Earnings , • 1S48—3 Mos.—1947 f., ' Capital 1946. the Mackay American Chicle Co. author.) ;($90,000,000 1980 1, due Aug. 40-yr. 2%■%.'■ debs., due July 1, 1986 ($125,000,000 author.) 125,000,000 40-yr. 27/8% debs.,'due June 1, 1987 ($200,000,000 author.) 200,000,000 25-yr. 33/s % Debs., due Dec. 1, 1973 ($150,000,000 author.).*150,000,000 Capital, stock (common) par $100 (authorized 35,000,000 • *$1.20 November, ($160,000,000 1976 1, $4,847,199 - ....1 profit Earnings per com. share Radio & Telegraph Co., has been associated with the system for the past six years.—V. 168, p. 1577. > Operating *$1.82 in split 1975 L, 35-yr. 2%% 1,096,492 ' ' ♦Net basement and first five floors of the elected this of stock ' Period End. Sept. 30— $3.22 2569. p. 168, p. 2221. America All American & Radio Corp.—New has Tower $1.33 three-for-one the "3,535.465 * 3,858,585 Boston block of space was available this of 3,858,585 . debs., due Oct. debs., due Oct. debs., shares) time. With at 30-yr. 2%% 35-yr. 23/i% 35-yr. 2%% ( Street, Tulsa, Okla., to Albert* Gould, nationally prominent realtor of Providence, E. I. The' company had purchased this property in February, 1946, when it required seme 30,000 square feet of office space to house company building 7,146,248 $3,943,718 $1.80 for 1138. American Ice 902,019 279,600 Airlines, Inc.—Sells Tulsa Building— corporation office 5,345,827 $6,449,187 1948—9 Mos.—1947 Com. American 3,871,710 $5,714,551 $20,365,039 $17,410,026 559,200 outstdg- all charges convertible debentures., due Dec.. 15, 1957_.$209,523,200 23/4% convertible debentures, due Dec. .15, 1961.. 276,279,iOO 30-yv.'23/4 % debs., due Dec. 1, 1970 ($140,000,000 author. ) 140,000,000 15- year $11,089,966 $5,136,964 pliare per CAPITAL SECURITIES OF COMPANY OUTSTANDING 10-year 2%% 1945 1946 4,210,080 — 168, p. Monday, December 13, 1948 ' Subs.)—Earnings $9,008,674 $11,795,014 $6,936,868 inc. taxes shares " ♦After (& 1947 1948 .1 ♦Adjusted 330.057 share per on. Earns, 402,038 profit foreign —V. 1948—3 Mos.—1947 —$7,686,672 ♦Net loss before Product* Corp. CHRONICLE Avge. number of capital 1577. p. Home FINANCIAL charges... $12,146,948 Net. profit ' Inc.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30—* Sales calculated and arrears transactions.—V. after Fed. & purchase costs. ^Disregarding security American 9 Mos. End, Sept. 30— Profit in acquisition of such tion Interest on income until payments thereof are received. account of interest accrued prior to the dates bonds by Alleghany Corp. are applied in reduc¬ Corp,, is not included of of such bonds by Alleghany Corp. acquisition bonds of railroad companies In reorganization, accrued to the dates of acquisition of such bonds by Alleghany mortgage subsequent COMMERCIAL & the company and its telephone sub¬ teletypewriter exchange service and services and Volume facilities for mission and equipment received .At of from phones of served by the approximately since for of its or $420,000,000 $345,000,000 1930), $255,000,000 1944, for its lines United in the those originating for for •Net year 1942, $154,000,000 for 1943, $170,000,000 1945, $690,000,000 for 1946, $1,185,000,000 the next few years. Issues Booklet tctal The 60,600,000, to the on Nov. cf number 29 iisue by • telephones for every 38 one or new this world the has reached record a company. 6% of the world's population, has nearly three-fifths of its telephones. 'Of'the 6,000,000 telephones gained in 1947, more than 3,250,000 were added in the United States, which at the beginning of 1948 had 34,867,000 telephones in serviceone for every four persons. (Since then 3,000,000 more have been •added *in the U. SJ. Sweden had the next highest telephone density United The with for one five every York New with States, persons. ' •■ * , with cities world's the lead to continued about only tele¬ 2,458,102 phones—more than there are in all of Prance. Only other city in the world with more than a mTlion telephones was Chicago, with 1,396,- of On a 1,262,923 498.264 487.847 six tnded June 1948, income net share compared with corresponding six months of $1,844,020 dividend 5% of be $1 issued The lieu in $3 28 or 167, shares. payable on the usual quarterly the on capital to holders of record Dec. 3, fractional cf is also share per declared has been 1948, 'a dividend of $1 Of * to cash misc. & "Oper. dividend declared, An extra Net • l ' • " "The \ share ' . " i : " 1 i - ■ Dec. U. I income stock On Jan. 44,749 22,788 154,936 83,166 '138,036 -75,225 $15,249 $59,454 ! 19,162 $40,292 $13,749 and ing preferred record ular of 17, Under ail—" \ , \* Net rev. from ry. opers. 7,298,415 5,202,196 65,630,486 "Railway tax accruals.." 2,683 255 2,320,981 rents '(net). 34,396 153,686 25,711,151 526,308 facility rents (net) 141,042 129,241 1,687,577 incomb_ 4,439,722 384,251 2,598,288 393,863 37,905,450 Equipment Joint Net ry. oper. income Other followed in the past, the board dividends at its meeting the first regular 168, Total 1 sales Net of ■Cost Gross Other $2,146,538 152,971 5,070 -651,519 for decline inv. - loss for 575,112 Crl32,000 67,000 : *$63,130 $88,855 673,100 673,100 share Nil com. {Includes "Loss. disposition on of income company's of . the -Of • 168, . . nine months 'was months of 1947, or i Net profit for - the $755,419 in the nine V. t '9,098,022 1,199,208 __ ... .... ....... ^ Co.—Atlas Increased Oil already Corp., Co. the the from according Dec. going be to Stock Interest— shares 500,000 —V. 168, p. Atlas, Higher— 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $7,932,967 $5,829,265 1948—Month—1947 $867,111 $611,316 the to Net V. 168, received that »a the further dividend >of end of the year for declared during the Barnsdall, thus giving Atla'; J;he eleven directors.—V. 168, p. 1794. Arizona Net Other i and general 1- taxes 1948—12 Mos.—1947 " Prov. for Fed. Depreciation inc $2,823,005 29,534 $76,440 124,733- - 112,262 363,940 66,600 $88,710 > ' 32,850 95,400 taxes _■ 1947 $721,017 railway operating revemie * Prior Gross $294,032 ,30.245 29,619. - $360,744 $83,257 45,207 stock .28,542 150.401 105,945 5,625 5,625 22,500 22.5C0 divs_ r__ " income) {349,675 757,225 255,793 Cr975,357 Cr351,128 other taxes $44,836 $49,091 $187;843 $195,203 938,587 880,654 904,276 $983,423 $929,744 $1,092,119 1,456,902 V-..L 2003.- 2003. p. , y V -shares — 61,507 $1,163,069 634,150 623,302 Nil $1.58 outstanding^. of TOn "income ■ "$<520,038 companies in amortized operating group at $552,325 623,302 .$0.74 profit. a $76)532 .$74,589, overstated due to the fact that war facilities, may be income tax purposes, are still in use, on which not included as an expense above, would amount for depreciation, $80,639 and after Prov.;* for Budd 8.108,004 2,859,808 1,329,306 Frofit after Income Net ; 47,416,926 -profit '" 168, 30,000 120.000 120,000 18,696 .23,148 —V. 168, 1252. p. 5,906,000 2,683,600 7,843,046 4,658,501 3,476,439 3,352,329 3,476,439 $0.33 $2.10 3,352,329 $1.23 $0.73 Buildings Co.—Earnings— Bush House, Ltd., wholly owned subsidiary) 9 Mos. End. Sept. " ' ' $1,633,278 & 30— Fed. tax 1947 1945 $2,959,868 598,381 227,385 $2,596,554 555,615 211,134 $370,996 70,000 $5.30 $344,481 70,000 $4.92 $325,010 70,000 $4.64 622,061 charges prov. 1946 $2,813,858 " 1948 other $3,247,784 after Net . 223,905 (net)— , 836,282 715,583 1,530,728 rents from services $2,531,553 $1,105,667 $796,996 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 $0.92 $1.69 $0.74 $0.53 profit $7 pfd, pfd. per The to ' shares outstand. Earned . $398,156 ——_' net profit $130,171 ill 69,600 $5.72 share Bush of and 1948 paid to company).—V. 7 909,500 1,318,161 739. p. Bush Terminal Rev. 1,500,000 :_* 7,342,101 2,727,103 Earnings per com. share •—V. 1945 $1,379,815 ■ outstand. share per 13,749,046 2,041,000 taxes profit Net Net 160,092,320 139,894,633 2,227,661 .charges $ $ 51,105,606 4,738,103 - 1948—11 Mos.—1947 1946 $4,062,281 * $1,821,250 819,364 Capital shares 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1948—3 Mos.—1947 —-Ji,; 779,583 1947 $2,199,179 expenses— ' $ $3,665/832 $37,286,853 $38,786,456 1948 Fed. ' income months ended Sept. 30. nine Co.—^Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— (& Subs.)—Earnings— taxes the ■< . Quarter End. Sept. 30— for 1947 and 1946, respectively.—V. 168, p. 843. 47,256 3.1-7T,121- < 1948—Month—1947 $3,200,997 . '.Best Foods, Inc. $1,047,424 30,000 Surplus begin, of period Cr223,567 income net $35,083 554,450 • to adjustments—. NOTE—Income fully normal 852,217 ™ due income on — year's 3.505,112 4,158,100 $2,484,485 502,684 service expense— Earnings per common share 242,651 , -7.177,471 7,267,142 3,004,974 1,360,420 3,161,175 income— p.- i_ 168, Earnings •. Balance —— 4,068,459 Sales .8,117,938 railway oper. 148,238 129,064 .. : Period End. Nov. 30— —V. $323,652. $95,668 income Preferred of Common v ; Deductions 1686. p. on'income— taxes Consolidated $578,188 $559;410 337,320 ' .. -Sales 267,000 $330,499 - 6,817- "6,958 168, 1945 1946 - £8700.859 252,147 113,577 • railway 168,. Profit Net circulated re¬ interest in an "$343,502 450,427 2,149,710 2,536,717 607,177 \ —' operations—— on (Excl. 743,304 of 1948 1947 1946 $14,945,559 $22,537,402 $14,795,373 11,220,601 15,894,818 11,254,178 Sept. 30— Com. shares outstanding •. •Oper. exps. been have purchase (& Subs.)—Earnings— carrybacks • " , $3,355,889 $783,068 $956,949 the terminated."—V. been - (less exp. 1948, Ry. —Earnings— (A. S.) Beck Shoe Corp.—Nov. Sales Dropped 12.7%— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 • revenue ry. —V, Co., Inc.—Earnings- Period End. Sept. 30— ■Operating from Net ' railway258,159 oper., income frcm Gross by *" Edison from ry. & Western Sour Lake From Jan. 1— 2003. p. reports of statement: following the many possibility of sales— Refund dividends of board 1948 from Gross 2003. been that the - Net income Odium and George H. Howard, as representatives October— the New York Curb Exchange of the appointments, effective as of Nov. 30, 1948, of The New York Trust •Co., as New York City transfer agent, and The Northern Trust Co., as! Chicago transfer agent, for the common stock, par value $1.— has interest. an issued Corp. fact have -• Estimated information as is avail¬ the earnings of Barnsdall for be a little in excess of $6 a before total representatives out of Beaumont Argus, Inc.—Transfer Agents— Notice and "Loss. added were two Net "t seeking the of Admin,, sales and > to -Period End. Nov. 30— Dec. 8 announced that it has broken off negoSteel Co., in whose Warren, Ohio, plant it on concerning sales Cost acquired the 9 . In October/Messrs. of Corp. -Sales Discus¬ . Angerman Co., Inc.—November Sales 41 8% / demand Copperweld Nine Months Ended Net of such are declared making share. to indications will share to up management, January, per stock, probably are per in $3 market quotations (identified cost, $680,deposit, $2,544; interest receivable, total, $673,540. at on Borg-Warner clusive, $18,880,683 $14,255,-571 approximately of owner that, and, that present year quali- Copperweld Steel. Co. property, at Warren, Ohio, by the Borg-Warner /Corp., the management of the Borg-Warner Corp. wishes to announce that any discussions with Copperweld Steel Co. have been incon¬ it most satisfactory." to added year payment ' $416,713 compared with a reduction of 45%.— capital seems him cents 50 as Odium to the Fund , - Oil full since 2115. p. alL accrued Corp.—Terminates Copperweld reported view cently 4,471,751 income taxes with The $8,584 612 able 938. p. cash corporation been '■'In a/c Railroad Ret'rement been ' tlations 6,207,018 808.020 same 1947. 19,043,131 667,858 $8,974,644 share third the for 2,508,422 Act—_ tax Mr. the above income has tax income BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1948 $663,996; This a/c Ra lroad Unemployment Insurance Act not at $150,839 repre¬ No. 7 Mine in quarter amounted to $8,122,248, an increase of period of 1947- Sales for the nine months were $29,269,636, an increase of $3,702,244 or 14% above the nine months Sales since sions— minimum of ,200,000 additional Barnsdall shares at the firm bid of $45 per .share which was made at the opening of the stock market on Dec. 6. Floyd B. Odium, President of Atlas Corp., said that Atlas will no longer maintain any firm continuous bid in the market for Barnsdall stock, "but retains full right to bid for the stock from time ■ to time or $1.23 . and 1947, 2, "regulated investment company." a Bowser, Inc. •Oklahoma. 2% 6,425,215 Atlas 673,100 . $0.47 $0.01 net .non-recurring a realization net senting 6,350,267 Total $1,211,349 $658,420 673,100 profit Earnings per 637,485 Federal 713,970 - ■Com. shares outstanding Net 634,747 Tax 232,000 219,825 45,265 April dated agreement March to Borg-Warn'er 1,254,904 14,495;948 Barnsdall Cr38,695 Co. "has 1990. than 1,359,766 Barnsdall inc. taxes $1,045. Sept. 30. 1948, since Boston Management waived, to March 31, 1949, all compensation, ended 665,075 ' 14,726,228 200,000 rentals f Prov. for Fed. 246,557 ,, p. 29,048,160 -41,725,949 60,743 , 164,839 Excise future on of shares 350,849 100,000 investments on No expenses have been paid or accrued by the Fund dur¬ on - 4,771,845 1,461,226 -V. 168, 50,000 - loss $1,578 , LIABILITIES—Liabilities, none; net assets—equal to $8.18 per share 82,386 shares of $1 par value capital stock (exclusive of 3,890 in treasury) outstanding at Sept. 30, 1948, $673,540.—V, 166, 24,276,315 160,956 future poss. net i._ $6,902; receivable for capital stock sold, $98; "Include: '16,859 108,000 150,000 amortization and i 263 . 9,527, , 632.736 73,662 1948 of income.1 net 1,585,535 1,487,874 funded on Net depl. deprec., for 19,812 - 30, $10,842 i No Federal as had $3,357,762 $517,161 159,282 etc., exps. expense (net). Prov. Prov. 61,680 sell., 31,974 debt $2,969,249 388,513 $227,239 income Interest ) {171,397 —— $1,809,040 337,498 $455;480 on participation in undistributed representing ASSETS—Investments, Conting. int. on funded companies) $55,872 sales. on income Admin., Frov. sold SEPT. ,. repurchases and 255), debt-. int. 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $8,122,248 $7,953,964 $38,492,474 $33,792,643 8,066,376 7,498,484 36,683,434 30,823:394 . - profit Total i - goods sales 2,092,390 3,820,499 2,992,151 4,823,973 ...... Fixed charges other Smelting Co.—Earnings— wholly owned subsidiary (Incl. Period End. Sept. 30— ENDED MONTHS from management Fund fieS *48,820,21g 20,865,979 Fixed int. on funded debt " American Zinc, Lead & income deductions Misc. 2003. p. cehts - ; proceeds months six the (2) 32,230,292 335,461,415 295:894,003 27,028,096 269,630,929 247,073,784 36,201,370 28,902,955 Ry. operating expenses. 1949. the declared January.—V. in 30 and 1 expenses of 31, 1949. The aggregate amount of the other operating expenses paid or payable by Vance, Sanders & Co. for the six months ended Sept. 30, '1948, was $3,251. 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $ •$ 1948—Month—1947 $ $ ^ Ry. operating revenues. procedure it generally has the have would share $11,105 Research the . week Aug. on income.. under stock were Jan.* cents 10 . SIX FOR THE met stock the & * 168, . Baltimore & Ohio RR.—Earnings— also declared, both payable Feb. 1 to Previously, the company made reg¬ quarterly distributions of 50 cents per share on the common stock. cumulative paid . income cf "Before realized $50,335 repairs and alterations.—V. 1 Period End. Oct. quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on the common the usual quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share on the 5% holders per Dividend -paid., 3,500 depreciation, cents 27 "Total $53,835 1,500 "$11,423 ; of \ Vance, Sanders & Co. has assumed all other operating last, an extra of $1 per share was paid. 2, p.,2222. net 9,395 "Including .insurance, p.,1038. regular 'A company EARNINGS >$267,096 $20,818 ■ Corp.—Extra and Larger Dividends directors/on Dec. 1 declared an extra dividend of'$1:50 per on the common stock, payable Dec. 21 to holders of record Viscose American the 168, NOTES—(1) Net dividend a 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $297,556 replacements 27-Cent Dividend— declared 8 year, capital 41,543 27,615 operating income for Dec. 643. p. 4 stock, {Undistributed Res. *$6.08 outstanding. Bond Fund of Boston, Inc.—Earnings— 14, 1949. During this rate.—V. 168, <$82,786 exps.__ then profit from sale of Brooklyn plant.—V. 168, 23— V. Dec. , ' be Last Scrip share has also been per this will stock, 1948. $89,976 Taxes, incl. Fed. income 341,639 $2.91 shares date. same 1948—3 Mos.—1947 — 684,606 "$1.68 preferred on payable Dec. 22 to holders of record Dec. 15. distribution, it is presently estimated that 15 cents per share paid from profits. realized on sales of investments. "Interest income 341,639 684,606 requirements ■ on commcn Portion Period End. Oct. 31— $2,234,292 $0.48 dividend directors the Balfour Building, Inc., San Francisco—Earnings— Gross $1,993,125 share per The 2569. p. 1251. p. 1,389,000 $622,423 Blue Ridge Corp.—To Pay * 1947.—V. 3,603,292 914,000 $325,655 .{Includes $502,150 $199,762 was {2,907,125 381,000 common* shares. "After 1,003,423 200,0&0 provision.. • 30, .common for snare 525,655 ,, profit Earned $1.69 $2,40 $3.26 tax_ and "Federal taxes. months cents 'a $0.32 Fed. tax of No. 860,859 548.342 Net San basis, capita par 1.853,076 payable Jan. 31, 1949, to holders of record Jan. 1948, the company paid four regular dividends at Francisco still topped the maior cities with about one telephone for every two persons. Washington and Stockholm remained second and third in this respect, wnlie Seattle supplanted Denver in fourth "place. j More than two-thirds of all the telephones in the world are pri¬ vately owned and operated, and 85% of these are in the United States. The 'remaining third are government-owned. . ( ;Of the world total of more than 60,000,000, 96% connect with the American telephone network.—V. 168, p. 2318. 387. 1945 $30,278,492 $25,899,667 $39,292,492 1946 548,453 payable, on Dec. 20, will at the start1 of 1948, according Statistics of the World" released Federal 1947 1943 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $6,222,880 $8,139,817 $19,211,437 $26,378,787 sales before 3 (& Subs.)—Earnings— 30—' , 223,854 charges stock A be in 1139. p. Babcock & Wilcox Co.—Extras in Stock and Cash— persons "Telephone of Period End. Sept, Net on Telephone Statistics of World— on 168, $22,721,442 the 30 or $1,689,000,000 for the first nine months of 1948. It is expected that construction expenditures will continue at a high level during After common and 1947 Sept. 30— profit For for for * ' were for any prior than (larger 1341 Share. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Earnings per com. share construction new below.—V. Com. shares outstanding whole routed in States are subsid.aries. CONSTRUCTION—ExDenditures Co. sales Net and companies telephone other 9 Mos. End. company part over NEW Autocar Co. the company have about 30$ the United States. The tele¬ substantially all of the telephones of in 6,000 (E. W.) Bliss Co. Purchases 200,000 Additional Shares of — Oil (2427) Profit rural lines in the United States can be inter¬ estimates that approximately 95% of the 60,000 The messages in and subsidiaries approximately the than more toll subsidiaries telephones in service time these connected. or sale the present tctal Barmdall •See CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Barnsdall Oil Stock at $45 per telephone Western COMMERCIAL Atlas <Corp. television and its to the the teletypewriter use, for trans¬ programs and other purposes. The subsidiaries lease' circuits and related Union Telegraph Company. Revenues are also of advertising space in telephone directories. telephone and line private radio of company THE Number 4759 168 Ltd., House, $84,782 168, p. in 675,749 350,739 British subsidiary, amounted (after deducting dividends 1947 1899. Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Inc.—General Sales Mgr. \ Total Dividends — paid . Sundry adjust. (net) Cr4,532 — $904,276 $953,423 $904,276 $953,423 Surplus end of period 168, p. 2110. " . j, •: This company Robinson on 7 announced Sales Manager, the Dec. General as appointment of Sumner J. Jan. l, 1949. He is Butler Brothers, Chicago—Nov. Sales effective Combined sales —V*. p. 168, $13,279,093 $13,534,511 Declined 1.9%— 1948—11 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Nov. 30— associated with Goodall. Fabrics Inc. of New York, as Sales Manager in charge of the home furnishings division.—V. 168, p. 2004. presently $145,419,065 $126,086,873 2004. —V. > . Bingham-Herbrand . Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co.—Earnings— •Net profit Number i taxes "After totaling —V. and tLoss p. but before charges, charges Before at the effect giving after $17,183. 168, Lr- —— shut-down $90,000. outstanding shares share per seasonal $154,931 .\t$129,547 370,977 370,977 $0.41 " Nil a—— capital Earnings Opening 1947 1948 6 Months Ended Oct. 31— these to in either year for plants, estimated at auditor's adjustments provision various certain adjustments the net loss was $112,365. 738. in other of two and General corporation. sales Plomb office Tool in NOTE: Union, On $35.00 account of per the year; in Dominion fluctuations in the of Mr. sales Kerr also the of exchange, in 7 York and the this corporation. New by of the staff ~of the Herbrand announced several new organization. ; has been placed Angeles.—V. 166, p. Co., Los 1948 1947 1946 $158,163 $164,301 $154,031 >51,334 22,364 59,058 1,319 income— 100,289 66,389 93,868 44,160 From Jan.'1— .'Gross from railway..— f,270,051 1,380,339 29,602 1,165,507 "17,799 285,995 1,282,221 442,558 526,639 408,408 589,305 488,978 October Gross the appointments in Division remittance for from Net Net of from ry. railway—_ railway! oper, of 3. 1879. the Western - Division A . 1945 $80,919 Z , in charge 2554. New York, N.Ty.," under"the Act of March Canada, $38.00 per year. Other Countries, $42.00-per rates Dec. on Said, formerly President of Penens Corp., subsidiary of the.' asflsecond-class m»ttCT'Pebwry"257l9«, .8t thr.post«*oMioe""at 'American offices—One announced these -of staff Albert R. divisional Cambria & Indiana RR.—Earnings— two.;, locations, Robert W. Kerr, Vice-President Manager, stated that the move was part of "a general reorganization the new Angeles—was Los announcing In Corp.—Opens Divisional Offices— Net- from Net ry. / railway—, oper. income. "Deficit.—V. 168, p. 2004. Subscriptions In United States, ..U.-B. Possessions. Territories arid Members of Pan* year. " . . ) - . foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds. 4 ,(2428) THE Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Co.—Earnings— 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Rev..tfrom metai> Production Sell., admin, 1946-. 2,103,671 1,727,998 1,243,766) scription warrants. < of Operating gain Other $2,557,861 income $3,031,636 $2,351,456 $1,916,398 115,272 205,593 on income $2,715,065 Other charges-—; Depreciation stockholders $2,557,049 $2,432,378 Brothers and of group Lazard underwriters Freres & 183,595 450,764 share the 335,857 shares of 178,726 160,008 177,484 for 5»0,000 976,000 593,000 by holders of subscription warrants. 589,000 ers sold $1,743,393 $1,008,115 $1,031,535 2,058,270 2,063,270 2,086,270 2,068,270 $0.47 $0.84 $0.49 $0.50 (est,.)— ■rNet profit Capital shares outstdg.. Earnings per share that stock common there remained For details of ry. Canadian Malartic Gold Mines, Ltd.—Earnings— 1— ' Quarters End. Sept. 201948 1947 1946 Tons, ore Metal names Marketing 79,807 81,415 77,278 $292,968 $333,915 $332,793 2,407 2,523 3,203 4,050 charges Profit ' Inc., Snow Metcalf Admin, and 5290,444 $330,712 253,318 251.982 223,688 9,271 10,206 6,528 8,142 585 NOTE—No allowance figures.—V. 168, 1 . extraord. poss. for been made for incr, cost the for shares losses of Snow aband.— 5 Mos. two 300,000 and surplus— $2,611,342 1,102,000 . share——— $2.74 —„ , $4.60 t v October— - Gross from ra'lway—_ railway JJet from Met 1948 ry. $331,530 1946 $315,610 $286,186 - *35,827 •20,742 $561,707 *316 "93,944 *67,140 ^Deficit.—V. 168, 2,082,979 class A 115,588 *29,376 *155,394 1,050,988 is 2004. p. COMPANY AND in Net -ry. Vermont—Earnings— 1948 $174,481 1946 Net from from $166,259 *51,077 "106,314 *99,546 2.U03.154 1,753,301 1,419,327 1,169,941 *452,794 Net.ry. railway. income.,.. oper. *499,148 *622,206 *548,004 "Deficit.—V. 1G8, *1,037,542 *1,038,533 *1,130,610 ing the Dec. ness at New York stock the Curb Exchange announces | suspended from dealings was 7. Issued time same in the the at old no basis change for each old share stock.—V, 168, P. 2319. the company's $5 new busi¬ par etc. to These notes will be a Nov. 1, 1948 and 1963, inclusive. to will mature in are' now at the —V. 3'A% debentures (issue exchangeable for presently Bank 168, of New York 1358. p. and of there ; amounts ; Central Illinois Electric The offered sixth common of will for be each Aug. 1, 1960, temporary debentures Bank, New York City. common (par ' ■ Louisiana The $1), the Co., of of expired Nov. Bank & of record Oct. pursuant one 26 Trust new and Co. share 23 for subscriptions of were " record Oct. 23, 1948 were given the 9.95 not issued of to the satisfy the exercise employees, officers and directors. " " ' to the ^ w Proceeds 01 the sale at in due 1958. beverages A stock to office entire of $80,000 was opportunity 12,100 of preemptive in the 33,755 outstanding. have been all respects class A widely shares All of elect class B class the of except shares A or be Use<J '• *>•' Net from Net ry. railway— accepted the class three. have been stock B 27,515 issued and 2,050 < a in ,-f;. . 1947 Gross $3,128,302 $2,531,427 Net ry. 613,525 427,531 8,082,341 5,077,417 2,755,706 income— offered '3,088,809 1,757,505 206,965 Net from Net ry. 1948 from income. oper. -, EARNINGS 12 Mos. End. m Total oper. Total revenues oper. $1,976,145 1,895,135 1,744,139 1,650,564 $354,658 $232,006 $238,122 ... deductions State & Based to $285,647 $260,593 44,832 96^077 28,463 25,900 68,157 19,400 22,675 $277,261 com. $251,890 stk.: $237,784 $212,018 on 111,500 shs. now Based 22,471 46,747 taxes J. Per share of 53,641 $364,879 —ju-' inc. Surplus 10,221 $420,085 Fed. ; Dr8,922 Gross income Income $2.49 $2.26 2.24 2.04 $2.13 123,600 shs. outstdg. • BOND «rtt $1.90 1.92 its outstanding and All on of laie gage ' Aug. such $400,000 22, 1947 series B insurance sold a bonds ff?lChu9* J1948, ,the bonds, series 3%% the retirement of C. due by Aug. John mortgage bonds.—V. bonds bonds at at expedite will freight 168,:R. or for the first amount used by estimated The at about over $2,000,000. is 3,000-mile through terminal is Just the heart reimbursement the years."—V. to with the spread Louis and Southern over 225 west Pacific to to acres.—V. New Mexico Arizona 168, p. where 1900. p. Edison 4 Nov. Gross Net from from ry. railway railway- oper. 1947 Nov. 20 — - — Nov. 13 —V. ry. The is made yards 1946 "Deficit.—V. 168, p. — — Dec;, 3, on the In each capital The ICC on Dec. to interstate and of railroad, $2,544,058 $2,654,540 462,593 more & 1 417,942 249,042 442,430 269,047 25,587,673 4,146,268 22,39(3,959 23,504,122 1,275,472 988,859 2,383,719 6,027,500 *187,737 3,192,449 2320. same as disbursed.—V. Ohio RR.. a a Carman with' northwesterlv te the the line end Hallton, approximately 11.09 miles, in "Elk County, Pa. San Dec. preceding making in 1947. 168, dividend 24 4.0 4.1 Francisco, Calif. total a In of the of 12 cents'per holders to quarters, of record distribution a 30 cents 1946, year for 14. six cents year the total a share Dec. of 1948. of 42 cents 1579. p. revenue i__' r for of 1948—12 Mos—1947 $ S 22,872,972 22,002,040 13,340,888 12,392,710 $ 277,995,756 255,342,795 148,645,489 125,622,082 taxes _) income taxes-^j 1 of Other 55,411,198 14,876,709 13,721,928 63,140 63,538 770,175 767,940 disct., expense-.. pfd. on 53,527,545 1,209,657 debt deductions Divs. 4,003,298 1,249,518 debt and Crl85,943 stock 778,675 NOTES—(11 period, the the Balti¬ line , at 147,867 2,024,421 8,460,357 of $17 1,831,132 per preferred share stock 1,896,989 at arrears $24,497,119. Operations o& the common in of on Sept. .the 30, 28,323,051 1948, end • 30,486,234 of last quar¬ outstanding shares of the cor¬ including fractional scrip) series $6 (not . South Carolina consolidated stock •; . corp.— Dividend statement l,972,0d3 _ before to interests 2,737 8.741,572 139,832 : income, pfd. divs". of the 703,342 stockholders Net this Crl8,095 Crl,208,384 of subsidiaries (2) 18,922,137 27,326,244 3,876,354 long-term subsidiaries Amort. 4,520,654 (20,923,813 j25,647,575 ' ' ■ income on of 23,540,481 of Gross Int. Power Co. included are in income through April 30, 1948 only, that company having been sold to non-affiliated of May, 1948. Weekly Output Increased 8.72%— of weekly this kilowatt-hour corporation as compared an increase of output adjusted territory served for the week of electric show to energy of subsidiaries business conditions of general ended Dec. 2, 1948, amounted to 339,741,- with 312,497,235 for the corresponding week 27,243,838 or 8.72%.—V. 168, p. 2321. in 1947, Community Public Service Co.—To Issue Notes— The company has been authorized by the FPC. to short-term promissory notes bearing interest at 2 V2%. company proposes $300,000 each. Worth mature by the to One 120 company Bank days plans Commission use of National National -The of (& Subs.)—Earns.— 1948—Month—1947 $ and certificate connection Co., a Commonwealth & Southern Corp. . permitting abandonment, as foreign commerce, by the corppany of its entire line at paid declared Period End. Oct. 31— Fort issued 5.0 240,200,000 payable three made, 523,653 extending from 5.3 231,586,000 230,680,000 Investment stock, the of was 073 1945 627,769 Railway—Abandonment— % Inc. .. 243,189,000 . the directors share First Clarion River . 218,470,000 — Commonwealth are $2,890,276 ' 1947 238,429,000 230,009,000 —rTo Pay 12-Cent Dividend— r( On ' 4,674,796 oper( income— com¬ 168, p. 2321. amount 28,299,935 railway from railway- associated 3,250,790 749,505 from and 3,238,956 From Jan. 1— Gross Net Co. 248,023.000 — —- Federal $3,143,431 income— Edison 1948 27 poration's ' 1948 ' • Co.—Weekly Output—- Week Ended— • Dec. The ' 1948—48 Wks—1947 $152,941,874 $146,130,776 , 4,382,209 Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Ry.—Earnings October— Net 1948—5 Wks.—1947 . excluding sales to other electric utilities for the week ended showed a 4% increase over the corresponding week a year ago. Following are the kilowatt-hour output totals "Of the past four weeks and percentage comparisons with 1947: '. 1945 connection California. and , 4, corridor 'that 2320. / 24,859,124 system, St. has repair 2224. p. $16,221,472 $16,038,978 — Kansas 'City, Rock Island's the 168, 373,909 both for passenger and freight service, with lines extending north to Minneapolis and Chicago; south to Houston; Texas; required of 20 Electricity output of Commonwealth terly of expedite and the Rock 1,981,33$ . of all panies, 23,011,921 Vz.-mile to customers; 358,059 13,689,421 a its centralizing 2,058,714 60,888,574 southwest order in area to depreciation- 30,138,008 • made distance a the company Trap over 168, Dec. at > - being five-mile The-Kansas City Kansas. the company expenditures.: ". The York Kansas yard of many interest its retarder ' view in types of equipment. expansion necessitated the Minority through huge a per to and includ¬ 1947, advisable metropolitan greater service the purpose of for Commonwealth make improvement extends mort¬ for the sale of not over $1 500 000 2004. £;. 0. traffic cents ' plant acqui¬ adjustments 1946 38.708,191 17,602,045 17,979,185 102 101 Mutuai give Period End. Nov. 27— —V. City terminal, this Armourdale, Kansas, possible the classification of approximately 4,500 incoming and outgoing freight cars daily.,. The cost of the project is 1, 1976, at 100, The series C Hancock Mutual Life Insurance additions for'such Company is presently negotiating first To which Net the company above outstanding debt has been company B by John Hancock c°mPany further sold $600,000 SLf01"J'Property of the treasury series B $800,000 series purchased Co. •^mdswere also purchased xtF1"8 5. received by | for further were 44,652,133 income.'._ | dividend 10 Prov. 164,810,854 147,026,343 132,533,327 165,579,068 railway oper. company is constructing • $570,000 bonds, series A, due Jan. l, 1961, paid a $300 000 ■y0* *oan> V*d secured additional cash by issuing, at 102% $1.100 000 mortgage 3% bonds, series B, due Aug. 1, 1976. On April'15 1947, the company sold an additional thus garage Sales 1.71 FINANCING If;.19^- °omP*ny refunded, first mortgage 3!/2% railway. 15, of Amort. New Project Announced— east outstdg. on be ry. $1,888,686 $429^007 from Net 1945 $2,249,793 Operating income Non-operating income - 1946 $2,516,867 2,087,860 deducs. rev. 1947 a of prem. from Net 12 Months Ended Dec. 31 Sept. 30,*48 , ^ Gross April the on that: considered was action any Distributions 6,624,034 From Jan. 1— OF take 22. 2,162,169 Earnings— 1947 to expenses ' $16,472,424 $15,215,769 $13,402,617 $15,347,125 4.137,664 4,010,488 2,880,861 5,058,179 1,720,680 1,833,543 1,531,657 2,334,808 railway railway.— 391,640 Colonial Stores, Inc.—Current Sales Up 1.14%— sition October— Gross with barrels for the Co., Inc.—Omits Dividend— Jan. quarter from board compared 1, and 312,704 168, p. 2005. facilities to handle the record backlog of orders as orders as will follow from the high level of con¬ anticipated for the next five years. During this other and its General wi.l be used to reimburse the treasury of the com¬ in part for the cost of property additions including extensions to electric transmission and distribution system, and to provide .funds for additional construction. • about each the of barrels, Nov. omitted 2 or made 300,929 ended plants throughout the New pericd 2005. Chicago Rock. Island & Pacific RR. its next Inc., Operating 24,597,786 sold t new the Marketers, the company, through purchases and an acquisition of another expanded the total equipment from 192 trucks to 306 owned has opened up an additional seven concrete and general to Gross 22,113,373 p. within Crcp .,•■?<■>: 1948.—V. 170,682 25,415.903 168, Snow expenditure cf approximately recently entered into an agreement with Corp. to purchase its new plant and its huge sand and gravel properties at Roslyn, L. I., at a cost of $2,800,000. This .acquisition will make Colonial Sand & Stone Co. Inc. inde¬ pendent of outside supplies for sand and gravel for an estimated 544,754 382,266 29,445,579 oper. —V. test-marketed of ,, . Stone & on activities "This the $2,398,702 893,968 railwayrailway from • 27, Dec. on the 361,347 from Net fresh pure several 1945 1,025,511 Income—. a of that its production for the fcur weeks ended was 1946 From Jan. 1— pany SUMMARY. ' $3,553,132 railway— oper. obtain first the owns for' additional working capital in r ' ■•'' ' 1948 from sold m stock common shares*••'.o»-i- October— common .-."n m per business. expanding Gross subscribe of rights > of the shares of to shares $1 be 1948. Pope, President, stated $1,825,000. against Chicago Great Western Ry.—Earnings— sub¬ Guaranty issue to to be present; work . and will to necessary deliveries equip¬ flavors. grape alike and juice President weeks Sand such as material subject Company approximately "" five per '' right - by this Prospectus $32,775 and a;e directors adds simultaneously in fcur markets this month.—V. 168* . at $24.75 per share shares held. Rights at The further a*L iTe ®an}e puce for the balance These PURPOSE-^Pfbfc'e^ds will subscriptions received from stockholders, their assigns and employees. ,.c In addition to the preemptive subscription rights, stockholders of stock shares presently value par Oversub¬ ■•'-' " given payable (La.). to of valued orange to by six-ounce 48 consumer announces been 27, purchased platform, is assess qf those corporations, •Company has paickin surplus of'$165,529,'after giving effect to the reduction net . (par $10) each were Alexandria washing authorized 750,000 shares of class (par $1) and 250,000 shares of class B common stock four class are the Inc.—Stock . 12,100 shares of common stock ratio drinks. which elect < \' stockholders scribe for JO bottle of the class B stock have been issued for $5 per share cash. 31,705 shares of class B stock have been issued to the share¬ holders of Pan American Sales Corp. and Pan American Food Products Co. for the stock and stock (par $15). The stock will be subsdriptidn. W- par UP ratio of -one- scribed— plant, The ether SEC of Electric filter installed stock shares Co.—Registers With SEC the at leased or 1948 true concentrate The amounted the action period a juice their of shares - registration statement with for share and amount cf cases company, of CAPITALIZATION—Company has A commoh held' without voiderwriting. for construction! costs.ujiy. !168, p. 2116,' " •« I ' J.' • ■ f it i'l ■')((■ ;1 '•( * i1. •if. i, ;■*' used : 1 •y Central a common stockholders share a Proceeds of sold had the well numerous •shares & Gas company on Dec. 3 filed is 27, grape and covering 80,000 shares source a orange and due - the equipment now Nov, because Avenue as operation is 2,400 cases per eight hour day. the company entered into an agreement with Tru Ade, Inp. By this agreement the company has secured the exclusive license to bottle Tru Ade beverages for sale in Cook County, 111. The Tru Ade products consist of natural fruit base uncarbonated outstanding Fifth in chattel mortgage of $23,067. present capacity of the bottling plant using the machinery and On '• 1947) been purification in and equipment Celotex Corp.—Permanent Debentures Ready— Permanent a mortgage which dated annually-*r-1949 is 890,000 10. ,r. directors struction building known as 2701 North Pulaski Road, two-story and partial basement brick building and water a machinery common and interest. . recognized are machinery fcr bottling carbonated beverages, loading The building which has an appraised value of $120,000 The ; is . 1948 Oct. have the owns Mr. bought oranges necessity of conserving working capital since the company has initiated during the last two years e, program of plant expansion in order to incorporated Feb. 27, 1948, Illinois and has its prin¬ Chicago. there . for "The ment, Catholic Bishop of Cleveland (Ohio)—Bonds Offered —-McMahon & Hoban, Inc., Chicago, are offering $750,000 serial .(2%-4%) notes at 100 of $50,000 Already have boxes .of concentrate. the grape Moone, Dec. on ;Generoso was business in do company's product which contains com¬ of this issue and admitted to listing two shares of new common in ex¬ of was this distribution, Company Chicago. It par opening ing by the company to industrial plants and large offices, and the company is actively engaged in expanding this program. *1,017,931 exchange for the on that potential vending machines Capital City Products Co.—New Stock Listed— mon machines for large 2004. p. to to water weeks ended Sept. share office at 2701 North Pulaski Road, Company manufactures and sells a carbonated beverage known as Pepper, which is a soft drink having a natural fruit base. It is bottled in 6V2 oz. bottles and is sold to grocery stores, confectionery stores, liquor stores, public schools, hotels, taverns, night clubs, hos¬ pitals, concessions, industrial plants and restaurants. The use of vend¬ $125,579 *54,285 *166,24*4 railway BUSINESS—Company Is licensed juice concentrates I. ordinarily payable Dr. From Jan. 1— Gross It J. Colonial speculation. a cipal 1945 ' *100,676 income—. oper. 1947 $226,152 °42,173 "100,623 railway.—_ railway Delaware. as juice company The stock (par $1) at $5 per share. The stock being offered approximately concord introduced 29, four - 5.691.729 from from Net < 732.624 October— Gross ... 4,085,605 Canadian Pacific Lines in i f be barrels . common 2,000,000 - fruit 2116.', Nov. ' the 4,407,935 915,395 4,744,825 income.— oper. authorized 3 "1,022,838 railway railway—— from Dec. Fla.," Colon Development Co., Ltd.—Production— Chicago Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.—Stock Offered—Rod¬ ger, Kipp & Co., Chicago, are offering 30,410 shares of Gross: .from Net ry. on , 216,631 128,361 *" From Jan. l— Net will P- .; company to issue not exceeding $40,000,000 refunding and improvement mortgage 3%% bonds, series H, to be sold at 98.65 and interest and the proceeds used for working capital.—V. 168, p. 2223. 1945 *105,498 income-—. cper. 1947 .■ ICC the orange much as months, The Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Bonds Authorized— The Maine—Earnings— Dunedin, frozen food company also will introduce pure grapefruit juice grapefruit and orange juice blend concentrate in certain key mar¬ kets the latter part of January, he said. The giape juice concentrate 939. p. Canadian Pacific Lines in at and net on produce Crop's announced $4,382,157. 1,102,000 income... Based on, balance available for dividends and surlus, these earnings per share are $2.27 and $3.81 for the three and five months, resectively.—V. 168, p. 1252. . above Snow 500,000 subsidiary juice.- frozen 125,000 , 4,301,218 The div'dends common 250.000 75,000 replacements— prop, 5,260,325 acquired that frozen of times orange 150,000 „ 4,502,705 3,681,678 Inc.—Subsidiary Expands— newly noted will Crop $5,257,157 i__ from 6,313,026 5,602,585 said, Metcalf three outstanding—rj per "Based 9,917 in avail, •Earnings $68,664 • ,8.728 depreciation Balance Common 28,250 $54,152, s 12,3321 :■> . 18,050 - $26,257, 55,812-. ha - 663 , $3,762. expenditures— for $328,744 260,342 gen'l cxp.>,_ Provision for taxes Capital Res. Crop's containers 3 Mos. 6,540,697 5,848,948 income—. oper. Clinton Industries, $3,136,342 Approp. for poss. future inv. decline 256,654 11,271,622 - ' income Net Approp. $276,961 Operating costs -: 1945 86,668 $2 79,368 (gro_c). 570,052 10,996,814 Industries, of underwriters, etc., see Champion Paper & Fibre Co.—Earnings— ' milled product. 541,652 14.406,793 Crop Marketers, Inc., a 51% owned subsidiary, has just connegotiations with the Florida Citrus Exchange for the initial purchase of 2,000,000 boxes of premium quality oranges for processing into frozen orange juice concentrate, C. W. Metcalf, Chairman of the board of Snow Crop, disclosed on Dec. 7, "These oranges will be processed in the plant of Juice The underwrit¬ (Including subsidiary) Period Ended Sept, 30, 1948— 543,415 168, p. 2321. Mr. J 323,187 eluded during the subscription period so public offering 174,682 shares. V. 168, p. 2223. 168, p. 1141. $916,897 Snow common for offering, 1945 $1,293,580 591,424 a purchased at $10.25 per stock not subscribed 244,604 551,322 $975,248 tak Net • which 271,787 459,055 213,936 Pedc-rai inc. headed 610,306 16,206,184 from railway from railway Net Co. 1946 $1,553,236 619,823 income oper. 1947 $1,570,918 From Jan. 1— Gross —V. £38,731 Depletion —V. $3,628,961 ry. railway railway from Net made was 1948 from Net $10.25 per share. was 297,150 — Clinchfield RR.—Earnings— October- Gross subscription price to 482,053 Lehman Total Monday, December 13, 1948 The offering which was on the basis share of stock for each 10 shares held Nov. 18, and expired on Dec. 3, The one 515,980 157,204 Non-recurring income CHRONICLE subscription to holders of the company's common stock, 323,949 shares were subscribed for by holders of sub¬ 8,294,733 • FINANCIAL South West Corp.—Stock Subscriptions—Of the 659,606 shares of commonjstock, (par $5) offered for 1945 exps. taxes corp. 1947 -. & Central & $22,854,332 $19,084,854 $13,237,418 $10,211,131 18,192,800 14,325,220 9,642,196 costs del., and 1948 so.d__ COMMERCIAL $600,000 these Bank of from to from the issue time renew issued was and Fort to the date to on other Worth. the two of $1,500,000 this amount, notes of 13, Oct. bear 1948 to Tho 7, 1948 to The interest at 2J/4% issuance. other time Sept. on Both issue Of outstanding $900,000 prior to of notes authorized and including April outstanding and pro¬ posed notes will be used to reimburse the company's treasury for expenditures for the construction, completion, improvement and ex¬ tension of its facilities.—V. 168, p. 2117. 30, 1949. The entire principal amount of the , Volume 168 THE Number 4759 - *■ Compo Shoe Machinery Corp.—Acquisition— solvents. The $25 ' Observing of that the additional that: "The plant business and financing, ' Paul H. The should processed present to ^ - * . j j Debentures Exchange ' Lighting Common— Ralph would H. Tapscott, seek of • issue to announced 19*8, 9 that the, company debentures. Mr.- Tapscott said»the debentures would be -offered in voluntary exchange for the-proposed common stock- of the xconsolidafced Long Island Lighting Co. At a special meeting Dec. - 8; the board of trustees • . of Consolidated with the bodied. Edison authorized Public Service " • • •• the filing "of Commission •» - >• •' -- in" amendatory petition the proposal - is em¬ • ■ • ■*" • ■ • • an which v - „ with Principal— provision transitory a - Net . ry. of t Gross less Cuban tax amountvfeg to $12.40 to holders of record at the Nerw Stock York close : The offer is subject:to the "approval of the Commission and. the SEC. .The petition is not the actual Offer.'. The offer will be"made^ through ■» effective • under the' Securities "Act'of'igssr'-7"'".-' prospectus Exchange -directs business the that 21, Dec. on bonds from * A In Period End. Sept. 30— This Lighting, plan calls consolidation for Queens Borough Gas & companies into a single Lighting of present Long Island and Nassau & Suffolk plan,: the consolidated *Long outstanding 2,417,377.4 shares. This present Island the of terms the 108, Transfer: agent, HISTORY 45,973 exchange Amount of The •.., offer proposed stock the of Electric consolidated the Prov. for , Federal ticular, Edison, terms $442r799 224,400 20,524 18,536 13,598 38,166 14,963 16,098 25,986 of be used fbr the purpose funds. Lighting, Queens Borough Gas & Lighting, or for common stock of the Company. If the consolidation of Long if of 90% total the number shares of The the P. the of ,,■.••■.--v debentures. of . - the on to acquire control filed Sept. 21, 1548. was been . presented were Commission meeting early -in 1949 in deposited 41,175 issuance 19,056 26,081 ' 75,322 25,215 2,100 deprec.& deplet. Cr2,100 of • >>: • Dec. 10, Net . taxes... 4 • 3,361 deductions : • $64,443 $82,498 " 17,248 Net income * petition the of Long After V. 168, ' the of common- $05,250 •' 10,037 deducting loss 2224, p. , . sale on - Dec. $90,658 capital stock ■! This Earnings per —V. p. 168, charges and taxes____:.______ 1,417,096 8 announced that System stock < 1,292,526 $3.39 - the Sales Profit before taxes and Fed. inc. common stock to The < 2,461,528 5,801,125 total 562,864 1,341,299 *3,244,231 the §6,961,413 have trustees payable distributions of all the directors issued.—V. be 168, *465,315 Dec. of 20 declared year-end a 24 to stockholders of cents previously made Consolidated Partial Liquidating Corp; ■"* taxes & int. minority in sales and $606,000 in net profit after Fed¬ minority interest resulting from retroactive price increase applicable to the year 1947. ; • I . JLoss after applying a. tax credit 'Of $5,570,000 determined under the carryback provisions of the Internal Revenue Code snd after same as corporation Liquidating income transfer has authorized the third partial liquidating distri¬ to be payable on Dec. 27 to holders of record Dec. 10. -This issue will not be quoted ex distribu¬ tion on the New York Curb Exchange until Dec. 28, 1948. bution of $5 on the taxes of trustees The and $940,287 from the have payable share, Dec. distributions the i Stock Fund—33-Cent Dividend— declared of 10 year-end a dividend cents distributions were as follows; $10 per share on and $20 per share on Nov. 12, 1948.—V. 168, p. 1797. 1948, per . current Period End. Sept. 30— October— taxes Portion of . payment annuity fund fPortion gas purchases . Net / oper. Gross , Interest Misc. 72,000 _______ from Net ry. $10,540,863 $12,662,858 $12,771,130 $14,781,389 371,251 18,464 376,429 67,301 ______ deductions Net income 37,982 129,150 from Net 50,374 $10,102,311 $12,606,412 $12,265,551 $14,705,469 ____ outstanding end of period Net income . —V. 168, 3,274,031 *3,274,031 to the annuity reduction in $3.85 $3.75 Net fund trustee Federal Federal 01,444,393 8,174,473 12,912,321 3,979,829 ■ 3,416,819 Rio Grande Western RR.- from from Net ry. 2,409,486 1,236,091 1,020,683 168, ! income 47,745,803 ' 56,719,356 16.811,203 10,474,622 ___, — income for which 1946, taxes is equal attributable to thereto; the estimated remainder was income taxes attributable thereto; remainder was Edison stockholders 45;855,538 • 7,342,724 4,001,628 11,468,054 6,629,491 Co.—Subscription to Debentures—The for $44,671,000 3% convertible subscribed debentures, due Dec. 1, 1958, offered to them at 100 for Subscription rights expired Dec. 1. unsubscribed The portion, to time, either on over-the-couiiter market. —V. will be sold to investors from York Stock Exchange or on the $1,970,400, the New v ,^ons(^®dated Retail Stores, Inc.—November Sales— Period End. Nov. 30— Sales-,. $3,421,425 — 168, L 1948-rMonth—1947 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $3,221,787 $31,564,245 $27,934,046 2005. p. 78,270 will 6, be N. Y.f authorize the issuance of the time the amounts Chase of borrowing, the notes the company to be issued said. proposed by as National Securities p. and Exchange Commission Approved 2224. - having • -f Electric Power & Light Corp.—Weekly the week this corporation Light ended Dec. 2, -1948 Input— the System input of subsidaries of amounted to 75,860,000 kwh., an increase of kwh., or 20% over the corresponding week of 12,645,000 last year.—V. 168, p. 2323. capital to up 11 a.m. (EST), 15.—V. Dec. 168, p. Electrical Products Securities Corp., Houston, 2322. Texas— Files With SEC— r,; i it- Consumers Power Co. Period End. Oct. 31— Gross revenue Operating Prov. 1948—Month—1947 depreciation.. $77,560,213 47,380,207 40,152,517 8,140,333 taxes Federal income Gross 7,473,083 629,750 prem. and 25,000 852,103 825,637 218,811 J 3,998,580 3,798,790 8,034,934 Net Net $225,077 $199,268 113,660 income— 61,524 107,903 58,456 1,855,269 oper. ry. 1947 railway—— railway- from from 1945 /1946 $153,201 $95,159 57,707 16,979 ' 37,650 Crj 346,413 4,148,312 3,522,852 36,211 -v Net from Net ry. railway 1,128,370 831,903 656,774 358,321 312,008 114,743 496,956 income—: oper. 168, 172,308 35,911 '• 847,602 railway 36,349 434,732 446,170 90,532 30,356 742,755 133,958 ' 1948 October— Gross from from income on $988,529 pfd. Stock $984,644 $14,139,748 205,420 280,754.' 2,766,526 $14,049,013 . 2,465,193 Net ry. Balance —V. 168, $707,775 per p. common - $779,223 shareT;__i._;_™^______ 2005. - $11,373,222 $11,583,820 $2 76 « $2 81 oper. income— 1947 248,411" 1946 1945 $420,242 175,228 $244,557 The 63,876 88,648 58,438 55,799 5,702 5,459,790 4,550,266 3,496,343 2,112,522 1,402,373 689;349 376,262 3,385,468 1,508,141 ' ; 444,348 bidders from Net from Net ry. —V. railway— cper. 168. 99.620; . railway— P. income— 2322. 2,664,128 895,318 :: - * ' according to Kidder,-Pea: was awarded Dec."! 8 .on a bid of -99.21.' Four-ottrer competed W the'sale'.' Bidding fW the certificates a§ 2^8, issue Cd:;'!InJand L&rian Brothers, (Ibiptly) offered SalombiiP'H^ fr'Hu!tzler>,9KS2B. V - ' , . ^ ■ StuAW'fc Co. Iuc? bid 99.141L lor 2'As: Harris, Hall & Co. -Harrhnan'Ripjey1 ik' ' From Jan. 1-— Gross Earnings priced to yield from 1.50% to 2.55% Associated in the offering are body & Co. and Dick & Merle-Smith. maturity. $474,639 200,389 ' $558,798 railway— railway—^ * Net Boston 8, were Detroit & Toledo Shore Line RR.—Earnings— Net Dividends Nov. 29 filed a RR.—Equipment Trust Certificates OfferedT--The Corp. and associates offered to the public a new issue of $4,850,000 % equipment1 trust certificates maturing Dec. 15, 1949-58. The certifiers, Dec. 2006. p. on Erie First $1,337,049 $17,980,037 $17,884,078 344^429 debt from company 6,587 1,508,477 ■ Gross —V. disct., expense.. deductions 300,000 [7,758,070 $1,278,636 - debt of 25,000 taxes__f long-term on Amort, " ] income Gross , The From Jan. 1— plant acqui¬ adjustments General Other $85,557,227 3,747,255 688,083 ' 1948 October— 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $6,564,691 4,278,749 of sition Int. Earnings— r letter of notification with the SEC for lOO shares of preferred (par $100); $50,000 of 9-year enhancement bonds, $35,000 of 10-year 8% convertible bonds <and 500 shares' of common stock. Underwriter i$ Trustee Securities Co.—V. 168; p.' 1254. Detroit & Mackinac Ry.—Earnings- $7,122,571 4 expenses for Amort, , and include: 168, For Purchase of Stock- & Railways Co: is Inviting bids for the purchase stock of the company belonging to the seller. Bids received by the seller at Room 1730. 165 Broadway, New York United The of effect at * .credited to earned surplus.—V. 168, p. 1040. Bids for to approved the payment on Dec. 24, 1948, of one share of Carolina Power & Light Co. no par common stock for each 60 Electric Bond & Share Co. common shares held of record, at the close of business on Dec. 2, 1948, the New York Curb Exchange announced on Dec. 3 that Electric Bond & Share common stock would be-quoted ex-dividend on- Dec: 6, 1948. ' ^ Cash is to be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Carolina Power & Light Co. common stock at the rate of 50 cents for each l/60th of a share. All certificates for Electric Bond & Share common stock delivered after Dec. 2 in settlement of transactions made prior to Dec. 6 must be accompanied by dug bills for the dividend, the Ex¬ change announced. These due bills must be redeemed Dec. 27, 1948. each 15 shares held. time in Paso The 1901. p. Detroit the FPC Electric Bond & Share Co.—Stock Dividend 1,511,958 railway.— 29 asked . $5,560,108 railway. Nov. 1946 1947 1,979,102 income-——1,317,326 oper, on in promissory notes to be issued on or about Jan. 1, 1949, nine months hence. Interest would be at the prime matare Bank New York, $750,000; Irving Trust Co. New York, $250,COO; State National Bank of, El Paso, $250,000; and El Paso National Bank, $250,000. The proceeds would be used to reimburse the company for past construction expenditures and to provide funds for the construction From Jan. 1— Gross -.1948—11 Mos.-r-1947:. program currently in progress. The company plans to refund the promissory notes with permanent financing prior to the maturity date, according to the application.—V. 168, p. 2118. 1 r $5,870,075 railway——"—— ry. .pper, company to Banks El -Earnings— 1948 > railway—„—1 $7,094,050 — $5,740,560 $66,300,641 $62,877,790 > $1,500,000 Promissory Notes— rate 1797. from from Net $4.49 charged to deferred debits to be amortized over a 10-year period from 1, 1946. tRepresents that portion of a refund received on gas purchases applicable to prior years which is equal to the estimated in 9,178,597 October— Gross Jan. increase 57,023,573 14,172,857 6,710,435 18,560,109 1948—Month—1947 $5,677,769 2007. • 3,274,031 $3.09 'Represents that portion of payments, aggregating $1,244,000, made f 764,583 256,112 66,667,732 76,509,553 p. per El Paso Electric Co.—Asks FPC to Authorize Issuance and $5,378,972 836,550 p. of $1,500,000 v 1,446,382 1,236,302 income— Denver & —V. . 3,274,031 share— per 1945 > $6,650,377 2,336,129 railway- opor, cents from'investment compared with 55 cents for~1947.—V. 168, p, 1693. payments as ——- 168, The $7,382,435 1,570,557 : 755,044 $8,113,596 income—. 1946 1947 ' railway- from ry. 25,546 * Shares . railway___. railway oper. Net : y of From Jan. 1— Gross Crl,072,000 $10,337,752 $12,498,024 $12,523,736 $14,516,798 203,111 164,834 247,394 264,591 _______ charges *490,000 —V. on _____ income Net Net _______ income 4,162,713 to revenues. Other income 4,887,790 3,213,368 ___ refund of 3,639,362 _ Sales Western RR.—Earnings— 1948 from Gross total share, Period End. Nov. 30— " Operating revenues Other ; , Delaware Lackawanna & 1948—12 Mos—1947 $75,864,672 $70,191,996 $99,842,984 $90,917,049 Purchased gas 24,870,621 34,071,791 28,389,132 20,940,879 Operating expenses* 26,309,914 22,413,108 19,764,902 29,993,275 Maintenance : 4,314,651 5,721,460 4,454,095 3,283,809 4,098,014 Deprec., deplet. & amort. 5,258,178 5,437,397 6,734,932 Fed. taxes on inc. (est.) 5,838,000 8,229,000 5,031,000 6,393,000 30, current • Subs.)—Earnings— 1948—9 Mos.—1947 at Sept. as brings 33 Edison Bros. Stores, Inc.—November Sales— . assets 1948, were $136,947,457 liabilities (including provision of $7,510,371 for dividends payable before the year-end) were $45,081,697. Total capital and surplus (after providing for dividend of $7,510,871 payable before the year-end) was $109,282,941. As ot Sept, 30, 1948, unfilled orders amounted to $134,200,000.— V. 168, p. 2322. ; ' ' ' ' . and . Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (& this r cents per of Dec. 15. Including made each quarter, income for 1948 tb 63 of record share previously stockholders to 24 for postwar conversion, reserve • NOTE—Total stock common liquidating Previous Sept. 25, share per . from investment income paid for 1947.—V. 168, p. 1693. Eaton & Howard 'Including $1,010,000 eral SLoss. The v. as Net profit after Fed. inc. - . are dividend of 40 cents per record Dec. 15. With, the each quarter, this brings for 1948 to $1 per share, ♦ Dividend— officers and 2118. p. payments - 837,420 minority int. 200,000 shs. 80c)_—L— names Outstanding 175,000 shs. S. share, Sept. 30 1947 $24,121,701 $26,258,618*$73,838,698 $58,828,994 1948 O. ' Eaton & Howard Balanced Fund—40-Cent Distribution 9 Mos. End. — th^ otSL upon follows: is as Authorized The SEC on. Dec. 2 approved company's proposal , to amend its articles|Of incorporation so <ws to substitute for all of its authorized .and outstanding preferred stock, consisting of 100,600 shares of 7% preferred'stock (par $100) 100,000 shares of common stock (par $100); Consolidated National'Gas Co. as owner of all the outstanding capital stock of East Ohio, consisting of the above preferred stock and 415,000 shares of common stock will surrender such preferred stock and acquire -Earnings— Subs.) outstanding be to offered, now East Ohio Gas Co.—Changes Stocks .. - Sept. 30,'48 June 30,'48 output of electricity <■ $3.71 "" Curtiss-Wright Corp. (& ' 1947 1948 share 249. f. • $10,070 $35,987.— $24,705,052 $24,647,622 income after Net Quarter Ended- on 23,111 • securities? amounting, to of Years Ended Sept. 30— (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended Dec. 5, 1948, amounted to 235,500,000 kwh., compared with 232,000,000 kwh. ior the corresponding week of 1947, an increase of 1.5% . Local distribution of electricity amounted to 219,400,000 kwh., compared with 212,800,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 3.1%. —V. 168, P. 2321. - Rudman, Director and President, University City, Mo; Frank Thomas,. Jr.,.- Director and Vice-President, St. Louis,- Mo.; Harry :A.vBobroff, Director and Secretary-Treasurer, University City, Mo.; Julian M. White, Director, St< Louis County, Mo.r—V-. 168, p.1041. ? . , $46,406 - • (par MANAGEMENT—The $37,986 27,916 $113,769 . company *JDr31,729 ,• Net \ ! stock Common $69,715 5,501 - ■ system. the perfection of this 1 Cunningham Drug Stores, Inc.—Earnings Higher— , at. a public hearing Consolidated Edison Island standard proceeds will be added to the company's general CAPITALIZATION—The . Consolidated Edison stockholders will be approve the convertibility of the proposed to '• 4,936 • $108,268 $61,082 $77,562 « earnings Int., & other , of *-• -- a d"# PURPOSE—^The net 3,625 55,845 .' 18,584 income accordance Weekly Electric Output Increased 1.5%—The • offerf;will-last'for 120* days .unless extended, by • * proposal S. shares-have converting of 1947. follows: the special called y for Island authority petition A certificates of (J; in Missouri incorporated in the manufacturing^ sale "Dynacycle Units," .ports and motors^ «nd, 1» p«K- tetns, dies and the working model' were actually-and physically trans¬ ferred to the company immediately after its organization on Sept. 29, • the Edison. of before <the for deposit Stock; 160,share. v; — St. Louis, Mo. was devoted ad of-its activities primarily toward has _ and of of the offer. Details 1 Island more or Consolidated : the *22,036 par) at $5 per BUSINESS—'Company unit to a 218,250 Net operating income Non-operating income-- • stock. 281,252 unit, which-is commonly referred to as a "Dynacycle Unit" and tfhifch includes a -motor and alL parts necessary to metorxze a bicycle.- Alb pat- principal $11.58 common consolidated 'Long Island shall be deposited offer.;?, it swill become effective;- Consolidated however, has the right to declare-the-exchange effective when the .two-thirds with such of 3,539,813 680,227 465,437 1901. p. Mutual Bank ft Trust Co., A9U9 and distributixin $428,296 General taxes Suffolk final stock common under share for provide Long & Long becomes each for will present Nassau or Tsland offer of ^approximately basis the on debentures such 15,908 3,476,440 * 4,533,378 859,295 423,897 . .the 46,431 bicycle unit into a gasoline powered bicycle. Since the time of its In¬ corporation, company has developed temporary dies and patterns and 12,336 $335^552 /•" 1945 $343,513 78,301 1947 for the purpose Of engaging Sept. 29, 170,170 '4 • 1946 $432,445 ' would have shares would put number- of . 1947 060 shares of common stock 1948—12 Mos.—1947 ' - " income Deficit.—V. 158,335 ' Non-produc. well drilling company v been $521,407122,492 71,534 - 5,365,928 1,073,943 652,118 railway—: railway oper. •■J 13,238 $319,481' Operation Maintenance the Electric unit. - Under 71948—9 Mo*.—1947 Revenues reorganization-plan foir the Long Island system has been approved part by the P. S. Commission .and is pending before the major SEC. has Corp., Offered—White & Co., St Louis, in October offered Cumberland Gas Corp. ,(& Subs.)—Earnings— •, Distillers Dynacyele ManufacturingSt. Loute, M».- at 1948. quoted be from ry. ~ ' ' Frankfort 2322. " , , p, $590,312 173,192 120,011 — income oper. Net withheld to be of, $0.72 of railway railway—_x— Net "flat," and the bonds, to : be a delivery in settlement of Exchange centraets made beginning Jan. 5; 1949, must carry the July I, 1949, and subsequent coupons. Interest is payable on the bonds, at office of The Royal Bank of Canada, New York, N. Y.—V. 168, p.^2006. • . V . ; t ... of 168, From Jan. 1— • * $4,986,443 y $b,244,461 r 1948T from from ex-interest < $5 per$l,OOObond oik Jan. 3, 1949; that the deposit receipts be quotedr ex ^32 01 per $1,990 deposit receipt on Jan. 3, 1949; that the bonds -and deposit receipts shall continue to be dealt in a President Slater, October— deposit The Dec. $1,318,440 - director.—V. a Gross receipt, "part-redeemed," for $1,000 original principal amount of sftld bonds ($2.98 interest payment; $16.63 paincipal pay¬ ment and-$11.66 ea«h paymentin lieu of participation ceiciiicates for Island D. Net per $1,000 bond on surrender of the Jan. l, 1949, coupon from first mortgage 5% 50-year gold bonus, due 1952; and of $31.29 source) $28,000,000 convertible $1,551,100 2006. Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry.- -Earnings— $5 per Long for accordance the , President- authority Ellis elected the Constitution of Cuba, the procedure for deposit, and the plan for issuance of partici¬ pation certificates, payments will be made on Jan. I, 1949, of interest , in p. 168, 17.7% 1948—4 Mos.—1947 its Cuba Railroad Co.—Payment on Consolidated Edison Go. of New York, Iite.— To Issue Convertible —V. 1948—Month—1947 • ^ corporation In customers, 1920. p. Sales__; • substantial realize cement Diana Stores Corp:—November Sales Increased Period End. Nov. 30— been has callled tfor redemption on Jan. 7, next, 10,000 outstanding $3 prior preference stock at $55 per share, plus accrued dividends of 80 cents per share. Payment will be made at the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., transfer agent, 22 William Street, New York, N. Y.—V. 168," p. 2117. " * without the President, of Compo * corporation own has York New 2321. p. shares of profits from the sale including .lessees and others who use 'Compd Brand' cement in the production of more than 70,000,000 pairs of shoes per year; in addition to obtaining the business and goodwill enjoyed by the former owners."—V. 167, its of 168, of Cooper-Bessemer Corp.—Partial Redemption— ; acquired was Mason, » Trust, Co. Midland 5 (2429) Distillers Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd.—New Director— newly-acquired need par —V. contains ■states CHRONICLE FINANCIAL appointed agent for 139,928 ■ shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock value and 999,574 shares of common stock $2 par value. transfer plant was built less than three years ago equipment especially designed for the manufacture of cements and coating materials. Total capacity is approximately 2,000,000 gallons per year of solutions of various types. and Marine The corporation announces that it has purchased the equipment of the H. & C. Laboratories, Inc., located in plant and Mansfield, Mass., for the purpose of manufacturing chemical compounds, solu¬ tions and similar products for general distribution as well as to supply part of the corporation's own requirements for cements and & Continental Copper & Steel Industries, Inc.—Tr. Agent - The , COMMERCIAL Halseyr • tlhc.IcOfftred-99.049-for The certificates are-'S€*ure«l1»y equipment costing $6,066,544, representinar a cash eouitv of 20%K-V. 168.^ p. 2323. " *' > - C to Mar- Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.—Expands Is It line complete At corporation is expanding its markets high-fidelity professional sound this that announced the and will $1,848,474 income Federal 1 300,303 1,029,830 11,561 155,386 6,333 79 347 76,000 15,457 9,818 152,254 149,183 3,388 6,364 60,203 under FOR the 59,555 before , , class Final proposal. FISCAL YEARS ENDED profit land $10,281,109 925,347 91.5,571 358,400 241,633 $563,938 $4.90 $4.83 — —l * — 1947 $566,947 — per, class share B : —- "Alter providing ' 2007. P. for dividend $3 a the on , class stock.—V. A ' , assembly of the Holden is being existing assembly plants in each of pany's 20 SEPT. taxes——— taxes dcor share. per change 152,893 6,66 i $37.50 to par outstanding 25,442 thures. in relative participation rights of the were no shares inccme "Earnings $1,518,187 £7,077 no irom sales Net 11,212 — ! t share presently held. changing the par value of thb author¬ stock Monday, December. 13, 1943 The Holden, the first car designed specifically to meet Australia's motoring needs, is currently being produced in one model, a fourfive-passenger sedan, and has a 103-inch wheelbase with an overall length of 172 inches. It has a curb weight of approximately 2,200 pounas and is of integral body-frame construction. each on A $12,381,171 Net Net 1948—12 Mos.—1947 101,158 revenues be CHRONICLE 1948 Fail River Gas Works Co.—EarningsOperating Operation fcr class of RESULTS recorders, transcription tumcablis, cutierneaa.s, pickups, and a unitized amplifier system. New products, including a high-fide;ity professional studio tape recorder, are scneduied to go Into production shortly.—V, 168, p. 1360. 1948—Month—1947 $145,804 $124,260 shares class B transportable Period End. Oct. 31— exchange stockholders will vote Sept. 30. there A equipment, sentation. in issued 40.0C0 There Fairchild of and is seeking additional export market repre¬ The company is now offering for export sale studio, console recording and be Th6 ized FINANCIAL & ' kets— for COMMERCIAL THE (2430) capital cities—the Biricenhead plants (Adelaide), tions will ville, South be Perth concentrated General 168, opera¬ Wcod, Co., Inc.—Earnings—• 1948 1947 1946 1945 $6,139,628 $5,954,143 $5,275,918 $4,824,462 4,790,708 4,646,201 4,105.875 3,705,944 $1,348,919 $1,307,942 Dr58,622 $1,170,042 $1,118,518 7,427 $1,356,347 $1,249,320 $1,145,110 204,018 264,518 246,882 427,000 374,000 378,000 767,000 $625,329 $610,802 $520,228 $132,780 $0.98 revenues—. $0.95 $0.80 u ' 1 (Sydney), Manufacturing Bend, Victoria and 2119. p. Outdoor Advertising 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Operating Expenses Pagewood Brisbane. and 168, carried out in the com¬ the live Australian main¬ Melbourne, Fishermen's at Australia.—V, at . Maintenance Retire, _ ___ accruals-.. res. Geneial taxes Federal income taxes.. / General American Investors Co., This proiit from Net $7,921 income $3,106 $100;917 $50,656 5.386 income oper. Non-optr. 10,023 68,048 period 84,453 meti . ended income Deducts, from $13,317 $13,129 4,737 1,011 33,116 $12,117 $135,849 gross inc. losses $135,109' $1£8,965 the 8,697 Nov, during income Earnings —V, _ $8,580 . after 1948, year share capital Stock per 168, p. $126,413 $2,05 As : ■ . , I i . . ' , Dec. 3. the declared directors per share; payable Dec, Including this dividend, a as in compared with $1,50 First. Discount 24 . year-end a stockholders to total of $1.50 1947,—V, 168, South Corp., dividend of will record have of 70 1948, in Sept. 2, engage 1937. in the Almost all Bank .& Business general sold Trust Co. corporation carry on in in their Pr.or to the time Columbus active and corporation's basis fee loan Loan First business Co.,- was Michigan. in branches ' . maintained corporation well maintained are branches in Dayton, the , and through loans , its proceeds will be used purchasing instalment ind.viduals directly by the subsidiaries, to'the and corporation to and for the A corporation and its TO PRESENT Authorized 4V2 subordinated ,c 5% cumul. Common debentures preferred stock stock ($100 $50) (par ' 4,000 shs 2,000 shs* • OF Operation on 314,381 399.283 for losses 24,351 notes payabletaxes— for 1946 $499,056 expense Provision Int. Reserve 1947" $408,620 than , 45,447 v 13,200 •: 6.906 4,075 $10,353 Nov. after 30 —V. $9,649 _ 4,070 __ 2118." 168, p. $8,290 - (M. H.) >$822>013 of $7,479,879 Corp.—Paying Agent Guaranty Trust Co. agent and of New 3'/4% has registrar the Robert H. been the Wigton-Abbott to the whom for Taylor, to York, trustee issued, these has bonds.—-V. Vice-President, by & weekly, under also of been- hundred Earns, per than »■, the- which outstdg.— during the past in than 65 in charge of sales been works 168, 168, p. expenses and retire Corporations shares of in SftCk dividend of 20-> $13* and the of New perf" ^ing issued by of California for the State of the in York Curb rules that the new, • will plant Dm. on 6°f 1949 20-to-holder. Sept. 20 quarters. A as of no par dividend record 90 with cents Dee. 20 was of 10. cents paid 25 with States the and total yeav to A in similar each °n. D.ec' 21 w111 vote stock value, (100,000 to payment of during 1947. Stk. the two in Canada total of is variety pointed than and the new is 11, 039,210 14,934,571 18,741,612 19,677,899 . $14,134,023'$14,934,571 25,946 ,« ■ The 1948 during 186,791. produced the month " : ' by of electric * 2 Electr.c for pesos Co. electric 7.5% Its Prov. for- Traffic, to corporation this-, corporation or. ,157,069,016 kwh., corresponding tne ' , . Net deprec. and last 9,738,076 amort.______ the of year.—V. shares +12 Mos* '48 $32,120,674 $51,208,976 '6.6H4.084 10,956,-751 5,819,592 22,095,907 2,646,828 2,145,929 2,321,767 1,743,070 2,687,875 $4,891,13.4 $3,821,498 L from ments made ■of 316,728 1,921,772 $2,505,878 $1,582,998 330,000 18,333 440.000 $2,175,878 outstanding dates $1,564,665 $2,715,723 1,191,150 _r__ of 301,676 of expenses acquisition $3,155,723 1,191,150 $1.59 companies only,: 2,774,300 ■; 982,890 $1.83 • and to $2.28 acquired - tcertam during 1947 have been distributed estimated- limitation received 50 by for ances or is resulted 1947 the , in $6,231,699 187,733 during retroactive the the adjust¬ periods to which "applicable. i . 3.417,152 2,.197,523 share——-, revenues 2225, p. 3.723,133 - taxes balance________— ; period com¬ 168, 13,'827,122 ^, per 26, kwli., 4,495,329 Corp. "Including of ended 11.029,045 pfd. stock of. General Teie^ Common Nov. I week 16,740,843 t.——--i Earnings ^ 3, or olfice opeiv exps income_____— on Dec. kwh., Subs.)—Earnings— 8,358,088 operating income______^., phone 5,000 in a that -the in drop toll on connecting telephone toll traffic- strike of revenues which companies. This in April about and $780,000 decline, income taxes, amounted to approximately share of common stock.—V. 168, p. 251. per to by or could be after making allow¬ Federal cents May due offered was $500,000, the compared 133,246 week" ended of increase $39,278,151 general other and income Net Divs. the ^ ^ ; 1948—9 Mos,—tl947 . Miscellaneous deductions (net)__ i-Interest an^l other deductions-—^ space. trucks November, with U. General Time Instruments Corp.—10% ' were The directors Dec. on common stock, 1948. S. and 1,731,381 (BY GM Canada for the for year-end A made-on same payable this declared 1 Jan. extra issue payment of like < • DIVISIONS), 14, 10% a 1949 Stock D'iv.—■ stock holders to Jan. on distribution cash amount. directors 18,968 —' 15,533 of dividend of record cents per 244.807 3,278 6,574 58,102 8,560 6,294 on' the 14, Dec. usual quarterly >■ 53,054 Arnold ment 'in 54,546 4.920 54,927 the the 5,017 60,275 ... bid of J;. the price for stock common ill • . 3, " 1948 quarterly ' , - dividend Jan. ' was 1949 of to 1 have amounted with $1.55 paid in 1947. dividend/ payment in cash will be made for fractional shares on the basis of the stock on said: the price. "The the record date, or the last J Wilson, stock a on stock certificates scrip market recorded 246,865; Canada— of closing the ; cash payable 1948. compared to stock, share usual - the common- 14, paid share, respect lieu In 174,515' 86,595 dividends per With • •" $2 Dec. the to - , the on 40 last, in addition 2, declared also share record of Cash 624,102. 297,187 199.713* 180.649 22,696 493 holders to 7$9.997'■ 362,717 232/419 37,077 -■ 46'cents-per ) 1948—11 Mos.—1947 57,463 . > / . the 1948—Month—1947 254 state¬ .. the lor of (& l NOTE—It floor Coach; results zhe ' fcr a» week Telephone Corp. ;General, taxes Schenectady November, to the commercial, salaries record movement of ouput over , this of ' - the ~ some : VEHICLES 18,040 41,965 inc.uded- in are $1, to 156,885.,248 k_wh.(-an increase corresponding week of last year. Period.Ended Sept. 30-— Oj^eratingrevenues i in compared 60,281 $11,002,111 $11,893,553 $14,462,865 $15,536,530 Assoc ated Maintenance kw. • in 32,175 its'subsid.arie's; output the over General turbine- ■' GM 159,40$ 50,352 of consolidated income include of? Associated Electric Go. and all of of 1948" amounted or - • •• long. Approximately plant.—V. 168, p. 2324. and 157,338- 2,667,129 disc. basis of amounted The already plants, continue cars 154,265 118,003 2,540,167. statements the on Federal ft; passenger 159,248 production of 35,300 include- ft. 130,324 penods subsidiaries 6.6%, elec¬ turbines highlighted ., . .. . . .. sq. 1,934,252 121,132 Weekly Electric Output Higher— ^ . the 1,905,176 118,003 debt operations ments - out" that 936,302 309,746 and assumed ail pine previous production ..• i < to 854,163 547,£69 although the effective date for the inclusion of such .companies is actually from Dec, 31, 1947. -The accounts of the Philip¬ approximately unit—were pro- industrial of 675,789 237,310 : ; of $19,805,340 667,907 bonds NOTE—The lor $18,741,612 $19 677,899 40,319 127,441 87,135 295,288 taoces__ \ for any , 5 President, dividend would permit, directors decided shareholders common that to pay¬ share increased earnings of |he company and at the same time enable conserve cash for the requirements of the business. expanded production and inflated prices of materials sub- corporation Because of to ■ Trucks oavahlp was 10,303,932 expense of, the went , 178,518 MOTOR Coaches;— of 8,106,993 14,134,023 Consol. net income- Schenectady plant, and F.tcnburg, Mass., 1,000,000 1,290 12,669 GM on 196,044 30, 767,109 on int. and other deductions;* niscory. rating These gas 33,719 Trucks due 190,590 29,045,544 Co,,_. . and the expects 71,731 & 123,216 23,041,564 the. Corp. above),,— on "Income of 21,715 GMC: Truck per by at kw. Electric he 1,986,354, OF Cadillac ' 5,813 _v_ 2,7-39- 5,308 •3,628 „ - 25,873 stantially accounts larger investments receivable."^—V. ■ are 168, required 1145. p. for both . . - inventories - and . 21,455 made Total preceding •" • Builds Car in Australia— Split-Up, Etc. 0n a Proposal, to increase the outstanding) from 140 000 par $1 each, two new shares 178,518 174,034 ' the 1,986,354 Genuine Parts l,73i;38l • of .production ,of the first Australian-built Hclden—was announced on Nov. 29 automobile— by Edward Riley, General Vice-President and General Manager of the GM Overseas Operations Division. The car will be produced by General MotorsHolden's Ltd. in its. Australian plants. ... (approximate); Net profit, On of 20 Dec. 6, cents holders .of 1948 — — after taxes__ "Equivalent Motors- > Co.—Earnings—Regular Dividend— Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— Sales Beginning shares 200,000 shares, 650,000 large Fontiac be 128 927 ; 21,629,731 $14,159,969 $15,021,706 $18,781,931 banks Taxes Wilson ^ . Lynn. River- of wide produced Passenger share the a more ft. vehicles date Buick I3,894,99g 30,571,06*5 expenses. Amortiz. . of per year's output Oldsmobile of Securities all i. . . kw. average past "production the 15,143,146 28,854,954 convertible debentures Int. on notes payable t ~ Mr> he declared. the plant's 1947 an the development has Period End. Nov. 30— Chevrolet— (hp stock capacity 45,000 with General Passenger common per at employed October the of (as Interest The Scdp must be redeemed cents Manufacturing Co.—Plans anThAH^Ckhi°ldern class B authorized of cash compared total Gemmer shares, and that such due bills ' regular-quarterly ' were equipments company's said. 650 be 10,557,167 22,918,348 & Assoc, Gas & Provis on-ior " period last year. secernent Tf A the plant, capacity, record output that corporation United Of on 9,c02,57'7 7,495,708 Assoc. Eiec. Geneial large General Motors Corp.—November Car Production— <* quoted ex said 20% stock; dividend on Jan 4 1949- that tificatss fcr said stock delivered after Dec 9 1948 hi transactions made prior to Jan. 4, 1949, must be accompanied Jam 1948 Trucks dividend, the Committee Exchange in passenger cars and 45,272 were trucks. GM's total car and truck issup 8,359,555 11,610,761 Total to - Y,, of production, building is The loans. to 7,666,745 21,500 804 _ Ctner income the y 910 subway-cars, , " kw. the Belanger With the Commissioner 1,416,636 6,769 965 deductions Balance ships. commenting The on the common authority above .14,247,142 1,408,376 Electric Co.: Vice- equipments- operation. the an strides persons dividend 15,209,365 1,062,477 . turbine-generators generating in • in produced of'turbine The 194S' * ,°issue the sharea In . payment of-said in "UU °f fraCti0nal payment by ' A use. .. manufacturing equipment from the o.d turbine facilities pany's-' new 20-acre,1 $30,000,000 turbine building at already is under way. • 2007 bank 10,757,531 <net) income! ments Belanger,.: Manager of G-E's units were' manufactured in 1943 year units 1 to PRODUCTION corpoiations ,<> . large more N. 34 2,000,000 units Mr. In rate • a out. represent year, 853'574 Denver, Colo.—Files 12,248,79? 12,2o7,582 ' Corp. < ,.,i of about generators-and turbines for Great 1906 91^ '853 574' $i 90 14.597,316 15,272,439 1,052 ,217 income & • J./"W. total a doubles, when placed addition smaller has (The) Garrett Corp.—20 %( Stock Distribution . * and kw. 11 Schenectady, than been In 1 699 126 $0 26 '£c.\Tl9%.at with than kw turned were $42,281,662 $32,893,827 853,574 stoTcke pareCtvariLha«V9e the more More Kilmm c°mP&«ey filed a ering i„0,000 shares of commonletter of notification with the SEC cov¬ stock (price, "$2 per share 1. The un¬ derwriter is John R. Marple & Co,, Westfield, N, J. "Proceeds will be used for development and operation dividend^ domestic exceeded production, of year 1,000,000 other, peacetime units 1,200,000 have 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $0.43 SEFJont Ranse Mines, Inc., the of announcement, - kw»—an ' average in This navine late Edward F. Dobso'n.—V. 853.574 share__ the any all, duced of $8,500,000 appointed "After charges and provision for income taxes.-—V. record production divisions^ sa.d that 2,932,000 series new 9,192,852 9,479,993 Bal. applic, .toUnvest- ccn- t electric fc4,724,545 11,576,767 ———. Income N... J;., and opened » 158,973,336 79,615,566 10,907, 69o Operating income a., Gross . approximately modern-street ' 2323. p. $9'?«rpSJ $10'(i91-030 388,887 243,534 com. design $ 11,710, 773 (net) pwr. taxes - Plainlield, locomotives. field, and ' . 168, 1948—3 Mos.—1947 profit profit_ shares of officially was locomotives. diesel-electric Electric-'s more turbine Malting Co., Inc.—Earnings— wEnd' °Ct" 31~ Com. - 48,886,213 in Other f several transit ■ making utilities Froedlert Grain «ei Corp. contract. lor locomotives- for mine were, these, coaches utilities In ; ?Net - • business, according to H.. V, Eroen, Manager of the apparatus dapartmcnt.- all-electric latter ■ year $6,923,172 & Registrar— series due- 1978, sldenfc to succeed the 1793 >• dollar urban General tric Florence Stove Co.—New President Elected— p the to ' - electric motors and the trolley In nrinHnnl"1 age principal amount service $ 120,521,326 178,458,767 " 60,043, 302 ' 1948—12 MOj.—1947 $ 135,201, 285 revenues- interedge. < . , 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $747,323 $ Federal income taxe3__„ Other (incl. State ine.) . 1948—Month—1947 2007 Florida: Power cus¬ VicerPresident Potter, . Records— 5,164 Fishman Co*, Inc.—November Sales Incr. 10% —-V.S"l68,""p. of headquarters 1948 Turbine-Generator Production Tops All Previous • Period End. Nov. 30— of years E. charge with $0.02 . Subs.)—Earnings— 1948- -9 Mos.—1947 ' prop., plant & equ.p. Amort z. of plant acqu.s. manufacturing plant, which at peak production, early next year, will be able to turn out General and said. : 5,304 ■ ' • 235,727 - .reached for. Alco-GE into $8,070 5,431 42 Edwin by _ Net income Dividends paid ' in states . addition In - 10,680 & entire transportation industry In an' average-pic-war year. figure constitutes about 500,000-hp more than G-E's production the previous record year. ' Units produced in the past year included about 350 complete In . 1-1,193 . Vice-President Northwestern Plant— by ' 14,790 ; - Prov. for depreciation of 1947; built 141,248 14,800 21,169 . 43,457 retired 7 1,500 diesel-electi'ic $171,492 305,417 34,826 the announced multi-million share 1945 $362,509 1581. p, 16,998 .. $1,135,516 1042. p. Maintenance com¬ The —Calendar Years— Sept. 30, '48 income 1947, at San Jose, Calif., Nov, 18. San Jose factory, situated on a 57-acre tract which allows multiple expansion of the present building, ultimately will produce all ot the company's output of singie-phase capacitator integral motois in EARNINGS 9 Mos, End. Period- Gross share com. Dr24,932 E.ec. and gas purcnasad be i 24, by. the . • SUMMARY will , Dec. The 2,000 shs. - dividend 17. . $200 000 4,000 shs. par)r Tne on A record-breaking 1,500,000 horsepower iri electric transportation equipment was produced in 1948 by this company, it is announced. G. W. Wilson, Manager of the Locomotive and Car Equipment division, said this represents almost three times the amount installed , Outstanding $200,000 13, Dec. distributed. Sets New Ail-Time High in Producing. Electric Trans¬ portation Equipment— indirectly FINANCING 168, Commercial in motor be to. President to partially retire presently outstanding wholly-owned subsidiar.es. CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT 168, General Public Utilities Corp. (& for purposes loans tax Period End. Sept. 30— Subsidiaries Oper. Cos.; distribute to profit net made company r •> general and on was before.—V. contractors, $3,000,000 more Springfield, making contracts, —V. paid' in been intention has just been awarded. expected the —a net in is 70 cr ..Opens Motor Manufacturing Plant at San Jose, Calif.— < ' business dealers work Dec. on engineers, and - Zanesv.lle in Ohio, and in Benton Harbor, Mich, The to operate in Kentucky and Indiana are being the corporation for possible future use at a very nominal PURPOSE—The of is the Dec. on record of share per year Moody, was struction Illinois, - a Ore., it j licenses maintained by cost, S. , busi¬ At has profit Earnings, per The huge; former Remington-Rand plant in Johnson City, N.' Y„ containing an approximate llcor area of ten acres, which was recently acquired .by the General Electric Co. for. the development of Army Air Force equipment, is to be completely reconstructed, it was an¬ nounced the • in in South Bend, Ind. as $1.50 To Reconstruct . organized loan to of relations Portland, to 1933 Both it income charge of customer relations, First In • holders 24 with $1;48 company, Corp., a wholly-owned business'in Ohio. In 1942 a States. as in are the to affiliate. an dividends, $1,150,000, about share per company, company on net action, wiil be taken distr.bution tomer Midwest, corporation actively engaged in the small Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan, present service a been the in the by has investment the Alexander ; Indiana in at inc. adjustments Finance the loan are the war on First small small respective the business, Bend, of wnieh it is the subsidiary, general a finance organized subsidiaries and purchased recourse of South organ.zed wholly-owned subsidiaries ness corporation contracts without subsidiary, to engage siipiiar, wholly-owned to of instalment instalment immediately the BUSINESS—Corporation.was cents General Electric Co,—Official Retires— . — — AND by Dividend A Preferred Stock Offered Albert McGann Securities Co.,' Inc., South Bend; Ind., on Dec. 1 offered 4,000 shares 5% cumulative preferred stock at par and dividends HISTORY 30 etc._^_J_ Fed. for Net for dividends. payable on Dec. pared Bend,, Inc. regulations, tax preferred and taxes expenses, Prov. Operating „j 2323. p. upon security dividends and ime.est from Amortization, the final prof.ts or outstanding; income Operating expenses 1948, paid shares depend income wnich Total ^ (net)t. incurred , cents 14, Dec. been all of roguiated a is necessarily income net capital gains) for the approximately $1,779,000 cr $1.08 common Net that profit Income substantially all of this year's net income from interest and dividends and net piofit from kale of, securities as no Federal income tax is ,; Fidelity Fund, Inc., Boston, Mass.—70-Cent Dividend— On share, quarterly $1.91 2225. under per 1948 whl year, cents a 1,638,893 December. estimated, Net 30, the the stockholders letter to common securities (all long-term in sale of on for amount Gross the share per states company Operating Other Inc.—Earnings— to $1.43 the per record on Dec.. 20, "503.858 ■* 470,863 share. per directors share 1947 $15,000,000 $14,000,000 —._ the declared common 1948.—V. the- regular stock, 168, p. quarterly dividend payable Jan, 1, 1949, to 1145. Volume 168- Number- 4759 THE " Georgia & Florida RE.—Operating Revenues— tlsl'lub 1948 * Operating' revenues $54,100 ■___ Period— 1948 1947 • $45,650 . - Operating —V. revenues/. 168. J948 $53,125 __ from Net ry. t income..! L. the ' $2;202,l-22 Gross irom ab Cascade In Locks, addition to Co. Lumber its lumber all modern completed recently y .:■•< / Oregon/ selling in : r •»' production, also.- ■ Mr. mill, rated a annual 2,245,151 2,276,809 - 684,790 518,061 430,452 478,324 189,726 92,993 98,173 75,632 income... 2008. ' G. "... ; Sares__-_'!_!-_:_:^__!.!_ 168,*; Pi:: 2008. ■ $9,192,524 / ' '.v • v ■. • , _g Mos. End. , Bus / Buckley Mr.- i ■ ' -• '» . ■ 194S $ Sept. 30/48 $ ,n Gross, ___! revenue expenses depreciation- Amort, ox plant '/ long-term on $686,367" $10,113,301 deductions 324,009 295,973 3,849,850 Crl09,732 Net Crl16,603 income Minority deductions '•/_!-_2. _-!_!_!.. /_ 17,711,555 3,871,7jO 4,667,810 on $441,933 preferred smck $405,955 $6,443,362 $6,702,921 223,005 223,005 2,676,064 2,b7b,064 Earnings , Balance —v. $218,928. loo, $3,767,298 $182,950 .: outitahamg shares —V. $4,023,857 168, October— 1948 Net. ry^ income—_ oper. 1946 1945 $622,991 '$7 J/,080 010,904 143,691 • $683,352 146,501 __ • 1947 , $754,»74 83,788 ! m m 121,992 46,791 41,455 Net from Net ry. 6,506,335 6,436;611 1,295,9o2 income- 1,032,667 168, 354,793 826,856 ' .' i -529,442 1,727,696 Georgia Southern & Florida Ry.—Earnings— Octooer— Gross railway; railway—— $568,624 $494,665 $465,671 70,204 210,774 l~.,6o2 Id, 4/5 1j,4D 7 71,313 railway 5,966,856 5,040,142 4,591,620 5,323.223 railway —_ oper. income— l,a07,217 1,UJ0,205 761,627 2,172,392 3o4,4o5 2o8,I54 1/1,333 360,599 ry. _,p?r. From Jan. Net ry. (The) H- after Rankin, formerly with this years Elmer Manager Specialty of Executive Assistant. Horsburgh retired 33. L. Weber the Norwalk, two been has Oct. on 31 promoted to . been has of the board remain a director. * the position of Manager division O., of Purkee Foods. Famous new responsibility for all operations of Durkee s large Norwalk division, including production, marketing, merchandising and * distribution -of .-Durkee s margarinesalad dressing, mayonnaise and-other- food products manuiacfcuied there.—V. capacity 168, Mr. Weber, will have 2119/ p. to • snares Each • of of Each registration statement drawn r 1.—V. (B. F.) A nounced The Nov. on added filed 168, 1799.. p. ' . . with the SEC $3.50) (par Sept. 27, good known chemical elongation and $1,421,972 with¬ was , Anodex as HR is to "only' known resistchemicals, high V. latex, resistance, imperviousness strength," tensile great Anode, said.—V. 168, p. R. Dr. syktem share common one Yohe, • plan which Co., of merger shares common and. 50,000 $2), ■ the -V. —V. 168, 2007. p. 1948—Month—1947 net will be company's Hyde used Park and $2 Sales "" be used to to prepay portion a of business oi-iginally established 2007. p. ■ \ $5,795,258 sold ice. non-alcoholic malt Ice. * During ' "■ the legalization to ten t' 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— depletion & i«r will operated now beverages, "" .' !. ; of beer depreciation. adjustment to $4 share - $3,533,254 980,308 - 1,092,314 Bank director Insurance in the on Dec. Profit from operations $5,310,983 $5,329,437 Hanover The of 168,333 its L_! income of 'for charges-. $5,486,009 $5,497,769 estim. replacement $2,592,690 cost excess for 3,511 2,632 2,086,700 982,800 300,000 10,905 (est.).. , of - Appropriation * 2,076,000 150,000 taxes contingencies • principal product Federal payable $1, GIVING $2)_//_/!_/_./__ ' pfd. shares 31; $3,107,558 997,480 outstanding Outstanding ; 750,000 shs! 50,000 shs; " with interest at the rate of 2V2% OF EARNINGS , summafy $881,910 837,024 627,484 73.843 64,358 • 2,917 2,917 35,000 35,000 6,612 86,502 78,814 2,841 1,329 28,895 30,791 $2,274 *$160 $41,261 ' 2,854 3,718 29,425 31,661 $5,127 $3,558 $70,686 $77,124 accruals-- income taxes__ income income t (net). charges 42 capital per 168, Hawaiian The The 12 >739 332 $3,545 $69,947 $76,761 $1.42 $1.56 share 2008. p. Pineapple Co., Ltd.—Stk. Proposal Dropped dropped has company it the possible for executives a of > , $1,607,257 -t 997.480 997,480 a 1939 $137,764 $279,585 $1,204,986 176,421 259,011 1,115,023 196,502 230,982 306,917 497,766 734,801 346,753 742,397 to on indicated.' was be cash called meeting to to meeting special directors Sales be to sell called at stock to to limited aggregate an execu¬ made at not less, than market values; and limited a obligations of sales and would the purchasers not include only; options. of a was is program • in the planning stages since the end of erection of four new buildings at Pittsburgh in existing structures. Present plans the work to begin early in 1949. The Pittsburgh program is construction calls for major program, the for extensive as of part in 1946.—V.: changes nationwide program which the company announced a 168, p- 646.- - . V Period End. Sept. 30— • 1948—9 Mos 1947 "* $29,259 $400,056 $3,157,233 88,291 311,171 2,635,76G $3,765,003 2,998,397 *$59,031 $88,885 $521,468 $766,606 1,539 2,755 33,425 25,884 *$57,492 $91,640 $554,892 $792,489 72,721 79,953 665,386 671,950 *$110,494 $109,406 $13,574 $35,280 tGross rev. from transp. Operating Ltd.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 684,428 408,877 the at and Honolulu Rapid Transit Co., 234,175 1,550,455 the well call Figures - it special charter announced was 1809. p. war,, as the ten Income ' authorize sales, would made, fbr would1 be said. the Net Taxes stock, it stockholders, $15,000,000 building program at the company'3. made on Dec. 7 by H. J. Heintz II, President. concluded, production and shipping facilities at the plant will be completely streamlined and Heinz -will have the nation's most modern food research and quality control laboratories, The $1,622,335 $8,894,201 9,672,326 1933 167, When he Amortiz. be Announcement per annum. tIncome , would Pittsburgh factory * Income Deprec. & Sales " , , on made conditions: following shares: 50,000 would This the transactions —V. voted been will, be proposal date. on sales from 21. revised later have to, amend- its proposal acquire to developed . ,<H. J.) Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.—Plans Expansion.— 50,000 shs, the Net ■ would Dec. tives ! Opposition plan for calendar year. _ $45,463 $5,085 „!--■* Net; income Dec. 'T. - respective, calendar years have been combined, with Hyde Park figure's for fiscal years ended March 31—next succeed-the 1948—12 Mos.—1947 6,871 Interest make of pro! forma for of 7,494 income *$700,000 641,798 shs. 1948, and of Hyde Park Breweries Association, Inc., for and.four months ended July 31, 1948, is shown below. per. * Gross » and merger, Calendar $3,099,104 shares * cents holders to $1,102,524 *Loss.—V. by Hyde Park, and assumed by the company pursuant to the Griesedieck of Year profit $30) (par 23 j- AND. FINANCING $700,000 (par conv. Dec. • • A MERGER TO EFFECT , three of 55,857 Net 'operating - dividend ,69,467 -res. General "Stag" beer. years ing 150,000 The taxes6,847 Retire, income of Griesedieck Western Brewery. and Its subsidiary for the ten years and seven months ended July Thp • other income and Co. Co.—Earnings- revenues Maintenance- waters ', par Operation established in St, Louis, Mo., in was due March 25,! 1951, Co. Miscellaneous San Francisco, has of Insurance 1948—^lonth—1947 $73,425 $91,840 Operating Earnings manu¬ evidenced by a promissory note payable to the Mississippi Valley Trust Co.; St. Louis, Mo., dated March 25, 1948, and 151,750 Co. Fire initial an 2786. p. Haverhill Gas Light It also manu¬ company stock, 161; Period End. Oct. 31— $2,440,939 175,026 income Dividend, Etc. Co., capital 15.—V. 1933, loans cumul. plan * price conversion 2.72 shares of its 167, p. 2578. • class A stock.—V. a declared have directors share combined markets *Issued , the of namely, $3.68, its of declared have a Fire Griese¬ by sodas,'mineral Authorized 1946'. 1947 $6,309,745 1,025,930 $1,168,200 the capital elected record industry generally, the company ranks within' the ' sales of packaged and draft beer in the areas in brewery in SUMMARY Capital from each for Harlow Aircraft Co.—Initial Dividend— be 1933. / From organi¬ zation, Hyde Park has engaged in" the brewing and sale of draft and packaged beer- under the trade name of "Hyde Park True Lager Beer." (& Wholly-Owned Subs.)— 1948 $6,336,913 ■, profit......-^— Operating the it Common-shares Great Northern Paper Co. Net the announces stock A directors The the prohibition years, the 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $62,707,848 $45,876,912 $977,705 both of New York. He is also a director of the California Pacific Title Insurance Co.—V. 167, p. 1364. adapt its facilities 'An additional to manufactured and sold draft and bottled beer. CAPITALIZATION - 66,156 , - $67,201 2008. p. stock Fulton in¬ and in/1857, sold 5% "Prov. ' $49,521 Products, Inc., Boston, Mass.—Conversion Price— Nonoper. BUSINESS—The AND Hyde Park ; 66,156 5,513 _ New Director Elected— by the-company through the merger 1948—11 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 $7,140,714 z. 168, Total 20,459 $1,234,356 Brayton Wilbur, President of Wilbur-Ellis from 200,000 $1,399,500) plant, and and which . Period End. Nov. 30— Federal 5,733 $1,043,861 - on be^n Of such net proceeds, establish a laboratory .control to and first Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc.—November Sales— Other 2,851 quarterly dividend of 35 cents per stock, payable Jan. l to holders of record Dec. 16. Previously, the company paid 30 cents per share each quarter. Of these 750,000 are com¬ preferred shares (par $30). (approximately proceeds $150,000 assumed was Since $194,590,092 $189,917,199 Cr2,461 Hanover Fire Insurance Co.—Increases The has been in continuous operation since that time. Present company' was incorporated inIllinois, Feb. 23, 1904 as the Western Brewery Co. In 1932, present name was adopted. From incept;on until the advent of prohibition, ! and $21,925,993 $22,652,593 ' y 169,617 Cr2,139 $72,714 5,513 .• • class share $700,000 long-term of Hyde Park; The remainder of the net proceeds will.be used by the company to iinance the -expanded business resulting from the merger, and, to re-y stdie.in part funds ($1,980-,0001 used for-capital expenditures. able Period End. Nov. 30— 183,734 Cr902 corporation its - common company's general working funds. may loan company Grant Co.—November Sales Off 3.21%— Sales Pfov. Cr203 •* $55,034 , 168, The of $2).. factured 2007. p. (W. T.) —W. ■Crl 59 expense.- _____ 168, —V. 14,036 preferred stock - Gum would continue approved by became effective to $6 from ■ *;■ Sales..: and- $89,398 16,501 disct., for the company has engaged principally in the brewing and sale of draft and packaged beer under Nov, 27-r-r, „.' 1948—4 Wks.—1947 1948—39 Wks.—1947 * „the trade name of "Stag" beer. The manufacture and sale of ice was $9,400,071 $8,165,430 $85,489,060 $73,402,148 / discontinued in 1947: On the basis of trade and statistical data.avail- Period End. debt of ... 86,623 • $70,474 debt '■ long-term Balance brewing processes used at its Belleville, 111., plant. $500,000 15% Higher— '« 74,767 income on I ■ was and authorized to issue are factured President, * " income Divs/ INC.—On ASSOCIATION, corporations number of shares it is (par at-the to. the dieck the ' ) taxes__j" deductions Net the HISTORY 2225, Grand Union Co.—Current Sales taxes income on Other t Brewery The respective authorized (par share to bank 24. product, of American $1,231,190 . stable latex compound that possesses a combination of high heat ance, 810,578 , PURPOSE—The • Goodrich Co.—Markets New Latex Compound new 397,657 (700,690 , compound capable of resisting high temperatures marketed by American Anode Inc., a subsidiary, it was an-, bev 48,000 (404,465 the of common latex new will 7679) (No. 100,000 shares, common stock covering Dec. 48,000 250,000r issued and outstanding common shares of Hyde (including 2,226 treasury shares) was exchanged for 4/5ths of a Park Goldsmith Bros. Smelting & Refining Co.—Registration ■ Statement Withdrawn—: ? ■ " ' ' : last, and 4,000 147,266 issued common. shares (par $6) of Griesedieck changed and converted into three common shares (par $2)'; * . was •• - Western the of its approx.mately The 346,000 4,000 $407,107 - 800,000 shares, divided into two classes. mon full . of rate BREWERIES, corporation. 1948. the total crease Approximately 20, value par 7 of ago, Mr. Weber was promoted to the position of General Sales Promotion Manager, , For the preceding five years he had served as General Advertising Manager of the Gliaden-Co. his 2,121,969 415,670 , ' 1 ; ; ■ Pnor to the merger, the capitalization of Griesedieck consisted of 200,000. common shares (par $6), of which 147,236 shares were outr stand.ng. The capitalization, of Hyde Park consisted of 500,000 com¬ mon shares (par $4); of which 250,000 shares were issued, including 2,226 held in its treasury. Pursuant to ,the plan of merger, the articles of incorporation of Griesedieck were amended so as to' decrease the ; Vice-Chairman as will He company. Sales, ... . Griesedieck into Nov. on years In $5,146,17$ 2,599,924 30,000 prem. the directors approved a plan of merger under the Hyde Park Breweries Association, Inc. (Mo.) would be as; the surviving the shareholders Glidden Co., Cleveland, O.—Official Promoted C. appointed R. ; . PARK 1948—12 Mos.—1947 *1948—Month- -1947 34,833 Gross .•« HYDE OF wnich of initial the share. 30;-1948, terms lao2. 168, p. James MERGER Sept. at shares common merged from —V. , ' 1— irom Net i3U,o4fa ls»46 preferred $549,756 9D,O42 income— irom iro.a Net Gross each 1946. iii47 , -Earnings— , preferred share Js entitled to 'cumulative the day. a depreciation— for Federal Other details - . into l»4d Net $1.67' dividends at the rate of $1.50 per share, per annum, payable quarterly February; May,August and November. Redeemable at any time on not less than 30 days' not.ee at $31 per" share plus dividends.• - ' ^ The preferred shares unless previously redeemed, are convertible 2,073,362 41,515 . ; 66,000 barrels ' "r \ by $5,399,939 Prov. — Co., St. Louis. Mo. and associates at par. capacity 219,436 Amortiz. Each 2007. p. charging crude 2225. p. Aihortii. of plant acquis. adjustments »,a.)O,ua0 5% cumulative convertible preferred (par $30) was offered Dec; 1 by Edward D. Jones follow: ! , fuel $429,457 Int. & 8,062,354 railway/.—/ oper, ."DeJciv.—V; our „ the conversion to 233,033 stock 104,834 7,363,781 railway—— * either revenue of 50,000 shares of From Jan. 1— Gross in Co. • ' Preferred Stock issue of Dec. 6 an issue Western Brewery mentioned Offered—As Earnings— - railwaysrailway nooa from refinery's General ;Georgia RR. Net ' 1 will enable Operating expenses 947. p. Griesedieck Gross $1.31 share.!./. per' common 15,844,459 U,J3U,O«0 $1.46 "9,j3o,oa0 stills, and an extension of docking . > • • crude Gulf Power Co.- 2224. p. said. . 13,839,825 12,440,721 ;Net ipcom.e Common been - Gross y has program at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery. desulphurization unit, a polyform unit, a was. nqw: units incoming the 20,512,269 3,o49,149 " Drvs. •■ 16,089,870 .... _'!_ interest . Arthur, of a greater portion of oil, or to gasoline, as required to supply needs at any particular period. Potentially, Gulf officials stated, the new installations could Increase 1,461,079 13,919,237 . 11,831,631 ♦ expansion —officials 35,892,585 728,755 - 2,COO Port at expansion $19,000,000 a includes - : 29,713 70,178 05,843 Cr47,247 1,164,277 10,907,2911 i/.t 2,000 Sons undertaken primarily to increase the efficiency flexibility: ot the refinery—nation's largest in point of production and 4,9la,078 30,271,941 28,161,438 taxes/ Completed atmospheric-vacuum topping facilities. 30,973,507 / that by this corporation —V. '168, 3,552,4t>9 ,Cr9,717 income 27,204,195 ' 3.0J7, <48 ; for income $10,168,500 ..0-9,717 >. !!____ income Income PuovUoix Edwards & paid during the year 1948 as announced The aisc., e*pense__ revenue. v rate construction three the j 5,276,993 "4,50o,0t>5 { 3,539,251.'4,039,*353 627,845 $708,978 deot. debt ox and prem. -595,191_ lie ' 24,660;564 3,500,874 operating Other" Total taxes—) income Amortivs. Net 1,924,000 . ..." , .income Gross Other .1,800,000 150,000 150,000 - is New: 5,803,50 J : taxes Federal Int. 30,988,488 5,639,500 Net $57,229,906 38,016,562 3,089,b6i -.475,000 <■- *66,700. acqms. adjustments Genera, 3,064,le6 . 2,000 Co. recently declared a special dividend of one share of Co. capital stock for each 65 shares of Gulf Oil payable Dec. >22 to holders of record Nov, 19. Million completed . $5,028,873 $64,385,608 $5,505,064 . Operating Pror. rox. 1948—12 Mps.—1947 & Sulphur same The 1948—ryxuiitu-—1947 G. directors the It 348,413,343 491,096,341 **" 142,686,442 .133,066,245 186,975,593 100,015,677 145,729,867 8,289,269 k 5,846,373 10,272,219 Georgia Power Co .—Earnings— Pei/ou End: Oct."3i— A. Expansion Texas,. Refinery— ' * 109,736,609 Depreciation i _/_!_i!_-_ 2,800- 2,000 Day & Co., Inc... Simon 2324. p. Gulf $19 372,617,575 lll-ll/!..-: expense!..!!.*!!.. revenues Operating '1947...; . M. •. Sept. 30- 12 Mos. End. . miles'"operated Uperacmg - > t I. Scrip certificates will be issued in lieu of fractional shares. The usual quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share has also been declared, payable -Jan. 1 to■ stockholders of record Nov. 19. • This is at 'Greyhound Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— - Taussig, 2,000 Cook & Co Newhard, 3,800 to . Corp. capital stock held, 1948—10 Mos,—1947 « $8,862,583 $78,622,915 $72,570^811 1948—Month—1947 shares Gulf Oil Corp.—Dividend in Texas Gulf Stock— Texas _ $3,000,000, 168, the preferred Co 4,200 Co. Walker & Co.__!_._. H. —V. —.V. production capacity of 9,000 board feet of lumber per '■ through this Cascade. contract, based, on present - are expected to run something over estimated.—V. 168, p. 1902.."-: ;"w r! i 2,574,518 Peripd End. Nov. 30—' saies; prices, 3,077,489 & 4,200 Inc.: and underwriters 1 Louis St. 7 . Gardner^.... & Metropolitan . several convertible Stix 25,000 Co._._ & Jones Reinholdt railway......; p. D. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., 11,196 " •'•** •With hour, ' 42,254 The * / j ry.. oper; ' pine and western hemlock., may soon manufacture ponderosa - , 51,764 77,458 j Edward r{ J'(H. L.) Green Co., Inc.—Nov. Sales Increased 3.7%-— i mill Buckley ad.ded, Georgia-Pacific has the right tu buy all of the peeler logs produced for shipment to any one of its. four plywood plants id Washington and Oregon. The mill currently is cutting Douglas fir ! timber and from —V.G68, « v the _new ol $239,120 >' bucKley, Vice-President,'on Nov. 29 announced mat this contracted to sell all lumber and, timber produced by Locks * "28,746 $263,589 the of names respective number of 5% cumulative be purchased by each are as follows: 1945 ' • railway-..! Net nas Cascaae 1946 $275,110 54,127' 10,727 (2431) UNDERWRITERS—The 1947 $348,956 " 83,664 • " / railway...... oper. From Jan. 1— Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Co.—Contract— Jamtu 1948 railway./.! Net company CHRONICLE ' 2119. p. from Net 1947 - $2,465,602 $45,350 , 1948 1947- ' Gross $2,247,772 Jan. 1 to Nov. 14 Week End. Nov. 14 * * October— 194! *: $2,527,347 FINANCIAL & Green Bay & Western RR.—Earnings— -Jan. I to Nov-; 21— Week End. Nov. 21 COMMERCIAL 904,445 expenses — * Earnings *Of —V. per share pulpwood 168, $3.11 * p. <847. $3.12 . liquidated involuntarily inventories in $1.61. prior years. 1940 1942 •- 10,727,818 Great Northern Net Net frcm 1943 railway....: from rr. railway cper. income-- . ' 1947 $25,160,584 $21,837,503 10,523,011 _ 8,766,772 $19,245,895 7,542,313 " 1945 $18,317,167 1,754,531 5,4022 ! 4,58Jf269 5,343,221 180,193,513 159,572,445 138,950.553 46,101.881 42.507,330 30.341.964 from Net from Ilefi ry. —V. railway— railway oper. 168, p. income.. _ _ 20,081,257 18,034,177 29,112,652 869,632 337,348 625,160 "2,006,225 314,458 717.992 973,775 15,616,765 2,284,478 320,193 751,370 1,212,915 24,609,397 4,028,714 352,415 1,409,147 2003. 173,751.407^ Net revenue,________ ~ Other income — 2,267,152 1947 ' 1,993,595 , *" 1,765,565 803,058 Park. The lative months tBefore annual of income 2,356,855 Griesedieck provision preferred Deductions s_ for 1,314,490 852,184 190,181 Western depreciation, and four months amortization the 50,000 of and shares of 5T> Hyde income cumu¬ stock to be outstanding will be $75,000. Inc. taxes Net (est.) - *$130,213 revenue {Included token 11,134 962 • dividend requirement on convertible Total "" 15,200,191 *1948 '"Seven . _ 1,539,484 49,314.082 24,340,903 4,032,544 From Jan. 1— Gross 1,513,684 1946 - " 1946 ' 1945 1944 Ry.—Earnings— October— " ': 10,952,903 12,057,061 14,087,518 15,493,991 _____ 1943 Gross 1,111,913 9,783,154 — 1941 adjust. $1 $10,724 $3,706 "Loss. NOTE—No 1948 transportation revenue was received due to strike; car-card advertising 168, p. 1362.. inclusive, suspended during strike.—V. from Sept. income was 3-30. also THE Hooker Electrochemical Co.—Stock Subscriptions— Accounts 50,262 shares of cumulative second preferred stock, series dividend (no par) offered by the company for subscription to the holders of its outstanding common stock, 44,080 shares were subscribed for'upon the exercise of subscription warrants (including 36,695 shares subscribed for by the several underwriters upon the exercise of subscription warrants purchased by them), 6,182 shares were purchased For further details see V. 168, p. 1799. the by several and the Taxes Preferred re¬ Common underwriters. $2,416,569 325,744 OeprecLatlon Amort, of AH 168,697 3,250,009 Fed., inc. 1,930,402 Other 200 tax 200 2,400. 273,975. « 2=986,230r Net revenue™ $437,405 (net)™ 2,061;509 1,787,548 $532;920' $6,043,476 2,437- 93,009 10,906 $448,311. deductions $535,357 124,474 Arthur M. Hill to —V. 89,518,739 the National Mr. pfd. stock for the 20,000,000 of been 1947, leave on-a the executive > period.. 389,588 .. when he as from member; of- - named was to 1802. John Bet sales Profit after Federal Net 1948 charges income - outstanding—. • Earnings per common share —V. 168, p. 646. new camera :™: . $312,214 199,236 N. for $1.76 Y.—V. • head ; Operating ■ The oper. $ Corp., Operating revenues. Operating expenses.. Operating taxes.. 17,807,929 1,817,590 .. $ . $ "a. 1.649,637 cents record dend :• * share per Dec. ... It at low a • has set television cost development St., "New-York, " up William 238 r income.. oper. Net after —V. 18,709,202.13,192,372 752,302. 10,569,060 497,503 7,728,530 . charges— directors current and of -record totaling making paid Dec. 75 10. declared Three cents total a in have accumulated per of dividend quarterly have for 168, of 60 dividends share, $1.25 1947.—V. a cents earnings, payable Dec. the been of paid 1948, year 25 to Dec. 16.—V. also was 168, declared, payable Dec. 27 to, holders of 744. p. Stores, Inc.—Nov. 1948—Month—1947 $6,355,427 , Dec. cents this Gas Sales— 1948—10 Mos —1947 Co., Inc.—Stock Middle West Corp. below.—V. 168, p. 449. net Nov, 23 reported on land directors that - Net ry. 1948 Prov. oper.. income... 1946 • Net ry, —V. 80;049 1903.' p. 24,411,984 4,712,817 2,OOF,799- income^.. oper. 168, - 3,766,229^ biternational Nickel Co. of Canadk^ Ltd. Earnings— Net 50,215,855 33,321,373 Costs and expenses Operating profits... 'hItr Other Inmm. Net . - *• Total. Prov. 17,214,570 u—— for deprec.' . ' '*• profit carried 698,220 750,000 4,118,289 Com. dividends. 5,758,797 2,101,677 2,250,000 13,308,734 29,920,873 23,522,911 90,936,364 ' 89,518,739 106,810,127 ... dividends—*, 87,105,510 97,998,936 119,439,612 110,628,421 483,475 1,450,425 1,450,425 5,83^,267 17,493,802 17,493,802 483,475 i_. 5,831,267 period shs. Earns, per outstdg._j___' official sh com. control 14,584,025 14,584,025 91,684,194 14,584,025 $0.45 14,584,025 $1.95 $1.51 $0.63 _ statement rates of 91,684,194 100,495,385 is expressed in U. S. currency COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE ASSETS— at prevailing Short-term Dec. 31,'47 Govt, other and below marketable cost receivable (less at " at or below against cost ! Miscellaneous securities Account receivable, due or below 1948-1951 Charges to future operations "Property account * Total No. — * other ».4 * n ! 709,986 r, on .; " taxes—:.!!!!_!!.. * 18,004,482 16,383,931 53,916,223 reserve cost. " 9,616,967 10,501,716 " 705,832 580,546 9,333,200 10,499,850 547,913 * 281,379 125,469,738 120,888,618 - —325,218,449 309,877,088 1, u 31—/ ' V. 168, ' ' 25,222 $1,748,041 1 Net $1,099,484 159,382 and Dec. an by at Banks Mellon $1,016,235 1047 . i 2 of the oils there which has ■' t $0.13 \ Trust Peoples * • " . - ; miscel. First inc. taxes income Gross long-term deduct, debt \ of of relating the widely the in demand the for industrial expanding production Trust " Company, of -• . Kansas - . City, - Mass.—Filing With SEC— V (no * »••• •> . . . r ; '.1947... ' 1948 . *•;. . ,,1946 oni taxes on orn , ^17 *• 1 903,537 0\*> (IAO. 1,212,042 ; 193,265 278,744 395,984 45,000 -90,000 75,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 69,535 income h45,000 t-, * «•»/ « 145,000 -r"'.!' » ! 10I7 603,127 reserves—™ :. : //!. $270,327 v $364,793 $571,058 ' 11 •V 1043. 1' 1 t $179,561,100, the an of. Oct. as increase of '-$11,631,100 31, the over previously, *V 1948; year assets of with - Keystone Fund B2 were the close $16,818,051 at a the of Oct. on 31, fund's net assets of Keystone Fund S3 were $12,477,053 increase of $207,203 over the $12,269,850 reported number 1,026,245 —V. a shares of year outstanding previously.—V. 168, totaled p. Oct. on on 988,467; 2,168.532 2,287,590 2,228,023 3,221,481 $5,812,739 ! 168, 31, Oct. 31, p. ' 1948—Month—1947 $2,758,000 —_ \ 1948—11 Mos.—1947 ; . $2,737,000 $28,288,000 $26,038,000 2009. company 156,597 697 (S. H.) in in 1948—Month—1947 November, the same 1948—11 Mos.—1947 ' 1948, month last had 700 year.—V. stores 168, in p. operation, as 2009, Kress & Co.—Nov. .Sales Increased 6.4%— Per. End. Nov. 30— Sales —V. $5,917,747 1,148,889 1948—Month—1947 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $14,819,383 $13,933,197 $137,459,488 $130,428,488 168, p. 2009. Per. End. Nov. 27— Sales 1948—4 Wks.—1947 1948—48 V/ks.—1947' $66,146,018 $61,262,764 $745,541,017 305,906 Cr_18~658 114,950 114,451 139,072 $3,672,384 $4,022,901 to and State Period End. Nov. 30— Income taxes resulting of long-term debt. redemption refinancing of long-term debt In 1946, weeks corre¬ (M. H.) Lamston, Inc.—November Sales 15.1% Higher 102,479 690,757 Crl4,640 • , • $691,907,633 average number of stores in operation during the four Nov. 27, 1948, was 2,361, compared with 2,532 in the sponding period last year.—V. 168, p. 2009. ended $5,670,793 1,425,000 Sales__ —V. . 168, 1948—Month—1947 $325,943 p. 2009. $283,133 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $3,000,443 $2,667,157 ' Lane Bryant, Inc.—November Sales Rose 4.8%— "Period End. Nov. 30— 1948—Month—1947 .1948—11 Mos.—1947 Net —V. sales— 168, P. 2009. - compared $26,814,797 $25,709,768 $238,468,024 $224,638,890 against $5,514,196 105,008 86,671 . _ Per. End. Nov. 30— 1,198,381 58,579 1,457,343 ^ 2326. M Sales 1,138,250 2,625,334 ^ . $16,540,296 8,147,437 - . $167,annual (S. S.) Kresge Co.—November Sales Up 3.4%— 974,895 . deductions costs result increased an used with , Period End. Nov. 30— 1946 10,068,638 1,641,481 $5,839,883 1,164,167 "Equivalent to reduction in Federal a the previous The number of shares outstanding totaled 699,495, against year earlier. • ;'»- Sales City Bank 1947 377,489 deduction been now pace profit-sharing plan*— employees profit-shar- >v spec. —, Income NOTE—As increased v " : > The (net) income which (G. R.) Kinney Co., Inc.—Nov. Sales Up Slightly— & $4,513,321 Miscellaneous plant Kroger Co.—Current Sales Increased 8%— ! , has are kept. contingencies: to The with Trust Cr330,043 amortization interest for an 1947. special expense "Special General Net Bank Bankers 188,397 (before Fed. for 1942 net Total 1948, .. Bank; $5,651,486 deduct, Amortiz. of debt discount, premium, and - 80,144 amortization) on Savings 2,142,734 (net) inc. Bank; 3,044,832 payable (bef. - was, filed with the SEC for 4,000 par), to be offered at market. The First underwriter,—V., 168, p. 2121. . be before compared 714,314 936,773 amortization) Other & National and National 1,929,015 2,347,724 Fed. . 28, -1941,- with " 1948 taxes taxes •• • • - fiscal year. • 11,705,496 1 u income inc. resale— — —.— State, local, & Fed. for ■„ - used departments—$10,676,915 $11,039,758 $11,230,304 - reported Total 1948, - The purch. - May on period, compared with $11.96. same ii $27,838,203 $24,807,539 $23,822,029 expenses: elec. " be of the medium grade bond fund BZ rose to $23.65 per share on Oct 31 this yeaf; from $23.54 a year earlier, and net asset value of the appre¬ ciation common stock fund S3 advanced to $12.62 per share for the Co.—Earnings— h , I revenues and Kans., Combined net assets of the ten Keystone Funds Nil •. . tNot 'stated.— -• Harris Trust are Co.; Co., Maintenance Depreciation * will it is disclosed by. ? the . reports of Keystone Funds B2 and S3, both-of-which showed increases:/ "in net'asset values per share during-the fiscal year. Net asset value > 637,261 Nil , tLoss. 2226. Sept. 30— all income 930,000 t$l40,924 637,261 $0.82 requirements. Kansas City Power & Light Operating Operating 7,021 sbs. 422,000 shs. ■ offering » ; Cr489,000f t$58,116. -".V p. ' »' • - — Co.; Fidelity Trust Co.; Union National Commercial National Bank & Trust 12 Months Ended this notification stock may " amounted t$629,924 Cr283,000 .$565,131 637,261 ' & 168, by . letter of a —V. 168, p. ]•' 1945 t - 391,000 637,261 participating in the credit Cleveland.—V. ^Outstanding ,." 1,000,000 shs. increasing demand for soybean and flaxseed new mill and sold largely to the stockmen AGENT—Commerce of 't / ' ' Bank OFFERINGS Keystone- Custodian Funds,. Inc.—Net Assets Up— * ."1946 956,131. : f$341,116 $124,493 , , : *• — ; I - ^ 10,000 shs. ing ^retirement trust and plan! • . 159,380 eight National Emporia, addition common for for Net t " 10,000' ' - has Offered—An PRESENT .''V\ • 168, p. 647. income Res. • secured a $10,000,000 self-liquidating credit from banks, it was announced on Dec. 6, The loan is for additional working capital for. production of the newly developed continuous miner. of corporation ever linseed Corp. Reserves has company The Authorized '. proceeds derived plant In area. sales Net . $1,175,615 Joy Manufacturing Co.—Bank Loan Arranged— iThe group EFFECT TO ' net has been - 572,426 •' Subs.)—Earnings— dividend „ rooL Kennedy's, Inc.—Earnings—-?> 674,446 654,679 r 134;493' . shares..._ 2120. p. ■ working capital. produced Boston 1,720,419 27,622 (net).. 1948 "Earns, per com. share- , which one . shares of 849,900 598*596 ; $6,525,228* $10,945,810 charges— preferred hae construction*, the complete automobiles are 672,148 - $1,754,163 ;/• profit.™.!™— "After building," single-floor 1949.—V. 168, p. 2326. GIVING Kendall Co., Boston, 1,728,940 ; preferred stock....!. 'U v* k in under 'r The ..company On 613,231 769,222 - .... taxes1—1,109,869 deductions 2120. common from ■t ' after Interest 63,853,546 system ! at 16,789,758 25,757,361 or reserves) retirem't 54,277,706 31,721,636 securities Inventories Securities held .! income income PrOv. for Fed. taxes.... Recov. of Fed. inc. taxes $ 28,713,259 37,251,876 securities Accounts )t p. Oper. $ plant floor , manufacturing Of & Missouri,—V. 4,606,169 operation sales— SHEET Sept. 30,'48 Cash ' j soybeans._'f, 1947 $940,102 1,, ; 168, State exchange. only one "main space. - 1948 .... Operation 100,495.385 -— NOTE—This v • Gas Earned surplus end of Com. *' ' 3 Months Ended OCt. a — * 97,124,260 ACCOUNT ™_.u__-! income''^..1— • Co.; 7,062,572 - $9,136,313 Trust ... Total Pfd. 46,942,119 the floor than TRANSFER first 806,763 14,627,665 ' 9,685,867 of been ncy to beginning period ann 6,033,080 2,446,506 4,621,680 ...... surp. M ' (F. L.) Jacobs Cok (& - - - 1,883,035 887,282 taxes. surplus of • 2,019.741 Prov. for contingencies. INCOME (net).^_._C->'_____--™™-_™i ' Dividends accrued Net 46,135,356 14,512,116.53,028,124 and —^ Prov. for income Earned cho- , depletion Prov. for retirement syst. Net n*o - meals field. $10,659,286 Federal and approximately 320 manufacturing and office corporations. of., this 1978. Balance 39,403,407 141,206,106 120,521,241 25,140,933' 89,090,946 74,385,885 / In Reserves Subs.)—- 16,894,482 - 14,262,474 52,115,160 ion nua. mo r\c* 320,088 / 249,642" 912,964 ' income N. Y., has for $3,000,000 income Profit 1948—9 Mos.—1947 || jp ... income * (& the company's There ■ 1™!—5,742,673 from involves total sacking equipment- in the Kansas City sacking eapacity to 4,000 sacks a day. York, _ 1948—3 Mos.—1947 sales registrar _!..:__™___: Federal charges " 918,804 is with BUSINESS—Company was incorporated Sept. 23, 1940. soybean mill in Kansas began-Jhe processing of soybeans first the /Reserves 22,176,733 24,719,787 2,967,99®: !7,127,229, 273,542 : 2,846,562 - End. Sept. 30— est. earnings Other 1945 :i of 9 Months Ended Oct. 31— Net Net period than Interest $2,243,607 $2,494,325 203.794^ 820,485 17,437 274,847 301,711 27,874,087 New and depreciation™. for —V, from railway.. from railway Net other Prov. •Earnings— From Jan. 1— Gross Co., — $2,670)294! 326,418 - for Taxes Gross 1947 $2,859,874 566,153 Trust COMPARATIVE „ site Includes land which was formerly part of the West Vir¬ Ordnance Works and it was assembled by the Tri-County Industrial Foundation, a nonprofit corporation: organized to promote the industrial development of the Ohio* Valley in the vicinity of Mason County,,West Virginia, and Me.gs and Gallia Counties in-the State of Ohio.—V, 168, p. 2226. * / Gross from railway.!— Net from railway...— . 168, p. 2008. prices, 12 Months Ended Oct. 31— This October— fiat.—V. Service Co.—Trustee and Registrar— Operating revenues Operation Maintenance purchase July, 1947, Jhe company merged the Emporia plant and the City plant operations which had previously operated as common & - An expansion program has been in progress both before and after the merger of the two plants. This program up to now has included the erection of a 250,000 bushel concrete elevator, the addition of three new expellers- in the Kansas City plant, - the erection in both plants of -120 ton track sales, and the installation of automatic share of this company, outstanding securities owned adjusted to market per Bank , ginia International Great Northern RR dealt in be trustee, paying agent mortgage bonds, 3 Vi % series due concentrate plants. to appointed Its expansion program on the further develop¬ this process which is now in use at its Painesville and Cleve¬ ment of Chemical ex- separate Escrow Certificates on Nov. 30, 1948, with $24.93.—V. 168, p. 2120. Iowa Public ' " to the the buildings ($5 cumulative) (par $95)-.; stock (par 25 cents) soybean negotiations have been concluded for> the purchase of a 1,200-acre plant site on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va., where a new continuous process plant will ultimately be erected. The company intends to value at The Rivitz, President, asset Run ■ Offered—See Industrial Rayon Corp.—To Build New Plant— Hiram S, " Investment Co. of America—Net Asset Value— as Water 1948; stock daily. 8, 1948, the New. York Curb Exchange announced. The distribution made on Jan. 1, .1949, to hokiers of record Dec* 10, 1948. The Willow Frazer, President, price was set at grain elevator of the Bulte Milling Co. of Kansas City, Kans. Soybean crushing equipment was installed in the Kansas City plant and crush¬ ing operations were begun in March, 1944, with a daily capacity of * 2,700 bushels.- This capacity was later increased to 4,500 bushels r be certificates, will continue year, 2120, p. & Co.—Payment will $1.40 W. daily crushing capacity of 400 bushels of soybeans...,In 1942, the crushing capacity of the Emporia plant, was increased to 1,600 bushels a day. Because of ; the ever-expanding demand for derivatives- of 1 the soybean, the Emporia company purchased the mill buildings and • share, per with famed by ji. purchase Kansas The was Indiana in ' Interstate Power out 3 The a $6,487,946 $54,230,201 $50,457,463 - the of Dec. on with the War Assets Administration. structure, on more HISTORY • Department Sales———;—!i__-.. —V. 168, p. 2008. : stockholders compared corporation Chairman. 35 acres building The The company's debenture escrow certificates were quoted ex a dis¬ tribution of $35.25 per. $1,000 principal amount of certificates on previously as 85 additional as , 366,081 share of PURPOSE—The 2,291,687 per 24 1, and CAPITALIZATION - L. Period End. Nov. 30— Incorporated Investors—To Pay 60-Cent Dividend— The Dec. ■ , 1,067,577 739,669 168, p. 2120. of - ,. ■ Net this (par 250) and 1,925 the prelerred stock record respectively. , recently offered by Kenneth/Van Sickle, Inc.; Emporia, Kan., at $1.25 and $95 per share, respectively. ~ \V .2 R. . shares of $5 preferred (cumulaitve) stock (par $95) were > Pfd. on 16. $5,226,991, Kansas Soya Products Co., Inc.—Stocks issue of 78,000 shares of common stock / - Dec. on Interstate 16,171,170 172,086,834 141,344,178 13,769,231 142,808,572 125,860,119 14,922.762 market use. facilities expenses. coverting K-F's present lease, which has options to into a purchase, were completed Dec. 3 by the land invested declared an initial .quarterly dividend of . common stock, payable Dec. 27 to holders Nafziger, President, stated that this action* regarded by- the board as initiating a regular quarterly dividend policy on the common stock, which it wa6 hoped to maintain. The usual quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share on the $4.80 divi- > 16,202,035 172,520,497 141,633,951 30,865 433,663 , 289,773 50,146 to studio and operating •' Sept. 30, 1947, ended years, principal huge was 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $ ■ 17,858,075 rev.. 168, p. 449. directors 30 ■ revenues.™ Uncollectible plans and production and of Common of 1948—Month—1947- and are tax--purposes, of more than 4,500,000 square feet. Interstate Bakeries Corp,—30-Cent Common'Dividend 199,236 Illinois Bell Telephone Co.—October Earnings— PeTiod End. Oct. 31— first company industrial premiums for months $5,121,982 announced agreement manufactured $350,916 $1.56 • to bonds $3,000,000 in new buildings and building additions companies; since the- summer ;' in the past two years. "• /■/' the Resources Boards—V. 168, ~ Terms of the purchase call for an immediate initial payment of $1,510,000. The balance of $13,590,000 is payable in 20 equal annual' , The laboratories 208,000). Stated by Kaiser, 20 The President of the new! unit, stated that the subsidiary will ; development and manufacture in the fields>of , televisionpick-up and. transmission, and military electronics. . .- . reduced was J. an a-total in ..„ ; shares 1947 . . plant for the B. engage - $3,650,738 $3,391,111 520,214)~, Not" ( . taxes profit Common ~ ™ purchase Henry Effective , r such of available acres who is also Ended Sept. 30—< i been space Milllken, president, on Nov. 26 announced the formation of a new subsidiary company, Television Equipment Corp., and the appointment of Leonard Mautner as its Vice-President, Mr. Milliken » Howell Electric Motors Co.—Earnings— Bine Months , amortization not installments beginning Dec. ,, refunded tax liability, The equivalent amounting to $690,757, has been income for the twelve International Television Corp.—Forms Subsidiary— $3,365,837 to income taxes, 744. p. Negotiations duties-as Chair¬ the*- Greyhound been 168, renew ^ 15, as Chairman a his and director of 1800. 389,588 > ' mimber of other a have signing of ; the board-of directors of and absence of committee official- of. an of 1,026,670- has Board 1946 $15,100,000. ©f, - special a deductions gross bomber 325,218,449 309,877,088 "' as and The effective Dee; $4,794,415 '■ $3,755,425 $4,404,827 p. Security Resources Security Council. " Hill and* as $4,782,095 member a applicable expenses income Kaiser-Frazer Corp.—Buys Willow Run Factory— 2,892,628 20,000,000 elected in f prop¬ _. He has resigned, and computing the 60,606,500 2,889,951 nickel of i corporation. - 42,358 1,342,0m ., $450,684 ' Balance •Decrease.—V,. 168, 60,766,771 60,606,500 ,___— has been this National $4,739,739- $6,136,465 84,673. $323,837 applicable 60,766,771 shares). par " of p. income Divs. no International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.—New Dr. 2,400 2,674,677 156,087 203,503 income neome would - man Gross 27.627,825 » 175,962 income 27,627,825 ■ taxes oper. income ; ™1 of Net Had 'these 14,932,931 ' investments. for other charged 13,453,556 10,501,925 14,914,793 reserves "After reserves for*' depreciation, amortization and- depletion $148,433,714 in 1948 and $142,097,68$ in 1947.-*-V. 160, p.- 1903. 2,967,726 2,232,168 . limited-term electric Prov. 280,141- 193,460 ___ Total in reduction 100,495,385 • Finland.. premiums the and $2,131,938 $27,092,060 $23,397,528 719,918 10,526,268.- 9,295,036 1,080,295 Maintenance stock in 16,006,061 of 9,617,403 Exchange adjustments arising from transfer 1948—12 Mos.—1947 Monday, December 13, 1948 deductible 9,092,739 483,474 483,475 ; other and Surplus erties 1948. reserve. stock (14,584,025 surplus.™ ! : surplus Capital 11,810,285 1, income on system Contingent, insurance Earned 1948—Month—1947 Oper. revenues—electric operation. based Retirement Houston Lighting & Power Co.—Earnings— Period End. Oct. 31— CHRONICLE certain payable and payrolls dividend, payable Nov. Preferred $4.50 maining FINANCIAL LIABILITIES— the Of A COMMERCIAL & $4,995,816 - $4,766,804 $49,322,800 $46,082,693 . Volume 168' THE Number 4759 Laclede Gas Light Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Operating Operating expenses Maintenance Prov. - Taxes than other Fed. / J 916,196 654,500 689,060 854,600 for 1,296,100 $3.647,634,.'., Net $2,570,122 revs.__ 21,616 income 24,397 ' " Gross Other inc. : Net $2,603,358 $2,212,443 $3,645,164 892,895 783,323 1,172,896 172*411 income funded on 116,236 231,207 debt- deducs. (net) income Capital shs. outstanding Earns, —V. 944. p. 143*072 (.; The its having the and Period End. Nov. 30— Sales. —V. < 2009. p. Liberty Products Corp.—10% Stock Distribution— On Dec. year-end paid payable distribution in Dec. 28 compares will be from stock prior to distribution 2.—V. operations (interest, Int., corp. exps., etc. (incl. fdry. taxes (estimated) Net York New agent the for stock, common Dec. be Dec. 16, $3 Curb 14, 1948. Interest All by and of income " ' r due Total Exchange Cost, in November, 168, Sales 1948, 1904. p. $4,695,447 168, $2.16 ; 1948 — , " ' and State inc. - .. ' $51,364,172 $38,991,083 $18,731,673 41,721,521 31,333,430 15,232,117 181,610 140,446 126,255 75,775 531 25,192 3,836,330 3,057,200 1,280,500 —; Fed. 1946 , X — for 1947 $50,961,633 $38,831,410 $18,636,523 331,458 111,755 42.527 71,080 47,919 52,623 taxes ' Net profit Earned compared —V. per $5,548,934 $4,459,476 $2,067,609 $2.97 — $2.29 $0.82 share common 168, p. 945. ....... Melville Shoe Corp.—Current Sales Slightly Lower— Slightly Higher— 4 Weeks End. Nov. 27 1948—10 Mos.—1947' 1948 $4,711,601 $41,898,788 $38,158,145 Retail 2009. p. $3,66 , selling and admin, expenses— Prov. 1948—11 Mos.—1947- 1948—Month—1947 Sales 253,815 share- dividends received Miscellaneous $8,382,594 $80,615,907 $74,763,695 last year.—V. 378,544 $617,624 253.815 2121. Provision for depreciation Sundry other deductions stores 203 month same -109,746. $998,362 outstanding— common " 611,900 Nine Mos. End. Sept. 30— Net sales ;— Exchange the per 94,567 Maytag Co.—Earnings— for settlement 1948, p. par Issued 1948. in 7 to 7, accompanied 1948—Month—1947 operated company 199 in the —V. 1948) $1,105,914 date be Dec. on must 14 will Dec. shares Earnings —V. 168, that 2326. p. Period End. Nov.30— York, N. Y.f has been appointed as weil as warrant agent in 168, p. 744. & Trust Co., New The Chemical Bank in conv. $1,011,347 $1,800,425 190,163 etc.) income' ' transfer 1947 $1,635,957 164,468 — discounts, Federal % shares same shares par delivered after Dec. McLellan Stores Co.—Nov. Inc.—Transfer Agent— Lithium Corp. of America, 1948 „ * to the On stock share redeemable 168, 1948. no the on $8,696,260 The with Payne, from income Common Exchange shares par business of additional one 13, from close Curb no common quoted common Dec. of the Period End. Nov. 30— Chairman, states that this action-continues the board's poiicy of maintaining a strong cash position.—V. 166, p. 1363. H. York New changed share at of made the on be Sales 1947. Oliver ; - Total McCrory Stores Corp.—Nov. Sales Increased 3.74%— a 10% stock dividend on the to holders of record Dec. 16. This with cash dividends totaling 50 cents declared directors the 6, stock, common will stock for for ruled the changed held distribution transactions bills be additional share common certificates $84,895,262 $9,821,525 $100,593,624 shares one common the ex • 1948—10 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 . $10,920,249 168, 11.2%— Stores Corp.—Nov. Sales Increased advised will value of $50 effective Dec. common each has stock par a shares ; Corp.—Split-Up Effective Dec. 13— corporation preferred The l»erner Co.—-Earnings— v McCord • $1,782,791 2,433,636 2,433,620 $0.92 ; 1 "■ $0.73 £433,620 $0.54 - $0.63 share per 168, 2,433,636 973,011 *■ ' ■ $2,241,061 $1,312,884 $1,538,052 $2,898,874 . Other 647. p. Int. Profit eral $2,874,477 $3,608,560 36,604 $2,190,827 33,236 operating Other - payable,- $500,000; accounts payable (trade>, other accounts payable and (accrued expenses, $131,909; taxes, other than- taxes on Income, $28,491; provision for Fed¬ income taxes, $239,276; cumulative preferred stock (par value $100 per share), $800,000; common stock (par value $5 per share), $1,124,000; capital paid in in excess of amounts included in capital stock, $57,409; income retained in the business, $648,920; reacquired common stock, 576 shares at cost, Dr$l,580; total, $3,647,634.—V. 168, 1,492,186 , •; Marion Power Shovel Nine Months Ended Sept, 30— Sales, less returns, discounts and allowances— $21,661,081 $12,622,402 Cost of sales 18,780.393 10,907,921 Selling, administrative and general expenses1,244,731 703,134 accrued - 1,158,411 1,284,656 — ; .v; ft (2433) $119,208; ' income ' CHRONICLE LIABILITIES—Notes 899,200 1,720,211 .* 744,343 , FINANCIAL $40,800; investments in ($18,093, at cost) and amounts receivable from subsidiary and affiliated companies, $73,852; prepaid royalties, $12,700; patents (at cost less-amortization), $30,905; total, - 605,643 retirements__ Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes & machinery, 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $11,579,537 $9,856,718 $16,081,557 $12,668,636 5,502,502 4,744,845 7,644,331 6,035,989 ' 678,597 502,492 896,159 622,441 revenues COMMERCIAL —V. sales 168, Current Year to Nov. 27 1947 $5,562,933 1948 1947 $5,551,892 $66,189,948 $63,327,988 2009. p. respect of outstanding warrants for such stock.—V. . , , McMarmac Red Lake Gold Mines, Long Island RR.—Earnings— October— Net ry. 1945 $4,737,697 $4,221,847 450,154 601,038 *377,950 / *261,735 railway—railway from Net 1946 $3,916,550 699,486 50,718 $3,682,410 341,037 131,491 income oper. 40,091,503 6,791,163 *1,015,211 38,774,586 8,369,090 1,079,890 38,579,367 10,471,811 3,457,209 1947 1943 v from Gross The Richmac (a) Net from Net ry. railway railway income oper. "Deficit.—V. 44,557,024 5,274,601 *2,464,203 » 168, — . (b) in realized gains or losses on lExcl. 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— securities sold) * Income, dividends and Expenses "Net " $197,580 distribution with), $185,552 99,895 - in Richmac " period—. $11,462 Capital shares outstanding—-.- 180,331 per/$1.10-*.- ■•Earnings "Before $359,100 in V * realized gain net 1947. J ' \ " . " ASSETS—Securities, at (carried on the market quotations cost, $7,103,247), $7,903,890; cash.in bank, average books at $303,265; dividends LIABILITIES—Dividend of find. taxes securities), $4,330; outstanding), payable, for $2,430 net $8,172,902; est. assets total, $63,116; state tax ($45.32 ... for Federal and unrealized appreciation share per $8,240,348.—V. on 168, 180,331 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Electric taled kwh., responding compared as October— Gross from Net ry. 2326. 1947 railway- 1,518,893 3,318,947 731,264 1,966,407 1,795,043 , Steel Co.—Loan Placed . _ Proceeds of the . financing will be used to the and notes remainder will pay added be to working capital.— Net • and .On facilities, a long-term stock was issued. " " " Nov. - 24, 1947, • meeting a loan arranged was loan, payable in annual on stockholders issue to 5'/v% a 21, 1948, the additional 5,000 shares of first an annual dividend July on basis. directors COMPARATIVE Years Ended Aug. (incl. INCOME 31— rental 1948 Income), returns less Net . 5,868,965 1 Total ■ : for Federal income for the paid paid per on income common common in 1,890 ; pfd. 233,000 $274,389 30,000 30,000 89,690 stock 187,000 $367,099 [ 89,690 —- stock— share BALANCE in tax ,— first $463,279 13,567 ; year 6% on ASSETS—Cash customers bank $1.08 $1.50 SHEET, and on AUG. 31, (less $10,500 reserve), $618,108; inventories of ' '-<• material, $1,318,036; advances to notes salesmen, and accounts $42,425; employees', purchase Of new receivable, deposits for cents per ' * year ■ . 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1,484,100 ,1,143,000 2,246,775 1,973,750 1,615,000 .' 1,524,000 1,266,817 1112,2ae 991,025 850,507 $3,489,248 $2,987,521 $4,483,716 ./.,... 4,168 income Income Gross income Income Net '—v. 8,842 5,219 $4,117,683 '18,019 $2,996,363 $4,488,935 $4,135,703 $3,493,416 deduc. (net)— 695,390 " ' 449,448 866,561 the 660,7$7 $2,546,915 $3,622,374 $3,474,916 Michigan Bakeries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.—Stocks a new issue of 67,500 shares ($20 par) 51/2% cumulative convertible preferred stock and 67,000 shares ($1 par) common stock was made Dec. 9 by a banking group headed by S. R. Livingstone & Co. and First of Michigan Corp. The preferred stock was priced at $20 a share and the common at $5.25 a share. Other underwriters associated in the offering are: $2,356,612 12,444 - Offered—Offering of $2,331,149 25,463 $2,002,156 .■ on 1946 28,935 2326. p; This 1 $1,441,537 168, $2,798,025 The directors have declared an extra dividend of 50 cents per share the common stock, payable Dec. 27 to holders of record Dec 17 brings total payments for 1948 to $1.75 per share,-the same as paid for 1947.—V. 168, p. 1256. - merger. " 1947' income Miami Copper Co.—Extra Dividend of 50 Cents— \ 312 253,996 536,851 $1,001,086 requirements,— 53,478 53,525 taxes—_ stock— common shares $822,272 $947,561 $1,227,220 355,939 353,323 $2.66 profit - — " $281,757 $0.74 $3.47 ENDED SEPT. 30 '1947' 1948 com.' share— per ; - '1946 ■ $280,955 $0.74 , , and taxes charges.—V. 168, to $0.13 • the to $64,190 $1.46 time of be received from the sale of these shares will be be conversion issued price is subject to adjustment from time contingencies as a protection against dilution certain upon conversion privilege. the upon The number conversion of of each shares share determined 1045. p. This common. ... 1945 $533,908 *• to proceeds to redeem 5,968 shares of outstanding $1 non-cumulative pripr preference stock at $20 a share; to redeem 4,425 shares of outstandiiag $7 cumulative preferred stock at $100 a share; and the balance will provide a major portion of funds required for completion of the company's new Grand Rapids plant. The new 5.Va%' preferred stock may be converted Into common sto«k at any time at the Initial conversion price of $7.2727 per share of 58,600' $2.31 FOR THE QUARTER ' Net used $1,285,820 355,939 , outstanding—— v 788,200 " Smith & Co.; Cleveland 75,000 $876,750 Blosser; White, Noble & Co.; Goodbody & Co.; Smith, Hague & Co.; The First Corp.; Campbell, McCarty & Co., Inc.; Dudley H. Waters & Co.; Wm. C. Roney & Co. Bennett, 282,281 659,629 — — dividend "After by -dividing $20 by the conversion applicable at the time of conversion. shares of of stock common preferred price of the stock is common The (R. H.) Macy & Co., Inc. (& Subs.) preferred stock is redeemable at $22 per share during the firs' years after issuance of the shares and thereafter during each two-year period at a redemption price 25 cents less than the Price prevailing during the immediately ' preceding two-year period, plm two Earnings— Oct. 30/48 Nov. retail 77,646,000 sales 1/47 $ $ Net —r-52 Weeks Ended— —13 Weeks Ended— : Oct. 30/48 Nov. 1/47 $ * accrued $ 75,568,000 317,113,000 price 298,303,000 dividends less be dends—V. Fed. 4,728,000 taxes Net income- on earnings 13,171,000 2,374,000 5,422,000 11,411,000 4,894,000 2,832,000 176,000 3,327,000 176,000 7,749,000 6,517,000 9 704,000 704,000 Net _—.— Earns, Earns, 3,151,000 7,045,000 5,813,000 1.54 1.83 4.10 3.38 Months A. C. erations 1904. 168, p. In case. par value, no case plus shall accrued Ended Sept. 30— the and redemption unpaid which 1948 - $3,025,038 — after charges and taxes Earns, per share on 195,000 com. 2,656,000 share- com. the divi¬ 1695. Michigan Bumper Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich.—Earps. applic. to com. per each in than 168, p. sales profit ~ stock— pfd. on 5,701,000 1,896,000 after charges— Earns, Woodhouse, President, affected were resulted in 267,927 shrs. outstdg. 1947 $2,618,812 291,6$* $i.$9 $1.37 explained somewhat by a that the third quarter op¬ two-week operational slowdown slightly lower earnings for the three months ended Sept. 30, 1948. Commenting (The) Magnavox Co.—Declares 10% Stock Dividend— directors The on Dec. declared 6 cash a dividend of 25 Woodhouse cents per next, the factory . and share cash 10% a payment the and stock stock made be to dividend, dividend to distribution the —V. was sales Net highest 168, in on p. payable full Marine six ended months any quarter of Nov. this 30 exceeded fiscal total share. Levitt, Los the fourth enable the the quarter company balance of the year, Mr. earnings will be very satisto report earnings for the last year when net income year Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—October Earnings, Etc.?— net and are year, The after in the history of the company. Magnesium corporation provision reported a net profit of $17,484 In October, 1948. for adjustment of income tax, as compared to a net in October, 1947. The loss for- the first ten months profit of $27,687 Products Corp., South San . $548. revenues October October, . was of $623,158 in October, 1948, were $39,519 or 11* However, operating expenses of $593,847 In 15% above the same month last year, reflectt&R the increased cost of labor, materials and services and the cost -ftf operating additional schedules. ' ; Although Mid-Continent has operated a route between Tulsa Mid Houston since Feb. 1, 1947, its reported revenues and earnings to d»*e above common AngCles.—V. 168, p. 1695. this year Operating Fran¬ letter of notification was filed with the SEC for 5,500 capital stock ($1 par), to be offered at $18 per / Underwriters are Maxwell, Marshall & Co. and Flynn & of that should for was 1801. Qn Nov. 29 a shares said operation company's cisco; CalifFiling With SEC— .• and the 1948 approximating those for equivalent to $2.02 per common share. Unfilled orders on the books at the present time approximate $2,500,000, accord¬ ing to Mr. Woodhouse.—V. 168, p. 1045. stockholders of record Dec. 27, 1948, to stockholders of record Dec. 24, 1948. the company paid four quarterly cash share. On Oct. 1, 1947, a 20%. sfock quarter first record for 15, on ...... third the Jan. to made. the for realized sales both go During the current year, dividends of 25 cents per receivable, raw 15 of 9. to 60 cents per share*t 1948—9 Mos.—1947 . . Operating Other of accounts process, $1,026,389). ... 1948 hand, $673,617; finished goods and supplies, at the lower of cost or market, $788,074; prepaid taxes, insurance, etc., $43,914; land, build¬ ings, machinery, equipment, etc. (after reserve for depreciation of .$5,203; approved — income EARNINGS ■■ $613,666 paid— Earnings work $436,768 26,511 16,678 — Dec. $19,212,867 $16,353,504 $25,275,132 $21,680,364 11,684,519 ""9,888,376 15,662,825 12,952,725 revenues rev.- deductions. Other .taxes years. 75,480 - —_ income' Common —V. $596,988 (net)— / Dividends , 4,550,428 general and admin¬ profit income Dividends two $1,926,676 Earnings per common share—J 1947 $4,987,196 in March) Prov, 'for ideprec. of (Utility plant 1,734,075 Federal .income taxes—... 1,314,000 to and ' $1,426,593 14,944 — — stock expenses Operating Net also contingencies Balance for , - Federal Preferred - Provision for 1948 , . for and $6,465,953 goods sold, selling, istrative Interest issue j stores ACCOUNT allowances Other is its deferred have — tax for Prov. Divs. of JPeriodEnd. Sept. 30— Operating •Oper, Net preferred On record bring total payments this Metropolitan Edison Co. (IncK. Sub.)—Earnings— allows. $14,424,571 $18,177,659 $15,359,479 9,835,240 12,752,042 10,567,449 exps— 3,162,739 3,498,941 2,460,881 profit— Life Aug. 16, 1948, the public offering was made of 3,000 shares of the above-described stock, which were subscribed and are now outstanding. Cost td corporation " deductions Excise shares Sales ' instituted forth¬ be to corporation new be Richmac instal¬ Mutual will new dividend extra an stockholders of Straus & additional and declared 6 20 to stock (split two for one See also V. 168, p. 2227. - term 15-year a the of authorized were stock ' Dec. on special year-end declaration the on paid escrow. of charter tne may Insurance At fully , was made with The New York Trust Co. and The Co. of New York in the amount of $500,000. ments, • 976,668 This corporation, which Is also to bear- the costs of Its organization. Is to be made for the listing of the shares of the on the Toronto Stock Exchange. income Total Other „ the year ended Aug. 31, 1948, in order to provide adequate capital and continue the necessary expansion of production sales or 166. operating Earns, (The) JVIcBee Co.—Annual Report— working to income "Net ' preferred of directors share, payable Dec. and less dtect., returns & goods sold a off $3,500,000 of short- 168, p. 2227. During new p. Prov. V. for %hich stockholders " of Other Privately—The com¬ pany, it was announced Dec. 6, has obtained a $4,000,000 loan, represented by a 3%% promissory note, due serial¬ ly to Dec. 1, 1958 from the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. The financing was arranged by E. H. Rollins & Sons Inc.' " ' ' '" ' * V ";'/. ■'' . Metal Forming Corp.—Extra Dividend— The railway Lukens term sell to Warehous,, sell, and admin, 3,221,753 2,255,434 173,122,116 154,679,381 141,031,038 168,393,829 Net from railway 31,598,084 26,470,364 24,037,927 54,665,389 Net ry. 6per. income.-17,601,006 12,593,166 12,988,200 20,126,523 —V. 168, p. 2009. " from McMarmac corporation, free of pool of Cost 2009. p. the the 157, Sales, 1945 From Jan. 1— Gross to McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Co.—Earnings— 3,912,453 income— Issue Nine Mos. Ended Sept. 30— 1946 i $11,325,700 $11,281,300 $94,216,400 $88,594,300 168, first corporation —V. Slightly 1948—10 Mos.—1947 capital of 3,000,- and cor¬ $17,722,339 $16,208,111 $15,604,619 $14,495,977 railway oper. the —V. A. Application The 1948, to¬ for RR.—Earnings— 1948 from Net kwh. week last year, an increase of 14.6%.—V. 168, p. Louisville & Nashville j 33,618,000 the 1948—Month—1947 Sales be to officers to new (Ky.)—Weekly Output- with is Sales each. shares and surrender incorporation / output of this company for the week ended Dec. 4, 38,524.000 of years, (h) * authorized an Ltd., permanent board of directors-of the new corporation are to- -be- as follows;- • James* E. Doyle, Director and Coulter McLean, Managing Director and Vice-President;. J. Maitland Macintosh, K, C., Director and Secretary-Treasurer; Hon. W. P. Mulock, K. C., Director; and A. Kelso Roberts, K. C., Director. (f) Should the new corporation require additional capital within able shares 2121. p. Mines, Stores Co., Inc.- -November Period End. Nov. 30— right of first refusal to purchase shares is to be given to Zenith Securities Ltd., which formerly was connected with the financing of Richmac, which requested this provision. (g) Adjustments are to be carried out as* of .Aug. 1, 1948, and expenses of operation of the properties thereafter are to be charge¬ reserve on The its two receivable, $27,824; accrued interest receivable, $5,369; total, $8,240,348. state Gold consideration. whereof the new 976,668 fully, paid shares. ' President; ■ -BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1948 '* ■- "V— .. <e) »and • 1948 and securities sold of $146,229 in on $1.12 - Mercantile Higher— of is to [supplies, payment $85,657 165,239 for sell McMarmac-'is (d) "Surplus memorandum sell, transfer and convey to the new corporation all Its assets and undertakings whatsoever and wheresoever situate, to include its mining properties, and cash and liquid assets of a value in excess of. $160,000 (but - excluding $2,000 retained as costs of^ - 1948 1947 $342; 1-73'T$233,072 44,594 '•* 47,521 " 1 —1 ——_ $1 of new Richmac (c) ' . 186,117 profit Dividends consideration shares of the Loomis-Sayles Second Fund, Inc.—Earnings— , of Ontario with value to Ltd.—Merger Voted certain a corporation, Boymar is par McMarmac approved 1948, made between the company and Ltd., which, in brief, provides as follows: transfer, free of encumberance, to the new corporation all its principal, mining properties, together with the mine and milling plants and all buildings used in connection therewith, but excluding stores, supplies or concentrates in process, 2326. p. mining new shares of 000 from 8 Sept.- 14, Mines (1936) Gold A Oct, on dated formed under the laws From Jan. 1— Gross stockholders agreement 1948, last year. were have the account into the for this for taken not entitled amount the company is The rate of pay the Civil Aeronautics which to has net designated by been yet Board. AND STATISTICS OF EARNINGS Operating Net ' revenues Revenue carried miles flown passengers Capacity passenger Revenue • —V. 168, Gross Net , « . ——-— 14,783,808 —— 8,52b,b0i 13,015,711 Gross from from ry. 218 income outstanding shares A outstanding shares B Earnings —V. 1946 $1,985,374 425,685 838,053 E'JIJ 838.053 Taxes holding a of —V. Subsidiaries Stocks— in company as Dec. Service Public the or Co. winning underwriters.—V. process , 799,265 784,241 * " . , 1948 1947 1948 of 168, 1948—Mo.—1947 ' The (est.l^.* Railway sets . * 089,148 operating and Paul 500,000 V. Galvin, Robert of $2.34 President, Galvin 1947' announced $211,371 consumer structure, product Mr. , Deduction from Refund Federal taxes Income gross '1,564,634 "" $1,462,047 420,525 "f income on arising from carry-back of unused credit—: income market is factory. to in now the Motorola plans and in result * industry an drop 167, p. *$87,981 1045., $233,287 ♦ ' out of worth of television business ready by May, It 2,000,000 home radio sets this Gross 1948 from from ry, . , , from Net from Net Operating v ry. 1947 1946 oper. $6,392,378 Net operating income charges— after 168, $1,795,853 $1 ,382,968 500,250 318,826 723,285 147,006 95,697 *300,862 16,661,490 3,536,623 15,097,131 11.,789,492 13,125,660 3,824,834 942,162 2,389,058 1,561,747 1,519,851 ♦17,366 981,607 $1,486,253 9 Months Net 459,069 . income— 168, series ' .... ! 7 (the of such From Secur. Profits $.12 $.01 .15-.07 Total -• ' .12 " ~ .15*7 - ___ !o8 .01 i'.107 ' shares." .09 shares.— 1 " .10* !o9 7 . .06 06 - 1948—Month—1947 168, - Corp.—Earnings— ' • . 1948 1947 ' 1946 1945 $1,787,943 $2,357,316 $1,818,783 $2,256,562 733,000 969,000 ' 722,000 461,200 $1,054,943 $1,388,316 $1,096,733 $796,562 $1.02 after chgs. earns., Fed, -Sales— 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $1,279,947 $11,938,652 $11,952,090 2010. p. $1.35 $1.06 $0.74 Fed. and State inc. taxes excess profits tax. 993,800 Balance Earns, per 168, debt of com. shares 1365. p. ' Brothers, Inc.—November Sales Up 3.21% Period End. Nov. 30— Net sales —V. 168, — 2010. p. New ' , This 1,178,679 ' ' week put 1947 | - ,_L r $7,979,986 $6,042,678 148,060 102,301 .... ; , for corresponding week is reported ft., cu. or at 3.17% a year 209,071,000 below ago. cu. production ft. of corresponding week a year ago. "t Nov. 30, the Association reports electric out¬ kwh. for 838,631,000 Plant the week the ended - This of is increase an 63,847,740 November, decrease a for 3 kwh. of 1,888,144 for the kwh., or corresponding ago. output is this Association reports electric output decrease of 44.218 kwh., or 0,28'/<• below 6,844,000 production year of 1948, 48,098,000 ft., for cu. the iff reported at 790,533,000 cu. ft. cu. ft., or 5.74% below production corresponding month a year ago.- * Improvement Program Involves $41,000,000— $505,247 „ 3, a kwh. Dec. of ft., month above a Gas of 1,568,839 Dec. the 65,735,884 of This 172,614 for cu. the month 10,077,308 188,186 1,992,859 ended decrease a 2.96% 1946 $12,324,008 f 18,903,725 ; • 16,047,362 output is .215,915,000 Corp.—Earnings— O. 1948 $5,210,047 $47,561,135 $41,789,570 . 16,00^,144 kwh. ^This is Gas $2,418,736 > $5,377,734 " 1948—11 Mos.—1947 England Gas & Electric Association—Output— the For of 4,260,013 •' 1948—Month—1947 ... 139,405 41,830,506 $35,333,834 $27,127,448 income estimates 2470. p. Nehi $48,509,255 4,661,385 Operating income Other " $1,266,974 —V. start $48,6^8,660 , $6,277,058 189,255 of sales —24,658,104 Provision for depreciation. —_j Shipping, selling-and admin, exp 2,695,744 1905. 1695, pp. From Inv. National Shirt Shops of Delaware, Inc 1,074,495 6,978,932 $323,126 Ended Sept. 30— ex-distribution .11 Period End. Nov. 30- Co.—Earnings 685,924 sales sell 1949): series Sales 1948—10 Mos.—1947 . Cost railway 1,399,265 $862,077 Mullins Manufacturing *400,991 224,634 10 preliminary 15, ; trade For 488,317 .09 f08 r 945. 2010. p. ,08 .02 $.12 equipment 1,401,754 $5,478,729 $60,846,073 4,696,534 47,590,083 4,807,016 . . .7' ... $8,129,810 $5,502,319 $61,037,891 23,590 '191,818 16.661 .03 .05» .09 funds are Feb. shares , V charges,- amortization p. $6,409,039 Operating revenues., Operating expenses.... Operating taxes—— following series —V. 168, .061 .11 .01 .06 shown payable 9 Mcs. End. Sept. 30— 1,726,289 846,437 interest 1948—Month—1947 rev.,. the sources share, Railroad 1945" $1,885,668 railway oper, all etc.—V, revenues Uncollectible —V. i_. •Deficit.—V. for premium, V Fund——. 1949, the per Neisner From Jan. 1— Gross 1,017,359 —— deductions and 31, groups automobile $9,540,455 Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph , income— railway railway oper. 1,060,818 $.07 . .04 " Railroad 1948—12 Mos,—1947 $6,136,710 1,268,721 Period End. Oct. 3i— Net Net income "After expense 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $7,237,064 „— income. series... stock Trust and 167, Total $.03 .11 ' stock Retail per ' year, soon Profits .03 series —V. distributions, From Secur. .10 Jan. Stock aldne. said. was such (the $.07 — shares production of ' October— revenues operating •Net $1,041,522 . ...l shares Preferred and .06 ex-distribution Income of building an addition to its about 100,000: television about 250,000 in 1.949.This is will be of .05 ».005 , sell estimates are shares sold Operating shown funds series! Selected name Net following .05 . .010 .055 * .04 .050 the : Mutual > „ 15): Jan. common • - 1948, Balanced • $.08 ' .040 sources distributions, process $40,000,000 Period End. Sept. 30— ; —Cr300,000 —— and amounts Total ---. .08 •>•■■■ research Profits .07 : series On manufactured turn to * From Secur. .040 31, First home radios, auto Stellner will supervise , ' .007 —- Steel be .073 shares payable Metal will $.012 be will 1948: $.030 series . Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry.—Earnings- Net 30, share, .058 Automobile engineering; through its own distributors, Motorola will manufacturing sets for direct sale "to some of the major manufacturers.—V. 168, p. 2227. * ' - •Loss.—V. Nov. : Low-priced on Wavering six paid 2363,, p. series..—— stocks bond set own $1,410,145 51,902 $1,497,922 299,352 ——- profits record 7. organizational new 167, per Income Bond more sets in 1948 .than in 1947, Although a 3,000,000 drop is foreseen for 1949, Paul V. Galvin' predicts that the company will still have "a good business" in this division, ,In addition to Motorola's extensive participation in the car radio field, where it has long led the industry in supplying sets under its 1946 $1,476,978 20,943 $192,399 18,972 — income excess of distributions, From Inv. Executive as $1.25 first thereon taxes -7— Low-priced W. and Research Corp.—Distributions— following 500,000 $2.03 1946 shares amounts " ' ■ product design. for year Motorola . of the series Dec. share, — television plant addition new home Co.—Earns. Transport & .1— revenues Non-operating revenues Gross in $1,231,621 ' share , corporation Despite , 1948—4 Mos.—1947 *. $8,613,587 1948 Oper. expenses and taxes Net On 792,956 $1,072,863 •••'•> this The ' bus-_„ $16,836,622 $16,843,719 $16,959,767 16,644,224 15,366,740 15,549,622 Sept, 30— railway revenues 1948 shares Total Electric Milwaukee Securities & Euilding shares Oil 2010. 12 Months Ended collected series Chemical 2,167,630 Mountain States Power Co.—Earnings— Net Income ' 1947 $0.09 insurance applicable to occupancy 1947, Income $4,192,207 —''. outstanding common the ■television, $11,718,313 $3,044,198 — p. of shareholders to Industrial 2,519,008 service. Higher- Sales 19.6% 1948—Month—1947 $2,544,081 Period End. Nov.30— 168, 100,000 shares.— on From Inv. • $4,281,018 - radios, television sets and car heaters. • Mr. all merchandising, including sales, advertising, ' ' * ' " $124,830 deducting depreciation of $42,082.—V. 15, Institutional ' : . 1256. automotive Under , gales Dec. paid 1948—10 Mos.—1947 \'m p. responsible 1947 * 2010. Miller-Wohl Co., Inc.—Nov. Oper. On Dec. 8 that he has named Walter H. Stellner as Vice-President of merchandising and Elmer H. Wavering as Vice-President of product design. Mr. Stellner was formerly Vice-President in charge of home radio and television set design and Mr. Wavering was Vice-President in charge $1,448,000 $17,100,000 $15,609,000 $1,480,000 — 36,670 $8,769 — 'l National ' ' Following the recent appointment —Feb. 2 to Nov. 27— 4 Weeks End. Nov. 27 —V. 1,447,184 profit expected ~168,~~P; tAfter ^ — - 2,264,724 ; V-ice-President Sales Increased 2.2%— Miles Shoes, Inc.—Current —^ 1946. 4,769,364 2,233,654 Motorola, Inc.—Changes in Personnel—New Television Plant Addition Ready by May— V1 - • Inc., shares was Co.. at $14% a share, less 55 cents NASD. * * the Wisconsin Power & Light Co. of Indiana, Inc., shares is planned 168, P- 2326. ; by Glore, Forgan & 6 share per operations Speculative liquidating distribution. the Indiana Gas & Water Co., a compensation to members of the No public reoffering of either —V. jn I reoffering of Public Sales 4,985,903 3,487,434 — income on Net . the 6,803,656 2010. profit Expenses per rate 1947 *$161,499 5,030 — —, < 1,309,423 p. months' '* *53,570 Moore-Handley Hardware Co., Inc.—Earnings— Sept. 30— 1948 '. of dissolution, on & Light Co. common stock to Selectra, Inc., at $12.98 a share; 8,198 shares of Public Service Co., of Indiana, Inc., common stock to Bear, Stearns & Co., at $20,071 a share, and 43,853 shares of Indiana Gas & Water Co./ Inc., common stock to Glore, Forgan & Co., at $13,959 per share. These shares represent the portion of each investment left after Middle West distributed the major portion of each Issue to its own by 165.545, 9 Months Ended shares corporation, etockholdcrs 1948 t$13,799 1 tax •Includes $65,000 use and 54,618 1 income Earnings $232,812 ' , 3,434,407 Gross awarded 20,467 shares of Wisconsin Power shares 110,444 2010. p. Earnings Middle West Corp.—Sale of made 168, $1.20 the at class A dividend requirements 168, p. 1905. / for income Aviation $1.40 $0.19 $3.72 $0.98 * 6 328,376 $124,896,127 $129,206,246 $1,090,672,344 $1,017,858,531 Common annually.—V. The Federal 1945 7,104,605 168, in 1948 and $80,000 in 1947 for provision tAfter depletion, depreciation, estimated and deduction of minority interests in earnings, t/fter taxes allowing Dec $653,314 322,804 * 1945' ■* income... oper. Sales abandonments. probable Ended Sept. 30— before income tax ' . deducting $400,000 •After Income $702,181 186,575 railway •Deficit.—V. 1947 $2,909,396 *1.086,552 $32.48 $1.57 A class per * share B share___^— class per ^Earnings lor — Ilirillll Drofit- tNet ' Net 428,586 railway 64,106 (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948 $6,047,661 *2,678,256 82,,458 1,657,277 Nine Mos. Ended Sept. 30— Class ' ,1* • 1947 — Per. End. Nov. 30— Class ' , -Earnings— Months Net profit Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.—Nov. Sales Off 3 3%— Middle States Petroleum Corp. Gross ' I ' $850,899 railway railway Net 72,832 *— V" '( *»' 1948 f-om from Net oio —— I1 « ^ ry. ope'1. Income— From Jar.. 1— 2326. p. , Net passenger miles flown load factor Mail, express and freight tons_ Mail, express and freight ton miles $o83,639 27,687 - *9.«4J * passenger Revenue — r j. October— — — —— . 9 Monongahela Ry.—Earnings- $623,158 17,434 ——— efficiency 1 ./ 1948 profit Operating National Oats Co., East St. Louis, III.- first mortgage bonds, 3% series due 1977, are now avail¬ exchange for temporary bonds at the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., trustee, 22 William St., New York, N. Y.—V. 168, p. 2227. in f COMPARATIVE STATEMENT Monday, December 13, 1948 Definitive able 1 Month of October— CHRONICLE Monongahela Power Co.^-Definitive Bonds Ready— ; transportation of mail on this route. service FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (2434) 10 *- The Association's plant improvement program for the years 1946 to inclusive, which has as major items additional generating equip¬ ment in their steam-powered stations in Cambridge, New Bedford, and Portsmouth, N. H., and a high-voltage interconnection between 117,325 1952, Total Mission Corp.—Declares Conditional Dividend— The directors stock of shares Mission of (at upon the stock Dec. on of 10, and dividend a of one share Other of'capital of. $5 par "value," for each three Mission Corp. held of record at the close of Mission payment of of payable Dec. obtained by Mission Exchange Commission 28, 1948, conditioned Development to 'carry out Co. directors out the In plan the event dividend said of $2 stock record The not issue to the at dividend on share the close as stock of Dec. 28, be paid will holders of Stock said that all ex and to shares in before or per York New the of business accompanied by due-bills—V. 1948, for Dec, on Dec. p. Co. reason, a • beiore Income is _ 1695. until $46,484 Prov. for Amort, of debt & prem. Balance 168, (Cn_ stock , p. 628,500 556,000 9,233 110,796 101,330 127,376 111,874 (869,548 772,210 910,445 $124,599 $102,735 $1,592,376 $1,634,707 30,688 28,357 355,038 Period End. NOV. 30— 308 3,340 4,122 2,395 13 54,902 20,763 $96,565 $74,698 $1,295,580 7,705 $1,371,342 7,705 92,455 112,573 $88,860 $66,994 . $1,203,125 2010. $1,258,769 OctoberGross Net 1948 " from Net ry. oper. Income 5! 3,445.808 2,518,508 1,790,627 From Jan. 1— Gross Net Net —V. from from ry. railway railway oper. 108, p. 1945 4945 income . 3,939,169 2,G22,161 45,056,480 22,386,207 36.587,128 17,542,638 ■: use 1947. Dec. 10 216 035 74 142 523 System, stated was $41,000,000, which of ' - the of $3,500,000 the Co.—Earnings— ' 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— 1948—11 Mos.—1947 operating Other Income *" Total gross —_ — - expenses Purchased power ———_——— Provision 524,701 521,507 480,009 1,020,353 948,893 855,000 1,349,000 — : for and Federal other 9,325 $16,638,096 2,305,188 1,873,819 13,375,115 8,773,357 480,000 — Taxes, other than Federal income tax Interest 31,666 $20,626,623 —— — Maintenance 1947 $20,594,957 $16,628,772 —— earnings— Operating 7 *1943 revenue——,i Depreciation will be able to the return portion after that date without increase. The new schedule of fares provides also for a 5%-. discount on round trips. The 25% round-trip discount on international flights to Havana will be continued.T 7 " use - Net Income tax— charges-— Operating 351,853 261,844 $1,714,414 $2,429,676 —_ $794,969 939,413 961,064 loss__» $321,275 $166,095 Other inc. deducts, 15,016 7,302 (nett $1,867,520 2,852,427 ■ $845,854 $630,870 33,848 ; lows 7—1— loss 108, p. $336,291 $173,397 ' $879,702 1801. Crl,445 $629,425 , Net sales—- Net after - 1948 ; : charges taxes — profit—————— Ccmmon shares 168, p. 2122. - 697,454 $3.37 287,648 $646,762 191,780 — - _— $5,406,627 464,016 — outstanding 1947 " - $6,021,016 1,111,378 ' ....— -Earnings per-common share —V. — /.7 taxes — 263,473 ,360,630 360,630 $1,353,784 $2,069,046 791,869 801,002 — and surplus— 284,716 $409,806 191,780 - effect to the purchase of properties formerly owned by Bel¬ Hydro-Electric Corp. from July 1, 1948.—V. 168, p. 2122. New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry.—Earnings— 1948 Gross, from from Net ry. railway— railway oper. income— 1947 1948 1948 $565,683 $584,732 $467,244 $490,753 96,039 203,361 41.742 194,903 *~ 89,925 175,213 36,201 117,557 6,472,360 6,269,530 6,252.561 7,331,673 1.947,253 1,687,914 2,609,198 2,837,159 3,822,627 1,953,843 3,250,726 2,368,417 From Jan. 1— - (,& Subs.)—Earnings Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— dividends Oofnhpr Net Net declared— common income for Falls $2,221,558 2,713,374 . for — - 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $618,137 — dividends Balance •Gives revenue operating ACCOUNT 1948—Month—1947 Operating expenses Net INCOME income Preferred , Prov. COMPARATIVE Period End. Sept. 30— Income 26;01?;011 Edison . Profit 13,571,770 Boston approximately Moore, New England Power tBased Fares were raised to the same level with other, lines, effective 10, under a new tariff filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board. .Passengers who rode, the first half of round-trip tickets before 5,638,453 29 950 089 the of $1.06 Dec. , 2,252,941 182,935,673 163,530,687 143,881,868 188 2121, 1948—Month—1947 National Motor Bearing Co., Inc. 1947 railway!—_ $19,437,167 $17,612,919 $15,852,630 $16,947,452 railway. 5.003, $0.87 and of the balance needed by increase of subsidiary to $4,000,000 by sale of additional common Association, and the remainder, $6,000,000, from the of plant replacement funds."—V. 168, p. 2327. '>;'t V-+ Gross RR.—Earnings— from $6.00 National Airlines, Inc.—Fares Increased— —V. Missouri Pacific .$1.24 station expenditures $15,000,000 shares ...... 288,250 258 (Cr) - pfd. 47,167 9,233 disct.; Income on —V. debt expense deductions Net Divs, __ long-term Amort, 53,417 taxes income on 3,682,964 1818,735 — income Gross 345,843 acqui¬ taxes Federal Other plant adjustments- General Int. depreciation. of . sition 325,671 expenses $7,099,367 3,124,675 - ■>" $0.20 . $0.15 that about debt, $310,749 7 $6.2.1 $12,144,181 $10,921,500 $113,746,822 $98,755,135 The company in November, 1948 had 210 stores in operation, com¬ pared with 209 in the corresponding month last year.—V. 168, p. 2010. 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $7,702,920 Coleman about -209,000 * (G. C.) Murphy Co.—November Sales 11.2% Higher— - $616,851 $1.09 $255,073 on 42,500 shares in 1948 and 50,000 shares in 275,000 shares in both years.—V. 163, p. 1040. must $640,295 $62,199 7 net Jr., Treasurer of the Association, on Nov. 23 financing of this $16,000,000 has been accomplished with an increase of debt of 'only approximately $6,000,000. The remainder has been financed from the plant replacement funds and other existing resources. ' He said, "It will be desirable to secure $519,749 158,0OO Bedford Gross Mississippi Power Co.—Earnings Operating $413,073 42,000 "Based T be further 1948 New .involve H. ' 1948—9 Mos —1947 $104,199" 31,500 •Earns, per pfd. share. tEarns. per com. shaie. of 2326. 1948—Month—1947 $77,984 (est.) Sales Period En.i. Oct. 31— Gross revenue $340,840 - .. 1948—3 Mos.*~1947 * "* taxes........ taxes Net profit on 10, the $16,000,000 has already been spent. Munising Wood Products Co., Inc.-!-Earnings— Corp. stock common Dec. 168, p. $4,922,325;.'$3,740,991. ' " Period End. Sept. 30— Net cash lieu in Mission dividend after income'—. stated of 1948. the 83,762 197,970 <- , 1948, of 10, delivered 168, any 28, stock cash or .< Development that directs dividend certificates Mission common on Exchange stock dividend. a $622,572 , , . agreement, (b) the receipt by Mission Corp. of the Development Co, sufficiently in advance to permit on Dec. 28, 1948, and (c) upon the board hereafter determining it to be inadvisable to carry dividend quoted notice; be or distributed not of not $6,144,979 160,021 7, 120.988 3,045,700r-. ' 2,283,000;5 ... from plan a "Net —V. dividend the $8,128,046 „ taxes.. to r reorganization and stock income charges Provision for Federal Co., 1948, being approval Securities declared 4 Development common business of Dec. on $2.14 *. from Net from Net ry. —V. railway railway— oper. income.— 168, p. 2C10. New York Central RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered— Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates on Dec. 9 were awarded $9,720,000 2%% equipment trust certificates, maturing $648,000 annually Jan. 1, 1950 to 1964, inclusive. The certificates^ issued under the Philadelphia plan, were Volume tHE COMMERCIAL Number 4759 168 immediately reoffered subject to ICC authorization, at to yield from -1.55% to 2.90%, according to maturity. .;,* Associated in & Co. Stuart offered & Co. Inc. either as named 10-year price a of Net 99.137 bids rv. —V. Salomon were: Bros. & $410,715 $411,492 $290,104 Operating 89,640 Operating 149,26,2 . 119,163 70,577 12 Months Ended 94,173 19,990 10,954 4,218.453 3,43,;),623 3,418,126 3,788,548 1,209,636 925,546 838,335 200,237 42,775 iiio.me___ oper. 168, York 531,802 " 1948—Month—1947. $ revenues— oper. 1948—10 Mos—1947 $ $ Net 34.350.838 Net lor the after —V. 168, 4,396,466 45,291,967 2,883,787 3,014,483 31,997,629 the on cap.tal 1948. The made in V. stock, previous January, New «, Dec. on York declared 8 payable payment, 168, from Net ry. cents 2,532,436 25,294,284 27,684,154 1948—Month—1947 1'_ 168, of record amounted $1 to per 22, Dec. share, Profit Net -Earnings— 1947 ' 1946 $11,994,960 $10,371,916 $110,927,131 $291,929 127,033 $180,284 1 ■>15,842" 73,206 60,759 income— 101,093 ■>37,735 90,621 242,240 rail way — $177,579 $206,723 deprec. taxes and Gross Net railway—i_ railway. Tv. income oper. 'Deficit.—V. 168, 2,543,200 927,425 ; 1,812,311 197,644 851,930 634,048 - ' ' Sept. 30— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 ' $1,407,057 "Taxes, interest, etc.__ Joint Net 2,417,076 2,605,721 Other 1,355,357 income 'Inclusive $182,921 __ of provision for $170,813 ry. rents 168, Sink. 946. p. RR.—Earnings- Railway Operations 1948—,*'■'.* Railway Operations Total $1,262,811 Net income V- ■ * _ Net bcfcrc income i"1 income Month of "Net 18,992 183,412 3.293,720 33,279,624 153,672 152,301 1,347,469 4,122,233 3.446,021 154,847 167,643 debt 109,266 786~293 786,293 inc. taxes $496,518 $267,058 £2,000 1,666,667 2,982,793 30,383,120 25,850,241 Fed. taxes i$277,518 5,525 inc. Fed. before income tax inc. Taxes 839,367 taxes 130,000 $303,833 inc. income after Fed. inc. Net t$530,009 inc. $303,833 Sept. t+$400,CG9 11,606,566 net 30, 3,690 911 Net income income after the 10 Months Ended Oct. $3,264,322 $3,696,911 $6,961,233 —1,347,324 Fed. Non-operat;ng income taxes inc. taxes— 1,172,676 1948 1L47 $2,524,235 f$4,441,233 taxes f$l,916,998 to Fed.: income tax Fed. inc. carry-back U. taxes 1*86,091,378 1.105,COO credit- after,Fed. inc. taxes.t+$4,986,378 of that Haven New of the Boston income taxes. Federal Providence and S. Mineral 9,208,087 RR., fixed tive Cc; charges July 1, taxes bond and and contingent the nine months $139,287; for based interest. interest JIncludes excludes fixed oper¬ charges 1947 net income includes basis of reorganization on per quarter, 213,800 on for taxes based $0.43 on 168, 1906. p. the less cost Deferred effec¬ the 1948 net income Ontario & ■ * ' SEPT. field and From Jan. 1— Gross Net from from Net ry. 1947 $323,757 >78,217 *67,210 *83,788 *235,156 assets (less p. equipment, 1945 7,0-76,688 569,583 *820,945 *921,441 1945 6,098.010 *163,149 *1,259,458 6,829,831 178,353 . revenues ___ 1,193,190 Elec. . * for & resale 2,288 . utility reduc. $338 1948—12 Mos.- —1947 3,155,613 14,689,237 12, 543,645 1,874.361 10,847,783 -3,212,999 905,375 906,655 3,754,305 28,652 789 43,938 51.6C7 ' 342,000 387,000 958,569 1,616,000 - 1,943.000 4,184,967 3,781,447 $1,349,717 $1,453,373 $6,122,830 $6,551,460 337 657 6,009 deductions "Special Net $1,454,030 $6,128,839 412,567 413,054 1,662,094 1,772,823 75,000 75,000 225,000 —_ charge income first of ' ' ' ' ■' ■ ' , : ; adm.n. -34,312 whiskey of of the distributions con¬ company owned Savings Bank available of to Chicago the in amount stockholders common make to the and substantial a payment principal of the loan outstanding be required have oh' share advised. of authorized share a Old This To obtain his pay bank will the hi dis¬ allocable* por¬ ,, also Vsth of to that date on share. common will the on of second a common Poindexter distribution liquidation stock of will be General the common, payable Curb In. kind distribution .'tock further of will General be not notice.—V. Bottlers quoted 168, p. stock common the ex bulk whiskey bo on dis¬ 1696. — $2,225,137 '■ and • 1,439,584 196,784 50,673 215,505 out Other taxes Other Gross income Net income Water. Works in * above > Co., Inc. three (a . $450,414 consolidated subsidiary to the months net $582,124 earnings 30, 1948 joins postwar 11,124 appointed trustee, Postwar Output and production mark in Noveiifier. units and increasing the output for the to 86,991, it was announced on Dec. 1. exceeded the previous monthly high of 10,547 year October. produced considerable said. 8,757 p. units; in that the improvement - "Although April, we can we in the 11 9,269; in flow months of encountering are maintain 1948 first June, as a the high second of supplies," shortages level of this Mr. still, production highest production hi tory." all-time production peak 109,518 was 1937. in cars 2121. Mcrningstar, has, purchased President, Park the Minneapolis, Nov. on Minn. 29 Altman Leggett The announced Co., that industrial purchase included assets formulas, manufacturing processes and equipment. former President of the Park Leggett Altman General as handled the by Manager Placo of the Division Upper and Western Wisconsin, of new division. Paisley Minnesota, North The Products. this adhesive all Leggett, Pai'lev be be Co., territory Inc. will and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and Utah.—V. 165, p. 215. $673,972 of and New — in October, 10,547. production gains through Packard 168, firm to American . 1948.-i-V. 168, of new this last compenv s Calvert not consolidated), Included in dividends received, amounted Sept. been and of the firm -> extent of ended a output manufacturers of 239,582 < has issue. Broadway, New York, will operate Paisley Products, Inc.—Acquisition— $913,554 784,564 $72,886 in The Joseph 308,507 $1,366,688 in Co. through December and thus end —V. 294,937 $605,048 58,810 months ended Sept. 30, 12 440,103 $509,224 equity of confident are year > 178,562 211,517 „rr— in 81,791 Car Packard units, reflect year 153,937 191,n42 $387,059 679,628 . the shipments Christopher . ->$284,404 _ statement only $487,710 $155,667 353,557 York New for 1,258,704 284,892 86,523 " $202,613 — deductions Income the "117,Cfc7 - income* "• Income (net)_— Operat'ng 73,334 . total a months March, • excess —70,173 taxes set established In $3,263,530 355,953 41,236 Motor month's 10,126 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $2,682,880 $763,385 42,091 62,242 —_ and of times.. - $1,934,713 Subs.)—Earnings— 369.629, Bank registrar with offices at 52 of 11,193 units also registered a new postwar surpassing October's shipment total of 10,552 cars. George T. Christopher, President and General Manager, pointed out that?'by virtue of the November production showing, the company since last March has shattered its own monthly output records five gen. retirements^- for income (& 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $863,816 City and peak, 531,067 • ————— $6,554,658 C Pacific $1,203,155 p. 746, Gross from Net from Net ry. " $937,^87" $965,977 $4,391,745 $4,556,834 'Representing portion of unamortized debt discount and expense and premium on bonds redeemed in ,1947 equivalent to the estimated resulting reduction in Federal income' tax.:—V. 168, p. 1585. ■ - ; Gross , railway.—— trom Paraffine Cos., Inc.—Special Offering—A special offer¬ ing of 10,000 shares of common stock (no par) was made on the San Francisco Stock Exchange Nov. 30 by Dean Witter & Co., at $201 fa per share with a commission of 50 cents. The issue was oversubscribed.—V. 168, p. 154. 168, , . railway, — 1947 Paramount Pictures, 1946 2011. 1945 $14,046,468 . Leonard : Goldenson, Vice-President in charge of theatre operaon Dec. 1 that M. F. Gowthorpe has resigned offective at the end of the year. He stated that Mr. Gowthorpe had accepted the position of President and General Manager of W. S. 4,356,387 3,953,432 2,543,048 2,484,747 4.301,548 4,021,671 129,464,745 115,590,322 104,069,540 125,613,965 which 29,066,433 23,916,280 16.957,258 32.184.477 Mr. 16,732,682 14,309,950 10,406,843 22,621,418 ' Inc.—Resignation— H. announced tions, 5,183,519 Butterfield . railway— p. • 3,094,332 income— Net i/». oper./lhrcme— —V. ' 1943 railway—— $15,841,736 $14,524,174 $13,059,275 oper. Net from Ry.—Earnings— "" October— From Jan.. 1-*- call ■ Liquidating series a liquidation bulk become each The until November < 1,350,000 1366. Northern Income ' Pay 3,197 $1,350,054 ... . Br216,000 189,972 796,568 —— NOTE—Company's 1,101,440 income the agent 11 units __——— revenues expenses 3,562,498 income Gross the complete the company for company The • — 168, p. Oper., 015,527 800,009 953,157 income first $635 Northeastern Water Co. to Operating 15 the National turning i■ -— V- surplus Operating under chg. below) taxes * Inc.—To tankers. we* <excl. extraord. Other taxes Other .. ' —V. $9,534,980 $44,428,121 $39, 302,952 * spec. i 1— credits profits 860,076 plant shown f *i. i $1,934,713 contingencies——-3—— —^ s^ocki ($5 par)-— 350,000 Treasury stock (at par)—.——— Drl96,000 Capital-surplus —;—193,972 Corp.—Earnings- Prov. for depreciation of Fed. inc. ' 11 loan. company, This •' 2,632,465 . registration 100,000 shares if Shipments Peak Set in November— 194,094 i • Common Prov. 1948—3 Mos.—1947 3,729,941 2 Maintenance oil • 1,158,545 149,424 '•••' payable. Maintenance*, $10,968,796 expenses( gas purchased withdraw to covering 1943. consisting of 1948. at for Reserve *890,948 ... New York State Electric & Gas Period End. Sept. 30— and 750 2,599 v Period End. Sept. 30— 1906. Operating in all Trust. & per of Packard —— i..» taxes Deferred Fed. Operating 24 " - 135,156 reserve) —— ' $443,880 - Accounts £ 118,879 6,690,614 income— oper. business, serving 216 Arkansas, having an 28, 9, The $2,225,137 Federal • 42 7,441 /.•Deficit.—'y. 168, Co.; 1943, to common stockholders of record Dec. 15, 1"48. Exchange ruled that the common stock of Old Poindexter paying 1947 2,557 —_—_ fixtures , *23,769 799 j, Dec. The " 30 - ...... railway Co.; ^Olympic Trading" Corp.—Bonds Placed Privately—The has placed privately $22,400,000 of 3M>% sink-. ing fund collateral trust bonds, due Dec. 1, 1955. Proceeds will be used for corporate purposes. $548,700 111,841 railway Fenn & Milwaukee The company ' equal 325,156 total $748,637 ' i Beape, 1259. authorized stockholder Inc. tribution quarter $552,211 - —1_— ___— reserve and ^ ; 1948 railway—. Net from railway.-—i Net ry. oper. income..— the "Packard's $330,193 from of ex ; SHEET, / -Total Western Ry.—-Earnings— " October— Gross permission June 167, p. 1945, was — York ended and & p.2328. 168, Distillery, expects $4.50 quoted shares. common — receivable rights,-leases Earned New SEC filed will 15, each Dec. 230,800 shares; for share, based on — 1947.—V. asked have Exchange has been common $3,335,756tf$1,650,627, IDeficit. but company Terminal ton to Bottlers, $42,6321 1948 1,105,000 ♦ Federal share, equal to the 1946 bondc—— Accounts under the plan of reorganization. Includes accrued unpaid charges against Boston and Providence properties for Bos¬ ana for $57,780 bid Other Fenner Phelps, Inc.; western , 175 ——- 3,335,756 $3,335,756 t$2,755,622 - and before common was LIABILITIES— "Before ations 243 1947, $305,210;' 1946, Cash . Net inccme 175 taxes Co.; electricity in ' Dec. distribution $42,457 COMPARATIVE BALANCE 3,698,911 — per it share, per 3,335,756 9,208,087 net- income $0.75 to Furniture before $507,661; was shares; *u.27 3,696.911 ___; — income Federal the 24 • company .The before has stockholders Directors 27,648 ^ $57,537 $110,967 in and Oklahoma.—V. 7453) prior to Dec. tion 4,500 34,396 ASSETS— 31, 1947— (net)________ Ncnoperating income (net) i.: Fixed chgs. and contingent interest Net 3,750 ' f- 101.851. of Pierce, 1949. solely substantially tribution 100 $110,792 $172,273 . quarter 2,520,000 inc. $172,048 225 of equal Fed, income equal was 8,342,244 3,696,911 8,342,244 226,800 income before Fed. 4,500 53,366 * int.) —r NOTE—The 11,C06,5^6 2 — chgs, and contingent interest Net 3,693 ;330 * bid a Lynch. $128,158. railway operating income—__ Ncnoperating income (neti__ Federal & before taxes^ 31, 1948— "Net Fixed 6,000 . ' after lean 13,089 3,923 on 130,000 tf$703,842 taxes (div. 16,678 2,228 80,084 and $91,493 5,345 - early (par $5).—V. directors The. T income—"— ; 1945 18,834 5,765 2,848 ' oper. Other 8.39,367 t$833,842 ' Net * 10 Months Ended Oct. 23,059 « thanked.) loiher . The Net gen. in areas company to Harris of $2,700,000, and 1,670 exps._ 303,833 303,833 credit carry-back ' $116,614 2,008 on by the company represented by warehouse receipts, the New York Curb Exchange been notified. The distribution is subject to indebtedness of the and 1946 leases 5,525 The * Co., Inc.—Earnings— $196,734 and Oklahoma Poindexter sisting ' 1947 6 Merrill offering are ■ Otis & Hutzler; Stroud & Co. engaged in to* common $2j1,812 Legal rent-Is & pur. exp. Depreciation t$452,576 $175,058 985,750 1848 Depl. & prop. chgd. off- chgs. and contingent inteiest Net income Texas Oil Dec. were: Dividends— 865,133 1,600,000 — operating incomc___i income (net)________ O'd has Central Dec. 8 offerer! on , : Admin.Taha 311,000 ' •'./ :'■! ,. is '••>.' 1,703,477 95,585 200,000 2122. P. Produc. exp. prod, $763,576 219,0C0 _+ ., 34,627,093 ' 30,018,851 3,691,453 income— Offered—Halsey, which the The company statement (No. lunds- 166,667 ' Withdrawn— : 1,481,823 1,591,556 cor- Old North State Insurance Co.- -Registration Statement 168,729 28,537,028" 1943, to¬ Boston & 1948 capital stock '3 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Operating income 267,058 October, 1947— Nonoperatlng Fed. f. after railway Fixed Fed. taxes i, 20,318,101 8,387,656 _______— of 168, 6.3%.—V. population estimated at 890,000.. Among the larger citi--s are; Oklahoma City,, Fort Smith, Muskogee, Eid and Shawnee. The company also furnishes electricity to practically all of the major oil- 26,049,499 22,686,909 4, kwh. for the 168, p. 2327. 62,773,000 of aggregate 89,794,583 2,405,961 0906,751 Drl6,386 reserve North $1,282,811 $267,058 of Company 136,162,183 " 10,776,127 in communities 28,755,560 3,968,561 funded on & —V. f—______.., Federal ' j> 2,889,406 (net)__ income Balance other than October,. f $ - 15,217,870 154,754,407 9,922,503 103,311,918 (net)-Crl,165,050 ______ Month of mainder 1 2,819,897 apprcpriations Miscel: appropriations— New York, New Haven & Hartford "Net railway operating income___: Ncnoperating inpome (net)——_ Fixed chgs. and contingent interest ' • 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $ • income. oper. income Interest $589,093 $562,704 taxes.—V. income . 1,339,844 812,744 457,429 - Total Net income oper. fac.; rents $4,534,658 $4,335,1.37 449,455 Expenses ' " ' 1948—S MOS.—1947 $1,440,986 774,681 __ $2.39 ' awarded First Bros. producing Railway Equipment (Including New York Dock Trade Facilities Corp.) Period End. Revenues ' 1948—Month—1947 Railway oper. revenues. 17,142,361 Railway oper. expenses-. 11,027,545 Railway tax. .accruals— -3,294,919 Co.—Earnings— increase an week ended Dec. with Mullancy, Wells & Co.; Thomas & Co.; R. J. Edwards, Inc.; ahd H. I. Josey & Co. ; Proceeds from the sale of the bonds are to be applied to the pre¬ payment of $5,500,000 notes,' contracted for additions and betterments to physical property and to its construction program for the re¬ Ry.—Earnings— '>• * j *" New York Dock $1.02 f 1,709,389 were coupon The Associated 296,875 * ' - Period End. Oct. 31-- 2010. P- Not' Stated 593,750 —— ' * Norfolk & Western 957,066 comcared Corp., 101.55999; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., and Union Securities Corp. (jointly), 101.403; Equitable Securities Corp., 101.401. $709^03 — •' 446,770 year, bonds Salomon —V..168, i).- 1047;vLV;., *>;.. 2,178,670 1.786,765 130,337 ■ last week (Del.)—Weekly Output— for the company as 3V4% a 101.751; Sept. 30,'47 ; $990,968) — $605,962 -* from from Net - this kwh., 3V4% at 102-52% and accrued interest. for 385,006j • Prom Jan. 1— charges (est.) profit— " cper. output of 66,738,000 group $96,252,020 Oct. 2,'48 Capital shares outstandings— Earnings per : 1945 $555,7f't $7,500,000 first mortgage bonds, series due Dec. 1, 1978, 2011, p. after Federal 113,291 $508,605 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.—Bonds Stuart & Co. Inc. headed a 1948—11 Mos.—1947 Three Months Ended— was 127,927 (net)___ 1257. p. respond.ng Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc.—Earnings— share per $869,092 2122. p. Per. End. Nov. 30— 2327. p. Connecting RR. railway____ 50 holders to 1948 from Net 15 which 1946.—V. October—1 Gross Jan. of 2,531 $636,531 income 1E6, The dividend a $666,530 1,574 income taled 31,052,840.' 1,876,830 Sales— —V. directors 173^476 plant Northern States Power Co. 44,176,374 Resumes Dividend Payment— The utility __1 deductions 'Net (J. J.) Newberry Co.—Nov. Sales Show Gain of 15.6% long 25/ss; Harr.man Ripley & Co., Inc., and Lehman (jointly), 99.035 for short 2%s and 99.065 for long 25/es. T.ie Corp., 99.61 for long 27/eS. Boston 256,000 $634,957 of taxes income income Income 331,213,525 290,805,525 24,498,719 253,923,929 215.576,311 4,370,253 charges 262,500 237,000 depreciation 31,909,668 27,096,798 income__— cper. 276,000 192,500 for income Electric 15-year serials. for both options, 1 *>50,166 $ —V. Operating revenues— Operating expenses Operating taxes—____ 1947 $3,311,673 2,391,142 taxes .Gross 34,462,528 -32626,313 332,226,355 291,487,641 111,690 116,645 1,012,830 682,116 rev._ 1948 $3,731,600 i , expenses Operating Telephone Co.—October Earnings— Period End. Oct. 31— Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30— revenues Prov.s.on Other 1906. p. 11 1,450,967 31,922- Federal railway— railway New 99.157 for short 2%s and Hutzler, 1945 Other for Brothers First from Ne„ or 99.29 Northern Pennsylvania Power 194S income Uncollectible were RR.—Earnings— ."iS4? Fruia Jan. 1— from (2435) $441,577 .railway— oper. CHRONICLE 1948 railway!—_ Operating stipulating a rate of 2%% for the shorter maturity and 2%% longer. The 15-year proposal was accepted. Other ry. Gross Inc. certificates Halsey, from Net The certificates will be issued to provide for not more than 75% of the actual cost, estimated at $13,338,000, of the following new stand¬ ard-gauge railroad equ pment: 12 2,000 h.p. diesel road passenger locomotives; 54 sleeping cars, and 1,000 55-ton steel box cars. The " lrom Net offering were: R. W. Pressprich & Co.; A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.; Blair & Co. Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Gregory & Son Inc.; Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Hornblower & Weeks; Otis & Co. (Inc.); Phelps, Fenn & Co.; L. F. Rothschild & Co.; First of Michigan Corp.; Freeman & Co.; Graham, Parsons & Co.; Hayden, Miller & Co.; Hirsch & Co.; Wm. E Pollock & Co., Inc.; Swiss American Corp.; William Blair & Co.; Julien Col¬ lins & Co.; McMaster Hutchinson & Co.; and F. S. Yantis October— • Gross the FINANCIAL New York Susquehanna & Western . prices & since Theatres, Inc. and Butterfield Michigan Theatres Company corporations operate a number of theatres In Michigan. Gowthorpe 1920 theatre and has for a been associated number of years department of the company. with has Paramount Pictures. Inc. teen an executive in the 12 CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT INCOME Profit after "Undist. Oct. 4, '47 1,417,000 earnings acquired, sale might income shares Com. 7,020,972 7,020,972 $3.63 6,835,839 $1.15 6,835,839 outsldg., $2.93 $0.94 First with NOTE—Effective beginnig the of fiscal the excluded the earnings of all subsidiaries operating out¬ States and Canada, except to the extent that divi¬ dends have been received from such subsidiaries in dollars. The com¬ pany has continued its practice of taking up film revenues from sub¬ sidiaries operating outside of the United States and Canada only to the extent that such revenues have been received in dollars or are remittable under existing restrictions on remittances.—V, 168, p. 1148.„ "The tional the United side of York Exchange announced Curb Dec. on to payment made be of Jan. on directors declared the 7, Dec. Earnings ^ . 2, 1948.—V. 168, P. 2011. ' Dividend— Dec. on announced 7 a ■ the 15, 1948,' This 40-cent pay¬ quarterly of 10 cents, plus an extra of 30 cents. Not year-end payment of 25 cents, distributions this total $1 per share, compared with 90 cents in 1947. includes will year ' special announced that "the company Is carrying over into the year 1949 a substantial backlog of orders and prospects lor the ensuing year are very encouraging.— V. 168, p. 2011. , 6(.a. L. Davis, Vice-President and of Treasurer, Net from Net —V. ry. $72,169,675 9,973,094 12,854,724 12,346,790 12,141,203 3,226,633 8,623,567 from Gross Net from Net ry. <—V. 832,744,401 747,635,224 682,619,891 140,741,730 96,250,871 61.207,018 176,758,361 58,505,839 27,396,411 19,672,123 94,911,742 Income— 2229. p. *$1,615,144 $1.03 $3.76 • sales will be substantially President, stated. continues therefater. 1,500,000 kwh,, this 1948 to exceed In 1949 in 4.9%, or > production, annual 168, capacity 15d7. p. of The the ; $3,903,195 The corporation in $3,798,672 $41,713,950 $40,935,033 November, compared with 136 in the 1948, had 140 stores in operation, month last year.—V. 168, p. 2124. same Sold— Debentures — and - .. , of affiliates who Retirement Plan— on covered not are estimates company about $625,000 mated at for the plan service. which with years that current $2,400,000 period of stockholders being the plan paid to would the by collective in the cost The be amount will also provide will in proposed payable will debentures tion for paid into not bargaining first will tures prices semiannually..: be subject to time to time, part from (stated jl," as least 30 at 1948;' due t; and June ,im redemption on Dec. Dec. whole a days' at 1963. 1, The 1. cost is esti¬ service plan over any one be the to 10% computed amend after the existing consolidated of deducting profit income now plan but before taxes.—V. contributions or in for the & The operating ended Dec. 7.7%.—V. companies 1948, 4, 248,418,000 kwh. of 168, 168, p. served totaled the for p. by will be convertible into capital stock of the com¬ time not later than Dec. 1, 1963, unless called for previous redemption, at the following conversion prices: through Dec. 1, 1953, at $100 per share; thereafter and through Dec. 1, 1958, any $105 .at per be share; and Any share. excess of payable to conversion and the the the of in price at the payable 1963, $100 over cash of shares number cash through Dec. 1, conversion company price, amount thereafter the of time upon will be per share conversion. issuable conversion upon $110 at per will The conversion subject to adjustment. APPLICATION ceeds and from after for the the and struction PROCEEDS—Company intends to use the pro¬ the debentures, exclusive of accrued interest sale Net this corpora¬ kwh., week as last year, of in expenses construction of certain of its subsidiaries, one requirements, with special which which and connection have projects outside are been such sale, of approved con¬ by the America and directors; for other like special construction projects which may here¬ after similarly be so approved; for the possible purchase of additional shares of capital stock of Natural Gas Pipeline Co.. of \ Texoma Natural Gas Co., should such additional shares hereafter acquired by the company; and for the possible acquisition by the shares of stock of other natural gas pipeline companies hereafter, directly or indirectly, supply natural gas to the company. Company believes that its normal construction re¬ quirements can be met out of funds which it has on hand and which be company of which may and authorized 1, 1944, and Penn its and Co. Electric the of and the by each are Halsey, Stuart Pennsylvania, its and tributaries. consolidated form 100% system. the of " - underwriters amounts railway 1347 1946 , ; *. the of severally bonds to $793,857 $616,841 $468,640 279,173 157,400 78,366 181,939 108,638 82,718 from Net ry. * The Inc. Robinson-Humphrey Company $250,000 $2,750,000 . 250,000 Thomas '& Company-— 250,000 Otis 750,000 Weeden Co., 500,000 & Co Fenn Co.— & The preferred stock purchased the of names by several each are <te Inc — 750,000 the and STOCK PURCHASERS principal respective underwriters numbers the-additional of shares of severally W. C. Langley & Co Sachs & Co Corp. Alex. 3,350 W. Brown E. Maynard Stein Buckley 2,750 E. 2,750 Richard Weeks 2,000 W. & 2,000 Mead, 1,500 William 1,000 Stifel, 1,000 & Hutton Wurts, Sons & Co. Co._ Day & Company—. Baker, Watts & Co Laird, Bissell & Meeds Mackubin, Legg & Co L. 5,648,665 1,448,427 3,918.437 5,839,161 417,612 1,643,890 1,635,754 978,414 400,110 1,124,731 168, p. 1907. The holders of 3.60% at offices the the 12 Months Ended Operating Operating income Gross 1946 5,622,338 $768,370 $466,159 and $770,171 other deductions- $467,548 '504,891, : , $57,354 *51,067 $939,862 Dec. 8 in W. Edison face a Co. value Securities — of $8,500,000 Offered—Securities publicly f were behalf of the company. offered Langley & Co. and associates offered 30,000 shares of 4.70% cumulative preferred stock, series B (par $100) at $100 per share and dividend. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. offered $5,500,000 first mort¬ gage and collateral trust bonds, 31/4% series due 1977 at 102.46 and interest. Potoma; Net share, per The less bonds received awarded were sale were: Glore, Forgan First Boston Corp. 101.712; Kidder, 100.5801; for Dec. compensation Dec. 6 on bonds, all 100.7899; W. C. & Co., Inc. of Lyons & Co Miller of $100 Other 3V*% a & & 250 Co & Staats Nicolaus & & 250 — Co.—__ Co., Inc. 250 " 250 ' Gibson Dulles & 250 Co.— 250 Increase Debt— special meeting held Dec. 7 a voted favorably upon a proposal that increase its presently outstanding un¬ The adoption of this proposal will permit addition notes the $12,000,000 prin¬ outstanding.—V. 168, to presently Alexander, Inc.—Earnings— Oct. 'j 600,000 on Oct. 4/47 Oct. 2/48 Oct. 4/47 $5,529,464 $18,324,238 $15,621,306 501,661 11,506,735 11,495,694 $0.84 - $2.51 $2.49 $0.64 charges and SBased 2/48 $4,719,287 383,568 profit ^Earnings per share taxes. lAfter contingency reserve of $200,shares outstanding.—V. 168, p. 1367. common a Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia— New Vice-President— James H. Cowles effective Agencies, in Los company has been Jan. 1. elected 1949. Vice-President He been has and General of Manager for, the Agent Angeles, Calif., since 1932.—V. 168. 2124.,,: Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.—Plans ■ The bonds bids & Commission S. additional disclosed Indiana of financing the through of Financing— to continue its company's $12,000,900 filing mortgage first for Dec. is to outside be a hear¬ common stock 17. - preferred new stock offered is to convertible be stockholders present into before being offered to investors/ COMPARATIVE Period End. Oct. 31— Operating Operating expenses— for State, Federal ACCOUNT t 1948—12 Mos.—1947 15,472,299 18,154,466 2,533,350 3,206,526 3,022,050 2,516,944 2,211,386 3,047,359 2,573,881 14,560,21-9 misc. and taxes income 12,205,950 2,699,856 depreciation- local INCOME 1948—10 Mos.—-1947 $30,056,750 $25,419,689 $35,733,501 $30,313,910 revenues taxes 2,602,000 2,470,000 3,042.000 2,886,000 $6,765,651 $5,999,003 $8,283,151 $7,271,760 coupon The Net Other and Sons is an equivalent amount ($100 par) preferred stock. application is to be considered by the Commission at set and P. $24,000,000 This program. and The ing plans company the Hutzler, Co. Bros. & Union R. to loan sales Federal 101.868. Langley and bid a $3.20. 100.77999; Salomon Co. and Alex. Brown & Ripley on naming Co., (jointly), & 6 of bid a Potomac Peabody Harriman awarded was underwriting an the at stock bank "Net Prov. preferred 250 a Subsidiary) 3 Mos. Ended^—— 9 Mos. Ended The C. The 700 700 Corp.. (Including Gosnold Mills Corp., with Potomac of amount expansion 167, p. 2691. v/ith Clarke $1,390,929 '".,410,194 $265,280 1,000 Co._ & . 1,389;\"y .'231 — 1,000 Corp.— company borrow $5,000,000 in to company Powdrell $1,390,708 revenues (net) W. 1,000 Co. Securities & 2329. $7,013,046 7,996,996 income Net -V. 1947 $8,463,155 9,946,126 income— interest Net 1948 $10,714,496 deductions revenue preferred stock at company be permitted debt by $5,000,000. 000. Co.—Earnings- Sept. 30— revenues opeiating Other Coke the of secured "After all Portland Gas & Lynch- Boyce—_ Newton M. & Murch & 2328. p. Period— 7.232,967 Deficit.—V. H. Webster 1,000 & Noyes 168, Leonard Bros. 3,250 — L. —V. Moore, 3,250 ; Horn blower R. No. of Shs. Webster Securities 10,160 2,524,962 income— to be follows: as Goldman, Stone & *16,763 railway oper. ct pur¬ Graham, Parsons & Co. $369,389 , railway— from Net be follows: as 1945 income oper. part voting stock of Co. PURCHASERS principal approxi¬ important an Electric Penn operating derived were miscellaneous, 2%. subsidiaries Co. & 16%; principal respective and River 31, 1948, subsidiaries West several Virginia, all of the outstanding securities Aug. its is owned by The names series chased p. From Jan. 1— the normal ended BOND The the 2328. railway— from ry. of deduction financing ^company OF the Oct. 2328. 267,639,000 corresponding 1948 from Gross debentures at West Potomac electric, 82%; bus, ; ... Engineering Co.—Weekly Output— the of week with increase Net percentages of principal interest in each case: on or before Nov." 30, 1953, at 103; thereafter and on or before Nov. 30, 1958,, at 102; thereafter and on or before Nov. 30, 1962, at 101; thereafter at 100. pany bonds of dated for Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry.—Earnings- deben¬ time, any notice, at the followingamount), plus accrued in months company 12 West Hemphill, will year past retirement a exceeding $240,000 in asked be that retirement output compared Net dated'Dec. be the Potomac Electric Power Co.—To Electric approximately 103.96. The Interest amount , . will vote Dec. 15 on approving a non-contributory plan for officers and all salaried employees of the company certain The .Stockholders subscribed to $15,648,300 of an issue of $16,- 400,000 of 3% convertible debentures offered to them for preferential subscription at par flat, it was announced Dec. 2. The unsubscribed remainder of $751,700 was taken up by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. who sold the debentures at competitive sale Dec. 3 at an average price valley cf PREFERRED and its subsidiaries for the 155,616,000 kwh., an increase the corresponding week of last year. to stockholders Gross £*Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. the the company 1977 company over October— 1948—11 Mos.—1947 The Indenture the thereto. Maryland, Virginia, CONTROL—Company cipal Sales of follows: as Phelps, contracts. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—November Sales Higher— 1948—Month—1947 series. of 450,000 shs. BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Maryland a consolidation of The Potomac Public Service Co. as the of revenues of excess - our our barrels."—V. amounted Philco Corp.—To Vote The an Period End. Nov. 30— AND States mately $2.77 Beer output, of Dec, A, in restrictions 30,000 shs. 750,000 shs. company has seven subsidiaries, which are owned by the company. t$l,189,085 shortly or the 1923, During $443,662 Epstein, Pfeiffer's B — supplemental centering around 562,080 1948, Alfred par) former The Potomac Edison Co. a the of 1948—9 Mos.—1947 801,102 63,784 shs. principal business of the company and its subsidiaries is the production, distribution and sale of electric energy in adjacent portions that 232,342 168, P. 2328. retirement 798,328,871 railway.. oper. 168, accepted was 63,784 shs. The $1.55 Pioneer Service railway debentures ■' 100,000 shs. r_'_ The 4,244,069 income.— oper. the 31, and . 5,500,000 No. of Shs. .JTomJau. 1— - of $668,413 approximately electric sharing 20,928,924 railway Dec. the fact that we are operating at capacity with greatly ex¬ productive facilities," he said. "Our $3,000,000 expansion is now about 90 % complete and will be entirely finished ended The 1945 1946 1947 . railway-.—. $91,735,926 $81,278,400 $78,018,089 from Gross ■ of year. Pennsylvania RR ,—Earnings— 1948 provisions stock— issuable are by HISTORY supplemented. (no bonds limited Addi¬ of such 319,177 of year for 7,272,000 a October— full total week a including the restrictive 4,000,000 J 30,000 shs. stock indentures -Earnings— share— year-end The dividend.,j. year-end recently declared which will be paid Dec. ment amounts $16,981,000'" ) 1977 preferred Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— special results warranted the extra year-end payment to .the stock¬ This is in addition to the 40 cents per share dividend holders. morigage. the 1948—3 Mos.—1947 taxes barrels, Special Year-End Of 25 cents per share, payable Jan. 15, 1949, to stockholders of record Dec. 31, 1948. William S. Wheeler, President, stated that analysis of year-end end FINANCING Outstanding ) 1978 pfd. stock (par $1001 cumul. pfd. stock, series *The is 656,000 shs. the panded program ' '"'The corporatfMi the despite - will — 16,400,000 net "Demand by Pennsylvania Engineering Corp. 19,100,000 open 1974 due cum. Common profit of $85,405 from the liquidation of a whollysubsidiary, tlncludes net income of subsidiary of $25,819: For • ■ - an PRESENT (par $100) 15,000,000 * certain and series 3.60% $22,000,000 although due series due Cumulative Oct. 14, 1948 company invited com¬ the underwriting of the debentures, and on Oct. 20, purchase contract with Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., all per 1,000,000 extra an by amended (bbls.) after "Includes dividend of 50 cents per share in addition to the usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on the outstanding common stock, both payable Jan. 3 to holders of record Dec. 16. An extra distribution of like amount was. made On limited the for series 3VhVo CONTRACT—On a beer inc. Net owned (J. C.) Penney Co.—Extra Distribution— 3% or Outstanding 1,000,000 shs. thereunder Period End. Sept. 30— Sales of 1949 upon surrender 168, p. 2328. 1, Jan. on 1, 1949.—V. No. 23 maturing on Jan. Such borrowing • * __ TO mtge. and collateral trust bonds: 4.70% mortgage is issued Pfeiffer Brewing Co. first mortgage leasehold sinking fund bonds, due July 1, 1964 quoted ex an additional interest payment of $5 per $1,000 bond on Dec. 29, 1948. This is in addition to the fixed semi-annual interest of $15 per $l,OOo with of • ' EFFECT Authorized First of be bond be are for into bid known. now forms 1, underwriting day.—V. 168, p. 2229. pany's coupon Aug. refunding may PURCHASE that this com¬ 7 and bonds entered .Park-Lexington Co., Inc.—Ruling on Interest— New first petitive bids whose The due mortgage as heretofore •;< would 3%, bonds issuable not Authorized refunding mortgage bonds— 3'A%, due Aug. 1, 1966 F, — has company the GIVING and financing, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING 1956 Series G, 3%, due June 15, 1961 3% conv. debentures, due Dec. 1, 1963 Capital stock (par $100) the 1948, year and Series subsidiaries. non-consolidated is CAPITALIZATION it. for construction 3'/4% Series E. net interest as a stockholder in the combined undistributed earnings of partially owned indirect and direct Paramount's paid additional other or « k "Representing which of loans $8,105,000 $20,015,000 $25,512,000 $6,445,000 Enrns. per com. share— time bank do Monday,' December 13, 1948 securities. of CAPITALIZATION, Net price which will be connection with such necessary'( to> invoke CHRONICLE the in to FINANCIAL & or expects, find it character and amount, the 4,336,000 4,729,000 1,147,000 be company financing 1,250,000 600,000 income— will The investments, Oct. 2, *48 Oct. 4, '47 $6,958,000 $14,036,000 $21,176,000 '48 $4,428,000 taxes Non-recurring which . 9 Mos. Ended Quarter Ended Oct. 2, Period— ♦. COMMERCIAL THE (2436) income oper. income —' 447,281 461,653 587.022 634,350 $7,212,933 $6,460,656 $8,870,173 $7,906,110 (jointly), Securities Corp. (jointly), 100.42. Bidding lor both the bonds and the stock, Harriman Ripley & Co., Blyth & Co., Inc., ana Union Securities Corp., jointly submitted Gross Int. income and tions other deduc¬ (net) 1,835,534 1,811,131 2,237,311 2,218,909 income $5,377,399 $4,649,525 "$6,632,862 $5,687,201 Inc., a "basket" bid 100.55 of for the bonds 3V4S as and a 4.70% dividend Net ■ . may become available to it from the operation of its business, ing provisions of the to for depreciation and retained earnings, proceeds from the sale of the debentures How normal much applied of . may such to priority of The board the one such of 'Jj'iSPL0' coke $4,500,000, line Co., and a application directors ovens also tion with will the the has at be stated approved its loan wholly-owned cannot Crawford of the at this be of a new Station, estimated to cost to Chicago District Pipe¬ finance the construction of subsidiary, to necessary to loop its Joliet-Calumet pipeline. In the latter project, approval has also been given expenditure connec- for involving natural gas liquefaction mixed gas holder facilities and expansion of x® est]lnated c?sts 000,000, the no company, (The Co. but and acquisition of final America, of they Texoma not storage facilities existing gas production aach*acquisitions or from whom will such exists occur, stock therefor, if at will be issuance additional crued other and all, it before acquired, companies supply the the is or company not known' after the Dec. amount due Dec. l, 1977. Trustee, are of Chemical Baltimore, Co., the From net and proceeds sale of the or Bank & Trust Baltimore, New York Md. sale of which company but no whether Public Service of New Hampshire—To The company has been to be received bonds, by additional the company and preferred short-term time to time received and and ac¬ COMPARATIVE Cost of power From the issuance and sale of the additional preferred stock 2,883,30o Other the issuance and sale of the additional 1,497,250 Depreciation From stock common Total Such be $9,927,590 — net proceeds together with other applied toward the program in part for such of the cost of company reimbursement of funds of the company are to presently contemplated construction subsidiaries, in part directly and in treasury for moneys already expended new ACCOUNT 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,094,338 $13,250,801 $11,678,861 593,650 4,048,939 3,127,001 258,388 3,496,814 98,711 th8n 72,992 1,117,716 1,013,901 153,667 124,935 1,599.799 1,365,005 3,000,507 Fed. income Federal income taxes 9,000 Dr33,000 604,600 772,200 $162,334 $78,373 $2,382,933 $2,400,247 214 Dr2,272 18,337 609 $162,548 Net operating income Nonoper. income—net Gross PROGRAM—Company estimates construction for the last four 1949 and 1950 will amount to is presently allocated as follows: Electric on shall $76,101 $2,401,270 $2,400,856 purposes. CONSTRUCTION for taxes company financing. 333,536 ; : other 461,873 the the and its the „. expenses Taxes, INCOME 1948—Month—1947 $1,219,121 revenues Borrow— authorized by the SEC to issue not more than notes at 2V2%. Borrowings will be made to Sept. 30, 1949, or until $4,000,000 from permanent Period End. Oct. 31— Operating $5,547,040 up least at from stock the bonds of 1977 series— of have Trust $6,200,000 from & stock, after deducting estimated expenses dividends, are estimated as follows: issuance and 168, p. 2230. Chemical common interest which by arrangement PURPOSE—The Co., or 1948; Fidelity Trust Co., Baltimore, Md. years ™fiL °r **rfaf„ter ?ay. directly or indirectly, natural gas. is under consideration definite Transfer has as yet been made bv approved by the directors stock of Natural Gas Pipeline Gas 1, Co., New York, N. Y. agents for the preferred stock $10,- been capital Natural the them to as have of by and which aggregate approximately decision shares contemplation Dec. Trust the by the company of $600,000 for the looping of that por,tion of said pipeline located within the City of Chicago which is i owned by the company end leased to Chicago District Pipeline Co. Other special construction projects are in company, dated are & Co., New York and First National Bank Registrars are Central Hanover Bank the $4,000,000 —V. Bonds Bank order time. construction stock. part applied proceeds from the sale of the debentures the purposes above enumerated and of the facilities • some be requirements. of any but also includ¬ generating Electric transmission months that expenditures of 1948 approximately and Deductions 57,734 . Net _ Pfd. income stock div. require— 43,242 662,788 516,442 $104,814 _ the $16,000,000,000, facilities and distribution for income $32,859 $1,738,482 $1,884,414 28,220 28,220 341,700 343,233 $4,639 $1,396,782 $1,541,181 $0.01 $1.67 $1.83 $5,900,000 facilities—1 _f—j; Rural electric distribution facilities 1 1948 Buses, bus terminals and equipment— of stock Other —,—, — ! 6,750,000 1,900,000 625,000 825,000 Balance Earned (now " $76,594 • per common outstanding) sh. $0.09 " Volume 168 : Pullman, Inc.—Not To File Bid for Purchase of Control - of Two bid with a stock Dec. on in announced that it has decided not to file 9 acquisition of rayon-fibre companies, two ment panies. quarter state¬ consideration place¬ .the holdings of stock in the rayon com¬ Property, which secured the majority stock government The Office of Alien for these stock holdings on Dec. in New York 13 Courts.—V. freight than cars passenger of the other any produced cars builders Pullman-Standard quarter continued to Jan. produce commercial builders and in more railway toward difficulties the improvement second various of tinues favorable for in division car has been production statement quarter kinds noted continue be continuance a to despite statement and ' outlook the erecting The this th operations. invoice value has year of products shipped during the exceeded sales the value of first orders new nine months booked the At holders of annual the corporation of capital or meeting authorized the of the CAPITAL stockholders of use by OF to up May 18, Per capital price average 21, 1948, $2,966,993. In May to share Sept. 30, including and during per 1948, —V. market total cost at an price average of of $42.61 a share, per amounting to , i of as capital income Other assets sales income other and sales of ' current Sept. share 30, 1948, stood at $120,718,345, equivalent to $47.02 capital stock. Cash and U. S. Government securities in of working capital held by the corporation and date totaled $28,533,470, equivalent to $11.11 The book share, worth net excluding $11.33 On and 30, the subsidiaries 1948, the account the in possible need connection purchases of Pullman with credit ket for large a possible a of amount in the Net profit .5 : : dividends— 1,123,072 — —— $ period.. for Surplus • Earnings per $ outstanding shares ' 4,502,586 Operating share—I—. common and 1947 1,517,812 1,471,506 Selling, general and admlnistrative expense. 2,466,136 2,119,052 '6,681,590 5,823,698 6,870,182 8,779,230 Investments, advances and other assets..—..— Land, , buildings, machinery, equipment and 2,563,131 724,334 invests... 146,575 373,986 591,650 56,290 Rr64,955 72,742 Prepaid expenses, 40,610 6,549 68,472 97,431 Goodwill, 933,749 2,642,915 7,247,686 r >r- rr ; - income.— Earnings of 299,762 -/l,'641,876 * $1.72 $2.11 1,000,000 fer to tracts, 1,641,876 633,986 5,416,093 5,651,304 2,567,331 2,679,231 2,567,331 2,679,231 Building •From zation ... of $0.24 $2.11 $2.11 Reserves 1,345,315 3,927,346 4,575,212 Reserves tAfter application of amorti¬ Reserves products and services, allowances, ton additional Intercompany sale of stock turing other and in contingencies assessment of Federal 1941. SFrom appropriated reserve out of income for of $4.50 prior 1948 Government Accounts and and filed Special 9,905,120 36,108,145 247,630 183,190 deferred chargescf Fed. & State taxes 5,230,696 ._ Total —— ... 186,080,657 cial payable Provision Federal for Provision taxes income employee benefit Reserves for Federal Reserves for of no cash par whose group excess of over and by p. book sale - • of of 60 cents Armin 33,863,819 28,760,874 carried at Pullman The possible to ($20,569,335)-received , after $18 a per total of $1.35 per share for the share, per with a distribution in commission of 2329. depreciation :• 1948 $95,043 nominal Co. stock amount. over adjustments and lExcess $0.29 states that "with the completion of the malting and storage capacity will be increased will be in better position to serve the trade than ever 164, p. 2590. book value $8,500,000 4% sinking fund debentures, made Dec. 7 by The First Boston Corp. and associates. The securities were priced at 102 and interest, due 1963, was - on •to sale of The Pullman Co: stock ^ therein, subject to possible adjustments $132,250 other deferred credits, -flRepresented and - ■ 1948 *. and 2,679,231 shares in 1947 —YV--168, Ki . . , - investment of Offered— Corp.—Debentures Public offering of of contingencies 114 . yield 3.82% to maturity. The Co. issue was awarded bM TOO.29 Dated Dec. Dec. 6 on a bid of for 4l/4S. 1. - 1948; due Dec; 100.59. Halsey, Stuart & ' 1,1963. Dec: 1 - * • ' J, Y. City. - The annualSinking fund, commencing in 1950, is designed to retire $3,102,500 of i ■»" interest $409,855 $33,373 1,074,472 1,074,472 $0.32 Nil — Rights Given to Stockhold¬ 12, Aug. 1948 given rights to subscribe, the rate of one share for a total of 11,124 shares. were to* additional shares held of record at or limited to full shares only> expired Aug. 26, 1948. dispose of any shares not subscribed reserved the right to income Total 1948 payable 1947 $1,859,959 847,281 257,197 $1,306,236 541,728 213,608 $755,481 49,137 $550,900 27,213 $804,618 19,967 $578,113 10.341 280,000 12,000 200,000 11,000 —_ ...—— — profit income State Canadian provision June 1 -and in N. tax and 17,750 , 6,921 prior years— - amortization included or declared above. — — COMPARATIVE BALANCE JUNE SHEET, . securities Marketable accrued Interest on (less reserve)— Unlisted securities—at cost or Claims aA^47co $104,152 645,boi 909,404 1,918,444 (less res.) — (no quoted .*3S'34 30 A*}71- bonds acceptances and accts. receiv. Interest 100,:123 1948 $292,235 150,700 ASSETS— Cash $333,921 $474,730 69,288 140,172 $4,74 — paid share 9,000 , tax., income — per + surtax. profits excess for profit dividends - — and 1—'■—.—1,—r—-and Ontario of uftder Net tax tax income Province Tax : deductions normal Income _______ Federal Trade Telephone Rochester 20,566 $0.84 then Inventories of 1945 $53,938 $973,158 profit Operating Earnings 1947 $111,011 $0.34 program, the company before."—V. if* $662,371 252,516 profit (sales less cost of products sold)— Other President, Rickel, t >'• .<• 1,074,472 $1,097,658 1,074,472 $0.96 Soiling and advertising expenses Administrative and general expenses Other Detroit—Earnings— - and share reconstruction • 1946 the common stock, Co.—Special Offering—A spe¬ 31— taxes :> * stockholders. the by 20,701,585 employees shares in ... dividend year-end making l, (H. W.) Rickel & Co., 102,693,240 107,169,240 ''' $1,558,251 585,092 685,996 record shares which, are Rights, for of share, per nine Gross The issue was oversubscribed.—V. 168, p. Years Ended Aug. ($4,673,200), of single insurance premium cov¬ of The Pullman Co., the liability for insurance was assumed by The Pullman Inc. Slnclodes value 2,567,331 $25 each 679,042 186,080,657 197,508,248 Co. subject retired contingencies 850. Stockholders at 2,009,960 ..1 1947 ers—Earnings Show Gain— 2,009,960 at »• , $1,783,654 share. com. Depreciation and j. Pullman on cash 2,561,884 2,144.259 11,052,329 29,509,780 for therein, eligible per Cash Co. registration,the the 168, p. 2013. 2.500,000 ($20,569,335), less cost ering —V. 6,509,406 1 The received investment a Manufacturing per shares are not offered of '1948 shares outstdg. 1,500,000 and of * offering of 3,300 shares of common stock was made Nov. 30 by Raggio, Earnings ' profit Earned 6,842,492 value..., ... 1947. Net Common conting'cies depreciation of $44,175,782 in 1948 and $45,987,418^contingent interest in (a) tax deposit and (bi formula reserve dividend and Oct. income date (Including domestic subsidiary )' for Fed. inc. tax other conting. Net effective tie-registered. prof, after deprec- Reed ...... .— •After Net 56 cents. tax that If these extra the be • 4,216,105 1,887,734 credits Total in state and , ^Capital stock - 2,589,313 reserves Surplus 1 & from will ' 2,732,827 plans manufacturing and reserve 1 Deferred shares 3 Mos. End. Oct. 31— the San Francisco Stock Exchange on months six 4,112,073 1,996,397 ... for Other 15,382,040 has agreed company 115,896,135 on taxes Reserves General 19,424,193 the 112,461 other for ! payrolls.. and of 197,697 stock, payable Dec. 27 to holders of distributions of 25 cents each were made on Cash payable Dec. 31, to holders of record Dec. 17. A similar was made on Dec. 31, last year.—V. 168, p. 949. 197,508,248 4% cumulative preferred stock, series shares of common (par $20) were filed The stocks will be offered by U. S. Attorney General, shares and common 16. Rheem ; ..... Royal Typewriter Ce., Inc.—Earnings— stock LIABILITIES— Accounts the Dec. 10% A The Distribution— 1948, as compared with $1 paid in 1947. stock dividend has also been declared on vear 1 have, declared on Filed With •' .. Alien in additional 125.401,442 113,535,734 - 1, July April 369,258 Years Ended June 30— directors $579,314 323,026 ,$634,169 Ur29,125 Property Custodian, at competitive bidding. An addi¬ shares of preferred and 67,627 shares of common dre registration, but they are not being offered at this because of a pending suit for return of these shares under the within 148. cash Dr$3,300 42,400 15,816 The directors P. in record 30,440 1 .... 68. share 5,167,052 35,501 . interest J The 1,580,914 ether deposits tContjngent surplus ' $74,535 5.590,162 956,307 2230. p. Ruud Manufacturing Co. 13,514,026 36,359,015 — , Reynolds Metals Co.—10% Stock 4,302,285 33,498,534 _■ —V 87,213,413 817,283 ... ... property refund for 17,755,396 83,630,845 and expenses Claims accounts.. car advances and •Equipment Prepaid 1,022,663 5,410 time 1,183,749 ($25 par value)... 2,561,851 value)..:—a...—_—2,251,293 175,458 ... cost at Investments cost receivable notes 31,982,500 12,948 .... at 430,166 252,298 450,000 1,225,838 . _. ,—. (50c par surplus Total— 13,009,450 8,457,000 24.168,625 securities Deferred-payment Inventories 62,665 -ix- $7,125,783 Trading-With-the-Enemy Act. 1,789,807 11,576,254 862,724 40,000,000 1,000,000 .< — stock 2, SEC. included 1,458.272 2,810,056 2,869,572 4,034,585 396,348 73,864 _, - ,4 * 20,076,470 ... securities marketable $ Earned 1947 $ 1 , Other 105,595 168, $100) of foreign accounts, on etc.... preferred Capital SHEET, SEPT. 30 ASSETS— S. possible loss * 2,141,811 10,731,428 1,238,314 40,000,000 800,000 — contingencies for Common stock Cash U. for the Prov. foreign exchange fluctuations for Reserves manufac¬ income 1,750,001 3,465,256 3,660,337 4,782,058 currencies)___ payable investments, taxes years. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE in foreign payablp_r fund debentures, due 1967 purchase contract 4%— for insurance, etc $0.64 paid sales 686,169 $7,974,440 6,317,608 - sinking 1,292,765 share per 3% with 1,310,499 1 . -etc.. foreign income taxes (est.).:—...—. Dividends surplus. Earnings on * outstanding.____ Dividends 7- Dec, (par tional 125,401,442 113,535,734 — (payable accounts U. S. and Net income for trans- Shares 11,443 $745,534 $7,135,033 9,250 $7,985,883 1,310 $821,834 641,704 ' Office 28,736,473 948,406 1,478,484 1 etc..—*——:————— - loans Trade 34,499,627 859,933 -. and expenses 'jCptonfiissions.: salaries and wages—— Aecru'ed taxes; interest, insurance, etc—L--— Estimated cost of completion of service con¬ 651,304 4,416,093.' $0.24 credit res. "3,814,255 2,831,592 633,986i < $0.64 share. per ^Transfer $746,844 974 income charges "A" 3,347,871 2,795,753 : LIABILITIES— 4 Bank 1,001,038 etc patents, Total 9,541,055 .,.75,496 for Federal taxes income.' Net 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $822,808 oper. after On - - 1, debenture costs Unamortized paid on (net) rental machines 107,998 income — - Dr68,824 fixed of income items tProv. — — - investments tlnterest ASSETS .< profit.. Total 1,500,000 100,000 ACCOUNT INCOME 1948—Month—1947 - SEC— 489,646 Misc. $2,400,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 z Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa.—Stock ' 554,255 . sale Corp._: Inc taxes. •Deficit.—V. JUNE 30 depreciation— from — $1.77 $0.64 .— SHEET, Net $ $ Cash 13,140,978 14,731,590 Accounts and drafts receivable (net).—— 25,453,433- 22,328,326 Inventories (at-Tower of cost or market)—47,173,232 42,132,569 from Securities Operating revenues-, Operating expenses 2,144,259 124,976,472 assets and Webster & revenues Uncollectible oper. rev._ $3,057,044 — CONSOLIDATED BALANCE ■ . 46,200,907 203,236,428 141,050,908 $1,764,791 — 188,166,843 Gain Co.__. 115,271 747,472 42,867,874 Income & Operating $3,919,787 115,271 __— 1948 sold Operating Corp.__ Sachs Period End. Oct. 31— 2,880,970 $3,003,134 ———— - dividends Common 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $ 71,340,616 products 1,989,840 ' foreign income taxes (est.) and Preferred ACCOUNT 1948—3 Mos.—1947 revenue—: for and-the underwriters : 65,756,292 Prov. several the Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane„ Net INCOME $ • of names COMPARATIVE 313,489 26,150 stock, Inc. Period End. Sept. 30— services Boston Cr54,544 -—— — "a-s interest cea,sed which company served comprises « " the to employees. service area includes White, Weld & Co. Sage, Rutty & Co., 1,074,633 330,118 59,593 ■ in interest 530,400. First Stone to prov. value Common of of on Merrill quickly investment new the directors at their October meeting until further action, of open-market CONSOLIDATED Cost on * ' rayon-fibre production business, authorized the discontinuance, •Gross expenses .w. suburban its and parts of Genesee, area Goldman, reduce investment in partly-owned domestic corp. to Indicated mar¬ U. S. of funds and costs of debt Adjustment amounted to $51.20 per together totaling deferred amort, and funded Rochester - respective principal amounts to be purchased by them are as follows:;,' 20,164,354 10,470,633 1,269,411 — Other interest charges.— share. per X Interest per that on share. per available Sept. of as reserves its equipment for • • all of Monroe and Livingston Ontario. Steuben and Wyoming Coun¬ approximately 2,300 square miles arid, the last Federal census (1940), then had an estimated pbDil- The The and obsolescence of plants and liabilities) service ' benefits _____ 18,696,117 11,760,961 T general expenses-j. 25, The UNDERWRITERS—The $37,054,629 $38,850,016 —_—_ : administrative and Selling, over 103,211 / net Total a CONDITION current $38,746,805 424,656 incorporated Feb, York and lation of 1947 - was .independent an company's ' $36,629,973 sales Cost of (excess The Counties based Net telephone ' *• • • is financial New other and (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948 and BUSINESS—Corporation single date. the ties. Deprec., amort, Working i of 168, p. 2013. Quarter Ended June 30— $238,593. FINANCIAL — Remington Rand Inc. the therefor trust f period from total cost of following balance sheet capital has been reduced by $40 for each share so purchased, to $102,693,240. Between Oct. 1, 1948, and Oct. 8, 1948, 5,600 additional shares were purchased in the open collateral principal amount, but restrictions contained in to as conditions company has certain contractual relationships Telephone Co. in connection with the interchange toll traffic and telephone facilities and matters relating to pensions with 138.11 2,048.23 $50 par— such of $22.03 , preferred share, 3V4% bond convert, cumul. open market the at 4% Per prior to May 17, 1949, of shares either pursuant to a "call for tenders" the open market. In accordance with this $45.37 of share— common Per purchase authority the corporation purchased 65,400 shares in the an stock¬ the subject to area. company substantial Values— market upon in addition to the $6,238,000 series A bonds outstanding. The bonds unlimited is telephone operating company con¬ ducting a telephone business wholly within' the State of New- York, serving, without competition, the city of Rochester and the adjacent area. Prior to Aug. 26, 1943, the New York Telephone Co, had'- a quotations as of Nov. 30, 1948, the company reports net asset coverage of its outstandinf securities as follows: stock for retirement, by purchasing shares in at the 1948, reduce to The ' Based is AND a rural and owned-subsidiaries of RCA.—V. 168, Railway & Light Securities Co.—Net Asset STOCK $15,985,882 as Chairman of the the RCA, as well as Broadcasting Co. and RCA National the of bonds formed providing Harbord, continues G. of 1907. p. clined, amounting REDUCTION Board the of 22,826 shs. 500,000 shs. restrictions or in New York and began operations on Aug. 1, 1921. Company to take over and unify the properties of a predecessor company,. Rochester Telephone Co., and that part of the properties ^6,1 New York Telephone Co. situated In the same general territory, thus remain Chief Executive Officer of and will Communications, Inc., both wholly during period, with the result that the combined backlog of unfilled orders the Pullman-Standard and Kellogg groups of subsidiaries has de¬ as of Oct. 1, 1948, to a total of $337,436,531. in James late General the Board Chairman COMPANY i. Brigadier General David Sarnoft, who has occupied both the offices President and Chairman of the Board since the retirement in 1947 of ' - , of without conditions 1920, was succeeding to the post filled by Mr. Folsom. Division, 27,174 shs. 500,000 she. issuance 4 '> »<> the mortgage. dent, effective-as of Jan. 1, 1$49. John G. Wilson, Vice-President and General Manager in Camden, has been-elected Executive Vice-President in Charge of the RCA Victor - issuance their i $6,238,000 8,500,000 8,500,000 - amount further of Outstanding " ($100 par) ($10 par) principal issuanoe __ FINANCING. $6,238,000 aggregate principal amount of 2,£% dising -activities of' RCA for the past five years, has been renewed A stock $500,000 production and merchanelected Presi¬ revision, who has administered the Tar-flung con¬ break-even point in the railway 1948. Operations in the freight aeries ♦Mortgage authorizes Fclaom, Executive Vfee-Tresident in Charge of RCA Victor Frank M. struction, showed substantial improvement over the first nine months of 1947 despite continuing difficulties in materials procurement and field 4Va% ^ 1,700,000 1,200,000 1,573,166 ^Unlimited series A, due April 1, Common Frank M. Folson Advanced to Post of President— volume the production profitable basis, with indication buying of freight cars by the railroads. ■ Production and earnings in the Kellogg Company group of sub¬ sidiaries, engaged principally in process engineering and plant con¬ of some ' dividends to be paid by this on the preferred stock and the total of EFFECT TO PRESENT GmNG 1981 4% sinking fund debs., due 1963_ First cum. pfd. stock ($100 par)__ $6,928,522 on the common- stock. a passenger car division by the end of car-division continued on a normally 1948. declarations, 13, these Of ' ''| pension fund, Authorized 2 V2 % sale $4,000,000 First mortgage bonds , «f efficiency and that in reaching at least Dec. "With the 1 borrowings from .Lincoln Rochester Trust Co., pay CAPITALIZATION, usual record follows: To pay indebtedness to New York Telephone Co._ To provide funds for property construction, etc—— (4) corporation for 194$ amounts to $3,152,800 However, operations in the passenger unprofitable. During the quarter there reported in - proceeds from as trustee of the company's employees' evidenced by demand notes— quarterly dividend of 87J/2 cents per share on the first preferred stock was also declared, payable Jan. 3, 1949 to holders of combined. the trend 1947. 29, net evidenced by demand as 2329. p. the use $8,473,166) borrowings from >banks, pay notes Radio Corp. of America—^Increases Common Dividend Dec. 3, the 'directors-declared-A-dividend of 50 cents per share the common stock, payable Jan. 24,1949 to holders of record Dec. 17, 1948. This compares with 30 cents paid on Jan. 27, 1948, and 20 cents units than all of the other commercial more To On The third (2) on »on the To Fed¬ and . City. Quarterly Report—D. A. Crawford, President, said in In 168, State before debentures-(approximate (1) (3) part: » Commission-and Communications Federal eral Holdings in North American Rayon and American Bemberg in August, 1947, in accordance with the Trading With the Enemy Act, will open bids PURPOSE—Corporation will the - . ... third its mid-November, that it had under bids for the of controlling a North American Rayon Corp. and American Bemberg Corp. „ The corporation has advised stockholders'in issued in Attorney, who has re¬ -signed, effective Dec. 31,-1948, to become Assistant td Charles R. Denny, Executive Vice-President of the' National Broadcasting Co. ' Mr. Hawkins. joined: RCA Communications as Assistant General Attorney in May; 1946, after serving for five years with the Federal -Bureau of Investigation. He has-participated in proceedings before Adams,; Vice-President and General C. 1^3 -debentjiresK by' majturityvv^n4-requires payments of $392,500 annually ^commencing in 1950 and continuing each year thereafter including 1962. . i . r. Hawkins has been appointed General Attorney to succeed Howard R. David the Office of Alien Property for ownership ment, ■ (2437) such Appointed RCA Communications; Inc.^Gen. Attorney • Rayon Firms— The corporation • COMMERCIAL & FmANClAL GHHONICLE THE Number 4759 ; 1,612,888 nominal amounts ^ 15,02f market) Property, Patents Prepaid , • plant- and equipment j — insurance, , Total. * on portion of Canadian income taxes. Miscellaneous receivables and deposits Refundable 1 ' bonds_r,—-—a.—*—, 25 for refund of taxes on income 6,406 accrued , 4 4,933 16,720 JL1,732 805,187 926,454 J « 15,690 ( net)__-__—— —«—* . —• • taxes, -£| 7,60b 4*933 • ' .. *— ....... $4,257,190 e*-~ $3,401,853 THE (2138) I \ LIABILITIES— to $2uO.C09 payable—to bank— account payable. ommissions payable to agents..- Jictes Uvidends j °3,j97 — for 1.129:339 $3,401,853 St ry. 1947 $493,619 64,200 income— *5,544 19,030 22,054 *20,093 s.3».ow 572,003 87,786 26,8o7 1-^4,6oJ Let *511,058 *209,213 On Nov. of (letter 30 . lfet ry. I income--. oper. ilet 1947 1946 97,690 $954,016 92,880 37,204 ry. 14,106,937 3,8,0,711 1,904,865 12,920,735 3,369,619 1,274,378 14,999,206 6,408,005 1,860,744 • 17,959,049 6,295,964 3,902,660 railway income. "Delicti..'—V. 168, p. 2013. es 168, ry, from from .railway., )ret Net ry. ope'.', income "Deficit.—V. 168, n. $8,959,032 *1,670,139 315,175 76,419,518 8.637,466 4,013,574 95,422,768 24,995,542 12,915,918 Dec. In $ U. ~ ' 84.716,957 7,092,785 in the U. S.: operation in Canada-—— 163, . of The — 1962, of and Taxes 1948—3 Mos.—1947 30— $1,920,341 sales for , 176,996 ? 141 ' assets the of the on December income Atnort. Prov. 31,251 of financing for income • • that are Net the 43,768 • 43,768 131,304 143,641 ' 172 902' 475,076 income Common —V. 791,869 in. $339,961. $391,570 49,705 210,000 ___ $1,171,500 ,, 630,000 October— Gross from Net ■" an ry. $276,008 *3,454 1^496 income.— *67,3G2 *59,312 cper. $271,693 The of Dec. to from Net from Net ry. 2,826,539 railway 83,738 income-,. oper. "Deficit.—V. 2,677,002 earlier the dividend 168, 67,139 41,206 99,945 >521.953 *429,813 2013. p. : Because the describes the tion - the In pointed adopted of Corp. the firm, 15 years beverage that out of funds will these income the best be member 1948.—V. 1, of the of 163-,. p. the • executive • the the but the has company of nam*" the organiza¬ .■ name Schenley Distillers broadened also become not well „ Corp. only known contributing to the advancement of medicine, agriculture other manufacturing and processing industries. In 1941, Schenley entered the California Livermore, and in following icillin for the year, waukee. Wis. and In is wine 1942, through the Roma Cresta Wine Blanca Co. of winery Fresno. approved from to be in increase an 300,000 1,000,000 able shares par shares to no acquired the Blatz Brewing Co., of Schenley began commercial production of of one the country's largest producers. Months on will by dividend," six a become the again extras. This the on old . . less - • by It -has .been wide Lester that he interest finance E. was in would and Ended class A President retiring Schenley from as a the of that director and Mr. Jacobi member of will the ten and cont'nue Sept. 168, his Carl Byoir and Associates. Inc., was elected a member.of the Schenley board pp. 2162 and 1368. Old stock basis one effective with the on ' di£fctors , jpayable Dec. 20 & to stockholders of be of tL t? total attributions in this brings tPfV- ?,^d€ i!f 3. With for-1948 iStoc.k- of *hich 11 ls estimated that capital gams. The present stock $2.70 per share in 1947.—V. 168, the each 01 the three Preceding by the Fund co Dec, p. 1589. received to $2.20 B the p. 30— Net week ended Dec. 4, 1S43, to¬ w.tlr 2 526 000 kwh. Increase of 21.0%.—V. for 168, the cor- 2329. p. to put chase mature in Broadway, 165 New at York, Y y PACIFIC SOUTHERN of 10 $15,740,000 annual equal railroad equipment costing new . OF the Z, bids must be submitted All 2117, by Equipment Issue— on for 15. , the at office or of before not the noon , TRANSPORTATION -1947- 1948—Month SYSTEM 1948—10 Mos.- 1947 $ 52,717,686 47,936,191 489,678,897 437,355,440 40,934,347 36,080,187 377,207,944 328,167,847 11,783,339 11,856,004 112,470,953 109,187,593 138,647 revs oper. oper. expenses- from rev. f. unempioy. x_ 675,170 1,096,035 $ - $'•'• inSur. _l__x___xL taxes 1 railway operations M Fed. of Fed. -retire. Fed. x_ 6,202,736 tools and other machines__ rate Fed. State, cty. Misccl. 12,594,722 11,868,948 21,422,545 21,421.514 taxe6_x__—_ 19,365 12,670 183,639 132,802 city taxes 1,461,624 1,389,719 14,595,765 13,184,691 63 Cr 11,564 Crl2,158 1,96 Ml 7 1,860,334 17,485,464 __100,793 __108,626 1,022,449 & taxes _________ Equip, -rents Jt, (net) facility- rents expense Total Fixed inc>iof S. of 317,766 93,715 certain 426,750 J 336,757 per common v 374,000 S. 7 from 1,973,570 12,382,507 (Representing interest. on affilated companies not credited (Representing dividends System, affiliated companies included in net Co. R. Dr9l,000 39,351,354 3,029,465 of Mexico. controlled solely Transportation P. controlled Transportation System but not charged against surplus §Net loss.—V. 168, p. 2329. solely P. by paying companies. 51,873 Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross Earnings—9 Days End. Nov. 30— —Jan. 1 to Nov. 30—, Period— $12.64 ' $2.05 $1 52 —V. $7,607,165 earnings 168, 1947 1948 - .. Gross 749. p. CV917.744 Dr68.000 299,232 $17.01 stock__L Cr71,017 4,126,787 Cr710,167 3,511,702 R. P. of S. of 367,600 . 29,582,193 Cr71,016 income.' bonds received 356,451 50,790 outstanding__o._^„^_; share, preferred stocks share, * 526,564 outstanding^^ 34,582,400 §171,776 __ to-income $655,683 3,130,224 302,891 __ $3,495,784 ; 542,264 16,405,195 3,137,795 adjust. s 8,413,351 543,150 625,537 17,218,275 Cos. adjust. net 43,529,652 61,387 con¬ tConsolidated 10,479,433 • 4,771,205" 52,426.242" ...1,579,593 Trans. P. solely Affiliated Conscl. 8,131,134' 8,344,344 43,310 ■(Consolidated $9,084,303 1,078,993 38,398,519 1,684,669 _x —— inc. 524,107 4,865,773" — charges trolled 1947 741,517 income 16,911,548 4,247,098' 447081,898'" 4,124,256" income Miscel. ^deductions "Net 163.500 t (net)- ;1 Net -ry, -oper. Other income Net 490,845 income 1,292,993 2,269,296 , ' ' 1,301,181 taxes—2,669,352 ' 2231., * 1943 taxes_ income Other : present' $11,231,559 shares 168, Operating 1948 1947 $7,364,528 $299,416,318 $268,167,405 2329. p. Sperry Corp.—Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of $1— Taxes $5,297,053 $4,747,977 $4,166,238 2,286.403 2,112.374 1,744,690 269,207 for than Fed. estimated Fed. inc. 295,784 594,837 518,474 taxes 299,166 701,876 inc.- taxes 254.691 323,307 depreciation 432,931 .503,523 189,500 Net earnings income _ $1,192,789 441,332 370,604 $1,634,121 $1,424,582 $1,439,515 242,053 539,337 _. declared directors payments income Interest cngs., : etc., deductions——. Y ' $1,053,978 1 income accrued net 168, sales.___ $1,182,529 $900,178 148,205 148,205 186,220 Balance Earns, — V. $1,214,336 per '168, sh. 356,814 on 1590. p. com. shs. $1,034,323 $3.40 " 1948—11 Mos —1947 1948—Month—1947 $14,484,995 $14,238,713 $118,874,028 $111,322,949 2014. p. $1,216,229 $1,362,541 preferred stock-. cn 271,580 dividend of $1 record Dec. 17. This compared with $1.50 semi-annual a Spiegel, Inc.—November Sales Increased 1.73%— Per. End. Nov. 3C— Consol. 223,286 . (net)__ the 8, 216,512 —V. Other Dec. share, payable Dec. 28 to stockholders of brings total 1948 dividends to $2 per share, paid in 1947.—V. 168, p. 1945. per 1946 •! for other- Prov. On ; 1947 Maintenance, Provision Earnings— 1948 revenues Operation Net Spokane Portland & Seattle Ry.—Earnings- $713,957 $2.89 T $2.00 1947 1946 1S45 $2,214,725 $1,724,199 $1,448,309 Net frem- railway 522,171 398,584 *912.967 Net ry. 163,342 303,054 1948 October— Gross from railway—$2,359,239 454.009 oper. income-x..103,763 - *717,240 From Jan. 1— Gross railwayrailway _x_ 21,478,966 18,300,046 15,634,185 5,044.518 4,027,414 2,340,301 5,997,031 income— 1,823,155 1,197,250 1,057,453 2,308.735 from Net from Net ry. opei'. "Deficit.—V. . 22,103,443 163, p. 1945. quarters, per share equivalent of equivalent 01 Seaboard Air Line RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered— Offering of a new issue of $3,255,000 2V2% equipment trust certificates series E was made Dec. 7 by a bank¬ ing group headed by Salomon Bros. & Hutzler. The cer¬ tificates, issued under the Philadelphia plan are subject of shares.—V, 168, Sioux City Gas & Electric Co. 609 29 cents repr^ents the Room Dec. Railway upon State V'; '-"I,.-" one-sixth 12 Months Ended Sept. 30— ' a year-end dividend of $1 per share record $6,325 " $ after or $863,321 Earned per Clark Fund, Inc.—$1 Dividend— on Dec. 8 declared an secured be $23,610,000. Railway certifi¬ that' date on Secretary tax__"__,__ shares Common Divs. Scudder, Stevens and income Gross J ? relat:o»s counsel, year, and Chairman of the board of directors.—V. $3,056 Y " Co.—Weekly Output— compared as an from 100,000 '. '*■ Y\ *.' their for than $11,885,904 cost Preferred years, executive 65,210 137,294 1"~ -x Period End. Oct. 31- announcement for the past company office. 190,165 142,032 * ■ to and EARNINGS Stock $5; —— Dividends paid Surplus for periods. committee. « .of Jacobi, 1947 $386,344 60.833 is inviting bids certiiicates, series trust income of S. Mil¬ a an Subscriptions— $431,154 231,345 . kwh., company (EST), • . shares par Earnings pen¬ time some a qf stock, Ltd.—Earnings— dividends—; and week last instalments in A from Operating —V. holders 1948 Colorado Power 3,056,000 The company, which referred to a "con¬ caused some confusion among stock¬ has meet sales Earned to common in a producer of cooperage for its own plants and for use variety of other manufacturers. In addition, Schenley has producer of valuable farm feed supplements for many years Lew.s S. Rosenstiel, Chairman of the board, was elected President at a meeting of the board of directors, following the annual meeting ox stockholders. Mr. Rosenstiel's election followed by been 1590. p. company, par shares, exchange amendment strapping Dividends^ royalties and The company 1944, now business acquired 167, p. 2473. p., 2299. — 3__ 168, equipment of a stock dividend, the company's action amounts split. -Hence, no record date is involved. = .-<•.. policy on the new shares will be determined by the year Federal the on j depreciation System voted 167, .Southern Pacific Co.—Bids ,, . com- • -V , ,1 -in Revenue share.—V. maintenance & ivs^ona.ng Signode Steel Strapping Co.—Earnings—V,: Net payable Dec. 24 C., en i taled current 2162/ ' t' - , _ 2 statement who half 9 S. Electr.'c output of this company for the taxes, Instead a Sucrs. share, previously declared per per Southern be ' Federal adequately stockholders Schenley Interests have ago, field, since longer no the income stock capital a cistributicn of $2.50 per share on the proceeds of the sale of the assets in liquida¬ the Co. and of $1 "Excluding products and „■ Distillers business meeting oh Dec. 9 to change Schenley Industries, Inc. the lor Schenley annual to Officials was name diversified $l,79i>; declared from earnings. —V. • months. after Total at rentals, $695,400; 1956, $b5o,- » Schenlcy Distillers Corp.—Change in Name Approved advance 1, Southern Canada Power Co., Interest, dividend $6 *53,703 *569,352 *659,695. and Nov. Taxes payments approximately of f.. new stock stock a *12,528 2,193,354 due 15. $7.35 oi Operating early ig47 and was made Chairman $175,467 2,503,400 pre¬ . directors - railway deposits bonds, Deficit and ouii.ay officials, The of From Jan. 1— Gros> $386; (Inc.) and Smith, Polian & Co. an¬ nounced Dec. 2 that of 20,925 common shares offered to stockholders at $36 per share, the amount unsubscribed by stockholders and taken by underwriters was 4,069 shares. These shares were offered publicly Dec. 2 at $38.50 and the offering has been oversubscribed and the books closed. See also V. 168, p. 2162. •• in the strongest working were approximately $3,300,000, .an was , , 1945 ' lease Southern California Water Co.—Stock approximately will and . $5, ^stock certificate, of. a holders. and 2,907 *47,330 (trade), Harris, Hall & Co. Shelier, January. If dividend payments are continued at the. same proportionate rate as at present, each new share will pay $1 a. year in dividends, half in regular dividends $229,212 . receivable are quarter . will $5 new 27. An 630,000 1946 railway—— railway from Net 1947 acounts $1,553; deiicit, $58,996; total, $710,526.—V. stock, Dec. Gross exchange will be made through the company's transfer agent, Security-First: National Bank of. Los Angeles, according to com¬ the RR.—Earnings— 1948 , $73,015; payable Jan. 3 to holders of record Dec. 15. Payments during 1948 follows: Jan. 2, $1 regular and $1 extra; April 1, $1; and July 1 Sept. 28, $2 each. In 1947, ihe common stockholders received a on . San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf 1943 Month of October— President of Burgess, Shelier, Co. .since par B stockholders for pany 157,878 ; , 31, cash held by co-trustee under" terms of payment of lease deposits, taxes, bond interest, mortgage dividend total serially notes sucn The 1589. p. *$3,548 , and th.s year. The of of Delaware. $1,137,670 150,858 51,878 210,000 766 $15X25" were as that date. greater port on for Dec. on ;shares, class pari shares. ' Dec. 801,002 ___ dividends 168, A . "131,304 " 535,932 284,716 263,473 15 $250,000 notes for director a Bliss stockholders 3 000,000 The 592.500 . OCT. 10,204 $14,618; (for $17,385; Rursell of record $6,000,000. the committee cate $3,198,453 exp. SHEET, 19,412 and accrued liabilities, $3,991; taxes accrued, $50,951; accrued int. on bonds (at'rate of 5% per 01 par value), tion * , . . executive increase 89,775 579,000 2,000 ; leasehold estate, equipment, etc. (net), $573,4(36; charges, $14,974; total, $710,526. ; common $1,638,220,001 notes maturing due Dec. M. loan fourth the The $3,108,683 $3,148,749 taxes dividends ($1 Ind.Sells • W. no 196,500 6,050 * The directors have 25 cents quarterly. The company's have been at record levels during 1948 and present earnings templated Preferred $1,980,499,966 3%% of company stock of the E. 462,510 $1,087,847 1,107 $14,926 retirement), leasehold year Portland, are M. eall profits ttee to 1,615,747 " 10,204 expense__j LIABILITIES—Accounts payable Signal Oil & Gas Co.—Stock Distribution Ratified— $3,087,616 61,133 18,550 1,135 income indenture bond annum), to * 192,000 debt for deprecation— ' Prov. a Cr4,194 loss. payable per record of Total current assets over expected that months' m $1,034,452 funded on cents 1943—10 Mos.-^1947 1 abilities term will Burgess has been filing Total made additional an 31 Shelier common and Mr. . 1,977,358. 530,372 , - $1,056 596 $1,028,472 5,980 — Other income Interest 60 to -on year. — ^96,532 154.608 714,873 exps profit 40 the earnings of the final two n'ne indications 1948—9 Mos —1047 $5,595,346 $5,186,940 ' $1,707,736 ., (other than inc.i Gross of holders to ago. Tae&e $2,20 per .'hare, cents each.—V. 165, p. 579. Corp., $250,000 retire of Oct. as it Is but ments subsidiaries, except Saguenay Electric Co.) maintenance admin, cf $4,000,000 wnich to ( Operating, 27 years $3,500,000 outstanding on Saguenay Power Co., Ltd.—Earnings— Opeiating revenue cn 103,494 paid expenses, $34,038; of $1,000,000 5% of (Incl. bond BALANCE and 3,547 10,217 profit trust $1,882,00Q, which was equivalent to $3.70 per share, after providing for preferred stock dividends. Currently the dividend pay¬ *47 2,256 , of ASSETS—Cash, $1 per voring of 2329. dividend Dec. 1948—Mo.—1947 par current amounted 67,876,663 ^ ,./,,, , Period End. Sept. p. 1946 $130,328 - 17,385 taxes *Net The price paid by Bliss was $16 Shelier Will apply the proceeds to the re¬ payments The S 80,318,491 2,111 137 — 2013. p. dividends making this announcement, excess 1,074,362,422 951,327;956 6,755,480 Canada in of holders to 102.990 2— • Dividend of 60 Cents—. special, a payment was paid in both speck 1 amounts proposes provided by Nov. 29, $ . 82,533.748 S.. Nov! 27; '48 * in operation Stores —V. the dividend 31 168, Dec. payable stock, capital position in its history. $9,400,000 and total current 48 Weeks Ended—- * 27, '48 Nov. 29, '47 $ in initial an Dec. .<17/—V. declared has outstanding 15, scheduled 4 Weeks Ended-; Nov. in * $145,882 110,727 31 W. Bliss Co. reported that 2323. Period— Sales Net Privately—The company Dec. 9 announced the 62,500 shares of previously unissued common 15, leav.ng 000 Stores Inc., - declared payable Manufacturing share net. company Safeway Stores, Inc.—Current Sales in U. S. Off— Sales .Federal Brothers, (jointly), 99.0353 for 2'/8s; Harris, Lehman . $3,472,653 1,979,833 1,505,187 84,715,620 16,943,444 7,971,0.38 92.527.143 18,509,623 9,707,263 railway OCT. 1947 interest Amortization bidders Holders of the preferred stock have agreed to wa;ve the present sinking fund requirements of 20% of net earnings annually and Shelier has agreed with such holders to retire, commencing in 1S50, a maxi¬ mum amount of $87,500 of preferred stock annually.; ' : ^ From Jan. 1— Gxo:s of Shelier 1,035,434 - ENDED $156,893 Depreciation cumulative preferred stock. This will" leave $700,000 of preferred stock out¬ standing. 1945 194S $9,462,810 2,133,583 $10,459,875 railway..— 2,920,856 oper, income—1,650,776 railway from Net Co. Other 99.163. . to, Dec. ' 1947 1948 from and of 2013. p. demption at 1 October— Gross bid a $225,851,910 $228,048,392 — —V. a St. Louis-San Francisco Ry.—Earnings— Net Bond is 1— oper. on Stuart & stock, have total Shelier vl.13',290 441,822 189,873 183,931 MONTHS South Porto Rico Sugar Co.—$2.50 Distribution— 1945 $1,138,517 railway fiom Net Inc. record capital stock to E. $1,371,076 401,312 231,276 ... from Discount , Sears, Roebuck & Co.—Nov. Sales Slightly Lower— Mexico Ry.—Earnings— 1348 railway, From Jan Grew of sim.lar A the Common railway—; mm the 20. brought 20,000 shares ($1 par) preferred stock. No underwriting. For purchase par) (no October— frcm Co., directors common directors on sale IJet t, notification), of SIX (incl. ordinary taxes)— cn bonds retired Dividend— Per. End. Nov. 30— St. Louis Brownsville & Gl'C.3 Jan. 99.499 for 2.58s. the 7, the on Dec. materials, raw Dec. The Minneapolis, Minn.—Filing With SEC— IGff shares and 6 & Common eertXcates share Sa riock Die. 2V2SL Halsey, &-Co., (lac.), share ."63441 opsr. income.— f;Deficit,—V. 163, p. 2013. ry. St. Croix, Inc., for Ripley including four quarterly - instalments annual exp. * 935,776 railway equal Seaboard Surety Co.—Special $421,662 13,449 oper. from Hall ' 1945 1947 $573,749 88,813 railway— ar?5mt£St' kiimr..-i'et 99.1033 . railway-::.. from Net . 1948 ^om FOR income Total deferred $550,634 52,879 October— Cross 15 awarded was Harriman, were 'trust RR.—Earnings— Rutland STATEMENT 1943 . issue Initial —y. 166, p. 1895. in mature The 225,145 22,000 $4,257,190 _ EARNINGS Total 1950-1961. ™-™>4q151 vTot^ Monday, December 13, 1943 approval of the ICC, were, offered at prices yield 1.50% to 2.80%, according to maturity. Associated offering are brexel & Co., Union Securities Corp, ?nd Stroud & Co., Inc. Certificates are dated Jan. 1, 1949 0,06 i,S value 85 per Su I:::::::::;:::: CHRONICLE in the and is.ood 44,41 j local and state federal, ';»p'™[ 21,2^.4 40,049 24,094 — taxes.—.24,879 state, & Canadian taxes on inc. (est.) 301.031 products guarantee and other conting. 22,727 7.cc.i ed lies, 9U.4J3 ?nn?o empls._x payable Sept. 13, 1948 1 ayroll taxes and taxes withheld from s edeial and Canadian excise taxes 493 90 102,807 — narks, wages, etc • FINANCIAL & from 'Jiade t COMMERCIAL South Building Grand and Building Annex), Los Co. (Edwards & Angeles, Calif. The sale to Title Insurance Angeles, to it income of exhaust All the tenders will be said bonds. Calif., sum be will if accepted, ' & will Trust until leasehold of at ^ Co., co-trustee, Dec. 16, mortgage bonds General 433 1943 to South receive an Spring bids a on price St., for the sufficient offers submitted . Dec, lower 16, and than lowest the redemption . ' Y as Counsel; Assistant price Y of > Albert since 1928, serving Ricker, A. Comptroller, and Arthnr W. Lucas Treasurer. .' •Mr, Noone continues been amount $20,391. opened Appointment of four new qfficials has been announced by Joel S. President. They are: John B. Noone, Secretary; Henry Weigl, Mitchell, Sought—Earnings, Etc— Los Standard Brands, Inc.—New Appointments— Wildey Tenders — in addition as as Assistant Treasurer, to his Assistant new duties Secretary as and a position Secretary. Assistant he has held Mr. Weigl has to the General Counsel. Mr. Heintz Ricker, formerly Vice-President in charge of finance of Jack & Industries," Inc., Cleveland, Vice-President of the Precision Volume "168 ' Number 4759 THE Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, and Comptroller of the New York World's Fair, joined Standard Brands, Inc. in May, 1948. Mr. Lucas has been with the company since December, 1945, in the Finance Division. Previously, he was associated with Lazard Freres & Co., and during World War II, was with the Federal Bureau of Investi¬ gation.—V. 168, p. 2014. COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE INCOME Thompson-Starrett Co., Inc.—Earnings— • 1948 1947 $140,392 $110,880 6 Mos. End. Oct.'31— Net loss Operating $172,027 $85,753 Nov. into a loan agreement with a group of banks headed by Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, and The Chase Na¬ tional Bank of New York, under which it will borrow $11,600,0001 at 2 Vat % interest, per annum, to be evidenced by secured promissory notes and to apply the net proceeds of the loans together with/ treasury funds in the amount of $3,274.78 to the prepayment, without; premium, o; its presently outstanding bank notes, due April 10, 1949, in the principal amount of $11,603,274. The new notes will be dated as of the date of their delivery, will mature one year from that date* and will be subject to prepayment at the election of Standard without on 30 proposal company's approved the of payment Standard premium. a to proposes holdings of shares of (Minn.), Philadelphia V. ' ' the secure stock common Co., Northern of Wisconsin and pledge the by notes States Public its" of to Pay for The and Corp.— 1948—9 Mos.- -1947 $738,908 $3,298,175 1,448,424 1,448,424 1,448.424 share per com. $0.87 $0.47 1938. 2330. p. Corp.—EarningE• : j.— Profit- after ; October— 1948 1947 $956,998 __ $870,688 charges..__ taxes. 1 !___ Net income ' 4,637 Net / from Net : *$18,000 5,956 167, 1512. p. - ry, of shares 20,000 over of stock common of this $14,542,706 4,166,108 $9,562,423 $10,947,662 $10,376,599 1,564,187 1,683,226 $7,998,236 $9,383,475 $8,693,373 3,834,450 1,203,572 1,244,329 *328,639 *338,931 558,489 income..:.— oper. Deficit—y. .168, Tru-Ade ten new 161, p. company- income ($1,611,300 in 1948; ' Split Shares— will consider increasing the 13 8,000 taxes 2331. p. shares, shares par to each, $100 issued be in to outstanding 80,000 shares, exchange for each 2490. United Air Lines, Inc.—1948 Activities Reviewed— . W. • A. Patterson, review, said the air and the to which increase some United of expects passengers parcel post From President company 2,000,000 express service. as air result should freight traffic Lines, carried a There particularly In standpoint of Air in least' equal at it of full a also be year-end. a the volume Air mail, 1948; in of he operation gains in air year's some tonnage. carried, efficiency and improvement of service, 1948 has perhaps been the most cutyear' in 'United Air Lines' 22-year history, according to the overall increased standing review. Major achievements included greatly increased control of operations and centralized mainte¬ 13,817 *405,581' economies, centralized nance, well *531,308 regularity. as The 1945- P. as substantially improved with December miles—approximately 96% company, plane (Calif.)—Sales Show Gain- Inc. surplus state Dec. on each, year-end railway—-'-— & and $10 share held.—V. 11 *30,583 *42,032 26,344 divs. com. Federal from of 95,331 _ stocks stock par ; . for stockholders Mr. year, Shares Accept Offer of $34.75 per Share— Holders 3,862,360 1,564,187 1 common 1946 $277,546, 63,111 204,512 —- railway--,-.*.., l'rem from Holders of Over — 5,998,910 3,898,572 said, should show 1047 1548 -.railway*.-'— Net Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co, of The . $517,976 railway.— oper., income——-—— ry. Gross * . . —. Net "Loss.—V. 24% an ' ... , from Gross 18,000 11,593 income 6,095,504 $14,810,021 Union Gas System, Inc.—To oil interests approximately one- the Doheny - . Fron; Janu 1— - Balance Toledo Peoria & Western RR—Earnings— Swan-Finch Oil $8,543,787 5,783,474 preferred on "Includes almost Quarter Ended Sept. 30— ' $8,714,518 $13,460,995 — $2,950,300 in 1947).—V. 168, 1825. Sales- Federal $1.35 $2.17 * / . 1946 " over \ r ' - - $42,000,000 for $1,000,000 for serially due notes, the 10 months ending Oct. 31 it bought an a day. The present average price of this oil, handling charges, is $2.54 a barrel.—V. 168, In average of 6.755 barrels including gathering and $2,116,015 1,448,424 $7,677,521 revenues Net income interest in 1,640 acres of lands and leases in the Pleasant Valley and Guijarral Hills oil fields, along with some personal prop¬ erty on these lands. The company has been buying the oil produced on the Doheny $1,305,140 168, p. period, property,since taxes E&rnings promissory group of banks. 25/8% on from a The company plans to pay ih the Coalinga Field and after charges Com. shares outstanding —V. $15,000,000 five-year a (& Subs.)- -Earnings- 1948—3 Mos.—1947 .. ' • revenues—-.. deductions Dividends plan on Dec. 20. !. The company has arranged with the New York Life Insurance Co. and certain pension trusts for which the Bankers Trust Co. Is trustee to sell them $28,000,000 20-year 3% sinking fund debentures • on or before Dec. 22 at lOOVa. Tne directors also are considering quarter Period End. Sept. 30— . Net profit Doheny Carrie. Estelie Total in a letter sent to stockholders Dec. 6 its' purchase of California oil lands from Mrs. for $43,000,000. Stockholders will vote on the 168, p. 2323. Standard Steel Spring Co. taxes—. income Gross Oil Properties-— reveals financing the company for plan Co.. Power Service ' , 1047 $41,546,068 $37,785,653 37,776,650 32,831,551 29,241,666 Tide Water Associated Oil Co.—To Borrow $43,000,000 . borrowing new ALONE) 1948 ^ operating Non-operating enter to (COMPANY 15 $45,454,171 — and expenses Net Standard Gas & Electric Co.—Bank Loan Approved— 8LC STATEMENT Sept. 30— revenues net loss was $79,782 as corresponding quarter of quarter ended July 31, 1948, the with \net loss of $60,315 in the 168, p. 1049. • ' ' 1947.—V. The 12 Months Ended 1945 1946 *Oper. the For compared bank (2439) revenue Patterson said. miles plane In of 1947, 94?«> or its of flight estimated, 59,342,000 scheduled mileage its the dependability flew completed mileage. for the 62,775,400 company scheduled and revenue . During 1948, with December estimated, United flew approximately 1,209,720,000 revenue passenger miles, a decrease of only 2% from 1947 figure. Mail ton mines totaled approximately 19,271,000, a • have to Dec. Hoodin to stock. 2 accepted purchase the recent offer of Fred Weiland and Joseph, H. total a On Nov. 18, share, less of New York equal to Federal State and Previously and Hoodin, 10 cents transfer tax offered buyers, at share a '■ Our shares outstanding.. as stock Lee c. this of shares 56,668 than of the total shares of the 56,663 amount an less not than 24% Weiland Messrs. purchase not less than a of This represents more to stamps. /' > ; - to formalize R. bid the in neighborhood of $35 per share for the Hanks, as spokesman for the board of directors, which collectively represents 20% of the outstanding shares, turned down the offer because, in his opinion, (he price offered was inadequate. / 1 ■ ; a Taylor-Wharton stock. • Mr. . , of clients of Messrs. Weiland number a Frederick officers are commercial Y. of 1948 will V. 168, these companies, to whose combined after earnings •, asset operation, value this of amounted to corporation $274,983, at 31, Oct. to equal See also ' , President, discloses in the first annual Oct. 31 portfolio had a market value of stocks common television amounted The not to electronics $3,762. corporation available start until to 168, companies in . of months a divisions unrealized of Aug. the; appreciation 20 The asked authority to issue $918,000 3% trust certificates, series F, to be dated March J, 1949 and semi-annually Sept. 1, 1949-58. The certificates purchased by the RFC.- $46,000 EARNINGS •/ FOR OCTOBER October— FIRST AND of TEN to be MONTHS of 1948 1947 1946 1945 $403,083 $373,193 $346,077 $335,565 58,094 42,235 24,502 69,582 "2,112 from Net Net ry. railway-— railway—— frcm *8,735 *24,0.93 58,968 income oper. from Net from Net ry. * railway 3,962,229 railway-.: Deficit.—V, 3,425,641 3,004,427 615,306 320,189 *120,816 *155,106 168, f. 642,750 255,406 Definitive first available Service Co.—Definitive Bonds Heady— bonds, mortgage the at office of Bank, or Trust New for Fort Worth, Texas, Co., 16 Wall Street, temporary bonds.'-". - at Operating Federal Other clear / 6erve of the Y., for INCOME $1,722,853 holder at Bankers 274,254 ___ 92,518 ACCOUNT with 1,272,284 78,000 1,105,500 White Gross income Interest $348,871 $4,816,731 22,928 ductions Net de-; r $360,796 : ** $384,696 requirements for $4,839,659 72,553 952,064 847,647 $3,887,595 $3,188,492 ...375,678 375,67.8 the period Balance $3,511,917 p. $2,812,814 The • (& Subs.)—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Gross sales profit from opers. Depreciation _ _ Int. funded on amortiz. I and Res. . • for 1948—3 Mos.—Ifi47 for the (3) is to it believes can ■ . , ■ " Dec. the of corporation of as Oct. 31 was 1 2,795,000 its investigation the of company's • whereby transactions approved Union of of 84,131 422,203 264,293 38,048 27,788 90,988 79,800 in business ton this bright traffic by the Civil Aero¬ problems now pattern facing Revenue which it the acquire now CONSOLIDATED 2,413,429 Flying 1948- —9 Mos.-—1947 6,493, 020 2,034,979 6,,426,571 4 ,865,02( 1,709,687 1,622,651 5,255, 784 5,029,379 2,388,792 14,000 ,515 miles— revenues- &• ground sales & & opers. adver._ admin 6 ,161,26 16,559,010 45 ,354,80' 17,636,020 45,310 ,778 $24,835,297 $22,507,577 $59,481 ,124 $52 ,686,87' 26 ,986,45; 11,429,967 10,064,587 30,163 ,266 7',862,00: 4,243,786 2,853,823 10,910 ,366 5 ,821,221 2,977,748 2.400,375 7,095 ,230 2,974,758 2,697,878 7,976, 008 038,791 — Maintenance General ACCOUNT miles—__ Depreciation Net inc. Other 1,988,788 1,983,941 5,273, 247 $l,220,25j) : from $2,506,973 *$1,936,993 *$2,105,081 1,315,743 776,532 , opers,_ deductions, income net- 486,134 ' taxes Net income Divid. require, preferred 6 265,386 Cr747,000 Crl, 110,000 $734,116 $1,428,587 *$2,505,736 *$1, 771,613 106,620 •__ — 106,620 4'/2% on ; stock - Earns, for com. (1) • $627,496 $1,321,967 $0.30 $0.70 2,069,547 1,886,738 ,i per \ i. ' 319,860 248,780 share_ com. Common & management shares , 168, p. Union will presently outstanding; 9,782,500 shares of new the 2,795,000 shares of for holds. $1,522,833 2,069,547 1,886,738 Nil 2164. ~ United Aircraft Corp. Period End. Sept. 30— ' . , Sales , of , aeronautical Other and from other in- Cost 46,998,563 157,250,707 144,084,728 < 45,392 60,691 380,301 (net) 89,931 134,282 659,640 126,129 268,481 158,044 629 144,479,338 48,226,756 sales— of Prov. $ . 47,801,063 licensees income 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $ $ $ .. product, parts A serv. Royalties (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 for 1 deprec. and amortization 47,149,185 35,810,425 35,410,965 116,213,314 114,813,046 • 1,269,740 1,060,913 3,601,769 2,800,951 ^___ 8,635,236 25,943.339 tax 692,866 6,338,988 1,621,987 17,085,107 3,697,029 1,818,489 2,666,332 7,562,220 6,083,205 2,656,701 2,656,701 2,656,701 2,656,701 .$0.57 $0.88 $2.48 $1.92 Engin., devel., Prov. sell, and expenses Fed. for inc. income per —V„ p. 166, com. share 4,723,988 1406. United Electric Coal Cos. 3 Mos. End. Oct. 31— Profit from 1948 (& Sub.)—Earnings— 1947 1945 1945 $753,858 $6.49,028 244,533 219,218 19,072 17,468 2,238 Cr9,894 12,144 77,314 Cr2,8l9 314,800 131,400 209,000 $1,063,915 deprec— $1,198,391 250,356 587,700 operations- and 336,868 19,830 Depletion Interest INCOME ACCOUNT 1947 1648 deductions 1946 Federal Net Com. $13,390,051 $14,397,553 $14,092,042 328,464 272,286 254,727 revenues..:.., Non-operating revenues, net $602,019 $283,143 $221,391 550,000 550.000 550,000 $1.93 $1.09 $0.51 550,000 $0.4O $1,998,420 (net) income — taxes- income shares outstanding Earnings per —V/168, p. com. share 1627. , income $13,718,515 $14,669,839 $14,346,769 3,528,121 3,641,295 4,120,913 ______—. deductions /— __ com- 14,500 24,000 104,350 72,000 73,319 446,950 468,854 Net • $2,185,876 Nil 4 outstanding *Loss.—V, . . United Light & Railways—Sale of Detroit Edison 93,489 083,47! 813,000 stock avail, Bal. . & taxes in¬ revenues Net operating Gross and the 380,596,044 407,044,467 917,596, 414 949,,786,041 — plane Operating INCOME miles—__ ton Earnings officers income of done transportation " stock exchange 12 Months Ended Sept.. 30— Total air level economic Miscell. inc. and miscell. * 1.495,921 and express high to common will Co. Union stock common incorporation shares American stock ail" Com. shares outstanding re¬ 1948—9 Mos.—1947 156,472 miles miles admin, 1405. of is air 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Total committee, announced that move-, Kentucky to enlist .50 to 60 more with the committee. ' the of join to continuing on regardless what nation's complicated Sept. 30— ton come $255,000. p. in generally 1949, passenger Freight . $5,321,975 $18,692,244 $17,810,527 1,745,950 in Express automobile satisfactory commercially a in Texas and capital 168, gains the ' 1_—, . $64,586,566 $57,882,906 $53,084,340 *Total operating exps. and taxes— 51,196,515 43,485,354 38,992,298 314.151 employees for ' committee the connections. articles North , 413,903 — end year pensation Prov. debt , „ states its Operating Interest) the numerous Mail large a Secretary only of being made of air shipping by business use COMPARATIVE increase the total number of its authorized common shares (no par) from 3,300,000 to 12,000,000; (2) Union will issue 9,782,500 shares of new common stock in exchange of debt disct. expense and Minority $6,035,918 Gross „ these be 8EC i (Excluding other Period End. "Net 2053. Thermoid Co. charge, in ' . Union Electric Co. of Missouri—Changes in Stock— / 'common -V.-168, t way SEC amend $288,243 correct to Rev. scheduled to be presented to government officials in' Dec. 11. The officials are said to include influential men working to The ■ $4,036,139 ,. f net)105,370 income Preferred- dividend - time, Scott, in Cash 19,894 ■, Continued result a a new type of de luxe service over certain sections of the com¬ system. Currently, the company is operating 147 Mainliners Cargoliners over its 80-eity, 10,700-mile system. Fed. $4,016,245 11,925 $490,066 — other and 1' develop under are dealers I,0l5,o0o $484,007 revenues— and • ; is House ; Allan K. • . plan ments 1,064,520 6,059 oper- as pany's for and engines practices.—V. Net solve offer believes way 7,233,000, a a gain 20,068,000, United expects to receive the first of seven Boeing Stratocruisers—huge double-deck, 300-mile-an-hour planes—which will Head— 1948—12 Mos.—1947 127,564 103,500 _ the same The ported retirement reappropriations Other income . the qt delivery in exchange $1,474,510 $19,271,175 $16,352,214 764,073 9,493,248 8,106,940 156,002 2,583,412 2,149,509 768,574 expenses taxes optton aviation Washington taxes Property the 1948—Month—1947 revenues../:_ Operating series, due Oct. 1, 1077, are trustee, The Fort Worth National York, N. COMPARATIVE Period End. Oct. 31- 27/a% the service. emphasized that, must depend on earnings Board Early government contracts and new management a $25,000,000 to $30,000,000 loan from the RFC and possibly attract $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 of private capital, Under such conditions the committee believes the company can make committee The approximately approximately dustry. government contract for manufacture engines. The committee states flatly that the navy has sought to lease one-half of the immense, one-time war plant for engine manufacture. Describing the plant as "perhaps unmatched in the world," the committee asserts the property is "perfectly capa¬ ble of turning out 500 automobiles per eight-hour shift and at the same time doing as much as $500,000,000 a year of war work." . now Patterson nautics ♦ " ' company miles, as executive the miles, kinds. Mr. 9 Hoban. & plan, ■■•<• ■ new a for would Texas Electric ton steadily increasing picture, aircraft of 2053. p. stock. B obtain 3,258,193 279,672 67,386 income—- oper. Walk Hayes, committee's With From Jan. 1— Gross post expected are the all of explained by the law firm, calls first for the appointment of an executive with a "background of successful automotive manufacturing and war production experience" to replace Mr. Tucker. This would be accomplished through the purchase of Mr, Tucker's controlling interest in the corporation's 1,000,000 shares, mature would Buffalo, comm'ttee The Damon, The equipment * Gross Dec. ton express freight is distributors, McKinney- of R. ICC parcel freight and Treffic, and business. has air of claims an estimated membership- of 500 an independent group headed by George N. Y., who has invested $100,000 in the is receiving legal aid from the law firm which committee, dealers Tennessee Central RR.—To Issue Certificates— Companv and expects to maintain its passenger volume in 1949 even surface travel may continue to decrease, Mr. Patterson said. gains in air mail should result frcm the recent inauguration though Further duction.". May 27, 1948, but shares were actual operation of the Fund did not when the first portfolio purchases were and 1049. p. of "Times" York New incorporated public 1947; over 100%. ' representing $169,626, various industry. Net totaled $107,628. Cash was the after made.—V. different 24 of and two almost "United Formally stating its position regarding distributors and dealers committee Dec, share, Chester D. report to stockholders., $9.12 Tripp, The after 7% 5%, had the following; the Tucker Corp., the Tucker 8 termed the corporation's management "inadequate" and outlined a plan for replenishing, the company's treasury and putting it on a production basis. "It is becoming more obvious daily that the present management is inadequate," the comm'ttee sa'd in a letter to the corporation s 2,000 dealers and distributors. "Mr. Herbert Morley, Vice-President and director, the No. 3 man in the organization, resigned two weeks ago.?- Mr. Fred Rockelman, Executive Vice-President and director, the No. 2 man, is" rumored to have threatened to resign'. "Mr, Preston Tucker, President, is so embroiled in litigation lhat his services to the corporation in the foreseeable future are of doubtful value. • It has been, and is, our belief that under present management there. will never be a Tucker automobile in mass pro¬ The Television Fund, Inc.—Net Asset ValueNet of of Bottling Co.— Buying His Control and Engaging New pose in taxes approximately $1,000,000, it was stated. 2231. gain gain of Corp.—Dealers Plan to Oust Organizer—Pro¬ Tucker gas amount p. the ' (bedroom each : to manufacturing corporations which include: Co.,' Frederick, Md, (commercial shears and Gas Equipment Corp., Baltimore, Md. (domestic ranges); Empire Case Goods Co., Johnstown, furniture); Rice & Adams, Buffalo, N. Y. (dairy equipment); McClellan Mill Works, Davenport, Iowa (sashes and doors). These gentlemen own-substantial control of the stock of N. ■ directors and Steel Standard -' •' . above.—V. 164, p. 2327. See that company . Hoodin 1 - • ■ . . successful & Iron stokers); and of and • approximately of over .1947 '' •' to Chicago Dr. Pepper Grants License ' The 29 said in part: Nov. on showing an Increase are Hyland-Stanford a representative of the buyers had Hanks, President of the company, and its largest individual stockholder, ar.d indicated that the buyers might be willing G. sales its wholly owned subsidiary company, Corp., controls the manufacturing and processing facilities necessary to produce an ample supply of basic fruit juice concentrates which the bottlers use in producing Tru-Ade. The HylandStanford plant at Los Angeles, Calif., has since 1939 produced Tru-Ade orange base in accordance with the Tru-Ade formula. The HylandStanford. plant at Grandview, Wash., is located in the heart of the state of- Washington's concord grape area. Both of these plants operate under the name of Hyland-Stanford Corp. , price of $34.75 • to cover the cost} a mid-October), (in approached Ward', President, 1948 7b%.''• This corporation/ through income —————— stocks of company___ Divs. on. pfd. $10,190,394 1,564,187 $11,028,545 $10,225,856 1,564,187 1,383,226 The Stock authorization from the SEC to sell at competitive bidding 78.270 shares of common stock of the Detroit Edison Co. These shares were received as dividends on United's Dec. company, stock common 8, received holdings in the American Light & Traction Co. United to apply the proceeds of the sale to reduce bank loans. The also was permitted by the SEC to make stabilization pur¬ of the Detroit Edison stock. In addition, the Commission proposes cbmpany Net Com. income sbrs. Earnings —V. 168, p. $111,393 com. $104,913 $681,458 652,464 752,417 652,464 $0.10 $0.10 $0.77 $0.77 chases $610,974 752,417 outstdg per shr. 1405. * Balance ' for "Includes com. Federal 4 $6,085,100 in 1947). divs. and & surplus state $8,626,207 income taxes $9,464,358 ($4,614,100 $8,542,630 in 1948; reduced the up from shares ten will be six days the period for inviting bids. Bids for received at Room 1730, 165 Broadway, New York, to to 11 a.m. (EST), Dec. 15.—V. 168, p. 2232. THE (2440). 16 United States Radiator Corp.—New Product— the dividend A . . ters, makes shares of sinking fund preferred stock to be issued. cumulative at the rate of 5% per annum, payable Jan., April, July and Oct. 1. Redeemable otherwise than for the sinking fund at $51.50 per share, through Dec. 31, 1951, thereafter at $51 per share through Dec. 31, 1954, thereafter at $50.50 per share through Dec. 31, 1958, and thereafter at $50 per share, in each case plus divs. Redeemable for the sinking fund at $50 per share plus number shares, and with the divi¬ preceding quar¬ total payments for the year $1 per share, the same as was for the average dividend over the entire Approximately 65 cents of the total 1948 divi¬ from ordinary net income and 35 cents from securities profits realized as a result of investment changes during the year.—V. 168, p. 2054. paid in 1947 and the same as history the of 13. Wellington Fund on oi the has declared will President, Smith Chairman become ended executive officer of the company Jan. 1, and Harry E. Humphreys, Jr., Vice-President' and Chairman of the finance com¬ mittee will become President and Chairman of the executive commit¬ chief P tee for 20 finance „ Transfer for the week (Mo.)—Nov. Sales Off 6.4% Western Auto Supply Co. , an Increase of 9.43% corresponding week of 115,449,000 kwh., kwh. for the 106,019,000 Per. End. Nov. 30— retail wholesale Surkamp, Treasurer, has been elected Vice-President and Chairman of the finance committee to fill the vacancy created by Mr Humphreys' promotion. Mr. Surkamp has also been made a director and a member of the executive committee. Herbert M. 1948—11 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 and sales $10,630,000 $11,359,000 $112,801,000 $108,897,000 __ Number of retail units in operation at Nov. 30, 1948, were 265, against 257 a year before, Wholesale accounts numbered 2,086, com¬ pared with 1,882 at Nov. 30, 1947.—V. 168, p. 2055. Wilkins in 168, p. 2232. General Auditor, has been elected Treasurer.—V. —Earnings— $20 1948 taxes share—a-..-,,-—-~r~— Earnings per common loss.—V. *Net 168, 2232. p. issued to stockholders of record Dec. 1 rights to shares of additional common stock (par $10) at company has for 47,206 share a basis the on of share one each for shares live ' ' expire on Dec. 15. Until that date warrant holders will have the privilege of subscribzing for additional shares on an allotment basis. An underwriting group headed by Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) has agreed to buy any unsubscribed shares. .; • v " \ * j Veterans Tobacco Corp., Washington, D. C. Sale of With SEC— Nov. 26 (letter of notification), 54,000 shares of common stock (par SD. Price, par. No underwriting. To produce a cigarette and defray costs of recapitalization. struction Video Corp. of America Stock Offered — ities are from Net BUSINESS—Corporation was organized in October, 1940 for the purpose of manufactuirng television receivers and acces¬ Gross AND Net work, the that the is, completion of production, commencement circuits, of designs all done was capital stock consists sale Kronengold, except delivered to out the of sion, etc.), $25,000; balance for Ave. Extension, BrooJclyn, N. Y., fice, final assembly line and testing laboratory. and space tion. present Additional if and funds as equipment and space & Webster equipment be can showroom, a for modest obtained shares 739,128 for subscr bed basis and The shares the on for has to share for. 480.575 not subscribed and dividends During total of stock common of Of the 232,771 at cost capital Curb 04.75 sold share per said of acquisition of unsubscribed prices ranging from $14.50 scription certificates payable the result an of common shares thereof, 297,779 shares above stock shares have and at an and been referred 1,900 506,357 the total shares aggregate cost are made to be basis. stock common or 4-story a feet square of during on warrants and 2054. of $8 share per on <•. of the capital a Its capital capital The stock stock, of stock will ing Dec. 8 with of the at the Company plans to - make the offer #afi. ^ to a the "* account of 34,000 shs. par) 100,000 shs. 100,000 shs. 750,000 shs. amendment an to 400,000 shs. the reclassifying company's the (non-callable), certificate-of shares 10,000 into class of way record on on Dec. issuable is 100,000 OF CLASS will be issuance first with of the to than STOCK—On that of stock and such of Cumulative Dec. shares 15,095 series extent ($5 its class A 7, stockholders -of serial will effected the underwriters the holders that later not Dec. 11, 1948, of one each two shares of Securities the of Dec. on 1948.—V. 8, 168, New 2271. p. York * pre¬ to the exchanges is number expected of to shares be approximately the of names underwritten by three each are 1948—Month—1947 \ 1948—11 Mos.—1947 G. Becker L. Bacon, & Co. Allen underwriters p. Whipple & Central Republic, Co. Friedman, & and , T. C. H. Ohio 4.000 : ■>.,■,7 ,** Vl Co. & Murch & 1.200 1,000 Hy/I HI HI ,111, IT Co 5,000 600 2,000 . 500 1,000 2,000 4,000 1,500 —C I_ „ Maynard 2.000 2,500 v. ■ Lesser,,/— Holley, Dayton & Gernon Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co. ; Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co Leo L. Mak, Inc ,2,. Mullaney, Wells & Co. The 2,000 2,000 HI II ~~ (Inc.)_i^IIIII_IIIIZ & Co Henderson 18,050 1,000 1,000 Co.—, Brokaw Hanna-Kramer Common 10,400 , Co._ Blair 2,000 III_IIIIIIII _I.HI _I—IIIIIIIII ' - 4,000 8,000 500 1,000 — 1,000 ~I~~~ Co Co 4.000 __IIIZ~I - 2,000 4,000 2,666" Sills, Minton & Co., Inc Stifel, Nicalaus & Co., Inc.______II_II-III_I Straus & Blosser Wheelock it Buffalo, has N. suspended Y. the plant has advised manufacture its 338 Tip the of Toe & I__I 4,000 2.000 I_H STATEMENT OF INCOME owned owned AND SUBS 1948 1946 1947 $16,192,727 $26,353,456 $23,800,561 goods sold— $18,006,94 ' departments,- electric (COMPANY de¬ partments of 4,000 Years Ended January 31 July 31, '48 sales, 1,250 2,000 % Net Cost 500 Cummins, 6 Mos. End. distrib¬ at and of sale Buffalo, Leo J. electric Pantas, heating units, however, Manager explained. Buffalo, industrial heating elements will remain in 9,838,096 16,813,089 14,959,333 11,063,0C $6,354,631 Gross profit, departments Income Sales, Manager. emphasized by a company spokesman that the suspension of Tip Toe electric iron would have no effect upon the operation nine other explained to divisions this of action concentrate its leased $9,540,366 $8,841,228 $6,943,94i 106,898 97,854 83,240 $6,461,529 $9,638,220 $8,924,469 de¬ . Total finishing manufactured and war and ended. company delphia, Pa. scales, and locks, used 168, by even its 10 more on its regular line® of plants in the United 80,87 by that the sale of these, divisions has company increased constructed sales 11% two the regular increased over new the comparable period in 1947. plants this year, one in Phila¬ sinking fund in 1951, 4,505,050 $3,140,797 $2,519,769 inc. and V 38,155 89,078 52,422 17,122 $1,858,745 $2,886,854 $3,193,220 $2,536,891 exc. tax ...741,454 profit, Preferred 1,112,567 1,241,598 1,782,589 $1,117,290 —V. , — $1,774,287 $1,951,621 dividends $754,302 87,831 168, 1736 p. 175,665 175,665 180,915 165,000 412,500 550,000 175,000 _ dividends Common . Zenith Radio Following ' , operation 5,783,671 $2,797,775 Corp.—Acquires Cathode Ray Tube Firm . enterprises, Younker Brothers, Inc., department store, was carried out Dec. 9 with the offering, by A. G. Becker & Co. Inc., and associates of 34,000 shares of 5% sinking fund preferred stock, par $50) and 70,000 shares of common stock (no par). The preferred was offered at $50 per share, and the. common stock at $26 per share. -jy! 5% for Net during the first nine months of Brothers, Inc., Des Moines, la.—Stocks Of¬ fered—Initial public financing for one of Iowa's largest The 6,840,445 $1,820,589 income—^- ' income prof, products oper. » steadily since making the Yale line of hoists, industrial trucks and one in Salem, Va., for making the Yale line of specialty as components in products made by other manufacturers. 2055. other Net Prov. sold 87.024,819 4,640,939 profit from Total States, for p. expenses Net hardware, materials handling equipment and announced Total for example, The saying that the company has de¬ England. further Total profit gross company. activities builders' was the further, products 1948, on from owned partments was cided the * Yale Younker 1488. and follows: as Inc., Investment Co._ CONSOLIDATED „ will may weeks. principal Preferred A. Harold $55,386,225 $55,987,015 $518,245,691 $491,683,464 ' and thai* the No. of Shares Building, with David Y. Robinson continu¬ It common internal combustion engines to increase its capital.—V. 168, pre¬ designated redemption date for unexchanged shares of class stock, from which date dividends on the serial preferred begin to accrue. The period during which UNDERWRITERS—The ' record 1948, Series." the to preferred stock & manufactured statement par) class exchanged. PREFERRED the offer reduced rather Stock, 5% agreed it A the constitute Preferred has pursuant to exchange plan. The amount will redeemed authorized to stock stock 26, 2055. P. continue Canada sales, and the registration shares B shares of 7% (par $10), the total par value of $1,000,000 stock outstanding 1949, Graefe distribution the .. other the towpany manufactures and sells stock 1, Outstanding preferred be the company Dec. 3 ruled that the capital stock be not quoted stock distribution until further notice. of 18% cents per share has also been declared, locks, 3, 1949, in the ratio of one new share of common stock for" each* «.•' held. The subscription .price is to be filed by amendment.*-- The- 04? the proceeds of the sale FINANCING 23,000 shs. ($10 $100) amount stock "Serial ferred A recorded on manufacture the of 1948—11 Mos.—1947 SEC 200,000 PRESENT 34,000 shs. as It Motor Co.—Registers With SEC— offeripg corporate 115,095 shs. adopted William were of name new $8„ for par Committee Sales headquarters for these York at the Chrysler $12,513,713 $146,551,922 $137,151,568 stockholders. general of the outstanding 15,095 right to exchange each share of such stock held for one share of serial preferred stock plus cash equal to the total of (1) the difference between $100, the par value of the serial preferred stock, and $105, the redemption price of the class A preferred stock, and (2) the dividend payable on the share of class A preferred stock surrendered in exchange for serial share-for- and best known business to EFFECT TO $100) stock 1948, "(par be Company \ have authorized New • Waukesha (Wis.) Ufa company filed eovdring a. proposed for uncharged. to shares of 1 • shares.. 2 of held. company's The total of 424,550 shares with respect to 1,900 the 1948—Month—1947 $12,979,098 available par)——, was directors as Jan. Change in Name and Par — 3, preferred the it plans to spend $613,000 168, p. 989. 28, 1948, to stockholders of record Dec. 11, 1948. The quoted "ex" said cash dividend on the Curb Exchange in that He of 5% iron. —V. Per. End. Nov. 30— holders - The pre¬ capital. —, RETIREMENT floor Dec; 168, utors Walgreen Co.—November Sales 3.7% Higher— Stock A building, Towne Manufacturing Co. — Sales for Nine Months Up 11% Over 1947 Period—Discontinues Pro¬ duction of Tip Toe Electric Irons— / aggregate an The underwriters acquired in the course of stabilization transactions i£QQ shares of common stock which they offered at the aforesaid ibitial public offering price.—V. 168, p. 2331. Sales— —V. 168, p. the dividend Yale stock common of delivered be (par $50) (par pfd. instalment prepayment of $6,167,657. Of such shares certificates with respect to 1,900 subscription or to, of of a certificates Dec. on 50% was —V. 10, basis. series (no stock actually equipment.—V. new value par value Sales of , subscription Nov. (Maximum (F. W.) Woolworth Co.—November Sales 1% Lower— sub¬ were number the on share represented, per quarterly a __ subscription period, underwriters made a general public offering of the remaining 126,771 shares at an initial public offering price of $14.50 per share. ; of stock non-callable preferred known as the Toledo Core containing 350,000 square Exchange under the Per. End. Nov. 30— aggregate of will working GIVING ; stock incorporation incorporation, the name of this Woodley Petroleum Co. and the capital shares having a par value of $1 per to from a Curb share regular of under¬ names shares purchases upon the exercise unsubscribed stock, the underwriters acquired a and augment stock non-callable preferred and acres transactions in 2, par stock cash stock stock representing prices ranging from $5 to $5.lo sales price of $4,571,504. As or common the the A 1,900 shares of $2,774,478; and and, in anticipation of the stock, an additional 106,000 shares, at to $14.80 per share, and sold said sub¬ represented, shares $8 Exchange "ex" 193,679 <c) Dec. the to on certificate of , York additional cf $36,621, including commissions, warrants to subscribe shares, and exercised such warrants; (b) upon such exer¬ cise acquired 191,779 shares of common stock at $14.42 per share and subscription certificates December series with respect to a ifor its changed having directors 1948, expired 25,782 were subscribed for subscribed for on the purchased in The for, at $14.25 per share (plus adjustment for interest of 17 cents, or $14.42 in all). subscription period the underwriters (a) purchased at the building, $1,493,103 for changed shares the New on offered, warrants. to been been Beginning expansion dividends " cumulative 'On . Securities were underwriters 3-story basis. Power Co.—Stock Oversubscribed exercise has stock produc¬ Dee., common .. amendment By company of¬ 168, p. 2232, pee. 1. (For further details of offering, writers, etc., see V. 168. p. 2164). Of the and in the on outstanding 15,095 shares of its class A exchanged for serial preferred stock, fd. preferred remaining of approval Value— Corp. and associates on Dec. 2 offered at $14.50 per share 128,271 shares of com¬ mon stock (par $10). The offering was oversubscribed. The offering included 126,771 shares, being the unsub¬ scribed balance of 739,128 shares offered for subscription by stockholders at $14.25 per share, and 1,500 shares ac¬ quired in stabilization transactions. Rights scribed consists containing 467,000 acres, a expect share con¬ not company preferred ferred plot of 3lk a the are will cumulative two Woodley Petroleum Co. share as sufficient are become available.—V. Virginia Electric & is the skg. *7% space. rehabilitation and —Stone announced 3 facture of motor vehicles and that the company on EQUIPMENT—Corporation is presently operating at 2430 Atlantic Ave,, Brooklyn, N. Y., where under a sub-contracting basis, the bulky assembly and wiring is done under the supervision and direction of the corporation. The corporation has leased space The floor of Dec. on (Plancor 883) 6>/4 in Set of as and Common ' working capital, $199,000. AND Platbush 790,705 298,999 during the war by Willys-Overland to fulfill government both structures are of prewar construction and are inter¬ mingled with the private properties of the purchaser. No equipment or production machinery is involved in the sale and their present fair value 1$ estimated at approximately $900,000. ' Willys-Overland states that it will use the properties for thq manu¬ net 385 321,878 264,759 Operated is no firm commitment for the purchase of the In consequence, no representation is made that the proceeds will be received by the corporation. The proceeds will be spent in the following manner as received, and if less than the full amount is received, will be expended in the order listed:Expense of the issue, $16,000; additional equipment (tooling, expan¬ at 583,927 200,549 '■ contracts, PURPOSE—There PLANT site of directors per Co. 'The 1928. 1927, 12, proceeds received by the company in excess of the amounts for the purposes described will be added to the general of 5% surplus, government-owned wartime at Toledo, Ohio, for $861,882 cash. Included a power substation and high line extension are The other situated on Plant, be to are net Serial 4,364.537 3,192,093 ' . of properties a on space. feet the of cents 50 in Sons Authorized properties. the One 1,000,000 shares which 450,000 813,651 facilities consider CAPITALIZATION 5% 36,925 19,943 3,286,358 377,398 ■< corporation transaction serving securities offered. entire this to the in and escrow. 60,000 3,750,848 Administration Assets manufacturing by Cornell of 127,974 50,899 income— 2055. ;■ ' p. of & Jan. $406,367 1,659 Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.—Buys Properties— 450,000 shares have been issued and are outstanding by Michael M. Platzman, Morton Kronengold and George held The 1945 $306,264 8TOCK—The dividend Harris-Emery of merger Mandelbaum in series. necessary 44,940 8,763 COMMON a the 1923, of J. Delaware, of Harris-Emery Co. merger to such stock cumulative Western Union Telegraph Co.—President Dies— President, died suddenly at Monte Carlo on Dec. 6, the age of 62.—V. 168, p. 2055. War shares (par lOc). are ferred purposes $336,060 in formed Sioux dividends, 168, p. 2332. 1946 Moines. was incurred in December, 1947 at the time of the City acquisition. • • ■ . ■ . company will deposit in trust a sufficient portion of the remaining net proceeds to redeem at $105 per share, plus aocrued con¬ 1947 income- oper. 168, located CAPITALIZATION—Authorized Co. The Joseph L. Egan, at Television, Inc. and $6,000,000 a 92,219 railway,,— railway—_ from ry. - Inc. to" Video Corp. of America. primary part $399,953 railway,,,. from —V. Hie company has acquired The in finance 1948 • railway, oper. ry. Net sories. models and existing credits. <, of Des Moines. and indebtedness company's Alabama—Earnings— ' from Gross Net and now owns all of the stock of Cornell Television, Inc. (N. Y.), which company was organized in June of 1946 by Michael M. Platzman, Morton Kronengold and George Kronengold, who owned 100% of the stock of Cornell Television, Inc.* ■ The consideration paid for this stock was cash and services rendered to the Cornell Television, Inc. In consideration of 450,000 shares of the common stock of Video Corp, of America issued to Michael M. Platzman, Morton Kronengold and George Kronengold, they conveyed, as of Oct. 30, 1948, all of their right, title and interest in and to all of the stock of Cornell Television, to expansion program now under way.—V. October— City, N. J. HISTORY under exempt Trust & proceeds will be applied, in part, by the the retirement of unsecured bank loans totaling- $1,500,000, company to securities will be used in part to pay $300,000' and Western Ry. of 15 Exchange Place, Jersey Transfer agent, Registrar & Transfer Co., the thereafter funds Co., New York, on Nov. 26 offered 300,000 shares (par 100) at $1 per share. - These secur¬ offered as a speculation.. Rosenfeld common and Henry P. — of sale the of bank* loan Store was ON declare to This Bonds from Proceeds . a the PURPOSE—The Privately — Company has arranged through Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) and The First Trust Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska, to §ell privately at 101.39 $2,500,000 first mortgage bonds, series C, 3%%, due Dec. 1, 1978/ ' Filing — be moneys on Bank Des Co., the acquisition with and . ,, ' ■ . tax National stock, payable about Jan. 22, 1949, to holders of record about Jan. ' 1 and corporation 1948, held. ' • Department 1927, DIVIDENDS Rights *$430,537 Nil $0.16, i , 1947 $57,880 charges and after profit Net Trust nection Western Light & Telephone Co., Inc.—Stock Offered— The subscribe 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— property Bankers will stock common Central present (& Wholly-Owned Subs.) Universal Laboratories, Inc. and personal Agent, HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Company operates, under the name Younkers, the largest department store in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and the State of Iowa. No other store in the State is believed to do a comparable volume of business. In addition to its main store in Des Moines, company now has stores in Sioux City, Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge and Marshalltown, Iowa; and the opening of branch stores in Iowa City, Ottumwa, and Clinton, Iowa, for which premises have been leased, is projected for the near future. The business was originally established in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1856, and began operations in Des Moines in 187*. The size of xhe business has been increased in past years by acquisition of other important Des Moines stores, Including Grand Department Store in 1912, and Output— 168, p. 2331. Combined Arthur Kelton, totaled 4, 1948 output of 1947.—V. Chairman of the board and chief executive on Dec. 8 announced his retirement effective will continue as a director and member of the , Dec. the over Jr., yeajrs, Mr. Davis committee. 31. Dec. Davis, B. officer Electric Co.—Weekly Power output of the electric properties of this company board the of stock Iowa from Registrar, Personnel— United States Rubber Co.—Changes in E. law . West Penn Herbert dividends. Preferred # required sizes, Mr. Grady said.—V. 168, p. 2331. and of accrued Fund. been Monday, December 13, 1948 Dividends, been dends of 20 cents per share made in each of the three quick hook-up fittings can be made in less time and at lower cost than is now possible, since all parts are of Just the Installation CHRONICLE declared, payable Dec. 29 This represents the 76th consecutive cents per share has 40 quarterly distribution , , of stockholders of record Dec. to dend outlet. FINANCIAL & Wellington Fund, Inc.—Declares 40-Cent Dividend— product In the accessory line of company's Pacific Steel Boiler Division Is a set of quick hook-up fittings for use with instantaneous water heaters installed in Pacific residential boilers, it was announced Dec. 2 by E. J Grady, Pacific Sales Manager. The "packaged" fittings, which include a tempering valve to auto¬ matically proportion hot and cold water, are easily attached to Pacific boilers to give home owners hot water from 135 degrees to 145 degrees A new at COMMERCIAL to prefer:ed stock has retire each year 1,700 sinking:fund, to begin shares/ being 5% of the a of the Dec. within facturers television this that 6 a Zenith new of few ■ days corporation cathode ray of the receivers, has tubes introduction for In the public on Corp., manu¬ pictures, by outright entire capital stock. ' joint statement. Commander E. F, McDonald, Jr., President of firm, and E. N. Rauland, President of The Rauland Corp., that the business of the Rauland company will continue with its . a Zenith say present personnel needed to Mr. will "Plans , remain , a such additional, employees increased President ; picture and a tube director as may be production. of the firm wholly-owned subsidiary of Zenith. building - as in motion," continued already tube for substantially a will operate as are present 2332. excepting handle Rauland which the to announcement Rauland television purchase of its the the comes acquired The facilities of - —' the . Mr. McDonald-, Rauland "to double firm."—V. 168, Volume Number 4759 168 THE COMMERCIAL Stock Record & FINANCIAL ♦ Year 1947 tperthare ♦ $ per share 66 Mi May 90 Jan 63% Oct 78% Oct 79%Jan 1 July 87 mi 110 Jun 14 100 2 May 14 6% Dec 10% Feb 2% Nov 30 6% Jan 43 Mi Apr 60 Oct 45% Feb 11 55% Jun 23% May 15 46% Jan 27 18% May 30 mi May ' 6 May 25 mi 100 16M® 11 ' 3 Oct 27% Dec 8 Feb 7 Ms Feb 10 Feb 19 Ms Nov 9 112 Feb 41 Ma 108 Nov 10 22 31 Ma Dec Dec Jan xl4% Dec 8 Nov 5 4% May 20 21% May 21 80% Jun 2 2% Nov 30 4% May 15 102% Aug 65 May 18 2% May 5% 25 Mi May 56 Jan 44 Feb 37 Feb 10 58 Ma Oct 76% Nov 67 Nov 26 75 2 7 Mi Dec 48 Ma Feb 24 mb NOV 30 34 103 Mb Dec 9 109 90% Nov 10 mi Dec 164 Apr 12% Nov May 202 Dec Nov Mar 90 2 7% Dec X171 8 Mar 3 Allied Mills Co 42 Ms May 27 98 Jun 3 31 Ma Oct 20 99% Oct 73 Dec 6 35 Jan x25 Nov 10 24 Nov 10 50 Dec 83% Feb 20 121 Dec 36 Apr 73 Mar 107 34 Ma May 7 6% May 17 3 Ms Nov 50% 44 Nov 6 Ms Oct . Jan 2 May 21 Jan 18% Mar 9 29% July 13 Jan 58 Ma Feb 9 70 May 17% Feb 50 Feb 9 . 36 May 107% Dec 110 Mb ~37/a May 7% Nov 9% Mar 17 32 Ma Nov 103 Feb 26 Nov 6 Mb 3 Sep 21 3 Mb Nov 10 May 19 14% May 14 43% May 15 111 Jun 3 99 Mar 76 Mb Feb mi Sep 163% Oct 18 Jun 14 54% Feb 28 Ms Nov 29 49 Ms Jun 3 94 May 115mb Jan 74 Nov 30 100 Ms Jan 21 20 mi May 105% July 47 Ma Oct 19 Sep 28 Mb 18% Mar 5 27 28 110 Aug 23 Dec 4 51 May 18 Feb 15 Mb Nov 6 20 Mb Jun 16 Feb 56 Aug 38 Mb Feb 18 Ma Dec 24 Feb 88 Dec 102 Mar 86% Dec 4 48% July 118Mb Oct 33 Mb Feb 10 38% Dec 101 Ma Dec 25 Ma May 3% May 13 94 Ma Feb 11 May 21 15 22 Ma Jun 94 43 Jun 3 16 Oct 25 107 Mb Jun 3 Jan 25 Feb 26 49% May 21 6% Feb 5 Jan 2 July 7% May 20 19 Ma Oct 26 46 13 Jun 17 Ma 16 Dec 20 Ma July 2 Dec 6% Feb Dec 115 Ma Jan 86 92% May 14 177 104 Mb Jan Feb 110 26 6 14 Ms Mar 16 13% Dec 9 1% Sep 20 42 Ma Nov 17 19 Apr 15 4Mb May 15 89 Ma Jan 9 : 90 106 Ma Mar Apr 9% May 12 May 20% Feb 11 10 Mb 13 Oct 14 Ma Nov 8 Ma 7 Ms X178 *18 27 Mb 27 Ms 2 7 Mi 28% 28 Mi 84 84 27% 27Ms 28 74% 73 75 27 27% 27 Ma' Dec 30% 3% 3% 3% American Bank Note 7% 8 8 178 Mb 178 Mb 27 Ma 27% 27 Mi 28 28 1,100 28 3/s 28 " 28% 28 28% 8,400 83 Ma 83% 83% *83 273/s 27 Ma 27 Mi 27 27 Mi 73 Ma 74 74 74 76 76 26 Ma 27 26% 26 Ma 27 27 3 Ma 3% 3 Ma Amer Brake 4% Co Shoe 12 ' *3% 20 Ma 61 Ma 12 11 Ma 34 Ms 33 Mb 12 ■ 33% *103% 8 46ms *44 91 Ma 93% 93 38 38 73/4 8 7 Ms 53 Mb 54 53% 54 20% 20 3/b 21 61% *60 Ma 62% 11% 11 3/b 113/4 33% - I per thare 323% 33 ma 18 Mb Jun 80 Dec *60 Ma 62 Ma *11 113/4 113/4 IP/4 600 337/a x32Ma 33% 6,100 *103 Ma 7% Dec 104% *103 Ma 104 Mb 104 Mb 104 Mb 104% 300 8% 8mb 8% 8% 8% 8 8 Mb 33/8 3% 3 Ma 3 Mb 3 Ma 3 Ma 3 Ma 3% 22,000 10,400 preferred American Chain Chicle American 172- 79 Ma 173 82 80 3/b 1723/4 x25% May 32 Ma July 500 32% 33 32% 32 Ma 8,000 83% 83 84 Ma 83 Ma 84% 83 Ma 83% 83% 83 Ma 84 84 1,000 21% 1,100 21 21 *15 Ma 16 Ma 21% 21 Ma 21 Ma 108 Ma 107 Va 107 Ma *107 Ms 38 % 38 39% .,15% 15% V 16 Ma, 1- 16% 39 16 Ma 2 1Mb 21% 107 Ms *106 Ma 107 *106 Ma 39 Ma 403/4 39 Ma 40 41 Va 15 Ma 15 Ma 2 1Mb 107 Ma 393/4 15% 15 Ma 15 Ma 16 16 *15 Ma *85 87 Ms *85 38 38% 38 97% 96 Ma 97 31 30 Mb 303% 5% 16% *16Ma 17 *85 873/s 383/fl *98 38 Ma 100 30% 6 Mb 6 * 87 16 Ma 87 *5% 31 *6 6 *16 Ma 17% 16Mb 16mb 17 17 40c *14% 15 14% 143/4 14% 14% Amer & No par 2 1% No par 48*% 49% •48 Ma" 2 l7/s 49 Mb 473/4 32 3% 100 Mb 483/4 Dec 14% *7 No par 10 *42 American Hawaiian SS Co American Hide 6% & Leather 7% *4 *46 American Home Products 37 37% 4% American 6% Ice Co 6% No par com preferred non-cum of Co 111 *16% 1 7 43 Feb 7% Dec 6 Ma Dec Feb NEW YORK ' I per share 37 10 11 10 Ma Amer Machine 3.90% 9 35 *37 7 93 Ma Dec 7 8% Jan 2 American 34 Mb July 8 American 4M2 'io 24 6 Ma & Metals Ms 24 Ms *6% 45% 6% Feb Feb 80 Ms Nov 30 95% May 14 4Ma 30 86% May 14 $5 17 Feb 12% Feb 13 186 Oct 162 Ma nov 3 Feb Feb 48% May 142 Dec 42 Ma 70 Ma Oct Dec 6% Nov 29 16 Ma Feb 38 July Dec 32 136 ma Sep 27 46% Feb 172 40 Mar 31 Dec 158 Jan 125 14 11 Mar 10 139 11% JuA 16% May 21 176 Jan 9 28 Oct 25 46 Apr 12 May 27 68 163 Ma Jun Mar 19 Nov 10 35 Ma 140 May 18 Jan 26 3 5 Ma Jun 9 Feb 25 Mb Nov 29 28% July 21 Ma Dec 8 27 Jun 29 Mb Jan 10 Ma Dec 2 24 Ma Jan 34 May 47 Ma Dec 34% Feb 13 116 May 146% Feb 149% Jun 62 Apr 135 Dec 4 1Mb May Xll6% Oct 7% Dec 26% Jan 68 Ma 20 Oct 174% Feb 82 Ma Feb 163% July 116 Ma Mar 15 17 Dec 10 147% Mar 17 54 Mb Mar 29 131 Oct 1 Dec 46% Feb 14 120% Aug 8% Dec 115 Ma Nov 60 7 Feb 9 11 50% Oct 110 Mb Feb 95 Jun 103 Ma Feb 76% Mar 16 5% May 62 May 30% May 36 Ma Dec 35 Nov 101% Nov 46% 14 % Jan Apr 9% Dec 3% 30 37 May 90 11 2,300 24 Ma 67/s *5 Ma 63/4 4 6% . Amer Power Si 24Ms 24% x243/s 2,200 24 Ma 6 Mb *57/a 5 Ma 10,700 57/a 85 *78 80 *78 80 *78 *12 Ma 13 13 13 xl2Ma 12 Ma 163/4 *16 Ma 163/4 *16 Ma 800 80 *12% 13 16% 16 Ma 18 Ms *98 16 Ma 16 3/4 18 Ma x173/4 102 Ms *96 Mb 163/4 16 1,400 16 Ma 200 17 Ms 17M4 17 Ma 173/4 17 Ma 17 Ms 7,700 *96 Mb 100 Ms 96 Ma 96% 96 Mb 96 Mb 400 18 Ma 101 Monday M4 Dec. 7 < per thare 12% 13 13 Ma 13 Mb 13 13 Mb 12Mi 75 Ma 75% 75 Ma 75 75 *7 ,; 30% 7 7% *30% 31% 7 30% 93 6% *32 Ma 13 Ma' 12Ms 12m4 12 Ma *74 Ma 75 Va 74 Ma 74 Ma 73 Mb 67/a *6 M4 30Ma x29 Mi 29 Mi 29 Mi 30 Ma 6% 6% 32 Ma 31% *92% 93% 93 93 6 S/8 6 Ma 6% 32 323/b 32 7 6 Ma ■ 7% 8 7 Ma 7 Mi 7 Ma 7 Mb 83 Ma 83% 83 83 Ma 82 Ma 823/4 82 Ma 83 823/4 73 Ma 73 Ma 73 74 72 Ma 73% 72Mi 73 72% San'y com—No par preferred 100 American Safety Razor5 American Seating Co No par 14% - *167 Ma . 6% *24 *39% Ship Building Co_„—No par & Refg common—No par preferred —100 53% Smelt 146 Ma - . 14 14% *167 Ma 170 6 Ma 7 24 Mb 24% 40 40 53 Ma 54 146% 146% 14% 14 Mb 14 t 170 170 7 6 Ma 24Mb 40 6 Ma 24 Ma • 24% 39% 54 393/4 53 Ma 147 7 23% 39 Ma 39 Ma 147 147 7 24 24 13 Mi *170 Vb 171 6 Ma - 53% 53 146 Mb 14 Mb 14 *168 Ma 170 39% 34 73/4 Ma 82Mi 83 72M4 73 Mb 3,700 > 1,400 10,600 4,700 5,500 25,300 13M4 14 •170 Ma 14 Ma 171 171 140 7 5,800 24 500 6% 7 *23 23 Ma Mb 39 630 39 533/g 39 Mb 5334 ' 53Mi 53% 146 Mb 53 Ma 148 7 8 560 67/i *6 Ma 73 Ma 80 600 1,400 93 Ma 93 83 12,400 63% '293/4 34 33% 7 3/b 7% No par -No par ■ - 29M4 6 Mi 6% 33 Light com:—No par 8 Sharet 74 x6Mi * 12 Mi 93% 6 Ma 32 Ms 6% 33 Suits tot the Week $ per there f per thare 7% *7 31% Dec. 10 Dec. f) Dec. 8 f per thare *74 Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday 1 Dec. 6 I per thare 1 7% 7% 1,300 4 49 *12 I per thare Par Amer Rad & St Am 37 3% *46 *78 100 : preferred Amer 3,900 1,500 49 *46 24% 24 Ma 24% 6 Ma 49 7 40 148 Ma 5,500 630 146 Ma. 146 Ma ' ' 21 Oct 27 12 Ms Jan 25% May 23 Mb Jun 18 Ma 24 453/4 Ma 37 37 37/a 4 37/a *46 49 6 123/b Dec. 4 No par $6 preferred 69 Mb Nov 28 900 40 ' Feb 16% 45 63/4 41 85 Saturday ' No par Co. Molasses Feb 22% : ; News Co 129 Ma 9% Aug II,000 ♦78 * 18% . , preferred 117 Ma 15 Mb May 34 Jun l7/a *40 373% 24 102% American Metal Co Ltd com.No par Dec Dec 13/4 37 37 4 *47 18% Fdy Co com—No par preferred 100 Dec 11% May 1,700 l7/a 6 3/b 37 4 *95 Ma ; .. • - 85 170 400 13 Mb LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES STOCK exchange 76 Mb 16% 18% 45 Mb 7 7 7 Ma 42% 49 1 Amer Mach & 8 2,900 133/4 13/4 42 4 100 common preferred 21% May 24 94% Jun 10 10 1,800 *17 Mb 17% 43 *47 STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Highest 29 100 Ma 53/4 14 42 Ma 49 23 % 1 73/8 7 42% 43 37% 1 50 com preferred conv Lowest Feb 39 Mb 30 8,800 30 Ma 17% 48 Mb 800 40 53/4 13 Ma 46 Ma 16 Ma 873/8 ; 38 3% 30 Ma 17 Mb 2 500 6 ma 14% 2 3,400 16%. 100 32 *6 17 Mb 2 *85 . 50 41% 16% 14 ' , 170 ' —No par preferred Locomotive 93 8% 28 mt May 7 Dec 17 38 3/b 30% 6 2 1Mb 873/s .38% 99% • 100 X6 Ma *16 Ma 21% *85 38% 973/4 30 3% No par 2 1 21% 38% 31 173% 108 Ma 38 *97 . 39 Ma' 86% Investment 24 Mb Mar 7,200 33% v American May 27 July 9 82 173% 32Mb American 6 Mb Feb 803/4 1723% 34 . American European Secur American Export Lines Inc preferred 8 IMa 173 33 Ma 1 com 173 343/4 *107 Ms Co———10 American Crystal Sugar com 10 4 Ma % prior preferred 100 American Cyanamld Co com 10 3%% conv preferred series A.100 American Distilling Co 20 Foreign Power 80 Ma 813/4 1723/4 33% No par Encaustic Tiling 79 Ms 173 Ma 33% *82 Colortype American 79 173 79% 172 No par Co. 104 32 Cable.—No par & preferred non-cum American -79% 100 No par 100 3 Feb 10 8 24 15% 21 104 Jun 73 Mb Dec I,200 62 Ma 333/s . 207/a 3 Ma 19 Jan 5,900 21% 207/s *60 Ma 8Mb 26% Jun ' 101 62,300 3% • 5 12 Mb Nov 30 2,200 77/a 543/4 8 13 Ma Jan Sep 28% 73A 54 3% 12 < per thare 77/e 5,2<>6 8% 85 8 perthare 2,100 94% 38 . 45% 38 ♦ j 2,200 3% 3 Ma *44 104 Ma 12 Highest 26% 26 Ma 3 Ma 45 Ma 3% American Car & Fdry com 7% preferred $7 3% *44 . 5,000 19,500 - 7% *78 Year 1947 77 *103 Ms Range for Previous Lowest 27 Mi 75 Mi 100 Co 100 9 500 27 . Inc—1 Broadcasting American 5% 34 Mb American International Corp.No par Jun 84 Radio Corp a v 1 Can Co common--—25 preferred-—— conv 7% 12 34% com— NO par 50 62 *59%. 1 *44 213/4 21% 62 : 700 83 Ma 533/a 22 14 108 1,900 -1,100 18 Ms 28 7 Ms *59% 13 10 8 179 *18 27 Mi 52 Mb *21M2 Jan 27 18 Ms 300 84 73/4 10 ? 98 27 53 Ma 50 — ■ 5,100 104 *95 28% 3 Ma 7% common 15 Ms Jun 17% Dec ji 24 Mb 24% *103 ' 1,000 27 50 preferred American Bosch Corp class A 6% 92 95% Feb 7,300 ' 70 27 Ma 51 51 10 Feb 2% 50 Ma 28% *83 Ma 373/4 38% 7% 51 11 Jan 116 25 103 Mb 98 *18 ' 18% May 102 2 Mi 50 Ms *66 8 19 28% 3,900 4,200 69 Ms 178 Mb 178 19 85 24% *95 8Mb 178 *18 16 5% Dec *8 Ma 177 Apr 10% Feb 88 Ma 18 26% May 20 8mb May 21 Jan 8 177 18 2 Ms 69 103 Mb 98 373/4 Apr Jan ' 103 Ma *95 37% July x34Ms 103 Ma 98 37 Mb 6 22% July 6 May 1037/s 373/b Dec 5 *8 Ms 2% 14% 2% *67 50 Ma *67 25 Mi 177 26 % preferred——100 37 5 24 Mi 18 Ms 73% 1 common conv 42% May 17 25 Ma *95 27% No par $7 2nd preferred A Jan 2 Mi 70 103 Ms - 98 t 103 14 Mi 69 Ms 50% 50 2 4 Mi 104 2% 14 Mi *67 2% 2 Mi 50 *67 69 x37 Airlines cum $6 7% Jan 25 Mi 2 Mi 70 Agricultural Chemical_No par 12 53 2% 50 Ma *67Ma *101 \ " 93 24 8 2 Mi 50 '/ *66 103 143/s 14 Ma xl4Mi ' *100% . 2 Mi 2Mb 15 Mb 70 91 Ma 14% Jun 25 *95 2% • 15 *68 Mb 93% 77% Jan Jun '. 103 92 16 3% Dec 2 Mi . '. ♦100Mi 947/a 16 46 2 Mi 15 Mi 70 103 94 Nov Oct *100Mi 94 37 Jun 103 38 Feb 9 Ma 20,700 27 Mb f com—1 Co Corp Feb 55 20 93 Petroleum 25 Mb Jan 19% No par Amerada Amer 101mb 5% May 20% *102 Ms 8 preferred Dec 49 19 Ms 25 Mb 178 100 Dec 43 Mb 203/s 2% 98 common_No par 7 Mb 37 20 15 Ma 104 28 % 74 Mi 6 % Nov 20 Ma 18 Ms Amer Cable & 196 20 *44 American Dec 50,800 20% 47 22 Dec 3,600 21% *44 24 May 38 Ma 21 50 6% Jun 36 75 Mb 27 Mi 22 Mi *102% 8 43 27 Mi 25% *175 6,700 27% *25% 5 1,000 183/s 21 Ma par *83Ma Leather convertible 9 Ma Nov 166 *40 5,300 46 ' 6% 3%% 31 43 *40 46 22 Mi 2Mb 100 preferred Amalgamated American 77 ma xl8Ma 27 Mb 69 No par Alpha Portland Cement— Mar 22 Dec 19 Mi 22 Ms 51 Ma No par Mfg conv Mar 22 20 Mb May Nov 3mb% 68 65% 47 45 Ma 18 Ms 27 Ms 2% — Inc Allis-Chalmers 10 Mar 45 Ma 19 Mb 43 2% 22 Mb *67 Ma _ 16 80 46 19 2,400 78 2Mi 28 Ms •50M4 1 & Dye— Co_^ Corp common preferred 4% 23 11% Dec Apr Kid 52 Ma Jun Dec 50% Chemical 10 9 45 Ma *40 *76 20 Mi *68 27/s No par Allied Stores 91 3 ' Jun 3 81 3 . 27% 69 *95 66 28 Ms 51 gtd__100 ♦77 Sheret there 65 Ms 3 the Week 21% No par preferred conv Allegheny & West Ry 6% 66% 81 19 Ma 42 • S per 2% 46 18 7/s *40 *77 3 2% 46 18 M4 51 ' 81 66 Ma 67% Sales fee Dec. 16 86 Mb 68Me *77 45Ms 41 Ma oo 16 70 2% 81 *67 Allen Industries Inc May 15 26% Nov 30 Feb $4.50 « 2% *15% *68 68 Friday Dec. 9 • p er share 19% .21% > 2% 5 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.No 91 Mar 24 8Mb 10 100 ■67 Mi Thursday Dec. 8 t per share 19% 103 1 100 preferred A prior conv preferred-No par 5%% 34% May 20 Feb 81 51 *100% common 37 Ms 25 Jan —100 Wednesday ♦ 28 Ma 20 preferred Allegheny Corp common $2.50 18% *39 28 % 19% 4Mb% 11 27 Ms Nov Oct 5 Ma May Inc 28 % No par — Vicksburg Ry Gold Mining Aldens 18 Ma •* Dee. 7 T per share 3 Ms 45% 41 20% Juneau 29 Oct 39mb Mar 105 Ma July 46 & Alaska Allied 8 42% 247/8 May 198 Alabama 18Ma *35 * 3 45% —1 Inc Allied Xl7% Nov 30 Mb May Jun 96 Apr 23 11% Jun 14 1 : Reduction 3% 45% No par _ Corp May 17 Feb 36 Mb . 23 May 13 May 21 May 24' Co_. Addressograph-Multigraph Corp__l0 Admiral Air 21% Jan 30 22 mi 29 Mb May 30 Jan 90 Feb 104 May 18 8 27% May 15 Express Adams-Mills Corp -66% *77 81 3 10 Tuesday t per-share 66 Mb "77 _2.50 Steel Co Adams 66% No pat • Dec .6 t per thare No par com Co Motors Monday t. .Dec. 4 & Straus ACF-Brill 2 Ma Nov 99 Abraham Acme July 27 22% Dec ' Abbott Laboratories 1- Feb . LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES ftatvrday ; Par 9 6 Mb Dec 75 14% Feb 38 Ma Dec 387/a Dec Nov 3% Oct Jan 10 Ma - 55 40 Mb 13 y« May 38 STOCKS EXCHANGE I per thare t per thare Exchange FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE NEW YORK STOCK luge since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest 17 WEEKLY VOLUME OF nUHNNG TEAHLY RANGE OF SALE Range for Previous (2441) New York Stock «» MILT MNCE Of PRICES Lowest CHRONICLE x33% Nov 29 42 Apr Mar Jan 5% Dec 51 Nov 21 10 16 30% Feb 11 38 Ma Dec 30 Feb 10 51 Jan 25 Mb Oct 13 111% Mar 58% July 24% Dec 16 5 6% Snuff Co non-cum American Steel American 100 Stores Co American 26% *22 No par 11% No par American Sugar 20% May 25 *128 Foundries—No par American Stove Co 41 32% 25 com preferred- May 21 131 Ma July 15 158% Jun 68 Ma Jan 10 5 Mar 9 71% July 9 144 120 Jun 10 8% Apr 22 56% July 28 7% Refg common—100 preferred : 100 Sumatra *38 * 119 % 32% 32% *128 130 27 mb 26 Mb 27% 26 Mi 27 mb- 21 Mb 21M4 21% 213/4 21% 11% 12 12 12 12 12 12 38% 38 Ma 38 Ma 38% 38% 38 Ma 38 Mi 38 J/a 38 Ma 119 a/a 1193% 17 Ma 17l/a 151 Mi 151Mi *119% 151 Mb 122 *119Mi *17 Ma 122 18 17% 151 Ma 62 Ma 64 Mb 151 Ma 62 Mb 137% 64% Am Water American Works Co >-5 Inc 7 61% *137 64mb *11734 118 7 Ma 7 38% 38 151% 151 mi 623/4 120 173/4 151 Ma 61% 118 138 64Mb 65 Mb 65 117% 7 Ma 13 7 Ma 63 x62 117 Mb 117% 37 Ma 117 Mb ♦117 7 7 Ma 7 Ma 36% 37 Vb 38 Ms *80% 87 *80 86 *80 86 *95 97% *95 Ma 97m'b *95 97% 151% 136 Mi 62 37% common—No par 17 Mb 36% 600 323/4 130 26Mi 263/B 21 Mb 26m4 21 Mi 700 1,200 38% 38Mi *119% 5,300 12 *11 Ma ♦119 Ma. 122 62 137 Ma 7 Ma 7 39 x 100 Woolen 63 62% 63 137% 138 26 Mi Ma ♦128 21% 11 Ma 100 *117 Mb *32 323/4 130 22 17% common *31% *128 11Mb 137 Mb Tobacco 130 22 17% preferred *128 27 Ma 25 6% 32Mb 32Mb 323/8 130 22 Ma 100 American Viscose Corp common—14 5% preferred 100 American 32Mb *128 26% Tobacco——5 American Tel & Tel Co 32mb 130 1,200 100 122 17 151% 17 Mb 2,000 151 17Mi Ma' 151% 21,400 61 Mb 137 550 61 Ma 62 Ma 62 I3534 62% 137 63 3,700 117 1173/4 190 117 7 Ma 36 Ma 2,200 36% *7 7 36% 8,700 9,000 " ' 10% Jan 69 Ma Apr 22 American 98 6% 39% Oct July 28 2 8% Jun 24 67 May 19 18 Ms Feb 11 36% Jun 16 8 Mar 17 Nov 2 16 Zinc Lead & Smelt $5 prior conv No par 14 Apr 20 6% May 26 34% Jun 3 No par 20 5 5 Mb 53/4 52 Mb 52 Mb *52% 53 53 53 33M4 34 33 Ma 333/4 33% 33 Mi 13,700 34 Mb 35 32Mi 32Mb 32Mb 32 Ma 33 Mb 2,350 26 26 Mb *102 103% ♦102 ,53% *52 24 Ma No par 5% 26 24 . 10 Ma *4% 28 24 Ma.! ; 25 10 Ma *101-8 4% 28 4mb,, ... 96 Ma 34 Ma 103 *52 83 •95 53% 35 ya 53 V2 ♦80 96% 53i 34Mi 26 85 ♦95 33% 35 *52 *80% 97 Ma *52 Mb 35 .. 87 *95 6 34% *101% *80% .. 55 34 10 h 6 *52% 34 Ms 21% & Co Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp Andes Copper Mining Products Co Inc 57/s 55 34 No par Anderson, Clayton A P W 5% *52 % com—12.50 $4 preferred Archer-Daniels-Midland 1 25 50 com preferred Anchor Hock Glass Corp 5 11 4% Mar Amer 38 Ma Jan 107 14 24 preferred Anaconda Copper Mining Anaconda Wire & Cable 60% Jun 9 7% $4 conv prior preference 41% May 27 45 mb Jun 2 Jun Feb Apr Jun 112 Ma 3 46 Mb Mar Jan Jun Sep 104 ♦ 26% . ': 11%, 4%,^ 28Ma/ 28%. r 24% : M 534 x31% 26 Mb 103 vV. 10% .4mb; *. 4% 29 > 52-2 24 . ^ 25'/a - 10 Mi 10% * 28 Vb - 4% 29% 103 - •102% 103 23% *10Ma 23 Mi *4Mi 28%; 4 Ma 10% *4mb 28 60 100 9,700 600 10% * . 2,900 .7 23Mi 23 Ma 11mb 283/4 80 53 Ma *52 53 Ma 2,600 26 25 Ma 26% 103 *52 Ms 52% **vb ■ , 103 23% 24% ' 10% ,1,29,-*; 26 % 26 Mb ♦101Mi . 53% 5Mb 5 Mi 53/4 - 4% 28 Ma , 300* 1,200 For footnotes see page 28. sdli 18 THE (2442) COMMERCIAL NEW NEW Bange since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 9 per share $ per S share 37% Feb 23% Nov 29 32% Oct Feb 90 Feb 17 101% Jun 9% May 15% Oct 7% Nov 30 130% Jan x73 % Dec 8 38 Dec % Jun 55 41% Feb Jan 110 Feb 14 Dec 19 Sep Jan 9 13% Dec 9 Jan 17% 14 10 % May 13% Dec 20% Feb CHRONICLE. RECORD Dec 132% Feb 98 % Dec 99 Dec 134 Feb 25 Dec 34 Sep 26 Saturday 87% Dec 3 106 Jan 5 35 July Jun 9 24 25 % 25 25% 25% 25% 903/4 9^3\ 9034 9034 91 90% 90% 90% 91 73% 7% 73/4 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 75% -75% 753/4 75% X73% 73% 74»% No par No par *95% -108 Vz Carpet Co No par Associates "46 % 5 Inc Associated Dry Goods 6% 1st preferred 7% 2nd preferred 11 25% No par Artloom May 10 243/4 com 9 May 27 111 25% 90% 76 17% Aug 19 1 47 Vb *14 15 13% 13% 13% 99% I per share 74 483/4 *109 % 15 *14 15 11 120% Sep 3 107% Jun 3 13% Nov 29 19% Jun 24 84 Feb Feb 96 Mar 10% May 18% Feb 40% May 59 Feb 45 23 Va 34% 66 May 99 Jan Dec 112 Jun Feb 24 .25% Jan Feb 77 Mar Sep 30 Feb 21 Sep 102 Feb 9 Feb 9 21% May Aug 26'/a Ju]y 91 57 73 Apr Nov 113% 91 Dec 66 105 Apr 111% Dec 121 27% 12% 99 Sep 20 Oct Feb 13 Dec 18% 89 Dec 29% Dec 27% Jan 4% May 36 y« Dec 90 90 30% Jan 9 24% Jan 20 49 4% conv Tack Austin 133/4 13% *12% 13% 12% 12% *123% 13 y4 700 133/s 13 y« 13'/a 13 13% 13 131/4 6,900 99% 99 3/4 99% 99% 99% 99% 993,4 91 91 »/2 92 92 921/4 92% 92% 30 34 30 30 «/2 30% 31'A 30/4 30 % 102% 103% 102% 103 101% 101% 1013/4 1013/4 *14% 1434 1,000 19 Jan 8 Feb 4% Feb 26 7% Oct 26 35% Jan 22 Jun 2 46 Mfg $2.25 47% 47% 47 47% 46% 47 47 47 1,100 45% 43 44% 43% 43 ('2 44% 47 47'A 50% 5,400 71 373/4 *67 38% 106 72 *106 *68 % 39% -33'/a 106% 373/8 106% 105 % 94 % 94% 95 94% 04 % *20% 20% 20% 21% 20 21 54 53% 55% 54% 55 '53 % *-101% 103 Co 102 102 *20 21 *5% *13% No par "101% 7% 12% 3 preferred- . ♦42% No par 44% 5 '42% 820 941/2 95 951/2 94 20 y8 20'A, 20 20 531/4 53% 53% 53% 101% *102 21 14% 6% 12 51/4 12% 7 7% 7 7% 42% 1,320 90 102 21 *20 5>/4 12% *13% 43 43% 7 1,300 7'/4 40,300 43% 43 43% 1,400 12% 2,800 7 71/8 1,800 14 7 12% 121/4 7 5'/4 *5 *13% .14 6 3/4 7 7 12% 240 7,100 . ' 51/4 *13 % 101% 103 *20 21 7% 43 13,300 1061% 37% 107 201% *51/8 14% 42% 110 38% 106 38% 33 *106% 54 *20 ( 7% 43% 1,100 79 75 73 *70 *12 7% 8,400 95% *13% 7% 12 7 f 4 101% 21 5 14 7% 12 7 • *20 53/a *13% 7% *11% common 21 5 14 5c : 103 *20 5% Amer_—5 .<, of 72 39 103% 20%' *53% —100 ($1.20) Corp (The) conv 14% 15 ' *93 % • No par —*•—! — 15V4 49 71 38% No par common- Canteen 3031/2 101% *14% 5 preferred—. Co 101 % 101% 15% par Corp—r— Automatic Avco 100 B ___ prior pfd Autocar 10 19% Jan series 1023/s 101% 45 75 3,40 ) 15% 45% 106 230 300 , 101% 473% 38% 100 101% 48 106 590 14%' 102% 15% *68 25 A..100 common Nichols Conv ,16'% May 21 9 30 10 series 5J , 102 « 15% *44 * —100 common,., $3.75 1 common 102 >101% 15% *47 No par preferred — Powder Atlas 9% May 21 NOV 6% Nov Xll 88 Lines preferred Atlas Corp » RR 102% 102 15% 110 *90% 30% 31 100% 1,600 96 109% 13 90% 30% 102 —__10 Line non-cum conv Atlas 114 19 I Preferred 16 Feb 7% 5% 64% Apr 27* 12% Nov Jan 15% Coast G & W 4% 8 com__100 48% 48% *95% 98 34 133/4 100 30% preferred—,.—100 Inc—— Atlantic Refining May 22 Jun & Santa Fe non-cum F 25% May 21 27 4% Nov Feb 17% 99 48% Aug 27 Jan 5% May 10 Dec Atl 50% July 12 114 Xl9% Nov 26 July July 22% Mar . T Atlantic 10 79 10 Dec Jan 31% Topeka 5% A July 14 50% Dec 6 40 62 105 - 62 Atch 2 1.600 *13% f x98 190 74% 74 49 133/4 13% 10,100 21,200 96 *109 Shares 7% 110 -*9534 110 9 per share share 48% *953,4" -96 109% *14 9 per 7% 48% - 96 103% ' 13% I3V4 99% "48 96 14% 13 10 47% 98 109% 13% 100 S per share 47 % 96 109% 99 100 Investment Co 47% 96 109% ♦14 common—1 , the Week 25% 75% 2 Sales for 90% prior preferred—No par preferred conv— Arnold Constable Corp Dec. 9 25% 8 $4 Friday Dec. 10 Thursday Dec. 8 90 % 7% Armstrong Cork Co $3.75 preferred PRICES Wednesday Dec. 7 $ per share 5 com Tuesday . 25 0 100 Illinois Dec. 6 f pef share 10 com of Monday l)ec. 4 preferred Co Monday, December 13, 1948 LOW AND HIGH SALE STOCK 18% Jun 12% Mar 16 99 & $6 conv 115% July 12 12% Mar 12 Feb 9 Corp conv Armour 11 99 % Jun 29. Nov Jan 56% Jun 10 88 103 91% 4%% 15 % May 19 106 Steel Armco 25 103 STOCK Par 23 109 % 99 YORK perthare May 24% May YORK EXCHANGE Lowest Highest 9perthare FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & B 13 Dec 16 13"% Dec 7% May 11'/a May -9% May 60 May 13% Feb 11 16% Jun 3 Babbitt 24% Feb 11% Dec 10 17% Jun 3 Baldwin 16% Feb 10 18 Feb 15% Feb 11 16% Feb 13 % Feb 10 31% Jun 22 Bangor Feb 60 Feb 11 80% May 12 Conv Jan 40% Nov 30 59 28% July 20% Nov 30 28% Jun 54 % 36% Nov 29 45 Jun 55% May 45% 20% Dec Baltimore 25% Dec Jan Brothers 4%% Feb 11 Feb 9 Nov 10 44% May 7 16% Mar 31 xl7 1 Nov 26 23% Jan 35% Dec 62 Jan 31 Feb 13 43% May 15 83% Dec Jan 80% Sep 17 90 Dec Dec 5% May 20% Aug 16% Mar 1.0 Feb 108% 12 Jan 29 Dec 40 Feb 30 % Jun 69 39% Mar Dec 100 2 15% Apr 16 11 34% Apr 8 5 10% May 16% May 18% Jan Jan 15% Nov 30 28 May 17% 106% Aug 39% 92 Feb 26 16 Dec 19% Mar 22 Feb 11 Bell Aircraft 24% Jan 2 Bell & 103% Jun 9 15 38% Jun 77% Dec 25% Nov 10% Nov 30 21% Jan 2 Bendix 28% Jan 21 Nov 3 26% July 9 Beneficial 103% Feb 68 Dec 1 87% Mar 10 89 Sep 21 % May Dec 10 102% July 23 24% Dec 35% Jan 23% Feb 14 19% Apr 32% Oct 25 Feb 17 30% Feb 27 133% Dec 150 Jan 125 Dec 18% Jan 9 . 39% Oct Nov Best 22 8 114% Jan Foods 7% 9 perthare 25 May * 12% May Bange since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 9 per share 36 com—1 May 28% May 14 Ys May 29% Nov 89 Dec 46% Dec 25 May 38% May 37% May 88 % Dec 3% May 32 May $ per share . * ; 9 per share - . (E W) 13 Dec 9 Bliss 11 32% Mar 15 Feb 29% Apr 24 Jan Jan 61 Nov Nov 31% Nov 10 23 96 87% Nov 30 Feb Dec 6% NOV 10 Dec 10 71 4 X27% Mar 17 Feb 8% Dec 15 120 8 75 37% NOV 31 Nov 40 Jun 15 90% Jun 21 38% May Dec 104% May 24 78% Aug 11 13% Nov 23 Feb 22% 80 80 84 7% Budd July 12 Feb 29% Feb Feb 24% Jun 14 16% Mar 16 Burlington Bulova 3 Feb 81 Mar 31 97 Jun 18 76 Dec 3 100 Jun 3 Jun 95Ya Jan 77 Apr 13 88 Jan 16% Jan 12% Feb 13 17% Jun 3 6 May 10 72 Jun 88 Dec • '7V8 Nov 10 Jan 79 11 Dec 24% Feb 79. Dec. 108% Jan 3 Dec 6 Feb 13% May 94% May 104 19 May 2-»% Apr 51% 1% Dec 22% 27% 34% X55 Dec 8% May 21% May 12% May 3% 8% Dec 76 10 Sep 27 2% Mar 17 Oct 16 Mar 17 Jan 98% Jan 15 Oct 23% Feb 11 15% Jun 2 89 9 Jan 4% May 18 27% July 14 105 July 35% Jun 40% Jun 9 16 54% Sep Jan 5 1% Mar 12 5% Dec 3 15 15 May 17 8% May 21 22% Nov 27 Feb 2 31% May 7 15% May 21 119 Jun 2 ;9 Nov 29 132 Feb 101% Nov 4 Dec .48% Feb 38% Feb 11 Dec 25% Feb 14% Mar 16 8% May 15% Feb 10 47% Dec see 17 27% Mar 17 Dec For footnotes 1 Sep 52 Feb 38 •3% Nov 10% July 108 Dec 110 18 * Jan 8% Feb 34% Oct 17% Mar 16 38 page 28. Mar Mar 4 l 44 Par May 14 X19% May 26 ■ ' Co—*. 90 90 261/2 26% 20% 253/4 263/8 255/8 25% 29% 273% 28% 27% 91/8 9% 9% Monday 4 I per share' ". 29% par Thursday . Dec. 8 Dec. 9 S per share Sales Friday Dec. 10 • for the Week I perthare 9 per share Shares 293% 13% 13%-: 133/4 13 7% 13 5/8 14 2,800 103/8 10% 10% 10%* 10 3/8 10% 2,900 133/4 ' *13»/« 13'A 13% 133/s 13'% *29 13 13% *29 293/4' 29% 133/4 133% 800 13% 1,500 41 41 41 *39% 42'/4 *39% 41 120 21 % 20 3/4 211/4 20% 211/4 20% 21% 21% 213/4 211/4 22 25 7,900 24% 25 24% 24% 24'% 243/4 24% 24'% 24% 24% 3,000 61% 61 '/a 61% 61 61% 33i/4 *33i/8 *33 33% *41 *40 43 43 61% 611/4 611/4 *61% 61% 33% 18% 33% 33% :,33'/4 33% 33% 33 Vb 18 18'/4 173/4 18 17 17 >/2 163/4 17 '/a 163/4 17 383% 39% 38% 39% 393% 40 39% 39i% 39% 40% 4,700 56% 57% . 2% 343% 7% ,32 *90 34% 7% *3oy4 . 313/4 8 30% 2 35 7y8 8% *26% 56% 90 >21/4 21/s 35 - *61 7% 31'A , 8 1/4 30% 8 30% 30% 56'/2 93 ♦90 .2% 58 35 X33 7% 31 X291% 27 26% 27 27'/4 27% .273% '28 28 28'% 28% 27% 28% 27% 28% 28 »/2 28 3/4 28% 95 95 96 96 97 97 *951% 28'% 98% 19% 19% *19 . 19% '8% 8% 18% 19% 9 193% 9 19% 8% 9 31% *29'/4 29% *92 95 *91 94 20% *20 20% 15% 16 *121. 15% 122' 8% *121 8% 37% 31 85 14 38 18 7% 38 18 3% 3% 3 % 20% 20% *99 26 993/4 *99 26 *34% 35% *51 % 53 25% ♦351/4 ' 1 13/4 5% 23% ' 1% : ' 52 1% X9% X102% *15% 17% *161% 13% 133/4 13% 46 45% 40 12,300 *66'% 430 8% 66% 11,400 . 550 600 13% 13% *133/4 14 600 37% 37 371/8 *36% 173/4 13% 8 101' ..." 8 3% 79% 3% * 21 36% 1,700 17% 173/a 17% 17 173/8 15,300 *86 87 86 86 861 86 76 76 •72 76% *68 76 *80 18% 83 *80 83 *80 83 17% 87 77 ' 83 13% 13% 8% 8% 101 •99 8% 8% 3% 79% 10 102'/s 5% 9% 102 y2 8% 79% 101 100 8% - 8% 78 80 120 100 8% 6,000 , 420 79 3% 3y« 3% 3y8 207/a 20% 21% 35% 23 1 2,700 20% 34% 1% , 10,300 8% 31/4 9>) J/4 *52% *99 8% 80 llH) - 253/4 100 100 10 14% 8% 8% 20% *25% 1% 101 '■ 31/4 25% 35% 8 3/8 .1 60 400 , 13s% 14 135/a 8% 36% 37 20% 21 99% 52 14 ' 80;. 25% 5% 10 66% 15% 124 x8% 13% *99% 23% 41 66% , 13% 25% 5% 106 66% ♦122% 133/4 993/4 231% 9% 8% 16 373/8 3% 20% 5% *40 45% 91% 23% *103% *31 122% 83% 700 *86 81" , 31 15% 122 »/a 8% 100 400 32% , 101 * 8% -80 661/4 20 87 81/4 *100% 66% 94 153/4 161% 122% i 32 *91 *31% 14 , 83/e ; 3,200 *19 - 193/4 5,600 9 *85% -• 181/8 13% . 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No par Ry Co—..—100 Canadian Breweries Ltd: 1—No par 4,800 21,000 29 % par conv * 34 11 7 Southern 293/4 137 14 *34 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper: 5 Campbell W & C Fdy —.Nopar Can Dry Ginger Ale com 1.66% 33% *135 137 29% 32 ... 29% 2,000 18% —.100 Zinc-Lead ; r 30'/a 33% 33% 900 500 ■' *33 100 — 25% 10% *86 — 25% 13% *31% common 89 11 1 Corp 1,400 89 *61 ' 5 - 3,200 70 13% 66% Inc.. 11% 22% 70 ; 29 *24% 1 .a 11 22% x. 20% 15 pfd 9,600 251% 137 91/4 HIGH SALE 9 per share 20 34 89 '/a 291/a - 33% 27% Dec. 7 113/8 70 25% 137 91% Tuesday .. Dec. 6 1,400 1,400 92 33% 22'% *87 • 263% : 11 22 3/8 *68'/a 30% 331/a 137 273/4 91/8 11% 15% *91 41 No par- ... 30 Vb 33% 137% 9% a..—ui—No par 2nd 31 333/s 137 28% *131/8 a—.1_100 — Co 293/4 v- ; 10%- a—No par 3.60% 34% 90 137 11% 15% - ' X33% 89% 5 a. V 89% 20 % Cannon 7 34% 34% 30 13% Copper & Zinc. a... 5 Co (A M) common No'par participating .preferred—.100 Byron Jackson Co I No'par 47% Dec 333/4 14% 8,900 . 29 7% Canadian 92 \ 15 ' i6 92 14% ' 12 15% 89'% 9 per share —,—.1100 preferred 19 y8 May 14 *11% 15% 94 90 Byers $4.25 IP/4 15% 94 11 '/8 Butte Canada 11%' 16 68 2.50 common.- Bush Terminal Callahan 11% 96 156/s *94 22%, 76 Bros 300 68 *81 4%% 15% ll'/a preferred.—100 Butler *15% 223/4 3%% preferred _a..—_a... 100 Burroughs Adding Machine—No par Bush Term 16 68 56 common—No par Mills conv *151/2 : 22% 90 preferred 3%% 6 12% May 4% 16% .113/4 90 — Watch 16 11'/« 56% common preferred Buffalo Forge Co Buff Niag El Corp Co 300 16% 68 2% — $5 Bullard 33% 22 % 55% a.— Inc preferred preferred (The) Co 31% 33% *9'/a common——2.50 Bigelow 21% May 15 43% Jun 1 Mar 100 Co Bucyrus-Erie Co 2 11% May 15 31% 341/2 *28% " 124% July Mar 30 Apr 14 20 323/4 *33'/a 13% 11% *88»/4 Brunswick-Balke-Coliender —No 24% May 17 9 Sep 28> Feb 65 23% May Nov $3.60 13% *31 y2 33¥4 - 68 100 preferred _l.— Brooklyn Union Gas.., Co 13% 323/4 ' 11% , 343% 240 12% 22 28 2,800 333/4 11% 335% 20 73 *311% 68 137 60 20 ♦71 ' 22 34% 1,000 12% 11% 28% 600 32% 83 5/8 34% 70 137% ' 323/4 345% „ v 17'/4 x32% X83% ' 74 *72 22 %'" (assented)_100 . ' 1,500 *16 V 153/4 97 34% 39% 3%% 5 Feb 102% 34% i 115% 155/B *94 38% Bearing Bristol-Myers . 99 Aug 11 23% Nov 1 13 Dec 9 Shoe 14 Dec 115/8 12 20% 74 *16% 255,400 11% *33% '• 5 Brewing Corp of America Bridgeport Brass Co No Brlggs Manufacturing a—No Brlggs & Stratton.i.— No 15 & 17% Feb 14% May par par 15, Airways Inc.; Brown 90% Feb Nov Braniff 10 Brown Feb 2i'!% May 16 33% 1 a— preferred Roller 12% July 26 Apr 86% *15% 15% *27% .—No par a. Inc (The)—— 33% Aug 27% 14% Feb Bower 34% May 18' 37% Jun 2 1 106% 20% 3%% Co 26 Dec Dec 26 Feb Dec €9 80 27 l — Boston & Maine RR 25 1Q1% Apr 27 23 % Sep 17 15% Mar 10 % Jan Feb 11% May 36% Jun 13 92% Oct Jun 10% May 18 3 7% Dec 42 B Stores Borden May 24 5% May 15 8 31 Class 96 1% Aug 26 x33 25% Nov 125 - -97% 20'/4 72 12% 35 *94 20% 71 ~ 260 44% *32 32 3/4 *34 16% *136 —No par Sep Jan Jan ; 102 Apr May A Borg-Warner Corp common—,! 30 9 fclass 66% July 13 Nov 13% May 13 12% *32 25% _5 11 25 120 19 Co Brass— 42% Feb Feb - Jan Ami & Oct 31% 20% 12 Aluminum 55 23% May 96 13% 20% 69 .. 72 11% 5 Bond 36 20'% 20 5% , 17 17 21% 2.50 51 Feb 25% Jun 20% 34 Nb par 27% May 15 44% Jun 9 28% 841/2 17 39 43% *11 33% 84 y2 32% 12 1 — 9 63 33% 84% 35 - *15% . No par 3 109% *12% *15% —_No par 30 40% Dec . common, 16% Dec May 15% Bon Jan new 37% Nov Feb Dec Bohn _ — Co Laughlin Inc. Bloomingdale : Brothers Boeing Airplane Co—. 16 37% May 18 26 Co Feb 18% 99 . 49% Jan Dec 30% Nov Blaw-Knox 2 19% Nov 41% July 24 % Oct Jan 30 Feb 17% May 15 44% July 8! 13% Feb 9% , & Dec 96 -333/4 84 % LOW AND Bliss Dec 33% 84% Saturday Bl^ck & Decker Mfg Co Dec 33% 84% 69 uec. 14% Sep 7 17 •*323/4 203/b *34 STOCK 56% July 15 19%. May 18 81 171/8 323/4 84 17% 73 EXCHANGE 11 Feb 17 VB 32% 84 , 20% *32' 100 24 6% . com..No par Feb 39% 173/e 32% 73 1 Nov 35% 17% *37 85 20% .-l — 28 67 17% 32 % *84 *89 xl3 116 39 11'A 10 i— , 451/8 11% l948_No par Jan 59 39 443/a 113/8 ser of x20% Feb 18% 39 45 11'/a *68 10 14 39 1946.No par NEW YORK Highest • 800 45 STOCKS Year 1947 700 20% : 48% 20% 201/a 113/a of preferred Range for Previous Lowest 483/4 203/B *47'/2 21 45 Vb 10 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet——.No Birmingham Electric Co No 14 90 *47% 48%; 39 —5 (Del) 3,003 69% 11 1 . Loan Steel 7,000 20% 69'/2 39 I—,—100 __ 22 195/8 70 45 10 common., ser 21 y2 195/8 45% Appliances.*——33 %c Indus .21% 19% 11 % J pfd $3.25 Bethlehem 139% July 14 37% May 15 24 Home 48% *20% 21% 691/2 39% —1 — Cum pfd $4 div Best & Co 30% May 24 37% May 27 Mar 16 26% Dec 13% Cum 4834 203/4 20 3/4 9,300 18,800 193/8 43% 50 —: preferred Bendix Aviation 9 Z Co *47 900 11% 11 70 191/4 *68 111/8 I 1—i Corp.— Howell 4% % 49 20% 21% 13% 115/8 - 43 25 Co—— Belding-Heminway 49 205/g 13% - 10% 12 11 11% pfd——100 — Packing 50 20% 39% 21% . 19% 70 14% 10% 11% —2.50 — Beech Aircraft Corp—, Creek RR Beech-Nut 21% 19 '/a 70 *13s/8 xll%. 42% ,——100 4%% Beech 37% July 23 20% May 21 10% Nov 30 24% 14% Feb (AS) 11 193/4 48 39% 125/B 10% ; 14% 123/8 21% 22% xl35/8 125/s 70 5% 19% *68 20% *38 -No par conv Shoe 21% 19% 70% 143/4 11% 5 common— Beck 14% 11 : . __1 — 9 19% 10 COrp Co 22% 22% *68 50 Inc— Foods 113/8, 123/g 12% 11'/a 10 : — Co Cigars 3%% 12% *11% 100 (Delaware). 8 Jan Feb Oct Dec Bayuk 12% 11% 100 — common Works 14% 14% 12% common—50 pid Beaunit Mills, Inc__ 8% Jan 18% Oil Iron Beatrice 8 32% Feb 30 12% May 95 Jan 22% May 6 Barnsdall Bath 2 Corp preferred 14% *14 13 100 preferred—— Barker Nov 17% Aroostook 5% 15 19% 110% & 1 Works—— common preferred non-cum 14 24% 31 Inc.— Ohio Oil Dec 96% Dec & Barber Jun Apr 39% 4% May 14 18 8% T) Locomotive 16% July 13 29% July 14 69 Jan 42% Mar 16 (B 98% ' 100 *25% 25% 25% 25% 1,100 1,400 - . 170 1,000 343% 34% *343/4 35% 34% 343/4 *521/4 531/2 *52% 53%" 523/4 523/4 30 1% 13/4 1% 1% 1% 13/4 1% 2,700 5% 5% 5% *51/4 53% 1-5% 5% 3,200 231/4 *23% 53 23 •23 '/a 9% 103 > 91/2 9% 104 104 9% 23»/4 9% 104 104 39 39 - 23% 9% 900 23 y8 400 9% 13,700 104 104 39 39 230 40 *39 41 •39 40 17 *16% 17% *16i/4 16% 13s/4 *15% 16% •15% 16% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 47 13% 13% 13'% 47% 4734 29,100 463/4 47 *42% 43% 1,200 *43 44: • 150 "Volume 168 Number 47591 THE COMMERCIAL NEW .Range for Previous 11 50 May Dec 5% 102 , 14% 6 13 18 Feb 48% Apr 3% Sep 21 Jan 100% Feb 18 Jan 26% Dec Feb 31% Dec 12 Va Dec 10" Oct 30 30 45 7% Dec 158 % 10 Nov 6 V* Feb Dec Mar Jan 130 32 10 Feo 5 Capital Admin Carolina July 28 Carrier Feb X50 Nov 10 Case 28% Dec 22 Feb 13 39% Jun Dec 108 % Jan 97 Feb 10 105 July 130 Dec 156 Apr 123 Feb 11 140 32% Feb 22% Feb 28 2 34% Jun 4% Co 5 2nd Celotex Feb 18% Oct xl77/a Dec 22 Va Feb 16% Jun 21 7 Central 7% May 14% Jan 6% Feb 28 11% Sep 1 Central Aguirre Sugar Foundry Co 5% Nov 12 12% Jun 30 Central of 22% Nov 7% Dec 100 % Dec 77 % 10% 116 Jan .7 10 38% July 8% Mar 22 100% Nov Feb Nov '8 108 Oct 8 preferred 5% 6 83 Ga Co preferred Central Hudson 8 Central 111 G & E 12% Jan 7% Jan. 6 May 27 39% Nov 1 16% Oct 10% Nov 3 15 May 21 Central 11- Jun 29 Century Ribbon Mills 28% Apr 1 9(4 Dec 22 Va Nov 14% 20% May 7% Dec 8 20% Nov 29 12 Va Nov 30 30 19 (4 May 100% Feb 35% Mar 21% lls/a May Jan Oct 20 24% Feb 28 Jan 14 17% Feb 18 26% Jun 11 Jan 90 Feb 16 100% Jan 6 33 Dec 110% 10% May 20 Va Feb Jan 30% Oct 40% Dec 54% Jan x31% Dec 3 81% Dec 10 90 Apr 102% July 7% Feb 76% Nov 3% 11 Dec 3 25% Mar 16 4 Feb 15 % Jun $4.50 45 % Jan 12% Jan 7% Feb 11 6 '/2 May 12% Dec 9 Nov 30 4"(4 May 8% Feb 6 Jan 24 15% Feb 12 Jan 2 10 % Jan 7 % Jan 2 22% July 14 15% July 13 2% Dec 4% Mar 16 6% Feb / 6% May 14% Feb 7% Mar 16 9% Jun Nov 54% Feb 35 Feb 11 20-% Jan 34% Dec 26% Nov 10 40 27% 51% May Feb Feb 56 30 Apr 15 14% Mar July 9 49% Mar 20 25% Feb 45% Jan 10% Dec 15% 18 Jun 42% Sep 22 72% Oct Feb 10 Feb 14 % 'Feb 15% Jan 4% Nov 7% Mar Dec 42% Mar 21 July 22 11 2% Nov 3 44% Oct 32 31 1 Feb 18 56-% Sep 66% Oct 50% Nov 30 23 Nov 29% Jan 23 Va Feb 4 96 Dec -111 21 % Feb 28' 90 Nov 9 19% Nov Feb 18 May 37% May 4b % Jan 36% Jan 27 % May 34% Nov 26% Dec 8 May 78' 11% Dec 94 12% May 23 85 Jun Feb 34% 95 17.6 34% Chile Jun 10 Chrysler Corp 29% Jun Cincinnati 17 101% May 26 27 4$> May 17 * Jan 2 City Investing Co common.,.; 5 Va % preferred—L— n 18 29 38% Aug 176 tv. Oct i C 20 Jun Feb 105% Jan 6 111% Jun 7 35% July 22% Nov 30 34% Apr 108% Jun 9 Clev.e 25 S'/i Nov 71 Dec 101 Jan 42% Dec 57 Feb 14% Dec 34% Feb 10 109 Mar 105 Oct 15 69% Nov 40 Sep 9 78% May 20 23 * preierred Cleve Pitts & RR Co, 7% 34 Dec Dec 1 23% Nov 9 35% Jan 5 1(3% 5 Clopay 48% Mar 29 Va Dec Feb 91% 137 Dec Feb 78% Sep 10 10 30 Jan Special gtd 4% • 36"% May 17 147 July 13 92 % May 20 stock Climax Molybdenum Corp Cluett • 141 191% Nov Jun 65% May 1155 May 56 87 Dec May." Jan 105 % July Lowest xl37% Nov 29 60% Dec 2 - 1332 July 21% Nov x87 % 23% Pec 46 Feb 15 18 Aug 22% Oct 16 12 Q. 8 . Sep Nov 1 12 10 5 Feb 11 183 20 Colo Fuel & 12% Feb 11 22% Oct 23 16 F»b tl 22% Oct 22 9% Nov 30 18% Jun 25 Feb Nov 24 18% July 15 16 Va Feb 9 Va Dec 1 17% July 14 32% Jan 20% Dec 1 21% Nov 5% 4% Feb 80 35% Feb 5 36% J*n 23 43% Jun Columbus 4 48% Oct 115% Feb 90 Jan 2 26% July Xl6 Nov 30 2% Feb 10 Jan 4 53% July 15 104 July 7 29% May 26 28% 38% 107% 108% 23% 22% 22% - 105 *105Va 3% Oct 19 No par *90% * 18. »' 32 32'/« *139 141 81 *80 81 80 80 11 Inc.—No par common.-.No par preferred w Co Jari 17 ' 30 Jan 19% Feb 12% May 19% Feb 11 10% July 17% Mar EIec_r10 common—.r10 —100 38% Feb Feb 47% 17Va 3 3,600 18% 600 17% 17%" 17% 17% 6,900 18% 18% *18% 18% 1,300 9% 9% 9% 9% 470 11% 470 *11 ' 11% 9% 9% .20% 21% 5,300 20% 20% 900 11 11% 107/a 20,200 11% 7% 7% 53 , 7% 53 *51% 10% ■ 7% 11 Va 7% 55 10% 8 54 11 8 54 30 30'% 30 Va 30% 29% 30 Va 3,600 35% 36% 36% 36 36% 3(i% 36% 36% 36% 1,500 47%. 48 2,100 48% 48% 48% 48% 48 % 47% 48 94 % 93% 93% 94 94 93% 93% *93% 94 Va 17% 18 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17 '/a 17% 9,300 3 Va 65,100 3 Va 8% 93 93% 25% 25% 8% 25 % 3% 25% 94% 8% 3 95 Va 3 " 25% *8% 3 3 3 90 % 91% 90,% 91 25 x 30 26% 4V* 30 ' 29% 25% 25 25% 25% 8% 25% 4 Vb 29% *25 4% 4 8% 29% 29% 26% 30 *25% ■ 22% 4% 21% 22% 22% 106% 106% 106% 106% 12% 12% 12% 12% *8% 8% 8% 8% 91% 2,900 25 25% 15,900 8% 1,100 29% 29% 29% 2,000 25 25 25 20% 22% - 90% 8% X24% 4% 22% 12% " *106% 103% 106% 1 *12% 12% 12% 9 *8% 12 12 *21% ' "12 Inc——10c > Vultee Aircraft—...1 » - * 9 4 Va 4 Va " 22 22% 106% - . 4 Va 5,200 22% 16,000 *106% 106% 1,200 12% 12 Va 12% 3,800 8% 8% *8% 9 400 *12 40% 40% 41% 41 41% 40% 40% 4,500 22% 21% 22 21% 21% *21% 21% 1,700 12% , 12 12 11% 11% 9%- 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9Vb 9Va 9Va 9 9% 9% *31% 31% '-103% 104' 104%; 105 31% 30% 103% 103% 103% 104 *102% 102% 102% 105% 105% 105% 105% xl03% 104% 104 34 34% 34% 35% 35% 35% 35% 36 94 *01% *92% 92% < 500 4 22 . 106% 12 9 * 210 8% 8% 26 106% 4 Va >22 12 Consolidated 9 3 3Va " 22 , 300 30% 47% 94 4%. . 4,000 . 30 . 94% 94 *. 8% 55 47% 3% *25% 8% *52 55 94*% Ji75/b 8% * 10% 8% *52 " "" 24 Consolidated Textile Co 190 21% 21% 22% Consolidated 10 20% 40 16% Mar 20 *9% 21% 22% 15% May 12 15% July 6 *11' 21% 40% 8 ' 100 22 22 9% 9 10 9 Vb 9% 10 12 12 1,100 8% 8% 4,900 9%. 9% 30,600 30% 3,300 > H 30% Dec -7 35% Jun 17 .98% Julv 26* 106% May 25 105% Dec Sep 27 6 29% Nov 30 40 May 15 99 July 13 33% Dec 92 .- Oct 1 18' Oct 7 8% Nov 10 48% Mar 17 For footnotes see page 28. 15% 18% 21% 40 Feb Dec 89 15% 18% 21% 22% 44% 55% 89 15% 22% 40 10 6,500 22% Consol RR of Cuba 7% Nov 34% 22% 25 % . ?0 .—No par pfd——100 Retail Stores Inc.,;—1 33% 22% Aug 27 17% July 13 May '• No par 6% 100 " *1100 91 * Grocers 'Corp.^.1.33 Va 400 61% 23% 36% *93%. . par Consol Edison of N Y- com.„_No par $5 preferred.— —__.No.par Shares 139 22% 11 7% 53- for 23 28 92% Sep 44 10 11 10% Mar 17 Feb 10 2 90 13% 10 Jan 84% Mar 23 lip% July *9% 51 Apr Dec 10 . Sales the Week 15% v 11% Consolidated Laundries Corp.—._5 .*>•«. *8% Consolidated Natural Gas—J— Lr115 40 * 104% July 20% Feb May 11 Va Consolidated 106 Va 9 11% 11 94 95 11% 21 32% May 94 % Dec 11% Dec Feb 12 700 *18% 10 12% Jun 100 ; 10 35% * x___.No par Publishing Inc__-_No T 114% 10% 30% Commonwtth & South com—No par ' Dec 10% *60% 34% *90% r. 18% 29% ; Solvents.1—J_Nq par_ 8% Dec 99% Dec 18 xl8 Va Jun '37% Nov 24 Feb 17% ' 33% 19 18% . 60% *1100 15%' 18% - . $ per share *136 140 60 % 90% 18% '30,% Coppermines Corp.^.5 54 % > 15 *18% 187/a 23% .. Consolidated 40 % May 90% 15% 19% 18 *36%. ;—:_Nq par preferred series 90% 79% * Dec. 10 f per share 34% 141 Friday Dec. i> 140 ■r.— 2,000 ' - 61 Va 33% 79% Thursday , 143 *1100 34% 15 PRICES 61 _ *18% 80 *139 6.200 22% 11 Va .7% 53 w...No par 6% May 21 18 10 ~50 ' Cigar—2 6 19% 79 ' Dec. 8 *140, 61% 90 15%. 19% 140 $ per share 143 34 Va 92 15%' 22% Consolidated 107 V8 July 34%. *90%. 22% May 21 10 61% *1100 33% 92 21% 32 8% Nov 33% *21% 9 11% Mar 16 142% 61% *1075 L ' x24% Dec 103% Feb $ per share 144 *61 1 30 *139 Wednesday ' Dec. 7 t per share *141% HIGH SALE Tuesday Dec. 6 . 61% • Feb1 Feb Monday - 10 10 x30 141 10 preferred—100 35% Feb 32% *139 11% 30 15% 106 72 11% Congoleum-Nairn IncJ. 20% 7,300 42 1.1% 36% July 12 108% Mar *105% *70 1st preferred—100 10 11% May 10% Dec 106 *40% 10% 28% Feb July 12 1,600 72 18% Nov 25 Va 150 23% 42 18% 33% 8 38% 108% 23%' *70 18 Va 23 % May 5 38% 108% *40% 18% : Mar *105% 38% 72 10% ■ Sep 900 ~30 23% 42 10% Conde Nasfc • • 108% *70 18% Commonwealth Edisorf Cot.-J—..25 4 38% 23% *40% .16 Va Apr 27 29% May 14* 11% May 20 21 ' 85 72 '■ 30 Feb 30 1,000 185 *82 42 18% 11 Feb 31 *160 *70 *10 Va Nov 7 *30' 30 200 18% *40% —20 8% Feb 29% 18% 85 108 106 141 19% preferred $6 18% 77/a 185 38% *139 '15% Jan 106 a 15% Jan 8 29% 23% 1 *105% 1,200 310 78 *82 108 *80 "19% Jan 25 106 27% 7% *76% 72 31% 144 — 33% 14% x90% Dec 38% 23%' *26% 7% 78 *160 82% *107 26% 41 5 r ——.20 Commercial Credit 3.60^- •*61.'\ *1075 No par & Southern Ohio Commercial 4 utc. *141% ♦ 33% Dec - 40% f per share i 123% 30% 387/8 109% 22% . 80 Dec "Dec 38% *103% •' *70 ( Nov ' 38% ——No par f i 48 185 82 30% 7,100 18% 30 *160 85 141 8 % May 30 30 185 *80 ,:*139 Par Pictures May *30 *160 Saturday Columbia Nov 31 85 43 *76% 18% 185 42% *7% .78 *18% .« 42 % 26% 7% 1,400 41% 27 *7% *76 20% 5,200 13% May 21 50 27 8 78 *80 72 1, 3!100 78 Va Jun 104% 27% 96% 20% 4,600 30 Nov 27% 27% 96% 20% 29% 28 4% May 27% 27% 96% 29 Va 7% Sep 21 42%- 2,500 27% 95% *20 Va 95 29% 86 Apr x41% 25,600 30% 22% : 43 53% 31% Dec 94 42V4 27 420 52% 31% par Dec 25 Va 42% 53% 5% 11% Dec 41 % 37 13% 63 87 20% 53 *35 52% 27 95 *5i% 26% Gas* System 36 */• May *20% 3% 53 37 5% Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A—2.50 Class BJ— .2 •—„S.50 20% May 2 % May *26% 20% 53% 4% ; 13% Columbia *" 4 53 *35% 36% 24 Dec 15,200 4% 37 5% 14% Jun . 3% 4 95%- Ry com—100 Carbon 1,100 13% 32% May 15; 31% May 12 Columbian 200 16% 27% 13 37% Apr- 16- 13% 16% 5% 30 27 *12%, 16% 13% Nov 28% Feb 13% i6% 27 10% Feb 39% Aug *12% 5% 20 cum 13% 16%' 13% Oct $4.25 *12% *16% 27% Jan 15 1,300 5% 12% Nov 64% 13% 32% 50 64% 27% Apr Feb 65 5% 10 Mar1 64% 13% preferred 2nd 65% 27Va Iron Corp com_,.No par 4%. non-cum 5,700 x64% 5 HI Corp Aikman non-curp 33% 53 LOW AND Mills Inc— conv 32% 13% (The) common.No par j—>—No par Colorado & Southern 33% 26% 42% > preferred J— Colonial Oct 11 $3.50 Collins & 300 33 Va 20% 105 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com—No par Apr 52 % 27 Coca-Cola 96 *50% 5% 1 25% May 18 52% 13% —— 26% May 21 1,900 52% 33% 54% 34 95% 107 STOCK Internat 5.400 *52% * 27% 2 July 45% Jan 17,500 36% 28% 14% 13% Class 1332 15% 36% *28% 27%- 8 A 15% 30% 26% 23% 10,600 36% 20% 109 300 9,400 33 32% 15% *160 , 33 30 95% 3d'/4 8% 36% *35% 19 8% 8%. 15% x53 *18% 2,600 5% 37% 55 *7% 6,300 9% 29% 37 76 19% 9% *5% 5% 29% 26% *70 :100 , Coca-Cola Co 32% 19 10 5% preferred. YORK 34% 20% *41 ; 8% 9% 26% 31 1,600 8% x37 . L' 4% 4 » 23,500 9% 13% 2 Dec 36 16% 19 10% 9% 27% Jan Feb 17% 30% May 13% 16% 18 400 10% 1 4% 63% Jun May 21% 13% 16% 8 10% : 29,900 13% cum S per share Feb 18 9% May 13 78% 1,700 10% 11 *5% 85 >*105 EXCHANGE 17% May ' 66 • 800 5% 21V* 4% NEW 20% May 16Va May 65% *7% 78% 5 V8 1 preferred—— Highest $ per share Jan 33 66 STOCKS S per share 1140 35% 27% 32% 78% ;—1 —_ 7% .Range since Jan..1 ; Highest May x61V2 35% ! Year 1947 I per share 36 *75 '..32% —No par Peabody & Co pom—No Range for Previous Lowest 52 * 300 6% 10 185 : 38% —50 — 2nd 52 600 . 76% ,5V* xl5% 130 28% 32% *10% 1 94% 8 *22% gtd—50 Clinton industries Inp 3 154 Dec 89 xl3% Dec 24% May 140 Feb 39% Mar 4% Dec 32 47% May 19 18% Mar 22 11 52% 18% 109 100 51% 55 *28% 28%' ;■ 1,500 87/a 76% 32% , 18 % *35% 8% 1,400 "5% 53% 80 8% <(25 32% ' 5% " 26% *30% ; 78% 94% *80 1 —— 27% *160 Illuminating^com—No-par $4.50 preferred. No par com— 41 32%. 53% *18% Cleve Elec Graph Bronze Co 20% *28% f 54% *7% —100 33% 30 4% 28% 8% . 40 37 *8% 5% 8% 18% 55% 8%' 53% *75 Co-——-1—20 93 19% 29% 4 54% 27% ; 23% 93 19% 39 54 41; ,'•■ 23% 93 9% 30% *35% 94% 100 preferred non-cum 4% 55 37 *20% « 23% 19% 10 13 53% 26% C. C & St Louis Ry. Co copi__jl00 5% 4 43% 106 3% 24% 92% 10% 19% 18% *16% 24% r 23 Va 10%. *65 13 10,400 10 35% 16% 13% 10% 51% • 12% 10% 40% 18% ,.40 13 V* 10% 20 33 . 13 10% 8% 34 400 6,500 10% 5% 9 - 33Va 66% 547/8 — 5, 8% 35% *25% —No par i 7% 21% 10% *5% 1,100 7% 21 Va '10% 10 10% 10% 7% 21% 24% 11 < 30V8 51% 16% No par Clark Equipment 5 July 12 Jun 33% 8% *12% r City Stores..5 May 24 5% 35% 8.50 10 6 10'A 5% *65 —100 City Ice & Fuel 19% 10% 18% Co—10 84 % Apr 201 « 18% 5% 10% *7% 21 Va : 5% 11 ',.19% 18% 10% *10% 77% 1 5% 10% 30 , 3 10% 600 1,000 32% 78% 11% *11 32% 5% 10 , com „ I T Financial Corp. 115% Jun Elec & 32% 7-8% 32% 23% *28% *78 78% 32% 91% 28% ■ 79 32% 25 *28% 5% 50 78% 23% 28% 78 800 103 % 2,800 13% 8% 32% 103 103% 1,300 7% 91% 8% 5% 7 , 7% 25 " 8% 78 IVa 24 32 10% xl2% 25 24 300 21 Va 21 8% 32% • 40% 1 Jun C Dec 27% Gas 23% 92 10% 18% .——,—2.50 preferred 23 % 90 10% 29% L-A^-2-25 Cincinnati Milling Machine Nov 107" Copper .Co.. 25 93% 9% 40% —.100 common—— 5%%; preferred—.— 24 24% 23% 10% , —,—^__10 33 July 12 Jan 80 Co Oil, 14 24 *102% 19 *"18% 80 7% 13% 19 31% 10% 8 26% 26% 7 ■ 103 31% 11 24 . 7 *79 14% 9% , Co__No par 7' 27% Mar Jan ' Childs ■ Jun 65% Pac RR 80 31% 10% . 7 28% 78% 24 *102% 23 % 11% *51 *23% 21 Va 33% L,: 24 *7% 18% par 2,700 5% 21 *5% ' 8% . 3,200 9% 5% 31% *10% 8 *10% vtc——100 9 15 Va Jan Nov Rock Is & Chickasha Cotton 2 3 preferred 16% 9% 5% *79 , 9% Conv, preferred series A——100 Chicago Yellow Cab— —No par 20 4% Apr A 16% 9% 5% 102 10% Paul &. P'Vtc__No par 8 Dec 76 Chic 7 63% May St $? convertible preference__No 22 5% "- 16% 9% 5% 24% 32% - Chicago & Northwest com—No par 5f* preferred —100 Chicago Pneumat Tool conu.No par 19% May 27 42 1 16% 9% 5% 21% *92 28% *11 16% 9% ' 5% 8% 32% *77 *" 16% 16% 13% 9 ,*5% . *18% 7% 102 10% 10% *7% 25% 28% . 18% 7 103% 80 4,400 18% 10 *23Va 7% 100 26% 26% 19 9% 24 99% 133% 26% 21 > 24 93% *8% —,.40 48% July 1> .7 % Mar Mar 20% May Feb 26 Series 2 15% Oct 25 *92 * ' 14% 24" _■ com—No par : / 8% 14,700 31% 26 % 5% 7% 11 32% 31% 26% 16% 6 24 13% * Chic Ind & Louis Ry Co class A..25 Class B —; —No par May 21 5? A... Milw 17 10Va 6 80 Chicago Great West Ry Co com—53 5% preferred— __50 Chic 16% 10 32 preferred—100 RR Co Chicago Corp (The). - 30 331/4 38% East 111 Class 13% July 13 41% July 13 23% July 15 49% July 15 23% May 13% Nov convertible & 17 10 31% —1.25 3%% *18% 80 No par Chic 12% July 13 8% May 4% May —1 preferred 29 July 13. 17% July 14 14% May 21 5% May Products Chesapeake Corp of Virginia——J5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common__25 9 Jan 18% 21% 31% •98% *18% . 2,700 132 18% 11 50 54% 100 26 Va *7% 31% 300 54 54% 134 26% 21 '/* 31% 54 600 3,900 135% 134 32% 1 31% 55% 4,600 - *135 *98 80% • 54% 137 99 *102 No par 54% 137 t 35% 136 *31% Corp——5 133 35% 37 99 7% CO——5.50 Checker Cab Mfg 8 May Sugar Copper Belt Co...~.J—* No,par Champion Paper & Fib com—No par 8 30 Pasco *133% 7% *134 103% Chain 9 '• 23 8 de Certain-teed May 24 Feb 27 Cerro 35% 12% 31% 7% 100 *7 • 37 12% 31% , 7% 136 *80 100 x36% 12% 33 *7% *99% *102 pfd—100 RR of New Jersey- Violeta *31% '7% 134 16% ± 12% . 33 100 10 wo par 12% *32 136 *134 24 12% ■. 137 25% 24 20 800 37% 5% 105% 36,600 36% 25% 5% *104% 32% 37% 18% - 105% 27 % *7% 30% *104% 105% 32% 7% 32 7,100 26% 13 *98% , 5% 30 32 31% 100 134 90 5% "32% 12% 25 % - pfd-.ll-lOO 4% May 31% *98% 134 200 54% 5% 32% *7% 54% 14% *53 5% 30 32 55% 14% Shares 30 7% 55 14% 54% for the Week 32% 13 .137 Sales $ per share 32% 31% 137 Friday Dec. 10 ; 30 t *7% *135% . 14% *53 6 *104% '37% 54%. 31% :• 5 Corp Light 4%% Central NY Pr Corp 3.40% tCentral *54 105V* 105% 13 ' 37% 137 105% 31% 7% 37 —.1 Apr Dec 13% 31% *135 Co vtc_—No par series B vtc 100 96 % 11'/a 13 s 9104V* ■' *31" 1.20 '. Dec 74 32% Ry 3 Jun 30 31% : No par 217/a 18% Feb 30 31% 100 Dec 5% 30 31% 7% No par 19% 11 30 . -—100 54% 5% Dec. 9 . t per share 14% "53 • 6 32 ' common.———25 *14% 53 5% Thursday Dec. 8 $ per share 14% 53 30 *31% _1__1 common *14 6 30 * series—,—__50 Corp preferred.- Corp 54% 5% 105 5 1—10 common General (Jit 7% 25 20 Va Jan & __No par —— 15 *53 6 PRICES Wednesday *104 Celanese Corp of Amer com—No par $4.75 1st preferred ...No par May 27 197/a May Light *14 54 *5% 100 preferred Caterpillar Tractor 9 x97 Corp Ry 7% 68 % May 15 17% May & Conv preierred 2 64 Power Carriers 147% July 15 49 % May & Ohio 14% *53 . SALE * Dec. 7 $ per share $ per share "13% 10 —_1 HIGH AND Tuesday Dec. 6 y $ per share • common—l Carpenter Steel Co May 20 52% Jun Clinch Carolina 12 19% May 21 43 % Jan 8 9 class A Par LOW Monday 4 ^ (2443) RECORD Saturday S3 preferred A Capital Airlines Inc— 5 41% Jan • lJ 35 Va Dec May 15 110% Nov 3 Oct 47 CHRONICLE • STOCK ; Aug 26 8% Mar 22 20 21% - STOCK EXCHANGE 56 Jan Jan YORK f per share Feb 50% 29% May 132 f per share 11 39% , NEW YORK Highest Feb 128 Dec 12Va May 35% May est 57% Dec 38" w 15% Nov 27 Range since Jan. 1 L< Highest $ per share Apr FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest f per share & 42% Jan 5 99% May 25 3 Consumers Power Co corn.._'.No par $4:50 ;2—...No par Container 4% Corpvof America conu_20 preferred _i. —100 . ~'34. *91%; Continental Baking Co com_.No par $5.50 preferred S3.-75 preferred LNo.par Continental Can Inc common..1.20 ' No par Diamond Fibre——1—5 13 Ya May 21 Continental 64% Oct Continental Insurance 26 Li—LNo-par preferred— $4.52 preferred —10 14% "'91 ' *92% ; 31 94 14% 14% 14% 14% 91 91 92 90 V* 92 31% -31 Va 31% 97% 31%. 61% 94 31% 14% - «*95% 9, 31 *95 96% 9' 61% 30% *95 , X14 % , 31% 96 89% 96 , 31% 96 R% P% *8% 9 8% 8% 61% 61% 61% 63 62% 62% r 36 92% 13% 1 88 % 31 *95% 8% 62 31 102% .104 92% 14% x89%. 30% , 30%- 31% 14 - 88% -■ 31% • 96% 8% 62 30% 102% 102% 104 104 36 Va 92% 36% 540 410 1,400 92% 130 *13% 13% 2,900 88 V4 88% 240 30% 31 Va 17,800 *95 96% .100 8% 8% 1,100 61 Va 61% 2,000 19 20 COMMERCIAL THE (2444) YORK NEW Ranee for Previous 1 per thare 6% May S per < per share 12% 6 Feb 10% Jun 24 69% Jun 18 Continental Oil 19"% Apr 16 33 Jun 14 Continental Steel 55"% Dec Apr 27% Oct 14 14% May 19 Feb 19% Mar 43 55 Dec 17% Oct May Jun Dec 44 9 x49% Mar 17 13 Feb 11 42 % Mar 24 Feb 55 Mar 16 9% Nov 10 July 12 21% Oct 22 Nov 15% Jun Copperweld 15 12% May 20% Feb Dec 61 Jan 50 Feb 13 18% Dec 32% Feb 18 Nov 10 23% Oct 88% Dec 105% Feb 88 Nov 3 88 Dec 105% Jun 86 Oct 28 Sep 75% Jan 56% Dec 1 1 July 21 66% Mar 24 Mar 19 177 Aug 164 % Oct 4% Dec 8% Jan 3 % Dec 1 5% Jan 2 Dec 4% Jan 2 Nov 29 3% Feb 2 26 % May 40% Feb 29 Feb 13 39% Jun 14 94% Aug 31 98% Jun 2 Jan 15 24% Jun 8 195 Mar 107 97 Dec 11% Dec 16 Oct 2 2'/a Dec 30 Jan 41 Dec 52% Mar 18 9% Dec x21 9 Mar 18 17% Nov 10 36% Nov 18 13 26% May 27 Crane Co 3%% . 1 34% Jun 25 Apr 34% Oct 24% Dec 10 98 Dec 108% Feb 91% Feb 24 105% May 130% Oct 95 Dec 9 Jun 1 22% May "37% Feb 21 Nov 29 28% Jun 14 1 78% Jun 2 Zellerbach 5% Cuba 65 % Dec .Jan 96 66 Dec 22 May 34% Oct 25 Dec 3 13"% May 21% Jan 12% Feb 11 165 Jan 12% Dec 82% Dec Dec xl6 24% Oct 6% May 113 % 56 v- Jan Jun „ 4% May 12% May Feb 129 18% May 155 Jan 165 17% 19% 27% 12% Apr 21 7% Dec Sep 1 Dec 8 Feb 12 % Nov 29 NOV 15% Dec 1 70 Mar 101 j 7 Feb 147 70 Feb 11 122% Feb Dec Mar 17 1 Mar 11 129 Jan 17 17% Aug 9 Jun 4 34 177 13% May 21 88 July 30 17% May 18 24% Jan 13 13% July 15 150 Feb 4% Feb 11 May 14 12% July 21 Dec 183/*Feb 13 28% Sep Jan 27 132 48 133 Apr 30% 21% Mar 16 Feb Cuneo Prior 137 July 2 x31% May 26 A common 91% *91 92 58% 91 *170% 172% *170% 1,700 210 10% 51 19% 10% 11% 10% 10% *50% 51% 50% 50% 420 19% 19% 19% 19% 5,600 91 Va 91 • 91% 91 % *91% 92% 92 *91 92 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2 2% 2% 2% 30% 96 9% 9% *23 31. 30% *93% 3iya 97 *94% *9% 23% 23% ' *90% *2% 172% 9% 173 40 130 3% 5,100 1,600 2% 2 % 2% 30% *94% 110 4,900 173- 3% 3% 3% 30 95 30% 31 96 95 95 3,600 100 9% 9% 9% *9% 9% 1,100 24% 23% 24 173% 3,400 57% 57 2 % 2% 30% *94% x9% 57% 57 58 30% 98% 23% 17% 172% 172% 3% 3% 31 9% 10 *23 • 57 172% 3% 150 17 49 58% 172% 2,500 54% 91% *90% 91 57% 58 x54% 19% 91% 91% 54% 24% 24% 24% 24% 1,300 3,100 18"% 18% 19% 18% 19% 19 19 18% 18% 18% 18% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% ?7% 37% 37% 31 Va 38 1,000 25 Va X24% 24% 24% 24% 5,000 95% 95 % No par No par 1 — 7% Inc 92 3% 25% Inc 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 95 95 95 95 94% 95 24% . " *93 96% 22 22% 67 • 67 25% *93 178 22% *66 68 26 15% *160 96% ' 22% ' '' 25"% 15% • 8 8 *71 *15% . 12% 16% 7% *50 • 50% * 7'% pfd—100 21"% 140 ' *132 No par 17 ' * 51 - *132 7% 23% 140 *132 26 26 20% 1 20% 21 21 21% —100 Davega Stores Corp common—2.50 5% conv preferred 20 Davison Chemical Corp (The) 1 Dlayton Pwr & Light common 7 *88% 89% 88% 88%- *88 88% *15 16 *15 15%' *15 15% 15% *14% 15% *14% " 15% 15% 15% *160 2,100 178 6,100 8% 8 8% 330 26 *25% 26 178 *69 70 200 12% *12% 13 1,400 17% 17% 17% 7% 7% *122 49% 7% 15%,. 25% 700 70 23% 21 25% 66% 8 133 7% 22% • ? 25% 900 7% 14,400 48% 7% 250 125 48% 1,300 7% 28,500 7% 23 23 23 140 *132 *132 140 4,500 25% 25%' 20% 125 48% • 17% 7% 7% 130 48% ;■ 140 *132 140 "26 25% 66 *68 22% - 2,300 *12% x48% 7% 7% 22 21% 13 17% *123 51% 7% 7% 22% 22 190 21% 70 17% TVs' 15% *160 8% 8 70 134% 25% 15% 178 *12% 17 7% 134 50% 7% ' 8% 12% 66 26 15% 71 12% 8 26 " *160 390 97 *95 21% 66 % -'■21'%' 21% 66 ,66 15% 71 135 50% - 7% 21% 16% 7% ■' 95 '95 95 ,96% *21% 178 8 ' ' 26% 15% 8% 134% ' *25% 12% 16% 137 67% *160 72 12% 7% » .*134 *66 178 8 73 12% 22 'A 94% 95 *93 96% 22 15% *160 *94% *93 " 26 15% * *71 1 Cutler-Hammer 19% *54 25 187/S — Cushrhan's Sons 19% *91 58 *2 5 preferred Class 19% - *x24 % 17 10% 51% 19% 92 *94% pfd 100 common—10 100 10 100 preferred Curtiss-Wright 1 19% 10% 50% 24% *48 10% 50% 10% 51 % 24 300 15% 17 17 *48 9% 10,400 15% 49 17% 48 *50% 18,400 15% *15% 17 17% 48 9% 7% 55% *48 18 48 52 , 49 17% 48 31% Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 Curtis Publishing com No par $7 54% 55% Shares 7% 7% ' *36% Inc Press .°53% 24% 54% 18 *170% preferred Cudahy Packing Co common 4%% preferred 61 6% 21 % non-cum *24% 48 57% 100 1% 54% »90 com__No par « of Amer 6% RR 24% 7% 2.50 preferred-. conv 24% 54% 16 S per share 55% I per share 55 the Week No par 5 No par No par com Cuban-American Sugar 2 Aug Corp preferred $4 2nd preferred Crucible Steel 24% *53% 19% *91 2 $4.20 103% July 14 24% *51 1 America..:. preferred $2 Crown *15% 100 Cream of Wheat Corp (The) Crown Cork & 8eal com 6 46% Mar 15% 25 preferred of 15% Dec. 10 Dec. 9 7% 55% 15% 24% 54% 7% 55 15% 7% 55 17% 1 common Creameries 16 7% 55% 8% 56% Sales for Friday Thursday Dec. 8 t per share $ per share 7% 55% 8 , 47% 9% 20 5 100 100 25 100 1 „1 Exchange Bank & Tr Co Corning Glass Works common 3%% preferred Cum pfd 3%°Io ser of 1947 Corn Products Refining com 7% preferred Coty Inc Coty International Corp 97% July 98 series t per share 56% 24% *53% 5 50 common Dec. 7 *15% __No par Co pref 5% Corn 15 2% Dec common—5 Dubllier Electric Corp Cornell 67% July 14 170 14 Corp Steel Convertible 1 51% 61% 7% 55% Delaware Cooper-Bessemer Corp $3 prior preferred 55 49 of LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Wednesday Dec. <i $ per thare 1 5 Continental Motors 11 Apr 12% Dec. 4 Par 27 12% Monday Monday, December 13, 1948 RECORD Saturday STOCK YORK I per share share 46% Feb STOCK EXCHANGE Feb 35 , NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest CHRONICLE STOCKS' ., Year 1947 Lowest & FINANCIAL 20% 25% 25% 25% 1,300 2,800 ' ;,D 19% Aug 26% Sep 19 Sep 28 30% Jun 10 90% 97 Sep 85 Oct 8 94% Jun 24 23% Oct 13% Mar 9 20% Jan 2 25 17% Jan 6 Nov •14% May 15 16% Jan Feb Dana pfd series A— 31% Aug 4 Jun 17 Preferred 3.75% series A 100 *86 88 *86 88 *86 88 *86% 84 27 94 Jun 10 Preferred 3.75% series B 100 *87 89 *87 89 *87 89 *87 89 Feb Feb 45 % Oct 27 Dec 1 42 Jun 15 31 May 46% Oct 32% Dec 1 46% Jan 2 Dec 38% Feb 29% Feb 5 45 % Mar 38% Jan 20 34% May 24 50% Jun 24 Delaware & Hudson Delaware Sep 8% Nov 30 8% Sep 24 15% Jan 5 Decca Rubber Co Dayton 9 13% Jan Records & Deere 7% Co 11 13% July 12 14% Feb 11 39% July 15 25% May 44% Dec 32 % Mar 16 20% Dec 27% Mar 20 Apr 9 Aug 62% 56 Dec 2 58 July 15 21% May 17 60% Jan 9 Detroit 59 9% Dec 10 13% May 24 23 Detroit 16% Jan 10 26% 16 22 ' 13% July 17%" Jan 22 % Mar 18 Oct Jan 11% Dec 9 20*% May 31% Feb 20% Dec 9 35% Apr 47 Jan 35% Mar 12 Nov 50 Jan 38 24% Feb 11% Nov 29 18% Jan 13 19% Feb 13 Mar 17 14% Mar 12 Oct 28% Jun 46 2 for 46% July 29 19% May 26 Xl9% May 21 Diamond 20% Oct 19 6% Distill 9% 9 Va 1,600 ; 8% 8% 9Va 7,000 ; 29% 8% 29% X8% 29% 28% 29 Va 1,900 33% 34 Va 33 34% 33 33% 32% 33%- 33 33% 33 Va 34 34 34 33% 34 *33% 34% *33% *41 42 40% 41 40% 40 V* 40% Divco 22 19 Feb 24 Dome 29 67% Apr 15 Douglas 50% Oct Dow 97 Feb 6 106% Jun 90 Feb 13 106% Oct 22 $3.25 xl8% Nov 29 31% Jun 21 Dresser 15 $4 98% Feb 83 Jan 2 98 July 16 3%% 19 Feb 12% Feb 11 20 17% NOV 12% Mar 11 18 May 15 May 20 Dunhill 14% 115% Dec July 129 % Aug 92% Dec 107% 110% Sep 115% Jun Dec 19% Mar 14 113% Jan 28 Feb 11 94 Sep 111% Aug 24 11% Dec 9 188% July 9 124% Jun 17 99 % Jun 116 22 15% Jan *2 S per share Jan 16 Nov Lowest 14% Dec May < per share 25% Aug 24% Apr 163 Dec 18% Nov 30 Dec 25% May 27 20% May 18 19% Nov 1 Jan 13% Nov 10 22% Jan 48% July 198% Oct 38 Va Feb 10 46% May 15 88 Dec 15% Aug 104 109 157 Sep 27 Dec 10 14% Dec 7 Feb Feb 82 27% Feb Dec 111% 4% May 50% May 8% 65% Feb 16% Feb 33% May 8 7 8 Feb 10% May Mar 10% Dec 94 Feb Dec 5% Jan , 5 39% Nov 10 175 8 Jun 1 8% Jun 24 56' Jun 1 Feb 13 16% Oct 21 32% Feb 19 37% Jun 47 47,% 10 13% Feb 11 2% May 24 23% July 7 11 % May 145 Dec 19% Feb 171 10 166 Oct 21 135% Dec 156% Feb 123% Feb 11 147. Oct 26 Jan 57% Oct 49% Feb 10 56% Jan 9 . • 139: July 24% Mar 14 Feb Sep 28 19% Nov x55 45 Dec 9 8 Aug 19 Dec 102 May 3% Dec 8% Dec - Jan 6 27% Jun 14 Oct 55% Feb 13 76 Dec 12% Feb 11 Oct 19% Jan Apr 107 4% 12% Jan 2 x29% Jan 22 Mar 97 Feb 27 4% Jan Dec 5 12% Feb 9% Feb 11 67 Feb 50% Feb 11 63 3 85 Mar 59 Sep 14 July 6 15% July 9 16% Aug 27 84 104 Jan .♦8 Jun 10 6% Nov 4 16% July 12 65% July 15 68 Va Apr 14 7%: May 17% Dec 24% Feb 10% NOV 25% Jan 18 7% Mar 17 20% May 17 11% Jan 5 32% May *•% Deo 50% Oct 35% Nov 30 49% May, 3 7% Mar 30 13% Feb 4 % Nov see page 29 9 Va Nov 13% Aug Per footnotes ,*98% ; 99% par *,101 Va 102% 50c 20% 20'A 100 46% 46% *98% 20% - 28. 4% Nov 18 9 Jan 14 i 99%. 102 ,102 , Corp Preferred $4.50 $3.50 series Duquesne Light 5% DWG Cigar Corp 100 5 119% *97 No par 1st pfd 170 *118% series——No par Preferred 169% 97% 13 YORK Eagle-Picher Eastern Eastman 6% Kodak Co 10 Corp 100 ^ Bros Stores Inc 4% % 1 common preferred Products 4% % 100 Co 2.50 common preferred Stop Nut Co Elastic Electric Auto-Lite 100 Convertible Mus Amer 97 Co 5% % 5% El 12% Electric 09% ; 99% ■'100 100 104 :h 104% ,'*104 104% 99% 104,»!j 404 y* 20% 19% ■ 48% ; 19% 10,100 *86% 88i/2 *86% *12% 13% *12% *13% 13% 12% 13 800 171% 172% 171% 172 4,000 *118% 119% *1181% 97% 97% 115% *12% 12% AND HIGH 115 *11% SALE *97 97% 115 12% ♦ 14 119% 200 400 11% 97% 97% 116 115% 115% 130 500 12 *11% 11% PRICES Wednesday Friday Thursday Dec. 8 Dec. 9 t per share t per share 87% 98 *115% Dec. 10 < per share t per Sales 19% 19 19 19 19 19% 19% 19 Shares 19% 16 16% 16 16% 15% 16% 15% 16 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15'A 15% 14% 14% 160 *1591/4 159 ' 131/4 13% 13 13% 12% 13 Va 2,300 43% 43% 43% 44 43% 44Vb 12,900 160 *159iA 161 *160 32V4 31'A 31% 311/4 31% 31% 15% 15 Va 14% 15 14% 14% *14% *88% 91% *88% 91% *881/4 91% *88y2 " " 11'A 96 14% 1% 20% 20% 20 *150 151% *151 *135 139 6% 41 135 *88'A 10% *94 6% 7 91% 10% 10% 1 1 % 94 94 7 7 7y8 20% 41% 40% 14'A .14% xl3% *34 1% 20 - 96 40% 42 *160 163 31% 4,300 15 ,15 15 2,100 91% *88 92 11 11 *92 96 11%' 11% 3,000 96 *92 10 *6% 40% 6% 6% 6% 3,600 40% 41 y4 40% 41% 7,000 14 14% 14 Va 14Vb 33% 33% *33% 34% 200 1% 1% 1% 1% 2'/a 2 »/8 65,700 20% 2oya 20% 20% 20 '/a 7,000 34 35 14 'A 34 2 19% 203/8 150'A *149 151 150 138 *135 138 *135 51 51 51 52. 50% 51 15 14% 14% 14% 15 1501/4 60 163 31 31% *134 151% 135 1,500 14 31% 11 2,300 24,900 43% 15% *94 for the Week thare 16% 32 42 300 2,700 20 13% *15 6% 19% 19% 7,800 14% 14 11'A 481% 90 43% 96 -47% , 19'A 341/2 151 *150 138% 2,500 154 136 136% *50 51% 2,100 , ' 200 *49% 50'A 50 V* 50'A 15 14% 14% 15 Va 15% 10 21% 21% 20% 21% 211/4 x20y4 20% 19% 20% 57% 57 Va *55'A 58 *55'A 57 x55 55 55 55 *55 *44 45% *44 45% *45 45% *44% 45% 44% 44% *43% 45% *66 66% 66 66 65% 65% x 651/4 66% 65% 65% 67 67% 1,800 13% 13% 14% 14 141/4 13% 14. 13 7/8 13% 13% 13% 3,000 141/4 8,900 14% 1,700 50 3 — Mfg Co 4 5 13 Va lo *14% 25 13 V* 14% 13% 14% 2,400 57 300 13% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 31 31 *31% 32 31 31% *30 31 99% *99 99% 99% 99 % *99 100 4% 4% 4% 4% 13% 13% 13% 13% 56 56 56 56 56 *61 66 *61 66 *61 100 *56% 58 *61 66 5 14% 20 321/2 13% 99% 5 13% . 4% 4% *10 10% 8% 3 —2.50 *35% 36 *4% 5 9'A *99 98'A 99 4% 5 *4% 13% 14 13% 13% 56% 56% *56'A 56% 66 *61 66 *61 4% 10 ' 1 , 14 y» 19% 14% No par 5 131/4 14% *31 Va *4% 50 13% 21 9 35%. *4% 4% 10i/4 9% 36 5 ' 4y8 9% 8% 36 *4% 5 41/4 10 9y8 14% 4% 9% 8% 36 35% 5 *4% 4% 9% 9 35% 5 4% 9% 8% 36% *4%. 4% 9% 8% 900 14% 15 1 preferred series A 13 y8 *14% „ 31 31 *98% Bldg common •*13% _Ioo : Eversharp Inc Corp Exchange Buffet Corp 48, n- i t 16 *15'A 1% Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co Eureka Williams Corp.: Evans Products Co Ex-Cell-O 48% 50 4% 5% 8 per share 14% _ RR ; Dec. 7 *33% Radio & Phonograph Empire District Electric Co_ Endicott Johnson Corp common Erie *98% , Tuesday 1% Emerson preferred Equitable Office i » 13 14 Va 11 Va 8,000 2,700 *13 44 *94 9,600 11% 52% *86% Dec. 6 14% common Natural Gas 11% 51% 47% ■99% - Monday 34% preferred preferred Paso 11% 52 13% 115 1% conv Emerson 11% 51 ' 97% 116 *33% Elgin National Watch Co Elliott 30%* 11% 119% *14»A preferred— —No par Electric Storage Battery No par 30 51 119% 3 $6 30% 900 10% 11% 119% No par Electric Power & Light com No par $7 preferred ——Nopar 10% 4«% 11% 119% 97 10% 30% 31 119% 41% shares x30% *118% 5 preferred Ind *10% 10% 173 6% (The) 70 3,300 10% 14 14 Va 160 47% 90 43% 32 29% *46% *13 14 * 14% *28% 46% *13% 44 •157 *14 47 *86% . 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Elec & 15% 14% 28% 20% .'■> 14 10 Manufacturing Co new com.2 15% *15'A 900 200 14% 10% ' 1 20" 43% 5 common • 19% 15% 1 Inc preferred Eaton 19% 10 Co Airlines Eastern Corp common Eastern Stainless Steel 9,400 28% '.102%: 103 ■ LOW I perthare 15% 14% 171% 12% Par 15% 48 171 12% 4.,^ 15% 29% 170% 12% Dec. 15% *28% 171% *114% Saturday 700 ? *47 170% 115% STOCK 12 Va *14% 14% 13% *114% - 42% 12% 48 32% ,99% r,. 20% 14 preferred 42 12% 29 14% 29 89 6 Jun 20 Va 36 No par 46% *13% 74% Jun 14 49: 17 47%- May Nov 17 59% 9% Mar 18 11% 27% May 46% 43% Xl2% 15% *86% 10 1% Nov 11 Jan 46% May 9% May 15 13%' 12 Jan Dec 15% 14 Ekco 2 Jan 3% 15% 15% ,_No par Du Pont de Nem (EI) & Co com__ 20 16% Jan 106 39% 47 13 89 Edison Sep 2 13 16 X15% 13 *42% „ 13 *13 19% May 17 92 Va Jun 1 43% 13 *13 17 33"% Dec *42% 43% 13 50 I per share 10 2~5~% 43% EXCHANGE 10 31 18% *42% *42% 11% NEW 14% Dec 51 43% 49% Highest 12% Dec 42 ya 1,000 *42% *86% * Range since Jan. 1 Highest 19% 1,400 39 STOCKS Year 1947 f per share 1,000 21 39 12% Range for Previous Lowest 12 21 39 1 3 Jun 11% 20% 39 51 conv *11% 11% 20% 11% International Duplan 200 11% 16% No 3,000 39% 16 common- 10% 23% 20 3A 2 preferred 9% 23% 11% Ltd common 10% 23% 20% 13 I 10 10'A 39% 13 preferred series A 10% May 7,900 58 *23% 10% 24 *23% 11% 50% Industries 1,600 20% 58 21% 11% 2nd 46 20 Va 58 39 11% 50 Co 45 20% 20% 50 Chemical 46% 20% 38% 11% 11% Mines 46% 21% No par 47 7,100 2,300 39 No par 15 11% Nov Jan 9 26 21% 11% Ltd Jun 76 8% 25% 39 12 Aircraft 21% 9Va 26% *57 58 14% _ 4% 13% 4% *9% .. 700 100 800 60 4% 1,300 13% 9,000 56'A 900 66 5 10 2,700 1,800 8% 8% -8,200 37 X36 Va 37% 1,300 5 .*4% 5 ' - 700 22 32 16% May 45% May 1,600" 40 2 Corp 33% 40% *21% 33 Doehler-Jarvis 33% 40% 9 203/8 10% 10% 32% 16 34 40% 12,700 26 47 20% 23%' 33 "A Jun 20 10% *23% 32% 40 Nov 10% 23 Va 5 13 9 *39 par 25 . 10% 23% Car Co Pepper Co 32% Feb ,♦11% 12.50 No 10% 24 10% Feb May 5 1 J. 10% *23% 10% 29 ■' 9 *56 10% Oct Mar 18 1 _1 Dixie Cup Co common Class A Dr. " 26% *46% 10% 39% 164 48 10% 5 197 20% 56 % * —No par Jan 173 47 20% - 20% 58 *47% 23 Nov 46 20% *56 47% 1 Dec 47'A 58 47% Dec 80 46% 20% 14% Feb Oct 47 20% *54 28% 34 Dec 47 20 14% 10 ' 8% 26% 28% 21 23 9Va 21 Va 14% 2 Apr 104 % 8% 26% 48 Jun 56 Dec 9% 27% 30% 41 9 Dec 9% 27% *14% 13 May 9% 27% *47% Nov 14 9 27 *28% 25 46% Dec 9% ,•9% 9% No par Sep Oct 91% 42 9% . , i 1 No par 40% 55% 22 34'A *41 9% *9% 50 Corp May May 42% July 114% Feb *34 100 Corp-Seagrams 28% May I 9 Va 8% 29% 9% West-RR preferred 25 1 8% common T Motor 49 ' 29% Corp par tic 230 8% ' Match 90 Va 28% pfd Vilbiss Co De 130 89% 88 1,900 7,900 8% Devoe & Raynolds class A Diamond 90 V* 28% com Edison 10 Jun 25 V* 90% 8% Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co__100 Steel ' 19% 25 . 28% Detroit-Michigan stove Co 26% Oct 10% May & Grande for 89 "*18% 19% 25 V* 88 ' 8% 100 7% Feb Dec ctfs 19% 25 89 - 25% 29% Western Feb Escrow 25 Va 25% 8% 100 19% ctfs 19% xl9 20 25% *28% 20 Escrow 25% 25 _No par 10% Oct 9% 19% 20 20 1 preferred Lack 19% 25 Va *14% 50c common Denver & Rio 19% 25 Va 50c Inc Deep Rock Oil Corp 6% May 98% J 88 28% July 14 20% Sep 100 94 23% 36 % 16 16 Aug Dec 16 14 Sep 19% *15 25 Sep Dec 200 15 18% Feb 33 15% 70 16V2 24% Feb 11 11% May 87% 16% 82% Nov 12% 17Dec 20% 87 16% Oct Dec 42% 20'A 88'A *16 88 Jan 84 Oct 20% 15% 15 * 24% Dec 5% May *14% 20% *87% 15 Va >88 35% Dec 82% 32% May , 101% July 101% July 24 29% • , Corp common 3%% f Volume 168 Number 4759 COMMERCIAL THE Ban re (or Previous STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 Lowest Lowest Highest # per share t per share 44 60 Jan 11 % 32 10 Fairbanks 33% Oct 28 Fajardo Sugar Co of: Porto Rico Nov Feb ' 24 11% Jun 16 * Farnsworth 20 11 42% Mar 35% Feb Dec 23 % July 16 14 V2 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 10 24%4Sep 7 26% Jan 18% Mar 17 26% Just :t 59% Feb 61 Feb 20% May •46% May d2%. Jun Sep 53% Feb 28 42 107% Aug «2ya Dec 51% May 14% May 21 y» "39 y2 May Dee May Dec 26 Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N. Y Jun 29 Firestone Tire & Rubber 7 42% Jun M *104 9 2 17% Jan 13 V* Feb *21 24 Aug 12% Nov 24 21% Jan 6 40% Deo 23y« Feb 40% Jan 12 16% Jun 24 ' 18 May 14% 14% 37 36% *16% 17 6% ,6% 23% 23% 23% 23% 19% 20 20 20 66 % 66 66 17% 29% 30 17% 29% *96 98 *29 30 13% 13% *12% .13% No par *12% 13% 26% 26% 26% 14 13% \ 29% 13% *12% ■, 27% 90% 160 20% 20 Va 1,400 *10% 19% 600 291/4 13 13 - 45% '104 54 V4 17% 29% 54 , ■ 96 *13 . *95 29% 5,900" TO 29% 400 13% ♦13 13% • 1,100 98 . 13% 13% 100 1,800 17 Va *29 13%.. - 3,400 55 - 28% 96 800 44% 104% • 17 Va ..29% f29 4,800 66% 44 V* 104% 29 , . *65% t66, ,17% 13% , 20 54 V* - 29% 13% 13V4 , 27 90% 44% 98- 29 %- ' 600 28 V* 66 17%. *96y4< .98 2,400 21V* '104 54%, 29% 2» % , 400 6 92% 45 17%. 29% . 17 6% *19% i 54 %, *17,% *96 96 29% : 104,% *104% *54/ 55 26% •- —7% Florsheim Shoe class A 54% 17% 44% 45% 104% 36% 6 , 6,400 20% , 20 700 14% .<. 27% I 21 j • 95,300 36% 17 66%., 67 66% 45% *13% No par 66 *^ ♦104 104%. 54% 29 28% .*96% No par Corp . ... 45% 45 ♦104 •17% Florence Stove Co_—— 66 44% 44% *104 29 2,900 7V* 17 37 92% X20% 3,000 21% 23% - 14% •14% 1 Shares 39'A . 6%- .17 28%; „ •20% 52% Power , 92% 23% *W% Florida 27%. 92 *23 No par preferred 64 27% 92 *91% 8 6 the Week .91 Va 27 % 93 92% 23% *36 y4 , 6V8.,. 1 21 23 % . 13% 17% ., • x6 Vi, 7 . . 28% 27% 28 .27% *19% 37 ,17, • 6% 6 VB - 14% 14% 37 17 6% 8 v. *23 , 39 20% ; 20% .. 23% *36% 36% 6 21 s 7% • < 14%,. 14% *16% Fllntkote Co (The) common—No par MajV27 36% May 28 14% (The) -Carpet Co—__ JXo par Firth Dec 7% 37 —10 First National Stores—- 29 y2 Dec 6% *91 % .——100 20% *Aug 28% Nov 29 6% 17 com—-25 — 89% July 12 •96 6% 104% 53% preferred 4% % 14% Feb 20 Oct 23%, *35% ■ —5 1 53 Jan 20% 23% 5 •60 % Oct 41V2 21 23% 100 com preferred — Felt & Tarrant Mfg Co.. Ferro Enamel Corp— 49% Mar 16 Jan 39% 21 23 % *16% No par- Dcpt Store-s 4%Yo 107% Jun 1 103% Nov 18 119%, Feb Dec Federated 39 21 23% 6% 14% 38% 20% Sales for Dec. 10 I per share 39% 39% 39% 39% 38% 20% Friday Deo. 9 I per share t per share 23% 6%, , . Federal Motor Truck. May 18 31% May 14 15 26% 1 Mining & Smelting Co—_2 Federal-Mogul Corp s 5 <99% Jun 39 < Federal 9 Dec 13 3 10 J20 30 Jun Televis'n & Rad Corp—l 12 y8 Feb Jun 99 43 90 107% •24 23 20% Feb Dec 194 Oct 38% 20% *23 1 20% May 22 Mar 11 5% Nov 30 28% July Apr 16 Corp Thursday Dec. 8 • $ per share 20 Fedders-Qulgah Corp ♦ Brewing Dec. 7 21 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday- Dec. 6 I per share —No par Co Faistan Nov 11 •97 % & 28% Oct 29 Feb 5 Dec Morse 14 Monday f per share Par share 54% Jun 14% May per Aim: 9% May 16 y# Dec. 4 30 37 ~9% Dec Saturday EXCHANGE xl9Va Nov 30 Feb 20 47s May $ (2445) LOW AND HIGH SALE NEW YORK STOCK Highest t per share Jan 31% May 25 Vs FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & 3,200 13% 200 24% 3,200 " 14 Vt Jan 9 May 91 Dec 19'/* May 15% Feb 9y8 Mar 17 29 110 11 Nov 82 10 Nov 85 July 23 12% May 24 47% Jun 14 » 105 Jun Dec 6 % Nov 10 92 27 38% May 21 25% Jan 5 Dec 23% May 12 % May 26% Jan 22 25% Jan 10% Nov 56% May 50% Feb 8% Aug 9 35% Feb 13 11% Nov 22 Jan 10 39 Jan 18% Dec 77 Dec 8% Dec 5% May 18 % Jun . Mar 16 Feb Sep 28 6% Nov 30 10% Oct 6% Dec 17y8 Dec Gamewell 16 Oct 11% Feb 109 Jan 99% Mar 24 Oct 43% Nov Dec 16 y8 Nov 13% 14% Apr 1 9% Mar 17 Feb 8 May Apr 83% July 37 Sep 47 23% Dec 137 Dec 32 May 9 Nov 72% Sep 23 28 y8 Nov 30 33 Feb 18% Sep 160 Jan 39% 34% Dec Dec 10% Dec 16% Mar 43 May 54% July 123 Dec 131 % Feb 100 Dec X122 Feb 45% $4.50 preferred General 15 July 14 82 Jun General Cable 21 4% 44% July 15 4% 1st Jan General 41 Jun: General 96 Mar 19 9 Mar 13 Jan 2 28 8 7% Foods Jun 2 13% Jun 17 53 Oct 25 General Mills 118% Feb 25 128% Jun 2 5% 10 108 3 , Feb Jun Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 8 per share I per share 129 Oct 7 125% Jun 107 y8 Sep 93y8 Feb 17 .99% Jun 14 13% May is y4 Oct 19% Jan 12% Mar 17 20% Dec 16% Feb 13% 26 Feb 12% Nov 24 Dec 11% Dec 19 May 125 Oct 3% May 18% May 26 50% Maris * 4% 16% 3iy2 140 6% 29% 119 Feb 2% Feb Jan 11 Feb 19 Feb Nov 11 Nov 22% Feb 17% Jun 26 Nov 1 10 20 18% May 27 4% May 21 17 15 % Jun 2A 9 Sep 15 4% Mar 11 Oct Nov 13 120 Feb 66 11 29 May 18 128% Jan 29 General Preferred Outdoor Gen Gen General 15 31% Jan 12 132% Oct 23 Gen Steel 26% Dec 35% Jan Apr 30 106 Apr 23% Aug 11 22% Feb 11 Feb Dec 40% 29% May 18 30% May 6 98% Apr 2 Feb 18% Dec 10 30 Jun Jan 80 Nov 3 90 General Gen May 12 . 101% Oct 15 17 Feb 72% Jan 23 82% May 19 36% Dec 27% Feb 13 Gillette Safety Razor Dec 105% Jan 88 % Dec 9 39% May 21 96% Jun 2 Feb 17% Nov 30 25 Gimbel Brothers Dec 103 May 15 Jan 75% Dec 10 85% Jun 26% Nov 19% Nov 10 28 51% May 58 Sep 48% Feb 27 5 % May 7 Feb 124 Oct 33 Feb 15% Dec 71% Feb 104% 21 Jun Dec 49 99% Dec 41Va • , Jun Dec 106 61% 4 113 Mar 1 Mario 3 6% Oct 122 Nov 4% % 19 19 1,200 *128% 130 38% 38% *128% 130 39 Va 39% 91% 91 10% 10% 10% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 9,700 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 51 51 50% 51 2,000 *123 124% *123 ♦104 107% 50% - 123 123 124 ♦104 107 $5 conv preference 28 1 24% May 17 47% Mar 16 July 94% Mar 11 103 % Aug 38% Mar 17 50% Oct 23 Dec 109 Aug 96% Mar 18 24 Jan 15% Dec 10 26 105% Oct 4 23% Jun 14 Co 122 13% V 24% 13% 3% 11% 11% 11% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 1,900 24% 24% 25 3,100 24% 24% 24%., 24% 14 13% 14 13% 3% (The) . 24% 24% 27 26% 24% 124% 24% 24% 24% *80 * *80 *72 76 *72 76 com—No par No par 33 33 33 33 *90% 92 90% 91 *18 18% 17% 18% *80 82 82 ' No par No par *77% *77% 21 20% 50 49% 1 5% 5% .100 *116% 157/s 118 119 10 16 15% 60% 102% 41% *100 101% 16% 16% 16% *72 % 2,900 17% 17% 6,100 76% 76 % 75 Va 76% 1,100 20% 20% 20 % 20% 2,800 49 49 49 49 50 . 120 *5% 5% 5% 5% 120 *116% 88 *83 *116% ■ • 300 300 1,200 5% 40 120 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% :■* 2,500 x57% 58% 56% 57% 55% 56% 5,400 15% 61 102 Va *101 42% 100 6,600 41 Va 41% *100% 101 % 16 Va 15'/a 15% 3,000 3% 41,300 6 % 1,100 15% 16 16 ' 102% *101 41% 101 Va 41% *—< 0 0 101% ♦100% 101% 102'A *101 42% 41% 16% 16 33% 17% 20% *5% 103% *100% 33% 33% 88 Va 17% 77 *116% 41% 16% 3,300 33% 20% *101% 101V2 . 88 % 77 118 - 19% 76 • 17% *49 5% 2,000 33% 17% 50 3,100 25 91 33 *88% 77% *116y4 42% *100 76 17% *5% 60% 102% 41% 60 ♦72 21 15% 102% 76 170 23% 82 *80 *72 2,000 120 103% 18% 82 77 60% 41% *101% *80 20% 16 59% 19% 82 33% *49 118 103 % 19% ►101% 20 *80 90% 17% 5% 5% X23 % 76 *88 49% 78% 19% 27% 82 33% 21% *49% 103% *101% 20% *72 78% 20% 50 103% *101% 23% 27 27 27 27% 20 20% 24 900 27 Va 119% x23 % 24% 24% 122 121 30 6,900 5 23% *27 26% 26% 26% 122% 23% 23% 23% 24 V, 26% 24% 27 20% No par 125% 4% 5 *121 125 24% 26% — *123% 4% 125% 24% 26% 26% 27 124% *101% Gotham Hosiery 123 Va 4% 19% - 4% 24% 24 'A 24% *123% 124 103% com— 123 Va *19% *123% 5 No par (B F) 2,500 20% 20 Vs preferred— 19% 123% No par $5 19 Va 5 Goodyear Tire & Rub com—No par $5 preferred No par Goodrich Co 19'A 123% 26% Co 19 %;. *19% *101% Inc.: 25,200 5 26 Gold & Stock Telegraph 11% 20% 104 com 2.500 11% 123% 20 preferred Goebel Brewing Co__ 3% 11 % 19% 26 conv X3 Va 11% 123% *102 5 3% 11% ,11% 11% 5 com 13% 3% 19% 26% 7,200 13% 13% 3% 3% 3% 11% . 125% 24% 800 *13% 19% 123 600 13% *122% 1 / 96 i 4% 32,900 58 Va 122'A 96 No par com 57% 122% 96 4 No par u—20 58 Va 122% 95% 11% 5 Shares t per share share 57% 122% 58 122 24% 3% —5 —No par the Week 96 Vs 14 3% 5 f per Sales far Friday Dec. 10 Dec. 9 13% r 24% 13% < ' Thursday * 13% 24% 120 500 96% 13% 3% 124% 107% 95% 1 13% 1 ' 124% *104% 122% 57% 58% 122 124% 95% 957/s 957/b :24 % common Goodall-Sanford 122% 96 13% I' 10c preferred 4%% 11 Feb $4.50 Glidden ; *122 122% 96 *13% 57% 58% 300 91% 91% 104% 104% t per share S per share I per share 58 58% Dec. 8 91%' ♦90% 91 HIGH SALE PRICE8 Wednesday , Dec. 7 Dec. 6 share • ' " Tuesday... Monday No par Co J ,39% 124 104 ♦122 : 6,800 91% 104 t 26,500 39 39% 124 No par 39% 38% *130 10% 105 57% 39% 39 92% *122% 9 per 10 38% 39% 38% 39 10% ♦103 4 132% 39 Va 132% 39 38% 39% *130 130 130 130 38% 38% ♦75 *91 39 92% 50% preferred preferred 3% % 3 May 18 55% July 6 64 % Oct 13% May 95 t 19 100 100 May Dec 19 50% preferred 98 22% 191/4 100 Instr Corp Time 4%% Nov 85 19% jIOO 10c Gen Tire & Rubber Co 81 30 19% ,.10 Telephone Corp 108 17y8 May 19% 10% —':s2 Dec 90 19% 19% Castings $6 pfd—-No par 85 23 y> 1,500 19% No par Corp General Shoe Corp 13 19% 29% 39 com Refractories..— 24% Nov 110% Feb 21% May 29 10% preferred Jan 95 29% *91 Gen Realty & Utilities Jan 70 75 29% LOW AND 6% May 24 30% Jun 14 36% 4,900 78 75 291/4 Dec. 4 Cement 124% 9% 9% *75 77* 291/4 Saturday Equip Corp Apr 1,200 75 100 Advertising May 10% 30 L_——No par 101% • 80 161 10% 9% 9% 9% 6,100 10% *158 10% 10% , -160 4,000 105 10% 10% 161 ♦158 10% v 9% 10 10% 10% 159 10% 105 *101 105 - 46% 45% *101 30 100 Gen Railway Signal com 6% 104 V* " 46% 74 STOCK Utilities Public 104% 105 46 30 1 Public Service—— Gen *104 46 100 74 No par : series— Portland General Gen Precision 6,800 30 No par Corp $3.75 16% 74 No par com preferred $5 16% 74 38% common Motors 16 Va 30% Par 1 Dec Feb Mar 16 159 10% 9% 2,900 -16% *73% *19% tper share Jan Dec 2% May 10 17 *29% EXCHANGE 51% 94 Corp NEW YORK Highest 120% 65% 9% 5% 29% 16% 10% 10% 10% 5% 29% Va *101 % 161% *158 11 1,800 5% 16% 17 45% 103% 9% 10 161% *10% 9% 9% ♦101 103% 1,200 104% *104 46 700 400 17% 17% 30% 5% *29 30% 16% , 1,600 40 13 Va 16% 6 6 16% 45% STOCKS Year 1947 I per share *158 10% *128% preferred conv preferred Range for Previous 17% 17% *29 y4 103 % 103 10 9% 50 100 3%% 97 9% 10 162 10% No par $3.50 preferred Instrument Corp 13 10 *158 —No par Co General 40% Feb ♦101 103 % *101 9% *9% 17% 16 16% 16% 46 600 Xl6% 17 17 104% 3,900 40 16% 16% 6% 17 Va 6% *13 16% x45% 600 6% 17 Va 13 Va 6% *103% 6% 6% 17% 40 V* 17% 17% U0 6% 6% •• 40 30% 16 % 6% 6,500 *17 Va > *13 6% 46% 22 75% n'A. *29% 1,200 1,300 11% 21% 75% 41% 6 % 104% *11 77% 13% 30% 16 8% 44% 41 6% 1,100 *8% 21%- 22 y8 9% 9% il% •n, 6% 9% ♦29% , i *76, . 17% 6% 11 10% 8% 350 1,300 25 100 -i preferred Electric *6% ' 6% 26% 13% 6% 17 11 8%.,. 92 26 42 ' *13% 18% - 30% *103% 46% No par 2nd preferred General Cigar Co Inc com • Lowest Corp. com *18 18 6% 29 % „. 0, 77% *17 % 6% 17% 42 11% *11 16% * 5 preferred conv 13% 13% 11 3,100 "a 230 92 *24 25 • *76 9% 43 *13% 26 V2 1,400 30% 85% 30% *85 44% 8%v 45 9% 9% , 91% 26 V2 .21%- 22%. 6% 10 *42 •. 77 17% 10 6 - 100 3 May 27 9 — General Bronze Corp -43 34 — 6% 18 42 '-♦17% 1 Amer 144 87% Nov com General American Investors com—1 9 Jan No par Inc *9% - 10 *13% _No par Co 6% *17% .91% ♦24 22 V4 6% 6% 6% . 6% 17% 42 50 11.66% 24 Aug 103 — 6% 6% 1 1 1 11% July 13 14% May 6% 5 com Gaylord Container Corp 31% Mar 11 Nov. 76% Transportation.-—5 $4.25 pfd series A— —No par General Baking Co common 5 $8 preferred. ! No par May 12 159% Dec ~ •22'/a 77% 50 24 X125 Feb 87 106 22 '/a 76 ?, - 86 Vt 11%,- • , *8% 11% 11% 22 preferred conv *11-;..,' *11 17% 11 10 Va-,;, 30% 85% 25 . 45 8% . 44% 77 ,11% ♦9%v 24% 24% 30 V 91% *24 .V. 44% ••' ;. 26% ,-. 26%r. i 11% *8% v 22 —20 Industries Wood 4%% 30 63% May 15 3 Feb % 4 18% May 15 105% Jun 28 146 May Gar 8% 44% 87 v 91% 26 % 11% 11% 8% . 25 22 1, com— (The)j. Gardner-Denver May 20 26 % 10 8% Feb Feb 16 9% May 20 45 13 6 Jan 71 23% Jun 1 100% Jan July 18% 11 Dec xl6% Nov 30 Dec 185 30 5y2 Feb 28 Co . *24 ♦75 *10% 1 (Robert) 17% July 21 10% May Oct (The)_— 0% 12 Aug 19 48% Aug 19 8 Dec Dec 5 9 23% 9% Gair Co Inc Jan 27 Feb 11 Gabriel Co 20 91% 10... - ..26% 100 preferred Nov Feb 149% 4% 91- ■, 1 common- 12% Feb Feb Dec 102 4 86% 25 44% 44 24% - 30% 88 26% *11% 8% 44 . 30% 87% 92 *24 11% 8% _1" 30% 26% 24% 11% .—No par preferred Gamble-Skogmo Inc 5% conv preferred 9% Dec Aug 10% May 22 10 43 y4 X101 5 10% May 21, 2 Jan 58% Co- Franklin Stores Corp„—-— Fruehauf Trailer Co 22y4 Apr 22 *9% * 87% 92 26 % 25% *24 84 14% May 4% July Nov Francisco Sugar May 15 93% *91 25 — 12% May 18 : 18 26% Aug 14% May 48 6% prior preferred— 25% v 9%a- 10v,:. 30%. - -A 31% *86% x24% 26% 25% 9% 31- .. 87% 86%, 100 9%: 31% 31% .. -—100 common—_10 Corp 24% Jan Feb 21 17y* • 47% Oct 3%% Corp—10 17% Mar 12 9% Dec 100 10 conv pfd—— preferred 3%% Foster-Wheeler 9% 9% J.—1 Chem & Freeport Sulphur Co— —10 Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Tnc_l 39 12%May 16% May 21 12 Machinery 74 103% Mar 17% Food 26 10 Corp_.. Food Fair Stores Inc 21 24V2Feb 32% Steel Follansbee 't ' 3 May 5% »; Dec 8y8 Oct 8% Mar Nov 10 5% Feb 17 3 - 2 8% Apr 23 Granby 20 Grand 15% Aug :o 1 18 Oct 18 35 Oct Graham-Paige Motors 1 5 Co (The) new 6% 16% 16% 3% 3% 12 % May 21% Oct Feb Dec 33 Jan 23 90 Dec 107 Mar 89 9 May 14% Feb Dec 37% Feb 29 17 Sep 12% Jan 23% 28 :, 12 Dec 34% May Dec 20 < t 133 Dec May 59 29% Oct 14% Dec 49% Feb 27% Mar 163% 70 Jan Feb 11 6% ; 6% 6% 6% 16% 16% 16% 16% 29% 29% 29 29 6% ,Nov 30 22 Granite City 31 May 26 Grant 99 Jun 15 14% Sep 2 3%% preferred Grayson-Roblnson (W T) 8 Mar 27 36% Feb 19 11 16% Dec 10 Feb 27 132 60 40 July 14 15% May 21 50% May 15 23% Jun 1 145% Jun 17 Apr 10 77 Jan 27 35% Aug 29% Feb 21 40"% Jun 9 21% Mar 13% Sep 24 July 92 Dec 12 105% 17% May 17 Dec 10 Feb 5 13% May 17 Feb 91 NoV 9 98 16% Nov 30 4%' May 78 May 8% Jan 5% Mar 9 Jun 4 25% July 12 9 Jun 14 Dec 85 14% Feb 12% Nov 24 20% Jun 23 51 Dec 44 57% Apr 76% 13% Dec 16% For footnotes see Feb 7 97 July 21 Feb 10 58% Jun 16 Dec 57% Feb 10 81 21 Sep 14 page 5 Co common 29% 29% 29% 100 Stores com 23% 241/4 *24 24% 24% L) i_No par 42 42% 42% Sugar com—No par •18 181/4 18% pfd Co 100 Corp 100 !*71 139 '137% *12% 12% 12 Va' ♦32%- 34% <*32% 34 Va 32 14% 15 )•' 14% 14% 43 18% 18 % xl7% 17% 139% •136% 139 Vi 13% 13% 93 23. Jan 2 Jun 18% July 9 *71 *13% 13% 36% 13% 13% Oil Corp 13 34 13% 10% 10%*' 10% 10% 10% 92% •91% 92% 92% 92% x91 Va 91 'A 19% 19% 19% 19% Xl8% 18% 17% 18% 5% 5% 6 *94 94 94 3 14% 14%' ■ No par 49% 49% 50 % 50»/4 r. 25 68% 68%. 68% 69% "t" 16 %" 16%) 16% .17. vZ No par . , ;m14% 5% 5% 94% i 14%/ *94 ) 14%' 6,900 18 18 21,900 150 91 Va *90 .*94 94% .15 88% ('69% 1 f 68%~ ;il6%-< lT'/a » 1 94 Va *94 ;i7 )'■ , 20 12,900 15% 14% 15% 50 50% : a.ooo 1 12,800 „ ■ . .1,300 5% 49% .49% 69% 16%m47 ; 5%' 6 *5% 6 94% 15% 50% * 600 " " f 49 .'51%' r51 %/ 300 2,200 36% 10% 10% 14% 7,600 14 *91% 94 6,700 17 ♦13% 10% 14% 42% 136%, 36% 92% 19 y4. 200 8,100 xl0% 10% 800 14% 36% 10% 19 • 74 *71 74 "91 Va 6 preferred 16% 136% 36% 13% 10% 17% 137 % *71 74 36% 36% 1 42 % 43 42 *1^6% 3 *5% Gulf J, 36% < 14%' 100 10 '93% Sugar common Gulf States Utilities Co 43 — -1 $5 93 42 74 ♦71 1 190 32 14% 400 12% 34% 42 % Corp__No par $5 conv preferred No par Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR cora.No par Guantanamo 12% 36% ' ' I 95 12% *138 74 Corp *92Va' *92% 18% *36 preferred 2,200 '■ 44 139 *71 13% 24'A 14% 36% : 1,100 X24% 12% 14% 74 (The) Aircraft *137% 16% 27% *32% 93 12% 36% Inc Tap & Die » : 93 6 Va 27 Va 94 24%, 24% 24% 24% 27%' *16% 24% *16% 12% ♦92 % *32% '34%, 14% Common 4%% Grumman 35 93 14%... preferred Green Bay & Western RR (H *12% 14% 7% Greenfield 12 No par Gt Northern Ry 6% Green 93% 12 Prop—No par Gt Northern Iron Ore Western 93% ♦32% $2.25 conv pfd Great 1 • 95 6% May 31% May No par ' Nov 9% Mar 16 Greyhound 9 Steel 6% 16% 28 Va 6% 16'A 29% 3 3% 3 3% 6 Va 3% 3% *16% 6% 10 Consol M S & P Union 3% 3% 3 ' t = '* 5% Jan 69% 68%' 68% • 17'A >16%, 17% 10,700 COMMERCIAL THE It ' (2446) YORK NEW STOCK Monday Par S per share $ per share $ per share Dec. 4 S per $ per f per S per share share for Sales Dec. 10 Dec. y Dec. H share Friday Thursday Wednesday Dec. 7 Sper share PRICES SALE Tuerday Dec. (i I per share HIGH AND LOW STOCK YORK Monday, December 13, 1943 RECORD Saturday' . EXCHANGE Lowest Highest share NEW Bange since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 t per CHRONICLE STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest FINANCIAL & the Week Shares share H 32'% Dec 14 Jun 13 Dec 19 Dec 112 Feb 31 Jan 87% Feb 39 Jan 19% 10 12% Dec 9 79 Feb Mar 22 102 y2 Dec 108% Sep xlOl % Feb Apr 27% Dec 21% Feb x 160 Oct 22 % Dec Dec Jun 10 9 6 Dec }00'% Apr 9 4 Jan 5 79 6% Feb 6% Feb 10% Jun 11 11 4% May 9% Oct 25 Dec 35% Jan 22 May 30% Jan 90 Dec 103% 35 May 42% Apr Feb x95 Dec 11 11 % Jun 10 July 26% Jan 20% Oct 28 27% July 12 78 Jan 27 91 Jun 25 x32 Dec 8 42 JaU 2 95% Jan 23 103 17 24% Nov 30 34% Dec 108 10 22% Nov • 6 35% Oct 29 22 % May Mar X20 5 May 28 14 y2 May 22% Feb 13% Nov 10 50 «/4 Sep 63 Feb 41% Dec 9 57%.Apr Dec Feb 21 128% Feb 2 25% Oct 16 30% Apr 10 126 134 Mar Dec 38 Sep 118 Oct 134 20 Sep 29 y2 Sep 121 Jan 17 Nov 26 22 V2 Jun 14% Dec 6 2 Mfg Hayes 12% Nov 21 % Feb 20 % Oct 10 17 25 Jan 15% Feb 28 Nov 3/7 30 Jun 3%% Heinz 3.65% Helme preferred (G 1% W) i3 700 *12% 12% 12% *103% 22% 23 V* 22% 23% 23 *5% 23 23% -5% 53/4 *62 :,/4 64 *5% *62% Hercules Motc-rs— 12 29 % Nov 22 42% Feb 24% Nov 26 35% Jun 99 % Dec 9 99% Dec 10 Hewitt-Robins <Inc_——; Hotels Corp & Co Dauch (C 11% Nov 22 18% Jun 9 5%. Hooker 1 2nd 32 Nov. 18 46 % Jan 14 28 '/4 Jan Oct 27 Nov 10 34% Jan 2 85 Dec 105% Sep 81 Oct 19 94% Jun 7 37 y8 May 45% Jun 38 Mar 12 Oct 25 Houston 16% Jan 28% Dec 20% Feb 38% Jun 10 Houston Gil 20% Dec 29 Feb 49 11 3 23 Jun 31 47 Jun 29 8 Dec 13% Mar 3% Sep 8% Sep 43% Feb 34% Jan Feb 14% May 28 20 21.% Oct 12% Dec 30 10% Dec 30 27 Feb 10 19 5 98 *97 % 99 xS8 93 *97'% 99 223/4 22% *22% 23 34% 34% *34% 35 143% 14% 14% 14% 14% 43 43 43% 423/8 4274 123% *122'% 123% .< 5% 26% *10% 12 31% 31% 30% *26% 27% 26% of Texas 12% 32% 29 700 29'% 1,000 82% 84 45 3/4 45% 45%'; 45% 4574 2,000 30% 2974 30 29% 3072 10,100 15 11% 6.66% —_ 33% 29 7» 83 *13 44% 7% 6% 634 12% 11% 13% 47% ' •; 47% 4734 13% 13% 13% 13% 11% , 11% 11% 11% 2% 2% * 133/a ! *14 7a ,15% * 147a 1,100 42 % 43 1,700 678 44 43% 7 6% 6 7a 7 29,900 12 12 *11% 12% 47 s/8 41 Vs 477a 47% 46 3/4 467a 2,700 13 , .. 13% 12% 13 127a 127a 12,700 107a 11 2% j .v 2% 2% « *13% 10% 13% 10% 2,500 2% - 2% 1372 ll3/« 1,300 2V4 7,400 13% 1034 2% 13% 12 *11 *13% 2% 13% 2% *13 *14% 190 ' 8 12% 13% . 15% 43% 4734 11% 2% ————1 *34 44% 13% Inc 33 297a 15 13% —* 34% 44% 153/a 43% - 800 610 4,100 83 45% 313/4 15% • 12 - 29% x293/4 ■ . 6,700 2774 99% 11% - . 821/4 46 12% ll3/4 •" ' 27% 9974 277a 99 % 11% 34 74 31% 47% 31% 307a 31 30% 293/4 46 12% 900 82 V* 34 46% 47% ,1,900 27% *29% 34% 32% preferred-,——100 207a 27 y2 117s 46 7% 207a 99% 31 .7% 200 207a 2772 21 Vb 31 . 11 *10 10 *20% *2774 . 46 7 Hussman Refrigerator Co—No par 1 > — 45% Ne,par 10 10% 11% 11% 83% 15 Corp xll% 83 43 Foods 27 29 15% Hupp 31 27 — 34% 43 Motor Car— 30% 83% 15 V* non-cum 1,500 2,900 303/4 27% 100 13% 26 »/2 207a • 31 131/2 267a 27%;" • *3072 31 2,100 13'/4 29% 1 100 10 2674 20% . *9 7a 97a 13% 27% 29 43 — 1,400 3,700 257a *84 —.—5 , *30% *10 33 % *82% 1872 78'% *78 13% 10% • * 170 20 19 74 . - 1,500 ■ 26 27% 28 3/4 , •97a 21 33% >, 28% 13, 10 *25% 12% . *1778 r 19% 20 257a 1177a 78% *83% 25 Corp—*—, Co—— 13% 12% 12%, 19 257a *11672 187a 18 123 *12172 / 26 117% *78 27 *27... r* 700 7,000 193/a 31 31 31% 30% . 26% • No par t c— v 31% ' 13% 42% 78% 9% 10 *273% par .100 ; ■f 1374 42% 123 257a 20% 28 50 14 117% 18% 500 > 42% *122 10% 22 27% •v 19 % *78 40 22'/Z 35 *3474 * 9%. 26% 11% 21 : 19 3/8 22 72 22% 41% 26 9772 97 72 .35 xl4 II73/4 18% 19 *13 , 22% 35 *117 78 *30% 31% 13% —5 Light & Power Hunt 16 13 23 35 26 18% '• 26% 26 119% 19 . 10 *30% *22'% *34 % . 78 18 3/4 78% 9% ' 26 117% 19% 19 18% *78 27% Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par 14 26% 118% 21% —No par — 123 % .26% 118% / & Manhattan common-.100 Hudson 124 124 " 27% 32% Stores x42% Hudson 4 14 3/4 - 12% ' *28% Howe Sound Apr 8 May 17 14% Jun 98 ,-12.50 com preferred Howard 3 Nov 22% Jufl 10 2% Nov 12 % Sep 50 209 21% Co preferred conv 3%% 7. 20 32 31% —*.—50 $2.25 *0 82 *30 26% Household Finance com-*-—No par 7 Jan 14% Dec 33 *78 32 30 Mining Electrochemical 900 82 *9% *10 5 r. 2,900 *30% —10 pfd series A $4.50 div_No Houdaille-Hershey 9% 26% preferred-— 80 22 % 22 32 18 % *30% & Sons—. (A) :conv 22 74 22 83 78% *12% _s *21% 21% *80 18% 18% 5 — Co—.— 2274 22% x32 26% 1 The 2i%; 22 *21% 83 118% Co-—_*__10 Paper El furnace 8% 21% 6,700 32% 125 18% —_5 _ 8% 8-rs 21 % 87a 8 1/4 r *80 ' *78 100 800 *31% 26 % /.— 1 110 8 *774 21% 8% 22% * 400 59 32 % 22% 123 5 —1 Chemical Corp—+ cum preferred 3%% 1,200 572 5 72 59 62% 59 84% 35 117 22 % 22 VB f 5% 32% 14% 100 23 *53/a 8% 8% *82 44 Homestaice 24 22% *34 No par 23 io 33 % 84'% - 14% — 60 98% *82 43% preferred _! 149 % 7 3/4 ' 21% 22% .—No par 5% *147 7% 8% 21% $4 conv preference—.--No par 147 73/4 21% 21% Hercules Powder common—--No par Hershey Chocolate com— 7 3/4 8% 21 new„25 1,800 64 7% 8% *97 % preferred 2372 105 ' V'/s 21% *21 23 5 % 7% 8'% . 23 23% 7% 21% 8 23 147 5% 64 *623/4 64 80 *104 23% 23% 5% 140 80 105 . 147 147 148 80 % 80 *104 80 105 23 v4 127a 12% 12V2 13 80 22% *147 148 *147 *12% *104 80% 104 104 104 12% 12% *80 80 % 80 148 *32% Holly Sugar Corp—— 25% Nov Jan 900 23% 25 common non-cum Hollander 28 29% Oct 25' Dec 7% 8,000 1278 23% . 100 new—10 16% May 17 Jun 3% May 187a 127a 104 *62 % —*— 30% Jun 36 7% May 18 1/4 12% *5% -—100 30 48 May 12% May 15 y4 May 183/4 1272 5 Co common 14 Jan 33 1874 12% *23% /~15 Holland Nov 7% 18 % *7% , preferred—*—. (H J) Hires 2 Co 29% May 20 5 - 35 y4 May Xl8 13 32 -2 Glass Hecht Co common Hlnde 1 25% Jan 1 Mar 2' 30 3 183% 13 32 1 Corp Hazel-Atlas Hilton Dec 38% Mar '147 - *3172 18% 13 12% 23% 100 Marx———10 & 100 32% 18% 13 *31% 81 *103% com—No par Hayes Industries Inc 14% Jan Jan 31% May Refrac preferred 17 Nov Feb 12% *80% Corp of Amer class A—■— 1 4'%% preferred 100 x9% Nov 33 36 .-No par Hat Heyden 31% 56 A) 32 *3172 32 *31% 18 13 % 32 17% *13 _6 32 17% *31 Cementing__5 Co—- ~—»—100 Co $4.25 pfd__No par Schaffner Hart 28% May 20 25 x29 Vb Feo (M Harbison-Walk 6% 26 _ Well preferred conv 86% Jun Jun 19% 4 '/<> Hanna 7 Apr 13 y4 May 44 Dec Fi Hamilton Watch Co com Oct • 21% May 14 y4 May May 27% Jan 13 29 78 10% 21 , 123% July 27 Mar 22 114 17% Nov 29% (W • Feb 12 May 59 28 .7% Jun * 75 y4 12 Jan 34% May 15 27 Feb 14 % May 21 150% Jan 10 5% Nov Jan 10l/4 Printing 27% Jun 146% July 30 Jan 39% 28'/4 May 6y< May Oil Hall 1'07 24 148y2 Water Halliburton 89 10 19'% Hackensack 15 22 35% Oct 9 12% Nov 15 22% Sep 16 % May 10 15% Nov 13% 800 ' ' ,1 Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest t per share NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest S per share Lowest1 $ per share LOW STOCK YORK , . Saturday EXCHANGE * I per share Monday /,: . . ./ Par 1 per share May 37 y2 May 39% Aug 30% Aor 32% Dec 27% Mar 16 42% July 14 64% Dec 62% Feb 90 6% Leased RR 27 35% Jun 11 24 93 Jan 97 Aug 95% Mar 16 July 13 97% May 17 15 Jan 26% Dec 24% Jan 22 37% July 12 26% Aug 11 "' 7% May 11% $ per share . 30 May 26 Idaho Co Power Illinois $ per 20 Central RR non-cum Illinois 32 31% 317a ' 30 30% 30% 30% pfd ser A__100 conv lines stock ♦31 commoq_100 *83 85% *82 98 *96 Co 4% clfs Power — 100 *96 A— series 1000 *26 Co -No par 27 . 169 17 Dec ' 33 Apr 12 Vb 6% May Sep 100% Dec 3 May 9% May 27% 27% 273% 9% Feb 11 12 Vb Jun 3 Illinois Terminal RR Co———5 *9% 10 *93/4 10 30 25% Jun 9 20% 203/4 15% Jan 28 *7% 8 Vb 8% Feb 10 56 Jun 3 Industrial 24 76% Jun 11 50 Dec 180% Feb 42 Oct 17% Nov 8% 39 150 Feb Jun 25 34% Mar 10 47% Nov 1 15% Feb 11 21% May 27 6% Feb 11 8% May 24 Feb 10 8 160 23% May 15 108 Mar Nov 20 7 Feb 1% Nov 12 3% May 18 15% July 11% Feb 11 16% May 24 92 103 Jan 8 6% Interchemical 4% % 10% 34% Oct 96 Jan Iron 155 1 Int'l Business x34%Jun 11 Int'l 174% Jun 11 5'/a Nov 26 9% Jun 24 23% Feb 11 38% Jun 9 74 Feb 9 5% Feb 3 % Mar 16 Dec 36% Feb 24% Mar 16 Dec 9 May 104 Dec 46% Apr 37% Jan Jan 2 59% Oct 42% Mar 17 Sep 86 16* Feb Feb 6% Nov 28 24 93 5 % Nov Jun 139% July 64% Jun 99 14 3 May 20 34% Oct 23 159 1 *7% 5 *13% *92% 94 8 13% *92% 93 92% ; 92% *17% *73% 14 ' 1% 13% Int'l Hydro-Electric Int'l Minerals 4% Sys class A—25 preferred Nickel 100 May 20 —x.__ 1 27% 165% lO'/aV — 430 27 267a - ■ 5,400 13% *91% I 8 9% 1,300 207a 9% 207a ; 8% ' , 207a *8 , , 4,300 8% 40% 41% 4072 65 65 63 65 *153 159 *153 700 41 65 159 42% 427s 427a 177a 17% 8 v- 8 137a 137a 93 *91 . 177a 8 8 1,700 43 17% 48 17'/2 2,400 '• 8.500 1,200 • 8 900 137a 92 14 92 137a 92 30 2 2,100 4,300 5% 53/4 27% 28% *71 • ; . 30% 52% 51% 93 93 93% *7 7% 57% 57% 57% 58% 58% 34 34 34 34 34 *55% 25 *33% 4 35 Mar 31 16% Jun 24 29 16% Jun 24 17% Mar 9 22% Mar 26% May 27 1 35% Jun Nov 9 39% May 20 137% Jan 16 29 145 14 May 25 1% preferred International Telep & Teleg—No par Foreign share ctfs Interstate Dept Stores Intertype Corp -—No par 6% 67B 6% 152 2772 1,800 28'A 18,900 16674 166 1657a 2,700 151 150 27% 310 68 29% *138 50% 507a 94 *93% 67a 67a 572 ■ , , 75 307a 94 67a'" 67a 100 41 *401/2 41% 40 72 40% 1.400 *57 > 583/4 59'/2 *57 591/2. 58 58 *33 % , 69 *561/2 34 *33% 34 *331/2 978 9% 9%. 934 9% 93/a 97a 20 20% 20% 26 27 27 33 x22 32 142 145 *142 145 xl45 1,600 *67'/8 59 68 934 33 67a 63 *567a 68 9% 145 . 500 59% 9% 20 20 13,900 51'% 94 9% 33 23,500 5074 *9% 26 2,300 297a *138.... 139'% r 9% 20 33/4 94 9% 26% 3,500 74 7a 50%* 9% 33 2,300 374 ■ 139%' 9% *19% 572 26'% 297a 3% * 9% *26 r ' 2572 *67 53/a 271/8" 93/a 50c preferred 13% / 13 9% No par common 2 17a 13 *9% l Island Creek Coal $6 No par *93% 41 25 26 50 Vb 933/4 41 43 Mar 51% 933/4 37a 303/a 41 *57 *67 139'/a 40% 40% 8% Nov 30 *138 40% *40 8% Nov 30% 138% 50% „ 267a 37a \ 30 93% 57a 75 3% *57 68 % 5% *67 3% 58 ——No par 30 165 27 68% Shoe Feb 52 5% x27 68 International Feb ' 5% 28 58 12 17% 27 7a 6% Jan 17% 151% 273/a 165 ;(4 59 45 common 152 3/a 68% 22 International Silver 1% 13 27 6% 39% Nov 65% July 12 152 2 13 »/s 165 . 27% 166 68% Dec Mar 12 13 VB 138% 30% 52 , 3% 138 i_15 : % 17s I; 75 *68 33/4 138 —No par preferred 5% 27% 75 30 138% 45 5% 5% *3% 30% Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com—No par 1643% 28 *68 3% 59 29 5%, 27% 77 3% 68% 107% Jan ■" 152 27% . 166 2 13% ' 137% Co com 152 27% *165% com—No par — Paper preferred 152 27% ! ,_100 International $4 Corp of Canada 1 July 22 5 com 152 153 27% 165% Chemical & International. Mining Int'l 150% No par —_100 common—, *57% Aug 14 1% 100 158 14 13% No par Oct 423% 1 8 1% Salt Feb 8 13% International 26% • 159 *153 , 8 1% 2 27% 17% 13'% Jun Apr 43 17% 1% 64 May 2774 41'A 41 *63% : 42% 17% 13 % 7 19 J , 159 43% 17% 8 24 20 *153 42% 14*% ,——100 * , : 17% *———No par Machine No par preferred- Preferred 9% May Jan 7% 2 9% May 143% *153 •42 17% Dec Oct 9% 20% 8% 159 41% 68 Feb 93/4 207a 8% 153 20 52% Jan 63% 93% 20% 8% 100 Feb 40 9% 20% 8% 64% Feb 32 *93% 41% common— •« 20% V 8%Y 633/4 j • ' 58% 40% May Jun 135 107% 116 27>/s Rubber—No par Harvester 18 Dec 38% May 27'/4 41% preferred-* Interlake 10 Oct 3% Dec 267s 64 Intercontinental 30 160 25% 137 2674 27 Vb 200 98 27 3,800 12,200 ' Feb 22 % May 76 Dec *95 *257» 42% Corp 26% Nov May 98 2674". 64 .—No par 84 7a *25% 42% — 98 • 297a 84 - *95 63 Insuranshares Ctfs Inc___ 125% Feb Jun 94% Shares 327a 297a 2 84 26 74 - 42% Consol Copper— *94 32% 30 *82 2534 98 ' 63 Steel Co. 85 32 29% 30% *82 ,, "3174 31% 29% 26% 42 — 31 , 85% 1 preferred Inspiration 30% common——No par Rayon Ingersoll-Rand Inland 31% *96 20% 26 Indianapolis Power & Light—No par Industria Electrica De Mex, S A—_ 20% 7% Nov 186% 130 % July r': 27%." 20% Nov Dec 6 for the Week 1 per share 26% Dec 13% Dec 163 Sales Dec. 10 Dec. 9 $ per share share • *83 ' 98 " 58 % Nov ' $ per share, Friday Thursday Dec. 8 293/4 ^27 26% , Jan 30% Jan x35Mj May - PRICES Wednesday <31% J 85% July Dec 12 Vb SALE St ' May 18 Yb x21 HIGH Dec. 7 1 30 AND Tuesday ; Dec. 6 Dec. 4 ■V -■ 20% 27 *143 ■1" *197a 34 300 97a •65,200 9%'': 900 . 20 27 *30 500 20 *26 20% *26 9% *93/a • 360 27 26 26 400 307a 31 31 800 *143 148 30 307a 148 *143 143 700 2074 " b 6% Jun 19% Dec 80% Dec 39% May 89 37 108% 24% Dec 13% Feb 24% July 104% 53 Feb Jan 104% Sep Jun 46% Oct Dec 125% Oct Sep 34% July 98 Dec 112 Jan 145 Dec 151 Dec 27% May 86% Dec 25% Jan 39 Feb 5'/a Nov 24 18% Dec 3 82 May 15 39% Feb 18 10 May 27 23% Jun 14 92% Jan 30 48 May 28 89% Oct 27 33 % Sep 100% Feb 20 42% Jun 11 11 113% Jun 9 20% Feb 99% Oct 145 Jan 19 Feb Oct 30% Nov Oct 28 3%% Johns 11 Joliet 39% Oct 23 Jones 93% Apr 43% Jun 16 1 4% 5% Joy No par com preferred —100 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 83% *45% 46% *93 93% 37% '103% *18% 19 83% 100 Johnson 5% 5% 53/B 5 7a 18 3,4 *18 74 18% 82 72 8272 5% 46 46 57a 5'/4 3,700 ' *18 No par com, preferred Johnson & May 21 Jun 3 l Mantfille Corp 3%% 106 6 Co * 158 , L) Jewel Tea Co Inc 28 83 % Feb 40% 35 May 11 (F Jaeger Machine Co —No par Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% pfd__100 29 29% Mar 16 101% 99 Jacobs 37% 107 ■/ 19 19 19 *83% 84 83 84 45% 46% 45% *93 93% 37% *92 83 83 46% x45 45 93% *93 93V2 38 37% 37% 105 105 *18% *103% 106% . 37% 105 *93 377a 37% 105 *10572 *18 . 82 74 *45 - 93'% 9372 18% 200 82'/4 180 46 400 93% 30 37 72 33 8.000 *10572 37% 107 107 1.000 ~ common 12% *30 303/4 30% 303/4 2nd preferred series A 100 *98 99% *98% 993/4 Chicago RR stamped 100 & Laughlin Steel com—No par '153 & preferred series A__ Manufacturing Co 22 100 86 1 ; 34 160 32% 86 *34% 160 *153 32% *84% '34% 33% 86 *31 32 313/4 31% 32 99 100 100 *99 101 *99 *153 160 *153 160 *153 300 101 160 160 32% *84% 32% 86 327a *84% *31 32 32 99 *153 317a 32 '/2 317. 327a 85 «/2 *8472 8572 *84 347a 3574 35 12% 12 91 91 35% 34% 35% 34% 35 13% 12% 13 123/a 12% .230 32% 85 11,100 1,200 . 3572 9,400 12'% 1,000 -t K 14 Jun 94 Deo 16 22% Feb 108% Mar 12% Dec x89 Nov 8 9 21 98 May 20 May 11 Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture Kansas City Power & Lt Co—. 3.80% 4% May 29% Dec 23% Feb 11 48 Oct 22 22 47% May 58% July 48% Mar 12 60% Jun 13% May 20% May 13% Jan 18 Nov 13% Dec 9 26% Feb 20% Feb 20 21% Oct 16 29 18 May 22 26% July 13 22 % July 12 For footnotes see page 28. Nov Kansas 4% preferred (Julius) preferred & B conv par 100 Co Kelsey Hayes Wheel Class 100 City Southern com—No non-cum Kayser 1-100 preferred cum ' 10 13 *90 *97% 13 *13 91 *90 98 % • 39 40 53% 53% *90 91 *90 91 *97% 98 % *97% 98% *97% 981/4 *9772 39% 40% 39 % 39% 39% 39% 39 3/4 40 53% 53% 531/2 537i 53% 53% 15 15% A_l 23 23 23 23 *22% 23 17% 16% 16% *16 16% i *16% %V 91 5 class ... *15 15% 15 15% 53 7a 15 *21% 16 *12% 92 98'A ' *97 72 39 72 92 9874 40 160 , 4,800 54 1,200 14% 14'% 1,300 221/2 *21% 2274 2174 21% 300 161/4 167a 1678 16% 16'% 1,100 53% 15 13% 15 *53 i Volume THE Number 4759 168 COMMERCIAL Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 $ per thare $ per share 42% Feb 13 60% Oct 23 Kennecott Copper——". 30 51 Apr 20 Kern i> l2'/e Dec 1 16% Oct 20 Dec 27% Feb ; 19 Feb 116% Feb 92 Oct 27 11% Feb 19 113/4 May 20 Feb 65 % 85 Jan Jun 25 90 38% May Dec v 63 Oct 34 Jan 40 59 523/4 Oct 7 4% May 9 Dgc 10 Feb 56 Jun 39% Jun 13 12 Feb 11 ;5% Dec Feb - Oct 12; Oct 56% May 21% May 95 Feb Feb 21% Dec Apr 93% Dec Feb 10 Feb 11 30% Mar 47 3 12 y8 30% 101 Dec 9% May 29% May Lambert Lane Lee Jun 44 y2 Jan 8% Feb 4% Mar 16 8% Jun l5/e May 14% May 3J/4 Feb 1% Jan 25% Feb 9% 5% 2 19% Mar 30 . & (James) x21% 21% 21% 95 96%' 96% x96 96 95% 95% 13% *13% 14 *13% 13% 13% *65 66 *65 66 65 65 32% 31% 31% *12% 13% 66 13% *65 31% 32 32 90 90 90 90% 90% 90 90 *89 36 - 36 ; 42% 5% . 36% 54% *54% 42% 42% 5% -53/4 5% 183/s - 18 % 103/4 10% 10% 43 43 43 1 *26 27 *36 38 *22% 23% *91 93% *25% 18% 26% July 12 25 3A 25% . 36% *35 % *22% 23% *24'A 24% *91-< 93 % *91 93% 10% 10% 37 10% 37% 38 % 37% 5% 3 23 22% $3 1st non-cum preferred_.No par pfd No par (The) _v.—-1 19% May 12 10y2 Dec 24 Jan X<4 *0 Lehn & Fink Products.— May 25 Feb 16% Feb 20 26% Jun 14 Lerner 43 % Dec 50c Corp 23% *23 . 2nd non-cum Lehman *8% 23 8% 8% 44% 55 42% 35% 5% 36% 4,600 500 2,400 5% 5% 6,700 10% 18 5% 5% 18% 18% 1,70(1 10 2,100 10% 10% 10% 42 42 *42 V4 43% 20 25% 26% *26 26 % 300 36 *357/8 36 300 *25% 27 *35% 36% *35% 24 24% X23 % 93% *91 10 23% *91 - 2,600 43 *42 , 6 18 5% 18% 93% 10% 10% 10% 1,400 38% 38% 38% 38% 38 V* ' 10% 38% 3,300 1,300 5% 5 5%; 5 5% 5 5 3,800 3 < 3 3 2% 2% 2% 3 4,200 22% 22% *22% *8% 8% 43% 43% *9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 21% 21% 21 % 21% 21% 21% 21% 44% 48% 45%" 45% 22% 22% 22% ' *8 44% 700 ; 8 8 8% 44 44 9% ■i 22% 8'A 8% 43% 8% 44 23% 93% 10% 43% 43 % 23% *91 10% i —_5 54% 42% 38% 2% 56 55 10% 5 2% 1 70 110 * 10 3/4 5% 19 May 15 43 .*42% 103/s ; 36% 42% 5% 6 6 18 10% 10% - 27 36 35% 5% 300 1,400 90 *89 90 110 ' 6'A 18 % 6 *42 96 v 6 18% *10% *95 *54% 42% 55 * 42% 5% 5% 5% " 5 3/4 36% 36% 54% 54% 42 5% 36'/a 42% 36% *54% 41% *18% , . 32 37% 25 • 31% 5% 5% Jan ; 32% 543/4 Shares 13% 66 - 3 413/8 Feb , 22-% 37% Feb 1,600 2,900 22 2% 3/4 Feb 21% 22% 5% 50 Jun 21% *13% Lehigh Valley Coal com— 38y8 May 21'A 13% Lehigh Valley RR__,_——50 24 13% *13Va 31% ■ - Sons Co com_j<___3 & *13 % 13% 32 -5% - cumulative preferred.^.lOO 3.85% 1,900 13% 41% 13% *65 5 ; Tire———— 8,600 41% 41% 41% 95 13% 41% Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co__ 10 Lehigh Portland Cement."l— 25 43/4 July 12 9 Co__ Rubber Lees Jun 16 13% May 22 383/4 Oct 20 4% May 30% r—4 56% 41% 36 Bryant common.... No par preferred ———.—50 Lane-Weils 6 May 18 99* Light,Co_— 56% 13% > :65 *54r No par 0% pfd—35 Pesos'Mex (The) i— —No par Co 57 *89- 4%% 263/4 May 28 1 Gas Consolid La 5 56% % 41 41% 32 —No par the Week *13 ■. 94% .64% Sales tor Dec. 10 I per share 41% 22 *12% . __10 (SH) & Co—.i, Laclede 4 Mar 24 14% May 15 Mar 19 35 i 100 — Kroger Co (The) 53% May 17 1 22 '.—10 common— ... Kress 22 Apr 24 257/a Aug 12 38 3 8 Oct 6'A Oct 1 20 93/4 Mar 12 42 Co cpmmon__.__j._l preferred Kresge (S S) Co_—__ 49 18 R) 4% .. 58% July .434 Jan <G Friday Dec. i> < per share tf" » 57% 41%-. 41% 13 % 94% Thursday Dee. 8 S per share 22 13% . Wednesday share' $ per ... HIGH BALE PRICES Dec. 7 57 41% (2447) Tuesday t per share . 57 *41 $5 prior preferred——No par 9t>% q 45% Feb 16 '.Jan 147/a May 49% - 44 Kinney 2 i>o% —5 2nd Dreferred—itlOO conv Koppers Co Inc 40% Nov , Feb 14 i Dec Jan 4% Monday Dec. 6 I per share NO par Co 37% Oct-23 11 Feb May 24 75 Land Keystone Steel & Wire Co new No par Kimberly-Clark Corp com—No par 1043/4 July 14 14% Jun 2 8 Nov 32 Feb Apr 89 Oct Jun 40 % Mar 29% Feb . 102% Aug 45 203/4 24 11 Dec 2134 103 Par - . County 1 Deo. 4 40% Nov Jan Saturday , EXCHANGE fper share Sper share ; LOW AND YORK STOCK NEW Lowest Highest 52 % FINANCIAL CHRONICLE STOCKS. Range for Previous Lowest 41% May & 600 44% 44 V* 3,900 "A *9% 9% 9 Vs 9% 900 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% 3,100 45% 5,900 9 • 17 Stores Corp—.:. —No par * 59% Feb 2 56% Jun 1 11 Apr Nov 29 40% Oct 31% Mar 16 10% Apr 38% Jan 12 29 y4 Mar 2 Life 78 May 96% Jan 82 91 Jan 8 169 Dec 1913/4 July 157 Liggett & Myers Tobacco com—25 7 % ,■ preferred • —i——100 46% May 8 May 33y4 May X48 Dec 12% Apr 63. , i, Oct Nov 13 9 - Libbey Owens Ford Qlass Libby McNeill & Libby 1743/4 Mar 30 16 33 Oct 47 Mar 12 8% Nov Aug 10- 8 ; 47 Lily Tulip Cup Corp * May 14 13% Jun 10 Dec 55% Mar 16 35% Dec 28% Feb 11 55% Jun 11 19% May 30 % Jan 15% Dec 7 23% Jan Lima-Hamilton 70% May 24 24% Aug 9 78 y2 109 % 57% Feb 28 68% jun Lone t 79% - Feb 28% Oct 21% Jan 137% Dec 172 39% Dec 53 X18 Nov 9 18 Feb 19- 138 Nov 3 23 1 Jan 4 3Q% July 15 21% Sep 7 * Jun 22 Inc' Star 25 Nov 4 Louisville 30 50 May 15 Lousville Oct 20 Feb 11 35% May 101% Aug 17% May 293/4 Dec 133/4 May Cement > 15( & Lowenstein 87% 88 87% 88 % 88 88 87% 169 % 169 169 170%. 170% 37% 37- '9% 6 98 Nov 5 24% Jan 8 Lukens 27 40 Jan 2 MacAndrews 142 Feb 13 27% Jun 10 Mack Trucks 39% May 27 Macy (R H) Juiy i4- 4 %% series pfd • Steel *37% 37 9% 9% 37% '8% 62 62% 39 16'/a 15% 69% 69% 69% 69% 17% 11 Vs 17% 17% 17% 17% 15% 15% 15% 15% xl4% 15% 67% 66 66'A *64'A 23 23% 23 % 20 19% 148% 148% 148% 66% 67 23 23% 20% 19% 20% 148% 146% , 23% 23% *22"% ,r 39% 39% 39% 23% 23% 39 - 40 400 8% "8% ' 11,100 63% 64 64 64 65% *64 65'A 39 39'A 39 39% 39 39% 2,800 15 % . *19% 40 700 170 39% *146% 147 6,100 4;300 88 *38 9% 40% 8% 34% *168 37% 9% 15% 223/4 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16 7,900 69% 68% 68% 68 v4 68% 17% 17% 17% 17 y8 18 14% 15% 14% 14% 64% 63% 63% 63 63 23% *21% 22 21% 21% 3,000 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 2,600 *68 *149 600 8,500 19,700 2,600 152 *149 152 900 40 23% 23% 23'A *23% 23% 23 Vs 23'/a 39 39% 39% 40 38% 39% 38% 39 4,500 23% 23% 23% 4,100 *23'/a 23% 23% 23% *91% 93 91 91 *90% *173/4 • 37% 62 223,4 8 8% ' 9 40 .66% *147 8% 37% 16% *19% A—100 *168 40% i Co....——-10 40 9 9% ! i 171% *168 70 • *69 • 171 8 62'% 40 & Sons Inc com.. 1 (M) Dec 17 No-par Nashville.i—V—50 . 91 va 87% *61% A :_100 — Gas&ElecCo (Ky) Oct 26y4 Cprp;..,—No par preferred 7% 10 Feb 87% *9%' —___— Long Bell Lumber (Mdt A._No par Lprillard (P) Co common.—_1_10 Nov ~ 87% *363/8 {" Co.——No par 377/s Nov r- 93 Jun 158 *33%. 8% 15% Loew's Apr 34 15% 20% May 21 12 y4 May 34 17% 24% Jun 13 17% 343/8 Aircraft Corp——__1 i.—.!.No par 85 2 14% Nov 58 Vs May 8% 34 Ve Lockheed 9 133/8 Jan 45 46%" % 34% 11 <; 68 % Dec Feb 45% 8% 34% 14 Feb Feb 27 46 8% 34% ;*15% 20 45 8% 34 *168 1 Beltr Co.————/.No par Oil 45% 8% 343/8 87% . —1—5 Lion 45%. . 8% *33% Liquid Carbonic Corp com—No par 3%,% conv preferred.!..1—100 18% Dec . -• —No par Corp Link * 10% May Dec -No par _—7 Savers' Corp..—5 18% 18 18 17% 23% 23% 23% *90% 91 91 91 17% *17% 18 17% 23'/a 23% 91 17% 93% *91% 17% 500 . » 50 17% 900 M 34 Mar 41 Nov, 36 Jan 134, Nov 152 Apr 129 Oct 14 13% Nov 30 30% May 99 % 41% Jan 111 Dec 30% Mar 16 Mar 11% May 94% Dec 15% Feb 16 3/4 21% Mar Apr 103/4 18 3/4 Dec 455 Jun 6 May 10 9% Feb 914 Dec 32% 3V2 Jan 19% May 6 3/8 May 8 Dec Dec 10 Feb 8% Feb May 16% Dec Feb Feb 22% Nov 1113/, July -92% Dec 9 14 34 May .15 Jan 24% Oct 63% Jan 18l/4 July 263/„ Nov 353/4 Nov ••27% Feb 11 Jan X165 29 24% May Dec 88 49% Dec 85 123/4 Nov ; 84% Marathon 50 108% Mar 113 9 - 87 (Glenn Masonite . 45 Oct 22 Mathieson 176 Jan 26 473/, Apr 20 7% May $3.40 33 Dec 10 Apr 16 Dec 10 3 f per share Feb 11 5 453/4 Oct Nov 10 32 Feb 112 Jan 9 41% Jan 12 29 233/4 Mar 17 Jun 14 423/4 Jan 15 31 May 15 56% Feb Dec 9 Jan 30 Sep 20 Feb 87 Jan 5 25%. Feb 18% Feb 11 24% Jun 9 31% 18% Nov 12 24% Jan 12 41 52% May 1 35% May 15 98% Jun 2 ! Feb 23% Oct 16 Nov 26 23% May 25 ,105% Feb 80 % Mar 24 96% Jun Dec 50 Feb 32% Nov 24 46% May 28 25% Jan 20% Dec 2 24% Jan 73 Feb 19% Jan May ' May 25 Jan 8 2 12% Dec 10 19% May 15 49 % Nov 20 62% May 15 12% Jan ' $3 Co 35% May 97% Dec i 28 18% .Tun 33 Apr 29% May 136% Jun H 8 % Nov 5 503/4 May 47~% Jan lll3/4 Aug 36 MarlO 92 Nov 10 8 24 443/4 Jun 104% Dec 8% 8 17% 18 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 8% 18 8% 8% 8 17 8%« 8% 8% 20% 20% 20% 20% 6% 6% 17 163A 16% *16% 17 130 23% 23% 23% 23 23% 22% 23 3,700 93 93 93% <f92% 93% 92% 92% -92% 95 340 6% 6% *16% 11% 10% 11% 17 10% 10% 6% *16% 10% 10 Mfg 13% 13% 13 13% 56% 55% 56 55% 19% 19% 19% 19 19 19% 19 *19 39% 40 39% 39% 1,700 55% 3,500 *18% 19 % 19 39 *38% 39 170 39% *167 140 16 9% Mar 17 14 Jun July 13 Jan 42 % .Nov 30 563/4 Apr Feb 87 15 98 51% Apr 70 3/4 Dec 54% Mar 11 •78 99 Dec 102% Dec 98% Oct 7 May 15 Dec 104 Jan 123 Oct Nov 25 10% Mar 16 Nov 423/4 Feb 10 11 17 May 10 May 21 3 May 17 105% Jun 17 18% July 13 121% Oct 73% Jun 18 14 Feb 10 Feb 13% Feb 11 34 July 13 34% Mar 17 44 9% July 13 51% Jan Jan 5 13% Feb 9 Feb 11 15 Ve Jun 24 32 Feb 24 Sep 15 293/4 July 6 23 • , par 10 23 AND HIGH Tuesday Dec. 6 *33 88% 88 84 84 84% 9% *33 *110% 23 22% 9% 9% 9% *110% 112 200 30 112 22% 22 22% 30 800 . 33 33 33% 112 22% 3,200 SALE PRICES $ per Friday Thursday Wednesday Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Dec. 8 $ per share 180 88 *83 9% 34% share f per $ per share 29% share Sales for the Week Shares 29% 1,200 29% 29% 30% 92 92 92 93 % 300 31% 31% 32% 33 34 34 % 1,000 25% 25% 25% 24% 25% 25 25 41% 29% 29% 29% 29% 30 29% 93 33 92 92 92 92 *90% *32 33 32 32 26 26 25% 26% *88 84 *110% Dec. 7 S per share I per share *90% 111% 22% Monday Saturday *29 .36 111% ' 88% ' *9% — 290 • *92% ■* 600 41% 41% 41% 41 41 1,600 31% 31% 31% 31% *31 31% 30% 31 3,300 94 % *91% 97 *91% 94% 91% 91 % *91% 92% *91% 93 *20% 21 *20% 21 *20'A 21 *20% 20% 20% 20% *20% 20% 100 19 * 16% . 41% *90 ( 41% 31% 19 19% 19% *18% 19% *18 19 19 *18 19 600 31 41% 31% . *18 41 41% 16% 16% 16% 100 1,900 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 83 83 84 84 84 -84 170 33 33% 33% 34 34% 34 34 *33% 34 800 21 21 % 21% 21 Vs *21 21% 21% 21% *21% 21% 500 Mengel 5% $3.50 1st Min Co common—L-*_l Co Inc..—3% Transp Co____No par Inc common—/—^..1 preferred Machine Metropolitan 4.35% .No par & Scott Co 133/s 3.90% 5ii/2 ^ 8% '' 59 ; *86 : *21 * *38 *97 100 *104 $4 Min 7% Mojud 8% *8% 8% 1,400 57% 2,300 8% 8% 8% 60 60 60% 61 x60 60' 87% 20% 87% 88 88 *86% 89 *86% 89 20% 20% 21% *21% 21% 21% 21% 1,900 *39% 40 38% 38% 400 39 39 40 * 38 % 121% 40% 21% 39% 39% 57% 60'A *97 *104 • 98 105% *97 *104 98 105% 98 *104 98 105% .*97 *104 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 45% 46% 45% 46% 49% 50 48 50 vtc„.No par com... Impl i_. Carpet Hosiery com.—1 com.. series A_ Mills Co Machine Inc. Tool 10 88'/2 61% * 60% *100% ' 13% 115 1 No par ;100 :_20 46 *87% No par RR preferred *45 3 No par Power *9% 134 55% 6% • 24% 134 12 12 12% 10% 13% 115 *56 » 133 12'A 12 133 12'A 10% 10% 9% 9% 45 45% 44% 45% 45% 45 % 88% 88% 88 88% 88% 89 62 62 63 63 "101 102 *101 102 13% 113% , 133% 9% \ 101 % 133% *12 *56 6 % 6% 24 % 24% *36% 13% 115 57 6% 25 36% 13 V* *115 13% 117 55% 56% 6Va 6 'A 24 % 24% 36 Vs 36 Vs *63% 102 13% 115 56 6 23% *36 *36 36% 1.25 *10% 11% 11 11 *10% 11 10% N.o par *24% 25 24% 24% *23 25 *23% 9% 64% 102 13% 115 56% 6 Vs 24% 36% 10% 25 104% 50 14% 14% 1,700 46 x41% *133 135 12 12 12 44% 20 % 104 X135 9% 400 " 51 134 98 98 98 105.% 46% A 89 *88 • 98 105% 50% M 57 20 87% 21% 45% Regul 51 *48 59 51% Corp Monarch 3,400 47% Mo-Kan-Texas Mohawk 13% 50% preferred Mission 13% 46 pfd series A_. .100 Mfg ; No par & Moline $6.50 13% 15 preferred Minn 13 50 13% * 50% SS & conv 3,400 13 50 13% 46 Vs Minn-Honeywell 12% 13 51 13% 49% 1 12% 12% *47% 45'A No par *12 Minn 13% 8% *14% preferred P 8% 8% *8% 13% 51 I__—__5 com *133 St 13 83 86 Prod —100 3.20% *49 13% "84 14% Minneap & St Louis Ry..—.No par Minn 51 13% 83A 13% ..14 *49 13% pfd.100 series 13% 13% *49 * *13% *21 16% Petroleum A—K__ 10 Steel 1st No par 1—*..5 Edison preferred Copper- 8% 21 preferred—^—^50 Stores .Merritt-Chapman Mesta No par series) (The) Co conv Mercantile Midland 9 22% *34 LOW i. 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Par Co *83 9% 87% 3,500 32% Mid-Continent 11 A *88 84 87% • 39% 83 6 Nov 35% 111% *100 22% 88 *9% 9% *33% 35% 110 22% 88 : -*83 84 87% 87 88% 9 - 88 *88 33 7 129% Feb *33% 110 : *83 9% 88 87% 1,200 88% 39 Vs 39% 400 39 170 163/8 51% Dec Mar 16 *88 88% 84 9% . 87% 88% 10,600 13 Vs 55% *167 169 11% 12% 55% 83 693/4 May page 28. 39 % 38% . 823/4 11 4 39% *39 40 39% 10% 11% 8,400 ' 13% 12% 55% 6% *32% (1st 35 Feb 10% 13% 39% pfd 38% Feb 109 11% 6% 100 pfd 2nd Dec 11 6% 56% *87% 1,800 , 93 , *83 20% 23% 6% 17 40 per 4,500 23% 6% *16% Dec. 4 Corp common 4%% 4% Nov - *20 700 8% 8% 23% 6% 13% *87% 500 17% 8% 2,500 8 17% (2nd series)—50 Melville Shoe Corp..; 1 Mead 48% 7% 7% A " 16% Miami see 550 17% 8% 18 18 393/4 5 .....No par Co— —1 Norris 19% Mav 27 footnotes *8% 17% *166% ' McLellan-Stores McQuay 11 66% For 30 1043/4 May 25 II43/4 Sep *8 , 56% 31 "A Feb Oct *500 7% ' 12% Mines—_—5 13 56% 18. 550 ( *7% 56% Robbins Inc com__^_18 18% Mar Mar 19 1.8% *500 7% 56% *31 ' *25% 41% & 27% Jun 15 Dec 23% 550 7% 18%; 9 18 % 18% *500 39 Publishing__w_No preferred 13 84% May 7% 169 com.—1 Porcupine $4 & Feb 8 530 7% .. * Corp McKesson & 14% 323/4 May 17% *500 *38 % STOCK' YORK Mclntyre Merch 8 ■\ 16% 17 530 7% 7% , *166% —No par * McGraw-Hill Merck 25% 23,100 *500/ 7% 169 .—No par — Stores 8 6% May 33/a May 18% 16 % 16% 530 *166% ponv preferred.——-..100 McGraw Electric Co.— 1 63% July 13 95% Jun 23 Nov 11% May 1,200 169 3V2% 19 15% 28% Mar 1,300 19% *183/4 1 preference—.No par cum McCrory 11 10% May 47% May 100 11% *18% *38% ' 85% Nov 45% 94% ll7/a 19% ' 1947 series__No par • 44% Feb 156 94% 11% 18% 11% common..——No par NEW Jan 65% .1013/4 Nov 123/4 May 95 *11% 19 % '13% ." No par —— Corp 17% Feb Dec 83 *94 11% 18% *166% common.—* preferred 1st $6 103% Mar ■ 43% May 95 *11% 19% *94 100 .... pfd——No cum McCall $ per share 36% May 21 101% Jun 13 '/a *94 11% 19% • 883/4 16 95% 10% EXCHANGE 40% 55% May 95% No par Corp ; $3.75 cum pfd * 44 105% May — STOCKS Jan 20 / J.:— No par CO———; Stores Lowest 25 16% May *94 10 19 63/4 ...-.No par $3.75 preferred Range since Jan. 1 Highest > ,88 ' 4,100 10% 8% Co—1___—l__l Chemical ' Feb Dec L) Corp Dept Maytag Peb 17% May 21% 31 Va 94 preferred 18 33 % Dec 30% *92'/a Electr.c Master 13 1073/4 Dec 31% 18% *17% com.*—No par 100 Martin-Parry Corp Jan May ; 30% 17 Martin Jun 10 Mar 46 31% 23% 16 12% May 15 43% Jan 21 22 Sper share 30 % May 31 •23% 16 85 S per share 24 32 *163/4 Co & 193/4 Jan 69% July 9 27% May 20 93 Highest 35 Ry preferred 4%% 6 Year 1947 1 31% " 9% Dec 110 Range for Previous - 32% Corp—-——5 6% prior pfd—100 St Feb 84 Jan Lowest Dec 32 135 10% *8% , Midland Jun Jan 48'/a May 14,800 20% Market ' 82 13% —.6.25 Marine 93 Jan 24 13% "131% 135 19 7% Exploration.*.— Marshall Field Mar 27 Nov 35% May 13% 36% 131 % 10% 16% —5 Corp -77% Aug 13 97.% Mar Jun Nov 353/4 Mar 16 Feb 14% 42 Nov Oil 22% Apr 30 % Maracaibo 29% May 18 103 % Jun 11 18 100%" Aug Dec 7% May 10 47% Feb • . Feb 106 Dec 82 13% * 95% *500 —No par — 14%1 135 *18% _______—___1 Shirt 400 36% 13% *10% . —1 Bros Manhattan *35% *131% 14 134 ' 190 39% May 22 Co Sugar *35% 36 37 135 13% *130'% " RR CO—v.4——50 8 May 20 17% Sep 16 « 9% Nov 27 14% May 39% May 175 Mandel 7 25.% May 17 9 Dec 28 14% Jun - 20 34% 9 7 y4 Co Coal , 36% 36 *36% *131 % 14% 37 130% *93 / No par _——10 (The) Magnavox Mahoning 8 Jan Garden.. Square Manati 26 18% Mar 18 6% Feb 20 22 '/a May 9 pfd Copper Magma 32 V Co Inc com__+'_No par series A——400 - 14 32 130% 14 36% 14% *36% - 100 Inc.—.—5 - Dec. 27% 9 23 4%% Madison 133/e Jun 10 5% Feb Dec Apr -TO com preferred 6% lQ3/4 Sep 7 17 Feb 7 19 525 , Oct 5 6% Nov 12 14% Feb Dec 11 520 Jan 223/4 4 153/8 Apr 12 24% May 20 Dec 12% 103% Jun • 20 25 Aug 500 10 Nov Xl6% Feb Forbes & 9% 45% 9% 44 47 41% 135 12 13,200 9,000 280 1,100 9% 1,600 44% 2,200 *89 90 89 89 170 63 63 63 63 1,000 162 102 102 102 13% 115 55% 6 13% 115 56% 6% 23% 24 35% 36 10% *23 1Q% 25 60 13 13% 6,300 115 115% 130 55% 56 5,300 6% 6,200 23% 24% 8,800 35 35 400 10% 800 25 100 6 10% *23% 21 THE (2448) COMMERCIAL I per thare Lowest I per thare 49 % May 63% 128% • 45% Nov 29 Feb 99% Dec 1 105% Mar 17 9% Nov May 64% 17% 27% Dec 9% May 14"% Nov 27% 27% 25 10 May 15% Nov Apr 40% Feb Jan 65 Moore-McCormack 22 9 Morrell 21% Dec 9 Motorola Motor Wheel Jun Mueller Brass 16% Oct 26 Mullins Mfg 14% Oct 23 Munslngwear 9 10 16 45 9% 112 Dec 107% Jan 2 112 Dec 44% 50 % Jun 21 17 Jan 2 Nov 10 43 Jun 29 5 35 Feb 102% 105% 105% 9% 10 9% Co 5 9% 57% 58% 56% 58% 56% 56% 57% 103% 103% 107 106% 106% 500 10 10 9% 9% 2,800 56% 563/4 56% 57% 16,100 56% 10% 10% 10% 11 10% 11 10 % 10% 22% 22% 22% 23% 23% 24 24 19% 20% 20% 20% 20 20% 20% 21% No par .*23% 24% 23% 23% 233,4 233/4 x23% 5 *19 Va 20 19% 19 Va 193/4 193/4 19% 193/4 1 Corp *16'/a 17% 16% 17 17 17% 17 17% com 1 new Inc Jan 50% Jan 23 Feb 14% Mar 16 21% Jun 25 Nash-Kelvinator (F E) 15% , 5 Sc Bros •10% 1 *39% *110% 100 15% 15% 10 13% 13% *35 Va 363/4 52 *10% 40% *110% 50 No par 15% 11 Va 40% 111 15% *10% 11 40% 52 111 10% 103/a 10 Va *23 24% *22 % 24% 700 20 21% 20% 20% 15,800 23% 23% 23% 24 19% 1934 * 19 Va 193/4 2,500 1,500 xl6% 16% *16% 16% 1,700 10 Va 24 153/a 15% 15% *10% 11 Va *10% 11 10% 40% *40 Va 40% 40% 40 111 *110% 111 15% *110% * 111 100 v 1,200 40 111 111 133/4 13% 13% 133/4 xl3% 13% 13 Va 13% *35% , 6,600 10% 40 Va 40 •110% 6,600 15Va 15 Ve 15% 11 Va 40 800 103 *106 22% ' 10,500 47% 103 107 5 . 46% 47 46 Va Shares 10 10 10 46 Va 363/4 *35 % 36 *35% 37 353/4 35% *35% 36 53 *51 53 *50 Va 53 53 *50 53 .*51 for the Week Sper thare 103 103 *105 Va No par Co 55% Jan Myers 9% No par Lines Corp Corp 56 Jun 45% 46 Va 101% 106 Murphy Co. (G C) common 4%% preferred Murray Corp of America com 4% preferred 2 12% Sep 16% Dec . 37% Jail May 15 45% 101 105% Products May 27 24 33% Feb 46% 100% 110 Inc 23 10% Dec 45% 102 •105% Co & 29% May 27 13% Nov 47% •100% ,„No par 3 (John) Motor 9. 47% A..No par Montgomery Ward & Co Jan 5 com Utilities May 21 17% May 15 16 • 107% Montana-Dakota 18 27 19% Mar 17 Feb 19 Feb Co preferred series preferred series B $4 8 20% Jan Mar 35 10% Oct Chemical $3.25 May 15 112% Apr 6 6 11% Jan 23 Oct May 19% May 17% May 17 Monsanto 61% May 17 122 Sales Dec. 10 Dec. 9 f per thare I per thare 9 per thare Friday Thursday Dec. 8 Dec. 7 . I per thare PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 6 t per thare Monday, December 13, 1948 HIGH SALE AND Monday Dec. 4 Far Nov 20 IsisnUj * 6 per thare 10% Dec Dec May 24 9 47% Mar 16 Feb Dec 15% CHRONICLE LOW STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Highest 8 per thare Feb 110% May 49 NEW Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 Highest FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest : & *50 13 Va 13 , 4,300 100 100 ' N 14 May 19% 19 May 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 32% Sep 9 Nashville Chatt & St Louis 21 May 30 Jan 20 Dec 10 29 5 National 10% May 20 13% July 8 17% Mar 22 National 8% 16% Dec * Feb 14 9% Ma y 10 % May 16% Jan 34 Dec 27 Jan 165 Dec 9% Nov 26 Feb 24 i 4% Sep 29 8% Feb 11 Jan 34% Mar 18 26% Feb 20 Feb JUn 187 29 162% Oct 1 10 National 7% No par 26% 5 15 V. 15 Va 15 18 18 Va 17% 13% 32 14% Mar 17 21 17% Nov 10 2 National May 21 22% May 21 National Department Stores National Distillers Jun Nat 12% Nov 29 21 14% Dec 8 New 15 Sep 27 20% Jun 9 National Feb 85 Oct 96% May 19 29% Jan 23 36% Dec Dec 190 % Sep 162 Oct Dec 167 Jan 130 Nov 1% hi Dec % Jun 6 Apr 16 4 Sep 20 15% Feb 11 % Nov Jan 6 Jan 38 Jun Jun 7 National 7% Lead 2 10 Natl Malleable 2 Natl Power & Linen Service 19% Nov 12 81% Mar 10 Jan 20 5 Dec 16% Nov 9 25% July 6 80% Nov 16 94 2 25% Jan Jan 20% May 29% Jan 21 Nov 29 12% Dec 17% Feb 10% Dec 10 11 cNational Shares National Steel National Natl Dec 13% Jun 9 % Nov 10 12% Jan 26 Tea Natomas 24% Feb 9 29 19% Jan Nehi 13% May 18% Feb Feb 107 July 28% Nov 38 Feb 98 Dec 106 12% Nov 30 100 26 35 11% Dec Dec 13 87 Nov. 8 Feb 12 8 New Dec 38 32% Feb 13 3%% preferred 17% Jun 26 Oct 20% Feb 11 34% Oct 22 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock 46% Feb 31 43% Jun New York Air 18% July 12 New York Central 92 N Y Chic & St Louis Co 22% 52 12% Feb 11 39 Feb 10 121 Feb 11 20% 26 Nov Feb Aug 20 62% Dec 230 Feb Dec Dec Jan 49% Jan 290 Feb 11% Mar 200 9 Mar Jan 15% Nov 84% Dec 107 10% May 16 25% 19 255 Sep 20% Feb 10 86% Jan 6 Sep 14% Feb 27 Jun Jun ' 2 25 N 39% July 12 96 19% Oct 23 Dec 10.0% Aug 81 Jan 2 88 Jun 27% 173/4 17% 7,700 2,000 ' 13% 13% 17 16% 17 94 *92 3/4 94 313/4 32% 163/4 *93 14% 13% 17 ' 11,800 14% 14% 2,000 17% 17% 16,000 ♦93 168% 132 132 132 132 132 13% 169 31% 6 Va 6% 6% 18% 18% 18% *22 4,500 168 6% 21 % 30 31% 31% 167 Va 18% % 8,100 32 18% 90% 16 3/4 93% 168 132 *21 3,600 16% 93% *167 *6 % % 14 V8 16% 131 168% 31% 14% 94 16% 94 6% % % 22% *21% 91% 903/4 91 903/4 22 22% 23 22% % *22% 169% *131 " * 6% 170 220 132 6 VB 160 6% 1,200 % 1811 % H 23% *22% 23% 91% 91% 91% 91% % 23 1,100 18 18 *223/8 91% % 223/4 31% 31% 9,400 3,900 23 *22 22 3/4 1.400 19% 19% 19% 19% 193/4 19% 19% xl8% 18% 18% 183/4 7,700 84 84% *833/4 84% 833/4 833/4 *82 Vs 833/4 *82 % 83% *22% 22% 223/8 22% 223/e 22% *22 22% 700 11% 10% 11 lo3/* 10% 10% 3,200 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 10% 9% 9% 9% 1,400 93/8 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% *9% 93/4 2,500 22% 11 % 9% 9% 10 9% Brake 10 14% 14% ♦101 30 11 93/4 14% •91% 8 % 13% 93 *92 56% 56 ' preferred 23 22% 130 133/a 13% 13% 13 70 70 72 72% **71 % •30% 30% 30% 30% '33 % - 33 % 33 V8 34 Hart series 94 *92 *70 56% 1,000 13 Va 7,100 72% 70 30% 30% 303/8 31 31% 31% 31% 32% 8,000 33% . 33% 33 33% 33% 33% 33 33 1,900 13 133/4 73 133/a 72 13% 72% 134 Va 133% 133% 133/4 13% 713/4 71 134% *131 70% 133 13% 13% 71% 70% 1313/4 133 14% 14% 15 VB 15 Va 15% 15% 15% 15% 143/8 21% *20V» 21% *20% 21% 20% 203/4 *203/4 *1313/4 15 *20 % ; 123/4 • 90 14,400 94% 56% 13 72% *70 1,400 8% 8% 22 15 133/4 38,600 71% 1,900 133 300 15% *20% 1,600 22 55 *47 55 •47 53 *47 53 *47 53 *47 53 ♦235 255 ♦235 255 ♦235 255 *235 255 *230 200 255 RR Co_100 8% 100 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 31% 32 % 32% 33% 91 91 91 92 16% 16% 16% 163/4 163/4 *16% 163/4 87 86 86 87% 87% X87 8% 83/4 31 91 87 31 *90% 92 1 *16% 100 ♦85% : 8% 30% 91 *30% pfd__100 State cumulative 12% 94 94% 563/4 250 Shipbldg Corp partic stock $3.75 133/a 72 56% 13% 73 93% 8% *47 N Y & Gas 13% 553/4 500 29% .♦235 A Light 3.90% Elec 13% 8% ♦92 143/4 102% 293/s No par Co & 5% & 553/4 55% 93% *101 29% 83/a 94% *14% 14 % 102 Va *293/8 50 RR Haven 8% *92 13Va No par Harlem 55% 56 14% *101 293/4 92 92 83/8 94% 13% York non-cum 92 8% *92 14% 102% 29% 72 No par & 293/8 92 8% 94% 14% ♦101 102'/a 293/8 •70 City Omnibus Corp Y 14% *101 93% 8Vs *92 73 common 14% 29% 8% 135 Dock 14% 102 Va 29 94% 56% 10 *101 30 •92 1 __No par 9% 102 % 73 Preferred 21 27% 143/4 27 143/i 17% 10% 100 N Y 80% 27% 15 Va 17% 18% ♦132 N Y Power 17 Jun 273/4 14% 18 22% 10 1 preferred N Y New 9 27% 15 17% 6% 100 $5 Mar 18 14% Jun 28% 14% 18% No par com—100 6% Y 27 15% 18 Ve 6% preferred series A New 27 61 Mar 4%% N 3 Mining Corp Industries common Newport July 12 July 6 23% Apr 19 19 6% Mar 29 Newmont 144 27 5,500 2,000 93/4 U 100 64 July 12 26% May 21 90% Jun 18 50 - - 12% 22% England Elec System 20 Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd—100 29 137 9% 12% 10% 100 Nov May 6,500 - 7% 9% 22% par preferred 70 May 11% May 19 Apr 310 85 19% 1 common 12% Nov 30 18% May 21% •83 No par Feb 12 "14,500 6 Va 33 Vb 12% 18% % No par Feb 80 6 3/8 33 X7% - 9% 1 102 9 6% 10 100 Dec Nov 24 7%- 12% 16% 90% x87% 32% May 6% 34-% 7% 7%. ' ' New 44% 6% 323/4 7 \ 35% 9% 10 Co serial Aug 17 99 30% 169% 12% 31% 22% Co Corp conv 12% Jan 3 29% *168 Va 9% 13% 32 90 ; 4%% 98% Jan 90% Mar 29% 168 Va 12% *92% ♦21 Newberry Co (JJ) common__No 10 Jan 500 29% 168% 93/4 132 . •18 No par Fibre Inc 24 May 15 13% 16% 94 25 Co Bros Nov 24 108% 35% May 22 % Dec Jan 7,300 263/fl 26% No par Corp Neisner May 17 104 X27% Mar 12 Mar 95% Feb 19 6 1,900 10% 12% 132 Corp Vulcanized 18% May Nov 10% 36 *34 9% 132 1 (The) Pa com preferred 4% % 30% May 27 15% May 26 293/4- 36 12% *167 National Supply Sep 16 7% 1,200 5,100 . • *34 168 Va x63/4 10 Va 350 9% 169 Cast_No par National Sugar Ref Co 23% Nov 34% 7% 10% 10% 10% -10% 10,600 5% 12% 32 ex-dist_—No par Feb Nov 100 7% 34% 7 3/4 53/8 93/4 ♦167 Corp Steel 28% Mar * 6% 34% 7% 20 Va 12% 13 ,_100 Lt Jan 73/8,: 353/8 7% 10 common & 6% 25 May 17 114% Oct 23 6 Va 35 . 10o Co 24% Jun 1 16% •92% preferred A preferred B National 13% 1 No par com preferred 147% Apr 7% Feb 7 No par 12.50 Co Gypsum conv 26% 12% May 105 Prod ' common $4.50 10 177 Products 95 74% May 21% May 88 Dairy 35 29% 168% 15% 26 20 5% 10% 103/4 15VB 26 203/8 - Enameling & Stamping— Jan 14 Co 7% t 10% 35 35 293/4 *13% 24% Mar 17 Oct 7 35 10% xl0% - 169 93/4 10 No par 5% 11 29% 9% Jun 5% 15% 26 20% 5% 103/4 168 *12% Jan 8% 29% 1683/4 1 Jan 28 29% 1673A 1 23% Dec 30»/a 168 26 35% Container 38 Jan 29% •1673/a Xl5Va 20 3/4 25% 25% 10% *35 Cylinder Gas Co <20% 6% 10% 35 Va 10 common 10% 10% 10% 35% National 14% May 15% 10% 35% 100 Co 10% 103/4 35% National 48 17% May 136 10% •10% 4 14% Aug 23 9% Dec 25% May v 5 ' 16 Va 2^ *20% 6 • 6 3 Oct Feb 165 1 6 10% Mar 15 15% 2a % 5% 7% 17% 107 5% 153/4 16 Va 21 24 *20% 7% Dec Dec 53/4 153/4 15% 1 13% May 14% May 20 Va City Lines Inc 28 96 Fibres Inc preferred National 9% May 21 20% Can Corp Cash Register 9 6 / Feb Dec Biscuit 24% 203/8 15% *24 National 32% Dec Jan 26% Automotive National 32% Oct 22 175% Jun 23 153/4 *24% 20% 1 Airlines— National Aviation Corp National Battery Co 8 15% 243/4 1 - National 5% Nov Dec 14% 13 July ' 5 100 Co 17 Feb 43% Dec 7% 45 Corp Acme 9% May 20 13% Jan 2 13% May 8% May 33 Jan " - 323/4 *91 8% 8'A 12,200 32% 8% 33 323/a 2,100 92% 260 *91 92% 16% " 16% 16% 163/8 500 87 86% 86% 300 Corp— preferred *86 i' . Range for Previous „ STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest 9 per thare Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest „ $ per thare t per thare 23% Nov 25% Oct 20% Mar 33% 53% Jan 24 13% Nov Dec NEW YORK Highest 4 30 Nov 26 25% Jun 17% July 36% Jan Far 21 Noblitt-Sparks 1 Noma 5 Nopco Norfolk Dec 64% Nov 55 Feb 18 62% Nov 1 26 Dec 30% Sep 25 Aug 24 28% Jan 13 16% Dec 33% Jan 3 17% Jun 17 10% Feb 2 13% May 10 & American 115% Jan 82% Mar 10 93 Jun 11 Northern Dec Central 30% Nov 25% Feb 11 36% Jun 14 Northern Natural 13% May 22% Feb 16% Feb 11 27% Jun 24 Northern Pacific 79% Dec 102% Feb 78 Aug 11 103% Oct 11 5 8% Nov 9 Aug 19% Aug 22% 25% Oct 16 33 Jun 45 % Jan 33% Jan Dec 13% Feb Dec 18% Feb 3% Sep 20 10% Mar 18 - 6% 12 Apr Nov 90 Mar 19 106% Dec 10 17% Mar 20 Ry 56% •26 24 Vb 21 213/4 143/4 24% *20% far Shares share 21 200 14 24% 14 2,600 24% 24'/a 243/8 243/a 57 27% 15% 24% 24% 57 Ve 57 Va 57 Va 58 27% 26% 263/4 *26 263/4 *26 15 Va 15 Va 15 Va 15% Xl5 Va 153/8 15 9% 9% 9% ,10% 9% ►26 ♦243A 58 i 25 583/4 58% *20 Va .58% 59 *26 27% 15% 15 15% 12,400 10 ^97'8 103/a 31,200 85% *84 % 85% 10 313/4 31 Va 323/s 9,100 17% 15,000 85 84% 843/4 *84% 85 Va *84 Va 30% 303/8 30% 31 V« 32V4 X313/8 32 31 17% 17% 17% 18 Vo 17 Va 18 17% 173/4 173/8 86 87 87% 87% 87% *86% 88 9 93/4 10 *84 Va 85% 800 58% 27 *84 Va 29% ___10 ' Sales the Week 14 Va 21 50 Co Dec. 1# 9 per 14 Va 21 14% ,143/8 8"% Ry Fridsy Dec. i) 1 per thare . * * _100 Northern States Pwr Co .(Minn)— $3.60 preferred No par 4,100 200 ' 17% 17% 86% *106% 107% 106% 106% *1063/8 1063/4 106 5/a *106 3/4 107 106% 106% 160 10 9% 9% 9% l03/s 9% 103/a 10% 10% 10% 11 10% IO3/8 15,800 25 Inc *85% No par $4.80 preferred Northwest Airlines 17% 17% 17% 18% 18% 183/4 18% 19 18% 18% 17% 18% 50 38'A 38 Va ♦38% 39 37% 38 common 27% May 17 2 40% Apr 24 7% May 21 Northwestern Telegraph Norwalk Tire & 14% Jun Norwich Pharmacal 4.6% 15% , 14% 1 per thare 1 Co Gas 24% ♦20% Thursday Dec. 8 • per thare 14% 10 9 9 22% 14% 25 Aviation 25 ►213/4 14% 25 Co American Dec 21% 14% 4 preferred 83 % 21% PRICES Wednesday Dee. 7 • per thare 1 Western Ry com Adjustment 9 per thare Tuesday Dec. 6 £.50 Corp__. Chemical Co North Jan Industries Electric North 6% May 8 Monday Dec. 4 1 6 per thare 56% 14% Mar LOW AND HIGH SALE STOCK EXCHANGE preferred Rubber *86 160 J 39 *38% No par 4 % 4 % <*4Va 5 11% 11% *11% 12 *11% 8 *28% 29 *28 29 100 973/4 973/4 *98 99 32 323/4 39 *4% 2.50 Co 106% " 88% *87 *38 4% 4 3/8 12 *11% 29 x28 37% 8,200 37 Va 50 4% 4% 4% 4% 1,000 11% 43/8 12 11% 11% 11% 800 O 27 Dec Jan 26% Dec 9 91% Dec 111% Feb 92% Jan 2 103 21 Jun 18 Apr 35% Dec 26% Feb 11 43 Jun 15 Ohio 14 18% Jan 17 Oklahoma Gas & Elec 4% Oliver Corp common 18 Dec 17% May 93 Dec 7% May 86 15% 24 149% May 38 22 July 27% 107 13% 118 16% Apr Dec 22% Feb Feb 92 Feb 8 17 163% Jan 28% Feb 93 Jan 80 July May 9% May Jan Jan 16 Sep 19 Oct 46% Oct Jan Jan 26 144% Nov 15 37% Jun 154 Jan 23 9 23 Jan 5 80 Dec 6 89 Feb 27 48 Nov 11% Feb 26 27 8% Nov 30 60% Sep 34% Feb 30 13 73% Jan 2 Dec 50% Nov 25% May x89% 131 Dec Dec 43% 62% Jan Jan 47% Mar 16 Feb 30 Feb 13 89% Feb 27 For ioi tnotes Feb see 130 page 28. Nov 9 Omnibus Corp convertible Elevator 6% preferred ! common Outlet Co & Mfg Owens-Illinois Glass Co Pacific Amer Fisheries Coast Co 1st preferred 2nd preferred 55% July 13 44% July 23 104% Jun 147 7 Mar 18 Mills 6 323/4 Inc 26% 27% 97 97% 190 32% 32% 33%. 25,200 16 3/4 17% *16% 17 % 29- 29% 29 Va 29% 283/s 29 98 983/8 98 98 96% 96 V4 400 8% 2,200 8% 8% , " • 8% 8 8% 8% *89 90 *89 90 89 89 '/a 89 89 89 89 23 *21% 23 21% 217/8 213/4 213/4 21% 22 283/4 29 283/4 29 29 29% 28% 29 % 148 ♦145 28% * 144 VB 28% 147 *145 148 *145 *16 16% *77 85 80 80 493/4 49% 50% 49% 13% *13% 12.50 49 Va 5 *13% 10 9% No par 64% non-cum No par 133/4 *16 13% 16 16 *78 -83 49 Va 133/4 13% 10 *93/4 10 10 10 61% 63% 62 64 40% *183/8 18% 18% 30 Va 30 Vs *39 40 15% *76 50 64% *39 30 163/4 1,400 99 29% *983/8 2.50 No par 26% 29% 29 Va 3A. ,983/4 non-cum common * 98 Va 32% 32 Va. 17 29 83/8 26% 97% . 98% 31% 16% 98 8% 98% 33% 17 29 Va 8% 28% 99 17 98 Va *8 Va . *21% lo Pacific Telep & Teleg common_..100 6% preferred 100 , 17% 28% *98 *29 100 Pacific Finance Corp of Calif lo Pacific Gas & Electric 25 Pacific Lighting Corp No par Pacific *17 33% No par _• Pacific 8 A 17% 32% *97 10o 100 Marine *17 No par preferred Outboard 20 No par preferred (The) common Oppenheim Collins Otis pfd convertible Apr 13 1 36% Jan Jan No par May 27 73 29% Nov 30 39% Co. 15% May 17 43% May 28 21% Jun 15 129% 168 4%% 8% common preferred Oil 15 15 % Mar 20 x33% 4.40% 29 15% Nov Feb 80 Ohio Edison Co 5 Jun Oct Nov 24 Jan 23 20 Feb Aug 10 100 2 88% Nov Feb 33% 19% May 36% July 13 xl09% July 13 12% Apr 20 29 Feb 28% 68 9 25 Sep 27 11 16 Feb May 84 50 Mar 34% Jun 974 65 148 *145 148 8 90 90 29 *145 *15 16 *15% *80 84% 49% *80 14 *13% 13% 9% • *13% S% 9% 9 65 65 16% 86 48 Va |65 600 7,300 148 15% 48% 150 22% 293/a *21% 84 49% 600 4,500 10 6,300 13% ■300 9 *63 300 49% 67% 360 130 *38% 39% *39 40% 40 40 39 18% 183'8 18 3/8 *183/8 18% 183/4 19 18% 18% 1,100 30 Va 30% 30% 303/a 30 Vb 30% 30 30% 13,900 30 • 40 130 50 VB 50 VB 5074 2.300 31 31 30% 31 30% 30 3A 30 Va 30% 30 30% 30 Va 30 Va 2,900 94 94 93 Va 93% 93% 9334 93% 933/4 93% 93% 93 Va 93 Va 650 *134 136 133% 133% 49% 134 50 Va 134 49% 50 % 50% *133 50 Va 135 50 *133 50 134% 50 Va 133 134 140 Volume 168 Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Ranre for Previous Year 1947 Lowest 3 Ms Rang• since Jan. 1 Highest , Jan 9 per share Feb 7 59% * 31/2 Dec Oct 2 Dec 7% Feb 4% Feb Dec 14% Feb 8% Noc 6% Apr 9 40% Jan 90 18 Dec 55 Nov 109 ' Mar 46 Feb 92 5 66 Oct 20 100 6 % Feb 11 19% Dec v 28 19%. Dec 32% Jan 18% Feb 11 37 53% 34% Feb 2 Dec 33% Feb Feb 38% Feb 27 16% Oct 10 Parmelee Patino 49% Jun 1 16 15% Jan 2 Feb 15% Feb 11 21% Nov 1 Apr 28% Sep 109% Oct 10 Dec 18 117 Dec 15% Jan 22 Dec 38 May Ill i Jan Sep 22 10 20% July 26% . Feb 16% Feb 27 22 % 51% Dec Jan 37 18 48 118% Oct 103 Sep Feb 19 45% Dec 55% Nov 81% Jun 101% Feb 86% Feb 9% Nov 120 17 Feb 26 6 May 22% 23 22 29% Dec 34% July May 34. Jan 13% 37 12 Jun Dec 18 May 48% Dec 59 Dec Dec 23% Dec 111% Dec 9% Feb 14% Feb 46% Nov 30 5 Pet May 19 95 3 Pfizer July 13 Dec Dec 21 103% Jun 10 3.8% 20 111 8 4.3% preferred preferred 98% Mar 81 Sep 29 43% 25 Yb Mar 16 39% Dec 87 Jan 6 97% Jun 85 Dec 101. Mar 82% Nov 16 88% Oct 81 Jan 93 July 87% Jan 22 63% July 18 Feb 54% Jan 21 13% Sep 13 92% Aug 31 77% Jun 15 12 10 14% May 7 1 34% Jan 5 1 103% Jan 11% Nov 10 - 50% Mar 12. Jun 30% 99% 96% 10, Apr 33% July Dec 108. 30% Dec Feb Dec 96% 16% 98% Apr Dec May Oct 88 Dec 18% Jan 16 Dec 102 Feb 110 Jun 14 11% Feb 11 Mar 82 Dec 32% Dec 26 Dec 12% Feb 113 169 Aug 142% Nov 10 155 Jan 157 16 169 32% Apr 42% Feij 30% Nov 24 39 % Jun 10% Nov 7% Nov 10% Feb 10 Jan 11 20 Jun 9 27 165 Oct 20 114 15 67 Dec 140 Apr 59 % 'Oct May 93% Jan Oct Jan 73% Feb 28 84% May Sep 20% 10% May 171 140 Dec 15 Feb 13 Jan 145 Jan 9 27% Dec 10 200 17% May 38% 71% Mar Oct Oct July 46 % $ per share Sep 21 14% 38 Apr 0 per share Jan Dec 33 Jan 29% Feb 14 Oct 11% Dec 7 12% 15% Nov 12% Jan 28 16 May 33% ' 15% May 85% Feb 43T Nov 32% Jan ! i 106% 24% 20 ; 71% Jan *102 convertible Feb-27 Mar 11 . Diec I 32% Nov 24 Dec Jan 101% Feb 13 ; Feb x25 11 V 10% Dec 1 Feb 80% Feb 15% 94% Dec 28% May 17% May Jan 105% Mar 41 • '32 38% Dec 16% May 11 67/a Oct7 89 ? Nov 10 8 20 Feb 31 39 July Feb 108% Mar 16% 7% Feb 20 63% Feb Dec Dec May 7 22% Feb Nov Oct 17% Dec- 5 27 33 187/8 Peb Feb 37 9% May X25% Feb Dec 22% July 48% July 11 .9 .29% Dec 96 . :36% 8% 327/8 8 109% 7% May (/ Feb 4%% Jan Jan . 42 ' May 18 3 ' July 12 33 25% May 28 15 ; Jun 17 27% July 12 36% Feb 24 45 Apr 27 31 Feb 16 39 Jun 10% Dec 9 15 y8 May 27 Jan 21 106 11% Feb 11 May 17 18 Nov 2 16 May 21 Dec 14% Nov 8 % Dec 10 29% Feb 20% Dec 8 25% May 21 10 % 17% Feb 8% Dec 3 13% May 24 62 Dec 84 % Feb 53 Dec 10 9% Dec 10 14% Jan 7 66 Aug 4 15% May 21 14 91 , ,113% May 24% Feb May Dec . . 110 Apr 5%, Nov 29 22% Feb 11 103 Jan 5 15% Nov 26 82% Feb 17 23 111% July 14 21% May 15 102 : Oct 21 12 11% *8iy4 83 83 *811/4 115 11% xl 1% *811/4 83 ♦81% 83 32 y8 313/4 32 31 16 32 X15% 153/4 153/4 153/4 3,300 153/4 2,200 143 *140 ' 150 *140 150 *140 150 162 162 *158% 162 *158% 162 *160 162 31% 32 31% 31% 313/4 8 3/8 83/s 15% 8 3/8 15% *160 8% 153/4 170 83 *160 83% 83 83 72% 84 831/4 *70ya 721/4 *701/2 72% *20 % 21% 203/4 213/4 *138 29% 144 29% *138 29% 8% *160 1,400 600 170 83% 83% 180 72% *70% 723/4 120 •21 22 *21 22 300 *138 144 *138 144 X28 144 29 10,600 15% 15% 15% 170 10 20 31% 83/a 8% ♦15 *160 „ 31% 31% 8% 153/4 170 . 72% 144 1,400 31% 143 . 100 11% 28 29% 27% 273A 3,000 Monday Tuesday Dec. 6 10% 10% Wednesday Dec. 7 9 per share 101/8 *10 Thursday Dec. 8 A per share 10% *10 Friday Dec. 9 9 per ehara 9 perehare 10% 10% ♦10 Sale* for Dec. 10 . thaWeek 9 per ehare *10 300 42% 43% *39% 40% 12 11% 11% 13% 1,300 13% 13 13% 13'/4 13%' 13% 13% 13% 13 13% 7,600 1 41% 41% 41 42% 413/4 6% ' 13 6% 6% 25% *24% 64% 64% *21% 21% *21% 86 VA * 861/4 86% 21%' 80% ' 36 Va 361/4 363/b 30% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20y8 25% 34% '25% *64% '• No par ! —No par • /. - , : 25% / 253/4 [ 6% 6% 26 100 No par Rayonier Inc common 1 preferred 25 Reading Co common 50 4% non-cum 1st preferred—1—50 2nd preferred common Inc 50 5 100 . 33% 313/4 *107% 108 26% *18 50c 423/a 44% 67/B 6% 64% 15,800 200 6% 6% 25 25% 253/4 243/4 24% 643/4 64% 64% 64% 65 21 21% 21% 84% 86 383/a - 36% 363/b 203/8 20 25% 253/a 343/4 34% 34 ' 31% -32% 31% 31% . 27'/4 '26%' 27% *27 18 19 27 18% 17% 17% 18 107 21% 21% 85 84 36% 363/a 36% 20% 20 20% 20 "25% 25% 25%:1 25% 21% ♦84 21% ; . : xl05% 343/4 2,700 84 , 33% 30% 34% 31% 107 107 333A 28 28 28 18% 18 18% 31% • ♦106% 107 28 * 28 17% i } '■ 15,100 16,700 23,900 ! loeo | 900 34% 31 -160 3,000 11,800 • 105 Va » •400 20%" 25% 7,500 3,200 36% ; 85 31% t 31% : 26% 107 : ' 107 107%- 6% 36% ♦84 • * \ ' 6% 25 64% 20% " 63A 26 64% ►25 643/4 ' t- I0O No par pfd 33% 30% f 25% 33% - 41 Va ' *24% ... 5 com com ■ Shares 10% 41 ' . 17% 1,000 13% 12% 13 12% 13% 12% 13% 13% 13% 133/a 133/4 69 % 68%. 683/4 68 69% 693/4 70% X68% 6&ya 69% 69% 112,100 1,200 ,; 69 % 7% 7 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 17,700 ; 92% 92% 150 ! 7% 7 *92 ' 7 93y2 *92 *32 22% *92 93 92 92 ♦92 93 13%' 28 28 27% 273/4 27 273/a 27 27% *27 27'A 28 28 28 28 »/2 28 28% 28'A 29 "A 27 28% 32 % 323/4 32% 32 32 32 32 32 Va 32% 32% *223/4 23 23 23 22% 23 22% 22% 22% ? 500 22% 1,100 • ,;*27% ; 28 27% 93 • 27% . *42 *42 42% *35y2 *10% *35% 37% *35% *10% 10% *10% 42% 37 % 11% *101 106 12 % 12 Va *101 12% 106 *42 *100 12'A 11% ♦32 22% 42 % •42 42% •42 42 y2 *42 37% ♦ •36% 37% *36% 373A *36% 10% 10% 10% 10% *10% 106 12 •99 11% ioy4 105 ♦99 12 12% 104 123/a *99 12% - 1,000 4,300 42% 373A 10% 500 * 104 12% 2,200 A Co— $1.25 div prior preference 10 Reliable Stores CorpNo par Reliance Mfg Co common 5 Conv pfd 3%% series 100 Remington-Rand common 50c $4.50 preferred 25" Republic Stefel Corp com No par 6 % conv prior pfd series A—100 Revere Copper A Brass com—No par 5%% preferred-: —100 Feb Feb 12 300 100 *40 com Raybestos-Manhattan Reo Motors 12 32% 100 •11% 33% Oct 15% 307/« 7 ' 12 - ♦32 *102 100 115 11% Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common $1 convertible preferred 3 •102 41 13% May 8 5% May 20 11% May 21 10 100 115 11% 29% Jan 6% Feb 32% 32 100 12,900 41 24 2% Dec 32 100 *102 12% *40 11% Nov Jan *31% 115 58% 40 y2 Oct Feb 1001/2 13 11% 99 8% 313/4 100 % *102 58 *11 591/a *11 42% 87% Nov 23 22% May 101% Dee 31% 58% 13 40 Jan 9% 59% *11 '11% Aug Dec 58 Va 13 12 17 4% May 3% Dec 60% 21% 29 10 41 10 102 33% 91 12 Co Dec Jan 11% *88% *40 : Bros *10% 12% : (Robt) 11% 91 87 12 1 Reeves *86'A *10% •88 Vi 41 Nov Aug 24 10% Radio Corp of America com—No par —No par non-cum 87 11% *40 12% 9% 591/4 *11 84% 72 88 91 ' 83/s> *20% 9 per ehare •: Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__10; 4% *86% *10% *88% 113/4 91 1 5% conv preferred— Purity. Bakeries Corp_ Real Silk Hosiery 7% preferred 88 *881/4 200 LOW AND HIGH BALK PRICES 96 24% 88 »/2 *861/2 *103/4 91 15% *138 Saturday . $2 13,800 40 170 84% 29% 413/a 41 14,400 8% 72% 413/a 93 148 ; 15% 20% 41% *88% 83 *160 144 29% Colorado—20 18 20% May Dec 72% 20% *138 41% 91% 313/4 ■ 13,800 91% 162 84% 20% 91% 31% 31% *83% Xl9% *88% 17 8% 211/8 893/4 32% 15% 70 203A *88 % 13 *8iya 170 500 851/4 167/a 8% 60 97 105% 39% 12 *15% 107 *95% *105% 85% 321/4 *160 *1051/2 96 105% 38% 12 Dec. 4 Inc of 34% Jun 35 21% 107 96 105 85 115 31 *105% 96% 1053/4 39% 17 »/4 *160 107 *94% 38 »/4 ' Ralston Purina Co 3%% 20 300 85 33% No par 4 28 101 Power 98% Jun 16% Feb 23% 85% 17 No par No par 100 $3.50 1st preferredRadio-Keith-Qrpheum July 28 233/a 530 5 75% May 27 11% May 19 x36 23% 50 38% 33 $1.40 div preference com—No par Pullman Inc ; No par Pure Oil (The) common—^_No par . 23% 40% 16% 100 preferred Co 23% 50 No par Industries cum 8,900 *84 33% 1 Pub Serv El A Gas 5 108% Sep $4.75 50 203/4 41 16% preferred series A__50 Public Service 30% May 15 53 conv 96% 20% 20% 33% —lo B *94% 20% *106 1 5 Electric Publicker - Rels 12% class 50 95% 20% 38% 60 162 preferred 49 95 20% 85 100y2 *143 10,200 96 y8 20% 113/4 31% 140 5,100 52% 38% *102 *143 473A 52'A 85 88 - 59% 83 900 47 38% *100 *82 6% 48% 92i/a *11 12% 16% 2,500 38% 115 12 % 30 11% 523/4 521/4 *105% 1 . Pressed Steel Car Co Inc 94 Apr 26 39% July 6 24% Jun 25 15 t 68% , No par Procter A Gamble 28% May 25 81 24% Dec preferred . 11% 16% *16% \ 48 500 102 49 '* 96% 40 11% 11% 22% *101% *23 106 203/8 11% 8% 223/4 22% 103 *95 107 96% 8% 8% 22% •101% .20% . 233/a *105% 101 100% No par com 44,700 9 223A 103 48% 40% *86 % 32 83A 8% ♦22% 11 85 ♦88% *31 300 16% 21% *103/4 91 25 Potomac 9 18i Marv 11% Pond Creek Pocahontas May 21 32% Jan Dec. Oct 88 *88%' Poor A Co class B 11% May 18 35 % 16 Feb 01% Feb *86% common— 12% 53 106% 963/4 *91 13 *10% 11 49% 108 37% ' 11% ♦101% 20% *11% -100 *11 96% *84 - '92% 300 49 com new-No par Plymouth Oil Co 4 Jan . *91 100 95»/2 523/a *23 110 u 108 95% 48% 23 800 *106 95'A ♦16% 20 5/8 26,900 *93% 16% 95% 13,600 16% 38% 17 95 Va 52% 48% 107 17% 163A *373A > 30% 50% 50 40 37% '17% *293/4 52% 106' 107 113 ♦109% 30% 49% 20"% 20% 39% 113 28% *293/4 *16% 961% 96% 85 '37% —100 Plough Inc 24 Jun 62% Feb 25 % Dec 51% May, 211/4 May; 39V8 52% 106 20% *84 Par 16% May 20 14 % July 12 22% Nov 29 , 20 £ 3 EXCHANGE 38% f 20% NEW YORK STOCK 102% Dec 30% May • 70% May 46 5% Nov 26 Feb 71% Dec May 1 16'A 5OV2 108 \ 97 106% 17% *26 293/4 Xll% 23 108 *96% common—5 Pittston Co (The) 12% July 28 6 Oct 19% Dec *107% 17% 108 12% 20% 23% *105 12% *95 < *109% 173/4 10 . 281/2 ♦93% , 22 3A 12'A 49 *22% 100 12% 50 1,600 18% 29% 103 16% 20% 1,300 18 10 18% 113 •106 9% 223A *101% 49 20% preferred class A —100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh A West Virginia 100 Pittsburgh Young A Ash pfd 100 July 13 102 96% *95 100 8 per share 9% May 10 35% 57 *49% 9 23 102 *22% 59 Lowest 19% May 11% May 9 50 10 •93/4 ♦26 17 91/4 52% 58 Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest 10 16% 52% 5% 7 9 49 5,300 373A 12 51% 800 47% 16% *11 " 28% 373/4 101% 10% 1,300 28% 17 94 800 13% i 47% 373A *92'A 400 " 7%,7% 13% 28 16% 931/2 26% 8,100 47% 37 3A *92'A %' 273/4 28% xl7% 105 700 3,500 / 47% 17% 105 29,500 ; 25 26% . 38 30% 9 8 2 ' 243A 133/4 17 107 22% 40 2 25% 8 13% 37% *29% 48% No par ♦109% 30% 223/4 25% 171/4 STOCKS Year 1947 I per share 8% No par 113 *29% 10% *10% • 2% 253/a 38 *105 105 22 40 25" 18 *110 93% 93% - ♦103 - 10 18 17% 40 6,400 2,200 28 *25% 173/a 40 2% 90 /7% -20%. 47% 29 31 *11 Ranre for Previous Lowest *104% _5 7% 26% Oct 23 161 17% *37% 100 3,600 7% 22% 8. 10 183A 105 22 13% 47 10% 183A 7% *26 17% 17% 17% 37% 25 Pittsburgh Screw A Bolt-. Pittsburgh Steel Co com 82% May 10 9 113 17 % *30 ' :. 29 *110 107 10% 18 3/4 *26 17% 17% 10 18% "•* 112ya 7% gtd preferred Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co 22 10 29 Pitts Ft Wayne A Chic Ry com__l00 14 July 15 96 18% —.1 Pittsburgh Forgings Co 2 10 Apr 10 16% Pitts Consolidation Coal Co 1 May 8% May 7 Feb 47% No par $5 July 28 203 27% 47 ——No par Pitts C C & St Louis RR-——_10o 36% July 15 15 Nov 271/4 100 Pitts Coke A Chem Co 23 % Jun Aug 271/2 47 No par Corp common preferred series A_ Pillsbury Mills Inc $4 preferred 8 165 27% 46 3/4 37% —100 Phillips Jones Corp 5% preferred Phillips Petroleum Phoenix Hosiery 10 163% 27 ya 46% 12 4% preferred 3.60% series preferred Sep 13 93 3 11 4 < • 100 Philip Morris A Co Ltd 15 % Jun Mar 16 16 3%% *27% ■' 73/4 *103 263/8 13% 11% Phila & Reading Coal & Iron-. July 13% 15% 95% ' 193/4 20 T 10,600 521/4 50% *94 7% . 20 2% *25% 133/4' 5 Philco 26 3/8 7% 13% 7% 7% " 253/a 7% 102 __ 2Va 133/4 22% 45% July 91 *25% • 7% *15 15% 51% 95 y2 21% 25 7% *101 % 19 Feb Jan 15% 50% ♦94 41 13% 18% 100 22 109j 26%. 2% 10 100 1 21% Nov 29 Dec - 103% *40 25% 27%' —No par 28 Dec 253/4 2% 25 46 y4 „5 ; Jan Dec 2% 25% _100 common 91 85 2% 25 % 26% 10 preferred 88 2% 25 % , 21% *7% No par 50 com Corp of America $6 preferred Electric Co 57,600 20 13% 10 $1 div preference com 25 *2% 25 ♦25% L_100 4.4% Jan 40% 33 %c 9 Jan 40 ___No par 8 1\ 40 *110 25% Sep 28 40 * 115% Jun ' Nov 40 —100 3 35% 40 *26 21 Jan 21% ' Jan Jun 20% 7 Nov Oct 2iy4 5 Co 104 16% 103 % 21 par Corp 120% Aug 109% Aug 10% May. *102 Corp com__No par Phila 8% 16 7% 7% •211/4 No par 103% Sep 95 7% 103% __2.50 22 8% 96 21 1 __ 104% May 15 24% Jun 14 201/2 Nov 24 8% 52 % *102 —No par Jan 8% 95 1 Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred- 59 27,100 51% ♦102 Brewing Co (Chas) A Co Inc 3,700 43/s *i5ya 103 y2 preferred Petroleum 41% 4'A 16 *102 Co common 40% 4% 40 3/4 4% 9% 53 1 Pfeiffer 55 109% Aug 27% Jan Milk 40% 4% 96 100 Inc Ry Co„; 4% 41 % 20 — 4% 52% 7% Shares 4% 96 '7% the Week 3% 53 20% Coke 25 Sales far Dec. 10 I per ehare 3% 96 V "52 *95 ' Peoria & Eastern 4%% *15 96 20 20% May 15 64% July 12 7 ,*15% 16 52 20 y8 Pepsi-Cola Co 6 13 15% *15' 20 . May 19 40% Feb 8% ___No par preferred 7 48% Dec 4'A 9 7% Light Co Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co 3%% conv series A pfd Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples Gas Light A Coke 21 Dec 4% 8% 20 % Penn Power A 6 Mar 29% 5% 17% Jun 21 2 4% 8% 7% Cement 20% May 24% Jan 104 11 Jan 62% Apr 49% 97% 9 28 Oct 36% 21% 22% Dec A 30 % Jan 7% Nov 26 98% Oct . 8% May Coal Penn-Dixie 6 Oct 99 4% 8% 3% 40 *19% preferred Penn Glass Sand May 24 Apr 22 Apr 22 45% Jan 8 " Dec Penn 34% May 7 •112 Jan 14 Dec 17 : Penney (J C) Co 24% 4% 8% 3% 42 1 Penick A Ftonk 36 Sep 4% 3% Friday Dec. 9 - Transportation 7 29 4% 8% 52 Mines A Enterprises Jan 13% May xl07 3% 43% cora______No par Parke Davis & Co__ Parker' Rttsfc Proof Co .2 10 May 17 16% Jun 18 7 3% 43% *95 Park & Tllford Inc__ Park Utah Consolidated Mines. . 37 24 48% Apr Feb 3% 43% No par com Refining convertible Paramount Pictures 30% Jun 11" 6% Mar 16 9 271/4 Dec 4% May 21 33% Jan 10 38"% Nov - Sept 38% May 8 3% May 17 24% Nov 29 13% May 32 % 7 24% Dec Feb 14% Dec 87/« May Jan Jun 51 Mftr 16 34% May 27 26% May 27 10 43 28% May 7 2 4% Jan Dec Jan 3% 42 Thursday 9 per ehare 9 per share 41% 100 Paraffine Cos Inc 109™ July Jan. Pipe L 105 Dec Sept Panhandle East 11 2 96% 97 Oct May 17 t per share 1 Motor, Car No par American Airways Corp _2% Pan-American Petrol A Transp .5. 10 9% Feb Wednesday DA. 8 Dec. 7 I per share 10 Packard 4% preferred Panhandle Prod A Jan Tuesday Dec. 6 9 per share Pan 11% Jun 21 5% Dec. 4 Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp__ 6 11% May 21 21% Jun 21 13% Mar 16 July - Monday (2449) RECORD Saturday Par 62% May 21 5% May 17 13 8'/i May STOCK •„ $ per share 39% Nov 29 4% 13 CHRONICLE LOW AND HIGH •ALB PRICES NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Lowest 8 per share May 21% YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Highest 9 perthare & Inc 1 *9 93/8 93/8 8% *20% 21% *20% 22 20% 20% 20% 8% 8% *8% 9 8% 8% *8% *55'/a 56% *551/8 *55% 56% *9 9%' 10 9% 10 *85 88 12 *9 *85 12% 12 56% x9% 10 Va *84 88 12 12% 93A 88 12% 55 93/8 9 8% 8% 8% •20% 21 % *20% 21 % 8% 8% *8% *8 20% 9 56 55 9% 9% 55 9% *85 88 ♦85 88 12 12 12 12 53 9% ♦85 11% 500 400 9 1,400 54 93/8 90 ) 19,300 5,000 ; 6,000 1,200 19,500 / 88 12% 3,800 1 8Va 8% 8% 8% 8% 83/a 8 Va 83/a 8 8% 8 8% 50c 2y2 2% 2'A 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 23/4 2% 2% V, 10 5% 5% *5% 53/4 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 6 5% 5%% 26% 26% 27% 26 »/2 26% 26% 20% *1033/4 106% 26% *104 % 16 100 *104% 107 16 *99% 15% * 100 105 *104% 107 15% 16% 100 ■ 15% 100% 100% 15% *100 15% 100% , 26% 26% •103% 106% 15% •100 15% 100% 26 % 104% 15% *100 26% ..." S 104% 13% V 100%" For footnotes see page 28,- 1 V~rnq -VtiJ 26 NEW Range for Previous Highest 6% Dec 113/4 Jun 39 90 124 May 9 16% May 9 33% Dec Nov 41'% Jan 2 19 50 Jan 8 Oct 14 94 Jun 1 /9 Feb Dec 45 Feb 80 Feb 171/a Nov 30 24'% May 18 18'/a Dec 15% Jan 26 49 31 Jan 23 % May Feb 19% Nov 28 17 5 193/a Feb 203,4 14 153/» Mar Nov 19 3/4 Sep Oct May 6 81/4 Oct 541/4 Dec .3 17% Dec 26 »/4 Feb 9% Dec .2 24% Dec 26>/4 July 16% Dec Dec 114 »/2 Mar 107% Sep 21 40 Jun 55 J/2 Jan 393/4 Feb 5% May Jan 8 J/4 Feb 11 •21% Jan • 16% July Dec 323/4 Feb 11 48% May 15 68 J/4 Dec 67 Jan 2 139'% May 28 57 Dec 60 '/a Dec 58 Jan 29 9 Jun 12 Oct 8 Feb 13 80 Dec 98 Yu July 79 Feb 18 91 % May 20 7 % May II1/2 Feb 8% Feb 10 15'% Aug 24 25 J/2 Mar • 133/4 May 27 . 101 Jan Dec 49% Jan Dec 1033/4 Sep 88 90 Dec 102 »/4 July 13'/a Nov 173/« 55 5 J/2 May 10 »/2 Dec 20 J/2 30 3% 40% 243/4 May 62'% Jun 7 20% Jun 14 11 59% May 6 8% Oct 25 5 Mar 25. 43% Nov 5% Mar 17 143% Jun Feb 26 Oct 30 Feb 11 463% Oct 11 273% Jun 10 Sharp & Dohme common—-No par * Feb 25 78 Apr 21 93/a Dec 7 15% Jan $3.50 conv pref series A—_No par Shattuck (Frank G)——No par ' Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co——_1 Shell Union 68 11% Dec 9 133/4 Oct 463% Jun 15 1 7% Jan Feb 12 I Dec 283/4 Feb 63/a May 9% Feb 5 4 63/4 Feb 4 J/e Dec ,1 Mar Dec 37% 5 Sheraton Corp of America--——1 5% 7% May 18 5% *4'% 26% 41 Jan 26 -Nov 26 36 May 15 Silver King Coalition Minesjv 5 Simmons Co. No par 51 Feb 35 Dec 1Q 44 Jan Simonds Saw & Steel 15 Feb 11 14 May 18 Ve Dec 65 Mar 117% Dec 15 May 32% Jun '92% Feb 10 18; Feb 11 Oct .24 160 r 28% Dec Oct Jun Dec 35% Jan 133/4 Mar 171/4 Dec 1 81 Sep 9 91 39i/a 102 J/a Dec Sep 29 17 51/4 Nov 541/2 9 16, 223% Jan 5 24 104% Jun 39 May 17 8% Oct 22 ,4 Feb 17 Jun . 52 14 5 * .7 45% Aug 60 11J/4 Nov 30 " Oct 37% May 56 Jan 36'% Mar 17 40'/a Nov 421/a Dec 36 27 Dec 34% Jan 251/a Mar 16 30% July 22 .July 28% Feb 20'/a Feb 30% JUly 12 623% July '9 50% Jun 23 34J/2 28 Apr 43'% Feb 2 27 11 Dec 50% Jan 33i% Feb 11 Feb •58 J/4 Feb 20 *70 Aug .68% Dec 9 ,73 Nov 81 Year 1947 Lowest Highest $ per that« 15 4 "/a { 20% Feb : 13 4 8 May Dec 93% 23% Sep 31 % July 14% 16 3/4 May „ Feb 26 43% Nov 3j0 Jan 63 Jan " Aug 25 22 % Nov 13 . 203% May 20 .7% Jun- 25 8% May 23 ,73 1 Jan 5 29% Jan ' •; . Spalding . Oct Feb 7% Mar 16 .14 Feb 61% Mar 17 '74 Conv $4.50 preferred——^No SduarA'D Co> ———... Squibb (E R) & Sons eommon $4 preferred——1—' No 27 Nov '15% Feb 99 Nov 231/4 Dec 21% Aug 10 451/2 Jan 112% Feb 37% Jan * 83 Dec 102 . 63 8 18 Aug 79% Oct Jan 17% Nov .30 Feb Feb 4 10% May Jun 3 91% Jun 10 50% "68% : Dec 49 Jan 88 301/4 Nov ;* 32'% Mar 19% 24 3% Juri 17 May 25% 39'% Jun Feb ;10 97 Dec 36V4 May 21 16% May 26 Feb 12 % Feb Oct 93A Dec 10 11 Jun 2 .18 Jan 20 Jan 8 Feb 16'% Mar 16 6% Nov 30 51 109% May Dec Apr 91% Dec 75% Mar 125 9 50% Mar 19 Oct 11% Jan ' 7 5 98'% May 25 707% Nov 24 113% Ja n 31 9% Feb 11 173/4 Dec 9 15% May 24 21% Jun 9 19% Nov 30 Jan 2&Y2 Jun '21 123/a Sep 32% May 45% 8% May 17% May 241/4 5 * "43% Jan , 343/4 Mar 2 120 43 July 1 July 13 / ■ • ■ 83% 20% *82 21 *54 •.57'/2 20 7% 56 17 17 44 44'% 1011% jaiJ 13 May --14% 1L 160 May 36 Jan 9% Mar Oct ,18'% Feb Dec 140: Mar 24% Feb - 47 Mar 14 . 1 11 34% Nov 29 21% -Oct -r;/9o>t- footnotas «ejpage/2£U Feb 1 11 *23 * 7 7 38 % 53% «% Nov 10 Jun 17 9 16% Jan 19 1,300 5,800 *63% 7'% 400 38 3/a 38% 21,900 10% 103% 2,200 5% .,5% *' 53% 9% 10 *99% 103 7% *53% 10% 17 43% 383% ,103% 53% 6'% 10% 10'% 10 273% 27% 37% *100 9% 102'% . 11 ? 103 *99% 28 700 6,700 27% 7,600 .37% -37 37% 37'% 37'% 37'% 37'% 2,000 24 24'% 24 24'% 233% 233% X23 3% 233% *77 79% *77 79% 79% *77% 79% •93/a :■/' .9% 93/a 9 '/2 9% 9% 9 3/8 *12% 373% 37% ■373% 53/B 5% 5% 53% 4% 4'% 27 273% •26% 27'% 35 3% 35% *35 36 23 23 233% 20 3% 203% ,24'% 243% *35 121 *20 v. I 4»/s 263% 20 3,200 1,600 35 4,600 400 '22% 23% 57.300 120'/a *20 ' 1213% 2,200 20 3% 300 24% .24% 1,400 29% V 2,600 / . 20 10 500 27 35 118 24% 24% 5'% -4y8 f; 36 23% 227/a 39% •' •; 1,500 1,700 13 ' 5% •■.•■;. 27% 118 / 20 3 4 24% 4»% 27-: 23'% *118 118 53% 4% / - 4ya •f'4ya-' *12% 39% 5'% • • 39 38'% :• -.27 y8 : 13 ..v.; *12% 38'% 116 28'% *77- •' 13 *12% 13 27'% < 9% 29'/a 29% 24% - 29%- .29% 29'/a *81'% 83 *81'% 82 *81% 82 *04. 94% *94 94% *94'/8 95 17 17'% *17 18 •17 17 :17% 17 • 94 97 3% / 43 42'% 37'% !> ,. 28 % 28% 28 45 ■;/ I *41 45 55 / *54 .55 11% 12 12 12 42 42 37 37 27'% 28 3/a 27% 27% 5,200 50'% 493% .50% .*.49% 50% ,13,700 4l7% 41 41 Vb 41'% 60 60'% 60 V2 ,413% :60% 68% 68% *68% - Wednesday 68 24 27% ,83/a 133% > 68 ,;.6% 200 : 2 200 • 5100 1,200 / 1 69 5 *62 ' 24 28'% 8'% 83% c 65 ,- i 68 , *23% 6'% s 60 4% ;■ i : / 19,200 400 ;■ 4% 1.000 24'%, 24: 27% 1,400 ■> 68 *62 * 24'% 273% 6 53%. for; Shares 13% 13% <68 :: / 24'% Sales the Week : share 9 per v /■ 4% 4% *62 24% > 6% : Friday Dec. 30 13% 13% i / :'v t per share 13 3% 5% 5 ? 27% 28 ' 5 Dec. 5) % * per share 233% 24 r-. . *62 ^ , 13'% 5% Thursday * •' Dec. 8 share "43% 5% < 2,700 37 37 SALE PRICES Tuesday '/-••;/ Dec. 7 5'% 42 -/ .28% / 69 ■ 1,800 , ,28 3% *65% 13% < 413% 69 S per ; ,28% *68% .; 100 " -61 13% .. 3% 60% HIGH 1,700 3,400 28% 49% , 600 ,. 33/a 73% ; *28 Va 413% , ,97' - 3% 73% 28% 61 . 97- 33% ,v73% 900 44,500 *53% 42'% 28% 28% 16 3% 3% *41 v. 37% *35 28'% 14 70 17 17 Xl7 • "73% / 73% 11% 41% 42% *35 ' ' 97 T;97 3%. -7% 17 17'% 163% 97 <97 • v •«17'% 50% / 29 29% 83 94 "81% > . 41% *62 ; ' 66 ^' .83% w. •65 66 — 173/a - -23V2 233/4 . 23% 97% 97'% 203/a 203% 81% 82 25 27% r 82% . = / ? 8 28 8'% • 64'% , 65 *64 28 273% ,</ 8'/a : 8 • . 98 ; 98 8 ' : / ■ 3,100 8'% 9,200 ' 64% 64% 16% 165/a 24% 65 19% 82% 82'% 18% 18% >18% *101 102 112 73% 73'% 25% *93 13% I 73% ^ 73% ■ 26'% 14 ; 40 24% 290 '■- 38 -;>38 20'% 20 3% 823% 823% 83 85 -18% * 98 '/a 19 r 18% "18% 100 " *108'% 110 ' 101 40% 733% 73 7% 257% 94 '.;• "':24% -14 40 *37 M 72 3% 73% 24% 25: 25% "13 \ » 33% / *90 ?• "90 ». *25'%' ; 13 '% 13%' • 9% . 10 16 / 133% 21'% __1 34'% 34% 91 91 91 243% 25 13'% 13 V2 14 - 13'% / 25% ' . .24% ; *153% .. 38% *12% 34'% 33% ' 92 25'% ♦ *37 13'% 13%>.;'./ 13 / 33% 5 15 (The) 37 37; 1l 13% 13% 97/a .• . 9% .16'% 16'% 137% 21% 22'/a .35,500 i i 14,000 ■ 100 95% *94 <94 14 •14'% ' 14 *40 » ' 40'% " 40 - 40 *37 *. P 14'% „ • 800 >*37 39 - 39 *12% 13 600 34% 34% . 200 125/a . ; { ' 343/a 343% 92% 92 92 24'% 243% 24 24'% 13% 13% i3y4 13% 13'% 13'% ♦;•.>' ; t common_/_^ 1 : Class A 4'%% pfd.— Sunray Oil Corp common 4'%7o preferred series A preferred series B Biscuits Inc f >'" 6% » "91 93 *1153% 1 - 12.50 '! 6% . "?•• 2.700 16 133% 13% 21% 20% 7% 6% *90 10 15% 13% , • 16 t 9% 7,900 : < 200 9% 10 Vb *153% 15% 15% : 11% 18%,: U.S.% 11% 11% 18%. 18'% 19% 20ya 19% 38% 38'% 38% < 19'% 38'% *91'% 92'% 62 115% 18% 19'% r' 7 38% . 62'% *91 y8 93 t 4,100 21% 13 20% 21 6% 7 5,400 ;• 1 18,700 , ■ 6% 7 Superior Steel Corp Sutherland Paper Co__— • Sweets Co of America (The )__4.16% *9'% *25 158 50 10 ' 25% 160 <15 ' 9'% 9'% ' 36 *9»% - 24% 9% .. .. *35 *9 . 91% 15 ya ...3.6 ~ . *613% 62 *1153% •11% 11% 11'% 11% as y4 18'% i8y$ 20 193% 197% 38% 38 38% 9'% 173% 17% 1,800 19% 193% 19% 19% "8,200 38'% 38'% 38 38 93% 93% 9'% 24'% 24% 233% 4 165 165 • 15 y8 15% 36 36 *9 9% •*8% -9% /. 90 11% 9% 36 2,700 116 1734 24% 14% 10 62% *1153% 173/4 9% 143% '4,100% H'% i *24% 36 62 - •' 93 *91% 116 *i8'% 164 ' 91% 62 62 *1.153% 164 170 14% . 9% 25 *162 ' 15 *35 < ' ' 93 116 62/ 1153 ;4 62 115% 7 164 153/s *35 > • 9'% - - 24 ^ 15% •35%- 11% 11% r 5,100 24 162 * 900 162 *15 - 6,400 2,000 93/a 9'% 24 165 800 15'% 35% 900 35% 500 •' 9'% ,9 '% ■ 1,200 13'% 13% 20% 21'% ■>/•.•. 10 15% i3y2 13% ■ ,7 *91% " 116 11'% "r ; 25-' • 7 '62%f *62'% 100 —25 " ■■ / 6,700/ 34% " ; t i 8,100 r 12% 38% 93 9% 10 > 24 7% 21/ 14 213% ... 9% / 13,300 24% 34 y8 *89% ! .. ' 12% ; 12% 16 - - i 12,000 •>393% 73% | 500 65% 39% " ...^No par 1093% 94 14% 40 100 65 40'% 73% 25% • 6,500 200 *98% 1093% . 23,800 • 1,480 65% 39% 40'% 2,500 / 190 *98% .111 *93y« 6,100 • 99 98% 20% 65% 14'% 13% • 19% 40 94 v. . 98% • 65% *40 14 40 ^ >41 25% *93 - v 2434: : 18% 101' 111 41 72% . 95 . 233% 16% 823% X64% 68 40% - 26'% 26 < z 94 67'% 41 Ve 40% , 20% "111 ,68 16% 98 20% 111'% •■• / •233%:;, 23% 973% 100'% < 16%: 82% , . 100% / *40 16% 20'% / 19'% 13% ;•' 23 3% 18% 253% " *93 50/ 1T'% ,19yapf 102 V" . 72% 25 ' 98 203% 19 ~ 16%; 23 3% 17'/a 17%' "100 Superheater to (The)——No par: Superior Oil of California—/ 25 19% Jun 200 16% 43'% 10''% : 38% 10% 60 3% "4% 66'/27 81% Sunshine Mining Co—10c •44% Jun 14 54% *53 ' *53% ' , 102% 97% - 11% Mar 31 235 20 6,100 17 *6% 39 "103% 27'% 20% par No par 28V4Jun 9 ,, 44% 17 •:437% • 13% Mar 20 92 ,*89% 55 *53 v 17 44%. • 413% xl3% 8% ' -17 $4.50 series A preferred No par Sun Oil Co common—/—No par ;1 Sunshine 21% $ per share 4 68 * 66 1 preferred-../ Sun Chemical Corp -4'%7o 20 3% 17 '-T1;3% 5%; , i "62 preferred——————100 •* ■, 82% 21 y8 213% *82 45% ' *57 Dec. 6 "23% " 24% 27% 28 5" Stevens (J P) & Co Jnc— • 83% 82% Monday 13"% 13% • ? 8ya Spring common.—1 Studebaker Corp ., 3,900 "99% *68% .69 .. r $ per share ,• Stewart-.Warner Corp 5 Stokley-Van Camp inc common 1/ 5% prior preferred—————20 Stone & Webster—No par; 18% July 1 29'% Jun 15 6 •, 114 1 2 15'% Sep 24 113% Jan ; Feb 15% Feb 10% May JL05 July ^ Dec. 4 preferred series A——100; 3'%% ' 7 12% 45% " Sterchl Bros Stores Inc—— Sterling Drug Inc common— 8 88 24 Oct .21% Jan 101/2 May 12 12'% ,50% New Jersey— 104% Mar 36% 69 Saturday par Indiana—.. Starrett Co (The) L S 12% 61 Ohio common—10 15'% May 21 •12% 42% of 30 123%. 83% 50%r/ 51 - v* of Nov 12% 41% • ' 413/4 *61%' Oil 11% Mar *6 Oct 20 121% 60 50% '41% "60% No par convertible 89 3/a 17% 28;-. Oil Jan 34 28 ' Standard ,.36% 47 7% 28 Standard 4% .*88% 21 , 29% .28% 15 Standard-Steel 89% '"82 37'% Jun 14 23 92 *88% 46 41% 921% Jun 43yaMayll ^41'% May 26 *89% 89 3/a 95 *35 28% 41 ,153% Oct 89% 41 ' 37'% 29% 40'% 11 18 40% Standard 10 700 89% "88% 55 16 Feb 4o % "45% : 45 Jun Feb 46% 46% *33% 113% 53 38' 2,800 25;000 91% 12% 83 67% 33%% 12'% 30 Ve 89% .25 110%, 11 350 82 12 293% 463% *41 68'% 973% Jun *81% 12'% 30% *89% ' 12 109'% 35 " 82'% 12 30 123% 30% 55 66% 14 81% / 12'% 43 109'% 11 82 14,000 29% *113% Standard Oil of California—_No par Oct 8% 13 *533% 15 89 8% 29% 12 22 69'% Feb 82 8"% 8% 9% 55.„ ;, Oct ,233/4 Nov"30 82 8% 45 Jun of - "42 "53% . . 73 .U% May com preferred Oil 9% ll7/a - 121 Feb May Inc 90 7% 11 Feb 37 131/2 May 143/4 May $3.50 Brands 10 118 *87 33% 27 17% Dec Standard *111 90 73% Feb yJan 12 16 29 49 411/4 19 Va Jan 29'% Jun 118 *88 173/a Standard G & E Co $4 pref^-No par $6 prior preferred— /.No par $7 prior preferred— No par 54'% Jan 27. 36% Feb 13 31% Aug 105 104 5,'dOO *111 91 233% 97% Feb July 441/4 July 80 July Dec '29% Jan" 2 39'% 118 117 27% May 15 109% Oct 22 '86 63 Mar Jan Nov 12 125 371/4 May 94 ' 19% Dec H43/4 May May 503/4 Mar 23% 95 36% 171/a May 89 16 17,930 *88 3% 29% Spiegel Inc common^-—^———2 90% Feb 11% 39 39'% 39 . 11% "'"11% *112 *96 55 Par par 243/e Mty 14 ,23% May 15. 39 4 800 91 3'% 45% . 30% Jpn 18 May 15 38% 39%. 210 49'% 118 973/4 *35. Spear & Co common——————1 $5;5o preferred—iNo par ' Spenoer Kellogg. & ."Sons—— 1 Sperry Corp.' (The)+—_—— 1 -2 38% LOW AND ' .. 11 ;,77/a "53 & Bros Inc—__1 *: (A G) 11%' 73% 77/« f Sparks Withington_-y-v— ---No . 11 "96„; 3% ; 3% / ; . 171/4 18% 203/4 Feb 20 $ per share 11% 9,600 49 12% . STOCK EXCHANGE - 16% 1103%' 97% > 40% 100; Dec 133/4 May " «/8 Dec ' 7 NEW YORK . „ 16% 110% 49'% 17'/a . *42 par May 8 681/4 81 $ per share • 73/a .Feb 73 stocks . Lowest 16% 110% 30% 7% —; Mobile & Ohio stock tr ctfs 6 Range since Jan. 1 : t Highest ■ . $ per share May May Jan ..'V';'. Range for Previous ; July 12 1,400 16% ?17% 3% . —.25 ' Southern California Edison——25 Southern Natural Gas Co —7.50 Southern Pacific Co.——No par1 Southern Railway common--No par 57c non-dhm preferred—1—1001 50 »/4 800 9% 49'% 11 "203/4.; 213% "11% '117/a South Porto Rico Sugar com.No ■' 54'% 9% 37'% 24% 95 "96'% 42% Jan 15 9 54'% 9% 9% 110% 1.73/a »■ ' Greyhound Lines—5 * preferred— 55 *54% 9% 17% 82 / 30 17 -preferred -..50' conv preferred——50 8% 55 273% ,23'/a 83 "17% 5'%% Southeastern 3,800 49 3% 29% "81% 95 17% 29'% 437/a May 24 ;■ 77 May 57% May 68 Dec 6% 6, 8 2,000 18% 29% 115 25% bud 20'% 18% 110 »/2 9 ... 21 : "81% "94 South Carolina E & G Cq com.4.50 22 163%Jan' 23% 2 6 Vb 20 ■ 3%<% preferred —100 • 4.20% preferred—100 Smith & Corona Typewriters-No par Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc.—,—15 U; Solvay American Corp 4% pfd—100 / .South Amer Gold St Platinum 1 Jun . 114 "247% : Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com—20 9 Jun Apr 14% May 42 . 19 23 Nov 20/ —10 // 18. 20 5% Mar ■ July 11 3 J/4 Nov '■ Apr 12 Jan .. 98 Nov Feb 8% .•/•'/ • 90 '14% Feb 96 May Oct 223/4 "20 Smith (A O) Corp— / . 36 113% 39'% jun i .'4% 26% "35 . Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron— - 3 ••• _x.No par Skelly Oil Co 21 35'/2Jun >. Sinclair Oil Corp—---—No par ^—15" 21 .25% Oct 23 Nov 29 . 29'/a May Jun 8. <•;: . 26 •'■ 18 7% *88 "24 .124% "77 79'% 9% 93/4 ' "12% 13 37% 38% 5'% 53/a 4% ,' 4% 263/4 27 353% 353% 37% 26 20% 18'% *113 *99% 101%! 13 Oil —-——-—15 26 49% 11% 6V4, /• - ; 5,300 xl6% 103% L 79% -9'%' 10% xllO'/a .11% "5% 37% 10 3/a 49% V 7% 37 2,400 10% 17% 49'% 300 5% 111% 17'% *110% 11 ; 30,600 •' 5% "• 20 9% 30% 27% 1,400 55 ■ 63% 27 -..37% 1,000 18% 19%' 10 11 ... 843% 18 21% 26% 56 84% , 18% *25% x21 38% 101'% / . 10% 10%; 26 3% 10'% 24 21% 19% 393/8 103/4 23% "77 "9% "12% 27% *20% 5% 23% 43 3% 263/4 Oil 27 Ve 21% 53% 19 213% 57'% 39 . 27 7% 21'% 5 % 23% .17 45 7% ; 11% 6% ; "99% , & Gas——* 1 Steel, Corp—--—-No par : Sharon 22 11 22 351/2 preferred-———No par $4.50 Shamrock 2 20 24J/4 May 53/4 10'% 2 Feb ~3% 11% *5% Server Inc common———i.—— 1 31 Feb 39 % Seeger Refrigerator Co., 5y Selberling Rubber Co————/—1 . 1 Jan Jan 23 "7'A ,27'% 21% 45 *44 *26'% 12'% 57% 17 44 7'% 39 % Co./—:—No par 363% Jun 213/4 23'% Roebuck & Sears 94 82 87 J/4 . 57% 17 44 73A 28'% 21%' 103/a 83% 41% 27% 10% 89% 21% "57 16% 85 18'% •*5'% 91'% *82 217/a 40 45 *44 85 18'% 53% 82'% 13 29% 47 12% .; 17,600 18% 213/4 9'% "45 "89% 89% ,83 213% • 243/4 Nov 26 333/4 Apr "82 1 Dec 104 12'% \ series A——*.100 preferred 5% 29% 47 91% 89% 2,000 343/a 34 85'% 28 3% c 6% 45 5% 10 160 6% 34% 33% 2,200 ; 101% 6% 6%* 19.700 24 101% » 18% 27% "55 233% 24'% 103 5% "44% - "203/4 91 9% 82'% 12% 29% 6% ' ll3/8 "89 24% Shares thare 5 "84 J/4 45' ~10%' Sales for the Week t pe. 5'% *101% 343/8 5'% 10% 26'% 24 19% 55 97% 103% 24'% 34 21'% 39 Va 39% '115 115 "45 "89% "88% —10Q ' Jan Dec "39 x45 17% 17% 110'% 110'% 48'% 50 823% 13 Seaboard Oil Co of Del—'—No par Seagrave Corp __——/*/;—>—5 " 4 9% Mar 16 Dec 27 V2 May 28% "26% 23'% 19% 55 9% -12 com v t c__No par Seaboard Finance Co 12% July 12 8% May 15 14% Apr /. Seaboard-Air Line 19 70 May 18'% 9% "82% 12% 29% pfd——100 3,35% preferred 6 10 17% Feb 18 85 18% 53/a 10% 92 9% (The; common..5 Elec Co Scranton 12 Feb 5 110 Apr Apr 15% Feb Feb 101 87 ' 29 161/4 24 35% Feb 313/4 Feb 16% Jun 261% July 10 »/2 Apr Dec ScOvill Mfg Co 3.65% 15% ' Feb Feb May 7 7 Feb 63% 9 11 16% 10 Va Jan 933/4 Apr 3 40 3/4 July Oct 85 18% r 17'% 111% 49'% >?89 May 27 Oct 44 Feb Nov ' St Regis Paper Co common—-—5 * 1st pfd 4.40% series A——100 Savage Arms Corp————5 Schenley Distillers Corp— -.1.75 Scott Paper Co common No par " $3.40 preferred —No par 13% Feb 431/4. Dec 30'/a May 11 Dec, 79 Feb 193/a Dec Mar 23 12 V Jan 16 35% May 21 5 871% Nov 30 98 J/2 Mar 393/4 May Nov Jun 95 393% Mar 10 92 24% 34% 28 *20% 10% 10% 39% 39'% "111 115 51 5 553/4 40 J/4 Dec 35% 45'% 85% x34 % 5 101'%.; 6% 6'% 18% ..*5'%/. 5'% 10% 10% 26'% 26'% *23'% 24 20 20 55'% 55% 9'% 9% St L-8an F Ry Co com v t c—No par Preferred series A 5% vtc_a-100 St Louis Southwestern Ry Co—100 5% non-cum. preferred———100 6 37'/a Dec 11 J/4 May 6% 35 20'% 17'% "110'% "48% "..*101% 102'% 45' 85 273% 26 20'% par —rNo par 24% 101% 6% 6'% 5% 5 ,24% 24% 1 May 83 '/a 45% Safeway Stores common—-—--5 5% preferred-—--——T—j.100 St Joseph Lead .———10 9 18 18% "44% Robertshaw-Fulton Controls com—1 43/4% conv preferred-—,—,—25 Ronson Art Metal Wks Inc 2 Royal Typewriter—.— 1 Ruberoid Co (The) No par Ruppert (Jacob) / — 5 16 66 23 »/2 May £s/n 35'% .'84'%', 84'% .19 19 . Roan Antelope Copper,Mines— 2 Jun 61% Jun 113 ■« 101'% 6'% 35'/a . 5% 5 Friday Dec. !) t per share t per share t ver share Dec. 10 Thursday Dec. 8 Dec. 7 Dec.« $ per thare 5% 5'/a 24% 24% 101% 101% 101% - 1 Corp—J—_No Ritter Company. 15 May 28 18% Jan 6 24 12 J/e Jun Oil Richfield ,Jun 21 72 9 108 x20 Rheem Manufacturing Co—— 23% Oct 11, 273/a May 27 .8 42 V2 * 12 Mar 16 17 . 7'/a May 21. July 12 29% July 12 29 10 J/4 Mar Sep Dec 18 4% Sep 6% Feb 5% 5 113,4 May 26, 29 25% Apr 13 3/4 6% Nov Feb Wednesday Tuesday Monday f PRICES SALE LOW AND HIGH . t per thare 5% 5% 24'% 24% Par 22 1043% Jan Mar 19 92 Jan 29% Apr , Saturday Dec. 4 . Rexall Drug Inc J——2.50 Reynolds Metals Co com -No par 5'1%% convertible preferred-—100 Reynolds Spring 1—.— 1 Reynolds (R J) Tob* class B„—10 Common —,—i,—,—10 Preferred 3.60% series——100 May 15 44% 104 Dec 19 5 50J/2 36 Vi May 45 May 85 8 9 19% Nov Jan Nov Feb 19 V* $ per share 9,per share < per share t per thare ' EXCHANGE Highest Lowest / NEW YORK STOCK Range since Jaq-1 Year 1947 Lowest ; Monday, December 13, 1948 RECORD STOCK YORK STOCKS CHRONICLE &' FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2450) *9 . 9'% . , 100 . '• Volume Number 4759 168 THE COMMERCIAL Range for Previous f per share S per share 30s/8 Jun 377a Dec 277» x29 Jan 205/b Jan 18% Nov Dec 1, 27 Swift Jan 8 Swift 22 177a Feb 27 26 Jun 8072 Apr 21 91 Aug 13 57a May 474 Mar 12 Feb 107a 3 & Symington ,.—25 Gould PRICES Tuesday Wednesday Dec. 6 Dec. 7 tOec.8 tpei-share $ per share $ per 29% Corp 297a 297a 2974 107a 1074 9% 10% 227a 227a 22% 227a 8372 837a *82 7a 47a 1 47a >83 5 47a 29% 297a 5 Friday 'Dec. 9 Sales Dec. 10 < per share the Week * per share Shares 29% 297a 2974 297a 9% 10 7a 10 10% 07a 10 7a 16,100 X22% 2374 2274 23% 2374 24 74 22,100 .64 *82 7a -83% ,8274 83 7a *83 74 83 7a 5 4% 47a 4% 9% ■ Thursday $ per share share 227a *83% Ltd Sylvania Elec Prod Inc com—No par $4 preferred —No par 77a May 18 SALE Monday Dec. -i Co International (2451) Saturday Par 367a Jan Feb 2872 CHRONICLE LOW AND HIGH STOCK J per share 29 972 Dec YORK EXCHANGE 10474 Mar Dec 797a NEW Lowest Highest $ per share FINANCIAL STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Highest Yep 1?47 Lowest & 10 2372 29 5 297a 47a 5,100 110 5 4,500 T 10 37a May 77a 137. May 533/4 37a Feb Jan 1174 May 21 11 57a Jun 147a Mar 16 207a Aug Talcott Inc 28 197a May 27 Telautograph Tennessee < 687a July 52 * Nov 30 67 Dec 1574 Nov 10 2572 May 8 Texas Gulf Nov 47 13 717. July 12 Texas Gulf 10 25 Texas Pacific 19 Feb Nov Oct 26 Texas Jan 34% Dec 29 Feb 10 4872 May 13 Sub Jan 5874 Feb 4574 Feb 5 657. May 24 Texas & 13% Dec 1574 Dec 1074 Nov 30 207a May 24 Textron ,1872 Dec 197a Dec xl47» Dec 9 MaJ , Dec 217a 5972 Feb 27 Dec 3 May 1774 12% Apr 15 137a Feb Feb •5% Dec 1 1572 May 21 107. May 15 60 74 Feb 35. Dec 2 477a Jan 9 147a Feb 67a Dec 19 97a May 45 Dec 67a Aug Feb 572 Nov 30 147a Jan 9 10 13% Apr 1674 Jan 2474 Oct Apr 30 24 10 Sep ,1674 Feb 77a Oct 5 38 May Jan 3974 Feb 11 85 Dec Feb 6 5972 106 374 May 19 Mar 774 85 Feb 5972 May 26 19 % Feb 13 94 Dec 10872 Feb 95 72. Jan 2 157a May Va May 21% Feb 17 Oct 3272 Jun 4074 Nov 30 $3.50 55 >' 167a 1674 63 63 7a 64 247a 247a 247a 247a 247a 23% 245/a 23% 24 237a 2374 18,000 45 5,700 15% 15 preference 5 5% No par common 15 $3,75 Transit Co Timken May 21 Roller 4374 42% 427a 487a *46 7a .487a *46% 48 7a 600 11% 417a XI 17a 117a 1074 117a 5,200 1574 15% 157. 1574 *1574 X14% 15 14% 147. 1,600 6 7a 5,300 % 5% 57i 67a 67a 35% 35 7% *8 44 8% *86 com__No par 3% 86 3% 3% ;18% 2474 .—No par ; 2474 37a 23% 2472 10274 18% ,1874 42% 4274 427a 1074 107a 8 3% 2,700 1,100 8 8 500 44 74 43% 44 2^400 *85 V2 86 3 7a 8 3% 3 7a 3,200 273/4 500 237a 233/a 12,300 *101 7a 102 7a 23% *1017a 103 1874 18 18% 42% 4174 100 3% *2774 28 x23 74 10274 417a 170 67a 197a 8574 *2074 24 237a 102 74 35 7a 67a 19% 20 44 74 28 xl8 *35 Va 63/4 1,070 2,66o 67a 8574 86 *2672 102% 1872 874 2.7 7a 13 6 357a ,67. 197a 44% 3 7a 25 42 41% 41 *8 44 27 74 *123/4 . 67a *35 % 7% *8574 13 6 20 27% 27 103 1874 • 3% 27% ,103 "18% 8% 86 57a ' 35% 6% 20 44% *8574 3 7a *27 *10274 ,103 5 *8 44 ,45 85 *35 7s 7 20 6 277a *1274 6% 6 3572 7 57a 277a 13 *1274 6 *1974 8% 44% 27 2472. - *8 4474 87 27 No par Axle 72 774 20 6 27% 27% 13% 6 *3574 44% 574 . 27,74' *1274 6% 19% 100 5% 27 .13% 357a 77a No par 5% 27 *1274 1974 —. Bearing 417a *467a 11% 1974 15 preferred Detroit 4374 ,4872 11% *774 ! com Co 45 7a *46% 3574 .1 7,900 2,400 117a No par 1 Corp (The)— 54% 467. 27 13% 6 557a ,48 74 50 —— preferred— Timken 547a 46 27 *1274 1 preferred^ Products cum 557a 47 ' 574 27 No par —No par Tide Water Associated Oil com 10 1047a July 12 237a May 27 Mar 17 17 627a 247a 10 1574 preferred Thompson-Starrett 4 197a Mar 16 Oct 16% 62 V4 No par 4 % 6 Feb 257a 5374 Thompson 16 47. Jan 39 72 May 17 6174 preferred Thompson (J R) 3174 Nov May 18 XI6 74 117a Steel 18,900 X54 7a 17 74 11% Avenue 557a 557a 62 7a 46 Thomas 700 1,100 167a 48 9 100 4 7a 157a 617a U7a 8 1074 4% 157a 177a 46 conv *10 7a 474 16 62 *47 Co 10% 4% 45% 167a 1 Jun 95 y4 Jun 11072 47a 16 61% 100 10% Jan 174 Mar 11 20 40 Third 5474 10%, 167a *. — div 1574 627a 50c conv $272 *4 7a 16 7a Ry Co Pair Thermoid 547a *10 7a 4% *6172 common— conv $2.40 The 557a 5474 1*0% >1674 47a '*16 1 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common 8 46 y4 Jan 1674 547a *10 7a 4 74 1674 Land Trust— ctfs Inc 1074 474 167a No par . Coal & Oil new— Pacific $1.25 22 Dec 41 12 24 *107e 474 .*16% 25 share 10% *4% 5 Producing Sulphur Pacific 1574 41 *10% 5 „— — Co_ Texas 15 Jun 9 . Corp.. Corp 24 Jan 46% May 127a (James) 587a Sep 10'/a 97. Mar 16 Feb 14 May 480 -177a .18 3,200 42 41% 41% 4^)00 107a 10 1074 9iS00 1174 .6,700 . ' 1072 May 1372 May Dec 10 137a Jan 227a Jan 97a Nov 29 227a Mar 11 14 20 7. Nov 15% Nov 5 2374 Apr 11 107a May 15 10772 July 22 5 1572 May 74 May 99 Dec 1274 Dec ■2172 774 . Dec 11 Feb NoV 12 74 Mar 16 3874 Jan 96 Nov 5 48 97a May 92 Feb 517a Nov Jan Jun ,16 F«jb 1774 Jan 27 478 Dec Oct 367a Jan Jun *672 Nov Transamerica 1074 ,107a 5 11 ill 11 Transue & Williams Steel——No par *16 17 *16 , 17. 3272 J^n 14 74 Jan 24 — & Western Air Inc_ Tri-Continental Corp common——.1 ^No par preferred $6 Truax-Tra'ci 7% *98 , Caal Co'—j. —5 20th No par *31% No par prior preferred-; City Rap Transit oom__No 21 5% 5 Twin Udylite cmv ;prior Coach Co *97 — 57a .50 —I preferred . 10% 107a 1174 *1674 117a 17 113/4 *16 74 1074 17 17 *1674 33 772 9872 *98% 99 9872 987a 99 14% 14% 1474 147a 1-4% 14% 1474 147a 19 18% 18% 187a 18% 187a 187a 3174 *3172 327a *31% 327a 313/4 3174 9972 *97 9872 *977a 987a 98 98 *31% 7 774 31% 33 .- 1007a par 107a 1174 17 187a 187a $4.50 10% 12 117a *1674 9774 15 1872 10 Mb 11% 17 77B 98% No par Twin 772 15 Century Fox Film com $1.5Q conv preferred; 11 87a May 27 Corp ; 2 Transcont'l 5 1007a Jun 2 24 7 1972 Aug 5 257a Mar 31 , 177. July 30 3174 Nov -30 .104 Dec 30 5% Feb 1574 Deci 7 Feb 1127a 1 3478 Aug 93 10 Jan *97 0972 *97 57a 5 574 5 *2574 28 26 26 67/8 7 7 7 77 7a 5 *26 *2o 6% 7 % 5 *■4% 267a '678 -774 ,99 5 27% 6% 774 73/e 987a ,147a 14 7a 1/200 18% 187a 23,100 , ; 5 260 300 5% *25 7a 263/4 63A 67a 20,100 100 5% 26% *25 67a 7 7a 98% . 6% 63/4 1,500 20 1,500' U 12 Dec 43 72 15% July May 58% 9 7a May 1574 972 Nov 26 Feb Jan 25 7a May 377a 4072 Dec Oct Dec 115 277a Feb Mar 11 12 103 Oct Jan 2 Jun 15 Underwood 167a Jun 97a Mar 16 37 7a Nov 105 12 59% 1* 15 Union 397a May 26 1 43% Nov Corp CThe)_. 97a 9% 9% 427a 437a 43% 44 1372 1374 1374 13% 13% xl3 13 Union Bag & Union Carbide No par 327a 3374 3274 33 32% 33 x29 Va 31 Carbon——No par 407a 4074 407a 407a 40% 40% x40V8 40% 1047a 1053/a 104% 1047a 1047a 105% Rubber 28 110 917a Dec 1067a Sep 91 Feb 9 98 Jun *7 Preferred $3.70 Dec 104 Jun 80 Nov 4 90 !. Jan 24 Preferred $3.50 Apr 27 Dec 217z Feb 11 7974 Nov 10 27 *42 Co„—_5 Paper—i & 974 „—1 :-j-..No par J. 85 20 May 3874 Feb 457b Sep 317. Jan 167a May 25 7a Dec 22% Dec 1 103% Nov 29 30 102 Dec 15 74 110 Sep Jun 8 387a July 96% July 6 Union 1 517. July 417a Jun 26 Un El Co of Mo Union 307a May 19 11074 Jun 3 of Pacific 47c 8 2 Oil Union ^ank United 5% Apr 97a Nov 24 57% Nov 30 19% Apr Apr Sep 24 74 Nov 19 23% Oct 25 United Biscuit 6 15% Jan 2 United Board Dec 277a Feb 20 367a Dec 6 United Carbon 28% Jun 35 263/4 Jan 33 72 3% Dec 50 2% Nov 8 74 Dec Dec 29 Feb 83 42 Feb 5% 65% Jan ■2% Feb 53 7. Mar Dec 10 74 95 Dec July 7 5'7a July 15" 5 55 Jan 11 37a May 15 41% Dec 9 26 Jan 60% Nov 15 9 May 27 Oct 1674 Feb 13 82%* Apr 2872. Jun Jan 3,772 Jan 21 4674- Jun Air 472%. Unite 77c 10 58% May 17 United 8 23 May 24 21% May 26 United Gas 9 United Merch Fruit t per share 157a May 91 2374 - 89 327a May 15 27 20 101 Dec Oct 1572 Feb 11 Feb 92 72 Feb 11 2474 May 15 113% Jun 9 166 74 Oct 18 179 8 74 Nov Dec 5 1774 May 14 Feb 65 Dec 1 76 Feb 21 537. Nov 24 97a Oct 472 Dec 9 Jan 397a Nov 17% Dec 9 1674 Jan 247a Oct 1172 Sep 27 10 Apr 9 7a Dec May 4672 73 Feb 23 7a May 92 Dec 39 77a Mar 30 Oct Dec Jan 407. Dec Dec 165 3872 May 67 Feb 7%; U 4274 Jan . U 87a Jan -U 36 Jan 2174 Jan U July 9 86 94 Dec 6 377a Dec i 10 12272 Dec ,t9 377. Nov 30 Mar 129 72 Mar 16 20 19% ' 367a. *28 % 3 Lines S ,63% Dec 1 May U 7 497a May 15 1377a Jan 13 U Co 58% Jun 1 * 72 Apr 21 877a Oct 23 1407a Jun 24 197a Jan 8 U S Steel 77o Oct 4% Mar 16 United "8 427a May 20 672 May 21 Jan 12 74 Feb 87a Feb United Stores 967a Dec 127a May 26 109% Jun 572 Dec 1074 Jan x33% Dec 11 88 Nov 4 3 Nov 30 2% 27a 2% '2% 23/a 41% 41 Va 41% 41% 41% 5% 5% 5% *5% 53/4 51% 52% 19% *19 7a 19% *19 7a 12% 11% 12% 11% 74 223/4 2374 22% *937a 94 937a 93 72 *93 72 187a 187a *19 197a *18% 19% 1874 1027a 1037a 20 103 103 1027a —100 .*171 17.5 *16974 common *8 3/4 97a * 23% ' 147a Dec 127* May 26% Dec 84 " Nov 85 74 .Nov 22 Feb 18% Feb 171 *1717. 173 *1717. 9 8% 65 *62 7a 233/4 24 23% 4% 4% 187a 17% 12 74 123/a 127a 13% 12% 13 123/a 12% *7% 9 *7 7a 9 46 *53 56 •46 *7% 56 9 *7% 46 44 % 56 25% 26% *8572' 2674 2674 26% 87 86 86 86% 867a 39% 40% 12674 1267a 397a 407. 39 % 126% 126 f124 7a 39% 98% Jun 6% Jun 9 15 U S Tobacco 77c 387a 3974 387a 38% *647a 65 65 65 65 71 Vz' 72 72 72% 71% 135 74; 135% 18% 187a —25 *37 741 39% -I 47a 474 107a Stockyards Corp..— 10 i 10% preferred.—No par United Wall Paper Inc common...2 *88 'i 91 170 May 22 15% May 21 70 May 20 47o conv Universal 8 7c preferred conv Leaf Tobacco 37a 474% preferred.; , *21 com.No par preferred— Universal Pictures Co < 3% com i 734 1 -—^-100 i *154 100 Inc 136 *37 74 *4 7a, preferred $4.20 non-c 2d pfd—5 $6 135% No par Co com non-cum 10 '15% May 17 Van Norman 16 1267a May 21 Van Raalte 1)25% May 21 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co.^672 1274 July 19 Feb 1978 Dec Feb 86 Jan 86 <94 •For footnotes see Feb 9 2,766 2374 4% 4% 17% 18 2,100 ' 1274 12 12% 6,200 *73/4 9 45 46% *55 57% 25% *86 24% 88 38 123 *7% 457a ' 25% 397a 123- 1,000 173/4 *55 88 38 % 126 39% 39%' 100 '97a Dec 21% Feb Jaii 9 *86 W 23 23% 60 8% 65 4% 56 257a 87a *62 7a 400 2,000 17% 12 457a- 56 *54 253/a 247a •43/4 45% 46 *5374 8 72 65 23% 18 preferred.!—100 10 94% 2334 4% *44 7a 50 173 9 7a 8% • 18% 102 *62 7a 247a *17% 1017a 18% ' 18% 8,400 94 102 65 for Shares 233/4 1017a 43/4 , 2374 *93% 171- 171 , 9 7a Sales 94 102% 18% commons———10 14% Feb 39 ;20% 15,000 the Week 102 *86 38% 1227a 457., - l- 21% 158 { 77a 45% 135 , 64% 64%- 72 74 7172 727a 1974 *88 19 1974 38 38 •5 5 5 -1072 1074 -90 374 ' 1-072 90 *88 3% 37% 4% 2,200 9 2,2001 46% 58 100 25 6,800 88 •110 11,600 387a 123% 123 39% 39 1,700 124 37a 39 27% Oct 2972 Jan 21 94 .Feb 13 l95 16 6 May 28 Jun 4 Vanadium Co.— Co Vick Chemical Vicks Shreve 5% Inc.——— Co 2072! 1074® 227ai 2.50 10 —2.50 . 12%( 2074® & Pacific Ry com. 100 *86 preferred..—_—100 *86 non-cum 197a 38% *4% '• 10 90 3 9% *88 3 ' 5 93/4 90 37a 3 71% 135% 1353/4 1834 *38 500 30,500 1,400 18% 38% 4,800 •* 110 *4% 5 500 9% 10 5,000 *86% 89 37a 374 257a 23% 24% 23% 233/4 19 74 *18% 1974 18% 18% • 100 3% 5 % 57a 57a '•57. 57a 57a 4.300 20% *207a 20% 20% 203/4 300 26 ' 21 *155 158 7% 45 72 7% •• *20 158 207a (*,155 7% 45 45% 158 f 7% 7% 45 45 *155 158 • *155 4,800 400 160 8 7% 73/4 10.900 45 7% 45 44% 44% 450 22 74 21% 213/4 2,000 10 2,100 23 i. 6,900 H ' Corp of America..No par . 18% 38% 66 717a 57a 57a 2174 , 135% 3,000 66 - * 77a ,*•23 : • *88 ( 135% * *18 7a *23 1974 457a ' 3% 72 5 Va *4% J 66 71% 18% *38 10 *64% 38% 18% ,, ; 1974 26 *21 135%' 39 18 % *23 *18 5% 135% 135 39% 19 *154 3974 65 -■ 38% 1 , May 600 12 18% *62 7a ) 13 74 11,400 19% 18% 4% 8 6 52% Per share 2374 *9334 187. 474 237a Jun 7 9% 65 24 2474 ,171 174 72 22% 94 18% 474 5% 10 10 2,800 400 Dec. 10 t per share 237a 18 commoij——No par 5 7a; Feb 62 • 10274 *8 7a " 65 *627a Universal Laboratories Inc.—___—1 77a Dec 400 . 41 Friday Dec. O $ per share 23% 94 11 44% Dec 223/4 2374 107a Jun 150 52 Thursday Dec. 8 : :S per share '227a Mar 16 Feb 53 Wednesday ' Dec. 7 *937a 187a Feb Tuesday $ per share I per share Par 27 Mar Monday Dec. d i 917a *407a 11% i -2972 "42 *40 7a 19% *24 192 21% 52 74 *18 Dec 41% 20% 123/a —___—-50 Dec *40 603/4 20 7a 20 , 1,800 60 34 193/4 Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp—..—1 Dec 4'0 20% 33,000 5% 62 *60 7a 20 2% 41 *5 72 5272 17 1374 207a 62 410 • 12 7a 21 56% *60 7* 42 2% 41 *19 % Jan 17 20% ■40 •39 2% x52 Jun Feb 10,100 197a 20 19 100 2% 12 7a 34 4 29% 2 3/4 *41 . 5274 i3 Feb 297a 2% 41 % 197a Sep 22 Dec 30 2% 41% 12 Feb 1174 *29'/8 2% *5% 51% 16 237a 1,800 6,400 197a 23 ' 73/4 36% 41% 20% 800 7% 35% ,42% par preferred Feb 5 2% *41 62 19% 8 36 30% *29 Va par Corp common..—No par Feb 10 19% 193% 8 1,200 3534 57a Dec. 4 Smelting Ref & Min com—_5o 77c preferred ——50 87a Nov 19% 7% 27a 20% Saturday U S 23 1772 Feb 26,700 63 ' 4874 37 11% 61% 367a —No par ._ 1st 100 11% 647a 12% "V . class A——No par common —1 non-cum Nov Feb 1 —„_ Rubber 106 7a 11% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES STOCK preferred—.. 10 Pipe & Foundry^—.——_20 Playing Card Co———.—10 S Plywood Corp common 1 37.70 pfd series A ; ,100 S *105% 105% 11% 417a 39 52 S 8% 12,000 197a conv Co 23% 12% 1 Leather Co 700 23% *627a ' *60% 2,700 24 2% 62 47 72 4,300 34% *572 *60 290 13,100 . 34% 4174 . 2072 5174 ' 30% 8374 357a *105 19% 7% •42% 82% 11% 36 2% 2% % 41 95 *90 64% 19% ; 36% x28 %. 3 433/4 1077a 11 *62 7a 7% 36 307. 27a *42 7a 2% *3872 7% 77a 36 32 5 Inc 193/4 73/4 8 63 2072 Industrial Chemicals—..No par Dec 163% 20 *105 11% 64 39 S Jan , 5 Machinery com.—5 preferred i——.——.100 .5 :Dec Mfrs & YORK 38 4 10% 62 No par Co 472% 974 May 20 377a May 21 150 20 *60 U S 677a Mar 17 Feb Cos__—J S U Feb 52 ; 11% 62 4272 27s —.100 preferred— Partic & 58 Dec 22 27a 42 Hoffman S 5374 July 13 81 May 7a May _ 107a 6072 3674 *2872 lOo 1 105 105 1074 20 *774 com—30c Securities No preferred —No 1st 474%- 13 80 16 Coal S 16 Jan Dec xl7% Stores 107 62 10% *60 Carton —* Freight Co U S Gypsum Co Jun 237a Nov 30 5172 July Dec U 49 61% May 133 — / $4.50 39 7a Feb V 10372 July 6072 Feb 127% 106 34 U S & Foreign 2 Jan 94 257a 467a Jun 33% 57a May *104 72 *10472 _—-100 - 9 19672 Mar Dec *35 Jun .47 23% $ per share Feb 47 7a 24 V8 EXCHANGE 207a 717a-Dec 37 -1674 Feb Jan NEW Highest 10774 May 137a Range since Jan. 1 Lowest $ per share Oct 106 12% May 171 7 Sper share Dec 86 ; Highest 47 23 % STOCKS Year 1947 86 243/4 Improvement Co—1372 Range for Previous 293/a 85 % 24% Engineering & Foundry Feb 29 7a 86% 247a Co United 'Electric 48 29% 8574 24 preferred..——t 1174 Dec 29 % 86 2474 6 197a Dec 29% 83% 247a 42 Feb 29 V2 *34% *572 Jan 340 83 7a 463/4 *4172 19 74 10674 106 95 *82% 35% 5 593/4 July 10574 *90 82% 35 7a 20 2474 10574 95 467a 35 Dec 37,800 357. No par 1272 May 8,7.00 40% 46% commoh_r_10 700 30 74 34%' Inc 1,700 29% 467a 5 100 12% ,40% 467a Corp—T_10 .———No par Fastener Corp^_No par 20 29% 85% ,400 9% 42 ,12% 30% 35 7a Co & Jan 29% 85% •. .40% 35 Lines 44% Lowest 86 Dyewood Corp common—,—1 United 3 2974 8574 82% *90 30 *9% 42 ' 40 7a . 4678 Corp common— United 11 297a 85 83 13% 4678 Cig-Whelan 22 297a 85 96 83 93/4 437. 3474 preference $3 2974 , *90 *9% 42% *12 7a *4672 $3.50. convertible preferred United 837a 96 9% 4374 *34 7a preferred United-Carr 477a May 20 s4% Feb '19 7a May United 5 Feb ,43 72 11% May 33 36 5 Nov Dec 41 22 27a Nov 30 Jan 47a Jan 2 83 *90 *9 72 42Va No par — Corp common convertible preferred— 2872 96 8474 9%', preferred————50 Aircraft 1207a 1057a *90 *8374 com.'—_—_50 Car Dec 907a Mar 22 Co : *105 ; par series——No par RR non-cum 774 Dec 18% pfd $4.50 ser__No series—_*—No par California———25 Dec •r 75 ' 9% 42% 1372 Corp Asbestos & \ 21 , 21% 10% 21% 1074 10% 22% 21% 127a *12% 20% ,22% 22% *86 90 *86 13 217s 2074 88 23 '107a ! 10y8 ,21% ' 22 }2% ,13 207a ' 90 2074 *86 88 " , - 88 *86 "90 ( J 22% 22% 10 Va 22; 107* , 12% 20' " * 22 , 12% 20 • 213/4 xlO ."1074 "22% 227a 12% 12% 19% 2074 9% 23 V 1,100 127a 13 19% 207a *86 88 *86 877a *86 *86" 89 *86 89 *86 89 5,700 , 877a 7 page 28. =&£ •28 85 I per t per thare 35% May. Dec 104"% May 10% Nov 69 112 May 14 Nov ft' Dec 23 10 Dec 29% Nov Jun 6% *96ft div partic preferred 6% —25 4 Visklng Corp (The) Detinning Co common 7% preferred —-1 31 Oct 38 Feb 25 Dec 3 30 Dec 33 ft Nov 26ft Dec 10 32ft Jan 5 30 Aug 33 ft Oct 29 Apr 15 32% Jan 13 57 Apr 75 ft Feb 57 ft Aug 16 66 Jan 2 Wabash RR 4ft% Apr 29 ft Apr 17% Jan 13% Nov 17 15 ft Jan 8 Feb 29 ft Nov 29 35% Jun 4 July 100% Apr 29 Xl8% Mar 17 Waldorf System Walgreen Co common 4% preferred™ 5 Vulcan 99ft 20 20. 8% 15 14% *112% 16% *16 31% 31% 34% *34 34 ft *87 ft 89 9% *88 89 50 9 4,600 30% 97 V2 99ft *96 14% *8% 98% 98 ft 15 300 15% 98 ft ' 17,800 15 ft 14% 15% 112% 112% 112% 112% 16% 16 311/4* 31 30% 30% .30% 1,700 25 26 %( 16% *16% 16% *16% 32 30% 30% 30% 9 9 8% 15 ,31ft * 1,900 34% 87 ft 112ft %' *16% Shares thare 34% 87 ft 98 y2 113 14% 112 $ per 34% 8% *96 99 t per share share 35% 8% *96 14% 14% 113 113 *16% 16% 30% 31 30% 30% 25ft 251/2 *27 ft 28 ft — 11 8% I per Sales for the Week Dec. 10 88 *87% 8% Dee. 9 Dec. 8 thare 35% 36 87% 35 87 8% . S per thare *86% 35% *86% 100 I per thare 35 preferred—a—lOo Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com.;:—10 $5 preferred .100 Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% pfd 25 Virginian Ry Co common 25 34ft May 3 39% Apr 26 5 preferred C per < Va-Carolina Chemical com—No par 2 38 ft May 30 ft Nov 30 Jan Par ' 3ft % 18% May 15 117 ft Jun 14 6 Jan 109 Feb 40 31ft Dec 11 Feb 93 14% Nov 29 Oct Feb 45 Dec Dec. 7 Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 6 Victor Chemical Works common—5 96% Apr 23 14% July 13 124% July 12 7 ft Mar 16 16 34 % Monday Dec. 4 perthare 48ft Jun 24 1 Oct 29 85 Nov 16% 121 f thare 32 ft Dec 50% Nov 5ft May 107 Saturday EXCHANGE Lowest Highest 9 per share LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES NEW YORK STOCK Range since Jan. 1 Highest Tear 1947 Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2452) *31 32ft "31% 30 Va 30% 30 ft *112% 160 113 310 ,16% 1,000 31 25% 25% 25% 25% 25 ft 25% 25% 2,000 28 ft 28 ft *27 ft 28 ft x26% 26% 26% 440 31 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 100 61 *59 61 *59% 61 *59 ft 61 *59 ft 61 25% 25% 27 27 *30% 31 *58ft 13% *30% 61 *58% 13% 31 *13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% *30% 31 30% 30% 30 30% 29 ft 30 293A W 13 ft 100 36% 109 Dec 24% *17 ft May Jan 8% Feb Aug 26 27% May 21 Feb Feb 10 ft Mar 12 x83% Mar 12 10% Dec 88 ft Dec 12 Dec 18%. Feb .9% Nov H 3 t *101 15% ■ Warner Bros pictures-———i—5 May 22 9% *101 23% 10 16 15% 16 Xl4% 14% 93 93% 93% A *91% -92% -. 9% 10% <f. 9% 9%. 36% Nov May NOV 22 27 Jan 20% Jan 17ft May 23% Feb 16% Dec 10 20: Sep 26% Feb 17 30 *' Dec 41 Feb 12% Jan Dec 5ft Dec Mar 16 13% Dec ' Sep 27 Nov x80 13 ft Feb 105 117ft Mar Dec 112ft Nov 121ft 103% Dec 112% Jan 106ft Dec 13 3 105 113 Dec 38 ft May 4 Dec 25 ft Nov Oct 31 Dec 23% Nov 105 Dec Aug 85ft Feb Dec ,91ft Feb Nov 55 Jan 28 ft Nov 33% 12 62 ft Mar 76 Dec 80 Jan 5 31 May 53 ft Oct 37 Mar 16 90 Dec 101% Mar 83 Mar 18 34 Feb 23 Feb 20 29% Feb 14 ft Dec 9 17% Feb 9% Feb 27 90 Feb 106% July 26 ft May 19 ft May 9ft May 84 July 29% May 5ft May 34 12 ft 6% May Feb Dec 13 ft Sep 10%, May 88 ft Dec Jun Jan 5 7 White 22% July White 8 $4 July 30 31ft Nov Motor preference *104 26 ft 26% 63% 63% 16% 32% 25% 16% ,'16% 32 ft 32% Nov Jan 8 Nov 15 Feb 10 18 jun 10 145ft May 125 Dec 3 xl38 Jan 13 Feb 5 * 19 xl3ft Nov 26 preferred 6% 35 Dec 28 37% Oct 22 Woodward Iron.Co. 53 Feb 41% Nov 29 49% Jun 14 Woolworth (F W) 13% Nov 30 25% May 15 81ft Feb 4 6% 423/4 43 *104% 105 105 6 6 50 6 2,000 6 , 36 ft 36% 36% 36 ft 36% 36% 1,200 13% 13% 12% 13 3A 12% 123/4 4,500 *29%. 31% *29% 313A *29% 31% 26% 26% 26% 63 63 *61 16% 16 ft 16% 16 ft 16 16 ft 15% •16% 5,600 32 32% 31% 32% 31% 31"% 31 31ft 9,700 '243/4 30,800 24% 36 ft " 25% 25 24 ft ... 26 63 25 24% *61 63 1,200 -200 62 24 ft 25'A 243A '25% 25 ft 26% *61 '140 90 *89 90 *89 90 *89 ' 90 *89 90 893A 98% 98% 98 98 *96 ft 99 *96 " 98 *96 ft *29 31% *29 31ft 29 29 28 ft 28 ft *28 ft 29 29 29 *102 108 46% 46'A 84% 85 *24 25 *102 *102 108 108 *102 108 45 45 44 45 85 *84 85 24 24 24 108 45 ft 46% 86 '86 % 15% 15% 19% 19% 54 28% 19 28% 10% *76 *13% . 15% 15% 127% 125 85 85 24 24 Xl4% 15 14 19% 19 ft 19 ft 20 25 ft 54 ft 54 28% 28 10% 10 ft 10% 10 ft 14 ft 7% 7% 4,600 54 29 76% 76 76 14 ft 13% 13% 15% 15% 7% 7% 55 ft 55 ft 300 11% 11% 6,900 75 ft 75 ft 300 *55 11% *73 14 ft *13% 15% .15% 128 *125 128 7% 56% *74% lift 15% 700 3,300 lift 7% 56% 11% *125 480 10% 10% 11% 7ft *55 11% *13% 15% 125 19% 54 10 ft 76% 77% 19% 28 57 260 300 7,200 54% 27% 7% 2,800 14% 193/4 54 28% *55'/2 ^ 300 , *28 19 ft 54 ft 7% 200 97% 14 ft 14% 10% 11 *13% 14 % 15% *125 85 24 15% 45 ft *27% 28% 10ft *10% 443A 54 54 ft 15% 28% *102 45 44% 85 ft *24 19% 54 ft 54 108 *102 15% 85 ft 25 ♦24 15 5 _10 1,900 1,800 16 ft 163A 423A *103.% . *96 ft -100 — . *96% —.10 com — 104 90 No par ——— Wisconsin El Pwr Co 173/8 16 ft 42 70 31% 26 ft *761/8 20 102 100 13% 77ft 19 410 102 ft 13 56% Jun 108% *102 *29 *36% 11% —— *108% 36 ft 7ft $4.25 preferred Wilson-Jones Co 108% 210 31% 11%' 21 115 107 ... 1093A 13% 56% 88% Jan 115 *106 *101% 17 6% 30 *109% 115% 106 13% 7% 29 6% 5% ; 7,900 110 42% 104 5,800 15 *108% 102 ft 16% 42% 105 ft 230 21% 36% 57ft 11% Oct • 14% 115% . 108 ft 102 ft 104 . *30% 7% Dec Dec *102% 5% lift 75 107% 3,000 21% 143/4 21% , *109% 116 107 108 ft 108 105 *55% Jan 116 107 4% 83ft 106 110 110 *106 115% ' *105% 17% Willys-Overland Motors com_ 11 $4.50 conv pfd series A—-Nopal 99 xl4% 42% Wilson & Co Inc common—No par 9 16 31% 115 . - 110 *109 v. 17% 12 May 27 65% May 15 17% May 17 Mar 51 10 ft Nov 30 14% 42% 6% Mar 17 Feb Oct r r 15 17ft TJTilcox Co— 15% 42% 19% Jun 21 Oil 21% 14% 104 66 25'A 21%, . 1.600 28 28 *83 '21% 17% 27 28% 21% , 300 2,600 14 ,-4% 4 ft 83% 83% . 13% 14 : - 82 ft 28% *82 ft 42 ft *103% ;4% • 28 28% 83% .21% <■ 108 ft *102 IO4 17 ft 42"% 4% 28 ft 28 115 ft 108 4%. *82 ft 105 ft 36% 13% 31% _1 Nopai 20 ; lid 115ft 105 ft 5% com— _ *109 ft 4% 4% 15% 5% 1 Sewing Machine preference 15% *89 12.50 conv Prior 1 13% 15'A 32 —100 Co 14 21% 16% No par 12 ft —100 Instrument 13% 11 Feb 17 Oct Elec 14 *63 No par 100 com A—; Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry 100 Wheeling Steel Corp com No par $5 conv prior pref :_No par White Dental Mfg (The SS)—20 24% May 26 126 series - Weston 9 57% Oct 22 92 Pacific RR 13% 36Va 13% *31 *26% • 1,200 1,200 18% 14 ft *5ft . Supply Co —10 Maryland Ry com 100 2nd pfd_ ^_100 Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric com 3 ft ft pfd series A— 3.80% pfd series B 9 27% Jan —-—1 16% *18% 18% 21% *103% 105 non-cum Preferred 14 15% 135 Air Lines Inc 16% 18 3/4 ^16% 18% 21% 110 100 --—— 17% 17'A 4% 115 ft 107 108 Western Union Teleg class A_No par July 21 115 Aug 9 64% %Oct 51ft preferred . 5,300 23% 17% 83% 115 107 * *107 *102 *17 42% < 1,700 20% 23% *18% 28% *109 . 233/4 20ft 19 *4% 15 233/4 23% 17 ft 82% 80 ".f. >-> 21 *18% 28% SA 24 18 ft 4% 6,500 28,400 ft 17% 83 . 23% < 17%- - 14 ya >92% -10% • • 20 ft *23 20% 18l/a - 28% » 10 23% 23% *23 13% * 4% • 4% 15 40% Jun 2 27% Feb 26 x53 17 ft 19 14 83 — ——— Western 95% Apr 23 101ftJun 11 11 30 No par — Western Auto May 19 39% jun 10 11 94 ft 4ft % 11 Western 72% Jan 29 ft Nov 24 38% 18 Western 26 15% Nov 24 23% 21 West Va Pulp & Paper com—No par Jun 9 36ft May 21 6 Sep A preferred preferred 7% 6% 10ft May 18 46% May 20 ' 16% July 9 38% July 12 10 Oct 62 Mar 90 26% May 27% May 22 ft May Class 4 Jun 110ftJun 7% Mat 17 23% V Elec Penn 22% Oct 20 22 ft Mar 12 23% 28 ft Co—No par West 51%.Jun 15 14 Jan Dec 42% Feb Dec 17 88 34% Feb 75ft 23% i- conv -100 100 West Penn Power 4ft% pfd—100 4.20% preferred series B_„1100 West Virginia Coal & Coke 5 107 5ft Nov 27 Jan 23ft 17% *23% preferred No par West Indies Sugar CJorp.———1 $4 111ft Oct 20 25 Oft 32% May 9% May 26 ft Dec 65 100 ft Fob 21 Wesson Oil & Snowdrift com—2.50 119ft Jun 22 16% Apr 20 38% Feb 14 Jan 10ft 5% May Jun 113 Oct 20% 23 ft 23% 21ft < 114 105% Nov 23% 21 *23% 24ft 21 »9L A 20% 24 21% *23% Corp Co Motor Waukesha 7 Sep 26% May 21. 19% July 1 , 100% Oct 25 47 32 ft May < . 104 ft Mar 16 xll3% Apr 15 103% Mar 29 116% Aug Jan 10 19ft Mar. 3 34ft Jan 5 Wayne Knitting MiUs—^—.——5 Wayne Pump Co— —1 Webster Tobacco Inc—..—; —5 No par „—-3 Washington Gas Light Co—No par 30ft Jan 2 6% May 24 34ft Aug 5 86ft Jan 2 1 3% Nov 24 26 Feb 90 83% May 21ft May Petroleum *18 13% Foundry &»Pipe Jan 9% : 2,700 ' 7 < *17% Warren Warren 22 5 19ft 2 34% May 14 27ft Aug 3 20% May 28 32 10 xl&ft Nov 10 ,9% .9% 9% - ,, 2,200 9% 14% 15% *92% 1 21 10 16 93 ■ 70 23 ft 9% 15% 9%,-,,97/s 800 1,200 23 ft 23 ft 9% 9% 9% 10 ft 9% 102 . 23 ft 23% 23% 23% *101 101 101 102 23% 13% 293/4 101 101 92 ft 16 92'A 92'A, , , 23% 23% 10 9"% l preferred—,.—100 102 *101 102 23% —No par , 5ft% . No par common-J Ward Baking Co 16% July 13 Jun 2 101 100 -No par No par 100 Walker (Hiram) G & W Walworth Co 13ft May 24 11 13 ft 19% 106 ft Mar 7% May 105 preferred 10,300 13% 300 151/a 13% 15 15% ' 5,200 *125 126 10 33 ft 34 34 1,200 45 11,700 128 *125 10 34% 34% 34% 34 ft 34 ft 34% 34% 10 — 43% 43% 43 43% 43% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44 ft 14% 59ft 63 ft *80 f 14% 14 ft 15 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 ft 14% 14% 3,800 60 58 ft 59 ft 59% 60 320 64 64 64 ft 64 ft *80 83 67 67 67 ft 8% 9 8% 225/b 23 23 ft *33% 34% ' 43 May Dec 75 94ft 58 % Dec Apr 83 Dec 100 Feb X62 53 Dec 80 Feb 58 2 29" NOV Jan <62 Nov 70 ft Mar 8 May 18% Feb 5 60 ft Mar 19 "• 8 1 Mar 9 May 17 "96% July 28 July'15 11% Jun 21 33ft Aug 45 Jan 22% Nov 29 10 ft May 16% Feb 10% Feb 27 16 ft 37% Dec 50 ft Mar 38 ft Mar 13 48 14 ft May 23% Oct 15% Feb 21 24 53% May 83 Oct 65 ft Feb 27 89% Oct 28 15 31% Feb 14 NOV 9 *19% May 27 19% Feb 11 May 14ft May 5% ♦Bid • 25 Jun July 10% Jan asked and Special sales. 3% Nov 12 prices; no sales wdWhen distributed, on 34% Jan 35 Yale 2 & Towne Mfg Co__ 25 Corp common— ; 1 preferred _——: —50 Young (L A) Spring & Wire_NoPar Youngstown Sheet & Tube No pai Youngstown Steel Door No pax 4ft% 23 July 12 Zenith 6% May 19 Zonite this day. *66% "9 Radio Corp„. Products tin receivership. HEx 9t% 24 *78 82 67 « *78 60i/2 60 ft 61ft 64 ft 65 ft 64% 65 ft 78 79 . -•'J 8%'AA 8% i x23% 23 ft J 8% 68 233/4 / 700 9 1,600 8%t 24 4,400 12% 13 2,800 *38 ft 39 * 20 1,000 73 ft 9.100 14'A 2,300 31% 10,500 13 13% 13% 13 y8 133/8 13% 133/8 39 *38% 39 39 39 39 39 *38V2 391/4 19 ft 19 ft 193/4 20 20 20 20 20 19% 19% 72 ft 73% 73% 74 ft 73% 74% 73% 74 72% 73% .72% 16 15 15'A 14% 143/4 14% 14% 14 JA 14 ft 14 ft 293A 3.0% 30 ft 32% 31% 32% 32 32 31% 4% X3% *15 301 3% dividend paid ' 30% 4% 4 4 May 10. a 4 Deferred delivery. . cName 13 4 13 from National changed ft 3% r 3% • 20 68 23% •8% 23 ft 233A - 560 80 '/a *78 ^•67ft\'6?ft .'*67%:' «7^i.:: ft* 8%"' ft 60 82 64% 13 .No^ai1 liquidating 83 ft 67( f- 60% 64 ft *59 39 Corp$40 < *23% York May 24 May 25 Oct — Worthington Pump & Machinery common —No par Prior pfd 4ft % series —100 Prior pfd 4ft ft conv series—U00 Wright Aeronautical >1—par Wrigley (Wm) Jr- (Dtf)*_J-No pai Wyandotte Worsted 'Co.i——i-i-.a 94 69 Co Bond 19 '/a - *3% & Share 300 3,600 4 Corp. r Cash sale. x Ex-divldend. Transactions al the New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, Railroad Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Int'l United States Total Stocks Bank Government Bond (Number Bonds Sales of ~ Week Ended Dec. 10,1948 Saturday Monday ..Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday— Friday — Number 0/ andMitcel. Shares Bond* 512,360 1*182,430 $1,135,000 Foreign Bonds Bonds ; .. ; 2,668.000 465,000 3,153,000 3,184,000 3,645,400 2,528,000 460,400 260,000 $1,000 1,137,320 "Y.ooo 2,788,000 2,850,300 Monday Tuesday 2,626,000 2,490,000 1,037,260 — Total 6,247,765 " $14,651,000 215,300 $8,000 520,000 3,010,000 $2,020,700 $8,000 Week Ended Dec. 10 1948 Stocks—No. of Shares— 1947 6.247,765 $2,000 XJ4 8. Government. 5,766,111 $11,000 8,000 302,000 2,020,700 14.651,000 1,761,000 $2,000 $16,681,700 . Foreign Railroad & industrial— Foreign 1948 $6,000 244,365 60,000 10,000 196;000 Wednesday—^. 224,660 65,000 1;000 2,000 68*000 Thursday— Friday. 271,520 34,000 48,000 270,735 182,000 33,000 16,000 231;000 1,392,235 $573,000 $303,000 $34,000 $910,000 ■ - Total. $1,232,000 3,921,000. 78,446,360 I $3,132,000 23,767,000 73,335,520 31,039,000 878,261,800 892,638,400 $33,113,000 $961,861,160 $992,872,920 $161,000 • Week Ended Dec. 10 1947 236,667,803 Total $62,000 271,000 133,500 247,455 Jan. 1 to Dec. 10 284,135,220 Foreign Corporate $62,000 104,000 126,000 1947 1948 Stocks—No. of shares. . ■ Bonds {Par Value) Domestic Shares) Saturday 1,221,950 — $1,235,000 1,156,445 —— international Bank Week Ended Dec. 10,1948 $100,000 Government 82,000 Jan. 1 to Dec. 10 1948 1947 1,431,480 70,670,196 68,159,002 $1,119,000 $46,778,000 *$76,646,000 86,000 8,488,000 7,252,900 18,000 1,734,000 555,000 $1,253,000 $57,900,000 $84,453,000 1,392,235 Bonds Domestic Foreign governmentForeign corporate-:—_ $573,000 t 303,000 ; 34,000 .. » . .ft* 1. Tata]— $16,681,700 • Total. $910,000 Number 4759 168 Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ' rf- jf'»; Bond Record (2453) 29 *f J New York Stock Exchange «» FRIDAY WEEKLY - YEARLY ■ NOTICR—Prices the are "and Interest"—exoept for lnoome end defaulted bonds. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range, unless they are the only transactions ef and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown In a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in oomputing tbe range for the year. The italic letters in the column week, headed "Interest Period" indloate in each the ease month th Iguree after OOTKBHMSNT BONDS Tear 1947 Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 104.16 Hep 199,4 Dec 10K* Feb 105.1 Feb 107.4 Highest . . NSW 199.19 Sep 20 194.12 Sep 17 108.28 May 114.9 Feb May 194.11 Feb 101.18 Dec 2 102.22 Feb 194.24 July 104.24 July Sep 104.23 Feb 101.19 Jun, 14 191.27 Dee 194.10 Apr 100.24 Mar 13 Ml.tl Dee 194.4 100.23 Jan 101.7 Jan 20: Sep 101.11 Jan ; 144.10 May 194.lt Apr 199.20 Apr 100.16 Sep 10 100.7 199.17 Jun 199.7 191.19 Apr: 102.26 May 25 100.7 Oct 4 Dee. 101.7 Due 10S.9 Sep 100 Dec Oct 109.11, Sep101.14 Sep . 102.24 May 102.24 May 100 100 : 102.26 a point. 2 100.2 Feb Apr 101.12 Dee 102.12 Apr 102.0 May 103.4 July 102.23 Dee 102.29 10 Sale* fee the Week - Dee. 9 Dee. 8 UK Uhth 102.to *iq3.G 102,9, "102.6 102.9 104.30 •104,27 104,30' •104.27 104.30 *104.27 104.30 *104^27 1965-1960 *108# 108.4 *108.2 1C8.6 •108.2 10&5 *108.2 *108.2 *103.527 103,30 *103.27 10$30 "103.28 103.31 *10338. 103:31 *108.7 108.11 '108.7 108.10 *103.26 103.31. *10.8,7 108.10 •1Q3.28. 103.31 *108i6 * *108:6 *10848 10831. *109.4 109.7-- -s 1950-1959 •108)lfi 2%a,-~—,-1900-1065 no»|4 ,v La* t 1091a HJwJk 10626 *10617 io68; * Low* Uwr. RiyK * 102.6 High. ■npk 1023 108^5 )* High - *104.37, 104.30 41083 "108,5 106ft 1069 10831 *10848 108.21 *108.18 108.21 1Q9.7 *1Q9;6 109*7 *10954 *101,1.7 10L20 *101.17' 101.20 *101,17 101.20. *101,1?' 10130 fc102.17 102.20 *102.17 *10247 10236 *10247 *102.26 102.28 *102,26 ♦102:26' 102.28 109.7 1949-1953. *101 jl7 1O1.20 2%» —1950-1952 *102 >17 10230 2%a —1*52-1954 2%9,______ 1996-1958 *102,26 102.28 *103^18 103:20 *103.18 103.20 *103.19 103)21 ♦103.19 10331 2 %8-___—_____1962-1967 *101)16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 2%s_——_—1963-1968 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 iqi.9 ♦101.7 101.9 *101.6 101.8 ♦101.6" 101.8 2%s_r--—Jun 1964-1969 *100.28 100.30 ♦100.27 100.29 ■ 108.20 10238s ' *10038 100:30 *100.28 100.30 -2 %i,. -Dec 1964-1969 •10037 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 100.26 100.26 2%s. -_u.u_1965-1970 •100J26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.25 100.27 2 Mi s -—--1966-1971 * *10030 100.22 *100.21 100.23 *100.20 100.22 *100.20 100.22 100.10 -Jun 1967-1972 2% S_ '100:9 100.11 *100.9 100:11 *100.9 * 100.11 *100.8 *101)22 101.24 *101.21 101.23 *101.21 101.23 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.8 *103.3 103.6 *103.3 103.6 *103.3 103.6 *101.29 101.31 *101.29 101.31 *101.29 * 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.25 10037 *10035 100.27 400.22 *100.20, *100.19 100.21 100.10 *100.8 100.22 *100.19 100.21 100.11 100.11 *100.8 100.10 *103.3 103.6 *103.3 103.6 ♦101.29 101.31 *101.29 101.31. 104.16 *104.12 104.16 *1033 103.5 *10138 101.30 --—1954-1956 *104)12 104.16 *104.12 104.16 *104.12 104.16 *104.12 104.16 *104.12 2y4a ——-1956-1959 *102.'5 102.7 ' *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 ♦102.4.. 102.6- Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%* 1 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Jun 1959-1962 *100; 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2, ♦100 —Dec 1959-1962 *100; 100.2' 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 Dec 1948-1950 •100. *100 *100,. Jun 1949-1951 *10043 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 Sep 1949-1951 *100)18 100.20 *100.18 100.20 *100.18 100.20 *100.18 100.20 Dec 1949-1951 *100.34 100.26 *100.23 100.25 *10033 100.25 *100.23 —Mar 1950-1952 *100)27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 26 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s *100 — *100 100.2 *100 . ♦100 — = 1,000 100.10 *10030 —1951-1953 1 ' 100.29 *100.26 101.31 - 101.18 101.8 •100.27 ——1952-1955 Treasury 103.19s 102.21 *101.16 '101.6 2%» 2y48 ' I *10236 102,28 100.29 100.10 -Dec 1967-1972 1,09.7 10147" 101,20 »102,17- 102.20 101.17 100,27 *101.20 101.22 *100.9 --Sep 1967-1972 ; . 10840 *109.3 * - 1Q2.20 *100.8 2MiS 1088 *10817; 108:21 *10238 102.28 *10349 10331 109.3 ZYa& 102-9. *102.0 102.9 104.30 *102.6- 2%s 101.13 Mar 22 • Friday Dee. 16 Thursday Wednesday *102)7 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury - 100.31 Sep Dec. 7 *104:27 1958-1963 , 3 11 100.21 Oct Tneeday Dec. 6 , 1951-1955 2%*... 102.13 July 13 May ■ —1940-1952 Treasury Treasury .Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury ,»• 10 100.4 100.21 Oct 26 102.13 of 3%* 1951-1954) May 25 4 Mar - 7 100.23 Jun 10 "Mar 14 >' 2 100.24 Sep l0: 101.12 Jipi , 1 100.27 May 2l 13 199.17- Jun Dee mature, Monday Dec. 4 2%o 2%*^ 100.26 Apr 100,23 Sep- 17 191.34 T 101.19 Jun 100.25 Jan 4 28 MH.14 Dec 2 ft 102.23 Sep 30 104*14 Dee Saturday STOCK Treasury Treasury —102.23 Sep 30 191 17 199.19 July May " mtnr* bonds mere tti 3a. Treasury- 2%* Treasury Treasury 105.24 Mar lo 109 .19 Dee 114.9 YORK EXCMANG* Feb 199.21 112.4 111.23 Sep 199.11 July Dec th> the en* er LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Mange for Previous Lowest whan when *102.4- 102.6 100.2 ♦100 100.2 100.2 *100 100.2 100.15 *100.12 100.14 *100.18 100.20 *100.18 100.20 100.25 •10033 100.25 *10033 100.25 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *10036 ♦101.1 101.3 *101)1 101.3. •101.4 1,000 101.6 * *100 — 100.28 i 101.20 193.10 101.22 Apr Apr 103.1 Apr 16 .v Dee 103.2 Jan 100.31 Sep 27 103.4 July 100.30 Sep 27 Oct-. ' Apr 101.21 July 199.30 li 101.26 May Treasury Treasury 101.1 Apr 100.7 Oct " 101.18 July 13 101.19 July 13 2s 2s Sep 1950-1952 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.0 *101.4 101.6' *101:3 101.5 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 •1014 101:6- *101.4 —1951-1955' II Dee 102 July 94.10 Jan 15 98.30 May 17 Dec 102.4 July 94.14 Jan 15 99.30 May 17 No. sales transacted this * day /" -."ft ,;v' New York *101.1 101.3 Last Period Sale Price 101.7; *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 •I0l5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 —1953-1955 *103.4 103.8 *103.4 103.8 *103.4 103.8 *103.4 103.8 *103.4 103.8 *103.4 103.8 1950 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.7 100.9 ♦100.7 100.9 ' *100.9 100.9 — —— Bank } for $. •" *97;15 97.24 *97.12 97.20 *97.12 97.17 *97.10 97.20 97.20 97.20 *97.10 97.20 4,000 —1972 *9744 97.22 *97.15 97.20 *97.14 97.20 *97.12 97.24 97.16 97.16 *97.16 97.24 4,000 at 15 100. FOR a Odd WEEK lot transaction, ENDED Registered bond r DECEMBER transaction. 10 High Range Since Sold January 1 No: , Low BONDS V' . Interest x, New York Stock Exchange "J-D 104 ft 71 Last 1 100 '/a or Friday's Bid & Asked 1 Low High 107 33As Series No. January 1 * 51% 60 52 60 51% 60 3%s Series-No. 18—i—— 33As Series No. 19 J-D 33As Series No. 20 .. 60 56'A 56'A 5 53 V* 59 56'A 5 47 y8 60% 60 " , 60% 60 56'A 56'a J-D . High LOW No. *57 ' J-D i 17 Range Since Sold *57 J-D 3%s Series No. 16 High Bonds *56 J-D 33As Series No. 15 104 V* 104 J3 'X.. Sale Price Period t 33As Series No. 14 .1980 Week's Range Friday Bonds Bid & Asked Low > i——1957 Range Friday's New York City Transit Unification Issue— 101.6 *101:5 10-year 2 Vis 25-year 3s— or 1 ■ft 3% Corporate Stock—: 101.3 Week's Interest Stock Exchange *101.1 *101:6 RANGE ft 101.3 Jun 1952-1954 ICalled for redemption Dec. Friday BONDS - *101.1 101.3 —Dec 1952-1954 Reconstruction & Development It asked price. *101:4 :: International ♦Bid and ♦101:1 —1951-1953 -- Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury l%s li J 100.16 Apr 4 2s— Treasury 101.14 Apr J-D J-D, *57 59% 44 *56 " 60 52 60 3%s Series No. 21 J-D. ♦58 65 51% 60 3%s Series No. 22 J-D *56 59% 60 3%s Series No. 23 51% 47%. ° J»-Dt ♦56> J-D ♦56 J^D' *57 3%s Series No. 27 T elephone REctor f Wertheim & Co. ft Members 2-2300 120 New York Stock ' O' ♦58 J-D Teletype Broadway, New York MY AGtd sink fund SAAntioquia 5 A External s 5 A External s JAExternal , s AExternal ft s f 7s f 7s s Jf-S 78 J-J 35 1945 1945 1957 AAntwerp (City) external series 20-year 3'As 40% 31% 40% 9 73 99'A 99 97 2 33 'a 8 91 ■ 93'/a 98% 100 91 90 91 5 31 ' 87% 103' 94 91 7 87'/a 10 83% 90'a 84'a 19 83% 92 84% 83% 84% 18 83 y8 92 M-S 101'/4 101 y8101'a J-J 104 104 —1955 1955 ft J-D external 8s——1941 j-d 110% 110% — *61 •" ' A-O -- J-D . r t, A-O __ 107% 50'/a 7 47% 60'a 45% 104% 109 iny4 62 46 65 6 2 37% 49% 62% 29 • 50 37% 50'/a 55 00 54 59 ~5 56'A 99 4» 60 10 52% 59 98'A 13 94.y& 101%, QQ 90 4. 103'/a 103'a, 103'a 103% 105% 105 105% 17 M-AT 27% 28% 27% 29 Feb 1961 F-A *29'a Feb 1961 F-A 27'/a 1*2 28% A-O A6s assented ARy external Jan 1961 f 6s A6s assented AExtl A 6s sinking fund 6s_ A6s assented AExternal sinking AChile 28% 27% 29 M-S 27% A-O 277/a 1963 M-N 1963 M-N 27% A63As assented 1957 J-D 28% 19 28'/a _4 J-D *28'a 1961 J-D AGuaranteed sink fund 6s assented —1961 J-D 27% 1961 A-O A-O 29 27% 1962 AT-N 27% M-S 5 27'a A7s assented— Cons assented AChinese Munic — 7s_——,-1960, —-———I960 (Hukuang Ry) 5s—i£—1951 , - M-SJ-D " 28.'A 28'aj *2'A 18'/a 28% 28% 19% 28'/a 28 18'/a 28% 28 27% 27 18'/a 27% 19'/a 19 28 28'a 6 28'a ~1 18 28'/a 19 28'/a *29'a A6s 28% 20% *29'a M-N 28 29 18 11 *29'a AGuaranteed sink fund 6s„,—x.1962 28% 18'/a 20 28% *29'a 1961 — 28% 21V* *29'A __1957 Mortgage Bank 6'As A6 'As assented ASinking fund 6%s 29 18% 22% 34 *29'a a 28% 18% 20% 29 *29'a A-O 19'/4 20% *29'a M-S 1962 fund 6s assented A 6s ' 1962 assented A6s J-J Sep 1961 Sep 1961 sinking fund 6s AExternal 28% 5 52 *29'a J-J Jan 1961 s 28 ' 'A-O sinking fund 6s__ 28% 18 V* 19 V* ♦29'a 50 19 *44 M-N 1942 AExtl 105% 37 Vb J-J AExternal sinking fund 6s__*—1960 A6s assented 1960 assented 102% 99 103'/8. 106 63 28 §A7s 102 94 10 A-Of' 1961 8s 1954 External s f 7s__—1942 ■ 100% 101'/4.; J-J 1960 4s i2~ 56'A - 28'/4 28'/a 18 18 27% 17 »/4 28'/a 5'A 7% 8V4 62% 44'a 44'% 7 37% 49% 62 1 54 ' 46 1 38 49 42% 42% 5 37% 49% 60% 61 7 49 61% 2 48(4 61 7 46 y8 For Financial Institutions 62 46 62 * 60> 49% — of) JrD.'i F-A (City) (Rep) AChilean 62 .'4 J-D . 47 *60 A-O 3 99'A 104 93% «( 60'a A-O (Int reduced to 3.375%)^—1979 A7s (Central Ry) 1952 8 63 'i'l i ' , 14 104% * > 1979 ■ 84'A 7s ... Stamped pursuant to Plan A 1 .= ; (Int reduced to 3.5%)^1978 funding bonds of 1931 due__1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A J-D '5% ft . 38 'A 31'A 35 91 6s s f 6'As.of 1927—_1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A . 31% 35 83% f AExternal , 40'A 84 »/4 f (Int reduced to 3.5%)x_'_—_1978 s f 6'As of 1926_I'_„_1957 ft 100 F-A AExternal .., 31% 48 91 s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) 40 84'a s S of) 31 84'/4 External (U 1 J-D 1949 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 33'A J-D External SABrazil 40 ' J-D . 1962 — 31% 33'a 91'/a J-J 1966 15-year 3%s Belgium external 6'As 4 33'a 35 F-A 1967 20-year 3'As . 35% 33'/a 35 J-D (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 10-year 3'As 1956 10-year 3'As 1957 40 »A 7 *34% — A-O Australia 31% 35'A 33'a A-O 1958 5s__ 92% 33'a A-O . 1957 65 65'A 3 64 60 78 35 35% J-J Ih 2d series__1957 f 7s 3rd 60% ..ft, r76'/4 J-J 1945 *60 *60 J-J 1945 1st series sec s f sec . A-O 1968 f 7s series C f 7s series D__ AExternal ,F-A 1948 series B AExternal i A Chile -1947 4s coll 7s A (Dept) 3'As A Carlsbad 6s Akershus (King of Norway) (Dominion M- 8' 1980 (City) s f 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 25-year Foreign. Govt. & Municipal Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— 60%. 48 97% , 1957 1958 Brisbane v 1-1693 50 59 ... 56-'A " Exchange <U 58. *58 J-D: 54% 60 . 56'A J-D- 3%s Series No. 29 •• Canada §AGtd sink fund 6s 56'a J-D * 3%s Series No. 28 3%s Series'No. 30 . 'I 58 *56 J*Dv 3%s Series No. 26 ' ' 3%s Series No. 24— 33As Series No. 25 Foreign Securities (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B) — 33As Series No. 1 -- •, A-O J-D ^ 3%s Series No. 2 , J-D 58'a 33As Series No. 3 J-D e58'a 33As Series No. 4 J-D 59 59 J-D 58% J-D 61 33As Series No. 5 • 33As Series No. 6 3 3As Series No. 7 ! J-D 33As Series No. 9 see 111 61 58% 5 48 60'A 62'a 11 60% 52 63 56 52 64% *61 53 65 54 65 *56 60 49'A u SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS f-arl marks & p.o. inc. foreign securities specialists *58 60 48 *56 60 56'a 59 St., New York 4, N. Y. Teletype -H,. i-97t 59 J-D 50 Broad Telephone HAnover 2-0050 60 J-D - FOREIGN 62'a *62 page 33. ■■"iiiii'.u 51 J-D _i__ 33As Series No. 12 3%s Series No. 13-^__ For footnotes 61 34 J-D :__i, 33/4s Series No. 11 e583A J-D — 33As Series No. 10 *58 58'a *62 J-D 33As Series No. 8 ■ . . ;• ;{.t : - iii..i.ri . 60% i LMSIlL. . THE NEW YORK WEEK RANGE FOR Friday BONDS : Oct 1961 f s $ gold extl 3s • - Salvador A f s $ A 7s part A6s 41 44 "40% 41 44 2 58 82 4' 53% 79 12% 18 70% 70% 66V2 68% 13% 13% 14 17 *102 42 F-A J-J 108% 52 Free 4-4%-4%s extl readjustment; extl readjustment: 101 % A 4 111% Albany & Amer .1967 J-J 1949 46 46 *5%' 9% m-n .1977 17% J-J MS 15% 2 *51 * J-J , 29 *15% • 17% 15% 67 ; 1954 15% J-J 46 2%s 2%s debentures ..1975 A-O 2%s conv debentures... ' 10 %• 104 5% 8% , , 3s 78 12 22 31 4s sink 5, 1942, agree_1968 1910 6s of 1913 Oslo > A assent f 6%s 1 7 ' 7% 1st 5 4% 12 12% 5% 13 88 "7% 14; 24% 18. 8 45 25% 5 *22% M-S *31% 9% M-S M-N extl 4%s l. pursuant reduced (Rep of) to to s f Pi»n a 7s 2<* 26 68% 67%. 77%;,; 66% 80% -M-N *85% 102 .J-D v 80 -M-S * M-S -31% - M-S < . . (Int 31% 30 21% 27 16 14 Vs 17 16% 173 14% 17% 16% 15% 16% 135 14% 17 Ve * A-0 *7 (Int reduced to Rio Grande do Sul 8A8s extl loan of Stamped to 5%- A-O 6V2 6 J-J 7% 1963 7% J-J 1961; J-D 6% 30 *51/2 -J-J 27 5% 16 6 J/2 4 5% 7% 3 >7'/, 7 ; 6% *33 A Plan A 2012 to Plan Stamped pursuant (Int A 7s - reduced external Stamped 33 27 loan reduced 9% 2.25%) ASao Paulo (City) 8s— to Stamped pursuant (Int 8ASftn reduced Paulo Stamped (Int to to 33 33 26% (State) F-A 23' 23 18 (Int reduced to (Int reduced dollar to (Int f to 2%) series ASilesia A.4%s B to (Prov of) 51 67 J/4 78'% 52 272 45% 56% 84 17 79% 91% 75 J/4 19 70 J/4 81 761/2 86 4s A' series lien & M ref 4s D ser 4s_— ref Extension 1st 3'/2s 1951 7s_„ ser J„^ page 33. ft" /: 80J/2-i80% mtge series 5s 95 12 88% 94% 95% 12 88J/4 98% 99% 100'A *100 *93% 123 119 *119% 120 V2 A-0 M-N 97 J/2 93 94J/2 ' )■■■ ■■■*"' 1967 97% 98 98% *97% 30 99% 96 9 6 J/2 91% 100* 88 98%- *82 M-S .1955 II modified 98' 94% J-J A-O 100* ' 1st mtge 5s series AC— M-N 1961 A-O 1960 J-J *101 ... *83% 81% 82 55 J/4 81% M-N »s A-O " 55% F-A 55% 6 42 Z. 50 60% 27 . 98% 98% ■ 2 J-J 85% 84% 85% 27 M-N 971/4 97% 97 J/4 5 M-N : A-O ",58% 102 102 102 *100 : 103 102 *102 »/2 „ F-A - 86% 7 2 J/2 19 , M-S 4J/2S-——1957 102V2 101 89% ' —July 1970 1954), .Terminal .1st 4s-._—1952 Consolidated 5s 1955 Bush Terminal Bldgs 5s gtd—.L—1960 59 65 92 841/2 99 93% 95% 100 58 8 100 "/a 4 102 T ;J-J ,A-0 ' Elec Power J-D 88'% M-N 24 24 21 21 27 30 -J-D *23% 26% 34 104 National ■ 24% 22J/4 25 r29 30 29 J-J' r29 68 J/2 102 31 30 25 J-J *40 : 49 12 49 49 J-J 28'/s 31 Adirondack & Ry—' 1st *39 22 30 -40 49 46 3J/4S debs (1947 Central of *37 __ 38 34 40% 26 34 32 41 ■1 30 % 30% **79 80% 25 V* 35% 83% *87 99'/2 ; ]j-D F-A 1031/2 102% 110 111 J/4 114% 109% 107% 10738 109% 112% 112% 11 110% 113'% 111% 112% 8 110% 112% 106 J/4 106% 112 J/4 M-S J-J 100% 107 *107% 108% 9 106 94 93% M-S 107- 94% 107 40 1 82% 107 107 J/2 97'/4 IO8I/2 .. "J-D "A-O 1—J1960 ."F-A issue)..^———1960 F-A *101 1 'J'D *75 Georgia 1948 58 J/2 62v / 62 102 IO21/2 31 101% 10134 1 711/2 100 J/2 1031/4 99 100 % 102 101 75 85 80 J/2 63 71 J/2 66 .78 J/2 Ry— mtge 4s ser A J-J .1995. ; Gen mtge 4J/2S ser A— Gen mtge 4'/2S ser B„_ Central Illinois Light 'tACentral of 27 33 98% 10 113 '/a 113%*107 F-A -1965 Corp 3s debs„ 1 Celotex Corp 3%s debs—" 63% 63% 64 N J Jan 1 2020 May 68 68 68 Jan 1 2020 May 50 34 50J/8 50% 3%S— gold 5s. gen A 5s registered AGeneral 4s 1 90 1 A 4s registered Central New York Power 115 67 80 V (4J/4% mtge to Q-J —1987 —1987 3s " .1974 >-A . B 1974 481/2 107 60% 107% 77% 24 37 % 85 J/2 753 75% 77 78 35% 85 J/8 64 64 66 % 16 32J/2 100 100% _5 9 7 J/2 101 392 101A 9 101 3®2 76% «£ Q-J "A-O 101 ; "F-A ..11968 Aug 1 1949) 3%s-ser ""J-J 5 70 *107% J-J 1987 Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4s_1949 1st & ref series A 1 1st '"A-O 1.1966 ^1987 , , 33 96 107, 39 36% -- 113 J/2 104 'A A-0 —1981 mtge gtd 4s §ACent Branch U P 1st gold 4s 29 *37 M-S 104 41 29 *37 A-0 18 TCarthage 1st J-J A-0 27 33% *30% M-N A-0 1 Celanese M-N 2012 13 *36'A M-N J-J 27 J-J / 5s__—11970 Guaranteed go'.d 4%s_.J .1955 Guaranteed gold 4J/2S— 1_—1956 Guaranteed gold 4%s_ 1951^ Can Pac Ry 4% deb stk perpetuak—" Carolina Clinchfield At Ohio 4s_—1965 *23% -M-N J-J 221/4 2 *99% 100% A-O .1957 *32 ; *98,;2 100 1974 gtd 5s A„.1962, Ry—' cons Oct 1969 M-N 105 1976 3s Oregon Power 3%S— Canada Southern 41% 1st 5s_— J-D- 94'/^ 94% 105* 105 C "F-A 65 99 99 102% 102% 32% 13 96 % 5 101% 73 J/2 69 J/2 103 103% 102 1041/a ' Champion Paper fe Fibre deb 3s—1965 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry—^ General 1958 Ref & Impt M "3 J/2S series D ..1996 Ref & impt M 3 J/2s series E_. 1996 1957 R & 2d see < Telephone of Pa 5s series C„1960 4J/2S- — 74 «/2 J-J;;. .*—1951; ^^1951 stamped Creek gold 1978 83, J-J .1985 1958 extl M-N 1980 . 1962 assented ' gold 1962 extl Sydney County Council 3%s For footnotes 72»/2 51 gold Plan A external sec 72 51% ; „ ' Guaranteed 1940 7s (Kingdom) secured A 7s 72 —.Feb 1 2010 63 , —due Dec 1 1995 income Guaranteed Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) Serbs Croats & Slovenes A8s J-D May J—; conv Guaranteed 1968 to Stamped pursuant 70 31 2004 98 70J/2 29J/2 1999 2.25%) 94 86 70 J/2 27 A loan reduced s Plan 82 57 24% 1958 to Stamped pursuant 8ASecured 34% Plan A 2.5%) 69 92 J/2 58% 35 1999 loan pursuant 87 92% 57% Canadian 1936 to 86 J/4 67 29% 1957 2.5% pursuant extl water Stamped A6s extl *391/2 1950 to 86% 56 J/2 48 Calif A-0 pursuant to Plan A reduced 100 J/4 75 27% 2001 8s 97% 62 J/2 *30 2012 11 33% Plan A 2%) 99% 62% *29 _1952 40 J/2 99% 28 Plan A external ' Stamped , F-A 23% J-D reduced to 2.375%) A6%s extl secured s f— A7s *25 A-O (Int A8s A-0 1952 Stamped pursuant 15% 63 J/4 Stamped 37 Plan A 6%s 10 99% J-D Bush 27 33 2.25%)——2004 (City of) 39%' .22 62% K_— J-D 2004 25 104% " 1968 1966 108 % 27 38% j-j Gen mtge'2%s—„— 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s__1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— 27 *35 Plan A 1967 stmp pursuant to (Int reduced to ARome fixed A-0 .2012 105 J/4 9 8 J/4 51% • Bristol-Myers Co 3s Debs 1968 Bklyn Uniori El 1st gold 5s —1950 'Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures^. 1969' 13 23 Plan A to to (2% 1999 1926 of 1031/2 15 51% •; j-j- -i..due Dec 1 1995 AInc mtge 4'/2S ser A ABieda .(Ernesto) Co 7s 9% 17: 9% 33% 23 ~ 104' 101% 1021/4 j-j 61% 1st , 2%)_ pursuant A-O, 27 104% 102", j-d 1966 ;1 1st mtge 4%s series JJ__— '"U 1st mtge 4s series RR , (Int 7s to to *23% A reduced to 2.5%) A 66 external sink fund gold ! "m-S" 61% California (Int > 104% M-N — 1921———1946 pursuant J-J J 2%) (State of) 101 1976 *; 5 8 *15 _1950 J—1953 pursuant G Boston & Maine RR— ; 16% 2001 11 J-J 32 16%' A-0 Plan A reduced to 2.375 %)_ sec 6%s AExternal Stamped 103 % 104% 62 J/b Bell 15% to 115 m-n Beneficial Indus Loan 2'/2s debs_„1961 .Bethlehem Steel Corp— Cons mtg'e 2%s ser I— .-1970^ 95 . pursuant 106% 62% 1st 106 16%- . 115% M-S 4s 16%- .1968- 81 .'0 M-S Con A-O A-O ». 122% 109% " Toledo Cincinnati division 95" 75'/a 101% *22% 123% 121 109 121' 5% ser A "" '' (3'/2^ fxd & \V2% cont.int:)_M980 J-J 92 J-D (Int reduced to 2.375%)— 2001 7%s 1966 stmp pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%)_j__.—2006 .} ARio de Janeiro (City of) 8s _1946 Stamped A-O due Mar 1 2000 93 80% 80 103% . .1947 gold 8s 82 100 i'j- Cons mtge 2%s . 103'/» 77' 95 Bangor & Aroostook RR— M-S 1940 7s Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan 73 69 — 100»/2 S'western div 1st mtge 92 80% 26 82 93 contingent interest) — 93% 1961 A Porto i 5% mtge gen 3% -Ref 94% 33 22 1960; —* 41/26 assented 97% 81 *80% 1958 f s 96 75 1959 ser assented loan 89% 84 % 'A-O 1 1st ser. 6s 26% 79% 81 101% 101% *80 m-n 4s„—July 1952 A_i__—1964 Pgh Lake Erie «fe West Va—- 87 J-D 1963 2.125%)— _2008 6s f & Beech 7s—_1947 external s cons 101 V —.1963, 4J/2S 80 97 J/2 * A-O Series ' ? 5 102% 102 % A-O A4%s ., •' to^j___—1994 of) 33 22% " 116% A-O Ry«Jst 4s__ 1948 mortgage 4s , 1948 Series 26 82% "A-O ,...1955" " . 32 10% 96 99 'A 106'A 101S/8 91% 109 M__'„_—. due Mar 1 1996 Ref & gen mtge 6V0 (2%% fixed ' and 3%% contingent interest)—- 76% 84% ' F-A 1957 1970 3%s series .B_j.__.j__ 1967 (State 1st unified Series 30 29 91 J/2 q-j July 1975 and 87 A-O 1963 . - M-S 1965 loan *22% *95 89% A-O mtge 5 '/o ser B (4% fixed 1% contingent int) —July 1975 Ref , 30% 29 31 102 and 3 % 91% 102 July 1 1995 mtge 4s ser A 31 24% a 101% B 1st 4%' el5 100 379 A-O —1995 —— "93^ 85 87% —1962 Air Line Ry— 91% 98 J/2 103% 661 . 97 J/4 Baltimore & Ohio RR— 8% 6% a8 % 92 % 166^ 89% 7% e9%" el5 023.5--'— ^ 92 % Atlantic Refining 2%s debs 15% M-S A4%s assented AExternal sink fund 1 10% 6V4 A-O 1956 § AStabilization A 5 2.125% )___2008 6%s —1959 to Plan A SAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s_— * 11% 91v4 85% 103 89% 18 m J-J to f s ANat loan extl ANat loan extl A4%s 13% *31 assented 5s__, mod 3%s ext (Int 3 e9% Plan A Bank extl s f 5s sink fund 4%s Stamped 15% 5% 7 103% ST>hr 103 y8 9% 0 7 80 121 109 Vs 109% § A Atlantic & Danville j §A8econd 6% MS to fund 4|APernambuco APeru Atlantic Coast -» 37 11% J-J pursuant sink ref v ! mortgage 3%s General '• 1958 pursuant fund sec 31 1st « 9% 15% 15% 89 91% 89% 109% Series (Republic)— Stamp *6 J-J 1933 Stamped Ext 12 5 U 88% :-87 1969 Stamped 4s—— Atlanta & Charlotte 34 *5 J-J reduced (City) Panama 18% 20% 35 78% j-d — (State)—« reduced Municipal 1 7 71/2 33'/a J-J, ...—1945 f external s 35 J-D to 2.125%)—2008 Netherlands (Kingdom) 3% 1957 Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s_J. 3%s v, J-J 1954 1952 External 25%' 271/4 *6 »/4 V 67 72% 1957 debentures General 48— 26% 86 j-d Arbor 1st gold 4s_— July 1995 A P W Products Co 5s .1966 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— , 86 J/2 99 39 70% 10 conv 100% 97 80 A-O 1987 , 107% 94% 92% j-d Ann 23% 19% 27% J-J AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 (City of) 6%s (Int ; ' j-j 1982 debentures—— Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s 103 13% 16% " — a-o Q-J Q-J A Milan external 1986 1961 -—__ debentures debentures 2%s 10% 155/8 M-N AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 Stamped debentures 104% 103% *98% 88- , 100% 8 99 91% J 28 19% . 98 .J-- - M-S 25% " J-D 1943 of 1904 s J-D Foreign Pow deb 5s ,.2030 Telephone & Telegraph Co— , 105% *80 ~ F-A 22' *25% 7 companies *100% M-S 1930 96% > 10% -- J-J ..1957 6%s_. ; 4s of A-O debentures 50 100 '/a 11 5 5% 5%- 105 A-O American 6% 6 7 , *103 105% 2%s 10 7 6 14 % ?24%.—_ M-N J-J 55%' 101 *6% b industrial 69% 38 *102% . 1960 . Ass'td ASec & and 58 ^ §AAssenting "V 44 % 55 % ■ M-S to Nov 5, 1942, agree.1968 J A Mexico (US) extl 5s of 1899 £..1945 § A Assenting 5s of 1899— 1945 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 (Int __196? Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4s__ 1998 Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs : 1956 American Airlines 3s debs .•——1966 5s. assented Stamped 3%s mtge 3%s 1972 Susquehanna RR 4%s„1975 82 -1947' Nov. * A-O 1st 90 J-D • Southern Power 95 a-o f s AMedellin (Colombia) Mexican Irrigation— ASec external 1952 Great Alabama 70 59 m-n AAss'td to ,.,*24%' , railroad 54% , Minas Geraes F-A 68 Utility— §ATreasury ——1958 — 92 " , assented 25 -1977 - %s 31 B_ 4s 27% F-A 65% .1977 AAssenting 90 241/4 .1953 118 ; §A4%s 92 70 77 Consortium for Public Works 1% to 3% . 80 75 *70 , A-O . State extl Public 84% F-A 1952 86' Italian Credit 5 A 7s series 84% J-J 1973 .1984 75 55% 861/2 85% 83% AVenetian Provinces 7s—..— A Warsaw (City) external 7s 10222 35 *68%' 121 73 731/4 84% J-J 29 74 64% J-J 79 79% 64 % J-J 121 77% *77 % 77 * Italian 78% *77 % 85% paid ' *110 122 M-N F-A > High 126 1 J-D _,___1979 AAdriatic Electric Co 7s Jan 1, 1976 paid_ part conversion 3%s 105 *40 117 M-N Alabama A-0 *110 M-N External 107% *106 Low M-N 3%-4%-41r6s extl conv——1978 99% 108 January 1 j 124 (8 bond of 1937)— readjustment..____.__1979 External 102% *99 J-D F-a * 6s No. High Range Since 3%-4-4%s . Government— * Irish fund Sold *110 ..—1900 1964 A-O (Republic of) 7s__ Republic extl 7s Greek sink Bonds Friday's F-A 2%s 2%s $ Estonia French AExternal 45 43 M-S Jan 1,1976 Jan 1, 1976 . f s 75 1946 6s_! 41% 68 % 8s fund 35% M-N extl sink *40'/2 "40'/a M-N (Republic) AExternal —- f s 68% or Bid & Asked High 1955 (Republic of) extl extl 5 47 69 Sale Price Low 73% 69 Last Period __„T_1962 4 %s 3'/as - Low 2 37% Week's Range Interest New York Stock Exchange J-J 5'/aS gold 4s No. BONDS January 1 69% 36% % J-D 1942 External Jo Range Since Sold F-A Stamped assented tint reduced to 6%) extended to 1960 {ADenmark 20-year extl 6s External 37 Monday, December 13, 1948 Friday Bonds M-N — -El High 681/2 A-O 25-year gold 41/26;—— —__1953 ACosta Rica (Rep of) 7s.,—.—_"r1951 (Republic of) 5s of 1914..—.1949 External loan 4V2S series C—,—1949 4V2S external debt, 1977 Sinking fund 5'/2S —1953 Czechoslovakia (State)— - Friday's 69 A-O Cuba - or Bid & Asked J-J bonds—.....,_,.1970 SASinking fund 7s of 1926......1946 f ASinking fund 7s of 1927 1947 Copenhagen (City) $s~„t 1952;- . Sale Price A-0 Jan 1961 external DECEMBER SAUruguay SAColombia Mtge Bank 6V2S____„1947 _ ENDED CHRONICLE RECORD BOND (Republic of)— A6s of 1928 A6s of 1927 3s Last Period Low Colombia FINANCIAL Week's Range Interest New York Stock Exchange & COMMERCIAL A gold 4%s Div consol 1st cons gold 'J-J *99 1992 gold 4s__1989 4s_.—_— 1989 99% 120% 121 93% 93 J/2 96 119% 100 7/e 130 J/2 92 9334 91% 104% 92 94 'A 92 105 114% 1141/2 114 117% 109J/2 1101/2 110 % Volume Number 4759 168 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2455) 31 - NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday .BONDS New York Stock Interest ■ WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 10 Week's Range Last Period ; Sale Price Exchange FOR or Friday's Low Friday Bonds High Range Since Sold Bid & Asked January 1 No. Low ' Interest BONDS Period New York Stock Exchange 4 Last Week's Range 1st & lot & 1st 1958 ret 4%s series ref mtge ref mtge & Chicago & 3'/8S,_: 2%s Eastern 111 J-J B,_——1977 1985 F-A mtge inc conv 1st mtge 3%s ser B, 5s —,,1997 Low inc mt^e A 1st & A2d mtge 4%s 1985 1st St mtge 4%s conv 2nd 4%s inc mtge. 1st L & 59 Va 60 7 A_—Jan 2003 54% 48% ' 49 Va 39 Va 55'A 94' ' J-J Apr 65 Va 65 67 Jan 1 2044 Apr 54'A 54 55'A Pacific & S'eastern 1994 1994 1962 Chic 72% series & 1969 72% J-J Div 102 Va 102'A 3'/as ser N mtge 3%s ser O—,,2000 J-J mtge 2%s ser P___L,_j.___1982 J-J 83% mtge 2%s -ser Q ~2010 2V»s ser R 1961 Bay & West deb ctfs Aj„___ Debentures ctfS B J-J 75 mtge J-J 102 96% 1st F-A ,*98% '96 Va 101% *91 95 80 80 J-D 99% 87 . * 1993 J-D J-J 68 _1991 trust 4s_„1990 J-J 64 4s ' 93 91 32; 78 4Vis & !— 1950 gtd 4%s Terminals 1st Conn Ry & ; -'i 1st 1st & conv 7 88% 5 84 Va 102 Va 1951 103 Vs 103 Va - ; A-O 106 % 106 14 100% 1st s 2%s 80 100 —j.,1978 591/4 1 68 56 V2 97 97 94Va _5 93 97% 94'% 19 93 8 117 8 94 *94 M-N 94 94 Va Vs A-O 66% 60% 59 J-J —1976 f 5s series A_,,19t>2 1949 *10F M-N 46% 96 Va 104% 46% 47 12 101 -V, 102 11 103 M-S 94V4 94V4 119 118% 119 95% 94% M-N 1st 5s A„—1957 5s_, 95% 96Va A-O . M-S -1031A' 10' : ! 102 Va i 98-Va 1st ) | 441/2 A 58% 101' 103%- 104, 108 Va 105 104% 104% F-A 107 3 *105 103 102% 103 105 *,_ A-O gold 3VaS„——— I —i 61% 60% 63 Va 101 57 Va 68 23 Va 22 V2 24% 97 17 Va 29 % 1st gold 3s Refunding ) 94% *_, J-J *lG3Va J-J —1951 95 Va —1952 A-O 100 Va- 1 I *35 103% 103 103 % 23 J-J 101 Va 101 1011/4 18 100% 101V4 9 M-N 105 Va 105Va 14 i,——1966 F-A 1950 J-D *1031/2 gold 3s 1951 J-J *100 3V2S_1953 Cairo Bridge 1st 95 'A 107% Springfield 101 Va 10 97 V2 97 V2 94 99 92% Div Joint 95 Va 100% 103% 1st 106 110% 1st Illinois 100 * 1st 1st & ref ref ref gold 4V2S. series Terminal Ry 101% Indiana 101% Indianapolis Union Ry 102 -90% M-N J-D • 91 88 *49 51 48 J-D 35 Va 94Va ' "36% - J-J 32% J-D 33 Va J-D .■ 80% 7 31% 36% 33V2 371/2 *33 34 Va 37 34V4 & Iowa 1st Adjustment series 6s A 12 111 a A 1st 33% 101 101 102 103 101 101 *101 1/4 *102% Va *101 1/4 F-A F-A J-D 94% 94 95 92 ^.1963 J-D 87 Va 87% 88 32 1963 J-D 81 81 5 J-J *95 101 1st J-J *101 102 A—,1970 ser gold 1950 42% 32% 97 97 JrJ J-J ,1986 84 ! 33 Va 99% 103 95 % 100 *100 4s 55% 32% 101 *100 —1963 A— 6s J-D 88% 81% 100 Va 93% 77 88% 95 101 Va 102 100 " — 90 85% 85% RR— J-J ——,—1952 A-O 1944 / 61 A-O ,1956 61 66 115 52 Va 76 Va 24% 158 20 43% 48% 71% d61 70 d61 . 68 .65% 46 57 66% 71% .50 36 • 60 67 Va ' M-N 1972 76% 23 Va 24 Vb J-J 1956 A 1st gold 5s series C—1 §Alnternat Hydro-Elec deb 6S4 Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B d64% 65 J-J jseries A_,_July 1952 series. B:, 5s *101 Co— & 34 25 104 % *101% Imp 2V2S ser C— tlnternational Great Northern Ref 1 34 J-J 98 Va N O— C,-,, 4s 96 47 104% 104Vb J-J 1951 mtge 4s ser D 97% 99 Va 100 108 Va 89% 77 103 Va — L & 99% 100% 99% 102% 102 Va F-A 1951 series A 5s *99Va M-S J-J 102 Vs 95 J-J 3 VaS—1951 —i. 111 Cent and Chic St 96% 5 127 105% 98 Va ' 24 107 Va 60 85% 98 1951 Western Lines 1st gold 4s; 2 94 V2 84% , 1951 3s 104 Va Registered 95'A 94'/a 103 gold 95 A-O 106% ____— Div 1st ",104% A-O §A7%s series A deposit rcts_,—1946 §A6s series B deposit receipts—,1946 Div St Louis Div & Term gold 3s Gold 3 VaS 101 J-D 1—,1952 gold 4s 84% 103 Va 99 11 .,—1955 5s 101 % Va 70 101 Va 102 102 103% 102 100 Vs M-N Omaha 102% 100% — 1953 Debenture 4%s ,1 V 100 102 — M-N 3V2S-———1952 gold 4s_4, *101% M-S ,———1955 lines trust Refunding 1 ^ 94Va 30 101 IOIV4 IOIV4 A-O 4s Purchased Collateral 95 J-D gold: 3 Vas,^'—,L__,1951 sterling,—, ,1951 trust gold 4s I J-J 1978 —,1951 104 Va M-S J-D 96 Va 105% RR— 4s 104 % 101 v. ~7 105 1968 ±—_ —— 47 71 >104% 105 98- 88 103 12 *102% 103V4 A-O Feb 1957 gold Collateral """ J-J 98 Va 127 Va > F-A Telep 2%s series A„_1981 Central Extended t 107 % 57 101% 102 mtge 3V8S,_„„1966 Ry 1st 5Vi5 1942 receipts Apr 1968 M 1st gold 5s_. income Illinois 108% 106'A ;_;.1963 § A Deposit receipts ACuba RR 1st 5s gold § A Deposit ,-_Jan 2044 3sj._- 1st Illinois Bell 101V* 101 Va 95 101% 102% 103'A A-O 102 . ' 68% 92 Va 2 70 106% 106% M-N Consumers Power 1st mt^e' 2%s„,1Q,75 Baking 3s debs 1965 Northern 1st Manhattan & AAdj 104% 59 Va 100% 100% F-A Continental §ACuba 101 Va 93 5 Va 106 J-D debentures 1st 11 Va 102% 92 5 104 *101% F-A Consolidated Natural Gas 2%& Crucible Steel 74 6V2 30 73 96 94% 1st _1977 —_ mtge 2%s ser A :—1982 ref mtge 2%s ser B__. 1977 ref mtge 2%s ser C_1 __1972 ref 3s series D— 1972 1st & 3s B ser 1st mtge 3s series B—I F-A N,__,_,,,__„1978 ref & ,1st & 73 J-D Coal Litchfield f 3%s a "i'A Louisville Div & Term gold 1955 Consolidated Cigar Corp 3%s ,1965 Consolidated Edison of New York— 1 1 A-O —1980 L 1st & ref 4Vis Conn River Pwr ' 82 96% 63 97 97 A-O 95% 99% 1 extl 4s mtge 3s series L J-J J-J Commonwealth Edison Co— "1st mtge 3s series 70 91% 2 11 77% 64 Va 88% *— A-O 1977 __1970 ,,, ". 1973 ii 1st J-J !___1969 J-J Hudson 97 67 Va 53 Ry—• (stamped modified)' & Toledo 92Va 100% 8 V4 1999 — Columbia Gas & Elec 3Vas debs—1971 3%s debentures1973 Columbus & Sou Ohio El 3 Vis Columbus 95% *102 —1970 Hudson 82 ' 82 " 68 Va 104 J-D 1961 Southern Utll 75 95% Hocking Valley Ry" 1st 4%s:.-_^ Household Finance Corp 2%s • 97 67 Va " . ■ 9.9 'A J-J 1982 88 64 M-N :,_1970 mtge 5Vis series A——1972 Colorado States 99 Va 98 ' mtge inc 4s Hudson Co Gas .1977 1st mtge 5s series B_: 1st mtge 4Vis series 1975 A__i._,July 2015 D Vs' 82% 42 : i B 3%s seris 75 M-S ' 1st ... 87 88 83% *70 V4 Hackensack Water 1st mtge 2%s,_1976 Ry— ____ 1st 1- 117%' H J-D Series D 3%s gtd ref RR— ser 123% 110 90 83 v» A-O 112 116 100 Va J-D . Cleveland Electric Ilium 3s_ 1st mortgage 3s_. Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Cleve Short Line Cleveland Union Ohio series 109% *87 Feb '99 1961 coll & 4s rex mtge inc 5s 1st mortgage 109 1st & r 115% *87Va Feb 1959 Collateral trust 3%s 106% 99'/a ^,1990 L Corp 3s debs Mobile Gulf 105% 3 106% Div series mtge 1st & 5 101 *__. 106 Va . 97 Va 119 Va 119 Va 80 99% 86 99 Va 99 109% 109% Gen *106% 108'A B Mich M-ri J-J Gulf F-A Louis 1st mtge 2%s_1065 RV'Co— J-J 91 101 Va 104% 104% 103 81 Va J-J A debs, St Co 4 V2S Grevhound 1 99 V2 F) Gen 102 75% 10 103 66 86 Va 1952 105 5 104 % 104 V2 J-J <B A Green 101 100 75 Va-. 105 ,, *85% Gen 94 :,_1974 impt 4Vis series E,„__. St Louis 101 Va 02 102 Vs 1973 107 Va 100 6 56% ' 4s Wab 71Va ,1993 & gold & 101'A 9 A-O *100% M-S Gen 27 123 102% 102% M-S J-D 1969 50 Vs Va 104% B 94 100 Va 100 Va 104 Va 1949 Gen 70 Va 89 debsi_„_„_,1966 23/4S Cin 102% J-J *103 102Va 21 1 D—,—„—1970 Gen J-J 1952 M»N 104 100 4 57 General xst J-J _1963 4s conv 57: 102 12- 59 Va Gen' 58" 100 72% 58 o%s series General 5s series C 75 102% 102% J-J 1963 G ser Indiana General Cin Goodrich 61% 208 90% 75% 102'/a 102 Va M-S _ General 65 52 Va *101 J-J debs Great Northern 106 153 ' 60'A 101 Va 103 Va 103 Va 102 Va M-S deposit,,—: of 103 Va J"L> Sug^r coll trust 6s_,,,__1956 ^4fr.conv*mc Ry— series Fuel Ref 99% 90 90 J-D City Investing Co 4s 5s 88% 145 106 Va 106 Va 90'A J-D ,1951 gold 4s . •General 106 Va Apr J-D mtge gtd 3%s series E„ mtge 2%s ser'G Cleve 59 % *87 J-J Orleans 5s___iy51 4Vis series D_l__ & 159 Va J "J Certificates M-N 1961 ,,<.1059 1____,_1974 Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons 5s General Realty & Utilities Corp— Station— West'n City Ice •- 2 Va High 80' Ry— & Elec 1st mtge 2%s 1975 1st mortgage 2%s ——,—*wl978 Cincinnati Union Terminal— 1st 100 ]/4 100'A Apr —iy»9 & . 5 Low 90 Va * Ry— Cine Gas 1st 94 J-J 23/4-4%s___r ref 93% 13 RR— 2%-4%s___ 1st mtge 3'/8S 1st mtge 2%s 1st & 48% A__Jan 1 2019 ser 1st & ref 5s serfes A Francisco 67 J-J 4s—1956 Range Since January 1 No. 120% J-J 1951 M Union Chic & 111' A__—Jan 1983 .inc 4%s_;_..Jan 1 1999 Chic Terre Haute Chicago 22' v 55 Va ___ ref • 75 119 79 B 1st 80 A Va 6 Western New 51 71% 21' 1994 inc conv Memphis Div & *118 J-J mtge 4s series A-—,,1994 mtge conv 4%s ser A_Jan 2019 1st 74% M-N AGen Income 44 5 3s ser B Gold 3 %s 43 74 Pac Chicago Rock Island Chicago St 34 ' 86% ser & 99 86% Southern ser North 1st- mtge 44 M-N Jan 1 2038 A ser Firestone Tire & Rub 3s debsl tFlorida East.. Coast" 1st 4Vas 100% 91 73 Va ' ser & Paul mtge 4s Chicago & 112' * 93 J-J 4%s inc Chicago Indiana Gen 109% 4 93% Louisville Ry— mtge 4s inc ChiC Milw 94 Va Sold High 112 A J- J Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s _1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A—,1988 *AGen 15 9 4'/a "92 108 RR— AGen Chicago Ind 3 109% 109% 1093/i F-A 1970 —> 109% 109% F-A Bonds Bid & Asked High Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— General 4s Friday's or • Sale Price 96% 96% 2 75% 75% 15 96% 102 D Dayton 1st Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s mortgage 3s Dayton Deere ,1975 : 1978 Union Ry 3,%s ser B_~____1965 Co 2%s debs,___, ,1965 & Delaware' & Hudson 4s extended,__1963 Delaware Lack & West RR Co— • N Y Lack & Western div 1st A & ref M 5s Income mtge Coll Tr 1st mtge & Denver* & Rio Light tr & Salt 1% Detroit contingent Gen * ref 3s & ref 3s , ■ 2%s debs w conv Detroit Mack & A Second Detroit gold Term & 25 54 66% 66% 66% 10 54% 101 Va 18 100 Ve 1977 RR— 1993 Apr I——,,,1982 M-S J-D Div 1961 —1977 1st 5s____1956 ser . cons Div mtge For footnotes -66 % 82% 1 107% see 95% 104% 77 68% *71% 74 V2 58% City lst'3s,_1950 A-O ,_-i_,1975 1, ,,1968 A-O Southern Ry 1st mtge 4s ser A 1st mtge 3%s series B a 2%6_i__1974 104% 96 81 96 98% *45% 47Va 38 49 Va 99 99 11 111% 111 VB 104 A-O *101 2000 J-J 1953 M-S M-S 106% 84 97% A-O A-O 4%s 98 *50 J-J *100 Va J-J 97% 98 3 97 100% 97 112VB 112 VB -A-O 101% -M-S M-S 106 Va — % Laclede Gas Light 4V2S conv debs,,1063 97 A-O 98 169 *97% Kings County El L & P 6s 1997 Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s ,1964 tAKreuger & Toll. 5s ctfs__!_,:__U959 - 50 44 — 103 1047/a 99% 100 % 114% 109 *52 *108 J-J .,,1961 1 96% 11 *108 J-J 1961 unguaranteed 99 A-O 45 99 101% 101% J-J — 101% *101% 101% J-D 98 176 101% 21 99% 103% % 131 3/4 1% 106 Va 27 94'A 94% 26 *88Va 90% 101 98% 70 74% 84 68% 148 141 100% 112% 156% 105% 104 101% 106% 104 V2 100 105% 64 73% 93 95 81 86% 69% 37 82 ~5 80 % 80 V* 20 >95% 99 V* 99 86 102 *94% 82 96% 110 *104 J-J 100 105 Va c 96% M-S 3V4»-„--—1971 ; .105% ,1970 J-J page 33 1; 216 105 *142 1964 100% 99% 104 % *104 96% 93% 97% -I 110 VB 100% *75 M-S M-N 80% *96 Va 105% M-N ,1990 mtge 2s ser H 1st . 70%: 6 J-J A—Jan 2015 1st cons mtge 3%s ser EJ— 1st cons mtge 3VaS ser F.— 1st cons mtge 3V8s ser G 1st 5IV4 61 17 1965 stamped Erie Railroad Co— Ohio 93: 80 102 Vat 103 Va 1965 1st 5s 4V2S 14 ' J-D 4V2S 5s inc 87 65% 65% 79 103 Ve J-D Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 3%s mtge ' ' 108% 108% - M-S J-D lien gold 4si__1995 1995 Gen 65% J-J 1—!——,1995 & S'western 103" - gold 5s Paso i J-J 86 83 98% *99% J-D Kentucky Central gold 4st_„u:_j__1087 Kentucky & Indiana Term 4%s___1961 i Stamped L ,1961 87 72 Vb J-D 2%'«____,1978 Plain lntr_,,_,—1993 G_l_i.__1966 H—1—,___1970 4s Lt Kansas City Terniinal Ry F-A El 101 & J-D " 2018 fixed cons 1st mortgage (4V2% Tunnel 1st 88% * 1__1958 & Ga 80% Kansas Duquesne Light Co 2%s__ NY) 1 Pow K 68% A-O J-J 1 A-O 68 M-N ,,1973 J-J 111 Kanawha & MicltlSt gtd gold 4s__1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s__1976 75% 95% 93% .96 M-S Central 97 - 3s series 1st 2%s__,,1976 *96Vr 95 J-D Jersey 102 64 % tSSADul So Shore & Atl gold 5s—,1937 Ed El 89 86 Det Tol & Ironton RR 2%s ser B__1976 Dow Chemical 2.35s debs,,— ,1961 East Tenn Va 99% 63% series series Jamestown Frank! & Clear 1st 4s__1959 103 Va 22 24 — (3% Edison 3%s & 96 % 86 West Lake mtge Gen 95% 64 3VsS Grande AIncome-mtge ser A contingent int-) Income 100 V2 101 % M-N M-N mtge ser A (3% fixed 1% contingent int)__ Denver 103% A-O 99% 103 % M-N 1st - 95% 103 % „ May 1 2042 division & coll 98 *100% 1973 4-6S,,: Power 98 J-J J-D 11993 due,, Morris & Essex Delaware C ser A-O 99 78 95% 99 86% 96% 100 Lakefront Dock & RR Terminal-*1st mtge sf 3%s ser A_„ Lake'Sh & Mich Sou gold 3%6-.: 3%s registered i. J-D 1997 J-D A 1st mtge income reg__l 1975 Lehigh Coal & Navigation: Co— S F mtge 3'/as ser A, ,,1970 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— / 5s stamped 1954 5s stamped : 1964 5s stamped 1974 Lehigh Val Harbor Term gtd 5s—1954 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4%s ext_1950 Lehigh Valley RR— 4s stamped modified 2003 4s registered : —2003 4%s stamped modified 2003 4%s registered —2003 5s stamped modified _j_ 2003 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_1951 Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s 1965 Deo Nitrate Co , icrotitt a? Mvprs 111% — 88% 98 82% 90 . Ltd— , r 102 — J-D 1997 Lautaro 106 * 1968 F-A 5s 1951 93 9 81% 93 95% 1 90 98% 95 100 Va *100 — F-A 94% 94% 94% 3 84 96 F-A 93% 93% 93% 1 82% 95 F-A 67% 68 2 60 71% J-J. 70 22 67 75 — 69 37% 37'/4 38% 179 27 39% , % M-N *35 M-N M-N 42% M-N 45 Va — 43 69 lVa 44% 72 A-O *120 -A-O A-O 38 4 *38 M-N ) Tobacco 91% 95% 93 A-O 108 41% — 45% 39 72 1 38% 30 43 29% 40 36% 47 67 78 120 122% 108 26% v 4 121% 107% 111% ; Monday, December 13, 1948 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR Friday Last Week's Range or Friday's Bonds Range Since Period gale Price Bid A Asked Sold January 1 Low Little Miami gen 4s series A A Lombard Electric 7s series A Long Island unified 1952 25 25 M-a 100 A 34 102 Va 100/2100 A 2 100 o3* 102 F-A 107 Vi 107 Vi 1 107% 110% 1963 JL-O 102 1966 1st A ref mtge 3s M-B MS —1978 100% 105% 168% 89 Vi 89% 21 A-O 102 Ref A Northern 1st A ref M 3%s St Louis Div Atl Knox A 2d Maine Central RR 4Vis 1st . A mtge 4s con 9 70% 96% 94% 95 M-B M-B M-N 1972 B 1954 i Manati Sugar 4s sink fund—Feb 11957 ; Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s—1959 t May Dept Stores 2Vis debs —_1972 Mead Corp 1st mtge 3s— —,1960 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s_1974 Metrop Wat Sew A Drain 5% 81950 ^Michigan Bell Telephone Co— 83 % 84 M-N J-D 101 99 99% M-N "101% —1952 C J-J 1979 Minnesota Mining ..1969 A-O A Mfg 2%s 101 % 101% 98% *101 49% Mo Kansas A Texas 1st 4s 1990 J-D 71% 71% 72% 48 68% A Cum A 1962 84 89 83% 83% 30 71 Va 68 68 69% 32 61 * 72% 71% 72% 20 61% A-O 76% 76% '78% 45 47 F-A 80% 80 86% 92 71% M-S M-8 43% 43 44% 225 30 % 51 % 1977 80 % 79% 86% 304 71% 907/a 1978 M-N 80% 80% 87 -1949 M-N 26% 26% 27% Pacific RR Co— 1st A ref 5s series A A General 4s A 1st A ref 5s A series F 1st A ref 5s series G AConv A 1st gold 5Vis A ref A 1st A ref A ser gold 5s series H .'>• 72 48 1980 A-O 80% 80% 87 71% 80% 80 86% 164 71% 2%s .1985 61% 61% 5 61% j-A *103'/a series Co 3s B 1966 debs 1958 2000 1st gtd 3 Vis Constr M 5s series A__ Constr M 4 Vis series B , 3-D 1955 Morris A Essex M-N M-N 93 101% "I 100% 100% 99% 104 - 27 54% 68 % 4 93% 18 103 ya 105 ' . 106 108% « 97 Va ■ . . 101 18 98% 31 98% 104Va 100% 100% 101 103% debs deberftures .1987 1978 1983 111 98 103 12 98% 103 93 Va 94 94% 20 97% i 97% 10 91% 94 99% ' 98% 97% 1955 M-N 74% 73% 74% 24 64% 89% 89% 89% 15 88V4 A-O 100 % 104% 106 Va 97% 99 A-O 49% 104 *100% M-S 104 100 li 102% 35% 51% 102% 103 50 48 ; M-N 5s "r *103% 106 106 Ya J-D *100% ; A-O 102% 6 97% 100 100 % 6 F-A 114% 114% 6 A 1965 J-D 103 102% 103 % 49 99% 107% 1968 J-D 106% 106 Va 106 7/a 20 104 Va 111% 1981 A-O '98 97% 99 26 94 1984 J-J 98 97% 98% 44 94 103% 1952 A-O 100 % 141 97% 100 Va 83% 18 78% ,89% 103% 104'A 138 103 3A 104% series B series E 4%s 83% 1963 3s con\\ debentures— Peoria A Eastern 4s ext J-D 103%- 1960 Apr 1974 F-A 1980 M-a 1974 F-A 1977 1961 J-J 197h J-D Peoria A Pekin Union Ry 5%s Pere N 83% A-O Apr 1990 4s 100 100 Va J-J mtge A Income 100% A-O 3Vas series P <.—1985 Peoples Gas Light A Coke Co— 104% 97 Va 1965 .Conv deb 3%s Gen 101% 1960 series mtge 103% 97% — 97% series D 4%s 4%s Gen 93% 1978 98% 101 % 4 *104% J-J 1952 debentures f s General 75 M-N 98% 2 - ; 96% 93 Va 27 101% 102 ' 90 26 91% •99% ' 98% 99% 101% 8 91% 93% V 98 95% 101% *101% 101% M-S A 98% 17 94 M-S debentures 22 99% 100 100 A-O debentures 102 99% 100 Va 99% - . 104 101% 100% 101 Va A-O General 83% *100 Tel General 60%. 28 1986 Mountain States Tel A Tel 2%s 3 Vis debentures 98Va 94% 'i. '. :■ 19 102 103% 104% ' 78 78% A .1986 3s 102 V* 56% .58 57% Tel debentures 68% A 93% *106 J-D 90% M-S (John) 98% J-D M Pennsylvania RR— Cons sinking fund 4%S 90% F-A Morrell 10 1 5 3-D 1982 ref Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3%s 1960 Pennsylvania Power A Light Co— 1st mtge 3s 1975 * 31% 1981 Monongahela Ry 3%s 4 94 Va Pennsylvania Co— 90% 18% 254 .1980 3Vas ser R ref 2%s & Gtd 4s series E trust ctfs Moh'k A Malone 1st gtd gold 4s—1991 5s series I 14 " 99% 94 Va 93% 101 J-D Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— ,A3%s conv income debentures- 1960 ^Missouri A series P_ .1981 1st s f gold 4%s— 1955 Paterson A Passaic G A E cons 5s 1949 90 1975 Jan 1967 13 ' J-D 3 %s 80 1965 adjust 5s series A 98 * ■ 103% J-D J-D 3 '/as 72% 83% .1974 .1979 .1977 ref 3s series L. 2%s 69% J-J J-J 99 95% — 99% J-D .1971 ref 3s series K— A Pacific 84% J-J 1978 D.i 99 95Va 14 101% __ J-D Paducan 1962 B. series - J-D 1st RR— series series 104% 95% • ( *98 * __ A-O 1966 1st A 79 5s — 1st A ref 2%s series Q_ 57% 4Vis 1975 — .1970 1st A 93% 26 lien 100% " 3Vas : 51% lien 31 97% 97 M-8 1st A ref 3s series M_ 101% 51% 40-year 4s * J-3 1974 ,1st A ref 3s series N_ Marie— 51% Prior 2%s mtge 1st 66 3-3 Prior A-O 1977 1st mtge 2%i 1st A ref 3s series J 101% 51 J-J Missouri-Kansas-Texas 100 92 9 *100 • 100 % 96 59% *84% 92 99% 13 96% •' F-A 106% Jan 1971 ser 93 68 ' 97 Va A-O 87% 103% 17 Jan 1991 Gen mtge 4s inc 93 18 101% 101% 3-3 1. A A 94% 93 93 A-O 1975 .1978 Oregon-Washington RR 3s ser A—1960 100% 102% 80 4 82% 101% 101% A-O 1967 99 — "56 86% r-A .-1074 mtge 2%8. 1st A ref 3%s series I 100 % M-B ext 5s___._1940 Minn St Paul A Sault Ste 1st mtge 4Vis inc ser A * M-S i_—1969 65% 87 Pacific Gas A Electric Co— 104% 105 104% 60 92 Va 92% 101% 101 100% __ 82% M-B 60 6 Power Co— Oklahoma Gas A Electric 2%Si_„1975 - ?101% 101% "100% 53 60% 101 . A-O J-J 102% 98% 99% M-A Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3Vis_1969 1st mtge 3Vis tSAMidland of N J 1st 98% 97 99 A-O 103 60% 86% M-S mtge 3s— 1st 91% 70 98 7 101% M-N 1951 27/eS 83% 94% 8 , 96% 100 , „ 96% :—1988 Jack Lans A Sag 3Vis 1st gold 3 Vis Ref A impt 4Vis series mtge 70 96 Vi High 107% , 60 J-J 5Alst guaranteed 4s Ohlq Edison. 1st mtge 3a. 75% 98 70 2 84 *~ " 3-3 Michigan Central— 1st 95% 99 ' fOgdensburg A Lake Champiain Ry— 1948 101% 67 94% 1 45 111 97% 1 14 72 71 95% M-N > 3Vis debentures 71 Vi 3-D .2047 mtge 2%s. 1st (Wise) 96% 106 ~ 100 % 100% 100 Va J-D - 92% 1 94% 94% ►106 Low 60 60 Va J-J lst 96% 1980 2047 2047 3047 1st 89% 9 A__—1900 ser ser 79 1955 gold 3s__ Cine Div 4s__. Macy (R H) A Co 2%s debs ' 77% 2003 H scr A-O A-O January 1 100% 101% * 2003 ' Q-P Q-A .1975 States (Minn) 101% 87 Range Since Sold No. High Q-J Coll trust 4%s Louisville A Nashville RR— 1st A ref M 3%s series F 1st A ref M 2%s series G 1997 Jan 1 2047 lien 3s impt 4%s series A impt 5s series C impt 5s series D. Ref A 102% 5 i Bonds Friday's or Bid A Asked 100% Q-J registered Ref A M-B 2003 3 106% 106% 106% 1997 4s registered General 3s 1951 3s -debentures 4s 101A 1949 Louisville Gas A Elec 3 Vis lien Prior 100 A 29 Sale Price Pacific Railway— Northern 107 99% 100 A 100 A Last Period High 18 25 M-B 1949 4s stamped Lorillard <P) Co deb 6s Low No. High Interest BONDS New York Stock Exchange Low 107 3-D 1949 4s Guaranteed ref gold 4s * 1I-N 1962 Week's Range Friday Interest BONDS New York Stock Exchange « WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 10 Marquette Ry 3%s ser D 61 14% *104% 8 103% 68 14'A 103 __ 93 13 93 93 93 117 59 2 15% 60 14% 112 25% 106 ' 103%' Nashville Chattanooga A St Louis— 1st mtge 3s ser B 1980 National Dairy Products 2%s debs_1970 3s debentures 1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s 1965 National Supply 2%s debs_: 1967 Phila Bait A Wash RR Co- f-a 1954 .1952 1st gtd 4 Vis series B debentures 3s New Jersey Bell N J Junction New __1961 Jersey Power A 4s "V 1 102 103% A-O 103% 104% 11 102% 105 J-D *97% 101% 96% 99 s 102% 102 M-N 116% 5s series 5s 99% 5%s New York Cons of 99% 102% 98 101 102 99% 99% 1 J-J J-J *104% ■ — '' •'"103% 103% 1 90% 90 91 P-A 90% 90 90% U ¥5t 86 . 86% 90% Gen 78 Va ~4 92 y4 93% 92% Gen 85 84% 60% 70% 61% 271 2013 A-O , 67 Va Ref A impt 5s series C 2013 N Y Central A Hudson River RR— 66% 67% 215 66% 72% 72 73 142 71% 3%s Lake 3Vis 1997 1997 registered Shore coll gold 3%s__ J-J 1998 Dock 4s 61% 61 61 1 61 1 60 r-A 58% 2 57% 64 Y Lack 4%s N A 1st A ; A Gen 1st *89% 90% 81% 87% 19 82% 99% 100% 20 96% 101 98 J-J *— 100 J-J 100 100 1973 M-N M-N 2007 J-J May series A ref mtge Hartford River & Port ser A-2022 1954 General 4s 1955 N Y Power A Light N Y A Putnam 1st N Y State Elec A 1st mtge 2%s—1975 cons Gas 71% 70% 71% 80 80 65 64% 46 43% gtd 4s 2%s_. 1993 M-N *102% M-8 10% 9% J-D 4% 4% M-S .1977 J-J §ATerminal Norfolk AGen 3s Palls mtge 10% 5 *— 106% 98% __ 67% 212 7% 47 3 97 106% 106% *41% r-A *31 29 1965 Elec 113% 113% "4 *113% 106% A-O 103 110'/a 11 103 HO Va 84% 99 19 89 % 103'A 100 Va 103 % 100 103 Va 100% 7 90% 91 3 79% 93 93 100 3-D A-O 91 90% 91 3 81% A-O 91 91 91 7 79 Va 93 107% 117 *107% 111 r-A J-D J-D 99% 100% 100% J-J mortgage 3s 111 2 100% 101 101 A-O J-J —1977 1983 113% 106% 106% J-D 1964 mortgage 3%s 106% 110% a- 1st mtge 3%s—1966 inc debs Pwr 1974 1977 106 102 109 ^ ; 106'A 101% 101% 109 • 099 J-J 101 Va 105 106 *104 P-A 90 100 *98 90 1956 M-S Public Service Elec A Gas 3%s 1968 J-J *106% 107% 105% 108% 1972 2037 M-N *103% 104 101 Va 105'A 8s_ 2037 J-D Quaker Oats 2%s deb. 1964 J-J 1st A ref mtge 3s A ref mtge 1st ■ — 7% 1 A ref mtge 5s 144 144 *210 J-J 142 . 145 210 220 216% "44% Copper A Brass 3 %sJ Gas A Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4%s series D Gen mtge 3%s series H Gen mtge 3%s series I Gen mtge 3%s series J t A Rut-Canadian 4s stamped t§ARutland RR 4%s stamped 1960 105 97 107% 32 52% 30 40 12% 29 M-N 77% 77% 3 73% 1977 1967 1967 .1969 1949 1941 M-S 1971 M-S 1996 1996 J-J 1955 J-J 83% 101 93% 102% J-J 95 95 Va 7 93% ' *107% M-S *106% 123% — 107 V* 108 Va — 107% 107'% 104 106 *104% 105% 98% F-A *__ M-S 78% 102 J-J 38 102 3 2 99% 101% 107% 107% 7 106% 109% Saguenay Power 3s series A St Lawr A Adir 1st gold 5s 2d 2014 A-O } Norfolk A Western Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 > Northern Central gen A ref 5s 1974 A-O I*: M-8 1974 M-S 88% 127% 90 % 8 127% 127% 9 110 110 M-S J-J 8% 9% 15 7% 13 J-J 9% 10% 20 7% 15% 101% 105 100% 100% 107 % Ry Co— 33. 100% Rochester 10 M-8 Gen A ref 4%s series A, 86 'A M-N Revere 69 21% 1968 inc 98% 99% 85 M-N 98% 97 4 99 Va R Reading Co 1st A ref 3%s ser D..1995 60% 1978 106 . *103'A M-N 13% 1982 3%s For footnotes see page 1st Co 5%s 95 Ve 21% 1981 conv .108 •105% F-A 103 P-A series P 5s i *&>■ 52% 97% J-J Power Southern 1 F-A Providence Terminal 4s 75% 31 1943 1st Ref mtge 3%s ser E Ref mtge Niagara 60% 611 1940 5s gold 5s N Y Telephone 2%s ser D ( 314 46 ' 11% 77 65% 99 85 *62% J-J gold 69% 76% 97 V8 A-O ' Y Steam Corp 1st 3%s 1963 JN Y Susquehanna A Western RR— § Alst refunding 5s 1937 §A2d gold 4%s 1937 N § A General 6 11 Chester— _ JAN Y Ont A West ref 4s—June 1992 A Potomac *101 ~6 94% t 13 Va RR— 4s ser A.__: mtge conv inc 4%s Pittston 1st M-N 1973 4s 5s- series C 4%s series D— 100 2000 *106 J-D J-J 100 97 99% 102 *99% 100'A gen 1st gen 91 100 % 4 97 M-N 1st 91 86% P-A 50 88% 97% A-O 2043 A 91 97 : 106% 1st 5 101 Va 9 Va 8% *_. 69% A-O B 4s Q3 2043 A Haven Harlem 03 61% .} 1975 ser B gold 3%s West series Y New J-D 19 F-A *M-N 99 Va 98% 12% 105 • 68 1998 60% 58% 96% 101% 101% . J-D . 100 1 A-O 65% 60% Mtge 4s series B N 82% 61% gold 4s series 76 80 88% 1951 Connecting RR 27/es Mtge 61% 79% 33 r-A - N Y N N Y A Harlem *75 80% r-A New York Chicago A St Louis— Ref mtge 3 Vis ser E —1980 1st mtge 3s ser P 1986 1st 80% 1998 ' Y F-A 80% 1998 3%s registered Mich Cent coll gold 3%s___ 3 Vis registered * J-J 1970 1975 1975 1958 Pittsburgh A West Virginia Ry— 1st mtge 4%s series A 1958 1st mtge 4%s series B 1959 1st mtge 4%s series C 1960 Pitts Youngstown A Ashtabula Ry— 1st gen 5s series B 1962 "84 mtge 1960 1963 1964 Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4%s 76 A-O 1953 1937 102 97 28 11% Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— 3%s debentures 96% 60% 11 % PIttsb Coke A Chem 1st mtge 3%s_1964 97% 1 31 61% General mtge 5s series A mtge 5s series B mtge 3%s series R Gen 94 92% RR Co— * ..., 100% 98 Va 1 101 10% *10% gtd 4s series H Cons gtd 4%s series I Cons gtd 4%s series J : Pgh Cine Chic A St Louis RR— 80 4 92% A 4s series F gtd 4s Series G cons 97% *98 101 F-A J-J 108'A 21 , 98% *98'A deposit. Cons gtd * 94% 81 59 94 deposit series of 48 Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs 1964 Pittsburg Bessemer A L Erie 2%s__ 1996 Pgh Cine Chic A St Louis Ry— 102% 107% -100%. 104 — .:-12 J-D 1937 98% no 104 Va 36 99 99% 100 100 M-N 1978 1st s f 98% 99 118 105 29 104% 105% 105% M-N 1981 2%s 2%s_ Philippine Ry 84% 1954 ; ref 1967 112% 112% 112% *109% J-J 1974 . Cons A-O 1956 A 4Vis 2%s— a ' . impt ref A ACertificates F-A A 2%s 1st 1998 Ref 2%s ref 80% A of ref 1st A. ref 103% deposit series series 101% 1950 Central 4s 1 deposit Vis series D ACertificates of deposit ACertificates 99% *101% 102% J-J 1953 4 A 1st 6 RR— 4s C ACertificates A 1st 27 A 1st A . 99% B series 5s 1st A 1st 101 » r-A M-B General General gold 4%s series C Philadelphia Co coll tr 4%s Philadelphia Electric Co— 101% 105% 115% 118% 102% 102% 1954 of series 15 ' 116% 117 J-J -.1983 B ACertificates A 1st 100 Va ... 101 % 102 A-O J New Orleans Texas A Mexico Ry— A 1st 98% *100 J-D 1952 1st gtd ~ M-N 1974 Ref A Imp 4%s series A New Orleans Term 100% 1986 Light 3s New Orleans Great Nor 5s A New Orleans A Northeastern - 84% 97 1982 gtd 1st RR 20 21 1988 Telephone 3 Vis 91% 85% 98% 102% 102% 98% 3-D ___ Naugautuck RR 1st gold ,4s New England Tel A Tel 5s A 85 3-D 49 127 92% 129 109% 116 105 108 gold 6s St L Rocky Mt A P 5s stamped St Louis-San Francisco Ry Do— • 1st mtge 4s series A— 1997 mtge inc 4%s ser A—Jan 2022 A 2nd 96% 96 80 96% *70 70 75% 109 A-O 98 . 98 98 J-J 83 82% 83'/a May 60%- 59 61 93 295 100% 79 y. 86 100 80 89% 51lA 65% Volume 168 ' Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2457) ,33 » NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOft Friday Interest Last Period BONDS Sale Price New York Stock Exchange or 4s bond certificates M-N .——1989 inc bond ctfs:. Nov 1989 Gen & ref gold 5s series A 1990 St Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_1968 St Paul Union Dept 3%* B 1971 4s Scioto V & N E 1st gtd 4s Seaboard Air Line RR Co— j-j 67% A— Ry Devel & 1st cons gold 4s series A & Devel & gen • 2 99 j-j r j-j 81 • j-j v v- 77 -1961 j-j a-o a-o Memphis Div 1st gold 5s—: St Luuis Div 1st gold 4s—, Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs 1951 1996 1985 debentures ^il983 108 y4 ; ; j-j, a-o 9434 99 102 % f-a -93% J ' ... "V 4 76% "9 21 105 2 • 98 * 108% 1995 Af-N 1973 A-O — 110 ; imp 2%s Corp 3s deb New series Orleans \ 4 40 931/4 102 100v4 93% "943/a 73 1985 D A-O M-N 15 97% 97% 104% (subordinated) mtge 5s stpd 3%s ; gtd J-D —_—2361 J-J , 3 Vis series B —1970 A-O S6 1st 96 33/8s series C___—1990 A-O 89 ref & M Pacific 1st gold 5s Gen & ref M 3%s series Texas Pacific-Missouri 2000 98% Funding & 1001/2 : E__—„1985 real 92% 100% 883/4 98 % 118% 1183/4 7 1181/2 127'/2 99 % 28 100% iooy2100% 6 J-J 68% 68% Jan 1960 A-O Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 33/4S__1960 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s—1949 423/4 41% J-D Tri-Continental Corp 2%s debs Af-S A AdJ income 5s 5s ; 109 67 —1951 >. , 37% *iooy2100 % 99 3s of Mo mtge & coll debentures Union Oil 2%s of trust 3%s__,-_ 1971 23/4S 101 1968 Calif deb 3s 95 Union Pacific 2%s mtge Included not 101 1033/4 f-a — 100 Af-S 90 >69% 57% 101 J-J : 67 ye B 1st 4s 88v4 102 80% 11 *95 101 is 95% 941/4 93% 95% 1001/2 *94 1001/4 103'A 103 Vi 1Q3% . J-J 101% 103% *11% A-O 111'A 113% — Ry— 70 73% 73 y2 73 43 Vi J-D 3'As—:_1971 J-J *104% J-J *92 % Service 451% 64 98 - 77% 75 % 191/4 75 43'A 41% J-J 1976 Public 103% 941/4 95 *95 : 997/8 102 3/a 99 *..*94 % , 101% 96% 112 i 943A 99% 2 98 % *10113 ; J-J 1949 102 79 101 Ve 98 % Af-N —I960 103% 95 39 99 % 100 r. 101% 97 •- 99% 85% 101 - 99 Va J-J mortgage 3s——_1958 S 84 98 % J-J 123 , 101V4101%. , Af-N 96% 101 19 96% 37 90% 87% delivery in the Included 101% 101 —1—1991 C 1st Central Deferred 109% 101 % *99% 100 3% 1976 series 109 59 20 Elec Lt & Power 2%s„—1976 100 105% 96 *103% RR— 2y2s 10 97% 101 J/4 J-D 106% 54 43 30 — *94 • 96 Va .,93 95 105 103 99 *96V2 J-J 1970 debentures Ref 107% 107% Af-N 1967. debentures 107 Vi a-o «' 100%' 101% 99 a Af-N 1975 101 109 107%' 99% 1936 Wisconsin Yonkers 1st Co & Wisconsin U Union Electric Co . 101% 101% ( 84 % M-S 1973 ACertificates of deposit Electric Power 2%s 64% 101% J-J -IP47! § A 1st general 4s— A Certificates of deposit § ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s 85 244 973/4 107% 55%A ' 106% 21 ' . 60% 98% 100 s x J-D ^Wisconsin 102%' 70 Vi — r . 1053/4 1 61% 59% *__ M-N M-S —.--I960 — 100 M-S Winston-Salem 102 46 • *100% Af-S 1961 94% 99 r98 53 60% May 4y2s_„_1950 estate debentures'i__ Wilson 10 98'% - 107% 107% 107% * 4 1 "v. - 47% 1 53 98.-98 106% 106% 61 Ve 59 Va Gen & ref M 2%s series A-——1992 106 24 J-J J-D 107% . Af-S Wheeling Steel 3%s series C_,_ 1970 1st mtge 3 Vis series D —1967 101 1033/a 96 % ' 103 #*107 A-O Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s_l——1949 116% 96% 18 893/a Pacific— Orleans 3%s__1974 Third Ave Ry 1st ref 4s ' 1960 114% .13 118% J-D Term RR of New ' 98 88 3/4 & 10 85 5 106% : M-S < 85 99% 97% -94% 51 ? J-D 1967 v 90% 100 91% 53 .?; F-A ,__1950 75Ve : 105% 105% ; F-A A—1970 74', 1 97% 90 A-O . 20 ,. * - „ 81 *96% t Af-N ,.1970 ser '80% ; , M-N Western Maryland 1st mtge 4s____1952' Western Pacific 4J/2s inc A Jan 2014 Western Union Telegraph Co— 96%: 100 95% 100 y« 104 y2104% 1st & ref M Texas 100% 102% • 101 debs Registered 57%, .92% (Hiram) West Penn Power 3'/2s series I_—1966 West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed 2361 1053/a 10 8 -Gen -973/4 46% 8 96 Westchester Ltg 109 57 115% 1153/4 RR— 92 ya 79 .M, 2.65s conv debentures 1965 & 94»/4 ' 101% 96 2%s & 94 *„ 78% Westinghouse El & Mfg 2%s——1951 Ref 93% 101% Apr .1971 Washington Terminal 2%s ' Texas 33 93% Apr, mtge inc 4%s series B—Jan 1991 — Texas 100 109 103 93% I Warren Rr 1st ref gtd gold 3%s__2000 IO41/4' 97 J-J 112 % 99% *103 Apr gold 30-year 5s 2019 183 106 y2 55 -Gen mtge 4s inc series A—Jan 1981/ 25-year Terminal RR Assn of St Louis—' Ref & imp M 4s series C 101% — *99% 101 J-J 99% 94% 106 Via 107% Af-S 105% 97 % *101% 106 Ve 105 y« 105% — 97 y4 A-O 5%s 113%' 102% :i 94%* '100 - G & W 2%s debs_1966 Walworth Co conv debentures 3%s_lS76 Ward Baking Co— 1 ' 120 91% 963/4 j-j A-O Walker 94% 110 54 j-j M-N - 1st mtge 3 Vis -series B 84% 102'/a 102 % ; • * - 1963 V* 97 105 106 *105% Af-S Af-S . j Wabash RR Co— t 89% ' *51% *105 Af-N W 80 103%'-" '• 99 95 ■ 103 »/4 93% 1 — Af-N deb 23/8s———1971 Sunray Oil Corp 2%s debs —1966 Swift & Co 2%s debs— 1972 2%s debentures 1973 ■ - 103 ' Apr J) 87% 100-102 2 108 % ;4 Af-N - /F-A , —_1957 1st lien & ref M 3%s ser C 84% '"95% • *106" 103 f 4s series B s 1955 99 y8 - , 5 ' 110% noy2 . series A Gen \ 97 y2 108 , j-j , 96% 90 96% g 4s cons 92% 104 58 110'/a 110% 97% 78% 96 90% 84%'" •; *93 Ve 110% A-O 1956 77 97 Virginian Ry.3s series B 102 y2 95% 87 ,75 81 77 78% Va & Southwest 1st-gtd 5s_———2003 1st cons 5s 1958 ; , -loir 81' 35 «r-s Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s__1949 96 i - 80 —1959 3 %s conv debentures 124 91% ' j-j _1994 —1956 101 97% 78% Cons 76 94% 90 -"91 93% 3 ' 76 92% ; 90 Vi ~5 A-O Virginia Electric & Power Co— 1st & ref mtge 2%s series E 1975 1st & ref mtge 3s series F„—„1978 56% 98% 1 100% 102 94% '.•j-v-d- ,1996 5s 102 , 94 Vandalia RR 1013A 91% 15 - 102% 28y« 97% 33 -1956 (Standard Oil (N .. 50 93% ASpokane Internat 1st gold 4Vis__2013 Standard Oil of Calif 23As debs 1966 ; 1 94% 96 \ 6'%s series A— 3 Vis 99 % 96 1986 series A_—; 6s gen V 99 Vi 92% Af-N 94 —1967 debentures . 96 A-1975" ser gen Devel 96% 93% Af-N 94 V 97 122 .Af-s 99 74% j-j ... High 99 *93 102% 92% f-a -1981 Low A-O 127% 92% 30 *73' No. Af-N Universal Pictures 3%s debs * •27 a-o ..1977 103 98% 94 y2 98% Range Since January 1 Sold High 1966 2%s 6i y2 93% j-j Bonds Bid & Asked 1976 93' 9 95% v 4 93% Range Friday's or Sale Price U S Rubber 2%s debs 119 69% 95 Vi j-j 1969 —1 nitg 3%s Pacific RR Co—1st mtge 2%s series E——— 1st mtge.2%5 series f: 1st mtge 2% s series G '. 100... 127 1994 -Southern ( Southern 89 y« 30 j-d 1979 — _ 10 _1987 1st 4Vis (Oregon Lines) Gold 4 Vis 4Vis 80% *93% 95% f-a 1985 San Ft Term 1st 67% Week's Last Period New York Stock Exchange Low 109 - a-o -1963 debentures Gold 17 100% 101 j-d 1965 . Interest bonds ' United Biscuit 23/4s debs __ 100 % j-j 10 High 98Vi " *127 j-j 1976 2%s debentures Southern Indiana Ry 23As (Southern Pacific Co— , Low 7 85 *101% M-N tr 7s—1941 South & Nor Ala RR gtd 5s ? Southern Bell Tel As Tel Co— 3s debentures ; : 23/4s 85 1996 t§ASilesian-Amer Oorp coll Bkelly Oil 2%s debs Booony-Vacuum Oil 2Vis • No. 100 % 101 a-o Gen mtge 4 Vis series A—_Jan 2016 Seagram (Jos El & Sons 2%s 1966 Shell Union Oil 2Vis debs 1971 1 High j-d a 4 85 J-J • DECEMBER Range Since January 1 Sold 103% 103% 1989 1st mtge 4s series A__ " Bonds Louis-Southwesterji Ry— 1st 2d / ENDED Friday Friday's Bid A Asked Low St - WEEK Week's Range sale the INegotiability year's the Bankruptcy Act, or n included as by 94 A Bonds the year's yEx-coupon. d Ex-Interest, range, maturity ,. . ' - • . In e Odd-lot the year's range, r 94 sale not Cash sale .... - . ■ being in bankruptcy, receivership, ot reorganized under Section 77 of by such companies. securities assumed •Friday's bid and asked prices; 102% in Under-the-rule sale not Included range., impaired tCompanies reported 101 not year's range, in 92% 93% no selling flat. sales being transacted during current week. •' " ' NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY NOTICE—Cash and deferred delivery sales In footnote a in In the the week in which they are No occur. AND YEARLY disregarded in the week's account is taken of range unless they are the such sales in computing the RECORD only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly range ere shown range for the year. following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, ending the current Friday, Dec. 10. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. : Dec. 4, and whether stock . RANGE FOR Friday STOCKS— New York Curb . Sale Price Par ACF-Brill Acme Motors Acme Wire Adam Hat Co 1 common Stores ; Inc Mfg Air Associates Air Investors ',. (N common Great 4.20 rU Airlines & Fisher Altes Brewing Co $3.75 Corp common cumulative American American ; American American Class Ltd Book Cities Gas & 43/4 % class A common Power & American • Co Hoe & 1 4% com—_2 6% 100 5 3/4 Nov 9% Apr American -33/4 May 6 3/a 6 3/4 1,400 95 95 20 913A 91% 25 3% 4% 15,200 2% Jan 47/b May 4% 4% 100 4% Dec 7 May American 2% Nov 4 Oct American 23/a 4 % - page 37. preferred Mfg Co common American Maracaibo Va May American Metal 79 Feb 105 Oct American Meter 87 Jan 94 Sep American Potash > Class Co X173; — 5% 19 49% 94% 49 50% Nov Nov ' 7% Apr Nov 22 Jan Dec 69 Jun American 94% 94%- 200 89 V* 27 100 22 Mar 36 22% , Aug 27 48 7% 46 Va 00 CJ" >.00 3,700 13/8 1% 1% 3,100 1% 1 % 500 69% 65% 69% 50 Nov 43 % Jan Dec 21% Jun 32% Jan 24 Dec 15% Feb 22 Oct 30'A July 14 Dec 5,800 33 Nov 18 Jun Jun 200 4% 17,700 3 Feb 7 1V/A 100 11 Dec 13 38 4 14% Apr Mar 51 Jan 100 x22 Nov 36 Jan x21% Nov 36 Ve 1,100 U 9,100 2 5Va Jun Angerman Co Inc common 1 Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg £1 Angostura-Wupperman —-1 Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co 1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd—100 Argus Inc ; 1 Nov Dec 5V8 Mar 17% 800 16% Mar 107 3,400 9,300 3 Ve Jan 1 Va 825 Writing Paper common 23% 56 65 % 31 ■ 24 24% 13 Dec 7,900 - 11 Va 223A Nov 600 • > . 2 Va Aug 2% Jan 90 Jan Feb 7% Jun 197/a May 413/e Nov Arkansas Natural Gas common—, Common class A non-voting - 1093/4110 18% x23 Va Mar 6 3A 109% Jan 40 14% 600 25 183/g 22% Anchor Post Products 6% ■ .24 24 V2 Dec 17 Va 37% 3 Vb May Feb Dec 28 3 % ■% 47/a 5'A "4"% Jan 27% May 18% Mar Dec 3 Oct 5% Jun l3/8 May % Mar Oct 42 Va Feb 72 43/4 Apr 5 Jan 5 Nov 9 Jan ' "5 400 5'A 1,100 5% 5% 600 5% Dec 8% Jan 8Va 8% 100 53/8 Feb 8% Sep 14%. 225 13 Va Sep 19'A 2% Oct 8% Feb 5 May 6% 36% 200 10 2 10c * fl 5 98 17% 373/8 15 24 27 1% " 200 * B Republics Seal-Kap common Amer Superpower Corp common $6 scries preferred— American Thread 6% preferred 49 V* 7,350 2% 14% class A 5v2 100 30 * Co & Chem 15% 550 5% 1% 400 2'/4 28'A Jun 8 Apr * 100 common 12 V2 5 com——._10 Trac 38 5% 1 1 Oct & Feb 36 1 / see : Products new 6% Light— preferred Fdr footnotes 24 % 18 Vi Light High LOW High 34% 20 25 25 ——25 Laundry American Range Since January 1 Shares 14% Mach— American ~6% 23/a — 25 Aug 6% 10c 1 1 for Week Range of Prices Low Co Rubber Jun .1 common— Electric Hard 63/4 100 — Fork American 3 Va Mar —* Co_. B American $2.50 Apr 143/4 * common Beverage Oct 7 % Aug * common Car Nov preferred convertible preferred Nov 100 Mfg Bantam 36 4 Dec convertible 6 3/4 1 Aluminum VA $2 l3/4 common—* preferred Goods Industries 2 4 • America Aluminum 700 American General Corp common 91/4 1 — common Aluminum 1% ~5 3% May 5% Mar 700 1 (Mich) of Jan ~4'A Nov 1,700 1 Products Co Nov f _93 4 50 Inc Allied Bros 2Va Sale Price Par ~9% 100 common Investing Aluminum 1% 3 pfd Internat Altofer 1,500 10 Southern— Power Allied 3 2 preferred Electric Appliance Alabama Alaska 2 3/4 High 1 J) Alabama A lies 1,400 1 i_* Convertible Air-Way Low „ 1 Va -• Sales Week's Last 4 New York Curb Exchange 5 Stores common Inc "4 Va 1 Supply Mfg Agnew Surpass Shoe Friday High • • 10 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 10 1 Aero Ainsworth Shares 31V2 — DECEMBER for Week 1 Alloys ENDED Sales Range of Prices Low warrants Aluminum Week's Last Exchange WEEK Sep 113% May J 14'A -r 8Va 14'a 2% 3% 900 8% 10 3/s 1,800 30 102% 102% • 98 VA 3% 4 4,100 3% 6Vs 6 6'a 4,100 43/4 Feb • 6% 5% '• 1ft 103/i 6% May Dec • Apr 108% May Jan 3% Jun Jan 4 12% 8% May * 6 3/a 24,500 4% Feb " xlO% 10% 700 10% May 8% May 11 Nov , i£ COMMERCIAL THE (2458) 34 & EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 10 . Friday Range Sale Priee Mv-TNfc Cwb Exehang* Com 8% 8V» 8% 2,000 16% 17%. 7,300 5% 6%- Peb 112 20 8'/a 1,700 Dec 23 Colonial Sand ft Stone Co 57/a 8% Dec Jan Commodore % % 800 % Dec 1% Jan Community Public 21 % 1,025 6% Feb 21% Dec -3,000 2% Mar 4% Apr 300 48% Nov 64ya Jutt Consol G E L P Bait common..——' 29,300 3% Feb 20% Dec 21% 20%, 22 4 ~7% Avery (B P) ft Sons common 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries Corp com.— 2,800 4% 7% 500 7% 500 10% 10 900 32 Dec 4 6% 6% 9% Feb Dec 10 16% 17 26 15%, Feb 600 27 Apr' • .... ,7% preferred July Jun. 100 34 Jan 66% Nov 14 900 8% 8 10% , ,, 11 Jan 9% common 5% 35% 1% 100 36%f 700 7 Dec 17 Dec 3% 35% Nov 8%. 9% 39 28 425 MayJan Apr Oct 26% 630 13% 14 60 97 9% 500 9% 1 12 105% 107 3% Va " 3 3%.- 18,800 6% 6% 6% 800 28 Hi 28 200 23 Dec 70 60 67 Dec 17% 18 % 410 16% Nov 30 ft" PowerZZZZ* 7%; 7% 100 TV* Dec 11 Jan i 13 % Mar 15% 15 ya 15% 1,400 5% 5% 6% 2,300 "• 24 24 50 ' Co.ZZZ" 22 (ord reg)—£1 ———-8 ... —— 1 • Crosley Motors Inc— Crowley Mllner ft Co Crown Cent Petrol (Md) Crown Cork Internat'l "A" partic 1 5 • 19% 19% May 11%-Mar 24 Dec 14% Jun 18 July 22% July Oct 13% Jan 8% Oct 12% Feb 8% ZZZZZri ~eP rcts ord reg__ • common— Lighting Inc common. Curtis Mfg Co (Mo) 10% 10% 10% 100 Davenport Hosiery Mills 2.50 1% ^ _ 22 • DistillersZZZZZZ""" i 2 22 2% 3 10%. 11% 4% 4% X5% 1,300 1,900 8% 8% 300 4 4 100 . ZZZUfso "7" ■ « ( 11% Inc Davidson-Brothers Day Mines Inc 6,300 37% Feb '7/a 6,900 3/4 NOV 1% 7% ^ 7% 2,500" Feb 10% 5% 5% 300 5% 6% 1,100 7% ~5% 14 16% Jun 400 13% Mar 2% 900 2%. Nov 3%-May 1% 300 1% Nov 3 30 50 26 4;300 40 100% Mar 6% 7 150 6%- 6% 150 35 Apr 16% Mar 102 17% 177/a 102 ~6% 9 13- , 13 . Jan llVaMay 4% Mar- 8 Nov 32 Jan; 17% Oct Dec 13 25 Jun; 203A May 104 Vi 6% Sep 300 Sep Apr Jan 37% 27% May 57/a July 12 May Dec 32 Jun 5% ;Oct; Dec Dayton Rubber Co. class A 5% Dec OV2 Aug 300 23A Sep 3% Nov 353/a Aug Oct 30 35 50c 8 Dejay Stores common., : Dennlson Mfg class A common.. 8% July 5% Mar 10% 10 10% 1,500 9% Aug 130 100 12% Sep- Nov 140 19 Oct Jan Apr 8 15% 14% ;5% 3,800 14% NOV Mar 11% Detroit Gray Iron Foundry— -1 ~2% "2% "2% 2% May 4% Oct Det.roH I* 24% 23 JA 24% 1,900 1,500 Jun Jun Derby Oil Co new com— uotMlr On — 9 ttiauaia(iliUlUia« Prodii"*® su-ftpl TVs .BOo Diana Stores Corp common _7% 800 18% Feb 28 3/4 11 _• Dec 14 7% Jun 5% Feb Distillers Co Ltd— Amer dep rcts ord reg Dobeckmun Co common —£1 1 — Domestic Credit Corp class Dominion Bridge" Co Ltd Ai 113/4 Sep 15 7% 8 600 7% Oct 12% Jan 2V* 2% 2,000 2% Nov Xl3% 14% 1,100 ~77/a —1 • IZ28 1,900 lu7/a Mar 12 'a May 1,900 16 Mar 24% Jun Dominion Textile Co Ltd common- zzz* 100 12 Dec 17% Jun Draper % % 14,900 1% 1% 2,500 1 % May 3% May Jun Jun 21% Mar ... Dominion Steel ft Coal class B 11% ,% Oct Feb 200 2% Sep Dec Feo Sep 34 34 34 5% 12% 29 11% 16%$4ay Feb « Dominion Tar ft Chem Co Ltd—. lO'/a "9% n3/a May 1% Nov 3% Sep Apr 550 61% Dec 791/4 May. 31 100 30% Dec 40 Jun 75 75 72% Nov 83 May 8 Jan Duke- Power Co Duraloy (The) Co— Durham' Hosiery class B common.. Duro Test Corp common. 62% 30% Feb Jan 13% 100 61% 31 75 ZZ10 10% 61% Corp Driver Harris Co.. 10% July -ZZZZZIZ-falS Feb 15% 30 17% Jun- 97/a May 5% Mar 5ya 2% 20% 7XTZ 6% Jun 5% 11 ~~ZZ1ZI~Z Burry Biscuit Corp....:" Butter (PH) common 3 47/a Sep 4 Jan 53% Jun 1 12 , _ 23 ya Apr 7 4% Oct 42% 10c common. : 20% Bunker Hill ft Sulllvan.._7-ZZ_"Z~r"if 50 Burd Piston Ring Co Burma Corp Amer dep rcts 27/a Jan 20 V2 __ Buckeye Pipe Line.. Sep l7/a 10 500 10% Junior pfd Brown Rubber Co common Bruce (E L) Co common 1% 20 2,200 1,100 22% 2% Jun 56 % May D Devoe ft Raynolds class B. A~ Z Z 9% Dec • 2.50 • Curtis AJCUvk «i British Celanese Ltd— 5 100 preferred— Cuban Tobacco 4%. Feb 45 Apr 6 May 15% May . % ' Aug 15% Mar 100 100 3 40% 41% 25c common——• preferred—,—.— 10 8% debenture 19% 3,800 Jan Jun Nov 9% Jan 14% Apr """• """"" British American Tobacco— Amer dep rets ord bearer Brack Mills Ltd class B 80% m _ Amer dep rcts ord reg__ British ®°^imbia Power class Class B__ Brown Forman 50 Feb 5% • 6%; ' 113/4 Jan 13 Va 500. 46% 46 3% Jan Jan ' May 7% « 8% Nov 2,800 15% 6% 6% % May 500 * 23/i 17% May % May 10% May 25% 17% on ... Feb 68 __ioo . 2% 6% Nov Jan 27/8 Jan Feb 500 8% 35 9% May 40 8% Apr 14% Aug/ 4% May 15% Oct Dec 1% Nov 1% 6% Mar Feb 1,030 Crystal Oil Refining 6% Nov Dec 2,600 Crown Drug Co common—; 18 1 Va 1,800 7 -Iff' Sep Sep 13Va Sep Aug 112% NOV 5% July 11% 1,100 "2% —5c 1 50 49 Feb 11 %, 7 — Jun U% Aug. - 2% Mar "2% Jan 550 3% 6% 72% 10% 28 V* 300 11 Jan "2% — preferred--, ,Jan 114% May' 28 1% 14 107/a 500 11% 8% 500 4%- Croft Brewing Co $6 70 Jun 107 31 —..-1 * '5% NOV z21%.Feb 2,600 Z 3% 8% Creole Petroleum—. 1 Oct 8% 107 400 21% '21% 9% Jan 7% 7% g 58 Va "200 Nov 11% coml* ZIII Ii !• Blue Rldge~ Corp common Blumenthal (S) ft Co common Bohack (H C) Co common; 5%4fr prior cum pfd Borne, Scrymser Co Bourjois Inc 13% May 30 Sep 95% Nov 2,000' 109 t 1% * Cuban Atlantic Sugar common— i 61 , 96 2% 77/a Oct Oct 5% 6% Feb American dep receipts ' Feb 7% 39 25 % Mar 300 19 1,800 26% ^ , Breeze Corp common Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co Brillo Mfg Co common Nov 3%* Feb X7% 31 9 i "* , Blckford's Inc common Blrdsboro Steel Fdry ft Mach Co Blauner's common. Brazilian Traction Light Nov 5 2,000 Nov 4 5 % convertible Courtaulds Ltd— Aug 7% May 15% May 9j/2 1% 100 10 1% 35% 25 ... •. 9% 1% ... Oil 5% Jan 10 5% i ZZZZIZZZZl Convertible preferred 300 ___i common.. Shoe Corp. 1%*,1% 18 Feb 15 "5% i 33/4 13% Co Cosden Petroleum common. Jan 7% Jun 4% Mar 7,500 5 ___ common 5% 1,500 Reynolds common..—— 1 ' 5% 3% 108 97 Sep Jan Feb 1 1 Continental Car-Ns-Var Corp.— Corroon ft 29% 106% Copper Range Co.. Cornucopia Gold Mines.—— 66% Sep 36 8 i Bell Tel of Canada common, Benrus Watch Co. Inc Benson ft> Hedges common ' cum Feb 1,600 —• Ltd—..6 Oil——-—-10 «1 Bariow ft Seelig Mfg— $1.20 convertible A common Basic Refractories Inc. 4% 35% 45 7,700 58% '59% Liquidating Corp...,— Consolidated Mining ft smelt Cooper Brewing Co common 1,400 55 l American shares.. Barium steel Corp British-American ——rl Gas Continental Fdy ft Machine Cook Paint ft Varnish Co 54V* tfl „ Baldwin Rubber Co common Banco de los Andes— Class A 54% Utilities Consol Consolidated Royalty B Babeock ft Wilco* Co Baldwin Locomotive— 100 100 Consolidated 167/a July 24% Feb 16% preferred series C— 4% May Apr 4% X7%" - —* series B preferred— 4 Va % 7% * 5 7% May 9 Va May Dec 27% 50 3% Nov 3% 33% 3% Service— 41/a 3% 5 4- 33% High 5,700 1,700 ' 33 4 *0 Raaxe Sinew January 1 Low 6% 4% Compo Shoe Machinery— Vtc ext to 1956 3% ~5 warrants Bellanca Aircraft- 5% 3% -_l Hotel Inc 19% 21 ... Atlas Plywood Corp Automatic Steel Products Inc Automatic Voting, Machine.______ Beck-(AS) 6% 4% Colt's Manufacturing Co.— Atlantic Coast Line Co (L) ft Co Beau-Brummel Ties — Shares High Low -1 warrant*—— Colorado Fuel ft Iron Jun lor Week -l Airlines..—.——— Colonial 48% Atlantic Coast Fisheries. Baumann Orb Exchange Far 115% Aug 14 Jun 12% Feb Week's Range of Prices Sale Priee High Lot0 17% Associated Tel ft Tel class A...... Corp Range Sine* January 1 IUgh 113'A 114 VSs .. A*serlcaa dep rets reg Assc.*ifcted Laundries of America-. Atlas Shares Now lark Friday Last STOCKS— for Week efPriess Par Arkansas Power ft Light $7 pfd~ Aro Equipment Corp .9.60 — 1 Ashland Oil -ft Refining Co Associated Electric Industries— Bales1 Week's Last STOCKS— Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Abler dep rcts ord reg... rohiL*!?®™6 Broducta Wireless—! common____B0c Cables ft __£i Calamba Sugar Estate..... Calif Cotton Mills Co —..7 California Electric Power Callite Tungsten Corp Camden Fire Insurance Canada. Bread Co Ltd__. Canada Cement Co Ltd 4 4 2 } 2 . " « ZZZ' II TV* "2% l - 1 — • mi Class A voting . * preferred.., Canadian Marconi Capital Citv Products inn. ZZZZ fc_Z~ZZ~Z~ New common Carey Baxter Carman ft Co Carnation Co ft ~~ A ' ord-, 5,200 100 20 % 8% 2% 1% 145 July 2% July Feb Mar 57 Jun Nov 20% Nov Sep' 10 Apr 6 Jan 8% 8% 100 2% 1,500 41% 42% 270 41% Dec 109% 110% 125 108 Va Jan 110% Jun 5,300 2% Dec 6% Jan * • 109% 2% 2% 3% en! i IIIZZ" "5% 1 100 74% "74% x75% 10%* 57 103/4 7 3% 7% 3% ~3% 8% Feb 5% Sep 54 6 .10 Jun Sep 21 Sep 217/a May July 14% May 5 %. Apr De<( May $2 div cum 13 Jan «iah 14% Dec 25% Jan 57 58 400 54 Apr 70 Jan 17 325 15% Aug Ford MOtor of 18 Jan Amer dep rcts bearers Fort Pitt Brewing Co._ ey8 6% 1,400 1% 1,500 45s/a 800 5Va 8% Jan sya Jan 39,700 13 900 11% Mar 9% 10% 200 15 y8 15% 50 7% May 7% May % Feb 31% Feb 44ya 43 13 13 • l7/a 9% 14 141/4 May Feb Feb 23/4 2% 23/4 2,100 1% 1% 1% 2 5,200 1% Feb ...4 9% 9 9% 700 35 V* 2,000 33% 33 Va — __ ' ™ 24 Jan 5% Nov 7% Feb " 4% 7% Mar 4y« ~4% 3,400 3% Feb Jun 11 25 57 Feb 57 50 51 Nov 12% 12% 100 10% July 59 62 600 50 11% 12% 600^ 10% 10% 136 20,500 200 6 800 10% 200 4% 4% 14,900 98% 98% 10% —1 1 11% 139 4% 6% 6% 11% "i% 20 500 7 11% 200 83 58 Nov 300 62 % 57 61% 7 Mar 2% Mar Feb 8% Feb 9% 126 Feb 10 88 May? 81 Vi May* 14 Aug" 63% Oct -14% May* 16% Junf 150 V* Feb ■7 Sep Jan^ 4% May' . Feb' 3% May May Oct July? 14% May> 2% Mar 4% Dec Jan 6% 11 98 V2 Dec Dec 8% Jan Feb 92 15% Oct: "«% 1% - 1% 3;5t)0 1% Feb 34% 34% 25 33% Nov 4*fe 4% 1,000 4% NOV 8% May % 77,700 % Dec 3% % % • 20 %- Sep 15% 14% 4 4 10% 57. ^ 2% 31% 15%' 4 .9% 31% % - 10% 58 ' 1,100- 9% Jah 8,200 3% 4,500 91/4 Nov Jan 90 46 Jan 100 2 Jan 31% 25 30 Nov 4% 2,500 213/4 300 2%- 14%- Dec 4/,. 3% Aug' 2% July 45% Jun Jan 30j/4 May 29 July 5% May 15% 61% Apr Oct 38% Apr 18 Apr 5% May Ford Mbtor of Canada*— Fox (Peter) 4%% %: conv 23 V* Oct 35 Aug IP 9 3A 7/a 3,500 3/4 Nov 2 Jan 10 900 10% 8% 8% 450 7%'- Feb 7% Nov 19 73A .•73/4. 8% 600 6% Sep 9 Nov 24 */z 24 V* 24 y2 1' .1.25 common. preferred 8 Co 9 8% 2 13 12 V* 9 Sep 100 24 Dec 32 Jun, 1,400 8 Nov 12 Vi Jah 15% Jun Jun 4 10% 51 7% Jun Jan July Jan 15 July 8 July Garrett Corp common.^. Gatlneau Power Co 5% f Jan 1 ...50 — Brewing— (Geo A) Jan Jan France— Franklin Simon ft Co Ino Fuller 21% 16% 18% Class A non-voting. Glass B voting 4% Jun * , 3% May Apr 19 Feb —1 . Jun 66% ' — Jun~ 88% July 65% Mar 49 dep rcts ord reg— 10% July 6 Jan 5% May Feb 76 325 Flshman (M H) Co— 5c to $1 Stores. Ford. Motor Go Ltd— Amer 3% 300 • ~2% 5% preferred— 100 lVa 161/2 Dec 62% First York Corp common. 5 Clayton ft Lambert Mfg Jun 86% 3% Feb 5% 12 % 1,500 74 Fire Association: (Phila). 217/a 375 ™ —I Palrchlld Camera ft Instrument-.. 11 —I page 37. Jun ll7/a Oct Feb 300 1% 400 79 X71 * Fair child Engine ft Airplane. 5% ' —5 1 —— 15 16% IV* Nov 14 900 "4% X76% 1 Empire District Electric 6% pfd 100 Empire Millwork Corp ...... —.1 Emaco Derrick ft Equipment—,—8 Equity Corp common..—.——_10c $3 convertible preferred— 1 Esquire Inc. 1 Eureka Corp Ltd— .1 Eureka Pipe Line common —10 141% 17 ^ Fansteel Metallurgical— Clarostat Mfg Co__Z__ZZZZZZZZZZI —1 Claude Neon Inc common ' see Option warrants.;Electrographic Corp common.. Electromaster Inc 84 July 4% 4% X'H x7l% Electric Power ft Light $7 2d pfd A—« 57 _1 Clinchfield Coal Corp common..... —20 Club Aluminum Products Co * Cockshutt Plow Co common. Coloa Development ordlnarvZZ Electric Bond ft Share common 90 7 4 ..10 Jan 38% May 8% Jan $5 pfd shares'of beneficial int Easy Washing Machine class B 19% May 6 _ Jan Jan Com 'shares of beneficial int Apr 60 Oct NOV _2% Oct 125 6% 11% July 3% Nov 28 — Nov 100 4% 13% 4 $7 preferred series A.—.—.—* (6 preferred series B— * Eastern Sugar. Associates— 11 Air Mno« ZZZ. Dec SepSep • ——106 tna. 15 VB 200 7 1.1 common. prior preferred.—. 14% .10 .ZZZZZ 1% 7% 7% Jan 10 —5 , %% 6% prefawmf . Eastern Malleable Iron—— Eastern States Corp.— 73% 26,900" 7% 61 7 7 —1 J 4 50 M common... 10 4% Nov ' 7ya — Chamberlin Co of America ZZZ._" 2.50 Charts Corp common...._ZT.ZZZZZ —10 Clark Controller Co 4ya 31 East Gas ft Fuel Assn 200 15% 10% 57 100' commonj 200 1,700 200 12% 82% preferred!... * 100 Conv pfd opt div ser__._ZZZZ-.ZZ 100 Conv pfd opt div ser 1920. 5' 15% 100 7% 500 43/8 ^5 ..1 _ Chesebrough Mfg common Chicago Rivet ft Mach. 53 Sep 1% Sep 4% Aug 1 4% Z~~ 5% 4 Va- 10 -I___..i- common Dec 10 ... For footnotes Oct 2% 2% Central Power ft Light 4% pfdZ."Z 100 Central ft South West Corp —5 {Central States Elec 6% preferred"" City Auto Stamping... Citv ft-Suburban Homes 1% « Voting trust ctfs Chief Consolidated Mining Cities Service commnn 12% 20% gsw Central Maine Power Co— 3.50% preferred, Central Ohio Steel Products Chicago ft Southern 12>% May 1% _ Catalin Corp of America... Cherry-Burrell Aug May 17% Aug Feb 35 "~i ——1 dep rcts B ord Carter (J W) Co common Cessna Aircraft Co- Oct 25 Feb 20% """ i 7"7io Amer Century Electric Co 20 ,18 ' * $5~pfd~Z Casco Products common Castle (A M) ft Co 1% .... Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co... Carreras Ltd— Amer dep rcts Feb 139% Jun i common___Z Carolina Power ft Light FteO- . Kennedy lnc .. 3% 9» —— Canadian Industries Ltd— 7% 4% May 20 Ap* 8 — — « 300 2% Texas Sulphur. , Apr •Xl4%Mar ~ Class B non-votlng.ZZZZZ Feb ley* ' , ■ Jan 22% May if ™ Nov 3% 12 3/4 «o 6% "2% Jun 2 ■ 6% "2% • 8% Aug 8% May 18 1,500 - _. 6% —1 Jan 8% Nov 6% Mar — common 2% Feb 73/a "'1,300 23% Oct 6% -u. s Convertible preferred... Canadian Industrial Alcohol— 11% 1% ■ imm. . _ 3% Feb 300 amfmm —« Z~~ • common_ZZIZ~* 6%% preference Canadian Canners Ltd 400 Duval American dep rcts 5% pfd.. „_£1 .... common. preferred Gellman Mfg Co common General Alloys Co — 13 Va 1,600 9 Feb 13% Nov 17% July 84 * 100 Feb 6 Nov 92% July 10 Va Apr 1% Dec 3Va May " —1 * 6 1% * 6% 200 1% 1% 1,100 Volume 168 Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL YORK NEW RANGE Week's Friday Last STOCKS— New York Curb Exchange General Builders Supply 5ft conv preferred Low CURB WEEK Bang* Sines Jaanary 1 High Low . New 2,300 3% Nov 5% 22% 125 22 % Dec 27%' Oct 9ya May 1,300 5% Nov 8 Jan Lake 7% NOV 9 Apr Feb 40 Nov Lakey Foundry ft Machine Lamson Corp of Delaware— 10 b 35 35 * 100 27 96% Gilbert (A C) 1 x9 Mar 100 Apr Mar 117 Jan Le Jun 110% Feb Line Material 3,400 3% 3% 3% 3% 1,600 Co 19% 20 —2.50 Gobel Ine___ (Adolf) Inc 23% 24% 21' 2L 22 10% 10% - 10V4 • Sep Lionel Llpton (Thos J) Feb 12- Jan Apr 35 21% Feb 35% Oct 18% Jan 25% Aug Dec 2l7/8 Jan Locke Steel 2% 13% ♦ 10 Gulf 50% Jan 7,600 6% 100 - 64% 10% 300 13% 10% "9% 2,900 8¥a 6% *' 111 100 6% ■ 200 9%< 1,900 112% 22%--Feb . 37 91' % Nov Nov 5% Sep - Jan %May 57% May 65% 18% V 36 Mar 35Ql 91 14 ¥4 37 i rcu Wamiiton Bridge Co 99% Lynch Corp Apr 99% 5% 36 Dec 110 44¥2 9% May 97 • -Id Nov Nov 105 Sep Apr 13% Nov Power Sep 9% May McClanahan OH Co 100 53/j Feb 8% McCord 7V8 Oct Corp 4% July Mead 5¥a 5¥a 5% 300- 5 Nov 7 ¥2 May Menasco 8% 8% 8% 700 67/e Feb 9% Aug Merritt ft 12 1,200 6% •7% 1,300 11% 7<- 11% 12% 1,200 NoV 10 8.%' 3% 10% 10% 200 10% 10% 700. 100 94% 94% 95% bO 73 73 40 68 100 "7% 1 43% 800 • k 43V2 43% 9% . 100 • —5 —: 3% 15% v ,r ,• 16% 44 8% 12 Sep . Apr 11% Nov 10 »a% A preferred Iron Metal TSxtile 7% 31 21% 21% 21% .72% 74 • - Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co common 6ft preferred 4 ¥» May Feb 32 ¥♦ Oct 15 % 23/a 2% 100- ;. 42 / 42 100 ~3% 1 22 ¥2 .5 17% ~3¥a 3-¥a ' 1,000 221/2 23 175' 17.3/a 17¥a' 800 - dep Jan |2 rets jun Midvale Co 24% Jun Mid-West Jun * ft Ireland 4 .. 16 ¥a 4% May Nov Midwest Jun 3 ¥2 Sep 77/a Jan 42 y2 Jan Nor Feb Feb •' Co 3 ¥2 May Jan 25 1,100 . 83/4 Dec 16% Jan 4 . 100; 3% Nov 16 % 16% 7,700 11V4 Mar 161/4 167/a 800 11% Mar 11 / 11% 1,000 9% 300 8 130 88 9% 9% Jan Oct 8¥s 17% Feb Oct 17 ¥2 Oct 12 % July 13% Jan ' International International Cigar Machinery Hydro-Electric— • Registered • shs__• shares Royaltv Fireman 10% 200 " July 92 % Feb 10 Dec Mar 96 110% Oct Feb 15 11 59 Oct Sep 24 Apr 7,900 9 Vb Mar 14 9 ¥2 Mar 137/a Wohl Co Dec •. 100 12 ¥2 2,600 li/4 1% 1¥2 2,700 1% Feb 15 ¥2 500 15% Dec 4 ¥4 700 3% Nov 7 ¥2 Apr l'ff 600 % Dec l¥a 4 % & 6 1 Preference Julian 4 1 Missouri Public Service common Co * 4.40 ft • cum 4.80 ft cum ¥4 4 41/2 x5% 5 3,200 1,300 6 Vb 5 ¥4 5 - Mar 9 % Mar 2% May 13 ¥a Nov 2 V4 May 20% May 400 3% Nov 9% Jan 4 ¥4 Feb 8 ¥4 Aug 19% 20 125 /• 4% Feb 9% Jun 4% 20 Sep 6% Jun Dec 25¥4 193/4 Jan 1 Kawneer 7ft pfd Co__. ! Mountain States Power common Mountain Kldde (Walter) • 8 ¥2 10% 32,100 Nov 8 11% Mar — 13 12 200 Dec 12 • 67/a 6 ¥8 6 7/8 175 6% Nov • Ohio Mfg Murray preferred 10 ¥2 10% 10¥a 700 9 Jan 100 Kings County Lighting 7ft pfd B—100 5ft preferred D 100 King Seeley Corp 1 Kingston Products Klrby Petroleum 163/4 Muter Company National Bellas page 37. common 44 ¥*- Apr July 1,000 16 ¥2 2,600 1% 1,700 4 ¥4 4 ¥2 2,300 4 4 y® 200 155/s P/4 1% 4% 9 30% Aug Dec 127/a Mar Sep 83/4 15 ¥2 8 3/4 15 ¥2 25¥* 1 Jan 3% Mar Jan' Nov —— 103/4 6 ¥4 May 3% Feb ' B0 Jan 43 July 7% Jun Feb? 3% Jun 111 Feb 108 5 ¥4 Jun 1 7 200 5% 7 5%< Feb 8% Jun 10 ¥2 May 300 7 Dec 1% 1¥4 l¥4 3,000 1 Nov 0¥a 6 6 ¥2 900 6 Dec 7¥a 7% 7% 800 6s/b Sep 10 Feb 32¥« Oct 53A Feb •% Apr Dec 19 t c_I ~6¥4 "7 2 ¥2 May 95/b Jan Apr 6% 6 Oct 6 ¥» lOMpJuly 13% 23 Oct 14¥a Dec 6 14 ¥2 15 3,400 6 ¥4 15,000 1,700 18 5% 3¥b 100 19% 200 2% 2% 3,300 2 25% 7% 400 7 May Apr 22% July Jan 1 13 ¥4 2 ¥2 - 7% Feb 30 % 3,900 96 96 Mar 96 23 ¥2 Mar • 104v Jan Dec 27 Jan 73/a 8Va 2,100 6% Mar 27/a 2% Jun 5 »%May May 10% Sep 38 Jan 5 50 9% 9 9% :—• Apr 5 Mar 7% • Apr 24 ' Feb 18 Jan 28 3 ¥» Aug 3¥s 19 ¥2 3 2,400 2% Feb Fuel 1 83/4 Oct 6% Jun National Transit common 1 • 2.50 10 —60o 86 ¥s Dec 96% Jun 150 96 3/4 Aug 103 ¥4 Jun 400 200 162 Aug 50 30 Nov 32 ¥2 33 2¥a Feb 3% May 178% Jun 40 ¥2 Jun 3% 3 ¥2 3 5/8 2,900 33/8 Feb 4% May 13 ¥2 13 ¥2 133/i 900 12% Feb 17%^ Apr 30 ¥2 31% 200 263/4 Jan 1033/4.1033/4 20 97¥2 Mar 115 50 23 Sep 27 50 25 July 26 26 ' 26 26 34% Nov July Aug "9 ~9 9 600 10% 33% May 13 ¥» Jan 93,4 Dec 103/4 93/4 Oct 14% May Nov 11 ¥a Aug Sep 15% 200 8 Mar 17 12 ¥a xl2% 300 11 200 Clock Mexico Jan New New Park Process 9 ¥4 Apr 45 % Feb 62 Nov N Y Dec 107% N Y 48% Sep N 19 ¥» Oct N 4 ¥» May 20¥» Jun 23/4 11 No\% 1,700 II Dec 1 100 10% Nov 14 113/4 11 ¥4 250 113/4 Dec 16 Apr 20 ¥a 20% 75 20 y4 Dec 24 ¥2 Jun 7»/2 700 6¥s Feb 127/a 1,200 12% Dec ^ Jan Mar 93/4 May 17 ¥4 Jan & ft Arizona Mining Auction 5 5% •j- *J 31/0 8,600 760 Co Co Co Land Co common common 10¥a 13,800 11 % 11 ¥2 200 11 123/a 12 ¥a 100 12 Oct 16 11 ¥a 3,200 10 ¥4 Nov 8% 2,800 107/a 8¥a 8¥a 7% 77/a 300 x8 3¥a Power common 5ft 1st preferred 5ft 2d preferred Class B optional warrants Niagara Share Corp class B com Nineteen Hundred Corp class B Feb 11 ¥2 Feb 22 ¥a Jun Mar 3 Nov 2% 3% 31,000 2 Nov 14% 15'/4 600 81 ¥2 6 80 l7/a 4% May 3 ¥4 Jun Anr ¥2 8¥a 1 1 1% • 83 1% 17% Aug Feb 7¥s Oct 950 79 ¥2 Nov 96 May 3,200 ls/8 Nov 6 Jan 5 Nov 6 ¥2 1,300 2,200 85/a 2,500 1% 500 50 83 82 83/4 * 13% Feb 2 ¥2 67% 5 ¥4 65 Jan 13% 81% 8 ¥4 100 12 ¥a July Jan 72% July 6 Feb 10% May l3/8 Nov 59 ¥2 75 8% 2¥a Feb 88 Dec 10 ¥2 Jun July Jan 28 28% 250 27 Feb 32 May 103/4 10 ¥4 300 10% Dec 15 Feb 19 May 14 V4 7% 73/a 73/4 29,500 97% 963/4 973/4 150 97 ¥4 97% 65 l6ff 3,100 9 ¥4 200 16 9 ¥4 5 * Niles-Bement-Pond 17 ¥a 10% May 4¥a 143/4 67 1 100 100 Jan May Dec 500 1 Niagara Hudson 16 ¥4 July 3 ¥a Corp— shares 12 ¥4 8% 20 25 Merchandise 37 ¥4 Dec Nov 7% Mar '7% Jun Feb 15 2 Shipbuilding 9% ~3¥a 1 Y Founders 29¥a Mar 4% July 377/a Oct 31% . Jan Nov 7 30% 10% Y Honduras Nov 2 ¥2 Mar 33 ¥4 10 Rosario.—_——10 10 ft 4% 97/a 30% 4 ———100 Watch Jersey Zinc 12% May 5 • class A Mur Co 4%-#> convertible preferred New 12¥e 1 2 5 5 Corp.. (Herman) Haven 17% May —1 • 30o National Union Radio England Tel & Tel 10 ¥2 7% 150 2 V2 168 ¥2 170 ¥2 * 1 Nktlonal Steel Car Ltd New 10 ¥2 12 %• 88 98% 2% 10 Machinery National Rubber Jan 3,000 1 86 % 98% 88 • * 1 Gas ft Stores common.' National Pressure Cooker common National Radiator Co Nov 12 n 106 100 1 25 preferred 7ft 12 ¥a Mar 11 ¥a 1 Hess National Breweries common— 37% 11 ¥4 * Nov 29 1 common New 1 Co__ July 36 ¥4 10 Jan 10 Wobarkpr common Corp Inc Namm's 300 2,400 u 42 100 N Nacbman 600 3 • see 45 ¥2 16% 27/a 1 footnotes - 1 (D Emil) Co common Klelnert (I B) Rubber Co Knott Corp common, For 43 43 170 2% Klein Brewing 62 56 1 Klrkland Lake G M Co Ltd Krueger 993/4 59 Co Nov 15 ¥» 126 Kimberly-Clark Corp— 4% ft 227/s Mar 100 Mills Muskegon Piston Ring common Muskogee Co common New ft Co Tel ft Tel States Mt Vernon-Woodberry Nestle Le 122% Aug 8 class A Neptune Meter common 100 • Kennedy's Inc Key Co common 8% 1,000 Montgomery Ward & Co class A • Moody Investors partic pfd • Morris Plan Corp of America _10o Mountain Producers 10 Nelson K Kansas Gas ft Electric pfd pfd series B— Monroe Loan Society com National Mfg ■ Kalser-Frazer Corp 35% 1 1 Corp National Mallinson Fabrics • Kokenge May Jan 33 ¥4 33 ¥4 50 • pfd—100 Mining Corp of Canada Minnesota Power ft Light 5ft Apr 123/a 4 1 2 Jan 9¥t J common 8 1% Mar 50o common ♦%ft^ convertible preferred National Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co Jim Brown Stores common Dec 5,800 Jun 17 1,300 1 • Jeannette Glass Co May 50 1% Jun 400 107/a 15¥a 12 3/8 i Dec 48 x22 % 11 1 * — 300' ^5 — lOVa 9% 5 Italian Superpower Corp com cl A — 11 1 Irving Air Chute co . — • 1 c new— 1,050 103/4 00 n— * 1 Mfg v t 89 10¥4 10 International Safety Razor B International Utilities common Iron 10 ¥4 50 International Products Investors 88 106% 1073/4 ' Preferred $3.50 series International Metal Industries A International Petroleum coupon 6 ¥4 57/B l3/8 10 - Miller 7% 22 ¥4 Oil Midwest Piping ft Supply common Mid-West Refineries, Apr' : 106% Nov 57/s 3 57/8 50« Jan 44 41% Mar 16 ¥4 £1 Indianapolis Pwr ft Light 4ft pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America 10 May Oot Monongahela Power Co— 9¥a 00 — Apr 20% 13- 3 1% • common: Abrasive Monogram Pictures common mm 4 Feb 3 200 • dividend sharest non-cum 88 : registered £1 Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon———*' Registered • Imperial Tobacco of Canada: 5 Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain - mil 3% Nov 8 ¥4 13 V* Mar 1,300 10 18% • Corp tl conv pfd Midland 8teel Products— Molybdenum • 2 ¥4 9¥u 10 1 Midland Oil j 1 p*u Jan Feb v > Apr Jan M common Nov 39%> Sep 5 c Jan 35% 19% May-' 16 Jun 28 1 — Middle West Corp— Ex-distribution 148 Sep 30 % Sep 2ya „ t v Corp 20¥a AUg 2Va Class B Hone 44¥« Dec 39% los% 16¥4 • Mar x65 17¥4 Mar Feb II 3 100 Aug Feb Dec 12 Apr 1 Middle States Petroleum class A 9,200 9 5 ¥♦ 10¥4 100 May 2.50 Nov 500 Jun 200 133/4 34 26c Michigan Bumper Corp, Apr 11% 125 18 y2 2,700 8 ¥4 11 15 Apr 4 Chemical Industries— Corp common—- Participating preferred 73/b July ; ¥4 21 1 Nov 76 Sep 139 30% IIII 13 100 Co Micromanic 41 Jan 112 11% May Jun 5% Jun 23% f Chapman ft Soott Corp— Mesabl Jan Feb Aug 9% Apr 12% Nov Warrants 6% ft J ah 40 ' 30% 'v 1st conv preferred Amer Feb 1 85 ¥s - ,..t 5 Hydro-Electric Securities— Hygrade Food Products. Co 15 300 —-1 Co 3,700 4 44 , 44i __ .*■ common- Zinc 4,900 13 ¥4 5 Vb Mfg Dec .100 < — Illinois 21% 12% • Co ft 3,500- 10% 74 common Jan ll¥a May 14¥4 July Johnson 24 10 • • common—. preferred! 7% • . Inc commonHumble Oil & Refining Htard Lock & Mfg Co— Htossmail Refrigerator $2.25 pfd_ Common stock warrants—, Imperial 18 ¥a • ♦2.50 preferred McKee - 0 ; 6% 50 16 ¥2 Dec 91 t- Nov Feb 6% 10 10% *• HUbbell 4Harvey) Huyler's 11 . —2; Baking Co„ fiorn ft Hardart R-ft Co ll7/8 • - (Geo A) Apr • 25/a May Hormel Mar 44 —1 common Dec HOrn ft fiardart 49 5,250 10 Nor Bollinger Consolidated G M Holly Stores IncHolophane Co commonBorder's Inc Dec 2,000 76 ¥2 —1 1% 10 Dec 76 ¥2 85 Jll common 2 :■ Jan 85 iff July • 53/4 1,200 (R) & Co class A 1 24 ¥4 May * convertible preferred 1,000 1,000 Hoe Iff % Mar 18¥a 1% 1 10 17,200 Feb • 10 2% 5% ft preferred w w_ 4ft preferred w w_, Henry Holt & Co common 7%. Mar 18 5,500: 69 ¥2 1 Shovel. 1% : 300 26% 110 International Marine Communication Co Ltd. 1% > 9% 24% Feb Marconi Brewing Co 1 Hat Corp of America B non-vot com—1 Hathaway Bakeries Inc 1 Haseltine Corp • * 21¥a 9% Aug Jun Jan 26 Feb 19 (AG) & Co class B McWilUams Dredging common. 15% 20 78 Manlschewltz (The B) Co Mapea Consolidated Mfg Co- 56 ¥4- Jan A May 74 - 19 common Oct Jan 11 20 ¥4 21% —1 % common Dec 5 30 Dec 250 8 ¥2 Mangel Stores Dec 25c Aug July 7 ¥4 243/4 103/4 Jan 15% s 11 25 700 — M 473/4 common Dec 600 6 60 Mining Ckv_t May 25 ¥a 15% Mar, 4,300 Jan 25 Nov 7% —10 600 25 Harvard 9 ¥4 Jan 1% 7¥a Public Service- Co 16 Olase ~7¥b Maine 48% Seller Co — lfacklntosh-Hemphlll Co 5ft 6 5% .7¥a Lignt: Helena Rubinstein 13 10 24 ¥a Harris common McAleer Mfg Co common —5 com common Dept Stores 12 ¥2 Jun 140 2% Hecla 253/8 12 ¥2 t Nov Jan 15% Hearn 23 ¥a Exploration. Light $6 pfd 47% Rayon 25 - 2% Electric Hartford 2,400 Feb 8 ¥4 W Apr Louisiana Power ft 1 naruord 107/a Massey Ltd new 10¥a May H Hammermill Paper 10% 6 1 8,100 Mar 120 133 13% 99% _5 300 10% July 6V4 Mar 7 '60 ■ , * Lamp Co 100 9 ¥4 127/a Louisiana Land ft Marion Hall May 63/4 Oct Oct Dec 10 3/4 Jan Mar 50 9% 8 100 May 5/b Lighting Co— Common ctfs of dep 7ft preferred A ctfs of dep 6ft preferred B ctfs of dep 28% Jan Oct 800 136% 137 common—25c Utilities $4.40 pfdGypsum Lime & Alabastine 28 % Tea— States Feb 22%- Apr N0V ■ 63 1 Grocery Stores Products 18% 9 ¥4 - 393/4 52 y2 25 200 21% Long Island % 6VB ; 10% May 22 Chain. Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas) Longinea-Wittnauer Watch Co_ 1 Northern Paper- Nov Groceterias class A_ Jun 807/6 — Non-voting common stock7ft 1st preferred— Great Loblaw Jan 50 Great Atlantic & Pacific 6 ¥4 Jun 3% 800 '• 1,200 % * 15% 27% 5 7 II common Nov 25% pfd—25 Lit Brothers Inc 6ft preferred Aug • conv 9% I common/ Corp 2y8 • 5ft Jan -1 Inc 12% ♦4.50 prior preferredGoldfleld Consolidated Mines Graham-Paige Motor* 6 ¥4 II 800 325 Grand Rapids Varnish Gray Mfg Co „ Feb 1,200 6 ¥4 700 45 common Nov 11 ¥a 7% 6 ¥4 , ——1 2% 40: Mfg 6 ¥2 Dec 21% 14% 2 • Gorham Dec 8 Class B 10 V* 900 Godchaux Sugars class A Class B Goodman Mfg Co. 6%. Co Jun Nov 5¥b 2,000 5 (RG) 5% 12¥a 100 8®/a 133/a ' 14% 1 - Toumeau 23% 2,200 - 5 — common Gorfaam Inc class A— Jan Jan 2% Mar 2,100 1 Glen more Distilleries class B— 24% • Coal Globe-Union 5¥* - 16 300 25 Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen Alden Nov 29 20 ; Gladding McBean ft Feb 2% 17 ¥4 May 300 5¥a 73/a 7 ¥2 Lanston 11 common Co Apr xiu&% • Gilchrist 100% Feb 700 3% • • , High 5¥a Mines Ltd 110 3% 3Va i Low 8 13 Company.. Apparel Inc snore Monotype Machine La Salle Extension University Lefcourt Realty common Leonard Oil Development preferred—* Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Nor: L'Aiglon 95 x'3% 3% Bang• Since Janoary 1 Jun ~6 •hares High Jun ~5% 3y8 Low fir ferWeek sf Prices Into Pries High Laclede-Chrlsty General Phoenix Corp General Plywood Corp common——50o Week's Bangs Friday Last Curb Exchange 7% * 100 1 General Public Service $6 York 3% £1 5% 35 10 STOCKS— Shares General Electric Co Ltd— General Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6ft pfd DECEMBER 22 ¥4 1 (2459) EXCHANGE ENDED 3Y* Corp com—1 25 Amer dep rets ord reg_ General Finance Corp common bft preferred series A CHRONICLE for Week &snge Par FOR FINANCIAL Sale* ef Prieer Sale Priee & 8 ¥2 8% 8% 4,800 —6 21 ¥a 21 ¥a 21% 200 Feb 6 ¥2 Nov 10 ¥4 Feb Apr 117 ¥4 Jun 8 ¥2 Jan Jun Jun 105 1 92 X92% 8 ¥2 12 , Jan Nov May 11% July 12% May Feb 23 V* Nov ! ' ,36 THE (2460) COMMERCIAL NEW WMk'i Friday Exchange Curb Low Niplssing North . Light & Power common—1 American Class B North Rayon Central Utility Securities Low 2,400 % Dec 2,000 6% Feb 39 39% 500 33% Mar 48 Va Jun Securities Corp 39 39% 400 33 48 Jun Seeman 4 May 1% -- 2 1% 300 '700 15% 15% 15% 2% 2% 2% 3,600 101% 200 . 15 8% "9% Sep 10% 11% 2.300 16% 16% 97 Va Nov Feb Steel Selby 13% 22 % Jan 7 Feb Nov Semler 15% 1,000' Sentinel Ogden Corp 2 4%%, preferredNatural Gas, 323 33 Jatf. 60 101 Nov 36% Qkt Polndexter Distillery Oliver United Filter*, class B Omar Inc 1%. Feb 900 37 s% 9% 30^ Feb5 July/ 12 %, Oct 5,600 22% shares Securities 2% 8% 1 23% 600 8% 8% 100 i 15 ♦ 25 13 Sick's Aug Feb 3% —Ji May common Pacific Gas & Elec 6% 5% % 1st preferred Pacific Pacific Public Service com $1.30 1st preferred- Page-Hersey Tubes • 200 32% 33% —25 7% 33% 1,700 30% 1st pfd—. —25 Lighting $5 preferred Power & Light 5% pfd— Pacific 1 7% — 30% 200 29 Mar 90 101 Feb 91 Jan 7% 103% 104 95 -100 94% ' 95 common 75 1-. 23 3% 3% 25,500 2% 10% 10% 16,000 9% Nov 18 18 19% 20% Parkersburg Rig & Reel 15% Patcbogue Plymouth Mills——-—-- 15% 16 18 —— i - Ltd———i—;-*2; 1. $1 cumulative preferred— .$1.32 cum Pennroad preferred Corp .• 25 4%% 5Qo • Nov 4 Aug 2% 100 •' 28% >40% 400 21% Nov 450 7. J 28% Nov 103 4% 100 41% 1,800 3% 3% 51% 9% 9% 4% 108 % Jun Jun * 4% 6% ~6% ~6% 24 .'•» Feb Dec 9% 100 23% Nov 48: 425 4% Nov Mar 3% 1,200 10% Oct 4% 39 -300 54 T 4% 300 3% Mar 4,400 6% May 54% Jan 5% Jan Jan 29% Jun 2% • 2 2% 2 % 10,500 2,500 2 11% 5 2 Feb ♦v Mar }g Mar - r, Oct Stein Apr 8% 8% 9% 1,300 8 Nov 38% 38% 41% 1,250 9% Mar 2 7%: Oct 6% Feb 2,000 9% Feb 16 2% - 13,000 1%,, Jan 7% Nov 3 11 6% 10% • — Colorado— Wfo cumulative preferred. Puget Sound Power &> LigbL— Oct 97% 44% May 300 • of 15 Jan Feb 11% 10% 2 May 37 — 11% 15 87 — •7% Jaff Jun 8% (The) (A) Apr Sunbeam May Sun Ray Jun, May Oct ' 100 92% 95% 94% 95% 350 90 * 20% 20% 21% 700 20% 5 com, 92% £*•••" 1 . . 12 12 12 5% common— 1.25 • . 75 6 300 - ' 3 90% Nov 99% 87% x89 520 143% 145 .100 99 37 190 35%, Jan warrants- Railway & Light Securities— Voting common Railway & Utility Investment A Rath Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common 10 80 27% 28 27% 2,700 26% 26% 300 25 600 10 24% 500 22% May 200 36 4% 3 5% 5% 5% 500 % % 5,100 16% % Dee 30 liy4 July 5% Dec 14 79 -• 8% Aug (Robert) & Co__ Reliance Electric <fe Engineering Rice Stix Dry Goods Richmond Radiator % 25 % 25 34 75, 6 3". 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Jun Nov Feb 14% Apr 200 10 17% 17% 100 16 16 16- 300 10% 10% 10% 1,200 13 13 14% 2,600 5% Jun 1% May 31 Jan 6% 19% Jun 1,300 5% Oct 6 Va Dec 20% 1,700 3% 3% 1,600 1% 1,700 19 % Mar 3% 1% Dec 3% 26% 2% 1,200 2% 5% Dec 2% » 26% July Nov 18 2% 2 100 86 2 1,800 86% 120 Nov dep rets ord regis.-— Amer dep rets def regis 32 pfd Tonopah Mining of Nevada 8% 4% 4% x34% 100 36% 7 7% 20% 20% 10 Va 4% * 25c . 600 1,100 • 500 Jan Jun xlOVs 21 Nov May 15 Jan 11% Mar May 18% May 57% Oct 7% Aug 1% Jan 100 U Oct 300 51% Nov 66 400 -.2% Nov 5 .100 90% 91% 75 I % % 100 — "■ 55 3% 3% 4 2% Nov Va 3% 1,300 2% 1 88 3,300 convertible Feb Nov ~5% preferred ~5% 500 4% 9 % 600 8% Oct 4% May 2% May Union of Gas 1% 1% 100 iy8 Oct 2% 2% *3% 1,500 2% Dec 6V2 7% 7% 600 5% Mar 8Vs Jan 6% 200 6 Apr 7% Nov — 85 Nov Mar 37% Apr Nov 13% United Aircraft Mar Union Investment Co 8% 3% AUg 17 6% 5% Jun A— Sep United Chemicals Jan 43 Oct United Corp Nov 11% Apr United Elastic 91 of Omaha Products 100 90% 54 42 common—-—— 4% 42 w; 29% Corp.—•— Nov 97% Jan 52 % Nov 62 Jan 8 Nov 38 % Mar Va May 36% May 16 Feb •20% July 17% Feb 23% Oct Dec 30 Jan Sep 25% Jan 24% Oct United Gas Corp common——— _10 19 19% 1,900 Jun United Light & Railways —7 21% 20% 22 9,200 7% Apr United Milk 13 13 13 % 13 5% 6% 3,500 5% Nov 11% Apr 24 4% 200 4% Nov 6% Jan common 1% 2 Nov 9% Aug 600 18% Dec 23 Va United Molasses Co Ltd-*- dep rets ord regis 5%i May 100 25C 7% Sep 12% Jan United Aug 9,400 900 2 2 2 Va 3% 3% 3% 200 ,1 1% 1% 1% 4,500 400 1% Mar 1% Nov 3- Feb 1% Nov 3% Jun 3% Apr 4% May 3% Jan 350 Preferred 10% 7% xl9 Jun 70 Feb 29% 11% Products 5% July Dec 2,400 200 30 3 9,000 100 3 warrants—,— 87% 10 54 3% Jan 19 Apr 300 91 54 50C com Jan 10% Jun Union Oil Co of California— 93 3% 18 % Jan 6% Corp—r Canada— 14%. Jan 10 % Jan 12: IOC 10 18% May 9" . —5 Corp Chemical 100 10% 4y4 May U Ulen Realization 700 ROO Jun Jan Jun May 5 % 7% Jun 31 Nov 8% Tung-Sol Lamp Works com Jan July 1% May 6% Apr Dec 1% „ 99% Nov 26 % Jan 1% 12 2% 10 Va 7% Nov 2% U - 54 % 55 Inc 80c 4% 325 1 ,r Jan ,19% Feb 16 4% 1 May 124 23/'s .20 .70c Lux Corp Tri-continental warrants Trunz 5% ' .-58 Trans $3.75 pfd series 7% % 118V4 July 16% Nov - — Toledo Edison 4%% Union Stock Yards 8% 6% 12 31 % 16 100 -£1 Todd Shipyard Corp common Toklan Royalty Corp.™ 23 • 35 Feb Nov * , Unexcelled 1 ■10V* 49% Mar Tishman 3% May 20% Jun 24.% Mar 49 27 Y* • 121% 121% —5 common new Corporation common Tlvoli 15 % Aug Mar 100 * 1 37, Nov 5 625 2% 10% - 1,300 15 2% 1 —,—18 450 36 15 • • 10 55 200 common—1. page Jan 77/s May Jun 15 y2 24% Nov 9% 1 common see Ml Jan Oct 3'% Dec 1,200 37 Jun 19 1 common. Feb Nov 2,200 Nov 1.25 common Inc 12 11 30% Mar 27% 1 preferred A) 6 % Nov 25% Jun 18% 10 Savoy Oil Inc (Del)—: 8ayre & Fisher Brick Co Schulte % 4% 11.: 5% * Corp " ; 900 10% 28,000 1% 3% 5 Ltd Salt Dome Oil Co 6% 400 ; 4% 4% 34% United Profit Sharing com— Samson United 3% May 15 V< Mar • United NJ RR & Canal conv 27% Jun 23% July 8% Jan 21 *•'. % Amer 1st Dec 150 11 "7% 6% 6 20 5 Ltd 72 25% £1 Inc Corn Feb 11 July 27% 1 Russeks Fifth Ave common Ryan Aeronautical Co_ Ryan Consolidated Petroleum Lawrence Nov 22 —25c — Drug common— Oct 2% 18 1 & Co common.— 8% May 5% Apr 2% 21 • —5 ; 52% 1 Co common— Oct 122 ' • J May 2% May ' Nov* 3 25% 152 • Rotary Electric Steel Co— Rowe (The) Corp common St 6% Aug ' * 3 Jan Feb 102 600 .3% ..7 3% 11% May 30% Nov Feb iy8 Mar .160 2% * 1 - 3% Jun 19% Feb Nov 9% Feb ——• 113. 13 2V< Mar 15% 10 Dec 19%. Mar 1,500 10% Oct * - 7% May 1% May i <■ Aug 26% Sep Nov % 8 Technicolor x96 5 Rolls Royce Ltd— Amer dep rets for ord reg Rome Cable Corp common Ryerson & Haynes Jan Taggart Corp common—, Tampa Electric Co common 52 7% 1 (Texas Corp! v t c Rochester Gas & Elec 4% pfd P Roeser & Pendleton Inc common Co Jun 4% Jan Nov 14% Mar 1,300 25% Valley Gas Co— Ol) 48 y2 Feb Mar 139% 17,900 17 " Field 10% July Feb 4% - ■ 150 21 20 1 Feb- Jan 700 8% 25% preferred Shoe Preferred United Specialities U S Air common1— — common, Conditioning Corp U S Foil Co class B U S and $5 1st 51 49% 51% 5,200 .25 37% 37% 38% 230 8% 8% with Securities. warrants. 1 % 1% 3,700 14% 15% 1,400 3% 1,700 200 • 1% 1 » 250 2 % 100 —1 IOC Nov 5% May ~3% 76 3% 75% 76 Nov 6% Nov ioy8 Nov 627/a 400 .25 — International preferred 243 % 78 -10 Machinery > 2% Nov 600 3 8 Va — Swan Finch Oil Corp- Mar 38% % —1 Corp. Nov 24% 1 •41% May 28% Apr 29% July 29 y» Jan: May 26 Vss 38% 24% 8% Amer _• 1 Reis Royalite % 16% 6.25 1 Regal Shoe Co. Roosevelt 13 • Reading Tube Corp class A Grande 26 ' Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— _1 $3 convertible preferred— Raytheon Manufacturing common Rio 47-Jun 31% Feb ., July 12 31c Co July 4% May 10% May 6% July 27% 27% Jun Jan - R Roller 5 Nov 36 900 3,500* ' Altes Brewing Company Tobacco & Allied Stocks Reea Oct Dec Tllo 88% ~ ; Aadlo-Kelth-Orpheum option % 7% Feb 2% Nov 3 200 ' Jan Superior Portland Cement,. Inc Superior Tool St Die Co Thor _ ;i Oct1 29% Aug 14 % Mar 25% Apr 8%. Feb 3,800 20 Corp Thew Shovel Co Oats 9% . ' preferred 6% preferred Quebfs Power Co 9 16 (Hugo) Corp— Stop & Shop Tnc (S) V. Jan 33 y* Stlnnes Texas Quaker 9% Sterling Aluminum Products. 1...: Sterling Brewers Inc 1 •> {Sterling Engine Co ——1 Sterling Inc ; 1 Stroock 4 94 240 & Co common Stetson (J B) . 39% Co 21% Jun 88 - May 21 Corp.—-— Jan • Providence Gas Products 8% 6'/2 1 Standard 4,700 18% w,..10 Nov 270 ' ——• 21% 1,: 8- 92 92 8% May-, 20 Nov Dec - 2% 92 37% Aug , Sep 224 16 common preferred 17% Jan 100 234% 228 1 10 Oil (Ky) i. Standard Power & Light com Common class B_ ■.— 21 * 234% 36% Corp.. Standard-Thomson Jan jun 11%. Jan Nov v2% Standard Tube class B 2.50 Producers Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B—„ Corp Forgings 17% 14 y® ' May 6% Mar 2% Steel Co of Canada Oct ; 36 Va $1.60 convertible preferred-. Starrett 100 35 * Dredging Dec < 19% 2.78 Oct 4% Mar 800 4 20% Co Brewing Feb 3% 7% tV;7% • — 1 Standard Cap & Seal common Convertible preferred. Jan 12% Lambert Co— • Prentice-Hall Inc common*——_—2.50 Pressed Metals of America— 1 Pugpt Sound Pulp St Timber Pyle-Natlonal Co common Pyrene Manufacturing— Standard 75% — 900 108% Apr 23% Mar .Nov 10 Btahl-Meyer Inc 13% .200 ~4% Jan Jun . ^25 ; preferred——25 V —25 4.48% conv preterence..z—25 4.32% cum preferred ——25 Southern Pipe Line -1 Southland Royalty Co———— 5 Spencer Shoe Corp • 41 2,600 ~4 4% cum Feb 4% 12 18% Apr original preferred— 37'/2 July 5% 164 200 Get Julf ... Edison— California 58% 5% 90 12% 17 76 Qct May 22% Nov 12.50 Line: xl0% x4% 54 12 1 South Penn Oil common—, 900 4% & / South Coast Corp common 1,070 5% 1 2,100 3,400- 5% 4 Feb 12%. Feb 6,900, 11% 10 300 —• common- 64% Nov 57 105% 105% .1 10% V 55 • Publications— 61 25c common 16 ■- 11% Apr 64% 50 50 Aug ' X2% Nov 1,300 2% . 8 $7 "2% 2% 2,000 20 Standard 9% Feb 15% May 14% 2% 3% 4.88% JUflt 1% May 15 y* 19% Boss Manufacturing Southern 4 Dec 10 % Mar 14 preferred Pipe 5% Jan 1% Feb % Jun 85 87% Jun Nov 2% ■: 1 Va Pa Feb 2% 19% 7% Southwest 4% May 27% Jun Feb 74 14% 3 Oct Jan 13% 100 7% Standard Nov Jan Jan 2,000 14 3% Jan 6% 22 2% 24% —8 Manufacturing Co.— —1 Corp ————_1 Standard 0/ Nov 3,400 % Sonotone DSolar Oct Nov —* 1 Solar Aircraft Co 70 July 11% May 8% 2 & prior Jan Nov 99 % 225 4% 52% i -1 common—1, Alexander common Power Corp of Canada common; 6% 1st preferred $5 6% 2'/« 1 Mining Co Service Dec 1,220 Jun 12%, Nov Simplicity Pattern common 1 Simpson's Ltd class B— * Singer Manufacturing Co —-v-100 Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis—* — £ 1 Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred 100 Smith (Howard) Paper Mills • shares Pleasant Valley Wine Co Public Oct 2% 102 26% May Nov' 2% x40 % • 28% 5% Mar ' Jun 49 •• "8% 9,100 „ May - 19% 1% Mar * 4.56% conv preference Nov 7%, • Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metellurgical common Pratt Jun • Pitney-Bowes Inc Powdrell 113 - 23% 1 Pierce Scale Feb 1% 20 Phillips Packing Co Polaris 24% May • 2.50 Pharls Tire & Rubber common^ Philadelphia Co common Pneumatic Nov 6% x41 Pep Boys (The)———— Peppercll Mfg Co (Mass) Perfect Circle Corp— Piper Aircraft Corp 15% 500 45% 28 % 2.50 Governor common Plnchin Johnson Ltd Amer Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd 1,900 22% pfd——100 Sep 31 2% Penn Gas & Elec class A common Penn Power & Light 19% Nov 7 Penn-Dixie Cement warrants 14% Aug Mar 17% 3% 45 ; Oct 4% 80 3 - —1 Penn Traffic Co Penn Water & Power Co 11 25 Oct 34 700 J: —25 „ common. 25% July Sep 19% Co July 17% Sep Feb 3% 10% Peninsular Telephone. common— 97 Mar 23% . Apr Jun Jun Nov Jun 1% Ltd Breweries 3% 1,700 4% 3% 14 common———25 Bimmons-Boardman 32% July 12% Mar common, Parker Pen Co 36 106% 3% .2% 2% 1 Silex Co common.—. lOVs May Feb Jun 32% * Pancoastal Oil (CA) v t c Pantapec Oil (CA) Amer sh Paramount Motors Corp Patlcan 6% .<■ % $3 convertible Pacific Can Co 200 4% preferred— — ■,—166 Sherwin-Williams of Canada——«,—*' Shoe Corp of America class A —* Jan 'Jan 7% 1,200 79% —1 common— Bhawinigan Water & Power Sep 17% 20% 20 78 Corp Shelier Mfg Co 9%- Oct 14% 20% ""-'I Sherwin-Williams Nov 75% Mar Bhattuck Denn Mining. Dec 22 8,800 5 Jan 39%. Jun •* 3% —25 Jun 46 109% 14%, Nov - O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer Overseas 5,600 3G% class B common- Power Oklahoma 2% 35 103% 104% common—— Ohio Brass Co 34 Feb 5,200 2% — Control: Leather Seton O Feb 10% 15% Serrick Carp class B Ohio 1% ~2% Inc— Radio Safety Sentry I 1% 1 — " ' High 27 -1% 1% certificates B) (R 1,800 —— Inc common- prior stock $5.50 Allotment 21% —IIIIi stock Convertible Sep 9% 28% 900 19.% • _ General; Industries Oct Oct Nov common— Co. Shoe Selected Low , 27 Inc_ Bros Jan 103 7% Co Ranf* Since January l High Low 27 Segal Lock & Hardware 3% Mar 97 33,000 11% —1 8% Shares 25 Manufacturing Scullin 21% May 89 101 /— •: 16 % Northrop Aircraft Ino Novadel-Agene Corp— Nov „Mar . 2% 50 Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5%pid_l00 Northern States Power (Minn),—, ♦ for Week 15% Scovlll 1% May 8% Oct Sales Range of Prices Par 78 Mar Week's Last Exchange Curb High 7% 8 ; Co RR Penn *tigk York New Range Since January 1 % 39 % : Friday Sale Price STOCKS— Shares 1 Oil Texas Airlines Northeast North • • • A common American North class DECEMBER JO 7% % 7% 39 5 Mines__, North Amer Monday^ December 13, 1948 Sales Rang* •f Prices Par ENDED for Week Last ■al« Price STOCKS— York WEEK FOR CHRONICLE FINANCIAL CURB' EXCHANGE YORK 'RANGE New & 48 Dec 41% 8 Nov 13 iy2 Nov 11% Feb 1% Feb 70% Feb 37% '"*■ 3% July Jan Jan Apr Jan July Jun 19% May 5Ya May 86 May Volume 168 COMMERCIAL THE Number 4759 RANGE Friday Par U S Radiator common U 8 Rubber 1 Reclaiming Co 1% lVa 2% 1% 200 2% 1,100 lVa 2% York Interest Last Period Sale Price Exchange Curb Sep Isarco 3 Jan A Bonds £ow High » 25 25% coupon—.1852 1940 1 January 1, No. Hydro-Electric Co— with Nov 7s Range Since Sold High Low 8% Apr Rang* Friday's or Bid & Asked High Nov 5% 1,100 - New Range Since January l Lou> 6 Week's Friday High 5% 6 1 10 BONDS Shares 37 EXCHANGE DECEMBER ENDED for Week of Frices Low WEEK FOR (2461) 4, ,, Sales Range Sale Frloe Exchange Curb Week's Last STOCKS— York New CURB YORK NEW CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 2 25% $12 20 Stores Corp 50o com Consolidated Universal Insurance Oil -a—10 U — 37- 36% ■ 28% 16 ^ Universal Products Co common— Utah-Idaho 24 10 -5 Sugar ~2% ' • Utah Powdlr & Light common 24 2% . 2% 21% — 45 Nov 17 200 J-D $101 104 V8 104Ve Light 3%s 1968 195® J-J $108'A 108% 107 109 % F-A 101% 103% 1963 A-O If-8 Kansas Electric Power Jan Kansas Power Jan McCord Corp deb 4%s Midland 22% May & Valley Extended at N Valspar Corp common preferred-; Petroleum. I Venezuelan Venezuela Syndicate 5 5'/a "5% Nov 10 98 5% 6 Jan 5% Nov 10% Jun 2% Nov 5% Jun 3,200 3 Va Y 1,300 A Waco Aircraft Co $2 Watch Ward 3% May Nov 8 Feb j. 106 July .110% Feb 2% 1% 1% 1% 9% 9 9% 950 2 lVs 2% 5,100 1% 4 4 4% 1,300 —' *' 1% 1% 7 7% 800 xll2% 113% 20 112 Jan Baking Co warrants; 140 Feb 161 — 15% 25 Oct 1 1 6 104 104% 8 103% 103% 21 103 101% 101% 101% - J-J 104% 108 7 100 103% 82% 32% 5 103% 105% 5 103 106 3 19 34 $92 J-D 105 105 J-J , 102% 106 104 107% 101% 104 4 106 Va 106 A-O 67 58 107 % A-O 104% 104% 104% 105 " Co— ' coupon__1980 1960 1940 1947 63 rnmmmm 25% ' coupon 25 Va 25% $12 — — 1,700 ' 1 Va , Apr J-J ' A-O * 147 101 13 Jan Safe Harbor Water Power Corp Apr San Jf-8 2% Mar 7 Via July Scullin 3sL1981 1952 ____1195l M-N 6Vs 1% 2%'Map 3s—.1965 MS 8% Nov Dec 147% 101-. ... , 101 19 147 2 98 103% 99% -v 101 160 Jan 115% 60 1 Co Hydro-Electric ex 5 $104 , 50-year 6% debs 1998 Queens Borough Gas & Electric— v5%s series A ... U 1952 ; 11% July 20 110 1 preferred cum Waltham 1% 100 10% 110 30 Waitt & Bond Inc %s - Public Service Elec & Gas Co— 10% ctfs ext.* 100 i, 62% 3-D :_2004 196® .1971 4s 3%s mtge 6%s with Oct A 6 • l Wagner Baking voting trust 1% preferred 1st 3s—: Piedmont - $101% 103% — , M-N Lexington 1st mtge 3s 1964 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s_1964 3%s 1970 W ' to Park 15% May 12 % July * Power 1st mtge w 16 16 h . RR— 4% Westchester Ltg & Ohio Jan Sep 2,800 2% 1 20c Inc Vogt Manufacturing 5% 5 67 5% 1 $4 convertible coupon Oct 3% 2'A Dec 19% Mar 1,700 22 196® 1947 1 29 Nov 22% 50 3%s Nov ex Altalian Superpower 6s July 23% 19% Mar — J-J A 7s 3% May Sep 2% 35 4UU 1952 1963 Milwaukee Gas & Light 4%s ,..1967 New England Power 3'As ...—1961 TTnited Universal Joaquin Lt & Pow 6s B Steel Inc mtge 3s ■ $99% __ "2 113 , A-O $101 114 113 97% — . 101% " Aircraft Warner Corp 1 l Wentworth Utilities Texas ..1.29 preferred....* $6 Western Maryland Ry : 1 Manufacturing.j West — 113% 200 - 15iy2 155;,,. 7% <l»t pfd__100 Dec 10 6% Mar Southern May California Edison 3Vss series A 1st Apr & ref 3s ser B J-J 1973 .1973 :_i : M ... • May July Southern - - — $105' • )' : A-o: f ' 51 '103'A 104 — F-A Southern; California Gas 3 %s~.*..1970 29 V4 103% 101% "105 % '■ 105% 103 ~__ $101 103%'' 101 103 % 103% -101 • 101% '105% 2 t Western Tablet & 24% com—• Stationery nov Counties (Calif) Gas — ' Westmoreland Coal —' t 36 T 36% . 33 :i. 65 .. 10 u. Mar 40 Va July 20 20 ... Westmoreland Inc Jun 25% —1971 1st mtge 3s_, Southwestern Jan Gas 1 J-J : F-A 1970 3%s Elec & Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Whitman '.f - ' T (Wm) L Co & ; # 18% 200 9% 9% 900 " 1 10 S • ~9% L_._ 1 10 preferred w w Winnipeg Elec common...;.. Wisconsin Pwr It Lt '4%% pfd 25 (R C) Co & Products Willson 18% 200 2% Inc r «,• 6 6 10 10 Jan AStarrett Jun 1 common 5% Woodall Industries Woodley Petroleum Wool worth (P W) American 6% 277/a 2 11 5% 27% — 15% 28 98% • 100 Inc 4% 15% 4% — Nov 'May 11% Jdn Feb 12% Mar 98% Stinnes 11 19% Jan 19 17 Feb 28% 05 Jan 1946 7% 5s £1 deposit receipts Jan Wright Hargreaves Ltd 6% 500 Electric Service Nov 9 Va A 7s Jan Dec Dec ex 1 Waldorf-Astoria ■;i% • -111 "lij ~1% 2,900 A-O — . ~2 Va Nov A 5s May 1 Curb Penn Electric Penn Traction Week's Range Last Period Sale Friee Exchange or Associated Assoc Tel 4%s__. Bold Bid A Asked 29 • $12 it****. •''* 5s series C ... Steel 105% Low No. High 105% 105 8 25%" ' A5s 97% 25 Af-N 100% 101% 10 99% (20% 8 103% J-D 97'A 97 Va " 103% 96 108% 108% 108% Q-F J-D M-S j-d $107 2030 A-O $108% 1960 J-D $155 ;—1959 P-4 Jan 1966 Debenture 1 104 Va 104 % 2 106 105'/a 106% 10 91 5s debentures "V" 102% . 34 81 97 Curb York Friday Interest BONDS 82% 104 Last Sale Friee Period Exchange 84'A 84% 103 105 % 105 Va 107% 83% 83% 78 88 'A 1 85 J-J (Col) — April 1946 A 20-year 7s ——Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s —...1948 A 78% 83% 83% 2%s conv ..' ' 98% 104 98 Va 498% 98 Va 102%' 97% 100 102% 19 102'A 103 101, 96% :7,. ■ 99 109 % $111% A-O 111% .< — J Gas Fuel & 1993 Elmira Water Ercole Lt Marelli 3Vas_„_ & RR Elec ex Nov 1 (Dec J-D 1958 J-J 1970 if-m A7s 1941 (Aug coupon) A7s (July 1 1 1941 $102% 103% — — • 60% — - 104 104 38 100% - 61 104 61 103% 56 3 8 coupon) Interstate Power Co— escrow — 33% 35 35% 33% 103% .2008 31%* 34 . ' J-J ' 17 17% 16% inot J-DM-S 62 65 n " J-J being traded i : 55% 75 "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "w i," Stock and Bond "w w," when issued; Below Averages are the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds '* on the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. —Stocks- —Bonds10 10 10 Total 30 4__— 6 Dec. 7 —_ Dec. 8-r—- „_ Dec. 10 10 .Rail¬ Util-- 65 Indus¬ Grade Grade Util¬ 40 roads lties Stocks trials Rails Rails ities Bonds 53.76 32.95 64.32 100.83 100.76 90.00 First Second 101.73 98.33 176.26 53.78 32.95 64.34 90.00 101.67 98.32 176.67 53.68 32.91 64.38 100.77 100.91 90.06 101.57 98.33 176.29 _ 9 Dec. - Total 176.22 Dec. 15 trials Dec. 20 Indus¬ Date- 53.50 32.92 64.25 100.93 100.89 90.23 101.55 98.40 100.80 100.80 175.75 53.24 32.80 64.01 100.84 101.04 90.28 101.60 98.44 176.41 : 53.55 32.98 64.31 100.91 100.96 90.35 101.59 98.45 • NOTE—The' dates following order: shown Nov. 27, 5 10 12% 5 Ac 1-' • - — *24 34V« 84% i 5 \ -I'.u'My. ■ 78 ■ 26, 34V« — 24 1 31 $41 .. — 42V« $41 $^8 — — 42 — ,— — — $61 65 -- $26% 28 — ^8 "*•'* T 12 13*, .1 , — 22 62 ... 25 30 39% 44 44% 27 81 27 ,, 14%. 14Va 15 ' n/l j. ^ 13% 137 zz 2 1A 2 77 lVa 1% 2 65 157/s 1Q 0. ?7/ 1/a 1% -,/ 3,2 3% f'cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ "n-v," non-voting stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates; "x w," without warrants. with warrants; • listed 39% . 68 66 .. .... 5 A above—"cod," certificates of deposit; >1. * 31 1 . gReported in receivership. Abbreviations used */;. >;• 75 69% flat. 35% 34 ' v: 35% a 31 • 65% 62% — Under-the-rule 17% tive; 63% 1919 17% ' ; — 35% . 6'As 5 34 High 61% 61 • transaction A Bonds 34 value, par Odd-lot 35 Va 35% 31 * Low Deferred delivery transaction (not included in year's range), d Ex-interest, (not included in year's range). f Ex-distribution, g Ex-stock div. h Extransaction (not included in year's range), r Transaction tor cash included in year's range), x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights, z Ex-liquidating dividend. $Friday's bid and asked prices^no sales being transacted during current week. "■No 33% 8 69% \ _ -1921 principal. 36 ' J-J 2012 14 35% 33 % * 17 January 1 No. — $69 68.% — J-J 1997 2% to A5V2S 106% 17%. reduced Government A Russian 61 10 35 Va J-J 1052 .. ctfs 31 35 1957 36 33% t-k 35% Range Since (Plan A) reduced to 2VsS Interest 102 % 102% - 10 36 J-D 1955 .1957 1952 series F a Debenture 50 102 e 1059 1941 coup) stamped (Republic of)— 2%s (ser ABODE) Rio de Janeiro stamped (Plan A) Sec— series E A 7s Parana 31 Interest 102 ■ High ■ .. If-N A-O J-D J-D Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 24 50 J-J 1 112% 110 .. 26% 1947 1947 1931 1972 AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s 65 v M-N J-D is to 1950 It 3'As ; Peru 1963 C series . $12 1953 Ry 4s International Power a6v2s 26% Power 3%s Indianapolis Power & 7s 1111% MS .Guantanamo & Western 6s__. a6v2s 1956 1961 Grand Trunk Western 103% 55% 44'A 98 Bank— stamped ,,Green Mountain 46% 97% 61% 44% 98 Co— 1947 coupon Finland Residential Mtge 5s 61% J-J MS , 1940 coupon__1953 A6'/aS with Nov 1 A6%s 5s Mfg Ll9®8 61% Af-R May ..1993 A 1st mtge 4s ser B ,!■ 29% Division— 1st mtge 4s ser A ,, Eastern Sold — 11S ;_1951 stamped Mortgage Bank of Bogota— A7s (issue of May 1927) A7s (issue of Oct. 1927). . > ■}. 7s ' J-J • AMedellin — ^ City (Peru) 6%s stamped. 1958"Maranhao stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2V8S 2008. .. 115 35% M-N F-A A Lima 1954 N 5s_. • ; r 4vas of Bonds Bid A Asked $60% $60'A — J-D 1955 1953 Danzig Port & Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped———.1952 Delaware Lack & Western RR— Lackawanna Week's Rang* or Friday's Municipal Loan— 5%s External 106% 102 " " Af-N City)— (Bait 107 " A-O 1962 Gas 4104 A-O J-J . Cons External J-D J-J 1981 debs Consolidated Gen mtge 1969 „__1976 ' 7s—' 20-year Danish (Bait)'— Pwr ,1st ref mtge 3s ser P 1st ref mtge 2%s ser Q 1st ief 2%s series R ! 120 Agricultural Mortgage Bank 99% 106 r. * ' 108% 117 — , 134 J-J :—...»—. — & 105 Va 105 Va <19 A-O M-Q „ 1977 3s Registered 'Consol Gas El Lt 40 105 Va M-8 1969 (v*- 86 108 $100% 101% 5s 168 98% 87% '92% 86'A M-S 1958 hi? 72 102'A 107'% 111 155 165 100'A 100 J-J 1954 Debenture 5s •' 27% 106 118% 118% 82% Low Debenture 5s ' 5 18 106% ...1948 redeemed) ..Cities Service 5s " 83 103'A Foreign Governments & Municipalities 107% 105% 1057/a j.j 1970 — I] A5V2S (20% redeemed) A 6 25 V* 1964 ' , 25'A 100% 2 $12 — JCentral States Electric Corp-r- , 38 19 .■ 108 New H ■ High 102% J-J 1998 6s 2%s Edison Boston ' 6 ■ — Telephone of Canada— Bethlehem , 29 % 100 7/a 100% —' January 1 1964 ...1955 5V2S A 30 Range Sines 1960 Electric & Tel deb Atlantic City Electric 3'As Bell J-D 1953 30% 16% Newspaper Union— 6s conv s f Bonds Friday's Low 1970 Appalachian Elec Power 3%s 75 16 -- 1954 income debs Western York 122 63 — ' Friday New ; J-D 195® 185® coupon 1947 coupon Hotel— West Interest 25 114% 2 ■ Co— 1940 West BONDS 29 . —.1949 Washington Water Power 3%s * 25 104 ' , United 22% Oct A7s with 7% 68 $23 * t- J-J 194® Industries— stamped 2nd United Electric Co of N J 4s A- preference 122 $64 $23 A-O Hydro-Electric Co— A6%s with Aug 1 1940 coupon—1953 a6v2s ex Aug 1 1947 coupons—1953 Dec 14 Feb 13 500 121 96% Ternl 102 Va July ,9% Nov 300 105% 98 (Hugo) A7-4s ; May 14 30 10% Ltd— $96 7% May Feb 700 800 19 8 .3% 1,200 ... 101 *% 100% 16 ' r 121 A-O ——1966 trust (Hugo) Corp— A7-4s 3rd stamped 11 5% Corp inc 5s collateral 5s ' Brothers Wilson 98 104y2 104% ■ • Stinnes Feb 10 - M-N 1989 ' 1950 (A G) 16% 6% 50 Spalding , 17% Mar 100 ■ Jan 24% Nov r t Wichita River Oil Corp Wickes (The) Corp Williams 16% 18 Va Oct 14 15'% r . , 16% 1 1 $99% 100 Vu 104 y2 " in Nov. the 29, "Chronicle" Nov. 30, Dec. of 1, Dec. 6, page 37, should have been given in the Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. (2462) 38 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK RANGE Week's Range of Prieeg 1st 5% preferred vtc vtc Low • • 2.60 100 & Deposit Co 15 15 31 10 160 5 26 26 150 High Jan 2 50 31 20 13% 6 160 Brager Eisenberg Inc——,———— 1 Fidelity '75 2.60 Chicago Corp common .—: Convertible preferred.. Chicago Electric Mfg class A pfd Chrysler Corp (new)... Range Since January 1 Low 14 16% Mar 12 Common Oct 23 Cities Service Co Jan Commonwealth 40% May Sep 161% 23% Jun 28 Dodge Mfg ..25c 50c 50C 85 45c Aug 1.15 Jun Eastern .—50 48% 48% 50 44% Feb 52% Jun Eddy Paper Mills .1975 45 46% $16,500 43 Jun 68 Jan 48 50 Air Co 4s 5s series A- .1975 50 45 7,050 Jun Jan 77 Exchange Fox General America of Drive (Peter) of Prioee Par , _• .100 Agricultural Chemical Refining American American Sugar American Tel American Woolen Anaconda Copper Tel & Low • 36% 30 39 151 3,370 38% 375 34% 33% 37% 437 High Nov 36% 6 151% 36% 50 Range Since January 1 LOW 37% 39 151% Shares Nov 52% x33% 158% 57 Nov 30% Jun 397/b 147% Mar pfd RR ,100 ..lOO 119% .-25 Boston di Albany 37% Boston Edison Elevated Boston Feb Oct Jun July 407/b & Jun 5% cl 8% cl ,B A 19% 19% tll70 44% 41 44% Jun 127% Oct 43% May Dec 100 stamped -100 1st pfd Boston Personal Prop Trust 5% pfd adjustment 5 Sep 10 Aug 7 190 5 Dec 11 Aug 7% 100 7 Dec 12% Aug 16% 16% 225 13% Feb 18 Jun 74 460 34 Feb 74 Sep x5% 10 5% Dec 43% 44% 840 31% Feb Hein (G) 35c 50 35c 8% May 64% Dec Werner Hupp Corp Co International Drug Kellogg capital— Jun 75c 5% & Hart Inc prior preferred.. 26% Jan Northwest Bancorp Tel .& Oct 28 % Dec 100 16 Dec x21% Jan Dec 5 May 2% ;200 10% 100 30% 200 28 Nov 42 20% 600 19 :' .Dec 23% Mar 150 4'/2 Dec i: 5 9% 'Feb • 16% May July 8JA Jan 27% 28 % 1,800 26"% Sep 34V2 Jun 7% 9% 7% 20 •TV* 8% Dec 14% Jan Jan 11% July 9% 11 6% 8% 200 6% 10 13 8% TV4 May Feb 6 200 ' 16 55 23 23% 12% Nov 19j/2 800 8% 16 97/b 9% 8% Dec "10 ¥2 Apr 16 Dec 2114 Jan 44'A Jan 74 V2 Jun ;' 150 .. 300 200 9% 6 Jan 14 :56% 22% Mar 200 6% 11% 13% 14 Nunn-Bush Shoe Co common— .2% 58 1,500 '• ■ . 29% May 9V2 Aug '5% Nov 13 Jan 9 Jan 600 7 % Mar >12% Oct Feb 150 12% Apr 15 400 1 12% 12% 10 32% 32% 48% Nov 64% May 20% 20% 20% — 27 28 22% 22% 22 % 15 % 15% 16 100 12% Dec 150 > 32% Dec 17 Apr 37% Jan ' common 54% 52% 54% 46 49 % Mar 39% 38% 39% 2,408 31% Mar 42% May 33% 32% 33% 380 28 F*b 39 % Mav 8% 8% 108 7 Feb 56% 57% 605 42% Feb 607/a Oct Pennsylvania RR 41% 41% 5 41% Jun 48 Apr Perfect Circle (The) 50 150 26 300 -x 24% July .20% Mar 19% 50 Mar 15 35 May 24 Va Feb Nov May 19 Jun TV* Mar 10 May •10 May 59% July * Oak Manufacturing 9 Jun 5% Coal Co 1 common.. 8% 5 common capital Co 87/s 9 50 14% 14% 5 12% Nov 16 12% 60 6% Feb 17 Sep 45 31% Feb 71 28% Feb 44% Oct St Louis Nat Stockyards capital 8% 2,850 21 13 17% 10%, 19% Oct 24% May 12 Vb Nov 21V* 14 16% 6% 750 400 20% 10% 16% .. .. ;;; ; 3,200 200 . Jan Jan 22 16% Nov 9% Mar > May 11% Jan Sep 105 8% 1,800 13 com—2% new 9% L_ prior preferred 25 Electric Switch class A_———10 Penn 12% 59 59 38% * 1 Tel Sep Jan 19 — Ind Inc.———5 American Car common—.....20 Mar Co Potter 39% 43% 44% 75 16% 229 Rath (The) Steel 20 100 xl5 30c 30c 54 Jun Sangamo Elec Co 21 % Jun Sears 81% 80 7,516 82 8% 54c Apr Serrick 970 Jan Shellmar Prod Corp common Signode Steel Strap common 25c 7% 79 July Nov 12% Nov 96 May Corp & 50 25 33% V 33% 30 : 25 33% 30 B_L: _♦ 4% Feb 6% July 500 6% Dec 11 % May 340 ! 25 Dec "31 Jan 10 30 Jan 35 July 200 27% Feb 1 11% 11% 50 11 Nov 15 Jan • capital capital Co 6% 25 • common Cummings Roebuck 5 6% 6% 10 common 41% Mar Nov 5 common....—.1 14% 2,000 9 25c 9 1 common Car Packing Schwitzer England • 2% 4% — * 35 5 New 11% May 64% Jan 9 • 10% s* Aug Feb —100 System 20 Jan 100 Cos Jun Dec 29% ' ..10 . 19 * Electric '* 16 > 2% May 12 50 150 50 16 ' — Jan 18 V* 60 9% 50 —. Noblitt-Sparks Nash-Kelvinator Service 200 9% Oct LSep 21 17 16% Mar 13 9l/4 Mar 11 Oct Mergenthaler Linotype England Feb 16% July 14% Dec vtc common 7% 150 5 t v{6% 26% * __ 600 400 23 25 Corp 9% 8 65% 50% Mar 2,200 1 (ex-distrib) Aug prior pfd—50 — Chemical 1,300 — common Products cap 17% ' New Food Corp ♦ common 58% * May " 395 —_ RR Nov 50 23% 26% Oct 7% 13 22% 100 14% 50 14% 7 1 National Cylinder Gas National Standard common 2,050 58% May 19 V2 Jan 46 100 7% 17% Li Montgomery Ward & Co.. 20 Dec 100 15% 5 common Oct 33 % Jan 10 .* Sep 19% 19'A 14% — 1 ,T 4 33 Nov 16% common." new 95 20 7% 17% 1 common.—• Marshall Field & Co Miller 650 10 29% Feb 1 preferred National Univ West Jan 8% 9% 10% common Harvester Mickelberry's 9% 57% ■.* com McNelL & Libby common Lincoln Printing Go-common—. Lindsay ;Lt & Chem common Middle 16 V2 Dec 14% 10 Tool Co common.—_—— Ext Dec 6% 46 „ —100 common.. Switchboard Salle 12 V2 50 10 3 Jan Dec Jun 400 7% 9 25 10 V* 15% 110 6% 15 % 1 Pneumatic Feb 46 1 cap common Indiana Steel Products Katz new Dec Dec 8'A 46 -* Hlinois Brick Pressed Mathleson Co 700 6% * common.. Independent 13 7% 15% 82 18 8% 1 common Sep * x34% 400 15% 92 12 % 12% «£* common 8 15% —, 1 2% — ^ 92 — 5 5 common..-.. Corp 7% — 15% 1% Bartlett common * 6% — 5 74% • : Theatre Central May common Dk Brew • (Del) Loew's Boston Maine Aug 40 10 Stores Copper Corp 34 Feb 15 Safety Razor Co Lamson Mar 3 Hathaway Bakeries Kennecott Co & Dr Hibb. Spencer Horder's Inc Peabody Gillette 25 50 87 Electric General 50 38% 3 8teamship Lines Inc National 33% 38% 87 ,100 Employers Group Assoc First 33% (W H) common Lakes North Eastern May 100 —— B preferred Jun 29 Vb 100 Common 6% 63% July Libby 160 Massachusetts Street Ry— Eastern Feb 25 * Leath & Co common——. 6 35c 32 3,100 57"% 51% Aug 70 10 Co Boston 800 25% 10 Refrigerator Heileman $1 East 44% 25 A common Feb 100 Service ,43% Corp 32 x5% 100 43% — 615 7% • RR 'Nov 25% 10 21% Oct 5 Providence Jun Corp preferred- Sep 5 il00 Apr 60V2 ■ common 18% 5 ~7 38 Nov —10 Motors La pfd stamped 1st 36% 2,174 19% Calumet & Hecla_, Cities Mar 100 cl D 1st pfd stamped & 37% 115 135 RR— Maine prior preferred Boston 36% Nov 220 118% 120% 115 100 7% 10% 5 Railway- Stamped Boston 118 118 Jan 50% Transp com Candy class A Illinois Central RR Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6% 32 Inc.— Hammond Instrument Co High 37% ,—-100 ; 365 200 66 25 Auto Brewing Gossard Co for Week Sale Price STOCKS- 38 American Gibson Sales Range 14% May 53% 10 Finance Great Week's Jun 38 Inc common (The) Corp General Last High Nov 64 V* 53 —50 General Friday 9% 50 —10 General Boston Stock 800 — , common Lines, Four-Wneel Transit 10% 64% — _—————* Corp Co— BONDS— Baltimore Low 9% 64% — 4* 2% common > (new) Flour 8 Fidelity 10% Range Since January 1 High July & Guaranty. North American Oil U 1 Cumulative preferred (new) -5 Low Shares -* common Edison Consumers Co— Nov Mills— — —.— tor Week of Prices Jan 5 Apr 30 % 138 Jan Common Vernon-Woodberry Mount Sales Range Sale Price Par High 13% Week's Last Shares Par Baltimore Transit Co common 10 STOCKS— for Week Sale Price __ DECEMBER Sales Last Corporation EXCHANGES ENDED Exchange Frlday Arundel WEEK Monday, December 13, 1948 Friday Baltimore Stock STOCKS- FOR CHRONICLE 38% 39% 1,000 32 Feb .43 Nov ... 14 14 10% Feb 15 Oct 26 26 26% 650 26 Mar 34% July 12 % 12% 600 11% Feb "14% July 22% 23% 1,600 15% F*b 6% 350 class JB common——...1 * * 100 34% May ' " N Y New Haven & Hartford North Butte Pennsylvania RR Reece 100 Mining— ———i..—i Machine Folding 2.50 50- 8% 41c 16% 41c 10 17% 1% 25c 2,199 1% ■ 8% 3,300 16% —10 _ 8% 31c 100 16% 1 Dec 1 14% Feb Jun Sinclair OH 85c Nov Apr Society Brand Clothes common...—1 22% May 2% Jan Oct South Corp... Bend Lathe Inc —• common Spiegel Works capital & pfd * 6% U 8 — Machinery 4% Nov 7% Mar preferred Rubber Co 25c 25c 20c Apr 15 15% 710 13 % Feb 13% 14% 175 11% Mar 18 % July Stone 34% 34% 218 34% 41 Sunbeam —• 25 com ——25 __—— 15 Waldorf System Inc 100 —— Electric Corp Nov 65c Jun 16% > May 52% 51% 53% 3,336 48% Feb 58% May 49% 52 2,050 48 Nov 62% 37% 37% 123 165 37% Dec 40% 425 38 Dec 49 % Jun 38 120 13% 110 24% Stewart-Warner common Container Corp common Corp 25% 677 Aug 13% Week's Admiral Corp 125 Swift com 5 - .... 25 - new Mar Thor Co ! (The) Ball Laboratories American Tel Armour & Asbestos Bearing Co Mfg 1 Tel & Co Trane Co capital 33% Jun 208 South La Avco Washer Salle (W H) Bastian-Blessing common Belden Mfg Co Bendix Aviation common. St Corp Co (E Butler Carr-Consol Central Ring Bros HI Secur Convertible Cent & S W (new).. (new) Feb 12% May American Air 350 17 Nov 26% American Radiator 2,400 148 Mar Anaconda Copper 7% 9% Feb 22% 158% Dec Jun Jun Armco 150 4% Nov 8 Jan 3 3 200 3 Nov 4% Apr 67/B Canadian 7% 750 4% Feb 7% Oct Certain-teed 28% 35 35% 150 30 Aug 40 14% 500 13% Nov 20% Jan 337/b 34% 200 31 Nov 36% Oct 1,500 7 13% 13% 100 13% 10% 10% 10% 200 9% 500 Dec 9% Mar Nov Apr Mar 13% May 15% Nov 17 Jan 13% Bethlehem 57% 100 45% Feb 66 % July 22% 23% 300 21 Nov 34 Jun 1% » Gas Continental Jan: Nov 13 29% -300 29 Nov 36% Jan Jan 700 Sep.. July 10% 500 9% Dec 21 % 55% 200 52 V* Feb 66% Feb General General common Ry Public Gas York 17% Jun 15 Ye Jun 3% 600 2% Dec >1% 500 1% Feb 750 10% Feb 15% Jun 8% Feb 12 Nov Pullman Dec 26% Jan Pure 12 10% 15 15 50 Jan Jan 45 410 44 ' 11% 72 15 2%' May v . ' 48 Jan 1,200 v 40% 10 37 V* Nov 43 Oct 200 9% Nov 18% May 86% Oct 1,100 Mar Mar 68 16% 100 25 500 23% Dec 33 Vb '45 80 Jan 85 Jan 1,900 10 Feb 11% Jan 12% July 16% North V Oct : 'Toys 1 14% 50 16% : 20% Dec Jan 7% 7% 25V8 (The) 6% Oct "'600 12% Feb 16% May 34 200 30% Feb 41 25V8 100 23% Nov — 34% __ 25 3,800 14 Ve 25V8 — 7% 14 — - • new & —V 13 -13% • 11 ^ -- 1V2 7% — 34% 100 * 9% 30% Feb 39% Oct 13 Va 300 12% Nov 18% Jun 14 200 12% Nov 11 Vb 200 10V* Feb 19% May 14% Jun 8 1,000 6% Feb 10 V8 900 4% Jan 12% July — 7% 7% 7 6V2 8 1,500 5% Mar 38% 39 300 31% Mar ll1/* 11% 700 700 11 Nov 3 Nov 4% Feb Utility Corp 11% 5 -—1 — 3 .4 ... — 5 Va RR 5 ^ ParamountiPieturesTnc Inc Co new " — (The) ,13% —_——_.—10 Packard Motor Car—-... Pan Amer Airways Corp— — —J* - - 2% com common... - 1— '4 V* 8%- 3Va 5'/a • / - , a% x 15V* 13% 600 - 5% 9 y8 4% Feb 8y4 Nov -.700 v - .700 -a•— 30% 32 600 18% Mar 7% Nov 42% July X16V* Feb : Jan ;:« 8% May I) ": u 1 x . 18% July 16% Jan 14% Mar , 14% July 21% 1,000 22% 8% — ■ Jun 12% Feb , ' 10% July B 42% May > 14% Mar 9,200 ,4% 9Va 20% t 100 3,200 T — 4% 8y2 LV--' 22V2 ^—33% — 15V2 13% ■-/„ capital.—_* Jun Mav 32% May 118% Aug 92% Mar Radio——1 — Motors 4% May 2% Mar . 33% . * 1 American Co Oil • Jun B82 14% ——.50 Light Penst-Cola..jbo 4,000 11 21% 37 16% loys Co Central Dec 10% JL 1 Nash-Kelvinator Corn New Dec 11 16 20'A Nov ,1 8% 10% 550 650 ♦ Electric Xl2% Jan com Co Television 100 6 San System Inc Graham-Paige Laclede Jun 16% 24% 71% 71"% ...—1 St Motors 400 : 9% \36% 6 10 11% * r Curtiss-Wright Farnsworth 9 1% Dec 27% Mar 7,500 . 40 % • common Products 2% III—50c 1,850 11% 44 pfd——82 Mining Steel 8% 12% pr Inc & Pacific Sep 57% xl2% „. Jtor footnotes see page ,48. Jan 15 common- common.. 25 14% I—I—10 common.—. 100 14% 23% Atchison Columbia 28 13% —5 6% 36 16 : 1 Lines Oct May 28 .2% Juri 23% • Corp.. __.___10 Topeka & Santa Fe_„___L100 5% 7% * Steel 2% May 15 cum Alleghany Corp Dec Corp com.— Cherry Burrell Corp 350 Dec 10 16% May 9% 16' 10 capital 9,400 7 53 Nov 55% ' Telegraph class A_—_* Mach 1% 7 Feb 12% Stocks— 7% common... preferred Util Unlisted 400 33% common Biscuit Yates-Amer 1,700 Inc common. —2%- com High 1% — L) Piston Low 77/b IIZZIZ10 common Borg (George W) Corp— Borg-Warner Corp common... Burd Range Since January 1 .. 1% , x37% 100 29 , - • Bankshares 7% — Bruce Wisconsin 1% 35 400 82 7% * •; Jun 13% 24% .1 Berghoff Brewing Corp Binks Mfg Co capital..—__ I—III Bliss & Laughlin Union 10% 151% 151% 7% 3% 40% Wieboldt Stores Inc 22% 151% „ May Wesunghouse Electric & Mfg com__12% 5% — Aug 14 2% Mar 6 —2 B. 24 *, - 44% common 17% xl7% common.... Co Steel 10% 100 Manufacturing Corp... Barber Co S —.5 commcn 29 7% Mar 100 11 2.9 ...5 (The) common 20 xl7% Athey Products Corp capitalAutomatic High .* common Co 21% ■■*/' common— common. Dec 400 3 34% 11% __ 25 —' Corp Jan Western »Shares Low B: __ International Co Ltd ctfs of dep. Texas 15% for Week of Prices Sale Price common Aetna Allied > capital stock Co Nov Sales Range Par :150 8% 13% 6% 1 & Nov 24 Chicago Stock Exchange STOCKS- 23% 40 • __ • common Swift U Last ' 5 Mach Tool Union Carbide & Carb capital Air Lines Inc ■ 23 V* • • Jan 3 w - 25 Corp United Friday 8% Nov Apr 40% 123 13% 24% Apr 38% 38 123 6 Sep 51 * —12% 50 23% - Jun 32 8 20 Sundstrand 10 Vermont & Mass Ry Co.—.—_ Westinghouse 160 * Inc United Fruit Co—— Shoe 5% L_ 5 Dredging common Standard Oil of Ind capital * Webster Torrlngton Co United 5 —100 Association Shawmut Stone 2.50 6% 2 • Standard Rexall Drug Co Rutland RR 7% 22% Jun 5% May 11% May 26% May 23% Jan 45 Jun 42 May .-1* % ^ Volume 168 THE Number 4759 COMMERCIAL Jk FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK Week's .Last of America Corp Radio-Keith-OrpheumRepublic Steel Corp Rexall Drug- Inc common — Scbenley Distillers Corp___—_ 13% 3,800 7% 7% 1,600 26% 26% 7'A 26 Vz 5 10 Range Since Jannary 1 High 13 13% -1 * 2% l3A _ Shares Low * common DECEMBER for Week of Priees Par Radio 5 Low 700 5% 800 29 y4- 30% High Feb 8 500 26% Sep Members New York Stock New York Curb Exchange £xchango Chicago Stock Exchange Detroit Stock-Exchange 17 17 17% 2,100 Standard Oil qf N J Standard Steel. Spring— 25 _ 72% 72% 73% 400 14% !4% 100 20% 217/a 1,200 1'. ——1 Studebaker Corp common Oil Corp Sunray Aw United Corp Wilson,& Co . . 21 * * ■ 11% 2% 69% Feb 9 V* American Laundry i Mach_ Cincinnati 4% Gas Elec & Last preferred Cine 4: Sub Eagle-Picner Jan 19 Apr Baldwin 15% Dec 23 Apr Rubber 45 Feb 26% Nov 100 5 Oct 11 332 23 Feb 29% Jun 95 5 90 Nov 102 % Jun Crowley; Milner common May Jan Davidson Mar 74% 18 Consumer's Power Co common. May Continental - Bros Jun 100 52% Feb 65% Dec 34% Jan 6% Mar 10% —1 Jun 5% 5% 100 5% Dec 6% Jan 5% 5% 350 5% Dec __ 6 ,--1 - .73 Jan Detroit 5 4% 4% 4% 928 614 10% Apr 13 Jan •Detroit Edison 20 20% 20% 20% 15 Nov 18 Jun Detroit Michigan -Stove —1 10% 10% 10% 6,397 600 Apr 10% Jurt 8% Mar Eaton Mfg new common— jElectromaster ____w—w Federal Motor Truck.— —4 31% 31% 4% 4% 6 6% 2% 3 . 5 7% 7% 6% 50 190 19%- 81 7 Apr 18% Nov 49 25% May Cleveland Navigation & — —I Frankenmuth 60 20 7 20% 3 11% .Oct Jan 60 100 10%4 10% 60 Dec ~4% __1 _1 Mar 67A 20% Mar 21% 10% Mar 13 Ve. 400 31% Dec 31% Dec 21,046 4 .» 2% 6 Dec 2% Deo 18 100 Jun Jun July 4% Feb 400 200 22% 22% 10% Jun Feb May 4% Jan Gar July 21 Industries— Wood 5% 5% Feb 10 350 6 57% _I .23 % 5% Feb Jan 52V* Feb 9% May 65% Oct 8% Jan ,14 " * 48% 42% _10o 41% - 14- 13 125 48% 42% 16% Mar 424 5 2,575 5% 100 3 3 3% -640 —„___5 2% 5% 5% 5% 165 13% 13% 1,010 12% •12% 13% -400 .8% 9% 1,075 2% 2% 100 2% Nov 1% 1% 800 l%Dec 4% May 1% May 7% 7% 100 7 9 1% 1% 300 1% 1% 1% 400 1% Aug 1% 1% 1% 1,465 7 7 .1% July 7 Dee Gerity-Michigan Brewing 49% Aug 48% Oct Feb 58 •General Motors common— Feb 46% Mar 40% 50 146 5% LaSalle 14 preferred _w_w_w_—50 4% Lakey Foundry & Machine——1 5% •Kroger 1st preferred——— Procter & Gamble— U S * Preferred 55 55 55 39 . Feb -6% Jan .8 Jan Hudson Motor Car common— * 50 Jan 57 Aug Kaiser-Frazer 1 38% Dec 49% Apr Kingston Products common—-—.—! Kinsel Drug 1 7 * 121 17% Dec Hoskins 71% Jan ,» 42% 42% 42% >7 42% Dec 50 28 50 —_w_ww___: Unlisted Allied —10 —— 1 38% Playing Card——____wPrinting common— U S 82 % 10 64% 7 28 7% 28% 75 27 Jan 37% May 7% 60 -6% Oct 24% 25% 316 23% Nov 10'/a May 32% Nov i5iy8 151% 255 Jan Stocks— Stores —————— ' American Airlines * _i —— r •• Rolling Mill——i_ „—lo 100 American Tel & Tel ! 151% 25 32% 32% 32% 443 44 43% 45% 78 32 V* Feb 45% 65% 10% 10% 11% 257 10% Feb 14% 2% Feb & Ohio_. Cities Service Columbia —10 ———_—_ Gas : Commonwealth • ; _ . Southern— & — — General Motors National Cash "I"ZIZI10 — Packard Motor Car _ Pennsylvania RR Pepsi-CQla Radio ;—— — — Brands Oil Timken R U 577/a 4% ' 1 — 7% Feb 1 U S 235 -41% 71% 19% Dec Jun 29 Feb 92% NOV 35% —. Radiator — r . 24% . 167 40% Dec 67% Mar 25% 130 24% A • ' ' ■■ v'.'v Akron Brass Mfg- Week's Dec 54% May 87% Oct Los ; -■ 1 3% Cliffs Iron Nov 33% Jan %% preferred Home 100 14% Feb .20 May 300 4 Jan 10% 804 3% July 8% Feb 12 Oct 14 180 Investment 300 9% Nov 800 6 9% 6 1% 1,580 1% 200 Week'* General j ♦ Motors commofc Central Apr Jan Certain-teed Products 45% 19 26% Dec 33 Jun 2,162 12% Feb 18 Oct 74% 387A 241 al08%alO8% 2 a3l % a31% 106 45% 45% a38% a38% 100 58 58% 125 13% 13% 405 11% 11% 19% 42% 72% Dec 34% 330 38% * (Un) —_—10 -Gray Drug Stores——Greif Bros Cooperage class A_ 13% ._* Feb 105% Jan 81% Apr 42% Oct _• 31% Dec Halle Bros common— __w . Preferred 19% 5 50 , (Un)—; ——1 V Jones & Laughlin Steel (Un)__ __«• f Kelley Island Lime & Trans— * Lamson & Sessions. McKee (A 10 — Metropolitan Paving Brick-. 4 Nestle Le class Mur Y Central '• ._^_1 • A— RR (Un)— ■_* _ 29 1 Clary Multiplier Corp 5% — Consolidated Engineering Corp Consolidated Liquidating Corp of America Creameries Packer 1 common 8 ,t • (Nn)_ ' _ a33% 33% Dec Dresser Industries, Inc. a Corp 53 Patterson Sargent Pennsylvania RR (Un) Radio Corp of America (Un)__ Republic Steel • .* • (Un) Richman Bros Standard Oil —' ■ Nov Farmers & Merchants Natl 17 Jan Farnsworth 39 Feb 39% Oct May 15% Jun Jan 35 4 29% Mar 874 11% Nov 510 10 115 24% - - 15 4% Mar 6'A Sep 300 2% Feb 120 4% Feb 7% -Oct Feb a26% a26% • a41% - _ " U 8 Steel Van Dorn of Ohio common Iron common —TO « (Un) Works L— . 12% Exeter Oil . ♦ — 10 —1 —•* 6.66% Hudson Motor Car Co Hunt Foods Inc common 600 Dec 6% Sep 22% Oct Dec 5 • 8'A Oct 49 -Aug 12% Jan 9y* Nov 61 Dec 48 Mar 80 Va Jun 19% Nov May 100 9% Jan 60 65% Feb 110 90 NoV 3% 3,200 12% 13% 225 11% 3% 12% 11% 270 11% Dec 18% Mar 125 2% Dec 4% May 8% Oct 17% Jun 3% 2% 2%- —10c al4c al4c al4c 65% Nov A8% Oct 131 July 5% Aug 1.55 Jan • 200 12% 22% Dec 1.70 Jun 97%c Feb 14c 24C Nov 8 Jun Feb 8% 8% 10% 1,030 'Nov 15 Jan 18%July 5 41% 41% 41% 911 -40% Nov 51 Apr 1.10 liar Jan 22 y8 May 10 115 115 Jan 1 ,27 a73% a74 Mar Kaiser-Frazer 23% May Mar Mar 39 Kern 16% 7 10 51 295 470 Corp County Land Co 36% Nov 67% Mar 185 496 1,000 Jan 52 12% 10 Jade Oil Co Jan Mar 11% Jun 15% Jun 58% 1.15 32 Feb 95c 320 Feb 5% Nov 12% 10 Masoot 23% Nov 295 58% 1.05 1.20 15 Jun Oil 1 — 1 —_1 Manufacturing Co, Merchants Petroleum Co__ Menasco Mallinson National 1 -1 -1 1 Nordon Corporation Ltd 33% Oct 47 Oceanic 35 Pacific 12 15 May Jun 89% Nov Oil Co— 6% ; Finance Corp common Pacific Gas & Elec common preferred : 5%% 1st preferred 5 % redeemable .preferred 1st 1.35 ; 1.25 4,873 17% 395 700 90c 1% 600 1.25 1.40 7,850 11% 11% 17c 11 11% 33c 2.80 2.85 4,700 18% 18% 30% 330 30% 30 y8 25 33% 33% -25 ,—25 Dec 15 Nov 24c 33c 1.95 Mb NOV 1,527 30 183 33 100 26% Mar a26% a26% 75 , • Mar 26% Nov Jun 70c Nov 15% Mar May - 13% May 6% Feb 33% 30% 30% 1.55 July July 11% 200 10 25 1.30 Apr 8% Mar 1 lie 300 33c 95c 2,200 U% 14% Jun Jan 1% Jan 100 15C 2.80 1.60 July 14% An 1.00 17c 1 Fabrics Northrop Aircraft Inc.. Occidental Petroleum .Corp Apr Jun 87% Oct 17% —1 Co 17% 90c 1% 100 — Lockheed Aircraft Cbrp 22% Feb 3,087 1.05 Jun 7% Feb 12 8 a41% a41% — — Jun Feb 60c 300 6% Feb 60c 700 60c 7JA Corp -1 Independent Exploration CO— 33 %c Intercoast Petroleum Corp ________10c Hupp 34% 41 10 a 300 Bk——;-100 class A common--—* 43 336 150 31% Jan 20% May 65% Jun 52% Nov 10 Corporation (The) — Motors Corp common Garrett Feb 363 10 13 152 800 Trie 6s Radio Corp——1 27% Feb a26% a26% 9 10 Youngstown Sheet & Tube_. 3 500 a50 1 Co Ltd class A_— 26% a41% a4iy2 a71% a72y8 4 * i— 13% Jan 15 Jan 4>A 13% 20% Mar 29 13% 13 19% Holly Development Co 25 580 28% a52% a54% 5 5% a50 Jun 210 84% July 19% 56 17 9Vt Dec Feb —50C Feb 25 26 135 Hancock Oil Co 17 131 3,600 Jan 25 —50 2,125 9% 48 75 9% 21% 40% Mar 36y8 •9%' Jun May 6 36y8 8 Aug 13% Jan ••9% 140 57 Mar 6% Nov •16% 20 110 20 6y« Feb - I—1 43 • Nov 1,547 1,716 5% Apr 16 V* Dec -2 -10 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—* 28% Jun 7% 12% Mar Jan a33% Feb 13 55 7% 28% Jun 18% Dec 7% _* —— 43 4% 28% 10 % 3,494 20 _, Aircraft Co Inc.— 66 5 a33 18 4> — ——_— Lincoln Petroleum Co Oil 17% 612 ' Ohio Edison Ohio 21% Feb 7% Feb 13% 4% Sep 90 18% 14% 83 1,950 7% 25 600 4% al8% Dec - Sigh Low 4% a20% a20% j* Dec 70 Range Sinen Jannary 1 High 1 •Colorado Fuel & Iron-common— Jun 13 a53y« 11 13 13% — 20 19% 32% 4% 4% 9% —2.50 Corp ;Nov 42 -■ Shares a25% a25% • .• 300 12% Sep all% all% 6% 7% 7% — . 111% 6 Natidnai Tile & Mffr—w—— N - 4% _i — 378- 32% 32% 4% • 17% Dec 13 • class B—_—_i G) 12% Sep Low a20% 13% a32% a32% 7% 2% May 2% Jan for Week a -31% Mar -50% Mar 102 *41%,a42% Industrial Rayon Corp Chrysler General . 1% Jan 12 Nov 1% Feb Sales Range Inc— -33 ya Corp——— Jun 12% Dec Douglas Firestone Tire & Rubber (Un)^ General Electric common (Un)— 16% Oct Feb 12 24% Jun 31% * Mfg new common, 1 Corp„ Oil :Cofp„ Broadway Dept Store Byron Jackson Co Chica 158% 147% Mar * Eaton '6Va Jan Oct 3% ef Prices ____10 Appliances Diamond Feb 2 25 — Dec Blue Bolsa 8% 72%'- 72% Feb 4 • 147 16 3% 16% 1% 200 196 32% 15% " Jun 16% 431 „ a27% a27% 16 3 200 a9% 32% $4.50 preferred __; —100 Cleveland Electric Ulumin com—_w—• 4 18 .a8% -J common High Loto 245 151% 151% Jun 25 600 SatoFriea common— Bros Bendix Range Since January 1 Shares 4 16% . Cleveland Barker ' 3% Jan 3% • Angeles Stock Exchange Petroleum Company— Bandini Low-High Par ■ i-—■——5pe American Coach & Body— 5 American Tel & Tel (Un)——100 Apex Electric Mfg common. 1 cnesapeake & Ohio— _——25 City Ice & Fuel —______w* 2% Feb 4% Feb 1,672 4 6 FrMay for Week w Jan Jun 17 July 9% i% 1 Jun 33 Sales Range of Prices Bale Price 2 9% Sep 3 !% 1 Basin Oil Co— Last ' ' 2% May • Exchange Friday 1 STOCKS^- 13 Jun 2% May 14 Par . Sep 1% Nov Jan 10% 10% ,1 1— common—— stocks— Cleveland Stock 15 Dec 8 Jan 3% 1 ... common—, Warner Aircraft Jun 72% 42 Dec 5% May 3% Jan Laat —Z12Z50 Westingnouse Electric " ' 9 15% Jun 22% Jun NO? Jul) 24 20 1 69% 25 73 % 26% 13 16% —10 — 25% 3% 3% "—2 Manufacturing Tivoli Brewing CoName changed to Altes Brewing Co Udylite Corporation Jan 15 6% Nov >5% -Jan Dec 12 % 825 25 25 Davis, Sheller 22% May 23% Jan 5% 200 Scotten-Dillon 41V* May 133 20% 72% _Z— B__ Nov 7% 235 .26% 73% „„—10 Steel S 13% 19% 20% —- 16% Feb 55 13 * 31% Mar 2y8 Nov 982 4% Chemical Pfeiffer Brewing common— Rickel (H W) common ——. 46% May 5% May 25% Feb 72 50 9 Mar 2% Sep 4 250 4»A Packard Motor Car common— Parke 42% Jun 65% Oct 13% 2% 2% -2 4% 100 13% 10 Peninsular Metal Products ' . __2V2 Corp qommon National Stamping .Park ! ' 1% —1 _1 common Wayne Screw Products com____. ZZZZZZI25 *. 105 4% 16% 31% . 50% 15 16% — (Ohio) 35 Mar 34% Mar 4% Mar 260 58% 9 32 95 38% -39 4% i* — •; 31% May/ 35 — Standard Oil (NJ)__ Standard Feb Feb • Corp Standard 24% , Screw Products Murray 3V2 Jun 21 33 %C ——— Oil Pure j" 364 ,v 0 . 200 ZZZZZZ.50 —_ 4% Feb 25% 25 _» Register—— 190 12% July 31% July 39 — 3 7% -27%' 28% 27% • 1 Electric General 158% Jun 31% Dec 50 3 7% —.' 25% ; Mar A*— 2 common Michigan SteefeTube common ' 3 _I—1—1 Curtiss-Wright 7 Dayton Power & Light* Fed Department Stores- 148 Manufacturing McClanahan Oil _* Jun Chesapeake 25% common, Wines Masco Jan Jun American Lamp "4% 1 _—* .380 40 •__■* Hall common Feb 17% ,64% 64% .— 1 ——1 10 17% Randall class B_—____—w— w__ Corp Goebel Graham Paige Magnavox Co _: : Apr 8% Nov 21% Jun 86 Jan -t 35% Jan 32 July 2.7%" Sep ?»'»'t For footnotes see page 46. • 12 66% Aug 16% May 35 Brewing Fruehauf Trailer common— , Jun 130 200 30% 7% 236 19% 60 Apr Apr 17% 30% 12- A 7% * 10% 53'A 15 ■ 7% Nov 7% 695 7% *Partic preferred 100 Hobart Mfg Co common-—10 Kahn (E) Sons common——' * 5% Dec 8% 53 % 30% 5% 74% 8% 2% Jan s30% __ —* 5 — High Feb 12% Feb 191 195 150 11% :_——10 common—— 5% 8% 13% 15 11% * Hatfield-Campbejl 5% 2% 1,100 .8% — —i Motors LOW 2% 13% ' . Range Since Jannary 1 High hi,.2% . — -—1 common—4— 5% 74 % __ Burroughs Adding Machine com— —* -2% Chrysler Corp common 23% 50 ——: —1 Brewing Co Dec, 14% 95 * www. Altes 32% Jan 24 37 174 Low —1 27% 5% Crosley Motors Dow Drug common Allen Electric common 5% 5% Shares 1 Par High 110 16 23% 25 Co_ Range Since January 1 < 26% 27% 100 —. Bell Tri—— (Dan) 16% * 8.50 Cincinnati Union Stock Yard— Cohen .25% 15% Sales for Week of Prices Friday Low 24 Week's Range Bale Price STOCKS— High 16 24% _——* _ Cincinnati Street Shares of Prices Low * — ^ Detroit Stock Exchange for Wedk —20 common *1 Sales Range i—8 i Burger Brewing w_. .'_ Champion Paper & Fibre Churngold Corp .___ ' 37/a May 17% May Exchange Week's Sale Price Baldwin Telephone: WOedward 2-5525 15% May Feb. DETROIT Building Jun 29 Feb 2y8 Ford 15% May Feb 10% Nov -Last, ;; ,par . Jun 11% Friday • STOCKS— 91 ,16 % Mar 200 — Cincinnati Stock ■ Jun 9,700 11% 23 14% 1,400 2% U% 11% 11 % j~1 __ common Feb 6k Co. WATLING, LERCHEN ' 33% Oct 7% July 32% July Nov 5 , Jun 15 11% May 6% Oct 23 Feb • 15 8occny Vacuum Oil Co Inc_. 39 Sales Range Friday Sale Price (2463) EXCHANGES GRANGE FOR WEEK -ENDED STOCKS— CHRONICLE , i ^" 1|^ tilr 40 THE (2464) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK RANGE Week's Range Friday - . Par Pacific —_ Petroleum Republic Oil Reserve Co Oil 51% 25 24 47% Mar 55 100 42 57 ¥2 Jun 32 Texas Jun Dec July 25 1,290 6 1,657 3% Sep 6% 5 5% 1,400 5 Nov Tide 75C • 80c 700 27% 26% 5% 5¥a 8 16% 16 % 16% 1 2- 17 17% 554 3,038 Nov 15% 1,740 28% Mar 60c 195 1 Company 22 Jan Union Pacific Railroad Mar Inc Stores Finance Seaboard Sears Roebuck Co — k Co,.,—— Security Company Shell Union Oil Corp.— Sierra —* 38% 39% 30 47% 48% 15 Trading 25c Corp— Signal Oil 8c Gas Co class A ;—1 • Aircraft Solar Company 22% 1 Calif Edison Co Southern 28% 4.88% cumulative.. convertible —25 4.32% cumulative —— 23% 4.56% ; 3,584 9% 9% Southern 6% Calif Southern class Pacific Standard Oil 6% 15% 26 605 26% 312 24% 24% 1,043 27% 27% 1,255 26% Rubber 8 Woolworth Co 28 class B preferred 25% • $1,25 preferred —T conv Transamerica Corporation, Transcontinental Union Oil United of & Apr 34% 50% 50% 640 44% Feb 64% 68 1,448 55 Jan 62% July 72% Jun American 11% 11% 1,816 9% Feb 15% May Baldwin 19% 20 1,120 19% Mar 23% Bankers Securities 10% 10% 230 10% Dec 20 ¥4 May 15% 15% 150 15 Nov 17 Sep 10 Jan Steel Consol 2 Air lnc_5 Corp Oil Nov : I ■•"I-.-v /'"■ American Stores Oct Tel Co— Mng Cons Cons Chollar C & S Imperial Corp—, ; Stocks— Alleghany Allls-Chalmers Mfg American Power 2%c Dec" 70c Ltd—_ —25c 2%c 2%c 4,000 2c —10C 4c 4c 1,000 4c ———• V 4 ¥2 May 5c 2% 2% 250 5c Nov 'Jan Apr 4 ¥4 ' 27% 1,005 27% Dec 41 ¥2 May 7% 8 758 6% Oct 10 7% 7% 100 7% Dec 10% 13% 14% 1,255 a53% a53% 50 American Tel 100 al51% Tel Co—. Co Locomotive 5 - Co———— 386 25 Dec 31% May United Gas 15 Jan 37% Sep 7 ! 7% '388 4% Feb 11% al2% 82 a 10% 11 ¥4 45 12,588 10 33'/a 22 —5 33 % 21 ¥2 .. 22 a8¥a May 7% 10% Feb 45 Oil Cities Service Columbia Gas Commercial 37¥4 Solvents Commonwealth & • Corp Corp.. (N Y) - Consol Vultee Aircraft Corp Continental Motors Corp 30% Mar 39% 21% Dec .11* Jan 65 Feb 11% May / July ;';I Allegheny Ludlum Class A Electric — ——_ Power Goodrich : • (B F) c ■; i r Light Corp.. :* ■. 17% Nov 27% Jun National 100 Mar 69 Jun National Airways 2% Pictures Inc__— /___ l Pennsylvania Railroad Co 50 Pepsi-Cola Co 33% Phelps Dodge Corporation— 25 Inc Corp of America • f Standard Oil Co Standard (N Oil Studebaker ,For . Co footnotes 32 50 / 17% al8% 62% al5% al57% 177/a 17% 17% 13% 13% 13% 10% 9% 10% 15% 15% 16% page 197/a 20% 1,257 19% 25% -50 25% 22% 23 16% Feb 45% 46% 10 102 10 ¥4 61% ; 62 2 ¥4 7., 206 • 287/a July .7 27% July 50% May 39¥» Mar;. 10 Dec 10 62 ¥4 364 2% 700 616 19 ¥4 96 20 Vb 10 ¥b July Nov 707/a Nov Dec • 19% 19 ¥4 19% 21 21 21 50% Mar Feb 2 Jun 45% July 23% July Dec 22% Apr Mar 25 Dec 25% Week's 3% May / 23¥a Mar Feb 24 Sales ... Range of Prices Low for Week Shares Range Since January 1 Low High High 24% 25% 250 24% 13% 13% 357 13 10 ¥4 11 ¥4 161 10 ¥4 10 ¥a 10 ¥2 573 10 ¥s Dec 12 Nov 24% 24% 10 23 ¥2 Feb 39 ¥1 Jan 9% 9% 25 7% Mar 10% 22% 23% 189 21% Feb 34% 35% 55 31% Nov 20% 21 ¥4 545 18% Feb 8% 8% 50 6¥s Feb 21 ¥a 21% 2% 2% 700 8¥a 7" 33% 8¥a 40 3 3 16% 7- . , Dec 33% Mar Jun 19% May 14% Jun Feb Feb 12% Mar 8% Brown 21% Jun Burkart 22 ¥4 ' May 15% Nov 16% 17% Nov 27 ¥4 380 4% Feb 8% Nov 450 18% Feb al6% al7% 184 16% Feb 800 7% Nov 22 a52% a52% Electric Motors —1 Tel 9c Jan 2 ¥2 Mar 3% Jan 178 30 52 ¥a Jan 128 30% Nov 39 ¥a Jun 8¥a 83/s 205 7% Feb 10 70C Mar 10c 65c 100 9c < 5,500 Oct 9c Dec — Jan IV4 Mar 19c May ■ 50 13% 13% 11% Mar 15 Jan 31% 32% 171- 29% Nov 39 ¥2 Jun 124% 25 ¥a 152 24% Dec 33; Jun . ' ".31 % Exchange Week's Sale* Range for Week of Prices 32¥a 1 W4» 1 1 common * (Un). —.10 Shoe 41 ¥4 Mar 57 May Jchansen Shoe 34 671 32% Nov 49 ¥a May Laclede-Christy 32% 535 25% Feb 44 May Laclede Gas 8 Feb 15 Jan Laclede Steel 7 Dec 11 317/a .... Jan 544 32¥8 13 ¥2 150 ¥s ;rV. -7: Oct 370 19 100 16 10 39¥4 57 ¥2 Sep 33¥a-Oct Dec 227V4 ' 24 ¥2 235/« 39¥4 57 ¥2 58 Va 31 Jan May 27 Nov 33 Feb 276 51 42% May1, 66 ¥s Nov 3iy4Mar 246 , Mar 19 ¥2 20 38¥2 39 Mar 42% -1 2¥a 2Va 381 1% Oct 2% ¥2 22¥2 22¥2 100 22% Dec 40% '40% 41 ¥8 304 39% Nov common 22 Hr Jun Jari 15 ' 7 " 20 13¥2 . 23¥2 May 24% Dec .> 142 25 38% -185 " Jun 155 ¥4 Apr 100 Higtu. . 19 Feb 27 10 27¥4 23% __ ... r -5 -50 International Lota 50 . —6 Preferred Jan 17 151 ¥a 151% 10 10, I——11 (Un) Range Sine® January 1 19 __ common—...—10 common Shares High 17 __ 151% 15 Common -. Low .... -1O0 — Griesedieck-Western Brew 2 Huttig S & D common—, Hydraulic Pressed Brick common. 5% May 11% May 26 ¥a 34 19 ¥2 Dec 1,025 33 66 21 30 Nov Jun Feb,; Mar 45¥a Jan May 46 2,045 7% 590 - 2% 2% 220 2% Dec 26% 26% 26% 323 22% Feb 8% 8% common 9% 243 8% Midwest 5% May 33% common North American Dec 13% May 83 26 Feb 32% Apr Rice-Stix 1st preferred— 274 15 Feb 23 Va Jun St Public 41% 41% 138 35 ¥4 Feb 19% a20 510 19% : 40 40 ,73% 21% May 28% Jan 52 ¥2 Jun .. " Securities 71V* Feb 85 ¥b July Stix-Baer 17 29 Vb Wagner Mar Feb Jun & Fuller Electric " "" Dec ^ 3% Feb Dec 13 30 4% 17¥4 May Apr 6¥2 May 32 ¥2 32 ¥2 20 19% 19¥2 15 18% Nov 23% 21 21 25 13 ¥4 Mar 22 1125 corn- (Un).. . 21 16¥2 17% 328 16% Aug Jun 15 15¥4 19 17¥4 137% Jan 7 Feb 10 15 ¥a .100 class A. —50 131 ¥a 131 Va ~4% common : common 15 14 18% — 280 Nov 32¥4 Feb 15% Mar 110 13 • 46. ^ "■t V • 45 , Feb 7 Dec Dec Jan July Jan 43 29% Mar <5o 14J/4 45 , 45 34 4% Dec 179 32¥2 131 653 39¥a Mar 14¥2 Mar 5 4% 18% 14 ... 28 r 182 "■ 4¥2 32% common.. common 2¥2 30 140 5 ¥4 38% Investment Sterlinv Aluminum 38 334 875 * 32% . Sears Roebuck & Co 255 "1 73 3 b '20% Dec 47 common Service 2¥2 13 ¥2 5 ¥4 10 ... Cement 17% Louis .—.20 ¥2 13 —4 ... common Portland 2 —5 ... Piping & Supply Missouri Oct I—. common common 17% a29% a30% a 9 ¥4 31¥a Sale Price ; common. 31% 41% Apr Dec 31 7 common Mfg General May 21% May 9% & Industries General Jun 840 . Nov 8¥a 30 ¥2 1 Coca-Cola Bottling Falstaff Brew common Jun 40% Shoe Clinton Jan 20 26% Feb, Aug 6 ' common Tel Century Electric Co 18% July 13% May Nov 9 24% Nov 30% Par.. 63% May 17% -Nov Aug 237/a May 2% 510 7 Last STOCKS— Apr Apr 48% 9% 8% 30 ¥2 10 Friday American 21% , * ■' St. Louis Stock American Inv 19% 13 V 4% . 7 J—* 70c - Apr Dec 13 . 36 ¥4 11% Mar 370 , Sep May 27 f ' 4 Apr 8% 21 ZL 7- .••",/ „„.— 60% Oct 4% 'III 21% Toy 10 ¥2 15% Mar 327 21 ¥4 Jun 221 ; 23 Oct • V; ',"T 'I/'•' 5 Co___ Jun 919* 3,690 17% al7%: 33% 33% a Radiator Oct Feb 60 ;• . 13% 1 19% .2 5 24% . Jun 38 885, 1 13 25 Jan Oct Jan 48 8% Nov 504 .7% __25 —„1' 28 36 ¥2 Oct 5% w 13 ¥4 May 11% 22 '• a56% a58% 15 , ; Mining— 1 Standard Steel Spring..._.i Westinghouse Air Brake • Westinghouse Electric Corp.. 12.50 Oct Feb 14% 8% ; 15% 7% » 607 10 — Jun Nov j, 465 14% SuDply Pittsburgh Brewing common $3.50 preferred Pittsburgh Plate Glass July 25% Mar ., • J) see Feb 5 1 41% Jun 15 Nov 10 206 13% 42% Dec 1.75 39 ¥a 307 ' 40 ; 37% Mar 115; . 13% II* Corp- 3 ill: 10% Feb Nov 51% 530 .J Mar 11 . 8% 50c (Ind) < 32 34% , 1.330 30 3% a Fuel Fireproofing Corp— McQuay-Norris Standard Brands Inc ( • ,243 . • Republic Pictures Corp Republic Steel Corp St Regis Paper Co Schenley Distillers Corp Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Railway Co f . I" 1510 ' 11% 1 Corp... 4l¥e 5 Renner Co Jan 203 8% . Radio Feb 48 ¥a Nov -2iya 10 Nov 15% Feb • Radio-Keith-Orpheum 20% 214 .1 23 ¥4 145 42% • Company.. 4,771 23% • Co Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp— 195 8% 21 ¥2 23 Ys __ 1 Jun 9% Feb . 56% c 38 20 ¥2 23 ¥2 lo Aug 56% • American Paramount 37% 20% 5 common 16 ¥» 875 .>TT Co new 26% 9% • 22 ¥a Mav _lo / Feb ,20 9% ZZ 20 y8 Feb * Feb 175 200 . a42% a42% a ? Dec T 16% 13 ¥2 4% 10% 245 lo 17¥a 4,331 • July12% July 29% .100 2,150 par 13 ■' a23 11% __ Oct July Mgiy 17% Sale Price Feb 29% . 8% 18 ;. 7% 150 880 : 7 North American Co 1 33 ¥4 56% 5 7% 16% —, 9% •* Feb 5 ¥2 Mar May 17 ¥a 13¥2', Dec 8 •3% Northern Pacific Ry Co -.——I Ohlo Oil Company Oil 50 29% _ 4 ¥2 42 1,345 • 25% 7% a387/B a39 % a57 7¥8 * 699 25% a38% a39% * 13 16% .10 Gas—— Mountain 10 al3% —r Star Feb a20 a20V2 s— 25 ¥a May Oct T 17 ¥g —— Manufacturing Lone 6% % —.1 Pure •Joy 585 a39% Inc.. Pullman Oct Jun 7% • Motor Car 3% 24% 16 ¥4 Mar 10% Corp.. Distillers. Prod Cjorp Packard Feb 21 % Mar Nov a29% a30¥a __7 Dec 9% * Harbison Walker Refractories com 8% 10% a42% 5 6% 7 Oct 17 ¥2 50 Brewing— 910 a56% a59% Magnavox Company Montgomery Ward & Co Inc ;Pan 2% '28% May Dec Pitt 9% 1 Inc Nat 25% 177 ■7% Co 65% Jun 25 25 ¥a 92 :.n% Nash-Kelvinator • Fort a20 a 39 Corp. McNeil & Libby.—^— s } Follansbee Steel Jun San • __ i New York Central RR__ North American Aviation. , Duquesne Brewing Jun T4¥2 1,375 Corp .£ j ' Apr 63% Feb a22% International Tel & Tel Corp„ Kennecott Copper Corp Loew's Nov 3 10% 47/8 1 Electric & Mar 8 Illinois Central RR Co J_— Interlake Iron Corp < j_. Int'l Nickel Co of Canada. i Llbby Gas 10% 7% —5 Graham-Paige Motors Corp Greyhound Columbia 33 25% Great Northern Ry Co preferred < { May 7% .—l ___ General Electric Co General Foods Corp General Public Utilities i , & 19 61 ': 51 —* Electric Bond & Share Co— ■ Mar a55 % a55% I—_I l common. 235 50 : Steel Co.— 62 7% Curtiss-Wright 272 10% 18% May Jan 56% ;•/ 50% Mar 1,315 Nov : " Z 190 3 5 18 10 ¥2 * 7; 588 a22¥a a22% .5 17 ¥2 58 ¥s Last 9% : „ .58 ¥4 10 Mackintosh-Hemphill 1 57% 13 ¥4 July 15 ¥2 Mar 49 ¥a Friday a 55 : a22¥a Mar 7 • 789 422 • STOCKS— 10% 1 Continental Oil Co (Del) r ' 283 16% 52 Pittsburgh Slock Exchange 28% Mar 47 10 8 65 ¥a Nov 16 com —— 44% 25 ¥a * SC 7% 11% May Jun Feb 8 50 ¥2 50 % Improvement Oct .300 al7¥a al75/a H25 Crown Zellerbach Corp Curtis Publishing Co (The)—_ Corp '• 0 13 ¥2 1 10% ''4-4-'''' ; Company- Co ' 1 0 595 • 43% Hio Southern Edison 135/a a54% , Inc Edison 13% Apr Nov 50 200 Jun • Company 8ystem Commonwealth Consolidated .25 ; 74% 66 ¥2 ¥4 8% Co— Blaw-Knox Canadian Pacific Ry Co Caterpillar Tractor Co Jun Dec 54 ¥2 Dec Feb 8% Jun 17 11% 52 ¥2 * 16% July ,/ Feb 27% 20 Apr 158% 207 70 ¥4 50 Jun 110 a8¥t High 27¥a 1*7% Mar 1,711 12% 70 i Dec Oct 17 ¥s * Nov 600 . 151% 151% 11% 21 ¥2 395 • 117% July 49% July 33 460 - a55% a56% a8Vs 12 600 44 •V* • (The) Dec 91 a337/8 a33% Us . 7% 182 255 ~ ,8¥e common Westmoreland Inc i 280 21% 21 ¥2 8 ¥s Corp - Low High 70 ¥, common United 7% Low Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Co common ...—; Sun 44 , _<■ — —— Scott ■ Paper *May 157% May Sep al03 Range Since January 1 Shares 53% common Jun 11 ...5 Eorg-Warner Corp Reading Co 46 ¥4 7% '"'t .100 — Oct 40% 38 % Sales for Week 3 Gas & Nov 7% .—5 Bethlehem Steel Corp El Feb 37% Jun Exchange Range 10 preference 34 al01% 3 —— div 32 25% 11 ¥2 May 49% • common 170 J- , -.13 Corp Service $1.40 65 148 % Mar 778 Feb Sep Mar 167/b May Mar Corp 45 25 Ry„100 25 Works— RR — 7% 44% -_5 a37% a38 % . 10 Refining Co—> Avco Mfg Corporation (Del)- 48 May 10 of Prices 50 Corp a33% a34 % , 50 Atlantic Boeing Airplane Co al51al51% * — Copper Mining Co Armco Steel Corp Armour & Co (111) 1 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 12% Mar 1 24% May 33 Jut* 405 11% Brothers Public May 27% ,y Dec 2 ¥2 Corp Pennsylvania Power & Light Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg com Philadelphia Electric common $1 div preference common Apr 8c ' Mar 2% Nov 23% 45 21 ¥2 Pennroad Apr 1.80 Feb • Anaconda Budd Company Nov -1 American Woolen Co Co 2% Motors Philco Co Refin Ohio 210 1 - 14 & May - t. Oil Lehigh Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR ......... Oct Light——_—_—* & Aviation Gimbel 10 1,000 —* Barnsdall 44% July Nov 1,300 Smelt Bendix Nov 5% 1.30 American 'Baltimore 35 2%C 1.30 American Radiator & Stand San Corp-* Baldwin General 1.20 10c 1 — & Si 86% 2%C — —. Airlines 10 Co."—,. ;1 Corp American 67% Mar 2% — Mng Co.. Mng Deevlopment Co Unlisted 13% 38% July 25 595 - , 20 ¥4 May TOO 14 Dtec a7% 13 Feb '. 7 Nov 16 45 151% Works Nov ,2% Zenda Gold Mining Co : 36% 49¥4 May 100 24% * Dec a5% Feb 9% 276 24% 100 i & Tel Budd ■ Alaska Juneau Gold Mammoth 36% a5% 38 ¥2 July Apr 16 "■ Par ; 9% 878 3% May ' Jan 21% 72 _1 Western Air Lines Inc——— Black 71% 71% 10 19 Feb 160 39% Sale Price STOCKS- •11 2,693 : 29% 30 Nov 2¥a a7% 4,869 10% 10 29% Feb 9% 24% participating preferred Company Chrysler Corp Curtis Publishing Co— Delaware Power Si Light— Electric Storage Battery.— 10% all% a _• Co_ Mining Stocks— 10% common—_25 23% 16 45 Locomotive • 50 alO alO¥» Last Feb i Western California States Universal —_ 92 ¥2 Aug 179 FridayWeek's 33 10% Nov 16 Feb 32% 50c common Oct 83 500 2% al0%. 6 % Textron, Inc ¥» a23 ¥4 iia Stock 12 25 Inc. Jan 184 11% Apr 43 " July 28% 33 1 Oct 25% Jun • common 9% Dec NOV - 10 all ¥8 all% 2 ¥4 (F W) • - all ¥8 Nov 18 ¥2 , Mar 33% a a84 3.9% Pictures 33% a33 375 (Del; 29% July 34¥4 Jan 33% 572 a 23 Inc... Westinghouse Electric Corp Willys-Overland Motors Inc Oct 6% Jun 68% July Jun 32 37 Yz 7% 18% 40% a84 Co Bros Feb 18 ¥2 Co. 30% July / 24% May 22% Jan 27% Lines Feb 19 V* 14 ¥2 Mar May 27% U Warner May 32% Feb Mar 26% , Corporation 49 y2 30 7 ¥s Western Union Telegraph Co, Jun 55c Peb 8% 25 24%, 25 — Calif of 215 Sep 27% —25 pfd A Company Co Sunray Oil Corp 4%% Co Gas preferred 22c Feb 25c 1,448 44¥2 Oct 122 300 29% Feb 20% 25 • pref conv Nov Mar 9c ' preferred 42% 52¥3 May 1,000 28% ' ,-25 4.48% 1,300 Air Jun 28% 30 30c 22% 9% com—25 Ltd 160 27c 27c 9c 160 _—* Signal Petroleum Co of Cal Sinclair Oil Corp 9c 20 ¥a High 66% Feb 140 40% 18% Co Aircraft Corp United 20% May 46 91 — Dec 15% Apr 32% Feb 95 a37% a38% 16% United United Safeway 53% ..... Jun 7 Fox Carbon & Low 238 24% 24% ; Carbide Range Since January 1 High a61% a62% IlO — Twentieth-Century Union 1.30 May 4 % Feb 465, Co Associated Oil Co. Shares a55 a55% _* Tri-Continental Corp Jun 49 Water Low ..25 Company Gulf Sulphur Texas 7% May common for Week of Prices Par Feb 425 42 Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS- High Feb " 1 Corp Aeronautical Ryan a49% a50% 42 49 100 5 Ranch Oil Co Rice Richfield Low 50% Week's Last ——.—* common Con Inc 10 Range Since January 1 2.50 Gas & Drug DECEMBER Fridaj Shares High 50% ,.* -10 1 Pacific Western Oil Corp Rexall Low ——i0 Indemnity Co Pacific Lighting Corp common. EXCHANGES ENDED for Week of Prices WEEK Monday, December 13, 1948 Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— FOR CHRONICLE .» , /May 32¥2 Dec 23 July 17% May 55% July Volume 168 Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2465) 41 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 10 Friday PACIFIC COAST SECURITIES Salt for Week Shares Co. (R G) Inc Lockheed Loew's *1 (Un) 14 WALL Telephone BArclay 7-4300 SAN FRANCISCO Macy & Co. Magnavox » Martin (Glenn L) Matson HONOLULU - Navigation Menasco Mfg M J & M San Franeisco Stock Exchange Week's Last Range Reduction Co (Un) American Factors (Un) Ltd Radiator. & Amer Low • American Airlines Inc (Un)__. Stan 193^ 4.1 San 20 (Un) •!! r. * American Smelting & Refining (Un)__* American Tel & Tel Co (Un)100 American Viscose Corp ' American Woolen Co (Un)—— (Un) Armour Atlas & Co (111) (Un) Atlas Avco . Corp (Un) Imperial Diesel Mfg Baldwin Corp (Un) Engine Locomotive (Un) Bandini California of Barnsdall Bendix • Oil Aviation N Corp Bethlehem Steel Broadway Bunker Corp (Un)_ California Canadian t 7, 7% Jun 3.60 July Sep 45 Feo 38 Dec Jun • 39% 10% 11% 6% Feb 2.50 2.80 11,206 2.50 Dec 4% Jun 73 40'A Sep 43% Nov 64% Jun II 2,982 30 Jun 52% Nov 9% Dec 16% Mar 24 % 25% 25% 250 25 34 * 57 25% Nov 34% al3% • 14 Jan Jun 32 Va Occidental Ohio Oliver United Pacific Amer ' System cl Dec 6% 1st 5% redeemable (Un; Commonwealth Edison Chem Preferred Pacific Consolidated Edison Co of N Cons Natural Gas Co Consolidated 1st of 2nd t Tel Pacific Western Oil Motor Co Companies Pennsylvania Dec Mar 1,157 68c 32% 1,255 31% Nov Apr 19% May Utah Cons Giorgio Pepsi Cola Co Fruit Jun A Donnnguez Oil Fields Chemical Dow Eastman El Co Kodak Dorado Oil Co of Works RR Co (Un)_ Tele Prod Board Food & Machinery & 140 20 Va Mar 28 Sep 110 13 Va Mar 22% Oct 27% 27% Apr 260 10% Feb 14% July 122 20 Nov 27% May 3 Vb 910 2% Feb 25% 808 25% Dec 3% Oct 28% May 45 48 July 620 21 25 General Electric General 150 40'A 49 % Apr Mar 7 Dec 9% • - 100 8 * Nov 8 430 7% Jan 9% 1,210 24 % 25% 5,640 95 7% 7% 96 95 7% 921 . 10 765 9'A Nov 24 %■ Dec 16% Mar 10 Va Jun 13 Jan 34% Golden 4% State Co Ltd Goodrich (B F) Co common Goodyear. Tire & Graham-Paige Motors Great North Greyhound Ry Rubber 102 12 Mar 20 Sep 12 Mar 19 5% 5% 27% 27% a46% a48% a43% a44'% i3«/4 < 225 1,355 Bros Hawaiian Stores Holly Corp Hudson Oil Motor Car 47' 165 Oil Co Idaho Maryland 5 13'A 30 50 Oct 44 Sep Nov Mar 18,000 'A Dec 60 14'A Jun a Orpheum 30% a31% Richfield Oil Power of Ryan International Tel & Tel IXL - Mining __ San Shell Kaiser-Frazer Oil Kennecott Kern Copper Corp Sound view 5 20% 12% „ Oct 141% Nov 17% Oct 104% Jun Apr 25 49 10 a40% a40% -J.. Jun 26 22% Mar Feb 61 May 4% 4% 4'A 390 4% Feb 5% May 8% 8% 9% 469 8'A Nov 11% May 19% 20 987 19% Dec 28 — 21 22 555 18% Feb 26 y4 May — . 2% 2% 100 2 Va Jan 3 746 16% Dec 22 May 610 7% Nov 22 Jan May Apr 41 Feb 58% July 55'A Feb 75% 20% Dec 29% Aug a33% a34% 31% 31% 55 32% Nov 49 Va May 434 13 13% 3,186 a7 9% a7% 9% — 31% , * 1 13% —* 9% — 51 % 100 25 a53 51 Feb 42 >A 8 Feb 15 180 7 Oct 215 6% July 32 % 26% 130 51% 32% 26% — 26% 10 26 % Jun May 34 55 34% May Nov - 285 31% Feb 758 22% Feb 380 34% Dec Jun 33% octr 15% Oct 42% 3 Jun 34% 18% 315 18 % Nov 24 15% Jan 48% • • 27% 27% 28% — 22 23 'A 23% 23% —vr——1 — (Un) 1—10 1—~——5 Oct " 15 425 15'A Feb 26 »A Oct 290 23'A Dec 34 Va May 400 4'A Jan 7% Apr 540 — !16% 12% 16%, 8c 39 % 9c 39 % 17,700 a37 a39% 117 160 160 a4% a4'A 22% 23% 17 17'A 25-25V2 1,824 28% ,29% 894 9c — a39% i- * — 23 15 .5 (Un) — Jan Jan Spalding 11% Jun Standard Brands 114% 345 302 <!'li%Dec 121/4' 63% 4,433 11 269 Standard Oil Co Oil Co 46% Jun Corp a59% a60% 35 42y8 741 3 3% 550 Inc a43 44 Va 40 10% 10% 720 & 53 Dec 20 % Jun Tide Dec 72% Jan Transamerica Apr Union Carbide Oct Union Oil Jan United United Air Nov Mar Feb 55 July - 4 8'A 5% 48 13% May 16% Dec 21 8c Nov 21c Jun Feb 42 Oct 46 % Jun , May 15 70 -30% Mar 122 4% Feb Feb • 131/4 '13% 14% 370 13'A Dec 19 Jan 16% 16% 17 1,248 16 V* Dec 22 739 14% Feb 23 Jun 1,570 24% Nov 34 May 25 Va Mar 17'A Nov 36 Jan 30% Jun 24% 26% 27% 33% 33 152 23 Nov 28 Va Jan 287 24% -May 28 Va Jan 350 26% Nov 29'A July 783 32 Nov 50 653 al3% al3% 28 28 20% 20% 40 24% 26% 27% 32% 33, 49% 20 34 Jan 32 % Nov 34'A 44 Feb 62% July 14% Nov 14 Va Nov Jun Sep 150 22 Feb 30% 303 20% Dec 29 Jun 67% 2,075 54% Jan 73 Jun a73 a73% 540 69% Feb 90% 21 21% 15 . 15 a29% a29'A 725 16% Feb 28% May 15 Sep 16% Jun 100 31% Sep 36% Jan 55'A 469 52% Feb 66% Jun 65 35 Jun 23% 23% 24% 1,506 19% Feb 32% Jun a * 10'A 10 10% 9,181 10 Dec 13% Jan 40% 40% 40% 680 38% Nov 42% July 25 29 Va "29% 29% 1,599 21% Feb 38% July a24% a24% 20 23'A Feb 30 Va May 11'A 983 10 Nov 19 (Un)-. com — 5 (Un) __ 10 — 11 (Un) 2'A * Corp common — 10% 2'A 2'A 308 25/a Mar 71 Va 72 505 68% Mar 2.35 2.35 200 1.00 10 25 a9% 1.00 10 Va, 26 a9% 276 276 15 93c 96c 2,490 6% 6% 1,370 Apr 3% May 87'/a Oct 3 Va Jan Apr 20 „ Oct Apr 55'A Inc of Del Corp Steel Corp — 6% 32 V* Jun Feb — Carbon Lines — 220 15 common—10 of Calif Co a73% —1 10 ——-25 Corp & — 25 Oil Ass'd Water — — 25 (Un) J (Un) (Un) Company United N of — • (Un) Aircraft May Apr 39% Mar 10% — • (Un) Co 23 38 Texas (Un) Calif of Co Nov 3 a42% McKee Feb 60 18% May 32% Jan Swift 24 — —1 ——-* 1 Jan 14 65 60 28% (AG) & Bros—— fa Sunset 11% — (Un)—• Pacific Co Standard 1,065 Jun (5 '";11% ' . Jan May 24 , 11% P10 Southern Studebaker Corp 15% 40'A 34% 18% — preferred preferred 21 % Dec : 18'A 4.48% Conv Oct • Jun 11 Va May 11 1 Calif Edison Co com 4.32% Jun __ __ 61 Jan Jan Feb .115 * 25 3% 25 3% 66 334 400 1.60 Jan 5% Aug 43^ __ 47/8 400 4% Dec 10 % May 61 66 1,716 52 % Feb al3% al3% 50 13% Nov 22% Jun Dec 19 Nov 2,400 31% 31 'A 200 ioy4 10% 200 a30 a30 30 9% __ 33%c (Un) _• • „ - 1 * i5 9% 362 41c 41c 500 a37% a38 60 __ „ > 41'A 31 'A 8% 25 78 May Utah-Idaho Vica Equipment Warner 8% . 17% (Un) 25% 5 Bank & U T Westates Petroleum com (Un) — 100 __ 1 — 1 (Un) 6% Jun Jun 32 July 16'A West Coast Life West Indies Insurance (Un)—--5 — —1 Sugar Western Air Lines Inc (Un) a21% ——1 Western Western Union Westinghouse Elec Corp 16'/a Department Jun Jun 8 307 43 40% Nov 15 Feb 59% July Dec 51 Jan Apr Woolworth (F W) (Un) (Un) .j. — — -—10 Yellow Cab Co common.—1 Preferred — 12% ijj.^.25 a44% . 17 r —. 17 &21% a21% 6lA „ Stores 50c Telegraph (Un)——* Jun 92c 42% 3,845 42 350 2,039 100 2.35 1.00 7% 24 9% 275 31c 4% Nov Dec 1.75 May Feb 11% Jun 32% Nov 14 May Apr 301 Jan Mar Feb 1.80 Jun Jan Jun 10 Jun Nov Jun Sep 57 526 Nov 35 — — 20 Fargo Dec 10% 41% Dec Oct Mar 2.85 Pictures — -t Agricultuial Co Bros 5 —25 Co 34 57 41'A Nov (Un) Co Un)—1 ( Company Victor Waialua Wells Sugar 41c 8% 8% __ 6V4 16 16 % al.5% al6% 24% 25'A a43% a44% 63i 6% ' 211 21 20 13% Jan 17 Va 50 19% Feb 24% May 100 5% Nov 10'A May 395 16 Mar 22 V* May 18 % Oct 24% May 795 24 Nov 33 Va Jun ,260 42 Nov 49 Jun Dec 11 Jan Dec 27 lA Feb 62 750 117 6% 21 For footnotes see page 46. — 55'/a July 140 class A— (Un) (Un) Oil Nov 1.60 County Land Company,.— 90 142 Mar 297 Pulp Co__ 65% 10% (Un) __ 56 141% 141 % al5% al5% — 47 1,600 : Corp Mar 1,321 930 . 56 2,243 21 Oil & Gas Co 51 58% 2.05 Corp 50% —1 Co OiL Union 42% 11% (Un) 49% 1,065 Inc Mining— Maurico 40 V* l.go (Un) Sep 50 > * Stores Safeway Feb 413^ 1 32% 15 11% P2 Corp 27% 59% — S & W Fine Foods Inc— 31% Mar 10% Co Johns-Manville Nov 20% 1 Aeronautical 35 a26% a26% _ 60 110 1.95 Canada 25% a52% 58% - 135 15% /• 20 Nickel 680 „ a52% 58% 20% —— Corp 665 10% Co— 26% 16% 9% — Bros Oct (Un)„1 Independent Exploration International Apr 26% 8% Riverside Cement Co class A 39 57% __ Jan Jan 146% (Un)— —_ a38% a39% 39 '■* 36 % 35% 29% Feb (Un) of America Nov 6.66% Corp Dec Nov — 106 * Mines 29% Mar - 16% Reynolds Tobacco "B" (Un)— Rheem Manufacturing Co_x- Preferred Idaho 5,000 21% 33 * 5 • Hunt Foods Inc__ 30% 6% May Jun 15 JA Mar 27 27% 33% 33 Feb Mar 34% 39 7,966 1 Co 50 777 25 25 4.56% conv preference 25 So Cal Gas Co pfd Ser A———25 6'% preferred (Un)—————25 7"% 1 Honolulu < (Un)_l— <Un)— 966 223 Southern * Development Holly Oil Co Sep 5 al8 33'A Apr —* Hobbs Battery Co class A Sep 4% 4% 27 % Jan al08 3 Inc Nov 15% 33 8% 6% 7y8 (Un)_* Pineapple Co Ltd 15'A Feb — * * Incorp preferred Republic Steel Corp (Un) U S Hale Feb 12% 27% 31% al08 — 10% 35 30% 33 — Nov 5% 14% • pfd 30% 25 Va Mar 14% (Un)—_* (Un) non-cum 570 Sep .• Corp 13 al8 „ — -* 5 660 (Un) 4% -• 337 100 common 12% — Apr Jun al3% al3% (— 68c 41% Nov Signal 12% a39 Nov Nov Feb 90 Sinclair 12% a30% 3.50 Npv 32c 27 Va 130 Silver King Coalition 12 * preferred 2.45 400 220 Jun 27'A * 600 32c 33 % 22 12% July 400 common.. 2.85 32c 32% 394 Feb 4% % Gladding McBean & Co————* Jan 222 128% May 12% —10 17% 24 103>A July 12 • General Motors Corp General Paint Corp Sep 133 Dec 36 (Un) 9% 93Va Feb 14'A (Un) Jun .450 July 93 95 % Co 27 133 91% 35% Corp Food 69 Feb Jun 40% . 38'/a Mar 22'A 22 505 95 —10 18% May Feb Apr 38 11% 100 Chemical Feb 17% — Rayonier 26 18 al8% 9% 1 <Un)_— 9% 32 y4 100 23 % (Un) (Un)— Keith 20 pfd 91 365 al8 16% Ry Elec & Realty Co common 13% Radio pr Jun 133 Pullman Inc Sperry Farnsworth Fibre - 17 - 13% May Feb 93% Jan Radio 1 CO,—-y Jan 15 23 % 44 % Jun 3 a44ye 18% July 19% Sears, Roebuck & Co * 8V4 6% May 1-1%' Jan\„f. r -—50 —33% (Un) 62% July • —— — Nov 12% Feb 10 2.85 —. — 1 65% com—5 Capwell Co Emporium Eureka Corp Ltd Ewa Plantation 9% . 57 , 9% — 1 (Un) Nov 40% 10 al8 1,168 . 12% 57 * __ common 'Unl Feb * (Un) 22% May Sep • (Un) 50% a20% a22 % 15 J 52 Nov 6 * • 32% * N —— (Un) 35 22 • 1,082 17% 13% July 100 168 9% (Un)_ 57 — J—100 54 44% —5 Co 10% , 12% 12% Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)_ —25 Phillips Petroleum Co cap— • Puget Sound Pulp & Timber (Un) * Corp 7% common 13% 97/8 '• — 25 Sep Radio 95 cl 13%, al5al5% 10% 1.95 Sep 24% Corp 435 Feb May 37 9% common — Doembecher Mfg Co. 9% Jun 11% July 7% Class B 550 Dec 8% 680 6% 18c« 100 Mines Socony-Vacuum Di n. 17% 9% 9% 13% 25 Corp Paraffine Sep 51% 10 25% 1 6% common.—— com 54 5 1.45 1 Curtiss-Wright Corp i (Un) 17% 5 com Paramount Pictures 38 1 ——, May — * - Oct 3y8 Corp common——5 51c Jun ■ * Tel & Nov „1 — Jun Jun B__ — Park Sep 11% —* preferred, Jan 39c 163 • pfd Service Jan Nov ^ Preferred j 1st Jun 30% ,ri.«A , Inc_" Amer Zellerbach Crown Aircraft (Un) Mar 10% 25 Pan American Airways al7% al7% (Un)„• — Preferred 8% A——* Y 18c 3V8 Mar 10% 20 preferred Pacific 35% (Un)————a.15 Vultee Continental Motors Creameries class 3,100 Jan >— • <_—25 (Un) Public 100 25.. Ind 23c 1.15 21% Lighting Corp common • Pacific Portland Cement com (Un)__10 Roos Consolidated » 22c 31 1,430 15% Mar 10 class Jan 9 50% 26 _• 34'A 1.85 170 Pacific 376 (Un) ___——* & Southern Jan Mar 150 . 1.75 15% 1 1st preferred 51 330 a a20% 17% 15% 100 a43% a44% " Dec 15% (Un)_—10 preferred 5% 40% 32% 54 B—2% 12% 20- 10 a8% • (Un) 1,550 65 Aggregates Apr 68 % 3% System Jun 12% '13% May 14% Feb 1 Filters Coast Preferred Co*. 19'A 48 % Mar —1 Fisheries Feb 45 a8% a43% Nov 400 (Un) (Un) Nov 225 2.50 10 9% 234 Pacific Finance Corp (Un)_— Pac Gas & Electric common a32% a33% 1 71 59,800 — 47 32% a8% all 18 —5 Pure * 100 31 24c j—U .. ; 16% July Dec a57 • (Un) 28 1.35 32% Feb 18 • Petroleum Oil, Co 100 32'/a __ 25 7 7 Apr 13% a 36% July 9% 22% 17% (Un) May a54 a55 % a54 32% Mar 406 2,523 19c —r_l Cons Ry 278 > a53% a53% 25 3"% 1,520 48'/a 34% a53% 1,150 7'/4 48 % 34% Oil 1 7 '7% * Co 57 6% __■* 20 Jun May a56% common——Il00 Invest Pacific Packard 5 — i. Oct a39% a39% 2.50 100 * Solvents Commonwealth Dec 2.30 Mar 38 100 common _ Gas • 115 (Un) Broadcast 4% 260 9% (Un) Columbia 16% July 30% Mar Co Columbia 17% 495 7 Colorado Fuel & Iron commOn Commercial Dec Feb 20% voting trust ctts— Clorox Chemical 12 10% 9% voting trust ctfs 1 20 10% 24 % 20 23'/a a30% a31% , — (Un) common Oahu Sugar Co Ltd Oceanic Oil Co Pacific 110 a 34% —50 Ry Co Jun 12% all % all % 20% Chesapeake & Ohio Ry (Un) Chicago Milk St Paul & Pac— Service Nov 333/4 1 Cities 7% 5 i Chrysler Corp—: 9 Feb 26% • Preferred Nov 4% 200 Celanese Corp of America Common 5% 1,350 34% Central Eureka Mining t 1,205 7'% 341/4 { J' 6% 30 2 Sep 124 3,315 y < May Jan May a 20% 45 _1 Feb Nov May 15 2% Mills Tractor 24 32'A 119% 20% all% * j. Pacific Feb Dec _ — .Caterpillar 20 27 10 California Packing Corp Preferred Feb 4% Co Cotton California Ink Co / Dec 89'A 2.98 _■ Cement 7% 140 (Un) Byron Jackson Co Calaveras , 718 350 4% Store Sullivan & American 28 7 15 Dept Hill Amer North 7% 2.92 ... North Jan 102% 43% , May 70 '40% May • (Un) a31 14 15 24c 5 Corp Aviation American 155 '5% 4i/2 60 220 15% 57% Aug 2.98 (Un) Borg-Warner Feb Feb 43% (Un) Holdings Corp Borden Co 50% 5 Bishop Oil Co Biair 148% Mar Nov 100 (Un) North North American Co Jun 34% ___5 A (Un) 16% May 31 a ' Nov a56% Natomas Company i N Y Central RR (Un).; 67 Jan 485 7% Nov * 10 Prod . __ 1 Service 12% Mar 682 27% all% l Co Jan , 34% 102% a 13 100 Petroleum Bank r . 27 Mar 38% 71/4 Baltimore & Ohio RR (Un) , 10 Oct 37% 5% 3 Distillers National Linen Northern a __2.50 National 8% 10c (Un) (Un)— Corp Fibres 51 % 51 20 7% al02% 5 (Un) ' Nov,. '19% - 1,453 27% " 100 ; 14% 150 26'A May 34% 5 — & Santa Fe Top High Dec 6% >. " 180 151% I5is/a ' Copper Mining (Un) 50 %Anglo California National Bank.:——20 Atchison : . "• a65'/a a65% \ Anaconda ♦ 410 19% ' • i Lode 141 23% May 10% Apr N 19% 14% __ 14 >— Low a53% a53% - Range Since January 1 937 7% 19% - . Shares 20 Va 7% Mother National Auto 22c (Un) 36 Dec a9% a31 —. Feb 10% 22'/a 12% 18 1 (Un) Co Nash-Kelvinator High 19% „ Inc -* — a High 32 100 al6% al8% __ 1 (Un) Co & M, Cons Mindanao for Week ot Prices Par Air 22% 1 Montgomery Ward & Co Morrison-Kndusen Co Sales Sale Price STOCKS— al8% 5 Co a8% a31 __ 1 McKesson & Robbins Friday .* common Calculating Machine 10% al5% Teletype NY 1-579 LOS ANGELES * - (R H) Co Marcbant STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. 76 al7% al7% • New York Stock Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange Honolulu Stock Exchange Los Angeles Stock Exchange and other principal Security and Commodity Exchanges Low 32 a8% a8% Range Since January 1 High 32 10% 7 Aircraft Corp Inc 32 1 ! Libby McNeill & Libby.— MEMBERS Low —10 Co LeTourneau & Sales Range of Prices Par Leslie Dean Witter Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— i ,, ? a " 42 (2466) COMMERCIAL THE CANADIAN & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, December 13, 1948 MARKETS LISTED RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 10 • Exchange STOCKS— • Week's Sales Last Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices 8hares Par $1.50 preferred $2.50 preferred 5% preferred Aluminium — class A Oct 101 20 9 60 56 58% 853 25% < 25% 45 Trac Light & Power 6 6'/a 25% 26 Columbia Forest Products Columbia Power Corp 4% 22 875 7.25 18% 2,307 25 1,105 20% 87% 90 3% A__ * 26 26 26% * .3% 3% 3% 1,450 • 16% 17 75 5% 1,025 33 5% 33 common Canada Safeway Power • Ltd Steamship 24 .* common series 381 436 27 9 Mar 100 10 98 Mar 11 Mar 15 35% Mar 42 78% Dec 145 23% 15 Mar 90 555 58 Feb 39% 15 -25 22 22 175 21 46% 30 44 25 26% 46% 26% 26% 140 25 140 • - 140 30 • V- 30, 57 10 325 2 .—;— *\ 36 Mar 32 16% 16% 9 13 13 34% 13% 1,310 10 2,915 91% Mar 30% 30% 31% 500 23% 23% 25 Feb 30% 131% 38% Dec 101 10 100% Nov 325 21% Dec 102% May 27 Aug 15% Sep __ 18% 19 930 29 29 29% 310 27 Feb 21% 21 21% 915 16 Feb 21% 25% 265 23 Feb 28 25% ■ * common preferred 39 Il20 —_.— 38% 39 361 30 Feb 39 34 34% 385 32% Jan 35 16% 16% 17 1,735 14 Feb 24 24 23 Mar Donohue Dryden Bros Ltd — 22% 22% Paper 21% Wares Goodyear Tire 4% Gypsum Lime & Hamilton 4 % 5 % Feb 99% 60 18% 50 May 18% Dec 25 18% / —1 22 % Dec 105 of Canada 29 Oct 16% Mar 15 15% 21 21 50 14% 14% 15 624 14 Dec 24 24 24 220 19 Mar 17% ' 14% Mar 125' 21 Dec 16% 17% 75 104% 104 % 72 100 10 107% 109% 109% 14% 14% 15 300 14 23 ' ■ preferred ' 20 Apr Feb 17% 53 80 50 Jan 53 505 13 Mar 325 6% Feb 30% 30 % 325 23 % Feb 47% 47% 45 57 57% 885 * -50 57 19% 19% 11,397 13% 7 7 25 25 of the Woods Lewis Bros Ltd 13% 1,036 44 43% /, 35% Mar 49 Lindsay (C W) 10 6%% 5% 1st MacMillan Class class Paper & Ltd Co pfd. ! G)_ 60 14 Mar 12 Jan B Oct 45 Oct l. 20 May 27% July 29 : May 28 Aug 24 Nov 25 Mar 28 Dec 1,990 27 20 21 195 28 26 ' 440 1,136 20 23%, 23 y 25 reD 2d 36% 25% 25% 1,996 36% ; 36% Jun 33% 285 50 38 21% Jan Jan Aug 37% Feb 23 % Mar 25% Dec 32' 38 Jan Sep Funds Sales Week's Range for Week Shares of Prices Low Range Since January 1 12% 12% }High Low High 560 10 10 Mar 2 158 13% Mar 4 Jun 158 17% 100 16 Apr 17% Oct 40c 40c 500 35C Aug 1.00 Jan 22 — 5%- 17% . 5'% 158 .. „ 22 22 Jan 'y'V/ "/:'/. 20 / 12% 6% 6 % ill 111 360 100 Burnett / 6% Dec ~ 163 Jam Jan 22 Jan Canada & Co 14% Dec 84% 84% 35 Dec 92 Flooring Dominion 62 99% Oct 103 12% * Sugar /;• .4 20% 20% B 1 Jun 49% * / ♦ Canadian • Ltd class Gen Investments Canadian Industries 7% preferred Canadian Ingersol Ltd / ' Rand Trust Ltd Inter Inv 82 com—• 14 Nev- Apr 50 Jan 18% Mar 5 3% 1 1.90 2.00 Paper Inv Ltd com—• 2 Products A____* 195 t 34 May 18 Jun 24% Jan 162, , Jan 17G 61%, Jan 380 ,. Jan Dec Feb 19% Mar 2,400 / 173 25 31% 14 - 82 Oct Jun •- , 23 Feb 12 44 .25 23%- - Aug 14% May / 15% 70 173. 7% Oct Jan Jun 10 25 3% V Oct 17 77% 6% Feb 3 % 1' • 188 115 . 10 31%' '.A.. •• 22% .' 100 Co—___ * — 3% 11% 1,075 14 17 17 • common — 3% Nov 3% Mar 85 49 % ' 31% . 134% May 78% Mar 500 • 8% Aug '* Feb 2,389 -: 21% 14 * Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co —; May 153 , 238 4' 12% 4 12% Ltd Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Ltd Co Canada Malting Co Jan 100 74 125 158 4%!; Apr 4 % Mar 158 "105? 1 Ltd—_ Canadian Marconi, Co 20% 84% 155 11% 200 ,. V 115 2 : — Dec 4%. Jun. Mar 1.45 Feb 1% 1,100 Oct 82 Apr 3 July 25 % May 25 . 103% 103% * Hosiery Nov 24% Mar 352 6% 4% 4'A 1 Ltd Butterfly 12% ; • 14% 815 21 Sep * 8 8 200 8 Sep 13 Canadian 5% Pr & 20 % 95 20 Sep 27 Jan 34% 35% Jun 1,898 29% Mar 39% 56 58 3,230 46 Mar 13% 12,820 11 Mar 16 % 14 920 14% Nov class common——• Lumber Co__ • 23% . 55% 55%" 3 11 , 110 < 3%'/ -3% • 6,600 / 45 3% 2 10 Mar *14 Jun Mar 25 Jan 20% Mar 50 56/ 2% May . 22 20 23% ■ 134% 134% ———100 preferred Canadian Western Jun 13% Ltd 2" 60 Oct 199 Oct 130 v, Feb ,4% May 3%. Apr 70% Jun 12% Silk Vickers 7% 11 * preferred Canadian Jan % 13 13% Canadian 55 10 % Mar Catelli Food Products Ltd common—* Claude 26% 26V2 25 Oct 112 90 1 Neon ,—.—* Jan 19 16% Mar 21 25 % May Commercial 25 65 22 Jan 25 14% July 14% 230 14 Oct 15 33 12 115 16 115 Gen Adv Preferred 19 ________25 * 15 com—. 115, 7% _100 7% 7% 90 90 10 10% 7% 7% 90 * Montreal Telegraph Montreal Tramways Aug Dec 14 Jan 100 108 Nov 130 Jan 20 26 Feb 37,. 11 Dec 13% Jan 25c Oct 50a Jan preferred 65 Aug 37 11 11 50 25c 100 50 —————100 50 5% —-.—_5 44 6 8% 5% Alcohols Ltd common— 112.; 25c com___—_* Consolidated Div Paper Corp Ltd 7 Sep 8 Oct 90 Oct 5% 9 Feb 11 July Crain 25 5 Mar 9% Dec 8% 775. /„ 120 . 46% Apr .3% Feb 6% Apr 7% , t .?■ Oct* SeD 9% Sep 19% Nov 21% Nov Mar 23 % Nov Standard Sec cl 11 • 11 -17% 100 3 35c 35c 100 35c 177/s A—* 18% 5,165 , 15% Sep 60c Mar 14% Mar • Jan July 21% May 41% Dec Sep 20 50 23 960 14% 14% 14% 3,795 16 9% Mar Apr Consolidated (R Mills * Dominion . * Woollens & Worsteds Paper Co Ltd—_.— Eastern Steel Products Ltd 19 270 16 Feb 35% 35% 21% May 35% 316 33 Nov 38 39.55 39% 871 38 Feb 40 Feb 20 755 14 Mar 21 Nov Fleot a50% a50% 20 Manufacturing Ltd 45 Jun 50 Sep Ford Motor Foreign * 38 % 21 535 9 Feb .325 16 May 7% 50 7% Apr 46 175 33% Feb 38% 38% 715 33 13,% 50 207/8 21 1,108 7% 7% 150 1.25 150 "19 8% 46 Nov Feb Dec Feb 39% Jun 10% Mar 18% Jun 197/s Oct 23% May 6% Mar 10% May May 39.50 • 41% 18% 1.25 • 7% 1">% 41 18% com L) Dominion Engineering Works Ltd Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum 16 Va May 39% 18'A 45 • ——20 Textile preferred Ltd Donnacona 18% 55 May 37 Consolidated Bakeries of Canada Ltd—* 90 20 19% -100 18 115 37 22% -40 * Jan Dec 100 22% • ~25 Feb 12 Apr 570 20 • 16 8% Ltd Consolidated 10 L 665 38 •7 250 112 v Chatco Steel Prod Ltd common__——-*- Jun ' 325 12% " v—T __—100 common Jan 26% 55 12% Westinghouse Co Ltd.——* Cassidy's Limited 7% preferred 14 Molson Breweries Ltd Montreal Cottons preferred Montreal Locomotive 99 Apr 27% 158 100;,. Canadian 25 % 20 —-— Murphy Paint Co Jan 34% 30 12% 25% 32% _ Dec 96 28% * Company common Nov 20% 8 —100 — Jan 35% Nov.. A__* cl __— Mar (Robert) 21 Feb 25 com—• Ltd Packers * 20 25 ' Columbia Preferred Nov 56 Mailman Mitchell 17% Aug 55 36 '/ * 11% Mar — Sep 20% /••■ .25% __ 23 Corp Ltd common Massey-Harris McColl-Frontenac Oil 50 . 2,741 25% .20 175 B 19 34% ' 111 — -100 class A (T . B. 255 — 22% Mar 125 . 25% _* 12 A 415 Nov 18% 31 % May 28 May 98 .12% &. Canadian common preferred Export class 24 Nov 25 Nov Mar 28 % __ — Ltd Power 23 % preferred Jan 16% 24 41 Sale Price 12 MacKinnon Structural Steel 21 60 - ' Sep 8% May 98 __ 10 Steels Brown Sep July Jan 34% • — Mar 40 % 28 23 % — 83 845 19 23 British Columbia Pulp & Paper Preferred .*. Dec .* 5 A) 82 17 33% 20 common—* Lang & Sons Ltd (John Legare 6% preferred Feb Mar 5 206 Jun Jun 8% May 67 72 28% 24 *' 33% ' Nov Jun 20 5 % Ma r ■ / 17 ' 10 Class May 9% May 15 common 825 28 __ 28 % ;_U0 ________—-_* Lake „ — —. Canada * International Utilities Corp 1 30 __ — British Jun 99% 84% 25 Jamaica Public Serv Ltd Labatt Limited (Johni 19% 25 20% :—100 International Nickel of Canada International Paper common— International Petroleum Co Ltd PeQ 35 508 10' Bright 17 9 preferred 16% 18 ;/■• ■" 992 10 Brand & Millen Ltd Oct 111 - 16% * 29% 101% 82 —-—10 Belding-Corticelli 7% pfd Belgium Glove & Hosiery 5% Jan 8% common Dec Apr . —' Bathurst Jan 108 16% common_5 — International Bronze 17% 29% 98 6% 25 ■ - 11% Mar 15 80 % 25 Apr Jun 17% Nov 25 79 100 — • 27 155 , 29%, 6% —* — common preferred Atlas Nov Oct 52% 100 Feb Mar 98% Last July Sep 9 preferred Mar 12 81% stocks— 18% May 25 53 * 22 144 Oct July 29% Friday May 16% common,. 25 50 35 Sep 49 .' 98% Canadian 19% May 18% May * 25; Corp 17 17 % Mar Nov Montreal Curb Market Jan —_—* ——* 495 __ Toronto Jan 20 50 * 17 85% ' 35 40 common—_„.._* 148 44 757 ..•V-/ 79 Royal 13% May 98 27 pfd inc 1927 Alabastine _: Acceptance 6% Feb 11 16% preferred % 20 3,678 27 Bridge Imperial Oil Ltd Imperial Tobacco 4% 110 12% 205 16% Howard Smith Paper common$2 preferred v_— Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting— Indust 21% 11% 12 100 General Steel 22% A preferred——20 Estabrooks (T H) 4.16% pfd _____-25 Famous Players Canada Corp,— ;.* Foundation Co of Canada ~* Gatlneau Power common * 5% preferred __,—a. —100 5 % % preferred 24% 148 16% - 82 Nova Scotia 27% May 22 % July * _______ Eddy Paper Co class Electrolux Corp 100." 99% . * . 24% * Par — Dominion Textile common * Donnacona Paper 4%% preferred—100 47 6% • common Montreal 19% May 26% Jan * — 46% ,18 22_; Jun Dominion Tar & Chemical common—* ' Red preferred 23% 24% ' Dec 34% .< 24% • 33 % May ,__25 7% 48 20 % Mar , * common •; 22% May • 40% Aug — Jan .w— — 356 3,408 43 23% „ * Mar Aug 42 148 ' * Nov 8 95 Aug * Worts May 14% May 12 . Dec 26 80 16% , Apr 46 • & 24% 183 * „ > 18 % " 25 15 42 23% 15% Mar 20 * . Feb *•//« 83% 84 ' __ Jun Bridge 14% 15 , • Jan 18% —I* Seagrams Dominion Glass . 20 370 , - Jan 26 Dec 22 Jan 25 • : ; Imperial Nov Dec July 15% Oct 95 • <;' 10% 17% 8% '• common... preferred 100 95 —* Electric .'68 8% 95 __ 100 Commerce 16% Aug - Ltd % Mar 102% 102'% 21% 21% —• ; * Canadienne Nov Dominion Coal 6% preferred —25 Dominion Foundries & Steel- .___* Dominion 12 % Feb 54 - 17% • com — Limited 6% Jan 10% Canada Power Banks— 21% May Nov 9 126% 128 % 23% * 12 11 93 % Mar - 25 25% . Nov 15 Sep 16% Mar Distillers 665 •' 556 % 96 23 preferred 5 % Feb 12% Mar 8 - May Apr 47% Nov 17% —50 common 5% 149 Feb 25% • com— Corp Zellers May 11% Mar Power certificates (George) Winnipeg 14% May 14% Oct 20% Mar .',/ 5,625 9 127% 143% Dec 26% Mar 125 13% Leather Co Ltd class A Jun 12 31 5 30 Wilsils Jun 67 Jun 37 _7 100 Canada Biscuit Oct 135 Nov — 99 — Dreferred Weston Aug Mar 13% 96 10 36 > 57 56 . Sep 39% 1,176 • - .16 ,16% v 22 12 .* dommon Walker Gooderham Aug 23 47 10 31 Smelting 40 Jan 895 13% 60% 16 1 Canada % Aug Feb 7 56% preferred.—_25 preferred trust 44 29 61 V- Dec Jan 450 ■ , 38% 45 May 175 Feb 144 Nov 28 % - Jan 15% 61 • 58 Dec 162% 25 144 100 Mar 22 • 1 335 — • lL__ Wabasso Cotton Jun Jan 140 11 Viau Nov Mar J 11% 16% 18% 4% United Steel Jun 95 35% Mar 12 • common 15 9% Mar 11% 12 • 1,307 Jan *' Water"& of Apr May 25% • Williams '.of Co 7% Dec 88% 39 Steel Jan 23% Dec 88% „——_————* Consumers Glass- 17% Mar 23% * —• & Feb 72 1,362 >■ 43 2,442 : 310 42% Standard Chemical common Jun 10 45'A Sep 43 43 preferred Southern Jan 26 Mar 20% 38 Paper Co— Breweries Voting 45 Dec 18 21% 43 — Simpson class A 2 4%% preferred/ Oct 100 330 —100 1% 41 % 37% 19% . 37 38 172 30 Apr 44 Oct 22 22% 50 22 Feb 24 July . Fairchild Aircraft Fraser Pow - High Mar 20% ' 100 preierred Sicks Jan 650 20 53 175 — ——• $1.60 preferred Sherwin Jap 101% Lawrence Series A Aug 37 23% 75 23% ——* common 2nd Dec 30 11 14 4,485 Railway 25 Corp Ltd class A—_——:—20 Mining 24% \ Paper Shawinlgan Oct 78% 19% 55 22 " — 20% * —L—______ Knitting 1st Oct 78% 23% ' * com ——. St Sep 36% 19% * __—_—_— .—_ 8% May Jan 5 14 • : /175 - 22 175 4% preferred 100 Saguenay Power 4%% preferred—_1U0 St Lawrence Corp 1st pfd— 49 2nd preferred 1 July 18% 14% Mar 29 14% Pacific Consolidated 36 Sep 16% Canadian Locomotive Plow 7% 13% Canadian Ind Alcohol class A Class B Cockshutt Sep 15% r__ Canadian 6% 28% Feb 15% May 9% 25 Companies 5 14 — Canadian Fairbanks 6% pfd—. Canadian Foreign Investment 3% 20 Nov 16% common—„; — Oil Sep Sep * Canadian Cottons common—. 6% preferred Canadian 27% Feb —20 common series $1.00 May 24% 14 55 • 100 —r;- of Canada preferred Roiland Jan 4 % 100 —__50 Canadian Celar.ese 90% 29 pfd—-100 preferred Canadian Car & Foundry t; Class A Nov 9% Canada Wire & Cable Co Ltd class A_* Canadian Breweries ———* Canadian Bronze new common _——_* $1.75 24 * — common <, ji May 2% Mar 625 29 Corp 4% % 25 Tubefe Corp % Regent Jan 25 16% 70 7% 19 Feb 24% 290 al5 7% 20 — preferred Northern 33% al5 Feb ,Dec 2% Mar 645 Dredging —5 Co Ltd class A • $1.30 22% Provincial Transport Quebec Power 22% May 17 4,525 4 Jan 13 5 3 11 July 13 Burrard Dry Dock Canada Cement 7 23% partic class A Canada 22% 37 1,207 Oct 13 • 648 22% Price Bros & Co Lta common— Sep 44 18% ■>.-.90 Feb Jan 22% 23% 5%~ 7% Sep 18% * 49 Power 29% May 43 23% 3% Building Products Sep 17% Mar 70 ———— Gold 44 4,309 • Class B Bruck Mills $1.20 Class B - 23% Ltd comfhon preferred River Co 1 6% Powell 25% Nov Feb 5% Mar 43% pfd__100 cl 41% —* Light, Heat & Power Page-Hersey Dec 24% Mar 21% • British Co > 41% 23% A- Jun 24 30 43 % 7.25 57% 65% 698 21% • 38% 41% 23% Ltd— Milld Ottawa Electric Rwys Oct Peb 2,975 • 43% • 9% 33% Mar 43 251 43 6 23% -* _ 7% Mar Mines Flour preferred Ottawa 101 % July Jan 100 1,410 55% 25% Feb 37% -"—25 Car; Corp Penmans 53 58% • British Davis Apr 24% 25 Elec Cardy 39 16% • British Columbia - 36% Mar 35 • British Amer Bank Note Co— British American Oil cqmmon— 5% 50 22% 50 Telephone Bralorne Mines Limited Canada 38% 101 7% - 22% Low " Ogilvie Range Since January 1 High ——• ——, 37% Shares - Steel Noranda 19% May 38% preferred Low • common Niagara Wire Weaving— 21 % May 53 % 25 i Bathurst Power It Paper Bulolo 12% Mar 17% Mar • Asbestos Corp Brazilian 1,695 1,280 • pfd Anglo Canadian Tel Co 4%% pfd Argus Corp Ltd common Bell 15% 19% 9 — for Week Par Breweries National High Low 15 — __—— Ltd High 19% ""160 Aluminum Co of Can 4% 7% Range Since January I 15 • Ac. National 19% 20 -——- Agnew-Surpass Shoe Algoma Steel IIZ20 — / Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class Low * Abltibi Power & Paper common. Sales Range of Prices . Canadian Fund* Friday Week's .Last Sale Price Friday Montreal Stock Ltd Companies 7% 5 Co of Canada Sec 6% —* red — class A pfd_ Mar 80c _* 2% 2% 2% 1,600 2 * 26 25% 26% 3,275 21 4% 4% 200 56% 58 % 806 _100 1 56% . Sep 2% 3% Jan Jan Jan 27 Jun 3% Apr 6 Jan 42% Feb 62% Nov f ' Volume 168 Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE FOR FINANCIAL LISTED WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE (2467) 43 MARKETS DECEMBER 10 t Friday Week's Sales Last Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices Par Great Lakes Class A Horner Hotel Paper Co Ltd preterred Ltd de * com 16 W) class A 40 % 40% 8 8 14 % 14% 10 72 72 100 0 Inter-City Baking Co 100 Ltd__-_ Int Metal Industries Ltd class A International Paints Lambert (Alfred 5% 26% :__20 Inc 1 __ 3 pfd 25 ________1 Power Maritime Teleg "Rights" & Paper & Tel 9 wnen, as, McColl-Frontenac Oil Melchers Mica of Distilleries Canada Minnesota Montreal Moore & Island Scotia * 10 75c pfd Paper Pr Nuclear. Enterprises Co 5 74% __3 Co Thrift Stores Ltd ; A . Froducts — * preferred.— Mining Mines Mines Metals Beaulieu Lake Ltd 18%;, Cheskirk Lake Gold Gold Jan 1.00 600 boc Oct 1.10 Sep Mines " Ltd, 7b % July 19% Apr 20 Apr Apr 14'/a Nov 4l/2 540 20 455 13 Mar 21% 52 20 52 Mar 56 May 13% Oct i£r» -Ihii 3% 2('0 70 lOYe Oct Jan Nov 10'/a; May 11% July i6 18 Jan 19 May 190 1,200 May 13% '55 104 4,373 Feb . Feb 115 Jan 37c Feb 45c Nov 13% Dec 18 30% Sep 23 Dec 48 July July 332 29% 10 29 23 70 ls 47% 47% 20 150 36% 23 1.00 1.00 403 12 >A 12% 'Sep 47% Jun 20 19 36% 25 .16 16%' Mai¬ Jan 27% Mar 50c 38 - Mar 12 262 23 T 9 _ Nov ■ Mines 8c 1,000 6c 64c 32,400 12c Mar 3c 1,500 3c Nov 7%c 8c 5,500 6c 6'Ac 10,000 3c 3c 500 & — -r - Nov Aubeile 5c 33c Jan Bank vlun Bank 5%c Feb Base Co -4,009 41c 41c 12c 4c » 41c L 5% July , .. .. - 13c; 41c -17,920 5c <i 13% 10c Ltd 4c of 2.90 43c 450 23c •( •' Nov May Jan Jun 22c Jan ' 13% Nov« 12%c Mar 1,000 4%c Sep 3.00 1,200 65c 71c 25.000 9%c -1.65 Mar • 55c Mar 9%c' Dec 1,000 < - " 72c Brit 2^ Oil Co New Okalta New Pacific 11c Nov 8.50 Jan 1.56 Jun 23%c Feb 5c 500 2%c II,000 50 8,700 l%c July 3c »Dec 15c 8%c:Oct 24c 30c - 500 1,690 7%c 207,000 44c i 12%' 7c 44c' • 44c - 6c ' • 1.000 44c r 3c 1,000 2%c 40c 42c 1,400 25c • 5.95 6.00 325 . 10 10 35C 40c 13,200 77c 77c 84c • Dec 11% 50% ' 1 , 50% 11 11% 806 Royalite For Oil 80c 8,900 Dec 30 40c-July 50% Nov 6.25 Mar 80c May Dec 83c .1.49 1.45 Jan 1.90 65 Jan Brewers Brewls Ltd;—,—...—.....1 5c Jan 3.15 Dec 1.50 2,700 1.46 Nov 2.17 Jan 85c 500 1.50 Feb 5c 6,500 85c; Dec 4%q Aug 1,500 Ltd..— Apr 3.15 Dec 3.15 Dec 9c b7c 14% Mar 89c Feb Calder Oil Co Ltd—... y 15c 1.55 600 1.98 2.05 3,650 36c 36c 200 35c Apr 50c a50c 117 50c Mar '6c 6c 500 5c Nov Dec 23,200 7c Oct 17c 1.85 Nov 1.45 Mar 3.25 Ltd —J—. Ltd.- 3 Ltd Co * 1 class A — see page 46. 44 Oct 25c Aug 65c Jan 4,600 18 %C Oct 60c Feb 11 %C 12C 4,786 11c Dec 28C 11% 130 10% Feb 12 May Sep 55 Feb 51 51 14c 16c 50 51 Sep Jan 25,640 10c Mar 17C Jan 500 11c Nov 29c Feb 1,000 14c Dec 57C Jun 9 Dec 10 3c Sep 14c .9 9 660 3'Ac 4%c 38,000 9 7.60 2,296 35c 50c 1,500 20c Sep 18% 18% 1,075 17 Feb 15'A 15% iS'A,, 7-05 6.50 July ' 5%c 23% 23% 23% 25 25% • 2% 2% * 50 5 %c 1 3,200 V I,445 \ 3 180 3,175 ' ' 13% Aug 4c Aug 6c 11 1.00 Jun Jan Feb Feb 22% May 16'A Jan 8c Oct 20 Feb 25 Jun 23% Jan 27% Nov 2% Dec 11% Apr 4% May 12% .12% 350 6% 6 6 % 415 26% 26% 650 3 3% 1,100 30c 39c 125,050 16c Feb 43c Noc July 37o Jan 3'A - 38 %c 33c 30c 4'A Mar 24% 2 33C 9,950 25c 15c 14c 16c 14,900 14c 1.55 1.55 1.57 1,410 14c 15c II,500 12 %c Jan Apr Dec 1.25 July 6c Aug 14% Sep 8% Aug 27 % 3ya 99c 2.40 30c Sep Sep Jan Jan Nov 7c 8c 3,500 Jan 33 33% 1,240 6%c Aug 28% Feb 25c 33 36 Nov • 17% 17% 18 90 13% Feb 21 Sep 7% 7% 330 7% Nov 9 Jun 1,000 5c Dec ... Flin Mar 4.75 2c 6,775 6.00 6.40 Feb July 1.60 Mar 19c 650 47%c 47%c 500 1.35 13c 1.42 15c 21c 29%c Jan 3.75 43c 300 1.55 1.60 Feb Jan 1.35 Dec 10,500 lie' Jun 30.100 21c '» Dec 1.25 3,900 Oils Calmont Campbell 79c 4,000 11% 16 1.70 1.70 200 12 %c 16 c 76,500 2.30 3.35 11.800 18 %c 32c 6,400 8,075 20c 51.300 3 24% 1,487 25 14% Jan 16% Sep 6.45 9,135 3.65 Feb 7.60 May 6%c 7c Feb 8,500 6c Feb 18c Jun 34c Mar 65c Jan 45c Lake- Canada Bread common Jan 76c Oct 42c Nov 7.50 May 60c 1.80 Canada Crushed Stone Class 32c Jan B 2.25 68'/a 24 24 28% 29 8% '6% 6'A 49 270 50 165 2% Nov Jan Jan 14% Mar 24% Nov 27 29 Nov July 50 3 Power 8% 9% 33~% 33% 33% • 16% 16% 190 190 190 3 14 25 285 .. 17 100 — 255 9% 3 A 50 30 - 250 8% Dec 5 Feb 43% Apr 9 Oct 33 Sep 15% Mar 9 Dec 7 Nov 53% 11% Jan Jan 38 Apr SS Lines Mortgage 18 Jan common Canada Class Wire & Cable class A 3 78% 14 37 78% Jan Sep 195 U Mar 14% Oct 75 35 Feb 42 Jun 45 14 37 50 201% 180 70 Jan 85 Jun 21% Mar 21 12 ' 78% , 25% 25% 31 Jun 10 23% 23 23% 930 July 24 Nov 3 19 19 20 2,718 17% Mar 24 Jan 18%' 18% 270 16% Mar 22 May 20 24% 25% 235 23 Apr 28 Jun 3 18 18'A 105 17 Mar 21% Jun 3 13 900 10 Mar 14% Jun 20 16 14% 16% Apr 18% Jun Nov _____--3 B Bank Breweries of Commerce 25 Canadian 1st . Canners * common preferred Preferred Car common — Canadiaii Celanese common — 1,135 • 89% 91 255 56% Feb 95 25 39 40 90 34% Feb 40 Oct 21 22% 215 8% 8% 425 13% — 15% * A 13% 77% 100 May Nov Canadian Canadian Food Products Nov 1.85 May Class Dredge common 3 A Preferred 100 16 Mar 2 5'/a Jan 8 Mar 12% Jun 123 Nov 5 77 Dec Canadian General Electric Canadian Dec 38c Nov Class Feb 27 Oct Canadian Indus Alco "A" — voting 77% 90 Feb 210 210 1 205 Sep 260 Jan 11% 11% 12% 725 10 Mar 14 50 3 3 B Locomotive 15% July 77% ' 3.65 Nov 32c Dec " 99% Nov * Preferred Class 1.82 May 31c Nov 50 —3 Warr_— class Canada Jun 14% 16 85 50 ' Canadian 32%c Nov Feb Dec 37 * ; Permanent Nov 75c 2.30 100 51 4.60 Nov 75c' Mar 18 %C Dec 4'/a May 2% 85% 51 Jan 5%c Dec 83c Mar 3.00 Mar 2% 20 Jan Dec 5.20 Nov 85% • —— 10c 9.65 1.90 • common— Packers 2.08 900 50 preferred Cement 13,900 2.65 100 —i- preferred B 55c 2.40 — Red Northern ' 76C 7c 16% 5.60 Flon Canada Jan 37c 15c 5c 16% preferred Edmonton & Canada Nov 3 Ltd 42% 500 24c 14c _ Jan 9c 30c 2.55 5,276 26c • Jan 2.60 37c 22'Ac Ltd 43% Oct 26c 11 %c 11 %c 1 B_ class 11c Nov 13,600 12 Jan 26'A Lake- Co 67c Sep 4.40 12%c Dec 24c • Machinery 2c 3.60 3 Ltd... 46 1 Malting Sh 34c 3.95 3 22 Apr Oct 1 Preferred __ Jan Nov Mar 5%C A . Canadian 24c 17 Feb 38'/a 69c 38'/a 25% • Canada 5,500 15,000 1.55 150 Mar 7%c • cor Power Canada 465,500 50 1 22 25 -1 Apr 1.65 8.80 3 _____ 5 Oil Apr 3%c 5%c 13c 37% Sep 9c 79,900 Mar 1.01 Mar , 1.16 8.80 * 36 '/a 18% com • Callinan Canada 5'Ac 1.42 Aug Jan 165 51 Bousquet Oct 8.80 47%c Nov 43% 7.60 Pwr —— Second 15% 5%c —3 — Oct 9c 28 13,800 * A- Light i Products Calgary July 13 3c 1 Oils 29C Feb 46 14'Ac • Canada 3 Dec 8'/aC ._1 Lake Red 850 1 Ltd ._1 * & 14% 3 3 July Feb 44 _1 class Buffalo Class 4c Corp.. 50 —- Canadian 4%% 9yo Dev 5c 6 5% May 7%c • Buffalo Jan o.oUJ & 36 36 45% — Ankerite May 3,000 • 32 — Buffadison Gold Buffalo 65c 4c Lrd 33 255 8%c Mar 4.00 Sep Sep Jan 11'/a B 14 %c 1.6U Co 345 36 56c 64 %c lie Dominion Oct 4c Oil 25 ' Class British Dec 1.23 Ltd 17'/a c 1,160 A Columbia British 6c a48c 1-29 May July 2,500 — B Class 4c 1.55 1 4 26C Products. 5,500 4c 1 Nov 4 'A 43% British Columbia Packers class A. 37.GOO 1.23 Ltd.—,2— 2.75 150 100 2,349 — American 6c 1 . 16'Ac Nov 13 %c .. 1,550 6 4% 21% Preferred Preferred 6c 3.00 4% 16c Jan 3,500 2,500 3 25c ' 4%c Mar 1,000 5c 4c' 7%c Jan 9%c 3.15 60c 63'Ac ' Apr Sep Nov 6%e 10 %C - 15c 5% 8c Distillers Red British Burrard 2c 1.55 Mar 60c 14c 7,100 2.91 A Ltd__-_ Mlllen & Burns 4,500 6%c 1.98 3,700 21 %c Mines & Building 1.000 3.15 6c 16c 27 _— Brazilian Traction Oct 2c 5c * Jun Feb 18c _______— class Bralorne Brand Jan 5c 3.15 13'A 90 6%c Pershing 1.18 14c 15 %C 5c Nov 8c 4% Jan Mar 85c 1 1.25 15c 15 %c * i- Co llJ/a 3.10 1.49 Ltd_l 1,085 26% 1 7.65 14% Mar "2c 1 Feb Nov 6'Ac Kirkland Gold Boycon May 3.00 3.00 12c 27c 17 %C Feb 425 10,100 7%c Nov Nov Dec Mai; Sep 10'/a May 4c 33C 3,000 C Oct 7% May 10c 10'/a C Gold Mines Bowes Nov 6c 10 3 footnotes 12% 9%C 11'/a 10 class Canadian Co 12 12% 11 %c 210 * Feb 13 88c 35c ' Jan 6%c Mar Dec • - 20c Mar 4.45 Mar 350 35c Jun 5%d 'Nov 2%C 40c Sep -Feb 8.50 Ltd Oils 56,650 4C 10 Jan 30c 12c 30c 12 50% — Western 32,500 1.16 ______ River Bobjo Jan 9,600 10c 30c 12 1 Petroleum Rights Pan 14c 76c 10 Scotia Bonetal Gold Jun 16c 5c Ltd Oils 10,500 12c 90c —1 Ribbon Corp common preferred 23% Mar 30%c -3C 5c Corp Oils Pacalta 5c 12 %c 3 —— Mining Bordulac 2 %c * t __ Col..2.1 Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd Home 13,000 e.—3 B , ._3 Ltd Mines Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd Co 10c 1, Power Bidgood May Oil Stocks— Globe Oil 4c 8c * common Telephone Berens 13%c ■" Aug 6.000 9%c 65c ...v-o . Ltd (1944) Ltd Jan 9c " Consolidated Bevcourt 22c ; Dec I,000 Bell 74c ' Oct 11 %c ll%c ___1 _______ Mines Mines Oils 16 %c 350 Yellowknife Feb v Corp Decalta July 12% 1 Bros 12c Mar 10c Mines Oils Oct 5C 24,600 12% 6c 1 class Nova Jan ' 7,500 14% 22c - 22c - Mines Ltd LeDuc 14% 6%c 12% 6%c Mar Nov > 1 Development.——.1 Homestead Jun Mar Toronto 11c - Dec 1 3,000 ; ■; 48 %c 48 %c .—1 % Co Malartic Consol 39c 11 5%C 10 1 of 16c 5c ; Nov 3%c July 500 IOC 10 'Ac 10'Ac; • Ltd—1 Ltd Gold Mines 3,300 9%c 10 %c 9%c ...1 Gold Asbestos Calmont Jan — of Jan 7'/aC May 1,000 7c Jan 83 — Metals 10c 1,000 6c 7c A Oct 31c 5% Mar Montreal—., 7%c 6c — Apr Jun 12 65% Oct 5%c Dec Gold of Nov 50 (1937) Electric Bankfield 9.20 68c 1,500 A — Fabric Bank 2c f Jun Dec ' Nov 1,375 Bagamac Mines .':22c - 7c 4.65 70 2.91 Jan 7c Oct 4%c July 20c 65 %C Nov 14c 1 68%c Nov 2%c May Dec ,41 %c Jan 6% 15c 7%c .. 1 Co Gold Mines 7%c Dec Jan Jun 8.25 24c Sep 17 %c 1.35 Mar Apr 6 1 Beaulieu 3 Amulet Mines Ltd Central Oct 1 Beatty Corp Ltd___._3 Ltd. —1 Oil 49C 91,915 Mines Nov —1 .... Ltd Mining Dom Apr 106,700 Jan 70 Yellowknife Mar Santiago Mines Ltd l_-__50c Sheep Creek Gold Mines Ltd....—50c Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd.. —1 British 8c 60c 4.40 1 class Steels Atlas 5c _——1 Ltd.. Mines Porcupine Anglo-Canadian 19,500 53c 3.60 13c 14c 1 Hardware Oil 59c Mines Mines Atlas Jun 16c j\pr 14c 15 %c 59c 4.00 1 Mines Aug Manganese Mines... 3 Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd—1 Quemont Mining Corp Ltd 3 Westville Jan 31 %c Dec * Quebec Nov ■ ■ ..jc, Canada Mines Cons 38c Feb Mar , 100 Athona 18c Quebec Sullivan ______ common Astoria 51,000 I Dredging Ltd. Mining Porcupine Ashley Gold & Oil 33,100 ._f Explor Mclntyre-Porcupine Standard Gold Dec 22 %c —3 _____ Armistice 3c ——1 Ltd___r Mines • Mines Corp 54c —3 _ Mines Mines Stadacona 8 %C 3,500 14 %C • Mines 2c ... Gold 3,366 35c 35C 1 — Oil Preferred 46 % c Shore .Mines Ltd_.___v.__.....l' Louvfcourt Goldfields Ltd 1 Gold 10c 33c 3 8,000 46 %c Lake Labrador 8 %d —1 8c 14c __ Gold Dec 7c Aug Jack Cadallic 25% 7C 3c Lake Mines Ltd——..—__1 Joiiet-Quebec Mines Ltd -1 Piccadilly 24 1 26,000 >T ... Cadillac 310 Aquarius 17 Aug 58c ' _—_L__l International Uranium Mining Pamour 25% 18,500 Auto _2V , Pandora 25 y8 7%c 12c 22 Mines t-.m Mining Jun 25% 6%c 10c •. — Gold 65% 7c 11c ..^r. CoUiers Normetai 44 % Mar • Auto 7%c Hollinger Cons GoM Minps «, 5 Hugh Malartic Gold Mines Ltd—u._—1 Cons 940 Apex Consol Resources Jan 1 . Ltd... Gold Louvre 58 125 Mar 6%c '. .1 y! —_ ■ of Mines.. 57 55'A 1,000 7c 2,000 ^ Ltd Mines Ltd Corp 25 : 3%c May 33 % Mar 26c 12c 13c -. Goidbeain Mines Ltd, 2 Goldvue ' Mines Macdonald pfd 1,095 58 of Canada 4,500 19,600 56 8.85 1.25 Sep 25c 24c Atlantic July Apr 87 %c Jan 4%c 8.85 Jun 6c 3 Mining Co Rouyn Area Sep 14c Nov 80 9% 4c 24c Mar 10c 55c 103 23c Lead Argus Jun 52% 1 2c 6c 7% 4,500 60c Sep Sep 54 Anglo-Huronian 3c 10c — ,, Labrador 70c 1 Apr 5c 4c Canadian Anglo 500 L. I6V2 675 Yellowknife 1,000 3c • Ltd______2 T tH ■fv Hillcrest 9% Cons American 4c Ltd—1 Mines Mines Ltd "Lake 8% 21% May 24% Oct Mar 97 35 3 19% May 18 350 . High 12% Mar . 500 Nepheline 3%c 10c ' Mines Ltd Mines Formaque Gold 22% common American Aunor 1 Ltd Gold 22% 101% 102 % 6c ' Apr * 1,150 6c • Amalgamated Larder Anglo 552 19% Ltd Aluminum Anacon 15% 19 % * : Pacific Low 15 19% —* Yellowknife Aluminium 12% Oct A Range Since January 1 High 15 20 Oil & Alger Gold. Algoma Steel 4c , 1 ? Gold Alberta Low 3 common Surpass Akaitcho 3%c __ 1 Mines Lake Min^.c East Sullivan Agnew Ashdown ' 8% Shares 100 Gas Apr ' 15 % Paper Preferred Apr 10% & $1.50 preferred Acadia-Atlantic class • Mines Cauillac Red Dulama Goid Waite a25c i 450 __ ' Duvay Gold Vinray • Power Bathurst Beattie Mines United !♦ 14% . 1 Ltd..... * Dickenson Steeloy Dec for Week Par Abitibi 1 ... Siscoe a20c 13 13 % .,. __1 __ •. Quebec 125 22 • Pitt 200 19% 1 _ Explorations Pioneer a20c 74%! 29% 3 Ltd Cournor M.ning Co Ltd.....™.. O'Brien 27% May I8-/2 15 'A :___1 Ltd., Ltd Mines Central Nechi 91 22 % 41c ._i"i Mines Mines Mines Consolidated New 75c Apr 111 Centremaque Gold Mines Ltd.., ,__1 Century Mining Corp Ltd_______:.___i Mining Nov 41c 1 ___i Mining Corp Ltd. Candego Gold Found 10,251 11 __l ___ i _. Central Manitoba Mines Ltd El Sol 80c Sales Range of Prices Aumaque Gold Cartier-Malartic Gold Eldorta Jun Nov * _ Bouzan Gold Mines Ltd Dome 21 L7% - Yellowknife Mines Bonville Gold Cortez Nov 10% — 3 Ltd Beatrice Red CnnHol i 13'/a 3 i___, 1__ ___ Band-Ore Gold Mines Ltd Bob's 17 15% ____3 Alta Mines Ltd Base 110 Stocks— Alger Gold Aubelle 17% 111% 100 __ Ltd Ltd May 94 19%' __ Hotel 44 11 —* Ltd Western Grain Co Ltd (J C) ' Mar .41c Wilson Windsor 36 15% " : pfd-^,-100 1 Fuel Inv class United Securities Ltd 75 14% Coporations class A___u_____3 United Distillers of Canada Ltd. Westeel 39 15% ■' United United May 90c 52 Ltd _, 19 Nov 73 19% ' ,pfd_:J2_20 6% e Jan Week's Last Friday Acme Feb ' _ Invest 12% Funds Bale Frice STOCKS— Jan % 4% Power Corp 6'£ N C part 2nd pfd__f50 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% pfd—~—100 Quebec Tel Corp class A 2 __3* Industries Ltd Southern Canada Power Jan 31 19% Service Stores Ltd____ Southmont 10% Oct 12 y4 : * red Jan 25 a20c , ,S Ltd (Can). Ltd 5% 9 ' 29 Feb 275 22 common Russell 28 £3 22 __ Reitmans 31% May 12 % Orange Crush Ltd Paul Oct Oct 93 n_l Ltd... May May 12% 10 __ & 80 1.00 '/o Power Lt 93 17% 15 Dec <• 25 V2 24% 75 80c 100 if pfd___ 6 17% Jan 72 800 39", Jan 9 Exchange Canadian Jun 45 Jun 1 500 39 10 9 17 20% 8 50 30% Feb 40% Nov 25 25 9 __ L Ltd Ontario Corporation Nova and 4% Ltd 26%- 30% J Co com 10 High 3un , 25 17 Loblaw Groceterias Co Ltd class A Ltd (Walter M)_, Lowney Co MacLaren 280 ' -* Inc Low 16% Toronto Stock Range Since January 1 High 16 * — (Frank LaSalle Low Shares 12 12 100 11 % Mar 32% 33% 265 21 Mar Oct 14 Oct 34'A Nov ' THE (2468) 44 COMMERCIAL & FOB RANGE Range ; Shares High 62c 64c Cos 1,500 13% 13'/2 14 250 102 common--- Canadian 100 Pacific Railway———25 Canadian Tire Corp 5c/o preferred 102 25 / Canadian Utilities preferred Canadian Cariboo Gold Castle-Trethewey Central —— — Central Porcupine Chatco Steel Swayze 21% Jun 26% Jan 98% Mar 103% 5,300 1.00 Aug 1.52 1.55 200 1.20 Mar 1.41 1.25 1.71 1.12 1.10 1.12 41c 103,500 Rock Jan Harker 1.80 Jun Harricana 1.82 Nov Ha saga 1.40 July Citralam Gold Hendershot Paper common Heva Gold Mines 7 7 "77,400 2.44 739 12c 15c 1,200 Mar 4c Gold 7c Highwood Sarcee 8 '/2 Feb Hinde & Home Oils' Coastal Dunlop Cockshutt Coin Pio w*_ Coniagas 12% May 13 13 V* 1 15c 15c 1,000 5c 6c 17,500 Petroleum , 1.72 July 40 70c 72c 1.40 90c 17 15c Dec 27c 5c Mar 9c 46c 200 85c 2,000 70c .5 —_8'; ' 2.45 14% Mar Feb 10 480 ■, 1.40 _* —; Mines Mines Hoyle 5,700 13 2,050 Aug Bakeries i--—*. Consolidated? Seattle Mines 290 11; Nov 1.51 July Jun Dec *10,700 r 16% Qot 47c 41c Dec 42c 1,100 38c Dec %c; 34,500 lie Jun 15c 5 127% 126 128% -2,520 100 Gas .10.. 38c 38c * 153 152 153% 230 1.32 6,620 12 %c 15 Exploration Jan 85c 70c Sep 32c Cosmos Mining Crow's Nest Coal —L'J— Crowshore Patricia Cub Aircraft Davies Imperial 4% Oil ; (, Indian i__ Varnish preferred Gold. t, Lake 25 ——« 52 145 42 Jan 55. May. 51 7%c 9c 5,500 6c Oct 55c 60c 2,100 45c Aug Davis 23 Va Leather Decalta class Oils Ltd B_, 19c Apr 1.00 ".u Jan Detta Nickel Red Dexter Jacknife & 1c Mar 21c Jan J 10c Mar 49c Dec 23'/, 100 Oct 8 11, -,Jun Sep 8% 65 30c 126,350 19 %c Nov 1.15 1,100 95c Nov 8c 11c 52,500 5c Mar 15 %c? Oct loy2c 12c 40,600 10c July 48c Dickenson Red 29c —1 — __ Lake 5 Distillers Seagrams Diversified 29c 30c I,000 45c Mar 46c 46c 50c 13,050 . Dome Mines 23c 24 %c 23 %c . 20c M * 30c * Ltd— 14 Dominion Bank Nov 42c Jun 18c 36c Nov *. 42c 8,300 ,2,000 57% t'1,626 8c 261,100 ' Dominion Steel— & Juliet Quebec Nov Kayrand Jan Keiore July Sep 16% 1,870 Feb 13% 6,000 14% 28c 19% :: 1,125 25% ,t;?40 Dominion Scottish Dominion Steel Dominion 31 31 13% 5%c 5%c > Coal & class Dominion Tar & Chemical Dominion Textile common Dominion Donaida B—25 Woollens <fc uuiama Gold Mines Amphi East Crest Nov * 44c 425 25 101 135 98% Mar 34% 35% J 4,269 29% Mar 39% 12% 13«/» 35,207 42 %c 45c 6.500 4c 3%c 2%c 2%c __1 — __1 •East 4c Eastern 4c 6c 2,000 40c 39c 5%c 5%c 19c 19c 22c 42c - Paper Elaona Gold El 28% Oct 50c Jan l 12% 11% 12% 5,190 11% Nov 15 Jan ____l 9c 12c 59,500 7%c Oct 22c Jan Nov 60c Jun -.f" Golden Gato___ a,_ — 9c 35c 36c 4,000 1.16 1.20 5.605 10c 1.16 1 lie 3,000 10c Dec 19c Labatt (John) Ltd Jan 1,515 22% Dec .25% Jun 7.75 Jan 24 Va 23 _____— 6.00 25 25% 3,020 22 Mar 28 Jan Lake Dufault __i 1.05 1.00 1.15 17,500 Rowan 6c 6c 1,500 Lako Shore Mines 9.75 Lake Wasa Mining— i 5% July i ■ 19% May Jan 795 13% 21 y4 Mar 26 y2 21% 21 Va 21% 150 19% Mar 22 y2 Aug 12 11% 12% I,000 11 13 y2 May 13% 228 Feb Feb,, 13c 10% Mar ..18% Jun . 120 21 %c 23c 17,600 17c 75,500 '4c Aug 7c Jun 33c Jan Leitch 5%c Mar 13c Nov Lencourt 13c 9c 500 9c ll%c 46,855 __i Nov Feb 1.10 12% July 30 %c Jun Dec Jan 16c * Larder 37c 40c 1.71 1.70 1.75 5,450 2.90 2.90 3.10 5,225 7% 7 y2 7% Feb 26c 4,300 520 50c 1.33 Aug 1.64 Mar 6% .20 "U" Oro 35c 65l/2c 64c 74c 108,400 9%c 10 %c 4,500 20 y4 50 i Grain 38c • .7* May 2.08 3.50 Lexindin Mines com __7777l Frobisher A _• .—7.77* _77,100 preferred Gatineau 5% class Power common preferred Nov 25c Oct ,] 21 2,480 515 14% 37% 38 % 175 34 6% 7% 150 3% May 9% 5c 3,500 4c Sep 7c May 25c Jun 65c Nov Dec 4.55 ._7l00 . 3.60 Mar t 5.05 May 18% May Mar 47 % Jan Oct 60c 500 9% 9% 100 7% Feb 2y4 200 2 Sep 11% July 3% Jan 16% 2,500 5,500 5c 3%c 14% 14 V4 14 V4 1.36 Nov 4%c 4V»c 47/ac 9.75 25c Jan Oct 15c Jan > 90c 85c 99 Vac 24,600 1.10 5c 7c 8,000 5c 8c 1 ... Jan 3.00 Feb 5.35 Dec 6.95 Feb 3c 3c * 1.04* 14% Mar 70c Aug 16% Mar 10,797 1.05 Dec May 1.95 255 3%c 1 12 Jun ' 60c 1.04 - 11c Jan Jan Aug 8c Mar 17% 2%c July 4,000 21% May Mar Dec ; Jan C 6c Nov 1.19 May 1.25 Jan 5c 16c Jun 6c ,1,500 Dec Nov 14c Jan 59c ' 22c 21c 24c 9,300 20c Nov 69c Lynx class A 69c 70c "2,500 67c July 1.50 Jan 30% Nov Feb * 31 768 26 Vs Mar 31% 27% 28% 330 24 % Apr ■» Goldfields Gold 30% • 11% 11% 11% Nov 29% Aug 13% Jan 1 25.. 35c 35c 19,700 35c Nov 10c 11c 6,500 10c July 13 %c 12 %c 14c 3,500 6c Aug 1.90 1.86 75c 75c 87c II,975 40c July 8c 8%c 5,000 6c Aug -—______________l _ Yellowknife * Mines MacDonald Mines -1 16% 60 13% Feb 16% 25% 21 Feb; Macfie Red Lake .1 Macho River ;— MacLeod-Cockshutt MacMillan Class Export Mines. Dec 40c 1.90 3,075 1.80 Nov Gold Lake 29c 4,500 26c Dec 78c 5,650 73c Dec 10 10 Va 640 9 Feb ;.7 7% 1,405 2.15 2.10 .2.15 6,510 2.10 22c 30c 5,600 12%c 1.70 1.63 1.71 9,300 1.50 7% Mines— -1 _1 Fields—, Gold -1 26c 73c 75c. 'i 10 Va' — Red Malartic 26c _1 _8 A— B Madsen .1 — Gold class Magnet Consol • ' 26% 1,845 2.04 2.10 4,320 Feb Maple Leaf Gardens 85 85 10 84 % Dec 94 Jan Maple Leaf Milling 16 ya Sep 20 Jun Marcus Nov 108 1.50 Feb 20c Feb Nov 25c 3.00 Jan 1.95 Jan 4% Mar Nov Oct Apr 15c Nov 40c Oct 1.54 11' Feb July 9% Sep 3.15 Jan 40c Feb 1.95 Jan Jan 17% 105 Mar " Dec 2% —* 6%c Jan 60c 26 5c 3%c •- _l B Louvicourt 15 2.05 >1,035 __1 Ltd—— Hosiery class A Lunward 4.55 9% 19 * Mines Groceterias Jan 4.25 4%c 19 Long Lac Jun July 14% • Exploration Co .1.54 15 <■ _ —77777* Manufacturing Gair Mar 4.25 Fleury-Bissell preferred ——100 Motor 55c 186,004 4y8c Oil Gold Class 84c • . Federal Kirkland 2,406 1 — Little 35c Shops77_77l 5.60 1 Lingman Lake Gold Mines, London 74c • 5.35 1 Feb Jan 20 35c 300 9.85 3 Jan May Mar 8c Jan May July 19 Dec 6c I,600 « Gold Macassa ; Federated Petroleum Fibre Products common Ford 1 30c 1.95 _• Mines Gold 10 16 II.162 2%c 38c Nov Sep 24c 190 31c 20 V* — Fanny Farmer Candy Fleet 16% 31 %c — Falconbridge Nickel Famous Players Federal 16 y4 1 4.10 Mar * *2,591 30c 1.95 l Laura Secord Lebel 10% 30c 1.95 ___1 y__ Lapaska Mines 16,400 10 %c Mines Lamaque Gold Lang & Sons %c 8'% 1.78 ' Gold La Luz Mines 8% 48c Nov 12 V4 May , 420 —1 Corp 1.15 16,500 1 A 32c 4,275 3c 49c 50 Oct Apr 5.80 3% Mar Jun 37c Oct 2%c 200 Nov 14c - Jan 23% Mar Mar 59c Oct July 24 1 65c ?: Mar 4c 15c 4%c 3c 1 Gold Sol 25c 100 5.80 —* Empire Brass class Eureka Feb Feb 6,000 1 .—I Mines 4c 58c 9c 1 ' Jan Oct Nov 28 Labrador Mining & Exploration 40c _______ 7c Aug 7c Laguerre 5 Jan 28 Feb 21 %c A—________ nov 7c Gold Jun 9c —. Oct 4c 2c 8,600 27 9c class 7c 21c f I2V2C 16,855 22 _______ Elder Minos : Oct Aug 3c 27,766 7c Apr 5 Jun May 8c 500 13c __ Kerr-Addison Loblaw Eddy 84,c l'/ac Nov 4,000 2VaC 13c Sep . Jun 16% Mar Jan 3v2c • 1,833 2Vac Mines Mining Kenville 8% Steel Mar 4Gc 2,500 2%c 1 l 17 Leduc Oil— 11 20,500 '12c 12%c, _i Townsite 13% Bast Malartic Mines. East Sullivan Mines , 31% May ' ___i — Jan 102% 13% .„*■ __; — Jan • 26% 16 6 May 26 34 %' __1 ___: 8% „ 100 100 * common. 24 1,875 Nov 11 Oct Co Lake 24 Oil 10c Aug Apr 39c Mines Leduc-West East 4c .. Jun Kirkland 16% 1 Dec 32c Kirkland-Hudson 22% May 23%' Ltd Oct 31 ' Dec 1,000 100 common. Duyay Gold Mines——. Jan 25% 33c 0 1,750 49c Mudge NOV 14% 33c A Kirkland 16% Mines Donneil 20 Mar Coke——1 class 21 : —- Mar 55c Jan 23% ; Jan Dec July Jan 23'/2 pfd__ 23. 28% 34c 82c* • —_? Oct 24% Mar 31 ,v. 25 26%, 11 y2 Dec Apr , 1,100 /..v.- 21 11- Nov 8c 12 500 25 11 Dec 60 14 , .. 69 21 Invest common——1 Stores 23% 16,168 13% 25 31 20 13% 25 , > 9 64c _ Oct 3,365 32c 30c 1 Magnesium Jun 21 77(»... " Lake Foundry Jan 2c ;;4 '35",, 49 %C May 35c Gold 1.60 ■ .—J 10 Dominion Coal preferred—— __25 Dominion Mar 26c 43 % , 9 Consolidated 33'/2c Z Nov 43c 23c • 14,900 19 V* 18 % — Mining Feb 12c 35c Kirkland 1 Discovery Yellowknife 17c Feb 11c Lake.— Red Lake 9c 20.900 ' 14% «ov 26% July 1.10 1 — Get . l Gold Joburke 21% 19% 25% 100 Mines 1,000 10 %c Mines 20% July 13 4c 57 Kelvinator Denison Mar (8J>0 Jun y6 Jack Waite Mining Jacola Mines 59,450 m /-—— Jan 1© , *1400 25c 27 %c 57 —1 — Ingiis (John) & Co—— Inspiration Mining ——— 48< 20'/2c 24c _ Delnite Mines z 15c Feb " Uranium Nov, 32 Jan 9c .Class 3 Aug 5.35 35c * preferred Petroleum 1,100 25 15c Impe-riaf Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 Mar 9c May .*«. International Nov 90c 9c 75c v 21% International 35C Nov 36c 26c ,150% 28% Nickel July 43c Be 15c 21% International 18c Mines Feb Mar 7c 33,090 27% Nov 1.60 35c ...... Jan 50c 3,44© 13% __io Metals 9,600 52 Petroleum 12% 27% Jellicoe D'Aragon 1-9% 11% ; Bank Coal 37c 1 — 1,300 0.5OD 11% Imperial International 23c - Jan 14% 24 %c 19% 6c International Mar .100 a— — 70c 95 16c 13% Dec 14c 6%c Nov 22c 3D Jun May Sep 1.04 ©%c Dec 5%C — Jan 37c 7 1 —1 15c Nov 100 14c Bay Mining & Smelting-.. Hugh Malartic -i— —1. Huron & Erie 20% paid. .100 131% Mar 23c 31 Mines Pershing——. 66c Juu 1.21 Imperial Mills Crestaurum Croinor Sep Jun Jan '2,000 . —1 Mines— 154 91% Mar 145 Jan 1.32 . 35c 13 y4 12c Mar 5c 1,000 10c 12c _i_ ___i_ Preferred Conwest 13 V4 12% Hudson 1.10 Apr 41c 45c 1 Consolidated Mining & Smelting Consumers "• ——2 Consolidated Duquesne _i Consolidated Homestead Oil.., 11 11 - 7%c 5c ©2c 4,000. 1 Gold Imperial Consolidated July 9% Mar 5%c July FebNov 80c Apr 1.40 65c ; 66c T/2c * —5 Howey Gold Jan 3,100 14 — Coniaurum Nov 34c 1.85 14 Yellowknife Commonwealth 37c 26c 1.80 1 Lake Coiomac 13 %c Aug 172,500 26c I 7,000 12% — , i__•. Yellowknife Aug 5c 1.80 „__——__ Be 200 _• Hosco 2c 8 ,12c 2,500 17% 65 105 105 15 27 1.30 Mar 101 2.29 May Manitoba & Eastern 2%c 3% 2 %c 2c 6%e Nov 9%c 250 15% Dec 23 .Mar 11% 650 11 Oct 15 / Sep 9c 9%c 4,000 8c Oct 31c Jan 4c 1 r 13,500 18 11 Va Gold c 15% _____ 4c 1.000 3c Nov 6c Mar 23 Sep ' General Steel Wares Martin-McNeely common- 14% Globe Gold Oil God's Goldvue 106% Jan 6.10 Jan 7c 7 V4c II.000 6%c Aug 2%c 2 y4c 5,000 ._1 71c 14c Feb Nov Massey-Harrls 38c 40c 9,300 14c 15c 7,300 10 %c io%c 15c -1 80c 1,000 3c Oct 62,450 Preferred *%c 4%C 5c 9,700 2.92 2.84 2.95 30,671 36c Nov 11c Apr 19c May 8%c Oct 17c Nov 7%c Feb Mercury 2.95 Dec Mid-Continent 1.95 Mar 5l/2c 18,600 4%c Aug -1 3'/4c 4c 12c 11 %c 12c 15,500 -1 3%c 3%c 3y2c 3,000 105 common 4c -1 —. 104 105 10 100 - . 3,500 . 3c Sep 8%c Sep 2c Aug - Nov Jan McLellan 16c 9c Jan Milton Oil 130 14c 9,100 50 V4 5,050 50 Nov Nov 90 9c Oct July • —— Grain —8 24 V4 7c 17% 33c 8,100 29c 6%c 7%c 7,200 1%C Oct 11c 6V2c 1 11c 3,500 8c Jun 22V2 6%c 17% 1.70 — ' Mining Corp 4%c Mar Moneta Porcupine 120 Nov — . 24'/4 1.905 15 % Mar 7%c 33,000 5Voc Mar 17% 50 1.70 100 265 49 Feb 53 Oct 10 11 Oet 16 May 100 July 17c Nov Mar 66 14% Mar 75c Jan * 10%C,Nov 29c Jan 24 % 11c 17%s Dec ■ Jan • 25 18 23 Jan Mosher 13c 1,000 10c Sep 17%c Oct National 16 %"* 1.224 15% Mar 20% Jun 8 11 1,290 40c 40c 3.700 20 — 20 170 1.15 Aug 3 > Dec 6.10 Mar •11% 28c Mar 54c 14 May 21 Jan Oct May Nov Nov 21% May Sep 1 11 * ___i Montreal Locomotive 870 15% 40 40% 260 75c 46. 93% 50 30c Gold- * ■ £5%c Jan 11 40 page 92 11c — Lake Pacific Brick 53 12c fee 93 9% Mar Feb 21% footnotes 30 y> May ——1 Red Mills & 10% 15% . 23% Mar 50 Gold McMarmac 52 y4 Graham — Mar 24 2,591 —_ Moore Corp 73 common Preferred common— 16 205 14% __xi* McKenzie Red Lake 10% B Bousquet Paper A preferred Guayana Mines 6,505 27 14 Nov 52 y2 Mackay class A Great Lakes ^ Porcupine Mar 1.09 22 V4 26% 14% _100 ! common McDougall-Segur 52c 83c 23 27 * common Preferred McColl-Fromtenac Midland Preferred For Jun 4%c Aug 70c 5c Mining Goodyear Tire 2e 17 Mclntyre -1 Mines Class Apr 2.90 Mar -1 Mines Gordon 99 Porcupine Goldora Goodfish 40 4,585 38c 7 —I — —: Manitou Goldhawk , ; Gold Eagle Mines Golden Mar 103 4.55 Gpld Mines Goldcrest Gold 14 103 4.35 ——1 Lake Goldale 80 103 1 Mines' Lake 4.50 —1 Yellowknife Gold Glenora 15 .100 —1 Preferred Giant Gillies 75c 75c 5,025 - Dec Oct 79c * A—1. class 14,500 12 64C 12c Dauch Nov 2,170 6c ——1 —— Willa'ns Cochenour Cochrane Feb 7%c 7%c —1 — Oil 6c 1.75 5%c Nov 5.00 6%c 9c Hollioger Consol 1.75 1.64 1.66 6c 3.00 "Dec 17% May * Feb 30c July 3%c Sep ''a?-;194 " 12 —_ Highland-Beil' Sep 3.00 Mar Jun May Apr 4,000 3.00 19c 23 %c " 2.20 3.20 37c 13 % Mar ' Jan 12%c Nov - 23 %c Nov 98o . 4»/2e 3.00 7 %c 13 V4 145 Dec 7 100 " 11c, 4y2c , __ 1 Jan 9c __ 17. 13% —HZ-1 '* i Feb Oct . High Nov 17c , Jan Gold 33c Dec 6;600 55c 4,500 6c 16c 11 19c 16% 12 Aug 131% 1 i— Mar 2.40 10c 1 Mines—— 5c 50 Malartic Gold Carpets 13c 115 ' 16% Gold 2,500 11 * 1 10,000 135 _ ——1 —— 6%c 11 —*'• — _— Heath -1 __c Alabastine.i— 14c 14 %c 14c 1 Harding 2.65 1.65 Mar 1,750 Low 70c 18c __ Range Since January 1 High 63c Jan Jun 20 Feb 16 Low __ 1 — & Hallnor Mines 22 Homer Chromium Shares —1 — Dec 1.20 —__1 Gold Chlrao for Week " Gold *12% Mar 1.02 135 — Lime 10 - Mines Halcrow 150 > Mines ChestervlUe Mines Gypsum 17 " Preferred Chesktrk Jun 99 6%c —' common 103 99 106 Chartered Trust 99 V2 Mar 135 1 — Lead Hard 1 —_—— Centremaque Goid Gunnar 9,539 1.20 * 1 Mines Jan 16 % ,1——1 —. Gold Patricia 15 17 1 Central Leduc Oil Mar 22% 99 —.—100 — Gulf 22 class B—*' Wallpaper Sales Range of Prices Par Feb 11 - High 88c Nov 60c 16% 16% * STOCKS— Range Since January 1 Low Low 64c * Malartic Oil Week's Last Sale Price for Week of Prices Par Canadian DECEMBER 10 Friday Last Canadian ENDED Sales Week's Friday Sale Price STOCKS— WEEK Monday, December 13, 1948 MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN CHRONICLE FINANCIAL 40 60c Dec Mar 44% May 1.15 Jun Long Lac Class ! Drug preferred National Grocers National .25 74 375 65 Feb 76 Apr 26 % 26% 275 25 Mar 27 Jun _ -5 10c 1,000 9 %c 8c Oct 15c Feb 15% 15% 25 10% May 15% Dec 15 __ __ common Hosiery class A B __ 15 •130 13 % May 16 Jan 17 17 45 10 Apr 17 Nov 16 % 16% 205 10 Apr 17 Nov • COMMERCIAL THE Number 4759 Volume 168 & CANADIAN RANGE Friday Last STOCKS— Par National Petroleum ,25c Neilson New (Wmr Calumet New Newnorth New New Rouyn New Nib Nov Springer Sturgeon __1 25% Mar 34 Jan Stadacona 23% 318 18 Vi Mar 26% May 100 108 Vz 103 % 103 y2 50 4!/2c 2.37 4%c 2.36 16c ! 100% 17 %c 15c 17 '/2c 9,500 103 % Apr 15c 2,000 3c 75c Mines 6c 7 6% 7 19 % ' 5 5 2.54 Mar Noranda 31 %c July Norbenite* Malartic 31c Olsen Stedman Steel Jan 7c Nov Aug Nov » 58c 14 13% 14 Gold Mines— 9 Co of Canada 4 common Northern North Mines—_ 33c 11c 9%c- 12c 34,250 9%c Dec 46c Jan Sturgeon River Gold 17c 16c 19c 12,133 16c Dec 21c Dec Sudbury Contact Star Oil 7c 8%c 6,500 4c Mar 10c Nov Sullivan 4c Mar 74c 71c 88c 288,900 1.02 1.02 1.06 I,300 55 55 56 2,150 11 %c 1.32 43 Cons Preferred Sep Dec 15 Sep 80% 120 67 Feb 82 Nov 82 300 72 Mar 83 Nov 5c 5c 5,500 1.61 1.85 20,475 12C 14c 1,100 Jan Tamblyn Ltd 24C July 7c Oct 4c 12c 1.44 Nov Apr 2.40 Jan 3.15 Nov 5,200 10c 500 14c 6c 4c 7c 16,400 2c 3.05 3.10 8,615 8%c 10c 24,000 4c Jun He Nov 5%c 7c 9,500 4c July 10c Jan . River Gold Nov 3c Oct 2,106 99c Mar 8c Nov 8c 8c 8c 4,000 1.10 1.20 6,950 28C 28c 1.05 2.05 Jan 19c Jan Nov 1.99 4 Jan Sep 61c Jan '\i_ 4 i_—— preferred Gold 23% Mar 27% 1 _ 29% Jun 10% 65 9% Jan 10% Dec 2.55 2.58 2,852 2.30 Nov 3.50 Jan 1.40 2.55 27% 10% 10 Mines 25c 3,000 ■ 1.40 100 .. 35 - - ♦ July 1.50 Mar 40c 40c 1,080 38C 25c 24c 27c 19,000 14c 4C 4C 4%c 4,500 2c Texas Canadian Oil 5 __ 55c Aug 5%c Nov 8% Oct 6 Apr Aug Jan 48c Aug • 7% 7% 600 5% 5% 450 3% Mar 5% ■ " Apr Oct . „ 4 Top Canners 4 Top 18c class Tailors A— 9'/4 1.35 July 100 20 210 13,000 18c " 4 — — 22 c 9% 20 Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines Tip 18c Dec 9 16,500 - 1.45 May Oct 10 Jan Jun 21 Jun 18% Feb 49c >r Torbrit Silver Toronto Mines _1 1 - — — 85c 88c 79c July 11% 11% 25 10 Mar 172 172 30 172 Dec 11 11% 600 85c 4 '• Elevators Toronto General Trusts • 5 Sep 15c 10,100 1.32 1.28 1.15 s. common Pearson Tech-Hughes * 9c 2lc 10c 11 %c 11c 1.28 1 —' Mines Dec 12c Dec 13c 15c Nov " 50c Taku 15c Oct Mines Gold 24c Mar 1 Inlet Sylvanite Nov 1.50 May 58 Nov Dec 1.02 11 %C • ___ Apr 94c 12c 1 1 common 13% : 79'A __ 1 7c l — 580 10 ' Apr 4 Gold Mines 5% Nov Nov Dec 1.63 1 Sep l Canada Inca Northland 8% 55c 81% ■ 4 Tip North . Apr 5c 80 .—25 ._ 7c 1 Norseman Mines 4 8,000 4 —. 52 c 65,317 l . 21% May 4% 50 54c 16c Mining Norpick Bros 9 J : Preferred Jan 3.05 : __ 4 Gold 12c _i Mines Normetal A /Steeloy Mining Steep Rock Iron Mines Taylor Norgold class 13c 1 Nordon Corp Feb 8% May 8% May Nov 65c 28c 4 Mines Oct Jan 68c 17% Ma r 100 Radio Stanley Brock class A Dec Jun 5 __ 1.62 Dec 5% Mar 190 * High 1.18 Mar 44c 420 19% Standard Feb 12c • Mines 900 19 % Surl Nicholson 2,516 6% 4 l Nipissing 44c y Low * 1 Thurbois Yellowknife 4,125 45c —• common • Merger 1.47 6% 45c Range Since Januarv 1 High 1.42 1.45 * _l - Low Standard Paving common Preferred Jun 156,475 16c 19y2C Shares Feb Starratt 6,761 5c 2.99 2%c Mar 7,50<) 44,050 5c for Week * .1 Mines Standard Chemical Nov 30 1.91 Mar 2.54 1 l 4%c Feb 24 57c 59 %C l __ Oils 18c 15 - Pacalta 58c 85 5,600 Gold New Mar 9,600 28 1 Sales Range of Prices Par 26 2.10 1 Nor zone High 50c 28 l Gold STOCKS— 44c 2.05 Mines Marlon Low 28 Jason New Range Since January 1 High 2.10 L Week's Last Sale Price Friday Shares * preferred—.— Bidlamaque New MARKETS for Week .10 ; __ (2469) DECEMBER 10 23 23 Trust Mines ENDED 25% 45c _ Negus LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE Sales Range of Prices Low National Sewer Pipe class A National Steel Car National Week's - Sale Price FOR FINANCIAL 100 •• . 1.08 Toronto Iron class Works 11%: 4 A_ 10% Oct 12% Jan 175 Oct 12 ' Jun Jan * O'Brien Gold -Mines Okalta 1.50 1.50, 1.53 4,700 • 8'Leary Gold Malartic mega Omnitrans Ontario 1.55 1.46 1.71 16,200 92c Jan 1.84 May Traders 13c 13c 14c 4,000 10c Mar 24c Sep Transcontinental 1 Osisko 3c 3c 2,000 3c July 7V2c 6c 6%c 8,500 5c July 16c Jan 1.50 1.50 1.50 25 2 Mar 4% 5 1,000 5c 500 4%. 1 Feb 3% Oct 10% Mar ll%c Sep 6c Aug 18 %c Feb 1.15 Jan 8c 8%c 1 7%c 7 y2c 66c 69c 5,600 50c Mar 11c 12%c 7,600 lie Dec ' — Mines 1 Union Mines I Pacific lie (Eastern) Pacific .1 — Petroleum 6c 1,000 4c 11c 118,970 80c Apr 3.65 Nov 35c 237,720 12c Nov 36c Nov 38 38% 28 1,295 Apr 39'/2 Feb Jan Pan Porcupine Western Paramaque Parbec Oil Mines Perron Gold Pioneer .. Mines ; ; Gold _ Rouyn Voting Pressed Gold 8c Mar May 5c Mar II,525 31c Dec 46c Jan 13,000 8V2c Dec 20c Feb 68c 69c 6,100 G4c Nov 82c 27 60 .25% Jan 28 27 14V2C 13c 15%c 1.95 1.90 3.10 2T.50 4c 4c 35c 43 % 4c 268,200 1.80 Aug 3.15 3,210 2.30 Aug 5%c 18,200 36c 45 United 63c 70c 18,500 63c 6'5y4c 5,000 2.30 3.50 Feb Jan 25c Dec Jan United 51 230 2.10 2.34 7,800 2.34 12c Silk Riverside < 7% class ___ _ 5.50 5.50 Oils —_ 17% May 17% May Feb Nov 2.10 6c 6c 6c 5c Oct 8%c Mar 65c 28c 54.400 14% 14% 2,465 - Mar 52c Mar 1 Oils Roxana (Hiram) Waterous Class Ltd 4 10% Mar ' Jun _ A Feb Russell Mines Nov 13c Mar 2c Oct 5c Nov 35c 500 22c Sep 38c 8.70 3,755 Products Western Grocers ; common 13 50' 8c 8c 1,000 37 % 37 37 % 19 19 3iy4 31% 31% _ 31% 31% . 4 100 :1 A Weston 151 13 —4 2nd preferred Antonio Sand River Gold Winora Feb 38 % 55 19" Dec 25 Jan 160 29 July 33 % Jan 200 , 25 31% Rouyn 5c Mar 12c Feb 1 6c 6c 1,500 5c Aug 11c Mar 33 34% 3,720 24 6c 33 —4 VB 4%c 'Shawkey Shea's Mines Brewery Sheep Creek Gold class Ymir Mines Bear York Breweries Silver Silverwood Dairies 17,100 15c Dec 40c Feb 60c 60c 61 y2c 5%c _i_— 16,340 55c Aug 81c May 7,000 3c Oct 10c Nov 6% a%' 4 580 Jan Jan 28c Feb Canadian 30 30 100 Sep 33 % Jun Friday 10 %c 12c 18,500 3%c 28 Toronto Stock Oct 18c Nov 35c 50c 18,000 Nov 25% 945 23c Aug 23% Mar 54c 25 % 25% Jan 24% 24% 954 16 Feb 27'% Oct 14c 16c 39,000 6%c 3,200 19 1,470 7%c 8c 2,500 22 22 115 __ 5c 5c 13 5c Sep 16c Mar 23c Jan Feb 19% Nov Jun 10 %c Western 22 Nov 26% Aug 15 15 25 14 Oct 15% 84 20 80 Aug 85 Asbestos 3.55 3.55 3.65 2,540 Columbia Co Brown Vinegars Vickers Feb 12c Jan Canadian 67 %c Feb Canadian 24% Oct Consolidated 20c Feb 2,500 90 20% May 9c 10 July Feb Crown 1.62 3,800 Mar 1.82 1.97 2.08 17.401 1.43 Mar 3.20 Apr Dlsher 17 17 120 11% Mar 17V4 Nov Dominion July 8.50 Feb 6.75 6.90 450 45c 45c 52c 40,450 30c Sep 70c Sladen 28c 32c 41,050 20c July 48c Jan 12% Jan 9% 326 9% July 94 Dec 30 550 24 Mar 31 Jun Ogilvie 24 725 18 Mar 26 Jun Pend 98 37c 1 24c 21c 98% 105 40c 14,800 24c 4,400 22 Nov 185% Feb 6% Jan Mar 115% Jun 4% 4% 3% I,875 20% 80 310 103% 104% Oct 15% 965 21% 10 Apr Mar 23 Oct 14 July 12% 12% 25 22 23 % 785 19% Mar 24% Jan 73% July 81 Dec 81 81 25 1.95 2.00 600 1.50 Nov —* 55% 57 125 20% Apr 134 135 20 3% 3% II,125 4 100 preferred Bridge preferred Glass 126 Oct 3.00 July 59% 192 Oct 55 57 -* 57 1.35 1.35 1.50 18 17% 18% , . 3% 39 225 1.00 550 10 Oct 45c 5,140 Sep 4% May 57 Dec 2.25 Apr 21% May 8 134 33c Mar 14% Mar 2,991 8% Feb 33C Sep 10 Dec 33c Dec 60c Jan 24% 29 %• 4 29 % 35 Apr 25% July 105 27 Feb 50 33 Jun 33% May 35% July 20 Oct 23% 205 24% 29 35 4 20 . * — & Paper Paper Flour 20% 21 903 3.40 3.55 1,900 56 55% 58 1,135 46 Mar 4 22 22 22% 1,340 20 Feb 28 May 23 23 500 Dec 28 May 5.60 5.50 5.95 7.550 50 50 80 _4 40c 40c 170 1 7c 7c 1,100 common 1 Oreille Jan Reliance Grain 24c Mar 55c Apr Southmount Investment Jan Jan 21 3.45 4 common Ontario 101% 39c 21% —4 Paper Oil Mar Nov 3% 2 4 96 20c 153 99% May 30 28% 23% For footnotes-eee page «€. 20% 4 International 94 96 10 1 24 .— Oil Oil Donnacona 29% 94 155 4 Paper Steel Foothills pfd—_100 — Gold Malartic __4 4 Feb 29c 9% 115 Nov 1 — Jun 113% 5 Westinghouse Dominion Daihousie 1.58 6.50 May Sep Mar v 11% July 1.99 98c Western Lumber— Copper 1.59 * Slscoe — Mar 11% 30 25 72 Jan 38c 10c 10 %c common.; Preferred 4.35 Dec 3.00 Aug 17c 11% Rand Marconi Oct 695 Hlg\ ' 135 20 150 1 Ingersoll Canadian 6c 19.400 Low 25 25 Sep Aug 1,000 40c Sugar Industries 3,000 24% Range Since January 1 High " 104 4 and Dominion Canadian 7c 38c 4% 100 4c 23% Low Shares 155 1 common- 3c 7C for Week 115 Pulp & Paper com—4 Preferred 6%c 38c Sales Range 100 1 23% Week's of Prices 25 4 Corp Preferred • Dairies r. Fnnds Sale Price Par 3c • Class B ' Nov Mar 83% , Simpson's Ltd class A 8%uJan 5% Aug Exchange-Curb Section STOCKS— Minnesota Silverwood • ' Nov 6c ^ 2.00 6c 5%c 8c 6.75 A Jan 2,383 18c 7,000 1 class 2.90 Nov Jan 2.11 8%c __ -r_. Dec Nov 8c Nov • Mines 35% 100 15c 9c I Mining Miller Oct 2.05 3.35 18% Sigma Mines (Quebec) Silanco Apr a 50c common. Feb. 3 %c 18c ______4 ■ Knitting class A Dominion Slck's 20% 95 40 1,000 c 1 ______ Girl Yankee 4 y2 2.05 13c A—50c Gordon Jan _" —v Feb 1 t Winnipeg Sherritt com 28 101% Apr __1 — Yellorex Mines 99' 98 —1 Wright-Hargreaves Coast Power Feb Jan 97% Sep 1 & 4 36% May 22 Apr 4 Ltd Water Dec Nov 55 5c 16c , Senator Shawinigan - 50 —100 —1 Gold Sannorm Mines 26% 14% Jan 19 %c Mar 7,000 4c 42c 1 8c 7c Gold Canadian Ltd Dec Nov 13 99% 23% 1.02 1 Mines Nov 99 Winnipeg Electric common Canadian San 13 6%e 23% 4 1,300 99 . Oct 31% May Apr 1 Canada new 10% 1 . 3,000 49 Paper— preferred new Mar 24 , Lawrence 1st Nov 9.85 : common Canada St Jan 100 (Geo) Preferred 2,500 1 Ryanor Mining St Lawrence Corp— 1st preferred new 4.60 3,495 12 4 i Preferred Class 28 y2 3.00 • common 7.20 Feb 5 Vac 28 6%c 12c __—_I—_1 — 5.15 Mar 4,000 3,000 11% 5%c » Industries 2,35 9c 1 ; —— Westeel 28% 5c • 1 8% May Jan Nov •n' t16% Nov 25% Chibougamau Rupununi • 5.170 6.00 4 — Wekusko Consol British Roybar Dec 17c 5V8 Mar 1.27 2%c 4 W) (G & common 8c __ _ 7%c July Dec 90c . — _ 2.50 Nov 8.55 8.60 4 * 6%c 1 • Co Royal Bank Royalite Oil Dec 1.15 Mar - 35c _r. 5c 1 Jun 51 8c Jan 1.05 48c Dec 55c 10,000 1.05 Walker Yellowknife 1,200 61C 88c Amulet Preferred Feb 1.00 Waite Feb Aug 1.25 __ Lac Jun Apr 2V2c 8c Last Long Jan 12c 25 Feb Jan Mar 11 15 ' • '•ill Roche Nov 10 Aug 45% 2,121 _1 72 50 10% * A 8c Apr NOV 1.03 •7% Aug 940 1.40 2.90 1936> 12c 20% Mar 16 9,400 6% 1.35 1 — Gold 88c 50c 1,885 30C Ltd Villbona Wingait Gold 1,400 28C Ventures Jan 2,910 2,000 1 15c 6% 1.35 > 1 *, Vicour Mines Nov 13 • 50 y2 4 56c 1.35 16% 63c :aL 255 9 4 Mines— 47'% 1.30 —1 Gold Richmac Gold July 35c 10,091 23% 4 Steel Canada . Feb 11% 16% ___! 9c 23 9 6%c Regcourt 6c ,19% Dec 3,002 9c 23 50 Oils United Nov 13 _____ preferred Wiltsey-Coghlan 1.31 l 9% 9c 4 : Hill Keno 37 595 65c .*•* Nov 1 ;. __r_ 2.000 1 • 34c 2,000 43 % 4c Feb May 17c Aug 1,668 1.95 65c Macdonald Reeves Aug 2c Dec 9c 4 _____ — Mining 4c 3,500 40c ;_i — ; __; Manitou Quemont 500 4c _1 Dome^ Labrador 4%c _1 Purdy Mica Mines. Quebec Dec 35c 1 certificates.. Quebec 28c 8c l Gold Quebec 42,900 31c 1 ___ East Dec 31c 4 Metals Preston 37,500 Jan 86c 8%c 1 i. Gold trust Power Corp 4c 1 River Powell 4y2c * ___, . Reef Porcupine 40c 1 __ — Peninsular Powell 28c 1.55 4,450 1 Mines— 225 72c 1 ,_1 ; Mines— Gold Porcupine 89c 1 — Crow 86c —1 __. Photo Engravers Piccadilly Porcupine Pickle 89c ,30c r-~. Cons Gold Pen-Rey 4 — Malartic Paymaster Ltd— Mines 9c 19 y2 61c 65c • ; Vulcan \ Pamour 19 V* ^4 Feb 3.30 17c 38 % Tubes. 6c 2.40 23c _ Hershey Feb 2.62 Rights Page 70c — Resources Gas Upper Osulake —: Finance class A Union Mining United Corp class B United Fuel class A Jan —____1 Lake Lake Jan 6%c - Gold Red 2.20 * j. Orange Crush Orlac " 1.40 Mar ,1 Supply 8c 19 % _1 Jan • 1 ' Exploration Beauty Orenada Towagmac Exploration ___l _ Oils Temiskaming Mining 4 50 2.60 23 2.25 Jun Feb 4.10 Jan 70% Jun 6.50 Nov 50 Dec 37C 45c Nov 6c 8c Jan 22 Jan 46 THE (2470) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, December 13, 1948 OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations for Friday December 10 Investing Companies Bid _1 Affiliated Fund Inc 1% Amerex Holding Corp 10 American Business Shares 1 Associated Standard Oilstocks Shares series A 2 4.80 Sescurltles Aeronautical 1 8 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc Axe-Houghton Fund B 1 1 * —1 10c Corp Holdings Blair Corp Inv Tr of America Bond Inc Fund Boston 5.27 4.07 3.72 Bowling Green Fund Inc Broad Street Invest Corp 5 " / 7.21 14.32 4 V* 2 V* 90.99 18.89 7.82 15.75 7.79 15.57 4 k 3 94.78 20.42 7.83 100 1 Preferred Investment Commonwealth --1 25c Fund Delaware Shares Dividend 5.40 Furnishings shares 3.71 National 4.05 1.52 «.l xll.01 13.55 12.96 13.92 1 8.55 Int. Rate Maturity— 9.24 Bid Howard— Fund Stock 3.73 Jan. 1, 1949 100.0038 .0093 tl%s Feb. 1, 1949 100.0019 .0129 tl% Mar. 100.0011 .0097 tl%s Apr. 6.46 7.00 4.24 4.63 June 1, 1940— 100.0821 5.17 5.72 4.95 5.41 1 5.87 6.42 tl%s 3.77 U%s Dec. England York Stocks Group SecuritiesAgricultural shares lo 1® Aviation shares lo Building shares lo Chemical shares lo Electrical Equipment shares lo Food shares lo Fully Administered shares__lc General bond shares lc shares Automobile 5,15 6.37 6.14 6.73 Bank 46.48 5.81 1 9.18 Building supply series bond Steel shares Tobacco Utility 1 10.99 12.04 10.27 11.25 5.14 9.84 10.78 7.27 7.89 Electrlclal 7.97 Incorporated Insurance stock 1 Machinery Merchandising 6.95 7.54 Metals I 8.60 Insurance Group Stock and 8.15 Oils 1 15.86 10.76 1 5.50 5.27 5.64 Railroad 6.12 6.96 7.55 5.24 4.55 4.95 Republic Investors 5.31 Russell 4.39 Scudder, Stevens - 4.52 4.18 xl.58 1.62 20.04 21.66 7.76 lc 70C 10.41 lc 99c ; 1.10 30, 73c 1 20.80 1 17,41 —.—1 5.94 Stock Fund...! 18.55 Fund Corp.*■'*. series A _ Income 28.08 United 25.21 Wall Bonds) 1 16.33 17.82 Bonds) 1 9.21 10.05 Whitehall 15.45 16.86 19.50 Wisconsin 27.74 Inc . 13.40 14.62 11.30 Unit Investment Co bl.60 1.50% Treasury Bills Bid Feb. 3. 1.00% Feb. 10, 1.00% 1.06% Feb. -17,. 1949 Feb. 24. 1949 1.06% March 3 bl.13 1949 1949 0.90% 1.06% March 10, Ask 1.06% 1949— bl.14 1.07% 1949 bl.15 1.08% ; bl.15 1.08% hi.16 1.09% bl.16 1949. 1.08% bl.15 — 1949..— 1.09% New-York 12.33 Diversified Series Par City Banks & Trust Cos. of the Manhattan Co—10 Bank of New York Bid • \ Ask 24% Par First 26% National 100 .301 316 Guaranty 10 38 40 industrial 100 ' 98 102 Bank Bank Irving Trust Kings County 100 Trust 9.85 Central Hanover Bank ft Trust 20 83% 86% Lawyers 9.55 Chase National Bank 15 33 35 Manufacturers 16.55 18.07 Chemical 10 40% 42% Morgan & 15.57 16.74 Commercial National Bank 3.25 1 Trust 3.53 & Trust ft 20/ E 2.80 91.08 Series X43.22 44.10 Series 2.43 37% 10 Fiduciary 52% Public 83 Title 10. 33 United 2t» 49% Inc 100 198 204 12% Co 44 % Co 33 38 80% 83% City Bank Sterling 12% / 79 11% / 1 1,415 25 Pi i 15% 46% 51% 24% 50% 50 _ Federation Bank ft Trust 39% 23% x!4% New York- Trust Nat'l 25 Bank ft Trust_17% National Guarantee 37%; 68% 2.44 Trust 31 Trust 39% 64%. —25 3.40 1 X89.26 2.13 1 Mutual Fund—* Second Fund—10 7.45 1 Independence Trust Shares 6.49 (J National . Co Empire Trust Shares- Trustee Bank 30 100 1,375 Trust Trust / 259 28 10 9.37 Ask 1,240 250 of Commerce. 10 0.06 ! Bid 100 1,180 Trust & 12 9 10 100 530 560 North Amer Trust Shares— ■ ■ Far V" * 1955 1956 . Bid , Companies — Bonds— Ask Par Home • Bid Ask ... 10 77% 81% 5 29 49 51 Insur Co of North America 10 105 109 53% 55% Jersey Insurance of N Y 20 39 42 28 57 Casualty Equitable « Assur 44 46 42% 8 8 Fidelity & Casualty.5 American of Newark 2% 10 10% Massachusetts 20 21% Merchant 131/4; 14% Merchants A Mfrs 9% 17% 30 National Reserve 10 29 National Surety 28 59 % 62 National Union 10 35 % 38% New • New 28 80 60% 62% New York North Continental Life Casualty Inc— employees Group Assoc Employers Reinsurance 27 .1967 95% 8 26% 21 '/a ,37 2 Pow Michigan Bell Lt ft .1978 3% 50 10 —10 36 * 10 33 New Tel Elec 66 Preferred Accident. 57 61 Hooker Kentucky Utilities 4%% .1978 101% 102% New 3%s .1079 102% 56% 59% 10 77 80 8 14 20% 89 103 4 Northwestern Bell Tel N 100% 101% 100 San 101%. preferred * k_-_ pio-xoy 98 * 100 England Gas ft Elec— % % preferred Y State .100 Electric 85 86% ft Gas— 101 Power 3s .1978 - 4.50% preferred 100 OklaGas ft El 5%% ; Penna Diego Gas & El 3s -1978 Pub 102% Pow Ser & Lt Power 3s .1978 101% 102 101% 102 3.50% 106 105 106 pfd_100 103% 105 4.40% .100 102% 103 4.60% tlndianaj — preferred Rervicp Reynolds „ 104 100 pfd ^Colorado) Public Service Wise-Michigan Power 3s_. .1978 Providence-Washington 10 20 87% pfd.100 Electrochemical— 100% 4.50% 163 Fire 4%% 102 % 84 159 Laboratories 100 V* Public 10 94 preferred—20 101% Pacific Pwr ft Light SY**.. .1977 Co 20 B) Lt .1978 87 Phoenix Fidelity A Deposit of Md 100 .1988 Fire Federal 21% Light— 3y»s Ohio 6% Indemnity 1 Allen Ask 20% • 3s England Power 3s West Penn 35 ft convertible 4 % % Narragansett 24% « Pacific 101 45 52 34 100 Power Pow ft Bid ' Refining preferred Mont -5% Florida 15% Northern 10 : 30% Northeastern 83 63 5.40'/c 49 5 River 19% 79 - 101% 31 7 110 Fire Pacific A Forster 25 29 4 Fire 10 8 General 101% tr & preferred 23% (Detroit)—10 Amsterdam Casualty Hampshire Fire Louisiana Par Oil conv Elack Hill .1973 84 10 Fire 21% 6 - Fire American Connecticut Chesapeake ft Ohio RR— Cudahy Packing 2%s— 8 Assur Causalty American Shippers r 18% 28 Bonding Fire Re-Insurance Boston 30% Du American Automobile Stocks— Ashland 14% 22% 1 $2.10 Prior preferred 10 $1.05 Convertible preferTed.fl 13% 2IV2 4 Automobile 100% 61 10 Maryland Casualty common American Ask 99% .1978 Trust Security Issues Bid Arkansas Pow & Lt 3%s States $1.20 10 A Surety Alliance Orum 1.50% bl.13 20, Jan. 27, Continental Bank A Trust 10 Corn Exchange Bank ftTrust_20 5.06 Agricultural Camden 1.50% bl.60 hi .1 3 1 Brooklyn Trust 10 A bl.60 1-49 bl.13 1949 Bankers Trust Type Trusts- 4.94 American Bankers 1-49 9.- bl.12 1949 Bank 18.53 21.28 25.43 Fund 4.61 Insurance American 1-49 8- 1-48 * Wellington Fund Life American 7- 1-48 1 Shares— Street Investing Corp 4.52 ■ American 1-48 12- ..1 Fund 26.87 Fund Casualty Aetna 1011- 1.50% • Ask Recent Aetna 1.65% -'1.65% 1.35% 7.23 Bond Union Preferred Insurance Aetna 1.50% bl.12 81C 10c —1 Knickerbocker . 1.40% bl.60 bl.12 1948 6. 13. 6.33 Trusteed Industry Shares— _35c 23.11 (Income pfd Stocks)—..1 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_l (Quality common Stka)_l (Income com Stocks)—1 • bl.50 1-49 20% 5.78 1 — Inc. Investment 1 (Appreciation comStks)_l 8-4 (Low Priced com Stks)—1 / Ask , 2-49 6- . 1 8-3 . Bid 5- 1-48 11.27 19 V4 Union 78C 13.29 Loomis Sayles Loomis Sayles Due 1-48 9- 47.15 Union Common Stock Fund—1 lc Keystone Custodian Funds— • 1948 1948 78c X12.98 8-2 bl.50 49.75 Investors Management Fund—1 8-1 2.75 7ic Co C K-l 1.40% 1.40% Jan. 27.13 46.75 Street Series K-2 2.51 X25.23 2% Investors.. Inves State 7.36 (Speculative bl.50 bl.50 16, 23, Dec. 15.17 • Standard 8.51 6.72 B-4 1-49 Jan. 14.11 Shareholders Trust of Boston..! Boston—1 Priced Dated 12- / Inc.. B (Low 10.60 1 & Clark Selected Amer Shares Series B-3 / wi 4.51 10c 5 Bds) 9.67 Dec. Dec. 25 —1 Fund Berg Fund Inc Fund 4.91 1 Bonds) 1-49 4- 5-2-49 Bid 8.77 1 Fund 4.04 4.89 13.40 (Medium Grade 3- 1-48- 2-48 United States 6.81 8.00 0 Trading (Geo) 28.13 (Investment 1-48 78r 6- ' Jan. 12.23 B-2 .0305 9.86 6.21 , _1 ft 25.88 B-l , 1 1' Tobacco 5.69 ; equipment Steel Ltd— of 1.65%, 5.78 1 Investment Trust Rate 6.03 1 Utility lc lc —lc America of 1.30% 11.79 Pacific Coast Invest Fund—1 Putnam shares Group Bond Co 1.50% bl.50 17.38 lc Investment 100.0197 .. 9 42 7.51* 4.05 lo Shares wi_— 10.13 9.00 4.69 3.72 Aviation Group shares Bank Group shares 1949 11.40 9.24 1 6.26 10,22 Sovereign Institutional 10.40 >1 5.77 9.43 4.31 Petroleum Investors 15, .0372 8.73 Industry preferred stock_l equipment 1 8.18 Inc Fund 1.25% ;•; 5- 1-48 1.55% 2.65 Income Foundation Fund Ask bl.50 1-49 1.55% Diversified lc shares Bid 3-49 1.55% Diversified Investment Fund.l Diversified 7.'54 shares Plan Howe 10.57 Due 1- 1-48. 4- 5.58 2.43 lc lc ; 11.21 1.55% 2- 1.55% 6.74 Public RR Equipment shares Railroad stock shares 10.08 1 Railroad —.10 8.53 10.02 6.15 8.05 shares Dated 7.78 1 6.21 9.79 shares 100.0213 1949 .9832 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures Rate 5.66 7.42 Bond 9.69 1 Chemical 6.51 shares 1. .9898 99.9722 1949 10.06 - stock 9.32 Mining .0288 99.9805 Inc— 8.84 shares—lc Investing Company shares.lc Low Priced shares lc Merchandising shares lc Railroad 1. Oct. 100.0108 1949 3.63 1 Industrial Machinery shares lc Petroleum 1949 1, 15.12 1 '7.06 Institutional bond 3.45 3.32 14.10 1 Corporate . 1 1 Fund 1949— 1, 1, t1%s July Aviation 6.59 4.80 Corp Capital 1 Automobile 14.44 43.23 General Investors Trust 3.52 Agriculture 5.75 X13.18 Trust shares Fundamental General 3.22 New 25% — Fund— Fundamental Investors Inc. First Mutual Trust —1 tl%s New Ask tl%s .1079 tApril lr 1950- 1.90 1.75 23 % Corp Boston 25/21 Bid .0090 tJan. 6-91 1 Series Indebtedness— of 1%% 100.0037 7.31 6.32 . Low Priced Com Stock Series 1 3.89 23.32 119% .—1961 .. 1%% 6.69 1 Selected Group Series 16.46 15.39 — Equity Fund Inc -i Fidelity Fund Inc —Financial Industrial Fund First 25,33 23.69 118 3s Maturity— • Certificates Treasury Notes— Industrial Stock 8erles ' Fund Balanced 100.6 Price Ask , Stock Series Eaton A 100.4 100.3 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness Dollar Series Series 100.1 1949 Canal 1 Stock 100.3 100.4 1949_. 22, Sept. 15, Panama 14.81 Series Speculative 100 100.1 Other Issuta 11.90 1 Corp.. Bond Ask Bid , 1949— 1949 26.14 1 Priced July 1 %s 101.4 Securities— Investors Income 1.65s 98 100.24 20, 15. 7.90 X24.18 Inc Fund Preferred 98.12 1, 1953-1951 1, 1955-1953 2%s Feb. Jan. Apr. point a Banks— 4.47 7.21 1 series Low l%s 1%R 4,09 National Security 8erie$— Bond 99.28 98 Loan Home 4.67 1 Fund 99.20 97.20 3.73 4.24 Fund Inc..loo Mass Investors 2d Fund t. 32nds of more or — 1952-1950 1, one Federal Ask 4.07 3.38 lc Mannattan Bond Balanced 3.69 ; lc Mass Investors Trust Nation-Wlde 3.78 lc shares Invest 4.09 3.43 Bid 1%8 Oct. 1, 1950-1948 1%S May 1%S Jan. 3.34 3.71 lc shares Mutual 3.03 lo Metals shares Petroleum 14.92 1.38 3.73 Paper 5.87 13.65 3.50 3.38 Steel 149 144 Federal Land Bank Bonds— 3.17 Home 17.03 Figures after decimal point represent Ask lc None-Ferrous 16.20 17.75 1 4.15 5.00 Canadian Inv Fund Ltd——-—1 30.72 33.03 Century Shares Trust 1 12.89 13.95 Chemical Fund 1 2,830 Christiana Securities com_100 2,730 Bid Business Equipment shares.lc Drug shares lc Electrical Equipment shares.lc General Industries share»._lo 9% Ltd Fund Bullock Funds— Automobile shares ■ , Ear Managed 3.99 3,65 8% Obligations Of Government Agencies Mutual Funds— 24'A 22 V* — Beneficial Ask Par Mutual Funds— (R 100 of Ji Npw Mexico.7 , 80 83 14 13% Tcbacco— preferred ,„_100 101% 100% 14% Assn Fireman's of Phila. Fund of Frisco Firemen's of Newark Reinsurance Corp Republic 3% — 22 24 —8 44 J/4 46% Republic 8 Globe A Rutgers Fire com—15 2nd preferred 15 10% 24 73 6 (Texas)- 31% 32% A American 8 Hanover Fire Hartford Fire Hertford Steamboiler. Tucker 11% Surity, Security (New Haven) Springfield Fire & Marine 46% 27 Standard Accident 32 32% 121' :*rt- 32 a Odd lot sale included change. dividend. Travelers • 35% U S 100 Fidelity A Guaranty Co 610 Fire ... —— 2 48% 4 Fire U S Guarantee Westchester s'n Co- preferred Eastern 100 92% 94%/ * 11% 12% 1 1% 1% Transmission Corp "A" 78 Seaboard U S % % 29% 77 Great Olobe 10 4 Texas (N Y) St Paul Fire A Marine General Reinsurance Corp Glens Falls Tennessee Gas Transm 34 57 10 2.80 635 x Ex in n year's (not Included in range), e year's range), Ex-interest, Admitted to trading N. Y. Curb, (Un) Admitted dividend, 50% y to Ex-rights, Unlisted z Ex-stock f Flat r b Big yield price, Cash Trading sales price, k Admitted (not privileges, d Deferred delivery to included wd When listing in on N. Y, year's range), delivered, sales (not Stock Ex¬ t Ex-stock wi When Issued, dividend. 60 71% 74% 37 39 •No par dividend paid value..- tin on May default, 10. • iThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. 7Ex $40 cash Volume 168 Number 4759 THE COMMERCIAL & THE Bank with clearings this week show a year ago. COURSE decrease a compared Preliminary figures compiled by based upon telegraphic adviues from the country, indicate that for the the chief us, cities of Saturday, all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will be 1.6% below those for the corresponding week last Our year. against preliminary $14,340,067,021 for this center there is 4.2%. totals stand the at $14,112,183,676 week same in 1947. At loss for the week ended Friday of a Our comparative summary for the week follows: OF BANK the foregoing will appear We canont them furnish in issue our of today, inasmuch next as the week Saturday and the Saturday figures are not avail¬ going to press. Accordingly, in the above we statement, however, present further below but has to be estimated. cases Dec. 4. For that week there was decrease a show BY TELEGRAPH the Boston Reserve District the totals record a The Cleveland Reserve District,is able to increase of 11.3%, the Richmond Reserve Dis¬ an trict of 1.5%, and the Atlanta Reserve District of 8.1%. In the Chicago Reserve District the totals show an im¬ provement of 6.1% and in the Minneapolis Reserve Dis¬ trict by 4.6%, but in the St. Louis Reserve District the \ totals show a decline of 2.4%. The Kansas City Reserve District lias-managed to of 2.1%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $15,615,253,206, against $15,952,605,208 in the same week in 1947. Outside of this city there increase of 3.8%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded a decrease of 7.0%. We group the cities enlarge its totals by 1.4%, the by 5.4% and the San Francisco Reserve District by 5.2%. * ' was an CLEARINGS—RETURNS in gain of 3.0%. which we are able to give the final complete results for the week previous — the week and ended 47 according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals register a loss of 6.7% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 2.9%, week. able at time of the last day of the week in all In the elaborate detailed (2471) CLEARINGS Complete and exact details for the week covered by ends week ended iDec. 11, clearings from FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Dallas Reserve District r Per Week Ended Dec. 11— V New York 1948 1947 Cent $7,066,882,163 $7,380,386,919 607,698.872 620,501,951 880,000,000 903,000,000 431,471,349 446,589,981 267,440.232 Chicago 265,318,215 Philadelphia—— Boston Kansas City St. Louis 255,200,000 293,707,625 Cleveland—; 309,463,073 209,913,149 — — + 210,808,511 Pittsburgh__i - i . 305,518,000 — . 0.8 2d + 5.6 2,706,298,160 __ 0.4 — 2,541,434,725 + 3.4 6.5 Total all cities, five days_ All cities, one $13,334,592,623 $13,538,464,806 day 777,591,053 Total all cities for week— — 801,602,215 — $14,112,183,676 $14,340,067,021 — 1.5 St. 9th Our usual monthly detailed statement of transactions on the New York Stock Exchange is appended. The results for November and the eleven months of 1948 and 1947 follows: , < ' " " 6,321,825.330 " 1,048,621,747 Kansas 524,212,227 7 " 417,326,208 10 " 524,553,247 Dallas " 312,736,373 296,605,988 816,929,915 776,684.870 15,615,253,206 _ . _ 7,249,863,334 — 12th San Francisco Total.: Outside N. —111 cities Y. City. 875,052,457 894,832,379 11.3 716,619,919 1.5 403,179,748 8.1 570,811,656 + 6.1 857,188,188 813,833,736 2.4 447,331,596 388,527,744 4.6 334,317,613 278,641,898 438,731,096 324,571,644 184,439,012 15,952,605,208 7,522,844,046 _ • 517,417,205 6 City ' 9,946,060,144 + i 398,798,734 — 7,667,436,815 + 988,112,971 " * 640,080,230 + 584,371,961 4 1945 ' ' $ 512,437,661 2.9 — 439,746,435 i 1946 ' 6.7 1,043,243,146 832,776,401 ' or 3.0 + 8,960,813,616 446,185,495 10 5 926,834,978 " Louis Inc. Dec. % 577,190,361 1,012,858,089 " 16 : * 1947 8,358,678,'979 •" 6 - Minneapolis 10th CLEARINGS $ 7 ,r, — Chicago 3.0 1.6 12 .——11 — Atlanta 8th BANK 594,490,618 Cleveland 6th OF $ . 5th Richmond 11th ' York 7th $10,628,294,463 $10,997,030,081 by Federal Reserve Districts: 1948 Philadelphia 4ch 8.9 . cities, five days New 3d 8.9 + summary Federal Reserve Districts 1st Boston 5.9 — a Week Ended Dec. 4— 3.4 — furnish SUMMARY 2.5 — we • * • Ten cities, five days— Other 2.1 following 4.2 —' 292,963,518 Baltimore — 271,200,000 336,431*000 269,829,986 San Francisco- In the 536,843,520 — + 1.4 + 690,348,693 ' 394,711,849 501,105,807 + 5.4 245,462,559 + 5.2 686,837,226 678,963,709 2.1 . 13,755,406,534 15,736,116,845 3.8 6,312,464,683 5,998,102,864 + * - . . Description , ■ . Month of November- Stocks— 1948 Number of shs._ -Eleven Months- 1947 28,318,553 * 1948 1947 16,370,922 274,256,045 | 226,018,622 $69,115,000 $73,830,100 $855,198,800 99,000 1,523,000 3,902,000 $838,975,400 21,000,000 5,287,020 6,431,000 75,443,660 70,762,520 36,000 39,000 1,222,000 3,111,000 $74,537,020 $81,823,100 $935,766,460 $933,668,920 Bonds— Railroad & misc. Internat'l Bank_ Foregn govt.—. U. S. Government Total bonds— ' The volume of transactions in share properties on the New York Stock Exchange for the eleven months of 1945 to 1948 is indicated in the following: Months— We also furnish New York Reserve ment and 2d 1st New 3d Cleveland 6th No. Shares No. Shares 8th 51,510,197 38,995,195 9th 34,092,745 32,612,585 10th 19,336,900 25,663,765 27,492,243 60,011,467 66,651,580 111,266,707 — 7th Chicago St — ... : 2nd Quarter Six 31,426,715 1,952,315,519 2,987,304,075 " 6,031,079,568 " 2,391,675,803 " 1,883,356,119 „15 * 11th " 2,795,883,527 Dallas 11 30,409,809 21,710,872 32,024,018 17,482,740 City v 58,718,076 83,553,306 101,604,706 125,369,656 3rd 19,977,039 14,153,458 10,017,170 20,807,082 43,450,216 21,714,249 1st 2d New Philadelphia 57,187,920 55,643,415 84,852,398 66,826,195 225,503,422 u 181,013,071 279,672,501 267,530,924 November — The Course * New York_ Chicago — Boston Phila. 8th 28,318,553 16,370,922 23,819,359 40,405,573 Sth clearings at leading cities fdr the AT 1947 LEADING 1946 CITIES, IN 1948 $ 335,122 35,254 $ 13,173 11,596 14,121 12,336 10,130 * 8,806 11,667 mi, 905 954 830 1,048 974 1,379 18,915 17,695 662 10,056 9,076 820 780 Kansas City 673 1,416 1,438 1,233 1,087 New Orl'ns_ Omaha 8,327 -..7,484 6,458 1,184 889 15,585 -9,941 899 I5i227 13,968 13,392 11,663 1,144 11,405 753 12,895 563 486 499 1,523 1,340 471 409 i„ 537 493 113 219 436 102 263 Buffalo St. 419 . 1,100 - 11,329 5,632 330 5,572 345 5,714 9,404 . 7,462 5,208 5.055 Kansas Dallas City 15,290 4,937 N. The 5,328 85 1,235 1,148 1.056 159 2;811 2,449 2,138 Y. —183 Cities City 1947 Inc. $ ! 370 338 315 251 3,944 3,695 364 3.107 246 4,151 3,605 2,969 2,376 379 315 Indianapolis 234 212 196 150 Richmond— 572 518 518 412 : 5,945 5.1 28,544,888,494 + + 13.5 + 19.2 5,618,769,498 2,106,455,281 . 1,661,262,858 + 15.1 2,595,181,593 3,140,144,517 + 13.7 3,718,986,602 3,342,309,136 1,717,209,004 29,345,160,889 3,601,144,150 2,551,839,418 + 7.3 3,052,170,058 2,610,820,317 1,379,896,321 2,044,011,089 4,155,116,822 1,487,550,501 1,132,809,340 5,071,940,528 + 13.5 1,778,916,838 1,730,973,075 2,104,978,971 + 13.3 3,297,053,332 + 6.5 1,727,947,959 2,981,069,522 1,381,854,339 2,466,653,143 + 8.8 57,734,767,151 51,938,293,214 29,339,040,046 24,168,076,198 4,952 4,428 3,833 — Total 1st Quarter 2,226 1,880 521 4,105 520 396 August 311 4,272 4,032 3,229 2,337 407 395 September 361 5,611 190 147 2,624 Hartford 4,773 2,199 105 4,237 1,786 ,v4,356 225 95 85 73 1,164 1,093 958 .-786 617,713 Dec. % 1,397 579,937 559,511 501,568 $7,734 51,938 82,502 70,131 57,404 — Total 3rd Quarter Total 9 Months October November 713",338_662,439_629,642_558,972 35,809 31,913 29,339 24,168 378,216 338,940 298,074 259,706 $ 4.7 23,121,499,478 334,670,394,019 41,037,453,873 37,004,851,281 18,644,434,367 27,823,329,175 59,573,986,213 20,787,587,828 16,813,604,460 26,722,717,473 20,809,398,538 + 3.9 341,278,804,968 + 10.7 38,134,294,156 + 14.0 20,552,305,212 308,106,948,790 32,878,999,836 30,749,307,658 14,651,926,086 32,738^17,902 +10.0 17,047,238,097 + 10.0 25,159,600,180 20,904,758,746 9.0 51,311,766,214 17,758,497,742 46,920,684,212 + 14.1 13,896,837,294 +11.9 22,154,459,025 20.3 + 14.5 17,069,997,533 29,970,484,985 11,020,307,307 18,539,879(736 13,543,546,546 26,168,459,100 + + 11.9 • + 33,777,701,640 14,935,095,484 713,338,158,558 662,439,681,594 + 7.7 629,642,397,574 558,972,218,713 338,940,619,588 + 11.6 298,074,871,281 259,706,482,532 covers the clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1948 and 1947. CLEARINGS Clearings, Total All 1947 $ $ Clearings Outside New York Inc. 62,775,139,978 54,170,114,404 62,856,208,355 . < 69,179,885,164 193,356,878,125 or 1948 Dec. % 6.3 + 6.1 35,555,131,527 29,923,848,922 + 10.1 35,336,817,667 + 7.5 Inc. or Dec. % « 31,247,446,877 27,128,855,409 31,157,642,179 + 179,801,462,737 1947 $ + 13.8 + 10.3 + 13.4 100,815,798,116 89,533,944,465 + 12.6 57,779,310,031 + 13.7 33,838,448,368 29,701,642,866 + 13.9 58,148,005,833 60,876,333,082 6.6 32.494,450,441 + 14.0 36,448,835,197 29,962,141,999 29,752,632,155 + 19.1 ■ + 197,066,285,307 176,803,648,946 + 11.5 101,781,734,006 356,605,111,683 + 9.5 202,597,532,122 61,862,363,364 + 6.2 34,837,902,344 Total 11 Months 8.5 + 89,416,417,020 390,423,163,432 + 13.8 178,950,361,485 + 13.2 + 13.4 56,018,943,119 + 11.0 33,940,101,695 30,729,764,771 29,640,036,890 65,023,177,484 60,851,345,965 + 6.9 35,148,032,681 31,760,729,627 192,888,985,298 178,732,652,448 + 7.9 103,935,036,720 92,130,531,288 306,532,568,842 271,080,892,773 35.874,102,044 35,946,052,732 35.809,338,516 31,913,674,083 + 12.2 378.216,009,402 338,940,619,588 + 11.6 62,197,839,063 r 583,312,148,730 535,337,764,131 65,625,292,858 64,400,716,970 67,899,747,130 59,202,170,333 713,338,158,558 662,439,681,594 + 1 9.0 N 95,625 $ + " 5,610 1945 1 $ 65.667.968,751 Total 6 Months 263 7,091 years: Eleven Months 1946 or 61,961,555,886 69,422,366,666 '. Total 2nd Quarter 505 55,312 51,195 50,643 46,328 Inc. ' 1,516 4,912 Eleven Months 1947 65,682,362,755 2,984 2,495 5,399 Eleven Months 24,774,222,727 57,470,663,632 March Memphis Out. N.Y.C. 1,950,949,715 2,238,585,559 66,706,329,329 February... Salt Lake C. Total all— 64,400 59,202 $ 2,187,135,604 378,216,009,402 — ,r- January Seattle 8,007 1945 $ + 11.9 + 11.2 MONTHLY 3,036 310 437 9,088 1946 or Dec. % 1 2,261,198,016 28,281,706,107 + 12.2 1948 June 480 Tot. 27cts. * following compilation 888 1,746 424 : " • 3,633 " "• — Other Cities, District 1,449,619,309 19,186,357,155 29,893,174,223 25,036,321,333 38,675,354,931 " " .19 Months— April May Paul- „ " .11 12th San Francisco "3,653 4,221 4,310 204 Denver - Reserve + 14.6 64,936,252,467 23,267,412,258 " .15 . 4,240 13,738 v 100 "' 5J721 16,079 18,120 ' Milwaukee- 10th 10,482 968 - 550 Providence_ 16,549 Y14.238 8,369'" 7,578 500 1,730 Louisville-* Francisco 59,202,170,333 31,475 632 ■. 1,221 Minneapolis 784 1,275 Cleveland- Detroit 2,920 1,688-1,637 7 .16 *.*. 19,552^7,655 1,091 947 San $ 36,404 1,091 1,663 $ 20,829 1,296 _ Louis Outside 29,039 1,356 Fran.. " •" —1945 21,609 Louis- Cincinnati 1946 43,187 Pittsburgh, Baltimore- .16 Minneapolis 11th 323,499 331,567 299,265 33,095 28,914 -44,688 3,538 St. " .30 * NOVEMBER 1947 4,012 San St. " 8 . Total Jan. 1 to Nov. 30 1945 3,434 :*. . $ $ $ $ 28,591 27,288 28,395 27,770 3,220 3,111.2,844 2,379 2,130 1,897 1,847 1,669 — Chicago 35,476,347 Month of November—— 1948 the 347,637,812,990 45,443,544,498 42,175,602,117 20,532,121,363 30,616,597,411 " .17 — I Atlanta 30,383,870 cf bank CLEARINGS (000,000 omitted; in and 25,937,607,812 " .10 Cleveland 6th .14 „ Richmond 28,634,629 month of November and the eleven months ended with November in each of the four years is shown below. BANK 13.3% 6.5%. $ .14 cities York 4th 20,434,070 ; trict 31,913,674,083 Federal Reserve Districts 5th —„ Chicago showing clearings by Federal Reserve Districts in the eleven months for four Boston '** 25,134,916 7th October - 17,563,530 —- Months The gain of 7.3%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 13.5% and the Minneapolis Reserve District of 14.6%. In the Kansas City Reserve District the increase is 11.2%, in the Dallas Reserve Dis¬ 1948 20,595,100 3d 15,039,275 Quarter Nine 15.1%. a 35,809,336,516 We append another table 25,472,787 — credit 194,820,103 200,704,729 . August -I September its 1,643,316,143 2,515,006,650 Eleven Months July District bv to 64,400,716,970 — 41,340,246 108,304,035- has 2,383,975,867 " ——183 cities Outside N. Y. Reserve District 3,510,401,739 " 19 28,270,442 20,615,786 168,315,502 — Months 3,982,664,910 " " 16 City Total 20,619,550 42,769,258 30,822,212 — " 8 99,100,023 34,612,565 it i 4,220,199,250 7 * 12th San Francisco Quarter 29.731.535,745 " 30 ***—** Louis- Kansas " 17 _ Minneapolis $ 2,530,324,848 , 16 — ; ' 16 I Atlanta the Atlanta Reserve larger by 14 - 5th Richmond 1947 22,992,575 York 19.2%, in the Richmond Reserve District by 13.7% and in 1948 j/ *-14 cities Philadelphia 4th are . Federal Reserve Districts Boston-. 23,556,803 23.757,877 16.801.286 March Cleveland Reserve District the totals Month of November— No. Shares 1945 District the totals show an improve¬ 5.1%, in the Boston Reserve District of 11.9% the Philadelphia Reserve District of 13.5%. In 1st 1948 1946 of in the 20,217,606 ■ of the clearings for a summary clearings, having been $64,400,716,970 and the 1947 aggregate $59,202,170,333. In the No. Shares - January * February today the month of November. For that month there was an increase for the entire body of clearings houses of 8.8%, the 1948 aggregate of + 14.5 + 10.7 ^ +12.8 13.1 + • — 1 3.3; + 8.8 + 7.7 " 1 * — 0.2 We add now ' - 1948 S Dec. Vo $ District—Boston— Reserve —20.9 210,905,501 1,897,706,933 8,156,663 12.3 21,609,047.678 20,829,449,516 +19.5 92,129,552 81,798,172 + 21.8 48,662,853 42,118.764 42,845,076 35,519,021 85,256,150 + 3,982,640 3,287,168 I + 46.8 7.0 88,928,237 21,576,500 + 13.2 90,845,354 366,879,104 259,271,131 105,273,843 95,282,085 + 10.5 1,164,493,012 • 49,218,630 8,711,619 30,191,735 43.574,835 y — + 19.6 - +.13:0 * + 19.2 1946 Dec. \'c, $ . 1945 • + 22.8 3.1 4,742,172 3.7 498,397,873 4,763,249 483,743,918 433,967,127 1,753,952 1,865,159 1,647,416 1,063/740 '8807525' ~961321 '549310 1,652,191 4,524,247 560,032,649 1,608,028 . 1,878,955 + 13.3 . 6.5' + 18.2 + , - 8,011,901 1,715,432 6,741,158 5,531,508 4,960,081 5337,293 27,290,095 21;646,145 19.970,311 14,735,400- 12,810,100 <9370,650 28,326*300 + 14.4 2,160,740 8,291,049 5,383,511 25,701,998 6.6 + 25,958300 22374300 6,816,621 : 13,974.866 + 14.6 115,472,900 7.6 + 13.3 25,937,607,812. 24,774,222,727 + 4.7 9.5 1,320,764,525 139,485,669 3,944,244,520 1,062,023,612 126,802,490 3,695,972,338 + 11.9 76,692,023 .68,858,505 92,774.079 84,775,045 323,499,062,006 810,994,211 11.9 4.469,940 +13.6 + + 1,693,253 1,912,091 2350,436 594,490,61$ 21338300 2,195,47a ' 3.0 + 1,532,858 612,437,661 640,080,230 17,169,111 2,463,262 78,010,883 577,120,361 65,750,496 District—New York- Reserve 14,159,627 338,619,401 82,239,108 Btnghamton Buffalo.. + 11.2 73,943,450 11,653,684 370,381,414 N. Y.—Albany , + 21.5 + 7,133,141 6,419,266 8,077,318 28,591,378,454 89,043,383 7,972,076 + 1.3 27,288,496,250 + 4.8 72,897,446 +22.1 ,55,727.468 .44,563,882 + 25.1 , 11,848,760 47,761,253 3,437,509 8,487,439 29,731,535,745 Total 14 cities). 2,617,603 87,632,956 83,509,744 +11.4 1,772,216 28,281,706,107 9,183:699 1,380313 2,954321 127,236,565 609,862,036 36,098,100 ,+ 9.4 1,829,654 1,877,738 1,866,447 1,660.864 1304.136 + 3.6 8,092,409,160 8,702,741,874 7,442,941,851 +15.1 21,000,518 19,114378 17,964,355 9,738,013,-981 17,621,616 + 21.6 14,732,305 ■■'V-12,868,102 10,452:729 + 19.4 11,932368 11,552*612 9,277,436 10,749,161 977,680 42,745,597 1,111,987 858,664 843,358 786,343 + 11.1 51,004,305 49,141,967 + 10.6 55,906,939 52,393,918 41,107,289 44,221,879 15.9 31,142,929 1,837,321,844 2,253,718,250 74,740,077 + 2,040,891,145 2,491,672,896 80,785,713 + 8.1 5.1 347,637,812,930 334,670,394,019 + 3.9 8,358,678,979 8,960,813,616 12.1 + 1,107,303 +14.4 + 20.9 - 46,013,483 ' ; 6.7 7,667,436,815 9,945,060,144 9.3 — 1,391,232 324,169 District—Philadelphia— Reserve +15.2 846,314 *734,375 1,334,346 —10.4 956,600 J 893,363 3,668337 3,251311 "+T23 3/022,827 2:8*60*479 + 10.6 973,000.000 843,000,000 858.000,000 3,026,575 4,035,419 2.040,300 55,845,513 246,732,325 50,990,929 221,075,436 +11.6 + 10.1 + 10.7 12,505,355 + 13.8 4,096,599 3,355,595 + 32.1 156,824,671 45,686,461 0,139,294 5,264,726 + 16.6 68,083,083 Philadelphia— Reading. 4,012,000,000 43,187,000,000 39,039,000,000 Wilkes-Barre—.i— York— 18,761,615 3,538.000,000 13,235,987 19,207,752 10,309,823 16,246,737 1,133,511 13.4 22,609,588 11,084,707 + 60,202,831 Scranton— . 144,411,776 41,493,884 Norristown 12,761,369 + 13.1 + 3.6 141,533,384 132,639,807 + 6.7 3,119,791 1,003,000,000 3,873,884 + 17.7 241,453,187 118,689,472 211,770,165 + 14.0 5,124,198 5,494.209 •+ 6.6 1,997.033 + 8.6 2,467,048 4,604,579 2,104,769 201,573,536 3,057,873 4,224,562 3,288,318 2,144,701 + — . 7.5 +» 111,384,791 21.0 68.395.000 32,684,084 +16.0 425.970,044 N.J. -Trenton—— 34,815,550 27,230,535 + 27.9 365,035.311 313,600,460 Total <16 cities) 4,220,199,250 3,718,986,602 +13.5 45,443,544,498 1,437,025 6,946.561 37.911,157 8.6 + 185,588,033 ?. 14,975,118 58,116,669 353,603,327 -Wilmtngton- 1,012,995 1.194,917 54,734,378 i 43,866,269 2.1 22,842,657 14,227,430 Hazleton. 1,367,102 55,634,599 50,343,771 + Lebanon DuBois.. 1,910,294 9.5 + + 11.3 4,611,783 20.637,404 —— ,1.6 +14.8 4,740,378 4,030,367 5,314,131 4,541,214 4,710,263 Pa.—Altoona- ■I, + 15.5 + + 5,742,565 26.8 . . :i4,742,139 — 3.711.806 1.6 + 17.7 + 20.5 9,098,466 10,270,256 6,610,366 6,030,220 + 16.4 7,992,449 6,827,305 6,760,037 16,036,182 41,037,453,873 +10.7 -1,012,858,089 1,043,243,146 875,052,457 304,919,898 7,484,683,458 9.3 +11.3 7,028,965 179,549,590 6,760,345 171,129,778 + 13.7 350,609,738 314,860,496 6,177,631 162,659,650 269,976,311 32.2 36,692.700 31,246,200 25,909,000 2,959,657 6,427,136 4.002.479 2,546.060 6,168,745 4,739,060 • + 333,415,039 5.8 + 15.8 Youngstown. 28,892,072 28,026,815 673,769,521 1,221,937,254 118,128,800 5,969,663 3,948,390 16,524,727 26,278,758 + 9.9 299,417.816 Newark— 19,802.877 19,627,885 + 0.9 Toledo—. 68,438,088 62,611,019 2,457,287 + 9.3 213,189,848 760,299,750 29,660,034 viincinuai/i.—-— Cleveland 780,103,543 —. 1,438,887,447 —- Columbus—I—_i——. .147,795,900 ' •' it Hamiiton ■ • • 6,350,523 4,548,075 20,984,270 : ... Mansfield Pa.—Beaver County 2,517,122 1,824,781 *": 1,356,186,923 Greensburg— Pittsburgh Erie—— 22,065,721 19,514,279 Oil City. Ky.—Lexington W. Va.—Wheeling.. - '' • *■. ,; 1 1 ■ W. Va .—Huntington. 46,075,629 + •va 2.4 + - 226,750,924 + 27.0 + I , 1'; . 142,669,727 ■ r 256.720,443 24,803.400 ■ 7.0 + 19.8 5,090*194 7,335,538 ' + 7.7 + 13.2 665,538,531 + 14.2 • r~»; 8.6 26,248.422 +18.3 + 19.4 '20,430,498 17,307,002 + 24.3 14,121,907,752 12,336,922,727 240,682,047 207,355,405 + 16.1 5.7 223,904,193 206,300,893 + 8.5 + + 14.5 14,607,677 17,809,802 + 15.9 199.179,832 180,771,643 + 198,530,046 181,651,300 + 42,175,602,117 37,004,851,281 +13.7 241,726,103 253,724,373 926,834,978 + 14.0 299,392,789 832,776,401 +11.3 716.619,919 690,343,693 9.3 + 19.2 340,528,203 10.2 2.0 3,342,309,136 ' 5,140,625 . —-- + 188,295,512 28,494,002 ' + 13.8 68,073,087 43,069,017 189,247,077 278,057,876 - + 14.0 + . 3,9.82,664,910 Fifth Federal Reserve 6.4 +15.2 + 25.1 + 13,392,850,533 1,233,558,900 1,528,527 18,165,052 ... 8,327,696,546 15,227,593,990 1,630,503,200 77,481,005 + 17.8 1,091,251,994 19,363,241 / 18,467,776 16,928,203 >'■? Total (17 cities) District—Richmond— , „ 50,204,000 Richmond.. 572,223,116 13,896,496 S. C.—Chareston + 15.2 134,739,920 117,074,635 + 15.1 + 11,147,497 46,199,000 12,843,872 „ Va.—Norfolk 8.7 534.845.000 479,768,000 + 11.5 3,214,942 11,860,000 12,864.000 5,945,933,093 5,399.458,914 + 10.1 138.263,380 128,593,288 +10.3 518,843,027 13,266,452 + 4.7 27,646,387 + 9.3 820,994,940 + 15.4 4,028.003 + 11.3 0. C.—Washington. 321,266,937 275,033,698 +16.8 330,751.819 10,056,168.913 49,007,537 3,319,213,590 Total (8 cities): 1,952,315,519 1,717,209,004 + 13.7 20,532,121,363 Md_—BaltimoreFrederick. 8.6 148.743.627 + 282,954,761 + 10.8 3,127,929 + 2.8 — ■ 7.8 10.169.000 9.157.000 7.5 125,307,231 102.760,284 + 2,653.463 1,919.595 + 16.9 9,076,579,631 161.461.491 30,207,165 947,188,899 4,485,034 Columbia, , , 894,332,379 Federal Reserve District—Cleveland— Ohio-HCanton—. - - . ; 'I^nrain 9,127,437 . + 23.8 + 7,337,663 Northern N. J. 2,824,939 6.7 511,320,095 v 621,905,898 19.2 21,585,370 + 10.0 + 15.7 172,691,791 196,518,959 Newark 933.250.665 > 16,774,355 + 24.4 + 102,768,951 510,893,666 335,122,149,156 + 18.9 2,891,173 197,554,945 237,631,018 N. J.—Montclair / + 12.8 + 9,939,813 53,886,161 Conn.—Stamford Fourth $ . 1,887,921 + 1,148,547,100 61,372,400 " 2,018,190 , + 12.6 1,093,829,855 I445,933,332: 1,233,489.700 69,516,017 + 2,261,198,016 2,530,324,848 Third Federal Inc. or ; + 320,822,703 228,926,793 , vfl32,308,200 10.4 5,373,553 113,077,400 6,598,198 , ^ 527,012,704 ; : 10,323,300 102,400,500 12,309,700 . $ 1,803,579 + 18.6 —10.4 24,424,450 ' + 11.4 79,825,017 204,624,692 36,115,967 . 1947 $ 1 2,130,710,268 9,750,341 4,849,939 4,823,842 8,101,680 ■ 1948 Dec. % 7,968,003 22,662,482 - 7,142,862 17,929,668 Federal Inc. or 1947 $ Inc. or 1947 S -Week Ended Dec. 4- -Jan, 1 to Nov. 30- Month of November1948 Monday, December 13; 1948 City for the month, of November and the week ended Dec. 4 for four years: detailed statement showing the figures for each our CHRONICLE FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL & THE (2472) 48 V 3,962,895 214,546,747 3,432,962 + 15.4 217,571,869 2.514,865 1.4 191,606.264 — 2,550,495 + 10.0 44,561,684 3,095,293,115 + 7.2 74.31*7:531 74,156,387 18,644,434,367 + 10.1 446,185,495 439,746,435 + •. 70,923,925 72:052", 984 403,179,748 394,711,849 ' 0.2 + 205,671,491 ' , 1.5 Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— Tenn.—Knoxviile—— : Ga.—Atlanta, Au^ust& ——^ ^ 10*765,900,000 16,971,658 + 10.7 18,562,786 . 16,829,505 + 10.3 198,981,203 14,356,239 + 18.1 168,887,017 3,837,594,921 : 182.131.204 i Jackson..... Meridian.—————. Vicksburg— Total (16 cities) Federal 96,9387366 291,573.907 + 13.7 156,990.045 + nn Arbor- 8.8 + 8.3 14,798,000 36,523,906 +12.4 418.027.837 355,836,099 . 170,368.000 ^ - 3,730,642 — 3,999,514 3,481,947 2.796,416 2,798,411 74,054,342 61,538,667 84.129,284 68.594,934 5,702,768 4.6 81,056,092 + 0.3 +10.7 7,120.099 87,607,943 6,696,210 6.3 81,304,036 - + ? : 5,407,012 — + 17.5 + 17.1 65,938,339 60,181,681 + 9.6 1.4 12.1 508,042 523.935 + 15.9 19,188,708 5,208,369,912 + 480,179,179 21,505,304 5,632,179.289 + 8.1 134.641.457 119,488,098 + 12.7. 2,987,304,075 2,595,181,593 +15.1 30,616,597.411 27,823,329,175 631,825,330 584,371,961 + 1,428.017 1,521,427 + ; ;v: 6.5 70.232,815 +13.2 5,727,577 6,099,154 1,730,430,580 18,120.751,462 183,086,035 489,271.371 + 1,528,458,376 16,685,160 + 5.5 42,526,864 17,608,080 43,104,923 + 1.4 6,734,840 _ 6,003,092 + 12.2 22,226,838 Jackson. 30,087,461 10,200,566 7,010,085 24,783,295 —26.1 10,770,622 7,833,504 26,391,162 Muskegon Bay CityInd.—Ft. Wi d.—Ft. ayne. 52.107,082 Gary Indianapolis- + 10.0 27,767,651 Wis.-Madison. — 3.4 430,223 111,545,366 8.1 418,700 111,272,594 570,811,656 + 13.5 + 10.5 2,495,935,765 311,482,090 6.7 29,754^063 15,533,286 + 28.5 219,206,041 + 20.4 Oshkosh— Sheboygan. 7,756,352 Watertown. 1,348,342 Manitowoc.. 3,883,437 t 0.1 - 501,105.807 1 + 11.9 + — + 54,167,000 7,100,592 + 12.1 + 21.0 178,171,059 2,449,987,102 43,764,208 •75,306,374 13,495,438 34,748,408 Bloomington. Chicago. 85,977,190 15,309,965 3,393,339 15,098,643 + 14.4 + 5.1 3.5 + 4.0 57,075,640 + 13.0 653,032,493 623,339,237 + 4.8 + 17.2 22,569,466 68,648,875 Decatur. 17,798,428 - + •+ 5.5 18.464,356 + 57,906,224 35,254,230,019 20.7 49.614,218 21,784,549 Rockford__, 3.5 52.329,065" ; Peoria— Total (30 cities). + 13.2 + 3,111,043,378 14,743,633' 16,798.320 l,991.12f 6,031,079.568 14,473,742 1,762.727 5,618,769,49^ . +13.0 ,+ 7.3 7.1 5,620,658 3,795,320 4.5 45.872.000 43,374.000 0.2 5,693,261 4,951,749 * 3,751,163 t ' 16.5 . 51,447,625 ' — i 51,566,439 '• ■ ' 3,527,234 28,570,073 18,625,884 3,686,247 27,755,272 15,501,128 — 4.3 3.614.539 + 15.8 + 15.6 +12.6 + 1,204,472 820,480,609 . 6.5 + 6.9 1,270,940 773,222,979 3,536,428 14.073,653 5.311,583 4,171,725 2,603,324 13,485,658 5,614,375 + 12.2 • 159,056,321 . + '9.7 j. 1; ; 4,009,682 . 5.2 17,578,890 * + - » + + — - 4.2 5.7 'S it w / : 645,114.256 3,287.215 6.1 —26.4 — 1 2,012,730 11,028,929 871,869 7.662.592 4,266,202 2.833,700 3,220,953 : 3.9 15.5 +- 9,0. 8,843,305 1.119,408 665,963.594 " .59^86,213, , 2,834,400 24.326,233 —r — + 12.4 1 ", .27,267,716 11,617.514 ." + 20.2 + 12.7 -210,614.132. . + + 13.4 20,027,421 149,492,934 482,974,71$, 236,600,935 174,503,053 20,300,886 + — 56,364,297 +14.2 33,095,862,132 159,833,477 : 8,130,324 7,140,956 + 15.0 59,362,559 51,419,939 . 542,978,791, 18.0 +16.1 8.610.241 f ' - — 7,115,043 65,675.507 5.8 + 166,999,821 1,273,084,641 + 113,685,403 40,967,713 176,738,856 1,324,255,700 5,568.136" 3,220,714.981 . 9.6 + 17.9 + 14.8 50,325,281 +13.1 3.7 + 15.5 5.0 1 51,814,000 276 + 1,906,031 6,573,019 + — + 17.0 + 16.2 5,481,010 4,919,127 991,891 - +14.1 " 5,774,175 6,104,372 + 20.1 4,581,736 6.199.490 10,421,055 5,221,402 8.1 6,798,410 1,160,572 2,234,733 HI.—Aurora. 1 ' + 16.7 64.495,232 —_ 10,803,546 4.6 15,868,816 117,633,592 Rapids. 1,417,377 ' 5.3 ' Sioux City— 6.1 6.7 t 205,796,809 2,811,484,045 — + 12.7 + 277,815,053 109,686,893 68,870.478 243,629,971 460,340,454 2,226,508,127 257,437,776 292,602,609 538,672,785 — 19,965,247 263,890,917 4,811,990 Milwaukee. 437,403,189 65,313,172 80,347,288 6.5 + + 171,599,506, 118,538,453 + 11.7 til,925,181 Terre Haute. 70,147,791 16,079,648,472 , 68,772,172 265,099,844 5.6 + 45,928,531 212,663,136 234,932,384 South Bend— Des Moines 7.3 3.4 + 15,777,985 + 10.0 3,929,098,991 26,708.247 3,557:799 5,454,530 2,123,395 Hint— Iowa—Cedar 12,379,559 54,213,853 181.000,000 District—Chicago— Detroit. Lansing ' 9.7 + — 8.7 271,934,292 4,334,773,600 331,399.355 172,277,351 176,218.000 6,386.152 . Reserve 4,673,023 8.8 14,720,771 60,632.972 212.800.000 / ' 2,152,046 563,363,932 —; La.—New Orleans Seventh 4,332,624 + . 10.3 7.0 ^ 4.9 + 8.6 +12.9 • 12.7 + .+ + + 376,580,672 + 14.6 29.2 + +16.4 310,437,194 25,124,220 41,869,708 + 67,753,542 197,000,000 + 11.9 16,633,000 , 15,842,476 76,355,643 206.600,000 145,032,260 3,489,097,739 250,141,990 29,067.584 17,089,396 Mobile...— , 20,469,264 11.7 177,753,566 .. 26,381,864 Tampa——.... .. 6.8 + 9/753,000,000 . 425,304,676 — ' Ala.—Birmingham.—... + 2,898,429,tiui '198,125,812 * .+ 10.4 736,135,382 ; 3.236.637.285 +18.4 1,078,100.000 18,786,687 Macon..————.— Fla.-r-Jacksonville 786,215,306 + 22.1 16,955,620 337,071,061 « Columbus.——_ ■' 8.9 — 910,500,000 323,450,981 : — 72,008,166 264,808,697 65,628,582 Nashville———..— 2,773,757 ' s 7T f ^,112,971^ -6*1 r r =813,833,735 Volume 168 Number 4759 THE Month of November— — Clearings at— 1948 Federal District—St. Reserve . FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Inc. $ Week Ended Dec. 4- 1947 1948 or Dec. Vo Inc. 1948 1947 $ or Dec. % $ 1,296,774,512 1,091,760,455 18.8 13,173,932,371 11,596,080,801 + 13.6 11,211,581 9,391,457 + 19.4 120,197,173 102,362,075 + $ 1,486,390 + 13.4 17,367,071 14,944,876 ; :__ + 302,600,000 289,700,000 4.5 + 245,400,000 224,700,000 + 16.2 550,433,129 471,658,908 + 16.7 5,572,296,748 4,937,269,616 + 12.9 108,843,839 126,193,870 521,516,268 520,784,845 + 0.1 + 5.9 110,813,066 118,199,188 1,909,359 1,858,951 + 2.7 4,272,822,244 19,806,356 4,032,955,748 El.—Jacksonville 16,148,194 + 22.7 8,145,376 9,514,275 —14.4 90,990,295 87,826,518 + 3.6 1,955^322 2,750~462 2,391,675,803 2,106,455,281 + 13.5 23,267,412,258 20,787,587,828 + 11.9 524,212,227 536,843,520 Quincy _ Total Ninth (7 cities) Federal 33,195,210 St. 4,376,454 1,247,432 1,077,664 40,279,842 31,758,832 5,091,000 4,899,000 5,586,745 4,699,647 15,811,091 13,540,161 23,227,316 _ 364,525,173 4,363,532 Paul 1,087,588,732 5,156,008 424,783,788 22,629,675 + 3,397,039 _ 30,327,997 1,233,285,453 6,461,485 Minneapolis Rochester 2,792,210 ' ____ Winona : Fergus Falls N. „; D.—Fargo Grand Forks ' " Minot ; S. D,—Aberdeen :___ , Sioux Falls Huron _ Mont.—Billings 104,325,571 93,636,182 6.2 95,595,454 68,858,258 —2879 2,010~571 1,333,364 2.4 447,331,596 388,527 4 44 — — 20,993,960 — + 9.5 317,013,451 289,044,208 9.7 6,269,873 6,655,618 + 13.4 12,895,047,176 11,329,836,538 + 13.8 278,658,328 275,354,919 + 25.3 69,136,776 49,087,159 + 40.8 + 16.5 104,173^343 90,8~5~L254 8,614,233 7~3~4~7~939 3,98(1000 3,018,278 + 4,151,984,150 3,605,426,556 0.3 40,330,732 40,629,747 + 15.8 12,270,296 10,443,877 + 26.8 354,679,897 290,051,429 + 22.3 + 3.9 46,986,000 42,023,000 + 55,339,528 46,260,360 168,798,754 152,495,679 2.6 270,272,537 246,878,336 + 33,482,766 179,774,299 30,397,201 + 4,953,611 191,946,564 "+14.7 76^067,613 63408,97a 17.2 6,839",802 4471,234 "+3L9 3„223,224 2,305,822 9.5 + 21.7 5,862,044 229,718,365 + + 19.6 + 16.8 5.8 .1.2 — 11.8 + 18.9 10.1 — 17,597,759. + 19.3 + 15.2 0.7 — + 17.5 10.7 + +19.0 151,085,217 Great Falls 15,954,802 11,545,477 + 38.2 146,102,957 125,968,827 + Helena 47,005,460 38,755,426 + 21.3 426,375,254 387,257,638 2,671,964 2,045,928 + 30.6 18,762,582 16,718,688 1,643,316,143 14.6 19,186,357,155 16,813,604,460 8.1 3,909,152 2,024,331 8,697",413 8,631,36® 4.6 334,317,613 278,641,898 + 4,373,739 11,196^987 417,326,208 398,798,734 + 12.2 1,883,356,119 + —""2~4 4,728,075 10,902^356 + 10.1 Lewistown Total Tenth . (16 cities) Federal Neb.—Fremont _ __ Reserve — ] 2,059,495 1,770,560 28,619,825 26,246,411 + 493,824,832 + 537,122,160 —t—_ 1 610,943 + 2,3 509,415 412,552 8~2 6,885,100 6,708,079 + 2.6 6,563,566 5,396,71? 137,329,644 131,105,540 + 4.7 109,812,127 83,625,423 8.8 5,714,534,510 5,328,853,566 + 25,197,655 + 15,485,966 27,242,191 + .44,664,147 6,196,091 1,416,160,129 1,275,140,862 52,126,560 1,441,392 49,102,089 1,416,140 168,960,827 132,880,119 . . *• • Okla.—Tulsa Colo.—Colorado Springs Denver— 10.841,337 <15 cities)—-—__ Federal Texas—Austin Reserve 310,997,321 293,058,780 + 6.1 7,136~031 6,872,150 + 508,544,343 + 19.6 12,554,354 12,034,943 + 4.3 67.635.609 66,455,392 + 1.8 + 11.1 15,585,611,173 13,968,829,933 + + 6.2 + 1.8 522,541,183 17.744.610 + 27.2 1,516,692,028 + 42.9 11.6 341,822,287 6.4 14,041,354 14,049,634 + 1,100,868,436 + + 22.9 103,443,387 84,187,860 1,494,640 '1,954,473 —23.5 1,878,268 4,428,305.021 + 11.8 75,292,643 + 28.8 2,070~768 2,196~050 —~~5~7 1,540~124 i,3"l4,355 2,515,006,650 + 11.2 29,893,174,223 26,722,717,473 + 11.9 524,553,247 517,417,205 1.4 438.731,096 324,571,644 4,952,769,206 + 297,336,315 + 11.0 15,268,616 + 23.6 195,429,354 146,998,023 + 11,438,345,790 9,552,865,848 + 16.9 15.3 329,966,756 105,607,639 1,038,902,296 840,459,768 8.6 1,234.518,136 1,142,438,818 21,023,000 + 27.3 270,976,000 232,547,000 911,627,371 Port Arthur——— 90,301,412 110,846,252 26,752,000 806,761,710 +13.0 9^58,537,925 7,974,984,317 6,184,668 5,788,689 5,016,219 45,359,887 2,383.975,867 (11 cities)—— + 12,249,215 5,281,827 — District—San Wash.—Bellingham 5,947,548 + + 26.3 69,956,017 59,202,144 131,579,794 3,765,845 2,981,549 46,544,997 + 8.2 + 20.5 .450,516,870 384,441,514 + 17.2 9,921~303 9,107,042 2,104,978,971 + 13.3 25,036,321,333 20,809,398,538 + 20.3 312,736,373 296,605,988 - 62,757,303 59,353,620 4,773,422,655 173,748,918 180,756,011 29,626,035 20,604,984 + 43.8 260,595,284 189,083,582 9,794,000 7,741,000 + 26.5 102,141,000 669,594,477 588,858,352 12,309,251 263,601,741 225,921,382 63,857,780 61,838,532 28,700,256 31,844,067 26,494,966 44,699,300 27,393,956 Long Beach— Modesto 18,988,723 41,688,047 16,632,695 35,072,473 35,130,181 Calif.—Bakersfield Berkeley —. ._ — Pasadena.— — Riverside. San —. : San Jose Santa . 2,087,230 6,370,266 5.4 245,462,559 184,439,012 + 10.2 93,952,150 135,102,459 + 8.9 4,070,717 3,522,770 + 2.5 89,568,454 .82,642,224 ~+Tl 51,909,316 44,319,137 8,926,554 10,155" 075 + 126,764,391 115,032,964 3.9 4,234,070 3,886,633 141,585,047 138,108,337 65,078428 56,064419 12,016,058 10,235~899 8,317413 8,495^658 418,415,736 11,530,650 Mt +14.7 „ 5,202,926,084 + 38.1 ' 130,044,551 116,399,775 + 11.7 2,624,363,785 2,199,372.941 + 19.3 3.3 730,836,167 619,702,726 + 17.9 9.9 + — 292,968,756 280,406,135 + 4.5 3.3 274,114,385 252,376,670 + + 7.2 499,440,313 434,685,942 + 14.9 + 14.2 194,499,278 + 9.7 0.2 381,934,788 177,343,902 350,451,137 + 9.0 1.5 107,772,267 18,915,862,809 103,037,815 + 4.6 17,695,426,021 + 6.9 433,200498 — — 9,674,226 ' 17.5 + 37.8 89,023,000 7,183,911,822 5.7 + 9.9 — + 1,688,602,170 1.5 — 45,562,701 + 17,447,288 + 12.2 37,110,036 + 19,575,597 - + 13.7 -■ + — + 16.7 13,658,000 47,733,825 — Barbara • 9,820,640 1,663,979,940 _ Francisco 2,784,959 8,109,233 Francisco— 5,611,108,785 . 18.2 + + 51.1 + 11.4 - 18430,381 4,075,000 27,046^380 5,978,000 50,382,720 + 24.2 ; 5,358,000 27,590~690 198,789,469 + 10.2 Lake City__ Ariz.—Phoenix :_. 24,020,980 0.5 8.1 + 16.5 6.8 + + 5,015,209 Salt TT.o 23.6 + 15,297,743 Utah—Ogden— 5,777,135 147,399"666 - + 407,031,963 x., 6,524,387 198,665,000 5.3 5,527,742 Ore.—Eugene— 2.7 ~+5~8 37,631,045 17,034,848 —_; 6,697,469 244,826"000 + 42.6 505,403,861 : Yakima 6,513,377 + 22.4 17,468,636 Falls Texarkana Portland 1,434,665 . 258,967458 + 19.7 120,372,585 Ida.—Boise + . 32.9 + 12.6 Houston.—— Seattle 7,518,867 — -96,965,916 9.8 + 25,609,698 ;___ Reserve 212,857405 11,031,871 37.8 974,483,115 Worth— Federal 291.652^585 o.i 10.8 + 12.5 29,531,973 Galveston—.— La.—Shreveport 7,866,144 Tot 341,413,572 + 16,016,434 - 1,096,912,672 ' El Paso 3,831,475 9,832,836 7,544,155 2,795,883,527 i___ _ 5,514,333 \ 491,043,912 ' V 18.876,609 ________ 314,041 District—Dallas— Beaumont-— Dallas^ 395,971 3.8 608,297,377 6.9 + 437,664,212 8,488,181. f Total 2.6 + 13.9 7,588,494 480,376,818 :____. :___ Pueblo Eleventh + 25.9 + + 20.1 6,624,711 ■ 7.1 18,59i;311 471,821,, 594,069 7.2 26,990,011 8.8 27,941,222 —_ Carthage Total 26.3 + + ; — Kansas City St. Joseph— Twelfth + 300,666",997 +18.2 Wichita Wichita 19,910,535 325,209~537 50,860,250 Topeka- Ft. 25,151,044 9.0 1,515,130 1,647,968 —— Mo.—Joplin .• + 16.3 2,211,217 _ Kans.—Manhattan—2,612,652 Pardons + "625,000 - ____ ; + 14.1 ; _ Omaha— + 16.0 System—Kansas City— ; — Hastings Lineoln___,. . —13/7 District—Minneapolis— Reserve Minn.—Duluth v 1945 Dec. '/o - Tenn.—Memphis 1 1946 Inc. or 1 17.4 1,685,578 Cape Girardeau 8.6 525,064,062 197,743,367 497,165,716 + 5.6 11,763,518 176,372,449 + 12.1 •5,106,663 380,395,459 + 6.3 8,763,429 7,774,934 406,576,265 374,317^310 + 2.0 11,105,781 + 10,021,996 7,137,080 "+366 4.4 4,112,479 -*-J2.6 8.840,576 4,892,778 -406,447,291 4.8 ~+~iVA —— 10,712,694 4,374,724- ■ Stockton— 38,586,284,vv —„—w , 4.0 i i Total . 4» Louis— Mo.—St Louis Independence Ky.—LouisviIle_; (2473) -Jan. 1 to Nov.,30- 1947 $ Eighth COMMERCIAL Grand 3,510,401,739 (19 cities) total Outside New cities) (183 6.5 38,675,354,931 V33,777,701,640 , ,r 816,929,915 +.14.5, „ 776,684,870 64.400,716,970 59,202,170,333 + 8.8 713,338,158.558 662,439,681,594 + 7.7 15,615,253,206 31,913,674,083 + 12.2 378,216,009,402 338,940,619,588 + 11.6 7,522,844,046 totals. in tNot EXCHANGE CERTIFIED RATES FEDERAL BY DEC. . 3, 1948 Noon TO the different countries of the world. on 9, Dec. 3 BANK 1948, Buying Rate Value for in TO Cable United "regular" For UNDER TARIFF '< Transfers States Dec. 4 New in ACT OF 1930 ' ' < York Dec. 7 s $ $ ;. products For certain industrial products- .297733* .297733* 15,736,116,845 6,312,464,683 5,998,102,864 .251247* .251247* .251247* .251247* .200000* .200000* .200000* .200000* .200000* Australia, pound Belgium, franc Brazil, cruzeiro found a list of corporate bonds, notea^ and common stocks called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location la which the details were given in the "Chronicle." preferred .297733* Dec. 8 Dec. 9 ' 3.212313 Closed 3.212313 3.212313 3.212313 3.212313 .022848 .022848 .022848 .022848 .022848 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406 NOTICE OF TENDER Date Central -RR., National Union 4% gold bonds, due Mortgage 1952 Pago Dec 27 Company and Issue— Illinois 2120 Corp.— 1 1 54R 548 Co.— bds., series A, due 2039—Dec 15 2013 Dec 16 Jan 4 2231 Date Pago series A, due 1954 (unattached to bonds)—; 20-year collateral trust bonds, Special interest notes Jan Jan dollar— Canada, Official 1.000000 Denmark, krone England, 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 .923750 .921250 .922031 .921406 .020060 koruna 1.000000 .924062 Czechoslovakia, .020060 .020060 .020060 .020060 .208535 ♦ .208535 .208535 .208535 .208535 4.031484 Closed 4.031484 sterling pound 4.031484 4.031484 4.031484 Philadelphia Consol. Transportation 3%-Q% Building Co.— mortgage 609 South Grand Income leasehold mortgage bonds Taylor-Wharton Iron &-Steel Co., (Metropolitan), franc— Official .004671* Free .003164* of, Netherlands, guilder .004671* .003158* .003150* .301678 .301678 .301678 .301678 .145254 .145254 .145229 .145217 .375844 .375762 .375787 .375750 * ' , Newfoundland, dollar— Official . — 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 * .921458 Zealand, Norway, pound- 3.991542 - .919583 .918958 3.991542 3.991542 — common stock Central Terminals, Ltd.— mortgage deb. stock and bonds, due 1959 Appalachian Electric Power Co., 4.50% pfd. stock Bolivia Ry., 5% mtge. & collat. trust inc. bds., ser. A_ Chicago & Western Indiana RR.—" 1st and refunding mortgage 4V»s, series D, due 1962 Algoma 5% 1st Chilean Nitrate sterling 5% & Iodine income Sales .201580 .201580 .040304 .040317 .040325 .040325 Compania Salitrera de Tarapaca .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 20-year 5% serial debentures, due 1968 Cooper-Bessemer Corp.,' prior preference stock Eastern New York Power Corp.— .278228 i_ Africa,, pound Uruguay, peso— Uruguay, peso Uruguay, peso—— Uruguay, peso—i .233629 :588223*t f : , .—_ fI *1 ' -V- ^Nomina! rate;. tApplication depends upon type of merchandise. .233629 4.007500 4.007500 .658300*t .658300*t .658300 *t J 'H * i - ■<; f'<J t.V ,531909*t • v.m- .588223*f .561799*t ,561799*t .531909*t ,531909*t ' .561799*t ,;•••• 1 .588223*t .588223*t . .561799*t ■ .531909*t ' .233629 4.007500 .531909*t .561799*t ■ T .658300*t .588223*t , '■A ——_— - 4.007500 .658300*t — — .278228 .233629 .233629 Closed .278228 .278228 .278228 * 4.007500 ' " ...» y mortgage $4.25 preferred stock, series A 1477 -Jan 3 2318 ._Jan 1 222? 1 2320 _Mar 31 2321 ._Jan 2 2117 _Jan 7 Jan 1 Antofagasta— 3)4% bonds, due 1961 General American Transportation Corp.— 1st 31 _Dec .201580 .091324 Switzerland, franc—— ..Dec Corp.— debentures .201580 .040328 — * REDEMPTION Company and Issue— .201580 krone South .918750 3.991542 .921250 Closed 3.991542 Portugal, escudo Spain, peseta Bweden, krona of PARTIAL .004671* .003154* .375762 : .004671* .003162* .145229 rupee peso ..004671* .301678 — India,: Dominion . 13,755,406,534 3.8 ^78,963,70j> 'i t .297733* .251247* "non-regular" products— ' Money Dec. 6 4 For TREASURY INCLUSIVE .297733* Argentina, peso— Union 2.1 ' Notices We Below will be RESERVE DEC. Country and Monetary Unit New 686,837,226 record for the week just passed: a FOREIGN Mexico, 5.2 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily Secretary of.the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers : France + 6,680,22? — available. Foreign Exchange Rates / — tifr ' V' included give below + , 7,249,863,334 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of to the . 15,952,605,208 35,809,338,516 —. York—.——- "Estimated. tNot + 3,297,053,332 • * 2323 ;••.•-•< Dec 31 Haggard & Marcusson Co., 1st mtge. 5% series bonds—Dec 15 Mading Drug Stores Co., 5% debentures, due 1961——Dec 15 Park-Lexington Corp.— * 1st mortgage leasehold bonds, due 1964 Dec 31 2324 2225 200? 2328 50 Company and Issue— Date Page Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.— Refunding mtge. 6c collat. trust 3 'A % bds., due 1970_Dec 3 1 Tampa Electric Co., 1st mortgage 3% bonds, due 1978—Jan 1 1 2331 Date Page 1967—Jan debentures, due 3% 2326 A summary ISSUE CALLED A. P.^W. Paper Co., Inc.— 6% convertible notes, F, due 1955 debs., series A, due 2024 Butte Electric Denver 1st La & Power Co., Lake Salt bonds mtge. Anytime 1951 due 5s, series A, Quebec— de 1950 due Jan Ltd., Cottons, New Brunswick York Power Gas Purchase Power Co., 6% Portland Tennessee stock 1257 2327 Other 2010 Real U. U. Heat debenture bonds, due Cement Co., preferred 1 Jan 14 2122 Anytime Power & Jan 12004 Jan 2328 Jun 1 51591 Jan 2024__x stock 1 1 2123 Cqal, Iron & RR. Co.— •Announcement in this issue. Anytime stock Dec tVol. tVol. 166. 1260 27 165. 2271 §Vol. 167. + securities—total Treasury notes U. 8. bonds + + 16 + 11 + 24,823 Federal with *12 484 . 47,341 14,796 1,348 Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks Combined thousands (In of deposits adjusted Time deposits, except Government U. 8. Government deposits Interbank demand deposits: + 40 53 110 Domestic Debits or decrease (—) since Dec. 1, Dec. 8, 1948 Assets— Gold J.ibi for Total gold Industrial loans Acceptances U. S. S. loans from and 8,000 11,109,586 securities. 13,000 of 23,003,515 securities— other items 23,403,912 . 200 + ,i. 154 —171,973 88 + 231,151 + 1,164,575 previ¬ basis. 1 2,293* + + 49.556,436 -190,166* In the 7,146 week this announced dividends The notes— 24,238,160 '' Deposits: Member U. S. bank—reserve 62,132* — 8hare Name of Company 146,887 Products W P +2,767,132 Aberdeen Co., 19,726,885 1,539,690 + r- 12,908 511,915 + 22,921 473,897 gen. + 36,033 ,_ Other _ Adams-Millis 522,920 —150,032 . + 2,594,727 + 606,079 — •' Inc.. deposits... 22,252,387 Deferred availability items Other liab., — 2,254,033 incl. accrued divs. 78,180 —184,0 4 8 + 3,115 16,893 839 + 3,194,978 + 19,226 — Corp, (quar..)______. liabilities ... 48,761,473 -196,981* 3,772 +2,687,512 6% Other capital 200,287 74 + 448,189 + 8,366 + 88 118,944 6,741 + + 65,730 Total liabilities & cap. accts. 49,556,436 -190,166* +2,767,132 gold certificate re¬ serves, to deposit and F. R. note liabilities purchased liability on for foreign respondents Commitme-nts to trial combined make 1 0.2% + 0.4% Securities Corp., Stone All 12-18 B 1,546 & Amerada The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week end¬ ed Dec. 1: Decreases of $120,000,000 in loans and $276,000,000 in borrowings, and an increase of $243,000,000 Valley Logan Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans de¬ $22,000,000 in New York City, and $18,000,000 reporting member banks and increased $14,000,000 Brake American Co. Shoe District, and $16,000,000 at all re¬ porting member banks and decreased $69,000,000 in the Kansas City District. Other holdings of securities showed little change. Demand deposits adjusted increased in six districts and in the other six, and the net increase at all decreased reporting member banks was $40,000,000, the principal changes were increases of $66,000,000 in New York City, $55,000,000 in San Francisco District and $41,000,000 in the Richmond District and a decrease of $125,000,000 in the Kansas City District. Time deposits decreased $17,- 000,000 in the San Francisco District and $53,000,000 at all reporting member banks. United States Government deposits decreased $110,000,000. Demand deposits cred¬ domestic banks increased $164,000,000 in York City and $61,000,000 in the Chicago District. New 12-31 12-11 $1.50 12-27 .12-16 voting__— 30c 30c 30c 1- 1 1- 1 1- 1 3rc com. 1- 2- 2 B Power & preferred Co. American General Insurance preferred (year-e-nd) Corp. Co. Co., B 4Va% preferred American Metal Products, Molasses Piano B Co. Co. 1- 1- 3 (extra) __—$1 Investment (year-end) 12c 12-24 12-20 12-24 1- 3 12-14 1- 3 -* 5%% Power Arkansas preferred Life & $7 — preferred Consolidated Corp. Cigar Trust— Gas Consolidated Ipvestment Trust (Boston)_^__ Consolidated Liquidating Corp. (liquidating) Consolidated Naval Stores Consolidated Retail Stores, common 12-15 12- 3 12-15 12- 3 (quar.) Atlantic Greyhound, 4% Atlantic Laundries Realty, Finance $6 1 2-19 12-30 12-15 3- 5 Co. (Pa.) Gas Co. 4% preferred 12- 8 12- 7 12-17 Continental 12-17 Coos 12-30 1 3-1 . Continental Common 5% 1-31 $1.75 1- 3 1- 3 12-15 preferred $2.50 1st preferred 12-31 12-27 12-27 12-10 (quar.)_ $1 12-26 12-17 pfd. (s-a)__ *: 1- $1.25 1- $3 (s-a) 12-20 50c _. 12-18 Crum & preferred 8% Axe Houghton 12-10 Axe Houghton Funds, Crum & Funds 12-21 12-22 12-15 12-27 12-15 20c 12-27 12-18 20c 12-20 12-11 Cudahy 37'Ac 12-24 12-15 4'/2% 12-15 10% — ___ 1-10 20c 21c ——— Products (year-end) Inc B, I Inc.— Axelson Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Baldwin Company (quar,)__ Extra the Manhattan Co. (N. Y.) Forster Special Class B Curtis 1- 3 IOC 1- 3 Bastian-Blessing Beatrice Machine Foods Y.) (N. (quar.). Co 12-10 1- 3 12-15 12-23 12-15 5% 12-14 6%> pfd. common (accum.)_ $6 50c (quar.) Extra 3%% conv. (quar.) 12-31 3-31 12-17 3-15* 30c 12-31 12-17r 40c Securities, 12-31 12-17 30c 12-17 40c 12-31 12-31 15c $1.12'/2 1-15 1-15 1- 3 1- 3 25e common 12-27 12-15 25c 12-27 12-15 50c 1- 3 12-18 $1 *1-3 12-18 25c 1- 3 12-18 5c'__. 1- 4 12-16 $1 1-3 12-15 37',2c 12-15 12-15 (quar.) — (quar.)_—___——— —— Packing Co., common preferred (quar.) (quar.)_____ —. I 12-16 Extra — ™_ 1- 2 Davega Stores Corp. of N. 84 Y„ common (s-a) preferred (quar.) Manufacturing ____ Co. 1- 2 12-14 Delaware RR. Co. 1- 2 12-14 Denver Corp., (quar.)_,__ (s-a) %c Tramway ' -——4— Extra 50c preferred 1-15 ' (quar.)__ Lighting, Inc.— Decker 75c ^ Tool, Co., ! 30c 30c $2 12- 4 : 12-14 , ' 12-18 + 12-18 12-18 12-15 12-16 ' 12-16 12-18 1- 3 12-17 12-16 1-15 30c _ Co. 2 1- 3 12-23- (quar.)___ common - Trust 12-18 12-18" 12- 40c (year-end)_,—.—____ Special 45c (quar.) Year-end - 3 40c 25c • Special 12-10 1- 1- 3 12-15 1- 3 12-31 12-31 12-31 12-22 12-14 — 4 Forster, 2-21 12-31 $5 10c 12'/2c 87y2c 87'/2c 12'/2c — eommon__l_. Crowley, Milner & Co. 1 12-20 37 '/2c — 3 40c 50c preferred 1945 series (quar.)____ preferred 1947 series (auar.)__ Corroon & Reynolds Corp. (initial) Cream of Wheat Corp. (year-end) ;_r Regular 12-15 $1.25 ' — 3%% 12-10 $2 12-15,. 12-14 Co 3%% 12-15 50c 11-30 3 3- 1 12-31 25c —— (quar.)__, Corning Glass Works, 12-15 $1.50 1- $1 —— increased Gin 12-27 12- 1 1- 3 1- 3 12-15 12-27 Industries (quar.) Lumber Co. (year-end) Refrigeration (quar.)___— Bay Copeland 1-31 „ t$2-" - ; 12-13 12-10« 11-22 12-17 12-17 $1.50 (extra). com. 12-13 12-13 12-27 Machine— Foundry t: preferred — (quar.) Continental Copper & Steel 12-30 13- America, of Corp. 12-27 $15c 15c (Toronto)_____ 12-24 Steel 53c (quar.)— Gas Container 12-20 20c (quar.) I—: dividend Automatic (quar.)___——________ preferred 8 — Co. Extra 4'A % 30c Consumers 12- _: i $5 $1.50 (quar.) • 12-20 12-20 12-20 v 12-20 3-20 ^ 12-27 35c -v (quar.) J 3 12-27 (quar.) 50c 35c — 3 ' Construction 4- 1 12-24 • ——— (quar.)__ Investment 12-30 , (quar.)___— 12-21 : 1-3 1- 3 1- 3 1- 3 10c 40c 12- $$1.12 >/2 (quar.) 12-30 50c 30c 15c 10c common___________u__.—.— (quar.)___________ 25c (quar.) pfd. 12-11 y 1- 3* __________ Inc., preferred Consolidated 12-15 ' i.. Light, 1- 3 1-3 Co.— Insurance Special $2.25 _. 12-11 $1.75 $5 (quar.) - General 12-11) + , $12.50 Co. Insurance 40c .• 12-8, 1- 3 Increased quarterly 2 12-15 $1.50 (quar.— Fire 12- 1- . — $1.37'/2% tquar.)__ _____ 12-15 25c _ (quar.) Western Metal Bausch Pfd. (quar.) 12-15 :___ (quar.) Extra Bankers (quar.)__ Water, Extra 12-14 . pfd. 7% Water & Light Co.— preferred Connecticut 12-24 3 12-21 - (quar.) Oil 12-11 12-1,7 $3 Mills™—™— Works, 30c (year-end) preferred of 12-17 31'Ac — .. 1- 3 12-28 (year-end) 20c (year-end) class A $1.75 50c : - 1-15 Connecticut 12-17 (initial) 12-17 $2 $2.25 Corp., Screw Arkansas Bank 12-16 12-29 25c Stock 3 $$1.12 «/2 com. new Corp., Ltd., . common 4'/2% convertible preference Atlantic 1- 12-24 Co. 10c (quar.)__ Argus Auto 12-16 46C quar.) 12-10 1- 3 $1.75 & Consumers (initial 12-20 $1.13 12-11 12-28 12-15 Fa.— (year-end)__a—_ Securities Worsted Water $6 Ltd.— American Art 3 Washington Mfg. Commonwealth 12-17 ______ Metal, $$2.50 . (s-a).__. Commonwealth 12-16 1- 12- Extra $6 12-23 12-29 — American Class 12-15 12-23 (quar.)— 12- 8 12-15 12-11 , Commonwealth 12-14 5 1- $1.75 • class A 1- 1 1- 3 1- 1 1-1 1-10 1- 3 12-20 12-20+ 12-20 12-22 12-17 Connohio, (quar.)— Locker Extra $1.03 $2 10c 56'Ac $30c 31'Ac ' 12-17 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Illinois— of 12-10 12-10 12-20 (quar.)_______________ Land Clinton 12-14 12-27 25C __ : 12-20. 12-20' Telephone Co.— 20c American Class 12-27 $1.50 — • pfd. 5% Bell of Co. Lambert & Cleveland 12-20 25c Co., common— (quar.)——— International 5% 3 30c — — Service— Mills. Cleveland (Texas)— Co. ———— Investment 1- $1.80 17-10 1- 1 1-1 12-31 • —_ preferred 7% Clayton 12-20 $1.12'/a __ (quar.)— T———__ American 3 $1 Rubber preferred 1- $1 (quar.) — Public Suburban Water Citizens 12-20 5% (year-end) Securities 12-31 87'/2c $1.50 15c ______ Quarterly $7 com. Express Hard 12-23 75c (quar.) European common..: convertible preferred <quar.)___ Gai Wines, Ltd Master Mfg. 5% preferred (quar.) Cincinnati & 12-6 15c 30c _________ West Chipman Knitting Light— Crystal Sugar Co, prior Power, Vermont 4'/2% 12-13 40c (year-end)— I- 1 1- 1 (quar.) com. Paper Co Chefford 12-13 ' 32'/2c $1 preferred (quar.)________—_______ preferred iquar.) 12-10 * 1-2 (year-end), Gas, & 12-20 12-20 12-23 4 $1.02Vi $1.02'/2 37'/2c (quar.)_ Co. 12-17 12-10 3-1 1- 1 1-3 1- 1 — Trust 1 $3 dividend) (stock , preferred (quar.) .___ Utility Co. (year-end). Chadbourn Hosiery Mills, common (quar.)__ 12-10 12-20 _ Maine Central 12-10 12-31 30c (quar.) Cities Class Anderson-Prichard 000 in the Richmond 1- 1 preferred A (quar,)__— preferred B (quar.) Central 12-20 75c Ry (extra)— (quar.)— Co., com. Casualty Co. American carrying United States Government and other securities decreased $136,000,000, largely in New York City. Holdings of Treasury bills increased $73,000,000 in the Chicago District, $39,000,000 in New York City, $28,000,- 1 2-15 40c — preferred conv. creased or 1- 12-24 75c —- El3Ctric . 12-21 (quar.).___ & , 12-20 _4___ Bank . 1,-10 12-15 12-20 12-10 12-224 12-15 12-17 12-17 10c _. Central 12-15 $1 • (year-end)_____ Co., ' 12-13 ; 12-13 25c __________ ___________ Corp. i 12-13 6 $1.75 (quar.) non-voting Illinois Chateau 3 35c Electric a at all purchasing Mills 9-15 ' 12-13 2- 1 1- 3 1- 3 12-22 1* 2 12-22 12-31 1- 1 —.—______ Corp.__._- Products Hanover J; 6% 12-14 1- 8:,Ac Corp. Bakeries American American deposits credited to domestic banks. for 12-24 — A class Co., Petroleum American Loans 12'/2c 1- 3-15 6-15 . 12-29 common.^..; 3.50% 12-15 60c Altoona Quarterly revised. in the San Francisco District. 12-24 (quar.)———— American 7 '12-29 75c (quar.) Coke & preferred Central 12-18 10c ._T——_—-—____________ Products American Indus¬ 6,015 4-15 7-15 1-15 l- 6 4.15% 37'/2C — Products MetaL 4%% 82 + Condition Statement ef Member Banks to 12-31 (year-end)—__ (Va:) Corp. American ited 12-31 12-18 —- — Corp. 7% in demand 15c (quar.)—: common Alberene American cor¬ — figures + bills —1,873 loans •Dec. 12-16 12-31 American ' Light, Flouring Coal 4.10% — American 49.4% $lCc +10c $10c 75c Company Brewing Fibre 4.10% nine each preferred (quar.)_— Bearing, class A (quar.)—. Ahlberg 4% Of Contingent 12-23— $2 .fffc —- Extra Ratio & (quar.).. W.) Central 12-14 5,436 — 27,543 accounts— + Power Central 12-15 12r24 25c '. j. conv. Allied — 7-15 ' 12-15 - commcn_>__._——;—; Extra 12-15 12-20 i- ■—-—- of share (one — Aeronautical Class Capital Accounts— Capital paid in Surplus (Section 7)__ Surplus (Section 13b) 1-15 1-15 $2 Central 12-17 1-10 12-20 85c — — Alberton Total 1-31 7-30 —_—_— Central Payable of Rec l'/ac -<quar.)_: Corp. Corp. dividend held) 4,989 — $15c $15c ,♦+— 2nd preferred 6% 12-15 12- 9^ 12-15 t' 12-28 $10c — B Centlivre 1-31 1- 3 1- 3 12-28 2- 1 — Holder1 When 12 '/2C — (year-end)__■_—_ (year-end) Co. Extra ' Stock Aerovox Total Petroleum Express Admiral acct. acct. — Treasurer Foreign + ;— Centennial , . 2-15+ _____ are: Per 1,038 12-28 12-10 2-15 ■ ( (quar.)—_ Ltd. — preferred 7% 12-28 12-28 12-20 12- 7 /1.-31- $2 Lumber, Western (J. 12-: D 1-15 Ltd.— (Dunsmuirt, Extra 35,466 1-15 ' 1-15 ——. — Common . Re-serve 2 'Ac — 50c $1.25 !_»■_+—— 10c Cascades Plywood Corp., common (year-end) $1 3'/2% preferred (quar.) —58s/»c Case Pomeroy & Co., Inc.__.___: 30c Celanese Corp. of America, common 60c $4.75 1st preferred (quar.) 1— $1.183A $5 show the dividends we Adams Federal 1-19 12-28 Year-end Carter 2 '/2C Liabilities— Collieries Quarterly Cannon Mills, declared. 46 — 12-17 2- 1 1-15 <quar.)_._r_— Quarterly gross, 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 + 1,018,341 — 12-28 4 (quar.) Canadian we which 9,897,783 + $2 <quar.)_ —.— bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in 7 LI, 800 + 12-15, 12-20 12-15 1-19 $1.50 10c (quar.) 1- 3 1-10 1- 3 2- 1 — Regular grouped in two separate tables. Dividends are first A ... B Canadian DIVIDENDS 975,486 — 32,263 assets ® 276 150,089 — 6,954 — ——2,576,725 assets Total — — $$1.50 $2c 80c 25c — Inc., class A Plan, I 1-15 Ltd. Co., — 697 20,623 24,563 — 68,626 — 123,864 premises Other — Power & Year-end —7,192,156 -161,724 49 banks 243 1948, individual loan items are reported i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves, instead of net asously reported. Year-ago figures have been adjusted to a gross 3,565 58,790 foreign banks Notes Uncollected Bank Govt, 81,934 788,950 — Total U. , Jou 526 , week 1,509,637 + 8 — 5,056,860 - Bonds R. + — 93,106 6,048,119 — Total + 925 — Notes + + Light * 4—3'/2c 15c Buffalo Forge Co. (year-end)—— 25c Butler Mfg. Co —— 50c California Packing, common (quar.)—— 62'Ac 5% preferred (quar.)— — -.1 62%c Camden & Burlington Ry. <s-a) 75c Canada Bread, Ltd., 4'/2% 1st pfd. <quar.)_ $$1.12'/2 Canada Machinery, Ltd,...———— $25c Canada Southern Ry. (s-a) $$1.50 55,624 -r Bills F. 1,565,261 securities: Certificates Due 17,073 — 399,472 .___ 72,079 + 227,781 purchased Govt, + —• 12-10 V 12-28 " — preferred Class 22,960.691 t__ r*._ advances——. and 78 12-15 —— Year-end Carolina ctf. reserves_„„ cash Discounts 72,001 R. F. 12- 6 -t 50c $10c —-- (quar.) Flrance Class 90S tBeginning June 30, $ 22,332,431 fund notes 12-17'+ Ltd. (interim).— (year-end).—: Co. preferred 6% MI5 149 and 12-17 4 1- 3 12-10 Quarterly 1947 $ 628,260 Redemption Other during Dec. 10, 1948 $ certificates interbank 1-3 15c (quar.) Mines, ' deposit accounts, except U. S. Govt, accounts, demand to $1.50 Year-end Budget + Borrowings Increase (+) — Traction, Porcupine Shoe 6% 9.005 banks Foreign banks dollars) •— 1-3"' 12-17 87»/2c Buckeye Steel Castings, common 6 + - ; preferred 5,6j1 Liabilities— Demand 6% Brown 78 < 12-17 ———^——- Ltd Mines, Brazilian 1,158 — + Inc. Broulan 5 114 2,185 12-20 12-17 T__V— Bourjois, -'ij? — „ 12-31 1- 3 1- 3 - 1-17 1- 3 25c 25c — _ Co,—-———.—-—- (quar.) Water Brook Bralorne T 12-18 12-15 (quar.).—25c common (quar.)'— $1 Corp., preferred Bound ;+ *4®( - 12-10 12-18 12-31 12-22 lquar.)__— Extra 4,48a | — 812 ---— + 12-20 12-31 1-20 ' + — 1-20 Corp. W.) (George 12-18 I2"!® 1-14 1-14 —.—-.— Club — Borg-Warner isb 37 ,11 14,574 Banks Reserve vault—— in Ji 34 " ,7 — + + securities Reserve + — — 2,106 4,458 ... Treasury certificates of indebtedness Cash Borg + 31 1 20 16 2 — 4,044 ' 218 3,908 33^075 Balances with domestic banks. 164. 117 12 — 198 475 • — bills Ridge Development Book-of-the-Month " ~~ loans Other 1,090 3'/2% banks to Treasury Blue & Inc.. common ' loans Government S. 507 467 securities Loans U. + 12-29 12-29 2- 1 2- 1 60c Machine Co — (year-end)_ preferred (quar.)—_I——Corp. (year-end) . — conv. 12-31 12-31 12-18 81'Ac SI 50c 50c 60c 75c 37'/2C 27c —- . (quar.) Foundry Laughlin, Bonanza 18 , purchasing or carrying: Government obligations Other Co.— & 5% for estate 1946 Extra securities S. Bliss pur¬ obligations Government S. loans preferred conv. Bethlehem ' ' — carrying: or Other due 1954 stock A, preferred 1st Light, General mortgage 5s, due 1951 Wacker Corp., class B preferred 1IVol. 2326 for dealers and brokers to Loans Dec 27 4% bonds, due 1949 5% convertible preferred stock Ohio Leather Co., Pacific Co., Electric & money agricultural and 15,527 Other Mortgage Corp.—collateral trust bonds, series New Ohio 2226 1 Anytime Dec 31 ; 1949 preferred 7% .... industrial, Commercial, Union 20-year - chasing National Sash Weight Corp.— 1st mortgage 6% bonds, due National 1901 1 Apr Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., Inc.— $1.20 convertible preferred stock Montreal Loans—net loans 1949-1964 due Investments—total and $2 <in millions of dollars) 62,330 —132 2.697 25,092 — 120 + 1,863 25,344 — 119 + 1,988 Assets— Loans Loans—gross t bonds, Cooperative Federee 2 % -3 Vi % 1st 1477 t2410 112142 1 1 Ry.— 4% mortgage Jan July series series preferred common Benson 1947 1948 Loan, 12-29 25c 50% 37V2C __ —,1— , Industrial preferred series 1948-—— & Hedges, Inc., common: $4 Dec. 3, Nov. 24, 1, 1948 Appajachian Power Co., 6% $3.25 Dec, (—) Since Dec. Corp dividend Stock Beneficial Inc. (+) or ENTIRE Company and Issue— Aircraft Beech member banks follows: Payable of Rec. Share Name of Company cipal decrease was $241,000,000 in New Holders When Per district; the prin¬ York City. of the assets and liabilities of reporting Borrowings decreased in most of the 2330 Union Oil Co. of California, Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (2474) v 1st preferred Volume THE Number 4759 168 Name of Com-pany Detroit Hillsdale Steel Products (Vvalti rrodueiion Walt (see nonunion Dairies, 6% *_i.d., Co., j-ti;, p.d. Sludge, Ltd., 'poll-Norton M.g. Duouesno $4 $5 Natural preierred Eastern 6'/r Massachusetts preierred Eastern 51 Co. RR. B (s-ai Street Racing Association, (quar.) ! Eaton & Howard Stock & Howard Corp., Extra u~ 6 Inter-City 1-18 Ldgewater Steel Monthly ' 1-15 1-15 1-18 12-31 12-31 12-31 12-30 12-15 12-20 12-20 12-15 12-15 12_1® 12- 4 1-15 2-15 (extra) (year-endi— (year-end) — 5%% Co., Quarterly preferred (qi.ar.) Extra — Consolidated ± - (Seattle) Water ihu —_-- H.t 4.16% Co., Extra pfd. 6% Fund Stream & Class Co. class & Wallace, $3 Extra class --; + A " Products, Brush Class 1 ; 1- 3 12-14 12- 12- common Laclede 35c 1- 12- 6% 12-15 12- 25c 12-30 35c 1-20 General 30c , -—— " 12-28 $1 Baking Co., 2- Lees General (quar.) 12-31 Extra 6 % Co., common Certificates r.; $6 , preferred General Tire 4 % % . Genuine Glens Parts Falls Extra Co. - 1- ^2-31 1 $l.O0'/» 12-31 .. 20c (year-end).. 1- 40c (quar.) 1- 3 Greenwich Water System, Watch Co. Realty Co., 6% Gulf Insurance Co. Gulf Oil (stock Corp. 6% pfd. $1.50 12-30 pfd. (quar.)______ (Dallas, Texas) dividend) ' 12-16 1-3 35c 12-11 12-15 1 $1.50 12-28 35c 1-14 1-7 — One shave of Texas Gulf Sulphur common \ for each 65 shares held Gypsum, L me & Alabastine of Canada, Ltd.— Quarterly " ( Extra . Hall (C. J25c 1 4-30 9-1 *8-1 t25e Mfg. Increased lOc I12V2C Co. A'rcraft Co, 12-15 12-18 12-28 12-18 35c 1-3 12-16 3c (N. 12-23 12-15 $1.12% 1-15 12-31 Y.i— ... ... Harrisburg Gas Co., 4%% pfd. (quar.).... Cooley Co. (year-end).: Hqt Corp. of America, class A_. & 95c 12-22 12-6 25c 1-10 12-27 25c 1-10 12-27 $1.12% 2-1 1-18 ... Class < B ■4%% Heller , ...— (quar.)... Commercial k Sugar (Walter E.) Co., & Extra „ , ...— preferred Hawaiian Co., Ltd..... common Oil Class Extra Holly Extra Holt $1.non-cum. Holyoke Hoover Horne & (Joseph) Houston 5% Oil A Houdry com. (resumed)._ (quar.) I....... Process Cement 12-31 12-24 12-14 12-23 12-10 1- 3 12-11 1- 3 12-11 50c 25c • 12-28 (year-end) com. * (quar.)... Corp 3- 1 2-18 (increased) 12-15 12- 12-22 12-10 50c 12%c $1.25 $1.37% .... RR. Coal & I*,)*", (quar.) & Light, $100 preferred, $25 Valley Gas - $1.50 2- 3 Co. (quar.) (s-a 1 6% RR., pfd. Co. • 12-27 1- 8 12-15 3 12-20 12-30 12-20 12-30 12-20 12-20 3 12-23 Philadelphia 3 12-20 Pittsfield 1- 3 12-27 1- 12-15 —___ 5c 12-23 12-13 __________ 25c 12-20 12- Maootta- Corp 1 Co., Frontenac Oil Ltd.____ Co., Ltd.—- G.) cl. 4% Co., preferred Mercantile Mercury (s-a) Co., 7% pfd. Ltd. (increased - 4%% preferred Forming Metals Ltd., Meyer-Blanke Co. 3 12-15 2-15 Drug Class Y.) class 1- 12-15 Reymer & $1.12 % 12-31 12-14 12- Corp. < (N. Textiles, Ltd., Bros, 30C Bridge Copper Co. Michigan Bumper 12-14 12- 7 7% 12-26 12-18 7% 1st 12-27 12-17 7% 1st 15c —___ 37 VaC 50c Co,_. Miami 1-15 12-24 7% 2nd (extra)_— Corp. (quar.) • Mission Corp. share One (stock common three each for Development $5 shares held \ .■ or — Missouri Portland Cement (year-end) Mohawk Petroleum 12-28 12-27 Montana-Dakota $4.20 Utilities, 12-31 75c — 7% 12-20 & common Co., com. Class A Plan Bank (New Haven) 12-14 Plan Investors Paper, Munising Wood 5% 1- 1 12-15 1-15 12-16 1-15 12-16 1- 12-16 12-23 ' 12-15 12-23 $1.50 $1 3 12-15 25c 12-15 12- 4 60c 12-15 12- 4 1 1- 3 1- 3 1- 1 12-15 $1.25 1- 3 12-20 12-13 12-17 12-20 _____ 2- 12-10 1 1-15 12-29 12-15 12-29 12-15 12-17 12-11 15c 12-22 12-14 115c (quar.) ^___ 1- 1 12-13 12 %c A 1- 3 12-15 5c $1.75 12-24 12-14 1 12-15 1- (quar.)_ $1.75 4- 1 3-15 (quar.) $1.75 7- 1 6-15 $1.75 10- 1 9-15 1- 1 12-15 (quar.) $1.75 4- 1 3-15 1 6-15 2nd preferred $1.75 10- 1 9-15 Ritter Company, (quar.)___ Inc., 50c preferred Riverside $2 Silk Mills, 8 12- 8 1- 3 12-24 25c 2- 1 1-20 ; Mills, Ltd. Robinson Plywood Rock of 150c 110c (quar.)___j. & Timber 2 1 12-13 . 1- 3 1st preferred Flour preferred Louis San-Nap-Pak Jose Mfg., Water (quar.) 1-25 12-10 1- 1-15 12- 1 1 12-23 140c 2- 1 12-31 t$1.75 Stockyards Works 12-15 t$1.12% Mills, Ltd., 70c 12-15 12-31 25c 2- 1 12-31 — $1 1- 3 12-21 (quar.)__ 17 VaC 12-30 12-20 3 12-10 com. (quar.) (quar.) National 12-31 25c (initial) Corp. (extra) Dry Dock Co., Ltd.— Lawrence 7% St. 12- 120c Ltd Ages John 4 % % St. 12-17 120c Co., Extra St. 12-17 12-29 Ltd.— participating class A (quar.) & 12-17 12-29 $1.25 common (quar.)_._, 12-29 50c 5% San (quar.i (year-end) preferred cr\„ (quar.) 1- Electric Co. (quar.)_____ 12-17 40C 12-30 41V4C 12-15 $1.50 ; Extra 12-30 30c Sangamo 12-17 12- 9 $1 12-20 12- 8 $1 12-31 12-17 72-17 ' Sanger Brothers, 5Mi% pfd. (quar.) Williams, Inc. (year-end) 12- 4 (year-end) Telephone Co. (quar.i 50c 12-20 12- 12-24 12-10 Nat'onal City Bank of 50c 12-31 12-15 National City Lines (extra) Corp. N. %c 12-30 12-15 12 Vac 12-30 12-15 12-31 lfc-20 Seaboard 15C 12-13 12- 12-27 12-20 12-13 Seaboard Surety Co. (special) Seismograph Service Corp. (quar.) 60c 12-29 15c 12-21 12-15 Selected 50c 12-21 12-16 $1 12-23 12-11 12 (quar.)__ Company Nash-Kelvinator 35c 12-24 35c (quar.) convertible preferred Mutual 12- 12-15 Inc.— Common Muter 12-15 $1.75 pfd. 12- 7- Little 50c (quar.|_— 1st 12-15 $1.75 Robinson (quar.) (quar.). (quar.)__ 12-15 15c 12-24 $1.75 i- 3 12-15 — Products Co., 12-31 (quar.)____ 1-15 Cafeterias Consolidated, Inc.— preferred Munising 12-31 (quar.) Cotton 20c Morrison 12-31 31V4C preferred Robinson 1 (quar.)___ 12-14 preferred 12-15 1- —— 12-14 ' 15c (year-end) (quar.) preferred 12-15 $1.75 Extra 3 2nd 1 20c (quar.) 3 1- 2nd 1 $1.75 (quar.)_ Ward 1- 7% 1- (quar.) Extra* 5% preferred preferred 1- $1.05 pfd. (quar.) preferred 20c $1 preferred Montgomery Morris 1st 20c Monongaheia Valley Water, 50c 8%c 12-14 1-15 Extra Morris 12-10 50 c 25C (quar.)________— Corp. 12-17 7% par $2 in cash. Subject to approval by SEC. Mississippi Glass Co.— Year-end 12-15 12-31 1-3 7% dividend) — Mission of 3 1-10 30c Argentine Mining Co.__, Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.—7% 1st preferred (quar.) _______________ 7 1- $2.50 7 VaC (quar.) Rico 12-20 30c (quar.) (s-a) A Reinsurance 9 12-31 12-11 $1.25 common Renfrew 12- 12-16 3 $1.50 (irreg.) (quar.)__ 1-15 12-20 3 1-15 1- $1,75 87 Vac (quar.) common Company, 12-15 15c 1- 12-20 $1 Philadelphia 1 (quar.)_____ Miami of 2- 3 12-16 10c (quar.)__ Reed-Pre-ntice Corp. (resumed) 1-31 12-11 3 1- 15c 1-15 1$ 1.12'/a (quar.) (s-a) 150c (extra 1— pfd. Co. preferred Reed preferred 145C __________ Disintegrating Co., 4%'% 12-15 1- (Hartford) Corp (Pa.) Corp., 5% 12-15 3 1st Co. Trust Estate Reece 12-17 3 ;___ (s-a) _____ Orpheum Real 1- 12-29 12-23 Co.— Co., convertible Keith 12-20 1- Co. 9 62 VaC (quer.) (quar.) RR. 12- Corp of America— $3.50 3 $1.75 (quar.)—, common— (quar.) Corp. Radio 1- 12-23 12-18 25c : Reading Gas 2c' quar.) . Co., Extra 12-31 15c — Stores Mills, Paper Transit 1-20 $1.25 (quar.)—_ common - Mersey Metal & 12-28 $1 75c (irreg.) B 1 Johnson Insurance 1$1 Company, RR. Adams 1-14 12-31 $2.50 preferred 5%.pfd. (quar.)_____ Prentice (G. E.) Manufacturing Co Progress Laundry Co._. ; Radio preferred ^ (quar.) Trenton 1 1-15 20c (year-end) 7% 2- 12-16 50c Fund, Inc Transportation (quar.) North 9 Huron Portland 7 12-20 25c D Sulphite & Paper Co.— Common (quar.) 1_ 4% preferred (quar.) 12T-10 12-30 3-15 $1.50 Extra ' 12-15 12-24 & & Phoenix Port 12- $1.25 (quar.) Suburban preferred 1- 12-31 12-20 12-23 50c 12-30 12-17 12-20 3-30 50c W.iter 5% 12-27 12-30 8c (resumed i_ Philadelphia (quar.)r___—_____________ $1 Extra 1- 12-23 10c Company 12-24 12-24 Mead Consolidated C.) 1-15 12-20 (Arthur Tin American Investment Works, lc Co. 12-10 $1.25 Engineering (quar.)__! Candies 12-23 12-10 (year-end) Pennsylvania $1.75 12-31 10c (quar.)__ Inc. Peoria (quar.)___ preferred 10c com. 12-31 California- Greyhound Lines (J. 12-15 20c Financo Aggregates, 12-27 10c McKee Coast Pacific 110c 10c 12-10 3 12-31 30c (quar.) Corp. (quar.) 12-15 1-15 1-20 Co._____ Lighting Corp. $5 pfd. Pacific Public Service (quar.) 12-10 4% Electric Corp. of Common (year-end) 5% preferred (quar.) 12-10 Sugar preferred Pacific 12-11 Co., 7% 60c 1 4% $2 12 Vac 1 ___• ,■ 3 3 McColl Carbon (quar.)_ (initial Quarterly 1-14 12-30 Maul & : Oxford 12-31 1- 17 VaC pfd. Pacific 12-30 McBryde Ribbon 8% common & Rockland Electric Pacific 4c - new 1-15 1 6 12-20 Town 1- 50c 12- 12-15 Ltd., 12-28 20c 6 12-20 2 Pan $1.50 12- 50c 3 3 75c Oil (Minn.)—(initial) 1- 12-17 20c Lee ; 1- Penney T,— 12-11 12-30 12-31 (quar.)_ — 3 12-20 (quar.) Oils, $1.25 (quar.)__—___ Machine Corp 1- 25c Power preferred 125c Calculating •_ 12-31 12-23 Mills Corp., common— preferred (quar.)_ Mascot States $12.50 —__ 12-22 18 %c (quar.) 25c Co., common...... (s-a) Midland Water Paper Mills $1.25 Ltd ap¬ 12-12 1-15 40c ($5 2-1 12-31 1-15 _______ 12-1Q 1 1-15 ——___ 12-31 12-10 12-20 1- 40c ________ (quar.) to 12-31 12-20 — stock effect common held, Subject to stockholders meeting Dec. 22.___ Oil, Ltd. 7% pfd. (accum.) Pacific 1 11-30 35c 12-17 12- 12-17 (quar.)__ $1.25 ______ (quar.)___ Coal & RR, 5% ; preierred Central 1- 1-3 12-10 30c I_ dividend) fstock share 10% RR. Company Coal 12-27 12-28 $1 $1.50 at common 31 '/4C (quar.) par Corp. each , Orange 12-17 12-23 6 1-15 12-17 $2.50 12-22 1- $1.50 I__ (quar.) Extra .. 1-15 1-15 1-15 Old 1 12-27 12-31 90c 12-18 A ^ « 10c ________ $6 pfd. (quar.).. (Ky.), common¬ par Electric & ^ 20c Electric preferred, 2- 1 7 40c 1—— r. & 3- 1- 12-20 1-15 50c I__II_IIIIIIII com. (quarj_ (quar.) 3 $1.20 3 75c Co. Company (initial) (quar.) Power • , ; Chain Gas 7% Material, Navigation 12-17 50c : Investors Co. 1-25 $1 Co.. (quar.). preferred (quar.) Incorporated 12-24 50c Inc., Bearing Co. 9 12-9 1-15 50c Ry...___ Field 12- 12-15 '2c (quar.). preferred 5%% Ideal class Street Ball Co., 12-15 12-20 15c ... Ltd. :■— & 1- 2 12-20 ,1c J (resumed) Company, — (Henry.) 2 25c ... Inc. H.) 1- f5c ■' ... (D. 12-20 25c ___________ iquar.).., Bell. Stores,- Holmes 12-20 $1.37% _________ Ltd, (irreg.) Hoily Development Co. (quar.) . 2 $1 Corp., class A (quar.) B Highland 11-30 1- 1-2 5c £ preferred (quar.) 5%% preferred (quar.) 12-10 15c 30c (quar.) _______ .4% Hlcock 1 12-17 3 (init'al). • 1- 11- 12-28 —______ Insurance 1 12-27 25c .... quarterly 12- 35c (quar.) ...... Hanover Fire Harlow 2-1 6- M.i Hamilton Hart 3-1 j25c — Co. 2-1 f25c Lamp Co. (irreg.) Bridge Co., Ltd..... Extra 3-1 11-19 f25c -4— Hamilton $1 Association— 1- (quar.) 12-16 12-28 10% (quar.) 12-15 Norwich & Worcester RR. Oberman & Co., 5% pfd. 12-16 3 12-15 12-15 20c x up. Star Okalta 12-17 5c 12-22 .........—_—... Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 1- 12-31 12-31 preferred (quar.) Northwestern Leather Co. 1-15 1- (reduced) Electric Co. Hundred for New 12-13 1 2- $2 - . , Co. Year-end . 12-23 12-17 12-31 $3.60 12-15 96'/4C 1 35c , 12-15 12-31 60c —— (quar.). Taylor 12-18 (incrd.) common-(extra) 12-31 1-31 12-7 1- 10% quar.) :I_II__II_ additional share of $4.80 $3 —______ _• ■ & Mary 12-17 ' 1- $1.50 (quar.).. (quar. 12-15 6% Iron "Ore of -Extra Marion 12-20 12-27 12-31 2-15 12-27 60c Northern ■r Martel 12-10 1 3 12-31 ' •: Properties— beneficial int. (year-end).. (Va.)~ (increased (Ohio), (quar.) Northern 12-31 1-15 1-15 Marine 12-10 1- 45c quar.)— Co. 1-15 45c 1-31 35c (quar.)_ System & Extra 25c quar.) 1-31 2-15 I7%c •_ Trust proval 12-21 2-15 6c Co. quar.)__- Telephone Co. North 1-31 70c split 12-21 2-15 20c par) 12-17 12-28 < shares_-_ 1-31 1-31 8c II III-II Nineteen 12-11 3 1-23 Marchant 12-21 40c Y.) (N. 1 1- 50c 20c Steel Maine 12-21 12-31 2- 12-28 37 Vac 1-31 2-15 2-15 9c IIIII Insurance Electric 2-15 12c 15c ; ; York One 12-31 10c : Extra 12-17 1-15 estimates shares__-_____ Fire (reduced preferred Nidholson File Co. 9 $1 Sons, Mailman Corp.^ 12-21 12-31 " Co. 112c :— common.... 3 trade Union 6% 12-17 1- '50c Mahoning . 12-31 93%c (quar. 12-27 5c 12-31 12c dividend Newark II-30 12- 1-15 Year-end 12-10 12-15 12-17 7 Vac Stock. dividend . 2- 8IV4C 12-15 8c ✓ - ~ England* Gas New 7 50c — Corp. Magnavox J 1 & preferred Lykens 1 12-14 '2- "1 "V 12-31 $1.37% $1.50 Insurance Certificates Guilford 2- • $5 12- 12-31 12-31 York Central RR. Co. (resumed) New York Honduras & Rosario Mining Co.— 12-31 50c ___________ (s-a) 5% ;.t —.-e Northern Gruen ' Co.— preferred... Globe-Onion,- Inc. Great $1 1 (quar.) .convertible 12- - 1-15 $1.50 (s-ai ■ Lynn (quar.) preferred -'.3'/4% 12-22 12-21 1-15 1-15 8c New Bakeries—• s' v':f 12-24 12-20 75c ___! Louisviiie 12-17 15c 3 30c ' x Ltd._ Insuranco Louisiana 12-17 25c 12-20 1- 9c 10c Quarterly 12-15 3 1- IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIII_I series equipment England New 12-15 1- 30c $4 Lonsdale 12-17- 1-3 _ Rubber preferred ' 3 ..1-3 interest (quar. & 1- 3 12-31 $1.25 37 V2C (quar.) Schuylkill Co. Lord Corp.— S4 conv. preferred (quar.)__.___ $5.50 preferred (quar.)....,.... T r . 1-17 25c Service 12-15 (quar.) (quar.)____— 12-31 Extra 12-15 3 _ (initial (s-a) Belt Locke 12-17 ." iyear-end) 3 12-31 1-15 series Corp. New 12-31 5c preliminary stock Stock 1-15 II fundJ Nekoosa-Edwards Paper 2-14 1- trust following Retail 2-14 1 Stores Little 12-17 <37% c _______ (Boston)-r- benefic al of Public Common 1 12-24 25c v_—__ (quar.) Investors Trust Genera'. 2- 12-24 $2 ' (quar.).. preferred • General 15c ... 1 3- 11-30 shown: Railroad 12-17 3- $1 12-20 40c ... _________________ 12-27 12-15 12-31 series Nehi 11-30 1-15 stock series group series Railroad shares 4 -1- ____ 12-20 12-31 12- $1.25 Corp. (increased quar.) Lexington Union Station Co., 4% p.d. (s-a) Liberty Products Corp. (stock dividend) 12-17 15c Title (James) Lerner 1-20 15c % 12-15 $1 — (initial mutual National 11-30 1-15 Selected 1-19 11-30' 12-15 6c - Stock 12-18 1 ioc 12-17 12-27 1-15 1-15 2- 12-15 11c common Preferred 3 11-30 12-15 7c Balanced 6 1- 15c (s-a) preferred Link 12- 11-30 6c series shares the 11-30 12-15 estimates are ; 12-14 12-10 below series First 12-15 5c series bond On II-30 12-29 shown Metal 12-14 25c Co preierred 3.85% . com. (quar.)... Controls A c.ass Mines, common Lehman . 12-20 12-29 4c Steel shares 12-15 3-15 12-15 Automobile shares 12-15 Extra 12-13 1 25c ----- common. Extra preferred . 12-10 distributions: Low-priced 12-15 120c (quar.) 3-15 12-31 100% 5c Low-priced 12-15 (quar.) preferred (increased) United Common 8 12-27 , 25c _ Texas^ (quar.)J $8. preferred 5% 1 • Speculative 12-15 12-30 such Bond 12-15 3 37 VaC Company Lawyers 1- 5 _______ 1 1- 95c Corp. of Delaware, $1.80 12-17 _____ 1- 1 (quar.) pfd. 4- IIIIIIIIIII amounts of 3 1 Natural preierred New 8 $2.40 _____ I- 12-30 25c Light Gold Lambert - ,, Power, Electric Gas Lamson 12-30 12-15 1 1- _____ (quar.) Lamaque 12-15 1-10 60c (qua.1.) of 1 10c 2- 1- ; Company 6% _ (quar.) General American Oil B Kuhlman , 1 ___ 12-20 $1.50 Kittanning Telephone Co.~(quar.) Knott Corp. 6 12- 12-20 3 50c Gas, common (qttar,)u.^__^—.——H Class 6 12-14 12-15 3 1- (quar.)! preferred Kelling Nut Co.,' 6% Kelsey-Hayes Wheel, 12-6 30c A— 4— preferred 12-14 1- The 1 * $5 12-15 $1.25 (extra). (quar.)__ Extra 3 1-14 $3 L _+ preferred Kansas Electric 12-15 1- 12-22 10c (Ottawa) 1 8c shares 12-16 Co City Power & Light, 4% 3.80% 7 3 Oil 3 — (quar.) Ltd. Furnace 3-15 4- dividend)" ~ (stock Building shares Chemical shares 12-22 10c pfd. Co., & 1 shares are Vegetable Parchment Co. Extra Kansas 12-24 12- 1- 12-31 1- (quar.) Works, 6% Stove 4- 7c 3 1-29 (quar.).. Machine 12-14 15c (quar.) series 1- $1.25 ... 12-14 3 series stock 1-31 $1.50 (initial). Publishing Kalamazoo 12-17 12-10 30c _______ A class Co.* Lamson Langendorf ______ Pack.ng Co. Sulphur 3 1- series Aviation 12-30 ... Water Journal 12-17 3 40c ______ Corp., Gardner-Demer Co., Hotel Lake Income Industrial 12-13 $1.50 (quar.) Year-end 12-16 1- 3 75c (accum.)____ preferred Jefferson 9 1- 50c (quar.) - class preferred Jefferson & . Ltd.— Telephone Corp.— A (quar.) u_: 1st 12-20 1- $1.12% com. (quar.) Type 12-22 t$2 preferred 6% 12-17 12-24 25c 9 10c 12- 75c 12-20 75c 1-3 12V2c 12- 3 1 12-15 (year-end) (extra) Extra 5% 12-15 30c Service Garlock Jamestown - Law— Inc.___ Co., AA Fulton 6%. 1- 3 1- 5c 12-18 12-15 12-15 40c preferred A% 1-1 1- 2 %e (quar.)_ 12-30 Funds- 10c preferred $2 ___ preferred Trust Co Co.i__. 20c - __ (year-end) Frankl.n Shoe Telephone, ,$6 Ironer King-Seeley Corp. (quar.)._ Kirby Lumber Corp. (year-end) Kentucky Natural Gas Co. (quar.) County Coal Corp.— National t $ 1.75 Kerite _ non-cum. Frankfort Paper & 12-14 $1.03 % (quar.).. 75c tl5c 137 VaC ■ ^ (quar.) Institutional Canada, 12- 9 (year-end) Class B Fuller 1-15 12-27 of 12-14 (quar.)_____, (Alberti-Guenther Class National 12-27 J$4 12-15 ______—— A 12-14 common 12-24 Co.____ Company 12-27 J 75c 20c A 50c preferred preferred 3c 70c ______ _ 5% (s-a): /Kansas-Nebraska 6c ____ (year-end) Co., Shoe Hotels Formica ,,?%', 12-23 3c (quar.)——ij Pennsylvan.a B\ Forbes Fry of 4Va% 12-10 (s-a)_ (quar.)__:— Co. 12-28 12-24 National 80c —_t_ Publishing Stove Ironrite 12-18 12-11 12-11 — Co. Fio'rsheim 6% 12-23 (s-ai__ (year-end)-. Extra F nance Florence Interstate 12-18 12-31 50c i ___ Field Frank 12-31 - - 3 t$l pre.erred Joplin 5Cc __ Fidel.ty 7% Jones 20c . (s-al 1- 12-21 Co.— Ltd., When Holdert Payable of Rec. $1.25 1 60c .—: 1 common t30c (quar.) Co1( Ltd., (quar.) Linen Service Corp. 2- 2%c Coal (year-end Grocers, preferred 50c Inc Ltd. Share t25c ... Baking, Company common $1.50 Snares International.NickeLCo. Co., (Frank). Brew.ng Group Certificates, preferred 12-10 1-15 1-15 12-20 2- 1 2-1- , Ltd.— preferred (quar,t26c Frocks, Inp. (quar.)— 15e Fashion 8% New " (quar.) 51 Enameling & Stamping— National Shares, Ltd.—+ Insurance 3-15 $2.75 - Consolidated Co. 1— (T. - Kalamazoo - - - Estabrooks Institutional . — - Special Elizabethtown $1.37 V2 30c $1.12% _____ (quar.)— (quar.)___— Products 12-24 12-31 12-15 1-25 2-25 3-25 21c common preferred Electncal Ford —:— ; Exco Fehr ---- _______ ___ 12-24 33c 40c - tl2l/2C 50c 21c 21c ____—4—. - Monthly Egry Registei, Produces 12-15 12-15 1- 3 1- 3 15c (quar.) Fund Monthly 4%% 12-15 International (quar.), — I-10 Extra 25c Fund Ltd. 12-15 1 In.and Ry.— common Balanced •>. 12- b 2- 1 (accum.) Eaton , J2"^ l2"!6 preierred Ecuadorian v __ resumed) 1 2 2- certificates Michigan Electric Intevcolon.al (resumed) 1- 20c quar.) Per Name 0] Ltd.— ... 4(4% preferred (quar.) Industrial Stamping & Mfg. Co. Investors (year-end).... *2"*? Gas—• Pennsylvania &; Insurance ; preierred convertible Dai.t - (S-u/_ convertible Indiana Payable of Rec. $1.18% (incieased Canada, (quar.) trust, 50c 50c $1.50 (quar.) Co. —— Corp.- Voting 25c ——— Extra Duphrn > J2*";1:? J2-^, J2"8* $1-15 (quar.) common Co.... of Fuels, Ltd., 6% partic. pfd. (s-a) Incorporated Investors (year-end) Independent ..Pneumatic_ Tool Co., common— 1-15 1-15 1- 3 1-12 1- 1 1- 1 12-29 12-16 t25c (qu&r.) Lomason preferred 120c 1250 37l/2C 40C (quar.) Foundry & oteel, Ltd. iquar.)____ Dominion Steei 6s Coal, ntd., class B <s-a) A 4% $5 5%"nun-cumulative preierred Clft.8 1- 3 1-12 10c t75c +12V2c 244c J35c taccum.) Dominion Douglas &, 12-1 Disney (quar.) common Co. Co. (2475) Holdert National (quar.).^ RR. Tobacco When Co.— Imperia.le (reduced)- Corp. Cjai preferred Terminal Imperial 12-10 CHRONICLE Share Telephone , _ Dominion Donned & $4.75 12■-10 1 District Theatres Company Commerc.al Illinois ,,,0a 12-22 t. _' -c —- Name of Illinois . J"® $1.75 20c s—,— - productions $2 • __ Di.ney ■ (year-end t Diamond Pordana Cement, \quar.) Extra Co. —1 Semi-annuai Detroit RR. Western FINANCIAL Per Payable of Rec. Share South & & Holdert When rer COMMERCIAL Y 60c 80c 25c _ 4 1 1-14 12-24 12-14 2- Scott & Scudder Seton Stevens Air & Line Clark RR. Fund Securities Leather Co. (year-end) (initial) (year-end) _ . 52 •n Oil 6'namrock Steel Sharon Corp, 12-20 12-10 $1.25 12-20 ~r Sharp ft Dohme, Inc. (quar.)_ Corp. of America— ***—** $1,25 of Canada Co. Malting Sick's Seattle Brewing ft Corp. Paper Simplex Stock dividend 12-31 12-17 12-24 12-14 1 1-10 1 1-10 Alabama 12- 12-17 12-7 Alaska 20C 12-22, 12-15 12-15 4 M* % 2-15 1-15 50c Corp. preferred A 3 12-14 50c 12-29 12-15 20c 1-10 12-27 1- 12-20 1- 50c $1 $1.12 Mi 12-20 12-10 1 12-20 12-28 12-17 1- $1.50 $1 : 12-15 12-20 20c (quar.) 3 1 1- $1.75 Sperry Corp. <«-a>* y—i Standard Dredging Corp.— 1- 12-24 $2.50 (year-end) 1 1-15 2-19 preferred (quar.)— Standard Screw Co., com 6'/r preferred A (s-a) „— eonv. 12-27 $3 .**i***_. 1- 12-17 1 Textiles com, Stern & Stern Special ■ preferred (quar.) 4% (quar.)***— 7% 1st pfd. Container Stone 12-15 Extra 12-10' Extra 12 Mac 1-3 $4.50 A 1 3-15 12-15 20c 1-12 Corp. preferred Sunbeam Corp. 3 43%c (quar.) 3 Sunset-McKee 15c (quarJ- Co. (year-end)-*—, Tappan Stove Co, Ltd. Stores, Class A (quar.) Extra Toronto Extra Transwestern Royalty Corp. Quarterly • B ft Corp., class A 1- 3 12-15 1- ■" 12-23 12-20 1-15 12-30 (quar.) —" —• Tobacco Leaf 12-23 12-20 1% Common (increased 1% 12- Extra 1 Company Utah — 5% Idaho class 60c Utah A Payable New in Oil 4% Co. 1-11 12-20 12-14 Extra 12-14 12 Mac 12-28 12-22 17 Mac 1-15 12-20 $1 12-18 12-24 12-27 (quar.)**: $4 12-31 12-31 " * Extra „* 3 3 12-15 Stock 12-10 American preferred 2-1 1-20 1-20 2- 1 12-13 prefered American 7% preferred 2- 1 1-15 American 2- $50c 1 1-15 American Meter J31M.C 2- 1 1-15 *37 Mac 2- 1 Below we 1-15 this Abbott Laboratories Extra Share (quar.) ZZZir • Abercrombie Abitibl Power Fitch, $1.50 prior (auar.) preferred (quar.)i Acadia Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 5% preferred (quar.) Class A partic Acme Electric Acme Glove Adams (J, preferential Corp., Works, common Ltd. * Aeolian 'Aetna Corp. (Del;) 1**11 . 12-22 1- 2 12- 7 2 $25C (quar.)* 7MiC "I (interim) ; 12-30 50c ■ I-.1®- . 12-16 12 Mac 12- 6 62 Mac * * ' 50c 40c 25o ; 11-30* 12-15 12-1 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 $1.25 1- 3 12- 6 Basic $1.50 1- 3 12-6 $1.25 12-20 12-10 25c 12-24 12-1 3 1- 3 12- 3 common Co., common (year-end) • (quar.) : 12-3 12-15 •12- 1 12-15 12- 1 preferred (quar.) .American Stamping Co, American olis) States (quar.). — Bath Baumann 12-31 12-20 4Mi% 1- 1 Bausch 1-1 12-11 12-11 ;__*„ * 75c (year-end) Insurance Co. - (Indianap— ( ,$1 .->•; ...30c 4Mi% 4% 12-11 12-23 > . 12- 2 12-2 12-3154 12-10 >ir 12-24' 1- 12-10 3 1-14 1-31 12- 3 12-20 12- 3 12-21 12-10 12-21 12-10 12t31 12-28 12-13 11-27* 12-22 1-2-49 12-14 12-17 12- 3 12-15 20c' 50c 1- 2 1-20 12- 7 1- 3 1- 3 12-10 1- 3 12-10 12-15 12-3 12- 3 1-4-49 12-22* 12-20 124 4 +25c .$12MiC $$1.75 50c 12-15 11-30 12-15 11-30 1-15 12-31 50c 12-22 12- 9 10c 20c — ;— ——— 12-15 12^ i: 12-15 11-30 preferred Works Lomb — — Co., & Co., 20c — 50c (quar.)* common $4 . common com. ■ ^1- 3, ,12-15 Class - A A 12-21 $1.40 - (quar.) i * (qnar.) >■ **ii-_***'*— . — . 1 • 12-21 12-15 1- 3 12-15 ZIV2C (s-a)*,—— . 12-31 1- 3 12-15 11-30 10c 12-15 12- 50c 25c 25c 25c 35c 35c 35c 2- 1 1-10 3 12-10 25c $1 (quar.)— . i$1.40 preferred (quar.)**; tit 42-10* 11-30 (quar.)*— -01.40 1 25c $2.25 (quar.) Class A (quar.) preferred preferred 1- 12-10* 12-31 (quar.) Class 11-30 42410* 12-15 ; common 12-15 12-28 12-28 $1 Cigars, Inc. Lumber Co., 12-16 $l.l2Mi preferred (quar.) Beaver 3 * — (s-a)— Optical Co. 1- —— (quar.)*— (resumed)— (Ludwig) preferred ft • Bayway Terminal Cprp. 12-2 , 12-15 1-8 12M2C ********— ——*■ * Iron Bayuk 12- 3 12-3 1- 2 / $1.50 - 1 12-22 1^ .3 12-21 1-3 _ * Manufacturing 12- , Of ' ,**; (s-a) Corp. (quar.) Extra 12- 8 50c / 12-15 3 1- 8%c 25c $1.25 40c $1.75 $1 12M>c —— Extra 12- 8 1- 1 h*24 12-20 $1. :• Refractories, Inc. (quar.) Body Co. (s-a) 12-24 $1.75 12-15 12-20 50c (s-a) — 12-20 $2- - ;__*_—*_ 12- 3 $1.50 1-15-49 (quar.) (extra)— Co. Extra 12-20 $3 i- Smelting ft Refining, com; (quar.)** 1 12- 9 3 1- $1 Mortgage Guaranty Co. (quar.) Oil 50c (irreg.) 12-15 $1 (quar.)—* preferred 50c Extra 6% 7% Barber 25c (s-a).__ 2 5% * (resumed)* preferred & H.) Common 25c Co. 11-20 1- $L common (W. $3 Insurance 5 Barber-Ellis Co. of Canada,Ltd.— Bates (s-a) 1st preferred American. Snuff America, Barber Sanitary— ^ 11-20 12- $1 Batavia (quar.)__ 12-16 12-15 Steel— Extra ' 1* Service Co., 7% 7 * ' 12-15 12- 6 $1 pfd. ,12-31 12- ■ Bond 50c Reserve Amer: 12- € 12-21 $1 (quar.) 1-5 1-3 37MiC Standard 5 12-20 • preferred Bank Building & Equipment 37M2c preferred (annual) $3 class A (annual) 12-16 12- Bankers 1-15 _* 5 1- 12-22 * Extra. 1-5 12-15 12-15 $3 12-15 12-16 • la-1 1-15 Corp.— (accum.) 1- 11-30 25c 25c 25c 25c 37MiC 50c 25c 30c preferred (quar.) $1.75 10c _*! Republics Corp. —*_i American 3 12- 1 12-I8 4% _U-18 50c _*^ American 12-15 1- 2 . 25c 12Mac 12- 12-15 $3 Special Extra 12-10 12-15 $25C (quar.) 3 $1 1 12-20 12-15 Bangor Hydro-Electric, common (quar.)*. 7% preferred (quar.). 25c * 2-1* 12- 1; Works——*— preferred convertible 12-21 12-15 * , 1 12-22 Bancroft (Joseph) ft Sons (quar.) Bangor ft Aroostook RR., $5 pfd. (quar,.) $1 $1 pfd. < quar.)__ (year-end) Common 12-1 1- ft non-cum. 7% 1- 3 12-10 12-11 1% (accum.) " 4% 12-10 1-15 12-22 12- U 2 *_ 6% 11-15 12-15 11-22 InC/— Locomotive 12-23 11-15 12-13 11-22 (quar.) * Company, 12- 4 1-15 Baltimore ft Ohio RR.— 12-31 12-30 (quar.)__ American President Lines 5% American (quarjl*!!!! Co. Apierican Radiator 11-20 1- 1-15 25c 25c $1.75 B $6 preferred 1 12-15 $$1.25 Aetna Ball ft Roller Bearing com; (year-end). 5% conv. preferred, (quar.) / 12- 3 $62MrC Z Casualty' ft Surety JBxtra 3 1- 97mic (year-end) pfd. — Baldwin 12-14 . 2-1 —; Baldwin if 50c (quar.) Paper Mills, • 1-28 12-31 12-13 56M4C tl5c (quar.)— Extra ' * Inc. ' 2-1 12- 1 (year-end) (Hartford) (quar.) Corp. (irreg.) **—*** Baltimore porcelain American Power ft Light $5 pfd. Ltd.— Manufacturing Co. (quar.)! .Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. (quar.) . 1- 12-1 12- 9° 12- 9' $1 Optical (quar.) (quar.) $4 preferred A (quar.)_ Class 7 $3 * D.) .Advance Aluminum -Castings Extra. 12- $37Mcc $6 preferred *2.50 3 12-17 1-1 1-1 (bi-monthly) __*_/__*_* Class A Holder* 35c . pfd. Ts-a)"I ft Paper Co., Ltd.— & 1- 20% 35c $1.75 * American Phenolic Corp. American Potash ft Chemical Payable of Rec. 65c 12- 1 12-6 T.), 11-21 2 3- tl2Mic 10c 15c 30c ***— dividend Badger 12-15 . Paper Goods, (quar.) Wilcox Co. & 11-21 12-15 Co. . Stock 1 12-15 __— American preceding table, When Co. 12- 75c _*___— common* Co.*. News Extra 12-15 . Metals & (B. Extra 12-21 ■ 12-15 . *-* Products, Inc., 4 % Collieries (quar.)T Babbitt -^-21 12-15 Ltd., common. /*. Allied Babcock 12- 6 12-27 25c. $1 93%c 40c , Manufacturing (B. F.) ft Sons, common (quar.)—_ preferred quar.)* *"_*. —* Ayshire Foundry (quar.) Co., Ltd. Metal American week, these being given in the Per $3 (quar.)* : The list does not include divi¬ Name of Company 60c American National Finance Corp., common.* $6 preferred (s-a) give the dividends announced in previous weeks and not yet paid. 10c • 12- 6 37Mac , * Washer 11-29 12-27 $i $2.50 50c , . 1 Alarm 11-29' 12-15 Co.— class B 1-3 12-22 12-14 12-20 1-3 1- 4 12-15 Avon 3> $1 , Automobile Insurance Co. 25c 11-15 12-20 Steam (quar.) 12-20 75c Maize-Products; A 1- 3 6% 12- 4 12-15 . (quar.) 50c Avco 12-16 3 1-2 $2 Extra ___*.___*__T*__*_ American Machine preferred $1.50 25c 75c Fomitc— ft A Automatic Avery 1- . — Engine 12-3 Co., common**. (quar.)*.*** Machine Series Automatic Fire 12-20 12- 3 12- 1 12- 8 12-14» 12-10 11-12 12-16 • common* __j. 11-30 (Initial) (s-a) preferred 12-15 — 12-16 12-16 $1.50 $2.50 .- (quar.)—*— B. (quar.)— '1- 3 ._** preferred France preferred 3.90% 12-13 12-22 T/r prior • preferred A Auto Fabric Products, 2- 9 3-15 t 3 1- 3 1- $1.68 $1.44 —**—***—« convertible Class 12- i 12-10 30c Indies Auto Elebtric Service Co., Class A-(quar.)_* ''■//' 12- 1 12-10 Conn.. Railroad, West $1.25 Locomotive American dends announced —***** Assurance Co. dividend American 1-20 12-22 $37M!C * American La 12-20 2-1 $1 (quar.) 12-15 ' - 12-3 12-15 12-15 $2 of $1.18% .prior pfd., (s-a)* 1- 12-28 ' 20c Convertible Conv. ; _rr*. ' for Co. Atlas Corp. (quar.). Atlas Imperial Diesel V 3-15 / 2- 0 ,-v 12-10 12-21 12-15 (quar.). ■Extra 2-9 11-15' 12-10 2 1-1-49 RR Ship Lines, common (reduced)—*.—******* 5% non-cum. preferred (s-a)___——— Atlantic Refining, common (quar.) —_*—r* ^'• u , Corp. (quar.) Steamship ■*_. Home Fire 1- 25c II!"!"" '• , f Common 12-10 50c I—11!~ ****1*111111111 (quar.) 6% . ft 11-10 3-15 25c (monthlyi.* American Ice Co., common (year-end) 6% non-cum. preferred (irreg.). American Insulator Corp. of Delaware— 3-17 50c *___, preferred 1 25c _*__** (quar,), Hardware American-Hawaiian 12-15 $1 15c ~ common 12-22 12-15 25c 1*. 1* 5% • 1-10 3c * Zellers, Ltd. 3 3 (quar.) 12-15 * , 1-14 1- 1-1-49 — Point Electric Gulf '3.75% 1/100 of -a preferred'(quar.) 2nd American City Line 4% :* _—*.—* (Increased (quar.) (s-a) We'it ft Atlantic Coast 11-10 "12-15 — 12-15. 30c 30c 62Mac ***_*_***_-_*____ Line * 12-13 Telegraph— & (quar.) .Atlantic Coast 11-10 12-29 12- .■ preferred Atlantic for Co. Co. Telephone Common 5% 9-15 ii-30 $60c .*__ Atlanta 1 12- 3 preferred (accum.)__**_———_ 6% preferred (accum.)* Atchison Topeka ft Santa Fe Ry.— 12-10 12- 2 11-30 11-30 12-31 12-22 12-15 25c American Home Products 4- Associated 50c 30o 30c $1.12Mi 25c (quar.) Felt, common (year-end)* 12-15 $1.25 Corrugating Co. Common ft 1- 3 ;1 preferred preferred American 50c Extra 12- 1 of 1/100 held 12-31 3 1- **1111111 (quar.) (accum.)** share dividend 1-15 12- 1- .„—**_*„_. Year-end 12-18 1 $1.25 * 12- 1 a common City Electric 12-10 $1.50 * pref. 4%% stock Investment 12- 1 1- 3 12rl5 ■>1-3 12-15 12-15 1-13 1- 6. 1 12-15 $15c Oil ft Refining, common (quar.)— convertible preferred (quar.) 1-3 * • _ held—_———_* share $20c common— Co. B Associates 12- 1 6-15; 7- 10- 12-21 Hardware Co., Ltd.— (quar.) (irreg.) A Class 1- 3 !* of * Atlantic American Hair $8 —. Year-end York 8 each of each 12-15 $1.50 Corp. (quar.) Machine common* Sewing 12- 12-20 1- Electric extra 'share 12-17 3 Class 12-15 3-15 (J. H.) Atlantic dividend 50c *!! Cable prior 1- $2.62Ma III!_!!Z Special $2 1 12-27 45c stock City for Common ('12-17 12-13 90c 62 Mac a White 1- 12- 1 18 6/lOc quarterly cash dividend Common (stock dividend) 2/100 of a 1 share of Atlantic City Electric Co. common 12-27 $1.75 12-15 12- 1 12-15 . . 50c 12-31 12-15 Common 12-13 62 Mac Ashdown 4-1 12-21 ;** 7% Inc.-*—*—-—* each share held 12-13 12-24 Growers, extra Atlantic 11-30 50C 12- 1 i 12-15 |40c ,_**_:*__***_-*_*__* ____*1 50c ******* quarterly cash dividend (stock dividend) 2/100 Common 11-30 $1.75 12-15 share of Atlantic City Electric Co. com¬ mon for each share held**—*** :**:;.. 12-24 12-31 12-18 : .Westgate-Greenland Oil Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Co. Whitaker 5 : (s-a) preferred Common Common 5 12- Corp., Ltd. Extra ' American Gas ft Electric Co.-— (stock dividend)— preferred (s-a) Western Tablet & Stationery, . 12- Fruit —— * Asbestos 87MiC * Export Lines, Inc American — 11-12 12- 2 1- $1.25 25c 15c 50c $1.12M2 $1.50 $1.40 $1 93%c 25c. 25c 59%c 12M2C 7M2C 3% t30c- * 12-13 12-15 $1.25 ._***__*;—** Artloom $1.25 12- 1. 12-15 25c $1.25 $1.25 12- 3 12- 1 37MiC , 12-23 200% (quar.) 12- 3 ; American Factors, Ltd ***** American Fork ft Hoe Co., com. (year-end) 4 Yi % preferred (quar.) 12-15 1 12-15 12-15 15c 5% 5% U 7 $1 (quar.)** ft Seashore RR. (s-a)__ Y. ft Pennsylvania Ry.— N: 12-16 12- 75c Ltd. Common 1-12 1 l-1 2 $1.12 Ma * ______ Western 2- / common (quar.) 30c — American 12-15 12-15 12-17 **_*_. . 12-29 12-29 $2 (year-endt— **_. preferred (quar.) ,!**__. Wacker Corp., 6% preferred B_***__ * Wagner Baking Corp., common (year-end). 7% preferred - (quar.)_ *.:*_l.,_* Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd, (year-end) Walker & Company, class A—— Walworth Company (year-end)*.* Walt Disney Productions— 6% conv. preferred (accum.) Washington Oil Co. (quar.) ******* Waterous, 12-17 12-29 70c 12-18 11-12? $1.50 '30c convertible'preferred A (quar.)**** American District Telegraph Co. (N. J.)— Quarterly **—.**.*_** American Encaustic Tiling Co., Inc.— 1 12-15 Mfg. $1.20 12- 12-' 1 50c — 12-15 • 12-15 11-12 Constable Ashland 12-20;. 12-20. 1-3 . v 1 12-23 12-15 — — .1-3 12-15 12-15 —* 12- 1 $1 $3 50c . • 50c (quar.)___li - Year-end 7% West Jersey preferred (quar.)* Colortype Co. 12- 12-15 . 25c $1.75 — $1 American 1- 5 - 12-15 |c 37MiC. 12- 3. 1-20 i 10c 3 i-21 12-7 12-15 f20c . . preferred (quar.). Corp, (quar.)** — Co., 0% conv. pfd. (quar.)** Carpet Co. (stock dividend), —— * 12- . 12-20 $1.25 $1.25 (quar.)* 12-10; . 01.60 1-31-49 12-22 $L 12-15 ._*^**_ ; (quar.) — (quar.) convertible Artrraft 12- 6 12-23 50c- *—-*; (s-a) B 4%% ——-_*——*—***—*— - Special Class 12- 41 1- 5 1-15 $1.25 12-21 $2 12M2C ,12-22 preferred Arnold 3 Mi % ylchek tool Co., common o 12- 1* 12-3 12-22 (quar.) (initial) cppimon 12-15 12-15 12-14 1- 30c —, $1.75 35c 5 1-5 , notes: Foundry Co.— preferred (quar.) ***** com. (quar.)** American 6% 1-11 ' 10-year ft 12-28 (quar.)—— preferred Southern 11-24 12-16* Extra 12-20 25c Sugar Co.— 12-15 1-3 preferred (quar.) ********* Cigarette ft Cigar, com. 1 75c „_*„*„*_*,. $1 $1.75 12-18 , (quar.) Co., $6 conv. preferred (quar.) Armstrong Cork Co., common (year-end)— $4 preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) Armstrong Rubber Co., class A (quar.) **_:.— 12-11 —,1——10c dividend Mi % 1- 5 50c __. Hotel Extra ' 4 12-13 (year-end)^ 12-31* Armour & 1-15 common 12- it *1-14 (quar.) 12-23 (quar.) 12-15 2- $1 $1.75 ,'10c 20c *__*j,_ 50c Co., 1-17 preferred (quar.).— preferred (quar.) 25c American 1 37 Mac —, Utah Can non-cum. 3 62MaC iS'A preferred (quar.)— I:.**/ Upressit Metal Cap, 8%, preferred < accum. j Upson Company, 4 Mi % preferred (quar.) 12-13 — Cyanamid Co.— Common (increased quar.) quar.)——— 12-23 50c - — American Chain ft Cable 2- 20c *, 12-20 1- 5 - 12- 1* Arkansas Natural Gas, 6% preferred Armco Steel Corp., common 12-20 1-2 1-15 . 1-17 12-15 $5 preferred (quar.)—*______ Arkansas-Missouri Power (quar.) 12-20 1- 2 ****** * American Car 2- .. IOC — 1-2 25c 12-15 1 12-15 (cash dividend) preferred $5 12-10 2- 1 (quar.) Arizona Edison Co. 12-20 1-2 25c * : preferred 1- $1 15c — Co,— 1- 3 12-15 1- 2 1 $2.25 25c ***** — American , Extra ,75c 35c 25c *.«**_ (quar.) Year-end 12-20 $1 — Universal-Cyclops. Steel (quar.) Class B 12-15 12-28 12-15 — Universal 12-6° 12- 1 12-20 $5 11-30* 2 1-7 Mills- Cotton Stock 12-20 1-14 1- 12-22 *—— preferred $5 (year-end)*—.**— common Year-end 5 22MaC 135c Machinery, common (quar.)_. 6% preferred —a .* U S Cold Storage Corp.— $2 prior pfd, partic. conv. (quar.) Participating „u*w.***. United Stockyards Corp.— 70c conv. preferred (quar,)—**_ 1 United Stores Corp., $4.20 2nd pfd, (irreg. , 1- 62M?c Shoe 12- 6* 12- 6* preferred (s-a)—* American Bosch Corp. class A__, 12-20 ——— 1- 3 12-28 12-15 .1- 3 75c (quar.), Extra 12-20 60c Extra 12-17 12-23 (quar.). 1-14 12-1 12-15/ 3 1-15 12-21 Corp, Argo Oil Corp. 25c B 6% „40c (quar.).** Bembcrg, *-, Arts Common (quar.)* common .■ Arcade * 12-28 .* Extra United 12-15 31MiC (quar,)-—--— (quar.)— Co., Extra- 25c 4 Mi % 1-17 — Tool 3 50C (quar.) , Drill 1- 20c 6% conv. preferred (accum.i (irreg.)— ———i—. Underwriters Trust Co. of N, Y. (spec.al). Class 12-15 25C Tropic-Aire, Trunz; Inc. United 12-15 3 12-8 : Applied r 1 preferred Class 12-15 3 Y.)— (N. Extra 12-15 — Products Trico 2 1- 12-22 10c Note 12-20 3 ——r, $1.25 pfd, Bank 12-28 1- 12-3 11-22 12-?15, 12-17 1- $1.50 Apex Electrical Mfg. Co., com. .(increased) _ / 7% preferred (quar.)* Apex Smelting Co. (quar.)__«**—_*_***—*,,., 1-13* 12- 6* .12-13 $1.25 $1 $1.50 Co., common (quar.)*— $4 convertible prior preferred, (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Ampco Metal, Inc. (quar.). Arnra Corp. (incieased): *—_*___i_il— Anaconda Copper Mining (year-end) ____— Anaconda Wire ft Cable (year-end) !—.. Anchor Post Products, common (quar.)**** 8% prior preferred (quar.)— Andes Copper Mining (year-end) Audio n National Corp., Ltd Anglo Huronian, Ltd. (s-a) Angostura-Wuppermann — Year-End 6% Co. * American Barge Llhe Co. 1- 12-27" ,12-15 1- 2 1-3 t. 85c 1 * American 8 1-27 (s-a)*.————. Year-end Treesweet Products Co., Extra * American $$1.25 . —-i*—_—****. — Quarterly 12- 50C Co. (quar.) Torrington Manufacturing Insurance 12- $ 15c —— ,****__** Alliance 12-11 J 15c ***_*__•,— Mortgage American 12-20 $15c 25c — 12-15 $25c , . — 12- 3 1- 3.. .* :*_*_^—I—— : (quar.) Woolen American 2-2 12-2* 12- 2* .12-, 3. ___*__i_"--*_"—'.J preferred American Vitrified Products Co. pfd. 12-10 3-1 12-20 12-20 1-31 125c 40c t u—*,? * — 12-24 tl5c 1- 1 , 1- 3 , . (increased) 11-30 -1-3. ,,, Extra 5% ; ■, J.. ;** $1 —— 93%c — « * $2 (quar.)———-i—, Ltd., common-,— Extra 12-20 12-28 1-20 12-22 . 4 6 12-10 12-10 12- 1 12- 1 12-20 12-20 12- 3 12-15 12-15 12-10 12-14 12-20 12- 2* 11-30 12-15, •„ ^ —- * American Viscose Corp., common 12-1 $1.50 25c 75c 4uc - (quer,) 25C Works, Iron Toronto 12- (quar.) Canada, Ltd.— of 25c .-*- Temple Coal $6 conv. pfd, (accum.)—. Alabama & Georgia By. Co,*--. Texas ft Pacific Ry. Tennessee, Thrift 12-14 12-24 >12-15 American American 12-28 1- 1 12-22 12-15 1-1 1- 3 12-17 12-22 1-2. 37MiC $1.06M« 80c $1.12Mi $3 2M2C, 15c 50c • 62Mac (quar.) (quar.).*—* , American 12-15 $1 (resumed)—.— Co, Ltd. (special) —*^*j** 175c Aluminum Industries, Inc, (quar.)*.——,—15$ Amalgamated Leather, 6% preferred (quar.) 75c Amalgamated Sugar Co. (quar.) ^.***_*—12 Mac American Agricultural Chemical Co > 75c 12-14 12-24 50c American Aluminium, 12-17 1- 50c ——**_*,.,. 3 12-17 $1.12 „*. (quar,)—- 1- 12-29 10c Chemical Corp, com— Sun 12-15 1- 4- 12-31 25c 56C , (quar.). 12-10 , • (quar.) Aluminum Goods Manufacturing 12-28 —* — 4 Mz 'k' Stix-Baer ft Puller Co., Co; preferred 12-24 12-15 Sdlmon common preferred 15c — American Aluminum Co. of America Aluminum 12-17 - Inc., preferred 20c fteel Products Truck Co. Inc. (reduced)-t,— terling Motor Engineering Co.— 12- 4 12- 4 12- 1 $4 , —— 60c 12-24 12-24 12-24 1- 3 50c Pacific $3.75 1 3- American $1.05 Alleghany-Ludlum Steel, common (year-end) $4.50 preferred (quar.) —— Allegheny, ft Western Ry. Co., guar. (s-a)_ Allen Electric ft Equipment Co Allen Industries, Inc.* AlHanceware Co., common* :.—; — $2.50 convertible preferred, (quar.)— Allied Chemical & Dye Corp, (quar.) :— Allied Laboratories, Inc. (quar.) * Allied Stores Corp.; common (quar.) :*— Allis-Chalmers Mfg., common (quar.) ——- 40c 12-15 $4 Power Co., Alden's, 12-22 12-17 5c 1- 3 * Co, Stores American 4.20% pfd. (quae.) Alan Wood Steel Co. (see Wood (Alan) Co.) 5% (quar.)——.— ,— Southwest Natural Gas com. 7 ,35c —,i.. 35c Sugar Refining; 7% pfd. (quar.)** $1.75, Sumatra Tobacco (quar.)— 50c( Surety Co, (N. Y.) (s-a) 1**—, $1.25. Telephone ft Telegraph (quar.) »*_, 02.25 Thread Co. 5% pfd. (s-a) 12MiC Tobacco Co., 6%. pfd. (quar.)**** $1.50 Turf Association, (year-end)_-*__ ' ,'$1.50. American 75c Co. * Mills Alabama 2- 5c Co. (quar.) preferred (quar.) $1.60 2- 120c Extra 12-15 s 50c $1.25 preferred participating 6% 120c 12-24 Fay dbfeofRec: 60c Extra 12-15 12-31 . ' Share . (increased) Steel Foundries American Botderi When Per . T Nameof Company 12- 3 12- 3 11-27 1- 3 1- 3 50c 50c 25c 1 (Watertown, 5% 12-22 1-3 31»/4C *. (quar,)—. (quar.) Smith (L. C.) ft Corona Typewriters, Inc— Smith, Kline & French Laboratories (Pa.)** Society Brand Clothes, Inc. (quar.)** Solvay American Corp, 4% pfd, (quar.)..— South Pittsburgh Water 4Mi% pfd. (quar.)— South Porto Bico Sugar Co. (liquidating) — Southern Bleachery ft Print Works— Oil Sinclair $6 preferred (quar.) Agricultural Insurance N. Y.) (quar.)** Engineering Co., common**. Alabama Great Southern RR. ordinary , 7> 12-17 ■ (quar.)—— preferred conv. Sheiwin-Williams Standard . Payable of Rec. Share (increased) 1 Aetna 25c '» "" Co. * 12-17 — Sheraton *^ 12-31 50c (quar,) Extra 1 1- 40c 50e Extra Company Life Insurance Aetna 12-10 (quar,) Gas & 10c —— —— • Name of Payable of Rec. Share .Name of Company Shalcr Co., class B (quar.) Holder* When Per Bolder* When Per Extra Monday;, Det^^Br--43, i 1948 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (2476) . 1- 4r,l. 7^2 1- 3 1 3-10 6-10 12-10 4- 4. 3-10 7-2 6-10 Volume 168 When Per Share Name of Company Beatty Beau Brummell Beech Creek Beech-Nut Inc Ties, Co. RR. Packing Ltd., 12-27 11-29 California Water 1-3-49 11-30 Calumet 3 11-30 1- 1-3- 49 t$1.75 Co. 3 1- 3 12-14 — Corp., $6 preferred Benjamin Franklin Hotel Cement Crushed 1-15 12-15 Canada 12-29 12-10 12-15 — 1-14 1-31 12- 1* 4% Bethlehem Bibb Steel Manufacturing pfd. (quar.)— (quar.) 7% Corp., Co. " Flooring, Hotel Co._,_ Decker (E. Bloch Bohack (H. C.) Bohack Bond Stores & pfd. 12-17 Canadian Breweries, Canadian Bronze New 12- 3 12- 3 12-14 11-15 12-23 2- 1 1-12 12-17 12- 8 12-15 12- 1 1- 3 12-15 12- 12-15 1- 3 1 12-15 *: 6 Extra fc Inc., Bristol British-American Common 33/i% 12- 1 1- 1 12-20 Class 1- 1 12-20 12-20 12-10 - 1 Canadian 12-24 12-11 12-24 12-11 12-31 12-16 12-23 12-10 12-15 11-29 12-15 11-29 3 12-15 1- 30c 50c 30c 1-3 12-15 12-15 11-30 1-15 93%C 1 3 (quar.)— J25c 1- 3 12- 7 $0.234375 — 1- 3 12- 7 f$l 1- 3 12-30 Electric Ry. Columbia prior 1-15 12-31 Ltd.— 2%% .— Forest Products, Ltd.— Power Columbia British —— Co., (s-a) pref. Corp., A . A (quar.) 1 1-29 1-15 12-31 50C r12-23 12-23 Ltd.— — Motor Brockway 2- 140c . — Columbia Class U5C 26c Class British * Co ,— ,12-8 " Brooke (E. Extra ' & Brown Durrell —— Bigelow, common Co., <••'4% junior Bruce Distillers, L.) (E. Co.— — - — 12-13 11-22 $1.50 1- 3 12-15 Central 20c 1- 2 12-10 Extra 2 12-10 1-31 1-14 12-31 11-15 12-15 11-15 $1.50 12-15 1- 2 12- 1 12-20 12-15 12-23 12-10 15c 4V2% $$1.50 $$1.50 preferred 12-17 Cessna 12-14 Chamberlin Co. 1- 6 12-17 Champion Paper & Fiber, 1- 3 12-17* Chapman 15c 12-20 25c 12-20 U5c (quar.) 1- 3 1- 12-17* 12-10 12-10 12-10 11-27 pfd. (accum.) (quar.)— $1.75 1- 3 12-15 20c 1- 3 Chase Candy 3 Co., preferred 5% Bank B — 12-17* (resumed) . Hosiery, Ltd. .(s-a) Company, — common — non 1 25c 12-20 12- 3 t35c 12-15 11-15 12-15 11-15 12-23 12- 6 25c 12-23 1212- 7 12- 7 (s-a) pating, the common shares will B common stock shares lieu at of C. I. a T. the share be issued, stockholders thereof cash will rate of Financial of s?Jd 31c class B a 6/100 California California 5%% S3 Cotton Mills Electric Power, (N. Co. preferred preferred (quar.)_: 12- 6 12-23 12- 6 12-30 12-16 12-30 12-16 12- 1- 2 $2 12-18 50c 12-23 80c $1.75 1- 2 1- 2 1- 12-10 12-11 3 12- 3 12-20 12- 6 12-17 12- 3 12-17 12- 1- 3 12-31 12-17 12-10 12-21 12- 3 12-21 12- 3 1-15 I- 75c 12-20 12-10 12-18 12- 12-18 12- 12-14 12- 15c 12-15 12- 12-15 1212-10 12-20 12-10 1-1-49 12-17 12- 12-15 12- 1 50c 12-15 12- 1 $1.12% 1- 8 2 II-22 12-15 12-22 12- 8 12-22 12- 8 25c 1- 2 12-20 1- 2 12-20 45c 1- 3 12-15 12-20 12- 8 5c 12-20 12- 87% c 2- 1 1-13 $2 1-10 11-29 11-29 121- 7 12-30 1- 5 $2 12-31 12-10 12-31 50c 12-28 12-14 1- 12-14 3 12-14 25C (quar.) 12-15 11-27 75C 12-30 12-10 12-30 12-10 $1.25 12-31 12-10 25c 12-15 12- Chiids 75c 1- 2 7 12-10* 12-17 11-26 12-15 Chile 1- Company, 7% 1 12-15 Cincinnati'Gas 1- 1 12-15 75C 2- 1 1-14 4% preferred (quar.) — (year-end)— Electric (quar.) 12-1 12- 1 25c 1-14-49 12- 8 25c 4-15-49 3- 8 7-15-49 6- 8 10-14-49 9- 8 $1.37% 12-31 12-11 75c 12-21 12- 12-13 12- $71.70 12-15 11-22 3 12-20 12-14 11-15 $1.75 $1 (quar.) & 12-15 12-13 20c $5.50 preferred (year-end) (special) Securities, common $2 $1.75 25c preferred (quar.)— Corp. 3 25c Chilton Company Chrysler 27c 75c Copper Co. Christiana 11-19 62c ' 1- 7 3 Increased $1 1- 3 1 2 12-23 12-20 12 20 D. 12-24 11-30 12-15 12- 1 25c 12-15 12- 1 12-31 12-21 12-31 12-21 C.)— $4 12-24 $5c 1-15 12-31 tlOc 1-15 12-31 90c 12-31 12- 7 90C 12-31 12- 7 25c 12-20 12- 6 37%C 12-21 12- 2 15c Co 12-15 11-30 -a common.... — quar.) (quar.) & Stamping Co.— quarterly (quar.)——.— Corp. Life Insurance Co. 12- 2 (Ky.)— 1 Commonwealth $6 — Solvents Commonwealth Southern— & preferred 1- 3 12-10 50c 12-15 11-24 12 %C 12-20 12-10 10C 12-20 12-10 25c 12-15 12- t$1.50 12-15 12-10 $1.50 (accum.) Community Public Service— Compo Shoe Machinery (quar.)_ — ' Extra Conde ___■ Publications Nash (quar.) Confederation Life Association (Toronto)— Quarterly —i. 3 12-15 12- 12-15 12-1 10c 1 (quar.) Inc. 37 %C 75C Congoleum-Nairn, 12-15 12- 1 2 12- 3 12-15 12- 1 1 Connecticut Investment Management Corp.— Semi-annual $1.40 pfd. $1 Chemical A (extra) B $5 12-15 11-30 $1.50 —.— ' Common 11-30 $1.50 Coppermines Corp.—__________: Securities, Diversified Standard $2.50 1- Inc.— (extra) preference class Common $1.05 (accum.) Industries, A partic. $1 (year-end) Light & Power Consolidated !li ' • 15c 12- 3 if- t$i N. of 12-24 40c Co. Edison 1-30 25c non-cum. 11-12 Y.— (quar.) $1.25 — (quar.) Engineering Corp. 1- 10c 12- 6 5c preferred (quar.)__— Consolidated 12- 6 7 Consolidated Co. Gas, Electric Light & Power Baltimore, common (quar.)_^ of preferred preferred Utilities Gas Grocers 12-15 12-31 12-10 12-31 12-15 $1.25 of 12-31 12-15 Africa— Mfg., Ltd. 50C 12-17 11-19 (quar.)_ South +50c 12-30 11-30 12-30 11-30- 150c 1-17 12- 4 175c 1-17 12- 4 1- 12-15 — Consolidated 12-15 3 120c Lithograph Extra 12-15 3 1- 15c (quar.) common 3 1- 25c (quar.).: Corp., 1- $1 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Gold Fields Consolidated 90c $1.12% (quar.) B C Consolidated Ltd. Paper Corp., Extra (s-a) ; ——.— Consolidated Press, Ltd., class A tl6y4c (quar.) (quar.) 1 11-30 12-10 $1.13 1-3-49 12-10 12-31 12-15 12-22 12-15 25C 12-27 12-10* 50c — (quar.)— Co. Assurance Extra Continental 12-15 1-3-49 30C (quar.) (quar.) preferred $4.52 preferred 62 %c 12-27 12-10* Co.— Power $4.50 Continental preferred $2.50 Co., Consumers $1.12% 30C Consumers Baking, (quar.) common Extra ■ — Can 1 (quar.) Co., common preferred $3.75 (quar.) Continental-Diamond 11-26* 12-15 11-26* ——\ 93%C Gin Co.. 4%% Oil Continental Steel Corp preferred prior (quar.)" 12-20 12- 0 12-15 12- 1 12-20 12-28 12-14 12-14 75C 5% Bit Oil Co., (s-a) Co. Ltd., Crane Company, Extra $2.50 2%% 2c , 125c ' (quar.) — & Knowles Loom Crown 6 (quar.) 12- 11-5 12-20 12- 2- 1 3 4 1-18 3 12-20 12-15 12 4 $1.40 12-24 12- 4 93 %c 12-15 12- 1 25c 12-24 3 12-10 1-2-49 12-24 1- common 55C 12-24 12-14 25c 12-22 12- 50c 12-15 11-19* IOC (irreg.) Corp., 12-15 12-16 3 $1.50 Co. (quar.) Central Petroleum (resumed) Cork & Seal Co., Inc., $2 pfd. (quar.) Publishing Drug Co. Zellerbach 12-22 1- Works (quar.) preferred 3 1- 40c (quar.) common preferred 1- 125C , Crowell-Collier Crown 12-20 12- 110c Creameries of America, Inc. Crompton •Crown 12-15 25c common Crain 6% 1-15 50c preference (s-a) (R. L.), Ltd. 3%% 12-28 Corp. & Gulch Cow 3 12-15 5 1- $1.31% (quar.) Electric Reynolds Corp.— $1 dividend preferred (quar.) Cosden Petroleum Corp., 5% pfd. (accum.)Courtaulds, Ltd., ordinary (interim) Craig 12-15* 12- 50c $5.25 preferred A (quar.)_ Cornell Wood Products (extra) Corroon 3 12-13 1-2-49 $1 ; ——. Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common $3 1- 25c $1.13 Co. iquar.) preferred (quar.) 75c Cornell-Dubilier 1- 25c Fibre Continental (Del.) 12-10* 12-15 $1.37% — (quar.)—, ± 1 25c 50c preferred $5.50 Continental Crown Co.— ; 1 1- 1 5- 25c 12-10 12-28 3 1- 2- 12-14 25c 7 $2.50 $1 1- : (Wash., Continental 75C 12-31 Commercial Shearing 8 series A (quar.) Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR—. Chicago Towel Co. com. (year-end) 7% preferred (quar. ) Chickasha Cotton Oil, common (quar.) Common (quar.) 12- ■ 5% 12-20 $5c (quar.) (quar.)— 12-31 1 Co.— (increased Consolidated Pacific RR., com.— Common (quar.)_,__. Insurance preferred Consolidated 11-27 Common 3.60% 4% 25c Special 5% preferred 6-1-49 12- 15c & Iron Credit Common 4'%% 11-27 7 Commercial 8 12-15 12- 3-1-49 $1.50 Extra 12- 12-14 2 12-15 12-23 1 1-10 $1.50 preferred (annual). Consolidated Dry Goods Co. (quar.')— 25C $3.50 12- ... Consolidated 12-23 40c — Island & 12-15 68 %C (quar.) Consolidated $1 — Rock 1 20c 3 10c — 12- 87 %C (quBr. 12-17 2%C dividend 3 12-15 Consolidated Cement Corp.— 5% Chicago pfd. : Connecticut 50c (quar.) Extra 7 $2.75 pfd. 12-15 $1.10 i Machine $3.50 12-12 $1.12% (quar.) & 12- 12 %C - 7 12-15 15c $$1.75 .—- Mines. Ltd Chicago Rivet 12- 15c (quar.) 12-23 12-15 (quar.). Y.) ——— preferred 12-23 12-23 (quar.) 12-20 50c 5% preferred A (quar.) Extra $3 $2.50 stock. pfd. 1-10 25c Dock & Canal Co. (extra) Chicago & North Western Ry.— Common (year-end)——,— 5% preferred series A Chicago Pneumatic Tool, common..——_ Stock $1 $2.50 12-15 50c Chicago 7 of (quar.) 1 1- 3 7 in quef.)_ 1- 12-20 12- of Calaveras Land & Timber 1 9 12-20 12- receive will for (increased Corp. but 12- 75c 12-23 Hat Corp of America on each 100 shares of the combined holdings held. No fractional 12-13 12- 75c 12-23 class A common and the be paid at the rate of six class of 12-10 12-21 50c $1.50 dividend stock 12-20 Chesebrough Mfg. Co. (quar.) 10c preferred ciass A (s-a)—: participating preferred (s-a) on the class A partici¬ cum. 12-23 1- 3 12-21 93 3/4 c - (quar.)— Rivet Co. Extra 6 12-23 10c A participating $7 12- 10c — Participating non-cum participating $5 12-15 25c — Extra common— $1.75 tl5c A 12'/2C (quar.)., Chesterville $3 12-15 $1.12'/a 12-17* Class 1 15c 12-17* M.) 1- 15c 3 Corp., $50c 1 25c 3 (A. 12- iquar.) 1- Byrndun 3 12'/2C 1- Byers 1- 50c 31 %c (initial quar.)., iquar.)— 7% preferred (quar.) — Zinc $37'/2c Co Trust & 12-29 (quar.) B Engineering Consolidated 31V4C Copper & 12-10 Ltd., preferred Butterfly 12-10 2 12-1 12-15 quarterly basis). a Alcohols, Ltd., preferred (quar.) 8% 12-10 2 1- , initial series preferred Butte 2 1- 40c 5% Co., 1- (quar.) 5% Water $$2 25c Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., common (quar.)—_ 3j/2% convertible preferred (quar.)——— Butler 11-25 12-17* 1- 7% Co., common B 12-15 20c (quar.) .12-15 14c 20c $15c $35c $4.50 pfd. $15 1 62 %c Commercial 7 50c ' 6 Extra Combustion — Cherry 3 12-15 12-15 12-15 50c Mfg. Valve Extra Chemical tile 3 12- 65c — 12- Semi-annual 12-21 r — 12-10 45c partic. class A 1- 12-15 1-1-49 (irreg.) 12- 1 12-15 20c Co., Title $20c — Company of Amer. Extra 3 3 3 1 1212- 50c (s-a) Co., common Commercial (quar.) 1- 1- 1- 2% Aircraft 3 9 1 $$1.50 — prior 12-30 1- 12- $1.25 common 12- 12-15 Ltd 12-17 25c Products, 12-15 12-15 Co.— Quarterly ; 12-11 Columbia Baking Co., common (special) 50c partic. preferred (special) 75c ■ Extra 12-20 12-31 12-20 12 %c Mines, 12-31 (quar.)— Extra Certain-teed 3 (quar.) Ice 12-10 3 *$1 — Radio 12-24 $1.50 .J— Co.-, common tquar.)r_-_r-^_- preferred 12-16 $3 (now on $6 3 3 1- 1 common Gold Wilans Common Collins 1- 1- 25c 1-15 $37'/2c (quar.) -1.50 ! Colorado Fuel •35c Ribbon Mills 12-10 Electric— 12-15 dividend Stock 12-27 $1 $S7 —; 12- $1.75 1 (quar.)_ (quar.) Co. 12-17 12-15 $1 Common 2 12-10 12-31 30c (year-end) 1- (quar.) Special Electric 1-1-49 12 J/2c 20c 12- 25C Century 3 12-15 $1 $20c Light & Power, com, (quar.)— & Wire Co., 6% pfd. (quar.). 3' 12- 12-3 1 11-30 —— Steel 12- 12-15 12-15 (quar.) $$2 —— 12-20 25c ——— Colgate-Palmolivc--Peet Co., Colonial — 3 $1.12% Co. (quar.)'. 3 $$1.25 pfd. 1- Co.— 1- — Corp. 50c l-.l $$1.12 Vi (accum.).. Investment Central 11-19 45C 7 1 12-21 (s-a) preferred Columbia (quar.) preferred Central Ohio 12-27 12-15 12- 11-30 —„—_ Public Service—V preferred 12-15 5% 11-30 Central Illinois Securities Corp.— 12-15 1- 3 1 1 (quar.) Ltd.,——.— Light, Illinois 90c 111- 11-29 3 J Foil 11-29 $1.12 % (quar.) Special Ltd.— -—.—,.^..4..*.—---' 4V2% pfd. (quar,)— Extra Central • 3 $183/4C (quar.)—« (quar.) Carolina Telephone & Telegraph (quar.) Carriers & General Corp. (year-end) Case (J. I.) Company, common (year-end)_ 7% preferred (quar.) —— Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% preferred (quar.; Catalin Corp. of America (.year-end) Central Cold Storage (interim)— 4% 1- A 12-15 1- (quar.)_ common (s-a)— Cockshutt Plow preferred 1st 3 50c — (quar.)— Bldgs., 7 preferred (quar.)— Company, common 5% :11-30 10c H.) 12- — 3%% 3 125c (P. 8 (quar.) 50c , Terminal Butler 12- Class 1 $1.50 Bottling of Los Angeles (s-a) Coca-Cola Internat'l Corp. com. (year-end)_ 12-31 , f40c Extra Bush 8 $$1 8% 75c — Co., Ltd. 12- 11-29 12- Cola $25c (Philip) Mfg. Co. common Carey 1- $1.75 — (quar.) Burrard Dry Docks, Ltd. 3 1- — Carey Baxter & Kennedy 12-14 20c Extra Burlington Steel 1- 75c Corp., 1- $1.25 — Ring Coca Co. Illinois , : Extra 8 - 1 Inc. 12- preferred <quar.)_ Ltd., class A (irreg.) $2.60 conv. Century Company Co., Capitol Central 17%c (initial) Bucyrus-Erie Co., common (year-end) i'7% preferred (quar.) — Budd Company (year-end)— Building Products, Ltd. Piston 8 130c (year-end) Watch 3 (resumed)— Records, Inc., common (initial) Transit Common preferred (quar.) Buckeye Pipe Line Co Burd 12- 93%c $5 Bulova 1- 12-15 12-15 (quar;)— & Company, class.A 12- 12-20 (monthly) A Year-end Cochran (quar.)—' A 11-30 Company Brunswick-Balke-Collender Bullard 1 10c « Common New Capital 20c 3%% preferred (quar.) Bruck Mills, Ltd., class A Class B (Initial) $3 Coca-Cola 8 Products— common (initial quar.)_^ 15c (quar.)_ $3.60 Co., 8 1-10 City . (quar.),_ common (quar.) preferred preferred Shoe Brown 25c —.—._ (quar.) preferred 5% 45c I—*. (quar.) (quar.) —; ;. Brown-Forman Capital $1.25 common Extra $1.50 class k12-14 15c —— t Brown ( (quar.) Iron G.) & ' 8 12- Carnation . (quar.)—— preferred 4% 12- 3 12- Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Wirebound Eoxes, Ltd.— Extra ; 3 1- •12-31 Canadian 3 1 1- preferred $43%c Canadian Silk Products. $1.50 cl. A (quar.)— 12- 4% Cochenour 10-22 12-20 1-10 8 12-15 $1.10 — — 1 2- Machine, Ltd., class A (quar.) Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd Motor Lamp Co., Ltd. (quar.) Oil Cos., Ltd., preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5% Corp. Counties Gas 2-10 12-14 10%. Co._„^„,__i Peabody & Co.,. common Coast $15c — Canadian 50c t$l 15c $1.371/2c 75c 25c — preferred (quar.).._ Electric, Ltd.— British 5% 12- 1-10 1' 12-15 com¬ (<Juar.) 1 $30c of (s-a) (quar.) 2- 2-15-49 12- 12-24 3c Yards preferred 2- 3 $1.25 Co. preferred 8 (year-end) (year-ena)__ B Coal 1- 50c $75c Ltd, 43.50 (s-a;_ 25c 7% $31 J/4 C Canadian Ice 12-15 Ltd.— Co., Oil Class Cluett 11-30 1 Securities, Ltd.-- General A 12-15 1- 12- — 12-31 5-15' 30c of a share held). Ry. Stock Industries 12- C&nadian General Insurance Co Canadian 1-3-49 $25c „ 12-30 12-20 Clinton 3 common Investment, 1 11-30 $70c General 1- 12-15 12-31 (quar.)— Investment Corp., Foreign Union $75c $$1.25 (quar.) (quar.) 12-14 (quar.)__- Co., Molybdenum Clmchfield 20c 11-27 12-20 30c $1.75 Illuminating (quar.)___ preferred Climax 11-27 2-15 * 62 J/2C (quar.) Electric 11-30 $25c Canadian 4% $4.50 3 12-20 ! 12-15 + Iron preferred $$1.75 Ltd., Products, preferred $3 75c (quar.) preferred 12- (quar.) 9 Columbia British 4 y2 % Canadian Cardy ' 12-15 3 t> 12- A Bristol-Myers Co.— 3%% participating 3 1- $25c ■ 12-23 (quar.)—— (quar.) Corp. Brass 1- $$1.25 (quar.):. Electric common cumulative class $2 Cleveland _ $1.50 — Co., 12-20 Manoning Extra a___ 15c -— ■: Mfg. 1-25 $5c General — Co.—-' Briggs & Stratton Corp. (quar.) - $4.50 (year-end)— Canadian Ltd. Manufacturing Brillo 11-15 : com. 9 —— Co., Bridgeport Brass Co. com. (resumed) 5'/2% conv. pfd. (quar.)— 12-15 11-15 (quar.),__rl 12- $1 1 & Power 1-15 12-15 (increased quar.) Food share Cleveland-Cliffs & 12-15 — (quar.) 6% non-cum. preferred Canadian Cottons, Ltd.— A (1/10 each Cleveland Builders Supply t50c preferred Class for 12-1*5 $10c preferred Common dividend 1-15 $25c 12-23 $1 37%c 31J/»c 7 11-30 50c preferred (quar.),. Clayton Silver Mines Cleariied — common Celanese, Ltd., $1.75? preferred (quar, Canadian (cash 11-26 convertible preferred Participating 3 12- 1- 8-15 12-15 (year-end) _ix,- Co.— dividend) 12-17 quar.) Ltd., Canriers, 5%. 1st 3 11-30 1 1 (quar.) (quar.) Co. 4% Canadian $1 2- 9- 15c 5% Participating ,, Canadian Sem'-annual Briggs ; 6 12-21 —— , Light Stock 11-26 Ltd.. (quar.)_ Quarterly .— (quar.) & Sons J.) 12-17 —_— non-cum. 12- 12-31 (s-a) Traction 3 $$1 preferred (quar.)_ 60c 12- Boston Woven Hose & Rubber— (E. 5% Canadian 12- 75c Mills, Inc., common-(year-end) Extra 1- 12-15 Common Co.— (initial common 12-15 12-14 $2.25 preferred (quar.) ' 5% preferred (quar.) —.—, Bower Roller Bearing (year-end)— preferred 8* Cleveland (initial) Ltd. Bakeries, 12-15 (Boston) — L_ Co.i~ 12- t$2 — Year-end 12-10 12-18 10% 6% Brazilian Canadian 11-30 L —. 2 :— 12-15 11-15 ._ i 1- f 15c (interim) 20c Wharf Brach & 12-27 12-12 Quarterly 6% Wire 12-27 12-14 — Trust $1.06'A t50c Lines, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) Cable, Ltd. class A 12-30 25c $1.50 50c 25c $1.37% $3.50 25c 50c $1.25 (accum.) (year-end)—r Property Equipment Steamship non-cum. $2 ► RR. Co Personal Controller tl5c 1 $1.25 common preferred Clark Clark Ltd.,, Power, $1 50c —.— Company Extra ' Northern Class B 12-17 1st 1 8* t50c 12-4 12-23 7 % 1212- 12- .6 1 6- $1 2 i 12-15 30c 50c $1.06V* 25c 1 12-13 3- — 3 (quar.) Co. 12'/2c - Year-end 1- J$1.50 Malting $4 — City- Auto Stamping Co i City Ice &. Fuel Co.* (quar.)_ City of Paris Dry Goods Co., common mon Extra Pacific Ry. Co., Holdeig Payable of Rec. $1.-5 t46c Extra L- (quar.) Boston & Albany Botany Canada 12-20 Canada Brass dividend Boston 12-21 12-20 4 Bondholders Management, Inc., class A (s-a) v 1 12-30 Service 1- -— , 12- — Realty Corp. 7% Aluminum Boston Extra 12-15 5%-conv. pfd."(accum.) —^ Co.," Inc., 5%%' pfd. (quar.) Bohn 12- Street When 53 $1.25 f $1.50 5% (quar.)_ (year-end)_—_—.:—.vi (Calif.), 12-20 — (annual) Canada Co. (quar.)— Tobacco, 6% preferred Blum's Borden B —— — 11-19 Canada Permanent Mortgage, Ltd W.) Bros. Blue Diamond Corp. Stock Class 1 (quar.); . 12-20 $1.75 1 — Company 11-30 1- Texas (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Cities 12-15 (quar.) 12- — preferred 1 12-15 *37%C 11-30 Year-end Bliss preferred 12-30 25c Extra Blaw-Knox ' Ltd., class B (initial) Forgings, Ltd.— (quar.) 12- Black, Sivall & Bryson—" Common (increased quar.) '— *, A 12-13 (quar.) Mfg. 12-13 <fe preferred 15c — 12-15 ' Extra 4.25% 7% 12-21 1- 12-27 $1 t32'/2c — (quar.) 12-15 —: & 34%c (quar.) $2 $1.50 2VaC Co. of Pa pfd. (quar.)_ Insurance (quar.) common 25c Fire Extra Black 1 5% 3 Foundries & Canada Birmingham Water Works, 6% Bishop Oil Co. (quar.) Bismark 12- 1- 25c 12V2C Year-end Birmingham . 3 Ale, Canada 3 1- $1 Extra Bingham-Herbrand Corp., common 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine— Ltd. Stone, Ginger Canada 12-20 1-1-49 50c $1.75 50c 12-10 1- tlOc $1.30 pfd. Ltd., Co., preferred Class (quar.) preferred 5% tlOc Dry $4.25 Bessemer Limestone & Cement— ' 5% 6 Cincinnati Extra 12-10 (s-a) 1 12- Share Cincinnati, ifew Orleans Ry., common _„c_. Co.— , Canada 12-29 : Beneficial Consolidated Copper Year-end $3 $5 , 1 12- 12r20 50C Forge Co., 5,/2% conv. pfd. (quar.) Campbell, Wyant & Cannon Foundry Co.— 50c (quar.) 12- 12-15 (quar.) Camden J50c 50c ;— 12-15 25c (special). 10c Canada preferred (quar.) Bell Telephone Co. of Canada— J New common (initial quar.)— 60c $5.80 (quar.),--;. com., Cement Service Hecla Per Name of Company 12-10 Resumed 12-14 115c t25c 5% Year-end 11-30 1- Canada, of & Holder» Payable of Rec. 12-20 (quar.) preferred When (2477) 75c ' (quar.) Portland 5% Share Utilities California — Corp. Pacific 12-10 11-29 t$1.50 (quar.) com. Ltd., common Aviation California 11-30 Co. 3 1- t$l " Ink 40c 7% preferred (quar.) Belgium Glove & Hosiery Bendix California 12-27 50c Extra - Per Name of Company 12-15 40c - Bdldlng-Corticelli, 3 12-13 12'/2 c — (quar.)— (quar.) Extra 1- FINANCIAL'CHRONICLE & Holders Payable of Rec. t75c (year-end) Ltd. Bros., COMMERCIAL THE Number 4759 12-16 12- 40c 1- 3 9 3 12-13 54 COMMERCIAL THE (2478) CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Monday, December 13, 1948 " When Per Name convertible Cuban 8% American preferred Sugar, $125 12-15 12- $2 50c fquar.) preferred Porster, & 12-31 12-17 (quar.) <irreg.)_— common (quar.),. 7% preferred 7% preferred (quar.)— 7% preferred (quar.) — _ preferred (quaf.) 7% Cuban Atlantic Sugar preferred 5% preferred 5% (quar.) com. iquar.) —— Dan preferred 4(6% Daniels Bonus Dean Phipps 5% preferred Decca Deerfield Dejay Stores, (s-a)— —- pfd. (quar.)—-™ (cash dividend) (quar.)_ Hudson ft Delaware Power & Lignt, 4y<? 3.70% Delta (quar.)— preferred Electric Co. (quar.)—— 12-30 12-24 (reduced Detroit Tunnel Canada Detroit & Detroit Edison Co. Detroit Watch Elliott —■ preferred 5'/2% preference Elmira & Williamsport Class 8% Emerson Radio & Phonograph preferred 7% Mfg. Steel Extra — & 12- 3 12- 1 11-29 12-31 12-10 Emsco Derrick 12-10 4% 12-20 12-10 Enamel II-30 11-20 Heating Products, Ltd Credit Corp., partic. preferred*— Participating Participating Equity Corp,, 20c preferred (s-a)_^ 1- 2 12-20 1- 2 12-20 12-23 12-23 12- Ero Erie 75c 30c 15c 25c lc 50c $1 50c , class (quar.)— A Products Ewa 12-24 Ex-Cell-0 11-26 Excelsior 12-15 12- 1 Exolon 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 6 12- 6 12-15 1- 3 11-27 1- 25c 3 Co. Plantation 1-15 12-16 T Extra Diana Car Motor —; Distillers Unerased Corp. Products Co Famous 5c , ————— 11-29 12- Fanny See grams, Corp. Camera __ 1- Home Store Doehler-Jarvis — —— Dome ——— - 12-27 Mines, Ltd ————_— tl7(6c Dominguez Oil Fields Co.— ,1 ,V>-Common (year-end) ' $1.25' Common uJ— 25c 1-31 ... , Federal Mining Truck t$l 1-15 Federal 7% preferred iquar.)—_—35c Dominion Malting Co., Ltd. 1-15 Federated preferred Class B iquat.)——.— & Coal (specials, Ltd. Tar Chemical Common $1 Chemical Stock $4 Co., 11-16 11-18 t25c (cash _ A (quar;)— prefer-""' 'inwr.v__ 7%' preferred Co., Draper Corp. Year-end Dravo Industries, ; Power Co., preferred common preferred Mont (Allen) B A B (quar.) 5% 1- 3 Fifty 1- 3 Finance Co. (year-end) (E. I.) 1 1 12-13 11-29 12-27 12-15 3 12-15 & 12-31 12-15 12-20 preferred 11-22 1-25 1-10 (quar.)__ Elastic Stop 3(4% Foster 12-31 12-10 12-15 12- 1- 2 12-27 1- 1-2-49 4 & Kleiser 6% Fostoria 2 12-15 Fresnillo 12-15 12- 3 12- 3 1- 12- 6 3 Co. of preferred (quar.)_^__ Froedtert $2.20 Grain 3 12- Frontier Co. 12-15 Fruit the 1- 3 12-15 Fuhrmann 6 12-21 12- $1 12-28 12-15 12-28 12-15 $5 12-15 12- $25c 12-15 11-15 21c 12-15 12- 4 37y2c 12-13 1- 1 6 2 11-30 12-20 of & Year-end Gannett Class Garrett Stock (quar.) Gas Co., 40c $1.12y2 common Corp 12-15 1- 11-22 Gary , & 01 12-10 11-15-1 1 Grant 3 ,12-20 * 12- 3 12-15 Co., City (W. Ltd., Steel T.) Co. 12-15 11-15 $2.50 12-15 12-' 1 50c 12-15 12- (year-end), extra) — A t25c common (quar.) (quar.)i_— Grayson Robinson, Inc.— 12- 3 Great Lakes Industries, 3 Great Lakes Paper, Ltd. 12-15 1-3 ,,11-30 ' 11-29 12- 1- 3 3' 12-20 (N, 12-15 12- 1 1- 5 ;'1-15- ;••• 12-20 (quar.) (quar.) __________ West West Felt Life Ghreat 12-10 - 6% Great Co., . 1 Greenfield 1 12- 1 12-23 12-15 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 6 Corp. 1- 2 12-15 1- 25c 1- 37V2c 3 Extra 12-20 12- Guaranty 37'/2c 4- 3-15 Gulf 37V2c 7- 6-15 $5 1- 3 w-io'.: 1- 3 1^-10 12- 7 11-24 1- 3 12- 10- 9-15 12-16 Gulf 12-23 12-16 1-20 12-31 12-20 11-29 12-20 11-29 - 1-31 1- 12-10 12-15 33c 12- 12-24 12-20 12- 3 12-20 12- 3 30c *2-20: & 12-, 3- 1- 3 Hahn Lime 12-15 12-15 25c 12-20 12-10 12-31 12-13 . 20% 12-21 12-11 (quar.)___ (quar.) 3 12-13 12-10 5% isc 12-15 12- 5Vu% Gatineau & Co. Power $1.60 Co., Ltd., (quar.)__ preferred (quar.) 1st pfd. (accum.) common iquar.) 20c '■ L-i.2 12- 6 — U 2 1:2-1 t$1.25 preferred 1- 2 12-a JS1.38 1- 2 12- t30c. 1 1- 3 12-17 $3 1-3 & Alabastine of Brass 12-28 12-18 $1.25 12-28 ___. 6-30-49 1- 2 12-22 $1.50 11-19 ]7-2o: 11-19 $1.10 12-15 11-19 Ltd. J25c 3- 1 2- t25c 3- 1 2- 1 6- 1 5- 1 t25c 9- 1 8- 1 t25c T 12- 1 11- t30c 1- 2. 12- 8 1- 2 12- 8 12- 3 (s-a)— t50c 120c — 10% L 1- 2 1- 2 12-' 8 12-30 12-16 25c 12-20 25c 1-15 37 (6c 12-20 ; ______— 1 ; t20c common*— ; Halliburton DU 12- 6 12-6 Well Cementing Co.— Quarterly —* common (quar.)— (■.(Extra1'—— 4% ; preferred (quar.) 4% 3 12-15 t25c Haloid Company, Hamilton 1- 25c 25c — Watch Co.. convertible preferred ' ———:—: (quar.)—— (quar.) 12-10 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 12-15 1- ■ 2 12-15 25c • —— common 12-15 11-23 $1 12-15 J1-23 $1 . fi-TO 11-19 30c quar.) Canada, " 3-10 75c Corporation (stock dividend)— (W. F.) Printing Co. (quar.)__________ Extra : 12-10 3-30-49 $1.25 - ______ ' Co., Ltd., ; 12-13 $1.50 $1.25 Y.) Hajoca 12-15 12-31 12-31 preferred (N. " $1 preferred Hall 12-31 34%c 37V2c $5 Extra 12-15 28Vec 11-26 — Extra $1.50 12-20 $1.25 Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 12-10 10c 11-15 .. 11-15 12-20 Corp. Extra .. 1 30c 12-20 Quarterly 12-15 25c 75c {cash dividend) (quar.)_—__ year-end stock dividend (One shr. of Texas Gulf Sulphur common for each 65 shares held)l Gypsum 1-14 3 H2-13 Corp.— Gulf Power Co. $6 pfd. (quar.) Gulf States Utilities, com. (increased $4.40 prefe/red (quar.) 1-14 1-10 12-31 Special . 1-31 $1.06(4 : 12-13 $1.50 Engineering 6% preferred jquar.) Ohio, $5 preferred—^ preferred Oil 1 12-31 preferred $5 12-23 10c 17V2c $5c (quar.)___ & Co. * 40c _ 25c Realty, Mobile 12-20 11-30 $i Sugar, Trust Guilford 12-28 $1 Aircraft Guantanamo $1 — (quar.) Year-end 12-15 12-20 , (year-end)—1— Corp. Grumman 1 12-15 55c — ; , ; . 12-15 1- 12Vic (quar.)_ ; _________________ Grinnell 65V2c (quar.) 3 iquar.) preferred fquar.) Griesedieck Western Brewery Mexican (quar.) 1 1- Greening (BJ Wire Co., Ltd Greyhound Corp., common (quar.) 37V2c ■ 1- 30c common 12- & Die : $1.75 Co., (quar.) 12- $1.25 (quar.)__ 2 t75c 12-15 37V2c com. 2l, 12- 12(6c Co., Ltd.— 12-29 t$1.50 _\ 12- 12-31 (Winnipeg) 25c — 2 12-31 J30c f ;>; Co. 12-15 Tap 12-201! 12-10 i 12- <quar.)___ Sugar preferred 1-14 12-23 t$3.75 West Saddlery ; 12-31 ______ Western 12-20 10c (quar.) . Assurance 2nd preferred 7% . Ltd.— preferred 1-14 162160 __________ preferred Quarterly ,12—3 12-21: preferred B convertible 11-19 10c ; A 50c 11-18 12-15 t40c (quar.)_______ com.___ 12-15 10c : Inc, class Great i ' Y.)— ciass Great ; 12-14 1- <ouar 1. Co. $1.20 1 12-14 5% Y.) $2.50 11-24 6 3 93%c Extra 12-6 : : Insurance 12- - 12- 1- 3Cc American 17- 1 12-24 32l/2c _L—___ Common (stock dividend) Great American Indemnity (N. 1 . 11-25 12- 25c _ —. Gray Drug Stores,'Inc. 12-8i 12-15 12-15 75c (quar.) (year-endi__ Company, preferred 1 10c 12-15 1- n-15'i tl2V2c — 12-15 — 8% dividend f50c 12-31 12- 12-10 ,. _ 12-15 12- $35c Corp. 11-15 12-15 12-20 25c common 12-15 Canada- 81 (4c • Co., $1.25 tl2x/2c 12-15 ^___ preferred (quar.)— 12-17 _________ : f 12-31 1-1-49 12-10 11-15 Grand Rapids Varnish Great 1- 3 Ltd., ctuss A (quar.L Manufacturing 3%% : : (quar.)_t——tl2V2c B Granite 12-31 12-15. ' 12-24 X & Rubber c'o. Grafton Inc.— (Julius) (quar.) class (quar.) preferred $1.50 $1 —; Mackay Stores, 4 (4 % (quar.)^ convertible (Theo.) 60c (quar.)_ Tire preferred : _ 12-10 (quar.)__ common 37r/2c Paper (year-end)_ class A pfd. (quar.)__ convertible 11-27 convertible 12-13 12-31 $1.25 Rubber, 10c — preferred ,12-3 ; 12-31 $1 (quar.) & ; 12-27i $1 ; , 12-11 Corp.— L , common—i 5% Schmidt 4V2% 12-14 Company, 12-11 62!/2c (quar.) Company, B Garfinckel 12-15 (quar.) F.) 12-21 M (quai.) Loom, Inc., common— 6%, preferred 35c com. 12-10 & (quar.)— Brewing Co. (quar.) Fundamental Investors (year-end) Gair (Robert) Co., Inc., common (quar.)— $1.62 y2 (Texas), 3 1-15;. 12-21 25c ; 5V2% (quar.) 1- 75c Industries 3 75c Works t5c 25c 1 Inc..—30c Malting, preferred 12-24 11- < Minos, Ltd,-——! Co., Ltd., common——______ preferred (quar.) _____________ 2VsC (s-a)____ & 1-22 $1.06y* 12-10 Hosiery Co. 50c ' v 12-10 35c Extra j25c ——— 12-15 Gotham i30c 1 12-10 3 12-6 6 12-20 11-24*; 12-20f 3 Extra 1 3 3 $2.50 Baltimore, class A less 15c 1- . 11-26* 12- 1- 12-1« «1 are $1.75 Quarterly Canada Company (quar.) 12-15 1- 30c ______ payments dividend tax. 20c I* Gorham , ' 11-24*."" $1.50 11-27 — Above 3 3 62(/2c Class 10%c Foundation 3 1- ^___ Reduced Field) ;___ 1- —12V2c 12-18 Fund-' Steel 1- 2% (quar.) 9Cc _____„ Pressed 40c 56'/iC \ C.) preferred Gordon 12-10 Co., (increased quar.) preferred 11-27 12-20 Corp., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) prior preferred (quar.)— prior preferred (quar.)__. prior preferred (quar.) 12-15 1-2-49 $1.50 (H. 7% 12-18 ;___—■ prior 6 convertible $2.50 Corrugated t25o (quar.)^__ Company— (cash dividend) dividend Goodyeai 1 ■ Foster-Wheeler 6% 12- 6 75c conv. Wayne 12-13 . 6 12-10 (quar.)—— Chemical 6 12-14- 12- 12-15 —. (quar.)i— & 12- 12-23 75c 10% (quar.) 12-13 12- 12-10 - pfd. (quar.)_l__ Company-. Z_„______1'_____ Foreign Light & Power. 6% 1st pfd. (quar.) 6% A.) Nut Machinery 12-14 ;"20c (quar.)__—__ 12-13 12- 12- dividend) $1.50 Ltd. Steel Co., common (monthly) Edison Bros. Stoics: common (quar.) preferred (cash 12-24 12-31 12-20 Corp.—75c Inc.— • '"V '.{■ dividend 11-30 12-1 24 12-13 12-15 (quar.)__i___^ preferred Common 6% 5% L Edgewater $4.59 1-10 50c __ ____ El Pkoo Natural Food 3 $1.75 (year-end) Manufacturing new com. (extra). Paper Corp., common (year-end) prior preferred (s-a)___ Eddy Paper Corp., common (year-end) Electric Stock 11-30-: 12-2 20 20c 16c Stores, $2.50 12-20 15c (s-a)_i_*^Li.-—$1.50 preferred $5 12-10 at 50c _* 20c Goodyear. Tire 6 12-22 America, Co. Steel Fair 11-23 $1.50 6% Pnto of Power Common 12- $i 12-2 (quar.) Food 12-15 $1.50 (accum.) 12- ' 11-30. * Extra $5 3 50c 25c ~ Building-—-—— Extra Eaton Oil Mills Florida 50c ; preferred Flour 12-20 $1.12y2 12-20 12-20 12-20 Industrial preferred $1.25 (qi-ar;) participat'ng $4 20c Eaton El 1-25 (extra).12y2c Bxtra Dorado 12-18 12-14 — 6%% 12-15 12-16 $3.75 (accnm.) Easy Washing Machine Co., El 2 12-31 $1.12y2 11-30 3 3 12- 12-3 State 4% 12-10 1- 12- 12-15 12-14 - Brick ' (quar.K Distilleries, class A Goodrich' (B. 12-10 12r31 33c Foote-Burt , 6% (Thos. 1- 87y2c Eastern States Corp., $6 pfd. A $7 preferred A (accum.) Eastman Kodak Co.. common 4Ys% 1 11-30 $1.12y2 12-15 12-31 1 12-15 12-20 Manitou Golden 12-15 12-16 2- * 12-16 5 25c Company Telegraph Co. (quar.) Goldblatt Bros., Inc., common-; 12-20 3 5Cc Storec_ r_ First York Corp., $2 preferred (s-a)_— Fittings, Ltd., class A (s-a) Flintkote Company, common (quar.)—— 12-15 ___ 6% Edison 12- 2 t$1.25 — common 2 1- National Fort (quar.)_ new 1- 1 12-16 J62(6c prior A 12-22 12- Co.— preferred (quar.) preferred (accum.)_- Class 12-22 25c Plastics & Chemicals, Inc. (quar.) Duval Texas Sulphur (vear-end)__ _.i__ East Mahanoy RR. (s-a) Eastern Qas & Fuel Associates— preferred 1- 25c Durex 6% 12-22 12- 25c _ 1- 50c 1-25 1- 50c Gold & Stock 3 t$1.25 B Follansbee Ltd.. (year-end) preferred (quar.) dividend 1 $1.75 —__ Ncmcurs preferred Stock First 1- 25c Co.. Golden 12- 30c of America $1.25 * 20c Shale 3*c Marshall 62'/2c '*: i '10c Coal $2.50 Financial 11-20 5c $4.50 4V2% 11-27 12- ___ GOod* $3.50 Brewing, 3 Inc.— Common Duquesne Class 12-15 __ (s-a)_ de 12-23 1- $1.75 Co 3-16 12-21 t?f>c (see Broadway 3 12-15 — (Marshall) 12-17 50c Dun ft Bradstreet. 4(6% preferred-tquar.)^ Dunlop Tire ft Rubber Goods, Ltd.— preference 1-15 Special 1- 37y2c — Electric Corp. Dunlop Tire & Ruob«»' 1st 1-15 $1 $1.75 „ 4-1-49 _L___50c Field 75c <quar.) Fibre 12-10 B $2.50 X Fiduciary Trust Co. of N. Y. 1 12-15 12-27 , Godman *2 50 Co.— & Set Screw Co Products of Canada, Ltd. 12- (quar,)— 4 12-16 12-15 12-15 12-20 $1 Globe-Wernlcke, dividend) dividend 1 12-30 $1 ;; 25c 4 62'/2c (stock 1- $1.50 $1.12 V2 __ > 12-10 $1.12'/2 (quar.) Corp 12-15 (quar.)—_:__ 35c Stoies 1 (quar.)_—_ 12- (quar.) Shoe 12-14 1- Stock 1-2-49 12-14 15c common Common 11-29 3 1- $1.25 • Glidden 12- 12-13 12-14 (quar.)____ Co preferred 12-21 12-31 3 ; (initial) 12-24 * 12-10 1- : 4(6% 2 1- 1-14 Harvester Alden 12-15 (year-end) Cap 12- Dumont du Pont 6 Cash Ferry 12-15 ____* Bridge preferred Enamel 3 — Laboratories, preferred conv 12- 3 93%c (initial Dumbarton 1- 81v4c (quar.)——: (lnitia'). Class 5% 1- (quar.)_ Class 1 $1 4% Mfg. 40c (quar.) 37'/2c . pfd. '(quar.)_: (quar.) ; Company Curme 1-15 _ ; - 7% 12- 2(6% 3%% Duke 3 14-49 $1.50 common & 7 50c (quar.) 12-21 —______ & 25c (quar.)—_— preferred (quar )—_ Driver-Harris Co. Feltman 1-15 div.)_ — Corporation, Dresser 1- 125c , J J.) Tarrant t$1.75 ___————— preferred Drug 2-1-49 il5c (quar.)— __ common Publications (John & Ferro (quar) dividend $3.25 2nd Dow Du 12-16 12-15 ————. Dow 2-1-49 Ltd.— Co., preferred (quar.)Textile. Ltd., common preferred Felin Felt 125c ___—— Dominion 7% 2-1-49 $37(6c (quar)-— (quar.) $3 2 12- (quar.)_ i25c ^ Year-end _________ Stores. Dominion Corp., 12- 12-28 (quar.) 30c United 12-22 50c - ^ preferred (quar.) Globe Knitting Works (quar.)_ Extra Corp.,, Ltd.— Dominion & — 1 15c (quar.)— 5% 12-11 — Co. Works Dominion Steel 1- $1 ' Motor t25c i$1.25 4 12-11 —__ Inc____— Screw __ 7 12- 1-1 & Smelting— Federal (quar.) 12- 12-15 _ Company (quar,)_„ Shops, Inc. <quar.)___ Enterprises, Federal ; 2 Extra Co. (irreg.) Federal Commop - 12-27 Extra 1-31 1* 12- .j Machine Co. Glenmore 8 8 12-22 $3 (quar.) Corp. ; Glen-Gerry $2.50 Insurance & Bake Co. Razor, (The) Extra 1-10 1-10 I* 10% Extra 1 20c (quar.) 1-15 Extra 12-14 25c 3-31 common Glen 12-5 3 1- 1 12- —.75c preferred Gleaner 1 12-15 $1.06(4 pre-lerred Insurance Co. Fire Extra Glsholt 30c Corp 25c Ltd., $5 Girdler 12-20 2. $7.50 v Ltd. (quar.)— Shops (quar.)_—— t25c Co., 1 2- 2- 12-10* 12- • - $5 preferred (quar.)_. Safety Extra 3 .12-15 56(40 —— •- _ Glass Gillette I 1 12- (accum.). (quar.)____, Refrigerator 12-17 r12-30 pfd. Products, 4'/2% 12-15 1- $1 (quar.) $6 Co., preferred Gibson 12-16 11-30 12-15 Extra 30c (quar.)— (quar.)_ Common Germantown 6% 2-28 Dominion $6 Gerber 12- .1- Power 12-31 12-15 12-17 12-15 12-15 dividend 12-15 1-1 Castings, preferred 12-31 Co.— 25c 1 _ Stock 4(4% 12-17 3 $1.50 preferred (quar.)_ Refractories Co. • 12-15 — Common 1 7 3 1- 40c (year-end) com. (quar.) General Time Instruments, common 12-21 5c Federal * ■ — 1212- 3 1- 12-28 35c quar.) Telephone Corp. 1- * 11-29 10c (increased Railway Signal Co. Class Co. Cement General 12-15 25c Q'3'\c (resumed).: 12- 12-16 $1.25 $1.25 Corp. Steel 6 11-29 12-17) , General 12-16 >■ (quar.)_ (quar.)__ General 11-29 Canadian, Rubber Corp. 12-15 3 ' ' 1-25 10c (quar.) 12-15 1- 3 12-20 25c preferred 12-31 12-15 ' Life 5% 6% 11-30 Traders (Fredl Motors preferred General 5Cc & Inc., 12-15 12- —_— & 3 12-20 Instrument Metallurgical Faultless Fear Portland 3 1- 12-20 $1.25 (quar.) Year-end 12-13 & — 12-27 General 12-20 ———,, Quarterly Farrell-Birmingham & Co. (year-end) Fashion Craft, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)_____ 3 12-20 30c Candy (Syracuse) 12-15 50c 75c (quar.)—— Corp. Extra 1- 40c —.i" tex*r»*_ Players Farmers 3 12-20 — 3 12-15 —* Farmer Fansteel 12-15 1- 12-15 Extra Ltd.— Increased quarteny —t25c Disston (Henry) & Sons, Inc.———— ; 75c Dixie Cup Co., common (quar.)— 25c Class A (quar.) —— 62y2c Dixie 6 Phoenix 11-30 Corp., common preferred (quar.) 12-15 General 12-15 Finance 12-15 12-10 12- — 15c 2 12-18 Family quar.)— 1- 25c Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. (resumed) Fairmont Railway Motors (increased )_*— 12-13 $3.75 25c — 12-13 12-29 12-10 5c —; —* 12-16 25c $5 preferred 2 25c 2 _ General 12-10 1- —V*——. Year-end 4V2 % 12-10 12-15 12-8 12-29 3 12-15 12-18 12-20 12- Mills, 12- 25c 1- General 12-21 35c $1.50 — ———. Stores Dictograph (quar.)— 4 -05c _ Diamond 12- (s-a)—15c ——— Dewey & A:my Chemical (quar.)—.——— Giorgio Fruit Corp., $3 prelerred (s-ai Di 1-24 $1 12y2c 12l/2C — 4 Printing (quar.) Company Fairchild Manifold *—f;<,--10c.' i Products, Inc.—— (The) -1 Pair General Co. Fabricon 11-27 4 12^ (quar.)___—— Co.___ Corp. *_*; vl 12- 1-1-49 , — (quar.)—————•— preferred Insurance Extra 12-20 lc 10c „i 4 12- $1.75 Corp. ■ — Coach Co., new com. (initial quar.) (year-end) Manufacturing Co. (quar.) (irrcg.)— —— , 12- 5% preferred (quar.) Instrument .. < —_ Erie RR, 12-15 preferred General SI 1-25-49 1-31 $50c 1- 1 6c^ 12-20 2c 1 & Equitable 12-15 25c 11-16 12- 1- 25c 12-17 1- 11-29 12-22 Co. (quar.)__._. General Industries Co., 12-15 5 12-22 Fireproofing 12-10 12-10 3 8 1- 11-29 50c 12-21 Georgia Equipment— convertible preferred (quar.) Eversharp, Inc., $5 — General 12- 1 12-22 50c 12-10 12-15 2- 12-17 12- 12-15 (quar.)_ 3 & Evans — - Empire District Electric, common (quar.)— Empire State Insurance Co. (initial)——— Emporium Capwell Co.——— 12-10 — , Raynclds, B (quar.), L (year-end)— common 1 12-10 (quar.) Corp. Co., (quar.)————-— 12-20 12-16 Co. 12-29 2 Extra 7% 12-22 12-31 General Electric Co. 1- 50c 25c $1.75 20c 28c 50c 50c (quar.)— Electric preferred 50c 3 31(4c * 25c General Cigar 12-17 2 Corp.— Corp., (quar.) 12-10 25c — 3 5 Candy (quar.) <qu«tr.) 3 25c 12- 1- pid. 1- $1.65 (s-a)_ A_ 1 Emerson pfd. 7% RR., class B 12-24 — Supply 3c Extra 12-10 12-29 62'/2c 68%c (quar.) Drug Co., 12-24 (quar.)— Corp. Builders 50c * — (quar.) 2 1 Brewing conv. 25c (quar.) Company, common Extra 5% —- — 12- 12-31 6 $1.06(4 5% 65c (quar.). Year-end 12/2c Iron Foundry Co. (resumed)Detroit Harvester Co. (year-end)— Detroit Mortgage & Realty (quar.)—-—. Class National 12(6c Gray Devoe Elgin 12- 1 12- (quar.) 'Oc 15c (year-end/- Corp. (quar.)—— Corp. 12-23 12-15 5c 12y2c —- (quar,)__—.—>_ Brass 12-20 — Special Detroit Electrolux ——- & Aluminum (CaJi.) Corp. 12-15 Supply Co, of N. Y.— preferred iquar.)—$1.75 Oil Co. (Kansas* (initial) —, 40c 7% Products A (quar.) dividend General $6.50 10c $1.50 $1.50 —$1.75 (quar.)— 25c (accum.)_—; series Company 12-21 Electrical 12-21 Dentists' Derby preferred Box General — 12-28 $1-50 — quar.)—— preferred convertible $7 preferred 75c General re¬ 1- 1 — (quar.) Stock Manufacturing— 12-14 1- $4.25 1- Transportation— Common 5% & American 75c $1.12 Vz <quar.)__ General Ferries, Inc., common———— prior preferred (quar.).— Power & Light, $6 pfd. (accum.)— 6% 1 3 1- will common 12-17 25£ (quar./-— Denman Tire & Rubber— 5% 12- $1; Dempster Mill Mfg. Common 12-15 (quar.)— $1 —92 (6c p*d. Share Electric 12-15 1- & Electric 12-17 25c (quar.)—— Co. (quar.) Inc. 11-27 2 «% Fund, Delaware 12-18 1- Bend Year-end 12-10 12-27 t$2.50 12(6c 50c $1.12(6 15c Slock dividend Delaware 12-31 2 12- . only cash. Emerson (quar.) Corp.- Inc. 12-10 of Canada— Corp. 4(6% 12-27 $2 45c — — Inc. Oil Packing, 4 50c (s-a) Records, Rock Deep 12- 12-24 When Holders Payable 0/ Rec. Investors— General Light & held.- ; American preferred $4.50 12-15 12-3i"" ~12-15 1"C $1 pfd. (quar.) (^ear-end) Stores & Securities Debenture 1 $3 wJl be Electric Controller 12-15 3 1- 12-15 37(6c (quar.) Day Mines, Inc — Dayton Michigan RR.. 8% De Long Hook & Eye Co De Witt Hotel (Ch.cago) 12- 12-31 f2 ceive 12-10 $1 — Corp. Chem cai Davison 12-10 12-24 J25c Coal & Coke Co Davis 12-17 Power shares 60 Share Manufacturing Co. preferred (quar.).: General fractional of Electric 12-10 12-15 — ,, 2 I-1-49 c'„ lieu equivalent 3-17 12-28 shares, the cash paid, which is equal to the rate of 50c per share. All stock¬ holders owning less than 60 shares of In 12-17 12- 2 1- 51,1 —-—- Ltd., class A (quar.) —— 2 1 1-1-49 aoc S2 (quar.)-— Fisher Stores & David & Frere, 1- each for common 12-10 1-10 Company Geminer (stock dividend) — Carolina of share One 12-17 3 4- 75c 5 W. 9-16 12-17 *„Za preferred (accum.) ^— G. Cigar corp. (year-end) River Mile common (year-end)—™- $7 D, 6-17 1- $2.50 n, preferred (accum.)—_ Co., 4 V2 "/» pfd..—-— Publishing Co., $4 prior pfd. (quar.) 5 Clothing Curtis 7-1 $1-25 ■— 3-18 —-— * Per Name of 6 12-20 50c 50c ——— (quar.) & Share Bond 12- 12-22 t— (year-end) Co. Boat preferred $2 Electric 12-17 1 9-30 50c *1.V9 —— 3 Electric 12-17 1- *1.75 3 4- el iquar.)— Cuban Tobacco, Curlee 1- ,1= _ 1 — Holders Payab e of Rec. Share > Co ' 5% of Company Auto-Lite When Per . Name Electric America— of Co. Steel Crucible Crum Holders Payable of Rec. Share of Company ■ Volume 168 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4759 Share Name of Company Paper Co. ■ preferred (quar.) 4 V2 % ■ 4 Vi % preferred Hanna (M. A.) Hanson-Van 12- 3 12-15 12-11 12-11 12-23 12-11 12-29 12-10 Interstate 12-10 lntertype "l 12-22 35c $1.25 15c Extra $3 Co., Hazeltine Glass Hearst Heileman (quar.) Inc.— Heime * <G. W.) & Co., Extra preferred 7% preferred, $25 Hercules Motors Hercules Irving (JohnV Shoe Co., 6% Irving Trust Go. (quar.) Island 6 $6 Creek Coal preferred Co., Hershcy (quar.) 7% 12-23 12- 4 7% preferred Mountain Mines, Hershey «-• *< 4 5% preferred 12-15 II-30 5% preferred 12-23 12-13 $1.20 12-22 12- Extra 50c 12-10 25C 12-15 11-29 Additional I Extra 12-31 12-21 - Co 1- 5 12- 6 12-24 12- 1- 2 .,. : — ... 1-15 1- - f Quarterly Hobart Manufacturing Co. Holland < . Furnace Extra Co. ——— 2nd 2nd —-——— .fe V/hitney Hollingswortlj " , Holophane Company Kalamazoo Vegetable 12-24 12-10 12- Kansas Oil Home Title Guaranty Homestake Honolulu 1 Gas Oil « $4.25 j $4.50 Hoover Ball Hoover Company, Extra ' » 12-28 12- 827ac 12-28 12- 2 50C 12-22 12-10 25c 12-20 12- 12-20 12- 8 $1.1272 12-30 12-20 30c 12-20 12- 8 12- 1 — 112 Vie Lexington, $2.25 Corp. Natural $2 12-24 12-13 1 12- preferred 5% Oil Gas, cOmmon 12- 6 12- 9 1- 3 12-17 50c 1-15 Hubbard 1-15 20c 12-28 12-10 ;— 627aC 12-28 12-10 $1 12-28 Motors „ — (Harvey), Extra Bay Mining Erie •Hussman Huttig , Refrigerator Sash & 57/ Door, preferred Hydraulic 5% Leased i lines Interim 4% Extra _ . guaranteed . (s-a)—_— (St; 672%, Rayon Silica Co. non-cum. 2 12-11 12-31 1- New Kidde 472% 4% — International 12-10 20c 12-15 1-12 — Co., 16c .— (s-a) Machine Lanett Lang Co. Co. (quar.)- 12-17 12-27 J2-17 Publishing 3 12-17 (John A.) (A. C.) Leather Corp Industries, Lehn Nickel Co. Salt — 12-15 Liberty 12- 7 12- 7 preferred Products Corp, (quar.) Life Co. Ins, Liberty Loan Class Liberty B Market $1 Basket, Inc., preferred A Marltn-Rockwell Common 12-10 12-10 12-15 Marshall Marshall-Wells 11-24 12-27 12-10 12- 1 Marsh (quar.) — (Greenville, S. C.) class A (quar.) 6% & Co., preferred Martin-Parry Corp. Maryland Dock Co., 12-17 Massey Harris Ltd. (quar.) Mastic Asphalt Corp 12-17 Mathieson Extra 47a % preferred Extra 12-21 12- 7 12-15 11-15 McColl-Frontenac 12-15 12- McCord 1 12-11 3 12-15 3 12-15 1- 62 7ac 1- $1 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 25C 12-17 12- 6 12-22 11-29 12-22 11-29 1272c 12-14 11-30 25c (quar.) (quar.)-.—.—-. Loan Corp., common 12-10 12-20 11-22 12-20 11-22 1-15 12-20 $1 12-15 11-19 Liggett & Myers Tobacco, 7% pfd. (quar.). Lily-Tulip Cup Corp. (increased quar.). Lima-Hamilton Corp. (increased) Lincoln Building Corp. (N. Y.) (initial) 12-15 11-19 Lincoln 12-15 11-19 25c -12-20 preferred One Wayne, v i Extra' Indiana) • Insurance (quar.) —I'i.Ls—:—.— Co. 12-16 12-31 $$7 1- 3 12- 12-15 12- 1 1-17 1- 3 1- 3 12-20 12- 6 10-29 $2.50 12-23 12-13 12-15 12- 12-15 11-24 $25c 1-31 12-31 12 7aC 12-15 12- 1 1 1-15 12-20 1-2 12-20 1- 3 12-23 1- 3 12-10 30c 1- 3 12-10 30c 1- 3 12-10 18%c 1- 3 12-10 $1.75 1- 2 12-10 50c 12-15 12- 1 18c 12-15 1- 2 12-20 $1.50 12-20 12-10 1- 3 12-10 12-22 12-11 1- 3 12-15 12- 1 (Fort 30C 30C 2- 1 12-15 1-24 12- 7 1>11 12-31 12-15 $2 12-22 12-15 1- 1 12-27 1- 5 12-20 12-22 12- 9 12-22 Oil 1- 1 12- 9 12- 9 23c 12-24 12-10 12-24 12-10 12-15 11-20 12- 1 12-23 12-1 12-23 12- 1 30C ... 12-15 $1.76 (year-end) com, 10c 50c 12-16 11-22 12- 25c 12-15 — 25c 12-15 12- 1 (quar.).— 12 Vic 1- 3 12-15 Ltd., preferred (s-a). Co., Ltd., common.— $50c 1- 1 12-11 $25c 12-15 11-15 ... (stock share of 1 dividend)— be changed common for preferred McCormick 12-13 to $3 12- 7 627aC Company (extra) McCrory Stores Corp.— Common (increased quar.) — Extra 12-30 12-22* $1.50 (quar.)— k 12-15 12- 50c 12-27 12-17 1 50C 12-27 12-17 $8c 12-31 12-17 12-16 75C Publishing (year-end) 1- 3 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (extra)... $$1.00 Vi McKesson & Robblns, common (quar.)... 12-15 00c $4 $1 1-15-49 preferred (quar.) — McPhail Candy, 5^% 13 %c 12-30 conv. pfd. (quar.) 1- 3 35c McQuay-Norris Mfg. Co., common (quar.)_ 1- 3 $1.0074 474% preferred (quar.) McWilliams 12-15 15c Dredging (quar.) Meadville Telephone Co., 5% preferred (s-a) 62 Vic 1- 2 Melchers Distillers, Ltd.— 12-31 6% participating preferred (s-a) $30c 1- 3 25c Mengel Company, common (quar.) 12- 6 $3.50 convertible preferred (quar.) McGraw-Hill — Year-end 5% 1st Merck & preferred Stores, (s-a) Company, (quar.)— (increased com. (quar.)— Publishing Co. (quar.) Mergenthaler Linotype Messenger Corp. — Mesta quar.). 3 1 1- 3 12-20 12-14 12-14 12- 1 12-15 11-30 12-10 12-10 $1.25 12-31 12-10 12-15 11-22 75c 1- 3 12*10 60c — — —— 1- 3 12-10 87Vic 1- 3 12-10 25c -—■ preferred 1- 11- 12- 1 25c — common Extra $3.50 Meredith 25c — 1-13 12-10 75C 12-24 25C 2-15-49 Co. 12-3 2- 5 12-16 12-15 12- 1 15c 12-20 12- 9 $1.75 (quar.) 3 $1 Machine 12-22 12-10 30C 12-20 12-11 62 Vic 11-30 $1 12-20 share held. Mercantile 30c 1 1-15 — 5c 12-16 12-23 12-15 $25c preferred common additional each Par value to Extra Metal Forming Corp. (increased) 1- ' f Metal National Life 12- 4 12-31 47C —... McAleer Mfg. Co., 5% McBrine (L. M.) Co., Corp., Fund.. ... ... 3 1- 1- 3 ,12-15 $1.12 Vi Corp., 7% preferred (quar.) Mayflower Hotel Corp Maytag Company (quar.) 1- 1- (quar.) Chemical 1-14 2- 1-15-49 3174c (quar.).. common — 50c t$1.50 12- 3 7 $1 1-2-49 U272C 11-26 12-20 15c 1-2-49 5 12-15 $1.50 Trust 12-15 12-31 12- $1.0674 (quar.) (quar.) Investors 12-15 12-31 1-15 3 20c (year-end)—.. common Massachusetts 30c ...... 12-30 75c pfd. 12- 3 1-15 60c 474% Co., 12-14 1- 1- 40c Field Second 12-31 12-10 50c $17Vic (M.) & Son Investors 20c 12-10 12-17 $20c Extra Massachusetts 12-22 12-10 12-31 $1 12-14 12-28 U; « 12-31 25c 12-24 $1.1272 3 Ltd.- ...... (year-end). common 3-22 — (quar.) ; Co., (quar.)—... Corp. 4-1-49 7 1- receipts (quar.)., common 12-22 12-20 11-30 4%c 12-15 $1 12-15 Communica¬ 1-2-49 12- 12-16 $1.25 (quar.)_^ deposit 37 VaC 4 12-20 12-30 60c — 3 12-15 12-20 1-2-49 $25c ... 3 40c — (s-a) — 3 3 12-20 1-2-49 25c (quar.). Telegraph & Telephone (quar.), preferred (quar,) Common 1- $2 — (quar.) ... Corp., (Toronto) Co. Co., Ltd., American 1- 11-26 12-10 1 tions 1- 12- 1-2-49 75c 60c $1 12-31 1 7 Vic Co. Gardens, Ltd Marathon Corp., 5% preferred Marconi International Marine 25c 12-13 — 12-30 12- 12-10 40c (s-a) $50c - 12-10 3 12-10 $1 —— 3 11-25 t40c (quar.) 12-15 11- 11-24 50c _ 12-28 25c 3 Lewis 1-15-4# 3 Paints, Ltd., 5% pfd. (s-a)— Paper, common (quar,) Year-end 11-29 12-1 25c Leaf (interim) 12-15 — 12-15 3 Extra 12-15 12-15 $1.0674 — Maritime 3 — (quar.) 1-15-49 1- Canada, Ltd 12- 12-15 81 of 12-15 $1 $1 Co. 12-30 $7 $1 Leighton Industries, Inc., class A (year-end) Refineries, Inc 10-30 1- (quar.) $2.50 $25c t40c preferred 11-30 11-30 12-10 —~ 12-31 $40c 11-30 12-15 12-10 Products Fink & Brothers, Ltd Liberty Fabrics (N. Y.) $$1.12 7a - 12-15 12-15 12- 12-15 23C 12-24 12-20 (s-a)— Quarterly quar.)__„ 2 12-28 Leonard Ltd.— - 1- 50q Corp. 30c . B Manufacturers Life Ins. 3772c ... Wilkes-Barre 35C (quar.) $1.50 12-15 25c — Mapfls Consolidated Mfg. $3.50 Realty k 30c (accum.) Class 11-30 $1 Lefcourt Lehigh Leslie Co.-— 11-30 5 12-20 1-3-49 13%C ... Company— 47»% convertible preferred (quar.) Mangel Stores Corp. (quar.) Manhattan Financial Corp., class A (s-a) 11-30 1 1- 3 1- 12-22 12- lc $3 15c (The) 12-22 ...... Lawrence 1272C 12-17 12-10 Dye Works & Sons, Ltd Lawrence Portland Cement 377aC — 12-4 12-23 — (year-end) 12-28 12- 12-15 3 Bleachery & 12-28 12-15 3 2 1- 12-20 —— (extra) 7 7* 1- 12-20 t$l — — Landers, Frary & Clark (quar.).. 7 1- 35C }50<Y 4 20c ... Maltine " $1.12 7a 12- 50c common—. 12- 1 12-15 $25c .... 12-15 12-13 12-20 1-15 12-15 2&C 55c 10c (quar.) Co. 1- 12-15 . Petroleum $18c ...— (Sarnia, Ont.) ~i 1- 1-28 1-1 12-15 1-1-49 $127aC preferred (quar.) Magma Copper Co.. Magor Car Corp. (quar.) 30c Lane-Wells tlV2c (quar.) international Investment Sessions k 3 1-15 12-30 $25c —— ... 20c - common —( Year-end Landis 15c (Increased & Loan 6 $37720 Macy (R. H.) & Co Mading Drug Stores, 20c $1.06 $l27aC $1 a— 12-20 12-10 MacMillan 1 11-30 Ltd.— 50c —— Ltd. (quar.) Laboratories, Inc. (initial) Lamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. (irreg.)— 12- 12- 11-15 12- 12-15 ■ .... (s-aj_ (extra)., Export Co., 2 12-15 1 11-30 30c 65c B 12-10 11- 12-15 Co., Ltd.— 10c (quar.) Shore Mines, Extra Steel Paper Co. R.) (quar.) A 12-19 12- 12-13 1 $25c ... (year-end) 25c — Ltd.. 3m 11-30 & (H. Class 12-22 12-15 8* 8* 25o $1.50 — .. (quar.)__ Power Class 12-22 12- 15c (irreg.)—.. 37 Vac quar.) Co.—— 3 12-20 preferred 2 25C (extra) Steel 1- $1.25 - Metal Co.' (John) 1- 12-14 Structural 11-30 1- 12-15 $$1.25 Drilling $1.50 Lake 1 12-21 & 12-15 10c Extra 4Va% preferred (quar.) International Minerals & Chemical Corp.— International 3-10-^3- $1 (quar.) ^ International 1 90C - Educational Harvester Co., International 12- 1- 12- 12-15 677ac 1-31-49 20c Mfg., $3 —, (quar.)—-— Co. — (quar.) & H.) 5% Oil MacLaren 1 12-15 12-29 25c $1.12 7a .....— (quar.) Lakeside 12-16 Machines— Cellucotton - — (quar.) 20c com. Ltd. (quar.) preferred (increased 272c — (quar.) Coke, 2nd .... 12-10 12-10 5% & preferred International Laclede 12-31 (quar.) . Special Labatt 12-31 — Special International 12-13 12-13 Powders, Ltd.— preferred Special — International 3 3 12-31 12-11 35c (quar.) common 47s% preferred A (quar.)..' La France Industries, 4% pfd. (quar.) Lamson preferred Coal (S. 1- 1$1.25 12-11 25c Company .... — participating preferred Participating (irreg.) 7% quar.) preferred 1- 137 VaC common. 3 12- Sons— $1.50 Mackinnon 3 2 12-15 2 Publications Mackinnie 1- 12- 88c ; ..... 12-10 2 12-23 3-20 70c ....... (quar.)_._— (s-a). Co— Extra MacFadden 12-31 12- 25c (quar.).., — 12-31 25c — ...... preferred Royalty 1-15 45c __— (quar.). Klein (D. Emil) Company— Knudson Creamery Co., common Koppers Company, Inc.— 4% Lusk & 12- 12-23 12-20 $4 ... 11-30 43c Kinney Mfg. Co., $6 non-cum preferred Kirsch Company, $1.50 preferred (quar.) 11-16 }$ 1.06 74 Ltd., & Corp., RR. Mortgage (M.) 12-23 127aC ... Lynchburg & Abingdon Telegraph Co. Lyon Metal Products (quar.) Maple Kingston Products Corp. (s-a)—. Kinney (G. R.) Co., Inc., common Lambton Telephone dividend International $1.25 (Initial preferred $1.50 Nashville 1-2-49 4-1-49 —... .... 12-15 1- 12-7 12-27 $2 (quar.) Exploration Extra 2 55c —z conv. ,12-14 - (quar.)—.. King-Seeley Corp., 5% conv. pfd. Kings port Press, Inc. (quar.)— 12-Z7 $1,067. 1- Wire— & (Walter) Extra k 12-30 .... (accum.) Kimberly-Clark Land 12-15 ^ — — common 50c (quar.)_ 4 75c (s-a) Keystone Steel Kroehler pfd. 7 12 Vac common (s-a)__— preferred 12-15 414% Business . $4 $7 12-29 — 6% partic. International 4% 1 12- 12- 25c (quar.)__.^ Keystone Pipe & Supply, 5% preferred (s-a) Portland Cement Co.— 25C Copper (year-end) (year-end) Co. (year-end)— Bronze . 12- Corp.— International Common 12-15 1 Keystone Kress Consolidated -Inter-Mountain A 12-30 1 1 12- 12-15 $1.75 "B-l" 12-15 preferred Steamship Class 1 12- 12-15 Mines, Ltd...—...... 4,K-2" 12-20 . Iron $3.50 3 Corp. Interlake Stock 2- Copper Common (quar.) Interlake 67c 12-20 12- 12- 4 12-15 •50c & Company Special Series 25C (accum.)— Industrial Stamping & Mfg.— Ingersoll-Rand Co., 6% preferred * 12-30 12-13 $2 Tool Co., dividend Inspiration Series .(quar.)——— Louis) Pneumatic Water preferred Industrial 3 HOC preferred Stock 12- $1 — _ (quar.) Industrial Bancshares Corp. ( < of Canada, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) Industrial Acceptance Corp., Industrial 12-14 125c 57c 4'/2% 1 1- 12-15 $1.12 7a Year-end —. Indianapolis 5% 12- - „ —■ ■Independent f 12-15 $1 (accum.)_-_ — . Leasehold Income * —• . 12-15 3 1 12-13 (quar.)— i 12 VaC — (James R.) Corp., (s-a) Addison Louisiana MacMillan preferred Kennecott 11-12 1- 3 12- 25c s (Julius) 6% 11-12 12-13 Corp.— Illinois Central RR.— imperial Tobacco Co. 12-13 12- $1.75 Kearney & Trecker_. : Kellogg Co., common (increased quar.) Kelvlnator of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) Kendall Company, $4.50 preferred (quar.). 12-10 $1.25 $6. pfd. Products (year-end)— Hygrade Food 8 12-10 50c common—-- (s-a) B 12- 35c (quar.) preferred 1 t$l (extra) Hydro-Electric Securities * 1- 12-20 1 12-29 12-29 $1.75 Common Company Kearney 8 12-20 t$1.25 (quar.)— Brick, Press 12- t$l & Smelting (quar.) Mortgage 12-24 1 70c : & 1-10 1- 50c — _-i— Extra Huron 175c —- Inc—— —— Hudson 25c 125c Co., Ltd., common Class A preferred (s-a)— 1- $1.50 (quar)_,_^.._. Co. ..... 10% preferred Kayser 12-10 — 3 $1 (quar.)_._. common Year-ond 12-31* Felt Hubbell $4.50 12-31* 93 %c 12- 11-26 25C ... Lowenstein Gas— Reyes Fiber, 6% prior preferred Keystone Custodian Funds— 12-17 12-23 56 7» c , ; (Texas)— Electric Howell ■- Co., ... Angeles Transit Lines $1 dividend Drug Los 40C Kerr — (quar.)_ common (quar.)——— (quar,)_— Co. Katz Natural . $1 3 " Houston Stock 12-20 1- 12-15 50c — — Corp., 3 $1 (year-end) com. (quar.) Finance preferred Houston $1.50 ———— (year-end) Inc. pfd. conv. 3%% 50c (quar.) 1- 5 12-10 50c 474% preferred A (quar.) Lowney (Walter M.), Ltd— ; Ludlow Manufacturing & Sales... Ludwig Baumann & Co. (see Baumann, Ludwig). 2c (quar.) ....... ■ 8 30c ■ — (quar.)— common 1- 12-10 12-23 62 Vic .... 1-14 1 12-23 12-13 62 ViC (quar.) 2- 15c (quar.) <quar.)__ Kansas-Nebraska 2 (initial).. Co. Parchment Co. Electric, common $6 preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Kawneer Corp., 6% pfd. (year-end)— Household i 11-24 $1.0674 _ Bearing Co Houdaille-Hershey - 12-15 Co.— Gibson Common Hotel 12-11 — Hoskins Hotel 12-17 12-20 (Frank Horner 1 $2 preferred (quar.)——— Inc. (year-end) ' W.), Ltd., class A (quar.)_+ Manufacturing Co. (year-end) 47a% Horder's, ... & — 12-20 25c — (quar.) j preferred 2nd conv. 11-10 50c Corp.— preferred 12- 12-15 12-31 12-31 $1 Kansas Gas & 12-7 (quar.);——— Electrochemical Hooker ■* Ltd. Co., • (Brooklyn, N. Y.) (quar.)— Co. Mining Honolulu 12-21 25c ——-—-- Co. 12-17 1 25c 75c Co 1- 1 12-10 ..28 66/lOOc Extra 1 $2.25 City Public Service Co.— (accum.) City'Southern Ry., com. (resumed). preferred preferred (quar.) Angeles Investment 11-30 12-20 preferred 4% 7% Los Title 5 2 $1 ; & 65C (quar.)_.__ common Extra Loujsville 1- 12-10 1- $1.60 (quar.).. Louisville 2- 12-15 2 25c (quar.) 1-18 2- 12-10 1- 6 1- $1 preferred 11-30 $1 12-31 877ac ... preferred Co., 1 20c 12-10 noc ..... preferred (P.) 3 12-14 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.), convertible 1- 12-10 12-3 *15c convertible 2- 87 VaC . ________ Manufacturing Kansas 12-29 , (quar.) 12-10 2-24 12-30 12-31 .......... 12-14 20c 50C Justrite $1 — 12-20 933/4C B 12-10 5% j— Home preferred 12-10 ■ (quar.)_._i._—— preferred $4 preferred A 12-24.. To.— 60c (quar.)., 11-24 15c ..... (quar.) ' Corp. 2-24 12-10 8-10-40 t$l Ltd Ltd. 5% Extra Oil 12-20 1 12-15 - 50c . 12-31 12-20 8-10-49 50c 6% 11-30 $1.25 ' Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co., torn. 4^% preferred (s-a) 16c —- Quarterly 3 Cement convertible Lorillard 11-30 Extra Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.— > 3 1- 75c 50C — 1- XlV4% common 50c (extra)—-. (quar.) ——-— 11-30 11-30 XlV4% Refining -j Jones & Laughlin 8teel, common (increased) 5% preferred A (quar.) Joseph & Feiss Co. (quar.) ■ 3 30c 4% Johnson 6 $25c 30c 50c — Paper 3 $1 —-— Dauch & 1-18 1- 11-30 1- 3 Lorain Coal & Dock— 11-30 11-30 Extra 12-21 1-28-49 30c (year-end) Inc. 12-31 25c 9 3 12-16 37 Vic ......... .... Star Gas Co. $1.20 11-19 1- 3 (quar.)^L^ preferred 12- 3 12-15 ■ Star 12-15 500 .... Mills, .■.» 12-15 12-22 60e ..... Theatres, Corp,..' : j 12-15 12-31 $1.10 Long-Bell Lumber (Md.), class A (accum.) Long-Bell Lumber (Mo.) (year-end),..—. Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., Inc.— 9 1- Johnson & Johnson, com. (increased quar.)„_ 4% 25c _ Appliances, Company, 1- 1 12- 12-15 Corp (quar.) Year-end Lone 12-14 xl34% Year-end 3%% 12-10 12-20 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. of Canada, Ltd.—* , Jewel Tea 12-10 12-20 — Monthly Hignway Saiety x$$1.75 (quar.)_ Jamaica Water Supply $5 preferred (quar, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.—:: Monthly Hinde \12-20 50c :—_ ' '■ 11-26 $3.50 —; preferred (s-a) Hewitt-Robins, Inc. (quar.) Hibbard, 12-22 12- 2, Aircraft (Marcus) Extra Lone 11-30 1- $7c D ■ 1 12-15 $25c (quar.) (quar.) C 34 %c 7% Ltd.-__ Public B 12- 12-15 $1.50 4 50c 12-15 : 12- — 12-15 1 75c 3 8 2 1- common 1- (year-end) —.1—i Chocolate Corp. (extra)—. Creamery Co. com. (quar.) 1- 12-15 20c 40c Corp._ 12-15 827aC Service, Ltd., com. (quar.) preferred A (quar.)_^„____ Powder 2 37 Vac Jamaica 12- (quar.).— 1- 12-31 3 $1.50 — Guaranteed Hosiery 11-30* 127ac (quar.)....— Special Candy 12-15 377aC ... 12-11 London 12-15 75c Co.— 12-11 Loft (quar.) Island 3 12-23 Inc. 12- 12-29 20c O/iglnal capital Special Guaranteed 93 %C pfd. 12-10 1- 12r23 25c 12-10 43 %c 1 12-15 ; 1 (quar.) 12- 2 (quar.)l^- (quar.) 1 25c pfd. 12-15 $1.75 pfd. 1- (quar.)_^___ par Co., 5Va% (C. J.) Little 1- (quar.) Light, 3.30% Public Service, common 3.75% -preferred (quar.) " Hendry 1 $1.62 7a 1- 60c 12-10* RR. 11-30 12-13 11-30 25c 12- Miami 12-13 177ac .... 11-30 877ic (quar.) 12-20 Loew's & * 12-15 12-10 Power A_ 11-30 12-13 25c Liquidometer Corp. (year-end). Lit Brothers, 6% preferred (quar,). $1.50 a_ 45c — - 1 12-24 preferred — (initial) new. com., 12- class convertible preferred (quar. (Thos. J.), Inc., 6% pfd. 51c 6% ■ com. Iowa 12-31 12-15 $1 12-13 50c i Lipton $1 ; $1 91V4c .■ 1 (quar.) 12-13 37 «&c ; ... 25c — (quar.) 12- Loew's, Iowa 35c (year-end)_ Corp. J.) Co.,-common preferred (quar.) 12-23 Lockheed 1 12- 12-15 1-14 12-15 12-15 6 11-30 12-31 Co. 12-15 12- 12-15 Lipe Rollway Corp. Oil 1-15 12- 1 Lion 1-15-49 12-15 12- 12-15 $75c 12-15 11-15 12-31 Co.. Match t50c 7% 12-15 Lion 50c preferred 12-23 12-15 12-16 50c (quar.) Foundation, Ltd., convertible 12-17* 25c 12-16 12-27 $1.25 : 1- 3 50C (H. 3.65% America - 1- 43 %C ^— 12-27 (interim) . (accum.) 6 (quar.)_. Investors Management Fund, Inc. (year-end) Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.— 6% 25c (reduced) Publications, "A" of tquar.) 6preferred (quar.) 3 12- When Holder4 Payable of Rec. 37T»c ... 60c 75c Brewing___ (G) 3 12-20 (quar.) participating preferred (quar.) Participating 7% prior preferred (quar.) Lindsay Light & Chemical, 7% pfd. (quar.) 15c 30c Co Hein-Werner Heinz 12-11 12- Common 6% 12-10 1 30C * Investment Co. 25c preferred Mining 12-11 2 12-23 6 7* 1- 30c * Co • Investment 1212- Share 55 (Washington, D. C.)— 40c Power 1 12-11 2 12-15 (quar.)— 8tores Consolidated 7% 1- . Company $1.20 quar.). Year-end $1 — * • 12- 1- (initial 12-15 12-22 5c Corp: . Year-end 7 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) Corp. Department Hecla 12-15 t20c '— 2nd issue pfd. preferred non-cum. Hazel-Atlas Hearn 5% Tobacco, $4 pfd. 12- tlOc — Hart-Carter Hartman 11-24 12-21 40c Co. (quar.) Ltd—i_— 12-17 40c (s-a) Harrisburg Steel Corp. (increased quar.)____ Co., 1 $1.25 433/4C (quar.)^_ Company (The), com. (interim) 5% prior preferred (quar.) * Interstate Department Stores (quar.) Interstate Hosiery Mills (quar.) Interstate Natural Gas., Inc 12-23 107* pfd. Machine-^—^ & Bakeries, com. (quar.) 12-23 1- 7% Name of $1.25 (year-end) Co., preferred $1.25 (quar.)__; 1— Chemical $4.80 Silver Per Payable of Rec. Lincoln Service Corp. Interstate 15c common— (quar.) Harrisburg Railway Co. 6 12-15 3 65c UOC ~ — dividend Battery 1- $20c i issue I- 1-20 $1.50 — preferred Hart International Staple 12-22 (quar.j com. preferred 2nd Harris-Seybold Co., Haishaw 8 25C Interstate ; 5% $5 International 12-13 : ———, Stoek International Salt Co. 3 1-3-49 Co Ltd Extra » 12-14 12- 1-3-49 $3 (quar.)—i... Harnlschfeger Corp. *■ 12-14 $L12Vi (2479) Holders When Share International Railways of Central America— 5% preferred (accum.) Refractories— Carpets, ; Extra . Name of Company . $1.06 V« — (quar.) Winkle-Munning preferred Harding I . Company (year-end Harbison-Walker 6% < CHRONICLE Per Payable of Rec. ♦ Hammermill FINANCIAL Holder i When Per & 7% At Thermit preferred Corp. (quar.) Metropolitan Building Co. (quar.) Name of Company , . Extra 97%c $1.08% 20c (quar.) Products, common (quar.)— Midvale Midwest Oil Co., — 12-15 37Vic 37 %c 37%c 25c 25c Common (quar.) Common (quar.) prior preferred (quar.) > $1 1 prior preferred > (quar.),—_• $1 prior preferred (quar.) $1 prior preferred (quar.) Miller Manufacturing Co.— Common (increased quar.) Class A (quar.)— Miller-Wohl Co., common (quar.) $1 > — (quar.) Public Service B Motor National Pressure Cooker 11-30 National Radiator 1-2-49 Co. National Standard Co. (quar.) National Steel Car Corp., Ltd. 12-20 4-2-49 3-20 - 7-2-49 Special 8-20 1-2-49, Year-end 12-20 4-2-49 6-20 National Sugar Refining 9-20 National 12-29 12-18 1-15 1- (quar.) National Tea, common (extra) 4'/4% preferred (quar.) 3.8% preferred (quar.) National Transit Pump & Machine Co Nazareth Cement Co., common (year-end), 5 1- 3 12-17 1- 3 12-17 12-20 1- 3 12- 4 12-20 7% 12-20 12- 6 12-15 12- 6 12-20 12- 6 15c $1.15 20c 25c l%c 3 12-15 1- 3 12-15 12-15 11-26 New 12-15 11-26 New 12- 1 12-15 11-15 12-15 12-15 11-15 —— (quar.f—-r---— preferred 6% ' - 1- 1 New 12-13 New 12- 12-20 New 12-31 New Jersey 1- 12-31 1- 3 7. 12-20 1- 2 12-16 N. 1- 3 11-30, 1- 3 1-3 f , ' 11-30 12-17 12-15 12- 5: . 12-15 - 12- 1 .„ 1- — Montreal Refrigerating Common 5% (year-end) Moore- Corp.,'Ltd., common (quar.),. Co. Extra — — preferred (quar.)—, x —— preferred A (quar. 7% preferred B (quar.) ,,,, Moore Drop Forging, common (quar.) 4%% convertible preferred (quar.),, Moore-McCormack Lines (quar.) 4% Morris MOtor Motor P.) (J. Morgan Products Motorola, Special Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills, Hew common (initial),-— Inc.— preferred (s-a) $6.75 prior preferred Producers Mountain • 5% New Extra 2 12- 2 preferred Co.— 1-15 12- 3 1- 1 Niles-Bement-Pond 12- 1 Noblitt-Sparks Industries, 1- 12- 1 1- 12- 1- 12-15 Year-end 12- 1 12-20 12-20 1212- System, Inc., common 6% preferred (quar.) — Mutual Telephone Co. (Hawaii)— 4.80% Dreferred A (quar.) • Myers : North Central Texas Oil Co, Northern Northern Indiana .1- 3 12-15 11-15 Hachman North & . National Aviation Nutrine 12-24 Oak 12-28 12-24 Ogilvie 12-15 12-28 - 1-15 1-15 11-26 Ohio 12- National 1 . Biscuit 12-31 Breweries, Cash Register Co. dividend Stock common —x_— 12-15 12-17 12-10 12-15 12- 7 12-15 (Detroit) 1- 1 12-21 12-23 12-24 12-22 12-10 2 Match 7* 7* 12-10 Ohio 12-10 $5 12-21 12-10 Ohio 12-20 12- 6 Old 12-20 12- 6 12-31 12-15 12-15 11-30 Water Omar, United 12-15 11-30 6% 11-27 Oneida, 6%' 12-lB $1.50 ; $2.50 , 12- 8 12-16 12- 5 12- 3 3 3 12- 3 12-15 12- 2 12-27 1- Ontario 1-17 2-15 1-17 12-13 11-18 75c 12-20 12-10 50c 12-21 12- 7 25c 12-15 12- 3-yr 12-15 12- 3 IOC 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 (quar.) Corp.—— (N. Y.) ; 40c ».• . (s-a)x. 1 40c,' - $5.50 30c - ....., 60c { 53c , $1- 50c 1-15 10 c 12-20 ;— 3 12-10 12-24 12-15 12- (quarj,— 50c 12-15 12-7 25c 12-21 12- 45c 1- 1 12-16 be issued, the in in but 80c shares thereof lieu of amount x—<— share a 5% Pioneer Pitney-Bowes, 3 12-15 12- 12-20 12-10 SOc 12-20 12- 2 22 %c 12-20 12-30 12-14 45c 12-29 12-10 12-29 12-10 93 %c 1- 1 12-20 $1.50 1- 3 12-16 1-3 12-14 12- 8 12-15 12- ; $1 12-24 12- 8 1 Plough, 1 12-15 50c 12-15 12- 12-31 12-10 3 12-15 25c 12-22 12-10 12-22 12-10 Polaris $1.25 12-22 12-10 Pond 1 12-14 Porter (H. 12-20 11-30 Porter (H. Inc. 3-21-49 2-28 Portland 5-31 Potomac 12-14 11- 5 12-14 11- 3.60% 5 Powdrell 12-15 Powell 3 Co., (quar.) 12-10 6% 1st preferred 6% non-cum. 12-20 12-10 Pratt Preston 12-20 SI 12-31 12-20 Price $1 12-17 12- 10c $1.50 12-31 12-10 131%c 12-15 1-15 3 & 12-31 1-20 12-20 11- 12-20 11- 5* 12-23 12- 9 12-15 12- 9 10c 12-15 12- 1 12-31 12-15 12-15 $1.50 12-23 12-15 22 %c 12-27 1- 12- 3 12- 3 12-15 12- 1 $40c 12-15 11-24 $65c — 2 25c (quar.) 12-15 11-24 12-31 11-19 1-15 12-20 1- — (quar.) preferred $81.50 Co., Co., 5% pfd. Ltd 4% ?75c 1-15 1- 3 12-20 12-31 12-10 $1%C 1-15 12-15 —. ! Ltd (s-a) $$2 $3c preferred Washington Paper, Ltd., (quar.) Insurance 4% $1.25 1- 2 12- 1- 6 12-10 12-16 12- 1 6 3 *30c 12-24 12-24 12- 3 $50c (quar.). pfd. (quar.)— Public National Bank & Trust , Quarterly " 12-20 75 c (quar.)— 20c Provincial 12- 2 125C 5* 3 62 %c 45c partic. Mines, Providence 2 Ltd.— Participating convertible preferred (quar.) 12-15 1-20 ' $35c common Inc.— Dome Mines, East Bros. Prosperity 12-10 12- 12-10 3 1- 12-15 12- 4 12- 12-31 J37%c (quar.)— (interim) Proprietary 12-31 12-13 12-23 $1 Lambert, 12-10 +75c 12-30 of Canada, Ltd.— 12-31 ■ 11-29 11-15 5c — Corp. & 11-29 12-21 12-15 50c — (quar.)_ (quar.) (quar.) Ltd. 37 %c of America— 20c 12-21 6c (quar.) Alexander, Inc. 11-22 preferred A (quar.) class B (year-end)., 12-10 11-24 10c — (Mass.) (Penna.) 5% pfd Mills, 6% pfd. (quar.)— Woolen Common 12-10 4 50c preferred River 1- 12-15 $1 Inc. Electric Power, & 3 15c Co., Inc. 2 : 12-10 1- 60c , Extra Power Co 12-29 $5 Pocahontas K.), 12-14* 12-10 $1.75 (quar.) Minig Co. K.) 12-14* 12-29 2% (quar.)— Creek 7 6%. dividend Stock 6-20-49 1- 12-20 1- $1.75 Plymouth 25c $1.25 1- 1 12-24 ■- 30c Cordage Co., common Employees stock Plymouth Oil Co. (cash dividend) 10c 12- (quar.),. 11-29 15C 8 12- 1 12-13 25c ; 12- 12-15 3 11-29 Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry. (resumed)— Pittston Company (quar.) — — Pleasant Valley Wine__x— —^ 12-24 $1.40 1- 12- 12-13 15c —— 50C (quar.) 12-17 12-15 60c x— — — 12-17 1-15 1- 53 %c (year-end» Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne St Chicago Ry.— Common (quar.) __x___; —* — 7% preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. (irreg. 1 Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt (quar.),,,.— Extra 12- 7 12-27 15c Forgings Co __x Stock dividend at the rate of 6/100ths of one share of each one held— 1 12-17 12-27 15C Pittsburgh 11-24 12-10 30c (quar.) St Chemical — 12-20 $1 —,, Extra 2 12-15 40c (quar,), common preferred 3 12- 1 25c : 4%% 12- 12-14 20c $4 preferred (quar.), Suspender Co. (quar.) Pittsburgh Coke 12-14 12-14 93 %C Mills, Inc., 1-3 50c 20c Year-end 12-14 22 %C Extra PiUsbury 11-22 7% Corp. (special)— —— Phoenix Hosiery Co —_— Pierce Governor Co. (quar.)*—— . 11-22 12-31 75c — (quar.),, A 1 12-31 25c (quar.) Corp., common dividend preferred 12- 30c Stock 3%% 11-19 * be 12-27 3 12-15 12-15 - $1 * 12-10 1 fractional (No Increased 11-30 V i •' 12-24 1- 1-15 1- 1 12-11 1 $1 — dividend 12-27 97 %c 1- $1.12% - 7 1 1-15 (quar.) 1- 12-15 $1.12% Beauty Supply Co., ,__J (quar.) f 12-15 20c 20c , ... .. 1 12-ie 1- . 1- 12-10 12-23 25c 12-10 37 %c * ' . 12-22. 1 $1.50 paid.)—1 Philadelphia Electric Co., com. (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Reading Coal & Iron- 12-21 3 $1.25 : 12- 6 $1,12% will 1 3 1- 12-15! '* 12-27 1 6 1- $1.10 3 12- 12-20 ——J 12-15 1- 12- 2 ——— 12-15 3 3 Stock 1- 3 11-30 1- V 3 will 1- 12-15 12-3i: . 1- cash 20c 12-10 1- 9 $25C . 12.-10 12-13 9 $25c 12-10 1- 3 1- 3 $1.25 ; /. 12-10 12-20 X $1.12% i . 12-10 1 $1.50 1- . 1- ) 12-10., 12-20 ; i-< 1 $1.25 . "i- 12-31 75c Filters, preferred 2-15 $$1.50 $1 12- 12-23 6 $75c SI 12-15 Corp, 1- 2- 7 $1.25 11-30 (quar.), (quar.) pfd. (quar.) Ltdy. common 12-15 87 %c 12-20 Inc;, common, (quar.) — preferred (quar.),———— 12-15 11-26 1-49 50c (quar.) 20c 4% 11-30 12-14 , (quar.) Bourse 2 common Extra Oliver 11-30 12-15 70c (quar.),,— (Chas.) Philadelphia 1 1- — Olin Industries, 25c 1- 2 12- 12-20 common Service 12-15 $1.03% 62 %C 1- America St Co., 3%% pfd. 12-20 — common Life Insurance Co. Line Quarterly 11-30 of Corp. $4.50 com.,, (quar.) preferred .12-15 Philadelphia Company, $3 preferred (quar.), •6 preferred (quar.) — Philadelphia Dairy Products— $4.50 1st preferred (quar.)__ $4 non-cum. 2nd preferred (quar.) 11-29 12-15 Holding— Service 12V2c $1 Petroleum 25c non-cura. Co. preferred 4%% 12-17 1 1- 3 12- 6 — (quar.) Company 12-17 25c 2-15-49 common 15C (year-ecd) Public Service, 3.90% pfd. Seamless Tube (irreg.) Ohio 1-15 12- 12-17 Co., 40c Oil Ohio 12- 25c ' Co., 1 12-28 (quar.) common Company Milk 12- 20C common Co., 5% 1 12- (quar.) Stove 12-27 87%C Extra 12- 12-31 Pet 25c 50c (quar.) tie non-cum. 2nd preferred— tie non-cum, 1st preferred $40c Common Ohio 1-14 1- 3 1- 3 $1.75 12-15 Pfizer , common,, preferred prior 5% Ohio Leather 12- Phillips-Jones A (quar.) Ltd., Co., 12-15 $35c Engineering $4.12% :—.■ preferred 3 7 12-31 $20c common (quar.) Corp. (year-end) Permutit 3 12-13* 25c class A Co., Finance 4%% 25c Natidnal City Lines, common— / $4 preferred A (quar,),,—x— Ohio 1-14 50c ; Extra $1.06% 12-15 12- 11-26 12-20 preferred 12- 12- 12-15 (quar.) Ltd., Perfection 12-15 (quar.) Edison 4.40% 10% (quar.) 11-26 15C r.— Preferred 40c $50c $43c (quar.), ,12-15 Co Co., 12-24 20c — preferred Philco Public Service Co., Confection Co., Qhio " 40c (initial)— National Casualty Co. Erie 12-27 20c (year-end) ; National Casket Co., $7 preferred National 11-23) 25c preferred National 12-12 1- 3 93%c —_ 12-10 Corp Mills, Flour Brass Ohio 12c 75c common— 1-2-49 50C ■ Qlass- ,B v 12-31 40c Ltd., common (quar.) _ National Can Co. (resumed) National New 12-16 RR.— Co., $1.12% Greyhound Lines— 3%% preferred (quar.) Northwestern Telegraph (s-a) Nova Scotia Light St Power Co., Ltd. (quar.) Candy 1-15 5c Telephone, $2.10 pfd. I quar.) Pennsylvania Water & Power, com. (quar.). ; $5 preferred (quar.) Peoples Drug Stores (increased quar.),,,— . Peoples Gas Light & Coke ; Pep Boys (The) (irreg.) Perfect Circle Corp, (quar.)—— 5Cc 1— Manufacturing Co. 12-23 2%c Pennsylvania Northland, Ohio Special 7% $1 25c $1.50 4c 37%c ' (irreg.) 12-10 2 12- 10c Corp. 12-15 1-1-49 15c 12-15 12-20 Automotive *1-3 (quar,),,, Refractories Illinois (quar.),, Pennsylvania Power St Light, common — 4%% preferred (quar.),,,——_________ Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co—— — 1 $2.50 convertible preferred (quar.) 4y»% preferred (quar.) — Northern Natural Gas Co. (increased) 1-2 12-28 (s-a) Securities Co., Inc. (Md.)_ Fibres, Inc. (extra)— National 12- Corp.— i 50c 50c guaranteed IY2 % Hation-Wlde 1 . American 12-10 (quar.) Decatur — Extra 1- 3 (quar.) 1 12- " 11-15 12-20 Corp. Namm's, Inc. Nashville B Class 1-2-49 50c Telephone Co.— (quar.) 75c 12-13 ; 12-16 $1 Pennsylvania: Glass Sand Corp., com. Xquar.), 5% preferred (quar.) — Pennsylvania Industries, Inc.—• . 1 $6 preferred (accum.) 12-10 v Investment 11-30 North 12-13 25c & Bros. Co. 12- 3 93 %c '5%% . 12-13 $1 (F. E.) 12-15 $4.50 — preferred (accum.) preferred (accum.) American Raycn, class 6% , 11-26 $1 Pennsylvania Exchange Bank 25c 11-30 12-13 12-17 Extra 12- 3 / $1.50 quar.),. preferred 80c prior preferred 1- 3 . 11-24 12-17 40c 7% 12-17 12-17 ."—J 6 12- 12-15 1- (quar.) 12-27 , 12-15 30c (quar.)—— common Brewing, 5%% pfd. (accum.) & Ford, Ltd. (year-end) Pennsylvania Corp.— 12-15 $1 12-15 75c Co.— (quar.) 7 Corp. preferred 35c 35c 20c * 12- 12- American 12- 7 Line 1- 30c 12-15 2 12-15 12-13 7 1- 3 75c 6 12-31 Pennsylvania Coal & Coke,, Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corp. 6 12-24 25c r 2 12-15 1- .; < 12-15 1-14 12-10 12-31 93 %C 1 12-31 $1.50 12-15 12-16 1- 12- 2 $45C 3 11-25 6 12-20 1- $2.50 12-31 12- Finance 12-15 12-15 $37 Pennsylvania Bankshares & Securities Corp. (year-end) ' 12-15 Car 12-15 2 3 $1.50 Pennroad 12-15 convertible 2 1- 1- 50c (s-a) 12-15 12- 1- 25c . . 50c $6 40c $2 12-17 (quar.) preferred II $$1 North American 12-17 (quar.) preferred , 12-17 12-30 (year-end) dividend) Pictures ; 1 12-30 6%% Ltd. Companies, Penman's, 5 .. Ltd. 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-15 12-15 12-15 .x_: 1- 37 %C 40c Mutual 12-31 1—_ $1 75c $1.18% > 12-17 1-15 15c (year-end) Co. American - — 12-23 Inc (increased Corp. Electric Nopco Chemical Noranda Mines, 12- $1 Pipe (cash Common 20c - 4%% x 1 7% Penick 12-20 Noma 1 . Muskegon Piston Ring Co — Mutual Chemical, 6% preferred (quar.) 12- — worth (increased quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) Murray Ohio Mfg. Co. (quar.) 12-15 \ > 12-15 3 12-30 - Transportation (quar.) Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Peller (interim) Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. (increased quar.), 12-15 1- Eastern 40c 25c - 6 Extra 12-10 x Common 12- $40c 1- - Munsingwear, Inc. (year-end)— — Murphy (G. C.) Company, com. (year-end) 4%% preferred (quar.) Murray Corp. of America— j ' Paton 3 12-15 1- 12-15 $1 (irreg.) preferred (quar.) 5% 5c Year-end 1 12- 12-20 ,..25c 11-27 1- 1-1 • $2.50 Parmelee 1- -■» . 62%c „ 11-27 3 12-11 Park Chemical Co., common 4 6 1- 12-23 "f $4 (quar.)— Paramount 2- 1-14 11-24 50c — — Express Tubes, preferred 12- 1- i" Co. 4 50c Share Corp., class B (irreg.) Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Ltd. (quar.),,. 12-15 1- $3.50 $3.37% quar.) 2- 1 12- (quar.) preferred 4% 7. 12-15 — preferred (quar.), Mfg., Co., 5% preferred 4% 12- 12-15 37 %C ; (s-a), Co. preferredx,, Telephone St Telegraph Co., common Paraffine 11-30 . • (s-a)_, 12-16 11-30 American Co 1 12-13 12-13 12-14 10c Mills 12-15 Yoar-end North $2 Common 5 Niagara 12-11 (s-a) ^(initial common 12- 12-16 , (s-a).,^^ Manufacturing Mullins 12-16 12-16 Co.-—___ Brass 12- 11-30 Brewing Co., com. (s-a), participating Mueller 3 2 1- 12-29 Extra Muehleback (Geo.) 12- 3 North 7% . 1- 2 12-30 „ 12-13 •' 12-6 1 1- 50c I 12-15 1—-—-— 12-15 , 2 3 6 — — common— Intermountain 2-15 $1 75c preferred (quar.), — Newport Industries, Inc., common preferred (quar,),,. ——;— 4V*% Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. $1.25 50c ,—-.-,—7 — Panhandle 7 . share. 30c Year-end 12-15 2 12- Inc.— 1st preferred 2nd preferred Indemnity 12-21 $1.12% 3%% (quar.),,—25c X 25c Inc. 3 1- Newport Electric Corp.— 12-15 Corp 1- 12-15 Co. $2 59%c Company & Page-Hershey 1- 1-1 15c Pacolet 11-30 Y. Chicago Si St. 37%c Paper Mills, 4% % preferred (quar.), Finance, $5 preferred (quar.),,, 11-30 12-17 V 12-31 25c t$1.75 t$1.75 15c 59%c . 7% 11-30 12-14 ■■ $95c $$1.50 $50c $75c 145c — Telegraph ■ & Storage, Ltd.— preferred Montreal 11-15 12-15 1- 8 $15c 15c Pacific Portland Cement, ' $70c „ —— 1st 12-15. . . ———x 2 1- share plus this dividepd—,——43c Locomotive Works, Ltd.— „. Increased quarterly —_ 130c Extra 12-17 ,12-15 per Montreal 1 Auction York New 12-10 • *J — . York Air, Brake Co. New 1-11 12-20 Extra — (special) wwrttrwyrfx (qua/J^—— Louis RR.— .11 6% preferred A (accum.) New York Hotels Statler (year-end). — New York & Harlem RR. (s-a),—,-,,,,--. New York State Electric St Gas Corp.—. 3%% preferred (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) Newmont Mining Corp. (year-end),——_ Stock dividend (One share of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting capital stock for each 25 shares held).. Fractions will be paid in cash at the rate of $46.75 per 12-15 J50c Molybdenum Corp. of America 12 %c Monarch < Knitting, Ltd., comintn...(.quac.j„„.,.. 125c 4%% preferred (quar.) $$1.12% Monarch, Life Assurance Co.. JWipnipegj.— .. v Semi-annual , p.-*-****.-,. $$1.80 Monolith Portland Cement, pfd. (accum.),. 50c Monolith Portland Midwest— > 8% preferred (quar.)x 1 50c Monroe Auto Equipment, 5% pfd. (quar.)62 %c Monroe Chemical Co., $3.50 pfd. (quar.)—„ 87%c Montreal Cottons, Ltd., 7% pfd. (quar.) $43c 7% preferred (final) entire issue being '*■ called for redemption on Dec. 31 at $40 Pacific 12-15 Co., Extra Pacific 12-15 pfd, (quar.) Power & Light, 4% New .Jersey Zinc (year-end) New Park Mining Co.__ 11-2.7. 3 12-15 12-14 Telephone & Telegraph f * $1.-25 Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. (quar.), • 50c Haven Gas Light (quar.) 40c Haven Water Co. (s-a) — $1.50 .7.-1-10, 82 %c « 3 12-24 12-22 1-15 England New , • '• (initial),, England Fire Insurance Co. (quar.) England Gas & Electric Association— 4%% preferred (quar.) ——> New — Co., Ltd— (Robert) Extra (quar,), New 12- 3 Pacific 12-15 3 1-15 25c tl3c tlOc 13c (quar.) Co. Mines, Ltd. Calumet New 12-15 12-10 1- 3 15c (accum.) Brunswick Telephone Co., Ltd. 3 1- non-cum. Peninsular Machine Britain $4 12-22 Co.— Mur participating class $2 12-1 20c 25c (Herman) Corp Nestle-Le 1- $25c 125c Mobile & Birmingham RR., 4% pfd .(s-a)_ $2 Modern Containers, Ltd., common (initial)$50c Class A ——125c Mohawk Carpet Mills (year-end)$1 MOjud Hosiery Co., common .(special),—, 20c Molson's Brewery, Ltd. (extra) —», $25c Extra Mitchell preferred (s-a) Bros., Inc. (quar.) non-cum. 12-27 8 12- Co $5 12-2Q $1 $3.50 20c Extra Products Pacific 12-22 6% 6. 12- ' .12-20 Pacific 12- 2 1- 2 50C : 3 Coast , 1- Co. (quar.),,, $1.50 preference Pacific Clay 12-20 $1.50 (quar.j $$1.25 Investors, (year-end) 12-31 15c Neisner Nelson 1- 5 $1.12%: Fisheries American Common 12- 3* 2-15 12-15 1- $1.25 Pacific Atlantic Telegraph 1- 1 Inc Sugar Plantation Pacific-American $1,12% 50c 53y«c 47y2c preferred Paauhau 12-li 1- 12-10 (quar*),. Co., 12-15 25c Extra 4%% 1-10 Brush Fibre 1-3-49 1- 1-14 12-20 (quar.),,. 1-3-49 40c (increased quar.) Supply Co., com. Ox 1-14 2-15 $15 Light, Heat & Power Co., Ltd., com. preferred Pacific $1 $1 10% 50c — 5% 2-15 t25c $25c preferred 6% Ry. 12-lfc 1.-14 ————- 7-2-49 $1.25 (quar.) Ltd. Co., 8.) (J. :— 10-2-49 11-22 12-18 (quar.)— — 12- 3 > $$1.75 : ,x—x 1-3-49 J37y2c }25c (quar.) dividend Stock 3-20 Electric Extra 12-15 50c — National Steel Corp. 9-20 10-2-49 (N. Y.)„ (quar.) — Mfg. & Screw National 12-20 Ottawa 3 2- L 1-14 $25c Otis Elevator Co., 3 12- $1.10 25c 37'/2c 15c 25c $1 73c (quar.), Co. (quar.) National Safety Bank St Trust Co. 1-2-49 3 12- ?5c National Rubber Machinery 12-13 2 12- 12-20 Co.— Co 12-18 Mitchell Bearing National 30c $75c Missouri — — Castings Year-End 1- 4 12-13 1- 56%c 75c 50c 50c — 11-15 12-15 10c 15c 20c convertible preferred (quar.) Minneapolis Brewing Co — Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator (extra) — Minneapolis St St. Louis Ry. (year-end) Minnesota Valley Canning 5% preferred (quar.)— Mission Appliance Corp. (quar.) Mississippi Power, $4.60 preferred (quar,),, Mississippi Valley Barge Line (s-a) Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line, common (quar.) 11-15. 1-14 25c 25c 4%% 11-15 12-22 12%c (quar.) 11-15 12-15 56 %c 37 %c preferred (quar.) Miller St Hart, Inc., com. (increased quar.)_ Special 4%% preferred (quar.). 5% preferred (quar.) National Lock Co. (quar.) National Malleable & Steel (quar.) American Lumber (year-end)— Oswego Falls Corp., 4%% preferred (quar.) 2 1- < 12-15 2-15 ; ,x,x preferred 12-20 $1.75 $1.50 15c $1.12'/2 $1-25 '-if(quar.)— common 4'/2% 12-15 Reclaiming Co.— Midwest Rubber Linen Service, 12-13 12-15 *1 37 %c pfd. (quar.) Mid-West Refineries, $1.50 conv. (quar.) (quar.) A 6% preferred B National 7% 1- 3 Oregon 12-20 5% 12-14 12-15 1-2-49 12- 3 20 share for each (one 12-23 4c 20c 15c •' i dividend preferred 7% 12-14 12- 6 $$1.25 Co.,, Co., Ltd.— (quar.) Extra 12-10 12-16 Ottawa held) 1 1- —- preferred (s-a) Participating —--— Piping & Supply- „ (quar.).—, common Products 12-10 5 1- & Steel Common 12-15' 25c Stock 1 12-14, 12-22 12-22*. 60c 8% Class 11-27* 12- Co., 30c 12%c 15c 50c $15c t30c 25c Extra 11-27* 60c Midwest Common 12-22 (quar.) (increased quar.) Lead National 12-10 12-22 — ; Extra 1 25c (s-a) common Extra 12- Class B —— (reduced) Company 6% 1- 50c *2 preferred (quar.) $2 non-cum. 8% preferred Co., Glass Co., Inc., common convertible- preferred (quar.) National Gypstim Co. (year-end)— National Hosiery Mills, Ltd., class A National 12- 25c $6 (quar.)—. (year-end) . St Electric National Gas 12-15 3 12- Loan Ontario 12-15 3 1- 12-15 Holder$ Payable of Rec. %25c Debenture Ontario i_n •" 50c (Hartford)— Co. Insurance Quarterly When Per Share Name of Company Payable of Rec. Share of Company Fire National 11-29 3 1-3-49 60c $1-20 (year-end) of Rec. 12- 3 12- 3 12-17 60c year-end) Midland Oil Corp./$1 conv. pfd. Name 12-17 25c — A Midland 8teel 1- $1.50 75c — Mickelberry's Food Products $2.40 preferred (quar.) M'ddi* States Petroleum, class B Class Payable 1- 2 1-2 12-20 Share . Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.90% pfd. 4.35% pre/erred (initial quar.) Metropolitan Paving Brick Co Michigan Associated Telephone— 6% -preferred (quar.) Michigan Surety Co. (s-a)„ Holders When • Holders When Per Per , Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (2480) 56 —T Co. (N. Y.) — , 50c %' 3 12-20 * .Volume 168 THE Number 4759 Per Name of Company Share Public Service Electric $1.40 When & Co Gas dividend preference (quar.) 12-31 35c Public Service Co. of New Hampshire (quar.) 45c common 12-31 12-15 Name of Company 12- 1 & •Co., Ltd,: „(extra)— Seaboard Air Line, 5% preferred-- Seaboard preferred Publication Corp. Extra non-voting 'Extra 12-15 Seaboard 7% ; Company, 5% Extra, (Geo.) 3 12-17 _______ of 4 %% 7 5% 12-28 12- 7 1- 1 1-10 12-15 1 Fund Boston (year-end)_ $1.25 6% preferred (quar.) Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. Quebec Manitou Mirtes, Ltd. Quebec Power Co. (quar.). 2-28 2- Title Real - Silk 1 12- 6 12-15 12- 1 1- 1- 3 "5% 12-10 2 12-17 1- Red Hosiery- Mills, ' (quar.)__ " oommon 4%% Stores. Roller Bit pfd. " 12-15" Mfg. 3%% , 50c * (quar.:)__ 10c ** _ t50c 12- 25c 12-15 12-1$ Co. of Canada— ' ' V * 11-29 12-15 11-29 1- 2 (s-a) ^ -'7^ 12-11 11-29 Silverwood Dairies, 12-10 Silverwood Western 2 1- 12- preferred 12- 3* Simmons 11-19 2 12-15 50(5 5% 3* Simonds Saw Company 12-15 115c 1- 3 • Co. (111.)— 4Vi % preferred : _r.:-! - Remington Arms Co., Inc., 4 ; ' iquar.) (year-end) ' 12- 6 12-15 12- 25c 1-3-49 12- 12- 2-1-49 $1 12-17 12- 12-15" ; $1.60 ; 15c 2-1-49 1-15 " 50c (quar.) dividend prior preferred Stock, 5 Vi % dividend A (quar.)_____. $4 0 Reynolds Class Manufacturing Co., Rhinelander Paper Co. 12-10 Rice-Stix Selection (year-end) 6% Sloss-Sheffield Smith 1 12-16* $2 12- 9 common Steel Solar $1.25 1- 3 12-15 Tennessee 50c Iron & Richfield Co. Stoker .__ 12-20 " 11-30 South 1- 3 50c J50c 1-20 50c 12-13 15c 1-15 12-31 10c 12-20 : 31V4C $1.37 12-31 1- 1 12- 12-17 '12-7 12- ' (quar.) 3 Sub * 4%% 12- A 12- • '- (s-a) - . Textiles, 12-15 4% Southern Natural 12-20* Southern Pacific 1 12-20* Southern 1 12-20 1-1 12-20 2- $2 1- 1 'l-: 3 Roeser Comoum 1-1-49 12-15 Roos Industries Rotary _ (quar. )______ Corp. Royal preferred Ruberoid Stock Russell Company 5% 7% Industries, Russell Mfg. Products 4 10% 1st Francisco 1_!' pfd. (quar.) Ltd. 5% pfd. A (quar.) cSass A (quar.) Pacific Ry.— Co. 1-15 1- 3 1-15 1- 3 12-22 12- 3 12-22 12a 3 l-3-s9 1- 3 1- 3 6 12-10 series A Remedial Loan preferred Sparks convertible 6% 7 7 12-15 11-30 Spiegel, (E. (quar.) Co., 12-10 Standard-Coosa.-Thatcher preferred 12-10 Standard Dredging 12- 6 Standard t$1.06 J1-1-40 12- fl $1.25 1- 3 12Vic 12-15 12-15 12- 75c 12- 12-15 11-29 1* . 1- 2 12- 3 & of Standard Oil 11-30 3%% 12-15 11-30 Standard Steel 12-17 12- Standard 12-10 12-15 12-15 12-10 12-15 11-30 preferred L Corp., 11-29 11-29 12-15 12-15 7%c 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 (stock Co., Inc. 27Vic 2-1-49 1-18 Starrett 27%c 5-1-49 4-18 State 27V2c 8-1-49 7-18 62Vic 12-13 12-15 11-29 Axle S.) Light $1.06% Century-Fox 12-15 1- 5 Common « Udylite Union 12-15 12-15 11-15 1- 1 12-13 1- 1 12-20 1 3 12-15 3"n 12-15 12-13, 12- e 12-13t. 12- 0 12-2051' 11-30 3c 1-31 1-10 t25c ' . Paper Co., common (increased quar.)_ (quar.) Manufacturing Co., preferred (quar.) 85c common 50c 21- 11-29* 1 3 1-17* 12-14 91V4C 3-1 Co., 3^35% pfd. (quar.)_ 833/4C Scranton Lace Co.- (year-end) $1.20 Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service, com.1 17%c 4.10% preferred (quar.)__ $1.02% 1- 2 12-10 12-14 11-30 12-15: 12- 6 12-15 12- 0 _____ Electric : 2rl4 6% preferred preferred Paper & 12-14 3 12-14 1- 3 12-14 1- 3 12-14 1- 1 53y8c Steak-n-Shake, 12-15 11-15 12-15 11-30 30c 12-15 12- 50c 12-23 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 :37%c 12-23 12- 1 * , . 62 %c 1-3-49 12-18 3-1-49 3-19 (quar.) 12-20 1334c . •v Stedman Brothers, 12-10 1- 3 12-10 50c 12-17 12-17 50c 1- Metal $6 12- — 25c 12-22 12-10 ; $1 12-22 12-10 $1.50 12-22 (quar.)___l__—— $1.25 1- 3 12- 0 1- 3 12- 6 Mfg. Co., (quar.) common ' ' preferred Pacific (quar.) RR. Union Sulphur' Co :____ Funds, Fund. "B"— Fund Fund Freferred 35c 12-15 11-30 12-15 11-30 9334c -25c $1.25 1-14 12-24 United 12-27 12-15 United 12-20 12- 6 5% United Chemicals, 12-14 12- 3 United 11-30 . 12-10 12-10 12-20 1_ Circuit, Inc 12-29 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 United Fruit 12-15 12- 1 United Gas* 5c 1-3 12-15 Un(ted Gas. Improvement ;<s-a) $1.25 12-31 1-3 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 75c (quar.) 75c 12- 12-15 40c — pfd. 12-17 $1 — 12-10 11-30 75 c — 3 2-20 12-15 "Sterling Aluminum Products (quar.) 12-15 1- Sterling Drug, — 3%% preferred (quar.) 87%c class Extra* United A preferred Co. * 1-3-49 50c 1-14 12- 25c 1- 3 12-10 65C 12-18 11-24 20c 12-18 11-24 60(T 12-28 25c 12-31 25c Corp.—2—— —__1—- 1—, — Illuminating —— -Col—>t,~__- 12- 6 United Income 12- 6 i*»i(ted Merchants & .Mintt/acturers 12-16 Uhited Molasses 1- 3 3 t75c (quar.) (quar.)— 12-20 , 1 12-22 12-23 12-13 13- 12-20 11-16 12- * 6% 12-20 35c 12- 2 $1.75 — 12-15 35c Extra 6 Inc.— Dyewood Corp. 7% pfd. (accum.) United Fuel Investments, Ltd.— 25c 12-15 12-10 15C (quar.) $3 12-20 12-20 32c 20c — (year-end) Theatre preferred 12-14 12-10 9c , (quar.K Fund Corp. 12-23 12-20 19c — — Fund-, United Accumulative Aircraft 12-14 $1.25 Rope Corp. Artists' 12-23 '$1 .__ "C" Stock Corporation, 12-15 "A"— Union Common Stock Fund Wire 12-10 Inc.— Bond Bond • 7 19c — Trusteed Union Union 75c — Year-end Union Bond J 15c 12-10 12-10 12-16 Union (quar.) 12-10 3 20c 37%c pfd. 3 3 $1.25 Co Union Ltd. 4 1- 1- •50c ; : 60c Stecher-Traung Lithograph, 5% 12- 1-15 25c (quar.)__i. Union (quar.) 3 ' (quar.)— 25c Inc, 12-10 2%c $1.75 Carbon—— & 12-10 (quar.) 1 3 t25c (quar.) Corp.— Co. 12-20 class A 1- 11- - 12-14 $1.12% Power —_— $1.20 & Finance Corp., 12-15 3 t$1.12% 25c Rubber & 12-10 B . 1- t25c ' Loan Class 12-30 1-3 87 %c (quar.)_ 1 12-17 1- 2 $1 5C —__r— _____——, 1-28 Acid 12- 12-15 62 %c Investment Union 12-20 1- 1- 15c (quar.) Carbide Extra 12-20 1-1 1- 3 12-30 $1.75 f,->. 12-27 12-27 12-10* 1- $1 1 12-20 - 12-20 35c preferred — Bag Union 12- 12-21 11-26 50c - Extra Union 12-31 12-31 Corp. Asbestos Union 12-10 10c 18%c 12-15 tlbc (quar.) Extra 12-20 3 5c 12-13 12-13 25C :: Film Tyler Fixture Corp., 5%% 1-17 1-17 12-10 3 • 11-24 2-1-49 8-15 12-27 1- (quar.)___— 208 South LaSalle Street Corp., com (quar.) , 3-15 12-31 20c i__ & 12-20 : 12-10 t25c Electric Gas United (quar.) 12-28 —J 5% (quar.) 1-10 12-31 (quar.)—J— convertible $1 , 6-25-49 i .- $1.50 12-15 12-15 1-49 tlOc $4.50 11-26 1-1-49 $1.12% $1.75 prior pfd..__ Ltd., class A (initial) 1 12-13 2-1-49 3 1 (quar.). A Corp., 6 12-18 12- ■ Common 50c 87Vic * pfd. — 12- 12-15. 12-15 (s-a)_—— 12- .12-18 3 12- ; 12- 3 4- , 12-15 J- 3- 12- 50c (irreg.)-____. *12-15 12-31 12-16 50c Co._— (quar.) prior preferred 12-31 12-16 .u_ (quar,)—— (initial)— ——_L Twentieth 12-15 12-13 12-13 1 50C 25c (quar.)_ Company (quar.) (quar.) A,(quar.)__ Tucson 8 12-11 1 1-15 1- $1.06 % common—1_ — dividend)- (year-end) Inc. (year-end) Phosphate & (L. A A 8 12-11 40C , 12- 1 12-15 (quar.) 4%% B preferred 12- $1 (year-end) Dreferred B 12-15 11-24 $1.75 Co., 4% preferred (quar.)— Tri-West- Petroleums, class A (Initial) Troy & Greenbush RR. Association <s-a)_ 1-12 1- 25c 11-24 1 '$4 Extra 4% % 1- 25c , (quar.) 75c $1.25 Co. Works preferred preferred ' 12%c 25c com (quar.) (quar. Wholesale Standard Works, A Spring Stanley 5%% $3.40 ^preferred 12-15 12-15 $130 Trailmobile 11-30 - 12-10 75c 31 %c —— Stoker 75c . Co. of Ohio— 12-13 12-15 20c 12-10 .•_ 50c 65c 12-20 45c - 12-15 25c ______ (quar.)— (quar.)— Calif, of Kentucky J20c iyear-end)__ ' Extra 7 12-10 12-29 (quar.) Securities Class 1 • 12-23 47 Vic (quar.)— ______ Co. Co. Oil 12- 4 ,40c 1-14-49 12-10 1 3 1, . , Traders Finance Corp, Extra ,1-15 1- 3 1 1- 1- 50c Shipyard^ Towne 93c t preferred Patricipating Milling Oil $1.25 3 1 $1.30 Tobin Packing Co, com. (quar.) 7%t preferred (quar.J__ Union common Steamship Standard Standard Co " /; 25c $1 (year-end) -— participating 2-, 1 12-15 > — Royalty Corp. Tonopah Mining Co Tooke Brothers, Ltd . - 12- 35c t3c ______ (quar.) Fruit Extra S3 Corp. Corp.,' preferred 5%% $3.65 Factors Standard 1 12-15 1- 2 common Toklan 1 $1 (quar.) 12-15 1 $ 1.02 V2 (year-end)— (quar.) pfd. 1% 20c common— 12-20 $1.10 — com. Sons, 25c $3.50 25c ;— Scranton & 11-30 1- 12-10 •Year-end 1 30c 12- Association, Corp._ Extra Scovill R.) Co., $1.50 - 75c Schwitzer-Cummins Scott - 12-15 25c 1 1- (quar.) $1.12% preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 12-23 1 :___ common- 50c $1.25 1 12- 35c (quar.) ____1 (quar.) Detroit 10c • Sprague Electric Co. (quar.)_ Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.__ Square D Company (quar.)— —__ Extra 1212- ] 20c .. - • 11-30 37%c (quar.) $4.50 J20c Ltd Schlage Lock Co. 5%% Inc., Co., 62 Vic 3 . — Withington 12-20' |& 12-20! if 10c $4 preferred (quar.) $4 preferred series A (quar.) Staley (A. E.) Mfg. Co. $3.75 preferred (quar.)^ Standard Brands, Inc., common 12- 12- ' (quar.) Extra Standard (quar.) Insurance-Co. 12-20 12-28 12- common preferred Timken ,,. U 2 12-15 ;* ^' , Squibb 12-28 . 4V4% $ Todd 12"-15 55c , — . (quar.) Life .4 11-15 in 12-15 1 * 12-15 1-11 Tide Water Associated Oil, common (extra) $3.75 preferred (quar.) : THa Roofing Co.-. (quar.)—a 11-15 $1 L ; 12-11 12- 1 12-16 interest Tip Top Tailors, Ltd. $1.25 12-11 1 12-16 Tishman Realty & Construction Co.— Increased quarterly 1 1- 15c 12-20 12- 2- 12-15 75c 11-29* 12-15 $1.06% (quar.) 12-20 • : Arms 11-22 , Extra Savage 12- 12-15 $1.25 • (s-a) Sarnia:.Bridge, 12-20 50c (quar.) preferred Francisco 8 37Vic (quar.)___; Rocky Mountains & Regis Paper Co.— San 3 t$1.75 (extra) Service preferred A 12- 717Vic common.. St. Joseph Light & Power, Louis: San 12-15 Sovereign Investors Spalding (A. G.) Brothers $1.25 Ltd., Saguenay Power Co.. Ltd.,*4V4% 6% 3 50c — fit. Southwestern 12- $1.12% Corp. (quar.)__i Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. (year-end) Safeway Stores, Inc. com. (quar.) ; 5% preferred (quar.)_ i__L_ St. 12-10 12-15 10% ,. (quar.) St,i Louis Public 12-20 $1:50 ; Sabine* Royalty St. Louis 7 50c (year-end) Co..(Conn.) Safway*Steel 12- $1.75 pfd. (quar.) Company, common__ preferred 1-3 ; , '* '12-15 "1 $• 171/2C 1- 2 , $1.06% 11-29 2 • 1 12-15;' 25c '____ 1-15 j . 3c common 12-20 12-15 - 12- 3 75c Gas Thrifty Drug Stores, 'V Co.— Electric— Si ,.1-20 Shovel Thor Corp. -■ 5 5 12-10 1- t5c — 12-10 3 12-15 25c ^-a)___ 12-13 $1 __.—— 12-27 12Vic * preferred (quar.) Russell (quar.) Southwestern Gas 12- - 4Vi% C.) preferred, $2.20 Southwestern Electric Service 7 1212- 2-15 $1.25 (quar.)_ Telephone 2 12-15 common : (Jacob) (F. ' (quar.) Associated Inc., preferred Common 12-17 12-17 12-31 - ^ 12- 12-15 (interim) Common „12-15 , 12-31 37%c ' 27c ,,, 130c t$1.50 50c — 12- 20c dividend Ruppert 12-10 12-29 (quar.) Typewriter Co., 7% 1-2 50c Ltd. 12-10 3 1- 27c , 3 1- •; $1.75 414% preferred (quar.) Thomaston Cotton Mills, '.. —i Co— 12-15 10% ^ 1- 3 12-31 —25c " 31'/4C .(quar.) 25c ; ,_j. Southwestern . _ (quar.) Royalty 6 6 12-15 12-31 $1.25 common 50c • » Rothmoar Corp,- (year-end)___ Rowe *' Steel__ dividend preferred 12-15 5% 1- 3 25c — _____— Co., 12- 12- 12-17 ,12-17 $1 (quar.) (quar.) 30c L Electric Stock *4% % 1-1-49 *■ (quar.) , '¥jrr. Gas "5preferred 12-15 1$1.06% / 15c —[i Year-end 30c 1- t25c $50c Extra . . (quar.) Union 1-1-49 i (quar.) Inc; (quar.) Brothers, Ross Southern Southland 50c Co. $1.25 Thomas Steel Co. (quar.)—:— 75c (quar.)__ pfd. conv. conv. pfd. $1.25 * Gas Co. (quar.) $1.25 Pendleton, Inc. ;(year-end) Paper Co.,, Ltd.,/4%% pfd. (quar.) common t T Ac Rome Cable 4% 12-15 -common____— preferred Textron, _ - " Co.— Common (increased quar.) 5% non-curm preferred (quar.) Southern States Iron Roofing Co. — 1 $1.25 __ Co.— Railway 1;; Edison Inc., 12-17 (quar.)____ Paper participating preferred 12-20* 1 12-15 (quar.) prior preferred (quar:)„__ RoJIand & Power,, common 1 1- 3 — Canada 1- $1.12% (quar.) preferred A 5% 1-2 Extra 1- 3 —50c Bag California Southern 5% & Company— preferred (quar.) 5% 12-15 12-15 (year-end) prop, 1- 3 $1.20 11-30* 12-31 56 %C ___________ preierreu (year-end) of 62%c (irreg.)— " 12-31 5c shares Southeastern Thew 50c 1- t62%c 2nd Transmission 12-17 ——_ Co. com. 5% original pfd.- (quar.)_i__— 4.32% preferred : 4"- Rockwood -5% Advance 1• t50c common— RR. Sugar (quar.) preferred Southern 4 10c preferred 8% 4 12- 12-15 29lie (quar.)____ Rochester St Genesee - Valley Rochester Telephone Corp.— ' 12-15 JOc 12-17 — Rico 12-20; ,10-30 15c (quar.) 12-28 (quar.) 12-10" 1 25c t25c 68%c - —— preferred (quar.) Oil Penn Porto 6% __ Ltd., (quar.) 11-26; 12-1: 1 1-3-49 ________ Mines, Producing Sulphur Certificates Texas / 25c convertible Southern 11-17 12-15 12-15 20c ; . Co., 12-22 • 20c ' & (s-a)__— 1- . Texas Pacific Land Trust— 3 •. ... Special South Co.— : $2.50 preferred Robinson Drug 5 8Vic „ . - 4 12- 25c (quar.) 43/4% preferred Robertson (P. L.) 12- 37 Vic - Controls 12-20 12-15 1 Electric & Gas Co.— preferred South 4 12Vic & Myers, Inc., common (initial)___ participating preferred (quar.)__— •Participating Fulton 12- Gulf 11-20 .... 1- 12-20 . *1%C Extra 12-31 Extra $1.50 Extra 12- 11-15 12-20 -5c shares 12-15 12-14 t$l Robbins Common 5 % % 2c Silk Mills, Ltd., class B—.z Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd.— Robertshaw 11-15 10c Riverside American 12- 3 12-15 20c . 'J—. .*_ Common 5% EOc , —_. (quar.) Corp. • (irreg.) Valley Gas (year-end) Paper____:_ Grande River: Raisin 12-15 12-14 $1 Gas Gulf 1 12-15 r 35C 25c Texas 3 1- 1 25c Sorg Paper Co., 5%% preferred So6s Manufacturing Co. (quar.) 7 Carolina 11-26 40C —_________________ Texas 12-31 —— 1 • 2- 12-10* . :— 1- 11-26 12-15 (quer.) common 4.10% preferred (quar.) _—r 4.25% preferred (quar.)__ll Texas Company (quar.) 12-24 1-31 , Co.' (quar.)__: 1- (extra)_____ Company OH Extra Ltd._ 12-15 25c j Gold preferred Tennessee Corp. 1 12- t50c 50c 12-15 12-20 \ 40c Corp., Common (quar.) $1.25 convertible preferred A (quar.) 12-10 40c ' 1-3-49 50c (Increased)-— 45% (quar.)_ 12-15 $3 (s-a)— A Co.__ Aircraft 12-15 3 Extra ^ 12-2 1- 3 common __ common—"-—________ Power, 6% -'7-% . 2 1- $1 (quar.) Extra 12-15 Sonotone 12-10 1 11-12 1- 3 (quar.)__—:_— Snap-On-Tool 9 1- 12-17 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.)__ class preferred 12- 96c $2.50 pfd. A 5% Common 1 12- 12-24 4 50c . 12-27 1 12- (quar.) 12-27 1- 11-23 12-14 O.)" Ccrp. (increased) (Howard) Paper Mills, Ltd.— Common ■' 90c 12-14 50c (A. Smith 12-17* 1 Telluride (quar.) Corp.— Inc. preferred 20c _ (quar." Trust, Dry Goods Co. Richardson '• Inc., (quar,.)____!'_ Ltd., Teck-Hughes 11-23 Co.__^_ Rayon, Sloane-Blabon 12-16* -1- 12-10 11-15 — prior preferred Skilsaw, " 11-22 1 12-24 12-14 V 1 11-19 ■i 25C 145c 12-15 ' Rhodesian ( (G.j preference 20c (quar,) 12- 12-23 12-24 35c Taylor & Fenn, 4.32% preferred iquar.)____ ;' Taylor Instrument Cos. (quar.) ' Taylor, Pearson & Carson (Canada), Ltd.— 12-1C .-12*1 25c (quar.) preferted t$L12% preferred Castings 20c J.) Tobacco, com. (year-endi. preferred (quar.)____. preferred (initial) 4.50% 5% 12-31 $1.37% B 3.60% 1- Oil 12-27 10% (quar.) (R. ' 12-21 60c __ —"*.___ convertible preferred 11-22 Steel Skenandoa 11-22 12-21 12-24 I2t 1 2 25c (quar.-$1.50 —1 $1.50 4%% J Sivyer 12- 3 12-21 $1.50 (year-end) common _:. 12-15 25c quar.) common 10c • Skelly 4% Corp., Reynolds Metals Co., , 15c 50c ,(quar.)_ll_i.l__l_l___i__ Products, lv 12-15 90c "• Tamblyn 11-18 " (irreg.)—» (quar.)____: Co. Extra 1-15 25c Steel Stoek Roan 28 %C ♦ (quar.)_t— (James), Inc., 4%%. 3 1* 3 Singer Manufacturing Co. 9 15c ■ 9 1-3-49 Pattern Simpsons, Ltd., 6 Extra Rio ' I-J. 26i"*c __*___ Extra vl2-.10 t$1.25 Year-end 12-15 12-15 $1.12Vi 6% Republic 1 30c $2.25 _ ts-a)_ preferred B (quar.) Republic Petroleuih -(increased Simplicity 1- 87Vic ' — com. 1- f : Remington Rand, Inc., common..:... $4.50 preferred (quar.)— Republic Investors Fund, Inc. " 6% preferred A (quar.) Riley 12-1 — preferred Talcott 1 12- 12-10 1-15 Extra 1 Co. ' U-30 12-20 25c Sylvanite Gold Mines, Ltd.__—_____— Symington-Gould Corp, 12-1 12- $4 12-29 '150c (irreg.) Steel & 1 1-29 12-15 Ltd., class A_^___ Dairies, Ltd.— (quar.) 12- 12-31 125c ,12-30 25c (quar.f Sutherland"Paper Co. 'V Swift & Company : ; 1 Sylvania Electrie 1 115c r 1- 2 12- 11-24 . 12-10 ' 12*31" 130c " , 12*20 ' -Corp. :^«3tra * 11-3012-10 12-15 „12-15 . 12-10 3 12-15 1 (increased guar.)____ I 1 J__ . Steel Year-end 1- 1-1 12-15 10% Co. 'Extra . 12-10 12-3 25c convertible Superior „ , •1 12-20 $25c 7 :L7__ Special '. Sigma Mines, Ltd. (year-end):—— Ltd. common :—_i___ *■ 5% preferred (quar.)_^i._______ji_: 12-23 - (quaf.) , Silknit, 12-11 .1- 2 Ltd. 6 12-15 1 62 %C , pfd: series B (quar.) * (Calif.), $3.60 pfd. (accum.) Sunshine Mining Go. (quar.) 1, ■ 12-15 ' Breweries, 12- 1-. 12-20 12%c ___ Machine' Tool Oil 3 1-3 50c (quar.) 4Var% Sunset . 12-31 1-3 10% i___* dividend Superheater Company 1- 3 12-20 held.__ (quar.) series A 11-30 12-15 12-31 1- Corp.— 41/4% preferred 1- 2 * —___ 1-15 $1.25 (quar.) . 7 4c Inc Gas common 12-31 :—59%c <quar.)_' Propane Bunray, Oil. Corp., 12- * ' -1-15 $1.25 40c (quar,)——^ common U2%c — ; Stock ' 1-17 12-16 ; Sick's 25c preferred (quar.) Drug Stores; preferred Sun Oil Co., ceunmon (quar )___ $2 (quar.) __i— preferred Products, 1-2-49 t2c 12-21 35c " Suburban 11-30 8 75c Summers 12- 3 12- (quar.)_ 12-15 5% 3 7 12-21 (year-end) 11-23 12-15 2-25 div.) com. (stock for each share Sundstrand $30e — 12-31 $1.25 12-31 12-15 1-3-49 12-22 12-20, 10c — 12-21 13c —_—-t.", convertible- preferred Rheem 11-24 $1.12% 1- 12- . Reliance ' 11-24 12-15 12-31 1- 6% 12-15 15c *••7% preferred (quar.)____Lr-L^-L__i__"_^.: •' $$1.75' Shoe Corp! of America, class A '(quar.)' : >' 25c Shuron-Optical Co.. (quar.' 35c Extra i ' 25c (quar.)$1.18% A Reliance Insurance Cq_ (Phila.) ' Co. preferred Sherwin-Williams 12-23 1-3 $1.75 Co. Inc. 'tquar.) Bros., 25c Mining (year-end) Products, 4%% Sherman 1-13 40c — Owl Reed 1st Shellmar 11-30 12-21 " -* Extra Reeves 11-24 $4 Co.'"(Washing- " 7% 'preferred (quar.). -JL-JLi-------5% prior preferred A (quar:) i Stromberg-Carlson, Co., 12-15 Corp. 11*29 1-15 11.1% Stovel Studebaker .12-15 12-15 u ,22c __ 6 1 l/10th of a share 4% convertible preferred 12-20 1" 3 $1 Press, Ltd., 5% conv. pfd, (quar.)__ tttrawbtidge & Clothier,. $5 preferred (quar.) 4% series A (quar.) Sheep Creek Geld Mines, Ltd. (increased) Shell Union Oil Corp. (year-end) * Shelter Mfg. Corp., common__r_i-_r___—_ 12-13 12- dividend 6 12-20 15c 12-15 $3 Insurance ton, D. C.) (s-a)_____ *■ „■ Extra - i— :--L - 6 StocK • 75C 11" 12-15 (quar.) redeemable preferred ( Estate 12- Stone & Webster, Inc. (year-end) __: Stonecutter Mills, c.ass A (extra) Stonega Coal & Coke (extra) . 12-16 12- 31 1- 25c 1- 2 Common 12-17 3 1- — 2 1 Shawinigan Water & Power Co.—- Rand's Real G>) 1-17. 1-24 Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. ..(year-end) $1 Raymond Concrete Pile Co. fextra) $2 Rayonier, Inc.', *'$2 pftf_ (quar:) 50c Reading Cm, 4% • 2nd preferred t:(quar.)_:_:_ 50c 'Reading Tubel.Ctorp'.— - ' A " \ r:" \ . > '50c partic. class "A' (quar.7-----1--------*" ' 12 Vic 12- 40c 12-1(K 12-28 2 %c 12-15 12- prior 12-17 8 12-24 25c, 1- 2 * 3 1- 50c (quar.)___— 12-10 Inc., common preference (quar.) (quar.)___ A Shafctuck-Denn • (Pittsburgh ) class conv. 11-26 $3.50 convertible 1st; preferred (quar.)— 87%c Ralston Purina Co., common (increased) 50c ■"•>3%% preferred (quar.)—-93%c _______ 12-15 12-29 Camp, 12-29 (quar.) (Frank 12-28 12-15 Stokely-Van 5% 1- 12-15 1-2-49 50c 25c — Shattuck 1 1 67C Year-end Holdera 12-31 25C tquar.)___ $1.25 Inc., common (year-end): preferred (quar.) —1——— $4.50 12- pfd. (quar.) Corp. 57 Payable of Rec. 5% Stern Textile, 4%% & When Share ——— 90C Extra Serve), 12-15 ' $1.12% Extra 1 1 25c (quar.)— (quar.)___lJL_ 2-25 12c t25c Corp. or America- (Increased) B ,12- 12-23 35c — preferred Corp., Class • 12-11 12-15 40c — — 12- 1-10 $1.50 .___— 12-10 12- 6' pfd. prior class A Serrick 12-31 12-15- 35c (lrreg.)—______ common 3 11-30 12- 12-15 25c :— Co Brothers, Inc. (quaf.YJ Seiberling Rubber Co. com. (resumed) 12-28 $1.25 10c (quar.)__ (quar.) 12- Refrigerator 12-15 Stewart-Warner 25c Seeman 10c pld. copv. Inc. ; Putnam Radio Seeger 12-15 Stern 12-23 65c Seagrave Corp. (resumed) Security Bans Note (extra) 12- 9 50c Quaker Oats Co., •' 12- 9 12- 9 1- 12-10 1-10 1-10 40C 12-23 < divi^e'rid) (stock 12-31 40c * Extra 12-23 $1.75 $1.183/4 50c Extra Purolator Products, 9 Irici Sterling, • 45c (quar.)—.—: 12-23 $1.75 Publicker industries, Inc., $4.75 pfd. (quar.) Puget Sound Pulp: & Timber (quar.) Pure Oil 12- (Del.) 50c — original preferred (quar.)— 1st preferred (quar.)__JL— 7% 12-23 Co. Oil 50c (quar.)_ : ____ 3 Per .Name of Company ,12-15 l- >5 $2.50 Finance 50c 1 1 :: Common (quar.)— voting common 1- $1 50c — (2481). Holder1 Payable of Rec. J18c Co., common (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) $2.60 (quar.)— When Share 1 Scythes 12- l 11-30 < CHRONICLE Per Public Service Co. of Oklahoma— 4% FINANCIAL & Holders Payable of Rec. 40c — COMMERCIAL Fund (qiiar.)———— (quar.)_ Co., Ltd. (Interim)— , 10% 12-10 12T, 9 8 ,12- 6 1 58. (2482) When Per Name of Company Share Name of United Light ft Railways Co., common— (One share of American Light & Traction stock for each common Fractional shares will cash will 41c be for Light shares 50 be not distributed 1/50 share Traction held of Corp. 75c 12-31 12-20 11-18 Detinning, preferred - Vulcan Mold (year-end)—— common _______—- Iron ' prior preferred National Non-cum. N. United Piece $4.25 U. S. U. 8. RR. preferred & Dye Canal Foil S. 12-15 Wabasso Cotton Co., 12-15 Wagner Electric Corp. 12-31 12-17 Waldorf System, Inc. 40c 12-31 12-20 (Bait.) $1 1-2-49 12-28 25c 12-28 Co._,_ Extra (quar.) common Lumber 8. Co. 8. Stock U 8 U. dividend preferred Potash S. 12-31 12- 8 Warner 12-24 12- b Warren Brothers, 12- 8 Class 11-30 Warner U 8 Co. 1- 22 Vic Tobacco 7% 8. Truck Lines Inc. 8. Trust Co, (N. Washburn Washington Water Power, 1-1-49 12-16 Waukesha 1-1-49 12-10 Wayne 1-12 United Steel United Steel United 4% Corp., & 1-12 12-15 12- Wayne Screw Utah Welsbach Knitting Co., prior & Light Valspar Corp., 12-30 12-15 West 12-15 12- West 50c 1-15 4Vz% $4 12-30 12-15 1 West 12- 1 (increased) Virginia 1 1 Electric Electric Co., preferred Virginian 6% Railway, preferred 4.20% West Co., \12-15 11-15 11-15 • $1.50 "1-31 15c (quar.) 12-15 12- 12-15 11-30 12-15 11-30 l 1-15 4 Michigan Power— pi^ferred & Wood 12-15 5% 1- 3 12- 7 12- 2- 6 11-27 1-2-49 12-21 1 common (quar.),: $1.12(4', Dessauer Steel lAlan) ' . Co., -7 1 • 12-15 11-30 ' " 1- 2 12-11 : 1- 2 12-n :* 12-15 20c common,,,:;,,',, 12-10 r * 25c 1- 1, 12-10 $1.25 1- 1 12-10' 1S34C 12-28 12-11 50 % 12-28 12-11 •)'*: J50c 12-17 11-lT 50c 12-23 si 12-29 12-13 50c 12-28 12-16 (quar.)'L-_,^^;:ii^^_,l,'" preferred 1 12- Western Grocers, '• preferred 1- 1 3 ' 12-10 1- 3 12-10 Western Pacific RR. Common 12-27 1-19 $1.50. 2-15 12- 12-17 Western 1-19 12-21 Western Tablet 30c 12-20 12- 6 75c 12-15 12- 1 1 5% preferred 5% preferred (ouar.) 62 Vic 1- 3 2-1-49 12-15 Yankee 1- 3 12-15 Yellow 12- 12-22 Inc. 8 6% 12-15 :, 6% 1 12-15 6% 12-16 11-30 Yolande York 25c — 3 12-20 J50C 1-15 12-15 135c, 1-15 *12-15 40c I. ; 1- 75c (s-a), 1- 5 5 2- tl 25 2-15-49 7- 12- STATE Tile 1 1 2-19 11-30 1-20 3-15-49 10c 6-15-49 5-31 25c 1-3 12-10 15c ;; 12-20 12-10 37 (4 c 1-31-49 1-20 ^ • ; (quar.), ^^ 2-28 r 0 ; preferred Corp. Corp., (quar.) (quar.) (quaf. ________ ; 37 (4 c — (quar.) (increased common 4-30-49 4-2b 37V2c 7-30-49 7-20 12V2c preferred : (L. A.) 1- : 37 V2 c s-a)__,_, (quar.)^.___..L. Knitting Mills, Ltd., class A (s-a) preferred V J20c Spring & Wire (quar.) 3 12-15 1-. 3 12-17 1- .. 561/4 C 12-17 3 12-31 12-15,' & Tube 25c 12-15 12- 1- 25c 12-15 12- t si 12-15 11-19.7 si 1-3 (quar.), 1 12-15 v; Steel Youngstown Door Co._L__7..._,____, 11-19 Zeigler Zonite Products Corp. •Transfer $1 12-15 .1212- 3 books not (resumed) closed 12- 12-14 12-. 1;, : 1 • * "■ 10c . for 3 12-15 1- 3 12- 12- tPayable in U. S. Funds, tPayable resident 3 tax in Canadian less funds, a Less British income tax." " 11-22 6 this 12-20 12-10 ; dividend. Canadian 15% tax x Less 30% Jamaica ")■. ' . non-residents' deductible 15%; resident tax 7%. 12-10 i- 3 t25e ; 12-15 12-15 $1.50 i;r 12-. 1-3 15c Coke,,^,,,,^-,^, & 12- 12-15 25c 11-15 25c _______ Coal 12-15 25c 11-15 12-15 J $1 (quar.),— (year-end) 23r 12-15 : 10c : Mfg. Co. convertible Young 12-16 1-3-49 $1.25 (quar.),!,— Ltd. 12-20 25c 25c (George) .•) 11-26 3 4 1-14 Weston i 3 1- 25c " convertible preferred York 1 12-14 50c Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. 12-15 v 1- 11-26 $3.50 —, ■ 7-15 12- 12-15 10c convertible 4(4% 11-26 1- 2-15-40 Co 4-15 •-4". 25c — Cab Co.— 1 (quar.) — 8-1-49 1 " 1- —— 6-2-49 ' 12- t3Voc 2bc Youngstown Sheet 37yac ■' $1.121/2 common.......: Mfg. Co Fibre 1- 25C ——- 3W/2C ! (quar.) 3 $1.25 —■ Westmoreland, 12-17 37»/2C (quar.) Coal Extra 1♦ 12-24 — L,--li.-,---. • - 12-16 1-10 M 12-20 $1,121/2 _ V & Towne 1- .$1 Westmoreland 11-30 (quar.) 12-28 25C Common Yale 1 11-12 12-20 , 12-20 * 11-30 Co. Westinghouse Air Brake preferred 12-13 140c 12-13 12-13 $1.12 >/2 — 12-15 12-11 30c $1.25 2 convertible prior Monthly Wysong & Niles Co., 25c Year-end 1- $1.25 " ' 4(4% prior preferred (quar.) j; £,■ Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd. (reduced) Jr., Co. (monthly) 12-24 50c (quar.),,.—- (quar.) common Wrigley (Vfta.), Monthly 12-20 1-15 & 7 12-15 1-15 $1.05 ' Ltd.,,,— Co., (quar.),,,— ' common,, (quar.),,.— Alabama—— Stationery Corp.— A & ' $1.50 12-24" $1.50, Railway of 12-31 4(4% 12-17 2-15 75C 12-27 5% 12-10 12-30 Co. Wool Combing Corp. of Canada. Ltd.,,— Worthington Pump.& Machinery Corp., com. 4 25c (quar.) 12-15 __ 4 Iron Lothrop, preferred (quar. 25c Light & Telephone "Co., Inc. 55c - 12-15 $1.75 (quar.)—— (quar.) 87 Vic (year-end) 12-10 3 $1.75 12-10 1- 12- 12-15 50c Western 156c 125c Woodward 12-15 55c " Manufacturing 12-13 12- — Ltd., class A J (initial) com. Extra 12-20 (quar.) Coke (increased quar.) Woods Woodward 12-10 17 (4 c : (year-end), preferred (quar.) Western Condensing Co —— Western Department Stores (quar.) 12-13 3 new dividend 12-10 12-29 1- Petroleum, Stock " $1.12(4 Pulp & Paper 1- Woodley 7 1-17 (quar.)- B 12- 10c Utilities, $6. pid. Texas 12-14 3 12-20 35c 5% 1-17 12-20 / 12-15 1- 12-27 25C . Special —— *—— West Virginia Water Service Co., 4 Vt % preferred (quar.) $2 1 (quar.),,,, (quar.) preferred preferred 2 12-20 — (quar.) West Virginia Coal & $1.40 (accum. common 1- 40c l—l 11-30 1$1.25 common Wolf 1 3 $1.25 common,,..,,—, (quar.) Power preferred preferred 112c & Power, (quar.) 12- J"! 12-24 '• 12-28 2(4 c" Co.:■(quar.),,:—— 12-15 50c (quar.)____.a., preferred 1- 3 4(4% 1- 35c : s West Virginia 7 ___ — _____ 6% 1212- 25C (s-a) ____ preferred z-1 25c 20C B— class Snowdrift Gas Penn 4*/a.%- 12- 4 40c Victor partic. " 12-1,;'. 12-31 1 (year-end)..,,— 11-30 $1 Equipment Co. (year-end),-. Viking Pump Co Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.— 12-u 12-31 12- — 12-15 62 Vie Chemical Works, common preferred (quar.),— 11-30 15c 10c __ common,, preferred 6% 12-20 > 12-20 12-15 20C (quar.) preferred Ltd., l ' ' 12-15 60c. 11-24 25C (quar:j_J__ A (quar.) preferred (quar.) 6% 12- 12-15 $1.50 J quar.) preferred 12-15 . $2.50" 1 " - 1?V24 1- 5 "';l5c 12-15 Co.—-,——— & & Penn 12-15 common., conv. $1.06(4 12-15 (quar.— class 7% 25c Viceroy Mfg. Co., Ltd $5 4 1- 3 25c quar,)— Norman Company,: .' Veeder-Root, Inc. (quar.) Verney Corp. of Canada, Ltd. Formerly Verney Mills of Canada— 35c (quar.) Inc. Corp,, Ohio $7 15c Co. ' '• Co._____ 2 1 ■ 56(4c series) 12- 1- $1.12(4 $1.50 — preferred Corp. Fund, Oil Wesson < Van 6% 1 12-15 25c preferred 12-31 75c , — 5c Power 3'/*% 3 Co, Products Wells-Gardner (quar.)_,___J„-„_____L— Refining Power— (1897 ' ;; 1-3, .. " (quar. Investment 1-28 12-16 11-30 Wisconsin 12-10 1-15 2-15 12-20 ' Power & Light— preferred (quar.),, 7 $1.12(4 4.80% preferred (quar.) $1.20 Wiser Oil Co. - (quaT.)',_i_____i:.:^_,_^_;_i_J " V 1 -256 / 12-20 -preferred 4V2% 12-31, 12-1> .12-15 12.10 2«»c 25c (quar.) Mills <»'. 12- (quar.) Co. 1-14 (quar.),, $6 pfd. (quar.), ' 11-29 1- $8.75 U2»/2C Ltd.,, Insurance Utlca Victor Extra 12-15 (quar.) Utah 5% 12-15 12-15 —. Oil Vlau, 2 60c Wire, Fire 1 (quar.),:.,—: Weatherhead~~Co"$5 1 Wellington Extra 6% 1- 75c Home 2- 6C 43 %c Extra 62 (4 C 12-20 3 11-29 Special Utah Knitting 12-15 Delaware-,,,,,,- Winding Co. (increased Upson Company (year-end Upson-Walton Co. Motor Co. 45c . (ounr, Universal Wisconsin 25c 12-31 1- 62 (iC (quar.) preferred Wire Webster-Chicago Wallpaper, Inc.— convertible 3 12-31 45c (year-end),, of 12- "■ i - " __ Y.) 5 . 11-20 93 %c : preferred non-cum. U. 1- ' 11-30* 2% . (quar, Co., common 25c 6% 1-15' 12-31 10c , Wisconsin —-——— A Electric 12-17 j ,12-31 30c — Wisconsin 12-13 25c 12-14 (quar.) '12-27 1 (quar.),.—----- (quar.) „_^i, common (quar.l_i™_L__,__L, " 12-13 5 11-27, 1-15 " 30c .,,,, preferred 1- 12-10 12-15 " Winnipeg Electric Co., common__'___L_'____L_ 5% non-cum. preferred (s-a ' 12-20 4(4% 12-24 25c 12-13 1- -_ $1 (quar.) 12-27 12-13 ' 25c (quar. (quar. )„7_r__'L,'___, $4.25 preferred (quar.) Ltd. (quar.)LLlL'ir_l._____ Grocery :v ' ' ; ' C.), Lovett $3.50 . (quar.' 25c (quar.),— 11-30 12-15 (J. & $1.37 (4 12-17 3 12-27 1 40c t25c &'Co., Wilson Winn 85c - (s-a)— 1— (year-end) Company 50c (irreg.) preferred C B class 70c . , U. . 3 —-— (quar.),— preferred River $2 common A 1- 11-30 11-30 12- " S3 Motors, Inc.—"'*" preferred (quar.) Wilson 11-30 12-27 ' 25c (quar.)— Year-end Printing & Lithograph— 5% common RR., guaranteed Bros. Pictures, inc.,' : Plywood Corp*, 3%%. Co., Ware 12-14 Company, (Consider H.) $4.50 12-27 v 3 : Willys-Overland 30c ' 12- 12-27 Ltd. 50c 3 (year-end),. Pipe & Foundry Co. (quar.) Playing Card Co, (quar.) Extra U. Baking 5V2% 11-30 3 * 1-3 SI " A Oil Wilsil, 11-30 1- 5c 62'/2C — 12- 9 $1.75 U. Mills 12- 62 Vie 8. Ward 75C preferred (quar.) Lines, common (quar.),,. 4(6% preferred (s-a) 8 Wamsutta 9 12- 3 8. U 6% 12-16* 11-19 3 1- 25c 12-16 7% U. 'V 12-23 _ cummon Wilcox 12-27 3 Corp.,,,, _— preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)—_———— $1.50 Gypsum Co., Oil River Willett 5c 12- 20C Co., 12-20 25c 3 (year-end preferred 11-15 fV .v B Mfg. 1- $1.25 (quar.)^_7.__i^ class 1-3 12-15 12-16 $1 Ccrp. Electric 12-15 50c A——— class Products, 12-23 50c 6% Co.- Cement Wlllson, Products, inc. ———— 50c 1 Extra U. .i- Vitamin Class 5% 12-16* 12- Wu.o 3 $1 11-10 12-16 1- 25c ■ (quarT—,— preferred 4% 35c Co ' (H.)-Gooderham & Worts, Ltd.— Walker 12-16* 1 1- $1.75 25c Special 8. Co., Increased 11-10 1-2-49 25C (quar.) U 8 Guarantee U. 12-27 $1.75 (qUar.) Wichita 8 12-20 12-20 1 Special; Co., Freight 12-15 1-14 50c (quar.), 2 1- $1.06 »/4 — 12-11 12- 1- 3 75c (quar.),,— (quar.),— Motor Whitehall W'mting 25c Walgreen Walker - •*:-s t25c Ltd., new com. (initiftl) White 1 12-16 12-27 (year-end),; — 1 12- Holders 12-27 (quar.) Steel Corp., common $5 prior preferred (quar.) Whltaker Paper Co. 12-16 12-15 75c 12-17 1-10 > class A (year-end) Class B (year-end)-,. 7% preferred (quar.)__. - U. 1-3-49 1-3-49 $2.50 — (s-ai Corp. $1 (quar. J,„, (quar.) (quar.) preferred 8. Wabash-Harrison Works— preferred preferred 7% 12-15 1-3-49 53c (annual/., common Fidelity & Guaranty Finishing Co.— $4 U, J. vie 60c (monthly) Corp., partic. United 68 Wheeling 1-10 3 1- 15C —-— 12-31 1-20 35C (quar.) Co— & When Payable of Rec. 75c 683/4C 12-10 7 % 12-16 "> Share Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. 12-15 80C ■< Company 8 1-15 Vulcan of prior preferred (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) t% 12- 12-22 American 7% , 6 80c - United 12- 12-15 $4.12(4 Vogt Manufacturing Co. (year-end),—Corp., $4.50 preferred (accum,)—— $3 conv. prior preferred (quar.)——— but rate 50c Vulcan held.) issued the at each & Vlsking Per Name of Payable of Rec. Share Company Holdert When Per Holdert Payable of Rec. Monday, December 13, 1948 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE the at tax. Non- source. t 'V:; '• * ' ' • . " ' . income tax. ".'r'-'i'. . , ■■ CITY DEPARTMENT AND BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ;• •> 1 if? ALABAMA Alabama Bonds State . Not Sold —The Teacher's College ingston bonds offered 168, p. in (State of) be $50,000 at Dec. 1956 to Liv¬ 2166—were not sold, due to amount All bids Enclose check must be certified a for of the 5% Co., of Atlanta; Cumberland & Se¬ curities Corp., Nashville; Clement Evans & Co., and the Citizens A. Southern Brea Diet., O. Santa (P. Bond Offering — B. J. Dec. 14 for the purchase of $185,not to exceed 5% interest National Bank, both Atlanta, as 3s, at a price of building bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due Dec. 1, 100.57, a basis of about 2.88%. follows: $12,000 in 1949 to 1958, and $13,000 in 1959 to 1963. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ able at the County Treasurer's of¬ Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due $36,000 on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1958 in¬ clusive. Second high bid of 100.42 for 3s was made by an account composed of Berney Perry & Co., R. S. Dickson & as Reusch and and Fox, Co. fice. The bonds will cash ARIZONA par No. 51 (P. O. Prescott), Ariz. Bond Offering ken, Clerk of — the Kenneth AitBoard of Su¬ pervisors, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (MST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $60,000 not to exceed 4% interest school coupon bonds. Dated Oct. nomination $1,000, 1, 1948. De¬ Due Dec. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1949 to 1951, $6,000 in 1952 to 1955, and $7,000 interest. accrued state and of date Yavapai County School District be sold for only, and at not less than must rately that the accrued Each bidder interest par bid offers to the delivery, and state sepa¬ the premium, if any, and the rate of interest offered for the bonds. Each bid shall be at a single rate of interest. Any bid for two be or Enclose a cashier's check for 3% of the par value in connection with the issuance of are the election held bonds, and the bonds must be taken the bonds up and paid for within 5 days after notice has been given certified urer. that they are ready for delivery. Enclose a certified check for $1,- 000, payable to the Board of Su¬ pervisors. more rates of interest will rejected. The proceedings for the issuance of the bonds will be submitted for approval to Q'Mel- & Myers of Los Angeles, and the. opinion of said attorneys will veny be furnished to the successful bid¬ der,;, without. charge. All bids authorized May 4. on bonds offered on of Humboldt 2372—were awarded to a syndi¬ cate composed of Blyth & Co., Inc., R. H. Moulton & Co., Secur¬ ity-First -National Bank, all of Los Angeles; American Trust Co., San Francisco, and William R. Costa Mesa School District, Orange County (P. O. Santa Ana), - ,V Bond Offering bids until Dec. chase of These bonds 28 $295,000 were the election held on for the school pur¬ bonds ? ' bid rr - : County School Districts Dec. $19,000 7—v. awarded 168, the to * ; ■ • bonds' 2372—:. p. of.'- Bank Savings Association, of San Francisco, follows: a Chairman America National Trust & as 1 - bonds. authorized Dow Prairie Elementary School District. bonds sold as $5,000 at Nov. 16. 4V2S, a . the Sale—The offered were ; Co., of Los Angeles, as 2^S; price of 100.917, a basis of >Glbn Dale Unified School District, about 2.40%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 Los Angeles County (P. O. and due on Jan. 1 from 1951 to Los Angeles), Calif. ; 1971 inclusive. Staats Bond Calif. — B. J. Smith, County Clerk, will receive sealed of (P. O. Eureka), Calif. j.. $1,150,000 school Dec. 7—v. 168, the " cashier's cheek for 3% or amount payable to the Board of Supervisors. p. at the at Enclose for, of the bonds bid for, payable to the County Treas¬ Angeles), Calif. Orange County Ana), Calif. Smith, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (Calif. DST) on 000 or Bond Sale—The Sch. of & certified CALIFORNIA group composed of Courts Co., must be unconditional. bid, payable to the County Treasurer. Gadsden, Ala. & bids for less Compton City School 'District, Los Angeles County (P. O. Los cashier's 3—v. Bond Sale—The $360,000 public improvement bonds offered Dec. 7 —V. 168, p. 2272—were awarded a No considered. unconditional. or illness of the bond attorney. to 1958. than par and accrued interest will ' at basis price a of about Dec. 15, from • on ' of 100.18, 4.455%. a Due - J ! / 1950 to 1954, ' inclusive. ;; • Bond Offering — ■ W. G. Sharp, : Cone jo Sch. Dist. Fresno County (P. O. Fresno), Calif. County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (Calif. DST) on Bond Offering—E. Dusenberry, Dec. 14 for the purchase of $2,200,000 not to exceed 5% interest County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10:30 a.m. (Calif. DST) building bonds. Dated Jan. 1, Denomination $1,000. on Dec. 14 for the purchase of 1949. Due $21,000 not to exceed 5% interest Jan. 1, as follows: $90,000 in 1950 building bonds. Dated Jan. 1, to 1964, and $85,000 in 1965 to 1974. 1949. Denom. $1,000. Due Jan. 1, Principal and interest (J-J) as follows: $1,000 in 1950 to 1968, payable at the County Treasurer's office or at any and $2,000 in 1969. Principal and of the fiscal interest (J-J) payable at the agencies of the County in New York City, at the option of the County Treasurer's office. A Rate of interest to be reasonable time, not to exceed 10 holders. days, will be allowed the pur¬ in a multiple of V4 of 1%. Payfor chaser for the purpose of deter¬ 'ment and delivery of the mining at his own expense the bonds will be made in the office legality of the proceedings had of the Board of Supervisors. These 14,000 Rohnerville District School a price terest of bonds sold 100.135, a net at 15, $6,000 4s, from 1950 due to . , in¬ cost eff about 3.79%, as follows: Dec. Elementary : on» 1955, incl., and $8,000 3%s, due on ; Dec. 15, from 1956 to 1963, . incl. - The i, bonds 1948. are - dated Dec. 15, . * ' .iU*. Union School District, County (P. O. Lakeport), Calif. Lakeport 5 Lake - Bond Sale—The ; $15,000 build- * ing bonds offered Dec. 1—v. 168, p. 2166 — were awarded to the • Bank of America National Trust ; Volume 168 Number 4759: THE & Savings Association, of San Francisco, the only bidder, at a price of 100.14, a cost of about 3.17%, $13,000 31/4s. Due 2,000 3s. Due . follows: as Feb. on * Lemon in \ ' bonds 1949. dated are • Grove // Feb. 1, District bids until 10:30 Dee. on $85,000 13 the 5% Dated - $640,000 100.06, 000 interest Jan. The sold- for only- at not-less than crued interest livery. V' to the of; Jan. • to about a price interest cost net a 2.26%, as follows: due on Jan. 1 in 1951; 214s* due and $173,000 Jan. 1 from 1952 on to *1969 incl. Additional Campbell Sale—The America of the National of San Neff & & Trust Sav¬ the Chairman Supervisors. will due amount of the bonds bid able-to Her-. Francisco, for, pay¬ Mcniara San Elementary Mateo of 1 $38,000 and 1954 to from 1962 due 214 s, on Sequoia Hospital Dist., San Mateo County (Pi O* Redwood City),- Dist., \ (P.O. Calif. Redwood City), Calif. ; Bond Sale—The issue of $1,500,Bond Sale—The $35,000 build-: 000 construction and acquisition ing bonds offered Dec. 7—v. 168,' bonds offered on Dec. 8—v. . & Co., Oct. of San . 1,- 1948 from 1949 Francisco. and to due 1968 Oct. on Pittsburg Community Hospital District, Contra Costa County (Pi O. Pittsburg), Calif. " Bo^d Offering 1 inclusive. dicate / 1951 1959 to 15, 1948. rates second the stated The successful bonds made to the at the office as soon County days after date of sale. The legal opin¬ ion of Orrick,. Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San Francisco, ap¬ proving the validity of the bonds will be furnished to the bidder bonds without $10,000. cashier's or payable to check the a Jan. the County (P. O. Visalia), Calif, Bond Sale—The on —were First geles,, awarded National as s $104,000 bonds Nov. 9—v. 168, the to Bank of p. 1947 Security Los An¬ follows: $74,000 school building bonds as 3s, at a price of 100.44, a basis of about 2.95%. 1948 and 1951 to due Dated Dec. on Dec. 1 1; from 1963 incl. 30,000 building bonds a price of 100.29, 1, was America Savings Bonds of Enclose National Port legal bidder - Trust were awarded of America National Nov. Bank & 29 Savings Association of San Francisco, as 2%s, at a price of lOd.128, a basis of about 2.724%. This was the only bid for the issue,' Bonds dated Denomination 15, Dec. 15. 1948. $1,000., Due $45,000 1958. Principal 1949 to ospital construction bonds.r. These bonds bonds- was were ized at the election held 16: basis a bonds are. on made was by Ballman & Main; Kindred & Co., joint- and Barcus, ly' ./" St. Clair County Sch. Dist. No. 189 (P. Ot East St. Louis)) IIIi, Bond Offering—John H. Steuer- for nagel, Secretary of the Board of Education, will receive sealed check (CST) on Dec. 16 for the purchase of $1,005,000 not to exceed 3%% interest building St'. Joe, Fla. Bond Sale—The issue of $93,000 general obligationbonds offered Deo. 6—v. 168, p. 2272 — was of 1948 bonds. Dated $80,000 in 1957 to 1962. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at a Inc., , of Ingen & Co., as 4s, at a basis of about New York, price ofi 98.59, a 4.145%, This was the only bid; for the bonds, which are dated July 1, 1948 and mature on July 1 from Bonds ma¬ turing from 1963 to 1968 inclusive callable- are ment^ date- from on date accrued on or of after issue five at bank, pay¬ years and par' interest* be to determined by the purchaser, subject to the approval of; the Board of . Education. Bid¬ ders are requested to designate in their bids the price they will pay for the bonds bearing interest at rate, a interest any Aug. 1, 1948: Denom. $1,000. Due Aug. 1, as fol¬ lows: $75,000 in 1950 to 1956, and not or than two dif¬ more ferent, rates likewise to be desig¬ nated in their bids, provided that each interest rate designated an even multiple of %■ 1%, and that all bonds of the same maturity shall bear interest so author¬ on Nov. 1% are and in not interest rate shall one named by each, bidder. The approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Millermf Indianapolis file on and will tne day of sale on be furnished bidder at to the the suc¬ of expense the Township. No-conditional bids will be considered. Scottsburg, Ind. Bond Offering — Roy L. Meranda, Town Clerk-Treasurer, will receive (CST) of sealed bids until 7 p.m. Dec. 17'for the purchase on $13,500 not to exceed 3 x/2% in¬ utility revenue cou¬ terest electric bonds. pon Dated Dec. 15, 1948. Denomina¬ tion 1; $1,000, one for $500. Due July follows: $500 in 1949, $1,000 as in 1950 1961: 1949. 3; . to 1960, and $2;000 in maturing on and The bonds after July 1/1955, are redeemable at' the option- of the whole or in part on or Town; in July 1, 1954, interest, any thereafter, payment date inverse numerical in order, at face value, together with following premiums: 5% if re¬ deemed on July 1, 1954; or there¬ the after on before or 3% if redeemed on Jan. 1, 1959; July 1; 1959 or thereafter prion to maturity; plus in each case accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ able at the Scott County State Bank, Scottsburg. Registerable as to principal. Bidders shall name the rate bonds multiple to of than more' interest of are V4 stated of, 1%, in and interest rate one be named which, the bear, a not shall by each bidder. Deliv¬ of the bonds, will be made at ery shall; be Augusta, Ga. such bank in the Town as the suc¬ of GEORGIA cessful Dec. obligation 7—v. . at the Bond Sale—The $1,850,000 2%% general bonds offered . rate. same Purchaser furnish shall the printed bonds ready for execution* Delivery of the executed bonds awarded will be of The District in made East has no St. Louis. bonded in¬ debtedness and there is.no other tile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis; Paine, Webber, Jackson indebtedness able from ad valorem taxes levied The penses. except current ex¬ bonds will be pay¬ Curtis, and Chas. E. Weigold & Co., both of NewvYork,.at a price of 110.239, a basis of about 2.09%. Sale consisted of: tion bidder $375,0004 airport // Dee. 1 from bonds* Due 1949 to 1978 on - in- elusive. 4100,000 • fire bonds! protection » Dec. from 1 1949 sewerage bonds* Due on to 150,000 1978 park bonds. Due to - Dec/1 of Ross. MCCord, ICe Miller, of Indianapolis, together with a transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance of the & bonds will purchaser Town. be Enclose cashier's check Dec. 1 hospital 500,000 a certified from cashier's check or for $10,000,, payable to George Gerold, Township School Treas¬ to Due on 1978 in¬ clusive. Bond? Offering—Luther Kessler, will receive sealed .bids until for 7:30 p.m. the of $18,000 Dated Jan. 1958 inclusive.* Enclose a Bank of New York. works cer¬ bonds $90,000 offered water Dec. price of 3^s. $1,110,000 follows: as Due 1 on Jan. 1 from to 1977 inclusive. 165,000 3s. Due on 1975 Jan. 1, 1978 Offering Philip Berg, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 21 for the purchase of $36,000 not to exceed 3%% interest bonds, Township divided as $18,000 are dated Jan. 1949. Due and and 2167^r-were awarded to tion 168, the p. First National Bank of Chi¬ $500 July $18,000 Due $500 Libertyville Elementary Sch. Dist, No* 70-(P. O. Libertyville)) III. Bond Sale—The $496,000 school building bonds offered Nov. 30— v. — Trustee, follows: 1979. All of the bonds 1, • Twp. (P. O. R. R. No. 2 Sunman), Ind. Bond Jan. on 1950 to 1974 inclusive. 225,000 3y4s., Due and Indianapolis. 99.30j a net interest cost of about 3.395%, > of July. Dated school township bonds. July 1, 1949 and Jan. 1, 1950 to Jan. 1, 1967. civil township bonds. July 1,, 1949 and Jan. 1, 1950 to Jan. 1* 1967* Oct., 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Interest J-J; Bidders will; be required to name the rate $500. 1.564.%. Dec. Due inclusive. and 100.716, Dec. Dated high bid of a 1, 1, from 1949 to Optional Dec. 1, interest dates there¬ on was for l%s, at Second price a 100.70. Van Home, Iowa Bond 018.68 Sale was — An issue of $8,- on Nov. 29 to Peter N. Kruse/uf Spencer, as 5s, at a sol^i price of and due par. on Dated Nov. 1, 1, as fol¬ June lows; $800 from 1949 to 1957 in¬ clusive, and $818.68 in 1958. 7—v. 168, p. 2167—were awarded to the ILLINOIS City Securities Corp., of Indian¬ apolis, as 3y4s, at a price of Belleville, III. 101.585, a basis of about 3.10%. Bond Sale—The $1,500,000 sew¬ Dated Aug. 1, 1948, and due on age revenue bonds offered on Jan. 1, from 1950 to 1973, incl. The Dec. 1—v. 168, p. 2272—were bonds are optional. Second high awarded to a group composed of bid of 100.81 for 3*4s was made John Nuveen & Co* of Chicago, by Raffensperger, Hughes & Co*, Jackson price-, of a after, prior to maturity, 1948 Griffith, Ind. Sale—The Bond 1953 2272-—were awarded p. at of , 3% tified check for 2Ak% of bid. Quail & Co., and the White-Phillips cq„ both of Davenport, at a l3/4s, 1958 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 June 30, and Dec. 31, from 1950 to are 3—v. 168, (CST)-on Dec. 20 purchase dated Dec. high bid of 109.479 was made by a syndicate headed by ,< the Chase National All of the bonds 1, 1948. Second „ Bond Sale—The $150,000 county 1948. school, bonds. bonds. , County (P.O. Lake), Iowa nub'ic hospital bonds offered Dec. basis Trustee, 1949 or payable Vista Storm as School Twp. (P. O. Morocco), Ind. from certified a for $500, IOWAi Buena ,': /■;■./ of the to the Town. INDIANA recreation from, 1949 to 1 Dec. close the to expense The Beaver Twp. Decv 1 on amount. or furnished the at property from inclusive. and rate designate, ing oninion opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, will be. furnished. En¬ improvement -•500,000 street improvement bonds* on to as taxable J urer.; r-*■,%:* .1949 to 1978 inclusive. Due the all upon may within approximately 21* days af¬ ter the date of sale. The approv¬ within the District without limita¬ from are The 1948 and mature ,, obligation hospital bonds of¬ on a 1978 inclusive. County (P. O. Taft), Calif, Sale—The $450,000 gen¬ the 2.91%. awarded to B.J. Van i Dec. v price of 100.73, a about bids until 8 p.m. / successful O. (P. Second high bid of 101.13 for 3y4s FLORIDA of Bond fered Jan. certified a 1949 , without charge. to about 225,000 j 2%s, at an(| interest (J-D) payable at the a basis of County Treasurer's office. about 2.69%. Dated July 1, Windsor Sch. Dist., Scnoma County 1948 and due on July 1 from (P. O; Santa Rosa)) Calif. 1952 to 1955 incl. Bond Offering — Sealed bids San Gorgonio Pass Memorial will be received until Dec. 27 for the Hospital District (P. O. purchase of. $58,000 school $200,000 Hartford, 154 of be Dec. 1 from 1950 to 1964 inclusive. Seymour, Trust was San Francisco, approving the va¬ lidity of said bonds, will be fur¬ eral the at on (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's office. the in inclusive./ and interest to interest 1978 as Bond Sale—An issue of rate,.#of School Nameoki No. dated Dec. 1, Co., of Seymour, subject to legal opinion of Day, Berry & Howard, 15, 1948. Denomination $1,000.. Due $3,000 Dec. 15, 1949 to 1958. Principal Dec. Banning), Calif. the County, 3s, at of De- $1,000. Due $10,000 1950 to 1957. Bidders to 1, \ Nameoki), III. Bond Sale—The $200,000 build¬ ing bonds offered Nov. 29—v. 168, p. 2272—were awarded to the White-Phillips Co., of Davenport, as coupon 1949. 1, Due Association, dated are Jan. Asso¬ W est side Hospital District, Kern ^ Dated delivered of' $30,000 of 1948 of¬ awarded to San Francisco. Richgrove School District, Tulare / offered & $80,000 multiple of 1/10 or of-1%, to payable at, certified by and issue bonds of Bank of be of .America, /' Savings San Dec. on nished for County: ;'V fered Berry nomihation '.,./// dated Deer opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of charge. These Nov. 2. Enclose on Treasurer. 1 are & Bond Sale—The The success¬ authorized at the gen-: were election certified • Dec. 15" from Francisco, high bidder. of improvement Trust the as be prepared, which it is will be about 30 can estimated - bonds.' Sonoma, Calif. in Delivery bidder Treasurer's be must of 1%. off the bonds will be eral on Bank Trust interest in-the bid multiple of ful ciation, maturi¬ The purchase improvement, issue of 1949 r rate a irrespective of 1963 inclusive. 1964 to 1968 inclusive* National of'- the* bonds. Dec. 15 from on All of the bonds ders^ will be permitted to bid dif¬ ferent rates of interest and to split ties Dec. 15 from on inclusive. 500,000 2Y4s. Due payable' at the Treasurer's office. Bid¬ County the than more cessful & Dec. 15 from on inclusive. 1959 "1960 to 1958, and $20,000 in Principal' and in-i 1968. to 330,000 2s. Due (J-D) ' < for National /// - 1953 to 1.954 Denomination $l,-; Due Dec. 15. as follows: $15,-5 terest: ' > & Howard, 750 Main Street, Hart¬ ford, until 3 p.m. (EST) on Dee. 13 of bonds , multiple of. V4 a 59 bear, which interest shall be will be District receive of Day, care incl. made by a group composed Madison 168, p. 2373—were to a syndicate composed Blyth & Co., Inc., ^irst Boston of about 2.184%: Corp., both of New York; Mercan¬ 460,000 l%s. Due 6% interest hospital' registered bonds. Dated 000 in 1949 to the of $210,000 44AS. Due 15,-1948: 000.' follows: as exceed- Dee. composed net interest cost a vJitllr5 p.m. (Calif.-DST; or Dec.j 20 for the purchase of $350,000 nob coupon or sealed bids in will 1968 to interest: which; the to & Co. Seymour, Conn. Bond Offering—C. G. Hummel, Treasurer, 1950 of Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., Bacon Whipple & Co., and R. S, Dickson syn¬ a of New York, R. W. Pressprich & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, all of j New. York, and Lyons & Shafto, Inc., of Boston, at a price of par, Directors will receive sealed bids- to to awarded was 1949. Day, Stoddard & Williams, at 0.834%. Town from 1 Second high bid of 101.76 for 2^5 8, 1948. Due April 29, Second high bidder was City Bank The Board of — 2372—was p. Dated? Jan. awarded Dec. 168, 2166—were awarded to Weeden* p. York, 2272—were p. Morgan & Co. Inc., of New at O.i 83% interest. Dated 1950 to 1968 inclusive. Jan. 1* 1963 and 1964. Sr1*. County Jan. on incl., V Board 168, to J. P. day Bank -of ings Association,/of San Frarncisco, at a price of 100.058, a net interest cost of about 2.03%, as be furnished the successful bidder follows: $70,000 l%s, due on Jan. without cost: Enclose a certified 1, 1950 to 1953 inch; $169,000 2s, or cashier's check for 3% of the rington, The — District same to/the and A. G. Becker & Co., Chicago, jointly, as 2y4S, at a price of 100.567, a basis of about 2.20%. $300,000 tax Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on cago, anticipation notes offered Dec. 6 $277,000 School on Sale (2483) Conn. $1,000, payable to the Town. - / * . Union premium, if any, offered for bonds offered the bonds bid for, and the rate or were awarded rates of. interest, the bonds-shall Orrick,/Dahlquist, Note name • date approving, opinion 1961 1950; and 'f delivery,; and state. separately The from 1 $14,000 4s, the bear. to incl., and $213,000 2y4s, on of: 100.05, and ac¬ date of de¬ interest 1958 District bonds sold at cash par ,of from 1 1969 incl. Each-bid must be for the accrued incl.; $75,000 2s, 187,000 Alum Rock Union School .entire amount of the bonds, must state that the bidder offers and Jan. 1 from on Jan. 1960 par the to 1957 due interest (J-J) payable County Treasurer's office.! be l%s, due on Dis¬ price of a follows: $352,- as 1950 to and bonds< will School interest cost of net a 2.05%, due 15, Denomination $1,000. Due Jhn. 15,- as follows: $4,000 in 1950. and $9,000 in 1951 to 1959; Prin¬ cipal American bonds sold at about 1949. atr the the to Sunnyvale trict sealed purchase- of to exceed bonds. incl. Darien, follows: (Calif. DST), a.m. for not •building receive 1969 Trust Co., and the Weeden & Co., both of San Francisco, jointly, as T. H. Sexton, — 1950 to awarded were San Diego County (Pi O. San Diego)i Calif. Bond Offering from CHRONICLE FINANCIAL CONNECTICUT —v. - • School County Clerk, will 1 Clara County Sch. Dists. (P. O. San Jose), Calif. Bond Sale—The $827,000 build¬ ing bonds offered on Nov. 29 1963 . : Jan. on from 1 Santa Feb. on and 1964. The * interest net Nov. 30 to John Nuveen & on Co., of Chicago, as 3y4s, at a price of 101.586, a basis of about 3.10%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948 and due $10,000 1950 to 1962 incl. • . sold COMMERCIAL. & KANSAS Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Bonds Sold—An issue of water works system bonds was Securities 2V4s and $35,000 improvement sold to the Columbian Corp., of Topeka, as 2,V2s. The bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1949 and mature on July 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1950; $4,000, 1951; $3,000 in 1952; $4,000, 1953; $3,000, 1954; $4,000, 1955; $3,000, 1956; $4 000, 1957; $3,000 in 1958, and $4,000 in 1959. Iola School District No. 10, Kan. Bond Sale—An issue of $230,000 building bonds was recently pur¬ chased by the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, and the McKinney-Ohmart Co., of Wich¬ ita, jointly, as l%s, at a price of 100.71, a basis of about 1.63%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 and due $23,000 on Sept: 1 from 1950 to 1959 in¬ clusive. Interest. M-S. Legality approved by Stinson, Mag, Thom¬ son, sas McEvers & Fizzell, of Kan¬ City. m THE (2484) whole of Offering—D. Thomas, A. Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $250,000 hospital coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. !Due $13,000 March and $12,000 ;Sept. 1/1950" to 1959. Principal and interest payable at the State bonds, on called if before or plant system of the Town, and it is understood and agreed that said on or before May if thereafter and 1% on bonds shall be payable earned or< before May ly 1965, and without premium if thereafter. These oonds are a part of a total author¬ ized issue of $550,000. specified shall be an even multiple of Ys of 1%. The print¬ rate $80,000 Auditorium and. Swim¬ ming Pool. Second series bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1948. Due $10,000 by the Board of Commissioners, May 1, 1950, to 1957. Subject to' hut- will be the responsibility of prior redemption only in inverse the purchaser. Neither does the. numerical order (less than the Board of Commissioners assume whole of a single maturity to be the responsibility to obtain an selected by lot) on any interest approving opinion of the legality due date falling on or after Nov. of the bonds. The. Board will fur¬ 1, 1949, upon 30 days' published nish a bond transcript in all re¬ notice at par plus accrued interest. spects according to law. The bonds Denomination $1,000. Principal were duly authorized at the elec¬ and interest payable at the Cen¬ tion held on Nov. .5, 1946. ' The tral Trust Co., Owensborb. The bonds will be sold subject to reCity will, furnish printed bond 'jeetidir by the State School Fund forms, the approving opinion of Commission, which has the right Chapman & Cutler of Chicago and to purchase at par and accrued Skaggs, Hays & Fahey of Louis¬ interest. Enclose a certified or ville, and all bids may be so con¬ cashier's check for 2% of the total ditioned.' ; vV Y. /. ' /.; Y•■/ • ',f amount of such bid. / / / ing of the bonds will be furnished Enclose of the These bonds were author- efoonds. at the ' general election held Nov. .on 7;u Shawnee High Rural County School District No. 10 (P. O. : ; Highland Park), Kan. Sale—The $835,000 school Lucas, Eisen & of, Kansas City; Co., and First Se¬ of both Kansas, of "Wichita, and Soden-Zahner Co., of Kansas City, at price of 100.003, a net interest cost of about a follows: «as '/'■ 23/4s. .$220,000 2.26,%, >/,//,•'>;Y;Y 1 Due Aug. on 15 from ,1950 to 1954. inclusive. l%s. 220,000 from Due Due 15 Aug. on check from • 1966 inclusive. 1960 to 21/2S. oh Aug. Due interest net a bonds offered are Dec. 7—v. awarded Controller, City will receive a.m. (EST) on purchase of $947,- 17 for the about and 1.79%. due 1949 to the purchase of $25,000 ''. / / ;/Y bonds.. . school Dec. 15, ./Y / 1956, $90,000 in - \ ; MASSACHUSETTS Bristol (P. County Taunton), O. awarded were 26 of Boston, Dated ; Dec. discount. 0.70% • 1948, build-; and due on April able by all of its tax¬ Legality approved property. Dated $9,000 7, or bank of the at at 8, of interest KENTUCKY Franklin, Ky. ,and sewer Dec. 6 Bros. • Sale—The & were Co., jointly, at interest offered bonds awarded Boyce, Bond to Stein the Bankers and Louisville, price of 103, a net of about 3.21%, as •/. • both a cost follows: $160,000 water revenue Weil p. at & a .... in the interest. Dated 0.798% Second on National Dec. 8, Bank Dec. on 1949. The of Boston, order Dexter, Mich. • Sale—The $48,000 Bond bonds offered revenue basis Sept. from in numerical inverse aforesaid Pressprich & Co., of New York, l%s, at a price of 101.107, a basis of about 1.61%. Second high bid of 101.086 for* l3/4s was made bonds, we do hereby waive the mortgage on the physical proper¬ York, and the Harris Trust & Sav¬ in the event cessful bidders the bonds. and revenues untility." of torium enue B. Owensboro, Ky. Sale—The $130,000 audi¬ awarded swimming pool to a Nov. 30 group Bond Co., all transcript Bankers one bid i' a Sale consisted of.:, 3y4s. 3s. as submitted for was the bonds. f f as : be furnished \ V; , { , ^ certified a check for purchased, payable be ■{ " Y ft ' Y/y Offering—H. the - ..1-.^ Ruston, La. ; r to tY' T. Richard¬ Mayor,1 will receive sealed bids-until 10 a.m. (CST) on Dec. 16 for the purchase of $425,000 not to exceed 4% light revenue Jan. i, 1949. interest electric Due Jan. 1, 1950 to 1964. terest J-J. order of In¬ $4,000 and ' Due $10,000 Dec. 1, 1949 * ///■/•.. 1968.; to Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,and interest pay¬ 000., Principal able at the Day Trust Co., Boston. The bonds will be prepared under the supervision of and authen¬ to genuineness by the Day Trust Co., Boston, and their legality approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, whose opinion will be furnished the purchaser. Delivery as be made at the Day Trust against, payment in Boston funds. •*/ ^ : Callable in the inverse their maturities on Salem, Mass. any payment date on or after price of $1.03 on Bond Sale—The $80,000 water Jan. 1, 1954, at a bonds the dollar of the face value there¬ p. 168, 2374—were awarded to Coffin of & Burr and accrued interest to the , and revenues to be earned by the electric light and power plant sys¬ — offered Dec. 7—v. of Boston, as l%s, at a price of 100.519, a basis of about 1.425%. The bonds are dated Dec. lv 1948, and due Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. Second high bid of the 101.32 for Merchants Boston. l%s was made National1 Bank The $200,000 offered bonds by of and certificates awarded was issue o plan power offered Yd Stat the to Mutual Grain Dealers Fire Insur Co. of Luverne, at a ance follows: par, as Y ' price o Y., ( month Due' $2,000* eac from Jan. 1, 1954 t Dec. 1, 1958, both incl. 3V8s. $120,000 132,000 ; 3 %s. Due $2,000 . eac YY/ month from Jan. 1, 1959 t on Dec. 1, 1959, and $3,000 eac from Jan. 1, 1960 t month con¬ Dec. 1— Dec. 1, 1962, both inclusive. high bid of 100.119 fo Second the entire issue 3^8 as mad was by J. M. Dairi & Co./ of Mihne apolis. "//'Y Y'/ '• Y'V:vY' 1948—were awarded to Stuart & Co. Inc., Chi¬ cago, as iy2s, at a price of 100.038, Olmsted County (P. O. Rochester) a net interest cost of about 1.487%. Y'Y'YY;Y,Y" Minn. ;.//'• Dated Sept. 15, 1948 and due on Bond Sale—The $750,000Yhospi 168, v. p. Halsey, March 15 from 1949 to 1953 inclu¬ sive. ////y U'/y,,' v Hazel Park, Mich. Sale—The $82,000 special Bond assessment Dec. on 6 paving bonds offered were 2%s, as awarded & Donald-Moore Co. of at a price of to Mc¬ Detroit, 100.093, a basis of about 2.71%. Second high ■ Highway Equipment Building bonds. Due $4,000 Dec. 1, 1949 to 1958. 40,000 utility bonds. Dated ;will Denomination $1,- Co., ming Pool bonds. Dated May 1, -1947. Due May 1; 1972. Subject to tem of-the Town. Each bid subj prior, redemption only, in inverse iHiitted must contain the following numerical order (less ; than) the stipulation: "We. dp hereby agree - in 1959 to 1968. •///■.. '•'/ 200,000 School, Act of 1948 bonds. 1958, ticated \ Co., New Trust Sale Bond struction $90,000 School bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1949 to 2% principal amount of bonds Bankers revenue on . ings Bank, Chicago, jointly. suc-r \ call date, and the bonds to be I payable solely from the income i $50,000 Auditorium. and Swim¬ the by passed the of the interest as 80,000 second series bonds Only at follows: $50,000 first series bonds - of( record will upon J. B. Hil-* 000. of Louisville, as rev¬ were composed of Stein Bros. & Boyce, J. liard' & Son and the price of bar, The approving opinion Campbell/ of New Or¬ A. Bond and to be earned by said as cessful bidder without cost to him. . bonds offered suc¬ leans,, the printed bonds and the son, Bond the are the Light and Pow¬ er Plant System of the Town of Jonesboro, and it is understood and agreed that the bonds shall oe payable solely from the income " submitted for was we for of the Electric Due on Dec. 1 from Town.' 1959 to 1969 inclusive. • • ». .-"J bid R. order light Dowagiac Fractional Union School District No. 1, Mich. ; / - Minn. Sale—The Certificate 3 bond Minneapolis. $252,000 Dec. $65,00 Nov.. 29 to J. M. Dai on & Co. of Dated varying premiums depending the date of redemption. of sold was 1—v. 1, 1949, or on any subse¬ quent interest payment date, at v;.*/,; • improvement permanent 1, 1948 and due on Sept. 1 1952 to 1968 incl. Callable Sept. Dec. on Luverne, 2.74%. about of 1, inverse subsequent any Kenyon, Minn. R. a order v; Dec. in callable are ' Bonds Sold—An issue of system Dec. Y dated are 1, 1960, interes payment date, at par and accrued interest. » /•:- Y./ Y- p. S. and on or 2273—were awarded to Livingstone & Co., of De¬ troit, as 2%s, at a price of 100.02, 168, Bond Sale—Tye $200,000 tuber¬ bonds numerical water distribution and supply any to 100,000 3V2s. one 1948 any bidder without charge. successful V/i Ya";/"Y . Dec. 1 from 1950 to 1958 inclusive. Only The the bonds will be furnished to the 8, Dec 1 from on 1959 to 1968 incl. second • of pext highest bidder, named a rate 1948, of 0.896%. from Essex County (P. O. Salem), Mass. 1, Dec. 1, inverse maturities Enclose on 1950 to 1958 incl. 55,000 2y4s. Due rate of 0.71%. 1948 and due re¬ mitted must contain the following stipulation: "We do hereby agree of . , $60,000 3V4s. Due of "/ /'/' $45,000 13/4s. Due on Dec. 1 from each for payment -period follows: as option of the holder. Rate of interest to be a multiple of y4 of rate awarded to Co., of St. Paul, were Shaughnessy & the interest 23741— p. the The V , the at f Caledonia, Minn. ' Bond Sale—The $100,000 per¬ manent improvement revolving fund bonds offered Dec. 3—v. 168, current official City, in Chicago, or City Treasurer's office, at City, 1949. 1%. Machinists National Bank Taunton, dated ' 168, to Dec. on 195,3, incl. / Callable Stinson, Mag, Thomson, McFizzell, of Kansas City. ties Evers & Bond ' bank National the to Bank cj*ued interest. 1957, $113,000 in (J-D) payable the current official of the City, in New York V;.;' $40,000 tuber¬ culosis hospital maintenance notes offered Dec. 8—v. 168, p. 2373— Sale—The Jonesboro, La. > / / •- culosis hospital bonds offered Dec. Bond Offering—J O. Tabarlet, 7—v. 168, p. 2374—were awarded Mayor will : receive sealed*.-* bids to R. L. Day & Co., and Whiting; until' 5 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 16 for Weeks & Stubbs, both of Bostdn, :he purchase of $294,500 ndt to jointly, as iy4s, at a price of ixceed 4% interest electric light 100.311, a basis of about 1.19%; revenue utility bonds., Dated Jan; Dated Dec. 1, 1948, and due $20/ 1, 1949.* Due Jan. 1; 1951 to 1964. 000 on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1958 trict, payable from unlimited ad that on Bonds maturing 1, 1999 will be callable on said date, or on any subsequent interest payment date, in inverse numerical order, at par and acafter Jan. in $68,000 1, 1949 Jan. 1 from 1951 to on inclusive. 1969 non- 1960, $180,000 in 1961, and $204,000 in 1962; Principal and interest MaS8. Note follows: as dated Jan. are and mature 1958, $135,000 in 1959, $157,000 in " ; cheir general obligations of the Dis¬ taxes The bonds callable public utility water re¬ (V. 0'.*FranklinUm), La.' Bend Offering — The Secretary funding, series "R,". coupon or of the Parish School Board will registered bonds. Dated Dec. 15, receive sealed bids until Jan.,6 for 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due Shawmut Co., of New Orleans, on a bid flecting a net, interest cost 15 State Treasurer's office. The bonds valorem 168, p. 2273—were awarded to Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of Minneapolis, on a bid reflecting a net interest cost of about 2.33%. v. ' Detroit, Mich. Offering—John N. Daley, . . Bond ' are building bonds offered Nov. 29— of cost Washington Parish, Pine Sch. Diet. 000 not to exceed 4% interest inclusive. Second bid -of high interest 1100.289 for iy4s was made by payment date on or after Jan. 1, from 1967 to 1969 inclusive. ! Eastman, Dillon & Co., New York. 1954, at a price of $1.03 on the All of the bonds are dated Dec. dollar Lincoln, Mass'. o!£ the face'Valu^ thereof 15, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Principal and accrued interest to the call Bond Sale—The $330,000 bonds and interest (F-A) payable at the date. Interest J-J. Each bid sub¬ offered Dec. 6 were awarded to R. • 135,000 at for 2% . 15 1959 inclusive. 1955 to 2y4s. 310,000 Aug. on 3y2s, about 3.42%—v. 168, p. 1739. high-' bidder, one bond shall be at one rate V ■ only. Bids will be conditioned Aug. 15,"1948, and mature on Feb. Dedham upon the unqualifed opinion of Housing Authority, Mass. 15 from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Note Sale-r-The issue of $280,000 Stone, of Detroit approving the East Feliciana Parish/(P. O. notes offered on Dec. 6—-v. 168, legality of the bonds.''A copy of Clinton), La. p. 2373—was awarded to the Nor¬ their opinion as to the legality of Bond Sale The $45,000 jail folk County Trust Co., of Dedham, 2272—were Co. supply system revenue refunding and extension bonds, as 3y4s and Dec. named The bonds curities County Consolidated 146 (P. O. St. Clair), Minn. Bond Offering — The $200,000 School District No. purchase of $270,000 water , The syndicate composed of the Commerce Trust Co., George K. Small-Milburn MINNESOTA — ed to a Co., "Waeckerle, all recent Dated due Blue Earth Detroit, in the1 sealed bids until 10 Town. ing bonds offered on Dec. 7— v. 168, p. 2056—were awarded to White/Hattier & SanforMCbPNew bonds offered Dec. 1 were award¬ & Fenner & Beane of and & Co. Cincinnati, were asso¬ with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, ' Bond Baum be to certified a principal amount of bonds purchased, payable to the Orleans. convalescent"* home $250,000 tized Bond Sale—The $325,000 ciated part of r 1948, 1, of cessful bidder without cost to him. (P. O. Lake Charles), La. County Clerk, will receive sealed -bids until Dec. 20 for the purchase tof DistJ No. Right is by said utility." a aboutv 2.957%. of $5,000 on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1957, incl. Second high bid of 100.11 for 3s was made by McDonald, Moore Xngen & Co., New York, S. R. Liv¬ ingstone & Co., Detroit, Fox, Reusch & Co., of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Municipal Bond Corp., 3s, at basis Dec. Van J. Details—B. Sale as a Corp., of De price of 100.211, Michigan of troit, (P. O. Flint), Mich. Bond be to approving opinion of B. A. Campbell, of New Or¬ leans, the printed bonds and the transcript of record as passed upon will be furnished the suc¬ LOUISIANA Calcasieu Parish Sch. solely from revenues the bonds.The ; County (P. O. Hutchinson), Kansas / : Bond Offering—A. H. Ahrens, and reserved to sell all or any ■ Heno income the 1, First - Metropolitan District Beecher waive the ties of the electric light and power redemption 1954, 2% if May 1, thereafter and 1960, for .MICHIGAN suc¬ aforesaid the hereby do we the we*are for mortgage on the physical proper¬ premium amount bidder cessful by, lot) plus accrued interest, plus a of 3% of the principal par, interest Each office. Treasurer's a selected Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & that in the event single maturity .to be on any interest due date on or after May 1, 1949, upon 30 days' published notice at ,Lyon County (P. O. Emporia), Kan. Bond COMMERCIAL bid of 100.02 by Braun, for 23As Bosworth Toledo. & Co. of Denom. are dated Dec. 1, $22,000 in 1954. The bonds maturing in 1954 will be subject, 168 8—v. Dec. price of 100.103, a net interest cos^ of about 1.386%. Dated Dec. 1 195 1948, and due on Dec. 1, from The bonds matur ing in 1960 and thereafter ar callable on Dec. 1, 1959, or on an subsequent interest payment dat to incl. 1964, MISSISSIPPI 1953, and to offered bonds 2273—were awarded to a grou composed of Otis & Co., Cleve land; Central Republic Co.; Demp sey & Co., and Ballman & Main both of Chicago, as 1.40s, at ^ p. $1,000". Due Feb. 1, follows: $15,000 in 1950 to as made . bonds The 1948. was tal ^ "• v- '> ,-im , y* \ ■ v • County (P. O. Hattiesburg) Forrest Miss.i ;"*Y■ .Y t ;,n i redemption prior to maturity / Bond Sale—The $450,000 brldg* the option of the City in inverse bonds offered Dec. 7lu-v. 5168, p at numerical order interest on any one or dates on and after Feb. 1, 1951, at par and accrued interest. Principal and more payment interest (F-A) payable at the Na¬ 2374—were headed by awarded 'to a; grou] the First National Banl Memphis. Dated-Jari/l, 194£ $45,000 on March 1', fron 1950 to 1959, incl. • -'i of and due tional Bank of Detroit. Bids shall Gulf port, Miss, 'j.t,' upon the unquali¬ Bonds Publicly Offered n- Th< opinion of Berry, Stevens, Barbier & Evelyr of Detroit, ap¬ following 23/4% bonds aggregating proving the legality of the bonds. $250,000 are being publicly Offere^ be conditioned fied The cost of said legal of the. opinion and printing of the bonds will by Weil & Arnold of New be paid by the City. Bonds will delivered at Detroit, or such other place, as may be agreed' upon with the purchaser. v Bond "plant bonds offered Jan. on be Ontonagon, Mich. Sale—The $45,000 1 from 1950 to Du< 1969 incl. 100,000 fire and ment 1 bonds. from water Orleans $150,000 water work's bonds. 1950 to The Dec.- 6—v; 1949. bonds are street Due depart Jan. on 1969, incl. ' dated Priri payable aj Denomination $1,000. it»8, p. 22v3—were awarded to the cipal and interest (J-J) . Jan. Volume 168 the Number 4759 Guaranty Trust Co., New • Legality approved by York. Charles Louis. & -Trauernicht The issue of bonds of $425,000 authorized at an election in September. Bond Sale—The issue of awarded was The — $500,000 water works "mprovement bonds, part, of the 1,000,000 for which bids were re¬ Sept. 15, are being pubicly offered by Weil & Arnold, bids until Dec. 150,000 2V2% bonds. Due $50,000 on April 1 from 1950 to 1952 inclusive. bonds. April'1 on Due from $50,- 1953 to 150,000 2%% bonds. Due $50,000 on April 1 from 1957 to 1959 All of the bonds oth Jan. 15, 1949. 000. to City erest callable are on Oct. on subsequent in- any 5 right the bonds inverse in at which time called the for or office Prin¬ of payable (J-J) the Box Butte payment date, in inverse County Treasury at Alliance. In¬ at par and ac- terest rates bid shall be expressed Principal and in rates of percent and fraction nterest (A-O) payable at the or decimal thereof, but all bonds eposit Guaranty Bank & Trust of a same maturity shall bear a o., of Jackson. Legality approved common rate. The City will pro¬ Charles & Trauernicht, of St. vide printed bonds and the opin¬ ouis. -• ' ion on the validity of the issue by Wells, Martin & Lane, of Neshoba County (P. O. Omaha, together with payment of Philadelphia), Miss. all registration charges of the Bonds Sold—An issue of $130,bonds in the office of the State 00,2%% hospital bonds has been Auditor and the County Clerjt of urchased by M. A. Saunders & Box Butte County. Delivery of o., of Memphis. Dated July 1, the bonds shall be at Alliance on 948 and due $13,000 on July 1 or before Feb. .1. 1949. Enclose a rom 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Incertified or cashier's check for erest J-J. Legality approved by $5,800, payable to the City Treas¬ harles & Trauernicht, of St. umerical rued order, interest. • . houteau County High Sch. Dist. (P. O. Big Sandy), Mont. No. 2 Bond Sale—The issue of $75,000 uilding bonds offered on Dec. 3 Bond Offering Bank of Beatrice, as election $122,000 Dover, Bond offered onds—v. District 168, 649 p. due No. to 2273—has been some question the legality of the proceed¬ 'ancelled ings. . Roosevelt to Dec. on H. N. Sale—The $112,000 bonds 2 were awarded Kidder, Peabody & Co., of New as l%s, at a price of basis of about 1.61%. York, a 100.447, Second l%s was made by W. E. Hutton & Co., and Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., bid high of for 100.34 County High Sch. Dist. jointly. r "r • " • y '/;r> ; No, E. (P. O. Froid), Mont, Sale consisted of: >71 iBond Offering—Roy M,'Nelson, istrict Clerk, will receive sealed $103,000 Improvement .bonds. Due "Dec. 1, as follows: $10,00t) in lids until 8 p.m. (MST) on Dec. 1950 to 1959, and $3,000 in .1 for the purchase of $75,000 not < ion and interest equipment bonds. Dated the chool Board. onds divided r he Board ine choice If issued are be put into ay into of the amortization sold and they single bond one several bonds of Trustees may as deter- upon at the time of sale principal and interest (J-J) oth o second be payable in semi-annual in- Water bonds. Due 1, 1950 to 1958. 9,000 Dec. Tan.' 15, 1949. Amortization bonds vill be the first choice and serial onds to 1958. sessment in Dated Dec. tion $1,000. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,Principal and interest pay¬ Bidders Boston. of rate of 1/4 must in interest bonds 950, and issued are become payable like a issue. of sold and Jan. on amount If 15, 1% for all of the of bonds. They will, be engraved under the of and authenticated genuineness by the supervision their to as National First Bank of Boston. the on This must consider stituting ; and after issue. of for alue not with 11 bidders 10 years The less than interest accrued must their state be Dec. on par and the lowest Sale Bond N. J. the borne The 9—v. awarded to ight to reject to. sell a and any the ale. Enclose reserves bonds at all the bids private certified check for 3,750, payable to the above Clerk. and of Bonds Sold — Investment The hased $75,615 3% lg $55,000 15 sewer. State BoarcTTias & & pur- bonds, inelud- civjic center and $20,- 2375—were p. Co., Cross, Rand Campbell Chicago; bonds 000 & Co., of a 21/£s, at a price of basis of about 2.475%. as The Land 168, Newark, and Paul Frederick & Co., of New York, taking $1,499,100.11, Shelby, Mont. $1,500,000 Philadelphia; & Co., R. D. White & Co., all of York; McDougal & Condon, New Trustees — syndicate composed a Stroud of loard of the by the rate Na¬ In bid¬ bidders the bonds as interest of bonds bid the rate named must be of 1/20 of 1% and con¬ a to for be and multiple the be must for all of the same bonds bid for. The successful bidder will be fur¬ nished with the opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn of New York City, that the bonds are valid and legally binding obligations of the Town. Enclose cashier's certified a treasurer's or bonds check and mature dated Jan. water eral improvement) 168, bonds $17,000 and ; gen¬ —v. offered Dec. 7 p. basis of about 1.66%. The bonds $180,000 not to exceed 6.% interest | sewer Sale—-The offered United- sewer ■ cipal and interest (J-D) payable* 168,! at the First National Bank of to the Toms River. Bidders must state Gypsum Co., of in their proposal the rate of in¬ price of par. Bonds1 terest (naming a single rate) the interest rate. Dated Nov., bonds are to bear, expressed in a at no 1948 bid $51,000 Due Dec. 1, 1949 to 1968, $5,000 in 1969 to 1988. Prin¬ States Clark, 1, $1,000! follows: $4,000 in and awarded • coupon or reg¬ Dated Dec. 1, 1948.- as Oct. <28—v. on istered bonds. a and to due 1952 Nov. on inclusive. 1 from Only* one submitted for the issue, was j multiple of Va or 1/20 of 1%. The legality of the bonds will be ap¬ proved by Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell of New York Clifton, N.J. ! City, whose approving opinion will $1,046,000 bonds . Bond Sale—The furnished be the to purchaser p. 2274 without charge. The bonds will syndicate be delivered on Dec. 30, 1948, or composed of B. J. Van Ingen &> as soon thereafter as they may Co., Inc., New York; Fidelity Un-j ,iqn Trust Co.,...of Newark; Ira, be prepared. Enclose a certified Haupt & Co.,-New York; J. S. cashier's or treasurer's check for 2% of the amount of bonds of¬ Rippel & Co., and offered Dec, 7—y. .168, on —were; awarded < to a MacBride,1 Miller & Co., both of Newark, fered, payable to the Township; ; v ' taking $1,044,000 bonds as 2y4S, at Treasurer./ a price of 100.249, a b^sis of about May wood School District, N. J. 2.23%. The bonds, issued for vari-* -;Bond Sale—The $425,000 school , ous new dated ^capital purposes, bonds are Nov. I,, 1948, and mature1 serially on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1978, incl. Second high bid :of 100.389 for $1,042,000 2.30s wasi made, by a syndicate headed byj Byrne and Phelps, Inc., New York; p. & Sherrerd Dominick East Newark, N. J. „ . Mahon, Borough sealed (EST) on of $24,000 will until 8 re¬ p.m. Dec. 20 for the purchase not to exceed 6% in¬ ' Dominick as and of New a price 2.20s at bonds dated Oct. are mature 1968 Oct. on 1 inclusive. 1, 1949 from 1949 Second was high, madar account. Mendham, N. J. •- Bond Sale—The . $14,000 paving bonds. $10,000 street improvement bonds. & by B. J. Van Ingen & Co. Inc. and Byrne and Phelps, Inc., in joint registered bonds, follows: as 168, Philadelphia bid of 100.059 for 2X/4S - terest coupon or divided Clerk, bids 8—v. of 100.007, a basis of about 2.199%. to Bond Offering—Edward M. Mc- Dec. of York, jointly, The j and : offered 2274—were awarded to Butcher improvement Dec. 6 — 168, to J. awarded $38,000 general offered on bonds v. f 2169 p. — were S. Rippel & Co. of — 1.77%. Sale consisted of: $4,000 street Due D&Cjrl, 1.95Qf, ,32,000- 1950 to 7,000 . ' % Due On. Deq. T from i'* 1956 inclusive, housing emergency Due on 1953 from 1 The bonds. 1949 to are dated Dec. Township (P. O. Cedar Grove), N. J. Offering—M. C. Mitchell, Bond Township Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on 000 for 13 to not or coupon vided the purchase of $64,- exceed interest 6% registered follows: as bonds, di¬ „ water Dec. 1, 1949 to 1971. will be sold - ; 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Said issue of bonds $1,000. as a combined issue constituted one single issue, and the bonds stated in combination mature Dec. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1949 to .1952, $4,000 in 1953, $2,000 in 1954 to as though they 1971, and $1,000 in 1972 to Bidders must State in their 1975. pro¬ posals the rate of interest (naming a single rate for all of said bonds as if they constituted a single is¬ sue) the bonds are to bear, ex¬ pressed in a multiple of % or 1/20 of 1%. Principal and interest (J-D) turing in 1955 and thereafter are callable on Jan. 1, 1954, or on any Cedar subsequent interest payment date, well, Marshall, Trimble & Mitch¬ bonds Bank at of v t-V/duh > hbidder will be with the opinion of Delafield City, that the bonds are legally binding obliga¬ valid and cashier's or the payable to Landis Twp. & Township Wood check for of $480, Borough. (P. O. Landis), N. J. Bond Offering—John J. Daneri Clerk, will receive a.m. (EST) on purchase of $55,- sealed bids until 11 20 Dec. 000 for not the to emergency exceed 6% interest housing coupon bonds. Dated Dec, or 1, $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1949 and 1950, $5,000 in 1951, and $6,Denomination 1948. 000 in 1952 to 1968. Bonds matur¬ ing in 1954 to 1958, will be sub¬ ject to redemption as a whole or in part in the inverse order of their maturities at the option of the Township at par and accrued interest on Dec. 1,- 1953, or any interest as payment date thereafter provided in the bonds. Princi¬ pal and interest payable at the Township Treasurer's office. Each proposal must specify in tiple of: V& or 1/20 of 1%, of rate are be interest which a mul¬ single the bonds a bear, and no proposal will considered which specifies a to higher than the lowest rate stated in any legally acceptable rate successful will be furnished with the sealed bids until 8 p.m. Hawkins, Delafield & Wood of the New York valid and City, that the bonds are legally binding obliga¬ Enclose a tions of the Township. certified or cashier's check for $1,100, payable to the Township. on bated 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Due Nov. 1,-as fol¬ 1949 to 1958, and $10,000 in 1959 to 1973. Principal tion Noy. . $1,000; lows: $15,000 ip and interest (M-N) payable at the First National Bank of Bloomingproposal must specifyin a multiple of Vs or 1/20 of 1% a single rate of interest which the dale. Each bond to bear and proposal specifies a rate higher than the lowest rate stated in any legally acceptable proposal. The successful bidder are no will be considered which will be furnished wih the opinion Hawkins, Delafield & Wood of York City, that the bonds are valid and legally binding ob¬ ligations' of the Board of Educa¬ of New tion. ized These are the at Enclose 7. the bonds author¬ election a held certified check for Board or on Dec. cashier's of Education. $6,000, payable to Riverside School District (P. tho O. Riverside), N. J. Bond Sale—The offered bonds 2274—were $200,000 school D.ec. 6—v. 168, p. awarded to Julius A. Rippel, Inc., and F. R. Cole & Co.* both of at Newark, jointly, as 2.10s, price of 100.189, a basis of a about 1.87%. The bonds are dated Dec. 15, 1948 and mature on Jan. 15 sive. from 1950 Second high for 2.15s was to 1965 inclu¬ bid of 100.077 made by Hess & Co. T f Sea opinion of The (EST) Dec. 17 for the purchase of $300,000 not to exceed 6% interest school coupon or registered h'onds. bidder proposal. Cedar First Na¬ Grove, Grove. The legality of the will be approved by Cald¬ payable ;/ Hawkins, registered bonds. Due $1,000 1, 1949 to 1975. 14,000 Sewer bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1949 to 1952, and $2,000 in 1953. 23,000 Sanitary Sewer Assess¬ ment bonds. Due $1,000 Dec. $27,000 j successful furnished tions 1, 1948. Dec. proposal.;-*- New York bonds Cedar Grove no proposal will which specifies a higher ,-than ; the lowest, rate stated(? in,. any-legally acceptable : inclusive. Dec. bear, and considered be rate improyement general ''/"bonds! to are bonds. assessment tional 1 The bonds of until Newark, as IV2S, at a price of 1, 1948, and mature Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ 100.026, a basis of about 1.49%. 1, from 1949 to 1958, incl. tion $1,000. Stated in combination Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on Second high bid of 100.17 for l%s the bonds will mature Dec. 1-, as Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1955, inch was made by J. S. Rippel & Co. follows: $3,000- in 1949 to 1953, Second high bid of 100.018 for $2,000 in 1954 to 1957, and $1,000 IV2S was made by F. R. Cole & Carlstadt, N. J. in 1958. Principal and interest Co. Bond Sale The $43,000 bonds (J-D) payable at the West Hudson offered on Dec. 8—v. 168, p. 2274 National Bank, Harrison. - Each Pequannock Twp. School District —were awarded to Boland, Saffin (P. O. Pequannock), N. J. proposal must specify in a multi¬ & Co. of New York, as 1.80s, at a Bond Offering — Elizabeth D. ple of 4/8 or 1/20 of 4%, a single price of 100.123, a basis of about Eley, District Clerk, will receive rate of interest which the bonds ma¬ Jan. purchase the of bids Dec. 20 for the dated Dec. 1950 on inclusive. 2% sealed on Dec. from 1972 for Township (P. O, ceive Bridgeton, N. J. 1 Sale—The $42,000 1949 to check 1740—were for 1, are Bond bonds or $3,900, payable to the Town.1 tion housing bonds offered emergency ate of interest at which they will urchase of the bonds at par. The nd the to ,f; Bayonne, Roosevelt nd charge soon . name NEW JERSEY / , from the bonds will First a Dated Dec. ulLomany interest payment date ate the at single issue of bonds. proposal submitted must Each < , old without purchaser. each year; thereafter mtif iall of such bonds are paid, "he bonds) will be redeemable in rom Denomina¬ the. bonds, bank that the day ame as¬ Principal and interest for one name multiple a furnished erial period of 20 a date 1,£ 1948. ding as on Denomination , tional Bank of Belleville. able at the First National Bank of vill the improvement payable (J-D) or Bond Offering — Benjamin VT„ Hartman, Director of the Depart¬ there-, ment of Revenue and Finance, delivered offered, payable Township Treasurer. ; the Clark 1950 and 1951. All of the hey will. be. in the amounts of il,000 and $750, the sum of $3,750 during from 1953, and $6,000 in 1954 local be amount of bonds to bonds. Due Dec. 1, as $7,000 in 1949, and $6,000 follows: $1,000 Dated Dec. 000. treasurer's 1949 $19,000 < will further certify legality of each issue has been approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Bostpn, a copy of whose opinion will be tallments 'ears improvement 1, as follows: Dec. Long Beach Twp. (P. O. Brant Beach), N. J.¬ receive they may be prepared., will a certified, cashier's or 2 p.m. (EST) Enclose bear 1950 to will 1948, as di¬ follows: $4,000 in 1949, $5,000 as 1960. construc- 28, after 1, in ' 6% bonds p. * exceed bonds, | 61 purchaser without charge. 1 Rahway), N. J. public Due . o The $10,000 in 1949 to 1953, $12,000 in 1954, and $15,000 in 1955 to 1958. $54,000 water bonds. Due Dec. are 2X/2S. NEW HAMPSHIRE Cancelled—The the follows: bonds. on 6 offering of $180,000 Special improvement registered or as a Sept. 28 to interest tional Bank and the First National the at Great Falls, Mont. to vided 6% have been sold to the Beatrice Na¬ thorized Piper, Jaffray & op wood, of Minneapolis, as 3%s. s coupon exceed 2274—were awarded to J. B. Hanauer & Co., of New¬ ark, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.165, awarded to ec. to Bond Bonds Sold—The $35,000 bridge repair and right-of-way bonds au¬ MONTANA not ($25,000 Beatrice, Neb. ere 000 urer. ouis. . sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 17 for th& purchase of $195,- such on payment. interest and in they on from date, together accrued 'interest cipal and at par and any order years bonds $50,t and redeem any pay numbered at bonds. Dated 1951, $45,000 in reserves the with inclusive, on 1961, and $30,000 in 1962. all of the or $1,000. maturing from 1954 to 1959, Denomination or and R. (2485) ell, of New York City, whose approving opinion will be furnished Dec. Belleville, N. J. Offering — Florence Bond Denomination $1,- option to call, after 1953 1950 1952 The par. 100.05, for $580,- Due Jan. 15, as follows: in Oct. 1948. onds , dated are (MST) p.m. coupon are ^inclusive. Second high bid $1,500,000 2.60s was made by Phelps, Fenn & Co., Inc.. New York, and Associates. 000 not to exceed 4% interest elec¬ revenue CHRONICLE Morely, Town Clerk, will receive 16 for the purchase of 000 1956 inclusive. ' 7:30 price of a of 3X/2S. as Alliance, Neb. Offering — F. R. Notson, Clerk, will receive sealed City at FINANCIAL Board Bond tric 000 State Commissioners, on f New Orleans: • the to NEBRASKA ollowing 200,000 2 y4% $10,000 construction bonds offered Nov. 27 of Land Jackson, Miss. Bonds Publicly Offered jected COMMERCIAL & Yellowstone County School District No. 50 (P. O. Billings), Mont. St. part of the are THE Bond Bright, N.J. < Sale—The $45,000 build¬ ing bonds offered Dec. 3—v. 168, p. 2274—were awarded to Camp¬ bell & Co.y of Newark, as 2V2S, at a price of 100.22,■ a basis of about Dated Ded. 1, 1948. Due 2.465%. On Dec. 1, from 1049 to 1962 incL 62 THE (2486) COMMERCIAL I Second 2.60s high NEW No. District 1 J (P. O. Williamsville), N. Y. Sale—The $40,000 con¬ Bond struction bonds Dec. offered 7— 2376—were awarded to Bacon, Stevenson & Co., of New York, as 1.80s, at a price of 100.19, 168, v. cashier's p. 1, 1948, and due $4,000 on Dec. 1, 1949 to 1958, incl. Second high bid of 100.11 for 1.80s was made by Roosevelt & Cross, of from New York. to the York. . Eastckester Union Sch. Free Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Tuckahoe), N. Y. -Bond Sale—The -issue of $42,500 school .site bonds offered to awarded was Dec. on First 'Na¬ the tional Bank of Tuckahoe, as 1.70s, at price a of 100.04, basis of a about 1.694%. Second high bid of 100265 for 2s made was by Fran¬ cis I. DiiPont & Co., of New York. Nov. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000, one for $500. Due Nov. 1, as follows: $2,500 in 1949, $3,000 in 1950 to 1961, and $2,000 in 1962 and 1963. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the First "National Bank & Trust Co./ of Tuckahoe. The approving opin¬ ion of Vandewater, Sykes, Heck¬ ler & Galloway, of New York City, will be furnished" to the purchaser without cost. Bonds certified a for payable dated are S. as bids until for 14 10:30 the (EST) a.m. est drainage—1949 istered of purchase inter¬ coupon or reg¬ Elmira, N. Y. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. $1,000, one for $500. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $17,500 in 1950; $15,000 in 1951 to 1964; $10,000 in 1965 to 1972, and $5,000 in 1977. to ational Dec. bonds area 8—v. awarded 168, offered p, Bros. Rate of interest to City,1 afield & Wood, of New York will be furnished to the purchaser Enclose cost. certified a Holland, Colden and Wales Central School District No. 1 (P. O. Holland), N. Y. Bond Sale—The $55,000 school building addition offered Dec. 7— v. 168, p. 2275—were awarded to R. H. Johnson & Co., and Herbert J. Sims & Co., both of New York, jointly, as 2.20s, at a price of 100.19, a basis of about <2.18%. Dated Dec. Dec. 1 1948 1, from 1949 due and len, to 1968, incl. made by. George B. Gibbons Co., Inc., and Chas. E. Weigold Co., both of New York, in joint Sc Sc (EST) bids Dec. on will until & 15 for Dist. New $30,000 not to exceed 2% interest fire apparatus purchase registered bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. coupon or Due $3,000 Dec. 1, 1949 to 1958. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ able of at the First National Bank Farmingdale. Rate of interest to be in of 1% multiple of y4 a and must be the all of the bonds. or Bond vive York Offering —Walter sealed Fas- (EST) bids Dec. on until 16 re¬ 11 the for a.m. pur¬ chase of $11,000 not to exceed 5% interest construction -coupon -or registered 1948. for June The bonds will and 1959. bonds. Dated Denomination 1, Dec. $500. 1, Due follows: $1,500 in 1950 1951, and $1,000 in 1952 to Principal and interest (J-D) as be delivered at the Village Clerk's office. ^Enclose a certified or payable at the Town Supervisor's cashier's office. to the check for $600, payable ^Village. a Bond Sale—The bonds offered water 7—v. 168, p. .2376—were awarded to Bacon, Stevenson & Co. of New York, as l3/4s^at a price of 100.186, a basis of about 1.71%. dated Jan. I, July The from 1949 Second high bid 13/4s was bonds are 1949 and mature 1 to of must the bonds. $73,000 Dec. on Rate 1958, on incl. 100.18 for made by E. H. Rollins & of multiple of and Fayetteoille, N. Y. interest y4 the be or be to 1/10 of for same in 1%, all of Said bonds will be de¬ Cove,, N. Y. Offering — Harvey L. Doxey, Commissioner of Finance, will receive sealed bids until 11 (Denomination for $500. $28,500 Due Jan. in 1950, without or cost. cashier's Enclose certified a check for $220, pay¬ able to the Town. Bond bonds p. Sale—The offered $46,000 Dec. 1,— sewer 168, v. 2275—were awarded to Tilney, 1.70s, at a 100.28 Principal and inter¬ (J-J) -payable at the Glen Cove Trust Go., Gien Cove. Rate of interest to be in multiples of % or l/10th oi V%, and must be the same for bonds will all of the bonds. be delivered- B. 1.90s made was Gibbons & Co., on The 'or by Inc., in North Harmony Union Free School No. 3 (P. O. AshviUe), N. Y. $100,000 Bond Sale—The struction bonds offered from ond & 1949 on con¬ Dec. 3 high bidder Sons, inclusive. 1968 to Sec¬ E. H. Rollins was Geo. tion. B. Larchmont, N. Y. Bond offered Sale—The on Dec. $50,000 8—v. 168, Dec. on 2 was-awarded to Roosevelt & Cross, of New York, 2y4s, price 100.07, a basis of about 2.24%. Second high of at a 100.48 by the for of 2.30s was made & Traders Manufacturers Trust Co. of Buffalo. * Bonds dated by bonds pledge a of in Terminal Jan. with other Authority, in Resolution. Le¬ • gality of bonds has been approved by Wood, King & Dawson of New York. Members In — addi¬ tion to Halsey, Stuart & Co., and Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., the following are also members of the underwriting syndicate: C. J. Devine & Co., Inc.; Blair & Co., Inc.; Hayden, Stone & Co.; Hallgarten & Co.; Dick & Merle-Smith; B. J. Park. delivered at such at Said Ingen & Co. Inc.; Merrill L.ynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; A. C. Allyn and Company, Incor¬ porated; Kean, Taylor & Co.; Otis & Co., Incorporated; Swiss Amer¬ ican Corporation; Hornblower Schoellkopf, Hutton Pomeroy, Inc.; Starkweather Co.; R. L. Day & Co.; Stroud Company, Incorporated. will & York, N. Y., or place as may be the purchaser about Co.; A. Webster Dougherty & Co.; Stein Bros. & Boyce; Van Deventer Brothers, Inc.; Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; Moore, Leonard & Lynch; Schmidt, Poole & Co.; MacBride, Miller & Company; Walter Stokes & Co.; C. C. Collings and Company, Incorporated; William R. Compton Co., apd Thomas & Company. Dec. 17, 1948. The approving opin¬ Vandewater, Sykes, Heck¬ ler & Galloway, of New York City will be furnished to the purchas¬ ion of without cost. er Sale—The offered Dec. on awarded —were $181,000 bonds 8—v. to 168, the 2377 p. National Commercial Bank & Trust Co., of Rensselaer, as iy4s, at a price of 100.023, basis a of about 1.24%. Due a net interest cost of about 2.664%. the successful bonds at accrued bidders reoffered price of 96.50 and a interest, yield, about to 2.76% to maturity. The bonds are dated Nov. 1, 1948. Due Nov. 1, 1978. Subject whole the as in part, , at the option of on 30 days' interest payment dates on 1, * Authority, follows: at Nov. redemption in or Port notice, to 103% 1953, and beginning 'on thereafter and ments will be made into the Ma¬ Dec. on Terminal bonds, first series, 1978, sinking fund commenc¬ ing in 1953 at a rate which on a funding bonds. Due on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1953, incl. 45,000 improvement bonds. Due Dec. 1, from 1949 to All of the bonds The monies will be applied to, the of Marine in Terminal series, by purchase or retirement bonds, first and Authority for the payment of the principal and interest of which faith dated Dec. 2275—were p. Devine & 2.40s, at of 2.33%. Jan. 1 J. Co., of New York, as price of 100.70, a basis The bonds are a about C. to awarded 1949 1, from 1950 due and to 1978 and any on 1951 Due to Due 1956 to June 1, from on 1963, incl. 70,000 2V2S. ' June 1, from on 1955, incl. 28,000 2%s. Due 1964 to June 1, from on 1977, incl. 10,000 'l3/4s. Due oh June 1,1978 and 1979. v All of the bonds dated Dec. are 1, "1948. North Bond Wilkesboro, N. <C. Offering—W. E). Easter- ling, Secretary Local Government Commission, will receive sealed til at his office 11 in (EST) a.m. Raleigh, un¬ Dec. 14.for on the purchase of $13,500 not to ex¬ ceed 6% interest ^coupon bonds, divided follows: as . $8,500 Water bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $500 in 1949 to 1957, and $1,000 in 1958 to 1961. 5,000 Street Improvement bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1949, and $500 in 1950 to * 1957. . . Dated Dec. 1, 1948. - Denomina¬ tion $500. Principal and interest payable in New York City. Bid¬ ders requested are interest rate of V4 bid of 1%. to Each the name rates in or a multiple rate must for bonds of consecutive to the ed chase bidder the interest be ma¬ offering To bonds cost at the pur¬ lowest the to Town, such to be determined by deduct¬ ing the total amount of the pre¬ cost bid mium from until turities. the aggregate their respective ma¬ General obligations; un¬ limited tax; registerable as to principal only; delivery at place of purchaser's choice. The approv¬ opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City, will ing be furnished the purchaser. certified a check for En¬ $270, payable to the State Treasurer. Wake Forest, N. C. and Bacon, jointly. Schroon Stevenson & j j i I follows: as j Water' and $8,000 Due $1,000 Sewer June 1, to " 1958. ... I 1 bonds. 1951 1 46,000 Street Improvement bonds. Due June 1, as Second high bid of 100.66 for 2.40s was made by Roosevelt & Cross, "in 1950 to 1958, $4,000 and Co., to j in 1959 and $5,000 in 1960, | follows: $2,000 1961 1964. j ; . Dated Dec. 1, 1948. O. Schroon Lake), (P. tion $1,000. Denomina¬ Principal and interest New York Lake Water (J-D) payable in New York City. $4,800 Schroon A separate bid for each separate District extension issue (not less than par and -ac¬ bonds offered on > Bond Sale—The 2377 2s. The 1948 from were — bonds and Dec. 168, to the awarded Lake $400 1960 Bank, dated are mature 1949 to 6—v. on as Nov. 1, Nov. 1 crued ders interest) is required. Bidrequested to name*'the are interest 'rate rates or tiple of y4 of 1%. be bid for maturities. inclusive. in j ! mul¬ a Each rate must bonds The of consecutive bonds will be awarded to the bidder Scotia, N Bond .Y. Sale—The $50,000 public bonds .offered Dec. improvement 9—v. offering to purchase the bonds at the lowest 168, p. 2376—were awarded to the National Commercial Bank and are additional facility which follows:" as $10,000 5^s. incl. bonds Terminal p. . Bond credit of the & Trust Co., of Albany, as 1.20s, pledged. All Marine at a price of 100.153, a basis of bonds, including those about 1.11%. Dated Sept. 1, 1948 2376 of the first series, will be equally" and-due on March 1 from 1949 to Authority 7—v. Offering—W. E. EasterInc., and Dominick & Dominick, both of New York, in ling, Secretary Local Government Commission, will receive sealed joint account. A bids at his office in Raleigh, until Salina (P.^O. Liverpool), N. Y. 11 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 14 for the Bond Sale—The $119,500 sewer purchase of $54,000 not to exceed bonds offered on Dec. 2—v. 168, 6% interest coupon bonds, divided call. Marine Terminal bonds, series, due 1978, are direct general obligations of the full 2.496%, lins & Sons, These first are 1, 1948, Second high bid of 100.013 lV4s was made by E. H. Rol¬ Chester-Schroon maturity. said sinking fund Dec. Durham, jointly, at a price of 100.01, a net interest cost of about for p. by offered Corp., of Greens¬ boro, and J. Lee Peeler & Co., of close bonds, series, 1953, incl. cumulative basis will be sufficient to retire all Marine Terminal first 1949 to 1953, incl. rine due 1, from 50,000 on bonds 2377—were awarded to the p. bonds Authority, N. Y. bonds (first instalment) offered on Dec. 7— v. 168, p. 2377—was awarded to a syndicate headed by Halsey, Stu¬ art & Co. Inc., and Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., both of New York, as 2y>s, at a price of 95.057, The 168, amount of interest upon all of the Sale consisted of: $86,000 municipal equipm't bonds. Port of New York Laurinburg, N. C. $118,000 storm turities. The bonds will be award¬ Rensselaer, N. Y. Bond 20* Sale—The sewer, bids H. M. Byllesby and Com¬ Incorporated; Bache & Co.; C. Haas & Co.; Schwabacher Also New at Dec. Vance Securities & & pany, be Yonkers, Dated ' Bond & Weeks; 1, other with agreed bonds of NORTH CAROLINA Van Due Jan. $1,000. Bank interest. passu the Bond Syndicate $600,000 1948 and due on Dec. 20, 1949. Le¬ gality to be approved by Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York. and to the extent pro¬ section 7 of the Marine 1948. Second high bid of 97.22 for 1,2%s, or a net interest cost ' of follows: $7,000 in 1949 to 1966, about 2.717%, was made by a syn¬ and $8,000 in 1967 and 1968. Prin¬ dicate headed by Harriman Ripley cipal and interest (J-J) payable & Co., Inc., of New York. at the Bank of Orchard Park,»Or¬ are Denominaiton awarded to C. J. Devine & secured by a pledge of and con¬ Co., of New York, as 1.30s, at a stitute a first Uien and charge on price of 100.06, a basis of about the net revenues of'Port Newark Sale consisted of: Terminal secured as —were 1.267%. Resolu¬ Bond manner vided G, Sale—The issue of $142,town hall bonds of 1948 of¬ bid extent & (P. O. Park), N.Y. Bond as Marine Authority, pari Orchard Park fered All further the Orchard 000 Terminal obligations by District the 1951 to 1954. est for New York. $30,000 made was Co., of Buffalo. bonds, the to of the general reserve fund of the dated :$1>000, one George 1, as follows: and 2.20s and Yonkers, N. Y. Note Sale—The issue of bond anticipation notes offered on Dec. 3 Was awarded to the First 0.95% Jan. & Co., of New York, as a.m. (EST) on -Dec. 16 for the price of 100.06, a basis of about purchase of $148 500 not to exceed 1.687%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 and 4% interest street improvement, due on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1958 sewer and building, 1949 coupon inclusive. Second high bi<) of or registered bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. for Marine Trust on or before May 1, 1958; at 102% York, N. Y., or at thereafter and on or before May 1, place as may be agreed with the purchaser about Dec. 31, 1963; at 101% thereafter and on or before May 1, 1968; and at 100% 1948. The approving opinion of thereafter to maturity, plus, in Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & each case, accrued interest to the Galloway of New York City, will date fixed for redemption. Pay¬ be furnished to the purchaser Glen d June l from 1950 on Terminal National such other Kensington, N. Y. o n 1, Marine manner in me¬ provided in sections 5 and 8 of the livered at New Sons, Inc., New York. B Dec. inclusive. Second high bid 100.37 the Dated 000 Marine Terminal Water bender, Town Supervisor, will 1/10 same Greenlawn (P. O. Huntington), pur¬ chase of 2.074%. financed through the Marine Bond Sale—The issue of $7,000,- Huntington, a.m. the to 1961 of 2.47%. re¬ 10 about chard as Village. Treasurer, ceive -sealed 2376—were awarded p. 1948 and due on a Bond Offering—Wharton B. Al¬ 168, Gibbons & Co., or cashier's check for 2% of the Inc., and Chas. E. Weigold & Co., jointly, for 2y4s, at a price of amount of/bonds to be bid for, 100.28. payable to the town. without Hughsonville Fire District (P. O. 1.20s, at Wappingers Falls), N. Y. price of 100.056, a basis of about Bond Sale Details—The $25,000 1.18%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948, and due on June 1, from 1950 to 1958, building and equipment bonds incl. Second high bid of 100.23 for awarded on Nov. 19 to the Matiy4s was made by Bankers Trust teawan National Bank of Beacon, as previously noted in v. 168, Co., New York. p. 2376 were sold as 2V2S., at a Farmingdale, N. Y. price of 100.29, a basis of about Hutzler, of New York, Lyndonville, N. Y. Sale—The $17,000 public bonds offered Dec. of be in part or the are a 2376—were account. Salomon to on by Francis 1. —v. 168, p. 2275—were awarded to multiple of lk or 1/10 of the Marine Trust Co., of Buffalo, 1%, and must be the same for all and R. D. White & Co., New York, of the bonds. Principal and inter¬ as 2.20s, at a price of est (J-J) payable at the presiding jointly, Town Supervisor's office. The ap¬ 100.267, a basis of about 2.172%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Due on Dec. 1 proving opinion of Hawkins, Del¬ in be :,vas Sale—The $160,000 recre¬ made bonds. Denomination 1973 dated Jan. are Goodwin, of New York, 2.10s, at a price of 100.17, basis of Dec. in bonds was whole 1949 to 1953, incl. to Bond & N. Y. Offering — Hamilton Second high bid of 100.18 for 2J/4s Bond 1.30s Bond Monday, December 13, 1948 hereafter may dium improvement Gaddis, Town Clerk, will receive sealed on duPont & Co., New York. 8—v. Hempstead, on Due 1949 to 1953, incl. bonds. Due on or city. Bond All of the bonds. 1, 1949. Second high bid of 100.039 for the 2% ' of bid for, $332,500 not to exceed 4% Amityville, N. Y. Bond Sale—The $54,650 general improvement bonds offered Dec. 3 were awarded to Hall & Co., of New York, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.19, a basis of about 1.66%, Second high bid of 100.17 for 1.70s was made by Tilney & Co., New 3 check amount of bonds basis of about 1.76%. Dated Dec. a Enclose cost. out CHRONICLE w ,f $23,000 sewer July 1, from 27,000 water July 1, from of Hawkins, YORK Water 10, 1949, at the office Delafield & Wood, of New York City, or at such other place as may be agreed upon with the purchaser. The approving opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchaser with¬ of 100.238 for by Boland, Saffin & Co. Amherst Jan. about bid made was FINANCIAL & 1952 of inclusive. 100.13 Bacon, York. for Second rhigh 1.40s "Stevenson ; - - was & bid made Co., by interest cost cost to be to the such Town, determined by deduct¬ ing the total amount of the mium bid from the amount of interest upon until bonds turities. limited all of the respective ma- . General obligations; un-: i (tax; principal about their pre¬ aggregate registerable alone'; Dec. 31, delivery 1948, at as to on or place at The aporovNew purchaser's choice. ing opinion of Mitchell & Persh- ] -Volume 168 Number 4759 THE ".'hi I, COMMERCIAL & rrrvs-1 ing, of New York City, will be Enclose FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1, 1955, the purchaser. or on any interest date there¬ after, Nankin Local School District, Ohio Bond Sale — The $12,500 im¬ on notice of at least 60 days prior to date of redemp¬ provement bonds offered Dec. 3—( v. 168, p. 2170—were awarded "to tion. furnished These bonds Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of Toledo, as 2 %s, at a price of 100.928, a basis of about' 2.35 %. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due „on certified check for $1,080, pay¬ able to the State Treasurer. , NORTH DAKOTA Mott Sch. Dakota, of chased 55,000 Dist., N. Dak. Bismarck, the has East 000 in 1955 bonds • Dated and until 18 for be purchase.of $11,500 3% land acquisition bonds.- Dated Jan. 1, Denomination $1,000, one for $500. Due $500 May and $1,000 Nov. 1, 1950, and $1,000 May and Nov. 1, 1951 to 1955. Bidders may bid for a dif¬ ferent tiple of •These of y4 interest in of rate 1%. Interest M-N. mul¬ a the bonds authorized at are the general election on Nov. 2, and payable from unlimited taxes. •are . The approving opinion of Peck, :Shaffer. & Williams; of Cincinnati, will be furnished bidder without ful certified a to the check in will office. the be payable form at All of upon for 1% fof the bonds bid for, payable .to the Board of. Education. until 7 p.m. (EST) the purchase of which be accompanied by a cer¬ Sch. Dist., offered Dec. 6—v. on awarded —were to 168, the p. Sale—The Bond . Ohio $74,600 at . street improvement" bonds -offered Dec. .6—v. 168, p. 2275—were awarded to Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleve¬ land, as 2V4s, at a price of 100.37, about 2170 Willard 1 from 2.19%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 May 1 and Nov. 1 from on 1950 to 1964 inclusive. Second high bid of 100.18 for 214s was made by Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland. Lee dated Dec. 1, 1948 and mature Dec. on Local R. 1950 to 1959 incl. F. School District D. No. 3, (P. O.; Carrollton), *t the to , of Bank Wood County Green. The j, Company of Bowling bonds are dated Nov. 15, 1948 and May 15 and Nov. 15 from 3 % interest school addition coupon • due land, Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ cation, will receive sealed bids at the County Superintendent of School's office, in Carrollton, un¬ til noon (EST) on Dec. 30 for the purchase of $44,000 not to exceed on -1949 to inclusive. 1953 I I bonds. ' tion, will receive sealed bids til un¬ (EST) noon ,purchase on Dec. 16 for the $400,000 3% gym¬ of the First National ton. These ized at Bank, Carroll¬ bonds the were general author¬ election on nasium construction bonds. Dated Nov. 2, and are Dec. limited taxes. A transcript of pro¬ Denomination $1,:000. Due $16,000 Dec.1.1, 1950 to .1974. Bidders may bid for a .dif¬ 1,1948. ferent interest of rate in mul¬ a tiple of y4 of 1%. The bonds will be sold to the highest bidder for .not less than the par value there¬ of and accrued interest. .must the state All bids number of bonds These thorized at Nov. 2. on i the bonds au¬ general election conditional No will be received. The proceedings issuance of these to the looking bonds have been taken ' bids under the supervision of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, whose , will opinion approving without nished Enclose cessful bidder. fur¬ suc¬ a bond or 1% of the payable to the for check certified be the to cost " bonds bid ■' for, Board of Education. Columbus, Ohio Bond Offering — Agnes Brown • ; t : Cain, r City Clerk, will receive "sealed bids until noon (EST) on Dec. 20 for the -r000 divided as : - Parks, Playground, Equipment Fund No. ties and • 1 , Recreational Buildings, Facili- ?f 211 • registered bonds, follows: t'$155,000 2% ; purchase of $335,- or coupon bonds. Due Oct. 1, as fol- lows: and ■ These' bonds' ' 1955 to in unlimited are tax bonds. Interest 1959. A-O. \ 125,000 3% Street Lighting Improvement Fund No. 1 bonds. , * Due Oct. 1, as follows: $13,- 000 in 1950 to 1954, 000 in 1955 to and $12,- 1959. All 1 • - • or part of this issue shall be callable in the inverse numerical order at par plus acany 1% of the Loudon Local School District f (P. O. Kilgore), Ohio Interest Board, Berea, different rate of interest a multiple a of y4 of 1%. to the The highest offering the lowest interest looking to the issuance of these bonds have been taken under the Okla. $35,000 build¬ 2378 p. awarded —were Bond Offering—Jess Thompson, bonds will be furnished These bonds expense. ized at the Nov. on check general bonds mature inclusive. 2. to the above Clerk-Treasurer. Exempted divided bonds. lows: Truck Due Equipment Nov. $1,000 in 1, as to 14,000 "Street City School District, Ohio The $560,000 con¬ Bond Sale — struction bonds offered Dec. 1—v. 168, .2170—were awarded p. composed group of to McDonald a & Co., Fahey, Clark & Co., and the National City Bank, all of Cleve¬ land, a as 2y2s, at a price of 102.15, basis of about 2.27%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due $28,000 from 1950 ond high was to 1969 on Nov. 1 inclusive, Sec¬ made bid bonds. Dated Jan. 1, Ryan, Sutherland & Co., Toledo, Fox, Reusch & Co., Cincinnati, Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., 1949. at Denom. the first National Bank, Cor- rollton. These bonds author¬ ized at the general election on Nov. 2, and are payable from un¬ limited taxes. A transcript of proceedings evidencing the legal¬ ity thereof and the printed bonds were will be furnished promptly. Bond attorney's opinion at option and expense of the successful bidder. Enclose of the a certified amount of check for the bonds ing and equipment bonds offered 6 Bond & Co., the City Treasurer's Sale—The offered on awarded to of about 2.33%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on Dec. 1 from 1950 to incl. Second for 2V2s high was bid made of by Braun, Bosworth & Co. OKLAHOMA Blackwell School District, Okla. Bond Sale—The $238,000 build¬ ing, repair and equipment bonds offered Nov. 29—v. 168, p. 2170— 168, p. 2170 — were Braun, Bosworth & were awarded to the First Secur¬ Co-., Inc., of Toledo, as 2y4s, at a ities Co. of Kansas of Wichita. price of 100.046, a basis of about The bonds mature serially from 2.24%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due 1951 to 1960 inclusive. semi-annually on May 1 and Nov. — awarded v. to 1 from 1950 to 1973 inclusive. Sec¬ ond high bid of 102.15 for 2V2S was by Otis & Co., of Cleveland. made Lawton School District, Okla. Bond Sale—The $275,000 build¬ ing, site acquisition and improve¬ 1, principal paying date submit Bond Sale—The issue of veterans and Dec. $2,000,- welfare bonds 7—v. & Trust Co., both of Chi¬ cago; California Bank of Los An¬ interest subject to in part in the in¬ thereafter. bids or or for for non- each type bond bid combining no interest more bonds of the the for rates type will be same cepted. The bonds ject to Bidders both callable bonds and the rate differ, but may two bonds as or option of the Township on 1954, or on any interest callable ac¬ issued sub¬ are favorable opinion of Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia, and will be de¬ geles; C. F. Childs & Co., Chicago; livered to the purchaser free of G. H. Walker & Co., New York; charge only if and after the pro¬ Kebbon, McCormick & Co., Wil¬ ceedings authorizing the issuance liam Blair & Co., Detmer & Co., thereof have been approved by and Mullaney, Wells & Co., all of the Department of Internal Af¬ Chicago, and William P. Harper fairs of the Commonwealth. En¬ & Son & Co., of Seattle, as iy2S, close a certified, cashier's or at a price of 97.209, a net interest treasurer's Check for 2% of the cost of about 1.748%. The bonds dated Jan. 1, 1949 and mature are April on v 1, 1960. Callable in state highest of face amount able to of the bonds, pay¬ Township Treasurer. bonds were originally of¬ fered on Nov. 16, at which time all bids were rejected. Strasburg School District, Pa. Oregon was second offering to take l%s as bid a interest net a on re¬ cost of about 1.839%. A group headed by Blyth & Co., was among the other bidders, their tender being a price of 98.04 for l34s, or a net cost of Bond Beaver Bond Falls Rhodes, to Fauset, Steele & Co., of Pitts¬ as 2s, at a price of 100.87, burgh, basis a Dec. Dist., Pa. Gwendolyn Secretary, will 15, awarded Jan. 10 for the purchase obligation cou¬ of $5,000 Feb. 1959 inclusive. Registerable as to 1, from Carnegie, Pa. Bond Sale —The $150,000 gen¬ eral obligation bonds offered on Dec. 2 v. 168, p. 2170 — were awarded to Arthurs, Lestrange & Klina, of Pittsburgh, as l^s, at a price of 100.058, a basis of about Second high bid of 101.12 l3/4s was made by E. H. Rol¬ The Philadelphia. bonds are dated • Dec. Denomination $1,000. 1948. 1, Due $15,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to 1959. The purchaser will receive without charge the opinion of Burgwin, offered was $25,000 Dec. 6 was to Fauset, Steele & Co., Pittsburgh. Bonds Not Sold — submitted for the No bids were $20,000 general obligation bonds offered 1, 1948. r PUERTO Puerto Rico — 1.49%. 15 Sec¬ Whitaker, Pa. 1950 to principal only. for bonds Denomination $1,000. Due lins & Sons of Dated Dec. on Bond Sale—The issue of (EST) bonds. 1.79%. and due 1964 inclusive. Twp. Sch. Dist. (P. O. New Castle, R. D. No. 2) Pa. school on about high bid of 100.40 for 2s receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. of $50,000 general of 1948 1950 to Union — District im¬ Nov. on made by the First Boston Corp. Sch. Offering $25,000 30—Vi 168, p. 2170—were awarded ond PENNSYLVANIA Sale—The provement bonds offered from about 1.924%. the These bidder, bonds Dec. 3—v. 168, p. 2276 VanLahr, Doll & Isphording, of Cincinnati, as 2y2s, at a price of 101.90, a basis —were or may Oregon (State of) pon $265,000 con¬ struction and improvement bonds 101.80 build¬ Merika Springfield Local Sch. Dist., Ohio of¬ District, Ohio J. both of Cleveland. 1973 Exempted Village School Bond Sale—The $220,000 William 1% fered, payable to the District. Medina and as to as numerical order of maturity verse at the Richards & Co., both of Cleveland, $1,000. Due $1,000 Sept. 1, 1950 to 1961. Rate of in¬ terest to be in a multiple of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable ment coupon Registered only. Dec. at flecting construction and improve¬ (EST) on Dec 30 for the purchase $12,000 not to exceed 3V2% in¬ terest terest to be named by the bidder bidders in a multiple of % of or Dated Nov. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Principal and interest (M-N) the awarded Dec. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due $5,000 1, 1949 to 1968. Rate of in¬ call in whole ten & Co. building bonds offered Dec. 7 of improve¬ Dated able bonds in The 000 purchase and bonds. $2,000 Inc., Hayden, Miller & Co., Ryan, Sutherland & Co., and A. E. Mas- was the .Dec. $1,000 in 1953 to 1958. numerical order, or in their en¬ tirety, on April 1, 1954, or on any. subsequent interest payment date. Sale—The issue of $900,- for funding Bids will be received for the entire issue either as non-call- of 102.08 for 2y2S by a,.syndicate com¬ posed of Harriman Ripley & Co., Euclid-Lyndhurst Sch. Dist. (P. O. South Euclid 21), Ohio 20 coupon 1%. Lighting System 1, as follows; 1949 to 1952, and Bank Nov. 2. i bonds. *Due Nov. authorized at the general election Salem Dec. ment 1957 held the purchase of $375,000 con¬ struction bonds. These bonds were on oh $100,000 fol¬ 1949 168, p. 2170— was awarded to a syndicate com¬ posed of Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., Continental Illinois National for - Township (P. O. Springfield), Pa. Bond Offering—John W. Calder, Secretary of the Board of Town¬ ship Commissioners, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (EST) and $2,000 in 1958. offered 30 by Halsey, Inc., and Moore, Lynch,. in joint ac¬ count. follows: Fire Village Dec. 100.869 Co., & . as $11,000 000 until 1967 to made was & 1951 »• Bond Offering — Gene Good, City Recorder, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (PST) on Dec. 14 for the purchase of $25,000 not to exceed 6% interest bonds, ceive bids from high bid of ; School District, Ohio Bond Offering — The Clerk of the Board of Education will re¬ sealed 1955 office. Clinton l3/4s payable bond for $2,600, payable or to \ . OREGON author¬ certified a 1951 1 Second Stuart Gladstone, Ore. election held Enclose from Jan. on incl. Springfield by (the were due Oklahoma Board of Education at the Board's 23/4s, at a price of 100.67, a basis of about 2.697%, to a syndicate composed of Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., Toledo", Braun, Bosworth & Co., and Field of Pittsburgh, jointly, as l%s, at price of 100.159, a basis of about 1.607%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 and a the to School District, Sale —The of ing bonds offered Dec. 6—v. 168, supervision of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, whose approving opinion and the printed Bond Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon Dec. ~ for offered, payable to the District. $16,000 in 1950 to 1954, $15,000 check herein bonds " " Sale—The 1966 in¬ Pa. $250,000 re¬ funding bonds offered on Dec. 8 —v. 168, p. 2170—were awarded to Hemphill, Noyes & Co., of New York; and R. C. Schmertz & Co., Bond years. South certified are the un¬ evidencing the legality thereof and the printed bonds will be furnished promptly. Bond at¬ torney's opinion at option and ex¬ pense of the purchaser. Enclose a and accrued interest to date of de¬ livery. payable from ceedings ;bid for and the gross amount of bid , 1969. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De¬ Cleves-North Bend Local Sch. Dist. nomination $1,000. Due $2,000 Sept. v 1, 1950 to 1971. Rate of interest (P. O. North Bend),Ohio ]• Bond Offering—Geo. B. Hemp¬ to be in a multiple of y4 of 1%. hill, Clerk of the Board of Educa- Principal and interest payable at Bond unlimited tax. Bidders may an Port Bond Offering—Beulah McFar- -• to at not less than par and acr crued interest. The proceedings Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio r -Bond,' Sale — The $9,200 street improvement bonds "offered Dec. 3—v. 168, p.-2275—were awarded , 1951 rate Bank, of Willard, as 2y4s, price of 100.40, a basis of a and due basis of about 2.19%. The bonds a are in Payable at the office of the bidder Ohio . Village, - bid for United Bay Erie were Leonard in $30,000 con¬ improvement bonds struction and 10 Wetumka School District, 15 from 1950 to the successful bid reflecting a net interest cost of about 1.95%. The by The — 2378—- p. Dec. for bonds will be sold Local due in Company, North Olmsted Branch, North Olmsted, and are supported City Treas¬ Sale on clusive. offered & Trust Co., City, and Evan L. Davis, of Tulsa, in joint account, legal depositary of the presently the Bank of urer. Bond 168, v. — bonds $13,000 tified check for 1% of the bonds bid for, payable to the Greenwich construction 6 • k . $200,000 hos¬ First National Bank J-D. City Clerk's office. All bids to The — of as & are 3% Sale 1, 1949. Denom. $1,000. Due Dec. 1, follows: $12,000 in 1950, and The ap¬ the at the Dec.. 20 for $259,000 inclusive. school addition bonds. Dated Jan. applica-^ opinion of Squire, San¬ Dempsey, of Cleveland, printed bonds, will be furnished and paid for by the City. The >bonds will be delivered ders on 1959 were Okfuskee County (P. O. Okemah), Education, will receive sealed bids proving and 1952 to Bond Sale—The $50,000 refund¬ ing and judgment funding bonds offered Dec. 3—v. 168, p. 2170— awarded to Fox, Reusch & Co., of Cincinnati, as '4%s, at a price of 100.05, a basis of about 4.49%. Dated Dec. 15, 1948. Due Due from awarded to R. J. Edwards, Inc. of Oklahoma City. The bonds are Exempted Village School District, Ohio must Duryea, Pa. > net inter¬ Dec. , 6— a pital White & Co., Principal the City bids price of 100.083, a Dec. on est cost of about 1.71%; Bond Offering—Ruth R. Lord, Clerk-Treasurer of the Board of blanks furnished at offered 2276—were awarded to p. Oklahoma in tion to the above Clerk. Enclose bond or interest success¬ cost. bonds. interest multiples of y4 of 1%. the 1948. of Stern Bros. & Co. of Kansas City, bonds 168, v. Bond North Olmsted rate Treasurer's Dec. tax was Jan. sky, Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ cation,^ will receive sealed bids on made by J. A. of Cincinnati. These M-N. different a 1959. ment Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1959 incl. Second high bid of 100.85 for 2%s 1, 1949. Denomina$1,000. Bidders may bid for tion Batavia Local School District, Ohio Bond Offering—R. H. Majoew- to limited are Interest (EST) • House $6,000 in 1950 to 1954, and $5,- OHIO noon Market Fund No. 2 bonds. Due Nov. 1, as follows: pur¬ issue election last July. an 2% Construction of. $25,000 im¬ provement bonds that was author¬ ized at limited are tax bonds. Interest A-O. Bond Sold—The Bank of North ; 63 TT?! crued interest on Oct. a (2487) ■ Bonds Finance Rico RICO (Government of) A. Bonniwell, Sold—D. Director of Government Bank, announced an issue Dec. on of on the Puerto Development Nov. 16 that $2,165,000 public im¬ provement bonds has been sold privately to the following Puerto Rico banks: Banco Popular de Rico, Credito y Ahorro Ponceno, Banco dePonce, Roig Commercial Bank, and the Credit Puerto Churchill & Ruffin of Union Bank.. The bonds that the July 1, 1948, and those maturing Pittsburgh, valid, general obligations of the Borough, pay¬ bonds are able from ad valorem taxes levied on all taxable Borough rate or property within the without limitation ^ pf amount. . - • are dated July ,1 from 1949 to 1958 incl. bear interest at 2%%, while ma¬ on turities from 1959 to 1965 incl. 2%s. The bonds are declining;', premium callable scale are on a begin-- , 64 i v The government sold and accrued in¬ terest, plus costs incident to their issuance. house SOUTH CAROLINA „ School District No. 9-C (P. O. Paris), S. C. Bond Sale—An issue of $20,000 building bonds was sold to Alester G. Furman Co., of Green¬ ville. Dated Nov. 1, 1948. Denom. ' f . $1,000. Due $2,000 on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Principal i I ' (M-N) payable at the Trust Co., New York. Guaranty Sinkler & Legality approved by Gibbs, of Charleston. $ 000 water and sewer bonds. Lampasas,, Texas Bond Offering—The City Secre¬ bonds, building school mentary second series, offered on Dec. 168, v. 8— 2276—were awarded to p. Dec. 13 for the water until purchase of $285,- and revenue sewer Lazbuddie bonds construction J. Edwards, R. City, as was group as and 4V2% water works improvement bonds of 1948 has 1948, and due on Oct. 1, been sold to R. A. Underwood & to 1973, incl. Second Co., of Dallas. Dated Oct. 1, 1948. high bid of 100.51 for 2Y4S was Legality approved by McCall, made by Harris Trust & Savings Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. Bank, Chicago, and J. C. Brad¬ V McAllen, Texas ford & Co., in joint account. Bond Sale—The issue, of $200,a Oct. 1, 1949 from > Decherd, Sale—The Bond 000 Tenn. $30,000 street improvement bonds offered Nov. *15—v. 168, p 1847—were awarded to the First National Bank of County, of Decherd, Franklin a at Not Bonds Nov. for accepted Nov. 30.—V. was awarded to Barcus, & $132,000 from 3l/2s. Due 1964 The $700,000 water 1948. to on Nov. 15 from are dated Nov. Denomination $1,000. Nov. 15, as Lewisburg), Tenn,-; Sale — • $65,000 im¬ The provement bonds offered Dec. 6 —v. 168, p. 2171^were awarded to J. C. Bradford & Co., of Nashville, on a bid reflecting a net interest cost of about 2.078%. Dated ■ Nov. 1, 1948. Due on Nov. 1 from 1963 inclusive. 1949 to TEXAS Alvin, . Texas $85,000 sold Investment Bonds Sold—An issue of water and the to J. sewer R. bonds Phillips was 1961 15. Due follows: $6,000 in 1949 " ' Bridge City Independent School District, Texas Bond Sale—The $140,000 school house bonds offered Dec. 8—v. 2276—were awarded to Co., of Houston, as 3y4s. Dated Dec. 10, 1948 and due on Dec. 10 from 1949 to 1974 Inclusive. Bonds are callable on -168, p. to 1964, and $14,000 in 1965 Bonds maturing in 1964 and subsequent, to be optional on and after Nov. 15, 1963, at par and accrued interest. Principal and in¬ terest (M-N) payable at the Chase to 1968. National Bank, New York City. The approving opinion of the At¬ torney-General and McCall, Park¬ hurst & Crowe, of Dallas, will be furnished, ; / 1 168, p. 2276— to the All of the bonds 000 Sold—An 4V2% water issue of and $120,im¬ sewer 1951, $11,000 in 1952 and 1952, $12,000 in 1954 and 1955, $13,- . dated Dec. are Mount Royal, Que. Sold—An issue of $202,- public works bonds October to syndicate a sold was com¬ Milwaukee Corp., of Toronto, Rene T. Leclerc, Inc. and both Nesbitt, Thomson & Co., Montreal, Wood, Gundy of & Co., of Toronto, and Savard, Hodgson & Co., of Montreal, at a price of 98.71, a net interest cost sewer construction $1,000. Principal and interest $50,000 improvement bonds. Due on (J-J) payable at a bank to be spe¬ Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1953 in¬ cified by the bidder. Bidders may $67,000 2%s. Due on Nov. 1 from Denomina¬ 1, 1949. tion bid for all for all bonds of both issues but or no bid for any part Due bonds. tension op requested to name the rate or bonds are to 1, 1948. Second high bid of 100.284 bear, expressed in a multiple of for iy2s, was made by Harley, Vs or 1/10 of 1%. Not more than Haydon & Co. " three rates of interest shall be' bid one CANADA of interest. These bends were au¬ thorized at the Enclose 3. held ? certified /■'■v. or. or election of cashier's check for 2% of the face amount of the bonds bid able to the Offering — L. Nov. on at 0.411%. due Feb. 25, u. James. 25 to i from . •1959 to 1963 incl. The Hydro-Electric Power Bonds Publicly (P. O. bonds 7 dated are /' 7\ Oct. 1, . Loop School Commission, Ont. Offered—A syn¬ Weir & mul¬ Dec. 15, 1948. $500. school bonds 3.618%, pur group follows: 3s. Due Aug. on from 1 19,000 3V2S. Due on Aug. 1 from 1963 incl. 1957 to All of the bonds are dated Aug. 1 Denominations $1,- 1, 1948. St. Hyacinthe, Que. Sold—An issue of $695,- Bonds after Dec. to the a was 1949 to 1956 incl. 000 and 15, 1963, on any interest date at par and accrued interest. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ by as $81,000 Due Dec. 15, 1965. Callable in whole or in part on or or issue of $200,- chased composed of the Banque Canadienne Nationale, J. E. Laflamme, and Oscar Dube & Co., all of Quebec, at a price of 98.20, a basis of about October in dicate headed by McLeod, Young, Sold—An Bonds 000 at reserving Co., 80,000 3^s. Due on Oct. 1 from Rivere du Bank & Trust a 1958 incl 1949 to sold 97.81, a follows: $160,000 3y4s. Due on Oct. 1948. Toronto), bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denom, tiple of y» of $240,- of Toronto, at a price of basis of about 3.685%, as Chartered 1949. Commission interest school coupon interest should be stated in Que. Quebec Ontario $1,000. Due $2,000 Jan. 1, 1950 to 1979. Principal and interest (J-J) payable dated Nov. are ; Port Alfred, : average ONTARIO City Manager/ will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST4* on Dec. 16 for the purchase of $60,000 not to exceed 6% an V Bonds Sold—An issue yield of Dated Nov. 26, 1948 and Banks Va. « Sold—An issue Bills All of the bonds 1, 1948. "$75,000,000 Treasury bills was sold pay¬ Copnty School Board. Hampton, Bond for, Canada (Dominion of) Treasury Nov. 1 from on 000 improvement bonds was in October to A. E. Ames & shall bear the same rate year from 1 1959 to 1968 incl. All of the bonds are dated Dec. of interest the Nov. on 97,000 3y4s. Due Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1953 inclusive. rates 1953 incl. Due 3s. 1954 to 1958 incl. works system ex¬ Bidders 3.311%, as follows: " 1949 to 38,000 water *15,000 single is¬ a considered. be will sue are of of about clusive. issue either of bonds 1/10 of 1%. Bidders provement bonds, authorized at are requested to sumbit a bid for an election last March, was sold to the bonds-; maturing aforesaid Ernest L. Brown, Jr., of Houston. without option of prior redemp¬ Dated Oct. 1, 1948. Interest A-O. tion and, at their option, to sub¬ Due Oct. 1, as follows: $10,000 in mit an alternate bid for the bonds 1950 and , 1, 1948. , Bonds 1 posed of the Dominion Securities bonds able in lawful money of Canada City the option in Toronto, Montreal,- Ottawa, to redeem the bonds maturing on Winnipeg, Vancouver, Halifax and 000 in 1956 and 1957, and $14,000 in and after Jan. 1, 1960, on Jan. 1, Saint John, at the holder's option. 1958 and 1959. Principal and in¬ 1959, or on any-interest payment Legality approved by Daly, .and after five years from date terest payable at the Victoria Na¬ date thereafter at par and accrued Thistle, Judson & McTaggart, of tional Bank, Victoria. Legality ap¬ interest. of issue. : >. ;7' The City will accept the Toronto, '• proved by Dumas, Huguenin & bid it deems to be in the best in¬ Chambers County, East Chambers Underwriters In addition to Boothman, of Dallas, and Vinson, terests of the City. The approving County Consol. Ind. Sch. Dist. Elkins, Weems & Francis, of opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, McLeod, Young, Weir & Co., and No. 2 (P. O. Winnie), Texas Wood, Gundy & Co., the following Houston. : 77; .77 ; of New York City, will be fur¬ Bond Sale—The $250,000 school are also members of the under¬ Waco, Texas V ■vj\\' <•/' nished to the successful bidder house bonds offered Dec. 7—v. writing group: j;4 .7 Bond Sale The $1,200,000 without charge.. Enclose a certi¬ 168, p. 2276—were awarded to Bell, Gouinlock & Co.; A. E. fied or cashier's check for 2% of Howies, Winston & Co., and bonds offered Dec. 7—v. 168, p. Ames & Co.; Mills, Spence & Co.; the par value of the bonds, pay¬ Moroney, Beissner & Co., both of 2380—were awarded to a group Dominion Securities Corp.; Royal able to the City. 7, • -• "7 .Houston, jointly, on a bid reflect¬ composed of Glore, Forgan & Co., Securities Corp.; Midland Securi¬ ing a net interest cost of about New York, Dallas Rupe & Son, of WASHINGTON ties; McTaggart, Hannaford, Birks ;' 3.187%., Dated Dec. 10, 1948, and Dallas, Russ Co., San Antonio, Ill¬ & Gordon; Cochran, Murray & due on Dec. 10, from 1949 to 1968, inois Co/of Chicago, Dittmar & Snohomish County, Granite Falls Co.; Harrison & Co.; Fry & Co.; incl. Co., of San Antonio, and RaffensSch. Dist. No. 332 (P. O. Matthews & Co.; Collier, Norris & perger, Hughes & Co., of Indian¬ Everett), Wash. Quinlan; R. A. Daly Co.; Gairdner DIVIDING NOTICE apolis, as follows: Bond Offering—Verne Sievers, & Co.; W. C. Pitfield & Co.; Burns $800,000 water works revenue County Treasurer, will receive Bros. & Denton; W. C. Harris &' bonds as 1 %s, at a price of sealed bids until 4 p.m. (PST) on Co.; James Richardson & Sons; 100.083, a net interest cost of Dec. 14 for the purchase of $50,Fairclough & * Co.; Anderson & about 1.72%. Due on March 1 000 general obligation bonds. Co.; Bankers Bond Corp.; Bartlett, COMMON from 1950 to 1955 inclusive. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denom. $1,000. Cayley & Co.; Brawley, Cathers SWOPS DIVIDEND 400.000 sewer improvement Due Jan. 1, as follows: $3,000 in & Co.; J. L. Graham & Co.; Charles bonds as lYss, at a price of The Board of Directors of Lerner 1951 to 1956, and $4,000 in 1957 to H. Burgess & Co.; Flemming & ; Stores Corporation has this day 100.172, a net interest cost of 1964. The District has reserved Co., and A. M. Ramsay & Co. declared a quarterly dividend of > about 1.84%. Due on March 1 the right to redeem any or all of 50 cents per share on the common Parry Sound, Ont. from 1950 to 1958 inclusive. the bonds at par in inverse stock, payable January 15, 1949, Debentures Sold—An issue of f Additional Sale— The $100,000 numerical order on any interest to stockholders of record January airport bonds offered at the same payment date on and after 5 years $200,000 31/2 % high school deben¬ : 3, 1949. - "~'r. ' ' time were awarded to the Citi¬ from date thereof. Principal and tures was awarded on Nov. 13 to Lerner Stores Corporation zens National Bank of Waco, on a interest (J-J) payable at the the Bank of Nova Scotia, at a V? .' Harold M. Lane, Secretary bid reflecting a net interest cost County Treasurer's office. Bidders price of 99.58. - Second high bid of about 1.61%. The bonds ma¬ are required to submit a bid spe¬ Dated December 9, 1948. ;,:j? : -j t ture on March 1 from 1950 to cifying either (a) the lowest rate of 99.57 was made by the Domin¬ 1958 inclusive. of interest and premium, if any. ion Securities Corp, 1". B. V. Christie & 1959 to 1968 inclusive. 000 $65,000 7—v. Dec. on Due on Dec. 1 from 302,500 3s. Bonds Co., and Wood Gundy & the Central Hanover Co., both of Toronto, has just made public offering in Canada of Co., New York City. Bidders are requested to name the $45,000,000 3% Power Commission rate or rates (not exceeding three new capital construction bonds Victoria County Water Control and rates) of interest which the bonds guaranteed as to both principal Improvement District No. 1 of interest should be stated in a and interest by the Province of (P. O. Bloomington), Texas are to bear, which rate of rates of Ontario. The bonds are dated .. Co., of Houston, as 3%s| and 3%s. Dec. awarded Due amount in the District, ex¬ Co., of Milwaukee, as l%s, at a cluding the Town of Phoebus. price of 100.084, a basis of about 1.225%. Sale consisted of: Dated Jan. 1952, $8,000 in 1953 to 1956, $10,000 in 1957 to 1960, $12,000 in (P. O, Marshall County were or 2%s. from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. & Whitewater, Wis. Sale—The r. follows: as $137,500 in $12,000 rate Fox, Reusch to , to Bond of of Rene T, Le- composed 3.398%, WISCONSIN offered limitation VIRGINIA 1954 to 1974 inclusive. Bond 1954 to 1978. a syn¬ Ltd., all of Montreal, at a price of 95.19, a net interest cost of-about Co., of Cincinnati, on a bid re¬ flecting a net interest cost of about 2.87%. Due on Jan. 1 from Payable out Aug inclusive. 1968 bonds 15 Nov. ,on 1963 inclusive. 1949 to 68,000 3y4s. Due 168, p. 2276. offered bonds sewer awarded Co., of Chicago, at a price of 100.133, a net interest for any one issue and all bonds cost of about 3.36%, as follows: of any one issue maturing in any Sold—No bids were the 30 Kindred • works and sewer bonds offered on ' storm price of 100.883. Lafollette, Tenn. • 000 3V2% were from taxes to be levied with- Dated Nov. , 2.20s, at a price of 100.028, basis of about 2.198%. Dated phis, fered . Due bonds. District Jan. 1, amount bid. system revenue bonds of¬ Dec. 7—v. 168, p. 2276— works Magisterial Chesapeake a Sale—The $250,000 water Bond ■ 300,000 Inc., of Oklahoma 4s and 4y4s. coupon of rate or amount in the Dis¬ 1948. 1, cash for 5% of the WEST limitation Nov. 22 to on Canada, Geoffrion, Robert & Gelinas, Inc., and Dudley Dawson, certified check same. • awarded dicate $440,bonds improvement public was Parkersburg, W. Va. $1,500,000 Wythe Magisterial Dis¬ trict bonds. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $30,000 in 1950 to 1953, and $60,000 in 1954 to 1976. Payable from taxes to without Enclose of or the for school interest 6% trict. $90,000 sold to 16 Dec. on bonds, divided as follows: T exas Legality approved by composed of the Equit¬ able Securities Corp., Nashville; McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. Robinson-Humphrey Co., of At¬ lanta, and the Union Planters Na¬ Lometa, Texas tional Bank & Trust Co., of Mem¬ Bonds Sold—An issue of $25,a (EST) of Sold—Ail issue of Bonds 000 Horowitz, clerc, Inc., Banque Provijnciale du Seattle, approving the legality purchase of $1,800,000 not to ex¬ Independent Sch. Dist., Bonds Sold—An issue of Francis W. — will opinion the with sold1 be Jones, Clerk of the School Board, will receive sealed bids until ceed tary will receive sealed bids Offering bonds at par. The bonds Preston, Thorgrimson & of Drummondville, Que. lowest the City County (P. O. Hampton), Va. noon ele¬ , Elizabeth be. levied $500,000 Sale—The Bond I ; VIRGINIA tary will receive sealed bids until Dec. 14 for the purchase of $400,- bonds. O. Nashville), Davidson County (P. Tenn. f; 1949. 1, Bond * Offering—The City Secre¬ Bond 000 TENNESSEE Jan. 29—v. from 1949 to 1958, incl. Jacksboro, Texas and interest 4 of the p. Dec. 10, 2%% . will 2059—were awarded to Dittmar & Co., of San Antonio. Dated Dec. 10, 1948, and due on 168, Greenville County school $80,000 offered Nov. Sale—The bonds above cluded in the financing bear date . QUEBEC par at which the bidder purchase the bonds, or (b) rate of interest at which the bidder will purchase All of the $1,300,000 bonds in¬ Sch. Dist., Texas the bonds at par Bond Monday, December 13, 1948 CHRONICLE , Independent Granbury fling at 104. FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (2488) 000 public works bonds was sold to a syndicate com¬ 24 Nov. on posed of Banque Canadienne Na- tionale, Desjardins, Couture, Inc., both of Montreal, Mills, Spence & Co., of Toronto, and Savard, Hodgson & Co., of Montreal, at a price of 98.67, a net interest, cost of about 3.32%, as follows: Due on July 1 from $150,000 2%s. — 1949 to 1953 inclusive. Due on July 1 from 1954 to 1958 inclusive. 175,000 3s. ' " 1959 to 1968 inclusive. — All of the bonds , . dated July are 1,1948. . . Due on July 1 from 370,000 3^s. * ♦ . Windsor, - Que. Bonds Sold—An issue of public sold & on $55,000 improvement bonds was Nov. 22 to Wood, Grundy Co., and the Canadian Bank of Commerce, both of Toronto, at a price of 97.97, a net interest cost , of about 000 3.35%, as follows: $25,- 2%s, due on Nov. 1 from 1949 inclusive, and $30,000 3%s, to 1958 I CPNPP due on Nov. 1 Nov. inclusive. The from 1959 to bonds are 1968 dated 1, 1948. . . St. Pie, Que. • ' Bonds Sold—An issue of $55,000 water " Dated . „ „ bonds was sold re¬ May 1, 1948. Due as fol¬ lows: $3,500 3s, due on May 1 from 1949 to 1953 inclusive, and $51,500 t * works cently to Desjardins, Couture, Inc., of Montreal, at a price of 98.13, a net interest cost of about 3.42%, • I3y4s, due > on May 1 from 1954 to 1963 inclusive.