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Abl am. 2 0 UMARY MONDAY Reg, O Volume 168 New Number 4761 8, Pat. Office General Corporation RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - Affiliated Fund, Inc.—To Pay 7-Cent A quarterly the on dividend common of stock, cents seven Jan. payab.e to 20 1949. During 1948, the company paid six cents per share on Jan. 20, April 20 and July 20, and five cents quarterly and a special of 12 cents on Oct. 20. The special payment was made in cash or in stock, at holder's option.—V. 168, p. 2425. ' INSURANCE - and Corp. Beaunit's bid bid for was 24-hour a Dec. on 14 Bemberg • Dec. on Property period, A in 9 Months Ended Sales Sept. 30— Operating profit Depreciation officials said 1,553,850 38,940 Net profit - 506,232 144,350 outstanding-.:...— share. : common 366,842 $2.42 • 18,432 $668,352 363,508 $888,471 " —_ shares per 168, $3,462,444 331,896 — Common —V. $7,860,270 1,200,714 26,130 626,439 — — $169,114 356,841 $0.47 $1.84 145. p. Rayon and ' i ; • other elected , -' shares has of that in November it purchased revealed Pittston V. 12,800 Co., after which it held 13,100 shares, certificates for common stock. as Mr. 263,586 as voting trust of submitted, follows: as integration and simplification approved by orders of the SEC and by the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware was consummated on July 30, 1948. . The new common stock of Min<neapolis Gas Co. and cash distributable under the plan are now available for delivery against surrender of the debentures, common common Jewett, Aspinook Corp., plan of scrip certificates for class a also is Insurance Co., 2569. 167, p. well as the of as a trustee John " ' - Hancock ■ Trust * -- The Alleghany chases plans issue to monthly reports on its pur¬ sales of securities. and Robert Corp. ; Co.— ♦Operating W. Vice-Chairman of the board, has so indicated in of Philadelphia, Chairman of a protective committee for the 5V2% preferred "A" stock. "We shall give to your group," said Mr. Purcell, "monthly reports Indicating purchases and sales of securities, except to the extent that we consider such information confidential*, but we plan to make the letter a to Purcell, H. R. Baxter, information public simultaneous same Mr. Purcell, "The in board his added: letter, authorized with its release to you." . wish for may to me \ advise that you will careful receive the consideration the at directors' meeting at which wish member which to make the of you it board clear, is committed suggest."—V. may that neither the board nor any vote in favor of any candidate however, 168, to institutional the sale of such cannot be opinion the financing the Sales Sept. 3C— ' ing —_——— Profits after deprec. $18,162,073 $14,559,610 $11,699,796 $5,924,308 1,930,840 Net 1 tax 125,040 71,562 1,121,192 35,982 771,731 as of it the $1,732,544 $1,248,167 $127,625 1,178,712 1,034,323 $1,168,420 $698,221 589,356 $2.94 — T—— No, of cap. Earned shs. outstdg. 589,356 share—. $3,98 per ♦Deficit. it ■ . - $656,811 591,356 $2.11 Cash U. 1 Current Current —V. assets : — p. 557,104 1,334,420 10,392,940 11,492,405 1,213,192 2,129,04g 5,634,403 1— ; 4,467,360 507,967 1,709,040 ; liabilities 3,651,277 3,550,000 4,465,983 — - i— 168, 1947 2,897,374 I: securities.—— Inventories Surplus SHEET ITEMS $22,867,660 $22,664,178 : securities marketable well plan. as such other proposes, steps which Power and its In view of this and the cash : —— altogether may improve the cash posi¬ subsidiaries. position of Foreign Power, the directors American Airlines, Inc.—May Acquire Stock in Pan American Airways Corp.— Interest Overseas Airlines, Inc. Stock and Bond Ben Wright has been Mr. tions New York New York (Stocks)—______17 Stock Exchange of Director of Airlines and American Overseas Airlines, Vice-President of the public per Sept, unappropriated, outstanding share.. $8,288,104 400,000 $3:. • 30_— — — —• this interim report, demurrage in the net 1948, applicable to voyages terminat¬ included herein. Operating expenses also include strike expense., tLoss. $1947 earned surplus restated to reflect adjustment made at Dec. 31, 1947, reversing charges in prior years for excess of cost over par -value of company's capital stock purchased and held in treasury. the of of purpose collected in $188,999, has 1947, in been Stock Exchange Boston (Bonds) Curb Exchange 33 Stock Exchange 38 38 Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Cincinnati Stock Exchange Cleveland Detroit Los Stock _____38 1—39 ... 39 -39 Exchange. Stock Exchange— Angeles Stock ____39 Exchange —_—-40 Philadelphia Stock Exchange— Pittsburgh Stock Exchange 40 — Francisco 40 —.41 Stock Exchange Stock Toronto Stock company announced on Dec. relations Exchange 42 —42 ' Exchange 43 45 28 Established Bell System 1899 Teletype SU 464 OLDEST INVESTMENT HOUSE IN UTAH received Commission Maritime S. $15,046,606; account, the from 1948 notes receivable, for U. title, and S. cost American-Hawaiian less for. which no Government, LIABILITIES—Accounts (est.), under disbursements $506,380; tax note on for reserve vessel on payable and accrued liabilities, $2,503,676; $16,587; Federal taxes on income payable, $1,500,000; excess of revenue over uncompleted voyages, $898,653; reserve for repairs, contingencies, agreements, agency $371,881; $99,268; reserve for capital gains deposits, $2,079,593; reserve for insurance, $1,150,000; capital claims, cargo replacement $445,000; fund reserve for stock ($10 par), $5,000,000; earned surplus appropriated for replace¬ vessels, $12,636,454; unappropriated earned surplus, $7,657,061; treasury stock (110,200 shares at cost), Br$2,570,360; total, $32,294,193, ment of —V. 168, p. 1577. American Investment Co. of Illinois—Makes Exchange Offer to Ohio Finance Co. Stockholders—See latter American Metal On of Co., Ltd.—Initial Preferred Dividend Dec. share com¬ below.—V. 168, p. 2426. pany on record This 9, the directors declared the 4%% preferred stock; Feb. 19, initial an dividend of $1.12 V2 payable March l, 1949, General Corporation \dividend is being declared not quite three months in advance date. It is intended hereafter to declare quarterly pre¬ dividends payment date, instead of at board meetings held approximately four months approximately one month, as hereto¬ & Investment News.Cover City Bond Offerings. ... Dividends Declared and —58 47 St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities 48 Payable 48 Foreign Exchange Rates 48 Edward D. Jones & Co. Established 1871 Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal Reserve System 48 Month of November. 300 North 4th St., Auction Sales St. Louis 2, Missouri Members ,___ ."1 New 3 48 per to holders 1949. payment Capital Flotations for the Salt Lake City 1 SEPT.' 30, $1,453,147; fore. Reserve Banks 160 S. Main Street , joint requisitioned before Miscellaneous Features Combined Condition Statement of Federal EDWARD L. BURTON & COMPANY hand, on ferred Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices__48 Light U. of Co., vessels advance of State and Utah Power Cr and depreciation of payments have $14,433; Vessels and steamer equipment (less reserve for depreciation of $1,184,061), $1,708,856; shore plant (less reserve for depreciation of $239,669), $251,535; deferred charges, $1,240,092; total, $32,294,193. ___37 The Course of Bank Clearings Specializing in credit three 46 Stock and Bond Averages SHEET, BALANCE banks accounts receivable, U. S. receivable, $1,661,557; Steamship 28 3. department.—V. 168, p. 2426. in accounts been Transactions New York Curb Exchange.. Wright joined AOA two years ago as its Director of Public Rela¬ and since September of this year has been acting Director of American's $9,200,479 912,375 $7,657,061 389,800 $1.29 —-—»———— surplus, shares amount ing the Page New York Over-the-Counter Markets appointed to the dual position Public Relations for American Smith, $1,475,790 7:724,689 $8,540,486 883,425 1—,—_ Government, $2,926,764; other miscellaneous accounts receiv¬ able, $1,971,261; inventory of merchandise and supplies, at cost, $102,653; other assets, $4,617,664; assets allocated to insurance fund, $1,150,000; vessel replacement fund assets, deposited in banks to Quotations Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section... below. Director of Public Relations— Rex Earned Capital Earnings trade Transactions New York Stock Exchange. • paid $149,625; Montreal Curb Exchange American $503,528 t8,036,958 — Jan. ——_i:_—— --Total"'.——— Dividends CONSOLIDATED Montreal Tivoli Brewing Co. below. See . unappropriated, ASSETS—Cash In This Issue St. Louis Stock Exchange. 1793. Altes Brewing Co., Detroit, Mich.—New Name— See $2,259,790 784,000 taxes—— i—— — surplus, ♦For therefore, to approach certain govern¬ lending agencies with regard to such financ¬ to continue negotiations with certain such agencies and Foreign San - within and international Baltimore - — Govt, S. Other <"$463,731 591,356 $0.21 1948 assets effected , Sept. 30— Total be cannot 479,432 $599,528 96,000 such terms present time. The corporation, however, is explore other possible sources of such 591,356 591,356- COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF SELECTED BALANCE .* on should that income Federal for 814,078 gains— . profit Earned terms the; possible sale of; debentures oil " Surplus Net Prior to and[ since Nov. 26, representatives have been investigating determined is capital and income Provision 15, $1,780,358 t$214,550 : regular quarterly the 43,005 46,952 $2,347,132 L paid it of the at that corporation take tion effected $217,582 $2,055,880 142,432 1,518,523 provision— income Dividends $2,925,298 $4,008,087 charges Federal 2.736,289 189,009 72,778 income Total investors Total ■'•*« - investments from 86,730 130,852 3,935,308 _■ income Income Income 1 —.—•'< - & depletion Other to 1945 1946 1947 1948 of debentures to the institutional investors before framework The Alpha Portland Cement Co.—Earnings— payment it was hoped would fall within the framework of the company's reorganization plan. It has developed with reasonable certainty* that mental 12 Mos. End. the which 2425. p. of the company, officials and of management slate is selected. "I consideration —. $24,166,499 $22,438,484 24,284,603 20,591,228 96,446 66,898 —. income Operating 1948, for the reasons stated in the letter. with suggestion which any candidate a that Co., Power dividend on its $6 and $7 preferred stocks was postponed until Dec. 1948 to be included in the slate of directors which will be submitted tc the stockholders at the 1949 annual meeting you stating Foreign 1947 1948 - —-_' North¬ (& Subs.)—Earns. Steamship Co. revefiue expenses New York exchange agent, the to New York, or sub-exchange agent, Minneapolis, Minn.—V. 168, p. 642. of Sept. 30— ♦Operating Inc.—Again Defers Action on Preferred Dividends—Financing Postponed— James S. Carson, Vice-President, on Dec. 15, said: > On Nov. 26, 1948, this company senV to its stockholders a letter & surrendered Bank National Depreciation American common be Broadway, 100 Co., B 9 Months Ended Plans Monthly Reports on Its Securities Transactions— . class should American-Hawaiian Co., Life , Optical American the of 1 been Mutual Attleboro. (Mass.) Boston' andv the of has of director a Bank and A for subscription series (or cer¬ of American Gas & Power Co. and stock of Community Gas & Power Co. therefor) deposit Securities western the Boston'Edison Co., American Enka Corp: / ~ *-■'■■< - director of National of for common stock, warrants (old) first preferred stock $6 and stock common tificates Corp.—New Director— President Toner, Toner First Enka V. well C B shares, 91,851 class American Bemberg Corp. preferred common were « Trust American ^ Alleghany Corp.—Buys Pittston Stock— The Corporation 6,175 D bids Conn., $16,110,000; Rayon Corp. of Tennessee, $15,097,822; Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Glore, Forgan & Co. heading an investment banking group of about 115 members, $12,104,462.—V. 168, p. 1793. James common and Corp. 24,033 class Three : • through loans already arranged acquisition The stock, for. Details of these loans will be announced later, the company said. The shares bought from the OAP are 177,398 shares of class C common stock and 88,853 shares of class D common of North American stock Co.—Exchange of Securities— has arranged to pay for the the company . 1946 1947 1948 taxes Earnings Subs.)—Earns. (& $11,225,482 ——— Federal Corp. Appliance asking pending further American Gas & Power Beaunit Mill Electric petition is being filed with the Federal District Court the Court to retain jurisdiction of the company's developments. See also V. 168, p. 2317. report and Maine plan ' Air-Way it prudent to take no action on the quarterly dividend $6 preferred stocks ordinarily paid on Dec. 15, but have consideration thereof to some date not later than Feb. 15, its acceptance of Beaunit's announced and any 1949. , 14. Dec. deemed deferred Corp, the highest among four when bids were opened 13. The agency reserved the right to consider the American by the OAP bids Alien of the $7 and on accepted the bid of $17,111,126 of Beaunit Mills, Inc., for the majority share holdings of the government agency in two rayon companies, North American Rayon Office The MISCELLANEOUS - have Bemberg Corp.—Beaunit Mills Wins Bid— American Dividend— share has been declared holders of record Jan. 5, per and Investment News INDUSTRIAL - Copy Price 75 Cents a York, N. Y., Monday, December 20, 1948 St. York Stock Exchange Louis Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exch. Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange Associate , Phone CEntral 7600 Bell Teletype SL 593 ." 2 (2534) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL: CHRONICLE Monday, December 20, 1948 . "Comparative (Including Subsidiary Period End. Sept. 30— Prof. bef. items below- Other income Total & Payable gen. $3,303,936 and income President $8,145,340 2.316,814 AOA 1,802,807 199,499 $9,948,147 625,196 56,404 195,313.; 499,391 218,170 987,354 711,981 of Total 224,074 650,006 654,275 1,398 7,174 ...V. 5,318 ♦cri86,800 64.800 *Crl02,508 564,516 2,152,465 net Cr2,397- Crl8,917 Cr4,704 811,548 For of , $1,181,829 $1,185,311 $2,981,488 share $0.88 $3,406,475 $0.89 -,$2.19 $2.54 American News Co., Sept. 30— V,y /" ;(i; 44,627,181 Fed. : ' " inc. 41,585,734 130,456,701 ,• ,.1- v ceived •current 711,268 842,872 1.09 corporation that an approval and American •, agreement had been consolidation a of the of Pan Civil of nitely estimated American to at Board and the also a the Dec. the follows recent transfer of for the assets sLock Pan in of owned holds the about was by Pan and Dec. Income Pan will provides including Pan that at Prov. the first of share As in the on of on of 30, nine months, Pan common parts on and some of while ' . of flight in the nea'r to future $1 per share. the new shares list "• ' : (• s- ; Aspinook Corp. will own and operate Aspinook Corp. at Jewett City, Conn;, The',,, at Lawrence, Mass.,, Arnold Print Works present Works a^t Mass., and Union • ' ,' ' , notes . U. (net), $134,573; property $4,645,907; Sales .—v. 168, basis and surplus, $85,645,285, or including about and Operating $13.93 • - and a There also were commitments for are pending before the anticipated within the CAB next - to as 100% In interests •' Financial . airlines in hotel • Manager' The that •purchase •• shares "to ' 34,612 406,000 Fcderal 57,508 Other $663,245 SEPT. 30, 1948 depreciation (prepaid V". ; ■ lease on, Income \ etc.):,,, 1 ' Interest taxes 18,047,047 13,906,288 18,202,815 Balance 55,145 ; 683,730 ' 188,999,559 133,165,687 13,019,658 and from S. & of 27,849,831 1,055,962 profit 1,780,000 —— interest 26,858,409 charges——. 11,549,512 712,994 preferred at stocks_c.j_— to common 1,433,980 stock—i 24,746,876 share share to ' .... 1,180,553 of 9,576,997 $9.30 com. barrels stock ($25 pari. (net)—J—_ $3:60 $82.46 20,148,790 " ' ^refineries,: barrels:.;..^-,^—39,649,677 give effect to reclassification adopted ; Dec. - ' $72.94 17,865,785 37 090,122 37,907,335 31 1947.— .: Barker Bros., Los Angeles, Calif.—Sales Higher— corporation reports that delivered sales, Nell but V. for 1948 will thus 168, far in December business is said to be On year (& Subs.)- -Earnings— 5,378,424 2.34 -V. ? ; 168, V 4.89 Sales Profit Sept. 30— Net 1947 Net a 1— Capital shares outstanding.. Earnings per share 8,674,332 8,674,332 $4.47 — $3.97 8,674,332 $1.51 ; 738. the at ; 1947 - $2,715,602 outstanding....—' ■* 2,500,417 •" 948,820 ' $3,473,73 $2.70 948,82( t •. ' $3.6( to $1.4' in 1947 ' 'V Beech Aircraft Fiscal Years Ended Net Income 1578. Corp.—Earnings— Sept. 30— 1948 sales Net p. after Earnings per ♦Net loss taxes common and '• share——$5.53 Nil after allowing for loss carryback adjustments. " fiscal year's net income of $2,213,626 contrasts with aggre¬ gate postwar net losses of $2,045,398 Incurred in the 1947 and 1948" fiscal years, with $168,228 to spare, Walter* H. Beech, President, said. The company paid off all deferred renegotiation refunds during the-, year, all DPC loan notes issued when wartime facilities were . ♦Includes depletion of timber land and phosphate deposits. depletion of metal mines. ' tBefore ' ; . NOTE—^The consolidated 342. p. equity and $2,230,965 in not in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries ' not included in above income acount- amounted to 1948, $2,618,886 in 1947 ■■■■ - and ; . $1,245,736, in -• 1946.—V. ' 168/. '■ The and 1948 was liquidated i Amndei Corp., Baltimore, Md.—Earnings Show Gain— 11 Months Ended Nov. 30— Net income before' income Federal Income taxes.: 1948 taxes. ...—$800,501 175,000 i Net the last quarterly 195,000 —_ report, R. A. $625,501 $420,724 corporation was low a revolving credit control and major assist purchased,^ agreement reduction on this of with bidder on contracts a inventory program of group to of banks.' minimum debt repayment. a annual in company report also discloses the1 diversification achieved the manufacture of items both in and outside the by the aircraft industry. These products include components for dishwashing chines. cotton pickers, aiid domestic refrigerators; In the last of exchange, remittance for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made ma¬ half of the accumulative total of contracts for such commercial products amount to about $1,000,000. . Froehlinger, President, said, aggregatihg $1,061,573. Volume of contracts work" on hand, he stated, is $12,976,310 and the outlook is satisfactory.—V. 168, p. 342: V. 163, p. 1278. '.x the The as the fiscal year profit——.*— Since - — 1947^'$615,724 its Inventory credited Among part oi" the the aircraft products produced, which constitute the largest company's business, were the 4-place, all-metal Bonanza, (Continued , wites 1 1947 $24,141,120 $26,211,411 2,213,626 *1,816,469 charges.. on page 7) (Reg. U. S. Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, Netv York 8. N. Y., REctor 2-9570. President; William D. Riggs, Business Herbert, D. Seibert. Editor and Publisher; Manager. Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising issue) with a statistical-issue on %: offices: 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111. (Telephone State 0613);' 1 Drapers' Gardens, Monday].; Other London, E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith. as second-class matter February Copyright 1948 by. William B, Dana Company., 25, 1942; at the post office at New Reentered York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. i American Union, $35.00 Subscriptions in United States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of :per year; in Dominion of Canada, $38.60 per year. PauOther Countries, $42.00 per year. V WOTB: the ^ 5,974,148" quarter ended Sept. 30, 1948, amounted with $1.45 a share for the same quarter 1578. per Not stated the compared 1,000 1946 . $2,558,236 948,820 for p. for $32.50 :■ share.;—$2.96 per : - SEC about Wins Stock of Rayon Companies- -See American Bern- 8,621,383 $38,740,692 $34,473,066 $13,159,083 - p. with offered 1948 berg Corp. above.—V. 168, $70,808,928 $32,125,936 8.088,554 8,896,813 28,090,000 28,101,000 9,985,400 152,322 .143,308 • 84,635 be (& Subs.)—Earnings— %. profit 168, filed was to $20,586,477 $19,065,946 4,731,488 4,368,461 r_—2,015,886 1,810,225 shares share —V. 1946 $72,263,564 $67,953,683 $31,152,365 3,340,833 2,855,245 973,571 taxes—w-. $10). ... profit Earnings 1948 (par underwriting.—V. 168, charges taxes Capital 1138. p. after Income 4.08 • without stock 6 Months Ended Sept. 30— 1948—9 Mos.—1947; 1.39 letter of notification a common Beaunit Mills, Inc. 215,209,000 653,292,000 606.658,000 8,260,000 28,670,000 " 24,329,000 5,378,424 5,378,424 5,378,424 13,365,000 charges, ; 8, of share 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Manufacturing Co.—Filing With SEC^— Dec. shares |- William Dana Seibert, in ap¬ satisfactory; 1794. p. Chronicle On-aecount-of-the-fluctuations r be $33,000,000, as compared with $30,000,000 in 1947 Petree, President, states that November sales fell behind a ' 152,943,628 118,334,141 2426. — .V.,': 22,936,419 *494,674 10,368,954 Well 10,836,513 1,259,521 838. p. Tfhe ago, 21,576,583 Minority interest tNet 3,050,066 8,209,243 products/barrels—40.141,784 168, — .27,984,041 Oil proximately —L—_—$75,604,397 foreign ♦2,154,901 9,621,695 26,180,856 common ; 165,705,699 2,462,490 ♦Depreciation, obsolescence, etc.—— U, amort.z, ... per 121,192,697 2,720,667 operations— income 2,486,702 3,331,214 abandonments ■V other Halliburton before applicable va'ue Sale 501,867" 2,309,945 income Total 4,135,900 6,355,550 .1.677,553 Book V. 1,830,813 share. 9 Months Ended Income of stock— Famed per 1 v1-" $ •.1'v " 166,207,566 : 7,799,400 1,881,438 income Net income Dividends on Anaconda Copper Mining Co. (& Subs.X-^-Earnings— Other sale Co. 1947 " V . amortization and and charges • 189,683,289 cost amortiz. lrom Total • 1948—10 Mos.—1947 18,257,960 ' 1948 Miscellaneous - ' v 18,116,162 * 69,115 ji~zJ(■% 1947 9,074,492 assets: " retirements Cementing %>;'/• 1948—Month—1947 236,838,000 ♦After to 233,515,414*189,482,909 : fixed to development oi reserve V' . Period End. Sept. 30— com. offer • ; ; insurance, ; stated 10 an 319.025,888 223.757,523 expenses-;., — production, charges..;.— per of .,1948 taxes.....——i— applicable run American Tobacco Co. Earns, Dec. Subs.)—Earnings— —: Deplet securities, $3,700% accounts inventories, $485,646; other as¬ (after ' ;: Net operating income—j. 23,196,971 Nori-operat.ng income (net): ,>.%• V: "•> \ income Depreciation, $727,607 Govt, charges (& general Intangible 485,000 ' $584,551 V income taxes Reserves $i;2l2,(«7 ' operating and oil incorrte .Jest.)...^. Com. shares outstdg.—. New York, N. Y., on deposited in acceptance > operating Costs, oil ♦Net Public the 1,697,927 $1,155,099 Crude Sales, of Sept. 30— $31,600,622 $30,947,431 $369,219,309 $345,941,942 168, p. was make 9 Months Ended Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Earnings- *Deficit.—V. asso¬ number a 2,273,195 $906,551 :; 322,000 equ.prtient —- income. oper. after /. . been Brewery— Co., has been Atlantic Refining Co. 1948—12 Mos.—1947 Bates Net i',\\ had steamsnip company at $47.50 a share;r the stock purchase i>Ian operative." %" ; ; The bank, as agents for customers, said that approximately 70,000 shares had been deposited.—See V. 168, p.- 2222. ... Net Trust stock common ex-dividend < . O'Connell 'v,^;'v:; Manufacturers sufficient —1948—Month—1947——1948—11 Mos—1947— Operating revenues— Operating expenses Operating taxes Mr. the cf Crude rev. : • ATF, Atlantic Gulf & West Indies SS. Lines—Stock Purchase Plan Operative— $5,378,719 * $5,126,221 Stores Co.—November Sales Incr. 2.1%— oper. ' to! joining The Americap- 1,814,103, , and few devices. prior- the company's brewery and beer and ale distribution business at Norfolk, Va., have been purchased by Murray Glasgow, of St, Louis; Mo., and a group of associates.—'V. 163, p. 66; loss and ;; revenues Director ['"-Ji manufacturing $1,069,245 S. deferred Period End. Oct. 31— Uncollectible " - Relations later Careful Pan American has interests ranging from 20% iroughout Latin America, and in China, as well Commercial earn¬ electronic with ♦Restated was had of Atlantic Co., Atlanta, Ga.—Sells concerning $871,939 $466,034; 2110.. p. Public company's wartime plant at Beaver, Pa.,' of its propeller division at Caldwell, N, J., and recently ; Assistant to the Vice-President in charge of public relations for iall divisions of the corporation.—V, 168, p. 2003. ■■" and other w appointed was //// .l-'i;3 2318. p. been and Relations 1948, $1,022,803 46,442 308,000 $813,489; receivable has Curtiss-Wright. Corp; for seven years in public relations and advertising executive capacities. • He of well obligated to purchase $34,500,000 $7,350,000 already had been paid, are its 14, O'Connell .. V ■//• •/' ;/'/>;•/ 1,405,173 . BALANCE SHEET, American equipment actions pay war. German 2,692,677 $462,874 Per. End. Nov. 30— payments for past periods be prorated if" possible, ~ ■ : $770,874 Fed, inof tax.. American 5 " : as .. ■ I.—— that materials. these its In 1,806,431 $735,954' , income. 168, 1948, American was % roperties. Print Immediately 1,569,301). corporation's expand Oct. $4,236,407 - shares. American A.number of PAA mail1 payments months. The V. 30 value stock totaled of which about balance of $27,150,000. In made Inc., the parent plants at Elizabeth, turer re¬ payable, $118,745;- Federal income tax taxes (accrued), $86,749; preferred stock, no par (declared value $50 per share), $2,621,2C0; class "A" stock, no par (declared value $50 per share), $702,250; common stock (pal" value $1 per share), $91,627;' surplus, $2,555,711; total, $6,603,175.— American $57,117,085 current liabilities (including $10,000,000 current bank credit). Long-term bank credit current of United States. 1897. p. 2,127,535 1,492,288 income-.™ (accrued),- $426,893; ... consolidated planes, a $5,200,000 costs.. $1,624,195), American Pan ^ seven a 6,145,082 Sept. new leaving first on 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $53,827; total, $6,603,175. Over¬ bank $40,000,000 $30,000,000. Common the 168, income—34,920 , total was ings for r sales.,. lor sets, of'$16,847,814. Additional mall pay has American, on a consolidated basis, had net Pan $36,682,801 its balance be Co.—Earnings— are American offered $4,355,777 ASSETS—Cash, and months of 1948 attached to'the Overseas had net income of $742,932 shares., out - nine revenues consisting of and the of H. ciated excels income " and interest of The to of the part iixtures."-—-V. - company's equity Airways," which is . ' Assets * : average either this however, determination. final April of. $1,171,000 '/fr "formally operating Net an share, the with $LQ6 Mueller "to recent reports American-Standard etc., Total defi¬ Constellations and five DC-4s. There obligations and notes of $4,850,000 Common stock and surplus together totaled $16,631,680, or about $9.54 a share on the 1,749,825 common Pan companies at specialize in the ATF Olean 10,043,291 investmenis ?/./' /•': south-central said, War ice, of Other Ameri¬ be either,line, mail any next Depreciated assets will Gross voting trust stockholders. that a * . awarded influence the that American since long-term Works, three company of American Type Founders, Inc., and Mount Vernon, N. Y.;. Daystrom Corp:,: Friendship, N. Y., chromed steel furniture manufacturer; Daystrom Laminates, Inc., Daystrom, N. C., hard plywood and lumber producer; and I'rederick Hart & Co.;' Poughkeepsie, N. Y., manufac- $ 137,396,000 $1.69 Federal losses. war primarily $' for • were affiliated Print The Aspinook ATF, Inc.—New Public Relations Director— - included in this income statement. The auditors, it was disclosed, are to report on May 5 concerning the valtie of the shares which are to bs exchanged. Another highlight of the agreement is that Pan American later intends to borrow another $10,000,000 in addition to the $40,000,000 bank credit now outstanding. It is understood that these banking arrangements are fairly well assured. American Overseas Airlines will call a stockholders' 45 meeting within days of the approval of the acquisition by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Pan American itself will hold a stockholders' meeting within the same period. This meeting is to consolidate the present holding company (Pan American Airways Corp.) with Pan American Inc. Airways, This is a technical transaction which does not affect the acqui¬ sition. V ' / • In regard to the voting trust which will be set up to administer the shares of Pan American turned over to American Airlines as a result of the transaction, it was stated that there will be three trustees, one appointed by Pan American, one by American Overseas and one mutually agreed upon. Upon subsequent sale of the in holdings the voting trust, there will be a limit of 100,000 shares going to any one individual or company. Pan American and AOA have agreed to try and obtain CAB approval within six months, cr at least by nine months. The following was shown in the Sept. 30 balance sheets: American Overseas had current assets of $12,296,601 and current liabilities of $3,067,824. $8,537,732, the Operating $3,244,535,. after taxes, for this period, and total operating of $106,333,002. Estimate^ for mail payments due from the government 1941 a • exclusive given by Mr. was he on covered of plumbing Other American American outstanding, v of revenues Lawrence American. cannot of American-Grace American. operating awarded income plants John 10,043,291 . accounts total two as of application of LIABILITIES—Accounts shares agreement subsequently losses, 31. the of Adams, Mass., The Hampton Co. at East Hampton, Bleachery at Greenville, S. C.—V. 168, p. 2110. $1,277,000. $4,400,000, (net) Cost two . payments agreement disclosed been transaction shares $13.90, in through and placed in a distributed to Its 1,083,154 total The The agreement provides awarded by the CAB to be book subsidiaries profits and up will $10 American Mail as it value, v as of Dec. 31, 1948 is the larger, shall be paid for in at its,net book value as of Dec. 31. figured various 50% by the unaudited balance sheets as of Sept. 30, net book value was a little under of and Arnold known the new Aspinook Corporation on the basis of four-new shares v share'held;: Capitalization of the new Aspinook Corporation ; outstanding upon consummation of the consolidation will consist 998,760 shares of common stock with a par, value of the fl7,207,000 : 10,849,000 dividends of received company of Period End. Sept. 30— meetings Pan of said, in to amounted subsidiaries. the Sales 13 • t.me. Inc., of . share. on Overseas' stockholders the New York Curb Exchange. After the consolidation, the-new subsidiaries which are being held in reserve until for the full year 1948 are-available. During the of 1947, foreign dividends, similarly excluded from based was he exclusive but American Service stockholders . public or involved in the this amount, or the net Overseas, whichever Based by Will also be each An 1948—9 Mos.—1947 48.031,000'168,294,000 2.47 between , the stock Airlines, 62% seas, or about cost of $10.77 stock, wh.ch approved Ratified— corporation on ,.$.[$ 6fc,686,000 refunds, the intention china Inc., American Overseas Airlines, , received sold of amount this ~Works> Inc. and be of '• . on management of stock ultimately The ■ to purchase Corporation the plant at New Orleans lormerly operated by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. If the, offer' is ac¬ cepted, the plant will be coverted for the manufacture of vitreous be the ■ Mueller, President, stated that during the quarter ende;d Combination from the AOA routes with* the The agreement is subject , American. announcement agreement' contemplates Corp.. concluded Aeronautics Airlines, American Airways. and ''./-V'"'V tAfter preferred dividend- requirements. extraordinary item of $1,569,000 of interest received refund Scandard," American received by American distributed to its stockholders and Overseas will thereafter be dissolved. As a major stockholder in American Overseas, American Airlines, Inc. will acquire a stock interest in Pan American. American has no plan to take part in the until $ Income, E. refund the 842,872 v." , Airways to ,Pan American, in exchange planned that the stock of Pan can stock lor to foreign tax claims, Airlines, Inc.—Proposed Acquis.^- Pan two companies. The boards of American will for As¬ System 10,043,291 $0,36 1948, Austrian 2,084,412 842,872 2.84 0.84 . Overseas Is the outstdg.— 10,043,291 share.v $0.70 period net profits 3,474,412 "1,390,000 2,396,834 842,872 , companies looking to Trans-Atlantic services It 1948, 3,692,000 results 30, facilities 1,598,000 American Overseas Overseas Manager Executive V . 7,154,000 tax Theodore Sept; 121,512,437 3,994,834 475,000 outstdg,-. announced Pan \1 1948—3 Mos.—1947 ' an from operating . This Shies been has charges and taxes.( comparable : 1,186,268 921,283 per share-.— 167, p. 2681. the 9, com., Federal on : . 613,000 taxes— Earnings The Sept. 30— shs. tlricluding 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1,534,283 income shrs. European Blake ;■ j&J per ♦After . ;— Net profit and Dec. income——. The Inc.—Earnings— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 taxes of ended 2426. sales fEarns. ■ Capital Mr. - p. Common • before appointed • the week ♦Net Young-Tornga Co., Grand Rapids, advise that they have with¬ drawn their offering of 40,000 shares of common stock at .$1 per share from the Michigan Corporation and Securities Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.-W; 164, p. 2109. of1 the been announced. were of Print ^ special meetingj held on Dec. 15. These companies printing, dyeing, finishing and processing of textile fabrics. The stockholders of the present Aspinook Corp. wilr be entitled, under the terms of the-consolidation, to exchange their shares for Vipe-President-Sales. and replaces Jacques de Sibbur, executive assignment will be announced soon.—V.V 168, • 168, Net t De to- the has also the Period End. American Metal Finishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.— Stock Offering Withdrawn— ; < y • '" ■ * —V. 3,168 passengers westbound for 2,3L0 flown to the U. S. in November last year. Flagships averaged between 85% and 90%. the inputs of subsidiaries company amounted to 249,959,000 kwh., an increase of 15,980,kwh.-, or 6.83% over the corresponding week of last year..; —V. of . Federal flew Lawrence a new corporation Corporation - American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.—Earns. Crl5,649 requir. release sales 636 this of income div. Period End. against consolidation a propor¬ com. ♦Includes month as westbound Blake Harris ' last Dec,, 2. On 1,695,531 2,821,707 000 21,600 - res._ loss net pfd. Europe ., 2,412,682 reserve no longer required through sale of security of $235,400 for three months and .$235,400 for nine months.— V. 168, p. 2426. ; ' Profit over line Inc,, into announced P|«ns? for American Power & Light Co.—Weekly Input— ; 492,834 " . Net The A^ftt^ok^Corp.—Consolidation companies—The airline, the to ! 4 more'passengers to Europe ih 1947, Harold R. Harris, Vice- of of nassengers 1947. 84% lil.vTlO 1,137,415 subsidiaries— per after flew month ... Earns, . 1,171 on new 837.' p. same General'Manager P. Mr. sistant-to Airlines the . o3,39 3 write-down interests' factors whose tax—— conting. consol. in carried AOA, 183,023 224,767 and and gain of 38% a Load 577,049 4,844 for Overseas than for¬ investments, tion American November inc. Depletion Min. Passenger Traffic to Europe Rose in November— » Norman Depreciation of $7,851,762 inc. taxes for U. S. Prov. OWned) $2,753,010 $10,168,576 '66,328 than and Amort, t 1948—9 Mos.—1947 317,735 221,946 plan other eign Mofe Or $2,435,276 $4,187,411 operating costs/-— on foreign excn. Prov. , during November, annuity taxes Loss 80% '883,475 _ exp., etc. employ¬ under Taxes, in — Companies account, 1648—3 Mos.—1947 income Admin. ees' (net) income in New York funds. - Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE (2535) r,-wwi 3 fr The Capital Flotations in the United States During the Month of November And for the Eleven Months of the Calendar Year 1948 Corporate emissions for November totaled $458,524,576, compared with $647,602,184 for October and $554,347,159 for Novemer 1947. Of the month's total $442,924,- 41.0%> of the corporate financing for this period. Com¬ parisons with the previous months of 1948 follow: or New Refunding Indebtedness c 1,000,566^000 October Sep 9 91 bills bil.s 1,001,528,000 1,001,528,000 Sep 16 91 day Treas. day Treas. day Treas. 1,000,566,000 % of Tqtal bills 1.100,616,000 1,100,616,000 29 49.4 Sep 23 91 day Treas. billf 1,000,796,000 29 55.9 Sep .30 '91 day Treafc. bills 1,102,605.000 146,675,000 • I-sues 368,981,500 i, 15 30.4 yr. Treas. notes 3,595,374,000 1,000,796,000 1,101,6 to,000. 3,595,374,000 ! ; I November, Amount •— September • „ August- 1947; 142,155,000 July June —' May — , • notes due 1973; $40,000,000 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. re¬ funding and improvement mortgage 3%% bonds series H, due 1973; $50,000,000 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 3% debenture bonds, due 1963; $30,00O,dOO Cit-Con Oil Corp. first mortgage 3% sinking fund bonds, due 1958 and $24,000,000 Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. first mortgage pipe line bonds .3% series, due 1962.,. January —: 1 30 Sep Tax 716,594,100 164,285,000 ! the 44.7 7 14 Oct 21 91 28 >91 1 Oct 1 Oct 1 Oct l ,U. tabulation of figures since Janu¬ ary. 1946, showing the different monthly amounts on I corporate financing. Revisions of the 1947 and 1948 fig- - present we j ures may 9,933.142,540 additional private as Nov | financing; is. brought to light. Capital bills 900,834,000 bills •901,204,000 1.256,445,000 of indebt of indebt.. New Capital Total : 900,834,000 1,385,442,000 3,912,8b2,000 415,277,078 1,258,000 1,258.000 Antic'n notes. October—- $ 409,335,400 1 409,335,400 11,166,112.478 10,340,242,000 '91 day Treas. bills 801,197,000 825,870,478 801,197,000 First 364.849,374 2,590.000 36?, 439,374 545,880,788 14,091,516 559,972,304 180.343,822 i 594,606,395 97,041,541 691,647,936 310,723,947 quarter—f 260,909,489 4 113,72^,057 1,619,059,614 1,505,336,557 $ ' y J „ .90 day, Treas. bi'lp 901,333,000 890,198,000 18 91 90 day "freas. bills day Treas. bills 802,975,000 900,244,000 802,975,000 26 New Capital 1 U. S. Savings bds. Depositary bonds. 'Tax Antic'n notesl Nov Nov Total Refunding ; i 1 418,664,123 •418,664,123 464,000 ' 464,000 344,415,600 '344,415,600 : $ ; 103,335,204 ; . $ 364; 744,693 134,670,053 751,977,258 119,204,001 211,267,388; 47,616,401 271,362,410 129,503,023 307,169,645 Total 436,672,668 for for 318,978,811 450,548,250> Total 253,874,054 30,923,566 139,824,303 274,583,073 1,026,560,3311, 311,789,477 697,736,056 November——], eleven 4,169,292,723 3,394,614,000 774,678.723 87,538,403,021 78,211,939,000 months. 9,326,464,021 1,009,525,533 *INTRA-GOVERNMENT April 562,425,792 _u__— May—— 50,212.500 . 595,307,115 Second quarter. 211.666,667 518,60^,778 1,106,589,565 4,088,750 28,896,829 1,531,813,781 ■ 612,638,292' 378,169,624 624,203,944 83,198,079 1,615,011,860 374,080,874 — June— ' 376,314,120-' J 78,214,460 :454',528,580 319,497,872 213,807,327 ' 611.519,659 • 289,889,043 392,762,791 671,103,991 July 665,211,295 886,102,732 2,744,669,555; six July— months 258,610,941 2,090,000 260,700,941 156,800,417 123,226,255606,543,042 147,461,407 304,261,824 367,63^,081 104,757,061 25,757,281 481,588,369 258,357,364 122,187,231 171,098,753 146,341,925 quarter—1,209,097,365 42,572,016 1,251,669,381; 4,246,247,703 239,493,152 4,485,740,855 898,474,568 ; 392,874,893 1,291-349,461 451,493,579 907,782,367 2,757,041,391 1,278,977,625 4,036,019,01k 628,859,165 November—— r. 18,743,019 647,602,184 442,924,576 15,600,000 458,524,576' 598,947,623 702,592,565 1,610,374,932 1. Notes 2,012,654,879 2,814,846,834 4,827,501,713 75,922,920 December— 674,870,543 270,684,761 .'84,068,960' '554;347;159 589,877,742 83,126,999 1,009,.294,814 '470,273,199 691,223,683 926,167,815 73,168,350 $ 1,256,203,000 86,315,940 i—— 804,521,175 97,155,000 575,552,000 141,000,000 ' ( September— •! . 12O,95O,CJ0 70,530,000 t20,610,500 . ; August^ I 20,050,000 50,540,000 170,929.500 t.; . * 29,929,500 : •' for 625,552,000 _J" — Total t50,000,00c 47,155,000 i 'i • _ 343,853,111 676,193,682 113,297,492 • Net Issued J 612,707,000 I August Certificates , i-; October—. , 50,000,000 317,440,678 369,051,533 380,544,595 , 672,707,000 820,545,112 472,389,142 455,831,088 months—— ' . Notes 483,316,787 : Retired 19,366,856,000 18,110,653,000 • ■ 1,104,872,512 2,112,254,269 3,217,126,781 509,380,071 August— Nine 1,858,566,823 14,724,735 September. Third Issued 1 J. Total for 793,083,035 1,414,518,213 2,207,601,248 , FINANCING Certificates 196,921,136 3,234,071,474 494,655,336 ' 859,737,519 350,651,431 1,718-109,224 ■ 3,037,150,338 1 ' • . A 188.633,528 314,559,864 ^________ months———— 682,652,434 531(164,539: 732,1416,105; ■ Six 11,135,000 900,244,000 • *; i_— March Total - .415,277,078 Nov -+19461 'Refunding •—- 901,204,000 3,912,862,000 _+ Savings bds. Depositary bonds. 12 Nov •' ; : 1,256,445,000 1,365,442,000 s. 4 Nov —+1947 Refunding ; ' January February ; QF CORPORATE FIGURES BY MONTHS 1948, 1947 AND 1046 -1948New ' 1,132,566,540 —; , 902,136,000 indebt.—u for ■ 1,101,319,000 Ctfs. Total 8,800,576,000 ■ 902,136,000 of Tax .— 1,101,319,000 Ctfs. 1 — bills a be necessary, particularly 716,594,100 Nov SUMMARY 3,294.500 — bills Ctfs, Oct-' ' Oct 1 Below day Treas; day Treas. day Treas. day'Treas. 91 Oct was $102,633,801 of which $100,new-financing and $1,897,563 refunding. was i. September 91 Oct total for' the month 736,198 for j 15 • Total Oct Municipal issues for November ,footedHup $151,793,014, of which $149,665', 109 frepresented new money and $2,127,905 refunding.; For the corresponding month of 1947 < 3,294,500 Antic'n'notes'. f Oct : 411,768,940 50.2 . ' ; 909,000 • 411,768,940 44.2 36 S. Savings bds. Depositary bonds. 40.4 45 U. 21.5 45 11/2 Sep-1 35.2 247,630,000 306,148,750 281,117,000 < February 15 Sep 23.9 . 149,660,000 j__ Sep 54.5 27 26 81,225.000 .U I 1 April tures due 1979; $60,000,000 Aluminum Co. of America 3% 33 179,263,000 1 principal issues for the month were $60,000,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 31-year ZVt % deben¬ Corporate issues placed privately in November totaled for an aggregate of $226,674,995. This amounts to 49.4%, of the financing for the month. For the first 11 months of this year, issues: placed through the private route added up to 330 for an aggregate of $2,293,815,245, Accepted .—<$226,674,995 n. j :!. Month The 29 91 No. of or 96.6% represented new money financing and $15,600,000, or 3.4% refunding. Thus, the trend of financ¬ ing held to the same pattern for the 28th month,' snow¬ ing new money greater than refunding operations, with the exception of May, 2 Total Amount Security Dated Sep 576 4 • Type of < . ! ' '■ i • 100,339,500 V% t ' Certificates Fourth 1' i.— : quarter.—, 1,995,393,637 ' -4- —I *— i 243,118,879 2,238,512,516 * i—. w-4—i ? ■—*—♦— 1,551,786,186 i—. 272,781,782 ■—i—' 1,824,567,968 Notes <365,000,000 40,000,000 34,484,000 25,715,000 8,7G9,000 399,484,000 65,715,000 333,769,000 ___——i — 325,000,000 , Twelve months—_l— 4,752,435,028 1,522,096,504 6,274,531,532 : 'i v " - tRevised. 3,564,441,065 3,087,628,616 6,652,069,68! Total i for September 'October— .'</ Date Treasury Financing in November Amount Offered Secretary of the Treasury Snyder announced on Nov. 16 that holders of the Treasury Notes and Certificates of Indebtedness which will be offered The a one-year maturing securities .Oct now ;• At the amount 91 days 91 days 1,413;923,000 902,136.000 21 91 days 1,601,346,000 900,834,000 28 91 days 1,740,640,000 ,1 year 1,256,445.000 901,204,000 1,256,445.000 100 1 1 year 1.365,442,000 1,365,442,000 .lyear 3,912,862,000 415,277,078 3,912,862.000 100 Savings Bonds, Notes and Depositary Bonds. Tax 20 . Oct Oct Oct 1-31 Oct STATES I Offered Dated " , Date TREASURY Oct 1-31 Oct 12 years •' Oct 1-31 Oct' Due ' Amount Applied for ,V Total for Amount for $ six, months.x 26 Nov •4'. 15 Nov 12 90 days 12; 'NOV 18 91 days 19 Nov 26 90 days Nov 1-30 Nov 1 iNov 1 July 1 91 days 1,777,999,000 1,101,, 696,000 99.748 *0.997 Jun 29 July 8 91 days 1,802,239,000 1,101,588,000 99.748 *0.997 91 days 1,655,491,000 905,908,000 99.748 *0.997 July 16 July 22 91 days 1,724,853,000 908,599,000 99.748 *0.997 July 23 July 29 91 5 Jun 21 July 1 Jun 21 July 91 days ■ 100 Total for 2 c i r 1,689,397,000 99.748 Jun 21 July . 801,197,000 99.715 *1.129 901,333,000 99.715' *1.138 99.712 *1.141 1,349,202,000 900,244,000 99.713 *1.147 418,664,123 418,664,123 a a 464,000 464,000 100 2 344,415,600 344,415,600 100 c 10-12 yrs. 12 years - 1 \ 3 years Below . tions 2,601,685,000 2,601,685,000 100 ,XVa 1 year 1,078,583,000 1,078,583,000 100 for sold .have ! 4,169,292,723 2,103,020,000 2,103;,020,000 100 eleven months— a on we 1,672,717,063 1,672,717,033 a 87,538,403,021 ; of sale of these bonds series D discontinued was began; Sept. If; held: to maturity of 3 12 years 16,106,500 '16,106,500 100 2 1; 1948 on Aug. 31. interest; and c for 140,082,600 140,082,600 100 b July— _____ 12,539,674,163 USE each per' Aug 5 month. OF •New,- Accepted i t { "total $ i, for six ■ Refunding i months-— 45,589,866,775 $ . 803.692,000 99.748 906,388,000 99.745+ *0.997 1,447,552,000 900,595,000 Aug 20 Aug 26 92 days 1,493,468,000 1,000,376.000 1 10-12 yrs. 473,493,142 473,493,142 days 41,355.688,000 *0.997 99.730 + *1.066 99.726 *1.072 1 91 day Treas. bills 1,101,696,000 8 91 day Treas. bills 1,101,588,000 Aug 1-31 Aug 12 years 3,889,000 Aug 1-31 Aug 2 years 52,881,200 Total for August i a 91 day Treas. bills 905,908.000 day Treas. bills* 908,599,000 91 day Treas. bills > 909,689,000 2,601,685,000 2,601,685,000 ■< : of indebt 1 Ctfs. of indebt 1,078,583,000 i: Ctfs. of indebt.-— 2,103,020,000 1 U, .July Depositary July 91 Aug 27 Sep 2 days 1,614,413,000 1,000,566.000 Sep 9 91 days 1,597,589,000 1,001,528,000 99.728+ *1.076 k Tax , 1,672,717,063 bonds— I Antic'n • 1,672,717,063 16,106,500 Totitd for _ Sep 16 1,685,109,000 1,100,616,000 99.726+ *1.083 Aug 5 91 17 Sep 23 91 days 1,397,986,000 1,000,796,000 99.724+ *1.092 Aug 12 92 day Tfeas. Sep 30 91 days 1,410,855,000 1,102,605,000 99.720 *1.109' Aug 19 91 day Treas. bills " Aug 26 92 day Treas. bills Aug U. S. Sep 10 Sep Sep 1 15 Sep 1-30 Sep 1 .%pl-30 Sep Sep 1-30 Sep Total for 1 Vt yrs. 3,595,374^00 3,595,374.000 100 1% 10-12 yrs. 411,768,940 411,768,940 a a 12 years Sep 3,294,500 3,294,500 100 2 3 years 716,594,100 716,594,100 100 c 1 September , 9,933,142,540 1 day Treas. bills j Savings bills 16,106,500 bd£. 802,692.000 903,388,000 900,595,000 900,595,000 1,000)376,000 1,000,376,000 473,493,142 Aug Depositary bonds-Tax Antic'n nqtes_ 52.881.200 Broome • ' Securities | berg &1C0.; Davenport &r-Co.; R. L. Day & Co.; DeHaven & Towrtsend, Crouter & Bodine; Dempsey & Co.; Dick & Merle-Smith; R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc.; Charles H. b*cw i " | Barret, Baum F. Fitch & August—— Co., Inc.; J. & Inc.; & Co.; Bear, Stearns Bramhall. Barbour Co.'; Cassell Burnham & Co., and Inc.; Barth & Co.; Co., & A. Co.; G. Inc.; George Becker t —— 4,140,314,342 3,610,051,000 on Caldwell PhilliDS Co.; Securities Corp.; Clayton page Codings we compare and the eleven months' for the years 52.881.200 530,263,342 on the fol¬ the November figures with those corresponding periods in the four preceding, thus affording a five comparison. and Henry Dahl- 6) comprehensive tables pages & Stockton, Co.; Corp.;' Coffin & Burr, Inc.; C. C. Co., Inc.; Julien Collins & Co.; Cooley & Co.; In the 3,889,000 , Pur- ! year for 1973. i lowing 473,493,142 3,839,000 Aug Total improvement 1. 1,828.906.163 802,692,000 306,388,000 t and Dec. 140,082,600 12,389,674,163 10,710,768.000 Sep 24 due ■ (Continued duly 91 days H, ; . 140,082,600 notes. refunding series Co. K. C. bds. Ry. bonds, 1 99-728+ *1.075 Aug 31 Savings Ohio & 3%% capita] 'expenditures. Price, 100.75 and interest. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Adams & Peck; Allison-Williams Co.; Geo. G. Applegate; C. S. Ashmun Co.; Atwill and Co.; A. E. Aub & Co.; Bacon, Whipple & pose, 2,103,020,000 S. Chesapeake • . 1,078,583,000 July 3,889,000 100 52,881,200 100 CtfS. v • Co.; l RAILROADS N, V. 909,689,000 .July ' • 908,599,000 July 29 , Ardostbok & series mortgage ' 905,908,000 91 .July a 4,140,314,342 —— 40,000,000 4,234,178,775 1,101,583,000 July 15 ;July 22 Capital Flotations $ 1,101,696.000 July July Aug 1-31 Aug ' Indebtedness • 1,608,398,000 92 91 days kind RR. 2%% equipment trust certifi¬ due annually Dec. 1, 1949-1963. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield from 1.55% to 2.90% according to maturity. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co, Inc.; Oregory & Son, Inc.; Otis & Co.; First of Michigan Corp., and Wm. E. Pollock & Co. cates, FUNDS Total Amount Security ' I; $2,100,000 Bangor : 1,707,403,000 Aug 12 Aug 19 any • annum. i- 91 days 6 Aug issue of every Long-Term Bonds and Notes (Issues Maturing Later Than Five Years) , (■ ) July 30 2,091,559,500 During November, 1948 , accrues July Aug 13 20,559,860,500 18,468,301,000 Details of New Treasury notes years interest approximately 1.40% .Type of Dated 1: Total 176,468,000 '. , basis, at 74, and yield 2.53% and series G 12-year, maturity, are- sold at 100. and bear 2V!t% interest. issues designated Treasury notes of tax series C-1948, C-1949 and C-1950. Series C earnings about 1.07%. a July 1-31 July 27,135,000 give complete details of the capital flota¬ discount a lVa yrs. 2 years ' July 1-31 July 10,518,000 203,603,000 brought out in that month. b Comprised of separate The lVa 1 year, 165,950,000 during November including ; are *0.997 1 year 1 1,050,000 26,085,000 sales of special series certificates and notes; certificates Adjusted Service Certficates Fund and Unemployed Trust Fund and notes to Federal Old Age and Survivorjs Insurance Trust Account, Civil Service Retirenient Fund] Foreign Service Retirement Fund, Canal Zone Retirement Fund, Alaska Railroad Retirement Fund, Postal Savings System, Government Li'fe Insurance Fund, National Service •Life Insurance Fund, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal' Savings ;and Loan Insurance Corporation. tNet retired. * July 1-31 July 1 10-12 2,164,000 to *AVefage rate on1 a bank discount basis, a Coihprised of three sepa¬ series, of which series'E, have 10-year maturity, are sold on a discount basis at 75, and yield 2-20%', series F have a 12-year maturity, ■ C-1947, 909,689,000 151,323,000 November-!— Total' for. elevem monthsJ sold 802,975,000 November-.]——— for Total , $ ,—45,589,866,775 days 64,264,000 153,487,000 4 ' Octdben.1—- ' rate , 89,223,000 Certificates a l',258,000 t62,100,000 + 153,487,000 i . Yield 25 July 15. i ■ November— l'A; a j 1,312,532,000 1,361,183,000 1,390,378,000 Total Jun 9 i >/4 11,166,112,478 Nov f July 100 1948 Price ' 99.717+-*1.118 409,335,400 100 '• October- ■Oct > Accepted Total' for 99.717+ *1.118 415,277,078 ,1,258,000 409,335,400 - 3 years 'Nov Administration DURING 62,100,000 '! 167,000,000- •' *Comprise 'Total Nov 1-30 Nov FINANCING 1 99.717 + *1.120 ' 10-12 yrs. Nov 1-30 Nov UNITED -j—!: •. l'A ,Opt: 20 Sep - Treasury Bills, _4_i— ,' 99.718+ *1.114 Oct of Treasury Department in November, outside of the above, confined its operations to the usual weekly sale 1,101,319,000 « ] 36,603,000 % Oct Treasury The $ 1,676,128,000' < • < —j— i 15 Sep $571,431,150, which have been called for re¬ demption on Dec. 15, 1948, will be offered a one-year lVi% Certificate of Indebtedness. T ' v !' >: of 7 14 Yield 22 .Sep 20. out¬ time, the Secretary stated that; holders <of Bonds of 1948-50, ^outstanding in the same 2% Oct Price Accepted Oct standing in the aggregate amount of $6,126,729,000.A the Oct; 8 f Cert.iicates Notes' Amount Applied for Oct the Series A-,1949. Notes and are .! Oct on Jan. 1, 1949, will Certificate of Indebtedness. the Series A-1949 Certificates of Indebtedness, Due $ mature llk% Dated ' 318,6 0 3,52730 12,7534 364,9584 Refundig 306,9 087 30,Vl7£0 1,280,210 38,9407 39,4250 65,08150 42,9057 $ -104 1,920 52.60, 247,9310 4,0 0 13,750 318,6 0 17,8560 26,48124 1,920 46,278 4 52.60 265,81 0 4,0 0 40,231 4 Refundig $ 49.0 0 24,6810 3,40 9,315087 306,9 87 16,8560 15, 2410 31,9801 49,0 0 261,5 0 3,40 0 24, 749 364,958 1,920 14,280 34 3,60 0 4,250 1,0 0 15,80374 1,920 26,5 74 1,605 6 50,341703 20, 0 50,78.295 486,189 2,740 1,40594 75,1 06 10.24:0 1,805 6 163,7 03 435,0 435,0 102,48627 $ 49,51 0 71,4539 485,920 3 Total Total. . -194 - ' 38,9407 ■- Capitl $ - New Total 26,5 74 12,84913 2,80750 1,473 4 4,0 ,0 8,30 30,5487 4 19,72819 20, 0 $ 7,2 5, 47 20, 0 -1945 Refundi g 60,5970 1 . 59708 3,50 , 0 28,3 0 19.38 04 12,5672 50 ,0 0 $ Capit l $ New Total $ Refundig 67,2 840 17,82560 Capitl 1*63,7103 43,810 41,65742 248,6745 Total 102,481627 43,810 6,9180 $ Capitl 60,9 076 - 34,7 2 159736,2140,907563872 DeRveacloonp•smtrundti. 13,950 1,97 0 j•'.. •■ - Y . • , YEARS New 10,6894 fBo{[aIntenrrakiol Total ——1947- Refundig 7,9350 Capitl $ Total $ 42,1380 2,43695 1,9260 12,0381 13,7653 Refundig 15,60 Capitl 406,5380 2,43695 1,9260 12,0381 10, 0 New 295,80 15,98 70 2,702,40 . 1.295,80 1,034 0 67.193,682 86,315940 164,0862 18,520 6,79 0 125,0 Yoo"0 0, 348,5712 105 , - 1,37056 60,9 076 18,6 10 37,92 70 34,618340 12,769 0 Yo" 0 0 5,984,0 - "*-7• 9,786095 486,189 2,740. 1,40594 4,896 3 1,7056 31,95706 » I 5,670 2,17905 73,9 05 NOGAERUWNFPID CHARTE 149,65109 592,865 SUMARY botyained 4,8160 $ 7,9350 5,320, 0 — $ Refundig 15,0 0 $ -1948 1,2950 73,5 0 216,50 6,480, 0 10,5 0 30,49 0 3,50 60 ,0 78,20 145,39 82 18.520, 28,690 90,38160 105, 0 35,7 28 ~ 2~95,80 1,034 0 14,02 95 140, 7159 36,10 16.49,87 72,50. 14,70 1,670.938 70,89460 180,97 15,0. 10, 0 36,724 95 v:. ■ . . 25,760 ■. .. 25,760 35,20. 28,0 0 3.47 20 2.50, 0 14,750 6,13,960 _ 41,8947 14,70 1,670938 14,85640 47,59 79 432,180 750, 0 1,50 0 186,9 5 2,43695 1,8750 23,94 581 73,5 .0 27,95016 6,480 1276 940 31,7695 3.50, 0 5895,74,347219 84,06 90 350, 0 13,9853 134,0 19 36,10 81,7948 4,50 14,70 1,670.938 67,421 60 17,597 10, 0 36,9853 10,95 16 '■- 10,6 940 49,980 350, 0 Capitl 36,10 39, 0 4,50 52,60 130, 0 10, 0 2,70 36,250 New 5,9840 46,509487 14,70 0 1,670,938 15,64 60 47,59 79 36,10 69, 0 72,50 0 5,20 132,50 15,0 0 10, 0 2,70 0 41,20 $ Total 295,80 21,7690 10, 0 17,34 82 -1947 Refundi g 35,~o 75 28,0 0 2,6850 "2,50 0 14;750, 571,0439 42,9 576 S 27,4536 7 ' 5,0 ,0 $ 5,670 15,793014 65,987 0 15,60 - 1,436095 486,189 1,40594 • 28512,0",730 18,34627 20, 0 40,920 30,81427 l5,24Yo6 * '"• . 37,5470 10, 0 20,47182 67,2 840 18,520 7,10 0 90,38160 5,0 0 318,4250 $ New 10,736198 458,2 76 10, -0 $ COORPFATE, 47,50 1,897603 470,2819 36,250 21. 04 12,80159 New -1948 47,50 102,63 801 704,3 960 Total 84,06 90 5,18 960 945,0 $ ' "Y..^; $ 54,37159 41,20 26,40. 13,74159 407,427 b:. 17,542 0 20 ,0 0 Refundi g 21,9475 34,618340 10,6750 ro So p Capitl $ •. •. 84,097 0 30,470 io,24~76o 18,520, 0 29,04 0 125,0 0 5,o 7o5 328,50 I.YoYo o 5.0 ,0 $ v69,4830 659,3402 589,7 42 ^ " . '' ■ r •yv:;,■■-•.;..-■f..NFMOTVFIHEIABRULCNFOGAPGFRVDOERMNEIGTN, VYFNOEMTFSATUIHRSNAICBSHOERRPEDA GFtoevhfdrnarmgoSmnual.itcpnylesd Capitl 4,8160 14.682,0 30,71482 $ 486,189 18,97 25 1,40,594 27,8610 1,368 4 ■■ Total -1946 1,0 0 12,830 20 ,0 8,35~O75 2,~740O5 17^430 $ '/ New 13,950 71,46530 12,84913 20, 0 31,80 2,740 47,850 i5,~24o75 $ Refundig 20, .0 23,450 -1945 86,31^940 862,50 3.60.0 3.250, 1,0 ,0 4,3 913 ' $ New j 67,193682 512, 0 132,507 31,57982 $ -1946 10,9 0 6,3 895 43,019642 * . 15,0 . 0 --— 15,60 3,18250 60 ,0 470,2819 458,2576 15,60 ■ . 1,295,0 Capitl 73,5 0 201,5 0 6,480, 0 io,507 30,49 0 2,950, 0 $ New 416,5380 1,50 0 186,9 5 750, 0 10,95 16 10,6 940 49,80 —■*- 1,8750 23,94 581 73,5 0 21,95061 6,4857 l-2,6T7940 31,7695 2,950 3,18250 42,9 576 2,43695 ' „ NOFOVEMBR bLonoanongt-edtesrsm stock stock bnoaonteddss: Presftockd stock foreign- bnoaonteddss .— stock stock corpate GovernmtBInaternaikol?forgoev.ernimgtnGaavcniesd,&•Mun.ic_tpal;—S,esPSosteaiens toal. fuidnfincgdluosreets NOVEMBR NBotoeasnn-dds utilesecctopo.arl,, manufctes— ori- imnaandufcutnrisg-tdrl:"■ beuildtcngs, hteortarltducins.g,,Miscelan—ous NBooantedsi—; utiles eccotopa.rl,, manufc— acesori inmadaununsftcrtdrilg bueildtncgs, * htortearldutcisn.g,,:Misc-elan.ous utiles ecctoop.-arl,, manuf acesori- inmdaanuufsncttrirgd-l -i— bueildtncgs,[, —httoerraludtcisn.g,,Miscelanous * utiles— ecctoop._al,, manufctres. oi—: inmadaununsftcrtdrilg ;beuiltdcn.gs, —:htteorraludtcisn.g,,Miscelanous secocrupritate MONTH DaCorp te- omestic-— Short-em Pref red Com on Candi - Long-term Short-em 1 Com on * Other Long-term Short-em Pref red Com on Total Can dian 1 Loan Other Farm Grand United •These OMONFTH Long-Term Railroads Public Irsoten,l, Equipment Maont drs Other Oil Land, Rub er Ship ng Investmn Total Short-Tem Railrods Public ste l, Equipment Maontodrs Iron, Other Land, Rub er Oil Ship ng Investmn Total Stocks- Railroads ste l, Equipment and Public Iron, Mot rs Other Land, Rub er Ship ing Oil Investmn Total Total- Railrods Public SIrtoen,l, Equipment Maontodrs Other Land, Rub er Ship ing Investmn Total < 3 0 1 0 p 00 <x> >—1 95 59,20 32,0,34917986 $ New Total $ 41,0639 2,0 ,0 13,72 43 85,92146 21,0 0 721,035 21,0350 391,650 3.89,754 7,490, 0 4,0 ,0 5742",50 4,398620 46.0, 968,01567 23,6945 45,0 0 3,50 , 0 -1945 Refundi g 4 .50 , 5 2,1 958 48, 9875 45,0 0 3,947136 $ 50 ,0 0 Capitl 495,2b 74 1.90 0 416,897 185,49620 $ 47,9 0 657,28 0 321,04 "90 ,0 0 7,50 , 0 7 942,50 Refundig 2,140 50,37924 74,02139 126,950 2,63 71 7,50 , 0 "101,50 New 580,7 0 1,36825 124,8750 68,7"l3684 95.83,90 2,510 46,50 540 108,3.8 10, 0 750, 0 10,75 0 98, 67915 137,"6914 45,"o 76 6,816735 492,850 1,32046,52 13,80 310,49612 43.067,14 2,510 45,0 0 4, 1975 2,0 0 205,706 2,740, 0 3,0 ,0 495, 7120 209, .0 21,90 35,0 0 10,382756 84,05 0 50 ,0 4,3276 -1945 Refundl g 1.3 40265 197,0 3 283,964 2 153,80 7 6 20,5 90 26,50972 38, 5 46 1,9346852 50 ,0 Total \ $ 1.43 065 1,98 30 $ 26,05 0 391,87429 5,0 .0 5742,50 3,7461920 38,1250 1.3,82740 786,1 426 126,950 S {IUSntotcnhabluiied-eessd.DfRvoopmrrt. Capitl 2,0 ,0 23,16 72 1,987,50 160,437 9 9,752,71 30^65 94 659,34708 96,289452 14,~8507926 235,90862 1,43.7680 2,1953049 214,8721 2,740, 0 3.6594 1,539.82 305.689,452 21,90 49,850926 16738265 321,45862 27291,346 80 ,1 982 03,5702 237~506 572,3 568 215.4691 20.59,0 3,09720 L32"6 14,62847 26,3190 3,218,269 36,9804 371,54 6 34,8754 8,~3507926 132,59847 10,80 79,812467 1,28956 2,740. 3.9804 583,04260 90,4671 1,46 0 16,84206 6.05,6 179, 015 35,12.0 38,1250 415,3895 26,5962 209.5860 853, 087 37,1 283 6,798,30 12,59 30 1,34751 12,63 81 354,17064 682.70 1,6507938 207,51962 351.78,560 1.69,0 387 627.13 8 3.47,30 53.7043 1,34751 28,765.81 51,82564 50,0 0 772," 19759 2,69725 31,47362 592, 0 1,29830 5 74,935640 872/18 45.87694 527,43.27 19.260 3,21957 1,50725 59,846 35,07 0 36,01 0 107,2947 20,634 2 208,45 2 340,6 87 26,1 283 6,79830 9,53 93 1,34.751 10,3648 32,7 0 J 90,38 0 420,96153 350.°4,82 1,24.93 9.-3,856 14.63,0 50.48,3 1.34,751 17,26408 451,96 0 132,6 80,30 40 ,0 1,50 , 0 1,90,0 *•" Refundig 592, 0 920,1594 69,31064 241.95,708 516,7842 19,26.0 50,0 9723,0 28,349602 Capitl 90,380 312,7960 1,4860 J42r50_~6o 603,892 73,21573 7,30 40,9 50 6,90 0 94,16289 50 ,0 2,064 0 436,0 - 158,72954 10,3890 80,30 $ 2,50 0 \ 87.945,0 46,8 03 10,48750 378,21 572 52,71 53 1750 ,6 978237540 64,396 13 4,0 0 26,390 41, 50 $ 682,7 0 1,23 90 180,79230 142,50 845,018 590, 0 167l~320 12,5 0 2 0, 0 9,823540 13,74 513 1,50 , 0 46,0 0 40 , 0 New Total 9.823 4,50 134, 8 30 6,53402 ~ 2~3 7.56 28,39 4 61,4 905 6,5o 76 103, 4 83 4,0 0 Capitl 10.80 53,49 8 8,07130 2,740, 0 3,0 ,0 21,49 6 5,19.24 *1,46 0 8,49028 6,~o576 45,691536 20, 0 827,10 90,7458 760, 0 2 0, 0 ~12,750 12, 3582 1,987,50 295,8364 10,3890 45,¥67 5 97823754 20,5638 87,54 0 23,469358 8,50 0 2 0, 0 217,T8~&62 42,63 85 1,5067 6 50,64^ 0 $ to 10, 0 750, 0 2,0 ,0 1 ipnlaced Bank New 2 0, 0 570. ,0 1,243960 12,30 396,875 6 85,70 2,51 0 1,50,0 8,2750 $ 5,0 ,0 5,7432618 $47,9 0 683,10 712,9682 Brunswick filnteraol 4,6382 10 • $ Refundig 482, 50 13,80 173,86972 43,06714 2,51 0 37,625 0 1,204962 -194 14,820 215,39862 14,20 652,0483 * Total Total 406,350 605,H437 21,70 0 Refundi g 2,0546931 10,75 0 27,85397 9,64028 38,250 $ w 01 409, 2,466 Capitl o »-s ,8740 ,750 580,640 ,854 $ 12 -194 1 8° cr Total 3 as a as O ' ~ 2Y1,52081349,478263973650§82704243,08297516,31.68,9455241039687NPMrEoadteFvnGtmlaoihteowbvcgfdcgurnlfscyUS.BSp§UICnsiiksfyENFM3TFOILSAUVDH0RNAISR.ED ,504396918,5727036-1.481579 251806,70.479632584,930^.146 23456,.107490,8312,891427356869730 YFN3EMFTIOMALAVINUDOH0RACSRP.DG " S -1946 Capitl $ New Total $ 1,482579 36.01, 0 63,519 6 712,09 7 90 ,0 3,80156,70 6,7250 786, 3186 562,1935 5,0,0 39 ,0 20, 0 69, 50 157,98 1 760, 0 7,8410 $ -1946 127,450 832,76 93 $ ' Capitl 2,657925 61,490 542,06143 529,71 8 249,350 2,16953,80 9,50 0 10,36,25023,0 U 67,9205 284,50 69,721 0 76,90 0 17,6250 40 ,0 0 Refundi g 29,80 0 84,1735 28,0 0 3,0 ,0 14.02,15 6,45,0 58,761 0 25,0 0 6,758,15 20 ,0 0 2,0 ,0 Capitl 219,50 1,28570 71,50 0 10,36250 20,3 .0 563,18 5 27,805 10,960 51,90 0 20 ,0 LFFGCOOAVRERPENIGMNATT,, OSUMFARY s 4,3901 6,503,95 850, 0 39 ,0 425,87 95 41,37425 21,0 0 25,0 0 10723,497 ~ $ 2421,,4,7639185,8663739970087 NCGOITSORREPNHUUFPWEAI Total 306, 0 Refundig 249,673298 6,439~405 17,23468 $ 170,865 583,406 2,18064 73,0 14,60 16,30 0 867,3150 581,290 38,1 0 14,30 0 35,0 0 365,70 14,70 0 20,678940 536,27 04 185,07986 3,20 ,0 2,0 ,0 142,03 65 59,675,0 6,7250 29,80 0 1,09 6352 28,0 0 3,0 .0 164,0 6,45.0 58,761 0 25,0 0 708,930 23,654123 47650,6 "efo .o o 56,40^ 61,490 241,0967 14,70 0 20,678940 48,27189 185,07986 3,20,0 1,291,07 128, 9657 219,50 1,5269 51 71,50 0 24,836250 40,97840 1.05,83974 462,8 . 6 14,60. 52,0 0 "192,1070 35,72654 3,20,0 186,9 5 345,1802 1,29 30 2,507 2 ,5 28 149,6072 10, 0 126,34106 45,8273 3,0 5,0 5,235,0 10,80 2, 67,0 6,503,95 ; Capitl 4,1 23860 6,50395 419,38 0 423,650 7 21,0 $ 306, 0 New • Refundig 48,7160 10,58329 6,50 0 24,697150 21.075, 0 19.38,0 19,28 19 257,53,9811064 — —. 926904,,50512788370 189,04965837 fbSraamotounicypiendlsytesABNrhuewck $534,6902187 16,3084521,0*4.35 346,18 Capit l ACHANRDTE ' New 4,583602 48,0185 214,87 596,516 17,43017 6,093 40 $ -1948 708,930 249,350 2,6 19,30 9,50,0 24.836,250 43,978.40 1,20 43,57 469.32 86 72.91 0 7,50.0 2.0 .0 379,8065 13,86108 New $ -1948 $ $ 521,50 60 ,6 6 6,05O76 Total 25,0 0 lb723~,497 -1947 New Total 307,6 1 5,620 "812,718 21,9 240 10,9750 2,140 - Refundi g 1,536405 5,235,0 24,597043 32,79 57 4,978,50 $ 50 ,0 New $ -1947 ' 850, 0 3,20 0 186,9 5 281,2046871,71,,436265591887*.300 406,0 0 ,248 ,59230 ,640 ,50 .487,02 ,08415 ,1980 ,30 ,0 0 ,0 358,06 84 583 14 38 18 2,474 14 1,093 731 35 10. 494, 48,7160 127,531 46 6,50,0 30,79.40 21,075 0 19,380 19,853 10,80 15327,106 ,29 30 2,~ 5o76 216.4 ,8 149,6072 10, 0 125,74 843,0 847 534,690 2,34671 3 78.039,20 14.60 18,50 1.062,9538 710. 9,15 18,60. 14,30 35.0 ,0 10, 0 47, 275 2,67,0 6,50395 525,,7331^818064 EN3MNOODN0TVH.S boannodtedss —_— stock stock boannotdedss stock stock foreign•—■?_bLoonnango-ttdeesrsm stock- stock corp—ate Gov•ernm.t BIntaernaioklforeovirgmnt Goagaevnnctid,s&Saes,,PSostaeiens fdinuficgluodoresestQMPoarevibtinofcec, N3EMNOOD0NVTH.S NBoteoasn—ds utiles-: eccotpo.arl,, manuft acesori inmadanuunfscttdrriglI beuiltdcngs, — —hterotarldtucins.g,, —, NBotoaesn-ds utiles— rccotpoael,, manuftr: acesori inmaadnuunfscttrdrigl bueitldc—.n:gs, htertoarltducisn.g,, utiles eccotpoarl,, manuft acesori inamdaununsftctrdrigl bueildtcngs, .. m.htoterraldutcins.gg,,, . utile.—s eccootparl,, manuf - aceso,ri indamanuufncstritgr—d1l bueildtcn.g.s, tthrreoaultddscin.g,, . sceocrpuritate 11 Domestic- Long-term Short-em Pref red Com on Candi - Long-term Short-em Pref d Com on Other Short-em Pref red Com on Total Candian Loan United Corpate— Other Municpal " .. Farm • J toal- •'Thes Grand ogatiofns 11 Long-Term Railrods Public Isrtoen,l, Equipment Maontodrs ■— Land, Rub e_r! Miscelanous : Short-Tem Public Equipment Maontdrs Ship ng Investmn ste•voln,, Other Oil Total Other Land, lub er Ship —ing Investm n Miscelan ous Stocks- Railroads ste l, Equipment and Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ng Oil Investmn Miscelanous Total— ste l, Equipment and Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Ship ing investmn elanous Total CO CJ1 THE (2538) , COMMERCIAL Co:; . C. Co.," Inc.; Parwell, Chapman & Co.; Ferris & Co.; Foster & Marshall; Inc.; Graefe and Co.; Graham, parsons & Co.; Green, Ellis & Anderson; Gregory & Son, Inc.; G. C. Haas & Co.; Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.; Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Harrison & Co.; Hayden, Stone & Co.; Hill & Co.; Kenneth B. Hill & Co.'; Hirsch & Co.; The Illinois Co.; R. H. Johnson & Co.; Kaiser & Co.; Kalman & Co., Inc.; Kean, Taylor & Co.; Ketchan & Steele Fautet, M. Evans A. & Co.; & Freeman M. & ' Co., ' " • 2,100,000 E. ■%> purchase 2.875% & Minneapolis Paul St. trust certificates, 23/a%. Omaha Ry. & 1, Dec. due 1949-1963. - Stroud & Co., Inc. 1,000,000 Illinois due Terminal Co.; Co.; Inc.; Phelps, Pollock Fenn & Co.; Inc.; Rotan, Co.;-B. and equip¬ . & H. : i i : ! , . T Co;.; ■ ■ : : 2Va% equipment. of equipment May ,1, Awarded to trust 1; 1349-Nov. Walter Stokes & Co.; W..Pfziini Moreland; J. S. & (Co. L: F, Straus & & St. banks ! 1-surance ! ; ; in- due Cb), Valley Trust Co. their bid of 99.85. on ' ; ' • due Oct. for 1, 1973. Awardeu to Equiiable juixe Assurance Society United States on bid of 100 and interest. the Broome ? 1.45% 2.55% Corp., & 1958. from Salo¬ to according Hutzler; & maturity. to Drexel & Offered by Union Co.; and Stroud & Co., Inc. r\, 'v 4' (Inc.); /.):./ & Co.; & Co., Blair William Inc.; Miller <& The Co.; & R. Co.; Illinois & and Co., Mullaney, Wells & Burnham Central and G. C. & Haas Co. & : . due • & R. H. Co.; Hirsch & & :-);■;-). & Coe; (Mason, annually & ; Agnes Jan. .. 15< Co.; Burr 2,509,000 Sisters ...plete bonds, ,:4 , , Wells & Co. production loan, Mutual gas ETC. < ''/ 1949-1963. of new Offered money McMation by :': ... Milwaukee,! Wis., first mortgage due semi-annually Jan. 15, 1950" finmce -construction. Price, 100- Purpose, Offered by •.!•->)'.;•... r";.-v- St.*; Mary ; serial notes, Furpose, interest. interest according to matuxlty. . (St. '■■■) v Louis;. 'Mo.)first B. C. ' and additions to properties' ($1,900,000)1 "Price, Oifered by Dempsey-Tegeler. &, Co. interest. $235, 000 Carolina r. * & ilnci); Gregory 100 and 1958. ?)/.: ^ -/rff *1,000, OOO Co.; & Corp. 5% sinking fund notes, notes, working capital. Purpose,-pay .Offered by Kirchofer & (Clcland) notes, Simpson due Co. Arnold Associates, and Dec., 15, 1963. Simpson Purpose, due Dec. Price, - Inc. Estate Real expansion, 1, par. : Co. 4% moderniza¬ tion, etc. Sold privately to an insurance company through Barney & Co.- ." ) Smith, % $1,295,000 Son,-' Harris?. . . PUBLIC. UTILITIES . . '*$750,000 San Antonio Transit Co. three-year equipment trust notes, j Purpose, purchase of buses. Sold privately to a Dallas I bank. \ -i i.'':),, % ! ;%.'?? ')'; , ' lackall Hutchinson McMaster Sales <fe !) | i ; <V OTHER INDUSTRIAL .AND *$1,500,000 United States MANUFACTURING Sugar Corp. ' 3%% ln49-1951. & Mntii"! Life Insurance through Stifel. Nicolaus . ... Inc., and E. H. ••• Rollins V"'/," & & Co., Co. Inc.; Inc. Sons, 4,1 ■>-' ' ' • serial notes, due Sept. 1, purposes. Sold privately to Purpose,' corporate Provident ) & Co.;tB, V/. Pizzini & Co., Inc.; Wm. E. Pollock Co., Inc.; Putnam & Co.; Raffensperger,'Hughes & Co., Inc.; Rambo, Close & Kerner, 'Inc.; Reynolds & Co.; The Robinson-Humphrey Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons Incy L. F. ' and MISCELLANEOUS Feiin i Pur- Insur- Life $3,550,000 Co.; W. H. Newbold's Son & Co.;. Homer O Connell & Co., Inc.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Oti's & Co.; (Li'mv S. Palmer Co.; Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.; Phelps, V,* loan. Mutual • ' ;■& Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Martini i& Co.; E. W. & R. C. Miller & Co.; Mu'laney, McMaster by refunding mortgage-2V2-3% ,serial bonds,, due (Eemi-annually May 1, 1943-Nov. 1, 19S3.Purpose, • refunding* *($600,000); com- ) : - Co., Inc.;! City Secur,-Securities Corp.;" Co. Lomasney Co.; 1, Congregation, 1964. 101 and Co:.;;'Stockton? Anderson; A. Nov. Frice,- par and Hoban,, Inc; r.:i ^ Ziegler:& --Co. i In- .fey Co.? Investment; Corpr of Nor-' Johnson, Latne, Space and & Co.; ' Ketcham & Nongard;,; & BUILDINGS, (2Vz-3V4% ) serial bonds, ., v Co.; Moran oil Co. purpo:es..; j. 300.000 St. ;■* expendi¬ . Johnson purchased : Purp .se, expansion, etc.) Purchased by of New York.:" ' . ■ , Co.; Hannahs, Ballin & Lee; Ira Haupt & Co.; Hayden, Stone (Inc.); Hill & production Insurance Co. LAND, & Co.; Clayton Inc.? C. C. Collings and Co., Inc.; Cooley ' Co.; Henry Dahlberg & Co.;- -DeHaven i Crouter & Bodine? Detmery &r Cow? R. S.-, Ellis etc. York. New oil I. & Green? of Co. 10-year $30,480,000 by1 Halsey,; Company ;<-ArCtfurs,1!.. Cabell Republic notes, Offered Allison-Williams Co., Inc.; Kean, Taylor /)j.John Kormendl Co.; D. •, ' Hutchinson Co.; Co.; Co. Day L. Co.; & folk; Co.; Hayden, capital (La.) $75p,COO Catholic Bishop of Cleveland (Ohio) 2Va%-4% & Co., Inc.; Charles H. Drew & Co.? Dreyfus) Co.; 'Equitable Securities Corp.; Este & Co.; Fauset, & Hall Phelps, Fenn & Co.; L. F. Rothschild First of Michigan Corp.; Freeman & Co.; Wm. E. Pollock Co.; Corp.; Gregory & Son, .Inc.; Harris, Hall Burr, Courts Townsend, Inc.; Priced Otis & Steele to yield from 1.50% to 2.80% accord¬ ing to maturity. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.: Equitable Securities debenture Co. expansion, Life Co.,'-Inc. bank, loans, Oil .due?1958, Dickson ■; 7.935,000 Pennsylvania RR. 2%%^ equipment trust certificates, series V, due annually Nov. 1, 1949-1963. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Co.; Brothers; Co.; & Securities )\;._v>! & • Coffin due semi-annually June 1, 1949-Dec. 1, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield Bros. mon Inc.; 3%' Co.- , promissory aiice Co. of New'York.-- Insurance- Co.?:. , ities Corp.; E. W. Clark ; equipment trust certificates, Purpose, Byrd . ; St.' Louis RR, 214% 4,600,000 New York Chicago & Co. Blyth interest. ) and Branch, •'V. advances, of & 101.209 4% 11-year first mortgage *250,000 Quinto Creek Production •j & Kiima; C. S. Ashmun Company; Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath; Bear, Stearns & Co.; Blair & Cj.y Inc.; JC. Bradford & Co.; - boncl'V series 4, Purpose, to reimburse Pennsylvania RR. 3%% mortgage ' 1 ,Price, Life Corp. v-;;;:..::-L-.;-?.:')-v,-:;Lestrange ' first RR. Purpose, Iretire Price, Stuart 1 Gas Corp. Mutual'Life Insurance pose, „ " _ 3V2% purposes. Mutual Mutuali:Life through & Sugar 3%- sinking fund bonds, Nov,»l, 19oj. Purpose, construct lubricating oil plant. Placed. privatsiy. -with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. ar.d Sweney, bonds, mtge.- Northwestern Co., Electric 1st construction to Masachusetts Insurance Service 1963. Co. Purpose, privately tures. • Electric 1977. Co.; Travelers 50,000,000 Public Mercantile Commerce Bank & Trust Co.; First National Bank; Boatmen's National Bank, and Mississippi *14,518,000 New York Bay General ;Sold Oil *240,000 Potomac '''!•: '■ due • 101.80. Purpose, Louis series . , through Juilen Collins & Co. States cue ...),) Rothschild;; Co:? . *4,000,000 Portland 1958. common OIL Wurts, Dulles & Co.; F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc., and Yarnall certificates, 1958. Life *$30,000,000 Cit-Con I Cartwright & Co.; Swiss American Corp.; Thomas & Co.; ; Wqchob-Bender Corp.;-H. C. Wainwright & Co.; Weeden"& Co. Inc.; Werth-eim & Co.; Wheelock & Cummins, ; ; ; due company's . ,'t William R. Staats Co.;" Stern' Brothers & Co.; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Incsj Stix & Co.; Edward) Lowber Stokes » ;Y debentures, of $100,500,000 Carl Co.? Co.; Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc.; Schwabacher;& Co.; Scott & Stringfellow; Chas. W. Scranton- & Co.? Seasongood & Mayer; Shaughnessy & Co., Inc.;. Shields & Co.; Sills, Minton & Co., Inc.; Singer, Deane & Scribner; ■ ■% ; Purpose, • fund retirement par: Sold privately to Massachusetts Mu¬ Insurance Co. and Banker's Life Insurance Co. Nebraska, & i.,' semi-an- d ie bept. 1, * 1Jo9. Purpose, corporate purposes. Sold privately-to Mutual Life Insurance 1 Co. of New York through Stilel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc.; E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc. ) : ■ i & Mosle due M., Kidder & Co.; A. Thalmann Co., Inc.; Prescott; Hawley, Shep--' Co., Inc.; Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc.; Rand The Robinson-Humphrey, Co.;'. E.jH. Rollins; & ard & Sons & sinking and notes Price, United ' < : Patterson, Copeland & Kendall, Inc.; Winsmw, Inc.; Peters, .Writer- &*Chris¬ West & eluding & of Inc.?',!; RR. semi-annually purchase , tual 3.75% serial Purpose; corporate purposes, Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.). : S through purchase * 3,10% Co. 1.914-1963. 1, Corp. stock. *2,500,000 . & Co.; Mullaney-,' Wells &-Co.i The Omaha; E. M. Newton & Co.; Alfred Otis & Co.; Pacific Northwest Co ; Roger- Inc.? Wm. E. equipment trust certificates, series 1949-1963. Purpose, purchase of yield from 1.55% to 2.675% according to maturity. Offered by R. W. P'ressprich & Co. and Freeman & Co. V, .' y1-:--; " - ; i ■ • . Taylor & Co.; Ladenburg, privately Purpose, t of tensen, . * & Palmer ')•' Monell Co. Perrin, annually Nov. 1, equipment. Priced to , Kean, Nov. Placed *1,000,000 Ihor s Taper nualiy ' ' due C, 1 Co.,1 Investment Cor.p. of Norfolk; R. & Co.; Minsch, ' , & Co.; Rhoades & O'Gara ■ , ' , M. Loeb, Co.; Mackali & Coe;• Martin, Burns & Corbett, Inc.; Mason-Hagan, Inc;; A. E. Masten & Co.;McMastsr Hutchinson & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner , & Beane; E. W. & R. C. Miller & Co.; The, Milwaukee S. 2%% RR, Cromer & National Drexel 1.320,000 Clinchfield *2>5CG,000 Sutherland Byrd Co., Kormendl Co.; equipment. .Priced to yield from 1.60%.' to to maturity. Offered by Salomon Bros. & Co.; Union Securities Corp.;' and' of & Hutton John according Hutzler; F. 'Johnson Tyson; Weeden & Co., Inc.; Wyatt,'Neal & Waggoner; S. Yantis & Co., Inc.,-and Yarnall & "Co. ment Broome Inc.; Inc.; Glore; Forgan & Co.; Graham, '' & Co.; Green, Ellis & Anderson; G. C. Haas & Co,;, Harrison & Co.; Ira Haupt & Co.; Hirsch & Co.; & Chicago Co., Cassell Parsons i. Lynch; Homer O'Connell & Co., Inc.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Patterson, Copeland & Kendall, Inc.; Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.; B. W. Pizzini & Co., Inc.; Win. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; Frescott, Wright), Snider Co.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; Putnam & Co.; Raffensperger, Hughes & CO., Inc.; Rand &*Co.; Reinholdt & Gardner; The Robinson-Humphrey Co.; Rotan, Mosle and Moreland; L. F. Rothschild & Co.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler; Schoellkopf, Hutton & Poineroy, Inc.; Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc.; Scott & Stringfellow; Seasongood & Mayer; Shaughnessy & Co. Ine; Shields & Co.; Robert Showers; Sills, Minton & Co., Inc.; Singer, Deane & Scribner; F. S. Smithers & Co.;. Stern Brothers & Co.; Stifel, Nicola us & Co,, Inc.; Stix & Co.; Walter Stokes & Co.; Strader, Taylor & Co., Inc.; Stroud & Co., Inc.; Thomas & Co.; E. W. Thomas and Co.; Townsend, Dabney F. Monday, December 20, 1948 M. M. Freeman & Co., 1 A. M. Kidder & Co.; Laird, Bissell & Meeds; Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Marx & Co.; Mason-Hagan,. Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co.; Milhous, Martin & Co.; E. W. & R. C. Miller & Co.; Minsch, Monell & Co.; Moore, & CHRONICLE Eodine? Dempsey & Company; Dick & Merle-Smith; John Douglas & Co., Inc.; Charles, H. Drew & Co.; Elkins, Morris & Co.;'Emanuel, Deetjen <& CO.'; Equitable Securities Corp.; Este & Co.; Fauset, Steele & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Foster -& Marshall; M. Leonard & 1\ Townsend, Nongard; Carl Stockton, Buff* »...; Emanuel, Deetjen & Co.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Clement FINANCIAL & Co.; Burnham and Company; Brothers; Caldwell, Phillips Co.; Inc.; Cicy Securities Corp.; Clayton Securities Corp.; uohu & Co.; coo.ey & iCo.; .courts <&; Co.; S. K.» Cunningham & Cosy Inc.; Henry D^hlberg &: Co.; J. M. Dain & Co.; R. L. Day & Co.; DeHaven & (Continued from page 3) & Co.; & : « of A. Philadelphia C. Allyn ' r & Co., -••)') .V'-' : & $73,573,000 • public utilities ")!-V;c):-:i. Rothschild to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co'. Co. and Penn Walker , trust notes, due privately to National 4, Bank Of New Trust New Massachusetts Hancock Hanover and York; Life Bank Life Insurance Insurance mins, Sold - Insurance" Co., Co.; erect new . Telephone Co., Ltd., series E, due Nov, 1, 1978. struction Price, program. 102.38 : . j .v 3% Edison Co. first series, due 1978. bonds first finance interest. C, due extensions, Service Nov. etc. 1, mortgage and Purpose, Co. collateral payment first -r/ i / 98 Va and Iowa Public series, due *1,000,000 101.93 *500,000 and Kern Co. • California. V- *12,000,000 Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line transmission line. Life Insurance of New ) to (Pre erred insurance '': and Mutual series lative Insurance. Coj-?,... .e:x;);)')! institutions . Orleans 314% series, due Kalman Service 1978. & Inc. Purpose, taken are at wMle p^r, all classes; of common pre¬ stock are '."-'.j .);::%);■)) f)):™'),;-' ;/ ',(.b UTILITIES Electric $10), Public shares of 5.30% cumu- per Co. Purpose, share-. Co. 12,100 shares of common Purpose, property ^additions. Price, Offered for subscription by stockholders, Service (par « $15). j'.- Loeb Co. & OTHER ' 4-' r.")? Offered shares 109,866 finance for 2,500,000 Peninsular Telephone c,:;).;. of common stock construction. subscription Price, $15 stockholders, f by : . MANUFACTURING • $26.40 San Jose *$60,000,000 Aluminum Life ; ; ■ to Insur¬ Co. America of 3% promissory notes, due Dec.- 1, 4973. Purpose,., repay bank- -loans and • finance construction costs. Sold privately to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. plan, the and trustees through The Alcoa's of First Boston Corp. , & 1,784,050 Sioux ' -■» *3,000,000 Black due Decker & Nov. 1, Manufacturing 1965. Purpose, Co. 3V4% notes, capital.) • Sold pri- Works 15,913 per cumula- shares City repay bank share., Offered Gas Electric & ,').-;stock (par $12.50). subsidiary. Price, $25 , 15-year working $1.32 _ Water Purpose, $30.50 employees' of 6f common stock (par loans, working capital. Price, by Dean Witter' & Co.; Blyth Cti,, Inc.; El worthy & Co., and Schwabacher & Co. $^,5). mortgage shares G. H. -Walker & Co.; Merrill Beane; A, M. Kidder & Co.; and) Company and Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, ;■ ' ' ■ ,. /" ■ -. Inc.. ) 485,346 » 100,000 (par $25). Purpose, expansion, etc. share. Offered ' by Morgan Stanley & ;per Co.; Coggeshall & )Hicks; Lynch, Pierce) Fenner & 5. Childress '. AN.D Co. preferred, stock ; Price, ) INDUSTRIAL retirement through Public Louisiana (par L,647,990 Iowa . EQUIPMENT/ MANUFACTURERS *11,000,000 Minneapolis Gas Co. 314% first mortgage bonds, due Oct. 1, 1973. Purpose, corporate purposes. Placed privately with value and Water Service Co. 80.0d0 $24,75-per share. . 10,000,000 New loan, Mutual ' . 299,475 Central Placed privately through Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.: • /; by .convertible stock . ■ J 't preferred stock, series D, (par $25). Furpose, .repav 'bank loans, additions, etc. Price, $26.50 Vper share. Offered by Dean Witter & Co.; Blyth & Co., 'Ihc.; Elwcrthy & Co. and Schwabacher & Co. * ) Corp! 1st' mtge. -, pipe line 1962 -'.(second seriesly) Purpose,- ex--; due par offering prices.) $2,000,000 California 1st Life their at value par PUBLIC Purpose, capital expenditures. privately to New York V;.;' Co. stated a no trust Co. privately Mutual coll. *$6480,000 General American Transportation Corp. 2% % -3% % equip¬ ment trust certificates series 44, * payable quarterly to Nov.. 1,; 1968. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Sold privately to two insurance companies through Kuhn(- f 1 first Sold par. Co. & of stocks of Transmission $216,250,000 Sold Pacific ^ 3%% mtge. Sold Provident 3% 1st mtge. bonds 3% series finance construction program. Price, privately to Aetna-Life Insurance', Purpose, stocks ferred computed Co. ' nroduction gas Purchased STOCKS ; Purpose?' an and and Note-i (Issues Maturing Up to '-and Including Five Years) ■ -■ Inc. loan: serial oil Co.; Sold Water interest. Eastern bonds York. Co. ance .Sc Co., & Inc.. Short-Term Bond« v, • by bonds, purposes. and "" ' Co. Price, Metropolitan ,.v loans, Purpose, construction of natural • Dulles Yantis S. Co.. ? ^ V v OIL ' . 4,%f mortgage - pipe line bonds, due 1868, gas first 1973. Purpose, corporate through The First Boston Corp. privately and ::V'1? pansion. bonds, mortgage bonds, 314% finance construction. Price, !. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Co. Wurts, F. Sold privately Electric & California and *24,000,000 Texas 1 Offered : Gas 1978. first Telephone due A, Co. Co.; ' rrod-'cUin due 1952. ■ Purpose, expansion, etc. Life Insurance Co. of" New York. lif-- ' - Southern due Furpose, interest. Mutual series of Service & 15-year garage facilities. City 99.02 100.50 bank ' 1978. Schmidt, Wheelock'& Cum¬ Inc.; and Co. 99y2 and interest. Insurance Co.-. )';•-) -Life trust " 314% repay interest. Dean Witter & Co. 3,000,000 Wood Price, "'■) promis¬ of Price, Co. mortgage Purpose, I 1975. Price, Co., '.'I;v-j ■„) bonds, 3% series due 1978. con¬ Offered , series E. Waggoner Transit company. 3%% mortgage Purpose, and sory notes and finance expansion program. and interest. Offered by Kidder, Peabody & 1,500,000 California Water & & * by White, Weld <Sc Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Shuman, Agnew & Co. .V';.%■%;., :,.)•:)!;) ■, ',:),' ';.)■) 4,000,000 Brockton Co.,) Inc.; & Co. Associated bonds, Weeden Harold Neal Antonio *1,000,000 Sioux 6,000,000 Co.; Inc.; *750,000 San John and & Wyatt, Co.;-'. Mellon City Bank National Mutual Life refunding. Trust & The Co.; England Mutual ' Mutual serial collateral 1949-1958.Purpose, Central Schmertz & Co.; Scott, "Horner & Mason, Inc.; Shaughnessy Co., Inc.; Singer, Deane & Scribner; William R. Staats Co.; Stix & Co.; Edw. Lowber Stokes Co.?) Walter Stokes & Co.; J. S. Strauss & Co.; Stubbs, Smith & Lom'^ardo, Inc.; Thomas & Co.; E. W. Thomas and Co.; G; H. v'A' *15,000,000 American Light & Traction Co. 23/4 % -4% C. R. ! t -$186,9.5 Yucca & Life Mutual ;! ) Co.; "•'i Poole *$1,500,000 AIlentcwn-Bethlehem Gas Co. 3J/<% first mortgage bonds, due 1963. Purpose, construction. Price, par. Sold privately Insurance & Co. 71,362 Purpose, per shares investment share. Offered for by stockholders. of in common stock of subscription " Co. vately first mortgage New to York Life Insurance Co. Brothers. bonds, ? . finance construction pro¬ i' f r .. "through dential Insurance Co. of America. Southern California Water Co. 36,000 shares of 5'/2% preferred stock (par $25). Purpose, payment notes, etc. Price, $26.50 per share. Offered by Hall & Co. (Inc.); Smith, Polian & Co.; Hill ^convertible \ .■ •• . *10,000,000 Burlington Mills Corp. 3V2% notes/ due Oct. 1, !■% t Purpose, working capital. Placed; privately with Price, 100.955 to yield 3.20%. Offered by Lehman Brothers; Bear, Stearns & Co.; Drexel & Co.; Hornblower ' Weeks; Lee Higginson Corporation; The Ohio Company; gram. & 900,000 Lehman ;• ' , mf .*• 1963. bank Harris, Pru- . ~ ' Richards William & R. Co.; Lester Staats Co. & and Co.; Pacific Co. Wagenseller & of California; Durst, Inc. , E. H..,Rollins Co., and Sons & Stroud & 11,000,000 Northern Indiana 314% series D, Incorporated; L. F. Rothschild ,*10,000,000 Massey-Harris Co., & [ 1' Company," In6. Public due Co. first mortgage bonds, 1978. Purpose, finance con 1, 35/s% & - Price, 100.95 and interest. Offered by Union' Corp.; Eastman, Dillon & Co.; Drexel & Co.; Shields & Co., and Francis I. du Pont & Co. 60,000,000 Northwestern tures, due American Bell Nov. Telephone 15, Telephone interest. Offered Williams Co.; 1979. & by Co. Halsey, Almstedt 3fr-year Purpose, Telegraph pay Co. Stuart Brothers; 314% deben¬ advances from Price, & Co. 101.375 Inc.; American and Allison- Securities Corp.; Geo. G. Applegate; Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc.; C. S. Ashmun Co.; A. E. Aub & Co.; Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath; Bache & Co.; Bacon, Whipple & Co.; J. Barth Co.; A. Blair & & G. Co.; George K. Baum & Co.; Bear, Stearns & Becker & Co. Inc.; Blair & Co., Inc.; William Bosworth, Sullivan & Co.; J. C. Bradford & Co.; 753,300 *1,000, 000 rJ)':: ",; '■ '.• National Motor Bearing Co,, Inc. 500,,000 Plywood, Aug. 1, Offered *10,000,000 St. & 4% due July 1, 1961. Purpose, corporate privately through William Blair & Co. - promissory purposes. . . ! notes, ' 580,000 Inc. 5% sinking fund debentures (W. W.), due. Purpose, working capital; Price, 97 and int. P. W. Brooks & Co., Inc.'. . by Paper Aetna Insurance Ca'ifornia Water Co. 20,925 shares of Co.; Lester Staats Co. & and Co.-; Pacific Wagenseller Co. & of California; Durst, Life Co. of Insurance Co.. through York, and The White, Langley & Co.; H. Eastman, Davis & Dillon Co.; & Co. & Co.; A. Hemphill, C. Allyn & Co., Inc.; Noyes- & Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sens Inc.; Straus & Blosser; Bateman, Eichler & Co.; Johnston, Lemon & Co.; Johnson, Lane, Snace & Co., Inc.; Mason-Hagan, Inc.-and Boettpher and Company, $10,950,161 Mutual ( Life Weld William Tide Water Power Co. 80.000* shares of common stock (no par). Purpose, finance extensions. Price, $7.25 per share. Offered by Union Securities Corp.; W.-C. Paul Co. New common Inc. . 15-year 35/b% debentures, due Nov. 1, 1963. Purpose, increase working capital,- etc. Sold privately to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.;. The Pru¬ dential Insurance Co. of America;' The' Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada; The ..R Placed - 1967. Regis Southern stock (par $25). Purpose, finance construction program: 'Price, $36 per share. Offered for subscription by stock¬ holders. Unsubscribed (4,069) shares offered by Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Smith, Polian & Co.; Hill Richards Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc.: and ;Emanqei; Deetjen Co. struction. Securities sinking fund note, Nov. I, 1968. Purpose, finance increasing business, augment working capital. Sold privately through Lehman.: Brothers; ¬ 20-year due Service Nov. Ltd. *Represents issues placed privately.. ) Volume Number 4761 168 INDUSTRIAL OTHER I'HE expansion'. subscription Price, $i5 stockholders. by snares onered Boston share. per General (par $5). Offered Harris, Unsubscribed Hall & (173,814) (Inc.); to. General of .. Offered fy stock common by and Loewi & Co. Engineering .: for 51). (par Co. working Purpose, capital, made "best .-efforts". basis. '• • '• $. ,'■//-.■ > deliveries .order in during by stockholders. Underwritten Co. and J. W. Brady & Co. on a & Beechcralts 18 additional subscription Dempsey-Tegeier Buffalo Forge 2) page the parts spare an and rebuilt the for for Navy keep on war mcdiiied were of to Beecbcrafts delivered operational basis. the and the to Air Navy Force Net —V. • Electrochemical Co. 50,232 shares of cumulative .Only such products were made as were on firm order, and "A constant watch was kept over costs and every effort was made to reduce preferred stock, series A," $4.50 dividend (no pari..,. Purposs, corporate purposes. Price, $100 per share.. Of- ' .them .to, a. minimum," said Mr. Beech. fered for subscription by stockholders.. Unsubscribed 'Backlog of business on Oct. 1, lb48, the start of the 1949 fiscal year, (6,182) shares offered by Smith, Barney & Co.; R. W. approximated $17,600,000. Current assets at Pressprich & Co.; Robert W. Baird & Co,, Inc.; A. G. Sept. 30, were $12,164,921, including cash of Becker & Co. Inc.; George D. B. Bonbright & Co.; Bastr $3,198,561. Current liabilities are $5,862,104.— y. 168, p. 1898.. t - • phill, „ Noyes Kiddey, Lynch, 6c Fenncr & &c Weeks; & Janney F. Beane; S. & C0f>.; Higginson nee Merrill Moiele' stock i Inc.; Stone & & lOci. (par tal, . etc. feld Operating of Corp. 96,000 shares of common w. rking capital. Price, $2 per subscription by stockholders. 300,000 shares of. common Oil Corp. 10,202,057 10,391,930 14,675,646 shares of stock common Price, $1,10 (par Dec. share. per 21 1,055,9o2 i52,943,628 118,334,141 The Youngstown, O.—$1 Div.— reorganization a reorganization $4,080,184 by payments subsequently voted oi tne record Net plan $96,000 Forbes & Wallace, non-voting Price, $16 Tifft Inc., stock shares* of 6,000 (no class B Olfered Brothers. Inc., • shares bu.lding class stock A operation and share. per Offered Depreciation Other co. .. Loan & Evans A. Jones Co., & Co., Co.; Inc.; ties 91,500 & Inc.; Stirling, C. Mason-Hagan, Williams T. Inc.; Marris &c Bousman; & Co., Inc., C. S.) Robert F. as of the carrying Aug. share, a payable of amount 1948 —V. 31, & profit, 129, assets Co., Inc., 12 000 shares'of '(par $2». Purpose, open share. Offered by Suplee, 297,652 Oct. 2/48 N. Sept. 27/47 191,350 989,125 $127,522 $25,330 $107,312 544,371 518,460 518,460 518,460 $0.29 $0.24 *$0.01 shares— share requirements income the of 1948.—V. &c $1,696,886 $5,798,881 Y.—V. subsidiary 147. 168, 163,603 Dr27,583 430,415 sales $2,166,962 $1,669,303 $6,229,296 taxes 870,000 655,000 $1,296,962 shares outstdg. share,,,, branch store. Yeatman stock common Price, *Plant $3,704,296 $2,489,682 309,109 627,218 303,109 $3.16 $5.77 $7.67 i $2.02 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE $7% profit $3,671,178 (le-s reserves) $6,484,137 9,222,314 536,100 Loan $32,040,000 Federal and $874,957 t$9,563 1,118,228 ' 1,144,806 Nil $0.89 preferred dividends, & Intermediate Intermediate Credit dated Dec. Price, Banks 1, debentures refunding. due par. 1948 Offered York, fiscal agent. ? !%%'■' 11948—3 Mos.—1947 charges—Inc. Fed. $4,081,680 515,318 1,750,000 1,300,000 $770,000 $540,898 $2,331,680 $1,685,093 264,635 264,635 234,635 $2.55 $1.68 $7.39 " — shares 1949. R. outstdg. share com. preferred dividend, requirements,- tPreliminary. t .inventories— preferred stack stock : ($100 par)— outstanding _____„„ (no $55,670,000 Earned surplus ' 400,000 $4.92 V. 168, p. 42. .. 1943—3 Mos.—1947 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $789,261 $"58,775 $2,345,532 237,900 213,300 889,000 569,200 $345,075 $1,456,532 $928,511 378,680 378,680 taxes— profit shares Earnings Net 28% — outstdg. share—_' per billings $1.29 \ . September quarter the like period of 1947. over of $1,497,711 378.680 $0.91 the for COMPARATIVE 400,000 15,455,450 378,680 $3.84 1.948 show $2.45 increase an of ■ , STATEMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL, 2,640,300 SEPT. 1948 Cash ________ 225,000 Current asrets 360,953 238,203 Current liabilities—— 30 1947 $1,143,124 $871,366 8.250.587 u* — 11,902,266 7,142,773 9,245,611 150.000 : "264,635 _ 1,000,006 2,640,300 15,530,450 ____ par)»_r'_M__;__i; .__ : ; t ■ $2,985,093 $491,361 income Capital 5,000,000 1,000,009 — Cap. surp. applied against stock held in treasury Capita] surplus _L ,_L: __1 >' „ 343,737 for contingencies-—_________ 6% Common New- Federal 2,462,710 5,000.000 * Reserve Purpose, Dunn, ___*■. for - tl948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,056,216 541,954 Period End. Sept. 30— after charges—— $2,943,546 3,730,934 363,239 Long-term notes payable; Nil $1,311,954 taxes ■.■ Net 3,409,789 taxes— withheld Reserve consoMdated May 2, Charles by Employees'/ taxes 1,144,806 2004. p. Byron Jackson Co.—Earnings— 210,693 accrued expenses-— Reserves/jfor Federal and State 168, t$168,463 Byers Co.—Earnings— profjt ■■ $3,009,000 Accounts, payable, ana tNot stated.—V. t^-oss, '// Notes payable Credit Banks, 1.607/ consolidated debentures, dated Dec, 1, 1948, due Sept. 1, 1949. Purpose, refunding. Price, par. Offered by Charles R. Dunn' New York, fiscal agent. 23,630,000 Federal ' t t$2,526,463 $1,347,059 1,144,806 $0.67 "After 710,000 1,473,124 deferred expenses LIABILITIES— Government Agency Issues ended 825,500 Cr2,358,000 1,144,806 Lamngs per 7,358,236 710,000 royalties— on Cr435,200 share Common 7,063,1C0 7,921,498 and assets payments $113,543,490 2,172,559 t$444,763 __— after Net 17,065,103 — refundable taxes non-current quarter 1948—9 Mos.—1947 t 1,411,057 taxes com. (A. M.) Dec. 31/47 and'equipment— Other the Redemption— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $43,287,117 Period End. Sept. 30— State 24,519,817 Federal'income per for shares outstdg. per Profit SHEET Oct. 2'48 receivable lvable $25,145 was 1,670,000 - $1,014,303 627,218 _ Accounts Co. & Net "Earns, $4,159,682 2,525,003 ' ASSETS— Cash *$0.16 outstanding, Subs.)—Earnings— taxes income Common COMPARATIVE & then " (& — before Federal Dr68,900 taxes,,/ per stock 2427. p. Period End. Sept. 30— Profit $4,228,582 (net) exp. preferred on 168, p. Profit Farm J net Net $47,517,931 $40,009,557 . $161,264 Butler Brothers 579,892 $2,003,359 Net' income—M, Earnings Adtcnce /!*' •252,000 There have been called for redemption on Jan. 14, 1949, through operation of the sinking fund, $56,000 of first mortgage 50-year sinking iund gold bonds due April 1, 19b0, at 105 and interest. Payment will be made at the Irving Trust Co., trustee, One Wall Street, New York, $1,687,500 , 359,312 15.900 Bush Terminal Buildings Co.—Partial 2231. p. j for Fed. "inc. Common Securi¬ • . 41,233 78,000 1 per ■Sept. 30, Nine Months Ended Sept. 27/47 Inventories* Youse 205,522 80,000 foregoing figures do not reflect the earnings of the sub¬ Bush "Terminal Railroad, which are not presently distributable. sidiary, was $15,309,471 $62,174,438 $43,738,474 14,503,517 11,561,999 47,694,242 33,770,576 2,609,754 1,859,236 .7,692,190 5,159,424 __ income . C. Cassell Union and inc. Prov. Corp. (E. 241,264 common "After Finance Corp. 60,000 shares of 6% cumu¬ lative convertible preferred stock (par $25). Purpose, general corporate purposes/. Price, par and dividends. Offered by Johnston, i.emon & Co.; H. P. Wood & Co.; Van Alystyne, Nool & Co.; Scott, Horner & Mason. Inc.;" Auchincloss, Parker 6c Redpath; Doolittle Sc Co ; Clament • it Profit, before Federal Securi¬ 1945 $1,049,664 $350,585 NOTE—The recreati.n Farrell 1243 $1,0.18,139 taxes— profit of $19,414,282 of-sales, excl. depr. belj. 6c gen'l adm. exps. 10c). (par of by 1947 1948 —<• 200,000 erect-in* Price, $1 purpose, center. our & discounts Operating 200,000 Rec-Hall, cash Cost ■' common Purpose/ working capital. by P. !<5, Mo.e.ey 6c Co... par). share. per after all id. changes to $4,197,000 Oct. 2,'48 sales, other ' cleared company, dividend of $1 a r>ec. Tnree Months Ended 1,500,000 State which Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Inc.—Earnings— MISCELLANEOUS ties plan Oil $499,980 equipment in and $1,080,355 etc. etc. income ^After/ dividend The Period— and Net No. dividend stockholders to machinery Co.—Earnings- Mos. End. Sept. 30— interest, 13. Dec. of the company's properties," we are conducting a important, more even 15,385,435 approved resuming on directors supplies, physical expansion "and rrofit after aepreciation, 168, p.' 2426. lor way The Corp. 1,200 000 shares of common stick (Dar lo. Purpose, drill oil well. Price, 25c per share. Offered by Telher & Co. * ' - 1,076,012 1,580,440 *494,674 stockholder have office of the to said, Revenue from rents, Earnings from 300,000 Regent v' 949,975 charges announced 181,800 manufacture addition Coleman Bush Terminal 214,392 1,378,172 Bessemer Securities Corp., 10c). Furpo e, ,working capital. Offered by Tellier & Co. - X 89,196,938 income,/-/ oper. after the ' 9,753,079 102,811,874 "Defic.t.—V. . Purpose, purchase of equipment, working capi$1 per chare. Offered by Henry P. Ro^en—' $199,980 Deardorf ■ 10,983,913 expenses stock OIL ... 114,974,303 Price, Co. the Federal Net $10,611,940 s 12,409,531 127,689,577 Gperutiug itakeii , America projects involved in the program have been completed and are operation: The new building housing the Detroit sales and branch and Field Representative School, The Defense Pl^nt Corp. factory purcnased lor the production of springs and motors, the addition of a complete lloor to the main plant for modern painting lacilities, and aif, addition to the Plymouth, Mich., plant now devoted in 115,188,695 Purpose, for • .The V, 22,944 13,312,060 oper. of this company announced exactly a year ago, substantially completed, John S. Coleman, President, 10 in a letter to stockholders. Dec. on Four 3 Net Corp. rev; revenues— Operating ' • 324,786 $0.76 expansion continuing program of replacing plants."—V. 168, p. 1795. 1948—10 Mos.—1947 12,438,336 127,916,082 28,835 226,485 Uncollectible ' Uniop Securities 13,335.064 revenues 1946 $246,751 324,786 $2.04 1919. been now announced Mr. $ Operating Engineering Offered 300,000 Video 1948—Month—1947 Co ; . has to Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania -Earnings— Period End. Oct. 31— Webster securities corp.;; Co., Inc.; Spencer Track & Co.; .(par- $1). share; Co.; Pacific Northwest Co.; Schoellkopf, Corp.; Dean Witter & Co., and Yarnall & Co. . 192,000 Interstate * Co.; Cook & Co.; Hutton 6c Pomeroy, Stroud ' 4 v Hornbiower Co.; Pierce, Newhard, ■/' & peab.ody Bell 1947 $662,193 324,786 $1.24 Burroughs Adding Machine Co.—Expansion Completed Physical "In Hamlin & Lunt; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.; Hem- 1949 $402,706 chgs. & Fed. taxes outstanding-—- service Dillon & Co.; Glore, Forgan & Co.; Graham, Parsons man, & Co.; succeeding director, a (& Subs.)—Earnings- Co. share- per 167, p. now , r a.ier snares Earnings and were second / elected services armed 5,026,200 Hooker ■. profit Capital and 1 has, been Quarter Ended Aug/31— .Export volume, in spite of a difficult international monetary situation the "dollarshortage" everywhere abroad, totaled $3,-883,805, "* ;through. 21 distributors, tne report says. > Angeles,., Calif., Los the past year Mr, Seidel assisted in the distribution of $500,000 Budget Finance Plan preferred and class A common stock to Caliiornia investors, the announcement added.—V. 168, p. 2319. twin-engine 7-9-place Model etc; Co., 7 During Beechcraft, and the 22-place Twin-Quad Btech Transp'ort which has been on flying status for more than a year, A'new Beech trainer is almost leaay 10 fly. During the year, 117 shares 235,000 (Continued from . the „ Manufacturing & (2539) Stanley M. Arndt, resigned. " Investment News First The Burr, Inc.; Hornbiower & Weeks; Huyaen, Miller & Co.; The Milwaukee Co., 295,000 CHRONICLE Corporation and for Morgan Stanley 6c Co.; Glore, Porgan & ( Co.; Kidder, Peabjdy 6c Co.; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, tenner & beane; F. S. Moseley & Co.; Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.; Clark, podge & Co.; Cofiin ■' & FINANCIAL & stock common Corp.: by & MANUFACTURING AND $4,798,740 Bucyius-Eric Co. 319,916 shares of Purpose, COMMERCIAL — —_ /____ 3,799,673 3,207,688 $4,450,914 $3,935,085 - Total Issues Not Representing New Financing $942,500 Acme Steel Co, Price, A. $4714 G. Becker 1,030,000 Aluminum ■'././' : (no -'r. ' - & Co. shares share. Co., of Inc., stock $25), Stanley $201. Co. $20,125 share. ; Co./ Borden [ share. • by" Offered ."' Offered by '"lock Price, $17.75 , - 347,110 Florsheim par). and share. per Shoe Co. Price, $13% common Offered 26,960 per of Reynolds of Offered sare. Bacon, Whipple .& Co. by shares * stock class (no & •• A in -cash, ; -> . Calgary & Edmonton Corp., Ltd. of Winnipeg, Manito¬ ba, Canada—Listing— Privately—On Nov. 5 com¬ The be on>Dec. 1-4 declared dividend a of 30 cents representing npt income from dividends and charged to the ordinary distribution account; of and $1.30 in j •'■ ■ 1947.-^V. 168,' 2222. p. ■* The 3,250,000 stock 9 of $25). Nelson Price, Co. $25 4,000 shares share. per of Co. < "+201,250 Paraffine Cos., Inc. ;■■_ Offered '• stock common by ■ pari.-, & Edward D. , .10,000 Price,-$20% Co. V shares (par / During the balance tinue satisfactory, it Jones common the at - of -perLShare. Offered* by stock rate The (no Dean-'Witter •_■/ .... Public Service Co. stock (no Blyth & 159,400 Rheem of par). - Co., ■ -• stock. of $1.50 directors of 1949, .mar -■ .i .and is the their intention share per same per directors time to stated, This earnings con¬ preferred dividends the pay quarter. reported that the various common Offered $18 share. per bv Co. Price, per ' of common, & i7% increase the of the number presently of shares 2307. p. 30, 1948, outstanding shares of this company stood at representing a new all-time high total and reflecting a net 220,195 shares during the first nine months of the year. assets, w'th securities valued at market quotations, amounted The balance of realized profits on sales of invest¬ to $1,158,733 and, in addition, the quoted market investments of 168, exceeded their cost average by $1,348,780.—• 157fe. p. - Captal Administration Co., 6,000 (par shares $5),, of common Offered by On ! 15 Dec. cents 45,009 shabes share. of common Offered by stock Suplee, on-, the or 3% 1/ the common, per of share 10 as to per share distributions- cents tRepresents special offerings; holders on on Morton the the of on preferred class Seldel, B a and stock the record on and class Dec. the common member B -28, var'ous 50.12 the regular preferred -stock, share per common, to declared the on cents class. A cents directors ■1949 cents directors such objections from stockholders, indicate that no plan yet developed would receive stockholder acceptance in the large percentages required, preferred dividends privately. the ;/, Budget Finance Plan, Inc., of California—Declares Ex¬ tra Class A jConimon Dividend—Elects New Director— Offered by Raggio, Reed Co. placed by year cents an the extra usual common 1948. the regular 2% cents quarterly stock, During classes on quarterly dividend of the of of all payable the stock class A current the share Jan. common of 15, calendar amounted stock. of quarterly per dividend and to 60 14Va » investment firm of Morton sufficient to of "B" and declared, subject to the corporation having assets its charter requirements at time of payment, a meet 91 cents 23.3 of cents share per share per on the on dividend the of 91 cents per the class 1948, to holders of record Dec. change on Dec. 14 directed that 20, class "B" "A" stock stock, both The and New 1948. the class "A" stock share until further a dividend payable Dec. York be not Stock quoted 27, Ex¬ ex notice. ' On Dec. 1947, a distribution of 20.48 the class "B" stock and one of 80 cents The lative 24, cents on per the share class "A" was made stock. usual quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on the $3 cumu¬ preferred stock has also been declared, payable Jan. 1, 1949, to holders of lecord Dec. 24, 1948.—V. 168, p. 739. Caroling Sales Corp., Greenville, N. C— Notes Offered —Kirchofer & Arnold Associates, Inc., Nov/ 23 offered $295,000 5% sinking Dec. 1, 1958, at CORPORATION Caiolina and incorporated Eastern Corp. North Raleigh, N. C., on fund noteg, due and interest from Dec. 1, 1948. par AND Kelvinator Kelvinator Seidel "A" directors have The on $8,549,837 issues past Ltd.- -Class Dividends— Sells $500,000 of Preferred and Class A Common Stock— Co. share per the f-V. 168, p. 2319. stock , Inc. during plans ^ 3,300 ■shares Transmission Youse $2). Yeatman "Represents will proposal to increase."the from 750,000 shares to split-up amounted value V: if by- stockholders, have .met with year ; i a value $13,484,598. dividend at of/recapitalization-developed ; • Gas Price, $23.75 Co., .Inc. S.) share. per ' •. Blyth & (E. $21.50 Inc. Price, Co. 142,500 Tennessee 343,125 Indiana. Inc. 5.000 shares of Price, Manufacturing Co. (par $1). & par four-for-one of Total net Brown Co*, Berlin, N. H.—Initial Preferred Dividend— either 257,500 1239. Sept. increase to ■ . p. approved no a _ & 157, shares—V, Dec. on common 2,944,026, . --1--'■■■ Curb* Exchange on Dec. to dealings at a later capital stock out of an no . O.) (N. par York admission of Canadian Investment Fund, Ltd.—Net Assets— ■ 100,000 New for shares be' outstanding to 1,241,636.—V. 166, - • of stockholders On . Biscuit-Co,U8,000 shares of common stdck .V/On-/Dec.: 14/. the 'directors declared an init'al dividend of $1.50 (par per Share ;on. the*$6 preferred stock, payable March 1, 1949 to Price, $30 75 per share. Offered by F; S, •Moseley"-"voting trust Co. -•. v ' certificate holders of record Feb. 10, 1949. This distribution is on account of arrearages, amounting at Dec. 1, 1948 to $54 per share. & ■ issue the of and Canadian Celanese, Ltd.—Split-Up Ratified— , ments ' listing outstanding "special a Offered $10). . Governors for cents 55 24, 1948, to stockholders of record Dec. 14, 1948. the.-payments- of *18 cents each made on April 1, July 1 and ,Qot,(.l/.'dividend?; paid in 1948 will total $1.39 per share/compared with of 2,415,100 authorized to which made Dec. common Board authorized authorized share per interest, 15 date 3,000,000 shares, to effect outstanding 310,409 shares. -/'! With . . . Placed 553,500 National ; r & Wallace, Ine, 4,0C<0 shares of class B non-voting stock (no par). Price, $16 per share. by F. S; Moseley Co. and Tifft Brothers. 1917.— per share which is. derived from "net security profits realized during the year and which will be paid in stock unless the option-to;receive.cash has been exercised. Both payments will be / (noC ; • 64,000 Forbes , •v.! Co. stock Co.—Loan distribution" par).., by Lehman Brothers. . in , The. directors Co.,' Blyth'& will shares $23,670,821 Street Investing Corp.r—Year-End Dividends— (^ar ' 1127,055 Firth Carpet Co. 7,158 and 1948 / ; Broad raoita' in the Equitable Life As¬ Society, evidenced by 3% notes payable in in-;: staiments from Sept. 1, 1958, to Sept. 1, 1968, The money has been added to working capital. There were $48,600,000 of notes outstanding on Nov. 30 —V. 168, p. 1252. common ■ of $23,351,175 surance " of of borrowed $15,000,000 from pany stock^ . ' 'shares- & by The First." ; reserves 168, p. 2427. $10). common shares per , per ■ 25,000 . of Offered Inc- ■ & • Co. lr2 rT>A Moseley Co., Inc. shares '4 -' (oar F.. S. Blyth 'Price; '$19% & Fdison -.198. Price, by share. per stock common 20,000 Light & Traction -.(par Morgan and America Price, $51.50 Corp.' * 3,878,772 Detroit of Offered par). Boston 503,125 American - 20.000 per $47,517,931 $40,009,557 "After V. Working capital -V. 167, p. 2570. BUSINESS—Corporation was organized as the Co., Inc., Jan. 8, 1929. Corporation was formed the purpose of distributing products of the (now Nash-Kelvinator Corp.) in 34 counties in for Carolina. In 1931 the corporation began the distribu- - 8 (2540) m i i of tion By ■■ THE ■ i i products of the amendment Carolina Philco its to i i charter counties in Eastern 24 Dec. on 1934, 19, the North Central ohe of manufacturers Kelvinator than other corporation. A distribution in of Eastern the North Philco francnise in products the acquired Philco of on sales in May Corp. 1936 1, The the as returned. The had in J929 a distribution of corporation from the Eastern and sale Carolina North volume .tems from about 40 panded 140 in having North 34 counties Carolina, population 14 of South of Carolina, 4.368 ' 832 Virginia, and the $200,000 the event excess note notes over due now in this the of excess $200,000 and used corporation of purpose will its TTPON UPON Wachovia $200,000 be for CAPITALIZATION CAPITALIZATION financing (1940 added the Common a— stock ($10 CONSOLIDATED par)— INCOME Tot$,i Gross profit"Jn"saieT- MOS. 9 END. Sales """ " Corp administrative"exDen~ses aaministrative expenses and ana Net Drofit Other frnni not *-jii7 operations income 1 . er C Net V. • less. be _* income 168, p. j respective S>rifit 21.655,141 2,319,782 " -fr—— JNUiE-r-operations 211b' „ the months 11 ! 8 and ended May 12.—V. 168, ■: £■;. .. Corp. of America—Earnings— ' returns Cost and gocds Depreciation & gen. S $ $ 43.926,584 171 640,478 128 715 598 29,231,794 103,195 256 income 6,491,760 5,367,599 3,272,525 11,808,214 9 506,350 15,333,043 9,632,931 50,145,248 212,621 276,807 687,367 9,909,738 50,832,615 will letter of stock a common cumulative Pa$Pft dp 1,489 722 Ended after (par _ fonner June Torn < $2.50) (par with and the 3,000 both $20), directors income Dec. 4 Nov- 27 Nov. 20 Amort, 501,492 of debt premium ' 478,125 ' discount, issues and expense 49,262 54,479 150,121 Prov, for Fed. inc. taxes 3,784^000 19,400^000 11,254,000 ! 9,023,910 5,593,134 29,792,772 16,626,579 $1.49 $0.87 $4.99 $2.60 Net income "Earnings per "Based com. on shr. 5,514,107y2 shares of . 1946 ' served , Not stated stock common from Jan. l, 1947, the policy the outstanding charging of research withnthe apoiicnvStfoSd nfret1!m,Rievarofin a four-year period. The net for* the income chan|rbre°nUl?eflecteedbefn the^igures —V 168 ' shown 939 d corporation $964 389 $421 895 $660 459 1 122 842 1 122 842 122'842 1 ' $0 86 ' $0 37 and - Dec. arrived WA-Cenf Di<?trihntinn ie 15 S" i * declared a 1 DUSiriDUllOn iiiinnir. quarterly of dividend 33% . /-1 t> m n t t-» ,f(e( s apProved company's proposal .to issue and sell to S7S un/9?ni fn!'0?! first mortsa8e program.—V. July on per on Oct. 15, 15 and April 15 and distributions share, compared with 73'/2 future.—V. 168, near Central Corp., Los Angeles, Calif Plans C-orPoraie Name—Mortgage Indebtedness Paid this stockholders on Dec. 20 change the corporate name will vote Nicholson, one and y furnishings apparent that Investment this of coipoiauon and all people many Pit equipment. do Totaf°4EomeSePt*30~ income^ Total Prov not "bee^Hfncreasingfy has associate the name . 95,204 89,399 283,371 cko o in ' knd ASSETS—Cash $86,251; excess receivable taxes of cost,, plus hand on SHEET, and taxes on paid by the In 62,791 $bJ2,U45 SEPT. hnnkc 30, $R19 charged $73,530- i6 to mnini hotel Treasury company bonds, officials said purchased series » A, due there expense tax notes the Dec. total, Shares), reserve for $5,775,300; $400'000 $8,119,050.—V. $8,119,050. payable and accrued, $617,701; accrued indeed note payable to the Connecticut Mutual Life contingencies,*$175,000; stated capital (292,815 stock assessments, $234,252; surplus (infrom, revaluation of land), $512,746; total, capital ansinB 168, p. Americana - de Electricidad, as result of the decision a Government, board fixing their of and directors, of for its liquidation. approval of the the and and duties the fees. appointment of the transfer the of of the to company Societe' convenience, shareholders who deposit their bearer warrants New TeTectricitv0 generated& anTHnurchasedpnSd Dec. 12, 1948, amounted to 233,300,000 kwh., compared with 234,000,kwh. 000 the for week corresponding of electricity kwh. 215,500,000 increase an 1947, of amounted the for decrease a 219,700,000 to corresponding of 0.3%. kwh., week of com- last year, 1.9%. of Definitive 3% Series D Bonds Ready— > National City Bunk of New York is 30 operated by . now prepared to deiiver same time 1141. * covering shares it can f(}r Oct Oct. 2,''48 from reconversion 4,'47 $522,002 177,369 -506,670 Oct. 5,'46 $352,711 $344,633 $415,846 850,000 850,000 $0.33 850,000 $0.42 Number of common shares_^._____^_ Earnings per common share 167, P- 2683. _ . n m $0.79 ° n rN T 1 r Tt Period End. Oct. 31— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $ Net sales "Net Class Com. ; ;j profit— A shs. outstanding shs. tEarnings outstanding. per share 1,355,136' 400,000 ' - Tan nn and offering •; wiu 14 Sale of Facilities at ' ' . vo1p annrovin^ on an acreement ^ectosteuction^nnanc^Oorporetion invoKtag proposed sale of, the facilities company's at the —16 Weeks Ended— Period— : Oct. 9,'48 , Oct. 11,'47 —9 Months Ended Oct. 9,'48 Oct. 11,'47 Sales $18,596,862 $15,597,878 $50,351,645 $46,657,831 Profit after charges^-. 975,675 ,"15,704 .3,674,798 "2,496,106 Income taxes ________ 493,800 1,611,308 1,010,04s Federal tax credit (net) Crl47,600 ______ . , —< — — Net income Common shares outstdg. $481,875 $163,304 $2,063,490 2,634,308 2,634,708 2,634,308 Earnings per com. share $0.15 $0.03 $0.68 , __—____ "Includes $199,657 for reserve contingencies restored $1,486,058 2,634,708 S0.48 income.— to v. 168, p. 249. Cream of Wheat Corp.—Earnings— 3,091,060 400,000 400,000 1,288,401 1,288,401 $0.80 $0.64 '1,288,401 $1.83 * iriod End. Sept.30 19^ "Afte- ^ * ' EARNINGS ' "Net 1,288,401 Eamings and 1 ,o4g_qMnwlQ« 1948 9 Mos. 600 000 ?5 K S Federal 1947 600 000 $o ' taxes cnarges ana i-eaerai taxes. * 2,892,353 400,000 $1.71 charees 3 Mos. 600S sharTS~out7td"e" iStags^ share Ag: ; . unit per and options of one share > COHlillg Glass Works (& Subs.)—Earnings— •+ 114,282^746 104,778,283 . 43c' Co.—Proposes _ 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1,088,534 J ftt Qffered shares Warren (Ohio) plant.-V. 168, p. 2322. $ 37,344,523 41,856,853 Plant qtnrkhnldprq CanLl $ Steel .a 2321. 168, p. . be th jxh of which 42,350 10c), 150,000 v m City Stores Co. (& Subs.)-Earnings— tQ (par atlon , Wirrpn Clties Service Co.—To Sell Control of Two Units— See Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. below—V. &re ghares 156,098 $735,516 — capital stock recession and of Files With SEC notifi 1 Cr219,232 res. f There is no underwriting. Proceeds will be used to RFC loan, meet current obligations, etc.—V. 165, p. 936. * * 1947 , $1,242,186 New York t- of fc the 1948—11 Mos 1947 ' offer an Copperweld . . optj0n repay an Reduce Bonds t Ended- Qne n shares 342,350 covers 15000() and $4,425,150 of general mortgage 1, 2019, at a total cost of $35,155,500 of these bonds Month J Copper Canyoil Milling Co shop— ^ 1948 p* ' fleet Jan. taxes Net income (at «ooU/«nce Co- of Harfcford. conn., $770,000; deferred rental income, $33,605; • Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output—• tricitv — In LIABILITIES—^Taxes trust v. "" $6,672,379), $4,231,566; deferred $1,444; of ,, "pushbutton" At. the _„oi„av,iac company as of Dec. 31, 1924, plus subsequent additions at cost), $2,413,007; building and equipment, furniture, fixtures and improvements (less reserve for depreciation of forest, ' ficates of stock of the CHADE with the Guaranty Trust Co. of were v. fb8, p. x!4zb. Nov \ Transferred accrued $98,044; as 1947, an in- J"**"' subsequent deliver, ot. the shares of the SODEC.-V. 167. , addilL which may be undergoing V. 168, p. 2320. . ^ . ■ and Weeks Income 1948 tmnii- System, , diesel growing Ry. Profit after charges__u___ $999 ooa $552,904 the charges, 345 398,097 in with the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, 140 Broadway, New York, N- Y < for the purpose of obtaining the necessary documents to enable them to vote at the meeting of Jan. 8, may also leave their certi- Cincinnati Milling Machine Co.—Earnings— 192,892 049 ® income . iooaqo 190,536 $141 016 ihl'ii.uib (amount lessee) iQn=i7fi rapidly Western company 1 November In 338,635 interest), $473,388; other U. S. Govt, obligations (at cost, plus accrued interest), $603,549; cash surrender value of life insurance policies, $121,690; -land (at valuation fixed by officers of matter Sales,$1,660,593 $1,721,642 $18,870,823 $19,158,965 The company in November, 1948 operated 50 units, compared with 52 in the corresponding month last year.—V. 168, p. 2321. orm '8 62 791 $141 916 BALANCE •: or, ' • 62 139 62,135 ____ one the North hours Period End qI'IIr 89i7n ' . to 1947. Childs Co. (& Subs.), New York—Nov. Sales Off 3.5% 297,775 ■ service & 0Ulsianain8- ;;' . < 4V2% $1,426,156 amortization income- few «4 103 604 1948~12 Mos—^ $1,513,673 taxes"™ dep^eciation ACCOUNT $402,150 ' eie INCOME to Chicago Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR. Central $391,088 "tru$t~1e^note loans for Net opened officially at Chicago, 111., on Dec. 16. ^P . COMPARATIVE bank" amounted ■ . a with the Biltmore Hotel," has pa.d off the last cent of Its mortgage Indebtedness. Federal income 1948, assets 18, 'morfe extensive repairs. and , interest 9, Shareholders of the CHADE are being notified of their rights to exchange their shares of CHADE for shares of the SODEC. As a c°mPrising 1,928,000 cubic feet—is equipped to service nine <Uesel lacom°tive units at one time releasing them for action in a los Angeles complete Corp. The company the with Designed on Dec. 8 stated in part; investment of this company is its buildings, and distribution President, only banks, (SODEC), of Luxembourg, some of which were approved shareholders at the meeting held in Luxembourg on Nov. the year . noon eight energy of subsidiaries of this business * conditions of territory general Dec. Spanish the pared > approving a proposal corporation to Los Angeles Hotel-Co. C. "The the by with by • (CST) company by taken Local to up show ended Hispano 28. the The H. 111., Chicago. from 8 . Investment , Biltmore Building. Nov. on nection . Chicago & North Western Ry^—Has New Super Station ' for Diesel Fleet- Off— to 5.0 d'Electricite the pay- cents paid 2428. p. ' bonds series due 5.3 231,586,000 > 324,584,803 for the corresponding week or 6.41%.—V. 168, p. 2428. Certificates will be dated Jan. 1, 1949, and jwill mature $227,000 semiannually July I, 1949 to Jan. l, 1959.—V. 168, p. 2320. • , Struqtion 4.0 - one of. the steps in carryingduring this and last year, in con- BidS f°r purcIlase of $*M0,000 equipment trust certificates, series an 5.0 218,470,000 out the Pr°tective measures taken a it is reported, plans the sale of $8,900,000 equipment Station % Inc. 238,429.000 11 ls understood that this meeting is ' GG' wil1 be ^ceived at office of J, W. Severs, Vice-President, Room 744, j 1947 240,397,000 230,009,000 243,189,000 to week with liquidators, es'timatPri Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR.—Bids— <Snullm 18 Electric & Gas Co.—To Issue Bonds— Th • pi-.i - « 20,813,294 at action Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR.-Equipment Issue-: Union rVnti-ai ... past four weeks 1947 1947' Tpe comPany 011 Dec- 9 published a notice convening a general meeting of the shareholders, to be held in Madrid on Jan. 8, 1949. This meeting is important as the shareholders will consider the ' trmt certificates ea^.y in J*™ary.-V, 16». P- 2320. ^bow? a^SeD?0 3hQad1947S P ' the Compania The company, it is reported, is expected to sell $4,320,000 equipment experimental S*'88 contrasted nine8 monthsXendKS Sept. com-. <CHADE> ®f Madrid, Spain—Meeting for Jan. 8— ' $0 59 ' : adjusted for position of the trust certificates in the as associated 340,684 ,< after adopted and 2426 D crease of " ot 1947, quarter Co. 248,023.000 ' compared , providing for preferred dividends NOTE—During the last , Weekly Output Increased 6.41% — Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Plans Sale Of Eqiup. Issue— company, . shares of the Consumers Power Co.- 1,072,313 ' Ine wil1 amount to 65'/2 cents ln I947—V- 168, p. 248. The $2.88 • 1948 252,390,000 — corporation 1,082,215 1,252,568 Including the dividend of 10 cents paid 159,443 5,971,000 $154,086 — The weekly kwh- output of electric 1947 ' ni cents each 5,074 $111,336 $2.08 $122,828 $2.30 c9rP°raMon borrowed $6,000,000 > <h*r* 11 2,250 h L from net investment income and the remaining cents per snare from realized capital gains. ments of 85,430 ' increasmS n°tes outstanding to $21,000,000 on Nov. 30. The Proceeds were used to pay, in part, the purchase price of common to 1,155,716 i,ioo,76i : _ Of ' - Sf5. p —_ 168 •- $2,073,456 ~ thir diSHmn.iS^^l is ?ir 2ni hifrom l!434*375 Interest 3.047 # * — SEC 2,756,678 III" I" _ on 51,130 57,984 Commonwealth Edison Co.—Weekly Output— Week Ended— Dec. 11 „ Total . ar» ' The 7,403 $300,844 56,255 — „P shares HjarningS 1948 __ outstanding 2130 p $293,441 4,484 $193,161 28,445 $229,421 45,592 _-V , SS Sn^ge ■ probably 3,220,866 _ share per $188,677 • — Electricity output of Commonwealth Edison Famine 30— __ shares 167 $2^5,248 4,173 —- Ohio—Files notification preferred expenses_____ income n?7finS 1,077,609 423 Panies- excluding sales to other electric utilities for the week ended Dec' n< showed a 5% increase over the corresponding week last year. Fniinwinoviinwoi* 1796. p. Co., Youngstown, filed 6 of Chemical Fund 29,474,397 _________ fund Th/SI 28,711,550 762,847 15,545,664 —_ hearing iqar $19710™ ??5 715,423 0?5 816,075 Commonwealth & Southern Corp.—Borrows from Bks. Dec. on ' 85,130 099 1,789,334 3,793,593 — Operating profit 1949.—V. 168, this $14,106,096 $12,661,430 V . Other that inMnntho 7% - sinking Earnings 2,177,196 — adm. exps.; indicated Markets shares Capital $ sold Food Months Net 1948—9 Mos.—1947 54,574.290 33.270,458 allows.__ of Sell., 1948—3 Mos.—1947 the to nf Income taxes Depreciation, depletion, etc.___-_____ , (Including Domestic Subsidiary Companies) Period End. Sept. 30— Gross sales, less discts., distributed ' —~~r •• ' Sales ^ be would \ stock.—- inn $904 816 Balance to surplus _i_ j—— Earnings per share (53,468 shs.)— V. 168, p. 148. preferred stockholders, whichstock of the reorganized company, holders, recently 6,000 |>rrn Six . ' 7% v-CFro (16 JraSCO t/Opper Corp. • • Profit Lelanese the of $0 96 A 1947 $1 041 323 ir:—.— _ has company 5% reflect 1948, In receive be offered at par without underwriting. Proceeds will be used to pay off current bank loans and for operating capital.—V. 166, p. 2208. 1948—11 Mos—1947 30, would $0 97 1948 ' eleetrtc■ — the" and stockholders. they holders, 30 ' Gross income deductions — £~.e, incom® taxes— State income taxes.— their of .bt<° reorganized company, to the 6% preferred stockthe common stockholders, in accordance with their to Century 1948^ 11 MOS. 1947 Nov. on r. . -. With SEC— $189,464 of ended distribution preferred 7% Central payment $0 21 , —V. 17,861,555 190,768,479 167,213,796 1,107,654 11,199,702 7,565,782: whlch startcd APril a oi ic P- for the to debenture be adjourned to Jan. 18, Caterpillar Tractor Co.—Earnings— 947 balance to court covering ^ of date in to $0 18 Operating income Other income priorities. the evevf The 1948—Month—1947 tBased . revenue deductions—— • The hearing on the amended plan and on other plans filed by parties interested in the proceedings is set for Dec. 20, 1948. How- 2320 Period End. Nov. 30— the holders debenture to allocable The distributed holders and flirt 207'867 _ the to to payment nnriinn $397,330 ; _ interest distributed full debenture to allocable company share com reVenue Gp®™f^ operating . *-Qr7 '• arges $2.80 interest. ivrnnihc AQsn i" the case of the July plan, contingent assets, consisting prinnnrtfnnnt^n "in tJ^ethSe7r"/ganr frrrpri ltnikHniriPr f!r tho portion of L! claim not satisfiedP ?« lerrea stockholders for the their in $J47,817 4»,Di4 H . reorganized ner ODerati__ nnri 459*695 459,695 nnprntinnc income Gross " _, the of with be insure Total.. Selling ocniiig minority and shares romm0n ' period Ended Sent preliminary distributed otherwise is ever 385,638 : ' plan, the amended plan contemplates & Light Corp., a subsidiary of Central matter purchase its outstanding Power preferred stockholders. 421,873 Sales sub- July the a computed to would ' Corp Commonwealth entail having an asset value equal to the full amount of their claims, plus stock equal to 5% thereof, or 10% of the value of the stock that $5002975 Carolina would which transaction stock 1948 30 and , ■, stock be would excess 18,600 shs. • SEPT. $2.71 $2.88 income-taxes A' rlaqq J- Pe com. s re : $0.i8 $0'21 After charges and taxes, tAfter dividends on the class V. 168, p. 2321. ... • ; Colorado Central Power Co.—Earnings— Blue would order 4,800 shs. 20,000 shs. STATEMENT States $200,000 sales share— ch tEarns and would liquidate and dissolve. Thereafter would transfer its assets to the reorganized company common claims, 20,000 shs. 4,741,600 c,opay Corp._Earnings_ The The Outstanding $295,000 1958 the the PTNANfTwo FINANCING Authorized , Amend Reor-,, Ridge Corp. would be merged or otherwise comresulting combined company would be an open-end investment company which would have outstanding only common stock. in sold, capital of and 130,583,402 4,584,546 NOTE—The foregoing figures include operations of Wise, Smith & Co*» Inc*» Hartford, Conn., from date of acquisition, Aug. 18, 1948. —v. 168, p. 1141. f •• stock which bined. purposes. THii THIS op OF par) , pay Co. and Trust working corporate oomptftthm COMPLETION ' 10-year 5% sinking fund notes, 5%% cumulative pfd. stock ($25 , & marketed as Central States off and taxable Cities would publicly-held an census). retire to Bank are to general is $ 148,842,094 _____ • Electric Corp.—Trustees of case American States, Jnt0 PURPOSE—The the in As that distribution the to Eastern in [ States be 13.—V. 168; p. 2320. made on and after Dec. was States constituted a stantial liabilities.. manufacturers; and exNorth Carolina to manufacturer one representing from total a of products territory counties area articles two major its ^ combinpd Central States in lieu of the plan dated July -2, 1948. The amendment was necessary because the Bureau of Internal Revenue ruled that the provision of the original plan calling for distribution of the Blue Ridge stock to debenture holders of Central Kelvinator year. gross , ^ The Chase NaUonal *. __ $ 164,300,379 4,874,078 _____ _____ ^ the last pre-war year, including the sales of its subsidiary, sales increased in that period from $57,810 to $1,724,482 per During the same time the corporation expanded its sales 1941, share is being. saies "Net profit fEarniflgs per ganization Plan-Merger With Subsidiaries reposed- volume of $57,810, derived Corp. products in 34 grew annually through sales Sales counties. Payment Central tK Xthtoor„fS' StjSi :n21SeerniCte11tSSa0rS,na'ly ^ ^ Nef; .us rate of $7.50 per at the the ol .1 ■ ■ $ this dissolve 1 liquidation in to proposal a . City of New York, 43 Exchange Place, New YorK, n. certificates will be stamped to indicate the payment and will Bank Richmond, Va., area and for this purpose a subsidiary corporation in Virginia (now wholly owned) Commonwealth Sales Corp. Subsequently this subsidiary organized known Carolina of corporation acnieved results approved Dec., 10 on made upon presentation ofstockcertificates . _ Because stockholders The better products mmmmmm CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED OCT. 31 Approved— Inc«-^-Dissollltion Edison, Pays Liquidating Dividend of $7.50 per Share of name Kelvinator Co., Inc., was changed to its present title to expression to its merchandising functions inasmuch as corporation had enlarged its distributing facilities to include give States iii 1 ■ i in Corp. Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE 8c FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL i FOR ' profit 12 MONTHS 1948 $1,391,538 share_____ ENDED SEPT. 1947 $1,252,188 $o m " ; ' 30" 1946 $1,289,516 $2.32 * $2.09 "After charges and Federal taxes.—V. 167, p. 2577. per 1947 BoJooo $2.15 194& $965,911 $1.61 Volume 168 Number 4761 THE Crown Cork International Corp.—To Pay All Accruals . The directors share dividend 25 Dec. record lows: 20. Jan. John of class of the and 2. J. declared 13 a year-end dividend of $1.70 Distributions this on issue 1948 in made were of In pected all cumulative pay dividends the on class payments of the regular quarterly dividend of 25c per part to the realization by the company, in 1948, of income resulting from the completion in that year of transactions of the foreign subsidiaries which had their inception in preceding years."—V. 'i ■ The 6% will gold debenture bonds dated Jan. 1, 1905, payable on Jan. 1, 1949, and sufficient funds, are be for debenture ' 50-year and payments in consist the of in original $940.98 full thereof principal in the amount amount $1,000. of of Such the and of rate 3% including tures, respectively, such Jan. Federal presented at a be —V. The to Chase National Place, New York 15, make to such Bank N. Executive payments.-—V. 167. p. 2787. changes in this corporation,, which have 1 , taxes 167, p. Profit Aeronautical the Corp., Board two of the engine-building Paul of of the Shields, the Board years, Corp. of In division ;. ; con¬ ? of . elected addition, he Chairman retains of outstanding Committee. 1 ? ' directors share, usual Dec. / 168, stockholders of v 25 record of the same \ ■ special year-end a to 20 stockholders $1.15 per share, V\ 'V* to 15 total •i have declared payable quarterlydistribution Dec. of cents Dec. dividend record share per 1., J 1948 made this •/Nine . Net 166, 2566. p. ,1 National State Bank of J., and Chairman of the board of Mutual Benefit Life Co., Newark, has been elected a member of the board of $1,021,788 392,000 283,000 $635,071 V'-1 $629,788 * ' $309,071 the of according to brought the There V. in company are 168, filed report a total with number 337,474 shares of of the ■ Dec. 15 by Stock ■. / to 60,000. ////./' ■. $2,000,000 new expected be to Diamond T Motor Car 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— cold in rolled strip mill operation actual Earnings charges__.,_ late Net 1946 -tax 1948 $319,025 Gn 93,039 5,457,520 1948, $1,065,595 $1,359,522 421,259 $225,986 In $3.23 , alter charges and taxes for the second render stock with directors declared the terms stock, Haskins and to as adjustment an of the preferred their opinion required the 1948, the instructed upon , opinion of dated for quarter ended be 1 July at Dec. 9 payable shares of 40 • • 23, of 1947, the Net Nov. profit into 891,821 891,821 891,821 $2.73 $2.31 $9.02 $6.22 167, p. after per taxes common and charges 2684. .. '/• kwh., Co. — Enters 2323. ended Dec. 17.6%; or . the over inc. 15, Capital common 1947 to the $1,200. Net • Earnings per "-Includes / common / 567,500 830,726 / Co.—Earnings— This He corporation to 1 the to *1,395,633 gain sale on of 167, p. 2685. at their annual the company said its Howard bank S. loans roll a square of square foot organization. average V. the meeting held on anticipated no under these loans. corporation on Dec. 1, foot. This and Cullman, compared unpaid Chairman, Dec. 15. 820,249 373^594 worth to match * its balance told assets; was ar¬ earnings the on 292,600 share. common in ■' <• Milwaukee, < .... 1 $35,000,000 ■ ; the Boston store Manitowoc, Wis., and operates up¬ surburban branch; a , was Net retail Profit INCOME Oct. 30, '48 sales before ACCOUNT to taxes 6,768,540 taxes 2,675,028 minority in Nov. 1, '47 $ $ Com. 121,214 100,535 428,996 285,804 3,348,144 12,275,834 10,011,624 131,632 136,648 532,172 546,604 Earnings stock receive date.—V. to ____ oustanding per *Average to pfd. stock applicable shares 72,609,789 330,977,625 291,265,360 5,641,357 21,648,850 17,491,258 2,192,678 8,944,020 7,193,830 3,972,298 on common / Oct. 30, '48 in¬ subsidiaries profit Dividends ' 52 Weeks End. Nov. 1, *47 $1 81,622,189 inc. for Fed. inc. com. ' 3,840,666 *2,364,326 share number of - 3,211,496 2,359,284 $1.62 shares last-in first-out except Halliburton's the figures p. 2,359,284 $4.98 during the 1 9,465,020 * period $4.01 entitled / periods 168, . 11,743,662 *2,374,438 $1.36 outstanding dividends. accordingly on net of by was that (LIFO) inventory basis was used Brothers Dry Goods Co. and acquired as of July 31, Foley 1947, store are included only from and> that 1144. ' $4.21 J Total stock¬ in meeting subse¬ Cullman said the annual ■ Boston store. Federated ;•■',</■•/."•*•'*. main store state stores in Oshkosh and at West Allis. NOTE—The $4,174,832, an average of with $3,780,622, or $3.14 a was the The Boston Store's annual volume is estimated at between and $40,000,000. during these Halliburton's. was $3.17 and the average renewal rate 167, p. 45. <■'/" 1947 period amounted to $4.98 per .1 $2.15 company's Dec. 29, 1947, when the company emerged from re¬ He said that the square-foot rate of the expiring leases on of the Balance difficulty Mr. exchange of 292,600 shares of Federated assets acquisition of the Boston store, Federated's book net approximated $77,000,000, Federated's sales for the 52-week ending Oct. 30, 1948 totaled $330,997,625. Earnings in the* terest 1 $3.66 reduced $1,520,250. an net exchanged for assets. period 1947 373,594 quent payments due $3.47 ' sufficient Prior $13,315,909 $10,293,810 taxes___ capital Milwaukee, 7,500 shares Net share a in store i-, Equitable Office Building Corp.—Reduces Loans— holders Nov. 24 announced in part for Boston Applic. $1.46 ^,,/• .. ; representing acquired the Boston Store stockholders of Federated Department Stores with 2,354,013 common shares outstanding at the close of last year are being informed by letter that the 1947 earnings of the Boston store are more Prov. 567,500 $1.72 - 1948 charges and Federal 13 statement $ $5,517,049 ■ ■ 30— outstanding $119,406 • 167. •■,// Period— .> , .• " Sept. Dallas plant properties.—V. $0.74 •//"■"" after Common shares 1,037,235 $3.85 Ended reconversion.—V, 13 Weeks End. 977,761 ____ income Dec. 4,439.189 Months ■ 279,543 $1.66 $5.71' / announced that the present management and officers of the Boston store will remain unchanged. The officers are Richard Herzfeld, son of one of the founders, President, and Richard E. Vogt, Secretary ' and Treasurer. V ; /' * The Boston store has been wholly owned by the families of its, founders, Carl Herzfeld, Nat Stone and Richard Phillipson, only sur-, viving member of the original partnership.- r.-.'/.V $7,560,213 > — 1946 profits reached the highest level in the company's history year ended Oct. 31, 1948. ' -.v.*.- ; $463,029^ 279,598 $3.01 plant - . approximate $8,000,000. The transaction ranged through James H. Becker of A. G. Becker & Co. 1948—9 Mos.—1947 567,500 ' $0.58 $0.80 Cr96,096 $1,596,542 559,162 v postwar CONSOLIDATED ,u;'- :' 567,500 "for reserve - 328,919 // sales rent during the fiscal outstdg. share_____ per 168, p. 1360. Nine Net of the It ••.•■•• $2,313,489 Emsco Derrick & Equipment dividend 8,000,000 ' $3,203,288 charges —:/■;■ 455,754 1945 / ;■ _. there¬ $7.00 on to v..^' V-1948—3 Mos—1947 shares Earnings preferred $3.12 stock common Field hopes Corp.—Weekly Input—/: after taxes 1946 / Besides Elco $1,100 Empire Millwork Corp.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Net sales agreement Frank J. $1,681,178 559,162 from joint a of /■,/ Amusement Game ■ / changed and plan of Quigan, Inc. of !_ The transaction involves $1.50 carry-back 9, 1948 the System input of subsidiaries; of 75,908,000 kwh., an increase of 11,410,000 corresponding week of last year.—V. 168, . . the ___x_ shares^— 4 and .. and 1,494,855 $5.23. $1,865,063 ; :■;■ / at under one roof In that State, according by Richard Herzfeld, President of the Boston Store, and Fred Lazarus, Jr., President of Federated. Bowling Alley— .. com¬ Merger— 1947 reserve- This corporation on Dec. to announced 2429. p. : . Mallon, President, follows:; < 1,494.855 $5.24 tlncludes ; available Wis., the largest retail business f2,249,528 ' made on corporation share______ per 1921.. p. 1946 this corporation amounted to $110,000,000 $80,095,199 $54,783,188 share/__; 1947 1,494,855 the manufacture Federated Department Stores, Inc.—Acquires Milwau¬ kee's Boston Store in Stock Transaction— 7,816,946 < this $1,746,380 of capital The Boat 168, p. Net stock inc. *Transfer 88,543,206 reserves, additional been now 1948 profit Earned ( 136,297,867 —_______ and that $17,162,777 $15,702,107 $15,345,359 $19,448,830 2,818,680 3,035,178 2,422.446 1,415,770 taxes 1,Q72,300 1,154,000 922,000 952,741 ,200,000 reserve No. 5, 548,192 Electric Power & Light . accountants, common *1948 H. N. Sales 8,042,865 outstanding^.;—__ For the week . 10, ___ 'Estimated. as 2,058,932 1948 have and / charges____ Can. & Net Preston L. Sutphen, Vice-President and General Manager of the Bayonne, New Jersey plant said that the alley will be called "Elco-. bowl," and while.it is but 18 feet long and 26 inches wide, it is designed so that players will obtain within 10% of their big lane score on the new game.-/ ' * .• " said: board after from 1948—9 Mos.--1947 891,821 share per income '.taxes size laboratories • '/'A-""/." '//■ sales *Transfer 2,434,507 determination any, the said stock which the second convertible Fiscal Years End. Oct. 31— Earnings shares is —v. public substantial ; Sept. Dec. of explains 168, p. 2225. Fed. \ Sept. 30— ; company's announcement Profit $3.64 7,828,374 With Automatic Industries, Inc.—Sales and Earnings Higher- Sales $4.77 Corp.—Completes Ex¬ , Mos. End. Sept. 30— Net $29,583,313 $26,197,151 $92,335,173 $72, 024,358 1948, 1948, Haskins and Sells stated that said conversion price should be reduced from $47.50 a share of common stock to $46 34 a share of common stock. On Dec. 6, 1948 the directors accordingly adjusted said conversion price, as of Dec. 1 1948, to $46.34 a share of common stock.—V. 168, p. 2118. ' Dresser , ' Sept. 2 preference stock, (par $1) was withdrawn Federal-Mogul Corp,—Earnings— 9 500,465 145,708,318 credit.—V. —v. < certificate certified price on dividend each i extent, if the a the Sells, what of would company dated 1947 500,465 With- SEC cumulative shares common ; the The date of the special meeting of the stockholders has been Jan. 13 from Dec. 20 to vote upon an to 1, 822,076 JL__ 4 '/a % with Wayne —V. 1948 shares outstanding Ended of ■> 2,387,154 1948—3 Mos.—1947 shares filed 7647) Fedders-Quigan Corp.—To Vote • $35,743,156 $24, 404,048 " Auto-Lite Co.—Earnings— Electric $3.18 company. By / from 421,259 $0.54 „ to,all holders of second preferred stock accordance the of 30— taxes 25,000 (No. $50), and 97,580 168, p. 2118. consolidation with and into volume production on an assembly line, ingenious automatic alley may be sold for as low as $1,342,102 421,259421,259 $2.53 . of one share of common stock held of record Dec. 1, 1948. " stock Sept. — to 3, $4.50 : Steels, Inc., which ■' With, was $335,754 Nov. 320.000 1 statement Marion, than ended notice A Ended profit It $6,799,622 833,256 Dow Chemical Co.—Conversion Price Reduced— • Nil Statement . that a scaled-down fully-automatic bowling alley is being produced by this company's Elco Division, and will be introduced to the public this January. / /• > ^ • and was equivalent to $0.80 per share. For the Sept. 30, 1947, the net profit after taxes and charges $518,073 and was equivalent to $1.23 per share. The net profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1946 was $264,241 and equal to $0.63 per share.—V. 168, p. 44. <'•" ;• ':.///V quarter 320,000 $1.37 . 1945 ;Net sales were $29,301,419 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, comparing with $29,789,708 for the same nine months of 1947. amounted 972,000 ( $1.32 plant and that it is the intention now to dispose of Ind., properties which > will not be needed upon com-/ pletion of the consolidation. 4 Negotiations are now pending for this purpose. ■/■' '■/ ■' ■ :/ ,.v !• "The consolidation of manufacturing at Fort Wayne provides, an effective increase in manufacturing capacity and major manufac¬ turing economies will be realized," Mr. Nicholas said.—V; 167, p. 2788. t$l,439,764 320,000 sales *After February, $2,192,777 outstdg. Earnings per share_____ 30, t67,000 *$302,734 ; share__—_ per Earnings ! 1947 ;• registration areas Fort 1946 Manufacturing Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings- Months Capital Hamden,. 653,107 profit B Electric ./',/ in in $1,718,702 taxes net Stated • 1947 $598,474 450,191' 900,372 . the ' 1947 1948 $1,280,996 $1.42 of engineering and research pany's complete administrative staff. / (& Subs.)—Earnings— / * consolidation and 168, p. 2323. *Net Co.—Earnings— 1948 , Net profit Capital shares 'The first ad¬ A. ing common share __________ Nine a capacity of 60,000 tons per annum. Construction work is completed and machinery is now being installed. Warehousing scheduled to begin next month.—V. 168, p. 2322. Federal $295,000 $438,780 earnings after taxes Capital shares outstdg. —V. Offered—Blyth & Go., Inc., have after refund on Aircraft 2323, p. Farnsworth Television & Radio 1948 30— j Net nearly Profit to assume Nicholas, President, on Dec. 13 announced that the company has substantially completed the extensive consolidation and expansion program at the Fort Wayne, Ind., < plantwhich' 'began in 1947. Building construction completed earlier was first utilized for the $10,550,092 $15,491,204 $16,187,142 ) * Not ( *235,734 J2,411,764 Net outstanding.— Detroit Steel Corp.—New Plant Soon Ready— is Sept. Period End. Sept. 30— sales This $19,685; Kidder, Peabody & Co., $19,678; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., $19,631; Hornblower & Weeks, $19,606; Goldman, Sachs & Co., $19.55; Otis & Co., $19.475.—V. 168, p. 2429. v will used will Ranger share Inventory (jointly), is be he the important engineering Finance Corp.- -Registration 9.—V. E. :: profit after charges and Eaton received which will Earnings per share________„/___ —V. 166, p. 1049. //;.:: Exchange. stock Ended Months 168, which with in 1940 Corp.—Earnings— pansion Program— awarded was company's proceeds Class A and by United Light & Railways for the stock were: A. C. Allyn & Co., $19.7512; Watling, Lerchen & Co., $19,736; The First Boston Corp., $19.71; Coffin & Burr, Inc., and Spencer Trask & Co, The The Insurance 78,270 shares of capital stock (par $20) put up for sale by United Light & Rys. Co. on bid of $19,852 per share. The issue was immediately reoffered at $20.30 per share and oversubscribed. Conn., Nine - Sales Net Newark, position a associated since charges and Federal taxes___ outstanding_*_-_______________ and covering series A (par Dec. ;:/> A: vA// Easy Washing Machine Corp.—Earnings— a Other bids The ' wholly-owned subsidiary.—V. 167, p. 2684. • been p. 544. Family V V-'.' managers. Lackawanna common -//-■ taxes a Manager, has drawn— Products, Inc., Utica, N. Y.—Files With profit now Corp.—Subsidiary Elects , *$0.81 1946. price a Stratos after per —V. 190,781 $1.65 tlncome taxes of subsidiary company, flncludes $162,843 sale of Eastern Stainless Steel Co. stock by Industrial is 1 A York held Nickel Plate 2429. p. Detroit Edison Co.—Stock on New shares 381,562 $1.66 *Loss. ■ acquired an additional 10,600 common Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate) RR., York, 381,562 $1.44 /: Earnings per November New ' / 381,562 .<•' Months General Newbold shares Earnings 168, $592,071 397,000 $549,503 at or B\ Gordon, Fairchild Vice-President ip Charge elected Stratos Vice-President. board appointed F. Eugene Newbold, Jr., capacities.—V. income Capital 1945 $1,032,071 sales Income •V.'A'/ Adds to Nickel Plate Holdings— The 1946 • dollar, 95. Underwriter, James T. off, in part or in full, out¬ working capital. t general the of to at pay meeting the Falstaff Brewing Net 333,000 Common shares outstanding,!.. will r- to Myron was of Mr. ministrative > $882,503 - Profit after Charges , on year .. Stillman, President of the ^ 1947 • Eastern Stainless Steel Corp. f cents The post 1. The "Net 15 for shares offered used Quarter Ended Sept. 30— Rock .Y. the $0.78 per N and same 89,170 $0.92 refunding mortgage bonds. of. 15. was Payments paid in 1947.—V. as of Dec. four of be be Engines division of Fairchild The company on Dec.. 10 filed a letter of notification with the SEC covering $295,000 15-year sinking fund first mortgage bonds, to be offered at par. Underwriter, Mohawk Valley Investing Co., Inc., //// // - • 7 * .. N. shares 89,170 to the Jan. $69,827 the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR.—New Member of Board of Managers— Paul 33,773 :• Utica, directors of operations, At 40,000 Corp.—Earnings— ^ Eastern board Stratos of $82,178 ____ SEC— 2429. p. ' ■"W. of 1947 $143,607 . ; immediately.—V: to Corp. of Farmingdale, N. Y.* wholly-owned subsidiary, cn Dec. 9 elected a new slate of officers. Carlton Ward, Jr., Fairchild Chairman of the board and formerly President of Stratos, was elected to head the Stratos board. Lawrence B. Richardson, Fairchild President, was elected President - charges—.- . office the rate will J. 51,000 , share__^._______:^_'_^____j__-i____ . Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright Airplane was at share), Proceeds registration statement with the first mortgage bonds (convertible a 6% a . the $0.61 Wright of Wright Aeronautical Corp. changes become effective 'The ; quarter ended Sept. 30, 1948, net profit was $232,522, equal share. This compares with a net profit of $307,057, or $0.80 per share, for the corresponding quarter of. 1947.L-.Vi 168, p. 344. Delaware Fund, Inc.—Special Year-End Dividend— per the cn 1692. p. '_____ profit For to director of Curtiss-Wright Corp. and senior partner ./ banking firm of Shields & Co.," was elected Chairman7:, a Executive .The for-25 Curtiss-Wright Chairman • companies of the investment 168, ,:*Giving effect to the two-for-one split in May, under shares per Co. The 2577. after Net Corp., and former General Manager of the Division, was elected President and Director of both Curtiss-Wright/ Corp. and its subsidiary, Wright Aeronautical Corp., at meetings of directors of the two companies on Dec. 13. : * ; Guy W. Vaughan, President of Curtiss-Wright Corp. since 1935 and," President of Wright Aeronautical • Corp. since- 1930, and associated*;, with share per _ Capital shares outstdg. Earnings per share_____ '/ been cents filed 14 5-year Fairchild Engine & Airplane New Officers— amount 1943 ;__4 Federal income taxes_— • ; some months, were announced on Dec. 14. Jordan, Vice-Presdient and General Manager C. common 25 Dec. on $100,000 standing indebtedness and Regular preferred stock $174,564 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— ' ; , , William into of Dewitt meeting Nov. 19., payable Dec. 15. : DWG Cigar of the City of New York, 43 which has been designated by Y., Curtiss-Wright Corp.—New President, etc.— sideration for covering will for Cuba Co. / company SEC ex¬ 41,386 income Earnings per • payment of the amounts made available in 1944, 1945 August, 1948, having attached thereto the coupons payable Jan. 1, and all subsequent coupons to Jan. 1, 1955). Presentation of debentures for payment in the amount stated may made is programs equal directors' 1933, Exchange The 9 Canada—Registers With sec— Inventories profit profit Capital shares and The Erndale Mines Ltd., Toronto, profit prelerred year Net be made only upon surrender for cancellation having attached thereto the coupons payable and all subsequent coupons to Jan. 1, 1955 (and, when 1949, net down annum debentures 1, expansion Depreciation 31, . of Operating payment of per Dec. of pace a after share. common Quarter Ended Sept. 30— per unpaid principal per debenture and interest on" the unpaid principal from Sept. l to 1948, in the amount of $9.41 per debenture. Payments of $31:60 per debenture made available* in 1944 and 1945 and of $783.02 per debenture made available in August, 1948, remain available and payable upon all unstamped debentures. ; Payment of the above amounts upon stamped and unstamped deben¬ at the per Driver-Harris Co.—Earnings— will how $950.39 reveals $110,000,000—equal, $7 dividends of 93% cents throughout the year.—V. paid was available companies, nature. coming quarterly (The) Cuba Co.—Pays Off 6% Debenture Bonds— mature slow limited declared was i , to our of than more (2541) $2,375,000 which, . large 168, p. 1142. of sales on to slightly Since the stock A CHRONICLE and further capital expenditures will be of a should decline rather than increase. will probably not be one of continued expansion, our management efforts will be directed toward keeping current earn¬ ings in liquid form and building up a satisfactory cash balance. Sufficient funds were available during 1948 to permit the resump¬ tion of common dividends. Three dividends of 37Va cents per share were paid on the common stock and a fourth dividend of and April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1, 40 cents each. Chairman of the board, said in part; "The ability to company $8,000,000 most more cents; share is due in about dividends, fol¬ as FINANCIAL $5,623,586, per of the full amount of unpaid dividends on the $1 capital- stock, in addition to a regular quarterly cents per share, both payable Jan. 3 to holders of 80 & Net profit for the fourth quarter was approximately added to the first nine months' total of A Nagle, resume Dec. on account on cumulative COMMERCIAL • a square foot — Ferro Enamel \ c Corp.—Earnings— (Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) Nine Months Ended Sept. Net .sales Net profit Capital 30— after charges & Fed. shares tax. outstanding_______^ 1948 1947 1946 1 $21,735,392 $19,962,921 $12,837,4"* 993,282 873.046 316,320 Earnings per share_______——" —V. 168, p. 2007. ? 533 0*v 316,320 $2.76 $3.14 ; 316 3*/ $1.63 »■ 10 (2542) company UNDERWRITERS—The preferred The corporation on Dec. 15 opened it's 106th supermarket, at Elizabeth, N. J. This was another step in the company's $4,000,000 Net sales * —V. Securities Governors the of Off 4.6%— York Corp., 30, 12 , operating revenue-;.- rowed , See 13 Dec. on declared (net)—. 1 44,573^ — .1 ,— income for Federal l—i—1 Net , income . Net 1947, and $1.48 in Dec., 1946,, With the $1.53 payment, the aggregate dividends paid or payable this year are $1.83, of. which approximately 75 cents, ox 41% , is from net income (excluding security profits) and the balance, $1.08, is from long-term security profits. Distributions of' 10 cents each were made,on April 1, July T and Oct. 1 this year.—V. 168, p. 2430. 1 : . with $1.50 paid on Dec. 24, compares income..... DETAILS Boise ....—____ tributor Corp. first mfcke. and coll. Water trust bands,; series. A, 3%%, due Nov-. 1, '1969 (sinking fund payment $19,- . 1 President , , distributor of bars,' seamless mechanical ■ steel tubing, ' tubing -and stainless steel tubing, .\It also is a* aluminum Ky. .> Period End. 4)80,' due Nov. 1, annually)£.—————1\ $1,253,000 Wilmington Suburban Water Co. first mtge. sinking-fund . ; \ 5% bonds, due Jan, 1, 1964 (sinking fund requirements,/ ; $4,000 annually) —-U-—70,000 National Telephone Co. coll. trust bonds, series A, .4%/ : : ; sheets and bars ... . Hamilton Watch • , finished mechanical Louisville, PUBLIC BY Harry K. Hamilton, founder and will tontinue as President, company. cold of welded '. $356,904 — FUNDED DEBT HELD SUBSIDIARIES' OF Hamilton Duquesne Steel specializes in the process'ng and distribution fiat rolled carbon sheet and strip steel Hamilton Steel is a dis- of subs, to public ($12,0561 and minority interest ($8,596).^_._——_■— ______—20,652 17. This ' 1 «' Cleveland, O,—-Niw Control-— Fort stock divs. paid by Preferred finance to help of ,the company bearing his name, $377,556 ~~—- the of 155,424 ... - proceeds use Lott. 385,461 taxes. ' ' • of the value of thari 5% more ' of the' notes for 1948.-—V.168, p. >119. to proposes The majority «tock control of this company has been purchased; by Fort Duquesne Steel Co., Pittsburgh, ■ Pa., according to Donald C. President of the latter firm; who has been elected "Chairman $918,441 deductions.... Provision dividend of $1.53 per share on a stock, payable Dec. 24 to holders of record Dec. common States Hamilton Steel Co., ' General American Investors Co., Inc.—$1.53 Dividend The directors the one year and aggregating not borrower's outstdnding securities. Gulf its construction program $873,868 v — require FPC authorization under Section 204(e) ,of the, Act. This section exempts notes and drafts maturing not with'n the common one does Federal, Power " income— Income on approved for listing 104,874 additional shares of $2 par value stock, which are issuable in payment of a stock dividend of additional share for each five shares held of record Dec. 13, 1948, also V. 168, p. 2430. 15 — of up t« be borr. •Although the agreement with the bank calls for a total loan before June 1, 1949, $4,593,610 Of the amount to MONTHS ENDED". .'"• 1948 agreement $6,000,000 Ark.'-—- 4to0-, Rock, Little loan a .... Net Exchange Curb by each are¬ Operating expenses... - 1,875,957 Provision for depreciation.—, 307,62.7 Additional Stock— New Commission has authorized company to issue / notes, to mature within piX; months, as part ! with the Irving Trust Co. of .New York. City, v Borrowings up until Dec. 31 will be at, an interest rate of 2%, withsubsequent borrowings at the theii existing prime rate for notes of similar tenor. * ! *' of Power in unsecured $1,406,389 the revenues—l--1;' $3,057,452 Other, income of Board shares underwritten of »• 168, p. 2119. The Dec of several CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT, Net (The) Garrett Corp.—Listing of the number the and of $1,406,389 Notes— Federal The > * underwriters names SEPT. 1948—Month—1947 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $12,175,902 $12,744,167 $139,308,432 $129,308,000 t —— To Issue ; - Operating Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—November Sales their exercise Co. <& Southern expansion program that has already seen 11 other units added'during the year. The latest unit is almost completely self-service.—V. 168, p. 1901. ' ■. ' ' * ,<■ Period End. Nov. 30— Water Sherrerd, Philadelphia 1,700', Singer, Deane & Scribner, Pittsburgh. 500 Buckley Securities Corp.; Philadelphia-,.•—. 300 ' Hill, Crawford & Lanford, Inc., Little Hock, Ark.__i__._£rL. I' 250: 106th Super-Market— Stores, Inc.—Opens stock follows: as Butcher Suburban appraistl and payment In cash; Dec. 1, 1948. ,! stock dividend paid § Includes 2323. Food Fair Wilmington right, under Delaware law, of has asked the ICC for permission to sell $2,060,000 equipment trust certificates, the proceeds to be used for the purchase of ten new diesel electric locomotives, costing about $2,761,846.—V. 168, p. stockholders- of the Florida East Coast Ry.—Equipment Issue— The Monday^ December 20, 1948 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ; for Metals Reynolds CO., : • .. • ' • • Co.—Earnings1948—3 MOs.—1947 Sept. 30- 1948—9 MOS —1947 . Gross earnings————, Selling, ; administrative exp._^ — , $892,276 $673,100 $2,691,165 $2,261,068 advertising and 463,070 ' Drl5.230 , Other Inc. and exps. ( net ) 1,376,612 ' 1,115,017 Dr9,005 Drl 31,431 472,926 Crl4,326 . directors have declared an extra dividend of 20 cents per share The Iowa-Illinois Telephtme Co.: regular quarterly'dividend of 20 cents per share on the stock,, both payable Dec. 30 to holders' of tecord Dec. '24.' brings total dividends in 1948 to $1 per share,, compared with and the -First common This, cents 80 paid in The o'per. oper. • 14, the directors declared a dividend of 60 cents per share: capital stock, payable Dec; 2^ to holders Of record Dec. 17. makes a total of $1.20 paid in 1948, compared with the same , of 30 Waterworks General Fed. . Railroad Act, ' cents "Ry. Corp.—Preferred Stock Offered. of Joint / 71,626 -r.i."v. •'■' of Net ' 6,211 34,064 . "$4,639 "$31,574 _ 14,022 10,665 $72,562 128,377 1,977 2,036 20,098 (net . Dr) . - income "$20,638 "$44,275 1,864 2,171 "$18,773 "$42,104 315 311 income from . Surplus • 174,066 ■*,- 522,198. 289,043 053,000' — $1,264,434 119,394 202,503 $6.36 ; sheet of the company and its subsidiaries1, shows current assets of $11,276,244 and current $2,902,999.—V. 168, p. 1907. : • , first The 108,520 meeting of creditors of the corporation which has been bankrupt under ;a voluntary petitioned filted Nov. 29, will» • ; • applicable > — ^— 9 "$75,911 2325. .—. , Hartford Fire Insurance Co.—New Director of Affiliate 25,809 Sewell 4"$li4,5152,452 . * . D. Andrews, Jr., Vice-President and director of Sales of the Chemical piVision of General Mills, Inc., has been elected a director of the 'Twiii City Fire Insurance Co., an affiliate of the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn.—V. 159, p. 8 i.' ——.—u.— „ to • "$140,324 22,395 < is to appoint a trustee and name a committee of' according to Stewart Lynch, referee in bankruptcy.—V. 168, '' ' meeting creditors, 20,548 2,394 oper. income Deduct, AND $5,656,446 $16,336,569 896,642 2,639,632;, balance 1948, 30, of adjudged "$11,256 : . "$53,516 Gross .. Three Mos, Nine Mos. ^ (William H.) Harman Corp^--Creditors Meet Dec. 28— The 3,632 (netDr) income— rents ry. Sept. liabilities .......,■ .. V , 1 consolidated The as 66,580 n. (& Subs.)—Earnings— ———————— , ' 641 Non-operating income— . $1.10 V $433,533 Preferred dividends paid or declared— t39,71i Common dividends paid or declared— — r ■. 67,501 Earnings per common share_£—r—$2.19 ..■ 6,981 ..• ■ —_ sales——— Net earnings p. BUSINESS—'Company was incorporated in Delaware July 1, 1942, under the name of Arkansas Municipal Water Co.; name changed to General Waterworks Corp. April 17, 1945. The company was organized for the purpose of acquiring the water properties of Arkansas Power & Light Co. Since the. acquisition of the Arkansas properties, company has , considerably expanded its activities by- the acquisition of controlling interests in additional companies operating water properties. • / Company, in January, 1946; acquired a 50% interest in the common stock of consumers "Water Co., operating the water distribution system in Coral Gables, Pla,, and a substantial minority interest In $15.20 $1.77 be held at Wilmington, Del., Dec. 28. rents fac. 6,228 " ~v , $215,119 $151,669 >.v: • 64,720 : ' 62,280' .'.v in&ur. . 1938 oper. Equip, 5.10% cumulative preferred Dec. 2 at par and dividend by Butcher & Sherrerd; Singer, Deane & Scribner; Buck¬ ley Securities Corp.; Hill Crawford & Lanford and Southern Securities Corp. '"J 8 , , v r v Railroad-Un- employment Act 6,472 " Taxing ——7,483 f 1937 Federal . —An issue of 3,000 shares of stock (par $100) was offered HISTORY "$14,732 valorem and misc. Ad • each had been paid up to and Action, on the. Sept. 30, 1948 payment had been deferred.—V. 168, p. 1693. Quarterly distributions Including Junp 30, 1948. ^ Net rev. from ry. oper. •..;•;• ::• \ , $22.62 $0,24 $0.56 t Earnings before depreciation and income taxesDepreciation -i.——-——; Federal and State taxes on income-:.———"-—'. * $2,105,536 1,953,867 $2,360,971 2,145,852 Railway tax accruals— the . 234,837 $9,957 expenses 60-Cent Dividend On Dec. amount in 1947. $3.68 $7.16 share— , 743. Period Ended Sept. 30,1948—^ Net . 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $188,617 203,349 $244,794 revenue- Railway This 168, p. Hammcrmill Paper Co. > , i■ 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Oct. 31— Railway 6.5%, over the corresponding week of last year.—V. 168, p. 2430. on .; 1:184,000 1 (Incl. Statesboro Northern Ry.) electric General Reinsurance Corp.—To Pay; 1, —V. $128,501 pfd. share—, Earns, per com. 221,500 244,400 _ Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— Corp.—Weekly Output— output of this corporation for the week ended Dec.10, 1948 amounted to 164,359,440 kwh., an increase of 9,977,452 kwh.,. or bonds, dye April per . _____ 484,000 $530,620 86,000 $249,976 income- Earns, series C,. income bonds, 516,000 $789,548 164,000 " .'-V'' ■ ; ; ' 5 Ms % lien Net 1961..1— Langlgde Telephone Co. first mtge. bonds, series B,,4%.%, due Oct. 15, 1960 (sinking fund payments, $1,000, due semi-annually on Feb. 15 and Aug. 15) —v. 168, p. 2324. Aaron S. Saphier, President, said that billings this year' will be", approximately 20% ahead of 1947 and bookings were up about -50%, This year's volume of business will reach a peacetime high, he said.- General Public Utilities and coll. mtge. due Oct. 1, 1949.—.^ Filrst mtge. coll. lien 4% • . 1947. —V. 168, p. 1798. State and Fed. inc. taxes ; due Dec. 1, 1971.(sinking fund D«c. 1, 1949, and annually , ; , . , thereafter 2% of bonds outstanding)_———1,500,000 Extra Dividend— General Bronze Corp.—Declares ,■ ' interest . amounts p. The and there holders of are now owned and operated 21 to its the telephone subsidiaries $1,468,000. .v United States class Dec. t an B 1947 $2,600,147 - $2,305,578 1947, $4 stock, payable of Distributions 18. dividend, of annual common each $3 Profit after r Consolidated Earnings "per Canadian 31 to made . . taxes on —V. share-, 1948 Effective 2,271,756 . Income- 663,842 : 1,925,433 757,341 The telephone subsidiaries of the company furnish telephone 66 communities haying a population of 163,699, according j and serving 28,379 subscribers. census, „ $1,408,114 ' $3.51 , of "■? / ..:'/* ' > 000 of | - (CO. AND SUBS.), GIVING EFFECT Subsidiary Cos. Funded Debt— Water Corp Authorized 0 * Co.—___ Preferred Common stocks — preferred stock . ( 750,000 " (par $1) •Unlimited except by terms of various shs. shs, shs. shs. , 115,950 shs. 3,000 shs;, None §411,324 shs. proposed merger of Wilmington Suburban Water Co. Is con¬ a maximum of summated, there will be issued in connection therewith of additional 5 % preferred-stock, assuming that none of , • 1946 - 5,431,450 5,262,942 2,050,300 2,008,600. ■' 2,406,100 6,134,252 $3,381,150 L 1,196.284 $2.83 $3,254,342 1,196,284 $3,728,152 -• 598,142 " 1948 . £- the nine months were progressive reduction 1947* "$593,791 $540,848 in excess of those billed 11% / . in the „ T semi-annual since the '.beginning of the year. payments, amounting to $200,000, the company long-term notes during the year. on have ■ Two been ,, , par $12.50 . At a meeting of the directors held on Oct. 26, the regular dividend oh: the series B preferred stock was declared payable Dec. f to stock-., holders Nov. of record shares Nov. was 15 and a dividend of declared payable Dec. 26. $1 a share on the new 1Q to stqckholders of recprd '1 •' CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT, $6.23 $2.72 30, 1948 : • ' ASSETS—Cash, $1,004,950; U. S. Govt, obligations, $1,007,644; notes' accounts receivable (after reserve of $171,528), $2,507,552; inven¬ lower'of cost or market), $4,333,895; mortgage notes receiv¬ tories (at Tex.—Rights, Etc.— the , be made Jan. of record Dec. right to subscribe on or before Deo. 20 for one new share for each 12 shares held. The directors of the company also voted additional compensation to all officers and employees of 3 %> of the amounts received as salaries during - the three calendar years 1946-48. A total of 257 persons shared in this distribution on Dec. 10.—V. 168, p. 2325. 4 were given the . Gulf States Utilities The, Co.—Registers With SEC— on .Dec. 9 filed a registration statement with the $15,000,000 20-year debentures and a maximum of; 280,000 shares of,corpmon stock (no par). The names, of the under¬ SEC company covering writers will be determined able, $14,023; in> affiliated ance, postwar refund, companies, Canadian $36,446; (est.), cash .surrender $44,013; value of Investments life insur¬ $40,357; property, plant and equipment (after reserve for depre¬ ciation of $2,709,696), $3,766,801; goodwill And patents, $1; prepaid insurance, taxes, etc., $145,731; total, $12,901,412. LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $703,252; accrued taxes, pay rolls commissions, $755,662; profit-sharing plan and trust agreement, Federal and Canadian taxes on income (est ), .'$831,653; long-term notes payable (maturing in semi-annual amounts from and 14. indentures under which.issued.- . shares 1947 on Dec. 4 approved a proposal to increase the -company" by $100,000, making the increased capital stock $1,300,000. par $10 per share. " " The new. stock will be sold at $27.50 a share, according to T. R. Mansfield, President, who also announced an increase in the regular quarterly dividend from 30c to 35c a share with the next payment of Stockholders tCompany 'has received permission of the Arkansas P. S. Commission issue and sell $600,000 additional collateral t rust bonds; aeries I A, 3y2%, and is presently negotiating their sale In a private transaction. If such bonds are sold their prooeeds will first be applied to payment of outstanding bank loans. " ' tlf the Subs.)—Earnings, etc.— * vote of the stockholders at a special meeting held on Sept. 14, value of the common stock was reduced from $25 a share a share, to he exchanged on the basis of 2-fOr-l of the old shares. Such .exchange is currently taking plade and, as noted in the balance sheet, the common capital, account is now represented by 120,000 shares having a par value of $12.50 a share. to stockholders capital to • to 718 (& Sept. 30— By , ^ 484,280 5,591 25,000 6,000 19,000 1,000,000 paid ; , $69,430,391 $63,708,228 $62,448,651 . ■ i * stock — —— Gulf Insurance Co., Dallas, , - $1,141,726 provision for all charges, an estimated -contribution of $225,profit-sharing plan and trust agreement, und the addilton to reserve fqr abnormal plant costs. * -v additional 169, p. 2008. The * ' 15,544,000 467,000 $1,275,746 J— and j • - ;• Unclassified Common • - stocks.: Company Capital Stock— Pfd, stock, cum. (par $100): 5% preferred stocky 5.10% * - , Collateral " —V. 70,000 64,008 • —* Company Funded Debt— trust bends, series A, 312%, due May-1, 1971__ Notes payable (short-term) Subsidiary Cos., Capital Stock— ■ 465.900 $100,000 — — 1,775,753 634,027.^ 1,784,770 509,024 — the to common $1,253,000 1,500,000 " Co Wilmington Suburban Water Langlade Telephone Co taxes income ; Capital shares outstanding-^ Earnings per share- Outstanding *. ;■■ 1948 - after charges Net :—. National Telephone Co. Iowa Illinois Telephone r ; ' TO FINANCING Boise ? — Profit 1947 $392,009 $467,176 — 31 OCT. $150,000 shown Proceeds will be used for working capital, etc.— Ended Oct. 31— Sales CAPITAL, -The company continues in strong current position, inventories having (Including Domestic and Canadian Subsidiaries) 7 Months' Nine — corresponding period:a year ago. Sons, Inc., Alientown, Pa.—Files ■ . WORKING earnings-^—-— "After (H. L.) Green Co., Inc^—Earnings— the OF Heywood-Wakefield Co. the Income CAPITALIZATION V--, STATEMENT Nine Months Ended Net / pv546, r <. 167, p. 154. . The company on Dec.. 8 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 1,200 shares of eommon stock, to be offered at $36: per share' without underwriting. V. 168,. Nil ■ liabilities-,— ^ / + preferred "A" stock.—V.. 167, p. 2225. Grammes & .:■ and Sales for will be applied by the company in reduc¬ presently outstanding bank loans. its '''.'•' "$279,116 333,000, $2.9i • cumulative (L. F.) PURPOSE—The proceeds tion ,.v;' government securities assess .t service to Nil -V. $1,168 092, .-1, , ; . 333,000 $0.30 Current ; 5% having a population, according to the 1940 census, of 185,006, and serving approximately 62,000 customers, through an aggregate of 770 1940 333,000 $0.49 Dec. With SEC— to "$68,306 333,000 1948 for • 62,590 $102,123 Current $9^81,369 15, 1948, Lawyers Trust Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed transfer agent of the 5,127,410 shares of comuion stock; 72,299 shares of 5% convertible preferred stock and 1,343 shares of and Its subsidiaries operate water distribution systems, Arkansas, Delaware. Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, furnishing water service for residential, commercial and industrial purposes to 35 communities , 99,351 $162,097 Cash 1947 $11,383,663 : 168, p. 743; V. 167, P. 2686. ♦279,116 taxes.— profit ■•"Loss. Graham-Paige Motors Corp.—Transfer Agent— , 1945 $561,911 '68,306 " _ taxes.-- on 1946 $344,457 1947 $1,264,130 164,713 Capital shares outstdg— Earnings per share share per Decs. 1948 $1,723,761 261,448 Subs.)—Earnings— — profit pet common New miles of main. charges— —i——- Net : ^ were and 1946.—V. 162, p. 878. profit before income and The company in the States of . Hayes Industries, Inc.—EarningsQuarter End. Oct. 31— Net sales Working capital .. . record Consolidated met the securities of and advances Sept. 30, 1948, was approximately; of as , of declared value Gotham Hosiery Co., Inc. (& in company have par ' - Federal income 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— sales January, 1947, the company acquired all of the common stock of Langlade-Telephone Co.. also certain subordinated notes and all of the common stock of Iowa-Illinois Telephone Co. ... of 1948 $57,806 Net In investment no " COMPARATIVE Minnesota and 17 exchanges in North Dakota. The " Ja,h. 1 to Nov. 30 • . issue.on Dec. 31, this in exchanges 2431. directors the. on . 1947 \ 1947 $72,800 "$116,967 "$55,910 ' - . Godcliaux Sugars, Inc.^-To -Pay $4 Dividend— preferred and common stocks of wnrningtnn. have been acquired from time to time and presently a majority of such stocks are owned by the company. : \ Meeting of stockholders of the company and of Wilmington Suburban Water Co. were called for Dec. 17, 19,48, to act upon an agreement of merger between General Waterworks Corp. and Wilmington Suburban -Water Co. continuing General Waterworks Corp, About the middle of 1946, the company acquired the controlling. Interest in National Telephone Co., a Delaware corporation, which, in turn, caused to be incorporated two telephone operating subsidiaries, North Dakota Telephone Co. and Minnesota Telephone Co., for the purpose of acquiring telephone properties in those respective States. The acquisition program of these companies was completed late in ' 1948 revenues —V, Wilmington, Del. Additional ' . 168, "$42,415 ' 9 Days End. Nov. 30 Operating preferred and common stocks of Wilmington Suburban Water Co., operating "a water distribution system in the territory immediately of ■' Period— the north "$19,089 "Deficit.- through competitive bidding. Proceeds wi'.l be used for general corporate purposes; including the pavment" of proc-Anf-. tQ,000,000 and the financing of, a portion of its 1949 construction cpsts. „ .' $225,000; March r 1949, through March 20, 1957), $1,700,000; reserves for, $1,000,000; reserves for abnormal plant costs, $350,000; series B first preferred stock, 5%, cumulative (par value $25 per share), $3,487,000; common stock (par value $12.50 per share), $1,500,000; capital surplus, $1,145,137; earned surplus, $1,203,709; tptal, $12,901,412.-r-V. 168, p, 1145. 20, contingencies, . * Hibbard, Spencer & Barlett & Co.—Secondary Offer¬ ing—A, G. Becker & Co, on Dec. {> made a secondary distribution of 2,000 shares of common stock (par $25) at $51 per share, with a concession of $2 to dealers/ —V. 167, p. 154. - • - ' ^ Volume 168 Hickok i Number 4761" will open Jan. 1 14, announced that the The building, obtained remodeled The basis, has been entirely new 1948. as 168, .V'. and Dec. .1-3 on payable This Jan, is payment , declared 21, 1949 derived a to stockholders exclusively . E. dividend from of the of 12 record interest Counsel ' • quarterly Dec. and Crabb, President and made were and of 29, 31, Jan. final of a ship¬ net assets committee of the proceedings sheet Service V. as shows (A.) Hollander & Sou, Inc.—Earnings— .' Nine Months Profit after Pederal Net 30— ' 1947 \ outstanding.— share___;— per „ $692,664 $1.47-. - been —$2.79 ~ - E. Howard Stores Corp.—November Sales— 11 Mos# of T. Rosswell has been succeeding William J.,Egan, October, 1948. E. Pee'.le, elected 1948, has and been Chairman . O. Frank P. Iowa Omaha Power Co., Electric Com¬ P. Crawford elected the board, Sons Chairman and from go the franchise a common since and SEC stock. last Oct. approval. The The cost 2, to O. will Omaha Public since owner P. receive completion since April, Executive 1948, has director since a to Ix & Corp. P. D. has It District. O. own P. P. the earnings the of purchase.—V. from Vice-President.- Sons Ix On Dec. shares 8, of share. letter of notification a outside 167, from Iowa Roth & Co., New (par J. are York. 2008. p. The was increased without its to authorized shares 690 stock, of according capital wi 1 for The has company equipment trust asked ICC certificates, for series authority BB.—V. to 168, " issue The 20 directors cents holders 8 declared regular a Central Dr. dividend on the common stock, payable Feb. 1, 1949 to Jan, 10, 1949. This compares with 18 cents per paid each quarter.—V. 168, p. 2325. On .!• Quarters sales Costs 1948 expenses—- and and opeiating ——; 844,047 —„ 5,467 Miscellaneous 168, a sell its kind at stock bid¬ to '■* '' "**, ' Dec. on filed furnace coke and filed was plant. of covering 400,000 shares ($10 with will 1,090 head price, at a of group tl>e. time offering in at SEC for $23 to 4,300 income Common — shares ■"Earnings per "Before $152,831 . • . outstanding— share common Federal 167,000 income 167,000 $0.81 $0.75 —— taxes. The 'CONSOLIDATED ASSETS—Cash . securities, in BALANCE banks $25,000; and special SHEET, SEPT. 30, hand, on deposits, $291,143; $10,696; U. Government V. inc(; gas sales (less reserve for doubtful accounts), $401,825; in¬ ventories, $896,371; prepaid insurance, $9,422; accrued interest receiv¬ able, $166; oven relining expense deferred, $29,907; other deferred charges, $20,617; cost of work in progress not allocated, $352,481; land, buildings and eouipmenl (less reserve for depreciation of $3,- $1,848,567; total, ' ,1 - payable, $187,982; dividends, ,v cumulative $1,155; accrued on preferred and common stock declared but unclaimed, liabilities, incl. Federal income taxes payable over the year 1948, $145,908; ■ customers' deposits including interest refundable only on discontinuance of service, $102,469; customers' advances for construc¬ tion, $3,120; 1st mortgage 4% sinking fund bonds, $495,000; reserve for explosion damage, claims, $5,882; cumulative preferred stock (au¬ thorized and The First Boston Corp. selling the .stock York at Stock about the earned surplus, $351,215; total, $3,886,195.—V. 168, * Indiana Gas Forgan & Co. stock mon r Water & creditors. (par $10) at $14.75 Associated in the offering Rollins Beane; E. Pacific Co-, & Wagenseller & Co.; H. of The shares Other Co. Durst; received Bateman, William R. Weeden & Dec. the at Eichler 6 on fixtures Pierce, & Co.; & per income .i the stock for sale.—V. 168, 2432. p. ' '. F. MacDonnelf, President, At Sept. 30, mon stock of mately Cash 1948, this $9.94 and of the less and on net Oct. 22, said: on asset value the of 489,973 outstanding was calculated as follows: of shares $4,870,150, Other Based in domestic on securities on fair values or Other Defietred at Sept. 30, foreign at 1,988,447 1943, as quotations- 512 determined by in and advances to affiliates 2,586,993 154,270 13,817 — above statement of — $4,870,150 net asset value is not presented as a of values realizable on liquidation, particularly in view neavy investment of the corporation in mining ventures and in securities of Canadian companies not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or New York Curb Exchange. The corporation's business is primarily the search for and development and financing of mineral properties, and funds of the corporation not currently required for these purposes are plabcd from time to time principally in securities representation -of the mining, oil and related industries. to common market when stock and if the on in the New York Stock Exchange judgment of the directors interests of the corporation to do so.—V. 168, pp. International John of This Mr. p. H. Paper Hinman, office 13, 1948. Cullen as has It President, been was on vacant created President and or ' : and 168, p. it is to Dec. 14 the best 1146 and 152. since in Mr. 2120. that the office $3.01 death when Cullen of Mr. became R. J. Hinman Cullen - on succeeded Chairman.—V. 168, Aron also basis into an there expressed is all which the the new Creation to for condition of provision in the Service Commission, Long Island Lighting has of 1948 accounts receivable, $421,474; unbilled costs and fees life on of an officer, $17,163; notes receivable due sub¬ $32,000; property and equipment (after re¬ $180,815), $95,440; land and building not used (less reserve for depreciation of $735), $40,021; expendi¬ June 30, 1949, of under fixed-price payable, payroll con¬ $535,615; deductions, $98,696; accrued payroll, $422,281; taxes/other'than., taxes on income, $114,220; miscellaneous liabilities, $44,674; preferred dividends moriificat'on costs prov'sion common on for non-cumulative aircraft delivered Federal preferred stock payable, and (par value $1 under State stock (par taxes a ac¬ ac¬ reserve completed contract, on value $7,956; income, $100 $1,252,721; share) per $530,- per on /The Edison common stock common the merger is the U. S. be The its approved District by the Court, and i ■ V'. , with the exchange to thp and Daniel the Consolidated Edison of is Consolidated offer.-or whereby any in of any proceedings dissenting 168, its the Conn.—Bor¬ number preferred of been in and the dated April / Dec, each $112 1, of 15. to holders Dec. on 15 Diefenbach of because Chairman, . thereby. for aggregated shares pur¬ 15, share as of of 7% to April stock plan been of the endorsed 7$ in Manhattan blank, preferred was l. 1948. and to exchange four shares of $1.25 convertible preferred, 1948,; was amended to common .The shares had Bank the the shares . new Dec. 1898. tubes, various outstanding of as The company offered last April preierred and four shares of June '1948, 9, withdrawn was for represented on since X-ray 13,200 shares of preferred stock had a percentage which the directors conr insufficient to warrant declaring the exchange effective! was cash business tubes,for Co.—Withdraws Offer— stock Upon surrender of deposit receipts to the Co., 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y., duly •depositary agent will deliver certificates in in manufacturing power undeposited shares, Elmer G. , of deposited eluded tubes Shovel - £4-% have principally radar 2009. p. cumulative About been predecessors engaged Company's offer of. exchange announced., . upon The replace extended become deposited.—V. 168, Marshall Field & a dividend offer, which was the cash payment to Sept. effective 30, and and $8 arrears to expire with two again automatically when 2433. p. 5%, new preferred which until 10,000 , offer totally stockholders 1948—3 Mos.—1947 is mis¬ before Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— ; Consolidated Edison Edison's offer. Moreover, the Springdale, stock¬ idea . securities and is produces stockholders, nn^mn^ support 7% of $25 at merged also Marion Power Service the it poses.—V. hearing. stock of company company but 15-year 3% taken. onsit'on that Laboratories, Inc., $900,000 rows Privately—The company, it was announced Dec. 10 has borrowed $900,000 from The Mutual Life In¬ surance Co. of New York on a 41/4% mortgage note due in 1961. Proceeds of the loan will be used in part to finance purchase of new equipment. Authority $ sales Net income Net inc. Net inc. —V. 168, $ 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $ 49.545,625 Net per per p. 46,265,183 150,298.875 $ * 142,022,443 after taxes 2,562.813 2,206,194 7,257,336 pfd. share 17.09 7,011,026 14.71 48.38 46.74 com. share 1.24 1.05 3.49 3.36 648. the of redress." Aron added that the suggestion for the creation of an authority does not preclude the committee taking the entire matter to the court of last resort. 30, on depreciation operation The may case the voluntary no Mr. JUNE bank and <cash on hand, $2,228,837; cost), $4,599,812; notes receivable (cur¬ share), $226,897; premiums paid capital stock (net of discounts), $413,972; earned surplus, $2,389,152; total, $9,150,719.—V. 166, p. 2211. a Consolidated supported a in (at contracts, $358,740; inventories (less prog¬ inventories, title to which has passed to the United amounting to $3,811,115), $1,068,398; cash surrender value insurance 400; 1044. — leading. No provision is made for action by the stockholders of Long Island Lighting, of which there has not been a meeting in four years, although the approval of the stockholders of is $15,000; $384,625; Long Island Light, Heat and readjusting the affairs of this com¬ of means said:/'To state of SHEET, deposits cost-plus-a-fixed-fee 6% $2.40 holders the 2,772,578 50,4(39,798 crued 728.100 committee to oppose acquisition and Long Island Light, Heat & Power Authority. -upon 705,799 36,939,108 1947" Blumenthal, of the law firm of Maurice H. Blumenthal, on behalf of certain individual common Mr. 5,320,014 36,946,114 crued $2,002,829 828,100 W. he 274 6,000,000 Govt. Maehlett 1948 $2,747,906 the consummation of the acquisition of the Long Island Lighting System by Consolidated Edison Co. under the terms proposed." that $1.45 3,097,000 LIABILITIES—Due U. S. Navy under a completed (paid July 23, 1948). $2,699,511; trade accounts power W. None Nil 334 , tract At the hearing, Harold G. Aron, co-counsel with .Warren & McGroddy of 39 Broadway,, New York, N. Y., for the committee, declared that the common stockholders committee, representing over one-fourth of the common stock, of Long. Island. Lighting Co., or more than 2,000 individual stockholders, would resist "by1 all means within their Public discontinued. the 1943 announced Co. if, SEC, Daniel 355 None 30_ lease agreement, $160,737; prepaid expenses, charges, insurance deposits, etc., $103 537; patents, patent applications and trade marks, $9,562; total, $9,150,719. machinery, $65,000 in $113,794 in and $2.24 831 6.828,649 in and — share— for to 34,849 32,130 $7.23 90,872,077 of within — taxes————.. outstanding—. Island companies, when and Public, Service Commission, "the court 33,615 32,053 Jurte 30— sequent wages. Long appellate S. payments States Navy '■ $117,000 in the hearing held Dec. 9 by the New York Public for the committee announced after the exchange in 5.814y» June 30—, for counsel share, 5,376 rent!, recognition of the common stockholders' equity will be sought by the common stockholders committee convertible other open Co.—Chairmanship Discontinued Chairman of the corporation had been Nov, costs ' buy the Long Island Lighting System for $28,000,000 of announced r corporation did not acquire any of its shares of stock during the months ended Sept. 30, 1948, but it intends to purchase shares its of 104,672 5 355 on ress obtaining company, result 226,177 under V a 226,387 on in " as 187,407 226,897 BALANCE pay Governor Dewey will be asked to approve such an authority, similar to that created in 1935 for the upstate utilities serving Albany, N. Y., and environs and known as the Albany Light, Heat & Power Authority. This was the committee's answer to Consolidated Edison Co.'s offer a —i— . Total The in Lighting debentures, mining ventures and developments charges ———-—- NOTE—The of to claims < 1948— exchanges—!_ over-the-counter Sept. 30, a any three arrangement unsecured include "226,134 U. S. Government securities V Federal Court through an administration ' assets 540,870 Corp.—Earnings— shares common - Commission, $126,111 • having values Investments . of general 30— charges common Authority the as 1 directors: of $8,249 Island and pany com- approxi- or payables and less provisions for taxes Advances: quoted market Securites •4 the of Legislation looking to the creation of ^ Based r and per Long Power corporation share, per receiv. Investments , petition, "After preferred dividends.—V. . >/ U. employees' payment 610,826 1,675,327 June on recoverable deferred in of $20,667,848 "491,134 "Loss. J.—^Offers claims, after Bought— < the were: International Mining Corp.—Net Asset Value— G. pet'tion '(Qdfi $6,562,001 835,870 stockholders and 1Qd.fi 1947 bonds and Corp. put up • full payment instalments. fifept. Years Ended Number share, N. and "Earnings sale Newark, approval full Liquid Carbonic > of Annual Report- 1948 $20,704,996 $11,172 427 2,730,328 ASSETS—Demand claims Co.;: & Raffensperger Hughes $13,959 of offers and five and management —5.304 needs.— '* stock. com¬ Fenner Lester future >' tools; $64,882 in accounts receivable Liabilities include $125,880 in unsecured Net bid in year the Backlog presently retain the '*' According to Sold—Glore, Co. a for Cash ' '• secured Lynch, Staats Co.; Co., a for $2.49 outstanding. the 30 Bank loans petition, giving assets of $576,669 and liabilities of the'' company was unable to pay obligations as they said due. The ; company share. per Merrill were Sons; awarded were bids & California; Stock — : ■„ Number • Blyth & Co., Inc., '$13.91; Co., $13,649; Central Republic Co. Inc., $13,546; Goldman, Sarins L. F. Rothschild & Co. (jointly), $13.40. The Middle West Otis & & Co., Inc. The $372,935, filed 14 Frank, L-———$3,75 Preferred divs. paid Earns, per com. share... serve Dec. on James priority claims, the sale of 43,853 shares of announce agreement / Leather 3,451,420 shares common 1_ tures President, one - this is. Sole This" company come 1146. p. under of but^ will agreement, p. 2326. " V, ** v- Lindenoid .its 23,400 no par shares), $1,170,000; common stock shares of 50c par) end capital surplus, $1,423,464; 167,000 credit of — June on Exchange. of $7,500,000 part or 1947 $22,016,900 5,253,335 taxes share common 1,400,000 1948 $29,730,911 1 and Common shares outstdg. on June 30 : Preferred shrs. outstdg.« Plan— - issued (issued all prepay a bank charges Earnings before taxes— Earnings after taxes—* ' : ' Lakeside Laboratories, Inc.—Stock Offered—Loewi & Co., Milwaukee, recently offered 1,000 shares of common stock (par $1) at $6.50 per share. Proceeds will increase working capital—V. 168, p. 2326. $3,886,195. LIABILITIES—Accounts 168, 'fV • receivable unbilled 955,669), to outstanding notes under $10,000,000 line of credit 1948 S. acounts plans company per on portion Sales - The company plans to use $783,750 of the proceeds to retire the of its 4% purchase money mortgage bonds. An additional $2,604,000 will be paid on the balance of a blast furnace and coke plant which the company has purchased. The balance of the pro¬ ceeds will help pay,, for the company's expansion program and will be applied to the reduction of indebtedness. ! ;' $143,203 after Years Ended Jmie 30- balance "Net Dir. Co.—Earnings— ' —— McDonnell Aircraft Corp. share per selling stock¬ i the New on Philadelphia—New cash registration statement with the SEC underwriters the of Co., position; (2) developing new manufacturing facilities and main¬ taining and modernizing existing plants, and (3)' fortifying and strengthening the company's raw material status."—V. 168, p. 1695. the Proceeds go common stock. par i were: the company and its stockholders will be served by keeping an eye the future. This policy is reflected as follows: (1) holding a strong to . offered be ' a interest 2%s as policy of plowing a substan¬ earnings back into the business. Mr. Malarkey "While we felt justified in declaring an extra dividend of 37'/? cents per share as of Nov, 1, 1948, in addition to the regular dividend of 25 cents a share for the quarter, we believe that the best interests tial Fontana plant, will provide of 876,000 net tons from both _ 15 net a a to Herbert Malarkey, President, board of directors has adopted the prudent a $17,000,000 expansion pro¬ work, which is set for com¬ stock 3d 99.4943, above. According T. Plant— . notification Corp. Insurance McCahan, earnings "Based be- York—Filing With SEC— of certificates 2433. p. Investment Years Ended July 31— sales Koppers Co., Inc.—Registers With SEC— 5,947 112 t The company 22,253 deductions letter a common of the . the at bid a for Halsey, Stuart & Co. inc., 99.169. $363,000 annually from May 1, 1949 M and M Wood Working Net " 1151. p. proceeds on said: i.. jV Public Institute "Earnings competitive the 2008. p. blast new pig iron capacity , 676,142 70,105 — of second 166, 13 of u. (, $848,644 Interest Depreciation i) 1947 $1,072,562' revenue-: to bonds, (par $10), to through Lee Higginson Corp., New York. holder.—V. 167, p. 47. ' Subs.)—Earnings— Ended Sept. 30— Production Dec; shares •A Indiana Gas & Chemical Corp. (& furnace, includes Keritc Co., New of the accounting."— member of the board of trustees for both the for Property and Liability Underwriters, Inc. and the American College of Life Underwriters,, has been elected a/ director of this- company and of the Philadelphia National Insurance Co.—.. V. 165, p. 1317. " ' ' ,• amendment an David American Increased— quarterly record share previously purposes.—V. ultimate potential an share per of Dec. on 1949, furnaces.—V. Illinois Terminal RR. Co.—Dividend Rate , The 2325. p. authority mortgage Co.—Expansion at Fontana pletion late in of SEC first company last week began work on at its Fontana steel plant. The gram $6,400,000 asked 30-year construction Kaiser Illinois Central RR.—Equipment Issue— The has $3,500,000 used utility 99.224; mature 1963/—V/ 168, 1, 14 received Hutzler, - without common to Dec. Other bids & Lumbermen's Increased, Etc.— maximum value par preferred awarded was Bros. certificates See Virginia, Inc., of Charlottesville, Va., of which President, has changed its name to Frank Ix & $500,000 just filed company ding $100), W. under even public . 848. p. Jersey Central Power & Light Co.—To Sell Bonds— file'd with the SEC for 4,000 to be offered at about $7>/8 per Sparks & Co.; Parrish & Co.; B. H. Proceeds go to selling stockholder.—V. 168, stock common Underwriters value to Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Co., Los Angeles, Calif.— Proposed New Name— of is and and its V book as RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered—Harri- Net Filing With SEC-- that Commission • 2.826%. May The charter with the Virginia Corporation Commission by Sidney G. Edwards, 20 Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y. (New York "Journal of Commerce.") .• . pointing out Service took D. property Western issue of The to Power the cannot Sons Corp.—Stock & shares 550 mandates 1904. p. Belumon them. trustee The D. to F. Value par Compton, Ix Public according to maturity. • $50,000 franchise a get been 30 Alexander .. Vice-President J. of President as , Executive' President, elected who resigned in March, the and without sale the has bonds are to 1 property. last. Sept. Hudson & Manhattan RR.—New Chairman & President been operating Power June (Frank) Henry Western by brief a the man Ripley & Co. and Lehman Brothers on Dec. 15 of¬ fered $5,445,000 2%% equipment trust certificates, series K (final instalment) at prices to yield from 1.50% to 3% Iowa • . 2119. p. William for accepted Western . Month $3,146,320 $27,564,418 168, $3,430,000 - for . Nebraska. The Period Ended Nov. 30, 1948— Sales of been $3,350,000 been to C. the 11 " for by- Iowa given over offer has is Proceeds O.' Co.—Offer .• has • Needed 248,483 - Bluffs, offer utility $366,700 248,483 Light Inc.' The 168, p. 2325. —V. company's mittee, 417,700 & Accepted—'J' Council $1,110,364 209,400 Power Power ! 1948 $576,100 — taxes____^._j_„____,J____^i._-__ shares Earnings —V. Sept. profit Capital " " The Ended charges— income Iowa v\'t. ' (Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) preparing before substantial a Commission's 168, Long Island [ are no, provision balance 34 the board, reported of-Dec. 9, 1948 were $126,163,000, with shares currently owned by more than 67,000 shareholders.—V. 168, p. 1903. that the for the common stockholders of the Long Island Lighting Company receiving anything for their present holdings. VThis," said Mr. Aron, "is clearly confiscatory, and so far as I know is without precedent in the case of a company which is not only not bankrupt but is showing earnings on its common stock and whose dividend follows: as Sept. Chairman for effect makes cents ..... During the current year, distributions April 21 arid July 21, 12 cents each; cent/. Earl 2325. p. 1 21, the receiving ping.—V. share, per (2543) " J. directors income. renovated 110,000 feet square lease a on part of a company expansion program now in prog¬ square feet of floor space, brings to about 500,000 total, space now being used for company operations." plant's two floors are to be utilized for Its ress., The • • and CHRONICLE Investors Mutual, Inc.—12-Cent Distribution— company receiving and shipping plant at Rochester, N. Y., on plant is number 22 in the Hickok organization, now num¬ 2,500 employees, and one of six operating in Rochester. bering • , FINANCIAL * Dec. on new a The 1. COMMERCIAL '& Manufacturing Co., Inc.—To Open New Plant Ray Hickock, President, ; THE ■ Mead, Becker Johnson & Ca. on ?d.000 shares of The issue was & Dec. Co.—Secondary 8 common made Offering—A. G. a secondary offering of stock.(nar $1) at $16 per share. oversubscribed.—V. 168, p. 1045. : ' • r , u.rti kc* ,V >,vo j »;' • , ' ' «• % i — s A. Albert L, Voit, President, Entwistle Entwistle Mr, Division have been \ 1 • exercised Other in the Plywood three years by Mr. , 5, for the past Total operating pending selection of a divisional manager. selling and production operations of the Division have here¬ tofore been directed by Walter R. Jones and I. Horine, respectively, both of whom have resigned as directors and Vice-Presidents of the company but it is expected they will remain with the company in other Other revenues Depletion, Federal Entwistle has been with has served of some p. company $2,915,768 626,334 734,922 3,259,716 3,650,690 amortization & taxes — __ : : . 6,984,287 Assistant as the the Operating income Merck & Co., Inc.—Secondary Total Other filed 8 on Net " * • i' West directors of Kentucky for share, Dec. each issued and Utilities two Sept. National 168, p. 2434. $3,190,135 $0.69 debt 12 months the for cated ' $0184 ■■ to Dec. On declared directors the 10, from with be the by the fund to borrowings ing to the to property when installed. Subsequently, procedure and within limits soecifically than made the right long-term or the to $10 par value per Middle West Corp. stock, stock of common capital of Jan. stockholders of record to 1949, 15, Dec. to amount, in an Chicago—Current Sales Up 16%— National Tea Co., number The . to 1947 stores of at 664 Dec. 4, of excess agreement. The Dec. 4,'48 Nov. 29,'47 18,916,489 248,902,282 196,193,448 for replace such temporary financing, the net proceeds therefrom to Fund. to '• $2,500,000. funds <• , for necessary net v . (excluding proceeds interest) accrued are to be received from estimated at $4,972,500 after allowance proceeds $2,500,000 will immediately be applied to the payment of outstanding promissory notes in that amount issued by the company under the Loan Agreement and the balance of $2,472,500 will be repaid to the Plant Replacement 708 at Nov. 29, operation decreased from in amounts construction the sale of the series A notes Nov. 29,'47 4,'48 21,949,753 Sales this 48 Weeks Ended —4 Weeks Ended— Dec. the Replacement additional provide the of ' . of portion a the temporary financing program a loan agreement dated Oct. 15, 1947 was entered. into with the First National Bank, Boston. At the present time $3,000,000 has been borrowed and is outstanding under To 1948.—V. 168, 31, 1801. p. instituted of borrowing was banks issues, debt Plant , practice a from temporarily such net additions to plant. Such under specific orders of the Department reserv¬ company equity restored retired and ^equipment plant property, of Department, finance are by such a rather plant to later . able $6,454,975 At Sept. 30, 1948, $2,392,655 had been borrowed from the Plant Replacement Fund for temporary financing of the construction pro¬ gram. This sum has now been increased by subsequent borrowings cents per share will be designated as a "capital gain dividend" pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. This brings total payments this year to $2.10 per share, compared with $2.14 in 1947. <\ ' " ' • ;; •'! 'The directors also declared a dividend of 15 cents per share,'pay¬ 99.4 liquidating distribution of one a extensive construction pro¬ will be required for the had been spent an of Department replacement pursuant authorized issued in July 1948. special dividend of $1.50 per a in which of net additions replaced be the to however, Corp.—Special Dividend of $1.50— Shares Co., 1948. 30, that to the'extent of-the cost-of ended Sept. share, payable Dec. 24 to. stockholders of record Dec. 17, 1948. Of this distribution, the company stated, it is, expected that approximately Commission, on Jan. 27, 1949, to stockholders of record Dec. 28, 1948. The resignation of William C. Freeman as President and director of The Middle West Corp. was accepted by the board. Martin Lindsay resigned as Chairman of the board of the corporation and was elected President.—V. "$2;820,280 —_ a . & $15,600,000 that program, Massachusetts required necessary Subject to the consent of the Securities and this distribution will be mailed to stockholders Exchange :. long-term on 30, 1948 includes interest on $13,500,000 debentures 168, p. 1257. Dividend— Liquidating Pay Co. shares outstanding. share per —V. • .. authorized 15 446,022 letter of a Corp.—To on ___1C ———1.__ to this op Ripley engaged is estimated of 13 Dec. Harriman Public Utilities for many years be financed by short-term equity securities or long-term debt hased upon capitalizable net additions, Prior to 1944 the com¬ pany used only bank loans for this purpose. In that year a fund known as Plant Replacement Fund was established for the purpose of segregating cash available out of income due to provision for depreciation. The funds so segregated were by this procedure dedi¬ 14,533 , 444,328 NOTE—Interest New President Elected— share to The has ,_ 117,662 income Equivalent equipment and provide additional working capital, Middle 77,446 long-term debt on interest Minori^intefest. notification with the SEC for 19,000 shares cumulative preferred stock (par $12.50) and 19,000 shares of common (par $1). The shares are to be offered in units of one share each at $13.50 per unit. Underwriter, The Ohio Co. Proceeds will be used to retire bank loans, purchase additional Dec. of 6% company income - Interest Offering—Morgan Stan¬ Merry Mites, Inc., Columbus, O.—Files With SEC— The is borrowing ley & Co. and Drexel & Co. on Dec. 9 made a secondary offering of 12,000'shares of common stock (par $1)'at "$57% per share. Dealer's discount, $1.25 per share. The issue was oversubscribed.—V. 168, p. 1584. : , income Other 168, - The It gram. completion prior and has been the Manager the to important operations of the Plywood Division.—V. \ ... awarded PURPOSE—Company .• 1904. of case. bid of 100.10. Qtljer ,-bids Inc., 101.837; Coffin & Burr, Inc., and F. S. Moseley & Co., 101.633; Kidder, Peabody & Co., 101.41; and Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs, 101.105267, all for 31/aS. The First Boston Corp. offered a price of 101.65 for a 3'%% coupon. 973,432 $2,633,382 depreciation income taxes each in issue/was included .,The 8,217,846 2,257,396 2,141,932 2,090,531 — . the sinking received for 13 years, during which President 1,503,332 9,021,792 9,775,082 1,854,003 868,138 2,017,962 _^_i_ Operating expenses Gas purchased capacities. Mr. .interest 470,985 $27,673,691 $25,581,192 - Maintenance The he 662,989 of November in each year upon like notice through sinking fund at the sinking fund redemption prices, fund redemption price being 100.52; plus accrued day of initial the . responsibilities Voit first operation 1947 $27,010,702 $25,110,207 operating revenues the on 1948 Sept. 30— sales Gas ' • executive the assumes which 14 director of the a as charge of its Plywood Division. 12 Months Ended announced the election of company and Vice-Prfesident in Dec, on (& Subs.)—Earnings— National Fuel Gas Co. Mengel Co., Louisville, Ky.—New Vice-President— 1 Alvin Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (2544) 12 1948. estimated expenses $32,500. at such Of " Mississippi Power Co.—Plans Issue of Bonds— The asked for SEC the inc. Net Net income Time for Sale— Receivers have their attempts to obtained sell They now have until April the that Although : the have ceivers the of Commission's 335-mile order line that stated dispose andr the property, abandonment.—V. 168, not The The has operated consented 2010. since 1946, Chairman, been formed the committee bonds these is and to Stifel G. Arnold act to adjustment bonds due 1967. it of for St. Louis, holders of of the announced on Dec. 14. study of all information was make a Mo., the of York, N. Y., and O. Secretary and 5% the The committee amount ment be of so committee Statler The purpose pertinent to I. James are: the that seeks and in Miami, Bush of it owns arrearages is of 1947. surplus plant in Chicago, war Kleinfc G. Chicago regional of $800,000 and will pay the at the rate of 4% a year, in starting Dec. 15, 1950, the day plant. 50 acres 801,191 of land, a manufacturing build¬ feet, and several smaller square ' will ' • move its operations .,» ,«■ • . ' from * ' Co. below—V. Peoples Gas Light & Coke See of arrears $5,000,083 of as June in 30, on 1948.—V. the 168, bonds of $13,555,864 has called for redemption on Jan. 1, next, $24,000 3% notes at 100 and interest. Payment will be at the office of the corporation, State Road and Rhawn Street, corporation sinking of made fund Philadelphia, was Pa. ' - : New Munsingwear, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— System—Dividend Electric England Net sales Net profit — after "Earnings per and Rate Re¬ taxes share_ common on shares 298,600 common stock outstanding.—V. ; 167, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.—To Sell Bonds Privately company, it was announced Dec. 6, is seeking Federal Power Commission authorization to issue an aggregate $4,000,000 first mort¬ The company proposes to in $750,000 issue 2%% with bonds would The due the sale be added to company program, company "buyers.—V. 168, 2V2 and 3.10% between would be 1949 1256, - sell the its in bonds electric directly to utility the will Bruen has , con¬ institutional in Kenosha, an Assistant Treasurer. He Wis., years at and will continue in that capacity, supervising the activities of that department for the Nash Motors Di¬ vision at Kenosha as well as the company's new automobile plant at El Segundo, Calif.—V. 168, p. 1696. water it is reported that company plans the sale of $4,320,000 equipment certificates, series E, maturing serially in l to 15 vears.—V 168 2327. p. National Distillers Products Corp. earnings tEarns. per ♦After all tBased on the 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $15,653,758 $23,100,712 share $0.56 $0.49 $1.96 $2.90 including provision for Federal income taxes. shares of stock outstanding.—V. 168, p. 2327. on Dec. 14 declared a dividend of 24 cents per share cash, representing net income from dividends, which will be charged to the income surplus account; share, year cash has which and is which been stockholders of and a "special distribution" of 46 cents derived from net security profits realized during will be paid in stock unless the option to receive exercised. record Both Dec. payments will be made Dec. 24 to 14. Including the payment of 17 cents made on July 21, dividends this year will amount to 87 cents per share, as against 68 cents in 1947.— V. 168, p. 2227. ' ' • and that cash requirements additional common dividend of payments during this policy which period is of preliminary figures for the first 11 months of 1948 consolidated earnings of New England Electric the System the goes the at plus $1.10 per share. much improved into the winter freeze-up with better than aver¬ longer trend, in in Gas Co. of former affiliate, ended communities Of the total sales Sept. I having Massachusetts, southeastern 30, of the company for the 12 months derived from sales of electricity and revenues 79% 1948, were from sales of gas. Operating - . "/ \ EARNINGS OF Calendar Years: — «— Sept. 30, '48 1947 $7,375,638 $6,558,370 1,956,070 1,683,024 revenues: Electric Gas an population of 222,000. Company also is distribution and direct sale of gas in and sells gas only in 1 other nearby com¬ ________________ 1946 $5,780,232 1,435,113 1945 $5,438,058 1,324,666 revenues- $9,331,703 $8,241,395 $7,215,345 $6,762,724 Operating expenses Power purchased-,—— 5,531,330 4,769,637 3,617,624 3,216,220 2,127 65,448 623,6G6 498,294 464,309 419~419 643,360 711,753 788,236 857,127; 776,344 oper. Maintenance retirem'ts for Prov. 01 property, plant & eqp._ for Prov. Other 920,723 ; i ir*' Operating 712,739 other taxes income—. than 676,686 \ , 11! 80,135 66,877 43,601 $1,690,635 83,144 $1,408,005 $1,612,431 $1,773,389 117,490 116,709 127,403 $1,607,490 income $1,737,659 35,729 $1,288,515 $1,495,722 $1,645,985 $1,339,128 3 $L568,830 $1,610,500 income—m..' —— v Total continue to steady increases. income Federal income 403,302 333,955 395,126 $1,204,188 $954,550 $1,100,595 taxes income—. Net —— UNDERWRITER—Halsey, capital into stock New both of England merger Power companies is Co. held by of Eastern Massachusetts All of the outstanding the New England Electric System. In connection with, the acquisition of Eastern Massachusetts facili¬ ties, New England Power will issue 83,242 shares ($20 par) common stock,, aggregating $1,664,840, to New England Electric System in exchange for the present outstanding capital stock of Eastern Massa¬ Following the merger, New England Power will own ail the operating assets and have all the liabilities of the two corporations. facilities and —V. 168, p. 2434, New Jersey we .v Quarters End. Sept. 30- profit the week 16,069,692 ended Dec. 10, this Association reports electric output This is a decrease of 298,650 kwh., or kwh. 1.82% below production of 16,368,342 kwh. for the corresponding week a year ago. Gas output for the Dec. 10 week is reported at 201,393,000 cu. ft. This is a decrease of 30,696,000 cu. ft., or 13.23% below production of 232,089,000 cu. ft. for corresponding the 2434. week • . a year ago.—V. 168, —— 1945 1S48 1947 $1,851,681 $1,309,194 I 98,832 $1,614,367 1946 163,125 income oper. Gen. and War emerg. admin. U, $3,650,487 -. exps._ 150,294 $2,001,975 $1,434,520 700,018 403,292 $1,515,535 125,326 $3,813,612 Other Operating Inc. 457,252 400,111 " expenses— > 95,670 268,247 from Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co.—Notes Offered 1973 at 100 V2 and interest. at the 1948; due office pf Nov. income Total Res. for contingencies.- for addtl. salaries 127,487 1, State $1,598,683 $709,022 (358,917 370,926 306,858 \ 24,936 22,095 $1,982,535 $1,102,042 250,000 250,000 $991,099 353,603 23,553 , $1,368,255 75,000 wages (est.) 210,000 Prov. for inc. taxes (est.) per share on Divs. paid third per quarter share t t t $2,185,447 Earns, $1,732,535 $1,102,042 $1,083,255 $1.12 $0.88 $0.56 $0.56 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 985,005 1,- 960,000 shs. ($25 par) 1973. Interest payable on May 1 Street .Trust Co. trustee, Boston. Notes will be redeemable prior to maturity at option of company, as a whole or in part, on the first day of any month upon 30 days' published notice at the general redemption prices, the initial general redemption price being 103.50; notes will also be redeemable Nov.- 1, Nov. __ $3,113,594 $3,420,452 income investments.) Proceeds from pats., etc. j Res. • —Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. as sole underwriter, on Dec. 15 offered $5,000,000 25-year 3% notes, series A, due Dated • Zinc Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings- England Gas & Electric Association—Output— New and 558,976 Co.—Merger Approved— authorized the 15 Dec. on Co. ' $1,087,008 Stuart & Co. Inc.—V. 168, p. 2327. New England Power The FPC Electric ♦Operating shall have added to our electric generating capacity 220,000 kilowatts of new high pressure steam equipment, capable of producing a kwh. hour of electricity for about three-fourths of a pound of coal as compared with the present system average of about 1V2 pounds of coal per kwh."—V. 168, p. 1484. of 1951 deductions. other in ■ "After costs, taxes (except income taxes in 1948), depreciation and depletion, and other operating expenses. tDeducted in 1947, 1946 and 1945 from operating profit.—V. 168, p. 2228, -. t Mil merged was the business in production, the these munity. in located year-round in principally engaged communities 41 engaged 6 is chusetts. the company's earnings side, "By the end New The directors the Marion 1944 was and gas of generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity either directly or through its associate companies, Cape & Vineyard Electric Co., Ply¬ mouth County Electric Co., and Provincetown Light & Power Co., and National Investors Corp.—Year-End Dividends— per likelihood however, we can look forward to- improvement in earnings through new plant efficiency and from increased volume from domestic and commercial sales which continue to show healthy p. in that the On of $3,841,513 7,977,771 the have to be adversely affected by pressure for higher wages and by the con- • tinued high cost of materials. Wage rates are now 44% higher than when the war ended in 1945 while fuel prices have increased 66%. (& Wholly-Owned $4,517,583 charges of Non-recurring losses ________ com. as may amounts of water in storage. For Period End. Sept. 30— well System and subsidiaries for the full year will be about Water conditions since mid-November, however, are Subs.)—Earnings— "Net conditions, indicate and Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis RR.—Equip. Issuetrust estimated future earnings of as System stability "Looking .uS Nash presented the Treasurer's office for the past four the plant result, of reduced dividend at this, time is the be appointed In sale company. company Net study the ensure and 348. been the primary importance to the success of common stock financing." In regard to current earnings, Mr. Moore said: "Duo to continued high costs of labor and materials as well as low age J. the The . annual dividend during this interim period. Adherence to a Nash-Kelvinator Corp.—New Official Named— Arthur dividend of 20 cents per share 1949 to holders of record Dec. sold prior to the time benefits construction program are fully realized has led to the con¬ that it would be unwise to attempt to maintain the full dollar of clusion $1,000,000 first ?mortgage -31/8% company's general funds and used to the to proposes 1951. and of construction of used the of for expenditures made the application added. pp. bonds company for redemption of $1,600,000 first between 1949 and 1953 and for prepayment due notes from reimburse struction the of the of bonds $1,400,000 2% Proceeds sale the funds general ^% of r, , "Further shares » from a 3, which the System faces during the period of extensive and unprecedented construction activities on which we are embarked. The necessity for reappraisal of the System's dividend policy was forecast at the time of the last for bonds J J1 each. of the Vears l949 through 1953; $2,250,000 in s. ue serially in each °f the years 1954 through 1968; and $1,000,000, 3Vs% bonds due in 1972. Proceeds payable Jan. dividend payment. The bonds. title. present Co. Light and earnings and a reappraisal of the financial situation 2362. gage stock, Previously, the company made quarterly distributions of 25 share on this-issue. ... -v*' Commenting, on the above action, Irwin L, Moore, President, states: cents per $1.10 $1.96 — of declared directors the 9, common .."Reduction "Based p. the 20, ;1948. L— $17,086,588 $13,670,904 JJL&w.'* • 586,688 3^7;649 i — charges Dec. On on 1947 1948 manufacture Total ■ duced—Offering of Additional Common Shares Likely— „.ti,9 Months Ended Sept. 30— the 12 Mos. End. 2327. p. par). Gas SUMM4RY Nesbitt, Inc., Phila.—Partial Redemption— (John J.) represents a substantial "forward-looking program by manage¬ can be cleared and current interest can •" interest ($25 > $500,000 5,000,000 265,767 shs. 5,000,000 265,767 shs. BUSINESS—Company & Bedford New and Outstanding $3,759,000 1973 ; organized on April 4, 1850 beginning in 1852, engaged the City of New Bedford, Mass. In 1888 the company took over the property, franchises, rights, privileges and licenses of the New Bedford Electric Light Co., engaged in the electric lighting business in the City of New Bedford. In 1890 the company purchased the property, franchises, rights, privileges and licenses of The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of New Bedford. In ' 1891 the company changed its corporate name to New 165, p. 813. 1( total stock, HISTORY as 21% Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America—Control— f Common notes, series A, due -; , FINANCING PRESENT TO Authorized 25-year 3% approximate ' EFFECT GIVING Promissory notes due Dec. 31, 1952_ with the plant to its factory, which is now under construction, accord¬ spokesman.—V. 168, p. 2122. V. Electric .Co. company a • • CAPITALIZATION in payment the Fund. now _ with Kenneth Teasdale Fla., to > a paid." A of down a possession Indianapolis new ing The states bonds that I. made It includes about a floor area of Western Counsel. as in structures. to members $1,877,556 $2.87 shares Administration. $3,200,000, plus interest over a 10-year period, plant with ing as report to the holders the results of their study and its recommendations. The last payment on the 5% adjustment bonds was 2V2% on Oct. 1, 1948 on presentation of. coupon due April 1, 1941. Other 641,150 on under lease to Western Electric Co., which has been making telephone equipment there since Dec. 15, 1945. The plant, which cost the government $6,989,000, was operated during the war by Studebaker Corp. for the manufacture of airplane The Committee RR.—Bondholders' of take will it engines. by' headed has and 10 purchased a according to Otto Assets War company installments i Missouri-Kansas-Texas committee ' 1948 Dec. on the of balance re¬ purchasers for parts to the postponement of Formed— A in $2,162,105 $3.28 $2,791,383 $3.49 —_ share—. shares $4,000,000, director motion by the State of Arkan¬ be canceled entirely. been company for 111., the property. prospective have ICC p. a from the ICC reprieve line. of abandonment of has they another entire the to 6 the ICC refused to grant However, sas 769,380 on $3,147,556 1,270,000 Buys WAA Plant for $4,000,000— road the of to further —■• common per "Based 1,705,000 , Oct. 5, '46 $3,517,105 1,355,000 $4,496,383 taxes profit "Earnings Receivers Granted More Arkansas Ry. & '.L*. taxes inc. ; Oct. 4, '47 Oct. 9, *48 , Fed. before Federal . Missouri EARNINGS STATEMENT COMPARATIVE 40 Weeks Ended— authority to sell $1,000,000 30-year 3Ve% first mortgage bonds to institutional investors at 98.58. The company is also asking if it may sell an additional 50,000 shares of no par common stock to its parent, Southern Co., for $1,000,000. —V. 168, p. 2434. -jalk; has company ! i 'i ti 'c . 1 Volume 168 Number 4761 ' THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2545) J New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Earnings— <• Period End. Oct. 31— 1948—Month—1947 $ Operating revenues Uncollectible ■ oper. * $ * 12,720,671 29,330 rev. 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $ ' 13,615,926 — of 116,640,103 277,628 For 4'/a% 226,096 of 4 V2 13,586,596 11,494,410 1,050,638 1,187,034 1,185,841 590,732 750,339 —V. 168, P. 2122.- 10,980,510 The no directors par On Nov. The 1, last, in 168, declared stock, declaration 1948 Dec, to 27 of $2 of to $6.50 share per share per of record which view and annum convertible of Dec. and of preferred American stock of bearing Ohio, four dividends shares the at Halsey, rate Inc' annum; of share series of A stock common $1.25 series same certain of well. of convertible that as who persons amount of ultimately Ohio Finance, preference mentioned in connected are stock common combining stock paragraph above. (a) distribution of the 7,060 2% on holders •will teduce of the equal reduced C2 to 3% is amount, certificates issue to 37% by of being . the face original on made to for that trustees value.—V. 168, the of with your interests American both acquired all company, of with bankers who had a the companies. The and of directors as securities previously offered v of 1 exchange offer expires at 3:00 Jan. p.m., 1949 10, (unless series. It Tn the opinion of Niagara Hudson Power 'Corp.—Expands Facilities— An 80,000 kilowatt addition station at Buffalo, N. American Y., This unit, was to the Huntley steam electric generating placed -on the Niagara Hudson System it is announced. with an 80,000 - v* . kilowatt tion at the System's the first stdp. in a addition which Into more ment . . station opera¬ 1 Ohio Edison (And . 8,000 kilowatts each Niagara Palls, N. Y.—V. at the Schoellkopf Hundred Operating Prov. Split-Up— The the at sition hydro-electric later record The on 22 taxes a Curb common Dec. on shares 22, for each 1948. it announced was after Dec. 22 Dec. on of must be York Curb 9. by on Balance ' Governors listing issued additional the of 333,731 pursuant shares New additional to issuable the shares Exchange of two-for-one the upon 1812. $5 stock exercise of on par per p. 168, split-up 167, Noma Electric The corporation loan paid off V. 168, due Jan. Dec. on Corp.—Repays Bank Dec. on 6 31, when 15 announced 1949. it Contracted the company Net repaid to distribution 29, last, per share which was was the paid.—V. first 168, pavment Net since made was Sept. 19, 1946 on Com. Sept. when Earns, $1 —V. 1946 $ 1945 $ per 66,830,564 63,635,548 2,159,113 6,246,722 4,267,212 4,184,192 Int. on Prov. North American Rayon Corp.—Beaunit 13,046,964 3,281,688 6,563.377 6,563,377 6,563.377 3,281,688 6,563,377 $5.80 $3.26 $1.99 $1.75 Northeast Airlines, Inc.-EarningsMonth of— Operating as miles senger V. 168, ; September, compared 1948, 27,266 in to in contrast the $39,570 •" , t corporation "'$75,000 31,093 passengers ■ to Dated of issue bonds 30,000 Co. shares (par $10) offered at (Northwestern Mutual will Seattle, Wash.—Stock Over- be used of 6% cumulative Period End. Oct. 31— Operating revenues— Uncollect, oper. rev Fire Association) has been general corporate purposes. sinking _ Net — stock Co.—Earnings— 17,810 $8,551,277 188,291 133,295 1,082,155 787,707 52,401,754 7,162,465 9,555,107 income- $1,073,263 $706,550 charges— $8,637,628 942,831 637,072 p. 7,544,277 2228. Ohio Associated Telephone Period End. Oct. 31— Operating revenues Uncollectible oper. ___ Net Net $287,980 p. $2,671,611 $2,246,089 7,286 4,857 200,616 $2,664,325 2,184,479 33,212 20,578 $2,241,232 1,892,149 266,827 183,221 $23,291 $14,165 $213,019 10,325 $165,862 2,954 101,643 2123. be and each case National N. To Ohio Bell Telephone Operating revenues Uncollectible oper. rev., Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes 6,810,836 ' , $8,290,394 $86,837,737 $76,144,355 $1,117,910 1,111,303 168, p. 2123. prepayment . Ohio The Finance American To shareholders of ; of the exchanging their basis: (a) lour Ohio Feb., (3) 1st 1st notes, and 1949 —- provide, of 1948 11 series following to issuance the of of at rate of in and due the in New funds early during part of of GIVING EFFECT TO series due series due Feb. 1, Dec. in 1, equal . "Amount authorized The is HISTORY laws of the AND an in BUSINESS—Company purchase, engaged in Arkansas since 1928. its ice and FINANCING in ended The mated and rural and to 1931. and 30, and present according Arkansas. of under It energy electric 216 at has since been 1902 gas properties is now engaged 225 in Fed. for cooperatives located in • is in communities" those ** in and 15 states. Oklahoma and gross approximately 890,000. The population to the 1940 Federal Census was UNDERWRITERS—The served of this approximately names of the several principal effect at the principals close for on Dec. of business confirmation t or Co.—Earnings1948—10 Mos.—1947 $ $ 25,497,568 282,695,177 198,428,291 21,598,034 224,290,978 171,158,08: 2,196,704 29,153,946 17,172,62( 1,702,830 1,239,041 29,250,253 22,733,413 10,097,583 7,108,424 Corp.—Proposed Consolidatior Inc. above.—V. 168, 2011. p. 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $3,506,835 $2,485,031 $9,658,314 $5,969,45E 2,230,021 1,720,136 6,000,216 4,475,544 gen. etc. 348,389' - 320,070 1,150,120 $444,825 $328,425 income $2,507,977 taxes struction (est.) of oper. sub. is esti¬ territory 613,000. underwriters 48,247 13,448 $437,613 $2,556,224 101,218 charges Drl,212 $946,542 ——— fr. 715,7 $778,203 18,117 $791,651 86,419 273,738 151,455 526,580 100,000 , 286,580 con¬ Stewart James Net Com. & James Co. Inc. & Stewart Corp.- Cr94,397 butstdg Earnings per sljare Crl02,056 Dr30,394 $399,549 "$1,857,962 1,448.422 1,448.422 $0.45 shrs. Cr48,355 $653,141 1,448,422 ! profit $509,801 1,448,422 $0.27 *$1.28 $0.35 "Before appropriation of $420,000 to ment and acquisition of oil reserve for exploration, develop¬ reserves. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1948 hand, $1,579,362; notes and accounts accounts of $27,031), $2,844,173; $1,472,938;' investments and advances, $120,482; property, ASSETS—Cash (less Inventories, plant and in bank reserve equipment payment of $1,197,983, of $6,415,117), and for LIABILITIES—Accounts on doubtful (less and unliquidated less $10,639,506; than the Stewart territory stock - 4,066,709 3,221,628 long-term debt,;due within taxes, $676,985; lQng-te,rm the common "Cash," 814,015 3,706,909 aggregate of and Jersey Exchange 25,613,705 283,907,341 199 242,307 116,137 1,212,164 29,475,617 operating revenues for the 12 months 1948, approximately 91.7% was derived from sales in approximately 8.3% from sales in Arkansas,-population that ' in 1927, solely in resale in directed $ 21,701,999 income income Profit con- and Oklahoma wholesale are Total receivable in 13 in 122,745 taxes-. gen. exps., Non-oper. the Company its Company served, in expressed authorized by the 1902. Oklahoma electric service suburban territory rural communities Arkansas and of the at 6,500,000 27. and Non-oper. 7,500,000 and is now engaged in distribution and sale of elec¬ retail electric 16 total Oklahoma in Company sold all in , New shall be ex-dividend, proceedings with respect to the Exchange suggests that open orders Overseas Airlines, chgs., Net oper. $35,000,000 company and business furnishes Arkansas June utility transmission, Oklahoma this properties contiguous the of Feb. on Payment Of the by pending. Outstanding incorporated was oper. lease 17,800,000 unlimited enjoined on the the common on 17. still for 2123. American Dec. anc share per share are stock 29,598,362 operating income charges—— p. $4 1948—Month—1947 rev._ Common on Dec. Intangible devel. costs, depr., depl. & undev. 2,138,825 4,500,000 bonds oper. of per record $1,908,319 mentioned year, Period End. Sept. 30— income— 13,500,000 business, company western Oklahoma public States tinously electric of electric the is last revenues 168, exps. 7,500,000 of of was on preferred above and Cost, 35,810,000 indenture amount 1947 specifically the Gross oper. $9,075,000 $200,000,000. production, tricity the maximum Territory operating the under present in holders $4,165,72: 683,87' 197,92 1,375,60 Panhandle Producing & Refining Co. (& Subs.)—Earn * . to $4,066,270 99,451 v 30,000,000 — made of dividend dividend of $1 a a Exchange after See $3,500,000 * cumulative $1,012,724 Pan American Airways ": 2,000,000 1978, 3(4% semi-annual 811,700 $512,380 which proceedings Stock declared re¬ 2%% 1975, 178,901 30 second unless view the PRESENT 65,498 366,600 declared 1, per for 877,435 172,000 Operating revenues— Operating expenses Operating taxes and and the 1949 $2,880,760 231.808 56,952 declared the Uncollectible to un- Jan. $1,176,285 326,779 have York in Operating Net new 1948—9 Mos.—1947 21,027 -$ St., Dec. Subs.)—Earnings 26,944 Dec., —V. —— part, the buy Net 2(4% of , Nil 1072. p. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph se¬ $2,000,000 months 1947 t$279,016 $2,859,733 debs. Period End. Oct. 31— sale 165, Mos.—1947 open stop orders to sell 14, 1948, be returned to adjustment.—V. 168, p. 2011. The Broad the New in on premium agent Authorized mtge. bonds, bonds, mtge. The For each share of 5% prior preference stock of the Ohio Finance shares of series A $1.25 convertible preference stock of American with $3,500,000 preferred stock (par -$20) Cumulative preferred stock (par $100) Common stock (par $20) 24 the the on $1.50 $1,149,341 taxes- dividends 1948, but follows: the cents 1948 $203,791 and preferred stock and dividends 1, 1954, at redemption regular bonds, — to and on of premium bearing interest during the notes, 1%%, due instalments to 1953 the American simultaneously payable Balance 4% 10,619,633 of Dec. redemption redemption. of 10 $780,718 — income contracts company premiums. New York, been appointed has premium without CAPITALIZATION 55,557,912 $9,966,810 9,826,106 The agencies redeemable the City of it simultaneously with mainder 11,483,462 Illinois, has made an offer to the Co. extending them, the privilege Finance shares for shares fund date of Dr21,196 Court of Chancery, at be of — annum 65,060,885 $1,015,296 $10,293,390 987,889 .10,337,134 without prepayment secured 1,080,294 Co.-—Exchange Offer— of to 1948—3 stock, both payable Dec. 1 June on — Of Investment Co. that initial sinking the intends, bonds (2) communities ,i The interest of and will option redemption commencing the cancelled :«*, 6,194,804 1,212,355 initial City the regular annually payable Bonds at 1949 share, was per $759,522 directors similar notes, 1%%, which are secured by the pledge of a like principal amount of first mortgage bonds, series of 1947 due Feb. 1, 1975, 2%%, which bonds will be 64,174 1948—Month—1947 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $9,161,974 $8,317,506 $87,047,625 $76,371,645 20,873 27,112 209,888 227,290 $9,141,101 Net oper. incomeNet after charges —V. Co.—Earnings— York. date cured amount. Period End. Oct. 31— the plus Bank Interest Oklahoma premiums. Y.,.announces stockholders • New redeemable Serial $235,359 230,679 operating income charges ' 168, York, and 1978. in construction of additions and betterments to the physi¬ cal properties of the company—- $287,182 taxes. after —V. (1) 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $237,973 2,614 798 Offered—As payment of principal and interest, to register and exchange temporary bonds for definitive bonds, when available, $7,500,000 first mortgage bonds, series due Dec. 1, 1978.- Co.—Earnings— 1943—Month—1947 rev._ Operating revenues— Operating expenses Operating $5,829,201 5,235,286 - Bonds — 15, 1, part, on any days' notice at 5.52% in for Chicago redemption Chase Dec. trustee in also is of PURPOSE—Company ' $7,263,240 $78,779,921 $65,393,420 5,768,983 60,587,186 6,395,859 Co. 13 delivery of the $7,500,000 first mortgage 1978, to apply the proceeds therefrom as —V. oper. New oversubscribed. Net after 168, series in 30 fund 2.19%, The 1.943—Month—1947 1948—10 Mos.—1947 $8,564,880 $7,281,050 $78,968,212 $65,526,715 13,603 Operating revenues-.. Operating expenses Operating taxes preferred to employees of the company and its parent par for Northwestern Bell Telephone ■ will due 1948; office or least York of B Proceeds at 1, at 1 company a whole on is An Dec. Dec. premium Nortliwest Casualty subscribed— Electric Another 30, $360,000 — (& Wholly-Owned earnings 168, p. 947. second & issue of Dec. Further details follow: and as . carried September, 1947, and flew 5,982,716 pas¬ the 5,496,110 flown in September, 1947.— 1906. p. Aug., 1948 Sept., 1947 $7,894 — "Operating loss. During est. Sept., 1948 profit Gas our 20. March shs. com. Pacific Coast Co.—Declares Dividends Second Preferred Stocks— ' Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates on Dec. 8 offered $7,500,000 first mortgage bonds, series due Dec. 1, 1978, 3*4% at 102.52 and inter¬ 2122. p. . noted in Dec. 1949. tNet loss.—V. Net 11,464,993 4,922,532 168, p. 1696. Oklahoma Mills, Inc. Bids Stock.—See American Bemberg Corp. above.—V. 168, share on the per record payable charges and taxes— (net) notes for 'r-V. 21,403,035. ' of declared 235,000 outstanding ; 6,680,461 6,616,700 share- holders also * depreciation- Depreciation 39,146, /89 1,392,927 The in on income Total ■ 41,876,739 1,562,773 6,309,859 10.829,570 outstdg— $3.30 1946. per sh. Other 56,298,999 paid com. 23, $ 38,035,151 divs. shares $2 728 Oil $4.56 payment, also amounting to 10 cents March 31, 1946, which followed an Initial before 1,835,885 7,616,391 12,907,139 taxes $3,772,947 Corp., Chicago—Two 10-Cent Divs.— Period End. Sept. 30— from operations ^ income 3,155,511 427,500 - $3.13 83,457,327 — amortiz.— 635,403 4,200,447 427,500 requirements Gain 92,191,366 $3,790,913 689,384 dividend "Estimated figures. $6,268,238 1947 143,851,893 36,738 $4,889,831 previous Earns, oper. income Common 1047. p. 1948 —— and Federal directors on Dec, 10 declared a dividend of 50 cents'per share the 3,435.033 shares of outstanding capital stock, payable Dec. 27 holders of record Dec. 17. A similar on and expenses Deprec. The - 966,469 $2.77 $3,754,T*8 66,987 (net) Net earnings after all $7,234,707 $6,325,503 $4,822,844 „ EARNINGS FOR CALENDAR YEARS (& Subs.)—Earnings— other" inc. sales Depletion , North American Aviation, Inc.—50-Cent Distribution— / of stock on Dec. 1947 ——' Oxford Paper Co. Sept. 30— sales and Cost $5,000,000 a spring, the loan was payment of $1,000,000.—. a . $522,944 $ last made 2122. p. $532,639 taxes directors have declared a dividend of 10 cents stock, payable Dec. 30 to The 374,714 59,449 $7,291,973 966,469 share- common accruals income of like amount was to holders of record March 15, 2229, Ohio Oil Co. Loan— has 80,541 250,000 1948 ——___-x. Oxford Electric and options.—V. $603,484 80,541 - Earnings —V. Dec. common 9 Mos. End. bank $613,180 500!<)00 - $19,120,316 $17,225,569 8,603,831 7,809,433 1,086,804 766,803 1,319,850 1,860,493 1,189,987 1,028,855 2,097,000 2,006,000 dividend 379,308 I Inc. Co.—Earnings— Aug. 31— deductions 4,857,513 Cr262,333 1000 000 60 state income made 2,516 1,000,000 - Hutz- Co Balance applic. to common stock & surp Earnings per common share—827,013 shares— —V. 168, p. 1257. 2,030,825 31,651 Co., & — Income $9,699,695 31,020 & bo to income The 2,045,158 Cr39,515 Thomas common 167,678 Co & > income—net Gross 966,720 $9,454,105 stock- on taxes & 3,229,808 $805,329 expense- pfd. 966,720 (3,800,445 & Bros. _ — disct., income— Divs. due Other 1948—12 Mos. -1947 194,397 . of for 250,000 to Net 80,560 Stroud ler revenues Preferred 689,045 severally $U00 000 Phelps, Fenn Salomon Utility operating income--—— rto purposes $799,082 deductions— Net distribu¬ ex Ohio, regulations, tax {4,673,245 | Certificates for accompanied income 80,560 debt- debt and prem. Genera1 Federal exchange. McDonald & Co., 168, p. 2011. 729,182 _|_ taxes—J long-term Other held 304,073 ' Exchange will not quote this issue notice, delivered share on of shares and bonds Co Operation $3,634,945 $45,719,939 $42 048,718 1,781,595 23,227,862 19 ,965,939 278,416 3,597,562 3 ,329,044 2,019,872 income—. Amort. on distribution.- Board approved stock to be P. Int. Operating acqui¬ income Gross approving a plan to split up two-for-one basis, by the distribution additional one further 15 6,000 $5, Dec. close of business York the vote par of stock for The stock, date tion until common bills Mieh.—Plans ; at the New Joseph, plan law & 13 cents per share has been declared on the common stock, payable Jan, 31 to holders of record Dec. 31, 1948. This com¬ pares with 55 cents per share previously paid each quarter. A regular dividend of 20 cents per share on the 4% $20 par value preferred stock and a regular quarterly dividend of on $1.31(4 per share the 5(4% $100 par value preferred stock have been former payable Jan. declared, 1 the 15 and the latter on Jan. 20, both to holders ol record Dec. 31, 1948.—V. 168, p. 2435. such $3,932,769 adjustments— General - stockholders will common a of ■ St. outstanding present Federal 1948—Month—1947 depreciation- of dividend Subsidiary, Pennsylvania Power Co.) expenses^ for Amort. 168, p. 2228. Corp., Its revenue Federal Nineteen Otis Co._ Maintenance Retirement reserve Co.—Earnings— Period End. Oct. 31— Gross installation of five additional of at the the Cleveland, Ohio, is dealer manager.—V. Other projects now under way include the first two units of a 320,000 kilowatt steam electric station at Dunkirk, N. Y.j an additional 80,000 kilowatt unit at Oswego, and the generators of new 100,000 400,000 & Amerlcah, If under the exchange offer all under - power said. of then, or loss will be recognized for holders of shares of Ohio who effect ~ went 80% class, gain ' Oswego, N. Y., statiorf the week before completes $125,000,000 expansion program undertaken to pro¬ for System customers and to provide reserve capacity. By -1952 this five year expansion program will add over 500,000 kilo¬ watts to the System's electric generating resources,- the announce¬ vide - of for counsel acquires regardless . . lines last week, Wells t>f follows: as Oklahoma Natural Gas To take ' . are Co. Co 12 Mos. Ended * ■Finance must than -more Milwaukee A ex¬ advantage of the exchange offer holders of shares of Ohio deliver their stock certificates, accompanied by properly executed letters of transmittal to The Huntington National Bank of Cdlumbus, depositary, Columbus 16, Ohio. amount 946, p. & amounts Increases Dividend— tended). face each Stuart Mullaney, company. We believe that operating economies and other mutual will result if the interests of your company and of American are combined through the latter's acquisition of shares of your company pursuant to the exchange offer." - $708,593, by principal Josey & Co._^ The . -to I. American, advantages The A respective 7 ——$2,900,000 Edwards, Inc 100,000 J. H. four-fifths of your investment as 17. . • New York Title & Mtge. Co.—Distribution— and the purchased 4%% stock offer is the result of the actions just mentioned discussions between representatives of American and brings total common dividends paid or per share, compared with $11 in 1947.— $9.50 per exchange the on 253. p. $1.25 your made. was share each substantial holders of L. Barnes, President of American in letter to Ohio share¬ states,\ "Earlier this year representatives of Amterican made a study of the business and affairs of your company, following careful • dividend a payable distribution a current payable V. have common rate Donald 9,561,788 5,400,274 5,951,762 " . per For being the New Process Co. of Warren, Pa.—$6.50 Dividend— . each share a holders oper. income—.. after charges.,.. the R. of 131,448,204 116,414,007 111,828,625 97,377,615 8,639,069 9,474,604 10,458,489 905,152 Net Net 12,694,968 at stock of American; preference % (c) Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes . dividends common (b) $ 131,725,832 25,703 . bearing into reserves other payable one debt and year, of balance for assets, accrued $1,267,374; all of depreciation $283,220; oil liabilities, provision companies production and total, depletion $16,939,682. $1,917,423; for Federal consolidated other Companies, $6,132,368; long-term debt of the Stewart Companies, $555,935; reserve for exploration, development and acquisi¬ tion of oil reserves, $420,000; common stock ($1 par), $1,448,422; capital surplus, $2,377,922; earned surplus (since July 31, 1938), $2,143,254; total, $16,939,682.—V. 168, p. 1148. 14 C. MacMillen corporation. and of continue will He Eagle subsidiaries.—V. 168, Vice-President of Eagle Lion Films picture distributing and producing as 747. p. See V. * of Net sales __! — Earnings ———^ — 1948 *" 1947 4,334,594 3,917,620 $18,169,426 $14,262,495 1,512,787 460,00.0 960,105 163,175 $l,052,7o7 income profit Earnings „a._ -—.— The for —V. 168, 1802. p. $1.23 $0,95 $1.63 prior preferred stocki „— Earnings per common share (on 624,943 shares) ' $1.36 the of the will distribution The record, loans. Dec. • 1948.—V. 27, will 23, Dec. on quote the 165, Sales Incr. 6.57% Penney Co., Inc.—November (J. C.) 9 Months Ended 1948—11 Mos.—1947 1548—Month—1947 End. Nov. 30— Net $38,802,933 $83,325,156 $757,095,083 $665,703,539 Sales —V. 168, p. 2436. per —V. P. .(The) Pennroad Corp.—Dividend Nontaxable— connection In of with dividend the of (excluding gain said in part: -"Pend.ng final income as for to tax informed available. if ; deem may be • ; ■■■ _ purchase Nothing of sell. and exps._„ company 3 Mcs. End. 73,093 137,754- 81,863 $425,179 Interest f Dec. 1947) 30, - Sep;. 36— Operating revenue Operating Electricity expenses .' — . . ,___„ plant—3,111,499 2,898,833 adjustments \>. 862,956 862.956 2,791,000 " 342,853 *■ 1,563,991 1,433,297 $7,169,546 45,073 $7,534,852 .'..57,945 — $7,214,619 $7,592,797 1,613,307 2,060,213 depreciation utility of utility- plant acquisition taxes__ income —— _ taxes. taxes • Operating i ____ income. income income Gross Earns, Power it company, a was of the available W. Oakes, President, will . Oper. exps., Federal Other 3,800.552 excl. taxes. 148,037 — electric acquis, 347,615 '137,033 1,841,546 1,649,038 311,000 taxes—_____ Depreciation of 5,429,142 5,359,143 365.919 taxes.. Amort, $4,938,636 $65,216,082 $57,602,568 40,837,830 33,822,194 3,146,555 $5,643,109 Operating revenues-' 289,638 3,369,055 3,440,024 plant 144,056 144.056 adjustments— Piper 1,728,675 1,728,675 979 #Other income (net)_ income Gross Int.; and other (net) 15,154 $11,628,746 $888,893 $12,136,591 $874,524 deducts, 425,680 336,528 _ income Net $11,533,495 56,758 95,251 $873,739 $12,079,833 $873,545 revenues oper. 4,325,191 4,547,168 \ applic. to pfd. stocks for the period. $7,811,400 1,982,415 $7,081,578 1,980,000 $5,828,985 Dividends $463,213 $537,996 — suit $5,101,578 -V. 168, 1907. p. ICC. on The Lability, authorized 2 Dec. as the company respect in guarantor, of not to assume exceeding obligation $7,935,000 , with the dividends accrued and $51.87 Vi procurement of certain equipment.—V. 168, p. 2436. the Natural it •Co., was acquisition Dec. authorized have the acquisition of all of the stock of America and Texoma Natural Gas announced Dec. 13 by James F. Oates, Jr., Chairman. The was approved by- the Illinois Commerce Commission on Gas Pipeline of Co. The Co., purchase will for be effected long Gas through asks has Peoples Gas owned 27.4% America' and operates the morethan-1.000 mile long pipeline system through which natural gas is brought from the Texas Panhandle to the Chicago area. The capacity of the present dual pipeline system is now in excess of 450,000,000 cubic feet per day. Texoma Natural Gas Co., which is a natural gas gathering and production company located in the Texas Panhandle, owns leaseholds and gas wells in that srea covering approximately 132,000 acres and supplies Natural Gas Pipeline Co. with more than Natural half of its Co. of owns said no change in officers and other personnel of Natural or Texoma interests will be utility $32,668,000 by hand added other is contemplated by Peoples Gas, and the customers of Natural Gas Pipeline company protected in the future The said, of a has been the case in the past. will be partially financed, Mr. Oates as $10,000,000 bank loan, "with the balance made up from cash U. S. Government securities held by the company. He and that interest purchase of desire Peoples Gas may Natural Gas Pipeline, 2436. - at in the future to sell a minority some convenient time.—V. 168, ' bids Blyth 168, 1 - . : ' "ft . :tv Nov. 2230.-% p. , % . > ,1 4 sold at competitive bidding 8.198 par) of Public Service at $20,071 p*r share'. Dec. on (no the received 6 h'gh at & Co.,. Inc.. Division the bidders. ra1* $19 91; of the class A or v of the that company be-enjoined also $12,000,000 that - ' ; production, Pulo, bond Co*rmis"ion of preferred issue first stock, Is scheduled ' . , . Provision from ' . 2,191,545 $11,188,074 7,473.012 5.409,127 *___ other expense___^^_ Federal tax 076,730 2.658,236 2.090,832 $4,337,121 131,218 $3,411,385 131,218 $4,468,339 $3.R42,603, income on to the period for 778.188 outstanding________:.________ shares annual from instalment payments- received $9.54 "ale from of tB*sed on net profit hefore gain "crnings 1948 and $9.18 in 1947.—V. 168, p. 1048. timber properties. share $5.57 are in 1948—-Month—l947 Period End. Oct. 31— Total oner, Total operating $976.m avenues Earnings— 194°—10 Mos —1947 - $1.027.689• $10.2^.1 g7« $0*77.344 9,704.061 9,698,403 "$75,059 exps.__ 920,299 982,581 operating revs.— $55,812 $45,106- $537,317 commun. Other income 6,988 5,997 33.022 70,402 $62,800 $51,105 $570,339 "$145,461 Operating income _^_ 3,076 16,814 90,111 $6,5.876 $67,919 $660,450 inc.—non-commun, Ord. 368,077 $5.74 share___ common per — RCA Communications, Inc.—October • 80,919 81,386 353,293 income Canadian per 1047 1 898,657 1.821,303 Net prn*«fr from operations capital gain Net 7 - — 96.831 96,838 gallons *Net tEarnings 1940.— 2,180.966 _—^ and for Common 24, 19^8 Depreciation : bonds, a pub'ic offer¬ previously an¬ as 4.. . 30— gallons and sales of Cost Indiana other, lncome_J._J^_J__-_J;„____U. $14,821,682 sales, sa^s Net of mortgage for Jan. tons tons production, Alcohol ■ unpaid V; sales, Pnlp Alcohol of its replace old equipment or to expand operations, costs more than twice as much as it did prior to the war, industry generally is finding itself obliged to use a constantly larger percentage of its earnings for such purposes under either equipment, convertible the Months Fnded Sept. Net new of on '• ;• company's the $12,000,000 •' '■Derived charges Bmndre Puhii" sell end ruction ^osts. on. Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co.—Earnings stock. At present these amount : the and applied Onening of bids V.. 163, p. 2436. - Western' Pennsylvania $5,055,841. of total a asked issue to ^The.mana-emeht, however, has decided-not to make : Dividends— Court has comnanv authority proceeds to be costs. idends. . "We In are New ' • of earnings is . . available for div¬ V ...... that situation." in York, shareholders, Joseph , _ Rogers, attorney for distributions class Deducs. Net 403,312 A this stated Dec. 17 that new financing plans are being presently negotiated and an announcement regarding the same will be announced within the next two weeks. The new financing will a the the production release time model Astor of its Hotel Playboy of convertible new Dec. Playboy Station 16. The $1,500 Station Wagon corporation Playboy Station Wagon with price class. With a 96-inch Wagon'"has an overall length of 163 .five-passenger the at 16 affords the following: outside its Buffalo plant, the Dec. first the pilot its Buffalo is eight other with At in for 11,539 206,883 113,372 $56,380 $45.3.567 $144.479 inc. (Credits) 2.664 Extraord. inc. (charges) 20,018 income N^t its feature of its the all standard hopes a to press Net inc. being. 132.937 139,496 115,695- to sell $44,797 $437,913 $211,721 25,950 217,449 121,500 $6,681 $18,847 $220,464 $90,221 transferred earned surplus— 168, p. 2437. Radiomarine Corp. of America—October EarningsPeriod End. Oct. 31- the new its roomy storage space wheel base, the Playboy inches and weights 2,350 1948—10 Mos.- -1947 1.948—Month- -1947 Total operating revs.— $106,634 Total operating exps.__ 102,195 Ord. $ $ $ $1,096,079 95,141' $956,916 1,024,181 $109,485 393,496 363.420 $4,439 $14,344 $71,898 inc.—non-commun. 44,672 28,734 489,359 347,771 income— $49,111 $43,078 $551,257 $411,191 review Gross Deducs. Net ord. from — inc._ 3,927 3,245 38,403 32,094 income. $45,184 $39,833 $522,854 $379,097 14 1,859 ord. ordinary inc. (Credits) Extraord. inc. (charges) Extraord. Deducs. from 3,160 . 30 $45,184 income Net 49 net inc.— $39,847 $524,664 $332,227 17,000 16,000 211,000 160,000 $28,184 $23,847 $313,664 $222,227 parts. does not plan to produce the -Station Wagon, Playboy expects to sub-contract it, at least Negotiations-for the sub-contract have been' outset Playboy Buffalo plant. time 123.842 " 10,400 inc.— Operating income at companion car, the Playboy." convertible,: base is six inches longer; its overall length inches longer and it is 300 pounds heavier. Specifications; instances are, in most respects, similar to the convertible the Dr338 11,245- $17,081 ____—— net from Deducs. plant. corporation showed pounds. As compared with its the station wagon's wheel in 31,441 $34,435 company press in inc._ Being Playboy Motor Car Corp.—New Financing Plan For $257,851 shareholders Negotiated—To Expedite Early Production—New Station Wagon Introduced— ■ expedite - income_ ord. from ordinary •Deficit.—V. A inc,__ Extraord. stated: dividend (the ordinary Gross • the complaining class A year amounted to approximately received only approximately $487, 000 of this amount) which represents only 23% of the company's earnings as reported by it for the first nine months of 1948. If earnings for the fourth quarter equal third quarter performance, then the total dividend distribution made by the company this year would amount to less than 14% of total 1948 income."—V. 168, p. 155. in Pipeline Co. Gas p. Pipeline needs. Oates Mr. on Gas ^ ?. ,i , ! _' It Proposed Financing— failure to pay dividend arrears is in the interests of common stockholders. The complaint alleges that the arrears were not paid so that at an opportune time "a recapitalization plan favorable to the common shareholders and involving a sacrifice of the contractural rights of the holders of the class A preferred can be proposed." Commenting on the above suit, Joseph H. Carter, President, said: "The company has been and is engaged in a long range program of improving its plants to gain efficiency and consequently iower suit The stock of Texoma. the dated Co.,;were & Other $19.96; Inc.. situated." similarly Co. acquiring from Cities Service stopk of the two companies, held a substantial minority interest. of the stock of Natural Gas and 21.3% of the outstanding all $32,668,000, Peoples Stea-ns planned. The 14. which . No public, reoffsring is were: A. G. Becker & Co., Otis & Co.. $19,835; o0Hman.-'. Fachr. gr, Co. and L. S. Rothschild & Co; (jointlv), $19.76' Glore, Forgan & Co. and associates, $19.51; A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc., $19.2701. Bear, for making any plaint states, however, that the plaintiffs are acting "on their own companies until the preferred arrearages are paid off. The suit was filed by Sidney Lewald, Janet Lewald and Lenore Rogers of New York, N. Y., who reportedly own 340 shares of the 5% class A stock. There are 97,462 shares outstanding. The com¬ plaint states, however, that the plaintiffs are acting "on their own behalf and on behalf of all other stockholders of Pittsburgh Steel "Total Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.—Acquisitions— directors District S. on share, a further it $823,760 The U. in conditions. "Conversely, a smaller percentage equipment-trust certificates, series V, to be issued by the Girard Trust Co as trustee, and sold at 99.0399 and accrued dividends in connec¬ tion " today's Pennsylvania RR.—Equipment Trust Certificates— and filed was "Because Balance 168, Pittsburgh, The Net company .• Pa., on Dec. 9 against this company by three 5% class A preferred stockholders. •>' The suit asks that the Court direct the company to pay all • 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Oct. 31— . i. nounced. been Pittsburgh Steel Co.—Sued for * to MONTHS Corp. shares of common stock 9 Guaranty Trust Co. of New York has been appointed co-registrar 63,000 shares of 4.60% series preferred stock/ 12 . Consolidated j to the Chairman of, elected a director. ' ^ recently purchased the Stinson p. 2328. '"' Corp.,, has Aircraft The Co-registrar— AND > : , credit.—-V. West Middle The :'vy ; Assistant Rockefeller, C. Vultee A OCTOBER 1907. p. four banks were renewed issued bringing the total $2,000,000 ing-of Piper Aircraft Corp.—New Director— ?"The FOR ' , . at EARNINGS 168, 1 • Publie Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.—Stock Sold— and payroll Consolidated.—V. Charles E. 1948 30, securities marketable • , agreement new a to notes the of payable, $3,500,000; trade accounts payable, withhclding taxes payable, $64,3 j0;. employees' deposits on purchases of government savings bonds, $5,657; accrued liabilities,' $157,161; Federal and States taxes on income- test.), $63,202; capital stock: common stock (475,000 no par shares), $1,930,100; surplus, $6,677,132; total, $13,^29,131—V. 167, p. 49. company's construction program.- for SEPT. BALANCE SHEET, was according to sale, $2.88 $427,317; " I , LIABILITIES—Notes $5,532,584 addit'onal $10,000,000 which will be used in carrying an $0.54 $831,520; Corp. and Drexel & Co. Proceeds 475,000 $0.16 (market value $24,931), $21,681; notes and accounts receivable (less reserve of $36,500),.. $2,098,032; inventories, $6,521,873; investments and other assets; $379,827; land and land improvements, $349,080; buildings, machinery and equipment (less reserve for depreciation, '$3,377,671), $3,418,674; prepaid interest, $12,647; total, $13,229,131. ' ; sold privately $10,000,000 first mortgage to 475,000 share— CONSOLIDATED tAfter of $7,960,000. $1.04 outstdg. com. ASSETS—Cash, of $10.885,000.—V. ' , 475,000 ,v Co.—Places Issue Pri¬ Light & 237,478 475,0C0 per taxes 29 the $1,793,630 of notes to June 1. 1949, and add'tlonal of 4% notes to $1,800,000. The loaning banks also agreed to mske additional loans at anv time before June 1, 1949. uo to $2,000,000. at 3%, evidenced by-collateral demand notes secured by assignment of accounts recei.vab'e... A commitment fee of Va ner cent w 11 be raid on any unused portion term 17,088* 237,478 taxes - payable $511,397 $1,368,871 shares Common announced Dec. 16, has 3x/4% bonds, due group of insurance companies. Sale of the negotiated for the company by The First Bos¬ vately—The out $255,083 stock- income ' J...Under 8,789 - 947. p. Pennsylvania make _U— $77;504 foreign provision- of $9,500,000 as an addition to the reserve for inventory Provision has been made for United States and Foreign ; 895,000" ' . :, 1|,$13,221,916 t$9,014.'575" $5,670,823 $2.05 • $1.40 $0.88 Pressed Steel Car Co., Inc.—Bank Loans^''*'•' .1 ..va'i. 5,000 1,700s <4 »j10,05fr • pfd. stock com. on 359,159 $5,601,312 income——. 168, bonds -835,600 - and 1946. 1947 19-18 After'United States income 2,901,400 for Income 1978, 151,200 „ 2,075 __ Divs. " - State ton profit Divs. paid on —' — Other Net 52,225 adjustment- years Net 1.461,346 of Income 32,816 taxes—___ 2,677,059 Federal ,*7~V. income deductions--. Amort, l-_ taxes__, etc._ profits taxes excess State Prior 1,745,085 Provision 1. Fed. . 1948 1947 $37,601,084 $33,565,533 16,897,467 13,436,631 3,116,687 resale-: for purchased Maintenance Other income , operations of gas property sold -(Excluding for the fell periods, 12 Mos. Ended paid, Federal .Pennsylvania Electric Co.—Earnings— 1697. price decline. $1,544,453 r 13,518 ... 110,750 $2,218,791 17,196v„/'/V.', 4,271. 168, p. Sept. 30— earnings after taxes___„„_ Earnings per common share„__ $1,158,112 ..'.386,342 —$164,619 income other interests.—V. to Net ' Total and dealers Procter & Gamble Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1- ' p. 2123. ' seat Jaques-Frazer distributors the 10,487,761 362,060 $343,316.; $2,081,037 $91,526 Operating profit—___ Other income—— the and Kaiser-Frazer the herein the means possible. the \ 9,907,4(33 445,400 5,972,597 582,012 6,655,915 629,534 sold— goods Admin, $7,376,975 — is Playboy 1947 1946 1945 $6,897,925 $12,433,930 $12,027,933 1948 30— sales Cost shall such shares."—V. 168, any (& Subs.)—Earnings— ; Phillips Packing Co., Inc. which tractor available for immediate sale, by dealers. Similar arrangements made with provided many of them with a profitable -business until the Kaiser-Frazer line of cars was in production. Mr. Horwitz also took occasion to- deny rumors cf any plan:sell Philippine Ry. Co.—To Pay Accrued Interest— 6 Mos. End. Sept. finished and inches, two styling has provided one inch is one inch more headroom. The top with simulated leather lining to match improved The Playboy company also announces that arrangements have been completed with the Graham-Paige Motor Corp., making their Roto- Street, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 2314. Net The the-e and Horwitz, volume ' Stockholders will any corporation. the to commitment .to a 2436. p. 155,227,000 kwh.,' an increase of corresponding week of last year.-— to the over the first mortgage 4% 30-year sink¬ ing fund bonds due 1337 at the rate of $17.60 per $1,000 bond will be made on and after Dec. 27 at th$ Bankers Trust Co., trustee, 16 Wall -;-T' acquired not advantageous considered amounted 4.1%, increased been wider. room President of Playboy, pointed out that the company, ef course, is not abandoning its 100,000 cars a year goal. He explained that the limited production schedule should enable the company to operate on a self-sustaining basis until mass production in greater week of this company and its subsidiaries for the 1948 production already in seat. Louis or has inches leg insulated now the Accrued and unpaid interest on the same manner -y. • has is $4.74 tiller is required when final income figures are change any - corporation 11, kwh., (The) shares of its own common stock since June 30, 1948. However, it is the intention of the board of directors to continue the purchase of additional shares in> the fqture at such times, at such prices and in such amounts as they ""The i*68, Revenue opinion cost, the excess shall be taxable in from the sale or exchange of property. gain Dec. '6,156,000 income tax return for 1948, and Department, counsel for the that, based upon present estimate' of entire year, this distribution will not be taxable the stockholders, but should be applied against and cost of the shares to each stockholder and if in Internal the such of a be the the excess as of dividend a reduce Hebden,^Treasurer, S. J. - Federal the of the by is investments), on $882,519 $936,519 $4.77 . share— 2328. The electric output .ended v. filing audit corporation cents loss or and taxes charges common width two alsrj additional Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— payment to 85,400 stockholders on Dec. 13 per share from undistributed net- income the 50 168, • , overall is 1947 1248 Sept. 30— after income Earnings . until 1 1 The exterior, and interior of the 1949 production model of the Playboy convertible has been completely restyled. both outside and inside, giving it a bigger and more dashing stream-lined effect. The Philadelphia Dairy Products Co., Inc. (& Subs.)—Earn. Period > the place. 2929., p. to . Playboy would have had to delay even ordering dies proceeds of $8,500,000 had been received by the company. assembly line with temporary conveyors for this limited schedule.. Spray booths, dip tanks and baking oven are common by the banks having been on Janj 10, 1949,-to holders made be • present . program, dies are already being made, thus ;eliminating one of the chief delaying factors in getting cars on' the assembly line, ' The company's own engineering staff is now setting up a shortened approval distribution, plans. financing new plans With Corp., held, in partial liquidation of to the prior approval of the banks Exchange following spring, of the con¬ scheduled 000,000; net common subject and Curb above the- Pharis company's York New received. of company hold ex par will permit This call for more limited initial financing to expedite early production. Details of the .financing program, now being negotiated, will be announced within the next two weeks. Under its original financing program, with a stock issue of $20,- stock¬ the distribution to its common common share of its subsidiary^ Carlisle authorized shares builder. body custCm well-known a company to concentrate now on production Buffalo; Production of the latter is now the These ' > in in start ■ , ,, Playboy vertible ' . _ $1 one two Fharis The stocK convertible of each the has company holders shs. of 5% (on 644,165 pfd. share per — - ■. - with ' New 168, p. 2436, which Net of Holdings to Its Shareholders— ' $793,930 Federal income taxes—,—_T taxes (est.) — —— before Federal • sold coal Co. Trust Pharis Tire & Rubber Co.—Plans Issuance of Carlisle Peabody Coal Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Quarter Ended Oct. 31— Tons conducted Agent in New York Appointed— Guaranty 1948 Monday, December 20, CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & York has been appointed agent in New York for payment of principal and interest and to exchange,, reg¬ ister, and convert the 3% convertiole debentures due Dec. 1, 1963. The this of Vice-President elected been motion Studios, Lion has Jr. Conversion Vice-President— Pathe Industries, Inc.—New William COMMERCIAL THE (2546) Net to -V. inc. transferred earned "m-pius— 168, p. 2124. • Volume 168 Number 4761 v THE Rayonier, Jnu.-r1Em<ployees',Retirement Plan Voted— The stockholders Income Plan DeC. on to "become 9 approved effective Jan. Edward Bartsch, President.- Full the company.—V. 168, p. 2013. an 1, cost the Plan is be to borne Rochester Telephone registrar this lor issue. See New York, due of 1963, also V. trustee been 168, under which a by $8,500,000 appointed paying named of 197,697 of cumulative common stock the advertising 4% offering shares is now preferred with returnable are stock, $20). (par vested the to Mr. at New by Otto During ture the of bids (par the 15,815 on including In 1920 stock of $100) two e Custodian. Otto established Rohm preparation War, the for of in the hides for Philadelphia production in organic the tanning company commenced textile industry. of had fungicides and henvv the chemicals. Thereafter dissolved. In synthetic Resinou". of some resins was the company; 1926, Products Otto & for in use operated same Haas and Chemical as Co. certain for paints, clcre a executives, was affiliate as the Lennig other was 1942—._ patents. Darmstadt, ceived 1947 royalties subsequently having in G.m.b.H. In patents paid under with I. into exception G. were with of of o' • (The in before the the I. G. with of the of agreements to with covered the in the provisions U, bv patents vested a^d the Rohm the these under of comDany a for business o* direction of Haas the ibfi companv into of was of Otto in com¬ n^w for and com¬ is -omewhat OF AS OF SEPT. missory note dated July 1, 1948, stock "■Payable issued (par in pursuant -Mutual Life $20)1———_ annual to instalments loan a Insurance of agreement $400,000 dated $9,953,499 1939 14.020 237 29,888,016 37,252,343 49,133.287 1941—,—_ 1943—— 1944 38.488,023 53,580.614 ... 1945— 1946 47,843.759 ... (9 mos.) with is on — 168, 2013. p. " pfd. stock, stock, E— 6,073,894 4,255,57.3 1 778 360 4 901 1 °69 provides 314'o70 24, Dividends have of the been business company's no interest rate, bonds due bonds due % bonds due 3»/8% 3Va7c bonds due 3 bonds due due Jhn. The First- National in indenture to expenditures plants, to under pvjre 1003/4 _ 101 ............Price West Bend Price 101 __ 1964 (Wis.), trustee Wisconsin. In the opinion which 100V2 ...Price — 7-15-63 of 100 the of and registrar. cash of in the the proceeds financing; lieu of The building, a paid indenture without congregation church be number counsel. chased by each Witter & Co., 168, John has funds any and for the restriction. now constructing" convent occupied as the additional school class six three The rooms. L. which Dec. estimated valuation at upon church at 128, p. included balance to is area unit in of the a new existing of converted into total cost of all construction - March of ' would been assume vacant, the and position would of also the number made to act of as of executive that the changes. Roy K. Ferguson boaid, which has President. to stockholders order 65 14, bonds, Dec. on dividend the of should to the have and paid the issued in restrictive "V "■ "Net in the of be amount of 50 the of stock severally gain $0.05 to due to and of be of director a of Distillers, " V 2162. 51,741 National products its plants is still stockholders this meet continues Shawmut demand alteration, the on Dec. on the unable has keep' 233,981 - Federal of 12 $5,461; $0.91 income tax thereon has and of one the paper before the of the and sold at a should increase Non-operating Total capacity with sales, similar similar the to rebuilding about machine's the July one 1, capacity being received for the now the of one 1949. by in for $1,939; provision for participation payment $9,100; gains amounts provision which would Provision Net None normal The est. to the company's schedule, in the operation for "After 3 realized if all install¬ machines taxes of 1948—3 Mos.—1947 this month. engineered In and 2, 9 Mos. 1948 839,878 950,198 $489,345 $1,625,977 41,599 26,695 $774,749 $530,944 $1,652,672 write-offs 44,088 taxes and $599,438 shares. 1049. other in metals 9 months 410,000 $395,944 $0.09 - from 1 $1,169,465 t$0.07 produced of $0.20 ($256,723 1948). +Based addition, a construction new is 50% Co.—Earnings— - [ revenues— 1948 ; Maintenance Provision for " : — 1947 $5,325,638 $4,780,308 2,283,278 . Operation the of these activities has interfered to production operations and all plants higher than in 1947, the laboratory facilities will large power distribution about any are to 2,143,725 ! depreciation: 287,578 299,428 699,159 other than Federal income taxes—— Provision for estimated Federal income taxes 257,036 331,459 — Taxes Net 600,723 524,858 425,208 $1,199,306 commence. material extent Other , earnings from operations— income ' Gross Interest Net (net) $1,054,189 ! chgs. and deductions (net) stated.—V. Balance — 168, p. 2013. Earnings per 370,385 $1,424,574 269,188 :— on $1,373,610 preferred stock • 244,289 $1,180,285 148,206 » with continuing to operate other income Dividends accrued 443,491 $1,642,798 ■ income 148,206 $1,225,404 $1,032,079 $3.43 $2.89 ■ — company in on '.(Before depreciation and write-offs.—V. 168, (Subsidiary companies not consolidated herein) Operating is reconstruction approximately New 73.207 135,000 $520,661 — • , 210,000 — credits 1948 $2,576,175 17,457 Twelve Months Ended Oct. 31—■ construction 1949. above), $1,329,223 — common stated $1,168,542 411,250 — — per share months as Ltd.—Earnings— Sioux City Gas & Electric at Marinette, Wis., plant is proceeding ac¬ stated, and pulp mill improvements Jan. Fed¬ invest¬ 1259. p. revenue deducting 5,944,432 p. machines report by Federal National additional house at levels be est. carried profit tEarnings at be for $757,292 income Depreciation and dur¬ operation paper /. installation two the on / investments, at quoted market $4,038,728), $4,521,611; shares of banks, $4,348,170; accrued interest re¬ , satisfactorily production said. now be completed job has been at system 1948 and books prov. net on 1948 $9,073,516. Boston, taxes $0.92 ir. $198,274; expenses——, engaged in a improvement at all The latter year. $17,300 been progressed machines, end of SHEET, SEPT. 30, suburban total, $184,418 390,000 390 000 —— share Period Ended Sept. 30— Net return from copper sales—— "Costs and the up 10,900 $359,903 175,485 $119,304 $420,283; total, $9,073,516.—V, 168, 9. company modernization program to 9,100 —— income 3,183 1,591 corporation, distilling sub¬ that $370,803 above, $62,600; common stock, capital surplus $3,233,727; earned surplus $317,267; un¬ realized appreciation of investments (other than bank stocks [$482,8831 less provision of $62,600 for Federal by Sales— so.strong 75,905 $362,385 $5,000,000; this Inc., $294,898 ' 1947. were 7,500 "$310,644 - $353,285 taxes,. $28,600; Shawmut Bank of ments 26.816 ———i—_ LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, pur¬ ' dividends ■. common income 1947 $329,214 23,252 : per eral and " $338,796 securities. ASSETS—Cash in banks, prices (aggregate cost the bank 255. p. 4 900 and period shares outstanding, stock Mellon 168, 3% "''k■. BALANCE capital the shareholders— est. ceivable, by capital.—V. The 30, 1951, proceeds, the 1948 interest sales common per held Co. May Of tax for $34,800 in 1955. — Boston—- Earned per 30, agreement an Trust dividends-.---,———_ participation to "After note a working under & beginning Sept. 30— from earnings Common Nov. — of Bank instalments on repay added $7,000,000 National expenses from for Surplus 99.57% cents to $20,242 Nil borrowed 1 Dividends the on principal underwriters and common 1948—9 MOS.—1947 "$64,706 Association—Earnings— income income Net un¬ 4,774 program for for completion to- $5.50 $0.05 Mellon A" • Bank ownership a regular the : A will the on $18,841 half-yearly used was Balance company 1945, year company dividends on the the in payment was remainder Federal provi¬ paid since the final Administrative of a new building additional finishing equipment at Scott's Cut-Rite Sandusky, Ohio. Production of Cut-Rite is expected to materially increased when this project is placed in operation. which share per 2137. p. with Shawmut None holding common expected to materially increase are 1946, $0.07 126,000 shs. been stock Until in was pay names company's announcement Bids 24, $1.37V'2 $27,520 corporation 24 payable 9 Months Ended 30,000 shs. be may 167, Income—interest shipping conveyor is now under construction at the Fort N. Y., plant where work will begin in January on a new - Account of Arrears on 1948—3 Mos.—1047 • share— 26 Nov. $6,000,000 $3,926,000 and common 1932. stock Nov. are with of 6,365 p. Edward, pulp preparation Chester. and stock, com. notes . new share, per current making a total of 55 cents per share (including 23 cents from capital gains) $1.25 from capital gains) in 1946.—V. 167, 90 cents quarterly prior loss.—V. Net 250,000 shs. affected. A from Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp.—Borrows from Banks— Prov. dividends yice-President and President of Schenley completed are cents 25 18, cents (including last year, and regular On ing the past half year, the company stated. At the Chester, Pa.,, plant a new hydrapulper has been installed to handle the increased production volume; a pilot plant for bleaching; pulp is now in successful operation; a new Yankee Dryer has been be of Dec. : 24, "Net . Outstanding 80,000 shs. a told to in dividend a record of three preceding quarters, Earns, per follows: as Scott the company Work Chairman continue a was Shares, Inc.—25-Cent Dividend— the directors declared 29 (R. B.) Sender, Inc.—Earnings- , . * regulation additional Co program of plant, its plants. Work 1632. Co.—Makes Executive Changes— The directors rr> Dec. 15 acted on Following .the meeting, announcement 15G. p. American 10, Dec. Period End. Sept. 30— Net profit after taxes— . ex¬ amount Inc & for of cording a' St. Regis Paper 168, including shares thereof underlying allotment certificates, has also been declared, payable Jan. 1, 1949, to holders of record Dec. 21, 1940.—V. 168, p. 1590. PRESENT,; FINANCING Authorized Scott Paper Co.—Production Exceeded division buildings under This dividends and interest on portfolio securities, plus equal¬ credits. A payment of 10 cents per share was made in each The D the on declared are elected Demand being aggregate $397,285. completion $849,011,—Vv the Dec. dividend for be may estimated an TO additional made was Leban, scheduled basement and The building projects is estimated total the building, temporary the * v is new now congregation (d) 1948,—V. Operating profit ations bonds, cents 10. have declared a dividend of $1.57 per share on account accumulations on the convertible stock, payable Dec. 27, 1948, to holders of record Dec. 20, 1948. This compares with $1.50 paid on 1949 year 2329. p. been will the 12>/2 Dec. includ¬ Co & Schwabacher out securing of lecord of , stations, pump Shortly before the public distribution shares of Dean bonds toward the the congregation school shall (b) stock common amount of 25% over the amount oi dividend paid dur'ng three quarters of the previous fiscal year which ended income installed are being issued provides that by the trustee (a) to pay the liquidation of the temporary loan made by- the congregation in anticipation of the completion of the bond issue; and (cL toward financing the cost of constructing certain permanent improvements on the propertv of the cost the on the holders increase of last 30, dated expenditures - paid UNDERWRITERS—The this Price in year to The directors - • output 7-15-58 1-15-59 28 dividend a fiscal Sherritt Gordon Mines follows: l-15-54__.. 7-15-54 declared this Dec. Selected Industries Inc.—$1.57 Schenley Industries, Inc.—New President of Unit— .... liabilities 1404. p. 2298. may —V. $13,889,183 $12,783,510 7-15-51 an of on p. early part of 1945 the board of directors adopted the having the company pay dividends in such amounts as the fix at regular quarterly intervals on the first daysv of April, July and October. Since that time regular quarterly of In to Sept. ization the policy board 1948—11 Mos.—1947 offering price to 1-15-52 15, in and 1-15-50 Bank Legal for trust funds The date serially serially serially serially current accumulated which Elworthy & Co.——L $300,000 first mortgage serial bonds. 2'/2% $0.50 and directors 1947 and $1.60 40,000 shs. C, quarterly 011 Blyth 2437, the quarter 1948, compared with A— legal common attempt sidiary—V. 168, 2%% $624,311 $0.69 (including dividends share payable Dec. 15, 1948) totaled $5,085,093 payable Selected 1931. Co., company's cumulative preferred stock since its issuance in 1941. commenced Ames Congregation, Milwaukee, Wis.—Bonds Of¬ fered—B. C. Ziegler & Co., West Bend, Wis., on Nov. 30 offered The $854,428 $1.02 1948, current assets totaled $15,909,962 ($10,- 1947) in due B, B, to DIVIDENDS—Regular . 3,829 368 3,329,650 7, fixst of the On St. / 30, in EFFECT series that amounts 4 690 065 p. 375,000 $1,448,765 $1.26 Clara, ——— 2,712,000 income.—V. 168, 600,000 30, the pumping equipment. —— 3,111,500 2,286,901 14,883 510,473 595,312 190,000 share of . stock—. 2.843,214 2 Dec. share, payable Project and $250,000 for trans¬ serviie connections and meters new deposits series January, dividends have been 0.?16,0a9 1948—Month—1947 $1,632,539 $1,525,345 Oct. Water share. 068,609 1,847,314 1 Jose approximately $500,000, excluding series subject sions of the indentures. Rose's 5, 10 & 25-Cent Stores, Inc.—Sales— - Is pfd. 1,759,707 6,042,630 7.801,565 6,541,368 California San wells, GIVING bonds, 4 470.897 5,616,551 taxes $368,413. on privately through bonds, 3% gross • capital is Dam and extension 2,072,160 4,637,887 39,113,063 Period End. Nov. 30— Sales —V. cum. Cum. stock * as $1,030,000, line quarterly basis. Net 523.2^6 ' 898,623 $1,546,798 public utility water company Town of Los Gatos, Village of estimate,of gross capital 3% 4% % Penn Income $139,233 874,663 992 inc, taxes Sept, represents extension 1948 mains, such accessories 1,384.793 8,111,289 6,485,202 3>7.9« 1,0?5 for on 722,055 1,298,687 —_ per at the per a of 1, 1975———: stock (par $25): Capital shs! note Income 34,689,799 47,060,232 provision Taxes $307,650 2.282,986 7,456,953 7,°17,112 42,602-,127 35.44^.661 47,124.9'74 1947——52,842,057 "Before ""Net Income $7,141,443 9.409,276' 11,571,145 19,263,848 26,019,570 1940—17,700.203 mtge, NOV. ■ EARINGS—1938-1948 Prod. Sold Net Sales 1938-i—— ' AND Cost of Year: " 1948, 1 in the -'VU First and SUMMARY OF COMBINED SALES 1948 1, The items, "Indenture $3Q shs, 769,229.05 each. July Co. P1 of Company is Austrian distribution from Common $3,000,000 l^oooshs. ul.000 shs". l.Obo.OOO shs. the other present limited A——. 1866. CAPITALIZATION, Outstanding $6,000,000 series Common On for r, due Julv 1, 1963———— Preferred stock (par $100) 4% cum. pfd. stock, 1,194,168 Securities Acceptance Corp., Omaha, Neb.—Larger Div. $150,000 which may be expended in connection with the Austrian Dam Project. This estimate for 1949 includes $790,000 for transmission and distribution mains, new "service connections and meters, $178,500 for wells, tanks and pumps ^nd the balance of $61,500 relates to various items, such as storage and pumping plants, purification facili¬ ties and other accessories and equipment. ■ 1743 30, Authorized for and and and COMPANY , successor the approximately . pr 1,704,020 drill. by various pended Philadelphia benefit CAPITALIZATION 3% in incorporated was ultimate in $250,000 pumos offered the $2,024,330 aggregating 80 cents per (1947, $2,708,587).—V. 168, capital mission Otto Haas. Dr. Rchm died in 1939, and the represent, shares formerlv held of re-ord in a of Dr. Rohm and his children whmh were vested by the Alien Property custodian in 1942. Mr. Haas, who is an American citizen, is the principal stockholder and chief of the executive company, end alto owns about 40% of the stock of Rohm & Haas G m.b.H, Prior to World War II the company and Rohm & Haas G.m.b.H. had certain buMness and contractual relationships including the agreement with respect to acrvlic products and an agreement with res-ect to dh'ision of territorv. The between the twe relationship companies was terminated by World War II. The' patent contracts betwen them were cancelled bv the consent and at the judgment, present time there are no contracts between the two companies. ' ■ ' •-■ - shares •trust profit 341,058 " EXPENDITURES—The served The Rohm commenced 49,719 $2,362,786 loans. NOTE—As of Sept. . City of San Jose, and adjacent territory, all in the County of Santa estimated population of the area served is 170,000. The ing Eastern was ' at of Said : Darmstadt Dr. $1,974,611 42,583 $3,916,556 deplet., amort,, Earnings offered 15,913-shares of common $30.50 per share. Further details agreements. The present estimate the remaining four months • G.m b H. direction $2,320,203 153,248 — Net rapid increase in population of the the company has made necessary or desirable sub¬ expenditures for replacements and additions to enable the company to extend its system. Gross capital expenditures from Jan. 1, 1947 to Aug. 31, 1948, totaled $1,875,743, including expendi¬ tures from funds advanced by depositors pursuant to line Haas judgment the $25) - CAPITAL Proo- from consent Court Nov.-24 (par stantial asreement enjoined in District $3,763,308 costsbank on Prov. for Fed. series B, due Nov. 1. 1975. The issue was purchased by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. at 98.18 and int. area and General. $5,108,071 $5,149,505 intang., and devel. etc. Oct. on for Interest extensions. which & Regis 1,148,865 : _ Prov. for ing working capital used for additions, extensions and improvements, defraying a portion of the cost of future additions, extensions and improvements of properties in the ordinary course of business and of refunding, in accordance with the company's applicable rules, exten¬ sion deposits advanced by depositors for agreements, the Attornev thereof S. •" of re¬ patents Rohm " & of also product", respect , of field company St. 1945 $3,123,476 1,308,532 ^ income Prov, in PURPOSE—Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of •the additional common stock and the proceeds from the sale of $500,000 first mortgage 3% bonds, series B, for (a) the purpose of repaying 'bank l^ans in the aggregate amount of $200,000 obtained from Crocker First National Bank, San Francisco, to defray in part the costs of the company's 1948 construction work and (b) the purposes of restor¬ Farbenndustrie. In by the company and accrued number a patents are Germany und»r (he under the Ahen the certain 18, 1943, in Pennsylvania. business menced intd 1935) and I. G. Farbenindustries (entered thereunder had been vested bv the Nov. of on under terminated anv entered District to were accrued field Farbenindustrie, agreements plying was acrvlic (entered the be^nging patents $500,000 the field, on Cal. patents acquired in about manufacturers of chemicals at acrvlic aggregating $716,000 1934) whose interests erty Custodian. • All with the entry been 1946 $3,628,735 41,134 Balance Other Works—Common Stock Offering—As issue of Nov. 29, Dean Witter & Co. and as¬ our Saratoga, - certain G.m.b.H., has rejoined serving water common company's upon Haas under approximately licenses & Germany. licenses The based was who Company is the was incorporated an enzyme bate used preparation of hides in tanning leather. As the companv has widened the range of its products it.has acquired many other patents, either through purehace or through its own research, and is licensed under" additional as and will be employed by the He plans to establish his own office Total COMPANY—Company was products from Rohm Adams 1947 $5,200,480 1,437,172 of director a 1948 2,207,947 $7,316,018 mortgage ? the 1934 R. appointments VicePresidents. Del.—Earnings- Sept.30— revenue-.. Oper. & gen, expenses Martin each personnel, acrylic as B. the Sale of Bonds—The company has sold Dean Witter & Co. $500,000 first conducted in William continue and of Carl been follow: coatings. companv, Cshcell sociates The purchasing, account¬ legal and other departments. On Sept. 14, '• 1948, merged into the companv, and its sales are now being by the Resinous Iroducts Division of the company. The business of the company was originally based upon patents covering the invention bv Dr.-Otto Rohm of ing, Resinous Beeman, stock manufacturing and of and will resignations Vice-Presidents as consulting capacity. a noted in oper¬ organized of purpose varnishes as* well and associates the Cancell the of San Jose Water leather. business Resinotr. Beeman made . plastics,- Lennig Seaboard Oil Co. of 3 Mos. End. the of 2329. p. manufac¬ acrylic 15 an as integral part of the company. In 1945, the company acquired remaining stock of Lennig, and as of Dec. 31, 1947, the assets and of Lennig were transferred to the the also was in of acquired approximately 98% of the capital Lennig & Co., Inc., which was engaged in the manu¬ of Vice-Chairman Vice-President of Powell River Co., Ltd. Mr. Adams is in charge of production of certain of the company's kraft paper mills including those in Northern New York, and is also a V;ce-President of Taggart Corp., a St. Regis subsidiary.—V. 168, company l'ne a insecticides, of 1, last, to become General Manager of Manufacturing of the Printing. Publication and Converting Paper Division. Itnmediately prior to returning to St. Regis, Mr. Cancell and blocks' Bids* the Dr. the World Charles facture ated first and in used position Watertown, N. Y, Mr. chemicals u-;ed in the Subsequently, the widened the range of its products by developing other chemi¬ company cals, Haas bite created " York, business 1909 newly charge of manufacturing in the Printing, Publication and Converting Paper Division, will continue to act in an advisory capacity but will devote his major attention to the affairs of Finch, Pruyn & Co., Glens Falls, N. Y., of which he is now Vice-Pi'esident.- The enzyme R. A. Martin Mr. and O.fice of Alien Property, 120 Broadby 3:30 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 17', 1949. company, whose principal executive offices are at 222 West Washington Square, Philadelphia, was incorporated in Delaware April 23, 1917, to take over the way, the ■ A of Property Lyman Eenton Stocks— for series Ownership Alien (2547) ' . Operating company in of principal agent to Announcement 2437. p. Rohm & Haas Co.—Bids for Purchase of Attorney General Tom C. Clark is shares is:ue new CHRONICLE Allen,' a director, and President of the company's subsidi¬ Florida Pulp & Paper Co. and the Alabama Pulp & Paper Co., aries, was Corp.—Trustee, Pay'g Agent, Etc. Guaranty '' rust Co. of 4% sinking funu debentures amount has bet.: issued, has FINANCIAL board. and The & James H. Employees' Retirement it was announced by 1949, of COMMERCIAL share, common stock, 356,814 shs. 16 (2548) To Merge Iowa Public Service Co.— A plan for merger of Iowa been filed with the SEC. To effect to poses the 42,500 Public Sioux merger issue Service City, shares of Co. into Sioux f the7surviving as $3.75 The new rate 2.2 of mon is common (about to 32%%) shares be each share offered publicly for new company, owned of the for share of the for Period— -Week Ended Dec. 7- . 1948 earnings —V. 1947 $ 6,045,193 168, p. 2438. now V. 168, pp. Co. stock common is needed The $ $ Corp. Wholly-Owned (& From Jan. 1 to— Approved— sales.. "After eliminating from A. S. Shoe sales. Corp. but and earnings of A. foregoing figures.—V. Operating 168, dividends re¬ Net unreal¬ estimated share Net the 445,500 on 3 665,271 410,232 20,019,284 17,204,590 186,413,699 153,882,231 15,165,029 14,289,859 taxes Operating Qper., revenue—___ $5,966,419 expenses.L_ 4,908,055 etc., Net oper. Other revenue___ Gross $2,788,651 24,232 income____ income income $1,304,725 $2,812,883 $3,799,230 23,835 3,891 384,484 489,373 48,759 1,027,402 1,439,420 15,970 13,008 57,727 44,434 * tax tax___ 12,839 Gross oper. Operating Sept. 30— A . report to the revenues „ $2,458,966 $3,561,249 $3,135,149 1,407,176 2,063,651 1,766,512 151,225 171,622 204,373 206,491 239,202 319,991 313,101 * 238,966 ' - • leases 33,804 order inc. Gross 2,459 8,973 2,624 110,485 151,687 146,903 119,750 101,550 140,317 & $392,668 $663,287 $511,764 6,067 4,203 13,951 4,999 ___ $490,669 $396,871 $677,238 $516,763 53,524 53,865 78,236 69,272 103,427 102,553 137,657 132,870 $333,717 other Subsidiary $240,453 $461,345 $309,026 deduc. companies "Special charge "Equivalent to reduction financing.—V. 167, p. 2693. Acid & in Federal income tax resulting from re¬ Sulphur Co., Inc. — New Split-Up Stock to Receive Dividend of 5-Cents per Share— The directors on the of record have declared $5 par value Dec. 10. The new a dividend stock, common old recently split-up on the basis 167, p. 1851. stock common of eight new held.—V. five of cents payable Dec. of no share per to holders 23 value par shares for each old was share 3. Period End. Oct. 31— 1948—Month—1947 $ Operating 1948—10 Mos—1947 $ 19,319,202 revenues Uncollectible oper. rev._ $ * 66,859 66,170 revenues.. 643,107 16,016,716 175,691,009 140,723,311 13,649,268 141,905.992,121,373,576 1,374,226 18,593,479 12,070,274 oper. income after charges —V. 168, p. 2,155,271 993,222 1,739,655 564,289 Southern California Edison revenues Operation Co.—Earnings 589 9,118,515 7,394,740 1,621,176 2,285.917 7,588 965 2,850,000 12,710 ,000 12,300,000 1,693.000 !' Fed. taxes 1,535,000 6,130,000 9,140,097 9,129,703 24,392,848 35,392 ,037 on Other taxes-——__ 2,681,827 2,394,784 3,295 500 9,960, 328 Prov. 2,489,624 2,321,993 9,790, 866 for Amort, depreciation. of acquisition adjustments 65,451 Net operating income Non-oper. income (net)_ Gross income Income Preferred —V. 261,805 $3,629,055 $14,415,088 $13,765,258 409,436 391,761 1,959,963 1,373,144 $4,020,816 $16,375,051 $15,138,402 1,690,791 1,187,362 5,549,876 4,645,429 $3,464,844 ____ $2,833,454 $10,825,175 $10,492,973 El 168, Salt Lake and A These Inc. La., $3,500,000, and Cranfield, Miss., $3,200,000. with these major items there has been a large number of projects for the improvement of manufacturing, marketing, transportation facilities. Capital expenditures on these various programs during the past three approximate $190,000,000, exclusive of outlays for exploration years and producing development. The total domestic capital and exploration including producing, exceed. $400,000,000 for the three- expenditures, period..' year Gross crude oil production by the company and domestic subsidiaries during new recent the third quarter averaged 286,000 barrels daily. This marked all-time high and continued to reflect the growth trend of years. ■ v-:■ _/ ; \ Two companies in which Standard Oil Company of California for¬ merly held a majority interest have become whollv owned subsidiiaries through the purchase of the minority holdings. These companies are:-. California Spray Chemical Corp.. one of the world's largest manufac¬ and marketers of insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers; and California Refining Co., which operates —V. a refinery at Perth Amboy, N. J. 4 168, p. 2329. Oil •Standard Co. (Ind.)—Places Loan Privately—On Nov. 23 company sold to the Equitable Life Assurance Society $10,000,000 of 23A% 15-year debentures, due Feb. 1, 1963, and on Nov. 30 there $0.59 Co.—Equipment Trusts Offered — A annually, Jan. 1, 1950 to The certificates issued under the Phila¬ bids, each New 15 on a Salomon Lehman Bros. Brothers, & Hutzler, 99.346; a bid 2%% of 99.06991, an coupon, were High Records— 99.611; Harriman Ripley & Co., Corp., 99.318. The First Boston the offering group were R. W. Pressprich & Co.; A. G. Becker & Co., Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Hornblower & Weeks; Otis & Co. (Inc.); L. F. Rothschild & Co.; Shields & Co.; Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; First of Michigan Freeman & Co.; Graham, Parsons & Co.; The Illinois Co.; for Sued Members filed this corporation sued 18 directors for accounting of all profits since 1943. of 13 or in 1946, the corporation was known as Standard Aircraft During the war it manufactured precision instru¬ 6, Inc. aircraft. directors It is now manufacturing assemblies, lamp pre¬ and other items. and former in named directors suit the are Robert Casey, Albert H. Ellinger, John Golob, Arthur Meyring, R. H. Hammert and L. G. Zarbock, all of Dayton; Thomas E. Wilson of Pelham, N. Y.; Frank Neher N. of Greenwich, Conn.; Warren C.. Dubois of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Harry G. Sparks of Jackson, Mich.; John B. Farwell of New York; William Warfield of Washington; William M. Goss of Waterbury, Conn.; A. J. Barlnger of Larchmont, N. Y., and John E. Wood and J. Howe.—V. Fred Sterchi Bros. 168, p. 2163. ' : . Stores, Inc.—Sales & Earnings— Nine Months Ended Nov. 30— / ' 1948 1947 profit per share after all charges, including provision for Federal income taxes——___$2.85 $2.59 v Net sales for the third quarter ended Nov. 30, 1948, were $3,837,748 and for the first nine months sales were $10,882,490.—V. 168, p. 2014. Net Sterling Aluminum Products, Inc.—Stock Dividend— Board The 15 issuable each of Governors of to shares two the of York New Exchange on Curb Dec. 123,250 adidtional shares of $1 par common stockholders at the rate of one additional share listing for approved stock held of Dec. record Sterling Insurance 1948.—V. 156, p. 2046. 20, With Chicago, 111.—Registers Co., SEC— ^ The company on Dec. lo filed a registration statement with the SEC covering 25,000 shares ($2.50 par) capital stock. Stock is being sold by three stockholders who will grant a discount of $1 per share to brokers and dealers on original sale. The price is $12.50 per share. Container Corp. Stone Period End. Sept. 3fr— Net sales "Net $1,052,142 .119,019 $0.17 .{Earnings per share— ently charges and 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $7,030,733 $8,736,789 $978,726 102,890 $0.15 v— profit "After (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 {Based taxes. 828.037 $1.18 700,000 on $1 1,696,700 $2.42 shares par pres¬ outstanding. At Sept. rent cash 1948, 30, alone of covered $1,203,687 aggregate cur¬ payables of $759,623 by around 1.59 times. Total current assets at $3,460,929 and were 4.57 times current liabilities. Net listed are was equivalent to $3.86 per share of compare with net working capital share reported at Sept. 30, 1947. Net tangible assets applicable to the equity were equal to $7.60 per share at the end of last September in contrast with the $6.74 per share on Sept. 30, 1947.—V. 167, p. 2299. > working capital common stock. of of $2,701,306 These latter figures and $2,433,772 $3.47 per . , .'•>*{.? •'? "•!: !*■■i; «'■.. 'i• ,■ ... . f■ ■■ ■ ■■ ■; ■ Sunray Oil Corp.—Completing New .Gathering Lines— corporation has made the following announcement: The receive better To and deliver crude oil to and from oil leases and pipe lines in the Velma area of Stephens County, Okla., thi3 corpora¬ tion is completing approximately 25 miles of crude oil gathering lines all directions from its In Velma crude oil pump station. *; ; Already completed is a four-inch line.from the Velma pump station northeastward to the Tussey, Okla., pipe line outlet of the Kerr-McGee Industries, for crude oil exchange A four-inch line running to connect with the Interstate Pipe purposes. six miles northwest of Velma some completed. .This line makes it possible for Sunray to receive high gravity sweet Chitwood crude for special segre¬ gated blending uses at the companys catalytic-cracking refinery at Line system has also been " Duncan, completed line also runs three miles south of Velma to miscellane¬ producing leases and Sunray is taking several thousand barrels crude daily direct from producing leases in the area at Alma, Chit- A ous of wood, Knox, Doyle, Cruce, Velma, Sholem Alechem and Tussey. started Construction to Velma from last week Interstate Pipe on a Line new can 4-inch system's deliver to or receive from Island, Stanolind, or Interstate. ..V '? 000,000 of capital new expenditures spent during the executives said. A summary follows: of the in first line IV2 miles station Tussel Mid-Continent, Sohio, long where Rock 1947 nine together with part of the of this year," the Nine Months Ended of the Oil (Indiana) 1947 1948 group Increase 168, p. 36% 15% 18% 70,141 25% Dapp, $890,439,551 $621,310,603 43% Canada. - The Tulsa, (New Jersey)—Scrip Agent— The Guaranty Trust Co. of New York will act as agent of holders of (New Jersey) capital stock scrip certificates, series E, purchase additional scrip required to have full share or sell their scrip certificates.—V. 168, p. offering the Initial company program has a contract with Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. of (a subsidiary of Standard Oil of Indiana), under which of its property are being seismographed by Stanolind expense to Surety Oil. Under this agreement Stanolind has Okla. 19,840 Standard Oil Co. desire .to The . will be used to repay loans and for the of development. company has oil reservations and leases on acreage in the Leduc, Westlock, Bruderheim, and Bashaw areas in Alberta, of Proceeds company's 1735. Co. is making a public offering (as a specu¬ at $1 per share. pany 631 191,458 87,507 Standard Oil The company's Duncan of 999,993 shares of common stock of this com¬ lation) 363,669 856 pipe-line traffic, million barrel — and others. Oil Co., Ltd.—Stock Offered—Willis E. Burn- side & Co., Inc., 429,049 .. miles who Wood River, Skelly, Magnolia, refinery is currently running approximately 18,000 barrels of crude and charging stock daily.—V. 168, p. 2163.* , ; ; 220,176 .____, Total sales —V. Co., months Standard Sept. 30— Avg. net production, barrels per day_ Avg refinery runs, barrels per day__. Total Through exchange facilities at Velma, Sunray can deliver to or receive from 23 separate producers including those named above, the Texas oil Surety record interest received. Dec. on aircraft parts Sunray meeting the increased demand for petroleum products, this com¬ and its subsidiaries have been making and then breaking new high records in every branch of the business, Dr. Robert E. Wilson, Chairman, and A. W. Peake, President, revealed on Dec. 10. "The greatest factor in making possible this result was the $220,- certificates issued specifying Corp.—Board Ohio, for The acres without right to select a drill site on the property upon which it does seismography and to drill a well for the joint account of both the companies. 2231. organized under the Companies Act of the Province Canada, by letters patent dated May 26, 1948, with an of 1,500,000 shares of $1 par value stock. If all The company was 2.309%. other stock on In Total wells drilled— 1804. Dec. $50,000,000 of de- •? $0.64 awarded were bentures outstanding. The proceeds will be used to aid the company in its construction program.- $1.70 outstand.. Other members of Corp.; California Co. St. John, $184 were: and for The .Along $642,856 was cycling plants smaller $1,069,435 ' cents 70 stockholders in approxi¬ had 5,095 company stockholders was Until Aug. pipe line to that point from Rangely Field, Colo., have been largely completed. Ultimate cost will a combined cost $7,500,000; $670,034 $828,017 - of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court by Elizabeth Devlin. It accused the directors of an scheme and conspiracy" to use their control over for personal profit instead of for the company good. funds $15,000,000. pipe line from Kettleman Hills to Los Medanos tank farm near Richmond, $3,800,000; sulphur dioxide and acid treating plant at El Segundo, $3,800,000; new crude, still units at El Segundo and Rich¬ company's issue of . refinery) boiler $172,000,000 delphia plan, were immediately reoffered by the group, at prices to yield from 1.45% to 2.45%, according to ma¬ turity. Sales is subject to ICC authorization. The convert by-product 176-mile 4,772,180 1959, inclusive. (to sidiary, at Hico-Knowles Field, La., and Brookhaven, Miss., and one has been completed at Rangely, Colo. The cost of the three Is $6,200,000. Other major projects completed since the war's end include: 5,077,937 on dividend extra an plot, Products, For Operations are under two new subsidiaries, .'Salt Lake Refining Co. and Salt-Lake Pipe Line Co. \ Natural gasoline plants are being built by The California Co., a sub¬ 4,981,386 _____ suit Dayton, facilities, 4,774,354 group headed by Halsey Stuart & Co. Inc. was awarded Dec. 15 $15,740,000 2V8% serial equipment trust certifi¬ cates series Z, due $1,574,000 Three ever-increasing demand for petroleum products. new City, related 969,530 Southern Pacific cost in part: 10 said Dec. Main office and laboratory buildings, plants, $1,900,000. Oil field research laboratory at La Habra, $1,000,000. > ; New projects in the Utah-Colorado region, including a refinery at 1,193,890 p. on the company's foreign interests. More than a third estimated net income for the period was derived ■ ....'• • ' Segundo $1,600,000; two 1,442,181 share declared new 1,194,646 stock at Facilities, etc.— stock for detergents, or into high-octane gasolines) $2,100,buildings for California Research Corp., $1,700,000. Long Wharf at Richmond refinery has been modernized at a cost of $5,500,000, with a concrete causeway extending a mile from shore to a half-mile pier that provides increased berthing space for tankers. Construction is fireproof. 000; dividends per for pany $5,155,635 _______ Remainder com. 261,805 1948, the 1, of group The $0.47 providing into gases dividends Common Earned 65,451 $4,746,199 Int. and other deducts.. Net $858,408 $0.11 after 6,425,120 3,260,000 ________ income „ $81,544,831 of Nov. ments plant, $3,750,000; propylene polymer plant turers 1948— 12 Mos.—1947 1948—3 Mos.—1947 frequency chnge. for Prov. 7,279,461 3,648,983 10,991,052 $25,675,792 $22,476,940 $93,414 Maintenance Prov. for 15,191,538 2162. Period End. Sept. 30— Operating ■;•)" the end of the war this company has been busily engaged on of new facilities and plant modernizations. This year will completion of such major projects as: (At Richmond refinery) New packaging and grease plant, $7,000,000; a Net directors capital company former directors Since and 448,053 6,709,952 $8.19 $8.78 stk. mately 44 States of the Union.—V. 168, p. 52. the program $ 16,082,886 176,334,116 141,171,364 19,252,343 Operating expenses.... v 14,816,685 Operating taxes____:_'___ 2,280,387 Net As mark at Lake Operating $0.76 outstanding Steady progress on the company's program of postwar construction Many have been finished this year or brought well along mond, : Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Earnings— , the meet ^approximate M 1,338,335 7,898,446 1942——— (excl, patents) 31, 2,006,651 1,385,000 3,292,620 3,292,620 1,337,873 ; toward completion. 5,595 Income Southern to -{At company Net V , Southeastrn pub. serv¬ ice $318,640 $1,380,639 shares common projects. 153,950 $484,602 __ inc. income Interest 649,252 spent $52,000,000 during the third quarter, the total for nine months to $136,000,000. Exploration and production expenditures accounted for the greater part of this sum. wax Oper. 218,060 these purposes the company 33,804 8,970 6,758 112.288 taxes Non-oper. 906,175 bringing 1,551,184 taxes inc. Subs.)—Earnings Dec. 9,277,007 - 2,041,355 1,385,000 stock, payable Dec. 29 to holders of record has paid four quarterly dividends of 25 cents the latest on Dec. l to stockholders of record Nov. 18. this year, $1,507,660 Co. of California—New from these sources. , Deprec. & depletion Non-produc. well drillng Fed. 1946 1947 $536,700 1. The growing importance of operations in the Rocky Mountain and $2.12 $2,664,773 expenses Abandoned 1948 $2,286,814 stockholders released $2,302,535 1948—12 Mos.—1947 10,070,801 deprec.)_ Including an extra of $1 per share paid on the common Dec. 29, last year, dividends in 1947 totaled $2 per share. A Operations of this company for the third quarter of 1948 gave further emphasis to these phases of its activities: $1.55 (& the 22. cision Standard Oil $1,678,993 Service Co. 4,018,359 10,584,319 share_____„ common 1,514,694 $0.74 1948—9 Mos.—1947 the 13, cn The Dec. 2. Large expenditures in the form of capital outlays for increased plant facilities and for exploration costs in the search for more oil, in Maintenance General 12,043,063 11,326,921 L_j—_________ per on $798,451 Southeastern Public Period End. 15,384,868 1,104,135 charges ■___ & foreign inc. taxes- Gulf States, and of of the $39,461,000 1590. p. Dec. share per Squibb & Sons (& Subs.)—Earnings— $0.59 168, since sh. of com. per ' $13,295,366 5,314,370 —— Standard-Thomson $636,745 -V. 1,300,079 preferred dividends.—V. 168, p. 2014. 35,093 $1,061,035 deductions Federal 2,458,934 1,967,361 profit "Based $3,764,136 6,461 On 2329. p. "Earnings 14,956,430 $1,298,263 income Months Ended Sept. 30— Net $18,720,567 2,671 Income State $5,238,716 $19,712,199 3,940,452 16,923,548 surplus value "unlawful 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,058,363 income 187,078,970 154,292,463 151,320,419 123,748,809 1,614,652 19,708,412 17,190,359 2,395,321 charges- 168, SHEETS $15,385,171 : Declares Extra Dividend— 61,255 Prov. for U. S. (& Subs.)—Earnings- 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Book 1948—10 Mos.—1947 17,265,845 operating BALANCE J surplus Earned American parent, revenues.. (E. R.) 2162. Southeastern Greyhound Lines period End. Sept. 30— 1948—Month—1947 ___ CONSOLIDATED liabilities Paid-in ACCOUNT 66,331 Earnings after i costs. material and IN Accounting— Shoe Corp., a controlling Corp. of America, are not included p. reflected in the company's unfilled approximated $15,000,000 as of Sept. at prices subject tp change in the "Includes earned surplus prior to Jan. 1, 1943.INCOME 20,085,615 expenses after —V. Beck S. interest of which is owned by Shoe the $3.18 {Including per its to ITEMS assets each 1,416,377 excluding intercompany profits. • {Equal to $3.17 shares of common stock outstanding. stock common rev._ oper. Operating $3.17 ized NOTE—Sales $70,000,000 revenues Uncollectible Operating ; inter-company Beck Subs.)— 1,411,810 __ share____ common sell COMPARATIVE $26,255,150 $22,799,414 : earnings {Earnings per in to company of the the application approved Sept. 27,'47 Sept. 25,'48 + wholesale and were working capital—!— Property, plant, and equipment (less Common stock (shares of $1 par) "Capital surplus ___________ Telephone & Telegraph Co. Period End. Oct. 31— America of all labor in is firm, as Net 6,652,162 305,461,511 274,819,567 Commission has S. P. plan.— 2438 and 2162. '■Total retail ceived the execute Missouri Operating Shoe tNet to revision Current - . Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Issue outstanding. City owhs 510,070 (66.32%) of the Iowa Public Service com¬ shares and proposes to cancel these as part of the merger plan. The $3.90 preferred shares of Sioux City are to be undisturbed. Affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the existing Sioux City Electric Current 1948 Sioux & building car regarded Substantially of event in Those Sept. 30,'48 Sept. 30,'47 Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 com¬ mon Gas activity 1948. 30, PRINCIPAL 1947 $ Gross the at City shares of Sioux 428,176 The orders. Southern Ry.- -Estimated Gross Earnings— 258,995 and Iowa, Monday, December 20, 1948 pro¬ preferred common CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Hayden, Miller & Co.; Edw. Lowber Stokes & Co.; McMaster Hutchin¬ son & Co.; Mullaney, Wells & Co.; William Blair & Co.; Clayton Securities Corp.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Thomas' & Co., and F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc.—V. 168, p. 2438. City has stock and to change its common stock capitalization to 2,500,000 authorized shares. The new preferred is to be offered in exchange, share for share, for an equivalent number of Iowa Public Service $3.75 preferred shares now outstanding. shares COMMERCIAL THE Standard Railway Equipment Mfg. Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— Sales Net Common Earnings The after shares per income 1948 taxes of $1.93 Nov. 1, 1948 had 5,095 through approximately 44 states of the union. 1,385,000 $1.97 of Ontario, authorized of the capital presently outstanding. 2,731,622 1,385,000 outstanding.. as 1947 2,676,862 share. company Subs.)— $18,135,312 $16,254,083 a profit (& Co. offered shares are sold, all authorized shares will be . prospectus revealed that Gene Tunney, former heavyweight has been elected to the company's board of directors.— 168, p. 2231. The champion, V. stockholders distributed (Continued on page 56) Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2549) 17 ♦ Stock Record «» New York Stock Exchange DAILY RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY USTED ISSUE Range for Previous STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 Lowest Highest f per share $ per share 66% May 90 Dec Jan 63% Oct 14 Apr 13% May J8% 55 43 % 30% May 6 25% Oct Jan Feb 7 Va Feb Feb 19 % Nov 9 Feb 99 Nov 10 Nov 5 30 37 Feb 10 58% Oct 23 67 Nov 26 16% Dec 31% Jan 14 Dec 75 Dec 102% Aug 65 Feb 56 Jan 76% Nov 27% Dec 48% Feb 2% Nov 22 Feb 10% 164 / 104 Apr 12% Dec 18 May 29% May Nov Dec 7% Dec xl71 & Aldens Inc 4%% May 21 May 24 $4.50 Apr 23 198 . May 17 Allied Chemical & 17% Dec 17 21% Jan 30 Allied Oct 26 % Dec 15 Feb 11 81 Mar 21 30 Jan 39% Mar Dec 105% July 42% Oct 30% May Jun 99% Oct • 91 26% Nov 30 73 Dec 42y8May27 98 6 Jun Co 3 ' 3%% 18% 45% 45 18% 38 38 1,200 3,000 18% 18% *35 100 41% 28% 28% 28a/4 28% 283/a 28% 28% 3,300 2.1 '/a 21 % xl8% 19% 193/4 19% 193/4 20% 23,700 18,800 14% 14 Va* 67 67 20 20% *100% •2% 20 103 2% 14 J/4 14% 2% 2% 2% 50% 68 2% 49% 49% *67 70 24% par No par *103 gtd__100 *95 .1 *8 No par *67% 24% 102% 24 J/2 14 J/a 66 2% 2% 50 45% 70 *67% 24% 24% *95 98 8 8 8 181 181 179% 181 Va 179 % 1793/4/ 19 *17% 18% 27 J/2 *17'/4 17%' *92 98 8 8 7% 7% 700 X177 177 174% 178 2,100 *7% 8'A 26% 28% 28% 28 J/4 29 x28 83% *81 % 83 J/4 82 83 *82 28% 27% 75% 27% 27% 26 J/2 . *102 102% • 600 - 173/4 17'% 17% 300 26% 26% 28% 28 26% 28 3 4 10,600 831/4 831/4 83% 500 19,100 2,600 28 27'A 27% 271/s 27% 27 75% . 6,900 98 28% 77 25 *92 27% 27% 69 24% 98 83% 75% 10,800 *95 28% 28% 10,800 *102 84 77 *67 69 24% 102% 130 23/4 47% 46 102 *17% 26j/2 77 2% 47% 102 27% 27%' 15,300 1,100 14% 65% 98 27 3% 14% 67% 28% 28% *83 3% 14 *102 *17%' 18 20 103 33% *66 8 * 19% *100% 20% 103 14% 28% *27% 100 473/4 70 24% 2% *95 184 ' 2 s/8 50 *67% 25% 2% 103 8% 18 69 24% ♦1003/4 67% 14% *66 2% 19% 20% 103 102 98 *179% 5 No par *67 25 103% 2 3/4 2% *66 50% *100 3/4 103 2% 50% 19% 20% *100% 2% 100 preferred- conv 3,800 X28% 14% — 2% 22% 2% Allied Stores Corp common__No par 4% preferred —; ~100 Allis-Chalmers Mfg common_No par 3 Jun Kid 46% 183/4 1,900 81 23/i 41% 18% *38 66- 65% *76 3 21% 69 Allied Mills Co Inc__; 25 34% May 20 37 Vs May 15 45 46% 653/4 81 22% 1 Dye__ Feb 36 % 2% 29% *67 6% 2% Shares 29 *14% & West Ry Allen Industries Inc *76 81 for the Week 28% 2% —-100 preferred 46 . 65% 65% Sales Dec. 17 $ per share 21% preferred-No par conv 46% Friday 16 *28% 5 Ai 2% 18% 41% 20 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No conv *45% 18% 103 l 65% *76 2% *38 19% common— 66 18% *100% Allegheny $2.50 prior 46% *40 Dec. I per share Sper share 81 2% Thursday Dec. 15 43 18% 18% 43 65% *76 3 No par common preferred 65% 43% 46% 18 % *40 PRICES Wednesday S pei share 81 2% Ry —100 Mining 10 Gold preferred- 5%% 11% Jun 14 3 Inc—— Allegheny Corp May 13 96 * 65% *76 2% *46 ___1 No par Vlcksburg Juneau 34 8 Mar 10 Co Corp Reduction Alabama Alaska 75 2 Mar 81 2% HIGH SALE Dec. H $ per share 66 "'76 2.50 Co Express 109 13 66 No par 22% 90 91 90 Nov 202 May 16 24'A Nov 30 102 Nov Air 4% May 15 Feb 44 27% May 15 108 2% Nov 6% No par com AND Tuesday f Dec. 13 I per share Par Addressograph-Multigraph Corp__l0 Admiral Corp ——1 May 18 4% May 20 21% May 21 80% Jun 2 Dec 5% Acme 27 41% July 27 22% Dec 8 10 2% May 25% May Steel Adams Adams-Miils 8 112 1 23% May 15 46% Jan 3% 90% 55% Jun 16 Monday Dec. 11 Co Motors 16 38% Dec ACF-Brill 11 27% Dec Saturday Abraham & Straus 9 Dec 10% Nov Abbott Laboratories 2 May 14 6% Jan Dec Oct LOW STOCK , 14% Feb 45 38 40'A May 100 Oct 60 May 100 2% Nov 30 Feb YORK EXCHANGE share 79% Jan 1 78% Oct 10% 38 $ per 6 per share July 87% 110 Jun 57/a NEW Lowest ' 75% 76 753/4 76 76% 27% 76V2 26 J/2 26% 26 J/2 26% 3% 26% 1,200 26% ' t 24% May 5% May 35 Jan - 8% x25 Nov 10 • 31% Oct 20 ■< 3% Nov 24 Feb 6% May 17 J 46 Nov 10 50 Dec 83% Feb 20 121 Dec 36 10 Jan Apr Mar 73 51 107 34% May 7 50 % Dec 50% 11% Dec 31 9 77% Mar 22 Mar 22 American ~7% 73/a 7% 53 51% 52% 58% Feb 9 70 20% 20% 6% preferred 50 American Bosch Corp class A—1--1 *60% 62% *61% 631/a *611/2 20% 63% *11 12 11% 11% *11 11% 9% Mar 17 32 % Nov 26 Nov 3 ' 111 Jun 3 Amer Brake ' 4% American Amer Cable 24 21 28% Feb Feb Aug 18% Mar 92% May 14 177 5 27 28 110 4 51 Sep 26% Feb 15 % Nov 6 20 % Jun 18% Dec 24 Feb 15% Dec 17 22% .Jun' 88 Dec 102 Mar Dec 13 94 33 % Feb 10 86 48% July Oct 6% 94% Feb Jan 46 7% May 18 19 25 Feb 5 11 Jan American 25 4%% 16 2 17% July 14% Mar 16 19 Va Oct Dec 20% July 13% Dec 16 19 15 2 Dec 1% Sep 20 4% May 15 89 % Jan 9 6% Feb 115% Jan 42 7Vi Dec 25V4 Feb 74% Dec 101'A Feb 37 July 42% Apr 37 5% May 9% Oct 55 Dec 6V4 Nov Nov 15 Apr Distilling 7% Jan 10V4 Jan 10 90 106% Mar 13 92 Oct 10% Feb 11 Nov 13% Jan 5 Feb 16% Dec 16 Jan 95% Feb 27 Jan 5 Jan 13 15% Jun 14 19 24 Jun 26% Jun 108 3 Jun 9 Hide 6% American Ice 6% 7% Range since Jan. 1 Highest S per share 7% Lowest 16 40% 101 *101% 44 y4 45 1 24% *5% *78 , 43'A 17% *95% STOCK 121/4 Nov 30 21% May 24 94% Jun 10 Amer Mach 6s 15 11 10'% May 27 Amer Machine & Metals 35 American Feb >6% Feb July 24% Mar 9 93 Dec Dec 14% Feb X6 i/a Dec 16 28% May 39% Feb 29 Feb 10 7 16% Feb 6% Feb 28 July 93% Dec 8% Jan 35 Dec 9 7 4%% 2 American preferred Amer Power 6s 151% 151% 15% 151/4 15% 85i/2 *831/4 841/2 *83% 84% 391/2 39% 393/v 101% 100 J/2 100 3/4 *100 303/4 303/4 30 5% 5% 31 *5% 5% 13% 13% 1,500 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 6,500 47% 5,200 , 44 45 - Light 3% 24% 37 37 37 6 6 12 93% *92% 6'A 34% 8% 8% 6% < 34% 8% 6% 34 8% 24% 6 24% 6 7% 3% 49 37% 600 3% '. 3% 3,600 *46 24% 24% 48 24% 6 6 *77 12 *12 12% 12 12 16% 16% 16% 17 1/4 97% *96% 11,200 6 79% 17 Va 3,100 2,700 *37% *77 16% 100 42 79% 16% 16% Wednesday Dec. 14 *29% 3% *46 *' 79% 700 . 100 1,800 700 17 16% 17 9,300 97 97 97 200 HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday 29% *92% *16% 3% 49 *961/4 Thursday Dec. 15 I per share '6% „ 24% *77 17% 6% 7 3% 79% 97 12% 93% 6% *46 171/4 *73% 7% 37 18 7 39 24%" 6 12"% 44% 7% 38% 49 *77 75% 44% 6% 38% 3% *46 12% 44 6% 39% 97 I per share 46 38 37% *37 12"% No par 42 6% 1% 39 18 Dec. 13 35 1,0C0 *15% 75 *6% 5% 15% 12% 35 30 :,/4 13% Monday *92% 5% 15% 75 1 30% 5% 13% par ,——No par 1,900 1,300 14 97% 17% —100 — 30% 51/4 20 100% 15% 5% 29% Co 100 8,300 ♦13% 16% 29% 101 1,100 - 39% ' 31 *16% 29% 400 393/4 12% com_No par 1,300 15% 39 J/8 12V4 7 43% 151/4 xl5% 79 75% 6% Molasses- Co News 15% 50 7 43% *83 J/2 12% *6% 15% 16 16% No par 443/a *143/4 2,000 108% 83% 100 Metal Co Ltd American 11 11% Jun 24 Fdy Co com—No preferred *43% 151% 400 21 21 ♦107 13% 24% *96'A I per share 45 107 40% 12% Dec. 11 Par 44 J/4 *16% Saturday EXCHANGE 21% 107 *15 3,300 82 18%' 4 5% 18 21 480 32 *81 *106 J/2 107 174 311/2 13% 49 79 98% 21 yB »173i/2 100 "/a 46 24% 13 803/a 174% *17% 1% 3% 16% 82 15,000 14 *46 6>A 6,900 81% 174 39% 37 80 81% 82% 174 *83 J/2 LOW AND 72 % Dec 32 % *15 37 *16% 100 15% 6% *12% 1 common 43 38 V4 24% 7,700 82 7 4 3% 82 39 49 8 3% 83 J/2 6% 4 7% 3% *81J/2 38% *46 8 33/8 83% 21 200 7% 33 21% 3,700 " 3J/2 31'A 107 100 33 103% 8 "A 333/8 37'A *37 *103% 33 J/8 106 J/2 3,600 19 1% <, 32% 103J/2 173 % 38 % 1 Sper share 3.90% ' 104 14 7 813/4 103 % 33% 15% 86 40% 82 42 J/2 * 16> 86 1% -No par Sep 15% Dec 16% 40% 50 Jan Dec 7 15% 8 ,33/8 * 37,100 3,700 • 33% 33% 103'/8 174% 21 * 43 ' 1% com com NEW YORK Highest . I per share x26% May 8% 15% STOCKS Year 1947 28% 43 16% 33'A 103 % 83 J/2 107 *17% preferred Range for Previous 42 63 11% 7% 33 '/a • 21% 21% *106% 18% •> preferred———..100 Locomotive ■ 107 81% 83% 13% ' American International Corp.No par American Investment Co of 111-. 1 American 83% 34% 104 X173 33% 13% Products Co non-cum 82 J/4 175 33% *17% 40c Co Leather & Home 81% *173% 33 5% preferred conv American 82 % 174% • 5% No par — American _ 3 J/2 5% Foreign Power com__No par $7 preferred No par 5 53 8% 3% *5% 17 26% May 20 8V4 May 21 8 3% 20 43 V* May 11 8% 3% —1 *6% 25 8 33 % 30% Amer 6s Hawaiian SS *103 30% Co_ American European Secur American Export Lines Inc American 34% 103% 31% 38 % Jun 101 100 % No par 6 33% *30% No par 10 20% Feb Lowest preferred series A_ 100 Encaustic Tiling *11 87 $7 2nd preferred A 46 I per share 39% *85 $6 preferred Jan 30% '16% 12 Jun 116 com____10 100 com——_10 Sugar 24 x34 % 13 ... *15% 14% Jun 22% July 6 May 14% 42 10 . 77% Jan 15 Dec No par 16 Dec 5% Dec Crystal *61 11% 103% 104 21 16 .3% Dec 79 21 *106% Cp^ 63 *11 84 No par American 26 16 *83 No par Cyanamid Co conv 32% . Cable American 7% May 20 Jun 81% *173% > par 100 prior preferred 3%% 3 49% May 21 _25 Co_ *61 11% 3% 100 & 63 *11 - 8% 3% common, Colortype American - 8% Inc preferred Chicle American Oct 107% Jun ,Feb 26 American 3 1 1 Co *61 r* 34 - *103% : Chain non-cum 15 Jun 43 5% 34 _100 : Fdry corn—No preferred American ' com_i_ No par & Radio Corp American Car & Aug 23 Dec 38 Co Shoe American Can Co 1% preferred • May 21 104 % Jan common-: preferred:Broadcasting 6% Jun 100% Jan Nov 6 preferred>_^_10C conv 9% Nov 22 SViNov.lO conv cum . . 14% May 14 43% May 15 21 103 May 19 30 118 % 3,200 1,200 • ' ' 73/a 74 56 100 37 20% Jan 110 2,000 91% 36 52% 115% Jun 91 37J% 73/4 May Dec 92% *36'A 203/4 94 181/4 X903/4 RT% 3 80 7% ' 73/8 3%% 14 Dec 37% 203/4 Jun 102 36 J/2 RV l/o 49% Jun 18% May 37% 73/4 18 May 37% 21% 29 9% May 97 38 % RA1/0 76 Va Feb 12 95 »/2 38 7% 28 V8 Nov Apr 96 % 38% 21 163 % Oct Jan 96 38 % 1,200 ' 3% 47 53% Sep 49 98% 7% Feb 37 96 21% Mar Dec 96 3% ♦43% 44 54% 54% 86 44 7% Feb 99 3% May 3'/2 3% 44"% 21% 196% 13 3% 54% Dec Dec *44%' 21% May 25% May 3% 44'A 7% 54% 23 36 101% 27 J/8 3 J/2 *43 J/4 45 54% Nov 166 38% Dec *43% 94% 1 common— *26% 3% 3% -, 21% 110% Nov 20% May 105% July 47% Oct Airlines Corp.—No par Chemical_No par 3% 45% . 10 Feb Dec Agricultural 3% ' *44 American Bank Note 47 6% Sep 75% Petroleum 27% *26% 50 29% July 13 Feb May 10 Amer preferred 9 17% ~3% Amerada 9, 68 convertible 18% Mar 50 Dec May 21 52% Jun; 16 6% 1 Jan - May 107% 2 Jan •. No par com Jan Mar . May 36 :I Nov 6yaOct Apr 80 20% May 65% Dec 44 Alpha Portland Cement Amalgamated Leather Co / Friday Dec. 16 I per share Dec. 17 $ per share 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13% 75 72% 73% 12 Vz 72% 72V2 74 6% *6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 29% 29% 29% 29% 93% 93% 93% 29% 93V2 6% 6% 34 % 34 6% 34 - 93% x6 Va *33% . 6% 30 30 93% 6% 34 8ales for the Week I per share 93% Shares 14,300 760 1,400 1,100 40 6Va 4 6% 800 33% 33% 800 8% 26,700 8% 8% 8% 85 Dec 8% 129% Feb 80 Va Nov 30 95% May 14 $6 preferred No par 83 83 83 '/a 84 83 83'A 81% 82% 76% 82% 84 Dec H71/2 Feb 69% Nov 85 87 30 86% May 14 $5 preferred No par 72% 74 72% 73% 71% 72% 72 73 73'A 75 12% Feb 13 16% May 21 Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par 7% preferred —100 6,200 14 *170% 73% 14% 73 % Feb 14% 13% 14 y8 13% 14 13% 14 13% 14 19,700 *170% 171 *170% 171 *170 Va 171 ' 11% May 170 17 Dec 186 Oct 162% Nov 3 176 Jan 27 12% Jan 9 com 9% Aug 151/4 May 16% Feb 22% Feb 16% Feb 14 28 Oct 25 American par 34 42% Oct 38 Sep 27 46 Apr 12 Amer par 46% Feb 11 Jun 48% May 142 .70% Dec 32 July Dec 40 Dec 158 25% May 37 23'/4 Jun 21 Jun 136% 1 Dec 172 31 Jan 125 Oct Jun 41 '/a May 7% Oct American 8 27 Stores 2 Apr 22 24% Jan 5 American 10% Dec American Dec 20 Oct 174% ■ Feb 82% Feb 163% July 34% Feb 13 116% Mar 15 17 Dec 10 147% Mar 17 54% Mar 29 131 Oct 1 Dec 46% Feb 14 120% Aug 115% Nov 9 60 8% Dec 6% Dec Jan 50% Oct X33% Nov 110% Feb 95 Jun 103% Feb 76% Mar 16 5% May 10% Jan 681/2 62 May 691/2 Apr 51 16 Feb 25% Oct 36% Dec 38% Dec 30 35 Nov 51 Jan Nov 111% Mar 46% Jan 58% July 14% Apr 24% 98 Sep 46% Mar Dec 9% Dec 3% Jun 6% Apr 39% Oct 30 For footnotes Jan see 8 24 page 23. Nov Jun 9 10 104 Jun 2 112% July 28 8% Jun 24 67 6% 5% Tobacco Tobacco — 7% Works Co Woolen 16 preferred xl49% 100 & 14 Anderson, 36% Jun 16 Anderson-Prichard A P 7 36% *95 61% 118 7 36% Clayton 53% 54% 54% 54 32% 130 32% *128 150 33% 130 148% 32% *128 148 % 32% 130 149 33% *128 6% 150 33% 130 280 34 1,000 130 149% 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 271/4 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22% *11% 11% 11% IIV4 11'A 1,200 38% 38% 38% 38% 39 % 40% 11% 39% 39% 40 2,600 120 % 120% *120% 40% 122 *16% 17% *16% 17% 149% 149% 150% *120'/4 62% 135 61% 118 7 36% 122 17 Vi 149"% 149% 63% 61% 62% 135% *135% 135 % 61%, 118 7 37% 61% 135 122 61% 135 % 60% 61 Va 60% 60% 117% 117% *117% 117% 7 36% 7 37% 7 36% *120 % 17 149% 60% 134 60 117% 7% 6% 36% 36 % 17 150% 7 36% 96 % *95 96 Va *95 96 *82 84% *82% 84% *80 82 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% *52% 53'A *51% 52% 52V4 521/4 33% 33 % 33% 32% 32% 32% 52 52 53 53 34 33% 33% 33 33% 32% 33'A 33% 33% 33 33 33 *102% 103% 54 53% 53% Corp—__lo 23% 23% 23% 23% 20 :*10% 11 10"% 10% 26 *4% 28 26 4% 28 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% *102% 103 % *102% 103% ♦102V4 54% *53% 54% 23% 23% X22% 22% 10% 10% 10% 10% *4% 4% 27% X4% *53 27% 27 4% 27 *53 22% *10 *41/4 26 60% 118 100 150 V8 22,100 10,500 60% 60% 700 600 135% 117% 4,600 17 Va 60% *95 5% 150 122 135% 96% 57/a 17 61 Vs 84% 5% ♦121 134% *95 4% 150 34 *128 11% *82 28 % 4,200 22% 5% *4% 2,000 54 53% 4,600 28% 82% 28% 700 39% 11% 96% 5 6% 23% 27% 5% :No par 6% 23% *39 *21% 103 : 4,300 12 82% 26% 8% 12 *52% Co Inc 54 % 54 *25% Archer-Daniels-Midland 39 149 *102% Copper Mining 23% 39 55 _2iys Co Oil 6% 23% 39% 150 Corp com__12.50 6s 6% 23% —50 Cable preferred W Products 63 136 6% 23% *39 No par 11 Andes 62 % 135% - 39% No par $5 prior conv preferred $4 ■ 7; 23% —25 : Jun 6% May 26 3 34% Jun 151% $4 conv prior preference No par Lead & Smelt com—1 60% Jun Apr 20 151% 100 Amer Zinc Wire 14 17% Inc———5 Copper Mining 2 17% common—No par Anaconda 107 *167/a 61% Anchor Hock Glass 3 *119% 6% 171 23 22% 38% , *170% *39 39% 28% 100 122 7 23 27% 12 38% 171 *21% 27% *117% 38% Jan 9 *32% *128 22% —100 13 5 32% 130 26% " Corp common—14 10 41 54% 150 *11% 100 Viscose American 32% *128 54% 148 *21% 25 common preferred Am Water 1 5 common preferred American 148 23 *39 100 Refg Sumatra American 397/a No par Anaconda Mar 17 4% Mar 71% July 120 5 9 6% 7 24 53% 1 —100 , May 19 % May 27 45% Jun ,2 18% Feb 11 Feb 16 Mar American *6"% *39 par Foundries—No par Co No par American Tel & Tel Co 68% Jan 144 10 8% Apr 22 11 Steel 171 *23% 1 25 _. preferred 158% Jun 56"% July 28 Nov non-cum American Sugar 7% preferred 17 10 6% 41 May 21 131% July 15 20% May 25 29 21 30% Feb 42 Mar Jan 5% Dec 30% May 101% coin Stove Co May 261/2 9 (J Snuff Co 21% Dec Jan Feb Xll6% American 29% 10 5 .-100 28% July Dec Apr preferred 9 47% Dec 7% 26 146% * 35% May 18 140 Am Jan May 62 Mar 19 Nov 68 May 27 163% Jun 11 Safety RazorSeating Co No Ship Building Co —No Smelt & Refg common—No 35% Jun May 135 Mar 10 American 25% Nov 29 Feb 34 18% 139 M&r - 116 149% 6% Nov 29 14 *170% 8% 61 118 450 5,200 180 6% 6% 2,400 36% 36% 5,700 *95 81% 5% 96 82 5% 400 2,300 52 521/4 180 33Va 33 331/4 18,600 33 32% 26 "A 33'A 1,040 26'A 800 103% 102% IO2V2 100 54% *53% 54% 100 23% 22% 22% 10,600 26 11 4% 26 *10 11 400 *4V4 4% 100 26% 26% 1,300 18 (2550) THE COMMERCIAL NEW B»HK« for Previous Year 194"? Range since Jan. I Highest 9 per share $ per share t per share , -37% Feb May 9% May 109% Feb 89 103 Dec 17 71% Dec 101% Jun 25 15y8 May 19 106 38% Jun 55 Jan 41% Feb Dec 110 Feb 88 Jan 29 103 Nov 9 14 Sep 19 Jan Jan 9 56% Jun 10 91V* 11 *110 *14 6% 1st preferred 7% 2nd preferred Associates Investment Co___ 100 *99% 100 *91 10 30 Feb 134 Feb 87% Dec 3 111 106 May 10 July 9 25 Dec 34 Sep 26 Jan 5 35 Jun 11 66 May 99 Jan 84 Feb 11 120% Sep 2 x98 Dec 112 Feb 96 Mar 3 107% Jun 3 23>/2 Jun 62 Jan 77 Mar 13% Nov 29 45 Feb 24 25% Jan 6 66 Sep 10 31% Apr 40 Dec 30 40y2 May 34% Feb ' 105 Nov 113% Sep 91 Dec 105 Aug 91 21% May Dec 22% Mar 27% Jan 57 Apr 12% 13- 17% 15y4 Dec' 29% Dec 99 Oct 19 114 12% Nov 19 Nov 10 4*/2 Feb 26 22. May Dec 16 13% Feb .11.... 16% Jun 13% Dec 24% Feb 11% Dec 16% Feb 10 14,* 42% 18 15% Feb. 11. 13% Feb 10? 3iy2 Jun 22 Bangor 60 80% May 12 Conv Dec 55% Jan 40% Nov 30 59 28y8JUly 28% Jun 54 V*-, Jan 20'% Nov 30 36% Noy- 29 39% Dec 31 Feb 11 45 Jun 1544% May 7 9 Nov 10 16% Mar 31 Dec Apr 8% Dec , 19% • Feb 11 18 Jun 24% Nov 16'A Dec 15. 23%. Jan De(j 62 Jan 31 Feb 13," 17% 110y2 Jan ' 108'A 5% May 29 Jun : ' 16 24% 28. May 17% Sep 10 Jan 21. Nov Feb 68 .! 24% 19% 35% ' Apr 32% 2i% Jan Feb 26% Dec Nov 9 Range for Previous ' t per share $ per share 25 May 12% May — ^ 36 14- May Jan — 16 li 19% May 18 24 14% Sep Dec 9 17% May 15 29% Nov 59 Feb x23 Dec 13 89 Dec 116 Jan 61 Nov 26'" 96 Jan Dec 67 Jan 31% Nov 3 51 Jan 19 35% Feb 16% Dec 13 49% Jan 37% Nov 30 ,65 102 Oct 42%-Feb Sep Feb 39V2 Feb Dec 13% Feb 81 Dec 96 Jan Dec 18% Feb 30 - May 40% 30% Nov 90 Dec 15% __ Feb 63 x i Feb 31% 1 23% May Jan 109% Dec x33 6% Nov 92%'Oct Apr 8% Dec' 25% Jun 95 Dec 106Va Apr 20% Dec 27% Feb 20% Nov 15 13% May 120 May 69 80 26 May 14 Nov 9 Sep 28 Feb 20 Feb 65 Feb 38% May 22V2 Dec 104% May Jun 95Va Feb Jan Dec Apr 13 24% Feb 8'A Dec 10 6 Feb 22y4 Oct 104. Jan 98% Jan 15 27% Oct 23% Feb 11- 13% May 94% May 19 May Sep 27: Mar 17 10% July 89 2% Mar 17 16 Jan Sep 15% Jun 108Va 76 3 108 Dec Jan 18 17% Jun -Mar 18 Dec. - Jun Jun 88 7% Nov 10 -' 79 3 97 13 12% Feb Dec Jan 3 :• 77 16% Jan 24% Jun Jan 4% 3 'n%: -. 85'/2 85 85%' 20% 72 20% 73 20V4 70% 71% 240 15 15%. 15 15% 7,800 31 31'/2 *30 31% 50 *34 34% 1,200 *11% *15% .34% "15% 12% 16y4 90% 91% 40 34'/8 10'A 34% 10'/2 6,800 11,500 22'A 3,700 *83% 85 *83% 20'% 85 34% 15 15% *15% , 16 33% 11% ' : 16 -, ., 12% , . 34% 33% 34% 11% 22% / 22% 72 *86 89 *25y# 29% 26 29% ; 88 "25% 29% 34»A 136 10% 11'% 10 10% 10 22% 22V2 x22 71% x72 88% 89". *87y4 88 26 26% 88y2 v, , 26 30 29% 34% 33y4 136 136 30 29'/2 , 34'A 33% r 10% 10% 22 21% *71% 73 *71% 86% 27% ii/y4 2tV* 26y8 28% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9 per share *29 *28% 29% 14' 14 13% 10% 10% 10% 10% 28 10% 14 14 '13% 13% 41 *39% 41 22% 23 23% 13% *39 14 * r 24% 22% 27'/a 9% Thnrsday Dec. 16 ? 21,300 27'/a ?r9 1,£C0 . 10 2,200 „ Friday •, for the Week t per share 26% 263A 900 13% 137/8 2,700 10% 13% 2,600 41 27% *. 26% 26% 13% 13% 13%, 13% 10% 10% 10% * " *13 13% *13 13% 10% *13 *39% 41 *39% 41 *39% 22% Sales Dec. 17 < 10% 41 22% 3,000 34 135Va *135 $ per share ' 27'/2 " ' 300 1.4C0 800 PRICES $per share 13% *10% 14 *- 27% 13% 1 I 600 29% 33% 27VA 9% Dec. 15 $ per share - 26% 2,000 73 29% 135J/2 9% Wednesday Dec. 14 $ per share.. 34 SALE ; 800 *25'A? 25% 33% 135'A 5,5 0 <87% 87 29% 33% 9V4 Tuesday 25% 29% 34 136'A 267/a "... 86% 25% 29% 136'A 9'A Dec. 13 > 21% 27'/2 Monday ' 34% / 25% \ 25% 136 ! 92 34'/8 86 '20'A *34 *14% ' 13% 16«/2' - 16 72 32% *85 . 14% *91 ' 22 71% 9'A 22V4 22% 22% 22% Shares 300 , 22% 23% 6,9c0 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% *61% 61% 61% 61% 61'A 61% 61% 61% 61 61% 33 33 33 Va 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 32% 33 16% 17 16% 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 16% 17% 13,900 39% • x23 61 33 * 24»A 61 - 40 40 40y8 39% 40ya 39% 40y8 40 40% 40 40% 3,600 54 f54% 58% ' 59 93% 2V8 2'A n *33 *90% 7'A 7% 33 *30 , - . * . ' 58% k x54'/4 55 90>/2 *90% 94 *90'A 2% 2"% 2 2 2 Vs 34Va 33 *32% 33V2 *33 7% 7 8 7% 30 ; 3iy2 8 7% *31 .8y8 29% 29% 29% 29 27%" 27% 28% 28% 29 * *95% 98% - 19V4 8% *91 - 19% 15% , 14 * "19V8 8% . 367/s 30% *91 95 19% 19% 15% 15% *122% 124 8% 8ya *66l/S 1 17V8 5 1 No par ' lfi% - *30% 31% *30% 31% , *91 94 ' • 15% *121 „ 8% 66 66% 66% 66 66 65% 31% 86% x3l 31 86%< 4 xl3% 13% 36 .A, . S 87 17% 17Vs 8fiV2 RP% rsi/2 74 8% *76V2 3V8 8% T 99% 8Va *76 < 3% 8% 78 3 8% 25% California Packing common—No par 5% preferred —_50 34y8 34V8 34lA 53% *53Vs 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 5% 5'A 5% 5V4 99'/2 99'/2 99V2 26 25% 83 80 80 14 14'A 14% 8% 99% 8% ? *84 . 73 . ' 78 76 3 3 3 * 21 1 25»/2 21%, 99V2 - 25% 4 25% 25% " ' ; . 21 *99'% 100 *25V4 99V2 t ' . •; 8V2 76 50 600 ' 8% 8% •' 25 . , 5,800 110 < 3'A 1,500 2,200 130 25V4 900 : c - . . : ^*% Apr 51% Dec 1% 34y8 x55 ' Dec 27% Mar 17 40'A Jun 15 Jan 52 54V2 Sep 15 Jan 5 Dec 3% Feb 1% Mar 12 6% May 21 Va May 8% Feb 5Va Dec 12% May 110 Dec 34 V2 17% 132 Oct 22 Dec 14 9 Nov 29 101% Nov 4 119 11. 44 Feb Feb May 17 8% May 21? 15% May 21 Jun 38,. Dec 48% Feb, 38l/4 Feb 18 Dec 25% Feb 14% Mar 16, 8% May 15% Feb 10 Mar 4 19% 47% Dec 38 Mat 1. 47"% Dec 33% Nov For footnotes see page 28. 2 May 14 • . . xl9V4May26 * May 14 7 : ! 5V4 Can Dry Ginger Ale com—__1.66% $4.25 conv preferred—No par ' Callahan 31% May -7 , 1 & Hecla Cons Copper—_5 Campbell W & C Fdy_——No par 3 2 *52V2 1% Calumet ^ Zinc-Lead Canada Southern Ry Co——100 Canadian Breweries Ltd——Nopar Canadian Pacific Ry—^ ——25 Cannon Mills ^ ——Nnnar 23 ; 9% *104 39% 23 9% 106 40 , 23 9% 34'% 5* 23 9% *104 106 40 ' ; 34'A *53V8 22 9% 103 > ; , 34»A 34% 34 34y4 54 53% 53% 53 53 1% 1% 1% A 1% 1% 1% 5% 5% 5% 5JA 5% _5% 22 1 * 9% 104 40 *39Va 40 *15% 16% *15% 16% *14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 491/, 42% 43% 9% 13% <"1,914 4934 22 ">*104 15V2 13% *42 ;;; 34% 22 9% 106 22 9% 104Va 34% 1 *53 22 .22 34% 104>/2 22 1,400 15,000 130 *39ya 40 40 *39% *16'/a 16%' *16V4 17 13% 13% "13% 13Va 43 42% 42y2 / 40 16% 13% , 30 3,000 5,700 9^4 9Va *16 , 1,600 54 *104Va 105V2 9% " *42 40 . *4iy2 13% 42V2 1 40' 21 21 *99V2 100 ' 210 8,300 2,200 . 99%"' 77 3 -800 11,900 17V8 84% 82 14% 8% 3V8 20% *77 99 76 700 ' . 73 14 8%, 8% *97% 98%"' 8Va 8% r *76 5% 99'/2 85 73 . 360 2,200 36 16% 17f4 17 85 8l/2 ; . 21% 25% *35 36 *35 t. • 13% 73 8% 3 *99'/2 21% " _ 18,400 87 17% *97% , , 6,900 , 31 87 13% 74 ''14 14% 8% ■ 1,100 31 87 13 > 8 13'A x87 *80 83 *25l/4 - - 8'/b 74 ~ *97% * 78 22»/2 22 32 *fny2 73% 8% 3»/4 32% 14y8"13% 15% 124 8% 65% 66 Vs 32% 99% 15% *121 124 1,800- 8 74 8% 78 *121 19 15% 15% , < '300 94 19 8% 8 37 13% 15% 124 *91 20'A 19% *35'A 36y2 . , 19% ' 37 "' *97% 4,200 31% 37 < — . .''1.600 9 94 l9»/4 36% -8% 4,900 1,500 2,600 18% *30% 16 *80 4,300 ? 98V2 091 124 83' 8% ». "" 13%" *80 6,000 29% / 19% 13% 73 9 9 , 94 14 *85y2 9 ■ 31% 86% V.- 14% 21% 18% 8Vs 17V8 29% 98% 15% 17% 29 18% 32% 17V4 28% 0 5.1C0 29% 27% *95% 13% 1 29V8 27% 7% 18% 86% 17% 29'A 27% 7% 98'% 31% * 8 7% 29 27% 7% 8% *122% *85% 7% 29% 18% .- 67 100 1,800 7 33 27% *95% 8% 16 124 6% *30V2 7Vs 31 ■' >6,000 , 2 1 33% ' 33% 9 14 14% *3 *18% "- 31 ' 94 19 86% 86 *77 31% 4 *91 19% 7 - '54 Va *90% 29 *95% 31% *99% 101% .-.-8%.". 8% 5 8% ' 67 8% 1 98% "19 " ' 9 : 660 "2 28% - 28% *95% 19V4 31% " 83 .. .28% 98%> 8% x30% 95 31% . *95»/2 19%V A 7>/8 33 " 54'% 94 4,800 500 29% 27%' 28% 7% 33% ^ 27% 29% 27% .. 21% . 2% 28V8 . '♦ < • 57% 29'A *25% ' 23 90% v", 5» 93 32 '< .7% 8 ? 33 7V4 7% 32 ' 2V8 2< /34»/2 *30 — 5d%' . *90% ,.*80 Co 34% 22%. 14% 13 16% 92% 34Vs -\ : 13%: *16 *90% . ' 14% *27 " 74 Jackson : 34% 71 10% '71 34»A 34 12% 92'%' *69 32% *14% -16V2 „ 15% *31% -t 21% 72 15% 13 *16 *22>/4 136% 21 72 *. *90% ".11% " 15% 11% 16% 34% 337/a 34 2iy2 -72 92V2 34% *135 *70 - *90Va , , 34'% .< 20'/2 '71- "*15% v 91-;" 91 ; *85 '- *70 participating preferred—100 1,900 2,800 230 85 85 No par 7% 2 10) 16y2 32% 16% 32y2 Byron , 11% 16% 16% 32 16 9 *10% ,. •' 4'0 7.50J 44V2 16% 35y2Jun July ;44% ny4 11% 1,8CU) 21>/4 21% 38'/a38'/a 44'A 32% 21% 100, 105 400 16V4 common—!_1 ——> ,_100 J100 par 48 32% *85% x— 140 *46 Va 16% r preferred .. . 38y2 v 44% 11%-;., ' 70 22% *37 , 21% 22% •• '■•.,/48% *21% 44:'A 7,iO> 1,800 *22 ' 70-'. 32% * —5 38Vi 44'/8 14,^1,0 18,900 - *68'A 23 *47 «. 22y8 *37 ' , 11% 48 Va- 22 11% 10% 20"/s 2,500 14 11% lO'/a 16% —___1 Copper «S? Zinc— Byers Co (A M) common 27% July 14 • 44V'2 11% -34 Corp Butte *47 ;4 .'. 14 . 21 Va *22 12 7»/2 45 32% pfd-^.100 Bush Term Bldg 7% 'preferred—100 2, Butler Broa common ——.,15 9 *■" 4%% preferred ? —100 , , 38 44 11% 15% 12 1 17 * 4V4 May 18 44»A 11%' •..,21 ;*68'A - - 17 *66V8 31% InC—— Bush Terminal 38 , 437/8 11% ' 22% v69% 7%451/4 >>44 21% 22'/a 21% 33% . Burroughs Adding Machine—No , 1 ....39 44 preferred ——100 3%% 6 21% 13% 69Va V X48%48'/2 21 33% No par Mills 21% »i5%r ,-.12 Nopar — preferred conv 2nd 69V2 V 32% 8% 3%% 22% 32% 15 Co Burlington - 22 7% 1 16% *122% Bullard 10% *31% common--__15 Buffalo Forge Co. Buff Niag EI Corp 3.69% 11% 10% 7% 4b - 100 6,400 4,600 49,600 1,200 , 32% 100 Co .-A *37 ll'/2 110% 13% ' 15% 1 : Watch 7 11% 10% 15y8 1 Bulova 39 49 -7% 44'A 14 11V2 11 Va 15% (assented)-100 : 15 21 100 13 10 11 * 17 Jun *48 20% ; 13% 11% 32'% Nopar 1 $5 preferred 48% ' 13% 69%. , 13% 22'/2 ' v v 7% 4*vs 1C0 1,2.0 7 ,11% 11% 7'% 44% 21% 12 "liyu/11% 22% 23V8 22% 11% -12>/4, 7%' 10% 13%:' 11% 11% 12 - 11 y2 13% 13% 11% 12}/4 ',7 * 5*A 13% 17 common__^_No par Co 7% . 14 1 ' 570 21 5'A *l3'/2 6% 32% 22% 7% .preferred' (The) 11% 7y8 *20'/a 5Vs 44 v. 45%,' : A- 20% *39% — Inc 12r/2 7Vi 7% 45 15% '• Budd July 12 90% Jun Co '12% 7% *31% Bucyrus-Erie Co common—-__5 . 2 21% May 15 43% Jun 1 Mar 31 Dec 88 79 » 16»/2 Dec 81 Jun V. 40 14 73 May t' Nov 24 Feb 72 > 75 Shoe 7% 15% 1 Blgelow '.7% 32% $3.60 preferred ^-Np par Brunswick-Balke-Collender —NO par 11% May 15 Mar 3d 29y4 Feb 124% July & BroWn 5 24% May 17 4 78% Aug 11 13 Dec 16? Feb 6 I r Mar 100 , 31 Apr 23% Brown 99 Aug 11 23% Nov 1 8 80 12% May l4 120 80 84' 33% Aug 13 17% Feb Feb 102% ' 17 ,7% 20% 55 55% 101% ,102 21 *13% 69% 5 Briggs Manufacturing __No par Briggs & 8tratton__—1._, Nopar BriStol-Myers Co common—-^2.50 3%% preferred —L——100 Brooklyn Union Gas—j—_N0 par 27 13V4 1,160 14,300 1,3-0 480 2,500 2,*00 94 20% * 55Va 102l/2 *20'% 21 *13V8 15 *31% . " 2.50 Inc 55'A 101% - 13% 7 94 20V.' 20% 55% 13% 22'% Nopar 5 . V 20% 102 13% 71 Par j. 54% *20 20 Bearing Co_^l 5 Braniff Airways Inc 2.50 Brewing Corp of America--—i—15 Bridgeport Brass Co_ _^_No par 12 Va July 26 21 73 Roller Bower 10 90% Feb 37% Nov „ Dec 25 26' Feb 27 86% 14% May 101% Apr 23V4 Sep 1 Dec' 125 - Dec 25% May 4 A— (The) ■ 102: 20Va par Borg-Warner Corp common——5 3%% preferred ^ 100 34% May 18 37% Jun 2 13 14% Jan 9- Feb Co ' 5 Va 69 19% -No par Stores 20% 55'/2 LOW AND HIGH Brass-'— & class Boston & Maine RR 11% May 15 36% Jun 9 15% Mar 16 __ 36% Jan 71 Co 20% 103 •' 38% 39>A 107Va 107% 94% 94'% 5«/2 Saturday i— 94% 5Vs Dec. 11 B Borden May 24 Jun Co_ Aluminum Ami Bond 10'A May 18 14 7% Dec 16 x27% Mar 17 25 Nov 30 25% Nov ' 42 Airplane Class 5% May 15 10 Dec Bohn Bon ' 96 8 30 28% Feb — 11' Dec Boeing 66y4 July 13 1% Aug 26 May 8' 27% May 15 44% Jun 9 87% Nov 30 6% 7 9% 10 94% 1,600 1,400 4,100 4,200 45% 53l/2 76'% *75 , 107%' 103 5% - - > 108V2 04y2 *71. STOCK Bliss & Laughlin Inc.—j: Bloomingdale Brothers— 12 45% 32 Carpet-—__No par 39% *107V2 108 . 52 75 38% 5% 2lV2 *83% 100 Electric Co—No 75 39% 7 12y2 V" 75 38% 7,900 17,- No par Black & Decker Mfg Co—j_.No par Blaw-Knox Co j. —_-_No par Bliss (E W) Co new common.:—1 2- 44% July Dec com — ' > 29% Apr 16 37% May 18 3y8 May (Del) NEW YORK 36y4 July 15 Feb 32% Mar 15: 88y2 -x- Steel 7% $ per share 19% Nov 38% May 37% May FoodS _?.___1 A 1 **0 5% 54'A" *52% , 75 • ' 14'/2 32% 100 —5 2CrA ' : , 21 - 21 EXCHANGE Oct . .i_ STOCKS 26% Dec ' 10 commons— Best & COw-lii „ 24y8 May Co Birmingham 41% July 25 50 preferred Highest, $ per share 13 __l 20'A 69% *10% 25 common— 94%' - 55 55 101%" A: ?■ .102% *20 45 13%' 11% 11 :■ 43% • . Cum pfd $4 div ser of 194'8_No par 14? 28% May 14'/a May t Howell preferred Bigelow-Sanford Nov 18% Dec . & Best Xl3 Feb Co 20% 101% 7% V-*37 5 —— , Bethlehem Lowest —50 —_x— Home? Appliances—33y3C Beneficial'Indus Loan com .—10 Cum pfd $3.25 ser 'of 1946-No par . 22. —10 x20% —- — A' 94% 48% ' 20% * ; 39% Oct Range since Jan. 1 Highest 52->/4 *13% 20% —2.50 - Year 1947 Lowest 10 Corp———_1 (A,S> 14% Jan , 52 *68'/a common-—1—10 Inc—No par 37y4May l5- 24 18% Jan 55y4 13% 22Vt L Bendix . 139V4 July 14 8 «*. ——:_100 3^% May 27 17 27, =" " 100 Bendix Aviation' 30% May 24. Mar 16 —1 pfd—100 Bell 102'A JUly 23 25 45'A ' 5% *43% Works.—*_13 common- Co_——_10 Belding-Heminway : i.._l Bell Aircraft Corp—l—L—1—1 9 125 45Va 5Va .7l/8 - '(Delaware).— Works Foods 4rU% 87% Mar 10 14, 45»/2 94% 20, *l2y8 1 No par Creek RR Beech-Nut. Packing - 2 26% July 1. 23'% Feb , Oct ' Jan —v Dec 14 ,. Amef—5 common—3 Beech 9 3 30% Feb 150 Dec — 13% Jan — — — 133% 38% Jun 86% Dec. 16, , Dec , 8. 11 Corp Cigars Beck Shoe 15 Dec Feb 45>/2 6% -■ 4%'% Beech Aircraft Corp.' 9 13 5c conv pid Beaunit Mills, Inc 8 103% Jun Dec 28% 103% Dec 26 17 Iron Beatrice 3%% 19% Mat 22 V 24%. Jan 2 15%NoV 3090% Dec 39% Feb 25% Nov 2iy8 May __ 10% Nov 30 Jan 106% Aug Brothers Bayuk 37% July 23 20Vs May 21 , 45»/a *13V2 : par preferred——1—.'-100 Oil Bath 8* 34ya Apr 5 14y8 Feb Jan Jan 15% Dec 2, 11 Feb 32»/4 Feb Oct '. 18% Jan • Deo 77% 8rA Jan 30 18% 10% May 16% May 95 Feb 39% Mar 12% May 90 100 47 V54 54]A 20 Aroostook 5% 4%%-. preferred Barnsdall Oil Co > 2 22% May 6 Dec 69 Jan 40 17 10% Mar 1.0 Feb 12 Dec 30% 80% Sep 20% Aug Dec Dec & Barker 43V2 May 15 Dec 46 ,5Va preferred.—100 common!—50 non-cum Barber 14 35% 1 4% May 14, 83V4 96% (The) preferred Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore" & Ohio Feb Feb Corp conv Babbitt (B T) Inc 3t, Feb Feb 20% - $2.25 69 45% . Mfg Avco May . 1.—.-N0 par Automatic Canteen Co of 25V4 16Vs 9% May 47% lbO 900 101 107 103 280 A 103 14>A .. 20% *53% common——Nopar prior pfd ($1.20)—__N.o Autocar Co *———A——; Jan liy8May 60 '; Nichols 3; l67/8 July 13 29% July 14 Mar 16 100% 102% 14% 107% Conv 17y4 Jun 7% May 101% 107% *20y8 4,900 30% 103 39% , 30% 14% 77 **101'/a 30 ' 101 53 - 30 103 77 ' 30% 14% 3CV2 95 1,000 98 102% 54% - 130 100'' . 100 103 52 ——5 98 99% * 101% 79% No par preferred—A—100 98 102% 47Va 107 200 13% 13% 100 96 *14% 40% conv 13% . 100 96 . 2.6C0" 13' 13Vi 14l/2 55% *93% 13 . A. 14% •. 100 '. . 36,300.! 2,100? • 110% 13 102% 79 > 14% 14% 47 *106% 110% *13% 110% 11,500 730 " 97 10i% . 39% conv 110% 71 Vz 47% •, "*95%- ■, *13% 13% A 97 101% 80 Austin 2 13 %03% 48% 103% 40 Atlas Tack Corp 26 Jun 46 102 73% 14114% 7 79 4% 8 ' 7V2 Oct 35% Jan *30 54% Atlas Powder common— 10 19'AJan xll Feb Jan 30>A 39 Atlas Corp 16y4May21 6% Nov 30 3) 30 *94; 100 25 preferred series A__ 100 Preferred $3,75 series B—100 9 13% *4 100 4% 9y8May21 9 13% 100 94 - 7% 7% *12%" " 14 12% Shares y! 25% 90 7% 72% 48% , 101% 14y2 47 13% 110% 14 7% *95% v, V 89 73'% 48% 96% *12% 100 .? > *110 14% 12% Atl G & W I SS Lines common.,— 1 May 22 Jun 8 Jan No par 13% '• *95% 110% * 5% non-cum preferred Atlantic Refining common 11 24% Jan 20 , 4% Nov 27 ' Dec RR *14 *48 25% 90 48 ' ■, 74% " •* 25% "<* 90. 7% the Week 103% 103 *14y4 ». 49 12% 100 92% 29% 101%. 101% •___10 , 13% 92% 7.%* Salei for t per share 25 : ■ 90 74% *110 ' 12% 100 30 102% preferred—:—100 non-cum Atlantic Coast Line 25% May 21 64% Apr 16, 27 Jan 49 Dec Sep 20 27% Jan 7% Feb Dec 4% May 36Va Feb 114 9' 99 Feb 18% 5% May Feb 5% A T F Inc 73% ' 89% 7% t per share ' 25% -25% > 95%''96 ; 14% 92% 25%. 7%; Dec. 16 J per share 90% 48% "* -110% 12% , ' 95%,. *14. 100 : 74 49 *110 13% 131/4 Atch Topeka & Santa Fe com__100 50% July 12 xl9% Nov 26 48»/2 Aug 27 26% July 73 July 121 July 111% 80 21 Feb 9 102 ____ 19% Jun 24 62 July 14 55% Dec 11 Feb 73% 110% 25%' Friday Dec. 17 Thursday Dec. 15 90% f 7% ^ 49 13 19 26% *95% 15 *12% 132% . T 96 -No par Dec 18% Feb 59 Feb 48% *95% Arnold Constable Corp-, ___5 Artloom Carpet Co Inc——No par Associated Dry Goods common—1 Dec 10% May ' 74% 48% ' Wednesday U $ per share '91%;'. x91 * 7% . ,.*73% :„No par 2 9 May 27 99 Dec U 25% " 7% Dec. t per share 94 7% Tuesday ... Dee.-1»' 25%1'26 *90% Monday, December 20, 1948 ; . LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES ; Monday 11 $ pef share 4%% conv preferred ___100 Armour & Co of Illinois com 5 $6 conv prior preferred^—No par Armstrong Cork Co com No par $3.75 preferred $4 preferred conv 18% Jun 17% Aug 99 137/e 1 . 99% Jun 14 115% July 12 13% Dec 9 12% Dec 14 12% Mar 16 98% Dec 1, 17% Feb 20% Feb 10% May oec. ■ Steel Corp com—...—.—10 Armco • / • Par 23 17 17 Dec 7% Dec 15 v« Oct 130% Jan 32% Oct CHRONICLE RECORD Saturday EXCHANGE t per share 23% Nov 29 99 ' STOCK NEW YORK STOCK Highest Lowest 24% May ; YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS ' Lowest & 120 . 25,400 300 Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest < Highest $ per share t per share Range since Jan. 1 Lfwest —»• Highest t per share $ per share Apr 14% Feb 11 Feb 13 18 May 57% Feb 21 56 15% Jan 102 27 Dec 39% Jan 38 : Nov Dec; 50% Feb 128 Jan 20 100% Feb 48 26% Dec '30 10 Dec 41% Jan 17 Oct 12% Dec 10 Capital Carolina Power & Oct- 30 30 43% Jan 7% 29% May 132 Dec" 158% 49% May ) Dec 47 1 35% Dec Jan 130 Feb 64 Nov 6% Mar Feb x50 9 52% Jun 10 Feb. 5 68% May 15 17% May 7% 28% Dec 22 Feb,13 X97 Dec 108% Jan 97 Feb 10 105 July 130 Dec 156 Apr 123 Feb 11 140 Feb 22% Feb 28 34% Jun 21% Feb 18% Dec 16 20% .Tan 7% * xl7% Dec 1st Celotex , preferred 5% Corp common 38% July 6 Nov 22 8% Mar 3 Central 100% Nov 8 108 8- Central 111 16% Oct Oct 8 83 7% Jan 6 39% Nov 10% Dec 16 1 15 Jun 29 1 Central Violeta Jan 14' Chain■ Belt 11 Champion Paper & Fib com__No 10% May 20% 23 Jan 40% Dec 3'A ,8 Dec 3 35% *134% 135% 54% 54% 54% 32% 3 10 90 Feb IT i9 45y4 Jan Jan 31% 99% 99"% 130% 80 26% 26% 26'a 2.6% 26% 26% 3,900 19 18% 18% 18% 18'% *18% 18% 500 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 4,500 9% 9% 9% 9% 4,200 5% 5% 5% 5% 3,300 22% 22% 1,600 *18% 16% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 6% 5% 6% *5% 5% 24 24% 7 7% *103 104% . • 24% •' 25 7% 104 16% 16% v *24% ' 7% 7% 104 25 7% 1 *7% 10% 10% 10% *7% 21% 21% 21% 21% —_1 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 25 25 25 23% 23% "23% 93 28'A 23% , ' . . *90% 9 9 9% ' *27% 28'/2 5% 10% 11 11 y8 11 y4.. 10% 10% 32 80 5% 10'A 10'A 10 10y4 *9% 15% Feb 12 Jan 2 22% July 14 19 *9% 18% 19ya 18% 10 10 10% 9% l3'/a NOV'. Nov t' 54% Feb 35 Jan 34% Dec 26'A Dec 27% Feb 9%.Jup 30 14 Va Dec Class Bu—• 13%,July 13: 15. 17, —No par ——-• Series preferred A vtc—: 56 — . 103/4 15% 4Va —- Dec Jan7 May 21 49% Mar 20 57 Jun 2, 25% Feb 18. 42'A-.Sep 7, 22 72'A Oct 22 July 32 ISWOc.t 20 10 Feb • 14% Feb 11 — Dec $3 2% Nov 3 4% Apr 63% May 18 Chiids 31 Jun 24 Chile Oct 50% Nov 30 65% Jun 10 Chrysler 23% Feb 29% Jun 17 Cincinnati 4 Feb 28 .Feb 19% Nov 18 Jan 36% Jan 26 Nov 25% Dec .17 48% 34% May Dec . 42 11% 94 F^b Mar go Nov 9 *7'%,Mar 76 101% May 26 <27 20% Feb 15% Jan 23 34% Nov 27% Mar 18 6 ' 21 176 85 Jun 95 Jan 34% Nov 43% Jun Dec 115% Feb 107 27% Jun .'35% July . 106 Nov 109 Mar 71 Dec 101 Jan 57 Feb 42% Dec > . >32 : May Dec 34 140 88 4 2-2% Nov, 30 34% Apr 9 108% Jun 25 Oct 15 Dec €9% Nov 9 23 47% May 19 17 18% Mar 22 23% Nov 40 Feb 154 91% Dec 35'A Jan 9 4% Dec 3 . 5 ■ Feb 10 76% Dec 17 Range for Previous t Year 1947 : j Lowest Highest t per share 141 per share May x61% 1140 191'A Nov Jun 65% Jan May 33 May 87 1155 Dec May Jan 56 105% July preferred—, 4% 60% Dec S per share 16 2 1332 July 183 cum 2nd 96 13% >*12%. 16% 16% 16 July , * , < .1 • Por Internal Co^p—No par Colgate-Palmolive-Peet corn—No par Coca-Cola 2 Colo 20'A Feb 16 17'A Feb 21% Dec , 21% ; 11% ,'63-. > r. Dec Feb 48% Oct 263A July Nov 36% Jan 147/a Jun 28 .J 5 23 t, 14 30 29% May 14 Commonwealth Edison, Co 11" 11% May 20 33'A Nov 29% Nov Feb. 28 Dec x24% Dec Feb 4 Feb 21 ;108'AMar ' 16 9 Sep Mar 5 103.% Feb 10: 8% Nov/18 54'/2 Jan 37% Nov 24 30 Jan 19% Feb 11' 19% Feb 11 May Dec Dec 30% • May 44 May Jan 28 Aug 27 6 20^ Feb 48 .'Feb 297ADec 17 1 98 Va July/? 6 100Sep 27: 33'A Dec 90 Oct 1' 18. ' 20% Feb 10% Mar'17 Apr 84% Mar 23 44% Feb lie%.July> ' < 13%:Feb 55% Dec 42% Jan 99% May 25 17% July 13 40 92 3 99 Oct 7! 8%Nov,.l<0-48% Mar 17 • May 15 —i'No 2,400 97% 97'% 20'% 42'A' 20'% 20'% 1,600 42'% 43 7,100 26 240 25% '26 1,700 *7% *76% 8 ,.,700 78 17% 18 18-14 34% *88% . ' J—. 2,300 64'A Oct 26 Continental Insurance———in 514 139 78% Dec. 14 137 *1050 . 34% 137 " 62% 33% 90 34% *89 15% 15% 2,900 18% 17% 17% 1,500 17% 18% 17% 17% 5 900 18% 18% 9% 9% 670 11% 1,290 17% 19 17% 17% 17% 17% 18% 18% 18% *18% 9% 11% ,...18% 9% .9% 9% 22 21% *21%. 10% 10% 9Va 9% 8% 9% , 9% ,9% , 11 • 9% 9% 21% 48V4 48% 48% 48% 48% ' 93% 93 93'A 93% 93% 17% 17 17% 167/a 17% 3 2Va - 3 91 Va 90% 91 '90 90% 25 Va 25% 25% 8% 8% 29% 29% .» 29% 26 26'A 26 -4 .*"• 22 29 22 xl2%: 9 106% 40% 40'/2 -41% 21% 21% 21% -12'A *9 12'A '- <9 9% 30% *60'/2 104% 30% *35 104% • 35%" 30 102% ' -404'A 35 to91%- 93% J ■ 93% " ^ 8% A 29% .26 1067/a ■ xll% 30% » 35'A 31%- 31 96% 30% 35 93 93 ,,'*13% . ; 30% 25'/2 22 :,.22Va 106% 106% 19 100 11% 914 39% 40% 20% 20% 11% ll'A 11% l '900 " 5 900 3 100 600 9" 9 9% 9'A 9% 14^500 2,800 >30% 104 'A 29% 105 • 33% 94 30^A - 87A 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 61% 61'A 61 Va 60'A 60'A 59% " 104% 105 1 30% 104% - 104% 105 *95- 2 600 <914 13% 31- 1100 11% 914 20% 86% *95.-.96J/2 200 3 300 40% *92% • 2 300 ^ 4% 20'A 33.% " 1900 28% 1 9i/s 88 , , 4 107 13% .88 17 900 8% 22% 30 , ,. 3>00 25% 4% 9'A > 34 9l'/2 <8% 25% - "860 54,300 25% 28'A 9 105 93% 31 9% 104 *,.f 21% 3 800 10,000 3% *11%- 11% >9% 30% 1 40% '• 103% , " 3 9% "*104% 103'/2 17 91 r 12% «.12% 9 94% ;25'/2 107 >: 12% 9 48% 94% ,29 4% .,22% V.' 12 28 3,600 ' 8% *25 4% 106% . 13% 61 25% 9% 88'A -<30% 91 25 9 13'/2 "*95 91 25% 97A 88'A • 91 , 300 6,200 37 16"%- /• 50 30 48 • 3% 9 13% 8% 3 9 -4,600 36% . 48'A 3 21 88'A 47% " 29 36% 95, 41 13% * * 2,700 50 29% 36% 17% 21 105 51 29% 17 40'/8 88y4 '• *94% --97 *50 94% 4y8 12% ... 1 < 407/a 8% 9% 9'/a 21 *11% - -102%102% -9 61% 9'A 10 .8% 17%, *25'A 9% 40% !21 ' 8% 48% 93% 21% 12% >9 8% i- * 106% 12% - 12% 16,700 36% r 9 22% t;i 106%-106% 1,200 10"% 52% ... , 4'% 22% 21% 21% 10% ,29% 29 26% ,'4 21% 21% 10% 90% 29 *25% 4% 22 22 10% 25% ' 320 „ 21 % 16% f . 10'A 21% 8% 3 8% 9 J014 1,000 22 Va 93'/a , 25% 8% 10'A 11 140 22»/a 48 , 3% 25% 10% * ' 91 11 8% 29,% - 11 9'/2 ll'A ,11% *9,% - *89% 10% 11 ,36% *50 31% 96% 4,700 15% - ; 90 220 33% 15% 1 -8%. *89 32% 18 -*51 *95! :* 33% 18'AV 367/a 30% 1 x32% 1,600 61% — 15% 10% 93% 14 _ Shares 137 61% *1070 61% *1070 90 „ 21% 88% 137 137 61% the Week 18% 30 , 136 Sales for Dec. 17 $ per share 15% 21%. 30% Friday * 18'A 51'/2 30% 500 15% ll'/8 ; 50 76% 88% 22% 9'A 142 18'A 22% 10 7,200 88% 36% <9% 3,900 '"15% 10% 12'A 1,700 5 76% Dec. 16 34% 29% •• 24% 27% *138 t per share __ 34 — U_' 12,100 - 62% *1050 — 130 72 5 Thnrsday 137 *61% 90 1,800 13% 24% 142 4,900 1 42 ' 27% *76% " 76% $ per share 137 *61% - 13% 27% *138 78% Dec. 15 $ per share *70 5'/a 39% 105% " *40% ' '25'A 5 27% 141 *129 T 79% 105 13% 24% 5'/a 51% 9% • 25% 28% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Wednesday 61% 21%, ; 13% 5% 30'A *12 : 105% 27% * 21% 9 105% 72 21% 12% 23% 42 11% 1067/a 23% *40% 13% —9% 22 Va 23% *70 9% • 4% 23% 39%' . 15% 19 . 3% 108'% 72 31 Va , 108% 18% 1 18% 17% 18 15% ifl , 397/a 108% 42 *25% - : 35 39% *70 29%: *82 85 1,500 185 24 13% 25% *82 28% *160 *107% *40% 52% *91 13% AJ—No'par > 30 '*88% Continental-Diamond Fibre—-J__5 ."/> 13% 28% 28% 185 106 37 par Continental: Can Inc common—'—20 72 79% 85 106 42 28 *160 39% 53 No par July 13*13% May21' preferred 28 103% 39 106 129 139 __ 23% 28% t per share *1100 >» 5'/a " Dec, 13 61% 34% • x25% 5% 80 *135 108% 13% 29% 28% *82 1 *70 Monday i-104 :104 36% 36% $3.75 *27'% 97% 18 185 i 85 *40% . 141 ,1 *102%,102% i.—' 19,200 7%' 7% *76f%v 78' n 18% 28% o8%- ' fl05% _. 2o% , 80 9% par $5.50 preferred 24% • '40%/ ; $4.52 Continental Baking Co com—No 140 54 26 '7% '*160 9% 11% preferred-!—1.——--No'par Container Corp of America com_L20 ' 4% preferred A-100 • 17% 29% *108% *12'/8 1 *8% Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd—-100 Consolidated Retail Stores Inc__—1 Consolidated Textile Co Inc.-—10c ' $4.50 preferred 5 92'A Sep preferred——__t—-1_—No jiar Grocers Corp—1.33% 17 " Consumers Power Co com_^.—No par 6 29% Nov/30 For footnotes eee page 28. <• : 35% Jun 105% Dec i 37 ' 53% • 42 26'% 78 190 36 ,53% 27% 20% 36% 91% 25%. 8% B9% *25'/2 i" 4%. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft^-—__ 1 106% May 25 36 *97'% 108% , 38% 13% *139 9' 22 Consolidated 15'AMayl2 : 52 20% 107/a , 3 . J Consolidated Laundries Corp-—'„5 Consolidated Natural Gas_-—.—:15 2 16% Mar 104%'July Dec 0 51 15% July 106% / . Dec 95 ' , Dec Dec ' 8 114% Feb • 32%May 11% 21 3% 51'% 97'% - 3,700 37/a 51'% *34 ';i42% 26 300 3% '3% 27% 21% i par $5 11 12'A Jun 10 ___ 94 6" xl8% Jun ' Feb, 24! . par Cigar—_i__ No Consolidated Consol Edison of N Y com—No par 8%Dec .38% "^99% Dec 25 Consolidated Ooppermines Corp-<__5 7% Nov ' -No par 'Congolfeum-Nairn'Inc_g—1—No May 21 — — 10% July preferred series--—J 6% May:21 177A Mar ,— $6 27 36% July 12 107'% July 11% Mar 16 / Apr 25 Va July 12 ; Feb * • '32 8 Feb Dec » Conde Nasi Publishing Inc—No'par 15'/2 94% t Dec 7 12% May ' Commonw'lth & South com__No par Nov 106 : 300 16% 51V2 , 27% 7'% *76'% *16 16% 53'% 93%< 17'A < preferred _j__„i_100 Solvents_L—2—-No'par 90 - *16 ' 54% 48 common—_^.llO Commercial Credit 25 8% Feb 5,000 13% 36 53 . Commercial 19 65 13% 4 29%36% i • 3.60% 64% 12% 517/a 21% ' 9- ; Jan 3% Oct 107 5% 11% ' 10% $4.25 cum preferred w W—No par Columbian Carbon Co__-l_..>..No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—10 7 65% 16 ^ 185 U07% 25 26% 29 , 18% f*21 commoii_t.Nopkr Jan 2% Feb, 10 20'/a ,30 July 29% May 26 Pictures Jan 35% 40% May } 104'. ^ Jan 10% 5 4 53% July 15 ■■ JaiV 2 Nov 30- 11% May ; ' 16 43% Jun *82 .38% 13% 18 21% >' 14% ; Apr 17 15: 37% Apr *105Va ,9% 9% Class B„—J—2.50 'Columbia 65'A 12% 20'% 30 *160 109 24%; , , 5'A lfi% *11 preferred—100 Columbia Gas System Inc.-VNo par 13% May 21 . 2nd 9,900 13% 16 42 18% 29% , 85 38% 15% 18% *9% , Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A—2.50 ' 24 78% JUn ; conv 33% Dec 4"% May 121' Nov ; non-cum 31% May 12 Nov 30 28% Feb 27 ' 90 xl6 4% 4% 32% May 15 1. 30 31 *82 90 17% preferred—— 20 Ry com—100 non-cum 1st preferred-—100 17% July 14 50 35'/2 Feb Fuel & Iron Corp com_..No par 18% July 15^ lO'AFeb l3 7% Sep 5% Colorado & Southern 4 123% 8% May 104% Mar 115% Feb . 23% May 1 Feb' 39% Aug Dec 30 20 ,50 May 94 20% Dec 86 Dec 25%-Nov . 25 Jan 22% ,,20% May 2V» May \ 22 Jan 12% Oct ; Dec ' 36 22% Oct 18% Jun 32% Apr 87,- il 23 11 30 32% Nov 30% May ,,36 j 22% Oct Feb 33% *97'% 78 18% 185 109 i. 24% .*,-18% 9% Nov 30% 61% 34% 2—No par —No par 20 18% •" *160 __ Colonial Mills-Inc——i—20 Apr *76% 32 53% 27% f 300 34 *34 ■ 900 51 33% *51% 36 >50 '51% ; 65% -4 ' 7^A '< 7% ' 78 18% ' 80% *1100 25% May 18 ,10 26'% *76'% 139% 26% May 21 1. 26% *26% 26% >.'7%,.; 7% i. 27% < *60% 5 24' 43% 13% *137 11 Nov 20% 42%. t per share 11 • 97 20'% 43% Dec. 11 Nov 9'A Deo 97 20% 43 > Saturday j Feb 11 96% 20'% ;• 141 12% Feb Feb X95'% 24'/2 106 *79% 15 Feb 27%; 85 *139 16 17% 27% 29'A Oct 16% 27% 38% *5% Oct ,: 27'% 109 29 Feb May 54'% 72 18 < 53'% 42 22% 9% May *34'% 55 *40% 46 8 35 *70 Aug May 35 54'% 72 May 8 3% 51% 42 12 16'/a May 3% 51% 27% *26% No par — ''A> 16 52 *70 (The) common.No par A *12% 14 *40% 13% . > , 65% 13% 54% *88% 15% Dec 37/a 65% 1 *50 34y4 52 STOCKS Class 1 , 33%,- 33%: - *T4% . 52'% *50 37 53% 27% 18 :■ 37/a 53 $3.50 preferred Collins & Aikman 23% , 31 , -100 i EXCHANGE Coca-Cola Co 8 45% Jan' 10 65 *12% 64% ' 185 preferred——100 NEW YORK STOCK * „ 2 1332 31%NovJ2 x87%Sep Jan 63% Jun 1 33% 31 stock—————:—50 7% r > Dec 34% 65% 24% *105% Range since:Jan. 1 > 1 Highest; > 136 52 .*107% 'Lowest t per share 52 *160 ,- Clopay Corp_^ a ——1 Cluett Peabody & Co oom——Nonpar . 147 July 13 92% May 20 , 52 ——-..-No.par Special gtd 4% 27% Dec 1636% May 17 137 5,500 27y2 52 33% 64% 1-100 % *82 "s 38% preferred preferred 17,600 - —20 Climax .Molybdenum——-—No par Clinton Industries Inc_w——-j—1 =5 10% Jan non-cum 8% 33'/2 52'A 33% Clev'e Graph Bronze ,Co com—T 1 5% preferred -L_ ——100 Cleve & Pitts RR Co 7% gtd—50 78% May 20 '.Sep 5% 1,200 8'% 32% 14% Cleve Elec Illuminating com'—No par $4.50 5 5 8'A 33V2 33% ■ , C C C & St Louis Ry- Co com—100 1 5'A "8 35% 19 20 8'A 26>/a *18% Jun 105 < — 42% Oct 14%' *4% 33% 8 14 Va ,8 111% Jun 33% 8% 35'A 78 6 34 , 27% 13% Dec ■-48% Mar Dec 89 g9 5'A 8'A 33% ' *7% 24% Feb __ ' Jan 34% Feb 10 105% Jan f5 8% 15 *26% Clark Equipment Co— 2,200 28 *76% 5 1,900 9% 36 No par July 12 1,000 18y4 9y2 27% City Investing Co common——5 5%% preferred— ——100 May 24 >■ City Store? —x i 5 39% Mar Dec 14% 80 176 10 18Vs 9% . 36 43% 38% Aug .July 12 10 18% 9'A 10 28% 21 r'- 10 18y4 9% 36y4 >97 •- 5V*1 9% 18% 9% 14% 43% - May ' 9% 18% , 28% *35 8.50 Fuel—fw. 10,500 36 *20% City Ice & 10y2 14% *96% 3 10% 36y4 a.100 Jun 10% 1,800 28V2 53 10 Jan 2, 84% Apr;20 f 7 1,800 2,000 15 3% . 25 ' 10% 11% 36 I T Financial Corp—No par C .. 10% *10% 11 37,300 28'A 17 preferred—^ 4% 8 33 9 Dec 12% May ' 10% 5'A 15ya Cincinnati Milling Machine Co—10 May 17 48'% July *10% 317A 80V2 5'A 29 *16% —10 com 11V4 31% 80y2 ' 36% " Elec 5'A 15 13% & 80'A 29 *12% —2.50 Gas 32 *sy8 300 36ya , Co "" 31% 80y4 5y4 150 28 15y4 , Corp *27ya 1,600 29 Pac ,RR Co—No par Copper 28 1,100 8% 36% *51% 33% 64% preferred————100 Jan 8'/a 10% 10y4 5'A 9 15 . — 5% 23% 94 80% 34% 8% 34 1,100 23 29, , Co common—;-l 5.%%' 5% ; 25% 25 8,400 9,500 8,100 par Chickasha Cotton Oil 3 Feb preference—No 5'A 8% ,33% 900 4,800 13% 13% *27'/a ■ 2,500 - 7% 21 36% par Qonv preferred series A 100 ■'* Chicago Yellow Cat^—No par 2 1 convertible Chic Rock Is 19% May 27 44% Oct Ill 21% May .' 5% preferred — —100 Chicago Pneumat Tool com—No par 66% - ,j37% May 27% May 8 40 , 29% Sep 78 Chicago & Northwest com—No 49%.July 15 17 42% Mar Nov 96 23% July 15, 1.1 Feb Feb 7% Mar — Dec 56% -- 21 Nov 23 • 15% — 32 July 8y4 —100 45'Jan 5iy4 May y 5'A 32% Chfc Milw St Paul & P ,vtc__No par 41%.July 13. 10% 7% 93Va *8ya- 28 *5'A t' 10% ..Apr 10% >-20 94 93% 32'A t 18% 15% July 13 5% .preferred 50 Chic Ind & Louis Ry Co class A—25 19% 7% Jan 2 4'A Mar 1,6 =7% Mar 16 13% 80 10% 30 13ya 32 i 5'/2 10% Feb 13% *27'/2 32% 79 10% Feb 21% 9 10% 14% ^7% 9 9% Chicago Great West Ry Co com—50 ' 10% 7"% 20% 24% Chicago Corp 1 10% 8% 21% .'23% 14% May 21 12% July 13 (The)— 4,4u0 24% 78% 10% 33 *23% 5% 11. 5'A 32% 24% 78% 5'A 1,600 93 32y8 78% 10% .,10 81 32% '32 81 23% 9% . 33% 1,800 105 81% 24% 24 38% 80% *103% 93 Jan .. 81 105 23% Nqv :30 20'A • '< 28% 32y2 preferred—100 ! *92 6 10'/2 Jan ■; 6% Feb *103% 23'A 25 23% ,. 9V Dec 105 800 7 7 93 25 • 93 7 12% 8 26 24 7 7% 10% 13% ',.25 23 21% 21% 8 . *7% 8% 21% Feb 33% ' t 10% *7% 5 Dec 6% May 23% May • 7 105'A *104 . 24 24 8% 2% 15,800 99% 130% 12% 4% May 30% 30% 30% 100 132 26% . 30% 100 *130% 7% Feb 8% May , / 6,000 133% 6% May, 4y4 May % 60 54% 100% Jan ' 135 54 *130% 12% 17 J/s July 14 3,700 xl00% , 5% May 11 V 1,000 35% 135 54% 800 7 133% 6% No par convertible 53% 31%^ x30% 100 *132 9% —No par Co__ 136 136 54% 54 32% ,99% 132 par 3%% 137 *135 54% 16% Chic & East 111 RR Co com__No par Class - A—1 40 '9 32% 132 28% 32% 78% 29 July 13 135 53% 6% *28% 32'A 76% Nov 135 . 9% Chesapeake Corp of Virginia —5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common__25 x3iy2 Dec *98% preferred ——No par $4.50 37 6 8 1 May 32% 99% 132 30' Jan .4 36% 32 1.25 54% , 36% *38% Checker Cab Mfg 102'/a July 7% Feb Apr 36% 135% *130 8 Oct 25% Mar 16 36% 54% 15% Jun - ,36% *91% 8% 30% Dec 81% Feb. 36% 10% 33 6" 36% *10% 28 26% Jun 31% 6"% 9.50 Sugar Co 24% Feb 100%.Jan 12% 31% 7% 33 Oct 18 12% 31% 7% 34% May 24 ' 16 12% 31% 34 20 Feb .12% 7% 34% 30 17% Feb 5,000 12% 31% *7% 33 12% Nov 90 160 18.400 1,900 12% 32% Jan Feb ' 27 31% *32% 21 % Jan 6.000 31% 30 7% 79% Cerro de Pasco Copper Cprp Certain-teed Products 30 31 12% 79% 17 27 — 104% 31% 78% Dec 110% 30% 104% 267/a ' 200 5% *7% 78% 20 Dec 5% 12% 79% 35% Mar Century Ribbon Mills 5% Shares 55 31% *7 *78% 14%' Feb • 32 L100 Jersey, *53 104% .104% 26% 267A .27 *103 79% Dec 8 , the Week 14% 7% *134% • 12% 32 *31% 36% 1 Nov ' 12% 32 35% Light 4%% tCentral RR of New May 21 11-' 28% Apr Co— Foundry Co— 9 % 7% Dec' 12% 7% . pfd _'_100 Central NY Pr Corp ,3.40% pfd—100 May 27 31 12% Hudson G & E Corp__no par 74 32% 16% 17 Jan 27'A 32% 16% 9% 22% Dec Apr 26% 5 Central Jun 27% 32% *7% Ceptral of Ga Ry Co vtc No par 5% preferred series B vtc—100 7 27»A 32% 18% central Feb 27% *18% 1 Jan 105% 32% 18% 7- Sugar 105% 14Vs 55 .5% 5% ' 14'A *53 5>A *104'% 26% *18% 30 Aguirre 5% *104% 105 20 preferred 11% Sep 18% Feb 5% 26% 12% Jun 12% 19% May 104% 26% 17 96% 20% May 105'A 5% 26% 22% 100% 5% 26% 28 10% 11% May 5% No par 21 116 Dec 54 *31% 100 5% Dec — 4% May '11% Dec "53 No par 2nd preferred, 6% Feb — Dec 54 14'A Sales lor S per share : • 16% Jun — 77% ' . Feb — Dec *53 t No par >1 Jan — 7% 54% 27 —1,100 _ 14% — 100% *53 *32% 25 common. 22% 7% May -- 54% Friday Dec. 17 t per share 15% 1 preferred—u *4.75 25 19% *.14% Celanese Corp of Amer com_.No par 2 32% 15% . 50 ! 9 19% May' Dec Co *14'A 10' series— Corp—— Caterpillar Tractor.,. May 27 39% Jun I) ' • 4% $ per share 15% 1—5 common——— General & iJ Case 147% July 15 '•.,•>**'■> Corp Conv preferred Carriers 2 10 Nov Carrier 8 May 20 Thursday Dec. 1(5 , $ per share *104% ; Light——-No par - S per share *53 5% Clipch & Ohio Ry_„.'.-100 Carpenter Steel Co— .Wednesday Dec. 15 Dec. 14 *14% 1 19 SALS! PRICES HIGH Tuesday 15 -—10 Inc AND Monday Dec. 13 ,, $ per share '*14% (2551)- RECORD Dec. 11 Par A— Airlines Carolina 19% May 21 45 preferred $3 12 '21% ' Capital Admin class A common—l 110% Nov ,5 32 July 28 12% May Jan CHRONICLE LOW Saturday '« t 8% Mar 22 35% May 6 STOCK STOCK EXCHANGE Aug 26 Dec 48% Apr 3% Sep NEW YORK May 15 50 , YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS 11 5% & 105 33'A *92% - .13% 34'/2 94 2,500 580 '170 2,500 40 > 13% 13% 1,400 87 86% 86% 190 31'A % 30% 31% 16,800 06 %"S 95'A 96 8%. 60'A • 200 8% 8% 2,500 59% 59% 1,600 20 (2552) COMMERCIAL THE NEW Range for Previous 'I ' Range since Jan. 1 Lowest .Highest t per share YORK $ per share f. NEW t per I per share Par 12% Feb Feb 27 10% Jun 24 Continental Motors—; Dec 463/4 Feb 11 693A Jun 18 Continental Oil 12 % Apr 27% Oct 14 Mar 16 19% Apr 16 Continental Steel 19 Feb 19% Mar 14 Cooper-Bessemer 55 Dec May May 6 9 33 Jun x493/4 Mar T7 55 July 12 Feb 12% Jun 17% Oct 13 44 Dec 55 Feb 21% Oct 42% Mar 24 11 12% May 20% Feb 513A 61 Jan 50 Feb 49 10 91/4 Nov la 18 V2 Dec 32% Fed 18 ' Nov 88 % Dec 105% Feb 88 Nov Dec 105% Jun 86 Oct Sep 75% Jan 563/4 Dec 1 15 233/4 Oct 28 61% Nov 57% July 14 3 88 22 15% Jun 13 Dec 1 18 15 973/4 July 98 Copperweld 7% 7% '7% 8%" 8% 57 % 56 56% 55% 56 %' 55% —14 *15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% xl5% common—5 243A 2434 25 25 % 25 25% 25 % 25 % 25. 25% No par 54% 54% *54 54% 54 54% 54 54 54 54% common—5 16% 16% 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 48 48 47% ~*10% Corp Co preferred * pfd 3 % % ser of Products Corn 1% Mar 19 177 7% 56 % 50 164 % Oct Jan 3 'A Dec 1 5% Jan 2 Coty Jan 1% Dec 16 33/a Feb 2 Coty International Corp 13 393A Jun 94% Aug 31 98% Jun 2 Jan 15 Creameries 24% Dec 13 Cream of Wheat Corp (The)_. 29 Feb 40% Feb 14 •Crane Mar 16 Oct 9 22Va Dec 30 Jan x21 17 y4 Nov 10 26% May 27 41 Dec 52% Mar 363/4 Nov 18 46% Mar 6 $2 34% Jun 1 Crown 17 13 Mar 18 25 Apr 34% Oct 24 V* Dec 10 98 Dec 108% Feb 91% Feb 24 103 105% May 130 % Oct 95 ' Dec 9 129 22% May 37 V* Feb 21 Nov 66 Dec 96 Jan 22 May 34% Oct 25 137/a May 2iy8 Jan 165 165 Jan 29 283/4 Jun 14 65 % Dec 1 78% JuA Dec 3 34 123/a Feb Jan 1 11 155 4% May 127/s May 129 Feb 11 17 150 Mar 11 61 7 21% Feb 4% Feb Feb 6% 27 18% May 30% Feb 19% Aug 26% Sep 19 Sep 28 97 Sep 85 Oct 23% Oct 13% Mar 14% Dec 13; 92 *92% 93% *92 93% *91 92 57% 2% 56% 173 57% 173 57% "172% 3% 3 %. 3% 3% 172% *3% 3% 2,900 2 5,800 3% 2 2 2 2 1% 2 96 30% 31% 30% 96% *94 % 98% "94% 96% 9% 9'A 9% 9 % 9% 24% 24% x235/a 30% 31% "94% 31 98 % 174 30% "95% 9% 9'/a "9 4 (J 100 57% 172% 172% 3% *93/8 - 57% 57% 33/4 *94% , 19, 2% 3% *2 31% 57% 172% 57% 173 18% 2 *95% 5,000 98 9 9% 120 30% 30 30% 7,800 9 2,000 23% 900 18% 18 % 18,% 18% 18% 37% 36% 37V4 36% 36% 3,700 1,600 24% 25% 24% 25 25 25% 24% 25 24% 4,300 No par *95 96 94 94 95% 220 $4 2nd preferred—— No par Crucible Steel of Amer com—No par *95 98 Zellerbach $4.20 Corp preferred'— 21% 100 Cuban-American Sugar common—10 95 % ' 22% *23% 95 95 *95 "95 96 22% "21% 21% 66% 66% 26 26 68 66% 25% 26 "25% 26% 15 15 *160 *178 non-cum *160 100 10 21% 21% 66 21% 661% 178 8% 8% 8 Va 15% 8% xl5 178 8 15 178 *160 8% 8 8 70 71 69% 69% "69 73 123A 12% 13 13 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—-2.50 Curtis Publishing com No par *163A 17% *16% 17% 17% 17% 7% 100 Inc preferred Curtiss-Wright 70 7% No par No par 7% common 130 493A 8 7% 130 48 3A 8 , 1 pfd 23 "125 140 49 73/4 ' 23 *132 No par Inc *122 12% 2,500 66% 800 7% 7% "125 130 8 22% *132 253A 25% 203A 203A 87 87 "48% 49 7% 23 7% 22% 140 23 "132 253A 26% 20% 20% 20% 20% 800 12% 1,100 171/2 17% 600 7% 11,100 7% 7% 7% *125 125 20 130 48% 48% 48% 900 7% 7% 7% 7% 23,400 23 20% 23 23 *132 140 23% *132 26 20% \ 11,500 48% 140 25% 8% 125 23% *132 26% 8% 69% 12% 17% 7% 22% 140 26% 8 69 12% 49 7% 4,600 178 72 ' 130 48% 15% 15 *160 117% 17%' "17 200 27 12% 12% " *483A 100 A Cushman's Sons Inc 1% Cutler-Hammer 7% 7% *122% 1 preferred Class 21% 66 % 15% *69 13 Prior 96 *26 178 8 70 *12% $7 T 21% ; 27 15 "160 15% "160 "26 5 preferred—. Press 95% *95 " 6% preferred 4% % 24% 96 98 96% *66 % 23% 24 *95 "95 21% 66% 66% 24 98 15% 15'/a 7% 25% 95 Va 26 *25% preferred conv RR 24% *95 22% 66% pfd—__ 100 2 137 July 2 x31% May 26 21% Mar 16 90 »A July 15 Aug 19% *91 93% 18 May 14 12% July 21 28% Sep 1 13 Jan 133 Apr 13 % 11 183/4 Feb Dec 132 ■ 18% 91% "92 37% 1 48 19a/t x91% *23% 4 1223/8 Feb Xl9 93 .92 37% 15% Dec Feb 19% 93 "91 23% 18% 27% Nov Dec 15Cf 18 Cuneo Mar 1,200 5,900 37% Cudahy Packing Co common 70 2,700 50% 19 88 July 30 173/4 May 18 24% Jan 13 121/4 10% 50 % 38 133/4 May 21 147 10% 18% 1 Jan 10% 50% .50 38 17 Jun 56 47 24% 29 6% May 113% 47 92 173 3% 2 Va 31 4,400 47% 92 57 173 3% ■ 19- 350 16% 38 Oct 24% *171 % 57% ■ 19% 3,500 16% 92 92 57% 2.50 — Dec 7% Dec 69 19% 26% 54% *91 92% *91 .2 com 12% Nov Sep Mar 101 19'A 2,500 25% 24% 18% Seal & Feb 17% Dec 19 *91% 1 19% Dec 50% 100 America of Dec 12% 82% xl6 11 50% 41,900 9,800 54% *15'/a 183A 5% Jun 177 21 Apr 10% 51 8% 5o %. 15% 15 '/a 38 Cuba 9 11% Shares No par com—_—5 2 17% Aug 11 50% 25 cortimon preferred- 17 Jan 11% 51 1—1 preferred Cork Crown % July 14 Jun 11% 50% r—1 Co 3%% 107 Dec Dec , Inc Dec •49 51 % 100 Aug 11 Va "48 ,11% 25 8'A 26 % May 49 103/4 5 com 4% 97 ' *48 *50 3A 100 Dec preferred 49 20 1947—100 Refining 16% —1 Dec 195 *48 • ■ 7% for the Week $ per share 8Va 56 3A 7% 8 Sales Dec. 17 56 Exchange Bank & Tr Co Corning Glass Works common Cum $ per share t per share Friday Dec. 16 56% Corn 3%% Thursday S per share 73/4 Convertible pref 5% series Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp 1 1 per share Dec. 15 55% Corp Steel 9 per share PRICES Wednesday 1 4% Dec Dec. 14 5 ; Delaware $3 prior preferred— July 21 66% Mar 24 of 2% 170 Tuesday Dec-13 LOW AND HIGH SALE share 55% 43 Monday Dec. 11. Monday, December 20, .1943 RECORD Saturday STOCK YORK Apr 14 % CHRONICLE STOCK EXCHANGE Highest 35 6% May FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest & 140 25% 2,700 25% 26 26'A 1,900 2,200 D Nov 14% May Jan Dec 82% Dec 101% July 84 Dec 101 y2 July 84 12% Sep 23% Feb 11 Oct Jan Sep 20% 8 Aug 45% Oct May 46% Oct Dec 38% 29% 24 2 17% Jan 6 33A% pfd series A .—, 100 Davega Stores Corp common—2.50 5%: conv preferred 20 Davison Chemical Corp (The) 1 Dayton Pwr & Light common 7 , 4 94 Jun 17 Sep 27 94 Jun 10 15% Jan 5 ,8% Sep 27 24 Dec 1 ,31% Dec 17 Feb 29% Feb 5 10% 283A July 14 31% Aug 1 common 133/4 Jan 9 Jun 15 46% Jan 2 42 Preferred 3.75% series A Preferred 3.75% series B Dayton Decca Records 34% May 24 Co & 7% 50% Jun 24 Delaware 13% July 12 Delaware 11 393/4 July 15 Escrow ctfs for 58 Escrow ctfs for Dec 143/4 Feb Dec 32 Va Mar 16 27% Mar 20 Apr 59 62% 56 Lack Detroit 16% Jan 10 De 31% Feb 19 % Dec 17 28% Jun 2 20% May 35 y2 Apr 47 Jan 42% Nov 50 Jan 38 13 Dec 24% Feb 11% Nov 29 193/4 May 26 l iy4 May 18% Jan 13 Mar 17 X193A May 21 35% Mar 12 Feb 46 Jun 10 Steel Diamond 6% Distill Oct 14 Dec 17 Sep 25 Nov 13 41 Jun 2 Oct 46% Dec 9 56 Apr 21 19%. Dec 34 Feb 10 Dec 1 23 Jan 5 28% May 16 % May 39% Oct 29 Feb 13 40 Jun 16 Doehler-Jarvis 21 Va Jun 11% Nov 22 19 Feb 76 Jan 47 20% Oct 19 Divco Dr. 24 Dome Mines 15 22 Dow Feb 6 106% Jun 15 '.' Dec 1041/4 Oct 90 Feb 13 106% Oct 22 xl8% Nov 29 31% Jun 21 Feb 83 Jan 2 98 July 16 3%% Feb 12% Feb 11 20 May 15 Dunhill Nov 12% Dec 11 18 May 20 Duplan Dec 19% Mar 14 113% Jan 28 Feb 11 Sep 94 111% Aug 24 11% Dec • 17 188% July 9 124% Jun 17 99% Jun 116 22 15% Jan 2 # per share Lowest $ per share 6 per share conv 157: Sep 27 31, Dec 10 14% Dec 7 88 Dec 15 Va Aug 27% Feb 10% Dec 17 Dec 111% Feb 92 Dec 15 5% Jan 5 Feb 4% May 8% Feb 33% May 82 Feb 653/4 Mar 8 39% Nov 10 175 Jun 17 33% Dec 1 19% May 17 92% Jun 1 16% Jan 106 2 Jan 12 8% Jun 56 Jun 24 1 ' 6% 13 16% Oct 21 19 37% Jun 10 10 11% May 145. Dec 19% Feb 13% Feb 11 2% May 24 23% July 7 171 10 166 Oct 21 $7 135% Dec 156% Feb 123% F6b 11 147 Oct 26 $6 Jan 57% Oct 49% Feb 10 56% Jan 9 13% Dec 16 17 Jan 6 19% Nov 9 27 % Jun 14 8 74% Jun 14 139x 24% Mar x55 Feb Dec 45 Aug 19 49 Oct 59% Oct 55% Feb 13 76 Jun 17 Dec 112% Feb 11 20 Va July 9% Mar 18 8% Dec 19% 38 Jan Apr - 4% 12% Jan 97 12% Feb Feb 63 85 Mar Nov 7% May 17% Dec 24% 13% 27 5 9% Feb 11 50% Feb 11 59 Sep 14 4% NOV 29 Feb Feb 10% Nov , *6% 9% Nov 18 25% Jan 50% Oct *58 *23 % 13% AUg 7% Mar 17 35 Dec 16 4% Dec 17 For footnotes.see page 28. 1 *58 62 Convertible 8% 8% 8% 23% 23% 23% 23 % *23% 24 «11 % *23% 11% 23% 11% 12 12% 12% *12% 123/a 1,000 20% 20% 20 V4 19% 20 19% 193/4 3,600 39% 1,000 9% 8% 24 j 20 f N f 40 39% 11% 1,700 2 15 V< 15% 15% 15% 15% 153% 15% 153/a 15% 153/4 15% 15% 8,400 *42 43 *14 14% *14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 *29 29% 29% 29% 29 29 29 29 28% 29 28% 28% 46% 47 47 467/a 46% 46% 47 46% 467/a 47 47% 46% 10% 10% 30 30% ■ / 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 3,000 31% 31 31% 313A 32% 31% 32 Va 31% 31% 2,700 11% 11% 11% 12 11% 12 11% 53 52% 53 51 51% 51 % 47% 48 48% 48% 48% 48% 48 No par LNo par A '*99% 104 "•!< 104 1 99% 104% 99% 20% 104% fl 20% 20% " 20%' f 1'.—100 *86 % 87% 1 *12% 13% *12% 14 —No par 12% 12% *12% 12% No par 100 5 85 172 *118% 171 *118% 119% *97 97 %• 97% *115% 116 *11% 12 86 % .'99% , ' ( 19% '. *83 34 104 Jan 8 jun 10 6 % Nov 4 *83%, 20% May 17 11% Jan 5 49% May 3 7% Mar 30 *12% *83% 14 12% 12% 100 12% 12 3/a 123/4 2,000 12% 171% 118% 119%. 119 119% *119% 97% 97% 98 98% 97% 97% 115% 115% *115% *11% 113A 86 11% I per share 8,200 86 12% 119% 13... i 98% *115% 116 11% *11% 116 11% Wednesday 119% 120 172 119% 4,900 900 98 98 , 1,700 116 20 11% 400 Friday Thursday Dec. 15 I per share 172 PRICES HIGH SALE Tuesday Dec. 14 500 Sales Dec. 17 Dec. 16 I per tper share 9 per share 18% 183/4 183A 19 153/4 16 15% 16 14% 14 VB 14% tor the Week Shares share 19 16 14 Va ' 19% 153/4 14% 19% 18% 193/a 19 19 Va 153/4 16 % 153/4 16 143/4 143/4 143/4 *14% 5 common——10 Co 13 Va 13.% 14 14 13% 13% 13 % 13%' 13% 13% 13 % 13% 2,000 433A 44 44% 44% 44 Va 44% 43% 443/a 43% 44 43% 43% 20,000 160 *160% *161% 163 1 161 Va 31% 31% 32 32'A 313/4 31% 31% 32 Va 14% 143/4 14% 143/4 14% *14% 14% 14% 14% 90 90 90 92 90 90 *88% 90 *88% 92 110 11% 11 Va ll'/a 11% 10 3/4 11 103/4 11 10% 11 3,900 96 92 92 *92 *92 96 *14% 143A *14% 143/4 *333/4 35 *34 36 3/4 *34 2 2 Va 2 20 2% 2% 20 % 203A 150 154 151 139 *135 No par *50 Va 493A 51% *137% 56 *543A 14% 143/4 14% 453/a *45 46% *45 45% 68 66 66 % *66 67 13 12% 13 13 13 % 4,100 143/4 14% 143A 143/a 14% 13% 14Va 14 Va 143/a 7,500 14% 1,500 143/a 14% 14% 30 30% 30 Va 100 99% 99% *99 13% 133/4 56 56 55% 55% *61 5 5 2.50 *43/4 10 Va 83A 47/a 900 12% 14% 37 200 133/4 *66 Va 13% 8% 1,000 56 *44 13% 93A 20 *543/4 133/a 133A 37 *19% 56 68' 13% 1 20% 45 % *4% 3 13% 20 % 13 Va 4% 5 13% 19% "66% 60 ; 800 *44% 30 5 600 ' ; 133/4 14% 66 1 49% 68'A 100 •___ 1523/4 140 45% 4% No par 133/4 12,800 68% 47/a . 20 3A *433/8 31% 100 49% • 38,400 X13 3/8 4% _1 14 193/4 *543A 152'A *137 49% 1,000 2 Va 20% 139. x49 % 56 13% Bldg 133/4 493A 20 69 Eversharp Inc Corp_ Exchange Buffet Corp 1523A 139 493A 14 45% A 153 *137 50 14 13 % preferred series *151 139 50 56 *67% *99 153 *136 14% 36 1% 1523A *150 139 50% 1,100 9,400 20% 152% 10 6 3/8 '40 3/4 14 2% 20% 20 *433/8 —•—100 -21 14% 3 14% 20% 55 50 *30 21 94 ♦34 36 2 1,000 6% 14'A *34 2% 20 3,000 40% ' 40% 14% 143/a 36 203/a *14 , Electric Mfg Co4 Radio & Phonograph—5 ... 20% 6% 40 19% ' 56% 25 213/a.* 14% *90 94 6% - 55 14 *55 10 2% *90 20% 50 common 6 % 14 Va *6% 41 - 41% 35 1 135 common 6 % 40 3/4 6% 42 Va No par 4% 63/4 41% 6% 41 Va ——No par Endicott Johnson Corp *92 6% 2Va Empire District Electric CO— 11 41 Va 14% ___ 96 *89 - 6% *?3% Natural Gas 162 40 3A 3 preferred preferred ; 164 161% 31% 143/4 No par common *162 1,000 31% 11 VB 5 preferred 163 11,900 *89 _100 1 common. *161 Va * 15 31% 100 (The) *14 31% 160 2.50 common > 1,800 ' 143/4 *143/4 100 14 Ex-Cell-O *83% 14 12% 107% 11% " 153/4 *20 5% 86% *12% 12% 172% 12 400 19% ..1,100 r Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co Eureka Williams Corp Evans Products Co 14 ! ' 19% 20.% 172 *115% 5,100 104 Va- 104% 14% 68% Apr 14 105 ; 2,900' 101 15% Erie Jan 20/ 101 1 10 1 16% July 12 65% July 15 9 '20% 100 3/4 -—10 — Inc 10 RR *104'. 20,600 ' 14 LOW AND Co preferred Equitable Office 48'/a 172 Monday 9 per share 513A 48% 171 116 Dec. 14 51% 48 Va 172 *11% Dec. 11 13% 51% 48 12 100% 20 ,;86%: 12% 13 51% 48% *104',, 105 ;. 20'A ,*12% 11% 52 . *100% '101% 99*% M04 %' 105 *115% Saturday *19 350 10% 52% *99 600 1,800 * : 31 15 conv Emerson 300 14 No par —No par 15 15% July 9 16% Aug 27 500 42% STOCK YORK 7,800 11% Elgin National Watch Co Paso 9% 3 9 3/8 Elliott 5% 9 *41% Electric Storage Battery Emerson 9% Ltd preferred preferred— El 9 U3A Electric Power & Light com„No par 6 62 40 — Auto-Lite Electric Boat 6 *57 41% preferred Kodak Co 62 11% Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares 5%% *57 62 7,400 40 preferred 3 • ' 82% May Dec Feb 4% Jan Dec 67 2 x29% Jan 22 Mar 47% May 11,000 41% common Products Co Electric Feb 107 1,100 20% 12 Va 4%% preferred Elastic Stop Nut Co 1% Nov Dec 46% 20 Va 42% —5 preferred 4%% Ekco 11: 11% 26% 46% 20% 40 Eaton Manufacturing Co new com.2 Edison Bros Stores Inc common.—1 32% Feb 27% May May 3% Dec 25% 47 Va 20% No par Airlines Eastman Feb 102 26% 47% 20% 62 8% 9% *41 Par Jan 46% May 9% May 26 47% 20 Va 12 Duquesne Light 5% 1st pfd DWG Cigar Corp— Jan Dec „ series——No par 3% 15% 27% 47% 42% series 16% July 26 20% 12% $4.50 39% 47 36% 46% 20% 42 $3.50 Sep 2 *58 36% 46% 20% 39% 8 46% May 15 50 Va May 10 % May 60 27% • 22 3A Jan 109 20% 12% Eastern Corp commonEastern Stainless Steel Corp 11 4,800 8 3A 39% Eagle-Picher 10 2,800 8% 40 9 42 1 38 Va Feb 1,500 40% 40% 83A 12% 9 per share 13% Dec 1,300 14,200 32% 43 19% Nov 104 *56. EXCHANGE Jan , 33 40'A . 28,700 32 »A 12% Preferred NEW 48% July 1981% Oct 32% 9 8% - fv- 28 V. 313A 28% 323/4 46% 26% *46 39% 25% May 27 20% May 18 Feb 9 10 28% *31% 32 12% 10 25% 20'/a 39% 11 Dec 46% 20% 83/4 93/4 ' 180 12% 127/a Dec "bee 27 46 39% 13% Oct 18% 26% 9Vs 10 28% . . 10,600 '' 8% 9 3,000 19 2 18% Nov 30 163 40% 40% 25 253/4 Aug 51 40 Va 40% No par 241/4 Dec 333A 9 '• 9% 28% 32% *33 Va 92 9 10% 28% 41 Preferred Eastern 10% 10 32% 21% Nov May 2,100 33% 20% Jan 14% 160 9 29 21% 16 42 % 92 '91 9 Vb 29 *20% 19% Apr 92 92 9 33 11% International Highest 9 3A . 29% 40% 171% Range since Jan. 1 Highest' 92 34% 9 Va Du Pont de Nem (EI) & Co com—20 3 Jun 914 '/■ 9 STOCKS Year 1947 253/8 91% No par Co Corp Range for Previous Lowest 25 29% ' 19 115% Jun 18% 25'/a 91 % 33% 40% 2nd 'preferred—. Dresser Industries common..—50c 17% Mar 18 9% 11% $3.25 98% 1071/4 193/a 91% *91 9% 9 Va No par $4 preferred series Dec 129% Aug 18 3A 25 92 34 11% Ltd Chemical 10% May 14% Nov Sep 19% 25 Va *91 29% 24 Douglas Aircraft 50% Oct 97 Dec 9 Vb 333A 9% Corp 67% Apr Feb Dec 91 9 *11% Co__ Pepper 29 114% 92% 91 93/8 19 25 . 1 20 Dec 110% 90% 9% *23% Corp Nov .'98% 115y4 90% - Co Car Dixie Cup Co common Class A 32% Feb 164 91 ——1 common Corp-Seagrams 19% July 19% 253/a 91 *—_—1 preferred 40% 197 19% 25 92 5 Motor T 55% May 9 Va *29 20 Match partic Diamond May 173 91% 19 40% Devoe & Raynolds class A—-—12.50 May 80 193/8 25% *90% 100 Corp 25 Dec Va 25 Va 90 % 100 Vilbiss Go— 49 23 10 253/a *14% West RR com pfd— Detroit-Michigan Stove Co 46% July 29 11 Vt May *14% 50 Western & 13 13% May 24 263A Oct 23 '.'14 15% 100 Hudson & 8% Dec 9 91% 14% 9 % Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co__100 9 22% Mar 18 42% July 14% 34 60 % Jan 11% Dec Sep 600 143/4 333A 2 Jan May 14% 14% 34% Dec 13% July 26% Oct 45 14% 15 34 Detroit Edison 22 36 y8 190 700 15 3A *14% 34 Va 9 16 . , 14% 15% *33% July 15 21% May 17 10% May 17% Jan Dec 87 14 % *143/4 20 11 19% 15 y4 203A 87 15% 16 3A *90 —_50c preferred 20 44% Oct 20'A 87 88 16% 18% 1 No par ; Denver & Rio Grande - 20% 87 *87 16% 90% 100 Inc—— common 73/8 Feb 8% May . *87 20% 88 16% 25 Va 50c Deep Rock Oil Corp Deere 38% Jan 25% May 207/a Dec Aug 88 16% *14% 100 Rubber Co— Feb Oct *87 *16% ' 16 45 % Mar 32% May 5% May 94 % Jun 203A Jan 8% Nov 30 Feb 33 31 Dana Corp 9 82% Nov 24% 10 is % Feb 14 24% Feb 25 16 V* 24 35% 30% Jun 55% *61 4% 10 8% 37 *4% 55% .66 5 10 V* "61 4%* 10 5 66 4% 10 9 8% 83/4 37 36% 36% *4% 4% 4% 14% 31 *99% 14 % 14% 313/4 4% 13% 56 56 *61 66 4% 10 8% 36 43/a 4% 10 Vb 9 36 4% 4% 13. 31 5 56 • 56 66 ♦43/a 56% *61 4% X9% 83/4 13 30 •'• -13% 56 Va 3,000 ' 14,500 800 66 ' 4% 35 700 100 13% • 313/a *99 V2 4% • 5 *61 ' 14% 32100 '• *99% 4% 13% 14 Va *31 100 400 9% , 4% 9% 4% 2,600 9% 2,100 9% 8,600 35% *34% 353/4 1,600 4% 4% 4% 300 9 Va 9 Volume 168 COMMERCIAL THE Number 4761 1 Monday Par Dec. 14 21 PRICES Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 13 Dec. 11 Sales Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 for the Wetk t per share tper share Shares I per share 9 per share 39% 39% 39% 40% *39 39% 1,900 21"% 23 % 22 22% 21% 22% 21% 22 22 22% 22 22% 4,300 —1 21 % *23% 23% 23% 23% 23 % 23 % 23% 23% 23 % 23% 23% 600 Televis'n & Rad Corp—1 7% 7% 7% 7% 43,100 14% *14% 14%- 2,200 $ per share < per share t per share (2553) LOW AND HIGH SALE Saturday : EXCHANGE Highest Lowest Highest STOCK NEW YORK Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 9 per share CHRONICLE STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest FINANCIAL & Sper share Sper share F 44 60 Jan 30 54% Jun 10 Fairbanks 30 33 % Oct Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico„20 37 Feb 32 Farnsworth Feb 11 16 Oct 43 23 Jun 16 20 35% Feb ,11 July 3 Apr 5% Nov 30 12 % 20% Feb 10 31% May 14 99% Jun 15 Dec 90 Feb 9 20 Feb 10 May 18 Jan 18% Mar 17 5 9'A Feb 53% Feb 69% Oct 26 61 Feb 42'A Jun .51% May 14% May 21'A Dec Jun 29 107% Jun 18 42 20 59% July 12 20% Aug 9 42% Jun 49% Mar 16 v 14% Feb Jan 24 May 39% Oct 28% Nov 29 99 Dec 110% Feb 96 Dec 9 30 May 41% Jan 26% Dec 17 13 Dec 17% Jan 13 Dec 17 36% May 26 15% Jun 24 18 May 24 14 V2 9 14 Dec 12% Dec 17 21% Jan 6 Dec 23% Feb 11 40% Jan 12 15% May Aug Feb 17 July 3%% 38% May 21 23% May 26% Jan 22 Mar 16 12% May 25% Jan 10 Dec May ,25"% Jan 16% May 21 17 8% Aug 10 9 May 15 36% May 11% Nov 50% Feb 35% Feb 13 47% Oct 22 Jan 10 Feb 18 12 % 18% Dec 39 Jan 17% Mar 12 24% Jan 5 77 Dec 74 84 4 103% Mar Sep 28 22 May 18 Aug 4% 27 27% 2,700 90% 90% 20% 20% 19% 20 44% 45% 104 Va 20% 20% *19% 20 65% 66 Va *65% 419 % 44 44% *104 104% *54 55 55 *53 Va 55 54 17% 17 17 16% 16% 16% 29% 30% 28% 29% 29'A 29% 29% 29% 98 98 *97 98 98 98 x28 28 25% 25 24% 13 Va 17 Va 800 98 98 26% 1,900 13% 4,600 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 13% 13% 13 Va 13'A 13 7,600 100 13 !. 12% 12% Xl2% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 1,500 25% 13 24% 24 y8 24% 24% 24% 24% 24 24% 3,400 1 9"% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 29% *84% *91 % 30 x29% 30 29'A 29% 28% 29 % 28'A 29 27% 28% 85% 93% *84% 86 84 85 82 Va 83'/a 83 83 80 80 *91% 93% 93% 92% 92 Va 91% 92% *91% *26% 26%' x26 % 26% 25% 25% 25 % 25 % *25% 25% 25 Va 25 10"% *23% 24% *23% *23% 24% *23% 24% *23% 10% 10% 10'A 10% 10'A 10% 10 Va 10% 8% 44"% 11% 8% 83A 8% 8% 8% 8% *8% 8% 44% 44% 44% 44 Va 44% 44 % 44% *11% 11% 11% 11% *11 Va 11 Va *11% 21% 22 21% 21% 21 21% *76% 78 *76 76% *24 1 common—__1 21% ; 100 preferred , 22 76% 76% 93A 9% 9% 10% 8"% *44% *11 ,_No par Co Co 400 29% Corp—10 _100 Chem .200 ■ 29'A 13% .. 3,000 54% *17 100 *98 1,100 44% 104% 54% 17 300 66 44% *104 54% *17 690 1,100 20 65% 66 44 Va 17% 29% 98 *53% 91% 20 20% 800 20 % 91% 92 55 *13 14% 20 104% 44% *104 104 Va 90% 90% 20 % 45 44% 104 % 90 % *19% 66% 65% GG% 66% *103% 44 % 133A Freeport Sulphur Co 10 Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l - 27% l.j% 29% 10 - Trailer 27% 91- 13% Franklin Stores Corp Fruehauf 2,500 21% 19% 29 —-25 Sugar 800 5% *90% 13% 13% Corp ■Prqr,p^(.0 17% 53A 27% 29 prior preferred 6% 5 17% 53A 13% —100 common—10 Foster-Wheeler 36% 17% 5% 27% 29 Corp conv pfd preferred 36 3A 53A 5% 66 % 29 % 7% Fair Stores Inc 3%% 36 3A *17% 27% No par ; Machinery & 36% 17% 5% *95 Corp Steel 36% *17 *20% 104 17%) Florsheim Shoe class A——No par 16 27 24% Feb Power Follansbee Food 92"% Dec Dec Florida 21 10 32% Florence Stove Co 36% 17% 6 ._No par preferred Jun 82% Nov 19% $4 37% 27 20 44 % —No par 7% 14% 27% 5% 27% 91 20% 104 *54% (The) Food 105 25 100 com Carpet Co No par Flintkote Co (The) common—No par 47% Jun 14 17 Dec 80 Firth 12% May 24 9% Mar 17 27% Dec 110 Rubber preferred First National Stores May 27 40% Jan 91 xl04 4%% & Tire Firestone 7% 14% 53A 6 66% 5 7% 14% 17% 1 — 7% 14% 17'A 37 17% 10 100 preferred Mfg Co Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N. Y 7 53 1 103% Nov 107% Aug 62% Dec Sep 37 27% 7% 7% 14% *36% 37 6 40 7% 17% 27% *90% 20% *19% *38% 39% 39 40 14% 8 *36% 5 Tarrant 9 26% 104 4%% Stores com Dcpt Felt & 20% May 28 Federated 14% 39% 14% *17 No par Motor Truck Federal > 1 2 5 Fedders-Quigan Corp Federal Mining & Smelting Co Ferro Enamel Corp 46% May Feb Corp 7 24% Sep 26% Jun 26% Brewing Co Federal-Mogul Corp 20% May 22 Mar 11 Feb 14 y2 Dec 20 Falstaff 16 28% July 107% Jun 93/a May 97% 29 11% Jun 42% Mar Dec 19 Dec 28% Oct 24 23 % May 167/8 14 Nov 5' Feb 14% v Morse Apr 20 ~9% 47/8 May 11% Dec 28 & No par Nov xl9y8 Nov Jan 31% May 25 % *92 *76 25 78 , 9% ■ 8,400 250 92% 140 26 1,300 24% 10 2,800 — - w 10 Va 2,800 8 Va 2,200 44% 8% 44% 44 V4 11% 11 Va 11% 300 21% 21% 21% 21% 3,600 74% 76% *74% 1,200 76 180 ■r1 G 8ys Dec 17% Feb 6% Dec 15 10% May 21 Gabriel 5% May 18 y2 Jun 10% Oct 6% Dec 2 10% May 22 Gair Co Inc 21 Jan 16% Dec 16 8 12 9 48% Aug 19 27 17% July 21 Gamewell 22'A Dec 16 % Nov 30 23 % Jun Gardner-Denver 9% 4% July 26% Aug Feb 5% Feb 11 23% 16% Dec 11% Feb 13 Jan 58% Oct 11 185 8 Sep 23% 6 8% Feb 28 146 July Jan 14% Apr 37 10 18% May 71 43% Nov 100% Jan Feb 13% Dec 99% Mar 24 Oct Dec Feb Apr 63% May 15 May 12 11% July 13 159% Dec 1 1 14% May Nov 3 15 July 14 72% Sep 23 82 Jun 30 44% July 15 18% Dec 17 24 Jan 2 9 144 Jan 33 Feb Dec 160 Jan 32 May 39% Feb 31% Mar 11 43 34% Dec 45% Jan 34 Mar 19 87 Dec 10% Dec 16% Mar May 54% July 123 Dec 100 Dec 103 < X125 87% Nov Aug 131% 9 118% Feb Feb Feb 97 Amer $4.25 pfd series Ar General Baking $8 preferred $ per share 51% General Cable 4% Jan 65% 7% preferred General Jun Jun 53 8 2 Corp com $3.50 preferred No par No par General Instrument Corp 25 25 128% Jun 2 5% 10 108 Jun 3 3%% conv Lowest 9 per Feb 50% Mar 16 Nov 66 1 General Motors 7 125% Jun 1 17 99% Jun 14 Preferred 13% May 18% Oct 19% Jan 12% Mar 17 17% Jun 10 Gen I Outdoor 20% Dec 16% Feb 26 13% 26 Feb May 125 Oct 119 11 19 Nov 9 29 Feb 120 Sep 36% Jan 24% Nov 110% Feb 22% Dec Feb 22% Feb 11 ■ % Public 6% Utilities ' 12 92 92 92 *90 11% ' Jan 75 Dec 16 26% Nov 39% Nov 10 58 Sep 48% Feb 27 85% Jun : 28. 3 May 18 55% July 6 *90 12% 51% 51% 107 58% 58% 58% 58 122 122 % 122% 122% 122% 122% 96 96% 96 3A 96% 97% 97% *97% 98 13 13 12 % 13 13 Va 13 Va *12% 13 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 13% 14 13% 13% 13% 14 13% 3 3 19% 123 Va 125% 123% 123 Va 122% *123% 5 5 24% 24 *27 27% 119 119 3 *123% 125 * 125% 4% 4% 4% 24% 27 ' 23% 4% 5 23% 24 % 24 27 27 120 119 26% 27 120 27% 119 119 23% 23'A *23% *101% 103% *101% 20% 193A : 33% 9,000 1,400 27 119 *101% 103 Va 19% ,19% *101 Va 19% 19 Va *101% 1,300 200 3,600 1,500 103 Va 19 % 20 3,000 *80 82 *30 82 *80 82 80 80 *77% 80 90 76 *72 76 *72 76 •72 76 *72 76 *70 76 33% x31% 33% 33% , *86 32% 31%, 32 31% 32% 88 % 881/4 881/4 400 17% 17% 17 % 5,400 75 75% 75 75 20 Va 20 % 2OV4 20% 88 88 17% 18 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% *75% 77% *75% 78 78 75% 75% 20% 20% 20% 21 20 Va 20% 50 49 49 *49 88 *75% , 20% *49 *86 20% 50 *49 *86 *49 50 19% 31% 31% . 88'A 88 17% < 90 5 23% 103% 103% 19% 800 123 91 23 7,600 1,700 91 22 % 800 1,400 2,800 19% 22% 23 Va 1 30,500 22% 23 Va 17% —50 119 3 V 82 *86 ,_No par *26% 13% ♦1,000 ., .11 Va 23% 23% 20'A 26% 24% 23% 23 *101% 103% 19 % 5 23% - 22% 23% 24 5 23% 119 119 23 Va 22% 23% . *3 3 24% 5 24% 27,200 .,122% 19% 125% Shares 58% 58%* 58% for the Week 9 per share 19% • Sales Dec. 17 Dec. 16 f per share I per share 58 Friday Thursday Dec. 15 _5 com 107 *105 PRICES Wednesday 58% 123 , 122 < 23% ■ 100^ preferred 200 *123% *105 Nopar (The) 123% 124 %' 23% com—No par No par preferred 18,200 1,300 19% 4% —5 common 51% 106 Va 122% 200 12% *123% 58% 95 12Va *104% $ per share 10 51% 106 HIGH SALE 1,300 12% 124% Dec. 14 18% 133 *90 95 12% 51% *19 Va *123% 10c, $5 conv preference—:- conv 5,200 20 Va 119 4%% 39% 20 *27 Glidden Co 39% 20% —1 $4;50 39% 20 13 103 T 39 % 39% 20 Gen Steel Castings $6 pfd—No par General Telephone Corp 20 Gen Time Instr Corp com Nopar Gimbel Brothers 29,400 124% *122% 3 24 Gillette Safety Razor 38% 20 ; 27% Feb 2 38% 11 Dec May 15 38% 11% 36% 25 38% . *104 % 9 per share 24 18% *131% 11% Tuesday 2,700 18% 131% 124% Dec. 13 4,800 29% 18% 96 *92 11% 9 Va 29% 131% 18% 39 1,900 77 *75 Va 3 105% 96% Jun 29% 11 *72 39% May 21 77 *29% 60 11% 9% 9% *75 29% 51% 124% Monday 58% 39 Va 10% 11% 3Va —100 - 9% . 1,700 151 11% preferred 1 9% 100 10 *157 159 10% 11 3,200 106 10 10% II Va 3%% 14 159 45% *103 11% 82% May 19 17 10% 10 Va *45'A 46 106 HVa 23 Dec 45% *103 14 Va 105 *104 105 *104 46% 3Va 72% Jan 17% Dec 2,500 13,500 ■ 11% Feb 88 16% 14% 3% 98 Feb 16% 14% 11% Nov Jan 16% 14% ■ 11% 3 81 30 15 11% 100 preferred——* 200 16% i 16% 51% - 14% Gen Tire & Rubber Co com 29 % 51% 51% 13% 135/, « No par •4%% xll% 25% • *80 17 *28 Va 107% 50% 52 i 11% 25 *25 100 Dec 39% T 25% 1 preferred 99% 39% .13 4%% Jun 39% ' 13 May 12 Dec 39% 13% 13 % Jun 49 39% 96 90 21 ' 39 %i 96 : 29% 133 x383A 38% 96 • <... 18 Va *131 132% 39%. 123 -Nopar General Shoe Corp 23 29% May 18 30% May 6 101% Oct 15 t 18% 18% *130 29 3A 39% 57% : 5% 77 *75 29% 39% 9 per share 5 Refractories 9% 9% 29% *95% No par 10% 77 5% 161 *157 10% *75 30 ,*122% Corp preferred General 161 200 5% *28% 30 106 xlOVa 10% 9% 9% 78 29% Dec. 11 30 Jun 9% *75 46 % *103 1,400 5% 104 *103 *46% 103 10% 10% *10% *123% 3 104 y2 *157 159 159 163A Xl4% 105 % 10% 10% *104% 2 Dec 103 103 10% 107% Gen Realty & Utilities 14 46% * 47 46% *101 124% 10 51% May 5 % May *104 105 *104 *104% Nov 22% 16% 12 18% Dec Dec 17 16% 92 80 85- 16% 16% *90 98% Apr Dec 17 16% -11% Feb 17% May 16% 132% Jan 90 *28% 19% 108 23 Yb May 29% 132% Dec Apr 29% 19 85 40% 29% *130 39 • —*10c Public Service 31% Jan 17 30 Gen 132% Oct 13 Jan 29 6% May 24 15 Jan 106 29% *123% Co Gen Precision Equip Corp 30% Jun 11* 35% May 18 128%.Jan 15 4 % Mar 11 22% Feb 124% 1 2,800 10 Gen Railway Signal com Apr 21% May 5% No par Cement Feb May Dec Portland General 31% 26% ;Dec 19% Apr 95 V Nov 20 Gen Oct 26 I Advertising——No par 15% Jun 24 Feb 101% 53A 100 com 18% May 27 4% May 21 6% 5% Saturday series 17 29% 5% No par Corp $3.75 Nov 140" 200 6 '/a 6 19'A 1 preferred $5 11 3% May 17% LOW AND 12% Nov 24 2 % Feb 13 Feb 18% May *17 29% 39% STOCK 16%, Jan 7 18 78 *130 Par Oct 19 *17 100 • — $ per share share* 93% Feb Mar 4% 17% *19 EXCHANGE Sep Dec 17% *50% preferred YORK NEW Highest 129 Dec 17% No par General Mills common— preferred 17'A 18 *29%, 1 Oct 14'A 40 41 40 '• No par Co 17 - *75 100 General Foods 13% Jun i Electric *13'A 9% 9% ; 100 preferred 4% conv 2nd preferred 50 General Cigar Co Inc com—No par 107% 2% May No par com 14% 10% ,10% 1st Dec 11% Corp. 40 *13% 10 % 159 159 5 9% 9% > *39% 14% 105 10 % No par 9% 40 *13% 46% *101 5 4,400 1,100 13% 105 46% ' No par common— General Bronze Corp Dec 94 Co *104 5 8,500 17 *16% 100 Transportation 9% 9% 9% 1,200 6% 17'A 6 % 6% 16% 16% $4.50 preferred 10 41 6% 6% *16% 6% 17 *13 % 6 *29% General *17% 6% 16% . 31 * 6 50 1.66% May 27 i 18 General American Investors com__l preferred Gaylord Container Corp Range since Jan. 1 Highest 120% comu—1 13% STOCKS Year 1947 I per share Inc 41 13% *6% 6% 17% 10 10 41 13 • *17% -Nopar conv Range for Previous Lowest Co 6% 17% 41 10 40% 13 6% 6 Vb 6% 17 17% 10 40 No par — Industries Wood 96- 9 13 50 Co 41 Mar 13 40% Feb Feb X122 Nov 21 com preferred (The) conv 4%% 28 Dec 137 43 3 28% Nov 83% July 47% Feb Gar 106 9% Mar 17 9 May 20 26% May 4 18% May 15 105% Jun 30 17 Oct 102 Dec 45* 1 109 Dec 149 % Dec Dec Apr 9% 28 16 • Nov 48 43%* Feb 9% May 20 5% . 17 % 6% 6% 6 % *17% t6% 6% 6% *6% 6% 6% 17% 6% 6% ' *17% 1 *9% 1 preferred Gamble-Skogmo Inc Nov 16 —1 ^-20 5 com 6% 12% Feb 9% Dec 100 Aug 19 5 (Robert) Feb 39 xlOl Jan (The) 17% 12% May 14% May 14% May 10% May 20 Co 50 *49 3,500 400 4,000 49% 100 5% 1,100 ' 7 Feb 4 124 Oct 113 33 Feb 14% Dec 71% Feb 47 % Mar 16 106 Mar 1 Mar 10 16 6% Oct 122 Nov 28 1 24% May 17 64% Oct 26 July 94% Mar 11 Feb 38% Mar 17 103% Aug 11 50% Oct 23 Aug 96% Mar 18 105 % Oct 4 23% Jun 14 61% 41% Dec 95 Dec 109 13% May 24 Jan 15% Dec 17 ' Goebel Brewing Co_— 1 Gold & Stock Telegraph Co Goodall-Sanford Inc Goodrich Co $5 118 _10 5% 5% 118 *115 5% , 120 *5% *115 *5% 5% 120 *115 5% 120 *5% *115 5% 5% 118 *115 118 10 15 % 15% 15% 15% 15Va 15% 15 15 Va 14,% 15 14% 14% 5,900 com—No par 57 57 57% 57%- 57% 58 Va 58 % 58% 58% 58% 58 58% 3,500 No par (B F) *101 102 101% *101 preferred Goodyear Tire & Rub $5 5% 100 „ 101 101% 101 Nopar Gotham Hosiery 41% 41% 41% 42% 41% Nopar No par com preferred *100% 101% *100% 101% 100% 15% 15% 15% 153A *15% 101 101 101 42% 101% 41 15% 101% 41% 41% *100 101 15% , 15% 15% 41% 42% 101 *100 *100V4 15 Va 15% 102 41% 101 700 8,900 300 15% 1,500 '3% 19,200 ,v 3 May 5% Dec 8% Oct Nov 10 5% Feb 17 3 8% Mar 5% Jan 2 8% Apr 23 Graham-Paige Motors Granby Consol M S & P 20 Grand Union 22 Granite 12% May 21% Oct 15% Aug £0 18 Feb 11 23% Dec 33 Jan 23 Nov 30) 31 90 Dec 107 Mar 80 Nov 8 99 9 May 14% Feb Dec 37% Feb 29 xl2 28 9% Mar 16 Mar 27 18 Oct 35 Oct May 26 Jun 15 14% Sep 2 40 July 14 17 Sep Dec 14 34% May 49% Feb 36% Feb 11 50% May 15 20 27% Mar 16 % Dec 16 23 % Jun 12 Dec Dec 133 Dec 59 May 29% Oct 14% Dec 9 July 92 Dec 163% 15% May 21 1 (W T) $2.25 12 Feb 27 Apr 10 77 Jan 27 Green 29% Feb 21 40% Jun 9 Green 13% Sep 24 17% May 17 Dec 105% 8% 30 Feb 5 Feb 90 % Dec 14 98 30 25% July 12 5% Mar 9 Jan 78 May 6% May 95 Dec 85 14% Feb 12% Nov 24 31% May 51 Dec 44 57% Apr 76% 13% Dec 16% * For footnotes see Feb 7 13% May 17 9 97 Jun Jun 4 14 July 21 conv 7% *6'/a 6% *6% 6% 900 *16V4 16 Va 16% 16% 200 28% 28% *27% 28% 28 *27 Va 28 27% 27% 700 24% 24% 25 % 25% 3,900 24% 24% 24 Va 24% *92% 94% 94% 95 1 *11"% 12 12 12% *31 33 *31 No par '—100 3 Guantanamo $5 conv Gulf Sep Oil 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 44 42 Va 43Va 41 42 41% 42% 5,900 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 9,800 136% 136% 136% 136% 136% 136% 136% *136% *94 10% 91% 19 5% 94% *71 *136% 136 . 136% 73 73 36% 36% 37". 37 36% 36% 37 37% 1,600 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 1,000 21,600 *73 76 *73 76 10 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% *90 91'/a 90% 90% *91% 92 Va *91% 92% 91% 91% 19 19% 18% 19% 19% 19% 19 % 19% 18 Va 19% 6,700 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3,100 10% 5% *92 94 *92% . *92 Va 94 94 *92 Va 15% 15% 16'/a 15% 16 15% 15% 50% 50'A 50% 50 50 50 50 68% 69% 69% 69% 70 69% 69% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 16% 17 ;■ 76 *73 15% v 50 74 ,.*49% 25 6,700 37 —Nopar _No par 300 16% *90 Nopar Gulf States Utilities Co 2,100 43 % com_No par ^ 20 12% 34% 17% 5% Corp— 12% *32 14% Sugar common—1 RR 121/4 32% 43% 18% & Ohio I2V4 32 17 10 preferred 12 33 96 V2 14% 10% 100 preferred 81 $5 12 *31 33 *95 43 Va *13% Corp 25 3A 96% *95 14% 14% Aircraft 25. 96 17 *13% preferred Xl2 12% 25 43 136% 100 Common *31 24% *94 14 % Tap & Die Corp__No par Greyhound Corp (The) — 4%% 12% 33 96 ; 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Dec. 11 ; $ pet 10% 5,200 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 6,800 13% 13% 13% *13% 13% 1,600 SALE PRICES Wednesday Dec. 15 $ per share $ per share *■ Friday Thursday Dec. 11 Dec. 16 Co Power non-cum .-_i_„20 i 32% 30% 31 31% 84% *83 85 *95 .32% v 32% 33 33% 32% 30% 33% 30 84% J2% common-100 pfd conv ser A—100 31% 30% '30% 85 84 84 *83 85 *83 *95 98 *95 98 *95 *83 32% 32% 32% 30% 29% 30% 24% Sep 98 Dec 112 Jah 145 Dec 151 33% 2,400 30% 17,800 Dec 39 Feb 14 13 Dec 20% Feb „ 16% Jun 98 27 26 26 Va 2o% 26% 26% 26% *26% 27 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26 % 27 26% 27 *9% 10 10 10 9% 9% 9% 21 21 20% 21% 20% 40 Va Illinois 4% ——:100 ctfs A—1000 series Co Power —No par :: 5 Steel Co__-._^ 20 Corp *17% Iron Machine^——No par common—«—No par preferred———— 100 39% 61% 62 62 159 *153 62: *61'% 159 *153 9 International 5% International 41% 42% 41% 41% 41% 42 41% 41% 17% *17% 17% 17% 17% 17'A 17 V4 17% 17% 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 88% 90 88 88 Va 87 18 7% 87 13% 90 V8 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1 Va 1% 1% 1,100 13 Va 12% 13% 12% 13% 12% 13% 4,400 151 165. 74% 13 13% 151 151 ' 27 27% 165 165 % 27 ; 164% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 26% 27% 26% 26% 28% "*67 *67 74 Va 3% 3% 151 150 Va 151 28% 165% X27% 26 3% 2 ^3% 5% 5%. *67 3% 3%- 74 Va *67 27% 165% 5% 27 75% 151 152 151 . 152 6% 6a4 67% 58% 26% 27% 165% 165% 540 5Va 5% 4,900 26% 26% 5,400 5% 5'A 27 75% *67 3% 3% 30 Vs 29% *70 3% 4% 4% $6 preferred May 21 1 158 Jun *42. 42 % 41% 42 55% 54% 54 Va 32 *55% *32 32% 10 9% 9% 34 9% - 20 *24 Va 25% *24Va 30% 30% 33% *143 148 5% 5% 18% 82 18 81Va 18 ' 81 Va *18 46 46 *46 No par 45% 45% 100 93% 93% 38 *105% 38% 107 4% 5% 81 *143 4% 5%. *46 96 «oa 37V2 100% 38Va 106% 37% *105% 38% 108 38% 38% *105% 108 38,300 9% 400 25 30 30 *143 148 80'. i/0 38% 4% 8,300 18% 300 80 240 *46 ,47 96 *94% , 4% *18 38% 38% *106 *105%. 108 86% Dec 101% Feb 29%Mar.l6 83% Feb 6 93% Apr 16- Jan 40Ya Oct 30% Nov 3 43% Jun 1 14 Jun 22% Feb 12%-Dec 11 21 94 Dec Nov 9 98 98% Dec 14 39% Oct 23 2C0 20 96 39% 7,400 100 108 32% 12 Va 32 32 *32 32 32 *99 lol *99 101 *99 101 *99 101 *100' 101% *100 *153 160 *153 160 *153 160 *153 160 *153. 160 *153. 1,100 101% Joliet & Chicago RR stamped—100 Jones & LaughlinSteelcomA-No par .26% 1,300 80 4% 18% 80% 2nd preferred series A_a_-_100 160 4% 11 900 19% *24 47 4% *94% 94'% " 5 500 34 9% 19% 19% 25 148 T43 47 80% ' 100 1,700 400 *9 Va * 30% 30 *46" 47 94% 148 19% *24% *18 *18 94% 30% 18%' 80% 18% 81 *93% 19% 25 660 69 9% 9% *19% 148 *32 9% 9% 19% 5V4 -34 9% 9% 31 *18 82 32% 9% 26 *143 54% *9% 19% *30 148 6% 68 9% 9% 10% 57 *25 — Johnson & Johnson 28 42 31V4 Johns Manville Corp com——No par 3 Va% preferred —100 42V4Juru 11 113% Jun 9 42% 49 28 Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% pfd—100 May 28 v Jewel Tea Co Inc com—; May 11 3%% preferred— 58% *30% *143 —_. Jacobs 57 33% 19% 2,500 58% 33 20 6% *57% 34 20 300 6% *25% : 11,100 58% » 6% *67% 70 52% 68 Va 57 6% 68 Va 5,100" 22,500 94% 6% *55% -No par 51% *93 65Va 57% Stores. 52 94 58%: 57 Va Dept 51% 93 6% 58% 9% 52% 94 30 139 58% *57 *9% *137% 138 65% 42 Vs 9% 138 6% 42% 9% 51% *93 139 Va 18,000 74% 65 Va 58% X41% 9% *138 138% 29 %> 30 *56% 66 41% 41 Va (F L) Co 1 Jaeger Machine Co_——v— No par Oct 6% 6% 9% Interstate 35 93% 30 1,500 27% 27 3% 52% 93% *56% *33 Va 14 99 51% 65% *56 Va —<_25 May 27 4a 52% 95 *93 Va ctfs—— -No par 92y3 Jam 30 23 Va Jun 138 Va 51% 51%' 94 139% *138 share _No par — Island Creek Coal common—' —50c 106 29 139% 67% Tntertype Corp 19 Jan *138 29% 270 165 Va 28% 165 29% 3% 30% 29% 30 297/a .: 3,100 13% 90 Va 151% 25% .No par preferred Foreign 99VaOct 28 145 Shoe .No par 900 1,400 , 2 International Telep & Teleg_. _No par May 25 10 4— — 1,400 9,100 ^ 28% International Silver common —25 24 145 Salt 1,300 14 165% 100 preferred—— International 5.800 14,6U0 159 *153 - 21% 91 28% preferred 4.———100 Mining Corp 1 8% 38 Va 14 t165% - 20% 8% 940 3,600 3,000 90 Va 13% .*150 • 21% 8% 33% ,38% 42% 8 2 13% 5 com: 20% 8% 38% 9% 14% *1% No par _j—'. 9% 92 13% »91 —100 Rubber——No par 159 9% 17% 8Va _5 common preferred—^ *153 159 62 '* . 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X38% 8% 8% 40% 40% 63'A 21 20% 9 *9% — 14 500 98 *25 *26% 4% 26% May 27 33% Sep 20 100% Feb 11 34 Va July for Shares 84 27 stock Int'l Nickel of Canada com-i-No par Preferred 100 39% May 20 89% Oct 27^ 461/? °ct 1?5!/? °ct Sales the Week * per share $ per share 98 Mar. 31 35 Dec 18 39 V2 Feb 5,600 14,000 13% Vsc. 14 $ per share share vno 1" 2% 11 Tuesday Dec. i.i 8G0 15,100 13% LOW AND HIGH STOCK International 12 35% Jun 10 53 Jan 104Va Sep Jan 9 80 1041/2 Feb 50 14% 43% 12% Int'l Minerals fc Chemical 2 1 , 980 11% 31 11% 32% 45 y2 102 J,100 X31 12 *32% 34 43% Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys class A—25 16% Jun 24 ' 137% Jan 16 Aug 13% Nov Jun 9 22% Mar 29 64 4 8% Nov 26 8% Nov 29 Feb May 27% May 27% 26% 7% 65% Julyl2 Pec 28 14,700 2,300 Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com_. .No liar 43 9% May < 900 35 Va ... 98 29 32 ' 26% 34% May 20 Oct iun 20% 26% 34 14 107% Jan 13 63% Dec 20% 27 32 50% 40% May 89 20% 26% 31% *93 Va 45 39% May 20% 26% 31% Paper Co com——-15 39% Nov 22 ' Dec 20% 26% 31% $4 preferred—_No par Dec ,DeC 20% 27 31% 13% Int'l Business 1 45 Jun 21 27 July 22 Jan 6% 20% 99. 28 37 Va 19% 21 47% Int'l Harvester May 20; 58% 143% Jan 1,100 26% 3 Jun Apr * 10% 12% Interlake 9' 5 V4 42% Mar. 17 Sep May 19 10% 13% Intercontinental 34% Oct 23 139% July 2 2 107 % 9 20 10 *95 0 1 46% Jun 10 * 104 < 10 *26 11 93 24% Mar 16 Dec Nov. 174.% Jun 38%Jun 3% Mar 16 Dec 94% 1,000 *14% Interchemical 8 9 Va' Jun 24 5% Nov 26 3% Jan 155 18 : 25% 130% July 38% May 5C0 26% 14% Insuranshares x34% Jun, 11 9 22 % 13% 26% 43% Inspiration Consol Copper 16% May 24 11 • 13% 26% 47 y4 Inland 1 3% May 18J 26% Nov 30 163 Oct 13% 26Va 10 b *13% 32% *82 Rayon —a* u—_ 1 Ingersoll-Rand common^——No par 6%, preferred _—s.——100 23% May 15 8 Dec May 160 800 13% 26 Indianapolis Power & Light--No par Industria Electrica De Mex, S A— 87/8 May 24 13% Dec 30 yB 30 30% 13% 26 12% Illinois Terminal RR Co 21% May 27 11 87 4,600 Industrial . 25 6% Feb 3 9% May Jun 47% Nov" 100% ' 160 10 15% Feb Feb 20 9% 13% Leased lines 76% Jun. 11 Jun 34% Mar 10' 17% Nov 30 79% - 9% .9% 47% RR 3 56 v Feb *78 1,200 4,500 ' 9 17 150 Oct 31 *30% 7 9% lUJ 17% 20 13% 10% 6% 28- 38% Dec Feb *78 9% 17% 19% 47 Illinois Central RR Co 3 58 Va Nov 33 79% 20% 79% *12 Idaho 24 July 13 97% May 17 37% July 12 30 May 26 11 ,93 Dec 17% 20 2,000 27% Par 90 July 17% 19% 320 27%118 *117 31% 99% 11% Hussman 42% July 14 3 7'/a May 17 18 9% 31% *26% 26 117%i 117% 1,100 19,300 44 123 I 30% Apr 27 30% 26 14 14 43% *121% 43% 122 *14% —_ $ per share 39% Aug 32% Deo 50 26 118% 14 14 42% 121% 50 20% EXCHANGE. May 18 »/a May Jan 14 42% 123 13 % NEW YORK 30 rx35%.May 200 47 ' y. 300 34% 13 Lowest $ per 99 22% 46% Range since Jan. 1 1 Highest Highest *98, *34 *27 ya STOCKS Year 1947 l,5f0 20% Motor Car———A—Nc piar Range for Previous Lowest 31 27% 31% "33 preferred———100 non^cum Hunt Foods Inc • 16 83% 30 y4 *27 Va Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par Hudson Apr 8 May 17 19 2% NOV 30 12% Sep 27 3 98% 600 22 *80 *42% 3% Sep 29 14 22 83'/2 30 *22% *78 26% 11 22 29% —5 13% Mar Nov *10 5,900 2,600 20% Hudson & Manhattan common—100 50 .11 8% 21'/a —1 7 14% May *10 8% 20% 19 Va . 9% 14' 1,100 8% *27%r 31'A . _5 Dec 1.5% May '. 11 8 22% Jun 169 *10 Feb 10 Dec 1 Howe Sound Co— 12% Dec 12% 26% Howard Oct ' x21 *13% 26% 9 21% """~7% *30% 13% 7 8% Sep 28 34% Jan 20 31 500 160 7% 7% 20% 20% 17% 78 9% 30% Jun Feb 78 10 9% 13% Jun 43% 78% *78 2,200 5% 34% 41% 18 10 8 8 21% 62 y4 5% 61 98% 22% *122 20% 26% 47 7% 18 *7% 600 *34 25% 19% 21% 5% 62 100 23% 149% *22% 93' , 117% 18%. *5% 62 106 23% *147 22 21% 1,000 190 34% 25% 30% —-———100 — 600 12% 80% *105 23 % 149% ' ; 22% 118% 21% 12% *80 105% 23% *147 22 14 14% 42% 18% *104% *00 30 98 122 20% 12% 34% 25% 26% Corpb.: 600 9,700 *22%. 99- 22% '3(5 118% 13% Houston Light & Power——No par Houston. Oil of Texas v t, c___—25 Stores 31 *30 80 83 21 % 25% 18%; -20% 78% 12%80 22% *80 118% 31 13% 23 Jan 21% *22 82 29% 25% *26% Co X21 117% , ■ 8% 8% 8'/a .22 25% 11774 *9% com——No par preferred^ —50 conv 42% 120% 7%. 7% 7% 122% —i-5 — & Sons-— (A) 42% 122 y2 • 5% 62 62 123 20'A "78 1 Co- 42 14 14 14 14 42% *93 —5 The.- 31 14% Dec 16 33 33: "May 12% May 3% May 25 35 Household Finance com—No par 25 3 E) Electrochemical $2.25 7 38 36 22% 35 Houdaille-Hershey 2 Oct Sep 45% Jun 22% 35 2nd pfd series A $4.50 div.No par 9 Die 37% May 16% Jan 105% (C Furnace Hooker 16 Dec 11% Nov 99 99 22%" *18 Holly Sugar Corp 10 5% conv preferred—— L30 Homestake Mining————12.50 28 1 Dec 99 23 ——5 & Dauch Paper Co——,—10 Co 23% 99 13% .2-5 30% Jun 24 19~7/a Dec Hires *78 23 5% 5% 62 22% *22 30 Hotels Corp—— Hinde - 8% *21% 82 50 *34% Heyden'.Chemical Corp———— 1 3%% cum preferred-—_—,-100 14 Oct *78 *121% 25% ;*116V2 Hilton 22% *22 % — Inc-—— 22 7% 22% *22 82 42% Hewitt-Robins -22% *5% *97% new—25 Hollander 30 36 44 : 22 *59 8% 31 .j,—.-No par Motors— lfiVa May 17 42% Feb Nov , Holland 20% Nov 22 May "l3% preferred non-cum 22 % 149% 22 31 10 new— 8% 21% 8 23 *147 7% *78 100 —— common 8% 22*% *21% - 29% May 20 25% Nov 12 35% 15 _25 — 30 Nov 15% Feb Jan Jan 1 W) *7% 8% 22% 23% 5% 7% 105 *104% 104%, 149% 23% 60 60 80 *147 23% 5'/a 5'/a *104 104 104 *23% 62 preferred — ——100 Hershey: chocolate corii— No par $4 conv preforenceu— -No par 2 2622 % preferred (G 5 Va .100 Co common- 5% 2 21% May 80'/a 105 80 No par 25 17 12%- ,12% 80 *59 . —5 Co preferred (H J) 7% 2 9% Dec 78 10% Glass Hercules Powder common 28% May 20 17% Nov 29' 12% 80. 22 y4 Hercules 6 30% Apr 10 123% July 27 27% Jan 2 Mar 22 .12% *22Va ..1 —100 1 2 — 3.65% 29 57% Apr128 % Feb 12% 80 22 Helme 22% May 21 13% NOV 10 Sep 12% 80 22% Marx———A-10 Schaffner & Corp of Amer c.ass A 3%% 24% Nov 30; 6 14% May 50% , 13 149'/a Heinz - May 28' 103; 17% 13 31 ' *147 'Hecht Co common-' 2 17% 13% 13 23% Hazel-Atlas 25 42! Jan 18% 13 31% *13 80 ya —100 preferred Hayes Industries Inc-i Hayes Mfg Corp 27% July 12 78 18 13 149 % preferred 4% % 5 Apr 18% 13 *147 Hat 11 . 18 *104 Hart • 11% Jun 10 22% Nov 35 10% Jun 31 18%. 13 / *23 conv 6% 5 26% Jan Mar 10 X20 31% 18%. 13 31 13 _13 12% 12% —5 Printing Co 18% 18% *31 18% 32 *31% 32 preferred-———_—TOO Co $4.25 pfd—No par 4% 15 4 Jan 18% Hanna, (M A) 28 79' *31% Cementing—5 Harbison-Walk Refrac com—No par 9 34 % May 9 F> <w Well Hamilton Watch Co com——-No par 16 150% Jan 1.7 Dec Jun 27% Jun 1071 24 146% July 30 21% Dec 16- Jan ' 6 Mar 22 79 "21% Feb ———25 Water Oil Hall xl4% May 21 89 Jan 12 XlOl % Feb- 10 108% ,Sep^ 27% Dec 160 10' 12% Dec Jan 19 9' 12 % Nov 19% Feb Hackensack Halliburton 35% Oct 15 22% Sep* 15 16% May 22 10 Feb 31 5% common 32% > preferred series A—a——100 Joy Manufacturing Co *84 33l/s 85 - 35% 1 — 1 35% 32 Va *31V4 327/a 33V2 32 V4 33Va 32Va *84'/a 86V2 *84% 86% 35% 35Va 34% 35% *84V2 34% 32 32V2 86 35V4 32 31% *84% 34% 32% 32 32% 32% *84- 86 35 % 35% 32% 10,400- 86 36%, 9,200 12% 1,900 K - Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture—10 Kansas City Power & Lt Co— May 20, . 12 Va 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12'A 12% , 108% Mar x89 May 11 + 98 Va Dec 14" 16 29% Dec 23% Feb 11 48 22 47 y4 58% July 48% M$r 12 60% Juir 22 May May 13% May 20% May 13% Jan Dec! Oct 18 Nov 13% 26% Feb 20% Feb 20 26 % 21% Oct 16 22% July 12 Po* footnotes see page 28. 9 Nov 29 18 May 22 July. 13 4% , . 3.80% cum Kansas A% preferred —100 preferred-..———100 City Southern corn—No,par preferred100 non-cum Kayser (Julius) & CO—— 5 Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class A_1 Class B " 1 *92 - *97% 40 ' *53 93 *92 98% *98 40Va 54 98% 39% *53 ' 14% 14% • *21% 22Va 22Va 16Va 16Va *16% 14Va *92 93 98V2 " 54 147/a 22% 17 . , 54 14% *22 I6V2 *92 98% *98% 99V2 39. 39>A 38% 39 54 54 54 *92 93»/a 98% 40 *53% 93V2 *92 98i/a 39% 40Vt . 93% *53Va 14Va *14Va 14% 22% 21% 21% *21 Va 147/a 22% 16% 16 16% xl6Va 16Va *14% - 93% *99 100 38V4 38% *53l/a 55 14% ' 14% »21V+ -22V4. 16 16% 60 4,800 400 800 , 200 lv600 Volume 168 THE Number 4761 COMMERCIAL Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 Highest Lowest/ b NEW V# per 52% 42% Feb Jan 13" 60% Oct 51 Apr 20 1 16% Oct 27% feb 19 Feb U 116% Feb '92 Oct 27 19 20 Feb 11% Feb 85 Jan 63 38% 11% May Kennecott '>9 Dec 103 Saturday l)ec. Par 23 30 Dec 21% LOW AND STOCK share F2 % D«« 'A May CHRONICLE (2555) HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Monday Dec. 14 Thursday Tuesday Dec. 11 13 15 Deo. Friday Dec. 16 Sales Dec. 17 23 for the Week V 40 Va Nov 41 YORK EXCHANGE Highest S per share $ per share $ per share FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & Oct Mar 8 24 ! Kimberly-Clark 104% July 14 14% Jun 2 75 Jan Jun 25,, May 90 Dec 34 Jan 40 Oct 13 Jun 59 Feb 45% Feb 16 58% July 40% Apr 52% Oct 40% Nov 12 49 4% Feb 11 il •29% Feb Feb 32 27% Oct 23 95 ; V? 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Dec 10 14 Jan 5 % Dec 1 1A Dec 9 20% 44 Jan 17% Dec 17 24 14% Feb May 49% 9% Mar 12 56 Jun Feb 42 May / ; - 56% Feb 35 21% May : 95 Feb 21% Dec 93% Dec .3 Feb 10 Feb 11 44 Va Jan 30% Mar 4% May 8% 1% May May 10% Feb 5% Jan 19 10% May 12 Feb 41% Feb 25 56 May 15 Jan b va i-»oc 1,3 12 May 20 26% Jun -2 56% Jun 1 29 10% Apr 12 38% Jan 91 25 78 ', 33 % May 10 Oct 96% Dec 43% Dec Jan 82 191% July May 16% Feb Feb Apr 40% 29% Mar Feb 59% 11 May 157 Oct 16 33 Nov 13 X48 8 Nov 31% Mar 16 Aug Mar 12 Dec 12% Oct 47 Apr ' 63 Dec 55% Mar 16 2 4'A Aug 35% Dec 28% Feb 11 30% Jan 15%' Dec 7 9". 5% 5% 5% *5% 18% 18% 18'/a xl7% 18 —No par 10 10% 10 10 10 10% 10 10 *43 45 43 Dec Jan 138 Nov 3 23 39% Dec 172 53~ 2nd Stores Nov Feb *7% 8'A 8'A 8'A 44% 44% 44% 443A 44% 443/4 44% 9 Va 8% 9 Va *9% 9'A 21% 8'A 8 Liggett & Myers Tobacco com—__25 9 45% May 14 Lima-Hamilton Link: 70% May 24 55Va Jun ID *34 Belt, Corp Lone Long Bell Lorillard 7 22 4 6' 98k'a dmy i4 24 Va Jan Lowenstein < 4 %% MacAndrews Steel 65 Va *66 39% 40 39% 153/4 16% 16 163A 68% 69 68 67% 16% 68% 68% 68% 69 18% 18'/a 18% 18 151/4 14% 15 63% 21'A 21% 2,800 45 45% 8,400 8'A 8'A 8,000 34% 35 88 'A *373/8 66 67 66 66 39 393/a 39'/a* 391/4 16% 163/a 16 16'A ,69 68% 69 69 69 *68'/2 18 18% 17% 18'/a 8,800 14% 14% 14% 14% 14'A 26,300 64 Va 64'A 65'A 65 66 22 2IV2 21Va 211/4 21'A 20 193/4 193/4 ,19% 19% *149 152 1521/a 1503/4 65 65% 65'A 66 *21 21'A 21'A 21% 600 19% 19% 19'A 3,600 19'A 151 151 151 23% 23% 24 23 3A 23% 24 24% *23% 39% 383A 39% 38Va 39 38 38'A •38'A 23 21% '22 23 Va 23 Va 21% ..100 *91% 93% *91V2 93% *91% 93% --__10 ; 17% 17% 17 % 173/4 *17% 700 18'/a 19% ■ 4,100 14% 22 39 1,300 3,400 , 18 64 V8 *23% 6,100 16% 20 —50 400 9 67 63% No par 39 8% 39% 213/4 *150 ' 130 *37'A ' 16% " 152% 9 2,600 170 67 20 *150 87% 87 170 38'A. 8% —100 A_—, 38 ' 9 500 35 35 88 171 *168 39%. 8% 35 87% 171 213/4 & Sons Inc com__i Co 21% 45% 8 L—10 A__No par common 2,400 21% 391/4 - I • 18% 143/4 k 4,600 45 8 »/a 8% 39% 163/a .» 69 *39Va . 9% 46 873A 9 40 8% 21% *34V4 38 8% Va 15 Va series Lukens 9 14% Nashville—— (M) pfd 8 40 9 18% 7%: preferred —Louisvihe Gas&Elec Co (Ky) r 38 *38 9Va 1,700 45% 45 9 4,300 8 8 45 9 4% 43/4 5 45 *168 170 (Md) Co & 39 9'/B 8 88% 170 4% 2 l'/a 1 3434 873A 88 Corp.——No par Cement Lousville 34% 35 170 —No par Lumber (P) 87% 65% , Corp—.—'"__1 «,'• Star 30% July 15 ' *34% *168 9 No par Inc 21% Sep 88 Va 8% 170 , *38 —5 Co 34 Va 88% Lion 14 5- - 7% 8 35% May 15 Dec 17 7% 8 21'A lb 91 7,600 1,200 45 Nov 20 2% 23'A 221/4 May 15 Oct 2% *22'A 46 25 Oct 2% 22% 45 % 50 Aug 2% 22'/a 21% 30 26% 23/4 22'A 44 3A *168 2,500 2% 8'A preferred ——_100 Lily Tulip Cup Corp—__No par 2,400 38 *37% 1 10% 4% 22% 7% 1,400 93% 10% 22'A 9 Va 8 4% 23'A. 23'A *91 93% '/a 5 3 2% *44% \ 2334 *91 221/4 5 3 22% 8% 8 23% 93'/a 22'A 5'A 2 Va 22% 453/4 10 29% 5 3 23 *7% pfd—Nq par Lehman Corp (The)—*———1 Lehn & Fink Products—", —.a—5 non-cum 5Va 3 23'A *91 93% *91 8% Jun 23'A 38 % 93% 45% Nov 101% 24 23% 22 % 37% Nov Dec 23% 38 23% *91 Corp——-___No par Feb 13% May 700 39 Lerner l3%-.T"n 158 700 353/a 38% 4 137,% 27 35% 39 68% Jun 9 27 35'A 38% 28 19. 27 35'A 38% Feb Feb 27 35'A 38'A Loew's Nov 27 351/4 '38% Lockheed Aircraft 18 27 35% *38% 11 37% 27 351/4 11 14? X18 *26% 10% 5 140 27 10% *223/4 44% *43 36 26%. •36 10% 21* Oct 43 10% 20 % May Feb 263A, 36 45 10% 50c 1,100 *43 10% 85 Jan 2,000 10% 24% Jun 28% lO'/a 10% 2 79% 10% 93% 9 21% 1,600 10'A 24% 13 Apr 5% 17% 10% 13% Jan 12'A May 5% 173/a 45 2 Jun 5% 17% *23% 14% Nov 68% Dec 17% 17% May *2o% *43 Libbey Owens Ford Glass—--No par Libby McNeill & Libby— 7 Life Savers Corp__-5 iviar 30 23% Jan 5% 17% 53A *91 Feb Feb 43% *35% (James) -& Sops Co com—£.3 Feb * 58'A May 43% Tire.:.—illi— i——5 27 Dec 5'/a 5 5% *10 6 ' OH Co.j -No par Liquid Carbonic Corp com—-No par 3.% % conv preferred—„—-J100 109% 10% May 93 - 14 Jan 47 5 Va 53A 18'A 20 19% May .« 78% Dec 18% 8% Nov? 4% July 12 26 % July/12 174% 5 5'A x5 5'A 53/4 18% *53/4 Lehigh Portland Cement—25 Lehigh Valley RR__r——-—50 Lehigh Valley Coal com— A— 1 $3 non-cum 1st preferred—No par 24 24 May 169' 8 % Jun Feb & 5% *18 3.85% cumulative preferred—100 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co„__10 14 50% ,»\ 46% May 8 Va Mar 16 Lees Jun 16 13% May 22 Feb 1% Jan 2 19% Mar 30 Rubber 28% May 28' Dec 5% No par _50 Co—J—Jt— 1 Lane - Wells Lee 39 —I—4 —— 6 9% Dec 17 4 9 Co pfd—75 Pesos Mex (The) Bryant common 4%% preferred 47 v May 18 99 Light Co Lane 53% May 17 3 % Jun 38 % Feb 1 'Lambert 14 % May 15 29% May Gas .La Consolid 6% v /,«£/* Mar 24 25% May; 5% Mar 19 Apr 101 Jun 14% 12 ' 12% 30% Dec 9% May 30% 1 25% Aug 38- Oct Laclede 18 21% 22 *911/2 22 *91% ■, 17% . 22'A 93% *17% 93% 17% 24% 38% 18 2,600 210 152 *151 *23% 24'A 900 38'A 38 7A 5,500 6,600 21% 223A *91Va 93% 17% 17% 1,100 M 34 Mar 41 Nov 36 Jan 27 40 Jan 2 134 Nov 152 Apr 129 Oct 14 142 Feb 13 133/a Dee 17 ?7% J"n ?l 30% May 99% 41% 111' Dec 11% May 16% Apr 10% 15% 10. 10 Nov 20 Xl63/8 Feb 25 18% Aug Jun 6 30% M^r 16 94% Dec Feb 21Mar Dec 455,. Jan Mar 500 Dec 12% May 9% Feb -11, 520 Oct 5 6% Nov Jan 12 1 s % A 4 21 Dec 5ao > Dec 14% Feb 7% Dec 17 32% Feb 16% Dec 13 26 3% Jan 7. Dec 5% Feb 10 27% Feb 7 14% Jun 22 8% Feb May J6% Dec 15 Feb 20 17% Sep 34% Feb 22 Va Dec 17 1113/4 July 92% Dec 15 103% Jun 97% Dec 14 May 34 Jan 9% Nov 17 8 Marathon 27 223/8 Apr 16 10, 193/4 Jan 16 11 693/4 July 14 Va May 39% May 18% July 26% Nov 18 3/8 Dec 16 24% May 353/4 Nov 27% Feb ,11 45 29 176 175 24% Dec. X165 Nov .9 27% May 20 Oct 22 Jan 26 353/4 Mar 16 473/4 Apr 20 Feb 84% Mar 27 93 Jun 3 100 Va Dec Aug 84 Master 7% Dept 18 $3.75 13 85 Jan 13 $3.40 83/4 Dec 17 12% May 15 43% Jan Jan 33 108% Mar 113 Jan 110 Dec Apr 16 21% D£c 17 112 21 Jan 9 41% Jan 12 $6 ' $ per share 24 Range since Jan. 1 Highest • $ per share 33 May Va Feb 82 Dec 35 Mar 453A Oct 24 May 32 Dec 46 - 25 56% Feb Feb .11 Jan 5 101% Jun Nov 10 423/4 Jan 233/4 Mar 17 8 Jan 12'A Dec 16 19% May 15 Feb 48 Dec 16 62% May 15 19% Jan 12% Jan 28 18% Jun 18% 18% 1,400 *38 Va 39 y4 39 39 38'A 383A 38 38'A 37% 38 37 37'A 1,400 *168 172 171 *168 —100 _ preference No par No par : NEW v 2 24 8 Porcupine McLellan-Stores McQuay Norris 2nd 4% pfd Melville Shoe ' * Mengel Co (2nd (The) 1st conv common^ Merch & & Co Min Co Transp Inc 11 19% May 27 Miami 11 693A May 51% Dec 7 Mid-Continent 6 Midland Prod 30 IO43/4 May 25 10 Feb 87 15 98 May Dec 54% Mar 11 78 May 17 Dec 98% Oct For 3 17 18% July 13 10 121% Oct 18 423A Feb 1J 73 % Jun 14 Feb 10 9% July 13 25% Feb 13% Feb 11 34 July 13 51% Jan 34% Mar 17 44 Jan 5 13% Feb 9 15 Va Jun 24 Feb 24 footnote see o> ve 28. Sep 15 293/4 July 9'A 33% 22 3A 112 9% 34 *110% 22% 22% 9'A 9'A 9 34 *110% 22% 84% 9 9 *83 8% r *33% 35 33% 112 *110% 112 *110% 22% 22% AND HIGH Monday Tuesday Dec. 11 Dec. 1.3 22% SALE Dec. 14 $ per share 1 34 34 112 6 31 41'A $ per share 22%/ 22 84% 9 33% 112 22% 40'A 3,500 30 84% *83 9 8% *34 2,000 400 35% *110Va 112 21% 22 3,500 PRICES Wednesday Thursday Dec. 15 Dec. 16 $ per share I per x29 *92% 20% *20'A 21 *20'A 20% 18% 18'A 18'A *18 18'A *18 16% 16 Va 16% *83 . 84% *83% _50 *33% 21 ——1 *12% 13 *48 30% 20% 42 shire Friday Sales Dec. 17 $ per for the Week Shares share 51 Va 44 6,300 30 30 3/8 2,000 93 200 20 20'A 20 20 *20'A 21 700 18 18 *17 18 171/4 16 Va 16 163/8 15 16% *83 84% *83 843/4 >32 34 *32 21 21 34 *33 34 21% 1234 12% 8% Steel 1st 12% St P SS & M *8% 1 3.20% $4 & Moline $6.50 7% Mojud 58 571/4 89 *88% 21 % 123/8 2C% *38 pfd.,100 *97 .—100 *104 12% 12'A 12% 50 48 48 *47% 49 20 13'A 13 131/4 123A 13 3,200 1,900 58V4 57% 58Va 89 89 881/2 88% 200 22'A 22% 22% 2,700 39% 39% 39% *38'A 39% *38 39 37% 971/2 38 *37% 37% 300 130 98 105V2 97 *104 97 105% 12 Va 12 Va vtc___No par 93/4 9% 9% series 57 % 21% 42% 134 12% 10 97 98 97% 97% *104iA 105% 104% 104% 14% 14% xl4 46% 45 45% 42 'A 134 11% 9% 42% 134 Va 12 10 ' * 104'/a 971/2 *96% 98 1051% *1041/2 106 14 'A 42 'A 13% 13% 13% 45% 45 Va 45 45% 42 V* 134 *133 42 133 133% 133% 12 11% 12'A 1,000 9% 93A 2,400 *11% 12% *11% 9% 93A 9% 42 42 443/4 45% 44'A 44% 43 % 441/2 x42 'A 89 % 89Va 89% 89 89% 88 Va 89% 89V2 89% 63 63 63 64 63% *63% 102 % *102% 103 Va 102 3A 13Va 13% 13% 13% 117% 117% 115 115 55 3A 6'/a 102% 102 34 102% 102 34 63% 102% 13»A 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% *117V2 118% 117 56% 55 115 563/4 6 115 »A 57 6% 117 117 56% 53% 5% 6Va 56 5% 5% '7,000 42 631% 13 2.000 - 133 44 13 100 13% 45 9% 43'A 102 aA Carpet Hosiery 5 8'A 22 '*102 preferred 200 90 *11% 6 8% 58 'A _No par 553A 8% 22 42% No par 8% *88% 463A Nq par *8% 22% 133% com. 8% 58 42% ____i___10 1,900 89 ,_No par RR 8Vi 12% 12'A 57% i — 13 *21% 134% * *48% *88% 42% 1 800 3,100 21% 134 % com." 21 58 —LlOO Impl 50 32 Va 20% 89 15 89V2 32 21% 47 44 33 21 213/4 *63 Power Corp Monarch 83A ^-Nopar Mo-Kan-Texas Mohawk *8% 14% preferred Mission 83A Mfg— preferred Minn „;*8% *88 Regul com 3 pfd series. A—100 conv Min 8% *57% ; Minn-Honeywlell Minn 13% 14% A 50 13% 47 Va preferred— *48 133A 500 6,500 16'A 2IV4 50 171/4 84% *83 12% 300 93 16% 131/4 25% 30% 84 *48 3,600 93 16 Va 13% 30'A 30Va 84 13% 30 93 163/4 213/B 30'A 30 Va 85 2 l'/a 29% 96 30% *92 33 Va 34 21 Va 30% %^ 29% 31 95 20 % 30% 46% Minn 21 703A 32 *83 *143A July 13 1143/4 Sep 833A ——5 14 11 83% *83'% ——10 com—1_No par Minneap & St Louis Ry 17 102 Va 23% Copper May 10 Feb 630 84% 84 Va 93 No par 3.90% sevies 16 Apr May Edison preferred 140 Dec 8 4.35% 9 99 3 2 3/4 May Metropolitan 11 4 87% *92 Co__i————5 Machine, Nov 51% Oct Mesta 129 Va Feb Feb 87% 96 Petroleum 8 87'A *91 Va —No par Feb 563/a 87 Va 307/« Scott—lNo par 13 ~ 87% , 95 Inc common.— 38% Feb 3% May 11% May 87 41 % , ^3% Co 48% 283/4 Mar 8734 31 ; preferred———.,_50 Stores 12 3A May Nov 87 ' 5% Mercantile 33 10% Mar 16 87% —1 18 '/a Mar 109 87 *30% series)- 36 Oct 210 88 • S per share -10 Corp__ 92 Dec 88% 88 *91 % Co_ Jan 15 *87'A 1 1113/4 Aug 123 39'A 87'A No par Corp common———No par 4%% pfd (1st series)— _100 Merck Jan 40% 871/4 ,*110% . par Mead $3.50 preferred Merritt-Chapman & 23 27 % Jun 15 _1 : Mfg 953A Jun May 40'A 87'A LOW Co__ 63% July 13 7 40'A 8 7'A 9 % Mines;-—5 „— 19 104 40'A 88'A Saturday Inc com_i—18 Robbins $4 preferred 11 105% Jun 41% 87'A - Publishing——No 13 25 171 40% 88% 33Va , Par 44% Feb Nov *168 41 88'A - Dec Dec 171, 39% 88'A *83 Va STOCK YORK *168 39% 88'A pfd 1947 series—No par pfd— —/—No per cum 171 *168 39'A ..No par wi— 170 *167 Stores common——5 17% Feb 84% 900 18% 85% Nov 563/4 Apr 1,600 18% Jan 30 56 18% 103% Mar 9 Va Mar 17 56 12% 43'A 73 42 Va Nov 13 56 % 43% 24% Feb 103/a 13 56 xl 2 42% May May Jan 10% 55%-.' 421/4 13 Ve May 14% 10% 12% 55% 41% 46% May 28 66% 10% 123/4 56 41% 2 6 3/4 May 1U% 13V4 56 42 17 47% May 11 *j3A 13 56 41'A 23 % May 25 Jun 7,400 i 13V4 56 18% McKesson & Dec Mar 16 103/4 11% 13 Va 56% 40 20 Va Dec 35 70 1,700 32 11 94% *24% Feb Nov 94'A 25% Jan Nov 94% *24% 96% Jun Mar *93i/4 25V2 15 15% 92% *24% 80% Mar 24 45'A 92% 251/4 Oct 156 93 *24V4 50 Jun 93 24% 25 Va 10% May 93 24% May 29% May 5,400 26 17 136 Va 23 *24% Feb Dec 22 Va McGraw-Hiil 23% Apr 22% 18% Mclntyre 104% Dec 60 22% 13 .... 5,100 22% • 35 105% 8 •6 % 17 221/4 94 12 1013/4 Nov 6% 16% 22% 34% May 15 443/4 Jun 6% 17 223/4 *92% 243/a Jan 10 *16% 223A 34% 17 Mar 10 6% 6% 17 20 95 17% Dec Nov 2,500 20 Ve x331/2 Feb 47 % 20'A 20 1,200 *92% 31% 97% 2,800 34% 21 Va 35% May 8 Va 94 9 65% 8 Va 34% 24 Va Jun Dec 8% 8 34% 11 83• x6% *16 3/4 700 8 Va 20 16% 33% 18% Feb 43% May 6% 17 3,200 7'A 16% 18% 35 % 503A May 6% *163/4 7 7% 16% 30'A V *93% Feb 5 7 17 20% 520 7 *71/4 8'A 20 20 Va *490 34% 253/a (!83A Nov 20 20 7% 16% 8'A 17 8 Va 20'A 520 93% 17% May 16. 8'A • *7 31'A 2 55 % 8Va *16% *490 19 May 15 52% May 1 Jun 8 v 30 3A 31 25 7 17 8 »/8 19% .Fv 550 7 93% 98% Jun Dec 21 20'A *500 7% 100 *33% 9 20 2,000 30,400 93% 5 40 3A 19 19 34% 20 Dec 11 19Va *92% Sep Jun 11% 18% 2,800 *33Va Dec 41 *56 4 400 19'A 18 Va 3 l'/a _100 Jan 16 >/a May 11% 13 -/-No par x93 12 31 McCrory Stores Corp com 3% % conv preferred 30 883/4 :—1 ——.—No par 95'A 95 *11% McGraw Electric Co————_1 87 Dec *93 % *94'A 12 31% 14 Feb 44 Dec - 100 95' 12 31% 15- Jan 87 22% EXCHANGE 36% May 21 88 63A *163A $ per share 29 6% 17 Co——— Corp ( 105% 30 Va May 63/4 *94 12'A 18,400 19 Highest $ per share Feb 1073/4 Feb Lowest 20% 23 STOCKS Year 1947 201/4 94%' 133/4 19 % Range for Previous Lowest 20% 31% 94% 8 8% 135 133/a *18% cum 1st 8% '1 *130% 13% 400 37% *36 Va 135 31% *12 17 8>A 17 83/a 21 550 7 36 *130% 13% 133/4 1 cum McCall 16% 20 Va *500 ■ 7% 20% • Co common——T„No par preferred No par $3 *73/4 17 191/8 19 20% 550 8'A Maytag 10 Nov 50 Jan 1: 7Va 8 3/s *8 } 20 >A *500 7% *16% r $3.75 preferred Jup 191% ,7 22% Co-— Corp preferred . 19Va 36 36'A 135 13% Chemical. Corp—No par Mathieson May 19% corn-—No par Corp Electric 123/8 ,,17 —6.25 —. L) (Glenn Masonite 943/4 *11% 20 Co & *93% 123/a *7'A Corp——,—-i—5 6% prior pfd—100 Ry Field Martin-Parry 93 14 % 48% 31% 95 *11% 193/a :——5 preferred Martin 6 Jun 35% May Febt 4'A % - 31% *93% 12 550 —, St 77 Va Aug 97 % Mar 7% May 42 Feb Feb 49% Dec 82 Jan 12% Nov ,47% 106 Dec 85 Jan 190 39% May 88 Oct 63 Va 31% Midland Marshall 9 31'A 95 19 Corp Market 16 31 12 *500 Exploration—1 Marine Mav 20 31 *93% 1 Shirt Maracaibo, Oil 29% May 18 6% Dec 13% Bros ;—____No par Manhattan 25 % May 17 13% 2—1 — *35% *130 Va *130% 14 CO——,—50 RR Co— 36 135 135 133/4 —-10 (The) Co Sugar Mandel 24 Jan 22% May 9 Magnavox 36 36% *1301% 14 JL100 ' / — *36 135 13% com-—No par A_—1 36% ,,*131% __5 Garden^—No par Copper Manati }33/g ,Mn Dec series Square Mahoning Coal 10 3/4 Sep *36 1.—____:——100 Inc___—La Colnc pfd Magma Apr 14 (R.H) 4%% Madison 24% May 20 9% 18% Mar 18 » or 12 Trucks Macy 39% May 27 lu3% Jun 22% 19% May 6% May Mack com——i.10 Forbes & preferred 6% 65 117 5% 551/4 5% 44 43 *89 90% 64 64 103 55 54 1,400 70 4,700 500 700 260 6,100 140 2,100 53A 5,900 23'A 5% 6,700 A__j,—__ 100 24 24% 24 Va 24% 23% 24 23% 23% 231/4 23% Mills.——2.20 Inc.—s. .1.25 *35 36 35V2 35% 36 36 *35% 36 Va 35 35 Va 34% 34% 800 *10 10 Va 103/a 10% 10 10'A 10 10 Va 10 Va *10'A 10% 1,700 *23% 25 25 243/8 24% '24% *23'A 24% 100 Co Machine Tool— No par *23% 10 *23% 25 *23 22% , 24 (2556) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1 NEW Range for Previous Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest STOCK I per thare Saturday EXCHANGE I per thare ' May 63% Feb 45% Nov 29 110% May 128'/a Feb 99% Dec 61% May 17 122 1 Par 112% Apr 9% Dec 49 64% May 15% 15 18 65 47% Mar 16 Feb $3.25 6 10% Oct 105% Mar 17 Monsanto May 15 $4 $ per share t per share 5 47% 47% 47% 47 103% Dec 17% 8 27% Dec 20 Nov 6 27 147/8 Nov 11% Jan 23 17 Oct 20% Jan 22 Dec May 27% 19% May 27% 17% May 25 10% Dec 103% 10 May 35 Apr 15% 14 107% Jan 5 10% 10% No par *22% 24% 3 20% 21% 21% No par 23% 23% *23% 5 *19% 193/4 191/2 1 16% 16% 16% 1 15% 15% xl4% Mullins Dec 12% Sep 21 17 Jan Murphy Co. 4%% 2 Jan 44% Feb 34 Dec 17 43 Jun 29 Jun 56 Jan 50% Jan 23 55% Jan 5 25 9% 16% Dec Brass Co Mfg Corp Munsingwear Inc 2 50% Products Corp Wheel Corp Motor 14% Oct 23 May 15 37% 104 110 57% Mueller Jun *103% *107 56% Motor 112 2 103% 107% 57% 9 45 33% Feb 16 Feb Jan Dec 10 Nov 40% 112 Dec 103% *106% 57 16% Oct 26 9 1Q3 107 No par Lines— com new —: (G C) 5 preferred Myers (F E) 40% 100 Murray Corp of America 4% *10 1 common preferred— *110 10% 11 & Bros 9% 9% 9% 3,800 55% 53% 54% 54% 54% 54 % 55% 14,800 10% 5,200 10% *23 23% 19% 16% 16% 15 14% * *23 10% 10 40% 13% 13% 13% 13% 35% *35% 53 *50 * 23% 23 23 20% 20% 20% 7,200 24% 23% 23'% 23 Va 23% 1,400 19% *19% 19% 19% 19% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 143/4 14% 14% 14% 14% 10% *10% 20% 23% *23% 19V2 *19% 16% 16% 14*% 14% 10% 10 40 353/4 10% *22% 20% 20% 40 39% ill 111 10% 11% 24% 10% 11 24% 19% 35% *50 9% 21% 10 No par 500 9% 20% 50 com — 1,000 9% 24 *110 , 9,900 103% 110 x54% 24% 40% . % *107% Shares 47% 9% 21% 10% 40% 111 103 9% 10"% *23 46% 47 103 10 Co 46% 106% x9% Inc 47% 103 10 Motorola 46% the Week $ per share ' thare per 107% *106% Moore-McCormack Morrell (John) & 9 13 Jun Co 103 107% 10 29% May 27 23 May 27 19 13% Nov 107% Feb 16 Utilities *106* 5 24 19% Mar 17 Feb Mar Jan 21% Dec B Montgomery Ward & Co 17% May 15 May '/a May series i Sales for ' Dec. 1ft t per share 47% Friday Dec. 17/ Thursday Dec. 15 Dec. 14 47% - PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 13 f per thare com series Montana-Dakota May 21 9 24 preferred HIGH SALE AND Monday - A__No par No par Chemical-Co preferred ,•> Deo. 11 „ _ 49 % Monday, December 20, 1948 RECORD LOW NEW YORK STOCK Lowest I per share • per thare YORK STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest CHRONICLE ' ill *109% 10% 10% 40% 40% *39% 40% 111 11 *109% 110 111 500 2,100 > 4,100 10% 900 40 Va 2,3(0 90 110 13% 13% <13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 35% -52% 100 35% 35 35% *34 35% 34 34 52% *50 52 *50 52 *50 52 *50 13% 1,700 500 N 14 May 19% Feb 14% Mar 16 21% Jun 19 May 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 32% Sep 21 May 30 Jan 19% Dec 16 29 16% Jan 4% Sep 8% Feb 29 10 Va May 20 13 ya July 8 National Airlines 17% Mar 22 National Aviation Corp 45 8 National Battery Co National Biscuit 8 ye Dec 9y8 May 10% May 14 16% Feb 24 34 Dec .Jan 27 Jan 165 Dec 34% May 7% 13 Dec July National Acme 26% Feb 20 32% Oct 175% Jun National 22 1 23 13% Feb 5% Nov 10 43% Dec 32% Dec 9 14% " 5 162% Oct Jan Feb 28 9% Dec 3 Dec 15% Feb 26% 38 Jan 20% 23% 6 Oct 17% 14% May 17% May Mar 18 Chatt & Feb 13% May Dec 11 9% Nov 26 29 "7% 9% May 21 48 Jun 14% May Dec 165 Dec 136 Dec 6% Dec 25% ji 21% Can National City Lines Inc 2 National Dairy 14% Dec 16 21 May 21 National 17% Nov 10 22 % May 21 National Distillers 88 9 National 167 Jan 130 Nov 4 6 Sep 15% Feb 20 147% Apr 7% Feb 2 11 24% Jun 10 Natl Malleable & •ft Dec 13 1 2 Natl Power Lt 19% Nov 12 81% Mar 10 25 10 Jun 7 8% Apr 28 Jan Jan Feb 95 Nov 28% Jan Dec 29% 16% Nov Sep 80 »/4 Nov 16 Jan 23% 100 20 21 25% Jan 16 25% July < 6 94 9, Nov 5 Jan 10 Dec 13% Jun 9% Nov 10 12 y8 Ja'n 26 18% May 13% May 24% Feb 9 29 19% Jan 6 18% Feb Feb 107 July Nov 38 Feb Nov 12% Nov 30 100 Feb 19 26 35 Dec 106 Mar 87 Feb 10 11% Dec 13 Nov 8 Nov 24 95% Dec 108% Jan 90% Mar 35'% May 22% Dec 44% Dec 38 32% Feb 102 Feb 70 Nov 29 26 Oct 64 12% Nov 30 Dec Jun 20% Feb 11 32 % May 46% Feb 31 24 12 22% Feb 12% Feb 11 May 11% May 19 Apr 52 Dec 230 Nov Nov 15% Nov Dec 10'% May 4%% Natl July 12 Dec 23 y2 Nov 33% Dec " 62% Jan 290 Feb 23% Apr 27 Jun 2 19 61 Jun 255 Jan 25% Sep 16 20% Feb 10 Mar 107 86 % Jan 6 14 % Feb 27 Sep Mar 18 14% Jun 9 N Jun 17 19% Oct 23 Y New 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 143/s 143/a 15 18 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17%' 17% 17% 14 14 16% 31% 14% 16% 17 13% 17. *93 94 % 31% 16% 94% 31% 171 100% Aug 81 Jan 2 88 Jun 21 *93 31% *169 132 132 20 53% Jan N Y Y State 29% *93 $3.75 & 9% 8% £6% 9% 14% 102% 29% *29 30 *29% 93 94 93% 9 13 % *70 72% *20% 25% Jun 21' 1 Noma 23 % Dec 17 17% July 36% Jan 5 Nopco 13% 1 Norfolk Feb 18 62% Nov Aug 24 28 y4 Jan 13 17% Jun 17 North 10% Feb 13% May 10 North 115% Jan 93 Northern Central 8 Jan 3 2 82% Mar 10 Jun 11 & 13% 71% 22 - 15 *47 *230 9 32 % 13% 15 53 Dec 30% Nov 25% Feb 11 36 y4 Jun 14 Northern Feb 16% Feb 11 27% Jutl 24 Northern 9% 78 Aug 11 Apr 8y4 Nov 5 90 Mar 19 108% Dec 17 Feb 3% Sep 20 10% Mar 18 9 93% 93% *93% 94 160 8% 9 8% *92 -• 13 57 13% 73 *93 57% 56% 19,000 95 1.600 567/a 13% 13% 13% 72 13 *68 10 8% 8% 95 *93 56% *69 8% x8% 94% 56% 70 71 7,700 100 * . 22 53% 255 . 31% 31% 31 I 31 31% 31% 31% 31% 2,600 32 % 32 32% 31% 32% 31 % 31 % 2,200 13% 70% 13% 13% 71 132% 14% 14% *20% *47 *230 13% 70% 134% 14 22 21 53 Va 21 *47 255 53 % *230 9% 9% 9% 255 9% *31% 13% 37,500 7,1% 72% 2,300 132 VI 132% 13% *132% 14% 13 71% 133% 13 % 71 70% *132% 132% 14 14% 22 *21% 13% 21 Va 700 14 21% 1,800 ' *47 53 *47 255 *230 400 53 *230 255 9% 9% 9 32% 31% 32 Va 92% 92 92 92 92 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 16 % 86 % 86% 85 85 86% 86 J/4 86 86 31 31% *85 Monday Dec. 13 21 14% 23% 24 59 59 *26 „ 27 15% I per share 15% Tuesday 31% *92% 93% 21 21 20% Dec. 15 14 133/4 14 24 23% 23% 59% *26 15 60 59 27 *26 Inc Dec 1 per 1 per thare 20% 14 23% • Thursday Wednesday Dec. 14 I per share *20 8% 30% *93 15% 9 6,600 30% 2,000 110 94 16% 2,200 *86 90 88 59 % 15 11% 11 11 Va xl0% *20 for the Week Shares 900 21 20 133/4 14 13% 13% 6,000 23% 23% 23% 23% 1,100 58 VB 59 ■: 20 60 ' 593/8 59 % 27 *26 15% share Sales Friday Dec. 17 1 per thare 24% 59% 27 14% 16 14 *23% 15% . 20% 13% 27 27 15 Va 15% 15% 10% 103/a 10% 10 3/8 10 Va 3,700 84 ' *26 15 27 100 ^ ♦ 15% 16,500 10% 10"% *84% 85% *84% 85% *84% 85% *84 Va 85 Va 84 84% 84 32 % 32% 32% 32% 31 % 32% 31% 31% 31% 313/s 30% 31% 7,000 17% 18% 18 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 Vb 18% 18% 31,500 88 88 87% 873/4 88% 88% 88% 88 % *88 89 89 89% 107% 108 11 107% *107% 107 % 1073/4 10% 10% 10% 9% 10% 9% 18% 18% 18 18% 17% 18% 17% 17% 38 38 38 *35% 37% & Feb 18% 93 14% 102 10 Telegraph 13% 93 107% Pharmacal Dec Dec 93% 25 Northwest Airlines 4.6% 500 10% Tire 2 30% *106"% Norwich 9 *29% common—10. Norwalk Nov 33% Jan 30% No par Northwestern 16 Jan 29 7/b 32 14 %■ _ 14% Jun, Oct 45% 30% 92 *20% 1' preferred 27% May 17 40 % Apr 24 7% May 21 25% Jun 30 *100% 100 17 Va Mar 20 19% Aug •1 400 30 *14% 14% 101 50 Ry— 9 33 3.700 9% 9% *14 32 % i per thare Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)— $3.60 preferred No par $4.80 9% 9% 9% 92% Saturday 10, Co Gas Co Pacific 103% Oct 5,400 *85 100 25 Ry Natural 227/a 10% *16% 1 25 Aviation 13% May 1,700 10 Vs *91 - 4 Co American 103/a 103/8 32% 72 133 *20% 8% 72 132 15% 1 Ry com preferred American 10% 9% 101 72 255 2.50 Western Adjustment *10% 14% 13% 13% 71% Dec. 11 Co 14% Mar 800 10 % 102% ;13% 9 - Corp Chemical 20 22% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES STOCK Industries Electric 4,300 83% *22 *14 *70 13% *47 . pfd—100 Corp— preferred YORK Noblitt-Sparks 18% *83 *101 57 *70 133 x9% 9% 94% *230 ___50 Par 16 . 14% *56% 32% No par f per thare 15 18% 400 22 102% *92 33 13% 14% *101 9% 32% EXCHANGE Dec 9% *21 5,100 Gas cumulative NEW 10% 4,500 83% *22 9% 500 92% 223/8 *82% 9% % 23% 92% 18 3/8 18 Va 18% 83 22% 10% 57% 33 100 17% 83 *22 10% 94% 33% A A 23 21% 9 57% 57 32% Co 173/8 *21% % A *21 % 21% *92 • 94% *13 No par 9% *14 *101 94 *92 ; 9% 14% 32% Hart RR Co_100 *9% 102% 33% com 10% 9% 1 Shipbldg Corp partic stock 25 22% 14% *101 10 J : Co series Elec 9% No par Light 3.90% 55 Feb 9% . 100 100 RR 10% % ' 1 preferred Sep 102% 9% 1,700 17% 17% 18 23 21% 17% *9% 17% 1 ' 21% 22 *10% 800 18 83% 10% 250 £% 22 17% *10% 132% 6 92% *82% 1 132% 6 Va 91% x22 100 133 *6 Va 92% 18% ; 5,100 133 91% 22% ■ 31% 6% 93 83% Co 31% 133% 1°0 *21% 1,500 8,200 169% *21% 18% common 5% 18% 22% 15 Va & 23 *21% 12% 16% 94 169 % 92 16% *93 31% 31% 31% 12% / 16% 94% 170% 23 % *82% No par Preferred • 13 16% *93 170 A 18% No par N Y Power 18 Va Xl3 16% 172 *170 *22% . 22% York Harlem 18% 83% City Omnibus Corp non-cum 18% 22% common-,.—1 St Louis Jan 64 V4 4,100 22,400 . 6'% 6% *82Vb 71% Highest S per share 8,600 ■ 133% 132% *6% *18% *131% & 18% ♦ 13% 94% 31% 169%. 132% " 6 Va' 23 100 Y x6% 16% *93 31% com___lo __100 Brake Dock 6% 13% 16% 169% STOCKS Lowest S per share Oct *18% 10o $5 N 132 *6% 14 94% 31% 171 23 preferred series A Range •lnee Jan. 1 Highest 25y2 132 100 N Y New Haven & 39% July 12 96 Y Chic & 6% 25 19 49% Jan 200 19 2,300 14% 14 No par Central 3 9% 17% 93 York 9 Mar 9% 14% 92 Air 11% Mar 9% 17% 91% York 20 9% 17% 91% Newport News Ship & Dry Dock New Feb 9% 14% % preferred Industries Nov 6% 28% 23% preferred. 30% 12 27% common__No par Elec 33% Aug 28% A preferred Dec 11 27% 23% common (JJ) Dec Dec 27% __10 Inc 16% Dec 6% May 79% 27% No par 26 25 27% _25 Fibre 56% Dec 27 % Co conv, serial % 13% Dec 83% 27% 23% New N 4,500 27% % 9 6 9% 7Va 7% 27 23% 22 July 12 7% 3,800 1,400 27 No par 34% Oct July 3,000 12 • No par 43% Jun 4 % 18% July 12 6% 35% 12 Cast.No par ex-dist Newport 92 36 7% 7% 230 6% 34% 6% 6% 35 % 172 12 20 144 7% 7% 6% 36% 171 172 12 pfd__100 11 Year 1947 I perthare 7% 6% 35 30% 30% 171% 12% No par Range for Previous Lowest 6% 34% 30 Va 30% 172 12 System 10 Aug Steel Co N 80% 6% 34% 1 9% New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% Newmont Mining Corp Feb 11,500 30 >171% 12% 1 Corp Corp Tea Bros 3%% Feb 26 & New England 39 300 30% 30% 172 9% 100 Shares Newberry Co 121 2,800 35% 10 *12 % *168 Corp Corp 4%% Dec 10% 35% 9% __10o preferred Neisner Dec 3,500 10% 35 12% *93 26% May 21 90% Jun 18 I 10% 10% 9% 1 . Service Vulcanized Nehi 50 20% Linen Natomas 12 10% 10% 35 10% 12% No par 10 preferred B National 137 6% Mar 29 84 Va May 15 10% 11 35% 10% 9% 5 common National Sugar Ref Co__ National Supply (The) Pa 24 12% Jan 8 99 Aug 17 13 17% Jan 98% Jan 3 Feb X87% 18% May May 17 104 x27% Mar 12 98 80 Co National Steel 2 - 10% Dec May Lead cNational * 3,400 12% 12.50 preferred A National May 17 114% Oct 23 29 Nov Jan Feb 28% 7% 6% 7 5% *10% 6% ' 17% 105 National J. 5% . 9% No par Gypsum Co com preferred— 16 Jun 5% 12 % No par conv Oct 30% May 27 15% May 26 1,1 $4.50 162 38 5% *35 10% 34% 7% 2,000 5% 17,800 11 Va 6% 7% 60 19% 5% 5% 33% 7% 147/8 24% 19 Va 1 . Sep 177 30 171 1 14% 24 % 19% 1 Prod common Dec 1% Mar New 36% 29% Jan 23 30% 169% 6% Co Products 190y4 26% 20% May 12% Dec 8 20% Jun 30% 33 % *7% 10% *35 169% 169% 14 % 25 19% Enameling & Stamping— 14% Dec 96% May 19 30% * 30% 14% 25 19% 14% *25 36 10% 11% 36 15 25% 19% 15% 5% 10% 10% *35 . 6% Department Stores Oct 14 1 *169 57/8 10% 11 36 33 Va Co. Gas 5% 10% 11 1 Jun Oct 53/4 10 24% Mar 17 Sep 27 20 No par 32 15 10% 10 Corp Register Container 85 25% *19% *35 100 Cylinder Feb 15 *25 20 53/4 1 common. National Dec 12% May Co National Jan 15% 25% 20 5 preferred— 2 17 15% 25% 4 14% Aug 23 Jun 74% May 2iy8 May Inc . Jan 107, Jan 15% Fibres Cash Nat 96 Automotive 153/3 26% 20 Va 20 l — National 9% May 20 15% *25% 1 National 17 13% Jan 5 100 Louis St Co_ 10% Mar 15 12% Dec 25% May Corp: 9 Jan Nashville Jun 187 8% May 33 Feb Nash-Kelvinator preferred 50 Rubber *37% No par Co *4 2.50 . *11% 4% 12 107 *4 11% 4% 12 *35% 4 11% 38 *3 3/4 4 *11% 11% 4 33,500 80 430 108% 108% 350 9% 9% 10 Va 8,500 173/4 * 108% 9% 10 11% . « 17% 173/4 18 VB 6,100 35 % 37% 27 Va 37% 3% 3% 12 *11% 4 11% 40 4 800 11% 600 O 27 Dec 91% Dec •.??•»/ 111% Feb 92% Jan 2 103 21 Jun 18 Apr 35% Dec 26% Feb 11 43 Jun 15 18 Dec 17% May 93 Dec 7% May 86 15% May Sep 24 May 149% Oct ^Ty nnw 27/2 Dec L/ £ 1J0 £eu ZeZ. 001/ oo4/2 t/T ,?ow 00.? 26% Dec 9 92 7% 88% 20 27 144% Mar Dec Nov Jan Jan Nov 8 26% 100 *97% 33% .34% 18% Jan 17 Oklahoma Gas & Elec 4% pfd—20 *16% 11 36% July 13 Oliver 9 17 29 2 26 15 xl09%Julyl3 12% Apr 20 100 Jan 5 23 Jun 17 37% Jun 23 154 Jan 29 19% May Aug 28% Feb 15% Nov 9 23 Jan 5 93 Jan 80 Dec 6 89 Feb 68 27 80 July 48 Nov 26 73% Jan 2 84 Nov 10 Ohio Edison Co No par 16% Apr 14 22% Feb 34% Jun 16 4.40% Ohio common preferred Oil Co Corp 36% Jan 62% 131 - Dec Jan 47% Mar 16 39% Feb 30 129% Jan 168 Feb For fo< tnotes see Feb 13 89% Feb 27 130 page 28. Nov 9 8 55% July 13 44% July 23 104% Jun 7 147 Mar 18 91 29 29% 29 29% 97% 96% 96% 7% 7% Outlet Marine & Mfg Co Owens-Illinois _2.50 No par Glass Co Amer Fisheries 2nd preferred Inc non-cum Pacific Finance Corp of Calif Pacific Gas & Electric Pacific 91 8% 91 *21% 22% *21% 29% 29% 29% 8% 91 8 8'% , *96% 7"% *90 91 90 22% 22 22 *22 30 29% 29% 145% 29% 8 90 *88 32% ' 1,000 70 33% 17,200 17% 400 29% 29 Va 4,500 97 %■ 97% 260 7% 3,300 *17 7% 90 *88% 90 110 22% 22% 22% *22 22% 200 29% 29 29% 29 29% 8,000 147% *145 147% *145 *145 — Outboard Pacific Coast Co common 1st preferred non-cum 43% May 28 21% Jun 15 17 97% Pacific 15% Mar 20 17 27 29% 15% May 17 29% Nov 30 17 29 15 Jan 17 96% 27 43% 17% *16% 29% 30 X33% Dec 50 % Nov 25% May X89% Dec 17 97 30 13 17 97 8% Nov Oct 17% 29% 11% Feb 46% 98 8% Oct Jan 28 *97 % 33% 29% Sep 24 *27% 98 32% 97% Feb Apr 13 27% 97% 33% 8 16 May 27 27% 98 32% 29 80 73 27 *97% 33 *96 19 60% Sep 34% Feb 27% 98 32%: No par common May Jan 27 97% 34% 26% *97 4%% convertible preferred 100 Omnibus Corp (The) common 6 8% convertible preferred A—100 oppenheim Collins lo Otis Elevator common —No par 6% preferred 100 9% May 50 27 97% 33% 26% 98 148 148 145% *15 16 *15% 16 *15% 16 *15% 16 *1-5% 16 *15% 16 *80 84 *80 83 *80 83 *80 83 *80 83 *80 83 *145 *145 48% 48% 148 220 12.50 48% 49 48% 49% 48% 49 5 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 133/4 9% 9% 97/« *8 67 Va *60 67 *60 67 *60 67 *37 39 10 19 19 300 30% 31 13,700 50 Vs 50% 2,200 30 VB 1,600 10 *9 9% No par *63 67% No par *38 40 10 25 Lighting Corp_ No par Pacific Mills No par Pacific Telep & Teleg common—100 6% preferred 100 18% 18% 9 *62% 65 *38 40 " *18% 19% *62% 48% 133/4 487/a 133/4 9% 48% 14 14 9% *8 38 *36 39 *36 39 *18% 19% *183/4 19% *1£% 19% 30 Va 30 Va 38 30% 30% 30% 30% 31 30 3/4 30% 30% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50 % 503% 50!V* 50 % 50 31 30 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30 30 91% 91 91% 91 913/B 90% 91 134% *133 134% 134% 133 % *30 93% *133 93% 134% x91% *134 *133% ' 50 % 133% 14 *8% 30% 90% 132 48% 12,500 14 700 8% 90% 133 200 , ' ; 880 240 Volume Number 4761 168 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous f per thare tper share Rang* since Jan. 1' Highest Highest 4% 8% 13 7 Oct 7% 9 per share 3% Dec Feb 2 39% Nov 29 4% Feb Dec 14% Feb 18 13 July 8% Noc 9 13% Mar 16 55 Nov 46 Feb 5 66 Dec 109 Mar 92 Oct 20 100 6% Feb 11 9% Jan 109 Feb ~ July 19% Dec 32% Jan 37 Sept 53% Jan Dec 4% Dec 17 Motor 2 105 18% Feb 11 34% Feb 10 Mar 16 4% 4% 29 30% Jun 38 % 48% 16% 6% Mar 16 10 9 16% Jun Feb 24 Nov 27% Dec 7 Feb 38 Va Feb Oct 9% Dec Pictures Parker Rust Parmelee May 17 Patino 18 Proof Jan 7 27 49% Jun 1 15% Jan 2 Penn Coal & 21% Nov 1 Penn-Dixie Cement 10 34% May 7 Penn Sand Corp 117 Jan 109% Oct 22 18 Dec 22 Jan 16"% Dec 17 15% Dec 26% Feb 16 % Feb 27 112 14 Jan 5% 38 May 51% Jan 37 "Oct 18 48 Dec 118% Sep 103 Feb 19 120 Dec 55% Nov 29% Dec 8 Apr 45% Jan 81% Jun 101% Feb 86% Feb 17 99 21 Feb 9% Nov 26 34% July 7% Nov 26 20% May 24% Jan 30% J an 6 22 May. Dec May 34 Jan 12 Oct 28 9% Feb 11 Dec 18 Jun 9 98% Oct 8% May 22% Dec Oct 104 6 pfd_ Dec 3 104 Jan 21 91 Jan 28 103% Sep 20 10% May 16% , Jan Oct 35% Nov 14 Jan 19 22 $6 preferred Electric Co 9 4.4% 10 3.8% 8 4.3% Phila 45% July Jan 98% Mar 81 Sep 20 43% 25 % Mar 16 39 % Dec 87 97% Jun 91 Dec 109 Feb Jan 6 85 Dec 101 Mar 82% Nov 16 88 % Oct Dec 16 13% Sep 81 Jan July 63% July 87% Jan 22 11 ; . Jun 30% Apr 99% Dec 96% Feb 18 38% July 108 Feb & • 13 163% Nov 203 32% 16 169 Jan Apr 42% Fed May 7 10% 157 Nov 8% May 15 Dec 140 Oct Feb 30% Nov 24 7% Nov 10% Feb 10 ' 22% 102% 22% 22% 200 *11% 1 20 Jun Dec 11 1% 96 Oct 22 67 84% Sep 70% Dec 15 82% May 10 Jan 10% May 171 20% 38% Dec 15 Feb 13 Jan 200 May 17% May 145 * Jan 9 Oct 27 Dec 15 July 10 Range since Jan. 1 Highest 9 per share I per share 14 % Jan Apr 19% May 38 Dec 33 Jan 6 35% Oct 29% Feb 14 11% May 12 Va Dec 19% Oct 11% Dec 7 15 Va Nov 12% Jan 28 16 Feb Sep 9 May 33% 9% May 10 5% Nov 26 12% July 28 70% May 46 Jun Feb 22y8 Nov 29 Nov 62% Feb 16 15% May 85 Va Dec 32% Jan 18 27 102 Va Feb 81 30%May 38% Jan 32% Jan 15 Dec 8 20 25 24% 20 Feb Mar 11 Dec 14 61% Dec *25 Va Feb 5 109 % Jan 101% Feb 13 36% Mar Feb 29 % Dec Feb X25 11 24% Deo 8% .32 Va Nov 24 Feb 17% Dec Feb 15% Dec Feb 80% Dec 94% 10% Dec Jan 105% Mar 20% *94 20% *22% 23% 23 23% 23 23% *95% .106 *88% No par ; :—25 7 33 7"% Feb 20 63% Feb 11 " 6% Oct 7 * 89 Nov 10 Jan 34% Jun 18 Apr 27 Feb 16 39 Jun Dec 15 15y8May27 101 Jan 21 106 11% Dec 17 18 Nov 14^ Nov Feb 62 Dec 84 V* Feb 12 Va Dec 17 96 Nov 102 24% Jan Dec 22% May 2 16 May 21 101% Dec 14 May 91 Dec 10 14% Jan 7 25y4 May 21 15 13% May 24 66 53 Dec 10 Aug 9 Dec 11 15y4May21 Jan 82 Dec 16 99 30Va 15% 30% 15% 31V4 *160 162 160 15% 150 160 •" 30% • 162 31% 31% 31Va 31% 31% 8% 8Va 8'A 8Va *15V4 15% 15V4 170 *160 15% 15V4 185 *160 83 Va 84V* 84Va 86 *84 73 73 72V4 72% 21 1 21 *130 144 *27% *20% *138 28 27% 71% 21% *20% 144 *138 27% 27% 10% *80V4 31 *• 1,200 82 31 31 % *15% 16 50 115 30 3,600 16 *160V4 165 *160'A 800 165 31 31% 15,: *160 31 31% 8V4 8Va *8 83A 15% 185 84% 71% 70% 70% *15 *20 21 *20 144 *137 27 27% 27% 72- 20% 8 15 _90 7,500 2,200 15 *160 84 *70% 31% 8 185 84 *138 27% 30% 15% *160 Saturday Monday Dec. 11 Tuesday Dec. 13 9 per share Wednesday Dec. 14 • 9 per share 185 83% 700 30 83 Va *70% 500 ' 143 27% 71 50 20 20 300 *137 * 143 27% Thursday Dec. 15 ,1 per share $ per share 27% 12 12 12 12Va 12Va *11% 13 13% 13Va 13% 13Va 13% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% *10 10 13 1 6% preferred series A—50 4,800 *10 6% 1 6% Sales Dec. 17 10 10 10Va 5,800 44 43 Va 43% 37% 12% 37 12 37 7,300 1,800 12 1,500 13Va 6% 13 13Va 6% 6% 8,600 9,400 13 6%" *10 24% 24% 24Va 24% 24 24 24 24 25 25% 25% 65 65Va 65% 1,400 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 66 4,200 21% 5 21% 2,200 .24 21% 21% 20% 21 20% 20% 20Va 20% 85 84 84 84 84 84% 84Va 84 20% 84% 20Va *84 84 84% *36"Va 36% 36% 37% 37 37 36Va 37 Va 36% 36% 36% 37 No par 20 Va 20 Va 20 20V4 20 20'A 20 20% 20Va 20'/a 20% 25 25% No par com—No par Inc No par Shares 43% Colorado—20 com for the Week I per share 65 No par com.; 10 Va Friday Dec. 16 I per share 11% 25 Va * 32Va —100 *106% No par 27V» 27% 18 25 Va 25 36% 34% 35% 34% 34% 34% 35Va 34% 32% 31% 32% 31 Va 32 30% 31% 30% *106% 107 *106% 25 Va 36 31% 25 355/a 31% 25% 34% ' No par 20V4 25 V4 18 ' 107 *106% 25% 25 107 27 *106% 18% 107 26% 27% *18 25'A 27 26 26% 18% 18% 18% *18 26 *18% 107 107 26 34% 31% *26 19% 107 840 4,900 7,400 14,100 16,700 15,400 700 26% 18% 400 .13% 18% 1,800 76,900 R -V — Reading Co common 4% non-cum 1st preferred non-cum 50 50 2nd preferred 50 Real Silk Hosiery common 1% preferred Bros 101 10% 161 13Va Reeves lOOVa *102 ..10% 80% 161 - 12 4% 200 150 *11% conv 13,700 900 *140 *83% 21% 300 ' 11% 150 i 85% 144 *15Va 100 31 Va *140 15V4 185 30% , 100 V 31 Va 150 8Va 170 15%, 59 7,400 91 *140 31% 8% 80% 30Va 15% 1 150 115 10% No par 5 100 Inc 50c (Robt) & Co— *92 " 27'A 26% *70 7% *92 27% *27 13% 13 Va 13% 70% • 69% 70 7% 7% 13 *69 70 73/B 7% 8 Va 92% 92% 92 92% *92 93 600 64,900 70 27% 27 27 26% 26% 700 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 273/a *26%' 27% 27% 27% 27% 2,700 *32 ■ 32% 32 32 32 31% 31% 31% 31% 700 23 22% 227/8 22% 22% 22% 22 Va 22% 1,900 42 27% 32% x7% 93 , 23 42% 37Va 22% *42 *36V4 *10y8 10y4 10Va 12% xl3 69% 7% 93 *22% *42 *36V4 *99 14 69% *27 27% -*32 13% *92 93 27Va '/ 7% *99 104 12% 12% 42% 37'A 10'A 104 *31% 22% 42 *42 43 *36 V4 37Va *36% 1Q% 10y4 *99 12 43 *42 43 *36% 37% *36% 37 Va 10 *10 10% 10% 10% *99 104 12 12% *42 37 Va 10 104 *99 11% 11% 11% 104 11% , *99 104 11% 11% 100 800 800 2,900 , Aug 4 Aug 24 $1.25 div prior preference 7 Reo 8 Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common.. 5% Nov 29 11% May 21 11 33% Oct 23 111% July 14 21 y4 May 15 Jan 5 Feb 15VaDec 15 Apr 82% Feb -17 102 -Oct 21 10 $1 Motors 8% 8% *8% 8% *20y2 21V2 *20% 21% 20% 20% *20'A 21% 20 % 20'A 5 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% *52V2 54% *52% 54% ♦52% 100 9 25 *85 1 preferred 54 50c Inc convertible Republic *8% No par Stores Corp.— Reliance Mfg Co common Conv pfd 3%% series Remington-Rand common $4.50 preferred Reliable 53AMay20 page 28. 15% *140 *160 81% 30% 30% 15% *140 81V4 ' 8,100 *10V4 , 101 *102 . *36 13% May • 15% 150 83 *81V4 *100 11 38 % 29% Jan see 31 83 115 11 10 3 For footnotes 101 *102 45% 10 103 31% 11 Va 210 39 58% 11% *31% 10 16 24% *10% 31 Va 40 86 38% *88% 58% i. 58 11V4 *100 *81'% ' 91 31V* 115 83 39% 86 38% *10% 101% *140 100 58% 58 ' *88% 91 37 6% Feb 113y4May •88% 44% 2% Dec ,110 11% 10 11% Dec 22% Feb 88 *10% 39 % Feb Feb *85% 11 44 Va Jan Feb 88 11 10 8% 15% *85Va 11% 38 %. Oct 30% 86Va 44 9% . 91% 31% HVa 60 II,300 " 20 y4 Dec -14 8% Dec *90 10% 33ya 4% May 3V2 Dec 9% 8% Dec Feb 91% *102 14 10 91% *100 11% 70 31 92% 115 7% Feb 85% 101% -11% 13% July 40 V4 85V4 38% *102 69% 39 39% *100 11 Va 7% 45 41 y8 39 86% 11 2C0 19% 19% 85% 115 *81V* 100 19% 101% - 14 36% Feb 24 17% 10 ' *31 Va 69% 27% July 12 29% 12% 31% 7% 108% Mar Dec ' 31 Va *11 . 32 I9V4 *11 Va 587/a 100 97 107 19% 39% Reis 12% 58 *96'A *105% *91% 91 .10 Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__10 May 17 20% May 10% Dec 13 *88V4 59'A 13% 35 Feb 58% *68% 16% Feb 20 16% 59 % *10% 91 $3.50 1st preferred No par Radlo-Keith-Orpheum 1 Ralston Purina Co 3%% pfd 100 Raybestos-Manhattan No par Rayonier Inc common.— 1 $2 preferred 25 28 1 *88V4 Radio Corp of America com__No par 22% July 48% July May 88% 11% • 180 96 46 ' 31 11 *86% 91 11% No par (The) common 5% conv preferred Purity Bakeries Corp July 28 18% 92% 17 x36 Oct *91 75% May 27 11% May 19 98% Jun 4 16 Nov 38% 40 108 750 107 *105% 39% $1.40 div preference 3 20 9% May '85% 39% *23 108 96 : 44% Pub Serv El & Gas July 12 Jun 19% 417/a *107 96% 107 45 Va Public Service Co of 25% May 29 15 19% No par Pure Oil 108y4 Sep 105% 86% 88% 11% *102 . 1,600 107 Va 23 Va 108 V* 41 Va *86% *10% *100 ■ __100 23% *85V* 88% * 11% 31% 23% -38% 82% 58% 23% 39Vs *88% *11 8,900 86% *88V4 ; 5 20% 39 *11 Va 100 / 94 20'A *85 ' 93 * *86% 51 94 20% 40% Pullman 22% Feb 33 42 50 94 20% *95Mi 106 19'A 50 94 106% > 49% 23% 96% 106 700 3,800 11,200 52% 20% 44% 5 267/a Dec 96 41% 39Va 106 *95'% 19% 85 38% 19% 42 85 95%'* 106Va 197/8 41 106 107 95% *105% 16% 46 . 50% *39% May 18 Feb Dec *106 • 16% 96 1 Jan Dec Feb 96 50% , 5 53 41 Dec 107 106 19% r 20 I,800 LOW AND HIGH SAI.W PRICES Publicker Industries Inc $4.75 cum preferred 30% May 15 32 38% 37 . *105% 100 51 5 42 17% May 16% May 52% 50 100 11% 45% 53% 95% Par 4%% Apr 26 39% July 6 24% Jun 25 28% May 327/8 46 52% 50% Procter & Gamble 94 - 7% May 68% 45% 20% Potomac Electric Power Co Pressed Steel Car Co Inc com 28% May 25 Oct \ 53% 50% Poor & Co class B 35% May 21 71% Jan 9 106 % 17 46 53% Pond Creek Pocahontas 16% May 20 14% July 12 11% May 18 43 51V4 May 21 % May *16% 45% 53% Plough Inc Plymouth Oil Co 4 24 71 Va Dec 16% 47 53% *93% 9 per share May 57 16% 45% 53% 20% NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Lowest Highest 21 16% 47 STOCKS Year 1947 $ per share 17 53 " 600 1027/a 45% 50% 200 12 *11% *16% 95% B *102 11% 17 20% Pitts ton Co 46% July 13 16% *10% 53 *93% Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd (The) 7 Range for Previous Lowest class 11% 96% 47 20% No par *102 11% 12 30 96% 95%" 95% 102 11% 95 preferred class A 100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh & West Virginia 100 26% Oct 23 161 preferred 102 11% 30 16% 5% 9 103 11% 20% Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Pittsburgh Steel Co com 170 *102 11% 11% 94 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co 11 f *50 — 2 28 103 *102 11% 50 C & St Louis RR_: 10 27 22% 30'A 52% Reading Coal & Iron__—1 39% Jun Jan IO3 9 *29% 47 1 73% Feb 140 350 • *22% 1 Oct 1,200 105% 105 22% Pittsburgh Forgings Co-,.- 93% Apr 106 *22% 100 preferred 59 % May 114 *105% 106 22% Pitts Consolidation Coal Co Jan 106 - 8,300 29,000 *22% Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry com__ 100 7% gtd preferred ——100 July 15 106 17 22% 14 Apr 37% 22% 15 36% July 15 37% *22% 93 23 Va Jun 37% *101% 16 155 37% 44,500 80% Dec 11 37% 8% Mar 10 16% 37% 8% Pitts C Mar 16 16% 8% Pitts Coke & Chem Co com—No par $5 convertible preferred—No par 12% Feb 16% 16% 8% 10 26 113 17% 16% 8% 13 142% Nov *109% 17 17 8% Sep Dec 113 17'% 16% 8% 15% Jun Dec 105% 108 *109% 113 17 - 8% 3.60% series preferred 100 Phillips Jones Corp com new-No par $4 *106 -30% *109% 1,200 1,900 18% 27% 8% 17 Aug 109 113 10 18 *27 8% 14 ' 38% *109% 113 18 27% 8% Jun 16 *37% *109% 18 *27 *10% 10 Va Dec 32% 113 18'% 27% "21 11% Oct 169 18% 28% 11% Dec Dec 18% "27 9% 12% 16% Jan 45 • *10% 96% Aug 44% 10 12% Dec 16 45% 10 *11 Dec July 28 45 10% 11% 5% 8 45% *10 800 *10% May 18% 18% 28% 45 1,100 4,400 97% 10 165 18% 18% *27 . 28 Va 96% Pillsbury Mills Inc common 103% Jan 18% 28% 27% 96% 88 102 10 28 96% —100 5 113 46 10 28 96 — 34% Jan 1 x45 " 10 28 % *27% *95 No par com 7 98% Apr 47% 10 3,100 No par 14% May 110 47 10 13% 96 preferred 10 1 47 Va 13% 30% ;__^-l 54% Jan 21 30% Dec 300 8 *7% 14 *29% preferred Phillips Petroleum— Phoenix Hosiery—— 14 26% 8 13% 29% :—No par 92% Aug 31 77% Jun 15 Dec *26 *7% 14 29% Corp common —3 3%% preferred series A——100 Philip Morris & Co Ltd common—5 4% preferred a— —100 July 88 29 *106 Philco 28' Dec 93 div preference 21% Nov 29 Dec i ' —25 preferred preferred—. Jun 25 28 8 30% preferred 103% Jun >• 2,400 7,000 5 : 8 111 29 18% common—No par 25% Sep 115% Jun 85 Jan Brewing Co (Chas) & Co Inc Phlla $1 6C0 2 Va 24% *29% Corp of America Dec Nov 40 2 24% 100 Dec 22 40 2 2 30,600 No par common 21% Jan 40 26% 29 *27 100 preferred 97% May 19 23 Va 26% 10 7 Ry Co Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% 104% May 15 24% Jup 14 1,500 105 22% 7% 30 —33y3c Pfizer 19 *102% 22% "40 . 19 105 22% 40 13% 100 July 13 15,700 7% 7% 19% 19% *102% 22% X7% Peoria Petroleum 8% 7% 7% 19% 105 26 Va 8% 13% Pepsi-cola CO 17% Jun 21 490 26 Va 8% 13% 47 Va 10 com__No par Pfeiffer 29% 8% 13% 5 Co 3,500 94% 25 13% 7 59 120% Aug 109% Aug *28% 8 *94 Milk 200 51% 94 24% 13% *29% 4%% 15% 51 2 Va 37% Pet *15 95 25% 37% & Eastern 15% 51% *94 ' 13% Co A 15% ■ 2 27 7,000 51 15% 25 38% series 32,800 *39% *37% cenv 8% 2Va .*26 , 8% 25'A 17 20% May 15 64% July 12 Dec 26% 8% 22% 17% 2 Dec 26% *7% 5 Peoples Drug Stores Inc—___j—5 Peoples Gas Light & Coke 100 May 19 55 40 2Va 25 17 13 7 40 16% 14 17 40 Va 17% 14% Feb 11 40 17% 40 % Feb Dec 41 27% 8% 7% 23 Va *26 9 *102% 22% 2Vs 28,000 19% 19% 23% 25 4% *15 105 23 2 Va 4% 95 23 Va 24% 4% 8% 7% 19% *102% 2 Va 4 Va 51 'w ' 16% 45% Dec , 20 105 25% 3,000 4% 95 17% Jan 20% Dec *19% *101% *39% 4% 41% 50% 17 Dec 94 7% 20 22% 3% .41% 4 Va 15% 17% 62% 48% Dec 7% 4% 42% 96 105 103 Shares X4% 41% 50% 50% 16% 48% Mar 7% 7% *15 *94 17% Apr 59 7% *19% 16% *109% May 109% Aug 27% Jan 96 the Week 4% 42 42 100 36% 49 V2 Dec 51 96 *2 preferred 3%% 22 45% 51 95 Penn Power & 22 Apr *15 51 Va Sales for $ per share 42% 4% 4% 42 Light Co No par Pennsylvania RR —50 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10 20% July 6 22% May 24 111 15% 51 95 25 Corp 11 Glass *15 No par Coke 28% Sep 12 9Va 2.50 Penney (J C) Co 17 15% Feb 50% Mar 8% No par Penick & Ford 37 Feb s 9% 1 Co Apr . Mines Enterprises 24% 21 9 No par & 36 95 9 1 Transportation Mines Dec 23% 8% 1 Sep 111% 4% No par 29 37 4'/a 1 Parke Davis & Co 13% May 13% 4% 100 Inc_— X107 23 4Va No par preferred Park Utah Consolidated 11 38% May . 4% 4% 42% 100 Park & Tilford Inc May 21 3% May 17 24% Nov Feb convertible 51 2 Feb 22% 4 Va 4% 4% 42 par _ Paramount 33% Jan 14% 6 4% 42% Transp—5 Pipe L com__No 26% May 27 17 15 % May & ' 4% 413A Friday 1 per share 1 per share S per share Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Deo. 15 1 2% Panhandle Prod & Refining Paraffine Cos Inc com 8 24% Dec 34% Petrol preferred 1 per share Thursday Wednesday Dec. 14 Dec. 13 10 Airways Corp Pan-American May 27 Jun American AND HIGH •ALE PRICE! Tuesday Monday 1 9 per there No par 25 (2557) RECORD , Dec. 11 Car„— Panhandle East 11 Jan 8Va May 32% Sept Apr Oct .28 Jan 2 Pan 11% Jun 21 Dec 97 Jan 43 28 % May 7 Dec 7 Packard May 17 19 , Saturday Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp 11% May* 21 21% Jun 21 Jan 96% Dec CHRONICLE LOW STOCK ' May 2 YORK Psr 6% Apr 6 62% May 21 5% May 17 90 33% STOCK EXCHANGE $ per share 40 y4 5% NEW Lowest Feb 59% Dec YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest 3% May 21% Jan & 11% 54 9V4 * 8% 2% 6 6 10 Steel Corp com No par, 26% 27% S% conv prior pfd series A 100 *104y4 106% Revere Copper & Brass com—No par 15% 16 5%% preferred —100-*•-■■•100.— 100% - 9 9% 2% 5% 27 16 100 27% 9% 53 9% *51% 9 8% 300 21% 300 8% 3,700 53 9% 10 17,200 11% 8% 8 8% 7% 8 7% 7% 2% 2% 2%: 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 8,200 5% V 85% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 26% 5% 5% 26 Va 2,300 15,200 26% *104% 106 16 Va 100 9 Va *51% 9'/a 8% 8V2 8% *103% 9% 54 *8% *20 11% 11% 2% 5% 9 85% 88 8V2 8% 2% *85 8% 9 11% 11% 1 < 9% 88 50c . *8% 9 - *83 26% * O 15% 16 15 Va *99 Va 100 *90 Va : 82 82 12 11% 27 106% 86 11% 11% *78 11% 26% 26 Va 106% *104% 15% 106 V* *104 Va 153/4 15% 99 Va 99 Va *99Va 15% 100 82 11% 26% 200 3,600 6,300 107 15% 100 6,200 50 26 COMMERCIAL THE (2558) Rwnge since Jan, 1 Highest Year 1947 Highest Lowest .* 6% 19 V* 90 Dec 11% Feb Jun 39 Jan 9 19 % Nov 1 6 13 5 11% May 26 41% Jan 2 33% Dec 44 %" Dec 15 50 Jan 8* Common 80 Oct 14 94 Jun 1 Preferred l7Vir Dec 16 Dec 15% Jan 26 49 Jun 21 Feb 19% Nov 17. 28 Jun 15 Jan 18% 31 4% 10 Va Mar Sep Sep 29 5 19% Feb 20% Dec 14 15% Mar Nov - Mar 16 Oct 17 42 Va May 68V4 Oct 541/4 Dec 17% 26% Feb 81/4 Dec 24% Sep Dec 8 3 16 Richfield ; 7% May 21 12 July 12 29%. July 12> 23% Oct 11 27%<May 27 72 May 28 18% Jan 6 *"84 6'/a 6% 44% 85% 18% 17% 18% I8V4 27% 28% 27¥4'--28%-> "20% 21% 21%.. 21%- 5% 5% 10% 10% 27% 10% 27% v 84 ; 10¥s 53/8 53/a *5 Va lOVs xlO'/a 10% 26% 26 26 Va x25 Va 20%, 20 Vb 20 Vb 20 Va 187/b 18 7/8 19 55 54% 55 *8¥a 9 18 ¥a 19 Va 543/4 55 55 9% 9% 9 9% 9% ■ 5% 20% 18 ¥a ' 25 % 8% Dec 261/4 July 161/4 Dec 15 108 Dec 114% Mar 107% Sep 21 55 Va May Dec Jan 37% 5% May 18 66 39% Feb 24 8 % Feb 11 Jan 12 Va Jun ; .40 Dec 32% Feb 67 681/4 Dec 21 Va Jan v 2 9 St ,Joseph 6 St L-San F Ry Co com v 16% July 48% May 15 2 139% May 28 57 Dec 60 '/a Dec 58 Jan 29 9 Jun 12 Oct 8 Feb 13' 101 Jun Dec 98 Va July Feb 18 91 Va May 2ff 11% Feb 8% Feb 10 15 % Aug 24 55% Jan 25% Mar 49% Jan 39% Mar 10 103% Sep 88 • 23 Va May 40% Dec 92 Dec 90 Nov 83 y2 5 35% May 21 51 May 27 95 Jan 9 93% Apr 7. 15% Jun 24 Dec ,3 Oct 7 13% Feb 11 26%. July 6 7 79 98'/a Mar Dec Nov 12 Jan 18 y8 ' 5 87% Nov 30 IO2V4 July Dec 13'/a r 79 24% Feb 87 Apr 12 39% May 55 Feb 17% 19 €2% Jun 19% Nov Dec 10 20 Vs Jun Dec 35% Feb 11 431/4 Mar 23 Feb 15% Feb ,44 30 '/a May Mar 25 5 10% Feb 40% July 5% May 1 31% Feb 5 ' 9% Dec 5% St 1st pfd 5% Dec Feb 9% Dec Jan 94 Feb 26 Dec 24% Nov 26 . 17' Jan 31 36% Jun 2 104 / 8¥a 30'/a 46 % 46 % Scovill Mfg Scran ton CO' 3.65% pfd >100 Co (The) common—5 I2V4.. 3.35% Sears Servel Inc $4.50 30 VB 467/B 4 6 ¥4 46¥4 46% 89% *89% 92 90 Va 90 Va 88 47 89% 88% 88% 12% 12% 12 % 12 ¥4 12% 83% *82% 21 xl8 Vb *82% 83% *82% 20% 213/a 20% 17 of Del—No par 43'/4 44 —5 ,*6¥4 7% 38¥4 38 ¥b 38 ¥B 38% 10 Vb 10 ¥8 10 V4 *; 10 ¥b / No par 4 , _i__5 Co-- 1 2 16% 16% 16% 44 44% 43 Vs 43%: *6%' 7 x7 30 y2 Apr & 10 9% 40% Oct 30 Feb 11 46% OCt 22 Sharon May 33% 17% Feb 11 27% Jun 10 *88% , 70 Dec 82 141/4 Dec 21% Feb 11% 22 Dec 41 ;39 14 65 May. Mar 9 11 Dec 13% Oct 20 Shell 15 i 7% Jan 5 11 ,7% May 18 Silver King 26 36 Simmons May 15 44 Jan 8 Feb 11 32 % Jun 21 15 92%. Feb 10 Jun 160 21- 18 Feb 11 25 Va Oct 23 .24 Nov 29 35 V* Jun 3 Oct 39% Dec 231/4 28 Dec 17 39% Jun 18 Jun 80 Dec 14 90 Apr 19 91 87'A Oct 102% 29% May Sep 29 98 July Jun 3 Jun 16 351/2 Jan :25% Dec 14 26 17 Va Dec, 13% Mar Dec 14 % Feo 11 93 96 5% 5 Feb 3%;Nov 24 8% Jan 5% Mar 54% Oct, Nov "51/4 3% May Apr 14% May 14 Smith preferred Corpna Typewriters_No Smith & 17 ¥4 *533/4 54 ¥b 16% 16% 16% 3,300 43 43 8,300 43% 42% 43 7Va *6% ,7 5% *5% 57/b 900 9 3/4 9T/S 100% 9% 93/4 8,500 *98 3/4 100% 20 27% 36 % 277/a 10,100 36% 3,500 23% 22 % 22% 2,400 78% 78 78 • Amer Gold & Carolina 45% Aug 6 Oct 22 Jun 7 11% Nov 30- 22% Jan 56 Jan 40 y8 Nov 42% Dec 27 Dec 34I/2 jan 25 V8 Mar 16 Feb 20 Va Feb ,36% Mar 17 Dec 2 60 16% Jan 8' 43% May. 24 42% Jan 15 30% July 9 5% E 5%% conv preferred 8% preferred Southern Edison 27 30% July 12 Apr 501/4 Dec 43 % Feb 11 Pacifie Jan 33 % Feb 11 62% July 9 50% Jun 23 Southern 50'/2 Southern Feb 58 V\ Feb 20 70 July 12 5% Aug 68% Dec 9 73 Jan 57% May 77 Nov 81 68 293/i 81%: .17 • 6 non-cum Range since Jan. 1" Year 1947 $ per share 1 Lowest' Highest $ per share 99 Va 7 ¥4 V/a 7 ¥4 55% 12 V4 12 VA 38% 38 % 38 *35 May , Dec. 73 23% Feb Jan 93% 4 ! 4 17 Feb 26 Dec 63 Jan 17 Aug 25 13 29% Jan 2 20 30% Jun 18 7% De e 15 14 1 May 15 61% Mar 17 Feb 15% Feb 27 Nov 45% Jan 21% Aug 19 112% Feb Nov Dec 5 20% Feb 18% 83 'Jan 22% Nov 13% May 17% May 73 Oct Feb Dec 8% May 27 Feb 90 % 99 7% Jun 25 24% Dec 231/4 ; 27% , 16 74 " May 14 23% May ,15 29% Jan 2 Nov 12' 19% Dec 8 29% Jun 3 10 95 37% Jan 104 Jan 29 = Aug 36% 79% Oct 18 91% Jun Jan 102 17% Nov 30 27% May 15 $3.50 May 114% Feb 86 11 109% Oct 22 May 125 Feb 97% Feb 27 121 22 50% Mar 63 July 54 V2 Jan 27 73 Jun 15 Standard 44% July 36% Feb 13 53 Jun 16 Standard 80 69 V8 Feb 11 92% Jun 15 Standard 371/4 May Mar 63 23% Jan 94 Dec July 23% Nov 105 Jan 30 35 Jun 14 89 31% Aug 14 97 ¥4 Jun 11 Oct 111% Feb 10% May 17% Feb 4iy4 Jun 49 Feb 38 Feb 41 43% May 11 May 47 Oct 36% Nov 30 41% May 26 37 10 ;15% Oct 23 $6 prior $7 36 Va 36% 100 283/4 28 Vb 4,800 28% 28 3/s 4,400 49% 51V4 60% *68Va 69 , 50% Va 69 49% 413/a 39 ¥b 40 Va 59% 60 60% 60% 68% 68% uy va *".ova 12V4. 6% 6% 5 4% t per share t per share 43/4 4% *43/4 * *62 24 24 24% 28% 28% 28% 8% 64% X26 Va 7¥4 < 64 26¥b 17 17% 24% 243/8 *98 Va *98% 20¥4 21 Vb 19 24% 24 Va 24 VB 99 *98% 20 Va 85 100 100 *99% 101 ; -110 111 111 110 110 66 Vs 74% 253/8 *94 100 preferred series A, Standard Steel Spring common—1 25 95 95 2,100 99 100 22,600 86 Va *85% 85% 18s/b • ) 110 HO'; 65% 40 3 39 y8 40 Vb 73% 733/8 <•73% 25 243/4 25 V8 19% *99 100 : j 310 86 18 Va 19 *99 66% 110 8,900 100 111 66 V» 66% 39% 397/8 39¥a 393/4 727/8 73% 73 73% 24% 25 243/s 25% 200' 1,C00 67% 7,900 17,000 35,500 " 12,500 *95 96% *95¥8 96% *95¥b 96% 96% 96% 600 14 Va 14% 14% '14% 143/s 14% 143/4 8,600 14% x137/B 14% 50 *40 40% *40 40 Va 40% 40 Va *40 No par *37 39 *37% 38% *36% 38 38 : 25'/a 20 111% 14 14% 25% 193/4 ¥4 24% 25% 95% 25% 4,300 <983/4 65 b 15¥8 201/4 73 ¥b ■ 640 15% 99 40 403/4 73 VB 7,900 62% 20 66 Vb 66% 67% 6,500 7¥a ' 62 " 99 - 19 %10 66 ¥a 65 ¥4 7 ¥4 1.400 267/b 26% 63% 100 100 233/4 25 Va 85% 183/4 19 ¥a 100 *98% 400 68 24 Va 20% *85 85 19% 20 Va 19% 99 20% 20 3/4 10,100 43/8 15 % - 24 V8 *983/4 !99 2,900 6 ,'153/4 16 x-15 Va 85% 85 19¥8 16¥b 21 - 20% 85 *83 16% 243/, *243/8 99 17 16Va 13 23% 7¥b 63 ' Shares 6 *63 24r% 26% 73/4 " 8 637/8 1 68 - for the Week 4 43/4 *233/4 27 8% 63 ¥b 64 12 3^ s 6% - *63 ; 24%' 64'/a 8 8% 64 68 *233/4 28 Va 273/4 8¥b -40 Sales $ per share . 127/® 6 *43/B " *63 243/g 23 Va per share 12% t 43/4 *4% 68 *63 68 68 40 3/8 preferred— ' 6 Va 6 * : 13 13 13 6,200 T.500 , . Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 6% , 68 Friday Thursday Wednesday 13% 6 Va. *66 % 16,600 < i PRICES HIGH SALE $ per share 40% 1 48% 40% 60 Va 13 6'A 737/8 (The) L S 49% 41% 60% Dec. U Dec. 13 39 ¥b St'arrett Co 50 41% Tuesday Monday 13 ¥4 > 49 Vb % 60 Va 34 60 . 36% *35% A1 4934 413/4 60 ¥a *63¥b 3%% 1,000 2,300 V 28% 50% 110 39 28% 8 Vs ; 123/a 36% 27¥4 „ 600 12% 39 123/s :38% Va 27¥s 24 New convertible i2 12% ;38% . 53% 28 ¥b *62 ; 53% *35% 73 % ' 55 44 *43 va 25 4% 55 " No par Indiana of 2,800 7% 7% 44 27% *4 ¥4 —No par Of California—No par of 5,400 73/4 33/4 33/4 7% *40 28 Jersey——25 Standard Oil of Ohio common—10 Oil Oil 3 '/a 3% ; 75/s 43 . 800 2878 S per share ——-No par pref—No par preferred 500 27¥b 41% *13% prior preferred— Oil 98% 27% 38 LOW AND com—Nopar preferred 89 Oct Inc Standard G & E Co $4 81 Feb Brands 98 Vb 28% Dec. II Standard 98% 27 ¥b 60 ¥b 6%. X98 VB 38,700 20"/B 50 ¥t •■;. 17 *"35 V2 42 *68 Va j. 163/4 28 60 Vb Par 17 287/a Saturday (AG) & Bros'Inc—_——1 Withington-i———No par Spear & Co common... 1 $5.5o preferred—<1————No par Spencer Kellogg & Sons—.: 1 Sperry Corp (The)--—:——: 1 Spiegel Inc common—: : 2 Conv $4.50 preferred—7—No par Square D Co t~ 1 5 Squibb (E R.) & Softs common 1 $4 preferred1 —NO par 163/4 37% 50% Spalding 16 ¥b 27 ¥4 41 ¥t. Sparks 16¥a 16% 285/B • t per share 20% May 20 17% May 681/4 12% Dec , 31% July Sep 16% May 8 Feb 7% 14% Va May 8 20% May 4 340 16% 27% 28 ¥b ' 15 230 . 94 ¥b ,38% 38 Va 2,700 28 82% 94% 29 *36 *■ 28 55 . 12% 1>!% 12% x37 % 1.600 1.800 *81 3 Va ■' *52 12 ¥b 21 24% 99 VB 33/8 *53% 21 24 Va 17 Va *40 55% 55% 21 95% 17 x7¥b 7% 1,200 3,900 24'%. *94 ¥4 45 34,100 283/4 P'i *41 22 Va 126% 81% *^4%, 45 42 ¥1 . . 3% 33/b 3 Vs 3% 300 22 Vs 126% 81 81 4,000 263/b 35% 28¥b 27 4 4 35% 1233/4* 24% 99% 99 Va *41 55 , EXCHANGE Highest $ per share 1 98 .. 5,200 26 22% '22 17 17 % 98 NEW YORK* STOCK ; 17 7% 12% .42 common-_No par preferred— 100 STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest 17% 6,700 53/a 35%: -16% 16 Va 17% 45% 54% 7.50 15% 3% 7¥b . 17 5 • 4Va 373/4 5% 27 *20% 81 80 . 123% 21 28 Va 29 60 .;, 26% .2434 24 Va r a * *16Va . 98 *41 287/b 1 4 . 100 36 ¥b 5% fr34 123% 203/4 95 . 'Z J 2271B 24% *94% 17¥s *3% ■ 24 ¥a 4 34%' 1,800 13 *12% ' 400 9% ' 9% 38 5Va 25% 123 r21. *20 81 No par Co 127 29 %; *97 Mobile &' Ohio 6tock tr ctfs___100 28Vs 23 Vi 123 ¥b 13 37% 4 26% •; % :«. 7 9 Va *12% •' 34% • 3/4 22 203/4 95 . *120% 233/8 247/a Railway July 35 20 Va 83 4 Va 27'Vs . 9% 5'Vt' 5 Vs 36 23% *78 38 Va 38 27% <36 13 *12% f 5 V4 4 24% 29 ¥4 39 5% 35 20% 25 May 22 34% 28 125% 17 25 .: California 23 Va *16% South.Porto .Rico Sugar com_No par 39 36 124% *29 VB Southeastern Greyhound Lines_i—5 Southern Natural Gas Co 23% 12% 27 ¥s 9 Va *9 9¥a 26¥4 25 -50 , ..*34% 36 *94% preferred —jL—.—-—____50 78 V4 4 VB 27 27 *81%. : 24 78 Va 27% 4% ;4 Vs 4 20% / 37 23% 79% •' *24% Co com_4.50 G 5% *1211/2 . , x36% 24% 40 V* 5Vt 23 Vs Platinum—1—1 & 39% *34% «' 377/a 1234 5% 4,000 5% 36% 9% 40% 17,600 10 *98 ¥4 5% *233/4 13 *12% 39 9¥s 10 100 38 ¥4 39 Va 7 10 277/a 9¥b *6V» loo x27% *78 . ;'" i 9 3/4 *5% I '28% ■ 18 *9874 ' 5% 10 100 28% 89'/2 7,700 18 % 93/4 24%, 9% 13 26 ¥4 par 15 Sojvay American Cqrp 4%, pfd—100 South 17 . —100 t, —, 140 83% *82% 543/8 38% 9% 5% Soeony Vacuum Oil Co Inc__ South 3714 May . — 22 Feb ; Smith (A.) & Sons Carpet Co com—20 3 Va % preferred — ———1100 4.20% 140 4,500 123/4 / -.16% 97/8 *9d 39% . (A 0)'Corp__10 May 17 5 1 Skelly Oil Co-— •———;._15 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron——20 8% Oct 39 36 104% J UP " .-Nonpar ; t 12 S/8 *533/4 39 V4 37% 9¥a *12,% 1 Simonds Saw & Steel—.1—No par Sinclair Oil Corp 900 „ 88 3/4 16% 9s/a 28 VA *78 79% 9% , —'—No par —- 47 92 *88 " 2.400 18,400 • 54 Va' .38 ¥4 24 24 *77% Coalition Mines—*i___5 Co__ ' 83% 18 10 37 37% *23'/a : 15 4 ,52 Nov 42 „ 9 Co_-_4—; Pep Oil Corp of America— Dec Nov 4 A) (W ' 92 , , 123/4 *82% 39 28 "•27¥4 -—No par Corp-: (Frank Union Sheraton ■ pref series A—No par G) -—: Nopar conv 46% Jun 1 15 Dec 23 $3.50 Shafctuck Sheaffer •34% Dec Dec 117% Mar 15 , Feb 18'/s May 2 '26 Jan 51 Apr 15 15 Va Jan 28% Feb Feb 6% Apr 78% Dec 14 i 5 Feb 91/2 6% May 4 271/2 May 25 12 Feb 35 % Dec 241/4 May Feb 9 % Dec 68 * Steel 12% :*6¥a 7Vt 5% 100 36% Sharp & Dohme common—i_No par Jan Feb .88 88 *46 92 10 10 .99 •27% 1 GasJ— 24% May 18 47 *90% 38 % . '55/b.,- 53/a. 10 preferred ———„„-No par 7 Oil 30 43 16 ¥4 99 common--—1 Shamrock 293/4 16 34 54 *53 54% *53 5% *5,Va ( s " 30% 29% 19 ¥s *53 \ 83 Va 54% Cp 12 12%: , *88 Vs *.167/8 & 12 270 82 12 47 29 ¥b *81 12 1 14.700 '8% 81 29% 30 VB ' 88 121/4 90 8 ¥4. 87/a 8 3/4 2934 30¥4 118 *87 ■ 81 12 *53Vb 1 —--- Roebuck 8¥b 81 12 . Finance Co— Seaboard Oil Co 90 *110 90 . 13,500 2,800 39% 38 Va 39 %:■ 118 123/8 83 '/a Seagrave ;Corp '39% *87 81% .205/8 vtp Nopar series A—100 5% -preferred 11%."'" ' Seaboard Air-Line com Seaboard 11 VB >110 8 ¥4 2,800 12 VB 91 9 310 . 48%, 118 ' < 48% *87 12 *82% i ■' 3934 39 ¥4 111% 48% .'11% • 81 .*20% 100 —.—— .12 . 7,700 163/4 16% 48% . *111 8% x preferred " 11V4 1,300 2,1C0 9 *111 111% 900 2,400 54 Va 8¥b 16% 111 118 81 '12%, 89% *88¥4 / 89% , Eberc ••• 9/ ; 40 39% 82 *46 92 12 *87 30 3/8 *89% * 11% - 90 l23/8 30 ; 48% 49 *111 *81% 121/4 Schenley Distillers Corp 4.75 Scott Paper Co common—No par $3.40 preferred __No par 48 Va 48 ¥4 118 87/a 82 111V4 40% ; *87 8% *81Va ; 40 90 *87, 12Va *111 118 16% *1103/4 49% 12 Vb :.39¥s 39. *111. 12 VA Seiberling Rubber Cp Feb 110 t C—Nopar 16 V8 111V4 600 *; . 183/4 54% ' 16% 16 VB ' 16¥b ll0¥4 111%. 49 . 12 ¥b 12 series A—_—:_100 4.40% 8% May 15 14% Jun, 1 16'A 16% 49 Vr' 49% Savage Arms Corp__———,2—5 14 Dec Dec 4 16% 111% . preferred———100 non-cum Seeger Refrigerator 10 y8 May 101 43% Nov 16% H0¥4 Regis Paper Co common——2—5 12% July 12 Feb 6% 6 25 10o -—'—10 + 15' 16 %■ Oct 11 14 59% May •('8% Oct Lead — ..Preferred series A 5% vte—100 Ry;Co—100 i liy4 May _7-——; St Louis Southwestern 16 13% May 2T- 7% May 80 ' preferred 61% Jun 11 .Jan 5% 16 16 ¥4 16% *110% Safeway Stores common—--—5 Juil 113 500 5,500 , 25 ..• 18% 8% . 18,100 1,700 , 20%': 20% ■ . 18%' 54 % 54% , 25 . 20% 18 Va •' 16 *10% . .. " X20 , 20 3/4 S¥a ■ 27% 20 ¥4 56 3,000 26% *20Va •185/8 40 1,000 173/4 *20 VB *26 *54% 9% ' 17% 20 ¥» 26¥4 18% ' 441/4 27 VB •20¥b *26 2,lu0 ' 15,600 >, -"84% ■26%' 203/4 10 ¥a 26% ,10%. 90. 34% 17%, 5% I , 17% . 2,000. , 84 , lOVa ■' 53/8 22,900 21% *43 44 VV »• .• 21 *20'/b 333/4 34 •■¥ 44 % Shares 6%,v 0 84 84 % ,17% [ for Sales the "Week r102 *100 / 6% 33%, ... 44% V' . 5 ,*20¥b • 100* • <: ^, share 4¥a- 21 - 6%." *20% ' 5 —— 1 100 : 33% 17% . 277/8 5¥a V V '21 y 5% 5% > 44VA 84% tpe 5 , *26 25 Royal Typewriter „L—i——y 1 Ruberoid Co (The)-,;--—No par (Jacoh) 2,7%* 21 33 Vb ; . 18 ' '. ;• f. ' 33% - 5 •■.v,.', Dec. 17 • t per share 100 . 63/8 ,, Dec. 16 21 * 6%'. 83 ¥4 83 ¥4 *44 ■ ,■ Friday Thursday w. 5 Va 45. 34'% 85% r ,, „ ^ t share • 21 .100 6V2 33% 33 ¥b •44% par preferred^——y 102 Va ' 44 ¥4 34 > - - ' 5 • x21 t 237/» .*100 VA V 85% 18 V4 Ronson Art Metal Wks lnc________2 Ruppert 101% 6 Va 6% 33 ¥4 M3 Robertshaw-Fulton Controls com__l conv 101% 103 ' Antelope Copper Mines 4%% 24% Dec. 15" t per 5 Va x23% 247/a 24 Va ■ 5 5VB 5: • ,$ ver share f per share 5% 1" Dec. J 4 - par Ritter Company Roan .. 6% 1 Corp_l~j.__!—No Oil- • 401% lo Series 3.60% Rheem Manufacturing Co__— 24% May 18 Feb 5 24 Ve 100 —y Dec. 13 $ pet share •. — Feb 6% Feb 19% 104% Jan Feb 25% 23% May 18 Pat u—,-.——2.50 Reynolds Metals Co com _.4Jo par 5Va# convertible preferred—v-100 Reynolds Spring —1 Reynolds (R J) Tob class B _10 Dec Apr 5% 17 Dec V Dee. 11 Rexali Drug Inc May 15 29 % Apr 22 .^Tuesday Monday Saturday share 8 44 Va 104 Dec 13% YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW '• 50% Mar" 19 9 .Mar 19 92 Feb 16% 36% May 85 J$n 124 May 45 17 4% Dec May I per t per share I per share t per tJiare . Lowest 1 HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday LOW AND STOCKS Range for Previous Monday, December 20, .1948 FINANCIAL .CHRONICLE & ; *40 4oy4 377/a f 37 *40 40¥4 37 39 ' .- 41 100 37 200 " • 12 May 34 Dec 88 Dec 30V4 18 Jan 11% Mar 49 Jan 32% Mar 12 39 Va Jun 8 88; 10 97 7 104% Mar 6 Feb 15% May • Jun fcl Sterchi Bros Stores Nov 36% Oct 23% Dec 16 36 Va May ?1 19% Feb 12 % Feb '11 16% May 26 Stewart-Warner 14% May , 9% '15 Vb 17 18 Jan 2 17 20 Jan 8 Stokley-Van Camp Inc common—1 5% prior preferred————' 20 10% May 17 Feb 11% Jan 6 18 Va July 1 Stone & 16 25 Va Feb 16 Vb Mar 16 10i/8 May 105 July 51 May 114 Dec .15% 6 Feb 109% Apr 751/2 Mar 125 Va Nov 30 91 Va Dec ' 9 50% Mar 19 113% Jan Oct 31 11% Jan 7 98% May 25 •70% Nov 24 120 July 1 32% May 8% May 17%' May 101% 12% 45% 24 Va Jan 160 47 14% For Jan Jan 21% footnores see 26% Jun 2 1 140 Mar 11 1 21 4%% 28 VA Jun 9 Jun 17 235 • jv 24 23 3/4 23% 23 ¥4 23% 8,800 l33/» 133/B 12% 13% 12% 13% 10 ' 10 Va 10 10% X93/4 9% 9'Va 5,300 7,900 15% 15% 15% 1?¥B 153/, xl 5% 13% 15 V8 14 23 VB xl3 Va 13% 13% 13% 133/B 13% 13% 22 22% 22 Vb 22¥a 22 22 6 3/4 67/a 6% x6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 9%' ' 15 Vs 1,200 13Va % 13% 5,900 22 13% 225/a 22% 29,000 6% 6% 6% 4,800 * *91% 93 1 62 ¥a *62 *115¥4 116 93 *91% 62 116 *1153/4 *1153/4 *92 *92 x92 92 62 *61% 62 61% 116 *1153/4 116 US3/, 1153/4 62 62 ; 93 *91 VB 93 93 10 , 61% 62 *1153/4 613/4 116 5,100 10 1 ll3/a 11% 11 ¥B- 113/4 ll3/8 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11 11% 12,100 25 *17% 18% 17% 18 17% 17% 173/4 173/4 17% 17s/8 17% 175/s 3,500 series B__——25 Inci ——12.50 '19% ' 193/a 19% 19% 19¥4 ' 193/8 19% 19% 19% 38 Va 377/a 37% 37% 31 va 37% 37% 373/4 19% 373/4 19 VB *373/4 37% 375/8 1,000 10c 9¥b 93/b 9 3/8 9¥a 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 3,400 23 Va 23% 233/4 233/4 23% 9% 23% 23% 23% 1,300 Co (The) —_Nopar^ Superior Oil of California— 25 14' Feb 11 '19% Jun 9 Dec 16 44% Jun 14' Sutherland 8% Nov 10 46% Jan 19 Sweets Co of Amprica /The)__4.16% Superior 23 Vb n 10 va 24% - 13 S/8 100 1,300 4,500 92% 93/4 133% -■ 22 VB 6¥b 13 ¥b 35 *91 92% 13s/b Superheater Co Biscuits 343/4 ' 213/s pfd preferred Sunshine Mining 13% 34 y* 13% 34¥a *90% 13% Sunray Oil Corp common. 4Vi% preferred series A— Sunshine - 213/a Chemical Corp common 1 $4.50 series A preferred^ No par Sun Oil Co common.—' ,_No par July 13 11% Mar 31 43 24'% 92Va 1 Sun Class A 4% % 343/4 *" 13 13% 34¥B *90 Va 13 Vs *89 ' i—No par (The)_ 33 • Mar Oct 30 18% Feb Oct Feb 15% May 24 9 21% JUn 9% Mar Dec 24% 11 34% Mar , 13% Mar May May 13 36 Sep 17 19 Va Nov Jan 9V8 Feb 17% Dec 7% Webster—:. Studebaker Corp ■ *153/4 ' 9Va *153/4 9% Dec - 13% 34% 3434 35 93 92 Va *13 13% ■ 24% 133/8 15 Ve Dec 15 13 343/4 *90 24% Oct 29% Jun V 12S/8 34% ' 93 133/8 Jan May , .24% 24% Jun • 5 Corp 21% 191/4 34¥4 *91 • 15 Steveps (J P) & Co Inc_ 13% May ? 12S/8 1 Inc Sterling Drug Inc common .—5 3%% preferred— ——100 Stee\ Corp.—„„50 Paper Co-^j.-^,, —_10- 19s/b 165 165 153/8 9% 153/8 36 *35 > 9% *169 X143/8 34 *83/4 175 143/a 169 169 169 < 24% 171 *169 15 33% 9 *233/4. 9 14% 143/4 333/8 *14% 35 9% 24 - 33 ¥4 34 r. 8% B¥a *14% 33 < 8% 9% 23% 171 - *167 171 14¥B 143/a 143/s 333/8 33 33 8% 9 VB 9% 7,700 500 900 1,300 2,200 Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous Range since Jan. 1 NEW ' Lowest Highest 4 per share $ per share 305/s Jun Dec 27% 18% Dec 797/8 Dec 28% Dec 10 % YORK 1 36% Jan -22 - 17 Ye Feb '27 Swift & Co Swift 3 *3 Jun .——25 International Ltd— Sylvania Elec Prod Inc Aug 13 7% May 18 -7% Jan 20 Va Aug 53% 9% Mar 16 68% July 10 Ye Sep $4 preferred Symington Jan 24 Dec 58"% 46% May 3% Feb 11% May 21 Nov Nov 5% Jun com__No pat —No par 1_ 67 Jun : 9 5 Texas 15 10 25% May Feb 13 71'A July 12 Texas Gulf 10 25 Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Texas 8 Gulf 26 Texas 15% Jan 34% 29 Dec Feb 10 41 Jan 58% Feb 45% Feb Dec 15% Dec 10% Dec Dec 19 % Dec xl4% Dec 65% May 24 20% May 24 17 13 '/a 9 Sub Text'ron 24 Dec 21% 41 Dec 59% Feb 27 May 17% Feb 13%: Feb 12% Apr 15 5% Dec' 15 15% May 21 10% May 15 60% 35 47% Jan 9% May 45 Dec 6% Aug 16% Jan Feb 5% Nov 30 Feb 14% Feb 24% Sep 16% 59% Dec 106 3% May Apr 7% Oct 20 May 39% 25% Dec 108% 21% Oct 10% May 13.% May 22% May 20% Nov 5 % May •7% 17 Jan 14 95% Feb 15% Jan Jan 10 Dec 10 5 5% Feb Nov 11 - May 21 13% Jan. 7 22% Mar 11 23% Apr 11 10% May 15 107% July 22' 89 Dec 112% Feb 12% Dec 15% Nov 12% Mar 16 21% Dec 38% Jan 17% July 30 19% Aug 5 25% Mar 31 31% Dec 17 36% Jan 92 27 100% Jun Jan 93 Dec 104 Jun 7 Dec 16 Feb 30 Nov 51% Feb 9% May 12 17% Dec Oct 58% May Jan 2 15 Underwood 15 Union 39% May 26 12 , 43'A Nov 103 Oct 28 110 91 Feb 9 98 80 * 25% Dec 11 110 Dec 10 27 '51% July 41% Jun 2 22% Dec Sep 1 103% Nov 29 15% Dec 28% Dec 120% Apr 57% Nov 30 Sep 24% Nov 19 Apr 9% Nov 24 35 Dec 27% Feb 26% Jan 33 % Nov 29 3 % Dec 8% Feb Dec 83 Dec Dec Dec 10 Dec 95 11% May 19% May 43% United Board & 20 * Feb 5 38% Dec 36 55 11 3% May 15 47% May 20 9 15 16% Feb 24'A 13 Jan 9 5 May 27 82% Apr Lines United Carbon United-Carr Unite $3 28% Jun 3 United 10% 14% 6,200 15 14% 15 14% 15 15 15 15 15% 2,000 ■; 6% 6% 6% 27% 12% 12% 27% 12% 6 Ye 5% 5% .6 35% 35% 42% 43 X46 % 42% 46% 42% *46iA 3,600 47 900 5% 5% 5% 5 3/4 6% 6% 6% 20 % 19% 19% 7% *7% 8% *7% 4414 44% 44 44'A 44 V4 87 86 87% 3% 28 3% 3% 28 3% 28 23% *27 23% 102 102 23 18 41% 42% 10 % 11%. 10 V4 11% 7% 26V2 6% 43 J/a 87 86% 86 % 86 Va 3% 28 3 J/2 28% 3% 23 27 23 23% 101 % 3'/a ( 30 3,600 800 23'/a 233/8 11,200 102 J/a 23 >/4 102% - 101% 102% ■18% 177/n 18 18 18% 3,100 43 41 42 40% 41 40'/a 40% 4,800 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10 3/4 *16'A 16% *16»A 16% 10% 10% 10% 11 10% 10% 1" 17 7% 102 J/a x7 7% *99 99% 13% 14 19 19 Va 18 Va 18% I8J/2 18% 32 32 31% 99 *98 99 99 99 Va . 14 5% Va 5%. 26 6% 26 6% '9% *9 Va 18,-100 14 2,100 ■18% 19 15,700 31% 31% 99 99 51/a 26 6 9% 7% 100 13% ' 5'A 26 6% 6,900 3,400 99% 5% ; v 99 *98 5% *25 6% 9% 31% 99 5Va 26 6% 9% 31% *98 5% lYe 190 31% ' 28 263/4 6% 9% 1,300 200 '2,800 27 6'A 9% 350 5% 120 6% 42 9% 42 41% 41% 41 41% 40 % 41% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% *12V4 12% m 12% 29% 40'/a ,40% 3,300 9% 41% 13 29% 40% *103 30 30 40% 95 *90 95 *83 84 *83 29% 30Va 40% 103 * 106% *90 30 407/a 40 106 '/a *106 107 *90 95 *90 85 *90 95 - 84 84 84 84 V4 29% 29 Va 29% 29 23% 24% 24% 24% 106% 1061a *106 107 Va 29 3A 106 Va 29 Va 29 J/2 800 3% 29% 29 18 7% 9% 600 87 *27 1,100 431/2 41% 40% 83%. 43% *12% - 106 % ; 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' 88 % 38% 20% Jan For footnotes 24% 12314 12% May 26% Dec 6 46% *55 So com ... common. 9 Va *171'A 18 J/4 , ' preferred—.100 & Min 47 *8614 10 common.. *7% 58 24% v 12% 9 *55i 10 ... 12% 8 60 23 Va 22% 18'A -_v._Nn.par -7% non-cuih preferred.: 25 United Stockyards Corp-_T.v.^r..__^l 414% 23% 4% 1st Tobacco Co Universal 8% 65 18 Va 10 May 28 23 Va " conv 8 Va >62 '/a 4Va preferred 4% 8% 65 18% 13 94 *l621/a 4% 14% Feh 21 8% 65 23% 9% Dec '21% Feb Feb " 8% 23 Feb 86 102% 101% 173 Va Feb Feb 101 % 101% 173 Va 18% 39 101% 173 101 Va 22 1214 July 19 •'; 19 % Dec: 9 *17% 174 13% May 14% Dec 27% Oct 16 18% 17% preferred 7% U S Co Corp *94 *17% 4% pfd series A... Steel 94 17% 17% Smelting Ref 7% U 21% x94 ' -17'/a 102 % Cor.p common——1 non-cum X213/a 93% 17% No par Foundry Rubber S 8% 22% 93 J/a 17% 22% *93'/a No par common Plywood 22 J/4 94 18% common. Playing Card Co. S 24'A 94 class A preferred Pipe & U S U Co conv Lines 'Co 23% for the Week $ per share *18 24% Sales Dec. 17 S per share *93 Va *101 "8% Leather Friday Dec. 16 $ per share *17114 No par Thursday Dec. 15 1 - 24 .,1814 *62% S S Wednesday f Dec. 14 $ per share .20 -' 5 Com Industrial Chemicals 4% % U Machinery Tuesday , $ per share 94 preferred.—.—100 S Dec. 13 100 h j 23% 94 *17% . / Monday Dec. 11 ; $ per share par $6 conv preferred——~_-_-_-_No par United Wall Paper Inc-common.—2 23 ,, par United Stores $4.20 9 6% Jun 15 Feb 192 •; .No par 12%' May 26 Feb 19 ■ 98% Jun Feb'. 13 U 72 19% Jan Hoffman s 414% 7 "49% May 15 ,137% Jail 13 58% Jun preferred Partic 11% Mar 16 U U _ May Foreign Securities 1st preferred.. No Freight Co ___No Gypsum- Co common..__i S 7% Jan 21% Jan 9% May 20 53 % July 13 94 & S U S U 22 4 Saturday > , $4.50 U 2 Jun 17 % May 14 76 Jun 25% t, Par 9 May 15 .92% Feb Jan LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES STOCK $ per share Feb 33% YORK EXCHANGE .. • $ per share 23% 86 171 Range since Jan. 1 Highest 4 per share * 2.600 11% Va 12% - 7% 36% 30% 2% ' 19 % 1 i- 36 V2 *29 2% 41 Ye 3 41 7% . 38 *5% 21% 52% 3 41% ' 22 *40% *28% 40% 214 5% *60 Va .5 7% 35% 29% I ' 41% 2% 61 No par Co 2% 41% 21% 5 Fruit 3 4114 ' 7% 38Va 61 : Engineering & Foundry 8% 38 *28% 4114 41 . 19% *7% 37% 4114 —5 19% ' 8 *2814 par Cos 8 • ■ No par —x -19 % ; 10 Corp..No Mf-rs 10% 28% *9% ^1 & 10% 34% United 9 10% 34% 58% May 17 11% Dec Feb 10% 47% 10 May 24 21% May 26 43 % 47 10% 86'AV United 13 42 47 1114 8S 11 Dec 43% 48 10% 47% 46% Jun 19 43 48 11% 86'A ' 21 .Feb 7,500 48 Va 47% 34% 48 Jan 543A 11% *12% Stores: com—30c Coal *47 34% Corp. — Electric 44 % *42 Corp common.. 1 i—*. 100 preferred 43 6% i.—__a.N6 par preference 7% 10,900 54 Ye - 100 Co. United Dyewood 23% *25% $3.50 convertible preferred____10o United Corp common..! 22 23% 12% 5 50 common. Carton Fastener 23% No par . —. Cig-Whelan 23% 6% 27% *97 25 common Inc. preferred 24 6% ,*31'/2 par : 37% Jan 59% July Dec 7 14 26 Jan 13 July 5% July 15 Dec 4% Feb 20 19% 2 •41% Dec 44% 12% May Biscuit' Co 15% Jan Air .4%% 23% 18% ;• 5: preferred— United "60% Nov Jan convertible 24% 12% 99 _No par — Corp United Feb Oct 5% Aircraft 3,700 23% *1414 . com—__50 : 25 Jan % United Co 24'A 11 1 ^Nb Co preferred Car 23% Oct 2% Feb 53 % Mar 5% 65V2 33 '41 Jan Tank 19% Apr -2 90% Mar 22 2% Nov 30 Jan 4% 30% May 19 110% Jun 3 RR non-cum 23% 1014 50; California-^ Pacific 4Vo 16 3/4 633A 15>/a *1614 7% . series Union 16% 63'A 4114 5 $3.50 Union 16% 64 '/a 11 23% 1 Preferred 16 7'% Dec Jun 1 16% 63% 17% series..-—No par Union. Oil 'Of 54% 17 64 % 48% *102 par' $3.70 22. Jan 28% 2% 1 -5 ■Preferred 8 26 6 54'A 16% 64 Va 2814 com..No par — 700 1,000 18,100 17 " .314 com__No par;, Rubber 300 4 16 43% *2714 No par _ & 4 16 6514 314 (The) ^Corp 10% '/a 15% 16% 6% Un El Co of MO pfd $4.50 ser__No par 24 31% Jan Feb 18% 50 Jan Corp 4 '55'A 1 Asbestos *9% 10 54 % *19% *7% No par Co *4 64% 85% preferred— 10 4V'8 17'A 65% common,. 10% 4 65% 44'A No *10 4% 17 5% Bag iw Paper > 'No par Union 'Carbide & Carbon——No par -.7 38% July 96% July 75 41 90 Jun 45% Sep 38% 16% May 102 4 % Feb 8 79% Nov ~~y May Nov 21 1 Jun * Udylite 10V4 *4 64 , 35% Union Sep Dec 30 Coach 12 27% Feb .11 Jun II Twin *9% ... 4 17% 574 Co—— prior c>nv 16 Ye Jun Mar 27 ;5%- .10 4 24% 35 % No par City Rap Transit' j 290 2,700•: " preferred.——No par prior, preferred No par' $4.50 Twin X10 *6Ye conv 59% Jun 115 Apr $1.50 5 64 , 100 : Coal 4% 55% com..No par Centtrr.y Fox Film 4% 4% 4% 4% 55 44 V4 Axle——. preferred 20th 16 106% 20 $6 Truax-Tiaei 4% 4% 55% No par : Tri-Continentfil Corp 10.300 81% 27% 15 Bearing 23% 81V2 *12% . Transamerica Corp 2 Transcont'l & Western Air Inc 5 Transue & Williams Steel No par* 17 Dec 104 Roller 9% Mar 16 Oct Dec Detroit Timken 23% 81 Va 55 % 1 preferred— 19,700 23% 55% 50 $3.75 ' preferred.! Timken 9% Dec ' 85 5 5 Tide Water Associated Oil com—10 Jan .21 14% Jan Dec 91% ' 32% 24 37 Ye Nov 105 8% May 27 cum 9% 23% X81% 15% *14% r Avenue Transit Corp__No par Thomas Steel Co1 (The) , _1 $3.50 9% 24 82 16% 10% No par preferred..: Thompson-Starrett Co > 4,600 82 *15% *46% common preferred—J i Shares 23% 15% 24 Third 4% the Week 29 Va 24% 15% 100 com 28% 83 y4 23% *82 5 10 9% Sales i per share 29% 9% 16 50c Thompson (J R) Thompson Products 10 29% 9% 15% 43 No par preference- conv 4% 4% 16% No par 40% Dec Jan 37% '2 17 ' Feb 15% Jan Jun 6% Nov 15% July 43% May 9 Va May 25 % 24 . 5 4% Dec ' , Nov Co . div 83% * preferred conv Fair $2% 11 48 96 Ry 24% 82% 29% 29 Friday ,Dec. 17 Dec. 1;0 15% 64 ^ 1 . commion Thermoid Co 5 34% Aug . -$2.4o The 4 15 55: • 29 . 6 104% July 12 23% May 27 2 30 9% Nov 9 32% Jun Mar 17 15% Nov ; 31% 13 40 % Nov 8 4% Jan 19% Mar 16 Feb 53% 6 .•19% Feb Feb 15% May Feb 19 Pacific Inc conv 24% 29% 9% Thursday 4 per share share 55% 1 ctfs— % 5 4 10 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common 9 59% May 26 95% Jun ,16 1% Mar 11 Oct 40 10 & $1.25 9 ,10% Jan 85 t Feb May V2 May 5 11 Feb 18 94 30 8 13 % Apr 24 Jun . Mar 7% 2 19 Jan 85 Dec 39% Feb -Feb May 14% Jan 46% Jan 3 6% Dec 1 Oct 10 38 Dec Texas May 22 12 share 24 .. 4 per 15% No par new Pacific Land Trust— 48 % May 13 5 13% 12% Producing Sulphur ■ Oct 10% 10% *10% 25 , Nov 47 10 29 PRICES Wednesday Dec. 15 „ 4 per share 29% ,83% "4% 5 Co 28% 24 % ■ "83% ~ t per share 291/s 10% ,, SALE Dec. 14 ' ' v (James 4 _——1 Telautograph (Corp——— Tennessee Corp 28 19% May 27 30 15% Nov / 19 10 ---*— Gould Corp— Talcott Inc 29 , 11 14% Mar 16 52 HIGH Tuesday Dec. 13 4 per share 27 I, Monday . Dec. 11 Par 91 Feb 14 Saturday " i'T May 3% May 13 % May RECORD LOW AND STOCK ' 10 STOCK (2559) , 27 Jan 26 Apr 21 4% Mar 1'2 80% Feb YORK (EXCHANGE 4 per share 17 9 % Dec Jan 28% 'Feb 104% Mar 5% May Highest $ per share 37% 5 Jan 20% FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest & - 12 % *86 87 Va *86 87% *86 *86 89 *86. 88 *86 87 1,400 1,700 9% 9% 9% 22 Va 22% 22% 12% 13 12% 12 7/a 3,200 20 , 88 89 J/4 9% 22 Va . 20% 87% *19% *156 20% 19% 20 2,300 *85 ; «6 . 88 . *86 *85 .-. 88 •'65 86 600 , -io 1 , .28 (2560) COMMERCIAL THE NEW Range for Year 1947 $ per share 35Va May 85 69 Nov 107% Nov 10% 32'/a Dec 93 CHRONICLE RECORD Feb Feb 109 Saturday 23 Va-Carolina Chemical 14% July 13 6% 124% July 12 11 Virginia 18% May 15 $5 117% Jun. 14 Jan 15% Dec 23 Jun 28% Dec 29% Nov partic Elec 34% 4 No par com. & Co Pwr preferred com 89 8% *97 10 —J—! pfd > 34% 88 100 t per share ' 34 % *88% 89 8% 9 98 99% 15 *112% X97% *113% 113% 15 15 25 *16 16% *16'A 16% 25 *31 % 32% 31% 31% *31 Vulcan 20 20 Virginian 34'/, Dec 45 Feb 31'/a Dec 40 Jan 31 Oct 38 Feb 24% Dec 39 % Apr 26 30 Dec 33'/a Nov 26 Dec 32% Jan 5 30 Aug 33% Oct 29 Apr 32% Jan 13 57 Apr 75% Feb 57% Aug 16 12% Dec 17 Jan 2 Wabash 15% Jan 8 Waldorf System 29 % Dec 15 35% Jun 4 Walgreen 100'A Apr 29 3 Detinning Co preferred 7% 90 15 98 16% 30 400 15,700 113% 15% 113% 16 15% 15% 30 30% 28% 29% 1,200 30 30'A 30 30% 3,200 25% 3,800 15% *112% *15'% x30% 32 2,500 98 30 15'A 16 16 1,900 8% *96 98 114 , *112% 113% 8% *95 34% 91% 8 % 33%' 34% 90 8% Shares share *89% 34 8 % *96'A 15% 113% 16'A Coke 4% i . 8 % 97 97 15'/a. Ry Co common 6% preferred Visking Corp (The) 2 89 34% 89 X34% $ per for Sales the Week Dec. 17 Dec. 16 $ per share $ per ,share 35 89 9% 9 15% 113 • $ per share Friday Thursday Dec. 15 Dec. 14 35 35 *88% 9 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday "■ Dec. 13 t per share preferred______10o Va Iron Coal & 38% May 11 34 % May div V Monday Dec. 11 Victor Chemical Works common___5 3%% preferred 1____100 24 96% Apr Monday, December 20, 1948 LOW AND HIGH BALE STOCK YORK Par " 29 14% Nov Oct 121 48% Jun 1 Oct 7% Mar 16 Nov 16% Dec 85 Nov 112 STOCK EXCHANGE f per share I per share 104% May May May 14 50% * Dec 5 Vb NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest $ per share YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Previous Lowest & 30% 15%.. 15% 113% 290 25 _ 30% 30 % *30 30% 30% 30% 5 common *25% 25 % 25 25'% 24% 25 *26 26% 26 26 26 26 *25% 26 *25% 26 *25% 26 100 *30% 31 *30% 31 31 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 40 *59% 61 60'A *59% 30'A 30 % 25 25 25% 25% , W 13% Apr 17% Jan 29% Apr 36% Feb 100 Dec 1U9 xl7% May 7% May 10% Feb 19% Feb 12 9 Feb Feb 16 Dec 15 26% Feb 17 Mar 16 30 Dec 41 Feb 13% Dec 1 Dec 12% Jan 3% Nov 24 ' '. — Dec 106% , Jan Waukesha Wayne Sep 13% 13'% xl3'A 13'A 12% 12% 1,900 29% 2 9'/a 29'% 29'% 29% 29'% 29'A 1,500 102'% *101'% 102% 23'A 22% 23!% 100 2 6% May 24 Pictures 10 86 Ya Jan Wesson 2 14% 14'A 141/4 14'A *91% 92% *91% 92% Jan 111% Oct 20 6% __ _ 3 113 Jun 9 107 Jun 18 West Penn 24 23% 21'A 20% 20% 20% 23% 23% 23 % 23% *23% *16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 92% *18'A *17% 17% 17% 17% 13% .13% 13% 4 Va 4% 4'/o 4 28'A 28'A *27% 28% 27 % 27% 27% No par 83% 83% 83'A 83'A 83 83 1 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% . 14% 14% 14% *109'/a 109% 109% 109 Va *114 115'A 114 115% 106 105 % 100 — 105% pfd- ...100 B. Virginia Coal &, Coke- 108% 100 —5 108% *102 108% 14% 20 % 4,500 24% - 900 16 16 16'A 1,400 *17% 18% 500 17% 13% 3,400 Va 4% 4'/a 4'% 4'% 2,800 *27!% 27% 27% 27% 83% 83'A 83'A 83% 83% 270 22 Va 21% 22 22'% 21% 21% 6,900 13% 14 13% 14% 14% 14% 1,200 20'% 24% 23'A. . 14% 14% 14% 800 14% 9,700 ' 60 109% 110 xl08 108'/a *108 109% 108 115'A 115% 115 115% 115 115'% 115'A 115'A 105% 105 Va 105 % 107 107 107% 107% 108 109'A , . 108% *107% 108 % 102% 102 % 16% *107% 108% *101 102'% 17% *102 103% 14% 23% 20% 27'% *83 .21% 22,200 24% 23% 17% 14 4% 2.50 1,600 10 20% " 17% (14 4% 14 »/4 4% , 9% 10 16 14 4'/a 9% 24 20% 24 18% 14 5 10 23% 16 24 No par series 9% 14'% *91% * : 18 com 4%% -■ 23 % 24 8,100 9% 14'% 92% 9'A . 10 9% 21 100 Power 10% 20% 1 Co.. preferred , 10 24 10'A 24 . A 4.20% 9 23% - preferred 25 24 10% 8% 20% preferred 100% Oct 10'A .No par 7% 105'A Nov 10% 9% 2,500 1-4% 14'A 92% x9'/a 23'% 22% *91% 9% 14'A *91% 9% 120 102 102 14'A 8% 14% *23'A Inc Elec Penn Class 4 22 23'% 5 West Jun *101 3 conv 119% Jun 23% No par preferred ; West Indies Sugar Corp.—. 114 102% 23 5 Snowdrift & *101 23% 92% No par 19% July' 1 13 104'/a Mar 16 112% $4 Oil 23% 14'A —5 26% May 21 3 13% Feb Tobacco 9% 101 101 23% *91% Co Motor 101 *23% 60 1 Knitting Webster 101 -No par 60% *59% 100 Mills Wayne Pump Co. 7 30'/a Jan xll3y4 Apr 15 103% Mar 29 — 13% 29 % Foundry & Pipe 22 5 Jan — 13 % 30 -No par Bros 20% May 28 34% Aug 19% Mar 116'A Aug 13% 29% Petroleum Corp •. Washington Gas Light Co__. 3 27 117y8 Mar Dec Jan 27% Aug Nov X80 1 , Sep 26 "121% Dec *59% 13% 30 preferred Warren 23% 34% 60 13% Warren Sep 103% Warner 2 20 . May 22 34% May 14 17% May Feb 61 *29% _ Co 5% % 32 5 112% Nov 2 Jun 100 60'A *59% *13 Ward Baking Co common.... 101 10 V* Jan 90 _ (Hiram) G & W 10 20 105 preferred Nov 22 Jan 83% May 21% May 100 .No par -No par Walworth 14 'A NOV 27 5'/a preferred. common. Walker 3 36% Nov , Dec Co 16% July 13 11 xl9% Nov 18% May 19% 4% Aug 26 4Va% 13% May 24 xl8% Mar 17 8% Feb RR 27% May 21 X83 % Mar 12 Dec 21 105 10% Mar 12 106% Mar Dec Jan 13% Dec 88% July 24% 66 102% *99'A 16 Va 16% 17'/a - 106% 102 890 ■' 270 102 ' • \ ^ 32% May 105 22% Oct 16»AApr 20 • 20 West West Va Pulp & 47 Oct 38% Feb 14 51% Jun 15 113 Dec Jan 100% Feb 25 110% Jun 11 4% % 10 y8 Jan 5 % Nov 27 10% May 18 Western Air 75% Jan 34% Feb 14 46% May 20 Western Auto 9% Dec 7% Mar 17 Western 32% Dec 22% Mar 12 16% July 9 38% July 12 42 Feb 25i/a Nov 10 Western 58 »/4 Dec Western Union Teleg class A.No par Westinghouse Air Brake—No par Westinghouse Electric com 12% 31/2% pfd series A. .100 4 . • May 9% May 26% Dec 65 Dec 16 17 May 26% Sep 15 Va Dec 16 26 27y4 May 22% May " 38 Va Oct 29i/a Nov 24 39% Jun 14 31 Dec 23% Nov 10 85'% Feb 11 33% Jun 4% 36% May 21 72% Jan 15 9 88 - y4 90 Mar Dec 105 94% Dec 106% July 91 '/a Feb 11 30 Nov 55 Jan 27'A Dec 16 62'% Mar 76 Dec 80 Jan 53% 31 May 90 Dec Aug 9 3.80% 57% Oct Mar 18 92 Jan 5 Feb 23 Feb 20 27% Jan 7 White 14 Dec 16 24% May 26 9% Feb 27 22% July Feb 84 90 Feb 34 X53 8 White „ Motor White Sewing July 30 126 Aug 2 27 Vi Feb Feb 12% • 26 31% Nov 11 19% Jun 21 $4 1 Feb Dec 9 preference Oil * 35 35% 13'A ' 12% 12% 31% *29'A 31% 25% 26% *29'A 26'A 26'A 31% 6 *29'A 25% 62 62 61% 16% 24% 61 58 »A 15 Va 31% 15% 31% 24% 24 24% 24 89% 89% 891% 90% *96% 15%" 32 24% 24% 24% 89'A 89% 89% 97% 28% *96% , 97% *961/2 29 29 29 *27 108 *102 108 *100 " *27 28% 45% 46% 46% 45% 84% 84% 84% 84% *84% 85 *23% 24% 20 *24 25 24 45% ■ 85 *23 24 • 1,300 8,300 9,200' 24'A 33,800 90% 90% 300 97 *100 600 \ 45% 2.900 84% *83% 84 Va 150 24 24 300 ; 11,000 : 24 14% 14% 14'A 14% 14% 14% 14i/a 14% 14 14'A 14'A 14% *19% 19% 19% 19% 18% 19% 18% 191/4 xl8 18'A 18 18% No par 54% 541/4'.* 29 29 10% 20 10% i 54'/8 54 29% 28 28 10% 10% 10% 10% 54 ' 54'/a 54 % *28% - 54'/a *28 54% 29 10% 54% *28 10% 29 *28 • 10'A 330 54'A 54 29 10 y4 : 3,200 400 10% 10»/4 1,600 ' 6% May 51'/a 8ep 10% May 88 % Dec 16 Jun 15% Dec 135 Oct 31% 43 Dec May 13% Feb 64% Oct 51 17 Oct 10% Nov 30 99 Jan 69 12 20 ' Mar Dec 16 12% Dec 16 14% Dec May 27 65% May 15 17% May 17 88 y4 Jan 21 9 Nov 145% May Jan 18 Jun 3 xl38 Jan Wilson-Jones Wisconsin 6% Dec 28 5 37% Oct 22 53 Feb 41% Nov 29 49% Jun 14 7% 7% 7'A 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% *55% 56% *55'/a 56'/a *55'A 56 % 55 55'A 54% 54% *54% No par 11% 11% ll7/a 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12,000 *73'/a 75% 73% 73% *71'A 73% 73'% 69 70 % 69 »/4 69 % 500 12% 1,400 15% 7,500 com A common Co El 10 Pwr preferred Co Woodward Iron (F *13% 10 com 100 — Woolworth 35 1 No par No par series $4.25 preferred 13 Feb Motors pfd conv Wilson & Co Inc 10 Dec Willys-Overland $4.50 8 19 16 125 Nov 19 6% Mar 17 14 15% >125 Co__ 10 14 13 15% 15 15 Co 10 >125 128 *125 34 34 34 *34 45'A 44% 45'A *33% 45% W) 13% 15% 128 44% 7% 7% *72 *12% 13'A 15 Va , 12% 13% 15 128 15% *125 12% 12% 14% 131 15 15% *125 128 *125 - 34'A 33% 33% 33'A 33% 44% 4 4'A 45 44% 7% 45 % 11,300 • 56 300 128 33% 45 600 45 % *33% 9,800 Worthington Pump & 25% May 15 81% Feb 4 13% Nov 30 75 Dec 83 94'/a 58% Dec Apr 2 Dec Feb x62 Nov 29 Dec 53 100 80 Feb .'58 Jan 5 62 Nov 8 May 33% Aug 10% May 70% Mar 18% Jan 16% 8 Prior July 15 11% Jun 21 2 22'A Nov 29 34% Jan Feb 10% Feb 27 16% May 24 37% Dec 17 48 14% May 53% May 23% Oct 15% Feb 21 24 83 Oct 65% Feb 27i 15 31% Feb 14 Dec May 14% May 5% Jun •Bid b and Special sales, 25 10% asked Nov July 19% Feb 3"% Nov wd When no sales distributed, on x 65 67 68% Yale & York Worsted Towne Corp 4%% Co.— Week Ended Dec. 17,1948 Saturday Monday.. Tuesday . 25 Mfg Co___:. 8% 23% Thursday Friday- 68 24 23% 670 66 % *78 "A 81 t' 68 *67% 67% 8% 8% 23% 23% 13'/a 13% 13 39% *39 20 July 12 Zenith 31% Zonite .No par Corp HEX 61% 66% 39 14% tin receivership. 61% 66% 8%M8% 73% day. 5,900 63 65% 13 72% this 14% 62 39 Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No pax Youngstown Steel Door __No pai Radio 14% 64 67% 38% 28 Products 14 63 67% 13 1 ♦19% 35 . 14% 65% 68% 14% . 50 common preferred 1 Corp. $40 liquidating dividend *3% paid 14% 14% 64'A 67% 81 *78% 68; m Young (L A) Spring & Wire_No Par *19% "*78> , 367% *78 81 v'j '6-7% * , - 8% 8% 24 23% 14% X68 23% w »8l -1 *8%' 23 3A *78 *67%. 68 9 *8%. 340 81 <68% \ i 23% t. ' 600 , 600 9-' 24 4,900 13 X12% 12% 11% 12% 11% 11% 3,700 39% x38% 38% 37% 37% 37% 38 *19% 24 1,100 19% 400 20 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 73'A 73% 73 73% 72%" 73% 72% 73 72% 73 7,300 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14'A 14% 14 14% 14% 14% 3,500 32% 32% 33% 32% 32% 32 32% 31% 31% 32 32 6,000 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% changed from National Bond 4 May 10. a Deferred delivery. cName 3% 3% & Share 3% Corp. 2,200 rCash sale. Ex-divldend. Railroad Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Int'l . $1,097,000 Bonds United States Total Stocks Bank Foreign Government Bond (Number Bonds $74,000 Sales jBonds $5,000 $1,176,000 • Week Ended Dec. 17,1948 2,934,000 362,000 2,947,000 2,904,000 290,000 1,005,973 2,819,000 294,200 1,006,110 3,196,000 "MOO 386,000 921,480 3,296,000 316,500 3,338,000 Bonds {Par Value) Foreign Of Foreign Government Domestic Shares) Saturday 144,920 $13,000 $5,000 Monday 304,455 110,000 177,000 7,000 155,000 35,000 Total Corporate 60,000 269,585 ' 1,002,340 Wednesday... *61% 80j'i 23 Number of and. Miscel. Shares Bonds 545,130 1,183,380 1 5 Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, *78 Oct 12 prices; 63 65M series— 6% May 19 11 Jan 62% May 25 Xl9% May 27 9 14% 14% 62% 65% 4%% 89% Oct . 14% 14 100 pfd Wyandotte 50'/a Mar 37% No par common pfd 4%%: conv series. 100 Wright Aeronautical ..L.^No par Wrigley (Wm) Jr /(Del) _,_i;j.:No par Prior May 17 69 9 Mar Machinery 94 96% July 28 60% Mar 19 Feb 45 * 3,194,000 $5,000 $23,000 170,000 « , Total 5,664,413 $15,897,000 $1,722,700 4,000 184,000 3,000 4,000 193,000 $18,000 Week Ended Dec. 17 1948 Stocks—No. of shares ,« 5,664,413 1947 $4,000 Wednesday 163,960 3,516,500 $4,000 3,121,200 Thursday 233,610 156,000 50,000 1,000 278,350 " N 131,000 33,000 2,000 166,000 1,494,880 $742,000 $190,000 $11,000 $943,000 $17,641,700 Total Jan. 1 to Dec. 17 1948 6,709,061 289,799,633 $24,000 ; Week Ended Dec. 17 1947 243,376,864 : 1,615,905 1,494,880 ■ 207,000 Jan. 1 to Dec. 17 1948 194 7 1948 Stocks—No. of shares- , 1947 72,165,076 69,774,907 $47,520,000 $77,934;000 Bonds U. 8. Government $4,000 24,008,000 80,169,060 75,008,520 15,897,000 Railroad & Industrial $3,156,000 3,939,000 1,673,000 33,844,500 894,158,800 926,482,900 $17,641,700 $35,782,500 $979,502,860 $1,028,655,420 18,000 ' Foreign— Total Bonds $1,236,000 241.000 1,722,700 International Bank ... Domestic $742,000 , $1,288,000 Foreign governments 190,000 299,000 8,678,000 7,551,000 Foreign corporate— 11,000 38,000 1,745,000 593,000 $1,625,000 $57,943,000 $86,078,000 Total. ? 45% 84'A , 45% 1 ; ; 108 1 _ com ; 200 27'A 97 •271/4 27'A ' 451A •: 24 60 15% 31% 23% 108 •) _ 2,200 24 46 84% »• 59'A ' • 15% 97 27'A *100 2,200 31% 31'A * 24'A 90% *96% 28% 108 *100 47 .No par 97 97 97% 108 44% 60% 1,400 2,400 ' 59 15% 32 15% 31% 90 *102 6'0 15% 16'A 32 '/a - 25%f< 32 61 15% 31% 24% *89 5 ' 35% 12% 26% Co . 5% 35'A 12% 25% 31% 5% 5% 36'A 12% *29'A 16'/a 5% 6 36 31% 62 1,500 13' 26% 31 40% 105% 40 36'A 26% 12.50 preference conv Prior Wilcox , *29% 100 * *104% 6'A 6 31% SS). _ Machine 6 5% No par (The Co. 13 100 Wheeling Steel Corp com $5 conv prior pref—_ Feb *36 13% 100 Mar 16 29% 36% 13" 6 3,666 41'A 105'% 26% I 37 17% *36% 12% 40% *104'A 26% A Mfg 36% 12% 42% 105'% *29% Instrument.. Dental *5% *36'A 42'/a 105% 16% 15% 16% *104'A 43 *104'A 100 Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry 22 43 105% 16% No par com pfd series B Elec Weston July 21 series 43 *104'A 10 100! pfd RR 83 191% May 9ya May July May Pacific Oct 34 5% May 11 40% Jun 115 2nd non-cum x43 105% _1 101% Mar 26 Va May 29 Vt 23 101% Jun 5 . Inc Supply Co Maryland 'Ry com Preferred May 19 95% Apr Lines 17% 43 *104% 100 5% May 17% *42 Paper com__No par preferred 38'% May ? 17% 330 107 *101% 107% xl07 108 - $943,000 : • , i Number 4761 Volume 168 COMMERCIAL & THE CHRONICLE FINANCIAL (2561) 29 M Bond Record New York Stock €o> FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices "and Interest"—except for Income and defaulted bonds. are WEEKLY ■ -Cash Exchange YEARLY - and deferred delivery Sales disregarded in the/week's range, unless they are the only transactions ol such sales in oomputing the range for the year. are the week/ and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in whleh they occur. No account is taken of The italic letters in the column headed 'Interest Period" indicate in each ease the month when the bonds mature. Ylgwreo after decimal point represent one or S2d of more point, a LOW AND HIGH BALE PRICES Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest GOVERNMENT BONDS NEW YORK STOCK Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Highest i 106.6 Feb 108.21 Feb 105.1 Sep 20 105.28 Mar 10 111.23 Sep 106.13 July 112.6 Feb 107.4 Sep 17 108.28 May 17 108.16 Deo 108.16 Deo 114.8 114.8 May Feb Feb 101.18 Dec 2 — 102.23 Sep 30 102.22 Feb 102.23 Sep 30 104.24 July 104.14 Sep 104.24 July 104.23 Feb 101.7' Sep 20 101.19 Jun 14 101.11 Jan 7 101.19 Jun 14 101.27 Dec 104.18 Apr 100.24 Mar 13 100.25 Jan 7 101.26 Deo 104.4 Jan 100.23 Jan 100.26 Apr 101.24 Deo 101.24 Dec 104.10 May 104.15 Apr 101 Deo 103.20 10S.17 Jun 100.7 Deo 101,7 100.23 Sep 17 100.24 Sep 10 101.12 Jun 1 Apr 13 Jun 102.26 May 25 100.27 May 21 102.26 May 25 Apr 100.7 100.23 Jun Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 10 100.16 Sep 100.7 Oct 103.19 Oct 4 10 106.18 Sep Deo 101.14 Sep ~lo 100 Mar 4 100.4 May 100 Mar 2 100.2 Feb 100.21 Oct 26 102.12 Apr 101.12 Dec 102.12 102.4 3 11 July 101.20 Deo 102.26 Apr 102.20 Apr 101.22 Dec 103.1 Jan 101.28 July 103.4 July 101.13 Mar 22 101.26 May 18 100.26 Oct 101.8 100.31 Sep 27 100.30 Sep 27 Apr 100.7 Oct 101.18 July 13 101.19 July 13 100.16 Apr 4 *102.5 102.8 *104.27 104 .0 *104.27 *108.5 108.8 *108.5 104.30 108.8 1951-1954 *103.28 103.31 *103.28 1 03.31 *103.28 103.31 1 1956-1959 . 1958-1963 *109.3 *101.17 102.20 Deo 102 96 Deo 103.4 July July 94.10 Jan 15 94.14 Jan 15 98.30 May 99.30 May 17 17 asked price. No sales.transacted this tCalled 102.20 102.28 *102.26 102.28 *103.19 103.21 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 *103.21 *101.16 101.18 *101.17 101,19 *101.7 101.9 *101.17 101.19 *101.7 101.9 *100.27 100.29 *101.19 *101.6 101.8 *100.27 100.29 ' *100.26 Dec 1964-1969 *100.27 100.29 1965-1970 *100.25' 100.27 *100.25 100.27 1966-1971 *100.10 100.21 *100.19 100.21 *100.8 : 100.10 *100.8 100.10: 2%s Jun 1967-JL972 2%s_ —Sep 1967-1972 2%s Dec 1967-1972 2%s ——1951-1953 2^18-^————1952-1955 2y4s 1954-1956 2y4S— 1956-1959, *100.19'101.21 *101.22 *100.8 *100.8 Last Period Sale Price or Low New York City Corporate Stock -1980 1041J 101.1 100,29 100.28 100.23 100.12 *101.25 101.27 100.11 100.11 *103.3 103.6 *102 102,2 *104.16 104.19 *102.7 102.9 *100.29 100.31 ♦100.27 100.29 *100.22 100.24 *100.11 100.13 *101.26 101.28 *100.11 100.13 *103.4 103.7 *102 102.2 *104.17 104.20 *102.8 102.10 *104.13 104.16 *104.15 104.18 *102.5 102.7 *102.5; 102.7 *102.6 102.8 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100' 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100,2 ,*100.12 100.14 *100.17 100.19 *100.12 100.14 *100.17 100.19 *100.22 100.24 *100.26 100.28 *100.22 100.24 *100/ . *100 *104.16 104.19 ——- , 100.14 *100:12 100.14 *100.12 100.14, *100.18 100;20 *100.17 100.19 *100.23 100.25 *100.23 100.25 *100.22 100.24 *100.17 100.19 *100.22 100.24 *100.26! 100.28 " *100.26 100.20 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 101.2 101.6 101.6 *101 *101.5 101.2 *101 101.2 101.7 *101.5 *101.5 101.7 *101.6 101.7 101.8 101.8 101.10' 103.9 *101,1 *100.12 100.14 *lbl \ 101.3 *101.4 5101.6 7*101.4 *101.4101.6 *101.4 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.7 101.9 • *101.8 101.8 101.10 *101.6 *101.7101.9 ,*103.4:103.8 *103.4 * *103.4 103.7. 100.9 '*100.7 103.7 100.9 *100.6 100.8 *103.6 *100.6 »101.5 *100.7 ' for - ' *97.10 * 97.9 1 a *101.8 *101.1 101.3 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.8 101.8 101.9 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *103.5 *100.7 103.8 100.9 *103.6 103.9 *100.7 100.9 *101.7 100.8 *97.10' 97.24 *97.14 97.24 97.17 *97.14 *97.16 97.18 *97.16 97.17 11 ' Odd lot transaction, r DECEMBER 97.18 *97.16 97.24 97.24 65 100% 18,000 98 17 Interest w Sale Price Exchange - . Week's Range 'Last Period BONDS' 107 98 98 97,24 Registered bond transaction. New York Stock High *97.20 98 "" Friday 104 , 7: 97.9 Range Since January 1' Low *100.26 100.28 i. 97.20 1 100. ' 101.3 *101.1 *101.6 ; • . 1 .1957 *101.6 . — — *100.18 100.20- —1972 3,000 100.2 100,2 *100.12 —1950 No. 100.31 *100/j 100.2 —Dec 1952-1954 —1953-1955 High 104 101.24 *100.31 104.16 Friday's or Bid & Asked . Low ■ High Bonds Sold No. 5 Range Since January 1 Low High 51% 60% — J-D *57 60 52 60 — 33As Series No.. 15 J-D 103.26 *101.11 101.13 *100.27 *100.26 *100.21 *100.10 *101,30 102 -J-D *57 60 60 59 33As Series No. 14—————— -- 102.30 *101.22 102.6 -Jun 1952-1954 Sold 102.19 *102.28 *102.4 —1951-1955 Bid & Asked *102.16 *103.24 5104.12 Sep 1950-1952 ——1951-1953 Boiids 101.19 103.6 *101.30 102 -——Mar 1950-1952 .. 108.27 109.10 *101.16 101.31 Sep 1949-1951 Friday's *108.24 *109.7 103.6 -Dec 1949-1951 15 at 1,000 *101.29 —Jun 1949-1951 redemption Dec. 108.17 *103.3 *100 - 103.31 108.15 *108.14 103.6 *100 Bank ♦103.28 101.31 Dec 1948-1950 — 108.8 103.31 *101.29 Jun 1959-1962 *103.3 104.30 *108.5 *100.29 *101.23 101.25 *100.9 100.11 *103.3 103.6 100.11 102.7 *104.27 *101.20 101.22 *101.9 101.11 *100.25 100.27 *100.20 100.22 *100.9 100.11 .*100.9 *102.4 108.4 *102.28 102.30 *103.23 103.25 *100.26 100.28 *101.22 101.24 101.24 100.10 102.7 104.30 *108.22 108.25 *109.7 109.10 *101.16 101.19 *102.16 102.9 . the Weak Bonds (g) High *103.3 -Dec 1959-1962 2s_—. 2s— for 100.10 *100.28 100.28 *100.26 2%s_—._ *101.8 *100.25 100.27 *100.19 100,21 *100.9 100.11 *100.26 100.28 100.28 Transit Unification Issue— 2% *102.27 *102.17 *102.26 Week's Range Interest New York Stock Exchange *102.27 102.29 109.8 ,*102.17 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Friday BONDS *102.16 102.19 *108.21 *109.5 *101.16 *102.16 *108.20 108.23 *109.5 1962-1967 10-year 2y«s 25-year 38— day *101.16 101.19 ' 1956-1958 ' ♦Bid and 101.20 1950-1952 Reconstruction & Development 98 108.23 109.8 *101.17 2%s International 108.24 109.8 101.19 102.19 102.29 103.23 101.21 101.10 100.30 *108.20 101.20 —1952-1954 2%sJ 2s. 2s 108.13 102.8 104.30 108.8 103.31 108.13 Salon fov Friday Low BUgh *102.4 *104.27 108.4 *103.28 *108.12 *102.5 *104.27 *108.5 *103.28 *108.10 *109.5 108.21 ' 109.7 1949-1953 *108.10 *108.10 108.13 108.10 *108.17 —1960-1965 Treasury 2s— Treasury 2S—— Treasury 1%S— 14 5102.9 '*108.6 2%S———_—1963-1968 2%S -Jun 1964-1969 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Apr 103.2 Sep 10 101.14 Apr 16 May 1C2.8 104.30 108.6 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s_ Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 100.21 Oct 26 Apr 100.31 *102.5 *104.27 *108.2 Treasury 2y®s— Treasury 2y4s— ^Treasury 2s— 102.23 Apr 102.6 *102.6 Lew High Low Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Deo. 15 , High Luw 1951-1955 1955-1960 2%s 2%s 2%S 2%S-— 2%8— 2%S 2 %S ; Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 102.13 July 13 102.24 May 102.24 May Sep 100 2 . 106.17 Dee 102.6 28 tiirh —.1949-19(52 2%S 2%S Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury, Treasury Treasury Treasury 2 tow High 3%S Treasury May 104.12 Deo. 14 Low Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 13 38—; 2%S Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 106.13 July Monday Dec. 11 EXCHANGE 104.26 Sep 100.4 Deo 104.12 Saturday 56% J-D - 57% 59% 51% 531/4 3%s Series No. 18 J-D 57%- 47% 60% 3%s Series No. 19——„—— J-D *57 59% 44 60 33As Series No. 20 J-D *56 60 52 60 51% 60 3%s Series No.-16 — 17— 3%s Series No. *56 J-D —— 3%s Series No. 21—. 57% 57%, J-D —_ " Foreign Securities —l.— 33As Series No. 25_ REctor 2-2300 120 Broadway, New York NY 1-1603 Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— A Gtd sink- fund F-A 6s——1948 *60 A-O . Akershus (King of Norway) SAAntioquJa 4s_ .1968 coll 7s A (Dept) s f 7s series BL § A External s s J-j f 7s series D__; AExternal f 7s 1st s AExternal sec AExternal sec s s 35 j.j series^—1957 1957 ——1956 Belgium external 6'As External s External - s 8 A Brazil (u f f 1949 1955 7s—; 1955 ; 45% 31% 40% 73 99y® * ' 97 52 19 A-0 "* / 87 y® 86% 54 83% 85% 12 83 y® 3 46% 107% 1 60% -1952 J-D 45 59% 43% *6 A-0 1 — 45 1979 60 59 59 37% 8 . 45 , # , ' — J-D 1979 A-0 411/4 37% 49% 54 49 J-D 5 62 3%s Series No. 2 37% 3%s Series No. 5_, 3%s Series No. 6 33As Series No. 8 58% 61 22 48% 61 62 58% 62 35 46 i/s 62 61 58% 61 42 51 59% 64 ' 6 48 60% 3 52 64 2 56 64% 62 J-D - 3%s Series No. 9 J-D 3%s Series No. 11 For footnotes sed page 33. J-I> . 64 64 64 64 19 32 28% 28% 28%. 5 18'A 28% 31 32 28% 29% 32 32 28 28% 28% , 1960 5SLll——1951 3 19'/4 32 18'/a 29% 2 16% 32 28'/a 22, 18'/a 31% 2 20% 31% 28% 28% 70 18% 20% 29 *38% M-S M-S A*0 28% -A-O 28 Va — FIRM J-D J-D J-D 28% 18% 28% 1 22% 31 28% 28% 2 19% 28'/a 31 1 21% 31 28% 29 21 18'/a 29 31 28V» 27 31 31 M-N 28% 31 1 20 31 28 28 y® 7 18 28% 28 *31%- 28% , 28 19% 12 — — : 28 18 28% 19 — 28 28 --r°: 27 18'/a 28% 28 *31% 1: 20% 28% 28 *31% M-N AT-N M-S M-S — 28 *31% 28 y® , 28% 18 *56 60 *58 60 *56 60 1 • ■ < ■ __ ' • X 53 - 65 54 65 27% 28% 5% 7% *3^1/;5% SECURITIES TRADING MARKETS FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 50 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. * 49 ya 60 48 — 59 56% 59 Telephone HAnover 2-0050 Teletype NY 1 28% 18 17 y® r-AM. mabks & r.o. INC , 28% 28% For Financial In»titutions J 28% 31 M-N ;J-D ; 91 31 28% • " J-D — t 60% 64 __ __ J-D - ; 3%s Series No; 13— *59 __ J-D 3%s Series No.10 33As Series No. 12 5 64 52 62 J-D : 50 32 61 59% J-D * —. (Hukuang Ry) .. 61 J-D i. 37% 31 62 J-D — iosy® A-O ———.I960 49% 49 5 18 J-D 3%s Series No. 4_ 103 % FOREIGN J-D 3%5 Series No. 3- 3%s Series No. 7 . —— •, External $ bunds of 1944 (Plan B)— 33As Series No. 1—— 18- *44 62 38 104% 105 32 62% 37% Munic 7 102 102% J- 49% 50 y® Cons 101% 104% 1961 •—1962 assented-, assented-—; AChinese 62% 4 41% A7s 49% 5 62 A 6s > 105 ,—i_1961 6s/ assented 99 103% J-D A-O ——1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s____—1962 AChilean 48 41% , A6s 114% 50 —ti AGuaranteed sink fund 109 50% 42% A-0 104 1. __1961 fund 63As— A6%s assented 99% .104% 7 10 44 —— -1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) A Sinking ' 1963./ — 94 4 31 A-O - 1963 _ 92 104% assented 4- ■ 103 '/a 104 J-J ——^1962 : 94% 99% 101 99% 109 A-O * fund 6s__i—-1962 AChile Mortgage Bank 6'As-.!—-1)57 A 6'As assented1957 92 Stamped pursuant to Plan A Stamped pursuant, to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5% ) —1978 5% funding bonds of 1931 due__1951 A 6s 90% *97%' 98% M-N sinking fund 6s______Sep 1961 assented -Sep 1961 AExternal sinking fund 6s„ 93% 83i/4 60 ( iW-- J-D (Int reduced to 3.375%) A 7s (Central Ry)- A 6s assented 60 52%, .59 .*56 /v.;—, J-J s 60 48 58%:, 58%,/ 59 103% f 6s_—^_Jan 1961 Jan 1961 assented AExternal sinking A 6s assented .1 94 5 91% 87% 1960 55 54 J-J J-J U-N I960 — 60 *58 A-O 1942 fund 6s t 60 48 59 *56 F-A ' 103 23 45% *57 i v F-A AExtl 40% 86 60% 60% ——I——Feb 1961 A 6s 38% 31% 'v' 111% 111% A-0 1979* 40% 31% assented—— AHy external 40 5 " 91% 104 60% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s f 6'As of 1927- ' 3 ' 101'/4 lOl'A 104 j-d ; 35 35% 31 31% . 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Members New York Stock 51% 57% J-D ; ——— 3%s Series No; 28———u. 57% ,57% J-D 33As Series No., 24————— 3%s Series No. 27^ Tele phone J-D' _— 58 ,58 J-D — 33As Series No.- 22— ,3%s Series No. 23 -971 (2562) NEW YORK RANGE Friday BONDS New York Stock Exchange Interest Period Bid & Asked dr \ A 6s (Republic of)— of Oct 1961 f s $ bonds 25-year gold 4%s 1914 6Vo) extended 20-year gold gold 4'/2s Salvador 4s. extl .3.14s f s f -3s- extl s f 70 % fund 6s_^. —I960 M-N 6s_——1964 M-N part of 43 44 41 44 11 4 53% 12% J-J *100 1979 conversion— —1979 extl Irish Free State 100 99% 101% n08% 115 107Vb 52 A4%s 87 78 78 64% 64% (City) 65'% extl 1952 Power 1st 3y2s 1972 Albany Alleghany & Western Allis-Chalmers Mfg 58 69% 7 44 2 38 9 11 9 10 101 Amer & Susquehanna y2 Airlines f s l-3s_ 1977 56 46 AMedellin (Colombia) Metropolitan Water J-J 15% 26 J-D 7s___1957 6%s 1950 to f & (Int reduced External 4s sink sink fund 3%s f s 2.125f<r) fund *11 99% 20 *6. 43/4 92 93% 87 88 conv debentures.——1961 19% Atlanta 18% 27% 6% ; J-J 20 Va 34 98% 25 8% 4% IV* 5% 8% 8% 30 ~7% 25% 11 18 30% 13 " 9% 19l/2 M-N 95 % 95% M-S 90 90 A-O . 3 26 97% 84 Va 86 y2 40 68% 81% 51 673/4 -79 Vi 80'/s.: 47 66 % 1970 J-D *80 Va 1955 A-O *80 Va ' 94 Va — 73 69 93 81 80 % 2008 M-S M-S 16% 163/s 163% 14 14 Vb 16 3,8 16'% 163% 38 14% 17 Va 23 A-O A-O 163/s de Stamped pursuant (Int reduced to to 14% 6% "l 4 6% 7% 7'%. 5 53% 14 5 5%. 53/4 . 37 A 6s Stamped pursuant (Int A7s reduced external to to 27.% 14 23j/2 5 26 Ma 34% 41% 23% 1946 A-O loan of 1966 Plan (Int reduced to ... 2.25%)_—2004 ARome (City of) ey2s Paulo (City) 8s— Stamped pursuant to Plan (Ipt. reduced to A6%s extl secured f (Int SASan reduced to A8s i to , A7s extl (Int A 6s extl *30 M-N dollar Plan 5 ASecured reduced s f A 7s series A4%s 8ydney B (Prov 18 28 Va 29 31 31 22 31' 40 49 29 sec of) J-J 49 49 36% 49 J-J *37 40 27 38 M-S *39 34 40%. 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Grande do Sul (State of) §A8s extl loan of 1921___ conv (2%% — 9% 23 ..27 Va 523% contingent interest-/^— Bristol-Myers Co 3s Debs— .1968 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s .1950 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures—.1969 33 y2 23 *35 106 % 104 y2 101V2 J-J AInc mtge 4V2& ser A——-July 1970 (Ernesto) Co 7s .1954 9% 27 A-O mtge 6% ABieda 13 7, 5% 30 -- J-J mtge 43/4S series JJ—— .1961 1st mtge 4s series RR— .1960 9% *23'% 1 105'% 98'% 104 1st 17 15 '33 *33 115 104'% 103% 6 10I " loi. 52%T' 52 , '■ 1st 17 Va *25 A-O due Dec 1 1995 1st 8 15 1063/8 101 10 , 1 123%* 1153% 87 104 82 100 fixed __^_due Mar 1 1996 stamped Boston 27 J-J to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375 %)__ —2001 AExternal sec 6%s 1 .1953 . 40 21% J-J 2.25%) —2006 (City of) 8s__.—1946 Stamped pursuant . 32 A to Janeiro 4 5% v A in SARio 30 6 J-D —2001 reduced (A% G—^ gen ref Cons ' r (Int 16% 6'% 15 __ J-J -1961 23 *7 A-O J-J ' 16% A-O -1950 Stamped pursuant to Plan 35 -V- A-O -1963 , Bell 17 J-D *31 109 103'/b 77 95 " ' J-J' M-S Cons -1968 B ser Beneficial Indus Loan 2J/2s debs— 1961 Bethlehem Steel Corp— 95 106 M-S A 109. M-S 4s 95 75 Va 101% 22, — _1947 -1947 5%. —July 1975 Beech Creek Extension 79% 100 Vz 9 120% 121% M-S K—due Mar 1 2000 Con . f s A ser Bangor & Aroostook RR— 92 — *85 Va 102 68 80 y4 93 104 J-D M_^ 1st - *103(4 101 Toledo Cincinnati division 92 803/4 93 *— ' Series 93 Va M-N 102% 102 y2 M-N _1964 ; series A——————1980 S'western div 1st mtge 5% ser A .J, • (3%% fxd & lVz% cont int) —1980 96 75 80y2 -1958 loan A 1% A4%s 26% 89 y2 80 Va M-S 99% 116% Pgh Lake Erie & West Va— 80 y2 -1940 4y2s Series 'J_ J. 33 F-A J-D 91 Va 106'% 42 Ry— Danville and 3% % 22% 15 Line Series >1 A-O .-1961 ^Stabilization mtge and Ref 29 unified Series 30 1957 *24 —July 1 1995 Air contingent int)„July-1975 Ref & gen mtge 5% 12% fixed and 3% contingent interest)— . Ref & M-S 4s____ 1st mtge 4s 32 29 34 361 80 Va 10J 1st 31 *31 93% 101% 102 y8 M-N 14 24% Va. 92'% 120% Charlotte 97'% 893% 91 A-O & 109 1013% 486 Baltimore & Ohio RR— 1957 Plan 80 V* 933% 85 B 15% 102 1956 2.125%) 101'% Q-J 97% 893% 92% IV* 18 -1959 to to A-O 98 % 91'% 9% -I960 reduced 102 Ry 1st 4s—1948 SASecond mortgage 4s 1948 Atlantic Refining 2%s debs_—^—1966 101 6% 2008 7s 102 V* 1 62 109 y2 llO Vk A-O § A Atlantic & —1963 (State of) A-O 92 1966 General 9y2. a6 3/a \ M-S 1963 „.._1962 mortgage 3%s_.——1963 Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s——July 1952 37 18 83/4 A-O 1967 110 Va Fe— General 4s_——1995 J-J 1994 J-D 1st 12% 3-J ..1965 A-O J-D 1969 12 4% *24 4'As— .1982 July 1995 31 94 113 103% 103% 103 3/k 1957 22 7 — *31% loan J-D . —1987 debentures, 12 4%. M-S 2.125%) Stamped pursuant (Int 1033% 92' A P W Products Co 5s___ Atchison Topeka & Santa 10y4 J-3 M-S 3%s series B 5A^ernambuco 80 91% Amer ToDacco Co deb 3s— , 2008 external ref 106 88 debentures.,— debentures—— 13% __ A (Republic)— AStamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3 Vis ext to., sec .91% 88l/2 93% conv Panama Ext J F-A 78'% J-J 3s debentures—— Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s— 5% .. Plan Municipal Bank extl s f 5s. Oslo (City), sink fund 4y2s_— 1 99 67 83>/a - 10 A-O 233/4 5 12% —1959 6'/jS to extl 86 - 73 Va debentures 23/4s 103 13 y2 31 6% *13% J-J ^-1958 Netherlands (Kingdom) 3% Norway (Kingdom of) 4V2S— 1 94% 73 M-S '. 86% 80 99 J-D 1986 100'% 97 98 *98 Va debentures——————1975 2%s 78 9 Plan A to 7% 36 *5 J-J to reduced 99% J-D Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 Milan (City of) 6V2s c —1952 Minas Geraes (State) — external 99% Q-J A (Int 11 1 Q-J 5, 1942, agree-1963 1913 assent 1933 Stamped pursuant 27 V'2 *6% 3-J AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1842, agree_1963 -AAssenting 4s of 1904 1954 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1968 „§AAssenting 4s of 1910 1945 AAss'td to Nov. to 24. . M-N _L_—1945 6%$ 15% •! " 26 • *34% A-O , Stamped pursuant 10 — 27%. 3-D Ass'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_1968 extl 5s of 1899 £—1945 ASec —1966 107% *80 - • 2%s . .— 1899 »7% A-O 1954 19 15% 15% 26 1943 f M-S 104% 1033% 6 *100% A-O 1956 28 100'/b 23%s V* 8% 5 7 19% 24% 105.y4 105.% Stamped 15 y2 *25 y2 J-3 TAMexico (US) s * A-O 4s._1998 debs 3s 22 17% J-3 assented ASec external 4V2s—1975 gtd debs 10%. 6% 96% 17 . 1977 Irrigation— AAss'td 5 27 *100, Va 17 Vi. • .1952 5%s 6s of 6 M-S —1951 Sewerage & .jATreasury 6% 5 50 J-J - —1977 —1947 5s of 6% 5 11 5 5Vi *103. J-J - & 23%s 6% M-1V extl ... RR 1st 2s Foreign Pow deb 5S———2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co— •;2%s debentures— 1980 104 *102% A-O 7s iAAssenting mtge 82 46 F-A 90 27'% 7 14 5% , M-N 90 9 M-N 70 24'% *8. A-O 196? 95 46 1960 5s Altaly (Kingdom of) 7s A Jugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) " F-A 3'As 54 Va J-J J-J 1968 Utility— ■Credit Institute 1% to 3%— .■ —_—1958 Southern 59 :,69% M-S f s §A7s series B §A4%s 92 F-A Great 68 56 1960 Italian Public Mexican 80 84% 73% *243/4 Alabama 1 56 1964 Board 9 84 *__" A-O r 2 27 J-J 6%s 3%- 'Drainage 85 Va 83 3% 7s__1958 external assented American J-J —1949 Credit Consortium for Public Works 1% to AExternal 73'% 74 RAILROAD 70 35 87 F-A Italian ■ F-A 1984 Alabama *40% J-J 1967 73 16 J-J i 86% 83 78% 79 91 78 % _1952 readjustment 111% 100 A-O. 121 118 105 AWarsaw 102 n A-O 1962 — (Republic) conv AVenetian Provinces 7s 102% 122 121 — 77% 78 M-N J-D 3%s 58 126 117 ' — *77% M-N .—..1978 4-4y4-4)%s extl readjustment——1978 18 no2jt readjustment External AAdriatic Electric Co 7s paid paid Italian High Low 1937)— External 3%-4%-4/gS extl 79 6 ($ 23/4s' ext January 1 124 *110 bond sink 33/4-4-4VbS Government— part High *110 fund 41 — AExternal sink 13 -Jan 1, 1976 A 6s Range Since Sold No. *110 AExternal 7,0% J-D F-A 8s___-1946 73 y2 68% F-A extl 45 66% M-S (Republic) 75 12y2 Jan 1, 1976 $ A7s Bonds Friday's Low ' . or Bid & Asked 41 y2 — — ' Helsingfors (City) Sale Price V2 70% 1942 (Republic of) 7s_, Republic extl 7s— Greek Last Period 35 % M-N ._Jan 1,1976 $ Week's Range Interest Exchange High M-N 1955 of) AEstonia French *40% J-D 68 22 - *40% F-A 1960 $ s BONDS New Yort Stock reduced 6s — (Republic extl Low 68% 37 % *40% M-N 1949 5%s External No, 71 36% 1949 C to extl External El 36 % 1977 Sinking fund 5%s Czechoslovakia (State)— Stamped assented (int "to January 1 68,Va *68% A-O A-O 1953 series 4V2S external debt—— § A Denmark Range Since Sold 1953 Rica (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) 5s of loan 17 Friday Bonds 1951 4%S— ACosta External High 68% J-J 1970 §AColombia Mtge Bank 6%s __1947 §ASinking fund 7s of 1926 1946 §ASinking fund 7s of 1927— 1947 Copenhagen (City) 5s-,-, ___1952 Cuba RECORD DECEMBER §AUruguay A-0 Jan 1961 external ENDED / 1928 'A6s of 1927 '3s Friday's Low Colombia BOND WEEK Week's Range Last Sale Price FOR — 115 lOlVa 96 99.3/4„ *121 122 93% 94%. 93'% 96% - 104'%. 94%. 115 110 % 119% 102 104% 100% 130% 30 913% 1043% 32 92' 1 114 106 117'% 109%. 110'% . , „ f THE Number 4761 168 Volume COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ■»" /V < « (2563) 31 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday BONDS ; Week's Interest Last Period :.t. New York Stock Exchange Sale Price % - v Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR-^General 4s.~.-__ : 1958 1st & ref 4Vis .series E-.,—-1977 ENDED DECEMBER 17 Friday Bends Range Since Sold January 1 Bid & Asked Low WEEK Range Friday's or FOR High Low NQ. . J Week's Range Interest Exchange Last Period BO N D s; New York Stack Sale Price Friday's or Bonds Bid & Asked Low High Range Since January 1 Sold High No. , Low High i • 1st & ref 27/8s_____r, Chicago & Eastern mtge inc 111 109 Va 109% F-A ,• mtge 3%s__________.;_1985 1st' & ref mtge A Gen J-J 110 97% 93% __1997 J-J 43'/2 Chic Mil* 1st mtge 4s mtge 4 conv %s Southern St Paul Gen • - M-N & Pac 87% GOV2 51%' -. 71% 111. 73% 60% 21 80 :_____1994 ' J-J Apr Apr s 93 % 100% 1st 901/a ser 67 8 39% 551% 93»/4 031/4 54% / '. 1 88 'A 94 General Goodrich 1st & ref 4Vis series 1st 8 PQ% 64% 75 General 5s series C (W/2 bi% General 1(16 General 60% 59 106 ]/8 91 227 Chic 1.06 % lf>«% ; 91. r • 102% 102% General 5s Ref & 197s 103 101i/8 101'/a. 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Cent Amer Kansas 2%s series: I—1982 Mack & 77 5 23% "J-D 1966 H____l___ 5 A-O Jamestown Frank! & Clear Tst 4s/I1959 97% fixed debentures_\._/____l_.__1958 conv Detroit series • 82 100 J-J 99% A-O _1993 19 88% 82 __r^1956 series A_—July 1952 B_ Koppers G__l 93% J-J 87% 100 RR— ____/____1952 95% 98 RR— int) series 81% 100% 102 M-N — (3% contingent Edison 101 88% J-D 87/2 __ 100 A-O fixed Salt Lake Income 58 95 1986 Northern deb-6s ^^1944 1st 5s B__i___l972 36% Alncome Denver 94% J-J §Alnternat Hydro-Elec M-N contingent int)___________1993 mtge ser A (4%% contingent int) 2018 ,94% 1950 Int Rys M-N 1% 103 4s_ gold 37% 31% *. 3i/es__^____1977 Grande — J-D 37 ■ Light '3s______1973 coll Rio mtge & *101% J-J 33 A-O 4-6s_____:__„_May 1 2042 101% — J-D 34/4 M-N Power 101 97 *101% 1970 341% M-N Tr 97 1963 33% mtge due____/_„_____l993 & Esse\ division Morris 100 95% 100 1963 33% „1973 Delaware •--• J-D 32% J-J Income 103 101 101 33 J-D * 99% ' 102 *33 A-O Ry 3 '/4s ser B ^_1965 Co 2%s debS-'/_i_____„-_1965 104% 100 *-—» - 98% *101 J-D Union 89% 104/4 104% *102% 103% J-D 1975 108% 103% — F-A D Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s 85% A- ser series -A 6s 84 34% *82 J-J 97% 4%s & 102%. 77 O— mtge 4s ser D_- III 80 102% *100 „ J-J 1963 101% ref ■ ' J-J 1951 A Illinois. 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Columbus 84 Gen Ry— B_; Southern J-J 70 42 101 Va F-A Cin & P___,——1982 2%s ser 2%s"ser 2%s ser 100 71% F-A Wab & Mich Div 1st 4s__,._1991 St Louis Div 1st coll trust 4s 1990 Cleveland Electric' Ilium 3s 1970 1st mortgage 3s______^______ 1982- Colorado J-J mtge 100 \1 77 70 J-J impt 4Vis series E-___^__1977• 1st mtge 12000 ► _ series O— Gen J-J J-J 991/4 gold 4s ser AGreen 7 9 119% 120% 115 - J-J Gen 94 101 109% 109% J-J _1990 94 107% 86 97% 115 J-J J-J N_, 3%'s 71% J-J 1 104% General 103 81% 3 99% 1952 ser mtge 1011/4 9J % 99% 3%s iSt■ 6i *751/8 711/2 A-O Louis M-N mtge Gen 100 MS St 105 25 86 ——1976 B D 70% 1 ■■7.. 189 — 85% M-S j——.1973 series series 89 90 90 ______1962 & 5/2s 4%s 58 _ioiy4101% J-J mtge gtd 3%s series E __1969 1st mtge.2%s ser G__J__ 1974 City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs 1966 City Investing Go 4s debs_____ 1961 Cin *100% J-D 1st mtge 2%s_1965 Co 284 J-J 1st Cleve 1 62 102% 103 103% 103% Ry Co— 205 J-D 4s___i952 mortgage 2%s F) % J-D Chirinnati Union Terminal— (B 6 I. ,.-___1963 D 66 55% — , ——_-~1969 56?% 1st mtge 2%s____19'75 Cine Gas & Elec inc debs Great Northern 100% 100% ' Realty & Utilities Corp— A 4s conv Gen conv 102% 50% ( of Berg Co cons 5s_—.i.1949 64% J-D G____'____.___;,;l963 Indiana 104 100 80 4.) - "87 Apr 1994 3%s series F_-__ 102 1 120% 55% 54 J/4.. y4; 59 J- J io*»i 2%-4%s_..___: West'n 103% M-N ,-1956 3 24 59% *56% MS Sugar coll trust 6s 64% J-J iy5i ^ mtge 2%s & 57% 58 M-S i_e^_1974 - 102 % 102/2 J-D 4%s—,—1959 deposit of 103% 103% M-N debs—w_^1961 3s 1st 54 • Apr 4s_~I__Ll951 • Chic Certificates Francisco Chicago Union Station—: 1st mtge & Rub ref 5s series A Gen Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry-r1st Si ref M 2%-4/4s_:_-__ :„1994 ». Tire 1st & ■ 79 8 60% 49 J-J 1st mtge 4s series A—I.; 1__^.1994 AGen mtge conv 4%s ser A_Jan 2019 Income A Gas & Elec J-J A__Jan 1 2019 ser Memphis Div 1st gold 34 ..32 88 73% J-J 4s___1956 Chicago, St L & New Orleans 5s Gold 3/2 99 , 2nd mtge conv inc 4%S-__Jan 1 1999 1st mtge 2s ser B__ -j_________1989 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— , tFlorida East Coast 119 87% Chicago Si North Western Ry— 1 Firestone 100% 91 76 y8 *118 J-J B__.i__-_Jan 1 2044 ser 112 93 RR— A___ ser 4%siric inc 44'/2 *74% J-J mtge 4s inc ser A.,—_Jan 1983 mtge 4 Vis Inc ser AJ_l_Jan 2003 Chicago Indiana & 431/2 M-N mtge. 4%s,.L.:_T_Jan 1 2038 Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— A 2d 109% 1. 7 „ A 5s___ 3%s ser B—_„___„_1985 Chicago Si Erie 1st gold 5s ,__1082 v Chicago Gt West. 1st 4s series A„_1988 A 1st 112 5. ■: 93 V2 108 RR— conv 1st mtge inc t S7% • A Gen 110 F-A F-A ,__1970 4 120 2 120 121% 108 108 1 107% 111% 70% 32 & COMMERCIAL THE (2564) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, December 20, >1948 ; NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday Interest Last Period BONDS New York Stock Exchange Week's Range Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low Little Miami, gen 4s series A ALombard Electric 7s series A 1962 J-D Long Island unified 4s Guaranteed ref gold 4s 1949 Af-S 1949 Af-S 1949 * Af-S __ 4s stamped Lorillard (P) Co deb 5s 3s debentures Louisville Gas <fc Elec 3%s * 100 3*2 Northern 34 Prior Pacific lien 4s 101A 100 3*2 102 i/a 1 100 A 102 107 Vi UOi/4 Ref & 1997 General lien 3s 3s Q-F Q-A 2047 j-j 2047 J-J 2047 J-J 1975 M-8 impt 4%s series A 1963 A-O M-S ms F 2003 a-o 89% 89% 10 87 1st & ref M 2%s series G 2003 A-0 79% 79% 79% 11 76% 89% 1st mtge 2%s H .2003 A-O 97 96 97 28 95 97 1st gold 3s 1980 Af-S Div 4s 1955 Af-N 102 • 102 1 100% 4 105 »/8 108% , 1st & 1st St ref & 3%s M ref M Louis series 3%s Div 2d & ser Cine Atl Knox impt 5s series C Ref & impt 5s series D Coll trust 4Vis 102% 107 107 — Northern *93 —. 921/2 95 *106 106 — States (Minn) 101% 1st Power 96 Vi 1974 1975 i _1978 3%s 1972 Maine Central RR 4%s ser A 1st mtge & con 4s ser B 1960 Manati Sugar Manila RR « .1954 4s May Dept Stores 2%s debs 5 * 85 95% 85 1972 70 J-J Corp 1st mtge 3s i960 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s'_1974 Metropolitan Wat Sewerage & Drain (see Foreign bonds) Michigan Bell Telephone Co— . 1 85 Af-N • Mead 3 Vis 16 '72 71 — M-N 1959 97% 100% 101 71 J-D 4s sink fund__Feb 11957 (Southern Lines) M-N 3-d — — 96% 96% ,7 . 94% § A 1st 1st Af-N 101 101 4 99% *99 — A-O 1951 Sag 3%s 1st gold 3 Vis M-S 102 101 — 102 69 ♦ _ a-o A-O St Paul & Sault Ste Marie— 1st mtge 4Vis inc ser A Jan 1971 A.Gen mtge 4s inc ser A Jan 1991 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s 1990 56 40-year Prior 4s Pacific A 1st & 1st & 84 J-J Oklahoma 98% 4s 83 49% A 1st & ref 5s 51 71% 72% 68 F-A 95 Vi 99 98 M-N *98 1948 Gas & J-J 13 2 10 1974 M-S 99% 99% 8 98% A-O *93% 96 % . 3s Electric 2%s____1975 A—1960 12% F-A 95 94% 95 104 Vi 104% A-O 93% 10 93 % 1 103% J-D 102% 1st & ref 3s L 1974 J-D 101% 1st & ref 3s series M —1979 J-D 99% 99% 100 1977 j-d 99% 100 VB 23 1981 j-d 94% 94% 15 93% 1980 j-d 97% 98 Vi 30 95% 99% 1982 J-D 101 Vi 101 Vi 1985 j-d 91% 51 871/2 ref 3s series N 100% 1st & ref 101% 1st & ref 2%s 1st 66 gtd 3Vis series series Q M■ 3Vis Tel R ser 2%s Tel & P debs 49% 68% 44 68% 72% 5 77% 54 23 71% *101% debentures 1986 a-o 1987 a-o 99 debentures debentures 61 71% 288 301/4 51% 196 71% 90% M-V 80 80 81'A 36 72 9OV2 Af-N 26% 25% 271/4 480 18% 31% A-O 80% 80 Vi 81 1/4 33 71% 79% 79% 81 Vb 69 71% 3s 90% 61% 5 99% *100% ' 61% 10 L% • General 4Vis 5s 104 General 4Vis 102% Gen 68% J-D 57 7/s 56% 58% 31 54% 79 78% 80 73 68% 83% m-N 74 74 75 26 64% 75 90% 901/4 10 88% 93% 1001/4 1041/4 Af-N *> ~ — A-O *99% ' .* . 17 98% 103% 26 98 103 98 Vi 103 + 103 94 18 93 % ap% 98% 99 32 98% 104% . 4 98% 12 104% 104% 1 98% 54 a-o 49Vi Peoria 98% 54 402 ._1965 J-D 1968 j-d 1981 A-O 96% 1984 A series J-J 97 D series E 1952 N 1st gtd 5s series ACertificates 5s 4Vis 5Vis New York 98% 104% "v-d of Af-N ,1 55 99% 106 106% 59 104% 96% 98% 100 94 103% 97 98 31 94 103 Vi 100% 53 97 Vi 100% 83% 19 78 Vi 89% 104 % 132 103% 104% 100% 83% 104% 100 83% 104 62 Apr 14 Vb F-A *104% Ry 3%s ser D 1980 Af-S 94 62 series # 1 115% 118% 99% — coll mtge 3s Af-S 102% 102% j-j *98 % 99% 101 %- : I- Lack , 103 104 102% 104 F-A F-A 90 ■ 90 91 41 91 .91 ,.1 86 -- 86 "2 81 — 103% 93 93% 93 90% 85 60% 62% 210 60% A-O 65% 65% 67% 216 65 Vi A-O 72 72 73% 126 71% & j.j 1998 F-A series 79% 61 9 88% 76 36 80 f-a 2000 Af-N Hartford inc 4 Vis Port 63 93% . 82% 60 69% 61 4 65% 6 — 2 90 86% 86% 99% 100 2007 A-2022 59% 68 57% 64 91 _ 8 81% 1954 SI 82% 91 96% 101 *101 *__ — 98 98 100 97 *100 100% __ *70% — 73 *76 80 69% — J-J 64"% 64% 65% 310 60% 75% May 441/2 44% 46 % 392 31 Af-N ♦IO2V2 98% — 7% N Y Power & 3 Af-S 98% 97% 98% 40 95'/a 98% 61% 61% 2 60 % 69 1993 N Y State Elec & Gas 23/4S 1977 N Y Steam Corp 1st 3Vis ; 1963 IN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— § A 1st refunding 5s 1937 4Vis Telephone 23/4S * J-J J-J — J-J 5s 42 D 21 78 78 95% 95% Af-N 1982 J-J f-a J-J Power 1966 M-S 2014 A-O ser Ry 3Vis 97 7 11 38 20 1981 5s 42 *31 1978 Norfolk Southern 106% F-A 1943 inc Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 Northern Central gen <fe ref 5s 1974 Gen & ref 4Vis series A For footnotes see page 33. 1974 ——- mtge 5s series series B Gen 5s *106 *103% F-A *113% Af-N *113% 8% 100 % 102 94% 99 106 102 105% .1975 A-O 105 105 .1975 A-O 113% 109 __ 105 111 10 103 110% 103 110% 105% 2 87% 99% 106 ; 106% 110% __ 105 M-N 13% __ J-D 1970 14 12 *105% F-A 9% 42 108 Af-N .1964 1 104 97 .1963 series E mtge 3%s *96 1957 A mtge 13% 101% 102 .1960 debentures .1965 « Pittston Co 5%s Potomac *■ Elec inc debs Pwr — 1964 mtge 3%s_. .1966 1st 87% 3 84% 99% 99% 5 99 100% 100% 4, 100 101 17 93 93 4 91 101 J-D 91% 89 % 103 % *107% 111 F-A 5 J.. TOO J-J 105 mortgage 3s 100 105 105 1st & ref & ref .1972 ref mtge J-J J-D 1964 8s J-J *98 117 99% 101% 105 100 *~ J-J .2037 — ZZ Af-S Af-N .2037 mtge 5s & .1956 .1968 mtge 3s 1st — Gas 3 Vis 107% 106% 101% 109 J-J 4s 93 101% J-J .1983 Terminal 93 93 79% J-D F-A Public Service Elec & 103% 79% J-D .1977 Providence 100% 103% 100 81% 92% A-O A-O mortgage 3 Vis 1st L_ J-J A-O — A-O M-S M-S Quaker Oats 2%s deb! 107% 90 *143% __ *210 90 105% 108% 101% *103% 104 105 Vi __ 142 145 220 210 216% 7% 105 32 97 107% 52% 40 7 12% 29 1 73% 35 86 88 20 98% 100% 83% 93% .1995 Af-N- Revere .1960 Af-N Gen mtge 4%s series D—_— .1977 .1967 mtge 3%s series H .1967 mtge 3%s series I Gen mtge 3Vis series J _1969 tARut-Canadian 4s stamped 1949 M-S Gen M-S *107% M-S *106% __ M-S *104% — 104 106 J-J *8% 10 t§ARutland j-j 10 10 M-S *97% Copper & Brass 3%s„— Rochester Gas & Elec Corp— 22 93% 101% 101% 107% 107% Saguenay 2 106% 109% St Lawr 2d 1271/2 127 Vi 115 *— 102% 107% 108% 107% 107% 123% „ 30 49 10 127 RR 4%s stamped— -1941 7% 14 13 7% 15% 98% 99% 89 101 105 13 ♦110 99% Reading Co 1st & ref 3Vis ser D 100 J/2 100% 87 99% 78% *102% 104 — 99% R 13% 30 Co— conv 102 F-A 14 Gen 97 106 F-A series F 3s mtge 61% 1940 3Vis ser E Falls A-O 1937 5s Ref mtge Cons gtd 4s series F 98% 101 12 103 93 gtd 4s 12% 52% 30 Light 1st mtge 23/4S—1975 98 % *__ 12% 1st s f 4s of deposit Ry 85 4% Ref mtge 101% ! 77 76% 10% gold 99% 98% 2%s 99 99 Vi ' 4i/2 1st 96% J-J 2%s ref 100 ■ 9% §ATerminal 10 F-A 1937 ref & — 4% gold J-D 1978 & ■ 9% §A2d gold § A General 1981 ref 2%s__ & 1st ■ J-D 1st cons 1974 100 3-d 97% 11 Chester— 4s N Y & Putnam 102 97 1st 36 RR— ser ■■ . 90 86% 100 Jf-N jf-N 61 93% J-J 1973 mtge 4s ser A & 59% s J-J 2043 A 59% A-O 1951 series 61 A-O 1975 2043 4s & conv 81% — J-D 1986 B 4s — F-A I973 River 80% 60 y_A 1980 B mtge f-A 1998 gold 3Vis Haven ref • 1998 F West 100% 98% 98% 3-d Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— 84 j.j 1998 ser 97% 27 34 .1958 Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4%s Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry— .1958 1st mtge 4%s series A 1959 1st mtge 4%s series B .1960 1st mtge 4%s series C Pitts Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry.1962 lst gen 5s series B_ .1974 1st gen 5s series C 1st gen 4%s series D .1977 Z 76 1 gold 16 99% 100 % 98% Pittsb Coke & Chem 1st mtge 3%s. 1964 701/4 ♦75% 110 108% M-N Gen 96 % 60% 81% 118 105 104% M-N Gen 97% F-A " 112% 1967 gtd 4s series G—-i— H— ♦'Cons gtd 4%s series I_ Cons gtd 4%s series J—, Pgh Cine Chic & St Louis RR— 92% 1997 ; 5 1971 Cons gtd 4s series 93% 2013 3Vis__. 4 34 2%s_ 3 %s A__ 105% 2%s Cons 92 % 78% 22 105 ref .1953 ' v' A-O 109% 109% 105 j-j 3-d ^ v 94% 80 M-S AGen 93 ref ACertificates 107% 100% 9 112% 113 f-a j-j 1964 Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs Pittsburg Bessemer & L Erie 2%s__ 1996 Pgh Cine Chic & St Louis Ry— ,l IAN Y Ont & West ref 4s___June 1992 A General 4s 1955 Niagara 10 68 25% 106 & t§ A Philippine -- j! ♦104% 103% \\ 1998 Mtge 4s series A Mtge 4s series B_. Y 14% 111% & 1st 102% 98 3 — 1974 series B 5s 1st 103% 1997 gold ser 1st N Y & Harlem N 94 59 103 107% & Wash RR Co- 1st 102 101% — 2013 series Dock 1st — — 84% ; Connecting RR 2%s A Gen 24 __ 117 1st F-A 1954 registered Harlem 99% *101% -- deposit A 4Vis Shore & 14% 112 1st • mtge 3Vis registered Y New 99 84% A of N Y 1st 100 % 102% 103% A-O • 105% —— 116% 117 — A-O A-O deposit N 4Vis 97% 4 1974 Marquette 101% 106 J-D ext 103 % 97% 9 —I960 4s 68 102% J-J General gold 4%s series C—.— 1977 1961 Philadelphia Co coll tr 4Vis Philadelphia Electric Co— 101 101% 3 —— 101% 101% deposit D 3Vis registered Y 96% 100% 3 * *100 101% J-J 1956 of Mich Cent coll gold 3Vis Y 27 ' 80% New York Chicago & St Louis— Ref mtge 3Vis ser E 1st 104% *97% Jf-N J-D Central & Hudson River RR— 3 Vis N 102% 105 , impt 5s series C General N 103% deposit series impt 3Vis 54 106% 99% Apr 1990 General 100% 102 Central RR Co— 4s & 97 7 1956 series ACertificates 35 J-J C ACertificates 98% 102% 102% 1954 of series ACertificates Lake 35% 112% 112% A-O 1985 .—1963 4s Phila Bait 91% 104 j-j B 84% A-O 1952 INew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry— 6 J-D 4s__.j__1953 _ New Orleans Term 98% 98% J-D 85 " 1983 New Orleans & Northeastern RR— Ref & Imp 4 Vis series A 85 " 1st gtd 4Vis series B___ ____1961 3s debentures 1982 New Jersey Bell Telephone 31/8S__Zl988 N J Junction RR gtd 1st 4s 1986 New Jersey Power & Light 3s 1974 New Orleans Great Nor 5s A N Y Pere "• F-A 1952 Ref & 99 102 'A Chattanooga & St Louis— 1st mtge 3s ser B 1980 National Dairy Products 2%s debs_1970 3s debentures ^ 1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s_ZZl965 National Supply 2%s debs 1967 Naugautuck RR 1st gold 4s 1954 New England Tel & Tel 5s A Ref 106% 1041/4 102 % — 97% Pekin Union Ry 5%s Eastern & A Income Peoria & Cons 97% 102% 106 99% F-A B debentures- conv *100% J-D A-O A-O Gen mtge 3 Vis series F Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co— 3s *104 1960 3Vis deb Af-N • A 1st 101% 104 100 31 *100% ms 96% 92 102% 102% 98% M-S 90 98 93% 0 ms J-J 1965 series series mtge 4Vis Conv 60% ' M-N 1952 debentures f s General 1955 Constr M 4Vis series B 1955 Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s___1986 3Vis debentures 1978 trust ctfs Pennsylvania RR— Cons sinking fund 4%s 90% F-A series E 4s Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3Vis 1960 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co— 1st mtge 3s!— 1975 90 81 61% 104% Pennsylvania Co— 81% *103 s A3Vis conv income debentures—1960 72% 80 441/4 57 1978 1983 1st 104 98% Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— 69% 61% 47 & 111 98% 6 ' ~ 108% 51 91% 93% debentures f gold 4%s—1955 Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 84% 100% 101 % 98 VB 3%s 79 100% 102 100% 100% 3 %s 57% 40 106 *106 102 3 Vis 17 ; 2000 series A 2%s ref & Pacific 101% 1981 debs series & 1980 B ser series K 3s 1st 1949 H I 3s ref 106% 80% V— Co 1st 80 103»/2 79% M-W A 1st 97% J-D 42% 1958 A 1st 98% 105 J-D 79% »*-» A 1st 19 102 1971 42% 61% Nashville 99 1970 Af-S F-A 5s 95% — 1966 1978 A series series Essex 98 & Af-S M-S M 5 35 •95% 96% 97 ♦101% 1st & ref 3%s series I 1975 1966 Constr 104% 1st 93% 67% 1991 Morris & 100% 99% 100% 1977 F_ ser 5s & 92 100% 83 5 75 — Monongahela Ry 3 Vis series (John) 92 14 102 98% — 72 % A-O Moh'k & Malone 1st gtd gold 4s Morrell 3 83% 83% J-J 1965 series G__, gold 84 1 83% J-J 1978 w 5s gold 5Vis ref 100 27 ,88 101 101% 102 72 Vi J-J Jan 1967 ». series & 94% 101 Gtd 5s 1st 65% 86 Vi —1975 4s 1st mtge 2%s Oregon-Washington RR 3s Co— ref AConv 57 97 96 __ 56 50% j-D 1962 D__ ref A 1st & A B RR 100 % ♦ 56 J-J 1962 ref 5s series A A General 93 96% 98 A-O 1979 guaranteed mtge Paducan A series 4Vis 94 93 68 60 102 % " adjust 5s series A ^Missouri A series lien A Cum series . *101 Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR— 5s 87 92% 2%s *. lien 6 10 102% Minn Prior 103 60 98 99 ' ' 82% 104% 105 Af-S 1967 Mining & Mfg 2%s 105 Af-S 1940 5s ' 82% Af-S - __ *101Vi J-J 1969 t§AMidland of N J 1st ext *100% Af-N 1952 3%s Minnesota 96% 49 65% 101 Vi 101% 101% 107% Pacific Gas & Electric Co— 1988 Ref & impt 4%s series C __1979 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3%s_1969 1st mtge 2Vis 1969 1st mtge High 99 1st & ref 3s series J debentures 101 Michigan Central— Jack Lans & Low 95 Telephone— debentures Ohio Edison 91% 70 ' J-D Range Since January 1. O 98 831/2 70 Sold No. tOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry— 751/2 94% 61% 86 Vi 86% A-O 101% 67 Bonds 100 60% *58 F-A M Macy (R H) & Co 2%s debs___ 61% J-J 1977 Northwestern Bell High Co— mtge 2%s mtge 3s (Wise) 1st mtge 111 »— Q-J 2047 1966 . Friday's 100 Vi 100% 100'A Q-J Jan 1 2047 registered 1978 1st & ref mtge 3s Louisville & Nashville RR— or Bid & Asked 1 1997 Ref & ♦107% 108 Sale Price Railway— 4s registered 99% *3 100 332 Last Period Exchange Low 107 18 100 33a 100 A 100 332 Week's Range Interest BONDS New York Stock High 107 ■ 17 Friday Low — ~z DECEMBER Range Since No. High ENDED January 1 — F-A 1951 WEEK Sold M-N 1952 . *>- * Bonds FOR 92% 129' Power & Adir gold 6s 3s series A 1971 1st gold 5s 109% 116 1st 108 A 2nd mtge 4s series A mtge inc 4%s ser A 70 100% 79 Vi *70 80 *__ 109 75% 1955 J-J *98 100 98- 1997 St L Rocky Mt .& P 5s stamped St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— 105 96 98 J-J A-O J-J 82% 82 83% 235 80 89% May 59 59 61% 217 51% 65% 1996 ^—1996 ■— Jan 2022 86 100 [Volume 168 THE Number 4761 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2565) 33 I NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday Interest New York Stock Exchange Last Period BONDS ; Sale Price or Louis-Southwestern 1st 4s bond certificates— 1989 1996 J-J J-J 1st gtd 4s Seaboard Air Line RR Co— 1st mtge 4s series A AGen mtge 4%s series A (Jos E) Union Sons 2%s & Oil J-J & Nor Ala Southern Bell RR Tel A-O ___1967 A-O 94 >1959 MS F-A 1957 M-N 1975 M-S debs 2%s debentures Universal Pictures 3%s debs_; 28'% 94% 83 Cons 101% 91% 122 — f s series B 4s 5 98% 30 91% 1 95% 75 % 20 75 101% 102% 96 94 94% 79 90 91% 44 101% *99% 100% J-J J-J J-J 1994 J-J ~ — 96% 103 "9 97% 59 109 3 95 102 % 36 93'A 103 , M-N 102'/8 102% 94 103'A 102 54% 94% ' 96% 97 —1 96% 3 *100% 101 Penn Shore & 2019 & 1985 A-O 98 105 & ref M 3 Vis series ref M 3%s series B 1970 A-O 2000 J-D Gen & ref M 3%s series E 1985 Texas Pacific 1st Third RR Ave AAdj of New C„ gold Pacific-Missouri Term 96% 39 103% 98% 3%s__1974 1960 5s 92% 88 % Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 33/4S__1960 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s 1949 41% J-D 124 118% 94% 39 M-S 1961 100 % 100% 4 68*% 141 41% 42 % 198 *100% MS 99 4s *99 — Electric of Mo Co mtge & coll debentures Union Oil 2%s of 3%s 1971 2%s trust Calif 3s deb ♦ 97% 100% 101% Pacific 27/sS mtge 2 97% series 55'A 101 ' 106'/a 107 7 106 V'a 109 107 3 105% 107% 107 % 108 »A 106'/a 10 106% 109 63 107 J-D J-J 69% 59 67% 57% 7 *99% 100 32 99% 100'A 100 97 101% 99 15 98 103% 101% 101% 102 27 95 102 101'A 101'A 101% 56 88% 102 45 80% 94% 99 May 1951 M-N M-S 1960 5s J-J 2y8S_____1951 98 J-J 1950 ,. —; & Mfg debentures 84'A 84'A 101% 99 % 101% *97 M-N J-D 1970 M-S 1967 100 %< J-J 1949 1992 98% 96% 99% 3'As mtge Co & series 1st mortgage 1st Central general D 3s__—_1958 4s 95% .' . *103'A.. 103% 101% .. 111'A 113% J-J Electric 64 77'/2 70 75% 19'A 45 % 73% 73% 74'A 48 43'A 43 44'/2 167 43% J-J 1949 43'A 1 30 95 95 10 93 J-J M-N 1936 ofj deposit— Public 100'A Ry— 4s Wisconsin —. 100'/2 94 5 95 94% 93 Va 25 95%. 95 103% 94'A ; i 95 . 102% 99 101 IS — *94% . A-O . 1960 . 112 99% 100'/a *10115 J-J conv 85 *101 M-S IP7! —: —- Wisconsin 103% 96% 16 96% 23 91 1967( I—>1966 1973 Power 25/8s >1976 J-D Service 3'As 1971 J-J *104% Elec Lt & Power 2%s __1976 'J-J *92% Deferred 87% in delivery the included 101% 90 % series Telegraph Coreal estate 4%s debentures included 101 91 J-D 98 Union not 100% M-S 107% 47% __ 100 A-O 109% 5 1991 C 103 *105'/a 106 60 100 96 RR— 2y2s A-O 95 43'A 96 l/a 105 103 99 105% 14 100% 100 % 99% 97% 101% 2 F-A 85 1950 —1 ACertificates 64% 103% 103 % 1976 94 y2 15 *98 gtd—: 101 100% 100'4 J-J J-D 54 *51% A Certificates of deposit § ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s 85 95 107 97% 98 91 61% § A 1st 102 M-N 1967 debentures Ref J 07 A-O 83% 100 90% 59 tWisconsin 127% 37% — 1970 debentures Union M-N 1975 _1968 74 90% 97 97%; 60'/a a 1st 102 75'/a ' 85 13 59 '/2 Yonkers 3s 100% 97% 60'/a- U Union 92'A 101 '/a ,2 78 F-A guaranteed Winston-Salem S B 102% 66% *100% 100% — 80% 77 M-S 1st 98% 98% 80'A *95% F-A —: Power 3%s 1st 1970 Wheeling Steel 3'As series C 100% 39 66% 67 A-O —Jan 1960 Tri-Continental Corp 27/8s debs 100% J-J 101% 8 M-S Wilson 18 90% 97% 80% M-N Gen & ref M 2%s series A 106 96% — J-J 109 93% 15 101 % 102 _ M-N Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s 101 88% '* J-D 95% 100 A 103 1 8 94% 99% 99% 1 99% 96 A—1970 ser 3%s Funding & 116% 96 90% Pacific— Orleans Ry 1st ref 4s income 13 104% 105 A-O 1990 5s & 98 RR— & 112% 103 1—2361 Western 98% 100'% 114% 98 M-N 1965 103 106% 94% Western Maryland 1st mtge 4s 1952 Western Pacific 4%s inc A_—Jan 2014 100 95% 100 % — J-J Ref 99%. 103 2361 2.65s Ref 94% 101% 12 — . gold 3%s__2000 stpd 5s Registered 96% 96% J-J J-J *10 98 102% 92% ref gtd Ltg mtge West 57% 100% (subordinated) 1st West 97% 61 93% Gen 104'A 38 RR Westchester 105% 46% debs Warren 113'A Wt- *51% M-N 97% Baking Co— Washington. Terminal 2%s Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— 1st 105% 107% 107% Apr 2%s 1st 105% 105% Apr Westinghouse El Texas 105 — *101% , Apr 5%s 98. 110 108% - Jan 1981 Ward 120 91% 6 103% 94% 84% 94% 105 , *— F-A 76% series A . Gen mtge inc 4'As series B__Jan 1991 ■: 25-year gold 30-year 5s Orleans 2 1 M-N 1st mtge 3%s series B__ >1971 Walker (Hiram) G & W 2%s debs_1966 Walworth Co conv debentures 3%s_lS76 89% 90 Apr 1973 & 105 *105% - A-O , ! Gen mtge 4s inc 102 110 22 108% 103 A-O _1972 Wabash RR Co— J 78% *106% M-N 1966 Texas 97 W 95% 80 110% 110 % J-J Standard Oil of Calif 2%s debs___1966 Standard Oil (N J) deb 2%s 1971 Texas 78 93 100 95 *103 J-J 1983 1995 104 87% 84% „ 110% 110% 97% A-O Spokane Internet 1st gold 41/2s__2013 92% V 81 77% A-O 1996 *79% *93 % 110% A-O 1956 „_1956 imp M 4s series C— imp 27/0s series D Corp 3s deb 12 A-O 1973 • J-D 1^96 — 97% 78 84% 90 debentures 93% . 99'% 75 j J-J 1958 96% 95% 94 % Sunray Oil Corp 2%s debs 3 M-S 2003 5s_ cons 102% 93% M-N 1st gold 4s 1—1951 Bell Tel 2%s debs 1985 debs 98% 95% .* A-O .1949 96 93% M-N debentures 95 94 105 M-S .1963 debentures conv 124 98% MS Louis Div New — 1978 3%s 1st 1969 Memphis Div 1st gold 5s 99 90% 2 Virginia Electric & Power Co- 56% 97% 16 1977 series A— High 96 20 78 V 96% _1981 6%s series A Low 99 2%s 97 92% 75 —1956 6s January 1 93% 74% 92% J-J 1961 gen 25/as 61% 1994 5s gen Co 93% F -A 1986 & & 99 93 Rubber 102% 1 100 93% J-J 1st mtg 3%s ser A-1975 RR Co— & 27/es 98% 28 100 100 Pacific Devel Swift 1 95% A_ Range 8ince Sold No. 102% L29 68% J-J mtge 2%s series F____ 3%s A-O M-N S 127% 95 67% 1987 — Devel A 100 127 ~1 A-O _1963 ZT, Southwestern 1966 1955 103 ; 127 *22 J-J 1979 1st mtge 2'As series G Southern Ry 1st cons gold Devel & gen 4s series A St 89'/a Bonds High 1976 93 100 % 100% 68 J-D _1985 4%s Range Friday's U Co— mtge 2%s series E 1st 127 F-A 1965 1976 1st 4%s (Oregon Lines) Gold 4%s 1st II •101 % 96 debentures 1 Southern Indiana Ry 2%s_— Southern Pacific Co— San Pr Term 80% 93% gtd 5s or Bid & Asked Low 109 14 100% 100% 93% 27/8s Southern 100% 98% 10 95 % debentures 2%s debentures™ Sale Price High 4 85 A-O 3s Gold 85 J-D Tel & Low Last Period New York Stock Exchange J-D ASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr 7s—1941 South 85 1966 Skelly Oil 2%s debs Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s Week's Interest BONDS January 1 No. High debs——1971 2%s 17 Range Since Sold 104 % 104% M-N Jan 2016 10414 J-J Scioto V & N E DECEMBER United Biscuit 2%s debs__ M-N 1989 4s 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%s B 1971 Shell Bonds Ry— 2d Seagram ENDED Friday Friday's Bid & Asked Lota .St WEEK FOR Week's Range sale not year's range, in the §Negotiability n . maturity. by JCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. 101 ♦Friday's bid and asked prices; 102% 94 ABonds selling 94 included in the year's range, d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale not Under-the-rule sale not Included in the year's range. rCash sale y Ex-coupon. year's range, impaired 92% 93% no or 77 of reorganized under Section ■ • sales being transacted during flat. current . .1 week. \ 4- NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY NOTICE—Cash in footnote a in and the deferred delivery week in which they sales are No occur. AND YEARLY RECORD disregarded in the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly range account is taken of such sales .in computing the range for are shown the year. In the following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Dec. 11, and ending the current Friday, Dec. 17. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. RANGE FOR Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Sale Price ..-Par ACF-Brill Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Hat Aero warrants Motors Co —1 Inc.. Air Associates Air Investors (N 1 J)— 1 common—™' _2 preferred Electric Appliance Great Power 4.20% 3 Soutnern Alabama Alaska Airlines & Fisher Inc Internat Allied Products Altes Brewing Bros Aluminum $3.75 Co Goods Industries Aluminum Ltd American Beverage 3 Book Cities 6 100 3 3'/a 600 6% 6% 400 1% 90% 4% 4% preferred For footnotes — see 3'/a Mar Feb 200 4,700 Feb 87 Jan 2% American Jan 9% Aprv 3% May 38 16% 17 850 American American Potash 4"% May May American Oct Nov 22% 49% 6,400 Apr Nov Nov 22 Jan 47% Dec 69 Jun 89'A Aug 98 22 50 48% 48% 49% 4,400 36 1% 1% 3,500 1 l'/a 1 Va 1% 66 66 6% 6 Mar Va 6% Apr 109 % 103% Thread 34% 14% 75 150 18% 24% 18% 24% 18% 8,100 — — 15'A 14% 75 400 — 15'A 1,000 1% Feb 28 Dec 34% 13% High 3% May 40 Jan Dec 43% Jan Dec 21% Jun 32% 24 Dec 15% Feb 22 Oct 30'A July 33 Nov 18 Jun Feb 7 Jun Dec 13 14 Dec 3 4% 47% 16,800 10'A 10'A 100 40% 40% 200 38 Mar 23 400 x22 Nov 36 22% 22% 23% 4,400 X21% Nov 25 24% 3% % 26'% 8,400 18% Mar 300 Jan 51 22'% 4'% — — * — 10 4% 5% 2 4% 5'A 3% U 58 % 4"% 5% „ % 10c 2 Angerman Co Inc Anglo-Iranian Oil "90 Jan 5% Mar 7% Jun 16 % Mar 19% May 31 Feb 41% 107 Sep Nov 113 % May 57 B 5 Anchor Post Products 2% Aug 2% Jan —* preferred American Writing Paper common 5% Jun Dec 50 $6 American Dec Nov 100 Amer Jan 65% 1,200 — * _ 56 .l'/a 7,000 A Republics 13 30 17% class Seal-Kap scommtfh__, Superpower Corp common series preferred 27 % 11,300 ' 38% 13% 34% — * — Chem Nov Dec 37 % Co & Mar 7% % 17% 377/a Low 900 28 Range Since January 1 High 10% Feb 3 % Mar 16,200 36% Oct Jan - Jan Jan 27% May 5% Jun 1% May May 7% 200 1 Shares 2'A 28'A 2'A - — (—1 Co American 300 * • B 7 4 T% ——1100 page 37. Class Dec Nov 15% • 25 Products common——2 Meter Sep 27 % 10 com -Maracaibo Metal Oct 95 1 American American 94 5 % 47% .-1 Co Laundry Mach—__——20 Light & Trac common 25 preferred • 25 American Mfg Co common— 25 105 12 % 47% preferred Rubber 6 % 4 Va 17 Hard Sales for Week Jun 8% May 7% 1 Jun convertible 2 »/2 2% — American 6% Aug 14% Light— common Electric Oct Apr 5% 79 90 100 ; & 2% Nov ■ 94% — — Gas 5% Nov of Prices Low common-—10c preferred—.——1 convertible $2.50 27% class A Co & Nov 6% Aug $2 American * common Power 1% 9% Range Sale Price American General Corp Oct 7% Week's Last Exchange Par Apr 36 7% _ Co Dec 36 ~6'A ♦ Car American Fork & Hoe 4%% 800 600 ■>. —100 common common Bantam American l7/a "9% 6 Jan —_• Mfg American B 1% 9% 6 3% May 5% Mar * _* common...• Nov 4'A New York Curb High Nov 2% 300 :_1 1—; America cumulative preferred American 1% "4% 1 Co Aluminum Class —1 — common of 1 31 % 100 Investing Corp™ 1 (Mich) common——5 Aluminum American 2,500 .—50 pfd— common Allied Altofer 2% 1(1 Alabama Alles 2% 5 Convertible Air-Way Low * common Inc Friday 900 2% 17 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 High l'/a "4% < DECEMBER - Shares 1 1 Supply Mfg—. Surpass Shoe Stores Mfg Low Sales- ENDED for Week 10 common Agnew Ainsworth Range of Prices l'/a Alloys Stores Week's Last- Exchange WEEK Amer common Co dep rets ord reg Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd ! Inc Arkansas Natural Gas Common 6 % Feb 72 4% Apr 5 Jan 5 Nov 9 Jan Oct 5% 5% 5'% '5% Dec 8% Jan 1 8% 8% 8 % 300 5% Feb 8'A Sep —£1 -1 1 100 15% 2% 8% 103% 14% 2% 15% 2% x8 8% 102% 103% 3,225 13% Sep 19'A 2% Oct 1 common- class A non-voting preferred 42% , Ltd— Angostura-Wupperman Argus 210 1,200 3,400 • • 10 ■ 3% 3% 5% 5% 6 6 10% 10% 3% 6 6'A 10% 200 4 Jun Jan . 2,200 550 x8 Dec 98'A Jan 12% Apr 108% May 900 3% Dec 6% May 1,400 4% Feb 8% May 10,800 4% Feb 8% May 1,500 10% May 11 Nov 1 i U RANGE WEEK ENDED FOR EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, .December 20, 194,ft CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (2566) DECEMBER 17 8TOCKS— Range Since January 1 pfd— Arkansas Power & Light $7 Aro Equipment Corp -2~80 Electric Industries— Associated rets reg Associated Laundries of AmericaAssociated Tel ft Tel class A Aruerican dep Atlantic Coast Line Atlas Corp Atlas warrants — 57/a % 6% Va Jan 21% Dec 4% Apr Dec 64 % Jun 20% 20 Ya 21% 20 Va 3,800 ?% May Fen 3% 19,300 5% 1 Jan Feb 48 Va 200 4% Dec 2% Mar 2,000 49 48% 49 8% Dec 575 32 Dec May ' 3% ~~7% 7% 9% 9% 37/a Dec 6% 1,000 6% Feb 9% May 600 7% III 5 1,100 4% _• Automatic Voting Machine—. Jun 100 3% 3% 3% in1 9 % Dec ' 10'/a 1 Products Inc..— Avery (B F) St Sons common 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries Corp com Jun 23 21 20 20 4% Plywood Cotp Automatic Steel 14 Feb * » I—I —50 Co Dec 12% 6% 6% 6% ...£i Fisheries— Coast Atlantic 77/a 7,200 19 17% Aug 1,200 8% 7% 8 18 % 1 Ashland'Oil & Refining Co— 115 % Feb 112 . Apr 16% July 24% S 16% 16 16% - 1,000 Feb 26 July 15 % —25 Feb 27 Jun Airlines Colonial Sand St Stone Co Coiomal Colorado Fuel St Iron — Compo Shoe Machinery— Vtc ext to 1956 B Baldwin 1% 35% 100 34 Jan 38% Aug 8% 700 8 Nov 14 Jan 35% 10 8 _1 common American ,10% shares Steel Corp Barlow St Seelig Mfg— $1.20 convertible A common Basic Refractories Inc Baumann 5% 11,300 5% 5% 300 5% Jan 25 9 V2 Dec 5 St Co common 9>/4 9% 9% -1 . _1 (L) (A S) Bellanca Aircraft Bell of Tel 1,700 1% 700 1% 35% 1,150 35 Va Dec 9% 1,300 7% 3 Co Breeze Corp common Brillo 400 23 Dec 50 67 Dec 80 % 25 25 29 68% 68 68% 80 18 18% 340 15% 5% 57/8 13% 13% 11 400 5V2 Jan •„ 19 % May 11% Mar Nov 24 Dec 9% Jan 14% Jun 14% Apr lb Feb 22 25 ' j uiy Co common. 97/a 9% £1 1% 21% 25 4% ~8% i __ Tobacco Curtis Ligntlng Curtis 20% 8% 200 Mfg Dennlson Steel Sep 2% Jan Jan 23% Dec 3 Apr Sep 27% May Sep 57/a July Pep 20 % > Dec Dec Sep % 12,700 Dominion 2% 12 % May 11% Apr 2 Va 35 Jun 8% 100% Mar 6% Dec 8 % May Nov 4% May Jan 18 "9% • 9% • — — — — Power 35 ' . ■ i' ■ .35 50 . — 8'A — 2% 2% 41% ...• ' Hosiery class B common 9% Aug 10 15% 14% ' 10 "•» — — I 1,800 20% Dec 3% East ft Fuel Gas 4%% 100 10 May 17% Aug 9 Feb 8 Mar Jun 1% Feb 12% May 12% Uct 145 July 2% July ♦ V 24% 800 18% Feb. ' 11 500 11 Dec 1,100 , 7% 6% 1,700 6% 8 2% 23 Va $7 preferred 2% Sep 15 700 7% Oct 12 Va Jan 2% Nov 3% Jun May Jun 29 21% Mar 23 Va 75 13 Va 13% 500 11'/a Feb 16% May 9% 9% 100 ~9% Feb 11% May 61 Dec 79 V4 May 30% Dec 40 Jun 125 63 31 73 61 50 72% Nov 83 May 300 61 31 . 74% .. 74% 6 Va 6 Va 6% 900 6% Oct 8 Jan 2% 2% 2% 200 2 Va Nov 2% Dec 14 11% July • 3 Va 4% 4% j Jan 5% May Nov Dec 16% Sugar 1,100 Jun 73 % 83 Nov 58 300 71% "2% 63 64 — — 55 350 51 13 Va 300 10 % 62-% 1 1 * 61% 61% Washing Machine class B 10% 9% Electric Bond ft Share common B 10% of beneficial lnt Electric Power ft Light 67 Dec 6 Jan Electromaster Dec 53 Jan Jun 6% Jan 10 Sep Sep 10 Sep 400 Sep 4% July 1% 5% 5 Va Jun 600 4% Dec 7% Jan 1% 31 Jan 4% Nov 4% 4% 3,500 75% 130 73% Oct 15 % 15% 100 15 Va N6v 1 preferred Esquire Inc Eureka Corp Ltd ; Eureka Pipe Line common 32,100 60 6 1,000 4% 10% 700 9,900 4% 4% 97% 97% 20 6% 6% 300 11% 11% 1% 1% 1% 35 1 —.— 139 10% 10 Va 1 Inc convertible .75 6 pfd 100 Empire Millwork Corp —...—1 Emsco Derrick ft Equipment 8 Equity Corp common — lOo 63 - 5,700 11% 10% Empire District Electric 5 % 110 Va 12 139 2d pfd A—* 2% Dec Jan 88 Feb 13 May ■4% May Feb*. 2% 57 53 41 % Jan 49 75 * May 81% May Nov Associates- 320 2% May 88% July 65 % Mar 64 Apr 108 Va 7 Feb Mar 76 475 ..25 shares of beneficial lnt 65 pfd shares Easy 3 Va 225 73% $6 preferred series B_ Eastern 4% 78 76 77 A.. 10 100 Jun 7% 4,000 * ~2% series Dec 74% 4% l Jun 23% M, „ .100 preferred. 8% — Oct Jun 28% "14 Feb 5% 11% 7% 2% -lOt 700 34 4% 2% Mar 2% 7 Assn common.. Option warrants Electrographic Corp common 4% 34 Oct Jan '11% Mar 9 12% Dec 20 4% 10 Apr 19 2% 1 prior preferred. 18 Apr xl4% Mar 13,500 Sep 140 Nov %-' Aug 5 —— • Nov 14% 23»/a -.23% Eastern States Corp. „ 1 Co - _ __ 130 12% 11 V * Corp common 2t% — Aug 8% July 5% Mar 3,800 131 131 'r' 30 300 10% Texas Sulphur.. Duval Dec — Nov ■. Eastern Malleable Iron- 1,400 2% Aug 35% Oct -50 • 1* £1 1 Co Oct 250 8% Feb '6V2 3% Dec 7% 10 • • 10 (The) Feb 9,400 —n- 2% 2% 1 OCt 37% NOV 2% 30 7 10 5% 1,700 2% 30 7 • reg Aug 100 ~V/a 3 Jan 17% • or a 25 — 42% 8 Dec 200 5%-,. 2% . • ■ 5% . 2% : 1 Co rets aep 16'A — 20% 1% 20 —. 11% May Nov 32 Jan 104% Dec 13 1 — 20 139% "l% _5 6% 4% May £1 Corp 22% May " -• 200 7 20% May Jun Nov 8 3'A July " • —; 26 30 101% 101% 6% V— Dominion Textile Co Ltd common 12 %« Feb — — — - Dec 1'6 % T-13% Mar Jan Feb 2 100 20 „ 2s 6d common 35 150 4% 4% 1 1 10 Va 200 6,800 1,300 iV July Aug 63% fceb 14% May 9% Feb 16% Feb 150 % Oct Feb 7 July 126 3% 10 Sep Oct Jun 14% May 2 Va Mar 4% Dec Jan 98 Va Dec Dec 8% Jan Feb 15% Oct 92 6% 11 1 % Feb 2% July 33 % Nov 46 % July 4% 51,800 , 14 Feb 0% 50 Nov % Dec 20'/a ltf • Aug 8% May 3% Jan .30'A May 38 Va May 8 Va Jan Power Co— 100 SCentral States Elec 6% 1 — 100 ,.5 preferred 100 Century Electric Co Cessna Aircraft Co 100 100 1 56% 6% 60 . Co Co. common Clayton & Lambert Mfg Clinchfield Coal Corp common.. Aluminum Products Co For footnotes see page 37. Fire Association Jun 54 Feb 60 6 Sep 21 7% 5 Sep 21% May 10 July 14 Va May 67/a 6% 7 3% 4% 2,000 7% 7% 200 250 86 Va Jun May .11 5% 3% 14% 14% 14% 57% 6% 6 13 14% 825 Jun Dec 25 Va Jan 54 '300 56% Dec -10% 100- Feb 7 Apr 70 Jan 15% Aug 11 56% 18 Jan ~5% ~6% 500 5% Jan 6% 1,300 5% Jan 5% 8% Apr Jan Jan 7% May 7% May 1 % 1% 3,000 % Feb 1% Jun 10 43% 43% 45% 25,800 31% Feb 66% Jun 8 10 12% 12% 13 600 11 % Mar lOVa 10% 200 9% Feb 14% 15 1 1% I 1 1 800 2% 2% 1% 1% 2 9'% 9% 600 33% 4,000 33 30 14 250 2% 4 20 1 • 10 lOo 1 First York Corp common 675 (.Pbllaj Feb 14% May 11 to Motor Class B < 4% 61 Va 30 46 2% 100 2 31% 31% 31% 75 30 'Nov 14 15 200 14 Dec 4%% conv 18 10% Jan Garrett 51 July 5 Va May 4% 1,000 3% Aug 700 16% Jan 23 % Jan 35 ; Aug 2 Jan Oct H Dec 8,600 U 18 97/a 9% 400 7% Feb 10 Va 8 8% 7'A Nov 19 Jan 8 7% 8 1,150 1,000 6% Sep 9 Nov . Sep 50 24% 24 % 100 24 Dec 32 Jun. 8% 9'/a 1,200 8 Nov 12 Va Jan 12% 9 Gatineau Power Co common 3% Jun Jun 5% Corp common preferred... 5% 300 5% Dec 7 Feb 15 July GeUrnan Mfg Co 4 Va 4,000 3% Feb 8 July General !/a Jan Alloys , May Jun 7% Mar Jan r 2 — Co 4% 24 ' Oct Apr 38 Va 8 preferred (Geo A) Apr 3% May 8% . (Peter) Fuller Jan 21% 4% 4% 1 Pitt .1.28 Brewing 1 Franklin Simon ft Co Inc common Fox '• France— 7% 5% • Jan 59% 2% 21 dep rets bearer Brewing Co Amer Fort July 5% May 15 Va 18 '/a £1 ord reg of Canada— of 29 Jan Nov voting Motor Jan 3% 9% 58% Class A non-voting Ford 9% 9,200 5,600 ?25/a 1 $1 Amer dep rets Ford 2,500 4% 11% ( (M H) Co— Stores Ford Motor Co Ltd— 5c 18% 37/a 10 Va •4 Apr 19 62 div cum preferred 15 Va 17% 10% Flshman 1% Feb 1% Feb 4,200 Cockshutt Plow Co common Development ordinary Oct 21% 390 7% • City Auto Stamping City ft Suburban Homes 11% Sep 7% ~3% • Voting trust ctfs 1 ft Instrument 5% 1,450 Fansteel Engine ft Airplane Metallurgical Jun 8% 28,200 7% 5 Chicago St Southern Air Lines Chief Consolidated Mining Cities Service common 7 10 4 common Chesebrough Mfg common Chicago Rivet & Mach Claude Neon Inc 7% 10 common Controller 58 2.50 . 11 Va Falrchlld Camera Fair child 90 "* 10 common common Chamberlin Co of America 10% 11 July 84 19% May Apr Feb 82% 7% preferred—100 Conv pfd opt div ser Conv pfd opt div ser 1929 Colon Feb Oct 7% — 20 £1 preferred Mfg Apr Apr 950 Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— * 100 20% —— — —— 1 (J W) Co common Clarostat 3 1% May Ltd— Oherry-Burrell 3% May Nov • Duke 3,100 • Central Power & Light 4% pfd Central & South West Corp Club 2% 2.50 Central Ohio Steel Products— Clark 2% i dep rets A ord dep rets B ord Charis Corp Nov 1% - • Tar Sep ' ioo com, Catalin Corp of America 7 % 3,100 • Carolina Power & Light $5 pfd Cars-Consolidated Biscuit Co 3.50% 2% 400 Zboo Bridge Co Ltd Jan , ,, 7% • i common Central Maine 2,300 1% 101 Va 25 Corn Carman ft Co ft 2% . Marconi (A M) 16% 2% T 'Va ■ Jun 9 .16% Mar ft Ohem Co Ltd 6% 6% • Carey Baxter ft Kennedy'Inc Castle -15% .. 40 Dominion Steel ft Coal class B 3% . 6% • common Canadian Industries Ltd-^ 1% preferred Products Dec Feb 4,900 Dominion 3% —. ' Class A voting Class B non-voting Amer 570 5% 3,100 18% Oct 13% 300 3% __ 20 Convertible preferred Canadian Industrial Alcohol- Casco 500 3;4UO 8 31 Va Jun 1% • common Jun Muy 5% 6% 31 May 5% Dec 1% __ 1 preference 10% y V8 Feb 7 Va • common 10% July 100 20% Jun 5% 2% 32 Draper 3,700 20% Job , 1% 5% ~ 10 Driver Harris Co 1% 5 '53% ' 7% - 12 Jun ~i Camden Fire Insurance Canada Bread Co Ltd Nov 6% Jan 4% Feb % xl7 _ir--r- Domestic Credit Corp class A Jun 10% Mar ' Tungsten Corp 3T% "5% 1 Amer dep rets ord reg Dobeckmun Co common.—— 17% 11% 5 Oct 3 300 8,200 Jun 9% '56% May Distillers Co Ltd— 24% — May 6. 15% May ' Reynolds class B> Diana Stores Corp Dec 11% l ; • Sep Mar 3% % May 11% Apr ' 8 Products 12 ,1% 3% ' Dec 45 -3,500 % .% % *. 42' 41" 41% , : iuU Va* 3 3% - " 8,800 4b 72. 46 B Gray Iron Foundry Detroit 16 1% £1 California Electric Power Carter Feb 6% :'1 -6 - "17% May • —100 100 11% 50o pfd Calamba Sugar Estate Calif Cotton Mills Co Amer Jan 4% J —50c debenture Duro Test Carreras Jan 13% —35 jUurnam Cable Electric Products common Cables St Wireless— Carnation Co Nov 3% 300 Jan' " Duraloy new 8% 900 17% class a common 1,100 25o City Products 2,200 15 Jan 2% %May 31% Derby Oil Co new com. _ Detroit Gasket ft Manufacturing- Axiior Capital 8% 4% 8% 4% 14% -2.B0 Dayton Rubber Co class a Delay Stores common 20% 12%c Butler (P H) common Canadian 4,600 2.50 ——8 Day Mines Inc..-...: 705 % Fen 1,900 % 10c % Detroit 7 1,200 ,13 —III. 8*% 11% 8% common- —1 Inc Davidson-Brothers 11% 13 j 40 % . Oct 15% Dec Nov 100 ■■■' Jan D Feb 4 11 Feb 1% 11% 7 Mills Davenport Hosiery Jan 4% 2,400 23% 8% 23 • Burry Biscuit Corp 5 2% II Va 2,bOO . j 5% July Dec 1 % 5 Inc common (Mo) Mfg Co I 1,600 common. 12% 10 2,100 • 2~50 Burma Corp Amer dep rets— 10% 10 10% —2.50 _ Canadian Canners Ltd 200 100 preferred 5% Cuban 13% 1% ~1Q Bunker Hill ft Sullivan Burd Piston Ring Co 6% % 1 % 2% • Oct 20 * B Canada Cement Co Ltd NOV 2% Mar 1,800 13% 4% 10 Oct 1% 700 21% l Buckeye Pipe Line Callite Aug 112 % 27 1% preferred. Devoe ft V/a * Brown Rubber Co common Bruce (E L) Co common rets 5% 49 Feb 2% Crystal Oil Refining common 8% 50 lOa Brown Forman Distillers 4% cum Junior pfd American dep Nov 72% ' $6 11% Aug 8% z21V« 11% B • 25c Cent 8% £1 Ltd— class ft Co — Petrol (Md) Cork Internat'l "A" partic Milner Crowley Crown Feb Jun 1,100 3% '• Jan >107 1,400 2% %• Jun May 9% 1% 1 * /" 1 Orosley Motors Inc 8% 70 21% 12% . Oct 114 % Nov 26% 1 Brewing Co 95% 107 % ' Amer dep rets ord reg British Columbia Power class A Class B _* Bruck Mills Ltd 100 Feb 12% * Tobacco— dep rets ord bearer dep rets ord reg British Celanese Sep 6% 26% (ord reg)—£1 —-5 receipts dep American 8% 22 % July 15% Mar 200 19% 19 Dec 107 3% 3% preferred class A.—.— • commort —.j—.1 5% convertible preferred. —60 Croft Oct 30 Jun Dec 1,200 13% 19 55 100 9% Aug 30 13%. Mar 4,800 15% • 500 2,200 21% Cosden Petroleum Creole Petroleum. Oct 5Va May May 16% Nov 7% 15% 7% 98 X100 103 25%;Mar 109 • 97 * — Reynolds common & 7% 39 " - 10% May • British American Amer ,6% Nov 2% • British-American Oil Co.. Amer 300 6% • Mfg Co common Aug 4% May 6% • Class A 14 % Feb 6% l Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co Jan 9% May 6% Mar 25 6,800 * Inc Cuban Atlantic Sugar common Sep • Brazilian Traction Light & Power. Brewing Co common Copper Range Co Cornucopia Gold Mines Coro Feb 58% 55 107 1 1 -• 1 * —5c Continental Car-Na-Var Corp—r Crown 18 - Nov 3% 25 .7%'" 7% "21% Crown Drug Sep 6% x3% 100 350 V~9% Oct Sep 13% 3% • prior cum pfd Co Borne, Scrymser Bourjois Inc Apr 35 250 • Blumenthal (S) & Co common Bohack (H C) Co common 28 % 107% preferred series G_ —1 Gas Utilities :— Liquidating Corp Consolidated Mining St Smelt Ltd. I'j -10 Consolidated Royalty OIL 4% Jan 28% 900 11 Nov •57% Consolidated Corroon 7% :Feo Feb 3% • Consol 39 Jan 7% 11 11 29% —1 .100 10% , Apr 14% 7 1 ; , 19 50 26% 13% 7% Fdry & Mach Co com.* common Dec 31 26% 26% common.. 3% Nov 9 ] 5%% aan 1% common— Ridge Corp May 17 35% Blckford's Inc Blue 7 Dec 1% • Blauner's Nov 35% _1 ... Benson ft Hedges common Convertible preferred Blrdsbora Steel Jun .1 common— Benrus Watch Co Inc Aug 7% May 16 .25 common Canada ~9% ~9% 9% _1 Shoe Corp 18 Feb 15 -1 i. 3% 750 5,000 Courtaulds Ltd— / _5 Beau-Brummel Ties common Beck 7% 'Jun 4% Mar 4% _1 Jan U Jan 4,200 4% 28 •28% $1 Banco de los AndesBarium Sep 45 Locomotive— preferred— Baldwin Rubber Co 66% Feb 2,100 55% 9 % Mays ' ' 34% 4 IIoo ^ series B preferred Cooper 53% 52% Dec 3% 4 - -28 Cook Paint & Varnish Co Babcock St Wilcox Co • • Continental Fdy St Machine Nov 3% ' 1 Consol GELP Bait common iVa% 4% High 5 3,200 2; 00O 4 >34% —38 5% 4%' % 33% 4 warrants Co.. Commodore Hotel Inc Community Public Service^... Colt's Manufacturing LOW 5 Va ' ■4% Iv Rang*'Since January 1 4 5% —l — Shares High Low Par High Low High Low Par for Week of Prices gale Price Csrfc Exchange fork Maw Range Last STOCKS— Shares of Prices gale Frlea Exchange Curb Yark Nnr Bang* Last Sales Week's Friday Sales for Week Week'i Friday * common Co — 1,100 100 1 • 6 1% 6% 600 1% 1% 1,000 'Feb 15% Jun 13% Nov -17 Va July 84 13 Feb 92% July 6 Nov 10 Va 1% Dec Apr 3 Va May ' Volume Number 4761 168 THE COMMERCIAL & NEW YORK RANGE Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week's Last Exchange Sale cony preferred 5% (AC) 7% 3% 3% 3% iiaao 7% 4% 20% .7% 4,100 6% Jan 5% 6% 2,000 5% Dec Nov 10% May Apr Lanston 1 21% 21% 100 18% Feb 2$ 6 Feb r ~9% 9% 400 8% Nov 10 23% Nov x9 Mar tfeb 100 Apr 117 Jan Le 5% Mar Jan 1X0 Mi Feb Line Material 5% Sep Jfi JaD ?"*% Dec 12 Jan Apr 21 Va Feb 35 % Lit Oct 18% Jan 21% Jan 13% 13% 14% 300 12% Aug 15% Jun ••2% 700 2% Nov 3% Jan 50 39% N-ov 50% Jan 23 , -- « 29% 1,350 22% 1 —. % — — Feb 29% Oct 91 % 5,400 % Nov i,' 52% Nov 5% 100 5% Sep 62 Va 64% 300 50 10% 1-1% 900 10% 6 V4 Mar 9% 1,000 7 Mar -1-11% 225 91 Feb 120 10 10 133 Apr lap 64% pfd_„25 11 •• 36 Dec 700 8 May 130 97 Nov Nov 1 5 8% Great Atlantic ft Pacific Tea— • 8%- 110 110 137% 36% 137% 137% __25 Grocery Stores Products common__25c Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd— 100 V 99% 100 36% x8% T 37 X8 % 8% 99% 100 • Mar 67 HammermiU Paper n arum a new Rayon com.: Dec 18 Va 15% 15% —25 46% 46. 1 2% Helena Rubinstein 11 fl 9% 13% • • Co 94%. 68 8 Co 10 10% 1 common 28% ft Co 100 150 3>/8 7% 144 Hecn ft Hardart common I* preferred Hubbell (Harvey) Inc common, 144 30% 148 • J 3 Mar 24 Feb 32 y4 Dec 20% 148 31% 700 21% 200 74% 5,700 2% 200 5 % 75 30 1A«5% Refining— Hufd Lock- & Mfg Co Hussman Refrigerator $2.25 pfd. Common stock warrants 74.% 73% 2%. . 3 3 Jun wrfwest 3% 2,100 3 675 19 2% 2'/4 17%,17% 100 17% . Hygrade Food Products 2 % 200 16 Feb. Co Co common Imperial Chemical • dep rets registered Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon..... Registered £1 • 1 ft Ireland 16% 8% Dec 16% Nov 5Vb 17% 6,800 -11% Mar 11% Mar !■-, — 9% 88% 106 • 106- 10% 10 50 -89 107 92% Feb 10 2,000 Dec Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50 series 50 47 48% 800 Dec 59 Oct 5,900 14 10% 300 9% Mar 13% 9% 17 x22 % 10 Safety Razor B__ Iron Fireman Mfg 1 5 1— ' • 9% Mar 12% 2,200 1% 1,400 3% —' «Mar 1% 4 % % , - 900 4% ■ Dec 1,400 —15%--45% —_i Italian Superpower Corp com cl A 1 12% V x— —* new 10% 1 12% __i vtc 11 9% • common Irving Air Chute. Jan July 37" 37% 75 Dec 17 Va Dec 36% Nov 44% Apr 17 July 30% Aug 8% Dec 13% Dec 2&V4-Jan 29 Va 8 % 1,000 14% 3,500 1% 4,300 8 12% Mar 1 Jan 3V« Mar Nov 10% Jun 109% 109% 75, 4% 4% 1,100 3% 4 VB Feb 108 1,200 3% 111 7% Feb Jan Jun 6% May 3% Feb 43 July Jun BO 5% 100 5% 2.60 8% 5% Fetf Jun 7% 400 7 Dec 10 Va May 1 VB 1% 1V4 4,500 1 Nov 2% May 6% 6% 6% 800 6 Dec 1 v 7% • 7Va 7 7% 1,100 6% Sep 10 Feb 32% Apr Oct 3,000 5% Feb 8% Apr 34,600 5%. Nov 6% Dec Dec 13% Jan 23 Oct 28 14% Dec 25% Apr 5 May t c_l 19 'I 1 6% 7 Vb 6%- 9% Jan 6% 6% • 9% 9% 10 9% 75 • • 14% 14% 16% 1,075 3% 3% 3% 200 10 19% 19% 19% 700 ~2% 13% Plan ~2% 3,200 2 x7% 600 7 31% 100 9% 1,300 9 Vb 9% 30% Jan Mar Mar 104 Jan Dec 27 Jan 24 7 7 7% 4,800 6% Mar 1 pfd £% 2% 3 3,900 2% of America Tel • 170 • 33 100 98% 250 2% 2,100 50 169% 170 30% 3% 3% 23% Dec 96% Jun 103% Jun 162 Aug 400 3% 30 Nov W** ' 4,100 3% 400 12% Feb 32 500 26% Jan "103% 103% 10 1 97% Mar 23 Sep 25 July 25 10 % 400 x9 10 25 10 * 2.60 3 Vb May 178% Jun 40 Va 9% 900 8 400 11 100 9% Dec Jun 4% May Feb 14 31% 31% " Oct 6% Jun 96% Aug 2%, Dec 86 110 33 8% Feb 13% * Tel 87 2% 10c common 100 86 - , 1 10 ft 24 98% 108 ——100 Producers May 10% Sep 5 24 common.. Jun 5 •% May 35 96 • 1 Corp Apr 22% July Jan 31% Apr 24 Mar 7 Vb 50 • pfd series B States Feb "2% .—50c common, Corp cum 3% Aug 18 Feb 17% 34% 115 Apr Nov July 27 Aug 33% May 13% Jan Jitn 900 47- • shares International Products International Utilities Investors Royaltv— May 3 Jun 10% 700 1 Mt Vernon-Woodborry Mills Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring common MuRkogee Co common Apr 11% Sep 9% Mar 24 10% 17% .260 convertible preferred Mountain Feb 10% 8 42 200 17 17% 6% May Dec l%Mar 22% Mar 34% 1% Refineries cum Morris 110% Oct 47 2% Dec 200 50e Mountain * coupon Apr May 20% Oct 5,400 13 Va dividend shares Mountain States Power shs_.* International Metal Industries A__ International Petroleum 3 —15 Society com class A Montgomery Ward ft Co class A Moody Investors partlc pfd Apr 15- 3Vb 13 5% 2% 5 13% Jan July Feb 13 % Mar 10 96 Oct 88 400 10% - 8 40 9% x88%- 100 — Monroe Loan 17% Oct 12% July Jan 8% 1,800 10 18% — Co..„ 4.40% Oct 16% Va Nov 39% Sep 1 Missouri Public Service Feb 15%- \ 9% ~1%. 1% 1 Jan 3% 9% £1 . International Cigar Machinery Registered 1,600 1,500 9 Indianapolis Pwr ft Light 4% pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America 10 International 9% 4 • Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain International 9 28 Feb 2% Nov Mining Corp of Canada Minnesota Power & Light 5% pfd—100 Jan 4 s, , ' — Apr May ,1% common 4.$0% 9% Industries— Amer 16% Jun 13% .— Abrasive Oil 4%% Jan 25 17% May Feb • Jan % Dec 12 1 Monogram Pictures common Monongahela Power Co— Zinc Aug 5% 10% 400 9Va 100 Co— Molybdenum Illinois 9 200 2,100 5Vb preferred Millar Wohl Co 3% May Feb Jun 8% 1 Midwest Piping ft Supply common Jun 7% 42 Dec 18% 13% 1 rw Mid-West Jan 7% Dec Hydro-Electric Securities Midvale 4% May 44 Dec 21% 112 % 11% — $2 non-^cum 88 19, 23% Apr ' • Co ft Co Midland OH Corp $1 conv pfd— Steel Products— Mid-West 20 1st cony preferred. Jun Feb Nov 12% Midland Jun Apr 110 8 * Ex-distributjon 4 35% Jan NOV 15 10 1,000 Dec Middle West Corp— Jun 4 9,000 13 Va "76% 21 3 preferred 24% 2% 19% 33% Dredging Iron J10*/. 41 % Mar "5%. 5% common. A Tan Feb Apr & Co class B—....j—• Mfg 19% May x65 Mar 11 Va 1 Micromatic Hone Corp Middle States Petroleum class A Class B v t c Jan 30% Dec 49 44 -10 V Dec 21 -i—5 Jan 85 175 1,150 July 13% 1 common Michigan, Bumper Corp. Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co common 4V4 May Sep Sep 1 74 18 Participating preferred- Apr 45 139-' 10 % Mar 8,500 U 83 12% 11% 10 Metal Textile Corp common- Oct 70 Feb 7 Va Mar Chapman ft Scott Corp— Mesabl 6 % 39% Aug 18 800 £1 ,._ Johnson 6% % Apr 600 ,,, . Warrants Nov 15 V2 7,000 24% Jun 36% Jan 24% May 34 preferred Merritt Jan 11 Vb 30 26 Feb 18% common (AG) Menasco Nov ■ 200 ...100 ft 75 55% 25 Aug Apr Feb 20 • , common McWilliams Mead Apr Jun 17% May 112 % 112 % 18% common Corp $2.50 11 % May 98% 7% 45 1 1 Shovel Mfg Co McKee July Sep; 45 . New Jan Dec 41 Jan 11 68% * common Harris McCord Jan Jun 30 Dec 78% 69% 3% convertible preferred McClanahan Oil Co oommon Apr 11% Aug 5% 1,900 . 28%. 129 common.. Horn ft, Hardart Baking Co Huyler's 68 10 % 3 . 12 Sep 17.% (Geo A) Qil Nov 91 4314 9%; 3 14 % 9%- Feb 40 80 Aug July 7% 50 10 ft Communication Co Ltd 11% May- Feb 8% 500; - > 6% 43 5 % .70 6% Hprdar's inc Humble 650 94% 68 10 ..i x9 16% Dec 10 9% 8 Nov Nov 6% 10 l A Co class A Feb 10 1,000 8% . 9% 100 Hettinger Consolidated, G M Dec 1,900 8%. , 9 % 100 HoUy Stores Ino.—.. Hocmel 1,400 7 11%-; 11% 8% -__2 $%%. preferred w w preferred w w Henry Holt ft Co" common Holophane 11% 20% 9% (The B) Co: Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co. Marconi International Marine, 4% July 2% May 7 Va May 9% Aug Dec 6% 600 * common *.% Hqe (R) 8% 6% 11%; Nov 1% 20% I Co 56% Jan 4% .,,,10 Manlschewitz 9% May 8% Oct Dec 2 21% 11 25 800 22% 13 Sep 19 ■V 24 __ Maine Public Service Apr Dec 700 700 24 200 , Dec 15% Oct 25% 22 Mangel Stores Sep 105 Feb 900 ' 5% 11 6% 25o common : 1 % 8% • A 2% 1% ~78/a Jan May M Jan 46 300 4% . Class Heller Co 47% . 12% "7% — 15Va Mar Jan 1% 25 Jan 15% 1,200 2.% Harvard Brewing, Co _._i Hat, Corp of Amerioa B non-vot com__l Hathaway Bakeries Inc l — 15% 12% • common May 44 Va 5% Sep _ 1,900 10% July 14 % 5% 5 common Haseltine Corp Hearn Dept Stores common Heche Mining Co 300 • Electric Lignt Hartford x5 % 25 2 McAleer x5% . 21% Oct May May Nov H 5% 21% ft Groceterias class A. Massey ___B Nov Co Marlon Power Lamp Co WamHton Bridge Co Ltd.. 9% Macklntosh-Hemphill Mar 1,000 - - 2,500 LonglnesTWittnauer Watch Co_ Long Island Lighting Co— Common ctfs of dep 7% preferred A ctfs of dep 6% preferred B ctfs of dep Louisiana Land & Exploration Louisiana Power ft Light $6 pfd Lynch Corp Jun 13% - 11 Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas) % May 57% May 9% Jan % • Apr 10% Class B Jan 5% 50 ft 10% Inc % Locke Steel Chain. Dec 80% • ■* . Brothers Loblaw 25% Aug Dec 1 9,100 1 9% Jun .so 10 % * 10 Corp common 8 Llpton (Thos J) Inc 6% preferred—26 Jun 10 1,800 44 1 1 —2$ Lionel 2,200 2 21%. •, 8 (RG) Jun 21% X42. Tourneau 2% Mar 600 24% Foundry ft Machine Corp of Delaware Monotype Machine La Salla Extension University Lefcourt Realty oommon Leonard OV Development 2* 24 105% 10% Half Feb 6%. 5% 21% . 11% 7% 3 % Mar 100 • & AJabastlne 17% May 6'/a Nov 1 10% Paper: Dec —I 21% 1%, 1st preferred; Great Northern Dec 8 Lamson 10% stock 5 7,600 La key * ... 400 9% Apr 2% 150 10 • conv 5% 8 Nov 4,400 10 1 Gorham Inc class A Gorham Mfg common Nov 5 9 Va 9 xi05% 3%20 : 12% ' 1 1 40 ..—5 Goldfield Consolidated Mines Goodman Mfg Co —1 Mines Ltd Feb, __l Gobel (Adolf) Ino common Godchaux Sugars class A Class. B, *4.50 prior preferred snore Nov 95 2.bo . Glenmore Distilleries class B Globe-Union Inc High 27 25 Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen, Alden Coal- Gypsum Lime Jan 6,900 • Co common Ladeda-Ohrlsty Company L'Aiglon Apparel Inc 8 2,000 3 3% * Non-voting 9Va May Dec Low Jun Oct Range Since January l High 96% 34 1 common. Graham-Paige Motors 5% Grand Rapids Varnish Gray Mfg Co 27% 5% 300 Low Par Dec Baloo Range for Woek of Prices' Bkareo Jun 110 Co High 5% 100 34% Woak's Last Balo Prioo Kxchanga Dec 2,100 • Gladding McBean ft Curb 3% $6 prelerred Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines Gllphrlst 6 7% 34% General Phoenix Corp —1 General Plywood Corp common50c General Public Service $6 preferred-.* preferred York 7% 5% ,—10 General Fireprooflng common * General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd—__100 Gilbert 100 New 22% preferred series A $5 Low 3% 25 General Electric Co Ltd— 17 STOCKS— Range Binee Ja MWfl High 3% Ainti dep rets ord reg £1 General Finance Corp common—_—1 Georgia Power Shares - 1% 15 1,300 Company 70 10% SOn 9% 10 common 12 Vb Jan 13 V8 Feb 2 V4 Nov % , MUter Nov Nachman May Namm's 20 % May 7% Corp Inc — Bellas National Breweries common——...—• Apr Hess 1 common preferred 7% National Fuel 12 VB 12 VB 5 1 common National Apr 1% Dec Oct Nov 14 Va May .11% Aug N 2% May 3% Nov 100 - 4% 5 3 2% 3 Vb • 30% 30% —1 Sep 1,000 4% 6,800 • 2% Mar 30% 1,170 10% 17,600 Nov 15% 7 Jan Nov 4% July 9 9 10% 29 Vb Mar 37% Oct 33% 25 Gas National Mallinson Fabrics Feb 37% Jun Dec 12 % Jan 9 * 10% 11 VB 400 10% Dec 16% July 12 12% 300 12 Oct 16 2 IOV4 10 llVa 27,800 10 Dec 17% 4 8Va 8 8 Va 1,800 10 7Va 7 Vb 7 % 900 ' Jeannette Glass Co National Mfg common Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co Jim. Brown Stores Preference Julian ft 1 1 . common 1 ;-4 ' - ' 4% 3% Nov "5% ,v,*5% 500 800 4% Feb 4 ... 4% 434 5 200 4%', » Kokenge Co 4 43/4" ' 4% 100 4 • 9% ■ Va Feb % Sep ft Stores common National Pressure Cooker common Jan National Radiator Co 8% Aug 9% Jun National Rubber National Steel Car Ltd 6% Juji 19% Dec 25% Machinery National Transit Jan • Co Kennedy's pfd 8.% Inc—; • 7 V ; Petroleum. For see. 15 Mar 3% 3% 1,000 3 Nov 3 Va 3% 26,400 2 Nov 22V8 Jun 4% May 3% Jun ' Nov Apr Feb 9 % Jan 43%. 17 43% 17 . 2%., 13 50 37% 500 1,800 Jan 12% May 4,000 1% 800 3% .11 6,400 10% .12 107% 62 Jan 5 15 * 6 100 13% Feb 4Vb Feb 17% Aug 7% Oct 8% 80% Anr Jan 13% 200 15% 500- 6 81% 990 79 Va Nov 1 2% 1% 2% 1,800 1% Nov convertible preferred 20 7% 5% 7% 1,150 5 Nov 12% New Jersey Zinc.. New Mexico ft Arizona Land New Park Mining Co. 25 67% 2,700 Jan 72% July 8% 4,400 Feb 10% May 1% 2,900 • 4%% New Process Co Nov N Auction Dec N -Y 48% Sep 19% Oct ■12% Mar • Nov Nov IS , 4% May 20% Dec 10 Dec 50 11% Jun Jan 14 Mar Dec 16 Apr- 24% Jun 20 275 19% Dec 7 % : 7% 500 6% Feb 12% -Mar i 18 „ 17 8 New England Tel & Tel.; New Haven Clock & Watch Jan "N6v 17% Mav Dec 6% 500 10: - page. 37. 11% 650 12 Brewing Col. footnotes 10 y4 -15% 126 Feb Co 80 67 1 8% 1 66 1% 8% 1% 59 Va 6 1% Nov 96 May 6 Jan Jan 2% Jun " 19% ' .450 - NoV 45% 11%. ... 7 9,% 2%. Knott Corp common Kruege.K. 6% 17 Kick land Lake G M Co Ltd Klein (D Emil) Co oosunon— Klakaart (1B) Rubber Co. VwbrtKBlrar. 11% 43%-. King Seeley Corpi,..,— Kingston Products Klrby 8 122y2 Aug 11% Mar 150, 99% (Walter) ft Co. Kimberly-Clark Corp— $%.%•. pseferred—. 100 Kings County Lighting 7% pfd B—100 preferred 16,500 15% > 11% B Key Co common $%, 9 15%. Dec 3% (Herman) Corp Neptune Meter common 100 —• —_ 7Vb May 10% May 11% Feb 3% Nestle Le Mur Co class A 1 Kansas Gas ft Electric 7% 7% Mar —1 Nelson K Kawneex 1 ——30o common National Union Radio Kaiaer-Frftzer Corp 35 EXCHANGE DECEMBER for Week Low Supply Corp com—1 ENDED (2567) Friday Range Par General Builders CURB WEEK CHRONICLE Sales sf Prioer Price FOR FINANCIAL 12% 100 12 V4, Dec 9% May Jan 17% N N Y ft Co * oommon Honduras Y Shipbuilding Rosario Class B 1 Hundred Feb 32 May 10 % Dec 100 14 V4 Feb 6% Nov 250 10% 16 Va 16 Va 8% i6y8 8 7% 8% 56,400 96 96 98 93% 93% 95 Va, .S6 21,200 Vb Dec 5 9% 9% 9% 400 8% Jan * 8% 8 Va 8% 5,200 ...100 optional warrants Niagara Share Corp class B Nineteen July Jari 27 28 75 % preferred- Ntles-Bement-Pond 10 Va 500 10% 10 Niagara Hudson Powei; commonu——1 5% 1st preferred.—..... .100 2d $8 50 9 8% 15 Feb 19 May Corp— Founders shares 5% Feb Dec 100 84% 28 ■ 10 Merchandise Y x75 * common com " Corp class B__ 5 1,200 ' 70 92 10% Jun Jun Feb 105 X$2% Apr 117 Jan 1 May 8 Vb 12 11% July Dec 12% May Feb 23% Nov ' V' RANGE Amer North 39 1% 1% 33 Jun Mar 48 Nov 4 ; / 2% % 2% 3,'000 9 9,5u0 3 3/8 Mar 89 11' 10% 11% 12 Vb 16 97% Nov Feb 13% Oct Semler 22% Jan Sentinel : Inc B) (R common— Control Serrlck Corp class B Corp Ogden Ohio Brass Power 4%% 50c common Co class B common Ohio Distillery— 1 Filters class B United Oliver Omar Nov 109 % Jan Feb 39% Jun 30% 1,500 • Inc, 8% 5 11,200 12% Oct 14% Nov 17% Sherwin-Williams 25 Dec V13 May ■ Shoe Sick's 3% Jun Dec 19% Jun 3/4 Jan l3/e 1 % 250 . 150 50 1,900 2% 3 33/4 43/4 9,000 3/4 300 l3/4 11 2% 11 600 19%. 19% 19% 14% 133/4 14% 53% 53 %> 56 Feb Pacific common Gas & Elec 5%% 1st Pacific Lighting Pacific Power 1st Oil Paramount Parker (CA) Oil 104 * Feb "3% 38,500 2% ~3JA ~33A _4 Dec 17% Jan Apr 14% Jun Dec 11% Jan 33/4 500 7% 10% 11% 20,700 9 3/4 Nov 18 •89% .2 Aug 19 % Mar Sep 17% Nov 31 Nov 80 Feb South 24% May 15% 400 89% 10 3% 14 % 15 % 15»/8 ■ 11 Oct -750 v 89% —1 —— 20 100 181/4 19% V 20 % 27/a May 113 • Jun Telephone ' 4 Aug 100 40% Nov 49 Jun 23% 400 21% Nov 26 % May 7% '8,000 28% Dec 283/4 28% 350 23/8 1,600 2% Dec 6% Jan 300 1% Nov 4% 1,600 80 224 10 88 25% Apr 29% Aug 8% Feb 14 V2 Mar cumulative preferred-.: $1 $1.32 2,700 . Penn-Dixie Cement 23% 23% 25 preferred———. Corp common Pennroad 6% 6%- Elec Penn Power Penn Traffic & 2V8 Co Nov Mfg Co Perfect Circle . (Mass). Governor Pinchin Ltd ~7 • 23 % Southern • Pleasant Valley Wine Co. Pneumatic Scale common Polaris Power Lambert Prentice-Hall 7 Service $5 prior Jun 2 2 Feb 11% 113/b 500 xl03/4 Nov 64 65% 1,220 58% Feb 203/4 23% 7,000 83/8 Jan ~5% . 1,800 33/4 8 13% 923/4 39 1 ^ 2 Standard-Thomson PUget Sound Pulp & Timber coiti. Pyle-National Co common.. • 19% % Dec Jan 5 6% Apr Stein (The) 35% 3,600 33 V* Jan 47 Jun 22% 50 16 Dec 31% Feb Jan 41% May 28 Va Apr 28% 27% 26 27%' 28% 1,000 2,300 26% 26% 27 % 2,100 25 24% 24% 24% 300 6% 63/a 6% 100 ISterling Engine Co Sterling May Inc Stetson Co common (J B) 15 Oct Stinnes Oct Stop & Shop Inc. 6% 8% Feb Feb 16 . Apr May Jun. 3 7,200 1% Jan 300 7% Nov Jun ;» 450 903/4 NOV 150 90 Jan 600 19% 175 800 May ,10% Oct 29 % July 29 Va Jan 25% Feb 4% Corp (Hugo) — Stroock (S) & Co common Sunbeam Corp.— L_ Sun Ray i Drug common. Superior Portland Cement, Inc Superior Tool & Die Co_s.JiL Oil Corp Swan Finch 99 2% 3 1,000 2% Nov 4% 500 4% Nov 3/4 Oct 7% May 1% May 5% 5% % 8% % i 1,500 83/4 ' 2,100 ' Dec 30 xll% xl2 '• 10 • common¬ preferred.: 87% 6% 6 86% " .100 144% ; —• Queber Power Co.. 11 % July 14 53/4 Dec Jan 83/4 Feb' 2% 16% 16% Sep 3% Jun 15% 100 • 13% • 13% 12- 175 14 152 139% Nov "180 144 %" 144 % Jun x96 Mar 79 360 88 July 15% Aug Mar Corp Taggart — warrants 7 Railway & Light Securities— > Voting common ; Railway & Utility Investment A. 10 Rath 10 Roller 31 c Regal Shoe Reis Rice Stix Dry & Engineering Goods Grande (Texas v Thor 1,200 9V2 Feb 11% May 1,400 -25% Feb 30% 1% 4,800 1% 1% 150 6% 7% 3% Amer Rome . dep rets for ord Cable Roosevelt Corp Field Rowe (The) 800 Co 19% Mar , , 53/8 3% 1,700 3% Dec 1.3-8 1,600 1% Dec 3% 2% Oct 5,200 2% Nov 740 52 % Feb 72 22% 22% 100 21 Dec 18 23 27% Jun 23% July 2% 2% ...* —,-1 .1 1 1 * 5 1 * —• —25c • 1 15 21% 900 3 173/4 Dec 26% 6% % 2,300 Dec 12 % 12% 450 4% 12 25 25% 200 24% Mar 2% 1,500 2% 2% 1% . common * 2 2 3/8 27%. Ryan Consolidated 1% 4,100 - 85 200 27% Co Petroleum Ryerson & Haydes common Dec 1% Apr 15%'Jan 950 11% Dec 20% 33% 35% 700 27 Vb Jan 37 Oct 5% 5% 400 Nov 7 Jan 14V4 225 2% 1,400 1% 33% 14 - 2% V 300 5 2% Allied & 11 25 25% 12% 5 :i Feb 12-■ 24% Nov 31% 10 Nov 16 124 3,700 400 . .100 16% 16% 111/2 -1 ; ( 16% • 1,900!; . - 11% Mar 49% Mar 100', 140 58 8% 4% 8% 4 % x32 % ..10 pfd——— .100 Tonopah Mining of Nevada— Trans Xux Corp... . 1 Toledo Edison 4 % % Tri-Continentai ^ convertible 32 1st conv 7 . 9 Vb 8% 600 . 4 % 600 % 900 33 7 Via -- - . Nov 93 Mar Union Investment Co — ; Nov 3% Aug 17 37% Jan 9 Apr Dec 13% Jun 5% Sep 43 Oct preferred .1 Salt Dome Oil Co. Samson Oct United Gas Corp common—; Jun Jan 7% Apr Light & Railways— United Milk Products common 5% Nov 11% 43/8 Nov 6% Jan United Apr 500 6% 4% 5 Corp United 24% 11% 11% 1,500 5% 5 Elastic Apr Jan Nov 1,700 5% United Corp common 7% 18% 18% 19% 10% 8chulte ^.1 <P AK-Inc footnotes page 37. 7% Nov 18% 800 18% Dec 23 % 13,800 Sep 12 % Jan i 7% 2 2% 1,900 13/4 Mar 2 2,700 1% 1% 3% 1% 1%. 200 6,300 Nov 5% 6 800: 9% 9% 58 Oct 7% Aug 1% Jan 66 July 5 Jun Nov 99% Jun Dec 1% May 3% . Dec 1% Feb 26% Nov 4% 8"% , 500 v 6% Apr 4% May 31 May Nov. 9 Jan Oct 12 Jan 93/4 Aug 3% 3% Preferred United common Preferred United Specialities common U S Foil Co class B 4% May Nov 3% Jan 7% 7 * * 2 3A Jun 6% Apr 8% Jan 7% Nov 1% 2 3/8 100 Apr 92 93 ~3% ~4 2,300 30 29% Nov 973A Jan Nov 62 Jan 3 425 "3% 87% 52% 93 Nov i7ff . 30 Feb 5,900 29% 300 Jun % May 36 % May U S and International $5 1st preferred with 70 20 3/4 July 19% 19% 19% 2,200 16 Feb 21% 21% 21% 9,000 17% Feb 233/4 Oct 13 12% 13 325 12"% Dec 30 Jan 20 22% 20 Dec 40 5 % May 25%j Jan 5% May NOV 250 3/4 Nov 2 243 Va —100 —25c Nov 51% 50% 51% 373/4 37% 37% 48 4,825 390 37 % 8 1 % ~l3/8, Il% 1 Securities.—* 14% 2% warrants——* 74% 743/4 1 62% Dec 413/4 ' Nov 1% Dec 13 3% July Jan Jan Apr jan July Jun 15% 14% 2% 2,900 10% Nov 6 % 25 1 _10c 5% July Dec 38 % Mar A -25 Machinery U S Air Conditioning Corp -'1% 1% 7% —10 preferred..—— Shoe Jun Feb • 10 Oct Dec 5% Mar 6 - 300 1,300 1% "7% dep Apr 3 10c 5 -* 4 United Molasses Co Ltd— Aug 11% 3% 1 common; see '2,100 8 1% 1 25c Oil For 73/e 1 Inc (Del).—; Sayre & Fisher Brick Co Savoy "53/4 California— $3.75 pfd series A * Union Stock Yards of Omaha——100 United Aircraft Products com—50c United Chemicals common • United Corp warrants, — Jan 6% 33/4 ._* x 2,700. 2% _ Jan % 1,100 2%. Union Oil Co of 14% 5% 5% Corp— Canada of 10 600 . ,_49 common-; 3%,; 3% 2%, Dec 88 100. 3,000 . Corp Chemical Gas 10% Ltd ; Z „ Jun May 18%May 15 U Realization May Dec 1,51% Nov 33/4 —1 May 2 Mar H 150 2,000 „ Jan Jan 9 . '% % Oct 300 2% 91% jr " 91% 91 %■ > preferred Union 23 2 Nov 54% 54 2% 43/4 100 — Tung-Sol Lamp Works com.—!___ 80c 13 u , .70c warrants—;—1— Inc^ Trunz Ulen 100 5 1 —5s .-20 5% 5% ..£1 Nov Jan 21 Dec xl0% May > May v Jan 19% Nov 15 1,100 10% 11% Xl3% xl3% 57% 16% 200 ' . .16 15 • —. 1 Construction, !— 10 Va 1,500 11 Stocks United Profit Sharing com Corp Jun 14% Apr j 118 % July 11 25% 5 Trust Co Ltd— dep rets ord regis dep rets def regis rets ord regis United NJ RR & Canal Lawrence 3% Nov Feb Jan 17 % May 13 3% Mar 10 11% Todd Shipyard Corp common— Toklan Royalty Corp >. — Amer St Nov 10% 13 /; 1% • common.... new 4% May Nov 100 9 9 £1 1 Co Jan 12 — 7% pfd—. Realty. & Tobacco Unexcelled 86 85 * Aeronautical Jan 7% M^y 15% Jun Nov 12 Oct 3% Feb 4% 1% Jan 8% Nov 2,700 X4% 1 Jun 1 Ryan 6% 15% Mar 1,600 4% TlVa Jan 375 " 1.25 common Oct Apr 3% May 5% 26% July 18% 5 Ltd f 8% May Nov 3 ' 663/4 Corporation common Inc Tishman Dec 1%' 3% 5 common.. Inc Corp common Royalite Oil Jun 6% / reg Rotary Electric Steel Co.— Russekg Fifth Ave Mar 93/8 Oct 17% F__HI00 common Rolls Royce Ltd— 55 5% 600 21 Jun 5% Nov 1% 1 pfd May 2% May 122 6% Aug 2,600 3 3 Feb 102 ' 7% 3 Jan" 1% 1 Va Mar 500 112% 13/S Nov 2% Tilo Roofing " 1,100 • t c Pendleton Inc & ' Jan Jun 52 24,500 ■ 13/iMay 31 37 173/4 5 Valley Gas Co— Corp) r 10 ■ 7% x5% 20% _l Rochester Gas & Elec 4% Roeser . ■54% 6% 20% Jun Dec 24% 100 33/e May 30 % Mar 500 54% , 3/4- Feb — 25 32% NOV 14% Mar ■ 24% 5% • Richmond Radiator Rio 7 III—"I 1 I IIIIIIl Co & ■54% * 6.25 * Co... (Robert) 150 32% • common... Co Reliance Electric ' 17 16% 3/4 29,800 —* 24% • Reading Tube Corp class A Reea 1% V \r 16% 1 preferred Manufacturing 1% ' Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common convertible Feb 10% 112 —-—1 common... Inc Power & Light Amer R $3 193/4 Nov 28% 9% 28 1% 26% 2% Mar 400 2% 65 % Tampa Electric Co common Amer Havtheon Aug 13 19% Mar Tobacco Security 5 Dec 8 Jan Aug Thew Shovel 4 ' iv'f' Texas f Feb 36 1,800 July Technicolor i * 10% July 48% Jun Jan 40 >'4" 99% Jun 94 11, , , Nov Mar 22% May 38% 39 —.1 Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc.. 97% 93/4 19%" 20% ' 8 Manufacturing— Aadio-Keith-Orpheum option 6% July May 283/8 28% 3/4 Corp.— & Co common (A) 15 ~ er Nov —• Steel Co of Canada——— 44 % May 95% 193*4 93% Oats 2 3/4 fi-10% May •T-v • Quaker 300 Nov -1 Starrett Dec 600 9. Corp." Standard-Tube class B Jan 800 2% 93 % 23/4 . 3 27% —.1 1 Co... Oct 18% Jun 9 % Mar 7% 1% 94 100 Products Feb 8% preferred Pyrene Standard 35 11% ' Mar Jan 23 Colorado— preferred— Power & Light— May 7% Feb 34% * 87 13% 8% , 8% July 7% 8% preferred 20 25 923/4 35 7% 5 4 % Oct 300 1 Co 650 13% 11% 3/4 4,700 2,100 Convertible 75% Nov • of Standard Brewing 41 Jan 2,000 37 1 Oct l'/e • 2.78 Stahl-Meyer Inc 13% * Oct 8% 5% 4,400 35 V* ——-—25 ——25 4.48% conv preference. —25 4.32% cum preferred— 25 Southern Pipe Line— -1 Southland Royalty Co.—— r—5 Spencer Shoe Corp— —* Mar 4 4% Mar 100 4% . 8% 8% common..——3^50 America ~2j| Aug 1,900 ■ cumulative 4%.% Puget Sound Jan 29% 12% • Providence Gas Public 9% Feb 5,300 4% • Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B Nov 22 200 10 common Producers Oct 6% 1,900 23% Jan 0 11% Jan 2% _ioo of July 8s/s 65% 5 Co Inc Metals Pressed 11% May -2% 1 1st preferred & Dec 2% common—2.50 Corp of Canada 6% Pratt 70 2% 125c Alexander & Feb ' 37% July 50 __ Mining Co Powdrell 63/4 May 3% Mar 200 50 2 Jan 23/4 preferred ———10 Standard Dredging Corp common 1 $1.60 convertible preferred 20 Standard Forgings Cofp—— -1 Standard Oil (Ky) —10 Standard Power & Light com 1 Common class B : _* 22 Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common 4 94 3% 7% preference conv Standard Cap & Seal common 2% 7, Dec Sep 1 25 Jan 11% l May 20 Jan _2%' l common—. 10% / original preferred 4.88% cum preferred 5% $7 Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd NOV 270 3 1 34% 5% 93/B 2,800 6% 23: 90 9% 10 54% sharesi Amer Piper Aircraft Corp Pitney-Bowes Inc__ i. 4 10% 10% _• common Johnson 48 400 9% 4% 4%, ■ • 9% .—12.50 common Pipe Line California Edison— Pa Nov 3% 1,150 Jun " 50c common 53% < 9% 100 Mar 39 200 Oct 108 % Dec 4% 700 3% Dec 8% Oct 99 % 1,650 - 52 52 2.50 Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co. 4% 7- 39% 3% 20 Corp.. Pharis Tire & Rubber Pierce I 39% • ~i 20 Nov 2"% 90 — 5% Mar 600 403/4 4% 2.50 Power Co 2. 7 100% 102 101% 100 (The)— .Pepperell >l! v pfd 1% 1% • common Light 4%% Penn Water & Pep Boys class A •< 28% i warrants " Penn Gas & 45 2* sum Nov Jun 3% 3 45 • common—: 8% May 6% Mar 7% 19% Mills..'. raper Oil Penn Soutnwesv 4.56% Peninsular 373/4 Aug May 236% 7% 231 231 — Oct 4 Jun Apr 22 % May Apr 113/4 900 11% 35 * Solar Aircraft Co 1 § Solar Manufacturing Co.— 1 Sonotone Corp —_i,___ 1 Boss Manufacturing common 1 South Coast Corp common 1 (Howard) Smitn Sep 34 Sep ,r \ —1 , 3% 10% -5 Ltd— Co Jun 25% July Mar 23% July 17 76 108% 11% 11% 11% common City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred — Oct Sioux July 17% 23 100 24 24 24 sh Corp.. 97 Jan _3% Co__, 1063/4 Feb ' 91 • Parkersburg Rig & Reel— I Patchogue Plymouth Mills—— Patican 101 Apr Jan 18 3/4 • —1 B—:—__—* Singer Manufacturing Co.—...—100 Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— "Amer dep rets ord regis £1 32 '/a July 12% Mar c Amer Motors Pen t v 36 Mar 2y 140 10% May Jun 32% 200 103% 104% ___• common (CA) 30% • com preferred Pancoastal 34 Feb 6% 1,800 33 34 1,500 7% 30 -25 _25 Service Page-Hersey Tubes Pantapec 1st pfd__ $5 preferredLight 5% pfd——.100 & Pacific Public $1.30 6% preferred 7% - —8 • May 4 223/a Dec 53 % 10 Simpson's Ltd class Pacific Can Co • 12% Feb 500 $3 convertible preferred— Pattern 153/4 May Nov 1,100 105% 105% Dec 1% May Oct Publications— Simmons-Boardman Simplicity 4 3% Dec x23/8 , 2,000 Jan 15% I ——* * Silex Co common— 5% Dec 16 600 12 2% 2% Jun 87% Jun Feb % Jun 85 Feb Nov 10 % Mar ——* Corp of America class A Breweries Ltd—— 273/a 75 % Mar 2% Jan 43% May Feb 74 79 80 2% 243/4 1% Mar 79/ 4% 2 Dec 13% 2,250 Oct 22 7 NOV 15% ? 10,800 3 22% 18% 15 6,500 2% 3 * —-—1 —.25 — 100 Canada—w. Sherwin-Williams of Aug Sep common preferred 4% Jan Jan 73/a 1,500 9% 7% 7% 1 Sheller Mfg Co— Oct 9% July 15 500 23 23 23 Securities— 48 14% i — — O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Overseas Jan Nov 1,300 1% 19% 0 Shawinigan Water & Power Jun 33 101 common— Shattuck Denn Mining— Dec 50 37% 37 8% Poindexter Ola Gas— 2% 1% Feb 50 36%- 37 37% ,' 1,200 104% 105% _100 13 Natural Oklahoma 1%« -2% • preferred.. Leatner Seton O Feb 15% 15%' 153/4 —1 1 -1 1 * — Corp Radio Saiecy Sentry 1% 1% Allotment Dec 12% 10 % 80 prior stock.. certificates $5.50 Oct 9% Feb 7 3,300 stock. Convertible Sep Inc common. Industries Selected Feb 4,600 20 % 15 15% * 1 5 25' Co..a Jan 103 73/4 Nov 2,000 121/4 —1 • Novadel-Agene Sep 2% Shoe Selby Jun 34 27 1% 1 — High Low 1,400 27% ; X18 * Segal Lock & Hardware May 21% May 97 9 < Mar 15 200 8% 2 1'% 600 ; Ranee Since January 1 High —1 Inc Bros Seeman common Shares 27 xl8 » Securities Corp General 15% 15 * Aircraft Inc Corp Northrop Scullin Jun 300 i, Oct 700 ).. 8V4 48% 5 V pid_100 (Minn) Power States Co Steei Feb 6% of Prices 27 25 —— 33 % Mar 50 — Northern Indiana Pub Serv Northern 39% Manufacturing Scovill for Week Low Par 1% May Dec Range , Sale Price Exchange Curb High — Co RR Penn , 40 Utility American North 1,100 39 .;—• Securities.—* North Central Texas Oil—8 Northeast Airlines-. —1 Class B common. North % 3,700 7%. .'7% 7% ; Light & Power common-. * American Rayon class A_— North % % 5 Mines Low York New Range Since January 1 High Low Par Nlpissing Shares •f Prices •ale Price Exchange Curb York New Last Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— for Week Range Last DECEMBER 17 Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— EXCHANGE WEEK ENDED FOR Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL CURB YORK NEW -■' & COMMERCIAL THE ' (2568) 36 .. 1,300 11% Feb 191/4 May 3% 6,200 5 Vb May 76% 550 1% Feb 70% Feb 86 May Volume 168 Number 4761 • THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL . NEW YORK RANGE FOR Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week's Last Exchange U Radiator S common High 1 5% 1 Rubber Reclaiming Co United Stores Corp com Universal Consolidated Oil 5% 1% 1% U S Universal Low 50o 2% Universal Products Co common Utah-Idaho Sugar—__3 Utah Power & Light common Low • Dec 8% Sep 500 lVa Apr Sep 3 Jan 3 Va May Nov 45 July 600 36 2 Vb 2% * 24 2% 21 35 19% Mar 24 5 100 2% 200 29 Isarco Dec 3% 19% Mar 1 A7s 1947 Nov ex A Italian 1 McCord Jan Midland 22% May 4% at New $4 convertible Venezuelan preferred 5 Va 5 5% 67 3,400 5 67 67 20 1 5% 5% 6 4,600 20c 2 Va 2»/a 2% 1,800 Petroleum Venezuela Syndicate 5% Inc Vogt Manufacturing England & Y Ohio Nov Jan 10 98 10% Jun Dec 5% Jun 12% July 1st 7% preferred cum Waltham Ward i v4 300 l'/a 10'A 200 8 Feb 106 July 1% 1,000 l'/a Apr 10 500 8% Nov 100 ; ; 1 Co 1% 1% 30 9% 9»/a 1 preferred Watch i'/4 9 VB Hydro-Electric 1% ; 1% Aircraft Wentworth Corp Manufacturing 1.25 1,350 1 % 300 7 7 3,000 4 1% 1 2 3% Baking Co warrants, Warner 7 Vb 700 West Texas Utilities $6 preferred • Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pld__100 Western Tablet & Stationery com 1* Westmoreland Coal Whitman (Wm) & (The) Corp Williams (R C) & Co__ Willson Products Inc Brothers preferred Winnipeg Elec ' 6% 300 5% 11 Nov 11% 125 9% Dec 3% Feb 15% 400 28% 200 14 Jan 19 17 Feb 28% 85 ~9% 10% 600 19 10 Vb 19% 300 Jan 9% Jan 14 Atnerican deposit receipts 6% preference ■ 5s 6% 7 800 6% 9% '_ • 12,400 1% A7s Jan West BONDS , New York Curb Interest Last Period Sale Price Exchange or Low Appalachian Elec Power 3%s 1970 J- D Associated 1953 j.j Electric 4%s Assoc Tel & Tel deb Atlantic City Bell 5%s A Electric 1955 Boston 1960 Steel Edison 6s A5%s (20% Debenture Debenture . 3s .Consol Gas EI Lt & Pwr (Bait) e, 1st ref mtge 3s ser P >g,lst'Bef mtge 2%s ser Q ref 2%s 2%s conv series with City) Delaware Lack Lackawanna lst n. 1st feastern Elmlra Ercole of N mtge is ser Gas & Water Fuel Lt Marelli & Elec 92 % 71 82% 99% M-Q J-J A6V2s with Nov 1 AG %s ex Nov 1 *105 105% 104 104% 106 — 85% 104 106 ii 103 105% 106% 84% . *104 __ J- J 23 105% 107V4 85% 193 A-O 107.-/ *98% 99 Jf-N 102% 99 % 78 __y 102 Danish 88% 97% ■: 27 100% ■ 101% 102% 6 101% M-N 1 111% Grand Trunk 62 45 47% 26 98% 17 May 47% .1965 J -J 98% .1956 US r 97% *111% 55% Western .1950 Ry 4s: 3%s__— .1963 International A6%s A6%s A 7s .1958 24 (Dec 1 (Aug series A7s 1941 coup) 1955 • 102 % 56 104 coupon) 1 >. 35% 33% 33% M *35 1957 coupon) 33% 103% 35 10 * Cons City J-J Curb 105 105 11 98 98 1 125 64% A-O $64% J-J 105% 96% 122 . 63 75 16 30% *23 i_ 25 16% 30 29 Va 29% 19 38 *12 J-D *100% *25 __ 100% , 103% *12 26 18 US J-D A-O *108% J-D *118% 119 Va F-A 100% 100% 82 Va 82% 83 27% 10 72 86 2 106 108 102 % 108% 117 '106% 106% 120 __ 98% 104 Intere«t ; Exchange Week's Range Last Period or Sale Price Bonds Range Since Sold Friday's Bid A Asked January 1 No. High High 61% 65% 61% 61 62% 35% 35% 31 39% *60% • , j-j J-D Low — 61% A-O __ Loan— U-N *69 75 58 1953 ____ r-a *67 69 66 stamped—___—1952 j-j 84% | , 6%s stamped_1958 (Plan A) 2%s to ——2008 5 1 12 16 24 30 j-d Jf-N *40% 34% 35V8 31 39% „ 42% 44 42 44% 22 27 62 81 25 27 12 % ' 26 1947 A-O *40% 1931 j-d *28 1972 j-d $61 65 *26'% 28 5s __ (Plan A) reduced to 2%s 2008 stamped reduced to (Plan 2% J-J 1997 (Republic of) — 2%s (ser A B C D E) Janeiro *24. 1947 1927)—. de M-N 1951 of stamped 12% 1 (issue Oct. 10 5%^ ' 5% us A Russian J-J 14% 14% 107 14% 13% 15% 18 24 A) .2012 "No 106'% Odd-lot principal. 36 35 35% 34% 2 17% 35 Va 13 177/a 34% 55% 75 26 Government 6%s J-D $23 1919 (not ' value, par a transaction n Deferred US 1% 1921 A5%s 61 .78 24 % j-j 1% delivery transaction included (not Under-the-rule in year's transaction (not range) included , (not 1% *' 2 26 1% 3% 1% 2 36 1% 3% included in year's range). d Ex-interest, f Ex-distribution., g Ex-stock div. h Exyear's range), r Transaction for cash in included in year's range)x E^-dividend. y Ex-rights., z Ex-liquidating dividend. *Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. ABonds being traded flat. . §Reported in receivership. , Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ tive;, "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting: stock; "v tc," voting trust certificates; ""wi/'^when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w," without warrants. t" Below . listed on are the daily closing averages of representative the New York Stock Exchange Stocks 30 • . Indus¬ - Date- . . V .. >. " 14 ; '/ • ■ trials 13 Dec. 15_. Dec. ; • 11 Dec. . Dec. Dec. M 16 Dec. 17 — 177.49 as : stocks and bonds compiled by Dow, Jones & Go. - -Bonds10 20 15 Total Rail¬ Util¬ t roads ities Stocks 53.92 33.00 10 65 64.65 First Second 10 Total Indus1 Grade Grade Util¬ Rails Rails ities . 40 trials Bonds 10Q.89 100.95 90.31 , 101.58 98.43 177.34 _m_ 54.00 33.02 64.65 1*00.87 176.59 100.71' 53.55 90.34 101.54 98.36 33.13 64.39 100.96 100.72 90.36 53.31 101.66 98.42 33.20 64.26 100.89 100.88 90.16 101.88 98.45 33.17 64.10 100.89 101.01 90.19 101.99 98.52 33.17 64.09 100.88 100.99- 90.08 102.31 98.57 176.20 175.83 175.92 ' 1 .N. A-O Stock and Bond Averages i •* < 69 1955 6%s 53.06 52.97 ; 104 25 *23 -- . 1969 — (Peru) Interest 103% 17 64% 64% 100% 114% 1960 Municipal [ 5 J 101 , 1927) Rio 61 17% 34% 98 " 1964 5s of May 102% 16% • Debenture ,escrow ctfs 105% 2 99% 2030 fissue Parana 31 10 35 > 101% *119 1950 3%s Mortgage Bank of Denmark 112% 18 34% 35 JS 17% "38 33 1952 : 36 33 1952 1941 36 1 101 3 ' 1 .'. i' .. 38 100% .61% 104 __ J-D —11957 ... 1941 105 1950 AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s_ e —1958 F (July 1 24 Sec— Interstate Power Co— A *58 U-N 50 Va 102% v102% — J-J 1970 C series E A7s A 7s Power series - A-O -1949 A7s 47% 103% 110 .102% 102 • J-D 105% 101 ' 103'% 103% r-A debentures York Interest 50% J -J 105% 103 ' *101 U-N coupon is to , Guantanamo & Western 6s ' 1964 Traction 5s Peru US 114 101% 101% : 5%s__ *12 ' — Power Indianapolis Power & Lt 3%s_ —f 41 ^ / • .-••*" ' J - , ' i ' - . '.,r. ,.., ; • • • : ( ; ^ f i? i i W M * A7s 65 97% 30 1940 coupon- .1953 1947'coupon— .1953 113 97% 99% 1970 5s Maranhao stamped 29% — *26% — 1 Co— .1901 Green Mountain ■■ J-J —1946 AMedellin 7s stamped Mortgage Bank of Bogota— 61 .1993 stamped • 1989 Power ' n 3%s Newspaper Union— AExternal 115 61 101 'Danzig Port & Waterways— Finland Residential Mtge Bank— 5s 115 103% 104'% *105 ' " 109 111% 111% A-O 103% 99% — —1950 1940 Interest reduced 3%s t-J debs External *■ 106% 101 96% " 99 98 *101 104'% A-O Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col) A 20-year 7s April 1946 A 20-year 7s —Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 RR— RR 5s_3 Elec 3 160 ' F-A 1947 coupon. Hotel— External J-D .1993 Mfg 1 Water Penn ALima d 1973 _1970 (Calif) *113 • __ 145% ' *99 % 101 friday 92 __ — 26 101% 101% __ A-O ; BONDS Division- J 145% 147'% ■ M-S 1971 Electric New — mtge 4s ser A A-O 146 Va — 111 92% 104 34 26% Foreign Governments & Municipalities 97 MS 1954 & Western 1 income renn 102% 81 1981 Gen mtge 4%s J-J MS 3%s trust. Dec 168 98% 25 1976 R (Bait 22 88 A-O —1962 Gas 155 100% Gas 106 19 5 106% 108% 165 100 *25 1973 Gas 92% 105% 103 __ *12 -- 1951 stamped 103% 107% MS __1969 debs Consolidated 99% — — 1st *155 82% 103% — •104% 104% High 103% 15 ; no8% 110 100% $92','4 *104% 105% J-J ' 2nd 108 87% 1977 ,, 96 87% 1969 . 102% 18 J-J 1953 5s Low 25 100% 101 *105% 106% J-J J-D Low 1966 -Debenture 5s 1 101 Q-F 1954 Jan No. 97% . j.jj 1948 redeemed) 5s 96% J-D 1998 1970 2%s_ ICentral States Electric Corp— <;■ -£58 (20% redeemed) Cities Service '',1 * High 104% 105% 96% /-J »' 5s series C Bethlehem 104% 103% — Bange Since January] Sold * " M-N 1964 3%s Telephone of Canada— Bends 100 1946 6s conv s f Bid* Asked 6 —1966 Western Week's Range Friday's 101% 101% J Washington West Friday 108 A-O 1965 5s Waldorf-Astoria % May 2 104% 106 Hydro-Electric Co— A 5s Nov 2 Corp— stamped (Hugo) Industries— ' A 7s ex Dec Nov 106% 1952 United Electric Co of N J 4s United Electric Service Co— Oct £1 106 A6%s with Aug 1 1940 coupon—1958 ex Aug 1 1947 coupon 1953 Jan 22% 106% A6%s 102 Va July Feb A-O U-N 3rd A7-4s Ternl E)ec Nov 13 107 Vs 104 103 (Hugo) Stinnes ; . 104 101% 3s_1981 3s j 67 102% , Corp inc 5s collateral A7-4s May ' 8 5s G) (A AStarrett 7% May 28 28% Spalding 12% Mar 1,000 Edison & 103% 58 1 1998 ; Counties Jun 5 101% 9 104% *104 1960 3s ser B 1st mtge 3s Southwestern Gas May 10 15% ref M Stinnes 24% Feb 4% 4% 2 Ltd— Wright.Hargreaves Ltd 6% 6% California 109% 3 M-N 1952 California Jan 17% Mar 100 * W) (P 300 107 . — 64%'. 104 w 103 Va 103% _______ Southern Jan 16% .63'% coupon—1960 series A—" 1st & Jan 18% Dec 9% 1 * Woodley Petroleum 300 25 % Oct -debs Southern May Jun 2% 9% 6'/a 25 common 200 3 %s Apr 291/4 July 40 Va July Mar 18 '/a 1 . Wisconsin Pwr & Lt 4%95> pfd Woodall Industries Inc * Woolworth 33 8% 8% • w 2'/a 161 Nov Southern May 115% Feb 18% 5 : common w 140 50 10 Jan 14 ,2% 10 Wickes 5% 35% Apr 7% July 20 1 . Wichita River Oil Corp Wilson 35% 6'/8 6% Mar :__1 Co 1940 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp San Joaquin Lt & Pow 6s B Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s 2% Map 112 40 10 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg_' Dec Dec — 104% Co— 5%s series A Jan Jan 2% Mar 24% 35% 2% 6% 25 104% Queens Borough Gas & Electric— Feb 110% <13 1% ' 152'/2 155 20 , Westmoreland Inc 1 *% 50-year 3% May 11% July Nov 17 15 % 1971 A 9Va ext_* ' Waitt & Bond Inc $2 • „ 2 103 Vb 3%s 1 63 J/4, 28% 16 ' MO J-D 1961 —2004 ' Oct - 16% 1968 3%s mtge 20 *10i3B 103% — High Low .. $101 w MS 1970 A6%s with ctfs !_1967 6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon Public Service Elec & Gas Co— W voting trust A-O 3%s " Wagner Baking r-A Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s 1964 Pennsylvania Water & Power>3%s_1964 15% May January 1, No. *108 >4 1083'4 1956 Ltg 4s 3s_. Piedmont Waco Aircraft Co J-J _ 1963 Power Range Since Sold 35 16% .—1969 Light 4%s 36 J-J J-D to Westchester Power 1st mtge Jan Nov 2 % • Sep 5% & Bonds High *33 Va 1968 __1968 Corp deb 4%s Valley RR— ' N V 1 Rang* Friday'# *35 1952 coupon 3%s Kansas Power & Light 3%s_ Milwaukee Gas common or Bid & Asked coupon__i._1952 Superpower 6s Extended Valspar Corp Week's Last Sale Price Co— 1940 Kansas Electric Power Jan Nov 2 % Period ^ Hydro-Electric A7s with Nov Oct 1,800 21% 21 23% 22% 50 *' Interest Exchange Low 5 Va 2% 36 Curb High 700 -r— 10 New .York 1% 2% 10 10 Insurance-. 17 Friday Range Since January l 5% . DECEMBER BONDS Shares .37 EXCHANGE ENDED for Week of Prices Par (2569). Sales Range Sale Price CURB WEEK CHRONICLE i 38 (2570) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK CHRONICLE Monday, December 20, 1948 EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 17 • 1 % ^ Baltimore Stock Week'* Range for Week ef Prieea Friday /Par }' ! Arundel Corporation Baltirabrte Transit Co Brager :Eisenberg common vtc Low * n 13% 3 3 LOW "~ii High Dec 13 45 2 Mar 70 3 25 — , 25 Dec - 28% : Common 1672 ■' Par • - Low Dodge Eday Jan 5 Mfg • V • >> Range SJnce January 1 Shares Low High commohj-. High 10 (The). Drive '2% * Auto___ 91 90 10 5% 1% 8% ; Dec 1014 2% Nov 3% !' '5% 6% I 8% 8% 700 46% 46% 100 Jan Jun Jun 110 !Feb 5% Dec 82 67 '350 92 , Au" 7 900 , 2% '2% ' Mar 10 7% 7 --"7 34 25 350 32% 32% Corp class A__,-——1 Corp Four-Wheel 4072 May L._* — Corp Paper * i , for Week ! (new) Domestic Credit Jan • * Sale Price • Sales I Range i of Prices 'Consumers Co— Range Since January 1 718 ; STOCKS— . Shares High 13 13% j Week's Last : Sales Last Sale Priee STOCKS— Friday Exchange 9 '/a Jan 19 74 Jan i North American Potomac Co r_ —25c Co— !„ . 45c 50 1.15 Aug Jun 78 10 78 Dec 92 4874 49 63 44 72 Feb;-. 52 3/4 July American General common Candy class Transp com A—i— Corp common.— Corp common Motors Transit .1975 4s Co 44 447a 1975 1 " 45% 50% — 43 14,000 Jun 68 Jun 77 hi * 14 Lakes Dr common Week's & Dk Range for Week Sale Price Par Agricultural Chemical American Sugar Refining.._ American Tel common American Woolen Anaconda Copper -100 Boston .100 36% Dec 52% Jun 55 36% Nov 40% Dec Maine 37% 360 34 285 119% 120% 37% 38 19% 19 .100 .100 •40% 1,440 36% Dec 43 % 370 18% Sep 21% 32 Feb 110 4 Dec ~5% 1 9% & Providence .100 5% 328 5 Sep 10 Aug >•68 5 Dec 11 Aug 7% 15% 7 60 15% 125 .100 Calumet & Hecla— Cities 66 Dec . .100 Service • 13% 12% Aug Feb 18 Jun Feb 70% 140 5% 5% 66 5% Dec 8 % May 45 % 230 31% Feb 64% Jun 66 5% 34 74 Tool 6% 1st preferred series A preferred 5% pfd adjustment _100 Eastern Steamship Lines Inc Employers Group Assoc'-— First General 26% Oct 19 26% Jan 35 Oct Sep 72% Mar 24 25 780 21 3,678 33% 33% 40 26% Feb 54% 165 49 % Mar 59% July 39% 1,657 31% Mar 42% 54% 54% 38% 38% 31% ——15 4% x31% 34 Aug Fob 28 559 3% 4% 835 3% * RR - 5% pfd Mergenthaler Linotype 55% 57% 536 42% Feb 60% 13% 14 87 12% Nov 16 58 59 155 31% Feb 46 46 20 100 58 —* — May 39 % May 25 Copper Oct 95 20 ♦ Loew's Boston Theatre Central 74% Sep 17% Aug * Isle Rcyale Copper Maine 60 Va 15 * ___ Safety Razor Co..; Kennecott 25 25 * Electric Gillette 64% 85% 20% * Stores National 64 V8 85% 64% 100 Jan 4% Oct Oct Mar 7T Sep 54 Jun 13 72 Jun 2174 41% Mar Jun • Narragansett Racing Asm Nash-Kelvinator National New New 5 Cos. 15 Tel System 20 Tel & 9 9% 874 100 143/4 110 974 1472 800 25c 87a 7% Sep 330 15 74 25c 1 Electric England 9 — Service England 1 25c ■ 7% 5,118 Nov 54c Nov Apr 12 Yz July Jan 803/4 807a 82 79 Nov ■; North Butte Mining———-- 2.50 50c 40c 50c 4,400 25c Nov 85c Pennsylvania RR -50 163/4 16% 1774 1,928 16 7a Feb 227a May „— Quincy Mining Co ! 670 < 96 May Apr 25 ■— 6% 63/4 640 33/4 Feb 63/4 2.50 : * 5 43/4 57a 187 4 3/4 Dec 7% Mar Stone Webster & * Inc Union Drill Twist ; 5 United Fruit Co United Shoe * Machinery Westihghouse — Electric 197 11% Mar 18 7b July 34% ' 1831 347a Nov 41 May 36 36% 100 34 Nov 42 Jan 13 7a Feb 16% Sep 53% 1,994 48% Feb 58 % May 51 50% 511% 1,075 48 Nov 62% 38% 39% 480 38 Dec 49% Jun X13% xl3% 46 13% Nov 15% Jan * 12% Corp 20 133/4 52% .10 __ System Inc 143/4. 52V4 25 common U S Rubber Co.—— Waldorf 36% 143/4 3474 ■* Torrington Co 23% 23% 24% 23% 453 Dec 9% Feb 1672 ®lay • 19% 19 19% 23% Mar 4 4% 27 com 1 Dec 33V8 Apr Jun Last Admiral Corp common— _i Aetna Castings Bearing common Ball Allied Laboratories 19% .5 Advanced Alum 4% Univ common Libby McNeil for Week Printing Co Lindsav Line Lt 19% Tel Armour & Asbestos & Co Tel Co —* capital 100 Co 150 -.5 common Mfg Athey Products Corp capital Avoo Manufacturing -Corp. - - Co Aviation Berghoff Brewing 22% Dec 4% 400 3% Feb 6 % May 100 9% Feb 12% May 250 17 Nov 26% Jun 2,200 148 Mar 158% Jun Marshall Field Mickelberry's & Co 5 Products Food Middle West Corp Miller & Hart Inc Modine Mfg North 1 American Car Manufacturing , 5% Electric Penn Switch class Perfect Circle "Quaker Oats Co Rath A. St Louis Nat Brach & Sons Btird Co (E (E J) L) Schwitzer Cummings Roebuck Sears Serrick & Piston Ring Corp class B Shellmar Prod 12% Central 111 Biscuit Oil Secur Convertible Cent & S W Corp Spiegel preferred Util Standard Works Cherry Burrell Corp common , Dredging Chicago Electric Mfg class A pfd Chicago Milw St Paul & Pac vtc Chrysler Corp (new) 19% 1,850 Mar Jan 35 May 247a Feb Nov 10 7 Va Mar May 300 20 12% 17 17% Nov 32 % 6% Jan 10 600 87a 16% 19% 3,250 20 12% 26 37 74 19% Oct 100 1,700, 140 12% Nov 2174 16% Nov 22 4% 50 4% Feb 6% 6% 100 6% Dec Jan May 11% 9% Mar 10% 4% Feb May 24% May 6 Jan % July 87 20 82 Apr 1172 May 9472 Jun 25 25% 350 25 Dec 31 Jan 34% 34 % 80 30 Jan 35 July 50 May 30 27% Feb 34 72 11% 11% 200 11 Nov 15 Jan 39 38% 39% 1,000 32 Feb 43 Nov __ ' 13% 14 15 Oct 100 10 Va 26 26% 500 26 Mar 34% July 12% 26% __ common.., 13% 150 11% Feb 1474 July 22% 15% Feb 32 ; common...' Corp Feb U Lines Air Steel S 7% Mar 14 May • 2% Mar 14 37a Jun 300 x37% Feb 53 400 > 12% Nov 16% May Jun 6% 6% 1,600 Dec 9 74 34% 11% 27% Mar 36 74 10% 1,250 10 Nov 13 29 29 29% 900 29 Nov 36% Jan Jan " Inc Sep 10% 600 9% Dec 2172 55% 300 52 Vt Feb 66% Jun 15% l(j 100 15% Dec 23 23 24% 700 2014 Nov 37 Mar 48 Jan 37% Nov 43 Oct " 40% —10 .40 44 40Va 40% 700 10% 11% 400 71 70% 71% 800 23% • Jan July 9% 44 ' 6 —: • (new)—* common 350 54% 9% __ ' " Corp capital Aug 33% 5 St 200 Jan 29 6% —2 : Salle ^ Jun 8% Dec 10% 25 (The) common..— La 2%' 40 % Nov 33% 25 (The). South 40. 300 8 6 20% 5 capital stock—. Corp ' 2% 13 Va International Co Ltd ctfs of dep. Co 100 1 com & Co 300 20% • — new 2% — —5 Corp .common Sundstrand.Mach Tool 1,500 6% 20% 7% __ T 23% 6% 20% ' 25 Container 22% __ 20 Stone Sunbeam " 2 common Westlnghouse Electric & Mfg com—12% Wieboldt Stores Cumulative Inc common:..: Industrial "Unlisted ' prior preferred— Bankshares Wisconsin Woodall 15 23% 24% f 300 40 20% Jan Armco Nov 36% Oct Atchison '* * * * 44 9% Nov L 21 %. Jan - Jan 18% May Mar 86% Oct 23% Dec 337a Jun 250 12% 13% 77V2 77% F 12% Dec 18% May 77 % Dec 85 10% • 2 10 10Va 50 1,250 10 * common— common.— 68 10 10% 400 __ , Jan 10 Feb 11% Jan 10 Nov 14 Jan Stocks— Alleghany Corp Nov —: ; 1 . . com—*"" " 1 San St 2% 7% 60 Mining Copper Steel & 2% 7% 13% — 2% 7% 147a - 2% Dec 1,500 6% Oct 874 Jun 300 12% Feb 167a May 41 May 200 4% May 33 34 26% 26% 1,350 30% Feb 100 23% Nov 32% May 92% Mar 33 10 Corp Topeka & Santa Fe 11872 Aug 100 13 % May Steel 972 Mar; 15% Nov Bethlehem 13% Sep 66 % July common Pacific 1,400 9% 58 300 45% 45 50 45 Dec 62 24 150 21 Nov 34 Jun Continental new Co 39% Qct 13% 13% 42o 12% Nov 187a Jun 13% 200 12% Nov 33% 34 25 __ 1 34% 800 30% Feb 100 10 V* Feb 197a May 1474 Jun 8% 7% 8%' 900 6% Feb 107a 7% 7% 8 300 4% Jan 12% July 7% 8 900 5% Mar 107a July Apr 22 Ry 13 • Certain-teCed Products 10 Apr Feb Columbia Gas (The)—10% System Inc Motors 13 13 13 300 xl2% Dec 17 150 16 Sep Apr Farnswofth 15% 1 Curtiss-Wright 16% 17% 18% Jun 16% 10% Jun Jun 8% 8% 8% 400 8 % Dec 2% 2% 2,500 2% Dec 1% 1% 1% 100 1% Feb 11% 11% 1-1% 400 11 10% 11 14 Va 14% 10% 10% 5 1 9% 9 7% r May 64% May Dec 30 5 ' of Ind capital— , Television 6 Jan & 10% Feb 8% Feb 12 50 14% Dec 26% 10% 1,500 PVa NoV 44%.May North * 38 38 Packard 435 Jan 38% 38% 39 700 317a Mar 42 Va 5 Co 11% 11' 3 11% 3% 5% 300 11 Nov 1474 July 800 200 3 Nov 53A Jan 4% Feb 8 72 May 21% Jun 1 — 4 Graham-Paige Motors Laclede Gas Light— 5,800 __ * Electric Public Utility Cofp 2% May 15% Jun) < 1 Radio General 5 5 May Nov Jan Nash-Kelvftiator RR capital—. American Co— Motor 38 Apr 8% 8% 100 7% Feb 13 July 2% — 53% 54% 600 50% Nbv 65% 44 44 Feb 63% (Fun Pepsi-Cola Dec 7% Apr Pullman Car.—( 15 xl3% * 10 __— 15% 500 xl3% 13% 500 14% Mar 12% Feb 14% Mar 9 18% July Jan 16% 4% 4J/4 2,900 4% Feb 5% Mav 8% 9% 1,000 8% Nov 113/4 May 22% 23 % 18% Mar 26% May Jun 10 .5 Corp New York Central Chicago Corp common 200 Feb Oct Feb 30 Apr 700 Jan 9 12% 15 11% 1 capital SteWart-W^rner Corp AUg 2% * 12% „ . • Lathe Standard Oil 13% 1 —50c common 500 87 * Inc common 31 1 com 14% — • Corp Bend 30 .110 1 common Nov 7% Mar 9% 1 common— common General Carr-Consol Aug 5% 14'/a - 22% 6% • Society Brand Clothes common— South 45 " 9% 2,450 ~ 6% 11% 33 * ; : Corp common Signode Steel Strap 57% 1 common Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common 300 6,000 10 67a 22% __ • capital Co Anaconda 22 Dec 29% May 13 Jan Dec 22 ' 1 Mar * 2% (new) 22% 30% __ 1 capital Radiator 5 capital com 9% 700 22% 48% Nov 16% 1 Stockyards capital Sangamo Elec Go common Canadian Bruce Jun 100 19% 10 Air Lines Inc 9% 72 200 —* common... American Dec 22% 19% —10 Packing common.—— American 9% 74 25 ' Oct 10 Borg (George W) Corp Borg-Warner Corp common Jan 15% Mar 250 8 25 (The) common.—: Steel Car common.—.. Pressed Jan 6% Jan 44 % 50 500 54% 9 5 Co Potter 7% 950 21% 30 RP. 8 2,350 Dec 25 __ capital 50 (fhe) Co new com.—2% Pennsylvania Feb 7% Apr. 15% 100 31% 1 Nov 143/4 107a 54% 25 common 4% 6% 19% Dec' 8 25 20 Coal Co common—; prior preferred.. ——_ 4% 14% Nov 12% 30% ...• . Parker Pen Co eommon—— 500 6% 774 May Jan Feb — 10 Peabody 1,400 14% 1172 July Jan „ » — common.— 73/a 1 14% Apr Jan 800 xl0% / 14% * «6% 400 574 '6 150 8% 6% 10 common VA 400 13% — — —— Northwest Bancorp common Oak ' vtc common Standard 22% (ex-dlstrib) _i_5 cap common prior preferred— $1 • common 5 74 '300 13 -8 ' May 7%- Dec 100 25 May 2 % May 16 6% Jun Jun 8% 1,800 6% Jan 9 200 10% 54% Dec 343/4 13 7,%" 10% 24% Dec 35% 7% - 54% 1% 15 5 — 7 7a 34% 100 54% 1,900 .1 Corp Feb 10% X34 5 * . 1,000 16 5 commoh 7% -5 — .—7 common , 1% 35 10 Bendix Jan 15% 7% * Sep 4% 15% 574 -3 26% 150 15% 1% .4 8 74 34 72 900 High 4% 18 18% 149% 151%' Dec 5 1 77a 7 7a ..1 common 7% 2,600 . American Range Since January 1 Low 22 Dec 4 x27% 1 common. Chem & Material United Shares High 19 5 • & Libby Union Carbide & Carb 10% * common Range of Prices May 200 * Leath & Co common , 208 Sales Low 5 450 - — 27 > ^ Trane Co Chicago Stock Exchange Sale Price 4 1 com 1— Ext Thor Par 3an 2% Swift STOCKS— 64 7a 49% 150 Swift Week's Dec 46 300 5 Salle Texas Friday 1172 May Dec 137a 143/4 * Sep Jan 9 2% La Sinclair Rexall Drug Co.. Shawmut Association Jun 20 • 10% — National .100 B. Dec 51% new-common." new Montgomery Ward & Co.— 6% 50 9% May 12 9 % Mar 16 % 2% • Sep Massachusetts Street Ry— Eastern 500 2,400 Jan 18 74 Dec 14 850 17 -49% 1 < 43% —5 14% 10 17 Oct 21 f 6% 7% 15% RR Aug 6% .Personal Prop Trust— Boston Oct 51% Aug \ Boston 16% July . Drug Co common j Kellogg Switchboard common May 5% .100 .. 650 10% Katz Oct 434 , Oct Hep 10% common Harvester Preference Jun 4% Pneumatic International Jun 127% 44% 17% '9% ■ „ 1 Jim Brown Stores Inc July Feb 4 .100 1st pfd stamped 1st pfd stamped cl D 1st pfd stamped 10% 57 Mar 13 43 49% 39 9% 25 capital ?teel Products Lincoln Drior preferred cl B 158% Nov 30% 115 105 19% class A 1st pfd unstamped. 8% x33% RR— 7% cl A 147% Mar 3,618 36 % 37% 5% 5% Independent Indiana Railway— : & 50 100 Elevated Boston 38% Xl49% 151% Co 13 200 —10 common Brick Feb „ .16% • 7% May 65% Nov 7% 250 9% 3 common Nov 42% 14 , . 1 cap 5% 50% Mar 700 High 40% -25 L Stamped Range Since January 1 Low 33 ._50 jBOston & Albany RR . 1507a 36% Boston Edison Shares 38% __.100 Corp Illinois High Corp new Oct 300 58% 58% May 1972 Jan Dec 14% 9 __ 1 common Co Spencer Bartlett common.: Hupp 36% Tel & of Prices Low Brew Werner Hibb Sales Last STOCKS- Hein (G) 46 42 9 * 7% Nov 30 ( 6 '587a 16% Heileman Exchange 5% 58% • (W H) Hammond Instrument Co Friday „in 1 Great Boston Stock 5% GoSsard Co Jan 15% i§% 1 Gibson Refrigerator Co common Goodyear Tire & Rubber common Jan 45 $38,000- 53 „ 5 General Finance Jun # 5s series A._ American 5 General -- BONDS— ■ (Peter).,,Brewing General 78 Fifleuty & Guaranty. Baltimore Fox • —100 preferred 50c 50c • Edison 3.60% S Oil * 8% 32 Pan American Airways —— Corp — ...2% Paramount Pictures Inc new com——i / . 8% (22% 800 " Cities Service Co common Club Alum Products Co common * Commonwealth common 25 Edison For footnotes see page 46. — 25% 44% 500 5% 5% 200 25 Va 25% 2,600 32 5% 25 July 29 % May Pure Oil Co - — Co 33% * Inc (The) common • 8% — — . 8% —' 9 , 31% 700 — 32 7% Nov 42% July 400 *25% Feb 2372 Jan 45 Jun 42 May Volume ,168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL, & OTHER , Friday Week's Last STOCKS— •i P** i .,'T ■ . 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Mar 18 % TOO 50 7 175 13 125 Jan 13% Mar 57 43 % 43 105 Nov 40% Jan 25% May Dec 10% Jan 81 NOV 46 42% July 58 Jan 11% Feb 48% Feb Oct 16% , Oct Detroit Ale Gar 20%. 65% 66, 80 10 Feb 20% 447 62% Feb 71% 7 22 6% Jan 37 % 39 223 37% Dec 49 % Apr 42 42 18 42 Dec 50 Jan 7 * 50 / 28% American Airlines Rolling Mill __10 American Tel Tel— _10o 150% Ohio— —25 31% & —1% :— •7% 28% 7% 50 7%. 140 149% 150% 27 150 25%, 262 - 25% Jan 6% Cities & Service *. Columbia Dayton General 900 3,020 5,324 1 2% 2% 100 2% 1 83/4 9% 900 8% Dec 4% 4,450 2% Feb 2% Deo _„ Mar 1 Paige Lamp common ._T _—. Car Hurd Lock & Mfg common—"— Lakey 10 common Foundry LaSalle & Wines Masco Screw Jan Micromatic 45* 151 32 V* Feb 65% Jun Motor 26 Products Dec 32% Jun National 10% Feb 14% Jun Packard Motor Car Feb 31% July Parke 38% 39 106 32 Mar 42 % Jun Peninsular 58% 50% Mar 65% Oct % 13% 13% 85 12% 18% Sep 4% 200 Feb 4% Mar 5%. May 16% Feb 8% 8% 250 7% Nov 23% 31% 32% 255 25% Feb 41% May 13% Socony Vacuum OilBrands Standard Oil Standard Standard Oil Stamping (Ohio) Metal Products Pfeiffer Brewing River Raisin 13% 100 7% Feb 22% May Standard Udylite Tube class B Investment United Shirt American American Tel Tel & Feb 23 Jun U 19% Dec 29 Jun Warner 164 69% Feb 92% Jun 24%, 25% 47 24 Nov 35 Va 100 —1— Last Range - S Radiator Aircraft —1 Shares Eaton * J Low 2% 16 105 Nov 174 Dec 43/8 May 24% Jun 20% 52 105 High 16 139 149% al50% a 2% 120 a-24% a24% 31% a25% Natural Gas (Un)„ (Un)._ 323/8 rl5% Feb 26% May Electric Erie Railroad a _1 313 General commofi Motors Co Bandini Bros Industrial Interlake p (Un) ——10 Kelley MbKee Lime * & Trans- & Sessions-—, Dec Basin Barnhart-Morrow Consol Oil Portland Medusa Home Jan Cement—.—1__ Nestle N Tile & Mfg— Le Mur -i— class A- Oct California Dec 81% Apr Central Feb 42% Oct 223/8 34% Apr 373/4 Nov 51 Jan 56 31 Dec 33% Oil 25 78 Feb 92 3/4 Nov Feb 16 % July Packer 89 15 9% Nov Corp Republic Steel Van Oil Dorn White (Un)_. 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Independent Exploration Co— —33 %c Dec 22% May 15 Jun Petroleum Kaiser-Frazer 13% 250 12% Dec 22 y2 10% 10% 703 10% Dec 18% Mar 8% Oct 5% Aug Jun Kern 22% Feb 333/4 Dec 47 Apr 9% 925 17% Jun Company ; Lincoln Petroleum Co 1,745 44% 413/4 443/a 909 26% 26% 110 1.20 1.25 1,715 18 18 550 143A Jan 24% Jun 95c 200 90c Jan 1.30 Apr 1 10c _ __ 1,100 8% 95c 5 _ 1.10 8% 1.25 1 __ 97 %C ... Feb 8 . Nov 15 Jan NOV 51 Apr Jan 30 Apr 40% 20% 1.10 Mar • 1.70 Jun 1.60 July Oct 40 9 1.00 8% County Land Co Lane-Wells 9 1.10 Corp Corp 233/4 Nov 7 Mar 35 12 „ Jun May Ma"koot Oil Menasco Co — _ Petroleum Co 1,100 14% Dec 127 65% al4% 150 14 Feb 243/4 May R9% Nov National Nov 19% May Nordon * Mt Diablo Oil Ctiy Mng & _ Dev Co. 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Nov Dec 20 Va Brewing Kresge Co S S American 1 5y« Kinsel Drug Stores 100 54 Jan - Jun 1% Gerity-Michigan Corp Dec 8 36 V* 20 y* common Wood Jan Feb 20 3/4 1 General Motors 2% 29 20 — Michigan Stove— Frankenmuth High * 2% Feb 100 Navigation— —.5 Cleveland Fruehauf Trailer s 300 30 Va — • Electromaster Friars % 10 _ _ Detroit Gray Iron common. Graham 20% 651/8 * — 73 37 „ 13% 43% _♦ .___ 100 Jun 6% May 10% 1 ; , 111 Mar sy 44% * /; Stocks 19 0 , 104 -2 _ 1 Edison 100 13% Preferred .""Unlisted & Detroit 75% 19 % common B Printing Detroit 19% — class Jun Jun LOW 23/s 29% 14% 1 2 9 7/8 102% Range Since January 1 .... High 1% * -V- • com—_ Bros Feb Nov 143 100 Gamble & Davidson 23' Shares 23/a 1 common Motors 90 74'% ». 6% May Continental 30 74% . May for Week 29% Consolidated Paper common. Consumer's Power Co common 63 1,739 common— Dec 4 Apr 27% 106% 106% 10 Magnavox Co Procter 46 May 1 ■ .. Low common Burroughs Adding Machine Chrysler Ccrp common. 96%-; 5% Kroger Co common—,— Randall 11 5% „„ Sons Oct 5 ' Brown-McLaren 96% , i (E) 23 ■5% 1— Gibson Art 7 Dec ,.—.50 Early & Daniel Hatfield-Campbell Dec 14% 254 4 Jan 4% May Dec 5% 125 25 : Tel 2% 32% 100 , 6 4 High Dec Briggs Manufacturing •f Prices Par Allea Electric common 27% 100 —,.—100 — Eagle-Pic-her Kahn __».-5 1— — 24 36 5% 15 5% Elecs common—8.50s & preferred O 6 329 3 5% Burger Low 25% 2% Beau Brummell Brewing Churngold Corp Range Since January 1 High 24% 1 — — Low 20 ' i Range ii • Shares Sales Last for Week of Prices Exchange Week's Friday 1 — STOCKS— Sale Price Friday STOCKS— ,. 2-6525 15% May 37/8 May Nov DETROIT Telephone: .. Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange , Building Jun 29 9%, Feb 1,500 " " — Ford < New York Curb Exchange* Detroit Stock Exchange* ,10% —_i. Co common Feb 23 1,700 WATLING, LERCHEN Si CO. Jun 15 29% ——1 Corp—_^. 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Rice-Stix common 5 — . 25% 25% ———— preferred 42% May 66% Nov 27'/b • 33 McQuay-Norris common : Mar 20 — 35 common Nov 385 59 215 Steel 27 25 39'% 5 74 Laclede Feb 2374 13% common common Oct 58 42 Shoe common——.— 33% 38% 13% Gas Sep Feb 2374 41% Laclede Sep 97b 5814 5 4 .—20 International 15' 131 238 Mar Dec 39% NOV 13 474 28 Jun 155% Apr, 33% . 19 Dec Apr Mar 42% Jan Ncv Juil 30 Mar 45% Jan 17% May 6% May 34 Dec 18% Dec 2374 Jan 22 16% Aug 19 Jun 87 14 Vz Mar 1774 30 7 24 Apr 5 131 Dec 137% Dec 7 Jan July Jan Jan May 3% May 5% May 33% 15 —* Hydraulic Pressed Brick pfd-.: High Low 16»% 5 50 common Laclede-Christy Range Since January 1 High 16% 1 Inv common 21% May 8% Exchange Friday Jun 16% 9 St. Louis Stock Oct July 8% — 3574 2074 21 35% Jun Nov 51% 8% 5 May Apr Feb 1.75 Jan 27 33 26% ; 3974 Feb Nov 145 ; Feb 21% 24 a32 a33% • 23 Va 356 a33% 50c 38 26 24% Jan * 2474 23% 24 Jun • N)V Nov 1074 Jun 16% 3074 12 974 2774 34% 3374 Dec 39 Vz Nov 874 Dec Dec Nov , Jun 2474 2VA 2% V 10 —5 Supply. 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Corp Co , 2,272 it Harbison Walker 58% ; 1 ———...5 Illinois Central RR Co Int'l Nickel Nov Apr Jun 17 1 Joy 725% a39 a 39% : —• — 66% 75 , 774 — Jun 632 3 8 74 — Graham-Paige Motors Corp Dec 16»% Improvement Jun 7% 10% Corp — 11% 8'/a L 1674 Mar 7% a22 74 a23 74 02274 * ~ Utilities Public Goodrich 7% 5 Co.——— Electric Foods 11% 158% 147% Mar 125 54 11 VS# common 10 7% '' 1 — General 2,481" High 27 y8 Dec 5074 Go 69 7% 1 Electric Bond & Share Co.— General Low 21% 101 2274 21% 150 Range Since January 1 Shares High 7% Corp.4 Oil Dome Scott El Feb Nov 50 133 .... ' Publishing Co Jun V? Jun 15 % preference Mar 8% 6% 4,195 56 r 2% 290 8% 56 ——5 Feb 21% Mar 2,673 a22 • Continental Oil Co Curtis 49 Jun al6% Continental Motors Curtiss-Wright Dec 54% Jun 10% Corp..„ Y) Crown Zellerbach Corp 11% May 44 V2 241, 53'% common Apr •" —* 25 Vultee Aircraft Corp Consol 33 Feb of Prices May 54 * Company 24% May Dec 7ya 4974 July 54 % Inc.—... Corp Dec 23% 15% 28% Mar 170 13 74 ...10 Company System Gas 16 50 Oct 33% a53% a5974 .——5 5 Caterpillar Tractor Co.— Columbia 131 540 a7% 44% 24 % * Jun 39% 33% ...—.—25 Co Ry Apr May 24% al5V4 al5% 15% Friday Pacific July Dec a34 a34 74 Bethlehem Steel Corp———— Canadian 30 1674 July 10% a44 a44 74 .5 100 • 50 53% Reading Co common 33 a54 7% ———— alO __1 preference common Dec 12% Mar 5 Borg-Warner Corp 39% 38 74 alO . 8 Corp Pennsylvania Power & Light— Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg com Philadelphia Electric common 149 % 150 % 11% Boeing Airplane Co 19 49 74 May 72 Pennroad 150% 13 Co.— Nov Feb National Power & Light— 200 Fe Corp % 9% 38% 49% ... / 305 Co Aviation Feb 270 1,077 5 8% Ry__100 25 (Del)—— 3 Ohio RR Baltimore & Barnsdall 23 y8 1074 —* Corp Westmoreland Bendix 175 23% 1074 7474 Brothers 14% a54% Works——: Locomotive 92% Aug Apr 41% May Dec 6% 1,016 774 5 Mfg Corporation Baldwin Nov Light—...——1374 * & Santa Co Refining 83 88 Co & 14 — Oct 200 Jun 86 % __50 Battery——— 50 —10 Corp Co Apr 17c 70c 500 5c Dec Power Storage 874 Co——...—100 Steel 43 ' Tel Armour Nov 2% Lehigh Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR 4% May Nov 7c 7% American "Armco 2% 2%c Dec 27% Copper Mining Co— 3 7 74 .13 ———— 1 American Woolen, Co Apr 110 Oct 1.30 American Anaconda Works Cooper Brewing Co class A—... 8674 7c 8 % Tel 25% a40% a40% „ 100 Tel & 38% July Feb 100 - Tel Corp 67% Mar 3c 3 American Radiator & & 32 Dec 22% " 6 % 310 - " Light & Power 6874 July,. Feb a7% Stores Locomotive 850 - 3% 3% ——_* Stand San Corp.* Smelt & Refin Co— American Feb Sale Price Chrysler ■/. <( ......— Jun 18% — L—10 -—44. 20 74 May 974 -Nov 180 28% Co. Mfg Allis-Chalmers (F W') Securities Corp— participating preferred—. Budd Company Sep 10c ■ 66% Bankers 2074 May 15 1 . Feb 19% Par Oct 20 7c — 5374 Last 23% 19 % Mar 125 250 3c Stocks—• Unlisted Jan 218 Jun 49% Friday American 15 110c Zenda Gold Mining Co. Co a .12% STOCKS- 15% May Feb 15 10% —10 ...— 38% 275 Jun al0% al0% 15 Mng Co..—10c Mines Co Cons Chollar C & S Mng Co___ Nov 320 alO ... 1 Jan "* —-1 Gold 30 166 __ —5 Inc... —* Gimbel Mammoth Cons .10 Pictures Bros General Black 28 Philadelphia Stock Exchange — Alaska Juneau Gold Mng Co. 29 V8 23% ' ■ Willys-Overland Motors Inc.... Mining Stocks— Calumet 85'/a July Feb 23% 10 i 62% July Jan 11 3474 Feb 66% , 11 Bakers^ Feb 17 19% ..5 ... Incx 29% July • Nov 34 ' 10 Co—— D 71 % 23 % v 86 74 Feb 49% a Corp Jan 22% ——• Lines Inc— Western Air 24% May 125 33% 33% Inc_5. common—25 Corp Oil Consol 26 345 28 Air Jan 724 670 19% — —50 Co Co July 180 27 24% 27% .2 —— Western & California of States Universal — Corporation 28 27% 26% 24% 27 66% $1.25 conv preferred Transcontinental Jun May 30% July Sunray Oil Corp common.—....—__1 4V2% class B preferred..—. —25 Transamerica 28% 14 % Mar 28% ——50c —* Dec Jun 10 Calif Textron, Inc common 19% Mar 23 % 9% ——• Company of Co 223 — __ * Co Union Telegraph Co— Westinghouse Electric Corp Oct , 22% - Standard 215 Feb 26c Company ——— Southern 47 23% v __10 Western May 22% —. 23 y8 Feb Nov 22c Oct 122 10 Feb 35 y4 54% 54% a64% a6578 : — * Carbon Lines Rubber S Warner Jun 52 % May Mar 9c U Woolworth 1 1 —* —___1 Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com__25 4.88% cumulative 25 4.48% convertible 25 4.32% cumulative preferred..., 25 4.56% conv pref —* So Calif Gas Co 6%> pfd class A_.___25 Oil Sinclair 162 162 Signal Petroleum Co of Cal_— Solar 4274 46 15 305 20% a7274 a74% 22 2274 a29% a29% a29% ; ——.——25 * Co Railroad Pacific Union .20% May Feb 32% 119 High 1,608 20% a73 22% —25 Fox <Ss Air 20% 355- Low 1774 4174 — — 25 —1 Associated Oil Co. Aircraft Apr 8,000 Sulphur Water Twentieth-Century Nov * J) Company United Dec 10c (N S*. United 15% 46% Range Since January 1 High • 17 4174 17 * — ... Co Mar 16% 38% Co Co .Jun 330 9c 15 Co—— Inc Corp v 2,136 46% Low 1.30 May 17 ; Oil 49 , 16% 38% —' Corp.. Trading Jan" 4% Feb 1,485 16% 46% 30 ____25c Signal Oil & Gas Co class A— • Sierra Nov 15% 2,575 . 16% 16% * & Co—i—„—— Roebuck Sears Security Company 5% 21% Nov 60c 400 , 28% 5% 1 Co. Finance 26% 27 5% 1 5 Aeronautical Company. Safeway Stores Inc. Ryan Seaboard 67 %c 72 %c 1 ——0 Oil Co Rice Ranch 20 31 17% al7% a * Mfg Co Railway & Union Rheem ' Shares Feb 55 Mar .5 • Nov 25 4% Oil Socony-Vacuum 36 Feb 418 Apr Nov , Nov 49 24% .4% 2.50 ... Dec 175 : al9% a20% 1 common for Week Par 21% Nov 300 ' a49% a50% a50% Lighting Corp common.____—• Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co_—— Petroleum 30 3274 •» * • j 3% Feb 15% Mar '315 27% 70c Dec 1.95 1,353 32% Pacific Rexall 30 Co ———10 indemnity Republic 3,300 1874 al8% 30% 1st 31c 1,175 32c 2.80 STOCKS— High Low *33% 25 preferred 25 redeemable preferred ——25 6% a Range Since January 1 High 2.60 2.60 10 Coi-p common.'.: Elec common.._J Sales Range of Prices Friday 31c ——1 ———1 Occidental Petroleum Corp Week's Last Shares Sale Price for Week of Prices DECEMBER 17 Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— . Monday,* December 20, 1948 EXCHANGES WEEK ENDED FOR RANGE CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Oct St Public Louis Scullin Sears Roebuck class 50 A * & Co 5 13% May Stix-Baer 3274 Wagner & Fuller Electric common— common ...—15 474 16 May 21% Feb Oct 20% 25 3974 413 32% Feb 43 Ma,y 21% 39 1 Dec 160 38% 22 125 1574 Mar 23 July 14% 116 13 Feb 17% May 45 74 242 45 Dec 55% July 20% —* Sterling Aluminum common.—— Feb Apr Service Steel common 474. 474 14% 14 45 45 . ■ • , :i i -I )'■ *T! W r ..,UU.U I ivt?*>; Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • (2573) other stock exchanges RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 1J Week's Sales Last Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares Friday STOCKS- PACIFIC COAST SECURITIES Par Leslie Salt Co LeTourneau Dean Witter Co. a Exchange WALL 14 Martin & Exchange Week's Range for Week of Prices Par Air Reduction Alaska Co Juneau (Un) Gold Alleghany Corp Power & 1 2% 2% 2% 7% 7% 19% * 8% 8% 8% 13% 13% Co (Un) Copper Mining (Un) Anglo California Armour & Atchison Atlas Co (111) Top Corp National & • (Un) 100 (Un; Atlas Imperial Avco Mfg 150 a 36% Diesel Engine. Mar 27 150 1,582 Feb 11% Jun 12% Mar 16% May 51% 67 Jan a 148% Mar 155 May 34% Nov 57 % 31 Feb 40 % May 28% 2,303 27 Dec 32'A Dec 15 7% a 150 102% 134 a20% a20% ... 8 7% Jan 89% Feb 20 Feb 24 Mav May Sep ___2.5o 5% 5% 400 5% Nov 9 3 7'A -7% 904 4% Feb 7% all% all% 115 Dec 17% Jun 13 all% 100 Oil Co all% all% ..100 _ (Un)__ 298 Bendix Corp (Un) Appliances Home Bethlehem Steel (Un) 5 75 298 / 12 10% Feb 16% July North American North American North Amer 5% % North Co American Oahu Oil Pacific Sugar Co Ltd Borden Co 2 10% 1 i_. (Un) 2.55 Oceanic (Un). Cement Art Tile class A California Ink Co California Olaa Sugar 11% 1,690 2.70 .3,299 2.25 Dec 4% 40% Sep 43% Nov 170 52% Nov 64% 30 Jun 7%- 100 6% Nov 8% 3% Apr 7 9% Feb 12 47% Oct 47% 30 47 Apr 51 Jan a34% a34% a34% 254 28 Feb 40% Jun 51% Dec 54 Sep 10% Nov 15 May 19 % May 52% 32 a9% 13'/4 52% a9% 25 13% 990 10 160 50% a30% a30% a32% Central 1 1.35 208 Mar Sep 30% Nov ,68% May Nov 2 2'A May 9% Nov 11% Jan 2.00 Jun 1.60 1.60 950 13 13 13% 625 1 10% 10 Va (Un) ...10 al5 al5 al5 50 Urn, 12 12 150 74 % 75 210 67 56 404 32% 420 17 % 9% (Un) .100 100 . ...10 56 100 18% Amer Filters class A _* ... Fisheries ...5 Pac Coast Gas 6% Aggregates.. Electric ft 1st Silver Pacific Colorado Columbia 1st Tel Commonwealth 1.40 2.411 68c 31% 32% 1,190 31% NOV 44 Apr 1.95 Sep % Jan Pan American Paraffir.e Park Utah Co Consolidated of Zellerbach Crown 455 35% Oct 37 Puget Sound 54'% 54% 249 50% Nov 65% a43% a42% a44 % 30 32% Feb 62% July 30c Dec 50c Sep Jun Preferred Curtis Giorgio Mill 30% a28 94 27% 27 % 120 50 50'A 1,271 A 100 Co Kodak A Tele • Co a 133% • • 8% (Un) * common Paint (Un) 8 Nov 7% Jan 10% Dec 13 Jan 34% Jun 5 State Co Goodrich Goodyear Tire North Greyhound Hcbbs B 24% Dec 35 91% Feb 22% 100 22% Dec 7% Dec 7% 7% 7% 600 7% 7% 8 926 11% ' 11% 4% Feb 27% a48 (Un) (Un) Power pfd 8% — Dec 20 Dec 19 5% Dec 8% Jan 25 Va Mar 31% Feb 50 Dec 8% 44 % Mar 42 % Jun 2 39 30 16%: 16% 16% 630 16% Dec 22 May a8% a8'A a8% 300 7% Nov 22 Jan .25 52 % 52% 53% 285 15 15 20 a58% a59'A 150 P100 ^ 1 • —7%. 9 a3% 19'A Sep Rheem 20%; (Un)....* 19% * Oil Bros Ryan Safeway San Stores Maurico Sears, Shell Union Sinclair Southern 4.32% Calif 4.88% 4.56% 11% Jun Sperry Jun Standard Brands 7% May 27% Apr Standard Oil Pacific 27% 27 39 1,359 31% Mar 42% Oct Studebaker 39% 205 35 Feb 40'A Jun Swift 58% 770 51 Mar 65% 17% 1,545 14 23 Jan 26% Aug Nov. Standard 25% 200 11% 3,710 60 285 a57% a57% 50 a41% a42% 153 3 3% of 12 ; Inc (Un) Corp (Un) Kalser-FraZer Corp Kennecott Copper Corp (Un). Company...; N see page 46. com Feb 26% 23 Dec 34 % May 16% - • •- 4% 8c 16% a37% a39 % 313 Dec 21c Feb 42 Oct 30'/a Mar 399 Dec 7c 46% Jun Feb 32% Jun 57,400 38% Oct Apr 32% 915 7c 7% Jan 21 May Jun 17% 982 14% Feb 23 Jun 26 27% 1,425 24% NOV 34 May 28% 28% 575 (Un)._* 28% a24% " V 225 ' 23'/a 15 1,575 25 % Mar 30% Jun Nov 28% Jan 27'A 159 24% May 28% Jan a28'/a a28'/a 70 24% May 28%' Jan a24% a24% 'JJ- 27'A • —— 23 88 27% 135 Nov 29% July 33% 520 32 Nov 34 49 33% 27% 33% 25 50% 824 44 Feb 62% July 49 26% Jan 30% Jun 28 28'A V2 20 % 212 20% Dec 29 Jun 66'A 67 1,374 54% Jan 73 Jun 73'A 73'A 344 Feb 90% Jun 2-2 VB • 20 • Carbide 72% Jan Union Oil 55 Apr Dec 3 Nov 48'A Jan 130 40 310 10% Feb 13% May 13'A 1,625 12 Dec 19 Mar 25 22 385 Feb Transamerica Oil Co Calif United Aircraft United Air United Corp of com 48 May U S Steel 15% 16% 2,113 15% Dec 22 30 17'A Nov 36 Jan Jan 55% 407 52% Feb 66% Jun Feb 23% 1,132 32% Jun 10% 7,976 10 Dec 13% Jan 40% 40% 788 38% Nov 42% July 29 VB 29% 1,415 21 % Feb 38% July a23% a23% 40% ■ 25 93 23'A Feb 30 '/a May 10 Nov 19 19 % (Un).—______5 Inc 10 10% 10% 11 Vb (Un) 1 2'A 2'A 2'A 400 2% Mar • 72 72 314 68% Mar 36'/4 36% 267 2.25 2.25 100 9 9% 630 25% 25% 305 10 10'/a 250 266 266 10 80c 93c 1,879 6'A 6% 1,072 -r-. Del Sugar 1...—10 Oil Co (Un) 36% " 5 — 495 36 ■ 2.25 Nov Dec Apr 3% May 87Va Oct 45% July 3% Jan 11% Jun Apr 25 36'A common. Corp Utah-Idaho 28% May Sep Corp Lines Universal Consolidated Jan Feb 31'A lO'/a 10'A • j. 16% 57 23% a (Un)_. 69% 917 54% common_.___10 Carbon of ' 25 ._— Corp <& — 22% a29 a29% 1 25 Oct 5% (Un)_; (Un) Ass'd Water Union July J 3 3% 415 2.25 3% 3% 600 1.60 Jan 4% 125 4% Dec 10 % 78 Sep 7.50, Jan 5% Aug May May Victor Equipment Waialua Name Co.. Agricultural changed Waialua al2% 100 13% Nov 22% Jun Wells 10% 10% 11 725 10% Dec 19 Nov Westates Petroleum com 2.05 1.85 2.10 3,850 1.60 Nov > a32% a33% 70 9 9% 500 30 30 610 a9'A a9% 95 31'A 8% 25 8% 39c 39c 39c 228 l 8% 8'A 9 2,115 8 * a56'A 137 43 a55% a57 % 42 >A' 44 »A 34 Dec Oct Mar 35 17% 32 Pictures 40% Feb • —5. ...100 (Un). (Un) 80c 1 — Jun West Jun Western Air Lines July Indies Sugar Western Pacific 22 (Un)____— 350 '5% 300 a26 20 15% 15% 23% 24'/2 44% 5% 1 Co common..— 22 5% a26 1 Inc RR 24 9% 266 31c 4% Jun 32% Jan Nov 14 May Dec 301 Jan Mar 1.80 Jun Jun Feb 10 44% 19% Feb 24% May Nov 10'A May 33 Jun 33 225 15% Dec 725 23% Dec 24% May 33 % Jun 5% Jun 1 16% Jun Western Sep 42 % Jun Westinghouse Elec Corp Jan Woolworth 15 Feb 59% July Dec 51 Union (F Telegraph W) (Un)....* (Un)—-•.12% (Un) Yellow Cab Co common 24'/a 10 __i 1 6% " 725 7% Jun Nov Nov • ..20 (Un) Fargo Bank & U T Preferred 2.85 ; - Feb Bros 9 Co— to 52% Warner 1 Liquidating Co Ltd 1,000 5 15% 100 Jun 16% (Un) Company Jun 53 Apr 39% Mar * •___ 164 225 5% . May 16% —25 of Co 66 9'A ' 24 48% 27 % (Un)__„ al3 a Jan Dec Jan 15 (Un) 64 * 40'A 17% .15% 22'A Calif 64% 9 Dec 362 1,190 ■; 38% — • al2% 30 — ...25 of Corp 38 % 10 Oil Co 20% 4% (Un)_* 16% 8c • 1 Dec 25 33 %c Canada 16% Oct 23% -23 .'5% Jun 33'A 22% Co Co Feb 10% 59 225 a42% a43% 10% 24 & Texas Tide 25 59 ___20 ..... Nickel . 32% 23% 23'A • Jun Nov Feb 34% 120 17% 28% 34% 22 300 1,096 Nov 22% 192 24% 27% 11 Nov 16% 10% (Un)__l Jun 11% May 6% July 31% Feb a37% Corp 38% 25 6.66% Corp 49 % May ...5 .... » Mines Feb • ... * Co Aug " 39% 11% 3% 29% 545 17%. - 5 So Cal Gas Co pfd Ser A 58% 3% Dec 100 26 % • ;. preference conv , a33% a33% 25 preferred 46% 1 Jan 19% 7% 17% P10 ... preferred Feb .___1 8'A 24 % 1 Edison Co 4.48% Dec 16% 15% 26 % 1 Pulp Co Nov * Dec Dec 15 5 * Jun 9 3% 2,530 a31'A a31% . 26% • Oil 5 a41% (Un) Co Inc..— 28 * 58% July 18% May 75% 110 9% •• 26% preferred Conv a31'A l Corp (Un) Socony-Vacuum Oil (Un). Soundview 7% . 10 : Mining... 100 16% (Un) OH Southern 27% 25 Roebuck & Co 383 - 7% . 9% - Aeronautical 3,432 __ "B" Riverside Cement Co class A Roos 5% 27% Feb Feb Feb 5 a34'A a36% Corp 29% 38%, 10 55'A 41 " (Un.i Manufacturing Co Richfield 28 3/c Jan ; 10 a3%- Reynolds Tobacco 5% 28 Apr 50 Oct Sep ' ■ May 3 Dec 2 1 7% Dec 100 1 7% 'A 2 ' ^1 Orpheum (Un), Ry Elec & Realty Co common Rayonier Incorp preferred 7% 10% ^ Co *k>r footnotes 452 26% May 42% May Dec 44% 28 Feb 15 Jan Mar 30. Dec 18 % Feb Oct 5'A 100 500 19 352 8 Apr 34% 28 11 % May 681 2,109 1,965 _* Land 12% July 11% 5% Nov 633 14 14,100 _* International Tel & Tel Eem County July 11% 5% 8 Vi 9'A 19% 22% 13% % a42% (Un) Apr 5% May Dec * 36 % 3 Inc 146 % Vt l_33'/3 ... (Un) America A (Un)_* Corp Johns-Manville 13 195 a48 a48 % 4 (Un) of 35 • Nov 130 Feb 36 __1 Independent Exploration International 103% July 28 % Jun 793 • (Un) Maryland 16% Mar 1,110 '27% ■ 2 576 Nov % 10 (Un).— non-cum Car Jun 12 ._._* Rubber Jun 26'A 1 Pineapple Co Ltd.. Oil 28% May 25 5% 44% 2% Co common Stores Oct 5% 5% 10 common 1Q4% 32% _* Motors Ry 3% 11% * • Hunt Foods Inc. Idaho 3,292 95% com____5 Corp Hudson Motor Idaho 25'/a 22 % -»-« Holly Development Holly Oil Co (Un)— Honolulu Dec Mar 95% ' Battery Co class A Class Feb 24% .10 Ltd & Graham-Paige Bros 2% * 100 (B F) Hawaiian 24% 10 ...» preferred Oct Jun 26 Feb 330 Jun 9'/a Gladding McBean & Co Nov 19 1 795 * 17'A 22% . — • 373 common— Oct 61 141% " :_1 Republic Steel Corp 1,375 10 • Corp 12% 77 4% 4% 10 1 Republic Petroleum Co Jan 8% General Motors Corp al6 al33%al33% 4% 16 9% • Jan Jan 22 % Mar al5% 55'/a July Feb 115 7 MO 14% July 7% (Un>—I 20% 50 240 29% 9% (Un).—. Corp 56 al41'Aal41'A 528 Feb 9% .-...25 Food 52 —— 24 Feb 25 % Chemical Sep Mar 47 91 % Aug 21' common 27% 24 10% 435 Radio.. Nov 90% 15 275 (Un) Jan 25% >265 1 & Kleiser General Electric Halo 50 22 Co Machinery & Great 325 15 25% 15 J 29% 31% Oct 22 5 of N Nov 31% Sep 25% Preferred 4% 10% 15 (Un) Co Aor 27 July * 28 22 (Un) Jan 32 90% (Un) 22% 25% common 36% 35% 100 'Un) Pulp & Timber Co Corp (Un)__• ... Dec Mar 29% 33 al6 Keith 1,103 . Capwell 1 Farnsworth Golden 110 10% 1 cl Corp Bridge Emporium General Jun a21% a21% 1 Co 6% May 29 % Mar * (Un) Oil Radio 3 (Un) Jan Sep (Un)__.___________20 Co Pullman Inc Radio 3 (Un) 4% Sep a27 'A (Un) com Mines Pure May 3 Eureka Corp Ltd General 25% a21% * ' Chemical & 13% Mar * common Dumbarton Food 25 1 Doniinguez Oil Fields Co Foster 20% Mar al8% al83% Aircraft—___.I Corp Fruit B Eastman 247 Corp common Doembecher Mfg Dow 300 • Publishing Co (Un)___ Class 30c 25% -— Curtiss-Wright Di 30c 25% Inc Crucible Steel Co of America Jun 4% 551 (Un)__10 Philippine Long Dist Tel Co Phillips Petroleum Co cap Pig'n Whistle conv* prior pfd: a34 (Un) Amer Nov 41% Nov 1,331 1,192 com Pennsylvania RR Co (Un) Pepsi Cola Co (Un)__ a32 % 25 Vultee Continental Motors Creameries Jan 3.50 Feb 2.35 July 5,454 • .... Airways Cons a32% • Consolidated Edison Co of N Y 17% 24 Companies Pioneer 10c Commonwealth Edison Jun Sep 5% 31 common com Paramount Pictures 11% July (Unj July 27 Apr 30 100 Nov 3% Southern & 69 Feb 15% 33% : Tel Motor 8% (Un)_____ Feb 29'/a 25 Preferred Packard 462 System cl A_._2% System (Un) Gas Jun Apr 33% common Service & a8% Broadcast Columbia Aug Feb 29% preferred a8 10 Columbia River Packers 85 12% 25 pfd 17 18% May Mar 9% 27% ' , 13% May Feb Feb 15 8 4% 30%: , * 50 a 25 —25 ...— (Un) Public a8 Fuel & Iron common J&n i 18 % July 13% 4% 25 common Portland Cement Preferred Pacific 100 ... Feb Feb 8% 1,475 a28% a28% 5 preferred 1st preferred • Mines Clorox Chemical Co 11 »-» 00 a" al3% — . Pacific "• 56 *-* 00 , f Clayton 1.55 12% Jun" 38 1.25 25 (Un) Co 17% 640 Phelps Dodge Corp Co 2.50 Service Jan 625 1,000 Nov 200 13% Cities 9 17% 10'A 2.80 United Jun 225 10 a54% a54% trust ctfs Jun Jun 13% July 9% 33% Oliver Jun 54 % voting 20 Mar 6 10 Jun 65 21% 17% 2.50 Pacific Jun 40 a Preferred 8(7'A May 17% 33% Corp • Chrysler Corp a7'A Feb Jun 51c 10'A • ______ Lighting 6% 25 voting trust ctfs..__ 100 .20 (Un)! Co 1st • Common 10'A 2.45 redeemable 10 1% Chesapeake & Ohio Ry (Un) Chicago Milk St Paul & Pac— 10'A Feb 27% 5% Tractor Co Celanese Corp of America Mining 15 VIb Mar 39c, Oct 7 % Caterpillar Eureka 14% 130 380 19% May 6% 50 Canada Dry Ginger Ale (Un) Canadian Pacific Ry (Un)__ 560 1,700 Oct 10 _* ....... ..... 48 '/a Mar 19 % 8% 3 % Mar Jan 15'A a 2.85 13% 6% * Packing Corp common.....* Preferred 513 18% 1 1st preferred.! * Co California 57% 56% al4% 2.65 5'/o * Calaveras Dec 2.65 Jun 57% Mar 18c 1 38 57% 18c 8,300 • Feb 2.25 1 1,400 24 (Un) Oil Co 26% 10% 5 Sugar 23 23 Co Oil Ohio Pacific Calamba 22 715 190 Feb Jan Jan 23 10 34% 6% 17% 34 % 23. 1.15 1,657 10 5% % a39"% a39% 15 Borg-Warner Corp Dec 31 50 Jun Mar 12% 1,985 Dec May * 180 10 Dec 39 % 13 170 .—20 July . 19% • (Un) 45 30% Mar 31 Nov * Cons 360 50 20 % Dec 9% 12% 1.1 Ry ~1[Un) Sep 481 Feb 22% 495 al5 . ... Mar a9% 9% 687 19% (Un) preferred 38 34% 1,945 11% _ • common..... 230 a9% 20% a30% a30% Jan 36% July 32% Mar 23% 5 common Invest 40 33% 12% Jun 3% 23 10 Aviation 120 : • Bishop Oil Co Blair Holdings Corp (Un) * (Un) Nov 10% 18 (Un) 2.35 May 20 Va 23% .__JL 44% __33Vbc „ 75 a31%' 1 % 44 a31% a31% ; 34% ___5 Aviation 110 1 Co Pacific Barnsdall Bendix 2.35 10c (Un) RR Nov (Un) Baldwin Locomotive (Un) Baltimore & Ohio RR (Un) Bank of California N A Central Aug May 119% Y Northern 377 515 100% 2.35 Apr 24% 20 ? N Jun 33% 7% al00% Feb Nov .5 (Un) ..... Jan 27% 27% 14 1 Natomas Company New Park Mining Co 4% May 33% 5 Corp 10 Dec 7 395 10 a36% a37% .5 Fe Oct 950 • a54% a54% 20 (Un) Santa Dec 6 */4 * 50 Bank 2%:i 19% 20 (Un) 26% May 4% May 10% 15 (Un) & Nov '50 • Lode Corp Nov 23% May 371 Fibres Auto 8 >/a 36 al8 (Un) Inc National City Lines National Distillers Prod High Dec 2%, Nov 630 19% 19% 175 7% Woolen Anaconda 675 19% Amer Radiator &; Stan San (Un) * American Smelting & Refining (Un)__* American Tel ft Tel Co (Un)__ 100 American 220 1 (Un) Light Low 20 3% 20 (Un) Ltd High 3 3% National 84 1 Morrison-Kpdusen Co Range Since January 1 a8 al8 1 Mother a8 High Feb Dec 15'A .... Cons Nash-Kelvinator Shares 20 Co_____:._-10 (Un) Factors American * Min American Airlines Inc American Low M 10% al8 Co Montgomery Ward Sales Last Sale Price Friday & Mindanao San Francisco Slock STOCKS— & M 32 190 15% 1 Co Robbins Mfg 320 11 ■„_* ... 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Apr Preferred ... 25 -- 6% 6% 20'A 20% 422 , 42 Nov 49 Jun 2,050 6% Dec 11 Jan 290 20'A Dec 27% Feb 41 42 (2574) THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN RANGE FOR & FINANCIAL LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE MARKETS DECEMBER ENDED Monday, December 20, 1948 17 Friday Montreal Stock Exchange Week's Last " STOCKS— Sales Range for Week , Sale Price Shares of Prices Range Since January 1 Canadian Funds Par Friday Week's Sales National Last Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices Shares Par Abitibi Power & Paper common... $1.50 preferred $2.50 preferred — Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class 38 5 22 465 36% Mar 39 24% 55 586 33 y4 Mar 57% 777 43 Feb 65 % 25 25% 25% 24 Feb 253A 7% Jan 1,220 6% 1,100 617 53/4 Mar 15c Dec 66c 25% S5% 25% 161 24% Mar Oil 21% 21% 21% 1,055 17% Mar 22% Sep 42% 42% 43% 4,387 42% 44 Oct 18% 2,678 * 18% 13 , ——L 25 Power 13 56 23% 23% 1,407 25% * British Columbia Elec Co 4% pfd—100 British Columbia Forest Products • Columbia 18% 23% 25 %. 25% * common— Corp cl A—• Class B : —: Brack Mills $1.20 partic class A Class B Dec 17 Feb 13 Dec 19 20'A Feb Gold Dredging Canada Cement common $1.30 preferred Canada Forgings class A Canada Iron Foundries 24 Jan Northern Power Canada Safeway Canada Steamship 5% Ltd 4%%>pfd- Class $1.75 Feb 27% Sep 1st Sep 2nd 17% 35 preferred $1.00 28% 65 15% Dec 225 7% Sep 24 24% 29% 29 29% 1,172 2,530 27 Pacific 9% 9% Mar 11 Jan 19% Davis Leather Co Ltd 35% Mar 42 Jun 1,885 17% Mar 23% Jan 35 23% Bros Wares Dec 23 -100% Nov 5 8% Nov 370 21% Dec 8% 40 Aug 15 15 a24 - 22% 25 21 Mar 23 Aug a45% a46 21 44 Jan 47 82% 26% 80 312 47 47% 433 44% Mar a24 5 22 145 145 115 144 Feb 16% 15% 200 12 350 25 Jan 12 595 10 Mar 14 % May Mar 113 10 Mar 14% Jun 25 28% Dec 19 25 17% Feb 21 17% 125 16% Feb 20! ,• „ 50 6% 6% ' 79 81% 33% 31 34% Nov 13% 13% 75 11 % Mar 15 Jan 16»/a 16% 5,041 12% Mar 213A May 33% 1,250 20% Mar 8% 8% 9% 37 9 Nov 10% 12% 12% 13 266 10 Feb 408 81% '- 123% 120% 129 % .29% 29% -30% 5,282 91% Mar 1,170 , 29% a35 28% a35 15 33 28% 20% 20% 29 588 280 72 167 20 160 325 5 16% —* i Worts. 27% 16% -1,361 21% 500 19 25 34% ' 34% 100 98 * common • , 16% 98 Dec 131% ■V Mar 38% 21% Jan 24 Nov 25 Feb 26% 26% 27 a35% a35% 1 a36 25% 25% 25% 28 Jan 30 33% Auk 37% Feb 1,260 23% Mar 25% Dec 1,265 - 27 26 Sep Jan 22% May Feb 1 16 Feb 23 Feb 28 Jan 30 Feb 40 Dec Atlas 32'A Jan 35 Jun Bathurst 225 16% 867 . 14 Feb 85 23 Mar Sales Range for Week Par 1 Steels 1. Ltd Power 19% May Belgium Glove 26% Brand ft Millen Jan Week's ■ STOCKS— r of Prices Friday ifi \ .. Last Sale Price ' . & Shares Low t 12% Paper class B * 1% pfd——ii.100 5% 12% Low 10 5% 925 5% 16% 45c 300 16 45c 200 35c 13% Sep 22 Dec Feb 22'/% July Brewers 11 Feb 13 % May British Columbia Packers Ltd class B_* al65 6% 6% 25 al65 6 165 Mar British 113 1 18% 115 45 18% 25 18% Dec 20 Jan 25 25 75 25 Oct 29 May 1.00 14% Mar 18% May Canada Malting Co 14% 14% 2,480 14 18 3/8 May Canadian 24 1.00 1.50 Apr 19% May Dec 24% 180 19 Mar 25 Nov 85 85 85 30 84 Nov 91 July 173/4 17% 173/4 70 16% Oct 20 Jan 104% 104% 27 Sep 108 100 2% 2% 500 2 Sep 4 Jan 15 15% 145 14 Feb 17% Jun a52% a52% 20 50 Jan 53 Dec 16% 16% 330 13 Mar 17 May 8% 8% 2 6% Feb 31 3oy8 31 221 23'A Feb 463/4 46% 47 215 44 * 56% 56'A 57 1,331 15 y4 16% Canada Dominion & Gen 19% 19% 13% 13% 19% 10,419 i3% 1,955 150 a6% 25 19% ♦ 25% a6% Mar 49 60 Nov 20% 709 14 Mar 12 Jan 20 14% 24% Mar 6% 19% Nov Nov 25 % May Dec 7% July Dec 25 Sep a85 5 84 % Dec 92 50 98% Dec 103 May 20 Sep 7% .15 20% 135 34% 34% ;| Jan 1,985 29% Mar 393/4 Jun 27 56% 56% 57% 1,631 46 Mar 70 3/4 Jun 13 12% 13% 9,480 11 Mar 16% 47 370 39 Mar 53 Jun 13% 14 2,190 13% . « ___ — MacMillan * Export class A Corp Ltd 5% cl C pfd__ —100 * Massey-Harris • McColl-Frontenac Oil Mailman ... 156 .15 4 4% 3,775 105 490 20% 20% 20% 470 15% 49 Nov 3% 6% 100 44 14 23 21% 22 359 172 173 40 77 82 80 21% 172 . Oct Jan 18 Jun 24% Feb • Jun 50. Apr 293 Jan 115. Feb 49 „ 17 Oct 188 kar 17% 17% Aug 134 % May • 78% Mar 153 Jan 8% Fefcr 156 * 25 » 40 Tramways * Trust Ltd com—• Vickers Canadian Ltd 59% Mar 162 Jan 2 Dec 3% 210 .2% 1,619 Feb 3 July 10% 42 10 Mar 14 Jun 24 140 22 Mar 25 65 1,258 20% Mar 65 Dec 199 Oct 23% 59 100 138 135 145 Canadian Western Lumber Co..——2 3% 3% 3% 112 112 113 25 - 130 329 4% Mar 1.45 6,900 Cassidy's Limited 1% preferred Oct 82 2 62% 1% 176 Jan 3% 10% • common Jan 61% 10% 1 pfd Claude Neon Gen Adv 100 — Ltd —* Commercial Alcohols Ltd common 11 11 Feb 3 Va 25c 25c Consolidated Div Standard Sec 758 6 • Jun Jan 4% May Apr 53/4 Preferred * ,1 — 6 11 . . - 130 . Jan 620 Dec 13% Jan Oct 50c Jan 3% 11 162 a35c 3 al6 — Nov 11 25c a35c A—• cl 108 25 • com., Consolidated Bakeries of Canada Ltd—♦ Consolidated Lithograph Corp Paper Consolidated 5% oorp Ltd—_* Ltd——• Mills Textile preferred al6 1 50 20 7% Sep 9 35c Feb 15% Jan Mar 16 26 26 26. 17% 18%- 17% com——* 40 20 ... Cosmos Imperial Mills Ltd 60c July SeD Jun . '1 ( Aug Jan 28 Mar 14% Mar 5,026 41 365 9 18 Va 18 Va Nov Jun Dominion. Square Corp 366 25 Oct 25% 32 % Jan Dominion 30 155 Oct Nov Donnacona 26 160 19 27 16% Mar 14y2 14% 85 13 % Mar 21% May 17% Jan 14 14 25 14 Oct 16 200 21% May 41% Dec 16 Feb May 27% Apr 32 Nov -19 a65 10 Oilcloth 14 Linoleum ft 162 • : 30 a32 .. 195 15 30 33% 30 Feb 45 45 75 38 38% 145 56 3/4 563/4 55 38 Woollens ft * Worsteds. ' Deo Jah Dec Feb 46 33 Feb 39%, Jun 37% Feb 57 Nov 18% Jun 50 May 50 May Falrchild 9 Feb 11 July Federal 100 Feb Fleet Manufacturing Nov Ford Aircraft Ltd 95 110 95 Dec 22% 2,030 16 Mar 23% Co Motor Co class .1 Ltd * of Canada class A_—* 14% 3,615 35% 165 33 Nov 39.55 39.55 39.65 1,708 38 Feb 40 Feb 19% 19 % 19% 1,020 14 Mar 21 Nov Hydro-Electric Secur Corp 15 45 Jun 50 Sep Inter-City Baking Co Ltd Apr 44 Oct International 45 Jan a50% a50% 9% Mar 37 % 39% 107 30 37% 37% 37% 1,627 37 16 % May • Fraser 38 Great Lakes May Paper Co Ltd preferred 12 41% Dec 45 % Apr 113/4 100 10% Sep 13 Jun 6% Paints convertible 23% Mav Aug 29 Oct 16 50 16 Dec 19% Jun 10% Mar 2% 253/4 1.30 925 38 38 25 7%. , 7Va 50 4 Jan 9 2%. 2% 1,800 2 Sep 3% Jan 253/4 26% 1,650 21 Jan 27 62% .Nov - • 80c Mar (Can) 56% 56V4 57 1,120 42% Feb 15% 15% 16 1,020 15% Dec -* 39 Ltd cl 39 39 11 L* 2% 2% 100 100 : 75% 75 % 25 9% 9% 200 % 8% 63 a51% a51% 5 A_« common..* preferred 8 —50 Loblaw Groceterias Co Ltd class A * Lowney Co Ltd * (Walter M) 2% 49 36 % Mar • com.a — Investment Foundation Ltd Mar a41 % a4i % 113/4 A Oct 25 ...—,,_1 Companies Class 197/a 2 1.30 ; * A— 14 2,071 a23 16 5 —, Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Inc Grain 200 21 a23 Co 7 22 13% 20% _* Ltd— • pfd —100 Esmond Mills Ltd preferred——_—20 Paper 35% —— a32 East Kootenay Pr 7% 500 95 22% 30 : Apr a65 30 ,4— David & Frere, Limitee class A. .50 Dominion Engineering Works Ltd.:—• 14% 39% 25 Inv • Canadian Marconi Co Mar - * ... For footnotes see page 46. 16% 4% May 74 10O Canadian Pr & Paper Inv 5% cum pfd_* Canadian Silk Products class A • 10% Mar 93/4 —— .. Chemical pfd r — Rand Co— 23 25 19 * _ _ common • ,. 4 100 Ingersol Dominion ■ 23% 26 160 * preferred 10 Jun 23% * . Montreal Telegraph 15 101 Ltd preferred Canadian Consolidated 20% 343/4 5 Molson Breweries Ltd Montreal Cottons preferred Jan Jan 98% 45% .. Oct 1.00 July Jan 98% * pfd— 43% 9% May 35% Sep a85 _ Sugar Ltd, Investments Chatco Steel Prod Ltd common _ A)_^ '. < Jan __ _ (John Jan a • Canadian Industries common 14% common_5 common 100 15 100 — 16% Mar 100 a com—• 1 ,——;— 50 * _< Ltd—5 Company common 150 _ Breweries Brown 15 ... National Vancouver 1.00 * (John) Montreal of 16% Power Montreal Locomotive Dist & Columbia Pulp ft Paper Preferred 15 International Bronze 6 % pfd—. ...25 International Nickel of Canada.. * Lewis Bros Ltd London Can Inv 5% July 1.00 __ Woods 170 16% _ International Utilities Corp Apr 27% May 20 Jan 17% Aug . Jan 163 Dec 16% 45c 75 50 _ 158 % Jun 6% Mar 10 High 13% Mar 4 158% 158% & Hosiery 5% pfd—_2Q Ltd class A—, 1 * 170 50 —* _ Range Since January 1 High 12% • 3,572 * Ltd.. > Jun Aug Montreal Curb Market Jan 50 Co Oct May 20 22 * common 35% Dec Nov 37% May 15 23% 25 Petroleum 99 45 21 12% —£1 Paper Jan 105 21% * International Feb 96 1,035 10 _ Canadian Inter International 20% Nov 100 ____ Oct Jan 20 ,„——10 — 20 common. 22 21 23% 11% ——* Corp / 22% • 21% 11% * Canada 18% Sep 31% Mav Nov Mar Dec 20 23 10 Nova 8eotia 875 34% 16% _ preferred Indust Acceptance 4%.% preferred Dec 34% Apr v610 10 Preferred 6c/o Sep 8% May 17% Aug 50 42 22 • of 83 167 - - ——10 Royal 1,645 40 23% * — 24 20 1,472 - 98 41% — 16% 100 28% 33% , 16% 27% 21% 19 * • Mining & Smelting Nov Mar • Belding-Corticelli —„100 common 82 Mar Mar 7 82 jun 8% May , Feb 167 Montreal 33% May 2P/4 Jun 21% 39% 34% • . 6% Mar 67 May Canadian Funds a25 Va a25 % 39% .23% 1927 Alabastine 17'/a Nov 29% Jun 16% Aug * inc ' 135 81 % _r Oct 116% • 25 Corp__ 11% Mar 16% 28% 19 17% » . 11% * preferred , 16% " „ 6% Commerce 30 155 Jun' 17% Nov . 28% „ . 6% com Apr 27 Mar 167 Canadienne 11% 85% Nov 48 Sep 24% Oct 49 July 20% Mar • ' 26% Aug 15% Sep '31% July " 40 % Aug 1,764 i63/4 common Banks— 11% Aug 144 42 83 6% preferred 11% 27 Dec 237/a * Limited , 102 % May 11 Sep Aug 23 < 41 Jun 5% * 23% •>« Ltd Zellers 12 15 1,13' • 100 & Electric 213/4 * Dec May 14% May Nov 8 a24 * a. Cotton Winnipeg 83A 21 % Dec 35 % Mar 22% 25 common preferred Ltd 10 • 1 1 A pfd Bridge Howard Smith Paper National Drug & 22% 16 3/8 Mar i,---'-' Hamilton preferred 704 340 850 General Bakeries Ltd.. Lang ft Sons Laura Secord 23 39 18% common—— Goodyear Tire 4% Gypsum Lime & the 105 9 " „ 22% 39 100 Limited 9 1 , 26 Apr ; Wilsils 95 18% preferred International 247/a pfd Tuckett Tobacco 7% United Steel Corp. Nov Feb 183/4 Foundation Co of Canada Gair Co preferred preferred 100 47% —* - Western Grocers Ltd 58 * Canada preferred 25 * —_ common u Walker Gooderham 220 • ... Imperial Oil Ltd Imperial Tobacco ,25 * Eddy Paper Co class Corp Hudson Bay 18% 41 * ... Power Jun 90% —20 Paper General Steel 15% Mar .* Canada oreferred Wabasso 93A Mar 22 Ltd Power 93% Mar * com — Jun Mar a46 July 95 237/a- 50 Canada certificates 18% 15 22% 100 j Jan —.100 15 892 89 Dec 82% Dec 1,515 200 : of 173/8 68 885 267 1 • com— common 23% 14% 23% __ Co Feb __ Dec 23% common Famous Players 7% 160 20 23% Electrolux 1% 36 23% 16% —• East Kootenay Power. of 7% 16 — Red preferred Dominion Textile common 7% preferred Labatt Steel Oct 13% Dominion Tar ft Chemical common—* Lake Jan 15 5 Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Stores Ltd 5% 101% Mar • Bridge preferred 4% Mar 11 A—!—",.—* Seagrams Dominion Glass $2 98 Npv Feb 11 54% Mar 15 1 Power of Canada 47% 37 878 ' Standard Chemical common. 5 133/4 .—* class Southern Jun -100% 100% 99 . A Nov Co— preferred trust May 30 9J1 a24 preferred class 39% 67 Dec 16% 21'% — Breweries Feb Oct 17 173/4 1 Southam Press Co... 560 16% Smelting Dominion Coal 6% preferred Dominion Foundries & Steel 5% 9 25 * 25 — 1% Voting 20 & 4% 29 ' 57 % common: Nov 35% Apr a95% a95% 83/4 ; Paper Williams Simpson Jun 25 common , A Sherwin Aug 30 28 —* Mining Series Dec Jan • Crown Cork ft Seal Co,, Lawrence 24% Jan * Plow .'i. Consolidated Gatineau 14% Mar Aug • Railway—, Consumers Glass Oct 14% 14 Sep 103 16% 49 ... Shawinigan Water & 8% May 25 14 22' 16% " July 18% 100 25 Cardy Corp Ltd class A Dryden 36 268 • — Donohue Feb Oct 28 a997/a a99% 44% Aug 15% v--" St Lawrence Flour Mills Sicks —25 Class B 1% 716 24 * Canadian Ind Alcohol class A Dominion 33 7% 25 Canadian Locomotive Canadian Oil Companies Distillers 63A Sep '15% Sep 22 . . dookshutt 5 15% * series Canadian 236 20 Nov 32% 14 Dec 175 -25 * 25 ,1 preferred 3% 20 Canadian Cottons common——. 6% preferred preferred 2% Mar 20 —, 2nd 24% 16 % preferred — 80 22 common series 1st preferred. 150 23% New common $1.60 common a3% common A Paper 26% 7% * Jan 60% ,180 42% 40% a95% „• „,■■■, ...... Lawrence Corp common a3 % 28 Canadian Car & Foundry common Canadian Celanese St 26% 15% —— new Knitting Rolland Jan 22 , Nov 28% May 56 % 57 ,100 ; Dec 4% May • preferred Nov 1150 Breweries 40% -16%- ■ Canada 2% .100 preferred Canadian Canadian Bronze • • Corp of 873A * common 5 15 963/4 37%; 220 1,980 9% Sep Saguenay Power 4%%> preferred—.100 Jan May 27% May _10 Corp 1003/4 18 2% ;—* 20 102 % 61 a89 323/4 20 „ common 102% 102% ,.100 373/4 17% • Feb 162% 45 . 17 St 5 Jan 15% _ May 58 Dec 61 26% Burrard Dry Dock Co Ltd class A_—* 25 25 __ 22 325 37% - 5% 300 20% High 26 Mar Mar 18 2% 5% 43 % » • 43 61 a3% • 43 20% _* common a89 • 175 Tubes 2% . 175 18 851 . 1 Regent 22'/a May ' * 22J/4 com : Quebec Power 25 ' * Building Products 510 22 „ 1,040 , —„• 4% 29% May • 25 American 55% • Price Bros & Co Ltd common Jun • class A 54% Power Nov 6 25c 23% 54% common, Light. Heat ft Power Penmans Ltd Jun 25% Low 22% * ; 100 preferred High 22% Placer Development Powell River Co Dec 59% 6 Ltd Mills Low ♦ Oct Feb 58 pfd Corp preferred 5% Apr 16% Mines Flour Ottawa • 38 Car Ottawa Electric Rwys 193/4 May 527/8 Trao Light & Power British Amer Bank Note Co Canada 7% 21% May 52% Brazilian V 12% Mar 17% Mar —• 4% common Telephone Bulolo Ogilvie High 58% * Bathurst Power & Paper British 1,311 2,115 25c Oorp Ltd Warrants Asbestos Corp Preferred 19% 38 • - Aluminum Co of Can British 15 18% Low 21% — Ltd Argus Bell -20 14% 18 % A Range Since January 1 High 143/4 I20 Noranda Page-Hersey Algoma Steel Aluminium Low Steel ■ 16% 3i% 31% 30 16% 17 250 ,39 . 2% 72 Dec Jan Jan Oct Jun 20% Jun . 45 Jan Jan 4 May Dec 80 May Apr 14% Apr Mar 8% Jan 51%" Nov 52% 29 Oct 31% 12% Jan 19 8% 7 Jun Dec; May ( Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN RANGE Friday Week's Sale Price » Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd Maritime Teleg Tel com "Rights ' wuon, Massey-Haiu'is Co 6%% McColl-Frontenac Oil & Ltd Ontario Corporation Scotia Paul 15 Nov 21 Nov 90c 25 Mar 30 May 93% 93% 91 Nov 94 5% % 4% Mar 1.00 1.00 22 22 85c Oct 20 Feb 26% 26% 22 29 29 29 74% 75 65 % 9 9% & Pr 0 common. Ltd Stores 19% __ 19% 11% Power Corp of Can 6% cum 1stpfd. .100 B'/c N C part 2nd ._50 preferred 14% 1*8% 50 11% 14% 18% 0 11% 14% v „ Ltd 9 20 19% 1 10% 175 10% 100 13 Reitmans (Can) ' 110 110'A 1.10 Sep Reliance pfd_ Grain Co Southern Canada Power 6% Southmont Invest Co Ltd Feb 75% Apr Agnew Dec 10% Jan Akaitcho 20 Apr * Windsor Hotel Mining Aluminium Aluminum Co of Canada pfd Feb 56 May 15 100 Oct 25 18 18 50 May 18 13% 16 49% 25 22 24 104 41e 41c 6,777 37c Jun Feb Feb' _ __ _ Mines v' i.. 49% 115 45c Jan Anglo Nov Anglo Nov 24 125 250 1.25 600 50c Mar 15% 175 9 Apr 16 Sep 27% Mar 24% 24 Dec Cotuoi 1.25 17 Nov Central Jun 7c Mar 1,520 2c Apr 3%c Jan 4,500 5c July 15c 10%cl0%c 500 8c Apr 16c Sep Dec 17 %c ' Dickenson Red . Mines Gold Lake 3c Aug 15c Dec 2,000 15c Dec 82c Feb 51c Ltd 2%c 23,700 4c Mar 68 %c 7c 7c 2c 4,500 Jun 4c 3.000 Aug Dec 5%c July 100 9%c 10 Vic 18c 500 9%c 27c 1 26 %c 13 %c 4%c * 1 r—1 Corp Normetal of Bank Mar Base Crest Gold Rochette Gold Santiago 27c Dec Bell Mar Dec 49c 16% 50c 500 15c 12%c 15c 21,000 1.92 1.92 2,000 1.92; 2,500 . 3.05 3.10 4,000 66c 4%c 76c 16,500 ' 4c 43c 794 13% Aug Nov 50c Dec 4 %c Sep 1.40 Aug . 1.65 Mar 55c Mar 72c 12 1.09 16c 1.95 Feb Nov Feb Mines 4%c Sep British 1.26 1.26 class 10% all 5.60 23c _ * 5c 1.02 60c 7c- 14% 65c Jan 19 %c 15%cl9%c Nov 7%c . — .__ New Pacalta Pacific Cordage Pan For 1.25 Nov 13% Jun 9%c 10%c 13,800 8c 5,900 15c 15c 16 %c 18 %c 27 Elec 38 .. 43% 4.50 5.00 500 30c 1,000 25c 19,300 lie 14c 8,500 20V* 20 20'% 25 18% May 21 14c 13c 15c 6,100 10c Mar 17c Jan 14c 14c 1,400 11c Nov 29c 'Feb 14c 14c 1,000 14c Dec 57c Jun 3%c 4e 13,000 3c Sep 6c Jan 8.30 4,290 14cr 4c' ■7,50 „ 1.50 1.50 14e 15c 45c 23 %c 26c 1.31 2.60 1.35 Dec 11c Jun 500 20 %c May 15,500 21c Dec 1.25 46. 30c Dec 810 25% 25% 165 89% 18%c Oct 60c Feb 11c Dec 28c Jan • 6.50 July pfd___. _ 7% Oct Feb Jan 90% : * 100 89% 100 101% Products. 3 4C Aug 12% ' —* Oil 27% Nov 99 101% 29c 46c .1 14% 290,122 16c Feb 7,100 25c July Canadian 17 %c 15c 20c 18,200 - — Lake.— Product's ,— class Co A. „ . class A Bousquet Caldwell Linen common Edmonton— Flin Oils Flon ^t- Red Lake—__. Cement ___ common. »~ Iron Malting Sh Warr Foundry Packers common. class B — A :— Lines common j— Wire _ & Cable class A. — Bank Breweries Canners of Commerce. .. common. preferred 1.80 Nov 32c 45c Dec 14c 14%c 5.20 75c- 8c 32%c Nov Car common A Canadian Celanese new common.. Preferred Canadian Dredge . . Canadian Food Products Class Feb Class 32% c' Apr 2.60 2.30 Dec 24c 18%c Dec 32c Dec 28c 34c 28c Dec 38c Nov 3.65 Nov common. A Canadian Mar July Class Jun — Indus Alco "A" B Canadian Locomotive Canadian Malartic Canadian Oil Cos common. 8% preferred voting. Sep 8% Aug 27% Red _. Jan- Dec 4% May 26% 33 %c .• Oct Jun Jan 6% 26 8c 25 23% 12% 6% , Feb May 22% May 118% Jun Feb 3 25% A 11 12- Oct 20 101% 101% 2% Oct Feb Jan 110 2,500 8.90 65c 5 5c 23% 44 Aug 116 116 4%c 5,841 Calgary 24e .• Dec 4.50 25c 17 1.80 Oct Dec 13 " Ltd—— Oct 42% 50 23% Oct Dec Jan 1,468 * 22 46 10 1.55 Feb Jan 71 %c 1.55 2.60* 600 4,500 72c 1.50 14 %c, - 1.55 12% • Mar 24c 18% 1.60 1st 1 17. 38% 'Apr 10 * B Jan 42% .1 SS Dec Nov 7 Vac 18% . Power Canadian Ltd_ 38% Jan 90 Ankerite Preferred ._' 38 69c 105 50 Canada 1.50 Nov 5,900 4,980 13,000 Class 14 %c Oct 9c 9c 16c & Deo 29C 28 135 35c Calder Feb 6 35,900 17% Class B Sep Jan 5% May July 631 37 4.00 4 340 59c 25c 46 100 4% 1 Forest Preferred — Nov 1,266 15c Jan Corp. page , 17% Canada Ltd___ Sep 1 16c 4% May * common Canada Ltd. Apr 2,500 8c . 50 31 %c Canada . 2.75 130 16c Canada see . 35c 89c Ltd. bo 4,633 17% Campbell 45c footnotes Sep 10 Va May .* Calmont 71 %c Oils 33c 620 1 Oil Canada Petroleum' Western 20,250 Pwr com—* 25 15% Ltd. Dev Co 90c 12% 21% 1 common Canada Bread common 23 %c Oils 80c 12% 8c 13c <> Lake 65c 7c 14% 1 Ltd Rights Nov 4% • Preferred Ltd Jan 27c 5% « * Globe Oil Co Ltd Co 16 V4C Mbr. 4 _1 Dec 50c Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd. Oil July 4c 5% . .____ Callinan Petroleums Honfe 5c .1 Burrard Oct 51,900 4 I. Broulan Porcupine Bruck Mills class A 1.02 5c 7c 14% 3ya 4%c 1.02 60c Jun Mar 22,180 5% -__kr Dominion Building * 39c 11 B Burns & . Dec 5%c 12c Buffalo __ Jun 13c Buffalo 1.02 Jan 75c 9c Buffalo _1 83 . 12c 3.40 _ Columbia British Ltd New Okalta Oils 75 Buffadison Gold Ltd_l Dec Oct Nov 5.60 23c 23c 10% 65% 4,450 2.95 preferred. _ preferred Class Jan 14c A Ltd_ Columbia British _ Central. Leduc Oils— Oils 7c 12% 3.40 1 British Columbia Packers class A_. Class B 5.75 Oct 31c 22c Columbia 4%% Apr Jun 12 21% Mines Canadian Decalta 6c 16 %c Gold American British Mar 6 %c 4%c Ltd 5% Mar Nov 15c 10 658 10 %c 9e _ a 80c 12% ' A_. Preferred 5.75 all 13c ■ —. _——. Oil , 9.20 68c " 25c 12% 1 Jun Dec 4.50 Canadian Homestead 20c Dec Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd Consol 8,115 : 4.65 42% Canadian Davies 10% 70% 9% ; 37 Brazilian Traction Light & Preferred L OH Stocks— Oils 6 70% * 35 Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd— Calmont 7c ' Dec 56c Pershing Brantford Class Sz 6,000 Nov 65y2c Nov 30c Hat Boycon Ltd Mines Oil 7c 8c Bordulao.. Ltd— Corp Dom 7c 20c 4V8C July 26 class Bonetal Gold 6 %Q 6 %c 5.60 Mines Mines British 51,700 8.25 24c Apr 46 Mines British __r Ltd— (1944) Ltd Biltmore Bobjo Jun 2%c- Dec . Sullivan Mines 7%c — Kirkland Jan Mines Ltd— Westville 6%C Gold Bidgood 1.56 ___—1 Malartic 7c * Burlington Steel Co Asbestos 5,500 River 3.50 12% 44c —_. Ltd__—_ Vinray 2,366 25c Jan 41i/aC Jan 1.35 Mar May 23 Vb Mar Ltd United 8.90 24c Belleterre Quebec 10%cll%c ; 25c Standard Gold Cons 8.85 25c Telephone Bralorne ■. Development—____1 Mines 8.90 _. Gold Mines 41,835 * Yellowknife Berens Sigma Mines (Quebec) Ltd— Gold •149.600 Bros Jan Gold Mines, Ltd—.—50c Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd_; 1 Stadacona 65c 4.20 Mining. Jun Creek Siscoe Oct 59c Scotia 22c oc — Senator-Rouyn Ltd Sbeep 49c 13c Feb 3.95 18c 13 %c 5%c Nov Ltd Mines Apr 1 common Power Beaulieu 26c Mines Ltd Mines Metals Beatty 3c Ltd Quebec Manganese Mines Quemont Mining Corp Ltd Red 8c Consolidated Brewis Red Porcupine Gold Labrador 22 %c 50,700 Feb Jan 10c %c 12% Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd Quebec 1,500 16c 61c * class B Toronto Mar 5c -—4 Cadallic 40c 14c i of 5C 16c Ltd—.. Pandora 38c 4.20 i .__ j,, Nova Nov 17,300 50c 11c Corp Piccadilly Jan i of 11c 34,000 Ltd Mines 38c Montreal— 12c 14c 5c Norpick Gold Mines Ltd O'brien Gold Dec « of Bank Mines Ltd Canada Ltd-,- Mining 8%c Mines Bankfield Nov Mclntyre-Porcupine Mining Bagamac 59c Goldfields Ltd_—___— Mines , — Electric Nov 4%c 15% Lingside Gold Mines Ltd— Macdonald 12,500 — Fabric Bevcourt * 46 75c —_ 6,000 __ — 3.10. Ltd— 5c 3c - Lamaque Gold Mines Ltd_- 11c 40c 1 Gold 3%c July 26 %c Dec 13c 16% 1 — 27c " 1 Lingman Lake Gold Mines Ltd LouVicourt 22 %c 74,500 67/aC 1 Ltd 8%c _10 — — (1937) Oil Bathurst Ltd Dec 15V'BC . Mines Aunor 197,500 4c Ltd_ Mines Jan Auto 6%c Ltd Mines 25% ' Steels Aubeile Jan 2c - —1 Co Mar Jun 1 Kirkland Lake Gold Mining Co Ltd. Labraaor Mining & Explor Co Ltd. Lake Rowan (1945) Mines Ltd-—: Shore Atlas Nov 1 Mining 24 ' Mines Atlantic 33c 38C 1- — 1 Mines Jun 585 11c — A Sep Jan 25% *--100 class O 25% 1 — Apr 9% OO C** 65% • ; Hardware Athona 54%c 15c 1 Gold Mines Jan Dec 15c Mines Uranium Joliet-Quebec 12c 5,000 Hugh Malartic Gold Mines Ltd International 12c Oct 7c 15c — Mines 4%c 1,000 6%c Goldbeain Mines Ltd Cons Mar 5c 22%c22%c 1 Ltd 18,000 8C Sep 57 Armistice Auto 5%c Ltd Formaque Gold Mines Ltd— Mines 17,000 1 uuvav Gold Mines Ltd East Malartic Mines Ltd_ Goiavue 2c 500 59c ——1 Mines 4c 55c 441% Mar 1 Bank Lake HolUnger 4%c 56c 1 Ltd Mines Mines Aumaque Gold 4%c 1 Ltd Gold 3c ■ _1 Donaida Mines Ltd Sullivan 1,000 — Mines 500 Jan Ltd Cadillac Jun 500 275 70c Nov 4c • Explorations 7% 7c 9% Sep Oct Nov 103 3%c May 33 % Mar • Warrants 11c • 2,000 — : 5c Sep Sep 95 * Preferred Nov 2%c Ltd—; COrtez Oil Porcupine Corp common 38 2%c 3%c * Astoria 97 800 25% 1 Ashley Gold & Oil— 1 Corp Ltd Mines Consolidated Rouyn Argus 10 %c Mines Ltd Mining Cheskirk 60 55 1 Aquarius 1 . Mines 103 Apr 4c Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd Cehtral Manitoba Canadian Nov Mar 3%c Mines Centremaque Gold 24»/4 59% * Anglo-Huronian 10 Aug 17 '15% __i " 39 Apr 54 • Dec —_1 Mining Corp Ltd Candego Gold Lake Mines Lead 18 7 40 37% •. ' Jan 16% 58'% I--125 Yellowknife Anacon Jan 1 — Buffadison Gold Mines Jack 13% 50 . 1.00 " * — Bevcourt Gold Mines Ltd__ Hbwey 9 a23 35% 4c * Nepheline Ashdown Bob's Lake Gold Mines Ltd ■Rouv.nn Gold Mines Ltd—. Eldona Larder American Dec 36% (■• _ Ltd * Metals East 9 .. 651 ■ Band-Ore Gold Mines Ltd Dome . 16 a23 9 ■ ■ >.t . H 15% 50 245 Jan ' V* May 38 70c * Apex Consol Resources 24 t * Ashley Gold & Oil Minerals Ltd Century common Ltd Amalgamated 1 22 9% — . _i Nov 111 19% May 103 103 • Nov Mar » .; Ltd Alta Mines' Ltd<_Arno Mines Ltd I, Alger Gold Algoma Steel '■ Mar 21% TZi Yellowknife Nov May 111: 111% , 18 High 12% Mar 1,280 7c Surpass 14'% 52 41c ; 1,520 • 14% 107 <■ ■» 15 19% 100 Oil 21% 49% * 14% 18% » Apr Stocks— Alger Gold-Mines Ltd '■ A I & Low 14% 38 class Preferred Gas Range Since January 1 High 18% —20 Mar 1 Ill ■ Low * common preferred Acme 15 — . $1.50 29% May 75 __ pfd— —100 Union Gas of Canada Ltd United Corporations class B United Distillers of Canada Ltd— Westeel Products * Ltd— -L—, Western Grain Co Ltd _' 1^ Paper preferred Feb ' Base & Dec a50 .100 16 I Power Acadia-Atlantic a50 —— red pfd—.—20 0 Ltd_. Shares __ 110% Ltd 5% for Week Par Abitibi American Queboe Pulp & Paper 1% Sales Range of Prices Friday STOCKS— 1 27% May 26 % Dec Apr Apr Week's Last Sale Price Jun Nov 5% May Exchange Canadian Funds Apr 5 Ltd Enterprises Aubeile Toronto Slock Aug v^c Mills Ltd. Lt Service 17 Oct 93 % 100 Nuclear 18 86c ,_30 Mount Royal Rice Nova 10% com—* 1st.preferred 17 High 26% 80c Co______5 Paper Montreal Refrig & Storage Ltd Moore 17% Low 11% 10 j. (2575) MARKETS DECEMBER Range Since January 1 26% * commmon ENDED $1.50 Canada Minnesota 18 86c pfd__20 pld_—100 4% 11 Shares High 26% 10 — conv< Melchers Distilleries Ltd Mica of 11 10 if and as, Low —* LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE for Week of Prices Par FINANCIAL Sales Range Last STOCKS— FOR & 16% Nov 14c Dec 1.25 July 6c Aug Sep Sep 43 44. (2576), THE WEEK ENDED FOR RANGE ' markets listed canadian Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL DECEMBER 17 Week's Frlday Sales Friday Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— Week's Last of Prices Shares Par Canadian Pacific Railway—— Canadian Wallpaper class B Leduc Centra) 1.53 1.50 1.53 1.45 1.40 1.61 1.25 1.15 1.25 141/4 c 17c 5,000 1 Chimo 7 7 150 7c Dec 30c Feb 55c 70c 7,602 30c Mar 75c Oct 10c c 48,800 4c Mar -1 Mines 2.50 2.35 2.57 20,830 2.20 12c 12c 500 Willans 1,475 79c Oct 5%c 58,000 2c Aug 6c Nov 13 ¥2 c Aug 37c Nov 27C 2.00 Mines Paper Box 13 125 10 Feb 17 17c 2,500 15c Dec 27c Feb 6C 4,500 5c Mar 9c Jan 5 5% 1,000 25c 28c 10% 16,580 48c 54c 50c« 50c 50c 466 38c Dec 14c 1 13c 16c 52,750 11c Jun 12,900 41c , 124 121% 129 3,931 1511/4 153 214 1.32 1.25 1.37 5,100 97 97 Mining Craig Bit l ; common A Lakes Gulf Croinor Mines Pershing 1 Trust Crown Crow's Nest Crowshore Jan 51 51 l 8c Cub Aircraft —__——' 50c _* — 9V2C Petroleum Davies — Class Ltd Gold llasaga Heva Delnlte Mines Detta Nickel Red Dexter Lake—— Red 1.15 Dickenson Discovery. Yellowknife Distillers Seagrams, Gold Nov Hudson Bay Jan Hugh 6 Oct % May 50 ' July 118 Aug Jan 113 55 May Oct 19c 42 6c 10,800 45c I,900 Apr 1.00 Howey Gold Mining Aug 7c •• Mar 8 300 4,100 July 11 Sep 95c Jan Dec. 49c 26 y2 Ltd— Mines Dome >1.60 Nov Jan isy2c Oct 39,500 10c July 48c Feb 32c 8,500 20c Nov 45c Mar 46c 55c 53,500 43c July 82c Jan 23c Sep 64c Jan 16¥a Feb 22¥4 May 24c 29c 18% 18% 37,800 420. 29c * Dominion Bank 25 Coal preferred 34c 14 16 ¥4 . , Foundry Dominion Magnesium Steel-—— & 26 1 26 Dominion Steel & Dominion Tar & , Dominion Textile Gold- Donnell & Jellicoe 22 366 Mar Jan Mar 12 y4 May 6 Feb 46 13¥s Feb 19% May 23'/4 23% 21'/2 1,115 Jun Joliet 1,500 7c 12,500 42c 6,400 Sep Jan 7c- 2¥2c Oct 5c Jun 16c Jan 29c ' Nov 95c Jan 24 ¥2 c Feb 9 %c 10 ¥2 c 18,500 8¥2c Dec 6¥2c 7c 1,700 5c Sep 9c Sep 14c 8,100 7c Aug 15c Jan 20 ¥2 Mar 18 75 July 20 ,12 12% 3,005 8.50 Jun 13 Nov 13¥a 20,352 5.35 Feb, 14 ¥2 Nov •,.5¥4C ,5¥2c 1,500 4c Oct 9c Feb 15c 20c 30,000 12c Nov 30,400 18c Mar- 27c 33c 56 V8 56 ¥4 570 7c 6 ¥20 7c 32,500 Q 8 8 — - * Jan Nov 60 Oct 111 36c Jun 7 42cJun Jan 2c 2 .. 43 ¥2 10 113 ¥4 113 ¥» : 23 ¥4 380 19 ¥4 19% Nov 8c Dec 10 5/s , Jan 116 Oct 13 ¥b 1,410 24% 25 Dec 14 Mar 20 Nov 12 250 6c 28 ¥2 Apr Mar 14 ¥4 Jan 24 ¥2 Mar 25 y2 19,814 13 ¥4 25 3,900 19 ¥4 5 V4C 5%C 1 8 , 1 4c Oct 9 Nov 1,800 34c 9 Jun Apr 8 ¥4 160 40c ■ Nov 10c Aug 7 125 8 8 7/b '40c 8 ¥8 40c 11 May Jan 55c July 25 100 31 ¥s May Oct A—„* 26 26 26 99 ¥2 99% 99¥s 115 98 ¥2 Mar 102 ¥8 34% 34 ¥2 ,35 2,435 29% Mar Co 39 ¥s Jun 12¥b " 127/8 13 ¥4 31,841 11 Mar 16 ¥a Jun 84c common—* * 49c t; 43c 51c 74,700 40c Mar 1.10 —. 1.10 1.10 1,000 90c Oct 4c 4¥»c 11.500 1 * ; 1 —— 4¥4C ■ ' 4¥»c 14c 5,600 45c May Feb 7c Jan 21c Oct Aug 7c Jan 12¥ac Nov 58c Feb Mar 59c Nov Jun 8c 18,560 Aug 3c 5,000 13c Jan 1.45 3¥2C Oct 3,000 12c 4 ¥4 c 13c 1 13c 40c __a.L Mines— Mining' j, I" » mm — Kerr-Addison ^ Kirkland Kirkland Kirkland Townsite 300 19¥t Mar 22 y2 12 1/8 125 11 ; 6,000 4c Oct 14c 2,250 15c July 37c Oct 5,500 4%c Oct 50c Jan 7c 7c 13¥4 12% 13% 8,913 11 ¥a Nov 15 Jan 60c 60c 60c 1,000 40c Nov 45c Nov 1 10c 8%c IIV4C 108,675 7¥tC Oct 22c Jan 60c Jun — Laxe Kirkland-Hudson 6c 24c —1 Gate—_______ Golden 27 Vs May 5c 20c —1 — _ L. 26 y2 21,1/8 ■ 8c ——_ Lake 21 ¥2 21% j 25c -1 — 2iy4 Mar Jan 'X 22c Kenville Gold Kerr fh. -i —— Mines 155 Dec 28 ¥2 13% . 33333333336 ———. 200 22 28 28 ¥2 1 Quebec 34c __1 ——— __1 1.32 ._1 12 ¥4c 36c 1.35 19,000 12c 12¥iC 32c 9.500 1.17 5,500 Nov 1.15 * 1.78 Nov Jan 10c Dec 19c 22 ¥4 Dec 25 ¥2 Jun 7.75 Jan Jan 13 ¥2 May Feb Aug 18 ¥2 ioy2 Mar Jun 13'/2 50c 60c 8 8 25 24c 22c 25v2c 36,800 17c "Jan 30¥2c Jun Lake Fortune 15 % c 12 c 151/2 c 642,625 4c Aug 16c Nov Lake Rowan 230 48c 14,500 8 12 y2 July Dec . Feb 1.10 Nov ; - u. Gold Laguerre Lake ._4 Dufault 5.90 1,930 -4.10 Mar 3¥ac 10,500 2¥aC Dee 3¥zc —— ——_i.—Lil-.!——1 1-09 4¥4c 4,500 7C 38c 3,900 3c 7c 1.05 -1 Mines Gold— 5.70 2¥»c 5.90 :_1 Labrador Mining & Exploration- 55 23% 23 % Ltd (John) 13 55c -1 5c 33c Gold Kayrand 40 common. DUvay Gold Mines,—_____ May 1.04 •12 ¥4 - — Mines , 13 Mudge 15c Nov 19c 1 Jack Waite Mining Kelore 10 Dijdama Gold Mines Ltd^___ Mar 62c 4 class Gold Jacknife Feb 650 -1 5c 19,200 .——100 Metals Uranium Jun 46 Woollens 5,400 72c 6c ;■ ■. -—■ :■ Mountain Mines !■___.—33—56c 28 11% common Mines 8¥2c 56 ¥4 — International Island Labatt Dominion Donaida. Jan * —' Nickel 27 16% 21% Jun 12c 20 1 Petroleum 22 46 —23 ¥2 13 y4 5¥zc July 34c 333,3313.100 International Apr 12 Preferred 9 ¥2 Mar 2,600 1 -A. Preferred Sep _° common 240 7%c % ,___1 ; „— — International 23¥4 Mar 16% — Chemical Sep 12 7c 12% ? -1 - — Ingersoll Machine class A Inglis (John) & Co_— Inspiration Mining Nov 46 11 A. —— „— —— Lake 16 25 ' . 26 25% 97/s May 35c July 12c Jan 16!/2 25 B 16,500 12c * 65c * class Stores Dominion Coal 24c 5.00 Feb 13 A, 24 110 26 211/4 •: * Dominion Scottish Inv preferred——-50 Dec 6¥8 Mar 63c 7c —10 Imperial Bank Imperial Oil Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 —25 4% preferred —— Oct "" Dominion 3.00 105 8 ¥4c 10C 5 & Erie common 13 ¥4 II.040 .211/4 26 —> • 900 9 ___» . - class A Hunts 28c 1,800 16 V2 10 Dominion 3.60 • Apr 17¥e May 13 ¥4 Mar ? Jun 33y2c Nov 19¥ac Nov 150,900 1.35 21c" Mar 10c 21¥2 -Oct 26c * . Nov 40c Mining & Smelting Malartic Joburke Diversified Nov 3c 37c Jan 10%c 12V2c 28%C 6c Apr 1, Mines——_— 99'/2 Mar III—-2 Sep l¥ac 71c * — Yellowknife 22c 12e — — 3¥2c 1,500 ' Oil———.—. 32 5c 54c 500 2¥4c 11 1 ———_. Dauch & Dec 24,000 Lake Red 4%C 20c 1 Mining Jan 9c I01/2C 32c 1,075 22c Highwood Sarcee Nov 25 - . 26c — Hosco Mar 9% ___ 16% 9 1 Gold Mines,—_— Nov 1.60 Mar 90c 165 22c — Lake Nov __ Home 9V2C Mines Dec 17c 5c International Denison 54c 700 • Homer Nov 8,000 9% 1.30 r 14,900 . Highbridge 3.20 May 65c 3.60 —"/ —.—— Mascot Jun 2¥4Q 11% Gold Hedley May 1.15 20c Headway Red Lake Heath Jun 44 ¥2 4%C ' —1 — Gold Harricana 10,250 16% 2 ¥tc 1 Mines 20 ¥4 53c 55c 16% Carpets Jan 4'% Mar 20,600 9% — Gold Dec Dec Mar 15 ¥8 38 ¥2 60c 20c i _i _ 88c 70c « 154 35c 44c 25c —4 Oils , 1,000 . Nov 8I/2C 23 B Decalta Dec — Hinde 35c 23 ¥2 39c „ 18c 85c 1 _ _ Hollinger Consol July '•••«" 50c 8c 42 ¥2 c Mines D'Aragon Sep 425 « Gold Indian Davis Leather class A Oct 13 ¥» c 1,515 1 __ Sep 1,600 9V4C — 17 ¥4 c 40 . Nov 8,600 45c 100 —■ Sep 15 ¥4 1 Jun 18c 22c 116'/2 1161/2 100 J. Coal Patricia 10c 15¥a ——~ Hamilton Bridge 10c 100 5'/a 40c 45c 500 38 ¥2 & Alabastine 70c Mar 97- 85 500 22c ——1 _____ Nov 1 Ilallnor Mines Huron Crestaurum 11 40 ■ —113—11 — Swayze Hai'ding May 15 % .* Halliwell Gold Harker 10 18c a Mines Rock 120 18c Paper common Gypsum Lime Hard Oct 10 ¥4 11c Gold Halcrow 53 lie — Mines Lead Gunnar 53 Feb 1 preferred Guayana 120 5 2 ¥2 __ Grandoro Mines Great NOV Nov 49 —0 Bousquet High 100 70 10 ¥. — 25 31 12c 5% ». - Graham Low 20 103 Gordon Mackay class A 32c ' Cournor Preferred Range Since January 1 High 104 * . Goodyear Tire common 1315/a v 91 ¥2 Mar 70c Jan 85c Dec 145 15 30 12c 30 » — 705 : 151 'A * 16¥4 Oct 10 54c ■ Dec 28c Dec 23 c Aug 1.51 July Dec lli/a . pfd ———100 Mills 1.40 10% _a . Dec 5 700 1.45 £5c Low Nov 6% 1)45 —2 , Jan 2.45 14% Mar 5c • - Exploration Imperial 12% May 15c _____a5' — Corrugated 1.72 July 60 12% Consolidated Mining & Smelting—5 Consumers Gas :_ 100 Cosmos 15,800 l : . Consolidated Duquesne ; Consolidated Homestead Oil—-:—— Conwest 2.05 13V2 l — Seattle 3,400 17c .1 — 30c 1.80 ______* Bakeries Consolidated 27c 13% Consolidated Astoria —a.——1 Consolidated 1.75 Dec 1.70 5c 1 ___; Mines Feb 30c July 1.60 * A— National Coniagas 3.00 Mar Jun 7c 1.65 — class Yellowknife Conduits 12y2c Nov 51/4C * Plow Colomac 9v2c 101/2 5c 4,000 * , Dunlop Lake 7c 1 Oils Cockshutt 6¥2c 1 .i,_. ! Coclienour Coin Aug 7 Malartic Cochrane Feb 55c 6%c _1 . Shares Par Jan Jan 33c Mar 1 — — Chromium Coastal 1.40 1.05 Mar 1 preferred Gold Citralam Jun Nov 16c Mines Chester.ville 1.80 1.82 July 13c Jan " i— Centremaque Gold Chemical Research Cheskirk 41c ' i—1 Mines,- 2,500 Jun 2.65 Aug 1.20 Mar -7,275 16c 1.00 Jun 20* Feb 16 49,500 Central. Porcupine Chatco Steel 29,200 * —„— Gold Patricia 1.25 —_1 — Oil 100 1.10 1.20 1 Castle-Trethewey 16 —M : 21% 12¥4 Mar 11,281 for Week of Prices High Low 16% Range Sale Price SXOCKS- 1 Range Since January High 16'/a 16'A Sales t. Last 16 25 Cariboo Gold Central Low , 3,000 1.03 r . 1.36 Mar Feb 2c 6c :< 6%c Jan , 5c ' Oct May 15c Nov '1 J Jan ' " Eajist Amphi — East Crest Leduc East 8 Vic 11"% 0 Oil— Oil— Malartic 37c 37c 3(& 1.98 East 39,905 3.10 Sullivan Mines, 2.95 3.10 Lake Shore Mines———; Nov Lake Wasa Mining— 50c May Jun 26c 2,900 1.74 Mines——— Jan 13c Feb 7c 17,400 1.98 — East 33c 5J/2c Mar 6,500 91/4C 10 % c 10'/2c — 1.33 Aug 1.64 Mar Feb 2.08 3.50 " Eastern 7% $teel 6,300 Elder Mines Eldona El Gold Sol 16V8 -20 A 1 — — 10 May May Mines.——, — 35c 16 ' Mar 20 24c July 74c. Jan 1.54 Jun 65c Corp 1 • 55c Mar 3,000 8c Nov 37c 46c 4.45 116,020 10c 48c 55,065 35c Dec 4.25 74c — 1 77c 10c 1 Gold Eureka 300 10,150 16% 32c 35c 4.45 3,160 Jan 4.55 , Lapa Cadillac Falconbridge Nickel Famous Players Farmer Candy • Federal Grain Shops— com 14% ' 15 361/2 38 14 y4 1,395 36'/a 210 • — Preferred 14% 1 ___— 7 7 nl ,100 " ' ' Dec 18 ¥8 May 47 y2 Jan 3y2 May 420 111 5.05 May Mar 34 85 3° Oct 9yB 115 Mar "U" Larder Lebel Oro Fibre 12— 41/2C 5c Petroleum Products 91/2' 7c May 60c 1,200 65c Nov Fleet Manufacturing 2'/a 205 Feb 11%'July 11% 2 2,200 12 ¥a 3 ¥» Sep Sep Jan B Class Fleury-Bissell ■ 1—100 16% ■ Foundation 'Francoeur Frobisher , 6 ¥4 16 ¥4 16 ¥4 50 25% " 26¥a 1,330 Co. 28 . , 200 —1——— Power • 87c 24 100 10c 2,000 5c i_ ^.-100 class 6% 13% Feb 16% Dec 21 Feb 27 " May 23 ¥4 Apr 28 Dec Feb •:24 Dec Sep 23 7c 15c Apr 2.29 1.30 Mar Jan Giant Gillies Lake Glenora _ Feb 6,702 355 20 101 Ncv 108 Jan Madsen 5 107 May 111 Oct 16% *■ Sep 19 Jan 17 Jun 17% 35 16 May 15 55 14 Mar 102 102 40 99 Apr 106% Jan 2.90 Mar 6.10 Jan 17 ¥2 7%c 8¥2c — 2¥aC 2¥2c 70c 70c 73c 45c 39c 16c 15c . Oil God's Lake Goldale 1 • Gold Mines —: ■ m.n Uv 1 r,.r.,i He Gold 5¥^c Golden Golden Arrow _ 4.80 8,145 2,800 14C 6¥2c Aug 2c Aug 4 ¥20 Nov 17,900 52c Mar 83c Nov 45c 13,200 36c Nov 16c 3,000 11c Apr 9¥4c 4 V2c- Manitou Mines Mines Goodfish For Mining footnotes 1' ' —— — Gold tee page 46. 60c Mar 90c - 4,800 13,700 5c 6,000 1.04 5c Dec Dec 1.19 May 1.25 Jan 16c Jun Nov 14c Nov 59c 70c 84c 36,450 67q July 1.50 Jan 30 30 30 ¥4 382 26¥a Mar 31 ¥2 Nov 28 ¥4 2 8 ¥4 28 ¥2 235 24¥2 29% Aug. 8 8 15 11 ¥» 7c . 8 - 10c 9 ¥2 C 10c 14c 12 ¥2 C 15c 6 Apr May 8 11 ¥2 29,600 Nov 13 ¥2 35c 2,500 1 Manitoba & Maple Maple Eastern — r— Jan Feb Nov* 1.50 9 ¥20 6c Nov Jan Feb Dec 20c Feb Aug 25c Nov 1.80 Nov 3.00 Jan 2,20 12,100 72c 72c 78c 13,155 40c July 9c 8 ¥aC 9%C 9,000 6c Aug 15c Nov 30c 40c Oct 2.18 1.92 77c 9% 65/a II,600 26c Dec 95c 14,010 73c Dec 10 ¥s 1,810 9 Feb 6% 27c 94c 9 ¥» 410 • 4¥4 Mar Gold — 2.40 2.15 24,900 2.10 Nov 25c 27c 4,500 12¥aC Oct 1.86 1.60 1.87 20,950 1 3c * r—" 2 ¥4 c 2.45 3¥4c U 1.50 2c 4,500 15% 16 11 570 9¥4c 15 ¥4 50 11 8c Leaf Gardens* Leaf Milling- Marcus _1 1 Fields 1.95 1.54 Jan Feb 11 July 9¥a Sep 11,300 — 11 8c Apr Sep Dec 1.09 19c Jan May * Massey-Harrls common McColl-Frontenac Preferred " — common — — 8¥2c Oct 17c Nov 3c Oct 7%c 1,500 Nov 14c Apr McKenzle Red Lake 2.95 Dec McLellan 2.94 10,175 1.95 Mai- 5 ¥2 C 4,500 v 4¥4C Dec 4c 3¥sc 5c 44,500 3c Sep 12c 11c 12c 23,000 8¥2c Sep 2c Aug 3%c 1,000 23 Oct 15 Oct 31c 94 —5 52 ¥4 22% 2,168 16 Mar 23¥» 27 ¥4 160 24 Mar 30 8% 9 25 14 14% 1,840 94 94 10 50 ¥4 53 34c 6¥zc 7¥4c 21,500 10 ¥2 c 10¥zc 14 ¥4 22 ¥» 33c ¥4 85/8 500 7¥4 July Mar Sep 'Jan 9% Mar Mclntyre 16c 9c 25 %c Jan Jan Milton 4 ¥2 c Mar Mining i : 1 —— Brick Corp — Oil 7c " Gold Mercury Mills Mid-Continent Feb 1. Porcupine — —— —* 23% —* * 7c —* 23% 24 ¥4 Oct 16 "/May 100 July 4,645 50 Nov 66 'Mar 3,400 29c Nov 75c 455 7c 7¥zc 7,500 1.65 300 10¥4c 11¥4c Oct May Oct 1.60 11c 9% 90 Feb 6c 2.81 Feb 1.95 Jan 6¥4c Nov, 26 ¥4 22 .-20 * * 400 —x— McCabe Grain class A 3,000 , 3.15 Jan 40c —_ 10,500 8c 3%c _ h 1 5c 75 — 11c 8c 4%C Goldvue Nov 41,700 — McWatters Gold Goldora 6c 39c Mines Gold 5¥2c 8c _ July Feb 5,500 • 2.89 __ 2 ¥2c 11 ¥4 " Goldcrest Jan 9,500 ——* Lake Red Preferred Globe Jan 8c 17 ¥a 35c : Magnet Consol 4.40 . Jan Aug Mar 285 Jun 30 4.80 —1 11c 3c 12 7,500 - 37 %c Mines 105 1 Gold Jun 3c 126,600 6c 0 1 —-—1 1 Macho River —;— 1 MacLeod-Cockshutt Gold Mines—_—1 MacMillan Export class A * Class B " MacDonald 2.19 102 _ 7¥2c Feb 20c —* : — ■ Yellowknife Gold Mines— Sep 1,000 Mat fie Red Lake 17% ?Z"ioo —i 3c 28,700 81C Mines Macassa 2.07 8c ' Preferred Feb 2,000 7¥2c 25¥4c A Yellowknife 17% 15 17 ¥2 Products Mfg class A,_ Steel Wares common General 6.95 1 Goldfields Lunward Gold Malartic General Feb Dec 22c 25¥4c 7c 1 •- 109 ¥2 109 ¥2 17 ¥2 Jan 3.00 5.35 1.14 87c 1.04 A 104 ¥2 2.18 * IIII100 — 25 ~' ■; 9c 9C common preferred 28 24 :___^ — Gold preferred ¥2% 25%/. , Exploration Gatineau 5% ♦. A J B . class 14% Mar 70c Dec ■' Motor Class 5 6 ¥4 6 ¥4 common Preferred Ford 4 ¥2C 1.13 — Louvicourt Lynx ' '2 Dec May 1.95 Aug I,550 4c 14% 4¥8C * * Hosiery Mills common_u_—* Class 100 2% 3¥2c * Groceterias London 10 Mar 25c Nov Jun 11 /9c 4¥sc 14 ¥4 Ltd— :—1 ———__—1 Mines Lingman Lake Gold Mines—'j. Little Long Lac Sep 7¥4 4c Lexindin Gold ———_1 "4c • 6c 14 Y*. ' 11% ______ 5c —1-i-l Gold Lencourt 25c 60c common:. Fittings Ltd class A 5.75 8%c 1 —:—3 —•— Oil Gold 7,000 5c ,' ——— ——.— Mines Leduc-West Loblaw Federal Kirkland Federated 1 ———-1 — Mines Laura Secord Leitch Fanny 5.50 6c —■ * 9.85 Jan 25c 3.60 Mar 5.60 ——--* ——- — Lapaska Mines Eddy Paper class 200 35c ————— Gold Lamaque 3,150 1.95 9.75 8,175 .-35c 11 ¥4 Jan Sep 6y4 200 -71/2. La Luz Mines 11 ¥4 35c 1.95 ——-1 ———-1 1,210 1¥2C Oct . Jan 10¥2c Nov 18c Jan 15¥2 Mar 24 ¥4 Dec 5 ¥20 Mar 11c 7c Oct 1.15 Aug 6.10 Mar 3 11% Jan Jan Oct Volume 168 'Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE! Friday Week's Range Par Model Oils Moneta Low __1 Porcupine 42c a Moore 41c Preferred .25 Mosher Long Lac Mylamaque National Steel Mar 54c 14 May 21 Nov Sigma Mines 65 Feb 76 Apr Silanco 85 25 Mar 27 Jun May New Jan Glass 15% Dec 28% 28% 25 27 % Apr 30 Jun Siscoe 16 16 25 10 Apr 17 Nov Southam « 22% 22 % 23% 426 2.30 2.30 2.40 14,700 75c Mar 58c 59c 11,214 31 %c July 17c 16c 18c 7,750 15c 4,000 3c 1 1 1 __ North O'Brien 4c .16%c 14%c Sep 33c Apr Dec 46c Jan 16c Dec 22c Dec 81c 74c 1.05 1.05 500 55 541/2 551/2 1,570 5 • 1 13c 1 common July 10c Jan Aug 55c Jan 1.50 1 50 200 26c 30c 12,100 14c 4C 4C 7,000 2c 7 71/2 150 1.50 1.73 " 7 9% 5 65c Silver 5,400 92c Iron Mar 24c May Sep Toronto 10c 3c July 7%c Jan Toronto 19 50 5 360 Jan 5c May 1.84 July 16c Jan Apr 19 14 14 95 5 - 16 37/8 10% Jan Feb 82 Nov Mar 1.66 1.60 1.74 6% 6% Sep Union 18 %c Feb United 14c 11c 14c 20,600 11c Dec 7C 1,100 4c 2.65 2.55 2.80 37,400 80c 21 25 79,910 37% 37% 285 Feb Class 10c 10 %c 3c Oct 8,589 99c Mar 7c 6,000 6%c Dec 1.27 1.15 1.30 43,800 1.05 Nov 29c 2,500 Sep 61c Jan • 28 28 200 23% Mar 29% Jun * 5% 5% 275 4% Aug 5% Dec 10 10 10 2.65 2.50 2.68 • 16c 1«C 11c class Apr 12c Nov Nov 36c. 39% Feb 86c 5C 1,000 35c 67,500 28c 4%c 3,500 Dec 4c 28c 4%c 4c Jan 33,205 21 2,078 8c 500 United Nov United Jan Keno United 1 1.55 7%c Jan Ventures 40c Dec Vicour 8c Mar July Mar 11% ' 1,000 Nov Walker 31c Dec 46c Jan 1 Waterous 9%c 8c 10c 15,000 8c Dec 20c .". - 5% *, ,69c • 27 —1 15 %c 1 j. 2.14 Mines—! Mar 3c " Aug 5 Waite 12 Sep lQB 20 288 22,300 9% 12c 2,500 29% 55 %c' 20c 562,881 2.15 5,650 1.99 3.05 3.40 4c 5%c 1 40c 38c 40c 40 42% 975 Gold—. 1 certificates——; Nov Wekusko Consol Feb Westeel Jan 28 70c * East 16% 100 51 Dome, ,1 common —1 ' 1 :_! __ Mining 1 • ; Gold 61c Mar 88c Jan 50c Aug 74c Dec 24 260 16 Feb 25 115 45% Dec 35 Apr 13% Mar 51 17 2.20 2.33 10,480 1.15 Mar 11c 12%c •3,400 7 Vac July 5 % Mar 6% 6% 7 1,070 1.35 1.57 9,200 1.27 5.65 5.55 1,105 11 Feb 10 50 Apr 70 400 1.30 1.50 8,150 44c 500 9% 60 10% 9 60C 63c 4,400 55c Oil,- 10,900 52c Mar 41c 10,225 33c Nov 14% 14% 14% 2,689 , 5.15 Mar 600 6c 2,500 2.00 2.00 2.00 500 6c 6c 6c 3,000 5c 8%c 10c 15,670 8c Nov 10% 2,094 5c Dec 13c Mar 500 2c Oct 5c Nov 8.55 8.65 3,97.9 * 27% 27% 28% 2,125 11% 11% 25 14c ChiboUgamau Rupununi Mines 10% 185 8 Mar 9c 2.00 3%c 25,600 23c 25% 25% 285 24 15% "24% ■ 123 c 18 %c 78,500 5-%c 8%c 38,600 18% 370 Oct Aug 23% Mar common 10c May Feb 38% Nov 31% 205 29 400 22 Ltd ■: ___. ' Power 18c Nov 54c Nov 25% Dec Feb 27% 5c Sep 18 %c 5c Mar 13 Feb Sheep Creek Gold page 46. Aug 11c Mar 3,435 Jan Jan 33% 35 99% 99% 10 5c 4c 5c 1,500 2.25 2.09 2.25 10,308 17c 16c 18c 6,800 15c Dec 40c Feb 64c 60 %c 64c 12,780 55c Aug 81c May 6c 5c 6c 12,000 3c Oct 10c Nov 6% 825 Mines • ^ —1 ! Knitting class A ' * —•> .. Toronto Stock Asbestos Corp British Columbia Preferred Brown Co 25% J_. 114 —100 common L~ 1 — Canada Canadian — Canadian Marconi and Dominion 4 mil Vickers 83 20 80 Aug 85 42 70 42 Dec 48 Sen 5,275 2,500 15 15 25 36 %c 45c .42,750 23% 46% Canadian .1 Consolidated -2 Dalhousie 3.00 Aug 6c 14 36 %c Oct 4.35 17c Oil. deHavilland Dominion Oilcloth Foothills Oil Jun 15 % 67 %c Feb & Linoleum- L Hayes Steel 24% 44% Mar 49 July Mar 1.82 Nov Pend 1.43 Mar 3.20 Apr Southmount Investment 1.54 1.62 3,500 1.95 2.00 23,314 98c Oct International Minnesota & Oreille Paper common Ontario May Jun 20 153 Nov 4 4% 1,250 105 460 20% - Paper —_u ☆ ♦ * 1 * — 3% 80 Oct Feb 6Ve Jan Mar 115% Jun 295 22 15% 510 - 2% 19% Mar 1,065 66 560 3% 3% 4,650 , 800 1.50 20'% 126 3 Vb Apr Nov Apr,, Oct Feb 54 55 1.25 1.25 17% 17% 18 2,07$ 14% Mar 40c 42c 1,114 33 %c Mar 19 19 25 18 20 - 185% ' 40 100 ; 21 21 100 3.40 —/ 20,% May 30 135 144 — 135 Sep Mar 156 156" 22 High 25 72 57 * # Low 95 55 134 Nov Dec Aircraft 315 1.62 Jan 26 138 • 1 Feb Jan 47% 2.00 8% 115 54 « 23% , Jan Range Since January 1 1.25 5 Paper %' 3% ' • Westinghouse Copper 25 61% Ilxoo Lumber Aug 42 Sep Coast 3.85 Jan 2.90 Nov 5% Aug High 113% 1.75 * common Canadian Western Shares 20 % 22 — Sep Aug 82% 7%c 2.00 Dec Nov 8c for Week 100 100 Sugar,,, Industries Preferred 15% 7c 35 J/4 100 Sales Range of Prices Low . Pulp & Paper com,,• Dec Oct 3.60 Feb Apr 3%c. Oct Funds Week's 'Sale Price —4: Jan 14 3.85 20y8 95 Exchange-Curb Section STOCKS— Nov 100 7%c 6 % — Canadian 23c 15 1 Gordon 5c 28 101% 99% Oct 15 50o ' 123,250 Apr 34 % ; Girl 19% 11 47% Feb 9%c Feb 1 —— Sep 26 % 100 12c 7 Feb Dec com—*■ ■_ Mar 8%c Jan Dec 42c 5c 97% 1 ,28c 8% * 40 13,000 • — 11% / 21% 1 24 8%c Last 115 1 Ltd Jul^ 99% 7c Friday 150 1 Sannorm Mines 33%'Jan 23% 8%c Jan 3.00 9 82 % 19 %c Mar 99% 99% _l 1 Bear Preferred 16 ' & Oct 26% 13c ,t 22 __l see Dec 8% ,1 — Water 1— 6c 140 Jan 21% 99 — 8,500 3,000 Jan ,1 new Mines 7%c 37% __ 100 — Yankee Nov ; i— Lawrence Paper— 7c 37 Feb 16% 49 — Nov Dec Apr 15,200 6%C Nov 13 37 —_* common— 8c Oct 9.85 31% May Apr 31% Nov 12c 18 %c 10c Jan Mar 10% Feb 7%c ; __i_c!_.L.100 Mines Canadian .-! common 1.05 3.35 47c 18 new—. new York Feb 11c —1 common 10%c * • Sep 4c 41C __1 —— • —1 : 4.60 24 7.20 —100 Yellowknife Dec 1.02 41c common. Corp— — Par Roybar Jan 11,600 t Gold Yellorex 44c 86c Sep 9 %c 24 8% May 2.35 8c Preferred Winora Ymir 90c 10% Mar 2.92 — Dec 17c Nov 3c — Winnipeg Electric 11 Mar 1.01 25% Nov 5,75 Preferred.—..—. ^2 Wiltsey-Coghlan -—; Wingait Gold Jan 2.10 > Apr 5c —10 Gold - Feb 17% May Nov Nov 36c 12c Russell Industries Feb 1.25 35c 2.83 —2— Oct 2.50 5c 17% May 51 13 96C 41c 18 3c — preferred ; Jun 50% 17 3c Wright-Hargreaves 16% 51 15% » common' Co For footnotes 50c 6,500 2.92 Lac Rouyii 2,500 74c 5 %c (1936) preferred 75 c 65c -73c •_ preferred Nov Nov 23 Jan 47% 1 . preferred 56c Feb 1 Mines preferred Nov 37 1 —*— (Little) 34c Jun 30% J„ ; Grocers (Geo) Jan 12c Apr * 1 Gold Feb Jan 9% 1.43 _10 — 1 3.50 25c Weston 10 Aug ' 8c 50% Dec Jan 44 c 0 Labrador 2.30 Aug 4c Dec 20c 2.30 . 12% 1 Airways 5,000 39,500 . Aug 1.80 Aug 7% Aug 29 ——1 W')_ & Mines Products -Western Nov 8.60 (G 4 Nov 1.03 1.55 common 6 M^y 20% • 82c 70c 1 . 4c 7,800 40 25% Jan Dec Mar —_——1 (Hiram) Malaritc 19 % 35c 958 9%c — Amulet Ltd Jun Jan 98% 29% 12%c —— Nov 64c 5 5c — , Scythes & Co 14 27 3.20 Gold Metals Antonio 271 1 Trust St Lawrence 5,150 1 trust Oils 100 69c 5c May West 1. — Gold Long 5% 69c 2c l%c July ' ' Oct lO'/a Feb Mines 3,500 Oct Jan 50 71c x 1.08 175 310 103 8"% Feb 12% Dec 1 Ltd 15,100 ^ Jan • Gold 37c 12%c 79c 63c 50% * Mines. Mines Villbona Oct 10 J an Dec 5%c 170 2.20 — Canada Aug Aug Jun 13 9 ,25 ^ Steel Jun 80c 11 — a——* Oils 21 485 65c preferred,:..—,50 Hill 49c Jun Nov 10,000 103 __ — Dec 18% 11 20 • • 16c 46c 100 50c 170 * 1 A Dec 3.50 85c — Jan 10% 170 11% A 1.99 Nov 80c —* A i : Jan 10% 170 3.45 900 27% 27% 27% 57 56 Vb 57% 21% 21% 22 Vb 1,170 5.70 5.60 5.75 5,050 40c 40c 40c 50 . 5 Jan 9% Feb 3.65 Apr 28 33,691 20 c , Jan 2.30 8c , Nov 2.05 19c 5 21 * 25c 15c 17,435 ■' 50C 50 class 8,500 Jan Nov 7 1.47 —23 Fuel Dec 1.30 ..,100 B United 6% 60 6%C Corp class A Upper 1.15 5c Jan 2.40 1.45 —1 Class B preferred 7c 86c 1.15 j 70c Apr Nov 6%c 1 class 12c I ——1 Mines, Works Nov Oct 1.44 14,850 • 83 4c 50c r. ll%c Aug Mar 5c Sep 67 Mining Mar 6c 50c 500 15 5% Gas 3,000 Sep Dec 72 * Union 63,900 Jan 13% 5 Resources 8c 9c Apr 5% 94c 585 . Trusts, 'Traders Finance 82c 10 Apr Ded{ 5,500 Elevators' Toronto General 9c Nov 4% 52c 5c Dec Oct Toronto 8% 100 24,600 8% May 8% May 21% May Feb 82 Mortgage Jan 90c 200 5. % 17% Mar 82 Mines 1,450 2.20 Dec 4 30 G8c 82 5% Mar 10 - 58c 4 3,400 19 30c 9 525 7 19% Oct Jan 68c 82 - 4c 6,600 6% 7 —.10 Gold 15c 6%c 1,10 6% 19% Dec 1 ^ 3C 1.40 Mar 32c 3%c Macdonald Sherritt 6% 44c Dec 80 Gold 2%c Reef Preferred 7,048 27c 15c 1 _ Peninsular Shawinigan 49c Jan 1.62 4%c ; common 2,200 70c * Corp Senator Tombill 6%c " Royal Bank San 45C Oct 3c Richmac Gold 2nd 1.18 Mar Apr 39c 82 Mines 18,450 ' • Mines .Quebec • Manitou Queenston Gold 1st 2,100 1 35c 1 Purity Flour Mills 2nd 8% 33c .Prospectors 1st 3% Mar 2%c Rouyn New 1.46 55c 20 4%c _ -j. Transcontinental 1 River Royalite Nov 17% Mar 1.40 1 Gold 36 %c Porcupine Roxana Mar 20e 620 ■» Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines Tip Top Tailors Toburn 9c _ Gold Robinson Aug Nov 1 Crow Roche Aug 1 Porcupine Reno 48c 5%c 80c Ltd — ; Photo Engravers Piccadilly Porcupine Renabie Apr 23 People's Credit Securities Regcourt 34c 3.200 20 —* common Tech-Hughes Cons (Perron Gold Reeves 12.025 25c 10 1.60 —— 1 Mines Gold ^Voting 40c 20 __ 25c Gold Ltd Malartic Pen-Rey Jan Mar /38c Mines,,,- (Pearson) Preferred 7%c — Malartic Quemont 1.75 Mar Sep common— Mines Gold River 1 Cadillac Partanen Jun .101% __ 6»/8c —; Paymaster Quebec Taku 1 Oil 26 Mar 24 _„„25 1.80 ,_1 Mines Mar 96 * : — Sylvanite 1 I.—— Tubes Jun 18 380 1 pref Cons Inlet 1 Lake Porcupine Preston 1.00 Canada 32c __ * Gold Hershey 31 375 98% _* - 1.50 1.50 • Rights Pressed Nov 4c __ Sullivan Taylor 38c 1 _ Petroleum 315 23% 98',4 —* - Sudbury Contact Surl Tamblyn 4,500 30c of Press Dec 2,300 ___i Mines,, 29% .23% • A Gold Bros Co 9% July 98% * : Olsen Nov 7c __ l . Pacific Power July 11c Jun 28% 503 Feb Feb 23% * B Stedman Torbrit Mines 'Premier Class' 7c 45c 1 (Eastern) Powell 4c Jan 9% 24%c common...! common Stanley Brock class 3.15 5C —, common Pacific Powell 24c 46c . Pioneer Oct July Jan __ 1 Orange Crush Pickle 24c 1.50 Mar 55,500 Nov __ *, Malartic Parbec 1.50 May 58 Nov 2c Nov * ___ 1 Gold Omnitrans Exploration Western 10c Dec 14c 2,000 13,009 8c 1.32 Mar 10c 3,500 6c 3.05 10c 1 Paramaque 1.02 Jan 12% 9% Nov 1 Mines,™i— Omega Pan 10c Mar 43 9,700 14c 14%c __ Pandora 13c 6c 1 • Pamour Mar . 4c 150,100 3.00 3.05 1 Ontario Steel 84c lie i4c * ___ 4c 48c 8.50 July * — Paving Starratt Stovel • Mines. Mines Preferred Steeloy Mining Steep Rock Iron 7c 9%c t Oil Stadacona Steel 16,500 20c 30c35%c * Springer Sturgeon Jan 28,000 8c 70c 9% 1 28c 29,132 7c 23,25() 47,910 <• __ Jun 43,200 a 47c 1 Co 12c 13c * Page NOV 7c 15c Mines Gold Osulake Jan 22c Gold Lake 106,750 Dec Nov 16c Mines Red 18c 2 54 65c Aug Nov 45c 28% • Malartic Standard 13c Oils Osisko 5c Nov 17% 6.50 July 30c Sep » Gold Dec 31c Nov 17 % 11% Mar 1,150 Feb 6c 9%c Ogama-Rockland Orlac 103% 12c Okalta Orenada Apr 2%c Mar 14c Empire O'Leary 100 % U % Mar 420 7.50 34c 100 Standard Chemical 21c , Canada Star 15 5,500 125 16% 6.75 « — __ Feb 1 —i—— Norseman Mines Inca 103% 103% 1 Gold A A__ B 17 16% 45%c 1 Preferred • Mining Northland 2.99 ____1 Merger Mines class 1 High 16% ... Nov 26% May 1.91 Mar 5,950 Nov 58c 18% Mar 6c — North 2.25 Mar 5c Nordon Corp Mines Northern 2.10 18c 6c Malartic Northern 2.22 17 Apr 103% Norgold Norpick 10 18,100 Mines- Normetal 100 48c 1 Nipissing Mines Norunda 15% 45c Mines Norbenite 15% . 1 Yellowknife Nicholson 15% ___i Thurbois Nib ie 47c . =. 1 — Jan 45 Low 7.50 1 Preferred 16 Dec Range Since January High 16% — : Dairies 13% May __ 37% Silverwood Low , certificates Simpson's Ltd class 10 % May- Oils Rouyn Mar 50 „ Pacalta Feb 37c :r_100 Gold New 15c Nov 285 25c ; Shares . (Quebec) Miller 705 Minos New Oct 7c 16,500 * Gold Norzone New 8c' 1,500 9%C common Mining 11% 14% , Newnorth 10c 7%c Silver trust 37'A Jason Marlon 26 Ya¬ Voting Slacien preferred Calumet New New s 28c 205 11% * Bidlamaque for Week r Breweries 371/4. 20 —- Sales Range of Prices Par Slck's 441/4 Car (Wm) 26% /_ * New ; Dec 11% Mines Neilson New - 67c 14% ; Petroleum National Negus . High Mar 220 4,070 / gc * . ,, ; 22c 5 ; Preferred National ' g%c Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— _* — common National Hosiery class A Class B St Low 19 % 74% „ 1 — National Grocers 19 74 1 j. Mines Breweries common J National Drug preferred , Friday rn 44c 19 74, common,- 17 Range Since January 1 ¥ Corp MARKETS DECEMBER • 54c 45 ' Shares High 54c —1 — Montreal Locomotive ENDED (2577) for Week of Prices LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— FOR FINANCIAL 39 1.00 2.60 Mar Sep- 66 Dec 192 Oct 4% May 57 2.25 , Dec ' Apr 21% May ; 60c Jan May Oct 23 V* Jan Jun 4.10 Jan •- 34 Apr -j. 70% Jun 20 Feb 46 Mar 2.25 July 26" 500 20 Oct Jan 3.00 Jan 2,670 37c 23 24% Feb Feb Jr.n 28 May 6.50 NOV 45c Nov ";'i 46 (2578) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, December 20, 1948 OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations for Friday December 17 Investing Companies Mutual Funds— Sescurltles Aeronautical Affiliated Amerex Par Fund 4.65 5.11 3.70 4.05 Shares 10 Beneficial 9% General Home 5 14.28 15.52 Electrical 4V4 90.76 94.54 20.49 3 2% 1 18.95 7.79 7.80 14.88 16.09 1 16.12 1 4.15 17.66 5.10 1 30.47 32.76 1 12.88 13.94 2,890 3.66 3.41 3.64 None-Ferrous Metals Paper shares lc 3.36 lo 3.66 Canadian Century Ltd Ltd Fund Inv 4.22 Trust Shares Fund Chemical % Securities Christiana Preferred com—100 2,790 1 Fund 1 13.46 Shares 25o 1.38 Delaware Dividend Balanced 1 23.28 1 15.08 .3.67 22.61 1.74 24% 5.15 13.13 5.74 43.23 4-78 Fund Inc Financial Industrial Fund Ino_l -10 1 Fundamental Investors Inc 2 Fundamental Trust shares A__2 First Corp Boston General Trust Fund 1 Corp Capital 1 General Investors Trust 24.44 Agricultural Food Mining 12.87 14.03 12.69 Panama Canal 13.62 Dollar 1 7.85 Matnrity— 8.49 Int. Rate , Bid Maturity— Certificates Treasury Notes— " Series tJan. 6.85 of Indebtedness— *1 '/as, Jan. 13/8% 100.0936 .1189 1, 1949 «%S 1%% 100.0046 1, 1949 tApril 1, 1950 7.31 6.27 Series— 1, ,100,0046 - 5.36 5.85 6.39 tl%s 3.44 Selected Group Series 1 Low Priced Com Stock Series 1 3.76 tl%S Dec. 15, 3.32 3.63 U%s 1, 1 14.06 ' .0269 .9901 99.9812 99.9730 .9836 —>100.0206 .0361 100:0290 .0485 100.0097 .0293 15.08 8.67 Fund^ .0087 100.0009 lOO.OlOO 1949 1. .0111 100.0016 tl% Oct. Ask Bid 1949 Feb. 4.90 Series- England .119% 118 Price -Ask Industrial Stock Series New 100.6 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness Mar. 1, 1949 tl'/eS Apr. 1, 1949 tl%fi June 1, 1949 tl VaS July 1, 1949 263/4 New York Stocks 9.50 Jan. 1949 .--— 1950 wi - Inc— Agriculture 5.73 Automobile 14.39 1 Bank 46.48 stock 5.13 Building 6.75 6.06 6.64 9.37 10.27 I ; 5.84 1 1 Aviation 6.61 7.75 8.49 Diversified supply Chemical 1 series 9.84 5.74 9.32 4.28 6.91 6.23 equipment 11.20 11,03 8.62 10.44 Rate Dated 3-49 bl.50 1.25% 1.50% 2- 1-49 bl.50 1.30% 1.65% 6- 3- .1-49 1-48 Due Bid Ask ; 12- 1-48 5- 2-49 bl.50 1.40% 9- Wi 1-48 6- 1-49 bl.60 1.50%- ,bl:60 bl.50 1.35% 1.65% 10- 1-48 7- 1-49 1-49 bl.50 1.40% 1.65%, 11- 1-48 8- 1-49 bl.60 1.50'%' '5- 2-49 bl.50 1.40% 1.50% 12- 1-48 9- 1-49 bl.60 1.50% 1.50% 10.18 Machinery Merchandising 1 4.65 7.50 Metals 1 8.57 Oils 1 15.96 Pacific Coast Invest Fund 1 10.75 7- 1-48 8- 2-48 4- 17.49 7.02 1.55% 1.55% 9.39 8.15 11.78 10.10 7.51 6.47 9.30 Ask 1- 1-48 11.44 9.29 1 Bid 1-48 5- 1.55% 10.76 7.87 Due 4- 1.55% 11.23 9.82 Dated 1.55% 12.09 10.25 1 stock Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures Rate 10.78 10.56 Industry 1 /Diversified Investment Fund-1 Diversified preferred stock 1 5.56 6.40 1 - bond Insurance 9.76 Public 7.30 7.92 5.61 6.09 Railroad 1 Railroad lc lc lo 6.93 1 .5,19 1 6.12 equipment United States .6.08 5.55 1 9.81 r 6.71 Bid 1 7.99 8.76 Dec. 1 9.58 10.50 Dec. 8.17 23, 1948—— 30, lc 2.43 2.65 Petroleum ,_lc 3.66 3.98 Putnam Railroad stock shares —lc lc 4.48 4.87 Republic 4.87 5.29 Russell Berg lc 3.99 4.34 4.55 4.95 4.18 Feb. 10, 1S49—. hi. 15 1,08% Feb. 17. 19497-. bl.15 1.08% 1949 13, 0.90% '0.90% 1949 1.00% 1.04% Feb. bl.13 1949_. bl.16 1.09% bl.13 1.04% March>10, 1949. bl.16 1.09% bl.13 1.06% March 1949. bl.16 1.09% bl.14 1.06% — 24. 1949- 1.08% bl.15 Scudder, Stevens & Clark -_lc 6, Jan. Ask bl.12 ——bl.12 1948-w Jan. shares RR Equipment shares Treasury Bills >5.69 Tobacco 5.84 7.53 Utility 8.95 * Steel •7.52 5.38 _lc shares .100.4 . 100.3 .1961 7.06 7.19 shares— 100.4 100.1 * 3s 3.48 Electricial 4.51 Bond Steel shares— Tobacco shares Utility Howe shares—. Plan Fuhd L. Inc Income Foundation Fund 10c xl.58 1.62 F 20.09 21.72 <fe Trading (Geo) Fund Fund 0 Investors Fund 25 Investors Institutional Aviation Bank Shares Group Ltd— ..lc shares Group 7.69 ..lc Insurance Group shares 2.51 2.75 Jan. 25.28 27.13 —• 10.37 Stock lc and Bond Co of Group America Investment Trust of Shareholders Trust of Boston 1 12.17- 13.34 24.60 73c Union Bond 1 17.27 Series 1 G.73 series A 12.89 13.19 C 1 X .j. 1 26.87 28.09 United (Medium Grade Bds) Priced Bonds) B-2 1 23.03 25.13 1 16.29- 17.78 Wall Street Investing Corp Wellington Fund 9.16 10.00 Whitehall .16.78 Wisconsin B-3 (Low B-4 (Speculative K-l (Income pfd Stocks) Bonds) 1 1 15,38 K-2 ^Appreciation pfd Stks)_l ^ Income Fund Fund Shares—1 Investment 9.01 Manhattan 13.31 14.52 Stks)_l Stks)—1 11.23 12.26 4.51 4.92 Independence Trust Shares 1 4.59 5.03 Mutual Fund • Second Fund—.10 89.58 43.36 91.41 Series 44.25 Series ,8-4 (Low Priced Knickerbocker com com Fund 10 15 Chemical Bank 10 9.56 :17.64 16,37 1 3.26 3.54 Trust ft Par Casualty & Surety Bid Diversified Series Trustee Shares— E 1 2.13 2.43 1 * 7.45 American Par Home Bid 5 293/4 Insur Co of North America 10 105 109 56 Jersey Insurance of N Y 20 39 39% 24 % 52 : 83 8.7 i xl2 13 58 373/4 4 Casualty 43% 91/4 2% 17% American Re-Insurance 10 10% Reserve 10 Surety 25 58 Merchant Merchants & Mfrs National 30 New 25 P) Co Co 44% 20 Inc i 46% 52% 100 37 54%. 199 12% City Bank York 35 Fiduciary Trust- 84% Trust 10k i -10 611/4 631% —8 General Continental Life- ._10 Casualty 21% 197/a - 78 -82 -10 50% New York 29% 7 34 36 23% ,46 5 36% J 204 • ,;39 7. 25 24% 5%* 84 801/* Trust.17% Fire Indemnity Co_^„ 38% New r .• 33 United : 37'% 83%. Bid Ask 102% 1978 64% Preferred Accident 57% 61% Providence-Washington Fidelity ft Deposit of Md— -20 -10 of Frisco— -10 82% 158 99% *100% $1.20 Black ' ' ' " 7 102% Du 102% 61 Reinsurance Corp Lt ft 1967 J% 1978 . - " 95% 7 — k__ 3s Elec 1978 101% 1978 79% 82% Republic —8 14% 102 % ,103% 1978 101 1977 100 San Diego Gas & El 3s 1978 1013% 3s 23% 25% Falls _8 46% -48% ft _5 10 15 26% 15 77 3% Power 3s 31 32% 75 30% 32% 10 44% 46% 30 32 89 ' 23 B) 92 ' > Laboratories preferred—_20 20 pfd.100 v 20% , 88 89% 98 99% ; ' .100 85% 87 ' preferred Gas & El 100 5V4% 104 100 pfd * ■ - 105% 105 Va V 107 Pow Ser * vt01 ' & Lt pfd-100 4.40%_100 4.60% i(Colorado) (Indiana)— preferred '3750% f '! 103% 105 1023/4 i033/4 Service of New . > . 7. 7 100 80% Mexico_7 r:13% 82 ,1 14 7 102%, 101'% 102% ' 197,8 101% 102% , '4.50% Tobacco- preferred ,—100. 101% Tennessee Gas Transm's'n Co— 4% % Texas preferred Eastern Tucker : —100 Transmission Corp "A" ■93 • 1 >102;:; : ■ .1, ■ , > " . : 95 k 12 Va 12 1% \l% 78 48 10 ——100 preferred , Pub 101% 1978 Wise-Michigan Power 3s Ask 22 England Gas & Elec— I 29% 10 (Allen .• & Light— convertible 4.50% 53/4 12% Power preferred Reynolds ,(R J) 85% 27% Refining preferred Public Service West Penn 82 5 -10 Bid & * Pacific Pwr ft Light 34% 5 conv Mont New k__ Power 555 , w 15 % 10 2 (Texas) 67 97/a '' 525 102% 3y4s_1979 ; 6% 23/4 100 Kentucky Utilities 43/4% pfd-100' 101v- 7 1988 Trust Florida Pow & Lt 4%% — 100 3ya8 Tel England Power 3s Ohio 88 32% (N Y) 8% , Par Oil Hill 5% 162 58 39% : 64 12 Stocks— Penna 15% 26 States Ashland Okla 493/4 Phoenix 61% 26 Trust—.; & "" Security Issues 102% , 2%s Northwestern Bell Tel 102 341.4 & National Guarantee Public Pacific Bank N Y State Electric ft Gas— 31 Northern -10 36% Bell Narragansett 48 45 Northeastern .-10 Foremen's of Newark— Title 4%% 253/4 42 Pow Michigan 8 29 14 —• Fund t 1973 Louisiana 31% 10 Fire Federal Phila 28 .—2 River Bmpluyees Group Assoc employers Reinsurance—— 31 3%s__1973 Tel Arkansas Pow & Lt 3Vfcs Cudahy Packing 52% -10 —. Inc 26 10 Pacific Cram ft Forster & * North Fire— Tel 3%s 22% (Detroit)—10 Amsterdam Casualty Hampshire Fire New New Connecticut x21 4 Fire Nat'l Sterling . 14% 8 National Union Fire 38 80% 10 Boston Public 45 8 Assur Causalty National 60% -25 Shippers Bonding Fire X13 % x43 19% 25 American - Massachusetts 15% > 28% American $2.10 Prior preferred 10 $1:05 Convertible preferred_8 21% 13% American of Newark Automobile 10 Chesapeake & Ohio RR— 22% 19% St Paul Fire & Marine General Reinsurance Corp end (J 5.40% 62 211/4 .5 Gnat Trust National 42 Equitable Assur 8 American Fidelity & Casualty.B 1 31% 49% American Fireman's & 50 American Ask 54 28 Automobile of Trust Morgan , 16 2.42 Maryland Casualty common—1 Assn Manufacturers Companies 81 10 ,— Alliance Ftoe 35% 42 % 30 1,420 3.38 1 1955 1956 6.48 47 % —10 American Camden Lawyers 259 15 100 1,380 Trust 85% 2 3 V4 Federation Bank ft Trust 2.80 10 Insurance ft 28 10 31% — Ask 1,230 250 40% ~ Bid 100 1,170 100 Irving Trust Kings County Commercial National Bank ft Trust Co 20; Continental Bank, ft Trust 10 Exchange Bank ftTrust_20 Empire Trust —50 Unit Type Trusts— Ask 77 10 Life Bankers Bank Trust Industrial Bank of Commerce_10 100 82 % National Guaranty 40 ,x97 Chase National Bank 9.37 16:16 15.22 Bonds— ■ American 38 100 Recent Insurance Agricultural Par First 313 North Amer Trust Shares— com (Income (Appreciation Aetna Ask 26% 293 Corn 27.70 6-2 Aetna Bid 25Va , 100 9.79 21.07 S-3 Aetna Co—10 Central Hanover Bank ft Trust 20 1 a Co_ 19.31 25,39 common Loomis Sayles the Bank of New York Brooklyn Trust ,_1 Inc—* Stks)_l Stocks) 1 (Quality Loomis Sayles 17, City Banks & Trust Cos. 7.05 Bonds)- (Investment of Par ' ' . Bankers Trust 18.21 17 Bank 18.38 5.87 Union Preferred Stock Fund- 7.38 1 8-1 Fund B • ■' / 82 c 20.59 1 Series Union Common Stock Fund- Boston Investors Management Fund B-l York 79c"'. 48.25 Trusteed Industry Shares— _2Bo 26.74 Keystone Custodian Funds— 1949— 6.28 71c 45,25 10c 3, 20 5.74 Corp.* Co 3. ' 1.10 99c 1 Inc Investment Inves Street March 11.22 1 ;>'X18% State * .47.21 2% r_ 20, 1949 27, 1949— Feb. 82c 72c lo Investment 8.43 Jan. 1 Selected Amer Shares Standard shares 15.14 ,14.08 1 Fund Inc Inc ' 1 : Sovereign Investors Incorporated ! 1949 4.62 7.80 shares Railroad f 1949- 15, 101.4 3.18 6.12 shares Petroleum 100.24 — 4.23 shares.lc Company Merchandising 22, Sept. .100.3 100.1 ,6.46 '5.64 5.12 Fully Administered shares__lo .'General bond shares lc Industrial Machinery shares lc Institutional bond shares—-lc Low Priced 1 Inc 6.69 Stock lc shares lc .lc shares shares Investing July l%s 1949 7.88 Series lc Electrical Equipment Ask 100 1.65s 15. Other Issuta 11.90 Corp Bond Speculative lc 1° Building shares Chemical Preferred 6.22 shares Bid 1949 98.12 Apr: 26.11 , Priced lc shares Aviation 7.19 24.15 xll.01 Fund Corporate shares Automobile 20, l%s 1.90 Securities— Group 1953-1851— Jan. 98 / 3.71 1 Fund series Income 3.83 _— Fidelity First Mutual Low 16.13 -20c —.—5 Fund 1, 1, 1955-1953 l3/4s 100 97.207 98 '. Securities— Investors Bond 24.89 Fund Balanced .Stock 1%S Jan. 2%s Feb. 99.22 ; 4.01 • *.1 National Security Series— , Equity Fund Inc point a Banks— Loan Stock Series Howard— Baton & Invest National 5.76 14.71 .1.52 5.26 Investment Tsome 4.45 Natlon-Wide 147 100 xl42 t j, Commonwealth 32nds of more or 4.65 4.04 shares Steel shares lo Manhattan Bond Fund Inc.-loo Mass Investors Trust 1 Mass Investors 2d Fund 1 one Federal Ask . 4.04 lc 1%S Oct. 1, 1950-1948——.. 1Y«S May 1; 1952-1950—-— 3.76 lc Bid ' 4.04 lo Industries shares Furnishings shares Mutual Fund Bullock Equipment shares.lo 3.49 Petroleum 43/4 r 1 1 * Inc Fund 3.70 7.54 * Federal Land Bank Bond*—- 3.34 6.97 4.00 Bowling Green Fund Inc 10c Broad Street Invest Corp_—5 Boston 3.35 3.03 8% America of shares 3.16 1 Holdings Inv Tr Figures after decimal point represent Ask Business Equipment shares.lc Drug shares lc 24 y2 Oilstocks A Bid lc 3.65 Corp— Corp Blair Automobile 1 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc Axe-Houghton Fund B Bond - Par Managed Funds— 2 Standard series 22% Obligations Of Government Agencies Mutual Funds- 1 Shares Business Associated Ask 1% Inc Holding Corp American Bid Republic <ft Rutgers Eire com preferredAmerican— 11 "29% Seaboard Surity Security (New Haven)— 8pringfield Fire & Marine Standard Accident Hanover Fire— 10 Hartford Fire— 10 Hartford Steamboiler 10 31% 116 33% 33% 119 353/4 U ,—100 Fire U S Guarantee— Westchester Fire 610 a Odd Included change, 635 .2 49 51 4 Fidelity & Guaranty Co S . . 58 n 10 71% 74% 37% 39% (not Included in year's range) year's range). e Ex-interest. Admitted to trading N. Y. Curb, (Un) Admitted to' Unlisted b Big yield price, , 1 Flat '.price., r Cash Trading sales d Deferred delivery k Admitted to listing on "N. •¥. (not included in year's range)"; privileges. wdWhen delivered. sales (not Stock Ex¬ t Ex-stock wlWhen Issued, 61 2.80 lot sale |n dividend.: Travelers U *8 „10 51 x Ex dividend, •No par y Ex-rights, value, dividend paid on tin May z Ex-stock default. 10. dividend. tThese bonds are subject to all ■ Federal ' taxes. HEx $40 , cash - Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2579) THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS j+ Bank clearings Preliminary figures this week will show compiled by us, based Jetties of the country, indicate that for for all cities •clearings liminary of the United will be 4.1 % States decrease a the1 week 1047. it a year 1948 Third Federal Reserve Bethlehem obtain Philadelphia Reading Scranton—— Wilke.s-Barre- Our pre¬ year. the for the week same weel| ended Friday of 3.3%. summary for the week follows: ' 7 in Our ; , New , Clearings—Returns by Telegraph 1948 i ; Chicago—— Philadelphia Boston —; - Kansas a. City ,_x_. 690,123,445 2.8 ., Sari L- .— -569,966,768 295,287,018 •349,100,000 4.7 ,* Ten 378,236,000 — Youngstown— Total '234,525,486 4.4 $13,017,481,465 $13,383,301,100 2.7 2,583,172,485 2,864,364,115 9.8 All cities, one day Total all cities \\ $15,600,653,950 $16,247,665,215 .. . 793,719,356 for week— —.$16,394,373,306 our ends and exact details for the week covered by of next week. We cannot furnish them issue and the Saturday figures Accordingly, in the, above the last day of the week in all In the elaborate detailed statement, however, which are able to give final and complete results for the we For that week there was the same week in 1947. clearings at this center Outside of this having recorded cases we that appears decline of in the New York 4.2%, in the Boston District Reserve has to be estimated. present further below decrease of 4.2%. We the week — the group District of 3.0% cities located and from this are (including this city) the totals and in Reserve District of 1.9%. The Cleveland Reserve District is .able in its totals of 4.9%, the Richmond Reserve District of the to show ment 1.6% Reserve District record a Philadelphia an^ and improve¬ the Atlanta of 4.1%. The Chicago Reserve District suffers a loss of 3.9%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 3.4% and the Minneapolis Reserve District of 1.2%. In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals are larger by 1.9% and in the Dallas Reserve District by 5.2%, but in the Sari Francisco Reserve Dstrict the totals are smaller by 3.6%. ' ; . following we furnish a * Federal Reserve Georgia—Atlanta..—— Federal Reserve Districts 1st 3rd 12 5th 7th Chicago 8th St. _ 9th Minneapolis 10th Kansas City Macon 116h Dallas 12th San Total 1 week ended •' v * 7.771,944,587 8,441,229,338 + 4.9 749,740,510 424,119,794 + 1.6 401,767,792 1.9 927,784,241 ' 671,455,545 + 4.1 592,231,725 498,456,356 — 3.9 933,885,619 750,491,241 507,877,362 525,959,693 369,054,261 480,170,563 471,131,790 H 288,820,882 — • '■ 3.4 — 455,603,211 274,671,898 + 382,236,207 328,684,670 246,965,958 * 1.9 + 415,594,799 316,035,816 5.2 240,494,855 193,603,513 3.6 674,416,754 613,448,647 764.205,826 — 13,981,907,384 14,333,067,021 — 2.5 14,035,759,all 13,790,077,910 6,915,025,221 6,952,680,102 — 0.5 6,506,182,973 Mobile—i.—-. 1-1—-— showing the figures for each city for the Reserve 1948 Clearings at— , 1 Arbor 1947 Inc. $ ■ or 1946 Dec. % 1945 "j: $ • '/ 1,905,762 4,549,227 Lowell—- --— ——— New x. ----- cities) Federal —11.6 4,937,358 4,199,207 3.4 456,875,461 436,093,961 — — 9.0 1,811,922 .. — 787,505 676,871 —12.8 2,477,483 1,871,097 + 2.3 7,086,404 6,674,388 0.1 5,475,936 4,965,564 25,328,140 11,040,489 24,346,300 25,049,000 1,950,394 1,309,958 534,366,539 — 0.3 23,837,964 19,316,118 1.7 10,370,554 8,001,236 2.8 26,546,300 20,776,600 + 48.9 1,441,566 1,094,071 3.0 543,610,248 4.1 16,831,812 64,980,218 222,100,000 + 5.6 — 92,498, 126 6,677, j 4,670,356 17,399,905 50,554,041 179,800,000 3,110,900 + 13.7 3,928,776 2,717,961 — 7.3 + 0.9 73,587,643 + 4.5 75,279,162 82,776,653 6,494,133 886 • 60,633,815 483,,613 +18.5 477,381 4,724,153 422,727 112,230 ,742 +13.6 114,693,234 105,505,211 606,860,848 '+ 592,231,725 498,456,356 — 1,743,659 11,124,920 5,499,048 51,419,000 6,450,528 -k ; Iowa—Cedar Rapids Des Moines— 7,399,251 5,883,120 4,415,537 3.6 5,560,668 3,794,052 2.4 49,816,000 38,204,000 + 10.4 5,203,436 3,660,358 — + 56,132,808 X - + 3.1 + 3,543,986 27,779,217 30,423,690 15,816,097 15,649,870 111,300,000 *' 9.6 3,606,039 H— I 1.1 5.2 5.0 3,295,564 12,114,438 5,264,687 3,927,493 ; 8.7 — 1,371,161 781,215,873 742,169,433 x cities). 900,744 9,420,550 13,297,889 t -54,860,776 3,504,197 44,558,360 25,457,886 12,705,549 1 City.— — ■1,248,533 — 3,883,465 Illinois—Bloomington —_ + X 57,891,202 ; __x_ — 1.5 6.6 7.5 + — 6,164,751 t3,120,108 Wisconsin—Milwaukee Chicago Decatur.— 4.1 17,138,024 2,975,064 ~ 1,164,370 736,370,163 9,151,218 695,846 600,509,780 2,185,591 9.4 + 6.2 4,509,722 3,855,078 957,353,141 + 4,957,951 3,226,354 + 1.9 3,670,357 2,637,846 3.9 933,885,619 750,491,241 240,800,000 216,000,000 8.9 996,312,003 — 2,943,037 11,567,255 9,039,216 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— Missouri—St. Louis— Kentucky—Louisville—' Tennessee—Memphis x_'__ Illinois—Quincy I 255,200,000 Total (4 271,200,000 132,749,041 ■ 5.9 132,734,617 117,917,014 0.1 111,673,058 119,597,782 92,571,947 1.4 2,025,731 2,412,870 16.0 101,181,285 1,948,868 72,417,563 cities) 455,603,211 382,236,207 507,877,362 * • 525,959,693 ■ 3.4 1,246,697 Ninth '■ Federal Reserve — ,*.• District—Minneapolis Minnesota—Duluth—ix— Minneapolis * 6,306,004 8,506,335 6,764,696 251,600,416 87,904,348 7,716,396 3,884,998 4,446,478 3,005,121 3,963,560 + 12.2 9,782,112 8,099,724 + 20.8 364,562,330 369,054,261 1.2 _ .. St.PauI.x .—HI x- North Dakota—Fargo Dakota—AberdeenMontana—Billings 244,618,916 87,017,487 — South Helena.. ___ — 6.8 2.8 7,623,240 222,751,041 1.0 168,183,457 76,989,459 + 10.2 57,347,788 6,607,890 H- 29.3 4,899,273 2,920,560 1,781,198 3,701,988 8,090,492 2,661,935 6,297,993 328,684,670 246,965,958 436,159 — — Total (7 ——111 cities)——__xx_x ___ :J, ; 496,567 *550,000 ~1_~ Missouri—Kansas Cityl—II Hill ; 11111 Joseph 510 665 — 2.8 5.1 2,348,745 2,086 669 11,198,686 +12.6 2,287,502 1,852 ,142 2,009,976 + 23.5 1,695,389 324,820 445,419 5,164,149 79,853,798 5.137,594 7,551,910 205,941,409 8,481,558 1,702,928 1,432,231 480,170,563 11111 LzIZZlZlHI 171111 471,131,790 + 1.9 415,594,799 316,035,816 3.0 6,977,120 + 4.6 190,059,000 + 6.0 26,148,967 + 36.2 4,505,706 158,311,000 17,764,108 5,269,000 2,835,664 9,205,104 3,415,000 2,359,958 7,247,741 193,603,513 ; Kansas—'Topeka.. Colorado—Colorado Springs Pueblo. (10 5,794,314 Reserve District—Kansas City- Nebraska—Fremont——— Total — 7,387,844 127,674,611 7,106,126 12,480,612 306,974,317 12,864,239 HI. HI' cities)—.--x- 538, 363 + 2.2 545,834 7,155, 363 + 3.2 + 8.3 6,956,881 106,982,921 117,907, 072 7,168 ,201 10,058, 358 310,297 ,291 13,557, 666 — 0.9 5,846,016 + 24.1 10,182,575 1.1 269,740,362 — — Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas Texas—Austin Dallas. Forth — _nin I——TIT — Worth- — Galveston— HI "I ~ 111 Wichita Falls— Louisiana—Shreveport 6,915,892 233,971,560 27,286,046 6,701,722 3,757,486 10,188,176 7,131,481 223,639,000 25,751,232 4,922,000 3,169,139 10,059,046 274,671,898 + 18.6 506,405,069 — Total + 1.3 + 5.2 240,494,855 101,153,198 3,670,356 0.5 141,310,802 54,824,561 0.8 98,071,551 5,023,753 92,682,308 (6 cities) Twelfth Federal Reserve District- -San Francisco— 21,590,044 3,103,690 2,756,892 76,169,105 83,506,233 —21.4 + 12.6 Yakima—x 8,483,939 Oregon—Portland 2,977,999 2,084,071 Utah—Salt Lake City Rochester — Connecticut—Stamford Neto Jersey—Montclair— — - J——; Northern New Jersey cities) 8.8 79,179,274 66,494,306 1,661,687 —10.1 1,733,581 1,302,081 2,191,579 —17.7 7,066,882,163 7,380,386,919 — 19,235,033 — 12,291,225 . .—.II 21,446,842 1,493,016 -4 New York—— Newark—— 351,251,084 2.6 288,820,382 + 1,803,142 — - 401,767,792 Washington—Seattle i. —. Jamestown.— 1.6 5.9 5,945,896 52,628,000 _t_— 1,396,597 3.1 + 19,057,032 Elmira Total (12 1,339,359 + 16,964,573 z.: Buffalo—---, Syracuse- 1,961,795 District—New York York—Albany---- JSInghamton 4.7 7,412,095 518,117,441 Reserve — 5,490,276 10,849,752 1- New Hampshire—Manchester- Second 2,217,902 25,407,577 — Rhode Island—Providence Total (12 ■ 7,581,627 _— Connecticut—Hartford.—.— 56,683,937 + 7,124,249 — - Wichita $ 5,493,763 —„— Haven—-- 824,030 1,934,092 —— 2,050,798 849,750 New Bedford—- - 446,589,981 1,866,935 —— Cjpringfield Worcester- 5,148.108 431,471,349 — 2,660,296 185,504,630 69,438,648 + 3,949, 300 81,753, 235 *' 1,770,554 South Bend— St. 1,816,675 Portland Fall River— 3,533,375 197,008,222 7.6 + 5,913,488 —_j.__ Terre Haute. Omaha— • Massachusetts—Boston.,-—-x_. 2.7 0.4 + + — 67,865,,030 10,385,110 Lansing.— Indiana—Fort Wayne.! Indianapolis.. „ M&ine—Bangor———xx———_ 95,296,572 District—Chicago— -Chicago— Grand Rapids. Hastings First Federal Reserve District—Boston— 1,726,649 9,379,000 118,087,531 631,783,527 Federal Michigan—Ann 2,514,016 11,186,000 0.9 127,475,588 — Total (10 cities) Seventh 3.8 + 29.9 573,106 Orleans Lincoln Week Ended Dec. 11 v' • 671,455,545 — 21,668, 514 6,981,356 Mississippi—Vicksburg— Louisiana—New Tenth Federal detailed statement ' 254,308,835 749,740,510 5,550,292,633 , Dec. 11 for four years: .' 271,346,332 4.9 — 93,345,220 Alabama—Birmingham-—-—- ... :-t. 1.2 41 .X 8.9 + 351,251,084 996,312,003 364,562,330 I 21,112,000 3,052,070 4,990,232 ' 41 cities 5,633,245 215,000, 000 4,734, 402 4,489,680 818,499,136 606,860,848 736,568,219 3,871,178 2.4 + 75,811,478 —— — ' • New $- 4.2 791,949,235 41 7 our :+ 506,405,069 631,783,527 —-10 add now • 957,353,141 New York City— We $ 543,610,248 943,605,872 44 ——A——111 butside 7,630,829.262 %. 1945 3.0 — — 431,024,488 —' 6 — Francisco Dec. 534,366,539 <4 .-10 20.7 + 424,119,794 5,000,273 ' Springfield 1946 . 4 _—-1— $ 518,117,441 or 831,095,059 16 _ Louis_x———— Inc. ' " 10 _ 1947 925,970,496 6 x.f — > + 12.7 3,4565,027 20,775,979 69,630,847 227,700,000 , Florida—Jacksonville——x— Sioux 4,519,942 145,627,832 237,844,634 275,086,793 26,767,000 CLEARINGS 7,308,563,876 <4 7 —— Richmond Atlanta cities —11 Cleveland BANK $ -12 - Philadelphia 4th 6th - Boston-. 2nd New York OF 1948 6,795,273 160,240,689 3.3 — 210,808,511 69,386,170 , Augusta..— Total (16 SUMMARY 0.8 5.6 District—Atlanta- Peoria.- • summary by Federal Reserve Districts: Week Ended Dec. 11 818,499,136 + 2,814,927 209J913.149 74;681,594 cities). Rockford... In the 6,673,015 927,784,241 — 12,319,000 125,136,159 3,752,182 _ $13,981,907,384 against $14,333,067,021 city'there was a loss of 0.5%, the bank according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they it 2,708,874 Tennessee—Knoxville "■-•' to a 19,948,739 1.9 — 6,890,861 123;967,689 Nashville.— press. decrease of 2.5%, the aggregate of clear¬ a ings for the whole country having amounted in the week as going to week previous ending Dec. 11. 7,207,428 178,777,878 431,024,488 (6 Sixth the foregoing will appear' not available at time of are 6,811,492 — 292,963,518 32,384,200 3,895,364 16,001,000 Total " 4.1 — today, inasmuch Saturday, 2,214,557 791,949,235 Virginia—Huntington— Carolina—Charleston---— Maryland—Baltimore— District of Columbia—Washington-. 6.3 $17,095,055,991 Complete in 4,426,419 8,460,620 + 59.9 9,766,118 269,829,986 Richmond—- 4.0 847,390,776 1,980,774 5.0 District—Richmond— South Total all cities, five days—— 2,237,260 3,874,967 v cities). Virginia—Norfolk * ^ (7 Fifth Federal Reserve West 1— 2,239,005 790,000,000 + 10.3 — 0.7 224,117,582 "Cities, five days—x——x—_x— II-""" z-IIIli Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh 8.1 375,278,052 —_xi Othet cities, five days—•— I H_IIIIII 1111111 8.4 327,138,726 372,802,705 Baltimore , 1.7 3.7 943,605,872 7,151.079 172,853,041 309,463,073 36,490,900 4,701,183 6,728,158 293,707,625 ——— ~1I.1I Mansfield 5.8 \ 353,552,017 u_———— + — 4,520,702 831,095,059 - 346,404,000 Pittsburgh^— J — Columbus.— 312,276,472 Cleveland 878,000,000 3,192,949 4,967,311 2,328,613 —25.9 7,931,782 925,970,496 Cincinnati Cleveland 9.6 332,800,000 Francisco.- 823,369 Ohio—Canton 5.3 1,017,000,000 515,079,940 St. Louis,——v—— , 3.4 2.5 — 5,019,665 2,720,054 8,751,368* 15,613,331 cities). 722,652 ' Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland' 3.3 726,743.824 —— : „ $9,146,645,605 989,000,000 . (li 922,045 920,625 3,068,796 1947 $8,844,704,925 —1 ; Jersey—Trenton— Total Week Ended Dec. 18 New York ware—Wilmington 1.449,353 1,020,816 ' 2,620,429 4,295,620 x—— $ 0.6 + — 3,675,206 5,102,690 L—- -x York Dele .. 3,503,123 903,000,000 880,000,000 2,722,650 1945 $ + 15.3 1,147,279 III L— 1946 % —13.0. 1,085,791 1,153,616 —— — $17,095,055,991 1,236,152 1,251,694 I. or ' 3,383,518 Chester—— weekly Inc. Dec. ■ 1,075,580 —. Lancaster to $ adclphia— District—Philadelphia Pennsylvania—Altoona possible 1947 s ago. Saturday, Dec, 18 clearings is corresponding week last total stands at $16,894,373,306 against At this center there is a loss for Comparative ended which below those of the with telegraphic advices from the chief upon from compared 47 Week Ended Dec. 11 12,177,647 + 0.9 11,124,377 14,292,048 8,100,875 12,191,175 + 17.2 10,024,208 ..1 9,755,524 646,805 44,133,524 51,527,553 7,308,563,876 745,619 ♦ 43,265,096 51,121,333 7,630,829,262 — 1,680,648 1,352,600 4.2 7,529,576,038 8,239,785,277 0.9 19,762,003 17,013,474 707,791 736,094 2,0 43,018,548 34,060,134 0.8 50,713,278 + — 4.2 7,"771,944,587 52,060,963 6.4 5.1 46,919,287 9,273,276 San Jose Santa Barbara Stockton. Total 11,017,902 5.3 9,095,950 0.9 386,319,294 12,344,141 8,446,110 417,053,272 11,623,010 4,624,334 9,832,441 7.4 389,112,400 12,475,678 4,405,028 736,568,219 IIIZIZ. —'1111 .——HI HI Francisco.. 9,175,617 10,533,081 San 764,205,826 — 4,731,143 — (10 cities). Grand Total (lil cities). Outside York "Estimated. included JNot stated in totals. 13,981,907,384 14,333,067,021 6,915,025,221 New tNot 8,441,229,338 ._IIIIHI Beach Pasadena + 13.6 + California—Long 100,674,934 3,435,492 140,118,188 57,635,056 11,601,273 6,952,680,102 6.2 2.3 80,442,273 3,609,806 81,229,471 38,781,154 11,163,702 7,092,354 372,583,162 8,347,602 3,634,194 7.1 — — — 8,007,363 6,564,929 3.6 674,416,754 613,448,647 2.5 14,035,759,011 0.5 6,506,182,973 13,790,077,910 '• 5,550,292,633 48 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (2580) Monday, December 20, 1948 REDEMPTION PARTIAL Foreign Exchange Rates Company and Issue— • Date ... Algoma Central Terminals, Ltd.—' 5% 1st mortgage deb. stock and bonds, due 1959—Dec 31 Appalachian Electric Power Co., 4.50% pfd, stock Jan 3 Bolivia Ry., 5% mtge. & collat. trust inc. bds., ser. A Jan l Bush Terminal Buildings Co.— , 1st mortgage 50-year bonds, due I960-.—Jan 14 Chicago' & Western Indiana RR.— 1st. and refunding mortgage 4'As, series D, due 1962—Mar 1 Chilean Nitrate & Iodine Salos Corp.— ... Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers on the different give below Reserve Bank certifies daily countries of the world. We record for the week just passed: a . page . . 1477 2318 2222 , FOREIGN CERTIFIED RATES EXCHANGE DEC. 10, DEC. TO 1948 Value Country and Monetary Unit Cable for Transfers York New in 5%. sterling income Compania Salitrera de Dec; 15 l;'. •'-Dec. 14 Dec. 13 .297733"'" .297733° .251247° .200000° .200000* 3.212313 3.212313 .022845 .022848 .022848 .022848 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406 Closed dollar— 1.000000 1.000000 .922500 .923750 .924375 .020060 .020060 .020060 korunai Denmark, krone___ Czechoslovakia, — " 4.031484 —— Closed .208535 .208535 4.031484 4.031484 .004671° .004671° .003162° Mexico, peso— ' .301678 .301678 — .375762 .375787 .375787 .091324 .091324 .278228 .233629 4.007500 4.007500 4,007500 4.007500 __ .658300°t ,658300°t .588223°+ .588223° t of •561799°t ,561799°t ,531909°t •531909°t .531909°t + 231,049 advances— 266,593 Industrial loans + — 1,543,260 + 2,232 52,175 — 1,491,085 + 3,268 19,058 — 132,879 Acceptances purchased—il,— 98,178 + 3,597 12 — • securities: member banks, and 5,127,866 + •• 109,000 25,000 — + 2,867 — 667,800 S. Govt. securities- 22,993,388 Total R. loans securities- and 1,336,091 + 10,127 Notes Uncollected other of $37,000,000 in the Atlanta District. + + 1 assets + 143.-760 „ assets-———— — 50,354,695 + 14,300 —r 16 —" 1,005 Dec. 8, S. — 87,391 + 51,583 798,259 + 2,704,847 v and Investments^—total-——— Loans—net — — Loans—grosstCommercial, Industrial, 28,829 Treasurer Foreign .Other.— — acct. acct. gen. — + 462,722 — + + — 570,479 19,245 11,175 + to S, brokers 61,720 18,526 -——* or Total deposits^ 22,398.240 2,930,511 15,025 liab., incl. accrued divs. Total liabilities——— + 145,853 + + . - 676,478 — *7.676 1,868 — dealers and 7,767 49.553,107 + 791,634 + 2,621,373 200,805 + 5.758 448,189 + 8,366 27,543 + 1948 S. 25,202 25,453 + 15,459 *— + 125,051 "■+ 50,354,695 518 6,107 798,259 + 2,704,847 . Ratio , of serves, note gold certificate to deposit and F. loans loans Government ——-——— 495 + —!—— -— i .—. liability on purchased for foreign • , R. ■ trial 203 487 4,052 + + + 195 — , 3,920 securities—total-:——— 33,179 + .2,199 4,428 1.697 + — — + — + 24,855 Other securities : 4,177 Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks 14,418 Cash in vault— ——-—_—880 Balances with domestic banks— 2,103 8. + bonds + — — + — —_ make —: 49.3% 0,1% + 0.5 % ; ,.;+■■ 1,483 + + 110 109 + + 1,859 1,983 47 — 68 + Dec. 135 28 + + 214 5 12 8 23 12 104 — + ~i*. + — 93 30 9 + + principal changes for the week of $163,000,000 in loans to brokers and dealers and $243,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and a decrease of $364,000,000 in U. S. Government deposits. i ■ industrial and agricultural loans de¬ $63,000,000 in New York City and $68,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and increased $26,000,000 Commercial, the San Francisco District. Lpans ,to brokers purchasing during The and U. week—— — — we Then + — — — + + + + — + — , Co, Insurance 986 407 (Hartford) i Fund, Fuel Corp, & (quar.). Iron gold bonds, due 1952: —Dec 27 Page 2120 1954——Jan .V . . —T. *r ^ , .... Wow -S fc-S- f 1 1 - . 4- 543 548 2231 12-15 1-5 1- 7 12-23 12-24 12-22 12-10 12-15 1-3 12-27 12-29 12-20 12-28 1 12-20 12-18 1-1 1- 5 12-11 1- 5 12-17 12-11 12-17 1-15 12-31 1-15 12-31 1-1 12-20 12-22 1- 1 1-1 12-23 - — Cast Iron Pipe 6% 12-21 12-17 12-15\ 1-3 ,12-15 12-31 (annual)——— $1 1-14 American Sugar Refining (year-end)—,— Telephone (Abilene, Kan.)— $4 2- 2 1-15 1-15 12-31 12-28 12-14 American Ltd, 12-29 12-10 12-23 Mail Line ; — $1.25 15c American —-— 30c preferred (quar,) Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., $4 preferred (quar.)—— (increased)— Cotton . Atlas City Sewerage Thrift.Plan, 7% Auto Sales Auto-Soler Backstay Welt Co. Bancohio Corp. (N. 12-23 12-15 —, _7c 12-29 12-15 l-%. 7c 12-22 12-15 I2V2C 1- 7 12-24 37'/2c Bankers Securities Corp.— participating'preferred 12-24 12-10 11-24 12-29 12-18 $3.50 — 7 12-20 12-15 12-23 5c — Insurance 1- 25c 50c 20c —— (special) & Fifth • Avenue Life 12-14 12-20 > 3 12-24" *12-18 Bank Y.) Bankers Natioaal 6-23 6-23 1-3 3-23 1^ 3 (quar.) York 6-30 1-3 ^ of New 12-21 12-28 (quar.)— — —— Bank of Yorktown (N/Y.) v(quar.)__1—— Extra 1 1! ^,."6% ' (qua*. Show 12-27 1-2 3-31 6-30 25c Corp Radio 1-10 $5 $1 $1 1-6 20c 1—— Building Baltimore 12-23 12-23 17'/2c (s-a) Extra Bagley 1^ 1 (quar.)—.— Company (irreg.) Company . (quar.) pfd. 12-30 $1.50 —— Mills, common (extra)(quar.) .• Common (quar.) —: — 6% preferred (s-a) Arrow-Hart & Hegeman Electric Co.— Arundel Corporation (quar.) ——— 12-14 $3 common. Common 3 10c $1.25 50C $1 com._ $5 prior Atlantic 1- 2-15 2- 1 12-30 15c —.— & Smelting Co., Zinc, Lead • . 12-15 $1 Bank Date 1 1-20 25c 20c — preferred (quar.).; — American Wringer Co., common (extra) ' 1- American 20,906 ' I 7c .- (quar.) 1- 20c — Holders Payable of Bee. 40c — 187' Union . (quar.) Inc...——_—— Mfg. When Share , — 671 52 84 TENDER are: pfd. (s-a) $3 American Coach & Body—75c American Dairies, Inc., common (quar.) 25c 7% preferred (quar.)_ $1.75 American Dredging Co. (s-a)$1 American Felt Co., common (quar.)—.—.— 75c 6% preferred (quar.) $1.50 Extra 1 Jan Special interest notes; (unattached,., to bonds!T&ylo r-Wha rtontiron Steel'Co. ^common stock--—__Jan * week 5% Mortgage Corp.— 20-year collateral trust bonds, series A,-due », this — . 3 11 1.12 announced Extra National rec¬ Department" in the week when Super Markets, common.. — 25c preferred (quar.) 1—1——1— — $1.50 Realty Co. 25c ser. A pfd. (s-a)„ I2V2C Allied Chemical & Dye (year-end)——! $3 American Aggregates Corp., common—.. 50c 5% preferred (quar.)— 1 $1.25 American Air Filter Co., Inc., com. (quar.). 25c $7 preferred (quar.)—— —$1.75 American Asphalt Roof Corp. <quar.)__ 25c 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 in which the details were given in the "Chronicle." Illinois Central RR., 4% paid. Further details and 6% 1,145 common . second table in a previously announced, but Alliance Notices Company and Issue—: follow with we show the dividends Albeis Below will be found a list of corporate bonds, notes, OF 5 Per Alabama Redemption Galls and Sinking Fund NOTICE $3 lot grouped in two separate tables. are Investment News Arcade and $3lot $2 lot $21ot — Huntingdon Corp. (par $100)— Hall Organ Company (par $100). Angerman Company preferred 2c» (par In the bring together all the dividends announced the we .. accounts, Govt, 8. — The Print Club, 1st mortgage 5s, 1/1/48—^-$3.25 per $100 unit Ainsworth tBeginning June 30, 1948, individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves, instead of net as previ¬ ously reported, Year-ago figures have been adjusted to a gross basis. or ing other securities increased $48,000,000- in* New Ybfk The 18 Affiliated 5,485 .56 1,929 2 260 — 156 68 82 — ««, * 23 Corporation Extra 215 23 627 96 483 4,385 1,089 1,156 — + + ; — and carrying United States Gov¬ ernment securities increased $133,000,000; iii New York City and $135,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrydealers for 167. $ per share ..— Name of Company Increases creased in 2271 §Vol. Philadelphia Plainfield, N. J.— Inc., common—— I 74 — 32 14 9,002 Foreign banks —.—1,426; Borrowings —;—— 261 Debits to demand deposit accounts, except banks following 8: 27 919 243 48 —364 838 1,677 The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities the Zy-vo and Condition Statement of Member Banks ended 165. Brown, Common 6,062 —Deo ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation indus¬ loans shows 300 Bank, & which have not yet been 1947 deposits adjusted 47,584 deposits, except Government.; — 14,844 U. 8. Government deposits..——— 984 Interbank demand deposits: Time Interbank .3,361 National V."anamaker which Liabilities- » cor- First 115 American — — to . bills respondents Commitments • 25 • Aetna — bills — Treasury certificates of indebtedness—— Treasury notes ———— Domestic re- liabilities' combined Contingent ... fVol. STOCKS * The- dividends + Demand Total liabilities & cap. accts. 166. declared. 642 securities—-,—-—— estate Other tJ. 69,262 + v current week. 88 + or (in millions of dollars) 62,558 + 228 •»— 2,582 — . Capital paid in__ Surplus (Section 7)_; Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts— !_-__•. tVol. issue. DIVIDENDS pur¬ Treasury U. Capital Accounts- for obligations. securities 1 Other 3,250,392 ■ _— this X260 by Jenks, Kirkland; &• Co., Wednesday, Dec. 15: carrying: Loans to banks Deferred availability items- —_ Other loans for purchasing or carrying: U. S. Government obligations—_ Real Other -—__r - Government Other 2,853,888 353,310 — 708,262 ' 531,160 a—I —— + 20,435,147 969,211 in 2123 .Anytime — 1 ; Dividends and agricultural —. chasing 613,576 — U. bank—reserve §1591 $5,000 Dec. 10, Dec. 1, 1948 Assets— Loans . Member U. 24,209,331 2328 1 first 9,081 257,459 ,011,878 Loans notes 12004 — convertible preferred stock; BONDS Dec. (—) Since Liabilities— Federal. Reserve 2010 2122 .Any time bonds, due 1949.; 1 14 1 on ' 46 + loans Deposits: 2327 , —Jan Shares member banks follows: ' Total 1257 —Dec 31 — iieRon Sales of the assets and liabilities of reporting summary , 32,279 Anytime —. 20-year collateral trust bonds, series A, due 1954- —Jan Brunswick Power Co., 1st preferred stock-! — -Uan York Gas & Electric Light, Heat & Power Co. $112,000,000 at all reporting member banks. 1,430,660 t—• 3,588-,603 . 2226 2326 • ' 49 138,164 banks— items Bank premises—'— Other * + 143,043 23,260,869 foreign banks—i— l —Dec 27 bonds, due 1949—-— 7% preferred stock.: City and $3,000,000 at all reporting inc. (+) Due from —Apr - stock—.— Mortgage Corp.— Borrowings increased $149,000,000 in New York City and 9,708,627 + A — 1901 Transacted member banks; and increased $38,000,000 in the St. Louis District 950,486 — + 11,112,453 — * 1 Ltd., Cottons, Union •Announcement deposits adjusted increased $67,000,000 in the City District, $41,000,000 in New York City, and New York —6,754,250 71,006 813,950 5,939.119 — mortgage 6% UVol. 164. ; $39,000,000 in the San Francisco District., Time deposits % $36,000,000 in Chicago and $48,000,000 at all reporting member banks. United States Government deposits decreased in all districts. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased $128,000,000 in and Bills 1 1949-1964. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RR. Co.— General mortgage 5s, due 1951—. Wacker; Corp., class B preferred stock.! Demand Kansas $ 37 888 — Certificates City and $28,000,000 at all reporting decreased $24,000,000 in Chicago. 1947 769 22,959,922 — due banks, and decreased $34,000,000 in the Phila¬ delphia District. Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $32,000,000. », ■ 630,492 bonds Purchase money 4% increased — —— 4% Ohio Power Co., 6% debenture bonds, due 2024— :—Jun Pacific Portland Cement Co., preferred stock —Jan Dec. 17, 3,001 —- , __Jan 1950—— —Jan Lake Ohio Leather Co., 5% $ R. Total gold ctf. reservescash F. ; of Treasury bills increased $47,000,000 in the Kansas City District and $93,000,000 at all reporting 1948 22,329,430 — F. t2410 112142 New .531909*t . $'■ certificates——, fund for 1477 1 .Anytime 5s, due 1951 bonds, due 1955 member dollars) J948 Redemption l New •561799°t * r Holdings Dec. 8, Assets- Total U. ,658300*t .588223*+ i561799°t ,531909®t — — 1st National .588223*t ,588223°f ,561799°f —Jan 1955 mtge. 1st debenture 50-year Salt mortgage Montreal .658300*+ ..658300°t due Rational Sash Weight Corp.— .233629 Closed' Co., $1.20 convertible preferred .278228 .233629 series F, Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., Inc.— .091324 .278228 decrease (—) since Bonds .040325 .040321 .233629 —-— —— Dec. 15,. S. Govt, .201580 .040325 Power 6% Co., 2%-3»/2% .3,991542 .278228 Increase ( + ) or U. * .091324 • 4.007500 — — — thousands (In CALLED Ry.— bonds, series A, due La Cooperative Federee de Quebec— (Application depends upon type of merchandise. Other Electric 1st .922500 .921875 .233629 Reserve Banks Combined and 1 .278228 .091324 — Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal Discounts Cuba 1.000000 .201580 .040325 .040321 — -j . convertible, notes, Butte .375887 ■. 2326 Appalachian Power Co., 6% dobs., series A, due 2024. —July .145299 .201580 .201580 .201580 _ notes page ISSUE * 2328 W. Paper Co., Inc.— 6% .301678 • 3.991542 3.991542 3.991542 Closed. 3.991542 — —t .921250 .920000 .918750 Zealand, pound 1 Norway, krone— — Fortugal, escudo^ Spain, peseta—_ Bweden, krona ——— Switzerland, franc—— Union of South Africa, pound Uruguay-, peso-*.-. Uruguay, peso—— Uruguay, peso Uruguay, peso : . + 1.000000 1.000000 .COOOOO 1 1.000000 — — ♦Nominal rate. Uate A. P. Denver ,& Official Gold V .145243 • .375700 1- —— .003140° .145243 , Newfoundland, dollar- New 2331 ENTIRE ,004671° .145242 ' .301678 , .301678 +.— —v guilder—— Netherlands, i of, rupee—— ■>. .145229 • dominion India, .004671° .003154° .003148° .004671° .003154° 2324 2330 Company and Issue— France"(Metropolitan), franc— 2323 " 1 4.031484 . "1 .——Dec 31 r debentures, due 1967—Jan 3% .208535 .208535 4.031484 .208535 sterling pound . 2429 Union Oil Co. of California, .020060 1 —Jan 2117 7 (John J.), Inc., sinking fund 3% notes Jan 1 Park-Lexington Corp.— 1st mortgage leasehold bonds, due -1964 ———Dec 31 Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.— ,, 1 Refunding mtge. & collat. trust 3'A % bds., due 1970-Dec 31 Tampa Electric Co., 1st mortgage 3% bonds, due 1978—Jan T .925000 .020060 : 1961——1 2321 2 Nosbitt 1.000000 .000000 .921250 1.000000 Official due bonds, * 2320 Dec 31 ; General American Transportation Corp.— $4.25 preferred 'stock,, series A_. .200000* 3.212313 .054406 — 1st'mortgage 3'A% .251247* 3.212313 .022840 'Free Bngland, .297733° • .200000° • debentures Taiapaca y Antofagasta— 20-year 5% serial debentures, due 1968: _Jan Cooper-Bessemer Corp., prior preference stock—-——Jan Eastern ;New > York Power. Corp,—.; * , $ .251247° .251247° .200000"' 3.212313 Australia, pound— Belgium, iranc Brazil, cruzeiro Canada, * .297733° • .297733°" ■- Dec. 16 $ $ "■ .251247"! - 1930 ACT -OF TARIFF . $ II UNDER TREASURY in United States Money Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Argentina, peso— For "regular"; products :—— For "non-regular" products ——_ ; For certain industrial products-—-——— TO INCLUSIVE 1948, 16, Rate Buying Noon BANK RESERVE FEDERAL BY (stk. div.) 75c - 50c 25% 1-3 12-17 1- 3 12-17 12-23 12-10 Volume Number 4761 168 THE Per Name Barker of Company Share , (quar.) Corp., common Extra Oil Extra Co. . Beaton & Home Special 'Bessemer Co., Inc. Birtman 12-21 37 %c 1-11 12-28 Electric, preferred $1.30 Ltd., Co., preferred (T. Brinks, G.) Inc. British & 1 12-20 12-20 1- 12-15 1 1 12-15 1- 3 12-18 $1.50 1- 3 12-17 Distillers 12-30 12-20 $12Vic 2-15 1-31 ~$ 12Vic common— 1-15 12-20 American Domestic 4%% Dominion Drexel 12-31 Investing Corp. (Payment in stock Brooklyn Trust Co. 12-21 12-10 8% 2-25 (s-a) preferred Extra 6% ___. Buffalo Building, 7% preferred Corp., 6% preferred (s-a) _ 4%% 12-31 Easy Washing 1-15 12-28 (quar.)___ 12-28 12-28 12-27 12-17 1-1 12-20 preferred (quar.)______ Oregon Power Co., commonpreferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.); $4.70 preferred (quar.) 12-28 12-17 Employees Class Elder Manufacturing Co., (quar.)__ Canada Varnish Assurance Co., 3 3 4% 12-16 12-31 Equity 12-31 Erwin preferred Canadian (Max) Class 12-27 12-15 12-27 12-15 12-15 Pacific 3 12-31 1 12-20 Fidelity-Phcenix $22%c 1-31 First 12-31 B Class The (year-end) above its meet , $$1.75 charter 2- Fort 1 1-10 91c 12-27 12-20 preferred Carbons assets 23 3/10c 12-27 12-20 5% to preferred B Ltd. Sugar 12-10 Fulton 12-14 Galveston-Houston 12-14 General American 4.75% pfd. (quar.)__. Central States Electric, preferred B (accum.)—. 6% preferred C (quar.)— Chemical Fund, Inc. (year-end) Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia (year-end) Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR.— , & 4%% & Electric Investing Co., (D. 5%% convertible Class Bottling A Extra Collateral Loan Columbia Columbia Columbus Combined 5% & common Consolidated Canada <quar.)__ (N. (Boston) Consolidated Continental — Y.) 12-28 12-18 Ohio Trust- preferred of 2-10 1- 3 43%c 12-31 12-15 12-31 12-15 12-31 12-15 62'/2c 12-31 12-18 12-28 33V2C 12-28 75c 1- 3 General Giant Art Gladding Globe Co. 12-17 35c 2-15 12-20 A Gorton-Pew Pumps, preferred Y.) (quar.) & Grayson-Robiftedh $2.25 Great 12-30 12-15 12-15 common (initial) quar.)__ 12-27 12-15 12-27 Lakes 12-23 12-17 $1 1-10 1-10 1-15 12-10 1-15 12-10 Bros. a,- Towing, .7% Griess 3 12-22 12-15 Gulf, 12-17 Hamilton 1-15 12-20 Hartford 12-20 12-27 A (quar.) Guenther of New Publishing Mobile & Gas Ohio Corp. Schaffner Fire Co Jersey, & Hendershot Co. (year-end) (liquidating) Marx 12-17 Hoe 12-16 11- Home ; 50c 12-20 12-10 ____ 13%c 1- 12-15 12-20 12-13 12-20 12-13 Home, Insurance 12-10 Honeymead 12-16 12-27 12-20 12-16 2- 1 12-22 1-15 12-17 12-28 12-21 12-22 12-22 12-15 1- 3 12-15 1-15 12-27 75c 12-28 12-17 1-14 12-24 1- 12-14 1- 3 Products, Ltd Corp. (reduced) Co., Ltd. Co. Products (N. 3 12-14 12.-27 12-20 1-15 12-28 1- 12-20 $25c ___ 5c 62 %c 3 1-25 1- 3 1-10 12-20 $1 12-22 12-15 $1 1-15 ;12-31 (Hawaii)— Y.) (quar.) (s-a) $1 65c 12-15 2- 1 12-30 9 25c 12-24 12- » 10c ; preferred 12-24 12- 9 12-24 12- 4 Mfg. Co. $2 1 12-33 12-14 34%c (quar.)_ 1- 1 1- $6 3 12-20 $4.50 12-33 12-15 12- 8 $1.50 (year-end) 1- 3 12-15 $2 —_ 1- 3 12-15 12-21 12-14 50c Gas & Electric— & (quar.) Forbes, & (year-end)- common stock 12-28 12-ia 25c (quar.)— 1-15 1-15 25c ——— common 12-20 12-20 12-*ft 12-^0 30c 1- 2 12-1&. 60c 1- 3 12-22 1-22 12-29 . (special)— Trust /_ 10c (N. Y.) 12-22 12-13k 10c (quar.)_ ; 12-22 12-*3 30c, ——. Co. 12-20 12-13 30c (quar.) __£ Co., (resumed) common 12-20 12-13 20c 12-30 12-10 75c common Casualty 1-14 12-31 12-W $1 $1.50 (special)—. preferred 1 50c Rubber, participating Midland 2- $1.06V4 — Mills, 1- 12-21 $1.50 (year-end) common Bancorporation— 12-30 12-10, 25c 12-31 12-20 12-31 12-20 12-20 Massachusetts Northeastern Transportation— Quarterly ,____ Factor -see Factor (Max)> •, ,V> 15c 12-15 McBee Company^ common 10c preferred preferred (s-a) (s-a) — Max (quar.) 1- 12- 9 12-15 - 6% preferred 5%% (quaj'.l-u—.... $1.50 (quar.)__j:———.,$i,37% Electric Medusa Co. Portland (year-end)— Cement Merchants Acceptance Merchants Bank of — States West $10 Co., Minnesota Power Ontario Co. & Light, 5% pfd. (quar.)_ preferred common (quar.) Co. Investment Aviation National Bronx Fuel Fund Gas Co. (reduced) Orleans will be & made in Co. $4.25 tquar.)— 12- 9 1- 3 5% 1st 12-23 5% 2nd Niagara J.) Service, (quar.) Service, (quar.) Hudson A 1- 1 12-20 12-24 1-20 50c 1-17 12-24 12-14 12-31 12-15; 12-27 12-15 12-29 1- 1- 5 12-22 4 12-20 12-20 12-10 1-15 12-31 12-24 12-14 12-24 12-14 1-15 25c 12-31 1-15 12-31 12-24 12-17 12-20- 12-30 15c — 12-22 12-15 3 12-11 1- $1.06(4 (quar.)_-— 1- 56'4c common $l.l83/4 • 3 12-21 1- 3 12-21 1- 3 12-21 12-27 12-17 Inc.— $1.183/4 $6.50 Light, 3.90% pfd. (quar.) 1 334% »pfd. Power 12-20 $1.50 (year-end) Co., 1 25c (year-end) Public Power & 1- 15c pfd. Public Co. a 24c — Yorker Magazine— (J. ft 46c Corp Mfg. preferred Process New York New & preferred 4%% New 12- stock a—, Stores Corp Water. Orleans a 12-30 15c — (year-end): common Terminals 4% 7c 12- 50c —— New New 12- 12-15 $1.50 Manufacturers Tile 12-23 3 3 70c —__— __——4—— Shares Jersey 3 1- 10c Y Box (Payment New 12-10 1- 75c (year-end) of.N, Year-end National 1- 12-31 J20c —— (year-end)——__ Corp. National Investors, National 12-31 12-aa 30c " Bank Folding National 1-20 $1.22V2 , (extra) Corp National (National 12-31 37'/2c Line, Inc. (year-end) Murphy Paint Co., Ltd cash) 12-31 1-15 11.1% (quar.) Munson or 1-15 $1 15c — Service, Products Common 12-20 12- 1 1-15 25c —— — Morrison-Knudson National 12-20 $1.25 (quar.) (Kansas) dividend National 12-18 50c Co — Mutual 12-31 $1.10 Paper Extra 4.90% 1-10 1-27 • Mississippi Shipping Co. Motor 1-10 15c (quar.) — & Gas 15c Sub¬ (quar.) Minnesota Stock 1-15 '12-20 12-# 10c- common — Oil 1 60c — preferred Mission 3 15c (Illinois) (quar.)_ (liquidating distribution)' Kentucky Ut ilities common, Corp._ Extra 12- < — Telephone of Bakeries Midland 12-20i, 30c Corp. for each two shares held. the consent of the SEC to Oil 12-30 12-2® 12-49 12-2ft, $1.10 — — par, ject 12-30 12-2&. 50c — share Mobile 3 1- 50c 10c Middle 4% 12-23 35c (quar.) Extra Midco 12-3-1 12-31 12-29 $1 class A_„ York Extra One 3 50c — Co Corp., New ; Michigan Gas & Electric Co., common— 4.40% preferred (quar.) Michigan Steel Tube Products (quar.) Middle 1- 1-2 preferred McGraw Newberry 12 %C 12- 12-31 12-15 25c . 12-24 12-27 1 50c (quar.) Year-end 7 12-15 1 1- $1 Steel, Products Insurance 1- 12-20 60c Co. Co., 5% prior pfd. (quar.) Battery. Co., class A (accum.) (R.) & Company, $4 class A (quar.) 4 9/10c $1 12-20 50c ,t— Hobbs Cramp'Shipbuilding Co. (year-endi— Company, 5%% pfd. (quar.) 12-20 12-27 12-28 $10 RR (year-end) (quar.) Paper Hercules Cross $1 12-27 50c Hightstown Rug 5 1 6 50c 12-31 3 212- 20c B Times Industries 12-31 1- 2-15 50c — class Extra Hartford Hayes 12-15 $3.50 12-22 12-15 50c _____• Insurance 1-15 receipts 12-20 12-22 10c (quar.)__.— (annual)— 12-28 deposit 3 12-29 $1 Co. 20c Co. 12-30 1- 12 %c 15c Tanning 50c Ltd—American 1-15 12-29 12 %c 20c .__ $4.50 Wagon 12-20 10c (quar.)_ 1-15 12-20 12-30 40c __. A 12-22 12-10 12-30 0 12-24 12-22 $1.05 12-21 50c 25c $3.50 :___ Year-end 12-23 1-15 3 $1.12'/2 (year-end) preferred cla^ss Grocery Store Products $1 1-10 Cooperage, Pfleger 10c 12-30 1- 30c Company Extra Class 20c 12-17 56]/tC , Works_____ B Guaranty 1- 12-20 5%% Co., (irreg.) prior 12-18 12-18 9 12- $1.40 (quar.) convertible 12-18 1 25c Extra ' Class 12-20 12-27 5 $3.50 Grief 12-14 12-20 1- 12-16 1 ' 12-15 12-29 12-20 1- _____ common... (quar.) Engineering (Daniel) 3 12-31 115c Inc., Steamship Co., com. preferred (quar.) 4%% Green 12-20 1- 1-20 $1 Great Lakes Lakes 12-29 1- (quar.)__ Storejs, preferred 12-24 12-15 12-28 $1 :___ 12-27 2 $4 ' Extra 6-29 12-17 1- $1.12% (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) Toy, 7-15 50c (year-end) (initial Grand 6-29 12-23 55c $1.50 .__ Industries 4 3 12-29 $1 Inc., Grand 1- 1- 6-29 1-15 75c Co. Fisheries 5% 1 $1.25 7-15 10c (quar.) Co. Goulds 1-17 50c (N. Mfg. 1- 1 12-29 60c (initial) (year-end) class B (annual) preferred $1.37% 1- 12-29 12- 12-24 52%c . 12-17 7-15 *- (quar.) $4.50 12-17 3 Co. Co. Sugars, Class 12-28 1- & Tubes 12-20 $$4.50 (reduced) Co. McBean Steel 12-21 12-28 1-15 •12-1,7. ■•" Fund » $2.10 ■, J50c (quar.)i 12-23 30c $1.12% 1-15 Second $1.05 •>! 12-10 ^ $$2.50 Cement Co. Godchaux 12-21 1-3 $50c •_ : Portland Gibson Hart, Rendering 25e J50c - A_ Reinsurance Corp. (year-end) Telephone Corp., 4.40% pfd. (quar.) General N _____; class 3 12-VI 12-24 $4 (quar.)_ 1-10 50c 20c — Maryland 12-24 1- 12-17 12-27 40c Fund Extra 12-14 12-24 12-33 12-27 $1.60 — Initial 6% 12-14 12-22 t$2.50 B $$1.50 Co. (s-a) Ltd., 12-30 12-22 12-31 40c preferred Martel 12-17 20c 12-20 $1.50 Co.__ Mutual preferred Fully 12-24 25c > (s-a) 1 1-15 12-24 12-30 3 $1.75 • quar.) (irreg.)— Marine 12-20 t50c 5% 3- 12-13 Co. Year-end Covered ' 12-17 20C (s-a) 50c Mining & Smelting Corp., ; preferred 85c 3 3 10c (extra) -i.^__^i-_;i._i_ Mfg. 5% $7.50 11- 20c (quar.)__ B Class $$1.25 & 2nd Products Class Coplay Cement Mfg. Co., 6% pfd. (accum.)_ Coronet Phosphate Co. (year-end)_ Courtauld's, 12-23 25C 1- incorrect. was (increased Typograph Marine 12-17 1-13 $1.50 12-15 $ 12Vzc common, Bank L. .___ $1 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)____ 12-31 70c Electric- Corp., 12-10 $1.25 (year-end)— (quar.)_: (quar.) Battdries 1-15 5c Assn. Y.) Co. 12-15 $1 & Stamping (special) Corp. (year-end) Insurance 12-15 12-28 12-41 $1.20 conv. preferred (quar.) Manufacturers Trust Co. of N. Y. (quar. )_„ Stock dividend (one share of common for each nine shares held); 12-10 25c 12-43 12-23 7 Tire 12-17 10% convertible $1 General Great (quar.) Textile 1 12-22 12-28 - 1 1 (quar.) Maxwell & Moore Investors, Inc.— 25c 6%c (quar.)— Extra Consolidated 50c 12-31 — (quar.) Packers Gas 1- $2 15c Co (N. $1.18 10c Shearing Ltd. 62%c ' 35c — (quar.)__«_ Commercial 12-18 12-15 (quar.) ;_— _— Corp. National Commonwealth 12-13 12-31 62%c Enterprises, Ltd., Y.) 12-23 50c preferred Southern preferred Commercial (N. 10c 59%c 12-21 (quar.)—_ (Cincinnati) Breweries River 75c - 12-10 12-10 12-33. 1- Mansfield ,» 1 1- — Extra 3 1- 1- ——_______ Clock 1- 12-23 $1 Manning, , 12-31 12-10 30c preferred 6% 12-31 (quar.) Oil_____^__ Paint 12-23 ; — Bottling Dry 12-20 (quar.) Coca-Cola General General $4 —— pfd. L.) Coca-Cola 1-24 Co. Firebox MacAndrews 12-31 tl2%c dividend 1-12 12-29 (quar.)_, Co.. 5%% Company Multiplier Corp., Clary pfd. Corp. Crude Stock ' 12-31 * 50c pfd. General . Goodman — Paper, Gas Clark __ Inc Extra Cincinnati City — Co., class A (accum.) Lumber Co. (quar,) Chillicothe 12-15 1-24 • 1-15 —$4 _ Chicago Daily News, Chicago Electric Mfg. _1- 3 1-10 ■ (irreg.) 12-20 +50c X initial )___ 12-4$ 12-31 25c __.— 4(4 % 12-24 1-10 $1.50 Co,, 7% pfd. (quar.) (year-end) __T__ Luzerne County 12-17 $1.53 Bronze 1-31 55c — Co. $20c 37%c (accum.)—— General 7 37%c — Central Telephone Co., $2.50 pfd. Century Shares Trust-— Year-end 3 12-31 2%c common 7 1- 1-12 15c —— (liquidating) 7% pfd. A (accum.) 6% 1- 1-31 1-31 Trust 37%c (quar.) N. Mill $1 Year-end 12-14 12-20 25c . Co.- 3 1-31 $30c — (initial)— Edison 1- 12-29 50c —r_— pfd. 3 $1.75 ______ (reduced). Power, 3.40% 1- 60c (annual) Gas, Republic 1- 15c 12-17 15c 12-18 Central Chicago ; Manufacturing 12-20 __ States 12-15 ; new 6% $1 Process (quar.)—___, Kansas Power, 4%% pfd. (quar.)__ National Corp. Central 12-17 Corp., 5% non-cum. pfd. (annual) (George A.) Company (quar.) $1 Central Y. ___r^ Company, $1.50 Burlap.—^1——______ Central 3 3 3 12-31 62V2C preferred Co. of Michigan— Fuller 12-24 1-10 Central Franklin Central 1- 12-27 75c 12-23 ■ & 1 1-20 Extra & 1- 12-30 (quar.).l— preferred 12-17 s. 25c M.) & Co. (special) Corp., common (quar.)_____ preferred (quar.)_______ Electric 2-10 3 Corp.. (s-a) Ltd., $1.25 _____ (A. JBag Cos.; : 6% Aguirre 1 1- $4 Frick 75c Celotex Co., 13- 20c 1- 12-31 62V2c Inc. preferred Lux $20 12-15 30c . —: $6 12-27 12-32 12-21 3 ; $6 3 $1.12% (extra). Extra (quar.) (quar.) $2.50 (quar.) Fuller • . ____ A Central Works Transit preferred 1-10 1- 1 1- 7%c (quar.) -• Lucky Stores, Inc., > preferred Central (N. Y.) Building * • _ - 6% Central $1 $1.75 1- 12-31 15c 15c Telephone Co., 6% preferred (quar.) Longhorn Portland Cement (year-end)___, $6 12-20 20c —— Ludlow 12-40 12-31 75c Lorain 12-27 12-15 12-27 $1.50 (s-a) Special 12-31 1-10 12-22 —— : (quar.) & Stores, Material \ : (quar.) __; (Chas.) Extra 12-31 1-15 12-17 12-15 50c —1 University —i Corp. Loomis-Sayles 12-17 1-15 ; Luxe Brewing Fraser time at 1 Consolidated '5% Celtic Knitting Worth de 12-30 50c 12-29 12Vac (quar.) Special 12-23 common, Frink requirements (quar.)lv. A Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry. Co. Carpenter Paper Co. (year-end) Carthage Mills, Inc., common— Castle Corp., Bridge 3 12 %c (quar.) & Light Co., 4%% preferred Dairies, Inc., common (quar.)___ preferred (quar.)__ Street Fox of: payment. $3 Co. Power Pitt 1- 12-29 12-29 40c (increased)—— 1_ preferred Extra 12-23 $1 Insurance :__ 12-31 Fort 3 25c (N. Y.) (quar.) 1- 12-15 12-17 12-17 7'/2c • j (quar.) common Loomis-Sayles 6 40c (quar.) (s-a) 41st __ sufficient Jersey 12-15 12-30 $5 ; *. Locomotive 12-27 12- 12~1§ 12-15 12-29 C> (K (year-end)_____ Co. Extra 12-27 12-31 40c Fire preferred the to of New 3V2% 6% l subject are having Co. 12-23 1-13 Line 12-10 12-17 12-30 12-10 $1.50 — (year-end) Payment shown last week Leich 12-21 12-20 12-31 12-31 37 %c Inc. Co. Co., Lincoln 12-10 12-31 60c Foremost __. payments corporation 10c _: First National Bank (year-end) America—^. 1 1-15 12-23 1-21 8IV4C ] R.i, Extra 12-23 12-24 common 2- $$1.12% 1 1- 5c & $2.50 12-23 ; (irreg.) A Florida 1 $1 of Class 1 1- 12-15 12-31 12-30 12-21* $1.75 Company Lehman 12-23 40c 12-21 12-27 shares 1 Year-end Leath 12-14 1 1-15 $2 10c Extension Salle Lane 12-14 1- $$1 —_ (quar.) Tool Corp., 6% pfd. Telephone Co. (quar.) 12-24 8 12-29 12-29 40c common Bank & Trust Co. Boston 1- 10c (quar.)_ common Extra ' 1-15 2% 75c (year-end) 12-15 12c La 12-15 (quar._ 12-30 87%c Kut-Kwick 12-20 12-23 75c 3 1- 12-31 50c (accum.) LaCrosse # 12-23 75c Co.— Mtge. City Title & Insurance Company 12-21 $1.25 & preferred (G. 12-23 1- 1 (year-end)_'___ . A 12-30 12-17 5c Drug 12-23 12-30 12-31* 1-15 Company, 6% 1st preferred Kuppenheimer (B.) Co. (s-a)___ 12-23 25c ■. _-___ 1- t$1.75 pound sterling) ' Canadian Refractories,, Ltd.— 4Vi% 1st preferred (quar.) Canadian Vickers, Ltd., $7 pld. (accum.). Capital Administration Co., Ltd.— A Insurance 1- 1-15 Co. 12-30 12-30 10c Co., Year-end (s-a) 25c 25c 1-15 12-27 Kroger 12-10 ■ Founders Knapp-Monarch 12-10 12-20 Bros., Kirsch 12-20 12-20 25c Gas Y.) Special 12-15 Co.— Ry. preferred 12-28 (quar.) __ (quar.)__i^_ Co. $31 Vic „_ A (quar.)_ (quar.) Bearing Federation t$1.50 Co. Co. & t$5 (quar.) non-cum. A Fafnir Federal .___ $2 $1.50 12-20 12-20 25c Year-end —— — $1.50 (quar.)__ Factor 12-27 _ Co. Kinsel 12-15 12-15 3 50c Ironer Kinney 12-15 $6.14 3 Kelley Island Lime & Transportation Co.— 12-22 12-17 Co cl. 7% 12-20 12-17 11- $1.50 Milling Co., 4% pfd. Hosiery Mills (extra) Non-voting 12-30 12-27 12-17 semi-annual Mutual, Inc. (quar.) Co., 6%% pfd. B preferred A (accum.)-,, Kansas 1-31 1-14 1 Extra 12-10 1 10c Mills 12-31 25c 2- 10c ! Inc. 1-15 i (Payable in Class Fund, Cotton $1.17% (quar.) Corp., Corp., Insurance 12-27 12-20 1- 50c Jenkins 5 12-23 25c A •. preferred 1-20 1-15 15c pfd. 1- 12-22 25c (quar.)_ class Johnson Extra 12-16 25c —— 4% 1- 15c 5% '12-15 1-15 (year-end) Excess (quar.) Ltd., 1-15 ____ _ (N. Credit, B 12-31 Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Ltd.—• 6% preferred (quar.)_ Canadian Industries, common (year-end).__ class Battery 1-15 _ Life 12-15 3 12-17 $1.25 $$1 Electric 7% 1-24 3 (extra)___ (quar.) Transportation Consolidated • $1.50 —— Extra Canada 7% 1- —_ B 1 1- (quar.)________; Storage Class 12-20 (quar.)_ common Extra Class 2- t$3 130C : B Electric 40c _____ 3- 31 %c 30c Supply Inc. Manufacturing $1.75 7% & Talc Empire Trust Co. 28VeC convertible 7%% 12-28 31V4C ._ (interim) 1 Investors 12-17 25c 1-15 1-15 1 3 20c Extra 1- 1- 1- $12V/2C International 12-17 u a $1 ■___ Interstate Iowa $3.37% 12-10 1-15 Extra 12-24 12-27 12-10 12-20 America— Investors, Inc Inter-County Title Guaranty 12-24 4Uc (quar.) Machine 1-15 $1.50 2 2 12-2Q 12-20 37 '/2c (quar.)__ 12-31 l'/jc 2V2C North Extra 12-15 1- 1- t50c „ Endicott preferred C. N. $4.50 ... California Camp W. Magnesia 1 Manufacturing— non-cum. & Elizabeth Burnham 5% T. Eastern 90c ____■ 12-20 12-2# 12-2& (quar.). of 12-21 12-31 $1.50 _• Fund (quar.) Co. 3 12-31 Interbanc 12-16 5c Ltd Razor, 50c _____ 1 A 1- 30c common (quar.) preferred Increased 12-16 15c ;__ (s-a) 4% 12-21 1- Co., Holder4 Payable of $2 0.-4. Insurance 12-17 3 15c (quar.) Metals 15c ___ 1- $1.25 participating conv. preferred Liquidating Co. (liquidating)-.: S. E. 2-10 1- 12-28 12-29 25c Non-cum. E. 12-21 1 25c $1.75 iquar.)___ 20% Foundation Class 12-10 12-10 20c International, 3Vic .1 (quar,) 3 12-15 12-31 (quar.) Ltd. Bradstreet 10c 2%c Corp.___ Electric Corp.— preierred Bulkley (quar.)l __ (quar.) Niagara 3.60% 1- $1.50 __________ _ National Buffalo 12-14 3- 12-31 12-31 .__ ordinary Corp., Co., Durham-Enaers 12-14 12-24 $2.50 i__ _ B & Duncommun 12-15 12-24 $1.50 — (quar.) preferred Paper Manufacturing J..) Indianapolis Power & Light Co., com. (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Ingersoll Machine & Tool, Ltd.— 12-31 $1.50 (N. dividend preferred Ironrite rets, Co. Extra Budget Finance Plan, Inc., class A Class 3 30c 1-17 $1.50 : Dryden 5 55c •"* ___■ ___—__ __ 1- $60c — cash)___._ Brown Co., $6 preferred (accum.) Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc.— 6% (quar.) Corp., 5% pfd. (quar.) Insurance Co. (s-a) Furniture Dunhill (year-end) or 12-20" 25c Co., Ltd.— pref. (accum.)__ Extra Dun Street Bridge A deposit Square 12-20 12-14 1-15 1- 6% 12-20-> 3 31c class Fire 1-15 (final) 3 — Credit 12-30 Columbia Special (year-end) Co., common (quar.) Dominion |25c deposit receipts ordinary Electric, Ltd.— preferred (initial)— Stock Co., Ltd.— $1.25 _________ 11- Gas conv. 35c (quar.) Humphryes Disher Steel Construction $32Vic (quar.) 12-18 Investments, Inc.— Detroit International Celanese, Ltd.— Broad Inc. Fund, Inc. (extra) Do Pinna Co., * common.. 6% preferred (quar.) $1.25 American British Co., Delaware U (quar.) Co., Ltd. Seal 12-20 1- 12-18 25c 12-30 12-31 l $1.70 , 60c (quar.) Bridgeport Gas Light Co. arrears) ___—1 Cumberland 40c (quar.) (quar.)_'—_ Boston Storage Warehouse (quar.) Bowes Co., Ltd., class A (qUar.)—: Cordage & preferred 50c _ Brant, ord clears all 12-20 $1.05 1- When Share Baking Extra 12-30 $1.50 $1.50 12-16 Company Hardc rt & Income 75c ___ Per Name of Corp.— (quar.) Year-end 12-24 1 12-20 $6 Cuban Telephone 12-24 1- $1.50 Corp Davenport Hosiery Mills, Inc. (year-end) Dayton Malleable Iron Co., common, 5% preferred - Corp. Co. (s-a)— 70c Extra Herald-Traveler 1-10 1-10 25c preferred Crown Western 12-16 15c (s-a) Insurance 12-2y (quar.)__ International Cork 6% Holdert Payable of Rec. (accum.) A Crown 12-23 90c (year-end)—' Boston 1- 3 (quar.) 4.20% Co. Class (2581) Horn preferred (This payment 1.2-16 30c A When Share Co.— Milner, $3 prior pfd. Cork Class 1-14 12-21 10c (year-end) (year-end) Electric 1-28 $1 1st non-cum, Crown 1-14 1-28 20c —- : i— Boston ] 12-28 — Co. Inc. Birmingham f.: 12-22 $1 partip. 6% 12-24 Blackwell & Crowley, 12-10 1-15 20c Blackhawk-Perry Corp. Bush 1-12 12-15 30c I— _•*— ___ . Son, Bright 2-18 __ (quar.) Co Manufacturing Co. & 12-23 , Machine Bird 1 5 25c Inc Securities Year-end Bird $1 1- — Bickford's, Inc. Billings & Spencpr Binks 12-23 50c Mfg Appliances, Benrus Watch 12-31 CHRONICLE Per Crosse 3- - Cadwell FINANCIAL Name of Company 12-23 75c (increased) Belden Manufacturing Co. (extra) .: Bell Aircraft Corp. (year-end).!—.— Bendix 12-31 56V4C preferred (quar.) Barnsdall & Holdert Payable of Rec. 50c 50c Bros. 4%% When COMMERCIAL (quar.) - 971/20 60c 9334c $1.25 $1.25 1 1-14 12-22 12-17 2- 2- ; 1-17 2- 1 1-15 2- I 1-15 Corp.— preferred (qugr.) preferred series A (quar.) 50 (2582) THE When Per Name of Company American Northern Share • Aviation, Indiana Inc 50c Transit- (quar.). 25c ^ Northern Pacific Ry. (increased) Northern Paper Mills, 6% pfd. (quar.) Noxzema Chemical Co., common (s-a) Class B Nunn-Bush Shoe Co. Oglethorpe Fund Leather Service Oklahoma Colony Overseas Pabst Brewing Car Pacific Gas Pal Co. Strook 12-20 Sun 16c 1-10 & 12-23 12- 60c 1-31 1-15 12-23 1-31 (quar.)—.—. 1- $2 8% 12-20 75c 12-27 12-31 12-27 Extra 7% Company, Texas 12-31 Textron, 62y2c 12-31 12-29 Timely 20c 1-21 $1.25 1-15 12-31 Toledo 22'/2c 12-29 12-22 75c 5% pfd. (quar.) & Refining Co.— & Hudson Corp., Corp., 4J/2% (quar.)_ pfd. 12-22 12-13 12-13 preferred Pennsylvania 75c (quar.) Salt Mfg. Common (voting (non-voting 2- 1 1-14 12-27 10c 12-20 12-27 — stock)— preferred A (quar.)_ $1.50 1- 3 12-28 Tuckett Prior preferred B (quar.) $1.25 1- 3 12-28 Twin Gold Pharis Tire One Mines, (1st each ' shares will be Philadelphia Company Phoenix Silk (Albert) preferred Pictorial Paper Package- Pilot Full Royalty Co. Fashion Pittsfield Plant Coal 1st Porland (quar.)—___, Gas (quar.) G.) Procter & 4'/2% United Gamble Co., United 12-23 1- 12-15 12-10 12-20 12-10 $4.50 U. 12-16 12-31 12-21 S. & $6 12-31 U. 12-20 United 12-27 United S. 12-13 Vanette Extra - 25c 25c 8% preferred (quar.)__ Packing Co Raytheon Mfg. Co., $2.40 pfd. Reardon Company, common $1.50 Regal preferred Shoe Reis Reliable Stores __' Corp. Bros, (H. •. 10 7% & & (quar.) (qu«r.) Stores Atlanta 5% Weeden 2- 1 3 12-16 ; (quar.)_ (quar.) 12-29 12-22 12-29 12-29 12-22 1-10 12-20 1- 1- 1- 3 12-20 12-20 12-21 2- 1 12-13 12-10 .12-31 2- 1 12-31 $1.25 50c 12-27 . 12-15 1- 12-10 1 2 12-18 1- 2 12-18 12-29 12-21 12v2c 12-28 12-10 31 'Ac 50c 1- 1 12-10 12-28 1- 3 1- 1 12-21 1- 1 12-18 1- 3 12-21 5c 1 12-18 12-29 1- 12-21 3 12-21 $4 12-29 12-17 10c 1-10 12-23 20c ; _ ,____ (quar.)_ _ Ice 12-31 12-18 Southern outstanding & Southern Corp.) Carolina)— (North common - (quar.)—— 1 12-10 12-24 1- 3 Tube Street Co., 12-27 12-20 Corp. (Boston) Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corp. Co. of Canada, common 25c 50c 12-16 12-21 11- 12-14 3 12-17 3 12-17 12-31 12-20 (year-end) Stores, 12-28 12-28 12-20 12-29 12-22 12-30 12-20 $1.20 12-22 12-15 $1 Water, Inc. 1 1-15 Co. (Toronto) 12-31 1- 3 12-26 1- 3 12-20 12- 8 12-20 12- 2- 1 (quar.)„ 2- 2- 12-15 1 2- (quar.) Extra 6% Co-operative 3 12-15 1-1 12-15 r2-20 12-15 t$l-75 i—. (quar.) 1- American 12-31 12-20 25c 12-27 12-10 25c — 12-27 12-10 $$1.20 1- 12-29 12-31 $1 12-20 12-31 12-23 $1.50 1- 1 12-20 — 62Vac 2- 1 1-20 (quar.)—_a_— 50c pfd. $1.50 25c 12'/2c 1- 3 12-10 1- 3 12-20 12-31 12-20 12-21 12-14 9c 12-21 12-14 5c _j. dividend) 12-14 28c —,—— (stock 12-27 1- 4 12-10 5% 12-31 12-23 15c 12-23 12-16 12-23 12-16 75c — (quar.) 12-15 12- Institution— Quarterly — American toeing given in the Per Name of A P W Company Products Share Co., Inc.— (quar.) Laboratories 12'/2c - 1- 7 1- 7 1 1- 7 1 1- 7 * Holders Payable of Rec. 1-10 12-17 65c Abercrombie Aberdeen & Fitch, $6 pfd. (s-a) Corp. (quar.) Petroleum 3 12- 3 12- 7 " share of share 12- 1 12- 1 125c 1- 3 12-10 Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— preferential (quar.)_ Works, Ltd. (interim) Express Co. (year-end)_^ Class Acme A Adams (J. D.) Manufacturing Co. Adams-Millis Corp. (year-end) J25c 12-14 12-30 12-15 $2 (one share each of 12-16 1-10 12-16 15c (quar.)____ 12-23 50c 12-31 12-18 25c Corp. dividend 12-31 12-18 nine 6% Hardware Fire Products : $1 Ice Co.. preferred preferred Casualty & American Aetna Insurance Co. Engineering preferred Y.) Co. . (quar.) Insurance Co. 12- 3 3 1- 3 12- 3 12-31 12-24 1-3 12-15 1 12-20 8%c Alabama Great Southern RR. ordinary 6% participating preferred $4 12-24 12- 4 $4 12-24 12- 4 50c i2-24 12- 1 Alabama Mills Alabama Power Wood Steel 25c 3-11 2-25 Alberene Stone 50c 2-11 1-28 Alberton Corp. Co., 4.20% Co. Corp. pfd. (see Wood (Va.*) (quar.) (Alan) (year-end.) $1.05 1- 1- 3 12-10 Co.) 1- 12-14 1- l 1- • 3 1' 12-15 12- 9* 12- -' 9* com 25c 12-30 12-22 12-10 $1 12-21 12-11, (year-end). quar.).. t$1.12y2 (initial) com. 25c & 3- 2-19 12-15 1-15 $1 ...k... 5 1- 1- 3 5 5 12-15 12-27 #2.25 ..._ 12-20 1-15 1- $2.25 (accum.) 3 1 1- 50c lyear-end)__ 1- 12-30 25c (quar.) „J.__ 12-10 1-15* 10c Light $5 pfd. 12-31. 25c $1.75 ^ 12-27 12- 8' 12-8 $1.25 1- 3 12- 6^ ; $1.50 1- 3 12- 5% 6 (quar.) pfd. $1.25 Standard 12-20 12-10 Sanitary— 25c Reserve 12-24 12- 1, 50c $3 class A American Extra (s-a) American olis) (year-end) 12-11, 1- 1 12-11 1- 1 12-11, 12-23 12- 3 12- 3 — common (quar.)—_ ~ 50c 1- 3 12* 75c 1- 3 12- 2 $1.50 1- 3 12- 2 :l_ i. — (quar.) Stamping Co. (year-end) Insurance Co. $1 ___— Co. 12-31 2 12-10 (Indianap¬ 30c Stores T 1 12-22 (quai.) 1- 3 12-15 35c 1- 3 12- 3 35c 1- 3 12- 3 $1.75 3-3 12- 6* $1.25 1- $2.25 1-15 12-15' 12V2c 1- 2 11-30* $1.50 1- 3 12-10 ' $1.50 1-7 75c 2-1 1-17 $1.50 Sugar Refining, 7% pfd. (quar.)_ Surety Co. (N. Y.) (s-a) American Telephone & Telegraph (quar.) ________ Turf Co. 5% pfd. 6% Co., Viscose Corp., (s-a) pfd. Association (quar.) (year-end) 12-21 12-11 (increased) common Extra preferred American 12- 1- $3 com. ^ American 12-20 12-21 $2 Co., States 12-31 1 8 $3 u (quar.) American 12- 50c preferred American 12-20 (quar.)—...$1.75 preferred Snuff 12-8, 50c ; (irreg.) (annual). Smelting & Refining, 1st Co. (quar.) 12- 12-20 50c Insurance Co. 12-24 25c ; (s-a) Co., common (annual) preferred (quar.) Corp. Co,, $1.25 1'/,, pfd. preferred Wire Mining & Cable Products, Ltd. 12-15 12-15 1 (quar.) $1 1-17 12-22 $1.75 1-14 20c 1-15 1- 5 13-23 12- 6 $2 (quar.) common 12-21 12-10 (s-a) 12V2c $1 12-f«.i 12- 12-30 12-17 so 25c $1 12-zz 25c 12-30 1-29 , 3 «-9 —tlOc , . 12- 1 r-17 1- 5 ' 35c 12-24 $i 2-15 12-10 2- 1 Apex 7% Electrical preferred Mfg. Co., (quar.): com (increased). , 12-15 12-31* $1.2;* (year-end) (year-end) 8% prior preferred (quar.) Anderson-Prichard Oil (quar.) Andes Copper Mining (year-end) Extra : Huronian, 2- 3 (quar.) (increased) Copper Anaconda Post : Products eo. Woolen Anaconda Anglo 12-10' 1-15 ... common : $3 Anchor 4 12-21 97'/2c Extra Amra (Watertown, 35c $1.75 new Republics Corp. American Vitrified ' 12-14* 25c American 5%' 3 1- 46c i President Lines Thread (quar.)____ A & Tobacco 12- 3 8 31V4c (accum.) American 1 12- 12- 1- 60c — (bi-monthly).... Power American 3 12-22 12-20 10c common class A (year-end)____;._ American 1- 12-20 25c (year-end) Corp., 12-15 1- 12-20 12-17 Illinois— Special 6% 3 25c Common 7% 3 1- 12-17 (quar.) Co. Radiator 1- 12-29 12-29 (initial) (year-end) Ltd., Co. .12-3 75c class Co. Metals.—. Piano American 3 12-2 25c ' American 12- 12-23 $1.50 1 Co. Optical 3 $1.25 (quar.) Ahlberg Bearing, Alan News B 2-9 3 1- 25c —» Extra 3 50c i Standard & Molasses 1- 50c (increased).. $1.183/4 ... (initial Metal Products, 1- 50c Life Agricultural N. 12-14 a for Foundiy 4V2%, preferred 6214c Extra Aetna 12-24 of Co. ; (quar.) American preferred 2-9 9 $1.75 of Co., & Metal'Co., American 2- a 50c Maize-Products, preferred American 3-15 (Texas)— (quar.) 37M*c (quar.) 12-22 1- com¬ . Corp. (quar.) Machine American American Co. American 12'/fee (quar.) (quar.) Surety Extra 12-31 5 (quar.).z Co. Locomotive Machine prefered 12- 12-15 l-lo 2 25c of 1/100 (quar.) preferred 12-21 12-24 12- 12-24 (monthly) International Investment American 10c common 3 3 common. common American 12-18 7 1- !- 3-15 Assurance American American 1 1 12-17 $1.50 — Corp. Home Home American 1 1212- 12-24 $1.80 i. (quar.) Extra Securities Corp., conv. Aetna (Del.) 12- 3 3 25c — American 12-31 Corp. Aerovox 12-15 12-24 held) Aeolian i 25c Extra Stock 2 85c (quar.)_ Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. (quaiv)_„_ Admiral 1- 3 1- 1- 3-15 American Amer. partic Glove 1- 50c Felt preferred Screw 2 12-16 12-16 50c Electric Service 2 Acadia City Co., (quar.)_— American 1- 3 3 held dividend Rubber American 1- 1- :_ Hard 12-15 t37'/2c 12-15 12-16 i (quar.) & 12-20 162'/2c (quar.) 12-31 12-23 1- : 2/100 Insurance preferred 2'Ac prior 12-15 87'/2c, dividend — 12-15 $2.50 12-16* 5 held— Hdir American 12-14 3 1- 30c (quar.) City Electric Co. Common American 12-27 $l.l?l/2 cash stock General 2nd 12-13 12-14 Co. Atlantic share Arperican 5 12-23 12-27 1- ' (year-end)— dividend) preferred Quarterly 5 U 37'/2c A Inc.. each of American 1- 12-13 Co.— extra share 1-15 $1.12y2 quar.) Atlantic for Common 12-23 5% (quar.) (stock 12-20 Paper Co., Ltd.— preferred (quar.) 12-20 1-15 $1.75 (quar.)— com. Securities quarterly lVfec & preferred Co, Electric 12-22 $1.50 12-20 $1.50 Growers, American . 1- Light—. preferred Hoe & 3 1- 12-20 15c & Sugar & Fruit Gas Common $6 1- $1 (quor.)___ preferred ■•Class 12-20 $1 Export Lines, -Inc Express Co. (quar.)— Common 7 1- $3 Extra Power 1- 35c — Extra Abitibi When 6* 1- 3 12-20 (year-end)- com. i___ Fork American • =• 6« 12- 1- 25c — 7% 6* 12- 1- (quar.U-^ Power European American 4 Below we give the dividends announced in previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these preceding table. Co., preferred convertible 3.90% 12- 50c (increased American 7% 3 1- A preferred (quar.) Cyanamid Gto.— American 5% 12-20 1- 12-28 00c $2.25 a Year-end 7% 3 12-20 3 50c Crystal Common $3 12-20 3 1- 25c * prior 4%% 1-14 1- 25c Shoe — — Mercantile (quar.)__ — American Co. Car common (year-end 1 American 4Vi % 8 25c Cities B 3Mi % 12- 12-20 75c (§-a) Corp. class preferred American 4 V2 % 1-14 40« _ Can Co., 7% preferred (quar.)_ Casualty Co. (stock dividend) Cigarette & Cigar American 8 — Co, Mfg. Steel (quar.) - 12-26 $1 —— $6 common ; conv. American American 1 50c ._ — Blake Co., — Brake mon (quar.)_ 12-20 12-31 j$i $75c t$l preferred Zion's 5% $75c Participating Bros. 23c 23c (quar.) Extra participating 2- 1-30 3iy,c pfd. (accum.)—— Towne' Aeronautical 12-29 5c ciass B Investment 4% 12-22 40c (quar.) Year-end Co.— Cos. 12-20 12-23 — (quar.) (quar.) American American 40c 12-20 70c Standard 7% 15c $1.75 Oxygen Extra Sterchi 1- 12-10 shares Standard Railway Equipment Mfg. Co.— Steel 25e 75c Company (quar.)—___—_ Standard Holding Corp, class A (irreg.) Class B (irreg.)— State $1.75 12-23 100% 25c Co., preferred & Adams 5c (quar.) Quarterly $7 Whitney Abbott (initial)— com. Southern Advance Bag & PaperStock dividend Southern Bleachery & Print Works Southern 12-22 25c (quar.) Wheeler Osgood Co., com. (increased quar.) 50c convertible preferred (quar.)_ Whitehall Fund, Inc. (year-end)— I Special 12-22 These shares have recently been split eight Fire Insurance 3 8 50c 12-22 1- 15c . by Commonwealth 1- 12- 12-13 1- 3 (quar.) Southern 12-11 $1.50 (quar.) A Westmoreland 12-15 12-23 $1.12 % ~ Singer Manufacturing Co. (special) Southeastern Public Service Co. Southeastern Telephone Co. owned 12-15 Securities— 12-23 15c — . (all 1 $1.50 \ (quar.)__ (s-a) Massachusetts Yale 55c (s-a) ___ . Co. class Youngstown — _. (The) Co. 12-17 25c American (quar.) conv. 3 Class B 8 12-10 1- * —— preferred 12-17 15c convertible preferred Southern 6% $2.50 Western 12-31 $1.37y2 - Extra 12- 12-20 / —— 4% 1* 1. American Year-end preferred 12-24 25C —: Insurance 12-31 $2 Seven-Up Bottling Co. (St. Louis) Sulphur, 8 7 y2c' ——— Steel Foundry preference 1-15 12-18 7% 12 % 1-15 12-20 & tax) com. (quar.) Assurance 12-28 12-27 one Western 3 12-20 $1.57 for 12- 20c —ij--—_—. (s-a) :t Note Bosch each Company, West Michigan Extra 12-10 3 12-29 Southern Acid 12-24 25c Western Casualty & Surety Co Western Electric Co. (year-end) Industries, Inc.— Convertible stock (accum.) $5.50 prior .preferred (quar.) , 1-20 12-14 ' Western 25c Extra 1 12-20 20c (quar.) 12-22 50c (quar.) 2- 15C Cuba— of dividend 12-15 15c * _ Association 75c 50c Fixture & 12-15 75c Y.) 3 2 12V2c. , 1- $3 (N. 1-13* 12- 75c Co.___ Co. preferred Class _— Kootenay Fower & Light, Ltd.— 7% preferred (quar.). 12-22 Inc. 5Ve% 12-20 Inc.— common.—-T A (quar.) Investment Co. (quar.).— Shawmut 12-20 12-27 Co. B y2 % 1-31 12-27 2 25c American 12-20 12-27 12-29 $1 pfd. preferred Common 12-27 (quar.)——— preferred 2* (extra) Chemical Co. Bemberg, American $1.25 12-29 tl2»/2c __ Extra Selected & $2 Shares, 5 $1.50 insurance, Bank Extra 4 12-20 12-20 Coke— .— preferred Common 1-10 1- 20c - American & A Showcase 12-28 t$1.75 Corp., Selected Weber 12-29 t40c (quar.) Cement Common (quar.) 1- 11- 3 nvzc preferred 2* 12- 12-10 10c preferred Class - 12-29 $1 com. 5% 1- 12-20 __———_ — Corp. 12-20 3 ___ Cuban 12- 12-20 25c Bakeries American 12-20 12-27 —__— Coal — 25c Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, 5% Extra 1-17 37c (quar.) $4.50 preferred A (quar.) Scullin Steel Co. (year-end)_, Securities Acceptance Securities 5.8% 12-20 J75c Year-End 12-20 3 95C $1 pfd. (quar.)___ Mills—__—————-- Non-cum .Class 1-17 18 %c - —— Ry., 3 1- 30c —- Savannah Sugar Refining 12-24 1- 30c Waterbury-Farrell Foundry & Machine Co.— Quarterly 12-31 20c (extra) (quar.)— Map Company Sangamo Co., Ltd. (quar.) & 1-15 12-29 6y2c Corp., Washington Title 12-27 1 $1 : preferred Savannah 1 2- 5c (quar.) Portland rcts.__— (year-end) convertible 2- 40c • American 12-24 ;— Sugar 1 75c American 12-24 $1.12 »/2 20c ._ Sanborn Cruz 12-22 1- 3 Securities Corp.— (s-a) 1 25c Insurance Year-end (quar.) $4 Corp. Co. 25c preferred Santa 12-31 $3 — (extra) Diego Gas & Electric Co., 5% 12-20 4% 12-20 1-1 $4 Berg Fund, Inc. (year-end) Lawrence Flour Mills, Ltd., com, San 12-30 $3 Russell St. 12-15 2 RR. Manufacturing Co. (extra)—' Roosevelt Oil & Refining Co. common 6% conv. preferred (quar.)_. 5, 1- 75c — (extra) Products 1- West Risdon Rose's 60c $1.31 Va — W.) dep. pfd. 1- 3- Extra Extra 2♦ 6 125c ' Quarterly 6% 12- Ltd.— Corp. Agricultural Alliance 12-24 $1 ______—.— 6% Petroleum 12-20 12- 85c American Y.)—• —__ Inc Virginia Iron 12-20 40c (quar.)— guaranteed Metal (Less 12-20 50c guaranteed 6% Freeze, t$25 . N. 3 12-29 62'/2C (quar.) Vertientes-Camaguay Quarterly 12-20 t25c (quar.) 1- 50c (Brooklyn, Inc. Hosiery 3 1- 3iy4c — Extra Rieke 12-29 12-31 1-20 12-22 12-20 - Manufacturing American 12-24 12-13 30c ; Amerada 12-20 1 1-15 t$1.75 _ ____ pfd. (quar.) preferred (quar.)_ 5% Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Co., comnflon dividend obligation Rickel 12-20 10c ,___ prior Co., Ltd. (year-end) Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.— 514% preferred (quar.)—. 7% 12-30 3 20c ___ Reliance Grain Richman 1-15 1- 75c —- (year-end) $1.25 (Canada), Extra (quar.) (s-a) Co. (Robert), Reitman's __ 1- 12-13 2 933/4C Canada, (quar.) Goods 2 1- 75c (quar.) of 12-14 1- 4uc i.- Extra : Co. 1-10 $2 .. - 12-27 62V2C Amer. Corp., Appliance 35c - Rath Lens Velvet $1.25 .__ (quar.) 12-24 Light— (quar.) pfd. Co Utilities, 12-31. (quar.) 12-31 12-28 Extra 12-31 40c Stove $2.50 1-15 preferred Radiator Providence & Worcester & 12-10 1-10 1-10 12-10 25c Aluminium, Ltd. (special.) Amalgamated Leather, 6% preferred, (quar.) Amalgamated Sugar Co. (quar.)___J 7 31c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)__ 1st 1-15 1 1- 12-20 $1.50 —— _ & International Univis common 1-15 3c (year-end) 1st Utility preferred 1-17 Co. 12-15 12-15 _ Extra 12-17 50c Foreign Securities Corp.— (year-end) 2nd $5 12-24 1- 12-21 1-27 2%c Common 12-23 3 2-15 12-28 (initial)- B preferred—— ' — 12-15 12-20 prior pfd. Publishers & "Extra 3 12-20 | 1 1- 12-24 50c —— ■ com Molasses, Ltd., Printers 12-14 $5 3- 45c (s-a)___— ___. United 12-30 Puget Sound Power 1-15 $1.06 V* .— 6% Bank 12-31 12-27 Pyle-National Co., 75c 25c (quar.) 12-31 $2 ; 12-21 40c $3.75 (year-end) $4 17c RR 12-20 Quarterly 17y2c — 3 prior Drill Industrial pfd. (quar.) (Fred B.) Co. (increased) Providence Gas Co. (irreg.) Prophet 1- —4— Inc: preferred 1- 60c America preferred Aluminum 12-21 12-28 4% 12-22 40c Corp., common (quar.) Mlg., common (quar.) Logan Valley Electric Ry Aluminum 12-15 (quar.) 1-12 56y4c 8% 3 1 12-15 25c (quar.)_— 9 12-20 2 Stores $3.75 9 12- 1- preferred Twist 45c — A 12- 12-15 1- Co. convertible U. S. pfd. 12-20 12-15 $1.50 Co —1. 1-12 $1.25 (special) Car, 12-29 $3 12-20 3 12-20 (quar.) Aluminum Co. of 1 1 1- $1.50 ' & 12- 1- 62V2c Allis-Chalmers 12-20 25c 1 15c $1 — (accum.)__ Electric (quar.) Inc. Steel 3 Corp.— General Prentice-Hall, prior 2c preferred Pressed 12-31 1- 15c ————- 12-2:3 $1.75 Tobacco 2c ——— (Thomas 7% Mills (s-a)- — 1-25 ~25c 12-27 V. 12-15 1 1- 20c 1 30c — 10c 57'/2c Corp., 5% . Allied (quar.) & Extra Altoona $1 $1 — 12-22 (quar.) (quar.) $2.50 (irreg.) common (s-a)—— Pilot Extra • 12-31 - 1-10 - Corp. (quar.)—- 5% issued). (year-end): 50c Corp.— Co., Ltd., 7 % City Rapid Transit— Union (Frac¬ —— Co., r.5% 12-22, com¬ par held. Corp Pick $1 Corp. shares two , tional 1-22 liquid, distrib.)— Carlisle of for tic -- Rubber & share mon Ltd.- Products (quar.)___— preference preferred Prior , Chemical Tri-Continental $6 Allied 8 (quar.)_____ ___ Trenton 12-20 12-30 pfd. Manufacturing Convertible stock)— 1-14 1- 20c Extra 87'/2c —^— Allied 8 Export Corp (year-end)__ 4'A% preferred (quar.).— Edison, Towle 12-30 12- Extra 12-13 1 1-14 12-22 , 50c . preferred 12-1.0 $3 common convertible Chemical 12-31 80c Dye Corp. (quar.)v. Laboratories, Inc. (quar.j preferred Allied Stocks, Co., Allied 12-10 12-10 2VuC , 1-13 12- Products Co.— 3V2% preferred A (quar.)— Penobscot Chemical Fibre Co.— Common 1- & Tobacco 7 Equipment Co 12-17 common—._ Torrington Company Torrington Mfg. Co 12-22 (quar.)_ Extra 1- & 1-15 3 — Service, $6 Inc., $2.30 Clothes, Inc. Tobacco River RR.__ common Electric Electric 1-15 12-24 (quar.)_:— 12-24 1-15 — Peaslee-Gaulbert Perron Turbine, preferred 12-31 _ Allen — Chemical (quar.)-,: 15c — (quar.): Allegliany-Ludlum Steel, common (year-end) Allegheny & Western Ry. Co., guar. (s-a)_ 12-16 25c (year-end) 50c (quar.)— Electric 12-23 1 25c —______—:——————— Steam Terry — 1 3 1- 12-10 1 12-31 75c 1- 50c 12-28 75c B $2.50 Holders Payable of Rec. 37'/2c A 1- 1-19 When Share $1.06 V* ciass 25c — " (quar.) Co., 2- — preferred , (quar.) Products Alliancewaro — Inc. preferred Metal Class t75c (quar.) Products & Ail m.25 Terre Haute Malleable & Mfg. 12-17 2IV2C —— quar.) 25c Inc., common 41/4%. 12-27 Ltd.— ___ Tennessee 12-27 3 r *$5 (quar:);— ____■— Technicolor, 1-15 3 1- of Company 50c (Canada) — Co. Per Name Alden's, 12-20 1- 15c — Co. preferred (s-a)—.— Co. of America Extra 12-30 15c Clothier Extra 12-17 12-24 $1 & Taylor-Colquitt 12-20 2 50% _ & Company Insurance 75c Blade $3 12-31 12-31 $1.12'A (S.) Life Sweets 12-17 3 (quar.) - $i.ou 12-31 1-20 Inc. Holders . __. 7 1- $10 $4.37 Shop, & Supertest Petroleum Corp., Common (year-end) 12-14 12-29 Inc.— Foundry & Monday, December 20, 1948 Payable of Rec. Inc.— Extra 12-31 $2 Increased Pemco 12-16 12-30 (year-end)___ (initial Panhandle Producing Paterson Strawbridge 12-21 $1 (quar.) Co preferred Pacific 12-16 30c (quar.) preferred Securities Pacific Associates, Prior 12-21 Stop When Share Products, 1 dividend 3 6 (increased) com. Co. Stock 1- 20c preferred 8% Corp., 12-13 12- 30c 1 4,A% Corp., Omnibus 2- 20c $1.31'A & Insurance 12-23 Sterling Aluminum 1 " Special Oliver CHRONICLE Per Name of Company 12-17 12-20 (quar.) Electric, 4% preferred (quar.) 5V4% preferred (quar.) Old 12-27 $1.50 Co. (year-end) Holding Corp. (year-end) Gas FINANCIAL Holders Payable of Rec. $1.50 _—L Ohio Ohio & " ' North COMMERCIAL 25c 1- 3 12-20 $1.75 1- 3 12-20 Volume* 168 Number 4761 THE Per Name Applied of Company Arts Arcade Common 6% 41/2 % Arizona preferred, Bohn 1-31 Bonanza 1 Blue 12-15 $1.25 4%% 6-15 $1.25 10- 1 9-15 12-29 12-13 15c $1.75 1- 3.„ 1- 3 — 20c 12-31 Metal sl.bo preferred Construction (quar.)_ 1- 3 12-16 6% Inc., common preferred (quar.)_— 5% preferred Class B 50c 12-21 12-3 '' Co. (increased >.2~10 $60c 1-1-49 , & (accum.) (accum.) Atlantic $1.68 Santa Fe Greyhound, Atlantic $1.44 11-21 $1.50 1st preferred 1 12-31 preferred 1-15 12-23 4% $1 12-26 12-17 Series A Class Auto A Finance- Co. 1 (B. Axe F.» & Houghton (quar.)—« pfd. Fund Manufacturing Ayshire Babcock & .* - Wilcox 12-21 3 12-15 12-18 <___ 20c 12-20 12-11 ■: —_______ 25c 1- 8 12-24 30c 1- 3 12-10 $1 5% & Ohio non-cum. Baltimore RR.— ■ 12- Building 12-24 12-15 Bullard 7% preferred 4% preferred of the 12-15 1-15 12-31 12-13 (resumed)——— $1 Bankers 12-22 common $1.25 40c (quar.;—___ (quar.)_______ (N. Y). Mortgage Trust (W. Co. Hi) Barber-Ellis (N. Co. Y.)_ 7 BUtler 1- 3 • Oil (s-a) Corp.> 1- 3 12-16* Butte 1- 3 12-16* Byers 1-4-49 12-22* 1-15 12-20 12- Class 4 1-15 (quar.)— 50c 12-16 3 ' .Extra i__——_ 50c Bastian-Blessing Co.___ ".Manufacturing Co., Extra t A V2 % , _ 4 V4 % preferred 4% preferred Foods Tool, Co., common -Extra 3%% preferred Lumber Class Co., A (quar.) A Class $1.40 $1.40 $1.40 Bros.." Stock Beech BeechjNut Extra 1- 3 1 7- 2 35c 1- 3 35c Ltd., com. (quar.)__ $6 of 11-29 11-29 Canada 1-3- 11- 3 3 « $4.25 Flooring/Ltd., Canada Foundries 1% preferred B 12-10 Canada Machinery, 50c 12-29 12-10. Canada Northern series (s-a) $3 Inc., Steel Corp., 12-18 $1 50c convertible 1-14 2- 1 1-14 1-1-49 12-20 60c Ce pfd. 1 12-20 12-10 Co. (quar.) Corp., common.... . $1.75 1- 3 12- 50c (quar.) 1- 1 12-21 1- 1 12-21 25C (quar.) ; 12-30 12-20 1214c 12-30 12-20 12-27 $1 Mfg. 3 $2 preferred (quar.) 50c 12-17 12-27- 12-17 12-30 12-15 & Bryson— (increased quar.) : W.) Co.' (quar.): 30c 12-23 12- 3 50c Extra Extra 12-23 12- 3 25c 2- 1 1-12 12-17 1- 3 12-17* 1- 3 12-17* 12-20 12-20 111- 3 12-10 12-10 12-10 B ■___ 1- Ltd non-cum. Bronze common preferred Canadian Canners, 60c non-cum. 1- 12-17* Certain-teed 12-20 12-23 12- 12-23 12- 12-23 12- 4.15% 12- Chase Canadian Regular Collieries 1- 3 12-17 3214c 1- 1 12-20 $1.0214 1- 1 12-20 $1.0214 1- 1 12-20 $1.1214 1-3 12-17 (quar.)_ com. (quar.) (year-end)— 1 Ltd 12-20 $1 Wire Co., 6% 12- 12-10* Chicago Dock 1 12-15 Chicago & 12-15 2- 1 1-14 12-20 12-10 2-15 1-31 1- 5% Chicago pfd. (quar.)_ 75c $1.03 $3 12-13 preferred Rock Co. 12-15 Common 12-10 12-17 1 12-11 J- 1 -12-11 5614c $1,1214 A 12- Common 9 (quar.)_. 3 12- 1 1- 2 12- 8* Christiana 1- 2 12- 8* Cincinnati Gas 1- 3 12-17 A 5% 12-15 5% 12-28 12-15 1-25 12-20 1- 3 12-15 2- 1 12-28 1- 3 12- (extra) 1-3-49 12-15 1- 11-30 1 2- 1 1 1-10 2- 1 $3114c 1- 3 RR., 1- 3 12- 1- 3 12- 8 1- 3 12- 8 1- 3 12- 8 8 12-31 12- 8 Clinton 12-31 12- 8 Clinton 12- 7 1- 3 1-31 7-15 Cluett • 1-10 12-31 12-10 12-31 12-10 12-28 12-28 1- 5 12-14 12-14 3 12-14 12-10 12-30 12-10 12^31 1-14-49 4-15-49 3- 8 7-15-49 6- 8 10-14-49 9- 8 12-10 12- 8 12-31 12-11 12-21* 12- $$2.50 12-20 12-10 $1.75 1- 3 12-20 1- 3 12-15 75c 7 $1 Pacific 3- 1 2-15 $1.25 6- 1 5-15 $1.25 9- 1 8-15 1- 3 12-17 Telephone Co.— (quar.) 50c 12-20 11-27 11-27 Pa.— $1.75 1- 6214c (s-a)_ (quar.) (s-a)_ $1.50 12-11 12-15 1- 3 12-24 2-15-49 50c 3c 3 12-31 $3.50 $1.75 (year-end) Ry. 12-20. $1 2-10 12-28 < 12-17 12-20 12- 1 1- 3 12-21 1- 3 12-20 $1.1214 1-1-49 12-18 $3 1214c 12-22 12-31 12-17 (quar.) $1 12-27 12-10 (monthly) Works, 7% pfd. 20c 1-3 12-16 $1.75 1-15 __1.50 12-24 Coal 50c Co.— (quar.) & Securities Stock Corp. Co. Yards (year-end) Co. (quar.)— Industries Water 1- 12-30 $1.25 7% 1-15 7-30 12-30 $1.3714 (quar.) Texas Washington (quar.) : Mahoning Union Clinchfield $15c & 7 1-7 1-13 Co.—• & of preferred 11-29 12- $5c $1.13 Cleveland 8 $30c preferred common Co. 3 25c :___ Land 12- $i5c 7% Electric Co., preferred 12-31 1- 2-1 25c (quar.) Cleveland $$1.75 12-20 8 25c Orleans preferred $4.50 11-29 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) Water Clearfied 12-20 75c com.— (quar,)__ Cleveland Builders Supply Co Cleveland Electric Illuminating 8 $15c & New Service 1st 12- 25c Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Clayton Silver Mines 1-10 12- 12-15 12- 50c City Ice & Fuel Co. (quar.)__ City of Paris Dry Goods Co., common 1-10 2- 3 $2.50 ; common.: Year-end 7% 1- 12-20 $2 Quarterly 3 12-15 $2 Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Citizens $$1.25 12-20 12-28 12-20 75c * Securities, preferred Cities 2 3 8714c preferred (quar.)__. preferred (quar.) 12-15 1-15 1- 12-20 1- 45c , common preferred 1-15 2 1-10 3IV4C (quar,)_ (quar.)_, Pacific 5% 7 8 1- 50c Company, $5.50 preferred (quar.)___ Copper Co. (year-end) Chipman Knitting Mills, 5% pfd. (s-a) 1- 1- 8 12- $30c Chile 4% 12-15 12- 12-22 25c (quar.) (quar.) Childs 1 2 12-22 25c (quar.) (quar.) 12- 1- 50c (quar.) Common 11-19 8 1- 75c 12-15 12-20 12- 12-20 75c & Oil, 1 12-20 12-15 12-10 $1 series Cotton 3 tlOc 1 3 1-1-49 (quar.) preferred Chickasha t32Vic 1- Ry.— Tool, Island 1- 1 2 1- 10c —_____ 1- 2- 12-10 25c " Western 75c $1.75 12-10 1- 12-20 $1.1214 Special 12-10 3 1 12-31 12-20 $2 15c common Canal Pneumatic Chicago 6 3 & North Extra 1-31 12- 12-27 1- 1- 12-10 12-20 15c (year-end)____. preferred series A 343/bC t$1.12V2 1 1-15 40c Common 5% 10c 3 1- 214c Chesterville Mines, Ltd 7 1 2-15 3 12- 12-10 75c 1- 12-20 12- 12-21 50c convertible preferred 1- $5.80 12-21 12-31 $1.50 (quar.) —; 62c 62Vic "" 8714c — 314% 2 12-10 50c (quar.) Utility Co. (year-end) Products, common (quat.)_ Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., 1- 12-17 12-23 5c Extra 75c 12-31 75c 30c Candy $25c (quar.)„ (quar.)__ — $433/ic (Dunsmuir), pfd. Chesebrough Mfg. Co. (quar.) $25c com. (quar.) Y.) $$1.25 common B Extra $5c preferred $1 Trust Co. Cherry Rivet Co. (quar.) $25c preferred non-cum. & Co., 5% preferred preferred B (quar.)y*. Chateau Gai Wines, Ltd $i0c Ltd., (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) 1 5% $25c (quar.) Celanese, 12-20 1- preferred Extra 7% Participating Canadian 1 (quar.)__ 414% convertible preferred (quar.) Champion Paper & Fiber, $4.50 pfd. (quar.) Chapman Valve Mfg. Co $50c (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) preferred 12-20 1- 414% prior preferred (quar.) Chadbourn Hosiery Mills, common $20c Participating 1st 12-20 1 (quar.) & West Extra 3 $$2 quar.)__ Ltd., 12-20 1 Vermont Public Service— Central Co.— (initial 1 3714c Central 12-17* $$1.50 Year-end ! preferred (quar.)— 6% 6% $25c ; 12-16 1- Central Ohio Light & Power, com. Paper Co $15c 5% $1.75 3.50% $$1.50 Ltd 12-10 12-11 12-27 25c Cincinnati, Ltd.— preferred (quar.)__ 12-17 1- Power, cominon_ preferred (quar.)_ 115c LtdK 1 12-21 1- Maine $1.0614 —^ Power, 1- 12-20 30c Extra Central 12-17* Ltd.— Bakeries,Ltd. (initial) Canadian Breweries', Ltd. (quar.) 5% preferred 15c Canadian . 4.10% 12-17* Lines, New 4.10% 1- 50c — 12-17 30c (quar.) Steel Co.— ; Canada Permanent Mortgage, Southern Ry. (s-a) Canada Steamship 5% preferred 62Vic : 1 30c 12-15 12-23 (initial) 6 1- 30c Central of _r, class 3 12-17 $1.50 _____ Central receive common 1212- 12-31 voting com. 12-10 in Canada Canadian Extra Sivall 12-18 2- 50c Co. Decker 12-29 50c — $1 Bingham-Herbrand Hotel 12-18 12-29 / common 7% 1-14 12-29 81V4c 1948 1-31 3714c common 6% f46c .12-15 1946 6 9 No (extra) 1-15 Loan,., 1- stock. (quar.)_ 12-29 (year-end) 4% preferred (quar.) Central Illinois Securities Corp.— $1.50 preferred (accum.) Central Investment Corp. (quar.)____^ 12- of Copper 1- 10c 12-20 3 shares ' 12-15 3 12-20 25c Chefford Master Mfg. 5% preferred Chemical Bank & Trust Co. (N. , 12-11 $1.75 Extra 75c & 50c —; 12-28 1- six (special) (quar.)— 12-12 2 $1.183A 1-15 the (quar.) Forgings, (quar.) preferred Class Corp. 2 1- 60c non-voting fiOc Dry Gjnger Ale, Coke Products Co,, 1- 15c 12-28 12- — 12-14 12-14 & 12-22 12-22 $$1.75 Extra Common 27c Consolidated 11-30 49 Coal 12-20 2 Service— 12- Cement Canada $25c i Common 11-30 3 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Centennial Flouring Mills (quar.) Centlivre Brewing Corp 12-15 12-10 80c 30c preferred 2nd 1-10 12-15 3 1- $1.75 Corp. of America (year-end) Celanese Corp. of America, common Fibre 1- 12-15 .. 12-22 585/Bc (year-end)_ 3 12-23 $1 ; Case Central 1- <10c , (quar.) Case (J. I.) Company, common 7% preferred (quar.) 1st 12-16 1- 2 2-1 (year-end) preferred $4.75 12-30 50c Public 12-23 Extra 1- (J. W.) Company— Cascades Plywood Corp., common 314% 6 50c (year-end) Illinois 12-23 Burlington Ry. .(s-a)_. Forge Co., 5Vi% conv. pfd. (quar.) Bread, Ltd., 4Vi% 1st pfd. (quar.)_ Canada Cement Co.;:Ltd., $1.30 pfd. (quar.) Canada Crushed Stone, Ltd. (quar.) 11-30 Corp. Central $2.50 Canada 1-3-49 General 6 12- 12-16 $1.25 12-28 $3.50 Camden . & 12- 12-30 933/»c (quar.) 1-15 (s-a) (quar.)— Resumed $50c preferred Manufacturing (E. 12-27 12-27 Canada, quar.)— -series Hedges, Extra Bliss 12-10 $$1.75 Co. preferred (quar.), Bethlehem Foundry & Machine » 3 $$1 4% Black, Hecla Carriers 75c Service i preferred & & preferred 4Va% 12- (quar.) common 1 12-20 12-23 $1.25 Company, 3%% 1st pfd. (quar.)_ & Light, common— Power Light, 10c (quar.)_„ Water Carolina 1-10 12-23 40c Carey (Philip) Mfg. Co. common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.)__ Illinois 25c quar.)_ 1 9 12-15 75c Central 12- $2.50 12- 12- 1 25c 12-28 12-23 (increased 1- $35c Extra 12-28 $1.50 6/100 12-21 12-21 65c 1-15 (s-a) but 12-13 12-13 20c ; 1-15 12- Camden & 12-31 1- $$1.50 $2 conv. preferred (quar.)_„__ Bessemer Limestone & Cement— Black Co. (quar.) Corp. Industrial 5% Calumet . 12-31 1-20 $15c preferred Bismark 12-15 12-17 12-14 12-23 stock 12-29 12-20 50c (quar.) Cardy Corp., Ltd., class A (irreg.) Carey Baxter & Kennedy (quar.) 1- * 12-13 1214c (initial) common preferred conv. 31V4c (quar.) Portland California fi-10 3 50c ______ — Co'p., Bibb 2 1- 40c Beneficial Bethlehem *7- Ink Capital Capitol Records, Inc., 7% 6 Products— (initial quar.)__ Transit Co. (resumed) $2.60 1- $2 City Illinois Electric & Gas, preferred A (quar.) 3 partici¬ pfd. 12-13 12-13 New common Central 1- 12-30 20c of a 6 $2" Hanover Bank 12-23 and will B 1- 12-29 75c Central 10c held. for 12-15 12-10 75c 1-19 10c issued, 1 3 common 12-10 25c 100 1- 1- Year-end Capital 3-15 - $50c B 1 $1.75 (quar.)_ preferred California 3-10 40c (quar.) —; & 5% 12-10 1 preferred California 6-10 4- Corp. preferred California. Packing, 3-10 $75c i__ $3 12-10 - 35c — (quar.) Beneficial be 31c 4- Financial Mills, 4-15 $37'4c Year-end Class 31 Vic rate each on class 25c . Aviation of said 25c , T. 5x/2% 2- 25c A the $10c (quar.) 12-23 50c _ common, (initial Benson rate of 25c __ 2 I. class stockholders the 1-10 1- 1-20 Year-end $4 share a 1 (quar.)— Telephone Co. of Canada— $3.25 at of 2- commop New thereof cash , $1.50 class A 12-17 15c common California Electric Power, 5% .preferred Bendix 12-15 1-19 125c holdings 12-14 _ preferred (quar.) Belgium Glove & Hosiery Bell lieu 12-15 12-15 6-15 9-15 10c will 12-14 ____ \1% -Ltd., , shares 7-15 1-15 12-20 1 115c common 12-14 50% Belding-Corticelli, 3 3 2 75c , 12-10 $10c 25c ; 2 12-10 $l0c 3I/2C quar.)_ 1- $$l 7 12-10 - .___ 12- 12-28 t40c (initial 2 Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly ; Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (quar.)— Canadian Wirebound Boxes, Ltd.— 10c _ 2 1- 12--1 2V2C _ (quar.) at B 2 (year-end) Co. » class 50c (quar.)_ Packing Extra A paid 2 Corp RR. of be 1- dividend Creek 11- 12-23 (quar.) 1- 12-15 15c the on class will 1- 50c T Ltd. Aircraft the C. ____ (quar.) preferred Beatty Beech $6 12-27 15c , fractional $1 12-31 25c 12-21 25c 45c ___ (quar:) 12-31 _____ (quar.) B Hat Corp of America of the combined (s-a) 1 prefeired 12-10* 1 $$2 $$1.25 12- 1-15 12-10 1-14 12-15 12-15 12-21 1-3 1- $1.75 preferred 50c _ preferred 12-10* 1- $$1.50 Catalln 1-31 12-15 3 $10c 12-15 12-10 3 1-1-49 $3714c 12-15 12-15 12-31 1- $20c (quar.) 1- 1- 12-15 1- $$1.50 1- 1- 2 1 1-15 $$1.50 Pomeroy & Co., Inc. (resumed) Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% preferred (quar.) $1.50 I 84 %c (quar.) A. (quar.) series dividend shares 12-28 3 50c, 12-21 (quar.) (quar.) ..Class stock 12-15 25c ! common 12-20 1- $1.25 Corp.;/ common__!!l_—__________ pating, 1-10 12- 1- Canadian Silk Products. $1.50 cl. A (quar.)__ Canadian Western Lumber, Ltd. Central (year-end) non-cum A 9 8 $2 A 12-10* 12- 93%c -_ 12-15 12-23 90c ________ Ltd.__i._ 12-31 (accum.) (quar.) common 12- 3 8 N (year-end) 25c _____ conv. Beaver com. 1- 12- 10c : ____. $2.25 — pfd. 12-22 12-28 $1.1214 ___ 6% 50c $4 ■ — (s-a)___ > , (quar.) (quar.) Machine Beatrice . common Bausch &. Lomb Optical Co. Bausch (quar.)_ - preferred (quar.) .(Ludwig.) & Co., Baumann . 75c . common 12-31 80c — (year-©nd) participating preferred $5 participating class A (s-a)„ $7 non cum. participating preferred 12-31 1- '$$1.75 1-15 12-23 3 $$2 (year-end) 20c __ Participating $3 —— (quar.) Copper & Zinc (resumed) k (A. M.) .Company, common Byrndun 12-10 1-29 1 1- $20c (year-end) 20c 1. 30c 50c ■_ Bates H.) 1 15c (quar.) preferred 45c 2- t2c —_ Bldgs.7^7-% MPfd. (accum.) Co., common (quar.) 5% Co. of Canada,Ltd.— preferred Terminal 12-10 ___ 12-30 12-31 1- Electric Carter (quar.) common ; Extra. 11-30 7 Ltd.— Ltd., class A (quar.) Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd Canadian Oil Cos., Ltd., 8% pfd. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) $5 Co.," "lire:" (quar.) 3 (quar.)__, (extra.) 3 1-15 50c (quar.')t-;iii: Extra of A Carnation 1__i-.: (P. 11-30 J $$1.1214 ! Corp., $1.25 Burlington Steel Co., Ltd. Bush 1- 1$1 rJ;—— Plan, Inc., class A Watch 1- 20c 7 Piston Ring (quar.)— Extra ' w__1" initial • 7 12- Ltd.^— 1 .Extra 5% — 12- (quar.) Products, Company $1 Guaranty Co. common 3 ' 12-10 (quar.) 3 3 $15c (quar.) 3 — Corp., (quar.) Co., common 1- vlOc & Bulova 12- 1-20 1 Products, Ltd.— common preferred 12-14 2 12-15 1- — $1.75 (quar.) Co. 1- 3 1-15 1- Burd 11-27* 1-2-49 1- J25c (qiiAf)) Extra 8%C 12-15 50c — common '1 ' *",v*' Buffala Forge-Go. Steel— Manhattan Bond America, 6% • 12-24 .Year-end Bankers 3 ■ preferred Porcelain Bangor Hydro-Electric, Barber B 12-10 12-28 12-10 3 $0.234375 Year-end Class 12-10 50c 3 1- 933/4c Company-4yeaf-end) C2r!iL 12-21 —— 7% I convertible ^preferred /(quar.) Bangor & Aroostook RR., $5 pfd. (quar.) l i - 3 Class Class B 12-15 t40c 1,1 ' preferred Budd 12-21• 20c Works 3 Ltd.— Cd.y Budget Finance $1.50 (quar.-) locomotive 1- 12-23 ,< —— (quar.) L.) 'Company • 1 " preferred (quar.) 3714c (quar.)___: common 12-11 75c preferred : 1-14 12- 12-28 30c (quar.) preferred $1 __^_z^k______ • (quar.) Co Co., Bueyrus-Erie 1% 11-30 1 Canadian Ice Machine, 12-16 — (E. 12-20 ____■ Inc Company, Baltimore 7% 1-31 12-20 12-11 1-15 12-31 — Year-end ' 12-27 —_— 12-24 12- Brunewick-'Balke-Gollender Co.— •. $-5: ;preferred qquar.) Buckeye Steel Castings, common (quar.)— -20c - Mills, preferred Barber Bruce 12-15 3 12-24 25c ;l ■ '■ Shoe $3.60 9 12-15 12-20 12-20 12-10 2Vi% junior preferred 3 1- Extra . 12-22 1 $1.37 Vic Porcupine'-Mines) ^Ltd,' (Interim) $1 Paper Baldwin Bank 1 12- 3 1- Extra J4%-. 4% 12- 1 1- Ltd. (quar.) Investment, Ltd Canadian General Securities, Ltd.— Cannon _i preferred Forest 5 % ' preferred' 'v 12-15 V Co. dividend Baldwin 6% 1- $1 Badger - T.), 12> 12- 12-20 - 1- 12-20 12-20 (quar.) Durrelh Brown 12-27 (quar.) (quar.) Inc. (quar.)____ A Brown-Forman'Distillers, ' 50c Extra Stock ■■ Co. •' 1 3714c — Collieries (B. 25c r. B, Tnc._if_i.l_ Axelson Babbitt • (quar.) Inc. 12- 12-20 15c — " — 4% 12-22" 25c 20c ______ Inc., < 1 Ltd. (quar.) Motor Extra'' 12-21 *12-22 1- 110c (resumed) Electric, - 12-10 1-10 1 12-20 .3114c —i A Brown 1 12-10 25c (year-end common quar.) Products, Houghton-Fund, Axe 12-15 12-20 9 1 1$1.50 com. Columbia "Power Broulan 12-15; 30c (year-end') il_ —if. (Hartford) (quar.) Sons, preferred Allied 12-16 12-20 12- 12- 1- 37Vic —1 A Class 2 c 12-23 12-30 $1 75c i class Columbia British 2" 5Cc tquai*.;)k-i-_-i.i^J_J:__ Products 15c Columbia'Electric:^; iCb;, Ltd.—, Brockway 1- 50c Steel 5 1- 3714 ^ Extra Avery v 6% 12-31 10% "• Co. 1- 11-30 10c dividend Automatic 1 5 15c Automobile Insurance Co. Avon 2- 1- 12-20 i.i 56V4C (quar.) '(quar.) Washer 9 priOT vpreL.4«-a Extra _L" Alarm 12- $1 pfd. ,(quar.)____ preferred 5% British 1 $1 (quar.) . Automatic - Co.— Products, class B Fire 12-18 1 2- 40c Engine 12-23 $1.50 Light & Power Co., Co. Columbia Class ______ (quar.)_ Automatic 3 1- $3 _____ 93 %C Extra Stock 1- $1.25 (quar:) preferred Autu Fabric •• (s-ar__ (quar.) ' 3.75% preferred B Atlas Corp. <quar,)_ Atlas Imperial Diesel 20c . British (quar.)_ pfd. (s-a) A 11-30 Oil Co., Ltd.— (quar.) preferred (quar.)..— British 1 convertible 12-31 — —— Manufacturing Co. Co., Inc., common 3%% Refining $2.50 $6 12-17 (quar.) Brass cumulative 30c — 3 British-American 1-28 2 2- $2.50 —: preferred 3n 1- 3 (quar.) Bristol-Myers Co.— 33/4% participating 11-21 3 1- General 1- Common (quar.) 4% Laundries Realty, *?-21 12-21 (quar.) Investment General —87Vic (year-end) Mfg. $2 Ry.— . Electric Atlantic Brillo 6 .— (s-a)_, Atlantic 6 12- —_— Atchison Topeka & Common (quar.) . 12- Canadian 12-17 — Ltd conv. Briggs 12-27 12-27 Telegraph— preferred City 12-10- c 1- $183/4c common $75c Canadian 12-17 (year-end) Sons Traction, 5Vi % f70c Ltd., Quarterly 6 3 (Boston) Products, (quar.) 12-17 1-17 Holders Payable of Rec. $25c Food 12- 50c & preferred 25c 6214 quar.)- 3 3 (quar.) Bearing J.) Brazilian 6% 1- 12-21 1- — Mines, Bridgeport .1 -1-49 Co._ Roller (E. Bralorne 3 Foreign Cottons, Ltd.— Common (Increased quar.) 12-17 1- Extra 12-10 12- $15c ___ 6%; preferred Atlantic 12-10 12-27 t40c (irreg.) Telephone . Co., Ltd.— —. Investment preferred 12-27 12-21 •: Associated Brach $30c Hardware ._7 Bower 11-15 $2 i quar.; Associates Extra H.) 12-16 12-15 preferred Canadian 3 $1 — Wharf Mills, 3 414 % 12-20 25c Extra Boston Botany 2 12-15 1- When Share 51 Canadian _ 3 1- 3 1- 12-30 $1.50 ——____ 12-16 1- A 25c : Quarterly 12-20 Class 1- $2.25 (quar.)__. 3 3% _______ (J. A 12- Canadian 12-15 (quar.)—_____ common 1- 12-21 7I/2C ^ ! Class 12-15 2 12-15 3 75c — preferred 12-22 60c — Boston & Albany RR. Co._l— Boston Personal Property Trust 12-10 59%c (quar.) Corp., Ltd. Extra 3Va% 12-18 25c Extra 25c $1.40 ; Ashdown 1-14 1- Corp., 12-31 25c i (quar.)— ! Borg Borg-Warner Company 12-18 $1.37Va Company :(year^end)_—^— (George W.) Corp.* (quar.) 12-15 $ 1.12V2 (quar.) -—!-- Extra 12-15 ; pfd. — Club 25c Extra Asbestos Brass Per Name of 12-31 27c Corp. 4year-«nd) Co., Inc., 5Vi% Development Holder1 Payable of Reo. 37Vic (quar.)_ (H. <3.) Aluminum -& When (2583) 75c _ Borden 12-15 $1.50 Mfg., Co., 6% conv. pfd. iquar.)__ Carpet Co. (stock dividend): Artloom 3-15 1 (quar.) convertible Artrraft 1 7- —- (quar.)— Western Gas (quar.) B 4- $1.25 , 1- $1.25 (quar.)___ (quar.)— (quar.) ;—_______—: & Class Ridge Bohack Book-of-the-Month Corp., 41/2% preferred (quar.). Co., $6 conv. preferred (quar.)__ Armstrong Cork Co., common (year-end)— Armstrong Rubber Co., class A (quar,)____ "5% 1-31 2 Steel Armour •7% 12-18 3- ,1 $8 .preferred - 12-18 (year-end) common preferred conv. 1 3- CHRONICLE Share Laughlin, Inc., 12-23 (quar.)_____ -$$1.1214 preference —— Arkansas & 12-23 tl5c ——______ $5 preferred (quar.) Arkansas Natural uas, 6% preicrred wuar.) Arkansas Power & Light, $7 pfd. (quar.)__ v Bliss $3 — common convertible $5 preferred Art Name of Company 1 Edison Co, prelerred $5 - 12- $1 —- (s-a) Ltd., $5 Armco 12-20 5% tquar.j Corp., FINANCIAL Per Payable of Rec. 10c —— & Holders Mills— preferred Argus Share Corp Cotton When COMMERCIAL Peabody & Co., common preferred (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) (quar.) (year-end) 12-15 1- 3 12-10 $1.75 1- 3 12-20 $1 1-3 12-20 ,5 ~ 52 THE (2584) r' Name of Company ' ' * . Coast Counties Gas & 4% preferred Cochenour Cochran A Foil Co., Plow Common Gold 5% preferred (now on Radio 12-11 12-29 12- 62V2c (s-a)__— 1-10 (extra) common Ice Co., common preferred B (quar.) 68%C (quar.)___ 1- $1.50 $2.75 pfd. 1- Colonial $6 Columbia Title (Wash., Combustion Engineering Commercial Alcohols, Credit Common 12 20 preferred Commonwealth 11-30 12-21 Detroit & 12-24 12- Detroit Hillsdale 1-15 12-31 12- 7 90c 12-31 12- 7 Diamond « 12-11 Connecticut Fire 3 •12-11 1- 3 12-11 1272C 12-20 12-10 12-20 Insurance Co. (quar.)—, 1- $5 - , General quarterly Increased Life ____ Insurance ; 40c ' 40c preferred preferred (quar.)— _-i.-_i.s-. $2.50 Edison $5 preferred 3 12-30 Co. Co. Investment Consolidated Lithograph 3 Dominion Coal 1- 3 12-20 Dominion 1-3 •' 4- 12-20 1 * 12-24 3-20 12-13 2- 1 90c 1- 3 12-15 $1.1272 1- 3 Extra — Consolidated Press. Consolidated preferred Consumers Gas Consumers 1- 3 $4.50 preferred $4.52 preferred 12-10 2oc 12-24 Corp. preferred Continental M 4.. Baking, Tar $1 Dominion ' 7% Donnell 12-27 12-10 Dow Lomason Chemical $4 preferred 12-30 11-30 12-30 11-30 1-17 12- 4 Dow 1-17 12- 4 tl6 Vac 1- 1 12-15 Dravo 30c 1- 3 12-17 Duke 12-15 3 (extra)- 1-3-49 Du Mont 1-3-49 12-10 3- $1 —.'a 12-31 12-22 25c (quar.)—:— 12-10* 12-27 1- 1 I.) V% % Co., preferred Continental Continental Oil (quar.)„ ; (year-end) Corp. a- preferred 1945 372,% preferred Corroon & Cow Gulch .Craig preferred Co. 1-15 12-31 '! ! 12-22 25c (s-a)_: 1- 3 12-20 2c 12-15 4 Co., Ltd., common preference (s-a) _—_—____—___ $25c 2- 1 1- 3 12-20 tlOc 1- 3 12-15 Crain ___ L.), Ltd. Company, common Crane Extra Cream of _____ (quar.). 40c ; $1.40 Corp.—, Creameries of America, Inc. 12-24 40c __ Wheat 12-24 1-3 - 12 preferred Crowell-Collier Crowley, (quar.)— 25c 1- Crown Central Crown Petroleum Zelletbach Crum & Forster, Special 4 Eaton & Howard Balanced 55c 12-24 12-14 Ecuadorian 25c 12-23 12-18 Edgewater 87c Co. (quar.) (quar.)___— Forster Securities, Class B (quar.)—, Special 77c (quar.) preferred (quar.)preferred (quar.) 7% '7% Atlantic 57c preferred preferred Cudahy Packing iVz% Sugar $7 D. 12-17 1 3-18 7- 1 6-17 9-30 9-16 1- 3 12-17 $1.25 1- 2 12-17 4- 1 pfd ; 15c $1.1272 — 25c ___■ 25c - $4 pfd. (quar.) 75c Cigar Corp. Mills, 4ta % David Davis l"——— Coal & Coke & Securities preferred Records, 3 holders owning 12-17 Electric Bond ceive 12-27 12-15 1-1-49 12-10 Electric only Power 6% Electric Power 3 12-15 1- 3 12-18 1- 3 12-18 1- 3 12-18 $25c 12-31 12-15 Electrical $50c 12-31 12-15 & 12-10 $7 preferred Electrical share. per than All 12-16 $2 7% preferred (accum.) Fresnillo Company (s-a) 1-15 12-31 1-15 12-31 12-31 12-10 1-18 12-31 12-10 12-15 Elizabethtown 12-17 45c 12-30 12-24 12-31 1- 1 Corp. of Canada— ' Elliott p 1-3 12-21 127aC 12-28 12-14 Elmira payments Froedtert $2.20 *" Grain & Malting, 1^2 (quar.)__ Fry Fulton 12-30 12-15 Gair 1- 3 12-20 1- 3 12-20 Service Corp., class Investors (Robert) 1-2-49 12- 3 1-2-49 12- 3 3 12- 6% Co!, 6 Class B 12-24 1- 3 12- 1- 3 12-15 472% 3 12-15 572% preferred 12-15 Garlock 12-15 12- 12-28 12-15 12-28 12-15 6 12-31 12-10 1-25 1-15 1 12-20 12-20 12-10 1 1-15 2-1 1-15 (quar.)_ (Julius) & Co., Garreut, $4.50 1- 3 12-28 2 12-15 12-27 12-17 25C 1st pfd. 12-27 12-17 12-20 20% (accum.) American Baking Co., 12- $30c 1- 2 12- 1 1- 2 12- 1 $$1.38 1- 2 12- 1 75c 1- 2 1- (quar.)_ ; $1.1272 10c 12-23 12-10 12-29 12-17 $1.50 (accum.) 1- 3 12-10 3 12-10 — Box 12-31 25c 12-21 12-10 12-21 12-10 15c 12-20 12- 12-18 (quar.) 65c J-24 12- 4 4 (quar.) 12-23 12-11 12-23 12-17 12-20 12-31 12-20 12-29 $1.0674 22- 1 $2 (quar.) 3c Brewing Corp. Builders 12v'-8 1 15c (quar.), General 12-24 1* 5» : *- 1-17 12-17* 12-24 12-17 12-22 11-29 12-22 11-29 Company, 5% preference & Emerson preferred conv. ~ pfd. (quar.) 50c 1 (quar.) Cigar Co. 5% 3174c (extra) 25c (quar.) 6% Controls 1- 3 12-22> 12-15 : 12 -Ai 25c Co., common preferred Investors Certificates of Mills, General Motors preferred 1- 25c 1- 3 1- 3 3 1-25 12-17 f 12-171 12-17 12-17', Co. $1.75 5% Corp. Trust 5% preferred (quar.) .$1.25 (quar.)_^._, (Boston) beneficial Inc., 11-29 25c (quar.) General 11-29' 12-20 50c General Industries Co., Instrument 12-20 37 72C Co. Fireproofing General (quar.) ■ • (quar.) General Electric 7% 2 50c preferred General 1- .12-31 25c 1- 3 12-17 12-28 32-17 f 3 '.A2-16' 1- — interest preferred 15c (quar.)_ 12-2'i' 12- 1 $1.25 1- 1 12-10* $1.25 2- 1 1-10 93 %c 2- 1 1-10 12-24 12-14 Corp. (quar.) 12-11 Co., 8% 7% pfd. (s-a) preferred (quar,)__ _ 62 Vic 1- 683/4c (quar.) Williamsport RR., Drug (quar.)—_ 1- 2 2 12-10 12-10 * Supply Corp.— $5 $2.75 50c • 3 12-31 75c A common..... Company 12-18 50C 12-22 15c (quar.) dividend General (quar.)__ 6 15c com. 40c Extra 6 12-13 2 $$1.25 common 1- Extra 12- 12-10 12-31 Transportation— General Candy Corp. 12-20 12-15: 20c (quar.) (quar.) preferred series General (s-a) 12-31 Investors— preferred 57o re¬ a $1.60 General 12- 12-15 12-31 Extra $8 5 1-20 12-31 I Co. Ame-rtcan $4.25 12-10 1- 12.13 1 34%c Common $6.50 Consolidated & preferred 12-10 1-10 2- 25c Manufacturing Co. (quar.)_ 12-13 12-20 1-20 12-28 3772c (quar.) General American Oil of Texas, 6% preferred (quar.)_. General 12-15 25c Co. Power 12- 6 3 28 7sC v : dividend 12-22 stock (Seattle) (quar,)_ (quar.) ____^ preferred General 3 1- 35c common preferred Co., Ltd., 5% preferred (quar.) 5Vu % preferred (quar.) Gemmer 12- ■ 30c Corp. (Theo.) Gatineau 3 12-20 $1.50 ;__a____ Stock Gary 3 12- $1 (quar.) Packing 12-24 - 12-24 will (quar.)____ (quar.) Extra 12-21 12- 12-20 30c common convertible 1- 12-24 12-10 12-20 30c _____ 12-24 12-17 12-24 10c preferred Garfinckel 12-15 12-30, 33c (quar.) Extra 4% l-H) 1-10 12-30 $1 common preferied Co., 1- 6 12-10 Inc.— convertible Gardner-Denver 1-14 1-14 3 25c (quar.) Company, 1- 10c A (year-end) Inc., 1-22 2- 1-31 • preferred Gannett 11-29 1-31 12 72c Loom, Inc., common Products, Inc 12-15 1- 177aC the 12-15 11-29 ' Mexican 55c Fruit $1.50 (Calif.) com. 12-15 12-127 '•1- 2 * 12-31 Corp. 8%*~ less are 12-15' 1 12-20 tax. (quai.)____ of 1- 12-20 (quar.) 1- Co. 35c 6572c Stock £i'. Consolidated Water !____ $3.75 preferred ' (quar.) General 5 72% $$2.50 (quar.)_ Extra Corp.— 10 %c dividend General Year-end 2 12-27 $1 " Coal Industries 15c 50c 377aC __ Above General Watch County preferred Light • National Canada 12-3 Manufacturing— Special Elgin Steel of 12-20 ; Products Co. Franklin (accum.) Quarterly Pressed 1-10 shares 60 common Light, $6 pfd. Products 12-15 Extra 1-10 — Extra 12-27 & 3 (quar.)__ 1-25 shares, the cash paid, which is equal Ferries, Inc., common prior preferred (quar.) 1- 12-15,- 1- 12-31 preferred 1-25 held. „ 12-10 12-15 3 12-16 Fostoria 60c Year-end 12-10 3 1- 1-20 50c shares Share & 1- 25c (quar") II (quar.) 12-23 cash., Controller 12-15 37 72c 37 72C pfd. 12-23 $1.12.72 ^ (stock dividend) less & A common 10c prior 75c 60 50c class 25c 1-18 " (s-a) Inc. of 12-15 1- 25c Co Chemical Corp. (quar.) Dayton Michigan RR.,.87c pfd. (quar.) Long Hook & Eye Co._ ^pean Phipps Stores (year-end)_ Debenture rate 3 $35c 12-18 1 2- 50c be 2 1-15 50c __ will 1- ____II__IIII 12-31 fractional 12-27 $1.12 »/2 Frere, Ltd., class A (quar.)— of the 12-24 (s-a)* De -5% to $1 common Davison Decca lieu equivalent 3 1- In 12-15; 40c ~~~ 3-151. 30c (quar.)_ common Carolina each 12-20, 3 9-15 $1.3772 : — Co., 12-24 2 1- 6-15 $1.06 74 (year-end) of Co., Corp., 3 1- 40c 1 tl2 72c (quar.) for Kleiser 1- t$1.50 a____ 10- 4 1-1-49 preferred" (quar.) & 1- share common 50c (year-end) preferred (quar.) Stores Corp. of N. Y., Bonus One 75c (quar.) " Foster-Wheeler General (quar.) Electric Bond & Share pfd. 3772c $1 Co.__ Co. (quar.) 1st ~ I_I__II (Texas) Gas A (quar.)_ preferred $1.1272 Electric Extra 57c 1-15 Boat preferred $12.25 (accum.)— G.' iJavega prior $2 3-17 $1.12y2 4'/2% River Dan 3 (quar.) Natural Auto-Lite 12-15 prior $1.50 _ (quar.) preferred Paso Electric 1- 50C Inc Publishing Co., preferred W. , common $4.50 El Company Extra $3 Co. 1 12-23 Corp.— 1- Stores Electric Electric $1.25 _ Paso 12-17 4- (quar.) (quar.) Extra Curtis 3 $1.75 __ (quar.) Clothing Co., 12-17 El 12-17 12-31 $1.75 ! - preferred (quar.) Curlee Curtis Lighting, I 12-31 $1.75 •_ com. Co., 12-17'; Chemical Wallace, $3 class Foreign Light & Power, 6% 40c 47i% 12-17 5 3772c & (quar.) 50c a (quar.)^ 1- 12- 7- 21c common 1-15 12-29 37 Vic 2-15 Co., 30c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) $1.75 (monthly) preferred Z 5% & 33c Products 12-17 preferred 12-16 3-15 472^ 3 prior 2 2-25 Bros. 12-17. 1- 6% 1- 3-25 Edison 3 3 1 21c 3 12- 1- 4- 21c 1- 12-16, 12-20. 3772C $1.50 (year-end) (quar.) 12-24 25c (quar.)__. Monthly 12-17 A_________I____I class 12-10 preferred $25c , 75c 12-21 prior $25c (extra) (year-end) 1 12- 6 6% 15c (year-end) com. 11-29 12- 1 25c (year-end) 1- 6% 75c new 3 1-1-49 12-15 25c (quar.) Fund 12-17 75c ! of America, Inc Stores, Inc.— Machinery & 1- $1 $30c dividend Common Foster 12-10 3 12-15 Monthly $1.75 „ preferred (quar.) Cuban Steel (s-a)_ (quar.) Co., 1- $2 75c preferred Co. Co. 12-10 12-20 50c (s-a) Corp., Ltd. $2 12-20 12-14 12-31 $1.50 Ekco 1- 1 12-15 $1.50 __ Egry 50c 12- 1 9 12- 40c (irreg.) common 12- 12-13 30c ,___ ; Sugar, preferred 7% 5% — — American (year-end) Ltd. common preferred 50c Year-end 3-15 12-31 12-15 1, 12-20 ' 12 7aC Mills Forbes 3, 12-. 12-22 12-24 Field) B Fundamental 12-17 . 12-15 $1.1272 3-31 40e 12-22 3 12- 30c (quar.) Corp Shoe Fair Food 1 12- $20c (quar.) Frontier 12-31 12-31 1 50c participating preferred (quar.)____ Register, 572% preferred (quar.)_ 30c (quar.) 1- 12-27 50c __a____ $2 _ common 1-15 12-31 prior Steel Stcck 12- 12-20 70c Marshall 12 72c (extra) $2 _______ Special Cuban 3 30c preferred & 1- 30c ^ ; preferred ;87e Crum 12-22 40c —— (quar.) common 25c ,__ common Paper Corp., 6% Flour Food $5 Fund Manufacturing, 12-24 (see 5% 12-16 12-10 Ltd Pennsylvania Stove Class 12-31 12-20 10% Stores Power 12-11 12-11 62 V2C .• , 3 11-27 25c ; 3 of 12-15 12-21 - dividend) Canada, Corp., Follansbee 3 $627ac a____ Stock 1-2-49 Co. 12-15 1 4 . ____. (stock of 1 1- 35C (Marshall) Florsheim 2 Co.— 1 12-15 3 1- 12-21 90c Fund Florida 1- Stores (quar.) Products \ 6% , Howard Eaton Shoe Corp National 1- 12-10 1- 3C dividend York 1- 12-10 12-31 35c Special Inc.— (quar.) & 12- preferred Florence 12-22 M (s-a)L_ Fittings, Ltd., class A (s-a),_____ Ry.— common dividend Curme Enamel 12-17 3 pfd. ' & 12-15 1- 6% (quar.) 877aC Extra Eaton (resumed) Corp., — Kodak'Co., preferred $1.50 (quar.) (year-end) Milner & Co. Mfg. First 1- $1.12 72 (accum.) Eaton ' (quar.) Publishing Brewing Co., (year-end)__ Fiduciary Trust Co. of N. Y. 12-23 12-15 12-31 2 First 3 3 15c 6 12-15 12-22 50c 12-15, 12-10 1 1- 12-27 15c 3 12.20 12- 1 1-15 $1 Easy Washing Machine Co., 4 Crompton & Knowles Loom Works 6% 6% J.J" 4-16 13- 2 " 6 3 1- $$1.25, 5c (no par and $2 Stock 1-18 125c (R. 57c 12-21 12- $1.12 7a Eastman 12-18 12-14 4-1-49 6c Cash $1.50 Association, 1-2-49 $2.50 12-20 Foundation 12- 12-18 12-31 127zc B Racing $2.50 $1.1272 4 Co. $$1.25 (accum.) 6%' preferred 12- 4 12-20 1 1-15 25c (accum.) Street 12-10 12- 12-21 12-20 1- 25c (quar.) preferred 12-24 12-21 50c Co 12- Associates— Massachusetts J 25c 3772C $1 1- 8174C •' 12-22 12-31 ._ Fuel 12-11 10c Formica — (resumed) 1 30 c Truck 12- 1- 7 12-11 1- Motor Feltman Field 12- 1 567.C Extra preferred & Insurance ' Fibre 12-15 12-27 1- Co, (irreg.) Shops, Inc. (quar.)_! Tarrant "5% 12-20 30c Enterprises, Inc__ Mining & Smelting___ 12-29 1-15 * common" preferred Com 1-15 $1.75 par) (reduced quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) :a_, Eastern States Corp., $6 pfd. A (accum.) $7 preferred A (accum.) 877aC .____ new prior preferred Eastern 3 Gas— 6% 12-120' 12-18 1- Co.— & Life Year-end Ferro 12.14k 12- 1 20c •I. 3 Inc.— (quar.)____ 6% 12-14 12-14 3' Gas 47»% jL2Ll4 87 72C ___ (quar.) Eastern 1-3-49 50c $5 convertible preferred (resumed)_______ Duval Texas Sulphur (year-end) East Pennsylvania RR. Co. (s-a) Eastern (quar.) Bit Oil 1- 12V2C (quar.) (initial) Reynolds Corp. dividend $1 12-28 10c $1.3174 1947 series series 12-28 75c 6 12-20 < $5.25 preferred A (quar.)— Corning Glass Works, common 3'/a7c 12- 5 50c —— Electric 1- 2 12-15 2 12-20 75c Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common (quar.)—$3 prior preferred (quar.)—Copeland Refrigeration (quar.t— a-. Corner.-Dubilier 1* $1.13 $1 Corp. 12- 1- $1.75 (quar.) 1a___ (quar.) Natural convertible $4 12-18 3 12-31 50c (Del.) Steel I- $1.25 12-15 $1.75 1 Duquesne Brewing, common— Laboratories, de Nemours 12-18 Duquesne 1-12 2-1-49 $1 ♦ — (quar.) - (E. 1- (quar.)——.—.—-a !— (quar.')______ preferred 40c 3 7 25c div.)_— (cash (initial) preferred increased 7 X- 25c preferred 3 1- 3772c — Dumont Pont 2-1-49 2-1-49 $20c (quar.) common preferred B -$4.50 <1- * 12-28 $$1.75 ______ du 12-15 12-27 $1.3772 12-15 1-15 $15c (quar.)_— 12-10* • 12-28 12-21 5c Finance 12-10* 2-21 1 ";30c B 12-28 1-15 $25c (initial) conv 1-15 - Electric Corp ;___— Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co., Ltd._^ Dun & Bradstreet, 472 % preferred (quar.) _* Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods, Ltd.— 1st preference (s-a) ; Duplan Corp. (s-a) : 12-15 12-27 $1.50 —i. 5% ■ 12-10 3 15c ' Rubber (Frank) & 12-17 1- Co.— Extra Felt 12-31 3 $1 (Allen) A 1-15 1- 35c (s-a) (quar.)i____ .$3.50 Gin 12-31 $25c —— common common 7% 12-15* preferred 1-15 t44c Corporation, 4% preferred (quar.) Co., common (year-end) preferred (quar.) Class 12-10 $1.13 A Co., 12-14 4 Fehr 12-15 J35c Power 7% 12-17 ■1" 3 $1.1272 ,— B Ltd.— (3-a) Traders Bake Federal 3-17 1-12 2 30c Co, & Instrument ' Draper Corp. Drug 12-31 5% 2-17 3-31 $25c $3.25 2nd preferred 25c , 2-28 t75c $25c class Co., Co. Co., 93 %c Continental Federal $25c Mudge, Ltd., (quar.) Common 1-17 J1272c (quar.)____ & $20c 1- preferred 12-31 1-31 (quar.)_ (quar.) & Douglas Class $3.75 Co., 1-31 Faultless •Fidelity Ltd., 12-20 1- 65c Extra $$1.25 Coal, Textile, Ltd., Continental Copper & Steel Industries (quar.) Continental Foundry & Machine— Can Federal 12-10 5 Chemical A Class 12-13 50c Continental 12-10 1- *25c & & preferred 12-13 4 * common 3 12-27 25c — 12-18 1 25c ___ (quqr.)__f_i_'_I 12-27 (accum.)-- common (quar.) preferred (quar.): 150c (quar.)"— preferred pfd. (quar.) Steel 150c (quar.) 6% 1-15 12-30 12- ' & Federal Common 12-27 30c $5.50 12-15' 12-31 53c Co. 1 12-10 tl772c (quar.) Dominion 12-27 (Toronto)— Assurance 12- 50c (quar.) __a_a Malting Co., Ltd. 175c com. Ltd., Co., Ltd., preferred $5 <quar.)_* — 12-20 $26c 1272C (Syracuse) (quar.) 1 Quarterly Farrell-Birmingham & CO. (year-end)^— Fashion Craft, Ltd:, 5% pfd.~ (quar.) fashion Frocks, Inc. 12-15 6272C preferred 5% -a 12-15 12-31 $1.25 Extra Continental 7% Co.— (quar.) 3 t$l Glass Dominion 35c (s-a)_ (quar.) 1- 11-29 Corp. Farmers 12-15 25c Dominion 35c — (quar.)— of America, 3 12-20 ;___—__ Extra 12-13 1- 25c • Ltd., common (quar.) 5% non-cumulative preferred (quar.)__ Dominion Foundry & Steel, Ltd. (quar.)____ 12-15 12-31 $1 15c, (quar.) Co. Power 12-29 10c _______aa Co., Dominion Ltd., class A (quar.)A— Stores, common (quar.) Retail 12-13 75c Common 12-15 — Ltd. Ltd. 12-10 1- 12-15 $1 Finance 25c Common 1-30 3 • Mfg., Corp., 2 12-29 Disney x________ Dairies, 1- • Paper Walt (see — 12- 1-3-49 Cpnsolidated Investment Trust (Bostoni Consolidated Liquidating Corp, (liquidating) Consolidated 3 12-15 1 1- 1-1-49 _________________ (resumed) Corp., conqmon (quar.)____ 472% preferred (quar.) Famous Players Canadian, Ltd. (quar.) ____ Fanny Farmer Candy Shops (quar.) 11-27 12- 12-15 12-20 ioc (s-a)—; Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. Family 12-31 1 1- 2c Year-end 12-18 1-31 5c (quar.) Excelsior Insurance 11-27 12-31 $50c lc (quar.) Co. 1-25-49 Ltd.— Co., preferred Ex-Cell-0 12-20 25e $1.50 (s-a)_ —__ Inc (T, H.) Products 75c 12-20 m (quar.) Trust 3 12-20 35c Mines, Ltd.A___ _x_______ Dominguez Oil Fields Co.— Commoxj - Consolidated 3 1- 25c : 12-20 25c ■:,J — common 1- 50C — 5 12-22 $1.75 Dome Y.— (quar.)——_ Consolidated Grocers Corp., 5% preferred (quar.)—_ 12-24 1- li_ (quar.)___ Extra Gas, Electric Light & Power Baltimore, common (quar.)— preferred B (quar.) —i— preferred C (quar.)—- 47c Extra 2 10c of Utilities 1-15 12-21 $1 (quar.) Eversharp, Inc., $5 preierred (quar.) 12-16 13-15 3 :___. FairChild Camera (reduced) Dixie Cup Co., common (quar.)— Class A (quar.) __a—; Doehler-Jarvis Corp. (quar.)____—___ 3 50c (quar.) Gas 5 Co. Corp. 1- 10c ' ■ 414 % Container Theatres 1- Consolidated 4% Consolidated 1- 30c — RR. (quar.)_ & Sons, 15c (annual)- (quar.)— N. of Car Production 1- 3 $1.25 Goods 75c 4.16% Evans 3 1- Heating Products, Ltd.______— Corp., partiC. preferred— ' * preferred non-cum. Dry Consolidated 12-10 (irrcg.) ' (Henry) $1 ______— (quar;)___a_^.— Consolidated 47»% (Walt) 50c Consolidated Cigar Corp.' (-quar.*aj.; ——_ Consolidated Diversified Standard Securities, Co. TJ Motor 30c Light <fc Power (year-end)—— Inc., common.^. 12-10 12-24 a : Common Special 12-24 Productions) Co.— Connecticut Connohio, 1- 3 12-30 $12.50 Connecticut 12-23 preferred Participating Equity Corp., 20c preferred Erie RR. (year-end) 12-23 $1.75 12'/fee — (quar.) 1- 50c Credit Estabrooks 12-15 $1.75 Equipment— Participating 12-20 A Disston 12-10 —_— — 2 (year-end) class District • $1.75 (quar.)—V 1- 25c 12-10 3 3 -1- $1.50 •_ (quar.) 1272c 12-14 Disney 11- , 12-10 » „ Di 2 $1.50 Equitable (quar.)__u_—— Y.— Dewey & Almy Chemical (quar.)— Giorgio Fruit Corp., $3 preferred 6 12- 12-24 Enamel- & 12-20 ; Products B 12- 572%* Compo Shoe Machinery Class 12-21 12C 12-10 12-20 25c & convertible 12-15 2 Soqtiv Western Reynolds, 12-20 (year-end)_____ (quar.)— Steel & 25c 10c preferred $7-preferred & 4% 3 1- 1- Brass Semi-annual Devoe 377ac i——■ (quar.) 12-31 5c Corp. (quar.)__ Edison Co. Detroit St Stamping Co.— 12-10 L-.—— Tunnel 90 c (accnm.)—---^— $6 Canada 2 Detroit a_a : quar.): & 12-31 (quar.) Water, Aluminum 12-31 - 12-31 12 72C 7% $10c ; $1 Derrick Emsco 12-31 25c (quar.) Mfg. Holder» Payable of Bee. Share \ Company Electric Co., common 7% preferred (quar.) 1 Emporium Co Capwell * preferred 1-15- $5c 3 Emerson 11-29 (quar.)__ 12-21 12-31 3 12- 12-20 -— - Supply Co. of N. preferred (quar.) 12-31 pfd.- (quar.)as- $1.37 Ta Commonwealth Water & Light Co.— i : - convertible 12-24 Southern— Si preferred Commonwealth Ltd., 5% (reduced 12- 1 927ac ptd. (quar.) Dentists' $4 — quar.) Commercial Solvents. Corp. Commonwealth Investment $6 Common 12-20 1 Co.— (Increased Commercial Sheafing Increased quarterly - Delta Co. 1 1- $1 Denman Tire & Rubber— Electric 1- Name of 12-16 $1 (S-a 12-20 12-23 4 15c (quar.) . Delaware RR. Co. Detroit common—-—— (quar.) preferred Commercial Co.—— Ltd., Co. Delaware.Power St Light, 47<> 3.70% preferred (quar.) 15c -t— Hudson & 1- When Per Payable of Rec. 3% 12-14 ' C.)— D. —•, Extra 3.60% Delaware Monday, December 20, 1948 Holders 5c dividend 25c (quar.)___ Insurance Semi-annual . 2 Stock 20c Colorado Fuel & Iron 8% 3 1-1 $1.50 - ___— • 12-31 87 72c 1 5- , 12-24 $1- —- 2- 6-1-49 When Share 0} Company Manufacturing Co. (quar.)__, Dejay Stores, Inc. (ca3h dividend) (quar.)_ 3 12-31 3-1-49 20c — (quar.) Co., 20c quarterly basis)— a ____ preferred Collins 12-31 $4C 1 (quar.) Colgate-Paimoiive-Peet, $3.50 25c — _ Co.— Common Name Decker Ltd Mines, CHRONICLE Per Payable of Rec. Ejlectric— (quar.)__ Wilans Cockshutt Share ' FINANCIAL & . Holders When Per COMMERCIAL Public Service Corp.— Common (year-end) $4 conv. $1.65 1- 3 12-20 $5.50 50c 1- 3 12-L5 $6 preferred preferred preferred (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) * 25c $1 :___ 2- 1 $1.37 72 2- 1 12-31 $1.50 2- 1 12-31 12-31 Volume 168 Number 4761 THE Per Name of Company Share - General Railway Signal Co. com. 6% preferred (quar.) General Refractories Co. (quar.) (year-end) 50c $6 pfd. (accum.) Telephone Corp. (quar.) 1 General Time Instruments, common (quar.)_ Tire 4% % (quar.) Rubber & Co. Safety Co. Razor, Coal Shale Extra Highland 12-31 12-21 Glens 12-15 $1.50 1 12-15 Hmae $1.12% 12-30 12-15 $1 12-20 Quarterly : Hobart Manufacturing Co. (extra) Holland Furnace Co. (quar.) 15c 12-16 $1.25 2- 1 50c 12-20 1- 3 12- 3 50c 12-20 11-30 12-24 12-14 $4 (N. 12-14 Holly 12-31 12-23 1-.3 12-10 1- 12-10 40c 1- 3 Stock 4%% dividend (increased quar.) Godman (H. (quar.) $2.50 45c (quar.) ' $1 11-26° 11-24* Honolulu 12-17 Hooker \ $4.50 12-15 Hoover Ball 12-10 Hoover $5 1- 3 12-10 t5c 1- 3 12-10 25c 1-15 12-27 $1 12-31 12-13 Horne $1 12-31 12-10 12-31 12-10 3 12-17 12-31 12-10 75c common (quar.) __ Goodyeai Tire & Rubber Co. of 12-24 12- $1.25 __ (W. .334% preferred (quar.) Gray Drug Stores, Inc. Great American ZZZZZZ Lakes Great Lakes Industries, Inc. (quar.) Paper, Ltd. com class A class preferred B Iron Certificates of Great 50c Co., convertible West 6% (B.) 4y«% (quar.) Wire Co., Corp., Griesedieck Western (quar.) Co. Co. - Ltd.___ 6% ,__ pfd. (quar.)__ (quar.) Realty Co. & 6% pfd. (Dallas. Gulf year-end shares Power Co. (quar.) Texas) _______ (incrd.) 5 7o 12-20 12-28 (One of Canada, (stock dividend) 12-20 11-15 Ideal .12-20 11-26 Illinois 12-21 $4.75 4% 12-17 12-13 Imperialle Fuels, $1.50 12-28 12-18 Independent 35c 1-14 12-28 1- • Increased 12-10 3-30-49 4 3-10 6-30-49 6-10 1- 2 11-19 I" ? 12-20 Stock 6 V2 % f25c 6- 1 5- Co. 1 5% 9- 1 8- 12- 1 11- 2 12- 8 1 1- 2 12- Harris-Seybold $5 1- 2 12- 2 12- 8 12-30 12-27 1212- 6 Hart & 12-20 B 4%% Hazel-Atlas Glass Hein-Werner Z ' Heinz (H. *3.65% J.) Co., (Walter E.) Extra ~ 1- preferred 5%% Helme Extra v 7% W.) (quar.) „ ZZ ZZZZZ ZZ com. 1-3 12-13 $37yac common. ;5%' Klein Ltd. I ~ (s-a)___ Business ^ 12-23 12-23 12-29 4% 12-10 1- 1 40c 12-21 110c 120c 12- 7% - Co. of Ltd., 5% pfd. (s-a)__ Products Corp. (quar.) 12- 6 International Silver Staple & Machine—: 75c 1- 3 12-23 International 25c 1-10 12-27 Interstate 1-10 12-27 $4.80 Interstate b% 1% preferred (quar.) ZZ (initial) 1 12-10 Interstate Department Stores 1 12-10 Interstate 15c 1- 2 12-20 30c 1- 2 12-20 __ $1 1- 2 $1.37% 1- 2 (quar.)___ZZ_Z__ZI 40c 1- 3 12-23 43 %c 1- 3 Investment 12-20 Investment of Year-end 12-20 Co. 12- 6% 4 12- 4 12- 4 ' 12-15 3 12- 7 Class 3 12- 7 75c 12-30 12-10 12-30 12-10 12-20 11-22 11-22 2- 1 1-15 25c 12-20 12- 1 12-22 4 12- 7° 1- 1! 1-1 12-27 12-16 30c 12-31 12-15 $1.25 12-31 12-15 50c (quar.)_, 1-14 12-20 (quar.) 6 12-23 Corp. 12-11 $1 12-23 12-11 1-15 12-15 1-15-49 51c," 82 y2c 12-24 1- 1 12-15' 12-10 12-15 Loew's Loft 12-10 1-15 1- 3 12-31 12-31 12-15" 12-: 3 12-27 12-10 1-2-49 12-22 4-1-49 12-24 1-2-49 3-22. 12-14 12-17 1-2-49 12-17 12-20 12-7 12-28 12-22 12-17 12-27 12-31 12-15 1- 3 12-15 l'4- 3 12-J7 1-14 1- 3 12P-21 12- 7 2v 1 62V2c 12-J1 12^17 1- 3 1- 3 12-15 1- 3 12-15 12-28 12-21 12-28 1- 12-21 3 12-23 12-20 12-10 12-28 12-lOf 50c (Va.) 12-20 1- 3 12-10 12-10 25c t 1-15 12-31 45c 1-15 12-31 — Corp. (extra) 12-15 12-31 12-15 12-31 12-15 6O0 96'/4C — 12-23. 2- 12-13 (year-end) I-15 12-22 11-29 $3.50 A 1 $2 (quar.) 12-22 11-29 quar.) 12-13 4% pfd. (Greenville, S. (s-a) 25c 12-23 50c 1-15 1-3 f25c (increased Co. 12-31 $4 class A 1-31 12-31 1- 12-16 $2 3 C.) — — Insurance Co. 1- 30c 1- 3 12-10 30c (quar.) 1- 12-10 18%c 10% ' $1.75 1- 3 3 3 12-28 1- 2 12-23 12-10 12-16 12-10 (Fort (quar.) 30c Co _Z_. Corp. class RR. 1 1- 7 12-18 12-29 12-15 12V2c Co.—- (quar.) 1 12-15 12-31 12-15 12-22 12-15 $1.50 50c & 12-31 1-24 2- 25c 50c RR. 1 37V2c $1.10 (quar.) (quar > — Co. 3- 25c A Navigation Chain 2- $1 $1 — 1- 3 12-20 3-10-49 2-24 12-10 II-24 3-10-49 2-24 1-15 12-17 Coal 75c Inc. (quar.) (Marcus) Theatres, Year-end 12-17 12-17 12-30 12- 3 37'/2c 12-31 Ltd._____ 12-10 t$l 12-31 12-10 (quar.). $15c 1- 2 12-10 tlOc 1- 2 12-10 87>/2c 12-23 12-10 $1 12-23 12-10 Corp Hosiery Star 12-27 12-27 50c Corp.. 40c 20c Aircraft 15c Mills, Ltd. Extra Lone 3 $25c capital Candy London 12-10. 1- 37'/2c Extra Loew's, 3 30c (quar.) Schuylkill 12-15 $75c • Co. (s-a) 3 1- 12-10 1- $1 Guaranteed Steel 12-10 3 $3 Guaranteed Lockheed 3 $1.50 — ; (s-a) Special Co. I2Z15'' 1- t$l (quar.)—___—___ Insurance Special Locke 11-30. 12-24 30c Co. O'lglnal 2 1- 30c Co. Indiana) Miami 12-28 *$1.50 :— (reduced) (quar.) (Thos. J.), Inc., 6% pfd. (quar.)— Brothers. 6% preferred (quar.) 12-10* $50c (year-end) (Sarnia, Ont.) com. convertible preferred 12-23 $1.50 25c pfd. $1 1- 12-30 37y2c Lipton Little — Delaware, Corp., Match Little $1.20 Foundation, Ltd., com. (interim) preferred (quar.)__ of Ins. Lipe Rollway 12-10 12-16 (quar.) Investment National Life Belt 11t30 12-'7 12-30 tl2V2c Extra Lion Lit 12- Inc. Link 12-21 5c Liberty Products Corp. (stock dividend) Liggett & Myers Tobacco, 7% pfd. (quar.)_- 12-15 12-20 convertible Investors Management Fund, Iowa Power & Light, 3.30% 12-20 12-27 (quar.)__ !_ 3 30c (interim) preferred America 1- 12-22 $1.50 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Lincoln II-30 20c B Wayne, 1 i-20 75c Life 4. 12-17 12-22 7V2c :_____ Brothers, Ltd Lexington Union Station Co., Liberty 12-20 f25c Wilkes-Barre Quarterly Liberty Loan 12-20 12- $1.12,/a (quar.)__ (quar.)_ Leighton Industries, Inc., class 1- 15c $6 pfd. Extra Stores 12-15 $1 (James) & Sons, common 3.85% preferred (quar.) Lerner 2 12-15 $1 <s-a) & 1- 50c _•___— Lees Lehigh 12-20 12-15. 50c & preferred 1- —5c Co Telephone, 1-15-49 43%c quar.) (The), com. (quar.) 1- Power (quar.) ______ 1- Interstate 12-15 $1.25 pfd. (initial (quar.) Company prior . _______ com. 1-15-49 $50c (year-end) Co Bakeries, preferred 12-17 10-30 +40c Paints, Co., 3 t$1.75 Shoe International 6 1- 12-31 t40c — International Salt Co. 12- 12-17 Ltd.— — International 12-17° 7° 12-27 $40c $$1.12Mi (quar.j 12-11 3 1- 12-17 35c (quar.) Canada, 12-11 1- . 3 $1 12-11 12-31 1-28 1- 50c 2 1-18 12-15 Corp.— : 25c 30c Nickel Chemical 2 1 1-15 3 25c — Lewis ________ 1- 2- 6% 1- 25c : : Common 12-28 3 37y2c (initial quar.) ;_ preferred (initial quar.)___—_____ 7 3 1- 37V2c common $1.80 1- 20c --i j. Lawyers Title 1- Co.— quar.) (quar.) 1- 12-22 12-10 12-28 Ltd.— 12-23 $1.25 $1.12% Minerals & preferrea International 7 12-20 7 1 12-31 25c ________ — (extra) (s-a) Sessions Co. 1- $37y2c y Extra 12-31 1--3 12-20 12-10 12-15, 1- 30c (extra) Lang (John A.) & Sons, Ltd. Langendorf United BakeriesNew 12-22 12-30 $1 Extra (quar.) Common 12-22 1-15 12-20 30o Industries, (increased preferred International 12-11 $1.12% preferred Common 1-14 3 $$4 37V2c (quar.), International 12-11 $1.25 A 4V2% 12-11 12-23 12-16 1-29 1- 30c Metal Class 12-15 12-23 12-30 . 5% common Co. Machine 12-19 $1.12Va i Landers, Frary & Clark (quar.)— Landis 11-15 12-22 35c quar.)— Year-end 20c (quar.) Publishing International 3c 12-22 I-3 2 ,25c : & 12-15 1- $1.50 Co Corp. 12-15' 3 $2.50 (s-a) preferred 20c (accum.) 6 12-15 12-22 1-3 12»/2c Educational 1- 12-15 12-31 3 $1.25 ; Co. 1-20 3 1-31 1- 15c preferred 6% 3 1- $3c (quar.) _____ Machines— Cellucotton International Harvester Co., 1- Lamson 3 1- 1-31-49 25c (quar.) (quar.) Light___. Loan 12-11 75c (quar.) (quar.) preferred Extra 12-13 12- $$1 . 8 3 3 Lambton 3 $1.12y2 Mines, Ltd. (irreg.) Lambert Company (quar.)___ 12-6 $$2 (s-a) 12- 1- 12-20 1- $75c Special $3.50 3 Year-end 12-10 12-; 1 1- $50c Lamaque Gold 12-21 2y2c Special 12-16 A u' 3-"l 12-22 10c common International 12-14 12,-46 12-15 3 37'/2c Ltd Steel Lamson Ltd., dividend Gas Laclede 80c 3c Inc. 12-15 3 < Zil.; Laclede . common Industries, 4% (John) $1 12-15 1- 3 • 1- $3 12-15 1-3-49 ,,.12-^0 • -3-10 2y2c 3 12-14 ' ,-vi - 16c —__ 2 1-3-49 La France Labatt 3 1- 12-31 $1.75 Mfg., 4Vu% preferred A Kuhlman Electric, Co 12-10 12-31 1- (quar.) (quar.) & 2-14Z 1-15 30o ' Kroehler 12-10 12-31 1-12 *r •.» 1-2 Stock - common (increased (S. ,H.) '2-14 1 35c Emil) Company Koppers Company, Inc.— preferred 1 3- 37J/2c !— (quar.) (D. Kress 3- 50c — preferred preferred 12-31 $$1.25 (quar.) Co., A (quar.)__— Corp., Common 12-h 25c- convertible $1.50 1-19 12-15 75c Kingsport Press, Inc. (quar.) Kinney (G. R.) Co., Inc., common Kirsch Company, $1.50 preferred (quar.) 12-31 $$1.06yi 1- 60c $1.25 9 Ltd.— 45c — preferred, $25 par 12-13 Shares 12-22 35c ZZZZZZZ" ZZZZZ new 12- 3 2nd conv. 4% 3 _______ 9iy4c (quar.) & Co., 4% 1 12-18 12»/ac common______— ____________— .preferred King-Seeley 12- 2 $1.12% Extra 12-14 1- Steamship Co. (year-end) Telephone Co., com. (quar.) 6% non-cum. preferred (quar.)^ International Bronze Powders, Ltd.— 6% partic. preferred (quar.) 95c (quar.) (quar.) preferred (G. (quarZf ; ___, 4% 12-14 : 25c $1.25 common 12-27 12-27 1- Inter-Mountain 35c : (quar.)_. & Co., 12-28 $1.06 V* Interlake 12-15 65c common preferred Heller preferred 12-10 15c (quar.) (quar.) (year-end)_. Corp. 3 $1.03 Ya Special (quar.)__ 1- 12-21 50c ' ___ International ___ ; preferred $30c . Certificates, Coal 2 12-18 Co Cooley Co. Tobacco, $3 non-cum. pfd. Hat Corp. of America, class A— 1 —____ Extra 1- $1.06 V* Hartman Class (s-a) —_____ Intercolonial Y.)— pfd. 2nd issue (year-end) 1-10 (quar.)_ — Inter-City Baking, 6 1-15 12-18 common 5% 12-15 2- Corp. Group Corp., Keystone Pipe & Supply, 5% preierred (Walter) & Company Co.— Extra 12-17 12-20 12-28 (quar.)___ Co., 2 1- 50c (quar.)_. Shares, Insurance Insuranceshares 12-16 12-28 Harrisburg Gas Co., 4%% pfd. (quar.)—__ Harrisburg Steel Corp, (increased quar.) Hart Battery Co., Ltd Extra ' Hart-Carter v' . , common— Silica Corp.— preferred (accum.) Institutional 8 1- 35c 1 Co., preferred • .,. 2-1 $25c _——______ 8 150c $1.12% (quar.) 12-15 , —— pfd. Mfg. Co. (quar.): Ingersoll-Rand Co., 6% preferred (s-a) Inland Investors (year-end) Inspiration Consolidated Copper (year-end) 1 1- 120c preferred 2nd issue 12-31 20c quar.) (quar.) Rayon International (initial) 50c ^ 12-1 1- 25c Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1 12-27 10% (quar,.)____ (increased) Addison Mines, Ltd Keyes Fiber, 6% prior preferred 4u2% 2- 25c Kerr 12-10 * Ltd.— partic. $1.50 ;_ . 12-24 11-16 4 1-15 $1.25 preferred Year-end 1_— Kerite Company 12-15 ... Industrial Stamping & 1 110c Aircraft • :— Industrial 2-1 35c Harnischfeger Corp. com. 12-15 12-20 60c certificates dividend 2-1 1 25c — Extra Canada, 6% Michigan Electric Industrial 3- V ZZ preferred (quar.) Harding Carpets, Ltd Harlow of (increased Pneumatic_Tool Co., 5%. preferred -Harbison-Walker Refractories— Extra 12-20 1—$1.18% Co. Ltd., preferred 3- 1 $1 .Winkle-Munning 12-31 —.—_____ 11-19 ; Ye % t25c U2 y2c quarterly Hanson-Van & 25c (N. 12-11 ' 25c : Indianapolis Water Co., 4}Ar/o pfd. 5% preferred (quar-.) Industrial Acceptance Corp., Ltd., 4Vz% preferred (quar.)___,—_ 8% __; Co. 2 $10o —— (quar.V^ trust Indiana 25c ; Insurance preferred Voting 7 1- 1- ! of Canada, Ltd. (quar.)— Company, $4.50 preferred (quar.)_ Kennecott Copper : 12-30 1-15 common____ Kidde (quar.) (quar.) RR. Gas, (s-a) (quar.) 12- 3 1 3 $1.75 Kendall 12-20 2-1 $2 Telephone ,Co.r-_^ Imperial Tobacco Co. 12-11 3 3 —___ Hanover Fire preferred Terminal B 1- 12-20 40c Kelvinator - (increased) Commercial 1- 37y2c (quar.) Paper Co. preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) %% Co. 1- 25c Extra 41/* % Cement Class 12- $1.25 —_____ Kelsey-Hayes Wheel, class 12-15 3 12-30 $25c Louis) (James R.) preferred 1- 1-14 $1.50 — Investors Illinois 12-15 1- $1.25 (s-a)___ (St. (quar.) (quar.) dividend 12-10 25c Incorporated 25c (quar,).—', Bridge Co., Ltd Mfg. Co. (quar.) $$1.25 — 11-15 1 12-20 6% 112-31 $1 Kelling Nut Co., 6% preferred '(quar.)_ Kellogg Co., common (increased quar.). 12-10 RR.— Leasehold 12-20 1- 12-20 70c Extra Hammermlll 4 50c —- (quar.)_ Interim Income 12-13 12-13 ,10c (quar.).. preferred Hamilton 8 - 2- 1- $1 :— preferred Kearney 1 12- 2- 95c (quar.) Year-end 8 12- 12-11 10% Quarterly 4% 12- 1 3 Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.— Hamilton 1 1- 1- |20c (irreg.) common 1- $75c Leased lines 4% guaranteed (s-a) Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 120c Haloid Company, Extra $25c 12- 130c ______ Co. <— lz-10 12-31 pfd. (quar.) Drug Co., $4.50 Kawneer Company 12-24 i-18 $1 — 1-10 . 1 10c —.— 12-20 12-20 3 Ltd. common.. (s-a) Lamp $1:37%'- 12-30 50c 3 12-31 $5 12-20 25c 1- $1.50 :— ' ." preferred Stock 2- 2- Co.— City Southern Ry. preferred (quar.)__: Katz 12-20 . 12-30 — 1- 1 3 1- .———- t5c f25c Printing Co. 12V2c r_____ —. :_ Illinois Central $1.50 : M.) 12-10 $1.25 12-10 shr. (quar.) Extra (W. F.) Extra 12-10 12-28 —— 3 J25c Hall 12-10 12-28 12-10 25c _____ (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Kansas-Nebraska Natural 12-31° 12-28 $6 12-31* 1-15 62 %c, (quar.) com. Inc.__™ B 9 3 $20c Co.__.__ Kansas Electric Power, 5% preferred Kansas Gas & Electric, common 12-17 20c Co., Ltd., common preferred (s-a)! preferred 12- 3 1-15 preferred 5% 1- 50c- - ___. 1- for each ____Z___._____.___Z— Corporation 12-23 Furnace preferred r2-14 12-10 1- 50c Light, 4% 4% 12-29 12-20 35c (Ottawa) :__—" 3.80%' 12-20 50c (quar.)___ Hydro-Electric Securities Corp.— 11-30 1 1- Ltd. City Public Service preferred (accum.) Kansas City Power & 12-13 $1.50' & Extra Kansas 12-14 $1.50 ____ 5% 1 93%c Material, (Harvey), 12- Co., Kansas 12-15 3 12-24 56y4c (quar.).. Felt A 1- 50c .__ 40c 75c 1 Co., Ltd., 12-27 ' „ , Extra(C. 3 $1.25 <quar.)_, common Alabastine & $l'preferred Hall 1- $1.25 dividend pfd. $6 -50c tl2y2c $1 Huron'& Erie Mortgage Huttig Sash & Door 12-20 J25C Brass Hajoca 1 12-22 stock Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 1 1- $1 dividend) Sulphur 12-8 (quar.) Corp $3 preferred Extra". Hahn Hubbard Hubbell held). Gypfeum Lime i Quarterly ' 12- 2 12-16 $1.25 (cash 12-20 12-20 Stove 12-15 12-29 $1.25 (quar.)______ iquar.)__ Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co. 8 8 Publishing 12-15 11-30 65c (increased) ___l Motors $1.25 ; of Texas Gulf '65 ' 12-31 35c preferred Corp. Process 12-30 Corp.— preferred $5 12- 12- 12-30 (Texas) Electric $1.50 Engineering Ohio, $5 $5 Special 5%% 75c ; Co., Insurance Mobile ! Howell 25c (quar.) _ Gulf Oil Houdry 2 $1.06 Va ._ Sugar, $5 preferred (ouar.) Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) Gulf 12-20 12-20 (year-end) :_ (quar.) preferred (quar.) $1 & 25c 30c $1.75 (quar.)_ (quar.) Year-end Gulf 2 12- (Winnipeg) Guantanamo Guilford 12-10 12- t$3.75 Brewery Aircraft Guaranty 12-23 12y2C (year-end) Watch Grumman <' 12-10 $ 1.12Ma common preferred Class __. Corp. Kalamazoo 1 1 20c 1 Journal 2 12-22 Co. 11- 12-20 87'/2c common ; 2 12- Extra (quar.)„ Extra Gruen. 5% 12-31 t75c common preferred Grinnell 12-20 12-31 Extra . 12- 12-28 50c :_ (quar.) Field t30c common Water System, Greyhound Oil $1.50 (year-end) (quar.) Sugar Co., preferred Greenwich 1-14 Houston Saddlery Co., Ltd.— Western 7% 10c 12-20 Fefss 12-28 n Assurance 2nd preferred Greening 1-14 Co. & 82'/2c 12-15 93%c x 5% $1.06 Mi Gas, common (quar.) Oil 10c ____, West Great int. Natural preferred Houston Ltd.— Quarterly Great 5% 2-18 1 11*30 12-31 $1 (quar.) Joseph 3- ,' 11-30 3 75c Oil Refining Laughlin Steel, & 11-30' 3 1- 60c (quar.) 12-20 (quar.)__ Corp., preferred Houston 12-14 12-20 Properties— preferred Life 3 t40c (quar.) Ore beneficial West-Felt Great 1-3 1- 3%% Johnson Jones 3 1- 10c common 12-11 _ com. * Company, preferred A (quar.) 2nd preferred B 12-17 1- xiy»% 10c (quar.) 12-31 Co Corp. Sulphur 12-20 _______ Finance Lake preferred 12-" 1 ^ Hx30 $3 25c W.), pfd. conv. Household 12-14 12-28 1 Co. (Frank t62y2c ; (quar.) preferred Great Northern 3 93%c 30c Great (Joseph) $2.25 12-21 9 11-30 3 $1.50 2nd 4% 12- 3 1- $1.25 (quar.): (initial). Johnson & Johnson 12-11 3 1- $1.25 (quar.) Co. Y.) (year-end) Ltd., class A (quar.)__ Manufacturing Co. (year-end)____ Hotel Gibson Corp., 6% pfd. (quar.) Y.j*- (N. Extra $1.20 1- 32'/2c Co. Quarterly $2.50 25c , Insurance Inc. A preferred Hotel 25c N. ; (quar.)_ (year-end)-x— ! preferred A (quar.) Joplin Water Works, 6%-pfd. Hoskins 6 3 1- xl'/4% Year-end 4% 12-14 xl%% , 25c (initial)-^. common 1st 3%% 2 Telephone Corp.— preferred Jewel Tea 12-11 12-15 1- j25c ! — (quar.) preferred Houdaille-Hershey Steel (year-endj"_-__ZZZZZZZI T.) Company, dommon (quar.)_ City 1- Co.— Bearing 3 75c preferred Horner 12-10 1- 50c Extra 4>/2% Canada— Reduced Grant 1- & 12-14 12-15 12-30 xt$1.75 (quar.) 12-31 12-23 (quar.)__ com. (quar.) C Jefferson 12-17 50c (resumed) (quar.)___ 2nd 1- 30c Horder's, $1.50 _ Company, ; preferred Qrapite preferred conv. 1 1-25 12-24 50c Ltd. Comoany, 3 $4.25 $50c (quar.) Co., 12-10 1 Extra Gas 12-20 1- (quar.) com. B preferred Jamestown 1 15c Ltd. A Electrochemical 3 3 12- lc (quar.) Home Title Guaranty Co. (Brooklyn, 62y2c _ class non-cum. 3 1- $1 (resumed) Company, Holophane Company (Henry) & Co., Inc., 11-24° 12-29 12-15 12-30 $1.50 Service, Ltd., A (quar.) preferred 6% 12-15 2 20C — (quar.) Public preferred 5 % 12-15 2 1- Co. Year-end 1 3 1- 12'/2C <quar.)_ Minos, Ltd.__ Co., Ltd., common State Inc. H.) 12-20 -15c $1.50 Manitou 4% preferred Goodrich (B. F.) .' (D. 1- 12-27 $1.75 ______ C.) preferred Stores, Extra 1- 56y4c ___■ Company__ Gold & Stock Telegraph Co. <quar.)_ Goldblatt Bros., Inc., common Golden • 2% ______ convertible, preferred Globe-Union,' Inc. (year-end) Globe-Wernicke, 7% preferred 3 12-10 J6c _________ Holt (cash dividend) 12-10" 12-24 2c Holmes 40c ___ 12-24 $1.50 (s-a) Y.) (quar.)__ 12-24 (quar.) 5% 12-10 2 1- 5c 5% preferred D (quar.) Jamaica Water Supply $5 preferred (quar.) 11-30 12-20 1- 10c —__ 1% 6 1- 2 preferred 77o Jefferson (quar.). Development Co. (quar.)___ 40c preferred Co. $6 Jamaica 6 12- 50c Extra 10c 6% Co. Coal 5 12- 50c, preferred Holly 1- 3 50c ____ , 1-15 1- 12-24 $25c — Trust 12-21 Lid.— Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.— Quarterly Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.— 11-30 12-20 15c (quar.) Canada, Extra Company— Common Golden 12-16 5 50c Insurance ___ Glidden 12-10 1-25 1- of ___. 1 75c _ Extra 12-27 62 y2 c ^ Co. raper 12-24 $1 - $1.50 $1.75 —— Creek When Holders Payable of Rec, $1.62Va — Co Island 1-18 1-15 12-31 50c _ Dauch 1-28-49 30c Co Paper Extra & 25c * —>—— 12-20 1 Ironer 53 Co.— Extra 12-21 30c . (year-end) 1 Ironrite 12-10 12-31 Power preferred (quar.)— 6Vic/o preferred (quar.)—; preferred (quar.) Irving t Dauch 12-20 Share & 7% 12-10 t5c Inc. 1- & 12-20 Company Electric Light 6% 11-26 12-10 25c (irreg.) Appliances, 1- _ Distilleries, Ltd. Additional Hinde 12-22 12-20 $3.50 1- , Falls Bell. Iowa 8 50c (s-a) Highway Safety (quar.)_ 12- 50c Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.— Monthly Monthly ,__ 12-21 (quar.) Brick preferred 12-21 12- 12-22 (quar.) com. 20c Co • Glenmore 12-14 3 $1.20 — Per Name of 12-13 50c 12-31 $5 preferred (quar.) Gleaner Harvester (quar.) Alden Extra 7% 12-14 1- Co. $1.25 „ Glen 12-14 1-14 _.—.— Creamery Holders 12-23 Extra 8iy»c common Extra Glen-Gerry Hershcy Hershey 12-31 (quar.I. Refrigerator 7 When (2585) Payable of Rec. 25c (year-end) Chocolate Corp. (extra) 93 %C Power Co., $5 preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) ._; Gerber Products, 4Vs % preferred (quar.): Germantown Fire Insurance Co. (initial) Gillette 3 1- CHRONICLE 'Share Corp Ponder $1.06 y4 _ Georgia Gibson 12- Company Motors Hercules Co.—• (quar.) (quar.) convertible preferred___ Parts 2 12-13 $i.06y4 preferred, Genuine 12- Hercules 12-10 40c FINANCIAL Per Name of 2 2 10% preferred 3%% 3V*% 1- 12- 12-31 50c dividend preferred General 12-28 $3 ___ General 4!/4% 12-22 $1.50 General Steel Castings, Stock 12-22 & Holders Payable of Rec. $1 ____ . When COMMERCIAL Cement Corp. (quar.) 1- 6 12-15 54 THE (2586) When Per COMMERCIAL Monday, December 20, 1948 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & Holdert When Per Holdert When rer Holder* ' Name of Company Share Long-Bell Lumber (Md.), class A (accum.) $1.60 Long-Bell Lumber (Mo.) (year-end) $1 Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., Inc.— $1.20 convertible preferred 28 66/lOOc Lonsdale Company (initial) 10c 12-29 12-29 . Miller & Hart, 12-13 12- 7 Common (quar.) Common ____ Louisiana - 12-23 12- 2 12-15 1-14 12-31 Minneapolis Brewing Co.__ :__i Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator (extra) Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. (year-end) Mission Appliance Corp. (quar.) 12-31 12-23 Mission $1.50 2- 1 40c 1-15 preferred, $100 par (quar.) ______ 5% preferred, $25 par (quar.)Lowenstein (M.) & Sons— 4(6% preferred A -(quar.)— Lowney (Walter Mj, Lid — Ludwig Baumann & Co. (see Baumann, $1.25 31 Vic 1-15 5% 1-15 $1 $1 ( 1-1-49 1-15 12-15 lc 40c $3 $1.25 12-20 1- 3 1-3-49 12-28 25c MacLaren Power & Paper Co. (extra) MacMillan (H. R.) Export Co., Ltd,— 1-2-49 12-20 75c 25c 25c $25c 1-2-49 1-2-49 12-30 1- 3 12-20 12-20 12-16 11- 6 12-7 12-31 12-31 12-27 __ 10 % _ 1- 3 $25c $1.50 1- 3 1- 3 $1.06(6 1-15-49 25c 12-31 International 12-31 50c 1- 3 1 12-15 1- 7 12-31 62 (6 c 1- 2 12-15 $25c 12-20 v11-27 i-ir i2y2c 12-20 12-10 New 1- 3 11-30 New 1- 3 11-30 New $$1.80 1-3 42-17! $1.75 1-15 —._ Sethi-annual Extra -Class Montreal Telegraph Moore Corp., 12-31 12-22 1-1 12-30 12-30 1- 5 12-20 31(4c 12-22 $1 $1.12.(6 lc 4c 23c 12-22 1- 1 12-24 12-24 12-24 Extra 4(6% 47c 12-24 12-10 50c $1.75 5c 12(6c $50c 25c 12-23 12-23 12-23 1- 3 1-1 12-20 12-1 12-1 _ — _ preferred (quar.) Co. (quar.)— — .— Mascot v 15c _ (quar.)— Oil Extra ________ . Massachusetts Investors Second Massachusetts Investors Trust—_ Mathieson 7% Maul Chemical Corp., Fund—__ (year-end) com. preferred tquar.) Macotta ;, Corp _____ McAIeer Mfg. Co., 5% McBrine <L. M.) Co., preferred (quar.) Ltd., preferred McBryde Sugar Co., Ltd.,— ——; McColi Frontenac Oil'Co,, Ltd.— 4% :_ (s-a)- 4% 7% (quar.)— Corp., common (stock $2.50 preferred (quar.) McCrory Stores Corp.— Common Extra (increased 1-20 12-30 Ltd., 12-27 12-17 50o — 12-27 12-17 12-31 1-3 1- 3 Co.,- common Extra Mengel Company, Year-end 1-3 1- 3 12-14 1- 3 12-15 1st ___; (s-a) (quar.) common 1-3 12-15 1-3 12-45 1-2 12-15 $30c 25o _________ ' 12-31 11-30 1-3 12-10 25c 1- 3 12-10 $1.25 _ preferred Extra 12-31 12-10 $1.75 2-15 1-31 75o 1-3 12-10 60c :___ 1- 3 12-10 preferred (quar.) ; 87(6c 1-3 Mills, Ltd, (increased quar.)_____ $45c 2-1 Meredith Publishing Co. (quar.)__ ,____ 25c 1-13 Mergenthaler Linotype 75c 12-24 Mersey Paper Co., Ltd., common t50c 1-15 4(6% preferred (quar.) f$1.12(6 1- 3 Messenger Corp. 25c 2-15-49 Mercury Machine Co. (quar.) 62(6c Metal Forming Corp. (increased)______j____ Metal & Thermit Corp. 7% (quar.>__i Metals Disintegrating Co., .4(6% pfd. (quar.) Metropolitan Building Co. (quar.)__ Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.90% pfd. (quar.) 4.35% preferred (initial quar.)___: <!___' Metropolitan Paving Brick Co.__ Miami Bridge Co.___ Miami Copper Co. (extra) Michigan Associated Telephone— 6% preferred (quar,) Michigan: Bumper Corp. (quar.)—; Miekelberry's Food Products $2.40 preferred (quar.) A common Company 3 12-15 12-15 2- 5 12-16 12- 12-10 $1.12(6 .12-31 12-20 30c 12-20 12-11 9 97(6c 1- 2 12- 3 $1.08% 1- 2 12- 3 20c 12-20 11-29 37(6c 12-26 12-18 50c 12-27 12-17* $1.50 1- 3 12-15 15c 1-15 12-24' eOc 1-8-49 12-10 (year-end) 60c $1.20 12-22 12-22 (year-end) $6 12-22 I 12-14 50c 12-22 12-14 $2 (reduced) 25c 1-l 12-23 11-27* 11-27* 12-14 12-13 15c 1-4 $1 _____ 1-14 12-22 12-13 preferred (quar.) 56(4c 1- 2 12-13 Cqmmon Class A (increased (quar.) quar.) i 10c 12-29 15C 1-15 12-18 1- 5 New 12-16 3 12-16 12-31 Chicago & St. Louis RR.^— preferred York 1-3 1 New • York Trust 12- 1 Newark Telephone Co. 12- 1 3 12-, I 1-3 12-1 6%' preferred (quar.) Newport Electric Corp.-r3%% preferred (quar,)_l 12-15 12-15 12-16 12-15 12-23 ■ 12-15 1- 3 12-29 12-20 Nicholson File Co, Hundred Nineteen Mullins Co 6 $1 12-20 12-13 12-20- 12-13. Noma $3.50 Manufacturing Co.— common (initial quar,) NortluAmerican 12-13 Electric 1- 3 1 1-20 12 (6c 12-30 12-30 American American Finance ;— preferred (quar.) Murray Ohio Mfg. Co. (quar.i 40c 50C 1- B North 12-20 Northern 12-)0 12-10 12- 6 50c 12-20 12- 6 (initial)1— ——— 17(6c $4.80 preferred (quar.) — $1.20 $3.60 preferred (quar.) ;_ 90c Northland, Greyhound Lines— 3%!% preferred '(quar.)i;—.—— —93%c Northwestern * Leather Co. (quar.)———— '35c Northwestern Telegraph (s-»t 1 ——$1.50 Norwich & Worcester RR. 8% pfd. (quar.)_ $2 Nova Scotia Light & Power Co., Ltd. (quar.) $25c Nutrine Candy Co ———— 25c Oberman & Co., 5% pfd. (quar.)_ —___ 12(6c Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd., common (quar.) _ 125c Ohio Brass Co., class' A__"_—_———— $1 1-20 __ dividend 1-3 12-10 1-3 12-10 12-21 12-10 12-20 12^ 6 12-20 12- 6 12- 7* 12-15 2-1 25c 12-24 12-14 $1 :_ 1-2 Co. 12-15 1-14. B Inc., 4(6% 5% preferred 1- 3 1^-15 Common 1- 5 12-10 Common $15c \- 3 12-14 1- 3 12-14 ____. (one share for each preferred B (quar.)__— Linen Ohio Water 12- 3- Okaita 1-2 12-20 12- 12-20 12- 3 12-20 12-. 3 I" ^ $1.50 (quar,)__ 15c 1-3 preferred (quar.) 4(6 % preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) 5%, preferred (quar.)T_ 1 3-15 1- 3 $1.12(6 4- 1 3-15 1 3 12-15 $1.25 (quar.) Bearing (quar.) National Paper & Type (stock divtdeiM)—_ ; Motor National Pressure Cooker National Radiator (quar.) . ! 25C . ,100% 37(6c 12-31 12-31 '12-20 12- 75c 1- 3 1-3 $37(6c 1-15 Special National Sugar Refining (quar.) 8 12-10 12-15 12-22 12-10 12-10 1- 1 12-20 3-21-49 12-10" 12-14 11-30. 2-28 25c 6-20-49 5-3 V 1-3 12-15' 97(6c 1-2 ssl.25 12-31 12-30 HOC 12-20 Carbon Co._ — 12-15 Debenture Loan & Steel Products t25c 1-15 12-15 50c 1- 3 12-15 Co. — 12-10 12-31 12-23 12-23 12-31 $1 10c $1.50 175c 12-31 12-20 12-31 12-10 12-31 12-10 1-15 12-31 125c 1-3 12-M 1- $$1.25 0<"t«»wa Extra t25c 12-.15 1-14 2-15 1-14 2-15. , t$1.75 (quar.) American Lumber, Electric Ry, 3 2-15 t25c .__ (year-end), (quar,)—— , , Oswego Falls Corp., 4(6%. preferred (quar.) Otisf Elevator Co., 6% preferred (quar.)—_ \ 12-10 12-20 30c 1-14 Co., Ltd— (quar.) preferred Oregon 12-10 10c (quar.)____ —i Orange & Rockland Electric 4% preferred (quar.)— 12-10 11-20 12-15 20c — & Extra 12-15 Corp., Ltd. 1-3 3 12-22 20c —.— 6% 7% 12-15 $1 8 11-24 12-22 . 37(6c Co.—: new Town Ribbon Common .12-22 50c 12-22 1- 1 National Safety Bank & Trust Co. (N. Y.)__ Screw & Mfg. Co. (quar.) Steel Car Ltd., Ontario 12-22 National Standard (quar.) Service Ontario 12-10 25o Co. Oils, — l->, ; Machinery 12- 12-20 " 25c — preferred (quar.) —__ Oneida, Ltd. (extra) —; Ontario Beauty Supply Co., Ltd.— Participating convertible preferred (quar.) ; 12-20 1 1-3 25c ——r Olin Industries, 4% preferred A Omar, Inc., common (quar.) 3-15 1-3 25c 2 $1.25 Extra _ 12-15 15c Co.— Co. 4" K ..i-14' $1.25 — National Lock Co, 1-10 . 12-14r r- — — —; Quarterly Old 12-15 4- $1.12 »/a common 12-15 1- 12-20 12- common (initial) — Old Line Life Insurance Co. of America- 3 15c Service, 1• — — Extra 2- 12-10- 50c $1.10 25c $1.12(6 $1.25 Service, 3.90% pfd. (quar.)— Holding— , $5 nori-cum. preferred (quar.) 20 (quar.) Rubber 12- 3 l-2r49 ,25c ; 12-20 12-12" 1- Service $ 15c ,, 11* 12- 8 Public 25c (quar:) common —— Ohio 5% Co., 12-31 12-31- 12-31 — (quar.) — Ohio $30c (quar.) (quar.) Ohio Leather. Co., 5% pfd". (quar.) Ohio Match Co., common-- 12 (6c . 1-15 1-15 12-24 common——_——>— prior. preferred $37(66 class A Co., 12-31 12-24 preferred (quar.) Finance Co., common— Ohio (Hartford)— common—— . $1 1——• _—.—.— Edison 4.40% 12-20 12-30 75c ________ (Minn.)— Power common Class Ohio . — —— s 12-31 80C (quar.) States 50c dividend held) National 1-14 1-15 — Stock National 12-7* 12-31 (extra)— National Hosiery Mills, Ltd., Class B (increased quar.) Common 12-10' . $1.75 Grocers, Ltd,, common— $1.50 preferred (quar.) National 1-14 12-2 12-22 50c (year-end) Glass Co., National. Lead 12-24 10% —_— Insurance 12-21 12-15. 50C $4 preferred A (quar.) ______—i— National Enameling & StampingFire 1 25c (initial) common 1- 12-23 40c National Casket Co.. $7 preferred National City Bank of N; Y 6% New $43c - Extra 12-13 $50C ; Breweries, Ltd., "common (quar.)_ preferred (quar.) : National Can Co. (resumed).; National Cash Register Co. (year-end) _____ Quarterly 12-29 40c 7% National Northern ;—.— Co; (increased) *———;— (quar.) 11 Extra 12-15 40c — National New 12-15 20c Aviation National 1-3 25c Co., Inc. (Md.)„___ Fibres, Inc. (extra) Corp. (irreg,) Co., common— Automotive (quar.)_ Natural Gas Northern; Paper Mills 12-27 93%C ______ pfd. 7% Extra Decatur RR.— Securities 12-11 3 12-20 Ltd. preferred 35c , 12-27 1- 25c 4(6% $1 Corp. (accumJ 12-27 1-15 12-14 Oih ' 75c. 1-15 12-29 12-31 City Lines 12-20, , 15c 1-15 37 (6c — National —_ 11-3(f 12-1? 12-31 common (quar.) 2 12-29 1-15 New 12-20 1- ' ... 45c 4(6 % Stock — —— 12- 2. Northern Special 1- 2 *12-30 12-16 Biscuit 12-20 75c '75c 15c 12-10 12-28 National 11-30 $4.12(6 A—.—— 12-20 $1.50 Chemical. National 12-10, 12-20 — 12-20 (year-epd) 6% preferred (quar.) Mutual System, Inc., common 6% preferred (quar.) _—1 Myers (F. E.) & Bros. Co. <quar.)_— ____ Company National 12-23 $4.50 _ SOc 12-20 (s-a) _____ 22(6c 22(6c 12-31 guaranteed 12-1$' corn,— 60c 7(6% 12-23 convertible preferred (quar,)____,— 12-24 Nashville & 12-10 87 (6c 200 — 12-20 12-24 Nation-Wide 3 Corp.— Corp.Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 12-28 Nash-Kelvinator 3 Illinois 12-28. 50C 12-21. 1- 1- t8%c 15c $1 Mutual ■ Star —•_■.— —__— Year-end 9, 5Cc i5c 12-10 2 12- 6, 12- ' North American Refractories 12-17 12-20 12-20 25c £!xtr<i — 12-9 37(6c _____ preferred (accum.) 5(6% preferred (accum.) North American Raycn, class Company 1-3 12-27 American Investment Corp.— North 12-15 $1.18% 12-27 40c , quar.)—— Co preferred 80c prior preferred Class — 12-10 12-10) 12-22^ ■ (quar.) 7% 12-15 12 (6c 4%% preferred (quar.)_^ Murray Corp. of AmericaCommon (increased quar.)_ Muter Corp. preferred 6% (quar.) 3) 12-20 12-20 Car North 12-15 2- 12- 40c —— (increased Corp. convarlible $2 12-15 25c C.) 1-3 25c ■ preferred —; north 25c 12- 3 3 (stock. dividend)— common stock ($5 Extra' 12-13 Munising Paper, 5% 1st pfd. (quar.) Munising Wood Products Co., Inc.— Common (quar.) ;_ I convertible ': 12-13 _______—.— 3 1- 30c for each share held, to effect 2-1 up. Subject to stockholders ap¬ proval at meeting Dec. 22.—— Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc.—, —- 6 12-27 12-17. 1- par) split 12- 30c Corp. One additional share of 12- — 1 60c (quar.) — $2 Brass 12-15, , 140c 12-20 12-20 12-31) l-'3 " — 12-20 12-20- 12-31 93%C , (Ohio), Year-end 25C $3.37(6 12-10> 12-10 12-17 1- 12-10 —— 1- 3 Industries, Inc. preferred (quar.)— —$1.06(4 Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Ltd. (quar.)__. $40c 12-11 SOc 1-1-49 1-2-49 4(4% 12-24 $1.25 93%c $1.12(6 $1 ■ Newport Extra $1.75 l2-j28 - (quar.)—___________ 1- 3 $1 preferred * (s-a)__— prior preferred (s-a). Mueller Co. 1- 6 $1.50 Corp.— Gas & preferred (quar.)" preferred (quar.)— $4.50 12-10' 12-15, $i.50 Electric State 1-3 1-3 , —$2.50 Rosario Mining Co.-r 1 70c" (s-a) I RR. - York 3%% » —' (accum.) A Harlem & 3 12-23 12-15 7, 12- 12-30 J 12-15 3 I- 6 12rl5 $1.50 12-10 12-31 12- 12- 59%c 12-16, 12- 6, 3 50c New 3 4- 12- 3 1- 3 3 12-22, 1-15 1- 12-31, 1- *1-15 t$l.75 $6.75 1-15 12-31 12-24 1- 15c 12- 15j 75c New York Honduras & 59%C 12-20 3 1-2 12- 1- 3 3 1- $1 1-2 2 5 1- $1.50 Co. «.' — U 1- 1-14 — 1- "'Year-end 7% 12- (s-a)___——_——_« Inc.— (initial)- .12-31, Power & Light, 4% pfd. (quar.) New Jersey Zinc (year-end) — New York Central RR. Co. (resumed)-——_ $50c ——_ Mills, 12-17, 1-15 New Jersey 1-15 $75c (quar.) common •National . 12-15 12-10 1- 43c — National Miller Manufacturing Co.— 1 1- 6% 4(6% Midwest Rubber Reclaiming Co.— 4(6% ^ Inc. 12-23 — preferred (quar.) England- Telephone & New National Midwest Piping & Supply Extra 12- 12-20 $2 non-cum. preferre<L_(quar.) 8% preferred (quar.) Midvale 12-10 12-22 year-end) Midland Steel Products, 1-15 15c ,___ Middle States Petroleum, class B 1-3 12-10 $1.75 preferred Class 12-14 2c preferred (s-a) (s-a) Mercantile Stores Co., 7% pfd. (quar.), Merck &• Company, com. (increased quar.)_ Mesta 1- 3 62 (6o 1 (s-a) Melchers Distillers, Ltd.— 6% participating preferred $3.50 12-20 5c 4%- preferred Meadville Telephone Co., 5% 5% 12-20 12-17 1-15 12-30 15c (quar.) 12-17 11-1. 12-23 — & 12-22* (quar.) 4(6% 1-15 25c Vernon-Woodberry New 5% 12-31 Common 3 25c Mount Extra 12-15 12-11 1- tfl.75 Corp 12-15 12-15 25c $13c $10c 20c 13o * Telephone "Co., Ltd, (quar.)_ Mines, Ltd. (initial) Electric System (reduced) Fire Insurance Co., (quar.)___ Gas & Electric Association- Calumat N. Y. __—— Moviola, (quar.)—; New Brunswick England England New England 12-l5j. _ Haven Water — _■ Products _____ New Consolidated, Inc.— 7% preferred (quar.) Motor Finance, $5 preferred (quar.) Motor Britain 12-31 12-31 12-15 $1.75 Paper Mills, 4%% preferred (quar.)_ Plan Bank (New Haveh) (quar.)___ Extra Corp.__ Machine Co. 7, 12-17 12-31 lr 1 (quar.)_____^ common (Herman) 1-31, 12- 1-1 25C' . — New 50c — New 50c ,____ ___, Johnson . 12-10 12-10 12- 7 New 12-16' Morrison Cafeterias 12-27 12-13 Nelson 2-15 12-27 10 % ;__L1 Year-end (year-end^ Co. 6c _ -1-31, 2-15. 35c 17 (6c 35c :— (quar.) Stock dividend Ltd.— 4% $3.50 convertible preferred (quar.) 88c Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (extra)— $$1,00(6. McKee (Arthur G.) Company, cl. B "(irreg.) 75c Year-end _*_ $1.25 McKesson & Robbins, $4 preferred (quar.), $1 McPhaii Candy, 5(6% conv. pfd. (quar,)— 13%c McQuay-Norris Mfg. Co., common (quar.), 35c 4(6% preferred (quar.) ____' $1.06(4 ~**Mead 12-15 12-20 12-10 12- 9 12-9 ,12- 9 12-15 12-15 12-10 Extra / $30c 7% 12-15 — 62(6c quar.)— - $$1 — dividend) : Co. 12-15 $1.05 preferred (quar.)— preferred A (quar.) Murphy, (G, preferred McCord Insurance Corp. 1-2 $45c, 12-20 12-20 12-20 10c _ Fire 1-31, * 20c $1.12(6 Telegraph—$1.25 Hampshire Fire Insurance Co, (quar.)_ 50c Haven Gas Light (quar.)——-—-—40c $1 pfd. (quar.)___ $1.06y4 (year-end)—_ $2 6% preferred (quar.) ■_—_—$1.50 Martel Mills Corp., common—. 20c 6% preferred (quar.)_ 75c Corp. Union (reduced quar.) : — Nekoosa-Edwards Paper (increased quar.)— $70c 12-11 .1-31) 1-31 New __.— 12-17 2-15 1-31 , 2-15 9c 12-17 (quar.) ; Montreal Cottons, Ltd. 7% preferred (final) entire issue being called for redemption on Dec. 31 at $40 per share plus this dividend— — quarterly 1-31 —10c 1 ' Locomotive Works, 2-15 1- A Montreal 8c 20c Equipment, . 2-13 87 (6 c pfd; (quar.) 5% pfd. (quar.)_ Monroe Chemical Co., $3.50 pfd. (quar.)—_ Montana-Dakota Utilities, common (quar.) $4.20 preferred, (quaf.)________—__: Montgomery Ward & Co., com.. (quar.)____ Auto 12-31, 62 (6c Monongahela Valley Water, 7% Monroe 12-31, 1-15 2-15 — equipment shares trade shares—"——, Retail 1- Morris Martin-Parry 12-13 20c (special)^ common 12r3l» 1-15 12c —_— Railroad 12-15 Morris Mary Lee Candies (quar.) Maryland Dock Co., common 12- 1 12-H ____ 12-15 3 1- 1-15 12c 15c — 1 3 12-24 12-31> 12-31, • estimates series I- 1 12-3L 1-15 .1-15 8c —__— stock series 1- $25C 1-15 10c . _—— preliminary $2 $50C 1-15 6c * 11c —______ fund Selected group series Railroad shares 1- 12-11 Marshall Field & Co., 4(4% Marshall-Wells Co., common 12-14 20c 1- 3 $1 Stock Nehi 40c _ 12-15 National 60c ____ (M.) & Son—. Extra _I_i trust $75c preferred B (quar.) Moore Drop Forging, common (quar.) 4%% convertible preferred (quar.) Marsh 1-3 12-31 12-31 9c shown: series are Preferred 12-20 12-20 12-10 12-10 — ___2 Balanced $1; 1-2 12-20 1-3 12-22 - 12-14 12-31 12-15 12-20 ') —*-_ following 3 $25c Knitting, Ltd., common (quar.) __ preferred (quar.) 1 $1.12(6 Monarch Life Assurance Co. (Winnipeg)— 12-31 1- 3 . the 1-15 ' 1-15 6 estimates are rr mutual 12-27 75C —— Increased 1-15 1-15 1- 2 On 12-31 A below shares 25c 20c 4, 8c ~50c 1- 4. 5c First $1.15 2- 212- 'c & "Machine. Co._____ series' Steel shares 12-10 12-16, .2-15 Low-priced common stock series__ Development $5 par shares held or 12-28 3 12-21 Automobile shares three each for 4(6% 12-23 1- 3 12-20 Corp 20c Co., 1% preferred (quar,)—$1.75 Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co., Ltd.-— Common (quar.).. $20q 7% preferred (quar.) : $17(6c Market Basket, Inc., common (quar.) 20c $1 preferred A (quar.) 25c Marlln-Rockwell Corp. common (year-end). $1.50 Common 6 ,Metal Molybdenum Corp. of America— 12-10 1- 3 1-17 1- 3 1-15 $25c $1.25 Marion Water — 12- Monarch ,* 1- 3 12-16 $$7 f$-a) Midland Marine 12-20 12-13, 1- 2-15 distributions: Speculative - 3 Communica- Marine 6 150c 12-20 12-23 12-20 12-27 7(6c , (Toronto) Maple Leaf Gardens, Ltd.: Marathon Corp., 5% preferred (quar.)—__ Merchant Calculating Machine Co. (quar.). 12-20- 2 15c —r-' Low-priced bond series_______. 12- 15C preferred (quar.j__ Molson's Brewery, Ltd. (quar.) ' 12- 3 $1.25 12- 4 1-3 12-13 1- 53(6c 47(6c —__i Bond series 1-10 12-24 12-20 12-30 $12.50. — Co. 1-15 25c — of -such 12-17 12-20 12-13, 12-27 50c — (quar.)"—__ shown amounts 12-20 75C 1- 2 Funds— 12-17- 50C " Trust 3 1- SOc __ 6% 1-3 1-15 1-15 1-15 _ 1-3 preferred preferred 3.8% 20c 50c 20c 13%c 25c — Corp., Ltd ; __ Maine Central RR.* 6% pfd. (quar.)— Maltine (The) Company— 4(6% convertible preierred (quar.) Manhattan Financial Corp., class A (s-a)— 4 20c 56 (60 12-10 Mailman Marconi Mission of Mojud. Hosiery Co., 12-10 ——, — 10-2-49 4(6% Payable of Bee, $1,12(6 ——•—- common " 12-31 dividend B The Carpet Mills (year-end) Mohawk Petroleum Corp, (quar.)— 12-31 Magor Car Corp. (quar.) Mahoning Coal RR. Co., common. 5% preferred (s-a) Class share Class —$12 (6c Manufacturers Life Ins. 9-20 25C Mohawk . Macy (R. H.) & Co._ 1 Mading Drug Stores, common 55c preferred (quar.) Magnavox Company (quar.)— Stock National — * ———$12(6c (quar.)___. —: 6-20 Year-end Publications participating preferred (irreg.)—._ Participating (irreg.) Mackinnie (Ml Si Drilling (year-end)—— B 7-2-49. ._ Mississippi Power, $4.60 preferred (quar.) Mississippi Valley Barge Line (s-a) — Missouri Portland Cement (year-end) Mitchell (J. S.) Co., Ltd. (quar.) Mobile Si Birmingham RR., 4% pfd .(s-a)_ Modern Containers, Ltd., common (initial) _ 12- 5 12-15 12-15 12-10 Common A 250 —J __ $1.50 Class National Transit Pump $2 in cash. Subject to approval by SEC. Mississippi Glass Co __ —__ 12-20 125c Co—; Lykens Valley RR. & Coal Co. (s-a) Lynchburg & Abingdon Telegraph Co. (s-a)_ Lynn Gas & Electric (quar.) —." Class 3-20 , $1.06 Royalty MacFadden 12-20 4-2-49 National Tea, (stock dividend)— common Ludwig). 1 1-2-49 250 _— One (quar.) I (extra) (quar.) preferred 250 Co., common (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.)_. Corp. 4(6% 0-20 . (increased quar.) * • 40c ——25c com. ,___u 6-20 Miller-Wohl 4(6% Extra • 7-2-49 !' _ 12-29 (quar.)— Lusk prior preferred (quar.) prior preferred (quar.) prior'preferred (qUar.) prior preferred (quar.) $1 National Supply Co., 37(60 10-2-49 —. 12- 2 ____——._ (Ky.), 37(60 _ 12-23 (quar.) Light, $0 pfd. Electric & 37 (6c 3-20 12-20 .3-20 12-17 12-2 common—_ Power & Louisville Gas 12-20 1-2-49 4-1-49 1- 3 12-23 _____ preferred (quar.) Angeles Transit Lines 12-20- 1-2-49 4-2-49 $1.75 12(6c ; (quar.) common ___ 1-2-40 12(6c 50c (quar.) 7% Los 12-3 37(6o 62(60 62(6o $2.50 25c (quar.) 6% convertible preferred Lord & Taylor (quar.) Co., Common $1 Lorain Coal a Dock—6% convertible preferred Lbrillard (P.) Extra i 4 _ (quar.) (quar.) ^ 12-27 12-23 ; _ Share Name of Company , —__________ (increased quar.) Inc., com. Special Payable of Rec. Share Name of Company Payable of Ree. — ' $1 12-27 $15 $1.12(6 12-20 12-10 1- 1 12-20 12- 6 $1.50 12-2() 12-15 t°5c 1- 2; 12- $25c 1-2 12r 8 R Volume 168 Number 4761 THE Per Name oj Company Ottawa Light, Heat x . IVTien Share & Power Co., Ltd., 1- 1 12- 1 12- Name of 6 1- 6 > Common Pacific-American Investors, Common (year-ehd) $1.50 preference (quar. $4 Finance Coinmon 5% — Co. preferred 12-30 12-17 5% prior 12-30 2- - Pipe (quar.) Companies, Line 12-15 1- 12-15 25c • 25c (quar.) preferred 1-14 (J. ____x $2Vic A preferred B ^ — & common (The) preferred Stove (quar.) preferred Philadelphia Dairy will (quar. in issued, the lieu 80c 2nd non-cum. Philadelphia preferred 12- 12-24 12-15 $1.50 3%% Governor 12- 1 Common 4%% 5% 1-1 12- 1- $1 (quar.) 1- 1 1 <fc A Co. 62%c (quar.).— 93%c 1 12-15 1- 3 1- 3 12-14 • 12-27 12-27 $1 15c , ;.7% Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt .Extra 1-15 1- 1 12-24 1- , 7 1- 3 12-20 12-14* 12-14* 15c 30c — Port dividend) Huron (H. Portland —— Mills, 6% pfd. (quar.)— Potomac Electric Power, common (quar.)— a.3.60% preferred (quar.)——__—— Power Corp. of Canada, Ltd.—: 6% 6% . . (interim) 1st preferred non-cum. Pratt & Price v— East Bros. partic. preferred (quar.)— Inc. ——1-—— Dome Mines, Ltd. 4% pfd. (s-a) Mines, Ltd..—. & Proprietary Providence Insurance Special Public National Bank & Trust Co. $1.40 PUblic 4% Service . Extra Extra '7% Gas (N. Y.) Co.-_,— common voting (quar.)__ of 12-31 1- 12-15 $1.50 12-23 America convertible 1st Orpheum 22%c ' 45c 12-27 , 1- 2 12-31 *$1.50 1-15 12- 5%% 5%% 12-20 12-10 tl%c 1-15 12- 1- 2 6 12- 3 Scudder 3 12-20 12-31 12- 12-31 12- 1 50c 1- 3 ' 12-23 12-15 12- 9 50c 12-23 12- 9 12-23 12- 9 12- 9 12-23 1- 3 12- 12- $1.25 10c '1-1 1-10 1-10 2-28 50c- (quar.)— : Inc. (year-end) Raymond Concrete Pile Co, (extra) 1- 12-11 2- 1 3 12-10 2-25 1-17 1-24 12-17 87%c 1- 3 12-13 15c 1- 3 50c 12-28 12-17 12- 6 93%c 1- 1 12- 6 $1 l- 3 11-30 $2 12-21 12-10 70c 1- 1 Seton 12-20 Southwestern 12-20 Sovereign 1 1- 3 2- 1 1- 3 1-25 1- 3 1-1-49 12- 7 — RR. (quar.) __ common — pfd. 1- 3 12- 62 %c 12-23 12- 25c 12-20 $1.25 1- 3 12-15 *40c 2- 1 12-31 *$1.75 4 2- 1 12-31 1- 3 12-21 12- Steel Corp. 8-1-49 1 1- 3 12-14 3- 1 2-14 1- 2 12-10 12- S.) Co., l/10th 4% Inc. of 12-17 12-23 12-23 Sun Sunbeam 12-29 12- 50c 6 1- 2 2 12-15 12-15 12-15 3 12-15 12-23 12-11 12-20 12-10 " 12-31 12-10 12-17 12-31 12-17 12-24 12-14 10c 12-22 10c 12-20 11-30 2-25 1-17 *50o 1-2-49 12- 2 •12- 3 & Power Co.— Oil (quar.) Products 1- lv 12-20 12-20 12-10 1-28 12-10 1-14 12-24 12-27 12-17 1- 1 12-17 12-27 12-15 12-20 12- 12-29 12-17 (quar.) 1- 3 12-31 1- 6 12-15 12-15 3 12-15 12-28 12-15 35C 12-20 12- 8 12-20 12- 6 87 %C 1- 3 12-16 6% 12-3* 12-15 15c 12-24 12-10 12 %c ! 1- 3 12-15 1- 25c 7% 3 12-15 57c 1- 2 12-17 56c , 4-1 25C 1- 3-15 8 12-16 50c 12-24 12- 6 (quar.)_ 1st pfd. 43%c 12-31 12-15 25c a Co., share Gas Co. A (stock Corp. (stock 3 8 1-15 12-31 1- 3 12-20 1- 3 1- 1 $1.25 held— each 10% 50c 75c 12-20 12-15 12-10 12- 3 Corp.— 62 %c (quar.)—_ 12%C 1- 1 1- 1 12-15 12-15 10c dividend).-— 12-29 12-17 $1.12 (quar.)— 1- 3 12-17 10% Machine Tool common (quar.) series (quar.)_— convertible A pfd. series B Sunshine Mining Co. (quar.) Superheater Company (increased II-30 12-24 12-14 12-24 12-14 25c - — 12-30 50c 50c (quar.) Sunray Oil Corp., 4l/4% preferred Extra 3 I- 12- div.) — share I- 1-15 12-21 *12%c — — 4 % % 12-20 1-12 15c (quar.)— (year-end) Corp. 12-20 3 11.1% pfd. com. for 3 1- 20c conv. 1- 25c (extra) (stock dividend) 5% Propane Sundstrand • 12-20 12-10 25C 1- 2 12- 1 28 %c (quar.) 1-15 26Ac 1- 2 12- 1 15c quar.) 50c 12-23 12-24 12- 1 II-19 12- 2 35c Corp. (quar.) Swift & Company Sylvania $4 Electric preferred Sylvanite Gold (quar.) Products, (quar.) Mines, 12-15 1- 1 12- 12- 2 1 common— 35c 12-20 12-10' L— $1 1- 1 12-20 Ltd common *l%o 1-3-49 10-30 (quar.)—-!'_15c 12-31 12-15 25c (James), Inc., preferred 12-15 1- 3 40c Inc., 12-31 12-15 56%c 1- 2 12-15 Extra 4%% 1- 3 25c Steel 12-24 25c — Superior Talcott — 12-20 12-20 20c 12-17 *30c I 12-20 1 1 »5c - preferred Extra 12-15 1- 12-21 50c — $4.50 12-10 12-29 1 1 1- $1.25 Co.__ (quar.) Drug Stores, preferred Sun Chemical Corp. com 12-20 1- 1- 1- 5C preferred 12-15 | 25c (quar.) 5% 12-27 12-20 12-27 75c Summers 12-28 25c 40c 12-31 $1.25 (year-end) convertible preferred 1-10 12-31 (quar.) 2-19 12-27 $3 (quar.) (quar.) Stromberg-Carlson 12-31 10c 12-13 12-31 25C (quar.) Strawbridge & Clothier, $5 preferred (quar.) $1 1- 12-20 60c 1 Co. * (year-end) Company Press, Ltd., Studebaker 40c redeemable preferred series A Stovel Suburban $1 3- 93 %c Corp Mills, class A 12-15 $1.12% 1 1 5% Container 12-10 12-16 — 1- 35c 5 12-21 (extra) 12-10 25c dividend)- com Stonecutter Stonega Coal & Coke 8 50c (quar.) Dohme, Inc. Common, (quar.). 4-18 (quar.)——15c A 12-20 12-21 $1.25 (quar.)_ (s-a) Aluminum 12-31 $1.25 lrl7 75C Camp, Inc., common prior preference (quar.) Stone 1-17* $1.12% (quar.) 1-17 2-1-49 25c com Stokely-Van 7-18. 2- 1-10 12-18 18%C — Year-end 1-18 5-1-49 - 12-15 12-15 $1 Stix-Baer & Fuller Co., 12-10 25c —_ —— Shawinigan Water 3 27%c 65c 5 3 —— 2-1-49 25c 1- 1- lOo (quar.) Steamship Corp., Spring Special 12-20 60c — (resumed) (Frank G.) Co. (quar.) Shattuck-Denn Mining (year-end)— 4% 12-30 $1.25 & Shattuck (L. 45c — preferred (quar.)_ Co. (year-end)—: Co., class B (quar.) Extra Stoker $2.50 Extra Sharp 17 %c 1- 12-17- 12-31 40c 4 % % preferred (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.) Stewart-Warner Corp. (quar.) 12-17 *18c 1-12 II-30 - 2-1-49 $1 Extra 3 12-30 12-20 12-28 12-18 15c Sterling Drug, 3%% preferred (quar.) Sterling, Inc. (stock dividend) Sterling Motor Truck Co. Inc. (reduced) Stern & Stern Textiles com. (quar.) 12-17 $1 12-20 12-31" 93c Co. ,—■ Steel Sterling 12-13 12-30 , 12-15 *3c (year-end) Stedman Brothers, Ltd. Steel Products Engineering 12-23 91V4C 1-15 1- 3 25c Steak-n-Shake, Inc. Stecher-Traung Lithograph, 5% pfd. (quar.) 8 1 83%c — Gas & — preferred A Starrett 12-10 12- Fruit Standard 3 1- '! 1 $1 (quar.) Standard 12-10 (quar.)_ Leather Sharon 6% 7 85c 2- 47 %c (quar.) 3%% preferred A Standard Screw Co., 7 12- 1- 12-10 40C 1-14-49 10c 12-23 (quar.)__ Oil Co. of Calif, (stock Standard Oil Co. of Ohio— 12-20 12-28 2 12-20 1 Co. Standard 12-20 12-28 (year-end)- preferred class (quar.) J— participating preferred (quar.)—. Patricipating Standard Milling Co. • (quar.) 12-10 3 *$1.75 50c (initial) conv. Co. $3 " 1- 1- 2 $1 A Mfg. preferred Extra 6 1-3-49 12-20 1- 12-20 1- $1 series E.) preferred Standard 12-15 27%c — ; Fund (A. 75c 12-10 12- 75c (extra) 5% preferred 5% 3.35% Insurance (E. R.) & Sons— preferred (quar.) $3.75 7 12- 12-29 50c (quar.) Line & $4 12-15 12-20 $1.10 12-20 30c 12-15 10% 1 2 Squibb 12%c 1-1-49 20c $1.25 r (s-a) $1.60 conv. preferred (quar.) Standard Factors Corp., common *$1.06 11-29* 1- 55C — : 12-10 1- 12-20 Electric— 1- 27%c preferred Clark Life 12-20 Co.^r- (quar.) Standard-Coosa-Thatcher $1 (quar.) (quar.)_ Co., & Standard Dredging Corp. 12-20 5 1-15 $1.50 12-15 3 5 I-20 ■> 1-15 40c A & (year-end) 12-15 1- 12-20 12- 3iy<iC - 1-1-49 12-27 1 2-15 25c 1-1-49 2 1- $1.25 Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co Square D Company (quar.)— 1 1- 12-17 12-17 12-31 — Investors Sperry Corp. Association, (quar.)—— Securities Gil preferred 1 12-15 12-15 — Telephone (quar.) preferred 1 3 Finance Shamrock $2.20 12-15 3 12- ! Associated Southwestern Gas 1- 12-31 1- 12-31 *30c — preferred $3.40 Corp., 90c Inc., $4.50 Shaler conv, 5% 12-15 12-31 (quar.)_ common - 2- 12-31 Power, (quar.) pfd. (quar.) 1- $1.25 A class A preferred Servel, - Canada Southwest Natural Gas com. $6 preferred A (quar.) 12-20* 3 *$1.50 (quar.) __—! 12-20* 3 1- 27c Roofing Co. 12-20* 1- 12-15 12-31 $1.75 preferred Co. 1 12-17 12-24 37 %c Pacific 1 12-17 1-15 25c 6%, participating preferred (quar.) 3 (quar.) 3 Co.— States Iron 12- (year-end) 3 $2.50 „ (quar.) Southern 1- 12-17 1- 1- $1.12% L. —— Edison pfd. Southern 1- 12-15 Works— 4 12- (quar.) Ltd. Print 12- 12-22 Co., common (quar.) $2.60 convertible preferred (quar.) Seaboard Surety Co. (special) Seagrave Corp. (resumed) Secger Refrigerator Co.^—i Serrick 4.32% 5% 3 1 12-28 25C 50c 12-20 *17%c A Line. Air Selected 12-10 12-31 Air Seaboard 5% 7 $1.25 Co., Co., California original Southern 11-17 1- 68%C (quar.) 4 *$1.12% A 12- $1.37 L'_— Bag & Paper 12- 12-22 pfd. (quar.) II-20 12-31 - 12-20 $1 12-20 50c >. 1 31 %C (liquidating) 12-17 12-13 12-31 1- ' 12-17 2 1-15 62 %C 12-29 1- 12-31 12-27 12-20 : 8s , 12-31 1-20 $1 (quar.) pfd. (quar.)__ 12-29 12-22 1-31 1-10 : 10c (quar.) preferred (quar.)— 5% 3 12-15 15c preferred Bleachery Southern 3 (quar.)— Seismograph Service Corp. 7 12-28 12-17 10% Loan Seiberiing Rubber Co. com. 4%% prior pfd. (quar.) 12-17 12-28 Co. Electric & Seaboard 1 35o 12-29 7% 9-15 1- 12-29 50c Southern 12-14 12-10* 1 12-14 20c Extra 6-15 1 2- 12-24 3 50c (quar.)____ Advance 1- *50c (irreg.) preferred (quar.) Southern 3 — Stevens Scythes Seaboard 1- 1 50c series Remedial preferred -Scranton 3 12- 7- 12-24 $1.25 Manufacturing Co., $3.65 12-10 12-24 12-24 3-15 $1.50 — Electric Paper Scovill 1 ,30c 12-15 1 $1.12% Stockyards preferred preferred preferred 5%% Scott 12-15 1- 9-15 1 1- San Jose Water. Works (quar.) Schwitzer-Cummins Co. 12-20 1-15 1 14- Co.— San-Nap-Pak Mfg., 11-19 12-31 10- 30c 3 75c (s-a) 8% 30c common (Pa.)__ Common 1- (quar.) preferred Francisco Ltd, 3 12- *75c t2c (increased)-— preferred Corp.- National Sangamo 3-15 6-15 12-20 40c (quar.) South Pittsburgh Water 4%% South Porto Rico Sugar Co. 1 1-15 Light & Power, 5% pfd. A (quar.) Flour Mills, Ltd., com. (quar.) (quar.) Paper 12-15 12-15 4- 15c (quar.)— preferred 1st 3 I-15 1-3-49 50c 50c (quar.) convertible 12-10 12-15 *50c Inc. * Ltd.— (s-a) preferred 2-15 12-15 3 — (quar.)—__ Carolina Electric & Gas Co.— 7-1 common Company, 12-15 J25c Co., common (increased)— preferred (quar.) Raybestos-Manhattan; San 12-15 50c Ltd (quar.)—___ Louis 4 40% 12-24 3 12-31 $1.50 Ralston Purina 3%% $1 $1.75 preferred (quar.) Quebec Manitou Mines, Corp. " 31%c 50c Co. St. 5% 1-15 preferred St.- Regis " 62%c 50c —— — Keith 9 50c — (quar.) 6% $3.50 12-24 $1 Oil Radio 12- 12-31 40c (quar.) Company, 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)— Furolator Products, Inc. (quar.) Quaker Oats Co., common (irreg.)— Radio 12-23 1st 11-30 50c Lawrence 7% — —— non-voting Power St. 5* 20c _ original preferred (quar.)__— Sound Pulp & Timber (quar.) Quebec 6* 11- Oklahoma— common —— Extra Pure of 11- 12-20 $3c (quar.) (quar.) Corp. —— Common Puget Co. preferred St. Joseph 12-20 50c. dividend preference Publication 12-31 *$2 *— Quarterly Public Service Electric & : __ Co., Washington 1-20 *35c (qua*.)____—______—__ Lambert, Preston 6c 4%% - . Common 12-10 12-15 12-31 Common 7 (quar.) preferred'(quar.)_ Saguenay Power Co., Ltd., 4'4% St. John Dry Dock Co., Ltd.— 3 12-20 1- —$1.75 5% 1- 5c pfd. Industries, Ltd., 1-20 10c — Co., Inc. (Penna.) 5% pfd.— Co., 5% pfd. (quar.) Woolen 12-23. 12-13 " — Transit Portland 10c 12-17 South 50c (quar.) j Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. (year-end) Safeway Stores, Inc. com. (quar.) 11-29 Sorg 12-10 1- Mills, $1.25 preferred 50c _______ Sulphite & Paper Co.— K.) 3 12-30 4%% C.) preferred 2% " (quar.)_ (quar.) preferred (quar.).J Porter 7% 15c (quar.)- Common '4% Russell 12-10 1 12-24 $3 (increased) $1.25 convertible preferred A Paper Co., 5%% preferred 1 12-10 1- Sonotone 1 1-1 Co. 12-15 12-24 12-15 Solvay American Corp. 4% pfd. (quar.) Corp., common (quar.) 9 9 1- $1.25 12-10 3 Typewriters, Inc...- $1.25 ^ (Jacob) 60c • dividend 12-10 11-29 1- 50c - 5% 4 12-21 $2.50 —— Minig Co. 1- 12-21 $1.75 (quar.) & North Adams RR. (s-a) Company (quar.)— Pleasant Valley Wine_———i—Plough, Inc. (quar.) Plymouth Cordage Co., common..;........ 'Stock dividend (F. 12- 12- 1- $1.12% common Ruppert 12-10 1- . Aircraft Staley 12-10 3 12-27 12-27 Solar 12-16* $4 1 12-10 1- 12-17* 1 20c $2 -A 12-29 Russell PIttston Polaris (s-a) (quar.) 12-29 Stock 1- 25c — 3 12-22 12-22 1- (s-a) Iron Society Brand Clothes, r 6% Pittsfield 'Employees stock Plymouth Oil Co.* (cash RR. preferred (quar.) Ruberoid Company (year-^end) ————$1.75 . Valley 7 % of 12-16* *20c 25c .' 6/100ths held—-— ———— Genesee Cable 12-15 i20c (initial) (quar.) 4% conv. pfd. (quar.) Roos Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Rotary Electric Steel (stock dividend)-.— Rothmoor Corp. (year-end) Royal Typewriter Co., common—-. Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Ry.— (quar.) preferred (quar.)__ Ltd.— A (quar.) prior preferred (quar.) & Pendleton, Inc. (year-end) Rome 12-17 60c - Common Co., preferred 5% 12-17 20c 53 %c - Pittsburgh Forgings Co._—— .Stock dividend at the rate of one & preferred Roeser 3 J50c Telephone Corp.— 5% < 12-14 40c — & 12-10 1- 12-27 A & & Corona Paper Common (quar.) $2 preferred (quar.) *l0c _1 5% 12-10 50c (quar.) each 1- 12-20 20c (Howard) 1 *62%q preferred A (quar.) Rockwood & Company— 12-15 Smith - 1- 10c Little Rochester 12-31 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Pitney-Bowes, Inc., 414% pfd. (quar.) Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical (year-end) of 3 —_— (Hartford) $4 Extra L 1-10 $2.50 _______ — Mills, 12-14 $1 Co. common 4%% —_—-—-— (special) 1-3 11-22 12-21 12-21 29^c Plywood & Timber Rochester 75c 11-22 O.) Corp. (increased)-! Smith, Kline & French Laboratories 20c __i & 1- 3 $1.25 (A. 20c —* Drug Robinson Co.— Smith class Steel C.) Southwestern ' Extra ■ Iron— (quar.) preferred Robinson 11-22 11-22 11-22 $50c 12- $1.25 12-21 preferred Common (quar.) 12-15 12-31 12-31 (quar,)__ prior preferred (quar.) Sloane-Blabon Corp.— Co.— .1 Robinson A (L, 12 %c Controls L.) pfd. 5c h 3 50c (quar;) 5% 5 % Ltd.— (quar.)—— (P. Corp. Rayon, 10c shares Fulton Oil 50c : Mills, » 1- 10c (quar.) $1.25 Co., Ltd., $2.50 preferred (quar.) Robinson Cotton Mills, Ltd. 12-15 1 30c ; : share 3 American Robertshaw 9 50C (quar.)__i Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd.— Roan 1 Robertson —.———--h* one 1- 12- 12- 10- ; Extra ' pfd. Corp. Insurance Pillsbury 3 Skenandoa 5c ! —: Silk Sinclair 9 $1.75 $2 participating class A share Transportation (quar.) Trenton RR. & — 1- 25c preferred Corp., Extra 12-15 $1.75 - Riverside Pattern Co. $1.75 common • 12-29 20c : Smith $1.75 1 1 1-29 5% — Sloss-Sheffield — 1212- *$1.25 (quar.) 1-15 $1.75 1J2-10 12-31 20c Simplicity $1.75 (quar.) Paper, Raisin Corp. 1-15 $1 12-20 12-31 * 15c A 2-1-49 $1.75 preferred River 12-10 12-31 Inc., class 2-1-49 45% — 12-10 Dairies, Ltd.— Ltd., dividend 5 % % Extra 12-11 $1.25 Company, 5% 1 1 (quar.) — Suburban Phillips-Jones 12-11 12-10 12-10 . Increased Philadelphia Ritter 12-15 1- $1.12% com. (quar.) Reading Coal Philadelphia 3 12-21 ——— Co., 3 1- 8 12-24 preferred Philadelphia 1- 12-20 12-15 12- 12-22 87%c (quar.) Electric 3 12-20 1-10 *25c 12-13 90c (quar.)— (quar.) 7% 2nd preferred (quar.)__ 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) : Rico Argentine Mining Co.— there- a paid.)-— preferred 1- 1-15 Stock 96c preferred preferred 3* 50c preferred 2nd - , of amount be 1st 2nd 12-10 25c (quar.) Paper 12- 20c , ; 1-10 3 *25c 1 $1.37% (quar.)———.. (quar.) 1% fractional in preferred 7% 45c (No 1st 7% 25c — preferred 12-10 12-15 12- 12-14 1 1- 60c __ (quar.) 1st Simplex 1-3-49 25c 1 (quar.) 12-15 3 2 1- $1.50 Ltd.— 1 1- (year-end) Western preferred 3* 1-3-49 to (quar.) (quar.) preferred 7% 12-10 37%c but 1st 3 12-27 $1.12% Products— 1st .Extra 7% 1- 5% 12- 12-22 25C Rhodesian Selection Trust, Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.— Common (extra) 12-10 Siiverwood 2 6% _ 2- (quar.) 15c (initial)- 12-10 1- 10c dividend be 1- 20c lquar.)__—— stock cash Pierce , 12-10 Sigma 12-10 1- 12 %c Co. *20c 35c 15C (year-end) 1 (quar.) Ltd. 12-23 t'15c (quar.) Paper 12-31 $1.75 (quar.)_i___ Co. 3 50c ;(irreg.) Corp. 1- $1.50 (Chas.)- & Co., 3%% pfd. (quar.) Philadelphia Company,-$5 preferred (quar.).: .Extra 1 12-28 $L $1.25 Pfizer Phoenix 1 1- $1,12% 53c Milk Co., common (quar.)__ 4%% preferred (quar.)_ Petroleum Cerp. of America—- Philco 12-31 30c 1 —— 7% t*4 : common 12-22 2- Canada— *300 1-15 12-31 preferred Rhinelander 12-10 1- $5.50 Light, Pet 5% ■1-15 12-20 40o preferred 4.50% 7 Breweries, 12-15 dividend 7% (accum.) Works, Circle will 12- $1.25 (quar.) Water $4.50 12-10 12-21 1 Sick's 12-15 25c — . shares 12-20 25c (quar.)_____„- preferred Common 12-16 Optical Co. 12-29 87 %c (quar.) 3 Extra 12-29 15c convertible preferred (quar.) Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco, com. (year-end) Class B (year-end) 12-16 3 40c T (year-end) (quar.) Co., Shuron — A 1- *$1.7S of (quar.) Mines, Ltd. Silverwood Dairies, 25c 6%% 3.60% Peoples Drug Stores '(increased quar.);—!_« Peoples Gas Light & Coke^_ Perfection 3 1- 50c preferred (quar.) Boys 1< 75c Pennsylvania Telephone, $2.10 pfd. (quar.)_ Pennsylvania Water & Power, com. (quar.), •$1 =■*' Bros, Metals Stock Industries, Inc.— preferred -4%% Reynolds 2- 4% preferred 12-15 31 %o ' preferred 35c common 3 *200 Co. 7%c ; Corp., 12-31 1- (quar.) 8%c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) 3 . $1.25 Y.) 2 1- 12-10 dividend prior Reymer & 1-17 —,i. Pennsylvania Power $4 2-.B Securities (year-end) of 12-18 2-15 _ ' 1- 50c preferred Steel Stock 1-17 ___ «6 1-49 50c & 11-29 Extra 12-17 2-15 Pennsylvania Coal & Coke___ Pennsylvania Engineering (jfear-pnd)__ Pennsylvania Exchange Bank (N. Y.) (s-a) Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., com. (quar.) Pep 12-28 *$1.50 , 2 , 25c 2-15-49 Company 1- Rand, preferred ,*75c , 12-11 12-20 12-31 1- 40c 59%c Extra 12-11 2 $1.18% convertible 6% 3 2 1- 30c common (111.) 6% 6% (quar.)_._ (quar.) 1- 1-15 $1.25 (quar.) Corp. of America— conv. preferred (quar.) Common 12-20 $1.75 preferred Republic 3 Holders Payable of Rec. *2c preferred Sherwin-Williams 1% preferred (quar.)_ Inc., common (quar.) Renfrew Textiles, Ltd., class A (quar.).____ Republic Investors Fund, Inc. 7 12-21 $1.25 pfd. A (irreg.) (N. Mfg. Co. $4.50 12-21 1- 25c Corp. Remington 12-31 12- 12-31 $1.25 (quar.) 12-16 12-24 (s-a) (quar.) Co.- Inc. 12- 1-15 $3 When Share — 55 Sheraton $1.25 : 1-2-49 . 20c __ 43A% i12-23 $1 12-15 — 3%% 12-11 30c '.Extra Pennsylvania 12-31 12-15 12-23 3 (Washing¬ (quar.) Bit Bros., Reliance 12-20 1-2 50c — Pennsylvania Bankshares Corp. 12-15 12-29 1- ' (quar.) Reinsurance 1 . (quar.). C.) 12-18 20c 12-15 4%% Philadelphia A common Roller Extra *45c (qua,r. (quar.) common preferred Penney Reed 12-31 1 Mills Company, A Reeves $1.50 (quar.).. Penman's, Ltd., 12-20 12-28 $1.50 . Telephone Co.— Common Class 2 Stores, Drug 12-31 1- 50c Peninsular Reed 3 1- $37 12-23 1- Company Sheep Creek Gold Mines, Ltd. (increased) Sheller Mfg. Corp., 5% 1st pfd. (quar.) Shellmar Products, common (quar.) — (quar.) preferred 1-15 $1.25 . 2 1-13 —— of preferred Corp., 5% Co. Hosiery Owl Reece 1-14 Co.— common Parmelee Transportation Perfect 12-20 1- 2 preferred (quar.)$1 Paramount Pictures (quar.) Peoria 1 50c '• (irreg.) 4% $5 Silk 7% Red — Express Eastern preferred $6 Real 12-17 20c Per Name of 12-17 12%c Co. (s-a)_—L 12-17 $1.25 50c 2 $1.50 (quar.) Insurance Trust 12-30 —— (quai\)i Intermountain Paraffine 5% Estate 12-30 Tubes,' Ltd. • (year-end) American Investment Fund, Inc.—;.:— .$6 Real $1 (quar,) 1- 12-31 9 (2587) Holders Payable of Rec. 50c • 12- 10c Panhandle ton, D. C.) 12-15 A Title $2.50 Li Page-Hershey .$1 3 class Estate 12-23 8c. . Pacific Lighting Corp. $5 pfd. (quar.) Pacific Portland Cement, 6%% preferred— Pacific Public Service (quar.) ' Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., common 6% preferred (quar.) Pacific Tin Consolidated (resumed)—— . 12-15 1- 50c . Extra 4% 1 partic. Real Corp. of California— Indemnity Pacific Pan 12-11 1- 37%c preferred—— (year-end) preferred Pacific 12-23 . When Reading Tube Corp.— $4 preferred— 2nd non-cum. Pacific . 1st non-cum.. 3-15 50c 50c CHRONICLE Share Incl, $2 pfd. (quar.)__ Reading Co., 4% 2nd preferred (quar.)_; Reading Gas Co. (Pa.) (s-a) 12-20 3-30 Company Rayonier, Inc.— Pacific Atlantic Telegraph Co. (s-a)^-. Pacific Coast .Aggregates, Inc. : Pacific Coast ,Co., common____.—1. $5 12-30 10c — FINANCIAL Per Payable of Rec. *15c com. preferred & H older» a (quar.t$1.25 Oxford Electric.Corp (resumed) 10c 5% COMMERCIAL (quar.) ' ►aJllJSW^'A'i &*V- '*^,u * Brt^Uti 56 Ltd., (G.) J25c — 1 _ preference (quar.) Taylor Instrument Cos. (quar.) 1- 3 12-10 Utah £45c 1- 3 12-10 Utica £5Gc common Extra $4 1- 3 12-10 Valspar Corp., Van 25c 1- 3 12-15 t25c 1- 2 12-11 Common 5c 2- 1 12-11 $1.75 1- 1 12-15 , Ltd. (interim) Telluride Power, 7% pfd. (quar.)„ Temple Coal $6 conv. pfd. (accum.)___ Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Ry. Co Tennessee Corp. (extra) Teck-Hughe6 Transmission Gas Tennessee Mines, Gold Texas Pacific & Mills, 1 12-10 1- 1 12-10 3 Detroit 1 1-1 12-11 1-15 12-13 1- 1 12-13 ' 1- 1-49 12-15 4- 1-49 3-15 50c 6-25-49 6-16 50c 1-10 12-28 $25c 1-2 12-15 12-10 12-31 12-10 20c 12-27 12-13 Wabasso Cotton 3 12-13 Wacker (extra) 93 %c . —— 1- preferred (quar.)—.—. Toklan Royalty Corp. (s-a)————— TOnopah Mining Co —■——1—- 3 1- USc $1.75 12- 1- 3 Iron Class Walker 12-20 11-30 Walker 1-31 1- 3 3 3 3 12-15 tl5c 1- 3 •" 3 12-15 25c ■ ' '*" • ■ (quar.) preferred 4% Co.. ' Ware Warner Bros. 1- 12*14 Warren Corp. pfd. 1- 12-14 1- 12-10 (quar.) _ 1-15 35c 12-30 5 12-23 50c 12- 3-1-49 12-20 25c (special) Y. N. _ Weatherhead . Union Metal Mfg. Oil $6 Jersey West Ohio West Penn Electric class A 3 12-20 3 12-10 $7 1- 3 12-10 7% 50c 1- 3 12-10 6% -25c 12-22 12-10 West 12-22 12-10 (quar.)i_— ' (quar.)_. Pacific Union RR. (quar.)_— 1 12-10 $1.25 i 1- 3 12- 6 West 1- 3 12- 6 Co 75c — Union Eond Fund Fund Bond Fund Drill 3 Class & $3 United A Fruit United United Molasses United Light United United Piece $4.25 Co., U. S. Corp., 1-14 1- 12- & 5% Foil S. Co., 12-15 12-15 U Cold S $2 Storage prior pfd. 12-31 12-17 12-31 12-17 1-10 12-20 $5 U S Guarantee 8. 1- 5 12-14 $2 12-15 $4 1-15 12-20 (Bait.) 12-27 1-2-49 II-10 1-2-49 11-10 25c 12-17 S. S. preferred (quar.) — Linos, 4'A% preferred (s-a) Pipe & Foundry Co. /quar.) U. S. Playing Card Co. Extra Stock U. S. 5% U. 8. 12- 3 3 12- A 1-1-49 1-1-49 (quar.) Y.) 1-12 Steel Extra 1-12 Leaf Common preferred 1- 2 Co. 5% 3 12-29 12-15 1-15 12-20 The 1-15 12-20 bidding 12-24 12-13 vious 1- 3 12-15 result 1- 3 12-15 Extra Utah , • 60c (quar.) Sugar Co.— class A preferred * .. : H.) Grocery , 12-15 12-20 issued 12-15 1-15 12-15 1- 5 11-26 1- 5 II-26 1- Federal The 12-3U 2-15 22- 1 3-17 1-3-49 12-16 1- 3 *25c 1- 3 12-10 25c 1-3 12-15 $1 1- 3 12-15 75c 12-27 12-16 12-27 „ has authorized transmission gas cubic 111,000,000 of feet . —__ Iron & Co. new 12-15 .... 1- 3 12- Manufacturers Light and Heat Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. into the Appalachian area. Tho facilities which the Commission has authorized in this instance only Gas.—T. 168, 2330. p. - 3 12- 3 12-27 12-13 Operating 12-10 Operating expenses_ Federal 1 1-20 12-28 12-20 2- 1 1-20 Prop, 2- 1 I-20 Amort, 1-15 1-15 12-31 12-15 Net 30c 12-31 12-15 Other 10c 2-15 1,641,400 1,633,000 290 5,212 3,304 $584,892 $487,237 $5,816,705 10,146 64,496 $4,905,354 12,682 12-20 12-10 Gross $497,383 ' $5,881,201 1 Interest $4,918,036 125c • 1- 3 12- oper. revenues Income (net). $1.12% 1- 2 1- 1 12-13 1- de¬ 114,370' 1,629,594 1,281,597 $382,653 $4,251,607 $3,636,439 the period 865,050 865,050 144,370 (net) 12-24 12-31 dividend 12-31 11-15 $1.50 1-31 1-15 requirements for * II-15 $2.50 —V. $453,581 income Net Preferred 3 50c 56'Ac 12-11 2330. 168, p. • r. V • ; Textron Incorporated—Chatham Royal had Little, President, made been Contract Extended—• Dec. 8 announced that an arrangement Manufacturing Co. whereby tboy will of Bunny Esmond crib blankets ui tjie on with- Chatham 1- 2 1- 2 12-11 25C 1- 1 12-10 $1.25 1- 1 12-10 183/4C 12-23 12-11 12-28 12-11 50c 12-29 12-13 12-29 12-13 50c ; (initial) 12-28 12-16 tured $1.25 12-28 12-16 as 12-24 King, former Vice-President of Textron, Inc.—V. common— ' J 40c 1-10 25c 12-20 $3'Ac 1-3 11-26 3 12-20 25C 1- 12- the continue manufacture Waynesboro (Va.)- plant. Albert L. But'er, President of Chatham Manufacturing Co., stated that his company will produce and distribute the new line of the famous Bunny Esmond blankets to customers pre¬ • viously served as well as to other sources. New Unit to Produce Nashua Line— Dec. •Effective 7, the Nashua shower curtain line is being manufac¬ Nashua label by a new company to be known Co., Inc., which will be headed by James A. and sold under the Manufacturing Ames 168, p. 2232. 1 Tishman Realty & Construction Norman Tishman, Vice-President and 25c 2- 1 1-20 poration 25c 3- 1 2-19 succeeding 3-15-49 2-28 10c 6-15-49 Co., Inc.—New Pres.— director a of this cor¬ 15-11 Paul : 10C : Common 12-15 1 12-15 Yellow Cab Co.— 25c (quar,) 1-. 3 12-20 12-10 preferred 12-20 12- 1 6% convertible 12- I 6% convertible preferred 6% convertible preferred Corp. 1928, has been elected President, becomes Chairman of the board. Tishman, Senior Vice-President and a director since the incep¬ of the company, has resigned.—V. 167, p. 2054. since its David incorporation in Tishman, New York (quar.) 1-20 4-20 37-%c 7-30-49 (quar.) —_______ 1-31-49 37'Ac 4-30-49 7-20 37 %c <quar.)_ (quar.) ' 12 v i- 3 12-15 on Dec. Curb Exchange has ■ Dec. 10 been advised that the name transactions in . 1 ■ this .corporation's $1 par..value' stock were recorded ;under the/ new name of the company.; Howard H. / of changed to Altes Brewing Co.,, it was announced 9. Beginning ,common who Co.—Changes Name—; V Tivoli Brewing The this company has been 12-20 Yolande tion 12-10 15c Yale & Towne Mfg. > v l?-24 $1.06'A $597,951 ^ other and 13,059 ' —: income ductions common__ 966,605 1-28 30c (quar.) 123,000 542 ; 2,340,190 12-31 25c : 146,400 approp. res. 889,636 limited-term of investments 1-2 25c — 100,748 — retir. 2- 236,544 74,961 10,760,336 2,870,929 1,104,831 9.801,669 277,435 taxes Other taxes 50c $1,837,455 $22,199,413 $19,-650,122 $1,966,708 882,478 revenues—— 12-24 25c 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Oct. 31- $1 preferred (quar.) Wysong & Niles Co. ; , part Texas Power & Light Co.—Earnings— 3 1- $1.25 (quar.) Lothrop, for day extending from northeastern Kentucky into northern Ohio pending further hearing Jan. 5, 1949, on other facilities proposed by Tennessee :■ com. the of 50% Petroleum, to specific company per " $1 . _ —• .____ for gas 12-16 (quar.) (year-end) (quar.) the facilities of an over-all expansion program for which the Tennessee company is seeking authorization. Approval was given for construction of approximately 516 miles of main line loops along the company's existing system, 85 miles of lateral line, and additional compressor facilities. Over-all cost of the authorized facilities is estimated at $49,569,391. The Commission deferred authorization of a proposed 238-mile line 12-22 1 ■ the Southwest from represent 1 1-10 4- natural transporting of account the 12-31 3 2-15 1945. Commission Power add'tional, build 3 25c Co., 12-30 12-24 by Tennessee Gas since Expansion Program Authorized— 1* 50c (quar.) Steel 4 Corp. 1- $1.25 ,k (quar.) series) (1897 Co—— Yankee Fibre Tile Mfg. Co, 12-31 that testimony 12-15 Power— 12-16 ' pre¬ 1 1 75c . 2 15c its of 1-15 1- purpose (quar.)__ (quar.) (quar.)__— 1- .j competitive a negotiated basis would for expansion. it was disclosed through the money stated order Commission's of ooposed continuation a 75c common 15c (quar.)__ cost t "1-3 (s-a)_ — 20C ______ Idaho overall lower a a on of an officer and director of Stone & Webster Securities that his company and White, Weld & Co., jointly had managed underwriting groups for the sale of all the securities that had been 12- 12-22 ' Upson-Walton the appropriate means by independent offers for the Commission, the to requirement and contended that of arranging for financing in The 8 according company, $1 1-12 1- Gas Act, competitive "that stated, FPC method Monthly 12-15 Natural the of (E) $35c „——: 1 25c the reveals," record 40C 2- $1.12 Ma 7 it had the power to attach to the certificates condition requiring competitive bidding. "The financing required." 25c $2 nuar.1—_ a the securities appears to be applicant company can secure Monthly 12-15 12-29 for the 12-24 the of bidding which $1.25 Corp Common (quar.i 1-19 1-19 $1.25 30c (quar.) preferred 2-15 case Section under that 1942, this in 40c Wool Combing Corp. of Canada, Ltd.: Worthington Pump Si Machinery Corp., com. Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd. (reduced)__ Wrigley (Win.)., Jr., Co. (monthly) 12-15 Y. N. t50c dividend- Woodward Co.— quar.i— (increased evidence in amended $1 12-15 1- 75c Universal Winding Co. Upson Company, 4'A% 12-17 as 2-15 $1.25 — Co.,■ common preferred Stock 12-20 25c (quar.) Tobacco (increased 12-30 4 held FPC issued 25c common preferred Electric Woodward Buffalo, to , supplemental; miles of 395 Kentucky Northeastern from and bonds. The 12-10 20C Oil preferred Woodley 12-31 1- $8.75 ; Universal Machine Lovett (Alan) 12-31 3 the 12-27 $1.12'/a (quar.) Co. A Oil 5% II-30' 6?%c . (quar.) & West Virginia, and 25c 12-16 93 %c (quar.) (N. 12-15 12- 25c , Stuart & Co. Inc., investment bankers, intervened in the before the FPC to request the bonds to be sold at com- ; petitive bidding. The investment concern plans to make an offer for 12-20 25c section. to In Halsey, 12-15 common—____ common Company, Wood Printing & Lithograph— preferred Trust Co. 3 3 * . a proceedings 12-13 11- 12-16 25c (quar.)„ class Wiser R $1 common 6% 12-17 12-20 50c (quar.) 12-29 Co—_________ (Consider 8 70c dividend Universal-Cyclops 8% 12-24 1- 12-10 $1.50 (quar.)— preferred Electric Wisconsin 8 1- 3 12-10 55c 3 12- *1.75 1- nessee, Kentucky transmission line 12-20 Bidding?, Co.—FPC Orders build an additional 909 miles of line along Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ten¬ plans system existing $1.05 4'/2% preferred A (quar.) j.— Winnipeg Electric Co., common 5% non-cum. preferred (s-a)— 3 12- 22 '/2 c _ preferred 12- 12-23 12-31 2% ; Plywood Corp., 3%% 12-23 35c _I 7 The "company $1.12'/2 (quar.) Corp., Oil 12-22 75c __ 12- 12-27 the new construct to Its 1-17 _ Corp. Winn 12-22 12-28 $1.50 U. S. 12-16* 12-28 50c —III (quar.) mission 12-14 $1.50 Wilsil, Ltd. Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.— $4.50 preferred (quar.) Wilson & Co., $4.25 preferred (quar.) '■ 12-16* 50c ; : common $0.56 : ' : \ ruled Dec. 9 that Commission Power 3 1- 12-20 (quar.) Ltd. Willett 12-16' 1 1- 12'/2c (quar.)— U. U. 12-28 ' $1.75 ~ 1 12-15 40C — (quar.) A Wilcox 3 12-28 25c _ - $1.25 & Stationery, Paper River Wico 1-14 (year-end) 2 Co. prior pref. (quarJ preferred (accum.) 6% Extra 7 % prior Wichita . (quar.):. 226,600 $0.74 bond issue to. finance new construction had to be sold at competitive bidding. The issue concerned is the $50,000,000 of first mortgage bonds that arei to be sold by the company to finance construction of two new "legs'? in its pipeline system. The FPC also granted the company per- j Federal 12-15 683Ac Whiting I- 226,600 Tennessee Gas Transmission The- 12-28 35c 12-14 1- 5 50c Co 1- 12- 3 15c ; Inc. Sewing 12-30 (Irreg.) $127,694 $49,804 226,600: $0.22 , ; for Bond Issue— 3 $1.50 (s-a) Steel Motor 37'/2c ; Gypsum Co., 12-31 1- 50c Corp.— Special U. 12-31 1-15- •.— RR. (George) White 12-15 1-15 conv. 1-15 — (quar.) Tablet Whitaker 12-29 Participating 12-10 Extra $1.75 partic, — Pacific Wheeling $1 A 12-20 (quar.) Stores Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Co. Special Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. (quar,) 50c B (year-end) —preferred (quar/) 1*14 $1.25 (year-end) 12-15 70c Class 1 25c outstdg. shares $1.75 1-3-49 17'/2c ...... 78,264 $167,971 768,025 12-13 ~ U2'/2C pfd. 1 2- ^—_ Weston 62'/2c 105,369 858,458 226.600' • $0.26 Earnings per share_____ —v. 168. P. 651. 25c 11-15 (quar.) - Guaranty class (s-a) White $4.20 2nd Capital 12-13 17 Vac 12-20 $1 ._ 30,526 38,249 * 12-15 Pennsylvania Ry.— & Westmoreland, 40c (quar.) $1,064,426 791,086 $973,983 * 12^-18 62'Ac < common common in- profit' $1.75 Co., Canadian taxes come 12-17 — 6 1- 2 13,927 '$334,353 •'254,025 $361,186 264,479 incl. depreciation and 1 I" 12- (s-a) 8 $1.06'A Total 12-27 $1.50 12- 1-3-49 ■ 12,798 3,797 12-27 ; 5 — 12- 1-3-49 ' 4,415 12-15 ^ 12-28 $2.50 (quar.)— Finishing Co.— ' preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) 7% 12-27 2'/2c (year-end) 12-31 50c $4 • 11-30 5 preferred (quar.) preferred tquar.) 5%. 12-10 3 Y. preferred 5% U. S. U. 12-27 1- Ltd., class A (quar.)______ preferred -Western 9 53c (quar;)_____; preferred N. Common 12-10 1-3-49 58y3C (quar.) Wallpaper, Inc.— Fidelity I-11 25c (annual) common Canal preferred Stores 1-11. 1 10% (quar.)———— convertible Fed. ___ Western : Shoe Machinery, common preferred Steel Corp., Ltd.— United Stockyards Corp.— 4% Exps., 11-30 1- 1- (quar.) 25c 6% United 11-30 ______ 60c United United 1 2- Works— Dye conv. 2- 50c United 70c Extra Western common— preferred & preferred 11-30 12-27 75c J. (quar.) Light & Telephone Co., Inc. Western 12-22 12-14 — (monthly) Corp., partic. RR. 12-10 2 -12- 3 _ Co.— preferred J. 3 2-20 12-23 (quar.) Co., Ltd. (interim)— National N. 3 12-27 1- preferred $1.40 12-20 Fund & Railways Non-cum, United 12-10 £75c prior preferred (monthly)„: 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) prior 12-20 1- charges_ accessories supplies & 25c 35c preferred Department 20c —. 7% 6% Western Grocers, Ltd.— Corp._ Illuminating Income Western 12-10 Common preferred (quar.)— (quar,)— United 11-30 25c (quar.) (quar.) 12-10 $1.75 (accum.) Co. Gas United pfd. Investments, class 11-30 service profit on sales of 50c preferred 5% 12-10 5% __ T Fuel 6% United 3 $3.50 Virginia Pulp & Paper (quar.) Special West Virginia Water Service Co., common— 4y2% preferred (quar.) 12-20 15c A' (quar.)_ class Corp., Corp. .7% Dyewood 1- 12-27 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $1,051,628 $960,056^ 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $357,389 $329,940 Period End. Sept. 30— 85c preferred (qufir.)_______— preferred B (quar.)— Texas Utilities, $6 pfd. (quar.) 12-20 10c Tool Co. Power Co., Penn 12-20 75c pfd. rquar.) (quar.) Extra United . Stock Fund. Common Corporation. United Fund—— Stock Preferred Union Union TelAutograph Corp.—Earnings— 8 25c (quar.): (quar.) ______ 32c ——_ 12- Gross $2.62 »/2 (quar.) preferred preferred 15c "C"__ 12-17 25c (quar.) Co. 9c "B" Union 19c "A"__ Bond (Continued from page 16) 12-17 1 1- 12*20 Earned __________— & Seashore RR. Gas 19c Union Union United " 12-14 12-14 Inc.— Funds, Trusteed 12-23 12-23 12-11 12-20 West Year-end > Net 4.20% $1 Sulphur 3 45c 4'/a% 12-22 * $1 Union 1- 12-27 12-27 Corporation and Investment News t20c Inc. 3 1- 1- — preferred 12-16 12-20 — Snowdrift & 12-20 12-23 1- — common 3 12-20 (quar.)__ $5 West $1 Co., Extra 1- General $1.37'/2 Corp. ' (quar.) Wesson $1.50 Carbon— & Co., Fund, Wellington $1 (quar.) Cor ' .CarbFde Union Rubber & 1-10 30c (quar.)— (quar.) Products 4 25c —________ Asbestos 12-10 20c 50c Quarterly Union 12-15 1-20 5C ; 1 . . 12-31 3 (quar. Webster-Chicago 3-19 12- 1-15 $1 —— of Co. 1-15 12-20 3 12-18 133Ac preferred (quar.) . tax. 8 62'/a C (quar. Motor Co. Screw Wayne 12-1 1-3-49 62 %C (quar.) 12-23 62'/2C Canadian non-residents' tax. " deductible at the source. .Non¬ income tax. Jamaica 30% xLess 12-31 25C 1 37'/2c preferred Trust 12- dividend. this for 12-13 12-22 6c (quar.)— 308 South LaSalle Street Corp., com (quar.) Underwriters 12-24 closed not Less British income a 3 — class B Knitting Mills Wayne 12-20 - 12-13 1- 12-15 1- 7-15 12-24 1- — (s-a) Pictures. Ine Ltd. Waterous, Waukesha 12-28 (quar.) Tyler Fixture Corp.. 5'A% Udylite Corp. (quar.) RR., Company 12-20 12-20 62'/2c — Inc. (irreg.) : ———: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.— convertible Warner 12-23 12-23 31'Ac — 1-15 1-15 12-10 in U. S. Funds, less 15% in Canadian funds, tax resident tax 15%; resident tax 7%, 4-15 8-1-49 5c (year-end)_— Class C 50c : (quar.) 2-1 2- 1 12-20 tPayable tPayable 1- — (quar.) guaranteed Brothers, 50c ——— —, Common preferred River 12-14 12-14 53y8C Trunz, $1.50 5'/2 % 11- (quar.) 1-15 £31'Ac t37'Ac loc — resumed) corp. books ♦Transfer 25c •• A mass 1-15 2- 1 (quar.)__ (quar.) Products Zonlte 62'/2C ———________ £25c " (s-a) Royalty Products Common 1 12-14 3 1- J25c Year-end £$1.12% "" * —-— Treesweet Products Co., $1.25 Trico 1- I-14 75c (quar.)___ 12- 1 2- 1 t50c preferred 25c ; <- £25c Transwestern Year-end 1-10 ' — preferred Trailmobile 1-17 12-17 87'Ac ' Un]tia!)~I_— - 1-27 12-28 12-17 $1.75 Special preferred (quar.)—_______ 6% preferred (quar.) r__, Walworth Company (year-end) Walt Disney Productions— 6% conv. preferred (accum.)— Ward Baking Co., common (quar.) $25c " Extra 4%% _ __ 5% 12-15 1- $1.75 Corp., UlYtrfl B 6 Class 12-15 1- 11-30 3 5-2-49 1-3 t37'Ac - 12-15 1- t$1.25 prior pfd..— Traders Finance Corp, Ltd., class A (initial) Class Products, 12-20 2-1-49 1- H-19 (quar.)_—__— common 5%' preferred 12-15 25c 12-15 1- 20c Securities (year-end) Company, $2.50 class A Vitamin 2 1- 50c — 6 „A ,, „ 1- 3 $1 Extra " 6% 62'/2c 12-30' tl5c 1 ' Toronto Mortgage Co. (quar.)^_—_______ Torrington Manufacturing — Towne & 12- t25c (initial) Corp. (quar.) Inc. (quar.)_ System, 12-15 J15c V — 12-20 „ —25c - Ltd. Zellers, 12-15 ■ Co.. Steel Door Extra 12-21 12-13 12-31 J20c ' U-ai n —- Youngstown 12-17 12-31 ciass Sheet & Tube 12-17 12-17 12-13 12-22 25c $1 Knitting Milis, Ltd., Extra 12-10 12-27. 15c - tlOc common. (quar.)_________— A 3 - Ltd., Works, Extra 1- ________ Co., Ltd., new com. 6% preferred B_— Waldorf 3c " ; Co Iron Electric 5c — — 12-10 55c 12-15 tl5c Ltd Brothers, 3 87 '/2c Baking Corp., common preferred (quar.) 7% 3 1- 1- (year-end) common (quar.)^____^ & Corp., Wagner 2 12-15 12-30 35c 15c 12-10 tS1.25 Works, Wagner 7% Toronto Mold Vulcan , 12-10' 12-20 50c 1 I25C — : ; Year-end 1- 1- 3 1- 3 12-22 37'Ac 56'Ac s-a) (increased common Youngstown *56C preferred 12-31 Tip Top Tailors, Ltd. (irreg.)— Tishman Realty & Construction Co.— Increased quarterly Tobin Packing Co. com. (quar.)——_— Tooke Chemical $1.06 y4 , 12-13 Corp., preferred (quar.) Corrugating Co. Holders When Payable of Rec. Share Company 4'A% York York common $1.12 »A (quar.).. Co.———————. Axle 1- 12-11 50C common (quar,) 12-20 25c (quar.);.——— B Associated Oil, 12-10 12-28 25c ________ 12-20 25c York Ltd. 30c (year-end)— Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.— $1.50 6% partic.-preferred (accum.) Virginia Electric & Power $1.25 $5 preferred (quar.) 62 y2c Virginian Railway, common iquar.) 37'/2C 6% preferred (quar.) 37 '/2c 6% preferred (quar.) — 37 V2C 6% preferred (quar.) 50c Vlchek Tool Co., common (year-end)___— $1.75 7% preferred (quar.) 80c Vogt Manufacturing Co. (year-end)__ __ $4.12'/2 Vulcan Corp., $4.50 preferred (accum.) 75o $3 conv. prior preferred Jquar.) 80c Vulcan Detinmng, common (year-end) 35C '7% preferred (quar.)— ' 12-10* 1- 12-29 50c 6 1-17 2- Name of • 12-21 1 ■ Victor Equipment Co, $1 common 12- 1-2 $2 preferred (quar.) 5% 75c 31'Ac Ltd., 3 '/2 % 15c Ltd. preferred Tiniken 1- —— 3 1- 62'/2c preferred Victor 50c ___j— preferred Water , 12-10 *, (quar.):— Thrifty Drug Stores, 4V2% pfd. A 4V!»% 1-3 : (quar.) Stores, $3.75 1 •'*■ Corp. Tide 6 12- $1.02 y2 •Common Thrift 12- 1-11 — Common Thor 12-11 12-20 35c Ry. Cotton 12-24 $1.O0V4 Textiles, Inc., common— " 4% preferred (quar.) Textron, Inc., common (quar.) $1.25 preferred (quar.)—; Thomaston Viau, 25c — (quar.)_ (s-a;___. pfd. prior of Canada, Corp. 4'/2% 25c common (quar.) (quar.) :n Company (quar.) Gulf Producing (year-end) Norman 40c (increased)— Co. 5% Co., $4 conv. preferred Company— Payable of Rec. Formerly Verney Mills of Canada— 25c preferred 4.25% Texas — preferred 4.10% Texas + — Light Knitting Verney Taylor, Pearson & Carson (Canada), Ltd.— & Power r Per Holders When Per Share Name of Company Payable of Rec. 1948 Monday, December 20, CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Holders When Per Share Name of Company Tamblyn COMMERCIAL THE (2588) Colby,; President and Chairman of the board, said v d the Volume 168 decision made was which pany Number 4761 eliminate to makes Altes the existing and Lager THE confusion beer made the the to as by the Altes a sold was companion first to Tivoli it was reintroduced in centrate beer beer 1936. When it was decided, year later, a to withdrawn the irom to 168, market Altes Lager on nation-wide basis at a local a price.— registrar for the stock.—V. 168, directors have declared dividend a of 31 cents share per paid in The usual quarterly preferred holders record of dividend stock Dec. 24, $1.50 of also was 1948.—V. share per declared, 168, 1947. the $6 on payable Jan. Preston Tucker on Dec. 10 offered the corporation. He made the. offer, financing produce to Net that I would be the by in directors of months two 1948 —V. 106,456 92,699 " ■ pointed of receiver. a One for suit; > for 1,661,205 "Net $249,454 $0.21 2164.' Of the Federal lease its on lease Tucker for from $200,000,000 of 40 Tucker group seeking to raise from meet dealers order an taking plant. current meeting could of Profits tax ,. current $1,342,409 $1,480,429 $2.53 $2.45 1948 charges 1947 $200,377 .... interest ■ 9 in dealers from It the drew 10 War the $413,919 and 1948—Month—1947 after net $2,296,531 asked for Dec. 29. The withdrawn if the corporation be Ohio Net profit and southern Michigan are Earnings $3,000,000 to help the corporation plans for the fund raising at a 168, p. 2439. up "After the full $11,541,000 after 1948 year for were sales will approximate $268,635 in 1947."—V. Profit after after Federal taxes profit "Earnings Period End. Sept. 30— " Net sales Sell. profit & oh 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Income $1,664,490 $2,248,118 $3,389,562 1,512,220 1,764,509 2,926,247 per on Dividends Other $152,270 $483,609 $463,315 The $1,765,803 Gross $4,972,793- of $1,031,284 9 Mos. Ended Net $2,233,119 128,624 218,215 256,411 30,000 220,000 205,000 $118,978 .<$334,998 $608,069 $1,216,708 $1.22 $2.44 $0.24 $0.67 outstanding (less and held in —V. 1488. P. 2,774,132 934,673 $2,243,429 : A stock common . . stock (no par) at $22.50 Telephone Co. of share.—V. per on on record before or Jan. Jan. 24, 3, 1949 the the and repayment The of and company improvement 1949 for is Clinton, Mifflin, general of term be the added one-additional to the .general No Perry and corporate company's including purposes plant facilities and loans. Among the more important are Bedford, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Hanover and Waynesboro., Contractual relations with Bell Telephone Co. of Penn¬ sylvania and other independent telephone companies provide for an interchange of toll service. ' Operating revenues for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 1948 $2,174,490 and net income available for. dividends amounted to or before and Dec. 1-, 1953; $103 per will at at effect addition 29,508 of stock thereafter Giving in preferred this to the to shares of 156, $104 . shares share on at or $105 before J)ec. 1, on 1958; company will have outstanding, 4%% cumulative preferred stock, ($50 2312. share per the of stock p. redeemable per share. financing 6,000 common $2,816,000.—V. be " pan*, together with funded debt & Christensen, proposal to issue business of Montana p. 2376. 20-year 1st Service Inc., Denver, 4%-5 % Corp. bonds has . state ,to been Operating Deprec., drill profit depl,, costs & — that acquire eomnanv's plant abandoned.—^v: and Net . $1,095,408 . 504,049 1,703,170 $591,359 ' $2,271,343 135,860 278.585 $2,665,970 "1948 taxes— $82,897 share per of increase over year.—V. 168, of Interest— 24, deposit bonds to be therefor, shall continue to be delivery in settlement of Ex- a 3, is payable the at 1949, Bank must of the July carry Montreal, the Securities and 1, York, New mortgage 4% bonds, due year. Exchange Commission a were retired, the at invitation general were purchase price tenders. for At outstanding.—V. of the shows that $4,202,282, end 168, Jan. in $8.51 ' $6.94 sale West Corp. $10) (par to reoffering in of pur¬ November, 2332. p. DeCi. on Sulectra, of the awarded 6 Inc. stock is on 20,467 bid a planned. of shares $12.98 Other of com¬ share. per bids received at Robert were: W. Baird & Co., Int. and associates, $12,919; Co., Inc. $12.88: Blyth & Co., Inc., $12.66; Smith, $12,651; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and L. F. Rothschild & Becker sales Interest, & & Carl Co. M. and Rhoades Loeb, associates, & $12.53; and Co. Otis & associates, Co., $12.427.— • • . and operating rentals, and Total revenue of 19, cost of subsidiary, the 1948, amounted record Dec. 14, Social and Depreciation Taxes, other and Int. 1947 $26,607,175 .,55,682 76,226 i Net and 2,706,340 51,999 152 306 154,842 purchased— 6,720,354 20.210,188 16,081,421 307,495 927,889 717,642 social 1st on income _ security i—. taxes exp. . insur, group depletion than tax $1,011,080 160,583 160,583 $253,175 160,583 $3.43 $6.30 The $1.57 to directors 71,000 Dec. 20, 1948. March on 31, the on usual also declared common stock, June quarterly 30 and stock dividend convertible preferred 31, holders of record Dec. 1948 to Is stated the that regular common quarterly it is the quarterly stock.—V. directors on Dec. of in 12l/2 stock 20, 3, of 15, made 15 each The nine 21 With and as cents per realized to the Oct. share during the stockholders the of a payments compared with 48 is of 25 this 377,076' 87 954 adjustment, 362,747, —— „ - $2.11 net share.—V. 265,130 120,915 requirement- prof't 168, declared, of cents dividend cents paid in from Both 14'cents year authorized $4.38 would be "$5.28 $1,613,121, equal 1946. p. announced company's the stockholders stock, sions It and was for the $25, par out for manufacture the machinery. this 90-acre that tract, of action volume completion "f pointed on a that expanding pleting, the Its the a of share per will of 28 locks a The extensive is made amount 1947.—V. to on 79 168, p. of COMPARATIVE record sales "Cost Net Other be April cents 1946. 21, of 10 23. cash for operating present its of time Philadelphia Yale 25 materials is divi-' com¬ Division handling school lockers. cents per stockholders of share, Dec. 10. —9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— 1948 1947 $14,711,474 $48,854,877 $44,598,952 13,825,062 45,661,181 41,522,539 266,152. from ordinary income— 593,984 $2,482,429 83,696 $2,815,910 $2;769,156 112,358 $620,260 .-—J— . 734,984 $2,458,712 357,198 $703,956 oper. — charges ' taxes on income—-r:. ; earnings (est.).- 286,727 91,982 244,321 276,570 1,115,406 1,093,312 $335,404 $1,456,183 $1,563,486 . Prov, for Federal, State and foreign Net previously record ACCOUNT 3 Mos. End. „ sales income Interest on July 21 share, per Dec. conserve its Sept. 30, '48 1 Total security made in out- dividend, automobiles, and of INCOME • Net to cents will (all stock • the to in the for lines quarterly cash dividend payable Jan. 3, -1949 to 1948: hereafter short-term increase an shares fae'lities. at plant new taken 14. each of 5% a The usual declared, dis¬ per share, which will be "special distribution" net 13 486,656 business company luggage, coin boxes, vending machines of interest, payments was olant ne,v payable Dec. directors Dec. on from company is also in process of equipping its newlySpecialties Division plant at Salem, Va., where Yale specialty and hardware are produced for manufacturers of built were on of standing) to 686,656 shares, the directors declared (24,333 shares), pavable Dec. 31 to stockholders President, cents initial Manufacturing Co.—5% Stock Dividend capital Depreciation derived year. record Dec. distributions of 20, stock Ibis is the first stock distribution to be made since 1922. Calvert Carey, 1260. declared which $1,433,121 stock— 1948. representing net Income from dividends and charged to the income surplus account; and profits div. common 1946. share per present' intention 166, p. 25 holders cents 1948. cents of to 1949 November, also was dividends 14 85,000 $2,383,890 preferred stock—, l'ale & Towne Whitehall Fund, Inc.—Year-End Dividends— The preferred Following approval the dividend Jan. Sept. was cumulative It a payable Quarterly distributions common 154,000 $1,109,534 -. common year 934,000 . $1 Annuar Dividend Basis— have the on prior per 200,306 4,025 1,697,000 per sh. new $10 par com. stk,. $6.18 $265,435. Earned surplus was charged which is the remainder of the total cost cum. 5%. pfd. "After to have passed a resolution directing the officers of the to proceed promptly with such steps as may be necessary to for a public offering of a new class of cumulative Convertible share par after preferred stock, to provide the corporation with approximately $1,500,000 of additional working capital to meet the requirements of the company's greatly expanded business. per cum. $10 7% - directors arrange 5% new Earned moving machinery, equipment, and J. Tagliabue Corp. (N. J.), acquired C. old new On 1945 7,077,069 239,923 4,025 781,000 income On 1946 7,809.933 93,365 mtge.'bonds- tax__ On (& Subs.)—Earns. ' — The j. $11,845,112, $33,579,154 $26/683,401 ' ' '. "f. * ' Pennsylvania income Wheeler, Osgood Co., Tacoma, Wash. Plans Public Offering of New Convertible Preferred Stock—Common company 17,891 , taxes services income and Federal „ on Sept. 30 1948 $33,523,472 o^er ipcome^ and security Materials 1948. amount of $159,261, deducting $106,174 for the related reduction in Federal income attributable thereto and charged to. income.—V. 168, p. 2332. Stock Placed 9 Mos. End. $11,827,221 - income Employee Costs: Wages, salaries de¬ also $551,090 $2.79 period, the tax $1,289,122 185,860: Middle 3 Mos. End. $121,030 was , 1948. that the bonds, and certificates ex-interest 2% on Jan. 3, 1949; that sept. 30,'48 ' 1947 $447,992 160,583 after of 1,376,843 278,585 $3.19 to bbnds G. Net 1947 Co.—Weekly Output— Sept. 30— this inventories Dec. $766,578 19% a — per share '"During 1948—9 Mos—1947 $4,074,513 I 603,949 1948 —. electric Co.—Earnings— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $2.75 of the Cap. shs. outstdg—„ on $1,370,627 a total of 8,457 2,690,713-shares of $2.22 . taxes-:— share, after maintain Federal Net-in-ofit l:-„;__.f'„ Capital shares outstrig. Earnings per share_ • $2.95 $2.53 Sept. 30— per profit Earnings loy, intang. income taxes 297,998 Weston Electrical Instrument Corp. (Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) End. Sept. 30— $683,659 303,998 share after 9 Mos. End. The # Universal Consolidated Oil Period Dec. on Dividends Declared: tribution, _ , the bonds $12.5399; Loewe V, 168, p. 2165. properties Qf this company for the week 1948 totaled 116,828,000 kwh., an increase of 8.03%. over the output of 103,133,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947. V. 168, p. 2440. made Writer ' stated, and vehicles, 135,528 business be quoted certificates of and Barney & Co., Co. (jointly), $12.63: 1946 307,998 usual record ■ Utah Ice & Storage Co.—Bond Issue Dropped— Peters, $31,- ' 90. Power output ended Dec. 11, were $309,841. 'new 1947 $896,990 communities served The Earnings— . on in a general telephone business, consisting long distance telephone service in the following Pennsylvania: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, York. to • Jan. close of and public A. quarterly dividend of 2%. cents clared, payable Jan, 3, 1949 to stockholders —V. 165, p. 380. funds south-central Cumberland, the iiscal year, the report 155,145 shares of preferred Preferred stock therefor, stock mon share 167,, engaged and The year. ' due the on to The the 168, p. 2440. 1948 outstanding common p. income The Pennsylvania—Preferred will for used short exchange in offering expansion of company local counties the fiscal increased Wisconsin Power & Light Co.—Stock Sale—, to. be given are —$0.21 $0.32 declared an extra dividend of six cents per share the capital stock, payable Dec. 27, 1948 to holders of record Dec. 1948. Similar action was taken a year ago. par) of the company. The issue, which is being offered exclusively in Pennsylvania to residents of Pennsylvania, is priced at $100 per share. of 1947 $75,000 of suant The directors have Offered—Kidder, Peabody & Co., it was announced 16, is acting as distributing agent for a new issue of 6,0u0 shares of Al/z% cumulative preferred stock ($100 proceeds the of company's outstanding first general have been reduced by $5,394,000 this the of Sept. on Stock •of per Earnings Dec. The end _ $14,804,000 of the bonds West Penn Electric United the at Wayne Screw Products Co.—Earnings—Extra Div.— ' ■ . 2073. p. or the , the bonds were retired through purchase in the open " by the mortgage trustee out of proceeds from the sale of land grant lands. The purchase price was $54,422. In November, $5,319,000 $1.08 outstanding 1842. p. Sept. 30— shares Years Ended Co.—Stock Sold—Lee Higginson on Dec. 14 announced the sale of 25,000 shares of common and Total assets of $50,142,291, compared with net worth of Net working capital totaled $21,955,834, earlier. due "flat," report June $1,839,459 $1.32 r of $778,343 168, Net treasury);..; United States Potash Corp. to fiscal cash securities, (Alan) Wood Steel Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— charges for the six months ended Sept. 30, aggregated $596,304 and $553,639 respectively.—V.\ 168, 1947 equivalent. $80,799,898. the at $7,467,204 Government Bonded Debt Reduced— "1,110,000 profit Earns, NOTE—Depreciation 1948 cash or $49,050,261 were S. » 1949, 760,000 shares to U. to were $3,609,529. Mainte¬ totaled $3,655,670. to figures in Taxes coupon. The 3,353,429 stock for each two shares held.—V. common 142,163 111,252 498,241 $9,342,371 and amounted to Y.- 1947 $23,667,519 $17,006,270 Wayne Knitting Mills (& Subs.) 325,153 share— per on in 194S, (& Subs.)—Earnings— —— shares stockholders of common Common income "Based, ; 142,157 425,812 $683,622 income on •Earnings 71,653 12§,360 $260,230 — charges taxes Net 71,647 36,313 credits.. Income Income Fed. Income income at Interest taxes share common 1,699,450 right to subscribe 3,206,990 income expenses amounted Change contracts made beginning Jan. Waukesha Motor Co.—Rights to Stockholders— 32,395,089 sales operating Interest bonds, the Net of held stock. deposit the $3.33 1948 * 30, "1948.—V. 168, $37,367,882 expenses admin, amounted current $21,987,459 close record of $2,681,884 $1.93 ... . The New York Stock Exchange directs 1,670,000 $1,667,533 : materials raw the company's plant and equipment $27,889,515 a year earlier. of from the for pay 1948—6 Mos.—1947 • $14,320,840 $20,102,436 $27,013,851 12,656,350 ,17,854,318 23,624,289 sales—: Gross (& Subs.)—Earnings— State and year gold bonds, of 1406. charges..... and in market Net 167, p. 1513. U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc. of 1,048,000 $3.77 p. the increase 1, 1949, on the first general mortgage 50-year 1949, will be paid on that date, and said payment bonds represented by certificates of deposit will be made to holders 4% $2,993,948 — compared with approximate $600,000 earnings value dealt Months Ended Sept. 30— sales and revenues "Based Cost 1,848,000 ...I. Warren Petroleum Corp. 3 Net $13,500,000 1947, and net earnings will income taxes of $350,000. Net deducting ; 168, he provide $1,741,464 N. Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc.—Sales Show Gain— to during the previous fiscal Oct. 19, *46 $2,992,139^ $4,630,501 276,606 278,617 285,709 depreciation.—V. not 2440. P- Columbus, Ohio.—-V. Harvey W. Harper, Chairman, on Dec. 1 said: "Sales and earnings .are running substantially ahead of last year. It is estimated that for assets the reported that production totaled the 113,602 vehicles produced Oct. 18, '47 $5,127,657 share per do outstanding included 11,800 shares held by the Willys-Overland treasury for sinking fund requirements. ^Reviewing the company's progress during the fiscal year, Mr. Mooney on Oct. 16, '48 —— in amounted a with common Subs.)—Earnings— etc Federal income tax company's the abnormal Wisconsin Central Ry.—Payment (& 42 Weeks Ended— "Net before taxes, Interest current amounted stockholders 1948—4 Mos—1947 $470,908 went charges non-operating $16,809,575 in cash worth The Assets rates to reflect Depreciation various of 008,573 deduction $107,328,838 Included .compared ... Ward Baking Co. corporation's depreciation necessary in manufacturing. Wages and salaries Manufacturing expenses totaled $11,175,739. deposits total At $584,165 " 168, p. 2331. normal now income, $45,412,680 '• ,vV, Virginia Dare Stores Corp.—November Sales Up 24% —V. $0.14 the $176,102,314 company's Net the above net profit the directors have authorized an payment of 2% on the outstanding convertible 6% income debentures on coupons due Jan. 1, 1949.—V. 162, p. 2314. Sales these used demand a accrued. Period End. Nov. 3C— represents However, that and The NC)TE—From ago 1948 costs $38,817,039. $4,986,916. annual receivership Dec. on restrain action,to cancel A hearing was set $2,000,000 to expenses. Dec. distributors and that any the plant specilies that it can insolvent. on becomes A 11 Court this ■ $2,902,718 1,422,289 ; deduction Cuban for $6,528,583 year. year-end. earnings after charges and taxes.. "After of brought by a stockholder and dealer's firm which contended that "is in danger of financial collapse." However, other are seeking to keep the corporation a going concern. Administration the products $0.23 Fiscal Years Ended June 30— ; of reserves ■ company groups cf dealers A committee of cut company in 1947 $3,280,834 $2.18 brought about in the current period of Inflation. report showed that total sales of Universal Jeeps, passenger trucks and other products amounted to $175,346,360, representing a 27% increase over the previous fiscal year's sales of $138,123,594. Income of $735,954 from other sources brought the total to nance P. 1948 $6,528,583 cars, 30,191 $3,001,746 of .1 profit replacement Vicana Sugar Co.—Earnings Decline— the appointment net additional $4,563,923 ,S , $249,454 $275,329 share stock 168, ■ divs profit showing since 1928. '.•"/• Commenting on these earnings, James D. Mooney, President and Chairman, stated that the prolit was computed with plant and equip¬ ment depreciation being recorded at the normal rate. $4,533,732 $4,187,990 1,186,244 2,364 $342,153 $275,329 per 1332. p. pfd. The and $4,158,914 29,076 1,659,337 common 164 The $339,789 2,903 Balance company. than more in glad to to protect bankruptcy and was $820,000 $381,785 ___ . the of ■ step aside if such action will honestly further dealers and stockholders. My first interest Is the earliest possible production of automobiles." Various law suits against the corporation seek both involuntary plan (net) deductions Earnings Co., New York, N. Y„ has been appointed stock.—V. Year Ended Sept. 30— profit alter charges and taxes— Earned per common share after 246,471 Subs.)—Earnings— „ If Action capital best Dividends statement, Mr. Tucker said: "Self-appointed dealer representatives, particularly the so-called pro¬ tective committee, have asserted they have ample financing available of a reported $35,000,000. They have charged repeatedly that private financing has been withheld because of my position as founder and any notes $378,882 income Net to . President of the corporation. "I asserted to our board revenues income the Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,573,631 $1,425,653 $18,138,870 $16,518,683 1,194,749 1,085,864 13,979,956 11,984,951 deductions., Income Income cumu¬ The corporation currently is involved a series of law suits Federal Court and is in need of capital to continue operations. In a press » S. revenues.,. oper. Gross publicly to resign as President of he said, "if it would insure ade¬ automobiles" $1,642,487 1735. p. Tucker Corp.—President Tucker to Resign Is Beneficial to Stockholders and Dealers— quate U. on 1949, 1, rev. Other common stock, payable Dec. 27 to holders of record Dec. 20, 1943. The lasi previous payment was 25 cents on Sept. 8, 1948, and makes 56 cents for the year 1948, compared with 50 cents • oper. Oper. 2330. p. the lative deducting Total Co., New York/N. Y., has been appointed common $1,888,958 The Chemical Bank & Trust registrar, for Net ,-r 57 Williams & Co., Inc.—Registrar— 151,115 $3,351,689 — Period End. Oct. 31— Tri-Continental Corp.—31-Cent Common Dividend— The —1 Utah Power & Light Co. (& The Chemical Bank & Trust 375,994 83,630,759 279,069 — Treasury $506,000 in 1947.—V. 168, p. 989. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.—N. Y. Registrar New York liabilities "After 256. p. assets Working capital throughout the United States 1947 $1,361,848 500,715 268,862 current "Cui rent market. (R. C.) 1948 Total (2589) 30 $2,861,181 — inventories Besides its Detroit (Mich.) brewery, the Altes Brewing Co. owns and operates the Aztec Brewing Co., whose name also is being changed to Altes Brewing Co. at San Diego, Calif. Aztec was acquired last June as the first step of a plan to establish breweries VV. SEPT. con¬ production of Altes Lager because of public demand, Tivoli on was a CHRONICLE WORKING CAPITAL, OF „ Receivables premium beer by the Tivoli company in the early preprohibition days: Then as FINANCIAL STATEMENT Cash Lager & Tivoli Brewing Co. as COMPARATIVE - com¬ COMMERCIAL • "Factory cost, - p. selling, administrative and general 2440. , expenses.—V. 168, 58 CITY DEPARTMENT STATE AND NEGOTIATIONS BOND PROPOSALS AND Decatur, Ala. of a improvement bonds otierea Dec. 13—v. 168, p. 2372—were awarded of the Trust Company of Georgia, of Atlanta; George M. Wood & Co., of Birmingham; Equitable Securi¬ ties Corp., and the First National Bank, of Birmingham, as 2%s, at a price of 101.03, a basis of about 2.548%. The bonds are dated Dec. 1, 1948. Due on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1958, incl. Second high bid of from 000 2y2s, due on 1949 composed syndicate a $128,000 23/4s, due on Dec. 15 from 1964 to 1973 inclusive. row District bonds sold at a Sale — $77,000 2y4s, due on Dec. 15 1949 to 1959 inclusive; Ala. funding courthouse and jail bonds offered on Dec. 14—v. 168, p. 2372 •—were sold at auction to R. S. Dickson & . Co., of Charlotte, and Berney Perry & Co., of Birming¬ jointly, as 2y2s, at a price of 100.21, basis of about 2.475%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 and due on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. Bonds maturing Jan. 1, 1960 and thereafter are callable either on ham, Jan. Grove Lemon Sale —The San Diego), Calif. $85,000 build¬ chase Dec. 13—v. notes. ing bonds offered on bonds 168, District School City School District, Angeles County (P. O. Angeles), Calif. Bond Offering — Sealed bids will be received until Jan. 4 for Los City), Calif. Bond Offering—W. H. Augustus, sealed Los (Calif. DST) on purchase of $1,100,000 build¬ purchase of $113,000 ing bonds. These bonds were 5% interest build¬ originally scheduled for sale on District No. 17 (P. O. ing bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De¬ Nov. 30, and postponed. Phoenix), Ariz. nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as Redwood Elementary Sch. Dist., Bond Sale — The $25,000 school follows: $4,000 in 1950 to 1961, Del Norte County (P. O. bonds offered Nov. 15—v. 168, p. and $5,000 in 1962 to 1974. Prin¬ Crescent City), Calif. 1843—were awarded to Henry cipal and interest (J-J) payable at Bond Sale — The $43,878.50 County Treasurer's office. Hadlberg & Co., of Tucson, and the building bonds offered Dec. 14— Kirby L. Vidrine & Co./ of Phoe¬ Each bidder shall specify in his v. 168, p. 2372—were awarded to nix, jointly, as 3s, at par. The bid the rate or rates of'interest the Bank of America National bonds bear additional interest to he desires the bonds to bear and Trust & Savings Association, of a total of 4% from Jan. I, 1949 the premium offered, if any. Split San Francisco. Dated Dec. 15, to July 1, 1951. The issue is rate interest bids will be received 1948 and due on Dec. 15 from 1949 dated July 1, 1948 and matures and it shall not be necessary that to 1970 inclusive. on July 1 from 1950 to 1962 in¬ all bonds bear the same rate of 2s; the bids until 10 a.m. ( Tolleson School not of 100.04 $2,000 2V4s; $2,000 exceed to interest, but such interest shall be multiples of */4 of 1 %. The pur¬ chaser will be required to furnish City Stirling Butte in School District, County (P. O. Oroville), Calif. 2V2s; $2,000 23/4s; $4,000 3s, and Bond Offering — W. F. Mat¬ $13,000 3Y4s was made by Refsnes, his own legal opinion as to the Ely, Beck & Co., and Boettcher legality of the bonds. The bonds thews, County Clerk, will receive were authorized at the election sealed bids until 11 a.m. (Calif. & Co.,/jointly. ; .ti > ■■ held on Nov. 16. Enclose a certi¬ DST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase Tempe, Ariz. fied or cashier's check for $1,000, of $50,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ Bond Sale—The $320,000 sewer payable to the Chairman Board terest building bonds. Dated Dec. and water revenue bonds offered of Supervisors. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on Dec. 1 from Dec. 9 v. 168, p. 2372 — were 1949 to 1968 incl. Fallbrook Union High Sch. Dist., awarded to Barcus, Kindred & Co., Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ San Diego County (P. O. able at the County Treasurer's of¬ of Chicago, and the Pasadena* San Diego), Calif. fice. The bonds are to be sold for Corp., of Pasadena, jointly, at a Bond Offering—T. H. Sexton, not less than par and accrued in¬ price of par, a net interest cost of County Clerk, will receive sealed about 3.11%, as follows: terest to date of delivery. Bid¬ bids until 10:30 a.m. (Calif. DST) to name the .rate of in¬ $10,000 l3/4s. Due on June 1, 1950. on Dec. 20 for the purchase of der .. . — 10,000 2s. Due June 1, 1951. 20,000 2%s. Due on June 1, $225,000 not to exceed 5% interest 1952 building bonds. and 1953. and 1955. Dated Denomination 1949. 30,000 2V2s. Due June 1, 1954 Jan. $1,000. 24, Due follows: $12,000 in 1950 to 1954, and $11,000 in 1955 to 1969. Principal and interest Jan. 24, as 15,000 23/4s. Due June 1, 1956. 235,000 3s, Due on June 1, from (J-J) payable at the County 1957 to 1969, incl. Treasurer^ office. The approving The bonds are dated Dec. terest close for and a of the par^alue of the bid bonds premium, if any. En¬ or cashier's check certified 10% for, payable to the County Treasurer. Whittier City School District, Dec. 1, 1950. CALIFORNIA Alameda County School Los 1,1948, opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San Francisco, Chief Clerk of the Board of Su¬ will be furnished the successful pervisors, will receive sealed bids bidder without cost. Enclose a until Jan. 4 for the purchase of certified or cashier's check for $710,000 school bonds. This offer¬ 3% of the amount of bonds bid ing supersedes the $750,000 issue Districts (P. O. Oakland 7), Calif. Bond Sales — The following bonds, offered on Dec. 7—v. for, Glendale Harris Trust San Francisco: & Savings Bank, of Unified Sch. Dist., originally Dec. Bond Sale—The Los Bond $2,200,000 build¬ Co.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, York; Equitable Se¬ on Jackson¬ Bank, at the option of or bear interest at a ex-' rate or rates Vs or 1/20 of 1%. Bids are to be conditioned upon the unqualified approving, opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, which will be furnished without charge to the purchaser.' pressed in a multiple of The a.m. 21 Board sell all or Enclose right to: the reserves any part of the certifi¬ reject any or all bids/. or cashier's- cates and to certified a Offering—August A. De Chicago; Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., bonds. Dated Jan. 1, Louis, and & Co., the Pacific of Co., of St of California, of Los Angeles, as or y4 of 1%. Payable at, certified and delivered at the Milford Co., of Milford, subject to legal opinion of Day, Berry & by Trust bonds school of $459,- issue Sold—An Bonds 000 > sold earlier was receive . Columbus), Ga. University of Florida (P. O. Bond Offering Tallahassee), Fla. Powers, Business Manager and Secretary of the State of Control, will receive bids at the. office of the Acting Board sealed R. H. Barnes, — Clerk-Commissioner of Roads and Certificate Offering—William F. Chairman, J. Thomas Gurney, in the First National Bank Building, Revenues, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 21 for the and sewerage ' coupon Jan. or 1, Dated Jan." bonds. registered Denomination 1949. 2Va% $550,000 of purchase water $1,000.* Due follows: $28,000 in 1950 Orlando, until noon (EST) on Dec. to 1959, and $27,C00 in 1960 to 20 for the purchase of $3,628,000 1969. Principal and interest (J-J) dormitory revenue, series 1948 payable at the Guaranty Trust coupon certificates. Dated Nov. 1, Co., New York City, or at the od1948. Denom. $1,000. Due Nov. 1, +Vn of tbp holder, art the above as follows: $61,000 in 1950, $64,000 Clerk's office.* Delivery" of the in 1951, $67,000 in 1952, $69,000 in 1954, $74,000 in 1956, $79,000 in 1957, 1958, $86,000 in 1959, 1960, $92,000 in 1961, 1962, $98,000 in 1963, in 1964, $106,000 in 1965, in 1966, $115,000 in 1967, in 1968, $149,000,in 1969, in 1970, $161,000 in 1971, in 1972, $172,000 in 1973, in 1974, $185,000 in 1975, in 1976, $198,000 in 1977, in 1978, and $212,000 in 1979. Certificates maturing in 1961 to 1979, are callable for re¬ demption prior to maturity in $72,000 $76,000 $82,000 $89,000 $95,000 $102,000 $110,000 $119,000 $155,000 $166,000 $178,000 $191,000 $205,000 1953, 1955, or in in in in in in part in inverse nu¬ at the option of the 30 days' notice pub¬ Jacksonville and New merical order, issuer in lished as bonds will be made in Atlanta or agreed such other place as may be the County and the oetween upon purchaser within approximately days from date of sale. The bonds are to be validated by the 35 , Superior Court of the County, and the legality of the bonds will be approved by Spalding, Sibley, Troutman & Kelley, of Atlanta, whose unqaulified approving and opinion the the authorized bonds held Nov. 23. on fied without cost to These purchaser. or bonds executed be furnished will the at the are election Enclose a certi¬ cashier's check for $11,000* payable to the Comimssioners oJf Revenues. Roads ancl ILLINOIS Certificates maturing from 1974 to 1979, may be called York 1, upon City. prior to maturity on Nov. 1, 1951, or on any interest payment date thereafter at par and accrued in¬ terest plus a premium gqual to the 1, 1954, 3%; if called there¬ 1960, but before Nov. 1, called thereafter, before Nov. 1, 1965, 2%; on 2x/2%; (EST) on Dec. 28 for the purchase $340,000 public improvement 1949. Denom. of Hill, Richards & Co., Los Angeles a"d Fannaford & Talbot, of San Francisco. Detmer Manager, T, 8 p.m. fore Nov. of York; and * , sealed tenders until in the year to a syndicate com-, (EST) on Jan. ,3 of refund¬ posed of the Trust Co. of Georgia, ing bonds, dated Jan. 1, 1938 and of Atlanta; Robinson-Humphrey due on Jan. 1, 1978. About $4,000 Co.; Brooke, Tindafl & Co.;. John¬ is available for purchase of bonds. son, Lane Space & Co.* and Wyatt/ Only tenders naming a price of Neal & Waggoner, all of Atlanta.- ; less than par and accrued interest Muscogee County (P. O. ,T. will be. considered. will but curities Corp., Nashville; Eastman, New Clerk City Bard, Jr., Director of Finance, will receive sealed bids until 3 p.m. Francisco; C. N. White Co., Oak¬ both of New son, O. (P. Greenville), Ga. Safety Harbor, Fla. Tenders Wanted — Ida Samuel- Nov. $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $25,Dillon & Co., of New York; 000 in 1950 to 1962, and $15,000 Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, in 1963. Bidders to name the rate of Buffalo; F-. S. Smithers & Co., of interest in a multiple of 1/10 Dec. on after, ^ Chicago; Barth & Co., San Fran¬ cisco; William R. Staats Co., Los Angeles; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Chicago; Kaiser & Co., Lawson, Levy & Williams, and Schwabacher & Co., all of San land; re¬ National the hold-! er, at the Guaranty Trust Co., New, York City. The certificates will, ville, on or or if if called thereafter, but on or thereafter, but on or before Nov. 1975, 1%; if called thereafter prior to final maturity, y2%. Cer¬ tificates maturing from 1961 to 1, 1973, may be called prior to ma¬ turity on Nov. 1, 1960, or on any interest payment date thereafter < Bonds Sold—An issue of water 3%% been sold to $79,000 system bonds Herbert J. Co., of Chicago. „• .. has & Burt . w? '/'* Rock Island, Bonds Ooo of $450,- Been White-Phillips water revenue bonds has The 1948. bonds are dated Denomination Dec. 15, as to III. Sold—An issue purchased by the Co., of Davenport. be¬ 1, 1970, iy2%; if called III. Momence, following percentages of principal amount: If called on or before CONNECTICUT Milford, Conm ing bonds offered Dec. 14—v. 168, p. 2482—were awarded to a syn¬ dicate composed of Phelps, Fenn & scheduled for sale 14. Angeles County (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif. 168, 2372—were awarded to a syn¬ dicate composed of the Bank o'f America National Trust & Savings of payable to the Chairman Supervisors. Board of p. Association, 11 on iy2%; ' Barnett of $300,000 tax whole Angeles County (P. O. Angeles), Calif. Bond Offering — Ray E. Lee, Los in the total amount of 4% from said date to and will bear interest will until 1970, for the pur¬ anticipation Dated Dec. 23, 1948. Due (EST) Jan. 4 for the $2,000 bids or before Nov. 1/ if called thereafter." prior to final maturity, 1%. Frin-" cipal and interest payable at the but after, p. Pasadena Redwood County Clerk, will receive clusive. Second high bid g—Edward J. 1, 1965, 2%; if called there¬ Nov. County Elementary Sch. Dist., San Mateo County (P. O. Belmont ARIZONA for n called thereafter, but on or before: ■. ment date. • i Treasurer, sealed ceive r e City 1, 1960, %xk%\ jf: if called on Nov. check for $72,560, payable to* the 2483—were awarded to the jl>cc. 23, 1949. offered on the same day were California Bank, of Los Angeles, Stat$ Board of Control. FLORIDA Paine, Webber, Jackson & awarded to the American Trust and GEORGIA Co., and Weeden & Co., both of Curtis, of Chicago, jointly, at a Pinellas County, Fla. • San Francisco, jointly, at a price price of 100.008, a net interest Names Paying Agent — The Floyd County (P. O. Rome), Ga, ] of par, a net interest cost of about cost of about 2.411%, as follows: Manufacturers Trust Co., of New Bonds Sold—The $800,000 school 2.438%, as follows: $45,000 4s, due $31,000 2s. Due on Jan. 15, from York, has been appointed paying bonds authorized at an election* 1950 to 1953, incl. on Dec. 15 from 1949 to 1951 in¬ agent for $1,250,000 Belleair last May were purchased by afh 54,000 2y2s. Due on Jan. 15, from Beach Causeway revenue bonds, clusive; $120,000 2s, due on Dec. account headed by Johnson, Lane,1954 to 1959, incl. 15 from 1952 to 1959 inclusive, dated July 1, J948 and for water • *>v i' Space & Co., of Atlanta. All of the bonds are dated Jan. revenue and $221,000 2y2s, due on Dec. 15 certificates, second issue ■. ' !i;. from 1960 to 1973 inclusive. 15, 1949. of 1948, dated Oct. 1, 1948. Meriwether subsequent interest pay¬ Mericopa County, Of f Dowd, Sale—The Bond $386,000 Note School District, San Diego County (P. O. $55,000 23/4s, due on Dec. from 1966 to 1973 inclusive. Torrington, Conn. ' •- and 1,1959 or on July 1, 1959, or any of bid jointly. $42,000 2y2s, due on Dec. 15 from 1960 to 1965 inclusive, Hayward The $130,000 re¬ a net interest cost 2.577%, as follows: from Additional (P. O. Birmingham), Bond on about of 15 County price of 100.028, jointly. Jefferson School Valley Castro 174,000 Perry & Co; Watkins, Mor¬ & Co., and'Hugo Marx & Co., ney Dec. 15 from inclusive, and 1963 to 1954 by Ber- 100.99 for 2%s was made due on Dec. 15 from 1953 inclusive; $140,- to 2.136%. Bond Sale—The 101.07 for 2y4s was $80,000 imr made by the Bank of America Na¬ provement bonds offered Dec. 13 tional Trust & Savings Associa¬ —v. 168, p. 2483—were awarded tion, San Francisco; National City to Putnam & Co.* of Hartford, as Bank, New York; R. H. Moulton iy4s, at a price of 100.129, a basis & Co.; Security First National of about 1.22%. Dated Jan. 1; 1949, Bank of Los Angeles; Harris, Hall and due on Jan. l,Nfrom 1950 to & Co.; J. Barth & Co.; Kaiser & 1957, incl. Second high bid of Co.; Lawson, Levy & Williams; 100.08, for 1.30s was made by Day, Magnus & Co.; Hill, Richards & Stoddard & Williams. • Co., and Stern, Frank & Meyer, high 000 2y4s, to a about dated net interest cost of about 2.636%, as follows: $70,100.03, Y-^,o00 public Bond price of 101.173, a basis Howard, of Hartford, about Jan. The bonds are 10, 1949. Enclose a certified check for $5,000, payable to the . Town. Jan. 1, 1949. Due on Jan. 1, 1950 to 1974, incl. Second Seymour, Conn. 2V4s, at $338,000 San Lorenzo School Dis¬ trict bonds sold at a price of ALABAMA Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2590) follows: $50,000 in 1953, Dec. $1,000. 3.5/ Due $45,00t) in 1951 1954 to 1956, $55,000 in 1957 to 1960, $60,000 in 1961 to 1966, and $65,COO in 1967 and 1968. The bonds are >to be is¬ to the approving and accrued interest plus a opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of premium equal to the following percentages of principal amount: Chicago. at par sued subject Volume 10 (CST) on Jan. 6 for the pur¬ Due $5,000 Jan. and July 1, from chase of./,$120,000 not to exceed 1950 to 1961 inclusive.Second 4% interest school bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. highest bidder was The City -Se¬ curities Corp., Indianapolis,': for Due Feb. 1, as follows: $9,000 in 1951 to 1954, $10,000 in 1955 to 2%s, at a price of 100.61. A;'f. ? [at the La Salle Hotel, La Salle and Madison Streets, until 11 a.m. (CST) on Jan, 11 for the purchase .of: $800,000 women's residence .halls revenue bonds. Dated Feb. • will-receive sealed bids until 2y?5, at a price of 100.38,, a basis of 2.438%, Dated Dec, 15, 1948. University of Illinois (P. O. Urbana), III. [ Bond Offering — The Board of Trustees will receive sealed bids (2591) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4761 168 Anne Arundel County, — The Board of National First Bidders ton. are to Bank of name one Bos¬ rate of .interest in a multiple of y4 of Commissioners, acting as Council of the Dis-, County the Offering Principal and interest payable at the Annapolis), Md. Dist. (P. O. Bond Columbia Taxing and Assessment Beach a.m. 59 , ®ids must be for all of the bonds. They will be engraved unbids until 'der the supervision of and authen- District trict, will receive sealed 2 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 28 for the ticated as to their genuineness by the First National Bank of Boston, and their legality will be apthe final approv¬ Mason City, Iowa r 1 " .15, 1949. Denomination $1,000. ing opinion of Chapman & Cutler, sion Project of 1949 coupon bonds, proved by Storey, Thorndike, .Due $11,000 April and Oct. 1, 1950, Bond Offering—Pearl B., Kel¬ of Chicago, as evidence of the Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, a copy [$12,000 April and Oct. 1, 1951 and logg, City Clerk, will receive legality of this bond issue. No $1,000. Due $1,000 in 1950, $2,000 of whose opinion will be furnished .1952, $13,000 April and Oct. 1, 1953 sealed and oral bids until -7:30 bid will- ' be accepted for any in 1951 to-1954, $3,000 in 1955 to without charge to the purchaser. and 1954, $14,000 April and Oct. 1, ' IOWA 1958; and $11,000 in 1959 to 1962. The bonds will be ^7.' Interest F-A. sold subject to (CST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $131,000 . b o n ds , p.m. 195a'and 1956, $14,000 April and [$15,000 Oct. 1, 1957, $15,0o0 April [and Oct. 1, 1958, $15,000 April and [$16,000 Oct. 1, 1959, $16,000 April .and Oct. 1, 1960, $17,000 April and .Oct.'1, 1961, $17,000 April and .$18,000 Oct., 1, 1962, $18,000 April and Oct, 1, 1963, $18,000 April and •[$19,000 Oct. i, 1964, $19,000 April divided $56,000 Street Construction bonds. Due $7,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to 1957. *[1,1967 " 1968, and bonds will be issued subject to registration as to prin-. Telephone bids will not be ac- Bonds will be delivered cepted. interest to the cipal only at the Annapolis Bank- to the purchaser on or about Jan. delivery. Enclo£eja_eerti- ing & Trust Co., Annapolis. Bid-118, 1949, at the First National for $3,000, payable to Board of President. School Jefferson Davis Parish. Louisiana (State of) Offering Bond — for bonds,s and Will be expected to specify the rate or rates of interest. The bonds will be delivered in State The the,Bank of Boston, against payment in Boston funds. No bid for less than par and accrued interest to date of delivery will be considBaltimore, at the ered. ders must bid.at least par Annapolis, or option of the purchaser, and the Chicopee, Mass. 1, 1948. Bids for the Board of Liquidation will receive approving legal opinion of Albert Bond Offering—Walter J. Tryspecify the rate of in-: sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CST) J. Goodmafi, Attorney for the buiski> city .Treasurer, will reterest at which the bidder will on Jan. 25 for the purchase of County Commissioners, and of 1 cejve sealed bids until noon take the bonds at par plus accrued $50,000,000 World War II, vet¬ Niles, Barton, Morrow & Yost of, (EST) on Dec 21 £or the purchase interest/The bonds will be sold erans' bonus bonds. Dated Jan. 15, Baltimore will accompany the I of $1 225 000 coupon water bonds, subject to the opinion as to their 1949. Denom. $1,000. Due Jan. 15, bonds without charge. A good Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination legality by Bannister, Carpenter 1953 to 1964, callable in 1953. faith deposit of $1,500, must ac¬ $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: & Ahlers, of Des Moines, which These bonds are part of the $60,company each bid. $50,000 in 1950 to 1969, and $45,opinion together with the printed 000,000 issue' authorized at the 000 in 1970 to 1974. Bidders to Maryland (State of) bonds, will be delivered to the general election on Nov. 2. A good name one rate of interest in a purchaser. faith deposit of 2% of the amount Certificate Offering—Hooper S. multiple of y4 of 1%. Principal of the bonds is required. New Liberty, Iowa Miles, State Treasurer, will re¬ and interest payable at the First ceive sealed bids until noon (EST) National Bank of Boston. LeBonds Sold—An issue of $7,000 Rapides Parish School Districts on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $6,-[ gality will be approved by Storey, water system revenue bonds has /" l Alexandria 5), La. 695,000 general construction loan Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of been purchased by the Carlton D, ■: Bond ^Offering — H. M. Wells, of 1947 coupon certificates of in-: Boston. Delivery on or about Jan. Beh Co., of Des Moines/ :v ' ' IT Secretary - of the Parish School 1 •••*". Vf debtedness. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. 14> 1949, a£ the First National Rhodes Con. Sch. Dist., Iowa Boards will receive sealed bids! Denomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, Bank of Boston against payment until noon (CST) on Jan. 7 for as follows: Bond Offering — L. A. Bale? $429,000 in 1952, $442,- in Boston funds. the purchase of $130,000 coupon *000 in 1953, $455,000 in 1954, $468,. , . B'Secretary of the Board of Di¬ 000 in 1955, $482,000 in 1956, $497,rectors, - will- receive sealed and bonds, .divided as follows: Fitchburg Housing Authority, 1Uass. Note Sale—The issue of oral bids until 8 p.m.* <GST) on $115,000 L e c o m p t e-Lamourie- 000 in 1957, $512,000 in 1958, $527,-! Woodworth Sch. Dist. No. 57 000 in 1959, $543,000 in 1960, $559,- note,s offered Dec. 13 was Dec. 20, for the purchase of $3500 000 in 1961, $576,000 in 1962, $593,- to the Second National Bank bonds. school bonds. Denom. $500. Due 15,000 Sixth Ward Sclp Dist. No. 000 in 1963, and $612,000 in 1964. Boston, at 0.849% interest The NaMay and Nov. 1, 1950: to 1953. 58 bonds. Bonds and attorney's opinion will Subject to registration as to prin- tional Shawmut Bank of Boston, 'Dated Dec. bonds shall $22,000 April [and Oct. 1, 1969, $23,000 April and Oct. 1, 1970", $24,000 April and Oct. [1, 1971, $24,000 April and $25,000 Oct. 1, 1972, and $9,000 April. 1, 1973. Said bonds will be callable '.on 30 days-' notice on any The 1964. accrued check fied 1955 to 1957. [and Oct. 1, 1985, $20,000 April and Oct. 1, 1966, $21,000 April and Oct. and date of the 75,000 Street Improvement bonds. Due May 1, as follows: $8,000 in 1949 to 1954, and $9,000 in at not amount .offered par the whole less than than Other amount I follows: as purchase of $39,000 not to exceed 6% interest Columbia Beach Ero-' interest at the following dates and [prices: Noneallable' to March 31, ^ 1952; callable as a whole, or in •part, in<inverse numerical order *pf maturities on any interest pay'Wtent date on and after April 1, .date • , i i ■ t • .: •1952 to March 31, 1954, at 103; call¬ able numerical verse1 ' ities on after • whole, as a any or in part, in in¬ order of 1, matur- interest payment date April-1, . 1954 to March * 31, 1959, at 102; callable as a- whole, [or any inter-! April 1, 1959, and thereafter prior to maturity [ at 101. Both principal and interest 'will be payable at a bank or trust company in Chicago which may be selected by the bidder subject to the approval of the University. .Names of such paying agent and .depositary.may be submitted for .approval in advance of the bid. If .the bidder does not designate an approved paying agent and depos¬ itary-on or prior to the date on .'which the bid is submitted, the University will select the paying agent and depositary. Said bonds will be awarded to the responsible bidder on the basis of the lowest interest 'cost to the University, .Bidders may specify interest rate, or rates, in a multiple of Va of 1%, but all bonds of the same matur¬ ity, shall bear the same interest rate. No bid will be considered; at less than par. Said bonds will be -delivered with the approving ;,est payment date on • ' , r in part, * in inverse numerical order, of maturities on . $125,000 awarded of be furnished cipal and all certificates will be by the. District.. Parish Richland LOUISIANA No. 1 Dist. Sub-Road of Road Dist. No. .4 issued current interest with cou- bidder, named a rate of next 0.86%, plus $1 premium. attached. The bidders are re- Needham Housing Authority, Mass. (P. O. Rayville), La. quested to indicate in their bids Note Sale—The issue of $100,Bossier Parish Consolidated Bond SalevDetails—The $100,- the rate of interest to be paid, 00o notes offered on Dec. 13 was School District No. I (P."O. 000 road boncls awarded on Nov. which rate must be in a multiple awarded to the National Shawmut / Benton), La. 16 to group' composed of the of y4 of l%„The opinion of.-the Bank of Boston, at 0.86% interest, Bond Offering —R. V. • Kerr, Equitable Securities Corp., Nash¬ ! Attorney-General of the State and plus $£ premium. The Second NaSecretary of" the Parish School opinion of Miles, Walsh, tional Bank of Boston, next high ville, Scharff & Jones, and Glas the Board, will receive sealed bids & Co., both of New Orleans—v. : O'Brien & Morris, of Baltimore, to• bidder, named a rate of 0.869%. until 2 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 6 for 1 this effect will be delivered to the 168, p.- 2168—were sold at a price the purchase of $160,000 6% Scituate, Mass. of 100.019, a net interest cost of successful bidder. Enclose a certi¬ school bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Bond Sale—The $650,000 bonds fied check for ,5 % of the par value about 3.23%, as follows: Denomination $1,000. Due in 1950 of the amount bid for, payable to offered Dec. 15 were awarded to $42,000 3V4s. Due on Dec. 1 from to 1969 (F-A). Payment at Ben¬ 'the Rockland Trust Co., of Boston, the State Treasurer. ^•■?1949 to 1953 inclusive. ton, or at the" Bossier Bank & as l3As, at a price of 100.618, a 39,000 3s. Due on Dec. 1 from Trust Co., Bossier City. Bids will Washington Suburban Sanitary basis of about 1.67%. Second high 1954 to 1961 inclusive. be received for bonds bearing in¬ District, Md. bid of 100.55 for l%s was made 40,000 3Vas. Due on Dec. 1 from terest at a lesser rate than 6%: Bond Offering — The Commis¬ by Smith, Barney & Co., and 1962 to 1968 inclusive. The oninion of Chapman & Cutler, sion will receive sealed bids at its Rockland-Atlas National Bank of of Chicago, will be delivered to The bonds bear an additional office, 4017 Hamilton St., Hyatts- Boston, jointly. Enclose a certified coupon of 0.75% from date of is¬ ville, purchaser. Sale consisted of: v Md., until 3 p.m. (EST) on check for $5,000, payable to the sue to Dec. 1, 1949. Dec. 29 for the purchase of $100,$500,000 School, Act of 1948 bonds. opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of above Secretary. 000 not to exceed 4% interest secDue $25,000 Dec. 1, 1949 to [Chicago, said opinion to be paid MARYLAND ,ond lien incinerator, series UUU Breaux Bridge, La. : 1968. itpr by said University, the printed coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Anne< Arundel County (P. O. bonds to be supplied by the UniBond Offering—The Mayor and 150,000 School bonds. Due Dec. Denomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, Glen Burnie), Md. * 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1949 .versity and all bids must be so the Board of Aldermen, will re¬ as follows:: $3,000 in 1950 to 1953, to 1958/ and $5,000 in 1959 to Bond Sale—The $300,000 series jconditioned. Each bid must be ac¬ ceive bids until Jan. 18 for the 1968. companied by a certified check purchase of $195,000 bonds, di¬ sanitary, commission bonds offered $4,000 in 1954 to 1957, $5,000 in 1958 to 1961, $6,000 in 1962 to drawn on a State or national bank vided as follows: Dec. 15 —v. 168, p. 2373 —were Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ 1965. and $7,000 in 1966 to 1969. and made payable to the Board of $65,000 water works bonds. j awarded to a group composed of Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest "Trustees of the University, in the the Mercantile Trust Co., Baker, payable at the Day Trust Co., 65,000 sewerage bonds. able at the Equitable Trust Co., Watts & Co., and Stein Bros. & [sum of $$,000 as a guarantee of Boston. The bonds will be pre¬ 65,000 sewerage plant bonds. Baltimore, or at the Chemical good faith, which amount will be Boyce, all of Baltimore, at a price pared under the supervision of Bank & Trust Co., New York forfeited in.the event the success¬ East Baton Rouge Parish Sewerage of 100.978. a net interest cost of and authenticated as to genuine¬ District No. 9 (P. CL City, at the holder's option. Regisful bidder fails to take-up and about 2.405%, as follows: ness by Day Trust Co., of Boston,terable as to principal alone. Bid¬ Baton Rouge), La. pay fof said bonds. " $100,000 2V2s. Due on Dec. 15 from ders are requested to name the and their legality approved by Bond Sale—The $204,000 sewer 1951 to 1960 incl. Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & ' Sumner, III. \ interest rate in a multiple of Vs bonds offered Dec. 14 v. 168, Bonds Sold—An issue of $10,000 60,000 2 ^s. Due on Dec. 15 from or 1/10 of 1%, and each bidder Dodge, of Boston, whose opinion o. 2167—were awarded to a syn¬ will be furnished the purchaser. •sewer [[" • 1961 to 1966 incl. improvement bonds was must specify in his bid the dicate composed of Newman, sold to the First National Bank of 140,000 2V2S. Due on Dec. 15 from amount and the maturities of the Delivery will be made at Day Brown & Co., N'usloch, Baudean Trust Co. against payment in 1967 to 1978 incl. Sumner. .r 1 •" • bonds of each rate. Bonds will Se .Smith, Weil & Arnold and G. Boston funds. All of the bonds are dated Dec. be Wilmette Park District, III. Price Crane, all of New Orleans, delivered about Jan. 12, 1949, Somerville Housing Authority, 1948. Second high bid of at place of purchaser's choice. The J Bond Sale—The $150,000 im¬ on a bid reflecting a net interest 15, 100.06 for $240,000 2y2s and $60,Mass. approving opinion of Mitchell & provement bonds offered Dec. 13 cost of 3.08%. The bonds are dated 000 2y4s was made by Alex. Brown Pershing, of New York City, will 'were awarded to the Continental Dec. 31, 1948. Note Offering—Charles G. MarDue on Dec. 31 & Sons, of Baltimore. be furnished without cost to the National Bank & Trust Co., of from 1949 to 1978 inclusive. tignette, Chairman, will receive 000 2y4s was made by Alex. & ' • ■ purchasers of the bonds. Enclose sealed bids at the office of the Chicago, at a price of 100.33, a Evangeline Parish (P. O. Sons, of Baltimore. a certified check for $1,000, pay¬ basis' of about 1.863%, as follows: State Housing Board, 18 Tre¬ Ville Platte), La. able to the Commission. mont Street, Boston, until 1 p.m. Anne Arundel County, Franklin $85,000 l3/4s. Due on Jan. 1, from pons . p . . * • . , . — . . • . t: * • 1951 to *•65,000 2s. < -... 1962 to ■ Offering Bond 1961, incl. Due on Jan. 1969, incl. 1, from [ Second high bid of 101.07 for 2s •was made by Baliman & Main, ;and Dempsey & Co., jointly. . Sealed — bids Manor will be received until Jan. 25 for [ . ' _ 4 * >■ » j. Funtinvkurg. Ind. bonds the general ' Bond Sale—The $120,000 elec¬ "offered Dec. 13—v. 168, awarded to p. 2373^Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., of Indianapolis, as election held on at Nov. Jefferson Davis and Allen Parishes School District No. 22 Jennings), Bond Offering President Board . of — the of Jefferson (P. O. La. John Parish Koll, School Davis Parish, Bond Sale—The and O. $42,000 District erosion project bonds offered Dec. 2373—were awarded the Farmers National Bank of 14—v. to tric utility revenue of 1948 bonds were authorized were 30. INDIANA * These Taxing Annapolis), Md. • struction and improvement bonds. Beach (EST) MASSACHUSETTS 168, p. Annapolis, as 3s, at a price of 100.25, a - basis of about 2.96%. Dated Jam L 1949 and due serially from 1950 to 1964 incl. Second high bid of 100.04 for $15,000 3y4s and $27,000 3.20s was made by Alex. Brown & Sons, of Baltimore. on Dec. 20 for the purchase $100,000 temporary loan notes. Dec. 22, 1948. Due Dec. 22, 1949. Both principal and interest of Assessment District (P. purchase of $550,000 not to exceed 5% interest school con¬ the Brookline Housing Authority, Mass. Note Offering — Benjamin A. Dated Trustman, Chairman, will receive will bids sealed State at the office^ of the Housing Board 18 Tremont Street, Boston, until 1 p. m. (EST) on Dec 20 for the purchase of temporary loan notes. 1, 1948. Denomination $450,000 Dated Dec. $1,000. Dec. 1, as follows: 1954 to 1961, $16,000 in Due $20 000 in 1962, and $10,000 in 1963 to 1974. be payable at the First Na¬ tional Bank of Boston. The notes delivered to the pur¬ bank against pay¬ ment in Boston funds. The Au¬ will be chaser at said thority will furnish an opinion by Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, approving the validity of the notes dnd of the guarantee of the payment of the Storey; -r r m nun > a^witiiiinfriiiniTin^HrTPTTn mtttortarA 60 in notice to redeem principal of and interest on said newspaper a & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2592) to Monday, December 20, 1948 CHRONICLE interest net 1954,ind $4,000 in 1955.'Princi- will be the first choice and serial 3.32%. of about cost bonds will be the second choice of (J-D) payable at The bonds bear 414% interest the Commonwealth. The from Jan. 1, ,1949 to March 1, the City Council. If amortization any bank or trust ; company des¬ expense of such opinion will be ignated by the successful bidder. 1950, and 3V4% thereafter, They bands are sbld and issued the en¬ borne by the - Authority.' < > ■ tire issue may be put into one • < The bidder to furnish the bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ ' tion $1,000.- Interest M-S. Due single bond, or, divided into sev¬ Waltham Housing Authority, Mass. will be approved as to legality and such legal opinion as shall be March 1,\ as follows: $15,000 in eral bonds as the City Council Note Offering—Paul K. (Jon- by Miller, Canfield, Paddock & desired by him, at his own ex¬ 1950 to 1954, $20,000 in 1955 to may determine upon at the time -\nolly, Chairman, announces that Stone, of Detroit, without expense pense. > 1964, $23,000 in 1965, $22,000 in of sale, both principal and inter¬ sealed bids will be received at the to the successful bidder Principal Hennepin County, Hill Common 1966, $23,000 in 1967, $22,000 in est (J-D) to be payable in semi¬ offices of the State Housing Board, and interest payable at the City School District No. 22 (P. O. 1968, $23,000 in 1969, $22,000 in annual instalments during a pe¬ 18 Tremont St., Boston, until 1 Treasurer's office or at its current Crystal Bay), Minn. 1970, $23,000 in 1971, $22,000 in riod of five years from the date p.m. (EST) on Bee. 20 for the official bank, in New York City, or Bond Sale—The $150,000 build¬ If serial bonds are is¬ 1972, $23,000 in 1973, and $22,000 of issue. purchase of $70,000 first series Chicago, at the option of the ing bonds offered Dec. 10—v. 168, Jan. 1, 1974. Principal and inter¬ sued and sold, they will be in the notes. Dated Dec, 22, 1948 and due holder, upon ■ presentation and p. 2374—were awarded to J. M. amount of $15,000 each; the sum est payable at the Union Planters on Dec. 22, 1949. surrender of this note and cou¬ general circulation in the City of Detroit, and New York City at least 15 days prior to. date speci¬ fied for redemption. The notes of -notes by ' 4 1 ' 1 ' ' pal and interest . , • t ■ • Minneapolis, as National Bank & Trust Co., Mem¬ of $15,000 of said serial bonds will 2s, and $75,000 phis. These bonds, in the opinion become due and payable on June 2.40s. The bonds are dated Dec. 1, Qf counsel, are payable as to both 15, 1950, and a like amount on the 1948, and mature on Dec. 1, from principal and interest from un- same day each year thereafter & Dain v- 22, 1948. will furnish opinion by Storey, an Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Boston, approving the validity of the notes and of the guarantee interest and the principal payment of the of bonds offered Dec. 7 —v. 168, p. 2273—were awarded to H. V. Sattley & Co., and McDonald-Moore & Co., both of De¬ troit, jointly, as follows: obligation temporary Dec. $20,000 fire apparatus bonds:' $16,000 23/4s, due on.Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1956, incl., and $4,000 2V2S, due on Nov. 1, from 1957 to 1959, incl. 20,000 municipal building bonds: $16,000 23/4s, due on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1956, incl., and said notes by the on 14 were awarded Dec. Dillon Eastman, 114s was Securities & Shafto, high ! bid of 100.43 for made by the Equitable ; Lyons and Corp., jointly. trunk $32,000 i 1, 1, 1948. Due bonds. sewer Fire District inclusive 1956 to ;o 1949,, and 1, due on incl. Offering Finch, receive will Clerk, City of Co., Kalamazoo, cipal and interest (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's office. Enclose a certified check for 2% Notes bid, payable to the Lou^is. Sold—No Not bids were Principal and interest payable at interest tax an¬ Brown offered Dec. 2.5 County Wayne (P. nally been Jan. & of Co., Orleans, New 1949, to sealed receive .'■» Bond Sale—The issue of $40,000 school bonds offered on Dec. 9 was ' 'V •' ! , > v. ' •. and 15—v. awarded to exceed 6% interest bridge con¬ Park (MST) p.m. on Jan. Dated bonds. 1, Amortization bonds will be choice first be the serial and second choice bonds the of ; tBloomfield Township School District No. 6, (P. O. Walled - awarded to the Berrien Securities Sale—The $28,000 school offered Corp:', of Benton Harbor, as l3/4s, building bonds at a price of 100.011, a basis of site and about 1.74%. Second high bid of Dec. 6 were awarded to the First 100.087 for 2s was made by Walter of Michigan Corp., of Detroit, a's J. Wade, Inc. 214s and 2s, at a price of 100.145, Bonds are dated Dec. 1, 1948. a net interest cost of about 2.11%. Denomination $1,000. Due $8,000 MINNESOTA May 1, 1949 to 1953. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the Detroit Lakes, Minn. Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Benton Harbor* Bids shali be conditioned upon the unquali¬ fied opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of Detroit, ap¬ proving the legality of the bonds. The purchaser shall furnish bonds ready for execution at his expense. ; Bonds will Farmers and be delivered Merchants the at National Bank, Benton Harbor. Detroit, Mich. Note r 000 Sale—The issue of $600,- street offered railway Dec. 10 revenue was notes awarded to the National Bank of Detroit, and the Commonwealth Bank, of De¬ troit, in joint account, at a price of par, a net interest cost of about 1.95%, , as follows: $240,000 l34s. Due on June 30 and Y Dec. 31 from 1949 to 1952 incl. 360,000 2s. Due i on June 30 and Dec. 31 from 1953 to 1956 incl. accepted tender 1948. dated Dec. Indianola, the from serial bonds are of issue. If date issued and sold they will be in the number of 163 and in the amount of $1,000 each, Miss. Sold—An issue paid in semi-annual in¬ .(luring a period of 20 years 1 - that except of $9,000 shall the the in be last such $500; National 168, bonds of¬ 2375— Prospect p. the Bank, of Prospect a price of 100.basis of about 1.693%. The bonds are^dated Dec. 15, 1948 and Park, 1.70s, at as 021, a due on Dec. incl. 15 from 1949 to 1958 . N. J. Manville, Bond Offering — Peter Menzak, Borough Clerk, will receive seal¬ ed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Dec. of $126,000 not 21 for the purchase to, exceed 6% interest coupon or registered bonds, divided as fol¬ lows:' Sewer Assessment bonds. follows: $15,000 f950, and $10,000 $60,000 Due Dec. 1, as 1 1949 and in in 1951 to 1953. bond of amount 3% ier's check or bank draft for $4,- 000, payable to the City Treasurer. & Trauernicht, of St. Louis. Dec. 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1952 ized on West Tallahatchie Special High School District was date, upon publication of a are stallments sewer to 66,000 Water System bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1949 to 1953, $5,000 in 1954 to 1961, and $6,000 in 1962. Dec. Dated 1948. Denomina¬ 1, $1,000. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Manville National Bank, Manville. Each tion proposal must specify in a multi¬ Vq ple of rate of or 1/20 of 1% a single which the bonds interest — • any ' Bonds (P. O. Charleston), Miss. Bond Sale—An issue of - on bonds. The 1 Due street intersection bonds was the sum .of $9,000 of said serial purchased by the Indianola Bank. bonds will become due and pay¬ Dated Sept. 1, 1948 and due March able on July 1, 1950 and 1951 and 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1949 and the sum of $8,000 of said serial $2,000 from 1950 to 1953 inclusive bonds will become due and pay-' Warrant Offering—E. J. Bestick, Interest M-S. Legality approved able on July 1, 1952, and a like City Clerk, will receive sealed by Charles & Trauernicht, of St amount on the same day each year bids until 7:30 p.m. (CST) on Jan. Louis. thereafter until all of such bonds 3 for the purchase of $400,000 not are paid, except that the last in¬ Jackson, Miss. to exceed 314% interest water and stallment will be in the amount Bond Sale A syndicate com¬ light plant revenue coupon war¬ of $8,500. The bonds, whether rants. Dated Jan. 1, i949. Denom. posed of B. J. Van Ingen & Co. amortization or serial which are $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: Inc., and Paul Frederick & Co. for a term of 10 years or long¬ $20,000 in 1950 and 1951, $40,000 both of New York; Herman Benser, will be redeemable at the in 1952 to 1957, and $60,000 in 1958 dorf & Co., of Memphis; Lewis & option of the City on any interest and 1959. The warrants maturing Co., and Kingsbury & Alvis, both payment date, on or, after Jan. 1, after -Jan. 1, 1955, are subject to of Jackson, was awarded on Dec 1959. The bonds will be sold for prior, payment and redemption on 14 an issue of $806,000 street im¬ not less than their par value with said date or any interest paying provement bonds as 2.30s, at accrued interest to date of deliv¬ date thereafter at par and accrued price of 100.053, a basis of about Due ery and all bidders must state the interest at the option of the City 2.286%. Dated Dec. 1. 1948. lowest rate of interest at which upon 30 days' prior notice. Princi¬ Dec. 1, as follows: $86,000 in 1949 they will purchase the bonds at pal and interest (J-J) payable at and $80,000 from 1950 to 1958 in¬ The Council reserves the the City Treasurer's office, or at clusive. Bonds maturing from 1954 par. any suitable banking institution to 1958 inclusive are callable in right to reject any and all bids and to sell the bonds at private designated by the successful bid¬ 1953 at a price of par. Interest JThese bonds were author¬ der, Enclose'a certified or cash¬ D. Legality approved by Charles sale. Grand Rapids, Minn. the Bond Offering — Frank Sher¬ .;only bid submitted for the notes. man, Notes are dated Dec. 15, 1948. Village Clerk, will receive -Due $30,000 June 30 and Dec. 31, sealed and oral bids until 8 p.m. -1949 to 1952, and $45,000 June 30 (CST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase and Dec. 31, 1953 to 1956. The City of $13,000 not to exceed 3% inter¬ est airport bonds. Dated Dec. 31, : reserves the right to redeem the -v .notes in inverse numercial Denomination $1,000. Due order, 1948. The 23/4s. to be are on March from 1953 to 1968 inclusive. 675,000 Lake), Mich. Bond were 1949 to 1953 inclusive. West Heights, N. J. $46,000 sewer Sale—The Bond Dec. will p.m. $297,000 building bonds. were the 3 Jan. 18 for the purchase on Hasbrouck associated with City Legality. approved by Storey, Council. If amortization John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of bonds are sold and issued the en¬ fiscal Boston. " agents. Previously, the in the recent purchase of $800,000 tire issue may be put into one County rejected the offer of the school bonds—v. 168, p. 2168. The single bond or divided into several MICHIGAN Detroit Bank to purchase an issue group paid a price of 100.04 for bonds as the Council may deter¬ of $750,000 notes, due in 5 months, the bonds divided as follows: mine upon at the time of sale; Benton Township Sch. Dist. No. 2 on a iy4% interest basis. $125,000 6?. Due on March 1 from both, principal and interest..(J-J) (P. O. Benton Harbor), Mich. Memphis, of until received assessment 1949. arranged for a line of credit in the amount of $750,000 with its (CST) District, Neb. — Sealed bids Offering be fered Nashville, Memphis Securities Co., and B. F. Ward & Co., both of Detroit), Mich. Loan — The County 1, been Bond will Jan. struction Temporary NEBRASKA School Neligh Fred L. Hill, — will 8 date of from years purchase of $162,500 not until 10 for the Watkins, Morrow & Co., Birming¬ has 1969 inclusive. Call¬ 10 NEW JERSEY Offering ham, Cumberland Securities Corp., O. March Clerk, of issue of $200,000 1950 to 15, 1949. City Newman, First National The purchased an after able Great Falls, MonL Separate — has bonds from changed — Bank issue. the of Sch. Dist. No. 1 Butte, in joint at auction on build¬ ing bonds as 2%s, at a price'of 100.175, a basis of about 2.475%. Due $10,000 annually on Jan;'1 13 Dec. scheduled for Dec. 16 has postponed until Jan. 11. The date pay¬ Chicago and the Miners account, $175,000 not to exceed 6% court house bonds, origi¬ the bids Details Sale Bond of National interest School District. Miss. submitted for the issue of $20,000 ticipation notes of Sale Bond Bank Offering Postponed—Sale Bond $7,500, (P. O. Butte), Mont. from Mont. City Treasurer. Municipal matur¬ MONTANA Bond Greenville Bonds Silver Bow County 1951 from County (P. O. Miles City), Custer MISSISSIPPI (P. O. Route 2, Adrian), Mich. 2 1 beginning Nov. 1, 1951. high bid of 99.16 for 3s made by N'ewhard, Cook & Co, of St. principal amount of bonds of the Nov. on certified check for able to the City Council. callable sealed (CST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $170,000 2 %% permanent improvement re¬ volving fund bonds. Dated Dec. 15, 1948. Denom. $1*000. Due $34,000 Dec. 15, 1949 to 1953. Prin¬ H. E. to a authorized at the gen¬ on Nov. 2. Enclose were election eral ing from 1954 to 1968 inclusive are was R. F. — bonds are inclusive. 1968 are paid. The whether amortization or serial bonds, shall be redeemable at the option of the City Council on any interest payment date. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to sell the. bonds at private sale. These bonds, Second Rochester, Minn. Palmyra No. the First National Bank of Boston. Jan. 1, from 1951 to I960, mature to until all such bonds basis of about 3.08%. dated Jan. 1, 1949 a bonds and the Alli¬ to 99.26, The 168, p. 10—v. Co., of Minneapolis. son-Williams Jan. of revolving fund Dec. awarded 2374—were Dated Texas, of Dallas, as 3s at a price Sale—The $55,000 perma¬ offered revenue 10—v. 168, p. Milaca, Minn. bonds * bonds offered Dec. 2273—were awarded the Central Investment Co. of 1960 incl., mitory $10,000 from 1950 to $12,000 in 1961. and and Adrian Townships Fractional Sch. Dist. $1,000. Denomination 1948. & awarded not to exceed 3% 1, Oct. dated are MISSOURI University of Missouri (P. O. Rolla), Mo. Bond Sale —The $136,000 dor¬ (CST) on Dec. 29 for the purchase of $122,000 drain bonds. Due. Dec. 1, as follows: nent improvement Trauer¬ The — until 1 p.m. 3s. as Madison, 1958 inclusive. bonds was Schneider 117,000 trunk sewer bonds. Due Oct. 1, as follows: $12,000 The County Auditor will receive sealed bids Bond Legality & nicht, of St. Louis. Minnesota Offering Bond assessment bonds offered 10 Dec. inclusive. -from. 1949 to 1955 and $11,000 from (P. O. Kalamazoo),^ Michigan Sale—The issue of $40,000 special 50,000 school addition bonds. Due $5,000 Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 Northwood Township, Kalamazoo as imited ad valorem taxes. Fairmont), approved by Charles (P. O. bids until 7:30 p.m. Bond follows: $4,000 in 1949 and 1950, and; $3,000 from 1951 to 1958 inclusive. Oct. - incl. County Bond All of the bonds are dated Nov. sale consisted of: The Nov. 1, from 1950 $75,000 to 1967, 1949 Martin of Co., follows: 1959, incl. • •. $32,000 bonds: 1956, incl., and $9,000 2V2s, due on Nov. 1, from 1957 to York, as 114s, at a price of 100.57, a basis of about 1.075%. Second • 1, to to New Co., of & on Nov. on 1959, incl. drainage 2%s, due Sale—The $499,000 bonds Bond due 1957 to from 41;000 Worcester, Mass. offered 2V2S, $4,000 Commonwealth. V Woods, Mich. $81,000 general Pointe Grosse Bond Sale—The loan notes. Dated Due Dec. 22, 1949. Both principal and interest will be payable at the First National Bank of Boston. The Authority .000 they as severally mature. Chairman, will receive sealed bids at the office of the State Hous¬ ing Board, 18 Tremont Street, Boston, until 1 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $50,- attached hereto pons Housing Authority, Mass. Note Offering—P. W. Linscott, Woburn school bonds was sold Dec. the general 2. Nov. check for election held Enclose $1,625, a certified payable to the City Clerk. a Bond Offering—Wm. C. Ander¬ group Memphis, at a price of 100.047, a pool higher than the lowest rate in any legally acceptable rate stated proposal. will be bonds.* f Amortization bonds successful The furnished bidder with the opin¬ Hawkins, Delafield & Wood City, that the bonds valid and legally, binding obli¬ ion of of New York are gations of the Borough. Enclose a certified or cashier's check for $2,520, payable to the Palmyra School Borough. District, N. J. — The $300,000 con¬ struction bonds offered Dec. 14— Bond Sale 168, p. 2375—were awarded to the Fidelity Union Trust Co., of v. Newark, and E. H. Rollins & Sons, 2.15s, basis of 1948 Inc., New York, jointly,;as a price of 100.034, about 2.247%. composed of John Nu- son, City Clerk, will receive sealed veen & Co., Chicago, Union Plant-, bids until 8 p.m. (MST) on Jan. 3 ers National Bank & Trust Co., I for the purchase of $75,000 not and M. A. Saunders Co., both ofjto exceed 4%v interest swimming to be at Livingston, Mont. $500,000 on at bear, and no proposal will considered which specifies a to are and a Dated Nov. 1, on Nov. 1 from inclusive/Second high 100.433 for $299,000 2V4swas due $15,000 1950 to 1969 bid of made by a group composed of Bo- land, Saffin & Co., Dolphin & Co., and MacBride, Miller & Co. Township (P. O. Pennsaukeh), N. J„ ' Pennsauken •< , Sale—TheJ Bond $109,000 vari¬ improvement« bonds offered Dec. 13 v. 168, p. 2375 — were awarded to Dolphin & Co. of Phil¬ are be considered specifies which — as Greenburgh Union Free Sch. Dist. No. 2 (P. O. Irvington), N. Y. Bond Offering — Margaret I. made Princeton Township in legally any proposal. The stated will furnished with be & legally bind¬ bonds are valid and ing obligations of the Township. Enclose a certified or cashier's School District $7,100, payable to for check school est coupon nomination $1,000. the Tenafly, N. J. Karch, District Clerk, will receive Bond Sale—The $34,000 fire ap¬ sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on paratus and road department Dec. 21 for the purchase of $770,,000 not to exceed 6% interest equipment bonds offered Dec. 14 v. 168, p. 2375—were awarded school coupon or registered bonds. to the Tenafly Trust Co., as 1.20s, Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination at a price of $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $30,about 1.14%. 000 in 1950 to 1953, $35,000 in 1954 follows: $5,000 in 1948. De¬ specifies awarded to Co., in istated any 165,000 Capital Notes for High¬ way Repair Shop. Due $82,500 Dec. 17, 1949 and 1950. The County will furnish the pur¬ chaser with the approving Irvington. Rate of interest to be in multiples of XA or 1/10 of 1%, and must be the same for all of ■ 100.01, proposal. The successful bidder Vwill be furnished with the opinion Of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of :New York City, that the bonds ire valid and legally binding obli- 1.60s, as a basis at a Bond $57,000 Sale—The Bond 14—v. 168, p. 2375—were awarded 1963 inclusive. ..The bonds due in 1954 and there¬ after are callable on Dec. 1, 1953. Township (P. O. Teaneck), N. J. Offering—Clara Christen- Teaneck ' ! Bond 'sen, Township Clerk, will receive bids until 8:30 p.m. (EST) Dec. 21 for the purchase of Sealed on $355,000 not to exceed 6% interest or coupon vided as di¬ registered 'bonds, follows: Emergency Housing, Se¬ ries ' B bonds. Due $2,000 $40,000 such at such $8,500 water bonds: $2,500 3s, due on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1953 place as may be agreed on O. Livingston Manor), Dist. (P. \ 1, 1949 to 1968. Bonds maturing in 1954 to 1968, will be subject to redemption as a whole or in part in inverse order of their maturities at No') 1 at on ■ - . Bond par Dec. bonds. ;v:. Sale—The 'I '■ $64,000 build¬ and due on Dec. 1949 to 1968 inclusive. 1, 1948 Black River, N. to awarded Bangor), York bonds offered on Dec. 9—v. 168, p. 2376—were awarded to Tilney & Co., of New York, the only bidder, as 2 V2 s, at a price of 100.18, a basis of about 2.477%. Dated from 57,000 Paving Assessment, Series 7 W bonds. Due Dec. 1, as fol¬ lows: $12,000 in 1950 to 1953, New $15,000 1, 1949 to 1963. Principal and in¬ (J-J) payable at the Liv¬ terest ingston Manor National Bank, Livingston Manor. Rate of interest to be in a multiple of J/4 or 1/10 of 100.123, 15, sewer Sage, Rutty & Co. of a New $6,035,000 ries H notes offered 168, on and 1954. < Assessment, Se¬ ries Y bonds. Due $4,000 Dec. 20,000 Paving 1, 1950 to 1954. " 51,000 Park bonds. lows: •iV ■ Improvement, 1948 Due Dec. 1, as fol¬ $2,000 in 1949 to 1952, $3,000 in 1953 to 1963, and -$2,000 in 1964 to 1968. 10,000 Paving Assessment, Series Z bonds. Due $2,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to 1954. " 40,000 Apparatus • and ' Equip¬ ment 1948 bonds. Due Dec. tas follows: $6,000 in 1949, 000 in 1950 and 1951, and 1 $8,$9,-^ 000 in 1952 and 1953. 85,000 Sewer, 1948, bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1 1949, $4,000 in 1950 and 1951, ' - - Dist. Buffalo se¬ Dec. 10— 2376—were awarded as Dec. 1 from All of the bonds are , dated Dec. 1, 1948. Forest, Wake N. C. The $54,000 bonds offered Dec. 14—v. 168, p. 2486— were awarded to the Trust Co. of -, Bond Sale — Georgia, of Atlanta, at a price of 100.034, a net interest cost of about 2.32%, as follows: $8,000 water and sewer bonds as 2V2S. Due on June 1 from 1951 to 1958 inclusive. < 46,000 street improvement 1950 from and 1958 to inclusive; $28,000 2y4s, due on June 1 from 1959 the for, bonds: due on June 1 $18,000 2V2S, to 1964 inclusive. All of the bonds are dated Dec( OHIO Free Augusta Local Sch. Dist., Ohio Bond Offering—T. D. Turnip- O. (P. 5 No. on 1954 to 1957 inclusive. 19), N. Y. seed, Clerk of the Board of Edutissue of $130,- j cation, will receive,sealed bids at 000 building bonds offered, Dec. 10 j the County Superintenqtent of was awarded to E. H. Rollins & Schools' office, ip Carrolllpn, until Sons of New York, as 2.40s, at a noon (EST) on Dec. 30 for the Sale—The Bond price of 100.339,' a liasis of about 2.37%. Second high bid of 100.81 for 21/2S was made by George B Gibbons & Co., Inc., and Chas. E Bonds as purchase of $50,000 not to exceed 31/2% interest construction and improvement coupon bonds. Dated 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1950 to 1965, and $2,000 in 1966. Rate of interest to be in a mul¬ Jan. Co., jointly. dated are follows: $4,000 Due Sept. Dec. 1948. 1, Due Dec. 1, in 1949 to 1969, tiple of y4 of.1%. Principal and interest payable at the First Na¬ $5,000 in 1970 and 1971, and $6,000 in 1972 to 1977. Principal and in¬ tional Bank, Carrollton. These are payable at the Ma¬ the bonds authorized at the gen¬ of Buffalo. The ap¬ eral election on Nov. 2. The bonds $4,935,000 to a group composed of are payable from unlimited taxes. the Chase National Bank of proving opinion of Hawkins, Dela¬ New York, C. J. Devine & field & Wood, of New York City, A transcript of proceedings evi¬ Co., and Salomon Bros. & will be furnished to the purchaser dencing the legality thereof and the printed bonds will be fur¬ Hutzler, at 1.19% interest, without cost. pon or registered bonds. Dated nished promptly. Bond attorney's plus a premium of $20.44. NORTH CAROLINA Jan.' 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. opinion at option and expense of 1,000,000 to Bear, Stearns & Co., Due $2,000 July 1*1950 to 1959. Durham County (P. O. Durham), the successful bidder. Enclose a New York, at 1.17%, plus a Rate of interest to be in a multiple North Carolina certified check for 1 % of ■ tho premium of $7. . of or 1/10 of 1%, and must The $3,000,000 amount of the bonds offered, payBond Sale 100,000 to Wm. E. Pollock & Co., be the same for all of the bonds. .New York, at 1.18%, plus a school building bonds offered Dec. j able to the District. Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ 14—V. 168, p. 2377—were awarded I BereQf City School District, Ohio premium of $4.50. able at the Northern New York to a syndicate composed of the Bond Offering—L. R. Pritchard, The notes are dated Dec. 27, Trust Co., Watertown. The bonds Chase National Bank, Phelps, cierk 0f the Board of Education, 1948 and mature on June 27, 1949. will be delivered to the successful Fenn & Co., Stone & Webster Sereceive sealed bids until noon bidder at the Northern New York Niagara Falls, N. Y. curities Corp., all of New York, (EST) on Dec. 31 for the pur¬ Trust Co., Watertown, or at such Bond Sale—The $624,000 pub¬ Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, chase of $460,000 3% building other place as may be agreed with lic improvement bonds offered bonds. Dated Dec. 15, 1948. DeBond Offering — John v. L. Lee- p follows: terest the purchase on or about Jan. 3, approving opinion of Scanlon, Wright & Willmott, of Watertown, as to the validity of the bonds will be furnished to the successful bidder. Enclose a certi¬ fied or cashier's check for $400, 1949. The (J-D) rine Trust Co., Dec. 13 — awarded v. to 168, the p. 2376 — were Trust & Harris 8" T' w1 uS ^ 2°"'1 St* 0 ,^?w 1 June and Dec $1,000. Due $9,000 nomination York, Wachovia Bank & Trust Co 15> 1950 to 1964> and of Asheville, Reynolds & Co., of Interstate Securities price of 100.18, a basis of about New York 1.207%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949 and Corp., of Charlotte, and Kirchofer due on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1960 & Arnold, of Raleigh, at a price of inclusive. Second high bid of 100.019, a net interest cost of about 100.126 for iy4s was made by the 1.7368%, as follows: Guaranty Trust Co.,-New York, $510,000 6s. Due on June 1 from and Laidlaw & Co., New York, in 1951 to 1054 inclusive. Savings Bank, Chicago, as lV4s, at a $3,000 in 1952, $4,000 in 1953 to 1963, $3,000 in 1964 to 1968, payable to the Village. Glen Cove, N. Y. and $4,000 in 1969 to 1971. Bond Sale—The $148,500 street 9,000 Emergency Housing, Series C bonds. Due Dec. 1, as folimprovement, sewer and building joint account. ; / lows: $2,000 in 1949 to 1952, bonds offered Dec. 16—v. 168, p. Onondaga County (P. O. and $1,000 in 1953. 2486—were awarded to the Glen Syracuse), N.Y. Cove Trust Co., of Glen Cove, as :. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Note Sale—The $865,000 notes tion $1,000. Principal and interest 1.40s, at a price of 100.059, a basis offered on Dec. 18 were awarded payable at the Bergen County of about 1.378%. Dated Jan. 1 i as follows: National Bank, Hackensack. Each 1949 and due on Jan. 1 from 1950 . $2,000 2s, due 1,1948. and Hamburg Union Sch. Denomination $1,000. Village Clerk, will receive ; V and $9,000 in 1954. sealed bids until 10 a.m. (EST) on 43,000 Paving Assessment, Series Dec. 21 for the purchase of $20,X bonds. Due Dec. 1, as fol¬ 000 not to exceed lxk% interest lows: $9,000 in 1950 to 1952, water system improvement cou¬ and $8,000 in 1953 ■ wanna Authority, York Sale—The • Orchard Park, Lacka¬ West Seneca, Weigold & Note bonds and $6,000 2s, due from 1954 to 1961 inclusive. payable to the District. han, "*• of 2% of to be bid for check cashier's Dec.' 1 5,000 street improvement bonds: $3,000 3s, due on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1953 inclusive, and Enclose a certified or 1949. amount on Jan. ingston Manor, on or about as New York City Housing 1 Y. and must be tKe same for The bonds will be delivered at the office of the successful bidder or at the option of the successful bidder at Liv¬ l%s, at a price of basis of about 1.722%.1 The second highest bidder was Erickson Perkins & Co., for l3As, at a price of 100.02. „ Rochester, 1% all of the bonds. School District system bonds offered Dec! 13 were ing Dec. Sale—The Bond ( P. O. North ' ~ option of the Township, and accrued interest 1, 1953, or on any interest payment date thereafter as provided in the ' •' New of Bangor Union Free the ; • (r • inclusive, the County. Rockland, Livingston Manor Fire York Huntington, Green Lawn Water District (P. O. Huntington), without cost. Dec. " clusive. bonds offered to Hall & awarded was the Vance Greensboro, of follows: 1948. To be in denominations and payable 17, Dec. Dated York, as 13/4S, at a New York price of 100.235, a basis of about Bond Sale—The $11,000 con¬ 1.712%. Second high bid of 100.23 struction bonds offered Dec. 16— for l%s was made by George B. v. 168, p. 2486—were awarded to Gibbons & Co., Inc., and Chas. E. George B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., Weigold & Co., jointly. New York, as 1.90s, at a price of Bonds are dated Aug. 1, 1948. 100.34, a basis of about 1.835%. Denomination $1,000. Due Aug. 1, Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on as, follows: $10,000 in 1949 and June 1 from 1950 to 1959 incl. 1950, $15,000 in 1951 to 1955, and Second high bid of 100.14 for $10,000 in 1956 to 1963. Principal 1.90s was made by the Bank of and interest payable (F-A) at the Huntington & Trust 1 Co., Hunt¬ United States Trust Co., of New ington. York. The approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & Irondequoit, Cedarwood Sanitary Sewer District (P. O. Galloway, of New York City, will Rochester 5), N. Y. be furnished to the purchaser Co., Dec. 1 from 1949 to • 10 Dec. Secaucus, as 2s, at a price of par. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on - construction 000 Peoples National Bank of the to Sale—The issue of $175,- Bond emer¬ and Corp., jointly, at a price of 100.08, a net interest cost of about 2.156%, as County. Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1953 housing bonds offered Dec. gency 2486— Peeler & 14—v. 168, p. Durham, Securities . The $13,500 bonds the and 1948 1, — awarded to J. Lee of Co., City, to the effect that will be valid and due on Bond Sale—The $332,500 drain¬ New York inclusive. Bond Offering—J. Fred Hoos, age 1949 bonds offered Dec. 14— Second high bid of par for 1.90s v. 168, p. 2486—were awarded to District Secretary, will receive was made by Boland, Saffin & Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. and sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. (EST) Goldman, Sachs & Co. of New on Dec. 21 for the purchase of igations of the Board of Education. Co., New York. Enclose a certified or cashier's York, jointly, as 2s, at a price of $6,000 not to exceed 3 %* interest NEW YORK about check for $15,540, payable to the 100.019, a basis of about land acquisition coupon or regis¬ Board of Education. Babylon Union Free School District 1.998%. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due tered bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. No. 3 (P. O. Babylon), N. Y. on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1977 in¬ Denomination $400. Due $400 Dec. Secaucus, N.J. Dec. Dated Sale offered Dec. were N. C. Wilkesboro, North legally binding obligations of Hempstead (P. O. Hempstead), New by Oscar Burnett & Co.' made notes the by the purchaser and 1.59%. about of Hawkins, Wood, of New delafield & York dated Dec. All of the bonds are 1, 1948. Second high bid of 100.01 for $35,000 23/4s and $10,000 3s, or a net cost of about 2.79%, wasi of opinion legal ' District. Co. of price of J. S. Rippel & notes legally binding obligations o. the County. — the lowest rate legally acceptable Newark, rate higher than the payable at the Irv¬ (A-O) ington National Bank & Trust to the effect that will be valid and inclusive. general bonds: $5,000 6s, due June 1, 1961; and $5,000 21/2S, due June 1, 1962. New of & York City, $6,000 in 1952 to 1955, and $7,000 in 1956 to 1958. Principal and in¬ terest Wood, Delafield 1962 to 1967 from 10,000 Hawkins, of opinion legal Due Oct. 15, as 1949 to 1951; 100.147, a basis of the bonds. Said bonds will be de¬ Dated Dec.,1, 1948 livered at the Irvington National Bank & Trust Co., Irvington, or and due on Dec. 1 from 1949 to to 1958, $40,000 in 1959 to 1962, 1953 inclusive. Second high bid of at such other place as may. be and $45,000 in 1963 to 1969. Prin¬ 100.028 for 1.30s was made by agreed with the purchaser about cipal and interest (J-J) payable at Saffin & Co., of New Jan. 15, 1949. The approving opin¬ the Bankers Trust Co., New York. Roland, ion of Wood, King & Dawson, of York. Each proposal must specify in a New York City, will be furnished Wallington, N. J. multiple of Vs or 1/20 of 1% a the purchaser without cost. Bond Sale—The $20,900 build¬ to single rate of interest which the Enclose a certified or cashier's ibonds are to bear and no proposal ing reconstruction bonds offered Dec. 13 v. 168, p. 2274 — were check for $1,200, payable to the will be considered which County will supply the pur¬ chaser with the approving registered or Oct; 15, Dated bonds. (P. O. Princeton), N.J. Township. Bond Offering — William M. a Bond Sale—The $45,000 refund¬ ing bonds offered Dec. 7—v. 168, p. 2377were awarded to Alex. Brown & Sons, of Baltimore, at . Saffin by Boland, Co. of New York. * York, at 0.75% • Second ' interest, plus a premium of $21. 165,000 capital highway repair shop notes to the Guaranty Trust Co., of New York, at 0.86%, plus a premium of $6. (P. >0. County Troy), N. C. Montgomery '• 6JL a acceptable price of 100.078, a net interest cost of about 2.78%, as follows: successful bidder Crawford, District Clerk, will re¬ Notes are divided as follows: the opin¬ ceive sealed bids until 3 p.m. $35,000 road and bridge bonds: ion of Hawkins, Delafield & (EST) on Dec. 22 for the purchase $700,000 Tax Anticipation notes. $5,000 6s, due June V 1961; Due April 17, 1949. The Wood, of New York City, that the of $60,000 not to exceed 5% inter¬ and $30,000 2s, due on June 1 high bid of 100.16 for IVzs 2.40s, at a price of basis of about 2.38%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1959 inclusive. adelphia, 100.09, a was a lowest rate higher than the rate $700,000 tax anticipation notes to J. P. Morgan & Co., of New of made by the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo, and R. D. White & Co., jointly. 100.008 for 1.40s was proposal will to bear, and no ous Second high bid incl. 1954 to proposal must specify in a mul¬ tiple of Vs or 1/20 of 1% a single rate of interest which the bonds (2593) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE Number 4761* Volume 168 310,000 Dec. 15, $9 000 June and Bidders may bid for (to 1974 a different rate of interest in a multipieof y4of 1%. Interest (J-J). These are the bonds authorized at general election on Nov. 2, and payable from unlimited taxes. proceedings authorizing tho issuance of these bonds have been 435,000 iy4s. Due on June 1 from 1955 to 2,055,000 1957 inclusive. IV2S. from 1958 to Due on 1, 1948. are The taken June 1 1969 inclusive. All of the bonds are the dated Dec. bidder . ; , under the supervision o£ Peck, Shaffer & Williams of Cin¬ cinnati, whose approving opinion will be furnished to the successful at his expense. Enclose a 62 (2594) bond of certified or the THE bonds check for 1% for, payable to bid cessful bidder at the bidder's Enclose pense. the Board of Education. for Offering — bids until (EST) noon bonds election FINANCIAL Lebanon Township Local Sch. Dist. R. R. 11, Box 148, Cincinnati 31), Ohio Bond Offering—Wm. A. Thomas, Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) • Clerk of the Board (EST) on Jan. 6 for the purchase not to exceed 4% in¬ Dated Nov. terest certified of $1,000. building bonds. Dated May of Education, $250,000 3% building bonds. 1, 1948. Denomination Nov. Due 1, • to 1973. interest of to 000 for Bond a payable $650, Offering will receive sealed bids until W. V. Archer, Clerk of the Board of Education, — will receive sealed bids until (EST) on chase of (EST) of noon 1, 1949. Denominations $6,500 and $7,000. • Due Jan. 1, as follows: $6,500 in 1951 to I960, and Jan. 1, 1949. Due $4,000 $7,000 of First the National Caldwell, Caldwell. the election 1965. Bidders These bonds were election1 at the general will bonds are furnished be Franklin promptly. Bond attorney's opinion at option and expense of the sue-, cessful bidder. Enclose check for 1 % certified a offered, payable to the District. - Sale Dist., I awarded to the First Cleve- land Corp., of Cleveland, as 2J/4S, at a price of 100.659, a basis of about 2.173%. The bonds are dated .Jan. 1, 1949. to 1963 Due Dec. sealed Nov. for 2. Enclose certified a $2,050, payable on check the Board to of Education. Oberlin Exempted Jan. 1, J 1*1964 of interest be in % of 1%. 2. for of works v. bonds 168, Ohio Sale—The water Dec. 15 — the bonds $2,800, payable to the 1949 dated June 1, 1948. are April on 1955 to Oct. and inclusive. high bid of 100.37 for 2s by Fahey, Clark & Co. 1, - from Second was made Greenville City Sch. Dist., Ohio Dec. were awarded 14 The $758,000 con¬ equipment bonds of¬ — fered inclusive. 101.37 — v. to 168, J. 2378— p. A. White & Sale—The $400,000 16—v. 168, 2487—were p. 2V4S high bid made was of by Township (P. O. Nutwood), Ohio 1, Rt. Bond Offering—Harlan F. Mul- lett, Township Clerk, will receive gym¬ nasium construction bonds offered Dec. equipment Spencer. These the bonds authorized at are the general election on Nov. 2. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ able at the First National Bank, Bellaire, and the bonds are pay¬ able from unlimited A taxes. transcript of proceedings evidenc¬ ing the legality thereof and the printed bonds wilKbe furnished at option and sealed Jan. of the expense cessful bidder.. Enclose check of for bonds 1% the a suc¬ certified amount bids until noon (EST) 3 for the purchase of not to exceed 4% on $10,000 Irving ance to Co. of the these taken; under Squire, Weil, Roth & Cincinnati. The of interest fire ap¬ bonds the Sanders have been supervision & Dempsey, of of Cleveland, whose approving opin¬ ion may be obtained by the suci i . " : paratus bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination $500. Due $500 May bid for in a M-N. ized a different rate of interest multiple of V4 of 1%. Interest These at Nov. 2. the The bonds were general author¬ election - A. Shadyside Dec. 10 168, p. 2276 — were Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, as 2V2S, at a price of 100.128, a basis of about —v. to 2.48%. Dated due Dec. on inclusive. - Dec. 1948 and 15 from 1950 to 1979 Second 15, high of bid 102.18 for 2%s was made by Pohl acquisition and 15—v. The bonds 1948. dated are Denomination bonds will mature Dec. of der $1,000. not later for 2V2S bid made was earlier not improvement fered Dec. were awarded Trust Co., 16—v. three years from date of issue, and wil be callable beginning not later 10 years of¬ p. 2378r— Northern the Chicago, a York, and Maynard H. Murch & Sharon Township (P. O. Worthington), Ohio Offering Charles — D. Wing, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Townshinp Trustees, will re¬ sealed until bids 8 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 5 for the purchase of $20,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ fire Dated bonds. house ally reduced premiums, the high¬ Due $2,000 printed 3% of par. The bonds approving Bond Offering—Margaret D. Michel, Clerk of the Board of Ed¬ ucation, will receive sealed bids on approving opinion of the P n vr, purchase (EST"* of or) Jan. $205,000 5 not of Rate tiple Oct. 1, to be to 1959. 1950 interest y4 of The of in mul¬ a J-J. Interest 1%. will bonds sold be to the highest bidder at not less than par and accrued interest. Bids may be made all upon or any number of bonds of this issue. These are tbp authorized bonds election the on Board at the general Enclose Nov. 2. check tified a cer¬ for $500, payable to Township Trustees, of Township (P. O. Route 1, Phalanx), Ohio Southington Offering—Earl Clerk of the Board of B. Wolf, Township Trustees, will receive sealed bids until to These ized at j ... author^ were general a election on bond for School Local District Ohio Collins), O. (P. - ! Bond Sale The $20,000 con7 struction and equipment bonds of¬ fered Dec. 11—v. 168, p. 2378—r — awarded were to Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland, as 2s, at a pricO of 100.217, a basis of about 1.96%.s Dated Jan. j 1, 1949 and due $1,000 May 1 and Nov. 1 from 1950 to on 1959 inclusive. - Offering—L. of the receive noon (EST) L. bids sealed > Marsh; Education; of Board will until Jan. 3 for the on pur¬ chase of $88 000 not to exceed 4% interest .building bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949; Denomination $1,000, Due. $2,000 May and Nov.. 1, 1950 1971. to a Rate o'f interest to be in multiple of M-N. The of V4 1%. will bonds Interest be sold to the highest bidder, at not less than - and accrued interest. All bids par must state the number interest accrued of to bonds date . of delivery. The Board of Education to pay for printing of the bonds; ' purchaser to pay for opinion as to legality and expense of shipping s bonds. Enclose certified check a for $880, payable to the Board of Education. Wadsworth * Bond Clerk will Sch± DistOhio Local of the sealed (EST) Hoerger, Education, of Board receive * noon . Offering—E.- F. bids Jan. on 5 for until the purchase of $19,060 3% school ad¬ dition bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination Oct. $1,000. Due $1,000 1, 1950 to 1968. Interest J-J. Bidders rate of 1/4..of may bid interest for in a different a multiple of The at Wadsworth. - issuance b^nds the 1%. payable Citizens will he Bank, The proceedings for of the bonds havev; been taken under the supervision Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of of Cleveland; thorized on Nov. These bonds the at 2, and ; were au¬ general are be- in a terest tees 195R. M-N. to Rate election payable from of interest to multiple of Vt of 1|%. pay Board for printing bonds. Purchaser to ion In¬ Walnut of Township Local Sch. Dist. (P. O, Ashevillfe)r Ohio of Trus¬ The * Bond Offering-4-H. F. the of Solt, Clerk the Board of Education, will re¬ to pay'fqr opin¬ legality and expense of ceive sealed bids until nogpjEST) shipping bonds.. Enclose & certi¬ 011 Dec.' 31< for the purchase of for fied check for $200, payabl£ to the $225 000 ' 4r% * construction : and to as Board of Trustees; equipment bonds. it < " Dated Jan. f '' i > ' . 1, \ • , (EST) on Jan. 4 for the unlimited taxe$. Bidders to whom purchase of $20,000 not to exceed the award is made shall pay. the 4 % interest fire apparatus bonds. cost of printing the bonds: Enclose Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination a certified check for $190 payable $1,000. Due $1,000 May and Nov, 1, to the Board of Education. ; j - bonds the Enclose noon 1950 multiple of V4 of 1%. Interest a M-S. the " Bond $13GjO different rate of interest a bid for and the gross amount of bid 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. exceed in and Jan. not to bid for Bond from date at gradu¬ est Due $1,300. Township Local Sch. Dist«; (P. O. Kinsman), Ohio f as iy2s, at a basis of about 1.34%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due $30 000 on Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. Second high bid of 100.827 for 13/4S was made by the Union Securities Corp., New terest noon Sept. 1, 1950 to 1959. Bidders may, Clerk bonds 168, to price of 100.962, ceive Sorter, Education, Vernon Sale—The $300,000 build¬ Bond of Board by (P. O. Cleveland 20), Ohio The than nomination Shaker Heights City Sch. Dist. and the Townsend Pohl & Co. than from beginning than 100.22 Offering—Wilbur of (EST) on Dec, 31 for the purchase of $13,000 4% heating equipment bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Den de¬ high 1 < • . will receive sealed bids until 1948 and due $5,000 Second - • Bond 168, p. 2276—were awarded inclusive. 1959 for $1,000, >ayable to the Board of Educatiom June 1 and Dec. 1 from 1950 to on Dempsey, • Enclose a $150, payable of Township Trus¬ Board Clerk Dec. on & Springdale Local School District (P. O. R. R. 5, Box 395-A, Lockland), Ohio < ,< ; the First Cleveland Corp., of Cleveland, as 2s, at a price of 100.336, a basis of about 1.939%. Dated Dec. 1, the tees. to 1, date of-issue in such serial installments as may be years to land athletic field have supervision expense. check Nov. 2. Co., of Cleveland. & Co. certified high bid velopment bonds offered Squire,' Sanders purchaser's 15, 1948 $100,000 bonds Cleveland, whose approving opinion may be obtained at the of Cincinnati. Sale—The Bond ing $120,000' water improvement bonds offered works of Village District,' Ohio * 1, Due of Exempted School ■ Bond Milford, Ohio 30 White & Co., said of been taken under the made by J. was 2. issuance the Dec. 15 from 1950 13/4s $500. Savings Bank:, bonds were au¬ the general election The proceedings for at Nov. on The dated Dec. are of 100.10 for of Sale—The — and mature on offered, payable to the Dis¬ together with the opinion will be fur¬ nished by the Village. These bonds are dated Dec. 1, 1948. Due and Nov. 1, 1950 to 1959. Rate of bonds will be a part of a total on Dec. 1 from 1950 to 1974 inclu- ! interest to be in a multiple of J/4 authorized issue of $150,000. Le¬ sive. of 1%. The bonds will be sold to gality to be approved by Peck, the highest bidder at not less than Shaffer & Williams of Cincinnati. Clinton Township School District par and accrued interest to date (P. O. Tiffin), Ohio New Carlisle-Bethel Local School of delivery. The Board of Trus-, Bond Offering — C. C. Mann; tees to District (P. O. Springfield), Ohio pay for printing of bonds; Clerk of the Board of Education, Bond Sale—The $375,000 comwill receive sealed bids until noon purchaser to pay for opinion as to legality and expense of shipping struction and improvement bonds (EST) on Dec. 28 for the purchase bonds. Enclose a certified check offered Dec. 9—v. 168, p. 2276— of $60,000 3% school addition and for $100, payable to the Board of were awarded to Braun, Bosworth construction bonds. Dated Jan. 15, Trustees. & Co., Inc., of Toledo, as 2y2S, at 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due a price of 102.069, a basis of about $3,000 Nov. 1, 1950 to 1969. Bidders Jackson Township Local Sch. Dist. 2.31%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and due may bid for a different rate of in¬ '(P. O. Marathon), Ohio on Dec. 1 from 1950 to 1973 incluterest in a multiple of % of 1%. Bond Offering—Virgil Minnick, sive. Second high bid of 102.02 Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ Clerk of the Board of Education, for 2V2s was made by J. A. White able at the Commercial National will receive sealed bids until noon & Co.. Cincinnati, and New Car¬ Bank, Tiffin. .All bids must state (EST) on Dec. 29 for the purchase lisle National,Bank, of.New Car¬ the number of bonds bid for and of $30,000 3% school building lisle, in joint account. gross amount of bid and accrued bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denom¬ interest to date of delivery. Norwich Local School District The ination $1,000. Due $1-,000 May and proceedings looking to the issu¬ Nov. 1, 1950 to 1964. Bidders may (P. O. Hilliards), Ohio i awarded Sale to 1959 inclusive. Second trict. Bond con¬ Jan. These thorized $19,000 street improvement bonds offered Dec. 13—v. 168, p. 2276—were awarded to the First Cleveland Corp., of Cleveland, as l3As, at a price of 100.557, a basis of about 1.66%. multiple of V4 of 1 %. prescribed by the successful bid¬ Hartford (P. O. North Bend), Ohio Second for Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc. Cleves-North Bend Local Sch. Dist. Bond est to be in a awarded Co., of Cincinnati, as 2V4S, at a First Cleveland Corp. of price of 101.776, a basis of about Cleveland, as 13/4S, at a price of 2.084%. Dated Dec. 1, 1948 and 100.107, a basis of about 1.715%. due on Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1972 Due terest construction and certified a the The bonds on Dec. 28 for the purchase $200,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ au¬ 2275—were awarded to p. (EST) of election general Education. struction and $14,000 offered multiple of Enclose Bond Sale Bond to 1970. Rate a are the at Nov. on to These thorized check Char don, p.m. $1,000. Due $6,000 June and $7,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to 1963, and $7,000 1; cinnati. 8 1949. Denomination June and Dec. Board inch until Bond Dated bonds. able at the Farmers Village School' District, Ohio Education, will receive sealed bids the County Superintendent's The bonds office in St. Clairsville, until noon at $280,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ terest 'building coupon 'bonds.! promptly. Bond attorney's opinion Secopd 1950 bids Dec. 28 for the purchase high bid of 100.636 for 2V4S was made by J. A. White & Co., Cin-t from Ely, Clerk Education, will of Board on Dated $22,000 con¬ struction and improvement bonds offered Dec. 14—v. 168, p. 2378— were the receive The — (P. (EST) -1 of Ohio Bond Twp. Local Sch. Dist. O. Grove City), Ohio Bond Offering—Sara of of the bonds herein Canal Winchester Local Sch. Jacobsburg), Ohio Bond Offering—William C. McFadden, Clerk of the Board of bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. on Nov. 2. Enclose a certified' Denomination $1,000. Due $10,000 check for $1,000, payable to the Sept. 1, 1950 to 1969. Rate of inter¬ Board of Education. (These are the bonds originally script of proceedings evidencing1 the legality thereof and the print¬ scheduled for sale on Dec. 1.) ed Mead Local School District (P. O. coupon gen¬ A tran¬ 2. to a J-J. authorized Bank These Nov. on for Interest authorized at the bonds eral 1961 different rate of interest in multiple of % of 1%. Sept. 1, 1950 to 1970. Rate of in¬ a multiple of % of 1%. Principal and interest pay¬ at in bid may terest to be in able on Jan. 5 for the purchase $100,000 6% construction bonds. Dated Jan. Dec. 29 for the pur¬ $84,000 school addition coupon bonds. Dated Denomination $1,000. noon building $1,500 Oct. 1,- 1950 to 1959. Bid¬ ders may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of % of 1%. Prim and int. (A-O) pay¬ generail election for one house thorized at the 1949. 15, the to fire Denomination 1949. Denomination $1,000, $10,000 in 1950 to 1963, and $11,000 Bond Sale—The $550,000 con¬ $500. Due $5,000 May in 1964 to 1973. Bidders may bid struction and improvement bonds and Nov. 15, 1950 to 1957, $6,000 for a different rate of interest in offered City Treasurer. Dec. 14—v. 168, p. 2378— May and Nov. 15, 1958, and $6,000 multiples of V4 of 1%. The pro¬ were awarded to J. A. White &, Brecksville School District, Ohio May and $6,500 Nov. 15, 1959. Rate ceedings looking to the issuance Co., of Cincinanti, and the Peo¬ Bond Offering Postponed—Sale of interest to be in a multiple of of these bonds have been taken ples 'of the $80,000 construction bonds, Banking Co., of Oberlin, lA of 1%. Interest M-N. These under the supervision of Peck, jointly, as 2V4S, at a price of 101.originally planned for Dec. 15, has Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, bonds were authorized at the gen¬ been postponed until either Jan. 945, a basis of about 2.06%. Dated eral election on Nov. 2. Enclose a whose approving opinion will be Dec. 17 or 24. They will be dated Feb. 1, 1948 and due on Dec. 1 certified check for $1,045, payable furnished to the successful bidder from) 1950 to 1971 inclusive. Sec¬ 15, 1949 and will mature $13,000 without cost. Enclose a bond or to the Board of Education. ond high bid of 101.80 for 2J/4S was Dec. 15, from 1950 to 1953 inclu¬ certitied cneck for 1% of the made by the Northern Trust Co., sive, and $14,000 Dec. 15, 1954 and Falls Local School District (P. O. bonds bid for, payable to the 1955. Chicago, and McDonald & Co., Logan), Ohio Board of Education. These are the Bond Offering — Noel North, bonds authorized at the general jointly. Caldwell Exempted Village Clerk of the Board of Education, election on Nov. School District, Ohio 2. Sandusky, Ohio check 3% struction follows: as Rate be in multiple of of 1%. Inter¬ est A-O. These are the bonds au¬ noon Dec. 29 for the purchase on of $104,500 may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of lA of 1%. Monday, December 20, 1948 exceed 1961 Exempted Village School District, Ohio Bond Offering — W. W. Shurts> (P. O. sessment bonds. Dated Oct. 1,1948. CHRONICLE 3% interest building, site *•Spencer Township (P. O* acquisition and equipment coupon / Spencer), Ohio successful bidder "without cost. bonds. Bond Offering — F. H. Rice, Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De¬ Enclose a bond or certified, check nomination $1,000. Due $4,000 Township Clerk, will receive for 1% of the bonds bid for, pay¬ April and Oct. 1, 1950 to 1960, and sealed bids until noon (EST) on able to the Board of Education. $4,000 April and $5,000 Oct. 1, Feb. 16 for the purchase of $15,- * Denomination $1,000. Due Sept. 1, as follows: $6,000 in 1950 to 1954, and $7,000 in 1955 to 1959. Bidders Enclose the are & Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cin¬ cinnati, will be furnished to the Colerain on Dec. 30 for the purchase of $65,000 3% sanitary sewer, special as¬ Interest M-S. ex¬ check Nov. 2. on inger, City Auditor, will receive sealed These authorized at the general Flick- C. R. certified a $600, payable to the Board of Education. Barberton, Ohio Bond COMMERCIAL i Volume 168 Number 4761 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2595) 1949. Denomination $1,000. 1950 Due 1972 to inclusive. ' Second Each bidder shall submit with his bid- a Sum in cash or its equiva¬ interest payable at the County thereof have been approved by Treasurer's office, or at the fiscal the Board of Directors and the agency of the State in New York Department of Internal Affairs. City, at the option of the pur¬ The issuance and $5,000 July 1, 1950, and Jan. and high bid of 102.13 for 2%s was July 1, 1951 to 1968, and $4,000 made by Field, Richards:& Co.,) lent equal to 2% of the amount and $5,000 July 1, 1969, to Cleveland: 1 ' •, * bid. Jan. 1, 1973. Bidders may bid for ,a different Withamsville, Tobasco Local rate of interest in Watonga School District, Okla. ! rriulSchool District (P. O. Wples of y4 of 1 %. • Interest Bond Offering -r- Glenn ; . 63 . Jan. chaser. , the The bonds highest to be sold to delivery of the bonds also are bidder subject to the fa¬ for. not less vorable Landes, Opinion of Morgan, Lewis than the par value and These are the bonds Clerk of the Board of Batavia)', Ohio accrued & authorized at Education, Bockius, of Bond Offering — Mildred .the general election Wy- will receive bids until 8 p.m,i interest to date of delivery.. The opinion will Philadelphia, which on Nov. 2. be furnished with¬ ;Enclose a certified check for newski;. Clerk of the Board of (CST) on Dec. 20 for the opinion of purchase approving Winfree^ out cost to the successful $4,-; bidder. 500, payable to the Board of Edu¬ Education, will receive sealed bids of $98,000 construction and McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre, of These are equip¬ the bonds authorized at until noon cation. (EST) on'Dec; 28 for ment bonds. ■ Due $9,000 in 1951 Portland, will be furnished the the J-J. , the purchase of $30,000 3% build¬ to 1960, and $8,000 in 1961. These Jan. 1, 1949. De-f bonds' were authorized at the elec¬ nomination $1,000, Due $1,000 May tion held on Nov. 30. The bonds successful 'Warrensville Heights Local School ing bonds. Dated District (P. O. Cleveland 22), O. tified 1950 sive. Second for 3s to 1969 was. made Cincinnati. v Washington \< high bid Of 101.45 by Pohl & Co., of \ Shaffer * • nati, for 1% County Stx at Clairsville, the » to 10 for the purchase of $35,000 not to exceed 5% interest to the bids noon> (EST) on Dec. 28 for the purchase:i sealed bids of $40,000 not to exceed 3 y2% Dec; 29 for until noon (EST) on 1963 to the purchase of $50,equip¬ 000 not to exceed 3% interest wafer system bonds. 1, 1949. Dated Nov.. Denomination $1,000. Due $2,000-; 1, 1948.. Due Nov. lr as follows: Slept. 1, 1950 to 1969.' Rate of in¬ $3,000 in 1950 to 1965, and $2,000 terest to be in multiples'of y4 of in 1966. Principal and interest 1%. Principal and interest (M-S) (M-N) payable at the City Treas¬ interest ment construction piayable at. the First National urer's office. Bank, Powhatan Point. These bonds were authorized at the gen¬ eral election on Nov. 2. The bonds the bonds chase. payable from unlimited taxes. A transcript of proceedings evi¬ dencing the legality thereof and the printed bonds will be fur¬ Bond works 7—v. to pay¬ < p.m. (EST) sealed Dec. on purchase of bids $65,000 until 28 for 3%% | and interest (A-O) school homa the Commercial Co., Wooster. Tulsa, this issue have been taken under the supervision of $40,000 Nov. 2. on certified check for $1,000, payable to the Board of Edu¬ 2V2S. 64,000 ', L. 168, Due 2y4s. 1963 36,000 2378— p. 1951 to from"- 1956 (EST) on Dec. 28 purchase of $13,006 4% equipment purchase bonds, ire ated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomination 1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows: 1,000 in 1950 to 1956, and $2,000 1957 to 1959. n or a Bidders _may bid different rate of interest in multiple re the leral *ose a of V4 bonds of 1%. These authorized election certified on at Nov. check 2. : from 1964 Meeker School District, Okla. Sale—The $17,000 build¬ Bond ing and Oct. & 27 furniture were bonds awarded to offered Calvert Canfield, of Oklahoma City, as l3/4s, and the $8,000 transportation offered at awarded the to time Bank of 2s. as . building, The $375,- — repair and ment equip¬ bonds awarded on Nov. 15 group composed of the Com¬ merce Trust Co., the to at a Carrolton Exempted Village School District, Ohio Bond Sale The $345,000 conequipment bonds ffered on Dec. 10—v. 168, p. 2378 f were awarded to VanLahr, Doll Isphording, of Cincinnati, as VzS, at a price of 102.23, a basis of ruction and bout 2.29%. d due — Dated Dec. 16, 1948 $15,000 on Oct. 1 a est previously columns, were sold price of 100.115, a net inter¬ cost of about 2.38%, as fol¬ lows: $152,000 2s. Due from 1950 to 1957 inclusive. 19,000 2V4s. Due in 1958. 204,000 2V2s. Due from 1959 to 1968 inclusive. Verden, from Okla. Bond Offering — L. W. Taylor, Town Clerk, will receive bids un¬ til est J — 2 (CST) on Dec. 21 for $8,000 not to ex¬ p.m. the purchase of ceed 6% interest water works system improvement bonds. Due $1,000 in 1952 to 1959. The bonds will be sold to the bidder the lowest rate of offering interest agreeing to interest. thorized Dec. 7, at by and and accrued bonds were au¬ pay par These the a election held vote the of 58 school bonds C. J. to on 14. 13—v. TENNESSEE lows: Greenville, Tenn. $11,136.1143%s. Due on Jan. from 1950 to 1952 incl. 24,000 l3/4s. Due Jan. on 1 Price Paid.—The $212,000 school purchased as 2%s and 3s bonds from 1 . by the Equitable Securities Corp. 1953 to 1956 incl. 18,000 2y4s. Due of Jan. 1 on from All of the bonds are Nashville, dated Jan. price of Tripp & Co., Portland. Portland, price of 100.35, basis a par. Lawrenceburg, 3y2s, as which all bids These Oct. on received 18, were Bond gan, Offering—Leo City sealed Auditor, bids purchase ment until of bonds. originally inclusive; and $3,000 in tional Jan. of at a about A. will Dec. These offered receive 20 $71,353.30 Flana¬ for bonds for the improve¬ were sale on Dec. 8. Oregon Offering Stanton, District ceive sealed (PST) — Marguerite Clerk, will S. re¬ on bids until 8 p.m. Dec. 20 for the purchase of $300,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ terest school bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Warrant Sale—The $8,500 war¬ offered on Dec. 1 were awarded to the Bank of of Amity, 3s, as basis a at of price a about Second was high bid of 100.12 for made by Blyth' & Co., Inc. The warrants 1948. Due 1953. These thorized Oct. 13, are dated Nov. $1,700 Dec. at warrants 1948. Interest 2s 1, were held au¬ New County Treas¬ ment Dated Jan. 1,1949 and due Jan. 1, 1962. County (P. O. Lewisburg), Tenn. * Bond Sale Details—The $65,000 improvement bonds awarded Dec. 6 to J. C. Bradford & ville, as Co., of Nash¬ previously noted in v. 168, 2488— 100.04, 2.07%, were sold at a price of a net interest cost of about as $51,000 Trust Co., of Kane, has purchased $25,000 construction and equip¬ in Bonds Mercantile-Com- Marshall on PENNSYLVANIA the of par. on p. J-D. to merce Bank & Trust Co., of St. Touis, and C, H. Little & Co., of Jackson, jointly, as 2y»s, at a price of 1, 1949 to election an Dec. 14—v. 168, p.. 2379—were awarded 2.89%. interest State on Amity, Lafayette Township School District (P. O. Lewis Run), Pa. (J-D) payable at the fis¬ Sale — The $150,000 re¬ funding bonds offered at auction 1953." Legality ap¬ Winfree, McCulloch, Sayre, of Portland. rants O, Bond 1, Due $25,000 Dec. 1, 1952 to 1963. The bonds must not be sold for less than par. Principal and agency of the York City or at the County (P. Jackson), Tenn. 1959. Op¬ Yamhill County Union High School, District No. 5 (P.O. Amity), Ore. 100.30, Josephine County, County School District (P. O. Grants Pass), Madison by Shuler & Tenn. Sold—The Equitable Se¬ Corp., of Nashville, has purchased an issue of $67,000 3*/4% funding bonds, at a price of 1100.79. Dated Sept. 1, 1948. Legal¬ ity approved by Charles & Trauer^icht, of St. Louis. curities Dated Nov. 1, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as $2,000 from 1953 to 1958 proved Fidelity Bonds Wasco, Ore. National of the Co., of Knoxville, in joint account, as previously noted in v. 168, p. 1951—were sold at a 1, 1949. Second high bid of 100.62 for 2y2s was made by Charles N. • and Trust 1957 to 1959 incl. Bonds Sold—An issue of $15,000 bonds'was sold on Dec. 13 to the United States Miller, bonds. offered cal City School District, Okla. Bond Sale Details 000 same the Meeker, of Meeker, Ponca $225,000 Bond the $500, yable to the City Treasurer. Offering Grants Pass, Ore. ~ to " Due in¬ clusive, and $1,000 from 1955 to 1959 inclusive. Principal and in¬ terest (J-J) payable at the Farm¬ ers State Bank, of Estelline. A cer¬ tified check for $300, is required. <?f168, p. 2379— awarded to Blyth & Co., of Portland, at a price of par, as fol¬ cer¬ returned unopened. inclusive. En- for a of 3.405%. " inclusive. noted in these noon ap¬ $15,000 2%% general obli¬ gation bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as fol¬ lows: $2,000 from 1950 to 1954 was the The Offering—A. J. Lundberg, City Auditor, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 20 Salem, Ore. Dec. the District for the purchase of street improvement Bond Sale—The $59,136.11 issue 1949-A improvement bonds fered of the Estelline, S. Dak. Bond follows: to bids until the of District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until Dec. 29 for the purchase for City Na¬ tional Bank & Trust Co., both of Kansas City and the First Secur¬ ities Co. of Kansas, as ;r , Bank $140,000 Wellston, Ohio Offering—W. A. Lausch,. City Auditor, will receive sealed Bond close a certified check for 2% the par value of the bonds. ■ All bids unconditional. Bond Davis of from Due 2V2S. 1968 a ' cation. be exceed amount to SOUTH DAKOTA Denom¬ City by principal • $500 Jan. 1, from 1950 to 1969, incl. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the County Treasurer's office. En¬ Clatskanie), Ore. are 1955 inclusive. were at the general election Evan jointly—v. bonds Enclose the to on treasurer's Check for 2% the p.m. water Okla. sold at a' price of par, a net cost of about 2.38%, as follows: • pished to the purchaser at the pense of the District. Issued under the authority of the Uniform Bond Act. These bonds were authorized District, interest Squire, Sanders $ Dempsey, of Cleveland, whose approving opinion will be furex¬ School were . at Banking & Trust Proceedings for of revenues 7:30 interest Columbia County Union High School District No. 5 (P.O. 2379—were awarded National Bank & Citv and ' Principal payable of successful bidder. Enclose tified check for $2,500. Okla. Bond Sale Details—The different rate of interest in multiple of V\ of 1%. a Princi¬ proving legal opinion- of Winfree, McCullough, Shuler & Sayre, of Portland, will be furnished ,the Co,, of Okla¬ Oct. a p. out must building and improvement; bonds awarded Nov. 22 to the First Na¬ tional Bank & Trust addition coupon bonds. Dated Jan. for Cushing , the in 1958 to 1960, $4,000 in 1961, $3,000 in 1962 to 1964, $4,000 in 1965, $3,000 in 1966 to 1968, and $4,000 in 1969. Bidders may bid pur¬ . First thereafter. not of 8 1, (949. Denomination $1,000. Due 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1950 to 1952, $4,000 in 1953, $3,000 in 1954 to 1956, $4,000 in 1957, $3,000 168, sub¬ are redemption on on any interest Department and levy of ad valorem taxes. Sale—The $150,000 water system bonds offered Dec. the date maturing 1, 1954, Water Trust Co., of Oklahoma City on a bid reflecting a net interest cost of about 2.43%. Wayne Local School District (P. O. R. F. D. No. 2, Wooster), Ohio "Bond Offering — Mable Shelly, Cerk of the Board of Education, receive the All bonds after Jan. or able printing of by Jan.i on District, Ore. 5% pal and interest (J-J) payable at the City Treasurer's office. Pay¬ certified check " a 1969. payment OKLAHOMA th$ successful bidder. Enclose a ^certified check for 1% of the offered, borne (PST) p.m. ject to call and Jan. 1, 1954, and of at¬ expense and Antlers, promptly. Bond attorney's opinion at option and expense of able to the District. be Enclose for $500. nished amount of the bonds The torney's opinion are will on and Dated Jan. coupon. 8 ligation bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1952 to 1955, $1,500 in 1956, $2,000 in 1957 to 1962, and $2,500 in Zanesville, Ohio Bond Offering — Henry F. Stemm, City Auditor,, will receive office, until until general ob¬ >... Superintendent's St. able Education,; bids a bond or certified check of the bonds bid for, pay¬ the Board of Education. be bidder Cincin¬ or payable Treasurer. general obligation bonds. ination $500. Due OREGON Cave without, cost. of furnished of held certified, cash¬ ier's (PST) on for the purchase of $10,- 20 000 Junction, Ore. Bond Offering — Isabel Small, City Recorder, will receive sealed will Enclose Alledonia), Ohio Offering—Floyd Phillips, Clerk of the Board of will receive sealed Williams, successful Local School District (P. O. Bond . & par bonds, payable to the Water until Dec. are payable from unlimited taxes. The approving opinion of Peck, cer¬ Bond Offering—The Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids his bid. inclu¬ general election Nov. 2. Enclose a a the of bonds, Net arts — from Enclose 5% District. . 15 for value of the Bond Sale—The $135,000 build-; and Nov. 1, 1950 to 1964. Bid¬ will be sold to the bidder offering ing bonds offered on Dec. 14—v.j ders may bid for a different rate the lowest rate of interest and 168, p. 2378 were awarded to of interest in a multiple of y4 of agreeing to pay par and accrued Field, Richards & Co., ofCleve-; 1%., Interest M-N? .These bonds interest. Each bidder shall sub¬ land, as 2%s, at a price of 100.83, were authorized at the general mit With his bid a sum in cash or 'a basis of about 2.66%. The bonds election on Nov. 2. No conditional its equivalent equal to 2% of the are dated Dec. 15, 1948 and due on bids will be received. The bonds amount of Dec. bidder. check follows: 2s. 1949 to Due Nov. 1 inclusive. on front on Nov. 1 in 1962 1961 14,000 2y4s. Due and 1963. Sold—The Kane Bank & The bonds 1948. are dated Nov. 1, .< bonds, representing the bal¬ Nashville, Tenn. urer's office. The approving opin¬ ance of an issue of $75,000 author¬ Bond Offering—W. M. Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler ized by the voters in March 1947. Carr, Jr.* & Sayre, of Portland, will be fur¬ City Clerk, will recevie sealed Lower Merion Township Sch. Dist. bids until 7:30 p.m. nished. Enclose a certified check (CST) on Jan, (P. O. Ardmore), Pa. 4 for the purchase of for $3,000. $2,000,000 Bond Offering—Frances J. Mc- not to exceed 5% interest water Lane County School District No. 69 Cabe, Secretary of the Board of works of 1948, series A1 bonds. (P. O. Junction City), Ore. School Directors, will receive Dated Dec. 1, 1948. Denomination Bond Sale—The $250,000 school sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows* bonds offered Dec. 10—v. 168, p. Jan. 7 for the purchase of $2,950,- $40,000 in 1951 to 1955, $45,000 in 2379—were awarded to the Pacific 000 building coupon bonds. Dated 1956 to I960, $50,000 in 1961 to 1970; Northwest Co., of Seattle, and Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,- $55,000 in 1971 to 1975, $60,000 in Fordyce & Co., of Portland, joint¬ 000. Due $118,000 Feb. 1, 1950 to 1976 to 1984, and $65,000 in 1985 to ly, as 3s, at a price of 100.54, a' 1974. Registerable as to 1988. Principal and interest principal (J-D)ion of basis of about 2.86%. 1, 1949 1950 to and due 1964 incl. on Dated Jan. 1 The bonds Jan. from ma¬ only. est at a successful turing after Jan. 1, 1954 are call¬ able, at par in inverse numerical order, on said date or on any sub¬ on sequent interest payment date. above Multnomah County, Wilkes School District No. 7 (P. O. Portland The bonds shall bear inter¬ rate bidder and by the Board are the designated award by the determined of School of the Directors bonds. Bids requested for the whole of the terest issue of bonds bearing in¬ payable urer's at office Bank & Trust at the interest the or option of rates multiple of V4 City at the Treas¬ Chemical, Co., New York City, the bid or bonds wil be full holder. must be All in a i/10 of 1%. The general obliga¬ payable semi-annually at tions of the City payable from ad rate of V2%, %%, %%, %%, valorem taxes to be levied with¬ 1%, 1%%, iy4%, 1%%/ iy2%, out limit as to rate or amount. 1%%, 1%%, i%%, 2%, 2y8%, The approving opinion of the 16), Ore. Chap¬ Offering—R. O. Sproul, 2y4%, 2%%, or 2Vz% per annum. man & Cutler, of Chicago, will be District Clerk, will receive sealed The bonds are offered for sale un¬ furnished to the purchaser with¬ bids until 8 pm. (PST) on Dec; 7 der and subject to the provisions out charge. These bonds are part for the purchase of $55,000 school of the Municipal Borrowing Law of the $4,000,000 issue authorized bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De¬ of the Commonwealth and are to at the general election on Nov. 2. nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as be sold and delivered to the a certified or cashier's pur¬ Enclose follows: $4,000 in 1950 to 1961,, chaser only if and after proceed¬ check check for $40,000, payable and $7,000 in 1962. Principal and ings authorizing the issuance to the City Treasurer. Bond 64 (2596) THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, December 20, 1948 of Port c. Pulaski, Tenn. $11,000 in 1975 and 1976, and $12,- Securities Corp. of Texas, of San Offering—W. M. Rainey, .000 in 1977 and 1978, optional Antonio, is making public offer¬ Town Recorder, will receive seal¬ Nov. 1, 1963, :or on any interest ing .of $220,000 series of: 1948 ed bids until 11 a.m. (CST),, on payment date thereafter. Legality Jan. 5 for the purchase of $300,000 approved * by Dumas,; Huguenin & bonds,, divided as follows:* not to exceed .3,%% interest elec¬ Soothman, of Dallas,' and Vinson, $120,000 2%% county hospital and tric system revenue bonds. Dated Slkins,; Weems & Francis, of - and municipal airport bonds. .Dec. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Houston. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $7,000 ; Due June from 1949 to 1956 inclusive; \ as follows: $10,000 in Lower Colorado River Authority 1950, $11,000 in 1951 to 1953, $12,$8,000 in 1957 and 1958; $9,000 (P. O. Austin), Texas 000 in 1954 to 1956, $13,000 in 1957 in 1959 and 1960, and $10,000 Bond Sale.—An issue, of $3,050,land 1958, $14,000 in 1959 and 1960, from 1961 to 1963 inclusive. : • 60,000 3%% county hospital and and municipal airport bonds. .; Bond • Due The 1948. bonds • *$15,000 in 1961 to! 1963, $16,000 in 1964 and 1965; $17,000 in 1966 and 1967, $18,000 in 1968, and $19,000 ,in 1969 and 1970. All of the bonds which mature June 1, on 1955, and 'thereafter shall be callable for re¬ demption Town at in the option of the inverse numerical order Dec. m tional Bank, Dallas. voted direct are entire from County, ad follows: 1, 1954, and thereafter on interest payment date prior to maturity; at par plus accrued in¬ 1949 to terest the date demption plus fixed for premium of $25 called June 1, .1954 to Dec. 1, 1959, $15 if called June lr< 1960 to Dec. 1, 1964, and ,$5 if called June 1, 1965 or there¬ for it each if Bank & Trust Co., New York .City, at the option of the hold¬ at the Union Bank, or thereof ers Pulaski. Bidders requested to are a rate or rates of interest in multiple of % of 1%. The Town will supply the approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, name a bids all and tioned. Enclose for of 2% be must certified check a the bonds, "payable the Town Treasurer. to ; TEXAS . Andrews condi¬ so ' Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas Bond Offering President of J. — the P. School * 1948. Denomination $1,- 15, ©00. Due Dec. 15, as follows: $18,©00 in 1949 to 1953, $19,000 in 1954 to 1958, and $90,000 in 1959. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-D) payable at the place to be designated by the pruchasers. Any rate or rates named ?F % 11 must of 1%, mitted in be multiple of a All bids must be sub¬ uniform a on bid blank. a The :r printed bonds, a copy of the pro¬ ceedings, the approving opinion of any recognized market attorney selected by the purchasers, and District will furnish the will deliver the bonds to the bank designated the purchasers without cost to them. These bonds are. by being ^offered subject election, to be held to Dec. on May on 1968 1 to Nov. and John to ollowing are & A. check for. $5,500, payable to the } Avinger Independ. Sch. Dist., Tex. i Bonds Not Sold—The issue of $20,000 pot to exceed 4% interest ) school house bonds offered Dec. 1 ■i was not sold. ■- Jasper, Bonds Texas bonds and 1948 dated are callable are authorized at vere Sold—An issue of $210,sewer system purchased re-, Phillips In¬ on Year * Total 1947 J.... Sale—The park offered 15, Bond May 15, Lynch, bonds issue of on Dec. 7 Eddleman-Pollok Co., of Houston. Orange County (P.O. Orange), Texas Sale—The Bond to 127 156 23 134 Dec. 1 from 3s. Due on Dec. of less than par bank draft for or certified Estabrook Augustine Indep. Sch. Dist., was cently by the J. vestment R. Co., of Houston, and the Central Investment of Dallas, jointly, Co. of Texas, 3V2S and 33/4S. 1, 1948. Dated Nov. as Due Nov. 1, A ■:-h * r • 15, 1948. and (P. O. Seattle), Brown —'A. A. TrempCounty Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 10:30 (PST) on Dec. 28 for the purchase of $300,000 not to exceed 6% interest Augustine has pur¬ of $16,000 3*4% bonds. Dated July Due July 15, as follows: 1956 inclusive, 1957 to 1968 in¬ clusive. in 1963 to 1966, $8,000 in 1967 to 1970, $9,000 in 1962, 1971 to $7,000 1973, $10,000 in 1947, DIVIDEND NOTICE Weems & Francis, obligation general a.m. bonds. Dated >" j " • Bonds Sold—An issue of a (500) a share on the December 31, 1948 to * ers of Capital Company, payable record at stockhold¬ the close of business December 22, 1948. I L. G. CLARK, Treasurer December 15, 1948 £ Dallas, 15, as 1948. McCall, Dallas. The bonds approved & are Crowe, College 8 group Publicly City until 000 7:30 for the 18 to not of 6% two ' — receive sealed interest on exceed interest 3% voting machine, first series bonds.; Dated Jan. 15, 1949. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due $5,000 March 15, to 1950 tain 1958. entire rate Each bid shall con¬ only one interest rate for the issue, but interest such include any fraction of Bidders must a!gree to fur¬ may 1%. 1964. The District opinion torney's the of issue at in in¬ verse numerical order on any in¬ terest payment date on and after five years from date of issue. Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ able at without cost to City. Delivery will be made at the City Treasurer's office. CANADA reserves Canada (Dominion of) Bills Treasury par of of Sold—An issue $75,000,000 Treasury bills sold on Dec. 9 at 0.412%. an Dated and due on March was yield average Dec. 10, 1948 11, 1949. the ONTARIO Perth, Ont. Debentures Sold—The issue of $100,000 3% public school deben¬ tures offered awarded to Dec. on the 10 Midland were Securi¬ ties, Ltd., of Toronto, at a price of 102.56, a basis of about 2.705%f: The Dominion Securities Toronto, fered a second Corp., of high bidder, of¬ price of 102.44. bids to QUEBEC Bond Offering—A. A. County Treasurer, sealed bids on until Tremper, will receive 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 for the purchase 20 years frpm bonds at par date. Bonds Sold—An issue of water works awarded and $62,000 bonds sewer until was general Dated Feb. vard, Hodgson & Co., of Montreal, at a price of 98.72, a net interest 1, obligation 1949. bonds. Due in two tp 15 years from date, optional at par in inverse numerical order The I Legality approved'. by Preston, right to re¬ all of the outstanding Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Se¬ in inverse numerical attle. -.r.: Loretteville, Que. * of $125,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ general town has reserved the 1 Seattle), Wash. '•*; obligation on any interest payment date on Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due in and after five years from date. deem any or A headed by the Columbian (CST) p.m. "purchase of $45,- terest Wash. (PST) on Jan. 10 for the purchase of $40,000 not to exceed part of an Offered Place* p.m: bonds. Bonds Wauwatosa, Wis. Offering — P. H. Rienerr Clerk, will receive sealed . & Bond Offering—The Town Clerk will by authorized issue of $125,000. Stephens County (P. O. Breckenridge), Texas rejected. was the bonds , 3%s and 4s. Dated Oct. Legality Parkhurst the as of¬ 2380> sole bid p. and WASHINGTON chased by Moss, Moore & Co., of Stock of the 168, Bond the right to redeem any or all of the unmatured and outstanding & construction bonds has been pur¬ clared 16—v. sold not $2,750,000 bonds revenue - Dec. on and '(PST) $25,000 The Board of Directors has dedividend of fifty cents WISCONSIN Milwaukee, Wis. nish printed blank bonds and at¬ 1952, $20,000 in 1953 to 1955, $21,000 in 1956 and 1957, $22,000 in 1958 to 1960, $23,000 in 1961 and 1962, and $24,000 in 1963 high bid of 99.45 for IV2S was made by a syndicate headed by Drexel & Co., Philadelphia. T exas ' 1, 1949. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due in 20 years, op¬ tional on and after 5 years from date. ' 1951 • ond Sanger Rural High School District, i**11 March Dated „ of Houston. TECHNICOLOR, INC. Cole, receive for the Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $19,000 in or-cashier's $300. Wash. Bond Offering ac¬ S. will purchase of $600,000 school bonds. bids School District No. 401 er, C. — Treasurer, son issue and to Offering bids until Jan.; 12 sealed Rollins & Sons, Inc., Lee $500 from 1949 to 1958 Bond Jan. Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1969 incl. Sec¬ an house Treasurer's in New York County Sch. Dist. No. 17 (P. O. Yakima), Wash. J on $1,000 from Optional on July 15, 1963 or on any subsequent interest payment date. Interest J-J. Le-r gality approved by Vinson; El- of San follows: $4,000 in 1950 to 1952, $5,000 in 1953 to 1957, $6,000 in as y Bank school County at the fiscal agency of City. Le¬ gality approved by Preston, ThoN grimson & Horowitz of Seattle./ or —were County Treasurer's Higgin- office, or at the fiscal agency of Corp., Paine, Webber, Jackson the State, in New York City, at & Curtis, George B. Gibbons & the option of the holder. The Co., Inc., all of New York; F. W. .bonds will be sold with the opin¬ Craigie & Co., Richmond;. Scott. ion of Preston, Thorgrimson & Horner & Mason, of Lynchburg- Horowitz of Seattle, approving the Hannahs, Ballin & Lee, of New legality 'of the same; Enclose a York, and C. F. Cassell & Co., of certified check or cash for 5% Charlottesville," as IV4S, at a price of the amount bid. of 97.029, a net interest cost of King County, South Central School about 1.532%. The bonds are District No. 406 (P. O. dated Jan. 1, 1949 and mature on Texas Bonds Sold—The First National chased the at on kins. bonds revenue Jan. follows: as State fered King County, Highline Public Co., New York, Sons, Baltimore, Equitable Securities Corp., Nash¬ ville, L. F. Rothschild & Co., E. H. Alex. -1965 to 1968 inclusive. a.m. pur¬ 1, 1949. Due $180,000 in 1951, $185,000 in 1952, $190,000 in 1953 and 1954, $195,000 in 1955 and 1956, $200,000 in 1957, $205,000 in 1958, and $210,000 in 1959. Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ 1, Bonds Not Sold—The Seattle. will be considered. a of from 1 11 the for $1,750,000 not to exceed general obligation Dated auditorium p.m. . 1964 inclusive. 1949 to re¬ 2 VIRGINIA net interest cost as follows: on F. Richmond, Va. Bond Sale—The $5,000,000 pub¬ lic improvement bonds offered Dec. 15 —v. 168, p. 2380 —were awarded to a syndicate composed a 11 interest 6% date. 22 Dec. check Knickerbocker, and Rotan, Mosle & Moreland, all of Houston, at a $920,000 234s. Due will until Enclose award- a price of 100.125, of about 2.84%, Edward — bids crued interest $1,200,000 road were on bid No group composed of the Eddleman-Pollok Co., McClung & San 96 any interest payment and after 10 years from Legality approved by Pres¬ ton, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, ol Vt. for the pur¬ chase of $296,000 general improve¬ ment, third issue coupon bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1950 to 1954, and $1,000 in 1955 to 1959. ' Principal and interest (J-J) payable - at the Farmers State Bank, of Estelline. bonds until bids Jan. on bonds. 96 17 27 order Treasurer, sealed (EST) awarded to was Offering City ceive $150,- playground and on 21 326 . date Orange, Texas Bond ' VERMONT Oct. 9. 000 sealed (PST) $102 " 313 i-_ Burlington, Nov. O. Port Local ? $25 1,793 1,908 2,020 1940 State $1,721 . 480 ________________ _ Federal $1,848 1,910 ________ 15 from election an of Seattle (P. Seattle), Wash. submitted The M-N. Interest 1964. * 000 water works and • 1969 to 1978 inclusive. 280,000 7* of the 1968 inclusive. May after Offering—The Secretary Commission will re¬ the County 38,000 3 % s. Due on May 15 from 4s. Due on of able sharp rise in State indebtedness. Cities accounted for $8,859,000,000, or 59% of all local govern¬ ment debt in 1948, Census figures show. Their outstanding obliga¬ tions were up 9.4% from the 1947 level, after having previously dropped off from a total approaching $10 billion in prewar 1940 to slightly over $8 billion in 1947. Per capita amounts of outstanding public debt have been as fol¬ lows during recent years, according to the Census Bureau: cause "1932 1956 to in¬ Legality ap¬ proved by Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Seattle. main Underwood in-» any five years from date. the 58% in the past two years on terest payment date on and office, 1.5* in par Yakima ,1946 * : •v $270.9 State government debt has increased $12,000 31/4S. Due on May 15 from 1950 to 1955 inclusive. 3d District. 8.2 $275.1 1948 It cashier's 25.0 at numerical order verse cancelling out reductions of the six preceding years and reaching a level above that of 1940, its previous high. Large-scale borrowing by a number of States to finance veterans' benefits has been the of bonds offered Dec. 14 or 3.7 15.0 ♦Decrease. $100,000 hospital Donds, divided as follows: The $252.3 13.8 _ Total Co., of Dallas, have purchased 50,000 Change 2.3* 3.0 Local Governments County (P. O. Madisonviile), Texas Sold—R. % 1948 $258.3 States Madison Enclose certified Federal Government Co., Kansas City, Dempsey & Ho., Chicago, Charles A. King & Co., New York, McDougal & ConIon, of Chicago, E. M. Newton & Jo.. Boston, and Newhard, Cook k Co., St. Louis. issue outstanding bonds Jan. (in billions) Co., San Francisco, Barcus, & Co., Chicago, Ira & Co., New York, Raus- Bonds indicated by the following as 1947 & an up, , :her, Pierce & Co., Dallas, Russ k Co., San Antonio, Stern Bros. k debt . Kindred iaupt local In addi- — reservation of the right to redeepa Bond Outstanding, June 30 underwriting group: First of Vfichigan Corp., New York, Weedn State and Due in from date, with a two to 15 years Port summary: Nuveen & Co., the also members of the is anticipated that delivery can be effected in approximately 60 days. a from 1 and until Dated Jan. 1, 1949. bonds. chase of 1948 bids (PST) on Dec. 20 for the purchase of $150,000 not to exceed 4% interest general obligation ceive in Commissioners sealed p.m. STATES on of receive Public debt of the Federal Government makes up 93% of the total. As compared with a year earlier, Federal indebtedness was down with May 1, 1975. on Syndicate Members ion hurst & Crowe of Dallas. 2 States—State-Local Debt Increasing inclusive. 1970 property Board the June 30, 1948, according to a report soon to be issued by the Bureau of the Census. This is equal to $1,848 per person. Due semi-annually 717,000 2V2s. Due an 18. $40,000, 936,000,000 ly thereafter to $65,000. Roach, Board, Interest school house bonds. Dated Dec. of amount 341,000 2%s. will receive sealed bids until 2:30 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 4 for the pur¬ chase of $275,000 not to exceed 4% the in levied taxes the Debt of all governments in the United States amounted to $270,- The is maturity payments increasing gradual¬ a bond after. Principal and interest (J-D) .payable at the Central Han¬ over the re¬ inclusive. 1967 to initial United • lo¬ County within the limits prescribed by law. Le¬ gality approved by McCall, Park¬ UNITED 4,992,000 2y2s. Due semi-annual¬ ly on May 1 and Nov. 1 from any •■i 15 to: a syndicate headed Said bonds taxable within cated 40,000 31/2% county hospital and municipal airport bonds. Due $20,000 on Dec. 1, 1964 and 1965/ John Nuveen & Co., of Chiago, at a price of 100.0478, a net nterest cost of about 2.534%, as 1, O. Wash. Offering —The Secretary Bond of will Dec. obligations of the and are payable valorem all against awarded was , jy June on bonds revenue dated are Interest J-D. Principal and « )00 1 from Dec. on interest payable at the Dallas Na¬ ^ . $20,000 1966 to 1968 inclusive. Betlingham (P Bellingham), cost of about $11,500 Nov. on 3.565%, 22 as 1949 to 195.3 Sa- follows; 3s. Due ont Sept, 15,000 3V4S. Due to 1 - from inclusive.. on Sept, 1 from 1954 to 1958 inclusive. 35,500 31/2S, Due on Sept, i from 1959 to 1968 inclusive. AH of the bonds 1, 1948. \ are : dated Sent.