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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

'

„

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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

'

~

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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

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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

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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 %

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76 Va Feb

12

95 »/2

38

7%

28 V8 Nov

Apr

96 %

38%

21

163 % Oct

Jan

96

38 %

1,200
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3%
47

53%

Sep

49

98%
7%

Feb

37

96

21%

Mar

Dec

96

3%

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44

54%

54%

86

44

7%

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99

3% May

3'/2

3%
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21%

196%

13

3%

54%

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21%

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25% May

3%
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23

36

101%

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3 J/2

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54%

Nov

166

38% Dec

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94%

1

common—

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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%

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*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

-

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107%

2

Jan

•.

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com

Jan

Mar
.

May

36 :I

Nov

6yaOct

Apr

80

20% May
65% Dec

44

Alpha Portland Cement
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/

Friday

Dec. 16

I per share

Dec. 17

$ per share

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

13%

75

72%

73%

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26,700

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8%

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30

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$6

preferred

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83

83

83 '/a

84

83

83'A

81%

82%

76%

82%

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Dec

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85

87

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86% May 14

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72%

74

72%

73%

71%

72%

72

73

73'A

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13

16% May 21

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14

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14

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170

17

Dec

186

Oct

162% Nov

3

176

Jan

27

12% Jan

9

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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

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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%
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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
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May

691/2

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51

16

Feb

25% Oct

36%

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38%

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30

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Nov

51

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Nov

111% Mar

46%

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58% July

14%

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24%

98

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Dec

9%

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3%

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6%

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39%

Oct

30

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Jan

see

8

24

page 23.




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9
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2

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16

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14

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3
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<

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%
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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%

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*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

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25% May 21
64% Apr 16,

27

Jan

49

Dec

Sep

20

27% Jan
7% Feb

Dec

4% May
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9'

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18%

5% May

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7%

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73
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80

21
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102

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62
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55% Dec 11

Feb

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Thursday

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19

26%

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15

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96

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Dec

18% Feb
59
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48%

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Dec

10% May

'

74%

48%

'

Wednesday

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Monday, December 20, 1948

;

.

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

;

Monday

11

$ pef share

4%% conv preferred
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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

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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%

*

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1st

Celotex

,

preferred

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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

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14'

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20%

23

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57

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11

—

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3

4% Apr

63% May

18

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24

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Oct

50% Nov 30

65% Jun

10

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23% Feb

29% Jun

17

Cincinnati

4

Feb

28

.Feb

19% Nov

18

Jan

36% Jan

26

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25% Dec .17

48%
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Dec

.

42

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9

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76

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23

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6

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176

85

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95

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34%

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43%

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Dec

115%

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107

27%

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.

106

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109

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71

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101

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57

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.

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140

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9

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25

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15

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9

23

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17

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40

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154

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3

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5

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10

76% Dec

17

Range for Previous

t

Year 1947

:

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Lowest

Highest

t per share
141

per share

May

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1140

191'A

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Jun

65%

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33

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87

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May
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56

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preferred—,

4%

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16
2

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183

cum

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96

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,

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16

17'A

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21% Dec

,

21%
;

11%

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48%

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263A July

Nov

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147/a Jun

28 .J

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23

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$ per share

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21%.

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18'A

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500

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$ per share

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5

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141

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105

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LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES
Tuesday
Wednesday

61%

21%,
;

13%

5%

30'A

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:

105%

27%

*

21%

9

105%

72

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139

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Continental Baking Co com—No

140

54

26

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11%

preferred-!—1.——--No'par
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29%

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1
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Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd—-100
Consolidated Retail Stores Inc__—1
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$4.50 preferred

5

92'A Sep

preferred——__t—-1_—No jiar
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6

29% Nov/30

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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%

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93%

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92

57%

2%

56%

173

57%

173

57%
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3%

3 %.

3%

3%

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3%

2,900

2

5,800

3%

2

2

2

2

1%

2

96

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31%

30%

96%

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98%

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96%

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100

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31%

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57%

173

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5,000

98

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9%

120

30%

30

30%

7,800

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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

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95 %

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22%

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95

95

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96

22%

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21%
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66%

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26

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100

10

21%

21%

66

21%

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8%

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178

8

15

178

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8

70

71

69%

69%

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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

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140

49

73/4

'

23

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12%

2,500

66%

800

7%

7%

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130

8

22%
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203A

87

87

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49

7%

23

7%

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23

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20%

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600

7%

11,100

7%

7%

7%

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125

20

130

48%

48%

48%

900

7%

7%

7%

7%

23,400

23

20%

23

23

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140

23%

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26

20%

\

11,500

48%

140

25%

8%

125

23%

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22%

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26%

8

69

12%

49

7%

4,600

178

72

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130

48%

15%

15
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117%

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200

27

12%

12%

"

*483A

100

A

Cushman's Sons Inc 1%
Cutler-Hammer

7%

7%

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1

preferred

Class

21%

66 %

15%

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13

Prior

96

*26

178

8

70

*12%

$7

T

21%

;

27

15

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15%

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5

preferred—.
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95%
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6%

preferred

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24%

96

98

96%

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23%

24

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21%
66%

66%

24

98

15%

15'/a

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25%

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preferred

conv

RR

24%
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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

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*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

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11%

23%

11%

12

12%

12%

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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%

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15%

153/4

15%

15%

8,400

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43

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14%

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14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14

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29%

29%

29%

29

29

29

29

28%

29

28%

28%

46%

47

47

467/a

46%

46%

47

46%

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47

47%

46%
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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
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A

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104 "•!< 104
1

99%

104%

99%

20%

104%

fl

20%

20%

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1'.—100

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87%

1

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14

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100
5

85

172

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171

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119%

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97 %•

97%

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116

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12

86 %

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,

'

(

19%

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34
104

Jan

8

jun 10

6 % Nov

4

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20% May 17
11% Jan

5

49% May 3
7% Mar 30

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14

12%

12%

100

12%

12 3/a

123/4

2,000

12%

171%

118%

119%.

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119%

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97%

97%

98

98%

97%

97%

115%

115%

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113A

86

11%

I per share

8,200

86

12%

119%

13...

i

98%

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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

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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

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5
common——10

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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%

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163

1

161 Va

31%

31%

32

32'A

313/4

31%

31%

32 Va

14%

143/4

14%

143/4

14%

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14%

14%

14%

90

90

90

92

90

90

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90

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92

110

11%

11 Va

ll'/a

11%

10 3/4

11

103/4

11

10%

11

3,900

96

92

92

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96

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143A

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143/4

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35

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36 3/4

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2

2 Va

2

20

2%

2%

20 %

203A

150

154

151

139

*135

No par

*50 Va

493A

51%

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56

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14%

143/4

14%

453/a

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46%

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45%

68

66

66 %

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67

13

12%

13

13

13 %

4,100

143/4

14%

143A

143/a

14%

13%

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14 Va

143/a

7,500

14%

1,500

143/a

14%

14%
30

30%

30 Va

100

99%

99%

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13%

133/4

56

56

55%

55%

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5

5

2.50

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10 Va

83A

47/a

900

12%

14%

37

200

133/4

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13%

8%

1,000

56

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13%

93A

20

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133/a

133A

37

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56

68'

13%

1

20%

45 %

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3

13%

20 %

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4%

5

13%

19%

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60

;

800

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30

5

600

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;

133/4

14%

66 1

49%

68'A

100

•___

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140

45%

4%

No par

133/4

12,800

68%

47/a

.

20 3A

*433/8

31%
100

49%

•

38,400

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4%

_1

14

193/4

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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

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21

94

♦34

36

2

1,000

6%

14'A

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2%

20

3,000

40%

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40%

14%

143/a
36

203/a

*14
,

Electric Mfg Co4
Radio & Phonograph—5

...

20%

6%

40

19%

'

56%

25

213/a.*

14%

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94

6%

-

55

14

*55

10

2%

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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

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1,000

31%

11 VB

5

preferred

163

11,900

*89

_100
1

common.

*161 Va

*

15

31%

100

(The)

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31%

160

2.50

common

>

1,800

'

143/4

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100

14

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86%

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Eureka Williams Corp
Evans Products Co

14

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172

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14%

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14

105 ;

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65% July 15
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Co

preferred
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48'/a

172

Monday

9 per share

513A

48%

171

116

Dec.

14

51%

48 Va

172

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13%

51%

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12

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Saturday

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350

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52%
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600

1,800
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:

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%

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preferred
preferred—

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9

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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%%

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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

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EXCHANGE

Jan

,

33

40'A
.

28,700

32 »A

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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%
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32

12%

10

25%

20'/a

39%

11

Dec

46%

20%

83/4

93/4

'

180

12%

127/a Dec

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27

46

39%

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18%

26%

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10

28%
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10,600
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9

3,000

19

2

18% Nov 30

163

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253/4 Aug

51

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40%

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241/4

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333A

9

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28%
32%

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92

9

10%

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41

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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%

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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%

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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%

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Pepper

29

114%

92%

91

93/8

19
25

.

1

20

Dec

110%

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9%

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.'98%

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90%

-

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Car

Dixie Cup Co common
Class A

32% Feb

164

91

——1

common

Corp-Seagrams

19%

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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%

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80

193/8
25%

*90%

100

Corp

25

Dec

Va

25 Va

90 %

100

Vilbiss Go—

49

23

10

253/a

*14%

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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 %

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20

11

19%

15 y4

203A

87

15%

16 3A

*90

—_50c

preferred

20

44%

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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%
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10

8%
37

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5

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5

66

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700

100

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400

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4%

4%

4%

300

9

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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%

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39%

1,900

21"%
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22

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21%

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21%

22

22

22%

22

22%

4,300

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21 %
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23%

23%

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23 %

23 %

23%

23%

23 %

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600

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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%

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20

65%

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55

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98

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98

98

98

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28

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25

24%

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17 Va

800

98

98

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13

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44%

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21%

22

21%

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21

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common—__1

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100

preferred

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22

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76%

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400

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90%

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Freeport Sulphur Co
10
Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l
-

27%

l.j%

29%

10

-

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27%

91-

13%

Franklin Stores Corp

Fruehauf

2,500

21%

19%

29

—-25

Sugar

800

5%

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13%
13%

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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

;

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36%

17%

5%

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Corp

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36%

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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%

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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%

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98

13

13

12 %

13

13 Va

13 Va

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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

;

17

Greenfield

Grumman

*94

28

42 %

36%

10




com

1

6%

16 Va

5

—

3

3%

3

6%

*16%

74

57% Feb

page 28.

Stores

pfd

3%

3

6%

16%

100

common

3Va

6%
*16%

36%

14

9

,

3

6%

16%

*36%)

Deo

18% July

28%

3%

6%

16%

*71

Gulf Mobile

21

28

;

1

20% Jun 23
58% Jun 16
Jun

Nopar

Bay & Western RR~!
(H L) Co Inc—

10

2

3
1

6%
16%

preferred

Feb

Jan

3%

6%

Gt Northern Iron Ore Prop—No par
Gt Northern Ry 6% pfd
No par
Western Sugar com
No par

60

35% Aug
21% Mar

Co

3

*16%

Great

132

17

1

5

new—10

preferred

Grayson-Robinson

Jan

145% Jun

(The)

City Steel

3%%

Feb

70

16% Nov

4% Maf

Grant

Co

.

.69%
16%.

13%
*49

—

68
-

94

15%
50

%

16%

*92

13%
*48

40

94

14 3 a

49

27,100
700

69%,

68%

69'A

14,400

17

16%

16%

5,700

NEW
Range for Previous

I per share

$ per share

$ per

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

Par

i

■

$ per

$ per share,

$ per share

t per share

tper share

Friday

Deo. 10

Dec* 15

Dec. 14

,

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday
Dec. 13

Hec. 11

$ per share

share

Monday, December 20, 1948}

RECORD

Saturday

EXCHANGE

,

-

CHRONICLE

'

STOCK

NEW YORK

Range since Jan. 1
Highest

Lowest'

Highest

STOCK

YORK

STOCKS

■

Year 1947

Lowest

&. FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2554)

22

,

Deo. 17
$ per

share

Sales for
the Week

share

Shares

H
32 %

Dec

39

Jan

15% Nov
14
1

Jun

,

13'-

k

Dec

87% Dec

'102% Dec
19% Apr
148%

Oct

28% May
6% May

75%

Dec

Feb

112

Id

39%

Jan

10 %

Feb

5% Deo

Apr

May
4% May

7% Jun

100 Va

59

9%

Oct
Jan

Dec

22

May

30%

90

Dec

103%

42%

'

6% Fen 11
6% Feb 11

Feb

12

35%

25

Jan'

20% Oct

28
27

91

Jun
Jan.'

May

t

•'

X95

Dec

Feb

29% Dec

14

July

108

9ii*/a nan

2d"

17

34 l/a Dec

22%

Feb

63

Feb

41% Dec

35 % Oct

15

Dec

134

Mar

12Q% Dec

14

38

Sep

2o% Oct

lo-

134

Sep

114

Jan

17

126

29% Dec
118'

Oct

20

Sep

29%

Nov

13

Jun

14%

Dec

Oct

7

86% Jun

14% Jan
Jun

1

25% Jan

Jun

33

Dec

28

Apr

X29%

Nov

37

12% Nov 30
5
21% Feb

31% Jan

14%, May

20%

Mar

10

17

Oct

May

25

48

Jun

30

30

35% Jun

Feo

56

Feb

x31

24% Nov 26

28%

Jan

85

Dec

Dec

102

13
22

18% JUU

15"

46% Jan

14

27

NOV

10

34% Jan

81

•Oct

19:

94% Jun
Oct

28%

Dee

20% Feb

38% Jun

10

20% Dec

29

Feb

31% May

38% Mar

May

7% May

49

Mar 12
U:

3%%

preferred

30

Jan

10% Dec

17

5%

4

7%

Feb

5

14% Jun

Hupp

I per share

$ per share

'■

-

share ■'

35% Jun

27% Mar 16

64'/a

Dec

62% Feb

Jan

97

Aug

95% Mar 16

,15

Jan

26%

Dec

24% Jan

May

11%

Dec

26% Aug 11
9% Feb 11

Jan

22

12% Jun
25 Vb Jun

20% Nov 30
\

Dec

,

:

*

Apr

12%. May
6% Sep

180%
42

15% Jan

7% Nov 26

8%

24

11

108

Mar

Dec

17

7

Feb

1% NOV

12

15 Va

July

11% Feb

11

125% Feb

10

Jun

103

Dec

186%

6

May
May

34%

Oct

23% Feb

96

Jan

74

Feb

76

Dec

10% Feb

Dec

5%

Feb

36%

Feb

137

Dec

135

Jan

59%

Oct

86

16

Dec

116

Feb

Feb

64%JUn.

Feb

6% Dec
65% Dec

Feb

52% Jan 24

14'

Mar 12

30

Mar

40

Feb

9% May

17%

Feb

17%

Feb

Apr

26%
27%

Oct

17% Mar

158

27%

27%

27%

27

27'%

27%

27%

28

28

99 %'

99

99%

100%

101%

102

102

99

99%
12

29

11%

12%

11%

33%

31%

99%

30

29

29

83%
45 Va

83

83%

45%

45%

45%

30%

31

30%

31

30'A

.

11%

11%

11%

11%

3,500

32

32%

31%

32

1.OU0

28

29

*28%

29%

2,000

*83%

84%

:*2J

29%

*83

83%

*83%

84%

83%

29%
83%

45%

45%

45%

45%

45%

45

45%

1,40J

31%

30%

31%

30%

32

32

33%

10,700
800

..

*20%

15

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

*14%

43%

43'A

42%

42%

43%

44

*43

43%

7%,

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

Feb

4% Dec

24Va July

7

7%

iVr

12%

*11%.

7%.

12

12

46

47

*11%
46%

47

46%

47%

12%

13 y8

12%

13

12%

13

t———6.66%

10%

10%

10%

11

10%

10%

10%

Corp
———i.1
Refrigerator CO-.—No par

■ 2%
*13

2%
13y2

2%

2%

13%

13%

*11 Va
• -

12%

10%

11 ya

2y4
*13

Monday

Saturday
.

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 '*

.

'?

9%

21

8%
38%

62

10

42%

17%

*7%

V

*153

8%

39%

62

63

"

42'%

Ctfs Inc—1

4%%

j63 Va

*153

No par

8%

41

62

.

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
'

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93

*92

98%

*98

40Va
54

98%

39%
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'

14%

14%

•

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22Va

22Va

16Va

16Va

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14Va

*92

93

98V2

"

54

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.

,

54

14%
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98%

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39.

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38%

39

54

54

54

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40

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39%

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.

93%

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14Va

*14Va

14%

22%

21%

21%

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147/a
22%

16%

16

16%

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16Va

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-

93%

*99
100
38V4
38%
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55
14% ' 14%
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16
16%

60

4,800
400

800
,

200

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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? J my

4%

3

Kress

4

No

56%

56'A

56%

55%

56 Va

42 %

42%

43'A

43%

44'A

44'%

13%

13Vs

13'A

*13 Va

13%

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13 Va

21%

21 Va

21%

20%

21

20 3/4

2 l'/a

21

21

96

*95

£6

95%

951/4

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96

96

96

14

14

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15'A

*13%

143/4

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14%

*13%

14%

14

14%

66

*65

66

*65

66

*65

65'A

65'A

65'A

67

67

56

56'A

12,100

44 3/8

44%

2,000

*13'A

-

13%

700

21%

4,900

21

96

*95

'

160
400

150

'

31%

31%

313A

32%

32

32 Ve

X30

31

29 3/4

30

29%

30

3,500

90

90%

90%

90%

90%

x90

90

90

90%

91

91

350

3b

36 %

36

36%

35%

36 Va

353,4

36

%

36%

37

4,200

55%

55 Va

55'/2

55'A

551/4

54%

54«/2

54%

543A

700

42

42

42%

42 >/4

42'A

42%

43

43

43'A

2,100

5Va

7,500

-

*36 Va

par

—

56 Va

421%

133/a

Shares

90

par

___L„r—No

& Co__„

(The)

57%

42

13%

*65

10

57

41%

*95'
.

57

*21

,

_—vf'--—--?•*- 100
10
Co.—

(S H)

Kroger Co

I per share

13%

par

Inc common-.——

t per share

I per share

$ per share

41%

.100
1

S per share

5u%

preferred

Kresge (S S>

8
22

6% Oct

;

par

com—

2nd preferred—

conv

Koppers Co

i.»

Oct

Corp

Kipney <G R) Co common_„i.
$5 prior preferred,—*——No

2

39% Jun

45

4%

'

102% Aug

Par

Kern County Land Co—
i —5
Keystone Steel & Wire Co new No par

>

May 24

"'66%

Copper———^No

8 per share

55 Va

*42,,

,

363/b

*55

.

43

*55%
42

'

'-L
,

.

Feb

7

4% May

.

.

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

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27

Dec

91%

Dec

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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%

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9

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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

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13

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9

8

55% July 13
44% July 23
104% Jun
7
147

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91

29

29%

29

29%

97%

96%

96%

7%

7%

Outlet

Marine

&

Mfg

Co

Owens-Illinois

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No par

Glass

Co

Amer

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2nd preferred

Inc

non-cum

Pacific Finance Corp of Calif
Pacific Gas & Electric

Pacific

91

8%
91

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22%

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29%

29%

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,

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91

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22

22

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17,200

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200

29%

29

29%

29

29%

8,000

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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%

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29%

30

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50 % Nov
25% May
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17

97

30

13

17

97

8% Nov

Oct

17%

29%

11% Feb

46%

98

8%

Oct

Jan

28

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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
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lo
Otis Elevator common
—No par
6% preferred
100

9% May
50

27

97%

33%

26%
98

148

148

145%

*15

16

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16

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16

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16

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16

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16

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84

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83

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83

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83

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83

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83

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48%

48%

148

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49

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9%

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67

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67

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67

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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%

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48%

133/4

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14

14

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39

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19%

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30 Va

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30%

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50%

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50 %

503%

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50 %

50

31

30

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30

30

91%

91

91%

91

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91

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134%

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14

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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

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Feb

5

109 %

Jan

101% Feb

13

36%

Mar

Feb

29 %

Dec

Feb

X25

11

24%

Deo

8%

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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%
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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

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•

162

31%

31%

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31%

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8

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84

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27%

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Saturday

Monday

Dec. 11

Tuesday

Dec. 13

9 per share

Wednesday

Dec. 14

•

9 per share

185

83%

700
30

83 Va

*70%

500

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143

27%

71

50

20

20

300

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143

27%

Thursday

Dec. 15

,1 per share

$ per share

27%

12

12

12

12Va

12Va

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13

13%

13Va

13%

13Va

13%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

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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

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13

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6%

6%

8,600
9,400

13

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24%

24%

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24%

24

24

24

24

25

25%

25%

65

65Va

65%

1,400

65%

65%

65%

65%

65%

65%

65%

66

4,200

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5

21%

2,200

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21%

21%

20%

21

20%

20%

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20%

85

84

84

84

84

84%

84Va

84

20%
84%

20Va

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84

84%

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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

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25%

25

107

27

*106%

18%

107

26%

27%

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25'A

27

26

26%

18%

18%

18%

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26

*18%

107

107

26

34%
31%

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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

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conv

13,700

900

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21%

300

'

11%

150 i

85%

144

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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%

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7%

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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

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27%

27%

27%

27%

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32%

32

32

32

31%

31%

31%

31%

700

23

22%

227/8

22%

22%

22%

22 Va

22%

1,900

42

27%

32%

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93

,

23

42%
37Va

22%
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*10y8

10y4

10Va

12%

xl3

69%

7%

93

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14

69%

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27%

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13%

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93

27Va

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7%

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104

12%

12%

42%
37'A
10'A
104

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22%

42

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43

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37Va

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10y4

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12

43

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43

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37%

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10

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10%

10%

10%

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104

12

12%

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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%

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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

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'

91

31V*

115

83

39%

86

38%

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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

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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

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,

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63

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2

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18

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27

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45%

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21% Aug 19

112%

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Nov

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5

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83

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13% May

17% May

73

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,

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8

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104

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29 =

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36%

79% Oct

18

91% Jun

Jan

102

17% Nov

30

27% May 15

$3.50

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114%

Feb

86

11

109% Oct

22

May

125

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97% Feb

27

121

22

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63

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54 V2 Jan

27

73

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15

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44% July

36% Feb

13

53

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16

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80

69 V8 Feb

11

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15

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371/4 May
Mar

63

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94

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30

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14

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14

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11

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10% May

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49

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38

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47

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37

10

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Spear & Co common...
1
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1
Sperry Corp (The)--—:——:
1
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1
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163/4

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50%

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27 ¥4

41 ¥t.

Sparks

16¥a

16%

285/B

•

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8

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8

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4

340

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5,200

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17

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17

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Soeony Vacuum Oil Co Inc__

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3714 May

.

—

22

Feb

;

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5

1

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39

36

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t

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37%

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900

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79%

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,

—'—No par

—-

47

92

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42

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1

15

Dec

23

$3.50

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Dec

117%

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15

,

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2

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Jan

51

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15

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28% Feb

Feb

6%

Apr

78% Dec

14

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Feb

91/2

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4

271/2 May

25

12

Feb

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Dec

241/4 May

Feb

9 % Dec

68
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12%

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7Vt

5%

100

36%

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Jan
Feb

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88

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92

10

10

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1

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18

47

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10

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30

43

16 ¥4

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common--—1

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.

13,500
2,800

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14

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Dec

4

16%
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.

preferred———100

non-cum

Seeger Refrigerator

10 y8 May

101

43% Nov

16%

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12% July 12

Feb

6%

6
25

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+

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11

14

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Lead

—

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i
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16

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80
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11

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5%

16

16 ¥4

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19%

104% Jan

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25%

23% May

18

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Reynolds Metals Co com
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Reynolds (R J) Tob class B
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Apr

5%

17

Dec

V

Dee. 11

Rexali Drug Inc

May 15
29 % Apr 22

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Monday

Saturday

share

8

44 Va

104

Dec

13%

YORK STOCK
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NEW

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17

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Number 4761

THE

COMMERCIAL

NEW
Range for Previous
Range since Jan. 1

NEW

'

Lowest

Highest

4 per share

$ per share

305/s

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Dec

27%

18%

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12

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29

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Range for Previous
STOCKS

Year 1947

Lowest

15% May
91

Dec

106

12% May
May
Dec

13%

20%
107%
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Dec

Lowest

NEW
%

Highest

$ per share

Oct

16% Feb

27

Jan

89

Feb

20

Oct

15% Feb

11

32% May 15
101

Jun

24 %

11

113% Jun'

196% Mar

9

166% Oct

18

179

8% Nov

71%

Dec

94

Feb

60

Dec

37

15

Dec

53%

Feb

21

Nov

24

42% Jan

5% May
Jan

16%

Jan

9%
35

Dec

May

9%

39%
24%
10

Oct

4 % Dec

9

17% Dec

11

Oct

11% Sep 21
7% Dec 17

Apr

46%

Oct

Dec

73

May

39

Jan

39% Feb

Feb

23 %

Dec

%

Dec

103% July
■60% Feb

127%

Dec

165

40

38% May
67

Feb

51% July

Dec

81

Feb

61% May

80

Dec

Dec

150

Mar

Nov

23

Feb

133

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38

Dec

48%

5

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6

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10

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63 % Dec
1
67% Mar 17
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16

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20

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52

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10
5

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16

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23 Ye Nov

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16

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20

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17

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66

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6,900
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t

preferred

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38%

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12%

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8%

88%

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102

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175

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57%

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20% Jan

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12% May
26% Dec

6

46%
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com

...

common.

9

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18 J/4

,

'

preferred—.100

& Min

47

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10

common..

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58

24%

v

12%

9

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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

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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%

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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

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preferred

38'% May
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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%

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J-D

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44

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J-D

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60

52

60

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60

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—

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1981

3s series B___„

Central

104

102%

M-S

5

70

59'/2

*1001/4102

F-A

&

lot
-

1st 5s A

96%

127%

94

96

106

1965

3%s

New

of

mtge 2%s sql A
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series A

__

96

92

5

1961

ref

&

5s

93
117

15

94%

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77%

98%

J-J

_1951

f

s

1st gold 5s

Manhattan

&

AAdj

99%

67%

44%

lp3 %

94%

94%

F-A

88

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M-S

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1949 '

46%

1977

97

97%:

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A-O

1976

97
23

95

94%

.

66%

93

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J-J

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—

1962

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s

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Litchfield

Conn River Pwr

^^1968

2%s___„.1976

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82

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93

mtge inc 4s ser B

78

103

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102%

97

J-J

106 Va 1051/2

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1955

11%

100%

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100

1999 ;

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'

31

102

68%

1970

IO314
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74

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63

7

1st

M-N

82

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—_1975

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1973

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B

5s ser A-.___July 2015

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-

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70

5

102

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93

101% 101%
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9

95

95%

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75

95

95%

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1961

74

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106%

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1950

92%

84

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64 - '

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98

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1969

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88

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—1959

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_____1973

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1

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87%

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88

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95

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mtge

101%

11

1041/s

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&

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103

J-D

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.

Columbus

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Ry—

B_;

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J-J

70

42

101 Va

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&

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100

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1990
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1970
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99%

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99%

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70%

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189

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series
series

89

90

90

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&

5/2s
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58

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J-J

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1974
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City Investing Go 4s debs_____
1961
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*100%

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284

J-J

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1

62

102%

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6

I.

,.-___1963

D

66

55%

—

,

——_-~1969

56?%

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100% 100%

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conv

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of Berg Co cons 5s_—.i.1949

64%

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57%

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,

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87%

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93

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431/2

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mtge. 4%s,.L.:_T_Jan 1 2038

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A 2d

109%

1.
7

„

A

5s___

3%s ser B—_„___„_1985
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inc

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Long Island unified 4s
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4s

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1963

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87

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97

96

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28

95

97

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5

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85

95%
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70

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56

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7

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38

20

1981

5s

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106%

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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

——-

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series
series

B

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8%
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; 106%

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107%

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101%

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93

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1937

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98%
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12

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93

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of

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91%

104

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84%

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1952

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85

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1970
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1967
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102 %

—

97%

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99%

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conv

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92

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1955

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trust ctfs

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1960
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90

81

61%

104%

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81%

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s

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72%
80

441/4

57

1978

1983

1st

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69%

61%
47

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98%

6

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108%

51

91%

93%

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Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949

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79

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67

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83%

235

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59

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1996
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Jan 2022

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Friday
Interest

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Exchange

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Period

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;

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or

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&

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—

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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%

*

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400

574

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150

8%

6%

10

common

VA

400

13%

—

—

——

Northwest Bancorp common
Oak

'

vtc

common

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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

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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

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40%

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L

Stamped

Range Since January 1
Low

33

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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-

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(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%
*

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(The)

common

•

8%
—

—

.

8%
—'

9
,

31%

700

—

32

7%

Nov

42% July

400

*25%

Feb

2372

Jan

45

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100

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100

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Sep

16%

17%

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Feb

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151

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Motor

26

Products

Dec

32%

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National

10%

Feb

14%

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Packard Motor Car

Feb

31% July

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38%

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106

32

Mar

42 %

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58%

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65%

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200

Feb

4% Mar

5%. May

16%

Feb

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8%

250

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Nov

23%

31%

32%

255

25%

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41% May

13%

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Standard

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7%

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22% May

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class

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United

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Tel

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23

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164

69%

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Friday

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for Week

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DECEMBER 17

Sales

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—

.

Monday,* December 20, 1948

EXCHANGES

WEEK ENDED

FOR

RANGE

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Oct

St

Public

Louis

Scullin

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class

50

A

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& Co

5

13% May

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3274

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&

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common—

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474
16

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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%

—*

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Apr

Service

Steel common

474.

474

14%

14

45

45

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RANGE

FOR

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1J

Week's

Sales

Last

Range

for Week

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of Prices

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Friday
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PACIFIC COAST SECURITIES

Par

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Par

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2%

2%

2%

7%

7%
19%

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8%

8%

8%

13%

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a

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27

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12% Mar

16% May

51%

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155

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27%

27

39

1,359

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39%

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35

Feb

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51

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26

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301

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33

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225

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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

■„_*

...

Navigation "Co

Menasco

32

11

a8

-

1

common

—

32

•

Calculating Machine

McKesson
M J

H)

(Glenn L)

Matson

HONOLULU

-

(R

Co

Marchant

Teletype NY 1-579

LOS ANGELES

Co.

Magnavox

STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y.

-

ft

Low

32

__„7

Lyons-Magnus class B
Macy

Range Since January 1

High

..

..1

Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Inc (Un).

San Francisco Stock

Telephone BArclay 7-4300
SAN FRANCISCO

Inc

Loew's

Exchange
Stock Exchange
Los Angeles Stock Exchange
and other principal Security and
Commodity Exchanges

Honolulu

G)

Libby McNeill & Libby

MEMBERS
New York Stock

(R

Low

j.:—--10

....

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

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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

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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

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(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

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Mines—

Mining'

j, I" »

mm —

Kerr-Addison

^

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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.