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iwtmrtn***« *"■" iww 3oa ADM library Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume 166 Number 4659 New York, N. Y., Monday, December 29, 1947 Price 75 Cents Copy a General Corporation and Investment News RAILROAD American Insurance Co., PUBLIC UTILITY - First' Boston i Corp. announced Dec. 23 662,504 shares of capital stock^(par $2.50) offered by the company to stockholders of record Dec. 8 at $13 per share, 602,392 shares or 90.93% were sub¬ scribed to by the stockholders, leaving a balance of 60,112 shares to be taken up by the underwriters. The of INSURANCE - Newark, N. J.—Stock Sub¬ scription—The that INDUSTRIAL - to Arizona Edison Co.; Inc.—Earnings- the Period End. Operating Sept. 30— $783,068 Oper. exps. & taxes—; V $688,212 606,074 706,628 the period which pired at 3 : Dec. p.m., 22 have been sold writers at $15 per share.—V. 166, p. * >; *■ • . i oper.- Other revenue..—. $76,440 V ,6,817 income American Machine & Metals, rXYiy^r'.' (Not lnc*UJ,.ng ' Period End. Net Sept. 30— * C:u * >•'« - *V J ' $87,424 surplus Dividends paid 37,480 * $9,790 091 161,069 " $56,881 825,490 132,907 $929,744 30,000 vJ\- V-. , Surplus end of period— ;V 166, p. 754. ,,, $904,276 * , ■ ' of Period End. Sales— Operating Operating Manufacturing M.ning y v Gross Profit from Sales- taxes Net Sept.3C—V ' - > 3 * • $695,814 and $904,276 oper; y: v1 v, f,■ /,st , .i > " b and arim.n. Net —V. $2,610,991 ' 2,283,786 * ■, Other and ; for for profit de¬ 1947—9 Mos.—1946 10,212,718 1,102,197 2,088,919 resale- of taxes $133,137 $351,488 Cork filed shares which Co.—Registers With Dec. of will 19 a with the proposed be SEC new convertible a registration series into Net SEC— of present plans effective, are to .offer the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New hew share* 12 2,872,960 2,305,602 876,635 2,874,680. 1,790,884' V 395,322 2,172,923 • 1,572,856 $7,572,217 $8,110,596 bu.Ool l.p.bod $6,308,941 $7,770,783 for the York lo7,842 com¬ 30— in - Exchange— Archer-Daniels-Midland Sept. 30— 1047' NOT (& Subs.)—Earnings 1946 ;% ,: f $4,110,756 STATED ■{ - 1 1945 - 1.600.000. jg $2,726,361 $2 36 • i .9.10 nnn . 1 nr Shares outstanding Earns, per share ^ MUNICIPAL J. & Compan y Established STREET 2-2600 1922 NEW YORK Bell 4, Teletvve- NY 1-573 of deductions 2,873,896 returns, former 1946, are under longer no parents.—V. 166, of interest indirect Chapter X available in 1350. p. Rehearing?—* Inc., and: the. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry, joint petition for a rehearing and reconsidera¬ carrier the $261,383 for and direct a a order operator letter Section of of Dec. 5. 1947, denying letter of registration under regulations. Santa Fe Skyway, since Aug. 1, 1946, had peti¬ by economic airfreight for Beard's authority Board's reg.scrat.ou as a no..-certificated 292.5. Mclnnis, V ce-President his retirement, to be by Jonathan C. and General 1 Coupsel, on pec. 22 1, 1948.-. He will be Chicago, and R. S. Outlaw will position, according to Fred G. Gurley, effective. Jan. Gibson, 2306. p. General Attorney Solicitor for the and Mr. Outlaw railway.—V. 166, : Atlanta Gas Light 12 Months Ended ... \ .Operating Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30— 1947 revenues Operating revenue deductions Federal income and excess profits 10 923,931 053,016 412,988 759,280 355,594 $1,610,957 taxes 9,875,188 $1,493,918 - . Utility operating Income. "Other income Gross 472,341 . ■ 283,318 income Income deductions ..... \ Net income Annual dividend requirements Hi . "Includes Federal consolidated —V. 1948 $13,900,892 $12,483,980 Retirement reserve accruals 166, p. 1990. tax on savings preferred stock from filing of returns ■ ; Tn^estment News.-Coxro'' 51 St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities 43 11 ; .41 Edward D. Jones 41 Statement of Member Banks of. Federal Reserve System ...—45 Auction Sales —— V.Established Condition N. Y. $3,128,679 $532,673, consolidated January, such into Combined Condition Statement of Federal t of Aeronautics in May. 1947 carrier under E. ■ Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notes—45 <Ub<- which in Mr. Gibson's former Fresident. Mr. Gibson has been has held the position of General Transactions New York Stock Exchange. -Reserve Banks qAllen a move The Course of Bank Clearings f filed common succeeded . DEPARTMENT in securities on announced ...—: Dividends Declared and Payable Foreiern Exchange Rates in 130,235 . Personnel Changes— V E. State and City Bond Offerings Municipal Bonds 19 Civil contract ... Current Week (Dec. 26).... Previous Week (Dec. 19) Over-the-Counter Markets. ^ 1946 $3,258,914 taxes v Exchange—Curb Section- General Cornorftion FLORIDA & iMi\V JERSEY 1947 $3,301,960 2,769,287 income Act) Skyway, 292.5 tioned Miscellaneous Features SPECIALIST IN the Inc., . "After depreciation. of cargo Transactions New York Curb Exchange. Stock.and Bond Averages——j—. • ONLY) , 210,743 reorganization Dec. on temporary Current Week (Dec. 26).——.'— ? • Previous Week (Dec. 19) Toronto Stock Co. the Section . 2554. $1,206,958 , (reorganized — Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange Toronto Stock $2,005,384 $3,512,703 charges Bankruptcy of Santa Fe Detroit Stock Exchange————J operating income charges___.__ 3,004,131 $982,443 income Federal companies the Co. $4,211,089 • 2,980,030 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.—Seeks Cincinnati Stock Exchange Cleveland Stock Exchange:— after $4,985,414 income amortization view 4,057,349 ' income from . . 2,240,366 $1,429,226 Total deductions tion San Francisco: Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchanged.— $3,222,810 -: income Gross subacriptiun (Bonds) Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Pittsburgh Stock Exchange St. Louis Stock Exchange 'I 2,785,369 . 2,207,213 $3,268,433 " " 3,086,131 Total expenses and' taxes Curb Los Angeles Stock vAAV-V >. de- Months Ended Sept. Total (Stocks) Exchange Baltimore Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange...Chicago Stock Exchange HAnover 2,927,812 STATEMENT OF INCOME'(COMPANY pre¬ stock ions Trfenhnne 1,231,475 $6,219,940 $5,638,340 income parent SO BROAD 11,127,304 1,452,176 2,ojy,74d 1,203,695 $3,636,439 statement cumulative common of ; 13,565,298 - ;118,136 - "Resulting from the deductions Net: profit working 1947—12 Mos.—1946 .,.313,875 1,466,500 V subsids.Y 2,001,900 Exps., taxes & inc. ductions company $410,154 and 3 Mos. End. for the 2,177,258 $5,520,204 — Balance? of income' •Net income bef. taxe3_l Income and excess prof.} taxes —.....—— I and 925,142 1,701,107 YV .j.„u.>-1,377,093 Balance $91,204 > , "Reduction p. in construc¬ to 8,315,794 , income__i.income (net )-,>_. Net 166, funds the * plant companies _V 88,179 stock pany's —V. for additions $25,530,095 $22,323,310 $33,759,451 $29,789,039 than deprec. Grdss income Iftc:" deducs.v of I_— prior to 1, 1958. The offering price, dividend rate, conversion rights and redemption provisions have not been determined. Subject to the registration statement becoming Other deductions Net has The underwrite , Operating other company ferred Net and to capital available 2,104,575 Other Jan. income , taxes (net) income- Armstrong covering Federal firms additional funds equip. 2,256,381Amortiz. of plant a'cqui. V ", ; adjusts. ' ——iv: 657,477 Fed. income taxes.____; 2,315,100 - income. income The ' income Total purch. prop., 166, p. 20-4, exps. Opcrat'ng profit Other investment preferred company Co., — _w-~ & & — Gross Interest t, advertising expenses Peabody raise to have may revenues " ductions Selling new The - Ma.iula;turing V.*-.;: V; M.ning General is issue Maintenance Provision i $2,727,622 542,445 oper. Elec. 1947—12 Mos—1946 $697,736 594,553 OtherV income of 2306. p. exps. (other shown below) $852,217 ' .... group of held. facilities and 166, Oper. i)rl04,614 ".V", 1947—3 Mos.—1943 revenues. expenses share one stock '■ the company , 142.317 Arkansas-Missouri Power Co.—Earnings— Cost of Kidder, (Including Domestic Subsidiaries but excluding. operations of ; " Philippine subsidiaries) 1 v: ;: Total , 'J,"1** of the Period End. Sept. 30— $889,921 23,147 V : , $852,217 **—V. ' ;■ A 670;143 , $1,047,423 120,000 30,000 .i.-.y',„ $219,778 852,217 153 Sundry adjusts.; (net)--, basis common Co., Associated Electric Co.—Earnings— $195,206 - . $882,370 J0r4,531 ■ - of offering. purpose that capital.—V. , Total 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $4,105 239 $11,017,733 61,816 $49,091 : 880,653 "> the on shares 30,543 ' Balance 16 tion and equipment of plants and facilities, for improvement and rehabilitation of plants and 5,286 34,167. stockholders each proposed order $82,138 $83,257" Surplus begin. Of period -r. subs.iuaj.jjj A V V V( ; V 1947—3 Mos.—1946 .' ' Inc.—Earnings— oa-es Manufacturing$2,981,573 ■ v •/'v'. Sales— Mining . v i Gross income Deductions by the under-* 2410t .1 v ^ ex¬ for The Net net balance of 46,809 shares remaining after adjustment for shares sold during the subscription common stock requested Smith, Barney & First Boston Corp. to form a 1947—3 Mos.—1946 -—1 revenue MISCELLANEOUS - --45 ... 300 North 4th "* ' " . New York Stock Exchange St. Louis Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exch. Chicago Bd. of Trade . Co. St., St. Louis 2, Missouri Members . & 1871 New York Curb Exchange Associate Phon* - CEntra] Bell 7600 Teletype SL 593 (2658) 2 Ended Oct. 31—r. before depreciation--------- Six Months loss Net Net loss * ■ profit.—V. 1-60, p. Net tax —V. p. $640,898 -527,118 527,118 $1.21 $0.38 $1.68 Boeing Airplane " Federal taxes.—V. 166, p. charges and ♦After 1 ' t 1*'- ' '• •'"> '' '■ "u '' ,'j '/-v4 •t 487 84T 498 264 s>z.«tu 1251. S. Supreme Court halt execution of U The to stVr "X has declined' to review a the financial readjustment bondholder's Mr V. Period Ended Sept. 30,1,94I7<— — - administrative expenses— and general profit . discount and-other income Operating Purchase expense Provision for -—— — — - per outstanding shares Earnings share-.—: — —.— — and amort, in the ' "After deprec. 610,123 273,452 $700,000 200,000 ■ 100,000 The company states that the proceeds from the sale off the bonds will be used to finance the company's construction program.—V. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co PensionyTrusfc --.t--"------.--.---.-.-.*--*-----Shell Provident Fund — Shell. 166, p. 2554. Corp.—New Division Created— corporation's divisional structure to intensify Ingersoll Utility Unit is in progress, a new division is in the. hands of Roy C. Ingersoll, Vice-President of' Borg-Warner and President of Ingersoll Steel Division. He will be President of the new Ingersoll Utility Unit division which will constitute the fifth Ingersoll managed this Borg-Warner group. The newly created division will be fully implemented to carry on manufacturing, sales and service operations for Ingersoll-controlled products classified as consumer, goods while the parent division retain its extensive contract manufacturing business which has caused its expansion in the last two years far beyond its ^wartime according, to the announcement. Direct management will be in the hands of Robert S. Ingersoll, a Vice-President of Ingersoll Steel, who is adding the title of Executive Vice-President of the Ingersoll Utility Unit division. The. Ingersoll Utility Unit division has leased a six-story loop building, at 321- Plymouth Court, Chicago, 111., where it will consoli¬ date management, sales and engineering functions now conducted at 310 South Michigan Ave. and 306 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, and Kalamazoo, Mich., and Evansville, Ind. The change is scheduled to be effective Jan. 5. The new division will start with substantial backlog of orders for 1948,, the corporation added.—V. 166. p. 2207. • will peak; • 166, p. 2307. . ■ 1947 sales— $3:965,263 Sell., gen. & adm. exps.1 552,144 \ Interest paid on 211,845 181,081 $3,201,274 $1,469,654 ..,.56,553 146,702 145,783 268,976 275,013 and Int. Profit bef. Provision ' on Fed. for Fed. income taxes $3,243,110 $1,527,183 33,734 _ Metal (gross) charges product., Profit lor the new shortened 675,000 1,400,000; $1,913,110 ,..450,000 $4.25 $927,183 300,000 : $3.09 $609,918 '300.000 $2.03 $721,753''' period renegotiation of war contracts. : • 300,000; $2.46;: facilities has been computed 1945. JAfter provision - i ending Sept. 30, 2555. p. •) 1.801,803 1,649,110 $973,015 $4,108,952 $3,690,588 ' '?• Co.—Eariiings1947 1946 $4,815,268 3)459,167 $4,261,589 3,071,935 447.507 386,247 149,025 144,469 1*50,000 125,000 reserve • adjust. $533,938 $609,569; income 137,638 (netp—_. 131,656 ; -V. 94,389 197,119 $652,819 $468,475 34,650 income 166, 40,519 from filing of Corp*—To Pay $1 Extra Dividend— of dividend extra declared a dividend of 25 cents per $1 per share on the common stock, recently directors an ' ' 755. p. Central National The and $665,594 deductions- "Includes Federal t--»x savings consolidated returns payable Dec. 19, 1947, to holders of record Dec. 17, 1947. ,An initial distribution of 25 cants per share was made on on May 9, last, which was followed by similar payments on and Nov. 6.—V. 166, p. 18F3. ^ July 23 f. Received for Light Co,—No Bids & Power Central Preferred Stock— sale of 40,000 shares ($100 par) offered at competitive bidding. 12 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 1947—3 Mos.—1946 1947—12 Mos.—1946 received Dec. 15 for the No bids were which were stock preferred FOR EARNINGS AND 3 Period End. Sept. 30— Operating Oper. revenues Net income oper. $4,254,939 $17,030,809 $16,336,492 12,680,106 12.374,168 3,173,454 $4,743,412 3,462,640 — & taxes expenses Other 1,633 $1,081,484 $1,282,406 6,431 $4,355,051 $3,968,755 '4; 281,279 ———' $3,962,325 4,348 f de¬ other and ductions $4,350,703 1,264 $1,082,749 $1,280,772 (net) income Interest p. lf.098,420 1,092,802. 254,488 $2,870,336 $3,262,248 $828,261 $1,001,127 166, —V. 2555. Electric Cok—Earnings— FOR THE 9 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 1947 Century EARNINGS Net sales ,'.*.- Selling, $18,097,169. 10.977,535 1,149,34 —— — - products sold general and administrative of Cost expenses $3,970,285 42,151 Operating profit Other Placed income income Total Other deductions Depreciation Prevision r~--- ———-—-— inventory reserve-; Provls'pi for used in connection with, cur¬ taxes on income for — II (est.)— $4,012,436 83,679 1 > .470,906 ; 200,000 ■' 1,331,000 $1,926,851 Mines, Ltd.- -Earnings- Net profitCapital shares- 1946 81,415 77,278 73,168 $333,915 $332,793 2,523 3,203 Provision ■ 4)050' Earnings $290,444 251,982 10,206. 6)528; ASSETS;— $322,871 $328,744 $330:712 253,318 28,250 Inventories 18,050 $54,152 $68,664 $59,456 period 8,728 9;917 .5,431 12,332 • allowance NOTE—No figures:—V*. 186; pr. has been made for depreciation in the -(.including Domestic above ; Subsidiary Companies-) —3Mos.— —-—Nine Months* ;1947 u : $ Gross less sales, returns discounts, 4 and.' allowances : Cost of goods, sold Depreciation ... genera! and admin, exps.— Net operating profit. Other income.—^-4:44') 128',715,598 29,231,794 85,130,099 5,367,599 1,789,334 9;505,350 3,272,525 43,926,584 276,807 28,711,550 • 762,847' ' 99,064,128 65,792,486; 4,442,789? 8,315,066) '. 9,632,931 . •( ii Total income Amort, on of debentures debt ... discount, prem. mm* 20,513,787) 616,246 Total expense- — taxes on income.4— 159,443 11",254,00p income—5,593,124 Common shares outstdg.i— ommon outstdg.—. 5,514,107 5.514.107 Earnings per common share— $0.87 Reserve V. 166, p. 2416. 5.514.107 5,514,107 $2.60 fcr 159,52(11. . $800,000 577,692 249,782 — 96,422 75,343 1 $10:856,92 $1,000,000 . 215,024 10,108 ' • 81,000 63,502 187,855 —378,600 Comp. claims & exps. income, year 1947—11_ ($10? par)—— Workmen's for taxes on capital stock 200,000 31,298 1,331,000 4,996,550 8497,^c^..Erarncd.t?yrplus^*_-„*—*_***^:i:3;324,574^^ 393,236 ■ -> >- 1 ■'■■■ 11,573—• ,45,514,107 ' •"' r . Total $1.68 -V. 166, pi 947. • 173,489 3,836,497 1,250,000 payable—— Reserve - 16,626.57^ - Payroll and' withholding taxes.•————:; •_ Employees* accounts, war bond purchases Contribution to profit sharing trust-*Accrued interest Federal and state taxes on income—: — Current maturity of long-term notes payable— - Net - $14,090;221 Inventory reserve •>: V 54,479 3,784,000 3,437 1,996,313 3,523,707 166,825 ——- ———— —— Long-term notes- 29,474(397. 21,130,033 900,000 1,434,375 and ' Prov. for Fed. 9,909,738 478,125 800,000 4,354,561 — current .assets. LIABILITIES^— -Notes payable' to bank-__ Trade and .other accounts payable; Salaries, wages and bonuses payable— 1946 1947 j '46 $352,712 receivable,, deposits, advances, and; sundry accounts .t. : 80,420 Property, plants and equipment (at cost), net 4,858,517 Inventories of supplies and prepaid expenses*108) 593; Patents, trademarks and good? will.—1 . . —. —— o£ America—Ear nings— - Period Ended Sept. 30r— at cost-——— Dec. 31, $565,635 1,435,625; ; • - 6,725 'J 2,513,319. Accounts 851'. Celaaiese: Corporation. $3.86 ' — 663 v- expenditures— Capital — (net) Other • Government obligations "■Accrued; interest Receivables $26,257. for taxes Sept. 30, '47 — 7,704 ; ' SHEET , r 22,495 8;142 ) U. S. 233,217 223J688 , ' 499,655 —~ COMPARATIVE BALANCE 4,122 , share.— per Cash; costs Oper. profit for ———————— outstanding_i*.'-iww--_*.v-*l---l.l.i.--.----.---«-.-~ $326,993 and gen. exps. Admin, c 1944 3947 !: share bqjh this issue Foundry Co.—New :Pipe of Florida), Inc.—Loan $747,207 Debenture notes 600,000 tProvision for amortization of emergency on 424,70!) $1,031,339' income Gross $292)968 _ _ Operating interest <' $5,339,697 417,487' income Income 1945 milled Marketing $2,121,753 1,320,000 profit Capital shares., outstdg.. Earnings per. share— $5,910,754 de- —. UtiTty operating "Other 79,807 Quarters;End. Sept. 30— Tons ore . Net $552,326 , 623,302~ $1.58 ; ; - $0.74. $T,T83,069 623,302 ■ taxes (est.) 36,441 $1,402,71'G $1',448;826 accruals...* Amortization of utility plant acquisition ' f. Canadian Malartic Gold $2,057,808 33,844 30,102 $1,284,918 70,326 rent expansion program. •- $1,220,830 30,354 166, $j,303,258 $5,840,429 . -i Retirement l'" . 4% loan;, Proceeds will be Selling, purchases.36,718 ' 35,174 misc. income— '• 5,118 I:#-) 22,355 on . t' Canada Dry Bottling Co-, 1946 1945 1944 $2,11T,854- £$2,054,902 t$3,000,973 461,119 418;395 465,815 ; : profit Gross Discount 255,793 Cr35i.l28', Privately—The, cojrnpany has placed privately witb the Prudential Insurance Co. of America a? $850,000 lO'-year Bearing Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30^- Depreciation tArnortization 554,456 Jan. beginning . profit '( Cr97t>.357( •; Co.—Earnings-^ Service 12^ Months Ended Sept, 30^— : *■ ■Operating. ;;revenues '.;i44-44-L—i4 Operating revenue deductions. _i Federal income and excess profits taxes——._. ladles, heat (treating processes and gas engines. Sun Oil Company will compress the' casinghead recovered from the oil wells and deliver it at 300 pound pressure in the Campbell, Wyant and Cannon line; at Newaygo. The casinghead gas had heretofore been blowing off into the air and Was used, only for the operations;of Sun Oil' Company in developing the oil field. It is estimated that 3,000,000,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas having a heating value of 1500 B.T.U. peir cubic* foot. will, be recovered.' Continental'Motors Corp. has-a one-sixth interest in the Campbell, Wyant and- Cannon pipe line and will receive approximately 100,000,000 cmt ft. of gas. a. year, from the Newaygo field. The construction work on the pipe line was started in September last and despite difficulties in obtaining materials was completed in approximately two months;:—V. 166, p. 1991. division in the 9 Mos. End. ••'$36,033 T, 1948, industrial users of' natural gas in the Muskegon area would be limited to 20,000,000 cubic feet per year until completion of Michigan Consolidated's proposed new pipe line from Texas- and Oklahoma. Campbell, Wyant and Cannon has been using an estimated 750.000.000 cu. ft. of gas annually with a heating value of 1000 B.T.U. per cubic foot, principally for core ovens, drying that Borg-Warner manufacturing and selling, of the it is announced. Organization of Gross - •. Line Ready— ~ I. A. Wyant, President, on- Dec. 23 announced that the . company's new six-inch 30 mile pipe line which will deliver, casinghead gas to its plants at Muskegon, Mich., would be placed in operation, around Dec. 24. The line, built for the company by Anderson Bros., Inc., of Houston, Texas, afe a cost of approximately $300,000» taps the Kimball Lake oil field in Garfield' Township, Newaygo' County,. Mich. The casinghead gas will be supplied by the Sun Oil Co. which is developing an extensive oil field in- the Newaygo, area. The purchase contract provides that any excess supply may be sold by Campbell, Wyant and Cannon to the local uitlity in Muskegon; • . Construction of the line was undertaken by Campbell, Wyant and Cannon after Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. gave notice last summer principal amount. Bower Roller $1,697,478 Central' Indiana Gas • ■ 757; 225 — • : —V. 3,505,112' '"61,507 - Campbell; Wyabt & Cannon The ■ 502.684 income- ■ Co.—Bond Sale Approved—The. SEC on Dee. 16 approved company's proposal to issue and sell at private sale under its present mortgage, dated ■ Aug. 1, 1944, as supplemented Nov. 1, 1947, $1,000,000 first mortgage bonds, 3 Vs % series, due 1977. The bonds are to be sold to the investors named below at 99.517105% : net 501,606 $2,208,106 11,254,178 $2:484,485 — shares outstanding,;.- 29.—V. -Dec. Birmingham Electric of $14?;795,373. 15,894,818. expense—:— 4,158,100 year's adjustments,—— 41,800 $132,510 $1,428,254$1,396,414 20,572. 6,301 .—— income Net Net $2,115,089 $7,127,044 1,046,390 1,046,390 . $2.02 $6.81 amount of Cr83 . $2,199^035 501)607 30-4 other and ductions . Brooklyn Union Gas Co.—Omits Dividend—. directors' on Dec. 22 decided td take nonaction on .the- pay merit) of a dividend at this time. At their meeting in September, consideration of the dividend ordinarily payable about Nov. 1 was deferred until later in the year. Distrib"tions of 40 cents epc^ were made on Fob. T, May 1 and Aug. l, 1947; and in each quarter during.. 1946. : Clifford E. Paige, President, said that insufficient relief hadt been' afforded by rate increases granted to the company by the New York Public Service Commission. Further increases have been applied for; and a hearing on that matter will be held before the Commission on period tp Expansion 1946 nvecstated due to the fact that war facili't'es, fully amortized for income tax purposes, are st'lb in use, on which normal depreciation, not included as an expense above, would amount to $76,532 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1947 and $80,639 lor the nine, months, ended Sept.. 30, 1946.—V.. 166, p. 1351. net profit- for the three months ended Sept. 30, a sum of $270,000 has been transferred to reserve for contingency, bringing the total of this reserve for the nine month $1,150,000,—V. 168, p. 2306. of $2,7.03,712 NOTE—Income may be NOTE—From- the , $174,310 60,261 , . 41,800 income.. (net)— income Interest * ,, Earnings per: common share $3,601,046 $12,310,298 14,957 58,254 1,471,000 5,131,000. Federal income taxes——_— Common . income1 on Common $3,488,568 $12,035,313 114,480 ^ 280,985 *——— profit •Net 3 Months 9 Months $21,252,994 $59,707,078. 15,330,859 .4 5,945,813 41,725,952 2435,568 income Total interest 15,835,364 11,366,894 Inc—Earnings— Appliances, sales--—III—— of Selling, 15,385,435 11,138,496 1,614?942 1,156(646' • sales 3,801 $131,475 oper. Gross The 1,174,748 Bendix Home Cost 80,360,120 10,728,543 2306. —V. 166, p. •Net 89,196,938 10,391,930 8,686,505 1,020,330 1,580,440. charges after 106,924,032 1,076,012 taxes operating- income Net - 12,409?531 9,753,079 107,049,103 123,071 11,321,777 114.974,303 '28,835. Operating revenues;— Operating expenses ' Operating 11,336(549 113,188,695 14,772 214,392 12 438,366 — rev.- oper. 9,169 764. Cr35 stock pfd. on income Other ' - $• $ I***-,* operations. i , : Other expense, (less, other, income) Estimated1 taxes on. income — —; Refund of taxes on income due to carrybacks.- of Pennsylvania^—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $ v . Prior . $173,275 income Net $3561528. . •1947. v.4I sales and service Administrative, Telephone Co; Oct. 31— 1 " • Subs.)—Earnings— Ended Sept. 30— Consolidated Operating revenues Net • of. sales**-* Net • ___ 23 500 ' sales Net i 1347—3 Mos.—1946 ■ i-)47—12 Mos.—1946 Operating revenues ( $5,538,071 $4,955,588 $21,971,830 $19,618,487 Oper. expenses & taxes 4,109,816 3,559,173 16,131,401 14,315,229 dividend from the company's now profits of the Wichita, Divislom— 1251. 166, p. Cost - Cflv405 Central Illinois Public 145 000 . —_ 9 Months 2554. SK3ble 562,960 7-s4 deductions Period End. Sept. y-: An Period End. contract.—_ costs on an experimental estimated Federal income taxes Bowser, Inc. (& C ' 1 "Including $650,253 non-recurring inactive Canadian subsidiary. tOn Mr. Bell $2,822,222 562,960 i—•. . loss Net *° p. $3,285,643 43,913 .—v., 163, p. 1886. 13,666,935 ________ • 1,096,276 —.—740,501 491,461 ' -—si — .,1 administxative expenditures— Provision for' excess plan for the Randolph1 Phillips, owner oi B .& O convertible .4 Va.%. bonds due in 1960, attacked the. plan on the ground of asserted fraud'. Phillips cited evidence taken by the United States Senate Bank¬ ing Committee during an investigation last April of the Reconstruction Finance Corp.'s dealings-with the B-& O: . Phillips asked a special thr.ee-j.udge-U. S. District Court m Baltimore to cancel its carlTer .dei/tcdsrin the B' & O reorganization $80,000,000 RFC loan is an important part of; the plan. It was originally due in 1944; but RFC agreed to extend1 it to 1965.—V. 166, efforts $221,953 4J,*1J & expenses prem, Dividend; ——aJ—_ $15,207,145 ' services Research view on Plan— , $21,9,543 .. —861.647 — salQSia-, and tProvision. for ' i»i' f ',f \ 1,715,600 disc't, debt of Net $14,345,493,;, — other income— and General and Sales Court Refuses Re¬ RR.—Supreme Ohio & Baltimore $25,8996667 $39,2925492 1.262,923 860,859 383,000 1,1.96,804 long-term debt- on Amort. Other —: of Cost S30.27M92 "Net profit I-— 1,853.076 CommorT shares" outstanding--^)---- V 548 342 Earnings per common share $3.2b' 400,000 j 1,318,197 tax.) Gtess' income—,., Int. 33,300 221,503 (1,805,900 1 General" taxes Balkncc Ne! ^aleshS EndGd SePt'30^ ' 33)300 227,274 -L —— Fea; inc. & cxc. pi of. Co.—Earnings— ——— Total, • ' ((■/.adjus'tmbnte" Subsidiary, Boeing Aircraft; Co. i THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30; 1947, EARNINGS FOR" "Interest _ plant .acquis, of (Including Its . Sales 'expenses a; ' depreciation _ trov.' fc :• 1947—12 Mos.—1946 4 7-—Month—194-i - $1,211','707- $1,114,356 $15,437,293 $1.,356,383 532,600 7,317,556 5,931,756 621,586 1,310,000 1,257,000 105,000 110,060 ) revenue Operating 1 Co.—Earnings— Autocar. . Gross A;mort. $362,647; accrued payrolls, and' w.tliholding tax, $83;137; miscellaneous accrued taxes, $145,124; reserve for Federal taxes on income (estimated) (less U. S. tax notes, at cost, $470,000), $1,152,7 • 654; reserve for contingencies, $50,000; capital stock ($5 par),-$2,250?000; earned; surplus, $5,382,201; total, $9,648,490.-T-V. 166, p.. 1046. 1 Period Eiid. Oct. 31 ., at LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, trade, $222,726; employees' war bond purchases $200,720 600,ouu shares_——— receivable; -of. at 525,000' ^1.009,409 share—'— 1678. per 166, r45 $725,720 $1,030,898 390.000 620,000 -- common of Earned Subs.)—Earnings«1 rnri^QR (& Sept. 3C— profit Number $113 014 64,019 "$48,995 $112)364' Federal taxes— provision- before Net 88,638 C'otr—Earnings- Central Illinois Light ■ , $1,591,126; inventories, $3,375,084; cashi surrender value life insurance, $20,884; other assets, $150,314;,. property, accounts, cost (less reserve for depreciat on, $1,996,610), $2,820,314;, patents, nominal amount, $1; deferred charges, $236,775; total, $9;648;490. customers, 2306. Corp. Atlas Plywood Federal <• $23,726 ———— Quarter Ended Profit ASSETS—Cash* in banks and oil; 1943 1947 depreciation—i.—-—— for Reserves 30, 1947 , . handc $1,353,392; accounts BALANCE SHEET. SEPT. , , Co.—Earnings- Fisheries Atlantic Coast .589,894 : 192,333 <■ 119,389 22,82- 104,15 r i: 5,833 1,048,866 50,000 450,000 350,00" 30,000 4,818,80" 1,681,59 393,23 $14,090,221 $10,856,9' .''•V Vv^'i-W'3'' fV|,"'•:{-*"*"'v'<V."1f:'vr'AV1'1•(.'■'• Volume 166- Number 4659 yV THE COMMERCIAL r Certain-teed Products Corp.—Earnings— '" \" I' ■ (Including Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) '; . , (' Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— Net * sales Cost* of • sold, and {/ Sales 1946 ' 'and gen. ,. $4,566,005 —' -Operating Operating profit income (net) Other '— other operating and gen. I 331,577 . Other ' 1947 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET SEPT. 1946 ' expenses profit $4,790,600 456,273 ($603,924 : ' $7,175,721 LIABILITIES—Accounts taxes on income (est.)—_• 2,250,000 earnings—w 1,526,328 207,943 111,163 $4,680,587 $3,747,53a' 1,612,218 Net incomeMM—---—Common, shares- outstanding—-—-..-.*.-Earnings per common share —V. 166, p. 756. \ 3;.. $4,450,957 $2,759,528 1,619,999 $1.66. . fAfter deducting, -.. 177 in of Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry.—ICC Approves Final Steps in Reorganization—Hearing Requests Denied The ICC on Dec. .24 approved final the for steps the company. The Commission authorized the Terminal Co. to take over certain properties. The date Rock of Island the plan will In approving, the and hearings. Texas t '» . that <, laws' matter • The present claims, the but the objected ICC reorganization The ICC Federal ligated plan added District by Court the operating ICC review a bonds the for state said in it the could & the state do Gulf ground to hold nothing the of showed of securities final payment variations at Chicago Bankruptcy of and Act. to the that plan the Commission of Citizens Utilities Co;—Dividend in Calsh The directors cents have share per in declared ob¬ and hearings cash Stacks the are 13 the over kilowatthour comparisons corresponding totals output with —V. 166, of the Davis Coal & in lieu election election share of with fu'l to of the cash respect shares dividend. to receiving be issued. will receive stock will stock. common Stockholders cash a or ' indicate dividend shares be paid for in cash - must stock Fractional < from year a four past Aug. Feb. on 9, last, 25 10, 25 cents in cash Cleveland Electric was Operating Not .; Total and expenses operating 3% the basis of $8 on in taxes in —V. <. per 166, 224,480,000 240,397,000 238,429,000 214,968,000 > v. 14.9 share Dec. *- directors 31. the on Four Dec. on 23 declared stocx, common Special special a payable Jan. quarterly distributions of 25 to homers each cents were 80 It V. 166, p. recently 2556. voted to split-up the stock on a "The 5-for-l Coast Counties Gas & Electric Bonds Privately—The company, it Co.—Sells The transaction represents (4 utility.—V. 166, ment dur- basis.— Colt's Patent Net sales _ FOR $900,000 outlined to be 40 WEEKS ENDED during Cost income be 5, 1947 expenses to of Surplus, Oct. 5, °P?.id Oct. for per V. on ' BALANCE . S.'Treasury short-term ctfs. S. tions nt Connecticut indebte. of municipal amortized cost; njssa at Miscellaneous receivables Deferred and 14th St. lacilities (net). ,( ' < 9,280 ' —— ——__ expenses— 255,128 4,109 ($25 par)___L.—l— -(•-— the The (net) —- income Financ al Z)r25,20O Drll,191 $5,642,287 1,200.000 $6,338,230 900,000 $5,579,742 900,000 900,000 1,196,022 787,500 7$7 500 787,500 $6,122,166 $1,650,730 $3,954,787 $3,892,242 outstdg— 700 000 — S V* •••-• $1.32 securities. •; ' '•••• .•* - ''UW;:. '.* *. Corp.—Earnings— ' _ of products sold ' 1947 sales Cost (excl. Sealing and administrative Provision for depreciation Other income Total Other is and 1946 §2 397 799 _ $2,211,761 1,529,32a depreciation)1,657,767 expense 460,273 385,356 70,116 62,31J re46 shares— Federal income taxes for the ( 9,283 unit of This expansion boilers > — cost counts ment and notes receivable $3,112,440; (less other $10,666,261 __ oper;.. exps, . (incL prficiation) . - i de- riSlecit debentures nnn 75,000 $608,624 $517,615 1,498,906 1,472,906 ,:1,472,906 $0.40 $0.35 $0.34 $503,202 thereon, $339,662 >• '2o4,293 ' ' 3,472 ( f Total J i'nedme accrued : Other Prov. Mindrity for Com. shs. per subsic,iary in 973 income $1,193,874 $2,707,777 30,993 •23,197 69,660 • 212,806 , - 232,270 *: 53,989 112,303 117,620 taxes 140,181 471,118 507,491 1,085,837 L^ILJ 606 1,023 2,417 : share— . - ( $190,543 $685,407 $709,492 ( -533,014 650,000 650,000 . . $0.29 equip¬ deferred and Federal divi- taxes excess of underlying assets, Dr$258^$1,500,000 and 15-year 4% sinking fund the outstanding $785,$600,000 will be available over loans.—V. 166, 2102. p. Cost and p. an will be used 1454. Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30— 1947 oper. income of sales-.. Oper.. purposes.—V. 165, refunding gen. 1946 1945 1944 $1,179,977 $1,022,378 $834,726 $821,200 620,989 — 572,115 416,254 369,889 ■204,757 197,433 180,701 exps.__ 212,903 ; profit. oper.- - $1.29 $1.09 $1,612,036 ;/ 533,014 $3.02 ' $346,078 $245,506 $221,039 24,258 24,644 20,311 22,000 $370,337 $270,150 $241,350 $292,618 110,220 *125,737 126,681 58,722 51,242 61,534 $34,370 $104,404 income •;( Total Depl., Prov. income : deprec., for inc. *89,399taxes____ 103,827 Net profit *A'fter and $177,111 deducting $11,373 in equivalent profit on , $101,208 disposal of properties 1945. ' of $63,222 in 1947 * profit for nine months to ended Sept. 30, $0.52 per common share, based on 309,828 corresponding period of 1946, the net profit was equal oh 306,217 common shares.—V. 166. the $270,61® shar'e, based p. 1947 waa shares. For to per $0.28 1477. Chronicle (Reg. U. S. Patent Office)'Wttliam B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y:, REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Villiam Dana Seibert, President; William D. Riggs, Business Publisher: Managers t, Published twice a.vWeek [every Thursday (general news and offices: 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111 advertising Issue) with a statistical issue on Monday]. (Telephone. State 0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, Othoi London, E. O./ England, e/o, Edwards & Smith. as second-class matter Copyright 1947 by William B. Dana Company. February 25, 1942. at the post office at New Reentered York; N. Y^ under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States. U. S; Possessions, Territories and Members American Union, $35.00 per year; In Dominion of of Pan» Canada, S38.00 per year. - Other Countries, $42.00 per year. «OTI\ On account of .the fluctuation* to tb* cat** of «*cbanea. rmntttanc#; for-torelgD subscriptions and advertisements must be made in" New York'fundi. ! > ) ntilFi on With the Proceeds redeemed, current bank general corporate Eason Oil NOTE—The net outstanding- accounts than outstanding long-term loan and; the balance for 2,786 , sold I' 1962' be n will „ interest com. $1,166,449 $2,940,047 63,711 175,677 Dr70,544( other and income, $463,115; 15-year 4% sinkMay 1' 1959' 8785,000; capital stock outstandsurplus, $589,078; earned surplus, $2,133,598; 24,056,939 $1,403,680 deductionsTI^i'; V 5 OOO.QOO 28,805,006 126,599 - taxes plant $2,334,799; years duration and carries an interest rate of 3V\%. this amount, $1,050,000 will be used for 01 Other 9,575,883 $1,293,048 , property, Cigar Corp.—Loan Placed Privately—The cor¬ poration announced Dec. 24 the obtaining of a loan from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in the amount of $2 000,000. The loan, negotiated by Lehman Brothers, is of 15 9 Mos. End. - .76,650 Interest'•< $48,216; $10,742,332 $29,998,880 $26,764,716 $416,312 - - $13,984; trade ac$868,738; inventories (less reserve), DWG Net- $0.60)- Ped5ral taxes total^$69^8 000 ■: ^*:i0,326,599 51,119 >170,396 $0.61 $550,000; $®72'083: / . sales Cost. 01 sales, and rathei& (less assets, reserve lor-retirement-of AVAILABLE Creameries of America,. Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Period Erid: Septra— i947—3 Mos^—19461947--9 Mos.—1946 Net 25,616 170,776 —IIIIIIIIIIIIII NOTE—Company recently 1942, plus accrued interest reflected -in. above: statement for 1947.—-V. 166, p. 3392. $102,909 • outstanding share per fV.t'1 C61 year 42,177 100,759 $103,462 I-I—--III—IIZ — shares for depreciation, $1,814,933), charges, $90,738,* total, $6,928,973. LIABILITIES—Notes payable to banks, 1944 ' $245,833 48,452 67,113 (estimated). 78,410] ; $234,774 11,061 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1947 ASSETS—Cash, $360,059; marketable securities, the to "75,000 $219,027 i'l'I'-i—— — income on 50,000 and expected 1945 $1,048,3291 ■ profit Dividends Earnings will 5,606,4621 $0.23 taxes $209,644 credits- deductions Federal $6,654,7911 $350,503 1,498,906 share per Operating .;income__,i. ;M9o,Obb, Other', income f_——— ——$14,750,974 $15,289,543 $1,600,449 3,990,481 (Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Etching Co. of America) kilowatts tAcceptance by Treasury Department of an agreement with company's tax liability for year 1942 obviates a reserve contingencies in the amount of $600,000 created in 1942. Addi¬ 8,410,701 Dr70,544 $1,523,232 4.144,254 Quarter Ended Sept. 30— Net Capital to Earn, and 170,000 electric current load in. Manhattan, Edison's East River generating 21,188 $292,299 1,203,7od 126,164. $1,960,772 4,370,015 7,442 ".. expected that alternating *$397,574 . deprec., capital 5,000,000 852. Commercial structures, 3947 ' 726,066 ■'$'v */'*'•': no Net' income p. ana Consolidated profit 7,930,837 Treasury stock (3^000 shares at cost). Total of Waterside it. is to 344,750 taxes— Employees' funds withheld for bond purchases.. Reserve, for contingencies—— 3,776,060 141,904 Dodge Manufacturing Gross 21,922 206,569 3,745,224 143,724 $8,518,189 .• Net. the 815,880 are 3,722,711 $353,239 V1944; '* $5,502,672 new Crt600,000 «4 46,140 ——,— Special dividend w—4-!— cr'-- Accrued "city, State and sundry Federal -V.-166, capacity these $1,394,082 97,838 - 1945 . - at completion, and total for 1,413,100 tional 53,468 > Subs,)—Earnings— 5,305,437 *506,232 spent 1,599,735 2,96" — .j,(, Accrued payroll and sundry Surplus program be the 518,115 $14,750,974 $15,289,543 -Vi •U; Compion; stock work would loads in bs the s^e^e of enlarged canacitv b" the generating units, each with a.: capacity of 120,000 be. insiai.ed in an extension, or the pierent station.— to are in out, is the 166, $5,410,360 . and larger included 204,400 Cr331,289 for 651,142 56,711 Total payable the equip¬ *Losg. .97,838 current for share.—V. 3,000,000 taxes— LIABILITIES— Accounts a the $40,000,000 in to transmission of are there Two Earnings 2,152,644 — The arrearages * per 856,060 700.000 " 700,000 per common shr. $1.84 $1.21 -Includes $500,000 transferred from reserve for marketable •ML 166, pp. 1253, 369. normal net year's Fed, tax adj. No.\ of - f)r. with view facilities., "Structural 3,472 2,204,574 1947. initial com¬ $2,005,715 respect accruals — charges included distribution added: than includes kilowatts and the $1,126,739 Prior $4,104,174 2,068,708 ^ Buildings and equipment—cost Other'assets :: years in Tapscott, more It of *$376,386 Federal obliga- — Inventories — Land the shs. reserves), income Net 608,920 * ' * of for etc. 3,uuo^o9 receivable-—trade An Earns, a rising mate¬ scope System's Substation, increased profit Other Dec. 31, '46 b03,ub7 U. U. * four system. Edison 2,553,000 period. Mr. that Operating profit of amount 25, all th® on accumlatect 2. $2,705,520 Surplus, Bept. 30 7 • Oct. 5, '47 $3,084,397 Accounts of expansion an distribution —$5,310,250 Exp.; deprec., amort., &c. 5,707,823 SHEET - Special cash deposits— ( net of from Jan. 1946 dividends-.— Common years year v', Reserve for conting—__ the to Common v this Coty, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— $7,930,837 _* and four next 166, p. 2556. Gross 344,750* — Nov. on payment aggregating $10 share per record $3,907,211 1,802,715 dividends capital Federal COMPARATIVE Govt, involves 350,000 equivalent approximately tax reiunds.' $5 payable 391,944 n! fUc?tde^ntUresdue 81.707,75(, 8,410,701 share ASSETS— ? 1 the Tapscott. pointed kilowatts, $214,836 contingencies 1947— 1947 22, interest received M.y of be to estimated Because, al. growth „ $8,625,587 $1.75 "; ''-m • 2,632,2.97 — Preferred com¬ NOT ; made 85,730,762 income Surplus, Jan. 1 Surplus adjustments—. , the mat enlarged turbo-generators, 6,251 reserve the pressure to. the as present the must turbo-generators Profit aft. i. the 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Transferred the to Consolidated according in- service 4,629,ua7: 177,138 Net surplus ^Special dividend well as and of production and station $5,027,361 Income, exclusive extraordinary expenses and lossesSurplus, Jan. 1, 1947 for by the end of 1948. A fourth kilowatts capacity is scheduled for installation in 1949. the Waterside station, including 408,278 — sales, selling and administrative expenses Depreciation of plant assets,— —I—' Cash end facilities Tapscott three $4,619,084 — _— Total due Tapscott from capacity necessary-;switcning OCT. —_i-. announcea $36,000,000." of Sundry Mr. increase,. the each Mr,. by at!the He company. I Total costs, is .generating,, station, is approaching Mr. ' -— Miscellaneous income ■Mh estimate generation served, electric Mfg. Co.—Earnings— THE 2l! program at Fire-Arms of $100, par 1947 Net ' Expansion Program— Dec. on expansion made program. financing by the new the in construction kilowatts 2417. p. STATEMENT OF INCOME 4 and pany's electric 19, has sold privately $900,000 3% first mortgage bonds, 1980, to The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New. ^' increase program due in York. 20, subsidiary.—V. , announced Dec. was per Dec. Dec. on § Depreciation •••' and President, and - necessary by the continued rising demand the company's services," Mr. Tapscott said. The major portion of the four-year construction and expansion cents made Tapscott, distribution v: to 1946, inclusive, led., State and city taxes weeic /■ cost $280,000,000. The* company announced early five-year postwar program to cost about $250,000,000. ,%? to ; H. construction production was manufacturing dividend a stock, ^°UoC.e! « of would record 01 owned declared generated Enlarges Construction Raiph yying 1947. ; the pany's $2.66 of $4 record ■< :<■ Dividend— dividend 12 f have Sept. 30— Gross earnings from nil 24 announced that System output of electricity and purchased) for the week ended Dec. 21, to. 237,000,000 kwh., compared with 222,400,000 kwh., corresponding week of 1946, an increase of 6.6%. Local dis¬ program Corp.—80-Cent of of 1947, and i-,-"' iv: 9 Mos. End. electricity amounted to 217,900.000 kwh., compared with 210,500,000 kwh., for the corresponding week of last year, an increase 3.5%.• ! ' Coal wholly Diamond Match Co# (<& 1'7 4 amounted rial -W'.W a was 2309 11.8 203,020,Out) 190,155,000 2556. " tribution 1,490,123 $2.46 dividend holders 20, 6.9 oi 2417. Clinchfield The for $7,334,726 : to .. vfo,.aiaii^o represents the final o The company on Dec. $3,824,850 $6,865,132 share common p. ;:w per $8,291,331 - an ■ (electricity 230,578 1.426,119 y.-f. Balance, surplus ; UfS .-c11 JanV. 12 t0 holders of of $5 per share distribution % Inc. compared with 295,609,793 for tne corresponding increase of 42,970,508 or 14.54%.—V. 166, p. 2556. as ' ' 1947 1946 295,860 __ 4JU9« «A'Ci"nu:lat,lve Preferred 20 240,033,000 ——_— p. 1946, ' • $8,594,271 deductions Corp., Balance $7,995,471 revenues-! special a 460. p. directors ex¬ 338,- 580,301 per while $50,426,509 $43,b43,244 42,431,038 35,243,973 .. declared Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.—Pays Arrearages) The Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— 1947 (Gross income Earnings paid were paid.—V. 165, p. 1725. revenues non-operating Total stock Co.—$4 Special Dividend— 23 of Unit— _Johnst°u Jjas beett appointed Vice-President of Bruns- Radio fvO( : , p. ago. territory Illuminating Co. (& Subs.)—Earns. 12 Months Ended Sept. 30— Total operating revenues y and Dec. Records, Inc.—-New Vice-President W' \\ick The -weekly kilowatt hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries this corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of served for the week ended Dec. 18, 1947, amounted to of an . . in cash cents Coke on 011 d 161, weeks 1946 218,470,000 11. .. On • directors Decca Commonwealth & Southern Corp.—Weekly Output— their by. Feb. resulting v-'A (:■ Exchange , , held Ruling— dividend, subject, to the incorporation on Dec. 31, a Of be common stock, payable Jan. 9 t' ray"iei?,;.s, of each were made on June 1946.—V. o, ' 1947 29 — period 1946: —'2—: 6 Nov. stock, payable Feb. 21 to holders of record Feb. 1, 1948. Stockholders may elect to receive 3/lOOt'ns of a share of common stock per share Only certificate common stock be not quoted ex said furtlier notice; and that all certificates delivered after 31, 1947, must be accompanied by due-bills.—V, 166, p. 2556. The Co.-—Weekly Output—* 20———————— Dec. the increase percentage Dec. regular semi-annual dividend of 25 the 255,413 shares of outstanding common on Edison Week Ended— . 166, p. 2417. or 6.9% Following Dec. fey of „ Electricity output of this company and associated companies, cluding sales to other electric utilities, for the week ended Dec. bv the was without' further proceed when the court had approved a plan of reorganization.-^V. Dividend declaration the to S until I9 fdieted that the Dec. , Commonwealth from under was amendment one share of of $28,484 , an dividend $21,849,354; earned surplus, $15,897,119; total, $44,630,656.— 166, p. ,1680., v; V. $1,870 981: new 5% preferred stock (convertible), of $2® value, for each four shares of common stock held of record ab the close of business on Dec. 31, 1947, to be mai.eci Dec. 31, 1947 (scrii* to be issued for fractional shares). The New York Stock sale on liabilities, par $2,006,- standing), showed consummation of profit accrued on plans- submitted substantial no in 1947, $2,32 amortization and tlncludes $218,499 patents, goodwill, etc., $1J, deferred charges, $604,615; total, $44,630,656. LIABILITIES—Accounts payable and accrued accounts, $2,152,008; Federal and foreign taxes on income, $2,804,711; reserve for taxes and other contingencies, $400,000; minority interest in subsidiary com¬ panies, $1,527,464; capital stock, no par . value (1,612,218 shares out¬ further Island on depletion 1946. (less $34,105 reserve), $3,912,429; inventories, investments,.at cost, $2,848,979; notes, accounts receivable, reserve), $325,213; fixed assets, at cost (less reserve depreciation, depletion and amortization, $39,587,068), $23,399,874; for approved. as that of requests receivable (less . ■. to distribution said accounts etc. settling in liling cf $4,193,954; effective in depreciation, $1(965,514 and securities. proceedings." managers the reorganization ' road any statutes. the bondholders denied convertible 5 The used of the Chicago, Rock reorganized Rock Island the ' The of of Peoria ;:y-:.7;. ICC : - be to dissolution its '-in the date the 1947 $2.90 „Jn connection with the CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1947 ASSETS—Cash, $7,788,291; U. S. Govt, obligations, at cost, $724,000; marketable securities, as cost (quoted market value $981,853), $833,300; , ■' holders required under ' and securities.. of the • : steps of into merger Texas charter a / to 1944, ^ final group objected and. its that a $356,117,327 1, ■' . Texas Ry. Jan. was claims. of issue reorganization road 1,612,218 Earnings per share—. 1,619,999 $2.71 • . profit—————— Capital shares• outstandings- and Davega Stores C.orp.—Stock —- Net. ... payable rfonr^Lan(? other taxes on income, $853,348; other current liabilities. term debt, $4,026,893; reserve for contingencies $202;082; minority interest in subsidiary, $10,706; capital stock and surplus, $9,947,234; total, $17,099,510,—V. 166, p. 757, $5,394,524 9,495 '■■■}?> 37,191 and foreign cost, . 1- Other charges U. S. 1947 Cash on hand and in banks, $1,732,845; marketable secu¬ $25,111;. notes and accounts receivable, $2,179,013* in¬ ventories,. $3,516,655; Plant and equipment depreciated, $7,880184* rehabilltatlon fund, $400,000; other assets'. $032,526;. total $17,099,510. ■■ ; v.'yX.-'--,: ■ •!' at . $6,719,448 income Minority interest in 30, _ASSETS rities $30,560,953 $24,709,306 20,232,840 16,665,355 3,608,665 3,253,351 ,150,410* $7,977,681 $4,716,414 Interest o'n sinking fund debenturej——■ 93,844, 99,750 U. S. and Can. inc. and exc. prof, taxes (est.) 3,132,880 1,857,136 Approp. to reserve for contingencies 300,000 1 — 3 Subs.)—Earnings— exps '■Total income— Total income CHRONICLE 20,641,500 $7,646,104 sales and Seliing, .admin, , 27,495,720 (& , Cost' of $35,141,825 $25,207,503 seeing, admin, depict—— FINANCIAL Columbian Carbon Company Nine Months Ended sept. 30— , 1J47 '•- 1 - goods deprec. exps., ■ • & - . > . -'VI'V^nnriYI'NB^ * ' ' EasternCorp.-—Earnings—~ Subsidiary) Canadian (Incuding Sept. 30— Nine Months Ended > • : ' Net -(sales sold—— shipping and general Cost, of goods Selling, S1-79?*747 21,633 i- , 655,000 deductions (net)—, for Federal taxes • on income 'Prov. profit Net cri9,u»z 2ob,ouu shares outstanding—-— Earnings per • share common bank? and on hand. Cash in Receivables—less pu.pwoou) Pulpwood and logging operations erved re. —-—- j* : 2,206,638 173,675 > b e .< taxes income-—— on $581,170 321,000 $648,071. —. _ s 420,000 , payable—common stock,.———— 68,349 68,343 Other accrued liabi ities — , 116,152 100,324 Notes ;'payabi3r^ahk '' -Ei-ni3EL-tiEiiEi—'250;O0p -Eri —First mortgage 3%% bonds due Oct. 1, 1359— _—_— -2,137,000 Notes payab e due Oct. 1, 194J-52— 1,750,000 ___— Reserve for possible luture inventory price decl. 250,000 250,000 Earned Other reserves stock ($10 par) Common Earned'sury.us .'2,503,752 2,503,752* 2,811,756 3,824,411 $13,258,897 $12,214,476 —————— „ 23,655 3,417,470 ——: -_ELr—————— ~——LLLL. —— Capital'surplus Total 10,692 3,417,470 ,, > ——— — ao-financiaL transactions taking place Oct. 1, 1947, deducting $.00,000 of U. S. Treasury notes at Sept. 30, 1947 ♦After gi'. ing effect tAfter at Sept. 30, 1946.- and $310,OoO - . •Quarterly Payment Increased— have iUec»ared The Huire. cvrs cents per quarterly dividend of 25 a payable Feb. 2 to stockholders of record Jan. 14, 1948c This wuh 20 cents per share previously paid each quarter. the nine months ended Sept. 30,- 1947, this corporation showed share, compares For of $3.23 per share. Further funds were appro¬ rehabilitation, which work should be completed by next OctoLc:*. The over-all program of plant modernization, it is expected, wi.l be completed next year.—V. 166, p. 2309. earnings, priated taxes, a..er plant for stock stock.: declared on common portion of the inventory at ^Reduction of a to estimated'realizable value. • * v $32,753; of etc.), plies), $1,601,139; cash surrender value of life insurance, property, pant and equipment (after reserves for depreciation $115,658), $245,187; deferred charges - (insurance premiums, $29,644; total, $2,728,804. LIABILITIES—Accounts p^yab'e, $336,585; Federal income tax with¬ held from employees, $8,352; Federal taxes on income (prior years), income—current year (est.), $476,700; year (est.),' $19,300; other accrued Federal taxes on State taxes income—current on $41,374; bonus accrued, $50,000; accrued salaries, wages and commissions, $20,18.9; other accrued expenses, $10,302; common stock ($1 par), $350,000; donated surplus, $78,500; earned surplus, accrued, Quarters -need Sept. (COMPANY 1947 30— Operating 152,976 Net earnings $24,705 23,580 — deductions Total $144,393 119,687 $5,640 _ 23,610 sales Net ancl Costs expenses ACCOUNTS INCOME CONSOLIDATED (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES) $475,221 (including other income). $435,253 296,442 26,718 230,680 ' Operation *LLL--—— Maintenance 15,00 23,410 $47,393 37,749 47,542 $9,643 23,610 Loss $3,423 4.. deductions- profit sale on 3 $1,201,586 56,544 $2,233,929 $749,916 $1,258,131 89,633 Total parent Net -V. —. cred.ts Misc. deductions. company income — l,^%,>of its net profits. • ' „ . 1945," the General Assembly passed an Act subjecting the Georgia to regular taxation. Mr. Thompson's demand for increased taxes brought the railroad's suit., ' The railroad contends that the 1833 exemption is an "irrevocable and inviolable contract between the State and the road which cannot be modified or changed by subsequent legi lative acts or subsequent change in the constitution." (August "Chronicle," Dec. 17, 1947.)-^,In V. 164, p. 73. Mich.—Stock Offered headed offered 40,049 shares ($1 par) common stock at $9 a share. The offering was made for the account of James Gerity, Jr., —Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc., and Dempsey & Co. an underwriting group which on Dec. 24 publicly 166, p. 2102. automobile $411,022 t$318,763 $1.69 $1.31 $1.29 in January, Pe-dcd End. Sept. 30— Operation-ill:—LrL'L_!i_- ■■..W, <•.&?,£.30 Maintenance' LtLiLaiiuiij Taxes (incl. inc. taxes) . 550,699 1,958,421 151,508 140,776 .571,583 r,871,392 41,981, $2,192,024 32,4L'J 508,769 $2,643,307 350,374 $228,391 $2,700,793 $2,£93,682 60,308 61,879 728,411 44,770.- (net) Balancei accrlJ— reo. Gross . Interest $145,868 173 $2,257,845 379,866 423,458 14,024 21,002 $1,578,492 $1,813,385 34,659 520 $1,972,382 $166,512 30,004 income___—___ and amort deducts.— Miscellaneous /. $115,344 ^.__ __. _ „ „ $131,679 payable V. B. G. E. & Co.. Balance to $1,735,733 22,097 Utrities — $1,710,677 Associates- Earnings o! subsidiaries (as .Non-subsidiary income—Total _ Balance . ——— $1,574,698 $V,788,444 directors —V. the on declared have common the this per Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Co.—Extra the stock, usual semi-annual payable both 15 Jan. week kwh., Dividend— ended Dec. 18, 1947, the System input of amounted to 63,827,000 kwh., an or 19.2%, over the subsidiaries increase of week of 1946.— corresponding income 5s Of payment, the of declared have payable Jan. 1, to bondholders of 2 V2 7o is ' regular disbursement with 1955, ' 4% on subscribe Net _i_ record Dec. 22. V/2 % applicable 243,534 853,574 profit shares Earns, per •After com. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 ;853,574 and $0.35 $1.32 : $1.13 income taxes.—V. 166, p. 1578. . on Dec. 19 approved the preferred stock issue thereof, but less than the two-thirds required by voted in favor of releasing their pre-emptive rights to or purchase the preferred stock.—V. 166, p. 2419. V' I ' \ l;\. ^ ^ ,-/*/' \ ^ • X i % < 'X ' -j ' '.-v\ ' V. 'i' '* ' ' Operating revenues Operating expenses Depreciation : $75,524 profit—— approximate net sales for October 1947 were $52,790 : $790,000 (the largest morthlv sales in the history of the company) as compared to $760,000 for October 1946. ., Howard F. Leopold. President, on Nov. 15 stated in part: "The unfi led orders on hand at the present time are very substantial. One of the principal problems confronting the company is that of _:v$254,458 Net operating revenues i Other income —V. 96,861 Income deductions, Federal income •" ...»; • Net —V. interest, p. 1682. .V • J . '/ —; . 63,759 ■ ■■■ ■ . ■ 40.210 i $131,679 L' $118,609 ^ was consummated at an average net • ■ rats the companies, Goodyear has lixed and optional prepayments of the loan. The will retire 73% of the total by maturity. • '7 ; • agreements with the insurance prepayment schedule 166, p. 2553. .N - The directors Building Corp*, NL Y. City—Int.," Etc.-^* recently declared an interest payment of 2% upon the gold debenture bonds, amounting to $33,830, payto bondholders of record at the close of business outstanding 20-year Dr 1J8 69,648 59,364 ^ ; •• income—L—______ 166, etc.— tax ' ,7',^^ transaction no Gramercy Park " $228,584 Cr344 i.. Co.-^$lOO,OO0,Ol0P Financing 35,814 • 107,714 Taxes—general fixed $803,879 447,620 $903,633 486.040 55,421 ^ —— entire 2.92%, f- th privilege of both -v , x Under 1946 1947 ' 10 Months Ended Oct. 31— Koppitz-. call premiums having paid on the retirement of. the $31,579,000 first mortage bonds ncr commissions paid in respect'of the new borrowing. The $100,000,000 financing plan was approved by Goodyear preferred share holders at a special meeting Dec. 12.,:, . $0.23 share charges and provision for purchased maturity; The of Frontier Power. Co.—Statement of Income— Co., Chicago, 111.—Earnings Higher Month of September— ' 1947 1946 Net sales i $684,855 $509,372 Net profit be'ore Fed. and State income taxes.125,824 87,990 Provision for Fed. and State income taxes 50,300 35,200 Ero Manufacturing The $1,000,000 bank loan and finance funding $31,579,000 3V2%-2%% first mortgage bonds due 1964 with similar notes having the same interest r&tes . 853,574 853,574 Placed Pri¬ Completed—P. W. Litchfield, Chairman, announced Dec. 22 that arrangements had been completed with insurance companies for borrowing at par $68,421,000 in the: form of 3% unsecured promissory notes due 1967 and for re¬ the $6,951,523 $32,893,827 $24,299,432 ■ 323,392 1,206,215 1,053,306 $10,691,030 outstdg.— sales 'Net Com. ^corporate purpose.—V. 166, p. 2557. net to \iJ Inc.—Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Period End. Oct. 31— Stock Cb.—Preferred Brewing majority a I to arrearages. Froedtert Grain & Malting Co.* Eberstadt & Co. Inc.. on Dec. 23 made a public offering of 60,000 shares ($50 par) 5V2% convertible cumulative prefer¬ ence stock at $50 per share. The net proceeds will be 'added to the general funds to be used for any proper of payment interest stockholders.—V. stockholders The and. Inc.—^-Interest' Payment— an offered be \ Goodyear Tire & Rubber directors The will Co., Kirkland & Co. at the same Michigan Law, extra of like amount was disbursed on Jan. Elliott Co.—Preferred Stock Offered—F. Final at purchase stock not purchased by stockholders including Craigmyle, Pinney & McEvoy and Jenks, which they are to 1993. p. common a to be fixed later. Warrants additional share between Oct. price approximately 10%' above one expansion of the: recently Melchers, Inc., brewery. ' of record Dec. 31, 1947. An 15, 1947.-r-V. 165, p. 537. holders unit per & ancl price a the an extra dividend of 20 cents per share dividend of $1 per share on the capital to an Douglas will be used to repay a 22. The directors have declared :>V. 166, p.: 2557. _ cents 162, p. 456. and Corp.—Weekly Inpyt— corporation 10,315,000 40 of stock, payable Jan. 5 to holders of record Dec. Five Twenty Michigan, For Common Dividend-1dividend initial an at vately—It was announced on Dec. 23 . that the company has privately placed an issue of $2,500,000 of 41/2% cumu¬ lative preferred stock at par ($100 per share) with a group of four insurance companies through Glore, Forgan & Co. and Miller, Kenower & Co, The proceeds 1477, Electric Power & Light of to Goebel contracts maturing 1948, Federal Electric Co., Inc.-r—Initial The rhare Offer Shares to Stock¬ for¬ $52,438; long-term indebtedness, $3,624,913; re¬ serves, $330,822; capital stock ($5 par), $1,220,953; capital surplus, $1,351,729; earned surolus, $5,340,298; total, $14,842,085.—V. 166, p. 1889. ^ ■••'. : /••■: •'■■■' 1, Oct. to held, purchase shares and warrants underwriting group new price ac¬ to and Oct. 1, 1951 at a subscription price of the unit. sold be income—estimated, $102,487; Federal taxes on income—estimated, $1,049,951; portion of long-term $1,946,917 158,473 (portion Co. Insurance share shares 1948, 1, 166, 236,241 167,395 ———— —V. 166, p. r $1,742,093 ; — —— 263,350 _ taxes and interest—— Expenses, $1,710,677 $1,478,743 shown above) Prudential crued 25,056 $1,478,743 minority interest— Applicable to E. U. A._ Eastern 77,652 $1,500,840 1—— — Applicable 77,652 _. „ to . additional common stock to raise stock will be --issued'' -'on.<:-$hsr- basis New common holders er.titile the 1, each for warrant will payroll taxes, $528,482; misce.laneous accounts payable, $45,478; royalties, taxes, commissions and other expenses, $188,087; Oct. v offered be to are $1,000,000. additional two Winslcw, prior Preferred dividend deductions: Stockholders approximately of 1913), $233,333; other notes payable, $236,902; trade accounts payable, $536,160; dividends payable, $2; payrolls and to pr.or - eign and State taxes on Balance now Any LIABILITIES—Notes due ; special meeting of stockholders will be held Jan. 7 to vote on an in authorized capital .stock from 300.000 shares <par $1), shares (par $1). The company has 282,453 common shares outstanding.v • ■ - l?> . ■ A $14,842,085. total, In both July and October. 1,200,000 bonds), C.4,391,350; market, or. 15 cents in April and 20 cents 1787. increase on Canada p. holders— investments end other assets, $246,240; timberlands,.at cost (less depletion), $2,573,862; land, $88,542; buildings, machinery and equipment (less reserves for depreciation, $739,215), $2,C45.851; land not used in operations, $1,135; patents and licenses (less reserve for amortization, $32,709), $105,291; deferred charges, $273,765; cost 741,837 $161,406 revenues Lucerne Retirement $195,904 $206,176 Net bper. 1 $1,066,945 $13,748,352 $12,558,583 cc 1 677,551 ">lf9io47,207 W.7,466,301 $1,152,976 797,864 Operating revenues—— and hand 166, Giant Portland Cement Co.—To $293,404 of tExclusive $5. par stock, capital or ($1 par) $315,949 SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1947 deposit, $2,454,651; marketable se¬ at cost, $2,269; trade accounts receivable (less reserves, $142,804), $2,012,453; expenditures for tools and dies-and all dthet charges to be billed to customers, $15,104; ad¬ vances to .logging, contractors,. $31,570; inventories, at lower of average on authorized 1,000,000 shares shares are outstanding. - 1947 Cr60,590 (Dominion consists of an stock of which 767,500| Net profit for. the fiscal year ended June 30, 1947, totaled $1,216,033 with a net loss of $15,605 the preceding fiscal year. During the company paid common stock dividends of 10 cents a share 681,800 received. ASSETS—Cash curities industry, plates, manufactures and ' accessories including plumbing hardware. of bathroom line a common CONSOLIDATED BALANCE Associates (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 1947—12 Mos.—1946 to compared 860,000 304,834 746,900 $997,229 $4.08 shares 244,191 castings, principally for the automotive acce:sories and hardware for radios, and die raw sells Capitalization (net) insurance Manager, who will continue General and 60,000 shares or 7.82% of the company's outstand¬ ing common stock. Associated in the underwriting are Sills, Minton & Co., Inc., Cohu & Torrey, Amott, Baker & Co., Inc., Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin, A. M. Kidder & Co., and Bond & Goodwin, Inc. In plants at Detroit and Adrian, Mich., Corporation manufactures hold 263,000 profit "On railroad's taxes. his first order and a request railroad Cr44,653 ^Earnings per share life Eastern Utilities Non-oper. Net Superior Court, at Atlanta, renewed restraining M. E. Thompson, then Revenue 1946 greater than —V. Balance free tax be 200,000 (est.) income in charteV,' -granted by the State, provided the railroad should the .'first seven years and thereafter its taxes should not 1833 The be 30,426 383.018 postwar rehab. contingencies Inter-Co. comm. earned Prov. for Fed. & foreign 011 1946.—V. 166, p. 2558. Judge Almand overruled demurrers, to a dec aratory Judgment. ■ ?. *'L j 60,044 11,209 34,387 and taxes • for $1, 551,218 83,441 plant— of issued he order for Frov. of Fulton Bond A'manri, Judge $1,489,119 62,099 — to Georgia RR. & Banking Co;*—Tax Status 'Upheld— j of, Georgia failed again on Die. 16 in another attempt nullify tax exemption provisions granted the Georgia railroad in President 116,080 ... Utilities Corp.—Weekly Output— of this corporation for the week ended Dec. 19, 155,073,018 kwh., an increase of 17,l£fe,208 kwh., output amounted 12.4%, over the corresponding week of an 1945 1944 $14,805,849 $11,599,507 13,604,263 10,110,388 $633,836 expense deductions Misc. $"2,034 23,580 Total Interest ■ , Commissioner, from increasing the $0.o9 $2,058,338 175,591 ___ income Other $79,577 — Federal and income subsidiary Total 38,777 — ——_ State 44,754 42,636 Dr$13,936 —: taxes, Gross 18,053 47,029 ; _ taxes Income ■- — — Depreciation General $1,094 Br$17,939 income Gross revenue $179,887 $0.45 106,781 Opeiating profit Net 1946 $209,267 1.47 . 1946 $18,104,797 $13,048,135 16,046,460 12,414,299 Sept. 30— C. Gamble Charitable 1833. Subs.)—Earnings— Products Co. (& Evans 9 Mos. End. Offered—-Carl M. Loeb, New York, on Dec. 12 offered 2,000 shares (par $5) at $13.50 per share. Proceeds The; State ,7; 165, p. 3263. electric The 1946 y $158,617 1 tApen^es 1947 • —V. $2.30 $2.66 : ; to selling stockholder, the B. 1947 - earnings Gross ONLY) 397,821 $2.59 . Gerlty-Michigan Corp., Adrian, Corp.- -Earnings- Williams Eureka 477,158 426,446 166, p. 2310. total, $2,728,804.—V. $1,334,830; 477,385 stock common to U. S. Treasury securities (at cost), $3,500; receivable—trade (less reserves for doubtful accounts of $6,099), $519,509; other accounts receivab'e, $1,556; inventories (book inventories at approximate cost or market,, whichever is lower—^"first-in, first-out"—finished goods, work .in process, raw materials and sup¬ Ended Oct. 31— Net earnings after taxes——. Earnings per shaie — Corp.—Earnings— ACCOUNTS INCOME CONDENSED 1947 AUG. 31, 3 Months Eastern Minnesota Power 105,000 ASSETS—Cash, $395,517; taxes per General Public $1,114,611 60,000 accounts accrued 8-3,603 1,191,742 $2.3J Trust.—V. 166, p. 2557. $1,334,830 $349,611 Aug. 31, 1947, from dost ; ' ' ^ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, $2,672; £05,848 1,216,028 $1 > ;tom. sh;_j.iL Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—Stock or of year.—___w- Earned surplus at end 75,723 878,557 . $1,649,830 140,000 175,000 .—.————- 137,627 163, p. 53. go in stated value of common Dividends 253,12& ...-f-r v $236,054 949,611 beginning of year—.... at surpus 1 $700,219 —.— Total Dividends ■ for Ihe year income Net h72_.991 >; $1,127,776 cohv. pfd. Rhoades & Co., of > 3,782,223 188,88J — Earns, 88,073 4,909,999 $1,358,136 $3,458,473 373,060 • No. of com.. shs. (pax 6,811 136,645 19,300 476,700 : ; . • pld. conv. " —■•—— and surtax... Federal excess profits tax (net). "Exlraordinary charge Federal normal tax Increase Fec.er.ii tAccrued taxes income 2,105 > , 4,412,246 3,054,110 — stk.. —V. • 2,119,654 : $3,275,977 pfd.- stk— 5% Divs..on 00m; stk.vL._LL 69,363 1,254 —. income charges income: Slate stk. 5,578,127 . 2.007,642 : U__i: profit on Divs; on 4Vi% 49,476 121,884 sales on Net Divs. $538,200 f / ; 5,283,619 (est.) On int. Divs. on 4% ■■ $1,393,200 Provisions for taxes on LIABILITIES— Accounts pay discount Sundry 1,298,000 5,840,110 —-— 1947 30—L •dep»e^and,^>':,i,;)?>ttir^«i^MV^'*i*vv^ Profit after interest Fed.' taxes $488,724 . 85,490 — — income Gross Cash $13,258,897 $12,214,470 ——- ——- — 973,757 1,334,130 7,203,736 and timberlardi, less reserves— Plant, propeity - (in¬ construction purposes lor in U. S. Treas-ury notes)— vested Total ——— as.etJ Miscellaneous Funds <LL —— (except Inventories ——• — reserves income Other 1946_ $387,966 *1947 $055,705 1,230,156 1,665,225 2,397,312 106,763 ASSETS— Net,: #1 1946 $7,426,881 .-.$4,061,548 ; 5,740,692 3,212,814 378,479 360,010 $1,307,710 Net profit,.on transactions talcing place Oct. 1, 1947. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30 COMPARATIVE —. — sold—, Seeing, del:Y«ry, gen. and admm. expenses^-- $1.43 *3-2=» sales Cost Of goods effect to financial After giving v.'-;-, '' %£1947 -1, . Net Subs.)—Earnings— ' 1946 V ; ,1945 '-P. 1944 Sales_-_i_M_l^Cii $62,568,254> $51i078,425 $48,717,575 $51,727,882 9 Mos. End. Sept. : 31 • ' FOR YEAR3 .ENDED AUG. (Including wholly owned subsidiaries) CONSOLIDATED.; INCOME ACCOUNT $487,942 341,747. 341.747 . ; --r—~ part of Chicago which v the management believes will result eventually in additional production >" of a substantial number of sets of automobile seat covers.": v; $1,123,114 1- _ Common * 630,573 o expenses—— misc. and 7 *194La' *94?o« $H» 120,282 $8,541,130. 8'597,9„2 723,185 —v —— Profit from operations————— Interest satisfy the demand. In this connection the established another fabricating unit in another to . Fruehauf Trailer Co. (& personnel jto produce.the additional goods, necessary, company has .recently obtaining adequate ' Mpnday,. December 2d, 1947> & -FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, THE COMMERCIAL :(2660) 4 l able Dec. 1, 1947 1947. A similar payment was made on June 1, last. Litigation,,,with regard to New York City real estate taxes Nov.. 24, _ binJia^net; recovery giUMT)*48! of $3,164.. j.'.:;-' /. resulted are pending to review the All taxes have been paid ta date. -V'v. ; ... ;: ■ ; Proceedings -assessment. of $1,000,000. .8*5.1 I Volume COMPARATIVE INCOME OP STATEMENT FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL Number 4659 166 BALANCE CHRONICLE SHEET, SEPT. 30 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET . ! - Six Months Ended— ' <},, * Other $103,962 6,41o ;. income J ASSETS— Sept, 30,'47 Mar. 31/47 \ Rental income —v $93,066 5,905 •> - receivable Accounts GroOs *income --i.——: --j:--"!--'--— - $110,377- — Expense and other charges-- . 71,281. 68,399 before depreciation and $30,572 interest on debenture bonds— —...r $39,09.6 surplus.....;—545 adjustments" 16 Previous Insurance Refund ———-———. Total j. — invent, Interest payable ,, . 5,000 33,830.- • • - Due N. Realty and 'i——'——i rent AS SEPTEMBER AT 1947 30, Sundry • ; ture bonds, interest payable $1,081; on credits first (rent security mortgage. receivable, shares no withheld $2,780; for reserves for reserves value par tax deposits), $1,657; $617; of income on Sept. 30— stock), Co.—Earnings-^:' Subsidiaries!,) A. : * Capital shares Earnings ■ *Of 366,380 $3,697,772 —V. 166, $9,533,932 Opcr. : Subs-^Earnirigs^- feurplus ; - 1 adjustments arising erties -V. in from transfer of nickel prop¬ Finland ... 166, 2311, p. 11,030,814 receivable 686,060 for Fed. losses installment on notes Canadian taxes and stock common to returns,allowances & dicounts 102,473,579 on common ' '' 8'66,136 ■ .300,000 $1,607,257 997,480 $1.61 . liquidated prior in hand on stock Invest, years. in in and stk. cap. ma- 54,443,485 =45,068,893 159,349,191 124,496,710 8,149,966 5,090,324 20,336,283 13,906,766 939,156 3,186,547 2,772,978 7,903,679 6,527,001 23,598,620 2,781,332 2,163,659 17,717,609 6,051,229 repairs 3,114,792 Interest debt Peoples Industrial Bank, adm. & and t exps. of amort, disct. & 7,328,868 1 *• , 50,000 144,371 2,787,293 < • 2,499,367 V 240,051 1 624,057 297,395 638,758 8,057,367 982.158 8,278,139 4,652,559 26,520,808 11,617,052 3,556.234 1,790,279 Cr2,662,023 Crl,218,254 8,305,859 3,249,110 Cr799,436 — other & eign taxes. from, ' & exp S. Fed. & state taxes Canadian : 7,420,872 v :*j 1,251,688 for¬ —_ ... Extraordinary non-consol, subsid. a de¬ Depreciation Depletion • notes receiv. and & expenses Sell., gen. $2.93 V —— freight livery banks——— of, 5,317,886 (other than in- Outward 'BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30 receivable notes 2,321,446- 1,075,788 and Mainten. 281,257 1947 'Installment 1,575,573 —- Pulpwood, labor, terials,' etc. • • U. Cash - 75,882,387 301,957,818 205,431,272 Cost of sales: 9.919 122,771 $6,797,453 share.^ ^ * 4,159 ~ preferred stock CONSOLIDATED V 8 904,201, taxes) common per Earnings 33/4^ (net)— Total income 139,046 ■ income Other *, 1947—9 MoS.—'1946 •; $ $ > vVf . ,i'! ' . $ ' 8- ; AND LOSS 700,687 V-8 ownership planof subsid. company. 1 on 1947—3 Mos.—1946 ' 1 $ v.- ______.8— income Net (& Subs.)—Earnings— CONSOLIDATED PROFIT 2,924,250 1,425,367 earns, Dividends 2.632 982,800 $3.12 involuntarily ' Taxes / $3,107,558 — 226,178 employees and others under Minority interest in Sundry income (Cr) ; 1,092,314 Perio4 End. Sept.' 30— 9,133,152 . 4,304,374 t , Interest paid (incl. amort, of deb. disc. & exp.) Additional ' Compensation-;arising, from sale of, the corporation's stock • OF Gross sales, less income.. on STATEMENT $24,321,137 $17,212,183 dperatlons-____-_w_8--^- notes for ,^ International Paper Co. > 1946 1947 , (exclud. prov. for losses on installreceivable)^.—_ exps. ment Prov. 1150. p. Exchange reserves 366,380 $3,533 254 997,480 ii. inventories surplus 8.212.500 Dividends outstanding- pulpwood other par) surplus Dr866,184 Household Finance Corp; (& ..$5,497,769' - $2,592,690 — share——A per Capital Earned J5r21.031 9 Months Ended Sept> 30— 1^1946 3,511 2,086,700 _ 39*.322 137,756 7.473,500 ASSETS— ... (no 374,881 1954s outstdg— 151,750 fProv. for estim. excess cost of replacement--.• profit and prefeiTed stock stock Total -" 168,333 Miscellaneous other charges— Federal income taxes (est.)..' Net : reserve.— insurance cumulative Common - income... on Contingent, !%■ $2,440,939 m — 1 i " payrolls payable.. Rett!rement:system 171,649 deficit......8---,.—j.8—8—-————- Prov. ■ $5,329,437 w_. — __ Total'income 28,235 sinking fund income debs., Total : /-■ i?1947 . , — 14,152,824 118,953,282 -r-V."166, p. 760. i." Y Operating profit—$6',309,745 Provision for depletion and depreciatioh^-—-,i_ : l 960,308 — 54,112. Capital stock ($1 par)...——.— for amortization of and doubtful accounts $347; capital stock (3,383 $3,383,' deficit, $364,801; V'-1"r'v- Profit from operations Other income ——A Taxes based 151,935 debts Including. Wholly-Owned 9 Mos. End. - 5% a 'r: Great Northern Paper 13,286,112 12,766,589 118,272,638 ——— . dividend 341,155 8; withheld—8 interest v 121,871 Net deben¬ accrued contingent - liability upon certificates of .indebted¬ amounting to $101,490.—V. 162; p. 2818. x > ness '■'1 15,912,601 44.,oo8,827 11.330,343 reserve reserves.)— payable and Preferred 142,757 '27,598 —— Deposits and credit -balances..—_v—_——_ Debenture 102,656 192,410 174,164 — tax 43,333 93,418 189,628 corporation.—^—.8—— on retirement Gross income from NOTE—There: is . 26 613,635 j4 o-,.«u, .a system — (less 42.560,339 14,285,095 reserves bad contingencies, common 43,917 acciucd expenses.. Unemployment insurance taxes—c--..— payrolls,- $403; professional expense, $350; accrued interest on first mortgage, $725; ether Federal state and municipal taxes accrued. $L,145: first mortgage on real estate, $145,000; 20-year debenture bonds, $1,691,500; deferred $33,830; — 50,464,820 2" "afl.P"3 ; wuic.n.**,. retire, against account Accounts Sundry . payable, assets reserves) n.aiact, LIABILITIES— for Co. accrued or collected taxes Federal ASSETS—Cash, $42,893; account current, management agent, $11,068; rents and accounts receivable, $853; land and building (book value), $929,444; goodwi.l, $520,713; prepaid insurance, $924; prepaid real estate taxes. $7,525; prepaid taxes, $349, prepaid expense, $4,257; total, $1,518,026. \ LIABILITIES—Accounts tax income Terminal the debentures.. on Federal $545 ' State Y. Interest earned SHEET bills cost..——L Total-———8—....8. . 'Accounts payable— 1,667 33,830 Surplus at end of period———---—$3,991 BALANCE held below ' $36,043 - debenture bonds—.. on Treasury or (less or cost at, ... t $42,821 - ______ at Securities Other securities '46 ;; -27,653,584 ; 25,231;362 and •— LIABILITIES— -'Total Amortization of first: mortgage incl. securities, receivable Property 237 3,164 •*-■——i. real estate taxes— charges— Accounts 10,300 415,687 x notes Government 102,030 6,896,399 10,300 364,877 __v———-—_--T_ tax 824,5"0 > . —-—J—-—— Short-term 5,174 - , on ——. —---> Cash 636,720 . * 9F.080 ——6,702,771 Dec. 31, Sept. 30, '4 •' v$')08,196 140,000 (net)--——882,171 (net)— Deferred .,-. —~*-u—— Investments ' 'v'. 1940 762.4°7 Prepayments Leasehold Net operating profit "■ ?'1047 'V Inventories' $98,971 , &;1' ;; and in bank?TJu-^jiJ—v $627,076 U. S. Treasury savings note's,250,000 Cash -on - hand items — 4.43G.729 ". —at cost-.^— Travel Greyhound Corp. 9 Months Ended Bus • (& Subs.)—Earnings— Sept. 30— " ' * r " miles operated.——i -,t. ;'r '.'i ;. ,V1 Operating Operating " * Claims -v1946 348,413,343 Othei) 323,549,4 ' f rei«enues 133,066,246 130,939,2 89,937,5 and employees' notes and refund excess profits invent.; price taxes ccntribs. adjust.. . 4,500,000 .. equipment and improvements to empls.' savings-retir. plan furniture, 16,716,492 — —_ Fed. of receivables, etc.—— Prepaid Net profit Approp.-,to= reserves s for ac¬ receivable C for tOffice $ ^^" 100,015.677 —— advances counts 1947 carried Balance to earned Net — operating Other income Tdtal 27,204.195 revenue..... -—.. income income • —.i. taxes.....:: . , • . , » j , • incom-- Earnings share..., per -common ^ 3,085.7 $1.46, —r ♦Includes equity in net income applicable to Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines. Inc., 50% of the voting stock of. which 4s owned by Greyhound Corporation ———.1_ tAdjusted for V+- for 3 •i . Gerotor May 1 stock split, June 5, 2%% 16,753,5 9,330.090 •r" •' ^ •' 3%% Cest of Operating Other 1946. $764,385 of a It share). is declared 16 12, 12 cents each; that a quarterly assets as of as matter a 11, Dec. in 621,030 190,218 for of $7,773,445 depreciation $880,248 in 1946.—V. 166, 146,213,754 j 106,675,465 in and p. 1947 and $7,122,418 in amortization of $985,456 1684. Illinois Terminal RR.—Earnings Period End. Nov, 30— and Sept. 26, 27 cents. ; > policy no- dividend distributioa 1947,, were be ;made, until the, final •> v •* ' :' • v $107,327,000, Net Other Fixed $1,028,282 089,460 157,318 expenses accruals.. payable iy. Continue Higher1947—11 Mos.—1946 $874,539 $10,826,218 $8,697,734 581.155 7,268,227 6,539,428 118,677 23,634 ... income. oper. Ay registration statement - has beeh - filed with 1,564,453 970,704 340,619 276,790 21,126 / be of stock common by of shares the $1). (par will capital The new shares additional be publicly Co., to the bank loans. company's general R. W. The balance of the proceeds funds and will be available improvements and general corporate purposes, working -capital necessitated by the company'6 Kansas ... including expanded City Southern Ry.—Earnings- oper. Railway deductions revenues. oper. income $111,523 ratio $107,242 66.45 $1,139,902 $409,914 ' '67.05 67.14 75.19 $51,179 ... deprec'ation 166, $47,597 $540,707 $525,657 ? 2311. p. Earnings— Period End. ' Net ':r: .v". ' "f (& 32,719,704 25,140,933 20,601,474 taxes— tax accruals.. rents (net)— -V. ry. 166, income. 2104. oner, p. $774,997 ^ 120,521,241 74,385,885 92,652,933 58,913,368 ; -V Kansas City Power & 12 Months Ended Sept. „ ...i.. Light Co.—Earnings 1947 30—... Operating revenues.—-,— -Operating expenses; V':. Gas and electricity purcha?ed proft Other income $24,807,53£ ...„•..... ... . for resale Operation :—-—■— Maintenance — . ' Hotel Waldorf-Astori . Total income '.1——- Depreciation Deprec.'p nddepiet ion Period— ' 4 food, Frov, beverages and for Prov. ~ for retire, State; system ^ contingencies. Prov. for taxes based :.i cigars ' 18,052,109 Subs.)— 1947—9 Mos,—1946 i. ^ 39,403,407 Operating 18,905,600 1,672,196 ry. oper. oper. income rents—net debit facil. Net 'g *• I expenses and 1947—11 Mos.—1946 $2,606,202 $31,SG3,079 $27,585,173 Railway " 1S47—3 Mos—1946 * I.....--- sales Costs '•*" Canada Ltd. Co. of . Sept. 30— • income Other ry. Equip, International Nickel ; expenses 1947—Month—rl246 $3,102,154 1,601,641 ... Jt. local, State income _______—— and miscellaneous Federal taxes taxes.. Fed. -income and excess., profits; taxes .payable;:. 974,8°J 10.068,63? 1,641.481 '2,168,53S 2,625,33^ 58,57£ 1,457,341 on income •Gross' income ... -Oper Other Net $12,696,161 $11,582,635 $16,451,523 Operating expenses................. ^10,339,606 9,108,057 12 792 814 Taxes, .insurance,-etc.—, '488,798 449,720. « 620 836 Refund of real estate taxes (net)..'; Crll3,703",Cr259 637 — ' profit surplus Earn, carried - -j.: •'vi^_'^^a^x__l'.J:_^--^i^>v.-lil40,000:"-; 1,143,863 the debentures^^.^.^- Amortization 280,256:307,969 <;;253,025 ^4133,182 ;■ . income tax...:^.^.' '■:v'•- V'v-;«>.;•.: ■ -' •' ■■ 252,973 ^ •- ' 121,665 ■j-'.-'l,632*542 410,125 r- ii w 337,143 :>>-272 611 surplus .^4..; 7.062,572 7,344,346 • 23,522,911 ;19,556,009 beginning additional tax of $16,072 $16,072 for for thn the ; period 90,936,364 Totai:_::C—lix: Preferred dividends- hCommon dividends 82,265,305 97,998.936 493.4751 89,609,651 -v .5,831,267 ;■ . 483,475* 5,831,267 87,105,5lO v 110,628,421 82,683,127 102^39.133 1,450.4251% 1.450,425 17,493,802 Vl7.493.802 •; t( •! t : • Net; profit_C;-^---,;f^^^-^tX. $175,002 ^ ^^3- .g$6^,ft9o %. ^Less'-allwances from1 rents hud1 hotel .servin&s • .andnoth^r.':bpe-taUnv' Uncludes Includes of v veac year 194R 1946, .-- -'v.- i Earned surplus end of ; .;i. . periodt^^..^:^..^ Com. shares outst.'nd ng Earnings per com; income income (bef. deduct, spec, amoxtiz.)- $o,812,739^. —-— 105,008' (net)——— ^5,5f4,196 156,597 to -, income. will operations and sales, and for other corporate purposes.—V, 166; p» 2560. Railway income ♦Incl. —V. for Fed. . the SEC for. 185,000 the company from the sale of the new be applied to the payment of all of will outstanding added be for stock common $4,400,000 Federal Prov. and underwriting group headed by Hallgarten & an proceeds to be received by Net 1,884 charges Net on, cur¬ underwriter <fe Co., and Adamex Securities Corp., at a price- which will determined by the market price at the time-, of the offering. $157,870 income Operating Interest shares Joy Manufacturing* Co.—Registers With SEC— r shares Net rev. from Rent with — (estimated) Miscell. Total cents 1 offered 1947—Month—1946 revenues oper. tax rents Total of 12 Pressprich 986,807 97,553 1947 and losses reserves ♦Railway oper. income sales of of rently owned by more» than 57,000 shareholders,: ; Investors Syndicate, Minneapolis, is- the principal Investment manager of the Fund.—V. 166* p. 2104: • period End. Nov. 30— Net dividend 1948, to stockholders of record Dec. 31, exclusively from interest and dividend 1947 were made as follows: Jan. 21, 21, derived during Payments announced is Net v income on Jan. dividend profits on the sale of • securities - will quarter of the fiscal year; • > • •• -• -l- par ——; for reserves Railway deductions Dec. This from : tAfter Railway Taxes on payable directors share, income. value < issued at a $10 each).—...—L_______ no - Other quarter April 12 and July $1,138,296 Net Total $5.78 balance carried to earned surplus earnings per sharei and $9.79 for nine months.—V. 166, p. 2419. on for 2558. p. profit income of value ♦After ... *$11,92 1947. company........ surplus 1,020,1 ••••*• sold Operating expenses subsidiary (par value $100 stock stated Sept. 30,'47 June 30,,'47 goods $2.51 $3.36 The " ' 1971.^.:— stk. pfd. Earned income. *$4.63 *Computed per . Total ' 3,560,000 | Investors Mutual,: Inc.—Declares 12-*Cent Dividend^-' taxes Capital 4 surplus: Period— operating 1, Dec. Common 3 Mos. End. 6 Mos.End. Gross prof, —————l!— liabilities-^. current Minority interest in Corp.—Earnings— '• income & excess payable Res. for Canadian exch. flucts. & other conting. '* 882,453, 21,252,904 3,560,000 l. —— Canadian sinking fund debentures: .' July 1, 1970___^_ —4——_——-l Due 1 f$l, 1947.—V. -166, 35,535,535 3,560,000 are . Due v./'-''..''4--.:'-v.".'--' ' payable and Miscellaneous 540,1 5.075,5 " 9,161,847 3,560,000 ... « __ Dividends 14,428 3 13,839.825 ... 12,216,492 expenses.. LIABILITIES— Fed. 897,3 3.871,730 Common shares and , 37,694.6 473,071 v- Minority interest —I.:..— ♦Net Total -i. 2,358,4 • 728,755 11,358.561 discount 5 666,2 ^, ,30,271 942 is taxes..'— debenture Common Notes i „_.r dcduct'o Federal Unamortiz. 35,336,5 .3,067,746 .... income Income State 5,846,373 ?: —. surplus shs. outstand. Earnings per com. share expense Depreciation c--\ v v-7 91.684.194 83.°94.909 14,384.023 14,384,025 share v'- H;$0,451**^:: $0.47 91,684,194 i 83 294.909 14,584 023 "14,584.026.. ^..$i.5i.y -$1.24, amortis,) $5,917,747 Interest orr long-vterm. debti-—---:*-:-^---^-.^^ Amortization of debt disct.-, prem.; and exp 1,118,889 ? >■ Grdss income .(bef,': deduct.-: spec, ♦Special amortization —u__--— General interest (jiet)t— Miscellaneous < incotne deduct!, 305.906,, $5,670,793 1,425,000 102,479 690,757 .I— Crl4,640 Cr 1'8,658 114,451 139,072 Kennedy's, Inc.—Earnings— 9 Mos. End. Oct Net Net sales of income Federal Res. taxes for 31— ^ departments all after on charges —— - for 278,744 income Net 395,984 $3 ,100,085 653,559 384,990 90,000 . shares outstanding-™-— 75,000 25,000 145,000 145,00Q $364,793 plan—-2----- Income Common 1946 1945 25,000 contingencies, 1942 trust and 1247 > $11,039,758 $11,230,304 903,537 1,212.042 profit-sharing plan— ^Employees profit-sharing retirement Res. > $571,058 $243,569 150,000 150,000 150,000 25,000 the Plans.—V. share..N_-— ' 166, p. 950. $2.12 McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Co.—Earnings— " "Nine Months Ended accounts receivable (net), $589,713; in¬ ventories (at lower of cost or market), $951,605; cash; surrender value of life insurance on officers, $30,811; investment in inactive subsi-> ASSETS—Caslv $578,991; $303)'- $1; -sun¬ machinery, equipment, and fixtures, etc. (after reserves for depreciation and for amortization of emergency facilities of $1,574,118), $605,663; patents and trade-marks (nominal value), $1; prepaid expenses, and deferred <1:9 RHfi tftficl «10R QT1 • tree 'J „ t ' I ' $l;926,676 \ iv $202,078; accrued real estate and personal prop¬ erty, etc., taxes, $38,166; social security taxes accrued,v $6,642; lease rental accrued, $80,556; salaries, wages, and commissions accrued, $96,775; interest and insurance accrued, $32,921; sundry notes pay¬ able, maturing 1947-1951 (not-current), $43,271; first mortgage loan (non-current), $360,000; reserve for contingencies, $96,000; common stock (33Vh cents par value),.: $262,092; paid-in surplus, $403,655; earned surplus, $904,915; total, $2,886,832.—V. 166, p. 856. Earnings "Net Operating $7,086,584 $12,668,636 2,899,320 6,035,989 >'310,814 622,441 605,643; ■>;>' 415,548 . 744,343 654,500 625,300 839,200 t—. retirements-.; for Provision Provision for Federal income taxes. Taxes ether than Federal income— income Other Interest Net .1 debt (net) deductions income income — 166, p. 761. Oper. ■%"i; Net income: oper. Other ' 1 $203,560 9,392 (net). inoome $175,379 10,932 • ■ Gross Int. & ^ 1947^12 Mos.—1946 . $807,559'; $3,472,318 632,180 > 2,579,132 $900,079 696,519 taxes & Co.—Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 revenues- expenses $0.73 ' .' v.\ , District Power Lake Superior Period End. Sept. 30— Operating $0.54 ; . $1,782,791' 81,327.228 .$0.55 $1,312,884 shs. ——— Earnings per share on 2,433,620 —V. ■■ $2,924,589 2.195,434 _v -166 ' $145,919 1356 p Adm. • ^'1947 expenses—— :• leases etc. Net Eornings $1,016,466 $0.34 $1,112,632 $0.37 share per Net -V. 412,206.:^334:104"^ 72,349 141,818 79,754 Federal-taxes—-*.— taxes—-:; Other * 1347—12 Mos.—194S Prop, retirement res. ' I.—— 88,000 80,400 21,413 21,842 256,958 revenues— ' $207,562 $168,205 14 14 utility of acquisition Net oper. others to ; 256,C58 $2,352,303-: $2,556,858 ; 127 Dr2,173 incomel Operating (net) income Y.. Amort, and expenses to* construc¬ chgd. Dividends Kremer as General Traffic Manager announced on Dec. 16 by II. C. Grout, President, 1948. He will succeed G. A. MacNamara, who on that date becomes V ce-Pre6ident (traffic). Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. at Montreal, Mr. Kremer at present is General Freight Agent of the Canadian Pacific Ry. at Chicago.—V, 166, p. 2312. $108,81 $167,970 income— applic. to pfd. stock for of the period 166, 2560. p. Common Dividend— share on the common stock, par of record Dec. 31. Payments in 1947 were as follows: Jan. 15, $1.15;- and April 15. July 15 and Oct. 15, 50 .cents each.—V. 166, p. 1790. directors The Forbes & MacAndrews Dec. on the Co.—$1 Operating $8,380,883 eral f 436,457 Net 546,10: Other Jilt, Int. liabilities income at of taxes the 1947 same and State date last and $6,011,451, respec¬ year were $14,089,222 - directors ' *, Stores v —v. . on Dec. Common Dividend- Co.-Extra the usual With the current fiscal compared Jan. year with ; $136,389 $2,428,997 $2,432,018 31,250 •; * !' 445,597;.' ' 375,000 adjusts.— 21,593 9,239 18 declared an extra dividend of 50 : payments, ending a total . total dividends on the common • Jan. 31, of $1.70 537 69,772 12,406 *$1,652,668 $1,713,033 266,8'56 266,856 —' 653 v --1 —1™—j. $1,385,812 $1,446,177 1483. t, Co.—Earnings— End. Sept. 30—revenues— 31, 1947.—V. 166, p. 2312. 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $236,839 $206,410 oper. expenses » taxes _J9M55 '69,607 $39,884 $36,803 cents per : ;' "" Net oper. ihcome__i_" , stock for*; Int. & .': ' • wi'l amount, to $2 • per share;-;-share for the fiscal year ended 1948, per : ' 259,116 > 97,275 $90,635 $74,844 applic. to pfd. stock for Jhe period— 166, p. Operating 141,388 construc¬ to Missouri Edison •> Period 259,116 21.593 9,225 quarterly . the $2,426,748 5,270 plant dividend of 25 cents per share on the:; Other income common stock, both payable Jan. 31 to holders of record Jan; 12, 1948..s; A similar extra distribution was made on Jan. 29; 1947. ' ' ■ Gross inccme and $2,427,979 1,018 6' in McLellan share $136,383 and deducts._ 'Balance - post-war plant expansion have reduced; (. working capital but have brought fixed assets to $9,649,600 as compared with $4,427,000 on the corresponding date last year. The company has made no borrowings to date.—V. 166, p. 667. The $173,073 > """"r: 42 income Net Dividends tively. Investments 789,000 (Cr' $9,093,121, against current including reserves ior Federal and foreign and other taxes.. The corresponding figures assets were current $5,485,244 utility chgd. tion purposes. 30, 942,000 on of acquisition $960,244 $2,552,768 $3,041,500 Profit per share_™_^_ $i.'46 $1,84 ; > $4.88 • $5,82 "But after providing for reserves for all other taxes and for other $763,330 profit Sept. 74,030 income—$173,115 mtge, bonds 51,615 Interest Amort, At >' I ' income;——i-— Gross taxes Net > 80,000 revenues oper. Other Fed¬ all or — retirement reappropriation— serve 1,506,34' Fed- taxes Provision taxes Property $7,502,21! 1 * - 1,199,787 all before eral revenues-—- taxes Federal Co.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,168,319 $961,984 $13,841,943 $12,007,530 729,345 579,957 8,085,645 6,721,591 104,263 102,435 1,401.174 1,294,717 81,633 69,209 .... 985,145 : I, 775,474 30— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Net sales "Profit 1, Operating expenses Other 30— Jan. Period End. Sept. Subs.)—Earnings McCall Corp. Period End. Sept. of es Mississippi Power & Light 18 declared a dividend of $1 per $10, payable Jan. 15 to holders (& Line was Soo effective Balance -V. will sell such shares depositary appo'ntment of. Walter W. The Net } . the 1947, Appointment— New (Cr) tion 31, Dec deposited stock represented by outstanding scrip certificates, series A, and will deliver to the holders of such certificates proceeds from the sale of the stock together with accrued dividends as applied to the fractional shares represented by the scrip certificates. of mtge. bonds of debt discount on Other int. and deducts... Int. after said that, the completion of certificates. definitive and On exchange for 11 w engraved income Gross Interest of the vot ng trustees. :48 Wall St.,'New York, York, be prepared to deliver stock certificates in voting trust certificates on and after Dec. 31, 1947. He ctock certificates will be in temporary form pending N. Other Grout Mr. of as in the company Instead said- that Bank of New r'g'nts vot'ng leased plant from Inc. 2,030,680 1,079,400' p'.ant adjusts.— appropriation Amort, has reorganization on Sept, 1, 1944, will the end. of this year; it was announced on Dec. 22 ov FL C. Grout. President; Control of the company has been held by five voting trustees consisting of Mr. Grout; Homer B. Vandeiblre, Dean of the School of Commerce at Northwestern Uni¬ versity, Evanston, 1:1% Hsnvy S. Kingman, President of Farmers & Mechanics Savings'" Bank, Minneapolis; George W. 'Webster, Min¬ neapolis. former 800 Line President and reorganization trustee; • and Henry S. Mitchell, Minneapolis attorney. .- > Although the vot ng tru.-t would not have expired by its terms until Dec. 31, 1950. the trustees were empowered, by unanimous acticn, to terminate it pr'or to that time, and such action was taken at a meeting of the trustees recently held in Minneapolis. Effect of the trustee's action will be to give to the stockholders the held, terminated be $1,114,750 $14,734,699 $13,465,702 643,611 8,148,712> 6,902,222 128,763 1,980,378: 742,492 , 71,923 916,943 ;;/ISIG,492! $1,360,663 822,116 ail of the stock of this compiny voting trust under which pinee it came out of The Ste. Marie RR.—Voting Expires Dec. 31— Trust Light Co.—Earnings1947—Month—1946 Period End. Sept. 30— mortgage loan. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault b^en Operating r:venues—_ Operating expenses——i Bros; Brick & Tile Co., Augusta, Ga.—Bonds Privately—Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., privately with an institution -Merry $500,10J 15-year 3%% first in 1947,« $458;4C9 in 1946, $87,324 1945, and $68,712 in 1944.—V. 166, p. 1581. Louisiana Power & p. 951 Placed $419517 $470,433 >:• $0.14, >. -j S0J6 "Includes other income of $85,181 in i—: income— 166, Savannah, Ga., has placed $542,782 251,823 —_— I income.-.—v.. Gross Income deductions— 1.9.44'/ $955,924 29,038 $671,340 79,163 - 75,224 profit > $1,095,626 $1,187,856 depletion. and Utility operating income-—— income—. Other .... :727.956 732.464 Profit Deprec. • ■. — ^ 1946 lease rents, aban- exps., taxes, doned, Earnings- profits taxes. . $676,9172" •' $470,232 > /-9'Vv $1,850,494 $1,111,733 26,909 vri~/'28,138 $1,959,442 39,122 & gas income— Operating Executive Vice-President, pre¬ of at least 50% is antici¬ . Exploration Co.-—Earnings— 30— 3 Mos. End. Sept. -Net oil $132,226 s" Louisiana Land & $64,190 $0.13 £ * { $186,310 :> $«32.833 $773;332 -'vOperating 'revenue deductions..—..— 54,084 255,915303,100^•^•Federal income and accruals. Retirement reserve excers —$212,951other deductions 67,032 income income 1 increase ^'-.v -'' ■ Maiftc . Public Service $729,05o • , ^ -'•39,647flV"^^^44,277:^>^:T^!tw^!5s Ended:; Sept; V, -Opera.ting..-rftveniies. • - Net 1256, p. Freimann, another $393,186-. <r:. --- . Still Dec. on .'oWj.v J $3.47 19'45 pated for 1€48 over 1947, he said/. With, nine weeks to go .before the company's fiscal year closes, product'on is more than double last year's and the company still -is unable to meet the demand for its products, he said, '<• , , , In 1948 Magna vox will start adding several hundred new dealers in ccmmumt.es where it new has no representation and also 'will enter the. exoort market, heretofore" sacrificed In the interest of 'the domestic demand,.! Mr, Freimann' announced. Two new plants at F adocan. Ky.,, and. Greener, lie; Temu,: will go into full production during the year to make the expansion program feasible, he said. tea.es ui the company's Ulu.stravox Div S on have increased'100% over 1946, Mr. Freimann said, while radio parts division sales-have risen approximately 50% over last year. The radio parts division manufactures -loudspeakers and condensers for other companies in the rad o industry.-r-Vj"466, p. 1482. < $2,212,443 ''$1,903,310> $2,898,874 783,323 >> 569,063: 973,Oil116,236 7,019 .> 143,072 — funded on Other —— — income Gross 166, 353,323 SEPT. $0 1946". ' €o.—-Radio-Phonograph Sales Up—* Frank year, 23. pre-war any $2,874,477 24,397; —_ charges.—V. Magnavox . • $1,227,220 $533,908 $1.46 $280,H55 $0.74 , and taxes (The) 1,492,186 > 937,628 1,158,411 $2,190,827" $1,897,974 21,616'."- .: .'. 5,336 revenues- - i, Radio-phonograph sales of ;this company in the current fiscal year 11 double those of last year and will be ten times greater than in • w dicted operating Net ' ■ pvof.it—>— "After 502,492 ; ' Earnings per com.mon share-—. $9,856,718 4,744,845 revenues Maintenance ' ' ; ;.Tr u QUARTER ENDED : 1947 ■ THE FOR EARNINGS ...« i 312 282,281 788,200 ;rt $047,563, 355,931 - $2.66 ___■—-—_ - chare-'-—_s— common per ■ M> " $2,356,612 •.«■.').< y. \ > outstanding Commcn. shares . Operating expenses requirements dividend Balance for; .>, "■ ■. 1 -^-'_iv,;:$l,001,08a. 31,283,820 53,525 58,600 NetiJncome—— Preferred 9 Mosv'4G 12 Mos, '47 9 Most '47 : ' Co.—Earnings- Light Gas Laclede • 12,444 —253,996 -----— >) 659,629 1— 75,000 — income taxes-, contingencies—-! V Period Ended Sept. 30— $2,002,156 : income taxes, Federal laxJ—1:2 Prov.- lor. ■ ■ . for Federal Prov. $2,331 JL49 25,463 v' ' ■ - deductions Lxci.e payable,' $237,342; $16,785; accrued loan (current maturities),- $40,000; accounts employees" income and social security taxes withheld, ■ . -jneome:.;-_^£w.—— JTotai V v . 75,480 incomei.2t.'2—————/ Other ' 2,460,881 3,498,941 ■; V $15,633; first mort¬ (current) payable—sundry LIABILITIES—Notes "t 1946 1 HI ^ , telling and admin, expenses—— WarehffuJng, Other gage Sept.. 0— Sales, less discounts, returns-anil allowances™. $18,177,659 $15,359,479 Cost of -goods 'sold—-cu— iiv-!-—: 12^752,042" 10,567^449 $1,000; miscellaneous investments (less reserve, dry loans and accounts receivable, $2,077; land, buildings, diary, /.ho, $3.49 $1.31 NOTE—Reserves for payments /by the company under the 1942 Profit-Sharing Flan and the Employees Profit-Sharing Retirement Trust and Plan are shown when the Net Income after Provision for Federal Taxes on Income has exceeded the Base Sums required by Earnings per common ' JULY 31, 1947 BALANCE SHEET - Monday, December 29, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL.: THE (2662) 6 other deductions/- ' Net income ;—__— —v- 166> P. 856. .. ,,; 199 $40,083 12,368 ; $27,714 ~~— 218 $37,021 12,434 - $24,536 ;1 v/,'» Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL -'Montana "Ito ;; ■" f* ' : "<('4' :" ' 1947—*12 M,0".—1 ": 4s Operating revenues-'—-— .Operating expenses——. Federal taxes_: 461,423 ' — 257,814 Other taxes—.—— 207,154 'Prqperly j-etirement and 125,000 1 125,000 ' ' \ * . 1,500,000 investments tAmort, of utility plant acquUtion adjusts Net oper. Other revenues—., income $541,467 , 1_ (net) $7,647,070 $p41,878 5,886 income--' 3,760 Interest cn Interest on mtge. bonds $29,719 $165,862 $209,110 2,954 19,029 64,174 136,856 $3,f 07,142 316',027 ,225,163: f ?, struction 150 2,384 1,030 300,972 $3,317,506 rev._ Operating revenues Operating-expenses •_■—_ Operating taxes $8,290,394 (Cr )*^ I:——J 51,433 11 245 '•2(9.77 $452,757 Pacific Net - $443,623 $3,283,213 $5,257,316 Dividends -dpplic.': to ,pfd. ;stoclc. fdr the period— 957,524 1,080,294 1,085,401 10,619;633 operating-inctJine-' $1,015,296 after charges——- —V. 100, -V. $1,102,385 1,072,996 887,889 ' 11,252,776 $9,966,810 $11,364,545 9,826,106 11,213,000 $4,293,782 Grcsi- Prov. For the week ended Dec. 19, this Association reports electric out¬ put of 1C,334,424 kwh. This is an increase of 1 337.928 k\vh„ or 8.89% above production of 15,046,496 kwh. for the corresponding week a year Gas . output This is : ... for the Dec. week 19 is reported increase cf 38,762,000 cu. ft. or CU. 'ft. for the corresponding an 198,413.000 Amort, Fed. at .237,178,000 cu. ft. above production of 19.53 % week year a New Jersey ago.—V. 106, Gross Zinc Co.—Earnings— 1947 1946 1"45'"":*• ' $1,851,681 $1,303,194 150,2:. 4 — 125,32'3 $1,5.15,535 Total inc. from $2,001,975 oper._ $1,4"4,520 457,252 403,292 $1;614,367 on of debt 95,670 •127,487 24,935 $1,982,535 $1,102,042 Proceeds from pats.,, etc.: Total income — Reserve ^for^confting;^ Res. for and addtl, sal. (par $20.), issuable in series— stock 59,449 $6,141,761 966,469 966,469 80,541 $522,943 $496,869 66,268,238 one for $1,732,535 paid third 75,000 sh. per '^After costs, taxes, 'depreciation >expenses.—V.',166; p. 1257. • < , and , 225,000 . $0.56 $0.50 and 1 other ,V 1947—Month—1946 Gross Income U. S. $8,374,840 income Other taxes operating Net xy. oper. Net Income 'Includes ' 183,700 • 455,221 income 397,085 4,966,577 New York Operating 4,066,233 828,181 9,126,349 7,249,866 5,291,761 Power & for and 1S46 May 3, Operating Other cost Income \ Net —V. 2,886,000 4,122,083 $3,829,772 $5,365,330 $7 382.960 Drl0,254 Brl5,437 $5,355,076 $7,367,473 T,038,737 1,477,341 1,503,034 $4,726,371 $4,266,339 $5,890,132 $5,512,808 1947—9 Mos.—1943 $13 412.405 SLl-.n^ pni ___ 9,860,033 la.2u0 696.800 376,522 433,145 529,780 • 633,305 water charge 1,319,268 1,439,620 1,662,452 1,820,563 1 751(630 2.4S5.933 2,203,343 1,891,656 Cr!23.885 income— Cr44,953 CVT50.693 of. 7% share $2,519,745 $2,540T33 >190,231 $2,659 140 1,030,388 $2,731,170 1,066,108 $1,628,752 SI,-665,062 $1,274,558 .. 4,425 new Sept. 30- 1947 par , revenuesOperat., maint. & deprec. 9 Mos.—1946 ~ taxes. 126,790.188 558.466 1,319,268 .1,439,620 II,119,$72 ' ore* ' income '62.558,210 613,985 ; £32,700 1,820,563 734,373 1751630 16,002,176 . alnd , .Crl50,693 . Cr78,5H Income 19,815 745 25,565,629 27,834,283 137,607 131,169 deductions 4,616,623 Diy, • requirements stocks pfd. of 14,451,393 19,953 352 ,, 5,553,486 14,354,866 25,696,<798 6,536,333 subs.— income Reservation come by of 19,160,415 2,157,015 a . net ,2,312,524 2,876,020 12,294,378, 12,082,342 16,284,395 subsidiary requirements ■:pfd. stocks of • . —V. Balance 166, p. _• 360,000 :':•✓•• 360,0tf0 480,000; on corp.— to .first the directors be of of proposed Ohio outstanding preferred all company the would stock. the Upon which Sand common has of the public of the proposal, 33,180 shares preferred of accumulations on paid the stock and 33,600 new shares of dividend of $5.25 per share first preferred stock to holders arrearages the on issue to • of 1947 14,452,355 748,000 1,818,019 1,818 019 2,424;025 2,424,025 1.0,116,359 9.904,323 13,330,370 11,280,330 2561. option to option was : and products; and: merchandise revenue from nfchei" qpers.:/ " $7,305;641 " . . dated 125,000 the was commenced of the operating oldest operations-—-——— Prbvi^cM '(for - 'Fed. . taxes share Pacific . > 3,922(074 407 ihcome on $454,772 — 'Coast • : 27.4,000 ' 3,089,978 $148,738 19,648 $377,483 -» V ment Corp. 128,500 2,679 surplus and other adjustmehts ' Surplus and other .adjustments — Net results lor periodCommon?/shares outstanding—__ '■Earningsjper "common share_:—_ ; — i." - $178;45S St. and Louis) under / : 4124;531 $391,055 70.000. $0.02 - 45,676 $198,750 31,937 $170,207 : .70,000 $230,687 .$$1.68 $0.31 70,000 VBased vo'h :the net' profit. before surplus and other adjustments and is after dividend requirements on the first and second preferred shares. r fEarned per second preferred share after dividend requirementgr on thd -first preferred shares. j : I)ividehd iPiyraen^ E, I. Held Up— Clarke, Assistant (Secretary-Treasurer,, states that the dividends on the second preferred stock and on the common stock declared lease a with pursuant to authority received from the February, 1947, and those properties in exceptions entirely in pertinent interstate to carrier ICC of ICC an the consoli¬ general Ireigh't, operating commerce. 'Over The company connects with other motor terminals in San /Francisco, (Oakland, 50,000 carriers at its principal Saoramento, Los-Angeles, Salt Lake "City, Pocatello, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis and -Chicago; and at other points on its lines. Company originates on its own lines abotiif 78'« of "the 'tonnage 'harfdled. 'the balance being received from other carriers. It originates .and .also delivers on its own lines about 54% of the total COMPARATIVE "STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Incl. subsidiary, International Terminal Co., Operating revenue maint. and Depreciation Net 1946 $4,172,560 $5,948,961 5,735,319 319,602 61,652 3.884,302 5,517,714 158.238 245,101 32,403 48,580 $685,721 $97,612 $137,566 taxes- ; Fed. Income income in ; minority int. profit — Balance,, income sale on of Federal ttLX-Ci.*. , and taxes consolidated capital ; assets, tax 280,322 41,707 51,153 $405,399 $55,905 $86,408 —_ ; income Net, income net thereon- 7,050 ! 80,567 90,573 $412,449. — UNDERWRITERS—The .names stock common and the number $136,472 $176,981 of of the several underwriters of the shares to be offered, are as follows; •/'.. / ;////:;'./ No. Of-Shs. Mitchum, Tully Co 7,552 Schwabacher &• Co No. of Shs. Irving Lundborg & Co Henry F. Swift & Co 4,009 Brush, Slocumb & Co —V. Cal. Year 1946 $6,802,294 — exps. f 1947 / and ..1,009 1,000 2,000 166, p. 2422. Producing & Refining Co. (& Subs.)- Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Gross oper. Cost,, oper. and exp. depr., lease 1947—3 Mos.—1946 income $1,613,515 $5,969,458 $4,103,247 1,720,136 1,289,753 4,475,544 3,520,841 gen. taxes— devel. depl. costs, & undev. etc.— exps., 1947—9 Mos.—194G $2,485,031 chgs., gen. Net 320,070 184,657 715,711 527,763 $444,825 income-: oper. Non-oper. Total incojne $139,105 $778,203 $54,638 Fed. Dr7,212 charges income 15,201 13,448 100,060 $437,613 —L Non-oper. $154,306 $791,651 $154,6?ii 86,419 29,870 151,455 93,712 v; taxes Z (est.) 100,000 Profit or loss from oper. of constr. sub. James & Co. Inc. Stewart & Corp.- Cr48,355 023,732 Dr30,394 Br584,440 Prov. for losses in invest, sub., Miller Marine Decking, Port, Inc. —/ of profit applic. to ints. of James 50,000 v. 188,503 minor, & Co. Inc. James Stewart Profit transferred Com. shrs. & Corp.- 4,863 0280,825 to surplus $399,549 outst.dg.__. share— per $93,305 $509,801 1,448,422 $0,27. * 935,922 1,448.422 $0.10 $0.35 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, .accounts $1-216,110; U. *$431,133 935,922 VK Nil ■3.;&// ASSETS—Cash In -baviks $34,156; and receivable .on (less hand, SEPT. $1,504,537; reserve), 30, / ?/•//■/;•//:// 1947 notes $1,701,426; receivable* .inventories, S. Treasury certificates, $75,071; investments and ad¬ vances, $218,370; property, plant and equipment (less reserves for de¬ preciation and depletion of $5,186,904), $5,472,956; other assets and deferred charges, $457,068; total, LIABILITIES.—Accounts $11,679,694. tpayable and aca'ued liabilities. $1,592,940; long-term debt—amount due within one year, $683,640; provision for Federal taxes, $250/405; long-term debt (excluding amounts due within one year), $3,819,980; notes payable to surety companies by the Stewart, companies, $664,33 7; common stock ($1 par), $1,448,422; capital surplus, $2 369,082; earned $11,679,694.—V. ■ * / 'A?/?./ : Consolidated) 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30 Oper. /•; - tonnage handled. *Loss.,/^^|'/>|^;p/^/ 212,603 ' lines 1926. with ' authorizations, and shipments are carried per month from some 5,000 different shippers to several time.* that mumber Of consignees. Company's routes are in the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, 'Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, /Missouri, Illinois and (Indiana. ,*r si operates Earnings Profit/'befoie. in the properties of rights between Denver and Denver those of the company. line common usual earned 4,559 truck began 47,554. \ Ce- —1,913 such predecessor company commenced operating Lines (holding operating between exercised wi'h and The company is a truck the in $4,070;812 -$3,467,461 "/ .. 6,850,869 , 1945 . 83,722 sns. shs. incorporated in Nevada by purchase the assets and business of acquired Operation purchase; Stewart 10,040,534 / 3,576,066 1944, and James ; Outstanding ,255,377 companies C.' Truck & Stewart 1946 ' thereof the of a 15, 1947, which reduced share.—V. 165, p. 1319. the of "nas22'no subsidiary—— BUSINESS—Company 1940. Intangible the consummation accept been Co. hands outstanding Nov. per Profit Trom 23,069,015 18,028,421' AND Panhandle plan, River in stockholders have convertible . : in¬ ' Div. • on •:"r- Net value par 234,732 19,068,016- i- Balance $10 Louisville, to : . . of value -6.% Minority 19 116,'8 24 —. new "Any -^Cost. df .goods.sold, 'operating expsM /depreciation, depletion and taxes 14,691,894 . Br48,808 income cumulative the par value common stock. Dec. 1, 1947, the company account Sales . -71601 761 ■ ■ Gross said: have Bor.d and /other interest■ • (net) Cr44,958: of 9 Months Ended Sept. 30-t— .; : Crl23,885 income shares opposition -reported assuming record $48.83 115,726,340 i ;. 434,916 appropriation—' Operating Other 10,995,200 ■ 6% pacific Coast Oo. (& Subs.) —Earmngs-- 71,943,328 7,163,800 12,122,985, Emergency'diversion ■{' 46.279.847 8,449,000 .Other: taxes serve 86.332 392 54,128,899 Fed.,1: income profits tax Canadian income taxes: N/Y. State .water charge value par 1947- -12 Mos.--.1946 95.447,107 _ $20 sale terminals ■rminals(oblt- $10 cn -Earaings— will the board of are and On $ Operating announced company $20 ,S2;308,403 > two President, plan shares plan, (& Subs.) and There of Niagara Hudson Power Corp. Duffy, has new % Net income —V. 16G, p. 2561. preferred (2) of stock, par $20, in exchange for stock, par $50, plus $50 per share -v H. Ky., $3,534,857 1,225,364 " first shares preferred stockholder objecting to the right to vote his objection and within 20 days after the meeting to demand an appraisal of his stock, and the new company must buy in that stock at an appraised value." Thomas Gralrfem, President of the Bankers Bond Co., Inc., 195,362 $1,825,870 7Va j . . year) 1940, 1. Chicago of Inc. J. $3,338,995 139.3S5 „551,312 dividends; ill fund, conversion con- Reorganization— in approved by $1 841,430 income income follows: as. an within Int., exps., etc., deducts, (net)—I— ■ sinking Co., Cr78,511 Drl5,5C0 deductions Federal : , plan of reorganization, it Is .proposed the. merge with this its- subsidiary, River Coal & Supply Co., and to issue new program re¬ appropriation— plant and exchange for each share of 6% convertible second preferred stock, par $50, .and accrued dividends; and (3) one share of new $10 par common stock in exchange for each ten shares of old common stock. The resulting company will be known as Ohio River Sand 9,430,779 124,200 7,019,639 Period End, property, a company $17 459.741 7,513,414 594,000 income Gross ; convertible 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $17,783,355 taxes. taxes Income $5,177,162; , Under - stock income taxes.— 6,563,377 $1.82 equ'pment, at depletion, depreciation and amortization of $87,687,559; deferred charges, $997,465; total, $162,- - each revenues Operating other assets, reserves for (less, securities Emergency diversion Other $1.75 'SB.eSO.Sgei/ July, M. 'K. Gain $7 021,842 1,091,448 _ Operat., maint. & deprec. serve $1.99 (Ohio River Sand Co.—Plans Period End. Sept. 30— Other $3.26 and accrued N. Y. State shared—: ;per 1521. P. Niagara Falls Power Co.—Earnings— Canadian 6,563.377 .Orl2,5i3 815 000 1257. Federal income $8,183,305 6,563.377 $7,034,385 Aril,953 income Operating $9,765,276 $6,883,194; accrued taxes and in¬ on income, estimated, $9,095,526; funded debt, $6,500,000; reserve for post-war contingencies, $522,000; deferred liabilities, $87,787; capital stock (6,563,377 no par shares), $80,000,000; earned surplus, $57,859,522; total, $162,344,642.—V. 166, 2,481,000 $5,817,819 deductions p. $21,403,035 $13,046,984 $11,464,993 $11,862,277 4,922,532 3,281,688 3,281,688 3,281,687 — LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, terest, $1.-396,612: Federal taxes 3,883,296 ______ income 166, — 6,563.377 344,642: $32,004,043 17,790,362 —— income Gross $31,021,358 $20,211,740 $18,268,199 $17,529,259 105,272 151,157 150,602 169,015 2,896,351 2,746,407 2,468,412 2,514,834 tax_ 6,616,700 4,267,212 4,184,192 2,883,132 / $16,480,503 $201,132,4751, 2,948;808 tax_ income- 1,993,741 In ASSETS-r-Cash, 1947—12 Mos.—1945 3.107,559 profits tuxes on subsidiary ) one truck line Nov. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SBEET, SEPT. 30, 1-947 • $224)33,255; U. S. Treasury notes, $17,344,000; short-term -notes discounted, $3,992,056; notes and accounts receivable (less reserve), $10,757,722; inventories, at cost, $14,355,322; invest¬ ^ Light Corp.—Earnings— 1947^-9 Mos.—1946 revenues excess 5,910,877 2,159,113 Stk ..(no -part Earnings unused 2,030,000 Other 6,680.461 2,263,001. $29,930,095 $18,918,603 $17,379,223 $16,678,271 1,091,263 1.293,137 888;976 650,988 . .—— dividends com. ments ,$25,508 980 $23,431,539 $33,630,678 Operat. maint. & deprec. 14.230,649 13;037.401 19,239.635 Federal income^taxofiu: 2,341,000 Fed. 6,2*6,722 .<1,392;927 32,614,587 Com¬ $1,684,514 r'.: 7;86C,284 637,288 adjustment of 1945 excess-profits credit carryback.—V. 1G6, p. 2313. Period End. Sept. 30— /. »'Cr551,203 907,163 credit 2,401,293 1.562,773 Surplus Shs. $67,803,907 3,975,063 profit Common 1,064,479 $1,337,703 34.126,482 2,442,156 -6,309,859 7.£<? 1947—11 Mos.—1946 $6,739,098 $83,931,047 491,500 adcruals_ tax ry. 36,537,019 - Chicago & St. Louis RR.—Earnings— Period End. Nov/30^: * 1944 i—— Interest Other charges Prov. < for -Fed. inc. <---$0.£flk.-:'-•-•.SQiS'O'- depletion, 1945 i Calif, *25,000 shares will have been issued -and retired. on 50.473,537 ' — Total income $0.66 ' 1946 tale sale due $478,336 secured notes three 2.623,839 Operating-profit Net "New York expenses— Othdr (income ; , $0.50 , and Depreciation and amort. $1,083,255' .$1,291,766 $0.56 > in quarter^.—,*— Costs Depletion $1,102,042 $0.88 , Divs. . 75,000 — 1947 Ordinary'taxes •/ : 210,000 divs.—• Earns, per sh. on 1,960,f&C.OOO rhs. ($25 par) ; ■ „ ial conditional (incl. year) gations of due within $5,175,292 Subs.)—Earnings— the *125,000 shs. 350,000 shs. jou.uuusns. ($10 par) equipment tracts 365,154 116,526 $7,234,707 $577,410 80,541 of stock.] Authorized Common Sales*-——iii-i— $91,100,103 665,537,427 $62;746,572 $59,460,477 23,890 the Pfd. stk. 374,714 Ca'if Interstate common 2,125,567 1894. .Ohio. Oil Co. (& $1,591,766 lest.}-——— .Inc.. avail, / 250,000 ^ wages - 23,553 and $3,749,008 A —————— p. stock 15,552 shares of 2;030,825 $603,484 • 9 Mos. -End. Sept. 30— 201,703 $1,368,255 preferred $9,699,695 • J ^ the proceeds use . HISTORY $1,266,172 370,926 22,035 A into 4'<i pfd. stock 166, to 170,711 • the publicly offered. proposes $7f'3,050 8,530 by Stock—The underwriters under now Construction loan of —V. authorized •167; 678 income—— Balance sale of 4,740,473 ' ; b 'CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS 74.344 $391,099 353,603 are series 29,319 stock for [Adjusted to give dffect to issuance and sale of 9,720 shares of 4 V2 '•> 103,997 $70\022 $1,598,683 358,917 and $805,329 2,516 A on preferred stock converted into the shares of common stock, now (Offered, estimated at $458,784, net to the company, to finance the equity in -new equipment purchases .required to meet increased demand for the company's services, to increase working capital, to make advances to the company's subsidiary and, the balance, if any, to reduce the amounts owing on existing equipment purchase contracts., on Operating income—— Income from investm'ts shares mon 1,142,303 'disct., 31,651 paid they converted into 15,552 shares of common stock im¬ mediately after the purchase thereof. The 15,552 com¬ 2,857,025 4,857,513 was underwriting agreement dated Nov. 17, 1947„ purchased 9,7.20 shares of series A preferred stock (par $20) which 623,949 —J long-term debt- Net 346,342 268,247 — 966,720 3,22.9,807 80,560 I 689,045 $1; 735,855 400,111 ~ Non-recurring losses 80,560 [ excess income— Divs. on Gen. and admin, exps.— War emerg. expenses,.- and — $1, 704,281 81,574 98,832 , acqui¬ prem. and : expenseOther deductions r 44 ' income- plan inccme Amort. Qtrs. Ended Sept. 30— Other oper. of 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $3,300,844 $42,048,718 $36,516,480 1,531,843 19,965,939 15,740,256 272,442 3,329,044 3,287,414 278.416 Jersey,! New stock ^ share .on the first preferred Commission. merce — Int. •Sales 1,781,595 profits' taxes 2561. p. $3,634,945 expenses—__, depreciation— for sition adjustmentsGeneral taxes ; 1 x/\ , revenue-/ •Operating Association—Output— 1847—Month-—1946 in prefcrrcl together with the $1.25 paid . shares Co.—Earnings- Period End. Oct. 21— New- England Oas & Electric . • Courts first This Intermountain PURPOSE—Company 1483. ago.," 2314. p. Ohio Edison $5,325,673 —*; 166, .p. . the 7 Express Co., San Francisoo, Calif.—Stock Offered—As mentioned in our issue of Dec. 15, Mitbhum, Tully & €o. and associates on Dec 2 offered 15,552 shares of common stock (par $10) at $32 per -share. Further details follow: 857,534 Balance 17°91 p Sale of Preferred $7,478,521 $76,144,355 $70,845,042 5,290,735 55,557,912 48,227,721 6,194,804 in $3.75 per share on the holders of vVcord Nov. 3. to ISSUANCE—Issuance - income injunction of 22 th^yea'r^V51^6 80,895 2,598,005 V 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $7,496,001 $76,371,645 $71,008,157 17,480 227,290 163,115 27,112 oper. dividend Dec "an by aip Transfer Agent, Bank of America N, T. & S. A., San Francisco Registrar, Wells Fargo Ban k & Union / Trust Co., San Francisco, Co.—Earnings— 1847—Month—1948 revenues Uncollectible Net Net Bell Telephone „ construe* - 173 ' : to 1,138,503 : int. and deducts,: Int.: Chgd. • • 2314. p. Operating T,237(514 95,833 : ■*' - 166, Ohio ; $ 2,545 del; entures- Amort..,of debt discount -and' .expense.;-.—— Other • 94,875 176,530 $14,165 —V. $7,713,824 . 183,221 26,503 operating Income •Net after-'charg€6--—.-i 66,754 $545;638 C- 1,892,149 20,578 Per.odCEnd. Oct. 31— $547,353 .1,475 $1,394,950 1,009,310 —•— - .NSt ' Gross 4,857 , 168,022 3,278 • 244 -held are $1,396,425 200,616 Operating taxes 965 13,113 /—:<-■_:—■■• 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $2,246,089 $224,249i J $2,241,232 .$235,359 (2663) still 2,614 • rev.. Operating ,revenues'-ii Operating expenses -w..v 1,500,000, '3,861 \ Ohie Associated Telephone Co. Uncollect ble oper. • dep.et. reserve approp. Amort, of limited-term FINANCIAL 'CHRONICLE •; Period (End. Oct. 31^''1947—Month—1943 Operating revenues _V— $237,973 $224,493 - $1,437,873 $20,275,459 $18,156,389 414;958 5,543,442 5,023,152 "3,538,107 .931.756 210,1)40 '2,023,836 137,997 1,790,0j6. $1,582,858 & 166, surplus p. (since 1522. July 31, 1938'), $850,888; total, #1 THE COMMERCIAL- & Monday^' December 29, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ^PubUcSerYiceXCOv^ Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Corp;-—Earnings,: Etc<-~ Operating " Sept. 30/47 * June 30/47 'Mar. 31/47 Sept. 30/47 $1,148,t>42 $4,244,832 $2,223,472 $10,622,846 Z—;%»" 808,051 757,730. I;/ .646,639 2,211,420 V Passenger Airmail revenues rev nues_. Express, and freight enues V':' rev- : 281,660 generation. purchased, power„— ' Other, Operations a/a/ZiJ/'■ oper. Operating Plying,- expenses: other and Traffic, tising ,* "• ' W. 2,563,821 1,146,116 sales, 2,425,772 1,139,749 7,545,456 3,397,825 720,112 793,897. 2,191,148 325,732 admin..- rnd Depreciation 365,693 397,682 699,993 1,039,107 Interest & other 575,216 1,757,695 profit Operating Net loss- 'Adjusted. $2,478,766 $2,326,365 $76,691 $75,710 —a— Quarters Ended in 1 j47 1947 1947 The 4,448 plication 44.8 40 Pet. of 46.2 flown. scheduled 13,195.990 4,444,211 _ 4,505,375 3,544,478 12,434,064 —V. /' miles 84.6% 92.8% 321,458 201,320 843,>918 mile//——— 19.3 20.1 passenger miles.— 84.031,597 seat miles operated 147,301,476 86,612,005 150,717,768 Passenger load factor-- ; „ 57.0%v miles——— ' / , 1 S. Govt, hand on securities $1,402,650; reserves, deposit $1,657,223; and (at 53.4% 441,309 deposits in banks, $:20,030; $2,024,410; less receivable, accounts inventories, at cost, less reserves for obsolescence, from aircraft manufacturer (returned Nov. 3), due total, $16,234,789, LIABILITIES—Notes trade payable banks to (renewed for additional an accounts ended 1948>, 1, traffic $4,000,000; balances and payable, $396,971; accrued liabilities, including payrolls, transportation taxes, employees' withholding taxes, etc., $1,029,107; deposits $441,739; Feb. transportation air on travel card $265,071; revenue, accounts, $384,441; 3V2% 15-year unearned convertible income debentures, fund due Sept. 1, I960 (less debentures deposited in sinking cancelled), $3,850,000; reserve for uninsured losses, $78,563; and stock common $1 per share), $479,083; capital surplus, (deficit), $4,028,915; total, $16,234,789.— value surplus (par $2,838,723; earned V. 166, p. 1996. 166, approved, ap¬ bon^s. due 23 morteafe 139,739 additional company had requested The of of bonds the stock considered he offering be put this at «nd time until off later a t^afc date. 2414. p. The - value new Pullman-Standard's increased railroads taken of new restricted orders A, D. — deliveries sharply in of freight new third the third the during to cars quarter as the the nation's result of an materials into the company's freight car plants. railway passenger cars cn the other hand continued of flow a combination of factors, including a shortage of multiplicty cf postwar car designs, with adverse third-quarter earnings from ear building operations. However, the tempo of production in all of Pullman-Standard's car building plants is now increasing. ' to be skilled by the and labor effect upon overall Kellogg the In Co. engaged subsidiaries, of group principally process engineering and plant construction, production during third quarter was on an upward trend/ Shortages in certain labor in the and categories retarded production to some extent. Research and development continue at ah increasing tempo, with good results indiJ cated in the fields of research both for private enterprise projects :*nd for the national defense projects in which this group is quite heavily material in the backlog of unfilled orders in this group are refining plants in the fields tooth of petroleum Included engaged. for substantial orders At Sept. working capital amounted to $132,share of capital stock; Cash and 19471 consolidated 30. to $49.62 equivalent 952.624, per Government securities held by the corporation and its subsidi¬ on that date totaled $44,991,950 equivalent to $16,79 per share, S. U. oils. of non-petroleum and aries -K , of quarter con¬ tinues in excess of the invoice value of products shipped, with the result that the backlog of unbilled orders in the Pullman-Standard and Kellogg Co. groups of subsidiaries has continued to increase, amounting as of Nov. 1 to a: total of $375,763,622 and reflecting • in some part restricted production In 1946-47. sale Deliveries 1947 property and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $5,374,650), $9,066,705; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, $407,452; unamortized debt discount and expense and other assets, $316,349; months stockholders. prosent the of improved SEPT. 30, demand cost), 20,319,493 , $440,000; three Dec. on Pullman Inc. Backlog Over v $375,000,000 Crawford, President, on Nov. 19 said in part: 3,092,519 932,803 4,541,421. > • < BALANCE SHEET, ASSETS—Cash 43.6% 170,660 ; 1,110,445 7,795,209 7,982,869 'Adjusted. 14.9 18.4 50,460,615 221,104,217 '' ■ 959,271 Passenger ton miles—— U. Commission — 115,580,946 413,600,1 "0 57.5% 147,644 123,005 .'. air freight miles—_A— a: , $2.35 Financing—Stock Issue Withheld - 94.8% 321,140 of passengers • to issuance 4,129,874 Rev. ton only 4,665, <a2 Rev. Express that o4 4,400, 98.2% Mail ton $1,645,880 $2.21 to sell $3,000,000 of first taken on a proposed sale was shares $1,541,181 $0.28 Exchange company action consideration passengers-..— no. per 40 of No common flown Revenue Avge, 43.2 and Securities 1978. $196,711 $0.01 , ocnedu ed_._ miles - 40 3,975 37 operation— Avge. no. of airplanes in oper. during period— Revenue 974,900 $4,639 share com. SEC Approves Bond Sept. 30, 4,448 44.9 oper.— V per 1947 miles mile 178,950 772,200 income on requirements. 4,448 : Rev. — income Earned End. 'Mar. 31, 'June 30, Sept. 30, . taxes jDr516,442 deduct. Balance STATISTICS 9 Mos. Stations in $4,004,199 689,603 Dr248 fj-Oc-s. OPERATING Route • income div. Pfd. Net Income., operating Gross $139,574 t$2,200,554 t$l,923,106 216,265 • 125,811 * 549,660 $131,874 207,584 - $362,613 1,233,914 Non-recurring deductions Net Nen-oper. income, net Federal Other Inc. deducts, (net) $45,373 Dr2,272 1,365,005 $3,173,056 / - -2,555,863 1,111,960 adver¬ and pub.icity General '■ 482,486 /v repairs-.. 72,073 103;451. ' I $3,256,539 $14,052,125 % 7 ? ■ 72,993 / Fed. than income.—. on 677,139 and ground service oper. pass, Maint. ■ , r* $5,4C6,418 $5,327,163 revs.-a— 2,539,745: . 1,383.941 2,900,777 v. 2,684,010 - 686,987 / %/ €40,575 1,013,900 ; v £60,024 158,692 ". - 220,237 . 123,923 Prov.. for deprec ation,. Taxes, taxes Total 538*415 250,494 ,> Maintentince^^^^..-iJ-^Il;;':I:^/;>63,i23 lV''~ ^.- 55,215' 946,969 270,890 315,834 65,594 349,475 116,381 V - 88,915 revenues—--—" $974,281 $11,678,861 $10,784,056 $l;094,33o revenues Steam. ' Vvi:"V•:.? •; 1: — Other 1947—12 Mos.—1946 " 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Oct. 31— '9 Mos. End. Quarters Ended r notwithstanding the large total of inventories/amounting to $87,213,413 which is being carried without outside borrowing. in all divisions, NOTE—-For possible order. mechanical reasons it is to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near on Nov. 19, 1947 declared a quarterly dividend of share and a further dividend of $1 per share on the outstanding capital stock of PuUipan. Inc.,. both payab'e on Dec. 15, 1947 to stockholders of record Nov. 28, 1947. This action brings -total dividends for the year 1947 to $3 per share, being the same amount per directors The not always alphabetical alphabetical cents 50 position at possibla. 9 Months Ended Sept. Net 7 •/ sales Other 30— / 1947 — — claim 1946 of of sales, stare administrative Depreciation Other profit income income Common for Prov. Gain ,$3.5 CONSOLIDATED in Cash U. S. from 1947 V hand on ; 80,286' 543 755 Fixed ,_/_ of supplies—/— investments, etc. Loans, assets Goodwill Prepaid and ■ 86,476 y 132!39o 122,079 ~ 3,324^022 — expenses 973,944 100,748 / 2.692A21 1 224,573 — other deferred on items— $14,109,584 $13,008,359 — LIABILITIES— Accounts Portion . payable — of long-term Salaries and Accrued taxes, wages $2,120,580 and state one $1,982 772 145,910 145,765 194,096 liabil. due within due incl. 163,744 year accrued income taxes— 115,045 101 643 1946 376,934 625*822 1947 Dividend payab'e. 0:t. 1—common stock Long-term liabilities 918,305 912,343 Federal Accrued income taxes payable for year Federal income taxes for year Res. for retirement Reserve possible losses for Misrellane Common jus ($5 rental week of . 6,155,000 !—V. 166, 61 560 406 729 2,454',740 2,454^740 '504'7<'0 (Dr)•__■—— 504,740 49,400 49 400 6,850,332 •— 5,499,270 ^ , $14,109,583 $13,008,359 2563. electric ended 57,800 — Philadelphia Electric The property— — — 166, p. 53,186 402,783 shares) surplus Total 50,000 53,186 par)——— Treasury stock (100,948 Capital surplus —V. on output Dec. 20. kwh., of 1947 or Co.—Weekly Output— this company amounted 4.2%, p/ 2563. over to the and its subsidiaries 151,836,000 kwh., corresponding an week for the increase of 1946 • Phillips-Jones Corp.—Private Loan—It announced was Dec. 22 that the company has obtained $2,000,000 10-year loan from the Equitable Life Assurance Society/ The company will V: 164, p. 2834. use the funds in its current operations.— ... ACCOUNT 1347—3 Mos.—1946 i; 1947—9 Mos.—1946 93.234 457 91,038,601 1,386,128 — ;/n7'.7:7.7';- : 7 , —, tNet 633,986 income fEarnings 'On sale Co. taxes — share per Dividends paid —— additional of as stock of in any June 1,160,028 5,651,304 1,862,373 $0.24 1,345,315 $0.36 1,614,948 $2.11 4,575,212 4,844,845 assessment of Federal income 1941. 1947 are before taking tEarnings for $0.58 taxes on intercompany into con¬ from sale of the capital stock of The Pullman 1947. Results of Pullman-Standard Car Manufac¬ profit 30, turing Co. for Sept., 1946 and nine months ended Sept. 30, 1946, do include charges aggregating $986,941 to its surplus in Sept. 1946, not account price adjustments due to renegotiation ol armament contracts, 1945 and final settlement of war contracts, years 1944 and 1915. 1946, amount3 per share are based on 3,229,897 shares.. For 1947, amounts per share are based on 2,679,231 shares, the reduction of 550,666 shares being effected in 1347 through stock tenders and year JFor purchases in the open market, if; ■; CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30 : 15,000 ——i— reserves stock reserve— sheet. —/ Federal 850,123 -—_/__ „ Employees' Earned 156 0Co 704,213 possible Ibsses on pharmaceutical edu- catlonal loans / 156,000 ———— — balance fixed income sideration 7; Total the investmts._ income for Prov. i 281,994 (net)——. — INCOME of $3,159,582 income" 5,695,261 transit— Inventorie side on investmts.- and 'Interest paid 72,201 6,071,949 receiv./less res. for doubt.ul accounts— Mdse. inventories, at the lower of cost or mkt. in 1946 $2,587,238 Accts. Merchandise Total $3,406,214 205,902 redempt. value__ or taxes 30 516,390 obligs., at cost liabilities of amount Federal income sale of income Misc. SHEET, SEPT. ~ banks and Govt, BALANCE the on of depreciation Income from 390,00 'Adjusted to the effective rate of tax for the year 1946. COMPARATIVE the contra-credit to the Reserve for Federal Gross revenues Costs and expenses— assets ASSETS— the of with Contingencies Operating $1,364,93 /; i outstandingshare—— in refund a (he under inclusion *832,002 (estim.)-— tax shares per 107,408 » - > Net income for periodEarnings $2,296,887 104.03 836,57 income— to years. by CONSOLIDATED $2,305,53 —« — charges five for Period End. Sept. 30— $2,112,27 193,26 —— — last filed "Other Assets," 31,341,92 250,22 — the 1°47 "Claims section Tax — Miscellaneous Federal .and gen amortization income Total warehouse, oper. expenses and Operating $33,704,423 $31,859,599 — of for on 30, Sept. item income— store Total Cost each refund of $3,159,582 representing excess profits tax. taxes for the year 1944 was filed July 25, 1947 with the Collector of Internal Revenue at Wilmington, Delaware. This claim for refund has been given effect in the consolidated balance sheet as A carry-back $33,235,009 $31,374,508 469,414 485,091 „———_ income---. store in declared share Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— per ASSETS— . 1°47 1°46 Volume 166 Number 4659, ...LIABILITIES— >: - ...... stock • ■ • i Trust Prov. 4,216,105 1,887,734 3,487,103 1,482,444 270,000 shares being tendered out of the 448,789 common shares to. be outstanding if all Logansport's 4^% preferred stock were converted 2,589,313 6,509,406 2,500,000 829,117 2,909,082 i 3 338,816 2,500,000 S. 2,009,960 679,042 1120,701,585 2,009,960 102,083* 28,005 for Prov. 'for Federal other taxes taxes Reserves for for »— *. Prov. for renegotiation of Reserves income.- on — prices cn Govt, contr. benefit plans contingencies Reserves for manufactg. and other conting General reserve 1 1 tax reserves Deferred —— employee Fed. . credits mon stock. common- the When offer Seaboard available, Co. first Baltimore of 1947 and $44,812,130 in 1946. therefore reflected at a nominal $45,987,418 in further Registered Co.—V. 1947—Mohtlu-r-1946 Period End. Sept. 30— ' oper. revenues Total oper. expenses... Net Other $879,660 1,277,676 $1,011,357 956,109 Operating Operating 166, Bank City *$398,016 *$120,167 obtained be may the at revenues Maintenance DrlO.712 Dr76,399 83,93o $48,926 *$408,728 *$196,566 82,892 386,498 *$325,836 9,071 $49,492 11,312 $189,932 $2,439,353 101,833; 91,303 12,183 104,450 $2,348,050 215,636 107,938 $31,600 income 1946 $4,780,308 2,143,725 257,036 299,428 600,723 $4,193,867 425,208 — Prov. est. for ^ * 1 J depreciation...— than Federal Federal . taxes—— income income 199,533 taxes 1,759,453 217,660 296,127 Net $1,054,189 operations from $1,209,072 220,743 income ) Net *$218,088 20,950 Cr78,000 $166,924 95,550 $2,455,748 985,850 $10,650 *$140,088 $71,374 charges, special accrued charge & other $88,099 129,002 183,275 11,035 (chgs.) • 505,611 Deducts, from net inc.. income 170,597 $1,032(079 -V. 166, surplus. *Loss.—V. 166, Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc. (& Subs.)— 3 Mos. End. 1947 sales of 1946 1945 1944 $5,938,850 $4,116,658 $2,863,873 3,640,739 2,401,571 1,737,774 $4*82.6,573 2,836,040 1,665,879 1,351,489 1,022,443 915,323 Sept. 30— sales Cost — ministrative Provis. for exps. the year., another by debt needed, are from Radiomarine amortization profit fr. 72,886 48,674 40.260 1947—Month—1946 revenues Total oper. expenses.._ $92,935 97,326 $99,725 117,737 $314,924 $63,397 20,417 16,379 20,993 $1,036,774 25,754 $579,764 income $331,303 $84,390 $1,062,527 Other (reductions ' 1947—9 Mos—1946 Fed. normal; and Fed. excess' 53,091 Foreign income and profits taxesAdjust, of taxes pr. profits 37,710 201,596 115,476 the the $18,012 $4,391 $217,511 $93,958 37,568 operating deficit. Ordinary 12,624 602,906 Prov. for ord. $19,556 $8,233 $385,395 inc. 3,110 4,103 31,689 $93,733 38,213 income. $16,446 $4,130 $353,706 $55,520 (Cr)_ 454 income from ord. ordinary income Extraord. inc. Deducts 3,145 — 30 (chgs.). from $4,130 $356,821 ,$55,520 8,660 1,660 158,440 Div. Net stockholders the with 166, $241,495 surplus.. $2,470, $8,240 $163,158 $33,318 stk._ 161,283 161,283 Sales (2) $0.50 $0.10 Net includes income include part sales service the of administrative $13,443 in costs of and rentals of which 1947, $246,502 $3,702 in 1946, typewriters and included is in other selling, general of and British Canada the Securities '*Express 33,277,166 privileges (Dr) Revenue Total 24,023,276 494,864 revenues. 24,518,140 Operating expenses— Express taxes 22,519,236 oper. Interest funded debt Other in 84,391,687 66,557,903 25,657,364 196,949,935 208,561,918 519,048 4,229,109 4,034,806 26,176,412 201,179,044 212,596,724 24,487,232 184,786,402 198,711,527 1,570,500 15,478,557 12,885,622 of class B stock. refund of 166, p. 2563. Agents- See also V. 166, p. $300,000; accounts payable—trade and other, $586,903; dividends payable, $162g200; L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc.1 (New York) 10-year serial debentures, 3%, due the by of Corona Typewriter Co. preferred automobile collision and branch office fire for contingencies, $180,000; reserve for unrealized losses on foreign exchange, $68,541; common stock issued and outstanding (322,569 no par shares), $4,484,991; capital surplus, $583,250; earned surplus (accumulated since May 31, 1934), $4,967,382; total, $16,877,645.—V. 166, p. 1395. $2,000,000; in have declared share, payable Jan. dissolved Nov. receiver by for the company appointed the Court of Chancery of an initial dividend of 25 cents per 15, 1948 to holders of record Jan. 9, 1948. 1895. 166, p. the class of Southwestern Louis receipt The $4,209,430 $44,025,562 $38,126,886 2,680,649 27,100,037 27,168,235 ry. opers. $1,833,123 $1,528,781 $16,925,525 $10,958,651 County and taxes — income Fed. 100,180 82,999 912,860 831,222 780,272 ... 336,886 4,684,153 1,747,098 168,986 118,996 1,556,949 $989,900 $9,771,562 $7,184,015 41.522 28,459 426,451 308,521 $825,207 $1,018,359 $10,198,013 $7,492,536 convertible preferred to present common agenda also contemplated a 2J/2% 10-year serial bank appropriate charter amendments. The meeting was recessed to Dec. 30 for formal action, pending receipt of approvals by South Carolina Public. Service Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, both of which have held hearings, and the Federal Power Commission—V. 166, p. 2564 The and 2423. • EARNINGS Operating income.. oper. income. oper. Other ry. ' l ■ • '■ TotaLry. oper. income Deduc. fr. ry. oper. inc. Net ry. oper. Non-operating 230,759 $594,448 income. income. 20,160 _ $614,'608 Gross Income Deducs. Net —V. from gross income inc. V • 208,532 $809,827- .24,567 $834,394 •2,034,597 1,835,271 $8,163,416 $5,657,265 246,165 311,413 $8,409,581 $5,968,673 293,913 257,757 2,423,894 2,522,593 $320,695 $576,637 $5,985,687 $3,446,085 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Oct. 31- Gross for Gross Int. on 401,993 4,893,758 46,130 Ralph T.Heymsfeld, a member of the board of directors told the annual meeting on Dec. 11 that more than 60% of the common - quarterly 30, June dividends $2.25 of the $2.25 each OF OCTOBER AND YEAR 1947—Month—1946 DATE TO -1946 1947- -10 Mos. 17,265,845 revenues 15,661,245 154,292,463 150,673,340 61,255. ?1,195 410,232 245,270 17,204,590 15,630,050 153,882,231 150,428,070 14,289,859 1,614,652 11,858.918 123,748,809 110,421,875 20,172,222 1,300,079 1,903,204 12,943,063 19,833,973 1,104,135 1,649,369 10,584,319 17,639,256 operating after Net income charges 166, 1,867,928 1' 17,190,359 2423. p. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Oper. & 1947—12 Mos.—1946 S $2,907,150 $11,298,719 $10,625,161 2,061,987 8,234,044 7,773,736 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $3,275,442 revenues—-— expenses Net 2,281,434 taxes $845,163 (net) 19,025 $852,489 $2,851,424 $3,064,674 7,327 $994,008 income oper. Other Income $3,083,699 3,107* income other & —V. $997,115 ' 30,131 $2,881,555 144,164 163,403 686,487 686,268 $852,951 $689,087 $2,397,212 $2,195,287 deductions income 166, p. 1896. Kellogg Spencer Sons, & Inc.—Special Offering—A special offering of 9,000 shares of common stock (par $1) was made on the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 22 at $227/a per share by Fahnestock & Co., and Trubee, Col¬ lins & Co., and was oversubscribed,. Commission, 60 cents per share.—V. 166, p. 310. Ended Year Oct. 1947 29— Net 1946 $26,355,909 $15,442,805 Sales profit It after announced rounded better personnel of out strategically a Kansas.—V. ville, 297,173 ' taxes further, was become 165, that the company's 190,357 operations have by the acquisition of the facilities and" located beef slaughtering plant at Coffcy- 3399. p. (A. E.) Staley Manufacturing Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings Period— Gross Nine Months Ended—« Quarter Ended earnings *$6,231,503 ——- 1,845,831 Expenses Depreciation (estd.)- Net profit fEarns. per *After net 231.407 2,148,000 share- income tax Fed. $2,006,268 $2.31 —- com. in the report for $8,288,054 t$4,089,547 $9.62 $4.63 of third quarter nine months effect of that reserve, tBased $2,978,912 $3.46 of $1,500,000 reserve a up $7.056,485*820,606,073t$10,698,564 1,867,327 5,479,492 3,492,170 230,245 686,527 ' 610,847 1,980,000 6,152,000 2,506,006 provision: for possible future price declines in the after anticipated income tax credit. $750,000 for future inventory price decline, pel deducting amount tSince of 1946, was reversed at the of 1946 has been adjusted to 846,506 common on BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. the the Inventories Other assets v_ ; Permanent, assets, less reserve for deprec.— Deferred charges 30 1946 1947 receivable Accounts year-end, eliminate shares. CONSOLIDATED ASSETS— $22,763,471 $15,203,052 4,835,407 3,351,536. 8,131,355 4,651,186 318,002 303,514 11,546,708 14,209.799 530,433 951,964 Amort. 41,770 544,840 502,400 15,850 99,761 111,706 190,200 190,200 (833,530 746,580 1587,156 ) prof, tax.) 711,704 $75,919 of prem. on $94,067 $1,198,781 LIABILITIES— 30,312 413.642 1,000 Funded R. for Capital Earned -V. future price declines possible stock surplus 166, p. 6,735 Real $200,000 Oil in & $35,205 V.-166, 72 A" * p. 2423. $64,321 $779,153 - Plans $824,396 for the merger of disclosed-Dec. opposition 22; to $3(253,782 $334057,035 $30,803(893 2.486,581 28,583,741 24,280,880 207,560 414,806 2,225,765 3,025,768 $227,324 $352,395 $2,247,529 145,070 283,667 1,498,154 $3,497,245 2,733,853 23 deadline Court Net —V. oper. after income charges— 166, p. 2215. prolonged court action negotiations past the Decision Awaited— Dispatches will not Pacific from consider Western Tulsa, any until new the J. Paul Getty as stating that he offers for the Getty family's holdings of whether all members of the quoted courts decide represented in the Sarah G. Getty trust, can !• received several offers :to sell from com¬ panies not associated with Sunray, and indicated, that under new nefamily, " Net listed as including the effect of the merger which of Sunray's offer of $68 a share for Pacific Western stock: and doubts as to the legality of selling Pacific Western shares held in trust for minor-age members of the J. Paul Getty family group. Dec. ' $3,542,604 3,107,720 Oil Merger— Pacific Western Oil Corp. and Mission Corp. H. Wright, President of Sunray, Sunray have been abandoned, C. Reasons for failure were . (Pa.)—New Underwriter— Corp. Co., series Sunray Oil Corp.—Plans Dropped for New England Telephone Co.—Earnings— Period End» Oct. 31— 1947—Month—1946 1947—10 Mos.—1946 Operating revenues—— $3,547,486 $3,258,755 $33,106,787 $30,841,963 Uncollectible oper. rev._ 4,682 ' '4,973 49,752 38,070 expenses— 11,439, £23 Wall St., New York, is now underwriter for income participation 5% notes and 10,006,e shares of common stock (par $1), which are being offered in units of five shares of stock-and $100 in notes. E. J. Drake, the former underwriter is now associated with the new underwriters. See further ~7~974 Southern pperating. taxe?——— 4,275,006 1998. Stanwood 1896. revenues— 13,465~066 783,345 $51,195,510 $35,600,905 Kaye, in Operating 1,500,000 13,465,060 21,249,078 debt Reserve income other accruals into income-' on Sundry Dr 748 ~Cr567 * —v;.166, $225,006 4,436,815 975,862 — 366,391 jDrl50 debt $225,000 1,442,887 7,715,975 1,822,510 3,775,000 Sinking fund payment $1,198,761 39,862 income-. Other deductions Net $51,195,510 $35,600,905 Accounts payable Accrued Federal taxes the long-term debt- .Operating Schenley Distillers Corp.—Offered 60% of Logansport -1' •-V .% ' " ■ %■", ■ ' obtaining and rev... $7,901*471 4,551,825 15,850 taxes Fed. inc. & exc. $8,248,266 acquis. plant adjustments General $665,386 477,088 depreciation— of Amort, 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $714,748 1 revenue— . Operating expenses-— 166, p. 2108. Stock---. the to Operating revenues— Operating- expenses Operating taxes ; details Ry. Four Total Carolina Power Co.—Earnings- 1,196,316 $783,685 taxes consider the purchase of all the common the adjacent utility and the issuance of common stock to be offered first of holders. City taxes— $1.25. more additional Prov. fr. rev. Other of meeting was called to stock 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $4,893,143 3,060,020 Commission regulatory commissions. follows: March 30 and as Total South exps. revenues. Railway operating Federal Co.—Meeting Recessed purchase. Although only a two-thirds affirmative vote of each was required, a favorable vote by 75% of preferred and 72% shares was represented, in person or by proxy, at the and Ry.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Get. 31— Railway oper. submitted common and State, for by S. C. McMeekin, President, at the special me.eting called to consider was be 1946. Period End. Oct. 31— reserve , 9, which Rotary Electric Steel Co., Detroit—Initial Dividend— Net for redemption reserve meeting. directors Exchange state were COMPARATIVE loan St. reserve $100; additional final liquidating dividend refund the $175,000; South Carolina Electric & Gas The dividend represents the net proceeds share. per obtained 1947, 1, stock, 2563, Stockholders of record on Dec. 14, 1938, wiT soon receive forms of proof, of claim, from the receiver and must return completed forms on before Feb. 23, 1948. Checks will be mailed to stockholders by the receiver in the spring of 1948.—-V. 150, p. 1785. —V. payable, than a sufficient number of favorable proxies to assure stockholder-approval of the acquisition by this company of South Carolina Power Co. common stock was announced on Dec. 22 corporation in program will debt Sept. 30,'47 June 30,*47 Sent. 30.'47 Sept. 30,'46 LIABILITIES—Notes insurance,- $50,438; or The $16,- $1,203,396; coupon book and inspection contract liability, $275,997; 10-year serial debentures, issue of 1940, $517,000; notes payable, Delaware. common total, 118,777 this distribute and $947*965; 26,176,412 201,179,044 212,596,724 Corp.—Transfer Tube 20 cents tax formulae, 880,798 24,518,140 stockholders collect and 57,133 will be entitled to receive an a to marks S'77,645. 856,952 (The) Reybarn Co., Inc.—Add'l Final Liquidating Div. of about trade goodwill, $214;094; The The $3,137,009; inventories (at $102,462; 7,487 & Transfer Co., New York, N. Y., and Registrar & Transfer Co., Jersey City, N. J., have been appointed transfer agents of the 50-cent class A cumulative and participating stock and the 1938, reserve), 111,193 railroads, airlines and other carriers for services and facili¬ par (less market), $5,570,641; non-current receivables and in¬ vestments, $56,364; plant and equipment—at cost ('ess reserve for de¬ preciation of $4,283,750), $4,876,098; patents subject to amortization, $5,627; cash deposited with trustee for redemption of Corona Type¬ writer Co. preferred stock, $111; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, or 4,820 Registrar 10-cent accounts and notes receiv¬ U. S. income taxes payable, $189,993; U. S. income taxes accrued, $1,049,640; foreign income taxes payable and accrued, $82,814; other taxes and expenses payable and accrued, transporting express.—V. Reading cost of Nov. deductions *Paid to ties 1,884,882 deductions....— Total 9,689,760 on ». funded Stahl-Meyer, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings, etc.— 109,202 disct. and 35,347,124 281,341,622 275,119,821 9,253,890 and income. revs, lower bonds, $108,087; war receivable—other accounts $ trans¬ from portation Other $ $ $ Chgs. for transportation and consents of paid were (less reserve for doubtful accounts of $108,129), able—trade 1947—8 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 to pending approval, the directors instructed officers to proceed with plans for registration of the issue Payments in 1947 each; and Sept. 30, SEPT. 30, 1947 ASSETS—Cash in banks and on hand, $1,618,160; U. S. Treasury and bonds (market or redeemable value $248,926), $241,025; Dominion Period End. Aug. 31— and, in $0.76 war Railway Express Agency, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Proceeds received meet further the first half advances and f expense. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, $29,580 $198,381 cash Co. 161,283 $0.75 1944 representing net income of the English subsidiary company; -and $15,917 m 1947, $11,646 in 1946, representing net profit and $509 in 1945 and $9,731 in 1944 representing net loss of the Canadian subsidiary company. 1584. p. increase company necessary Int. $648 in 1945 and $2,803 in and transfd. income earned to up 60~666 share— com. on per.com. equipment, —V. take to Telegraph company's construction the proposed Gross Cr733 yrs. income decld. Earns, 25,940 inc.. net 652 , $16,900 income Net 102,295 680,113 14,225 23,580 contingencies- NOTES—(1) Net Extraord. & 1948. The Net Net Gross Telephone ex¬ 187,691 income—non¬ communication Deducts 43,246 tax_ cess Net directors declared, American 31,072 Cr23,898 surtax $761,182 855,140 $847,431 1,064,942 to 38,437 $559,346 opers.— income Total Corp. of America—Earnings— oper. "not amount an that the company's exceed $100,000,000" recommended board in increased requirements of of ■ , the action, be issue of debentures to be sold at competitive bidding. an —V. . Period End. Sept. 30— ■ resolution, Operating Total 19 voted not to declare any further 1947 divi¬ company's stock. the board noted that dividends totaling $5.75 already paid this year will exceed the company's prospective earnings Its In Net — depreciation Net Other 2563. p. the on Uncollectible oper. 1998. p. (L; C.) Net $753,608 transfd. earned to Pay Construction Costs—- The .directors on Dec. dend :$. and Net and $924,205 148,205 deductions stock preferred on $1,429,815 244,289 $1,180,285 Int. $1,469,898 *$334,907 $38,180 4,455 income . 2564. p. Plans to Issue Debentures to Refund A. T. & T. Advances 512,022 370,385 earnings 1946 5,377,147 278,629,516 262,195,943 5,871,697 ■■ of Other 166, 1947 1946 ^ -V, i' / ■" ^V .-.i Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—-Om its Dividend- In 1947 I earnings funded Selling, general and ad¬ f. —V. 1947 • 101;984 inc. Net ordinary income. Extraord. income (Cr). Extraord. Gross for 1 !' , for Taxes, other Dividends inc.— ord. Farmers Electric Co.—Earnings— $2,337,369 566 income from Bank City York New $1,424,574 income—non¬ ordinary Co., —Jan. 1 to Dec. 14— week End. Dec. 14 now 2315. p. Balance Gross are $2,253,439 communication Deducts, 1996, Trust Farmers in- come Ordinary bonds due A, series Operation:: ' 1947—9 Mos.-r-1946 $8,595,655 $10,127,661 8,715,822 7,874,222 J3r6,322 communicat'n Logansport, Bonds Ready— 12 Months Ended Oct. 31— : , $55,248 revenues oper. the Sioux City Gas & ' Provision RCA Communications, Inc.—Earnings— Total President of temporary bonds, at the Mercantile Trust for at or bonds, 4% mortgage exchange in Trust $ After gSubject adjustment and amount. '/> 1i Including $20,569,335 excess of sale price of Pullman Co. over ledger investment, subject to further adjustments. *'Represented by 2,679,231 shares in 1947 and 3,229,897 shares in 1946.—V. 166, p. 2108. to Hirsch, tl947 market value $165,836. ,:,1947 market value $32,086,496. depreciation of Adolph Line RR.—Definitive Air City. 197,508,248 207,744,399 Total made was Glass, Chairman, and Mrs. Glass, holders of 154,144 common shares; announced they had agreed to sell these to Schenley. The offer expired Dec: 15.—V. 166, p. 2211. • . Ry,—Gross Earnings- Period— S. Deiinitive 107,169,240 129,195,880 33,863,819 46,422,766 "■•^Capital stock (no par value) Surplus into Southern Co., New York, under the offer Schenley has made for the com¬ stock of $16i50'-a "share,This offer was contingent upon at least 12,436,799 3,002,257 ———- Advance 9 (2665) - , Inc. has been deposited at Bankers Logansport Distilling Co., of « : payable and payrolls—' 15,382,040 payments'on manufacturing contracts " Accounts Other FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & • including those legally sell their shares. Mr. Getty said that he has 10 <A; 50 %' 'stock of Sunray $100 new would their of common. had Co. with contract a providing interests immediate this in move offlcials—V. Water 50 cents per 1, 1948 / ' \ • 12 Months Ended Sept. 30-r-, revenues Operation •— —— --- - Maintenance 962,551 837,395- Depreciation '-4-2-.—+ General taxes -, income taxes—1—— Federal for Provision . /' .523,600; •Special prov. - for conversion to natural gas^__ Net; income Br24,051 The Dividends $1,087,899 in. 440,020 444,023 $579,770 $643,876 rt-j (Includes Canadian affiliate) - Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— v operations^.sale of securities lrom Profit on Other -. 1947 $1,702,676 Gross earnings.-'-. Depreciation Prov. for Canadian profits $2,659,714 153,206 $2,681,624 798,000 140,890 384,000 118,960 -" tax applic. 111,906 earnings—-. "Earnings per share—— Weeclen •''•On — 862,855 shares net outstanding.—V. 1948.—V. 13, on $930,032 $1.08 Sales 358,627 ' Net STATEMENT INCOME 53 Wks. End. 91,162,944 106,165,774 425,269 688,918 V. ' ' l:.: ' . | . income Total Cost 2,251,826,353 450,788 539,583 *$25,519 $149,335 $107,904 sales and Selling and administrative Cr881,551 9,009,449 •— : expenses-—^.— Depreciation Gain disposals of fixed on (other Taxes, than income Contributions to Premium and -lunded debt pension Interest trust income this income taxes Net income for _! for high cost addits. to fixed assets income Dec. -992,369 the output 166, of 2505. p. 16,394,739 : 11,252,172 Operating- $3.77 $2.77 Nov. 1, '47 - • ~ • "Real estate, Improvements, & . 11,396,165 17,148,958 44,979^172 67,508,113 U. S. Government securities—! Accounts and notes Deferred charges receivable 75,678,972 —— Total income not consolidatsd " Capital stock 20-year 2%% 166, 15,000,000 .Notes -Payable Accounts payab'e 7,920.000 $330,804 $782,412 $2,660,501 20,889,818 for replacem't of basic "Lifo" inventories for inventory price decline Reserve for deferred maintenance of properties. Reserve for high cost additions to fixed assets. ll,f-'35,346 11,565,634 5,767,000 General 16,000,000 16,000,000 131,455,243 119,143.149 taxes— Prov. Reserve Earned 5,767,000 surplus $782,782 $2,669,182 159,925 630,916 $2,596,664 674,597 - 369 $G22>857 $673,086 $2,038,266 ■ In.;1947, record the Dec. company and Oct. 715.—V. • ' paid 156, p., 1260. dividends of cents 25 y . r . each July on • > : . ; a this of supervision rf...2313;. V. 164, retirp.first p. and The 3336.; V • corporate- purposes.—V. - ... , for Wickes each 1947, the of share the y ■ Boiler United States States Steel Corp. 17 j • account of Fred will center Jordan, M. in servicing on offices Buchanan's - • - • ■ ■• . shares Product— Net 162, is ■ ■' ' $''" $■■'■ >••• ■ ■ ■ If less ■ *277,768 14,290,501: ! 102,872 117,728 . 1,349,355 : - "dnibome* .514*489 : ^ '^ ->Appoinlm|nt«' 6f; :r--; \'yS : y Extraord. , curr. Delayedyihcome of 200 completion of exchange 770,200 for exchange and merger include 22,800 for 7,600 shares of The United States by Wickes Brothers. Of the 7,600 shares of stock Graphite Co., 1,333V3 shares are reserved for a declared by Wickes Brothers payable Dec. 20, 1947; equivalent to 18,800 shares of The Wickes shares, acquired by the corporation as a result of this exchange that expected 66%% than Graphite 166, is announced an will proxies be solicited stockholders' for Co. p. the holders of>capital stock of The United to the merger^, such merger cannot bo of pgree V V 2317. " that this company has recently' started construction It is expected asphalt processing refinery in Perth Amboy, N. J. plant will b£In operation by mid-year . 1948. The Eastern new in plant, Which the-communities of is being Perth built Amboy on a 30-acre splot Woodbridge, and N; J-, the production of j asphaltic ; materials to meet < exact specifications or requirements including compounding, .waterproofing, mastics, fillers,, mineral rubbers, battery boxes and'sealers, and other •$V-!,y''.-U - specialize in ; miscellaneous. special!; uses, as well as the: general- run,' of. asphaltib' materials for roofing, paving, etc. '. ; ' Western ^consumers sof^asphaltid^products-are; being' supplied: iby Witco's plants at Lawrenceville and Chlcago, III.i—V.' 166,, P. 1260C ; - •7,177,907 A.) (L. 1,293,020 1;262,215 1947'' ! • $896,508 Subs.)— Wire; Corp.- (& Youii£ Spring & Oper? profit r after • depr-,- * - • 1945" 1946. $118:505 j 1944 ' :• t$900,649 • .524,533 ' 45,280 22,856 Other-income 5,330,025 5,035,811 Total . <• 57,178 $822,912 •'-• income .income. (net).. - . .>>•:'' '-f% •; / > $019,358' • t$73,225- 70,093 ,'12,023; "(24 ;494; $893,005 t$843,471 55.287 .25,173 625,540 . . '' ' t.' ;• •• ;,Eed,L^';Cah.!';ihiC)^taxeS;v^380i730'-i'; Crm850' Cr842Ji79 ! -834,966- * *699,429- ,10,516,905 *11^14,912 125,595 .10,286. '16,876' 7.320 ■ '2,160; 943 incom^- acct'd V ourinar. month'' Dediict's ^ Net profits—$534J13S^ }UVGQ2,i t$26,064 r " $212,265 ".Ea!;rn;. per cara.,."sharA!-!! -yf-,$1.31*:'' ;;-;$0t.lO''--.: -/l NU'^; 40J52. "On 408.658 shAreS '.'(ho" par);; tLoss. tLoss fronr sales rafter de- from for Cc! net : ;>842.186 1 inc. 157,0002 . •8,928:374 *689^43!! 10.5!3?'58t _ ' ducting • portion.'>ot»reconVersion^.expenses^•eharged* to-Teseryg?lA;iihe $27,000/ ^ ^ " . • !; r- r" 1 i'NOTE—Operatifinjg ef. L/..At Young!.Industries;of Canada, ltd.; 'and its .subsidiary! have. been, consolidated-oir.thei basU' of. the dlfiftial'!rate of exchange "prev-ailib#■ 'duMngUttre- 'perlodk,/and: amoun<tHd^'tO,>k- -pet 8,202,581.. •8,948,374 t. -profit-of *105.215 in 1947,' $5,405 In >1946,. a-net loss of- $13^51-Jfr -1945, rr™.:. 2,271,000 . ~ amount of. 20,000 ( ' Sales; United Sta-tes1 feteel.. Corp:- of •'Delaware. effective Jan. 1/ i°48,: " was annpunbed' on Der. 24 bv David F. Austin, Vice-President;'' Mr. " - Net' income Iransf'd- to■ 770,000 merger- that this ^174,890-.15^52,716. ...•5,884,887 -PJ; EeAtiier - as-;Assistant':vice-PresldehtJ--' ;|ent»)er^*^J|siffcaftt ,Majtfge£$rsaI$S oVXW^Wheeiihg! StPel 'Cdrp.-jf^. 480,000 shs. ' Net income •' 160,000 shS. '130,000!shs. in exchange Inti -And- other ,• dediitts^ Net ordinary • : shsw 160,000 shs. Deductions from ordinary - - -r • . Required Witco Chemical Co.—^To Build Asphalt Refineryit of 13;545,543 160,310,654 158,592,136 1,231,627 V are. .is it effected.—V. 16,26^,781 174:601,155 15l;414v229f^: revs... (non¬ income follows: as were will become treasury stock when, as and if the proposed merger effected, and the dividend is paid. If less than 100% of the stocks of Wickes Brothers and The Wickes States • . merger meetings to vote on an agreement-of merger of Wickes Brothers and/or Wickes Boiler Co. with and into the corporation. 16;134,424 communication) The Stales kiiid in remainder offer, Earnings— • y y Months—1946ir ! 1947^10 Mos.—1946- 1947 revenue; exps. operating Ordinary stockholders Of ^record on decrease of 627 since Aug. 8, 1947. / ' and merger issued United Boiier Co. 17,366,051 revenues.. of Corp. of its v ' 1947, numbered 167,813, a Aug. 8, 1947, there were 168,440 common stockholders, a decrease May 9, 194T. * •' * ' '-'y; '■* ^JOnited States Steel Corp, preferred stockholders of record Nov. "3,' 1947," .totaled 75,446f 'an- increase- of 70 since Aug.' 4, 1947. On' Aug. *4,' 1947,. there- i-were 75,376 preferred stockholders, - an <- increase * of -283 ■■ ' outstanding 65,000 shs." be outstanding on and te to The the program, quantity tests Period End, Oct. 31- On May 5^ 1947. stock shares (exclusive of shares the shares of the corporation Graphue Co Graphite Co. owned Electric Western begun Operating Operating of '192.since- since capital Ca; 770,000 shares required The . the Western account Jan. 1, 1948. further accelerate its nation-wide construction to offer Vice-President. Executive located common Nov.;7, of required for exchange and outstanding, Oct. 3, 1947 Total # . nftiited States Steel .Corp.—Number of Common Stock-. holders PacUpes-rMorei Preferred • Holders— r -; % j ^ Wickes Boiler Co. for each share of stock outstanding, outstanding companies Quarter End. Oct.- 31— l^.Unlted Wickes Corp. stock Boiler Co. capital if J,000 Wickes Total Co., manufacturing branch of the Bell System, production of the new type of cable following suitability, The cable, called "Alpeth," is to be used within local exchange areas on pole lines and in underground conduits. It will be made in a variety of sizes, ranging from the smaller cables to those containing hundreds of pairs of wires. The immediate purpose to be; served by the new cable will be to step up the delivery of cable' to- the telephone companies- 'and help meet the continuing heavy demand for telephone service.—V. 166,■ p. 1097. r " ' Vc: has mortgage 3%' bonds- (approxi¬ other The complete the exchange offer and to Shares . ttf follows: as The or 31, Aug. announced 1829. to . - System has developed a new type of telephone cable sheath thin sheet of aluminum covered with a polyethylene compound, extensive Tidewater; Telephone ■Goi-r-Boiids Placed - PriVateiy—^A has. placed private^ - through GaU^her & Co., Richmond, Va., $700,000 20-year 3y4% sinking fund < bdnjis to be, dated Dec. 30,. 1947: \ outstanding) — Wickes Brothers $1,922,037 Dick, Vice-President-Sales of Western. The company $360,000 160,000 130.000 480,000 747,400 — Wickes Western Union Telegraph Co. ^proceeds; wilhbp used 6.33 Graphite Co. States treasury) will mately 4.06 - shares of two Brothers required flexible plastic that looks like black rubber. The new cable will supplement the familiar lead-covered cable which is now at peak production, the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced on Stock Dividend— 31.. offer is exchange at As tough, a 437,147,501 366,137,102 of 10.92 5.30' -• (less treasury shares)^____ The y Alsup has been named Acro'm* ^u^ve; 166, p. using A stock dividend of 10% and a cash dividend of 50 cents, per share hstve. been declared on the common stock, both payable Jan. 10 to holders $8.80 ^ 3.46 The stockholders of Wickes Brothers and The United Inc.—New-Advertising Agency— Air Lines, A. the Bell the -^After reserve for depreciation of $124,331,623 in 1947 and $120,480,185 in 1946. 177,804 shares at less than cost.—V. 166, p. 508; Thor Coitp.—Declares 10% 1.41 - Boiler,-Co.——™ The Western Electric Co., Inc.—Produces New -- - ! 8.84 .. United States Graphite Co.^--™— substituted be \ adverting agencv for Western Air Line has been In a move Drl,818,668 £>rl,818,668 Total 1.11 - Wickes dividend • I 2.26 .89 1947 $7.50 $1.47 -. Aug. 31,- 1946 1946 Graphite Co. agree to merge the assets and. liabilities of that company into The Wickes Corp., three shares of The Wickes Corp. stock will Dec. .8. : < 1.44 1.02 offered of 3,000,000 tTreasury stock , —V. 12,000,000 reservas $1.01 - per Shr. Dec. 31, .. provided all .of the shareholders of either company accept the offer, and (b)' If the holders of 66%% of the stock of The United States 10,057 - $330,6^ 157,604 Buchanan will assume 26,575,990 income Book Equity 8 Mos. End. Aug. 31, '47 -.Aug. 31,'47 Graphite L-y.*— The $2,586,607 8,681 Drll4 803. p. Administration 19,911,202 2,928,967 for as Charles —u 23,600,965 liabilities Provision 1946 1946 - . appointment of Buchanan & Co., Bsveriy Hills and Los Angeles, under 6,250,000 3,761,625 Accrued - Brothers States Combined 6,389,432 deductions Western The 150,000,000 150,000,000 35.000,000 12,500,000 par) debentures the merger. Cai. Year The $3,976,039 6,636,047 vm-i 910,465 437,147,501 366,137,102 debentures exchange and - - The ; 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $9,296,543 1,750,113 income Net —V. by Richard ($25 of . Wickes $2,532,525 (net) other & Calif., Serial from Outstanding 1,843,730 (eurr.) proxies above figures are computed on the basis of the equivalent of The Wickes Corp. which would bs outstanding as a result the merger as follows: > ■ ■ - in LIABILITIES— ■ result a Wickes Brothers,.™:• i946. 1,977,558 income Gross Int. ^37,537,034^99,827,132 J.ilf5'20,875,5861 15,632,833 — solicit to proposes 52,010,389 2,027,cv04 re.erve) :il Sundry assets Due from- sub-idiaxies, * (iess - Inventories , .. The , 99,859,317 11,655,600 23,513,469 branches Wickes, . consolidated working capital and for providing a work¬ which the three constituent companies may combine as corporation having a greater diversification of products Combined are 1947—3 Mos,—1946 taxes income oper. Other 120,879,764 incl. Co. Earnings per Share ' Co. over $2,808,363 revenues^ expenses Net $ Cash'i Randall share. ' . Investments per .. .Period End. Sept. 30— Oper. Oct. 26, '46 ASSETS— as (a) 12,436,612 COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET W-/>- Graphite • i United of totaled 108,175,000 kwb., an increase of 7.59% 100.541,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947, 20, 22,334,977 Earnings per share— - Wickes of the electric properties of this company (previously Water Works. & Electric. Co;, Inc.) for the week ended 16,394,739 Dividends The and The Wickes Boiler Co.~_ West Texas Utilities Co.—EarningsNet Harvey of new ; output American . —V. Prov. to $7 at its common stock to the stockholders Wickes Boiler Co. on an exchange basis. - Co.—Weekly Output— West -Penn Electric Power 34,334,977 12,000,000 year—— issued and incorporator, offering shares of 685,222 5,481,029 : and States by plan • . » 1,167,995 19,258,205 1,691,438 • • payable (secured), $2,080,000; loans payable $164,591; due to customers (secured), $21,186; preferred payable $3,500^ securities : lent, ■ $2,040; -accrued exr penses and reserves, $17,715; 4%> conv. preferred stock (7,000 shares), $350,000; common stock <29,196 shares) $335,024; surplus, $264,337; total, i $3,538,393.r-rV. 166, J), 413. , ; V 316,016 -taxes-.!——__———__ Other 1947 (unsecured), -expense * on year—— charges Federal * — V ' " inventory, 8,020,678 property, etc. taxeu)__: unamortized retired Dr951,513 -7,191,025 since and markets than has previously been enjoyed by any of the three companies alone. The following tabulation shows earnings and book equity per share for the constituent companies on the basis of shares expected to be stock /dividend '67,395,373 7,069,746 year share. a is Brothers obtaining single a LIABILITIES—Notes provision a payable- quarterly that company to vote on a merger agreement at a meeting to be held on Dec. 13, 1947. . exchanges and merger have been proposed for the purposes issued 1,196,794,003 10,234,162 incl. service, 30, every subscribed were subscriber United able $3,177,477; accrued interest re¬ ceivable, $12,417;. bid deposits, $31,030;: securiites borrowed, $44,472; due from customers (secured), $82,661;- fixed assets (net after depre¬ ciation), $8,008; prepaid expenses and advs., $16,403; total, $3,538,393. i,310,975,697 2,077,348,109 90,689,980 8.657,573 income of '•'for inventory replacements™— which Wickes of 534,378 426,474 BALANCE SHEET SEPT. , ASSETS—Cash, $165,918; $-■■'$ 2,248,766,634 1,308,364,155 3,059,719 2,611,542 • Sales, including service revenues. Other Oct. 26,'46 paid corporation The 75,172,756 "Loss. 52 Wks. End. Nov. 1,'47 Period— '■' income been stockholders f Swift & Co.—Annual Report— CONSOLIDATED share a On a combined basis,. :divi- ' 1894. The present bock value stockholders' 341,114 taxes cents 60 corporat'on was incorporated in Michigan Oct. 3, 1947 with capital of 2;000,000 shares of common stock (par $5) the-sole The $17,513 and of on common of 200 $ 77,874,841 —— income Gross rate The products, of being placed authorized an 1944 1945 $ Expenses ■ have The share shares 166, p. 2317. -Years Ended Dec. 31- 1946 Sept. 30,'47 dividend share. a diversification wide the The new stock is $ee -also -United- States Graphite Co. in V. 166, p. 2605, of 9 Mos. Ended 1828. 166, p. business of close the at Co.—Earnings— & 62,329 $1,480,326 $1.72 $1,180,065 $1.37 record expire Jan. to subscribe rights Period— Net of and earnings. Organization—Merger—The following is taken from a registration statement which became effective Nov. 10: will be offered the right to subscribe at $20 per (no par) to the extent of 1 share for each 5 stock is-favorable stabilize to annual The $902,361 $1,567,619 87,293 • 63,363 interest minority to The held. 42,188 stock common 1947, 26, for common 896,000 : — of Holders Dec. on for the year 1946 on the outstanding stock share, and it is estimated that for the period ending approximately $6.75 , Rights to Subscribe— 255,170 .-- ConsolidatrrV'—$1,245,428 Earns, 394,125 , Corp; States Graphite After eliminating^treas* shares for one old. new Wickes new United stock, par value $5 of The Wickes Corp. was admitted to listing at the New York Curb Exchange at the opening of business Dec. 16 and the common stock, par value $5 of the United States Graphite Co. was suspended from dealings at the same time. special charge of $252,600 to cover a portion of redemption premium and duplicate interest equivalent to the tax reduction resulting from the refunding of long term debt in 1945.- 1,039 652,000 income taxes— tax Capital stock ; the The March, June, September and "December. The income taxes resulting property, tIncludes a Equivalent to the estimated reduction. in the impending retirement of production from ... $2,285,860 52,747 499,924 taxes!-—- income 1945 ,- $2,182,110 165,721 , — for Federal 1946;; $2,107,043 487,320 —- Prov. * v Dr7,886 income^ Excess , -- tend dends is Profit in old. one earnings a 1948 for should i , for 1947 voted to merge into The Wickes Corp. the earnings will be approximately $1.80 1947 outlook tl;051,729 preferred stock. on Balance shares Dec. 13, on to $1.11 15, regular Superheater Co.—Earnings— iof: Wickes Brothers ahd The Wickes Bdller Co*, , their stock for stock new combined amount $1,019,600 —1 income Net 2424. two of ' 860,172 deductions. other and 495;000 $0.91 ■, Sept.;.'30..,7;:-y;yy-%yyfv 9,219 $1,879,972 l $2,139,628 Gross Interest to exchange end will'receive, three Dec. Sun. ay merger deal fell through, No respect is in prospect, according to Tide '-$453,481'" "ury stock,-there will be 751,400 shares of common $5 par value.stock outstanding. The new stock has been accepted for trading on the New; Yark Curb Exchange. The -company is on. a" fiscal year basis ending. $2,130,409 — ;'v.,y;y.y.,y,'-'- Co. stockholders • ,$199,677 „ Dec. 15, said: on basis the ^ $1,904,023 operating Other 830,139. 255,900 610. All the stockholders agreed 945,043- - Cr342,300 — 9 Mos. (The) Wickes' Corp., Saginaw, Mich.—To Place Stock a 60e-Annual Dividend Basis-^-H: R: Wickes, Presi¬ dent, '1947 1946 $15,556,772 $14,633,815 10,747,927 9,559,129 -f "923,576, 913,195 . . -4 -i- _ 3 Mos. shares outstanding-,---:495,000 per share——i—i. $0.40 —V. 166, p. 166, p. 2000. which ; Sunray Capital Earnings divi¬ and outstanding common stock in 1947 received cash follows: March l, June 2 and Sept. 1, 60 cents each; present 1, $1,60.—V. Operating the 166, p. of payable March on expired Dec. 23, under which it would have purchased at $25 a share 1,923,447 shares of Tide Water he'd by the Pacific Western and Mis¬ sion companies. Tide Water stockholders recently approved the deal and, authorized directors to reacquire the stock from other than Sunray stock, • Sept. 30, 1947— earnings™...:.,-™- Net dividend cash a Washington Gas Light Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— ■ Oil Associated Water Tide The dends as Dec. ' holders ;of record Dec. 31. declared further directors The Period End. declared share oh the new increased common to^holders of record Feb: 11. - prior preferred stock. Mission holders shares for six new shares of Sunray 4ya% par each exchange haSvbeen dividend payable ifan.; 23, 1948 ^to „ White's Auto Stores, Inc.—Earnings— Stock ^Distribution— on the! commonV Stock," VanrRaalte Co., Inc.—50% gotiations the family's holdings of Pacific Western would be priced higher-thanthe,$6ffashare at'whichvSunray. contracted to make.the f purchase.11 " , . • ' v , i" . ' The key position of Pacific Western in the deal Is that it owns 47% of the,outstanding stock of Mission Corp., which, in. turn, owns 59% of the stock of Skelly Oil, a corporation larger than any of the others. Mr. Skelly, who is also a director of Mission, recently obtained a pre¬ liminary injunction in the-Nevada courts forbidding a special meeting of Mission stockholders from voting on the merger. He contended that the Mission stockholders. were not getting as good a deal as Pacific Western stockholders,,, and declared that if he were upheld by the courts ■ he- will -lake- -steps. • to ■ liquidate Mission, " In planning for the merger Sunray had arranged through Eastman, Dillon & Co. for $87,000,000 to finance purchase of the Getty family holdings and minority interest in Pacific Western. Under the pro¬ posed ' terms, 'Pacific - Western holders • could accept $68. a; share <of ■. convert on the basis of one share of Pacific Western for 7/s share Monday, December 29, 1947 CHRONICLE &; FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL (2666) ; t»jned: '- v : : ^Deficit^Vi/ 166? If;"2148. ',685,186 ♦ V : ^689,143 vi c " "" Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4659 FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Par DIVIDENDS Jtum» of Company Dividends first are grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the we Then week. current which follow with we second a table Field in The dividends announced this week (Marshall) & Co. Frankenmuth common Funslen Insurance General 12-22 Orleans) (s-a) Payne Cutlery Corp; "k 1- 2 l- 2 2 12-22 75c •' 1-15 1- 56 '/ic 1- ■ Pemco 1-5 12'Ac 2- 1 1- 2 2 Co. 2- 4.40'A (stock div.)__ ; 1-2 1-30 12-22 $1 12-29 Nut & ,i $1.10 Chocolate Co. 2- 2- American Asphalt Extra Share ,2 Roof Corp. 25c (quar.) American Iron Machine & Common (quar.) SI.50 preferred American Mail Atho". Steamship (year-end) 1-15 12-31- $14 12-29 12-17 12-23 12-17 ' 2 2 1 1-12 (quar.), Extra — __ Badger Paint & Hardware Stores dividend) dividend common 2 5c 1- 2 1- 2 2 additional (one — ■ Bathur.st Bay & el. A Railroad 12'Ac Stockyards, Boston Edison Co. Bourbon Stock Brantford Burger 4"_% Byers $2.50 A Hydraulic Co. 1- 2 2- 2 1- 2 (s-a) $40c 512-30 9 1- 12-30 2- $1.75 Camden (extra), Refrigerating & Terminals Converters Canadian Ingersoll Rand Lite Insurance Co., Ltd. Ul. A 75c (quar.) $18%c Canadian (quar.),,. Canadian Vickers. Ltd., $7 pfd. Casco Products Corp. (initial),, 4%% pfd. (quar.)___ Extra 2-18 2 40c 2-2 1- 2 (year-end) Chicago Railway Equipment, com. (year-end) 7% preferred (quar.),, Brothers $1 m Utilities Citizens 3/100ths of Cleveland Co. ( payable, share of a Stock Union Cllnchfield Co, Coal 12-27 in 1-15 25c 2-21 12'Ac 12-30 1-12 Foil, 5% preferred (s-a) Collingwood Terminals, Ltd.— 1- 2 12-20 $1.50 1-10 1- 2 12-16 (interim) Common Preferrence $25c (interim) •10c 1 Car 1- 1-24 Class 1-15 12-22 50c 2-1 1* 1 1- 5 '25c >'<;i- 2 25c 1- 2 12-19 10c 1- 2 12-20 4-1 ' (quar.) u Co., 12-24 12-31 12-24 1-15 1- 1- 7 ctls. Cottrell (C, B.) & Sons, Co., $1.62'A ord 12-24 deposit for rets, $1 1-15 12-31 Sterling 12-16 Stratr.more iquar. 12c Life Insurance Crystal Tissue Co. Extra Curtis - (Toronto) $6 (quar.) (quar.) Companies Davis Coal Denver y/c & & Coke Rio Grande Union Detroit Gasket Diamond Stock <fe Yard American Dodge' Mfg. Co. $5 12'Ac "■ (quar.),,—< - 1 • - •;.»• - - / 1- 1-26 25c 1-2 reeeiptsi.i_^_-^___——^ 10.1/10c 12- •24; 15c Woollens & Worsted* Ltd. .Extra A —-.-j---. Eastern Utilities •'2'"' • . '■ <• • 2 1 ■15 X- 5 2 ■ conv. stock—1_ •12 r- 12-30 •15 12-31 •25 12-29 1 -30 c- . ' 25c 20c - Ely •'&' Walker Dry Goods, common' (extrar . 37'Ac (quar.), 1-31 12-31 37'AC 12-31 15c 1-15 1-15 A $15c 2- 1 $10c 2-1 50a 1-10 12-31f 25c 1- 2 12-29 1- 2 , Co. class A (quar.)—, (quar.) (extra) common (quar.) ; $1.50 12-29 1-16 50c 1-20 50c 1-10 12-31 1-10 12-31 12-23 .12-20 10% $40 Corp. (quar.) 7% St. of louis of Co. 62'Ac preferred (quar.)__—_ (s-a) 1-6' 12-23 > $$1.75 $3 12-17 1-15 12-23 : 1- .2 :,A 12-31" 12-15 Missouri— 2-16 1-31 2-16 V 1-31 85c 12-31 12-20 Union Stock Yards Co. of Omaha 12-20 Union-Sulphur Co. 12-12 1- 2-25 2-16 1-31 1- " United (quar.) Van 5% preferred (stock dividend) Co. (initial common Wabash Railroad cash 2 Company Washington Title" Insurance, 12-24 12-23 1-20 1- "Class ;A 12-30 A. 52'Ac 12-31 12-20 Abbott 1- 2 $15c 2- 1 1-15 I 2- 1 2- 2 1-15 1- 2 2 12-26 12-30 12-24 1- 2* ; Inc. (resumed) 1- 2 12-19 (quar.) 1- 2 1-15 1- 2 1-15 1- 2 6% (J. & ' Aetna $1.25 1- 8 12-26 $1.50 2- 2 1-15 20c 1- 2 12-22 5c 1-15 1- 1-15 1- Inc. & Insurance 12- 12-8, (reduced) $25o s — Surety 1-2-48 7'Ac 1- 12-10 2 12-22 20c 12-30 12-15 50c 1-10 12-18 12'Ac 12-15 2 1- 2 1- 2 62'Ac (quar.)___ 1- 12 'Ac 37'Ac (quar.) 1- 2 12-15 12-15 ; 12- 5 • Insurance (increased) 12- 40c (quar.) 1- 2 1- 2 .12-10 20C Co. 50c ' 1- 2 12-10 1- 2 ?. 12- 5 1- 2 ; 40C 50C Aetna-Standard 8 12- .' Life 12-29 12-30 12-30 12- Extra - Holder$ 1-19 $37'A J,,,,,,,,. Casualty Aetna 2 When Payable of Reo. 50c D.) Extra 2 30c —i 12-26 t62Vac Extra Society (quar.) 12-26 Co., Ltd.— Paper com'ertible preferred Aetna Navigation & RR. Co. Petroleum *<, 35c Extra 1-15 Per 8har§ 12'/2c Mfg. Co. (quar.),: Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. (quar.) Aerovox Corp., common (resumed), $1 — 12-51 1-15 1- 2 — Power Adams 10c ,—— ...4 $1.50 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— Class A preferential partic. (quar.),, 12-26 1- 40c — 12-22 '$1.50 __ : $1.50 preferred (quar.),— $2.50 prior preferred (quar.) 1-15 12-19 $3.50 (s-a)___ 2-11 12-22 ' (irreg.) Company Products, Laboratories Abitibi 12-26 • W. P. Extra 12-18 (quar.) v 12-12 30c com. preferred, (irreg.) Name of 1-15 12-20 $1.50 preferred v 14c 12-24 1-31 -$1 12-31: 1 12-26 given in the 12-31 Co.—, 3- $1 12-20 $1.12'A (quar.) 1-15 1-23 50c 2 1-15 v preceding table. 1-15 2 50c $10c 1• 2 1-30 Below we give the dividends announced In previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being 6 1- $1.05 (quar.)— 12-30 5 !-• 2/•"T2i20 80c 12-30 8 2- 50% dividend).., Warner 2 1- 8 1- 62'Ac Co. 1-31 1-12 50c (quar.) 'k 1'< 75C (year-end) Wall Street Investing Corp. (year-end) 5 1- 1- Raalte New 5 12-31 $1.75 — Transit Co.. KDe'.), $3 pref. (accum.) U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc 12-24 12-30 7'Ac 65c 50c Corp. 12-19 1 50c (quar.) United 5 1- 2- (year-end) Special 12-16 (irreg.)— Paper Mills__Z_ 1-10 2-16 1-14 7c common 1-10 • 25c Adam Hat Stores, 7% 12-31 . 87'Ac 12-26 — Cement 5- 1-15 92'Ac $1 A 5 1- 1-31 37'Ac (quar.) &Co Co. 1- 28c pfd. >1.12 'A $1.12'/a 12-16 56'Ac - New Oil, Mining & (s-a)_— $1.25 ■15 12-31 . 12-23 This (quar.)——,-— 2-15 2 1- 12-31 Engineering, 5% $2 pfd. (quar.) • $1.25 12-31 12- 5 5 12-22 12-19 12-31 ; 12-26 12-22 v 12-26 12-22 • $1.50 12-24 12-30 $2 12*30 •. - * ; '• $1 - 1-15., 1' 1- 2 1 •15 12-27. -15>' 12-27': '1st•"-•preferred''j-v-—i" ;70tr W<r '-2nd preferred -(s-a)— 1 " 12-27 GOCv 20c Empire Millworki Corp._„ * •• M * ">an A:-1 •3o Enamel." & Heating Products; ;Lfcd. (irreg.):. iA— -1:50c-" V 1 •31 12-31 vErwint CottTon -Mills ' •:2"'''J 12-26f K.Spediat 600 ' +2% 12-26 ■? A:Fabrl(»stflRrodtft3ts^l^WAi£lw^ 12-31; :30c, ■% AEall jRiser iElectric Light Co?-_i.-__= 65c' j:i 2 '" 12-24 Federal; I^liic ^olv^common - (v> - * 40c~ •M '12^22*' < A7 rIp. ; i -. • (• ■ • V $1.25. >' 1-14 1v.: "■' * preferred (accumV)————_—— $ 1.75 6'r preferred .:(accihn.)ll_-_.---.l—l.—li *.• ^ $1.50 Northampton Street "Ry." , ' , Northwest' Airlines*. TrfcV," '4.6%'; pfd. (quar.)• 28%e (quar.)_;; Northwestern Bfell 'Telephone Co; (year-eiitl)'A^/$1.50 Northwestern. National Insurance-" (Milw.y^- 1-20 ■ - ' i^ ■^er?eas:f':Seouriiiw>^ear>endl Pacific"Car Jfc'Foundry,- cdmmon . fijnai.} Ahlberg ;• -', Bearing $1.25 - lfto. 1-15 - 12-31- class Co., (N. A Corp. (quar.) Year-end. :.__u Air Investors,: common (initial) r $2uion-cum. convertible preferred (quar.) -v '"Extra Co., Inc. , • 1- 2 12-20 25c 1- 7 12-19 55c 12-29 12*19 9c 12-31 /r 12-31 :• 12-24 12-31 250 1-20 12'Ac _ conv. i,___—_____ 1-20 13%C "20c ; •Extra s- Alden's;--Inc.; jf/4% .preferred _ 1- :5 .» /• 12-im - - - • • • 34%c S'A% •12r24 1-26 12'Ac — . 12-24 "50c _ pfd. J$25 par) .(quar.) preferred ($10 = par) -(quar.)_______ Alabama Fuel & Iron (quar.),;——L—*—i._ f •. 1-10 12-15 9c (quar.) (reduced) Corp., .common (reduced)_ A - 1- 2 83Ac ; Air Reduction 1-20 75c (quar.) (quar.)_____ . r -).;* 6'c Y.) (quar,)i_.I_;__' 12-29 v rAllegheny & Western Ry., guaranteed (s-a) r -' i Allen :Electric k Equipment: .(quar.Ut._w^s_. 12-22 Alliance Realty ^Co;_. conv_pfd.-A--(initial^ i2i?20; /! T Allianceware, lQc.;rrCQmmon____J_ . ,12^29; -f 12-26;-;: - Co. in 6c : . ' ii' 2K read 12-31 , 30c • 12-30 12-22 .12-23 i" 12-22 ' W-B 12-31 $1.05 $1.06V+ ' • $3 2'A0:rf 6 Vic 1- 2 1- 2 300 12-24Alabama Power Co. jS,4.20,pfd. (quar.)____—; tj 1-16 12^31 • *^ vj reported have - • 25c v 12-31'.. •: 2-/1 12-31;. >;$1.25.. •^"'Not^hwastern?Sfatea T^rt]ahd Gemeht (quac4' No^ag/.Spring * • 1-20 12-31 r should ; 5'/2% 2 • It Airlines Foods 12-22 ••■. • . incorrectly was issue. not $6 Class -. 't last ... Ainsworth Mfg. 1-2 •,s (correction)— Agricultural Insurance 12-10 12-31 r ■ 25c 35c' : Fund payment our 9' 12-24 U 12-18 $1.50 .... v! Niagara Fire -Insurance" Cb.L.12——'——— V. Nicollett Hotel Co. (Minn.)— 'A r, 1st »preferret!" mbn-cum/'.fvear-end) Northern Indiana "Public Service^— H 5 <a : preferred- (quar.) " 3 2- y, 40c , England Laundries,. $6 pfd. (quar.)-—.York Telephone 'Co.——.———" Northern States Power (DeI.)— 3- $$1.75- preferred (quar.)— • - Affiliated 12-26 lc -•;'New:;.Y9rker: • Magazine~;_'i'lli—- 1-15' 1--8 50c — Machine ; Development Products (quar.) (Wm.),;Ltd.t 1'/,. Britain New New ; & Port Carbon RR. 1-15 • $1.25 (quar.')i.L ;- A • 12-22 2 A 17c ■ 2 12-26 (quar.),: ' • common 6% (quar.) Tobacco, Union Electric 12-16 70c (quar.),,,— class preferred (quai-.) Distillers Co, Neilson • 1-15 1-15 2 2 ' 12-31 (quar.) 2 —- Loan National 1-15 ^I7cv 1st - preferred Associates, 2 2 A $1 12-23 (quar.) 2 20c preferred (quar.),, Ltd., Water Co., Diablo Mount 11-24 .• 1-15 1. 15c _ V Bast ^Coast Electric-Co.' fquar. )—_• Eastern ' Township; Telephone.' (quar*), i A12-15 preferred 1- (quar.) Bakeries. Co., Mount Carbon 2- 2 • 2 •2 50c Drfcxet - Furniture CO.—_—i.ii Dueommun^MetaIs- 8c/6upply Co, (quar; )i-i;i, "4 Duquesne Light 5'A :• .< J20c 1 * • 12-15 12-22 preierred 1- (irreg.) preferred (quar.) Monroe 10-15 2 •16 2 : 12-31 preferred 12-29 34 %c Extra Mohawk 12-24 12 •24 15%c (quar.)___,i, (Dravo Corp.. (extra) f 25c $4.a0 $5 preferred Inc. Co. Co., Portland Mosinee 2 • 12-23 12-31 $3.70 10c Mississippi Power & Light Co., $6 pfd 1-12 ' 12-23 12-31 12-19 12-30 — Semi-annual 2 2- Dominion & non-cum. 4% *•' 2-14 1 12-31 15o 12-19 50c (irreg.)—,,,—______ Products, Field Grain Midland ' -;: Wall Middlesex t-: r • , deposit receipts,,,,—_________ Corp. 1-12 15c (quar.),— com. 9 2 $1.25 (quar.),, — Medusa 12-31 3- 12-29 -2 $3 — & Electric Corp.— preferred (quar.) Mill Creek & Mine Hill 60c 11 1-31 6Vo Co.— (quar.)— 8 $3.50 25c 12-30 1-15 9 12-26 1- 1- - American deposit ' RR. Mfg.,___— Ginger Ale M Distillers Co.; Ltd.— »' Western 12-27 1- 1-14 12-20 12-24 41c pfd. 60c Corp. Products 1-20 • $1.25 Power Paper Co., RR. 2-10 2 2 McDonnell Aircraft— 12-90 1-29 $4 preferred (aceum;—— Denver . !— 1-15 10c v — (quar*)_____ (special)___ Inc. l-"«0 Tuckett 1- 62'Ac Class B (interim) 12-20 20c Trico 1-15 1 dividend Tiffany 12-23 $1.06'A 12-20 12-30 12-15 12-19 1-15 1 2 Super Mold Corp. (Cal;) (quar.) Thor Corp. (increased cash dividend). 2 1- 1- 1 1- preferred (quar.), Electric Motors Stock 1-15 2- $19c Studebaker 1-10 12-20 75 c Corp. (quar.),, 50c McCaskey Register Co., common (year-end)_ $0.14065 4l/st% preferred (quar.) 12-31 - 90c ——— Cypress Abbey Co Bros., 2 2c i-w. — Davidson 1- 12-30 1 B 2- (quar.)___ preferred 1- 12-23 25c 12-31 Tunnel (quar.) 2nd Colorado B 1-10. 2- 5oc 12-15 12-31 $1 31'Ac 50c McCall 1 15c 2- $1 — Maryland Drydock, 41/2% 12-20 $$5 ; 6% 12-1G ' Maryland Casualty, $2.10 prior pfd. (s-a)___ $1.05 convertible preferred (s-a)__— 12-31 1- 2 1-21 12-31' 12-19 12-30 1-10 30c $1.50 1- 30c 2 12-22 Marshall 12-20 1-29 1- Class 1- 9 •$1.06'A (quar.) Southern 1 McCabe 4 9/lOc — — Crown 2 5 ' (interim)——_— Creamery Package Mfg. Co. (quar.) Crowley, Milner & Co., 6% prior pref. (s-a) 6% non-cum. preferred reg. 1- A 1-5 $10c v , ' 12-20 $1.50 preferred 1-10 A 62'Ac Gas, Stanley Brock, Ltd., (irreg.) T/r 1- 2 (quar.),,,; California 12-26 - 1- Marsh 12-24 1- 6% pref. conv. 12-17 2 1-21 Sons, 1-15 1-2 $2l)C pfd. (quar.) Corp., California Edison 4.48% Southern '' 1- 15c (G.) 25c (quar.)— 12-31 65c Mabbett 1-25 common—— 12-26 (extra) Light 90c — preferred Southern .12-15 30c Electric 4Vz'/c 12-19 1-15 1-6 $2 6% preferred (quar.) Courtauld's Ltd., American 12-29 $1.75 $1.50 (year-end) common (quar.),,_ 5% Luzerne County Gas 7 1-14 12-26 15c Inc., 30c 1-15 (quar.) 15c (irreg.) preferred 4'A% Commercial preferred Shaffer Stores Co., 1-15 12'Ac (quar.) common Drug Co., 5% 12-26 2 $6.50 (quar.) convertible 1-26 — —r__ Extra . 12-31 2 Lowell 12-31 1-14 20c 2 1- 2- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., com. (quar.) $1.20 convertible preferred (quai'«) 12-31 25c Cosgrove Coal - Loew 1- 50c — Co. 25c Co. Shippers Car Line, 4% - 1-15' (quar.) 1st pfd. 5% Co., & Co., 12'Ac $5 prior pfd. & Electric Gas 1-24 ;.I — Electric Seaboard & Shinkle Shoe Co.— Electric & 12-31 1- $2.37'A $2.37V2 Co. .(year-end) Stores, Inc. Match Co. Lion 3-20 $1 preferred (quar.)—1 Cooper (Peter) Corp., 6'A% pfd. <auar.)_— Corn Products Refining Co., 7% pfd. (quar.) 2nd Roi 4\'/% 1-25 $1.25 E.) 12-31 12-27 ________ 1-16 (quar.)., Scranton Lace Co. (year-end) Scythes & Co., Ltd. (year-end) 12-20 Inc. (irreg.)_„,____ Supply Co., $5 pfd, (quar.),, Power & Light— Lincoln 12-19 $2- Rubber Corp., Converse Le 5 2- 47'Ac •12-23 30c preferred Lawrence 12-27 Conn.), preferred $1.37V2 (Ed.) 12-20 Kobacker Stores, Inc., common (quar.) 12-15 12-31 15c 60c Schuster 3-10 \ 12-14 5c (quar.) Scranton 1-15. A A;;l 25c Co., Ltd., class A B Schenley 7 Co . " $2 I accum. ) (quar.) 12-20 12-31 tE.)' Sons Co., common,—: Gas Inc. 12-30 25c (Geo. Avenue, 12-27 lc Navigat-on Co._,_. Stephens 6% 1-15 12'Ac a— y t 3-20 $$1.12 »A t$1.12»/a (inuiai) preferred 1-20 50c — 9 _____ 12-30 $1.37'A Y.)_— p.d. 3- 2oc Inc.— 25c $$3.75 Co., •*'/« 1 ■" (quar.)—, Distillers Corp.—r canaua (N. 9 4- Sai gout & Co Scarfe & Keystone Portland Cement, $7 pfd. (accum.) Knudten Creamery Co., common (special) 12-20 $$1.25 4\h.% 1-24 50c Commerce 9 3- • Dry Dock Co., Ltd.— 1st preferred (quar.) 1-24 Co $2 junior prior preferred 1-10 2 John 2-14 $1 oi 3- 1 25c (quar.)„„... 50c — 1 4- $1.12 'A $1.12% _ — Co., Fifth 2-14 (quar.) Furniture Service Kansas Keith 1-10 1-31 68 %c 10c (quar.) Heating preferred Consolidated 1-31 $25c $2.75 pfd. (quar.) Combined Enterprises, 5% preferred (quar.) Composite Bond Fund (quar.) Connecticut Light & Power, $2 pfd. (quar.),' $1.90 preferred (quar.) Connecticut ^ Printers* Inc. (quar.) A Special Connohio Inc., "40c preferred (quar.) Building 2-14 __ Collins Radio Co., St. 1-15' • 4- Electric Steel Co. $1 $1 preferred (quar.) Kansas City Sructuval Steel Co.— 6r/~ preferred (accum.),. 12-31 2- •. (year-end) Field* Russek's 1-15 1-15 1 25c (increased )„ & Co. Co. 37'Ac 5% 12-31 62'Ac Cochran 12-24 — Kanu's 12-19 80c (quar. (initial)__ 2 $1.50 • or common 1- Quarterly 12-26 2-16 stock) common Yards new cash 12-24 Mutual, Johnston, 12-26 12-27 35c ,— 2 * ■ Johnson 12-18 43 %c . Cincinnati Gas & Electric 1-10 $3 Rotary Russ $1.25 preferred tquar.) Jersey Farm Baking, 4% preferred (quar.),, Jessop Steel Co., 5%. preferred (quar.) 12-31 2- 4 Roosevelt 12-18 2- 5% — (H. W.j 12-29 1- (quar.)— 4% 1-20 1-15 2-16 of Central Jersey 1-10 30c 50c Chase Candy Co, (increased quar.) Chase National Bank (quar.), (quar.) Petroleum 1948). 12-18 2-12 ■ Rike-Kumler . 12-29 25c Chemicals Jamaica Water 12-31 1 $1.18 Central Kansas Power, Chewy 2- of . 12-31 50c Mortgage Co.,(Bridgeport, Investors 12-31 1- 2 $$5 . $$1.75 (accum.) dividend). 12-16 1-15 s 1-31 25c 12-16 (quar.)____'—___ Co. 2- 2 , 20c International Mil.ing 12-30 • (casu com. dividend preferred Rickel (quar.)^.___ Bank International 12-17 1-31 ,1-12 Remington Rand; Inc. 12-20 12-30 $25c 12-23 $75c 12-22 25c 12-23 _____— 12-19 12-30 1-15 Corp. Stock 12-30 2-16 Reading Company (quar.)______ Reitn.an's, Ltd., 5% preferred (quar.) 1-15 ru 2 $90c Reybarn Company (A liquidating dividend of abou« 20c per share payable in the spring (special)___ Lumber Inter-lSiand Steam 7 1-16 12-27 Purex 12-15 Republic (quar.),,,,—, (quar.) Properties Ingersoll Machine Tool, class A " $$1.25 (year-end) 12-20 2 ,12-19 2 1-12; 12-20 $1.25 2 1-25 1- 2 s. . 1- 50c Industrial Investors Canadian .A- (s-a)„— 12-31 (quar.),,, Telephone (Toronto) 12-26 2 Bell Industrial 12-18 1- $1.12'A Ltd. (quar.)_„ 50c — Industrial 12-31 50c (initial quar.) M.) Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)— Transport, prior preferred 1- 12-31 1- 20c Puget Sound Power & Light— 12-31 (quar.) common Imperial Life Assurance Co. 1-15 1-15 40c — 2 40c — Gas Co., (Edward) Illinoii, 12-20 2- Provincial '$1 » 50% - V 50c Huttig Sash & Door Co. (exlrat,,: "1-9 $1 -60c 1st preferred (A. 1-12 (quar.) Brewing Co (quar),, Mfg.' Co.; common Butler 2 Inc.' (quar.) Roofing Co., Ltd. Bridgeport 12-31 1- dividend) 1-10 ' " Holly Development Co. (quar.) Houston Oil Field Material, common—-J—, 5'/aA preferred (quar.), 12-31 2-16 (cash 1-15 —— 1-15 Co. 1-15 ^ Mfg. Co. (R.) Co., class A Hoe 12-20 2 B.) $$3 Hobart 12-20 1- (Fred $4.50 Jersey, class A of Canada— (accum. Realty- Co. Special 12-26 1-2 10c (quar. Co., 1-2 15c (accum.), Hines 12-12 1-15 ——— Yards 12-19 25c .—— pfd. Co. of New Hewitt-Robins, Inc. 3 50c- '—■1st 2- 75c ■ 7%. 1 35c __ (quar.), common preferred (quar.) Black, Sivalls & Bryson (quar.) Blair & Company,, Bohack (H. C.) Co., 12-31 3- 20o dividend $1 12-31 i-15 ■A 2- 1 : Products 1-10 (Montreal) — convertible preferred 1-17 1-15 1-15 90c _r 12-20 10c . . 'V.25c (quar.)—_ 2 12-30 $2 12-31 ' (quar.) preferred 1- $50c (s-a) — America Henkel-Clauss, $6 preferred Hershey Chocolate, common 12-18 $37 'Ac 6% Extra 1-26 10c (quar.) Petroleum Corp. <initial), (quar.),—— Belt Ltd. (s-a)_ Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Co., common,. 5% non-conv. partic. pfd. (quar.),, Hawley Pulp & Paper, $6 preferred (quar.),_ 1-15 12-31 Stock $o 12-15 1-15 250 — 2 20c Prophet 12-31 1-26 Co.— North of preferred $1 25% —_ Ltd., Co. preferred 8'/« 12-23 5c —•_ Beacon Associates i 2 1-26 15c Paper, Co., B Hartford of stock for each four shares held) Power 1- 50c 17»/2C share 7% 12-23 (quar.) (quar.) 9 Co. Extra 12-31 • 1-26 $1.25 & Transit Rubber Guaranty 12-23 1- 1- /" Rubber Edison, 3.60% $$1.50 12-23 Barcalo Mfg. Co. (quar.) Bartgis Co. (quar.) ; Extraii.i (initial),,,, Knight Co.__,__ Guarantee 12-23 37'Ac Baldwin Slock 1- _____ ______ (cash Elevator & Graton 12-23 , $1.50 preferred 50c $1.12'A ' $1.12'/a 37'Ac (quar.) common Co., Common Rapids & Indiana Ry. Class 1-2 2 1-15 preferred (quar.) Guardian 5c _ — Rubber Co. (quar.)—,—Ll 12-29 5c 2 1- 20c Inc., H.) (P. Gro-Cord Television & 2- 20c (s<-a)_ preferred 5% 1-20 5c A 37'Ac pfd. (quar.),, 12-15 2- 3Qc , Corp. for each' share held^--—. Automobile Banking Corp., common (quar.), Class 40c Extra (quar.) Automatic Steel Products (stock dividend)—■ . Corp., Brothers, Goderich 12-15 1- $2.50 $ prior preference of Majestic Radio Prentiss-Wabers Shoe Grand 1- $2 & Savannah BR. (s-a)__, Nichols & Co., Inc.— Iv share 12-19 Mills/' Irtc. (quar; 12-31 1-15 12-22 . VAugusta One 12-24 Glatfelter $1 Mfg. Co;—— Gas Light (quar.)— Conv. $1.55 Gimbel $3.85 Att.eboro Austin 12-31 27'Ac —___ (annual),—, (liquidating),—,^ Co. Potomac " ' American Plymouth 12-20 Gerity-Michigan Corp. $2 (quar.)— Ltd, 12-20 12-31 $4.50 ____ Line, 1-15 12-31 15c General 12-15 15c 15c (quar.) ; Co. (year-end)_„__, General 12-31 1-15 Works— ^ American Railways Corp. 1-15 1-10 15c Fidelity & Casualty Co. (quar.)__ Fidelity Company (quar.) i,,!, preferred Development conv. General 12-31 $1 American 6% 12-31 15c ________ American 1-15 . (quar.),, Common Holden Payable o1 Rec. 1- 9 12-27 1- 5(JC " When Per Name of Company 1- 9 1 1-15 $1 (Irreg.) 12-22 ■ 1 95c (accum.) 12-22 1-1 /. (quar.) ' 1-15 12-29 75c 75c Plomb Tool Co Co, of Texas—■ 12-16 5% — (quar.) preferred Planters 1-15 A1-15 50c (N/ Y.) common preferred (quar.)—, Pittsburgh Brewing, $3.5C pfd. .12-15 2 ;i 2" 2 $1.12'A (New 3.8% 12-15 1- Insurance Corporation, >$3 preferred 1-15 $4 Life $1.25 Philadelphia* Electric Co,—- 12-17 2 5% 11 When Holders Payable of Reo. Share Corp.* Extra v- . 12-29 6 Finance pfd. (quar.)— 4'/2%. convertible preferred (quar.), 12-22 1- ;• $4 Oil American Pan- American 2'Ac • ,""::'Class"B.;(year-end are: 12-22 12-29 $1 Co., 5'^ conv. preferred (quar.)_^__ Co., class A (year-end)___ Gannett 2 50c (quar.) conv. pfd. (quar.) Co., 4)/2% (R. E.) Gabriel 1- 50c , (quar.),, (quar.),, Co. Company 1* 9 Pacific Marshall FiCxd)— (see Brewing Par "Harob o/ ; 12-22 2 25c v participating preferred Participating Fireman's Fund Holderi 1- 15c (extra) 4% 1" , , 35c — Works Filing Equipment Bureau, previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation and Investment News Department" in the week when declared* — Screw When Share« Payable of Reo Jersey (quar.) * Extra Federal show the dividends we ■>' . Federal Insurance. Co. of New (2667) 1-2 }im i- 12-10 .12-20 •12-20 ^ 12V16 > 12*17 $2.50 /con?«rtiWft ; 12*16, 124& " 12 ' $3.75 Co. Co. preferred Aluminum Goods Aluminium Ltd. 7 93 %C Canada, (quar.) 2- 1 3- $25c — 4 1-14 75c, 1-31 $$2 1- 2 75c 1- 1 12-15 i2y2c (extra) convertible preferred 6% Amalgamated 1- 2 12-17 1- 5 1- — American Air (quar.) Co. Sugar 12- y Filter, __— (quar.) (quar.) common 25c — 12-20 12-20 1-15 12-19 American Bank Note, common 40c 1- 2 12- 8* ', 6% 75c 1- 2 12- 8* $1.75 preferred (qu0r,)._______...—~—i——American Alliance Insurance (N. Y.) (quar.) preferred (quar.) : American 2 2 12-10 1- 1 12-19 /; 1- 1 12-19 1- 1 12-19 1- I 12-19 1- 12-19 —• •• .. $2.25 preferred (s-ai Co. (increased American Book American Bosch American Credit Business American Can American Cast 7% Co. Iron class A pfd. American Casualty Co. (Reading, Quarterly American Cigarette & Cigar preferred 6% 1936. & Light 7 2 12-17* 1- 2 12-20 — 1- 2 Co. American Crystal Sugar, 12-31 $1.50 12-15 12-16 2 American Cyanamid Special 3'/a% preferred American Dairies, preferred American Discount Distilling American Felt 12-16 Babbitt (B. 2 12-16 Babcock & Wilcox Backstay Welt Co. 25c 1- 2 12- 2 12- Co. 1 2 12- 1- 2 12-24 1- 2 12-24 25c 1- 2 .___ (quar.)_ Georgia 1-28 1- 2 12- $1.50 (quar.)_ 1- 2 $1 1- 1- $1.12% __ 1st & Felt, Hardware Corp. American Home Products American Ice Co. Corp. 12-31 12-22 1 5% preferred -American 12- 4% 7% preferred American 3.90% Bank of Manhattan 25C 1- 2 12-19 Bank of 1- 2 12-19 Bank of Yorktown 1- & 2 12-19 Bankers 50c 12-29 12-29 York New Bond & Maize 12-19 Bankers 1- 2 12-10 -Bankers 1- 2 12-10 10c 1- 2 12-15* Bankers '60c 1- 2 12-12 Barber Asphalt (W. Co. 1 12-15 35c 1- 2 12-11* 1- 2 12-11* Life National Manufacturing Metal H.) 7% of preference Oil Co. ' •- JL Common American News 12-19* Chemical & 5 3-22 7- 2 6-22 Baystate 1-15 5 12-22 1-15 50c ... 1- 11- 2 5 12-20 2 12- 8 (stock 1- 2 12- 8 A Snuff 1-15 Refining States 1- 5 1- 5 12-10 1- 5 12-10 (year-end) $4 preferred Refining (quar.) American Tobacco American Turf Bottle Co. Woolen 6% Corp: Co. Zinc Lead prior (s-a) Electric pfd. (quar.) (year-end) 12- 2 - : - V & 1-15 Ltd. Mfg.,. 1- 2 2 12- __ 12-27 Co., $6 1-15 1- 2- 2 2- 2 $1.25 50c ; : 1- 12-30 1-10 1-30 1- Mfg.. 2 1- 12-31 $3 1-31-48 1-15 2- 2 1-14 % 3- 1- 1 • 3-1 1-2-48 40c 1-15 Co. 12-30 12-20 12-30 12-20 8 1- 8 12-29 $1.05 12-29 30c ——— $1.05 lr 2 $2 12-31 50c 12-30 2-2-48 Corp. (s-a) W.)v(quar.)_— $1.50 2 1-2 Inc., common (year-end) convertible preferred (quar.) 50c; I;* -7 SI. ' Tobacco, 6%" preferred (quar.) & Brass (reduced) 12-31 12-31 $1.50 12-30 — ; 20c 1■/ 1-14 • 1- 2 • 12-16 1-2 12-16 i 12-16 ; 15c i 1-23 ■ 7:11- 1-13 • 2 12-10 2 - , 5c 12-29 12-17 25c 12-29 12-22 Common; (special) Botany) Mills, Inc., "Class A $1.25- preferred (quar.) Bower ; Brazilian Traction 6% preferred 12-29 12-15 12-29 12-15 12-29 12-15 12-29 12-15 12-29 12-15 1-2 1-16 $1 6% 87»/2C : 6% • ; A 12-31 12-31 1-15 12-31 (correction)— (his on has been issue called de¬ was 62>/2c quar.)_ '• 12-10 ; 1- non-cum. • 11-29 1- 2 12-15 $4 25c • 50c n2%c 1- 2 3-20 12-15 75c 2-14 ti2y2c 1-15 1-31 12-20 1-15 j32y2c 3-9 12-20 Light & Power Co., Ltd.— $$1.50 1- 2 12-15 2 12-15 1- 1 12-15 1-31 12-31 62 %C 1- 2 12-18 12-26 12-15 2 12-22 12 %c 1- 12 %c 12-26 12-15 1- 2 12-22 $62 %c 1- 2 12- 5 $$1.12% 1- 2 12- 5 $10c 1- 2 12- 1 15c 1- 2 12-10* $1.06 V4 Co. 1- 2 12-10* 1- 2 12-31 1-26-48 12-19 . $$5 (quar.) Co., Ltd.— Corp. (Toron¬ $$2 Bronze preferred (s-a) 5% pref. Ltd. Co., preference 12-15 2 12-26 1- 2 12- 1- $$1.25 $32V4c — 5 1 12-19 $50C (quar.) (quar.) 1-2-48 11-28 2- 2 2- 2 $3iy4c 1- 2 12-10 $25c com. $50c $$1.25 common (quar.) Ltd., Canners, '1st 2 2- Ltd.— preferred Ltd. 1- $1.50 1 (s-a) Lines, Co. 1-15 $$1.75 Mortgage non-cum. 1- 2 12-10 (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) 1- 9 1- 9 $5c L- 2 12-10 $15c 1- 2 12-10 $10c coriv, preference preferred - Ltd. com. 1- 2 12-10 $75c (quar.)__ preferred preferred A Food (increased)__ 12-31 12-16 12-31. 12-16 12-31* 12-16 12-31 12-16 $43 %c (quar.) (quar.) Ltd., $25c — common $55c (quar.) Co., 1 12- 1 1-15 12-31 — 1- $40c -12-20 2 (Winnipeg) es-a) Ltd., com. (quar.); $18%c 1-1-48 —— $25C 1-1-48 11-28 $$1.12% (quar.)——-«*—— Investment Corp., Ltd.— 1-1-48 i11-28 $75c 1-2-48 •12- 2 $$1 1-2-48 12- 2 $$2 1-2-48 t12-13 .(quar.) Foreign 12- 1-2 Ltd.— (quar.) Products, preference 2 $$1.50 (quar.)— 1- $30c Cottons, _______— .. ..... — Electric^ General " Canadian General 7;. Class Ltd. (quar,)... Class Investments, Ltd. (quar.) Securities,, Ltd.-.—" " B -11-28 $$1.50 $$1.50 Ltd., class A (quar.) ;7 Canadian Indemnity Co. (Winnipeg)— (Increased s-a) -L ^ Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co., Ltd.-— $200 I $50c preferred 12-15 2 2 •; 12-15 1<2 12- 8 12-20 ■ . T-31. $$1.75 * 1-5 $22 %C (increased quar.) Canadian Oil-Co." 5% pfd-(quar.)— 4% -preferred (quar.) i 8% 11- 1-1-48 / / $$2.12 Canadian Industries, com. 7% -preferred (quar.) > 1-15; : Extra - - 12-31 ' .(interim) Canadian Ice Machine, ■ $17 %c A ' (interim) -. :- 1- ' .12-15 ; 12-10 34 %c (quar.) General 11-14 17 2 12-30 2 $15c Canadian 12-22 12-31 1-31 1- 12 %c common—; Power Breweries, Canadian 12-10 2 12-31 1-31 2-14 50c (quar.) Quarterly Extra , . 1- 2 1- 2 2-14 62V2c (quar.i (quar.) Steamship Canadian - 12-17 12-22 3iy4C ——■ 12-31 1-15 — Southern Ry. 4V2% T — 12-15 1-15 Burlington County Ry. Co. (s-a) Co., 5'/2% conv. pfd. (quar.) Permanent Canadian 12-10 1- 2 $1.25 - (quar.) 12-10* 1 1-20 1 Service (quar.) Glass 12-17 60c : 2 1- $1.17 ya (increased com. Candian Fire Insurance Co. - 12-20 ' 50c ^— * 1- 62c (quar.) dividend no Canadian-Fairbanks-Morse , $2.25:: " — * 1 - 12-15 2 1- : 12-15 $1.75 payment . (quar.) (quar,) 12-15 40c pfd. (quar.)___ $1.75- preferred • Roller $1.30 preferred 12-15 12-29 it. Northern Canadian 12-22 1-2 20c' 75c* (quar.) Bearing ) Bowes Co.,. Ltd., class A (quar.) Brentford Cordage Co., Ltd., com. 12-11 ' :.V, ■:£ $1 Boston Storage Warehouse (quar.) Woven Hose •& Rubber Boston 12-19 25C 25o 59%C - (quar.)—— (increased quar.) Corp. — 12-10 2 $50c 12-1.5 2 12-30 25c (quar.)__^— " 12-15 2 1- 45c ' (year-end)——; 3y2% preferred (quar.)-——— Boston. & Albany RR. Co.— — Boston Herald-Traveler-i Boston Insurance Co. (increased quar.) 12-15 12-30 $1.50 20c 1-2 12-17 2 1- $1.50 and Participating ^Canadian Celanese, . 25c $1 12-15 . W.) 2 1- * 12-22 37y2c _ 1-12 Aluminum common 1- 12 %c 28yac Participating 60c 12-15 2 2- 30c 12-15 2 5% ■ • 1-25 1- • 5% 12-15 (George 31 y4c 25c Canadian 12-19 (quar.) Borg-Warner, 12-17 common (quar.) Canadian , 12-19 (extra) Month -Club 12-17 2 12-22 — Co. Book-of-the Borg 5% 12-20 . Mfg. Development 2 1- 50c $2.50 This stock Water Canadian 12-15 12-31/ (year-end) — $1.50 Canada Varnish 12-15 15c 12-15 1- • 12-29 1- 70c 1-2 55c (initial quar.) preferred Canada 12-20" 12-30 12y2C (quar.) to) 12-31 25c (quarJ— 7% Canada 12-31 (quar.)_ on Common 21-31 1-15 $25c common Canada 12-26 1-15 1-31 1- $1.75 • 1-2 7 12-17 (quar.) preferred •Canada $20c 7 1- 1-24 $3.50 Dry Ginger Ale, $4.25 5 $10c 7- 2 (s-a) Canada 12-21 (quar.) common 7 7-24 $1.25 Bread 4V2% 12-21 1-2-48 7- $1.50 Canada 2 12- 50c Laughlin, Bonanza 2 $1.25 / - & 5% 1-31 $1.50 ,1 4- 1-23 1-2-48 7 7-24 3iy4c Co., Ltd., class B (quar.) preferred (quar.) Crushed Stone, Ltd. (extra) 12-29 $1 7 4- $2.50 Power Canada Life Assurance 4-23 50c 7 4-24 1- (s-a) Power, Packing, B Canada 12-15 $1.75 1- 31'/4c Forge 1-16 1-1-48 7 1-24 4-24 •V/ 4- 12-17 Extra 6 50c 12-16 $$1.12% (quar.)__ (E. Bohn 12-20 2 & Bloch Bros. 12-20 - 2 $15c Co. 12-10 50c 7 : 1- ■ 2 (quar.) preferred Class 12-10 (quar))— Electric Bliss 5 1- ;$l . , Corp._______ 12-31 7 1- 1-24 25c Cement— preferred Co. Machine Bliss 12-12 1- 7%c 'Corp. (qyar.) 12-29 ——— Decker 12-24 • $5 , 50c 37 %C 1- 1-24 1- Refrigerating & Terminals (s-a) Campbell (A. S.) Co. $2.50 pfd. (quar.) Camp Mfg. Co. com. (quar.) 12-15 (quar.) 12-15 1-24 $$1 (quar.) a & 12-15 Blackshaw-Perry 12-16 $1.75 (extra). , Artkraft; Mfg. ■ 12-29 20c 4% %' 2 1-15 (quar.) Hats, Ltd., Birtman 1-21 10c : 1- (irreg.) i* 2 28 %c Camden 12-15 preferred 12-10 2 35c partic. pfd. error. Camden 12-15 $$2 of an Camden 12-15 2 • : 12-18 tlOc ., 2 1- & Son (year-end) Birmingham Electric Co. com. 4.20% preferred 12-23 12-30 53 %c (increased) 1- i Inc. 5% Canada, 15c & (initial) (s-a) redemption California 11-29 12- 1-24 12-10 1- $25c preferred (1927 series) clared 11-29 1-2-48 (quar.)— 12-19* 1 1- 2 35c A Electric California 11-29 1-2-48 (quar.) 2 2- $25c partic. pfd. class preferred for 5 1-2-48 2 1- 35c lease 11-17 $$1 Bird 12-20 1-1 $1 1-31-48 (quar.) Co. of 12-19 12-19* $25c preferred 12-12 $$1.75 Co. 6 2 The company reports that their press re¬ 12-15 80c 8 25c common Construction Inc. convertible Binks Bird 12-11 $1.50 (quar.)__. ».—„ Metal 2 2 (quar.) Black convertible. preferred (quar.) Aro Equipment Corp. (quar.) Arrow-Hart & Hegeman Electric (year-end). 11- 12- 1 1- $25c Financial was 2 12- 1-2 1- $25c . Co. preferred 6.% 12-12 $$1.50 — T. $7 12-12 15c , (quar.) prior pfd. (quar.) 2 2 $25c .-7 $1 preferred A (quar;) Bingham Herbrand Corp., 12-15 12-29 20c Gas 11- 1- 9 $25c (quar.) non-cum. $6 1-15 1-2-48 12-19 2 $1.50 _________ (quar.) partic. I. 12-26 30c 12-20 1- 30c (quar.)__________ (P. $4.70 1-15 2 (quar.) Extra 12-30* 2 1- (quar.) Limestone Foods, 5% 10c (s-a)_— conv. 1-30 50c 12-18 30c ^quar.i--. 1-30 12-29 $25c California-Oregon 12-15 1- $6 B California 12-15 843/ac (s-a) Hedges, $2 conv. pfd. (quar.) Bickfojrd's 12-17 2 5* 50c (quar.) C. 1'2-19 43 %c 25c $15c (quar.i (quar.) non-cum $7 12-19 25c Appliance Corp., & Biltmore 12-10 9 $1.75 Class;B Arundel 2 12-31 $1 11-29* 1- Common-(resumed) Armstrong Rubber Co., class A Art 1- 12-31 $15c Year-end 12-19 1- common Western Best \12-15 1-2-48 1- (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) Armour 12-16 25c Bethlehem Steel Corp., 7% preferred Bibb Manufacturing Co. (quar.)— v Arizona Edison Co.,... $5 preferred ArkaiusasiEower & Light, $6 pfd. Arkansas : 2 (quar.) preferred 4% 5♦ $1 ' , 1- 2 12- 75c quar.) Participating 12-22 12-15 $2.50 Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (special). Argus Corp. Ltd. com. (quar.) :____ 4%% conv: preference (quar.) - ; 5 $1.50 (quar.) prior preferred Argus,' Inc;, 12- 2 Anheuser-Busch, Inc. ■ 2 (extra) (quar.) Oil, common 7 Arcade Cotton Mills Co. ^ 1- 1- & preferred Home Benson 12-15 1- Angerman Company, Inc.-—- 7% 1 Co.^ Telephone Co. of Canada Beneficial 5 12 %c preferred is", Anglo-Huronian, Apex -12- Products— Anderson-Erichard 77 414% 2 $2.25 Smelting, common... $5 convertible prior preferred (quar.) Anchor Hopking Glass, common $4 preferred (quar.) Post 2 1- 53%C Co., Inc. Wringer 1- $1.25 7'"/o '(preferred (quar,) 6% 1- 1- 5 12-16 2 50c (increased Class A $5 $1 1- 12- 12-30 $35c (quar.)__: (resumed) Co. L.Z__ A Mfg. $3 {50c (quar.) & Hosiery preferred Bessemer (quar,)__ 12-31 $1.50 4 Co.— Association Viscose American 12- $1.75 Thermos 2 $2.25 pfd. (quar.) (quar.) preferred Gossett Co. Bendix Co.— American 12-13 1-15 (quar.) Bendix Aviation Corp. .12-12 35c 7 4% % preferred (quar.) ; jAmerican Thread Co. 5% pfd. 12-16 15c Bell (Indianapolis) — Surety Co._„__ Telephone & Telegraph American 2 12-31 12- 2 12-22 4 1- 5% Bell & 5 12- 90c (quar.). American American 1- 2 35c Sugar % American 2 1- $1.50 „ Year-end American 2- 50c 30c Co. preferred (quar.) conv. 12-22 12-10 com Insurance Stores American Anchor conv. Railroad Belgium Glove Ltd., common 12-15 common 2 1- 5 2 - 12-29 $3 Co. Ltd. Creek 7% 12-15 2-15 Quarterly American ; 5 $3 Co., 1- 12-29 35c common pfd. H.i Co., common (irreg.) preferred (quar.) 5% non-conv. preferred Series B (quar.)_ Butler's, Inc., common (quar.)—; 4«/2 % preferred (quar.) 12-29* 12-31 5 12- 12-31 i American r 12- 12-31 $1.73 (quar.) 5,7- 6% preferred (quar.) 7American Stamping (year-end)— ;. 12-31 20% .-. 12-20 1-15 $1.12% (quar.) Manufacturing Co. (extra) Belding-Corticelli, Ltd., common (quar.) $1.12% —.1 1- 2- 1-21 12-23 90c ■ 3.60% 4V2% conv. pfd. (quar.) ; 5% non-cum. preferred (quar.) Bush Terminal Buildings, 7% pfd. (accum.) 12-26 50c Bros., Beech 50c (s-a) 1-6-48 1-15 1-21 2 10c (quar.) Non-cum. preferred A 12-31 Belden Santiary— Co. dividend) Service American y?\ 7% Foods Co., convertible Beatty Mill Co. preferred American Sugar 7% 12-19 (quar.)— Associates, 3%% 11- $3 I Corp. Beatrice 20c Insurance preferred American .1 2 1st Beacon 5 12-15 $1.50 (accum.) _. Common - • 1- 2 2- $1.75 (quar.)__ 2 2-2 55c (year-end) B 10c $1.25 Light $8 pfd. Reserve American Rolling , Class 5 20c : 12-19 75c 4- 1- 12-15 Corp. (accum.) Radiator & Standard Common Class 2 56y4C 25c — preferred American L' 1- 37 %c Co., 4V2% pfd. (Ludwig) & «o„ common preferred (s-a) Bausch & Lomb Optical, common 4% preferred (quar.) 12-30 12-31 25c $1.50 (quar.) A Bauman 4 ]/2% 12-20 1- (quar.) common Extra $1 4Vi-% 2 50c Power & American 4Vz% Class 45c Bates Manufacturing 12-15 Extra $5 12-19 Year-end Potash American . 1-2 10c 12-19* 75c American i Class $6.25 (quar.) 12-30 (increased) 12-18* (quar.) 12-31 Extra . 1- (N. J.)^— 10c American Optical Co. Class $$1.75 50c (bi-monthly) 12-10 12-31 1- 1-2-48 $1.25' $1.50 Byrndun Corp. com._; (quar.) : Co. 12-10 Ltd. 12-31 10c B 2 50c common 11-30 Inc.— 6% pfd. (s-a) Ltd., class A (quar.) Co., Class Bush (s-a) Brothers, 1-15 12-30 Corp. & 2 50c 25c common 2 50c Bareco 12-15 93 %c $25c of preferred (quar.) Bastian-Blessing Co. (irreg.) Common Burnham 1- (quar.) 1-15 25c 12-12 1- (extra) Canada, 12-17 12-13 Butler Y.) (N. 1 1-31 $15c 75C (accum.) 1- 1-2 (initial) Brothers 30c Co. 12-17 50c Bunte 2 2 u 1 Co.— Burlington Steel Co., Ltd. » 1- 12-20 12-17 90c 9: 12-29 1-20 12-20 2 80c Extra 40c 1- 20c (extra) Watch 12-12 1- 1-2 ■ (quar.) Company Bulova 12-17 12-29 Bullard - Burns Insurance 1-15 (quar.) Co., 12- 12-29 l-2-4» $1.25 10c Molasses 12-29 5c 8%c Guaranty 25c ... American 12-31 (quar.) 97 %c Extra 12-15 5 $3.50 com Co. Products 1-20 2 1- (quar.) preferred Trust Co. Barkei (quar.).. American 2 1- 12-20 ; 1-1 :■/' $1; Niagara Electric, Building Products, Ltd. Securities Corp.— participating Barber-Ellis 1- $1.75 American 2- Forge 12-23 1-2 10c 20c (quar.) com. (extra) Buffalo Corp Barber $3 Foundry Co.— Co. Buffalo 12-19 20c 31!4c Products 12-19 3 1-16 15c (quar.) _____ 3%% pfd. (quar.) Co., Company $1 Mortgage 12-17 2 (quar.) Corp. (quar.) Co., common L.) $1.75 Y.) (N. 2 ^1^4- ■*: preferred Budd 50c (quar.) 25c com.__ 8 3 12-19 — 7% 12-1(1 20c Co. 1- •1- $2.50 preferred (quar.) Bucyrus-Erie Co., common 1- (quar.) 12-31 6% 1- (quar.) 50c preferred American 12- 2 1- (quar.) Machine 2 tz- 12-31 1-15 $1.25 Distillers preferred 50c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)—. 12-26 of Illinois— Co. 2 1- 50c 12-31 $$1.50 - common preferred 50C 4 1-27 (quar.) Locomotive 1- (quar.) $1.50 (monthly) 12-24 30c , 7% 2 Co., Buckeye Steel Castings, 12-24 9 5c 5 .(year-end) com. American Investment Co. 9 1- common 2 1- $$1.50 (quar.) (s-a) Brush-Moore Newspapers, 6% preferred (quar.) 12-15 1- (extra) & Aroostook RR. Co.— preferred (quar.) Bangor Hydro-Electric, common 1- (quar.) $5 ' 12-15 12-15f 25c — 7 $40c (quar.j—_ A (quar.) Brunswick-Balke-Collender 12-18 2 2 12-29 class V■ (E. 12 %C preferred 25c American ■ Bangor 1- (resumed). Bruce $1.50 Steel, $1.50 com. 11-28 $3.60' 1- Works— Porcelain $1.75 American Hard Rubber Co., ■:•/ 7%,preferred (quar.).. 1-2-48 2 1- 12-15 1-15 preferred (quar.) Brown Shoe 5 1- 5 25c preferred (quar.)_. preferred (quar.) 2nd 1-15 1- 2-25 2-2-48 2%% Extra$4 preferred ' 50c (year-end) Battery Locomotive Bancohio $1.18% (quar.) common 12- 2 $1 common $1 Hair 2 ,7 12-15 1- 37 %c (quar.)___ convertible 7% 1-15 5c 12-15 1 1- 1 . V 56y4c Co Company, Baltimore 2 12-15 2 Durrell 5% 2- noc (initial)- com. 5% American Fruit Growers, Inc. (quar.).— American Gas & Electric, 4% pfd. (quar.)_ American General Corp. (special) American 1- 4 12-10 Ltd.— ; Extla .1- 2 $i5c : — preferred (quar.) Baldwin 1-17 1-15 $1.50 . 6% 12-19 (year-end) (quar.) Baldwin 12-20 50c Inc._ 4%% preferred (quar.) ,/ (quar.) (quar.)__ Inc. Baihmann National 50c (quar.) Co., common preferred 1- 25c $1.75 of Co. T.), preferred Brown-Forman 1 — American Fork & Hoe Co. $6 683/4C Brown 87 %c 1 1- 87V2C (quar.) common Export Lines, American Express Co, 6% 12-15 12-22 Ltd.— new 2nd preferred Brooklyn Trust Co. 17 %c 2 (quar.) Inc., American 1): 2 2 20c Corp., 1- (quar.)___ American 6% 1- 1st ,6% v 1-16 1- CO 1- 2 12- lr 1- British Columbia Telephone Co.— 12-16 2 12-15 1-2 $$1 (s-a) Power 12-15 2 Ltd.— Electric Ry. Co., Columbia 2 1- $ny5c (quar.) prior preference British 8c 1- —— 5 75c Extra 50c Co., common (quar.) 5% 12-20 17*/2C F.) Sons, 6% preferred (quar.)_ Products, 4% preferred (quar.) $1.12% — Columbia Electric, preferred 12-31 1- $15c 6% Mills Ayrshire Colliers 1- 30c common. 4% " 2- 13c 12-31 1- 12-30 t25c preferred (quar.)i_-_ $2.25 $1 7% 56V4C Allied Avon Avondale >68%C British 1- 5 , 1-' 2 (increased) (B. Avery Corp.— prior preferred (quar.) 12-24 12-12 1-15 1-15-48 7—-—— Initial 12-18 $3 (increased quar.)— com. Avco^Mfg yCorp., 12-10 Common share of clasa B stock. of a A 11- ..$17 -2-2 2-2 933/4c Payable in cash or stock at the rate of 4Va% 20c Class: B (quar.)______———— Automobile Insurance Co. (Hartford) —- of : 12-20 12-23 25C 15c 12-19 L 12-16 12i-30 $25c preferred British Columbia participating class A 60c 1- 12- tvl- 12-31 93 %c " (quar.) Oil Co., Ltd., com. (quar.) (Initial) British Coianece, Ltd.—^ v ' American deposit receipts (year-end) British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd.— New 12-30- 30c — 12-15 $3 2- pfd. Holiera: Payable of Ree. 50c : British-American .*■ 25c 5% % preferred" Fabric Products Co., $1.75 11-28 71-30 $1.25 preferred A (quar.) 1 3.75% preferred B (quar.) Atlantic Realty (Georgia), $6 pfd. (s-a) — , Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine— Series A preferred (quar:) Atlas Steels, Ltd ",: Atlas Thrift Plan, 7% preferred" (quar.)—1 12-15 12-31 11-28 3- 60c . , $2 preferred A (quar.) Bristol-Myers Co. 3%% ,partic. 12; $2.50 — ■ Power 6c (s-a)__ Pa.) (Optional dividend series) $2.75 class A 7.7 — (quar.) Cities American 1-19 12- $1.47 $1.50 convertible Auto Finance 2 .; 1-15 2- 2 j $1.26 (quar.) Auto (quar.) 60% 2- 50c (quar.) preferred Pipe, 1 12-30 $1 quar.) (year-end) Corp. 12-10 • —__ 25c 4>/2% 1-2 When Share Bridgeport Brass Co., sMi % cdnv. pfd. (quar.) /$.1.37% : 35c Bridgeport Gas Light (quar.) Blight (T. G.) & Co,, Ltd $25c •Brino Mig. Co., common— 30C : Refining Co. 4% 25C Extra Company Atlantic 12-17 12-31 Atlantic 12-17 1- 25c (year-end) Bemberg Corp., commoli 1- 30c (quar.) Line Barge American Co. 40c 20c Bakeries American Per Wome ot Company 12-10:, $22y2C r/ _ 5 25c $7 UolAett 1-1 J60c Ltd.— 4'/2 % preferred (quar.)___— Associated Telephone & Telegraph $6 1st preferred (accum.) 7% 1st preferred (accum.) __ ... Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. com 5%.,non-cum. pfd. (s-a) Atlanta Gas Light (year-end)— Atlanta Laundries, $2.50 1st preferred (s-a) Atlantic City Electric (quar.) Atlantic City Sewerage (quar.) Amalgamated Leather Cos. /' When Monday, December 29, 1947 Payable of Rec tl5c Associated Telephone Co., Ltd.— Mfg. Co. (extra) Share v Ltd,, class A (quar.) 12-10 1 1- * Company Hardware, Ashdown (quae.) of CHRONICLE m' Name oj :#hari; Payable ot Reo, America— preferred Aluminum 4% of FINANCIAL Holiert :>.JPe*v.>, When Name of Company Aluminum & THE COMMERCIAL (2668) 1-16 i 2 $$1.25- (?•:: —... (quar.)» 46) 2 $$1 m-r. Mil 12- 5 i. 12-30 rl2-10 . 12-10 -13-10 I«u>- . Vi C Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2669) Stock Record New York Stock Exchange «» DULY RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE: S) :« '-'i' LOW Saturday I per pei « mar* 76% 77., *77% t'O ♦77% 6% 7 6% 77 90 53 53% .52% 17% 17% 17% 48 35% 8% , 3% *45 Va 35 % 8% 4 8 27% 102 8 : 25% 7% 26% *95 , • *96 17% 3% 3% 3% 4 18% 18% 18% 18 18% 7GV-. 76% 77 78 77 77% 75 76% 3% 3'a 41 3% 41% *71 11 *88 11 41 40% 41'% 72 72 40 % 71% 32 32% 31 32 *88 95 *88 95 11 11 *10'% 10% 188% 20% 20% 185% 20% 34%. 34% 32, 30% 186 *20 188 20% 31 93 31% 30% 31 93 90 91 *91 34 ' .'w CI.OSED 4Q% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40 40% 94% 95 95 CHRISTMAS 95 94% 95% 95 95 % DAY 32% 6% 32% ♦32 33 6% ♦49 32% 51 98 6% ♦50 100 50% 32% 6% 6% 99 50% 51 50% 6% *50 100% 105 50% 7% 7% 7% 7% 54% 55% 54% 55'% 22 21% 66 65% *11% 21% *11% 40% 21% 21 va 66 *65 12 12 12 40% 40% 40% 109% 109% 4% 4% 78% 109 78'A 173 % 43 102 43% *£0'/4 50% 20% 20% 102 *99% 21% *105% 50 % 49% 49% 20% 20% 50 *20% *88 90 88 20% 20 *19% 88 39% 40% 106% 107% 30 ♦16% 2% 88 29% 5% 16% 13 16% 17 Va 16% 2 Vi 7% 76% *40:/4 8% 77% 8'/a 41 *7 % *53 4i) 7% 55 24% *7 Vi ♦93 *11% *13% 2'1% *103% *53 24% 7% 100 14 14 21% *103 700 5 Va 16'/a 16 Va 89 Va 87 Va 40 1,900 39% 39% *39'/a 40 % 400 American 2,700 American 7% 7% 25% 6% 7% *53 7 *94 12 14 HIGH 14 SALE Dec. 23 Dec. 24 share 20% 19% 20% 19% 20% 83% 20 83% 81'/a 83 81 82 81 8 8 27% 131% 9 *129 9'/a *32 90% 81 33 8% 36% 100% *10% 8 27% 130 8% 33 130 8% *33 21 1.1QP 8% Friday $ per share f per share 20 20 *81 83 7% CI OPED 7% 271/2 CHRISTMAS DAY 70 8% 33% 1,200 1,100 87% 82 89% 87 Vi 80 Va 88% 81 79% 80'% 15 Va 79 14% 79'/a 15% 15 14% 147/s 16,000 37 37% 10% 10% 36% 100 37% 99% 10% 10% 174 Va 100 *100% 10% 170 31% x31% 31 101 10% 8% 170 31% 100% 102 13,100 Amer 6,000 10% 17 Va 17 Va 10'% 17% 10% 17% 18 V* 39% 17% *39% 18'/* 40% 39 57 Va 5 38% 38% 56% 56% 56% 54% 56'/* 7,200 *32% *136 147 33% 22% 45% 19 33 33 33 *132 138 24% 24% 22% *22% 22% ♦22% 45% 45% 68% 900 American 3,600 American 127% 127% 89- 35 74% / 57% •57.% 57 8% 16% 43% 16% 16% 43-/a 99 * *86 - 6% 63% 99 64 • 6°/a •♦64 44% 0/5% r>7 *85% 91 35 Va 34% 34% 76% 76% 77% 36 36 36% 104 X104 104% *52% 53% *52% 53 Va 22% 24% 23% 24% -11 *10'% . 36 105 52% 23% 36 105 *34% 33% *105 r- 107 52% 95 6% 65 34% 24 % *10%.>10% 5% 34% *9% > 5,200 ; Am 10,600 Fib 210 Va Mar 1 42 Nov 72% May 96% Oct 132 Va Mar 21% Nov Feb ,b 40% 104% Sep Jan 150 Sep 97 Va Dec Feb Feb Mar 12 34 V4 Apr 32'/a Jan 108 Jun July 48% July 28 118% Oct 15 46 Jan 6 41% Nov 75 6% Feb 7 6% Sep 11V* 23% Jun 28% Aug 14% Jan Feb jun 10 17% July 28 13% Oct Dec 11 5 17 y* 5 Va Nov Dec 20% July 15 6% Feb 8 Dec 6 115% Jan 6 100 Sep 6 25 V* Feb 8 18 Oct 8 101 % Feb 129% May 44% Apr 1 no Sep 118 42% Apr 9% Oct 5 37% Sep 5% Oct 55% Jan 14 12% Jan 44% Ocl 63 Jan 31% Dec Dec Jan 16 55 Jun 27 X34Ve Jan 10 10% Jan 24 106% Mar 13 May 19* 36 *105 107 - 53% , 53% 23%' 24 Oct 7 28 14% Nov 10 Oct 116 Jan 9 22Va U1 May 35% 8 V* Sep .99% Jan 9% Sep Nov 18% Mar 118 May 16% 15% 5 30% Feb Nov Jun Jun 44% Jan 119 Sep May 81 class Wtr Wks & 500 10% 163 July 17% July Apr 22 Va Jun 133% Aug Oct. Sep Sep 60 97% Jan Jan Nov 23 Feb Nov 186 Feb Jan 42% Aug 108% July 17 Dec Oct 8 37% Feb 7 27 V* 109% Feb 24 May 21 7 186 26 Feb 88% 12% Xl73% 90 V* 123% Aug Feb 16% Feb 10 14% Dec 22% Feb 4 19 Sep 33% Feb 42% Oct 15 33 Sep 52 Apr 70 % Dec 45% Sep 73% Jan Jun 27 Dec 8 172 1 July 17 40 Mar 5 158 Jan 6 25% May 19 37 Feb 23% Jun 165 34% 160 20 Oct Jan • Apr 50% 172 Apr Feb 8 27% NOV 60% 28% July 24 25 V* Deo 3 29% Jan 24 Sep 34 May 17 May 19 47% Dec 17 146% Feb 24 Oct 22 174% Feb 4 lo 18 Va Oct 30 149% Jun 19 20 62 Apr 15 82% 61% Apr 19 84% 138 Va Dec' 26_ "163% 41Vs May 17 59 % . 5 8 V* Dec 15 12 ' May 19 26 Va Jan ,90 „ ; • - 16 5 38% Oct 138 Sep 159% Nov May 38% July 58% Feb 158 Apr 200% Jun Feb 5 73 Oct 99Va May Feb 5 76% Oct 100 y* May 174 Julyi July 23 150 Sep 26 48% Oct 78 116% Sep 121 13% Oct Dec .18% Feb ' 8 507/« Oct 20 May 23 68% Jun ... n 120% Aug 12 .8% Dec 22 xllG% Oct 10 com—No par common..No par Feb 43 Jun 116 —25 Aug 191 Dec 21 29% Jan 2*8*% 70% May Jun Jun Jun 13 100% Der 182% Jun "|03% Feb 13 87 Va Dec 105% Nov 7 Sep 15% Jan 90 110% Feb 5% May 19 62 May >2 30% May 19 v> - 10% Jan 69% Apr 42 Mar 6 64 Dec 5 35 Oct 51% Feb 1 41 Sep 60% Jan 1 82 No par 38 Dec 26 Nov 20 May 38'/* Dec 26 35 Anderson-Prlchard A , Dec 11 34% 21 15 Andes l 133% Jun 21 142 Elec preferred '• Anderson, Clayton 800 Jun 24 48% May 19 ——100 100v. 10% 43% 34 ;——25 New v' Oct 16% Feb Anchor Hock Glass Corp com—12.50 500 Jun 23% 45 V* Mar 117% Feb 45 V* Jan 250 >'9,800 25 V* 9% Aug 25 15% May 20 Wire '& Cable.——No par 2,200 106 V* Nov 129% Feb 99 -100 Copper Mining—-4—50 Nov 12% 5 24% May la new—5 ——100 Oct 98 5 170 100 „ 21% Dec 11% May 19 No par Anaconda 33% 7 24 85 Foundries—No par Anaconda 5% 14% Feb 6 perthare 76% Dec par prior preference No par Amer Zinc Lead & Smelt com—1 $5 prior conv preferred.——3—25 3 39 y* Feb 5 common 15 32% July 17 147 July 17 10 B__ 2 Jan 15% Feb 8% Dec 26 32% Dec Tobacco Highest # per share 28% May 27 7 Dec 5 par 13,200 *5 28% Sep 101 x25% May 19 127 Dec 15 Conv 200 26 136 % Dec Preferred 5,100 23 25 Woolen • Dec 7 % Dec Year 1946 Lowest Sper share 10 —100 Tobacco » *10 33% 18 % Jun common preferred American , 400 10% 34 ~: : 8 20% preferred Am Waterworks Co Inc.. 13,300 5% *5 34 38% 35% 52% 24 Dec 10 102 t per share No par 100 800 36% 52% 184 4 12 American Viscose Corp common—14 5% preferred 100 91 76% 24 Va *34 " For footnotes see page 24 .' 11 5% 34% 6%-' *64% 34% 75 ) *88 65 34% > *R2 38 34% > 8% 42% 7% 6% 290 t^j ••.' Oct 12 24 Sep 1R% May 19 104% Dec 19 100 — Sumatra Common 3,600 42% 75 ' ' 59'% *8 16 *64 Jan Oct Range for Prevltaa Refg common—No Stores American 670 117% 117% 15% 6% Apr 17% 106 Va ~5% 79 'Vlar Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest San'y com—No American Tel & Tel Co— 5,800 16% 34% • 8% 6% 64 Va 64% 110 Apr 23 9% May 17 No par Preferred 3,000 PR *85% 6% 59 118% 8% Ocl 90 Stove Co .Nopar Sugar Refg common—100 American 17,800 68% 140 91 4ii% PR 91 *117% 400 1,400 67 67% 138 Va <■ 58% 16 •>43 Va 118 150% 67 68% 142% 19 150 Va 67 68 com . 19 150% 141 143 8% 75% 35% : 66 Va 68% 142 117% • •;:5%.5%', s 57% 66 Va 67% ; 8% 62% 34% 142 150% Jan 36 V* Feb 22% July 30 6 May 16 Light, com—No par Steel American 500 45% 118% 100% *10 24 Va 22 Va 45% 8% 16 - 43% 66% 68'/a 57 6% ,,6% *24% 24'/* *22 % l50Va Jun 30 Oct STOCK Co Snuff American 3,600 24% 118% 8% 16'/a 150% l No par No par non-cum 45% 19% 67 23% 6% 22% 127% 67 Jun 88 Va 28 y* Feb July 29 5% May 19 ..100 & American 24% 127% 45% 17% 49 Rolling Preferred 600 45% *19% 140% = 281/4 850 — — 22% 19% 150% 32% 140 & & St Smelt 25 127% 66 118% 32% Am 46 19% Oct Oct Nov 7 1 100 preferred 23% 45% *126% 150% 148 *133 29% 19% 56% 118 *101 29% 127% 68% 35% 46 29 127% 141% *62 28 Va 19% 56 145 33 140 24% 141% , 147 *136 66% *96 . 33 150% *86 145 140 25% 66% .....v 148 33 29'/a 150% 16'/a 43% 147 28% 19 8% 149 28% ' '127% *126 % *136 140, 28% *24% < 25% 72>/4 12% 2 Mill com 10 4% % conv preferred 100 American Safety Razor 5 American Seating Co No par Amer Ship Building Co— _No par 140 57% £7% 19% Apr 74% Dee 73/4 Dec No par Preferred 2,700 39% 149 7 Jun Nov 5 75 preferred American 3,600 17% 39% Power $5 310 17 57% Jan 53 Va iNOV '57% 115 V* Jan 37 preferred $6 21,600 38% *147 Mar 26 r 86 50 Fdy Co News Amer Rad 10 17 cum American 5,700 14% 8 38% .. 3.90% 90 Va 99% R48/. 37% Nov 11 16 Machine & Metals No par American Metals Co Ltd com.No par 6% preferred. 100 American Molasses Co 1 14% 101 26 22 13 Amer 132 8% 8% YORK 220 1,700 2,900 33% 34 *170 Dec Aug EXCHANGE Amer Mach & 28 *129 NEW 4,600 89% 174% Sep 39% May 12% Apr 75 Apr. 91% May Oct 26 % Feb Par 91'% *170 Oct; 9 56 -—10 Shares 8% 174% 6% 44 Apr 3% May 19 ——100 the Week 8% *170 Sap 196% Sep 54 7/e Feb May 21 1 common——1 Sales for Dec. 26 80% 15 174% 37% 24 11 preferred—— 7% 25 3 99 25% May 19 Lpcomotiyg 23 7% Feb 26 101 % Dec American American 95% Nov Jan 110% Nov 11 American International Corp.,—100 Invest C9 of lit —1 300 Nov 50 20 preferred Nov 91% 31 4 100 common 30% 17% Feb 38% Dec No par Jan 63% May1 July 62% May 106 77% Jan xl9% Sep 12 88 Dec 22 . 39 . 27 80 May 19 May 19 10 Products non-cum 13,500 105 90 Va 91% 6% — 8% 8% 100 com Nov * STOCKS Thursday 8 27% 130 9 13% 20% 83 27% 33 Ice *103 % 20% 7% 27% 130 8% 33 8% 82% 14% "170 8 27% 132 8% 33 8% 8 27% • American Dec. <25 I per share 19% 700 7 12 PRICES Wednesday 10 preferred Home 98 13% conv American 7 105 6% Nov 8 —No par Hawaiian SS Co Hide & Leather 10,600 12 21% #1 *103% preferred 31 Va 99% 212% jun; •29% Jan Sep 5 par $6 25 *94 12 Va *113% 21% 105 AND 7% 7% 8,400 55 24% 98 '42'/a 14 21% *53 24% *7 98 8 7% 55 24% Tuesday 7% 2,400 75% Dec 29% Jan 61% May 113 July Oct L8V* • 47% Oct Export Lines Inc 40 Amer & Foreign Power com__No par $7 preferred —No par $7 2nd preferred A No 7% 12 per 87'/a 87 26 Dec 154 - 19 10 American 20,000 J 75% ♦92 f 2,500 2% 2 '/a 8 Va 12 *103% 16% 16 36% Oct 14 39% Mar 6 11-ze Apr 105% July 18 LNo par 1,800 16 77% 55 Co Encaustic Tiling American European Secur 16 88% Chicle 5 , 107 May 21 20 Va May 21 100 American 76% 8 1 preferred 3%% preferred series A American Distilling Co 77% .Dec. 22 27 *5'/8 2% 24% share 29 5% conv Colortype Co ,t American Crystal Sugar com.' 4%% prior preferred American Cyanamid Co com 100 5% Monday *129 American 2,200 Dec. 20 per American 800 5% ... 29 % Saturday I 900 16% LOW I per share 48'/a 89% 170 36 Inc. Oct 50 Ve Dec Dec 82 Jan 91% 51 5 77 Ve Dec 100 Cable 38 8 V* Feb 94 29% ♦53 ; 18 12 Feb Aug 8M1 Jan 69% Jan Oct 35 7 Dec 12% 51% May Oct Apr Mar 103 Oct 29% •52% 1% May 19 25 100 29 8% 1 common 3% 8 .'>•. 99 Ve Oct 16 107% Dec No par 29% 16 Radio Corp Chain & 20% 19% 36 100 No par 40 5% No par com Amer *47 Va *19% 9 Dec 4 Feb Apr 135 Sep 17 Jan 20% 59% > Nov Feb 105% July 28 42% Oct 14 20% May 19 65% Dec 23 American Car & Pdry com 7% non-cum preferred *20% 20% '90 52 2,200 19% 106 Va Mar 7 1 Co • 34% May 16 3,lo0 3,300 7% 21% 21% 13,700 *39% 105 Preferred 101 21% <te Can *105% 2% 14 21'/4 105 640 41% *99 99 16 '/a 7% 171 89'/a 98 11% American 41 102 2% 7% 7Vi *93 12 % 13,100 39% 8 25% 78% 105% 77% 55 24% Amer Cable 39 % 89 40 7% 14,600 170 73 2 12% Nov 26 Jan 5 25 00% 8 76 Ve Nov 5% May 19 .1 Corp Jun Oct Nov 24 22% Feb* i 24 46 Corp——No par preferred 4% 105% 39% cum 106'/a 49% 17% 77 % 4% 77% 43 2% 8% 77'/a 800 39 Va 16 89% 109 Dec 104 202 16 90 " Jun 41% Dec Feb 68 Va JHL 8ep 8% ' Feb 18 .48% Feb 24Va May 19 Chemical_No par Shoe Jan 44 Va 24% May 24% Nov 104 May 20 May 17 30 ' 50 Bosch Amer Brake ■ 29y4Mayl7 91 50 preferred American 4% 78% *16% 89 6% 500 4,900 106 Va 5% 2% 89% 20 11% 105 40 Va 29 17 2'/4 *88 66 Agricultural , May 33 5% Feb 5 18 x50 I 44 13 164 F*b Oct 6 102% Aug 11 30'% May 19 3%% cum conv preferred 100 American Bank Note common——10 41% 109 4% 19% 88% 1,700 41 preferred Petroleum American Airlines common.—— 6,900 21 convertible Amer 41,200 107'/a 39% 106 29% 51/4 5% 48 *20% 400 7% *11% 109 21% *105% 20 88% 39% 105% 15% *99% 99 106 Va 6% Amerada Jan 27% Dec Alpha Portland Cement i_i.No par Amalgam Leather Co Inc comL—il • 53 *64% 12 173 42'/a 102 22% 103 % 20 5% 170 42% 22V4 20 30 77% 174 1,600; 21 41% 4% 1,000 24 90% Nov 10 10% Dec 4 1 new Allied Chemical • 4,000- 50 7% ■ 52 66 40 4% *49% 21% *11% *108% 52 107 7% 54 *64 12 105 % * *19% 105 66 41% 109 42% 22% 106 % 21 Va 78% 172% *99% 22% 21% 78 172 3/4 42% 105% 39 Ve 79 50 7% 52% 4% 172% 43 *99'/* 109 5 50 7% 54% 40% 109 '/a 4% 79 173 7% 6% 105 105% Inc >Allis-Chalmers Mfg common—No par 900%% 3V*% cum conv preferred—100 95 *47 Industries II,'800 32 V* . Allen & Dye_——^No par Kid Co.— 5 Allied Mills Co Inc —No par 10)300 .'-Allied Stores Corp common.—No par : •4O0U*& 4% -preferred—.—; •——100 40 6% 53 104% 50% 54 *64 % *50 32 56 • 1,800 1 93 ,*34 32% 6% 6% 51 100% 50% *31% preferred A ..—.100 prior conv preferred-No par $2.50 Feb 10% 13 Ve 10 6% Feb 31% Jan 5 Dec Dec 19 10 U2 : 169 Nov 38% Feb 2% May jl» 25V* May 19 9L Oct 8 40 V* Oct 4 Highest f per share t Apt 10 % Feb Nov 29 16 Va Dec Jan % 105% 29 Oct >« 7 18% Oct 20 75 1 100% Allied 307/a 39% ■ 5 • July 28 10% Feb 60 May 27 3% Dec 100 — common—— 7 5c 100 Allegheny Ludlum Steel CorpJNo par Alleg & .West Ry 6% gt'd— ..100 1,900 20% *66 40'/a common preferred— 5%% 600 500 33'%' 30% :•' 4,800 7,500 32%' Inc 4%% Allegheny Corp 5 110 30% May 16 « .May 19 X25V4 Dec 26 —1 No par Aldens 380 ■ 189 *20% 34 6 * 7; 100 10% 188 Va 21 34 % 71% 10% 100 *20% 34% r 31% *91 Corp—— Air Reduction Inc 95 *88 11 No par •Admiral 87% Jan 4 38 V 1 Corp— Year 1946 $ per share 43 Va Apr lg 13 V» May 19 Auuris^ioaraph-Mmtigraph Corp->iO , 12,600 40'/a 72 95 10% 186 94 3% 32% 34 % . 18 3% , __10 Jun 6% Dec ,-2.50 Alabama & Vicksburg Ry ,——100 Alaska Juneau Gold Mining 10 77%" ■»'* 60 Range for Previa** Lowest Sper share 66% May 20 3,100 17% 77% • 3% 72 33% 31% 3% 31% *20% *91 3% r$00 li300 25,700 3 Vo "• 72% 31% 187% 3% 40% 3% Co—, Co Adams Express— -.£■ 31% "71 31% 95 186 3% 41% 40 73 30% *88 ,4 i 36 Motors Adams-Mills *95 V 102 4% 18% Acme Steel 3,800 ,>7%'.. 77/a x25'%* 25% 26 18 Va 17% ACF-Brill I,800 47'/a *35% •i 2,700 t per share No par No par com-. Abraham & Straus ___ 52 *43 V 102 18'/.. Abbott Laboratories */'V " January 1 Highest' Lowest par 3;300 ::6% 52:. , 77/a . 25% 102 > 90 6% 47 Va 35% 36 Ranee Since EXCHANGE , Shares - 17% 43 the Week 79 *77% 51% 17% *35% 8% t per share 6% 51% *45% *95 t per share 79 STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK Sales for Dec. 26 90 6% 17% / 26 V\ ' *77% 52 48 26% 102 Frtdav 80 17% , 35'A 8% 26 % *35 share 78% Thursday Dec. 25 52 . .35% 36% per 6% *45% 1 t 90 6% 52% 17% Dec. 21 78%' *81 Va PRICES Wednesday share uer 6% *45% SALE Dec. 23 t % 76 HIGH Tuesday •Dec. 22 Share 76 % AND Mnnda* I)CC. 20 13 P W Copper Nopar & Co—21% Oil Corp.—10 Mining Products Co .20 Inc Archer-Daniels-Midland — 5 Nopar . 51 • 16 14% Apr 15 10% Nov 15 3% Jun 30 17 Apr 29 4 38 Sep 62% May 111% Mar 10 101% Nov 28 46% Jan Dec 108 Dec XU4% Mar Jan X04% July 27% May ;; 43% 15% Oct Jan 29 13% Sep 8% Feb 21 4% Nov 10% Feb 39% Oct 15 26% Mar 41% Dec it> V Jan 5R% July 7 24% Dec 22 ■ 24% Feb THE,COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2670) 14 NEW AND LOW Saturday Dec. 20 I ♦Dec. 22 per f per share 14% 14 Ma 14 104 104 104 •49 Ma *92 104 *15 Mi 15% 14% *14% 15 Mi 15 Ma 14% 14% 100 Ma 102 26 26 25% 89% 92 16% 50 100% 100 Mi 16% 50 94 101% x98 17% 16% 167/a 16% 17 50 Ma *25% 51 26% 70% 70 Ma 51 Mi 51 26 Mi 72 *69% 72 38 Ma 37% 50 Ma 26% - 108 Mi 3$% 37% 37 *106% *64 Ma 65% 680 *112 Ma 114% *18 18 Ma 18 Ma 18 Va 18 Ma 18 Vt 16 Ma 16 Ma 16 M2 16% 16% 16 Ma 4% 5 Ma 47/a 5 6 Ma CT.ORED 16 Ma 16 Ma CHRISTMAS 5 4Ma 5 28 6 Ma 1,800 14 Ma 18 Mi 16% 1,500 I6M2 5 4% 4,400 15,100 4% Nov Amer—5 3 27% Jan 27 common-—3 4% May 19 7% Feb. 8 preferred—No par 36M4Decll 49 1 13Ma Dec 24 Works—.13 13% Dec 26 63 63 63 63 63 260 4j5 47 47 47 Ma *46 47 2,500 24% 24 Va 24 Ma *24 Ma 24M4 *44 45Ma 45 Ma Nov 114 Apr 97% Jan 135 Jun Oct of (The 1 15 63 Juh 15 M* Canteen Co Mfg Corp 143/4 63 x53% 9 34% 15Mi Dec Automatic 15 14 July 22% Oct 23% July 15 14 26MaJuly24 73 July 28 121 51% May 130 ya 37% 14% 14 Nov Nov 11,600 19% Nov 105 8 18 19M4 19 31 22 29 __5c 19 Mi 20 Ma 26 29% Jan Co 20 187/a Dec Aug May «J0% Aug 19 Mi 12% 12% 49% May 94 25% Locomotive 14 Ma 127/a 40 Dec Dec 113Ma Sep 105 Jun 83 Sep 68 Nov Baltimore 14 Ma 123/a 20 ,45 26% 29 Ms May Sep Baldwin 145/a 12% 13 Feb Oct Sep 27,600 15 Ma Jun Oct 16% 20,100 14% 125 13 10% 12 Ma 15 Mi May Oct 15 25 14 Ma 13 Mi 14% 121 100 18% Feb 2 18 137/a 13 Ma 78 10 10 12 Mi 133/4 2 Feb l83/a Feb 12 Ma 13 V* Sep Jan 12% Feb 14 Ma 13 Va 34 99 112 27M* Jan 30 (B 13 Mi 15 Jun 5% May 16 Babbitt 13% DAY 37 Mi 13 Ma May 32% 22Mi Mar 11 4,000 37% May 148 13Ma May 19 17Ma Dec 5 13% 37% 153 Dec 57 Apr 18 111M2 Dec 15 common 13 Mi 37 Ma Ma Dec 125 —____No par No par AUtOcar Avco -No par. Corp- Nichols Conv $2.25 37 Ma Nbt 124 4 Feb prior pfd ($1.20)— No par AUstin 1.9C0 37 Ma 17 4 ' 21% May 19 preferred——100 conv 3 7 Mi 37% 13 134 92 Ma Dec ——5 —— 36% 37% 100 Atlas Powder common 100 *18 14 6 Mi series B $3.75 Corp Atlas Tack *24 *6 M4 *13% 28 *24 *13% Atlas 30 *13% 18% 3,300 66 Ma 6% 13% 14 Ma 22% 114 Ma 28 6% 203/a Feb 132y2 Feb 1 25 Ma Dec —10 Preferred Feb Aug 4 Coast Line RR—No par 4OM2 May 17 common—-1: 23 Ma Jun 4 5% non-cum. preferred—-^--1C062 Jan 22 Atlantic Refining commoiu 25 31 Ma Apr 15 4% conv preference series A—10o 105 Nov 28 750 65% 137/a *24 260 93% 30 66 May 19 x98 Dec 26 10MiMayl9 10 100 Inc F Oct 36% May Dec 17,100 106% *112 Ma 6% 14 Ma 28 18 •13% . 12 May 112% Dec Dec 40 106 Ma T 65 Sep Nov 99 com—100 preferred Sep 18 Ms | 18% Ma* 135 July 99 59 39 39 Mi 102 34% Feb 15 77 .<• Mar 29 22% 6 Ma 13 Atl G & W I SS Lines 23 66 Topeka & Santa Fe 5% 17% Feb Atlantic 22% 114 Ma Atch Highest $ per share Sep 42 Ma 4 10 Mi May 19 13Ma Dec 6 common—1 __100 100 Associates Investment Co Jan 100 23 *24 1,100 16,900 19 300 23 6% 6% 25% 22 Sep 4,600 23 28 *24 2d 112 17 50% 22% 65% Dry Goods preferred preferred— 1st Feb 73 94 Ma *112 Ma 6% 7% 110 14 _No par — 16 25% 93 66 Ma Associated 360 21.0 91 Ma Dec 5 10 Va 7 50 Ma *69% 94 Mi 112% 3,700 Corp Jan 25% < 93 65 14% Corp. No par 55 A 94 112% Constable Artlbom 95 Mi No par ~ 'l03Ma Sep 8 No par 38Mi Jun 10 4,700 92% 113% $3.75 Arnold 15% Oct 21 130M2 Jan 24 t per share 17 Ma 93 65 v preferred Cork Co com preferred $ per share 9%May l9 ' com—__5 $6 conv prior 1,000 99% Illinois of Armstrong 14 Ma 103 Co $ per share 2,500 17 107 106 108 & Armour Lowest 98 22% 22% ♦lllMa 96 Ma 100% 93 Ma 92'/2 65 94 Ma 27 Ma 108 25% 25 Ma 25 Ma 26 Mi 100% .*69% 107% 99 Va 95% 50 % 37% 36% 101% 100 % 100% 92 *26% 73 *69% *107 14% 15 101 Ma 100% 17 27 Ma ♦26% 14 loo Ml 99% 26 Mi 26 % 90 *15 M4 100 Ma 102 99 99% 14% 15 Ma 15 15 Ma 14% 99% 89% 100% 300 15% 14% 101 16 92 Ma 15% 15% 810 91% 147/a 100 3,100 92 12,400 Year 1946 Lowest Par 800 49% 92 92 Ma 14% 102 105 Ma 48 Ma 92 Ma 14% 15% 105 Va 50 49 % 93 % 92 Ma 14% 102 14 Ma 104 104 49% Range Since January 1 Highest EXCHANGE Shares 14 Mi 14% Range for Previous YORK STOCK NEW Sales for the Week $ pirshare $ pet share thare 14 Ma 104 49 Mi 49% 15 Mi *99% f per 14 Va 14 Ma 14% 104 49% 49 V3 92 Ma Dec. 25 Dec. 24 $ per Share shard RECORD STOCKS' Friday Dec. 26 Thursday Wednesday Dec. 23 STOCK PRICES SALE HIGH Tuesday Monday YORK Monday, December 29, 1947 cony Feb 8 ' - Jun Jan 32% Aug 41 "14% Feb Oct 6M» 83% Feb NoV 38% Jan Nov B 12 Mi 12% 19 Ma 20 Ma * 14 Ma *13% 62 62 45% 45 Ma *44% 62Ma 24% 24% *24 Ma 24% *45% 47% *45% 47 Ma *45 Ma 47 45 Ma 45 Mi 36% 37% 36% 37 Va 37 Ma 3934 38 Ma 10 Ma 9Ma 39% 9% 38% 9% Ma 9 Ma 9 Ma 23 Ma 23% 23 Mi 23% 38 38 Ma 37 Ma 38 ' 9 Ma 10 *23 23 Ma 23% 23% *38 Ma 39% 38% 39 Ma *86 86 Ma 85% 18 Ma 18 Ma 18 Ma 99 *97 18 Ma *97 84 Ma 32 *29 9 * *34% 35 34 Ma 35 34 Ma 35 16 Ma 16 Ma 16% 163/4 17 Mi 16 M2 15 15 *21 Ma 15 Mi 15% 22 Ma 223/a 22% 99 *95 99 *95 21% 21 Mi 21 Ma 21 Ml 21 Ma 21 24 Mi 23 Ma 24 23 Ma 24 Mi 23 Mi 78 78 Ma 78 *78 Ma 80 78 78% 25% 25% 26 26 26 26 25 Ma 26 31% 32 315/a 32Mb 31 Ma 31 Ma 103 Ma 105 104 104% 103 Ma 105 Ma *137 Ma 138 137 Ma 137% 135 136 133% *62 Ma 64 *62 Ma 63 Ma 63 63 *13% 14 Mi 13 Ma 13% 13 Ma 13 Ma 6 per share t per share 103 Ma 134 ^ "4 *62 13 Ma SALE 13% I per share 17 Mi l63/4 163/4 17 *35 Ma 38 Ma CLOSED HRISTMA 38% 37 37 23% 23 y4 233/4 23 Mi 233/4 22 Ma 23 Mi 32 Mi 31 Ma 33 313/a 313/4 31Ma 32 93 Ma 93 93 90 * 93 90 90 47 47 25 25. Ma 4 IMa 41M8 *36 45 % 25% 25% 253/a 25 Ma 42 42 41 Ma 42 46 Ma 54 54 54'A 93% 92 92 4 4 4% 77/a 7% 7% 7 Mi 84% *70 10 Ma 103/a 10 Mi 10 Ma 32 % 32 Va 32 Ma 32% 28% 28 Ma 28 Ma 33% 34 Mi 33 Ma 33% 97 4 *34 Ma 97 *94 *75 DAY Bliss 17 200 Bliss *34 Ma 38 Ma 80 9,500 Bohn 200 4 36 4Mb 4 Mi 500 35% 4MB 4 Ma 3534 35% 500 7 Mi 7 Mi 7 7 Mi 7,500 100 81 10 Mi 31 Ma 31 Ma 3l% 5,300 28 Ms 29 31% 29 Mi 31Mi 28M4 28% 28% 1,100 2,600 *75 35 35'/a 35 Ma 34% 34% 97 94 94 90 90 *32 Mi 33 97 *95 99 21 Mi 16 16 Ma Mi 21 21% 16% 7,600 110 16 Ma 5,800 33 400 95 95 60 21 21 Mi *32 1,500 20 Ma 20% 20 Ma 20 Ma 19 3/4 20 Mi 19% 20 Ma 122 Mb 122% *122 Ma 124 Ma *1223/i 124 Ma *122% 124 Vi 50 10 3/8 10% 10 Ma 10 Ma 10 Mi 10% 10 Ma 10% 18,200 70% 71 71 71 71 713/4 70Mi 70 Mi *70 Ma 72% 470 363/4 35M4 *35 Mi 36 Va 36% *83 Ma 87 85 85 Va 84 85% 18 Mi 18 35% 83% 82% 18 Mi 35.3/4 *80 Ma 35% 3,700 300 700 82 19 18% 19 Mi *35 Ma 36 Ma 36 Mi 36 Ma 36 Mi 36% *353/4 36 Mi 35% 35% 2,100 20% 20% 20 3/8 20 3/4 20 3/8 20% 20 Ma 20 M4 20 Ma 20% 8,100 85 85 Mi 84 86 Ma 85 Mi 86 86 ,. 85 Mt 88 *83 9 9 Ma 12 Ma 82 Ma 3% 9 Me *83 88 *83 15 8 Ma *83 80 88 14 5/8 9 Ma 84 85 8534 86 *83 14M4 14% 9 9 84 • 83 Va 9 83% 12 Mi 12 Ma 12% 80 81 80 80 80 80% 19 100 Vt 27 26 Ma 3 Mi 3 Ma 3 Mi 3 Mi 3 M» 19 Ma 19% 20 Va 19% 20% 100% 100 Ma *100 Mi 100 % 100% 100% 26% 26 Mi *26 Mi 26 3/4 19 58 Jan 19 100 133 V2 Dec 24 No par No par 7 7 Bon & Ami Class Co Sep 38% May 06% Dec 112 % Aug 21 32% Oct 29 105Ma Dec 23 150 Jan 27 66 Feb 3 18 Ma Jan 23 27 * $3.60 Co No par $5 Co Forge Buff Niag El Corp preferred conv 2nd 4% 200 3%% 3%% 100 preferred——100 100 preferred 27 4,900 Burroughs Adding Mach ^No par Bush 20 3,400, 270 900 3,200 100 1,000 Bush Term Bldg 7% Butler Bros common 30% Feb 33% 18 Mi Dec 12 14 July 23 34 41 Va preferred—100 ——10 preferred 100 & Zinc 5 Byers Co (A M) common—No par Participating preferred—^—100 Byrvn Jacison Co —No par 4%% BUttC Copper Sep 18 Jun 18% Aug Nov 66% May 35 15 11 42 Oct 8 101 Sep 67 Jan 52 Oct 69% July 27 Ma Nov 48 Mi May 35 Ma Feb 81 9 Ma 30 23 Ma Dec Dec May May 30% Nov 90 Dec 16 Dec 25% Jun 13 Ma 120 9 70 25% 82 Ma 14Ma 26 14 80 80 84 12Ma 72 11 80 3 Dec Apr 57% Apr 61% Jun 107% Aug 4% Sep 11% Jan 30% Dec 35 ye Dec 21 12 Dec 34% Jan 72 Jan 95 Dec 20% Feb 6 Ma Feb Jan 3 18 Ma Feb 27 40 Ma Feb 11 13% Sep 30M* Oct 31% Feb 10 23 96 Jan 53% Jan 42% Jun Oct 35% Jan 2 109 7/a Apr 3 11 28% Feb 5 25 Oct 11 36 Mi Jan 7 31% Sep 45% May 106 Ma Apr 27 Ma Feb 30 Oct 110% Mar 63 20 26 3 20% Nov 20 125 2 Dec 6 105 Jan May NOV 103 _lis n' 20% Of* 14 38% Sep 120 Apr 38% Jan Apr Apr 25% May 130 Feb , 19 14% Feb 7 9% Oct 22 M« Jun 5 86 Mi Feb 18 70% Oct 99 Jun May 20 37% Nov 7 25 M4 Oct 24 102 M2 Apr 11 66 MI Dec May 19 23% Feb 18 18% NOV May 14 38 Mi Feb 10 33 May 19 22 Ma Feb 104% Feb 17 16 Vt OCt 15 95% Dec 111 Mar 12 84% Dec 116% May 97 Dec 13 NOV 102% Aug 21% Jun May Dec Dec Dec 26 100 May 19 Jun 95 Va Jah 4 6 May 19 16% Oct 23 May 19 jUn 6 88 9 Dec 23 Dec 13% 947/a 19 Nov 13 Ma Feb 26 5 17 19 Dec 1 36 09 Mar 73% 112 Sep Oct Sep 39 Va Feb May 19 Jan 42 Ma 55 49% Jan 3Ma May 19 32 May 20 7 Dec 26 ' Dec 102 37% May 19 92 Dec 22 ~:-~A Terminal Oct Oct 5 Co May 15 Mi 18 Mi Feb Deb ———-No par BuldVa Watch Co Inc. —5 Burlington Mills Corp.common—1 Bullard 46 6 20 Jan 20 Mi Dec -No par 1 $3.60 Pfd 100 t per share NoV 24 Ma Oct 95 5 100 31 59 No par No par Highest $ per share 10 26 common common Co Mar 83% Apr 116 No par preferred BUffalo 15 common preferred Budd: (The) Nov 12 45% Dec 22 25 May 19 38% May 21 —5 2.50 Co Bruns-Balke-Collender Bucyriis-Erle Co 7% preferred 53 168 Jan 36 Dec 90 1 15 Inc— Inc Deo 29 Ma Nov 17 5 No par Union Gas Shoe 143 35 Ma Nov May 17 28M2May 9 14 Ma May 19 No par 5 Corp of America —15 Bridgeport Brass Co No par Briggs Manufacturing No par Briggs & Stratton——No par BriStol-Myers Co common 2.50 3%% preferred —100 Brown 31% July 114% July *20% Feb 14 Brewing Brooklyn Feb Year 1046 $ per share 25 May 21 12l/a May 19 18% Dec 13 2.50 common Airways 22 65% NOV Lowest Highest $ per share No par No par _1 Brass— Bearing Roller Bower Braniff 52 Ma May 29% Nov Range for Previous (The) Co Jan 24% 35Ma Jan Lowest No par Inc 35% 7 28% Jan Range Since January 1 STOCK B Stores 28% Apr 28% May 103M2 Feb 17 4HV4Ma.v 20 13 Ma Dec 23 A class 102 30% 25% Nov 12 17% Sep 9 21M8May20 19% Apr 2,900 14% 12 Ma 3 Ma 1,600 88 12 M4 3 Ma Oct 76Va May 19 Co. Aluminum 560 85 *84 81% 18 Ma* 100 145/a 84 Ma *84 17% 12% 3 Ma 26% *83 84 Mi 88 18Ma 17% 13 *81 18% 100 Mi *26M4 84 12% 3% *100 9Mt *83 12 Ma *80% 18% 15 14% 84 *83 88 *83 15 Ma 9 Mi 14% 83 *85% Jan Borg-Warner Corp common T5 3Ma% cum preferred 100 Boston & Maina RR (assented)-100 100 91 10% 18 Apr 112 Borden 40 *89 10 *353/8 37 Dec 3,200 16Mb 36 Ma Oct 7,000 32% 20 Ma 16% 53% 16 125 Nov 24% Nov 10 9 common Boeing Airplane 4,300 81 21 Ma 15 Ma 16% May 19 41 32% 21 Mi 22% 53% 16 3/4 98 Oct 41% 32 Mi 21 Mi 15 Bohd 16 98 12% May 16 10% May 21 par 24% Dec Laughlin Inc Bloo-ningdale Brothers 31% 91 Ma 10 Mi *95 Nov 6 19 & 21% Mar Feb 11 19 • com—No par (Del) Co W) 110 104 Dec 77Ma Dec Co 3lMa 10% 20 *122Va 'E 118% July 2 5,400 32 Va 21 Mi *21 1,600 Nov 17 5% May 27 1946.No par Black & Decker Mfg Co Blaw-Knox 111 20% Aug 7 108Ms Feb 15 Feb 25 Ml . HOMa Jan 12 19 18 Jan 25 Va 54 31 26 Sep 96Ma Dec NOV May 39MiMar31 18% Oct 14 lSMiJan 6 25 M» 91 2 40 41- 73/8 84Ma Dec Jan 12 25 53 Ma 62 29 290 *90 26 30 Mi Jun 48 Ma 16% 100 *97 500 4,600 84% 34 y4 73 36 Va Dec Par 30 91 32 % 16% *32 ■ 10 Ma *94 Sep *47% 36 84% 46 Ma 24% Nov 24 39 Ma Feb Sharei 10 Mi 32 10% 24% 48 Ma *47 Va 54 Mi 917/a 34 Ma 34 Ma 36 53% *90 Va Oct 18 106% Aug * 48 21 Ma 9 Jun 18 EXCHANGE *16 Ma *16 Ma 31% 30% Feb com—No par 11 ser of NEW YORK 29 Ma 30 M4 22% *28 Ma I per share 15 Ma Ma May Dec I the Week 28% *16 Ma *94 Dec. 26 15 30 May 31 18 Mi Dec 24 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Birmingham Electric Co Bales for Friday Dec. 25 t per share 57 Sep 8 STOCKS Thursday 28% 17 Mi 84 Ma 1,100 153/B *16 Ma 7% 100 13 Ma Oct 21 19% Feb 1 PRICES Wednesday Dec. 24 31 *70 63 Ma 48 Ma 39% Dec 24 May 17 preferred— 7% 54Mi Jan 4 95 Co Bethlehem Steel 1,000 29% 30% 11.300 19 15 8% Dec 28 Foods 15 Mi 31 Ma *4 Best *29 Mi 31 Mi *34 Ma 3,200 153/a 3 1Mb 53% 303/s 29% 30% *92 & 15 Va 15 Ma 45% Best 45% Dec com——33Mac Loan Indus pfd $3.25 1,500 134 » Cum 25 Ma 29 Ma 15% *93 Beneficial 15 Ma 28% 15 Ma 38 Ma Bendix Home App Inc 4,100 29 Ma *29 28% *36 3,000 23% 1027/a % S per share 20 Ma 800 Jun 64% Aug Jun 41 Ya 20% Apr 100 preferred Aviation 30 ' 28MaJuly28 Dec —-—5 Bendix 133% *13 Ma common 9,600 104 Ma 103 Co 30 25 Mi 30M4 X303/4 88 Va Apr 25'/a 69 10 Corp Howell 4V*% 30 80 Sep 36% 1 No 98 *78 66 6 8 10 Co 23 Va 23% 78 5 13 May 19 Jan Jan May 1 Packing Belding-Heminway 293/a 21 23M4 Feb 55% Jan Jan 42V2 Dec 50 Beech-Nut 20 Va 21 Mi 30 ^-100 RR Aircraft 30Ma Oct 2.50 preferred Corp__ Aircraft & 293/4 12% 100 pfd Inc Creek Bell 31% 8 25 common conv Beech Bell 30% Co Mills, 9G0 30% HIGH cum 5,500 30% AND 3%% Bdaunit 16 Mi 15 22% 16'/a Feb _No par *94 Ma 29% Dec. 23 Foods 22 Ma 15 Mi Tuesday Beatrice 800 95 47% 1 Corp Bayuk Cigars Inc 167/a 22 Ma Oct 17 Ma 5 Co Works 167/a 15 LOW Oil 4,200 95 30 Mi 18 Ma 7 50 preferred Iron 35 Mi 21% Dec. 22 Bath 31 Ma 15% Monday 4Vi% Barnsdall 17 Ma *16 Ma Oct 7 18 BCech 1,400 11 25Mi Feb 60 common Beck Shoe 4%% 8 M4 8Ma 98 Dec. 20 800 7 HMaMayl7 9% May 19 10 190 18 Mi 16% Feb 100 Barker Brothers 35 22 Saturday 84 Mi 99 8 7% May 17 Aroostook commcn—50 Conv. 5% preferred 100 Barber Asphalt Corp (Delaware)_10 *29 15 30 Ma 2,000 16 May 24% Feb 100 common & Bangor 35 35 21% *95 37 Ma 18 Mi 31 Ma *29 31 Ma 31 600 *97 9 8 3/4 9 9 *29 *29% 23 Ma 84 Ma 99 *97 3,200 Inc Ohio & preferred- 4% 70 19,000 9 Ma 36 Ma 18 Mi 18 Ma 18 99 39 800 23 85 85 84% 18 *97 9 Ma 8 Ma 9 9 86 Ma 99 24 1,700 T) 11 May 19 May 22 May 19 9 Ma Feb . 8 Jan 22 24 Ma Feb 7 108 Ma Jan 4 16 Feb 10 NOV 6% NOV 75 Oct 20% Nov 105 4% Sep OCt 45 y4 Feb 108 M« Mar - 46% Jun 59% May 26% July Mar 15% Jan 98, May 30% May 110,. 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Can Dry Ginger Ale com—^1.66% 380 41 110 19% 11% 115/i 11 Mi 11 Ma 11% 34,700 44% *43 Ma 44 Mi 44 Mi 44 Mi 400 * 13 Mi 13 Mi 543/4 54M4 For footnotes see page £9B9 24 1 5. 1,500 11 Ma 13 Va Zinc-Lead 14% 44 54% Callahan 30 Ma 11M4 13 Mi --50 114 Ma 43 Ma 54M4 common—Nd par 5% 'preferred 3,300 7Va 11% * California Packing Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper 43% 44% *54 Mi 31 114 113 Ma 11% *44 Mi 14 Ma 113 41 19% 30 Ma 14 Mt 14% 114% 33 *52 l3/4 14% *18% 33% 1% 114% *39% 37 *52 13 Ml 14 *12 Ma 13 Ma 200 54% 55 *54 Ma 56 240 $4.25 preferred No par — Southern Ry Co Canadian Breweries Ltd Canada Canadian Pacific 100 No par —25 Ry No par Capital Admin class A common—1 $3 preferred A ^ 10 Cannon Mills , 24% Apr 28 Dec 12 51 Ma .1% DCc 17 6Mt 'May 19 21 Ma 12% 110 38 18 9% 33 m 11 50 12 27% Deo 47% Apr 29 53 Oct 58 3% Feb < 8 7 8 Mi Feb 3 34 Ma Dec Jan x55 Apr Sep 7% Feb 6% Oct 12% Jan 20% Oct 40% May , May 19 34 Ma Oct 22 May 13 Dec. .3 10 113 43 NOV 18 Oct 12% Not ,i8-:-"juiy-% Dec 10 17 Ma Feb Feb 132 48% Feb 58v. Jan Dec 11 25% Feb 20 24 Dec 25% Dec May 17 15% Feb 13 11% Oct 22% Feb 21 47 Ma Dec 15 14 14% Feb 1 12 Mi 21 y4 May May 26 57 Ma Feb 18 50 Oct Oct Nov Apr ■ 1■j 10 147 May 59% May Volume 166 Number 4659 ' THE CQMflffiRCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2671) NEW LOW Saturday ■Dec. 22 share S 108 % 108 27% SALE Dec. 23 per 107 % " HIGH Tuesday Dec.20 $ AND Monday share per 108i/2 t per *108 % 109% >109 27% 27% 39'/4 18 17% 17% 17% 42 42 42% 42% 42 6% 6% 6 7/8 47 46% 136% 28 % 58% 28% "98 28% 99% 273/4 983/4 *98% *136 139% 136% 98% 136% 26% 27 27% 27% 27% 19% 20 20 19% *19% 18% 18% 18% 183/a 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 73/4 18% 102 102 81 79 *79 *8 8% 102 8 28 26% 8 8% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 9% 93/4 9% 9<A 9% 9% 27 26% 26% 17% 16% 16% 243/4 7% 27 27% 27 273% 26% 17 17 17'/a 17% 16% 25 25 *24% 25 y4 *243/4 21% 22'/8 *100% 21 102 21% *100% 102 14 14% 14% 28 29 x21 29 42% 243/4 21 21% 102 *100% 14% 28 25 100% 14% 14% *27% 29% *27 433/8 42% 423/4 42% 87 87 87 85% 4% 4% 4% 8% 8% 81/4 9% 11% 12% 113/4 123/8 *5% 5% *5% 45/8, 53/4 8% 83/4 ll3/4 12 6% 11% 6% 3% 63/4 3% 8% DAY Century Ribbon Mills 24% 21% 400 101% 1,800 4% 5% 12% 12% 11% 6 3/4 6% 33/4 33/4 9% 33% 32% 31% 16% 16'A 17 16% 16% 36% 32% 153/4 36 37% 16% 36 37 36 Va 37 32% 323/4 33 333/8 33% *52% 55 *52% 55 *53 12 12 *11% 113/4 *11% 16% *16% 4 % 4% *35 ' 4 S/8 39 16 43/B *35 43/8 39 43/4 *35 39 12,100 16% 10,600 14,500 32% 17 16 Va 32% 36% 33% 3,000 53 % 113/4 16 Ve 43/4 53% 100 11% 17 *16% 4 35 35 62% 63% % 63% 64% 63 J/2 64% 63 y4 63% 24% 25 24% 25% 25 253/, 99 Va *90 99% *92 99 y8 *23 23 y2 23 4% *92 23% 38 Va *92% 99'/a *23% *90 23% *31% 233/a 23% 233/8 39% 39 39 41 39% 32»/4 31% 32 10% 103/8 10% 86 82 82 10% *81% *15% 16 *165 153/8 31% 195 *80 *165 90 37% *108 *80 37% 1091% 301/4 *107 30'/a 1081/4 30 *107 10% 90 30% *107 108 'A 10 200 15% 2,600 31% *165 75 72 72 *72% 74 *72 43 43 % *42% 44 *42% *107 74 46 44 70 31% 2,100 108 % 73% 73% 42% 30 15% 16% 16 15% 15% 42% 60 *35% 15'/a 35% 153/8 35% 353/a 15 35 35 15% 35 35% 35 % 14,000 35% 34% 353/4 *34 35% 700 35 35 % 151/4 *140 142 *91% *140 92 343/, 141% 91% '140 91»/4 35% 141% 90% 90 AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Dec. 20 ■Dec. 22 Dec. S3 1 per share 181 f 181 .*62% 182% * 63 *1350 44 per 62 % 44 91 90 25% 25% 25% *18% 19 Va *18% 15% t per share 182% *178 63 182 *62% *1350 44 *89'A share 63 *1350 44% 44 91 90 90 26 26 SALE 141% Dec. 24 f per 26'A 19 19 19 16% 15% 16'A 181% 62% 89 87 % 1,800 13 DAY i8y8 13 13 13'A 23% 23 24% 24 23 22% 23 243/4 22% 23 11% 12 22% 23 y4 11% 12 11% 12 11% 12 35 34% 38 Va 38% 40 Va 42 71 *69 % 70 37% 36% 373/4 40% 41 40'A 41% 92 91% 92% 91% 92% 22 90% 22 913/4 22% 22 22'A 21% 22% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 98% 26% 12% x37 38 98 345/8 12% *69% 42% • 34'A 13 69% 38 21% 35 13 13% 41% *91 97 99 26% 2% 96% 98% 97 97y2 26 Va 26% 26 26% 26 11% 10% 11 263/8 11 11 31'A 31% 31 10% 31% 10% 30% 30 Va 31 % 31 30 Va 30 30 30 30 30 *11 31 30 5'/a 5% 5'A 5% 5% 21 % 5'A 5 21% 21 Va 21% 21 Va 21 % 105% 21 105% 105 Va 105% 17% 17% 17% 17% 173/4 *10'/4 173/4 18 10 y2 10 10 10 10% 50% 17 *10 11 49% 50 49 105 50% 49 105 Va Va 104% 5% 21% 105 13 13% 50 12% 13 5/8 50y2 12% 13 24% 24 'A 24 y4 125/a 24% 12% 243/4 25% 14 14 14 i/a 24% 14 31% 31% 100% 100% 41% 42 *94% 31% 100% 96 12'/a 12% *93% 97% 41% *95 12 Va • 32 32% *96% 98 ' *90 32% *96% 13% 13% 13% 32% 13% 31% 32% 315/8 32% 1003/4 42 101% 100 lOQi/s 42% 42 42% 96 96 12% 11% 12 Va 94 32V2 98 " *91 94 *96 11% *92 32 32% 315/s *96 % 97'A *95% 11% 11% 11% 11% 54% 11% 54% 54 55 7% 8% 54% 54% 16 16% - 8% 8 8% 55% 54 55% 16% 25 25 53 16% 16% 24% 25 *24% 25 53 *52 53 *52 13% 13% 46 46 46 13% 13% 14 53% 53 54% 8>/a 54% *52 13% 11% 8% 25 *44% 32% 97 55% 53 13Va 12% 94 8% 25 13 Va 54% 98 53% *16 *52 53 42 96 11% 54 25i/a 1003/4 54 *11 53% 53% For footnotes see-page 24 770 13 870 * 24% 69% 13 12 Va *13% 23% 13 13% 16% 600 *12% 13'A 13% 24 34% 670 1,600 17% 18 13'A 35 19 Va 17% 17% 70 87% 25 19 7,100 13% Chickasha 8% 9 4 110% 1 & Elec City Investing Co Clark Ry Co com $4.50 Illuminating preferred Clev Graph Bronze 5% preferred 4% Sep Sep Sep 34 Va Sep 38 Va Jan 82% Jan 43% Jan 17 Nov 37% Jan Deo 59 Va Jan 11 14 Deo 25% Jan 18 14 Oct Feb 7% Mar 1 76% Feb 25% July ! - 6% Dec 15 36 Jan 53 Sep May ; 19 111 Feb 20 108 Deo 28 Feb 18 21 Nov 48% Jan 30 36% Oct 34 % Nov 3 27% Sep 11% Feb 10 6 9% Oct 88% Dec 108% Mar 15% Nov 38% May 8 29% Jan May 19 94 26 12% May ly 23 Mav 19 85" 6 Mar 203/fl Feb Jun~20 i 21% Sep 18 v 34 % Nov 21 30% 114 Deo Feb 38% July' 58% Apt 44% May 22 May 178% 95 Jan 28 433/4 jun 4 115% Feb 205 Feb Jan 108 Jan 109 Sep 113% Jan 106 Jun 108% Mar Jan 106 27 107% Oct Sep 185 28 35 % Nov 1 27% Jun 106 in Nov 4 35% July 28 10 109 Dec 10 101 Jan 22 99 Va 42% Dec 26 57 Feb 18 10 24% Feb 3 56% Feb 19% Dec 50 71 14% Dec 1 32 May 21 No par 34 Dec 10 140 Dec 26 pfd_— 11% 15% 24 inn 2nd cum Feb 15% July 11 % July Dec 50 Preferred Oct Nov 1 Nopar Clinton Industries Inc Cluett Peabody & Co com 33% Sep 3C% 42% Mar 17 81% Dec 100 gtd 7 3% 45 29 100 Co. (The) 11% Oct * 2 13t 37% May 19' 27 V* May 20 corn..No par No par Pitts RR Co 7% Special gtd 4% stock Climax Molybdenum Oct 66% Oct 21 96 —109 Cleve & Jan 5% 14% July' 17% Jan 13 9 23 ■' 5 & St Louis Jan 26 Va 21 Va May 21 > —.20 J?rCftnredr Cleve Elec 18% Oct July 23 17 5 Co Oct 34% Dec Sep ,-—100 Equipment 25% May 66% Jun 53% Feb 16' 56% Sep 10 common Oct 9% 14% Feb 8 38% Feb 7 27% Feb 21 21 ____ Apr arnar "4% 7 153/4 Feb No par No par preferred 32 Oct 17% 10% Jan 30 63/8 Feb 4 4% Nov 100 Financial Corp City Ice & Fuel 5%% 15% Feb Oct Jan 7% Nor 15% Jan 8.50 25% 114 12% 12%. Dec 20 d% Feb 1 5 Jan 48% 123/4 Jan 29 May 19' Jan 43 - 102% July 25 7% Feb 3 11% Nov 24 com.. 23% Nor 21% Nor 105 Sep 2 10 I T City Stores Oct 20 Feb 10 28 33 May 25% July 56 25 24 51% 27 33% Nov 25 2.50 ' Dec Sep Jan 51%Mayl9. Chrysler Corp 11 31% 13 20% Jan Jan i.14% 110% Jan 23 6% May 19 23% May 19' 13% Nov 25 •> 102% July 23% Jan 2 30% Oct 543/4 Jan 2% Dec 116 6 30 3' 4% Jun Sep 27 20% Feb Jan Jan Deo 89 18 Apr 137/a 21% Jan 24 25 Oil Chile Copper Co C 16% Oct Jan 17% * Oct Sep 8% 143/4 Feb Jun July 29 35% Mar Nopar Cotton tChilds Co 165/a 13% 13% 45 45% 44% 45 13% 14 14 14% 53% 53% 53% 13% NEW YORK 100 39 Dec 26 Mar 3 393/4 Mar 12 48% Mar 154 6 WV»h 7 91% Dec Apr 62 Ju 60% Jun 19 152 w. Jan 1 44% Fff 36% May 24% Sep 39% Nov 165 May 13 Va 14 23% (The) 23% 70 3,800 cum Colorado & non-cum 4% non-rum 2nd Gas 34% 34% 1,400 Columbia Carbon 12% 12% 300 5,100 41% 6,100 88 91% 1,830 21% 21% 7,400 2% 76,600 96 96% 3,300 26 26% 19,600 10'A 10% 1.200 31 31% 30 Class 87 Dec 24 23% Dec 8 Columbia & 21 V4 28,000 105'A 2,500 Consol $5 36 May 19 88 Dec 20Va May 19 2% May 19 of N Y Consolidated 96 Corp 5,600 12% Consolidated Laundries Corp Consolidated Natural Gas- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft 2,400 Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd 13% 13% 1.000 Consolidated Retail Stores Inc 31% 2,200 Consumers Power Co 2,000 96 30 12 6,900 11% *92 31 *95% 11% 54 7% 53 J/2 *16 24 *51% 93 11% 55. 8 3,400 14,900 12,000 16% 900 24 900 53 13% 44 % 14 53% 1,800 190 4,600 240 r 100, 1 Jan Sep 14 Jan 32% Nov 48 Continental Continental Can . Exchange Bank & 5Va Oct Oct 24% Oct 105% Sep 59% 123 132 Jun 18% Sep 40% May 55% May 10% Feb 36 Feb 109% Jan 17% Sep 13% Nov 23% 42% Jan 60 6 14% Nov 33% Dec 11 11% Dec 23 94 Dec 5 30% Nov 28 95 9 Dec 17 44 May 17 May 20 6% May 19 l '35 17% Mar 30 Feb 36 Ve 2 10% July 30 17 May 19 12% May 19 Jun July 32% May 5% Jan 20V2Feb 13 15% Feb 10 5 20 33 Apr 36% May Apr 50% Aug 106% 54% Jan 10 Tr Co 2% Jan Sep 29% Sep 12% Nov 24 Vs Nov 108% Mar 26 95 Nopar Convertible pref 5% series 50 Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp-^-^i Corn 18 Oct Nov 111 33 % Nov 20 18 32'A May 19 par $3 prior preferred—_——No parCopperweld Steel Co common. 5 2 1233/4 Jan 29 Nov 9 Continental Oil of Delaware __5 Continental Steel Corp. 14' Cooper-Bessemer Corp com..Nopar 19 35Va Feb 11 7 Feb 7 29% Feb 3 24 Insurance— Jan Oct 36 Va 2 Dec common.—20 Continental 4 Deo 103% Deo 7 14% Jan Dec Continental Motors 263/4 July Dec 36% 13 2 30 Diamond Fibre 20 78% 48% Oct 23 115% Feb 3 33% Jan 100 NoparInc preferred. Continental 7 28 No par Baking Co com..No preferred 8% Mar 21 Feb 26 ^.Nopar com preferred Container Corp of America com—2Q 4% cumulative preferred 100 $3.75 1,000 53% 13% 13% 18,500 97% 44 *53 $4.50 $5.50 31% Jan 40% May 19 5 31% 96 Jan 47 47 r 11% May 21 10% Dec 16 1 24% 26 4% May 19 15 13,600 4;% 38 Oct 27% Nov Dec 21 1.33 Va 50% 550 12% Oct 28 lo 104% Nov Nopar Grocers 4 Sep 32% Jan 21 8% May 16 23 % May 19 30 Apr 14 com..No par 10% • 16% Feb Oct 32% Jan 25 Va Nov Cigar... Nopar Coppermines Corp...5 Edison 26 Nopar 12% 42 1 6 10 Va 100 May 20 14 49% 100 Feb 12% Oct 25 Jan Jan 39% Aug 22% Feb No par Jun 39 11 18 com..No par Aug Jan —.100 preferred 23% July 41 10 No par 21 10% Oct Oct 22 30% May 28 No par 105 63 Va 110 24% 86 Consolidated Oct 12% Nov 50 South Deo 37 15% 26 preferred 60% *99 10 13 26 Commercial Solvents 42% Feb Feb 69% May 17% Feb Dec Consolidated 24 18 36% Dec & Feb 200 22% Oct 23 $4.25 cum preferred w w__No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec..10 Commercial Credit common 10- Commonw'th 2 Nopar 69 Dec 20% Feb 10 17% Feb 4 21% Dec Apr Oct 61% 14 21% Nov 28 Congoleum-Nairn Inc 500 46 12% Dec $3.60 Jan No par Co 130 6 11 May 22 nighest $ per share 15 2.50 $6 preferred series Commonwealth Edison Co Conde Nast Publishing Inc 3,700 19 S per share 105% July 25 common..No par 1,500 17% 8 17 2.50 Electric Pictures Aug 25 12 May 16% May 8 May 9% May preferred—_ 100 1.300 30 18 100 ; 3,300 *17% 56 preferred B 5% 5% May 19 Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A Columbia 37 33 5 1st 2,800 69 com-.No par preferred 20 Southern common—100 18,800 69 1155 conv 4Vo 65 % Jan May 21 Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par 5% 191% Nov 1140 Nopar Nopar Year 1946 Lowest $ per share Nopar preferred 11% 36% Corp Collins & Aikman.i. Colonial Mills Inc 22% 2,500 141 May 19 x61% Jun 10 No par Internat Colgate-Palmolive-Peet $3.50 $ per share Nopar Class A 22% 2% Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Par 11% 41'/a Range for Previous STOCK EXCHANGE Coca-Cola 16 13% 2 50 100 • 24% 12'A 13% 30 15% 13 preferred Coca-Cola Co 2,400 19% 17% 13'A 62% 44% 16*/, 12% 35 500 16 *12% 70 182 ' CLOSED 25% 12% 12% 2 5% May 19* 6% May 19 4% May 17 8% May 19. ...100 Shares *19 24 - $ per share 44% 12 *12% 14% Jan 10% Jan 116 Feb 10y2 May 10 Chicago Pneumat Tool com—No par $3 convertible preferred Nopar Chicago Yellow Cab Nopar the Week *1350 17% 13% 23 23 —No par Series A preferred vtc. 5% Sales for Dec. 26 62% 17% 12% 38 Va Sep Sep STOCKS Friday 182 17% 13'A 600 Dec. 25 I per share 17% 12 40 89 Thursday 44% 87 140 89 Jan 20 PRICES Wednesday 182 6,000 140 90 *1350 44% 15% 16 35 *140 90% LOW 34% 22% 19 % May 21' Chicago & Northwest com.—Nopar C C C 5,100 108 30% 108 % *72 *43% B 90 38% 108 30 3/8 30% 1,400 195 38 1081/4 *107 31% *80 39 1,500 Jan 8 100% Dec Sep ' Jan 161 Va 20 14 Preferred 81% 90 38% Class 23% 109 Va Oct 19 23 25% July Apr May Jan Jan 6 16% Sep 47 Jan 19% Feb 7 17 32 Aug 38% Feb 114% Feb 6 48 Feb Nov 3 xlli 24 Deo 115% Mar 35% Sep 54'/a 12% Feb 22 Apr 104% July 31 20% Feb 106% Apr 10 44% Feb 8 101 Sep 33% Sep 103% Nov 9 110% July 30 13 % Feb 7 8Va Nov July 109 Va Jan 53% Jun 113% Mar 18% Feb 55% Dec 1 46 Va Nov 63 Jan 12% Feb 8 10 Oct 24 Jan Apr 14 14Vb May 19 < 55% Dec 23 19 19 12% Apr 14 43 May 16 27% Oct 23 53% Nov 21 13% Nov 46% Dec 30% Feb 56 Jan 17% Oct 12% Oct 23% Feb Oct 60 12 44 Va Jun 27 Dec 26 Feb 55 Feb 5 12% May 17 20% Feb 13 52 61 Anr 14 33% Oct 49% May 15 Nov *23% May • 6 Jan 7 50 *12% Nov 52 Sep * 81% May 14 3% Apr Chic. Ind tSi Louis Ry Co cl A; Jan Sep 12% Jan 31 com—50 Jun 18% No? 96% Apr 15 t Jan 55 183 21% Feb 23 40 10% Nov 22% Feb Nopar Co Oct Feb 104% 6 24 ... 60 138 Apr 28 19 Dec Jan Jan 19 85% Dec Cincinnati Gas 1,400 6 Deo 34 54% Nov 32% Feb 24 .100 preferred Cincinnati Milling Machine Co 15% 195 *108 31% 22 10 8,100 12,300 28% Dec 108% Ian 19 40% Dec 1,400 39% 8 May 39% 61% Nov 31% 153 Feb 22 y8 Nov 15 11%May 1920 % May 19 par Chic Milw St Paul & P vtc__No par 99 Va 10 32% *80 38% 108 25% 22,300 81% 153/4 32% 1,400 40 23 u 31 Va 85 15% *165 30 108 V'4 10'/a *815/s 32 y4 37% 108 30 % 31 195 *80 37% 108 % 31 25% 40% 153/4 32% *165 90 37% *108 25% 393/8 85 153/a 195 24% 10'/a *81 313/4 63% 31% 10% 15% 31 31 63 % 40 *31 800 43/4 36% *35 32,400 *11% 55%. *11% ' 5,200 J . 16 33% 55 "111/4 1 35% 7 *52% 16% 9% 7 156 Dec 6% 20 9 _;1.25 Chicago Corp (The)) Chicago Great West RR Co >5% preferred—..— 4,200 6% 3% H Dec 64 12 No par 1.. 111 RR Class Aul 46,900 j 1,700 I 4,500 3% 34 16% *161/4 12 6% 93/a .351/4 32% 5% 7% Feb 47 4y2 May 19 12V2 Aug 21 9% Dec 23 Nopar convertible Chic & East 2,200 f 8% 3% 9% 323/4 Dec Oct 158% Jan 16 Dec .1 preferred 3% % 1,200:; 8% 13 Dec 17% May 19 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia; Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25 800 12 5% $4.50 18,300 4% *8% Products. Belt Co Checker Cab Mfg. 300 43 Va 85% 11% 33/8 34% 28 41%' *83 Pasco Champion Paper & Fib com—Nn 30 13% de Chain 2,100 *98 Jan " 130 Nopar 200 *13 NOV x97 No pa* Copper.— - 34% 87 Cerro 21% 15 49 % May 19 Jersey —_100 Sugar Co———9.50 Certain-teed CHRISTMAS NOV 45 137 Sep 13% 29Ve May 19 New 5,800 *27 9 9% 323/4 6% 6 3/4 33/4 9 34% 12% 12 6% 3'% 9 33% 12 of •' 24% . 38% 39 14 135 Corp pfd 3.40% ser.100 Violeta 6,000 8% 5% Central Cent NY Pr 9% 12 11% 5%, JCentral RR 1,200 16% ' 5% 1,100 26% 4% 8% 12 ' ■* CLOSED 2 7 21% Oct —No par *9% 43 4%' 45/8 700 7% Highest % per share Sep 50% Feb 6 25 16% 85% ' 79% 13 112 8 1 26% : 28 423/8 86% 210 7% 9 353/4 May 19 No par common Jan , 2,700 12% 143/a 431/4 4% 11% 100% 14 88 *85% 21% 8 102 79% 13% *9% 1,600 *101 39% Jan 50 100 Corp 18 Dec 19% May 5% preferred^—.—19% Dec Central Aguirre Sugar Co—_No par 18y8 Jun Central Foundry Co.._ 1 7% May Central Hudson G & E Corp—No par 7% Dec Central 111 Lt WeVo preferred 100 100 % Dec 2,400 8% series 100 Celotex 100 18% 8% 8% 13 % *9>A 3,600 18% ■ 27'% Dec 128 t per share 12y8Mayl9 38 Celanese Corp of Amer com—No par $4.75 1st preferred No par 7% 2nd preferred— 10 25 5 Preferred 700 20% 4 Ve $ per share Lowest 101 % Nov 10 Caterpillar Tractor 16,100 26% *20 79 *13 % 28% 139 Co common Year 1946 Highest $ per share 100 100 Carriers & General Corp Case (J I) Co common 3,200 99'A 99% *137 Steel Corp Preferred 170 : 101 78% Carrier 6,600 £ 101 78 8 47 58 18% 83/4 8% *73/4 101 78 8 18% 83/4 Carpenter 900 136 27'A 20% 7% 100% 79% 98% 7 46 139%* *19% 18% ' noi y2 98% 26% 1,700 57% 28% *137 4,800 136 58% 27% 400 17% 42 *6% 139 57% 38% 17% 42 3/4 Carolina Clinch & Ohio Ry Carolina Power & Light Co 3,900 1 Lowest For 210 28% 38% 46 138 283/a 1381/2 *135% 2'ii y2 *19% 6 453/4 58% 27% 39 6%' 139 57% 28% 98% 46% 139 59% 28% 39 6% 46% 138 59% 28 39% 6% 47 139 28'/a Shares 109 Range for Previous NERange Since January EXCHANGE . 17% 42 18 42 6% 59'/2 I per share 108% 3 91/2 17% "136 the Week 110 27% 41 % 46% Sales for Dec. 26 $ per share share per 27% 39'/a 17 % RECORD STOCKS Friday Dec. 25 40 *39 >A Thursday Dec. 24 $ STOCK 15 PRICES Wednesday share YORK Apr 27% Jan 67% Jan 16 THE (2672) 19% *90 20% 19 94 95 64 3/8 *2% 4% 5Va 4% 23/4 2% 23/4 98 *97% 35 98 *""»/« 343/4 97 Va 12 12% 12 12 3/8 23% 233/8 233/a -J 23 23 23 *44 44a/4 44% 44 443/4 •413/4 43 ; 45% 42 42 -7, 44'/a . 42 34 34% 100% 100 % *99 125 128 *31 129 % *123% 26% 253A 26 25% 68% 63% 68 683/4 68% 68 % 32 32 32 86 16 413/s 300 ,1 7% 57% 58% 19 19 19 19 131 131 *131 137 26 23 26% 26% 18% 4% 18% CLOSED CHRISTMAS 137 *131 27 Va 26% 26 25% 18% 18% 19 13/ 4% 43/a 4% 43/8 43/4 4% 19 1,200 *91 % 94 91% 91% 91% 91% 20% 20% 21% 2 19% 2u% 5-3% ' 2 2.X 74 23% 25 Va 2J 23% • 30 001 24% 25% 243/4 25'/a 24% 86% 87 87% 86 86 6 01 87 *87 87 88% 87 87 87 87 85 14 1*% A'i% 1^/2 x4% 133/4 14% 11% 113/4 •' 24% *86% 14 1^V8 13% 11% 12% 11% 39% 40% 40 40 44% 44% ?2 45% 45% 31% 31% 313/4 32 41% 8% 00(0. i M) r,, 8% 21% 45 18% 18% 16% 16% 16% *3G' 29% *53% 54 24% 39% 39% 42% 43 *42 Va 43 17 % 17% 1,100 is y* 18 18 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16,700 17 17 17% 17% *16% 17% 700 Divco 38'/a 900 Dixie on ^•*% '£%•!* 2o Va 38% 37% 17% 16% 16% 49% 48% 39 94% 94% 94% 22% 22% 22% 23 82% 81% 81% 15% *15% 47% 50% 2o*V4 101 187% *95 » *11?% 95 14% Dec. 20 119% 117 li-tl/4 U 19% 20% 19 44% • 44%-' 44% 44% 175 171 54% 54 19% 19 ♦171 54 . % 19 19% 94 -...9%. : ,5i% 52% 53% 12% -12% -12% f i *34 *33 35% : 17% 17% 56% 57 54% •101 2% 16% *152 Va 142 56 57 - % 4^ 48% Sep 623/4 10 25% Not 48 37% May Kodak Eastman Co It '■ 90 94 16 Va '16% 60 90 16% AlA% Ekco 3,800 ■ 110 104 Bros Stores preferred 14% Nov 29 1% Electric 34% 34 2,200 8,400 17 % 154'/a *138 154 Va Convertible • 500 140 Boat 400 $7 Electric Storage 23% 22 23% 22% 11% 12 11% 113/4 *33% '35 3*% 34 102 102 100 2,600 2,000 600 , 20 . No par R.idio & _4 Phonograph 5 10 District Electric Co_ Endicott Johnson Corp common—25 4% 100 preferred —— 80,600 10% 10% 10'/a 10% 10 10% 52% *51% 53% 52 Ve 52 Va •44% 5C0 9 i 63 8% 9 9 9 *63 p% - Eureka Evans Williams par 100 50 prie & Pittsburgh RR Co 2.7n9 18% No common 5 Corp 9 19 19% 19% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% ll3/4 11 ] *44% 45 44% 45 46 46 47% 4"% 500 Ex-Celi-O Corp_ 6% 7 6% 6% 6% 2,000 Exchange Buffet 2,200 3.900 Fairbanks Morse & Co No par Fajardo Sugar Co of Port'o Rico—2o 6% 52 52 31 ?t % 52% "31 7% 7% 7% 13% .14 *37 38 *18% 18% 11% -37 18% 11% 11% 24% 25 i For -a*, 25 • J' . < 18% 19% 19% 6% 6% 6% 52% 52% 53 52% 52% 51 52 31 % 31 31% 31 31 31 31 Ve y 7% 14% 18% 11% 25% -hfi c«v» no"p , 7»/a ■ 24 18 11% 25 *100 7 7% 14 Va *363/4 37 14 14% 7% 141/4 7 14 7% 11,600 100 •36% 38 *36V2 173/4 18 *17%~:1»% 11% 11% .25% 100% ■ 24% 100 24% 100 *11V4 11% 24 241/4 *100 100% 6«i - 900 , 6,700 - 30 . Fedders-Quigan v 5 25% Feb 109- 26 Federal-Mogul Corp Federal Motor Truck 2 _5 No par Federated Oept Stores com No par 4%#- convertible preferred 100 61 Jun 209 Aug 39 71 Feb Oct "23% Oct 40% May Aug Dev 101 112 17% Oct 27% 106% Not 114/ 6% Not 16% Dec Feb Jan, 13 50% Opt 80% Feb 16% Feb 12% Dec '353/4 Apr 39% Jan 48'/4 Jan 3% Jan 5 10 14 7% Jan 19% Feb 8 13% Sep 8 11% May 19 Dec « 3 47 t 57% Oct , May 40 Oct 56% Jun: 44 % Sep f - 61% Jun 30% Feb 18 11% Not 15 17% Dec 43%'Mar",' 19% Jan 17 8 17 Not 21% 2 Mar 24 104 38 27% May 17 102 128 180% May; 167 July Dec 17' May 19 11% Dec 29% May. 24% Dec 9% May 19 13 2 , 19 59% Oct;- 5 46% Mav 20 v Sep Sep 138 3 24% Mar 15% Dec • 3% Dec Oct July 24 156 Va Feb 24 ' Oct 34% 171 1 Jan . 2 135% Dec 145 107 7 . ' Oct Apr Sep 111 Jan 9 4 % Dec 5 9 8 Va Dec 8 47% May 19 1 % Dec .5 12% Feb 3 3 48 ; Oct Oct 93 Jan Mar 25 90 -Oct 95 Jan 10 Oct 22% Jen 7 15 % Oct 7 21% Not 333/4 58% Apr Apr 3 % Dec 1/2 Dec 63 Nov «7'Feb 35 24 13% Feb 7Va May 17 18 24% Feb May 19 x6% Dec 1 Co 31% May 65% Feb 10% Nov Rad Corp_. 1 Not , 18 8% Feb 18 25% JaD 17 8 32 VB MBV 19 Corp 190 21 2 7 4 17 111% Feb 2.50 Corp Federal Mining & Smelting " 57% Dec 26 Dec 1 Jnc Farn«worfh Tnlevi*'n 10 0"0 143/4 371/2 37% -18 11% • Eversharp 7.nr>o 13/,. Products Co 198% Oct 26 May 17 Dec 30% May Sep Not Jan , 16% 30% 48"% July 23 17 Feb 27% Feb . preferred series A 1,200 R% 18% RR 5% 30 65 1 .. „^ : 45 6% ; 13% Erie 25,600 52 Va Rights Dec - 19 3 SO , Highest 9 per share 33% May 29 3 — 19% 11% 11% *]On ; 52% .6%. I; 9 ;19 ■■••V: 4% 4 4 share 4 per 253/4 Aug 18 Jan Previous Year 1946 Lowest share 51 21 lOVs May 19. 15 Mfg Co— Equitable Q.fice Bldg new T3.100 1 10% *60 Feb May 24% Apr 2 Empire . 10? Gas Electric Emerson 10% 65 116% Sep 50 Va May 17 . No par No par —. Battery Paso; Ndtural 23% *€0 Oct 13% 43/4 May 19 No par >Elgin- National" Watch' Co Emerson ' preferred preferred— El 57% C5 112% 5 90 —3 common—— $6. preferred—— 1,500 10% •60 July 15Ve Aug 29 - 3,6f 0 63 Jun 133 16 104; Power & Light com—No par lRV,c 3% 227~ Dec Nov 423/4 May 17 Elec & MusTnd Amer shares— Electric 400 2% 16% r% Oct 124 19% Mar share 42 Va May 5 (The) Electric Auto-Lite 334 161 4 9 per 14'A Dec 100 1 2.500 2 Apr 41% May 8 Highest 16:, 100 4,300 16 JaD 116 July 19% Jan .—5 13% 34% 2 J/a Jun 33% 129% Aug 197 May 27 Dec 24 J per 10 53% 58 63 173 117 __5 12% • Feb 12 53 '/a 1 Oct 17% Nov 123/4 3% 15% Oct ! - 2,600 16% '22 it Dec 22 293/4 22 Dec Oct 19 5% 58 3n' 118 111% 104% Oct 114V- 15 —100 —4 5 Va 5% 16% 4% 42% July 24 Feb <4 « Range Since January 1 Products Co common— 58 •1A 108% Mar 91 4 %% ' 57% 1G Not 10 preferred—/.— Elastic Stop Nut Co— 104 16% 15 63% iv Inc common— \ preferred cumulative .6% 16% 3% r. 7 Feb 163 Edison 55 10% *52 ;.i. r Ian % teo ' 4 3% Deo 19 1 Eaton Manufacturing Co— 154% bep 16% 98 common 100 140 *23% 18 76 98% Dec 26 92 % Dec 26 10 1,700 :54" 23 Range for 1,200 105 Apr Jun Mar 39% Oct 45% May 27 36% Sep July 21 Va Jun May 16 .Eastern Stainless Steel Corp., 1RO0 103 30 Feb 34 81 Dec 19 10 % May 19 Eastern Airlines Inc——. 1,400 , 553/4 Oct May 22 Lowest 19% 16% '101 52 14 Eagle-Plcher Co 16% C 102 Not STOCK YORK 54 543/4 24 30 28% 2 9 3 166 16 12 Not 15 18 115% Jun 19 543/4 34 14% 19% Oct 40% Sep 110% Sep 12 14% Dec 18 54 15% 12% 18% Jan 5 163 56 34% 11% Mav i« 23 1st pfd DAY CLOSED 15% 12 Sep Oct No par/ CHRISTMAS 55% 33% 16% Par 11.0*0 % 16% 57% V 57%' 42 13 100 .18% •57% 28 24% Feb EXCHANGE 3,200 JL9% 56 12 102 , 15% ?16Va 24 103 4" o Apr Aug 50 Jan 26 No par 19 Va ' 34% Jan Aug 24 39% May 17 % Dec (E I) & Co com__20 54% 168 ■ 50% > 3 24% , 16% - 140 ./ 55% 56 » -15% ?4% , *33 154% 142 16% 11% -11% *33% -'357 I 154 • ^67 16% : 154 r? 142 56% 16% 12% 17% 17 17'% . 53 ■ 2% 2% 154 139 *15% ? .'17 v: 5% 31% *33 2'/a 16 L . 44% *92 ♦103 ;i2% 12% *140 154? i 139 ! a , 154 : 35 h s:i 2% 2% .-. 53 12% 19% 5% 53% ■ 20%. 54 94 5% 54 164 Va i9Va 105 ' — 44 Oct 100 1 (new) NEW 13,900 -/4 8ep 34% 50c common Duquesne l ignt 5% G Cigar Corp 900 18 "16 15% 105 5%. 5% 5% ; : . *92 16 Va 105 vl05 105% , 22 17% 54% 54 19 15% 15% 15% *105 21% 18% 171 54% *92 64 *92 • 22% 19 common Shares $ per snare 17% 44% "168 171 . 9 per share *22% 2b % Oct 23% 107% Sep the Week Dec. 26 18% 44 20% 50 15% 1 17 STOCKS Dec. 25 9 per share Jan Jan 31% Feb 94% Dec 26 Sales for Frid»t Thursday 29 V, 22% 22% Corp Pont de Nem PRICES Dec. 24 share ,18 ,20% ■n 9 per SALE Wednesday Dec. 28 isva '18% . HIGH Co series A D W 300 14% 47 7 23 2 Preferred $3.50 series——No par 00 llo 14% 22 15 19 '/a Dec 8 28% May 19 16% May 14 Preferred $4.50 series- 1,200 94% *110 74 14% Dec 49 preferred International Dup.an Du 700 118 94% 95 Va 115 14% 14% AND *116% *113% 115 Tuesday . share 22% 22% 18% " ' 118% v 1,900 186% 19% 26% Oct 15 % Dec 12 25 May 19 conv Dunhill UV/J l" -/ a 185% 95 95% 95% :'..* 1o 186 Va 1,000 15% 15% * 16% 186 Dec 13% July 42% Nov 26 No par 15 No par No par Industries 3%% Feb 16% 1 2 Aircraft Dresser 77 35% Apr No par Chemical 400 83 Oct 10% May 19 17% Jan 3 16 Oct 29 20% May 14 Ltd Mines 8,900 22% 22% 15% 15% 15% .Dec. 22 *22 1 93 % *80 28 60 No par $3.25 2nd preferred 15% 16 187 % LOW pei $4 preferred 81 14% Monday 9 1,400 4 000 22% % 15 Saturday t per share 11,500 99 % 81 118 Va 95% 11-% *14% ~ 40 98'/a 22 Va 15% 113 o5% 115 *14% 39 % 83 186% 119% 119% 120% 39% 22% * 16 387% 186 % DOuglas 22% *81 16 16 16% 5,700 9? Va Oct 62% Oct 2 1 Corp 49 94 Va 23 4 Aug No par 5 Dome Dow 27% Mar 26 No par Doehler-Jarvis Apr 1 59 100 Ltd Co oOJ 93 22 No par A 8,800 95% 18 19 6% May 19 253/4 May 19 1 5 12.50 Cup Co common Pepper 1 4% « 95% Dec 44 % Dec Jan Jan 20% Dec - 25 Corp-Seagrams 100 % 99 1 Car Co—. Motor 17 39% 39% 10% Feb 1 common 47 Va 100% 5% May 19 100 xl6% 48% 38% 100% 101 *100% 3 T 8 26 45% Mai Corp. Class Dr. 1,100 23 % 37 38 16% 23 23% *37% 17% Distill 210 53 *51 24% 08% *119% 53 38% 101 14% 38 Va 39 53 16% 38% *16 *38 Match Diamond 15% 53% July 24 j2% May la partic preferred 6% 200 18 .*"•'% 101 Va May 1013/4 July 29 26 100 Co Diamond 39% 53 26 28 50 Raynolds class A Devoe & 1,200 45 48% 186% Vilbiss 1,000 40% 38 .38% 13%. *81 De 25 *43 24% 24% 37% 16% 6C0 16% 25 *39% 53% 36% July West RR Detroit Steel Corp 40 39 39 *53% Sep Dec Detroit-Michigan Stove Co 16% 18% 28 8 Dec 20 400 17 *16% 31% May <5% Jan 85 pfd for 1,4C0 18% 15% 16 NOV 83 com for 12% • 16 Va 24% Dec Edison 24% t p 39 7 Detroit Hi'lsda'.e & S W RR Co 39% 39% 39 *43 ctfs Escrow" ctfs Detroit 65 *16% 16% 34 23 100 Western 12 25% 98% Nov Nov 243/4 Oct 100 Grande 24 16% Dec 17 16 16% Jan 100 Hudson Rio & Escrow 4,300 17% 21% 25% 91 % 29 *16% 21% 16% 26 23:,/8 Oct Oct 6,400 25% 18 96 % Jun 1 Preferred 3,700 24% 26% Sep 12 6% 44 Va 16% 19 y2 Aug 26 143/4 May 20 5 Jun 21% 25% May 50% 43% 24% July 45 42% July 213/a 16% 145 Deo 58% 18% 26 Feb 34% Oct 25% Oct 44% 24% 1 Sep Lack & 16% 23 90% Nov 1 100 Deep Rock Oil Corp______ Deere & Co common Denver 26 Oct 128 Apr 40% Feb 31 %. Dec 18 *24% 17% 11 21 % Dec 333/4 Delaware 16% 132 25% 9,600 26 Feb 0 43 24% 12 Va 31 18% 26 Oct 23 20 433/4 24% Apr 5% 8 Jan 46 3/8 Oct 18 *16% Feb 76% 45% Oct 42 > 146 Va Rep 38% Feb & 12% 26~ Oct Dec Delaware 25 Nov 6% Feb 129 No par 10 103 May 17 2,400 12 pfd____100 8 4 60 147 Feb 18 18 % May 17 1 H'eb Dec 1 *,• 113 Va Jan 16 56 T"" « 4% May 20 12% May 21 No par July Aug 41 *24% 2.50 Mar 24 Va 30 41 12% 106 Nov 33 31 42 67 24% Oct 29 6% May 19 Oct 16% 7 3 Mar 12 1 41% 12 »P%Fpb 27% Nov 165 20 1,100 *55% 101 16 No par , Jan Jan No par 3,900 4,400 30 12% 20 Dec 7 18 Apr 43 67 Dec Jan 28% 160 95 86 Tan 173/4 Sep Dec 18% 12% Oct xl6 Jan 22% 44% *55% 17 Va a 21% Jan 7 1? 16* 13% t>c 165 34% 18 12% 13% May 19 Feb Jan 46% No? 43 67 Oct Nov 19% 12% 22 17 44 *55 M 16% 453/4 *55% 343/, Oct May ^ 54% 115% July 11 42% 67 Dec 11 30 *55 Dec RR % 11,300 45 21% 22 Sep 29 29 23% Feb 41% 21% Apr 110 i-* Jan *.4 96 20% Feb 433/4 21% 150 16 Feb 11 29 18% 21% 130 Va Oct Sep 43% 21% Feb 11 46 Va 17% 110% 50c 313/a * Sep Decca Records Inc 31. 8Va 103 25 45% 8% 24 l23/4 Sep 42% 8 Va 108% Feb Jan 50c 42% 8% Apr Dayton Rubber Co 313/4 8% 40 % Jan 3,6(0 46 Va 41% Oct No par series B Preferred 3.75% 160 . 40 3/4 8% 25 . 45% 41% 8% Feb 16 100 series A J"/4% ^-u 113/4 ' 54% 1 12 113/4 12% 41 41% 8% 12 72 62 Dec 10 Dayton Pwr & Light common Preferred 3.75% series A 16,200 85 88% 25% 35'/4 Oct 47 99% Dec 20 105% May 19 22 % Mav 19 67% Dec 26 Corp common oum 2,t>u0 24% "86 % /. 25 Sep 32 34% Oct Davega Stores Corp N Y Davison Chemical Corp (The) 900 % 008.* 78 Dana 1,700 •)0!:, 21 20% 74 ' 23% 23% 23% 23% 3/4 2x '/2 J. 93% *91% 28 Mar 2r> 10 D 00c. 23 93% *91% 9 20 29 com Inc 7% J()(> 24 23- 1/, 2" V4 2 "3/4 24% 24 Oct Jan 5 •>o.i *22% 16 Amer eom__No par Cutler-Hammer Inc 800 26% *26% 110 Va Aug 45% Oct 100 Sons Nov 30 Apr A— Class Cushman's 10 137 *131 DAY 30,600 Jun 101 14 25 preferred Prior preierred : Curtiss-Wright common 7C0 Jan 49% 19 No par No par (The) 7% Oct 22-% Dec 100 Co Apr Oct 113/4 Nov 5 $7 573/4 4% 57% 57% 57% 57 % 107 16 52*e Ine Pub "Dec 18 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc 143 : Pre.ss Curtis 11,200 9% 9 *128 143 *138 97 143/4 31 13 Mar 5 Dec preierred Cuneo 24% *24% 9% 9 9 Va 143 100 1,000 16 Va 4Va 4 Dec 210 % Mar Nov 9 41 Cudahy Packing Co common.^ 4%% preierred 8,200 85 16 Va 24% •24 % 24% 87/a *139 % i *80 4% Jan Deo 7% 40% Feb 8% Jan 753/4 58% May *185 Va Aug 15 13 2% Dec 6"U RR 7 195 4% Dec 13 preferred 100 Cuban-American Sugar common__l0 180 13% of Steel 1093/4 Aug 753/8 Jan 15 26 No par preferred Cuba 2,700 15% 11% 16 Va 16 Va 16 3/8 *24% 9%. 143 *57% 4% 4% 33 •160 86 *82% 88 16 Va 24% 9 *139 53 1,100 410 67% 67% 5"/< Deo 6 26 11% May 19 preferred 2nd $4 39% May 101 Va 1053A Feb 105% Jun No par Zellerbnch Corp com Crucible 4,700 25% Oct 2 (The) com $4.20 preferred 140 128 Seal & 25% 1 1 America of Cork share 19 32% Feb 26% May 13 100 Wheat Corp of Crown 30 993/4 preferred preferred $2 5,400 34 *30 % 13% 133/4 133/4 13% *82% 16 % *131 i Crown 25 180 *160 180 .*160 13% *24% 9% 142 , 88 16% . 24% 9 '- Cream common Creameries - 180 13% *82% 86 16 -57V2 £00 1,?0) 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15%' *130" 13% :;13% 31% 32 *31 15% *24% 4,100 4° 34 *125% 26% 180 *139 12% 22% % *99 129% 26 32% 15% *160 300 33% 100% *99 89% 124% C9 % 0 69% 971/8 x4 42 343/4 34'/a 26 3/4 127 >,25% International Corp Crane 3%% Sep Dec Highest S per share $ per share 1 1 Ine Coty 3,800 ■'41% 43 *42 34 Va 33% 99% 99% *125 . 45% . 33% 33% Coty 2,800 11% 12 % 12% 12 •22% 12 4,^0J 2 3/4 Co $ per Dec .26 Dec 16 Dec 16 173 Year 1946 Lowest Highest 25 5Va 34% 97 V8 97 Ve 18 Va 88 Va 88 61% 100 Preferred 530 , 274 35 9R% 34% 35% 98 175% 5 Va 2% 34% 3,'00 C4Va 5 Va 3 , xuO 223/4 5% 2% 343/a ■34% Glass Works common 5 3% % preferred 100 Cum pfd 3 Va % ser of 1947—100 Corn Products Refining com 25 •4% 5 3 ; /4 ! $ per share Corning 95 173 Range Since January 1 Lowest Par 12,800 . 177 " 176 178 t *91 65 Va 64% 643/4 178 193/a 18% Range for Previous STOCK Shares $per shore 95 *91 65 177 per share 94 *91 9 19% 93 5 4% lu 193/4 92 6i % 176% '•; 178% Dec. 25 share per ' 92 *90 92 65 177% 9 share per STOCKS Dec. 24 92 20% *89 92 t share per 20 20% *89 : $ share v/f ver / Dec. 23 Monday, December 29, 1947 EXCHANGE the Week Dec. 20 YORK NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday •''-'"/•,Bee. 22 Hoc. 20 «.• *' Monday " . CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & PRICES SALE ' /Saturday COMMERCIAL 50% Oct 18 19 13% Aug 6 May 19 Jan 16 Mav 19 Dec 8 32 May 16 16% Dec 5 93% May 19 19 Apr 18 98% Nov 25 60 44 25 Va 4% 111/2 3 an 30 31 »4 Feb Pcb 1 143A Dec < 26 7 42*4 Mai 1 9% 34% Oct Oct 7 47% NOt Sep 21 V8 7% Deo >35 • Oct 23 % July 14 •; 14% Feb 8 10% Oct 28% July 23 ;21 Not 12 10:4 VHern 1073/4 Jun 23% Jan 63% Jan 11% Jun ; May Feb 193/4 jan 88 ,3B3/4 543/4 Feb 213/4 Jun 34% Aug 108 Feb Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2673) NEW LOW Saturday Monday Dec. 20 I per ihare *21 ' 8ALE I per share • 1 21% •21 49% 21% 21 21 >/8 21 % 211/4 21 58 55% 56 56 56 % ♦56 50 104'/2 49% 104% 59'/a 16% *57% 16% 36% 33 13% *20%' 38 IOV4 10% 80% 80% 38 13% 21 21 38 ' 39%... 37 10 va 10 % / W.;'V92% 95 95 30% 32% 31% 32% 25% *25% 14% 25% 14% 14 Va Vs\; ;vc 40 12% ,: : *11% 22% 22 22% V 14 80 •>-' K 41 '.^ vl2 - 34% 12 %-21% 81 . *21% 37 f' \ , - , 39% .2.900- -2,300 22%r ♦79 80 Food Fair Stores Food Machinery 420 HRISTMAS 3V*% ~ DAY" ' 9% 9% 8%. 9 9V4 8% • 19% 13V4 13% 22 22 6 29% 57 13% 13% • 22 57 57 V, 10 10 *150 156 *150 12 12 Freeport Sulphur '4% cum 12V4 > I *39% 34% 35 34% 35V4 *87% 39% 23% 89 Va 11% *11% 48% 39% 39% 23% 39% 24 10% 11% 101% *100% 57% 121% 122% 123 15% 15 »/2 15% 15% 15 Va 19% 19% 19% 19 Va 96 l«v:a 96% 15% 3 15% 2% 12 »/8 12% 12% 12 V2 24 24 23% 23Va 125 V2 127 % 12o% 5Va 5% 28% *30% *117 5'/a 28% 27% *22% 27% 99 26% 23 23 22% 1*0% 5% 5 28% 27% 2 9% 23% ♦95 27 119 28 119% 27% 23% 99 119% 28 0-% 27 27% *85 90 85 85 *83 80 ♦72 77 *72 80 2 b V2 LOW 2 / AND '/a 2c> Saturday Monday Dec. 20 Tuesday Dec. 32 Dec. 23 31 *92 22 Vs *88 24% *51% t f 5 120 25% 89 *72 Thursday 33 53% *51% 21% 21% 86 86 53 Va *5 7/8 *114 23% 55 V2 22 Va 23% 56 100 56 *99% 45 % 45 24 *114 5% *114 119 1,700 6,700 6 6% 100% 44 44% 99 *98 19 % 6 6 Vb 6% 19% 5% *5% 6 Va 6 Vb 6 Vb 33% 33% *33% 35 *98 CLOSED 5 Vs 5% 33V4 200 *32Va 19 33% 19% 400 19% 191/4 18% 25% 25% 18 ¥4 24% 25% 24% 251/4 90 90 1,300 3,800 10% 32 13 10% 13% 13 10% 10 Vb 32 *30 30 10% 10% 111/8 30 30 30 92% 10% 13 % 12% 13 38% 39 7 12% 13 8 39% 39% 39 40 207a 40% 20% 20% 90 VA 39% 20% 135 20% 134% 20% 135 Va 133% 135 68 *63% *b3 % 68 *63% *133 *63% 31% 31% 31 % 16% 16% *157/a 11% ll7/8 11% 68 , 134 *63% 32 32 31% 16% 31% 15% 16 16 16 31% 7 Va 11% 92% 14 11% 11% 93% 93 % 93% 32 93% 93% 32% 32 32% 31% 33 7% 93% 7% 7% ' 14% *92% 94 "13 7/8 14% 7% *93% 7% 7V4 ' 94 92 x<>9 50 51 74 75 75% 75% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 32 32 32 3434 14 % 15% *13% 13% *92 94 *106 106% 25% 26 *148% 153 *30 30% *63/4 *77 7 80 73/4, 8% 8% *33 34% 15 15 13% 13% *92 *106 26 *148% 30% 7 *75% 8% 32% *143/4 133/a 93 Va 93 106'/a ' 26 30 Va 7 Va 80 33% 8% 30% 25% *88 41% For footnotes see page 24 Oot 182 3 33% Dee 62 Feb 9 39% Oct 66% Feb 16% Mar Oct 156 V 3 54% July 11 42 Jun 25 126 Dec 135% Jan Feb 6 114 Sep 123 Jan 65% Feb 11 47% Oct Mar 25 124y« Nov 132 Feb 101% Dec 103 Dec II Nov 29 Apr 40% Jan 7% Jan 131 V« Feb *122 3 121 Dec 26 129 95 Dec 26 107'/a Sep 13% May 20 18% Oct 20 13% Dec 27% , Aug 21 10 16 6 20 Nov Feb 8 21% 2% Oct 16% Jan 14% Oct 31% Feb 24% Nov 140 Feb 3% May 17 137 Fob May 19 May 27 80% Feb Nov 4 Va Feu 2% May 16 11% Dec 5 19 May 19 125 Oct 3 84% Aug 24 2b 6 7/, Jan 150 Apr 11% Feb 26% Jun Oct 20% 20 23% May 48 May Oct 4% 29% Oct Oct 36% Jan 23 101 % Apr 27 Dec 29 Jan 47 19 Jun 124% Jan 29 101 Oct 132 1 35% Jan July 2 32 Nov 19% Apr 14 30 Feb 8 106 Apr 15 105 49% May 46% Apr HI Feb 40 V4 Feb 11 32% Nov 102% Sep 99 Dec 21 Va May 27 1 Tan 22 98 Feb 5 24% 96 Oct Oct 60 Jun 118 Jan 104% Oct Sep 3%% 90 Dec 34 26 Va Nov Fei> 6 29 116 Apr 27 49 Jun NOV 6 71% Feb 11 99% Dec 13 59% May 8% Jan NOV 15 NOV 106 July 23 5% NOV 151% Jan 47% May 88 Va Apr 100% Sep 21 50% Nov 109 Aug 4 105% Sep 24 Jan 10 19% Nov 43 Feb 8% Oct 24 5% Oct 16 Jan 5 41 Va Dec Dec 3 9 61% Feb May 19 5% Dec 5 8% Mar 27 90 Dec 24 107 1 9 May 5 com Jun 2 Great Western Sugar com No par 20 Dec 133 Dec 59 Ry pfd 67* & Western Green (H L) Co Inc Greenfield Tap & Die RR 29% Oct Guaritanamo No par 100 - Aircraft Corp Sugar preferred 1 1 common 9 No par No par 78 No par : 25 31% 6% 14 17 13% Dec 35 30 12% 33% 13% Dec 18 Sep Dec 21 Feb 3 40% Oct 64 Jun u 22% NOV iviar Feb 21 % Mar 105% Feb Dec Jan 27 158 Oct 5 55 Oct 79 Feb 20% Deo 20% Deo Apr 5 27 102% Oct Dec 24 23% Dec 52% 8% Jan 10 6% Oct 13% Jan 33 • 95 Dec 19 51 14 76% Dec 13% Dec 17 111 Nov 108 16% Sep 16 80 147/8 Feb 21 3na Dec No par 34% 188 Va Dec ll7/a Nov 21 23 4% Feb 35% Aug 22 27 May May May May May Apr Jun 112 37% Feb 70 July 29 93% Dec 17 Nov Feb 40 Va Nov 101 2 < /« (The)— preferred 12% Jap 27% 10 163% Jan 10 Common 28 5 Jan 54% May Oct 10 Mar Apr 49% Feb 7 14 % Dec Oct 30% Mar 12% Mar 77 17 , May 12 —1 Corp__No par Jan 5% 107 113% 14% Fflb 26 100 41 26 100 conv Preferred conv Apr 58 Oct 12 $5 106 Deo Feb Dec 2,400 Oct 53 33 Dec Grumman 100 124 12 4,300 17 Sep 5 29 4%% May 42% 19 58 34% May 21 190 108 19 P Iron Cre Prop 18,100 6 I per share 22% Jan 102% Dee 7 Jan Highest t per share 20% Dec No par Bay 20 Feb 103 8 No par No par cum Northern 24 <*0 51% May 6 5Va May 21 104% Jun 13 pfd $2.25 Gt Dec 105% Jan 5 17 Va May 19 85 Dec 26 22% Dec Lowest . loo Greyhound Corp 210 23y«Mayl9 2 10 11% 7% $ per share 13 % May 13 preferred 31% ' Highest 95 1 Grayson-Robinson Stores Gt Nothern Year 1946 Lowest S per share 33 72,900 *106 25% 153 34 Apr Apr Jan fe Dec 57% Rights 8% 26% 92% *88' 41% Printing Co 106 20 1,300 (W F) Hamilton 4% Watch Co 25 com preferred conv 32% Dec 23 5 14 Jun 3«> No par 13 Dec 2 92 Dec 24 —100 *293/4 30% 700 6 S/8 6 ¥4 Hanna (M A) Co $4.25 pfd—No par Harbison-Walk Refrac com—No par 6% preferred 100 Hart.-Schaffner & Marx 10 400 Hat 76% 8% 150 751/4 10 8% 83/s 2,000 8 8% 8Va 6.500 26 % 26% *26 92 26 3/4" •'41 *97 98 4%% Hayes Hayes Helnr -/4 1 preferred Industries 100 Inc Mfg Corp—. Hecht 800 • i Amer class A— Rlncs 600 92 41 •■■■-- CorV of TT* 1 *b8 41% 98 130 25 *148% 7 *96% 91 25 80 *41 :,s Water Hall 1,100 105 % 253/, 31 7 Hsckensack 300 13Va *90 1061/4 30% 900 15% 13% 92% 34 *143/4 153 *751/4 8% *32% 15 13% *143Va 30% 99 7 26 ic 8% *88 8 Range Since January 1 common 32 ? 5 Vo ♦96% Feb 103 May 19 May 19 51% Jan Apr: Apt Apr 90% Aug 47% Aug ' Sep Jan 24% Dec Co 12,200 % 42 (W T) 13% 8% 92% 18 Dec Dee Apr 40% Sepv 74% x35% 9% Sep 30% 31% 56% Dec Co fo common prelerred fH 3 65% Co J) cum Co common preferred 1 £ 2 104 Apr 15 19% Apr 17 148% Oct 30 Oct 78% Sep 78 Jan 19% Feb 19 Jan 112 11 4 22 35 Nov 15 Oct 40% May 24 Aug 17% Oct Jan Jan May 26% 4 103 Oct 119 Apr 12 105% Jan 109% Apr 2 20% Sep 160 Jan •21 151% 6 33 NOV 10 % Feb 3 8 Oct 100% Apr 7 99 Sep p 8 34% May Nov 39% Jan 6% May 19 75 V4 Dec 23 6 May 19 4% May 19 VB Motr 1R 15 22 May 21 100 90 Dec *•'5 5 17 Dec v«»h 9% Oct 24 3F 5'= Jan 8 30% Jan 2 103% Apr 14 u »"»v x95 11 Jan Feb 108% Sep 27% Dec 28V4Mayl9 5 100 89 108 '0 July 14 170 Aug 60% May 16% Jan 106% Jan Nov 20% Apr 5% NOV 29 V4 Oct 15% Jan 36 Dec 28% 101 1 103 NOV 51 May 109% Mar Nov l/jj rw Dec . 28% 16% 45% Jan 19 87% Dec 8% v 200 39% Feb 2 13% 26% 99 33 160 10P No par Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR $5 preferred orl/4 *40 Va 12 24 22 oO Gulf Oil Corp Gulf states Utilities Co 26% *96% 11 23 21,000 1,500 26% 99 14% Feb Jan 10,400 26 42 Apr Apr 83% July 16 47% Feb 13 21 % Oct 761/4 8% 41% 14% Nov 31 49. 263/a •96% Apr Sep ' Dec 12 % May 19 75% 253/4 *88 71% 13 No par 48 ra Dec Sep X170 No par 141/a 8 3/8 92% July Co 48% 92 7 8 Vs 185 Steel 76% 253/4 83/4 City 14 263/4 *26 ' Grant 13% 15 80 8% . Union Granite 933/4 31% 71/4 " 9 Dec 26 109 No par Rub 14% *13% 93 *6% 10% May >21% July ■ 26 *« Dee , May j [ - No par & 92 *32% 15 133/a *75% 48 Dec tjy.« reo 13% ;< 67% May 24 H " 106% 26% 26% *148% 17 58% Oct 102 25 new—No par preferred 92 32 *106 153 Dec Dec 5 Hosiery 93% A 104 Nov No par com—No par 13% 76% 13% *33 7% • 13% 9 85 No par com 75% 49 51 73% 32 1,100 *92 F) 48% 14% 51 32 1,600 15% 11% conv Green 31% ' X13% 4. 68 311/4 11% 93 % 32 $5 340 9,300 15% 94 *92 15,500 1341/4 133 68 Goodyear Tire 200 4,400 40% 20% 20 134 32 11% T3 (B preferred Gotham 270 2,700 29% 12% 40 Vb 20% * 11 *29 Vs $5 Co Grand 19% *90 com M S & 25 Va *10% 20 17 • Range for Previous preferred Granby Consol 91 *30 Oct Jan 81 No par 500 5% 25 91 16 100 Motors 91 91 5 No par Graham-Paige 25 Va 19 100 com com 31,900 92 . Goodrich 2,900 19% 5% 6Va 10,800 98 *19% 25 % 19 20 No par Brewing Co 1 Gold A Stock Telegraph Co____100 Goodall-Sanford Inc 10 100 44 98 DAY 6 33 VA 100'/a 42% CHRISTMAS - 91 19 No par — common (The) conv 23% * Dec Nov v 1 34% Dec YORK Brothers Glidden Co 57'/4 19% 1 Goebel 23 99% 38 15 109 May 19 18 Va, ' Dec I 4 21 18% Jan 23% Dec 10c No par $4 50 preferred 1,000 56% 98 1 7% : Nov 23 May 19 32 Par 3,300 . 23% *19% 43 V4 Feb 7 Apr 138 STOCK EXCHANGE 52 Va 5% 57 % 19 % 34 24% *51% 51/8 23% 96 4 21' 19 100 Gimbel 52% 119 *98% NEW 500 56 45 VA Jan 26 5 prelerred 13,200 86 23% 19% 6% ' 57 44% 29% 23 No par Corp Corp com Instr 21% 20 Va 85 23% 45% Sep 8 100 Corp Gillette Safety Razor $5 conv preferred 24% 5% *114 99% 17 9% Feb 124% Dec 100 14,500 400 55% 95% 6% 33% 23% 99% 24 22 100 Utilities 95 24% *51% 6 119 22 V» Dec Jan 8 No par Shares 56% 100 19 Va 5% 24% 52 V2 5% 119 97 *6 *51% 6 24% 17 26 28 Co Telephone Time Apr Nov Sep No par No par No par Sep 14% Nov 25 102 10% 3 37 —10 com 23 15% May 11% Jan 71 10c Signal & the Week *92 88 t Jun July STOCKS 1 per share 93 24% v.-i 3%% Dec. 26 1 per share 93 21 27% May 48 V 112 21 100 Refractories Sales for 93 87 Feb Jan Oct Apr 17 11 Corp_ 4% % preferred Tire <fc Ruooer Co 4%% preferred 90 Friday Dec. 25 22% Sep 17 10% Oct 21 PRICES 90 NOV '• Jan Sep _50 . Cement utilities Realty n.—. 80 92% 25 370. Gen 99 25% *86 92% 22 Nov 1 ( Jan ' 18% 48 43 series Gei. share 16 08 28 35% 61 ( . 2 100 —1 common 17% Feb 18 preferred General . uNo par General Shoe Corp Gen Steel Cast $6 pfd 5,300 *95 80 per 49% Sep Sep 45% Sep 28% Jun t Fee 23% May 100 Apr Oct Nov 2 Jun ! 21 V« 25% 20% lg Jab f 16 com Equip Railway Gen 92% *88 Jan 29 Sep 19% " 20% . Jan 71 Apr 17 Va Feb 8 Service ruoiie 6% 900 93 24% 80 3,300 34 89 Gen 231/4 33% 22 % 1,900 27% 33% *99% *32 Vb share Corp Adv Public 23 Dec. 24 11% l'l2 Va f ( Jan t 1 24 12% May 14% May 4% July 26% Aug 14% May 10% May 11% Jun — preferred— Preferred $3.75 Precision 1,200 32 6 19% per 22 lb No par No par corn- $5 Gen Outdoor ^icij 12,300 1,200 32 119 *94 Va 1 Motors Gen 27% 31% 6 44% share General 27 Wednesday < io 39 26 £ preferred Gen 30% 31 Va *114 23% per conv 1,500 127 120 Corp 7,800 23 5 2o% *72 SALE 17 reo Jun 57 Jan ..—100 -preferred- 33,600 3 12% 30 89 HIGH Aug 28 25% Jan fl 50% Feb 10 6 —5 preferred General Portland 27 99 89 *75 1 per share 2nd Foods 3%% 23% *95 Oct 16%. Sep 20% Oct 101% Mar 10 12 No par com preferred conv 5% 8% Dec Dec Corp— Corp $3.50 preferred General Instrument Corp General Mills common 27% 23% 99 28% JUiJ 115 33% 26% Jan • 70% May /»■ 46% Sep I 15% 5% May 17 No par 2,000 15% *125% 122 27 ?•>% *95 19% 22% 30 118 2,500 1,500 *2% 28 30 105 6 24 4 9% Oct 154 Dec par 1,100 15% 5'/a 28 30 27,500 95% 12% 12'/ 28 58% 12* % 15 Va 23% *1*0-4 30 V2 27% 23% 1st .< 4% 1,100 *19% 12% 20 117% 4% 170 100% 15 3 J°% 125% 95 15% 3 1°% 28 31 117% *95 ' 121/4 1,000 57 Va 96 15% 3 5% i* 95% 48% 121 20 96% 400 100 15% 19 Va 1,000 11% *123% 122 Va 1.91/8 88! 48 49 13% 10 11% 126 122 138 *87 58 48 % 125 15% 127'/2 260 1,600 1,300 100 preferred General Bronze 39V4 50 Trahsportation——5 $4.25 pfd series A No par Geneim Baking— 5 General Cable 78 % i common—1.66% Investors com—1 Amer 1,500 •2i% com—,—1 $4.50 preferred Gerer») 4,500 *133 102 57% * 19 VB *125% 4% American 11% 38 Va Inc preferred— Container General $8 23% 11% 57% 3 conv Gaylord 12V4 *77 Va 88 100% 3 1/4 4%% Industries General £6% *3 Wood 15,400 11% Oct • 3 1R%Jun No par 30,300 58% */4 Gar Co 35V8 102% li> Gardner-Denver 351/4 11% 18% Dec 77% Dec No par 34% 102 15% (The) 34%- 96% 15'/a 2,300 Co 35% 125 96 Gamewell 35 Va 12 Nov 04% Jan 7 110 July 24 \ 32% Dec 22 12 34 VS Mar u i : Nov 16 25% 40% Dec 23% May 23 20 34% 87% * > May 20 36% May 19 \ / 11% Nov 21 1 common preferred.;— 34%. 88 52 15 17% Jan i 12 % (Robert) com——1 34% 87% Dec 3 2t 110% Feb 25 13 19 Va May 17 100 35 124% 122% 10 34% " 126% 123 100 1 10% 155 (The) 11% 23% 49 57% 1,200 Co 12. 138 *48% 58'/4 No par General Cigar Co Inc com—No par 7% preferred 100 General Electric Co No 138 49% 105 6Vr 500 57% 102 *152 39 % 23% 142 *125 125 ♦122% • 101 57% 11% % Jan i 41% Jan May 17 91 .——25 , preferred Gair Co Inc 1,000 5,100 13,900 14Vs 101. 77 % 1 5,000 20% 12% 7 35% 89 48% 57% 12 Ve 78% 35 89 *48V4 *102% 12% ♦138 34% 11% 125 12% 500 5% 102 To'/a 78% - 22% 24% 15% 156 *11% 109% 105% Sep 39% Oct 69% May t7 10 34% 142 34% ' To'/a ♦150 900 29 V» 57% 11% 23% *138 1 10% 156 14% 5% Gabriel ' 300 29 14 Va 57% 1,700 5,400 20 22% 103 xll% 12% 77% 39% 23% 142 10 Va 12% 12 'A 41 *23% 57% ♦150 77% 77% *138 10% I2V4 12% *77 57 Apr i Dee 7 62% Dec May 29 9 — 510 8% *14 21% 137/a 102 _10 common Co Feb 83% 18/ 14% Jan 1/ —100 Froedtert Grain A Malting Co Inc-1 Fruehauf Trailer Co common 1 -7 ,oi<} 9 ' 8% *19% 29 20% 14% 102 : 6 29 21 14 156 • ' 22% 57/a 29 102 57V4 22% 6 20% 14% 101 10 22% 29 21 14% 101 14 Va . 5% 29% 14% 8% 8% •20% 14 ; 6% prior preferred Franrtsco Sugar Co .70 Nov 19% G 9 % 8% *19% 20 '/a : *22% 6 20% 14 102 9 Va 9 *19% 29 20% 13% 9% 8% •< .19% 5% 29 % 20 Va 9% 1 22 5% *100 9% 9VaJ 19% 13 1 Corp 18 lo conv - 19% No par Corp pfd cum Dec Oct 51 May 19 13 49. 21 21 v4 Jan 10 V 7% 4 2c Feb 107% Aug May 19 Dec it 26 % Jan 14% May 27 99 < I per share 61 51% May 20 24 , Highest I per share 09 v« t ea 16 30 Inc Foster-Wheeler >*300 • ■•*'"2*%■, 22 ja y.'-yW-,. \8G, : No par Sep No par 1,500 " 104 No par 2,400 *25%'- 25% v--;i4V'-- 1'4% .:-:4^%7. 41% 12%. r CLOSED 25 100 preferred--, 26% Feb 20% May 20-' 46% May 27 A 42%Jun 5 —10 Power Corp Florshelm Shoe class A "ollansbee Steel Corp.: v 14%'; Y com Stores— 4,000 -42 Va N Year 1946 Lowest S per share 20 Va May 17 , Range for Previous I Highest f t per share. 1 Florida 12,400 81% '93 5 Florence Stove Cp 4,700 ,100 .10%. • '10% 81% 93 H2% 21%: S 80 79 22% . - * * 257/a *11% 221/8 - 13% Mfg Co Corp National $4 t 800 31% >:?41% '' 13% Lowest .. (The) Carpet Co No par Flintkote Co (The) common—No par 20 • 34%' •- Range Since January - Firth 4,800 , Tarrant Enamel First 2,200 • 102 A Firestone Tire & Rubber 4% % prelerred 1,000 16% 37% 36% 93 v 13% 42 12% 21%. i 80 r 13% 40% . 16% STOCK Fidelity Phen Fire Ins f 100' ' 10 Va *25% • . 57 Va *10,VB 37% 81 • 31 % 257/8 2,600 4,400 22 - 93 *25% 14% 40 10 93 31v2 56% 49% 104% ;; 13% 81.v 31% • Ferro 56% 38>/4 36% IOV4 -80. 400 341/4 *21% '■ 38 'A . 10.. 79% > 22 4j% 102 13% 22 Felt *103% , 81 *25% *11% & • > 34'/4 13% *21 Va *80 95 ,'39% 34% 500 56 YORK EXCHANGE - Par 21 50% ' Shares 20% 56>/!t 102 13% 13% *93 38 102 13% 23 36% 37% *34 « per share 16% *100% 34 $ per share 104% 16% ■ ; j 5 58 37% 33% . <16% V16% • NEW • *21 Va 57'/4 101'/a *100% . •• Sales (or the Week / Dec. 26 21 >. ♦104 57% 17 RECORD STOCKS •'i'vPrldar Dec. 25 211/4 49'/4 104% 57% 16% 37 101% 33 50 *104 58'/a 16% x 49% 104'/a 58% 37 "100 50% *104 ... Thursday share per *21 *21 " Dec. 24 share per STOCK PRICES Wednesday 21 % 56 .80 HIGH Dec. 23 211/2 *21 .. AND Tuesday Dec. 22 « YORK . 105% Dec 18 COMMERCIAL THE (2674) HEW YORK SALE Saturday Monday Dec. 22 Dec. 28 8 per share *50 140% 143 171/4 497/a *142 171/4 53V2 17 53V2 T26V2 127 *31 '119 52'A *126 V2 32 121 31 1191/2 4934 49% 143 143 50 t per share share 143 17 16% 17% 52% 52 53'/2 *126 Va 127 v 127 Dec. 36 t per share 49% 142 16% 16% 16% 53 53 52 Va •m120 Sates for 49% 1,000 . , common---- 25 /non-cuni'preierred-l i.„100 Helme (G W) 140 16% 1,900 Hercules 53% 4,200 Hercules Powder/common——No par 5% preferred-———100 10 300 119 210 7% Hershey Chocolate com_„_—No par $4 28 28 27 500 12% 13 1/4 13 Va 13% 13'A 13% 13% 13% 13% 14 10,200 30 »/4 30 30 29V4 291/4 *29% 30 29 29 400 Hmde & Datich Paper Co *25% 26% *25 28% 26 *28 *28 28V3 28% 26% 25% 26'A 26 % *25% 26V2 *251/2 26 *24% 25% *15 3,4 16% *15% 16% *15% 16% 25% 25 X27 Hotels Corp 400 Hires 25% 800 Holland *15% 16% 26 25% 25 *15% Hilton 16% 18% Co (C The— E> Furnace Hollander & Sons 1,400 20 20 Holly Sugar Corp_ 38'/4 37% 38 37Va 38% 37% 38% 37% 38% 6,100 Homestake Mining 33% 33% 34 34»/4 35 35 % 35% 35% 3,100 Hooker Electrochemical Co__ 17% 18 17% 173/4 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 35% 17% 2,400 *44 45 44 443/4 45 45 45 45 45 45 7C0 Houaaille-Hershey com_ $2.25 " preferred—- *32 32% 32 Va 32% 32% 33 32% 33% 34 34 1,200 *89 91 *86 19VZ 88 403/4 28 Va 20% 21 34'/2 35 Va 4% 403/4 40% 80 Household 3%% Finance 89 40% 40% 41 41 28 28% 27% 28% 21% 21% 21% 1,700 Howard Stores 34 34 34% 2,700 1,000 Howe 300 5 % 27% 28% V 213/8 21% 21 VB 21% *21 35% 34V4 35% 34 4% 9% 2,200 12,500 Oil of Feb 63 134 Oct 23 Sep 5 134 10% Jun 23 14 Dec 26 26 Jun 11 22% Apr 17 33 Dec 2 X29 Va Nov 12 21% Sep 41% 31 '/4, Jan a 22% Oct 37% 18 Dec 40 118 20 Sound Corp_ 4% 4% 4% 9% 9% 9% 37% 37 37% 37% 37% 36 Va 37 2,900 21% 21 Va 21% 20% 21-/8 CLOSED 20% 21 23,400 18% 18 Va 18 Va 18 18% CHRISTMAS 17% 2,800 4% 4% 4% 9,400 Hupp 34 34 33% 34% 34% 1,600 28% 37V4 37 20% 21% 21 IS Va 18 Va 18% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% DAY 28 Va 29% 34% 34% *33% 30% 31% 63% 3u^a 31 % 38,300 62% 62 % 800 29% 28 % 30% *60 61 *60% 62 62 63 *95% 98 *95% 98 *23% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 10% 10% 22% 14% 49% 10% 10% 11 11% 11 22% 22% 22% 22% 22 15 14% 14% 22% 14 *48% *126% 169 49% 129 *165 *14% 127% *165 *95% 50 98 62% *95% 22% 50 50 *125 128 168% *162 167 40% 40 40 Va 40 17 16% 17 17 Va 102 *102 14% 128 40% 102 21% 14% 50 16% *6% 11 *163 39% *44% 10% *125 16% 6% 1,090 169 40% 45% 25 6% 7 45% 6% 44% 45 *49 6% 5,000 234 1,000 IntT Business 88 4,400 Int'l Harvester 14% 13% 234% 235% 233 233% 87% 232 87% 232 88% 234 168 164 167 163 88 168% 87 167 168 % 87% 87 87% 164 620 Preferred 168% 165% 7% 33 % 6% 7 7 6'% 6% 9,300 IntT 32 % 33 33 33 32 Va 32Va 900 Int'l *78 81 79 79 78 78 76 76 *76'% 82 300 4Va 6% 41/4 26% 4 27 55 55V4 96% 97 11'A 11 106 *53% 3% 27% 136% 55 96% *16% *105 4 26% 136 % 136 Va 105 4 26% 136 55% 27% 136 55 % 98 56% 97% 11 97 Va 10% 105% *105 11 106 6% *3% 26% 96 10% 1,700 10% 700 105% 180 53% 53% 54% 54% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 55% 55% 55 55 % 55% *56'A 58. 1,200 *35 Va 36% 35 35% * 35 35 34 57 34% *31 34 1,800 12% *53 54% *53 53% 44% 12% 13 41,400 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13 3.3C0 Foreign 21 20% 21% 20% 21 1,000 *24V2 25'/2 *25 25% 25 *24% 25% *24% 65 65 147 v *145 25 65% *63 147 *145 LOW 64% 147 AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Dec. 20 .Dec. &2 Dec. 23 # per share | per share I per share *63% 64% *63 *145 SALE 12% 13 *140 147 Dec. 24 44% Apr Oct 45% Jan Oct 85 . Jan 93 97 Aug 22 Dec 24 87 Sep 99% Apr 14% Oct 37% Jail 6% Oct 16 Va 23 11% Sep 36 Sep 22% Jan 21 26 $6 Creek - 25 July 17 Apr 19 50 Oct 21 33% Sep 44% 17% Nov 26 13% Sep 22% _1 6% Sep 30 35% May 17 8 Va Feb 8 7ya Sep 101 3 No par No par 100 100 15 com 100 No par Dec 42 50 8 108 May 19 7 9 Mar 21 t per share I per share Aug 112 105 5% Dec 10 Va Oct 246 163 95 Nov 20 July 14 Jun Feb 13% 20% May May Feb Feb Jan 250 Jun 66 % Nov 102 Jun 175% Dec 202 Apr 6% 195 26 186% Jun 12 May 19 10% Feb 11 Oct 15% Apr 22 % May 19 34% Oct 22 27 Sep 45 Jun 76 96 29 90 % Dec 101 6 Dec 3% Dec 25% Dec 24 5 Jan 5% Feb 8 4 36% Feb 8 9 137% Dec 19 38% May 19 59% Oct 22 130% July 94% Dec 4'% 28 Va 133 Oct Oct Aug 38% Sep 95% Oct 16 Feb 18 11% Nov 116 Feb 20 101 % Sep 107 Va Sep 26 9 May 19 104% May 16 46% Apr 23 12 Aug 11% Feb 42 7A 148 55% 113 Feb Feb Dec Aug 26 Va May 125 70 Va July July 5 52% Dec 5 36 Sep Oct 49% Jan 40 % May 19 63% Oct 28 39% Nov 60 Va Aug 25 Stores 32 40 Feb 7 37 Dec 42 Va Aug 37% Jan Jun 58% Feb 45 2 26 9% May 17 19 1 common 1 14 May 17 38% May 20 143% Jan YORK 31% Feb 11 17% Feb 20 Apr 14% Nov 17% Feb 11 14% Nov 31% Feb 26% Feb 27% Oct 9% May 17 No par No par Coal NEW the Week Dec. 26 59 15% July 24 Feb Jun Aug 11% May 35% Nov 11 9% May 19 192 % Apr 29 70 Jan 13 Dec Jan Jan 25 No par common preferred Sales for Friday Thursday 54 Jan May 151% Jnk 190 12 Va May 19 Telep & Teleg—No par share ctfs No par Island IT 33 Shoe 500 30% Jan - 20 No par Paper Co 64 3A 11% pee 23 Oct common Dept Intertype Corp 147 16 Sep Machine 200 -Jan 36 No par 25% 15 11 23 % Dec 50 Apr 20% Dec 34% July 39% Dec 50 Aug Deo 163 Jun 3 69% Nov 25 158 2 Aug 1 STOCKS Dec. 25 I per share Sep 18% 41 116 —— PRICES Wednesday 31% 23 Rubber Interstate 12% 1 24 168% Mar International 12 X20% 12% 39% Aug 63% Oct May 19 18 preferred 12% Jun 22 Copper International Silver 21% 10% 31 % Dec No par 100 International 12% Sep 21 International Salt *21% 6% 18% May *19 37% May 21 30 com 700 12% a No par 200 22'/4 49% Jun 7% Feb 3% May 20 Dec preferred 22 % 34% Mar Oct 180% Feb 1 Int'l Nickel of Canada com__No par Preferred 100 *12% Oct 136% Oct International Mining Corp 7 % Sep 14% 25% 18 preferred 5% 33 2 Dec $4 preferred No par IntT Rys of Cent Amer com__No par 943A 10% 941/4 3 15 Jan 30 May 27 International *104% 11'/a 21% Oct 12 % May 19 15% May 23 3 169 Hydro-Electric Sys class A—25 Mining & Chem common 5 4fo 5 Apr July 43% Feb May 14 33 28 107 i 7,400 96 % 10% 13% Mar —No par 55% 44% 64% 45% May 54% 54% *145 Jan 170 55% 105 105 1,600 30,900 44 12 V2 Jan 25 137% 54 % 12% 123/s Dec *1353/4 137 55% 4 27 4 4 26% 26% *135% 54% *43% Feb Oct 7% Feb May 19 3 7% May 16 100 Corp preferred- 4%% 33 Va 136% 60'A Insuranshares Ctfs Inc 33 6% Jun 30 47 : Intefchemical 33 6% 111% Oct Oct 20 Interlake Iron 14% Dec 14% Oct 100 Co .14 14% 89% 22 30% _100 common Intercontinental 14 3 30 28% Dec 24% preferred-— 50 14% 87% Ingersoll-Rand 3,100 14% 105 % Sep 45% Jun Industrial Rayon 3% 14% 19 Dec 1,600 3% 3% oun 49% 103% 103% Apr 35Vs 21 % Dec ,6 12% Jan 14 x35 % May 20 *102 *102 ' 3% 82 Va Sep Industrla Electrica De Mex, S A— 800 3% Nov 27 Indianapolis Power & Light—No par 1,200 103% 46 6 1,900 7 3/8 *3% red Jan 21 3,800 44% 103% 28% Feb;;5 ^ Inspiration Consol 3% Oct 1 Oct 14% Inland Steel 103% 12% Feb Feb 22 2,200 3% 236 RR stock, ctfs 5,300 3% 66 29 4% 16 3/4 3% *233 lines 40Va 14% 34 V* May Sep 19 '/a 7% May 19 *6% Sep 34% 24 38% Mar 28 100 preferred series A 44 45 22 13 I 16% 6% *43% 2d Jun 31% May 19 Illinois Central RR Co common—100 6% Jan 48 20 % May 19 ^.1 40 17% 2d 36 5 300 Apr Jun May 56 Illinois-Terminal RR Co 125 May 11 7,200 167 *43 22 '—1000 125 39i/a May * Dec series A *162 Nov 26 1 Corp— Leased 25 127% 16% *6% 98 26 11% *14% 49% 40% *45 *95% 98 Oct 22 4 85 Hudson Bay Mln & Sm Ltd—No par Motor Car„—___No par Foods Inc -6.66% 6% Jan 37% May 21 16% Jan 16 Hudson v 34 146 Va 25 No par C— Idaho Power Co„; 37 Nov —5 t preferred— non-cum 5 Apr 123 Sep 2o% Jan Hunt 5 18 4% 10 Apr 139 35% Dec 19 44 Hudson & Manhattan common—100 4V4 10% *4 Vb 4Va 10 72% Jan 25 20% Oct 20 28 13 V* May 50 : — Co *10 4Va 11 31 v Nov Sep 130 Sep 29% Jan 17 May 19 35% Jan 23 30 46% Mar 21 38 21% May 20 14% May 28 5 5 'Jan 'Aug 38% Jan 9 50% Sep com—_No par Texas 192 1%% Nov -126% Dec 16 29% Dec 10 . —No par Houston Light & Power..— Houston Dec 8 preferred———.—100 89 40% 28% 27% 17% 18% 18% 35V4 4% *10V4 89 40% *■' 91 *86 88 40 % 27% 19»/4 19 20 90 169% 22 —12.50 33% Oct Jan ,-10 38 61 y4 Feb -5 (A) 29 22 5 (Del) Highest t per share Jan 68 165 - Lowest t per share 18 -5 —10, 1 . . -..14% May 17 No par —5 prererred— Hewitt-Robins Inc— conv *29 Va 28 % 140% Dec Year 1946 • I per share 49 % Nov 26 ——_No par Motors- Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest $ per share Par 143% 32 118% YORK STOCK "'EXCHANGE. /' Shares 127 120 947 Mon<|ay^ Range for Previous NEW the Week *31 31 121 ^ STOCK: RECORD *125 126% 126 »/2 32 \ tper share 143 143 *119 120 Friday 49% 49% *31 31'A CHRONICLE STOCKS Thursday Dec. 25 Dec. 2i 1 per share t per share 50% FINANCIAL PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 20 & 141 Range for Previous STOCK Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest EXCHANGE Shares Par $ per share Lowest $ per share t per share Highest $ per share J 9% 9% *19% *83'% 9% 84% 10 9Va *19% 20 20 *19'A 84% 43 43 *42% *95 97 *95 41 41% 111 41 111 28% 110% 28% "100 102 151 151 34 *27% 9% 9% 9% 20 *19 *84% 85 *84% 86 44% *43% 3,700 20 85% 84 Va 85% 431/4 44 43 97 95 Va 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 70 40 V2 41 Va 40% 41 40 Va 40% 9,900 *108% 112 111% 28% 110'A . *27% 111 28 % 44% *27% *108 28% *100 102 100 100 *147% 153 151 151 151 27% 151 34% 34% *98 *147% 34 7/8 34 3A 35 CLOSED 90 87% 88% 88 88 87% 88 CHRISTMAS 39% 39% 40 40'A 39 7 a 40 39% 40 DAY 16 16 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 16% *93 94 *93 94 94 94 27% 33% 29% *86% 45 112 27% 102 152 34% Jacobs (F I) 1 Co 400 600 400 90 70 13,000 88% 500 39 39% 3,000 16 16 Tea 3%% Co Inc 39% May 20 com cumulative 13% Feb 14 24% July 28 lo 19 % Dec 17 80% Dec 17 No par Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% Jewel 6% Jun pfd—100 Jaeger .Machine Co common—No par 380 41% 102 34% 9% *19'/4 *100 34% *89 9% 2.0 preferred—-100 Johns Manville Corp com 95 Dec 104% Feb 53 104% Sep 2 11 24% Sep 29 98 Dec 10 119. 145 Dec 4% 2nd preferred series A—-100 Joliet & Chicago RR Jones & 5% 37 Jun 125 Va Oct 59% May 16 Apr May 115% Feb 140' Mar 150 *Feb Dec 20' 39 Feb 8 87 31% Nov 53% Feb 99 Sep 108 May 40% Oct 20 18% Oct 34 Apr 22% Feb 10 17% Oct 3* May 101%'Feb 18- 10 3 Jun 153 i 151 Dec Sep 109 8 25% Jan 111 11 27% May 1? 1 NOV Jan July Jan 100 preference series A— Joy Manufacturing Co 45 % 24 Va 108 34% July 28 par stamped—100 Laughlin Steel com—No Deo Dec 16 108% Dec — 8% 100 2 46% Oct No par 100 preferred 2 H Johnson & Johnson common—12% 3%%. Jan 4 4 K 900 Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture——10 14 City Power & Lt Co— ' J preferred 100 94 Dec 26 16 47% 13% 20% May 17 29 V2 Dec May 19 May 19 58% July 24 Nov 17 May 17 20% Feb 8 2 21% Oct 15 May 17 Apr 15 Kansas 94 *93 28 28 28% 28 29% 28% 51 % 51% 52% 52% 52% 52% *52% *16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% *23% 24% 24 24 16% *23% 23% *23% 18% 19% 20 20% 47% 48 20 20% 20 *90 92% 40 28% 700 16% 1,900 4% non-cum preferred .—100 Kayser (Julius) & Co———. 5 23% 200 Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class A__l 20% 20 52% 23% 16% 24% 29 52% *16% 55 20% 2,200 9,300 47% 48% 47% 47% 47% 48% *42% 48% 43% 13,200 *42% 43% *42 Va 43% 42% 42% 42 Va 42 Va 300 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 103% 103% 103% 103% 103 47% - 103 *15 15% 14% 15 *14 15 *13% 14% *13% 72 14% *70% 70% 71 70 70% *70 71% *70 72 34 34 34% 34 34 34% 34% ' 95 95 94 95 94 94 92 93 37% 37% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 34 *103 *49% 50 49% 49% 49% 49% *49% *46% 47 46% 46% 46 Va 46% 46% 5 4% 4% 5 4% 4% 4% 104 3.8% *103 104 34 34% 1,800 270 200 60 1.80Q *91 91% 110 38% 38 38% 1,900 50 50 50 46% 46% 46% 1,400 1,100 5 Kansas City Southern com—No par Class B — Kennecott Copper— No par Keystone.Steel &,Wire Co—No par Kimberly-Clark com—No par 4% conv 2nd preferred100 Kinney (G R) Co common— 1 $5 prior preferred—_——No par Koppers Co Inc common——;—10 Cumulative preferred 4% ser__100 Kresge (S S) Co 10 Kress (S H) & Co——No par Kroger Co (The). -No par 5 9% 9% 9% 9% 6,900 9% 9% 9 9% 21% 21 Va 21% 21 Va 1,900 21% 21 21% 21 21% 11 Va 10% 4,000 Lambert 11'/a 10 Va lli/a 1034 11% 10% 10% *49 50 % 2,600 Lane *49 44 10% 10% 10% 10% 38% 38% 38% 5% 5% 5% 5% 2 2 40 *25% 20% 20 6% . 20 493A 11 11 2 2 »/a 40 *251/4 20% *20 *6'/2 2 Va 40 21 6% *6% 6% 49V4 . 6 3/4 49»A 10% 49% 49 50 11% 103A 10% — For footnotes see page 24 ,'/• /*> .C.,— Lees 96% 38% 2 600 *95% 10% *25% 300 26 96'% 33 5% 45 *95i/2 36' 5% 50 26 96% //;* * V •- 10% *38 5% 2 *25% 19% *95% 10% 38 3A 5% 2 40 20 6% 96% 10% 37% 37% 4,500 700 5% 5% 3,400 2 2,800 2 *25% 40 19% 19% 10% 11 49% 11 (James) 1,300 400 ^ onri 3,200 & Sons Co com——_3 cumulative preferred 100 Lehig'h Coal & Navigation Co—,-10 3.85% 10% ► 6% X 49'A 10% —4 pfd—75 Pesos Mex (The)——No par 25% *25% *95% Light Co_^ *43% 44% 261/4 96% Co *49 43% 26V4 *49 Gas 44% 50% *42 3A *26% Laclede 50 *49 44 26% *95 Va ■/■; 9% Bryant, •common———No par 4%% preferred——50 Lee Rubber & Tire——i:_X5 51 43 10 Va i: 4% 9 27 43 26% »■ Corp La Consolid 6% 21% 11 Lt —1 Lehigh Portland Cement 25 Lehigh Valley RR— 50 Lehigh Valley Coal com 1 Non-cumulative preferred 50 $3 non-cum 1st preferred—No par 50c non-cum 2nd pfd No par — T.pbmnn Torn Lehn & Fink /The) Prod _1 Corp.—— ^5 13% Jan 41% 39 22Va 103 11% 108% Mar 18. 52 Va Jan 13 13 116% Feb 13 20 Feb 85 Jan 38 Va Oct 7 6' 16 102 % Aug 40 Dec 24 Jan 16 Jun 3 40'A Apr 29 5 Oct 22 59 92 34 45 Feb 4 52% Oct' 21 4% May 19 10 May 20 49% Jun 19 38 May 15 21 % May 19 95 Dec 12 9% May 20 30% Jun lo 4% May 17 1% May 19 2 27% Feb 65% Jun 17 25 May 19 Dec ,24 20 Va Dec 11 23 49% Feb Dec 17 Dec 20 May 20 9 5 7 ' Feb 3 Jan . 9 Jan 31 14% Feb 8 50 Feb 8 56% Feb 13 30% Feb 4 14 44 Apr 2 12 Va Feb 13 44% Jan 9 8% Feb 7 3% Feb 11 14% May 19 5% Jun 17 25% Feb 13 9% Feb 11 i9 50% Feb 10 24 Jan 6 38Va May 10Va Dec 9 40% Jun Sep 67 Jun 15 Dec 26 Va 19% Sep 11% Nov. 41 32% Sep Jan 21% Nov 108% Dec 15% Feb Feb 34% Jan 30. Jan 60% Apr 55 May 30% Aug 108% Dec 29 Jun 82 Dec 100 Aug 26% Oct 48 Jun 96 Dec 101 33 NOV 43 Sep 43% Oct 5% Sep Sep 45% May' 62% May 65% May 9% 11% Dec 14% 38 68 Sep 13% Nov 52 Dec 49 Sep Jan Oct May 20% Sep 102% Apr 82 Apr 101 — — 18% Oct 45 10% Nov 34% Sep 6% Sep 2% Oct 49% Jan 18% Nov 17% Jan 55% May 17% Jan 5% Jan 64 6% Oct Apr 38% May 15% Apr 41 % Oct 65% 21% Oct 33 Jun May >■ Volume 166' Number 4659 COMMERCIAL &. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE LOW Saturday Monday Dec. 2Q I ,Ucc. 22 share oer AND I share 18% 18% $ 56% 56% 55% 56% 56 9% 9% 9 V4 9% 9 37 86% *38% 57 56'/a 37% *173 % *36% 9% 37% 89% 89% 175 17o% 41% 39 39 10% 11 10% $ per share 18 170 40% 40% 103/4 10% 10% 60 60 60 603/4 61 34% 35 *60 5/e 343% 35 34% 22% 34% 34% 22 22% 21% 20 3/4 10% 34% 21 40% 10% 61% 21 21 79% 14% 79% 793/4 80 793/4 80 80 14% 14% 14% 14% 143/8 14 19% 19% 67% 19% 68% ♦24% 19% 20 :'143 143 >2 22 *22 42% 43% ♦26% ♦95% 98 41% ♦132% 137 52% 98 101% 12% ♦9% 9% 9% 9% 24% 6% 6% 20% 20% 6% 7 3/4 6% 15% 15% *15% 15% 2o% 25% 25% 25% 6 101% 100% 15% 14% 19 19% 57% 58 24% 24 % 99 99 19% 19% 58% 58 % 14% 20 24% 59% 59% 24 23% 235/a 23% 34 ♦175 33% 33% 177% *175 41 177% *175 177% 41% 41 89 41% 41 89 41% 88% 89 89% 90 87% 90 87 87 C3 86 85 85 86 10% 10% 43 83% 103/4 *42% 113% 36% 37 37% *27 *112 113% 37% 27 27 27% 27% 27 85 86 86% 82 26 26 26 42% 26% 42% 26 42% 500 8,200 4,600 Manhattan Shirt Maracaibo Gil Exploration 6% Marathon 7,100 24% Marine 350 Market 99 7,500 St Ry Marshall Field 120 4 % Vo & Co 14% 12,200 19% 1.100 60 Masonite 1,100 Master Electric 33 900 7% 89 4,500 *83 85% 1,600 44 *112 $3.75 cum pfd 170 10% 10% *42% $3.40 cum Mavtag Co 300 $3 1,400 McCall 27 27% 1,400 McCrory 83% 84% 320 42% ,42% 800 ™ McGraw *24 94 94 20% 20% 20% 23% 18% 24% *87% 42 100 23% 23% 23% 17% 15% 42 3/4 42 3/4 *43 51% 513/4 52 89% 87% 87% *88 41 *41 % 100% 143/4 Djc. 550 16 46% 47% 48% 47'/4 43 % 138% 14% S per 48 *137% 14% share *99 Thursday Friday t per share 15% 12-/8 12-4 12 55% 54 55 89 88% 67 % 67 53% 54% 4% 4% 16% 14% *119% 101 121 14% 119 50% 53% 51% 533/4 4% 4% 4% 163/4 17% 163/4 44% 44 42 % 10% 60% 60% 120 120 *25 59% 120 27 *25 60% 120 60 % *120 56% 55% 5 6 3/4 55% 56 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 543/4 CHRISTMAS DAY 15% 26% 26% 13% *261/4 13% 133/8 24% 20% 20% 24% 20 % 20% 20% 19% 20% 19% 19% 20% 20% 20 19% 25% *13% *36% *107% 16% *40 % *55% 13% 36% 109 16% 41% 56 '245/s -105 255/8 106% *13% 13% 25% *105 25% 106% 13% 13% 37 37 *107% 1083/4 16% *107% 108% 16% 163/4 16% 41% 16% 41% *41 42 57 *55 56 17% 18% 18% 18% 23% 18% 22 % 22% 26 3/4 27% 22% 26% 23% 27% 9% 9% 8% 95/8 8% 103/a 103/4 10% 10% ♦12% *33% 31% 168 23% 9 *41% 8% 13% 12% 27 8% •36% *55 26% 8% 10% 12% 335/8 12% 12 12% 12 34 33% 33% 33% 33% 30% 31 233/4 *169 172 23 23 9% 42 For footnotes *22% 8% 9 8% '41% 42 41% 8% 13% 30% 169 8% 8% 133/8 13% see page 24 8 13% 31 169% 24 9 41% 8% 13% 31 23 2 26% Nov 45% Feb 12% 20 Oct 30% Jun 48 Sep 75 Apr 20 35% Nov Sep Sep 24% 49% Feb Jan 204 % Nov 45% 8 38% May Sep 195 Jan 23 Feb 103 25 70 May 112% May 97% Mar 11' Deo Nov Nov 97 93% Deo 3 9'A Oct 17 Jun Jan 4 45% Sep 55 May Jan 4 111 Jun 118 Mar 48% Jan 23 42 Sep 71 Apr 83% Feb 21 25 Oct 43 May 102% Dec 1?2 30 23% Sep Sep Sep 6 Mar 20 • 113 May 26 35 Mar 14 24 107% Feb 7 45% Oct 16 May 17 46 % May 9 30% May 19 32 Feb 56% Feb 44 , 1 8 Jan 105% Feb 20 17% May 20 21% Dec 15 31% Feb 23% Oct 44 6 26 28 92 Dec 16% May 19 883/4 Jun 23 Apt 46% May 48% Apr 69 Jan 56% 39% Nov Jun Dec 21 20 NOV 35% Apr 8 25% Feb 102 22 Oct 36 Jun 18% Sep 30% Apr 105% Feb 11 103 108% Mar 107% Aug Feb 5 43% Sep Oct 20 May 20 25% Jan 7 20% Oct 26% 16 May 19 24% Jan 6 18 Oct 35% Jun 73 Feb 8 61 Nov 105 '/a Jun 19% Jan 28 42% Dec 50 50 55% May 17 13% May 20 3% No par 41 1 Mar 21 86 Dec 18% Deo Nov 32% July 52% Apr 3 65% Jan 17 10 54 Sep Sep 3 97 Dec 39% Oct 77 May 110% July 61% Jun Nov 113% 103% Mar 35% May 21 97% Dec 9 pfd_100 57% Aug 47% Jan 43% May 19 No par 3.90% 19 47% Jan 30 111% Aug 18 36% 104 Apr 41 %. 56 $4 Ry No par pfd 100 Louis SS M A vtc conv Moline Mission Impl 1 7 No par Mo-Kan-Texas 9,500 RR com 16% 1,600 7% preferred series A Mohawk Carpet Mills 2,300 Mojud Hosiery Co 200 $3.25 preferred A 5 No par Ward & Co No parMoore-McCormack Lines new com_5 15% 15% 26% 100 13% 13% 1,800 Motorola 24 % 24'/a 1,500 Motor Products 20% 20% 1,400 Motor Wheel 3,200 Morrell (John) & Co No par Inc 19% 2,100 Mueller 25 25% 3,600 Corp Corp Mullins 105 105 13% 13% 37 37-/- 10 *108 108% ' 600 1 5,900 *41%; 42% 300 *55 56 i '•*; Co 1 1 No par: Munsingwear Inc 5; Murphy Co (G C) common——i<■ 16% 16% $7 1,300 <•< Brass Mfg Co class B preferred— 4%% preferred—; Murray-Corp of America 4%-/:preferredi_—— Myers (F E) & —100 > com__—10 Bros __50 ft —No par Deo Oct 68% 105 % Dec 40% Apr 60 4 8% Oct 18% May Sep Sep Deo 129 Mar 44 May Feb 3 17% Jan 7 19 Oct 62 Jan 2 42 Dec 70 13% Feb 14 32 5% Oct 11% Dec Apr 23% July Feb 17 28% 3 43% Sep 128% Feb 4 111% Sep 135% 64% Feb 17% Dec 26% Dec 8 57% Deo 104% May 17 15% Oct 34% Jan 19 Oct 36 25 Dec 45 64 May Mar 28 27% Oct 20 * Apr Dec Jun 2 14% Nov 3 27% Oct 20 27% Feb 3 Apr 2 28 119% July 63% Feb 35 9% May 17T 100 8 May 29^ bo% jun 16 14 20 20 Apr 25% Feb 51% Jan 10 Mar 26 Oct 56% Oct 9% May 19 May 19 19% May 19 14. Dec 123 13 l73/4 May 19 14% May 19 103% May 26 7 15 May 16 -37% Jan July 14% 26% Mar 26 17 - .45 173 Oct 25 Mfiy 19 15% Dec 18 108 9% 70 % Dec 49 5 Oct 10% Nov Feb 102 % Dec 26 % May 17 110% May 16 No par- 140 12 18% 45% May 62% Jan 16 49 3 r 19% 6 ftar Oct Highest $ per share 26 8 May 19 23% Sep 8 24 Nov 15% Nov 3% May 19 1.25 Feb 32 r 14% Feb 24 11% May 19 32% May 19 No par 10% 31% 24 156 May 19 Jan 5 23 45 % Nov 28% Mar 11 20 Montgomery 26 % Dec 100 com series 18% Ma $ per share 66% Jan 114% Feb Np par —— Inc Monarch Machine Tool Monsanto Chemical Co 11,600 104 10 10% . 100 com Dec 51% Apr No par 42% 55% 88 Lowest 48% Dec 6% May 19 47% May 27 100 Corp 5,900 100 12% May 19 Apr 30 29% May 19 156 Mar 6 10% May 19 .No par Power $ per share 33 3 com pfd series A Highest $ per share No par $6.50 preferred 20,400 4% & 10 No par preferred Minn 320 53% P Year 1946 Lowest Minn Min & Mfg 140 10,600 120 St 3.20% 5,700 >■ Range Since January 1 com Minn-Honeywell Regul 1,500 14% 54 Range for Previous STOCK 14% Sep 22% 107% Mar 14 15% Nov 13 102 Oct 13% Sep 109% 40% Feb / •; 112 Jan 10 32% Oct 29 108% Jun 9% Oct Jun Feb 27% Aug 49 * May 114% Jan 22 Jan 16% Dec 22 44% Feb 13 33% Nov 55% Feb 56 Jan 29 50 70 Jun 19% Feb 7 • > Dec N 18 23% 31% 174 37 70% 100 61 13% 16% 18% 660 26 106% 363/4 *22% 103/a 13% 108% *26% 10% *105 36% *55 88% 124 24% "107% 41% Minn 26 25% 25% 106% 6 190 24 5 Prod 1st Minneap & St 61 20 *105 Apr 9 Jan 112% Mar 1 Petroleum Steel cum 1.100 *120 20% 20 , 57% 100 Vo Aug 25 Dec common 16% 13% 24% Jan Nov 1 10% 26% 13% 24% 24% 20% 30% 35% May 19 50 41% 16% *26% 13% 245/a *26 % 8% 3,800 4% 55% 13% 27 Midland 20 3,500 52% 27 24% Mid-Continent 1,200 14 *117 61 124 24 ♦26% ♦13% 11% Oct 13 8 24 5 12% 14% 10 34 55% 6,600 43% 68 43% 10% 10% Feb 11 106 82 Miami Copper 47 100 CLOSED 17% *43% 26% il% 14% Nov Par 55% 4% 10% 44 10% Sep Deo 18 Jun ; 1081^ 10O YORK 88 100% 14% 119 Jan 3% 50 * EXCHANGE 12% 67 100% 14% 26% 46% May 24% Oct 7% May 19 10 Transp Co NEW 55% 89 175/a *25 60% 101 5 16% 10% 121% 51% 4 % 44 27 15 121 50 17% 44 101% 145/8 120 Oct Nov *109 34 11' Dec 88% Dec 1 Edison 1,600 138 14 12% 54% 88% Apr Jan 12% 63 % Jan May 17 39 % May 19 No par Shares 15% 47 14% 13 55 67% Sep Aug 16% ~7% 111% July 18% July 23 % May 27 5 Mesta Machine Co Sales for 43% 89% 626 Oct 26 1 34% Feb 17% 17 16% Dec Jan 30% May Jun 8% 22 14% May 19 39% Mav 1.7 No par preferred Metropolitan 7 24 common Inc cum the Week *137% 67% 410 Dec. 26 $ per share 43% 88'/a Co $3.50 620 STOCKS 48% 12% 101 100 % 1371/2 67% & 200 1,200 43% 67% Merck 86% 137% 141/4 Min 1,200 51% & 2 Dec 14 com___18 1st preferred Stores Co Inc Merch 10 8% Feb 1 Inc Dec 12% Jan 27% Feb 175 Co (The) Mercantile 500 9 May 19 22 % May 19 99 Dec 23 100 preferred Shoe Corp conv Nov 14 2nd 5% *17% 31/2 Jan No par Co Robbins 200 41% 43% 14% 43% 51% 138 % 54% 15 4,000 *85% 16 12% 101% 14% ;•'" *40 Dec. 25 53% 121 170 4% May Apr 76% 65 PRICES $ per share 90 14% 56% *43% 100% Dec. 24 48 119% Mengel Co 14% 52 Wednesday 47 14 3/8 60% Dec. 23 16 43% ♦119 Tuesday SALE 16% *137% 10 HIGH 99% 16% 14% ♦25 100% 16% 138% ♦1C1% Melville 1,900 56% 87 16% 14% 67% 500 2,500 17% 111% 195% May 28 6% Mav 20 100 Corp common 4%% preferred 23% Oct 4 Mc-Quay Norris Mfg Co 42% Nov 18 1' Mead 60 17% 41 16% ♦42% 12 "2 51% 87 40% share 137 % 53% 52 89 400 3,500 37% 106% 14 % Feb Co Pub & 7 32% Feb com preferred 42% May Jun 160 Mar 28 19 • Corp Stores 23% 15 41% Jab Oct 19 No par preferred—— 42% 44 $ per 47% 43% ♦88% 1434 44 AND .Dec. 22 share 94 58V4 14% 100% Monday 57% 45 41% LOW per 22 20% 17% 44 100% *21 $4 McLellan Sep Dec 9% Dec 42 Electric McKesson 600 1,400 *19% 2334 18% 58% 4,800 92 20 *93 43 18% 15 100% 43 58% 15% Saturday I 43 18% *58% 42 51 22 94 " 33% - 92 20 20 60 18% 60 51 *42% '32% 94 20% 22 % 24% 18% 14% 33% 93% 203/8 22% 17 May 17 ?6 94% 20% *42% 30% 38% 41% Jan 111 11 94% *58% * 6 Dec McGraw-Hill 221% *Jun 455 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines 43 Feb 43% May 108 July Sep Deo Dec 1,000 20% 32 140 21 Sep 85 3,200 23 22 Oct 13% No par Stores conv Nov Apr 21 16% 82 Corp 3%% 41 12% No par No par ,}St„ cum pfd 37% Mar 12 Nov 1947 series-.No par pfd 26% *42% Sep 1 5 common 47% 22 14 Jan 72 V* Deo 1 No par 47 20 97 101% Aug 22 26% Oct 14 Jan Aug 32% Oct 6 No par preferred 113% 37% 423/4 *93 31% Nov 18% Aug common *26 19% 45% 20% 15% Feb 100 Dept Stores $3.75 preferred 1,350 com preferred 47 % 22'% 7 14 21 % Mar No par 26% 93 24 Feb 29% Oct Jap Apr May juq: 197 Sep 14 No par 1 Co 33% 19% 53 24% 28 No par Corp 26 93 31 11% Dec 1 47 19% Deo 29 % Jan 35 :■ Nov 166 i63/4 Apr Co May 390 88 L) Mathieson Alkali Wks 177% 40% (Glenn 47% 94 Oct x20 29 H3/4 May 19 1 Martin-Parry Corp 2,100 23% Martin 26 19% Dec 17% 3 Jan 60 100 333/4 *93 21% Jan 172 152 preferred •16 3 4 20% 16 22% Dec pfd_, 33 % 42% 94 5 ■' / 24 5 com 47% 94 Jan 26 5 34% 42% 64 79% Feb 28% Oct 13% May 17 6.25 Corp 6% prior 47 *20% Aug 45% 41 No par Corp 33% *93 Apr.; 12Q Deo NOV 34 Midland 48 95 Deo 18% 25% 1 34 20% 99/ 20 13 ■*? 4I3/4 May 19 30% May 19 99% Dec 19 Co 33% *94% 4 Feb Feb 50 Sugar Bros 48 *22% Jan 20 134 Co Manati 15.%- 85 86 42% 43% l Mandel 89 27'% 86 42% Not 109% Fgb 10 No par 21 33 37% 85 42% 26 100 200 40% 113'% 27% 85 *42 23 Va 27 10 A 1,400 •- *175 10% 37% fS 9 10 59% 44 *112 38% 6~6~ 15/ 96 No par No par Garden 23% 33% 10% 42% 65% Oct 35% Dec 39% Dec 4 17% May 19 l 100 com series Square 19 85% 10% 42% pfd 14% 41% *84 103/a 425/s *112 36% 85 10% 113% 37% Dep 43 30% Jan 58% May 19 12% Mav 19 „.50 Jan May 14 "9 Magma Copper 23% 178% 42 % 43 112 4% % Madison Magnavox Co (The) Mahoning Coal RR 99 86% *W% Aug 29 26 100 1,400 6% 90 87 *87 33% 40 % 210% Mar 12% Oct 26 com 7 20% 23% 34 *175 Deo 37% 18% Dec ——10 25 *15 59% 24 33% 24% ♦33 Forbes 1,900 6% 20 & 19 *24 14% 20 19% 58% " 183 61 % Dec 21% Dec Trucks Inc 115/il 9% 99% 14% 500 9 24% 99 14% 191% July 25 X48 4 17% Apr 138% Dec preferred Macy (R H) Co Inc 100 9% 1^% MacAndrews 3,400 12% 9 % 24% 15% 102 14 —100 Co——— Mack 520 6% *]<; 500 102 18% 21 6 3/4 ]c % Steel 2,600 343/4 11% 7 20% 6% % 24 Lukens 6% *450 9% 7 21% 63/4 1 = 101% 14% 7 20% 39% 12% 9 3/4 24 % 24% 7 20% 1,200 52% *100% 12 9 Sep Dec A__No par com Apr 83 10% May 17 common—ifo (F>. Co 15% Oct 2 19% May 17 1 Louisville & Nashville—i.—. Lowenstein (M) & Sons Inc 4%% cum pfd series A 137 34% 520 *9% 23% 52% 18% 11 % 9% 24% 6% 30 12% *450 9% *93/g 20% ♦99 12 520 24% 25 6% li% *450 9% 1,900 23% 104 12% 12 25% 97% 36 18% 520 25% 39% 35 % 12% Oct 28% Apr 79% Dec No par 7% preferred-—; Louisville Gas & Electric 7,400 *131% 36% 18 Lorillard 500 42% 40 12% Nov 10 241/4 AuS 25 —N° Par Lone. Star Cement Corp.—-No par Long Bell Lumber A -No par 70 22 V8 *95% 137 *109 % ' 42% 52% 103 43 3 28 44 % May 14% Jan « M 52% 17% 9 9% ♦24 *38% *132% 10 • t per share 21% Nov 10 com—No par CorP s 8 11 Mav 19 . Feb 59% Feb May 16 Highest I per share 47 100 f'S?66? 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NEW 18% 24 27 9% 10% 12 33% 31 168% 24 8% 42% 8% 13% 17% 18 23% 26% 26% 8% 10% 18,100 23% 8% 10% 12 12 *33 34 30% *165 *23% 31% 168% 24 900 - 1,200 6,800 Nash-Kelvinator Nashville National 1,700 National Aviation Corp National Battery Co 400 3,700 7% 400 Automotive Fibres National Biscuit Nat Inc Bond & 4,800 National 8% 5,700 Nat Share National Can 2,900 Cash 28% Jan 29% Feb 13 23 Oct 62% Jan May 19 30 27 Sep 41% May 34% Jan % 20% May 12 16% Jan 6 6 13 14% Nov 1 9»/8Mayl9 Feb 7 10% May 19 16% Feb 21 13% 14 10 Sep Corp____No Dec 28% 24 Jan 13 34 Dec 18 20% Oct- 34% Apr 27 Jan 13 34% Feb 15 25% Oct 170 Nov 7 par _10 187 Jun 21% Jun 10 8% May 19 26% Feb 33 27 13 180 22% Nov Oct Co : 37% May 205'A Apr 32% Apr 13% Feb 7 Nov 21% Feb May 19 42% Dec 24 31 Nov 45% Jan 1 Register - Jan 4 100 Corp Container 8 % Dec Jan 10 common City Lines Inc National May 19 May 24 Oct 19 5 preferred— 8% 7,000 Co 14 21 1 3,400 ' 42% 13% Louis Natipnal Airlines 8% 13 5~ 100 1 St National Acme Co 42% 8 Corp Chatt & 8 Dec 23 14% Jan 7 13 Oct 1 13 24% Aug Dec 26 15% Oct 15 -R -r-r -- No par * 9% .— - '* »«.imnnniT:i i r1 ii* 5i:s the commercial YORK NEW LOW HIGH AND ;'W;;'DeC. 20 Ijwi/wri 14% -.Tuesday Monday «Dec. 22 s pir share t 14% Dec. 24 14 28% 28 17% 18 17% 20% 21 20%, 21 28 Va 16% 17% 16% 21 % 20% 21% *46% 19% 99 99 34'% 34 34 170 170 *168% 140% *140 19 *7% 92% 92% *25% 26% 22% 22% 23 95% 94 94% 23% *137% 138% 50 7% *7% 7% 700 7% 7% 17% *23% 24 15 I7V2 90% 91 ■ 12% 12% 25% 25 Va 25 Va 23% 23 23 Va 11% 18 Va 18 Va 24 * 123/4 11% 12% 12% 500 18% 18 Va 14% 15% 14% 14% 143/4 143/4 106 Va *105'A 106 Va 105% 105 % *104 32% 32% *31 *07'/a 98 98 99 Va 31 Va 31% 32 32 *97>/a 99 Va *£8 99 14 Va & Cast Lt & Co— Nehi Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% 3%% 95 Va 42 Va 43% 43 Va 44% 44 % 44% 43% 44% 5,400 Newmont Mining 24% 247/a 24% 24% 24% 25 25% 25% 2,200 Newport Industries common *87% 88 *87% 24 Va Va y Corp 90 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 2,200 38 Va 39 Va 39 Va 39'/a 40% 40% 39 Va 39% 4,000 New 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 Va 15 14% 15 14% 14% 61,700 New York Central 46 48 45 Va 47 46% 47 Va 46% 47% 45 46% 4,000 N Chic & St 128 130 129 Va 130 '•132 131 130 Va 14 14 13% 13% v *21 22% 21 21 '54% *45 543/4 *45 14% 21 21 *48 55 ♦48 55 *48 *215 240 *215 240 *215 240 21 22 21% 22 - 22% 21 Va 87 Va f87% 86% 15% 15% 15% 22 Va *210 240 *215 i'84 84 : 86 87 85% 15% 15% 15% 15% 83 85 85 *85Va 853/4 15% *23% 24% 24 24 *23Va 24% *23% ' Va; 24 Va Nor "oik North American American Aviation.: Ry com Northern Central Ry Co 85 V4 87 27% 27% 27% 27% 23,800 Northern Natural Ga$ Co new 21% 22% 21% 21% 19,300 Northern 7,800 21% 21% 21% 5,200 343/4 34% 34 Va 210 Northwestern 6% 700 Norwalk Tire & 12% 12 Va 600 Norwich Pharmacal 7Va 12% 12% 123/a 6V2 7 *6% 7 12 123/4 12% , *12 27% 28% 28 27% 27% 96% 93% 96 93Va 93% 92% 931% 93 % 93% 33Va 34 33% 35% 33% 34% 32% 33% 35,000 *18% 19 18% 18% *18% 19 18% 18% 700 27% 26% 26% 26% 27% 97 96% 97 96% 97 28 Va 27'/a 19 *99 : 20%: ■ v 96% ,96% « 9% 100 28 27 ■27% 96 Va 9% 27 99 . 20% 32 ye 153% 99 99 99 *98 % 21 86 *84 20% 20% 20% *20'A 32 32% 31% 321/4 31% ♦152 154% •73' 74 •74 21% 21% f ■ *21% *84 86 ♦21% 73% ■f 86 *84 400 32 3,700 100 21% 300 Otis 6% 73% 2,300 5 26% Nov 17: 16 Va Dec 26 pfd 85% Dec 25 LOW AND HIGH Saturday y Monday Tuesday Dec. 2® .DCC; 22 Dec. 23 9 per share 9 per share = I per share v SALE Dec. 24 $ per share < per share Jan 1 17 Aug 20 19% Aug 20 22% Apr 25% Oct 2 18% NOT 56% Jan 33 45% Jen f 13% Feb 11 44 Oct 55% Jan 9 NOT 18% Feb 16% Deo A Dec 11 Jun 12 6% Dec 6 8 16% Oct 96% 6 Dec 10 27 Dec 22 9 30% 24 111% Feb 18 108% Apr 14 35% Dec 23 19% Jun Feb 18% Dec 8 21 Sep 18% 21 38 6 Jan 22 July 23 27% Dec 19 May 37% Not 112 Jan 29% July 22% Jun Not 36 Jun 17 99% Oct *119% Jan 13% Feb 4 10 Va Not 17% Jan Feb 6 30 28% Feb 18 25 '► May 19 33% Feb 18 26 :.; Oct 17% May 17 95 Dec 86 7 May 15% Sep 24 Feb 107 8 7% May 100 19% May 25 Sep 92% Dec _6 104% Not Deo 12 118 7 *113 120 Sep Feb 51% May 39% Feb Deo 24 163% Jan 18 19% May 15 28% Feb 8 19% Dec 180% May 35 Jun 84 Aug 28 93 Jan 4 66% Oct 111% May 12.50 68 Nov 80 July 25 69% NOT 100 Mfg 149% Oct 2.50 '! T" 28 158 Range Since January 1 Highest t per share Par Year 1946 - Lowest - - Apr Range for Previous EXCHANGE Shares Sep •• STOCKS • NtiW YORK STOCK f per share 36 115% Jan. 11 102% Feb 100 & Bales for Dec. 26 May No par Marine the Week Friday Thursday Dec. 25, * Apr 16% Feb 117 26 83 100 Owens-Illinois Glass Co PRICES Wednesday 39% Deo Jan 22% Feb •> •, 9% 111 30% Nov No par Co " 17 Oct 6 lo common 23 Dec 23% 13 Va May 19 No par . common preferred 10% Feb ; 72% May 41% Sep - 30% Sep 17 33% Jan T «% May 16 20 preferred (The) - 20 16 8 preferred Outboard Outlet 25% Oct 2.50 4% common Elevator 100% Aug 19 64'/a Nov 100 Elec convertible 24 53 % Jan No par Co convertible Corp May Feb 25 Oppenheim Collins 88 72% 73 72% 74 21% 21% *84 8 % Rubbe; & Dec 6 No par Corp 4%% Feb 37% 50 Co common Gas 1 Sep 29 12 common—10 Co Omnibus 153% *150 152 151 21% 86 74% Oliver 1,800 20% 20% Oil Oklahoma 30 Int preferred 4.40V. Ohio 2,100 99 1541/2 *152 21 27 9% 32% ♦84 2,000 gpi/o 9% 20% 32 ♦152 26V4 *95% 9% 9% 9% ♦98 99 *20V4 32 9% 9% 9Va 4; 28% Airlines cumulative Ohio Edison 400 33 Va 4.6% Mar > 13 20 preferred Telegraph— 7 *18 Va Northwest 12% 21% 34% ♦12 32 pfd $3.60 series 21% 12 Jun 135 17 33% Dec (Minn)— No par 34% 12% 16 SO 56% Dec 100 21% 12% 10'i Feb 25% Sep 23% Nov 50 Pacific Ry 22 34% *6% 24 82 1 35% 13 85% Dec 290 25 Co Norfh 21% 29 10 12,200 12% 21 10% May 21 „ 100 Adjustment preferred Cum Nov 153/„ Nov 25 11,100 Western & Aug 62% Jan 4 8'/a *34% 28 230 Nopco Chemical Co Northern States Pwr Co *94 Va 19 Noblitt-Sparks Industries new—2.50 1,000 370 Sep 28% Feb 3,800 83 79 Dec cumulative preferred 16% 83 61 Va May 52 pfd—100 8% 84% Sep Corp— 16 Va *83 Jan Jan 26 26 sloes.—_1 panic & Gas 8% 85 35% 113% Mar Elec 17% 84% Oct Deo coxy State 8% 85 13% 11% Not Light 3.90% 1 16% w-' 3 133 100 8Va 84 Apr 69 Va 50 Y $3.75 70 Jun 34% Oct May 19 A 17% * 109% Nov 36% 11 Va May 19 19 Apr 19 1 17% 8% 88 Oct 18% ir 102 Co series *25Va *86 95% 20 Hart RR Co— *"'< 26% 27% 22% 3 Oct 325 rr. Hav & 26% 85% Feb 26 46% Feb Jun HaHfm 26% 21% 102 270 A' *26% 27 Jun 76 36% 85% Apr 45 Oct 58% 21% 50 Sep 53% 36% 28 Oct Oct 27 1 58 88 17 S2'/» t oo 3 37% 21% 113 30% I 44% Dec 26 No par preferred non-cum 59 27 Va 110% May Dec 7 41% May 37% *85% Not 106 24 Oct 58% : 103% Nov ley* Dec 37 9 13 21% 59 17% 43 Va May 4 36% 8% 109% Aug Nov 104 24 58% 17% 106 8 x87% Dec Deo 25% Feb 108% Jan 3o% May zv 22 % Dec Sep 22 Dec 16% 10 July 25 Dec Y New 400 24 23 No par common 37% 26 38 13 Mar ti 107 20% Feb com 59% 27 18% Feb Feb 15 32% Jan 80 Dock Co 58% *26% 18% Oct 17 100 Louis N 300 24% Feb 11'/a Dec 26 No par *36% - Sep No par Y 440 24 Va May Not 10Va preferred series A York Brake N Y Power & 2,200 42 Va May 15 p 850 15%" 86 82% 82 84 82 83 15% - 21%'Oct Dec Air N 88 • 106 Va Mar 24 14% 6 Jan Nov 10 13 Dec 25 Dec • Apr Not 13% Jun 13 17 Feb 98 1 25% 38 11% 17% Feb 95 % Dec 101% July 89 29% Jan 9 2% Sep Sep 75 4 Dec ■ b Feb 41% Oct 1% Aug Nov 20 50 N 4,700 21% 20% 2 Apr 10% Aug 18% May 19 $5 240 21 Va 31 July 173 100 N 22% Jan 1% Jan 28 207 Not City Omnibus Corp Y 54% 6% 22% Feb New 200 7 No par 6% N 1,0C0 8% Apr *149 - Apt 173/3 jun 9 32 Va May 19 12 May 17 York Y 1,300 14% 22 Va 14% 21 - 133 *131 133 14% "*19'/a 13% *20 13% 90 28 Sep 100 4%% preferred Newport News Ship & Dry Dock 38% 90 Deo Oct Jan 100 1 38 Va *87% 178 190% Sep 15' 28'/a Nov —10 *21 Va 90 Sep 40% 167 Mar 18 105 pfd—100 *87Va *87% 27 12 Va Dec 20 11% 41 Jan 1 20% May 20 100 11% 95 Va 24 Va Jun 108% 18% May 19 13 ya May 29 preferred England Elec System New 33% Oct 24 1 New Oct 102 Va 23% Dec Neisner Bros Inc common 10 16% 15 36"% Dec 8 No par 30 Jan 2 Feb 18 11 Corp 18,100 67% 16 88 1 11% 31% not 107 23 No par 93Va 97 18 10 Co Co 98 Va 11 % 32% Aug 28% Jan com 12 *93 19% Not 21% May 17 12% May 19 _100 11 Va 97 Jun 3 No par 96 Va *94 Apr 34% 95 4%% conv serial preferred—100 Newberry Co (J J) common—No par 10 600 Aug 45 V» Oct 30 ; 743/4 May 26 10 Fibre 23 Sep 15% not ' 25 Co Vulcanized Dec 15% Dec }g Dec No pp<r pershark 0 15 Jan] 25 Va Jan 20 6% Jan No par ex-dist Steel Tea 140 # 48% Dec 168% Dec 19 1 V;-' ;v/ Highest 1946 share 23% Oct .100 100 4 per 17% Feb 21 25% May 20 Corp 11% 41% ' par __10 B 98 Va 11% *96 98% Dec common Service Stl Power Natl 900 32 Mai Natomas 1,900 10b Va *96 11% 11% 18% Co Linen National 2,700 11% *105 V4 32 17% May 19 30% May 26 14% May 19 No par - Corp National Sugar Ref Co National^ Supply (The) Pa 4*2% preferred 30 *11% DAY Lead National 200 .% *14% *31% No par 1 & preferred Natl 14,000 24 :v *2 CHRISTMAS 11 % 18% 18% Va 20% Jan preferred A Nat 2,900 % 93 *91 CLOSED 12% 11% 18 Va 14% May 19 No par Prod 6% 14,i00 93 17%" li!1 Enam National 900 23 Va 12% 11% 38 5 • Year Lowest i per share $ per share ; 13V* May 16 26% Dec 8 Products-—No 7% ; 1,800 25%- : 17% % 91% *23% 11'/a 15 40 % 24 12% 106 < 170 93 18% *105% 168 % 91% 94 *93 12% 18% * 17% r %. 92% ; 26% 23 Va 23% ,43 92% *25% Dairy National 8,500 138% ,v 26% *23 Va 34% 171 11 % 12% *11 > 13 . 92% . 120 *137% - 7% Cylinder Gas Co—±1 Stamping National Gypsum Co com $4.50 conv preferred 5.100 *168% 23% *94% 23 % 34% 34% 34 >".•/' 99 *97 99 140 18 26% Distillers Nat 19 18% 19 % 18% ♦97% • 17% 17% 92% : National 170% v';v li ■ Dept Stores 34% 170% 7% U National 47 *45 47% * 7% 2,700 140 7% 17% % 17% '99 34 141 National . Range Since Jatfuaty l Lowest Highest \ y ... 19% *97% 171 140% 34% National 17 20% > ; 'Par :--V "9,300. ? 27% Range for Previous EXCHANGE • <3.406. f 20%: 21% 48 *19% 19% 19% 98% y 98% ? 14 Va' 27% 17% > •/ 515,700 17% 28 ; >- Shares shark I? ■ ♦45% 9 per 4 per share 27% 17% .48 the Week 27 Va .28% RECORD &-;&i^W-;lFOBK' STOCK Sales for Dec. 26 14% 13% . MOttdafo Decembfcf-29^ 'stocks Friday Thursday i Dec. 25 ♦45%;- 47% 28% *45 • I per fShara share per 14* 14% 14 Wednesday' •• -Dec. 23 STOCK PRICES SALE - Saturday & financial chronicle Lowest. $ per share $ per •->. share . .«-■ #'./>. Highest' I per share P ♦14 14% 14% 13 *12% 13 *12% 13 *66% 68 *66 % 68 39% 39% J5- 12% 66% 66'A *39% 40 *39% 35% 36 93% 93% 138 4% *39% 40 39% 39% 35 x337/a 34% 52 51% 51% 51% 52 9,700 1,200 36% 36% 36% 35 35 36 93 93% 93 93 93 93 ♦138 140 138 138 138 5% . 138 5% 49 5% x46 49. 5% 9 Va ;'lst *16% 17% 17% 4% 5 Va 4'/e 5 Lva 87/e 8% 8% 17% *16% 17% 17% *17 Pacific MilkL.— 570 Pacific Telep & Teleg common—100 190 6,200 11,400 closed 4% : Packard 200 — Jan 11 " 138 100 1' 10 11 Dec No par Airways Corp 2% Petrol & Transp—5 8% Dec 6 13 May 13 Pan-American Car • 24- Deo 48 18 36% Oct 47% Jun Jan 11 Feb 19 Jan 2 Feb 8 Feb 13 59% Oct 26 7% Feb 13 14% Feb 21 18 July 18 54% Sep 67% Feb' 1 62% 89% 129% 168 ' 7 25% May 19 x89%Dec . 25% July 86% Mar 43% Jan 3 26 3% May 16 21%.Jan, 10 4% Dec 5 Motor American 80 Oct 17 46% Oct 17 16' Jan , 19% Jan Deo Not Sep 24 19 50 V2 Nov 29 No par —— preferred Pan 17% No par ; Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp. 90,400 8% *17 6% Corp.; Pacific. Western Oil Corp. 36,300 5 8% day Lighting 5% christmas 50 24 x33% Dec , Oct 12% 49 10 May 28 9% May 19 * 25 Pacific 47% 5% 47 10 preferred non-cum No par preferred non-cum——No par 2nd Pacific Gas & Electric 800 51% *343/4 48% 9 t 8% 51 5% 48% 5'/a 5 8% • 138 6 40 5 10 Pacific Coast Co common 30 34% 46 < 70 Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc 30 35% 138 5% 54% 13 71 34% 93 5% 12 V4 *68% 68 68 200 93% 52 54 13 *12% 14 *13 * » 51% 138 14 35% 34% 35% > *13% ' 35%., 51 > 14 14 14% : . 10% 28% Oct 122% Oct 164 Deo 5: t Oct 18% Not;'". < Mar Jun 48 Apr 160% Jun 181% July 11% Feb 34% Oct. Apr 12% Feb: 11% Deo 27 Jan 13 Oct 20% Apr 37% Jan 56% 5% • .J 53 54 8% 55 54 54% 54% 97% *96 54% 96 96 96 96 94% 8% 71% 71 8% *71% ♦99% 100% 21% 22 Ve 8% 8 Va 72% 8% 8% *71% 75 71% 100 *99% 101 *99% 22 100 21% 21% 21% 21% ■ 54 96 8% 55 *93 54% 96 *70 71'/a 99% 21 21% 26,600 400 100 210 34,900 21% 41% 41% 2% % 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 337/a -. 180 8 Va 73% 8% 101 4,500 34 Va 34% 34% 34% 34% 34 % -34 % 34% 34 % 29% 29% 29% *28% ■ . 30 41% 41% 40% 30 *28%, *29 41% > 40% 40% 40% *29 40% 1,100 v.':.'/:*'-*- -;:vV- ^ Cos Paraffine 4% common__No par Inc convertible preferred Paramount Pictures Inc——— 30 —1 37 Parker Rust Proof Co Davis & Co No par Sep Dec 4 Deo 100 4% 56 Dec Sep 105% Oct Jan 2 27% Oct 4 62 Not 6 Jan 9 34% Feb 21" .337/8 Dec 20 28% May 20 —2.50 Nov 12 Mar 24 Feb 7 Feb 15 July 8 63% Jan 4% Jan 8 2 1 1 moo <• Utah 100 1; Consolidated Mines Park & Tilford Inc Park Parke A/V.i/.'. ' V •• 40% Jan 13 55 94% Dec 24 * '109 V 5% Jan 13 9% 58% Jun 10 79% 99 Dec 19 109 19% Dec 5 32% Pipe L com—No par 4% preferred ; 100 Panhandle Prod & Refining 1 2,200 i ' • Panhandle East 5,400 : v' 43 11% 36% 42% • lW 36 6 :'' 14% 19 18% *29% 31 31 111 ♦108 7% 7% 7% 1,800 Parmclee 11% 11% 11% 11% 3,700 15 36% *35% 363/4 300 42% 43 Va 4? Va 43 6Va r 5% 6 5% 5% 16 15% 16 15% 19% 19% 19% 18% 19 V *31 33 ♦31 *108 111 *108 33 Va 18% 18% 18% 18 t 46 Va 46% 111 18 Va 17% 46 Va ♦115% *46 I- . 116% 48 > *87% *11 13 105 100 18% 18% 183/a 17% 18% 17% 18% 47% 47 47% *46% 47% *46% 117 117 *46 48 *11% 24% 23% 107/a 11% 11% : 117 117 48 *47 48 88 % 11% *88 89 11% 32 103 24 *46 * 87 *31 Va ' « 101 55 47% 12 11% 157/a 14% 15 '*14% 57 *14% 54% 56 54% '48% 118 Va 23% 24% 31% 117% - i 12% 103 ; ■ 32% 101 11% 11% 23% 23% *32 *97 323/4 102 11% 11% 11% 15 15 15% 56% 56 58 47% 48% 47% *52 52% 52 52 52 Ve 52 Ve 52 52 *97 99 99 99 99 99 97% 97% For footnotes see 111 18% 18 Ve 87% 105 *108 18% 17% 87% V 111 18'/a 18 Va 32% Ve' 24% *32 y ' 88 % " 18% - page 24 48. 47 48% *116% 10,900 54,500 47%-. 117% 1,700 t -300 • = *46 48 87% 11- 900 . 11 23% 500 21,300 323/4 400 . 102 *97 11% 40 11% •: 15% *15 55 46% 52 •97% 57% 6,400 ; 4/ '.' ; y. 400 3,500 471/4 9,600 523/4 990 99 & Coke Corp— 10 7 ' ; Corp com^-Jfopar : 82 7% Jan .48% May 357/a Aug 11% Deo ,24% Jan .22 Ye 30 No par ^2 100 —5 No par 101 Petroleum Corp Pfeifler Pfizer Brewing of America Co (Chas) & Co Inc Phelps-Dodge Corp. Philadelphia Co 6% preferred $6 preferred I 25 50 No par 8% 13% 37 36 Vt 49% 97% May 13 Dec M»v Jun May Apr Dec Dec 23 17 9 14 14 4 24 Jun t.-i 45% Jan 6% Oct 16% Feb 17% Sep 30% Jan . Co common Jan Sep 67% Jun; . 2nd preferred Milk Apr 3% 12% Dec , 4VaVo Apr 39% July 40% NOT' . Pet Jan May 4 15% Jan 29 Sep 25 . 36 Apr 16 preferred—-—-.——-—100*107. Dec. 10 ? llT Jan 29 Penn /Power & Light Co -—No par ••• I8;i Dec 6 .22 Jan 6r' Pennsylvania RR~_ 50 15%. Dec 5 26"% Feb 5 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co. com-—10i 38 ; May 13 ! 4^% Jap.. 6 3'%% series A preferred 100 111 Dec 8 118% Sep 2 Peoples Drug Stores .Inc—— -—5 '45% Dec 0 65% Nov 21 Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) 100 i ^81% Jun 5 101% Feb 13 Peoria & Eastern Ry Co—-.1001 6 May 19 ' 22 Feb A Pepsi-Cola Co 33y3c 22 Dec 5 34% July 25 Penn Glass Sand Apr Apr 16% Oct 20 24% Feb 27 . 5V2 Dec 26 ; 7 Apr 15 • ' 13% May 19 -: > 14%Feb;ll 15% May 31 38'/a Nov 2f0 48%- Feb ,11 90% 110 28% Feb Jan .110 i 37% Aug 7. 115% July Sep 27% Sep 37% No? 47% Feb 61% Deo 20% 25 Jan 68 May 115 Apr Jan Oct 14 21% Sep 4 28% Sep 108% Jun 2 12 Dec 22 18 Oct 8 105% Sep R% 34 62% 48% 59 109% Jan Jan 2 Dec 22 Mar 20 Aug 5 Jan 86% NOT 43 . '. 88 23% *32 Coal Penn PeniirDixie Cement Co__ 11 38% May 27 Penney: (J O Co---—u.Nopar^ Airlines Corp— 1'.. 2,800 ' *108 : - .32% Sep No par Ford & 3,000 ( 33% *31 Penick Penn-Central 8,200 15% 19% 31 M 5.900 47 15% i 19 % 7Vs Sen 24 8% May 19- Patino Mines & Enterprises. *35% 6 7% Transportation—No par 5 7% 11% 36% 42% 6% 15 18% f 43% 427/e .. *7% 11% *35% 11% 36 6% I >14% 7% 7V4 t. 12 Va 36 Va 42% ! • 14% 35% ' 7% " 7% ; 111 51% 40 Va Deo 14>A 35% Apr Jan 80 29% Sep x48 13 . 51% 107 Jan 43% Mar 109 16% .Mar A or Feb May May Deo 76% Jan Dec 117% Jan / ' Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4659 NEW LOW Monday Saturday v'i, Dec. 80 I j>er than 22% '23»,: nir ■'/Tu««dayv\v' f I per then 22% '22%' : 2~% 23% 112% 22% 96 -14% 15 34% . 96 15% 34 -34% ♦88 96 T 15% • 35 ;88 % 88% 26% •26 i 26% ♦91 94 91 94 *90 94 ♦39 M, 42 *39% 41% ♦88% 90 22% t • the Week NEW YORK - . v- ■' vv.Wtr STOCK EXCHANGE' .. ( Range for Prevleus V;: Range ' 8IneS January 1 ; 'Highest V ; Far 5,^00 Phlla Electric Co I pet than; .21% Dee '$ per eharf •, ' . 5 23'/a Dec No par v common Year 1946 Lowest f-Jjeweit v . gharee ; 22% 24% ' CHRISTMAS 15% DAY '91 15 33 J/2 89 22 24% 27V4 Jhn 3 29% Jan 21 27 116 Gl-.,; 62% <*88% , 63Va €2 14% *13 *34%:C34% *100%: 102 90 - 40 92 *39 40 ' — 700 ? 88 *85 34 61% S. 90 ;»*88 %.' -» 42 Dec 14% •33% 35 •100% *13 " 102 ♦14 m 61% 63% 13% 33% 83% • 30% 26% •! 31% 26% *145 166 39% 13% 100 '-61Va: .-62'A V; 40 168*-' - 39% '• jttifo <m9.%'' > 39% ••9%^-3% *1-45 166 Dec 5 88 98 Va Mar 20% Dec 26 Nov 21 101 Apr 29 43 Dec 81 Jan 93 13% *135 v 14% ' ■ 26- 27% 4,000 " 2W. ' 168 *145 *160 800 168 166 166 38% •'"% 9% ?135 ' 8.9 %< 89 *79 14% *,<*135 V. 39% 33 —_ ■ " 'M: *1 % 19% • •89 %: 88 % *78% -19% ♦140 34% 34'» 150V,'. ^£*143;-; *140 150 -v 34 10% • ' f 10% *10 >8 - 33% iv> ■ 33%.':- 33%" 14% 13'a 'i 33% •^433% • " :<•• ■■■#*,33 19%/519%. 150/ - Mar Dec Deo 102: Sep 71 12% 13 ,11 11% 11% 11 11% 10% 33% 33% 33 Vi 33% 33% 33%, < 10 % .... 10'/4 '•■ 34 J/4- ' • " - 15 "34 *33 ' 14'/a . 143/4, 12 J/a . ;———No par 100 Dec 5112 Jun 8 963/4 Pf'% 22% 68% 90 34% • 22% 90 • 90 J/4 68% 21% 68% 22% •SO 34-% - 68' 12% 10% -11% 33% 34 Va 12% 10% / 21% rt-21% 90% 34% 34% 11 33% - 68% 68 % 21% 90% * $5v convertible preferred—_Ne par. Pitts Consolidation Coal Co-i^-i-il/.. Pittsburgh: Forgings Co-__—.v Pitts Ft Wayne to Chic Ry com—100 34 • 1,600 68 V* 3,500 21' 21%: 6,700 *89 89% 83'/a 89 Vi 34% 34 J/2 34%- 68 68 •21% : 5 400 ' 34 34% '20 ; 20 20% 97% 96 98 2 107'/a 107 107% 106% 107 105% *114% 114% 114% 115 114 115 ♦J?0 132 130% 130% 130% 130% ♦112'/a 52 34 113% *112% 113'% *112% 53 51% 53% 52 53% 27% 283/8 28% 28% 28% 29% *10694 107% ♦106% 20'/a • 19% 20% 96 97 19% 20 V" 93 »/4 19% 20% 93 96 1,900 7,400 Power 18 . Feb .< 107 J *107 108 25% 25% 233* 24 24'A 108 ~ 88 Dec 16 2 163/4 . Feb 9% 9% •*' 9 , 69 >/« 9'/a *95 J 9% 9% 69% 68% 9% 69 113% 112% 112 J/a 129 129 113 Va 52% 52% 52 523/4 5,500 28% 29 Va 28% 29% 47,400 107% 107 Va 103% 106% 200 26% 26 >/2 27'/a 1,400 25 243/4 243/4 900 »5 320 26 *24'% 8% 9 8% *951/2 97'% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31 31 30 J/2 31 31 32 31 31% 33% 33%- 33% 33 33'/# 98 29% 33 a4 33% 33% 18% 18% 19 41% *40'% 43 *40 *32'% 35 *32% 165 19 102'4 13% 13 13% *100 101'/a 100 101'% 13 13% *12% preferred.— preferred— 8% . 27 12% 13 13 25 600 • 7,100 33 '/a 2,100 18% 18% 4,000 40 200 35 100 125/8 *100 13 25 40 31 'A 40 13 13'/4 97 31% *32 J/a 25 133% preferred 89Dec 8 X16»4 Dec 30 202 Dec Aug 22 197 July 203 Jan 290 Nov 2r 2 42% Feb :1V 140 15 Oct 1 93% Oct 11 84% Sep 18 20% Dec 12 13 10% May 19 • 171 May 15 17 y4 May 16 / 200 ; Jan 23 '38% Oct 13% 13% 13 *24% 25% 25 25 25 ll:i8 12% 600 Radio 5,200 *12% 13% 209 - 24% 900 13 - 30 99 11 11% 10% 11 62 62% 63 62 Va 62 Vt 280 13% 26,500 13% 98% 30 Va *96* 30% *96 30 11% 133/4 13% 13% *96 H-; 62 .• LOW 13% 14 30^ AND 29% Eaturday Monday Tuesday Dec. 20 Dec. 23 SALE Dec. 23 7% •' f per than 6 per than 8' Z94 8% I per 4 13 29% ' 12 J/2 Dec v 1 57: 23 $ per than 7% Ralston Purina Co 33A% May 20 89'/2 Dec 37/8 10% 10% 10 27% 27 27% 27 Va 27% 27% 108'/a *1Q5 105 % 105% 103% 19% *93'2 7% 107 19% 19 V4 19% 19% 96 93% 93% *93% 7% 73/8 7 Va 7%. 3% 8.500 10'A 10 J/4 2,800 27% *im a/, DAY 25,600 105 200 19% 19% 18% 19'/a 93 93% 93 93'A 90 7% 7 7 Va 7 7'/a 22,200 23'A 2,000 19% 95 . 10 10 6,200 26% 3% 103 Va *106 10% 7% CHRISTMAS 27% 26% »J78 23 % 23 J/8 23% 23% 23% 233/8 233/4 24 24 *101% 103% 1023/4 103% 1033/4 103% *103 104 10:,a 10% 103's 10% 10% 10% 10 10% 39% 40% 41 *103 5,600 104 40% 403/8 41 40% 41 *49% 50 50 50 49% 49% *83 *50 393/4 3 53 32 9834 Dec 2' 11 Dec 24 111 26 112 'A Dec 26 25% Feb (Robt) Sep <17%: Oct 103 S^p 108 ' Sep' II43/4, Aug 21 30 $1 5 J/4 % Reynolds 7% May 19 85 85'/a 2,400 223/4 23 J/8 2,800 Rheem 18'A 183/a 8,000 *24% 253/4 26 26 26% 27 263/4 26% *243/4 26'/a 500 5% 3,000 21% 67% 671/2 66 % 67 17% 17% 17% 18 21% 21% *65% 66% 65% 65 Va 18 173/4 18 19 200 21J/4 *65 *173/4, 7,300 66 17% 25% Aug 600 177/s 1,200 103A Feb 9 Nov 803/4 Feb 76% Dec 15»/4 Jan 15% Oct 28% 94'/a Dec 16 105'/a Mar Dec 112'/a 1001% 41 Feb 32 Dec 49% Dec 23 17% Sep 33 33 38'% Feb ah 32% Nov 39 163/4 Dec 24 i«'/a Mav 17 40 Dec Nov 9'/. May 17 96 Oct Feb ' Feb MayApr Sep Sep 33% Feb/ 40 53 '/a Jun 39 6 11 Apr 22'/a July 25 48'/a July 25 26 33 Jail: 96Va Mar 32 36% Oct 46% Jan 31 July 14 18% Feb 14 1 15 NOV 4 108% Mar 99 Sep 112% Apr Feb 12% Dec 10% Oct May 16 16'/4Feb 12'/a Dec 4 20»/-> May 21 29% Ffeb 10% Dec 26 17% Feb 8 Dec 23 84 J/4 Feb 18 12'/2 Dec —10 19 62 50c 96 11 14'% Nov 26 17 Nov 12 102: 13 26% Nov D6c 45% Apr 273/4 May 101 M*r AiSg 11 Jah 2 100 33% Oct 15 20 oet ■ Range Since January 1 Oct 105% AM 84% July Year 1946 Lowest t perthare $ per share 4% May 19 1 50c I per share 7% Nov 7 Dec Highest i f per thare 9% Jan 7 26 8% Feb 3 23 15% Feb 4 13% Oct 21% Feb 30% Feb 21 :24% Oct 40% Feb 113 V* May 28 107'/a Oct 118 Sep Sep 110% 31/2 Dec 10 Dec 103 '/a Dec 24 243% Feb May 19 Dec 24 6'/a Dec „ 14 93 par 3 Apr 11% Feb 9 39 124 No par com Lowest 22% May 19 10 com—No Highest 2.50 Co Dec 14% 74 Range for Previous STOCK —100 19 V4 Jun 110 18 16 7 ,. 97 24% Apr 17% Feb Apr 31% May Jan 8 9'/a Oct 18% May Jan 2 24'/a 45% Jan 28 105 J/» Sep Sep 16% Feb 7 12% Nov 28 Va *• Jan 36'/a May 20 44 % Feb 4 36'A Sep 46% Jun 10 45 50'/2 Dec 11 43 Feb 50% July 108% Feb — i May 29 26 • 100 85 Dec 6 100 Manufacturing Co —1 Oil Corp —No par 19 Apr 14 25% Feb 3 19 133/4 Jan 10 18 3/a Dec 24 Preferred.3.60% series..; Ritter Company—: Royal Typewriter Fuberoid Co iThe) 5% Sep 9 18% Nov 7 1 — 193/4 Sep 4 17% Dec- 5 Nov 136 Jan Feb Dec 38 123/4 Oct 20% May 25 Oct 44 Oct 13% Feb 17 Oct 30% Jun 40'/a Sep 65 213/4 Oct 34% ;.."45 Sep et £11% Dec 12% Dec 30% Dec 33 22 NOV 6'/a Jun Apr 20 3/4 Nov 24 , 42% May 19 No par Ruppert (Jacob) Feb 31 Feb 3 10% Mar 31 2 Wks Inc Art Metal 104 23 % May 16 —No par Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ronson 19 26 26 173/. May 19 Richfield 21 Feb May 27 Common 18% 21 19'/a Jun May 19 Reynolds 280 23 5% 38% Feb 115'/a 9 5,900 86% 20 Sep 90 403/4 18 *183/4 Oct 30 preferred—100 -1 (R J) Tob class B 10 Reynolds Spring 227/a 6 107 8'/4 Dec convertible 5J/2% 2,000 85% 19 28% May 283/4 May 19 preferred Metals 18% 57/s \ r*u. : -1 preferred 23 19 v Sep 19% Feb No par Rexall Drug Inc 87% 6 j 69%: Jail 47'4 68'/a Dec 1 100 pfd pfd Revere Copper to Brass 18 183/4 Feb 26 Republic Steel Corp com. ^No par 6Tr conv prior pfd series A—100 223/4 21 117 »/3 STOCKS convertible 87 57/a Nov 243/4 Dec Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common 18 21 112 Mar 14 Par 23% *18% T 8 9 1 4 EXCHANGE 83% 6 24% Oct 21 68 J/4 Oct 20 36 Vs Feb «: ' 9 21 •s* May "tv . 9% 36 3 a 45% 45 44'/4 45% 45% 47 10 45% 45 Va 46%= 9'/4 9% 5,700 24,400 351/4 35% 9,200 9% 9% 35% 9% 37 36% 36 67 3/4 *64 67 *64 67 *63 67 60 *57 60 *57 60 57 57 *65 67'/a *65 *58 62 *58 9% 93/4 9-% 10 9% 37% 10 36 Va 9% 37 Va 9% 93/4 9% 9% 9% 9% 82'6 821/2 82 82% 82 82 81 82 80 80'% 820 20% 20%, 20'/a 21% 20% 20% 207/a 21% 21 21% 5,300 *111 112% ♦111 ' 111% 110 111 . 110 108% 110 1083/4 9% 93/8 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 33 33'/a 323/4 33% 313/4 32% 31% 32 J/4 31 '/a 42Va 43 42% 43% 423/4 43 43 J/4 44 43 431/4 93 93 *91% 93 923% *91% 92 90% 93 *90'% 91% 410 14 Va 13% 133/» 13% 13% 8,400 83% *83% 85% *83'% 85'% *91% 14 13% 13% *83% 88 *83 V* 38% 17. 17 88 173/a 47 *17% 47 47% 17% 17% .173/4 40 397/8 40% 13% 173/4 17 J/4 17% *47 47% 46% 4 6 J/2 *17% 177/s 177/s 17% 43 42' 16% . 40% 16% 4,500 17% 17% 700 43 J/4 • 900 42% 43 • 6,300 6% 6% *6'/a 6 J% *6'/a 6% 37% 37 37% 36% 37% 36% 37 J/4 36% 37% 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 8% 83/a 11% 8% 11% 8% 8% 8 J/4 8'A 8'/a 8% *53/4 . 11 *6Va 11% 11% 11 11% *101% 29% 103% *101% 103% *101% 103%,, 29% 29% 30% 29 36% 36 30 36% 30 y8 35% 353/4 36% 35%r-r"'36% 11% . .. . - For footnotes see page • llVa 11% 1 ■ ii Iih'jj.awginil ; ' : ' 900 11 J/4 12% Jan 9 18 May 19 37'/a Dec 23 66 Dec 19 68 >/4 De-C 57 Dec 26 60'/a Dec 16 9 Oct 22 St Regis Scranton Elec (The) Air Line com v Seaboard Finance Co Seaboard Oil Co of Del Seagrave Corp Seeger Refrigerator Co Selberling Rubber Co Serve! Inc common———^: 5,600 Shamrock Oil 36% 3,000 Sharon $4.50 preferred i Steel & Gas Corp —.1 _1 No par 1 No par 1103/4 Sep 93/4 Nov 34% May 116 Mar 55% Jan 53 Nov 100 Aug 49% Jan 42 Oct 61 July .Dec 22 1033/4 Sep 24 102 J/4 83 J/2 Dec 100 953/4 July 18 % Jan 98% Mar 23 20 18 Jan Dec 110% Jun Dec 102% Nov — 3 24% Feb 13 17% Jan 15 42 Sep Sep 37% Feb 77% Feb 17 3/4 Dec 193/a Nov 24 23 Oct 89% Apr 23 - 55 19 Mar 431/4 Dec 8 24 6 6% Nov 17% Feo 403/4 July 14 35% Nov 40% 10 16% Feb 8 10% Nov 233/4 May 4 10% May 19 16 Va Feb 11 13% Nov 12% Oct 22% July 24% Jan 5% May 17 10J% Feb 30'/a May 19 11 Oct 6% Dec 101 Dec 16% Feb | 3 Apr Jan 7 303/8 Dec 23 17% Oct 32% Apr 40s/s Oct 20 23% Oct 40% Feb 110 10 20% Apr 15 24% May 19 ■ 24 4 11 »/a Feb 11V4 May 19 393/4 May 17 No par —5 114'/a Mar 13'/a Nov 28 1 No par 26 12 90 J/2 Dec 100 —5 Sears Roebuck & C6 26 J/4 July 17 Dec 98J/2 July 24 5 92 190 — 26 " 7% May 19 23% May 17 40'/4 Dec 3 t c„No par preferred series A— 30 Dec Dec 1083/4 Dec common—5 cumulative preferred 3.35% Seaboard 5% Co Jun 80 X20 Paper Co common.. 1st pfd 4.40% series A Safeway Stores 5 % preferred Savage Arms Corp— Schenley Distillers Corp. Scott Paper Co common. $3.4o cum preferred— Scovill Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd—100 6,800 103%. fr¬ May 11 353/4 : ,, 105 Dec 1133/4 May — : : .■iuM"' i|.i11.)-.!n!".! y.l'M ,4,100 85% Jan 100 29 *101% , 1; 100 22,800 . 9 Louis Southwestern Ry. Co—100 5% non-cum preferred— Preferred series A 5% 29 . *101'/a ;103J% lii'l ilili'i" - 10 17' 46'% *45 12 ' 6% 83% / 70 ' 37% v 21,800 1,800 *91% 92 13% 47 2,400 92 93 *91 J/4 .16% 9'%. 92 92 *90 U- 350 313/4 9% IfiT s"'" 12,600 Jun 8% May 19 Joseph Lead 10 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c__No par St 10 40 St H Jan ' . 44% ? CO— & NEW YORK 17% 18% > Jan li 23' 24% Jah 13 22% 6 126 Jan 29 >/a Dec ' 87 18 3/4 July f 139% May 36% Feb $4,30 173/4 203/t 41 30% Juni ll53/4 Jan, 150 ; 20 Apr' May Jun 61 J'- WeVt ■ 67 119% 114% Feb tu 71% \ 9 146% July 6 Remington-Rand common— 22% 6'/8 5vr 51'/4 May 19 21% May 19 Rio 88 »/4 18% Aug 110% Jun 24 Corp— —No par Reliance Mfg Co common.—No par Conv pfd 3%% series—_—10(K' 173a 6 2 Feb J' % Feb 105% May 31 120'A July 17 130 Aug 18", Jan 63 Nov 13 38% Jan 127 • 30 Oct ' 2 ' 102% Feb 104'/2 Dec 50c $1.25 div prior 22% *18% '27%''Febi:' Dec 82% Jan 26 93 i————_ 100 —— 10 51 *50 51 Julyi: ' * 19 '/a Dec Reliable Stores - 9'/a ; 29% Aug i — 38 17 3 iharee TTOSED 4'/a 10% 22 " 11% Nov Feb 24% Dec Reeves Bros Inc Sales for 9 perthare 3% 3% 3% 10% Oct Feb 13 1 30 »/a May 19 preferred. ;——25 Reading Co common. —50 4% non-cum 1st preferred 50 4% non-cum 2nd preferred—_5o Real Silk Hosiery common—: 5 ftho Week 7% * sep 71V. Nov 15% May 17 $2 , Dec. 26 7% 14'/. * . '../-Novr 3t% janr Nov. 16 106% Oct Rayonier Inc common—: 100 1,100 Ft!d*y t per than : Oct!: 43 22 No par Raybestos Manhattan. , Dec. 25 200 -Oct! 20 34 Jun May 343/4, Jan . : 15'/. Nov 21 May IT 33'/2 Dec Corp of America com—No par PRICES Thnrsday < 12'/4 19 • 97 29 Dec. 24 7% 33/4 13'/# 97 Wednesday. thare 7% - 14 98% *95% HIGH 2,500 30 98% 30% - 98% 92 Oct • Sep. 22 .14 V4 Jkn 28 V 34 J/4 Dec 15 Apr 19 : 35 J/2 Oct 27 ; 193/4Mayl9 11% May 17 % ' 19 '/a Oct 22 ' Feb Feb>.(- 141 : Nov: • 10 —No par -100 Radio-Keith-Orpheum 300 24% 11% *61% 63 12% . i : jan 22% NOV 21 $3.50 conv 1st preferred—No par Preferred 123/4 63 11 Va 11% *61% 14 68 % Dec- 28 . .48% Jan Sep 59 - Feb May ' -Mar • 210; 7V4 Deo .' 9% Oct 103 Oct" • 14 3/4 Oct 59 Va May, 17 Jan 30 10% Nov'21 f - Apr 22 Feb f 26% May i 169 . Feb , NOV 67. Quaker State Oil Refining Corp—10 Reis 14 106 17 J/4 1 ■: • Feb May 15% 22 17 ;114 No par Purity Bakeries Corp * *13% I Pure Oil (The) common :* 5% conv preferred. 103 12 «/2 110 Sep Aug May 19 8% May 19 100 —10o 100 i Pullman Inc__. 29,900 33 103 *100 101'% 12% 8'/a 31% 183/4 *12% 13% *100 133/4 131/2 "" Dec . 136 Sep Oct 7 J/a Mai- 29 325/a Dec 7 preferred——_——_No par 6% 7% 1,000 *30% 35 18% 28,700 *95 42 35 *32% 33% *12% 97 *95 18% 44 33% 97% 41% 18% 18l! 4 *4i 97 9% 68 '/a 8 J/4 8% 8% 30 a *31% 36 R 9% 68 % 69 69 8% Jan Jam; Sep 32 y4 Apr Pub Serv Elec to Gas pfd $5—No par 113% *112 J/2 93i 9'% 9% Nov': 73 V4 41 163% Nov • - 620 13( % 69 89 Feb Dec 297/. Oct~23 102 17 V* May 19 -4'/sf%'preferred series A——50 Procter &- Gamble^-!———„No par Publicker Industries Inc com_—__5 $4.75 cum preferred1 —,_No par Public Service Co of Colorado-—20 Pub i-Serv Corp of N J com--No par i. *69 106% Aug : 38. Jan.; Oct Deo h\ Co Pressea awel Car Ctr Inc com__— 1,300 *112% 24'/4 " 26 24'A .24% 106 106 129% 108 26 26 25% 93 104 J/2 112% 113 Septf: 16(4 " 96-3 4 Jdn 49 ,1 38% July 24 MaVli 18 V« Jan •, "Regular WayV——--10 940 16 ; 7% : 25'»700 ; 12,700" ■'•34% • 633/4 July 14 10 47 Dec 20% 1 84 123 • . . • % v33%. 12% 33% • Jan 15 C to St Louis RR Potomac Electric 13% 12% Jun 36% Apr 28 99% Deb 4* — 33 33%. 10% ,54/14% 79J/2 *141 &>33 •'/. ...34 89% *78 •34%. -1*10% =32 %,• 33% ;>33£^.$3:% i/ 33%/'33% :'^*33%: 33% 14%-- .14% 14%. 13% 14%, - 89'/a • 149 • . ' 89% 149-/':. 33% 34% Vl0%v 10% 34% .'.>•10%' : ■ "14% *135 - 89 % ' 12 preferred, -100 8,500 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co— 10 2,700 • Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt—No par 9,200 T Pittsburgh. Steel Co com—-No'par : 7% preferred class B -——100 750 5% preferred class A__; —;_100 60 5'/4% 1st ser conv prior pfd__100 800 : Pittsburgh to West Virginia_^__100 Pittsburgh Young to Ash pld—-100 l^OflJi ,VpittstoitCo. tThe9--————-1 ,••; 30a. iPlough 'Inc —-J-a—"5 8,600 Plymouth Oil Co———^-^—.5 400 / Pond Creek Pocahontas— : 1 1,300 Poor dr Co clasg Bii-C—_^.„No par 38% V 143,8 ;:#78% ,78 Va > "M9%v ,19% 79% <19% 7.9 -1:1% .'19% ' /f . > 89% 89 79%' •vss.W.78% -147/# ■ • .30 '9%V" .9%-" 9% ■••9%. 14%, ;,v " n - .14%; • May , 19% Feb 104'/a July 2b 17 60% Mar 13 par —5 Pitts Coke to Chem Co com—No par 50 Vs 31% 31% *160 •■."' ' Jtta Hosiery 122 89 21 preferred-—-100 preferred Pitts C 700 883/4 *88 £ .32'/a $4 '; . ' ■ 30% May*< 84": July'; ••/. 33% ' i« 43% Jan 18 109 Feb V 92 Pillspury Mills Inc common---_^_25 • 40 • 14 »/4 13% *145 > V •39% ;• i >9% *X 300 - . 101''lai.: 833% * 33% •:;'*96''- /li(r" 14% .*26% ■'< 168 '39. '*88 i 26% /*163% •• 110 '''-••32 32% Phoenix 300 ' ; 26% 165 165 33% 102 *14% 88% • 32 cumulative ■ 17,700 V Phillips Petroleum——. 13 13 33% *101 • 14% 5% - Dec Dec ' *96 101% '88% v. .... 110 :■ 14% 26% *145 • • • : 34 *95 . 32% '26% 168 ♦164 31% •13% 101 V;:;-*95"'.'-110-\: • •; '*.14»A -=14% :#.:*88'-88%' '14%: *88 V . ♦95 Sep »/4 11% Oct 35% Nov 24 11 ,25 preferred--— 3.60 series preferred----——-106 Phillips Johes Corp com-. -No par — 18 x86 4% *88%''90! e ...... ' ♦12% I per eharei " Philco Corn common3 ' 33A% preferred aeries A——_^100 Philip Morris & Co Ltd common 5 ; 22,400 Dec 10Va May 19' 21 Jatt 16 • ' > >'f88-y«v?*80 V - Highest S per share 120% Aug 12 109'/a Aug 12 16% Oct 15 Nov 21 95 — 3,500 1QO 112 preferred ^u.>_100 3.8% preferred .100 Phila to Reading Coal & Iron-j—1 2,300 333/4 V —No par 'j 4.4% . 1,000 : 26 ?• 88 92 $1* preference common ; 10 88 Vz 87% x25 >/4 91% 91% 1.4,800 95% 15• 95% ? 26% 2 *86 '41% •" 333/4 89 26 24%' 111% *110 96% > '93 *40 22% OLOREP 15% 32% 89 90% ' 21 RECORD v 95%' • V- '26% *87 Sales fer ,: (2677) - 33% -34% 26 . I p erthdrt I per than 24% 24% I 112 •;i5% *87% •- 92 ♦90 fhan^ 22% • Dec. 25 *110 96% 15 Friday Dee, SS Thnrsday '■ • per 112% 96% ■ • 89 26% ' STOCK STOCKS' Wednesday- 22% *110'% ' YORK PRICES ■.v",:..Dcc..34 24% ■k 24 % ! ' *96% -/• than oer 22% : *24% 112 112 SALE HIGH ...,A Dec. ^3 Dec. 23 . AND CHRONICLE J||j . './II u .^Ij.w'i.ii.ii .1 • ■ '/V V ff0f' % •«. .■!-,v1-: >■ . . .,4), Monday, December 29, 1947 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERftAE 22 -t }A '<A/v: •:■ i,;i^:/:, ::V" RECORD STOCK YORK —- Range for Previous STOCKS I per 24% 76% 12 Va '6% i 76 *74 15% 15% 15% 12% 33% 33% 5%. 33% 43 % 17 109 33% 43 V* 44 33% 44% *43 '/* 44% 17 17% 17% 112 Va 111% 21 Va 22 721% 21 Va 21% 21% 58 60% 61 59 Va 59 Va 59 Va *35% 36% 23% 23% 36,% 37% 90 89 *24 Va 24% 24 Va 16 Va 16% 16% 17 3% 4Va 6 ' ; 6 16Va 42 Va fiVa 6 , 16% 16 Va , 42% 42'/a A1 - 0 ■- <16% 43 42 42 42 42 27% 22 Va 27% 28 22 Va 22% 48% 48 40 39 15% ,*42% '42% 7 „; 39 , *62 27 23 49 ^ 50% 40 .39 Va 40 39 % *71 62 75 61'% .*71 40'A 61% 75 *16% 17 *16% 16% 61% ■ *7% ■ V 21% 21% 21% ,22 9% 10% V *■ 9% 16 '/* 2,bu0 7% 7% 7% 800 7% 72 69 Va 70 17% 18% 17% 29 29 28% 29% 28'A 28 Va t *101 102 23 Va 92% *90 % 101 Va 101 . 69 Va 670 69 Va Square D Cc— 101 Va 92% 100 Va 62% 61% 62% 41% 42'/* .41% 42% 42% 78% 78% 28 28% 27% 28% 95 Va 95% 95% 76% 78 Va 78% 79 Va 28% 27% 28% 96 94% 94% *94% 14% 14% 14'/a 14% 14'/a 14% 43 43 *42 43 '.42% 42% 42 *40 % 42 *40 Va *94 *40% 14% 14 36 Va 42 xl3% 13% 37 '/* 37'/* *40% 14 37% 37 91 89% 89% 32 % 14% 36% 14% 36 Va - 42 *89 Va 91 *89% 32 32 32 32% 31% 31% 31% 15 15 V* 14%' 14% 14% 15 15 15 18% 18 18% 18% 18% 18% 19% 18% 19% 19 Va 19% *19'A 19 Va 19 Va 19 Va 12 11% 12'/* 11% 11% 11% 11% 56' 58 118 58 58 11'/* 37% 11 Va 10% 11% 11% 38% 38% 20% 20% 2034 20% 17% 42 42 42% *16%. *17 18 *35 Va 35 Va 35 35% 21% 21% 21% 22 19% 19% *17 35% 19 v.>& Monday . Dec. 20 AND sharp I per *10 Va 11 11 A t par shara Va 4 17 14% *44% *44%! *14Va 14% *14% 9% 9% 9% 47 47% 9% *8% 10 22% 22% 24% 8 45% Jan 2 Nov 10 112% Feb 11 37% Jan 6 23% Dec 4 Dec 15 84 118 Mar 55 May 107% 98% Apg 14 102 65 Oct 34% Not Nov 99 17% May 16 34% 49% 49%, 14% 15 *19% 20'A 19% 19% 14% 14% 14 Va 14 V4 Chemical Corp 23% Jan 94 Dec 3 42% Feb 59% Aug 37 Feb 49% May 61% Not 78% May 20% Mar 30 17 Va Fen 3 49 Feb Oct 14 18 49 37% Not 7 47 Sunray Oil Corp— Sunshine Biscuits Inc Sunshine Mining Co (The) Superheater Co of California Corp Superior Oil Superior Steel Sutherland Paper 88 19 V* Jun 14% 45 *44% 45% £ 14% *14% 14.% j 9% 10 47 47% 9% *9% ; 93 9% 44% 44% * 14% ~ 14% 9% 9% *46 '/* >■ 47 47 V* 9% 9% 24 23% 24 Va 11 *10% 9% 23 11 *10% 50 49% 49% 48 Va 49 V* 50 49 Va 87 85% 85% 85% 85 4 3% 3% *85 4 3% 2 16% Oct 26% Aug Jan 2 41% Jan 63 5 102 y* Oct 109% Aug 26% May 10% May 19 15% Feb 105 July 28 109% Apr 51 May 26 115% Dec 17% May 30 13 Va 4 4 *25% 26% 26% 26 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 96% 96% 97 95 96% 98 97 19% 19% 52 V 52% 13 Va 13% 23% *26 27 19% 19% 19% 19% 52% 53 " 52% 53 13% 13% 13% 13% 13-Va 16% 16% t 19% 53 17 Va 16% *17 18 SV2 6% 102 % 102% 6% 102 17% *17% 18 6% 67A 102 102 V* 14 Va 14 Va 22% 34% *94% 95 7% 7% 17 V* 101% 32 Sep 56% Aug 10% Oct 24 V 14 17% Oct 35% May Dec 22 Oct 160 V May 102 14% Textron 200 14 10 2,200 47 9% *46 180 9'/a 9% 700 23% 23% 3,400 ■ 48 V* 100 3% f 2,300 4 26% 23% 19 18,900 23% " 96 19 Va 52 690 3,200 2,300 52 V* 13 Va -13% • 2,500 16 Va 16'/* ' 4,200 *16% 17'/2 •200 6% 6% 19,700 101 101 4,900 22% 95 7% 180 V 15 ♦94% *7% 300 , 95 Va 14% 35% Va 2,400 48% 86 *82 *26 11 21,000 ' " ^35 94% 94% 400 7V2 1,500 7% 100 15% Jan 55 y* Apr 13% Sep 21 Aug 31 Sep 41% Feb Jan 28 Dqc 26 27.% Jan 2 25% Not 36 y* 18% Dec 6 28% Feb 13 19% Not 41 88 104V* Mar 11 7% (The)— 18% Not Jan $ per Year 1946 share • $ perthare tper thare 3% May 16 17 9 6% Dec 13 14% Sep 25% Jup 62 Feb 68 V* Aug 14 26 13 68% July 28 10% Jan 19V* May 11% Jan Feb 20% Aug 15 13% May 20 533/* Sep V Highest tper thare 7% Jan May 16 10 Lowest Highest 46% May 27 Jan 18 9% Mar July 22% D.ec 22 58% Nov 21 46% 8ep 60% Oct 32% Jun $1.25 Inc common. No par 10 —1 100 50c 14% Dec 24 preferred No par 19% Dec 24 19% Dec 22 common—5 12% Dec 5 21% Feb 18 13% Sep 43 Va Dec 26 59% Feb 13 47 Sep 15 Sep 10 Sep 48 Oct 70 Feb Oct 20% Jun Dec 18% Not; Pacific Ry Co Thatcher Glass Mfg Co No par The Fair No par Thermoid Co common —1 $2% div conv preferred 50 Third Avenue Transit Corp—No par Thomas Steel Co (The)— —1 Thompson (J R)—_— 25 Thompson Products com No par .4% preferred ^100 Thompson-Starrett Co com—Np par $3.50 cum preferred No par Tide Water Associated Oil com—lo $3.75 preferred -^———-No par Timken Detroit Axle— -5 Timken Roller Bearing —No par tTransamerica Corp—: • —2 Transcont'l & Western Air Inc 5 $2.40 conv preferred —— Steel No par Tri-Continental Corp common—1 $6 preferred— — No par. Tru,ax-Traer Corp new Np par Trapsue & Williams 47% Dec 19 34% Dec 22 14% Oct 26% May Jan 13 68% Feb 18 35 Sep 65 15% Dec 22 21% Jan 15% Jan 41 May 19 17% Feb 13 9% May 19 12 13% Feb 13 13 60 V* Feb 15 6% Aug 21 14% Feb 5 4 24% Oct 21 46% Dec 16% Jan 10 38 Jun 13 16 21 Sep 15 May 19 85% Dec 23 16% Feb : 0% 16 30 38 y* 18 S 1 32 Not 7% Feb May 19 39% Feb 18 May 19 95 Dec 5% Oct Feb 21% May 69% Jun Oct 3% May 17 20 Sep May 17% Oct 102 May 61% July Oct Mar 10 ' 30 % . 14% Oct 11 59% Jan 106 112% . Jup 13% Jan Jap * 24% Apr 25% Oct 20 17% 24 108% Feb 24 99% Not 15% May 19 21% Feb 16% Oct 28% Jun 40% May 13 10% May 17 53% Oct 4 20 38% Oct 68% Jan 15 Va Jan 13% Oct 13% May 17 22% Jan 18% Dec 14 20% Nov 14 Dec May 13 5% May 19 3 . 8 24 7% Feb 7 Dec 5 112%. Feb 20 12% Dec 5 20th Century Fox Film com—No par 21% Dec 5 No par $4.50 prior preferred No par Twin City Rap Transit com—No par 34% Aug 21 ' 5% 105 Oct Sep 112 Feb 21% May 1 71 33% 12% 114 Jan Feb Jan Mar 15% Nov 24 $1.50 preferred 31 *30'/* 32 15 15% *14% 15 *12% 12'/* 200 *51 51% 3,300 Underwood 513/* 10% 10 Va 10 Va 1,800 Union Asbestos & Rubber 34% 34 34% 9,300 100% 9,400 730 Feb 109% Aug Not 101 7 10% Feb 5% May 19 9 5 5 25 1 Corp— 30 1,400 , 37% Jan Lowest .(James)—. 14% ' Dec 19% Not 38 Range Since January 1 Corp. 31% 14% 23 7 21% Oct 31 Range for Previous 7% * Apr 5 47 9 30% Jun STOCK X30% 32 Va 15 Texas & 3,300 19% 400 Jun 42 y* 24 V* Feb Mar May 19 May 19 14% Jan 2 1 7% 7% 32 Va 1,000 14% 22 35 95 49% 14% 35 35% *94'A 49'/* *19% V* 22 95 3 4'/a 22% 14% 22% 34% *14% % 14% *35 *32 6% 6% ; 102 Va 16% 17 V* 22% 23% 35 % 16% ■ 14 14% 23% ». 18 6% YORK Oct May 78% 124% Aug 14 i May 6 160 13 36 (The)—4.16% 7% 110 24% Oct 8% May 19 10 Sep Apr 2 45% Jan 13% Mar 32% May 27 101% Jan Sep 61V2 117 Oct 21 12% Sep 18 125 11 38% July 24 y* May 103% 75% Mar 24 23 7% Jan 100 l 12.50 10c No par 25 50 Apr Oct Nov conV 34 14% May 18% 17 No par Par 16% 160 ~. 12% 11 No par EXCHANGE 16% *10% 11 23 Va 26 Va 23% NEW Tennessee 44% Jun 53% Sep 3 Symington Gould Corp Telautograph 43'/a Jun 56 37. 23% Feb May 19 16 25 700 2,300 25 ;? Feb 1 Jan 17 10 Va May 19 1 1 Co_ Sweets Co of America 600 14 • July 108% Jan Dec Oct 11 11 May 17 May .20 Dec 10 41V* Jun 37 ; 100% 105 18 10% May 19 34 common pil Co common— Class A pfd (4%'A cunu a.'/* 13% Dec Feb Talcott Inc — „ 60% May 31% Aug 19 Jc.- 29 19 Mar 17 12 (The) Shares 11 99% July 24 44% July 21 80 July 24 63 50% Mar 11 No par Stone & Webster— "Studebaker Corp the Week I per share Dec 1 39% May 23 Feb Sale* for Dec. 26 7 Apr> May: 23% 9,600 10 Va 87 7% Sep 33% Feb Oct Pacific Land Trust., 22% 26 Va '• 15% Apr?? 14% Texas 11 * *94% 5 27 20 Pacific Coal & Oil 34% 19% 45 *34% 18% Feb 63 prior preferred Texas 15% 15 19% *14 Va Apr 100% 3 5% 5,700 49% 34% 49 15'A *48 14% V ' 33% 49 15 ■ 39% Sep 20 Friday , Jan Not 84% Jan 451/2 34% 49 ♦17 40% 14% 4 21 45 33% 34 16% Deo 7 90% Feb 37 V* May Gulf Producing— 47 13% 18 Va 17 V* Feb Dec 26 13% May-19 69 Dec 20 4,000 July May 19 8 21 6 , May 104 u v Jan 27 3 Gulf Sulphur— 46 V4 47 Va 19% 24% Oct 45 ; Sep ' Sylvania Elec Prod Inc corn—No par $4 preferred ^ No par 86 92 / , Apr 13% Oct 31% July 14 ;23% Sep 8 46% May 19 Swift International Ltd- 8,000 5% 11% Not 13 Swift & Co 11,100 7 93% Jan 200 19 V* 8 13 Dec 30% 16% Not 4 7% Feb 1,900 21% 20% Feb 14% Jan • - May 19 8 Texas 47:% *52% May 17 24% Oct Texas 46 Va • Jun Feb 21% Jan Texas Co 46 .' 96 Aug 26 3 1,300 45% •97 Oct 81 14% May 19 18,200 56 Va ->4 73 Nov 40 5 • 25,300 55% , 90% Stokley-Van Camp Inc common- —1 56 55% 49 Va Oct 13% Oct 20% Dec 21% 56% ♦85 Jun- 64 % 7 60% 56 •v Jun;; 66 8 15 56 56 Va *10 Va 70 Sep 19% Feb 60'/a 55 Va : 33% May Oct 33 36% Oct 21% 22% 47% Jan 38% 2 104% Mar DAY 60 Va 21% ■' 22% 80% Jan 18 CHRISTMAS 17 % 59% ■ 4 50% Dec 24 18% 35% ,, i 28% Feb 26 60% 17% 22% 14'/a 39% July ' Dec 22 17% 60% 21% ,. Sep Feb' 5 100 15 preferred 21% 17% 60 22 Va :*i; 30 • 77 73 No par (J P) & Co Inc 60 17% 60 Va 48 Va 7 34% Jan July 29 19 1 CLOSED 22 33% (The) L S—' 17% t 47 600 a /d V 59% • 1,500 *10% ■(«. *56 Va $ parthara 4 4 7" * Thursday 11 ♦10% 11 »/q ,• Dec. 25 Dec. 24 styare *10% Va 4 *4 4% ■i 18% 5% 6% . Wednesday Dec. 33 I par $ per thare 17'A 6 HIGH BALK PRICES Tuesday ; Dec. 22 r *4 Va '* 400 42'A *81 8"! Feb STOCKS Saturday f:;v*10% 6% 6 6 V* 2,800 19 .19% *82 r 20 V* 35'A 21 Va 19% 19 V4 •*84 14,100 21 355', 21% ? 1,500 11% *17 iGVa 35% 35% 21% LOW : .; ; 21%' 88 6 6% .6 17% 19 Va 19 *84'/a 88 88 42% 17 ; 17% 43,000 11% 38 '/* 164 59% 13 % May 17 117% 18 18% 42 : Sep May 19 <6 100 $4.50 series A preferred 42% 18%. 42 Dec 48% 30 V* Nov 3%% 100 *158 18 Va 22% 45 Steel Sun 19% 165 *157 156 Dec .;' 4 Va May 19 common—10 of Ohio Oil preferred serie? A— Stevens Sun 11% 11% v 20% 24 25 Sterling Drug Inc common 1,900 11 Va 20% 17% *42% .43 " U 11 20% 18% 18 18'A 11% 20% 155 160 156 156 •152 10% 20%' - Nov 7 Dec 25 of Indiana Sterchi Bros Stores. Inc 3,400 38 38% 11 10% 117% 9 83 68 Spring common-—1 convertible preferred— 50 4% 55% 105 ' 11% 37% 38 vj 11 147'.% : 11% 11% 11% 37 Va 37% 60 Va *115% 8,100 20,100 *98 Dec Dec Apr Stewart-Warner Corp x55 7 Va 62'/* 149% 3,300 10% 10% 9 9 Oct 2,500 21% NOV' 8% Jan 54% Apr 78 17% 12 83/* May Sep 4% 8 6 26 . Nov 19 14 3A 300 May 18% Jun Feb Standard 200 3,600 21V* 105 58% ., 117% 115% 118 *116 1 7;; 11 ■7 58% 4,600 July 48 125 31% 11% 21% 10% *98 105 *100 58 *116 105 1,400 168 Oct May 17 l^-No 14% 17% 12 % 5% Feb Deo Sep 13% 89 Starrett Co 42 19% 99 29% 35% Jan 6 17 July 11 par 3% % 400 *19V* 30 22 . Apr 31% 20 21% 10% 10% *100 105 217/a 21% 11 10% 10% 10% *100 22 Va 21% 21% 20% V 42% 90 1021/2 Jun Dec > 135% Standard 37 Jan,; 35 V* May $7 prior preferred— No par Oil of California—No par 300 7,500 36% 91 Nov Oct 17,000 14% *88 Va 37'A 91 *90 Oct 35% Oct Standard Oil of New Jersey— 13% 42 28 70 Standard Oil 95 Va 13% 20 39% Oct 20% 17,700 42 V* 14 62% Oct 2 28 *40% May 20 18 29,800 14% 43 Feb 36% Jan 79 Va *94 V* 14% 14% *42 27% 114% Feb 42 3A 27% 79 Sep 57% May 19 Standard 42 Va 42% 78% Jun 14 May 17 $6 prior preferred-: 2,700 78% 617/8 42 65'/a 22 J5 81 11,500 62% Jan Oct 22 No par Standard G & E Co $4 pref__No par 700 90 100 , 54 23 28 ' $3.50 cum preferred 12,900 613A 62 27% $ 23 99 Va 62% 41% 7; 400 89 Va 101 62 01 Va v 140 14,500 21% 91% *90% 100% 117% Dec 26 Mar May 20 34% Apr Squibb, (E R) & Sons common _1 $4 preferred--—: No par Standard Brands Inc com---No par 91% Jan;. 27 5 4,500 100'A 92 101 '/a 20% 5% Oct 3,900 22% 61 Oct 3% May 20 18'A 85% Jan 15 42 29'A 22 38% 23 13% Mar 14 18 85% 21 89 28 Va 22% Feb 17% Dec '23% Dec %4 18'A 26 V* : May; V 51 May 19 29% May 19 29% 87% 23'/« 22% 92 % 9 V* 22 Va 86 101 Va 9% 85 Va 567/e 38 Kellogg & Sons 1 Corp (The)——— 1 Spiegel Inc common— 2 Conv $4.50 preferred No par 9,300 *.85% 85 7 15 Sperry 9% 101 Va v Jun Oct Nov 5% Jan 65 Spencer 21% 25% yf Feb 14% 33 8 41 40 Va Nov 29 1,900 85% Jun 17% July Apr 22 25 preferred (new)-: California Edison 8,000 26% 43% 17 20% •101% 8 Dec 29 V* 25% 6% Feb Feb Dec 27% 17 42 20% 101% 9 Va Feb 18 28% 25% 25% 26 V* 86 ♦84% ,V,,;.23 ^ 25% ' I 10 35% Dec .26 14 Apr Feb 14 18% 101 101 102 *101 22 39 29 Va . 16 Apr.// ' Jan 69% , 26% 56 9% 18% Sep 37 V* May 19 29% 69 17 V* 22% Jan 29% 20% ; 9% 70 10 75 *73 75 *73 18% 7Va 4 Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc__ 1 Sparks Withington No par Spear & Co common—., ——_ 1 $5.50 preferred-:—'No par 400 4% 72% , 50 4% 18 Va 26% 71 16% 72 25% 71 4% 9% •; 10 Va 1,200 16% 29% 21% 29% 29% 61% 4% 21 Va 28% 61 18 27% May 19 —25 Southern Natural Gas Co 7.50 Southern Pacific Co_ _Nocar Southern Railway common—No par 5% non-cum preferred 100 Mobile & Ohio stock tr ctfs 100 12,9.00 16% 75 *73 73 -73 39 Va 21% Feb 6% May 19 ^preferred—.^50 8% 34,600 39 26 91 Va May 24 V* May 19 Southern 2,800 23 49% 39% May Jan South Porto Rico Sugar com_hNo par 3,600 27% 23 Jan 77 14% May 28 200 42%- 23 19 Southeastern Greyhound Linps_„c_5 1,000 48 V* 75 *71 42% 5 7% 7% 7% 8 29 28% 61% 61% 4% 5»/e 5 75 *73 ; ; 1 ' 5 7 16 27% 23 Va 48% 5% 200 2,400 *41% 27% 22% 49 Va 62% *71, V 27% 48 V4 75 ',47% 27 Va ,22% - 3,100 42% ■ 17 . 24,200 15%! :*42% 42 Va 47,100 42% 42% 15% 1,000 6 Va 6 43 43 *41 27% 22 V^ 4% 16 60 89 24 17% 4Va- 16% 4% 45 Va 15% 1,300 1,700 1,000 35 6 *42% 46 Va 60% 35 V* 23% .17 6 " >42 Va 44 44 Vr 4% 4% 4% "■ 16'/a 17 16 Va' 4Va 4 Va 45 *401/4 ' 21V* *85 23% 23% 4,000 21V* 89 *85 27,200 *58% 35% 35% ' 90 24 'A 37 *86 Va 600 17% 115 60% 108 Va 17,800 5,300 | 6 Feb 11% Dec —15 if $ ver share 11 14 V* Dec America1 Silver King Coalition Mines———5 Simmons Co__ No par Simonds Saw & Steel— No par Sinclair Oil Corp —NO par Skelly Oil Co—: —, 15 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron 20 Smith (A O) Corp. —10 Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com—20 3%% cumulative preferred—100 Smith & Corona Typewriter—No par Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc——15 South Amer Gold & Platinum-——1 South Carolina E & G Co corn—7.50 Highest . 8 per share share 82 Dec Sheraton Corp of Lowest 33% Jan May 19 73 No par 1 G)_ Pen Co— Shell Union OH—:-V— . 117% •17 Va '17% 108 60 Va -t37. 107 Va 7 32% 33 Va 6% 33% 5% ' 116 21% .vv 21; V 6% 5 Va *43 Va 109 Va 17. 6 V* 5'A 44 Va 17 Va 43 '/* 7,800 35 (W A) Sheaiier 300 12,500 7% DAY 7% 34 44 Va ■'16% 12% 35 Va 6% *12% CHRISTMAS 33% 5% 33 "A 5'/* 2,300 15% 7% 12% 34% 7 ■$3.50 conv Shattuck (Frank 700 73 15% CLOSED 15% 33% 7% 33% : ' 73 18 common—No par pref series A—No par Sharpe 6c Dohme 2,300 23% I per $ per share Par Shares share 23%' 76 *12% 33% 12 Va *12 7% 5% 6% 6% - 33 :,V,, 24% 76 12 Va 33 32 % 24% 15 $ per 23%'"'24 76 Va 14% 15 is:;;, *12 • per jfhare $ per phpre 24% 24% *76 t per share Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest STOCK EXCHANGE the Week Dec. 36 Dec, 25 Dec. 24 Dec. 23 slipre f per share 24% ' ; Dec. 22 YORK NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Dec. 20 HIGH SALE PRICES AND LOW 5% conv.prior preferred Twin Coach 50 1 Co 99 37% Oct 48 Jan 6 46% Not Jun 27 102% Dec 38% Jan 6 63% May 70 106% May Jan 94% Dec 26 104 7% Dec 15 16 Feb 11 11% Oct 24 Nov 20 51% Feb 18 43% Deo 71% Apr Apr 9% May 19 17% Oct 14 11% Not 26% Jan 30 U *12% 12 Va 12 Va 12% 12% 50% 51 50% 51 50 Va 50 10% 10% 11 11 10% ♦ *12 32% 100% *106 -*91 Va *90 24% 156 10% 33 Va 32% 33% V 101% 101% 107% 107 % 107 Va 101 ♦91% 95 90% 99 *34 Va 35 90 25 Va 25 157'/a *99 90 95 Va; 25% 157% 158% 100 Va 100 Va 35 35% > 33 100% *106 *91% 89% 25% 159 12'/* 50% 10% 34'/* 35 V* 100% 101% 101 101% 108 106 106 95 *87 95 *87 95 90 87 87 *85'/* 87% 26% 26% 27 162 *100% 101 34% 12'/a 34% , 162% 101% 101% 160 *34'/* 35 *104 26 159 *101% 34 20 106 50 290 15,000 26% 1,500 159 102 .; .200 34 ;v 700 Udyllte Corp 1 (The) No Co__ Union Bag & Paper —No Union Carbide & Carbon No Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser__No Preferred $3.70 series—r_No Preferred $3.50 series No Union Oil of California Corp Union Pacif'c RR Co common 4% Union non-cum Tank preferred Car— 12% July 2 15% July 23 80% May 43% May 19 9% May 17 Sep 15% Jan 7 25 49 5 12 Not 37% Oct 16 23 Jan 39 par 25% May 19 May 11 88 Sep 125 Mar 31 111 Jun 115% Apr Jan 106% Sep 30 Jun 6 106 Feb 111 96 Dec 107% 20% Not par par par 89% Jan 106 Dec 15 110% July 24 115 par 91% Dec 15 par 87 Dec 24 25 100 ,100 No l)'ar 20 58 Va Feb Apr 14 104 27 Dec 23 Apr 15 162% Pec 24 977/a Nov 14 111 120 30 May 21 Feb 38% Feb 26 10 110 102% 32 23% 29 Apr Oct Jun May Feb Oct 168% Oct 120 y* Mar Sep 42 V* ( Jan Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL NEW LOW AND SALE HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Dec. 20 .Dec. 22 Dec. 28 S per share 24 % $ per share 25 %' 24'/4 t per share - 25% 24% Dec. 24 23% 106 16% 17 16'/a 17 16 16% 16 83 82 83% 81 81 J/e 79¥4 80 J/2 21% 21% *105 21% 22 22 22 34% 34%. 32'A 34% 34% 34% 34'A '34'A 23'A CLOSED 31% 31 31% '30'/4 4% 4% 53% 54% 53% 2% 2% 2% '54 56 2% 2% '42 J/4 421/a 6% . 42 69% 18% 211/4 22 1.200 33% 40% 54 J 54% a 21 18% 40 55 21% : 18% 46. ■'-!»(. - / .55% 34»/4 1,400 32% 400 15 15 4% 51'/a 2'/a 2% 43 18% •18% 40 19 40 40 '/♦ *39,1/4 40'/a 54% 53% 54'/, ;n. 20% 21 J/a 21% 21 '/a *20% 211/a 16% 16% 16% 16% .16% 4,500 15 15 15 15 —; 21% 21% 22 94/%; 15 ;• 21% 105 22% 93 94 v.' 93 93 - 18% *14% rf.«.;2VJ/a "' 136 V • 44 51 51 34 v .. .-43% " ,1( 46% ' 43 43% 20% 211/s 4,900 9'/a 100 431/4 43% 1,500 52 34% 137 42 137 44 44%. 67 80 79% 136'% 136% 136 136'/a 136 1351/a 136'A 19% 19% 18% 39% '3% 5% 135 19 39% 5% r • io% '98 '10% '34 10% *98 5% 100 5% 5% 10 »/8 *35% 37% *35 J/4 37% 17% 17% 17% % 5 23 *22% 23 *163% 165 *163% 165 4 23% 23 4% 4% 4% 4% 22'/a 9% 4,900 163 '/a 5% 8,600 37% 500 2,200 22 *1581/8 700 163 % 40 14% 15% 14% 15 14% 14% 13% 14% 57% 131/4 14 58% 57% 59% 10,500 60 61 58 Va 59 58 60 920 15% 14 Va *28 15% 15% 14% 14% 15 15% 15 15V4 14% 15 37 15% *36 37 40% 41 43% 44 46 44% 45% 14% 14% 14% 14% Hi/a 14% 14'/4 13% 14 28% 28% 15% 29 15% 15% 29% 29% 15% 151% 29 28% 15% 15 ' 84 *84 87 84 84 *84 87 90 *85 90 *85 90 *85 90 48% *48 49 *48 49 95 *89 93 *88 93 48% ,48% *90 48% - 95 *90 94 *9% *105 15% *90 9% *105 15% 111% 120 125 37 36 37% 32% 32 32 9% *105 111% 131 32 32% 15% 112% 36 36 15% 107% 36% - . 108% 31% 34% 33 34 34% 33 *32% 34 *32% *32% 34 *32% . LOW AND HIGH Monday Tuesday Dec. 20 ,Dec. 22 Dec. 22 $ per share 34 34 341/2 SALE 1,000 9,200 110 *34 31 180 36% 32% . 2,100 1,800 34% 800 32% 2,570 34 - $ per share non-c —1 2d pfd—5 preferred, conv ^Nopar United Wall Paper Inc 15% Oct 32% May 109% July preferred Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp Universal Laboratories Inc__— Universal 8% Leaf — Tobacco 41/4% 14 13 Nor 83 Bep 132 1 May Dec *205 Sep 187% 33% Jan 26 94 80 Sep 53% Feb 13 9% Oct 22 Friday 39% Nov 22 67 5 Dec 9 Dec Not 19 69 Sep 100 5 60% Feb 165 May 17 Dec 22" 80 Dec 5 Jan 8 142 21 47 10 May 17 i'/a May 20 22 Feb 7 7 26 20 7 187 May 25 Not 22 Mar 77% Deo Feb 17% t per share J per share 200%, Apr 49% Jan 101 Apr Not 39 14'/a Dec 11 18% Feb IB 15% Oct 25% Apr _10 preferred Victor Chemical Works 30'/a May 17 46 24 35 Nov 58% 12J/4 May 19 20% Jan Apr Jun 26% Dec 39 100 31/2% preferred 2nd series——100 Va-Carolina Chemical com—No. par 19 Dec 6 20 Jan 36% 104% May 14 97'A Oct 21 10% Nov Oct 91% Nov 13 50% Nov 22 18 Sep Oct 1Q0 24 121 Feb Aug 25 341/4 Dec 10 31% Dec 24 128 Dec 9 80 Jan 45 Feb 21 40 Dec 17 37 Sep 32% Nov 85 25 19 23 117% 5 40 Jan 5 31 Oct 10 38 Feb 17 20 31 Dec 26 33% Nov 30 Aug 21 33% Oct Dec 123% Apr Apr 53 July 105 21 20 31 STOCK ' Par t'per share 45% Jan 52 Apr Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest. Highest EXCHANGE Shares May 12% Jan 99% July 29 1071/a Dec 100 100 Feb 53 5% Dec 63% Sep 19 Nov Nov 115 108% Aug 14 16% Oct 26% 51% Apr May 113 Sep May 19 112 Feb Dec 69 —25 Vulcan Detinning Co common 7% cumulative preferred 15% 30 83% 2 Feb 94 26 Dec Dec 94% Feb 25 5'/a May 19 partic preferred 100 Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com—No par _ 851/4 Nov 95 div pfd Virginian Ry Co common 6% preferred Visking Corp (The) class A 6 Nov 90 100 Va Iron Coal & Coke 8% 84 351/2 May 19 common—5 preferred NEW YORK Jan 11% July July 27% Feb 22 Apr 2.50 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Coj_6% the Week Jan 54 Deo 192 13%. May 17 9% -128 Deo 8 29% Feb 3 91% Feb 13 19 13% Dec 57% Dec 18% 11% Feb 10 23% Dec 11 26 Jun 20% Apr Sep Sep 41 Feb 29% Jan 55% 4% Sep 7% Oct Nov Feb Feb 97% Feb Not 100% * 166 20% Not 12% Feb 21 109% Jun 18 10% Jan 30 16 163'/a Dec Dec 19 Feb 84% 89 Sep 65% Oct 17 Dec 187 *72 Mar 27 Feb 20 Nov ; 8'/a Oct 13 Dec Oct .Apr Feb 13. Jan Deo 80 48% Feb 22 Apr 39% 106 40% Oct 23 23 84 Dec Sep 144 28 150 8 11 Feb 61% May 19 Dec 26 98 Feb 11% July .60% May 48% NOT 51% July 28 133 , 36% 11 81 Xl7% Nov 26 39 >/a Dec Feb May 13% Jan 44 Jan 25% Aug 25 Sep 13% Jed 35 73 20 Dec 5 62 Sep 39 Jan 2 103% July 24 May 19 Dec 6% Feb 47% Apr 98% Aug 37% NOT 24% Oct 24 10 Apr 10 46% Oct 20 May 19 23% 94% 40'A 127% 381/2 6 Feb IS 52 2.50 Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com__ 100 Sales for Dec. 26 Dec. 25 29% Feb 26 5% May 19 25% Jan 3 STOCKS Thursday. Nov 12 ?- Dec .1 - cumulative 101 71%- Dec 1 ; Inc preferred 24 28 5 Vick Chemical Co $5 Dec Jan 11 com Co non-cum 12 .100 Inc 106 5'/a Dec —100" Pictures Co Apr Aug 20% Oct 18 107% Feb 11 196% Mar 29 34% Dec 1 preierred 31/2% 1 May 19 , _2 new.No par preferred Universal Dec _5Q common cum conv PRICES Dec. 24 15% July 2.3% Oct 20 United Stockyards Corp—l— 6% • 128 *321/2 Wednesday S per share 10 108 . preferred—-—25 United Stores $4.20 5% 200 15% 32% . 34 34% Saturday I per share 36 34 34 *32% 50 9% *120 37% 32% 400 107 108 128 *120 par ;: Raalte Co 95 15 15% 15% -No Norman 6,500 22 Sep 37 ; —No par: 100 Vanadium Corp of America—No par 48% 9% •*105 non-cum Oct 9% 46% Dec 15 —50 Tobacco Co com. 7% 12% 35 50-' —L——; — S 17 19% Feb 21 9% Dec 22 100 U S Smelting Ref & Min com Preferred 19% Feb 16 Jan 16% Jan lo i — Van 90 *85 9% common 1st preferred Van 90 90 IO91/2 33 34% *32% - *85 Co non-cum Jan 53% Aug ■ 1 >s 1,500 87 *47% Rubber 8% 66 30% ' 100 1,300 . ' 95 *88 10 1091% *121 131 36 95 9% '105 15% 112 *122 *89 10% 107 111% 15% 112 94 *90 10 107 *84 U S 105% Aug 21% Feb Oct . *.-10 j 5,200 * 29 '28% 84 *85 15% 5'i 100;' Plywood Corp common -3%%. cum pfd series. A 4% 4% 20 Playing Card CO-^ Dec 71% Mar Oct 177% Dec U S $6 18 4% 22'/a 163'/a 40 900 5% U S Nov 34% 18% 6 12% May 19 - :. 12% 2 41% 86 . .—No par. U 100 18 18 a 2 14 Jan 6 Dec 91 Co common;_r; 4%% preferred ——1(>; U S Pipe dc Foundry 20 U 8 Steel Corp common. Preferred 5% *34 17% 37% 165 *98 5% class conv Jan 191/a Oct 14 7% 56% July 16% Aug 15% May 19 .100 - 7,500 401/4 9% 100 *98 Partic & Oct Deo 12% May 17 20 Corp 1,500 35,700 19% < Machine 95 May 17% Apr Sep 89 ,. Oct 8% ,43% Jan May 17 40 Oct 59% July 25 No par - preferred 15 3% 44 10 Oct Deo 12 U S Lines 400 79% 5% 10 9% 100 *39 5% *35 4% 39% 5% 6,300 135 19% 5% *17 4% '23 9% *98 39'/a 5% 133 5% 18 '163 % 40% - 5% 37% 18 19% 40%, 5% 5% 10% 100 5% 19 100 Hoffman Jan 241/4 Jan 1 Industrial Chemicals—No par : ! U S Leather Co common—_»No par: - 600 78 % 67 77% 19 3,900 ' . 6,100 67 67 78% 40% . 137 43 . 67 78 18% , - 80 67 78% *67 300 , ■ 67'/a . 67% '39% .34% v *94% %9b 46 45% 46% 137 51% 34% 95 46'/4 -43 % *51 S 4%% Jan 54% <. U S .300 *9'/8 rc«u% '. 37% 9% :P' 77 % ' 2,600 21% *94% " 137 42% 2,700 43% 3,4% 94 '/a 46% 137' • 8'/a *36 U 170 t 43% , 34% -.34% 94% 136 8% , 37 *$1 34% 3,100 73 '9% 52 52 . .14 31 10 J/4 Feb 78 53J/4 Mar 27 8 20 No par No par U S Freight Co— —• U S Gypsum Co common— 4'/a Jan 6% 10 65'/a Dec 13'/a / /- 23% 8 Jan 5 44% Jan Jan 118 5 24 8% Feb 83 11 J/4 May 20 10 \ y.: 241/4 Nov 33'/a Nov Dec 33 37% Deo 19% Nov 1 5% Dec ■ 101 34% Dee 22 8 41 J per share 16% Not 5 10 ? Highest $ per share 2 11 Paperboard 7% preferred-; 41 21 . 9'/a 44 600 1,400 71% ' 47% 136 43% ; 14 8% 3% Dec 2% Dec Co---—-i—Nopar;. ? $4.50 preferred , 177 401/2 37 21% . *9% 95 *94% 46% 47'% 136 43 21% 18'/a 104% 104'/a *1701/4 74 8% 37% ' 9% 433/4 33% 94% 94% J' 46%- *36% *18% 120 1, 5 U S & Foreign Secuflties 7,700 ' 95 41% 41 8% - '•9% 51 33% 7 7% 37 44% '49% 40% 21'/a " 141/4 '73 74 40% %* 14 United 9 Sep 28'/a Apr 12Q% Apr 10 26% Jan 15 51% Dec .. *93. ■ 18'/2 Sep 110 28'/a Jun 5 p United Gas Improvement Co United Merch & Mfrs Inc com 600 24 1 , j'\';\} 177 '170% 14% *73 21% ,21% 9% ' :• 44 8 *36 21% '*?* *'9%t 14% 40% 7% 177 15 v 21% 18% 18% 104% 104% 105 *174 75% 39% 18% 18% 104% • 15 *73 , • 177% 14% '73 75% 39 %- ' 39% : '7%rf'' 7% 37:''•v-'-' 37 f ' -t 105 *m 14%' : 14% ' 18% 105 '174 : v 177% *93 1 ' • 21% Dec Lowest 25% Dec 20 , 8 26 75 United Engineering & Foundry United Fruit 1,800 16% preference Dec 15% Dec 100 United Electric Coal Cos 2,000 16% p 15 93 , 18% 18% -105": . 19 21% V-; , $3 .6,200 18% - 102 United Dyewood Corp common—_1 ?-.i Preferred 100 1600 55J/4 v. . 16% 21% '92% 800 I per share 16% May 19 No par .$3.50 convertible preferred 2,000 6% $ per share preferred—lOO; —No par.' United Corp common 69 Year 1946 Highest Par f United-Carr Fastener Corp—No par United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30a 420 42% *6 cumulative United Biscuit Co United Carbon Co 51,700 18% ,. 55% 41/2% 11,800 2% *67 ' ' 4% 52 42% 6% 69% 6 '68'/a 4,000 21% i6% 21 % 4% 6 69"% £4% ' i6% 4 53% 40 . . DAY 2% 41% . 41% 6 *68% 69% 29,400 - 4% 2% Year 1946 Lowest S per share $ per share feighest $ per share W 64 % 64% 64% 64% *65 66'/2 *64% 64% 64% 300 Wabash 15 14% 14% '14% 14% 14% 14% CHRISTMAS 14% 14% 400 *31% 32 31% 31% 31% 31% 31 % 31 % Waldorf System DAY No par *100% 31% 315/s 101 800 *100% 100% 100% 100 ¥8 Walgreen Co common 4% preferred No par 6,100 Walker 3,800 Walworth Co No par ; No par '14% 21% 9% *100% 101 21% 21% 22% 10 9% 10 21% 9% 21 ¥4 22 10 65 OT.OSED . *100 ¥8 101 21 ¥4 22 22 9% 101/8 *11% 11% 11 11% 11 11% 10 ¥4 11% *92% 95 92% 92% *91 92% 91 % 91% 13% 13% 31% 48 13 33 47'% 13% 12% 32% -I 33 *32% 47% 48 48% 13% 12 ¥4 *32 »/4 ,9% 11 91% 331/4 51 93 12% *32 52% 50 97/a 11 131/8 33% 52 50% • 2,200 Warner - 800 7,900 preferred 100 119% 119% 120% Pictures 20% 20% 18% 18% 18% 18% 20% 20% 20% 21 30% 30% 31% '30% 6% 48% 6% 20% 20'/a 6% 6% 110 20% 2,200 18 5/8 1,300 21% 1,100 2,700 Wayne 4.000 Webster Tobacco 2,000 18% 18% 18% *18% 21Va 21 21 *21 30% 31 30% 5% 6% 6 20% 20 311/4 30% 61/4 5 ¥4 31 6 48% 48% 491/4 48% 49 48 ¥4 49 ¥a 48% *85 86 % 48% 85 85% *85% 86 85 ¥4 85 ¥t 86 86 24 24% 23% 24'/a 23% 241/B 23 ¥4 24 22% 23 ¥4 *106% 270 10,700 108 *106 108 *106 108 ,113% 114% '112% 114% *113 114% *107% 108% 106 107% *104% 106 *103 104% 109% 109% 109% 109% *108 109 % *105 109 107% ,41% 42% 107% 41% 30 42% 43 43 43% 43% 1,100 i *107% 108% *7% 7% - ,41 >■- 8¥a . *107 42 108% 42% 107 *105 107 114 114 *105 114% *103 7% 200 67/8 1,100 41% 40% 41% 4,300 Western 87/a 8% 8 ¥B 8 5/8 2,700 Western 30 29% 30% 30 ¥4 30% 297/a 30¥a 73 73 72% 73 72% 721/4 205/s 21% 22% 20% 21% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% >30% 30% 30 30% 29% 30 ¥a 9? *90% 9 31% *30 31% *29% 31 800 28V2 29 2,200 *72 727/a 900 11,000 20 ¥8 20 20 ¥8 371% 36 % 36% 31 30% 30 *901/4 91 211/8 36¥s 30'/a . 91 90% 91 210 800 5,900 7% 28,200 95 ¥4 95 ¥4 95 95% 96 96 96 96 31 31 31 ¥4 31 ¥t 32 *94% 32% 95% 32 32% 31 ¥4 31 ¥4 1,200 41% 85% *41% 43% 800 40 > . *75 40% 40% *40% 41 41% 86% 86% 86% 85% 87 85 *75 80 *100% 100 ¥8 100% 47% 48 ¥a 48% 91% 23'/4 13 ¥4 ; *91 • . 911/4 27%.;, *27 *30% 121/4. 23%./ 13% 91 ¥4 *27 23% 13% 80 *75 100%. *100% 48% 49 92 27% 23% 14 90% 80 *75 100% 100% 50 49 91 23% 23 ¥4 23% 131/4 12% 92?8 *91 *30% 31 *30% 31 *301/4 12%; 12 12% 48% 1,800 90% 91 13 31 12% 12% ' 12% 927/a 3,1 J21L . 48% 237/a 127/s *91 860 80 250 27% 92% 85 100 5/s 91% 27% *91 For footnotes see page 24 *75 *100% 49 277/8 92 % ... 84% 78 100 % 91% *27 13 26 52% Dec 127% Dec 24 18% preferred Electric A__No par • 100; 4%% 23% Aug 50 Jan Jan 39 Dec 100 preferred 24 17 27 Jan 22 16 83% May 22 21% May 19 7 - 32% May 19 105 Dec 26 Jan Sep 9% Sep 31% Feb 16% Apr 43% July 45 Apr 108 Sep Sep Sep Sep 119 Aug 14 115 Jan 122% Feb 14 4 112% Jan t Sep 47% 85% Feb 105 16 29% 52% Nov 21 121% Jan Dec 34% 90 112% Nov 26 105 35% Mar 20 Sep 20% Oct 31 4 12% Jan - Feb 25% Dec " 34% Jan 2 117% Mar 11 May 6 107% Dec 26 100 41 11 f —100; pfd 9 Dec 37 »/2 Jan - 1 class Oct Nov 26 130 5% Dec No par Oct 29 47 Oct 14 113 Jan 27 106 Sep 113% Oct 32% Nov 111% Sep 7% Deo 116% Aug 19 89% Aug 117% Aug 119% May 53% Jun Western Air Lines Inc 4% 2nd Pacific RR 5% May 19 lO'/aJan 4 10 ) Auto Supply Co_ Maryland Ry com non-cum Western 1' 116% Apr 38% May 19 100 pfd 100 75% Jan 6 May 16 9% Dec 9 9% May 17 ( 32% Dec 10 14 18 27 Sep Sep Sep Mar 29 71 Oct 4 26V2 Dec 3 42% Feb 65 Dec 5 90 Western Union Teleg class A_No par 17 May 19 Westinghouse Air Brake No par ; Westinghouse Electric com -12% 31/2% cum pfd series A 100 3.80% cum pfd series B——100^ 27% May 19 Preferred Weston series Elec No par com A„ 100 Instrument 22% May 19 88 Dec , 95 Dec 22 Nov 17 —12.50 v 30 No par • 28 9 .26% Sep 38% Oct 31 105 Dec 57 5% 17 18% Jan 35 Jan 90% May 13% Jan 32% Jan 56% Jun 101 Apr Oct 53% 22 26% Oct 41% 24 21% Nov 39% Jan 91 Dec 95 Deo 39 May Aug 20 Jan Jun 106% July 21 55 Jan 24 63 % Jun Westvaco Chlorine Prod— 40 ,861/2 5 West Va Pulp & Paper com„No par 41 ¥tt 91 1 Inc West Penn Power 4%% 42 71 92 Jail Sep 30 30'/a May 23 —5 preferred. preferred 41% 20% . 5 Indies Sugar Corp 42% 70 *91 conv Sep 29% 20% Jun 18% July 107% Feb I 29% , $4 *6% 8 .. 16% :22 8 67/8 30 S 100 18 106 % 9 7 26% Feb West Oct xll% Mar 36% Nov 21 20 67/a *30% — Knitting Mills Wayne Pump Co 106% 9 18% Feb 9% 7 23% Feb 7 31% 5 13 Sep 107 ¥4 19% Feb 106% Mar Dec 41% 42 Mar 20 6 r/o 130 111 105 7 3 17% May 20 60 105 Apr 23% Not July 17 13% Feb Waukesha Motor Co 6% 9 . 114% . conv cum West Penn 104% Apr preferred 100 Washington Gas Light Co—No par 7% 105 ——; Jun 54 99 6% 30 30 . 107 3%% Feb 23% 24% Jan May 14 125% Dec Wesson Oil & Sno'wdr com—No par 201/4 18% 20% 31 5 com 1,390 Called 86 Oct Dec 109 11 Dec - Sep 15% 33% 11 " 127 7/a 20% *21 130 ( 86 36% Feb 11 Dec Dec 12 21 par 127% 129% 78% Feb 18 17% Jan 25 xl7% May 14 7% May 19 10% Dec 24 91 5 No 1251/a 120% 128 100 < 100 Warren Foundry & Pipe Warren Petroleum Corp Apr 16 13% Apr 21 29% Apr 30 1 preferred Bros 57 —100 (Hiram) G & W 5%% 22,200 127/a 33 4%% Ward Baking Co common 140 "515/s RR 125% 118% 23 Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest United Aircraft Corp common 5 5% convertible preferred ;_10G United Air Lines Inc common 10 100 16 79% 53'/a 54 41% 6% *68% 18% .40% 42% *6 6»/a '68 4% •17,100 106 v STOCK EXCHANGE . 75 31 4'/4 4'/2 NEW YORK Shares 24 15% CHRISTMAS 34% 31% 4 % - Sper share *29% 21% 5131% the Week 106 21% (2679) RECORD Sales for Dec. 26 5 . 106 '105 106 Friday : ; $ per share 161/8 82 % 106 STOCK CHRONICLE STOCKS Dec. 25 24 J/a c104 Va *104% YORK Thursday •. per share $ 24% FINANCIAL PRICES Wednesday « & *27 380 28 100 Common $3.75 preferredWheeling As L Erie Ry 5%% conv preferred ■hvri sis' 237/a 4.000 White 12 5/s 12 ¥4 1.800 White *91 927/a 30 ; 30%" V 12 12% f 2 200 4,600 —No par 100 com -—-100; Wheeling Steel Corp com No $5 conv prior pref No White Dental Mfg (The S S) 23 % •ui-nis K; ,— $4 Motor Co Sewing Machine conv preferred Prior Wilcox preferred Oil Co 84% Dec 9 75 Oct 27 May: 2 103 May 19 par r 90 Dec 1 No par 20 5 98 8 26% May 19 19% May 19 9% May 19 84 ^ 53% Oct 21 101% Nov 63 Aug 72 Jan 100 Feb 13 31 20 411/2 Dec 24 102% July 18 62% Mar 27 99 par 1 com May 14 Oct 106 Jan Not 62% May 107% July 36% 90% Nov Mar 31 107% Jan Feb 7 Feb 44 29% Feb 8 21% Nov 44 17% Feb 1 11% Nov 23% July 3 81% Sep 105 30 Nov 36 Oct 12% 34 July 31 90 Feb 29% May 13 5% May 17 34 Feb 13 12% Dec 20 27% .; 5% May Jan July May Jan , 24 ,1ec. 22 t per share shore t pet share $ the Week * 9% f% 9% 9Vb 9% 8% 56'/a 57 5U/4 56j/4 56 Va 143'a 14% 14% 14% 141/2 ♦83^8 90 / *88% *88% 17% 17% 173/4 1,000 Willys-Overland Motors com $4.50 oonv pfd series A_.„.Wn 4,600 Wilson & Co Inc com 83% 88% christmas 17% 17% day 15% 151/4 15% 12,100 *125 25,100 Pwr •• 136 6% 323/4 *321/4 323/4 32 321/4 -1%' 31% Woodward Iron 45 % 45% 45% 46 451/B 46 45% 451/2 6,800 Woolworth iF W) 45 J/4 63 631/2 63 64 G2% 62% 1,700 Worthington *78 80 *78 79 200 *88 89 *87% 89 80 *55% 57% *55 57 10 63J/2 80 78 79% 88 63 88 88 63 •« *79 88 80 *78 89 87: *57 59 *57 59 58 58 >64 65 *65 65 C4 v 64 9'/4 9% 91/2 S'/a 9% 2,700 • ' 12 1.2 12 3£% 39% 35 12 % 39>% 34% 11% 12 39 21% . 38% 21% *21 * 21% 21% 73 79 79 79V4 78% 79% 17% 17% 17% 18 17% 17% 2:% 24 231/4 *5 Va 6 5% York 21% ra 2IV2 21% Yale 3,400 33% 37% 39% 2,700 12 11% Corp 79% 71 % 79%- 17% cum 101 July 28 95% Sep Nov 19 151/* Oct 19 Nov 21 Oct 17 31% Dec 26 43 135 145% May 19 142 213/4 Feb 160 Mar Jun May Feb 52 433/4 Sep 62% May 68% Feb 47 Sep 74 35 Dec 53 May 19 48 V4 May 19 FeD 4 -34 Aug 75 Dec 12 100 Apr Dec 12 94% Apr Feb 84% Sep 83 100 871/2 Sep 103 May 57 Oct 29 80 751/4 Dec 106 Nov 23 70% Mar 62 8 . t f Feb r I sUV.. vf/.-'-V Feb 82'/a Apr 25% 59% Oct 13 % Dee 18% Feb May 17 Jun V;; 1 50 preferred— 2,400 45 33 Oct 61% July 131/4 Nov 27 Va Jan 23 15% Oct 35% Jan Jan 3 10"o May 19 163/4 Feb 11 373/4 Dec 50% Mar 31 331/2 Aug 28 25 Co —No Wire Youngstown Sheet & Tube..—No —No Youngstown Steel Door 8,900 17% Mfg common Young Spring & 400 17% 79 '17% Jan 20 Y . Towne & 41/2 % 1,200 * July ' 34% 35% 12% *:■ 21% 39% *2.'.% . 35 % 11% 35% 21 99 P & M Y YY 35 :4i/4 33% Sep 26 ( • 121/s 22 i r 23 27 (Del).—No par Prior pfd 41/2% series—. i_100 Prior pfd 4%% conv series 10o No par Wright Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) 5 Wyandotte Worsted Co COO 9% 9% 9% 93/b 64 63% 65 65 9% Jan Oct 10 Co :26% Nov 9 17 10 (new). Co 323/4 600 33% 45 % 11 64% Oct 24 • Jun inn _. $ per share $ per share 151/a Dec 16 10 Co "Reg Way"_lO erred pre Highest Lowest 13% Feb 6% May 17 51% Sep 10 10% May 19 — ♦32'/2 €4 1 88% Dec Co El $ per share nar No par preferred Wilson-Jones Wisconsin 900 15% 15% $•*.25 100 18 *17% 139 *130 139 *130 138 *130 138 151/B 16 15% 15% 15% ♦130 17% 173/4 89% 17% 90 *88% 90 P%" 14%/ r-r r\c— Highest $ per share Par ' 53 8% 14% 93/4 * 14% 561/a 14 Va £9 7.4% Year 1946 Lowest 57V4 9% ♦57% Range for Previous Range Since January 1, STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Shares $ pei snare $ per share share per Sales for Dec. Dec. 25 " " NEW Friday Thursday Dec. 24 Dec, 23 Monday, December 29, 1947 STOCKS PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday 1)30. 20 8ALE HIGH AND LOW Saturday \ COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE (2680) 14 va par 24 23% Oct May 19 par 53 9/4 Mav 17 83 Oct 20 57% Sep 83% May par 15 May 17 21% Feb 21 If Nov 31 14, Va May 19 19% Dec 42% Jan Sep 14% Apr Jan « 4 Z asked and •Bid no prices; tin receivership, sales on this day. a n New stock, Deferred delivery, Railroad 'A'" and Miscel. 26, 10i7 Week Ended Dec. Foreign Bftturaa, Mondav ""1—1 Tuesday Wednesday lj-191,070 - -L— Thursday 1 4,261,000 308,000 157,000 $360,000 $79,000 Jan. 1 1946 7\8 80 0 19,786,700 951,227,900 1 250,636,000 AND HIGH Dec. 20 Low Low High 104.1 *'03.31 104.1 *106.13 106.15 *103.13 106.15 *109.7 7.C9.9 *109.7 109.9 *109.7 *100.14 Low *103.31 High *103.31 * 106.13 High SALE Dec. 24 Low High Thursday Friday Dec. 2*5 Dec. Low High Low High *103.28 103.30 1C4.1 *103.28 106.15 *108.2 105.4 109.9 *106.24 106.26 closed 106.4 106.4 *106.24 5,003 3s 104.25 Sep 30 106.14 Dec 26 106.6 Feb 21 108.21 Feb 4 1955-ia«n ill.23 Sep 22 112.6 3 %s -1948-1951 1951-1954 101.8 July 24 ,flR 13 -Tnjv 24 1956-1959 103.16 Dec 24 1C3.2 Treasury 2%s 1958-1963 1960-1965 —1948 100.15 christmas *100.13 104.30 day *704.28 104.30 108.16 108.16 *107 107.2 *110.19 110.21 108.2 *108 UTreasury 2%s 100.15 *104.28 109.21 *108 Treasury 1949-1952 1951-1955 97/„e Treasury 2%s *100.13 105.6 *109.19 3,000 r.o.2i *110.19 110.21 111.29 *111.27 111.29 *111.27 111.29 *109.8 109.10 *108.8 109.10 *111.27 Treasury 2%s *7.01.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.5 101.7 101.7 Treasury 101.9 *101.5 *101.7 2%s *102.24 102.26 *102.23 in1? 9.5 *102.23 102.25 *102.20 102.22 *102.20 102.22 Treasury 2%s *103.19 103.21 *103.19 103.21 *103.12 103.14 *103.12 Treasury 2 %£ 1C3.21 103.14 *103 19 1C3 :74 *103 21 103.23 *103.21 103.23 *103.4 103.6 *103.4 103.6 *103.22 Treasury 2'/2s 105.3 *105.1 105.3 *105.1 105.3 *102.24 102.26 *102 24 V2.26 *105.1 Treasury 2%s 112.22 *102.20 102.22 *102,20 102.22 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 Treasury 2%s *102.20 102.8 *102.6 102.8 *102.6 102.8 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 Treasury 2%s 101.27 *101.28 101.30 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *101.24 <>•} *101 26 101.28 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 101.24 *101.25 101.27 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 .6 '..24 '.O *101.24 101.26 *100.16 100.18 *100 16 1^1 101.2 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 *103.7 103.9 *100.8 100.10 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 100.7 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *103.7 103.9 *103.7 103.9 *101 100.7 100.7 35,000 2%s —1965-1970 1966-1971 June 1967-1972 . Dec. 1964-1969 2%s Treasury 2i/"s 101.2 100.7 2%s Treasury Treasury 2%s 1,010 Sent. 1967-1972 Treasury 2%s 101 2 *101 *103.29 103.31 *103.29 10.3.31 *103.29 103.31 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 Treasury 2 %s *102.22 *102.22 102.24 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2Vis 2%s' *102.22 102.24 •105.18 105.20 *105.17 105.19 *105.18 105.20 *104.8 104.10 *103.11 103.13 *103.11 103.13 *101.8 101.10 104.10 *104.8 102.13 101.7 100.15 *100 13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100 *100 13-100.15 *10013 100.15 *100.13 100.15 100 *100 13 101.7 100.2 *100 *100 lfO 2 *7.00 7 1C0.9 *100.7 100.9 *100.7 100.9 *100.6 100.8 *100.6 7.01.5 *101.3 101.5 *7.01.3 101.5 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.4 701.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101 .7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.6 101.8 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 *101 .7.0 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.9 101.11 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 *101 .12 1J7..14 *101.12 131.14 *101.11 101.13 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 .16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.15 101.17 *101.12 101.14 .19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.12 101.14 .24 101.23 *101.24 101.26 *101.23 101.25 *101.11 .23 101.25 101.23 101.25 *101.23 101.25 .27 101.29 *101.27 101.29 *101.27 101.29 *103.21 103.23 *103.22 103.24 *102.24 102.26 *102.16 *100.11 100.13 *100.11 100.13 *100.10 100.12 *100.70 >100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100-2 100.4 *100.9 ' 1C0.11 .22 103.24 .11 100.13 .14 *97.11 100.16 Treasury 2s 101.6 Treasury 2s 101.10 Treasury 2s 101.14 Treasury 2s *101.12 101.14 Treasury 2s *101.12 101.14 Treasury 101.13 *101.11 101.13 Treasury *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101 10 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 109 is Treasury 2s 1C0.12 Treasury 97.11 97 97.9 95.24 96 95.7 95 21 97.24 98.1 96 96 95.12 95.16 Reconstruction & 277,000 98.11 Bank 83,000 •Bid and apV"d price. No sales transacted this day. UBeing called for redemption March 15 1948 at 100. 10-year a Odd lot Nov 118.15 Mar 118.23 Feb 106 106~ Apr Apr 106 16 May 10? 15 Jan 107.5 Jan Jun 108.4 Jun 107.27 Apr 107.4 Apr Apr 701.26 101.24 101.24 101 104.4 104.10 104.15 103.20 107.19 Apr Dec Dec Dec Dec 19 22 19 12 2 Dec 24 — Jan 13 May 9 Apr 12 Apr 9 9 103.19 Apr 10 105 17 Tim 102.22 Jan 102.11 Jan 107.9 Apr 102.11 Jan 107.10 Apr 101.16 Jan 106.15 Apr 106 28 Aor 109.15 101.15 Jan 106.16 Apr 106.15 Aug 106.15 Aug Feb — — 108.17 Aug 108~17 Aug 8 104.22 Sep 107.14 Apr 102.24 May 14 102.24 May 8 100.13 Nov 7 100.29 Jan 104.16 101.4 Jan 104.7 Apr Apr 102.8 Dec 102" 8 Dec IQ3.9 Jan 103.9 Jan 103.7 Jan 103.22 Feb __ 101.7 Dec 26 102.6 Sep 30 100 Dec 24 100.13 Nov 7 105.18 Sep ■ _ — — __ „ 102.12 Apr 102 July 101.23 Dec 22 102.16 Oct 104.3 102.20 Oct 104.14 Jan 29 Apr 26 ' 1957.. 95.7 1972 95.12 Dec 26- Dec 26 Registered hond transaction. 102.00 July 75 103.4 July 15 Mar Jan 103.13 May 103.13 May 102.14 Nov 104 26 Feb Nov 104.29 Feb 101.14 May 10131 Mar Sep 102.17 Max 102.22 i for r Apr 113.3 Nov 107.9 101.2 101.8 transaction, Feb Jan 100.30 Apr 9 100.26 Oct 20 : 109.22 115.23 Nov 102.28 July 21 Development Dec 113.12 Aug 103 102.23 Apr 9 102.25 Apr 12 103.1 Apr 26 103.2 Jan 24 103.4 July 21 3s 107.5 104.7 102.4 July 22 101.20 Dec 1 102.30 Apr 24 2Vis Dec 105.22 May 102.12 Apr 9 102.6 May 27 l%s Jan 102.12 105.29 Aug 9 7 t%s Treasury 97.11 — 1948 1950 2s 25-vear 98.11 104.12 Feb 21 Dec. 1952-1954 1953-1955 2s Treasury International May 14" Sept. 1950-1952 1951-1953 1951-1955 June 1952-1954 2s 115.26 Dec 104.23 Feb 14 104.18 Apr 30 __ Sept. 1949-1951 2s Aug 102.11 104.24 July 14 100.7 Dec. 1949-1951 March 1950-1952 Treasury 11,000 114.8 — 105 17.Tim • 1959-1962 1959-196? 1948-1950 1948-1950 June 194a-iaoA 2s Feb 112.21 — June Dpc March Dec. 2%s Treasury *97.26 97.15- Treasury ^Treasury 2s 101.3 *101 .5 7,000 100.8 *101 3 Treasury Treasury 2 Vis 100.2 100 2,000 111.18 104.24 July 14 104.14 Sep 2 101.27 Dec 22 1952-1.955 —1954-1956 1956-1959 *103.7.1 Jun 108.4 .—1951-1953 102.24 3 102.6 Feb 4. 106 13 Tulv 9a 103.16 Dec 24 — .. — Dec. 1967-1972 *101 May 14 104.12 Feb 21 1952-1954 1956-1958 1962-1967 —1963-1968 -June 1964-1969 Treasury 100 18 100.10 * 9R 114.8 1950-1952 Treasury 2%s Feb Highest 110.3 113.3 —1949-1953 — Treasury 15,000 100.26 101.24 (,mi o-v Lowest Highest Lowest EXCHANGE 2%s 100.16 *105.4 109.21 Year 1916 Range Since January 1 XTOCfc vnww VF.U Range for Previous BONDt GOVERNMENT Sales for the Week Treasury *100.14 105.6 *109.19 101.27 week's range, unless they are the onlv transactions of of such sales in computing the range ior the year. Treasurv 100.16 *105.4 1(V $79,246,000 YEARLY - 106.26 •7.00.14 *101.26 $87,394,000 $1,316,000 Bonds ($) 103.30 1C5.6 *101.25 509,000 $1,247,000 PRICES Wednesday 109.21 101.27 636 000 79 after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point. 100.16 *101.28 7.C1.30 7,683 000 7.000 Total WEEKLY - *109.19 *102.6 $66,943,600 11 794 010 434 000 New York Stock Exchange «» *105.4 *110.19 075.000 $806,000 132 000 43,000 Foreign corporate $21,074,700 $1,055.184.420 $1,349 570,650 Figures Dec. 23 1946 135 960 884 v FRIDAY Tuesday to Dec. 26 71,179,302 $1,141,000 - Foreign government and defaulted bonds. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week, and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur No account is taken Tlie italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" indicate in each case the month when the bonds mature. ' , LOW Jan. 1 1947 1946 1,797,190 Bonds "and interest"—except for income ,"7ec. 22 $132,000 $1,141,000 1947 Domestic- 76 353 520 $26,529,000 Monday 258,000 $1,316 000 Week Ended Dec. 26 24.368,000 1,2171565 24,745,000 Saturday 23,000 $43,000 1,404,395 shares of $19 046 650 $3 235.000 $71,000 $79,000 Bond Record the 24,000 208,000 359 918,327 219,101 304 5,183,287 .360.000 are 290,000 320,000 26 to Dec 1947 1,345,000 NOTICE—Prices 350.COO 1,000 1,404,395 Total Bonds Total 6 000 $26 529.000 Stocks—No. Railroad ft Industrial. $Yo 665 79,000 245,335 Friday r 1946 5,724,440 Foreign 3 000 265,000 21,000 268,000 Holiday » 1947 International Bank— 307.000 349,130 294,825 — 4 731,000 25,000 $1,345,000 U. 8. Government Total $98 000 -- $24,745,000 of shares Foreign Corporate $5 000 $93 000 323.765 833,00(1 Wednesday Week Ended Dec. 26 Stocks—no Monday 5 Bonds (Par Value) Government Domestic 191.340 Saturday 2716 00 Holiday ; 9 Foreign «i/ Shrtres'i Week Ended Dec. 26, 1947 6 112 00 63,000 ; 7 31 Stocks 5 931.000 $27,000 $15,000 125,000 932 810 Total July (Number $3,915,000 5 724 440 ! Friday-' 25 l03/« Jan 5 wd When distributed, x Ex-dividends, y Ex-rights. Special sales, Sale* Bonds 258,000 s 5% Jun 1 Bond Bonds 294,000 404,000 ~—— , r Cash sale, —No par Corp Total Government $81,000 $3,834,000 5,585.000 * 5,583,000 5,482,000 797.430 1 445.G00 1 357.530 „ Products Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange United States In? I Bank Bonds Bonds Shares Zonite Corp Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, Radio Slock Exchange Transactions at the New York Number of Zenith 3,600 6 5% 6 6 ■6 5% ; 6 4,600 22% 22 231/s 22% 23% 23 23% 101.3 Volume COMMERCIAL THE Number 4659 166 &i FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2681) NEW BOND YORK range for week ending 25 RECORD december 26 ' Friday Last Period Exchange Stock York - Interest BONDS , New Week's Range Sale Price . !i? or Friday's blU <3L t% Low New York City High Bonds botd Range Since January 1 .7 , Low No. r Corporate Stock r-D i9«c 100 % 100'A 102% 213 100 York Stock Interest Exchange mDenmark 20-year extl 6s external gold 5%s——- % 114'/a External ft; J%e extl s 1 extl Prenon • f AOs New Credit Italian l«lt>93 extl 1% Municipal v Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— 5 AGtd sink fund AGtd sink ; • 1947 f-a "60 ia4b A-O "60 6s fund ■ tts i Akershus (King of Norway) 4s.:__19t,a lAAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A —1945 M-3 : lAExternal sf 7s series B—1945 lAExternal s 1 7s series C—.—1945 J-J lAExternal ' "40 _ J-J s f 7s series D J-J 1945 AExternal s f Ts lstYseries —1957 • AExternal sec s f 7s 2d series—1957.' AExternal see s f 7s 3rd series_..l957 : 10-year 3%s 10-year 3'As 20-year 3'/2s 20-year 3%s 15-year 3%s Belgium external 6%s_ A-0 F-A External s f —1966 s f lABrazil external •—• " 102 % 88 88% 87% 88 85 87% 85' 18% 99% 102 87% 95 35 85 103% 88% 31 85 103% 104 6 112% 112% 60% — 101 102 4 60% 109 56 J-D 1957 A-0 47% "60% ' — 47% 72 47 A*\) "60% 48% 60 73% 43 Va — 48% 49% 16 44 5 56 Oslo 63 61% 32 21 3 Nov 21 26 f s 32 1 32 32 33% 8 32 33% 5% 6% 3 39% 39% 5 39'% 5% St 9 Q-J "15 Q 8% J-J "6% J-J "9% 10% 6%s— "11% A-O 1958 32% 6 10 :ii *9% IT% 14 14 12% 30 32% fund extl 70 H ? 30 32% "33 39% 33 % 40% "25% Jl-B 2008 — M-3 1959 29 25% 33% 34 40%;/ 10 "33 "25% 200R 3%s. M-N 1957 90 90 25% 89% 98 92 33 97% M-S i960 A-O 93 93 4 90 __1963 4'/4s loan F-A 93 93% 9 88 A-O 90% 91% 43 89 4 99 h 105 15 91 104 1957 1 f 5s s 90 ;;; 29 .1956 external-. f p :• n% V- j-t 1952 • 8'% J-J • 18% "12'% 5 93 100% 1970 J-D 1955 (City) sink fund 4%s "94% A-0 100% 101 91% 91% 106 105% : - 105% ' ' 98% ; (Int reduced to 3 375%)——1979 (Central Ry) A-0 Panama A (Int reduced to 3.5%)„ — J-D 1978 48 ~ 48 1 44 59'/a funding bonds of 1931 due„1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A A-0 47% 57% — 3%s Series No. 3 57% — 57% 57% 57% "57 — 3%s Series No. 6 "63 — 3"As Series No. 7 "62% __ — 3"As Series No. 8 11 12 3"As Series No. 14 — 3%s Series No. 15 — 3 "As Series No. 16 "58 58% 1958 1950 M-N I960 6s Feb 1961 1961 sinking fund 6s 21% 5 19% 19% 1 13% 19 va 9 Ry) A-O 19% Oct 1961 Jan 1961 1970 5s 4'/as 10 19 19 19% ~6 7% -5 7% a-o of 1914 Sinkinsr fund 5'/2s Ar-'V««inVftlr(i, (Ren on ai-n 83 83% 79 79 16% 17% 17% Stamped assented 8s (int pxt.pndpd M-S — — "116 ser j-j 105 90 72 417/a 62% 102% 4 *.r 75 him' i. .•. 1 - . 20'% rg-'.'i.!11 104% 102'% 107% 115% 103% -.75 - 200P J-J ■ "25 31 25 33 A-0 1946 8s "33% 43 J4 41 • 2001 27 F-A 2012 1921 A-0 11 25 32 1 31 39% 24% 23 35 35% 115% 90%. 35% 1967 6%s s f 35 35 30 37% 24% 23 , 31 "32 34 31 39 "24% — 29% 24% 32 : 33 39 25 31 K ri 32% 31 32% 41 35 42 "25 28 27% 37 40 31% 42 "24% 36% 24 41 44% 68 31 M-Si — M-N Paulo 2012 1936 50 37% 46 44 67 1999 1956 J-/ 35 33% 65 48 56% 2004 1968 J-J J-J A-0 A-O 34 1978 A-O "66 1 64% "41 — "41 ' Stamped pursuant to Plan A A8s reduced 2.5%) external Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%) i "33 J-J 2012 1940 8s— J-J 1950 (State) J-J 1999 to 2%)— J "24'/a — 2001 1257 li "32 J-D 1252 | 40% 26% "24 J-D M-N --^2. (City) 34 "31 .J-D 2012 1966 35% 32 "26% sink fund gold--—1968 (City of) 27 "23 % F-A 1946 26 32 A-0 __1953 A7s extl water loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) AGs extl dollar loan 35 M-S 34% "39 40 40 33 59 40 "33 40 60 . Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int ifcuuced lASecured s to 2% ) f 7s_—— Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) 34 33 55 85% 85 91% 68% 65% 80% For Financial Institutions FOREIGN SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS CARL MARKS & PP- INC. FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 104% 116% if 33 39% 96 Va 100% 1QGO < 50 97 y8 yt- 21 38 26 54% . •; 21 29% 21% 24% 32 — 53 111% 1 r- 33 90 3 •- "34 * 105 —/ 7% 16% 16 106% 109 r- 10 25% 29 106 »/8 106'/a page 28. 25% 7% 78 a-O :.t 7% 1 27 17% 79 A-O , 8 11 27 44 1952 reduced 9% 26 3 A. 1"51 B__ to 105 17% 17% 2 116% 9 3'a 10 8% 27 14 "100% — 10 9% 27 42 __ "101% F-A J-D —1953 ASinking fund 8s series see 44 83% — J-D 14 54 44 1977 4'/2s 4%s external debt 25% 17% 50 "40 "40 1949 External loan 4 — -- m-v 1949 74 44% — * iyo3 23% 26% 72 74 44 — M-N 1952 5s "70 74 A-O 1951 7s 27% 18 A-0 F 19 17% 19 J-J 1947 — oO - 1946 t.1 Copenhagen (City) por footnotes 19% of)— Mtge Bank 6'/2s § ASinking fund 7s of 1926— SASink'ng f"nrl n- 0f 1927 v 8 19% M-S M-S SAColombia ■ 19% 19% j-d bonds 26% 18% a-o —1951 5s 27% 21 19% J-D —I960 , 25% 19 % . 18% 19% J-D ~ 27% 20% Af-N 1928 eot-\ 20% J-D 28 Va 18% "21 M-N A 68 of 1927— ♦n 21 19 % j-D i960 (Republic of) 21 1 —1962 a7s assented Cuba 21 20% 21 .——1962 (Ren 27% 21% 1961 — AChilean Cons Munic 7s gold 18'/8 20% 1961 assented R.1o«* 15 21% __1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s ostp 21% external (Int 28% "21 M-N fASan v 27% 20% 9% 10 "• (State of)— loan of 'Int reduced 28 18% 1 M-N 1961 assented 18 %# 3 16 A-0 1957 t 1 25-year 21% 21 21% A-O 1957 6'/2s AGuaranteed sink fund 6s f $ 27% 8 16% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 27% 19 Va 21 21% M-S 1963 27% 20% (City of) A6%s extl secured 26% 3 1962 — 82 74 1963 ASinking fund 63As_ s 22 1962 „— (Republic 64 19 3 2.25%) to reduced 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) 110% 20% M-S "34% 10 ^ 21 iU „ "25 1966 Pauio 109 »/4 21% J-J 2001 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 'tn+ reduced to 2.25%)_.—2004 100'/. 104 20% 21% 21% 21% J-D 8s A7s municipal loan 102% 103% 21% 20% J-J -Sep 1961 Sep 1961 25 72 21% 20% F-A 1961 _Jan (Hukuang 21% F-A 1961 Jan AChlle Mortgage Bank A6'/2s assented * « A-0 Feb assented 104 92% 104% "21 21% A-O 1960 f 6s_ A6s assented external "60 104 M-N assented AGs of 103% 104 % J-J 1942 AExternal sinking fund 6s f3i J-J -100 "8% 1 "16% 1961 Rome A-0 A-O A-0 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%)——2004 63 103 100 — J-J f 7s__—1942 s assented Colombia — 1954 AExtl sinking fund 6s AChinese "101% -- 1960 „ sinking fund A6s J-D "8% A-0 1958 1947 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) A7b external loan of 1926 63 96 i940 7s A-O a6r 62'/. 96 f s Stamped pursuant to Flan A 'Int reduced to 2.5% ) —1999 63 54% "100% 103% __ 62 55 — 3 1984 4s assented A6s — 103 21% J-J |A8s extl 62 of)— of; §A7s assented ; F-A 103 14% J-J Slo Grande do Sul 64 55% 81 (Int reduced to 2.375%) sec 6%s_ 63 56% 1961 s ~5 ■ 16% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 62% 57'/a 58% 15% AExternal 62 54 Va 15 63 "57% M-3 -'a 583/f "55% 1957 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6s assented I A6%s ■t 15 % 1968 Tnt 61% 54% 21% A-0 .jw»iuped pursuant to Plan A 63 54%' 59% "56 — (City) 8s S A Chile (Rep) External A 6s assented 4 61 14% 1963 62 55 60 58% 25-year 3'As— AExternal 62% 57 ACarlsbad ,, 5 83 fund gold |ARio de Janeiro 62 58 16% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 62% 55 22 15% assented sink 36 15 15'/a AExternal loan 7%s 62% 55% 62 62% 24'% J-D 1950 63 % "17 f? 40 M-3 (Int reduced to 2.375% ) 63 102 31 29 17 102% 108 37 "23% . 99 y. 105% 2d ser_^__1961 6s loan "31 M-3 99 99% 103 Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A 63 55 f s 100 99 '/a 106 1S59 APorto 63 55 extl 106 M-S 2008 7s * 1st ser——1960 f 6s s 99% 1947 7s A4%s assented 83'% 55 % "55% 3%s Series No. 30 A6s i 61 60 external of) AExternal 83 Va 57 60% A4%s 83% 56% 3 (Rep AStabllizatlon 69% 55 60 of) lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s—;i A4%s assented 85 78% (State dtamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) Vqf loan 65% bo v2 62% 3"As Series No. 29 A 6s 5 "55% — (Province ref 3%s series B ^at loan extl 65% 65 70 "55% external sf $ bonds - 65 h5 . 80 y3 65 . 58 3'As Series tfo. 25— 38As Series No. 26 A 6s _ "5r % , 33As Series No. 28 55% 60 __ 33As Scries No. 27 55% 62% — 3%s Series No. 24 ARy external __ 72 "55% 3"As Series No. 21 AExtl 65 "55% __ 33As Seiies No. 23 tDomlnion 65% v "55% -- — 19_ 33As Series No. 22 3% 9 "57% 3%s Series No. 20 Caiiuua 25 53 "55% — 3"As Series No. 18 Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 65% 55% 5 60 — . 59 "57% — f 5s 61 55% 62 "57% — — Buenos Aires 43 — 65 "62 — 3%s Series No. 13 60 78% — 33As Series No. 10 s 3 11 65 — 3%s Series No. 9 (City) 59% "57 __ — 3%s Series No. 5 Brisbane J-D M-S 100 M-N iPeru 38As Series No. 4 3"As Series No. 48 57'/a — — 3%s Series No. 2_ 3%s Series No. 17 1963 1994 1967 sec lAPernambuco (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B>— 38As Series No. 1 3%s Series: No. — Ext i% 3 "A s Series No. (Republic) Stamped assented 5s_ Stamp mod 3'As ext to J-D 1952 Stamped pursuant to Plan A : ; Stamped pursuant to Plan A A7s '' 9%; 9% 15% 11 7% J-J . agree_1963 1933 "8% > — <Kingdom) b—k j:' ■ | 15 12% J-D ; 48 8% J-J * , I JL2 Q-J 1945 6%s - 32 U-N 1954 : ; 31% J-J 1942. agree_1963 5, V ! 22% si v. 79 32 J-J) 1945 1942, Municipal Bank extl 73% 65 61% — 31% 26 22% j-j 1942, agree_1968 : 5, vSlate; sink fund if 63 55 13 31 % 21 - a-sj agree_1963 Tnt reduced to 2.125'^) 3%s A-0 21 J-D ivo'i agrce_1568 external s f External Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 AExternal s f 6'/2s of 1927——1957 100 23% Af-S 1899 £„1945 1890___;; 5, ■ 15%:; ? 100% i: . 1954 1942, 5s of Nov of) Netherlands 70 44 102 % Stamped pursuant to Plan A 116 55 5 — "*4 22% J-J . —..1951 is. Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s —1978 J-J ——197T Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) ( 8tamped pursuant to ?lan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6'/2s of 1926— 3',t— 5, Nov external a Sec 107 Va 107 Va 1 " 99% 104% "105'/a 107 (City A Sec 91% 86 38 1977 80 100 % ; i 16% e :-v • 5s of to juaee 21 ■;.> j-j 1943 extl to Milan 6% 35 105 v.5 6 •— ||.g 1977 lATreasury 6s of 1913 assent 109% 87% 16 7'/, 6% 53% ' ' 411 f* for 7s_.— Nov. to Ass'td 45 14 87% f - U 52 ' 7 A-O IDtiO lAAssenting 4s. of 1910 45 30 to (US) Ass'td 103 85 s, J-D IflVa 98 87% • 85 J-D 1941 8s_ , 8 I960 Ass'td to Nov 5, 1942, AAssenting 4s of 1904 45 "100% ' 19j2 IA Assenting 45% 45 45 21 _ 102 J-J .1955 25 26% 38 14 (btate Ass'td ' lAMexico 46 36 75% 98 |A4%s assented 105% 49% 42 19 __: v to 3 % Mexican Irrigation— 24 "i 99% 88:'; F-A 1955 — (U S of) 21 43 98% 102 ft* J D 1962 7s 40 "40 - —M-S 6s„ External 40 40 J-D — —_ 42 J-D 1967 40 99 J-J 1957 41 "40 A-0 —1956 41 40 • J-D Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 2d Va "40 ? 40 A-0 AAiitwerp (City) external 5s,.—11958 42 "40 1 89% 2 92% ... 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" • _ 102 7 1st 90 21% 5'A 14 17% RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES Adams Express coll tr cold Adriatic Electric Co 7s„_ Great Alabama Southern —1952 3V4S A- O ' Alabama Power 1st mtge 3Vis 1972 Albany & Susquehanna RR 4V'2S__1975 Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4s__1998 M-S Amer & Foreign Pow deb 5s__ 2030 American Telephone & Telegraph 2%s debentures 2%s 23/4S debentures 27/8s 1st 248 91'% 85 911% 93 85% 85 87'% 103% 1,163 101 90% 68 89 101% 91% 93% 65 91% 102'A J-D J-D 1962 106% 106'% 108 2,090 105% 112% 101 Va A-O —1969 100'A 102 93 100'A 105% A-O 99 99 A P W Products Co 5s 1966 A-O 98% A-O 116% & Santa ' 93% 96% 99 98% 6 116% 117'A 61 95'/. 95 __ 106'% 84 24 101% *__ Q-J 98% —1995 July 1 1995 July 1 1995 Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry— 1st mortgage 33/4S 1963 - Adjustment gold 4s Stamped 4s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s July General unified 4%s A Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s Nov 116% «■* . 106% 106'% T 132 116 • M-N 118 ! 106% 5 119'A M -N *100 M-S 103 % 100' 101 103 % 103% 15 101 107% my* 1964 J-D 99% 101 y2 27 98 1948 J -J 31 so y2 31 14 28 mtge mtge 4s ser 5 r/0 1% 1948 J-J 21 21 21 3 1966 Rel & A J-J 98% 99 84 July 1975 (4 % B ser contingent 17% 97 30% 103% Series G Series K Series J S'western div Toledo 1st 2nd Con 1st mtge fxd & 1 y2% Cincinnati 861/4 82% 89 Va 60% :60% 62% 188 54 74 mtge M-a 60% 80% 62% 81 51% 73% M-S 61 61 62% 148 52 73% 71% 72% 132 May 48% 48% 50% 276 M-N -- 82% 84'A 23 60 84% 35 59 78% 4s 73% 76% 31 70% 78% 78 78 80'A 14 78 83 j-J 89 89'A 3 89 j-j 89 90 7 89 1951 3'/2 s Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s debs 1961 Cons mtge Cons 98% 100 118 A-O M-N 119% 118 28 93% 5 93% — 93% mtge 23/4s ser j-j J 96 96 M-N 1976 96 97% 95% 98 16 96 96 1st mtge 5s series AG 1987 M-S mtge 5s 1955 M-N series II 1st mtge 4%s series JJ 1st mtge 4s series RR_ Alnc mtge 4%s ser A Breda (Ernesto) Co 7s 100 103% 103% 92% M-N 1954 F-A 96% 52 75% 91% 55% 38 42 66 102 modified at § A 1st & coll 99 99 107% 93 % 92 Apr 96 64'A 247 60 VB gtd— 60 60 62% 50 A-O 40 40 42 34 A-O *88 91 I960 • Elec Power Canada Southern Canadian : 1st 3s J-J 88% A-O 55% gtd 5s A_ Ry— cons National ' Guaranteed gold A-O ' 91% 91 Va 96'/o *__ - J-D J-J 89 gold 4%s_-. 100% '< 112'/a F-A Celanese Corp 3s debs... Celotex Corp 3Vis debs F-A M-S A-O 93'A *75 80 75 85 1963 1963 J-J 100 100 Chic & West'n Indiana conv 4s_—.1952 J-J 103% 103 %T03 § AConsol § A Debentures 5s part paid— 1957 A-O A Ref & gen .—1945 5y2s series B ARef & gen 5s 12 87 105 103% Illinois Light 3%s . AGeneral A4s Central 4s 98 99 Vb 30 107'A 107'A Ref & 4y2s impt Wab Mich & Elec Ilium J-D 82 Union Terminals *80 New York CentralPacific 1st & ref —— Power 1st ref 61 series 3s 1974 5s stamp (partial redemption)__1942 Champion Pappr & Fibre deb 3s 1965 For footnotes see page 28. 3 29 59% 5 & Gas Conn Ry & River 102% 105% 100 100 & 1980 98 '/a 13 97'% 49% 49 Va 51 17 -44% 63% 23 100'% 106% 101% 103% 104% 110% 100% 102% M-S *101 Va A-O 3s Baking Continental Crucible mtge 1st 110% 38 107 Va 105'% 108 *__ 99% 102% 104% ; 96 96'A 14 94 103% 93 93% 19 92'% 101 97 97% 23 95% 103% 51 97% 106% 98'% 104 96 M-S A-O 97 J-D 1972 * M-N M-S 1942 _ 98 38'% 8 37% 81% 81'% 1 76 y«' 36'/a 14 32 ' 36 36 % J-D Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Dayton Union Ry 3'As series B—1965 52'A 86% 44% *34% 35% 46 34% 34% 45% *97'% 98% 97% 104% 103'% A-O 34% 36'% 34% J-D ——1946 63% 9 37% 377/8 ■ rets y8 49 52'% J-J A-deposit rots__—.—1946 98% 101% 94% *85 _ 52 y4 ■ ser 99% a M-N j. 101 Va 98 98 J-J debs——1965 ADeposit- receipts- 108% *106 gold-—1952 ACuba RR 1st 58 108'A *106 A-O 27/aS—1975 1st 5'/2s ——: 109% F-A JD Northern Ry 114 101% 102% 103% ; J-J mtge 3%iS———1966 Steel -1st 21 106 F-A New York— series D_—— — 105 105 M-S 2%s ser A— 1982 2%s ser B_ 1977 mtge 2%s ser C—1972 Power 106% 97 V's M-N mtge ref Consumers 107% A-O 98 Va Cigar Corp 3'As——1965 ref 109 100 33 101 104 108% 104% 2 105% 105''., A-O 3s series L—-l:.— —1977 L 1st & ref 4V'2s——1951 Pwr.'s.f 3%s A 1961 ref & & 98% A-O Elec 3y8s Consolidated Edison of 104 103% 98% F-A Consolidated 98% 109 % 103 % A-O Ry— modified) (stamped 80% 84 102% *101 M-N F-A debs__.1971 Columbus & H V 1st extl gold 4s_.1948 Columbus & Sou Ohio El 3yis^ 1970 Columbus & Tol 1st extl 4s— 1955 103% 97 Deere 106% & debs. 2%s Co Delaware & Hudson 4s 103'% J-D 99 Va 100% mtge due 99'% Essex 6 99% 113 & tr Coll * 90 7 111% 108% 120 7A Denver 2 1137% 109 VA 114% 111% 119% 111% 111% _ — ! 3 110% 1973 M-N *81'% M-N *53 : & fixed^V; r? mtge ser A (3% 1% contingent int) 8 106 112'% -95% 97 62 106% 107'A 91 106% 8 107 Denver :. „ 110 Salt & 62 101 63% 100'% 101'% 101 78 33 100 105% 4 101 106 101 *63 74% 61 81 90 47% 95 17 46% 48% 7% 8% 33 7% 8 % 8% 79 111 '51 51 J-J *15'A 18'% 37% 87 39% ' 39 7'A 7 37% j-J 37'A <t A-O F-A 98% 102 39 33% 34 470 34'A ;/::j •/ £8% 102 24% 24 14 37 109% Dow F-4 97% 97% ;. :./ 5 40 •• 36% 33 108 102 97% f 45 98% 45. 98 98% ; 11 22 59 y» 201t 68% Lake— *;* fixed V Int)--—^—1993 . 3 '/2s 4s——————1"0 Tunnel 4'/2s—.—1961 Ironton RR 2%s ser B_fl976 t§ADul Sou & debs———19R1 Shore & Atl gold 5s_—1937 Bast Tenn Va & Ga DlV 1st SB- .1956 J-J 13 106 Va 109 41 101 »/a 109% * J-D '50'/a 97% *__ M-S 97% 81%' 97% •4 t 100 :G2% 70'% ' i~ *69'% M-N . 95 42 96% 95 J-D 71 63 110% 94'%* 82 94% 96 50 94% 38 38 38% 12 30% 38% 99>/4 99'A 100'A 18 98 Va 100'A J-J F-A 73% 32 102% 103% 102% M-S J-J 66 69'% 108 -108% 69% M-S J-E 101'/a 105% 5s 107 39 61'A 98 104 VB • stamped Erie Railroad 1st 1st cons Ohio Div 1st mtge .3'Asi_i.' 185 106 Va f? *102 .1965 — mtge 2s ser 121 ^ « 102 V 114'A J-J M-S A-O *102% 108 ;>loi% 112% .1965 A-O *102%—' 105% 113 Co— ihitge Inc 4'/2s series cdns mtge 3'As ser E__ cons mtge 3'/6S ser cbns mtge 3Vbs:ser G -Gen 112 145 *112 M-N .1995 .1970 (NY) 1st cons gold 5s^- Elgin Joliet Si East Ry 3V4S.U. El Paso & S'western 1st ^s.— 1st J-J 89% 38% Chemical 2.35s Ed El 111 41 98% 26 28 78 99 17'A 24% 99% 102% 82 57% 27 25% 141 82% 55 66% 108 38% 81 55 17% 14% — A-O J-J 67% 42% 1 — 102% 81% Apr series G— 1966 Gen & ref 3s series H_— 1Q70 Gen & ref 2%s series I -1982 Detroit Si Mackinac 1st lien gold 4s 1995 Detroit Term 62% 109% J-J ser Income mtge (3% : 1% ' contingent gold I 58% H 49 31' 55 *100'% A-O 90 42% 100 54 Va 55 77 — 54'% ~ ') 99 1993 A (4'/2% contingent Int)/ mtge 89% ^-1993 _—„ ;—— Light 3s r-1973 & Rio Grande West RR— AIncome 119% 106'% 106% • 96 \ -- 24 90'/2 division 1st 5 90% A-O M-N ; 105 99 1965 extended—1963 CO— /4-6V-~^-^-Ma? t 2042 Power 40 99 Va ref M 5s ser C AIncome 1st 1974 86 82% D A (4'A% to Aug J 1949) lACentral RR & Banking Co 61 % 84 84 103% J-J 98% 98% S 98% 65 V2 97 103 % 105 61 M-N 1972 -1973 1977 series C_ Colorado & Southern 112'% 112% 111% 1987 gtd gold 4s_1949 80 2 84 68% Co— 5s series B 99 88 76 67'/2 J-J 5%s series A_ 105'/a 25 82 J-D Cleve Short Line 1st gtd Cleveland 113 VB 97% 95% 78% J-J 3%s gtd.— 1948 3%s gtd___—__„.—1950 4%s„—1961 C D 10S% 107'A Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Series 98 • ' 4s__—1990 1970 3s— 92% ; 97 79 4s____1991 1st Div 1st coll tr gold L Div 60 ; ■=- 1 78 1977 series E • 4 97% 97% J-D gold 4s__ .x—_______ 1993 5s series B—— 1993 General 34% 34% 24% j-n Morfis J-D 1987 1987 registered M-N A-O —1987 107% 24% —— 19; F-A 107 A-O 1966 JACentral of N J gen gold 5s A 5s registered 100'A 92% -- .F-A 1974 2%s ser G 106 T-A 1959 AChatt Div pur money gold 4s__1951 f A Mobile Div 1st gold 5s 1946 Central 108'A 10 91% A-O mtge gtd. 3%s series E_—__1969 1st 103% *111% 113 J-D 1959 series C 101% *25% M-N 106 'A 99 16 *25% JAChoctaw Okla & &Gulf cons 5s__1952 1st mtge 2%s_ 1975 Cincinnati Union Terminal— 107% 101% 6 % 102% 103 A-O Det Tol & Nov 1945 gold 5s 12 100 VB M-S 4%s series D__—_-^__1962 — 102% 102'% J-J 1943 109% 109% F-A 1948 100 J-J Detroit Edison 1965 1st gold 4s 27 % 1994 2%-4'As—-— Income ~1 F-A .I960 JCentral of Georgia Ry— 5 A 1st mtge 5s n H 105 78 ASecond ACent Branch U P % 96% 109% 109 3a J-J gold 41/2s 1951 Can Pac Ry 4% deb stk perpetual Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio 4s 1965 1981 12 100 6 1 A-O Carthage & Adirondack Ry— 1st mtge gtd 4s 67% 3 99'% 99'% J-D .—1956 Guaranteed 60% [I 90 A7V2s 42 32 ' 1955 88 39 J-D 1951 90 Vb 42% *101 Vb 105'% J-D _i..,1951 — 99% 100% 99 Va J-J 4%s- h 66 VB 609 100 Delaware 1970 gold Guaranteed 1962 Oct 1969 5s Guaranteed M-N —.1957 5s_— gold vj i | -,:n. J-J 72 25 98% 105% 105% J-D 1974 Guaranteed gold 4%s Guaranteed t 1976 Oregon Power 3y«S— it 83'A 101% 97% w 89 1st & Calif 96 *90 — Delaware, Lack & West RR N Y Lack & Western div California I t j; - M-N ;__1955 _ 62 - 100 104 1934 Bush Terminal 1st 4s 5s 62 J-J -• * — Bush Term Bldgs 5s 49 64% 66 213 J-J 103 v* 97% 1952 5s fer Consolidated , 1957 263 56 78'% Memphis Div 1st gold 4s____ A6s ser B deposit (interest 69 Va 55 . Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry—* < 1st & ref M 2%-4%8_—1994 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— 3% to May l 1947) due JBurlington Cedar Rap & Nor— 66% 56 deposit— ADeposit receipts M-S ;i 88% 66 % Apr 4s____^_i_1934 4y2s series A— 1952 3%s__-i.__ Gold /i 105% 99'/a Apr • '■} 45% 09 508 jACuba J-J 32 9' 100% 100% J-J i ■■'"t 66'/a 87 ' 16 102 35 *102% V-l' i :'ii 56% 49 40 39% 38% *85 ^ 22 55 t f B8 ,45 14% 1st M-N Gen mtge 2%s 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 23/4s__ 1975 Stamped 2003 .1956 _^-;___^_.l_1988 of 54 \ j-j ) «r-jJ j-j ,'V ) 140 76 % 8 55 55 -- 25 77 »'a vt' •f; .77 ';-A 77 j\j 14% 101 77% *31 F-A - 88% 71 M-N 104 54 55 • '• •v''"' AConv gold; 4VaS— ^_-,_w«ii_196o Chicago St & New Orleans; 5s___ 19 51 1st 77 <77% J-J A 44% 118% 292 129 98% 12 llt'% 1,057 1st mtge 100% 100'A 96% 101'A 101 y4 101 % A-O 1951 —I960 July 1970 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s— —1950 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures—.1969 • j-j 1983 / ;_Jan 1 2038 1st & ref mtge 1st 73 '/a ' • 67% 1st 5 25 60% Boston & Maine RR— ■ 214 64 Conn —1970 35% 72 » Commonwealth Edison Co— Steel Corp— 2%s ser I. 100'A 56% Columbia A-O Bell Bethlehem 72 M-N __1994 — 1st mtge 4%s J-J 1951 1st M-N 1982 1983 1st mtge 73% 1951 Extension 91 'f 104 11 56% 4%s 4s_ 115% 96 64 division stamped Creek 1985 1st mtge J-J 1985 114% 112'A M-S 97 A D 107 A-O Va ser H t' 34% inc A Certificates Series — cont int)—1980 ■' 124 -■> 8 97% jARefunding gold Cin 71% ser 124 JASecured St J-D 5% 33% j-j Western Ry— " conv AGeneral 4s Cleveland & Aroostook RR— ref Beech 79%4 45 • '132 124 7 92 4'/2s_~Jan 11999 .-.^_-_^--1^1989 IChicago Rock Isld & Pacific Hy-^- fixed A lien & ref M 4s Bangor 52 87 % 1980 West & series (3V/2% 85% 83 Feb 1 2010 income conv 4s 79% 83 J-D due Dec 1 1999 fgn Lake. Erie Ref (2%% contingent interest) 91 4s ser A General due Mar 1 2000 ___due Mar 11996 M 3%% Series 4%s 79% A-O due Dec 1 1993 Ref & gen mtge 6% and A-O 1975 mtge 5% (2% fixed contingent interest* — gen and 3% F-a City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs__w__ 1966 City Investing Co 4s debs ——1961 Cleve CIn Chic & St Louis Ry— fixed int)_July £1 ;/107 % $ ; 101 — U 107 100% — 112% ll*92 Cine Gas & Elec 41 B and 107% F-A, ItAChilds Co .deb 5s part paid 107 Baltimore «5c Ohio RR— 1st 107 107 j-j mtge 4y2s inc ser A__Jan 1 2019 conv inc ser B__..w__Jan 1 2044 1st mtge 1st 116 Aii.i-.1970---' 4%s_ti mtge 1st & ref 1952 Second mortgage 4s Atlantic Refining 2%s debs *_. Chicago Union Station— 1st mtge 3yas series F_i 1st mtge 2%s ser G Fe— General 4s__ J-J . * ii 123 ■1st mtge 38 ser - B_. 119% 89 92 A-O —1957 101 89 101'A J-D 198? ..1987 ___ • inc mtge 4%s 100'% 91% J-J High 143% :'yi23% "x 17 :; 101102 101'/» F-A *__ mtge 4s Inc ser A Gen 103% 133 A-O Low 1 33 /' 102'% F-A A2d mtge 4V2s inc Ser A Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s Chic Milw St" Paul & Pac RR— 103% 91 1995 Topeka 108% 88 88 gold 4s Atchison 101% 167 88% __1961 debentures Ann Arbor 101'A 48 F-A No. k 101 ___1985 3%s ser Chicago & North 100 95'A 101% 102 1986 2%s conv debentures Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s„ 3s debentures—. • 102 M-a 1st 1st 85 ~5 95'A A 108% 87 95'A 1980 — debentures conv " — High 123% 123% M-N ___1958 _______ mtge 3'/2s mtge AGen 109'A 100 1975 * debentures v2%s *__ — vv' -;"/ BondsRange Since 7% Sold January 1 Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry—■ 105 105% 5 100 Co.— debentures 2s/8s *— — .- A-O 1956 111 104 105% 105% A-O leixV 111 35 *100% 104 —— J-J Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs 100 3% — *31 —— M-2V 1967 > V *100 U-S Bid & Asked J-J Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s__; Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A. 84% . 16 7 Friday's or i M-5 4%s/series' B_—-2.-L;r1977-, ref & — *11 ■ 7 Sale Priee . ^ Venetian Last Period Chicago &. Eastern HI RR-^ A Gen mtge inc conv, 5s_—--^-.1997 18 _ __ Week's Range Interest 1989 1st & ret mtge. 2 100 83'A 4.- 94% *90 -I-* ;,*• '"•< 19b9 gold 4s CQns gold 4s_____ 4s ref. — 80 9 . • 1st consol General 130 - 37 837% 94% F-A readjustment.. 85 *— „• Div A 1st — 82% ' Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR-— . 140 81% J-D readjustment——1978 1984 4-4Vi-4Vis extl , R & 1st 1978 * 37/8-4'/8-416ffs extl conv 6 *120 — 26 87 — m, • V'" BONDS' / Low 10% 13 —. — *120 M-N 6s_. fund t • ''i * Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— General gold 4y2s——— ___1993 Ref & impt mtge 3%S D ____1996 Ref & impt M 3'/2s. series E__.—1996 10% 4% . M 10 *120 M-N fund sink sink — 89 *— —- F-A 6s_T—-—1964 ($ bonds of 1937) — AExternal AExternal External 8s J-J 20 High 5 15 19 *8'A J-D 1957 1946 36 5% *14 Low NO. 6 -5% J-D 1958 A4Vis assented Sydney County Council 3Vis lAUruguay (Republic) extl 5% M-N extl—<.—--.—1962 (Prov of) extl 7s 1958 A 7s series B sec ASllesia DECEMBER Friday Range Since January 1 Sold / High 5% 5% M-N ENDING " Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked , . (Kingdom)— * 1962 8erbs Croats Sc Slovenes I RECORD BOND WEEK Week's Range Friday BONDS New York Stock Exchange w'r FOR A-.JJ2015 .1964 7-J •. 7-J 80 ^ 1971 M-S M-f '80 < - 98-'. 81 09% 102 Vs. 98 ~3 82 82 J-J 2000 -59'A 102 •63%'<65% 64 A-O .1990 1057 :i - 94 y8 '82 V: H94 80 3 - ' 99% 103 , 100'A ••• 105%.. Volume I HE COMMERCIAL & Number .4659 166 NEW YORK RANGE Friday Interest New Sale Price' Week's Rang* Last' Period BorftfS' York Stock Exchange hi l'rid,. Low ■ High BOND WEEK ENDING RECORD DECEMBER New York A 1st 1st & ref ref 72 V2 St Louis DiV 2d 65% Atl 101 Va 105% (KH) (B F) Co Northern General General 5s Series B Gen - Michigan 88% 82% 84 78 79 % ser P_ 2000 1982 ser Q 2010 mtge 2'As ser R A Debentures 15 Mobile & Ohio Gen Gull Water 1st mtge Hudson Coal Hudson Hudson & Corp Co Gas 1st 7% 1st 2%a series A gold 4si 102-105 101% 1951 101% 1st sterling— 1951 trust gold 4S 1952 Collateral - Refunding 4s — I s 101% • ' 20 trust gold 4s—: ,1953 40-year 4%s__ Litchfield Div Louisville A. 1st gold Div & Term 3s___ Louis DIV & Term Gold 89 95 % ,1951 gold 3s *96 S5'/a T Lines 1st gold 1st , 3%s 84% . 1st & 97% 96 96% 13 62% 100'% 1- 96" *95% series A Terminal 15% 85 78 60 102% 106 100% 103% 53 63 65 74-. 59 68 89 101 % 901/2 98% 971/8 99 3/4 1041/4 102 '/a 104'/4 9T 97 102'/a 1061/2 *__ 97% 90'/a 102 Va 102% 102 Va 104 98% 100 .f' 104 97 101 99 1?:: 101 102'/a 106 Vs 104 109V4 115% 116% 115% 124% 101% 101% 101'/a 101% *~ 90 *100% — 1st *1021/4 89% 81% 82 *75 99% 100% 109 100% 105 — 99% 75% 96 1950 81% 100'/a Ry Co— 6s series A i; ft series '*/ 90% 90% 86 106% 86 101 % 1956 Int 97% 79 1956 . A 1st gold 5s series C-; SAInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s 95 Va 83 1952 _ 101% 80 96% 100 % 102s 971/4 81% 1970 gold 4s Adjustment 6s series A—July 1952 5s 32 84% 62'% • 89 1963 —_1963 Ry 4s ser A Indianapolis Union A 1st 39% 84% 63 & ref 5s series Ref & Imp 2 %s. ser C 1980 {International Great Northern RR— A 85 85 63 1977 *90 100% 100% 1963 series C Indiana 111 & Iowa A 1st 82% 62'/4 100 96 *95 1951 86 % ♦ :. 18% __ 1951 1st ref mtge 4s ser D Illinois & ref 96 85% 45% "lOO'/a 101 4%s ref 74% 65 '/a Chic St L & N O— ref 5s Joint 1st F 58% 100% 61 108% Registered 111 Cent and 43% 102% 9W* 100 - 98 1951 gold 4s 100% 100% 97% 106- 96%. 100 gold 3%s_1953 95 111 71 100% . 67% 106'/a 1951 Springfield Div Western 119/ 1950 3 %s 104 101% iE/98% _1951 Omaha Div 1st gold 3s St ^4 ? ——1966 Cairo Bridge gold 4s 102 % 78 __ _1955 __ 106% 98% 106 93% 100% 96 '102 , 5s 100% 93% 101% 1952 Refunding 102 99% 71' '£ — 1955 Purchased lines 3%s .Collateral 100% 100% 100'/a 100'/a I 1981 Moh'k & Malone 1st gtd gold 4s—1991 Monongahela Ry 3%s series B 1966 Morrell (John) & Co 3s debs1958 Morris & Essex 1st gtd 3%s 2000 Constr M 5s series A -1955 Constr M 4%s series B------—1955 Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s—1986 105% 80 94%' 100'% 103% 1949 1980 1951 3s & ref 5s series gold 5%s ser A--gold 5s series H 95 78% 101% 4s AConV A 1st 1951 _ 95 1978 1981 : 80 77% 93 "96 & ref 5s series G— Extended 1st gold 3%s_____ gold Mining A 1st Illinois Central RR— 1st gold 3'/aS 81% 102 99 A 1st & A 1st 1st 84% 27/aS mtge A General Feb 1957 Illinois Bell Telep 94 Va 66% 1st ext 5s__—1940 Mfg 2%s 1967 Minn -St" Paul 61 sault Ste Mane— 1st mtge 4%s inc ser A Jan 1971 AGen mtge 4s inc ser A Jan 1991 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s 1990 Missouri-Kansas Texas RR— Prior lien 5s series A 1962 40-year 4s series B 1962 Prior lien 4%s series D 1—19^8 ACum adjust 5s series A—Jan 1967 {Missouri Pacific RR Co— A 1st & ref 5s series A 1965 1957 A_ 98% 98 97 1979 Gas 1st mtge 3%s_1969 1949 5s 112 % 1951 1962 gold 5s Manhattan AAdj income 5s 98 % 103 >/4 99 Vi gold 3%s & impt 4%s series C Minnesota 1041/4 1970 A *23 ; { § A Midland of N J 9% 100 2%s—1978 1999 2%s f 5s series 1st s 7'/a 1st 3%s & Sag Michigan Cons 99 65 1976 Hocking Valley Ry ISt 4'/as Finance 90 62 2044 mtge inc 4s ser B M 2%s States Util 1st Household Ref 1969 ref 3%s series D Hackensack 1st 91 1975 2015 A mtge inc 5s series 1st & 93% 78 91 104% 82% RR 1st & ref 4S series. B_ Gen 108% C"**:ral— Jack Lans 88% ' 100'/a 101 1959 117% 91% 62 7% ctfs- B Greyhound Corp 3s debs Gulf 90 1961 - ctfs A High 107% 99% 104% 2%s AGreen Bay & West deb 84% 1972 133'A 88'/a January 1 Low 105% 70 . (Southern Lines) 4s__1959 May Dept Stores 2%s debs Mead Corp 1st mtge 3s 96% 69 fund__Feb 1 1957 129 mtge 2%s Gen Sugar 4s sink 109J/a mtge 0__— 98% 1972 -two* 1211/8 91% Gen ser 2%s debs 4s ser B 118% 91% 7:: 110% 4s_. llU'/a lluva 113 1990 Gen mtge 3'/as Div 1976 C 3%s ser N ; Range Since 96 —1968 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s_1974 Metrop Wat Sew & Drain 5%s—1950 113 —1952 - No. 87% 1973 series ■ Sold 97 F. G ser & Co & coil AManila RR 2%s_1965 mtge Co— General 4%s series D mtge Manati 1969 1st Ry 5%s Gen 1st mtge debs inc conv Great High • gold 3s Central' RR 4%s ser A——I960 Maine Realty & Utilities Corp— Goodrich M 27/es Knox & Cine Macy A 43 ;.-v: Bonds : 106 103% 103% 103% G*k & Eleo of Berg GO cons 5s..—1949 Range Friday's 106% 106'/a 31/2S—, series 3%s 103% 48 V2 Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s. General M 105% 49 A or Bid & Asked Nashville RR— & 1st & & Elec 100 deposit. of Sale Price Low 100 V* deb. 1st 4Vis. & ref 5s series A Certificates Week's Last Period Stock Exchange High Low No.- Interest BOND 8 January l'f . Louisville {Florida East Coast ; Friday Range Since Sold Louisville Gas Firestone tire & Rub 3s 26 ' Bonds v s Sid & Asked FOR FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1972 1944 Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B James Frankl & Clear 1st 4s 1959 Jersey Central Pow & St 27/eS ,1978 Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4s__1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s 1978 Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 3s 1st mtge 4s ser A Kansas City Terminal Ry 2%s 100 99'/4 1975 Kentucky *— 1987 Central gold 1950 103% 99 1974 4s unguaranteed Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge'3s {AKreuger & Toll 5s 99 103 100% 95 68% 95 112% *~ 95 108 112% 112% 102 102% 102%- 180 187*>4- __ 1997 175 183 100 100% 1959 1% 110% 123% 45 971/4 103 1051/4 115 47% 1964 - ctfs 101% 115 1961 _ 82% 100 *40 1961 4%s 82 1041% 105 96 91 1051/4 99 103% 100'% *— Kentucky & Indiana Term 4%s—.-1861 Stamped 1961 Plain 99 101% 105 100 99% 103'% 103% 99 '/a 1% 105% I1/* -; 37/a" 96% 7% Lake Sh & Mich Sou^gold 3%s 3%s registered Lautaro Nitrate 1997 1997 Co'ijCtd-—,:• £.lst mtge Income. 25 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co— vS^F; mtge3%s ser A—V07Q 14 6% 95 104'% 59 75%^ 91%-: " 104% 3 ';I03% 85' ..*-; 991/2 88 9 & 103% 104/105% 77 103% 104 107 - Lehigh Valley CoaL Co—■/: 1st & ref * sink fund s« ; , 5s stamped 1st 81 :95..^I01% %.: 1954 1-1954. 96 ref sink fund 5s_, ..1964 stampedi^/;-;..:.'Lv.^' I;/ io«4 i.roi% 83 % Jst & ref: stok ^on)(F5s^u^ta*^197^ 82 Val Harbor Term, gtd 5s_.__;_l854 58 Lehigh Valley Ry Cd'NY 4%s ext. 1950 62% i* 02 ;l(ehighr.VaHey^RR--*.^.,;:/>.r-: v-ViV-r : : 4s stamped ;modijU^u.w^iii^,20034s: '. - ;'~4%S registered 5s : 31 registered-onofl.: 4 YaS stamped VrmimieH . - 33i/4 33% _ 30; 35 .^39% J":r457% 30%^ 43 .2003 38 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5S.1951 Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s .1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1951 65 66% 121 -127'% Little Miami gen 4sTS£ries A Lombard Electric 7s series A 110% 110% 109 7/a 107% T10 lOByaMs Long Island unified 4S_ Guaranteed 4s stamped Lorillard > 3s ref (P) see 100% i 01% 99 100% 100% 100% 99 1951 li 1963 page 28. 52% 80 128%. 116. 99ya vl02%' 100% 1949 Co deb 5s For footnotes —1952 38 64%' 121 1949 - debentures 42 1948 gold 4S_> 12S 31 *33% 19«9 126% 12& 27 36 136 Va 126% 28%W42% 30 49% 127 wm 34 2QQ3 on/^ stamped modified.. - 84;-j ' stampede, Leh 87 ^ vet-' rvetvv: . 1091% 109%i 101% 101%; 104 * 104 109% 115% 100'A 106 98% 100% , 98% 113% 96 109% 60% 61 76% 72% 87% 101 91% 104 92 103% 98 y« 103% 96% 104% 951% 104 Va 96% 101% . COMMEkClAJ. (S FINANCIAL CHRONICLE W *,.• i',' f:t V t ■■ 'V • 11 . NEW YORK if4?£■:range Friday Interest BONDS New York Period Stock Exchange " ?' ' \ . ■ J ' • ' .< . t. t* , • . # i Monday, December1 29, 1947 *7. I BOND foe week ,* 1 RECORD Ending December 26 Week's Range Last .or Sale Price Friday's Bid & Asked Friday Bonds Sold Range Sinoo ' '• • January 1 New BONDS York Stock LowHigh No. Low ; f (■Interest ' Period Exchange ' Week's Ran re Last or Sale Price Low 93% Range Since January 1 Sold No. Low .107 91% High 1948 1974 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s 1978 *93% 101% Oregon-Washington 1960 102% 103% «■ 12 100% 100 ^ 12 10 100% 19 99% 38% 39 •— guaranteed 46 Ohio Edison 1st mtge 3s 1st mtge 2%s £8% 98% 103% 95 90% 100% 90% 90% 99% 93% 103 'A 103 106% 93% 100 102% 95 107 Va 93 90 *__ 1978 RR 3s ser A Bonds . *_. 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Mo coll tr 2%s— Calif Union Pacific •t 106 Virginia Ry '•!*:•/•' ,{ r A of debentures 102 1950 1st mtge 4%s series C j 2%s 103% Coal— 1st mtge 4'As series A 1st mtge 4%s series B < 100% Oil of Co Electric mtge Union *„ 1965 A West 104% 94 mtge 3%s_1964 mtge mtge 4%s series Pittsburgh i 99 1973 debentures 1st 12'A 1975 5s series B Steel 1st 8 ..1964 Consolidation Pittsburgh Union 14% 1963 : Pgh Cine Chicago A St Louis RR— Gen mtge 5s series A Pittsbuigh 105 9 1960 Cons gtd 4 %s series I_ Cons gtd 4%s series J Gen mtge 3%s ser E Plttsb Coke & Chem 1st 105% 105'A 9*7 1949 94'A 105% 1953 1957 Cons gtd 4s series G Cons gtd 4s series H j *93 97 1964 Bessemer Af,\ ^ Gen mtge 61% 108 97% 1937 Cons gtd 3%s series E— • 81% lzoVa 105 98% deposit 2%s 130 120 1974 Cons gtd 4s series F. . : 116 27 A L Erie 2%s__1998 Pgh Cine Chicago A St Louis Ry— . • 117 107% 1981 —— Phillips Petroleum Pittsburg 107 —1967 Ry Certificates 107'A 1971 2%s 99'A 105 *103 *102% 114% 1961 2%s A ref • 1977 4'As Co— 2%s 1st 1st . 94'A 100 80 % 60% v 105 103% 137% *99% 100'A General gold 4'As series C Co 92% 89'A 124 106% 99 Va 106% 107% 10 75% 12% 106 — 129 98 103 12 103% 77 115 7 3& 118 % 97% 1985 F— ser 2 us y. 105 1981 E 115 100% 1968 series 103% 114 1965 Phila Bait A Wash RR Co— ref 103% 103% 105 100'A *100,s6 103 *100 A 1948 4'As Peoria A Pekln Union Ry 5%s Pere Marquette Ry 3%s ser D A 56% 99% 106% 97'A 1948 dollar fund Peoria A Eastern 4s A Income 4s 1st 104% 106 Va 98 Co— 4s mtge Philadelphia Philadelphia 92 45% 1965 stamped Gen General 94'/a 101 1952 General 4'As series A General 5s series B General 4'As series D : 109% RR— sinking Gen -94% 128 104 1973 gold sterl Cons 93 89'A 94 Va 111% 103% 92 debentures Consol 113% 116 98% 1960 ctfs 1st mtge 3s s 75 Va ,89 Co— Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3s 83 90 f Airlines— inc debs : conv 83 96 Pennsylvania-Central A3 'As 100% 100% 109% 102 198* —1987 gold 4%s_—1955 Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 Gtd va 95 1980 debentures Pennsylvania 94%*: 102% & 3VaS debentures Paducah & 111 1st s 83 llU 102 & Tel 90 103'A 103'A 1971 1st & ref 2%s scries P__ 1st & ref 2%s series Q A 91% 1970 L series 1st Tel 97 95 Va 87 109 104% 103% 81 K series 1st Pacific 108% 90 96% 81% 93'A PacUlo Gas A Electric Co— 92% 97% 81% 1966 *— 102 1957 1956 196» 1st & ref mtge 3s 1972 1st A ref mtge 5s 2037 1st A ref mtge 8s..... 92% *115 75% *118% 92 < 102'A 93% 100% *100 *105% — 101% 88yz ; — 9% *86 — 88 Va 88'A- 90 10% 'r .104% 104% 92 ♦51 106% *102'A 104% 100 54 50 ft 100,'* *98* ♦141 2037 104% ' . 97% 100 deb. ' 100-iV 102'A 99 109rV 100 107% 60 101'A 103 108% 113% 105 107% 106% 105% 105% 107 108 Quaker Oats 2%s ,'94 80 *115 •/• :■ "k. 1977 tAProvldence Terminal 4s Public Service El A Gs* 3V«» ,. - 109% 99'A 97% 106 Va 100% 99% 106 94% Reading ; $ Co 1st A Revere Copper & Rochester Gas & Gen mtge 4%s Gen mtge 3%s Elec » , series ; tiARutland RR 4s 93% *96% A 1977 H 1969 , 4%s 1934 1949 stamped 1941 97 60 57 59 , 103 103 76 Va 55% 72% 103% 106'A 102% 104% 104% 63% 64% 7% 104% *7% 8% (.■>■ 64% .1956 1960 ,7% 99% 100 95% 95 106 95 94% 101% 94% 110 73/4 41 *__ .95 • 1967 J 100% 98% 58% ♦103 1967 I: stpd 4%s 95 Va 75 56% D mtge 3%s series Gen mtge 3Vis series tIAR I Ark A Louis 1st t A Rut-Canadian D..199B Corp— Gen v eer 3%s_.—1960 series 98'A 76 Va 83% 101% 101 Va ref 3%s Brass 79% 89 80'/a I 95% 84'A A-O • 101% 101% J-J *109 101% 105% 116% 118 15% 116% * 73%. 75 60 66 \ ; i Saguenay Power 3s A 1971 6t Lawr A Adlr 1st gold 5s 2d gold 6s.. : Bt L Rocky Mt A P 1996 . > 5s stpd 1996 Bt I-ouls-San Francisco Ry Co— 1st mtge 4s ser A i A 2nd mtge inc 4'As , Bt i 1st A2d 4s , A inc bon} ctfs ref gold 5s series A 1951 1997 ..2022 *• 1st gtd 4s Seaboard Air Line RR Co— 1st mtge 4s ser A AGen mtge 4'As ser A (Jos E) & Sons Seagram 79%- 92 Ya 37% 57% Nov 1989 1990 96% 104% .83 90 78 105 . ■> 32% 51% 105% 106% 126% 1989 130% 10°* 2016 2'As . 1989 St Paul A Duluth 1st cons gold 48-1961 $St Paul & Kansas City— fAShort Line RR gtd 4%a 1941 St Paul Union Depot 3%s B 1971 Scioto V A N E . A Ry— certificates bond 4s A Gen , ser Louis-Southwestern ; y - ser 1966 99 101% S«i/4 76 Va 93% 98 7 Yonkers Elec Lt A Power 2%s. 82% 75% 15% 24% - Volume 166': Numberv 4659 Friday York Curb Week's Exchange Range Shares ACF-Brill Motors warrants Aluminum Acme Wire Co 4% —« 3° f 5% Jan Feb Oct Brillo 11% Feb 5va 3oJ 2 Aug 3% Oct British-American 21/8 Oil 2,000 1% Dec 3% Feb British American , fO 3'/a 23 Dec V Jan 12% iV 4.20% •— Amer $3.75 cumulative American Bantam American Beverage Car Jun Buckeye Pipe Line. Jan Burd 1 Hard Burma Burry Biscuit Corp Butler (P H) common 24*% 14 Feb 96 American dep rets 5% Calamba common 40 VA Convertible • 20 — ——• preferred— * preferred Co__— Mach Class 9V2 May 9Vb May • • — — 7% preferred— -100 — Capital City Products———— * Carey Baxter & Kennedy Inc— —1 Carman & Co new common———2.50 . A— Carnation Carolina Co common • -. Power & Light $5 Biscuit Co. Carr-Consol pfd—-—* —-—1 Carreras Ltd— Co common 2s 6d ——1 Casco Products common— —* Amer Carter May 5*/a Apr 9% 16'/a 7*/a Jan 24 _— 3*/a Jan 3.50% 5% 11% Oct 98% Dec Central Power & Light 4% Feb Jan 1™. ,.y 4% May ' ..common™-. 3 % May 3% May 10 Va Jan 110% Jun 9% May 10% Jan Common elass A non-voting - v'ArJfansafrjBowfit: i&dbighk 47 pfd_-> Are EquipmentCorp——.—1;,—--i. Asbland! Oil & Refining ?Co———- v., preferred—10d preferred——-—-—.V,. .. . .100 -100 Conv pfd op- div ser 1929-——-iOo Century Electric Co common—— 10 Cessna Aircraft Co common——-1 ■■ ;7% Conv pfd opt div ser— 11% July 114 100 • f Central States Elec 6% Feb 6% July 6'/»Juiy; f 1 pfd Central & South West Corp 114% Mar 8'/a tj 100 preferred—. Central Ohio Steel Products July Dec 10 1 (A M) & Co— Catalin Corp of America Central Maine Power Co— Jan 7% dep rets B ord (J W) Castle 6 — voting non-voting— Canadian Marconi—— — . preferrexk—^ B Alcohol- Canadian Industries Ltd— ™_™. Argus Inc Arkansas Natural Gas A Class preferred-—--™—-.—; & Chem class Industrial Canadian _. . —• common preference Canadian Canners Ltd— 2% 40 Va 5 Ltd— Canada Cement Co Ltd Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co Appalachian. Elec Pwr 4%% pfd— . Bread Co Canada 6% % 1 1 Corp Insurance 19 »/4 Anglo-Iranian ,011 CO Ltd-kAmer dep rets ord/reg*i-———. : Tungsten 34V8 1% :.—£l 1 Power 33% 108 V2 109 Va Anchor Post Products Angerman Co Inc common v Electric 19 —— pfd Sugar Estate— Camden Fire common— /- Wireless- Cables & Nov American Thread 5% preferred American Writing Paper i .12 Vic —25c Cable Electric Products common—/-50c ■,i Republics :i American Seal-Kap common Amer Superpower Corp com n $8 series preferred-—--— v Mat 14% Feb Chamberlin Co of Amer 15% Nov new com__2.50 Charis Corp common —— 10 Cherry-Burrell common— ,—-5 Chesebrough Mfg common ; -10 Chicago Rivet & Mach——4 Chicago & Southern Air Lines <—* Voting trust cfcfs— ——_* Associated Electric IndustriesAmerican dep rets reg-——_ Associated Laundries of AmericaAssociated Tel & .Tel class A Atlantic Coast Fisheries —— AtlantloCoastLineCo———L Atla s Corp -warrants;:— Avery (B Chief j.--. Atlas Plywood CorpAutomatic Steel Products Automatic son Corp Amer dep rets— California Class American .? i Deo 3% Mar American Mfg Co common American Maracaibo Co American Metal Products Co American Meter Co—--——f • Dec o3/„ Feb 5 ——1 preferred—._ ■ 2% ok Nov 195% Rubber American Potash Dec Dec y — Jan Callite convertible Dec Oct 100 Co—- Rmg Feb American Laundry American Light & Trac common— 6 % Piston Nov ——'J— convertible 17% 18'A 105% Feb 177% 179% American Gas & Electric 4%% preferred— $2.50 31 common 80 Class B— American Rubber Co 25 American & Foreign Power warrants. American Fork & Hoe common $2 ok Inc City Auto Stamping City & Suburban Homes Clark Controller Co F) ,& Sons common— ■ ■' —5 Colon ' ' ordinary — Airlines ! Colonial Sand & Stone Co : Colorado Fuel & Iron * warrants Colt's Manufacturing Co 2 Commodore Hotel Inc v 12 4 common Development Colonial 39; 12 V* 2( Products Co Cockshutt Plow Co 116 38 1 Clayton & Lambert Mfg Clinchfield Coal Corp new com_ Club Alum 113 38% . Clarostat Mfg Co— Claude Neon Inc common com. 113y8 —1C 1 —1 — -— new 1 Mining Cities Service Voting Machine preferred---—Ayrshire Collieries Corp Consolidated SChilds Co preferred——100 common— -10 — — Commonwealth & Southern warrants. Community Public Service— —2 Compo Shoe Machinery— Vtc ext Conn Gas 17% 1% 8% 16% 1% 17% $3 2 to 1956-l — & Coke Secur common;. preferred———————— Consol G E L F Bait common 136V8 136*% 8% 9 69% 70% 4 Va % 110 llO'/a 4% 101 101V4 series B preferred-—-—If series C__ —.If Consolidated Gas Utilities preferred Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Steel Corp common— Consolidated Textile Co Continental j & Varnish. <Co——— Paint Cooper Brewing Co common——— Copper Range CoCornucopia Gold Mines———— Coro Inc Corroon & Reynolds $1 preferred class A Cosden Petroleum common—™—— :>:/ 5%. convertible preferred—™^— " 8% Va 77'/a 3% 30 »/a 1< Car-Na-Var Cook 1 Corp— Continental Fdy & Machine Co_ :-n 8% 3Vs 75 Mining & Smelt Ltd Royalty Oil 26% Jan 10% Dec 22 Feb 36 Feb 25 Jan .' 6'A May 14% July 14% 15'/a 200 '/%-'//'/-■■ Bunker Hill & Sullivan-—— Aug 5 Brown 23% Co American General Corp 500 Jun, Bruce (E L) Co common Bruck Silk Mills Ltd...— 5*/4 American Cities Power & LightClass A 10'/4 22Va 15% dep rets ord reg—— Jan ll7/8 common— . „ 12*/o Mar . common American Book Co— , High Loth > — 10 .— 92 common— preferred— Aluminum Goods Mfg /Aluminum Industries new * Aluminium Ltd common — 12 Co 108 1 1 America ' : .. Oct —— pfd Inc of common— ; Class B— Alter fer Bros Co common—™—— Co Co 7 — Aluminum '•// British Columbia Power class A Alles & i Fisher commonAhied Internat Investing Corp_: Allied Products (Mich) common— - High .• Range Since January 1 Brown Forman Distillers— Electric Appliance Alabama Great Southern Power Mfg — Class;'A-- ''-.—j;-.— preferred Airlines Low i, Shares Amer dep rets ord bearer Amer dep rets ord reg British Celanese Ltd— Air-Way Alabama Sales for Week ,.. Tobacco— 2,000 " §A reon Mfg Corp common—I——5i 60c convertible preferred Alaska Range of Prices High 2Va Dec 34 1% Convertible > Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Dec 3-4 Ainsworth Mfg common-Air Associates Inc (N J) Air Investors common——— York Curb 5 Va Aeronautical Products Aero Supply Mfg capital stock——— Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores— New 400 5Va 32 6% ; 200 l Bridgeport Gas Light Co—™— Bridgeport Oil Co 5% Inc Low 3 Adam Hat Stores Inc——— common———— STOCKS— Range Since January High 3 Alloys— Friday for Week of Prices Low Acme Sales Last gale Price STOCKS— New 327/a xl4' 14% V ' . : 21% Jan 20=8 Feb I 4% Feb the Commercial ^-financial (2686) 0 ' i : Week'* Friday ' Last gale Prlca STOCKS— ^ New York Exchange Curb V:■:-O. ; Courtaulds Creole Petroleum Croft Brewing 4%- 4% 100 42% 38'A 42% 16,200 25% Jan 42% Dec 1% 7% 6% 1% Oct 2% Feb $4.50 Goldfield 7 1% 8 6% 7% 6,000 5 1% 7% 6% 5% Crown Cork (Md) International • A Crown preferred Cuban Atlantic 5% preferred Cuban Tobacco * common Curtis Lighting Inc common Curtis Mfg Co (Mo) 14% 10% Feb 11,600 4 May 7% Dec Gorham 3,700 ■ 7% May 39 26% Jan 18% 50 20% 104% 104% Apr Sep 104 % Dec 107 9% 14 9% 100 7% May 17 6% 350 5% May 10% May 8 Feb 285 14 7% Great Oct »-* 00 £ $5 conv pfd Products Stores Gulf States 7 Oct 9% Feb May 8 Dec 25% 9% May Jan 70 47% May 800 Dec 15% 7% May 21 Sep 8% 8% 101 % 101% 104 137 137 7% 500 8% 700 112 ■' July 05% May 315 Feb 14 145 Apr Jun 39% Jan 47% Nov 9% Dec 15% J^n 30 97% Dec 114% Feb 12% 25 9% Oct 15% Feb 8% Nov 9% Nov 9% .100 133% '200 10 137 45%' 45% 45% .25c 100. 97% 100 . ..25 97% 9% * Lime & Alabastine Gypsum 56 Apr 69 ~7% 100 common.. Jan 19% *. Utilities $4,40 pfd Jun 1% 6& 5 stock 104% 100 7% Dec Nov 100 —1 common Jan % May 10% 10% ..25 1st preferred. Northern Paper.— Grocery 3,900 44 68' Jan 61% 39 25% May 96 IIo common. Non-voting Jan 6% 13% — Mfg Gray Mfg Co Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea— Jan % % 5% Jun 48 200 j*.:- class A Inc Rapids Varnish Grand Oct 50 29 % .50 Graham-Paige Motors Oct 3% Apr 21 Consolidated. Mines. Gorham Dec 5,000 19% — 2.5o 3 20 Feb 20* Dec 75 50 Goodman Mfg C©:.* 36 36 19% 104% 3 100 Sugar Dec Dec 4 3% 29 III High T,oir 3f% May 700 «r 6 15% 3% 3% Range Slnrr January 1 High Low A. preferred- prior 7% r100 Shares 29 900 1% 36 Sugars class 500 3% 3% 3% 25o ;* 10 Drug Co common Crystal Oil Refining common Godchaux Feb 16 16 — for Week .1 common. Class B 1 • 1 _ Co-- Petrol Cent 7%' Jan Dec 4% Crowley Milner & Co Crown 4% £1 reg) Range of Prices Pat (AdolfV Inc /, Last Exchange Curb High Low High 3 (ord Crosley Motors Inc $6 Shares of Prices York Saleh Week's Friday Sale Price V-8TOCK8— A' . New Range Since January l Gobel receipts dep december 26 bales Ltd— American EXCHANGE range foe week ending for Week Range HV'srA LOW Par CURB YORK NEW Monday, December 29, 1947 chronicle 9% , 12% D kills— Davenport Hosiery Davidson Brothers Ino Dayton Rubber Co class A Dejay Stores common. Dennison 8% debenture_r Derby Oil Detroit Co Detroit inn _ & Devoe & Diana Stores Corp 22% !__!!!!_• 3,100 21% Oct 8 Jan 38 Jan Hall L8mp Co new common- 10% Feb Hamilton 12% Feb Hammermill May 6% 32 6j/4 May 9% May 1,100 £'00 23 22% 100 13 6% 2,900 155. Dec 10% 17% Aug 11% Sep 4% Dobeckmun Co Domestic common Corp class A Dominion Bridge Co Ltd Dominion Steel & Dominion Tar & Coal Corp. Driver Duke Ltd new 14% 325 26 14 14% 2,000 19% 3% 500 2% 078 10J 500 7% Oct 25 Dec 33% 17% • 150 78 76 Dec 75 79 Dec Jan 48' rets ord reg Durham Hosiery class B Duro Test Corp common Duval £j• common 106 Apr 500 13% 12% • „ 200 5 5 May * Mining Co Horn 15% Eastern Malleable Eastern States Iron Corn shares $5 pfd 79% Oil of Hussman 81 May 97% Jan $2.25 675 49 May 82% Nov 57 Nov 2% May ""3% 67 67 69 200 57% 60 575 Jan 50 57% !!""" 40 1,800 , 4% 1% May int beneficial 11% int 200 11% 10 Vs 14% Dec 53% 54% 575 42% May 10% 10% 11% 1,600 6% May 13% 100 11% 37,600 8% May 115 May 17% Jan- common 147 Corp 4% Esquire 4% 600 2% *7 ^ ... """" 2% 16% 18 42% 16% " _ 43% • 1,500 3,700 150 60% 100 8% * 100% 20 9% 4,000 8% 11% 1% preferred 1% 42% common 43% 13 600 1% 44 9,300 425 8% 8% 8% 700 3-flr 3% 3% 3,500 i l 3% • 12% Fire Engine & Airplane 7% 7% Dec 4% 15% May 24 % 42% 50 2% Dec (Phila). -10c 5c to $1 100 1,100 7% May 4% 1,100 4% Apr Jan 29 Dec 21% 21% 100 20 jun 23 Aug 37 Jan 44 Oct 147 Dec 181 Feb Dec 43 • & Co common Baking Co 147 147 35 25 111 Nov 1 Dec 9% Dec Jan 13% Oct 1% Aug 43% Jun 2% Jan 6 53% 12 May 36 3% Oct 30% Apr 1,400 13% 2 May 4% 32 1,000 21 Apr 32 % 14% 3,000 12 Dec 22% Sep 14 Jan 46 45 Aug 64 Feb 2% 36 2% 37 380 1,700 250 3% 36 Dec Nov 43% 1 % May Jan 17% Nov 13% 44 6 1,100 4% Oct 6% 16% Sep 20% 26 common— 18 23 Irving 3 Mar 19 125 Dec 1% 2 700 1% Sep 8% 300 7% Jun 17% 18% 500 17% Dec 10% Co Jim Brown Stores New new 6% Dec 14% 27% Dec 38% 6% May 12% Feb 5 12% 11% 12% 300 14% Nov Kansas 11% Dec 9% 10 1,800 6% May 21% Mar 13% 100 '5% Dec 12 % 12% 9,000 10% Apr 12% *1,200 5% 10% May x94 270 83% Feb Feb :e"14% Feb ' 14' 85 SCp va 13% Dec 45 % 100 May 13% 13% 13% 59 59 61 12 10% 12% 22,800 11 11% 16% 16% 1% 1% 10% 10% 100 9% May 8% 8% 100 6% Jan 21% 111 Dec 550 Apr 6% ..14% Oct 90 96% 86 86% x94 Nov 10% 800 11% ■11% 5 10% Jail . Apr . 100 % Mar Jan 21 71% Oct 25 Apr 29 Jun 10% Nov Feb 300 10 Dec 15% 15% 800 11% Apr 18% Nov 700 1% Dec 5% 200 ' Nov Feb Feb 12% Jan 30 Jan Jan Feb Sep 1% lj% May 22% 4% Dec 7% Feb 500 % Nov 1% Jan 1,600 9% Dec 22% 1 1 % 1% 200 17% 17% 17% 1,125 4% x4% 9 % 9'/a 5 % 5% 5% 1,300 3% Jun 7% Jan 5 5 5Va 1,200 5 Dec 6% Nov 5% 800 5% Dec 7% Dec 26 26 26 25 24% Jan 14% 15% 1% 1,800 5 1% 1 8% 1 * 9% 1,200 2% 2% 2% 800 4% 4 4% 1,400 24% 25 50 Apr 87 25 6% Public General Shareholdings Corp Service 6% 8 500 6% 7% 2,600 8 8 200- 33 II preferred.!* com— preferred 9% 1 5% 19 33 100 102 i $6 9% pfd Corp Plywood Corp Dec 104% 4 May 9% Gas & Electric 1% 2 May 3% May 22 s7/« jatt 6% Jan Apr 103 50 5% 5% 18% 19% 1,300'' 500 9% 8 32% Jan Dec 14 Jan May 7% July 24- pfd 3% 3% 9% 9% Jan Feb Jan' 37 Nov 109 May 5% Dec Jan 5% 95% 90 89 Mar 99% Aug 115 % Maf 109% 110% l 5 Gilbert • 19 20 350 13' 13 100 • 5% 300 • class B 23% 18% 24% 500 18% 19% 3,600 page 33. l 16% 16% 17% 6,400 5 Inc Jun 5 Oct * 14% 13% 14% 800 9% 9% 1,400 9 9% 8%. 9 May . 6% May 49; 38 14% , Feb July 111*4 Feb . 49 Dec 87% Feb 39% . 4 4%' 16%. 1,V 310' 38 Dec 69 Jan >400; 14 %. 12% May , 19 4 1,400 .6,000 4% v". 1% - 7% Jap 600;: : i 'I V4 -J; .14 200 22% 22% .'•;.^7%Ky7%'¥ i,\:ri7-% i7% t- . \Deo 19% . Oct 6% Mar 22% Feb 5 1 1 5 Lane Wells Co common—^ ___1 Langerdorf United, Bakeries class A__* its, July.';; 25% Feb 20 Ai Aug" Sep • 26% 7VZ May 10% Jan 13% May' 18%. Nov-.: 700,, 200 Sep 29% Apr La Jan 25% Dec Lefcourt 16 Jun 22% Oct 10% 10% 7' _J; = 400 22% 7% f 22% V 26% 27 7% > 22% ■ Monotype Machine—.— Salle Ext University. Realty tiommon'—^ •^5'Vsr (-Api-V;: -• 6%. May > 300 >300 ••-"75 Prior 17% Nov preferred Leonard Oil Development 17 Jan Le Tourneau (R GV Inc 8V2 Oct 0% : r Jun Jan 24% Nov Dec 15% : 34 Jan 30 Jan 12%- *v 24% Oct Jan ■2ft Apr Jun 5 1 18% Feb 2l%May- 27 5 .l——1 * i.— 25 Dec I0%t 2,700 -7% • • Class B Lanston 17% July ,12 V ; 10% 9% : 9% 18 May-1 100 :: 1% 1% 18% 9% 7,100 19% 4,800 i Dec 119 Apr . 7% Feb 1 > Feb 6. Jan Dec 13% __'1,,.'.,,':T4)% .14% 17% Sep . 100 ._ 10% Nov 14% 215 • 18< Jan 26 52% , 14% Feb 26% Mar •8% May 108 .1 Lakey Foundry & Machine Lamson COrp of Delaware 18% Oct 5 * ———5 15 Co common Laclede-Christy Clay Products Lake Shore Mines Ltd Nov 9% May 800 100 200 Oct 12% 13 15 16% preferredt..———. (D Emil) 54% Aug 17% Jan ' 13% 16% . —.1* Kleinert. (£ B > RubMr fiouisi 10; Knott Corp common—— . —I Kobacker Stores—.— 1 • Krueger Brewing Co: —1 Klein 27% • 2.50 • Dec 4% May 13% 52% May • Coal 18% 125% Dec Oct May ill% Sep 94 3 Giant Yeilowknlfe Gold Mines Corp May 5 35,700 Feb 4% 1,300 • Gladding McBean & Co Jun Dec 25% 100 3% Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred i Co 30 12% Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd— 100% Dec 17% Nov Feb 122% July 15% 1 100 —100 Kings-County Lighting: 7% pfd B—100 ■5% prefetrdd DL-— 100 King Seeley Corp——— 1 Kingston Products:. —: 1 Kirby Petroleums——£: ——1 4%% Oct * Preferred 5% Kimberly-Clark Cokp— Feb 89 • (AC) common 10 K 11% Oct 19% Fob 15 jc1 General footnotes see 64 Dec 1 Kalser-Frazer Corp.— 9% General For 31 % July Ded 11% Feb 900 Phoenix Glenmore Distilleries Dec 51% 250 5% Feb 700 reg Outdoor AdV Globe-Union 24 1.500 Feb 900 preferred Alden 4,300 53 —* * com preference 8% 7 * General Electric Co Ltd— Glen Jan 1 Julian & Kokenge Co 28% General Finance Corp common 5% preferred series A General Fireproofing common- v 49 % 1 common Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co Jan 31% Glass Jeannette 7% 7 -100 Harvester May 1 Air Chute 27% Mfg Co common Alloys Co General Builder® Supply Corp Gleaner 21 12% £ * 50 Industries A * Petroleum coupon shs—• shares— * 7% common preferred. Gilchrist 400 2% 25 J Oct 18 7 common convertible Feb Feb 13% £1 -• Regijstered^ii-—k---.—— Imperial Tobacco of Canada—— Imperial Tobacco Of Great Britain 27% Gellman $6 3% 52% 50 Co new General .51% 300 37% May '2% Oct 25 52% X General 7% May 225 26% « • ——50 k* • 18% preferred Amer dep rets ord Feb 700 2% convertible preferred .1.23 General .1 Feb 8% 43 % 43 Italian Superpower Feb 8% Stores conv Feb 15 Jun 5% 10% 8% 8% Apr 3,500 17% Gatineau Power Co common. 5% 47% 100 Key Co common————— Kldde (Walter) & Go , .-r Aug 50 6 Kennedy's Inc ; i 9% Feb 14% Oct 42 13 24% Kawneer Co 5% Dec Sep 20% July 5% 16% 1% Franklin Simon & Co Inc Corp 79% Dec 300 44 10 International Safety Razor B—» * International Utilities common. 5 Interstate Power $7 preferred———• Investors Royalty 1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—* Jan 19 (Peter) Brewing- Garrett Apr 3% 12% 200 International Products— Dec 12% 16% dep rets bearer (Geo A) 55% 8,100 25 Registered Oct 7y8 May Ford Motor of France— Fuller NOV 4% • International Hydfo-EIectrlc— Preferred $3.50 series— Oct 10,100 5 Fort Pitt Brewing Co conv 42% 79% common—• Ireland-^—^—-£1, Indianapolis PWr <fc Light 4% pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America——10 International Cigar Machine—.,. - —* Feb 111 May 11 2% jei non-voting Class B voting 4%% Apr 73% te Jan 3% Stores A Franklin 28 150 36 4'/a Motor of Canada— Fox Feb 116% July Nov 35 5 Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon— Jan 7 12% — Amer Feb 6% 108 100 warrants stock 32% Feb 10% . dep rets ord reg_ Class 4k 90 35 • —* 76%- Refrigerator Co Aug lOO 9% 23% Imperial Chemical Industries— Amer dep rets registered Feb 8% Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Mar 56% 4% preferred Illinois Zinc Co Sep 45% —10 Amer Feb Feb 57 9'/a 5 5% Mar 3% ~i Corp (M H) Co— 15% x35 % 7% £■: t«" Oct 31% ~~ First York Corp common $2 div cum preferred. Fishman Dec 19% May 300 1,800 ~9% —5 Illinois Power Co common Feb' 26% Jan 11% , Metallurgical! Association Mar 56 % .10 Refining & International Fairchild Camera & Inst Co Fedders-Quigan 74 43 Sep' 27% Nov Fairchild Brewing Jan 85 22% International Metal Fansteel 107 Dec 7% 1 . 5~% Bfd Inc Palstaff Dec 72 Oct 155 2% May 17 Corp Ltd______™—1~" Pipe Line common Eureka 4% Corp convertible Eureka 225 145% 152 Derrick & Equipment \quity $3 • _ _ Empire District Electric Empire Millwork Corp Emsco aZ 2d pfd Option warrants preferred. 97 80 21% 7% F^b 50 74 74 22 —1 9 % May GOO 9% 97 1 Dec 10% 5% Jan 1°% Sep 10% Electromaster Inc Elliott Co oommon 1V.L Jan 16 \ 54% Electrographic 25 Dec preferred Hydro-Electric Securities. Hygrade Pood Products— Oct Electric Bond & Share : > Dec 10% 9 Va —1 1st Oct 77% Easy Washing Machine B Electric Power & Light 9% 50 Huyler's common Oct 82 May May 200 & Mfg Co Common 3,100 4% "3% beneficial shares Dec 150 80 41/e 35 % Corp...... of 4 % 84 78% —25 $7 preferred series A $6 preferred series B Eastern Sugar Associates- t .100 10% 10% 97 100 Hardart common & Horn 83 4% -100 ... 14% Mar ZZ2 Inc.— 8s Hardart Kurd Lock preferred— 12% Dec 9% 21% (Geo A) Hormel Humble 6% Dec — preferred—— Hubbell (Harvey) Inc—_— East Gas dr Fuel Assn common 4%% prior preferred—. 8% 9% 10 — 5% • 700 900 10% Rubinstein Horder's Feb 6% 4% May 11% May Feb Feb 8% 10 '/a 8'/a 8% 10 % Holly Stores Inc— Holophane Co common— 10% May 18% Feb Sep 12 - i Texas Sulphur 7% m 17% Feb Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Amer dep 15% Feb May 13 800 9% July NOV 10% 5 preferred w w 4% preferred w w Henry Holt & Co common Heyden Chemical common Hoe (R) & Co class A Hollinger Consolidated G Dec 9% Dec May . 15 25c 5%% Jun 67 Corp—.— Heller Co common— Feb 25% 7% 8 • Dept Stores common Class A Feb 10% May Oct 6% __1 Corp of Feb 9 Dec Feb 4% 6% May 8 5 2% May 500 America B non-vot com —1 Hathaway Bakeries Inc— Feb 4% 9 in .... Dec 2% May 37 75 73% 72% • Z_. 11 70 % 2% Feb 22% ♦ com ____ Co 2,800 • Harris Co Power 3 2% 25 • _ I~~23 Co Dominion Textile Co Ltd Draper — B Chem 2% 900 11% 11 11 1 ~1 Credit Dec 2% Helena 19 Feb May 54 ?% Hearn Feb Feb Nov 28 2% Hazeltine 17% ,'fi 56 3% Hecla dep rets ord reg 28% 56 „1 Hat Distillers Co Ltd Amer 35 —1 Feb 7% .10 .25 350 10 Paper Electric Light Jan 16 Apr 8% 40% Harvard Brewing Co Deo 24 5% May Hartford Rayon common Feb 3% 2% May ..5 Bridge Co Ltd Hartford Dec Feb 14 Sep H May 22% Apr 9% —. 2% 2% 57/a 6 1,100 —— 13 —— 50o common 10% — «. 2% —.10 Raynolds class B 100 38 Apr Aug 28 145 — - 1 Products— 6% 6% 20% i Gray Iron Foundry-. Detroit Steel 60 «... 8 Manufacturing 1,200 35 10 10 5 common Gasket 6% so* common 6% 6% 35 33 " Mfg class A 6% 25 35 35 35 2.30 1 — 44 % 16 Jan .-/Sep:;' Sep 1 12 44% Jan Jan 2 Mar 29 Jan ; Volume 166 At & FtNANdlAL'CHRONICLE ; ' Number '4659 ; , Inewyork I curb Erldajf Last ' Sale Price - -v STOCKS— York Curb . p. .. Exchange t Week's •/: - - Par Line Material Lionel 5 Corp Lipton Lit Co Groceterias —: class A. 21% 8% 25Va 8% ;8% ' Chain 27 Lone —10 20% 1 500 21 8J/e Gas Corp common— Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co Long Island Lighting Co— 6% 48 -19 — Lynch Corp 31 Dec Ohio Jan Jan 29 Jun 27 Dec Old ley# Nov Oliver Jan 21% Nov 11% Jan 16% % 1,?25 55 Nov 90 Poindexter United B common ... 46 Dec 82 y2 11% Jan % yYtY _5 —10 17% 113 Jan 20 July Manischewitz (The B) Marconi International Communication Marion Power 33 7 Massey Harris McAleer Mfg Co Sep 7% Dec Dec 21 y2 Aug 13 200 12% Dec 20% Jan Jun 25 y2 Jun 37 Dec 55 Jan 2% 1 9% 9% 1 common- 39% 39% 11 11% 1st pfd— 25 5% 5% 6 Va „25 1 Va l'/4 21'/4 2214 21% —I 25c Participating preferred: 4 V2 50" i—2.50 800 7'/a 200 1% Micromatic Hone Corp 9V4 200 7y# 1% 2 9 81/4 9% 25 9 1,500 25% - 7s/8 6% 7% 8V8 3,100 5 Midland Oil Corp $1 conv pfd Midland Steel Products— 14% 14% 1434 10,800 * ; $2 nori-cum dividend shares Co 21 18 V2 3% 18% 200 18% "2% ~2% 12% Traffic Perfect V shrs.I 7Va 7% 2,900 34% 34% 300 8 Minnesota P & 5% Monogram Pictures Monroe Loan Montana ■ r '10% common — >. Utilities 14ya : r Feb 8% 300 2,500 32% Dec 600 29% Dec 103% 104 % 100 101% Oct 105 Jan Aug Mar 1/128 12 , Sep July 31 1 Dec 16% 12 Nov pfd 100 • — 33 18 20 18% 3% 9% pfd Corp of America— City Copper common Mountain Mountain States 3% 5,300 V 11% 11% 11% * 400 175% 174 260 35 35 50 Feb Jan 15% 11% July 3 56 Tel & Tel— Jan nv* May 3% Apr »T« Dec 2% Jan 13V4 13 13% 2,300 8'/a Aug 13% Dec 6% 29 Nov 37 Mar Power 97V2 Quebec 97 " 97% 27 26 27 " 97 5% 138% Dec 11% Quaker Oats 27 inc National 10 common. Bellas Hess National Breweries 7% 16 16 1 5% .1 common—: 314 common— preferred i 5% 1 400 V 5% 314 ■ - 37 16 200 3% 36% 37 .'100 26% 400 14% Jafl il 2% 4,000 2% May 4 Feb 7 2 13 5 1 ; common—2.50 — 2 12 11% National Malllnson Fabrics 12% 1 12 »/4 12 12% National Mfg & Stores common 1 National Pressure Cooker common 2 National Radiator Co 4 ; National Steel Machinery—4— Car National Transit Ltd — 100 : National Union Radio— Nov 15 Vi 10% Apr 15 200 13 17 381/8 -400 9% 10% 11 800 i *2~50 com_. 1 ^ 100 1,000 4 4% 1,600 3% 3 10% 3% 4,200 2 10% 30c 3 Nelson (Herman) Corp Nestle Le Mur Co class New 5 common A Clock & New Jersey Zinc New Park N N Co 100 514 500 80 80 51/4 20 8% _s .4% 4% 12 »/a 12 Va Y & Honduras 400 10 12 63% 7% 1 1% 1% Rosarlo 600 28% 10 10% 30% 400 100 40 8 % Y 8% Founders shares 4 1% 1% — Niagara Share Corp class B com_, Niles-Bement-Pond „ — Nineteen Hundred Corp B Nipissing Noma North 4—1 Mines Electric. — .. American Rayon Northeast I V-;,? Texas class A ' -It's - Oil ——5 Airifaies—^I ,1 Northrop Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agenv Cnra ■ For footnotes see page 33. —1 Y Y:: 43. »■ 42 y2 r 43- ' 2% ■.•-'—2% ' 2%'ie%, 17%" : 2y*3, 3% y/92 -. v92 92. 16% 102% , :• Manufacturing common Roller Bit 5 Co - 42.%" • May 98 Jan 149 Dec 170 18% NOV Co (Robert) 1 & 2% 14,300 1% ?■ Feb Feb 15% Co (V« Jan Dec 300 Apr 1 19% 2 Dec Feb Feb 31% Feb Oct 38% 27% May 297/a May 51 Jan ,55% Sep 8% 9,200 GVa May 13% Jan 20% 20% 300 18% May 23% 5Va .5% 1,000 2% 2% 200 ~8 ~8% ~5Va 1 5 22 22% 23 Va 675 23% 900 22 4'/a 1,500 22,900 3% 2% Dec 14% May 4 Jan 8 Va Mar Dec 23% 1 Nov 24% Sep 32% Jan 6% Feb 2% May 37/a May Feb Rio Grande Valley Gas Co— Feb (Texas Corp) v t c Sep Jan 1 — Rochester Gas & Elec 4% Rolls Feb Root 2 1% 93% 39 — 2Va 93% pfd F—100 • 51 1% May 10 93% Dec 300 25 1,300 10 107 Va Mar 51 Mar De~c Dec Royce Ltd— Petroleum £l 10 Va 5% 5% 5% 300 3% Apr 14% July 7% Oct 1 24 Va 24% 24% 700 6% Jan 24% 21% 1,200 15% Apr 24% 15 Apr 18% Feb 14 Feb 5 Co— Rotary Electric Steel Co 10% 10% 5 Jan 19% 10 1 47 V2 Dec Feb > Jan Dec 16% Jun 124 Apr Bt Lawrence 122% July iy« .Jan % May < >> s Jan 11 1 HVa 4 common % 100 11% 4 4 10% July 10% 5% Feb Sep 11% Apr 6% Nov Nov 3% May 1,400 5% 6% 5 3% 1,100 9% 500 -.7 2 - ? . Bamson United Bchiff Co --; n-.llO /7o3,30a.w:: -80%7May7^ • 2% 900 3% 1,200 4% 400 —1 Manufacturing Steel- common III1 32 —• Securities Corp General— Beeman Bros Inc.. Co _—1 — 6V2 : Feb v 37% Sep 2% Jun 6% Jan 31 Va 31% 1,300 29% Apr 37% Jan 13% May 15% Dec 2% 8 1,000 3 17 — 2% 2% 22% 50 2% 2% 9,900 17% 18% 2,250 prior :stock-—.—. —25 79 V2 79% 80 19 ■ : ' • 4%. 4% 4% 2 2Va 2% 1 1 - Va 4,000 1,500 v 200 Feb 4% Jan 24 Feb 2 Apr 3% May 21% 78 •' ' . 13 . 400 '&£ May Jan 21% May 2% May 6,900 22% 2% 4% 2% Aug 1,000 2% 1 Dec I 6 Va May 3% 17% mil 4 3% May 12% - * —_ Feb 7,400 -5 Sentinel Radio Corp common Sentry Safety Control 't Serrfck Corp class B:———— Oct 5% 1 Va May 26 Oct Nov 3% 3% 3% II—1 common¬ 44% 13 Jan 2% May 200 32 —• Convertible stock $5.50 4% 4% 32 -25 's Y 3% .25c * Allotment certificates— Bemler (R B) Inc——- Jan 2% III1 Selected Industries Inc ;467/« Feb 2% common Segal Lock it Hardware. ' Jun 14,600 1 Bcullln f 7 Jan .101% 27 V# May 12% 16% 7% May 3,100 ,—1 — Belby Shoe Co__ 7% Jan- 9,200 38 11% Bcovill 7 • Dec 13% 35% 11% Schulte (D A) Inc common— " 44%; Dec 17% 12% 37 Corp commoxf—. Savoy Oil Inc (Del).. •IBayre •& Fisher Brick Co— Jan 5% - 13 V2 -50 Corp Ltd Class A $2 conv pref Bait Dome Oil Co Feb 15% Feb 7714% Aug .'v30%tApr^' -'io^ Mar 1.25 common.. — — —— Dec 10% Jan Dec • Ave * - '21% Jan May '% ■ 7 y4'. ;■ 'M 7 y;' - • .7%v/<j..<3-f500y Fr..'#% iAogA*'S:y7;'V:2% Mar 20% 20 ,;'«;7.2i- ^/r':/,vL20d;.:'7 '7-a»%vN0Y-V; ^. --21% Feb . 85 80 17% 17 * -15% 101. ■' 103 41V-417 > 430 150% 14% • 5 8% Jan , Apr Dec ^3j200• 91 87 149 • ' "1VT 1,300'" Feb 300 Roosevelt Field Inc yiOOr^i Feb 11% 36 Jan 8% May ' 14% Dec 35 % Jan Jan 500' Apr 7% • 10% -'-::v.u'.'V/-10% V /- ' Nov 9% 600 35 % • common Richmond Radiator— 16% 18 % 5;300 'yKTi^ May / 7 10% Jan t r-.7^"^^;^200^iy^^«fr:Maylv-y • y 11% Feb > .M91% 192 Ve :V 1;100 May o - ,, 192% Dec ' '43 //•••,-<..742%. 43%'•••:-. 45 V# NOV "• » .T 45'/a 375 8 • 120% 3,000 •• 87 100 Co Amer dep rets for ord rdg— Rome Cable Corp common -4^00:./ '^2%.May - Jan Rice Stix Dry Goods 18% July 7% May 21,700 - ' • - 1 > 8% 11 Va 25% Reliance Electric & Engineering ..-'7v 7 . North Penn RR Co^—«; —50: Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% pfd_100 /.Northern States Power class A__ _25 ' 200 13% Ryan Aeronautical Co Ryan Consolidated Petroleum 10 600 «■ 43% 7% — 100 Reis 192y» North American Utility Securities—« Northern Central 8% — % • 10% 1A 1 — Pbwer cominop__i ' — : preferred!— Class: B. common -VI;-;.... 8% 10% . 5 North AmeXvLlght^r < 5 —* % Oct 13 Va Ryerson & Haynes 110 ' Jan 10% 43 Feb 470 ' Feb / 17% Apr 77/a Dec .117% 120 ■ 2% Nov Nov 13 Va dull 117% Class B optional warrants-—— 11% 8% -- 43% 10% 97 19,800 ' Sep Oct 13 Aug 13 700 8% — j Dec Nov Jan 83 625 16% 1 8,700 — — 8% 13 % 103 % ^2% 9&Va 100 8% 1% x8% 110% Russeks Fifth 16% 15% 800 Dec May 1,100 Dec Dec 98 Va ■ Feb Dec Jan ._1 8 % .\-i - ' Oct 48 May 95% 7% Niagara Hudson Power-common—i_:—1 5% 1st preferred 100 5% 2d preferred—— ——100 . 8% 12 Va 12 35 50 93 67% 28% _10 *, Shipbuilding Corp— 40 100 Jan 5 7% May — N Feb 96 Va 200 Oct 70 . Feb 13% Nov 97 Royalite Oil Co Ltd 57 200 76% 10 Va 10% 19% 8% May 93 — 200 Regal Shoe - 72 * 10 % May • 300 — 95% 1% May 5,700 1,800 12% — Jan Feb 6% Jan / 95% 3% May 1,700 6% 7 13 11% — 7% 17 Dec 3% May 1,900 1% Jan 6 V# May ' 4% ; 11% Feb 8 May 4Va May 14 93 • common Jun 4 62% common Y Auction Co common.— N Y Merchandise— 1,200 700 200 «• 7 Nov B Dec 80 8% 4% 30% Reed Dec 4% 780 6 11% 62% 1 , 82 May 63 1% Raytheon Feb 8% 13 46 % Apr 30% Jun July 24 Oct Oct May ~ 5 5% _25 Land Mining Co New Process 300 1414 I : Mexico & Arizona 9y8 14 y4 —100 Watch Co_ 4%% convertible preferred New 8% 141/4 ♦ England Tel & Tel—— New Haven 8% 5 : — Dec 49% A 10 Roeser & Pendleton Inc. ( Neptune Meter 40 1,620 _• common- $3 convertible preferred a-.--."14 Mar '*14% July ; 10 % May 17% ~i% . Feb 93 • 1B% Oct 9 Jan 14% M+ — • 29% May 21%'May * —i-^l 7 600 •• 6% May 4% _ — * common Dec 10 58% 57% —- — 2 1,400 . 57% July 2,200 30% Jan 45 yy.43 15% • : common Dec Jun 37% . Rubber % Feb Feb i 2% Raymond Concrete Pile Aug 4% Feb 11- 3,100 13% 21% Nov R 8 ,v 2% May 43 • 900 13% 12% $ 9% May 9Va .300 Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrantsRailway & Light Securities— Voting common 10 Railway & Utility Investment A __1 Rath Packing Co common 10 16% Nov 34% _25 . National Fuel Gas National - / 2% 11 14% July 11% May 5% Apr 4V9G0 Apr 7 12 Va Mar 25% 2% 12% July N Nachman Corp Oct, 14 Dec Dec 18% May 12% July 10% May 200 60% Dec Feb 500,: T3%" Apr 5% Jan 400 131/4 11% . 100 40 400 1,800 9% 50 preferred 28% " Jan.? 9Va Dec • Jan 69 52% Dec July 41% Sep 6,500 100 7% NOV; Apr 4 V ; V 114% July Dec 4% Feb 4% 2 Va May 103 10% 1 Manufacturing 3,200 • 57 "6% 7% Feb 11 Feb 9% 25c new Pyle-National Co Pyrene ir, 27 1,900 28 V2 Jan Dec of Colorado— 414 Murray Ohio Mfg Co » Muskegon Piston Ring common-^—2.50 Muskogee Co common. 10 Namm's Service 17(! 450 650 4% • "3% ' 53% ~5% 6 * i'B *28% 200 4 -2 Gas 3% • 500 \ Jan Dec 5% 350 5% 52'/a 53 1 5c common 3 103% Bl%;janU 5 620 5% Jun 194 Dec 173 Feb 5% 2% July Dec Dec . 40% 6,300 7 103 * 4%% cumulative preferred Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber— Mar 3% 1 May - - Mar 11 / "v> 6% May ~3 Feb 20 100 Jan 10% of America 10 Power States 2,300 3 Va 9S% .13% May 50 ~6Va 6% 103 % 1 common! Inc 10c Producers Mountain 7% 3»/4 1,100 A6% Feb De6 9% Producers Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B ^ 3d Dec(7 Jan shares Co Pressed Metals i Feb 106 / Dec 3% Jan; 13 10% Providence Feb Jan 27% Mar 25% • Amer Alexander Prentice-Hall - Feb 10 Oct . j • Pratt & Lambert Co Jan 88 i5 ' Dec iiU 105 25 250 ; 24% ~6 6 20 Power Corp of Canada 6% 1st preferred Jun Jan Dec 20 Feb 4% Nov 25% 2.50 10 & Dec Feb 11 _50c commdn 50 Powdrell 41% Mar 38 % Mar 24% Sep 1/128 Dec 8% Apr 40,200 1 Rubber Polaris Mining 13 25 12% -2.50 Scale ? 12% Feb 95 53,500 * common Light 4%% Corp & 25 1/64 6% Co Circle 95 7% Jun 25 1 Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Pleasant Valley Wine Co Feb 7% > 24 7. May 174 Feb 25 Piper Aircraft Corp common Pitney-Bowes Inc ! .Dec 26 Dec 101 Vb » Plan Mountain 7 5 Dec 16 33% 42% ,42% common—... Pinchin Johnson Ltd Aug '12 % Dec 1 ; 16 Sep 59% Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd . Feb ; Dec 6% 1,200 • Montgomery Ward A Moody Investors partic Morris 7% 614 100 common Society A Dakota 6 V 1 pfd_ Corp Jun 9Va • Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co Public ey2 1 L Missouri Public Service Molybdenum 9% 800 30% — * Oct ' 1,700 1 Corp Pierce Governor common— ••:/kOct 1% May "6% May 31% May 3,600 7% 34 y2 Mining Corp of Canada. 16 11% 95 Cement warrants Pharis Tire 13 V2 May 50 preferred- ' Dec 3y4 1,000 50c 2% 1 common- ; 20 1,150 * common ; Jan 3%.Afpr 50 22 3% — 10 convertible 11 20 18 29% rl/128 Pep Boys (The) Pepperell Mfg Co Dec 8V4 July nii '/B May -Feb 25 _50c Midwest Piping & Supply Mid-West Refineries Wohl 11 F * Mid-West Abrasive Midwest Oil Co 22 y2 12% May 7% Jan;; * common Sep Motors Penn Water & Power Co y. May 16 2,100 _1 j. Feb Jan "32% 32% >• 1% May 500 Corp— Ex-distribution f- ■ 3 'QVtJ&n' May /. 43% Sep w? y''-.:B0 Jan 1,100 w 9 8'/8 tc__1 v 8% 12% Jlin • 12% • Pneumatic 1 Middle States Petroleum class A Class B v t c 100 •; - 1 Penn 'Jan S%May ' » Jan J7% Sep Oct 4% May 11 common Airways warrants. Penn Power & ' 5% May _iq 29% Jan Nov Mar 116' Dec ■ 12 Penn Gas & Elec class A Feb :77877: 5 Penn-Dixie ; - -4,200 3% Tubes Pennroad Corp 8% Aug Oct ' 3% . '10«%-6ep;--V 434 "9 2% Y 39 • .Peninsular telephone common $1 cumulative preferred.—. 15 - July /i4 % Jan . Apr 7 9 " Feb 45 , . 15 % May '414 7 9% "loo Light 5% pfd Parkersburg Rig & Reel— Patchogue Plymouth Mills-.^.-. 28 - -Apr 3% 1 — Co ... 15 Michigan Bumper Corp. Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co Middle West * 4'A 1; 400 • Dec May *% May . 2,600 7 110-. 110 . '' : 8% May ; 5,200 110 1,000 1,100 7' '• 16 V2 14% 9% 103% Parker Pen Co 6% Aug : Jan "a* 1,600 \% 6'/4 Preferred Paramount Oct 20 V* Dec 37% 400 i • :.. 16% ..25 Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer 10% Dec 7 1,000 24% 4y2 13 y# 75 11% 5 Textile Corp: '"''• 150 25 _100 t 33% 6% 15 Va —8 common 1st preferred Page-Hersey P&n American Mar 5 Dec ' May <11% May 1,900 • preferred- 7 100 7 1 Metal 4%% 5% 27% .» Dredging Messabi Iron Co— Miller 1,700 26 Warrants Midvale 14% 7 26V2 Memphis Natural Gas common——: Menasco Mfg CO_ Merritt Chapman & Scott—— A 1,000 5% —10 Mead Johnson & Co 6%% 9% 13% * 5% convertible preferred McCord Corp common— $2.50 preferred——— McWilliams 5% 15% _£l common Co 200 500 23% 10 33 20 Jan ' 1 - 1st preferred $1.30 6% 16% —. Ltd 107 < «... Pacific Gas & Elec 6% Marine Shovel 107 1% May .'31 107 * Pacific PuhUc Service Cn*-;,;,..,....' I,* Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co 50 15 Securities Pacific Power & 13 3,300 -1 B I—1 Pacific Can Co 6% 13 l High Dec 20 , 109% May 15% Jan 400 "15% 15 Va —1 common 1% 35% 100 — Distillery Filters 1% 35% Jan 1V« Sep M Mangel Stores •1% * Pacific Lighting $5 preferred Maine Public Service Co Low Jan 9,500 >;,! O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares 5% % Mackintosh-Hemphlll Co Range Since January , Jan 2,975 20 18% 17.700 59 ' 50% 17 Va class Omar Inc y 5Va May 1,500 Shares High 35 % -800 ■ Co Ohio Power 4Va% preferred Oklahoma Natural Gas— Overseas v 17% Brass Sep x21 2,700 £'% 48 ii 2 . 8 y2 — % 55.% - / .,55% — 1% preferred A otfs of dep.:-——— preferred B ctfs of dep..:. Louisiana Land & Exploration 1 Louisiana Power to. Light $6 pfd———* . ' Low ' Ogden Corp common -YY vw./ • Common ctfs of dep Feb 7Va May 100 16% 20% 16 % 27 16% — --it' Sales (or Week ef Prices ' Feb Jan 11 Va 23% " ___5 Logansport Distilling Co Star 26% 32% 25 V8 . * Steel Dec Dec 8Va May * Week's Bangs Last Sale Pries Exchange Oct 20 25 500 Cork Pgr 19% ' 1,400 •'•50 York High 13% May 200 23 25Va 25%' * i New Range 8inoe J an nary 1 Low 19 Va Friday STOCKS— Share# High 18 Vis v, — preferred—25 Inc 6% common; Class B Locke -V? 10 (Thos J) Brothers Loblaw Low • Sales for Week Range ;:; ef Prices . 31 exchange MRANGE FOft WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20 ? v... (2687) May 90% July Feb Feb Jun 92 Dec 13% Jan 2 Va May 4% Feb 2 Feb 80 % 4% 1 Apf July ' .1 8% Jan 13% Aug > COMMERCIAL THE (2688) FOR RANGE Week's Last ; Sale Price Exchange Curb for Week Leather hattuck Denn Mining Shkwinlgan Water & Power Sheller Mfg C0---.-----w.:-—1 common Sick's Breweries Ltd Silex Co Sioux City Gas & Elec 67% Oct 11%' 10% Waco Wagner .73 ■ Aircraft 7 '/«■ Sep 115% July 36'% ■' 6% Feb Ward 250% Virginia Apr Western 102'A Dec £1 Apr Westmoreland Coal 90 10 -- 1. 9% 1 3% —-I 3% Boss Manufacturing common South Coast Corp common Tabiet & •4% 36 Southwest Pa Pipe Line— —J. 10 . preferred- 5% 3% 1% V'1.700 com. Oct Whitman 81/2 Feb Wichita River *% Sep 10% Nov W.ckes (The) Williams tR Ci 8% 8% 19% 19% 1. Jan Willson 27 May 38% Nov Wilson 100 27 Jun 3o% Feb 3'A May 300/ ' 30% ■ Products Elec Wisconsin Southern California Edison— P 300 1 /./' -- 'I'l 4.32% 36 26% 27% 25 23% 34% Dec 46 Aug Woodail 2,300 25% Dec 33% July Woodley 23 Vb Dec 29'% Wool worth 3'/a Aug 16'% Jan 36 27'A ' preferred- cum 50 — — 25 24 23'% 600 Jun 19% Oct // May 100 Nov ,32 Mar 40 May 26 Jun 37% 75 lb Jan 27 Sep 14 Apr 18% Dec 30 30 100 31% Nov ~8'/a ~7 ~8% 4,500 6% Dec 12 12% 200 11 % Sep L- 11% 12% 300 10% NOV 5% 5% 1,400 4% Dec 900 13% Dec 11 ?8 25 * , pfd .--..ft. 19 5% 13% 13% 15 18% 16% 18% 2 1 1,100 May 21 Oct Dec Jan /i 19% Jan / 8% Jan 21% Feb Dec May 18% 103 10 103 Dec 108% 14 300 11 May i6% 17 21% 5,800 , 20 Vs 14 18% , 8% • 103 14 ' FebFeb 9% Jun 21% Dec 14% Jan 2 i3b Dec "3% / Dec 9% Ltd— (F W) , Jun 13 .100 Inc Petroleum :/ Dec .1 4%% Industries . Dec 125 _1 w w / /' • 113 % Mar Jan 105 ~~ e% Feo 8% 37% ' ...24 5% original preierred 4.48% conv preference V 1,900 • Feb Feb 23 5 Inc L Feb Feb .10 common & 8% 2% 12% 37% .1 common. preferred Winnipeg Dec IVa May 6'A May . Feb : 23 Co & Biothers 5% 3% 1,250 1,300, 111 ' 36 Dec 8% 19% * ...1' Co & Oil Corp Corp—I— " May 5% Apr 5% 27 ' f 12'% Weyenberg Shoe Mi'g Jan 1,000 35 30% , 25% 5 Dec 10 151/4 Sep 2% Mar 400 Dec 20 Coall (Wm) 3% .1% ' 113% Dec 1% 11% 2,100 1% "mi . Jan 13% Feb/;.v 109% -6 3% • 3% Dec 50 12% ■ 1st pfd—100 Inc Apr 3% 1,700 1% Jun x8 * _5 : ... Stationery 7'A May 3,300 4 3% 9% „9% 4% "r, 4%" " 12.50 common 9%, 10% >3% 3% -"V / 24 - 1 —1 12% 5% ' ■ * Paper Mills- 90 $6 & Coke Maryland Ry 7 7c Westmoreland 90 90 ,-100 High 500 "1% 1.2 12% Utilities Texas Sep "l% 1 Manufacturing..1.25 West West Co— Solar Manufacturing Co—,— Sonotone Corp .... Baking Co warrants... Aircraft Corp.. Oct 9% 312 100 1,100 1 Co Wentworth Jan v '2% .9 Vb 30 „ . Watch 5% Nov 9% .100 $2 "turn, pfd— Waltham 39% Jail Apr 230 1%. . 250 % 254% Low 2% ctfs ext.* trust &, Bond ' inc....,—...—..._1 " Oct 17 /; Sep ' 1,700 3Va 7% : 7% 251 Bange Since January I High 8% a—— voting preferred Waitt Feb 13 May Co Baking 27 . Apr 10 775 Jan Dec Western Solar Aircraft Co—' South Penn Oil 10 Low /Shares . 24 106 '/2 May • ;—1 190 preferred i 1/200 Sales for Week Bange of Prices W Warner Amer dep rets ord regis (Howard 70 11% Week's Sale Price Par 171/2 " /22% Oct • $3 convertible preferred— Simplicity Pattern common.: Binger Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Smith 9% May Publications— Simmons-Boardman 3.90% 300 1,500 68 6d Exchange Feb 17% -* common—.— 4% 17V2 ■ Curb Dec 17 % 2,7 JO • — 16 % 16 . 25 __— preferred....,!.:.,.—.—....100 4% ; Sherwin-Wiiliams of Canada. Jun 2Va May 16% Nov 2% Yor* High Low High 21/2 2% New Range Since January 1 11% —5 Friday /Last STOCKS— Shares —* common Sherwin-Williams Low Par - Seton ENDING DECEMBER 26 Sales -/.v. Range //of'Price*/ Friday STOCKS— York WEEK Monday, December 29, 1947 EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW New & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Feb ' Spencer Shoe Standard • Brewing ♦ . Dredging Corp common ..._1 $1.60 convertible preferred —20 Standard Forgings Corp .1 Standard Oil (Ky) 10 Standard Power & Light.//. ..._1 8 1 24 7% 1 Oil / 1% 200 150 8'% 900 Dec 4% 200 2% 3'% 5 62 1 1,400 62 23% 3% 4 50 24% 12% Feb Dec 5% Nov Dec 4% Feb . Va May 60 % 150 Feb Feb 130 May 7% 1,300 5 , 100 Feb 4 9V2 Dec Feb 27'% 17% May 14% Jun Feb Feb id l.UuO 29% Feb 8 500 6% Jan 8% Oct 2 1% 2 5.mo 1% Dec 5% Feb 7 May 11% May 13% Feb 17% Jan 7% 7% X7% 1,200 13% 80O 1'% 1'% 1% 1 — • common — 21% 3'% 3'% 10 — — 450 3'% • 500 — 2% Jan 18-: Sep 32 Feb 26 1,900 16% 16% Nov 13 % May 20 May 50 7% 16 % 1 % 600 31 7 __ • _ 22 31 —23C 1,100 — 21'A • Corp. 1 78 13'A : 35% Aug 10 July May 6% Dec IZ74 May 3'% 12% — Apr 20% Jan 16% - Jan 4% Jun Amer Writing Appalachian Texas Inc Power 30 • common & Light 7% pfd Texon Oil & Land Co.— 7'new Thor Co Corporation common Roofing Inc Tishman Realty & Tivoli Brewing Co Tobacco & Allied 10% 30 100 30% 12% 8% 500 13 20 14 14 Nov Paper Tel Tel & deb 400 Bell series 5s C— Bechleiiem A5s A5%s Cities 106 89% 89 90 % 27 64 96 1954 M-S 90% 90 90% 21 64 Jan 1966 M-S 104% 104% 104% 6 redeemed) Service 5s 5s 1958 A-O 103% 103% 104 Debenture 5s f969 J1/-Q 105% 105% 105% Debentures 3s 1977 J-J 1969 1976 Consol Gas Lt El 1st ref mtge 1st ref mtge 1st ref 2%s 2%s Consolidated series & Gas of $3.75 Union pfd United 50 % 50 % 300 1% .100 Water Lt & RR Ercole Marelli 6%s 49 Dec Oct 7% July Apr Jun 63'A Jan 91 S5% Dec 12% Jan 1 Oct 2% Jan 205 89 1 79 Dec 102% Oct 1 Dec 1% Jan 3% May 1% May 5% Dec 3% series Finland Jun 32% Feb 4% May 10% 8% 12% Dec 5,700 3,600 9% 1,700 12% 12% 27 400 Oct 2% ...5 Residential 2% 100 6% 6% 1,600 7% -- * A- Omaha 90% 7% 900 90% .50c 3% 92 62 TOO 1% Dec 3% 5% Dec 11% Feb Feb 7 '% May 62 3 425 r 3% 9% Jan 7 Apr 104% Jun 10 Dec •56 6,500 'Jun 2% May 2G "ft I10 Gas 18 34 .7 % 34% 33% 5,600 29 May 14% Apr 18% 18% 900 19% 19'% 20% 16,900 18% * 2.9% 29% 29% 25 ' Apr 7% Jan 43 % May 200 ...7 ■' 62 . Mar Dee U , Jan 18% Dec Dec 27% Feb 16% Apr 29% Dec Apr 28 Feb * ' United 10% United NJ RR Profit Shoe Specialties S S Graphite U S and Foil $5 S 1st Co common—, 1 preferred with common.. Stores warrants— Universal Universal Products Utah Power - 13% & Oil— common Light: Feb 3% Feb 56% 39 series 6s B 9% 13% „ 1,370 9% 4,500 15 J-D Power s A6%s A7s (Deo A 7s (Aug 1941 A7s 1952 (July 1941 Interstate Power 5s— McCord 1 Vojzt For footnotes see page 33. V' 60% 27 29 M-N 1956 F-A *102 102 104 A-O 58 to.. 65 104% 107% 2004 J-D Ohio Power 1968 A -O 1971 A-O 1964 J-J 1st Park mtge 1st mtge 3 %s 3s_t. Lexington 1st. mtge 3s Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s_1964 3'As 107% 7 101% 104 106% 39 105'A 109 101% 101% 5 101'% 107 101'A 101% 106 3.01% 77 91 91 104 Apr 1970 Service of New 104 104 108 103% 103 109 2 92 ' M-N ..1952 A-O 104 104 104 *102 108 *113 116% 1951 A-O *10C'% 1965 M-S 1970 A-O 1971 J-J inc mtge California Southern Counties California 3s Edison Gas Gas Dec A7-4s 1st mtge 3s 3'As.. (Calif) 32 170 5s Gas collateral Stlnnes 3% 1,600 3 May May 23% Nov Terni Electric Co .1946 4s 97% 105'% £9% 107% 102 *101'% 102% 99 - 99% ~2 99 89% *114% 116% $67 '88 69% 108 '104% 117 15' 12 23% 47% 24% -A 24'% 47% 33% 20 103% 103% 3 23% A-O 24% 32 33% F-A J-D —..1956 J-D 25 32' 33% 103% 106% 32 77% • 33 77'/ 33 82, '33 ' Hotel— 93% Dec West Penn Electric 1% 126% Mar 5% Oct 7% May West Penn Traction 3 % •3% 3 Vs 1,201 2% Feb 4 Western 11 % Sep Power Newspaper t 2 J-J 1949 debs^ •3,600 s 101% 102 107% 17 . Co— A_. 9% conv A-O 6%s.-,——1953 of N J Electric Service 6% 6s 57 99% A-O 1946 (Hugoi Industries— stamped Water 100% 102'% 103 M-N 1966 stamped income 1U8 % 121'% 97% __ Corp— 2nd series 106' 116 162% 103% 102% F-A 1950 trust 9% Wash 1970 '1989 Hydro-Electric United 3'As 5s__ (Hugo) 3rd Elec & ' 108% ' — 3s———j. Southwestern A7-4s Feb 146 M-3 Southern 14 145 M-N Southern July 29% ' 32 1952 Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B Feb Feb 29% Jersey— 5%s series A Jan 12% *100 Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 14% Jan A-O Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_198i 49% July 4% J-J certificates.. perpetual 23% ,23 J-D 1960 — Piedmont Hydro-Electric Co-— G%s series A Stinnes 100 53 102% Jan 13 3 105% 46% May 58 5 Feb . 103% 7 32 % Mar 13 ... 102% 103 May SCO 42% *._ 23 . 21 1963 4% at Oct 21 26 111 3% v *32% 26 M-S 18% 600 94 M-N 50 22 v 102% 105 6% • 98% 18 107% 20c Syndicate Inc Manufacturing 46 65 104% 1 Venezuela 99% 60'% 1967 25 5 a. 98% 62% 1961 19 3% I 98% England Power 3'As N.Y & Westchester Ltg 4s 27% 21% preferred. J-J *106% 107% New 19 21% 42 Valley RR— Extended 27% common..—* 24'A J-J 3% Apr Dec 6 1969 Spalding (A Gl 26% 24% J-J 1952 AStarrett Corp inc 5s Jun 3% common 24% 41 Light 3%s & Feb 2% 42 *105 Apr 400 24% J-D 18% 900 1 1966 89% 2% 42 26 3%s Power Dec 43% 2% 43 125' 25 26 J-J 30 1957 Corp deb 4%3.; Midland 42 25 *25 J-J Power 43 23% 25 1952 fi* Hydro-Electric 7s Kansas 24 25 1952 coupon) 25% *24% F-A 1957 coupon) May 300 _.5 Petroleum 1957 F series 25% 1955 E—_,._- series A7s 1941 coup) 1 __ Sec—• A6%s series C A5$ convertible *102 A 104 Va 1955 International 7s $4 J-J 68 107% 103% __ 104 Waldorf-Astoria Valspar Corp A-O 108% IOV4 May 2% Oct 2,000 2% 56% 103% 105% x78% 16% 62 102 7/8 Feb 81% 2% 106% 103% 103'/4 103% $102% 102% Nov 3,100 103 103 *60% 84 65 , 103 3% 16 2% 105% 55 103'% 103% 20% 81 2% 55 100 103% 103'% May 16 10 ——;-1950 5s— 2 81% 46 Jan 55 M-N Scullin Steel Dec 55 *68 F-A 71% May 124 1970 Dec 8% May 120 __ .1963 United Venezuelan —Jan —...... ref & San 11 125 ,, lien 1st 13% Mar 38% 600 137s 36 % 106 Indianapolis Power & Lt 3%s 54% 4,000 63% 25 *100% 102 A-O Jan * 10 r___ 293% ~2% 10 Co Oct * 50c Insurance Sugar 55% 38% 5 ..1 .. common Consolidated Utah-Idaho 55% Reclaiming Co—,,_1 Universal ... Securities *.. *32% . J-J 1949 1949 10 1 1 common 7% Apr 1% May 25 class B. Radiator United 25 common International Rubber 248/ 10 Machinery U U S 100 __26c — U V'U Canal Sharing— 53% 3 98% M-S 1958 6% 7% Mar . preferred Preferred United & 1961 Hygrade Food 6s ser A Public United Molasses Co Ltd— dep rets ord regis.. 24 45% Mar 24 common. Preferred 30 Bank— , Milwaukee Gas & Light 4%s 90 • "I Milk Mtge Rayon Co 6s ser A Altalian Superpower 68.--——1963 2% __ 56% 30 M-S M-N 55 Co— Kansas Electric 57/a May United United 5s Mfg Guantanamo & Western 6s„ Dec 5% 2% ~9% ,10c warrants. Elastic Corp Amer Elec A— standard 5s Jan 4% 2% — July 94 1,100 " 5 Vb ! 105 May 125 1 1 115 J-J 1956 56% May 1965 195.3 Elmira 200 1% 94 __ " * Products M-N 1993 ser B Fuel 3%s 4s Indiana Service 5s Corp common Light & Railways— .. 119'/ /8 1993 Jan 2% United ;_t 115 19 Corp United 115 RR— mtge 4s ser A Feb 7 United Aircraft Products com... United Chemicals common.! United A-O — 22% • Yards of 114'/» 12 Calif— series Stock 105% 107 Division— J N 97 36 12% May Apr 106% 41 J-D 5% 99% 98% 109% 110% J-J J.-D 1 Vb Canada of 98% 97 109 A-O 1948 , Co *97 93% 103% M-N Grand Trunk Western Ry. 4s_„ 1950 Green Mountain Power 3%s.——1963 89 Investment Co Oil 17 78 1954 City) Western Feb Isarco Union 103'A 103% J-J 25'% 200 105% 106% J-D Dec 1,700 103 104% 721 1981 (Bait of & 23 21 81% Dec U Union R_, -4%s— mtge 78 106 1962 Lack Gas 79 97 103 % — Nov preferred Union (Bait) 3s ser P 2%s ser Q Gas mtge Delaware Pwr debs conv Gen & 19 6% 115% 165 800 14% 110% J-J 25'% 6 Vb 5 *167% 180 Corp— 21 13% 108% iio7/8 110% 1948 Electric 21 — 105'% 102% 98 AGeneral — 96% 5 165 Feb - 15 48 (10% Debenture ; 103% 97% 99% Dec — Corp 100 101 98 20% ' Corp.— 57 96% 102% 102% 98 43% " Chemicals 100 J-D Jan Inc. Unexcelled 100 / 1970 33 warrants Realization 111% 2%s 8% Apr 11'A May .... Ulen 101% Q-F 250 Stocks convertible High 102% 18 J-U 1,400 — Works— Low 100% 101% 102% 1998 redeemed) Debenture No. I960 States (10% Range Since January 1 Sold Gs Steel Edison Boston- j-j High Bonds *100 M-N 1964 15% 14 Range Friday's ' > Bid & Asked 101% J-J 1955 43% ; Toledo Edison 4%% pfd— Tonopah Mining of Nevada— Trans Lux Corp ; 80c A 15% dep rets ord regis dep rets def reg Shipyards Corp. Tung-Sol JLamp ..1953 5%s 42% 13% Construction or J-J J-D 42% Amer Trunz 19'A 122 3%s City Electric 3%s Telephone of Canada— May 34% Jan 1961 1970 6s. Elec — Amer Tri-Continental 10% 10% May 117 Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— •Todd Jan 29 % May 4,SCO 120 120 — Tilo 8,200 Week's Last 5 common 2% Sale Price 5 50c — Shovel ,— 2 Textron Inc__ 10% 12% —100 2ft Period Atlantic Alst Technicolor - Interest Exchange Power Electric 4%s Associated Assoc Eastern 10% 2ft Low 1st __1 • Friday Curb Lackawanna Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co common £ 1 BONDS New'York §C?ntral 77% 8 5 Sunbeam Corp. ; Sun Ray Drug common Superior Portland Cement, Inc Superior Tool & Die Co Swan Finch 32 'A Mar 1% May l'A Dec 8 • . Co Dec 107% •4% 17'/J! 1 _ common... Corp & 27 % 9,000 1 _ _ Stop & Shop Inc (S) 1,600 1% 1 __ Stroock 62 \j\r common (Hugo) Nov 3 *4% * Co 9% 4% __ 1 Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc Sterling Engine Co • Sterling Inc 200 7% 4% Corp B.) 106 - 27% 1% luJ - 2l'A July 13% Feb -1% • (J. Feb V 5s — 4'% July — Steel Co of Canada Stetson 36 May 27% 1 Co Standard Tube class B Stinnes Dec 3 9% • 61 21 1,200 ;1% . _ Products (a) 850 3'/b receipts / 8% : preference—a_. ; Wright Hargreaves Ltd— Jan 22'% deposit Jan S% Standard-Thomson Corp btem 2% 25'A * Common class B (The) Oct Nov 27% — Starrett 1% 9'A American Jan 1,200 5,000 9% — - Preferred 9 1% 11% 1% __ _ Standard Feb 3 __ Standard _ 4% May Dec 8Va 4% May '- „ 100 6% 41% 17% Mar 10 .. 900 8% Mar 22 11 1 ... 700 •- .5 6% , 11 1% .2.78 " Co Standard Cap & Seal common Convertible preferred 41% 4% 4%. ... 600 4% , 40 5 ; - Corp.. Inc..- Stahl-Meyer 4% 4% Southern Pipe Line.. Southland Royalty Co 1964 J-D 2030 A-O 107% 107% 1 ..I960 J-D 120 120 Vb 4 Union—' v , debentures..,^./. 1959'/• F-A *102% 105 •• 82 106% MrS 3'As 5s 5s. 63'% 10 1954 110 105'A 108 115'% 122 ioi% 105% \ Volume 166 THE Number 4659 COMMERCIAL YORK NEW RANGE FOR & FINANCIAL CURB WEEK CHRONICLE EXCHANGE ENDING DECEMBER 26 Friday Week's Range Sale Price Bid & Asked „ Foreign Governments & Municipalities BONDS New York Curb 'Interest Exchange Last ■ Period or Friday's Low ARussian BONDS New York Curb - Friday - Interest > Exchange Week's Range Last or Sale Price Period A Mortgage 20-year A20-year ( Bogota Bank 7s——■ 7s Mortgage Valley 7s Danish Bank Sold January 1 No. High Low High $36 6 6 Mi $66 65 Va 76 Mi J-D 43 22 5s - M-N $78 85 81 in $76 85 68'/a 10 9% 6 3'/4 25 2' 6 sale. ueing eOdd-lo» r-Cash* sale. U*aru>autea x auring ,vr ' * above—"cod." " 1 ■ certificates "w i." " "n-v," of - ' • deposit; Ex-dlv. y ■: iw^ouuon. Ex-rights. cuxx«m» 7' a • ' >1 "v t c," 1 - "cons," consolidated; stock; non-voting r Rx «*ie T. - 'M." mortgage; 29 High 2 "6.2% voting * "cum," cumula¬ truBt certificates; 94 10 uu Low ExTim****! <1 January 1 NO. 43 ■ ' • n Under-the-rule orices, traded flat, f receivership. "' used «me Range Since Soid 2% ; 96 F-A deliver? Bonds ./ High 24a 2% "% J-J tive; "conv," convertible; 45 1955 1953 External {(Reported aakeo ano being Abbreviations of) Deterreo a li Ex-principal, bid a A Bonds .. .'$39.Mi Lohn— Municipal 5%s Ex-stock div. g 78 J- J value par tFriday A-O 1948 Cons External M-S -1921 — •No — —_Jan 1947 (see •ACauca (Col) "—April 1946 6y2S,-i-«il919 Range Since Bid & Asked Low Agricultural Government A5 Mis Bonds Friday's ; 33 (2689) when "w issued; w with wairants; *x w." without warrants 1 ■'V: Danzig a ]".■ Port & External -\?;h.v; ' Waterways— 6%s stamped 1952 City (Peru) 6%s stamped_1958 Maranhao stamped (Plan A) ALima • Interest AMedellin 7s Mortgage I ■' reduced Bank of (issue of A7s (issue of Oct. $26 29 J-D j-jj % y 11 i 1.4 34 30 Slock and Bond Averages i i 18% 27 . __ 43 47 M-N. 1947 A-0 $44'/4 1931 6s 20 J-D 45 on $20 — :'• 53 25 Mi 30 Parana 81 81 J-D 81 98 Mi 25 81 37 reduced Janeiro ue Interest to 2'/aS—__2008 stamped reduced t Rail- > trials Total Utll- roads 33.25 , (Plan 28 Mi 26 23 26 J-D i'l'l1 24 Mi 52 48 33.35 52.45 33.37 25— 33.20 51.62 Grade Rails 83.35 1C2.81 ' Total Ut'ili- Rails 102.65 .■■///,.■. 10 Grade trials ' ; C6.25 V 40 Me* ' 102.01 • 97.88 100.47 64.98 100.50 102.21 86.06 101.62 97.GO 99.94 101.79 85.60 101.19 97.13 99.60 101.25 :— Holiday 179.28 1 '/// 10 First'// Second 64.51 ?■ 180.71 26_ uoiaon 65.01 180.21 23 24;——180.84 Dec. 32 emu Jones & Co. 64.80 % 100.50 ^2— Dec. 2012 51.39 V Indus- Stocks Dec. A) 2% > 28 % J-J 10 65 tip* 51.70 : —181.06 20. 18 Dec. stamped (Plan A) Interest Rio 1972 Denmark 5s oi 20 IndusDate— Dec. atocn.^ Bonds " ■ .'. - Dec. bahk Mortgage are the daily closing averages ol reprtbentativt the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow beiow listed 52 46 18 45 1047 L 1927) a Stocks 1927)— 1 A Mortgage Bank of Chile $13 M-N f Bogota— May NL-S 2008 21/bS 4. 14 1951 to stamped A7s J-J 33.21 Holiday — 64.27 101.81 — 85.47 97.84 — 100.93 '/91.82 11 OTHER STOCK RANGE FOR WEEK EXCHANGES ENDING 26 DECEMBER ft Friday Baltimore Stock Exchange Week's Friday stocks— of Prices Sale Price Par Shares Arundel Corporation Baltimore Transit Co 5% 1st of Mount Gas 3 17 & 4%% Lou 975 13% 2 Mi 13 High 25 V2 Dec Feb 3 405 2 Mi Dec SM2 Jan 17 15% 823 15% Dec 44V2 Jan 11 110'/a Dec 110% 110 % Drug, Webster & Stone Torrington 116 Dec North Oil 65 105 27 82 26 Mi 25c 50 r Jan 37 2 2 , Co- Guaranty 3 65 105 v 100 ——: Casualty American Fidelity 61 Low 6% * Drill—, Union Twist Shoe —,— 100 Nov 72- Aug 105 Nov 24% May 29 Jan 1.15 1.25 300 35c 47 y4 47'/4 48 Va 7j0 3v % May 48 70 70 70 Dec 90 Mi 81 MI 8iy2 Dec 98 System V/arren (S Nov Feb 55 6 V2 Dec 11% 340 13% Aug 153/4 Mar 12% 931 10% May 171/8 37% 171 32% May 42% Aug 40 54 Va 55% 1,940 55.1/4 55 % L00 38 V4 11 38 V4 45 Va — * :— Westinghouse Electric Corp Feb - 12% Feb 1 40 • Inc Co D) F-b 81 Mi 14% 471/4 40 46 May Jan 443/4 53% July Dec 71 Va 38'/4 7 365* Jan 551/4 Dec 40% ,-> Jun Apr 48 May 00% ' Waldorf 1 High Mar 15 54% 10 Rubber S 12 Feb vl7% Jun 14% 14% 16 15% 16 200 13% July 18 Apr 31 29% 31 679 22% May 31 Dec 20 13% Apr , Dec 70 U 7'/a 80 55V4 * common. —_25 Machinery 6% ■ 37 37 5 Fruit Co United 1 Low ' 1138 * Co 13% 14V» * —— Inc Range Since January High 13% : 20 preferred prior Shares 2.50 inc Association Shawmut United Power pfd B—100 —— „ Amsterdam 6 * 100 13% Kexa)) Range Since January ] High Corp Vernon-Woodberry Mills— 6.75% U " Baltimore Common New 13 % vtc Elec Lt preferred Consolidated Co ♦ Low for Week * Reece Sales Rang* Par for Week VTrrk's of Pricea 1 Sales Range Last , Last Sale Prtee 'v STOCKS— Jun 1.25 Dec BONDS— Baltimore 5s Co Transit series 1975 4s A_. 1975 - $1,000 5,000 Chicago Stock Exchange Friday Week's Sale* Last Range 6,for Week. Sale Price STOCKS— of Prirea £hare» Pa* Boston Slock Friday Exchange Week's Last STOCKS— • Sale Price Admiral Aluminum Aetna Ball Auied Sales for Week Range of Prices Advanced American Wi Shares 5 Castings Laboratories 4% 5% 200 1,350 Sep 7 M» Feb Jan 11% Nov Jan 27 51 Nov Jun 174% Feb 10% 50 20 % 2o % 200 .17 COO 150 capital 100 150% 5 14% 1 2% 150 Va 150 Va 7 Feb 9 Vb 10% • Co High 10'4 3% " Range Since January l v 6%May • Par • Amcr Low _<■ Agricultural Chemical Aiueritwii 1 no Refining——— &. Tel— .—_100 Tel American Woolen 45% 150% 44 Va u_ ~ 50 Copper Anaconua High 50% sugai Aii-srican 150 50% Lou ' 200 : 3,391 43 VB 151 34% High May;' 50% 149% Jun Dec 43% Dec 174% 34% May HO Feb 42% 44 Va 185 267/8 34 Va 35 368 31 20 — 20 100 14% May 20 Nov 135 Jan 51 Co common Asbestos Mfg Co common Products Corp capital Athey & Son * Inc bu.-Jon &. Bi^ton Edison Bo Jon Elevated Uosion 25 Ry stamped lOu __ • Traveler Corp..— Maine & ,_100 . —... tieralu Boston RR Albauy 41 115 116% 40 Vt 185 41% 115 857 . 39% May 50% 7% 3a4 4 Corp_______— 3 4% Avco Mfg 5 Mfg Co common Berghoff Brewing Corp_ Jan Blnks 19% 19 19% 630 I8V4 Sep 20 Va Sep 25% 26% 445 25 % Sep 37% Jan 20 % May 39% 37% 100 100 514 5Vt 7 39% 6V4 662 5V4 100 3 7 • 7% 100 Providence RR— 100 240 4V4 Jun 4V4 Jun 7% 20 May 8 Feb July- 8% JUly 10 34 31 20 39 Va 95 23% Jan 75c 75c 85 40c Dec 83 Va 84 75 82 Jun 97 Jan 100 79 y4 79 Va 25 fo May 81 Nov 100 Gas % 33% 38% 3% 3% 10 2 Sep 9 Jan 7 10 East Boston Co 4 Mi 34 5 Service 6 'it 10 : Fuel & 7t/r 45 Borg (George W1 Eorg-Warner Corp Brach & Sons 1st pfd 5% preferred A 10G preferred B SS Lines National Ir.c Gillette 100 Safety 66 71 89 Isle 24~y2 Keunecoti 5% Co (E Oct Castle Feb Central 40% Oct L) 1.00 May & Co 111 (A 400 17% Feb 250 9% Mav 200 38% May 54% Oct 100 40 Mar 62 Dec 5 47 47 Biscuit 11 13 '4 Feb 50 35 Jun 50 Nov 1 15 15 50 10% Jan 16% Feb 12M» 18 18 100 16 Va Apr 21 1j% 1J 500 11 Dec 23% Feb C Va 7 200 Dec 20 Jan May 42 Jan 10 Cent & S Uiil * —— 50c common 24% 25 70 32 1% 12 12 9'4 12 £ 1/4 30 £% 11% 64 33 33 12% 5,300 500 • May xll% Nov 15 % Mar 8 '/a May 2,100 64% 33 2% Feb 1 !4 50,3,, 12 — 4% 50 100 1% 1 preferred 10% July 6% May *60% Jun 12% Feb Dec n6 Va Mar " Chicago Electric Milw St. Mfg class P Pac A 10 22 May 33% Dec ♦ 8% 8% 9% 600 7 Dec 13% Feb • vtc— 25 47 Jan Cities Service Co 20V4 Jan 25 Dec Commonwealth 25 1,54.5 Aug 24% 28 28 58% 34% 34 V4 35% 1,615 33 y4 30% 34 Va 1,061 7% 7% 7% rn 7 Dec 3% 3% 3% 600 2 %4 Jan 47% 48% 473 6V4 6V4 200 35 37 125 52 Va 53 25 1 Chicago & South Air Lines 20 - 57% * Assn Corp common 20V4 Oct Consumers 62% Dec Crane 11% Mav • Apr 51% May - 40 4% 4% 5 700 4% Dec 9Va Feb 23 Va May 34% Dec 10V4 Feb * 53 . 4 41% May 5%.July 23 58 Jun 43% May 11% 330 11 18 18% 325 ,• l 36c 36c 300 11 Electric Co Co Dodge Mfg Corp (new) Sep 51% . 7% Feb 37V4 Dec Flour 62 Oct Four-Wheel Dock Dec Co 19% Feb General 26c 67c Feb Gibson May Motors Corp Refrigerator Co ? 4*8 11 Vb 1,150 80 Dec 57c 3,300 50c Aug 1% Jan 36% 26»/« May 39% Oct Hein Werner 17% 18%; 15% Dec 26% Feb Hibb Spencer Bartlett 2 Va May 4% Feb Hupp For footnotes see page 42. • .4.-.. 2,103 125 ..v : 40% Oct 23 Vb 26 Va 26% 25 »4 Nov 33% 37 37 21) 35 Apr 41 Sep 24% 34% 34% 50 34% Dec 34% Dec 9% Jun 13% Feb 4,0C 9% 9% 300 10 37% 37% 100 30% May 2% 0% 3% 650 2% Mav 96% £6% 96% 20 81 May 100 8% Jan % 3 <0 13% Feb P% 901 10 10 10 —5 ——— Dec 133/4 121 Nov Great common Ruboer 12% 4 Jan » Inc common 82 4 23% 85 Feb Sep 39 4% 113 Oct Oct Nov 1"% 17% 1 '0 9% 1'4 °% 17 " • 123/4 Mar 19% July 11% *sb 19 G50 17 Dec 31 Feb 58 Va 400 52 Jan 65 9 Va Mav Feb 51c 18 100 May * Brewing common 11% 25 38'4 —* 80 50 Oct 38 >4 5 Auto Lakes Dr & Dk common 10 57% 1 8 * common • Co 57% % 16% Feb Nov 6% Apr 41% Dec 45 Dec 16 % 2,009 153/4 Dec 20 Jan 11% C50 9V8 May 25% 450 IPI'4 May 29 Dec 10 700 Dec 15 Mar Apr 70 45 16 10% 1 9% 801 200 8% 44% 25 Jan Hammond Instrument Heileman RR 66% 68 Dredge & America Drive (Peter) 21 Connell & of 34% Quincy Mining Co Sep 10 A™ common Mills 14 '4 May 45 06 % Jan 11'4 : 70) 50 commcn—— Corp Credit Corp class Eddy Paper Corp (The). Domestic WMi Mills 30 64 »/4 —_25 20 —2.50 70% 63'4 9* common pfd cum — luO System—^ Tel 70 63Va lo common Edison 70% ^v8 (new) Feb 11 1 Cos <tz 32 pfd—__* common Convertible I 1 common Chicago Towel Co common 5 Racing TeJ 1-:% 10 common Corp preferred W common— Chrysler 100 common North^Butte Mining Pennsylvania 15% 11 M) Goodyear Tire & Pacific Feb 13 13 '/a 60 Jan 100 RR Service England 14% 54 Jun 24% • Nnsh-Kelvina'tor England 23 Va common—. Secur Convertible Fox Npw Aor 12% Sep 11% May 11 9T/4 1 —_ Mergenthaler Linotype New 18% 100 CO 124 % • Co preferred National 400 13 £4 Sep _15 Razor Copper Narragansett 13% • Dec • T Copper Central Feb Aug Feb 5 Piston Ring common. Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common Fitz Simons Maine 7% 12% 10 66 1 35 573/s * * Bakeries Royale 4% May capital Doehler-Jarvis Hathaway 4% 19% Corp 85 1R5 89 • common Assoc Stores Electric General 66 100 adjustment Employers Group First 400 13% Sep Ry— series 6% Eastern 5% . 10 Burd Chicago Corp Commcn 6% Dec Aug common (E J) Chicago Street Mass 6 >4 3% —1 1 Manufacturing Co capital 8Va May 6% May Associates— prior preferred preferred Eastern 3% ,Feb , 500 2C0 • July 100 Calumet & Hecla Eastern Dec 15% -Oct Jan Carr-Consolidated & 1% 2,400 7% , 9% May 2,500 2V4 7 "4 3 Dec 25% 100 class B 1st pfd stamped Cli IP* 2 4 common Automatic Washer Bruce prior preferred class A 1st pid Stamped Poston 14% RR— 5% 8% 115 Va 14 Oct 42 Va Mar May Armour & Belden Bird > Low 73/4 common™ Tel & 4% 73/4 common Bearing Tel '7% Range Since January 1 HiOh Low 1 Corp commcn (G) Corp Brew Co Corp common capital (new) common common 1 25% 3 9% 25 1 P% G2 4 % 4% 62 4% 100 300 9 % 56 4 Vb Jun 12 3/4 71/4 Oct Feb Feb COMMERCIAL THE (2690) 34 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday; December 29, 1947 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES ■v• ,/""/x $TQCm~ Par Central Illinois RR 29 % 31 % com—• 20 20 20% 1 — Power $6 preferred-— Jim Brown Stores new com— * Class preferred A La Salle Ext Univ 5% 5 5 Feb Jan 6% Nov Rapid U S Printing— Dec Dec 15 Jan 6% May 10 Feb 5% 5% 150 68% 406 6% 9 21 Va 6% 50 9% 500 21% 100 44% 44% 50 24 14% H 14% 9% 25'A 11 14% 9% 500 —J 22% 56 22% 56 7% 5% May 11 240 10 6 6 80 * ' 15 Field Co & • common 1 0 Mickelberry's Food Prod Middle West Corp capital Miller & Hart Inc common -* —* Montgomery Ward & Co ■j North American 111 Northern Northwest : Car Cprp Util Northwest —20 * —* 100 common common Bapcoip 7% : vtc Modine Mfg common ; • % 25 40 40 49 48% — — Mar 47 % Jan common pfd. — — Jan Dec 24% Feb 8% May 500 13% Mar Last 50 17% May 23% Dec 64% Feb American 100 32% 15 Apr 26% Feb 240 144 Pec 8% 1,100 7% Apr 6% 6% 102*% 102% 17% 18% 1,150 5% Apr 144 common—,.——1 Coai Peabody 6% 6% preferred ___—A/ / Pennsylvania RR capitals —-100 50 - Peoples Gas Light & Coke (The) common / Pressed Steel Car common. Potter Co * 8% 8% Co class B common.,—5 Manufacturing Oak 100 ——I 1 Sangamo Electric Co commons. <fe Cot capital'— Sears Roebuck Shellmar Prod Corp common • __ 17% Apr Feb 180 • Brand Clothes common South Bend Lathe Works capital . , 110 Apr Dec 17% 1 Spiegel Inc 5 .2 common.. Stockyards capital * Standard Dredging pfd— : ...20 Standard of Ind capital— 25 St ' Louis Nat ; 86% 100 Stone Container Corp common Storkline Furniture common.: 1 —10 > __ s* # * Corp common SundStrand Mach Tool common 5 __ __ 93% Nov 25 Co Certificates of — preferred ———_——— Graphite Bronze (Un)_., —1 4% r/o ' ' 9% May 15% Feb 28% 28"% 29% (The) Texas Co Thor Corp Trane > (The) Co 208 So ■j. — common— La Salle St Corp.'. capital Union Carbide & Carbon XI a Steel 25 5 2 • • 37% 33% 3,300 200 x24% Mar 6 • common 36% 47% 100% ,— Erie Railroa#XUra)l._ 13% 13% 17 "17'A 500 1,900 14 7% 300 23% May • -29% 19 41% 17% 31 23 % * 15% Oct 17'A Feb 3, : alO% 34% Feb 27 600 30% 19 42% 260 8% 200 17% 100 17% Dee 20 17% Mar 600 37% May ■ 21 ' Halle Aug 44 Bros Industrial July commonii-i 8% 10% Dec (Un)__ Interlake Nov x22 15% May —; 50 31 24% 200 33% 16 26% • 5 Steamship Oct Lamson 31 21% 100 21% May 37% Jan Sep 26% 11% . 100 60% 25% 36% 1,200 53% 21 120 Central .— Dec Ohio Oil x45 Feb Pennsylvania N Dec Dec 37 - Dec 200 700 80 89% 62 54 Jan Y (Un). RR 80 Republic Steel Dec Bros 13% 100 5 14% 14% 14% 300 May May Products, S Steel Van Dorn U 16%- Feb 15% July Stacks— 400 300 34% 35 400 17% 17 % 300 * — Products 2% May 12 May 17 41% 42 100% Nov 10 1 1 May 12% (Un) Curtiss-Wright Farpsworth Television & Radio • Jun 6% Co • Graham-Paige Motors 1 Laclede Gas Light a Nash-Kelvmator 5 Corp New.York Central RR capital North American Co Packard Motor Car.— _ • 10 • 34% __ 5 17% __ 4% 4% 400 4% 7 7 100 5% 1,600 6% 32 1,000 35 May 39% Pan Amer Airways Corp 2% Pictures Inc new com -1 Pepsi-Cola Co 33% Pure oil Co (The) common * Radio Corp of America common • Radio-Kelth-Orpheum 1 Republic Steel Corp common * 8% 700 May 4% Apr 6% 18% 900 14% May 19% 15 600 12% Dec 22% 5% 1,400 8% 21% 700 9 29'A 400 9% 9% 1,000 8% 8% 400 27% 400 28 9% __ 27% 400 21% Dec 33% of 15 Standard Oil J 27 % Dec 7% Standard Steel Spring 1 16% 17 1,700 Studebaker Corp common 1 Sunray Oil Corp United Corp • __ 1 Wilson 14% Co Sr • common 14 "A 20% 500 800 22% 11% 800 2% 2% 400 14% 14 % 100 11 2% __ 14% 8% Dec 14% Ford Last Sale Price Dec 31 Aluminum Industries (new) American Laundry Mach Baldwin _— * 20 8 . 21% May 7% May 10% Beau A Brummell Burger Brewing 15% Preferred May 30% 26 3 16% 17 11% May DOW Drug telephone ... ... — 7% Jan 2% Dec 16% 15 12% Baldwin Jan Oct Rubber common __ » Dec Jan 100 Dec 8% 514 2% Jun 4% , 4 Feb Jan Dec 38 Jan 355 21 Apr 35% Dec Dec 26% Feb 224 15% 27% 114 22% May 44% 1,049 28' 226 a 49% 7 Feb 22% May 30% , Feb Paper common Motors 82 11 253 a 23% 49 a79'A 90 Dec 54% 23% Jan 59% Jan 80 May 61% May 10 Jun Dec Feb 20% 19% May 53% May 29% Feb 83 Oct . ; - . Chicago Stock Exchange x Exchange Range for'Week of Prices Shares 2% 1 14 1% Sales Week's v 12% 1% Rang* Slnee January 1 100 2% 14 1,658 1% 1,100 2% 10 1 % 2% July Feb Dec Jan 14% 14% 200 12% May 16% Oct 21% 360 19 23 NOV 8% 8% 200 6% May 6% 6% 6% 300 6% 21% 3% 4% 712 21% 2,763 2% 100 2% 1 24% 241/2 100 17% 1 2% 2% 2,150 2% 11% 11% Motor 14 21% 2% Friars 5% Dec May • —.10 Truck 5 20 common Frankenmuth Brewing common 1 High LOW High 4,% Navigation common 2% ■» ..1 1 Ale , __ 1 200 4 4 1 1 1,200 5% 6 455 57% 58 228 ,. 400 21 May 12% Feb 8 Oct Jan 6% Apr Jan 27% Mar Dec 3% Dec Feb 26% Oct Dec 4% Feb 9% May 14% 4 Jan' Nov 5 Feb 51/4 July Jan 2% Jun 1 Feb High Wood 14% Dec Gar General 16 20 - ! , May Feo Mar Industries Motors 1 common. —10 19% May 15% ,175 23% NOV 25 Va 76% 97 64 8'A 688 76% 52 8% 189 4% Dec Jan 97 Dec 7 Aug 71 Jun 7% Jun 8% Jan 28 Feb 26% Cferity-Michigan Corp Goebel Brewing __ __ __1 Graham-Paige — — 52% 9% Feb 65% Jan * wl8 • _. __ 22 ; Preferred 58 29% Feb Feb Hoover Ball & Bearing common Hoskins Manufacturing com Houdaille-Hershey common 14% Feb Howell > 99 Va Jan 12% Feb 18 46% 7 18 46% 25% July Jun 69 » 10 16% Dec 18 Dec 52% Oct 40% May 5% 150 5% 5% 6'A 1,001 6 6 Motor tKing-Seeley Kingston • 3,040 Feb 9% 5% Ma7 8% Sep Feb 1 Kinsel common Drug —^ (S S) common.— 3 7V4 Nov 1 3 22% 22% 100 14% 14% 200 14% 100 13% 18% — 13% 7% 2HA ... 1 —I 10 100 22 % __ • Car Products common., Kresge Co 10 2% * * Electric Hudson Jan • 9 5% 25 110% 53 .60 22%/ 57 20 8% 5% Jan 6 Jun 7% Nov Feb Jah 42 8% 1 1 —.—— ■k'. 31% Aug 38 - Low 1 Bros ' Feb 43 21% 37V* 25 8 Hobart class A (new) 52 1 29% May 130 8 Kroger For footnotes see page 42. Jun 5% 34% 4% 1 Adding Machine. Burroughs Consolidated i Continental Federal 5% 8 / 22 ——— 290 a79 • Bale Price 1 Brown-McLaren common Sep 4% 17 Range Since January 16 A/ Oct 41% Detroit Stl Corp common 21 % 110 T Oct • Detroit Gray Iron 20% 97 10 _/<—* Gibson Art 14% 26 ; 1 Electric Allen Feb Kaiser-Frazer common Eagle-Picher X Par 24% Feb 10% May 20% 97 50 Jan Nov ». DETROIT STOCKS— r July 17 May 5% .. 2 Clniennati Street Cincinnati 8.50 9 22 10% • Last 79% July Mar 13 'A -j Feb 50 100 j'-.v Members .VV-y .x,- Feb 13% Mar Low 31 ) Feb 27 Friday for Week 14% 31 100 ; ; Feb Dec 20% * Cincinnati Gas common 16% ' 16% 1 * 36% Dec 12% Detroit Stock Feb 8% ; / Champion Paper & Fibre— Jun 10% 23% Building 33% July 29% Dec High 13% __ 31 1,272 Electromaster, Inc. Shares ' Dec Jan Dec Sales of Prices Low : 15% July Telephone: Randolph 5530 Cincinnati Stock Exchange Week's Range ^ :i,l Feb 50 35% May 9% May 846 11%, 31% Dec 21% Curb -Associate Detroit & Cleveland Par 32 ■ a23% — . Detroit Edison 8TOCKS— 20 100 -. a77% a79 *, Stock Exchange Detroit Davidson Friday 40 14% Feb 20% 16 . Aug Feb b4 17 25 N 30 12 -- V./.,-:.-../.'!:.:,.. ., Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc Dec 170 * Jan 4% 23 . ' _ Feb 4% ,4 Feb 23 Dec 23 Feb 14% 5 .7! ;• ;? ; 61% iFeb,'x WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. Feb 17% 4% •. > . Feb,: Dec 16% .. / Jun 41% Oct 22% — -• 50 49% a49% 1 Feb 8 ? Paramount 110 . .. 8% Nov 3 17 5 "49 41- - 43 — Works Iron 12% Oct 5 % May 34% , ' Nov;' 130 43 * Feb Electric Feb 26% 27 • Motor Feb General 65% Dec 28 Irrc common 20% Jan * 7 Jan 22% Nov 12 • ; .'.A1' 39% Feb 51% Mar 31% May Columbia Gas & Electric Continent*.! Motors __ 32 -' May Feb May May I * v 'V Feb 5% May 9/V» 1 ; Feb ■> Feb 26 3% 15 . Feb 61 - 28% — Yomigstown Sheet & Tube.. .10 )•' Jun al7% al8 — — 13% 9 % 42'A a31% a34% • 13% 11 - 12% Dec •r/c-8% 15 — .2 Certaln-teed :7 - Dec 28 % * (Un) Thompson Bethlehem Steel 57% 15 • .50 ... - 108% July May 23% ,;>7 50 ./ , 22 3% —— Jan — 42 3A •May Jan .5% • — * (Un)^-AiU Dec 50 6% 41% 41% 8 Jan Anaconda Copper Mining 35% July. - 12% • RR (Un)_—_.—i,—;— Edison 60'A 25 % White 1 * Ohio Sep May May 14 200 36% 45% 48 100% 1007A 3% 14% 26 L 200 16% 23 107/« 4 13% 3% 14% Jun 23% "4 23% * Feb 115% Oct 27'A 3% Sep • ' - % a44% 31 •- Mfg 30% 1 Get Jan' Dec ; 141 .. - 24% 49% 12'/2 Apr Corp 107% x> 60 14% Sessions & (A G) class B Medusa Portland Cement— Dec American Rolling Mill. 50 - 22 22 .* 15% American Radiator & St San com 10% 23 — 10% Alleghany 25 49% 16% — •>. Kelley Island Lime & Trans. Sep May a44 —1 —iLzzL Feb 26'A May 300 30% a 24% * ... 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Swift International Co Ltd— Swift & 2% May 11% May 50 ... - High . 350 ... 150% - 81: McKee if a .15 : Cleveland . -Sunbean 150'A : 81 Detroit&'CJeveland.Navigatian.(.Un) 100 8%^ „ 15% 1 common . 9%:/10 42% 100 3% 18 a24% a24% a Cote-" V- a31 % a31 % Cleveland Electric illumln. com.. t Feb 850 27 __ 29% Feb Range Slnee January 1 High 3% f- $4.50 * preferred; Jan 26% 6 10% x7% — Apr 52% Sales Shares 17.% 18 100 (Un) • Society , 52 Dec .r City. Jce A Fuel.... Cleveland .Cliffs Iron i ^ 87% 10"% — Jan 16% Jun 48% • 6 — — Slgnode Steel Strap common.—. 1,400 16% Fetr 9% Jan 87% — * — —37% *< • Sinclair Oil Corp. 93 15% 30 . Nov for Week Range 1 Products (Un) Jan 21 8% Jan 6% 12% May 38 of Prises Low _5 American Tel & Tel Oct Apr 650 25% 260 Jan 68 132 49 .Week's ...——1 (Un)— Coach Home Amer ___ Sc. Body. Alleghany Corp 49 Ye May 50 Oct 71 Dec 3% 141 40 f / Sale Price *•••'<■/ Pat 1. - ■ STOCKS^ v/xx;' y 100 29% 9 9 21 __ Feb 30 21% 146 ' 29 % __ — 21% 34% Dec 13% 1,500 Feb 6% Cleveland Stock Exchange Nov 11 23% May 50 15% * 15 50 — Preferred Friday Marshall : 240 Dec 11% 'x - . Apr May 20% 240 100 preferred High Jan 4% July 56% May Jan May 8* 16 68 Low 8 97% Apr Oct 90 10 9% Lindsay Lt & Chem common— 5% 5 40 — 9% ' 55 Randall class B 90 — 7 * • 8 f/» 8% 24% 24 5 common— Libby McNeill & Libby common Lincoln Printing Co common 11% Range Since January 1 High 11% 68% Dec 650 Shanes Low Jan Dec 200 7% Sales V for Week Range -* Pumps 5 90 ^ , 18 National 2 — ^1Q0_ reprice*;; * . -iV'W-\rv» -'J 5 7% — 25 Motors 20 5 5Va 5 5% — 1 —* • Kellogg Switchboard common 5% preferred — , , „ Week's Sale Price M: x 'x,'."toy Par Meteor Dec Feb 80 • i i Interstate 31% May 6% Dec 250 7% 2 7% 2 — May 19 450 . — 18% STOCKS-.-;';: . High Low __ Indiana Steel Products Common Warrants Range Since January l High 100 Tool 2fi Friday .."Last/: Shares 200 common Pneumatic Independent Low > DECEMBER for Week of JPrieeg EWiW««-.; ■ ENDING Sales Week'a Rang® Friday Last •.. - WEEK FOR RANGE 7% 21% 15% 15% 14 4 __ 1. 14 4 119 . 100, 510 100 400 1% 1%- .103 38'A 38% 203 Jun 29% Nov 21; Jun Sep Feb 18% Apr Oct Dec 7% Dec 113% May 21% Oct 7% Apr 18 Oct 13% May 16 Nov 5% 4 5% Dec 2% Feb 1% May 34% Jan Feb * 40 Oct :'f; STOCK EXCHANGES OTHER RANGE POR WEEK , Friday LanSmg Stamping LaSalle Wines Mahon McAIeer 1 com—., Wheel -5,0 common 1 common.-. common — .1 common—.—! Udylite Investment Union U S Corporation Radiator Warner Screw — 2 1 — 6% Dec 23 VDeC July Dec 27% Oct Oct 8% Apr Sep 7% Peb P- 3% May 7Vs Nov 6 9% Jan Oct ,7% Jun 10 Jan 9% Jan 17% Dec 2% 6 4% Dec ,6 ■ 2 Mar 18% Feb 3 May 1V4 May 700 July 7 Jun 11 2,320 Locomotive Baldwin Works. Oct 2% Jan Jan COAviation Corp— Bendix Week's Range Last Corp.' Mfg Banditti L. Petroleum 4% * 11¥2 — Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. 1 Blue Diamond Corp. 2 1 » * Broadway Dept Store California Central Investment Corp 20 _• Certflin-teed ProH'1f,ts Corp Aircraft Cessna __ Colorado Fuel & Iron Preferred Douglas Aircraft Industries Oil Co Co Ltd Sep 2% Feb 9% Feb 13 Feb 15% July 10 100 150 25¥8Ma£ 19%May 12V8May 2 ¥2 Jun 33% Dec 34%'Nov 63% 460 Nat'l Bank. 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' 57% 10 Corp .■% 485 7 Goodyear Tire <fe Rubber Co common..? Hilton . 1,118 32¥4 12 ¥4 9 * 56% Sep 17% Oct Feb 35 Nov 36r 300 — . .20% Jan 4% Jan 12% May 17% May 21% May 250 , • 17% a49% a49% 9% TX f General Motors Corp common 16 1 72 -a22% a22% ? 53%c 87 %c '— 1 Stores class A_* a ->■» __ 1 ; ai7¥i 75c l 13% --15;% i .1 class A 12% Nov Jan 6Ms May 6% Jan U Apr — , ;—50c ; Merchants & • Inc.—— Inc 5 50 Steel Dresser 3% Jan 100 14,115 470 —. . 5y8 Jan / 6% Apr 7% 12% 63% ._. — 650 High / alVa — Corp— —31% Amfsrica, Inc—;—4—1 — Consolidated Farmers — Corp common..* 20 — Creameries of Exeter 1 —2.50 Company Chrysler Corp 32 1 . 11% Low % Dec a33% a33% 32 32 16% 16% a3% a3% — corp 100 1,600 7¥b 10 13% • Packing Corp common.—_6 Oil V2 4% 34¥1 14% ; — 12 16% 51 ¥2 20 34 ¥4 9 11% May 1,097 5 Electric al'/s — 12¥2 13¥a Chica Bolsa * High ¥2 4% 11 % „ ...—1 Company Oil Co Basin 50c 150%150% Boeing Airplane Company....__——.5 "Borden Company (The) -u15 Corp.—. Curtiss-Wright Corp common.— Range Since January 1 Share* Low Par Aireon 1 High VA Dec 2401 ^/ a58%a58¥a 5 Crown Zellerbach Sales for Week of Prices Sale Price 870 7% 150¥3 —5 Bethlehem Steel Corp 7% . ■ • 15 15 a57¥« a57ya ' — > Continental Motors Corp.———-1 Continental Oil Co (Del) 5 Angeto Stock Exchange STOCKS— Low v— • , 13 Barnsdali Oil Consolidated Frjday Range Sine* January jHigh Oct 7% July 15 Jan 7% - American Viscose Corp>.LjiL.wW..,~I.il4 Anaconda Copper Mining Co 50 Armour & Co (111)5 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry„100 Avco Mig Corp —3 Consolidated Los Bhare* Low 1 Co-^.^-——*1Q0 : Borg-Warner Corp Apr ll'A 1,150 * Jun 4% 100 16 V* 2 2 ¥4 4% 16% 2% 100 1,800 200 ' 16 1% 2 ¥4 16 -1 Products 3% 6% 12% 3% 6¥b 12% Dec 18 ¥2 1,900 6% — —1 common—— Aircraft common Wayne ' Oct May 20 1,350 1,175 , 1% :—...—-—1 American Radiator & Stand San Corp.* Amer Smelting & Refining Co»-»w-? 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Products Screw Par comjnon class A pfd_— (R C) Masco ;.;iV .. > * for Week of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— ./,,,,/ / ■ ENDING DECEMBER 80 /Week's :'Z'M Range Last ■; & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE Number 4)359 166 4 4¥20 5c 4% 4%c 500 10,000 1 nnn .3% Dec 4c July A~ *T— 6¥a Feb 8c Mar ",n~ T-- Tonopah Mining 1 — Transit Investmt Corp 6 % United Corp United Gas Improvement part pfd—25 common.™ Westmoreland G09I ——- 1 13% -20 1% Jan 1 1 500 1 4 4 ¥4 665 3% Noy 5 Apr 2 ¥4 2 ¥2 2,620 2 ¥4 4 ¥4 Feb 20% 21% 38 Va 694 37 133 Dec Dec 90 Spp 24 VA Jan 26 ¥4 Jun 38 ¥s Dec Monday* December 29, 1947 OTHER RANGE STOCK FOR WEEK EXCHANGES ENDING DECEMBER 2f> Friday Pittsburgh Stock Exchange ,V STOCKS— >■ v Sale Price of Prices • : ■ Low : High Gas Columbia Oil Devonian Pitt Fort ' —10 — Mackintosh-Hemphill Mountain Fuel National 5 ; Supply...—, Corp . " * '~:p; Toy Ban .. 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Eastman Kodak Co Electric Bond & Share Co... 28% Fph General Electric Co 35 Feb General Jan Goodrich Food Corp (B F) common 11% Nov Dec 20 Apr 25% Feb May 1.65 Dec Goodyear Tire & Rubber common * Hobbs Battery Co A _* 58 545 39% 675 14 May 21% Oct International ,100 10 Feb 13 Nov International fn" r»oC 1 Feb Johns-Manville Corp Apr 58 Dec Class Idaho ' 21% 13 ' -15 19-2 15% if 72 6,375 : lull 5% May 17 35 V* 165 60 34% Dec r Jan 39% Feb 39% Aug 50% Aug 60 a42% a45% 252 417/a 60% a38% a40% Sep 18% Oct 27% Jan a42% 0 B„_....... 510 13 32% May 16 148 36 32% 320 19 % May 32% Dec 5% 1,440 1.50 July 5% Dec 2.30 2.45 1,800 2.15 Dec 3% Feb 26% • Ry non-cum pfd 2,500 21 1,130 a55% a56% 35% * Northern 19 56 V 58 34% 47% July Sep 26% 640 26% Dec 36 % Jan 12% 12% 423 9% May ; 17% Feb 41% 41% 218 41 47% 18"% 48% 710 43% Jun 49% Feb 256 18% Dec 25% Feb Dec Dec Feb: Feb - 1.65 17% 10% May 103% Mar 19 95c 43% 100 34% — * Co 155 5 • 35% 4% July 602 11% 34% 5 a45 11% 5 - Feb 5 a44% 10 Jan 65% 1.50 ■ __ • Great 18 1.65 — Feb 7% 73 13 —* 5 Curtiss-Wright Corp 17% 15% 956 a31 — 25 RR Co eomtnoL 49% 24% y. v.* ■ 12% •. 2.30 Aug 5 May 19% • 110 12% 3% common 14% al4% al4% a23% 12% 5 RR 32% May 70 — al4% 100 Steel Co & Boeing __ Corp Aviation Bethlehem __ 5 Locomotive Baltimore Bcndix Blair Fe Corp 200 57 » 1 16% Jan Jan 3% — 0 Mining 1,891 7 all% . — 20 r. 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' 'v: "62%' Feb'f^ . ; 103f' 25 9c —* Sperry Corp Standard Oil Co of Cal Borden 2nd " 23" - "-35%;; Apr 12% Feb 150 18% preference conv Southern 28% 7% 0 Chem Ind "A" Conv • 63 > "- .41% M ir j • Doc ; ; 42% M'T Feb 7% Ediaon Cons Vultee Air 47c < 42% Jan •>;, " f •> 47 _. •v ••"50%:'-i)ec^- 200 10 pesos Air Reduction Co Low 235 _ Broadcast General 33.% Dec 28 267 , 303i 47 25 6% 1,321 common. __ Chemical Co General •t 43 —10 Inc.— Edison Dec 2,005 2,50 Commonwealth Food Dec 7V8 17% preferred 3% 7% common Mining Co Colorado Fuel & Iron common Farnsworth * 7 22% Calif Atchison Eureka •' Dec 43 23 cum 4.32rIr 700 4 29% Chrysler Corp B Feb; Jan-' 12% Jan 9% 'B'efr u Nov 33 % .> 323 • ', . 5% rt.. 15 18% 31'/2 common. Jan 7 common... Clayton Silver Mines $3 72% • Pulp Co 5 29% 7% Packing Eureka Class ' 60c 13 ■ ' 7% Dec 300; 49 —I Mining. Dec 7 <> California Di < Dec 40 Oct. Mkr 34% - 14% — 1 25 Roebuck & Co capital Scars, % 29 Vi A^iCwL-i"—, Caterpillar Tractor Co $4.20 > 713a - ,.—100 ; 50 20 1 Cement Crnwn . 10 Unlisted Securities— Range Since January I ■ a45c 3% ._ Calaveras High .2.50 Byron JacgSOn Co Creameries 25c X 493 , 93% 49 _._1 Fine W Western ' Petroleum Co a45c - Anglo Calif National AUas Imp Diesel Engine California Lino -50c .i—_< Alaska Juneau Gold Ccns Feb for Week of Prices Par Columbia Jun ■ Feb 18 13% May 38 May Sales Last Bale Price STOCKS— Clorox '1-!:; v common.; Bros Wells Central ; 28 - 61% Victor Equipment Co Oil Feb 13% v-14 24 ;• May ' 787 14'% a24% a24Vi —6 West Indies Sugar common Bishop Dec 9% Nov 4,275 :;; 1,578 ; 14% ^ com Manufacfunng Co OB Corp common Universal Bank of 14^- ; Co Preferred Rheem United Bandini 30 , J:--..'. 51% 51% :1;1 • P100 Realty Rayonier Incorp U S Steel Alreon 33% _ilO — Transcontinental Si Western Air & 11 Nov 25 common American Stix-Baer . 200 8 :**,*!*■.%$?. common——..——.U" s Railway Southern i ' Nov 14 ; Dec May May common... Midwest Piping & Supply common Missouri Portland Cement. North 33% ^—4- •'/ Philippine Long Dist Tel Feo 65% common— Landis Machine ; 35% ';* *■:Jr;fV• v.;«*.♦•*».•/' San Mauricio 16 3%'Jan 17 t •' Knapp-Monarch ... 84% 33Va 0 Feb 115 May 51% Jan 225 ,33 6 30V* 8 • common Richfield Huttig S & D 6 ' .... common Service Phillips Petroleum* Co— 15 Dec 35% 670 12 - 28 Public Puget Sound Pulp & Timber.^ Jan 57% <58 liy3 28 Lighting Corp Dec Oct 7% 25 % 114 11% ' 25 Nov 6% 25 200 34% 27% fcct. Nov 9% May 3,140;' 410 Raiffe Since Jaaaary l ••••-• 7% 57% - Share*-; ■ 13% 35% . 1.10 12% Apr: . Sep \"y.:'p^T"y«v:'x 23% May 160 135 " 43o'45c — ^25 Pacitic Western Oil Corp 33 114 40 «»!.,' . 9 — -100 (Un» common 7% 39 • • 23 — 1st preferred . 13% __ —5 common High 11'%' #ac TefR Tel cowmon-^-^^—95% 36 13% Clinton Industries common————...1 &' Columbia Brewing Low 17% Feb 40% Maf 50 11 5 1st preferred Exchange 6f Prices. v ' 10 39% J.—l,' Pacific Coast Aggregates —.5 Pacific (ins & Elec Co common———25 Sep 27% May 9.000 Parafiine Sale Price ' 11% 10 ciass:r"B,^*._^^<i Filter? Pacific Can Co— 29C " 148" ffaMwyxKale#'.'1' ; 11% •' 10 i—: Pctroluem- Utd Pacific - .16 alO% alO% * 100 Pacific » Dec 38 Feb 10c American Oliver , , 11% £9% Bep 2,320 360 • Feb Aug ' 50 1.23 15 common———1 Invest a*267/« __ Feb 4% ' ' May 33 100 1.15 1.15 Company Occidental Nov 100 13 7 ■i'igfsg.. . 350 32% a26% a26% ....^.11 Fibres American North Jan 32V2 75 -9% Westlnghouse" Air Brakeu_»»^-L*; v 36%"" 36% v37%" Westinghouse Electric Corp.— 12.50' 30% 29% 30% St. Louis Stock 12 32% — Allg C6 coiumonu^— Morrison Knudsen—— Jan 10% Dec 11% 5 Apr 20 3 105 a36% a36% — 10% 10% May ' iaM',,; ... •' 125 50 39% yyyr3oy 9°/8 13 n Meier Nov 475 * 1 ' - 8 % May 242 230 1 High tovty p 190 .,•/ >U Jan 19% 6% — — 3% Dec 10% 27 Va JUn 67 7% Aug _ Calculating Machine 4- Range Since January .' 9% 14% '3 • • Macy & Co (R Ht common— 128' " 39% —" 1 Feb Marchant 62 50 . 13 v 20 May May 9% 3'% .. 8h»re«v\ HiffH 14% — —10 '' ' ... Corp——__—_—1 Feb 9% , Aircraft Lyons-Magnus "B'*_*>\-yy:yy^^y:y'iiy- -y,::y': *•' 48% Dec 25% 5 —" Mining 10 14% __ Brewing $3.50 pfd * —" Pittsburgh' 'Plate Glass.;.— ..10. Pittsburgh Screw # Bolt- Corp—__ & Bros .-'.V'/; v J/.'"if.V- 75 6% — Pittsburgh j( Rcymcr 12% 27% 2C%v20% - 10 5 Fireproofing 13 % Lockheed 8% 247a -10' Lone Star Gas——*.—— 87 l High •/ 24% y -- _—• Refractories.. 15 % GO '/a 62 -1 Brewing Walker Harbison 32% 200 15% — * Electric— & Low 31% — —•' Co Blaw-Knox Range Since January 12Va * Ludlum Steel '—— Alleghany >. Share# : t to# —7 Libby McNeill & Llbby ' fer Week -; ef Prices Par, ' ' for Week y^.yyPar Range — SalePrtes Sales Week's Friday Sale# > Week's Last STOCKS— July Oct . —: — .—ri— , , STOCKS tow Phelps Dodge Pullman 48'/a Corp .urn 48% a51% a52% Inc 28% Pure Oil Co common 29% 21% May KM.O Corp .f Radio-Keith-Orpheum _, _ iv'Z Republic Steel Corp common ■ Riverside Silver Cement class Co A King Coalition—j Sinclair Oil ; Corp Socony-Vacuum Oil 80 Cal Ed Ltd Standard ........ common Brands Inc ... a25 % a26% .— 78 78% 21% 21% Swift & Co 35% 35% Texas Company common 59 % 60 1 Corp common— Oil Standard sturtebaker Texas Gulf Co N J of a56% a565/« Sulphur Co United Aircraft United Corp of .5 Corp—.i Delaware a23% a23% a25 % 2 Va Warner Bros Pictures—.^—. 8% Petroleum Westates 8% a21% a22 a 45c common. 2% 13 al3% 48c Preferred " 2% 2% Pennsylvania RR Co. Western Pepsi Cola Co Union class A. Telegraph Westinghouse Electric Corp com— 50 Willys-Overland .33 Vac Woolworth CANADIAN RANGE Montreal Stock FOR Motors (F W) common LISTED MARKETS WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 26 Friday Exchange v Sale Price V Week's Last STOCKS Range Sale Price of Prices Low Abitibi Power $1.50 & Paper com 17% preferred Algoma Steel 20% common 53 Co Amalgamated for Week * 20% 20% "910 53 - Can 4% 920 Electric 22% 21% 24% Jan 59 Nov 227 Corp Paper International International utilities Jun 12% Dec Jamaica Dec Dec 24% Dec Bell 6% May 9% 98 : British 30% Feb Light & 7% 7,831 12% 14% 1,150 13Va Jan 6% Dec 6% 6% 30% 32% 12 % 12% 12% 32% 32% 33 % 4 200 240 , Jan 30% Dec A . 15% July 15% Apr 8% Jun 40% Oct 75 2,927 11% Dec . 26 32 Sep 37% Feb Jan . Corp Ltd Service (John) Woods common. preferred ^ Lang & Sons Ltd (John A). Secord Lewis Power Forest the Lake of Laura Trac Public Labatt Limited Jan Pap class A Columbia 15 Va 14 Feb Feb 2.00 Telephone Brazilian Canada Power 50c & High Low 14% 14V8 Petroleum Feb 82 Asbestos Corp Range Sine* January 1 High common Co Ltd. International Dec Warrants Pow of 27% Corp Ltd common 4%% preferred — • Nickel Shares Feb Mar • International common Dec 192 75 — Sales for Week 15 Va • Bronze 24% 35 24% A— International Feb 22 class Corp Accep International pfd Argus Bathurst Industrial High 14% May 17% May 1,013 217 217% of Range Since January 1 Low 17% 52 Shares High 17 —* Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 6 '7c preferred 3 —£l 10 Aluminium Ltd Aluminum Imperial Oil Ltd Sales * of Prices Low Par Friday Week's Range Last STOCKS— Canadian Fnnda —. Ltd Bros Products. MacMillan Export class A_ Bruek Mills Silk Class B Building Products _; Gold Dredging Canada Cement $1.30 common Mitchell class Power Steamship A. __ National $1.75 Breweries National Celanese series Steel ' Ogihrte 1__ 'B'_____ Flour Mills Alcohol class Ottawa Electric Ottawa Ind Corp ; series 6 common. Car Noranda Mines Ltd common Canadian Converters class Canadian Works. Telegraphh— Tramways Montreal A Canadian preferred.. Locomotive Montreal ^ Canadian Car & Foundry common. C!»s« com. Ltd Cottons Montreal U—. Breweries Breweries Montreal Corp.: common preferred Canadian $1 new (Robert) Molson Forgings Northern Class J Oil preferred Canada Canada ;___ McColl-Frontenae Canada & 5% ; — Massey-Harris Bulolo L s' A. H & 27 29 com. 25 26 26 Dec common¬ 15 % 16 % 18 May 27 common Rwys Power new 102% 102% preferred • Canadian Page-Hersey Tubes Placer Development Locomotive Powell River Co__. Canadian Pacific Railway-. Plow Cocksliutt Consolidated Mining Glass Consumers Power Corp of Canada I **nce Bros A Co Ltd common & Smelting. - Provincial f • Class Quebec "B" ; common.—1 St Lawrence Class Domicn Glass '7% : Dominion 8t pfd—-— & Chemical Corp —— .• f v. Gatineau / v 5% Power 17% 125 18% •_: ^ 176 25 % 18% 55 17 Apr 108% 108% com--—— 17% 25 Canada—; 10 108% Dec 'General Bakeries Ltd— General Steel Wares • : ' 5' preferred Hamilton Bridge 16% 104 v'ff'"—'? % — 16% 16% Renfrew 7% Howard ■ $2 Hudson 104% 105 15% preferred Mining & Smelting. For footnotes see page 42. 14% 20 V4 Feb Jan July 111% May 5% _ • -^—*" Canada 100 • Power-— . 5% preferred— _• IOO . Sep 18% Nov 108 % Feb May 16% Jan 9% Feb .104% 13 1 91 100 890 . - Nov 24 70a, 135 July 100 -100 of Canada Tooke Brothers United Steel Wabasso Jan ] Corp Walker Gooderham (George) Nov £VzVc • & i_„ Worts common... preferred Wilsils Ltd— Commerce 32 Oct Montreal Dec 53% Feb ■Nfovn 40 % Apr 46 Dec Royal Scotia. —_ — -—_— . Electric Bank*— 47% * ———; Cotton.——— Winnipeg • common Jun 6% May 25 15% — Smith Paper common... Bay 19% 26 4 y preferred • 50 preferred—100 Co Weston 3 % May 135 . ( Holt 16% Aug 23:' July . 100 common Gypsum Lime & Alabastine £ y.v"" ',-V" 5' preferred— Steel Co Canada ;Corp_+—■_ preferred common Sens Press ■ of 100 100 Standard Chemical, common —• S^fEngiish Heetric class Co pfd —————i—• & Southern £ Heating Products—1_—. Players (H) Southam '* H ' /Foundation Breweries V T C— Simon •'Eddy Paper Co Class 'A' pfd—. & 50 7' Simpsons 4%% fri' T/f> preferred.——2_3— ffllVv''A ' v ' Electrolux Mills Lawrence dicks V T ,C— Dominion Textile hew common^——. Famous * common—* Sherwin Williams of Canada common-* common. - • * • Paper 6% pfd— Shawinigan Water & Power com Series A 4% preferred Dominion Steel & Coal class B__ Tar A St Lawrence Flour Dominion Foundries & Steel—— • Corporation preferred - '■Dominion Dairies 5'' pfd——. Enamel ■ * Power j ; Dominion Coal 6% preferred ; , • : Seagrams Hi Dominion Bridge ; Transport Rolland Paper Davis Leather Co Ltd class "A". rU Distillers ,, — : common. _* * 103% Jan Sep, 38 (2694) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE- CANADIAN! LISTED FOR RANGE WEEK ENDING Monday, December 29, 1947 MARKETS DECEMBER 26 ' Last Week's Rang* Bale* far Week of Prices Shares Last , Bala Prion stocks— „. r Atlas Steels Low Par ''!;T Limited— 12 * : Range Since Janoary High 11% Auto Fabrics Prod Co Ltd Class A pfd_* Brand & m men Ltd 12 '.nte 690 British Dist of Vancouver Oil American Ltd 5 Ltd——. Co 10 100 10 350 80c 1 Dec 3.00 Santiago Mines Sherriti-Gordon Silver Jun Miller Gold British Columbia Pulp & Paper cow--.* Company common 1 100 109 Canada & Dominion Canada Malting Sugar Co Ltd— Canada Northern Power 7% 15% Apr 17 Canadian Gen Canadian Industries Invest 100 Ltd y 52 109.85 Oct 27 Jan Stadacona Mines 6 50 Feb 5% 8% Sep Canadian Ingersol Rand Co Ltd.. 92% 110 6 6% 5,825 108 % 109 155 13 95 52 52% 145 Canadian NOV Jan 16% Sep Chatco 18% Dec 49 Nov 109 Jun 23% May 63 Jan 112% Jan 15 60 23 23 125 21 Jan 25 Feb 65 180 58 Dec 69 Feb 14 Sep 16% Feb 13 13 100 ; ■ Steel 30% y. 20 26 36 % 3% 3% 3,175 40 40 1 6 6 25 __ (I Commercial Alcohols Ltd it Consolidated 3% • 13% * 20c 20c 20c 5 Wright Hargreaves 58 58 58 5 49 4% 175 40c 43 • 4% * 40c * Corp Ltd—. cum Works Oilcloth Linoleum Dominion Eastern Fairchild iA'\ Fanny Products Aircraft Farmer Calgary & Calmont Edmonton Oils Consolidated Candy • • Shops— class A (Frank W) • 21 25c Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% 6% Home Co Oil ■M: : ' ' '-Si ^ Quebec Tel 46 Dec 2 22 350 25c 30 55 480 9 10% 40 27 13 22% 23% 21% 28 21 72 72 10 10% * 11% 12 10% 10% > * Apex , Consol Central-Cadillac Gold Mines Ltd Cournor Mining Co Ltd Jun Ashley 9 Jan Astoria Athona 46 Feb 24% Oct Nov Base Oct 4 15% 22 Dec 12 Apr 10% Dec 21 Feb 15 July 123 Jan 24c Jan 43c May 13% Apr 13% Dec 18% Aug 21 Feb 16 200 Sep 16 Nov 8 20 7 Dec 15% Metals 10 100 10 Nov 14% Jan Bell 3,000 5c Jun 11,500 18c Dec 23c 9,700 5c Sep 50c 1,200 38c Dec 4c 500 4c 6c 1,000 5c 8,300 Bertram July Bobjo O'Brien Gold Mines LtdGold Mining Co Ltd For footnotes see page 42. Sep 19c Dec 2.74 May 18c 13,500 18c 5%c 13,500 4%0 Nov 1.03 1.10 1,400 20c 25c 4,000 24c 24c 4,000 80c Dec 1 92c Feb 9%c Feb "oilZ Buffadison Gold 225 7% 83%' 83% lie 60c 83 500 Buffalo Red & '36c 40c 11,500 35c 17c 14 %c 17c 53,500 6c MayMay 9c 10 %c 11,600 8c May lie 9%c 9,100 11% 12%, 925 9 500 11c 7c Co Lake Mines. 11c 11%c 6,000 8%c Jun 22c 25c 5,600 20c 4.00 300 20c 20c 20c 27 % 27% 110 39 39 class B i_ & Edmonton Flon. — 30 18c Canada Cement common Preferred Canada Malting —- 5c Feb 13c Jan Jun Canada Northern 22c Feb Dec 3.55 Feb Dec 4.80 Jan 7c Dec Canada Packers class B_ Nov 35c Feb 39a Feb 76c Jan 6.20 Apr Mar 35c Oct 25% Oct 28% Nov 35 Jun 40 Jan 29,500 7%c Jan 23o •Tup 19,700 38c Dec 91c Mar 169,850 18c Dec 89c Sep 7.50 7.50 100 168 166 168 485 19 10 17% Jan 20 % Sep 52c 45c 55c 6,400 43c Dec 1.35 Feb 22c 21c 23%c 13,000 16c Mar — 19 6.75 165 July. Oct 9.75 Mar 191 Feb 31c Aug - 18c 10,500 14c Jan 30c Feb 26c 3,807 25c Dec 44c Feb 5%c 7c 1,000 5c Aug 17c Jan 10 Va IOV4 165 10 May 13% Mar A 18% 17 18% 6c 6V4C 23 22% 23 355 3% 3% 3% 1,655 3 % May 12% 12% 150 12% Dec 16 Feb 25% 26 115 25% Nov 29% Jan 3% Nov * — • 2% 4,695 16% Dec 24 Jan 6c Dec 32c Apr 21% 2,500 • Oct 27 Jan 21/2 100 18c 25,000 13c Dec 36c 38'%c 3,700 27c Aug 18,700 65c Dec 14 %c 38 %c 2 July 4% Feb 30c Jun 48 %c Feb 90c 72c 95c 2.35 2.30 2.38 975 13c 16c 3,500 13c Dec 35c Mar 15c 16 %c 3,800 15c Dec 50c Jan 19% Nov —* 16c 2.20 17 17 96 12 141/a — 141/8 15 12% 3.66 4.10 28,850 1.70 Jan 5c 6c 5,000 5c Dec 24c Jan 73c 2.30 Jan 3 50 59c —1 2.80 45c - 59c 22,991 2.55 2.80 3,400 5 35 18 , 18 250 28 ,52 28 __ 52 - - — Jun 23% Jan 27% 31% July 4pIfqv 180 Dec 8% 62 Feb 13% Nov Jun 36 % July 40 Jan 120 16 Sep 18 16 - 188 Mar Apr Peo - 110 17 % -13 13 >41 23% 138 23% 22% 21% 22% 1,305 23 12% 155 40% * .Sep 17 Feb 40 Oct 49% Mar 23% 40 Dec 25 21 < Oct May •237/e Nov 26% May 22% 23 735 22 V* Sep * 20 20% 230 20 Jun 20 25% 25% 50 25 Sep 29% Jan * 20% 20% 75 20 Oct 36 Jon 15 Feb 19% Feb ' Canadian Canners common 5c 5c 1,000 5c 1.50 1.50 2,000 1.35 May 2.05 Jan 2.30 3,700 Nov 700 1.82 May 9c May 2.90 9c Canadian Car common Class A ; l8c Feb Canadian — — Apr Celanese Febi 16% May -10 _• July 6% ._50 10 Dec 10 371/4 196 198% Dec 4.10 17%c Feb 25 11 -11% 37 100 4% Feb 16% May 4.10 S S Lines common 1st preferred Conv preferred Oct Feb 4.75 5%c 16% Canadian Bank of Commerce Canadian Breweries May 1.55 1 11 —- Dec AT. A—— Preferred). 1.01 10c Feb 13 12C I20 Canada Varnish pfd——. 3,600 Dec %c Jan .38c 42c -j 1.15 1.20 Feb 23 Jan 8ep 9%C Power 1.10 Oct 1,03 27c 18%c 22%c Nov 16% Feb 34 %c — 14 Dec 9Va 97% Feb 30c Jan 11c * Canada May Feb 21c 4% Canada Permanent Mortgage- 5c Sep Sep 42c 1 — Sep 13 Jun 3.9Q May 100 27% 1 Caldwell Linen 2nd preferred. Flin Dec Aug May 3.95 ——* Feb 9.50 May 2c Mar Oct 10"%c May 37c 25c 1.30 14c 1 Canadian Burns Dec 6%-May 20 lie Aug, 6c * Ankerite Buffalo 45c 1.70 • 7% 7% • 95c 1.30 9c 1,500 1 — Dec 10,400 2.20 200 7%c * 18c 1.99 May 11,400 ■ class May May 1.95 __ 70c 7c Mar • Forest Packers Campbell Red -Lake^... Cftnadtii Bread com— 1.75 1 1 70c 19c * Oil Calmanfc Oils 8c * 70c • Sep 1.44 __ 9.65 Jan Jun 16c Jan 2.60 Aug 56c Sep 1.95 ! 1.90 July Nov 8.25 Feb 77c 25c 4.65 7C 1.15 Jan- 100 — 47c 1.32 3,000 97c 33,350 * 22c ,< Oct 9.10 Ltd Dominion Class 50 A NOV 7c 1 Pitt 8c 1.44 Dredging Ltd Oct Nov 25% 25c Gold Mines Ltd. Louvicourt Goldfields Ltd. Macdonald Mines Ltd 70c Jan 17c 2,000 7%c Sep 54c 18% Dec 8,000 Nov 1 class Broulan Porcupine Calgiry 1.10 Lingside 89c Oct Callinan »20c 5c 45c 1 Sons Gold B Jan 1,000 3c 500 9.10 100 Columbia Power class A Jan July 13 50c 500 1 Canada British 39c 22c 5c 1.90 1 I Columbia 25c 28c 3c 27% Dec 1 Columbia Dec 15,800 13 Dec 31c • British May 94c 13 228% 24% 7,367 9c 10 Radium & American Feb 7c 3c Dec Mar 260 35c 1.77 Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—* Brewis Red Lake 1 Mar 19c 260 188 25% 1 Bralorne Mines Ltd 9c 3,000 11% 145 220 25 9c Gold British Feb 31c 1.62 Pershing British Sep Jun 32c 216 f 9C —1 25c Oct Nov 1.77 • Sep „ 59% 7c Mining Mines Bonetal 60c 5c Lake Shore Mines Ltd & Boycon May 2,000 11% 10c Jan 1 Bidgood Kirkland Gold 14%C Oct 9c 7,500 50c Yellowknife Buffalo 22c Ltd_ 17%c Jun 9% 21 10 Telephone of British 7c 5,100 50C 1 Belleterre Quebec Feb 11% ne 910 9% Aug Oct May Dec 10c Jan 112% Jan 14 % May 12% May 115% Dec 70c 17c * —. Bear' Exploration Mar 19c 34c 53 1 10% May 3.25 218 1 76 17 2.95 94c 22,000 Dec 7 Dec 16 19c 3.25 150 13c 25% Bagamac Mines Bevcourt 75 15c lie 1 Gold 21 25 21 500 1.100 • Aubelle Mines Ltd Dec 27 20%: 5%c 7c 100 Montreal 22c 22 %c | 23 % Mai¬ 13 %c 13 %c Toronto 18 9c Feb 19% 8% 51% Yellowknife of 21c 22 %c 9c Feb 22 200 7c of May High 21% 15C 53 12 Bank 20c 22 %c 1 Low 14% May 17% May 7 10 %c Bank 45c 1 J-M Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. Jack Lake Mines Ltd—.... Corp Dec July Range Since Jaanary 1 High 7c Jun 17 6c Low 12c Atlas Steel Dec Apr 4c 8hares 15c Mining Jun Dec 6%C * Ltd Mining Dec 5.25 24c 1 Gold 21% 18%c 22 %c Hevjt Gold Mines Ltd-.——Hollinger Consolidated Gold— Normetal 2.05 Jan Sep 9c for Week Mines Feb 10 21 ._ 2.94 Dec 8ale» Range 7 Quebec 8 20c — Ltd 1.90 July 3.80 Exchange Week's of Prices * Armistice Jun 18 22 %c Formftque Gold Mines Ltd—. Found Lake Gold Mines 9,500 1 11 17 Gold Mines Ltd"..... New Louvre 4,350 13c 100 30 500 1 Eldona Gold Mines Ltd. Cons 2,700 5.25 12c 1,090 common Dec 5% 1 Dulama Gold Mines__ East Sullivan Mines Ltd Nechi 1.83 5.00 19% Gold Jan 5 • Mining Co Ltd, Mines May •1.70 1 Aumaque Gold Mines 5 1 Ltd—. (!. Cortez Explorations Goldvue Corp Class Mines 40c 1.83 19% -1 Aunor Jan • Mines Gold Jun 20% Resources 47% 15% Ltd Cons Feb Nov Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd—— l Lake 61c 9.10 Jan 8% 100 Beatrice Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd Yellowknife Mines Ltd God's Dec * 14% 11% * Beaulieu E1 Sol lie 20 % Canadian Oil 14% 5 * Anglo 31% II 25 Corporations class B .United Fuel Inv B pfd ■!! United Securities Limited American Nov 25 Mining Stocks— ii July 21,500 20% Nepheline Yellowknife 65% May 9 % May 1,443 ■,-5... 70c 1.27 Mar 1.90 May 1,065 common Dec 10% 39 Ltd Dec 5.25 * Canada \% pfd Larder Mines Aug 107% 13% Stores Ltd Jan 5 38 Mines 44c 20 — Anglo-Huronian Anglo Rouyn Mines 12% 300 13% ^United Ltd of May 21 25 Dome 500 1,500 14%c 16%c 16 %c 1 Feb 14% July 11 117 Celta Dev & Jan 49c Jan 4% Jan 25 38 61 Jun 10% 100 Jan 3 % May Mar 10% 100 ;! Southmont Invest Co Ltd ! i Standard Clay Products Ltd Dec 15% May 150 116 Gold Dec 3.30 1.60 17% common— 13% 25 Candego 14c Dec 3.80 17% Cons 28 100 pfd 12 Beaulieu 20 ; 2.75 July 49c 17% Mines Steel Amalgamated Arjon 10% * Gold Argus 109% 109 % 11% 11% 1st pfd—100 Stores Gold Mines Dec 11c 20c 1.60 42% May Nov Ij 250 14% Lake 2,600 Jan Aug 3.60 * 12 10 • 20 Bob's 100 * 26% 5 * ' Hotel 98,000 • common Oil & Pacific Aigoina 19% 40 5 21 Gas Alger Nov 9% 35 28 Co Ltd common—10 Jan 58% 11 1,265 21% • Nov May 8 100 14% Windsor 11c 2.75 Oct 8% 10 13 21 8 48 13 % May Dec 115 13c 27 * i", Thrift lie 5<r 2.80 if 55c 44 5 12%c 28 Paper Agnew-Surpass Atlas 40 23% Acme Jan 42 1,020 10 pfd Apr Dec 50 13% • :vf 10,600 Feb 2% 20 25 pfd_20 cv 18% 85 preferred Acadia-Atlantic class A 25c 55 ;v.$ Russell /is?. 6%C Sale Price Preferred 12% 13c Feb' 21% Nov May 10% * 17 Sep 25 // Reliance Grain Co Ltd |'N«i * Ltd. $1.50 Aluminum 575 8% Feb Aluminium 3% 9 13 65c Jan 46% 100 • Ltd Industries Ltd Southern Canada Pr 6% 5c Par Dec 2 750 l & Power Corp "A" !v Rands Service 1.70 May 12c Ltd Exploration Power Nov 525 19 .—20 cum 1 5% July 15 3% 8% I Power Corp of Can 6% 650' Last 42 8% May * Enterprises Ltd Purity Flour Mills * Oil. stocks— 27 100 44 —. Orange Crush Ltd Mar 67'/ac Apr 9%c Nov 1.95 Friday 11% May 14% May 9% 44 & Ontario Paper Co 5 Montreal Refrig & Storage Ltd com__* 1st preferred 30 Nuclear Nov 20c Nov Canadian Funds American 18% Minnesota Moore Corporation Ltd Mount Royal Rice Mills 85c 500 1.91 Toronto Stock Aug 36% Apr 36 Apr 125 * . preferred— Homestead Oct 4% Mar 1,025 25c class A- Ltd May 1 Ventures Ltd Dec Oct 35 100 53% Loyney Co Ltd (Walter M)~— ■Aj'S:. 65c 252 42 . 2nd Jun 14% May 17 July 35 * Investment Foundation Ltd com Lambert (Alfred) Inc——— 75c 65 Apr Jan 15% 125 40 21% 1 MacLaren Power & Paper Co Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd Dec 50c * Ltd— Dec 46% * Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com Class A preferred Melchers Distilleries 14 3% •••: Horner Ltd 44c 3,000 1.60 Corp Jun 2 3y8 1 , :'}l 3,000 70c 2.75 Feb 6 9% 5 Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd/<>;•'Fraser Companies L— Vy 40 13% 13% 22%. 23% 13% 22% Fleet Mfg Se Aircraft. ■S 7% 39 • Ltd Canada Feb 45c 1 — Ltd Gaspe OU Alberta 42 Limited— Ford Motor Co of 650 40 47 Dec 3% 5 70c 7% Co—* Paper Co Ltd-, Steel 17% 65c Sauare Donnacona Feb 5.35 57o Apr Oct May 35c 11 • Ltd Corp* Dominion Woollens & Worsteds... ■>Si 65c 13 3,872 17% pfd_20 15% 19% * Dominion >/!#' 34%c Oct 1.95 Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd. Abitibi 19 19% • Dominion Engineering 1 15% * David & Frere Limitee "B" & May 210 Jan 35 c Mines Dec Nov 20c 100 75 4 Oct 5% 13 common Consol Textile Mills Ltd 5% Cub Aircraft Corp Lea 39 13% Preferred ''h— paper Jan 2% Aug • , Div Standard Sec cl A Consolidated 12c 300 1,000" Feb 29 — common Mar Mar Feb 30 10% July 24% Dec 14 25 Claude Neon General Advert Ltd Preferred ■ , :,KM Knitting Co Ltd Nov 25c 25c Oil Stocks—* 29 Canadian!Western Lumber Co. —2 Canadian Westinghouse Company Ltd_* Celtic '1.80 J 10%c 10% c West Malartic Mines-- 9% 25 • — : 63c Vinriy Malartic :___* Silk Products Class A Canadian Vickers Ltd common— ' 44c 11,000 , 46%c 46%c ✓ Dec Nov 61 • 14c 3.15 70c _■£. Ltd 7 113 pfd—■-* cum Nov 6%c May ,7c Oci 6%C Mines 98 Omnitrans Canadian P & P Inv 5% 13c 2.85 : 44c Ltd. May ' 77 Cons 1944 2% May 67 May 250 18% 43 15 23 14c 3.15 46 %c Standard Gold Mines Ltd. 109 109.90 • common-. 1 High Feb 22 18% ___* pfd 50c 500 6,000 1 113 575 13 * 8c 14c —1 — Mines Ltd 16 22% 90% Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd————1 8c 1 22% 6'/8 — —— Ltd 6 22% Sullivan Preferred 50c Mines Mines 16 -• 67,300 / Lou • 65c 13c . 14c Range Since January High 57c ! 13 Nov 13% Mar Dec 90c British Columbia Packers Ltd CI "B"-* Brown Shares Low 60c High 9% Aug 10 80c • Quebec Manganese • Quebec Yellowknife OoM Mines Ltd—1 Rochette Gold Mines Co Ltd ——1 Siscoe Brewers & Sales for Week of Prices Par ■ Friday ■i&f''I?$V f' Range Sale Price STOCKS— Canadian Funds :: Week's Friday Montreal Curb Market common. 11% May 13% .20 16% 13% 16% 16 % 145 16 Sep 61 61 10 55 May 26 Jan 67% Feb > > " Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL: & FINANCIAL CANADIAN . , Friday , W*®k'« /V-IiUt ' -. . STOCKS— ;//. Par Canadian Locomotive Canadian Malartic Canadian Oil Cu® 92c common preferred ENDING (2695) MARKETS DECEMBER 26 Fridsf 37% 60 Vic May. 2 50 - * 13. 20: 1.25 t Nov Feb 106 Sales Range for Week of Prices Shares tow Par Jan 18% ; Sep 98% NOV Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— High - Halcrow Swayze Hard Rock Harding ,._1 Gold Mines. Range Since January High Low 3C l 35C Carpets y. Feb N 40 3,000 3c Dec 31c 40c 4,700 30c Dec 11 25 10% Pacific Cariboo Gold Railway— 25 14 % 14 2.50 3,200: 2.60 I,300 ' Castle-Trethewey 1.25 Jentral Patricia Gom Mines., 1.25 1.25 1.36 1.45 14,800 13c July 50c 45c Nov 45c 1,300 30c May 7c 79%c Circle Bar Class A 21,500 Dec 33c 2.58 Jan 3.05 6,950 4.30 Jan 25c 25c 1,000 * 61c 1.15 1.15 Jan 500 * 93/4 9% 15 19 19 20 4%c 6,000 3.00 — com ——- utralam Coastal 1 Knitting Malartic 1 Oils fnckshutt Plow 4%c 19c 1 11% - Collingwood Terminal preferred—'— uUWllKtL I - „ j •: Beattie Class Mines navies 1.01 Oct 65c Jan T 93% -.91% '93%:^-"" 1.10 • Steei Dominion 8,500 18c 2,500 50 6%c 12c 15c 1,600 240 17 920 4.95 5.30 31,535 6c 6c 500 39c 45c 17,000 29c 4,500 45 46 605 3c 3%c 3,000 11 11 25 26 Ingersoll Machine "A" Inglis (John) & Co Apr Jan Gold 1 IntT. Metal 1.90 Nov %c Dec 6Uc 53Ac Jan 63/i Dec 8% Mar Dec 25% Nov 5c Dec 24c Feb ' - 45 65 8 Dec 10% Apr 200 8 Apr 11 40 26 Mar 33% Aug 30 101 Nov 29 43c 31% Dec l043/4 Jan 373A Jan ' 4,545 5,455 12% Sep 16% Feb ; 47c 58 %C ■* 14% 13% 1 55c Apr Jacknife Gold • 6c - Mines 30c Oct 27c jur. Joburke 31 Dec. Mar 2.44 - 26c Joliet Mines Ltd Quebec Kayrand Mines Mining Jan 13,200 14c 15c 7%c 7%c I,500 5c Nov 38c 49c 5,500 33c 60o Jun 39c 43 %c 17,000 33c July May 95o Jan 6%c Aug 24o Jan 1 43 %c 8c 0 7c 8c 25 19 19 15 13% May 193/4 ftov 335 26 % Labatt (John) Labrador Mining Dec 33% Jan Oct 9% Oct 4% Feb Lake Fortune Lake Shore Lake Wasa 45c 45c 45c 40c 44c 15 14% 15 1 23c 21c 23c 42,050 1.60 1.74 II,300 17 %c 19c 2,000 24 % 55 6.75 6.10 6.75 1,650 Feb 3 21,000 Laguerre Gold Mines 6% 15 34c 24 88 26% 30c 19c 25% 26% 34c~ 1.74 25 27 26% Feb Kelwren 27 7% 7% 25 3% 444 Keno Jan 17% 17 18 1,344 26 25'/0 26 750 21 1 Aug «8c Feb May 21% Dec 41c Dec 1.40 Jan 25 Vt 29% * 14 Apr Kenville Gold 1 Kirkland Golden Sep Kirkland Lake Jan Kirkland Townsite 12% May 19 Nov 20 27% 21 185 26% 25 13 % 25 11 94c May 75c 95c 50,400 64c 20 %c May 17c 21c 24,000 16 %c Dec 53c 64c 10,300 53c Dufault 9c 37,510 7%c Dec 21 Dec 26% May La Luz 25% Nov 30 Lamaque July 15 Gate _— & Exploration. Jan Dec Gold 1.58 • 1 Mining- 13 60c 4c 60c 16,750 Jan Nov 1 Candy 10c 1 Mines 63/4C 3 10c 16,500 50c Jan 7c 10,500 17c Lebel Oro Mines 1 * Oil Jan 9c 5VaC 95 4c 4c 6,500 16% Aug 2%c May 75c 75c 1,625 39c 1.22 1.23 12c 4c 75c 12c 31 125 39 10 19% 19% 250 40 Groceterias class Class B London Dec 60c Aug 1.36 A 46c 96c 193,950 28c May 2.60 24c 19c Dec Hosiery common 20 60 1,900 750 17% 200 47 Lunward Lynx 4.40 166 5%c 8 9% 935 8 9 1,100 4,500 3% 15 • 21 , , * 16% * Goldfields 3.90 16 46 —— 5c 1 253/4 . Jan Macfie Red Lake * MacDonald Mines .4.70 Get Aug 19% 67 Feb Mines 7,850 30 31 135 28% 60 Jan 11c Feb 9% Dec Aug Aug 15 Jan 25 Dec 38c ^.Feh 19% 1,600 12c 2.25 7,320 2.05 Lake .Gold Mines ,— Mines Oil • 108 Dec Gold 20c 1,500 16c May 39c Jan 8c 14,500 7c Dec 28c Jan 3.10 1,900 -1 15c 1 ,• ~1 111% Sep 2,460 1.75 1.95 17,075 12c 14c 3,500 1 1.50 1.40 1.50 600 10 10 16% • 7% 7 7% 800 3.20 2.95 3.20 4,300 2.10 • 15c Apr 14% Aug r July 1 30c . 2c Dec 21c Dec 5,800 1.15 Jan 7%c 6,000 5Vic Dec 18c Apr 17% 1,295 14 Vi May 213/4 Feb 20 27% 27% 75 27 Nov 32 Feb 41 —-— 26C 6 Vic 20 18% class McColl-Frontenac Aug Feb Grain Preferred Mclntyre • A 9 9 100 .9 Oct 11 Jan new com 290 * 11% 11% 115/fl 11% Dec 13 99 99 5 98 Dec 104 58 573/4 58 205 54 Jan 1 McKenzie Red Lake 7.15 Mar 23c Sep 65c 60c 65c 3,100 26c 35c 9,600 47 %C May 25c Dec 94c 30c 62c Feb 17c 17c 17c 500 H3/4C May 20c Feb — * 17% 18 155 Oil • 73/4C 8%c 22,000 Mills Gold Brick • Mining Corp * 4 Vic Dec 1 23c Jan Montreal Locomotive * 13c 50c Moore Corp common * Aug 6,709 28,550 8c 80 8C 2,500 7c 20c 25c 10,300 17c May 3c Dec 1.85 Dec 71c 11 175 19 1,685 433/4 44 835 95 Jan Aug 74c Jan Mav 20c 11c Nov 5%C Apr 1.75 Oct 19 Mid-Continent Porcupine 8%c 2% __ 2% 700 ^7.35 36c 7.65 1,800 34c 36c 2,800 15% 15% 100 713/4 723/4 70 7.35 Dec 34c Dec 15.. Oct 14 %c 3% Feb Apr Jun Jan 10.50 Jan 72c Feb 22% Feb Jan 3.30 46c 16 Aug 1.98 Mar 4% preferred Long Lac Mylamaque Mines Sep 713/4 National -National July 113 Jan Oct 12 Drug May 25% Oct 77 Nov 27% Aug 26 26 300 1 12c 12c 3,000 12c Dec 25c 17c 23c 11,500 15c May 37c Jan 113/4 113/4 50 14 Apr 1 23c Sep Jan 65 25 Mosher 18% Jun 5 Lake Moneta 103/4 Nov Nov 1 Red Milton 20 68 3/4 McWatters Gold McMarmac Feb 3,500 23c 8 100 ——— Porcupine Mines Aug 4c Nov 17% 32c 103 July 5%c Feb 25c 22c 3c 56c >2.60 17% July 103 . 7 Vic July Sep Jan 16c — Feb Sep 1 16c 5,000 10 * common 11c 1.91 Jan 2.23 Feb 73/4 Nov 1.50 May 31c 4.85 39c 4.00 Nov 7,200 27c Feb Sep 8,600 5,500 500 Dec Aug 9 % Sep 5% Nov 4.20 Mar 1.30 May 3,000 1,500 4%c 1.70 11c 1.97 15c 42c 57c 2.10 ■ 3.60 Dec 2%C 13c 4%c 2.80 2c 70c 14c 4c 6 Dec 1.85 17c 25c Mining -J Nov Mercury 5.40 May 10c 8c • 5 1.27 2.80 May 23c Dec 1.17 56,200 97,950 75 1 96c 13c 14%c -1 200 14,100 .1 —— Preferred w., 111% May Apr 21,350 '...?;;" Jan May 109% 6.00 i i*;; 31 Vi 7c . 12c 59c 1 — Mines * Massey-Harris 10 110 • 33% Jan Jun 5% 1.95 16%C 1.17 I_1 Mines Marcus 10 16% • Jun 263% 1 Martin-McNeely 108 5.85 70c ■ Feb 265 11 %C 13 %c 6.00 •*:♦ Feb 23 * Gold & Eastern Nov. 108 13 %c 2.40 2.92 • Malartic Gold Fields Manitoba Dec : 19 16% Porcupine. 5 HO'/a 110% 100 ——~ 2 150 2,474 18% 100 Dec 1.45 1 Gold Magnet Consolidated Dec 9 9 15 22 15c Jail 1.32 Mar 1.30 -1 ----- MacMillan Export class A Class B ,, McCabe * 1.45 34c 20c 8c 1 ^ MacLeod-Cocksnutt Madsen Red 2 May 6% May 21 2.13 2.20 700 Nov Dec 5% 1.45 1 Yellowknife Macassa 5.50 Feb May Mines Sep Sep Dec Gold 60c Oct 1.96 July 14% 13c • Mines 3% Dec 1.45 Jun Sep 1.53 I 100 1.16 10c 46c Aug 9,000 46% • 1,500 1,000 Feb 75c Dec 24,500 60c 28 • ,, Louvicourt Feb 17% i , Jan 13,600 '4.10,; ~ 58c 4%c Sep 21 Oct 61c iC- 10 21 19 73c 5c L:—._—" 20'% Feb 37% July -'21c 46% 1 21% Feb : • 39 1 1 Jan Jan 1 Gold Dec May 17% * Leitch Gold Mines, Ltd 9c 4c 16% Lobiaw 4.75 Jan 4.50 7.75 1.47 11% 1.25 Sep 1.53 — Dec Feb • 17% 50c 2.80 Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd ' Nov 5.70 Feb 94c Jan 16 3/4 200 Lingman Lake Gold Mines J 15c Dec 200 Dec 8% May Jan Apr 13 3.00 July 1,210 Feb 6.55 39c 12,000 7.50 Aug 500 12 %c 2.45 Oct 26% Mar 1,705 Jan 1.50 May 2.70 May 32c 6.55 Secord Lexindin Apr July 3.40 May 133/a Nov 64c 23 Jan 2.30 Nov 4%C 5c Dec 10c Jan 13 22c 73c Jan 1.33 61o 7,000 19% Nov 46o 86c 42,300 21 Dec 17% May Oct 39c 9% 5lc 14c May 30 %c 21 Aug 12 % Mar 5c 8c 3.50 25c 35c 30c 2.90 5,300 4,330 9,000 7c 3.25 60c. Dec 1,200 25c 3,700 Dec 40.C 50c preferred 5 11% Oct 15 Nov Jan Sep Grocers 0 16 16 16 65 19% Jan -25c com 25 c 25c 25c 1,500 17%cMay 40c Jun 1.82 May 4c Julv 12Vic Jan ' Gordon Mackav class A— — * Class A preferred National * — 19 ' « — 10% __ Gypsum, Lime 75c & Alabastine 19% Nov Negus Mines 1 2.15 2.05 2.15 Dec 47% 3,500 New 1 6c 6c 6c 4,000 New — For footnotes see page 42. 11% 11% 55 75c 75c 4,000 9 15% 15% r- 13 % May 43 Calumet 10 Nov 11% Dec New Marlon 70c Dec 1.00 Nov Newnorth May 16% Jan New Jun * Guayana Petroleum 150 13 Bidlamaque Mines Gold Gold Norzone — 1 2.55 Mar 80c 1.00 8.7C 1 74c Oct 1.45 Jan * 34c 30c 35c V/") 29c Dec 65c Feb 1 3%c 3 Vic 4c 2,000 1 30c 22c 30c 81,400 98c : Mar 30c 5%C 8c 25c - 2.85 Gold Leduc-West Jan 28 %c Sep 57c Jan 31 55o 4%c * Mines "U" Oct' 40C 1 Mines Larder Feb 120 Nov 5C Mines Lapaska Mines Jun 55c May Feb i.62 90c - Laura 1.80 24 July 21c 300' Nov May 13% 5,600 14c Nov 18 Hill Lake 21 Gold Sep 1.70 - 3% ;>.2o — 7,500 1 1,080 npnerel Steel Wares common.. Goodfish Jan 15c 15c 1 — 20% Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines., Gillies Lake "vL Mines 90c Dec Feb Feb 20 20% - Goldvue July 6c 7%c 1 Kerr-Addison 3.75-3.90 Goldora 35c 1,000 1 Jcllicoe Mines Jan Dec 6c 1 Aug 8c Oct 22,400 6c Feb 2% A 33% 14% Petroleum 9c 26 29 1013/4 l013/4 International 28,200 4.40 i < » Jan International Uranium 695 Corp Gold 15% Mar 8% Jan 20 Palconbrldge Nickel Gold. 25 1 15% July 9% 32% 72c English Electric class A Mines Jan 13% 32 3A 50c JL" — 30 25 Apr 12% Jan 8 * 19% v 65c 1 — Sep 9% 100 *"±C -AO •— 133/4 30 common——• 32,800 51c -25 Gatineau Power common 5% preferred 5 % % preferred ; Dec July 1,736 Co 57c 57c 9 Exploration ; Jan 3c 8,784 Nickel Kelvinator 1.68 — Deo 14% Mar 1 50 - . Oct 8'%c A Feb 46 13c Jan 6 class'A 85c 1 class Nov 47o 40 0 Preferred 75c .™1 Fleury.-Bissell preferred 65c Aug 28 Vic Dec 15% 39c Ford ol Canaaa Francoeur Gold Dec $ep V'' '• 26% Jun 174% Lake Dec 62c , A 5.30 150 26 34,900 Indian Nov May ... Mfg & Aircraft i. Feb 14% 5%c Aug 5 26 % Fibre Products com—1Preferred 23% 133/4 15 30c Kirkland 24 %c ; Dec July 13% Nov Dec 10 5c 34c Mav 23.50 Players Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Oct 6c 28 %c 700 36c Oil Famous 5.30 18c 9.50 May 2.75 jan 200 60c • Jan 19 Feb Feb 1.40 Jan Nov 113/4 63/4 30c 25 Gold Mines. 7c 19 25% 700 1 a 2.75 11% 63A 6,700 0 Trust 1.45 15c Aug 11% 25% 14,200 * Invest 500 £1 85c common Mine* :; ■ 25 preferred 46c Eldona Gold Mines. Goldhawk- 6%C Preferred 40c Mines Arrow 6%c 47o 60c — Golden Feb 45c * ttaay Paper class Elder Mines Eagle Mar 11 A— 38c Theatres Goldcrest 10 1.46 — Gold class 97% May. 6%c 1 Sullivan MinesEastern Steel Lake Ltd 85c Oil God's 89c 3c - —— #Nov 13 39% May 500 1 Malartic Goldale * 1.20 Oct 69e 7,700 -—* Globe 46c 46 Imperial Bank 10 Imperial Oil -* Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 Jan Oct 8c • Froblsher Hunts Jason 23c 26% 25 East Fleet 500 43 %C Bay Mining & Smelting. Hugh Malartic Jun Dec 3% 1.59 Duquesae Mining Co— Duvay Gold Mines Federal .., 1.58 Gold Mines Ltd Eureka 55c *r— 29c 38c Donalda Mines B Sol ,. 6%c —• B Feb 55C ' Jan 21 ,,10% Dec 8c — Economic 100 10c — Eastern • 1.59 • Woollens Lcduc 4,000 15%c 2 class 5 — 46c common Dominion Tar & Chemical pfd VTC iao«. 14c" 70c 26% -1 coai 97o -l—At .1 Stores East Yellowknife -1 Mines <» Dec 20 %c Dec International 23c -—10 uuimniun Crest 20 375 1 Dominion Scottish Invest East Feb 1.56 Dec 1 Dominion Coal preferred Dominion Foundry & Steel Dominion Magnesium —■ 86c 7,000 Feb '/-'AAV.-.-/-" Dec cOc 78% May -:-X3frV: ,147 16,500: 82c 17c Ltd 1,000 24C — Apr 21 %c May 5.20 Mines Oil .1 T.nlr* Amphl .152 ^cXrxivisI:. 70c * Dominion Bank Cast 4 • 11 %c * 1 Distillers Seagrams Diversified Mining Dulama 10%" 3% 150 ... 40 i eiiowjtune Dominion May 11 %c 860 42 Dickenson Red Lake Mines 37c 78,500' 42 Detta Red Lake Dome ';i.7c 800 — ^ M>«wvw»bijr 14c ."80c : Home Gold Hosco Gold Mines 35c Dec 16% 100 A ———• Howey Gold 9 Dec 25 80c — 93c 21c 93c 7c 19 Feb 51c July 5c 30,900 1 Kollinger Consolidated Jun 3.45 Dec 8 50 1 ueinite Mines Denison Nickel Mines Red 24c 400 * class 50c 21,000 .dSTf- Petroleum Leather Feb 2.10 May 17 10% D'Aragon Mines Davis 13c 42c 17c —* uoia 89c 1 Hindq & Dauch Homer 1.08 LOU — Patricia Cub Aircraft i>ec —1 14 %c Feb 42c * rowshore Dec 1.02 h—— Crow's Nest Coal 6c Apr 4c " Pershing Mines Aug 2,000 I80 9%cMay * 5 — 75c 6c 15c Mascot : Dec ' • B 90c 6c 90c Highland-Bell A,-—,Highrldge Mining Highwood Sarcee Nov 25 7c —-———2 Consumers Gaa Conwest Exploration Croinor 2.20 10% 20 17 *A* class Jan Pec 9%Nov 340 9 .,• Press 75c 19 42c — Consolidated Homestead Oil Consolidated Mining & Smelting Consol Aug 1.05 —* - Bakeries 85c 2,000 7,800 —1 Heva Gold Mines Hudson 11: 5%c v ,21c II,350 11% 7c - coniaurum Mineb •Consolidated Consolidated --1 5c 2.58 Dec k 1,000 2.40 9 eilO VkMlUt. Commonwealth Pete 19c 2.20 2.37 * _ 28c. 4c * ———- Cochenour Willans Gold™ 3.000 8c Jan 8%C .... 12c 7 Vic Headway Red Lake. Hedley 25c 45c — Apr V. • 11 %c Mines. Hasaga Gold Jan 28c ;— ----- : 12c Gold 1.45 Mar Oct 8%c .. Chlmo Gold Mines Chromium 2.20 Gold Harricana 3.05 Nov 1.23 4,000 Central Porcupine Chemical Research Cheskirk Mines. cnesterville Mineb Feb 2.00 May 1.10 May 400 1.45 15% Jan 12 ■ • ;U% May Jan 65c 93/4 May ' Harker 14%: 1 High i0o / Canadian 3ft • mm! . 14% 100% 100% LISTED WEEK : ,;X Range sine® Janaary i - 92c 14 100 FOR C'M'i High 27% 84c * . 5%: Shares 27 ; 'X l®r Weofc Low ---* ——— 8alr« Range of Prices Sale Price "..■••• RANGE - CHRONICLE 3 Vic Dec 15c Dec 9 Vic Jan 70c Sep * 40 THE (2696) COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE Friday Range Low Nib „1 — Yellowknife Range Since January 1 7c 49'A . .1 Malartlc Mines 7%c 3,500 1.40 1.40 212 21c 46% 20 Vie 49 % 1.25 6c 42 " 3,734 1.70 10O • V-l. Norseman Mines, £. • Northern Can Staaacona Standard Chemical 83c Jan > — Mines_, 10c 2.05 1.32 May 7,455 10c 7c . • . 9c 4,000.' 8c 10,500 50c 50C 200 8c 50C __ Mines Standard . * 7fe 50c 1 Jan 44c Paving North: Incs North Star Oil 31c 33c .4'Ac 4Vic 4'Ac 4% 4 Vi 2.25 2.15 —1 Gold..— ——1 (1940) Mines Ific. May, Dec 85c Feo • —* common —. GoldMlnes—— O'Brien . •71c Ogama-Rockland Okalta Oils -* , _ . O'Lery Malartic Omega Gold —t,.———— , i 70c 1.07 :39C 24d. 450 4%; Jail 48c AD? 4c l;50O 1,500 2.30 151900 73c Dec 10c 1,10 .35^400. 14c Jun 6 Feb 2.90 46c " Jun . 1.80 May 1.77 ^ " 14c " 5c May 5 Vic 7c 3,900 12c 10c 12c 22,500 122 Vi 122% 131 Vi 131 Vi 10% C'i ^ V f• Dec Jan 19c • Lake Red Oriac ;v tvOsisko Osulake 116% Jun 125 Oct 131 y2 Dec 131% 840 ! ST«ei Cui 01 Mining. Rock Iron ■ SiUJimn Coiib (Eastern) Paciiic Taku Ltd Feb Toburn 168,750 71c Dec 2.26 18,800 45c May 1.05 Nov 60c 70c A 70c 7c 12,500 8c 5c 5c 7c 8,500 89c 92c 11,700 5%cMay 15c 5c Dec 65c 84c Jan 32 32% 85 1,21 1.55 1.55 5,600 1.18 May 5 Vic * 1,500 8c -7 8c 10c 4,500 _1 3Vic 3Vic 2,000 44c 48c 4,258 12 Vic 18c 36,000 75c 75c 1,800 75c Dec ll%c 12'Ac 15,500 7c July Gold——-i... Piccadilly Porcupine 75 c Crow Gold Mines. 2.45 2.35 2.45 2,655 3.30 3.30 3.40 2,500 l?c __________ 15c _. Gold 1 River 5,500 55c 53c 55c 13,000 40 85c 1 Corp • Metals 1 Preston East 1 Dome Proprietary Mines Mica Quebec 16c 1 Pressed Purdy 12c * Gold ^Voting trust certificates Power Jun — 14'A — - 2.10 Nov 14% Nov 1.98 2.15 3,675 1.32 May 2.50 Nov 1 500 2,000 70c 63c 70c 4,200 9% 9% 9% 600 7%c 8%c 12% Feb 6 Vic Dec 60c 64c 12% 8 July May Dec July Apr 10 Vi May 47c 34,150 20c Aug 25 355 . 1 17 16'/3 17% 170 9c 8c 9c 6,000 -2lc __ _ ,519c 21c 7,400 14% 14% 15 'A 43% V-- "S'' Industries • common... • St Lawrence Corp common. Class A preferred 50 16% — 6% 22 % 16c 1.03 May Aug St Lawrence Paper preferred Antonio Gold Mines Ltd_. _. Sand River Sannorm Gold Senator 1 Mines Scythes & Co 1 common Rouyn 25 14'/i Jan 21 Dec 45c 11% Apr 15 — 16c <4 16% 385 9'A Jan 19 __ Creek 44% 155 50% Gold— Gold 50c Mines 11c 15c 17c 60 3,000 " 32'A May 8,000 117 15c Breweries Voting trust Mines V? Ltd com Preferred __ Snverwood . -__1 _ Mines Dairies Class B __ .. 1 class A 49 c • -- Class B • Dec 25 Vi Jan 47% Dec 50 Sep 2.81 12% 31c . 1.00 Oct 3.20 18,157 2.06 Jan Siscoe Malartic 170 50 7.20 100 50c 70c 44,900 15 15 37 37 20 45 %C 49 %c 39,060 12'A 76 11%. 11% 106 27 22 100 Mines -1 100 101 % 43c Gold Sladen 15 14 % 27 .. Preferred Oct May 1,300 22 ♦ _ 15c 43c 48'c 39c 39c 40c 12% 12 7.20 lb,, j 1.65 5.35 Jan Feb 16% 1.99 2.05 600 65c 1,000 6,000. 26 26 17% Oct V". 7- 83 A' Jan Aug 1,76 Jun , Jan 22%cMar * ' . 2.65: Feb -iw '/"'i- 3.50 17c 14c ,.- 13 %c _„_i 68 %c 15c 19% 70C Mar 2.8b' Jan Dec 31c Apr 2.75 Jan Dec 1.00 Feb 26 Feb 28 'A Sep 3.20 May 35c 155 68 %c 27c 60c 15,000 17%: : C1.87 Dec 16,500 40 %C. May. ;;,1,70 May7; V. 4,390 44 c ; 15 3.40 3.50 42% Trusts Finance 2,392 100 172 50 __ __1 i 172 4.50 Nov .May 13c Dec 65c .'62c Dec 17% 25 10% class .A rransconwueiital United Corp United 10% 120 Dec 105% 105-% 1,000 Oct 65c : Feb -. 21. Mar 1.40 Feb 49 60C 500 9% 9% United B 18% 18 % 200 47% 48 40 , 18% preferred __50 25 Oil • Upper Canada Mines 6% Vicour Mines Ltd Wekusko 10c : 4.50 4.60 2,161 26 26% 3,235 11% 11% 25 Grocers 20c 9c 36 36 Mines 1 Wingait Gold 27 > 9c 13c i 13c 6 Dec 10 Feb 2.00 May 2.85 Nov 12 Feb Dec Dec 22c Mar Dec 18c Jan Dec 25'A Jan 4.95 Feb 21% May 28'A Oct 11% Dec Jun Dec 50c Mar 7'Ac Dec 23c Jun 35 Ort 26% 5,000 7'Ac 7'Ac 8c 39% Mar 23 97 97 5 5 Girl 2.76 1 Mines 19c .24 75 2.80 4,550 19c 1,000 8c 3,500 16% 265 19c • York Knitting common 24 2.72 . * 7c * 16% 31 108 7c 10,190 100 Sep Dec 101 9,000 20% : Yankee Nov 17c 5 22% Combing Wright-Hargreaves' Ymir 17 Feb 7 235 101 • common Preferred Yellorex 27% lOli ___1 Winnipeg Electric Feb 10 % 4.20 May 50 * Feb Nov 5c 4,bo0 100 1.10 21 ' Preferred Wtltsey-Coghlan ' 50 10c 8,300 7%c 0 A 18c * class r Apr 23 ! 18c Dec Dec 7.00 - 5 l Mines 1 2,000 26% Feb 49 26% July 5% May 2.000 5c 23 0 (Geo)'com Weston 11c 5c 23 ♦ W) & Consol Malartic Western (G com Feb 30c 8% May 17% May 849 4.55 116'A 42% 1,520 * 105% Dec ' 675 2.30 7.05 1 (Hiram) Waterous 6% 2.25 7.00 25 Amulet Walker 6% 2.25 7.05 __1 Gold Feb 2,100 1 Virginia Dare preferred Oct 12 % 53c 35 12c • Lid Ventures. 15 11c 12c 1 2,285 15 * Steel inited 9% class B preferred , 175 60c •180 Oct 10'Ac May , 46 • Jan 9% 3 10%c 10%c 10 %C • - 170 " » Resources Fuel class. A Class Toronto Stock Dec Mar Jan 20c Aug Apr 7c . . Dec 21c 13% Jan 23 Dec 96 Oct 101 July 19 Oct 25% Jan 2.70 May 3.50 Nov 17c Dec 7c Dec 13 % Oct 30c Jun 19c Mar 17 Nov Nov Dec 10% Feb 50c Dec 1.05 Apr 19% Feb 37 24 %c Dec Co 11'A May 6Vi Jan 100 40 Sep 5 Jun Dec Oct Canadian Coast Westinghouse Copper _ .. Consolidated Jan 106% Mar 68c Apr •68c Nov 65 109% 170 16 55 18% Dec 75 21 Jan 23 3%s Oil Bridge Paper com.. international &, Pend Oreille Southmount Pr>'it>T'pct _ Invest Pet-oim Temiskaming Mining 20% Sep . Dec 23% May 25% Feb 1.00^ 4 Dec 37% Aug 50 Mar 200 Dec 2.40 Jan 19% 2,037 14% May 21% Nov 54c 8,950 32c Jan 72c Jun 32 200 30% Nov 37 Feb 3.30 - 75 11% Dec 11% 22% 475 3.10 3.30 6,920 1.00 14% May 1.90 Jan 12% Dec 27 Nov 3.30 Dec _ 21 10 21 60 60 61% 1,057 41 23% 22% 24 1,450 2.34 2.34 2.35 700 38c 38c 38c 12 23c Jan 42c Oct' 3ic 30c 30c Ron 22c Dec 45c Jun 8c 7'Ac 8c 4,000 6'Ac May 12c Jan __ Paper _ 21 • * - Paper common. Ontario Nov Nov.— 2% Aug 11% • Humberstone Shoe 112% 1,525 22% _ _ ♦ 67% May 48c 54c # _ new May 7'/a 31'A 19'A Oil 98% 19 __ _ Textile Donnacona 1.00 May 185 42 _ * Dalhousie Dominion * High Jan 18% 22% — Paper Jan 29 19% V4 Minnesota 32% 3 109 ♦ common Lumber 43 2,100 18% 109% * S^jgar 265 6% 19% 100 Western LOW 93 6 Industries Canadian Range Since January l High 90 Nov 13% July 12 Low Pulp & Paper com Dominion & Canadian Shares common ^referred Canada for Week of Prtees Per British Columbia Brown Range Sale Price , Dominion 59% Sales Last Foothills Sep Week's Friday Nov 12% Exchange-Curb Section Canadian Funds Nov 19% May v, Nov 15% 24 y2 220 Jan 137/s May • 3,000 ,19% Apr 85c Apr 50 8,920 14% May 25 ■ 17c 14 %c Bulolo Gold 60 11% * ..... Simpson's Ltd class A Oct 21% 47% 15 70c 5 _ 30c 21 7.20 __ Silver 'Miller • ... Aug 25 14% 1 Ltd__ 20c 40 14% ctfs Silanco M & S Co Silknit • common Nov 22,700 1.02 Apr 10c 2,300 * Mortgage Oct 5.10 14 1.01 3.20 (Quebec) Dec 140 68c ' Sicks' Sigma Apr 3.25 May 6c Aug 60 %c 47% 2.00 l_» Oct 10c 21 — onerrltt-Goraon 1.90 1.99 _____„___1 Nov 3.400 V-; l!o0 74% ■ . 1,000 15c 1 Towagmac Exploration Sep 14 67c * * Preferred Sheep J 20c • Mines Julv ft Jan 42 t .V- __1 j General Jun 825 132 Feb ;v* 8 v Dec Jun 8c ■ 4.25 23 • Dec Jan 38c 3.95 Feb Jan Apr 17Vic Dec 127% 4.25 ... Ltd Shawinlgan Water & Power V 100 __1 Feb 8 65c MawkXi 10,000 "20C • STOCKS— San ■' - Oct Nov 97/a Apr % ' :* 9% 70 2.18 ;_4_1 Wool Feb ,75 / 2.03 Sep Feb 5c __J 10 Nov 100 Chibougamau Jan 80c 2.000 24% 1.20 Aug 21% 47c 8 Vi 24% Jan 16c 12c 13 Vic * 1.20 Nov 8V2 ^ Sep Jan Jan _* 32c 15% 7c com Mines l_i Gold4.______^ Toronto Nov 20c 4 1.48 85 c , . Oct 19 , ♦ . t West 15 7 Vic Dec 20c 36c Feb 17c 19c Oils Co 1.60 1,000 .1 Royal Bank Royalite Oil 1.67 May 7,000 21,000 12'Ac 12'Ac (19361 Little . 44% Jan '• 60c Mines. Toronto Waite Jun * -* Dec 9% May A, Russell 60c May 11 200 Rupununi 27c 49 2,625 Roybar Jun 355 14 Roxana 45c 5% ] High T ' Thompson-Lundmark Gold Minqs Villbona 12% 7c Gold Feb 4.40 May 14% 93 c Rochette 3.30 3.25 May 12c Dec 12% 13 Robinson, 2.18 Feb 12% 15 8c Dec Feb Jan 15 1 2.25 1.31 17c 71c 15 73c Jan 2,200 6',8C Gold Nov 29c 75c "93c Gold 59c 75c 93c Gold July 7'Ac Aug May 13% Regcourt Feb Jan 75c 1 Reno 12c 33% " Richmac 20b 23 Vic Jan " 4 Union Gas Co__. 3,300 1 class 42c ' 1,195 I Milk Jan % Queenstoa Gold Mines Quinte 10c 10 %c J 2.2Q- Nov 85c 40 7c * Minine ♦ Feb July 80c 39% ..._1 Mines Manitou Quemont 3'Ac Dec 48c Perron Rouyn 5'Ac Dec 7'Ac Dec 17 Vic Paymaster Cons Mines. '"'Pen-Rey Gblri Mines___ Powell 33& 27% July 1.45 _» ,.r,v. Powell 77 Toronto Iroa Works class A____ LI— Reef 14% 76% Jan 1.33 . porcnpinp ...14%. 76 Va * common.- Mlnes___, Gold 70c Feb • Peninsular 6,500 ., - — Porcupine 80c common Teck-Hughes Dec 72c 1.23 8c Malartic Pioneer Gold 71c 78c Gold 10c 17,000 "ii Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd PicKle 50 __50c River Traders Parbec 9% Tip Top Tailors 23 V.r -*• 35 9% Inlet Feb 500 92c j/;'Pandora Cadillac X\ Paramaque Mines 225 5 " 18Vic 14c £*£ Tubes: 10% 4% Mines Dec 11c Petroleum Page Hershey 19% Sylvamte Gold Mines Thurbois 'Tv; '>;>PacaltA <. Cauaua Sep 10c :vn. ,'d» Pacific # ___■> Bros 9c 10% 10c : 145 Olsen-"1, 10'/a ioy8 —1 Mines 6% Dec —_1 . Mines____—i— Lake 15 ' » , 6% Jan 25 %c July 25 ,. 1 ' - - Orenada Gold May ■ 50 ^Grange: Crush1 May 7 __<■ class A___, t.}V'.C./v/.--'-'.f Sturgeon River Gold' Apr 2ic Dec 7c 6%c 100 preferred..— 50c 310 Low • V:,;_ 4-. Steeloy Nov -2.35 July' 40c {; Jftn 3,000 14c 1 Loan Steel 3,713 7% • Tamblyn Ontario Ontario May 70c 7 Jan 3% " 5,800 —Ii Omnitrans Exploration 66c . 1 Radio Starratt Surf •"! -- 91c common—^ ••/i Jun Sleep ' com Preferred Stedman Northland 2,800 (1944) Class A : t 1.43 Jan Feb Range Since January High . . Dec Shares •r:y-i. Jan Jan 54 for Week 1.38 1.43 2,10 Aug Sales Range Low 8pringer Sturgeon Standard Norpick Gold Mines Week't Of Prices v Par Dec 17c Jun May >:'• Last Sa)e Price ~ 1.45 . o 60c Dec 20 'Ac Dec 25,500 23c ' 1.60 40c STOCKS— High Low High 1,500 7c Mining Normetal 26 . 48c 48c -—5 A Noraada Mines Norbenite 48c —-—7-—•—r~i Mines Nipissing MARKETS DECEMBER -Friday Shares Par Merger Rouyn ENDING Monday, December 29* 1947 for Week of Prices ' New LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE Sales Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— FOR FINANCIAL __ —____ * Dec 24% Feb May 15% May 63% Nov 1.75 Sep 24% Oct 3.40 Jan „iX i V '-V :-y t Volume 166 Number 4659 COMMERCIAL THE & FINANCIAL amounts in millions—rounded and will not /I''/'/.'; . (2697) ' • - and August, Percent 'Amount tAmount Redeemed Outstdg. is 1947 shown below, together B-1933 Series C-1937 (matured), $255 $247 (matured). 463 588 $8- 96.86% 440 23 95.03 444 tl44 75.51 Series C-1938 666 156 509 D-1939 1,029 215 815 D-1940 1,215 Series D-1941 524 Total Series 7 <' Serles E: Series A-D_ ' v 1946 939,975 fine July 1,012,258 fine 993 886 fine — — / ounces August 1.018,543 fine ounces ounces 1,047,599 fine ounces ounces 1,014,081 fine ounces E-19-14 Series E-1945 Series E-1946 Series E-1947 •v Silver ^ 984 19.01 434 16.98 During tlfe third quarter of 1947 the official prices of silver in $1,823 $2,918 38.45 the London market ranged between 43 3/8d. and 37d. per ounce 0.999 fine for cash and 42 7/d, and 37d. per ounce 0.999 fine for two months' S-n;/ E-1942 E-1943 Series delivery. -7337 1,132 22.96 35.30 . ' * Prices for the two deliveries had remained level up to Sept. 8, 6.654 4,305 4,550 6,349 41.74 12,715 5,418 7,296 42.61 offerings for forward delivery depressed the two months quotation which moved to a discount of 9,918 4,004 5.914 40.37 l/8d. 4,354 1,179 3,176 27.08 3,145 - 2,349 1C.900 ______ 319 2,826 10.14 offerings continuing, months' __ __________ _ _ months) (10 Total Series E_ $49,153 $18,155 $30,997 Series A-E $53,894 $19,978 $38,916 1 but the appearance in the market of on Sept. 9. With demand confined to spot delivery and forward 37.07 tained Series F and and G-1941_ F and G-1942_ Series F and G-1943 Series F and G-1944 Series F and G-1945 Series F and G-1946 Series F and G-1947 1,531 _ 199 1,332 479 2,709 15.03 3,362 11.43 2,893 7.98 124 2.869 Total Series HTctal All '"Includes bonds which tured), Debt and F sales and and G 12 2,143 .56 $20,065 accrued have not $1,998 $18,068 112 167 the tendency $74,071 __ discount. been tCurrent presented for therefore does not agree with Statement. discount of 38Mid. was $22,142 redemption payment. values. A B on September with months' the last day of which matured and totals under interest-bearing debt (ma¬ for both deliveries and afier were fluctuations, but some cash at 43 3/8d. delivery at 427/8d. September the on the 24th. on 23rd and Quotations 43M4d. and 42%d. were minor fluctuations due to local conditions, but prices ranged between 71% cents 61%cents and during "the same * meeting a of the Board member governments to silver and its reprint below the quarterly bullion letter of Samuel Mon¬ tagu & Co., London, written under date of Oct. 1. Gold 1947 unaltered at £247,833. changed at 172s/3d. England's per fine ounce, pr^ce for gold remained un¬ at which figure the above amount International compiled from the data provided Quotations (per by March 1, 1948. 0.999 fine) ounce Two Months' Delivery Average Highest Lowest Average 39%d. 42V2d. September - 37d. 37d. 39.9750d. 42M>d. 37d. 39.9750d. 43%d. August calculated. the passed calling upon supply the Fund with information regarding Highest Lowest July buying of was Cash Delivery, The amount of gold held in the Issue Department of the Bank of of Governors A report is to be uses. Silver t Bank of resolution a and should be in the possession of members We was so period. Public Engiish Gold and Silver Markets / The main¬ continued to be influenced by movements in the New York quotation 29.89 ^Includes Series on in two There $51,928 Ulncludes 9.93 . At was was %d. and decline of 37d. at the end of the month. was a Monetary Fund in September, England 3/4d.;. this fraction firm, and the peak for the period under review was reached was —55 redemptions Series— a During August and September prices showed 24th, and Unclassified at the price 1 4.14 2,155 (10 months) July touching 39% d. there 15.17 3,269 251 2,993 : 2,853 422 3,144 ! 510 3,691 ___ ; was Sept. 24 when the difference narrowed to 13.00 3,188 _ delivery until On F Series 41 %d. 42.7443d. 427/8d. 41 %d. 42.3636d. 38.8369d. 37d. 39%d. 38.8369d. Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal foreign Exchange Rates Reserve Banks Combined Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies dally Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. record for the week just passed: » ; ; ' ■ - . We thousands (In of ■ - RATES CERTIFIED BY DECEMBER FEDERAL 19, RESFRVE BANK 1947 TO DECEMBER 25, TO 1947, TREASURY TARIFF UNDER ACT Dec. 24, : OF 1930 Dec. 17, INCLUSIVE certificates Redemption fund for F. and .Monetary Value In United States Money Argentina, peso— ' Dec. 20 gold Discounts - Dec. 22 Dec. 23 1 9 ,297733s .. Dec. 24 $ .297733s % .297733" ,■ - >"•" Dec. 25 Belgian. 3.212296 - . Brazil, cruzeiro . km / vr- • • $ .297733s U. - .251247s .251247s Bills .251247s , 3.212133 -.054406 | 3,212296 .022807 : .054406 I .054406 .Christmas •: .881562 1.000000 'Total .569800* .569800s .569800/ .020060 .020060 i .208604 England* pound stortftigii-—^ 4:0313138 • Frpnce (Metropolitant francw. , .208604 i 4.031328 4.031406 f .008404 .008403 .008404 .301779 ( Britislii; .;< .301779 .301792 .205733 .205753 .205753 <(■ ' — Netherlands, guilder— 4.031406 - .376621 "Member New Zealand, pound— 1.00C000 1.000000 1.000000 .884583 3.225166 Closed 3.225166 3.225166 .201595 .201595 Portugal, escudo—. .040126 .040088 .040047 .040047 Spain, Peseta l .091324 .091324 .091324 Sweden, krona .278264 .278264 .278264 Christmas .091324 i 'Nominal rate. 129 288 ■! •»' ■< 24,062,952 '• 129.083 102 133.884 3.846.062'" 33.284 2,754,061 32.519 92,171 47,741 47 649 848 45,649,199 , 24.984,449 24 822,907 bank—reserve acct. 25,091,572 17,376.982 17 581.259 16,529.705 328,046 19 1-47.848 2.367,352 items accrued dlvs. 547.062 519.705 481,248 2,138.187 22,792 17.924.518 1,940.178 22,191 '6 €47.199 availability 615.901 469 440 19.273.2C7 deposits 828 913 461,517 acct. 4.007500 .233628 Closed Other V .233628 .233628 4.C07500 > 4.037500 liabilities 40 9^1.734 17,018 capital ' 4.007500 Christmas - .562040s /658300s ,658300' ,532040s ; / — 195.355 185 921 439,828 358.3*5 27.455 275*55 27.423 58,417 accounts 195 047/ 439 823 Total liabilities & cap. accts. Ratio nnte ,658300s 44,973.286 55,789 104,209 47 368 249 47 649,858 45.649.199 48.5% 48.8% 42.7%; 2.523 6,511 7,739 8,346 .278264 , Noncontrolled—— ' ■ 95 ''I'." : Capital Accounts— Capital paid in Surplus (Section 7) Surplus ((Section 13b) ~ .233628 — " liab.. Incl. of serves, Uruguay, peso— ■ 505,795 Total .201595 ■:,* Controlled ■' 101,632 other .884583 3 225000 Africa^ pound. ■ 1.000000 .878958 .201595 Union oi South . 21,830,209 47.368.249 S. Treasurer—gen. Foreign Deferred Norway, krone Switzerland, franc - 95 * 33.242 U. - .276821 .376821 .877083 . 23,721,868 3,193.544 - .376854 753,390 21 657,297 Deposits: Total Official banks— - Federal Reserve notes .205753 355,300 22,184,560 * assets Liabilities— Christmas .008404 i Other Free--> other 7,468.012 1,403,826 .208604 ' Newfoundland, cwllar— | Of 15,145,166 6.889,605 1,481,750 ' securities. banks.— items premises Total ".301792 (208604 Closed notes ' t •. and foreign 11 882,116 21,900,333 securities- Other assets - :Mexl5a R. .020060 541 1 531,750 - U. S. Govt, from Bank ,569800s 340,543 12 1,709,593 Uncollected .886875 236.635 ' ' 6,872.255 — - Bonds 1.000000 • .886875 W. .020060 Denmark»krune—. : Zndt* 4,485 11.786,735 — Notes F 1.000000 .879453 Czechoslovakia. koruna_; 168.415 ! Certificates .022807 .054406 .022773- 3.212296 .022785 Closed 1.000000 .'Colombia, 250,107 282,786 i- S. Govt., securities: Due Free. 243.401 1.441 advances: purchased Acceptances * Official—— 794,130 18,381,305 — - . Canada.dollar^ C82.667 21.468,837 loans Total, loans & 687,317 Ctf. reserves and Industrial , .251247'" vAuytralia, pounds.. $ 17,587,175 21,482,487 — Total - - i Other cash Official.. 20,786,170 . Buying Rate for Cable Transfers In New York Unit Dec. 19 # , R. notes.. Noon Country V; 1946 $ 20,795,170 - ; Dec. 24, 1947 Assets—$ Gold 'r dollars) '' 1947 FOREIGN. EXCHANGE I remained throughout the rest of the month. G: Series ! the difference widened sharply and by Sept. 16, with the respective quotations at 42%d. and 42d., silver for two 36.94 Total a the 89 1,468 — Series give below for 231 7 $4,741 , E-1941 Series to the figures 20.89 Series June 23.42 Series 11 with 1947 A-1935 II . . Amt. Issued Series A-D: v,. '■ • . corresponding months of 1946 for the purpose of comparison: Redeemed ot Issued Series 41 The gold output of the Transvaal for the months'of June, July •"Amount Series :'•■« t'.fl "Bank of New York. serve add to totals) necessarily CHRONICLE On Sept. 15 it was announced by the Treasury that a sale of gold to the value of £20,000,000 had been made to the Federal Re¬ United States Savings Bonds Issued and ! Redeemed Through Oct. 31,1947 (Dollar 't;. i'1V'jf.:; .658300' .562040s .562040s gold certificate re¬ to deposit and F. R. liabilities .Contingent purchased combined liability on for foreign respondents Commitments trial loans — bills cor-* : to — make Indus- 2,455 . 7,687 : >1 42 COMMfiiKClAL THE (2698) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE OVER-THE-COUNTER Quotations for Friday, MARKETS December 26 : ~ Investing Companies Mutual -J Aeronautical Securities 4.90 1% Corp —-10 Shares——.-1 Associated Standard OilstoCks Shares series A—»*—* 2 Affiliated 4.41 Managed 28 26 4.14 3.78 American Business 8% Drug 9% 7.45 15.06 8.05 16.37 ' Fund Inc Axe-Houghton Fund B —1 5 Axe-Houghton 94.97 45.34 46.27 3.80 4.19 shares 3.90 shares Equipment shares— 3.50 Blair General shares Industries 4.22 Boston Fund Inc * Paper shares 4.36 4.68 4.46 8.30 Steel 17.79 19.04 —™* -1 13.72 Preferred 137 100 __ Commonwealth Invest—*-_*—1—1 Fund^™ _w—™*:-X- Shares!- Delaware —»25c - Dividend . shares 10c Balanced /Fund-—-J™.<*-;-!■ - 12.44 10 13.64 14.86 23.41 1 13.16 14.12 *_1 9.39 10.15 National 1.88 29 5.24 Corp-—*-*.*.-*.• Investors Trust———i Capital General * Low General Series « Building shares ' 6.40 17% American 4.23 Amerioan 14% Equitable.--™ 5 Fidelity 8c Casualty_5 <*-10% American of Newark-™—„-2 % 14.75 15.82 American Re-Insurance American Reserve Agriculture 10.40 11.40 Automobile 6.56 7.19 1 — Diversified Industry equipment Camden City 11.63 Connecticut 11.66 Fire- Continental ,.17%~ t 10 Casualty Oils 15.86 17,38 9.17 9.63 Pacific Coast Invest Fund 11.13 12.20 Investing*—————— 7.38 Low Price rshares—6.34 8.00 Public 5.47 5.99 Railroad 5.44 5.96 Firemen's, of Railroad 6.94 7.61 Franklin 8.44 9.25 10.31 11.31 General Reinsurance Corp. Gibraltar Fire. & Marine— Merchandise shares © Mining shares shares Bond Railroad * shares— Steel shades XJtilitv Income 4.49 5.08 4.10 4.55 1.67 — shares Tobacco - .-- 7.88 2.35 4.31 Equipment shares (©Railroad stock shares™. RR - 8.03 5.57 8.55 2.57 4.69 4.88 5.13 * shares (-Petroleum 6.88 7.40 ; Foundation Fund—10c Tobacco Petroleum Putnam 5.52 Republic 4.46 4.94 1.68 23.65 Inc Selected Aviation shares 7.83 72c 92c 13.63 ;, Bank 10 26.65 , Group shares Stock and Bond Group Investment Co of America Invest Management Fund Inc™l (Low Priced Bonds 1 (Speculative Bonds) 1 (Income pfd Stocks)—1 K-2 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_l S-l (Quality common Stks)_l S-2 (Income - com Stocks)—1 16.33 8.94 17.06 20.24 26.67 B-3 , Newark Fire. 69c Stock Preferred x98 103 84 87 32% Chemical Bank & Trust 34 % 37 —15 10 Chase National Bank Falls Whitehall 9.46 Trust 16.59 2nd 15.22 Series 1 50 Empire Trust Federation Bank & Trust 7.34 6.51 2.35 Consol. 7.50 • 2.67 13% 1,265 69 72 47 49% 10 10 23 25 41% 43% 10 25% Seaboard 15% 17% Security 43 29% 31% Sprgfld Fire & Marine 6% 16 . 7% Surety New Haven Accident Standard " 30 76 80 100 520 535 25 26% U S Fidelity & Guaranty Co„2 47 4'J 23% 25% U S Fire 45 U S Guarantee (lo Fire Bid Travelers 4 10 Fire Westchester 48 'A 62% 33% 31 2.50 Security Issues 1 Ask 95% 96% 1972 102 % 103% Edison 3s_———1977 100% 3s 1967 3%s—1977 & Lt Pow . 93 101 94% 96 Bid Ask 165 _100 185 243 14% 14.40 48 15% 14.80 51 48% (J P) & Co Inc City Bank 100 12% 232 37% Title Trust 25 National States 81 ' ■ 95 100 5o 86 90 74 • Electric— 99 3.70% preferred Pitney Bowes 4%% 97 Fublic Service & Lt 3s Utilities 1977 1976 1977 97 99 1975 92% 94% 1977 96 98 Philadelphia Ei Pwr 2s/as Toledo Edison Co 27/8s- .93% 3.50 94% pfd 53 (Indiana)— preferred Robertshaw-Fltn Controls com_l 43A% ' 8% 22 24 13% 14% 100 94 94% Transmission—* 9 9% 5 5% 25 preferred Carbon Speer 77 7% Co. 10 % 12 Bid 1 .100% 86 Cladmetals American Gas Tennessee 4%% 1% Electric Power— preferred 100 Birmingham Elec $4.20 pid—100 Connecticut Light & Power— Ask Transmsn Co.— preferred Appalachian 4%% $1.90 • • preferred $2 preferred — 46 48 101% Eastern Texas 89,,. Tucker 49 West Corp "A"__ * common. .50c Disinfecting $5 preferred 49 1 14 96% * 99 39% 73% 25 100 Trust Par Stocks— 84 37% & Trust-17% Guarantee & Trust United Pennsylvania 99 238 39% Sterling " 96% 252 46% Bank ■ 200 100 10 100 .25 20 Nat'l 94 100 ' , 10% 101 England Gas & Elec— preferred 100 1977 Power Pacific Pwr & Light 3%s 150 Trust Irving Trust Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust York • Ask 10% 99 4 % 7o 94% Florida 100 Guaranty Morgan .[i New Firestone Tire & Rub 2s/8S—1972 2.79 1 National Bid 1 Kentucky Utilities 4%% pfd_100 3.40 Par Grace Par Stocks— Harbor Plywood 102 III Elec Cudahv Packing 2%s„™ Shares— Trust 2%s—1977 Pow & Lt Delaware Trust Fulton Public 37% 12% 8.04 .2.50 Series 1956 75 16% 39% 10 21% 5 American Cleveland Series 1955 54 % —100 1,205 29 10 23% Recent Shares— Trustee Amer New 10 Fiduciary Trust™ First National Bank 4% 4 19% —15 preferred™ Arkansas E 72 Bank & Trust_20 Corn Exchange 33% 27 10 41 5 Bonds— National 14% 3%-.. . 16.37 Unit Type Trusts— 40 15% 38 > , 31% —_2 Fire (Paul) SI Paul Fire & Marine 18.11 1 Inc World Investment Trust— 52 % 20 Co 80% 12% 19- 10 9.65 1 Fund Manufacturers Trust Co Continental Bank & Trust—-10 ' <52 - —10 ( N Y) (Texas) 11% 5 Globe & Rutgers Fire com—15 Great Reinsurance Corp 3 _5. Accident- 17% .10 Fire 21.31 39 Commercial National Banx & 49 "77% 8.12 19.49 1 Investing Corp. Ask _—100 10 6.39 7.42 & trust Cos. Trust™— 100-'" 1 _10 76c 1 Fund 5.73 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 -25 ; — 5 3s_ Ohio Public Service 2%s Brooklyn 71% " 18.91 5.84 5.15 35 % 7 6 68% 7.01 mrnrnrnm** 1 335 Indemnity Co 5 . 6.40 Stock Fund B_1 4.98 10 Fire. Pacific Revere 32 C 4.56 Bankers Trust - *.—12.50 Republic 29 B Series North 24% 350 37 % 23 ——..©5 Pacific 48 Hartford Steamboiler Inspect-10 17.29 Series 13.33 Bid •* ' 21'/4 47.00 12.21 22% ■ 12 2.50 — —— Northern 21% 44 V2 —5 ■' •*10% : ■_ River—., Northeastern 97 11.77 Independence Trust Shares Par New York Fire. 21.09 Diversified Manhattan Co™10 Bank of New York 100 New 94 10.88 20.45 14.88 the Brunswick—di©;—1.40- -! 19 % 41% Hampshire Fire k ---10 New Casualty.— 148 Kentucky of 34 28% 45 10 ' Bank 5',«© • • 86c Stk)—1 S-4 (Low^Priced com Knickerbocker Fund - 110 Corp_« Stks)_l S-3 (Appreciation com 43%^. 5% "32 26% Amsterdam* 143 Fireman's Fd of San Fran 106 —10c Investment Union Common ; 6% 26 -41. » Providence-Washington —10 1 13.63 K-l 28 (* 5%' 24 •lQ Preferred "2% 9.76 18.61 22.08 28.44 B-4 51% "30 10 Wellington Fund 28.30 25.16 17.82 17% Hartford 77c Wall Street 27.08 23.06 31% 26 _4 (Detroit)—10 . Fire Thoenix 28% 21 • •73% 48.75 Investors Street Union Keystone Custodian Funds— B-l (Investment Bonds)_„l B-2 (Medium Grade Bds)„l -•19% 48.75 • new Union Bond Fund series A_ 13.91 13.61 « / 29% 5 » 71 3.41. 44.00 State 28.97 shares Group Insurance 45% 20 " © 50 Hanover Amer Shares Assur Fidelity & Deposit of Md 20 Assn of Phila —10 27.30 Trusteed Industry Shares- „25c 8.58 80c 1.02 14.94 Group shares— 3.10 25.37 Fife 30% - Fire 15.71 1 Standard Utilities '' Institutional Securities Ltd— 28 Globe & Republic™ -l Invest Fund Russell Berg Fund Inc Scudder, Stevens 8c Clark Fund 14.61 "• 47 Group-— Federal 20 l Trading (Geo) Fund i —* 10 Employers Reinsurance. 8.80 5 & 48 68 Employees 10.19 Glens Sovereign ' equipment Steel . Incorporated Investors——21.78 Utility.*. %»—;(" 10 11.76. 9.30 8.03 10.73 - - r 7.93 8.08 — 49%? 10 10.51 7.96 Merchandising 66 % General 5.73 Metals 5%^ 70% 15% York__™ — Life.—10* -70% of New Crum & Forster Inc 8.71 14 -National Liberty J2; National Union' North 7.31 7.45 Machinery *" 63 % 11.14 9.59 '4% 67% •«* & Shippers..— 13.30 7-95 — 13% Casualty National .20 — 10.61 stock insurance 35% Mfrs Fire N Y & National 11.69 Boston 12.14 prefeired stock- Electrical Bankers 10.50 „ Diversified Investment Fund- 6.95 29% American—— Baltimore -4 97 32% .■'!; *-,27V'W-»:>'3r'f* 10.64 Corporate bond series- 11.22 7.65 9.99 10.06 10.67 Diversified Merch -New 9.18 6.98 < —- 94 • — Automobile 9.12 Aviation Bank stock™ 24% of North America—10 16 American Surety* — 23 Merchant 12 14% —10 _ 7.34 Industrial Machinery shares™ -'15% 6.83 ,4.19 6.10 5.28 |/ Institutional bond shares 9% 3.70 Series shares:— Administered 36% 8% - General bond shares*.——— Fully- 18% 34% American Casualty— New York Stocks Inc— 6.72 10.35 Electrical- Equipment——— Food shares—————— ; 3.80 Stock New England Fund 5.36 9.11 8.40 — ™ shares——- Chemical " y©>ABwMeiaa» Automobile-—*4.——. -4-: < 5.76 Selected Group Series Industrial 7.90 6.19 4.93 3.57 '. Low Priced Com Stock Series. 44.99 5.51 7.28 — —. 4.85 3.20 —— 5 61% 7.98 4.38 ———— Chemical shares Automobile 58 % 7.01 7.22 Series Speculative Series Group Securities— Agricultural shares Maryland Casualty common 1 Prior preferred— .——.10 Convertible preferred —5 Massachusetts Bonding „_.*. 5 Agricultural 6.37 Series Bond Stock Building supply '0 Aviation shares— Jersey Insurance of N Y—^-20 47% 5.18 Priced Stock Series 6.78 41.84 S.14 Insur Co 46!( 45% Ask Bid Home Aetna 7.33 r. Par 83% 48 Vs 6.67 , 14.93 5.90 shares A—2 Fundamental Trust Ask 80% Security Series- Preferred 31 • 5.83 13.62 Boston Bid & flurety- > • 2.05 Corp -—10 First Mutual. Trust Fund^.——5 Fundamental Investors Inc——2 First shares series. Bond 25.31 Financial Industrial Fund Inc lc 69 Securities— Balanced 15.88 * —— 30 67 ' 100 14.80 Nation-Wide 25.06 23.44 —————1 Stock Fund 5% preferred. Insurance Companies 27.20 11.51 Income Fidelity Fund Inc 7.91 25.16 1 National Investors Corp 5.61 6.10 14.83- ( 16.03: 1.45 1.60 ©f 7.22" 1 Investors 2d Fund 14.85 y 87 28 . 4.09 Mutual Invest Fund Inc 3,070 142 Eaton & Howard—■ 85 ; Inc—^- Common 4.05 30.11 28.00 Securities com—100 2,970 shares Mass Investors Trust Mass Christiana Metals Manhattan Bond Fund 8.31 16.46 17.38 Century Shares Tru6t--> Chemical Fund—— Ask Bid Common 4.92 1 3.70 4%a.—.——2019 Income Cohv 101 8:16 4% 96.40 21.23 Canadian Inv Fund Ltd..—-.*-.1 1994 4.81 Petroleum 3 % Bowling Green Fund InC—10o Broad Street Invest Co Inc—5 Bullock Fund Lid— Stocks- Chicago Rock Island 8c Pacific- 4.78 3.71 92.54 19.64 Ask 99 4.65 4.34 • 5 of America Tr Inv if issued) 4.87 Non-Ferrous 1 Co & Bond Bid . ist 4s 3.86 4.42 Electrical 5% 5 Bonds— Chicago Rock Islands- Pacific¬ 4.30 Home Furnishings shares Beneficial Corp——-«**—*—1' and as 96.91 10 (When, Ask Funds— Automobile shares Business Equipment • Bid * Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund Loomis Sayles Second Fund 5.38 4.03 Inc Fund Holding Amerex Reorganization Rails Par A«k Bid Par Funds— Monday, December 29, 1947 590 76% 11% 620 United States Treasury Bills - Rates Obligations Of Government Agencies Federal Land Bank Bonds—■ 2%s Feb. l, Aak Bid 1%S Oct. 1, 1950-1948™™— 1%S May 1, 1952-1950™ l%s Jan. 1, 1953-1951 99.28 100.2 97.25 98.24 101.8 1955-1953 98.8 99.4 Federal Home Loan Banks— l%s Apr. Bid 15, 1948 99.30 99.30 l%s Sept. 15, 1948 Ask 100.2 100.2 1961 Panama Canal 3s 121% Bid b0.85 b0.85 b0.86 b0.88 b0.90 b0.92 Treasury bill^- 1948 January 8, 1948. January 15, 1948January 22, 1948 January Other Issues 101.20 quoted art faff* dlicount M purchM# 123 2, 29, 1948 February 5, 1948 January February 13, b0.93 1948 Bid Ask 19, 1948 b0.94 0.91% February 26, 1948 b0.96 March 4, Asfr 0.75% 0.75% 0.80% 0.80% 0.84% 0.86% 0.88% 1948 February March 11, March March 18, 25, 0.91% b0.96 0.92% I b0.96 0.92% 1948 b0.96 1948. b0.97 0.92%, 0.92% 1948 III j-' Quotalions For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point lilt Bate Matnrlty—, v tSept. tOct. tJan. Bid ;_1 % % 100(3186 15, 1948„_. ——1% 99.9827 I. 1948 1, 1 % % 1948 Maturity— Certificates *%s Feb. t%s Mar. of 100.0239 represent one Ask© .3528 Bid more Certificates t%s Ask July 1, t%s July t%s July tls Oct. Bid Ask .9832 99.9551 99.9555 99.9558 Us Oct tl%s Jan. 1948 99.9972 .0075 1, a 1948 Series K 1, 1941 wi_ .9706 — Odd lot sale (not inehided In year's range). Included in year's range), (ndt included yIda year's .9703 ill w i When issued, x eEx-interest. range). Ex-dividend, bBld yield price, fFlat price, d Deferred delivery sales (not kRemoved to Stock Exchange, t Ex-stock dividend. (Un) Unlisted Issue, w r Cash sales d When delivered, y Ex-rights. .9709 99.9831 1, 1948 Seris J .0063 .0049 nil '.('( ™-___~ 99.9705 1948 Series F 1, 1948 Series G 1. 1948 Series H 99.9980 ' T point of Indebtedness— t%s June 1, 1948 100.0007 a Dollar Price 100 Plus .9978 1, 1948 1, 1948 *%S Apr. 1, 32ds of .0439 Dollar Price 109 Plus Indebtedness— or Maturity— . y? .9981 99.9837 100.0147 .9988 .0344 •No dividend. par value, tin default. iThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes, fEx-llquidatlng Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COURSE OT BANK CLEARINGS Sank clearings this week will show incre&se an Compared \vitli^ a'year hgo. Week Ended Dec. 20 048 Preliminary figures compiled by US, based ^upon telegraphic .^iyices -Irom. the chief cities of Ithe country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Dec. 27, clearings corresponding week last inary total stands 1946. at $13,209,061,152 against $12,652,818,170 for the At this center there is Lancaster ' •" • - -c 1948 ;,, + 27.7 529,213,925 488,417,216 + 836,000,000 589,000,000 317,936,541 +40.3 239,332,322 213,050,463 + 12.3 267,000,000 . : - ■■'■•-A--. San Francisco 212,700,000. +25.5 277,492,000 Pittsburgh— 263,973,000 296,886,901 - Cleveland.: All cities, one day——Total all cities $7,885,783,881 1,926,096,992 $9,811,880,873 836,591,095 for week-.— issue of next week. ends 2,840,937,297 Total figures are not West In we the elaborate detailed able are ended to Dec. For that statement, however, which week the bank week in same there was a decrease 1946. • the week as of the there was loss of a aggregate 2< -ZZZZZ -IIIZIZ totals — __ 13! 72' ——_ Seventh Federal Reserve District—Chicago1,5. - * 10,6' 7,7 Z I 4 _. South Terre Haute _I_ 6^6 __. 15,8 ... Iowa—Cedar Des an 64,4 3,5 Rapids Moines 32 0 City Z.Z _ 15,5 Illinois—Bloomington improvement of 20.2% and in the San Francisco Reserve District of 8.8% i',2 Chicago 835,1 Decatur In the following we furnish a summary Peoria bv Federal Reserve Districts: Z ... *• Rockford 3(2 9^8 3)2 3^4 __ ___ SUMMARY Wedk Elided Dec. 20 BANK 1946 $ 12 cities - Springfield CLEARINGS 1947 Federal Reserve Districts 1st Boston OF $ 675,523,677 632,040,747 9,421,732,301 10,310,488,722 1,062,341,599 Inc. 1945 or Dec. % York New Sd 12 Philadelphia 4th Cleveland 5th Richmond 8th Atlanta 11 1,005,495,701 6.9 495,446,260 500,413,048 — 8.6 8,630,280,704 7,768,850,054 + 5.7 730,242,190 801,520,628 782,659,166 7 " 958,951,646 841,311,512 +14.0 686,880,772 " 480,989,416 454,206,358 + 5.9 338,927,215 10 14 727,980,747 720,580,321 + 1.0 523,909,887 - 967,750,271 +11.5 793,116,544 Chicago —. Ith St. 9th Minneapolis Louis — " " 616,947,022 557,438,870 +10.7 379,492,454 7 45 405,028,015 358,262,328 +13.1 253,982,455 " 516,439,291 538,488,872 4.1 327,650,389 318,066,705 6 44 322,025,020 267,800,804 +20.2 202,729,648 175,582*639 841,516,230 773,336,844 + 8.8 592,731,525 607,957*054 — 1.8 13,955,390,043 12,960,552,138 + 8.2 5,512,485,641 — lath San Francisco.. lo ; Total 222,127,639 10 ilth Dallas Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy 336,785,201 4 — . 349,1C 352,360,078 17 — 10th Kansas City 1,078,8 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis- 600,555,138 _ 7th (17 cities) Missouri—St. Louis Kentucky—Louisville 493,674,788 1,078,833,289 : • — *• 6 — ■ - 44 * $ + * 2d Total 1944 % 44 — 145,62 120,05 _ „ i 113 - Oltles 17,108,308,253 17,427,201,350 7,961,662,648 7,359,153,389 Outside New York City We add now our detailed statement showing the figures 5,394,249,522 for each city for 616,94 . Ninth Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis— Minnesota—Duluth Minneapolis St. 2,16 _____ (4 cities) 7,546 277,861 ... Paul ;__ North Total 6^0 56 5 Bend Wisconsin—Milwaukee Sioux register 111 _1_Z ZZZ Z Mississippi—Vicksburg Michigan—Ann Arbor Grand Rapids Lansing Indiana—Fort Wayne Indianapolis \ 8 ~ Louisiana—New Orleans (10 cities) i Z ■*;*«. Mobile the group 27 ~ : Alabama—Birmingham of 7- ^ Florida—Jacksonville gain of 11,5%, in the St. Louis Reserve District of 10.7% and the Min¬ neapolis Reserve District of 13,1%. in the Kansas City Reserve District the totals the 481 ZZIZZ Macon a decline of 4.1%, but in the Dallas Reserve District 7J . Augusta 14.0%, in the Richmond Reserve,District by 5.9% 1.0%. The Chicago Reserve District1 has td a ; 23 Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta- Total We f. . Georgia—Atlanta in the Atlanta Reserve District by record cities) gain of 7.0%, a 9.2%. 1: Nashville has to be* estimated. 1.8%, (6 ! . 14 . Tennessee—Knoxville present further below we Outside of this city clearings at this center having recorded its credit « .. l Total cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals show a decrease of 8.6%, but in the Boston Reserve District the totals show an increase of 6.9% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 5.7%. In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals are larger by and Virginia—Huntington appear clearings for the whole country having amounted to $17,108,308,253 against $17,427,201,350 in the 958, Carolina—Charleston Maryland—Baltimore * District of Columbia—Washington. 4.4 + give final and complete results for the week previous —the week 20. (7 cities) South —70.6 inasmuch cases , — Richmond available at time of going to press. Accordingly, in the above, the last day of the week in all g' 327] * Fifth FederalReserve District—Richmond by the foregoing will We cannot furnish them today, Saturday and the Saturday . • ' for the week covered 4' •/ Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh + 27:7 $13,209,061,152 $12,652,818,170 *. Complete and exact details our * n.w "Estimated. in 30' Mansfield +26.1 . 205* 375' Columbus +19.4 $12,372,470,057 .. * Younestown Virginia—Norfolk Total all cities, five days 7 _ ___ +40.9 2,300,326,132 — District—Cleveland- Cleveland 5.1 $10,072,143,925 - Other citiep, five days— 1,062,341. . Cincinnati +36.4 . 135,235,470 • cities) Ohio—Canton + 43.8 201,620,517 190,598,043 ... Ten cities, five days.. 11,477 8.4 + 206,419,486 *275,000,000 Baltimore—. (11 314 1,404, —i2i987j Fourth Federal Reserve +41.9 446.015,889 > — .■"•■ ;/// « 2 346 * $6,714,604,755/; $5,257,43r,188 _ /1 3,51s, ... Total 1947 Philadelphia. kansas City > Delaware—Wilmington . Boston 1,017',OOO | York com¬ New Jersey—Trenton Week Ended Dec. 27 Chicago.—— 3 673 -n Wllkes-Barre Our Clearings—Returns by Telegraph ■ „, • ^ • , . Philadelphia Reading• parative summary for the week follows: tew York.*-- 1,431, _ 8cranton or '942' 1*247^ Chester in week same gain for the week ended Friday of 27.7%. a - Bethlehem Our prelim¬ year. Dec. % District—Philadelphia— Pennsylvania—Altodni* -L_y ' for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly, clear¬ ings will be 4.4 % above those o.t the tile, $ third Federal Reserve . Dakota—Fargo— South 95,373 Dakota—Aberdeen Montana—Billings 3,219 Total 3,788 , Helena t (7 the 8,295 * * cities)- 8,941 ; 405,028 . week ended Dec. 20 for four years: Tenth Federal Reserve Week Ended Dec. 20 1947 Clearings at— First Federal $ Portland 1,936,307 -i 1944 $ +16.8 4,687,825 + $ + 5.9 1,731,588 916,520 Bedford 1,282,697 2.1 538,339,844 2,206,245 —:— 894,551 3,925,511 ' +27.4 + 925,094 3,727,804 423,100,618 District—Kansas City- Nebraska—Fremont Hastings 51 1,322,086 2.5 1,239,025 671,088 Worcester 2,164,896 + 8.0 1,591,785 +14.4 6,083,396 Haven Island—Providence 28,118,320 + 13,159,861 u 4,741,107 29,639,570 —- 10,067,327 30,938,800 +13.5 35,111,300 tew.: HamRshlre--Mancfcesteri cities)—^— £ ^l.^;^520,739 + Z- 5,799,373 Wichita i. _ 11,80 372,332,005 10,856,548 1,532,539 1,533,068 13,71 Colorado—Colorado Springs ■ 9,570,090 344,6£ City-——* St. Joseph 2,02 1,91 — *——_—— 4,631,598 6,303,672 Connecticut—Hartford 129,802,744 5,90 Missouri—Kansas 1,586,297 6,676,470 128,62 Kansas—Topeka Pueblo +33.0 4,536,632 22,734,806 2i,894,118 7,311,898 6,714,719 21,693,800 632*040,747 Total 19.612J00 (10 cities) 538,488,872 + 6.9 / . 1,191,943 500.413.048 Dallas —. New — 2,078,260 / York — Rochester —— Syracuse Newark (12 9,146,645,605 14,875,041 +13.9 11,110,651 2,228,332 +26.8 +33.1 +24.6 1,752,512 1,254,153 4.1 327,650,389 — 7,276,778 220,842,804 7,560,291 1,240,457 952,924 318,066,705 6,1 * —i-* Louisiana—Shreveport 1,812,327 +21.0 65,053,172 76,962,000 1,621,179 +14.0 1,134,079 1,742,585 +19.3 991,833 10,068,047,961 — 9.2 : 3,: 9,! * 988,325 8,442,904,402 7,566,302,616 15,616,974 18,768,714 • + 7.1 13,793,708 12,291,212 +21.0 8,944,511 7,126,488 13,350,777 3.7 8,636,563 657,284 9,292,080 760,647 —13.6 545,039 447,232 41,498,995 +20.2 59,134,299 57,457,190 — + 30,071,986 (6 cities) 322, .. Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San FraAcisce Washington—Seattle 31,015,762 2.9 44,866,428 8,630,280,704 7,768,850,054 — —— Oregon—Portland Utah—Salt Lake •— — City : San Francisco San Jose York 107,566,814 - — 5.1 + 86,669,795 106,217,593 7.6 4,562,117 2,855,364 +46.3 75,162,873 84,013,632 32,968,104 Mi — 55,952,637 + 4.7 35,860,055 10,347,410 + 5.8 7,918,141 8,066,394 +15.3 458,344,000 (10 cities) New 122,626,967 4,507,357 9,298,043 — 440,228,133 11,335,382 4,926,978 9,440,919 10,016,750 5,128,152 8,896,230 5,940,310 358,617,262 8,104,916 351,110,000 3,394,872 6,501,184 2,425,026 6,281,716 841,516,230 ;&rand Total (ll2 cities) Outside 4,850,978 157,402,189 ;10,950,139 — — Santa Barbara—L— Stockton : Total 116,405,751 58,561,851 California—Long Beach Pasadena;———— 47,602,657 8.6 — Yakima 1,075,409 cities) 7,803,063 217,128,382 7,620,333 7.4 10,608,184 6.6 + 12,861,686 49,876,584 Northern New Jersey 5,038,447 +23.3 — 308,131 27,1 Galveston Wichita Falls_ 81,041,392 20,093,548 ; Connecticut—Stamford tew Jersey—Montclalr Total 2,785,209 1,848,692 ■ 11,122,861 98,022,622 ._ 1.9 269,( i , Buffalo ^ Elrnlra „_ y.Jamestown 0.9 + York- 2,968,843 s — 292,863 3,998,777 71,966,456 3,627,224 . 12,669,817 Binghamton 316,065 373,483 4,353,113 82,010,838 7.2 5,j u_—— Fort Worth 787,765 495.446.260 . Total York—Albany +18.7 Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas- Texas—Austin ■ tew +25.6 + 3,392,948 5.4 +30.7 ,2,022,792* —24.8 675,523,677 Second Federal Reserve District—New 409,313 494,806 6,158,386 * Lincoln 629,305 7,639,379 58 6,6C — 435,372,27§ 2,337,127 Springfield (12 1,657,227 569,966,768 . Lowell Total 1945 Dec. % 4,786,189 Fall River Rhode or Omaha Massachusetts—Boston New $ Inc. Reserve District—Boston- Maine—Bangor New 1946 ' . 1 773,336,844 17,108,306,253 17,427,201,350 7,359,153,389 7,961,662,648 + 4.1 +13.2 — 3.9 + 6.1 ' 6,616,896 + 8.8 592,731,525 1.8 13,955,390,043 12,960,552,138 + 8.2 5,512,485,641 (1 607,957,054 — 5,394,249,522 ■ ,■ - 9,833,049 5,635,674 — •/' 44 Toronto Stock tabulation The figures received not was Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— -* Preferred * Consolidated Bakeries 19% 19% 100 101 8% 8% 8% 83c 89c 89C 90 15,200 Con west 500 Cournor 8c S'%C 4.500 1.50 1.67 27,200 8.75 *1 * common of Toronto. 10 !0 !0 Scotia ; —* ——* —* 1 "A'L—; Innes Class A.j. ~ 7c Yellowknife. Quebec.—T—__— 7% 50c 11c 35c : River . — & British 3.90 15,900 42 c 13% 11000 77c S3c 7,100 6,000 B— 10% 1.46 1.65 -1 6%c 6V2C 7%C -1 L Lake.. 43c 40c 43c -1 41c 3.6c 60c 90c -1 52c 52c ; -2 Yellowknife— 19% 2,020 - 500 - Dominion Bank ' Dominion Coal preferred-— 25 19 19 V* Dom'nion Dairies 35 27 27 9c 13 %c 25c 14,100 3.90 i 72,500 22c 4.05 3,900 - _J_ 7.200 19c 22 %c 19c v 7%c 7%c 28 27 Va 35% 7Vac , " 3,700 28 650 38 35% 475 38 Mines— 9 VaC 10 %c 27,800 17 21 6Vi 50 39c 38C 44c 44,200 17 , 38% 18c 31c 7.15 166 52c 19 11% 17c 2Gc 27c Amphi Crest 56c 56c 678 30,200 9c 7%c 13c 58', 700 Sullivan El 1 Invest __20 1 65c 60c 70c 57c 96c 297,650 21c 19c 26c 34,800 20 115 4% Corp 1 Federal Grain 22% 22% 22% 985 98 98 34 3% 3% 3% 1,025 100 101 5%c 6c 7 7 7% 3% 3 ?% 2.050 15 403 23 25% 28 2.215 Ford Motor "A" 41 2% 2% 305 Foundation Co 41 Mfe 14 %c 13c 16c 31,100 Fraacoeur 35c 35c '38c 12,900 23 23 25 Aircraft— preferred .100 Frobisher pr, & 79 %c 65c 85c 2.20 2.38 2.530 15c 15 c 16c 9,500 150 * 11% 11% 12% * 2S% 28% 29 85 ,16% 17 180 8 8 100 10 %c 11 %c 4,500 * 41 Milton 6,995 0 18% 19% 175 —100 109 109 35 110 110% 40 Steel 100 41 3% 4' 16% 16% 105 5.90 5.85 6.10 12c 12c 15c Gold. Glenora 3 Vac 3%c 4c 39,600 3,500 , ' Globe Oil God's Laka Goldale 59 %c preferred Edmonton 41 3.60 Callinan Flin Flon 41 6%c 6%c 6%c 2,000 Golden 1 44c 40c 46c 22.500 Golden 1 2.65 2.65 2.80 4% 4% 100 50 98% 100 68% 17% 27% 68% 17% ® "A" Foundries 63,195 —41 * 20 Go'.dcrest 5 3.60 Gold Goldhawk 4,700 68% 70 Goodfish 18 % 1,390 28 225 26 26 26 Canada Malting share warrants 41 50 50 41 11% Packers Gordon 170 Canada Preferred 10 Northern Mining 1 Goodyear Tire common 500 41 37% 37% 17 16% 17 Va 650 100 198 198 41 13 Mackay "A" Grafton & Co Perm Canada Mortgage S S Lines common Preferred ■Canada Bank Car 22% 22 —41 22 % 22% V 41 20% 20 common— 25 20% 41 Preferred 13% 16! 25 — Drug 14c 18c 10,000 Natiopal 10,000 13c 15c 2.100 National 7,200 National Sewer 11c 17 VaC 66,382 National Steel 7%c 9c 25,000 National 27c 25,500 Negus 3%c 36 36 23 23% 11% 23 5 40 Canadian Industrial Alcohol "A" 'Canadian 16 15 90 90 20 * 13% 13% 1,085 26% 26% 27% 260 * 80c 80c 89c 3.700 * Locomotive Canadian 16 100 Preferred 14% * Malartic . Canadian. Oil Cos common. preferred preferred— Canadian Pacific Railway 25 ;7 14 150 J. 100 100 5% : 14 150 4,150 New New Calumet New Marlon 10% 10% 14%" 205 : Canadian Tire Carad'ati 19% 6,640 287 81c 12,475 30c 500 Noranda 15% 16 985 Norbenite 4c 5c 4.000 2%c 2,500 1 Castle-Trethewey Hosco 27 Patricia 1 Cent Porcupine 27 24% 45 2.60 2.80 600 2.75 1 Cent Chartered Trust Research—; Cheskirk Bar Class Huron 20% 30c 42.905 1 Mines-,^-— 10 7c 8% 1.600 8c 26.500 5c 2.65 2.65 1 24c 24c * Knitting common Malartic 1.25 Oils WiHans r 1.30 940 10 10 100 19% 19% 140 4c • 1 4c' 5c 19c 2730 2.47 30.500 19c 2.25 Lake 1,000 :j . . 10,035 M'ning. r 11 11% 2,085 4.70 5.05 11.'A 11% 11 % 110 1 .10 26 26% < 14% 14% : 14 13% 25 25% 1 5 VaC r : 8 ■ International Bronze Powders com..—♦ 9% •47c Preferred Internat'onal Milling 12% 12% 27 ,26% 27 • "A"— 29 29 101% 101% 100 com v '.-.V ♦ 12% 110% 110% 32% 32 32 Va Perron 300 Photo v . 5,200 29% .—100 preferred International Nickel of Canada < 8,500 1.36' 1.41 1,280 17,500 4,500 4% 150 2.20 13.400 70c 78c 22,500 71c 80c •i 11.400 14c 16c 22,200 5c 5c 6c 14,700 11c 9c 12c 24,500 14c 5 — , 122% 122% 122% 13 19 19 20 10% 12 1.135 9%c «... lOTa 10c 5.500 15c 14.900 92c 67.800 70c 48,600; 13c 11c 73c 71c 60c — Mines 56c 7c; 90c b 7c ; 10c —» _—1 Bo Mines 1.42 7c ' 12 —— 1.65 44c Porcuoine 3,000 9c 3C 500 15,600 54,200 85c 25 25 2,700 . 11c 13 Vac 12c 2.25 3.55 3,022 500 15c I6V2C ' 10 Powell Riyer Sh 21 Powe'l warrants.. Rouyn Gold ,-»*> U 39 39% 56c ' *W ' .80S 625 82c 80c T. 10,600 :> 39,110 40% 80c 80c mm'mii »ir 50c 53c 15 35,500 2.50 ' 3.55 2.30 Peninsular. Porcupine Reef— 25 13,700v 12c 15 %c 80c Engravers • 34,745 - 43c 4.6 %c 12c • 1,015 8c 3c fi r 13,300 v Ar&;:r 7%c —- Malartic— Consol— 20,500 95c .32% ; 1.42 —— * 90c .31Vt"h ^1% Tubes Porcupine 3,600 14,000 23,700 , 4% common Pickle Crow Gold.j— ' 10c 1.97 2.10 Gold. Piccadilly 4.450 34c Pioneer Gold—I—a 195 , 6,500 4 VaC 35 .. 7%c 4%c 4c 45 ' ,„v 9,730 6c 30c Pen-Ray Gold 10 52c 25 Metals Paymaster 630 . 282,850 50c 31c Cadillac.. Paramaque 87,500 8 9% 1,000 27c 40c (1240) Porcupine '732 8c 4 VaC 16c 9c Oils Pandora 6,500 53c Petroleum Partanen 25% 5c 3,600 9,050 7c 7c Mines— 7,145 14 25 90c 32c Gold———„. Pantepec Oil 110 14% 5c 29c 7c Lake Pamour 430 85c Gold Paca'ta 23 50c Page-Hersey 40 20% 310 6,100 70c Pacific 100 110 20% 110 |--i.l00 28 2.10 7c Orlac Red Lake 5,000 85 2.01 78c Osulake 50 32 50c Oils. Osisko 50 10% Mines—. Mines Canada Orange Crush— 25.490 28% 21% Okalta Orenada 80 475 16 28% - 2,655 Steel 1«0 330 Preferred — 13,185 Loan 8,500 47c ' 2,500 13,520 12 1.53 Ontario 11c 19% l International 13c 12 1.41 Gold.——... O'Brien 16,000 — 12c 18%£ 23%c 1.45 Ontario 10c 18% 4c —5 76 ... 1,200 45 — w 10 39,100 5.300 3%c Gold— 200 48 7c 44% Ord preferred. 26 34c 60c 3%c Inspiration ♦ 1 4% 5 26 North Star Oil common. 36,150 32c * 429 46 2-^c 29c ; 585 286 429 Oeama-Rockland 5.100 100 73 286 20 %C 20 %c 44% 4--4 72% —— 24c Northland Mines .56 500 common Imperial Oil Imperial Tobacco Indian 90c 7c — Erie paid. 380 1.40 O'Leary Malartic..—j.— Omega Gold—. jw Omnitrans' Explor . 45c 2.600 30c' 2,000 3.300 Xiuwyol! Machine A4—.L....• • Inglis John & Co ; __6 —* - & 16% 85 46% Malartic North. Inca 3,000 6c ! 20 10,700 3c Mines Northern 20.210 ?0c 4— 16 40c 6c Mines Norseman 7,500 86c 7%c 6c 5,800 2.75 8%c 80c 29c Imperial Bank 100 42c 1 "A"- Cochenour 8,500 41c " Coastal • £'% Chromium Circle 1,108 11,650 140% 140% .1 Gold Cltralam 1.23 16c 7%c 41c Bay Mining 20% 35c 4 VaC Mining— Norpick Gold—-— 8.000 4.90 "A" 19% 40c Normet.al 200 12c ; Gold— Malartic. 1.46 "14c 11% ' Hugh 25c 100 — Mines.. Chesterville Chlmo j; 11 11% ! 2,925 Mfnes Nipissing 7,750 10c Yellowknife— Hudson Nib N'chobon 100 34c • 18% Gold.— Hunts 1.30 Chatco Steel Prd Ltd pref Chem'cal 35 7% 30c 86c • 5.600 24 %c 56c Oil. Howey 1.22 1.40 1 __1 Centremaque Gold Home Homer, 20 6,137 7% 21c Dauch 2% 8.10 85c 6%c Hollinger Consolidated 50 24% * "A" & 2% 7.45 30c Rouyn Yellowknife— 44% 30 - 21% Norzone New 43 1— : 16 Gold New 8c Highridge Mining. Highwood Sarcee. Hinde Newnorth 25 6c .4.— 16 5c 1,000 84c — 23,000 32 Mines 20 10cM 11c Mines 455 8%c 10% Gold 14c 18% Highland-Bell 150 41 Corn Wirebound Gold Cariboo " 185 13,020 7c "A". Bidlamaque 15 119 ; Mascot—i——: Heva Gold 27,934 31c 17% 27 1.05 11 *— 63c 55 %C c 2.05 52% 30c \ 1,275 16 Car. 1.03 2%c Lake 1,000 — — Mines; 52% Gold— Hedley " 101% 101 Va 13% 14% ~ . Heath 415' "" Pipe 52 V* 7% Gold 9c 58 Trust 20c 11c Red 9c Hosiery "A" 2.05 Gold Headway 25 1,303 57% 19c 2 1.85 - Carpets—— 99 12c preferred.. Preferred 4c — 98 Grocers common^ 5c 30c Hasaga Gold 15 Long Lac Mylamarque Mines......_ 18% Bridge Farricar.a 245 ? 41 Class A 8%*. 601'a 11% i__41 Dredge J. Canadian Food Products common..41 Harding Harker 175 17 60 * 35 55 13% 16% i.41 common... Hamilton Mosher 70c Hard Rock Gold— 98 Brass National 3c 100 12% -25 15% Halliwell Gold 125 * Preferred Morrison 200 11% 3% 100 43% — 7 100 2,000 . Halcrow Swayze 7 72% ... A 72,722 Mines Ltd. Gold— 9 16 Preferred B 20 Gypsum L & A 3,605 25% 20 Guayana Gur.nar 1,565 23 20% 41 common Celanese 22% .20 A...................———.—20 Canadian 175 24 preferred———.— preferred Class 24 24 10 Convertible Canadian 30 —41 Canadian Canners Canadian 135 "B" Canadian Breweries*——: 1st 25 13 42 Commerce Cable Wire & Canadian 198 13 41% 50 —-— Preferred 181,304 " Canada CSO 9 15% Moore Corp common 14c — 1,590 27% Locomotive 17c I Preferred A 7,500 17% 35c 60c "A" Great Lakes Paper common—.—— 6%c 17 27 20% Porcupine 10% -i 5 Vic 16 98c 3c Mines Grandoro 30 41 "A" Class B—— 11% 37,% 1,000 19,400 2% 1.03 —50 ... 150 5c 2"c 7%c 75c 11c 13 5c 7.50 20c Mines. 12% 21c 63 Corp 7%c Mines.. Goldvue 10,500 25c 01 1.90 Porcupine Goldora 26,500 17% 13c 45 100 Lake 53c 15c 15,840 1.99 2%c 11% Lake Red 16 %c Mines 340 . Canada Power Gold Eagle 30c 1.75 9c 4%c Manitou 30% 3.05 23c 1,915 57% 17c Arrow Calmont 30% common 97c — Gold Mines. 1 41 27,810 9 L± Red Montreal 6,524 Lake Gillies 3.25 Monarch Knitting common 45 Yellowknife 2,935 2.85 "A" Modern Containers "A" 140 103% common 7%, 17 Va Brick..- Moneta 100 100 Wares 3% 10 7 7 Grain Mining 22,900 9% 5%c Midland & Pac Grain 3.000 2.20 1.50 2,000 5c common Mid-Continent 25 •*.<' 12c 13 %C 1.35 20 McMarmac 14c Preferred Giant 25 2.20 Mercury Mills-^ 1,155 25 7,500 1.70 11,525 101,000 18,000 B McKenzie 2.45 Bakeries General 7,400 22% 23c 3.00 12% McDougall-Segur porcupine 12c preferred General 22 ,100 32,300 2%c i»'r-T-,H,rne 2.11 common... preferred 5% 5%?f ~22 41 * Gatineau Power 34,600 2.30 Gold... 14 100 v- 9 VaC 25c Preferred 4,500* ^ 23c McColl-Frontenac 635 * Fleet 185 , 210 5 %c Fleury-Bissell 3,000 common 5 * 140 4c ... 320 —1 common 200 20c Cement 47 .100 Kirkland Products 6% 30% > Preferred 46 - 8c 1.85 Mines Class :^235 335 1.45 * 2.95 Gold McCabe 11,630 • 7 Preferred 645 49,500 23c & Eastern Massey-Harris 1,439 17% 4% 13 A 16c common 4.25 17 common 6 3 Vac preferred preferred 4.05 46% 13% 30% Bread 11,258 7,000 - 2.80 __ Martin-McNeely 25 3.95 4.10 6% 41 4 V2# 4% 3.65 17 % Preferred Federal 3.75 13% 1.27 13c Maple Leaf Milling Marcus 1,000 •V , 29* 29% 1.40 Red Lake Maralgo 12c 1.95 Red Lake Manitoba 5,300 15c • 8c Magnet Consolidated Malartic Gold Fields 30,138 67c — B 7,000 Campbell Red Lake 355 20 8c Oils. 95 19% —1 6c 41 1st 38 Va 19 19 .—1 .... Gold—, 6c 1 & 38 ._25 1.60 1.26 • 30% 7-. -?1 — MacMillan Export "A" Class B 120 59C 1.45 6,500 - 2.90 Mines Macfie 16 60c 50c 1.30 MacLeod-Cockshutt Eng Electric "A" F bre Goldfields Gold— 10,700 15% 195 71,000 13% Yellowknife Madsen 22,500 V.4 4c 11c "A" 22,000 15% Sol Gold Class M ils 27c 1,030 13 10 - ' Hosiery MacDonald Mhies 24,730 536 6c .. 1.23 1.45 1.81 3.05 9% 1,100 . 3%c 30% 1.68 8% 5c 16 vi ^ 29% ... 8,200 2.80 100 50c 11,500 2.95 JA 15c 34c 1.70 6,500 12c 8%c 8% — 8c 1.23 Lake Macassa 19 56c 24c 1 — Mines Steel. Eureka 5c 4c Loblaw Lynx 19 91/.,, . 16 30c Leduc Oil Co Ltd Malartic Mines Eldona 15 Lake Calgary 30c , 3,950 6.75 5c 5c f>7 Long Lac Lunward 3,085 71c 3.20 v Gold— Louvicourt 13% 6.50 Class B— 55,600 1 13 60c 2.80 * Gold——.— London 109,400 22c 3,000 8,700 — 6%c Elder Mines 1,200 Products Caldwell 70 1.00 6,600 15c 60c Mines.^ Lexindin Little 175 21 71c ——1 —1 * ..103 —0 105 26 Va 23 16 Vac 1 i,2ti2 90 23% 18% 21 41c 4 Vac 15 c Cadillac— cr Lingman 1,620 > 16% 25% 72c — — Oil Econom'c 2,500 17% —II—1 19% "Af'__._— v 85 16 Vac : 16% Calder-Bousquet 10. 555 43 38c 4%c ^ 13% 30 t Leni-ourt Gold__ ,-i _♦ jL Eddy Paper "A" 7; 400 26c Gold—, 17 "A" 5 53> 23 Vt 175 7,025 33,500 . . •„ Mining Mines—' V Leitch 25 40c ■' Larder "U" Mines 10 1 Easy Washing Machine— 250 15c Mines: Eastern 100 19 11% Donalda East 45 17c "BPL -—25 _43—_ Coal * B Vi- 43 Chemlcak'pfd.. _$23.50 East 100 19 19 Steel & Tar & Falconbrldge Nickel Famous Players. Fanny Farmer., Burlington Steel..—— ■ 6%c • Laura Secord 155 f'J Lebel Oro Mines 105 Leduc-West ' 6.60 5c h'*-j — 3,130 " . 27 IIIIIHo pfdii— East 1,053 52c Domin-on Dom:nion East 100* 166 167% 52c Scot Invest East 594,600 7.15 38% 25 . 5 53 « 27 Duquesne Mining 5 18c Dominion Duvay Gold 6,845 X * 21% 25% *. Foundry & Steel.. 15,500 —— 20% 24 M'nes Wasa T anaska 68,yo0 5,700 6.10 Gold——_ (1945) Luz 32,380 20c 5c Rowan La 1.78 15c 6.10 Fortune Lake 1,000 1.59 24% Dufault Lapa 3,010 80c 25 V« 10 preferred__^_ Dominiop Electrohome L Dulama 25 6'A •' 50 21 6% 7c 1 0 1 41c 20 V*' —j_ Dominion Stores 110 38 10 V4 * * 53,600 " 21 19% 58c Dominioi Fabrics 1st preferred- -—'—50 100 5c pfd. j_ 11,310 64,300 60 Gold..; Lamaque Gold Lang & Sons 85,700 ' - 45c 15% 18c 22 Vac 19c Leke Shore M'nes - 4,600 < 44c 1.65 Lake 9,000 1,600 3,100 14% „. Like - 42c 60 Lake 22,450 r; 63c ., 11% Dome 120 53,385 22c (John) Ltd— Labrador Mining 4,300 3,500 23% 44c Gate Labatt 185 . • 9c 26 14% 1 Golden Laguerre 1,113 V 29c 35 %c 42c Kirkland Towns te lOO ,, 4jc 75 c -1 19,000 10 Canadian Bums & Co 27 10% 10c 5c Gold—— Red 26% 1.55 8c 10'/a Silk- Mills..j Hill 27 lOVa Distillers 11% 20.850 8c- Kirkland Lake 5,100 16,400 0 * Gil Buffalo I6.V2C 58,200 ! 45c Kirkland-Hudson 36,500 —1 —j_. Seagrams— Diversified Mining— 21,550 33c 30c Gold Kirkland 2,250 20C 11c 28,300 Porcupine.. Ankerite 80C 15c 9%c 44,000 — Buffalo 15c 65C 20c "A"_—— Lake—, 3o 40c 38c Gold ■ Columbia Forest Prod Packers "A".——0 * British Columbia Power "A" 0 Buffadison 10 %c 65c 14c Dominion B——i Canada 30c 77c 1 Dickenson Red Lake—• ' British Columbia B 105 500 &c 3c 34c Keno Hill 33,890 21c —1 — Nickel Red 7c 3c Kerr-Addison 153 1.0S 26 Vac 1 Mines 2,000 34,298 1,500 Mining Kclwren Kenville 85c —1 — 16c Kelvinator 503 150% Discovery 21c — Electric Dominion * 50 ' 5-^.-5 —1 Oil American Columbia Canada 3% , 21c -4---J.,—--4-, Dexter Red 19c preferred. British V Kayrand 200 1,1 1 — 4- Leather Detta 43 c 52 %C — British Canada 3V4 —100 , Class B— Denison j. -———" Lake—— Red - 100 20 c % Brazilian Traction——.— Burrard 11 14c 17 %C 22c 41 * Brand & Millan "A" Class 10% ' -1 Mines. Cord Davis , 10,500 43c common Persh .ng—. Building 2,570 Davies Petroleum 13c 0 1 ... Mines Bonetal Gold..——— Brantford Mines Mines— 50 c —1 "A" Sons Gold Kirkland— Hats A preferred Ribbon Corp Buffalo 66,050 S7 3,000 2%c 14c 33c . 85c Aircraft-- Delnite 35c 14c 100 1 Bob jo Bunker 3 — Patr.cia—-i D'Aragon 2,500 • Bruck 16c 91% 3y,350 6%c (1939).. Johet-Quebec ' 1 Telephone— British 12c 91% 4,750 two 6c 2%c J M Consolidated 700 13% 43c 15c Joburke Gold 67,317 24c 13% 57c i Mines <" High Low 13% _ Mines— Jellicoe Shares „ Pershing 635 13% . -rr-7\ Cub 2,500 7c 7 —1 Broulan 97c * Gas.^ Crowshore 14.000 30c 28c 6%c 50c Croinor 5,500 7% —0 Beaulieu Belleterre Class 50 82c * Explor. Mining—-—— Crestaurum 10,600 6c 6c 9%c Mining K.i Bathurst Power "B"■;>' Bear Ex & Radium Beatty Bros— Class Consumers 610 78c 28c lie Nova Metals 9.10 65c ■; 8c Montreal——— Brewis 5,200 24c —5 "A" B——— 50c "7c '— of Bralorne Class 38c 11% of Boycon Jason .. for Week. . Jacola Mines 200 1.10 17% 14 VaC 1,905 227 „———1 • Bank ■ 1.50 1.01 82 Vac Homestead—: 33,500 31c 10c Gold———.———T—1 Biltmore 500 1.50 2 Mining & Smelting. Press 220 1 Bank Blue 35c 17% 1.05 * _ — Consolidated 6c .'A* —w Bank . Mines Consolidated 55 69c 1 Gold^—— Electric Bevcourt 58,500 13 %C 13 %C Mines- Bertram 7c 35c Cadillac—T— ——1 100 50% 8.75 —— Steels——1— Bidgood Consolidated 20 . 1.60 —1 — Bagamac Mines———. —1 JBankfield Consolidated————-*----1 -»■ Cent ~8c Yellowknife— Berens 5c * - —k, Beattie 50c —-—-— common Que— Athona Mines (1937 [■ Bell 85 35c * * ■V Astoria & Consolidated Consolidated 255 ^ 52 •———* Argus Corp vv' Bates 5c — 11c 12 %c 11c Warrants. ^—— — Arjon Gold——— —* ] Armistice Ashdown Hardware "A"—-—-—10 Ashley Gold & Oil——. i Base Jacknife Gold International Petroleum ' ■f; * 11% Par 20 " 4: 1 —.—* Mines Auto International Uranium —1—5 — Mines— Coniaurum 1,285 —1 Anglo-Canadian Oil Anglo-Huronian Anglo Rouyn Mines Ansley Gold— Apex. Consol Res— Aquarius Pore Aunor Mines- 1,260 220 Yellowknife V Aumaque 100 360 11 _ Amalgamated Larder-. American Nepheline Aubelle Coniages High — 1.T4 Algoma Steel.—— v : 20% ' Alger Gold: Atlas Commoil 1 i7 1 *1' Atlas Shares Yellowknife 20% 9 — Agnew-Surpass—— Akaitcho Yellowknife. American Colomac 17 >. 14% 11 20% 20 High 7%, Sales Range of Prices •ale Price 7% Plow Cockshutt STOCKS— ' Week's Last Shares 14% — 19% common..— $1.50 preferred.— Acadia-Atlant "A" Aluminium for Week Low Par •• Sales Range of Prices ' Low Friday for Week ■Eanje-.v. of Prices Cochrane Dunlop common— Class A—' Sales Week's ' ■ Sale Price Par for the week ending Friday, Dec. 19. are Canadian Funds Friday STOCKS- week. Monday, December 29, 1947 Funds % Last time for publication last in Friday Area FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Exchange Canadian Funds Abitibi & Canadian 1 This COMMERCIAL THE (2700) 5,300 . Volume !^ : '• ' ■"■■■: •; - ^'• "'• *••*« ■ THE COMMERCIAL 4659■' ' m ( STOCKS—•'■■■"■Orr - Friday Week's Staled /; Range Sale Price ■ of Prices L" Power Low Proprietary Punty Flour preferred. 13% 13 350 12,110 Mining Regcourt Gold__i._, Gold Riverside Robinson Class Royal 72c 14,300 Southwest 12,774 14 13,315 Tcmiskaming Mining-. Thayers Ltd preferred L'c 8c 8%c 12c 15c 19c 24c 0 33 33 45. 25 8% 8% 15% 11c 11c 8c River Sannorm " 18c Senator-Rouyn 15 ; : 23,400 14% ; 15 170 45 210 9,461 10c 10c 11c 15c 15c 17c 1,000 13,000 16 16 200 60c 72c 1 60c 9 21 J 21 22 —100 48 48% 11c 1,800 1.01 1.01 1.15 3,200 2.80' 2.80 3.00 38,417 ,15 14% 15 700 14% 14% 15 510 56c 55c 96c 5 15 15 15 .34,600 •v 65 _1 47c 46c 55c 164,800 12 325 350 " OSick's !, Breweries '___—9 V;f C--_—%i——— Silanco M & Silknit:Ltd ' Co Ltd. S ——1 common— Silver-Miller Silvcrwood Mines.-, Class' B ili.iA Dair "A"_„ Preferred 27 : 140 22 21% 22 110 100 101% 101 102 55 45c :45c 2,825 — 1 — 38c 50 38c- 42c Mines Stadacona Standard Chemical Radio Standard Starratt 7 1,000 5,125 .4,150 5c 1.98 7,675 310 22c - 14c 14 c 15c 1.87 2.08 60c 66c 2,300 26 % 26 26% 115 10% 10% 10% 50 3.50 3.50 3.60 8,965 5 5 16 44c 44c 47c 8,100 17c 21,100 13c 13c 18 18 10 65c 67c 4,326 U. 13c 13c 15c 5,500 Other 12% 12% 20 10% 10% 100 brokers to S. Other loans for U. S. 10 %c 12c 3,000 53c 63c 6.600 Real 9% 10 5.565 Loans to 10 %c 12 %c 7,000 Otner estate 490 6.90 6.90 7.'20 613 Reserve 9 9% 9% 100 5c —9 25% 25% 26% 11c 14,500 Grocers common ll%c 14c 2,500 28% 28% 40 160 ! & preferred— Foreign •York - 340 116 4- 289 303 +, 5 + — 190 — Debits 90 interbank 35 10c 10c 9c 4- 20% to 14 4- and + 170 + 49,160 — 14,434 590 + 4* 3 — 4- 256 — — accounts Govt, 2.73 2.93 17c 21c 517 4- 8c + 14 4- knitting 9 16% common Toronto Stock 6,330 17 175 —100 16% 175 Below will be found 189 — — Exchange-Curb Section Last STOCKS Sale Price Par Sales ; Shares Commonwealth 4-4% % High due ———9 24% 24% Pulp & Paper com—9 100 85 85 95 370 175 175 175 25 6% 5,575 " ■ — a list of corporate Donds, notes, OF TENDER Inc.— Page 1469 r v . , Dec 29 2308 1.0R 110 315 18% 370 12% 12% 13 150 Canadian Vickers 2 400 2 29 % ——100 Panadian. West Lumber_->^_._—2 Consolidated- Paper 29%* 30'A- 144% 3% 3% 18% n 18% 45. Dalhousie • Oil Disher 'Steel ■ Dominion —— 4S 5,675 31 5% 2% 1. 2%. 15 Cleveland GTaphite-Bronze; Co., 25 Cooper-Bessemer Dominion: Glass rLl Dominion. Textile new common — • 80 Eastern • __ _„ Donnacona* Paper -■Dryden 32% Paper 11% 350 21% 23% 1,140 30 3.10 ———_9 •BEumberstone Shoe 9 common — 1 lfr v 2.85 3.15 23 59% 60% Co., Ins. Co.. Life Ins. Co., Life Ins. Co., Co., Co., Life Ins. Life Ins. ■1" Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Share Railway— pref. (final) $3 - 50 2,095 , 2565 2 1260 2 2317 1 995 $ per share V.T.C— V.T.C.__ V.T.C. V.T.C— V.T.C.__ V.T.C— 20 24% 25 26% 26% 32% When Holders Payable of Reo. 2% 12-31 12-18 6-17 *50c 1- 2 12-15 t37y2C 1-2-48 Products, class A (quar.) Lumber Co., Ltd., com... Western Westinghouse Mills B com. (quar.) (quar.) Carrier Corp., 4% preferred Carter (J. W.) Co A 5% prior preferred stock stock New York Power Corp.— Dec 30 Jan 9 1-2 12-13 1-20 '500 2- 2 1-10 1- 2 12-17 22%% 1- 7 12-11 22%% 1- 7 12-11 50c 1-15 12-31 15C (quar.) 1-2 12-19 $1.50 1- 2 12-15 — (quar.) ___ 60c 1- 2 12-15 80c 1-1 12-12 $1.75 1-1 12-12 *$5.25 1- 2 12- *$1.75 1- 2 12-3 of America Corp. preferred preferred Corp., preferred 12 %c, 40c com 1- 1 12-16 $1.18% 1- 2 12-16 $1.75 (quar.) 1- 2 12-16 (quar.) 37 %c 1-31 1-9 25c 1-31 1- 9 *30c (quar.) (quar.) Knitting Co., Ltd. (increased) common 1-31 1-12 320c Central Aguirre Associates 1-31 1-12 40C 1-15 12-31 1-15 12-31 (increased quar.) 2308 Central Coal & Coke Corp.— 4%. preferred certificates of beneficial In¬ t 2308 terest (liquidating) ______ Central 2417. Central Electric & Gas 4.75% Central Fibre Products com. Dairy _____— $35.47 1- 2 12-15 59 %c 12-31 12-20 Products pfd. A (quar.) (quar.)—~__ 1892 Central Hanover 2422,, Central Illinois Electric & Gas., 50c preferred 4.10 ( preferred 4.10% preferred '- 1- 5 1-10 1- 5 l-io!. 1- 5 37 %c (quar.) Bank 1-10 < 75c 6% 2314 1-15 $5 2208 2310 1970-Dec 29 1-15 12-31 3 20c J bonds, due 1- 9 $1.25 2309 Ppnnsylvflpia W&ter & Power Co — Ref. mtge. and collat. trust 3% % 2 12-16 ; ' preference Celtic 1- 12-30 $1.25 . Celotex 2555 '" „: 2307' 12-19 1-19 12-16 93 %C preferred (quar.) Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% preferred (accum.)— This above payment clears all arrears. 7% preferred (quar.) Castleberrys Food Co. com.— 2nd 12-31 12-30 preferred B (quar.) (J. I.) Co., common (year-end) 5% 12-23 12-19 $1.25 VZo 7% 2 2 Inc;-— preferred 1st 1- 1- 35c ww— Carreras, Ltd., class A ordinary (final)-.-. Class B ordinary- (final) 6% 12-11 *40C! Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry. (quar.) Carolina Power & Light, common—_______ Carthage Mills, 12-11 2 50c Corp., Ltd. class A (initial) Carey (Philip) Mfg. com. (increased quar,)_ 5% pfd. (quar.) Carnation Co., 3%% 1st preferred (quar.) preferred 2 1- 20c Cardy $5 12-10 1- 75c ___________________ Co. ! $1 (initial) Shoe Co. (year-end)— Capital Administration Co., Ltd.—• $3 preferred (quar.) Carborundum 3-18 $1 Co., new (initial) Metropolitan Ice Co*., 7% 1st mtge. bonds, due 1954__-Jan T Oak Mfg. Co., 10-year conv.-debentures, due 1955 Jan 15 7,860 ' 69 Ins. Life 1st mortgage 3 % % bondt, due 1961—— .—Jan. .1 Fullerton-Portsmouth Bridge Co., 2nd mtge. 4V2 % bds._Jan 1 50; 30 23 " Paper* - Corp., -i 17 7-15 2207 4 » »^Foethais-Oiltixi|— International n% 22% * 32% 11% " __1D0 7 35% 2315 tlOo 1349 31 Chilean 3,068 31 1792 1 12-1 $4.75 : series D, due 1962_Mar 1 Nitrate & Iodine Sales Corp.—■ v *» *'* ' sterling, income debentures Dec 31 3,061 44c 2% —'a common Bridge , Dec 1959 & Western Indiana RR.~ 1st and refunding mortgage 4%s, 50c 45c '*■ . due Chicago 19% • 1996 1 4-15 Page . 125 147' Date Ry!,!5% mtge. & collat. trust inc. bds., ser A_Jan 1 Bush Terminal Buildings Co., 1st mtge. bds., due 1960-Jan 15 Central Maine Power Co.— ' V,, 1st and general mortgage bonds; series Mr due 1972_Jan 2L ' * common— Preferred 5% 1687 1 tlOc Celanese Bolivia 6 • -'Canada* Vinegars—__'■*' Canadian Marconi ——i 1 • 107 18% common——^ 1 Preferred' ————————100 & 'Dom- Sugar——— PARTIAL REDEMPTION 18% Brown Go Can *2004 *2004 1-15 Case Date —Dec 31 1949— Company and Issue— Algoma Central Terminals, Ltd.— 1st mtge. 5% deb. stock and bonds — 12004 1-2-48 Class 55 Columbia Preferred - 1891 2420 1790 164. - Life ——_ f Asbestos Corp— ?'British 24% Apartments, bonds, 1891 *10c Cannon Company and Issue— American General Corp., common stock for Week Rangeof Prices Low —.—Jan XVol. 165. (increased quar.)_. Canadian Wirebound Boxes, Ltd.— $1.50 class A (quar.) except accounts, NOTICES (Week's 1890 *37 %c 6% Canadian Funds- Friday IVoi Company non-cum. Canadian 144 preferred and common stocks called for redemption, Including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details were given in the "Chronicle." 48 i 1890 , Common 46 Notices 13,100 250 — 4% Canadian 138 3,500 7c 2.74 2419 , 1 Manufacturers, Inc., 5% pfd. stock-Jan in this Issue. Pacific Canadian Silk 24,912 265 — preferred Power ref 525 5 24 1 1 t DIVIDENDS 1,133 + 156 S. 2419 " ,v (Continued from page 12) 1,438 1,388 deposit 2557 2102 2310 Common 541 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund 70 127 7%c —1 . 100 — U. 2556 2308 . 54 10,190 demand 15 v Cannon 2,278 97% 24 —i__9 Jan York, Inc.— 862 + 19,100 97 mtge. refunding mortgage 249 5,000 7c 127 1st of New 402 4* 16,000 7c 9 1st Co., 2416 672 19 368 deposits during week 19% 2554 U2142 15 3.223 4- __— 20 Yankee Girl Mines 115 257 — except Govt banks 27 7%c 5 Wright-Hargreaves—— Ymir 1,000 76 2,533 banks Domestic 101 9c Combing Yellorex • 8 974 + — 15 Jan Life Ins. Co., Philadelphia. V.T.C.__ 41 Philadelphia-United Life Ins. Co., Philadelphia, V.T.C.— 51 Abington Bank & Trust Co., Abington, Pa i 40% First National Bank & Trust Co., Woodbury, N. J 81 % Woodbury Trust Co., Woodbury, N. J 35% Jenkintown Bank & Trust Co., Jenkintown, Pa 35 Oklahoma-Interstate Mining Co. $243 lot West Virginia and Pennsylvania Coal Co., preferred $251 lot Wanamaker & Brown, Inc., common $27 lot Wanamaker & Brown, Inc., common. $28 lot Corday Liquors, Inc 1 $600 lot 10 — banks ' Wool 398 Interbank demand deposits: 36% 7-%c 20'A ICO 1951 STOCKS 100 12,857 Banks deposits adjusted Government 26% 7%c 9 100 ... J) Jan Anytime — 5s, due 7% pfd. stock income bonds Steel Name of deposits, S. Borrowings 1 T and Canadian U. 95 . 1 Larder (Alex 34 —1 Wiltsey-Coghlan •Wingait Gold Winnipeg Electric common Surf bonds 1st mtge. Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United Philadelphia-United 100 701 — 2554 Corp., Ltd., Shares 121 896 Time 101 100 Preferred 25 36% 267/8 9 common.. 24 33% 25 9 A—__i_ Demand 20 14,000 9 Preferred Winchester 11 20c 100 (Geo) 3,025 11 18c 9 Preferred f" + 17 15 Iransacted by Jenks, Kirkland & Co. (Barnes & Lofland Dept.), Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Dec. 17. 100 4,214 domestic leasehold Co., Power 1885 Auction Sales Liabilities— 2,690 9 Products 'Western Power •Announcement 4,000 1 Mines -I— 1885 Jan bonds— Welsbach Engineering & Management Corp.— Collateral trust 5s. due 1953_— 3.289 indebtedness Federal Reserve with Balances 16 114 1 • 9 common *Wekusko -Consolidated Malartic leasehold United Merchants & 21 Cash in vault- 4.65 — 1 Co., 1st and ref. mtge. 6s, due 1957—Feb Theatre Properties (Hamilton), Ltd., 1st mortgage 5s Jan + 2,847 with — 19 + — 30,150 9 Jan — Realty Telluride 1,367 Other securities] Ltd.. 1957 Jan Co.) American Refractories Co., 6%% debs, due 1959_Jan Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co., 6% preferred stock Jan Saginaw Shrine Temple, 1st & 2nd mtge. bds., due 1952_Jan 5 15 — 177 notes U. 7,916 Ltd + 3,429 bonds— 3.810 due North 30 Treasury 1.000 6% 2.35 bonds, Purchase money 4% bonds,, due Niagara Falls Hotel Corp., 4%% mtge. bonds due 1950—Jan 224 — 2206 1,'49 2410 Power COi««Anytime 1949— -—Anytime 10 — I A, due 2024_July (New York Gas & > Electric Light, Heat lst mortgage 5% bonds, due 1948 3,423 8 %c S. + 97 —■ 403 — of —Jan — ser. bonds, due 1967— .Jan i A. B and G. due 1967—Jan 1 Corp., prior preferred stock -Jan 15 Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., $2.50 preferred stock Dec 31 New Amsterdam Gas Oo.-l 1st consolidated mortgage 5s, due 1948——w_-^-Any timo purchasing or carrying: loans 6 5c 2409 1st & gen. mtge. 50-year 5% & ext. mtge. bonds, ser. J" 646 banks 2.22 10c 1989 Jan '' 1 1350 Ref, Lefcourt 50 8%c 4.50 31 Jacksonville Terminal Co.— 25 Treasury 10c 1936—Dec - 481 Is 660 4.55 Page 1 mtge. 5 % bonds, series A, due ,1950——Jan 1st lien & ref. mtge. 5% bonds, due 1963-,^-Feb 1946 245 + *331 16 1 2605 2216 ....Jan 1st & ref. pur¬ 15% > Class for obligations 15% 9 2317 1 ——— 100 loans 1 Jan , 100 bills ; certificates Gold. 1961 v 7s, due 1948——Jan 1 Corp., 4%% income conv. debentures-Dec 31 Forman Realty Corp., 4% debentures, dated 1945 Jan 1 Great Lakes Power Co., Ltd.— 5% general (closed) s. f. bonds Feb' 2'• i 4%% 1st mortgage s. f. bonds; series A, - due 1956—Feb ! 2 Indiana- Service Corp.—. 1 A;-:,, 3,880 securities Other 6% Walker-G & W General 3,168 Government obligations 55c . 2215 1 26 debentures, due 1958—2 Follansbee + Treasury Mines...—: Weston dealers 5% mortgage Northern 3% % + securities 9% 9 31 Jan debentures, due due 1960 (Water-Wisconsin Consolidated Edison Co. 175 95 —— 1967 Date mtge. Electric Si Commonwealth 158 41 — due preferred stock—Jan bonds, mortgage general + 48 Amulet rWesteel and Government 2.22 Waterous ref. 5% Building Canada + chasing or carrying: Mfg_^ Vicour Wood Loans 9 Villbona 6 % Butte agricultural and 48 .» — & 1st 14,619 industrial, loans 1 - mtge. 23,518 ______ Commercial 25 Steel "Viceroy 65,385 50 Canada- Mines... Ventures ■ Loans—total 67c 1 Preferred "B": •West investments—total 9 Union -Waite and Loans 9 —— debs., conv. City Gas Co.— lien 100 1 Exploration Transcontinental —Dec 3%% Writing Paper Corp.— General mortgage bonds, due 1961 Appalachian Power Co., 6% debentures, Assets- 9 "A". Dec. 18, 1947 1947 9 Elevators Calif.— 1971 'American 6% Dec. (—) Since <r Dec. 10, Dec. 17, 9 — 2564 Paper Co., Inc., 6% conv. notes Power & Light Corp.— Serial class A stock, optional dividend ser. of (American Hair & Felt Co.) 1st preferred stock 1st Inc. ( + ) or dollars) 13,960 60c t(ln millions of 2,000 1.94 9 1 W. 1st 1,500 1.80 215 9 10 1 9 9 Mining -a. United: Fuel "A" preferred P. member banks follows: 5c 1.90 20c 2503 bonds, ser. A, due 1959 _Jan Duqttesne Natural Gas Co.— 10c 550 42,200 80 15 California, 3% Disinfecting Co., 2%.%> Bankers districts. 1 Works due 3s, of Petroleum Corp., Atlantic » 2.10 5 77% 78 1 United ' 10c -9 United Oils § 2.05 Mines Gold.iJi A. reporting member 2.06 20c Tip Top Tailors Gold-- •Upper 950 67c 82 %c Pag© Jan ENTIRE ISSUE CALLED 990 4% Date v Company and Issue— 10 Borrowing decreased $103,000,000 in New York City, $36,000,000 in the San Francisco district, $17,000,000 in the Richmond district and $189,000,000 at all other re¬ porting member banks. A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting Toburn Gas 35 6% 1 Properties Towagmac 7 97% ' " 2,000 33 76% 4% 50c Thompson-Landmark 'Union 10,000 5% Co. 500 . 8c 33 , 73c —. Ltd common Taylor Pearson preferred Teck-Hughes Gold Iron ...» 76 % -» ^ Toronto 25c , 8c 9" 1 Tamblyn .Toronto ■' 97% 6% 25 —— Tombill 25c __ 1^ 9 —1 1 1 ... Gold— Thurbois 9 Oil ' , Co.— 233 —0 — River Gold Theatre 39c —.1 Sudbury* Contact Sullivan Consolidated Mines.. Taku 64c 1——9 "A"— Steeloy* Mining Sylvanite 60c 0 Steep Rock Iron——— Sturgeon River Gold Surf Inlet 62c 100 'Steel of Canada common Preferred 1.33 common Gold Olsen 1,34 0 1 Paving 7,600 1.35 common Preferred Standard 525 —6 < 1944» 39c __ West Demand deposits adjusted increased in nearly all dis¬ tricts, the principal increases being $170,000,000 in New York City, $72,000,000 in the San Francisco district, and '$64,000,000 in the Chicago district. United States government deposits decreased $256,000,000, Demand de¬ posits credited to domestic banks increased in nearly all 16,900 18% —9 — 75 reporting member banks. i: 18 0 Co__— Springer Sturgeon 18 " 1 MalartlC———_—: Southam 18 mortgage Warren . 215 '.•% 26% Gold... Sladen 11% 93% 27 B— Siscoe 11% preferred...'—100 9 0 West Simpson's Ltd Class :• 99% 9 —— V 12 -9 Dairies Silverwood ■ :—--11 common 1,600 Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans increased in all districts, the principal increases being $49,000,000 in New York City and $24,000,000 in the San Francisco district. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States government securities decreased "$97,000,000. '• : Holdings of Treasury bills increased $191,000,000 in New York City, $70,000,000 in the Chicago district and $257,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of United States government bonds decreased $40,000,000 in New York City, $36,000,000 in the Boston district; $26,000,000 Jn the Chicago district, and $190,000,000 at all 105 11c Shawinigan W & P common Gordon—-—- Pete— domestic banks. 64,525 Shawkey (1945) Mines.-i.—1 Sheep Creek Gold.— i50c Shprritt 2.05 Federal Reserve banks; $590,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, arid $517,000,000 in demand deposits credited to 100 134. 4.15 * Preferred 2.00 1st Union $225,000,000 in loans to brokers and dealers for purchas¬ ing or carrying securities other than United States governcent securities; $368,000,000 in reserve balances with 685 . 15 44 1 i 4,500 >3.90 3.90 1 . %C 130% 1 Gold_i__ 2.00 1,445 in leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week ended Dec. 17: Increases of $158,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans; 275 21c 14 —50 Mines—-— 9 17 %C 14 —.100 "A"^————_—* Scarfe. 4,000 hanks 22,200 ..'•,430 16% 8c St Lawrence Corp commpn.iui.——* — 75 5c The condition statement of* weekly 6,500 50c 24% ': 16% „_ Gold 40C 24% —10 preferred 27 4c 1 Condition Statement of Member Banks 15 10c * Roybar Ch.bougamau 1 Rupununi Gold_^a._—-— 1 Russell Industries common__^,^x—;—.*■ Paper 22% 26% 4c 50 15 % ___1 A___ 22% 27 6,450. 9 common Royalite Oil Sand 45 American Cities 10 45 Oils_wi___^—44c Antonio 22% Transit 1st mtge. and collat. s. f. 5% Southern Counties Gas Co. of High 4,010 9 Lawrence Low ; 32,500 , 1 — Mil'-'U 9 — 90c 9 Bank— % Preferred Invest 60c — Gold— Roxana Southmount 82C common.. Little Scranton 9 12% A— Rochette Grain 82c 60%c 73c Silk :Shares / 1 12% (1936)— i—, Robertson Mlg Reliance 1,000 v ' R.chmac of Prices ■ 9 Oreille-— ~1 Go.d...,—;—— Company and Issu&— Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co.— lot mortgage 3%s, due 1964 • 9 ; 0 ; _ for Week Sale Price '••. ———— 1 ^-—l Gold: Quemont Sales Range - 5 common Selections Pend 50 47c 47c 1 •'!'•.'<!••• "y'-'.'i Ontario Paper & Ogilvie Flour Oil 1,000 - 51% 51% ____40 Quebec ManitoU Queonston 15 15. ' . Minnesota 75 12 1.95 '1 2.15 ; Week's Par 12% Quebec Gold San (2701) Last High 9 Dome_^,">_-^_2.00 East Canadian Funds i: STOCKS— .---1 Corp Preston St CHRONICLE Friday Shares Par Pressed • for Week ' ■ -J • Last Reno FINANCIAL ■■ Canadian Funds ' ' ■ j'-" ' ■ r. % ' & ' & Trust (quar.) (quar.) (quar.)____ com. (quar.) l . -$1 3^%c $1.02% $1.02% 12-17 12-19 1- 2 1-2 ' 12-19 12-19 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (2702) 46 : !.•• C Name of Company V;. . per When Share Payable ,'/*'/• $1.12% (quar.) 1- 2 . Central Illinois _ Common . - _ — ' . . Central " of Rec. 12-20 4% — " $1 12w31 ..y* 12-18 Central Maine Power 3.50% pfd. (quar.)—87%c 1- 2 12-10 6% preferred (quar.) — 51.50 1- 2 12-10 30c 12-31 12-10 Central New York Power— ( „ 3.40% preferred (quar.)— 85c 3- 1 v Z-iU Central Ohio Light & Power (quar.) 40c 1-15 12-31 Central Ohio Steel Products-—50c 1- 9 i2-2b Central Paper Co. (quar.)——— —15c 12-31 12-19 Special : . 10c 12-31 12-19 Central Republic Co. (year-end)——— 15c 1-15 1- 3 Telephone Co. 52.50 pfd. (quar.)_— 62 %c 12-31 12-20 Central West Utility Co. (year-end) S2 1- 5 12-15 Certain-teed Products, common (quar.) 15c 1- 9 12-22 Year-end ——^— 15c 1- 9 412-22 41/2% prior preference iquar.i S1.12V2 1-1-48 12-19 4V-% prior preference (quar.) $1.12V2 4- 1 3-19 Chadbourn Hosiery Mills, com. (quar.) 5c 1- 2 12-10 ———. 5c 1- 2 12-10 4%% preferred (quar. ) - 56V4C 1- 2 12-10 Chain Store Investment Corp.— ■■■;.? : ■ „ „ , ' 4V2% convertible preferred (quar.) 54V4C 2- 2 1-15 Champion Paper & Fibre, common (extra)— 25c 1-10 12-26 $4,50 preferred (quar.)—$1.12% 1- 2 12- 5 Charleston Transit Co. (quar.)— — :: 50c 12-31 12-20 _--.--.ii-——■»*-« —.—$1 " 12-31* 12-20 Inc. (quar.) 5c 1-15 1- 2 Chateau-Gal Wines, Ltd. (interim) $30c 1- 9 12-27 Chef ford Master Mfg. Co., common (quar.)15c 1-20 12-20 5% preferred (quar.) ——-— 31%c 1-20 12-20 Chemical Bank & Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.)* 45c 1- 2 12-15 Chemical Fund, Inc. (year-end) — 41 %c * 12-29 12-22' Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia (year-end) — 75c 1- 5 12-26 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., common (quar.)„_ ,75c 1- 2 12- 8 3V2% convertible preferred (quar.) :*. 87%c 2-1 1-8 Chicago Dock it Canal (extra) **——*> $2 1-10 1--5 -Chicago Molded Products ,1**155c .. 1-10 12*20 Chicago & North'-Western Ry. Co.— Common (year-end) 50c 12-31 12-12 5% preferred series A $2.50 12-31 12-12 Chicago Pneumatic Tool, com. (year-end)-$1.50 , 12r30 12-17 $3 convertible preferred (quar.) 75c 1- 3 12-17 Chickasha Cotton- X)H. common (quar.).*.... 25c 1-15-48 12- 9 (quar.) .____——________—, 25c 4-15-48 3-'9 ^ Common (quar.) *——. 25c 7-15-48 8- 9 Chillicothe Paper Co. 4%% pfd, (quar.) $1.12.% 1- 2 12-20 Christiana Securities Co. 7% preferred (quar,).-—***_*-***_*—. $1.75 1- 2 12-20 Light Co., 4%% pfd. Public Service— preferred (quar.) . Central Illinois - Bolderi — Extra <--- — conv. , „ Name of Company Consolidated Steel Corp. $1.37 % preferred (quar.), Continental Bank & Trust Co. (N,- -Y.)— Quarterly, : : Continental Can Co;, $3.75' pfd. (quar.)-—A Continental Car-Na-Var Corp: Continental Foundry & MachineCommon (Increased; quar.) * $5.50 12-26 5 % prior preference (quar.) Continental Gin Co., 4%% preferred Cooper-Bessemer Corp., Common (quar.) • , — Products Refining Co., 7% pfd. (quar.) , $1.31 y* * preferred,"series,1947 (quar.) ;3%% Coronet Corroon Phosphate Co. (year-end) Reynolds, class A (quar-) — 12-15° 12-31 12-19 1-19 12-31 j - conv. Co., pfd. - (year-end) Co. Sulphur Transportation Co. (irreg.) (year-end) common — : ' liquidating stock dividend shares of $10 par common East 5 for each share held) (increased quar.)_: Fuel Associates— 4!/2% prior preferred (quar.)____ 6% preferred (accum.) 12-30 25c Corp. & Magnesia Eastern Extra V: 1-30 Talc *_ (quar.)—__^^^_*_ $1.12% $1.50 $1.50 — 6% Massachusetts Street Ry.— 1st preferred A (quar.) 6% 1st preferred A (quar.) 6% 1st preferred A 12-22 , 12-15 1-16 r •, . Gas Eastern 12 %c 12-17 87%c 1- 1 12-17 BVfac 1-1": 12-20 $4,50 1- 2 12-23 i 25c 1- 2 10-29 $2% %: 12-30 12-20 $2 12-31 12-15 $10c , 1-2 12-18 40c 1- 2 ; 12-10 35c 1- 2 12-16 25c 1- 2 12-^17* 80c- , 1- 2 12-30* 50c 1-16 12-12 . 40c 1- 2 1-2 30c 1-15 12-17 30c 12-31 c 12-17 $2 12-31?A 3-15 $2 3-31 .■ ,, (three Coast Electric Co. Eastern 12-17 - •< 12-31 11-29 12-22 12-31 12-15 12-16 Coast First 12-19 :1- 2;* 1- 2 12-22 11-29- 12-31 12-24 12-31 • 12-24 12-31 I 12-24 12-31 12-10 1- 2 12-23 37%c.: 1- 6 12-20 37V2c 1- 6 ; 12-20 10c 10c 10c 75c $2 Corp class A preferred (quar.)____ Public Service— $1.50 East 5 1- Oil Eason 3-19 1- Texas & W. N. C. T. E. 12-19 12-13 partic. Non-cum. Duval * 12-13'"': 1-2-48 . v 1-15 1-26 r : 3-19 - ;__! Class B 12-19 3-31 , DUplari C6rp. Durham-Enders Razor 12-15 , ($-a)$62%0 (initial)—*4_---_-—4***—_* . 25c 12-31 12-10 Goods Dunlop Tire & Rubber 5%: 1st preference . 12-15. . 12-31 5c $1.75 90c (year-end) Common Cornell-Dubilier Electric—. $5.25 series A preferred (quar.)__**«,.* Corning Glass Works, common (quar.) 3%% preferred series 1945 (quar.) 12-12 1- 2 3-31 10c 1-2-48 ■ •_*; Extra Corn __ — (quar.)-— Copeland Refrigeration Corp $3 12 12* 1-2-48 . 1-15 1- 5 12-31 $1.13 ,,$1 50c 25c 25c 25c 75c 75c ; (quar.) prior preferred prior preferred $3 ' (quar.) 12-12* 12-19 1-15-48 1-15-48 81V4C 1-15-48 $1.75 1- 2 75c 1- 2 Year-end ' $1 1- 2 Dravo Corp.,, 4^ preferred (quar.) •" 50c 1- 1 Dryden Paper Co., Ltd. (increased) $25c 2- 1 Duke Power Co., 7% preferred (quar.)., $1.75 1- 2 Dun & Bradstreet, 4%% preferred (quar.)_ $1.12% 1- 1 .Dunhill International (quar.)_ — 25c 12-29 preferred (quar.) Dow Drug Co., 7% preferred (quar.) Draper Corporation (quar;) 2nd $3.25 12-15 12-10 ; 12-17 12-17 '1- 3? : -1-'. 2 12-29 .-12-29 . 2-20 '.$1.25 ,:1- 2 - ./ (quar.) / — common i 12-12 1-2 25c Continental Insurance (s-a) ——i-*-**— Continental Steel Corp. (year-end) *_**_— Continental-United Industries ■ ;;20c, '; 1- 1 '■ 93%c' 1-2-48 ' 5c 1-15 • & Mudge, Donnell 12-15" 12-31 1- 1 1- 1 30c 25c Continental Assurance Co. (Chicago) (quar.) Continental Baking Corp., com. (quar.) .Share ■ Payable of Reo, * Ltd.— $1 convertible class A (quar.) ^_4*__4 $25c Douglas & Lomason Company (quar.) 7%c Extra 1—— 7%c Dow Chemical Co., common , :25c $4 preferred A (quar.) ——$1 12-16 1- 2 25c ; When Per v (quar.) Eastern 2- 2 • 1- 1 1- 1 12-20 $1.50 I 1- 2 $1.50-4,i 3-15 $1.50 6-15 12- 1 1-14 12-15 12-15 12-20' 12-20 fr 3- 1 6-1 9-. 1 1^15 of Wheat Corp. (quar.) _•' , 4^451 -7^15 Creameries of America (quar.) Eastern Racing Association— '• f-bm? I Crosse & Blackwell Co., $1 partic. pfd. (quar.) $2 par and no par value, common (quar.) 25c 1- 2 12-20 Cork-International, class A (accum.) Cork & Seal Co. (year-end)—* $1 preferred (quar.) * 25c , I- 2 12-20: Eastern States Corp.— 'v" Crown Zellerbach Corp -r.*. — $7 preferred A (resumed) $1.25 4 1- 2 12- 1 Crum & Forster, common (quar.) $6 preferred B (resumed)—* $1 1- 2 12- 1 Speclai —-^* Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.— 8% preferred (quar.) $2 convertible preferred (quar.)__— 50c 1-2-48 12-19 :8% preferred (quar.) Eastman Kodak Co., common (final) *.*_*.^ 55c 1- 2 12- 5 Crum & Foster Securities Corp.— . 12-17 6% Common class A (quar.)v 30c 12-31 : 12-17 preferred (quar.)— $1.50 1- 2 12- 5 Cincinnati Gas & Electric 4% pfd. (quar.).. -• $1 v 1- 2 12-15 Special 40c 12-31 Easy Washing Machine Co., Ltd. (quar.)--— $25c 1-2' 12-15 12-17 Cincinnati Inter-Terminal Railroad Co.— < a , . . ^.* $25c 1- 2 12-15 class B (quar.) -30c 12-31;?:' 12-17 4% preferred (s-a) 4 *•«., $2 2-1-48 1-17 Easy Washing Machine Corp.— Special 40c fe 12-31 3-18 Class A (year-end) —_*—_ $1:37%'.12-29 -12-20 Cuban American Sugar, common (irreg.) 50c 4- 1 ■0 4% preferred (s-a) $2 8-1-48 7-17 12-18 Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry., Class B (year-end) * $1.37% 12-29 12-20 Common (year-end) ■ $1 1-2-48 •5% preferred (quar.) —.—* $1.25 ' 3-1 2-14 Eaton Paper Corp?, common (year-end) _—, $1 1- 2 12-15 7% preferred (quar.)_• $1.75 1- 2;V 3-18 5% preferred (quar.) $1.25 6- 1 5-15 6% prior preferred (s-a)_____ 75c 1-2 12-15 1%- preferred (quar.)._i._ $1.75 4- 1 6-18 5% preferred (quar.) ■*•• *—— $1.25 9- 1 8-14 Ecuadorian Corp.. Ltd., ordinary (quar.)*— 12%c 12-31 .12-10 7% preferred (quar.)____ $1.75 7- 1 9-17 Cincinnati & Suburban Bell TelephoneEdison Brothers Stores— v? 7% preferred (quar.) • $1.75 < 9-30 12rl7 Quarterly —....—.... $1.13 1- 2 12-12 4V4% participating preferred (quar,)_— $1.06% 1- 2 12-20 Cuban Atlantic Sugar com. (quar.) :«4 50c 1- 2 12-17 ?; Cincinnati Union Stock Yards (year-end).55c 1-2 12-12 Edison (Thomas A.), Inc.— f5% " preferred (quar.) $1.25 1- 2 *3-17 Citizens Water Co. of Washington (Pa.)—• Common (year-end) 40c. 1-10 12-26 5% preferred (quar.) > $1.25 , 4- 1 5 7% preferred (quar.).. $1.75 1-2 12-11 $4.50 preferred (quar.) $1.12% ; 1- 2 12-10 Cudahy Packing Co., common (quar.) 15c 1-15 5 Citizens Wholesale Supply com. (irreg.) _— $1 12-31 12-30 Elder Manufacturing Co. (quar.) 15c 1- 2 12-20 4% % preferred (quar.) $1.12% 1-15 12-18 6% preferred (quar.) >,——.... 75c 1- 2 12-30 Electric Ferries, Inc., common (quar.)* 10c 12-30 12-19 Cuneo Press, Inc. (extra)-. 25c ; 12-31 5 City tee it Fuel Co. (increased quar.).—..-, 62%c 12-31, 12-10 6% prior preferred (quar.) — — $1.50 12-30 12-19 Cunningham Drug Stores new com. (initial) 25c 1-20 12-15 City Investing Co.; 5%% pfd. (quar.)—___ $1,37% 1-1 ,12-22 Electric Power & Light. $6 pfd. (accum.)— $1.50 1- 2 12-12 Curlee Clothing Co., 4%% pfd. (quar.)**** $1.12% 1- 2 12-31 Cttv of Paris Dry Goods— .... 7 j:/,;? •„ V, . -vl-'■ -'>3$.. Curtis Lighting, Inc. 25c 1-15 $7 preferred (accum.) -— $1.75 1- 2 12-12 i% 1st preferred (quar.) .....* $1.75 2-16 2-10 Electric Products Consolidated (quar.) 20c 1- 2 12-19 Curtis Publishing Co.— 5 City Stores Co. com. (quar.) 30c 2- 2 1* 5 /Special ; ■ 200 ; 1- 2 12-19 $4 ($3 cum:) prior preferred (quar.) 75c 1-1-48 12-18 Class A (quar.) ..... 30c 2- 2 1- 5 Electric Storage Battery (year-end) 75c 12-31 12-15 Curtis Wright Corp., commons—— 25c 12-31 12-18 Clark (D. L.) Company (year-end) .... 75c 1- % 12-19 Electro Refractories & Alloys Corp.— ;, Class A $1 12-30 12-16 Clary Multiplier Corp., common 7%c 12-31 12-15 Cash dividend (quar.) —*— 17%c , 1- 2 12-22 River Mills, common (year-end) $1.75 12-29 12-16 SYa % preferred (quar.) 6%c 1-2 12-15 Electrographic Corp. (stock dividend) 7% 12-30 12-15 4%%; preferred (quar.)* $1.12% 1-1 5 Clearing Machine Corp. (extra)... ,$1.50 12-31 12-16 Elgin National Watch (quar.) 15c12-22 '-'12-. 6 Cbrp., common.-..-*.— *___ 25c 1-15 Cleveland Builders Supply (quar.) 50c 1- 2 12-20 Extra _'_**—__— ——. . , 50c : 1- 2 12- 6 3%% preferred A (quar.) 933/4C 1-15 Cleveland Co-Operative Stove — 25c 1- 2 12-24 Elliott Company, common (resumed)25c 12-31 12-15 Darling Stores, 6% preferred (quar.)^ 37 %c 1-2 12-13 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 5% preferred (aunr.) 62y2c 1- 2 12-26 Davega Stores Corp. (s-a) *-— 50c 1- 2 12-13 $4.50 preferred (quar.) ..... $1.12% 1-1-48 12-15 Elmira & Williamsport RR. 7% pfd. (s-a)__ $1.60 1- 2 12-20 Extra ;■____■* $1 1- 2 Clinton Industries (monthly) 20o 1- 2 12-15 EmersokDruff Cp.. 8% preferred (quar.)^*. 50c 1-2-48 12-15 Stock dividend fone share of a (new) 5% Clinton Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.)......... 25c 1-2 12-19 EmersonNBlcctTTn Mfg. Co.— , V preferred stock $20 par, for each four -Clinton Water Works, 7% preferred (quar.) $1.75 1-15 1- 2 Common^(increased quar.) 25c 12-31 12-15 shares of $5 par common held]_*_____ 12-31 12-23 20c 12-31 12-15 Clopay Corp. (quar.) — 17%c 1-10 12-26 Davenport Hosiery Mills, Inc. (year-end) $1.75 1- 2 12-15' Cluett, Peabody & Co.— 7% preferred (quar.)___ $1.75 /, 1" 2 12-15 David &' Frere, Ltd. Class A (quar.)*—$25c 12-31 12-15 preferred (quar.) —...... $1.75 1- 2 12-19 Emerson Radio & Phonograph (quar.).—. 25c 1-15 1-5 $50c 12-31 12-10 4% 2nd preferred (initial) <.——..—u. 86c 1- 2 12-19 7% preferred (quar.) — $1.75 1- 2 12-15 Davison Chemical Corp, (quar.)_ 25c 12-31 3 -Clyde Porcelain Steel — ' 5c 12-31 12-20 Empire Trust Co, (N. Y.) (quar,) -Z 75C 1-8 12-19 Day Mines, Inc. (initial) 10c ; 1-31; ; 12-15 Coast Counties Gas & Electric Co. Employees Credit Corp., class A———— 25c 1-20 12-31 Dayton Malleable Iron Co., common 25c 12-26 ; .; 12-15 4% pfd. series A (quar.) 25c 12-31 12-11 Class B — 25c 1-20 12-31 5% preferred (quar.) — $1.25 1- 2 I2rl5 Cohen (Dan) Co. (quar.) — —— 25c 1- 2 12-19 preferred (quar.) — 20c:4 ; 1-20 12-31! Dayton &;Michigan, RR., &% pfd. (quar^t**_ . $1' 1--3 1-10 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, com. (extra) $2 12-23' 12-11 Emporium Capwell Co._._! —500 1- 2 12-19 Dayton Rubber Co., common.., 30c ■ - 1-26 1-10 $3.50 preferred (quar.). 87 %c 12-31 12-10 Derrick & Eouipment— ,1 ; ' .' Class A (quar.) 50c • 1-26 Colonial Mills. Inc. (quar.), 25c 1-16 1- 5 Common) resumed)***__—_—__—_—_— 25c 3-15 2-20 & Securities Corp. of Canada— ' 12-22 Colonial Sand & Stone (quar.). 10c 1-22 1- 6 44^ convertible preferred (quar.)*_*_*—* $1 1-25 12-31 5% preference (s-a)— $$2.50 ' " 1- 2 12-16 Colorado Fuel & Iron, common (quar.) 25c 12-31 12- 1 4% preferred (quar.)___._ —— *tt\- 4-26 3-31 Records, Inc. (quar.) 25c 12-30 12-15 'Columbia Baking, common (quar.) 37%c 1-15 12-15 4% preferred (quar.)— — $1 7-26 ; 6-30 Decker Manufacturing Co. (quar.) • 5c 1-5 12-17 participating preferred (quar.) 12 %c 1-15 12-15 4% preferred (quar.) $1 1-25-49 : 12-31 Dejay Stores, Inc. (quar.) 15c 1- 2 Participating : 37%c 1-15 12-15 12-10 Endicott Johnson Corp., common 40c 1 1- 2 V 12-22 Delaware Power & Light, 4% pfd. (quar.)_ $1 12-31 - 12-10 Columbia River Packers Association, Inc.— Extra 50c 1- 2 ?s 12-22 3.70% preferred (quar.) 92 %c 12-31 . 12-15 Year-end $5 1-10 12-20 4% preferred (quar.) — $1 1- 2 12-22 Delaware RR. Co. (s-a) $1 1- 2 Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric ... 70c 1-10 12-26 12-20 Equitj* Corp., 20c preferred (s-a) 10c 1- 1 12- 5 Tire & Rubber, common (quar.) 10c 1- 2 Combusion Engineering Co. (year-end)—1*1 $3 1- 8* 12-26 12-20 Mfg. Co. (extra) 10c 1-15 1- 2 10c 1- 2 > 12-20 Commercial Alcohols, Ltd., common (quar.) t5c 1-15 12-31 Packers, Ltd., 5% 1st pref. (quar.)— t62'/2c 1- 2 12-15 5% preferred (quar.) *_ 12%c 1- 2 12-24 8% preferred (quar.) tlOc 1-15 12-31 Insurance Co. of America 10c 1-10 ,1-5 Pinna (A.) Co., class A 5c - 1- 2 Commercial Credit Co., common (quar.)___ „ 50c 12-31 12-8 12-24 Products (quar.) 12%c 12-30 12-19 6% convertible preferred 15c 1- 2 "; 12-19 25c 1- 2. 12- 8 Extra *.*** '. 50c 12-30 12-19 Derby Oil Co. (year-end) 25c 1- 2 3.60% preferred (quar.) 90c 12-31 12- 8 12-16 Everel Propeller Corp. (year-end)_. 25c 12-31 12-22 Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corp. (year-end) 75c 1- 5 Commercial National Bank & Trust (N. Y.)—• 12-22 Eversharp, Inc.. common (stock dividend)— 2%% 1-15 12-31 Detroit Edison Co. 30c 1-15 Quarterly —__ 50c 1- 2 12-24 12-15 'J 5% preferred (quar.) —25c 1- 2 ,12-16 Detroit Harvester Co. (quar.) 12%c 1- 2 Commonwealth Loan (Indianapolis) — 12-19, Ex-Cell-O Corporation (quar.) 65c 1- 2 12-10 Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR,.(s-a) $2 : • 1- 5 4% preferred (quar.) $1 12-31 , 12-15 12-19 Exchange Buffet Corp. (stock dividend) — Detrolo Ihternational Bridge (quar.)— 20c 1-1 Commonwealth & Southern Corp.— 1One share of Longchamps,' Inc. for each *; .!' Detroit River Tunnel (s-a) $4 1-15-48 $6 preferred (accum.) $3 1- 2 12-12 1-10 share held -— 1- 5 ' 12-23 De Vilbiss Co *_i_*,-***. 25c .1-20 Commonwealth Water Co.. 5%% pfd. (quar.) $1.37% 1- 2 * 12-11 11-29 Exolon.Company (extra) . 15c . l-fl5 12- 8 & Raynolds, class A (increased quar.) 50c 1- 2 Commonwealth Water & Light Co.— 11-29 Fairmont Foods Co. com. 50c ! •11- 2 12-13 Extra ; ^_«* ^30c 1- 2 $6 preferred (quar.). $1.50 1- 2 12-11 11-29 4% preferred (quar.) —— $1 1- 2 o12-13,w Class B (increased quar.) 25c 1- 2 $7 preferred (quar.) $1.75 1- 2 12-11 Family Finance Corp. 'V'il ^ . Extra, 15c 1- 2 / 12-20 Connecticut Fire Insurance (extra).* $12.50 12-30 12t20 Common (initial cash dividend)*-**—**» 30c 'I1 2 12-19 Connecticut General Life Insurance— Diebold, .Inc. *_____*__*__..__^4— '.25c ' 12-30 ■4%% preferred/series A (quar.)*__-*i—! ■; BO'Ac* :- • 1- ^ 12-19 Disney (W8it) Productions, Inc.— ",V -,' v (Increased quar.) ! !__ 40c . 1-2 12-20 12-13 Farmers & Traders' Life Ins." (Syracuse^'-': - V V r? ■' :6%-. convertible'preferred, (accum.).**---*- ^.$7%Cv.:-'-i*. 2. •/ 12-10 Special 40c 1- 2 12-20 :: .'N: Y > (O)iar*) —1-—————--i - 42.58 - t-2r48 ; 12-18 (Henry) Ar Sons (quar.) ;75<r"", 1- 2 12-15 Connecticut Light & Power (year-end) 1 $1 : 1- 2 ' 12-15, Quarterly " ** — —— $2.50{ 4N1«48 .3-16; District Theatres Corp.. (quar.)_* —*x. *. 20c 1- 6 Connohio, Inc. (year-end) .1.1._ 20c 1- 2 ,7 12-20 l-io,; Fashion* Frocks. Inc, (quar.): 15c* ' ;12-29*' 12-17 Divcc Corp.'(quar.) Consolidated Bakeries of Canada Ltd.— * .. . 30c. 1-30 12-10 Fashion Park, Inc. (quar.)___*—_________ 50c ;2- 1 1-15 Quarterly $25c 1-2-48 1 12- 5 r Dixie Cup Co,« class A (quar.)62%c . 1- 2 . 12-26 Qua-rterly v:50c -;;:'5;5-v l;:;'! ;'-4-15Dixon (Joseph) CrucIble.Co.-_4'—-----—---- ' Consolidated Cigar Corp. (quar.). 50c 12-31 12-15 $1:1- 9 .. 12-30 T. Quarterly 50c»* * *8—! 1 . . 7-15 ^ Consolidated Diversified Standard Securities, 1 „ *. ■PpmcrMines? Ltd.-4-4*iji4**_44-*44i*4*4**-,': ' $25c. lr3Q • 1-16 Faultless Rubber Co* (year-end) . 50c- ,' li 2 . 12"l5 Ltd.. $2.50 non-cum. preferred (annual).. J$1 1- 6 11-29 ; Dominguez Oil Fields (monthiv)--_*_*_*__u15c 1-30 12-29; Federal Bake Shoos, Inc. (vcar-end)***-^*15c;/ 12-31 ; 12-10 Consolidated Dry Goods Co..™ 25c * 1- 2 12-24 Dominion Coal Co., Ltd: 6% pfd/ (accum.)*_ $37c 1-31, Federal Grain,' Ltd,;*:6%'%:'-/pfd;v/(accum.)i*/$$2^/-* 1^.3.?v-;127l$:y, Consolidated Edison Co. $5- pfd.. (quar.) , $1.25 2- 2 . • l-"6 , Dominion Dairies,. Ltd.—. J, Federation Bank & Trust Co. (N.- Y.)—- f: ! 12-31; Consolidated Gas« Electric Light & Power Co.' - •.•■w;;^ v ? .v-« Reduced quar, ; 12%c • 12-30 , ; 12-18 , 5% non-cum, -preferred; (quar.). j^|5 (Bait.), Common ' (quar,) ; " 90c 1- 2 12-15 ! Dominion .Fire Insurance (Toronto) <*-a)Ut$3 ' V I- 2:? 12-15 Fehr- (Frank) Brewing"cam.;•— i ' 6c;; / 11- 2 * 12-15 -■ 12-10. 4% preferred C (quar.) , " $1 : 1- 2 12-15 Dominion Foundries & Steel, Ltd.. (quar.)_ $35c 5 l- 2 -. 12-29: 6% preferred (s-a) . 3c" * -1<-;;2" /12-15 4%% preferred B"(Quah)_X.--.--.l..-.-.;. $1.12% : 1^ 2 12-15 ^ Glass' .-Co., Ltd,, com, (quar.) •- » - -1256 ' .1-15! - 12-29 V Participating 6C •. <ll»'.2 _ 12-15 Consolidated.. Gas Utilities " (quarr) *rj_'_II^«. ! .12%6 . ; 14 2 , 12-16•; Extra __—,__4 ! __1 $40c 1-15 : 12-29. Felin -.(John..J.) A: Co. (cash dividend) —*$6^".» 12-29 '12-26 Consolidated Grocers Corp., common (quar.) 25c ' 12-31 12-10 Stock dividend."• *'50/___*•*( •) 12-26 <:7% preferred •,(quar.)u—*___-_-r V $35c '1-15 12-31 • ' 4*—i* (quar.) Monday, December 29, Boldere 1947 .'' • ; - ' < Name of Company of Ree Co. (year-end)—40c 1- 9 (Toronto) (quar.) , $$2 1- 2 . Consumers Power Co.— ■ ,4 : ' ■ > : $4^50 preferred (quar.)* $1.12% - 1-2-48 Container Corp. of America— • / 4% preferred (quar.) 4 -ii.—, • > $1 3-1 Extra- _. Share Payable - ■ . - Bolder i When .: Consolidated Textile Consumers Gas Co. „ Chasers, • pet -. Ltd. Cburtaulds, (interim )*>_—™I**4u*— Covered Wagon Co. (quar.) L.), Ltd. (R. Crane (liquidating) - * Cream , • Crown Crown Common _____ $1.50 $4 $1.50 $1.50 preferred B (accum.) 6% preferred B (quar) : 6% preferred B (accum.)6% . - 9-15 2- 2 5- 1. 8-2 . , ' , • ? , Bonus > Common *—*_*____— __*__ • , — r 12-18 ,'■ — . —.... ■ ** — . ' : — 1- . 1- 1- - : 12- . , Dan 1- Dana 5 1- 12-24 ____ —. f V - - —_ v , Bonus ' *—_-___. ——_— 1- , 80c Emsco Debenture , Decca 50c ' ■ Denman Ero Extra *. Essex Essex De ' Evans — Extra —— _ f * 5 / ___ — Devoe ■' ■ _: 11-29 , . * ... .... • . Disston : - * - . •:. / v . , . . • > :♦ Dominion * -*« - - * , . ; "' ' 5% preferred / (quar.)*.—$1.25 12-31 v 12-10, (quar.)__.__* 25c : 12-30 .11-28 " 25c-.12-30 y 11-28. .1.1 Extra Consolidated Dominion (quar..)".$1.50 ;i.."..,.,14,.212-22 t$1.60'v .r ! $$3:25 y Dominion '* w -> ■ •' ' 4 1-15 12-17 i - Dominion Tar & Chemical, r. Extra — Consolidated Paper Corp. efixtra fis-ci (s-aj 1 voting, 50c r$l -/:-si 1, preferred • 7% . trust certificates (quar.) 4% % - preferred (quar.) - Fenton. 12-22 ..." $25c (quar.),',;- t25c 4-'$25c 5'%/ 2-2-48 l-2-4*.w 1-'2W" 1-15 1w./$$l.i2% : 2-16 12, .1 12-10 ' 12-15 1-15 *• preferred; 4 Shoe Stores-Co, United-;-Cleanin8:.65;"Dydn®^:"/:r4' ,7;%preferred/) aui»r_>__t**--:_^^ ; -FibreV.Prodacts of Canada^ -Ltd.—-"; • /;/ /--/ */■ ;• ■ 4 'iT:ki 2-2-48-'-, It 2- Paper Co.* Ltd.— conv. Feltman ;&"Curme* 12-31' 12-15 : Textile Co.. new> com.- Donnacona f Ltd.— (Initial^*: V">415c 5 :■ preferred' (qaan). -***-_*_L_*-**-,__4* > $1.75. Dominion . 12^31 v (quar.):.$40c (quar.)-'--—.;-!-.,..**-^.-^^ Common 1-15--. 12-17 ' 1-17 /■ 12- 5, 1-17 -12,- 5; Cdhkolidated Press. Ltd., class. A (quae.)$18%c-f>r L--1a 12-15. consolidated ^RetaH Stores, common__l*_14*;"; K. 40c v /'I- 2''12-12 . preferred (quar.) ^ 53c. '»»•. 1- ? 12-12 ' COaSOlidated- Royalties, 6% ' pfd." (quar.)..» 15c; 1-15 12-31. ' (quar^i- ;' -6% -preferred, Dominion Oilcloth l& Linoleum Maehlne Tool--Corui^-v- $6; 1st ■ preferred' Consolidated Mining & Smelting "Co." of Can-. ada. Ltd., common I(increased, s-a): « .. , : $256 , 2-2-48 '-. $$,1,25 2-2^48' ;• 1—30 N Square Corp., Ltd. (quar.)«*_i___*Vv' $50ov:;"i;l-15 Steel & Coal, class B (s-a)*_**__,-4 j; $2oc l-20*'s Malting. CcL,' Ltdl,'com." (quarJ__ Dominion Consolidated Lithograph Mfg.- . -4; $1.75 ;; lrl5;^.1-*10 •, : * *;* L1 / '(s-a)*-*r----'---i*i---w--*-.-//;-:;">t25d-.; 12-30 12-15 i V $1 1-15 v 12-31 -4'20c::.v> 1-15 12-311; Fidelity-Phoenix Fire* Insurance-(s-a) -u Extra. 1— —Fifth Avenue. Bank of N..Y. (quar:)^ Special'j*_*' ri_v*--------*-*--''> .of Pennsylvania- (quaft) Finance Co. Firestone- Tire & Rubber— i"12-231' -i-*-—-7:412-12 —/J—*___**- '4.1.1.$!--; l-20iae"4- 5 ,./ Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL ~:!r?Per NameofCompant "/ v ; First National Bank (N. Y.) (quar.) First National Stores uncreaseuj_.. First York. Corp., $2 preferred (s-a). Fisher Brothers Co., $5 preferred (qu Fittings, Ltd., class A (s-a)_— Fleury Bissell, Ltd., 5% pfd. When $20 . v ' ' 425c ' preferred ,<quar.) ___■ Shoe Co., class "A------—~. Flour *0 *'■ ' . Mills '■(. V.**■ Kleiser Co., class A prior preferred pfd. prior Foundation preferred 12-22 12-22 Co. Fox (Peter) De 5% ■ of preferred Franklin 7% preferred Fraser Cos., Frick Co. Froedert $2.20 Canada Frontier luhimann & Schmidt B.) Great 12-22 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 .1-2 4- 1 1 6-15 12-15 Quarterly Great 7% 12-31 Greening 12-15 Greenwich 2 2 1- -1- 150C ) (qua 12 ) % 1 12-31 12-15 1-15 Grief 1-15 (N. 1-15 •-..*1- Gruen 12- 1 6% 1-14 12-23 12-19 $5 12-30 12-19 2 12-22 1- 2 35c 12-29 1- s 2-2 1-20 12-31 12-15 Halifax . 1 1 Hamilton 12- 1 $4.25 series> A preferred (initial quar.) — 1- 2 ,12- 1 1 1- 1- 12- 2 6% / 50c . 1 1- International 12-26 12-26 12-29 1-2-48 r International Preferred 2 12-20 12-20 «|>; Special ' 1- /' 2- 2 1- 2 31 %c 6% 12*22 12-31 21- 1- 50c •1-2 25c — « 1- • 2 1- 1 12-10 1- 2 12-10 1- 2 12-15 25c (irreg.) 1- Corp., Y.) 30c (quar.) 1- $1.50 new (initial) com. 2 (quar.) 1- Hartford 1- 2 Sewing Machine 1- 37 %C General Electric Co. 2 12-15 1-26 12-19 I- 2 12-17 4 % % 87 %C 2- 2 1-10 Havana 1- 2 12-16 40c ~ - $3 General Fireproof tog Co. preferred (quar.) Foods Corp. $3.50 1% // $1.12% — 1-15 ■/if/ i General General Instrument Corp. pfd. (qustr.) (quar.I 25c Mills, Inc., 5% preferred (quar. General Motors Corp.— $5 preferred (qu&r.)_. $3.75 pvetep^T (quar.) —. k '. General \ ' >6% OttttSoor Advertising, (quar.) 1- $1.25 2-2-48 93 %C 2-2-48 (quar.)__ 25c $1 pfd. 60c (Conn.) (quar.) 1-15 1- 2 (quar.).. Publishing— 2-18 2-16 J.) Co. 2 Heller ____ 1- 2 12-15 1-15 12-31 t75c 1-15 $$2.50 - (W. E.) - • Co., 12-31 1-15 Metal class A Industries, (quar.) Nickel Co, & I I 12-31 H i g/hl a nd 2 12-31 Highway Safety Appliance 1- 2 12-11 Hinde 1- 2 12-11 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. of Canada, (quar.) General Telephone, common 4.40% Hollander common . | $1.50 - (quar.) 4%% preferred General Tire f (quarJ Class Class A Class A B 12-19 /: 12-31 12-19 61V4C 12-31 12fl9 ..Canada, 40c 2- 2 2- 2 1- 5 $50c 1-15 12-31 1-2 12-10"' JS1.50 preferred Power & (quar.) Light/ 3.307* « 433/4C Hooker Hoover Horn & Hardart Baking Co. 7- 1 6-15 . l-l 2 12-15 3-15 435c 275C 1-15-48 $1,75 v".7^.1' ; 25c h 1- 12-15 25c $1.50 1-, 2 :fY$1.25 1-2 __ 12-20 1- / 25c '!;;■ • I common - war.) preferred- I'quar.).!.— Gladdii)g;.McBean Co. 50C ; • Bribki... —- * — * ' "•*" 12-19 1-23 ' 12-30 35c 12-23 ; • 12- 1^ 2 ■ $1.12% 12-30 1- 2 2 12- 1-2 20c • - $1.75 •;:i : _^__—___ "" 1- ' 2 -$l » - 50c / IOC :■• -• ? 12-22- 12-19 V 1- 12- $3 12-31 $1,12% 25C 25c - 1-2 %C;') s-hv 40c ' ^'vi-vi/.iYear+ahd -i.iU,-————-—'*<■&-.$1 $1.25 .H. -12-22-: •/ 12r- $4.75 - 1- 2 , tm /-> (quar.)^_-i- .' 10c ■' 1-15 • Illinois .Lock 12-12 - 5% h', 5 Co. 12-19 $4 Steel, A 87 V2C (quar.) 6% pfd. 1-12 2- 2 5 1-5-48 12- $1.25 ; (quar.), 1-1-48 50c (Ottawa) 12- 4 1- 2 5 12- 2 1- $17c (quar.)—. r 2 4 1-15 $1.50 (extra) (quar.)—. 1-15 12-18 2 12-23 10c pfd. 3- 1 2-14 $1 1- 2 12-20' $1 (quar.)— (quar.)— 1- 95c 1-15 12-31 $1.25 1- 2 12-15 $1.75 1- 2 12-13 $1.50 pfd. preferred /(quar,)— preferred (quar.) Power & Co. ... 1- 2 12-13 $1.12% (qur.) 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 12-15 $1.25 com. pfd. 1- 2 12-15 $1.12% 1- 2 • 20c — ... Light 4%7* com.7(quar.) yjlVA— preferred iquar.).. 12-19 25c 1-2 12-19 50c 1-2 12-19 $1.75 — 1- 2 12-19* ... (quar.) & Co. (extra)-'..— (James R.T Corp.— ■ I'25c 1-15 12 %C — 12-30 1- 1- 2 12-15 12-31 12-15 ' 1- 12-13 -V 25c 3 1-31 1-2 1- 4%% /. preferred „V"35C .■i' 1- 6 5 * •••;-•- 12-15 2 . • .12-15 1-2 $1.-12% <quar>). t, Kendall V ' : $1.25 (quar.) * 75c 37 %c class A 2;y ; 12-19 30c f 37%C convertible Kendall Company? • 2- 12-24 50C common 9 1-31 2 1- $1.75 common 1- 1-31 2- , $1 Kelsey*Hayes. Wheel, class; B-_-- 1* V KenvAddison 12-15. - 1 1 12-15 S 12-29 12-12 ■> ; 12-30 12-30 ; Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim)Kerr-.McGee.Oil Industries, common*..******* Keyes- Fibre, 6% prior preferred iquar.)-.... Kfdde' (Walter) & Oo*_7 ——i—- 12-16 4- 2 42>2$ — .42-31 .t $2 r;: _ „ ^conxmqn« (quar.) (quar.) 12-30 40c ™—— v r Kimberly-Clark, . (quar.).——— y y 4% /convertible 2nd preferred (quar.) 4% 7* 12.-20- V King-Seeiey. 5% 'conv-:preferred 12-41 $i.lE% v, 15C, 1- 2 .-,12-26 V lOcv Y l- ^ * 50c » Ul* 1 ' 1- 7 ' 12-24 .12-31 1-2 $1 $1.12 Va '• 25c (quar.)—: Kinney.(G. R:) ' )-rr-.'-s-T!- Co. ... Knapp-Monarch €0. iquar.) Company, common (quar.)-^__—•preferred (qhar.IJ— V——i Kroehler Mfg. Co., VA ft preferred A (quar,) 1- 2 1- 2 1-2 >12-31 12-1$: • ; 12-1$. *• v / 42-12 ;12-15t .12-31 /• 20c 25C (year-end).————. year-end) V -20c « Extra,—* -1 -v;-:\s • ; C .Kinset JDpig aCo. 1-: % ,12-15 ,/ Kirsch Company $1.50 pfd. 1- 2i 12-15 2^2 11*29* 2 25c 35c preferred/ (quar.)——— ''k% -?&■! " //62%c 1- $1.50 , rcommon- 12-13. ; 1- 2 12-30 42*31 • — . f 43c .8V4C - ■ ..-A" $1^5 ... -(quar.) convertible -preferred 12-12 2- V $1.50 ■ 12-19 i V-- •• ♦,(quar;),y ... 1-19 1- 87% c — ' 13-12--.i«4i;< .Extra 12-15 60c - 12-29 / : .$3.50 3$ "4-,i'v:$.2.25,i " preferred- (^uar.) l2t$l^rrJ2ri2r'f;V3[ilihote-/F^ 12-31 • /< 12-15 2- " (aocum.)l-i— 5 %1 preferred 12-15- 1- 933ic y Common (cash dividend) (irreg.) i— $1.50 : preferred/./ fs-a),._z_,—1— Kelling Nut Co. 67* pfd, (quar.).ri—y.—' Kellogg Company -(quar.).— Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co.— -5% preferred "(quar.) — $1:50 U 42-31 /V12-19 • -$20c f!" 4-15 12-15 ^ - 12.-1 /Ideal Cement Co. (quar.) -13-1/Illinois,-Central RR. (Leased- lanes)*-*-, 12-15 4r%. v. guaranteed i (s-a)u</l-iv—— 12-10 vIllinois Commercial Telephone Co./-(Wise.) 1- 2. ' • / 11- City Power & Light Co.— preferred /(quar.)—... Kearney 5 12- 12-15 12-15 s1 75 . (quar.)., Corp., Works V. 12-26 / 11-28 2 2 $1.50 pfd. (quar.i— H'yKayseiV(JUlius) 1-15 12-31 2 1- 1- $1.25 (quar.) Publishing Co. Extra, '7% 12-12 1 5 20c -20o .;$20c Huttig Sash & :I)oor " A " 12-12 1*10 / 1- $1.50 $1.50 preferred Laughiin 12-12 <1-1 $75c ■■3 • (s-a) >•';:-S7 preferred 12-18' class pfd. B (quar.) Chicago RR. stamped 12-31* 12-29 425c • $5 ; 12-31* 62 %c -12-29 -— Mortgage XlV4% System, 3%% pfd. iquar.) Johnson 87* pfd. (s-a). Inc. Kansas " --'t-fQ. V.l-31 - / 1- 2 - ., •» Co. Erie 11-28 11-28 5c 12-20 ■ 11-28 2 2 (year-end) preferred Kaynee (two ^additional-shares 5% pfd. (quar.) Huron & 3%% Water $4.50 12-18 1-2 2 11- 2nd & 12-20 12-29 56 %C • 6% / preferred."(quar;) Hiints, Ltd., class A (S-a) • 5* 12-29 t — ; (quar.) Building 1- / 1-15 2 xl%% Kansas«Nebraska Natural Gas V Sot each*.share held).— Oil & & ' ' a 12-31 (quar.)^ > D X$1.75 12.-17 12-1T • XI'/4 % ... ' pfd. (quar.) dividend (quar.) C 5 • v"' — — Stock A Kansas Electric Power, 5% Kansas Gas & Electric 77* $6 pfd. (quar.).i. 12-19 1- /: 11-28 2nd pfd. A (quar.) Kansas 12-20 V. $2 12-12;// 12-13 Kansas City Public Service, 5% pfd. 1 accum.) Kansas City Southern Ry.— 4% non-cum. pfd. (quar.) 1 $12 %C < . •' 12-31 $5 (preferred 12- (quar.)_ :V-'. 50C -'.56 %c -(tfuar.)5$1 preferred. —^ ~ .■'42-11-...v .Class:/ fi: Goodrich-;<B. ,Fi) «Cd.,;common„^^«^.—.........-.^l .;•/ /-,4%i ;■ Extra :I2:-20 1-2 '■ ........ 12-30 2 1- pfd. ; Tea, VjV 3.80% 12-19 $1.06% 1- 1-15 1st.preferred Joyce, 12-20. 1- 12-12 5c B Journal 12-20 ' 1-2 1-15 .. 8 2 2 t25c 67* 5% 12-18 1- 1- 1- 12-10 V Engraving (year-end).— Service, Ltd., com. <quar.)_ Joseph & Feiss Co. 9 2 —-.•-•--i' (Texas), vtc for common. Howell Electric Motors (quar.).^..^ r Hubbard Felt Co., Ltd. com—:.—.;/—i—.JY V // Class A (s-a) Humphreys Mfg." .COi, common---ii.i-i------ }' * 12-31 62 .. - : 12-22 2 1-15 if $1.50 fi; __v 12- 12-12 20c Telephone Corp.— preferred A (quar.) Joplin 12-12 Household '.Finance Corp.; com. (quar,) ——■.& S';" 50c 1-15 "3% % preferred (quar.) ; 93 %C "1-15 Houston Nattocal Gas/ com.-i.. V / 50C -12-29 Houston 12-22 2- : 40c - ^ " (initial) Corp. River 3%7* 12-9 2 v » 12-17 $1.50 : preferredz/quar.II—- $4.50 2 2 1- - , 12-16 1- 5 V -a (S-a) -—1' / Co. Godchaux- Sugars, class A' (quar.) 2 1-2 25c // • - Glenmore -Distillers,16% /-preferred Insurance 1- ■ $1.25 . l/YYV 4%^> - .dottoVdrti^o ./prreferEed3(quar.^---wLi.- 1- 12-26 1-2 1-31 preference Joliet 2 12-31 . i.* | / Globe-Union,1. Inc. (year-end) I, jifGlobe'-Wefnicke t?o. 7% ,fpfd.,¥quar.) 1 12- 12-30 15c (quar.) 4% 5 1- 50c 5-26 12-30 10c 37 %c 62%C; (quar.) ':|r'% Gliddin- Co,,ihew/ conitooh )nitlal. quar.) i.. ■ 12-30 12-31 25C (quar.) Johnson 12-5 $1.50 $2.25 conv. ,12-ia 5-30 •75C n .... /.-I $5 Falls 6 ••• $1.12% ■i: • vi Gibson Refrigerator ;W specialJ.'aw.i... tGilbert ( A. C/) -Co.,, $3.50 pfd. (quar.) ^T GlUette Safetj) 1- 12-15 12-31 preferred Common 1.1-29 — 12-15 2 12- 2 —_ Houdaille-Hershey 12rl5 12-30 Co., $6 preferred . Glens (N. J.) Public . 12-15 2 10%;: _. conv. preference Jewel 12-19 3 12-15 1- 2 1- $1.50 57* { 12-20 1 1- Hotel -Lexington, Inc. 6-15 2 5 1- (F» W.), Ltd. qlass-A.(quar.)^ Hotel Gibson Corp., 6% preferred— . 15c w-/ 1- • 12-15 1- 2 $1.50 82%c — * 12-15 4-2 $1.62% pfd. .(quar.) /Vr itil 1-15, 12-31 Johns-Manville 25c — . Horner , i£l 50c 5% Jeannette Glass Co. 7% 1-20 12-31 40c — (Bklyh,) 12-15 1 Jamestown ( 1-30-48 75c 3-15 4-1 Guaranty 1- •10-48 62 ViC Co., preference B Class 12-26 2 40c 12-15 15c —— 1- /'•■Vy/VV; ' 9 1-2 iquar.)_ L.) Oilier & James 12-17 $1 preferred-?|(-s-a) -----— Title 1- 5 Co. 77* 6 50c ' 4-1 Qerber Products Co. | '• .(•> 80c Coal 5% 6 12- 50C Co., Ltd—— _— Home 12- 2 25C Holophane Co.. Inc. (year-end) Dairy Co. Co. com. ' 1- 75c (stock divioend) 77* 12-20 2/- $6c — (F. Jamaica Ltd.— —— Home ■ 2"/ 1- 1-2-48 (quar.) H.) Creek Jones <irreg.) Electrochemical, $4.25 pfd. <quar.)_ Co., 4% % preferred (quar.) 15c j.J Year •'end .Glefl-Gerrv Bhal<( (D. . 470 (Interim) common , t83/4C 50c 12-20 $25c — Mines, 2 15c — f / i -4%%, preferred. ;fquar.), ...—— fr Gerrard (S. A.) Co, preferred (^a>_^_—_/--^ | . Gibson* Art, Co." -(quari) ' preferred 12-12 Electric Jacobs Whitney & 12-12 12-30 t$1.75 pfd. (quar.)...*. preferred (quar.) Jacobs • (E. H.);; Mfg. (quar.) 12-20 50c 1- . , $4 12-30 •: $1 5 Ltd.—- $6 Ltd.— (extra) Gold 12- 6 1-15 12-20 / $1. $5c (quar.) 15c ... ■■ Son 1: 2 1- 25c 15c .... Georgia Hardwood Lumber (qufir.) :/ $5/preferred: & 2 1- $25c — Year-end 12-17 (quar.) fVGeorgia.Power Holmes 1- 2 V/- Class B (quar,)• 12-17 12-17 12-31 (quar.) (quar.) 1- 2 /• 1-2 i? Hollingsworth $1.06 Va '-f Sv' Class B -(quar.)'' f 2-17 12-13 $1.06 V* (quar.). (A.) 2 1- $1.75 . 12-15 93 %c pfd. 3% % preferred (quar.) 3%% 2nd conv. pfd. (quar.)... Genesee Brewing class A (quar.). / 40c "V/ . :— Hollinger Consolidated Quarterly 1- 2 L 40c C-l.Z.If- & Rubber 4%% 1 1- $1 V in 111111111 ~I~~ — 12-31 55c • I 3- 50c preferred (quar.)——^ i General Time Instruments com. (quar.)—. 1 15c 20c : 25C Paper Co. 2 1-2 — 25c 2 Dauch 12- 1- 50c 12-15 $1.37% 2- & 1* 2 $$1.12% $1.50 12-15 2 ' 2- Quarterly 12-13 $1 5 7* 2 1- 12-31 General 10-31 12-15 1-15-48 12-15 12-12* 1- Corp. Hibbard-Spencer-Bartlett & Co.— ri 12-31 1-15-48 Ltd.— ............ . of ;30c $40c (quar.).. (quar.) preferred (quar.)... prior Island 12-31 45c ..'.iiL'i'i'-—- $1 25c 1-2-48 Cement ^ell ~~L tdT "(in te 12-19 .12-19 12*15 12-26 Jahn 1-15 30c (quar.) common 2 $1.50 1-15 7% Hercules 12-31 2 2 -vVL. $1 tronrite Ironer Co. 12-23 1 • 2- ... 6 1- 91 %c $1.37% Shareholdings Corp. $6 preferred (opt. dividend series) Cash or 44/1000 of-a share of stock at holder's option 12- 37 %c (George W.) Co., common.^— preferred (quar.) ;— *Hendershot Paper Products, Ltd. (irreg.)__ * 1- ;■ Co., com. Irving Air Chute Co. (year-end) Irving Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) Extra iw !— - • See Rubinstein (Helena) & 12-22 12-31 Iowa 12-23 (quar.) 4%- preferred (quar.) 5 % % preferred (quar.) 2-19 12-29 $1 ... Harvester convertible preference (quar.) Light & Power Co.— preferred A (accum.). 6%% pfd. B (accum.) 6% pfd. C (accum.).... 12-23 6 25c $1.50 : * 2 1- $1.12% •; Helme _ 1- :: 12-15 12-15 3-10 1* J X • 7 7* 5 75c 2-2 2 1-15 • 12-31 Iowa 12-11 25C — (quar.) com. preferred 12-20; •S5c • 8% 12-11 1- 1-15 preferred (quar.) Co. (quar.)..—~2 Helena Rubinstein. 5 1- rf75c . f/ 5% preferred (s-a) ; General Public Servicepreferred (quar.) $5.50 preferred (quar.) 1- (H. 3.65% Glass 12-16 \.*4- 2 90c • 12-23 50c — —; preferred (quar.)_—— Lithographing— convertible 12-16 ;•* 1-15 Department Stores (quar.) Telephone Co. $6 pfd. (quar.)__ Investment Foundation, Ltd., com. (interim) Co. preference, (quar.)— of America, class A— Hazel-Atlas 5 25c -- /i SB 1- 25c ... $1 conv. 2nd pfd,. (quar.) <\ General Products Mfg. Ltd.— /V , Class A (year-end) , V {■ ,Class B (year-end)____ 6% 12-101" 3-12 «• $1.50 __ Corp. 1 2 4-31. Interstate 12-11 non-cum. Heinz common. Paint preferred General $1.25 - 1- 12-30 30c 12-31 /1-15 " —— Class B General 12-22 $1.25 12-23 25c Hat Corp. 2 — 12-23 1-1 Common $175 (quar.) 1- .. preferred preferred 57* 12-15 12-31 50c 12-15'' 2 12-22 V.$l * 25c 12-31* 2 $37 %C Year-end 1-10 35c 5 Hartman Tobacco 12-31* 1- $$4 ,> (initial) Interstate (The) Co., 1- 8 1 $25c Gas 4%% pfd. (quar.) Battery Co.. Ltd. (year-end) Schaffner 12-15 (s-a)_ >•/• ... 12-17 2- $20c Hart Insurance 12-31* 1-15 $$1 8% International Sliver Co. 77c 12-19 $1.25 — Marx 1 8 12-10 1-15 $75c ($100 par) (quar.) ($5 par) (quar.)......... J Co., Ltd., 5% pfd. (s-a) International Power Co.,Ltd. 67* 1st pfd. (s-a) 6% 1st preferred u International Shoe; Co. (increased) 12-19 1-20-48 20c __ —.— Harrisburg & 1 Interstate (N. 1--2 $1.25 (quar.) Fire 77* 12-19 .1- 2.'>' 312- - 1-31 ; preferred 7% 2-25 ;V1- 2'/" 1- 1-15 2 IOC International Paints 12-10 .s 4% % 4% 12-1C 2 1 1- 50c (s-a)I iMd.) . International 5 3-10 1 60c Co. 12- 3-10 $1.25 International Minerals & Chemicals— Common (quar.) 12-15 2 .vvr*,- 2 60c — (quar.) Plywood preferred 1-15 1- $12 %c ; y ... . (s-a) pfd. Powders, Ltd.— (accum.) Common 1 ' Hart 12- 12-10 25C 12-22 2 50c (quar' 1 $1.12% 2 1- 1- $1.06% 12-22 2 7-31 $50c Harding Carpets, Ltd. (quar.) Karris-Seybold Co., common.—. 12-15 2 $1 1-31 5- Refractories— preferred Harbor 12-27 25c Insurance Harbison-Walker 1-16 1 1 1 $30c ________ Fire 369- 2- $3- 10c Educational International $25c $25c $1 com. l.>c 16C T (s-a)__. Cellucotton Products International 12-31 20c (quar.) Knitting Co. (irreg.)"—: preferred (quar.) 1 i,a35c 11*21 $40c H.) 12- (quar.) Button-Hole International (quar.) Co. 12-31 Extra W-i 1-15 $1.50 (extra) (initial) / -- 1 $$1.25 (year-end) 1-15 — (s-a) 12- 3c participating preferred Corp. 1 V' 12-1 12-31 Inc. Ltd. Bronze /" New common 12-18 ' 12- 12-31 ■ International Business Machines— 12-29 75c ■ . America ... 50c B Hanover 5 12-31 • 20c (quar.) General Co. Investors. $1.50 quar) •v $12%C } 2 ViC $2.50 (initial) 12*1* 12-31 $$1.06 V4 , Ltd.— Shares North 12-17 1-2-48 ; $50C ^ Extra//'' International 12-15 $25c Instrument (P. Class $5 convertible 2nd preferred Candy Corp. (extra) 2 of 1-4 ;■ ' Intercolonial Coal Co., Ltd., 12-15 12-29 $1.50 — 12-1 2- 1 15C ..... - 4% | 1- $10 (quar.)___ vY;'$i.2^: / 1-15 12-9 • quar.) preferred Extra " 12-18 :• 1-2 10c Group Co. Inter-City Baking, 12-15 2 ■' 2 T r ; 2-2 v 1-15 V Intel banc 1-13 1 11- : pfd. 1— Bridge Hammond 12-18 •'12-29 $1.06 Vi .... 1st preferred 1- $3 —---— Co., Ltd. Paper Co.— 4 % % - preferred (quar.) 4% % preferred (quar.) > 12-22 1- 2 25c 0tm 4% .r-v: 12-26* ' 2-1/ ^ _ 07* 12-23 37 %c , / (increased Insuranshares Certificates, Inc. 12-26* 1- 2 (quar.) (quar.) Co., Co... 12-26 12-13 «l common Extra ■•/ ,;• ... com. Hammermili 5% 5% convertible^preferred (quar.) General Cable Corp., common 1 RR., 2 - Shares, Insurance 12-12 1- $1.25 (Increased) Insurance 12- General Builders " Institutional 12-11 - A 2 1- 2 ; .^..1^. JT, ..y r y (John) Insurance 12-12 35c iquar.)___ (quar.) Y:_— Co., 4% preferred Hall (W. F.) Printing Co. Hanes General Bronze J prd. ; Haloid 12- 75c Brewing • Corp. s Corp. (quar.) 'Supply Corp. $5 Co., 2 Quarterly General Ohio & Brass 1- $1.12%' . common-..-; Inglis 2 12-31 10c 50c (accum.) 2 12- 2 50c —— 1- 2 75C (quar.) General American Transportation Corp.— General Baking Co., 12- 12-31 20c —v 1- 2 t$1.37 - 'Extra 2 ■-/ 1- 25c $1.06% quar.' 430c t$1.25 M — — • 1- 1-2 $1.50 • (quar.) Corp. 110c . (quar.)_ Ltd. com._ $1 partic. pref. (s-a)———1— 12-15 12-31 Hahn 12-15 12-31 34%C .m $3 participating; preferred A (quar.) General, American Investors > Co.—-** . Oil Co., (Bait.), 6% Quarterly Quarterly . • 1 Mobile Increased 5 Gemmer Mfg. Co.— V- pfd. __— 12-15 37 %c tmm >«*- u-— preferred 2 5c Gulf Power Co. $6 pfd. (quar.) Gulf Public Service Co (increased 12-15 1-20 50c 28 %C (quar.). , $4.50 Realty preferred Gulf 12-19 $1 - 1 12- —, preferred ingersoll-Rand v • (increased quar.)__ Co. Sugar preferred Gulf 12-30 $1.50 conv. preferred (quar.) 5M* % preferred (quar,) Gatineau Power Co;, common (quar.)— /Extra 12- 2 .12-9 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of Canada, Ltd.— 4%% i Watch Guilford 12-19 w 2 (quar:) Co., • common 2 1- Light, (quar.). class 2 1- $1.03% 5% preferred tquar.) Industrial Brownhoist Corp. (quar.)_^ Industrial Silica, 6 % % pref erred 12-10 1- $5c 31»/4C (increased) Co. Guantanamo 1- *— (Julius) Tanning Guaranty Trust Co. (N. Y.) Guenther Publishing Co.__ 1- _— Garfinckel $1.75 2 4 % %: 12-19 1- non-Cum. yy sii Bxtra "y 12-10 - 12-15 25c Class' B convertible preferred (quar.). Gartoer-Denver Co., common (quar.) 4Vppreferred ,/. 2; ./• preferred Xi: 12-15 $1.50 - 2 1- class A Cooperage 12-22 2 25c (quar.).. 6% System, 1* 10c (quar.) 1- >. /40c . ..y.-.i' Corp., Ltd.— $2 — s. 1-10 25c Y.) Co. 1 )\ $$3.75 (Winnipeg) 1- common-(quar.) 1-2 Gannett Co., Inc.— / Brothers ' Co. 12-31 25c Griess-Pfleger 25c Galveston-Houston 12-12 .1-15, preferred 2- vy (quar.) & 1-10 11-18 12-29 40c 5% preferred A (quai;.)Industrial Acceptance 12-19 $$1.75 4% 12-12 12-31 tl2%C Gas C.ass. B ' 7%c ,) (qua 1-15 12-31 130c preferred / $30o • Indianapolis Water Co.— . 1 1-31 $1 common Service, 1-30 (B.) ' OClass A' Fulton Trust 12-31 •30C Corp. com. (quar.) 4%%; preferred (quar.) Co.— Fulton 12-19 1-15 (s-a) Holder* 2- 1 12-31 y 1 425C prd. 47 Payable of Rec. V: $10C ... Telephone Corp.— Indianapolis Power 2-16: . Greyhound 1-31 IOC"' ; 12-19 t62%c (quar.) Associated 4'/8 % •/M- 2 Common 12-20 1-24 %C, 12 %C A ... (year-er Fuller Mfg. Co. 32 %c (quar.)_ Wire, Ltd. (quar.) Co., $1.25 partic. Participating 12-15 1- 750 common 1-2 18C $2 preferred (quar.) y. Indiana & Michigan Electric— 12-15 12.%C . A (quar.) 1 • 1. -., (quar.) Greenwich Water 6% conv. pfd. (year-end) ; i preferred 1-22 55c / (D. Sugar, 12-20 12-15 2 150 i Western 1- 35c Brewing Co., Ltd.— pref. /(quar.) ! conv. 2 1-2 (initial) 'When ' Share (quar.)' J preference Indiana * 135c - .... Y.) Great West Life Assurance Co. 3-15 '7- Lakes Power $7- pfd> 50c 12-15 t 37 %c 37 %C • (N. Great West Felt • & Co., .Special Fuller Great 12-31 ,, (quar.) I' .1- Co. Imperialle Fuels, Ltd., 6% partic. Independent Pneumatic Tool 1-15 12-22 , ; 25c 933/4C ^ 4% 12-20 2 56'/4C (quar.) American Insurance 2 (quar.).. Industries 2- *' ^ RR. Common• 2 12-31 Per of Company Terminal Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada— 12-20 rvl- '•;/1- 2 • 40c $ 15c ' iquar.)__- ■Great Lakes Paper, Ltd. class A p-d. .-Class B preierence (quar.). Corp.— Fruit of the Loom, Inc., Fry 'Products, ,.v$l . preferred 1- 25c . common 5 $1.75 (quar.) Co. com. 37 %C (quar.) (quar.) Malting, pref^fred 1-10 $2.25 12-15 37 %C (quar.) preferred (quar.) & ; 12-20 1-2 / 2%c Coal (W. T.) $1 >— Ltd. 6% 12-15 2 1- V;30C V —: (accum.) Grain 12-15 1-2 jNime 12-16 1-15 ■ (accum.)„____ preferred- (quar.) Graupner (Robert H.), Inc. 6% pfd. (quar.) Gray Drug Stores (quar.) .*■ Grayson-Robinson Stores com. /1.quar.) ^ 12-24 2 •$1.50 (s-a) County 2 1- 75c" /-/: ) Brewing Co. iqu<«r. i Brewing Co. of Michigan— Luxe 1- 20c Ltd. pfd. 1- $4 3%% 1 I- 75c (quar.) Tox Grant .12-19 Toy, 7% 2 10c (quar.) 1- • (quar.) 6% 2. 2 40c / Corp., common... prior preferred (quar.) 6% ; 6% 1- 2 Foster-Wheeler . & 1- Co "Four Wheel; Drive •. Auto. Co.—'-^141st Street Building Corp.. • & Grand 1-15 Wallace, $3 class A (quar. Dairies, common (quar.) 6% preferred • (quar.)^— Foreign. Light & Power. b% 1st pfd. (qua Foster 12-19 1- ' Insulation Pumps Inc. 40C Foremost Formica Goulds 20C America of 5 V •Forbes Je Inc. Manufacturing Co. (year-end)•_ Gorton-Pew Fisheries, Ltd. (quar.)__ Gotham Hosiery Co. (quar.) 1-15 >>'■ ;-*Yf • Payable of Rec. $$4 Gorham 11-24 ,1-2 7 $1.18% ___ Florsheim 12- Foods, (2703) Holier< Illinois - s 2 1- 20c . Class Gordon 6 ___J 1-31 ' 50c 4%% Year-end 12-18 /l- i :$30<T . Share Y • When v Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada-— ' (initia Name of Company Ui 1 / 2- 1- $1.25 CHRONICLE Per y12-15 1-1-48 $1 , 1- 2 1- 2 •" / 12- -75c' FINANCIAL Holders Payable of Bee. Share i , & 1-26 5c -12-31 ;$1.50 ,^'-:.lh20. 12- 5 12*29;.:4f2-is20. -V,: 12k31'» .. . 15C;*ifll2y29 i.242tt22* /. V 40c $lyoR 1> 2 $1.21%. 12-29 12419 12-22 -- . THE COMMERCIAL (2704) 48 4Jobn), Ltd. (quar.) Laclede Gas Light ; Co Laclede Steel Co. (year-end) Labatt ■ Lake Lambert Company 12-19 2 1-8 12-19 12-31 12-15 145 12-20 2- t8c McGraw 12- 2 4 37VuC 2 12-15 15c 1-10 12-24 25c 1-2 12-20 1- 12-20 Class 50c (quar.) A Class Inc.— 12-31 1- 2, 12-10 2- 2 1-12 1V2C 1-10 12-31 30c 1-10 12-31 30c 1-7 12-26 50c (quar.) Extension University ______ (quar.) Steel Electric Latrobe 1-15,. $250 . Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. (Richmond,Va.) Common cash, dividend (extra) Extra 1- Lerner "Stores Corp., preferred 2, 1- 2 96'Ac 2-2 1- 12-29 1- 2 12-16 1- 50c 1-15 (quar.) 1- 2-2 1-20 $10c 4rl5 12-15 1-15 12-31 }25c 1-31-48 12-31 12-23 5c , 1- 2 12-23 30c 1- 2 12-23 1- 2 12-23 : Transplortation 1- 1 75c 3- 1 1- 5 12-12 25c 12-31 12-13 $1.50 1-2 12-15 50C 3-10-48 2-23 $1.10 3-10-48 —— (quar.)__ Corp. $1 conv. pfd. pfd. (quar.) Lit Brothers 6% RR Miami Little —— — Coal & RR. Navigation Schuylkill 75c 1- 2 Mesta 1- 2 2- 1 2- 1 4 y2% 25c * 1- 2 25c 1-15-48 62»/2c 1- 2 Michaels Co., Inc.— $1.12,/2 97 '/fee — pfd. (quar.) 12-31 1-2-48 Michigan 4.40% $1.50 15c Extra Class Class 12-15 Midland 1-10 12-22 8% 12-31 12-11 12-31 12-10 1-6 12-15 & , (quar.) Taylor, common (quar.) — Los Angeles Transit Lines (quar.) Louisiana Power & Light $6 pfd. (quar.)— preferred Class A Class B Louisville Electric & Gas 12-17 2 12-17 2 1-17 12-29 12-15 Common 2- $1.50 preferred ($100 par) 5% preferred ($25 par) Lowenstein (M.) & Sons 4V4% pfd. Lowney (W. M.), Ltd. (quar.) Ludlow Typograph Co., common $6 preferred 1-20 12-15 1-20 12-15 1-15 $1.25 5% _ 12-31 1-15 37%c 3iy4c 12-31 $1.06 1- 2 Co., (quar.)_ common A Class 12-15 (quar.) Miller-Wohl 4V2% Co., common convertible preferred (quar.) formerly (quar.) Fifth & Forbes, MacAndrews preferred 6% MacMillan (H. R.) Class A B V 12-22 2 12-15 1- 1-2-48 12-15 12-31 12-5 1-15 12-31 1-15 12-31 class $2 Co. 12-10 12-31 12-10 12-19 12-12 2- 12-26 1-15 12-26 25c 1-15 12-24 1-15 12-31 $12.50 12-30 12-22 $1.25 1- 2 12-22 $1.50 1-2 12-26 2 12-19 1- 40c $1.06 y4 25c 12-31 5c 12-31 — B (extra) Shirt Co. Manning Maxwell & 1- 1-15 12-16 12-16 11-21 12-29 25c Moore, Inc 3 2 12-24 2 12-15 1- 35c — Mansfield Tire & Rubber— 1- 30c (quar.)_ $1.20 conv. pfd. Mitchell & Mobile Gas 4.90% Y.) (quar.) Modern Tool Mohawk Carpet Mills (year-end) Hosiery Co., 5% preferred Molson's Brewery, Ltd. (year-end) Monarch Knitting Co., Ltd.— Common (increased quar.) 4'/2% preference (quar.) Mojud Calculating Midland Machine^Co. 7% _ $4.20 Market Basket _— (Los preferred A Marlin-Rockwell Corp. Marshall Field & Marshall-Wells, Martel 6% Mills com. (quar.), 6% Corp. 1-20 1- 2 Montreal Locomotive Telegraph 5 12-15 Montreal 1- 2 12-20 Moore preferred $1.75 1- 2 12-11 7% preferred A (quar.)\.^ 7% preferred- B (quar.) preferred (quar.) Corp. : ; 12-20 $20c 1-15 1-15 12-20 1- 12-20 %20c 1- 1 2 1- 2 New 12-13 12-26 1-2 12-12 ■v4- 2 12-12 conv. Extra $2.50 H 43/4% pfd. Mills, Ltd.. 5% Masco Screw preferred (quar.) Matthlessen & Products Hegeler 12-20 Morris. (Philip) 2 12-15 Morris 37 %c 12-26 12-18 1$1.25 (quar.) — Zinc Co — 12-31 12-18 10c 1-28 12-24 $1 1-14' | 12-26 >%. $2.25 Plan Morrison 7% Corp. Philip Morris of America, (quar.) & 12-29 )2-3i; New , Co, (extra) (s-a) 12-30 I'-New Inc.— —; ——— v Newberry Newport 3%% ; 12-26 1- 9 1-2 1-20 12-24 12-24 . $1.75 20c 1- 2 1- 2 12-12 12-12 V, Trust (J. J.) v ,.t 12-26 97y2c 2-2 > *1-15 & Gas Corp.— 1-2 12-10 '$1 (quar.)__L Co., 3%% Electric Corp.— preferred (quar.) ,1 , 93%c 1-2 12-12 __________ Co. .... 1- 5 50c' Corp.— 93%c " pfd. (qiiar.) 2- 2 1-16 : 1,-2 93%c $1.06y4 • 4-4; 12-15 „ .18-19, > - . Noblitt-Sparks Industries,? new com. Norfolk-Western RR. —^ *• • Xtnitial)'1 . t u , « • <' North - American • • Judd Mfg. Star North Refractories American & North Oil. Texas Ltd. Co 7% —- J. —— pfd. Co Cental Pacific -Ry. Railway - 15c 1-15-48- . 12-29 4- 2 1- 2 12- 6 12-31 21VzC Uccum.),^.—$8%c —35c — Northern Northern ; 60c .25c" 4-2yi8 ,15c . ,. ..,. North . 1- 5 4r 2;.; 12-19. : «12-12 ; 1»1: 12-19;:75c:' -' ..v 1-; 1 12-19 :...; ;. ,— Class B: North 1-14 1 - Corp.— Car $2 convertible preferred^(quar.) North;. American. Co.- .North, American Rayori, class A,,-,--,,-,--, , ■ Adjustment preferred ($25 pat), (quar.) ,n h .,25c;. 2-10 North American Acceptance Corp.— ...c # ^w. Class A- (increased quar;) __—■ 6c 1-20 .: : 1245.. 12-30 40c ,0. ' Special . 12-22 S2.50 $2.50 (s-a),__ ■ 5' 1-20 1- 2 •• ^$3.75 .. 2- 2 ,4-19 "5%;. 1st - preferred (quar.) ^; $1425.2-; 1^19 / 5% 2nd: preferred (acoum.)—$10 ; %; 27 2, 1^19 ! rNiagara Wire Weavlng^Co,, Ltd, (quar.),,,K $256 ? ;41r27 ;. Special t50e' 1-. 2 .:. 11-27. Nineteen. Hundred Corp., class B (year-end) 25c 1-10 12-31 12-15 2- 1 12-22%. $1.50 Newport Industries, Inc., 4V4% pfd. (<Juar.)_ Niagara Hudson Power— < 5% 1st preferred (clears arrears) : 1-10 ' kr-i^lSc: ■* York 12-10 12-22 1- 2 (quar.) pfd. (quar.) 12-15 12-12 1- 2 1- 2 - preferred 3.90% 12-20 . 1- 2 Rosario Mining Co.— Light & Power 1- ? , $1.06'/4 56>/4c _____— New York State Electric 12-15 - pfd. . $1.18% Year-end York -f 12-31 12-16 %12- 1 12-19 > 12-10 12-8 4- 2 t $1 common. 10% RR. York & Harlem %% 3%% V-: 12-19 56V4c common Consolidated, (quar.) :v Service, Public |. M .,^1- 2 ; 12-15 $1.50 (quar.) preferred. New York & Honduras ■ 12-19 1-30 • . 22J/2c —— pfd. (quar.)____— New York Chicago & St. Louis RR.— 6% preferred A (accum.) ^---4.^; 12-31 CO;)"• A Cafeterias preferred Morrison-Knudsen :12r29 25c 59%o - (sec preferred . 37%c —. (extra) (quar.) 5 V 37,>4tO ♦, - 37 Vic- — common Orleans -4%%. ,<quar.)----^--^-^i.:%':37Vi<C^':!>i^38;v';?./-i^i0.; - Paper - ,.62V2o, —- preferred & Co. Extra Morris , —— convertible Morrell (John) $1 Marven's, Maryland Drydoqk Co. (initial quar.) common 1- . rv ,12-27 12-26 12-15 f 12-20 * Water Co.—• series A (quar.) .. , . (s-a)_,-,. Jersey . (quar:)pfd; (quar.)_ 1- 15c Martin-Parry - 12-31 %l- 3 1- 2 $1.50 '"$1.50 25c 13c (quar.) (quar.),_ (quar.)_ conv.ipfd. Preferred ; — 12- 5 . r 12-31 * preferred iquar.) __2_.— England Confectionery___/_'_____-I—_ England Electric System England Fire Insurance Power & Light.4% . - — (Ohio)— Co. Jersey New 11-28. t25c 1- 2 .11-28 —— t$l-75 T- 2 11?28 ——,t$l.-75 ^", 1*, 2, Jl-28. ' i5c ' j. 1- .2 12-15 —593/ftC 1- 2 12-15 - (quar.)— Moore-McCormack Lines— 12-15 1-2 Extra 4%% 12-13 1- 12-31 -, Moore Drop Forging com. 12-20 1 75c (quar.) (quar.)——i.. common 4% 10c preferred Ltd.. -1-— 12-12 $1.50 com. Corp., 12-31 2 (quar.),- 1-5-48 > 25c /• New 1- 2 12-19 12-15 12-15 12-15 12- 8 12-15 11-28 lrl5 1-15 ,12-31 12-31 12-18 .12-20 25c 25c x Corp Telephone 4'/2% 12-15 ; 1-2 $1 Works, Ltd. Co. (quar.) (quar.) New 1-' '2'-.' .12-15 $1.75 -:;1- 2.". $20c»' i- 1 t48c V' 1-15 $55Vic: 1- 2 ; .$$13)3 1- 2 ' (quar.) 1-15 $1.06% pfd. (quar.) A 1- 40C, 4'A% class 50c . (quar.)-—- , $7 (quar.) Co. Paper New Haven Water Co. ;12-13 1-2-48 20c " <4- $1 (irreg.) (quar.) Co. 8 25c (quar.) & Son (M.) Angeles), 12-23 12- ; New Haven Clock & Watch Co.— 12-15 ^ 12-31 1-15 1-15 /l- 2 12-31 12-31 4c % 6c England Gas & Electric Assn. (quar.) —, 20c 1-15 4y2%,:;-• convertible preferred (quar.) $1,12V6 •,;/ 1- 2 New England Lime Co., $3 preferred (irreg.) • : -'-.i$.3>'.',*%1- 2 iNew England Power Co., 6% pfd. (quar.)__ $1.50 %%;1,- 2 New England Telephone & Telegraph $1 12-31 New Hampshire Fire Insurance (quar.) —50c 2 New 1- 2 1-15 1- 1* $1.05 50cy ■; Montgomery Ward (Ss Co.,. com. Extra - 2 2 New 1-15 New * common-,-..—, (quar.) :• 1- 117% c —;— pfd. (quar.) Marsh Utilities, preferred 6% 1- 2 ;, 12- 1 1-2 12- 1 % . $25c t$1.12'/2 (Springfield, $1.25 Montana-Dakota Newark New 1-15 50c Common (s-a) 20c ■ .— ' $1 Mass.) . Insurance (quar.) Monongahela Valley Water, 7% pfd. (quar.) $1.75 Monroe Auto Equipment 5% pfd. (quar.) 63Vic Monroe Chemical Co., $3.50 pfd. (quar.)87Vic $1.25 (quar.)_ Corp. (quar.) Common Life Monarch $25c (year-end) Marion Water Co. 7% pfd. (quar.)—_ Maritime Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd.— Marine class A (quar.)_ Ltd. (quar.).» Works. — .1-15 7c Shares Nelson ' (Herman) 12-31 5c 8c Series-— Stock Shares Corporation 12-31 1-15;; 12-31 40c —— Common Nekoosa-Edwards 12-15 12-15 12-15, 12- 1 12-19 12-19 12-20 12-15. 12-31 12-15 12-18 1- 2 1- 2 1- 2« 1- 2 1- 2 1- 2 1- 2 1-2-48 $11-9 62'/2c • 1- 2 ? t50c 1- 9 (s-a)_ (increased) common 6c Shares % Steel 2-151 . 1-31 1-20',->12-31 ' 1- 2 '12-16 1- 2 % >12-20, 1- 2% :12-19 1- 2 12-20 1- 2 12-12 1- 2 -12-22 20c 97V2c t75c $2 37'/2c $1.22 V2 t25c tl2ViQ (quar.) 1- 125c Gardens, Ltd. (interim) Milling Co., Ltd. (special) Marathon Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) Leaf Leaf Marchant Service, preferred Metal 12-20 • = Containers, Ltd., t$7 (N. (quar.)__ S.) 60C Semi-annual Manufacturers Trust - Modern Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Toronto)— Maple Maple (quar.) ., 12-31,; 1-15 ..,.1-15 6c Mutual Trust Fund- . Automobile . 50c 15c $1.15 25c Co., Ltd. (quar.) Birmingham RR., 4% pfd. (J. Mobile 2 1-15 50c (quar.) (quar.), Financial Corp., class A (s-a) Manhattan 1- 2 8 20c Service (quar.) Maltine Company, 4»/4% conv. pfd. Manhattan 12- 2 13%C pfd. preferred Low-Priced Nehi estimates are Series—— Bond Speculative Series First below Series Low-priced 12-15 12-22 1- 3 $1.10 (year-end) com. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. (year-end) Missouri Power 4 Light, $3.90 pfd. (quar.)_ 12-31 50c Co Oil Mississippi Glass Co., 4% (quar.)- pfd. Light, 5% Mississippi Power Co., $4.60 pfd. Mississippi Shipping Co. (quar.) $1.06 y4 A & 12-12 1- (quar.) Pov/er 12-20 50c com. Mission (extra) 12-15 12-14 12-15 12-16 12-16 1-15 12-16- distributions. such of 1- 5 12-17 12-17 1- 2 1-15 $1.62 50c $1.25 (accum.) Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co Minnesota 25c 25c 37V2C (quar.) Co., common . $1.12y2 quar.) • amounts shown The Bond New preferred $6 4'/2% Co. , , 12-15 12-22 12-24* 12-31 1- 2 1- 3 1-12 1- 2 1-15 1- 2 1- 2^ 1-2 1-31 1- 2 . National Trust Funds— Implement—r Power j (increased) preferred (quar.)— Refining Extra - Mmneapolis-Moline 2 1- 50c Drug Stores Co. Tea 12-19 ,v 1- 2 1- 2 15c 25c 12-31 J7%c Public Class 2 ?12>/2C Coal RR. com. (year-end) preferred (s-a) Central RR., 6% prior pref. (quar.), Maine 1- Ltd.— Export Co., Mahoning Maine 9 . (quar.) Magnavox Co. (quai'.)u— 5% 12- 10c Petroleum C.) 2 75c (quar.) (quar.) (R. 1- $3 — National . (quar.)— Ltd. 1- 2 50c 20c 5c ; 50c t37V6c 50c (quar.) tquar.)___ Corp. (initial Tank 3-20 6-20 1-15 Stores, common 5% preferred (s-a) Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.— $1 _ 55c pfd. Mahon; 9 $1.25 (s-a) Macy (R. H.) & Co., common 4'/4% preferred A (quar.)_ Mading 12- J.) (D. Extra (irreg.) Oil & Drilling Class 2 Inc.— MacKinnie MacMillan 1- $1.50 preferred participating $1.50 Milliron's 50C ._ Publications, Macfadden 9 Ludwig) (year-end) common iquar.) 12- 40c Supply, Common Street 1-2 $6 Lykens Valley RR. & Coal Co. (s-a)— Lynchburg & Abingdon Telegraph Co. Lynn Gas & Electric Co. (quar.) National *' 9-20 1-2-48 12-20 4-2-48 ? 3-20 7-2-48 - 6-20 10-2-48 9-20 12-29 12-19 12-29 (Dei.) Co. Car .12-23 12-31 . Manufacturing, & 3-15 ..,,1-15 1- 1 75c quar.)-_ j. 1- 5 12-31. 12-20 . $1 Shops National . — (increased Cooker J Sugar 12-20 2'/2c ; Corp (year-end) Bearing National 1- 5 1-2-48 Stares Bank & Trust Co. (N. Y.)— Screw Shirt & * 12-15 1-15 ; 20c 80c 25c (quar.) National Stamping Co. 1- 5 4-2-48 7-2-48; 15c 20c 56'/4c Extra $2 Ludwig Baumann & Co. (see Bauman Lux Clock Mfg. Co. (year-end) Pressure National Safety Year-end 12-15 25c 25c 25c 25c 7'/2c ; $6 .. Motor National 25c 10-2-48 s - —~ (quar.) (quar.) (quar.)_— preferred preferred prior preferred Miller Manufacturing prior $1 12-23 $I7%C 1-15-48 (quar.) (quar.).,. prior $1 12-31 1-15 : prior preferred $1 1-16 2 $1 com.— Manufacture National 1- 2 4- 1 $1.25 National > 1- 2 12-15 : • 4- 1 ' 3-15 $Ll2%;%-\ ls '2.(;.42-15 $1 liZVn 4-1 3-15 $1.25 Co. National-Standard 25c 25c Common? 12-31 /12-10 *12-19 12-19 il2i 5, 1-12 15c.; 15c (quar,)_ com. (quar.) Lock National Corp., (quar.) National Steel 1- 2 1-22 — (quar.) 12-16 25c Common preferred National , 12-13 1- 1, 2r 1 , (quar.)___ (quar.) 12-16 1-15 56y4c (auar.) (quar.), National 1-2* 1- 2* 12-20 1-15 1-15 1-16 ' H / 2- 2 5- l! > v4-21 2c 5,., 87-22 2c 10-30 ,10-20 $1, ,712-29 va. 12-15 50c 1- 2, 12-15 (quar.) preferred preferred 5% "\ Hart, Inc., common 2 1- 37y2C (Ky.), Co. & Miller 1- 12y2c ; ________— 15c Supply & Reclaiming— Dreferred 2- 25c (quar.) (quar.) Piping Rubber ,,1,2^.1 $1 ; 2c' & Stamping, (year-end) (Hartford) (quar.) Gas preferred 4V2% 5% ... . Insurance Linen Service 4 Vb % 12-23 (Del.)—- Louisville Gas & Electric $2 (quar.) Extra $2 — 2nd 2 50c $2.50 (irreg.)__ (year-end)— of 111. com. 40c Midwest $2 $2 —* Extra 8% 1- Products preferred ay*si $20c $1.20 (year-end) Steel Midwest London Lord A Middle States Telephone Co. 2 Fuel 12-15 12-19 1-14 1-14 12-29 12-23 1-1 25c 12-^5 20c 1-15 12ViC • 1- 5 J16c 1- 1 $37Vio ,%1- 1 National Hosiery Mills. Ltd. iquar.).tl5o 1-1-42 National Lead, 6 % preferred B (quar.) —$1,50 ' 2- 2 1- 2 12-17 2- 2 " 1-15 1-14 12-29 1-2 12-19 1- 2 12-19 1-2 12-10 1- 2 12-10 (resumed) B Fire National Glass Co., common /National Grocers, Ltd., common $1.50 preference (quar,), Petroleum— States 15c Hosiery Mills, Ltd.— Class A (quar.)— '(quar.) Co. Shoe 1-2 1-15 30c $1.10 15c 25c 60c^ 35c 70c common preferred Mid-States Enameling National . / , National Common , & Electric, ,15q( 30c (quar.) ....... . 12-31 2c National 12-15 (quar.) Michigan Steel Tube Products Co Mickelberry's Food Products com. (quar.)— $2.40 prefen-ed (quar.) 1- ' Corp Bumper Michigan Gas Co. Quarterly Quarterly: 12-22 12- 4 1- 2 Brothers Mfg. Quarterly , (quar.) Michigan Associated Telephone Corp.— 6% preferred (quar.) t$l Corp Candy & .#>; $4 preferred A (quar.) ,, National Electric Welding (quar.) 12-10 1- 5 12-16 " , 10c preferred 37%C (quar.) Ltd. Theatres, (Marcus) Loew's Loft Chemical Bank (N. Y.) City Lines, Inc. ' National ,".1-15 ,12-31 $1.75. , 12-; 5V 12-22, 1-2 1- 6 . 506 National .-'City , 1-15 Co.__ Machine 50c , (quar.)_—————— Inc. Loew's, : Co.—______ Firebox Locomotive 12-20 Cash ; 1- ,2 % 12- ,5-. 30c •. , 1-20:* 12- 9* 12-9 12-31 1-15% 15c ' (quar.) Register Co. (quar.), National; Gasket Co., $7 preferred (quar,);,— 12-12 1-15 (quar.) Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.90% 12-22 12-31 National 12-12 87%c J25c — Corp. Messenger 40c quar.) (increased Chain preferred t50c $43c ■ N ' lS-15 40c 1-15-48 (quar.) National Bronx Bank of N. Y._^,__%_ 12-10* t25c Meredith Publishing Co. 12-12 1-2-48 $2 (monthly) 4,— Steel 1-15 $2 (s-a) ———————— Lock Joint Pipe Co., 8% preferred (quar.),. Common 2 Extra. 12-12 50c preferred (quar.) Mills, Ltd. (quar.) . * National, Breweries, Ltd., common (quar.) 12-20 12-20 12-29 1- 2 60c (increased quar.) (com.) _l Middle Co. Locke 2- — Special guaranteed (quar.) Original capital -—_ Little . • 12-30 50c / Co. National Bond & Share Corp. 7% 12-15 12-20 . Straus-Duparquet— Battery 1- 5i 1-15 57l/2c 1- 2 93%C .,lr 2 , < ' 37Vic 1- 2 50c 2- 2 '40c 1-15-48' convertible National 12-15 '25c i;; 12-15 1-2 75c r National 2-23 $1 Lipe-Rollway 12-10 $1.75 pfd. (quar.) 7% (quar.)— Co. : ■ . 37J/2c $2.30 Co., '■ 12-31 .%2- 2 1-20 - >1- 2 12-17 "12-31 12-15 1- 2 ,12-20. 12-3L12-20 12-30 12-15' 1-15 12-31 1-15 12-31 4c , preferred (quar.) (increased),—, National Biscuit Co., common (quar.) Co.— . Link-Belt ~ 1- 2 12-30 . 50c 10c; (quar.) —— Metals Disintegrating 1-2 30C 5C Liggett & Myers Tobacco, 6% 12-11 12-11 1-31 , 25c Y. N. Miners & Co. Extra 2 $1.30 $1.75 Extra $3.50 Mercury $1.12% class A- $1.25,' 1st preferred common (quar.) & Bros. Mfg. National 12-11 1-2 12-31 2-16,. Inc., Additional Nathan 12-15 1- 2 25c -. —— (year-end) — Merck & 12-18 12-15 2 ,£ System, preferred (Initial) Nashville & Decatur RR., 7Vsi% guar, (s-a), 12-15 , 2-14. 5-15 8-14 1-15 >" 1-15 $1 preferred Nashua 12-15 1- 2 25c,\ Quarterly 8 87%C —-——————— __—- Extra $1.75 Levy Bros., Co., Ltd. (interim) —Lexington Telephone Co., 5.2% pfd. (quar.), Lewis Brothers Ltd. (quar.) — Liberty Loan Corp^ 12-20 12-15 1- 2 ,, 25c (quar.) common Bank of Merchants 6 1- 12-29 A Class Merchants 12-10 : 30c 50c common 15c, (s-a) Mercantile Stores, 7% preferred (quar.) Merchants Acceptance Corp.— 1-15 1-15 ■ Co., convertible '5% 12-10 62 m (quar.) 12-30 35c' ' 1-2 $1.06%. '1-2 13%c - — - Year-end 12-10 1- (year-end Leland Electric Co. Mengel 12-19 2 1-2 class A— non-cum. Class B 1- 31V2C (quar.) & Sons, 3.85% pfd. (quar.)— Realty Corp., prior pfd. (quar.) — Lehman Corp. is ' Leich (Charles) & Co., 7% pfd. (quar.) Leighton Industries, Inc.~- (James) 4%% 2 12-19 25c Lefcourt 75c 12-22 50O 25c ; $2.50 preferred Lees 12-22 12-31 , 25c (quar.)——,,—; common (initial) • preferred (s-a) ——-—-2c 1- 2 12-15 Meadville Telephone Co., 5% pfd. (s-a)— 62 %c 1- 2 12-15 Melchers Distillers, Ltd — :•/•/. : ■ % 6% participating preferred (s-a) — +30c 12-31," 12- 2 Extra i t30c; 12-31 12- 2 12- 3 Mills, Ltd. (quar.) Telephone & Telegraph— Mi f-1*81 (F. E.) Extra 12-31 $3 Lawyers. Trust Co. (quar,) - Corp.— convertible preferred 5y2% 6% 2 States . Mutual 4% 12-31 60c $4 Leath &; Co., .12-20 1- 2 12-16 1-12 1-12 r preferred (s-a) 6% Candy McQuay-Norris Manufacturing com. (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.)-, Mead Jonnson & Co., common (quar.) 12-31 1-15 3iy4c ——; Lang (John A.) & Sons, Ltd. (quar.) Plant-Choate Mfg. Co., 5% pfd. (quar.). La La S8lle .,<12-29 - McPhail 1249:, (quar.) Munising Paper Co., 5% 1st pfd. (quar.)25c Murphy (G. C.) Co.,-4%.%- pid. l;quar.)„___ $1,183/4 Murphy Paint Co.. Ltd. (quar.) $20c Murray Corp. of America, 4% pfd. (quar.) 50c Muter Company (year-end) 1 60c Mutual Investment Fund (year-end) i : 25c 12-11 1-31 50c Extra 12-15 Irregular 12-20 , preferred Rice 12-15 1- 3- 1 $1.75 6- 1 $1.75 ,v; '9-.. 1 $12V2c 11-31 preferred%(quar.) Mountain 1- 2 40c $7 11- 1 1-2-48 25c (initial). 12-15 •: '$1.75 $7 Mount 1- 2 25c (quar.),, Extra 12-18 12-12 12-12 12r29 $1:25 ' ,.*5uc, common -. 1 $7 preferred (quar.) 12-19* 12-18 , 12-18 — 12-19 — (quar.) B 2 12-29 25c 25c Bakeries, United Langendorf 62y2C (quar,) Mills Co Cotton Lane $$1.00% — . (quar.),- Manufacturing Corp.— -Class B s 12-31 "v%-V- Machine Co (quar.) (Arthur G.) & Co., class B McKee Mullins ttoiaert When , '[-9har»'-J^v»hi0:o-fi'Rea'}' . $5 pfd. Corp., Motor Products Corp 12-15 12-13 - 12-29 1-2 50c 75c — Pet Name ot Comvant Motor Finance 12-18 12-15 1- 2 50c . 12-23. Extra '60c'1-2 McKesson & Robbins, $4 preferred (quar.)__ ; $1 " 1-15 McKinney Mfg. Co. '4c 1-2 McLellan Stores, Co. (quar.)—; 25c 1-31 12-15 2 (irreg.) $2.50 (preferred (s-a) Boldera 12-31 12%c 1- 2 10c 1- 2 $50cr 1-1-48 t$l 1-20 62V2C. 12-30 35c 12-26 88c 12-31 (extra) McKay 1- 1- (extra)" ■ Monday, December 29, 1947 Payable of Rea. 20c Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd.— $$■1.50 Lamson, & Sessions Co. Common Co. & Co. $1.50 pfd. 12-17 Year-end (Ont.)— ,— H.), Inc. (M. (F. H.) 1- 2 $$1 Lamston Electric McGraw 1-15 1-22 50c —— Investment Co. Loan & Semi-annually Lambton 1- 5c t$1.50 (Interim) Ltd. (reduced) Mines, Gold Lamaque . Share Company class A McAleer Mfg. Co. 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)—— McBee Company (quar.) — £ McBrine (L. M.) Co., Ltd., pfd. (s-a) McColl-Frontenac Oil 4% pfd. (quar.) McCord Corp. $2.50 preferred (quar.) McCrory Stores Corp., common (quar.).— $3.50 convertible preferred (quar.) — 12-15 20c Paper Name oj 12-10 1- 2 $1.25 conv. & Power 4 i./;v.; ^SPafi::'X When Max Factor & Co. 42-20 12-31 _— , pfd. (quar.) (quar.) Superior & Ishpeming RR. Co.— John St. 4% Industries France Lake 1-2 15c ' . La 75c Tool Kut-Kwick % Payable of Ree. $25c (B.) & Co. (increased s-a)~ Corp., 6% pfd. (s-a) ----- Kuppenheimer Haider 1 Wh*n Per Share Nam$ at Comvan»' - , CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & ' 12-19* • 12-31 60c (s-a) t 8' 12->19 12-19 19-91'v 1" >3 ./■ i; Volume ; 166 yr Number 4659 V'-oVyy.; V-,-441*01 Name oj Company ';-V da«r« Northern 1 States'Povyer (Minn., Payable 90c. y - ; .'• '■ ■ '• : V33A7e pid^XtjuaT.)^.^-^—93 %c NorthwestemLeatfrer Ga.--r ,;; >, 1 ' 1 ', ■ . „ 12-31 12-20 —— 25c . r . ( $l,oU , 1-15 1- 2 Plainfieid Piume . 1- 2 <12-10 1- 6 1st pid. •-.NflTFje of .'12-10 1- 2 12-31 laccum.). 1- 2 1- 2 $2 .1-2 .12-15 $25c 1- 2 12-13 buo1- 2 v I2-I8 $$4 112-31 12-26 $2t>c 1-2-48 11-26 — Novadel-Agene Corp.. Co. iquar.) tquar<).:____-____ '.... Nuclfcar Luterpiiieoj'Lou. ' unieTim; JS— Ogilvie Flour Mius, Ltd^oommun tquar.)_. Ohio Edison Co. com. 4.40 % Ohio preferred ■L.ewiner Common 15 w_- ... - —_ (quar.) , prelerred 60o 1-20 .6C 1-20 Holding— $5 non-cum. ; Ohio Oil Water Gear Oklahoma 4% preferred service Co, •< 1-2 12-15 lias Industries, tne ported ,4% revised. been Dec. as prexerred Oliver Corp. Oliver Presstu 12-31 12-19 Preston 12-27 6 pfd. cony. (quar.) a 5% 12-31 12-19 $1.12'/a 1-31 1-15 2- 2 , 10c $1.50 Ottawa 12-31 12-31 $2 $25c iquar.) Electric Extra itanway, new ______ Pacific & Gas Electric Pacific Indemnity Extras Pacific Co. Intermountain Initial .6% 2 quar. 50c .1- 55c 2 Mfg. Corp., 6%. p^d." (quar.)__.—__ (initial) Companies, 4% p*u. iquar.) 12-29 Radio Co. 5% Corp. of $3.50 cony. 1*2-48 12-16 1-19 : 2 Purii» ,1- H 1-15 57o 12.-19 1-10 1- ; 1 12-31 1-* 2 Reed • Class A 12-20 Reeves-Ely 12-15 Reigel 12-15 3-15 Reis Reliance 3- 5 1-15 Common 1- 2 $2.10 50c 1-2 12-17 50c 1-2 12-17 10c , 12-31 25c .12-31 12- 1 12- 1 — — i (quar.) preferred $5 1- 2 —.__ 12-10 1-31 1-15 12-30 12-15 Stock dividend Water Perfex — Works, 1% preferred Co. (quar.) Circle Corp. $1.75 preferred 1- 5 1-5 12- 9 12-1 1-2 12-11 2 12-11 1- 12-31 ' (quar.) <;fi 5%. preferred : Extra ■ ; Phoenix ;Pick i^ (Albert! Co., . Governor Co. 12-31 12- 12^31 • il/f % : preferred (quar.) _______ Pittsburgh, Forgings cash (stock < dividend). dividend—^ Textile 1- 12-12 2 12-29 . 12- 2 1-2 1- 2 $1 1-1-48 12-22 5 1-2-48 1212- 8 5c 1- 1 6 15c 2-2-48 1- 2 (quar.)__ $1.50 1- 1 $1.31'A 2- 2 (year-end) 10% : 2 1- 1 1 Corp. (extra) (quar.) 1- 2 Corp. preferred Robbins $1.50 % 12-31 8% 12-29 Co. pfd. (quar.). 1-15 1-2 *50c (This preferred 12-12 convertible Robertson preferred (P. L.) Mfg, (quar.) Common Co., 1-15 $3.62% (initial). (initial) 1- 15c 1- 12-10 1- 2 12-15 1-10 12-31 1-2 Robinson Cotton 1- 12-20 1 Rochester Co. 1-2 12-12 2 $3,25 12-12 12-15 convertible preferred 4l/a% 12-31 Rock 12-31 Rockwell Mfg. Co. 12-22 12-12 1-2 1-15-48 53 y&c" ' . 12-12 5% 1- 2 12-20 . , 1.8% 12-15: 50% 37VaC 1-20 -12^30 *12^30r l-io" 12-12 12-12 Ages Corp. series A class common (extra) (quar.) preferred Rico non-cum. pfd. Roper Extra (Geo. D;) Corp.-L—— 12-17 $1.25 (initial); 1-2-48 .. 12-10 &:■ 1- 25c V 1- 9 25c 1- 2 9 12-10 12-30 12-30 1-10 12-40 : $5 1-10 12-19 12- « 10c 12-29 $20C 1-28 12-27 $15c 1- 2 12- m 1- 2 12-« 1- 9 1- a $$1.25 u Corp $1 12-« 2-14 25C ■- 1-15 1-15 2-14 $30c (quar.)—— 2- 2 1410 2-2 1-10 153c pfd. A (s-a) 1-15 1-3 $3 __— 1-2-48 12-2)4 2- 250 —i_ Co. (quar.) 1-20 12-® t 50c 1- 2 12-22 :25e 1- 2 ■'■i 12-22 50c 1- 2 12-15 1-10 12-27 1-1 12-45 20C . 12- 5 12-31 1- 2 12435 15c 1-2 12-35 5c 1-2 12415 1- 12-35 $1.37 _______— $1.25 —. — Works 12-351 1-30 $50c (quar.)——-— (increased) pfd. iinitial quar.) com. 1- :s 3 425c ■ —_ 2 $1 12-31 12415 25c 12-29 12410 62 VaC 1-2 12-39 $1.12 Va 1-15 (extra) (quar.) Sugar com. 1- 2 tquur.)_ $1 1- 2 12-16 •' $1 1- 2 12-JI6 1-2 12-116 50c 1- $2 12-0)6 2 12-315+ 12-24 (year-end)_ 37VaC 12-20 12-410 $1.75 Public Acid Service (initial) Co. Sulhpur com. & — preferred Works, Print & (quar.)——— & Electric — 12-31 12-S 12-31 12-(8 $30c 2-16 ? .1-220 $1.50 1-15 12-3.9 Co.— $1.20 Roofing Co.———— Dairy 1-15 12-33 1-15 12-35 1- 25c 12-3S Co.— Products — — Associated 1-ilS 2- V $1.50 — ——. preferred 37VaC + (quar.) States Iron Southwestern f12420 (quar,)_. England Telephone Co._ & 12-510 2 Edison Co.— Indiana Gas Ice 1- $1,75 —.— Canada Power Co., Ltd. partic., preferredf iqiiar.), New 12-510 12-31 Inc.—- 27C (quar.) preferred 12-31 55c —.. Bleachery 12-ao 20c — 2 1- $2 2 1-1 $3 12419 1-2 $1,50 12-15 Telephone— (quar:) —;— 1 1415 $1.25 1-2 12-0(5 2- 55c (quar.)———~ (Dallas)— —— —- — ___ 35C 12*31 New common Square D . Squibb (quar.).——' _uu-— (E. R.) Stadacona & Sons, $4 pfd. Mines (initial) 12-20 ■ $3c 1-5-48 12415 •47 %C 1- 2 12415 20c (initial)—. (initial)-wu-r-— ;Extra-.: 1413 1-15-48 ,75c 12-31 50C 12-31 Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.— ;'l-- 5'5 1-.2 I. 30c 1 420c Ltd.— Sperry Corp. ___—u__— Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines 12-18 1-15 10c ,15c — 2- 1* 2 12-26 1-15 Quarterly 12-18 f 1 25C Southwestern Life Insurance ) 12-18 1-2-48 $1.25 : : 2- 15C 5% ' preferred 12-18 1-2-48 $1.25 _i— (quar.) prior preference (quar.) 12-31 5 12-29 40c 2 1- $20c Southwestern Gas Si Ele-ctric— 12-15 1-10 20c ; IOC 2 12-29 $2.20 12-15 1- 12-15 1- A„—_—— Southwest Natural Gas, $6 pfd. A (quar.).. Southwest Service Co. (year-end)^—.-—...— 12-15 1-2 $1.12'/a (year-end) Rome Cable Corp. com. (quar.) A% conv. pfd. (quar,)—.—— V;>V" — 12-31 20c ... Roland Park Co. 5 % J . $2.50 of Rockwood &• Co., 5% preferred 1- 2 - $3.25 (annual)——. Telephone Corp. com. (quar.)_ 1st pfd. series A (quar.) 1-16 1*2 1*5 • Rochester 1-16 $1 .1-1 1-15 12-31 31'Ac $1 Year-end 12-20 2- 2 50c 124T5 iquar.) ' 1-5 -15c 1 410c i — 12431 2 5.9 3/e C pfd. ($25 par) (initial quar.).—: pfd. ($100 par) (quar.) West Penn Pipe Line ——... Southwest Ice, Inc.— 30c . 1- 162 VaC (quar.) (quar.) 1-16 1-15 It $$1.75 ——— Scutherp (quar.) Mills, Ltd. Rochester Button 12-15 Gas preferred Southern Ltd.— $50c 2-25 25C Typewriter Corona Lathe Porto 4.8% 12-10 1-2 $0:1979 12-18 12418 41 VaC _;™u—— Southern 5 2 1-2 —i' com. Orginal preferred 4.32% preferred pay- -1 12-18 2 12-29 — preferred 6 io com. 1- t30c iquar.) Southern Controls, 12418 12-12 12-31 5c (interim)™ (quar.) Southern California it Mvers, Inc.— participating 2 v (quar.) Ltd, Co., Bend 7 % 12-18 2-2 4 12422 1- . Dairies, Hungerford Southern Ltd.— ment clears all arrears) 43/4% 12-29 $1.25 (quar.) 1- 2 30C preferred (quar.) 4 Southern Advance Bag & Paper, ccm. iquar.) ■' Extra—_—-.u 12-18 $1.25 $5 12417 20C ' 12-16 . — Ltd. 7% 12-18 12-29 2 — Southeastern 12-15 12-29 2 1- > • <iu&' Ltd. preferred (quar.) Southern 12-26 15c ________ (quar.) Mills. Robertshaw-Fulton 1-15 8% 12-11 50c $1.50 _: (quar.) (quar.)— 124K8 1- 12% 0 South 12-18 1- 2 12-29 $1.12 V2 i Corp. C.) Extra 12-15 $1.50 __ 46c $1.37Va 31 V«C 4Vs>% 12-15 1-2 12-15 12-15 $30c (J. South 12-15 1- 75c pfd. Mines, & Gas; com. (s-a). (quar;)— ——... South Pittsburgh Water Co.— 11-25 $1.75 (quar.) i;y-:2416 2 - (L. 5% 12-20 12-30 2-16 1-2 South Carolina Electric 12-10 2 $1.75 $2 participating class A preferred 1-15 1 2- 1- 1- 2- «6 1- m Extra s.—*_xc_u—; 5% 12-10 90c 2-16 $1.25 — South 12-19* 50c $1 Products $25c 15o —' "Extra 12-15 12-26 40c 30c 1st pfd. Oil South Atlantic 12-19* 1 124MB ■ DUC Corp., $1.25 conv. pfd. A (quar.),. Sorg Paper Co., 5V2% pfd. (quar.)—— 12-10* 1- $1.37 Va 7 Sonotone 1-10 2 2418 1- 20c Sommers Drug Stores conv. 12-9 12-31 Power <a Society Brand Clothes 2 12-31 75c (quar*) Inc. com. Cement 12-30 2-1 1- 12'/aC dividend)- 24D8 1 25c (quar.) Publishing preferred Smith -1^1-5' i: 12- 2 3-1 ; 3- ■——— (quar.) Corp., 6% (A. O.) Corp. Smith 12-10 12-22 12423 25C —_———-— Extra 4% ; 25c 1- $1.25 (quar.) Smith (Howard) Paper Mills Ltd. com. (quar.) 1-15 25c 12-17 .i—— Sloane-Blabon 12-12 2-2-48 12-31 ——... — (N.) Smith 12*20 1-15 15c -. 12-17 $1.75 (quar.)— (Boston) $2.12 preferred 9 1- 12 -IO 12-31 f (quar.) preferred Slater 12-8 J15c 2 $0.2917 preferred (quar.)— Corp. of America— Extra 12*22 $1.12 Va 2 1- $50c ———— Western 5% 12-15 1- 1-2-48 124KB 1- $1.50 (quar.) A pm. Simmons-Boardman 8 25c :* i2-'i'5 20c 31 Ac St. Louis— Corp.———- Association Dairies, :: 40c 1-10 ' 1-15 12-16 $1.12 o,» Extra 12-23 12- 1-15 2 2 1-1U Shares— Silverwood 12-26 12-31 87 Vac (quar.) (quar.) ' (quar.) (stock pfd. Sigma- ■ Mines,v LtdU—— 1-16 12-31 2- i._. Steel Sinclair 75c 12-31 2- 65c preferred (quar.)— Sick's Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. (Pittsburgh)— . 2 1- i>oC —. of 12-ao 12422 12'/so common $6 12-ao 2 1- 27 Vac — , -Extra"'. 12-18 1 2-11 12- ® 1-2 $2.50 (quai*.) Silverwood 2- 12-12 ;*• 12-31 $1.50 7 % 12-16 12*31 50c 52'Ac 15c. $1.12 '/a Industries Common 12-19 31'Ac 2 ' 12-23 12-31 Kl- 1-2 $1.25 convertible preferred (quar.) ____— Sherwin-Williams Co.. of Canada,. Ltd.— 3* 15c pref. 1-16* 3-1 ■ 12-13 1- 5 1- 2 1 50c from income & 4%% 12-13 12-31 12- 2 2- Sheraton r 12-22 12-31 1- 1-15 91'Ac A (quar.) Snellmar Products Corp., common Co.—r com. preferred class A Co. 12-13 Inc.— (quar.) General 12-ao 12-13 1- 83 %C , 5'/o Corp., 2 12-29 12-29 85c (quar.)—- American Extra 12- 1 :_. 6% RR., Special Shawinigan Water Sheep Creek Gold 12-12 1-2 12-31 2oc (quar.)- ——— Co., Silk 1 l-*i5 30c Pittsburgh, 'Cinc^ Chicr &,'St, Louis ftR.-^Semi-annual 1 conv. ptd. Corp. Shav/mut 1 1-2 12-31 1-15 SI.25 ——— pfd. —— Sharon 1 3- 50c iquar.) Water Works 25c -—— (quar.) Ino., '(quar.).i Inc. $3.50 _____ . Pitney Bowes,Inc., 57f 12-1 50c ——,— Fashion' Mills, 12- 50c shares Riverside 12-12 $1 (quar.) 2 1-15 1-15 " 12-18 2 1 25c (quar.) 23c from capital gains $5.50 prior pid. iquar.) preferred (quar.) -Shakespeare Company — Shamrock Oil & Gas (quar.)——_——— 23c 12-18 50c 12-12 93%c (quar.)'.. (increased) 8 1- (initial quar.)„ :. $2.50 preferred Extra Pilisbury Mills, $4 preferred Increased 1 $2.50 - Pilot .Full 1- - 62y2c (Initial) common 1- 2- 2oc Servel, Inc.,. $4.50 12-12 ■V:-i:l-;2'-, 12-11 • . Line preferred Selected ■ . (Hartford) Bros., Metal Ritter 12-12 $1 Corp. 5% vprefen-ed, (s-a) Pierce l 9Gc — Silk 2 20c Ltd. class A 2nd Riegel Rieke Co.— (quar.) Co. 1- $1 Transportation ; 12-31 1- 4- Richman Bros, 1 37y2C Philadelphia & Trenton RR. (quar.) rPhilCo-porp,, 3%% preferred A (quar.)__j__ Phoenix Insurance 12- 25c (quar.) Suburban 1-15 12-^22 2 ;■ 133/4c iquar.) preferred A Selected 1 7 Vac Inc., common..*.. (quar.). preferred Common (extra) 1 30c ..... ..... ________________ preferred Philadelphia 12- $11- l 'Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Inc. com; (quar.) 3.60% preferred (quar.) 'ji 4% 2 1- 2 $l.i2'/2 ... 12- 12^30 1-2 1- 50C $1.10 ____________ preferred 3,35Vo preferred Extra 12-15 12 Vac 12-31 1- 5% ^ 2 2 25C Engineering Metals Co. Riverside ... $L preterxed 7 % 12-26 1-26 —.... Philadelphia Dairy Products— Common (stock dividend) $4.50 1st,pfd. ..(quar.) $4 non-cum. 2nd pfd. (quar.)..^ 11- 40c 30c Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co., 1% 12-10 1-12 1-15 ' 8 i2y2c - Co. $3.40 Seiberling Rubber c-o. 4W% pfd. (auar.» 12-20 50c (extra) American 12-22 1-10 15c Philadelphia; Electric, common 5 12-21 871/2c .... 12- $1.183/4 Common cash dividend; (resumed) 'v convertible preterred^ (quar.) _3—3. Richmond (quar.)....— 2 1-10 $1.50 Rhinelandsr 12-22 Philadelphia Co., common (year-end37'/2c §5 pref^ (quai-.)— ; $1.25 $6 pref. (quar.)..— $1.50 >*' 12-11 12- $1.06V4 Rubber Co. 12- 8 1- 50c Reynolds Tobacco Co. com. (year-end) 3.CO % preferred (quar.) Paper Co. (quar.) Rhodesian Selection Trust Ltd.— 12-22 2 1-2 ^1.06% 2nd preferred (quar.) (Charles) & Co.— Tire & 1- 25c , 3j/2% Pharis 8 $ lc * 1st preferred (quaK)i,33_^_.«^.3^.. 4'/4% 12- 1-15-48 20c , Pfizer ; 20c _______ Perron Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim) Pet Milk Co.r common <quar,) 4^4% 8 20c —— Extra ; Reynolds 12- 12-31 $1.37 V» (quar.). 12-15 12-27 ; 10% Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.. Peoria Perfect I- 2 50c Copper & Brass 5V4% Reymer & 12-15 1- 8 1- 2 40c (quar.) 12*15 1-16 $1 Investors: Fund, Inc.— 6% preferred A (quar. 6% preferred B .(quar.)______;__-_._^___. Republic Pictures Corp., $1 conv. pfd. (quar.) Republic Steel Corp., common (quar.) 6% prior preferred A (quar.) 12-10 1- 2 $l $1.25 —„ 2 (quar.) Company Revere (quar.) 1. 1 Republic ... People's Drug Stores (cash aiviuend) 12-15 2- 60c —; Reo Motors Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.— Common Extra Renner 1-16 12-19 2 : -f—— Renfrew Texti'es, s 12-131 $$1.25 50C 57f preferred (quar.) Security Bank Note new com, (initial quar.) New preferred (initial) i— Seeger " Refrigerator -'v--— Seiberling Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd 12-12 1- 35c ___! 12-12 12-19 1-10 $1.75 Insurance 12-12 2- 2 1-2 1-27 (extra) & 2 12-31 12-20 2-25 (quar.)_ (year-end) pfd. (quar.) Remington Rand, ,$4v50 preferred 1- 12-2210 12-UT 2 Co.— (quar.) Securities Investment 12-20 2 $7 Co.— 1- 2 40c quar.) pfd, <quar.)— $1.25 Pennsylvania Forge Corp. (year-end)—. 70c ^Pennsylvania Power Co., 4.25%, pfd.; tquar.) j $1,06 lA Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.— Common (quar.) • 30c. preferred (quar.)... $i.l2ya Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.-— >-& v 3'/2% preferred A (quar.) , ——SIVsc Pennsylvania Telephone $2.10 pid. (quar.).. 63c 2 1- $1.25 Quarterly . 1-10 1- 933/4C Reliance-Mfg. Co., 3,/a% conv. pfd, Reliable Stores Corp. .(quar.); 12*12 12-23 $2 37Vac (quar.) Inc. Co., Air Securities 12-10 30c : prior preferred Life 1 15c conv. Reliance 1- 1-1-48 t25c Year-end 1-2 1-15 2-2 2- .... Co. $2.60 conv, pfd. <quar,). Securities Acceptance Corp., 5% 1- =5 12-3)6 140c Seaboarp Finance Co, cum.—-. 12-11 83/4C Electric 3-15 2- 2 .519 , $1.25 12-29 , 125c — preferred A (quar.)..—.— ' Steel; Co.. (year-end) ——^ 5 Va % : 2 1-15 h1"'-2 ...0 l$i, i5 —; Railway (quar.) & Electric seaboard 12-19 87VaC ________________________ Corp. (Robert) $4.50 Scullin .12-11 2-28 (extra) Laboratories Paper 2-16 40c 12-TD . $1.25 40c tquur.) •ftcxuggo-Vaudervooit-Jbarney, 9 1-2 12-29 com. Manufacturing com, preferred iquar.) $3.05 Mills Brothers, Inc. New ■ 1- t$1.06 (quar.). \ (quar.) & .Atlanta- (Ed.) Paper Scovill . (quar.) Reeves 12- 12-23 : $1.50 Drug Co. com. (quar.) 25c ———; 12- «9 .V pid. , preferred (quar.). preferred (quar.) 7% Works pre.erred Scranton 1-15 10c (increased)™ com. Red Owl Stores, 4 % % pfd. A Reece Corp. (year-end) $75c — 5% 12-15 25c n ; -(quar.) $$150 ...... (quar.) (increased iquar.)__ (quar.) Hosiery 1- 2 12-23 4-^1 «50c A Silk 1-15 2-14 $1.25 (quar.) eom. pref«j;red Packing Class 12-24 12-29 Pennsylvania Glass: Band: Corp.— Common pfd. (quar;r-L._^I_f Real l-l 3.c Schuster 2 50c (year-end) 1-5 S1.37V2 —.——... 1-2 1- $1.50 America 1st pfd. 3%.% 12-15 $1 — — $1 30c convertible Raiaon 12-26 1- 2 15c Penntylvania Co. for Banking & TrustsQuarterly w.————w Pennsylvania Engineering Extra 11-28 !___. preferred Oil Raymond Concrete Pile . > 11-28 12-31 Rayonier, Inc., $2 preferred (quar.)____^^ Reading Co. 4% 2nd pid. tquar.) Reading (Pa.) Gas Co. (s-a) Reading Tube Corp. class A (initial quar.)__ i...— Extra,....——— 12-31 50c 12-15 37V2C (s-a)__ <quar.) 12-15 50c 12-31 peabody Coal Co., new prior preferrediiuj,r $0.2083 1-12-48 v 6% preferred (accum.)—v——$1 1-12-48 Peaslee-Gaulbert Corp.; '4V2% pfd. (quar.). 22V&C 12^30 Peerless Casualty (N. H.) b7« pid. (s-a)___ $3 12-31 Peerless Cement Corp.___ 25c 12-31 Peninsular Telephone Co., com. (quar,^.... 60c: 1-1-48 com. 12-31 pfd, (quar. Quebec Power Co. (quar. - preferred (quar.) Penney iJ. C.) Company.-..—.. $2.50 $1.75 1-15 Common preferred 12-17 i 12-31 $1 6% 9 Water Savannah 1 50c 05c Parafiinc ^ 12-19 1- 15 12 Jose Common Ratheon Mfg. Co., $2.40 conv.- pfd. Raybestos-Manhattan (year-end) 15c ^Penmans Ltd. 1-.2 — 12-15 75c 1- i? $1.25 Paper Seaboard Container 12-19 $40c 1242B 1-16 Extra 12-19 12 50c 2 ■!l'::year-end — 2 —.— 12-29 Western Oil Corp. (year-end)______ Page-Hersey Tubes, Ltd, tyear-end) ';; orererted iquar.)_____ panhandle: Producing & Refining Co.-v S3 San J.— Rath Pacific Common (quar.) $2.50 1- prd. (quar.) 12-31 1- 12-jart 2 iquar.)— Sangamo Electric Co. 12-24* _______ $1.50 (quar.) RR. 1-15 $1.25 12-20 15c River 1-15 1-1-48 ^ Oklahoma 4% 01 1-15 6% Hudson 12-19 12-16 $2 6% 12-19 2 1- 15c - 12-11 2 1- t3c 1-12 20c. Paterson & v 12-31 $2.50 "J5c (quar.) preferred (s-a)_____.__ Paciiic Telephone & Telegraph, common . 1-15-48 t S2 — 12-15 12-15 Co. Paper Regis Scott $1.25 Pacific Public Service Co. Pantex J75C • 12-30 . 1- y $1.25 -v Co., 4.40% lot pid. A Samson United Corp., 55c conv. pid. (quar.) San Diego Gas & Electric com. (quar.)—— cu 5% preferred (quar.) 12-19 56V4C Purolator Products; Inc. (year-end) Fyle-National Co. com. 8% pfd. (quar.) Quaker Oats Co. com. (year-end) .12-15 1- 2 Pacific Telecoin, preferred 12-31 (interim) Service Corp. of N. preferred (monthly) prc.erred (monthly) 6% 12-12 Croix St. ' ' 6% 12-31 5 12- Il'/aC Radio-Keith-Orphe-um (quar.) is-aj 1-15 2 1-10-48 (quar.) 12-8 1- 2 1- 2 10c ; Ltd. 11-25 1- 11-21 (s-ai pfd. Pure 12-12 1-15 50c : Petroleum 12-31 $1 12- 8 Express Co.— Pacific Lighting Corp., $5 pid. 12-15 20c ; Extra 12- 5 12-5 1- 2 •. > 12-afB St. 6 1- t30c (qt.ar.)_ Publication Corp., com. voting (quar.) Original preferred (quar.) Pugct Sound .Pulp & Timber, com.' (quar.) 12- 9 12-19 12-15 2 y/o class A conv, pid. (accum.) -iJ._—u— Lawrence Fiour Mills, Ltd. com. (quar.) 77c preferred (quar.) -— i--.u St. Lawrence Paper Mills, Ltd,— '6% preferred iaccum.1 _____ St. Louis National Stockyards 12-24 45c — Ltd. '$5-:.preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar. Public 37%e (quar.)_— ~— Pacific 12-31 iquar.) Worcester RR. 12-12 12-23 50c tqurti.,'——.—.. & 12-20 1- 1- ___" Joseph Light & Power, 5% St. Lawrence Corp., Ltd.— lz-24 ' f$i.50 (quar.) f uolic Service .Electric 8s Gas-—, ■ i2-a» 12-22 35 c (quar.) St. $1.75 8 % Co., 1st pfd. ' (s-a) 2nd pi'd (s-a) Public Service Co. $$1.25 1- 1 20c 1-15 $11- 5 __ St. '12-20 12-15 : 1-20 (interim) preferred Alines, Ltd Ltd., 4% pfd. 12-12 1- 2 1-2-48 1- 2 1- 2 1- 1 ,25c Light & Power, Ltd. com. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Oxford Paper, common im«g.)_____ Pacific American Fisheries tyear-end) u__; '.Pacific American investors, com. (Initial).. $1.50 preference iquar.) 12-31 31'/4c Dome 1-2 $$1.25 Ottawa , 12-31 $1 10c (year-end) 4V2 '/c Gamble & 1- 2 $L12 va ,.,i$25c $?5C ' $15c (Initial) _________ East Brothers, .6% iquar.j com. Inc. Oar, Providence 12-10 12-10 25c —— Beauty Supply Co., Ltd.— Participating convertible preferred (quar.) uQ; 11-29 U 2' luc __u_—.u. preferred partic. Lambert, Steei Proprietary-Mines, 1-15 12-31 000 __ —.—-w- _ Ontario juoan & Debenture 12-31 Propper-McCaAum Hosiery Co.— , ©'Sullivan Ruboer Corp. X Va.)', 5% preferred Oswego Falls Corp.; 4 Va % pui. t initial quar.) (quar.) 2 2 — Price Ontario . ,12-31 5{v.: 2 2 .-1-. v 22 ViC Ltd., com. Canada, oi 11- (increased com. 12-H8 2 $1.12 Va iquar.)'__ preferred , ■; non-cum. & Proctor __ vu^«r.> Corp. #6% $5 common preferred Pratt 12-22 $1 _ 8% 12-31 2 1- 20C (quar.i-.-._.M-.—.— 1st preferred ; 6 % 17. FRier*. <cia— Corp,, lz-31 1- ; . previously re¬ Omar, inc., Common (quar,) 24 6% preferred (quar.) *. Omnibus i-oi) 1-15 boCv t quar.—-— a 4%.% United was 12-16 12-19 Co. 1- 25c — Haynes, Inc. *J_; -j Sateway Stores, Inc., $5 preferred (quar.)_ Saguenay Power Co., Ltd.— 4 Vt % preferred (quar.) Co.— Company 1L-31 30c (quar.) announcement above It Power 12-31 $5 __ lecurd date for has Potter- 5oc com.__. Inc., common iycar-enui informed that the holders of oeen 12- 1 $1 . We have ' t>uc ;._ —_ Old Town Ribbon & Carbon Co., Inc. Clin 1- 2 . preferred 1- 1- 17 Vac pfd. (quar.) quar.) 3;tio% , 20c lyeux-ena) Ensctric « $1.25 —___■ (initial) . ■ Potomac Liectnc Power " Common (initial . preferred (quai.) __™-__—___ Coiony Insurance Co. (quar.) Old . , (quar.) eo. 12-20 ' Ov.VaC. Ohio PuDlic Service Co. 3.w0'«pj.u. vHuar.)— Ohio : Service I2-0O 1-2-48 Ltd., 7% Pc.lock's, Inc. (quar.) Port Huron* Sulphite & Paper com.______ 4% non*cnm; preferred (quar.) , Porter. (H. K.), Inc. Fortland Transit Co. 5% pfd. (quar.)__„»u 12-13 12-23 C.) (F. Preferred iVa 7c HOWem Payable of Meet. 25c (quar.) ——— 2oc vyeai-enui Pneumatic Scale Corp., ; (quar,) _^3> common (quar.)___ Plymouih Ruboer Co. 12-15 $1.25 1 quar.) stocx r,mp.oyees 12-12 1-2 12-25 , 40c fcl . (year-end). convertible 12-31 50c $1.10 ~____ common Oo., Plymouth Cordage Co., (Jacob), class A m . v —__ (Helena) When Share $ 25c Ryerson & 1 8% preferred iqttar.j Nova Scotia Light & Power ■ (s-a)__—1 Russell "12-xo •> - • Inc. : Ruppert 12-15 50c (quar.) - 12-10 • 15c .... Company * Pendleton, Rubinstein ..12-22 12-31 "$1: ■ & j?:'Extra - 12-19 $1.25 (quar.)___ (quar.) Atwood Mig. a ; $1.75 $1.75 IOC Corp., 7% Per Payable oj Rec. Rosser ^>1 Co. (2705) Holder• Co.— —— Water Union Plough, Inc. , • (quar.) Plant (Thomas) Pifeasant Vaiiey 12-26 12-16 •; (quar.) preferred 7% When i: Share Wayne & Chicago Ry. Ft. V-'common . . Common* iquar.) Northwestern Telegraph Do. * Norwich to Worcester ER,Oo.— OJ Company Name oj tttc -vl-15 -y. - ^' I- 2 CHRONICLE Pet Pittsburgh ,$3.tto prt-.erieti (\juarj Northland Greyncund Linen— FINANCIAL . Jtuiam ■ i * THE COMMERCIAL : (quar.)—-—_____— Stahl-Meyer, Inc. $2.25 prior pfd. (year-end) 2- $1 $3c $3.50 . 2 12-16 12-16 'i L4E5 2-15 1-15 1-2 12-19 50 When Per Name of Company Share . r Stanaaid-ouosa-matcher Standard $1 3- 75c Factors Corp. (quar.)— common 10c 12-31 12-31 & Extra 2 12-20 Towle 1- 2 12-20 Towmotor 1- ' $1 participating Participating 3%% T_waie Secuiilcies A 12-20 12-23 50c 1-2 1- 2 12-20 12-20 ——— (quar.) Paper Mfg. preferred 2 1- 2 1 -15-48 75c (quar.) —— Co., common— 1- 2 4- 1 3- $31 'Ac 4- 1 3- 1 $25c Lm.— Paving & .Materials, Common (initial) 4- 1 3- 1 Class - 125c -——________ preferred conv. Prticipating Radio, _ Standard Class ; . Ltd., B —-•- HOC —————» — Standard Co. Screw $1 12-29 12-20 12-27 12-19 $1.20 '$3 (s-a) __i,—-~--—_____■-/ Corp.. (extra)'———.. Spring Co. com. lyear-end)— Standard Steel 47< pfd. conv. te- < quar. ' *• ;/://■ 25c 6 >'• 1- 12-15 ;2- 1 50c -— (quar.) Twin Co. of — _ Bros. Sterling Sterling Sterling Sterling, (extra) Inc. Stores, : Breweries 3te% tquar.) Stern Bros. Stern & — Textiles; 12-10 .United Bond United Bond & 10c 1 -10-48 1-2-48 2 1-14 1-2-29 .12 tec 1- 2 12-15 4 te %:■:.; preferred (quar.) ; 8% Stix preferred Baer-fc , Corp. Fuller, 12-31 1-10 12-11 12-15 25c 1-2-48 1-2-48 1- $2.50 __ 1- 5 1- 2 United 25c 1- 7% Stovel ——————-—i.--- Strawbridge & $5 preferred Co. convertible v 25c 1-15 2- 2 1- 2 12-18 1- 1 12-10 50c 1- 1 12-10 $1 preferred 1- 5 12-23 •62'Ac (quar.). 7% 12-31 75c 1- 2 12-15 lyear-end) com. __ v ■ 1- 2 1- 2 v 30c "«■ 1-21 (S.) & Co. (irreg.) Suburban Propane Gas 5% pfd. (quar.) Sun Chemical .Oorp.v Common_._____.i $4.50 preferred A Sun Drug, Inc Sun Life Assurance Sun Oil Corp. 41/2 7c (quar.) u_- class Co. 15C Canada of 2 2 12-15 10% Sunray Oil Corp. 4(4% pfd. series A Superheater Co. (quar.) Superior Steel Corp.. tquar. 1- 1 Swift 1- America 1-15 1- 1- 5 2 12-15 1-2 1-15 1-15 1- 6 1- 6 1- 1 12- Class 5% A (quar.) preferred (quar.l: (James), .Inc., common _______ _ 12-15 12-15 12-30 12-15 2- (quar.) Telecoin Corp. (stock of share ^Cne .stock for U. S. 7% preferred S. Hoffman 1- 2 U. 12-15 12-18 $25c 1- 2 2 2 12-15 Tennessee Corp. Tennessee Gas 4.10% Terre U. Electric Gulf com • Service $6 1-9 12- 35c I- 2 1- 2 2 12-10 Inc. (quar.) $2.40 Thayers. Ltd.. Thomaston Quarterly common ___— Timely Clothes, 12- 1-31 2-15 1-31 50c 1- 12- 2 12- 1-1-48' 50c 6-25-48 $v 5 ;$25c 25C 12-31 12-31 iquar.i— 12-10 $1.06'A Oil, $3.75 pfd. (quar.) 12-31 1- 2 12- 40c ,1- 2 Tip Top Tailors, Ltd. (quar.) 1- 2 ,25c 9 Insurance & Trust Go. (Los Angeles) Export Todd ■ Co. (initial) 9-30 9-16 class A 1- 2 (quar.) 5 12-15 35c 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 12-15 5c Edison. preferred (quar.)_____ 2 12-23 1- 2 12-23 1- 2 12-23 10c ■ _: 1- 10c 5c — B 1- 2 12-23 3- 1 $1.06'A ■• 2-16 ' .'Ftrnopah Mining Co. (Nevada) A preferred & Mills , 3c 1-24 12-20 1- 2 Wool .; • * 75c -1-1-48 :66^4c. Ltd. & 16c • (extra) Oil Co. 5c Syndicate, Inc.- 1-30 .1- 2 com -1-2 12- 8 2 ■ Vcrtientes-Camaguey Sugar (quar;) _____ Subject to 5/8% 'Cuban withholding .tax. Viau, 5% Ltd. 125c com.______ pfd. (quar.)— Victor 3'A% Chemical preferred Works, '2- 2 , 1-2 " & pfd. 2- "V 1-21 ' t" 1-21/. 2 2-2 Virginia-Carolina'Chemical Corp.— 6% -partic. pfd. (accum, • , v 2- '. • 1 1 2 1- 2 12- $1.06'A . 7% 1- 1 12-15 1- -vs.- pfd. 2 II-17 $$2.50 12-31 11-17 1-31 12-12 2 12-12 12-18 1- 12-29 12-17 12-29 12-17 Machinery Ltd. $1 te. (quar.). 1- $4C _ Co. (montlily) _• __. 1-2-48 . 1- 2 12-20 1- 2 12-20 2- 2 1^20 25c ' - 3-1 25C _ ____. 4- 25c Co; pfd. (s-a) 437 tec. 1- 1- 70c., t20c■ 1- .. . —■ 12-10. 12-15 .1- 2. 1- 2 12-23 , , 30% •Transfer 12-17 income Jamaica books "not closed tax 15%; /// 15% tax resident tax 7%. British/income .m.c; •— ay tax.;' ' '■ 12-15 12-19 ! 12-19 : 12- 1 " 11-19 12-15 1- .5 / 2-1 : 12-20, $25c.; 2- 1 2-1 2-1 for in U. S. Funds, less tPayable -in Canadian funds, Less.; — tax. this dividend. tPayable 12-20 (quar.") —, (quar;)_^__— . .12-15 $31'AC "$37'Ac / -</-/- r-—. preferred preferred 'V 12-15 1- 2 / Zeigler. Coal & Doke—____—.. 90c- ■ Zelltrs, Ltd., common (quar.)— —_— $3114c ' : 1-15-v. 1-15 1-15 . i 1-15. >. Canadian non-residents' tax deductible at the source. Non¬ ", f •' ; _• ,r . , „ r ? 12-1'///; 5 1- 2 25c ■ . : " 12-15 12r 4" ' 2. ' $1.5(1 •1-2 $1.75 1- 2 ,. _u.__u__ — ■ 1- 2 ■ $$3/50 Steel Car 2. •56'/4C.v 1- 2 25c $1 (quar:)_—/ T5c Extra 7-.20 • 2 1- 1-20 4-20 7-.3J-48 25c •/ / (quar.),_"__—_-_x Youngstown 1-24 : 37tec 4-30-46 (extra)_v--_^__ Youngstown. Sheet & Tube Do. (extra)—— Door 12-12 12-29 1 1-31-48 37'AC „ Steel 2 2- 250 __,:■;/ t$3.50 (s-a)—j_—i— pfd. 1- Z; •.•25C; + (quar.) preferred tquar.)——L. 3-20 12-15. 1-15 25c (increased)*-— Machine - ;: 2-20 1 42-31 12'Ac — :■'- II-24 25c • __________________ Youngstown /1 5 12-18 50c Jr. -. 1st Less 12- 2 12-23 $5 _ 12-24 1-10 $40c (extra)--. i___. Mines, " Ltd.— 2nd x 12-17 25 c —_— Canada, - 12-18 2 12-29 50c (quar.) 2 12-29 $10 _. 1-15 11- v/ 25 c — & . 12-23 $1.75 Pump - 1'. 12-31 >:— (accum.) 7% 6% 12-19 $1.50 7% . 12-19 :$50c 56'Ac $1.75 com. of • 12-19/ / ; 12-19 . 1- (accum.) Xoung (J; S.) Co/, (wmmbn 7% .preferred, (quar.) T % // 1- ' . 2 I- $25c (quar.) preferred (quar.);_^_____ 6% convertiule/ preferred / ,iquar.)______; Yolande Corp. (quar.) —' York Corp., common (increased s-'a)—__— 4'A% preferred (quar:)L——:—____ York Corrugating Co. (special) York Knitting Mills/ 'Ltd. com.s>_-—,j— /,.'/. 1- • •1-10 1-1 25c Lothrop 12-31 1-15 75c '' 12-10 -12-17 :- l~20V^r v/T^/r^*- Co.— ________ (Wm.) 42-20 :l- 2 ./.,"• I-20": : l-lo $1.12 'A _ Yellow Cab (Co.", common resident * , 12-5 l 1-15 $2 _1. quar, A*- 2 . $1,50 • 12— ■ . //: 2-1 25C _______ Power Combing Corp. 12-31. 87'Ac (quar.)____ 12-20 12-20' dOC: (quar.) 1- 2 / 55c > 12-31 v 15c (quar.)^_, t_L Steel Co., (Alan) preferred 12-27 .$$135 ■ common 1-15' . 12-15 2 ; . /Extra 156c 50c,': v 12-15 ■ Canada, Ltd.— preferred (quar.)____^ v i 12-10 2 , 1-15 12-15 12-16 1-2 1- $1.06'A _ Monthly—-.: Wrisley fAUen B.V Co. Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. Verney Mills of 4te% - 12-10 te $1.75 /:■;/1-15 (quar.) — Monthly 12-24 $2 15c ■ 1-15 ,1-2 1- (quar. convertible .1- 5 2 1-2 1- convertible -1-5 3-18 , ■-.a .42-16 1- 50c (quar.)_____ d% $1 1 i * - Electric preferred Wrigley 12-15 12-20 . pfd. $4.25 preferred 6% 4l v :12-i8 v 4- 2 ., ^ 50c Grocery, 4'A % Pfd. A (quar.]) Co., com. (interim.) non-cum. preferred »s-rat Increased 3-T 1-2 25c - Efectric WoUhington 12-30 3-12 2 $1.25 ." - 50c (quar.)__— Co., 12-17 <16cv (L2-31 /12-20 i 35c dr 3 12- ,5 '/■ //4c,. 4-15 • 1-r 2 ,62'/«C ;: 1-3' 12-22 • • 80c !1-10 .1-"3 > • 1 12-22. 1-2 $1.37'A . Wright Aeronautical Corp. .C" , ■, :• 2- • 4-31 15c - 7% Inc. 12-15 , -4- $1 (quar.)__ Year-end 7% 1-12 (quar.) B mquar.) Mohawk Cotton Venezuela 12-22 1- .$1.75 '■Extra Toledo 6-23 . : j (quar.) Extra- Class 3-23 8 60c (year-end) Tobin Packing Co. newborn, <;vl2-16 2- 2 1- . 12'Ac (quar.)___.i»," (quar.) Yates-American Utility Appliance Corp.— $1 convertible preferred (quar.) Vagabond Coach Mfg. Co. (.year-end) .//Valley Mould & Iron Dorp, (extra). Valspar Dorp., $4 conv. ^preferred (s-a) Velvet Freeze, Inc. (quar.) 12t23 7- 20c Products pfd. 8 4- 8 — 'Extra; 1% 1- 25c 25c . — TobacGO 12-29 25c $2 $1.1-2VA __ Utica 12* a 25c — Title preferred pfd. ■Monthly 35c - - a-1 s- 1-10 25C . i, r;_. (accum.) Stores, Woodward 1- 2 ________ — 7% 12-16 . quar.) 2-15 |20c ___u (qtiar.) Co. Water Extra 1-15 2 4-15 25c .. * 12-31 ... $1.50 : . (quar.)__ Extra 12-19 12-29 Utah-Wyoming .Consolidated Oil Co._ ;____■., Utica Knitting Co., 5% prior pfd. (quar.) 12-19 $.7'Ac : (initial Walton :Co.___ Utah-Idaho Sugar, 60c class A pfd. (guar.)Utah Power & Light '(increased quar.)__-___v Tishman Realty & Construction Co.— Initial quarterly Quarterly Quarterly .___,L— Quarterly Wiser 12-16 25c _w__: common (quar.) Wright-Hargreaves 50c Upson 12-10 933Ac Inc Extra •Mf ft 12*10 $1.12'A 1-15 1- 2 1- 5 6% 2 12-15 — 5.% 1-2 1-15 .preferred prior pref. pfd. 6% 12-20 12-20 12-15.; 12-16 12-16 12-30 (quar;)iuu-^-U_ preferred Machine Corp.— Sewing Wisconsin Wood 1-5 -V . pfd. 4quar;)u_u-_u Corp.,. <common_'-.u___k___i..•I conv. Winnipeg 12-23 1- 2 1-15 -W3? -1- • Wf 1-14 (quar.)___ - 1-15 (0: 12-31 ■ (extra) $6 '■■ v:: Af 1+2 AbO Winn & Lovett , , 1- 2 >. lien prior .prof, 6% 1-15 Mining, common-^. 8% preferred (quar;)_ __; Upson Co., 4'A% preferred (quar.) Upper Michigan Power 61 Ligntr- 6-15 1- 75c /, — Inc. • > 12-15 . $125 A. Wiljys-Overland Motors, Inc.— $4 50 convertible pfd. seides A 1-15 ; prior 414% 25c New 6 ■1- 2 . 35c Shoe Corp.' (s-.a)._ nuar.) eo.iveri.j.e Wichita 50c ■.. 3-15 1-15 / (quar.) ■ *>•>/•' ' • < 12-15 ' Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.—" 12-15 4-1-48 50p. S. Co.— preferred 50c ■ 31tec Whiting/ Carp;// (year-end) ___i_ -.Wichita/;Rlver/Oii;.-/.-.__i____i-ir-L^-u___--, ; Wichita/Unioh/iStock • Yard*;*^ 4%-/pid;!/(-s-a/)■/■-■/:■': 11-21 4% convertible preferred (guar.) Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp." (glar.) 5 2-15 —_ Tide Water Associated 12-12 1-1-48 $$2.50 Products, Inc., common—. Thrift Stores, Ltd. tquar.) Thrifty Drug Stores, common (quar.) 4'A% preferred A (quar.) B 12-12 j 60c / _ ... Quarterly preferred 2 12-31 15C (quar.) Thompson 4(4% 1- : //al-z 31V4C (quar.) preference preferred (accum.) (quar.)——. ___ 12-16 12-18 50c 1- 5 75c $1 *.:>!- 5 /: Ry. Co.-^-i'-v-i , 12-15 1-21 • ■ 1-20 12-20 1- 5 5C' (quar.) common - .12-15 V/ 2 ,^,$1.50 , (s-a )_i_ii. com. $1.25 Water $4 /12-20 1- 1 2- 2 1-15 2- $1.50 Coal Do. $2 1-10 1- 2 12-15 25c & convertible White . 87tec U. S. Trust Co. (N. Yj (quar.l_i.___$8:75 United Shoe Machinery, common (quar.) 62'Ac 6% preferred iquar.)__ 37'Ac United Stockyards Corp.—r 70c convertible preferred (quar.) I7tec United Stores Corp.— $4.20 non-cum. conv. 2nd pfd. (irreg.) 65c United Wallpaper. Inc.— 12-12 25c i . $3.50 Mills 2 12-29 1-20 ___•. Reclaiming convertible Extra 5* 12-31 50c Mfg., 12- $1 .___ Glass 1- 2 Rubber Co., common U. S. Smelting Refining & 7% preferred (guar.) 12-20 1- 20C com. .convertible U. 12-20 12-30 $1.50 (year-end) Railway common (year-rend) convertible preferred (quar.) $1.25 12-30 75C S. $1.40 12-15 i-;l/; 20c Producing preferred U. 3 .Corp.— Textron,/ Inc,, 60c 12-20 .12-23 1-15 / ' Osgood Co. 00m. • (quar.)La__-____u ipfd, tquar.) & Lake Erie Ry. Co.— Ate $5 1-10 62'Ac 2 12-31 $1 $35c / conv, 47' . 12-10 1- 0 12-16 :93%c., . v.-;-- $50c / ; ' Wheeling Wilsil, : m 1- 40c _______ -v. asi Wilson 1-20 ;;.v (quar.) i 12-29 12-31 (George),/Ltd; (guari)_^_isiiiL.-^- Wheeler / / 50c 12-16 1-2-48' '■ • 12-15 1-15 __ A Tablet Westmoreland, 12-16 25c preferred A (quar,)_______/.____^__ Printing .& Lithograph, 5% pfd; (quar.) U.S. Radiator Corp., 6% pfd. (accum.)-. 12-10 10c quar.)_ ' .12-15 ; tei~-2 (s-a) Westmoreland • 1- 2 60c ;■. ' (increased common . ,. 50c, 1-2-48 ■ Plywood, ! 12-15 • $$1.20 • ___ (quar.) Westmoreland i 12- 8 1-2-48 12-30 . -• 1-15 1-15 12-17 22tec $1 (s-a) U. S. 12-15 25c — quar.)_ pfd. S. U. S. Rubber $1.02'A initial) 50o 1-30-48 50c 1-30-48 (initial) 1* $40C s-a) (quar.)_•___ preferred Wieboidt 3%% 4 1-2 Corp. (quar.) Mfg. (increased Pacific Thatcher 12- , 12-18 Playing Card Co. (quar.) Extra 12-13 2 20c Texas 4 7o 2- 12-31 ; 1-10'. Stationery Corp., com.^ui V'/v- - 50c ■ 5 7o preferred / >• (quar.) .$1.25 5 %. preferred .-(quar.)'$1.25 Westminster Paper, Ltd., common______x_i.J l: 420c 12- 8 Extra. 1-2-48 $1.06'A & S. u. common — Texas Textiles, 12-15 — — _ Company Texas .& 2 $5c Increased sExtra Texas 1- $25c (interim) common Lines, "" _ & Chemical Malleable Haute Co., Participating 4'A% preferred S. Lumber Co.______ 12-22 25c (extra)———__________ Products 2 ✓ held.___. Transmission S. (Canada) — pfd. (quar.) pfd. (quar.) 4%% Tennessee 11- 1-.2 1-19 2-16 $1.75 Extra 12-19* 1- 2 12-31 75c- U: $1 5% Western Machinery Corp.—■ S. .Leather U. 12-12 pfd. Weston 12-19* 50c 12-12 $1.75 (year-end)_-____ 5%/preferred (s-a) Western Pacific RR., 12J19# . 5 (accum.)_ Wheeling- Steel l-'6 f?' 2-16 :___ Light & Telephone Common 12-26 12-15 12-15 ' $1.50 • :v■?-. 12-23 1- 6 12-12 Z : 15c (reduced Stores Co. preferred 5% - ,$1.75 4quar.)— (resumed) U. 12-12 .. . Gypsum Co., common (quar.)__ Common 12-12 1- 1- / / 12r26 25C • ; (quar.i. Western New York & Pennsylvania 12-23 1-15 1- 2 1-2-48 — 12-15 12-30 $1.75 $1" 50c ^ • (resumed) —-50c 7% preferred (quar.)i___________-___w^i._ $1.75 12-15 $50c Telecoin share B 12-17 50c dividend) Pacific each Finishing Co., 7 7c preferred (quar.r)_ convertible; preferred (quar.) Foil Co., class A (resumed)— _•___ 1 $45c __: Taylor Pearson & Carson, Ltd. Common (interim) Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Ltd. S. Class. .. ' preference S. $4 U. 12-31 50c ' _■ U. . 12-31 56'Ac •/ Taunton Gas-Light (quar.) Taylor-Colquitt Co. (quar.) Taylor Instrument Cos. tquar.) ■ 12-15 12-30 -.•^:/ 50c Increased 12-10 (quar._ Weyenberg Hhoe Mfg. ■ 50c 12-31 ; ,12'Ac .12-31 ' conv. 25c : . Inc. Extra. 12-30 12-30 4%; . 12-20 67« Western 12-23 15c _. preferred (quar.) (year-end) Tamblyn (G.) Ltd. com. (quar.) .4% 12-31 - Electric $2.50- class. A . l-'S 1- 5 (quar.) Westerri'insurance Securities Co.-* 12- 2 .1- 2 . 12-31 11-5 $1.25 (quar.) . 4te% Talon, 1-2 1-2-48 75c tquar.|___ common ______ Talcott 'Extra.. $1 $2c ; ._ 30c ■. 12-31 Ltd/j class ■$J;40/i preferred/ - /partic, preference (quar*fe&s^-' Participating U, S. Fidelity & ^Guaranty (Bait.) — 1 75c Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, , 65c Public Extra //'te Inc.— ; Department Western .12-23 12-23 12-23 12-19 40c Ltd.—; __ $2.04 12-19 50c Mines, (annual) Utilities /Corp.— /$1:02 preferred (accum.) $1.87 preferred (accum.) _.——63'Ac U. S. Cold Storage, common—__________—_ 40c United 12-12 : 25c 75c ____ Gold common 12-15 12-15 : Breweries, -Ltd , - 12-12 50c Sylvanite ; 12-15 $$1 -$75c __ —-——____ (quar.) Sylvania Electric Products, $4 preferred (quar.) Corp., 2 2 Westerh Grocers, $1.25 1-. 2 30c 'lr 2 1 12-12. 483Ac 1-2... 12-12-/ $112-31 12-12 60c - 12-31 .12-12 .$2.50 1-10 ,12-20 . 25c 1- 2 12-19. '$1.50. 1- 2 12-19 80c 1-2" 12-2 . . ____ & -Co. National Non-cum. participating preferred, (quar.)_ Upited New Jersey RR. Canal ,(Quar.)___ United JPaperboard, common 6% non-cum. preferred (quar.) United Printers & Publishers, Inc." (quar.)_ Extra L- 9 12-13 25c . of 12-16* 25c Extra United 12-30 2 4 Co. 2 7 1-30 25c Supertest Petroleum, Ltd., common,-(s-a) $1.50 preferred B (s-a) Sweets -,'T2- _. Year^end • $1.06'A (quar.) 75o • $1.12 te 5%ipfd; Milk Products, icommom..participating ^preferred (quar.) United 12-18 1- $$4.25 (qupr.)_ (quar.) United Merchants & Manufacturers, 12-18 1- 6C — (stock dividend) com. A pfd. 12-30 $1.12 . ,_ . v 12-11 .. 1- 1- $$1.75 preferred Assuiance (Co. Western 12-17 1-15 2-16 12-17 1-15 2-16 12-17 1-15 2-16 . Stroock 12-29 50c 12-15 ; —. ' 12-15 , 12-19 58'/aC,^ v.It. 2 ' —_ 12-16> $1.50 : (quar,),______- Western 12-19 —/ hWho 12-15 2 12-1) Western • 2 1- Ltd.-— Foundry c.ass a - 1-2 • 1- • 40C ... - 12-20 12-23" ■;■ 31 U,C (s-a)__ ■ :K; 1 12-16 2 -*• Penn Power Co,;14'AV 1-15: ptd. 'quar.i—.. /$l;12tete 25c a Virginia Pulp 1- 2 :Bape^ (qua)^)f:_u-.-L_, Extra/ 25c, ,/ 4- 2 West Virginia: Water Eerv(ice .Co.— $4.50 preferred ;iquai:;)i;_'___J______,__u--i». 1- 1 •$1.12 te 12-10 1-2 .$4* , preferred 2 12- 1-15 /, ■ .'50c ■•• - •12-31 ' 2 1- 15C (quar.) v RR. ■_ $.7 cumulative 12-12, i.l- 2 $1 • Steel /■■' 1- $1.25 •■: ,/•'• 1-24'./ ' West ; —___ 2-10 50c ' ::b24 West 1 .12-10 12-31 ; 2- 2 58%c 3- 1 6.36% prior preferred (monthty) ,_j,.^^,-.53c v 1-2 6.36% prior preferred (monthly)—•____;• „;:/-53c-;..,:.', '2- 2 6.36% prior preferred (monthly)—_j—_l.'.. .63c 3-1 6% prior preferred (monthly) 50c 1- 2 6% prior preferred (monthly) — '50c 2- 2 6% prior preferred ^monthly) — 50c .3-1 12-20 $1.25 (-quar.)____.—________ Stromberg-Carlson 4% $12 tec pfd. (initial) Cloihier, common Ltd. Press, 2 1-15 1-13 (Brooklyn, N. Y.)— T— Michigan 1-15 //1-^9'/../':/ - •1-.15 ■ 1- (yeur-enu/.. Seashore Extra 1-13 12-18 — Light & Railways Co— prior /preferred (monthly)—: prior .preferred ^monthly) prior preferred ((monthly) 17o 2-1 2- 1 1-15 '! • |75c 25c .'Extra./ ' 1 Bank Quarterly 9 12-20 <:■ ; Fund Income 12-27 15C 15c 10c 50c Corp Industrial 12-20 1-24 87%c - —< 1 2-10 25c Snowdrift West -Penn Electric,. ^6%, •7% Investments, Ltd.— (quar.)———wi United 12-20 250 20C & Jersey & West 12-Jl 12-i5 A [preferred Gas United Van Camp, Inc.— Common (cash dividend) ________—£ 5% prior preferred »quar.) _—__— Stone Container Corp._____—— Extra Fuel class 6% United Stokely Stony Brook RR. (s-a) Stop & Shop, Inc. (quar.) (quar.) 1— Fruit Co. (quar.) United 1-15 12-31 $1 .. __ VVe.Iington Fund, Inc. •West. Kootenay Power-Light/ 7% preferred (quar.)___ 1-15 2 2- __u_ 12-31 12-29 2- 37'Ac (quar.) 12-10 50c B United 12-31 25C (quar.)_ pfd. 1-15 Class C7tec pfd. 1-15 Cigar-Wheian Stores'Corp.—$3.50 convertible preferred (quar.)__l United Drill .& Tool Corp., 60c cl. A (quar.) 3-15 $5 . ? A" ',12- ,v.' 1- 2 12-31 t'lOc 1-5-48 • 4c ' .12-19 )_i 125c Tile 12-12 7 (quarj) < qu_r. West United 12-15 43%C — 7% 2 50c Stetson: (John B.) Stewart-Warner 1- 4-1 & 2 1- Co.v_____ Co. 12-12 1- $1.06'A 12-20 12-20 - '12-27 .,://,^ u / 12-30 -——— Brick United Mills eoc $3.50 ; 12-30 Ltd. i(s-a)___/ii__—* Extra 56C Co., common ——L, ._ (s-a) ~1_.—■___.—- Share, > X7tec (quar.) 5% pre.erred (quar.) V/eeden •& Co., 4% preferred O.l 12-20 12-20 12-20 :_ (quar.)_ Weber Showcase & Fixture Co., com. Wesson 2 2 $1.12 te :*l. • 1- . / -: 12-15 common/ (quar.) 50c (quar.) 12-15 12-31 I- ; < - f Co. Extra:-—-./: 12-31 Pump Co. Knitting Weatherhead 12- 5. - 12-31 (quar.i_ Co., Wayne Screw Producos 12-10 1- '2 : 51.-/2// , ® 1-20 25c ■ (s-a) v>.-. Drill Twist Union 12-24 50C Wayne / 12-15 •1.37 te _r Piciures Motor Wayne • 12-L3 50c /$4.50, '.preferred (quar.) $4123 .preferred :(quar.) .Waterous,.L4d. (initial)- 12-10 12-17 1- 1-/2 tquar.)- Fund 12-16 2 57c (quat.li.- common 12-31 1- $1 . 12-26 12-23 1- 2 12-24 2 1-15 12-15 2 1- 2 ;Waru:eiri:3r,Jthers Co., class B (quar,)______ Union M.g. Co. (year-end)—^——-Ji—$1 12-31 12-19 •'.lU'riidh- Paci.iC,RRl'iyear<*end),i__-ifc«ia;-;^LL>';!;,/Al)5:50:,4///4^^'|//12-tl:'// 12-20 12-29 12 tec' —— Stern 7 -1- Carbon——,—$1 9 25c • Carbide & 1-10 87 tec —------ .— 1- 2 1- 3-7MsC 25c 1-2-48 /.Extra '—50c., 1- 2 Union • (quar.) Broihert Wackesha 2 •62'Ac (year-end) common guaranteed Wasuingbon 'Gas Lignt ■ 1- 25c ■■.', >. ■•..■, 1-10 -1- $1 __ , 1- 2 (quar.-)_^ pfd. Asbestos & Rubber Co. ' 7 - (N. Y.) Trust Co. 25c ——— (quar.) 'Electric Motors, common. Inc., 4%% [preferred (qiiar.V— Common 7 1- 2- conv. 3-20 4- 1, . •1 - 12-16 12-23 , $1.7 5-. • _____ ., tquar.) $1.50 :50c — , preferred Drug, 1- Warner i. 12-31 1-20 ■ Co.-y preferred ■ 7-15 / 12-31 •$$•1 (quar.:) _i_T_ '■ '•4-il5-:'■■-■'/ v •'25C (extra) ;,•/ 1-15 ■•:•' ■ .1-1-5 75C ' 35c class A (quar.) (year-end) Co., 5'A % Corp. Ware River RR., 12-23 $2.50 :.■:.''■ .Ward Baling 12-20 ,• —— Underwriters 12-15 $1 Co. Corp. Union 2 $31'Ac —: ' Sterehi 1- 2 2- preterred prior Coach Udylite 12-15 :2- 2 $433Ac (year-end) $ Co. 12-31 $75c (quar.) (quar.) Participating (A.) 11-28 5 Transit— Rapid 8-2-48 (quar.) — Walworth. .Dp,-, 12-23 preferred (quar.) Syatem, Inc. Extra/ '$1^60;T-„2' •,•: 12^19 >: ;.$1.75 \6-15:. '6- 1: ■ 87te luc' Electric Walker (i.r — vquarj4^r. 5-1-48 Co., Ltd. (quar/)—u___ Co.,. common— .preferred 12-15 lr 2 '-37'AC Iron Vva.aoiL . . 7% Co., Wagner 12-15 2 1- , 7% & cotton Baking 12-15 , 1- 9 .500. —v,.( Mold Wagner (increftsed^^viiiSOc^v^Li-SO'ft 12-15; La Sal.e Street, corp. City Twin 11-28 I15c . Ltd. com. Canada, partic. pfd. Stein 1 1- *5 1- $1.25 (year-end) Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corp. Stedmam. Bros.. Ltd. tq ar.i —— l'/p 3- 50C 50C Extra Steel 3-11 60c ; , iquar.)_-_ (s-a) (common Quarterly______—_^r—62%c 1-12 57o /— __ Works 1- 2 'preferred '(quar.) ' Inc. Stanley 1- 2 —.r',)15c. '" Acid Works, Standard Wholesale Phosphate & 12-.15 1- 2 4:25c — "Royalty 1- 2 , <$50c Troy & Greehbush; RR. -Association1 (6r.a) 208'South 1-2 jjetUn.ng VVaoasso , 1- 1 12-|15 ' 1-10 ($1.12% (quar.)___ 53V»c preferred 414 % Co., Tri-Continental Cofp. $6 • 2-2-48 ' Vumaii • . ! v —■ (quar.) Corp. . Of 12-16 37 tec " ipreferred (quar.:'-i-t._^-.i^i___/:-__~. Vulcan Corp. 4'A % p/d. (accum,) ________ $3 -prior pfd. (quar.)—____.:■. Vulcan , t25c preferred 12-16 Hoiatsrt Pavahle -62'Ac 6% ; • , A , '/' Li'— Trans-Lux 12-15 2 1- . .theK1./75,prior i_i._— Transwestern l-:-2'Z4 12-19 12 tec Silica (c^rreouon)— (quar.)^it;i._-__: '/•'6%'-'/preierred//(quari)';^^i^--^-i.i-iw ■ 12-31 : Trailmobile 12-21 12-21 - Mfg. Co. (extra) tyear-end) com. 1-10 1-10 preferred A Standard A}k % , 12-23 B Extra,—. ' $10c (quar.)—___ class A — Railway Equipment Standard 6% __— . Corp. 12-xo 12rl5 1-15 87V2C (Finance, Ltd. <class A__—150c Traders •Extra 1 75 c iquar.j Standard Partic. 12-20 . I- 2 r 1-2 1- 2 / Ware > Virginian Railway, common 6%, preferred I quar 12-15 12-29 /preferred stock was1 intended ^for ,not $1.75 as reported in last week's/issue 12-31 12-15 -2 <V'ien rv ofVorrvpahv** < * a-.3 , Monday^ December 29, 1947 tioiaer. ___UUc (year-end) Corp. The semi-annual payment of. 1 preferred Standard 6% preferred — $1.25 9334c .$2 $3 When Short -Pavahit nf ^- ;. (quar.)—$1.50 Do. Manufacturing 1- 25c : common—— 1 . ■ 12-26 12-31 183Ac Steamship, » (interim) —, ' /flQc tquar./^u-u-r-. ,.„tl5c ; '■ *15c. Toronto Mortgage Go. (quar.)—u— j ,i$1.26 Torrington Company (year-end) —= '45c 12-26 __. Company, Toronto Tron, Ltd., ooiniuon Class ,A (quar.) 12-26 preferred ,(quar.; Standard 'Fruit Per* Name of 2-20 1 40c CHRONICLE Tooke Brothers, Ltd. 12-20 3 tec Standard FINANCIAL Holder) Payable of Rec 1-2-48 (quar.)_ Dredging, $1.60,conv. pfd. & COMMERCIAL THE (2706) ' • * Volume 166 Number 4659 THE COMMERCIAL State and 1 BOND ALABAMA FINANCIAL CHRONICLE strong Ciitv Comntroller Arm- will Co., and Kirby L. Dated Jail, 30, 1048. Denom. $1,000. 'of Phoenix, Due:* on Jan.. 30 as follows: $3,000 Jointly,; at a net interest cost of in 1949 and 1950; $5,000 from 1951 Dated Oct: *1, 1947. Prin- to 1954; "$2,000 from .1955 to 1966; ^^ciPal a of. 1968 inclusive; ■coupon, bonds as follows: $500,000 highway -' bonds. Due on improvement. »• lows: • •• from 1949 • s , held on Oct. 14. Principal Jand "interest (J-J) payable at the County Treasurer's office. . ^ARKANSAS Feb. 1, as fol- $25,000 $30,000 Arkansas to 1958; from 1959 - to 1963, and $20,000 from 1964 to 1968, all incl. The City re- • u Income Tax The bonds will not be sold for less than (State of) Partial; Deduction Paid of ;; , in* inverse order of their bers, Feb. on Interest any. num¬ 1, 1958, or on payment -date price of par and accrued in? ; terest plus a premium equal ; ft ■to six months interest atv the rate borne by the bond called, subject, however, to the City ;if^#dblishihg' a'".notice^ of*' re¬ ft, demption not less than 30 days and '-not#.more; .than '50 ftdays prior to the date of re¬ demption, once in a newspa¬ - published in the City of Birmingham, and once in a per , Federal tax income ft? ftr ft6 S. ft! ftftl of interest the be with elementary s ch o ol bonds, at a price ol 102.622, a basis of 3.021%. on Jan. 1, from owed tax Bond Rn> tax in • computing - Offering—Albert J. New- County ther hot to Clerk, exceed 1-struction E. L ' Mc- 1948. • will newspaper or financial jour- oh receive Dec; on $235,000 5% interest conDated Jan. 1, bonds. Due Offering—Gladys Stewart, County Clerk, will receive sealed Interest ' bids until 10 a.m. on Dec. 30 for National Angeles, R. H. Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chi¬ cago; Jan. 1, follows as 1949 to 1953, and bf opinion,: Stated:^- The matter-"from 1954 to 1968 inch York,, which regularly (taxes paid to the^ United rotates^pfinG|pai and interest (J-J) paycarriea^news^vof rav financial and :to/the State stands^on/aftdif- able -at the County Treasurer's ferent basis. nature. We halvimblished^inJvtherCity California Bank, Los An¬ geles ^Heller, Bruce & Co., Wil¬ liam R. Staats Co., and Pacific Co. of California, Los Angeles; jointly, for $1,100,000 as 3V4S, at 101.395, and $1,400,000 as 3V4s, at . ; ftftft think the 120,000 public improvement .•* bonds. Due $12,000 on Feb. 1, from 1949 to 1958 incl. ta; puiposes^sts, entirely Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ $1,000. Each bidder shall Foecify the rate or rates of in¬ terest which each of the varying tion maturities of each i^110 ^re to •bear, expressed in multiples of % of '1%., The bidder may use manias two different interest rates on each, issue: more than one be used on However, not interest rate is to single year's matur¬ a ities of each issue.v The same in¬ terest rate may * be used as often as it is desired in each issue. Any bid for less than the full amount of both- issues of bonds will be considered. The bidder no shall use the lowest interest rate or combination of interest rates sub¬ ject to the above mentioned strictions, for which he will par . or clusive re¬ pay for; .the bonds (ex¬ accrued interest), ex¬ more of pressed in multioles of y4 of 1% In addition to the price offered .egislativov-.discretion, and legislative iy from the date of pal and interest (F-A) payable a the Chemical Bank & Trust Co. New York; City, Or at the First National Bank or at the Birming¬ ham Trust National Bank, both of Birmingham. The bonds isterable principal only. The to are reg approving opinion of Wooc King & Dawson, of New York City. No conditional bids will be accepted. A certified check for $12,400 is required. revenue of The $255,000 1948 bonds offered Birmingham, as 3^8, at and on Associates, pan Dated Jan. 1, 1948: Interest payable J-J. Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1951 to 1978 incl. ARIZONA ' 1 Mesa, Ariz. Bond Sale—The $100,000 recre¬ building, series of 1947 bonds offered on Dec. 22—v. 163, ation . p. 2255—were purchased by Ken- do ? take one if or Bidders any. alternate more at different rates of | _ interest, NO'bid for Tess than par value of the bonds will face or be ac- ceptedi The purchaser will be furnished with the approving opinion, of Orrick,-Dahlquist, Neff, Brown "Herrington, of San Francisco. & These bonds authorized at the election held on Nov. 25. A cerare may levy a tax,against only their net income.»tified oheck for 5% of the amount Little Rock-Pulaski Drainage Disi* of bonds bid for, payable to the iN,o. 2 (P. O. Little 3Zock), Ark: < above Clerk-, is required Bond Sale—The $250,000 drairiS i Martinez, Calif. age bonds offered on Dec. 19—v.Bond .Sale—-The $425,000 water 166 p. 2467—were purchased by works bonds offered on Dec. 19 the Walter R. Bass , Co., of Little Rock, ^ 3s, at a price of 100.29, a basis 1948. of 2.97%. Dated Jan. 1, Interest payable J-D. Due on Jan. 1, from 1949 to serially 1969 incl. der was The next the W. R. highest bid¬ Stephens In¬ ■ . — v. 166, p. 2467 — were pur¬ chased" by. the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Assoft ciationi 'Of San Francisco, at a net interest cost of 2.467 % Dated Dec. 15, 1947. Due serially on Dec. 15, from 1948 to 1966 incl. . Principal (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's office. vestment Co., for 3s, at 100.15. and interest CALIFORNIA Orange Union High School District, Orange County (P. O. Santa % Ana); Calif. Bond Election—At an election to be held on Jan. 20 the voters will consider the issuance of $1,- 273,000 construction bonds. Redding, Calif. Bond City Clerk, Hol¬ will Sale Details—In tion with the Bond connec¬ Election election sale of the to be Soon held in — an $64,000 municipal improvement bonds to future the voters will consider the Blyth & Co., of Los Angeles, as issuance of $260,000 sewage treat¬ reported in our Dec. 15 issue 166, p. 2467—we Jearn that the Wm. R., Staats Co;, of Los Angeles, was associated with the above in the purchase of as 3s, at a price of 100.268, basis of 2.962%. Custine, Calif. Bond Offering—W. L. Chappell, City Clerk, will receive ment plant bonds. sealecj. bids until Jan. 6 for the purchase of $185,000 sewer bonds. Habra, Calif.; Sale—The $100,000 water system bonds offered on Dec. 16 —v. 166, p. 2467—were purchased by Blyth &"Co., of Los Angeles, as 3V4S, at a price of 101.577, a basis of 3.109%. Dated Jan. 2, 1948. Interest payable J-J. Due serially on Jan. 2, from 1953 to 1972 incl. Los B d S Co., of Pasadena, Barcus, Kindred & Co., of Chicago, Commerce Union Bank, of Nashville, Seasongood & Mayer, of Cincinnati, Robert Haw¬ R. S. Dickson & Bond Offering—J. B. McLees, County Clerk/will receive sealed bids the until 11 purchase exceed 5% a.m. on Dec. 29 for of $65,000 not to interest school bonds. as 3V4s, as Co., of New York, follows: $1,400,000 high school bonds, at a price of 100.94, a basis of 3.177%. Due serially on Jan 1, from 1950 to 1973 inclusive. bid for, payable to the Chairman/Board of Supervisors, is required. Yreka, Calif. Bond Sale—The /ft $60,000 series Abends offered Dec. 18 on 166, p. 2467—were purchased by the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, of —v. Francisco. Dated Dec. 15, Bond Offering — William J. receive sealed bids until 5 p.m. on Jan.; 8 for the purchase of $225,000 not to exceed 3% interest coupon or reg¬ istered bonds as follows: Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's Sale r e reported 166, 000 in bear, not to named bonds to sold 8 issue—v. the learn that as follows: $25,- maturing $12,000 in $13,000 in 1952; $75,000 maturing $15,000 from 1953 to 1957; and $200,000 as 2s, maturing $20,000 from 1958 to 1951 and l%s, incl. All bonds maturing optional on or on any interest date thereafter, in ' in¬ after Dec. 1, Dec. 1, 1957 verse above connec¬ iv2s, as payment the Dec. our were and bonds shall funding 2362—we p. bonds 1967 1969, $15,000 in 1970. Bidders must specify the rate of interest which . Details—In Boettcher & Co., of Denver, at par, a net interest cost of 2.06%, as Dated Jan. 15, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due on Jan. 15, as fol¬ lows: $10,000 from 1949 to ceed 15, tion with the sale of the $300,000 water as $105,000 fire department bonds. 60,000 police department bonds. 60,000 corporation yard bonds. the 1957, are numerical order. CONNECTICUT ex¬ amount Darien, Conn. Bidders will be permitted to bid different rates of interest and to Note Sale The $250,000 tax anticipation notes offered on Dec. 22 v. 166, p. 2607 — were purturity of said bonds. The interest chased by the Home Bank & Trust rate stated in the bid must be in Co., of Darien, at 0.74 % discount; a multiple of y4 of 1%. These are Dated Dec. 24, 1947. Due May 15, the bonds authorized at the elec¬ 1948. The next highest bidder was tion held on April 1. Principal Day, Stoddard & Williams, at and interest (J-J) payable at the 0.787%. City Treasurer's office. The pur¬ chaser will be furnished without Pomfret, Conn. state rates irrespective of the ma- charge, with the legal opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herrington, of San Francisco. The interest from to the pay ac¬ date of the bonds to the date of delivery. The bonds will be delivered at the City Treasurer's office the bonds can be as soon as $5,000 — Bond Sale—The issue Dec. of 1948 on Jan. to the Co., Hartford. Due serially on 1, from 1949 to 1968 inclu¬ sive. The next highest bidder was Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs, and Lyons & Shafto, jointly, for 2.10s, School at 100.799. Fresno), Calif. Bond Offering—E. Dusenberry, County Clerk, will receive sealed 10:30 offered 166, p. 2607r—were purchased by Day, Stoddard & Williams, of New Haven, for 2s, at a price of 100.131, a basis of 1.985%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-J) payable payable District, Fresno County (P. O. bids until $155,000 school bonds 22—v. at the Hartford-Connecticut Trust City Treasurer, is required. Scandinavian — prepared which A certified will be about Feb. 10. for a.m. on Jan. 6 FLORIDA Florida improvement Commission (P. 0. Tallahassee), Fla. for the purchase of $25,000 not to Bond Sale —The offered $450,000 Su¬ series 1 bonds County, wannee on Dec. 18—v. 166, p. 2358 purchased by Welsh, Davis Co., of Chicago, as 3.20s. Due —were & sive. Principal and interest (F-A) serially 011 Oct. 1, from 1948 to payable at the County Treasurer's 1958 incl. Dated Oct. 1, 1947; In¬ office. A reasonable time, not to terest payable A-O. Bids Rejected — The only bid exceed 10 days, will be allowed the purchaser for the purpose Of received for the following bonds determining at his own expense legality of the proceedings hac offered at the same time was that of Leedy, in connection with the issuance of Wheeler & Alleman, of Orlando, and Associates, for 3 V4s, said bonds, and the bonds must be and taken up and paid for within five $525,000 Highlands County, series days after notice has been given they are ready for delivery. A certified check for $1,000 pay¬ able to the Board of Supervisors, is required. 3 bonds. " ■ 450,000 Suwannee County, series the that I 1947.' Bond Mateo, Calif. O'Farrell, City Clerk will , water, COLORADO Cincinnati, Boettcher & Co., of exceed 5% interest school bonds. Denver, First of Michigan Corp., Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomination of New York, Dempsey-Tegeler $1,000. Due on Feb. 1, as follows: & Co., of St. Louis, Jones, Cos- $2,000 from 1949 to 1953, and $1,grove & Co., Pasadena Corp., both 000 from 1954 to 1968, all inclu¬ kins &; Co;; of Boston, 'Jurari & Moody, of St. Paul, Weil, Roth & Irving Co., Walter, Wood.y & Lemon Grove School District, San Heimerdinger, both of Cincinnati. Diego County (P. O. San Diego), Dempsey & Co., of Chicago and Calif. San — of and accrued in¬ par A certified check for 5% of Sterling, Colo. These are the bonds authorized at the election held on Oct. 17. Angeles), Calif. a 1 e The $2,500,000 school bonds offered On Deb, 23— v. 166, p. 2606—were purchased by a syndicate composed of the Prov¬ ident Savings Bank & Trust o n for less than terest. $150,000 swimmin^pool bonds. 75,000 water system bonds. 25,000 ball park lights bonds. 25,000 airport bonds. check Montebello Unified Sch. Dist., Los Angeles County (P.O. i the bonds, a near — v. named the County Treasurer's office. No bids receive sealed bids until Jan. 5 for the: office. Due serially, on June purchase; of the following bonds: from 1949 to 1960 inclusive. crued At Principal (F-A) payable at the and interest San Offering—Doris L. purchaser must agree Marysville, Calif. Beaumont, Calif. Bond Bond gas Dec. v 19—v. 166 p. 2606—were purchased by Hugo Marx & Co., of, existsmay" as +3™n, the State La Tallassee, Ala. — ^^^eiidtixmmered tice.Robms Arkansas Supreme Court, by former decisions, had assured per¬ sons investing in Arkansas enter¬ prises that, under the State con? the Sale ]ust opinion,; Jusdeclared that the purchaser will be furnished with fcond bidder must specify his bid the' rate of interest he ( desires the bonds to bear, and the the bonds to the date of delivery. The award of both issues of bonds will be made to the single bidder who ■rffers the- highest lawful price for the two combined issues. Frinci as grace, exemptions. : ; In his dissenting bidders must agree to pay accruec interest -allow--office;" Eadti. ance^nr^disallowance^ of taxes^as-th ■X deductioft from net income^-for 1949 to 1953 inclusive. These are the bonds authorized at the elec¬ tion held on Nov; 19. the bonds New ' Visalia), Calif. Bond ^ highest vlhe Purchase of $10,000 not to exCo., Secur-. ceed 5% interest school bonds. Bank, of Los|Dated Feb- L 1948- Denomination Moulton & Co., $1,000. Due $2,000 on Feb. 1, from ity-First land, sealed bids until 10 a.m. of the59 for the purchase of 100% -'deduction Federal payable to the of Supervisors, Calif. was^enadedjf the State ala State income tax. Written by- Justice of District, Santa County (P. O. San Jose), a . Dated Jan. 1, 1948; payable J-J. The next bldder was Blyth & School only Due serially Waukena Union School District, Tulare County (P. O. ftiftftftft 1950 to 1973 11 cost opinion B™wn * FI?,ncls50-,ft ? ft t ton*; -bid dor jncome;,Defore the leg- gross slation without ;^i?ft,Pahl<1ft^ fte^Sft°"v, a inclusive, 100.833. approving ^ Chairman-Board expenses, the allowance of a 50% deduction constituted j • furnished the that a gross come tax was unconstitutional in 1S re£^mr Arkansas and ftJiiat.,.because iFe<i—*v£oar' Gatos eral, income'taxes fWere ^necessary Claret on interest. accrued " will paid. ; The rods company ?ft - to the State income tax law to" allow only-a -50%' deduction uf subsequent thereto, any of the bonds of the Highway Im¬ Pulaski; Chancery Court^decreete a suit brought provement issue by Walters Dry having" a ft-;; stated maturity later than' Goods Co., ill Harrison. It was ' contended / Feb; 1, 1958, at a redemption by the dry' and par ?ach ftd ™ust state th!ftthe bid: d5 °"€rf ^ pay pai;a,'?d accrued "ft*65* ^hyery. and Federal Valid- Ruled The State Supreme Court upheld right to call for re¬ in airecent decision the ronstldemption in whok^ or in part, tutioiiality of a 1947 amendment serves the , 1,100,000 3,1,1 interest (JJ) payabte.$7,«M)iii't967^WOO«968. Jan13forattherCity:Treasurer*roffice.-.Difc;:Thes^^ not not -frt tivnLori to exceed ii^eres^ 'serially' orr-July :ftt/ from 1949 fttbVthe election 4% win 000 51 11 PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS neth A. Ellis & r"*F (2707) City Department yidrine &'Co.;\:both .Birmingham, Ala. Bond & was rejected: , . 1 bonds. 250,000 Broward 2 bonds. County, series ; & THE COMMERCIAL (2708) 52 FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE vi'!» rMp^day>rJ)efeemfe r 4 2358—were not sold 1949; $13,000 in 1950; $15,000 in of interest to be in multiples of $1,000. Dated / Jan. 1, 1947. Dud - Bond Offering-—J. Edwin Lar¬ as there were no bids received, 195f ; $16,000 in 1952; $14,000 in Vt of 1% and not more than one serially from Jan. 1,. 1952 to 1968, incl. Principal and interest (J-J V son, State Treasurer and Insure according to the Chairman of the 19$3; $17,000 in 1954 and 1955; rate shall be named by each bid¬ since Interest payable J-J. The payable at the Citizens National Commissioner, Will receive Port Authority. Dated Sept. 1, $15,000 in 1956; $18,000 in 1957 der. sealed bids until 10* ami. (EST) 1947. Due on Sept. 1, 1987; re¬ and/1958; $17,000 in 1959; $19,000 purchaser Will be furnished at the Bank, Russellville. .Legality apon Dec. 31 for the purchase of deemable in whole or in part on in 1960; $20,000 in 1961, and $18,- expense of the Town, with the proved by Chapman &. Cutler, of : ' and after March 1, 1953. Interest 000 in 1962. These bonds are part opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Chicago. $84,300 various municipals. 't-'h. of a total issue of ,, $300,000 of Miller of Indianapolis, approving •'/." London,. Ky. Large Decrease Reported in payable M-Sv of which $55,000 will be taken by the legality of the bonds. No con¬ Bond Offering — J. T. Jones, School Debt—Colin English, State Florida (State of) *' - , 166, —v. y; p. v % ^ 4 . " , t hawaii School Superintendent, announced atTallahasse recently, that a $18,000,000 has the last 10 in the $55,820,000 debt that Honolulu (City and been , during made years Florida the after just for* and assumed during counties construction school The total boom. debt reduction has been partially however, by the issuance of $5,776,000 Worth of bonds in the past two years for new school buildings. v *//W z;/' Mr. English said that school offset, interest had bond from been trimmed much as 8% to 3% by a ,of refinancing plans carried as series out under 1937 and 1939 laws. ■f:. At the time of the enactment of ./%.. '//;//-Hi •due interest. the school 1937 County), Hawaii reduction of nearly Bond Sale—The '■ $3,800,000 3% bonds offered on Dec, 23^v. 166, p. 2607 — were purchased by a syndicate composed of Bear, Stearns & Co., of New York, Com¬ merce Union Bank, of Nashville, Coffin & Burr, Laidlaw & Co., both of New York, Ohio Co. Bank, of Newark, Hirsch & Co., Tripp Co., both of New York, National State of Columbus, Mackey, Dunn & Co., of New York, Lyons; & Shafto, of Boston, DempseyTegeler & Co., of St. Louis, Singer, Deane & Scribner, of Pittsburgh, Hannaford & Talbot, of San Franeisco,; Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland, Wurts, Dulles & Co., stances it has now become prac¬ v bonds. Due serially on Dec. 1, V from 1952 to 1977 incl. tically impossible for any defaults to exist," Mr. English reported. ■!.' zl,500,000 Sewer, series D bonds. Due serially on Dec. 1, from Howey-iri-thcHills, Fla. the price offered by the success¬ ful bidder. The right is reserved Invited 1952 to 1977 incl. ?:— Margaret A. Benzee, Town ClerkTreasurer, will receive sealed tenders until 8 p.m. on Jan. 6 for der lowest Corp., Smith, Barney & Co., Blyth & Co., C. J. Devine & Co:, Dean Witter & Co., Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Heller, Bruce & offered price. The ToWn reserves the right to reject any or all of¬ 1 Co., ; Hornblower & Weeks; and First Cleveland Corp., jointly, at the series A and B refund¬ senes ing bonds of 1944, for the of chase such ferings. The series • purpose using its surplus funds to bonds bonds the v ... tenders . and shall 104.70., 1 state denominations . of thereafter. . Pasco '/'■ •-v-'"■*•' KV'.'-w -s■ 'v;" '■ ; Illinois •"/ Z%:///Z Not Voted—At Bonds ' , . . *- bonds offered sive. ;//%// receive 5 Pensacota, Fla., . Certificate Sale M 1947. The Interest payable J-D. serially oh 1967 Dec. inclusive. from 1, The . Due 1948 to Safety Harbor, Fla. / Tenders Invited — Ida Samuelson, City Clerk and Man¬ tenders City of Safety Harbor, refunding bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1938. Due on Jan. 1, ager, will receive sealed until 8 p.m. on Jan. 19 for par proximately $4,000 are available for the purchase of bonds, and only tenders of less than par and accrued interest will Jan. and accrued interest will considered, be con¬ and be the Comptroller reserves the right to reject or ac¬ cept any portion of the amount that may be offered.. / . Cook County Sch. Dist. No. 64 (P. O. Park Ridge), III. t Bond Call Fred — School Treasurer, payment on Jan. is A. Lessing, calling for 15, refunding bonds 71 to 105 to the amount of $35,000. .v Dated ■ nation ' 15, ' : Jan. $1,000. f . 1945. , . Denomi¬ Payable together 15, with interest accruing to Jan. sealed bonds, bearing interest at will rates which shall or be St. Louis, at no cost chaser. A certified in even . , ceases on ',.7, .J/*; -1 cou¬ date %v.. Creue Coeur, III. ' ' Voted—At the elec¬ Bonds Not tion/held did not on Dec. 13 the $175,000 sewer voters the issuance of system bonds. approve School District No. 33, Dec. • ; 18—v. '' 166 // Bonds Voted held on Dec. the proved — 2 At the <» est payable A-O. bidder est for 2s, at road, equipment, bonds; Scott . First . ???' ap¬ 1 office. by elec¬ road improvement bonds. The Nicholas County Zr~, Bonds Offered for Investment— ^Approved as to legality Castor, Fugate & Bond' Offering J5 15, 1947. (J-D 15) and interest payable at the First National Bank, Carlisle. Offered subject to / the approving- legal. opinion of , Chapman &;Cutler,.of Chicago#^ * / ~s Qkiensboroj Ky.' . 'y ■ * »• Bonds Offered for lnvestment—• L. Tigue. / f / (P*»- 'Oi Rockfotdy, Ilk * County Clerk, Will receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. (CST) on Jan. Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ tion with the sale of the $225,000 2 for the purchase of $318,000 not construction bonds; as reported in to exceed 3 V2% interest refund¬ our Nov. 17 issue—v. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. 166, p. 2039 ing bdnds. —we leam that the bonds were Denomination $1,000. Due on Nov. sold to Voss-Blair Co., of Chicago, 1, as follows: $6,000 from 1957 to as 2%s, and mature on Dec. 1, as I960; $7,000 from 1961 to 1964^; follows: $11,000 from 1948 to 1950, $8,000 from 1965 to 1967; $9,000 and $12,000 from 1951 to 1966 incl. from 1968 to 1970; $10,000 from 1971 to 1973; $U,000*from 1974 to 1976; $12,000 from 1977 to 1979; $13,000 in 1980 and 1981; $14,000 Franklin County (P. O. Brook" in 1982 and 1983; $15,000 in 1984 ville), tnd. ■ • Bond Sale—The $60,000 bridge and 1985, and $16,000 in 1986 and 1987. Provided, that said bonds bonds offered on Dec. 22—v. 166 are to be optional prior to matur¬ p. 2608—were purchased by the or in part in Fletcher Trust Co., Indianapolis ity as; a whole, inverse order of their numbering, Bond & Share Corp., and Kenneth on any interest payment date on S. Johnson & Co., all of Indi¬ or after Nov. 1, 1952 at the fol¬ anapolis, jointly, as IV2S, at a price of 100.175, a basis of 1.468%. lowing terms: 105 on and prior to Dated Dec. 15, 1947. Interest May 1, 1953; thereafter, at 104, on and prior to May 1, 1954; there¬ payable J-J. Due serially on Jan. and July 1, from 1949 to after, at 103, on and prior to May 1, 1955; thereafter, at 102, on and 1958 incl. The next highest bid¬ der was Raffensperger, Hughes & prior to May 1, 1956; and there¬ Co., for l3/4s, at a price of 1Q1.076. after, at 101, on and prior to May 1, 1957. Principal and interest Rose dale, Ind. payable at the Kentucky Trust Bond Offering — Robert Good¬ Co., Louisville.': Bidders should win, Town Clerk-Treasurer, will specify the interest rate which — Due serialiy from Dec. 15, 1949 to 1958, incl. Dated Dec. (Prindpal JOrgensen * Denomination $1,000. investment. , kentucky ■ issue of $94,000 2V2% school building revenue coupon bonds is An • Clay County (P. O. Manchester), •//■,■•/ Kentucky ///. /;:,;'/^\///////• School District No* 68* (P. O. Carlisle), Ky. , L? I being offered by Stein Bros. & n?!. l?nJo 11' Boyce, of Louisville, for/general of Wichita. ~ Winnebago County, West View — of $7,000 from 1954 to 1958, both incl. Principal and interest (M-S) payabie at the State Treasurer's tion held recently the voters did not approve the issuance of $20,000 Offered Co., The of *inVvwUe . and $10,000 an approving legal opin¬ Skaggs, Hays & Fahey, of Louisville, will be furnished the purchaser by the City. A certi¬ fied check for $5,000 payable to the City, is required, ion University of Wichita O. Wichita), Kan. Securities est, and par and accrued interest on or after 20 years from their date. riiaupdi aim luvtitot payudic. Principal and interest aj3ie a bank or trust company of the purchaser's choice in New York City, or Chicago, and the Louisville Trust Company, Louis¬ ville. Wichita, is offering for public subscription an issue of $65,000 1%% building and equipment .-bonds. Dated / / ; Voted—At Beh D. price of 100.12. a Bonds Publicly $285,- County Road District No^ 3 (P. O. Winchester), III. Not The next high¬ Carleton was kansas election of 101.061, ^ |basis al voters issuance 1 • <A4 1.6$8%. Due serially on Oct. 15, from 1950 to 1958 incl. Inter¬ for , an 2468—Were p:. -a^n?"JPric® ^ of (Pi Oi, Lanark), lit. " $90,000 light bonds offered on • | Bonds Not, Voted—At an elec¬ Rock Creek Township The by ± c\ tion held recently the voters did < expressed in per cent. The City ; reserves the right to call / the ^ bonds op or after 10 years from their date in inverse numerical order at 103 and accrued inter-r ■ Iowa Paine, W&feber, Jackson &/Curtis, of- Chit/ago, as III. 000 construction bonds. — revenue purchased to the pur¬ check Sale Bond plant 2J/4% $250,000 of An,- issue limited , • . , < un-* obligation general tax/ . j. -;<v. Hw /bonds is being.. oHered. joipHy, by Stein Boyce, and the Z both of Louis¬ & .Bros, Bankers Bond Co., general - subscription. $1,000, Dated Pec, L 1947. Due serially from Dec. 1, 1948 to 1961, incl.^ Principal and interest / (J-D) payable at the Central ; Trust Co., Owensboro. Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler, ville, for Denorn. of r Chicago.. * , / ; : > , > Owens County; on sealed Dec. 29 $90,000 not to Dated Jan. bids for until 7 p.m. the purchase of exceed 4V2% in¬ revenue bonds.. bonds at for less a uniform rate. than that extent. all incl. for 1948. Redeemable at the op¬ Highland, III. t 104% - Howard Ellis, Offering County Judge, will receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. on Jan. 6 for the purchase of $100,000 not to exceed 2%% hospital bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due on April 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948; / $4,000 from 1949 to 1951; $5,000 in 1952; $4,000 in 1953; $5,000 from / 1954 to 1958; $6,000 in 1959 and 1960; $5,000 in 1961; $6,000 in 1962 and 1963; $7,000 in 1964; $6,000 in 1965; $7,000 in 1966, and $3,000 in 1967. The bonds will be .subject / to redemption prior to stated ma-at the option lof the turities County on and after April i,; 1949, a whole or in part, in their in¬ verse numerical order, on any in^ a multiple of V\ of %, and must be for all of the Denomina¬ tion $500. Due on July 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,500 from 1951 to 1955; $2,000 from 1956 to 1961; $2,500 from 1962 to 1968; $3,000 from 1969 to 1971; $3,500 from 1972 to 1979, and $4,000 from 1980 to 1983, 1, Bond should be in 1 (P., O. O wenton :;.1//// Kentuckyv// . tion of the Town, in whole or in part, on 30 days' notice by pub¬ Bond Offering—Lucille Schmet— lication, in inverse numerical or¬ chased at the lowest price offered. ter, City Clerk, will receive sealed der, on any interest payment St. Petersburg Port Authority • bids until 7:30 p.nii on Jam 7 for date after 1970/ at face value, -to¬ P.. O. St.' Petersburg)r Fla. \ : the purchase of - $245,000 electric gether with the: following prem¬ Bonds Not SoId-^The $15,000,-. light, plant and system refunding iums: 2% if redeemed after July 900 not to exceed 3 }/z % coupon revenue bonds. Dated Jan. 1T1948. 1,,/1970, * and prior to maturity,* '•-.dr.;registered.Tampa Bay Bridge: Denomination $lr000; Due on July plus in each "case accrued inte^-i : revenue, bonds offered on Dec. 12 1/ as follows: $14-000 in* 1948 and estate date of redemption. Ra'te sidered. As many bonds as funds hand will permit will be pur¬ on shall The bonds 4%. exceed mature from 3 to 25 years in such a manner that the annual debt -.1..jf . Laomi, Mount Pulaski Consolidated Grade terest water works negotiable form and Interest V , attached called. to on furnish of Des Moines. $3,000 payable to the City^is re¬ quired. - be pons. rates or a [service requirement shall be apequipment bonds. The City ^proximately equal except for the the printed- bonds final maturity. / Bids shall specify and the opinion of H. N. Rogers, the net interest cost to the City rate a % must interest pun. rate maturity schedule that wilt result in a net interest cost not and J. will receive 7:30 and interest have all Clerk, until interest an Dec. 29 for the purchase of $41,- multiples/ of Vs of 1 %.; Principal receive in City bids name' Iowa George — Bidders shall nomination $1,000. 000 fire 1948, on presentation-to the Con¬ tinental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., of Chicago. Said bonds 1978. Funds in the. amount of ap¬ - until ing on or prior to July 1, 1954. Only tenders of not/more than next highest bidder was Shields & Co., Robin¬ son-Humphrey Co., F. M. Blount & Co. and H. Neil McKnight Co., jointly, for 3s, at a price of 99.17. Sealed tenders any of $250,000 water revenue certificates, issue of 1947 Junior Lien, offered on Dec. 22 —v. 166, p. 2358 —were purchased by a syndicate com¬ posed of John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, - of Orlando, Hendrix & Mayes and Watkins, Morrow & Co., both of Birmingham, as 2%s, at a price of 98.38, a net interest cost of 3.002336%. Dated Dec. 1, — sealed ,41/2 % refunding bonds 1935, dated July 1, 1934, or any general obligation bonds matur¬ on Offering utility revenue coupon Dated Feb. 1, 1948. De¬ bonds. , Bonds Voted— Bond Sale—The and sewer, . .. At an election $490,000 school on Dec. 23—v. 166, held on Dec. 2 the voters approved the issuance of $25,000 street im¬ p. 2256—were purchased by the Hanson-Davidson Co., as 2%s, at provement bonds. par. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest payable J-D. Due serially on Sealed Tenders Invited—R. B. J»me 1, from 1949 to 1967 inclu¬ Upham, City Comptroller, will / % re¬ are elec¬ an tion held recently the voters did not approve the issuance of $150,- County Special, Tax School 000. road improvement bonds. (P. O. 1, v.;;-' Dade City}, Fla. ; / Chadwick, III. v —. District No. 7 : Bidders Bond Dohrer, quested to designate in their bids price they will pay for the Bonds ArtesiaT owns hip (P: O.Buckley), and1 the; statement , {'* any the • Illinois the that such offerings are firm until Jan. 11. ' Iowa City, on July 1, interest payment date on or¬ numbers or the arid the price at Which they tendered are at pur¬ their of 1952 not approve the issuance of Interest payable J-D. The only other bidder was the First Boston City Clerk,/ will receive sealed y: the in- ! bids until 9 a.m. on Dec. 30 for bidder the purchase of $425,000 water will be considered. : A certified City as its option to call check for $1,000 payable to the in, pay and redeem; prior to their Town, is required. ///-'%///'; maturity, bonds maturing on and iowa after July 1, 1958, at par- and ac¬ crued interest and in inverse y bid for less than or the to . Tenders bid par value of the bonds at terest rate named by the payable at to be des¬ ignated by the purchasers, subject to the approval of the City Coun¬ cil. The City will furnish the of Philadelphia, Breed & Harrison, legal opinion of Charles & Trauerof Cincinnati, Robert Hawkins & nicht, of St. Louis, and will pay for the printing of the bonds. The Co., of Boston; H. V. Sattley & Co.* of Detroit; F. Brittain Kennedy & bonds will be delivered the pur¬ chaser on. or before,? Feb. 21 iri Co.,. of Boston, and Seasongood & budget law, the cqu n t i e s owed $55,820,000, of "which $4,417,523 Was defaulted principal and $1,653,475^ was past Since then, with strict [ State supervision of county * school budgets, all past due interest has Mayer, of Cincinnati, at 106.3891, been paid and the defaulted prin- a net interest cost of about 2.629%, as follows: cipal has been cut to $254,141; "Except for unforeseen circum¬ $2,300,000 park improvement Sealed ditional banks located in the City of High¬ land at the interest rate and at as No bid terest due of the prin¬ date ( April and Oct. 1)*."/ accrued interest; if re4 * at 103, and cipal amount of said bonds plus deemed prior to April 1, 1957; at be favor¬ 102,. and accrued interest* if, re* The •approving deemed oh or; after April 1, 1957, opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of but prior to April 1, 1962;, and* at Chicago, will be furnished, and the face value and accrued inter* bids may be conditioned only to accrued ably interest will considered. A certified est if redeemed On or after check 1,. $5,000 payable to the County, is,required.'z.y"/v /:.'•/"■' 1962. Bidders one or more ' Aprit stipulate shall interest rates of t^ete choosing, in multiples of Logan- County (P, O. Russellville), of 1% .1 The Fiscal Court will adopt/ Kentucky .:, s ■,/. /. a resolution establishing, the. in* Bends Offered for Investment- terest rate or/rates, in; conformitjT Stein r Bro:Bbycer and/ the with> the* bid which is accepted*; Bankers BonijyPp .V both^ pf Louis¬ The first, interest; coupon, will rep- : ville. are 6ffaring fpr general sub- resentinterest for f 15 f months^, 1947;/and ehd-^ scriptioh $2i50,000 2%% Unlimited commencihg Jan; Alpir it * -1^ Z"iL948,v/: ;; **■:J. tax* hospital bonds. Denomination own , - THE COMMERCIAL chaser will be follows: ■i 105% if redeemed on required to pay accrued: interestfrom J&n.;l1947, Oct. 1, 1952, and on or before to 'the date of:actual delivery of. April 1, 1957; thereafter, 104% on th(e» jbonds. Frihcipal and interest or before ApriJ 1, 1962; thereafter; (A-O)- payable at the Citizens 103% on or before April 1, 1967; ., as . . ville. The County will furnish the approving opinion of Wyatt & Grafton, of Louisville. A certified check for $2,000 ; payable to tb» , County, is required. LOUISIANA ; East Baton Rouge Pariah (P. O. /-/V Baton Rouge)t La. j , Secretary Jan. Police sealed bids tax 7 bonds. nue Due Oct. on and bonds revenue 1, District; each bid for and of bonds revenue such District. Bids National to be are of con¬ the : unqualified uoon opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, the cost of which will be pajd the District. No bids for as elsewhere at the nnn " ' t ,odA. Acn aaa purchaser. 7-- . iofin. SKA for, 1977. tax No. bonds. ft Due ...... . . .. ,nco 000 in 1966; $43,000 in 1967; $46,000 in $45,000 in 1968; 1969; $47,000 in 1970; $48,000 ; H required. These 1,128%. of I aI for •'PldVeceived were re~ 1,152070. Turnpike Authority (P. O. in 1971; $50,000 in 1972; $51,000 in 1973; $53,000 in 1974; $55,000 in 1975; $56,000 in 1976; and $58,000 in 1977. IV4S, at 100.32. v, ,<S| " — - ^a11 - ing to Joseph T. Say ward, Chairman of the Maine Turnpike Authority.1 Completion of this $20,ooo,000 project, which was designe(j and the construction of which vvas . , ;'. $13,000 in 1950 and 1951; $14,000 in 1952 and 1953; $15,000 in 1954 and 1955; $16,- v •A 000 in }Nov mg 3v4S, as matur- Dated Nov. 1977 1 Inte^est & payable N-M. states. No. 2 Call Bond M. Helen York bond City, approved " ' and 1960 Ultimately, believe we and 1968; in 1969; $24,000 in 1970 and 1971; $25,000 in 1972; $26,000 in 1973 and 1974; $27,000 in 1975; $28,000 in 1976; and $379,000 vin;1977. A $23,000 c- District 475,000 valorem tax No. 6A bonds. ad Due on Oct. 1, as follows: $11,000 in 1950; $12,000 in 1951 $13,000 ; in 1955 to 1957;. $14,000 in 1958 - and 1959; $15,000 in 1960 to 1962; $1.6,000 in 1963 to 1965, $17j000 in 1966 and 1967, $18,000 in 1968 and '1969; $19,000 in 1970 and ,1971; $20,000 in 1972 and 1973; $21,000 in 1974 and 1975, and $22,000 in 1976 and 1977. fi 1 r' 1 ^ to ■1948 to ; ,.r in.»• 4954; «460;000 District No. 8 ad valorem * tax f-h bonds. ^ Due Oct. on 1, as in 1948; $11,000 1949 to 1951; $12,000 i in 1952 to 1956; $13,000 in 1957 to 1959; $14,000 in 1960 to i ^ 0,3.i ■< * our It — stated is District Reese, that Secre- *!' 'in 1964 , . 1966; $17,000 in 1968; $18,000 in 1969; $19,000 in 1970 to 1972; b4/P$20,000 in 1973 and 1974; $21,- in 000 1975," and $22,000'in ® ;:;h 1976 and 1977. I'/Slated Oct. 1, 1947. Denom ^1,000: The ad valorem tax bonds are non-callable. The vehicles will 1948. There slight mucks turity on interest Oct. 1, 1952, and on payment date any thereafter in inverse numerical order of the use is , , total . of ft lpwer schedule the new sort easy to communities between fend and Kittery and eases traffic said . between asre- Port- Mr. that the Kittrnw and Portind stretch is at price 0f 100.148, a \ . Hennepin County Indep. Sch. D:st. No. 12 (P. O. Richfield Station), Minn. No Bids Received—There were bids received for the purchase of the $450,000 building bonds of¬ no , ; Moorhead Minn. a* $25,000 %5fai.e certificates nf of <cc„0 inHAhtprf lndebted- sold recentlY to Kalman & CO.. of St. Paul, as 2%s, at par.; ness was $4,000 in MARYLAND. Bonds ceived Not for Sold—All bids wa fered were er^impi^ov^ment bonds^of-| Dec. 9—v. rejected as 166, p. 2151 unsatisfactory. sewer as 15, 1953, payment date interest or $45,000 bon(js offered required. rate will: The the above ' $10,000'. Clerk, is - Phillips County Sch. Dist. No. (P. O. Malta), Mont. on | ' Offering—M. 14 R. eral l%s, at storm bonds, Dec. Interest payable J-D. serially on 1967 incl. Dec. accrued of mium interest 2 : %. after Jam in to Jan. plus Bonds 1§, 1958 so pai and the Due 1, from 1949 to Jaffray-& '< ;**v*? • Hop- price of 100.- 'I to of in after sued and soId the so amount of $500 said Bonds 15, 1963, ^J serial check payable to the Lodge, Mont. Offering -r- Sealed bids by the City Clerk will be received until provided, 1%, and that all bonds of the $1,000 Red than three different rates, likewise to be designated in their . Jan. 27 for the purchase of $50,000 not to exceed 6% interest, community center coupon bonds, Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due in 20 | years, optional , in 10 years. These the bonds authorized at the' are same maturity shall bear interest, election held on April 7. same rate. Principal and be payable at a bank NEW JERSEY designated by the purchaser, sub¬ Kearney, N. J. at of bonds Clerk, is required. Bond more however, that each interest rate so designated shall be an even. multiple of Vs for above quested to designate in their bids the price they will pay for bonds bearing interest at a rate, or not of th sum each year thereafter until all of sucb b0nds are paid. Redeemable full on any Interest payment date after 5 years. A certified^ shall be redemable at par and ac¬ crued interest. Bidders are re¬ bids; wU1 be j each; the day prior interest 1%. Jan. the be wiu become payabie on March 15, a pre-, 1949> and the sum of $12 500 wiij called become payable on the same but acciued premium at upon principal and payable in semi¬ annual installments (M-S) during a perioc, of ]0 years from th d £ 0f issue. If serial bonds are isinterest lo, 1963, shall be redeem- called so 4 the interest to ject to the approval of the Board of Regents. The Board reserves the right to reject received, and all made on forms any or bids all bids must supplied be the Secretary. The College will furnish the legal opinion of Charles & Trauernicht, of St. Louis, and will pay for the print¬ ing of the bonds. The bonds will by ' delivered to the purchaser on A certified check for $10,000 pay¬ / MONTANA 1, The next highest bid- a the Board of Trus¬ as may determine time of sale, both agreed upon by and between the able to. the College, is required. Dec. 22- Dated par. are tees prior to maturity, upon, the giving of such notices as shall be and ™ti° ^ U 2if | ^dfssul "ma/"be' punto" oSe any of Regents and purchaser. Bonds Boa?d School bonds thereafter Board wfll bf theTeconS^hoice IfS Bond eral on : Sale—The improvement Dec. 19—v. gen¬ offered 2469—were by the West Hudson Bank, of Harrison, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.082, a basis of 1.685%. ; Dated Dec. 15, 1947. Interest payable J-D. Due serial¬ ly on Dec. 15, from 1948 to 1957 incl. The next highest bidder was Kean, Taylor & Co., Mercan-' National tile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. 1 Louis, and Van Deventer Brothers, Inc., jointly, for 13/4S, at par. / / : 'Park County Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Helena), Mont, $241,000 bonds 166 p. purchased State Bank of New Richland, at .*r.} to • or¬ on before Feb. 16,1948. No bids for less than par and accrued interest. Richland, Minn. Sale—The ma¬ p.|:)fiod .!-irivi-icuf payable Teachers inverse numerical Jan. on 166 p. 2609—were purchased by 1947. Note.Sale—The $4,000,000 ternporary loan notes offered on Dec. I*.! J and all bid- sale. A certified check for Lewis and Clark Boston, Mass. imo/f^ :' der, be Bond the ; State or New v. MASSACHUSETTS p years at.101. the on after 5 or on re¬ purchase of the $100,000 not to exceed 4% interes - Fo^^'boThtl' from"11954 ing above The certificates 1957a callable are Ocean City', Md. / turity, and by lot within maturity at percentages of principal amount a 'o ik /e/r, partic'ula&y '"^1 P^ble J-D j; Missouri elusive in a throughout the from April through October. / vyJ private A certified check 1967, and $220,000 in 1968. The College reserves the right to caii at Sayward added I onommcl with accrued interest, ders must state the lowest of interest-at which they purchase the bonds at par. The ap- $1,000 Due on Jan. follows: $15,000 from 1951 as able eliminates a fered, 011 Dec. 11—y. 166 p. 2360. bottlenecks bondsr ZP «7?nnnana9 f°xthe purchase building bond's!"Dated^March 15 bond$s Sed Jan ?5yi948VeDee- J?4*/ /"ation bonds will be plus of the state's worst problems, -Hp It of traffic one seashore f V* \xn ( , Bond Co., basis f 2476% Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Interest payable J-J. Due serially on jan i. from 1950 to 1960 incl. charge intersections, access multitude •> . Allison-Williams the 2V of access Northeast both of Minneapolis, jointly, for turnpike, without trafr fic lights or road sures bonds^off red r16^^ X : J. vehicles. intermediate The said t.erest due date thereafter prior to maturity.The bonds will be sold,/ for not less than their par value MISSOURI . °ec' purchased by 1,350,000 highway in points at Saco, Biddeford, Kennebunk and the Wells-Sanford road. paid. amortization or serial bonds, will be redeemable in full on July 1, 1955, and on any in-" 1958, shall be redeemable at for The next highest bidder was Kal¬ A & Co and Juran & Moody, of rates prevails jointly. for 2.60s, at 100.148. heavier are in„°? °r ^10r 1°, Ja1- l0- $12,500 of the par Minn The $75 000 perma- Sale on muni- toll Crystal , nGnti'improvement, , nominal a additional and between The ' / 50c for passenger automobiles and revenue bonds due from 1953 to i977, both inclusive, all callable prior to ma¬ , estimated bonds Bid¬ payable to the District Treasurer, is required. original MINNESOTA and /• a An to 1967- and or purchaser. said ^ Hnnlltieo 1962; $15,000 in 1963; $16,000 I called, superhighway structed by other states Jan. 1. 1950, arid will become on $7,000 whether are nated by the purchaser. of payable on the same day of each thereafter until all such the right reserves and all bids. any payable sum year considered, to New may serve as. a miodel for future roads of this kind to be con- follows: $9;000 vV>: in mu- of the legal for the Authority. Mr. Sayward added, :;H? 000 in 1956 to 1958; $17,000 proceedings in 1959; $18,000 in Pershing, attorneys reject ders 15, Sch. Dist (P. O.'Pontiac), Mich. in Mitchell & the in 1950: $3,000 from 1951 to 1956. and $4,000 from 1957 to 1966 incl. No bid for less than par and ac¬ nomination Waterford Twp. Frac. (.^rhf^Vav 5UPerni*n™ ay. nicipal come . February 1946 by tary, is calling for payment as of /. Tripp & Co., Inc., of New York, Jan. J, at the Detroit Trust Co., and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., of Detroit, refunding bonds dated Chicago, and associates, the Maine jan. j,. 1937, maturing on Jan. 1, $10,000 District No. 8 revenue Turnpike construction has been bonds. Due on Oct. 1, as fol¬ i960, callable on or before Jan. Observed closely by several other L 1948, Interest ceases on date lows: . $60,000 Atiro* 000 nation's Financed of coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1. 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on Jan. 1. as follows: $2,000 ™ from Bergerdoff, leading high way engineering firms, marks the opening of the first major postwar of the one purchase $10,000 of said serial become payable on Jan. 1, 1949, and the sum of $10,000 of said serial bonds will be¬ Dec. on will — supervised, bv Howard Needles, Tammen p.m. of sum bonds Nelson, College (P. O. Kirksville), Mo. R®usch & Co., of Cincinnati, as Clerk, Board of Trustees, will re¬ non si/,s mat.urBond Offering Roland A. foll°ws: $140,000 as s, matur ceive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on., Zeigel, Secretary, Board of Re¬ Jan. 21 for the $5,000 from 1952 to , •tin nnn from purchase of $125,1956 to 1965; $5,000 gents, will receive sealed bids until $1°,000 trom laoo , 000 not to exceed 6% interest to traffic accord- m the 8 the receive for $1,500 Bond^Sale—The $175,000 water ' for until will building the fo"'':'aTle superhighway - ,Ptery and Portland, andj sewer extension, series 6 £as offlclaly °Pened Dec. 13 by bonds offered on Dec. 2-v. 166 ov?rnor Horace A. Hildreth P- 2257—were purchased by Fox, and is now open 29 bids Clerk, be in from the date of issue. If serial bonds are issued and1 sold they will be in denominations of $1,000; J12 ■ ■?!**' to Offering—Manley C. Ab¬ District are Dorsey, Col-' Board of Trustees'reserves the man, Barker, Scott & Barber, of right to reject any and all bids Minneapolis, will be furnished and -to sell the bonds at Dyke), Mich. Van Bond sealed be of the School' semi-annual- install¬ ments during a period of 15 years (P.O. Rockford), Minn. bott. first will If amortization bonds payable proving opinion of Warren Township (P. O. Kennebunk), Me. No. the and issued, the entire issue be put into one single bond divided into several bonds as the Board of Trustees may de¬ termine upon at the time of sale, both principal and interest Wright and Hennepin Counties Joint School District Board.. be bonds may l%s, at par. Dated Dec, 15, 1947 Interest payable J-J. Due on Jan. 1.1949. i; will serial or of Redwood - Falls, both of Redwood Falls, jointly, as . bonds and sold by the and and interest payable at any suitable bank or trust company desig¬ x, MICHIGAN Maine Bank purchased Bank, 1948. 1, octu. highest bidder was Estabrook v^o., ior u State 2257—were to 1Q49 to 1953 inclusive. The from next uateu Citizens State 53 Denomination $1,000. Amor¬ JJ1® second choice 8—v. i Due on Jan. I Interest payable J-J. 1 p. Dec. on required to state the de¬ sired rate of interest in a multiple of 1/4 or 1/10 of 1%. Principal Jan. Dated are 166 the „ n Jurv bonds offered and the District were — $9,000 refund- Dec. chased by F. S. Moseley & Co., of Boston, as 1 As, at 100.34, a basis 2608 p. ing Sale—The pur on bid bonds Police v. — 1948. tization choice crued interest will be MAINE 1, as follows: $20,000 in! ttoonnn in icmq. «oq nnn; 1948; $28,000 in 1949; $29,000 in 1950 and 1951; $30,000 in 1952; $31,000 in 1953 and 1954; $32,000. in 1955; $33,000 in , 1956 and 1957; $34,000 in 1958,. $35,000 in 1959; $36,000_in 1960; $37,000 in 1961; $38,000 in 1962; $39,000 in 1963; $40,009 in 1964; $41,000 in 1965; $42,- c the County Indep.' Sch. Dist. (P., O. Redwood City), field $34,000 offered notes 166, . 22 ' on, ic\Aq• c of loan house Bond The for iUl whieMThirfc' ad Oct. v to inTVnSt TreaW$r» is v valorem . payable amount Sale—The Roadway Opened—Maine Turn- District Boston. of Swampscott, Mass. Note the V-1_X Ann 1969; $62,000 in 1970; $64,000 in 1971; $66,000 in -M972; $68,000 in 1973; $70,000 -,n.in 1974; $72,000 in 1975; $74,000 in 1976; and $1,126,000 in ; .the Jfefio.-1jeetea 1,190,000 XT. 5% f9bSoo"n l966;$57:r in expense of HHCU certified check UilCV..A A yuiwiaoci. in 1965; $55,000 in 1966; $57,000 in 1Qfi7OOft in is™in 1967; $58,000 in 1968; $60, 000 Bank . 1950; $35,- j \ess than par and accrued interest. 000 in 1951; $36,000 in 1952; The bonds will be delivered in the $38,000 in 1953; $39,000 in 1954; ; city 0f Baton Rouge, delivery .1956; $42,000 in 1957;_ $44,000 in 1958; $45,000 in 1959; $46,000 in 1960; $48,000 in 1961; $49,000 in 1962; $50,000 1 Minn. fered the approving opinion of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. The next highest bidder was the Bankers Trust Co., New \ork, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, and Northern Trust Co., Chicago, jointly, for iy2s, at 101.055.V bonds No. (2709) erans' purchase both the ad valorem ditioned follows: $34,000 in Y -" Redwood vet¬ purchasers will be furnished with tax 6/Y'reve- No. - Sale—The $1,600,000 the to on purchase of $5,560,000 not to exceed 4% interest follows: District CHRONICLE bonds of District No. 8 must offer re¬ p.m. sewerage district bonds as $2,525,000 bonds the the for ,15 will Jury, until Springfield, Mass. , Bond , 'J Bond Offering—L. Paul Amiss, ceive FINANCIAL housing loan, 1947 bonds of-, on Dec. 19 were purchased by a syndicate composed of Whit¬ thereafter, 102% ' on or before ing, Weeks & Stubbs, of Boston, April 1, 1972; thereafter, 101% on Estabrook & Co., R. L. Day & Co., or before April 1, 1977. The bonds Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis ol' each District will be sold as a and Perrin, West & Winslow, of unit and each bidder may submit Boston, as iy>s, at. 101.08, a basis bids for the bonds of any or all of 1.279%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. of the Districts. Each bid for the Due $160,000.on Dec. 1, from 1948 bonds of District No. 6A must of¬ to 1957, inclusive. Principal and fer to purchase both ad valorem interest (J-D) payable at the First Fidelity Bank & Trust Go., Louis¬ i & Bond Ridge, N. J. Sale—The improvement v $41,000 bonds water offered on McBride, Clerk, Board of Trustees, will re¬ Dec. 18—v. 166 p. 2360—were pur¬ chased by B. J. Van Ingen & ceive of f Bond Offering—J. F. sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 for'the purchase 000 not building to exceed bonds. 4% Dated of $111,- Co., a New 2y2s, at as basis of 2.472%. 1947. Jan. serially " 100.25, Dated Nov. 1, Interest payable M-N. Due interest 1, York, on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 54 THE COMMERCIAL (2710) 1967 incl. ing Dated Dec. The next highest bid¬ Boland, Saffin & Co., for 2.70s, at 100.15. ; ; was coupon Sale—The bonds offered 1948 purchased by the National Bank & Trust 2470—were Pitman Co., of Pitman, as l%s, at a price of 100.059, a basis of 1.744%. Dated Dec, 1, 1947. Due serially on Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1967 in¬ clusive. Interest payable J-D. highest bidder was the Pitman Title & Trust Co., Pitman, The next for 2s, at par. River Edge Sch. Dist., N. J> Bond Sale—The bonds offered on $460,000 school Dec. 19—v. 166 2470—were purchased by a syn¬ composed of the National State Bank, J. S. Rippel & Co., both of Newark, Rogers, Gordon p. dicate of New York, Milliken & Pell, and F. R. Cole & Co., both of Newark, taking $457,000 as 2.70s, at a price of 100.672, a basis of 2.648%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1950 to 1978 incl. Interest payable J-J. The next highest bidder was Julius A. Rippel, Inc., Campbell & Co., and Ryan & Moss, jointly, for $458,000 as. 2.70s, at 100.583. & Co., NEW MEXICO on Dec. 1, 1957 incl. Each bid to all of the bonds and must be for water $42,000 Dec. 23—v. 166, on or registered ; bonds. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000 $500. Due $5,500 and from Pitman, N. /. p. CHRONICLE interest. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ state a single First at the able The Cobleskill. awarded the to lowest the multiple without % be furnished with the opinion of port of the receipts and the ex¬ Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New penditures of the City of New York City, that the bonds are York for the fiscal year 1946-1947. valid and binding obligations of The / report deals with various the District. A certified^check for phases of^thu.financial operations $1,600 payable to the District, is required. . in of interest Lebanon, Canaan and New Stephentown, Central a / No.' 1 District School 1/10 of 1%, to premium, reference the City of "New of York within the Comptroller's jurisdiction respect to the costs to the City of operation, capital improve ments,?.: assessible improvements; the City's debt and sinking funds with National Bank, bonds will be bidder offering or rate of of rate Monday, December 29, 1947 t • der Bond FINANCIAL & (p, O. Lebanon 4.- «•;./- ' Springs), N.Y. $85,000 build¬ Sate—The Bond provided, however, if two or more bidders offer to purchase the Jan. 19 at York New City such other place as may be agreed with the purchaser. The purchaser will be furnished with or the approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City. A certified check for $110 payable to the District, is required. retirement offered Sale—The on Dec. bonds $35,000 19 serially 1967 incl. The next Geo. was Weigold E. Chas. and Gibbons & Co., Inc., B. New pur¬ disclosed amended, it Nov. 6 in a radio on June 30, 1947, $20,539,105, or 4.54% of the levy. The report states that the un¬ year 1947 for the and all fiscal prior year years amounted to Rapid-^Transit Transit Law Rapid fiscal 1946-1,947 Without % Referen¬ Increase Fare the 30, York, N.Y. Urges Mayor of collected real estate taxes at June Co., & jointly for 2$0s, at 100.30. was were 1, from 1948 to highest bidder Dec. on Due 1950. " Comptroller Frank C. I a 16-man corn- * study the subject. He told the press he favored a "fair State Moore appointed mittee to realistic and would be Moore said to there which limit tax harder evade."„ Mr. at least are 15 of miscellaneous items, dum—Legislation will be sought at the 1947 session^ to;.have the Darby Fire District (1®. O. WiUeyville), N.Y, Bond payable J-D. Interest 1947. until ways in which cities could cir- ^ debt, the cumvent present tax limits, on repl employees' retirement funds, and estate. for The ing bonds offered on Dec. 18—v. i The Comptroller's report shows bonds at the same rate of interest, 166, p. 2470—were purchased by that the real estate tax levy for E. H. Rollins & Sons, of New York, the fiscal the bonds will be awarded to the year 1946-1947 amounted bidder offering the highest pre¬ as 2.10s, at a price of 100.442, a to $451,913,287, of which sum there Dated Dec. 1, remained uncollected at the close mium. The bonds will be delivered basis of 2.054%. about sion could not be granted to the municipalities to levy more taxes 30, $154,766,110. At June the uncollected taxes 1946 amounted City of to has $164,409,023. accumulated a $104,216,035 to provide for that portion of the taxes which heretofore levied to The reserve be and may were prove i lt • will the is expected committee i the recommend a relaxation of present limit in the light of mounting local fiscal problems. , What lieved the to cpmptroller be looking be¬ is to raise more money locally by taxation legally but with firmer controls. forward is to allow municipalities to The constitutional limit the on amount of money cities and some levy on real estate operating purposes was first counties for can imbosedv by>a constitutional amendment in 1884. Members of the Committee troller's V State Comp¬ include < thse following: Dr. James E. Allen, Jr., Exe¬ uncollectible. cutive Assistant to the State Com¬ Mayor William v -ComptroUer Joseph ' compares missioner of 'E d u c a t i o n; Dr. O'Dwyer, who reported that plansthe amount of revenue bills and are afoot to push through a fare George B, Atwater,' of Aubiirh, 1.944%, as follows: tax anticipation notes issued in President of the Board of Edu¬ rise sufficient to meet operating $17,500 building bonds. Due on costs without recourse to a refer¬ anticipation of tax collections and cation; Alger B. Chapman, PresiJune ,1, as ; follows: $1,000 endum. The outstanding June 30, 1946 with the dent of the State Tax^Cpmmijssioh, proposal is ^funda¬ bills and notes outstanding on from 1948 to 1957, and $1,500 Clarke G. Dailey, New York City mental part of a program to in¬ June 30, 1947, and shows that at from 1958 to 1962, both incl. crease city revenues by some realtor; , ' ' the close of the fiscal year ended 17,500 fire apparatus bonds. Due \ Dr. Arvie Eldred, Executive $100,090,009 yearly and broaden on June 1, as follows: $1,500 june 30,1946 there was $29,850,000 Secretary, New York State Teach¬ borrowing powers by about $400,of from 1948 to 1952, and $2,000 bills and notes unredeemed, ers Association; Mayor Boyd E. 000,000. The - program is being while at June 30, 1947 the amount from 1953 to 1957, both incl. drafted for submission to the 1948 Golder, of Utica, Vice-President, Dated Dec. 1, Conference of 1947. Principal Legislature. The Mayor promised outstanding was $25,400,000. Mayors; Carl S. The Comptroller states that Hallauer, Vice-President, and interest (J-D) payable at the to detail it in a radio talk about Jfauseh there was a reduction of approxi¬ First National Bank of Ithaca. The Dec. 1. and Lomb Optical Company, purchaser will be furnished with The legislative package,, being mately $40,000,000 in the long- Rochester; Mayor Wm. Hart Husterm debt during the fiscal the year. sey, of Mt Vernon, President, Con¬ opinion of Reed, Hoyt & readied by the Mayor's executive 1946-1947. At June 30, 1947 the ference1 Of Washburn, of New York City, that committee on administration for Mayors;s Thomas Elong-term debt of the the bonds are valid and general submission Nov. 17 to the Board of City Kennedy, former Mayor of Syra¬ amounted to $2,856,717,190, while binding obligations of the District. Estimate, contains three key pro-, cuse; Ralph A. Lehr, County At¬ at June 30, 1946 the amount of torney, Erie County; The next highest bidder was the visions. Without explaining how, such debt was $2,895,125,078. For Marine Trust Joseph D. McGoldrick, former Co., Buffalo, for the Mayor said he hoped it could the retirement of that portion of 2.10s, at 100.325. Comptroller, City of New York; be carried at Albany by bi-parti¬ the debt payable from the sinking William Reid, Chairman of the san agreement. Fallsburgh and Liberty, Loch Shellfunds there was held by such Board of Transportation; New The three points are: drake Fire District (P. O. Loch sinking funds at June 30, 1947 York City; D. Mallory Stephen^, (1) Legislation to amend the soSheldrake), N. Y. cash and investments totaling Chairman, Assembly Ways and called Muzzicato amendment to Bond Sale—The $25,000 motor as compared with Means Committee; Morgan Strong, the rapid-transit law so that the $742,350,331, vehicle bonds offered on Dec. 19 $700,156,025 at the close of. the Executive Secretary, Conference Board of Transportation alone —v. 166, p. 2470—were purchased previous fiscal year. of Mayors; J. - Russell Thorne, would be empowered, whenever it The net debt, which represents by the Marine Trust Co., of But'-' Binghamton, Past President and saw fit, to increase fares enough the long-term falo, as 1.90s, at 100.157, a basis of to meet debt less sinking present Director of NYS Real operating deficits. The fund holdings and cash, amounted Estate ,1.872%. Dated Dec.-1, 1947. In¬ Boards Association, and 1947-43 operating deficit is esti¬ terest payable M-S. Due serially to $2,114,366,859 at June 30, 1947, Arthur H. Wicks, Chairman, Sen¬ mated at $27,000,000, that for on March 1, from 1949 to 1957 and at June 30, 1946, to $2,194,-; ate-Finance Committee^,. i next ? year at $31,500,009. • The incl. The next highest bidder was 96jL053, or .a reduction of over Mayorsaidthe: contemplated bill Onondaga County (P. O. Syracuse), Tilney & Co., for 1.90s, at 100.139. would not cover fare increases $80,000,000 in the last fiscal year; ; N* Y. On ; • • ' 5 July 1, 1947 the general Kinderhook Sch. Dist. No. 3,(P. O. applicable against the $57,000,000 ; : Note > Sale^-The ^ $i>3O0,OpO; tax annual transil -debt-service cost. debt-incurring margin of the City Niverville), N. Y. of ,N ew York amounted to $266,- anticipation notes offered on Dec. These would be covered-by the Bond Sale. Details—In connec¬ were pur¬ 880,991. This amount is encum¬ 15 -f- v. 166, p. 2470 Muzzicato amendment,- which re¬ tion with the sale of the $30,000 bered by remainders of authoriza¬ chased by the Syracuse Trust Co., quires that any fare rise be voted building bonds to the National tions against which no contracts Syracuse, at 0.75%. Dated Dec. by the Board of Estimate. It would Union Bank of Kinderhook, as re¬ or other liabilities have been 15, 1947. Due April 17, 1948. The leave the City Council the option ported in our Dec. 15 issue—v. registered, and the balance of next highest bidder was the Na¬ of turning over the matter to a 166, - p. 2470—we learn that the capital projects not yet authorized tional City Bank, New York (plus referendum. 1 bonds were sold as 2s, at a price and included in the 1947 Capital $11.00),-0.861%. . > (2) A constitutional amendment of 100,25, a basis of 1.965%. In¬ Port of New York Authority, N. Y. to increase the limit on basic real Budget. These authorizations and terest payable J-D. Capital Budget projects totaled estate taxes which a city may levy Airport Bonds te Be Offered $162,075,313, leaving an unre¬ from 2% of assessed valuations Lackawanna, N. Y. Early Next Year—The Authority's served margin of $104,805,678. Bond Sale—The $110,000 street to 2Vz%. The realty levy in the first issue of the Air Terminal The Comptroller further shows Bonds will be offered early in repaving 1947 bonds offered on current expense budget is within the total City revenues for the Dec. 19 $1,569,000 of the constitutional 1948 in an amount tailored to the v. 166, p. 2470 — were operation of the Expense Budget limit. The amendment, if passed, market and sufficient to cover the by the chased by Tilney & Co., of New York as 2s, at 100.33, a basis pf address by ' Lovington), County (P. O. Lea N. Mex. Bonds Offering Barbara Lee — Owens, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until Jan. 5 for the of $750,000 not to ex¬ hospital bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $27,000 in 1948, $28,000 in 1949, $29,000 in 1950, $30,000 in 1951, $32,000 in 1952 and 1953, $33,000 in 1954, $35,000 in 1955, $36,000 in 1956, $38,000 in 1957 and 1958, $39,000 in 1959, $40,000 in 1960, $41,000 in 1961, $43,000 in 1962 and 1963, $44,000 in 1964, $46,000 in 1965, $47,000 in 1966, and $49,000 in 1967. Bonds maturing in the years 1963 to 1967, inclusive, shall be redeemable at the option of the purchase interest 3% ceed in County, numerical inverse order, on Dec. 1, 1957, and on any date thereafter. submit a bid interest payment bidder Each must specifying: (a) the lowest rate of and premium, if any, above par at which such bidder will' purchase said bonds; (b) the interest lowest rate of interest which at the bidder will purchase the at Principal par. the at payable (J-D) bonds interest County and The approving Treasurer's office. opinion of Myles P. Tallmadge, of Denver, will be furnished. A cer¬ tified check for 5% of payable to the County is required. the bid. Treasure^ ^ Quay County Municipal Sch. Dist. : No. 1 (P. O. Tucumcari), N. Me?. Bond Offering—L. Superintendent receive sealed for 2 Jan. on of bids the H. Rhodes, Schools, until ? 5 will p.m. purchase of $104,009 not to exceed 2%% in¬ terest school coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 2, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due on Jan. 2, as follows: $8,000 from 1949 to 1953;" $I0,OUO trom 1954 to 1958, and $14,000 in 1959. All bids must specify (a) the lowest rate? of interest and premium, if anyj above bidder will par at which such purchase the bonds, andj(b) the lowest rate of interest at which the bidder the will purchase at par. Principal and (J-J) payable at the Treasurer's office. Only bonds interest County . — purchased would add M-N. Due which certified check for 5% amount bid, VX- is required. of the . NEW' YORK Carlisle, Seward, Middleshurgh, Fulton, Rich' mondviller Decatur and 'Rosebocm, Central School District No. 1 (P. O. Cohleskill), N. Y. Bond Offering — George C. Cohleskill, Heropstreet, District Clerk, will deceive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Dec. 30 for the purchase of $55,000 not to exceed 5% interest build¬ serially on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1957 incl. The next bidder Roosevelt was highes' & Cross, Mooers, Chazy, Cham plain and Altona, Central Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Mooers), New York $80,000,000 to the imum permissible annual real estate. for max¬ levy penses .7 (8) A constitutional amendment raising the limit cities on may indebtedness incur for assessed valuations to 12%%. I . huge construction demands before it, the city will enter 1948 with an unrestricted credit gin of about $188,0000,000^ against billion-dollar building program; The proposed increase in the debt a Bond Offering—Hollis Steven¬ limit would expand the city's District Clerk, will receive credit by about $400,000,000. •• sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on v- Even if they were to win favor¬ Jan. 6 for the purchase of $80,000 able action from the next Legisla¬ building ture, neither of the constitutional coupon or registered bonds. Dec. 000. 1, 1947. Due $4,000 on Dec. 1948 to 1967 inclusive. terest to be in Dated Denomination a amendments could take effect be¬ $1,- fore Jan. 1, 1950. 1, from Rate of in¬ multiple of Yt or one-tenth of 1%, and must be the same for all of the bonds. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-D) payable at the Merchants National Bank, Plattsburg. The purchaser will Passage? by .the 1949 Legislature is also required, and after that the must carry in a Comptroller Receipts and amendments referendum^ Reports count. "» City's Expenditures on — report on Nov. 3 his annual re-. transfer¬ Deficiency ac¬ . Comptroller his fund $1,563,996 Tax * The in of the to 1946-1947 year $871,815,321. The ex¬ $870,251,325, leavihg were that reports that the general receipts for the fiscal year June 30, 1947, including opening balance on July 1, ended the ^946 of $46,111,790, totaled $360,*55,250. Of this amount $285,538was applied to the reduction 650: of the amount of taxes required be. raised to finance the 19461947 Expense Budget, resulting., in . to a; balance? in the general fund of $74,h00,000 at June 30, 1947. over New York (State of) r Municipal study was Tax Limit begun on Law if limit real estate* should on the To do — A Dec. 3 to de¬ termine present first costs of airport construction, according to an announcement by Austin J. Tobin, Executive' Direc¬ tor of the Authority, at a luncheon meeting of the Municipal Forum of New York and the. Municipal Bond Club of New York at the St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, N. Y., On Nov, 14. : •? •;, Tobin reviewed Mr. 2%, tax b? in¬ ijhis the constitu¬ tion must be amended and permis¬ the excel¬ lent financial position of the Port Authority and described the facil¬ ities, functions and obligations of the bi-state agency under the Pott Compact which created it in 1921. At the same time, he pictured "the port of the future'.' and included in his talk references to tfte Au¬ thority's ahility to finance the modernization ; Committee Appointed to Study Comptroller Lazarus Joseph, made creased. public fiscal balance able mar¬ son, not to exceed 5% interest a non- self-sustaining projects from 10% of the amounted to on With Inc. for 1.70s, at 100.33. conditional bids will be received. A Manufacturers Co., of Buffalo, and Vostal, Hall & Co., of New York, jointly, as 1.60s, at a price of 100.03, a basis of 1.593%. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Interest payable and Traders Trust of the ■. marine and r construction terminals In the New York-New "The Port Jersey harbor. Authority's financial record, the character of its Com¬ missioners, and its years of; effi¬ cient pneration offer a back¬ ground that .adds assurance to the statutory powers which the states have given- us," Mr. Tobin de- Volume'-'166 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4659 clared. - "As we approach the fi¬ nancing of the port of the future, the record of our work, the earn¬ power of our facilities, and strength of our reserves, all testify to our ability to maintain ing the and improve our credit and at the same- time to go forward tremendous program with this public of development: "Since 1943,: the Port Author¬ ity's net % income o (before debt service) has never been less than $13,300,000. - In 1946, it was $18,500,000. And we estimate that the 1947 net will be $22,750,000, after the payment of $8 300,000 for operation and maintenance. As appears from the foregoing fig¬ ures, our gross income this year win be $31,050,GOO.,,---.: ; - ? "Out of the prospective $22 750,000 net this year we will pay about $4,800,000 in interest charges, and $5 300,000 in amorti¬ zation of our debt, including both sinking fund requirements and' principal payments on our. serials. In addition,, we will have* used $2,350,000 during the year for ac¬ celeration of debt retirement. And top of all this we will add $10,300,000 to our reserves."; According to Mr.- Tobin. as of the end of this year the Authority on . estimates that its reserves, in the form of the General Reserve Fund General and tor Refunding Bonds and its Special Reserve Fund,, wiL be do funds two additional an ' $34,18G-,000. approximately These of sum include not $7,520,000 :which',will be set aside as. of JDec. FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE & Co.,, Shields & Co., bids: must state the gross amount a multiple of y4 of 1 %. No bid for Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & of bid and accrued interest to date less than par and accrued interest. he said; Beane, Hornblower ■ & Weeks, o£ delivery. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ ^p.pp::P ' Ppl Almost three weeks ago the Bacon, Stevenson & Co., Hemphill, Bond Sale The $40,000 third able at the Cleveland Trust Co., Commissioners of the Port Au¬ Noyes & Co., Otis & Co., E. H. ward relief Lorain. Legal opinion at sewer, City's portion option thority also ■' strengthened1 the Rollins & Sons, all of New York, bonds offered on Dec. 23—v. 166, and expense of the purchaser. A General Reserve Fund and the Stroud & Co., of Philadelphia, p. 2471 — were purchased by certified check for $1,700 payable position of the General and Re¬ R. H. Moulton & Co., of Los An¬ Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., for to the Board of Education, is re¬ funding Bonds when they adopt¬ geles, A. Webster Dougherty & 2V2S, at a price of 101.192, a basis quired. ed an amendment • to the basic v^o., of Philadelphia, Hannahs, of 2.125%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due Van Wert, Ohio b o n d> resolution limiting the Ballin & Lee, of New York, Mc¬ serially on Oct. 1, from 1949 to Bond Offering—John A. Jones, agency's issuance of General and Donald-Moore & Co., of Detroit, 1968 incl. Principal and interest City Auditor, will receive sealed and William R. Compton & Co., Refunding Bonds. "Hereafter (A-O) payable at the National bids until noon on Jan. 7 for the before the bonds issued to finance Inc., of New York, as l%s, at a Bank of Fremont. The next high¬ purchase of $19,310 3% street a new facility can be refunded price of 100.1668, a net interest est bidder was Ryan, Sutherland bonds. Dated July 1, 1947. Denom. with General and Reserve Bonds, jost of 1.7359%, as follows: & Co., for 2V4s, at 101.187. $1,000 one for $310. Due $310 on the net operating revenues of a $2,500,000 general street improve¬ Additional Sale The $220,000 March 1, and $1,000 on Sept. 1, new Port Authority facility must ment bonds. Due serially on relief construction notes offered 1948, and $1,000 on March and cover debt service on the new Sept. 1, from 1949 to 1968 incl. at the same time were purchased Sept. 1, from 1949 to 1957 ipcl. General and Refunding Bonds by 500,000 sewer improvement by Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., Bidders may bid for a different at least one and one-half times," bonds. Due serially on Sept. of Toledo, as 1V4S, at a price of rate of interest in a multiple of yk Mr. Tobin explained. "In the al¬ 1, from 1949 to 1973 incl. 100.041, a basis of 1.227%. Dated of 1%. No bid for less than par ternative, the combined net reve¬ 1,839,000 University of Cincinnati Dec. 1, 1947. Due on Oct. 1, 1949. and accrued interest will be ac¬ nues applicable to debt serviceimprovement bonds. Due seri¬ Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬ cepted. Interest payable. M-S. A £upon all outstanding General and ally on Sept. 1, from 1949 to able at the National Bank of Fre¬ certified cheek for $200* payable Refunding Bonds, including the 1971 incl. mont. to the City, is required. These are bonds issued for the Authority's Dated Feb. 1, 1948: Principal the bonds offered on Aug. new 25, the Kingsville Fire District (P. O. facilities, must be one and and interest (M-S) payable at the sale of which was cancelled. one-half times the combined an¬ Kingsville), Ohio Irving Trust Company, New York Bond Offering—Ray M. Brown nual debt service. The periods West Elkton Local School District, City. The next highest bidder was Clerk Board of Trustees, will re¬ over which this record of earnings the First National Bank, Chicago^ ceive sealed bids until 10 a.m. or IP,Pi ..WH'V',v Ohio must be attained are two -consec¬ Bond Offering — James Harris Trust & Kirk, Savings Bank, Jan. 9 for the utive 12-month periods out of the purchase of $6,000 District Clerk, will receive sealed Chicago, White, Weld & Co., Weenot to- exceed 6% interest fire bids until noon on Jan. 5 for the preceding '36-months, and also 12 den & Co., Coffin & Burr, H. M. consecutive months out of the equipment bonds. Dated Jan. 1. purchase of $25,000 4% construc¬ Byllesby & Co., City National 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due $1,000 preceding 15 months. This is quite tion bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Bank & Trust CO., Kansas City, on Jan, 1„ from 1950 to 1955 incl: Denomination $500. Due $500 on ;at stringent limitation and I am Milwaukee Co., Milwaukee, Il¬ Rate of interest to be in mul¬ informed ;f that it* is as severe ai April and Oct. 1, from 1949 to linois Co., Chicago, A. G. Becker restriction of its' type' as la ever tiples of of 1%. These are the 1973 incl. Bidders & CO,, and may bid for a Breed & Harrison, written into revenue bond reso¬ bonds authorized at the general different rate of interest in a jointly, for l3As, at 100.158. election on Nov. 4. No bids for less lutions. It should: assure the. multiple of y4 of 1%. These are holders of General and- Refundi¬ than Cortland School District, Ohio par and: accrued interest the bonds authorized at the gen¬ ng Bonds that we will not unduly Bend Offering — George Van Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ eral election on Nov. 4. The bonds bonds revenue such which maintains large debt service reserve," a Estabrook Merrill — — 31, 1947 as reserves, for, such, spe¬ increase the General and Refundr- Wihgerden,; Clferk, Board of Edu¬ cial purposes as • rehabilitation ing indebtedness so as to reduce cation, will receive sealed bidsand improvement of properties, the coverage- of the bonds to aix until noon on Jan. 13 for the pur^insurance on minor risks that it unsatisfactory level. It should also ehase of $103,000 not to exceed self-insures, and the employees' assure the holders of all other 3% interest building bonds. Dated retirement reserve. "Since these Port Authority bonds that sub*- Jan: 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000 and are also available for debt serv¬ stantial moneys will continue $500; Due $2,000 on May and Nov. ice,, our total; reserves, for this each year to flow into the General >X from 1949 to 1960, and $2,500 purpose amount to $41,700^000." Reserve Fiiiuf ;on May and Nov. 1, from 1961 to Mr. Tobin continued. "Further, 1971, both incl. Rate of interest Rotterdam Water District Ho. 3 y we will' have f $2,500,000 in our jto be in multiples of *4 of 1%. No (P. O. VinewoodAve., sinking fund as of the end of the bids for less than par and accrued Schenectady), /if. T. year for debt retirement in 1#48. Bond' Sale—The $90;000> water interest. These are the bonds au¬ All of these reserves, which total ^ system bonds offered $44,200,000, are' real reserves. They are not paper items or mere book entries. They are held in cash United and States Port sible to 247.0—were p.. on purchased 1, 1947. Interest payable M-N. Due speaker serially Authority thorized Dec. 19— on on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1977 incl. retire the organization's Yorktown, Mohegan Reach Park $206,000,000 of outstanding bonds District (P.. O, Yorkto wn)>, .within the next 10_years at pres¬ Pp ■ New York ent traffic levels, "such action Bond Offering—John H. Down¬ would be quite unrealistic in that ing, Town Supervisor, will receive it would assume a static, rather sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on than a dynamic concept of the Dec. 29 for the purchase of $6,000 Port Authority. It would assume not to exceed 5% interest general that the Authority would shirk its improvement coupon bonds. Dated statutory duty to go forward with Ded. I',, 19.47. Denom. $600. Due the continuing development of $600 on Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1957 New York's port facilities. incl'. Rate of interest to be in a "Our reserve position, is- evi¬ multiple of % or 4/10 of 1%, and dence of our effort to assure the . ■■■ • must community that we in¬ to preserve our Gredifc rec¬ This is one organization that tend ord. has never, defaulted obligations. It extensions for on has on its interest 857 ooo. of 100.25. General to sealed Sold—The bonds offered on A , formal resolution strenethen- Fund and} other The that cash or were to • p Bonds both, two in an amount years' debt service ■ Mr. its Tobin fixed pointed amount all of out 10% that of all1 outstanding bonds and notes, the General Reserve Fund eauals two years' bonds. thority on debt service on "I know of no or Authority maior municipality au- issuing June $24,400 17 have sold to local banks, as- 2s.. . . : dicate on con¬ been '.P^PP Dec. 22—v. Stuart & a Halsey, Lehman Bros., of consisting of Phelps, Fentol&t' Co.,; B.: J. Van Ingen & Co., both of New York, Marine <"ahd Trust Co., of is as notes. Denom¬ the purchaser may on Buffalo. Education, is required; OKLAHOMA Sale—The Broken Arrow, Okla. / J; Bond Sale — The $12,000 con¬ $71,000 water supply and sanitary improvement notes offered Dec. on 2362—were p. 168, struction bonds offered on Dec. 22 by the —v. 166, p. 2610—were purchased & Trust >by Calvert & Canfield, and E. M. 17—v. purchased Lorain County Savings Co., of Elyria, the only bidder, as iy2s. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Interest payable M-N. Due on Nov. 1, Clohessy, both of Oklahoma City, jointly. These are the bonds au¬ thorized at the election on Dec. 9. 1949. Mooreland, Okla.Polk- Local< School District, Ohio Offering Clerk — Board p':: $1,200. Due $1,200 on Oct. 1, cer¬ tified check for $120 payable City, is required. 6,000 Cherry and Locust Street improvement bonds. Denom. $600. Due $600 on Oct. 1, from to the 1949 to 1958 incl. A Dated Dec.^1, 1947. Bidders may a different rate of interest bid for a the Bond tion Mary L. Donof Education, Sale with Details—Tn the electric bonds multiple of V4 cipal and interest of 1%. Prin¬ (A-O) check Board on at Election—It the JohrY M. $650 ^payabl^to Education, is re¬ of payable and election Local School will is stated District sewer held be of $17,850,000 bonds. j^y Commissioner Finance, that on the At of an Jan. to have the voters pass on suance Saybrook 27, the is¬ water and time same (P. O. R. D. No. 3, Ashtabula> 6), Ohio the Bond Sale—The to be submitted to the voters... ; the charter amendment relating to $150,000 build'- issuance ing bonds offered.on Dec. 22—v. 166, p. 2471—were purchased by ,1948. Interest serially payable July on J-J. 1, from District Bond of • Sale The $4,000 water improvement bonds offered 1940, and in denomination $500. \ Bond Sale—The Cincinnati, 2yis, at par. Dated March 1, 1947. Interest pay¬ able J-J. Due serially on Jan. 1, asp from 1949 to 1956 incl.. Sheffield Lake (P. O. Local Lorain), Sch. Board of Dist. Ohio Bond Offering—Carl W. bonds offered p. will United Portland, as 2%s, at a price of 100.287, a basis of 2.722%., Dated Jan. 15, 1948. Due serially on Jan. 15, from 1949 to 1968; incl. Princi¬ pal and interest (J-J) payable at the City Treasurer's office. The next highest bidder was the First Portland, PENNSYLVANIA •lan. 5 for the purchase of $160,000 unlimited tax bonds. Dated Bridgeville, Pa, Bond Offering—Sealed bids will 1948. Denomination $1,000.' Dec. 1, as follows: $6,000 be received by the Borough Sec¬ The bonds and notes will be sold from 1949 to on 1956, and $7,000 from 1957 to 1972 incl. Bidders may a 3s, 100-509* 3% Jan. 1, Dec. 22—v. 166, nurchased by the States National Bank, of Lattig,: Education, on 2362—were receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. on for $75,000. water — Oct. 13—v. 166, p., 1402—were purchased by J. A. White & Co., Clerk Clerk Ontario, Ore. on of District the $4,000 2% % school bonds Nos. 47 to 54. dated July 1, Shanesville, Ohio works also (P. Q. Vale), Ore. Call—The calls for payment to highest bidder Fahey, Clark, & CO;, for 2y2s, at 101.7.14. is CREGON Due 1949 of the bonds Malheur County Union High School 1969 incl. The next iwas Due highest bidder for not less than par and accrued interest. All Hall, Revenue Nov. 4. A cere for at the National Bank of Fremont. to the authorized quired. certified $60 payable to the City, is required. in the Bond Alger and Liberty Street improvement bonds. Denom. p. syn¬ Co., New'jlYork, City, check for 166, Board of County (P. O. Elyria), Fox, Reuseh & Co*, of Cincin¬ re¬ nati, as 2y2s, at a price of 102.171, ;a basis of 2.263%,. Dated Jan., 1, 12,000 $4,839,000 bonds purchased by the may Oct. 1, 1949. for $240 from 1949 to 1958 incl. A ,,v headed' by, Messrs. to purchaser on check r?T;-quired;- Cincinnati, Ohio 2361—were the Oct. 1, 1949: A certified check for „$2GQ payable to the City, is re ? Bond Sale—The as request Due pp.:e.P OHIO offered a* / Kindred), N. Dak; Sold—The election equal on at any time. * ' struction bonds authorized at the resolution provides United States Gov¬ bonds outstanding • the certified ination pur¬ County Common Sch- Dist. the special reserve funds, or in or ' .' reserve ernment securities shall be main¬ tained in the General Reserve Fund ::•••• ./ No, 2 (P. Q. fund: moneys as a reserve for debt service.' .v. Cass iwg the dedication of General Re¬ serve (EST) on purchase of^Jhe improvement which will then be but- chased by the Merchants National Bank & Trust Co., of standings ■At foeir';: m on Fargo, as Nov. 113, the Commissioners adopt¬ 3s, at a price. of par. /■ £ will receive noon j% bonds and notesT'^ payable quired. $8,000 school Oct. 6 will be sold for not less than par and accrued interest. A certified check for $250,000 payable to the Ohio Note tified Offering—A. J request. Due notes a until > 20,000 Cherry and Locust Street NORTH DAKOTA Bonds one- tenth of the amount of bonds and ed bids ination Fund lAyrSchoolDistrict No.72. N.Dak-. Reserve $21,700,000, Note Koch, City Auditor, approving opinion of Thomas L. Fournier, Town Attorney, will be furnished the purchaser. ;,As of- the close of 1947, the Au¬ wilL amount Fremont, Ohio Bond and such r' 1% payable to the Boar© required, general election $24,000 Alger and Liberty Street improvement notes* Denom¬ 1, 1948 at New York City or other place as may be agreed with- the purchased Ther Lorain are : following at for of Trustees; is ley, County National Bank, Peekskill-. or check Bond: Sale Dec;, 30- for Jan. .f.:; thority's for all of the same certified A of the bonds, sale of the $25,000 light system bonds to R. Details—In connec¬ will receive sealed bids until J. Edwards, Inc., of Oklahoma tion' with the sale of the $12,000 noon on. Jan. 7 for the purchase City, at 100.01, as reported in our )water works bonds to J. A, White of $65,000 3% building bonds. Nov. 24 issue—v. 166, p. 2154—we & Co., oiT Cincinnati, as reported Dated March 1, 1948. Denom. $!,- learn that the bonds were sold at in our Nov. 17 issue—-v. 166, p. 000. Due on Sept. 1, as follows: a net interest cost of 2.59%, as 2042—we learn that the - bonds $3»000; from - 1949 to ; 1963, and follows: $18,000 as 2y2s, maturing were sold as. 2%s,. at a price of $4,000 from 1964 to 1968, both incl. on Dec. 1, $3,000 from 1950 to 1955, 101.49, a basis of 2.597%. Dated Bidders may bid for a different and $7,000 as 2%s, maturing on Oct. 1, 1947. Interest payable rate of interest in a multiple of Dec. 1, 1^56. Interest J-D. J-D. The next highest bidder was % of 1%. No bids for less than Tulsa, Okla. Katz & O'Brien, for 3s, at a price par and accrued interest. These Englewood, Ohio* 1 The bonds will be delivered about principal payments." Over the •-past 26 yearsirthe Authority t'has issued bonds for its transportation and terminal facilities, and for refunding purposes totaling $537,• the Principal tabula. Bond; and interest (J-D) payable at the Westchester of its asked any never be bonds. the general election Nov. 4., A certified check' for . . financial at able at the National Bank of Ash¬ $1,030, ; payable to the Board of Education, is: required;: by the Schenectady Trust Co., of Schenectady, as 1.60s. Dated Nov. Govern¬ that while il would he pos¬ •said 166, v. ment securities." The (2711) : 55 bid different rate of interest in retary until Dec. 30 for the pur¬ chase of general obliga¬ bonds. Denomination $40,000 tion coupon , >^Wfik4M*<«»#)l>H xuW^tof^flj^Wv+ai r klj'« w*AtrtWfWfaiWiilWV **i i t "*%iv^"-'*''''ir Wt *• V# \ A •? COMMERCIAL ;& THE (2712) 56 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ? 1> Monday, December 29, 1947 " it '• , for the A certiied check 1950 to 1969 incl. v' housing projects, such as Metropolitan's Stuyvesant Town, Parkchester and Peter Cooper Village in New York City. dollar Due $2,000 on Jan. l,.from $1,000. $1,000 is reqlired. ; nearby States. price of 100.22. a Pa. Offering—W. A. England, Crafton, Bond Borough Jan. until Note lotes Jan. 15, as follows: $7,000 from 1:950 to 1954, 'and $8,000 from 1955 on to These 1959, both incl. authorized bonds ■election Nov; 'on Bidders 4. to is required.;;' * ■ . . , , , Richard Wise, Borough Secretary, will Bond Offering —■ f , K. re¬ until 9 p.m. on sealed bids ceive v t;:.v . Ingram, Pa.. Jan. 5 for the purchase of $60,000 storm sewer coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 15,1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on Jan; 15, as follows: $5,000 from 1950 to 1953; $2,000 in 1954 and 1955; $1,000 in 1956, and $5,000 from 1958 to 1964, all in¬ clusive. Each bid shall specify in a^,multiple of % of 1% rate to bear. are a single the which interest of bonds Principal and inter¬ est payable at the West End Bank, of Pittsburgh.: Registered as to principal only. The purchaser will be furnished without cost the favorable legal opinion of Burgwin, Churchill, and Ruffin, of Pittsburgh. No bid for less than and par interest accrued or for less than all of the bonds will be accepted. A certified check for $1,200 payable to the Borough, is required. ■>> ■■ Bond Township Sch. Dist., R. F. D. No. 3, New Castle), Pa. Offering derson, District receive Mildred — Hen¬ Secretary,* will bids sealed bv a until 8:, p.m. Due follows: $4,000 and $5,000 1962 to 1969, all incl. The maturing after Feb. 1, 1964, 1950 from bonds on or Feb. on from are 1948. Denomination $1,000. callable as 1961, in whole in part any interest payment date on after Feb. 1, 1964, at par and interest accrued of 2%. in 1, to a rate plus bid a premium shall specify single multiple of Vs of 1% of to are Each or interest which a the bonds bear. Registerable- as to principal-and interest, v. No both bid for less than par and accrued interest or for : less than all of the bonds will be accepted. The purchaser will be furnished with the opinion of Caldwell & McFate, of New Castle, that the bonds are valid and general obligations of the Bond , District. A certified $1,000. Due $15,000 in and 1950, for at able of the an opinion on upholding the constitu¬ tionality of Pennsylvania Legisla¬ permitting investment of in¬ surance company funds in rental projects, thereby clearing the way for possible future, investment of tion millions of for dollars such con¬ struction.. The emersion y-og civen in a test Levis, a case filed by U. Grant policyholder of the' New York Life Insurance Co.. o^e of than less and par check for Town Treasurer, V, \ (v , » $5,000 '».•>• is required, 7, • \ * bonds p held f >' 'p '» Tenn. Henderson, Bond law. : V / ) ' ■ ; By its ruling. thA court removed last legal obstacle i:o erection in Pennsylvania of iWfti-n/illion- election A certified check Dec. 13. on the at bid, payable City, is required. Huntsville, each, bond called each to, and a on prior to Jan. or of bond $25.00; called 1, to prior to maturity, a as to as thereafter sealed maturing $4,000 from $6,000 from 1960 $10,000 in 1966, and $9,000 in 1967, all incl. 000 is ing $1,000 from $41,000 i 000 and at the City. Treasurer's office. All interest' rates multiple more of bid, " must % than of three named and not for any one be 1%, & par A of rate of Chap¬ Chicago, certified payable to Treasurer, is required. A., one be will be considered. Cutler, $3,000 v may than a net and rates more in be maturity. No bid for furnished. for. or the will check City 1949 to 1951; '■> i tion Details—In Sale with sale the bonds construction • ( of the $80,000 sold as 3Vis, reported in our Dec. 8 issue— v. 166. p. 2364—we now learn that the bonds were sold to Pierce & Co.. of San Jan.'l, 1948. Ma¬ \ p-'.y Dec $140,000 p.m. purchase on of V ; Lavaca. by 01 Approved Gibson, Gibson Austin. . ■ to as legality & Boothman, Bids . the purchaser.- A certified check for 5% able ,- of the the to bid, amount City pay¬ Comptroller, is required. .!•:(v..N' South Cle Elum, Wash. Bonds held Voted—At .-if. . election an Dec. 2 the voters approved on issuance of , system bonds. : $100,000 water 1|- ' v\;: • /: • •• Walla -Walla Rejected — All -bids re¬ for the; purchase of^: the ceived Counties improvement bonds of¬ on Dec. 18—v. 166, p. 2472^— rejected. Bidders were asked fered were to name two rates of inter-. one or est,*not exceeding 3%. dated are mature The bonds 1, 1947 and are to Dec. annually $25,000 Dec. on 1, from 1950 to 1985 inclusive. Columbia and Joint Sch. (P. O. $900,000 Dist. Walla Walla), Wash. V Bond . Offering woodie, Walla — i Fannie Dun— County Treasurer of County, will receive Walla sealed bids until 10 for the a.m. Jan. 5 on purchase of $200,000 not to exceed interest 3% Waitsburg District No. 401, County, and District No. 100, Columbia County, con¬ struction coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,Joint School Walla Walla VIRGINIA Warwick County (P. O. Hilton Village), Va. ' Bond Offering—T. Ryland SarConntv School Board will receive sealed bids until noon These 000. bonds will period of 20 for run a after date and years will be amortized and mature and will be payable serially, com¬ mencing at the end of the second $750,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ year after said date of the bonds, terest school improvement coupon (EoT) on Jan. 7 for the purchase of bonds., Dated nomination 15, ,1948. Due on Jan. De¬ Jan 194f. to 1952; $30,000 from 1953 to 1965' $31,000 in 1966; $32,000 in 1967 and 1968; $33,000 from 1969 to 1970; $34,000 in 1971; $35,000 in 1972; $36,000 in 1973, and $30,000 in 1974. Bidders may name the rate of interest in multiples of Va or one-tenth of 1%. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the of-15, $1,000. follows: $16,000 from as of Finance. of Director the and state furnished be single rate of a All bfds must be The purchaser will unconditional. the with approving opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City. A certified check for 2% of the par amount of the bonds bid for, payable to tbf» County quired. ,v School Board, is re¬ + as practicable), as will, to* gether wun interest on tne out.11^ bids until receive will Comptroller, Jan, 10 a.m. on the re¬ are redemption, and (2) for all of the bonds reserving the right to re+u<> bonds, o* «>"v\roO terms tncir w the of them, maturing or any after 10 and on from date of issue, ordes, such redemption to be exercised on any interest payment date on and after Jan. 1, 1958. Bidders are re¬ quested to submit bids specifying in years inverse numerical 4". (a) the lowest rate of interest and premium, if any, above par, at cuoh hinder will purchase * the bonds; (b) the lowest rate or the wnich at uic.f-i t bidder will purchase the bonds at par. Principal and interest payable at be Seattle, Wash. Bond Offering—W. C. Thomas Bidders uuiiUa. quested to submi,t bids (1) for all of the bonds without any right of Treasurer's office. The purchaser will County Walla Walla. , for nearly the WASHINGTON furnished with the approving opinion of Burcham & Blair, of Spokane. All bids shall be un¬ conditional. The District will furnish the printed bonds. certified check for 5% is required.. -. A of the bid . T , , . ; wyoming Worland, Wyo. &■'***nd Sale—The $108,000 bonds with the 20th year after! offered on Dec. 22—v. 166, p. 2472 said date of issue, in such amounts —were purchased by a syndicate (as nearly as practicable) to be| comoosed of the Casper National specified b.y the City Council bv Bank, of Casper, Coughlin County, as will, together with of Denver, Stockgrowers National interest on all outstanding Bank, of recsolution, the bonds of the issue. v.;1 city reserves the right to call payment and redeem any or The for aT of ihe unmatured be ids in authorized five the any (5) years from respective dates thereof, or on interest payment date there¬ and interest „ - ona any *• >*"• ► "* ..bonds *• *• 4 • so v Farmers Chevenne; State Bank, and the Stockgrowers Bank, both of Worland, as 2V4S. at a price of 109.03, here-' after, a basis of 2.238% follows: $72,000 severage bonds. Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1949 to 1968. incl. Y'.' 1 36,000 airport bonds. Due seri¬ ally on Jan. 1, from 1949 to 1966, incl. Dated Jan. 1. 1948. Interest • pavable bidder The J-J. was next highest the Wyoming National Bank, Casper; Boettcher & Bosworth. Sullivan & Co. Peters, noticed for rederppticn, shall cease iointlv, the date named, and the cou¬ 100.382. on , registerable to principal only, or as to prin¬ cipal and interest, at the option of the V? provided thirty (30) days previous notice of such intended ture on Jan. 1, as follows: $3,000 redemption shall have been mailed from 1949 to 1961;. $4,000 from to the holders of said bonds, if 1962 to 1965: $5,000 in 1966, and registered, or, if not registered, $10,000 in 1967 and 1968. Prin¬ shall have been filed at the places cipal and interest (J-J) payable at the First State Bank, - Port of payment provided in said bonds, Antonio. Dated interlinea¬ or erasure. will be Morrisville, VK connec¬ as Rauscher, condition, bonds ending Independent School District,,Texas Bond purchase said bids shall par; mencing with the second year and 1 payable J-D. Port Lavaca at without 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. The bonds shall mature annually com¬ 2%s, maturing $2.1955; $3,000 in 1956, , Interest City Comp¬ ligation coupon bonds. Dated Feb., $4,000 from 1957; to 1965 ■pf'-: incl. to at which the bidder will tion, explanation purchase of $5,500,000 public safety building, general ob¬ as in 7 VERMONT 12 $2,000 from 1952 to 1954, and r-A "N' blank on as required. ' sealed 50,000 street improvement of 1947 bonds. $9,000 as 2V4S, matur¬ premium of Co., New York City, the until \V\... V'. required bids (b) the lowest rate of interest or electric light and power revenue bonds^ A certified check for; $7,- City and (J-J) at the Chemical Bank Trust Dec. 2. on Each bidder must bid for all of the 1965; - & bids for 29 1955 to 1959; $15.00. Principal and interest pay¬ able the Offering—R. R. RasmusCity Recorder, will receive to 1964, and for Bond 2%s, thereafter called bond 12 UTAH sen, be if any, above par at which the bidder will purchase said bonds; The bonds prior, to Jan. or on As after Jan. or premium of $35.00; premium each on Jan. the election held interest thereof. option provisions: following Cham¬ the bonds authorized at connec¬ City in inverse numerical order at par, accrued interest and a premium in accordance with the B. be are $140,000 the of Victoria) These Details—In Sale Bond - shall separate said bonds . ment date thereafter at the until tion with the sale of the : submit purchase of $1,000,000 road bonds fice Texas ■ man new ' the The call by series 1948 bonds. II bonds to . McClung; & Knickerbocker, of Houston, at a net inter¬ 1948. Denomination est cost of 2.70%, as reported in $1,000. Due on Jan. 1, as follows: our Nov. 27 issue—v. 166, p. 2044 $6,000 in 1950 and 1951; $7,000 —we learn that the bonds were from 1952 to 1957; $8,000 from sold at a price of 100.09, as fol¬ 1958 to 1962; $9,000 from 1963 to lows: 1966, and $10,000 in 1967 and 1968. All bonds maturing Jan. 1, $90,000 airport of 1942 bonds. $15,000 as 2V4S, maturing $1,000 1956, and thereafter shall be call¬ from 1949 to 1951; $4,000 from able for redemption on1 Jan. 1, 1952 to 1954, and $75,000 as 1955, and on any interest pay¬ Pennsylvania-utider provision of the in in in and sewer, Dated Jan. 1, approving opinion expected reserved is authorized to the Jordan, P. Offering—W. than „ $83,000 $86,000 1978; $90,000 for 2% of the amount City Recorder, will receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. on Jan. 7 for the purchase of $150,000 not to exceed 4% interest water works less firms $65,000 in $68,000 in $71,000 in $74,000 in $77,000 in $80,000 in Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ able at .the City Treasurer's office. The purchaser will be furnished with the approving opinion of the Attorney-General of the State, and of Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City. These are the accrued inter¬ A certified payable to the The , in in in in in $54,000 $56,000 $58,000 $60,000 $63,000 Board of Commissioners. est will be accepted. to major in in in in in redemption price is fixed at par call date. maturity. one any undertake housing construction in the and ter¬ series B 1980; $93,000 in 1982; $.97,000 in in 1984.' The op¬ tion to call any and all bonds in ascending numerical order on July 15, 1948, and on any interest date Guaranty Trust Co., City. No bid for and 26, 1952; j 1954; 1956; 1958; 1960; in 1962; in 1964; in 19.01; in I960; in 1970; in 1972; $81,000 in 1974; $85,COO in 1976; on York New a Nov. revenue, and accrued interest to 1955, Court handed down wharf $2,500,000 facilities Not more than two be specified and there shall be no more than 1960, Insurance Funds in Housing Proj¬ ects Upheld—The State Supreme bids Jan. 8 for the pur¬ p.m. on $53,000 $55,000 $57,000 $59,000 $62 000 $64,000 $67,000 $69,000 $72,000 $75,000 $78,000 1951; 1953; of lA of 1%.' rate Offering—A. bids ■i. Bidders v New York City, legality of the troller, specifying (a) the lowest rate ©f interest and the premium,. County Judge, will receive sealed ,M. Dated Jan. 15, 1948. $1,000. Due $50,000 1949; $51,000 in 1950; $52,000 in in rates of interest may 1, Investment' of sealed thereafter one on of the v forms furnished by tne Murray, Utah \coupon bonds. Denomination $30,000 in 1949 $25,000 in 1951. multiples 1948; and 1, Permitting receive will chase of minal June 1, as follows: on bers, - Mildred Rate of interest to be in check Law until 5 1951, p.m. au-- held Texas <-•;/ • ' T exas — receive 1973; Dec; >1975; 1977; $88,000 in 29 for the purchase of $100,000 not to exceed 2%% interest elec¬ 1979; $92,000 in tric revenue, series 1947 bonds. 1981; $95,000 in Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination 1983, and $20,000 2 V' V- Offering sioners, Recorder,will $1,760"payable to,the District Treasurer, is required.. ■ ' •V: ..V ;;•* Pennsylvania (State of) | ^ for ; > Galveston, V" • (EST) on Jan. 5 for the purchase $88,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ terest school coupon bonds. Dated • Oser, Secretary Board of Commis¬ of Feb. 1, •$>, . ; election Victoria Coun'y (P\ Oi the voters did not ap~ as bonds N'm'/v 13. the Dawson, pprovmg bonds.. the issuance of the bonds at the election. v as sealed bids until Dec. 30 O. Meridian) Cancelled—The Sale the are at in Due & in¬ 166 22—v. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ Neshannock (P. O. ; celled 2%s, maturing $60,000 from 1952Jo 1956 incl. Dated Jan. Town < Underwood, of Dallas, sub¬ prove and 1950 • These thorized ject to the election held on Dec 2 as reported in our Nov. 17 issue —v. 166, p. 2043—has been can- and 11955; 1957; 1959; 1961; 15, 1948. Interest payable J-J. 1963; 1965; TENNESSEE 1967; V N;;.;Erwin, Tenn.p:'pfp^>$'^:. 1969; Bond Offering — E. B. Clark, 1971; in $60,000 year?.; bonds. •y'c •-./ ! Georgia, both of Atlanta, E. H, Pringle & Co., * of Charleston, Hamilton & Co., of Chester, and G, H. Crawford & Co., of Colum¬ bia, at a price of par, a net in¬ terest cost of 2.335%, as follows:, $175,000 as IV2S, maturing on Jan. 15, as follows: $55,000 in 1949; $300,000 ■ road Bond R. A. purchased terest under ■■, $150,000 not to exceed 3% of the $240,000 rded boi*ds sold t< Charlotte, RobinsonCo., Trust Co., of Humphrey name a single rate of interest in a multiple of Vs of 1%,. A certified eheck for $1,500 & Co., of taken been of sale Bond syndicate composed of R. S. Dick¬ son interest revenue 16—v. 166, Dec. on 2363—have 5% system representing interest subse-1 quently to accrue shall be void. The pure!" aser will be furnished with the opinion of Wood, King pons Texas \ bids until Dec. 30 for the purchase Texas $475,000 school Dec. on 2611-—were p. the general are the at Sale—The offered exceed sewer Bosque County (P. town), S. C. purchase of $75,000 sewer coupon bonds. Denomination $1,000.- Due and advisement. ' ' to not bonds offered p; Georgetown County (P. O. George- the for 5 000 water 1 Bond Offering — J. A. Mead. County Judge, will receive sealed Bond Award Deferred—All bids received for the purchase of $110,, SOUTH CAROLINA receive will Secretary, bids sealed " ' Avinger, Texas T. County (P. Oi Miami), k 1 Camp Hill, Pa. The 1947 Pennsylvania Legisla¬ Bond Sale—The $42,000 funding ture enacted legislation permitting and improvement bonds offered insurance companies to' invest on Dec. 22—v. 166, p. 2471—were 10% of their assets in real estate purchased by Warren W. York & development. Lack of such a law Co., of Allentown, at 2s, at a price of 100.47, a basis of 1.94%. Dated previously had blocked insurance forrosiv investment in housing Bee. 1, 1947. Interest payable J-D. Bue serially on Dec. 1, from 1948 projects in Pennsylvania, although sucn work was undertaken in to 1962 incl. The next highest New York, New Jersey and other bidder was Yarnall & Co., for 2s, at Roberts Texas,; • ■ " Writer for > 2V2S, & at Co., and Christensen, a price of >> -• . ^ -n ■ I- 1