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; -.:■ v? ■"■''; .;;"■ ■":■■■ - MONDAY < , » v ' ■ ''^;Sps^V-.'->s;!U7"'V ,.'J . > y._ I . ■" ■■■■Tyi-r^ > > ■J;-i'. >r-l;" <*.' ,, ."■ J •' ' *■■■;. , " ; *V .'■ I r J M Financial Reg. U. s. Pat. Office f'- 'K:-* Volume 165 Number 4567 New York, N. Y., Monday, February 10, 1947 Price 75 Cents Copy a General Corporation and Investment NewsIISIftS RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY ■ Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Hartford, See Aetna Life Insurance Co. below.—V. 164, Aetna Life Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.—Report 3137. p. 45 Conn.—Report— It is announced that premiums of the Aetna Life Affiliated Companies 1946 were $276,496,767, an increase of over $22,000,000 for the year. In the parent company the premium income was $189,145,992, an increase for the year of over $8,000,000. New life insurance against business in $189,000,000 the in Ordinary 1945. New Department insurance was on Group Life and Employee plans amounted to $409,000,000 against $220,000,000 in 1945. Insurance in force in to $2,214,000,000, increased the and to $4,100,000,000. the company at the end almost $800,000,000. of After providing Ordinary Department increased $138,000,000 in force in the Group Department insurance $656,000,000 of the $3,874,549 Participating Department and the valuation Bonds valued at market prices Insurance what to Dec. on over profits contingency Dec. on The 31, the At the 31. rate of 30, 1946, force basis and values of excess the amounting The in the 3.16% stocks of fall to contingency Life in Sales rate of of the bonds valued I ifi,GOO,000 over the year Of this total, the Aetna in are in market share per share per The sion REPORT at income Net resulted interest real writing in loss of OF $674,516,574. in of an its ended as Alabama Power Nov. 30, 1946, were at compared with sales for the same Prov. period Nov. 1946 (after providing rates) amounted to $2.10 Dividends has planned and is proceeding with distribution. The operations at are taxes Federal income taxes Int. still subject to price was of CASUALTY the Aetna the increase New York Curb States increase of to SURETY This premiums of but there was due was an to an 833 was Montreal under¬ automo¬ is shares per -839 .840 840 fall in the market value of stocks of $1,800,000 was charged to contingency reserve. The contingency reserve of the company on Dec. 31, 1946 was $5,800,000. The assets of the company are $120,073,616, an increase of approxi¬ mately $4,000,000 for the year. REPORT OF AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. premium income of the Automobile Insurance Company up $6,600,000 for the year. unearned premiums of $4,487,000. interest and rents were Net the $923,072 undistributed $74,406. But also was and to earnings of there due to was an the an This and Standard expansion in an the A company fall in the is $8,916,057, market value a of in an earnings 840 stocks of contingency reserve. The contingency 31, 1946 was $3,400,000. 842 843 843 was Co.) charged company $47,131,571, an Net interest writing loss earnings surplus, for which was V. The increase in unearned premiums of $915 313 were $210,161, but there was an under¬ After adjustment for Federal taxes rents $168,499. the Depreciation reserve. __ and of is in year now were $66,686. of are of amount Shoe was the charged company $9,401,365, 6o. *dJVid*?d 50 cents Marcn l to payable This $300,000 reserve $600,000. Agnew-Surpass etc was added to an 848 Dec. 31 ' 1946 record Jan. 31. on common Payments last year will be made within two , of purpose ■: - increasing />'••;< ./ • working bank capital. Bonds qAllen & Compan y Established 1922 Telephone' HAnover 2-2600 NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Bell Teletype: NY 1-573 \. also v;;-: s\:i*•;pY:h,& ■ . this of of Manufacturing Seattle, another division of American-Marietta Co. Maus, of the sales of Vice-President as the Valdura Pacific division Chemical Co. parent and also Los at company, is in charge of the company's newly Angeles. His headquarters 2 are Chicago. Emerson Brott of will be in charge of the entire Pacific Northwest American-Marietta. parent manufactures company Valdura and at industrial finishes 22 Kankakee, 111., and operates the Keystone Asphalt Products Co., Chicago Heights; Sewall Paint & Varnish Co., at Kansas City, Mo., and Dallas, Tex.; Schorn Paint Manufacturing Co., and Adhesive Products Co., Seattle; Leon Finch. Ltd. and Pacific Chemical Co., Los Angeles; Ferbert-Schorndorfer Co., Cleveland; Ottawa Paint Works, Ltd., Ottawa, Canada; Marietta Paint & Color Works, Marietta, O., and High Point, N. C.; and Charles R. Long, Jr., Co., Louisville Ky. —V. 165, p. 66. v See Central & South American 848 848 2 r 1 Service Co.—Merger Effective— West Corp. Radiator below.—V. 165, p. 66. Standard & Sanitary Corp.— Special Dividend of 10 Cents— The directors share and Jan. on declared 30 * special dividend of 10 cents dividend of 10 cents per share March 31 to holders of record a the regular quarterly on the common stock, both payable Feb. 21. No special distribution was made in 1946. The stock usual was quarterly also dividend —V. The company on Feb. 4 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 5,000 shares of common stock (no par), to be offered at $15 per share without underwriters. Proceeds will be used to publish a bulletin for and about aviation, etc. American Viscose Tested Plan— Gross Net 1946 ry. oper. From Jan Gross from Net from Net ry. 1945 1944 1943 $2,090,363 $3,373,117 224,811 railway railway ■'•'3,622,961 $3,100,235 146,336 2,350,610 *959,117 1,127,764 499,358 income... 260,634 1— railway railway oper. 28,814,591 2,240,778 35,512,783 38,255,988 5,718,293 12,812,264 37,177,317 14,002,722 585,556 2,563,814 4,460,904 3,782,283 income... ^Deficit.—V. 165, p. 677. $1.75 2282. p. corporation "Crown" encourage $2,407,079 from from The the RR.—Earnings— December— 164, of declared, payable March 1 With SEC— Corp.—To announced Tested and Plan, assist per share on the preferred to holders of record Feb. 20. '22 in on Feb. 6 it f Discontinue has which continual its intention maintained improvements "Crown" discontinue to \ 5;f:: since in 1930 to fabric rayon serviceability. The as former the render "Crown" Converting all possible Tested Trade Department will henceforth be known Department. It will continue to Relations service to the textile rayon fabric quality. It will also continue of fabric performance requirements which cepted by trade. Another trade to toward maintain has been so manual widely ac- important part of its work will be to continue the research nesedd to keep these standards and test methods alive and up-to-date.—V. 164, p. 2682. " Trading Markets in SECONDARY MARKETS Over the Counter Securities,. GEARHART & COMPANY Telephone REctor 2-3600 Members York Security Dealers Association 45 NASSAU STREET. NEW YORK Philadelphia Telephone Enterprise 6015 74 5 Bell New Teletype York v ; Troster, Currie & Summers INCORPORATED Members New 1-576 New York Security Dealers Association Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone HAnover 2-2400 |y improving the CORPORATE FINANCE MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT 3d- BROAD STREET ^ G>; loans See , \ s municipal to $306,000 and current the SPECIALIST IN FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY ;- weeks prior new vice presidents have been added to the official personnel company, Grover M. Hermann, President, announced. They Roland Maus who has been Sales aMnager of the company's Val% dura division since 1940, and E. Emerson Brott, who has been ViceK President and General Manager of the Schorn Paint Co. 848 Federal Reserve System Auction Sales Net stock, payment Two of Condition Statement of Member Banks of — Stores, Ltd.—Larger Dividend— of for American Public Combined Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks Alton contingency increase of $740,623 per share has been declared holders on to receive 848 $2,391,378. securities contingency The assets of the company 165, p. premium and will tenders of up' to convertible preferred stock expires at the close of business f series offer are on was The ' Vv.$••■**? The Air Power Club Bulletin, Inc., Patterson, N. J.—Files Co. 1947 it dividend cash. */. acquired increase of $2,651,738 REPORT OF STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE CO. The premium income of the Standard Fire Insurance $4,322,138, up $1,077,082 for the year. This increase in Income resulted in an 21, $2 that ■.fA in 847 Foreign Exchange Rates to its in 165, p. 201. 828 848 The Course of Bank Clearings. Dividends Declared and Payable were announces American-Marietta Co.—New Vice-Presidents— per The assets of the company were for the year. 1,200,000 time. incurred V. Mr. 855 Notices increase was the $2,492,193 proceeds of the. sale Of .$750,0007 serial Notes Subordinated Debentures have been used to retire 828 Offerings $1,916,552, which company's business automobile collision line. of $5,275,982 3138. 846 828 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund of $1,300,000 $79,237 ' American Hospital. Supply Co.—Private Financing— The 841 842 Curb General Corporation and Investment News..805 State and City Bond the reserve $3,692,192 Should more than 50,000 shares be tendered expiration date, tenders will be pro rated.—V. 164, p. E. was of share February that the operations an operating loss of of $700,000. The surplus drop of $1,623,018 for the year. Dec. $5,275,982 2,880,126V . • Miscellaneous Features (including Insurance loss unfavorable loss ratio in the After adjustment for Federal taxes there $923,018. Stockholders received dividends of Fire underwriting unusual resulted other $48 of A In $79,236 . $5,961,178 2,268,986 841 Stock and Bond Averages. the year. $27,938,576, 1,644,075 reserve corporation at 839 Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section Over-the-Counter Markets Transactions New York Stock Exchange Transactions New York Curb Exchange expansion arrived at after taking down $1,000,000 voluntary additional reserve for unpaid compensation losses eet up in prior years out of previous earnings. This voluntary reserve now stands at $1,500,000. After adjustment for Federal taxes, earnings for the year were $1,069,329. Stockholders received dividends of $1,800,000. The surplus of the company is $28,476,677, a drop of $730,671 for The $6,920,058 189,082 stock 65. p. 50,000 839 San Francisco Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchange premium 165, 838 Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange $1,- $6,072,261. unusual $268,319 105,000 $389,705 spec, on 838 St. Louis Stock Exchange Co. unfavorable loss ratio in underwriting loss of an 21,535 65,489 44,696 $494,704 preferred 838 - Cleveland Stock Exchange.__ Detroit Stock Exchange....-^.. CO. & Surety increase in 92,680 65,412 7,603 income The Chicago Stock Exchange Cincinnati Stock Exchange... year. unearned $2,570,077, which and & $8,999,397 7,723 240,626 American General Corp.—Offers to Buy $2 Convertible Preferred Stock— 828 Los Angeles Stock assets —V. 817 Exchange Baltimore Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange... loans Casualty year. in were the company's business business. This with year $94,000,000 for the for $1,472,744, mortgage $9,922,365 2,892,120 5,004 expense. Balance Page New York Stock Exchange (Stocks) New York Stock Exchange (Bonds) 12.4%, (including real estate acquired for estate 243,830 3,011,978 4,195,866 $538,204 disct., deductions Approp. to Stock and Bond Quotations of fall a United an 585,193 3,119,492 4,137,278 $751,179 243,862 debt. debt and on 48,766 660,996JT $389,704 of Balance Issue company 3.01%, showing This This 48,766 578,187 ) j income long-term prem. Divs. charged the on Amortiz. Other in 289,165 acquis. General cents Gross present still are 90 gradual expan¬ a retail material, etc. and of plant of 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $2,652,497 $33,331,884 $32,782,025 1,122,705 12,100,515 12,875,426 281,825 3,467,040 3,455,527 1,281,839 adjustments 30, profits taxes at 1946 100,736 shares outstanding. paid during this period. $2,949,136 expenses depreciation. for Amort, ended 1946—Month—1945 revenue Operating increased an year. months Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— Gross Net Company alone held $588,$63,000,000 over the year before over rents bile fiscal by shortages of control.—V. 163. p. 2989. Insurance AETNA income and were restricted before. Life $6,354,516 up 1, Sept. 2 and Dec. 2, Feb. 4, said: the on company of and June MISCELLANEOUS - some¬ value was of companies held 5.7%, and an increase premium previous valued were $3,000,000, investment purposes) 1.7% ol total assets. The Aetna Life Insurance Co. closed the The months profits for the six for income and excess This was an increase of end it was 47.1% of the assets. Investments in bonds other than U. S. Government bonds increased $15,000,000 to $320,000,000, or 25.7% of the assets. Investments in stocks were $55,090,061, the six Net 1945. combined 1)00.000. 247,000,000, for approximately 9% the cents; on the Connecticut stocks reserve Department is earned the year policy loans 3.2%, 30 each. increase an $42,000,000. Government iIfpv4 l, INSURANCE to prescribed by as market The sales, on was of rate end in $6,314,000,000, dividends amortized Actual reserve. 1946 interest from Nov. Department. higher stocks the on of as for was insurance March - policyholders in the after allocating $4,531,198 to strengthen basis, surplus increased $3,009,290 to $48,016,637. reserve are year Total follows: as cents Roy Karn, President, for $256,000,000 were INDUSTRIAL - Teletype NY 1-376-377 Private Wires to Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh St. Louis - . / In¬ £i: • THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE 6 vf' Mines, Inc., New York—Files With SEC The company on Jan. 31 filed a letter oi notification with the SEC for 240,000 shores (81 par) capital stock, to be ofiered at $1.25 per share without underwriting. Proceeds w.iil be used lor nunc develop¬ 51,034 Ameri-Cana As Chicago. end share ©f Dr. Morrison century, a his railway from Gross Wet ry. railway from Wet Wet railway from income— Net ry. oper. $459,566 52,633 157,002 114,434 47,088 35,517 29,111 5,122,012 5,711,683 2,097,474 323,707 403,742 2,192,096 467,748 of Jan. 27 filed a letter of notification with the for 8,500 shares of common stock on behalf of Lucille E. Simon. Angeles, to be sold at market. No underwriter named at —V. 164, p. 950. on SEC Los present. paid as were President, Net ry. Net John order. R.R.—Equip. Trust Certificates— ry. Braniff appointed been has the Net Freight Traffic Manager at (Pa.) Furniture Industries—Files With SEC— a letter of notification with the SEC Jan. 30 filed for 2,941 shares of common stock. Underwriters, Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg, Va. Offering price, $34 per share. Stock Is to be sold on behalf of J. D. Bassett, Jr., 1st Vice-President.—V. 163, on 1856. ry. Beauharnois Light, Heat & Power outstanding 4Mj% the of Co.—Calls Bonds— 35-vear first mortgage bonds due vJan. 104 and in Mon¬ V. 157, 1, 1973, have been called for redemption on March l, next, at interets. Payment will be made at the Royal Eank of Canada treal or Toronto, Canada.—V. 164, p. 1583; V. 163, p. 2719; 599. P. Industrial Beneficial Corp.—Definitive Debs.— Loan debentures due May 1, 1961, are ready for delivery in for temporary debentures at the Chase National Bank of the City of New York, 11 Broad Street, New York, Definitive N. 2,/2% exchange 15-year 165, Y.—V. 203. p. Co.—Registers With SEC— Feb. 3 filed -a registration statement with the SEC for 733,575 shares ($1 par) capital stock. Company said all of the shares are issued and outstanding. The purpose of the registration statement is to enable holders to effect sales by use of the pros¬ on aided investment for So far, and who not for 231,204 shares Street Ry. Co.—Tenders The Commission staff to asstts, to, firm or Lake December— Gross from « any railway Erie arrangements '71,829 *119,236 or *562,019 $8,990,000 earnings 165, 1946 $714,350 1945 1944 Lode Mining Wash.—Files Co., Walla Walla, SEC— without ♦737,902 not be offered at 10 cents per. be used for mine develop¬ shares of common stock, to underwriting. Proceeds will of all than less Summer. transports this passengers. 26 15,770,418 17,669,430 Operating Operating revenues '2,932,775 "^riv^rrsv.4'683-886 i'w27° 182,834 194.033 retir. Prop, $413,050 9,970 10,976 $5,551,506 76,995 $4,053,696 66,171 $498,850 $424,026 $5,628,501 $4,119,86? 139.437 140,156 1,673,274 41,007 81,832 256,127 1,681,899 195,995 Cr4,618 Cr55,134 Cr55,419 Crl,797 Cr 783 Crll,132 Cr3,933 < net) income income bonds Gross mtge. on and deducts.- Other int. of Amortiz. . $488,880 revenues oper. Other Int. 125,000 approp. res. Cr4,595 Net . on prem. debt chgd. Int. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $1,614,775 $19,392,030 $18,599,613 667,203 7,981,101 7,490,809 250,684 2,070,124 3,370,629 158,833 2,289,299 2,184,479 125,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 825.565 expenses .. income taxes-. Federal Co.—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 $1,816,312 Other taxes with below. Light Period End. Dec. 31— construe.- to Nov. 30, current balance reported $389,924, of $3,969 after deducting compared with $849,839 for Converted into sleepers, the planes will ac¬ The 300-mile-an-hour four-engined DC-6s applicable to pfd. stocks for 780,440 "Based and $7 on stocks previously outstanding and outstanding.—V. 165, p. 69. preferred $6 preferred stock now S5 Brainard Co. Case, Lockwood & announced is It in that the company (Conn.)—Split-Up—: has changed the par $100 to $10 per share, and exchange for each $100 par share held.—V. stock capital from Celanese Corp. $1,359,545 $3,765,366 $207,439 period.- Balance on $2,301,325 *941,788 $2,984,926 $324,798 income Net Dividends $2,750,000. operations over its- newly -certificated Spring. T. E. Braniff, President, said.—V. 165, 2539; V. 163. p. 188. begin scheduled will line this routes foreign 68; V. 164, p. Co.—Interim Dividend of 50 Cents— interim dividend of 50 cents per holders of record Bristol-Myers Feb. 5 declared an The directors on share on 17. ferred the common stock, payable March 3 to Last year, the following payments were made 1, 35 on this issue: 1. Sept. 3 and Dee. 2, 60 cents each, and cents. dividend of 9334 cents per share on the pre¬ also declared, payable April 15, 1947 to holders of cents; June stock was 1, 1947. record April RESULTS FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DEC. 31, 1946 and Canadian Subsidiaries) 1946— 3 Mos. 12 Mos. THREE AND (Including Domestic Period Ended Dec. 31, after Net all charges and reserves and excess profits taxes__ profit ♦Earnings per common share $1,952,961 $11,585,681 809,823 4,540,060 shares of common 3282. ' 'Based on 1,381.188 1946.—V. 164, p. $1,143,138 $7,045,621 $0.78 $4.90 stock outstanding at Dec. 31, _ ' From Jan. 1—W Corp. & Power Carolina the 30, 1948. Bank of Kennedy, Inc.—New Name— Phosphate Souihern railway— '2,600,905 Inc.—Transfer Agent— v National Bank & Trust Co. of New York .has been Brown Rubber 4,115,443 ;• shares Prices— of America—Increases on Jan. 28 announced price increases effective all deniers of cellulose acetate process continuous filament yarn and on acetate staple. On filament yarn increases are 2 cents per pound on 300 denier or heavier; 4 cents per on 55 denier and deniers up to 300; 6 cents per pound on 45 denier. corporation The immediately on pound staple was increased 2 cents per pound. The iayon division of the corporation at the same time announced price increases in its viscose process continuous filament rayon yarn! The price —V. 165, of acetate 527. p. Central of Georgia from Net ry._oper. 1944 $3,211,244 $4,558,529 *6,451,426 794,876 2,429,039 *1,001,445 497,406 ♦135,245 38,253,680 1.166,648 38,987,759 10,894,243 38,929,763 31,703,424 2,307.431 3,807,448 6,397,292 7,345,556 1,414,057 income— From Jan. 1— railway Gross 4rom Net Net ry. railway from income oper. 1943 1945 $2,857,010 215,239 railway Net Earnings— $2,645,525 271,621 railway from Gross Ry.1946 December— 15,749,901 165, p. 69. "Deficit.—V. Effective— American Central & South West Corp.—Merger merger of Central & Southwest Utilities Co. and Service Co. became effective on Feb. 3, it is announced, Shares ox the various classes of stock of the constituent companie£ which are not to be retired by cash payments have been converted The Public of shares into the under transfer, $5 merger shares for of stock of Central & South West Corp. Pending the distribution of certificates stock, the corporation will continue to common par agreement. common new and the New York Curb Exchange will continue to which while expressed in terms of old common represent only the right to receive shares new provided in the agreement of merger. See V. 165, p. certificates, actually stock as of Central 3 Soya Co., Inc. Months Ended Dec. Net Cost (& of goods 1946 1945 $19,783,110 $13,302,801 16,225,798 11,610,215 sold 841,428 Operating expenses $2,715,884 Interest, bond premium, etc — ~ 90,435 Provision for Federal and State taxes on income 988,772 Minority interest—net profit of a subsidiary— 6,432 Provision for general contingencies— 375,000 profit The Commercial orinnlnfeH transfer Co., - nerent. for the common stock.—V. 163. D, 3280. profit profit per share —V. 164, p. 2688Net Net deal in stock, common 679. Subs.)—Earnings— 31— sales : railway value of its issued 10 new 142, p. 295. 5,300. than 19.766,661 4,094,105 19,561,182 4,261,714 3,381,684 ♦268^593 on Feb. 3 filed a letter of notification with the SEC ($5 par) common stock, to be offered at $7.50 per underwriting. Proceeds will be used to reduce bank Carey, Baxter & supplement Feb. Files shares without See the present two and four-engined transports on do¬ mestic routes and will also be used in foreign service. The financing is part of a program begun in 1943 when approxi¬ mately $5,000,000 was added to capital structure through sale of a •public stock issue. The company's stockholders now number more p. — loans. $1,621,874. by Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn company 29,968 share 1945, year 1945 ceeded 218,797 from with the SEG letter of notification 27 filed a Jan. on company 1,500,000 Capewell although operating revenues of $9,551,385 ex¬ Operating expenses, however, were $9,801.069 for the eleven months against $6,918,517 for the entire preceding year, resulting a net operating deficit of 3259,684 compared with a net operating profit of $1,000,954 in 1945. Terms require investment of the entire proceeds of the loan in flight equipment, spare parts and accessories, up to no more than 80% of all such equipment, parts and accessories purchased between Nov. 1, 1945 and Sept. 30, 1948. The corporation expects delivery of six 52-passenger Douglas DC-G full the 1943 ♦700,269 from $8,317,000 679. p. Operating ♦470,866 Net 1946 1947 Days Ended Jan. 31— With SEC— subsidiary or any Dividends may be surplus, and net current assets must be earned of at Provision for income ♦6,372,573 •1,763,897 Gross 1,318,990 *1,021,061' railway debt net income for eleven months dividends totaling $450,000 paid in 1946. The income of $3,969 for eleven months RR. —Earnings— 406,679 railway oper. income or corporation's working capital was completely exhausted 1946. Total current liabilities of $2,506,705 exceeded total assets of $2,401,224 by $105,481, according to its unaudited sheet. This compared with net working capital of $5,015,679 at the close of 1945. Its unaudited surplus account showed earned surplus of $1,072,750 from portion The Seed x'oo'S $771,152 Net ry. '117,131 *513,134 The 31, an extra of 25 The usual quarterly $780,384 Net _ 1,516,354 share guarantees for the account of any corporation to exceed $1,000,000." out only Net ■j: *69,679 *145,401 .... *1.029,904 lor its investment in nonflying equipment or other except flight equipment to 50% of its capital and other maintained filst mortgage gold exhaust due June 1of 1947 as bonds, «the sum sufficient to S21*339 & *84,066 *75,754 1,380,751 '682,616 With mortgages to loans in, amount p.' S!°' fUnd' " PrkeS Bessemer $95,969 *15.536 1— Canyon Bank Receive $10,000,000 draw loan the making Dec. Invited— Vtlrrh ^Iriio47TrrliSl C0"KxtiUS^ee' philadelphia, Pa., will until 12 p.m., !f$ J\h dS 50r the sale of ifc as of March 10. 1947 an 1944 $123,757 *1,247,216 —V. with a maturity beyond one year must be for real property for use in normal operations. Short'-term borrowings, maturing within one year, must be restricted to $2,000,000. The company also must not merge or consolidate during the term of the loan with any other corporation or permit "its investments limited March to 1945 $113,908 Canadian Pacific Ry.—Earnings— distribution. 28S-S?tS12,S£Lv" xS, pcd3«.8By * thc remalnlng www* \ 1943 1946 $158,724 Equipment— permitted is in All surplus. have been sold in the open market and the as to whether such sales had the °*l 'naklI!g. 41?? en.tire offering public. extended, 2,168,500 204. p. 1,725,325 *751,550 10 has limit must It non-current raised the question Berkshire 2,798,986 1,178,484 oper. ry. Tralfic loan. the The and 1945 to a group represented they were purchasing the shares Company said the shares had been sold in 1944 Commission had 6,467,429 3,322,706 income... *1,374,820 "Deficit.—V. 165, p. 204. a group of eastern banks composed of Bankers Trust Co. of New York, Mellon National Bank and Trust Co. of Pittsburgh, The First National Bank of Boston, New York Trust Co. and their associates. During the term of the loan unless otherwise agreed, the company may not mortgage any flight equipment, or pledge or hypothecate any of its current assets. It must apply proceeds from the sale of any aircraft towards purchase of additional flying equipment or pectus. of about 50 persons 6,154,465 1,128,494 railway from Net alphabetical Fred commodate Berkey & Gay Furniture company 165, income. Jan. from Gross alphabetical payable in 22 quarterly Installments, commencing Sept. F. Florence, President of the Republican National 2V2% will The 6,736,647 2,353,881 *247,210 rai'way oper. From it is not always reasons including All 134,344 814.765 railway from Net long-term corporation paid p. 83,052 income.-. from Gross $10,000,000 during 1947 as needed, the amount drawn to be converted to term notes Dec. 31. These notes will bear maximum interest of other The company 72,182 4,949,005 railway oper. The Inc.—To Airways, corporation Dallas, 678. Bassett 33,633 Canadian Pacific Lines in Vermont—Earnings— completed arrangements for an unsecured bank loan to finance equipment purchases for domestic and foreign routes, it was announced on Feb. 3. Under terms of the loan, which was approved by the stockholders, This $10,000,000 Assistant Freight Traffic Manager. Lloyd W. Baker succeeds Mr. Hague, becoming Freight Traffic Manager in charge of sales and service for the entire system. He lias been General Freight Agent at Baltimore, Md. Albert S. Baker, Assistant to Vice-President in charge of traffic) becomes Manager of merchandise traffic, with headquarters at Balti¬ more, and Ross B. Hager, who has been Chief Clerk to the Vice-Presi¬ dent of traffic, succeeds Mr. Baker as Assistant to Vice-President.— p. 191,669 December— possible. as Loan for Flight 1943, is moved up to 165, $559,590 271,554 income.-- "Deficit.—V. for Cincinnati, O., effective Feb. 1, it was announced by Howard E. Gimpson, Vice-President in charge of traffic. Mr, Hague fills the post vacated by Frank T. Sturtevant who has been Freight Traffic Manager at Cincinnati since October, 1945, and who retired from active duty after 36 years service with the railroad. EJmer A. Schofield, General Freight Agent at Cincinnati since V. mechanical to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near position approximately 2.12%. Hague H. 1943 $600,198 178,293 railway from Net No. possible Appointments— New 1944 $603,729 1— Jan. from Gross in NOTE—For Hartford, Conn.—Report- authorized the company to assume obligation and liability as guarantor, in respect of not exceeding $3,310,000 equipment-trust certificates, series S, to be issued by the Girard Trust Co., as trustee, and sold at 99.401. and accrued dividends in connec¬ tion with the procurement of certain equipment. The report of the Commission states in part: The applicant invited 93 prospective bidders to bid for the purchase of the certificates, the bidders being icquired to specify the rate of dividends to be borne thereby in multiples of '/s of 1% per annum. In response thereto four bids were received. The best bid, 99.401 and divs., from Jan. 1, 1947, to date of delivery, based on a rate of 2% i>er annum, was made by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., and has been accepted. On this basis the average annual cost of the proceeds to the applicant will be 1945 ra.iway railway oper. Frcm -Earnings Maine i946 $532,562 135,211 .rom from Mr. 14 Jan. on a 3423. p. Net 6 should be detached from the bonds and presented lor the State Street Trust Co., Boston, Mass., or the Chase National Bank of the City of New Ycrk, New York, N. Y. Interest on registered bonds will be payable to holders of record at the close of business April 30. 1947.—V. 165, p. 679. above.—V. 164, p. 3138. Life Insurance Co. Baltimore & Ohio ICC sinking fund bonds, called for redemption on- mortgage been ment. Automobile Insurance Co., The £ci loO. GroSo directors.—V, 165, p. 334. See Aetna 517,929i 575,069 102 anu interest. Payment will be made at The Bank in Ha.Lex, Sa.nt Jonn, Montreal or Toronto, Canada. December— at payment 1.40, Mare.. Canadian Pacific Lines in follows: March 2, Jane 1 and payable on Coupon Co.—Two New Directors Elected— Kenneth R. Brown, Director of Research, and James R. Frorer, Gen¬ eral Manager, Industrial Chemicals Department, have been elected 1, first have 4v*% dated No.a amount. Atlas Powder 1,835,843 Ltd.—Calls 4V2% Bonds— outstanding tne A, V. — mortgage be or 1,807,944 703,184 652,469 1,542,089 499,491 591,059 15,418 an bonds at 4'/2% is $1,251,402, and that such interest full on May 1, 1947. No additional interest will be these bonds during the year 1947. The amount of the contingent interest on each $100 of principal' amount of series A bonds is $4.50, or $45 on each $1,000 of principal due income.-165, p. 204. oper. 0. Net shall 36,361 M-rch i, next, at Boston & Maine come 1,347,526 ^54.148 662,213 Canada Electric Co., £1! RR.—To Pay Interest May 1— The directors have determined that the amount of 1946 available net Income to be applied to the payment of interest on series A in¬ Co.—Files With SEC— t Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine The company un'f. wejre balanc of 31, 1945.—V. 164, p. 2954. Montague said, new authorizations total $14,000,000, while $12,000,000 has been carried over irom the 1946 budget inasmuch as many 1946 projects were delayed because of material shortages while rising building costs caused some plans to be changed. These factors will also determine whether the entire amount appropriated is spent in 1947, he added. Mr. Montague stated that work now in progress includes combi¬ nation milk and ice cream plants in New Orleans, La., and Miami, Fla.; remodeling of milk plants at Pnoenix, Ariz.; rond du nae, Wis.: Burlingarne, Calif., and Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. Also well under way is a $1,750,000 soy fractionating plant at Kankakee, 111., and a $1,500,000 coffee and Hemo plant expansion at Newport, N. Y.—V. 164, p. 3410. 203. ♦Deficit.—V. 165, p. ry. and Dec. 20, 75 cents. amount, this 51,005 "DeacL—V. 5,278,915 1,161,300 3,952,602 234,772 82,950 railway fiom 1943 $339,473 1— From Jan. Gross 1944 $480,894 '51,056 income— oper. 1945 1946 $276,303 '-79,435 December— make 1946 in Montague, G. Of directors. past quarter where he will continue to Point RR.- -Earnings— Atlanta & West ment the Santa Fe had been chief surgeon of hospital at Los Angeles, headquarters.—V. 165, p. 678. lines' coast Net railway irom announcer/ that capital expendi¬ of $26,000,000 for new construction, improvements and equip¬ replacements in 1947 have been authorized by the board of tures newly created position announced on Appointment of Dr. W. A. Morrison to the medical director of the Santa Fe Railway was Feb. 1 by G. H. Minchin, Operating Vice-President. A member of the railroad's medical department for the common Payments railway irom Net interim dividend of 60 cents per stock, payata.e March 1 to holders of record 50 cents each, Sept. 3, Appointed- Medical Director the on 11. Feb. Theodore ©f Gross 60-Cent Dividend — Plans to New Construction in 194?— declared 23,072 income--- oper. From Jan. 1— Declares — have directors The operation since July, 1946. has been in area Co. Spend $26,COO,COO on to St. Louis the Chicago machines and cut flowers was dispatched Skyway service between Los Angeles and calculating ©f ry. railway from Net $161,069 $124,026 3,992 50,824 S 96,047 *30,403 1943 1944 $131,507 13,316 1945 1946 railway-..- from Net $7,052,237, with at the rate of $4.10 per investment income, with a irom year undistributed income on Dec. of Borden Contract Freight Service— Inc., on Feb. 3 inaugurated a contract air-freight San Francisco and the Midwest, when a plane load Santa Fe Skyway, between reports net assets of Indiana RR.—Earnings— & December— Gross senc Affiliate Fe Ry.—Airway Topeka & Santa the tiur.ng made $75,174 Inaugurates eervice units outstanding. of Jan. 29, 1947, the Trust 70,466 units outstanding, Distr.but.ons totall.ng $264,450, etc. Atchison, Cambria Value, etc. market values of securities held on Dec. 31, 1946 amounted to $6,950,332, an increase of $1,546,726 from the total of $5,403,606 at the close of 1945, it is shown by the annual report. The net asset value per unit amounted to $99.51 on the 69,848 units of beneficial interest outstanding at the end of 1946, which compares with $105.73 per unit on Dec. 31, 1945, when there were the company based on Total net assets of 1946.—V. 165, p. 678. ment, Trust of America—Asspt Bond Investment Water Works & Electric Co., Inc.—Output— Power output of the electric properties of this ccmpany for the week ended Feb 1, 1947 totaied 97,590,000 kwh., an increase of 33.93% over the output of 72,862,000 kwh. for the corresponding week ■'% American *—— (660,000 shares).— - $1,255,244 iX $1.90 790,093 $902,495: 69,175 346,789 3,575 $482,954 $0.73 SSSS-ii .Volume 165 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 Central & South West Utilities Co.—Consolidation— Central See South & West Corp. above.—V. 165, 527. p. >" December— Gross Chadbourn The for company Hosiery Mills, Inc.—Files With SEC— ($1 Vice-President. Offering —V. filed 30 par) $12 notification with the Proceeds the to go selling stockholder. ry. railway railway. from Net 1945 $1,098,422 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (Company and Subsidiaries) 1944 1943 $1,157,913 $996,307 $1,178,993 446,964 *1,176,641 582,578 *1,233J5Q 456,276 492,069 13,228.935 13,196,914 14,244,001 12,796,775 5,424,417 income... 4,490,137 "Deficit.—V. 165, p. 204. 4,439 760 7,458,327 6,594,941 3,356,98i 6,094,811 from ry. railway oper. for Colonial $75,000 holders of letter of a notification with convertible notes to be offered underwriting. Proceeds will be without par filed 30 4V2', 2-year at acquisition bank Jan, on property and improvements or the the SEC stock¬ to used discharge for of all loans. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Neither C. & O. ghany Controls Central*, Says Official— Robert Vice-President of the road, told neither Alleghany Corp. nor C. & O. Purcell, Feb. 4 New York that has of snares issue been He testified also The Transfer agent: Trust, New Central •owned mission shares in •Alleghany Hawkes interest said: wise or would (R.-N. "1 had perfectly am the for the If asked J.) (R.-Ind.) Capehart Plate. Purcell Interstate Aheghany control of Nickel the of Nickel of control of 57''' whether said, Commerce it told him that to control York New oi it will Com¬ true was am was be in that would it sure the Plate, rriles. the case. the The of would be ilie at system of D. charge sn Feb. 1, owned by the to position new the for sales announced Assistant of at company Jan. on 31 by General A. S. Fassenger General agent Passenger at Agent Richmond, Va., effective Traffic Vice-Presi¬ Genet, dent. The position has been new in connection created with the railroad's and modernize passenger service, associated with the passenger program to expand James B. Mr. Genet said. and freight de¬ Kincaid as Assis¬ Edmunds, for partments General tant number of years, will succeed Mr. Agent in Washington.—V. 165, a unissued. are Passenger 680. p. from Gross from Net will by will be be Mr. 1945 1944 1943 $2,325,789 48,694 211,691 $2,372,137 747,10b 471,755 $2,620,291 504,465 180,135 Net 27,105,784 by Jan. 29,415,460 7,288,162 2,608,378 30,186,963 9,183,016 3,357,724 30,432,425 11.623,418 3,723,331 Net from Net ry. —V. 1— from railway 4,012,109 railway 1,856,096 income oper. $495,000 shares. Gravel Corp., reasons it is not always companies in exact alphabetical order. However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. of York Net from Co., Inc. in B. was Net ry. Jan. From Gross entire capital from Net ry. 11,556,500 13,490,160 of ready 3,005,999 4,147,267 4,474.028 *594,943 1,716,939 2,415,936 2,909,831 income oper. "Deficit.—V. 165, and its from Net from Net ry. Gross from Net from Net ry. 2,324,106 *836,035 6,301,918 549,259 *9,260 582 1,331,882 *2,461,225 income railway 159,932,402 74,923,371 26,079,690 55,962,109 16,633,852 income oper. 192,046,910 190,401,106 37,066,284 22,195,944 176,644,686 71,669,580 36,794,983 "Deficit. U. Court Circuit of at Chicago has taken under District Court decisions concerning Appeals Federal appeals of two with devoted $13,000 but and name miles, suppliers the will receive of the of As grit the The took also court under file to advisement brief a the intervening application in the of case of friend a Net ry. Jan. the purchases the be devoted Of devoted of purchase —V. 1947, and to the con¬ following is the dollar of purchase organized was Sand & in Co. Stone & Gravel subsidiary all Net North Shore Sand the production of sand, or all of sale such and substantial these in amount and of this area communities. company of OF well as cement as had sepa¬ approximately Company is the but The unfilled a of has competition combined orders capa¬ of sand, and the amounts sales the sales of NET SALES the in company terms sold: OF PRODUCTS $367,114 $678,366 155,729 118,222 339,437 20,290 13,814 21,658 27,730 32,451 57,167 $1,441,419 $817,475 $1,096,630 761,669 646,041 1,781,325 534.327 367.981 1,050,933 930,255 63,852 22,529 33,151 157,450 3,757,334 1,764,148 2,370,760 4,160,300 $4,695,888 $2,916,328 $4,100,885 $7,029,331 376,153 -- Concrete $531,602 340,373 Cement 571,419 936,127 — tTotal iOther . . - - The Court Supreme S. U. on Feb. decided not to 3 review "Products a case (brought by a bondholder of the company challenging the fairness of the reorganization plan. Gerald Axelrod, representing a group of individual owners of 4V2 % convertible gold bonds, had sought to reopen the is now before the Circuit Court in Chicago -which reorganization on an case, appeal from by the District Court. The District Court refused coriSirmation of the plan, ordering a securities buying program instead. Tt directed the reorganization case back to the Interstate Commerce actions two The 'Commission. denied rand a decided not to consider the case Axelrod for a writ of certiorari.—V. 165, Court Supreme petition to Mr. Net & Omaha Ry.—Earn¬ ings— 1945 1944 1943 $2,397,860 $2,155,629 $2,031,128 Gross Net from from $2,245,510 443,417 *47,634 383,350 "590,577 541,769 *200,587 151,321 *701,876 27,318,375 28,150,035 26,971,509 27.273,328 3,401,333 6.376,123 6,451,720 7.083.795 927,556 railway 3,176,542 3,453,622 3,898,532 railway .Net ry. oper. income— From Jan. 1— Gross Net from from Net ry. railway railway oper. income__ V. 165, P. "Deficit. Cities Service 680. Co.—Committee for Preferred— Falco and Maurice P. Geller, ail of New committee to represent preferred stockholders in the proceedings on the company's corporate simplification plan mending before the SEC. The committee has asked the Commission ito authorize it to solicit authority from preferred stockholders to represent them.—V. 164, p. 3283. John "York J. Renzo Fitzgerald, have formed a & in Gravel than up $4,305,223 $5,568,615 $9,052,311 part by the company or its tProducts Corp. (except corporation was required to deliver not more yards of 34-inch and smaller sizes of stone and that cubic the year agreed to to 800,000 cubic yards of crushed stone of all sizes during ending Dec. .purchase the 31, from also It in scow lots, York all, the of the Under 1946. stone no Corp. New In an which to 209,000 any contract, the company the New York Trap refrain from selling stone so pur¬ affiliation between the company and supplier other than agreed to Tlffere is no Trap Rock Corp. operates company approximately 12 11,800 concrete plants with cubic yards of mixed combined concrete in a the agreement, Generoso Pope has agreed in the form of warrants to pur¬ shares of outstanding common stock of the company owned by him for $5.25 per share (subject to ad¬ justment in certain events) at any time during the three-year period expiring Feb. 1, 1950. These wararnts are being purchased by the underwriters at 10c per warrant to purchase one share. sell chase to an the purchase underwriters aggregate of options 30,000 the same price, to Jacob I. Goodstein his counsel, to Paul Porzelt, Syndicate Manager of Emanuel, Deetjen & Co., and to Poletti, Diamond, Rabin, Freidin & Mackay, counsel to the company, similar warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000, 6.000, and 24,000 shares, respectively, of outstanding common stock owned by him. Mr. Mr. New Pope is also selling, Pope has agreed York, as (& Subs.)—Earns* from gain $9,356,900 $10,912,627 3,560,000 $4,308,627 $5,796,900 $5,345,641 $3.38 deduct. for possible Fed. 6,604,000 $5,796,900 operations from the disposal after Dec. 29,'45 extraordinary $3.11 of radio conting. thereon $350,000 taxes income 1,037,014 for per share from extraordinary gain tEarnings per share from operations $0.60 "Preliminary estimated results. of $2.50 Declares The share the Feb. on tCalculated outstanding as upon of Dec. $2.51 the 1,717,352 shares 28, 1946. Dividend— 50-Cent directors on stock value par $3.38 declared 5 cash a dividend of 501 cents and B stock of $2.50 par value, present class A 1947, to holders of record Feb. 21 1947. Payments in 1946 were as follows: March 8 and June each; Sept. 6, 50 cents, and Dec. 6, $1.—V. 164, 2541. per payable 7, 7, 40 cents Patent Fire Colt's Graham H. Anthony, Arms Mfg. Operations essentially Arms continue from Division, rehabilitation have We President, to show a less. These losses result and idle plant expenses, of the re-engineering, re-tooling, plant heavy stand-by well as from the as rearrangement said in part: substantial the and Co.—Interim Report— Jan. 21, on programs. been gradually expanding small arms production since resumption of operations in July, 1946. Satisfactory progress can b» reported in the re-engineering and re-tooling of the entire line of peace time pistols, revolvers, and dishwashing machines. The Plastics Division has continued to expand sales despite raw material shortages. Shipments of the Autosan Division, although plagued by shortages in electric motors, have likewise been improving. the 16 weeks ended Dec. 1, it has been possible to re¬ some extent the company's position in the small arms field, to absorb more overhead and reduce the extent of current periodic losses during this difficult time. Looking to 1947, it is not anticipated that the Arms Division will be in full production before midyear at the earliest. Expenditures During establish to regard small connection and re-tooling the company's new line dishwashing machines will continue to be heavy a major part of necessary expenses in the extensive repairs to plant buildings and plant re-engineering to arms that until and time. with Likewise, first several months of the new Until its programs of reconversion have been accomplished and full production is achieved, the company will continue to be forced to sustain substantial charges for idle plant expense, and rearrangement will be incurred in the year. unallocated overhead and administrative expense. is not furnishing at this time the usual interim comparative balance sheet, since it does not reflect the results of its physical inventory and other year-end adjustments. Although these factors are not expected to be of major consequence, the company believes it advisable to defer submitting financial data until after these adjustments have been made, and the annual audit stand-by The or company condensed completed.—V. 164, p. 2014, Southern Corp.—Offers New Plan Northern Unit Shares for Pre¬ —Proposes Exchange of ferred The Stock— corporation has filed with the SEC a preferred stockholders involving common to its Northern Commonwealth its substitute exchange offer share holdings of three of subsidiaries. proposes outstanding to offer to preferred stock, $6 exchange for each two shares series (no par), up to and 400,000 shares of such stock, the following: three shares of the common stock (no par) of Consumers Power Co.; two shares of the common stock (par $8) of Ohio Edison Co., and two shares of including the common stock (no par) of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. plan of exchange is voluntary and no stockholder is required accept the offer. The offer will be mailed to the holders of record of the preferred stock of Commonwealth and will remain open until the close of busi¬ ness on a date not less than 15 days after the final date of mailing The to MM 1 offer, or until such earlier date as 400,000 shares of the pre¬ stock of Commonwealth have been deposited for exchange. If 400 000 shares of the preferred stock of Commonwealth have not been deposited for exchange by said date, the offer may be extended for such additional period, not exceeding 15 days in the aggregate, as Commonwealth may determine, unless further extended with the of the ferred eight-hour day. OPTIONS—In to and Earns, of pursuant capacity 1946 December— produced Sand chased St. Paul Minneapolis Chicago $6,513,462 subsidiary, North for some ingredients concrete) purchased by the company and resold. XIncludes Slag, Fill, Top Soil, Rubbish and Cinder Removal, Truck Hire and Snow Removal, Crane Hire, Hoisting, Stevedoring, Mortar, Miscellaneous. The company had a contract with the New York Trap Rock Corp. Shore . 1,792,692 708,984 331,342 605,568 344,787 period earnings per share Total of Rock 335. IP. total 24,358 1,704,833 taxes Commonwealth & Grand 20,545 1,524,718 494,732 233,508 "Dec. 28,'46 Federal WBT provision of Supreme Court Refuses Review of Plan— 1943 $170,481 92,385 90,402 926,349 - _ 58,265 70. before in $613,725 _ 1944 $153,360 47,071 24,271 income-— p. of 1943 62,012 _ - 1945 $130,821 especially for 53,867 "Total of pro¬ Ry.—Earnings— as 1944 _ __ interest financing 1.392,3G5 463,411 257,426 railway station contractors 316,801 Grit best 1— Extraordinary delivery, in the 1945 _ covering: stock has materials, materials, construction various products . the 61,258 railway income March in the of Corp. $1,008,738 -- in the proposed 1080. p. 1946 oper. 165, be would 164, $135,629 income— Jan. it indefinitely said.—V. the disposal of radio station WBT Prov. for Fed. income and excess profits taxes_ The Nov. 30,(''46 Sand 20 and preferred New ll Mos. End. Gravel Aug. of year, the company acquired Investing Corp. and the latter the company acquired the in (2) of various VALUE the SEC convertible gain from pur¬ area, including parts of Westchester, Company sells cement as an ingredient the determined postpone railway from Income same builders analysis an amounts • with 52 Weeks Ended— remaining $50,000 will be balance will be added the Colonial Sand and the Elevator Co.—Registration State¬ Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. prop¬ of the to the is 15, had to oper. From Gross the amounting to approximately $14,634,000 in connection with the certain projects. Alleghany as from approximately Shore concrete in $150,719 cumulative railway from Net approxi¬ sale ocmpany and $50) company from reorganization. Corp. for leave the court. Gross ry. a mixed 29,723 55,061 v, statement filed Colorado & Wyoming Net conducted in a land area population of 7,600,000. with *$205,198 December— Net 1941, to no are directors the gram, 775,000 ordered. In trucks, sells $127,739 2,902 158,786 680. p. (par company financing to will already will be cranes In counties. 44,649 *$175,474 withdrawn. The metropolitan Suffolk Operations Cinders Plan Taken Under Advisement— on S. radvisement be wholly-owned Stone Appeals The the cinders supplier of Mixture railway 171 DOLLAR 1— Jan. its $12,189,855 $15,603,989 $14,789,917 3,697,337 railway oper. From two North 1943 1944 1945 $14,064,069 York square The 1946 railway been the 125,000 unissued and its subsidiary for the production approximately 6,100 cubic yards daily, production capacity of the company's mixed concrete plants to approximately 11,800-cubic yards daily. of December— connection will concrete of and mixtures item. Chicago Rock Inland & Pacific Ry.—Earnings— Gross mixed New gravel 69. p. 775,000 shs. 1,000,000 shares approximately 67.7% 65,000 are subject to proceeds engaged principally < 1) dry mixtures of some of fleet stone the 13,204,255 1,133,738 net 1937. of are grit, of 11,457.996 railway shares, the company. and company smaller *275,602 railway stock Gravel Corp., and the 12,349 $150,291 22,551 $323,679 165, shares shares company in under *$220,123 13,936 taxes Withdrawn— outstanding this or the as of 7,745 $137,941' $203,682 2,842 inc. registration 70,000 Less: 1911 into cities 45,038 of 525,000 BUSINESS—Corporation Simpson, Inc. in from 38,295 125,0000 the outstanding shares of Forange 1943 1— from Net 11, $1,132,261 "134,695 income oper. and these equipment purchase Fed. $194,746 "Options." approximately AND merged largest "134,399 of acquired the business and properties of Lenox Sand & Gravel Manhattan Sand Co., Inc. and Norton-Keating Sand Co., 1927; of Mahoney-Busch Sand Co., Inc. in 1928; and of Em¬ Nasau 128,473 Outstanding Inc., all of in 6,048 1,354,004 - !•'■/; 392,635 2,855 _ _ Colorado Milling & company crushed 51,458 railway $5,002,634 $485,308 _____ profit The 17, that $75,000 heavy the to 1944 $871,008 $1,069,404 and $1,061,148 1945 1946 railway for Net FINANCING amount, subsidiary a other Sept. 11,000 from 1944 , f' 3,468,372 1,056,176 299,655 11,334 28,644 deductions Prov. Guar¬ working capital. rate December— Of the approximately $125,000 approximately 10 delivery trucks of Gross Pope. this mixers company's Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry.—Earnings- 166,032 $482,452 income "Loss.—V. 550,000 Jan. which 5 197,000, and mechanical arrange OF consisted completion of cash in Of crete chase gravel to On On estimated Approximately The NOTE—-For 1946, which company under erty. 6 703,218 off__ on approximately $210,000 will be used immediately to discharge the balance payable (not due) on t*e notes (including balance of principal and accrued inteerst), mortgage and chattel mortgagee given by the company and North Shore Sand & 165, pi 204. possible Mr. is 125,000 met income oper. ry. From Gross Registrar- shares being offered include the Pope. described HISTORY $2,414,977 554,494 1,163,804 railway by outstanding, owned devoted 1946 railway 30. of Pope. additional sold sold agreement to December— York 1,000,000 shs. Nov. at par) The 250,000 being being Chicago Great Western Ry.—Earnings— - New COMPLETION Generoso mately C., of was Bank Authorized at ($1 written income Other ' UPON stock Kincaid, B. C. 250,000 at $5 per share. The the shares offered, shares were outstanding 1947, the company made distribution of an 100,000 shares of its common stock to Mr. Pope. While such distribution took the form of a stock dividend it accomplished in effect a split-up of the company's common stock'. In eonnecpon with this transaction, there was transferred from surplus to capital account the sum of $100,000, being the aggregate par value of the shares so issued. Of the 1,000,00 shares of common stock now authorized, 650,000 shares are outstanding and 350,000 shares and shares Promotions— Washington, National ($1 par) stock PURPOSE—It Promotion Cnase capitalization common acquired, it Alleghany 756,340 188,998 1945 ' Of , Common stock shares be 2,484,750 profit Total ment public Central and York New said He this not Central and I Plate " Plate would it suie subject to approval by ICC, be expense owns shares, Mr. to the New York Central and the Nickel from Buffalo to Chicago, a distance of 535 parallel Sen. Purcell Nickel These trust pursuant both controls run said Mr. Central. of voting a Albert •which Alleghany has no representative on the New no right to interfere with its management. being quizzed by the Senate Interstate and was regulations. Sen. He that official 309,500 deposited (par $1) York. CAPITALIZATION board and has O Commerce Committee on details of Alleghany's purchase stock. The holding company announced last week that Foreign foe & C. stock 125,000 are on behalf of the company and 125,000 behalf of Generoso Pope, President of the company. . York Central & Co. on Feb. 4 offered RR. Central $3,999,859 1,407,005 & admin, exp. debts Gross oversubscribed. the of Bad Stone Co.—Stock Offered—Emanuel common has Committee control Sand & Deetjen & Co. and Allen anty Senate a Alle¬ nor $2,499,697 disc:, expenses •Sell. gen. Other SEC— company June 30,'46 $3,410,789 1,982,997 less WfM ' —Calendar Years— : 5,232,725 Net Chesapeake Airways, Inc., Salisbury, Md.—Files With The sales, Operating from railway 6 Mos. End. Nov. 30, 46 Gross Cost of goods sold From Jan. 1— Gross 5 Mos. End. 621,534 372,875 incone___ oper. Net 2283. p. 1946 from Net SEC stock on behalf of R. H. Moeller, S. Dickson & Co., Charlotte, N. C. J. share. a letter of a commQn Underwriters, price 164, Jan. on shares 800 807 Cliiichfield RR.—Earnings— escrow at to deposit with Continental Bank & Trust Co. 65,000 shares of common stock owned agent, by him against the exercise of these optiqns. ' j approval of the Commission. " ;r % Deposits by the owners of preferred stock of Commonwealth will be accepted in the order of receipt. The offer of exchange will be limited to 400 000 shares of the preferred stock of Commonwealth. The first deposit which would result in exceeding such limit will be subject to appropriate reduction. Commonwealth will reserve the right to reject all deposits if less than 300,000 shares of its preferred stock are deposited for exchange. The offer of exchange may be accepted by an owner of preferred stock of Commonwealth by depositing the certificates for the shares i of preferred ctock to be exchanged, accompanied by the form of acceptance of offer of exchange prescribed by Commonwealth by depositing the same, not later than the close of business on the last and Financial Chronicle (Reg. U. S. Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher; D. Riggs, Business Manager. Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising issue) with a statistical issue on Mondayl. Other (Telephone: State 0613): 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C„ England, c/o Edwards & Smith. Copyright 1947 by William B. Dana Company, Reentered as second-class matter February 25, 1942, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States and possessions, $35.00 per year; in Dominion of Canada, $36.50 per year; South and Central America, Spain, Mexico and Cuba, $38.50 per year; Great Britain, Continental Europe (except Spain), Asia. Australia and Africa, $42.00 per year NOTE: On account of the fluctuations in the rates of exchange, remittances for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds. ' ; M *1 Dana Seibert, President; William 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111. , ■ MS,rtrEJ*MM'r" '•»■ 1 1 fej The Commercial William offices J 1 SSft :: day of the period during which the offer remains open, with |; Trust Co., exchange agent, 16 Wall St., New York 15, N. Y 1946, increase Operating expenses depreciationp.t. acquis. for Prov. adjustments Depreciation Taxes, other General i taxes__j taxei Federal income _ (. 27,900,613 of 50,453,667 55,719,666 subsidiaries of debt disct., 1,144,333 1,134,129 Divs. on 62,393 94,065 789,§06 190,873 9,019,145 10,226,691 759,388 705,723 205,665 Other deductions 8,852,456 685,833 Appropriation to special .property 165, $15,784,928 1,200,000 reserve $14,584,928 stk. of par. corp.. $31,795,681 Balance, bef. divs. on pfd. —V. 680. p. Insurance Life General Connecticut B. Frazer in President, said: Wilde, statement, Co., Hartford, Other life insurance The year-end figure was force, in $2,102,- to of of This increased to over $550,000,000 during 1946. growth of assets is accompanied by a corresponding growth in liabilities. reserve after World War II and the the year reflect the transi¬ tion from a war economy to that of peace. In 1945 Connecticut General placed approximately $73,000,000 in U. S. Government bonds. the first full peacetime year investments made by the company during "1946 was $6,000,000 was so invested. Mortgage loans made during 1946 were approximately $53,000,000 as against only $29,000,000 in the year before. Of these loans approximately $9,500,000 were During only 1946 'GI* classifications." in V. 165, A further reflection of the investment of corporate bonds in the amount of approximately $64,000,000, compared with $59,000,000 in 1945. "In 1946 the company further increased its special reserve from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. As additional safety factors for policyhold¬ ers and beneficiaries, the company maintains contingency and sur¬ plus funds, and these wzre both increased during 1946. "New life insurance put in force during the year, totaling $285,891,768, does not include amounts added to group insurance plans which were in effect before 1946. These additions were substantial and re¬ flect the acceleration during the year of industrial reconversion. Group national prosperity. is trend in as purchases in found insurance : 1,073,860 5,818,449 35,247,099 29,922,976 2,241,800 force reached all-time high. an "Total premium income for the year was approximately for the year before. While premiums received for life higher, premiums for annuities were lower. the same insurance were "Total income was slightly lower in due to the fact that 1945 saw an 1946 than in 1945. This was unusual number of bond refinancing operations by corporations. Many of the bond issues involved in these operations were redeemed at figures which showed a profit on the company's books. Refinancing in 1946 was considerably less. Such profits are included in total income. Reinvestment of these funds had to be made at a decrease in interest Light & Power Co. of Bait. Electric operating operating $42,633,634 $41,519,289 12,517,453 12,183,147 1,141,079 1,090,540 revenues revenues neating operating Steam Total operating revenue 33,088,031 5,392,487 expenses amortization and Depreciation 30,877,839 6,631,071 7,988,649 "Taxes Operating $10,401,208 $9,295,416 642,343 income 670,441 income Other deductions income $9,965,858 3,535,913 $11,043,551 3,393,515 income Net $7,650,036 $6,429,945 $5.46 income $4.41 Earnings per common share "Taxes for and 1946 A reduced $1,358,422 because of were discount, premium $44,660,000 series N and series O 3(4 % bonds re¬ of the premium and expenses incurred in redeem¬ of expenses deemed. portion tax reductions, has been included in income deductions. The $1,462,351 remainder of such premium and expenses has been charged to surplus. In 1945 similar transactions reduced taxes $999,952. Income deductions reported for both years include amounts equivalent to the tax reductions, resulting from the expenses or losses on the aforementioned transactions.—V. 165, p. 70. such ing equivalent bonds, to such of 2.5% crease declared on the common stock, payable Feb. 20 to holders of record Feb. 11. In each quarter during 1946, the company paid a dividend of 50 cents per share.. Irving B. Babcock, Chairman of the board, states: "Future earnings are largely dependent upon continued procurement of aircraft by the military services, large-scale equipment program by domestic and foreign air carriers, and public demand for personal aircraft. Because of the uncertain conditions in these markets at the present time, the board of directors feels that a reduction in the dividend payment is in accordance with sound business practice."—V. 165, p. 205. of dividend A cents 25 share has been per EARNINGS FOR 3 AND 12 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $ $ MOS. ENDED DEC. 31 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $ $ Operating revenues: electricity— of Sales Sales Of > gas Sales of fcteara Other oper. revenues. 63,809,418 11,565,723 3,754,094 673,811 61,233,285 249,441,974 235,664,410 10,928,092 47,132,071 44,165,717 4,472,565 13,941,770 15,176,509 704,098 2,649,963 2,785,573 revs Operating expenses Maintenance ... 79,803,046 36,447,820 77,338,040 313,165,778 297,792,209 31,216,136 129,686,145 115,004,412 income 11,842,823 *Fed. income tax (estd.) income Oper. Non-oper. Gross Int. 8,273,938 10,114,233 29,207,954 30,726,621 34,008,933 34,508,933 other than Fed. Taxes, -s 8,423,354 9,615,233 Depreciation income income 3,649,800 9,824,016 103,150 11,246,852 1,210,000 47,308,491 21,250,000 15,276,881 51,704,255 165,340 426,724 9,927,166 long-term debt. int., amortiz. of debt disct. & exp. and on 15,442,221 52,130,979 3,611,742 3,803,671 14,566,865 47,187,311 16,360,000 54,004,932 409,024 54,413,956 15,919,931 Other ' expenses for Prov. misc. Amortiz. of General 413,250 Int. chgd. Minor, int. 564,417 1,249,044 1,578,523 257,000 5,120,000 257,000 1,081,286 26,748,812 6,551,500 105,146 3,530,804 2,628,001 3,273,755 8,538,749 4,696,478 ■ { j in Cr334,379 Crl44,472 income.. Int. of debt and prem. 289,058 37,354 Net 37,146 447,856 6,346,318 64.297 Cr6,372 99,544 $422,728 $14,183,853 2,465,194 $7,117,016 3,184,912 $217,270 $11,718,658 $3,932,104 debt. disct., expense deductions Other 292,453 CrlB.486 long-term on Amortiz. income $1,284,713 pfd. stock on 205,458 205,457 Balance —V. 30,256 5,645,174 6,288,512 (000 Sales of s elec. (kwh.)— Sales of gas (cu. ft.)— Sales of steam (pounds) $123'°°0 pending 2,335,876 11,448,551 3,488,070 ^ 2,053,108 10,826,188 Court 4,327,848 1946 and In provision for Federal income tax. company's pay plant a the 165, RR.—Acquisition— acquisition the Passaic by Delaware, tne Extension RR., & Delaware 681. p. RR.—Supreme Court order plan, last of 30 into the and, Oct. Reed, courts put Circuit the at refusing delivering further on Feb. on effect of Court delays by in the ordering a delay. Appeals staying upheld a District the plan of the ICC. time, same remand to the 3 without Court's majority view, ex¬ perfectly organization programs the G. this of D. are & R. of W. in a instance had failed existence the show to changed conditions since last June which would necessitate revision of the plan "We do this in of implied last R. therefore in the of that lone that the in dissenter statement Reed be justified 8 to 1 Truman opinion, had not would reexamination declared. the minority a W. could this think Justice Reed Frankfurter, session G. reorganization. not case," Justice President if Railroad Congress, Reorganization Bill, passed by the Court could not have upheld the D. & the plan. consideration hardly have of public been underlay which policy that measure he said, "for the inequities extensively cited in Congress disregarded," plan reorganization very Mr. Frankfurter's wore dissent functional remoteness in to relation that single-minded and of railroad a characterized Hill of as attentiveness great railroad Willard." and like men majority ruling declared that provided a proper basis for valuation that and the record 10, fails of account on June in Edward The tion the "geographical and interests in New York, Colorado and Utah, bars pioneering enterprise which, suggested that financial powerful system operating Harriman, H. James J. Daniel show to changed record the allocation and sound "any circumstances shows of basis for a between the ICC securities reexamina¬ Mav, 1941, and 1946. Counsel D. R. & issue ruling Continental Can Co., Hans A. acquired Eggerss, the net Inc.—Acquisition— President, assets announces the of this company on that Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp., of Feb. Hope¬ kraft sulphate paper and liner board. The mill will be used to supply raw materials for fibre drum and barrel manufacture in the Van Wert, Ohio and Reading, Pa., plants of The Container Co., one of Continental's well, Va., principal The ental at of of involving four for metting of exchange an shares of stockholders of latter approval by the board of plan, 293,780 shares of the Continental mel-Ross common three shares of Hummel-Ross common the prior this cylinder and Fourdrinier subsidiaries. transaction common a ing manufacturers company directors on of Contin¬ was approved Feb. 4, follow¬ Dec. 6. According but unissued shares Hum¬ on authorized will be exchanged for 391,705 shares of common. the insurance W. system that further the Some the to Hummel-Ross mill.—V. —V. Co.—January Sales Up 2.8%— 1947—Month—1946 $1,126,574 $1,095,101 1947—4 Mos.—1946 $5,343,114 $4,862,345 The in company which W. calls will The Rys.—Time for Deposit Extended— 165, p. 70. Co.—Time for Deposit has company kw of the extended to and Extended— including April 30, 1947 the —V. bonds of Cuba Northern Procedure for Deposit of to and including April 30, 1947. period within which the first mortgage Co. may be deposited under the Railways 20, 1940 165, p. has been extended 70. the Court to securities issuable by April 1, if no! new Expenditure of $96,000,000 the Feb. 14. at of of two total the the 1947 construction pro¬ to increase the Expenditures for since 1930, James four-year a $96,000,000 of by system 22.4%. the highest the come final also 100,000 kw of with be are on a 75,000 the Tren¬ to go into service stacks and other turbine-generators at these is scheduled housing, boilers, from program payment plant which was placed in. will come the first payment Marysville that sum ccst, will equipment necessary of will The first plant. Their the $20,000,000, Out installation Channel 1949. announced expenditure of said. $20,009,000 turbine-generator ton in January for capacity President, the operation $26,000,000 to $30,000,000. divided approximately as follows: substations—$7,000,000; transmission and distribu¬ tion lines, transformers and meters—$10,000,000; buildings, steam heat¬ ing and gas extensions and construction and automotive equipment— Power plants and $3,000,000. power output in 1946 was 2(/2% over 1945 December the output hit an all-time high, requirements of the war days when industrial plants were running around the clock. The two turbine-generators 10 be installed at Trenton Channel will be the largest of any in the company's four power plants. When operating at full load each of these turbines will require 900,000 pounds of high pressure, high temperature steam per hour. To gen¬ erate this steam the boilers will use 1,000 tons of coal per day. About 400,000 tons of water a day will be required for condensing purposes. Each generator will produce enough electricity to meet the residential, commercial and industrial needs of the average city of 200,000 popu¬ The total company's production. Twice in the heaviest exceeding lation. include the construction of 15 new substations. will also be made to many existing substations. to take care of the increasing load. 110 miles of farm lines in 1947. A financing program to take care of these requirements is now being studied but the exact form has not yet been determined. The company has recently announced that it will apply to the Michigan Public Service Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to pay a 10% stock dividend. V. 165, p. 537. 1947 for Plans Major additions must be extended The company expects to build lines Many Ry.—Earnings- Detroit & Mackinac 1946 $131,759 *2,910 December— Gross from Net from Net ry. Gross railway railway from from ry. 1,415,973 380,902 1,039,655 184,260 *182,439 railway railway 82,830 income oper. 165, p. Detroit & Toledo Shore Line from Net ry. railway *88,077 3,555 *92,221 1,016,205 975,711 146,912 43,061 65,267 *56,742 RR.—Earnings— income— 1945 1944 1943 $402,348 $307,189 $359,967 $416,692 158,826 145,666 96,064 218,252 59,164 209,760 4,268,683 1.700,183 3,991,774 1,729,362 565,927 4,280,735 4,183,853 2,157,585 2,136,020 681,930 86,779 32,570 1— Jan. from 1943 $71,605 9,886 1946 railway-— oper. From 1944 $82,410 205. December— from 1945 $99,880 30,743 19,880 1— Jan. Net "62,801 income— oper. From Gross period within which all issues of its bonds may be deposited under the Procedure for Deposit dated Oct. 1, 1940. Deposits are accepted at Bankers Trust Co., depository 16 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Similarly, Sept. Co.—Plans approximate Parker, Out Gross Northern Supreme delivery for ready S. 681. p. Detroit Edison Net Cuba RR. that the predict be security holders in the U. This followed the court's be put into effect without in Four-Year Construction Program— Net 165, p. 335. 1(J5, p. 205. Cuba will the case. should plan observers plan 165, "Deficit.—V. Crown Drug reorganization reorganization delay. pursuant earlier.—V. asked 3 of group company Feb. on the in . output of the newly acquired mill will gradually be taken over by Continental in the course of the next six to eight months. He explained that this mill will provide badly needed raw materials to expand fibre drum production. Fred E. Hummel, President of the Hummel-Ross organization, will serve in an advisory capacity, Mr. Eggerss said, and John W. Sales will continue in his present position as General Manager of the Eggerss said that the production Mr. for G. mandate a from 14,916,846 to justified in looking into changed bankrupt road to determine whether re¬ ought to be reexamined. However, he added, ry. $6,230,000 in 1945, and $257,000 in three months of 1946 and $5,120,000 in 1945 by extraordi¬ nary deductions charged to surplus. t Representing portion of certain Items charged to surplus equivalent to estimated resulting reduction year of conditions Net 8,082,656 of plan an the of the financial Net 44,413 351 used be Grande Western vacated Stanley $1.74 8,765,421 will approved RR. stock—V. of Rio & decision Justice 30,949,625 47,539,800 13,239,793 10 Western recapitalization 36,202,542 omitted) account, $25,000 payable to First National Bank, S. $2.2o $ Earned per com. share / $1,079,256 165, p. 70. See Cuba RR. Co. below.—V. Net income U. Costs $17,843,656 3,472,810 4,280,777 $816,625 $18,098,148 $1,591,640 income Gross 6,270,000 Cr334,379 to construe.. the from Supreme Court shut the door long-drawn-out reorganization of the road on 219,001 513,546) 8,762 ) income taxes Federal 31,305,017 7,053,500 acquis. pit. taxes Sales deductions The 1947 1946—12 Mos.—1945 2,427,282 413,041 3,459,649 587,791 ... depreciation. Period End. Jan. 31— tSpecial charge Denver $4,389*496 $68,631,364 $61,742,203 $6,729,129 revenue Operating to Total oper. of Jan. & power-producing 1946—Month—1945 Period End. Dec. 31— Gross 4 CONSOLIDATED from drawn Vacates Appeals Court Order— gram Consumers Power Co.—Earnings— 5 .- Series A, due 1961, at the sale of the note notes, realized be to Group Seeks Mandate in Case— Dividend Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp.—Reduces Divs. announced that System output of elec¬ tricity (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended Feb. 2, 1947, amounted to 203,100,000 kwh., compared with 198,200,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1946. an increase of 2.5%. Local dis¬ tribution of electricity amounted to 196,200,000 kwh.,, compared with 191,300,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an in¬ Feb. serial be $87,140 demonstrating the need for correction." Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— on by Dedham to Massachusetts Mutual Life 3l/2% to asset's ownership "The Gross with on pocket-vetoed adjustments Vice-President, has been elected a director. Allerton C. Hickmott, Financial Secretary, and Irving G. Bjork, Assistant Secretary, have been appointed Second Vice-Presidents, George W. Young as Assistant Actuary, and Raymond L. Garvan as Supervisor, City Loans. Mr. Hickmott is a director of the Aetna Insurance Co., and its five subsidiaries; a trustee of the State Savings Bank and of the Guardian Investment Trust; and director and Treasurer of the Central Vermont Transportation Co., and of the New London Northern RR. —V. 164, p. 2688. company ICC through $56,292,167 $54,792,976 revenues 7,410,440 Operating Director, etc.— Stuart F. Smith, The The plained 1945 1946 31— sale and $125,000 proceeds 681. p. The Court —Earnings— rate." In conclusion, Mr. Wilde said: "Payments .to policyholders and beneficiaries, the final proof of the tangible value of insurance pro¬ tection, totaled more than $35,000,000 during 1946, about the same amount as in the previous year. These payments, since the organiza¬ tion of the company, now total $545,000,000." New the Lackawanna 9,136,069 12 Mos. Ended Dec. Co.—Sale of Securities— Delaware Lackawanna & Western 680. p. par) short-term Boston, and to finance extensions, additions ahd improvements to Dedham'a plant and properties during the three-year period ending Dec 31 1948. 1,932,401 9,607,111 together issue, 6,230.000 Cr334,379 30,256 ft.)— of net 165, 711,359 123,000 Crl44,472 (kwh.)___ <cu. issuance Co. The —V. 271,653 5,080,000 Cr334,379 Consolidated Gas, Electric Total continued, "The increase during the year in the total of mortgages held by the company was $25,000,000. The difference between this and the $53,000,000 invested in these loans indicates the extent to which principal repayments are being made, evidence of general 102(4. fund Wilde Mr. The Insurance amount 127,124 5,756,475 elc. the SEC ($100 per share and the use of the proceeds thus realized to pay $150,000 principal amount of open account indebtedness owing to England; and off in 123,000 construe.. gas with 1,000 shares 4', and New replacement 8,303,223 7,596,929 39,421,978 36,972,580 "Reduced by extraordinary charges to surplus as follows: 3 Mos. 1946, $123,000; 1945, $5,080,000; year J946, $123,000; 1945, $6,230,000. tRep¬ resenting portion of certain items charged to surplus equivalent to estimated resulting reduction in provision for Federal income tax.— Sales letter of notification a common 29 note (000's omitted) assets company's 11,116,923 and income Sales par) appioved the following proposals: (1) The issuance and sale by Dedham to its parent, New England Gas & Electric Association of 6,000 shares of common capital stock Jan. on 49,375,754 12,453,041 47,053,909 13,772,672 2,936,949 Minority int. in income. Gas 819,840. "The 46,245,421 3,130,333 deductions chgd. Int. 82nd the year 1946 the Connecticut General became one of the few life insurance companies in the country with more than $2,000,of 44,098,943 2,954,966 2,775,741 debt. amortiz. of int., misc. ($100 Dedham & Hyde Park Gas confirmation commenting on the company's "During 000,000 13,500,064 272,608 8,782,340 long-term on Conn.—Reports for 1946— annual 38,681,802 13,500,000 541,241 $980,751 $31,795,680 $2,409,789 income income income Gross Jan. 27 filed on shares The SEC' (2) Net Net 38,828,856 18,500,000 tSpecial charge and expense pref. stk. of sub. prem, 9,202,222 525,000 8,578,681 203,659 income Oper. 14,881,660 13,626,307 company 1,000 preferred stock, both to be offered at $100 per share without under¬ writing. Proceeds will be used to finance business of company. (par $25) 3,205,000 tax debt disct. & exp. Amortiz. , 8,128,233 Fed. than income Non-oper. debt long-term on 3,199,828 4,517,701 income Gross 7,378,583 9,725,680 "Federal Int. Int. 66,898,149 274,024,401 259,180,148 27,713,604 118,718,835 104,514,364 7,389,026 25,468,834 27,129,628 8,568,233 28,408,933 29,108,933 32,746,402 ... income , . 9,494,660 16,506,895 25,371,898 781,960 4,421,659 3,105,199) 17,421,703 368,838 3,897,924 expenses 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $ $ 216.656,150 9,112,511 101,668,386 93,496,309 1,638,266 22,161,776 21,332,719 10,812,333 1,835,247 revenues. oper. Maintenance of Amortiz. Other Total 17,837,765 229,293,810 21,432,044 gas 12 MOS. END. DEC. 31 $ $ revenue The 56,808,732 231,301,574 218,525,470 9,054,865 38,717,820 36,373,973 1,034,552 4,005,007 4,280,705 69,762,579 of Operating CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS FOR MONTH AND 1946—Month—1945 Gross $ $ 59,355,940 9,526,682 879,957 electricity... Sales corresponding weex in compared with 234,680,310 for the of 59,965,420 or 25.55%- as an of Lawrenceburg, Ind.—Files With SEC— for Sales weekly 645,730* 1946—12 Mos.—1945 Operating revenues: kilowatt hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries of this corpoiation adjusted to show general business conditions of territory served tcr the week ended Jan. 30, 1947, amounted to 294.The Dearborn Homes, Inc. ALONE OF COMPANY 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $ $ Period End. Dec. 31— , Weekly Output Increased— : STATEMENT INCOME Bankers Monday, February 10, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 808 railway railway oper. income— 556,249 693,529 —V. 165, p. 71. Diamond Portland Cement Co., Middle Branch, Ohio- Files With SEC— Jan. 31 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 24,000 shares ($1 par) common stock. Underwriters, Merrill, Turben & Co., Cleveland. Offering price, $12.50 per share. Proceeds will be used to finance general rehabilitation and expansion program. The company on Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry.—Earnings— -®®ce?lber~ Ttflf railway..^ ry. oper. 1945 «ec $331,063 24,700 *52,945 20,665 *27,391 ->349 *70,705 *4,465 4.061,969 4,306,705 4.352,096 367,346 666,580 933,773 410,141 642,8b0 1,297,585 1,000,744 0per;rincome—. ,r>,. ♦Deficit.—V. 165, 10,775 Jan. 23 Utilities, Service Co. The in After The Cuban Stocks The these companies the staff of into the Jan. on six Tidewater of 10, principal Electric SEC, amended an 1947. The transactions Service Co. mortgage 3% bonds Inc., pro¬ sale by tric Service in (6) the Co. in amount securities and the Virginia of has shown company the mortgage 3% Virginia East (b) Coast $105,645 for the Inc., since 80 $200,000 added bank net Inc. building 1946, of 110 old the to loan effect Indebtedness Virginia East with the of company's rural line will be the Section bank a to with with M. The 200 1,527 for been He increased the & F. sale its loan of of its production paid 11 $1,163,859 the 51,0.96 which has is taken stock ($5 58,818,760 appointed rehabilitated, line and 26,251,788 252,848 since as late Wm. Los at 1,170,957 off Plan will be to Electric off pay Service Co. of from capital 4,893,982 323,201,621 323,201,621 29,758,426 issue & City Rubber Bank (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1946—12 Mos —1945 78,991 529,995 672 547 1,973,893 1,838,972 $2,455,244 with $30 49,987 23,074 393,624 of New of York has 25-year p. 682. been 2%% $249,009 $2,848,869 $2,746,049 61,800 742,076 741,600 $132,273 $187,209 $2,106,793 $2,004,449 34,986 35,909 420,063 434 322 8,187 8,631 $89,100 deductions—B. V. G. 19,228 $142,667 & E. Jan. 165, The for Nov. of cents March extra that 28 25 the directors share per 1947 of $1 1, dividend issuance share of two E. Eastern U. Utilties 77,652 15, corporation hangar, shop was last, made Orlando, Fla.—Files With SEC and equipment cents 25 Jan. 5% Inc., of filed 30 and provide will be called 3Vs>% made Monroe apartment stock, Proceeds will development in Feb. Operating 14, and March each.—V. 1, June 1, Sept. 2957. 164, 1 Other St., for redemption bonds at March on due 1969, at Harris the Trust & Chicago, Public 47,651 $925,484 392,092 71,121 68,602 116,926 73,524 $227,6"56 $203,219 444,662 109,603 39,099 116,676 taxes income income 111.—V. 165, Gross 89 106 $227,745 Total income 1, next, $53,000 106.6% and Savings interest. Bank, trustee, 206. p. income Net to $203,324 Net per deductions 81,607 share Service Co.—Common is reported stockholders' common court it is Group $1.04 committee given to the formation of a participate in the forthcoming to proceedings involving a test of the action company's compliance plan involving premiums to preferred stockholders. The Feb. to District Court 17 and put in At recent told at an the approval of that time appearance hearings, the SEC he on recently declared payable Feb. were INCOME are expected premiums. appeal for the decision.—V. —V. 165. $1,443,506 $1,566,996 $1,443,506 251,732 1 224,622 $1,818,728 and available $1,668,128 164,911 158,915 interest for The 1, paid in ACCOUNT dividend a 1947, 1946 to FOR of $2 holders of Feb. on 1 directors and surplus__ For the week operating of $1,653,816 $1,509,213 MONTHS SIX convertible preferred Feb. during of former of Power & National responding week Jan. 30. Ebasco Light Power during 1947 & 1946 the Services Co., Light were System Inc., Electric Co., inputs which Power of client subsidiaries are & Light Corp. ENDED compared with the follows (in thousands of as cor¬ kilo¬ Expenses Operating Former The Subsidiaries Power Power & & National above nies not of— Light Light Power figures do 1947 Co. & Amount Pet. 186,554 17,179 trar First for 44,267 7,585 17.1 108,407 Co. 98,456 9,951 10.1 include the system 165, p. inputs of any compa¬ Laboratories, the result Radio to the of Corp. 30 This W. modification Contract the U. America, the sum of $800,000 has Laboratories, Inc., it was revealed President. puts the S. Modifi¬ Navy been on current company in all and a 3 by had which V. been eliminates 164, p. static Bond & Total of he said.— Co.—Earnings— 1,870,679 Detroit, the 1946—12 Mos.—1945 3,810,374 $1,954,146 2,134,725 43,987 1.750 255,160 $1,291,865 $5,894,624 $4,344,031 191,124 143,716 552,227 585,991 35,888 110,281 100,823 243,409 977,177 has been stock appointed (cumulative), cents extra an regular stock, He Montreal, 165, A quarterly both payable April disbursed were 15 holders to Jan. on consider Rico also is director a Holt-Renfrew sale Consent date Co. Insurance of of Co., by 24, in the The cost the of Imperial Canada, and Walker Annis Trust Co.. Inc., Furs, & De¬ the the basis in will the be held Land Authority covered by said Supreme Cuort Warranto proceedings Quo March on the $8,040,000 Growers be the of offered be of 26 Puerto offer and Puerto of to by Rico sold Association, to the determined Land for instituted properties, affiliate. an Land Authority the this at the $868,852 $4,254,939 $2,768,274 applic. whether stock 1,322,372 4,239,668 5,881,785 time, Authority's offer and the There are which on Container and (net), notes $458,840: Corp.—Plans Elimination of Pre¬ striking the out sinking fund March 5 will the company's provisions for preferred retirement. letter A to stockholders states that during the eight years through the company retired through sinking fund operations 20,178 preferred shares of the 110,000 shares originally issued. of the increased market value of the stock common and three-for-one recent split of that stock, 56,737 shares of pre¬ voluntarily converted up to Dec. 31, 1946. Therefore, only 33.085 shares of preferred remained outstanding at the year end. ferred were The stock preferred share. of each Since the common, force the erate to than accomplish 165, is callable share letter that conversion the for sinking fund purposes at $52.50 preferred is convertible into six shares of states of the sinking preferred for purposes fund into which the provisions will op-: stock, common fund was rather created.—V. 208. p. Gaylord, Inc. the said. company company's esti¬ regarding the additional properties the total price for all holdings (The Gaylord Apartment Hotel), Los Angeles, Calif—Tenders Sought—Pays 2V2% Interest —Earnings, etc.— Insurance Title The & Trust Co., co-trustee, 433 South Spring St.; Calif., will until Feb. 18, 1947, receive bids for the sale mortgage sinking fund bonds dated July 1, 1936, to an amount sufficient to exhaust $30,979, held ior the purpose. All tenders Los to Angeles, income of it will accepted. erties is The directors reasonable is After sale of of the will sale The to May 31, vest the take the Public also makes Co. the than Fajardo among of taxes fair offer the approve later sale to wind The and which December, 1947. up proceeds the of and expenses in any holdings in its own account. at its to The operate Land The corporation is in the manufacturing operations by announced. A new 3947, and was to also announced was co-trustee, indenture, 2 V2 % lowest set made up industrial of the government may expropriate for in excess of 500 acres. The law this figure unlawful.—V. 163, p. 779. EARNINGS more feeder production of domestic and commercial refrigeration component parts. will be 1 and Aug. FOR SIX MONTHS the terms under An 1, interest of the payment16r 1946. ENDED DEC. 31 1946 1945 $264,851 $199,359 190,465 130,784 Departmental cost, admin., and other expensesprom Discount on «««? lbi bonds retired ~ ' A _ B $74,547 __ ond'IntVrSr:::::::::::::::: Amortization Federal of l'lVz bond expense income taxes . BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, trustee surance, under in terms bank of bond interest, and trust $69,651 ,, •; Balance, surplus ASSETS—Cash . ,, g-gj Depreciation of expanding its Buffalo, N. Y„ than 50%, Frank J. Quigan, Chair¬ plant is being brought into volume process submitted has 31, mills, subject to regulation by Puerto Rico, as a public utility. the properties stems from Puerto of of offers Jan. who is required, certain reserves. Feb. on on Income Authority an as holdings excess the with deposit harvesting. continue cane which private 39, > it are after will transfer under Feb. on deposited with the co-trustee under the trust indenture securing the above bonds] sufficient funds during the six months ended Dec. 3t. 1946, to enable the co-trustee to pay to the holders of said bonds 2Va% interest. The distribution was made on Feb. 1, 1947, after which $57,626 remained _on trust stockholders. opened corporation, and for Commission this law be exact lands grind sugar for land compensation consider not deduction to There crop the Sugar Service Authority Rico's Co. stockholders rata pro the sa?d. sugar over and prop¬ conveying of titles, which makes liquidating dividend to stockholders, 323,890 shares of Fajardo stock If title to the properties passes between Dec. 1, 1946 1947, the Fajardo Sugar Growers Association will har¬ Fajardo enterprise Sugar that clearings determine 1947 The the these of The consummated subject are statement proxy be distributed be with difficult depreciation, the properties it is contemplated Fajardo Sugar Growers Association. the proceeds connection Fajardo will for reserves $4,984,000. recommends estimated business it of and less cost, approximately on hand, indenture 1946 »$28,831^ $24,643; for " .•» it r i 2409 * *■*,*•>* V'v# cash held by of taxes, payment and bond retirement, $64,375; e accounts etc. 1945, conveyed to the Land Authority will be approximately $6,966,000, according to a proxy statement being sent to Fajardo stockholders. The man, 1,059,917 equipment, total, $531,398. under owned be to 1946 at a special meeting to be held proposal of the board of directors to amend by (The) to cannot estate, 31, $52,317; stockholders on charter 1936. properties or of properties entered Authority Fajardo Sugar the offer the Land further value 1945 Jan. stockholders an of $19,545; DEC. hand, on ferred Sinking Fund— vote a the of all Decree 18, of The of SHEET, and payable (trade), $1,745; dividend payable, 1947, $16,875; accrued liabilities, $785; taxes payable or accrued, reserve for repairs, $361; deferred liability, street assessment payable 7%, $4,663; lease deposits, $2,984; capital stock ($10 $75,000; surplus, $403,371; total, $531,398.—V..,163, p. 902., , Because of acceptance and June on meeting bank leasehold expenses, Gaylord last. 15, Enterprise— special in $696; . quarterly dividend of dividend of 30 cents Fajardo Sugar Co. of Porto Rico—To Vote on Sale of Lands of Affiliate and Continue to Operate as an Indus¬ trial 15,000 $6,517 LIABILITIES—Accounts 537. p. 16,875 $21,869 Feb. 1, par), Fedders-Quigan Corp.—Expands Operations— periods, ASSETS—Cash regis¬ 10 888,943 $1,938,230 divs. ri 749,753 $2,082,500 245,613 income stock $498,125 18,649 expenses City declared the Northeastern and $2,393,616 _ taxes Other 1 receivers, 437 taxes. Jersey preferred amounts company. of outstanding. $522,500 income Other to Share income income after deduct¬ deferred of 30 and Like declared $25,614; common 31. this Ltd., would dividends Total Federal Net radio 1946—3 Mos.—1945 interest Other Pfd. commercial Income— Total 1947, usual rector the Period End. Dec. 31— Gross from 2016. Electric share the on March $15,443 7,151 1,775 6,600 BALANCE 1, 682. Jan. on 1945. $77,170 61,727 7,126 taxes Balance, surplus quarter receivable, dividend p. Dividends share per each quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share 011 the preferred stock was also declared, payable April 1 to holders of record March 15. R. Howard Webster, of Montreal, Canada, has been elected a di¬ its thus The 165, per share The it sizeable profit tories tract, Bank 20-cent directors record released Feb. obligations, and for 1946, Mr. Garstang said. Electronic Labora¬ utilizing its own working capital to fulfill the con¬ restricting its cash position. firm recently announced the invention of a pulse detector allows in corresponding book with Garstang, action National the cents On of Electronic William contract a cents disbursed were bond 537. Inc.—In cation— the 75 1946. 31 $35,595 Depreciation Eversharp, Inc.—Extra Dividend—New Director— mates As amounts 1946. value.—V. par 9.2 51,852 . Light not 1946 203,733 . Corp. appearing in both periods.—V. Electronic of DEC. 69,264 income the on 31, $104,859 Federal Registrar Appointed— the —Increase— Electric dividend a Dec. stock, payable March 1, next, to holders Like 1947. The amount per share in arrears as at March ing the dividend just declared, is $4 50. and as watt-hours): American 14, share per $2 Aug. 1. 1946 the Inc.—Weekly Input— ended companies American declared 5 the $3 record troit.—V. Ebasco Services Feb. on on •#! record and 165, Equity Corp.—Declares 75-Cent Dividend— of Co., dividends 206. p. (The) $0.94 Federal of 683. Income holders, common 336. p. stock, interests attorney would directors capital call plan is expected to be sought an The approv¬ of calculation p. Building Like amounts stockholder Boehm, that in payment opposing the payment of call Louis Commission the common the of purposes including for the year 1945.—V. 165, Co., Los Angeles,;: Calif.—Pays Dividend—Issues Semi-Annual Statement— being the $131,357 r income taxes at 40% May 71,998 $146,138 common Garfield Consideration, per above las *1945 $985,347 taxes income SEC junior Conn. 1946 revenues expenses Operating p. the offered, at for Bridgeport, Depreciation Federal be used Co.—Earnings— Maintenance thege on with to be in 1946 paid the follow¬ Be Formed— Associates— Total taxes capital. Conn.—Files notification preferred underwriting. garden of ■'Adjusted for comparative Engineers The Earnings of subsidiaries Balance working Bridgeport, letter a non-cumulative without Total operating stock in exchange for par Homes, on of share a General no Park company financing par" record share 18, "no new of per shares of year-end of $1; a has mortgage West 115 22,421 $1,566,996 A $ co¬ in¬ accounts receiy-', \ itvsv'-i ;; „ $371,621# : Frontier Power $1,465,927 22,852 interest Non-subsidiary income Expenses, Jam 1946 /, 1947 Calendar Years— Dec. on the on holders to outstanding, th^ company 27, quarterlies of first The $1,543,579 77,652 $1,589,848 minority to due . 208. p. $300,000 $50 15. the par Jan. on payable year-end to Payment 26,546 $1,667,500 Co.__ Balance Applicable '^598 trustee appointed debentures With SEC— capital distribution cumulative, pari passu outstanding, 840,268 shares no par.—V. 165, p. 682. dividend a stock, on The of 317,411 61,881 accruals.. Balance to ■ 53t»p$p Co.—Trustee— January— Forest share a Empire District Electric Co.—Partial Redemption— $2,428,638 amortization Applicable 'J' con*\( f Manager at Los Angeles.—V. 165, p. $25,000,000 of See offering in V. 165, purchase 23, 1945 in connection with $30 a share cumulative, pari passu with $6 preferred; out¬ shares no par. tModified as of Nov. 23, 1945 in announced $20 and the 75,103 div. < been 30,460,155 surplus)— Nov. ing dividends: Jan. and $225,934 deductions Preferred has The company on Jan. 27 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 60,000 shares ($1 par) common stock, to be offered at $5 a share without underwriting. Proceeds will be used to retire indebtedness, 641,708 4,893,982 1 preferred; A each necessary to make out of the proceeds of 118.646 income Miscell. Walker. M. Angeles, 1922. Florida Airways, Inc., 284,247 1,059,917 ^ 203,012 was 1947. 1,712 $194,154 & % Los in was $144,166 Balance Gross . Vice-President resident Profit Interest v 58,818,760 26,251,788 par) -645,370 as declared shares de¬ revenues,__ res. . new decreased and $415,552 —V. $14,210,840 $14,210,840- stock place taxes) income inet)_ Retirem't ex¬ of (M. II.) Fishman Co., Inc.—January Sales Up 11,8%— $459,093,551 $459,934,057 Prior $1,079,356 $12,859,527 $11,843 595 699,326 7,900,393 6,903^437 849,949 Non-oper. large of Maryland—Promotion— Sales (appropriated common stockholders distribution 1946—Month—1945 revenues oper. manufac¬ of " co-Manager D. Tire National an Month of Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co.—25-Cent Dividend— The Associates Maintenance Net its institution 207. succeeds the formerly the Ladd continues 1, 1972. 57,826 distribution $5 It all Inc., which is presently outstanding distribute the balance of the cash to the as a liquidating dividend.—V. 164, p. 2690. Period End. Dec. 31— inc. 625 charges declared standing, Utilities, Utilities (inch has Baltimore. Gorton, Firestone 175,000 200 payable connection had of territory of was Tidewater company, and Operation Taxes D. 17,326 taxes capital ing Operating of Mr. 68,229 175,000 surplus additions. to wlrich miles system. which the stockholders Eastern ing Co. financing. of Coast public manufacture which he explained.—V. 165, p. Gorton of result Receivable: preferred ^Modified Coast company's only subsidiary, termination of the war. This and extensive In miles above-mentioned The 68,729 securities surplus bonds expenditures for property additions aggregated $372,625 for the year and the operating revenue Increased 21.6'7, to a total for the year of $775,327. In order to carry on the extensive construction program it was a of E. nected $459,093,551 $459,934,057 Reserves the the communities constructed the Dan 12,220,430 1,127 Earned corporation. to year. due and property Utilities, of Utilities, small were East growth veloping rapidly during the past customers and company, after the discharge balance of the proceeds of the dissolution remarkable of amount the Virginia and net $200,000, by Coast serves short-term Total the of ultimate East 11,339,342 assets Capital East Coast Utilities, Inc. of the remaining mortgage 3'7 bonds, and the use of the proceeds indebtedness consisting of a loan of Tidewater Elec¬ of the Angeles, Calif., for this company and its affiliate, the American Bond- %•; 1,690,000 1,690,000 396,160,702 396,160,720 miscellaneous companies deferred Accrued plan. The distribution liabilities, 19,500,000 625 Dividends Virginia first retire 19,500,000 receivable Accounts Utilities, Inc., and the redemption of its outstanding 15-year first lien collateral 4% bonds, series A, due Aug. 1, 1948. to and invest., Interest Common shares $101. The sales by the company of the $800,000 first and the 60,000 shares of common stock of (a) expansion are above-mentioned recapitalization $400,000 1948 demand on cash due Inc Total East to 60,000 products and the executive sales staff machinery and equipment, the expansion of engi¬ Fidelity & Deposit Co. LIABILITIES— exchange (5) The 6% Capital Stock— of the presently outstanding $1,876,745 first mort¬ gage 5% bonds and 500 shares of common stock (par $100) of Virginia East Coast Utilities, Inc., now owned by the company, for $800,000 first mortgage 3% bonds and 60,000 shares of com¬ mon stock (par $10) to be issued under the (4) Co. deb., Option Warrants: current t$6 and new and new •-*-4 plan Virginia Virginia East Coast Utilities, first (par costs," $30,000,000 $30,000,000 100,000 100,000 *$5 preferred stock of $1,200,000 stock Inc Prepayments follows: Utilities, Inc. for Other 14 plan amended as into Co., Others electric in Power Inc companies Associate adjacent serve section of Virginia and render approximately 11,000 customers to Commission be divided common The of Receivable: Foreign banks, Accrued Other recapitalization vide of both & Services Temporary dated for neering laboratory personnel and facilities-and and in of divisions systems Electric System Cash the securities of Virginia East Coasb a small subsidiary, Tidewater Electric has of with said merger Coast (3) stockholders Virginia. with filed may (2) service conferences filed turn Tidewater power counties in properties tfr.ritory in the and (1) the Advances Bonds: Accounts only owns Inc., which light as to states: company now ttmhm was letter a and addition penditures Accounts Services Ebasco President, in "In turing 1945 Value)— and American East Coast Public Service Co.—Plans Final Liquidation Floyd W. Woodcock, Securities Ebasco 537. p. SHEET, DECEMBER 31r' 1946 (Ledger Notes *54,145 4,200,928 railway railway Investment $320,758 income___ from irom COMPARATIVE BALANCE ASSETS— 1943 $227,679 From Jan. 1— Gross 1944 $337,439 railway ;f, «ei 1946 809 • Monday, February 10, 1947 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE able supplies), $11,864; $59,599; total, $853,085. $10,292; accrued liabilities, taxes payable or accrued, (net), $686,142; deferred expenses, trade, payable, LIABILITIES—Accounts guests' credit balances, $1,715; $37,490; accrued interest on bonds, at 5'* per annum, $19,677; deferred income (unearned rentals and lease deposits), $4,524; income $9,505; stock due July 1, 1951, $787,050; capital (par $1), $989; deficit, $18,157; total, $853,085.—V. 163, p. 902. mortgage sinking fund bonds, from Net ry. Gross United the months, construction materials. to begin within 30 to 60 days, when the and raw materials have been secured, Mr. Andrews scheduled is Production Co., electrical other and wire building Rubber by of Street plant, formerly occupied will be used for the manufacture Marginal new States necessary manpower said. 1944 1943 $597,395 $735,141 $638,711 from ry. block Operation 18,291 Maintenance 4.404 3,665 47,984 33,815 7,604 6,477 116,076 117,285 $8,437 $6,667 $109,248 $112,391 2,477 74 27,234 9,281 $10,915 $6,741 $136,482 $121,672 10,604,038 10,245,412 7,605,897 9,328,645 224.837 1,340,948 3,319,030 4,127,813 137.838 956,779 2,879,839 3,564,793 income 165, of revenues oper. income Retire, 13— — (neti shares will stock capital of be 2,916 2,916 Gross income $3,825 Interest $101,482 charges Previous Net 567 307 earned income $86,672. as 46 467 $7,691 $3,778 $101,015 $86,105 641,130 income Net 35,000 35,000 $7,999 accruals reserve specifications, electrical properties, film prop¬ erties, cure and aging, chemical properties and baking and air drying cycles of each type. Types consist of black baking, black air drying, clear baking, clear and air drying, sticking varnishes and air drying and baking enamels. Thirty-six grades are described,—V. 165, p. 538. in has producing and non-producing mineral, oil and gas a substantial list of bonds, stocks and other Oklahoma, 626,278 surplus 101,015 86,105 $742,145 $712,383. income statement- per dividend stock, last, cents 75 during 1946 were General Motors Corp.—New corporation on Feb. 5 an experimental The for try out advanced ideas project to Tomorrow, the plant of which the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. The project, the Fall of 1944, has been in the development stage since it was announced a year and a half ago. train will be put on public exhibit in major cities across conceived in was Graham-Paige Motors Corp.—Sale of Auto Assets Ap¬ proved—To the of the new have assembled four as will It country. locomotive, and a General Motors Diesel of what is possible in enjoy¬ The cars, a diner, conception a cars ment, comfort and utility in future railway travel. chair car, observation leunge car and sleeper, all Dome the feature, upper-level glass-enciosed a seating roof, 24 as many as will have the Astra compartment located in There are many other passengers. innovations. has Motors "General business," said C. E, Wilson, President, in discussing the Train "We are interested in the entire field of transportation ger car «f Tomorrow. interest in railroads as our ElectroMotive Division is the ieading Diesel locomotive builder. We are also interested as suppliers of other equipment: air conditioning through the Frigidaire Division, anti-friction journal box bearings through the Hyatt Bearings Division, and Diesel-generating equipment through the Detroit Diesel Division and the Delco Appliance Division. "Since General Motors is not in the railroad passenger car business, .several of the established builders were invited to submit proposals on construction of the cars. The proposal of the Puliman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. was accepted and that company was commis¬ sioned to complete detailed engineering and construct the four cars, working with General Motors' styling experts and Electro-Motive's and, of have course, Dividend Basis— Common Stock Again on $3 Annual The directors the Feb. on declared 3 holders 75 record of cents Feb. 1947. 13, which share per 75 of cents share per payable March 10, 1947, to stock¬ This restores a quarterly dividend stock, outstanding common dividend a paid been had 1944 during Jtrior to the reduction 1946. quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share ollowing the strike in to a of $1.25 per share on the $5 preferred on the $3.75 preferred stock were also 1947 to stockholders of record April 7, 1947. Regular quarterly dividends stock and $0.933/4 per share • payable May declared, --V. 165, 1, 538. p. Phoenix General The been appointed debentures. For Bank the for trustee Appointed— Corp.—Trustee National Commercial offering 165, p. 4% 683. of Co. Trust 15-year V. see & New cash General Public Utilities electric The output of this which marketing of excess books CORPORATE (Including Statesboro kwh., fr. ry. rev. shares to realize a Kaiser produced Mr. 82,153,098 1,917,875 *$8,920 $783 $168,521 $235,223 15,619 10,046 74,733 64,507 3,519 RR. RR. Insur. 3,073 44,674 36,678 1938- 3,016 2,837 38,294 *$31,074 • 10,532 *$15,172 8,760 $10,820 $100,182 Dr)__ 126,932 The of line (net ry. 2,196 1,991 24,097 23,905 *$43,802 income. oper. TNon-oper. *$25,923 *$140,209 *$30 833 613 52,517 16,251 66465 *$43,189 $26,594 *$123,958 income from 465 353 2,803 *$43,G54 $26,241 *$126,767 $33^321 ♦Deficit. in December, in 1945, "non operating taxes of lated during the depression years adjustment The to increase be in made credit income" interest was thereon due to which adjust¬ in the executive 1932 to 1940 and for which there 1946, was interest was due of the difference between to adjustment interest accruals principal amount of $600,000 at 7% per compromise settlements with holders of such certificates 4% per annum for the two-year period due June 1, 1945 to Dec. 1 1946, whereas in December, 1945, account the company adjusted the Interest for only the one year period due June V. 165, p. 684. ' 1, 1944 and Dec. 1 1944 revenue Operating expenses Prov. depreciation. pit. acquis. fcr Amortiz. 1946 -Month—1945 $4,781,150 from Net ry. loaders, ... 2,688,331 426,750 1946—12 Mos—1945 403,000 5,121,000 836*000 4 ' of ' adjustments 165,500 202,800 1,986,000 2 433 608 Ctenerar taxes 677,134 427,070j ^ 4,083,542 4,529,762 3,685,'823 $824,766 $10,889,688 299,748 3,571,898 income Gross tot. $823,435 long-term debt. on Amort of prem. debt Dlvs. "income on 3 615 149 Cr9,717 22,554 Cr3,717 63,909 55,670 197,416 $514,453 $470,825 223,005 $247,819 $4,702,663 $2,326,556 Crl 16,607 Crl pfd, stock.-.- 1943 $19,418,408 2,123,173 "6.110,736 4,939,366 7,264,938 3,406,133 *736,049 4,232,345 2,888,379 income from p. 73. 3,535,176 3,842,492" $83,034 $61,844 $872,480 $1,495,795 165, 37.610,639 40,610,072 75,062,335 32,968,620 The Dallas Corp., shares ($10 par) President, Greer, Green Bay filed a letter of notification with the SEC 6'f preferred stock, to be sold at par by behalf on the company, without under¬ used to provide expansion capital. & Western Gross ry. from Net ry. to 10.171 *5.322 1,028 railway 2,701.590 2.690,667 2,809,550 2,817,687 506.034 587.432 610.367 966,474 131,208 126,040 175,111 562,841 209. Securities, following have Dividend— Consecutive Inc.—43rd dividends shareholders to on declared been record of Sold to Employees and the At officers same at 9,667 time of Jan. 31 stated subscribed for per share, for a total, shares of stock were removed $20.25 the stock sold will be used for various the Feb. 14, Class— classes first the for Co., Can Corp.—Assets Acquired above.—V. Inc., Corp.—Sells Certain Detroit — 164, p. 2154. Properties— $2,750,000 in cash to its working capital (Mich.i properties, according to R. S. President The funds will be used to expand operations for orders totaling over $20,000,000, he reported.—V. 165. p. 211. Co.—To Sell Bonds Privately—The Fed¬ Comimssion Jan. 31 authorized the company issue $5,000,000 first mortgage bonds, 23/4% series, be dated Feb. 1, 1947, and to mature on Feb. 1, 1977. to 31,117 Group The always alphabetical Idaho Power 1943 52.475 corporation not alphabetical corporation has added of certain Detroit unfilled $203,171 32,014 p. is sale Geddes, 1944 *6,026 165, of The proceeds capital.—V. 165, P- "4. Hupp $221,806 income it amendment filed with the SEC common stock ino pari were an Continental Company proposes to sell the bonds to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., The Penn Mutual Life Insur¬ 1— oper. in shares employees registration. from 1945 *15,267 from Net reasons Corp.—Stock Finance Hummel-Ross Fibre $202,765 income Jan. mechanical possible. as company 50.333 from 1946 railway... oper. From $138,798 eral Power RR.—Earnings— railway.. from Net 1,340,775 3,506 to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near $1,019,243. of $212,747 railway from 902,652 Officers— certain by With Texas—Files on be will Proceeds writing. 27 Jan. on company 5,500 80,281 *$15,823 165, I). 74. position The W. 33,777 $1,529,572 76,759 oper NOTE—For See SEC— W. 36,677 $909,157 $9,209 order. 28,562,967 Southwest 2,614 $64,459 revenue possible 77.801,559 28,379,435 209. p. 2,934 $85,968 Deductions that 25,040,634 ._ income. Greater transp. 200,124.504 207.657,795 200,573,426 167,368,485 , railway oper. than from rev. working railway__ from of shares payable quarter of this Feb. 28, 1947: "Extra Total $0,065 $0,015 $0.08 Automobile .065 .015 Building .08 Chemical .065 Co., Provident ance Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Phila¬ delphia, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., Union Central Life Insurance Co., Aetna Life Insurance Co. and The Con¬ necticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. at 100.50 and int. to be issued to provide the company with capital completion, extension and improvement of facilities of certain bank loans. Company sells electric energy at retail to communities in laaho, including Bcise, and in Oregon, and at wholesale in Idaho, Oregon The securities are construction, lor repayment and for and Nevada. .08 .03 "Regular Agricultural Electrical equipment .08 __ .08 .015 .09 __ .04 Fully General bond Industrial .01 .05 .09 The May .09 machinery .09 __ .02 .02 bond .08 companies .10 priced !os __ .10 _ .055 !o7 .015 7 to a on New Financing— be held to vote at the annual meeting to management proposal to authorize an additional stockholders are 100,000 preferred stock and 450,000 shares of common stock. The additional shares are to be sold publicly from time to time finance a substantial portion of the cost of the extensive expansion shares .05 .04 admin. Plans Additional .03 __ .09 Food of which program is now under way. management proposes to offer the new enough not to jeopardize its dividend policies, cash requirements for construction. The .13 .05 .01 .06 to Petroleum .01 .05 .06 dividend .04 line .05 stock in amounts small yet sufficient to meet also are to be asked at the forthcoming company's charter to enable the directors to and redemption prices for the new preferred market conditions and company interests at the stockholders Merchandising Mining meeting establish stock in time of issuance. Railroad bond Railroad equipment .05 stock .04 .01 .05 .045 .06 .035 Steel __ .04 Utilities .005 .015 Tobacco .015 "Regular dividends dends 161607 are Record from in V. 164, of net are from realized p. dividends investment net .04 income and 1946 2546; V. the amend rates with The shares which present authorized capitalization comprises preferred stock and 450,000 common shares, outstanding.—V. 165, p. 328. company's 4% of are extra divi¬ was given profits. in fourth 165, p. 684. quarter in Illinois The Hastings (Mich.) Manufacturing Co.—Files With SEC company for 300 Los Angeles. shares on ($2 Jan. 31 filed par) a common all of Co.—Dividend Zinc Increased—Extra Also Declared— paid directors on Jan. 23 letter of stock Stock to be offered at $16 on a notification behalf of with the Peter De SEC Paolo, share without underwriting. declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents share and an extra dividend both payable Feb. 20 to stock 2,676,064 100,000' .05 .035 and The .13 __ Railroad The 165, $4,407,656 378,129 transp. other per .—.— Balance —v. Rev. The 1944 $15,958,336 1945 $5,002,620 223,005 $7,378,727 2,676,064 $291,447 on Other deductions _Net 296,144 6,596,632 $5,338,287 $439,973 334,006 from rev. Household 1— Jan. ry. $8,698,577 Federal income taxes___j 1946—11 Mos—1945 $417,040 transp. sub¬ $13,022,314 $12,065,203 _ __ railway oper. From Low $4,382,369 $52,879,704 $50 357 891" 2,524,732 26,269,710 24 307*249 Co.—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 expenses "Loss—V. 1946 railway from Institutional Georgia Power Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— from rev. Net * thinners, sugar cane weeders, manure tillers and field cultivators.—V. 165, p. 538. Investing Cross Gross Net a and annum Honolulu Rapid Transit Period End. Nov. 30- Presi¬ as Aviation accumu¬ December, receivers to to December, 194G. account receiver's certificates of on in and with the SEC capital. and 1947 NOTE—The decrease ment of Great Northern Ry.—Earnings— 2^611 to int. letter of notification a shares ($10 par) preferred and 25,000 shares ($1 par> stocks, to be offered at $11 per unit, consisting of one share each without underwriting. Proceeds will be used for working Net " Surplus applic. 27 filed Jan. on company farm of "Deficit,—V. Deductions D. C.—Files With be may $35 932 income income Gross that car vegetable Gross Net par and etc. Jersey, New SEC 25,000 dealers, John V. Drum, director of sales of the Farm Equipment Division, announced on Jan.' 28. Other implements marketed by Graham-Paige include Rototiller power tillers, which are manufactured at Willow Run; cotton chop¬ Net rents 4t. facil. rents (net Ur)_ throughout offices letter of notification with the (par $10v, to be offered at be used to advertise, open will common equipment December— 33,856 . a stock branch has added a v/agon and a stalk cutter to the implements marketed through its 3,400 farm corporation Frazer 107,110 Unemploy. Act Ry. oper. income Equip, other any Taxing Act, 1937 Fed. Implement Line— Adds to 1946—12 Mos.—1945 Railway tax accruals: Fed. or management of either company and that he would continue dent of Kaiser-Frazer and President of Graham-Paige. Northern Ry.) $2,376,741 2,208,220 filed 4 common Hines-Frederick Corp., Washington, The future." that no changes were contemplated said Frazer the in Kaiser-Frazer "Deficit.—V. $162,925 162,142 Regular automobiles Frazer and by Net $179,746 188,666 opers. its stock interest in Kaiser-Frazer from 250,000 1,006,000 shares, Graham-Paige," he pointed out, "will also 21 r/< share in the profits from the manufacture of both of Proceeds Operating for Net before taxes and has orders on its totaling $32,401,217 at net price to the time N. J.— SEC— month per present Feb. on shares underwriting. operate Camden, increasing "By Gross — 1946—Month—1945 Period End. Dec. 31— Ry. oper. revenues Ry. oper. expenses Frazer, company. Net ended Jan. 31, RECEIVERS—COMBINED AND Mr. to company 7,500 without of Frazer Farm Equipment. The is currently showing net profits line complete $100,000 the at Net Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings the of The Association, Automobile SEC— With Files for December- for the week Graham-Paige will transfer and certain other assets or he according division, stock was resold imjnediately to A. G. Inc., for public distribution.—V. 165, p. 685. The Becker & Co., due 1956, amounting to $8,524,000. interests, $3,000,000 of sum Ten thousand shares were issued to share. per Sterling Drug, Inc., together with $354,000 cash in ex¬ change for 104,959 shares of common stock of Nyal Co. agreement. said, will retain, through Frazer Farm Equip¬ Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary, its farm implement business includes manufacture of the Rototiller farm machine and the ment in automotive the $31.25 Highway the agreement an Chemical Corp.—Secondary Offering — A 9,250 shares of common stock (par $1) offered Jan. 24 by A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., at about of were for to 3413. p. was voting has Corp.—Weekly Output— corporation it Corp., of 164, $641,130 $663,521 end of period surplus Heyden board. outstanding favor in sale thereof. lieu in Gross 1947, amounted to 136,904,592 kwh., an increase of 20,842406 or 18.0%, over the corresponding week of 1946.—V. 165, p. 684. voted been the of 5,024,033 the 71,253 78,624 declared (Mich.). the meeting Kaiser-Frazer Chairman of effect gives its to Graham-Paige, subordinated convertible special a opposed. were Kaiser-Frazer surface York 4'> ratification pers, ' had company addition In to 1945 and 59.3% at to assets Frazer, W. that vertible debentures of Graham-Paige, the Engineers." said the approved entered into by the two companies on Dec. 12, 1946, under which Kaiser-Frazer will issue to Graham-Paige 750,000 shares of Kaiser-Frazer common stock and assume the interest and principal of the outstanding 4% con¬ The special a of than Less Joseph by Frazer shares railroad passen¬ intention of going into the no Mr. 5 automotive company's announced Feb. on Equipment Business— Farm Retain stockholders The and construction The surplus block March 15 and 75 cents each; Jan. 15, $1; 15 and Nov. 15, follows: as 50 cents each; Sept. 16, Oct. 16, $2—V. 164, p. 2958. 15, the common On Jan. 15, on 15 to holders of record March 1, distribution of $2 per share was made. year-end Payments share has been declared per March payable a June Experimental Project— announced that the General Motors Train of —V. Dividend— Gorham Manufacturing Co.—75-Cent A and Dec. improvement of railroad travel in future years, will be ready for public exhibition this Spring. The cars are well along toward completion at Total Dividends 161, p. 1317. miscellaneous assets.—V. cash and certain Earned includes booklet The : Net Non-oper. 209. p. 10.000 company securities, partment. ao 445,773. 17,464 102,938 offered at public auction on Feb. 13 by Adrian H. Muller & Son, auctioners. The com¬ pany is a closely held corporation with 60,000 shares outstanding. The shares will be offered first in parcels of 500 shares and there¬ after as a single block. A minimum bid of $27.50 a share will be required. The shares offered are part of a block of 24,000 owned by the estate of the late Sidney J. Hernstadt, former President of the A $709,265 535,913 137,068 Balance leases booklet containing complete technical and application data on G-E insulating varnishes has been issued by the Resin and Insulation Materials Division of the General Electric Chemical De¬ 44-page of $309,222 49,655 *802,175 Gilmer Oil Co.—Stock Auction Feb. The New Booklet Issued— on $66,465 company. A of $75;933 "794,353 railway oper. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month-—1945 - Taxes railway... "Deficit.—V. revenue *178,577 income 1— from Light Co.—Earnings— 55.491 Operating *156,047 railway Jan. Net a the 1945 $518,558 railway oper. From company's six • Net Net Appliance and Merchandise Department has pur¬ 437,000-square-foot factory in Lowell, Mass., from the War Assets Administration, H. L. Andrews, Vice President, has announced. The second Lowell plant to be acquired by the department within The chased from Gross Gas Period End. Dec. 31— 1946 December— Government Plant— Electric Co.—Purchases General - Haverhill Georgia RR.—Earnings— inventories (liquor, food, and $6,463; (trade), lixed assets issuance for each dividend ceived 25 of 10 cents per share on the capital holders of record Feb. 5. Following last year, of one additional share of stockshare as of record Oct. 25. 1946, a quarterly cash of 12 Vi cents was paid on Nov. 20, 1946. The old stock re¬ cents each quarter.—V. 165, p. 685. the on Oct. held 31, Volume 165 Illinois Number 4567 Central RR. Period End. Dec. 31— Net oper. revenues oper. expenses tax & rents 4,987,909 "5,122,597 178,165 income oper. 66,187,182 22,558,597 39,208,695 0250,923 2,440,181 ing dividend "807,191 17,889,905 23,906,043 137,494 6,134 1,594,453 1,325,061 5,320 available 1,257,724 626,454 received "2,058,781 937,847 165, 18,857,904 988,320 All 23,919,751 11,395,329 12,222,269 collateral bank 2 'it- "3,047,101 7,462,575 The total the year the end net the from 11,697,482 per except outstanding shares. at 1945 1944 $1,999,618 $1,749,931 8,415 52 875 50,100 . 1,466 14,738 64,815 $2,483,797 $2,117,308 442,513 416,766 309,265 $2,673,109 $2,067,031 $1,808,043 $1,557,324 dividends $2,486,387 tl,998,802 1,708,714 1,623,816 of lealized ^Exclusive gain from sales dividend) interest $1.25 income as or elected all of from realized be taxable the basis of from bonds. net share, per as Current 1947—Month—1946 Jan. on gain investment on Federal investment company" since Net and tax and on has the (including realized gainsi. ASSETS, DEC. 31, investment securities 1946 securities market at issue shares of assets quotations $5 stock outstanding value each) (authorized 164, Taxes oper. revenues oper, Net fr. rev. tax ry. Public Other income "$29,714 "$3,024,566 100,229 01,658,731 $255,506 1,041,127 "$701,089 0807,981 117,802 117,733 1,676,162 $247,745 $1,483,568 $2,461,783 6,833 67,697 for "$1,476,735 "$2,394,086 deficit 3.191 39,930 iO. the 165, 503,003 Steel Co. (& $1,531,302 other revenues 1945 $ 218,756,983 its and deprec., at and debt license the claims plicable tax of prior years 11,147,568 adjustments 1945 at < net 2,106,307 1,533.204 1,003,610 1,040,000 for Federal income Provision for Federal excess for for reserve of stock earnings "Net issued Cr74,000 15,556,897 to Cash The 1945. income deducting mium for strike paid in ' $6.04 1945 amounted outstanding Dec. the at 1946 costs the of split-up of capital stock was approved annual meeting held April 24 1946. $15,556,897 represents the net return after and retroactive redemption of of pay the $3,041,850 company's first the and pre¬ mortgage 3% bonds, series "F," due April 1, 1961. of $1,107,850. NOTE—In insurance . November, companies for the sale 3% bonds ovens, of bonds due 1, 1961 and reimburse to the Finance Corporation, capital expenditures and and the other company balance corporate in the share Stock on on 4,899,315 payable Feb. split-up on 28 May to Jan. 28 shares holders declared will of of issued record and Feb. dividend be available of outstanding 11. Since the 40 cents capital 3-for-l per on the Jan. cn Feb. "15 payable 31, to holders of 31. 15, last year made were semi-annual a of 52 follows; Feb. 15, 56 cents; and a special of $1.38.—V. as cents - and 165, ' stated the of split-up $29,639,621 $23,809,84® stores factories Less that the of board Cost the shareholders that $37,571,691 $31,036,191 sales sales of and listed on Cleveland the $20,000,000 than increased from Interest in about ENDED and Net the 6,380,010 profit Federal NOV. to Net $7,887,382 $10,502,623 8,475,884 $5 $8 preferred Dividends 606,387 on common $1,352,871 26,814 $338,983 $1,322,391 128,848 $1,381,609 17,886 125,000 197,405 194,909 Accounts 586,076 718,601 U. of reconversion for the year, prior war $3,648,965; claim to basis peacetime $1,768,191; Series Gross J. due to an officer of par), total, "B" 1946—12 Mos.—1945 22,290 18,631 246,666 147,751 145,828 9,167 123,750 109,1§7 income- $39,870 $38,818 $441,249 $405,658 (net)-— Orl,869 Dr726 7,659 Dr 565 $38,001 $38,092 $448,908 $405,092 8,000 8,426 100,628 103,319 $30,001 $29,666 $348,279 $301,774 25,067 21,992 26,187 income - _ Dividend Co., Ltd., preference shares shares "B" Preference shares "C" Common, dividend for "A" —V. Fed. preferred 164, p. 3414. $9,059,30® 678,193 /' 3' taxes maturing income on 1953 1948 to to 1953 1960 • Reserve for Future contingencies: inventory restoration For (incl. lasts, Capital Earned & facilities „„ „„„ 30,435 31,26® . o-.nrirn. 2iu,ou® mm oo2*?2a 3,227,450 .-"Lk - 57,00®.. •> s.zu.xm ------ . «.g® 292,739 81,245 1,059,1, $10,439,160 ; 202,bJ3 22,878 1,639,056 surplus surplus 165," p". 828,00)> 17,700 57,000 dies) stock Total —V. 590,00® 828'°nn 510,000 general contingencies $5 prior preferred stock (no par) $8 preferred stock (no par) Common 421,801) -.,«««« price decline of manufacturing patterns ^82,00® 444,553 505,000 <net)_* payable Managers' security deposits and employees U. S. Savings Bonds Payments (Contra) • J30.952 ------ — 85,000 maturing notes Notes $9,059,30® 686. Knapp-Monarch Co., St. Louis—Stock Sold—A block 2,000 shares of common stock (par $1) was offered;; and sold Jan, 22 at $11 per share by Vilas & Hickey. ^Th® stock was sold on behalf of Andrew P. Knapp, President, of who received the net proceeds.—V. 165, p. 539. and "D" paid, J. P. S. Co., Ltd Kroger Co.—Current Sales Increased 35.7%— 21,992 80,417 76,233 91,800 91,800 . ^ /r; $129,004 $85,562 average the four weeks ended Jan. 25, 2,605 stores in operation, as of sponding period last year.—V. 165, p. ffi | $5I,Mol664 $38,29746932 SafeTr W6!k! E_nd!d During Balance 31,2b® 1,307,42® Requirements: Preference stock 172,069 30,435 1,585,917 3 1,304,337 liabilities prior maturing 202,453 12,167 10,417 deductions S. $5 notes For 740,339 income P. 256,992 Payments Mortgage 868,829 oper. 1945 $2,713,849 reserve miscellaneous "A" years patents, 12,751 Income Bonds payable Provision 60,935 accruals income less payable—trade & (net), $1,603,444 Taxes 31 $10,439,160 Accounts Series $1,828,245 - DEC. 6'fco'noo Savings Dividend $139,718 $159,499 74,170 life insurance LIABILITIES— in¬ 1946 accounts receivable for refund of prior 1946—Month—1945 SHEET etc. expenses, S. Accrued $124,865; acquisition, BALANCE Total 331,537 years. and notes on 1946 $1,766,799 receivable, 523,457 $433,453 transferred from reserve for SHEET, NOV. 30, $949,130; revenues.___ received (Contra) — Fixed assets, less depreciation & amortization Lasts, patterns, dies, trade marks and goodwill 28,475 $310,061 248,653 248,653 cost $510,553 Managers' security deposits and employees' $468,747 operations in amount ASSETS— 200,000 484,871 provided of principal CONSOLIDATED 100,000 $1,108,202 450,00® 450,00® value. Cash 6,169 Prepaid estimated excess stock stock Merchandise over Cr72,650 of $510,553 325,524 100,430 202,739 stock 28,737 (net) ___ preferred prior surrender cash $1,295,577 24,142 Jamaica Public Service Ltd. (& Sub.)—Earnings— Utility contingencies— income Dividends prior Period End. Nov. 30— Other general 300,000 $1,307,130 for reserve Dividends 5,928,123 731,161 905,021 reserve 1,040,00® — Appro, 1943 765,000 surplus res. tax "Credit 30 1944 the company,: $46,455; capital stock (198,921.35 shares, no $2,381,203; capita] surplus, $35,460; earned surplus, $2,675,771; $7,408,186.—V. 164,. p. 2287. Retire, income profit $314,840 properties in process of Operating Operation amortization and for 32,248 of $1,777,562. 227,009 1,200,000 (net) pre-war 118,013 tax $1,806,126 48,421 19,857 $1,607,130 credits Provision orders, unfilled $4,000,000 1945 1,176,423 26,377,967 $3,079,167 272,037 expenses charges Miscellaneous Net YEARS 29,477,451 $3,079,964 41,366 40,569 operating profit $1,905,450 from 2,852,099 $32,557,415 $28,184,093 66,189 of 5,014,276 sales sales Net payable to banks, $300,000; accounts payable, accrued liabilities, $259,214; dividend payable, $273,517; for ^estimated Federal income taxes, $786,722; balance due $524,979; on 7,226,351 7,932,070 inter-company Net shareholders is authorized $7,599,872 exp. inventories, provision 1945 1946 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— LIABILITIES—Notes stock, last year, the following cash distributions have been made: June 1 and Sept. 4, 40 cents each; and Dec. 2, a year-end -of 70 cents. The stock outstanding prior to the split-up received $1 per share on March l, last year.—V. 164, p. 2831. 8, share declared was that a regular semi-annual distri¬ Keystone income preferred stock, announced per cents 55 $1,839,261 cost Preference cash 165, p. 211. 686. for one, thereby broad¬ that this matter is to be profits tax, $82,000; fixed assets (net), deferred charges, $64,303; total, $7,408,186. Net a of Sales and purposes. To Pay 40-Cent Dividend— directors (no par).—V. two $11,130,471 Maintenance the company issued and sold to eight investment purposes $50,000,000 of its series bonds due Nov. l, 1976. The proceeds from used to redeem the series "F" first mortgage 1946, $13,250,000 for the purchase of the blast furnaces, coke docks and other facilities known as Plancor 266 from the Re¬ future The of of construction for were April shares $634,048 now FOR 4*G" first mortgage 2 65% .amount stated 22 split excess shares 539. p. . 707,879 Split-Up 7,996,774 ASSETS—-Cash, $1; Net income for 1,633,105 on has corporation Payments Aug. $1,341,927 three-for-one by the stockholders Net share per Jan. to be held on it is proposed outstanding shares on the New York has BALANCE 1 633 105 $3.18 other purposes. $6.04 or record contingencies "Portion 9,861,210 $15,556,897, $9,861,210, "Kl," Depreciation dividends 4,899,315 from tory price decline and 165, Amend Charter— ,r 44,118 taxes for 14,544,121 stock Si,012,776 31, surplus- above.—V. Co.—To discts., 9,861,210 operations for the year ended Dec. 31; 1946 or $3.18 per share on 4,899,315 shares'of outstanding at the end of the year before deducting credited to contingency reserves for possible future inven¬ amounted -capital to outstanding will mature balance $1,297,809 He more 1,012,776 share per income transferred and The bution today. refunds refund $895,596; Balance of net income Electric & to 6,000,000 common par), series are has sold profits tax Balance, 651,813 contingencies (no 361,795 the shares depreciation- 3Transfer. . Shares less contingencies Appropriation outstanding Any bor¬ amount Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.—55-Cent Distribution. 1945 940,128 be the list to Te volume income years' 4,395^000 3]85o|208 9,072,150 - principal consummation 3,050,360 Exchanges. income Estim. 600,000 income 1947. principal pay- monthly aggregate Co., for retirement of American's preferred stock. Among changes sought is the increase of 600,000 shares of common $6,967,658 in¬ profits taxes 1, the has asked the SEC for authority to amend its charter of a plan by its parent, American Power company facilitate charter 275*522 recommending to stock deductions Prov. taxes Gas Light 684,035 Jan. on Was if profit cluded in Net The 602. profits taxes excess income Excess $3,391,912 Provision p. agreement, of 3% Graham-Paige Motors Corp. & for 633,527 ap¬ after 155, credit of Oct. start Kansas the to used be 1949. 1, to be 716,525 meeting that & admin, for Normal and facilities war to applied will 578,714 market. company goods Total •_ amortization to See with taxes income of annual and $12,000,000 gen. Other premium paid infringement shares collateral of Kaiser-Frazer, in¬ guaranteed by the Kaiser interests various ' the of amount "Representing 186,041,621 6,633,572 dispute Accelerated come patent connection terms the by will ana Frazer. Acquisition Approved— the to 1946 219,120,624 184,458.447 unamortized disc. & exp. on debt retired) to Inland Steel Co. pension trust of will Oct. cn 1,099,491 Payment Settlement be made available if required company's expanding produc¬ by Henry J. Kaiser, Chairman of the ;; 1 Co.—Earnings- President?; renegot. Prov depletion (incl Arranged— Bank of America, N. T. & S. A., Big Board— company Stock sales, of Sell., 218,021,133 amor¬ ' amortiz. funded on in property.—V. move Co.—Plans shares annual etc., Cost 218,756,983 exp. used 28,150 on this present Other for be $2,198,341 application Gross Total Loan the for Feb. on secured assets, W. the in rowed addi¬ cash. 1,033,537 Exchange. Gross provided in prior years for inventory res., etc., no ionger required and restored to inc. & Under be will fixed 168,300 $1,192,954 1947, about to Amts. depreciation, incurred common 1946 1946 of sales, exclusive of tization and depletion the loan Joseph the from company's on Stock Subs.)—Earnings— Cost of income & Machine the Cincinnati $1,515,628 $ and financing announced $7,860,774 Federal Mandt, 8, and $2,937,019 Years Ended Dec. 31— sales of sale EARNINGS Inland will bonds new of net outstanding make to 506,942 74. p. Corp.—Bank 74. p. G. ening 38,912 51,376 $266,807 "Deficit.—V. in depreciation List Shares "$696,774 3,194 44 515 .charges.. The cluding and company's outstanding 6% $168,000 will be used to reimburse the all income 165, At Net ., $4,000,000 was transferred from reserve account for the first quarter of 1946 Accordingly, adequate was Total 42,405 "$219,098 fixed it 453,242 Jaeger $1,012,179 deductions Total insure tion filed an outstanding deductions Feb. income to 3,638,427 earnings —V. 1,119,071 28,647 Misc. provide for possible losses and unforeseen contingencies arising Kaiser-Frazer Sales 17,093.223 _ Railways $3,500,000 for have revenues income, voted Total fourth in account p. Net $16,392,134 16,123,807 rents to sell will expenditures Service Fed. Net $16,379,313 opers. the Co. $2,226,492 4,380,644 deficit oper. , adopted by the corporation with respect to reserve for created out of income for the inclusive years 3941 to the World War, is to transfer to income account such amounts required to absorb the cost of strikes and other matters incident riients common the of of sum acquisition for est. Total $1,356,078 accruals ry. fourth for The corporation has arranged with the for a line of credit up to $12,000,000, to the SEC competitively $22,- bonds, and the balance will be acquisition of additional property. and directors of Net facilities emergency t$2.91 contingencies to income ol the extraordinary expenses incurred as a result of January-February 1946 Steel strike. If that transfer had not been made, the results for the year ended Dec. 31, 1946 would have been reduced accordingly.—V. 164, p. 3145. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1,500.624 Equip, and jt. fac. thereto. (G. R.) Kinney Co., Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— $1,470,910 expenses sale redeem capital from than Other Indiana Harbor Belt RR.—Earnings— 1946--Month—1945 sell new and other Prov. 3144. p. and Maintenance 2,953,068 $55,566,741.—V. Period End Dec. 31— .to with Railways 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— $23.79 cost, & Operation 5,000,000 share at of stock 412,968 par incident reconversion. all of which will be owned by Railways. par), the The the of Iowa 68,239,975 $70,255,526 per expenses on the quotations) 292,102 capital "Investments ®Net notification Light issue to Iowa-Illinois to for proceeds construction market at bonds. construction The OF NET United of authorized of from treasury Provision - letter of a proposal sale $16,000,000 5V2"r issuer's has distributed company liabilities of all 8,082,082 1,998,212 shares. tAfter §And for 1945, amortization quarter $6,900,000 and for tBased board. a ($100 proceeds of SEC this to shares common securities income the assets Shares shares. are on $2,713,773 $52,318,127 $44,327,663 mortgage bonds, due 1977. also proposes to issue and shares 35,000 extent for the company Operating Int. filed 24 subsidiary a first of The dividend). made with 4. Subsequent $70,547,628 Net 2,476,502 for 1947—12 Mos.—1946 expenses. company, tional of $3,704,595 receivables Current "$1.77 on as 539. p. 2,367,774ft 10,854,084, | f$0.90 *$3.79 V $10,897,902. flAnd for 1945,. adjustments of accruals $4,399,000 and refundable amount $4,925,000. 1944 to out in maturing shares of capital stock to be offered at $1 a share without Proceeds will be used for mine and mill equipment and operating 000,000 capital a of Total Prov. notes, 1956.—V. 165, share- com. 4,560,000 Cr3,367,000 2,108,000 Cr9,324,000 tt4,744,824 contingencies Department Stores, Inc.—January Sales— company The $1,849,685 "Investment Net 2% Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co.—New Plan Filed— realized account Cash Ry. unsecured new ' ttThe policy 211. p. 65,000 for investment on ^Exclusive gains income stating on unrealized "regulated a net losses share (designated cents rail been or for Feb. and per $3 securities realized gain has gains or eight or reorganization capital a unrealized $8,231,634, STATEMENT Ry. all underwriting. investment provision on to its of on share per NOTE—No and of $219,510, ana received (designated Ry. $18,000,000 $ quarter 288^230 income 3Exclusive . and war year money $3,182,847 165, The $1,845 554 securities. Net of Loan— SEC— 45,522 $3,115,622 "Net per "Based Interstate Mining Corp., Carson City, Nev.—Files with 1943 $2,460,644 Expenses (On with Sales —V. income Total or released purchase Period End. Jan. 31— The $3,114,153 stock Interest gain minor Interstate $83,530,669 at the beginning of 1946 in Co.—Refunds txs. income Earns, ' ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 dividends Dividends been 273,036 prof. cxc. to by 2,^4,299 outstanding shares, to $70,255,526 INCOME and l' 57,140,251 247,009,461 284,741,818 2,371,704 26,689,181 26,986,568 9,090,256 10,263,856 21,287,900 237,674 1,011,241 983,586 for Federal prov. Net Report— represented by 2,953,068 share decreased 14.9',/. year value asset decreased assets represented of Paper has varying semi-annual instalments through Dec. 31, Investors—Annual inc. pledged under the company's $20,385,000 secured serial loan balance Incorporated 2,744.317 charges Mos.—1945 "j '•»» '* §Prov. for depr. & depl. satisfactory price for them.—V. 162, p. 2149. a 5$ 73,389,063 9,870,177 jlEstd. 11946—12 1946—3 Mos.—1945 < oper. revs.__ fr. operations.. Interest mortgages against its prop¬ liens, are being discharged, it was announced on Jan. 31 by John H. Hinman, President. The com¬ pany paid off $2,385,000 of the old loan on Jan. 31 and replaced the 539. p. firm offer at a • and tlncome its International 2,646,119 Sales deducting for 1,708,272 "Deficit.—V. to 1,311,353 erties, net and the clearing up of the trustee's counsel, voting trust certificate holders. The report disclosed that the Realization company borrowed $10,000 last year to meet current operating expenses. With respect to the 523,349 Swedish Match "B" shares, the only securities owned by the company, the report stated that the directors to date have not 3,072,444 2,513,945 deductions charges charges Cash with by the trustee in bankruptcy for the International Match Corp. within the next two months. Upon receipt of this the Realization company expects to declare a liquidat¬ facility fixed Cash -h company on Jan. 31 reported that the matter of compensation for the trustee a final liquidating dividend will be paid 42,888,683. 2,295,799 Cr4,064,483 income Income net Period End. Dec. 31— The 20,162,851 (net Dr) Miscell. Fixed $ 15,040,254 14,046,698 accruals-- joint ry. Other $ 811 Jones & Lauglilin Steel Corp, (& Subs.)—Earnings—• Expected— " $ 19,034,607 from ry. oper. rev. Net dend Soon 1946—12 Mos.—1945 , Railway Equip. International Match Realization Co., Ltd.—Final Divi¬ -Earnings of System— 1946—Month—1945 $ Railway Railway m THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 211. 1947, the company had an, against 2,728 in the corre¬ .. *' is i . Laundry Co., Inc.—Seeks Tenders— % The. Bankers Trust Co., trustee, 16 Wall St., New York, N. Y., will up to and including March 1, 1947, receive bids for the sale to it of first (closed) mortgage sinking fund 6V2% guaranteed gold bonds io an amount sufficient to exhaust the sum of $7,459, at prices not to exceed 105 and interest. Moneys in the sinking fund will be applied to the retirement of accepted tenders on April 1, 1947. 4 Liickawanna 164, p. 1596. Inc.—January Sales Up (M. A.) Lamston, J2o|%4 My ol January- e 21.2%— SM dividend of 10 cents per share has been declared on the stock, payable March 1 to holders of record Feb. 14. A special distribution of 15 cents per share was made on this issue on Jan. 10 this year. Payments of 10 cents each were made on Marclj 1, June 1, Aug. 31 and Nov. 30, 1946, making a total of 40 cents, for the year. Tbg usual semi-annual dividend of $3 per share on the preferred stock: has also been declared, payable May 1 to holders of record April 30.—V. 164, p. 3145. A regular cotmnpn (& Subs.)—Earnings— Bryant, Inc. Lane tomers to our cus¬ $22,533,372 $18,209,807 1,443,775 2,030,033 - operations from Profit Provided for wear and tear accounts due to use Interest on money borrowed of our property 62,944 21,423 529,000 58,066 36,406 1,136,000 $830,408 242,325 $799,561 164,364 $588,083 profit Dividends to stockholders (common and pfd.)__ needs shares of common stock outstanding at Reserved for future of No. "AjEter V. 165, for two P- common one stock and circulating in 105 overseas countries. Other independent publishing properties and operations involved in this integration of activities include; The McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., of Great Britain, which (per share)— for the service centers trade With Lansing, Mich.—Files Inc., SECletter of notification with the SEC stock to be offered at $2 a share Proceeds will be used for plant expansion and Thp company on Jan. 27 filed a jjl,666 shares ($1 fQ» par) underwriting. capital. Without working common and Tire Corp.—Annual Meeting Date— L#e Rubber & Feb. on 27, will be asked to amend the by-laws to meeting the annual stockholders' February.—v. 163, p. 1866. (James) Lees & Sons to last the Thursday in Co.—Listed on Big Board— Stock Exchange recently approved for listing the outstanding 317,500 shares of common stock and the outstanding 30,000 shares of 3.85% cumulative preferred shares. Trading in the shares, Which began Jan. 31, 1947, represents the first public dealing in its securities in the history of the company. Uiftil November of last year the stock of the company was closely held. At that time there was public offering, through a nationwide investment banking group headed by Morgan Stanley & Co., of 203,833 York New The of commoji stock, standing common shares, shares constituting approximately 25% of the out¬ the stock so offered being for the account At the same time there was offering cumulative preferred shares, of which 14,399 shares were offered in exchange for the then outstanding 7% cumulative preferred stock of the company which has since been retired. The company has paid dividends on its common stock in each year since incorporation in 1895 with the exception of 1938. On Jan. 22, last,r a quarterly dividend cf 35 cents was declared, being the first to he declared since the stock was split up in October 1946 on the basia, of 33 V3 shares of the present stock ($3 par) for each one share of the old $100 par value stock.—V. 165, p. 540. of certain selling stockholders. of the 30,000 shares of 3.85% Lehigh Valley Transit Co.—Sale of Generating international book publish¬ 212. Clearwater, Calif.—Files With SEC— The company on Jan. 31 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 2 200 shares ($1 par) capital stock. Of the total, 1,200 shares will be sold by Edward A. Pellegrin, a director, and 1,000 shares will be sold by Fred H. Brown, Vice-President, Treasurer and director, to Dean Witter & Co., Los Angeles to cover short account for sales previously made to public.—V. 164, p. 3415. Sta¬ Wash.— Mining Co., Inc., Spokane, Maple Leaf Gold The SEC on Jan. 31 approved the sale by the company to Pennsyl¬ & Light Co. of the steam electric generating station at Alleptown, Pa., and electric substations at Catasaqua, Sellersville and Bethlehem, for $1,500,000 in cash. Proceeds from the sale will be deposited v/Ith the trustee under the mortgage securing Lehigh's outstanding bonds, to be used for their refinement in accordance with a plan lor the rearrangement cf the company's capital structure. Lehigh is a subsidiary of National Power & Light Co. and Pennsyl¬ vania Is a subsidiary of Electric Bond & Share Co., National's parent. —V. 164. p. 1723. f The with the SEC Jan. 24 filed a letter of notification common stock to be offered at 15 on company totaled 32,157,000 kwh., for company as compared the week ended Feb. with 26,123,000 kwh. 1, 1947, for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 23.1%. Output for the 52 weeks ended Feb. 1, 1947, totaled 1,496,236,000 kwh. as compared With 1,397,191,000 kwh. for the previous 52 weeks, an increase of 74%,—V. 165, p. 687. . Louisville (Ky.) Soy Products Corp.—Files with SEC The company on r Jan. 22 fqr 20,000 shares ($5 without underwriting. ^ par) filed a to be will be offered at $6.30 used for additional share working a capital. The announcement -said the comis to spend $3,500,000 of its own money before drawing on the loan. as the figure during the year also set a $36,967,603 at the close of , for Federal provision after year, J „ , the for earnings net 1946 during gain of $2,756,325 over a taxes, shares. equal to $8.93 per share cn the same number of annual report to stockholders, President T. come, J. Falvey notes the In for Federal taxes, "underwriting operations 24 cents per share, as compared to $5.17 in before provision that, pro¬ of the Investment earnings showed an increase from $5.53 per share to $5.97 per share. Our present dividend rate of $4 is thus sub¬ stantially covered from the earnings on our investment alone." For 1946 the company reports that the ratio of losses and loss ex¬ penses incurred to premiums earned was 57 05%, compared with 55.03% in 1945, and the ratio of expense incurred, excluding Federal taxes, to premiums written was 40.07'- , compared with 37.59% for the pre¬ ceding year. In connection with these items Mr. Falvey said: "Reserve for claims increased by $1,170,800 and the reserve for un¬ profit a These increases reflect the results of increased permium income, as evidenced by the fact that the ratio of losses incurred to premiums earned increased only 2.02%. "The increase of 2.48% in the expense ratio over 1945 is due in large part to commissions paid, which show an increase of 1.83%. There was no change in the scale of commission rates but there was a loss during the year of war contracts, previously written at reduced commissions, and premium writings have increased on those lines earned $1,094,241. increased premius the higher commission rates. "Notwithstanding these additional costs and of our securities, we were able to interest. It The company is to turn out houses of an the decrease in market maintain a .surplus of $10,000,000, assigning $1,005,940 to the voluntary reserve." Total surplus to policyholders, including capital of $2,000,000, sur¬ plus and voluntary reserve amounted to $13,005,940 at the close of 1946. Total liabilities except capital amounted to $23,961,662. The report notes that all securities have been valued in accordance with the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Com¬ missioners and that, on the basis of actual Dec. 31 market values, total assets would have been $37,573,449 and surplus to policyholders would havf? been $13,611,787. Of the admitted assets at the close of 1946, 50.71 ">■ was represented by cash and United States Government bonds.—V. 163, 655. p. > & Sons has placed privately $2,000,000 debentures, due Feb. 1, 1967. The proceeds will be used to pay off bank loans and for gen|: era! corporate purposes. V The company imports, manufactures and distributes spices extracts mayonnaise and mustard products, household and agricultural insecticides, drug specialities and glues.—V. 161, p. 2335. teas, notification with the SEC Jan. 27 filed a letter of on company 6-year 4'/2% notes and 45,000 shares ($1 par) common, to be offered initially for subscription to stockholders in units of $50 of notes and ten shares of common to record holders of ten shares of price will be $66 per unit. There are no under¬ will be used to acquire additional vessel and other Offering common. Proceeds writers. fgjgMcCrory Stores Corp.—January Sales Incr. 12.09%— ' Month of January— 1947 g Sales',.— •M ) The lg46 $5,518,770 company in January, 1947, had 199 stores in $4,923,517 operation, of Tons Net 59,740 and Development $41,933 4,420 revenue $91,574 Nil operating profit $88,233 3,341 $46,353 Estimated Non-operating 13,276 expenditure Capital —V. 163, p. 2728. Michigan Gas & Electric Co.—Time Extended— ""TlTe SEC has granted the company's application for an extension March of 31 time the and within which it transactions.—V. related effectuates 164, plan a of 3146. p. Michigan Molded Plastics, Inc., Dexter, Mich.—Files with SEC— The for company Jan. 21 filed on shares ($1 underwriting. 30,000 par) letter of notification a to be be common, Proceeds will used offered for with the SEC at $2.50 additional a share working McGraw, Jr., President and Chairman, on Jan. 27 an¬ the combining of all oversease activities of the company single publishing operation under the direction of John Abbink mon West Corp.—May Delay Distribution— corporation shares which the of divestment The of such 50.8% receive & stock of West South the outstanding com¬ is planning an as part of its Corp., shareholders its to program. merger Central of Public Service Co. Feb. new The 3. will Central new distribution early underwriters of into & South Central company West and Utilities South West received the American and Corp. Corp. became effective from the sale to proceeds 1,342,192 shares amounting to $14,697,000 which funds now on deposit with the redemption agent for retirement of the outstanding unexchanged preferred shares of the two merged concerns. are new West shares holding is will receive Central of equivalent outstanding and will as a & to South 1.101 liquidating dividend next simplification of North on Power be & Light received shares, West shares Corp. for 50.8% of the 6,600,000 to be outstanding. This or each distributed in share kind of at a 70,808 $837,916 Net The of Middle West This Co., through a subholding successful liquidation will involve liquidation company operating of North 117 000 lioiooo 365,000 Cr44,000 profit 79,970 on $0.76 class A stock Divs. on common Earnings $144,091 58,975 56,858 $0.28 $384,069 Divs. per 38,788 stock share common to carryback of operating loss and unused excess profits credit subsidiary company. of CONSOLIDATED (Except plus accrued BALANCE Rieke $705,740; interest SHEET Metal United SEPT. Products 30, 1946 Corp.) securities, Government States at market price), refundable portion of prior year's Federal income taxes, $44,000; inventories, $549,257; investment in capital stock of Rieke Metal Products Corp., subsidiary company not accounts consolidated, laneous and equipment, and at non-current cost (less tion of $694,488), $532,848; LIABILITIES—Note $269,970; $724,132; cash surrender value of life in¬ sinking fund (per contra), $72,218; miscel¬ receivables, $4,563; property, plant cost, $35,158; investment approximate (represents receivable, at policies, surance for reserves depreciation and amortiza¬ $3,612,534. deferred charges, $108,312; total, 1946, $40,000; accounts payable and accrued expenses, $230,526; customers' deposits on orders, $300,825; dividend payable Oct. 15, 1946 on class A stock, $7,319; sinking fund payment due in Jan. 1947, per contra, $72,218; Federal taxes on income—estimated, $450,513; notes payable to bank, due in five annual installments beginning Dec. 31, 1947, $210,000; 5% sinking fund debentures due serially from 1952 to 1970, $600,000 minority interest in Monroe Steel Castings Co., $18,051; convertible class A stock ($5 par), $244,225; common stock ($1 par), $452,927; paid-in surplus, $565,078; earned surplus, $420,853; total, $3,612,534. —V. 164, payable bank, to 31, Dec. due 2694. p. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.—Increases Com¬ Dividend— mon directors The the on last each; Sept. extra ol cents per share of record Feb. 15. as follows: March 9 and June 10, 25 cents 10, 40 cents each; and Dec. 27, a year-end declared 4 and Dec. dividend quarterly preference stock, March holders of record to record March on of 50 10 to holders cents. convertible 1 dividend a payable March were year 10 50 usual The Feb. on stock, common Payments for the been set date has 25 of 80 series Feb. annual as cents A, share on the 3.20% also declared, payable per was 15. stockholders to be held 1947.—V. 164, p. 3146. meeting of Feb. 15, Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry.—Earnings— 1945 1944 $1,136,229 "384,362 171,995 "266,553 $1,223,171 337,964 269,757 $1,228,230 428,677 14,570,115 15,573,061 1,826,537 443,938 593,451 15,250,079 4,352,702 1,795,224 14,821,903 1,831,089 railway... from Gross Net Net ry. railway from 1943 1946 $1,342,406 December— income.. oper. 324,735 157,127 From Jan. 1— railway... from Gross Net ry. railway from Net income.. oper. 165, p. Gross Net ry. railway from "1,119 31,333 34,047 1,905,868 538,130 2,179,785 807,718 1,764,115 676,841 109,322 railway from ry. 52,429 210,579 366,389 324,732 1943 184,686 1— railway from income oper. 165, Missouri p. 213. Arkansas Ry.—Earnings— & $141,484 $141,484 3,040 3,040 1944 $231,857 *28,020 *24,152 18,816 *18,816 *46,432 28,786 8,661 1,266,421 7,340 2,158,641 2,575,273 2,178,125 "44,165 540^76 309,508 *194,938 "321,609 131,080 34,649 railway from Net ry. railway from income— oper. 1945 1945 *$2,810 *23,736 1946 December— Gross $159,631 69,194 $174,723 58,955 1,465,210 333,064 income... oper. From Jan Gross $119,830 "645 1943 1944 1945 1946 $141,079 76,116 railway from Net 4,695,942 3,478,557 213. Central RR.—Earnings— Mississippi * From Jan. 1— Gross Net railway from railway from income— "Deficit—V. 165, p. 213. Net oper. ry. RR.—Plan Upheld by Court— of Appeals in Kansas City has denied an application from a group of bondholders to send the reorganization plan back to the U. S. District Court in St. Louis ^ In denying the aoplication, the Circuit Court blocked the effort Missouri Pacific Circuit Court S. U. The j the present reorganization plan with a plan that would give recognition to the road's preferred and common stock. The court decision ordered the appeals entered by the bondholders to remain in the docket for disposition in the regular bondholding groups the of to replace order. reorganization plan, which was approved by Judge the U. S. District Court in St. Louis in January, old preferred and common stock from snaring in the reorganization. This second "compromise" plan was promul¬ gated by the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1944. In their motion to remand the present plan back to the District Court, the bondholders' groups contended that the trustee had paid off $55,000,000 of indebtedness since its promulgation, changing the road's financial condition considerably. The principal interests in the application for remanding the present plan include Alleghany Corp., the bondholders' committee of Gulf Coast Lines, holders of general mortgage 4% bonds, International present H. Moore of eliminates the controls The also liquidating Central in a retainable in share Thompson, trustee system. of for the insurance group. Their plan, which part of 1946, enlists the agreement bondholding groups, according was of a to Guy A. road.—V. 165, p. 688. Monmouth Park (N. J.) Jockey Club—Rights to Stock¬ holders— of voting trust certificates outstanding at 3 p.m. are given pro rata rights to subscribe to 387,500 stock (vtc) at the rate of \xU shares for «^ch $4 per share. Subscription rights expire at 3 p.m. (EST) Feb. and unexercised subscription warrants will be void thereafter. Holders company. (EST) on West shares of Central Illinois Public Kentucky Utilities, Michigan Gas & Electric, Public Service of and Middle West Corp. of Canada. Three of these properties, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana, are expected to be included the formulated substantial in turn are the latter the and Northern Great held 11 remaining properties include holdings in Indiana International Corp., one of its sub¬ Mr. Abbink also is Chairman of the National 79,955 50,135 231 200 _ tax "Refund Middle West future date the common stock of Middle West. move Utilities Co. West shares to 3,559,400 probably be The Service, $667,108 $731,404 and surtax tax The nounced Publishers $615,063 116,341 profits 1946 dividend. Business 3,906,724 George H. of Normal Excess Net tato President 1945 $4,573,831 3,231,201 depreciation)__ deductions Other 1945 48,779 $225,598 137,365 1946 produced operating costs metals fiom expected to be distributed to Middle West stockholders as a tivities— sidiary publishing units. 1946 (including profit "Deficit.—V. $211,374 169,441 31— milled ore income Wisconsin McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.—Combines Overseas Ac¬ a Corp.) Products income Net capital. Consolidated Mines Ltd.—Earnings— Matachewan the Same number as in January, 1946.—V. 165, p. 212. James Total Net equipment and to provide additional working Middle '- par (& Subs.)—Earnings— Metal income "Deficit.—V. $225,000 Middle 3V$% sinking fund no track. 30— December— The for The '-Alex. Brown Sept. expenses Operating Boston, Mass.— enamel- McCormick & Co., Inc.—Debentures Placed Privately I racing a the SEC B share without underwriting. a $3,846,264 and Other Files with SEC— oft-ateei. | operate with 500 shares of Class and valuation capital. at 4% Ended The carrying is to be used as working capital. Years $516,337; amounted to $883,454, equal to $5.52 per share on the 160,000 shares of stock outstanding. These figures compare with com¬ bined net earnings of $1,429,386 for 1945, after Federal taxes on in¬ income without years to used ASSETS—Cash, written premiums total premiums of $19,413,142 did total admitted assets of Earned record, new that high of $20,507,384, new a 1945. for reports company reached fQllpws: $4,885,000 for machinery, equipment and tooling and $7,615,000 5 Indiana Northern , | of prefabricated veterans' housing. #RFQ '$$ The loan is for two of Sales cost recapitalization, Lustron Corp.—RFC Approves $12,500,000 Loan— P»ny be and develop¬ Co.—Report— Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance until ;?•* The Reconstruction Finance Corporation on Jan. 30 approved a ;ti* $12,500,000 loan to the corporation to be used in financing production i stock letter of notification a Class A stock par (Except Rieke letter of notification with the SEC common, Proceeds 20 filed Jan. on $1 will and Lane G. Ernest H. Carlson, President of company, Candler, a director. Proceeds will be used for exploration ment of mining property. Total V extension until March 31 an common 687. cents a share. shares of 400.000 for Underwriters, Three Months Ended Dec. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (Ky.)—Weekly Output— this the p. Miller Manufacturing Co. "Due Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., vania Power Stectric output of company 90,000 of Proceeds Files With SEC— tions Approved— ; 165, stock. The Class A stock will be sold at $3 Costs previous year. The stockholders Co.—V. Midget Stadium, Inc., Baltimore, Md.—Files with SEC The for Macco Corp., duced change of its holdings of Service McGraw-Hill domestic magazines. of expanded and rapidly growing distribution program.—V. 165, p. vastly A in the important McGraw-Hill magazines, with bureaus of the world. circulation Overseas ing Combined Chemicals, 30 granted the corporation Jan. on dispose Public publishes The Machinist magazine and supervises Hill magazines and books in Europe. .... . , . , The McGraw-Hill Digest, a monthly magazine digesting technical material from the domestic magazines for circulation abroad. McGraw-Hill World News, a world-wide business and technical news 1946. 339. Lapaco to industries various The *576,014 255,158 ">$1.39 $2.99 stock-split and preferred stock conversions.— end of period Net earnings on the interest of the Chilton Co Inc in Business Publishers International Corp., an overseas affiliate of the two publishing companies, which publishes five monthly magazines—with a sixth in development—and five annuals covering $635,197 _ Federal income taxes Net. 1945 1946 Ended Nov. 30— Sates of merchandise and services 6 Months domestic business which publishes 26 company, magazines, recently acquired the sale of McGraw- Dividend— Declares 10-Cent McGraw-Hill The SEC circles for many years. and industrial SEC Grants Time Extension— active leader in inter¬ Council, Inc., and has been an Foreign Trade national trade Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE at 1947 of record Jan. 22 common Subscriptions for shares of common of Commercial Trust Co. of New CiTo ^he* exercised, extent the that any stock (vtc) may be made at office 15 Exchange Place, Jersey Jersey, warrants shall not be thus available may be subscribed of the subscription unpurchased shares Volume for generally THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 16S holders voting trust certificate Monmouth Corp. by before such shares be purchased by may PURPOSE ISSUE OP . Op APPLICATION AND PROCEEDS—The original financing of the club provided approximately $2,000,000, which was considered adequate to complete the construction of a racing plant. However, construction niture and as the of result of changes in conditions, the final cost of a plant is racing The purpose $5,100,000, exclusive of land, The together with of this issue $600,000 shares of common stock <vtc) now offered, will be a maximum of $1,550,000. A minimum of $1,260,000 will be realized by reason of Monmouth Corp.'s agreement to* purchase up to 315,000 shares, which sum will be applied to the re¬ demption of the presently outstanding 25,200 shares ($50 par) 4% net proceeds from stock; preferred convertible non-cumulative sale of 387,500 the the to extent that any H. P. ceived shares The distributed & Co. and its McGraw H. P. to club's the of cumulative convertible 5% stock will be subcontractors in exercise 16,000 shares of such stock tender to option preferred or to pay as provided for under the contract between P. H. McGraw & Co. and the club, dated Aug. 26, 1946, in full and complete the balance due for work, labor, materials and services. required in addition a cash payment of $500,000In¬ of payment contract The in cluded the contract required costs construction the under Co. cash, in 8800,000 to oe paid P. H. McGraw & premiums for workmen's compensation and art liability, insurance, estimated to be approximately $100,000. Under a supplement to the contract (he club agreed to pay the premiums in consideration of P. H. McGraw & Co's agreement to allow the club credit a the the time number ultimate McGraw & Co. P. H. £o the of premiums against the cash payment of lor the balance of the two-thirds to accept a smaller the club's 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock. There¬ and of number fore one-third of 8500,000 iinal shares of can only cost premium preferred of stock to be determined early in established be will by be 1947 at It the indicates proceeds to the the be The years. the and sale of minimum number of shares of common stock From $1,260,000 will be applied to redemption of 25,200 4% non-cumulative convertible preferred stock. (vtc), shares of ($50 par) On Nov. Equivalent of proceeds received from 14,636 shares of 5% cumu¬ convertible preferred stock ($50 par), $731,800, payment of (3) balance construction of and HISTORY This cost. upon the final liability insurance. sum may slightly vary workmen's for club was incorporated in New for the purpose of constructing a horse plant at Monmouth County, N. J., and conducting race meets-and pari-mutuel wagering thereat. 23, 1941, Oceanpurt, The club Racing June Feb. on 1946 27, Commission conduct to permit received a running 1946 to July 20, 1946, inclusive. made application for renewal 10, from the horse-race New Jer¬ The club and difficulties numerable plant could cost of no made for apparent original the the that estimate racing of construction to continue suspend or operations. Restrictions in the which the $2,000,000 10-year 6% cumulative issued, prevented the club from borrowing additional funds without consent of two-thirds of registered owners of indentures, income the to under debentures debentures. permit ticipate The urgency was so public offering to voting financing. In order a in were new the authorized capital great that there was time not certificate holders to par¬ provide the necessary funds, trust to stock was increased June 11, 1946 from 310,000 common stock (lc par) and 30,000 shares ($50- from earnings and is capital stock derived from its admissions, The sole the of club in¬ was subscription and share of the issuance of capitalization securities preferred income cumul. and debs, 6% is pari-mutuel and income cumul. (vtc) shares shares All be to the of RESULTS be 1,000,000 shs. presently unissued under the voting MONTHS TEN OP .tNet event taxes t$442,447 87,044 resulted 1946 the entirely charge non-recurring construction for tin meet, race the premium as depreciation charge, the net loss of $62,637 and the as a a amounting to $87,044 will be eliminated. tNo interest the 10-year 6% cumulative income debentures of income paid the from of $514,844 expended allowed will be converted into $442,447 on been is club on So issuance long that dividend any the since therefor. it will (other without the benture thereof, said as not than pay has nor debentures any provision been outstanding, are the the JUne, CORP.—Corporation It Delaware. two-thirds in of interest the of The de¬ oiganized was construction for the for was the club's incorporated purpose racing of plant 11, May mouth Corp. of of non-cumulative sold convertible 25,200 shares and as a of preferred preferred stock stock was authorized. for $1,260,000 to Mon¬ rpsult was enabled to continue the construction the advanced (As of and materialmen. Aug. 26, 1946 the club had expended $3,800,000 continue and at contractors the construction, for additional sums for work, theretofore furnished, for which payment had not engaged in labor and materials estimates were given as to further amounts needed to complete the club's racing plant. As the club •was not in funds to meet the demands of F. H. McGraw & Co. made -on its behalf and on behalf of the various subcontractors, negotiations were entered into, firstly as to determining the final amount in re¬ spect of construction, and secondly, as to ways and means for proTiding the funds required to make payment. After much negotiation, P.. H. McGraw & Co. insisted upon immediate payment of not less ye); been received, than $500,000 As result a of and various a part of any financial agreement with the club. prolonged negotiations with the directors and counsel as under agreement dated Aug. 26, 1946, P. H. McGraw & Co. agreed to guarantee the complete construction of the racing plant for the additional sum of $1,300,000, making the total cost $5,100,000. P. H. McGraw & Co. agreed to accept payment- as follows: $500,000 in cash and the balance of $800,000 in cash or by tendering a maxi¬ mum of 16,000 shares of a new ($50 par) 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock to P. H. McGraw & Co. and its subcontractors, at the ■option of the club, subject to adjustment in respect of premiums to b# paid by the club for workmen's compensation and liability insurant -Under the contract, P. H. McGraw & Co. agreed to complete construction on or before Dec. 25, 1946. r ; In order to make the immediate payment of $500,000 in cash to for the club, . the club accepted subscriptions of 125,000 shares of common stock (vtc) from a group of 19 persons composed mostly of the directors of the club, at $4 per 6hare, with the understanding that pending the issuance of voting trust certificates the $500,000 yveuld be used for the discharge of the cash payment to P. H. McGraw P. H. McGraw & Co., &--Co. The subscribe 125,000 shares have not been issued as yet. The right to stock now being offered to the voting trust certificate for Jidlders does riot attach to the 125,000 shares. $466,600 to P. H. McGraw & Co. (being $500,000 3ess $33,400 for premiums assumed by the club) thus fully and -com¬ •The club has paid pletely discharging all of its financial liabilities and obligations under the Aug. 26, 1946 contract, except its obligation to issue'the requisite mrimber of- shares of 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock, pres¬ ently estimated after adjustment of premiums assumed by the club to fee' 14,636 shares, in lieu of the final'cash payment. Messrs. Amory L. Haskell, Philip H. Iselin, Eugene L. Norton and John W. Flock on May 8, 1946 advanced $100,000 to the club which was used to meet urgent obligations incurred in connection with the (construction of the racing plant. 25,000 shares of common stock 4vtc) will be issued, after the date of issuance of the prospectus (dated Jan. 22, issuance the <of lor 1947) to said persons in satisfaction of the advance. Upon the of the shares, the 125,000 shares of common stock (nc) and preferred stock, above mentioned, all construction costs in respect racing plant will have been fully paid and discharged, except Under club the club's obligation to pay approximately $69,000 for the work¬ taiowledge, convertible the subcontractors who will receive the 5% cumulative preferred stock intend to resell such stock, and further of the of record series, 15 cents; and on selected group series, 5 cents. For record, on these series during 1946, see V. 165, p. 340. ^ distributions made Net of Aug. • 26, 1946 the Monmouth Corp. . . granted held by Monmouth Corp., to Sales; E-. three new directors has Garlerit, President, D. Ir. Porter, Vice-President-Treasurer; Vice-President-Secretary; C. S. Holden, Vice-President, Harold Hunt, Vice-President, Engineering; and M; P. Cotes, Names M. F. Cotes to Executive 1937.—V. Vice-Presidency— of M. P. Cotes as Executive Vice-President has been John E. Garlent, President. Mr. Cotes has served as in charge of the Duo-Therm Division and a director 165, p. 213. Mutual Aviation, Inc., Buffalo, N. Y.—Files With SEC Jan; 29 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 30,000 shares ($1 par) capital stock to be offered to public at $3 a share and for subscription to stockholders at $2.25 a share in ratio of one share for each ten shares held. There are no underwriters. Proceeds will be used for equipment. The 363,083 1,611,049 1,585,090 income $998,454 - a $910,790 * $903,432 • 536,680 536,680 268,340 268,340 $3.72 $3.36 ASSETS—Cash 268,340 • $3.39 SEPT. 30, 1946 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, : * )-:* marketable secur¬ reduce to valuation based on notes and accounts receivable, .• banks and on hand, $886,818; in ities, at cost. (less reserve, $26,068, to market quotations), $442,118; customers' $63,211; amounts recoverable * of amortization of inven., $2,607,595; prepaid^insur. premiums and other expenses, $118,805; investment in English subsidiary. (approximately 74% owned), not consol., $93,624; cash surrender value v of life insurance policies; $143,485; post-war refund of Canadian ex* : cess profits taxes, $24,815; property, plant and equipment, sound-value as appraised ■ Feb. 26, 1926, plus subsequent additions at cost, less n;,: provisions for depreciation ($3,266,623) and for amortization .of. emer* < gency facilities ($798,151), $2,839,597; deferred^ charges, $12,663; patents and trademarks (less amortization of $105,170),. $27,989; good¬ will, $1; total, $8,334,19?. j sundry $1,029,991; U. from S. accounts receivable, Government, on account of acceleration facilities emerg. (est.), $43,480; LIABILITIES'—Accounts payable and accrued expenses,. $1,114,408;, for Federal and- Canadian income and. excess profits taxes U. S. Treasury savings notes, series. C, of $615,200), $237,333; capital stock ($10. par) $2,683,400; earned surplus, $4,299;051; total, $0,334,192,—V. 163, p. 656. ' ; provision company'on r (less been Vipe-President, Duo-Therm Division.—r-V. 165, p. 213. since $2,858,963 587,523 Shares National Steel Corp.—Earnings—. 1946—3 Mos.—1945 operations $13,525,346 $6,824,698 depl. and amort. t2,160,729 1,881,374 Period End. Dec. 31— "Profit Depr. from Interestcharges-- 314,285 JUnamortized portion of expenditures (net)—- PrSJ'tacoiMd-I~l!-~Net Profit "Includes . 1946—12 Mos.—1945 f, $43,786,770"$47,163,060 * . 8,192,976 18,582,320 o 314,285- 1,257,143 1,462,982 ^ j "T^TT? - 876,948 t4,530,000 : $6,520,331 2,230,642 —V. 164, p. income- from $2.92 , M : - 1,545,000 - ;. 16,000,000 13,875,000 . ? . ■ ( IL. b ■" ■ |f (-i/v-' $2,207,091 $20,461,651 $11,117,764 -2,230,642- * 2,206,492 $9.17 . ; e. $5.04 deducting cost of sales, selling and general, expenses and all other expenses. , tIncludes amortization and Federal tax adjustments shown separately in ' report for quarter ended Dec. 31, 1945.; ' f.Amortized portion as of Sept. 30, 1945, of expenditures under certificates, of necessity applicable to period Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 1945, $5 496 948 less reduction in Federal taxes on income, $4,b20,ooo. Com. shrs. outstandingEarned per share..-- who recently resigned as President of- the corporation of. ill health; and the six active offipers of the corporation-: Appointment $3,102,003 '237,290 798,090 (net)_— Earnings per share Wjkeel Corp;—Elects Three New Directors— announced by Vice-President '"i $2,033,834 receipts and Carlton, J. i $2,791,731 67,233 Dividends on capital stock of capital stock ($10 par)__ the Harper, C. .v $3,033,023 68,981 . of:(Ray Potter, retired manufacturer and banker of Lansing; Gordon.A. Rentschler^ President of General Machinery Co.,-Hamilton, Ohio; Harry, C. ' 1945 . $1,858,413 175,422 profits taxes cess subsidiary) 1946 — , Joftn ^ || vf ., . election of because Canadian Depreciation of plant & equipment Federal-and Can.-income and ex- by voting -trust certificate holders, m accordance with the offer to holders, and would pay therefor at the rate of $4 per share.— 165, P. 540. Subs.)—Earnings— 30— Profit Net _ (& operating profits Sundry announced. One new hoard member fills the vacancy caused by the recent death of E, C. "fields. The other two positions are newly created by an amendment, to the by-laws that increased the directorate from 10 to 12. members. The new directors are Byron L, Ballard, who takes the place of Mr, Shields, prinald P, yalley, Vice-President of. National Bank of Detroit, and P. "Carew Marfindale of; Lansing, Mich, Mr.' Ballard- is a prominent Michigan attorney and a. member of the law firm of Shields, Ballard, Jennings and. Bishop, of Lansing. Mr,- Valley is well-known in Michigan banking circles and is a di¬ rector of other prominent corporations, Mr. Martinda.le is a director of (American (State Savings Bank and Central. Trust Co., both of Lansing, as well as other prominent business concerns in the State. In addition to the three newly elected directors the board consists P. Corp.—Distributions—» I declared the following dividends, payable Feb. 15 31: on preferred stock series, 14 cents; on Jan. (Including such The directors have Years Ended Sept. right and option at any time on or prior to Feb. 28, 1947 to par the 4 '/a non-cumulative convertible preferred stock of Motor Jan. 20 filed a letter of notification with the SEd » ($10 par) stock to be sold through agents at par*. ; for construction and equipment of hotel. National-Standard Co. prior tq Feb. 28, J947 up to .315,000 shares of common stock of the clu'p represented by voting trust certificates which were not subscribed for . . used be will holders stock of agieed to waive the premiurii on redemption and payment of any earned and accrued dividends to the date "of redemption, The Monmouth Corp. further agreed that, subject to (a) the proposed, plan of recapitalization becoming duly effective; ana (b) full compliance by the club with the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the SEC* and a registration statement in respect "of the club's securities, to the extent that the. same may be required, becoming effective; and (c) full compliance by the club with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Racing Commission to the extent that ths same may be applicable; and <d) the redemption at par of the 4% non-cumulative convertible pre¬ ferred stock-fit woyld .purchase from the club at any time on or V. on shares National Securities & Research at cluh Real Estate, .on i / j the date the redeem company 30,000 The to on June 14, 1946, informed the club that it necessity for raising money by the sale of the pre¬ ferred stock "to open the track and in effect preserve the rights of all the stockholders." The Commission further stated that although the voting trust certificate holders had no preemptive rights, it under¬ stood that ultimately the club would "promulgate a complete refinapc- recognized the man's compensation and liability insurance premiums in addition to $30,580 heretofore paid to the insurance company by the club on ac¬ count of said premiums. P. H. McGraw & Co. has informed the club that, to the best of its Manager in in par Jersey Racing Commission (including approximately $515,000 on premium overtime costs) in connection with the construction of the racing plant. Demands were made by P. H. McGraw & Co. in their own behalf and in behalf of various sub¬ stores 1946 providing funds to to and bow owns 25,200 shares ($50- par) 4% non-cumulative convertible preferred stock. After the corporation purchased all of the preferred stock, the New 1946, purchased of trust certificate holders. shares 4% club retail Co. (Idaho) Hotel, Inc.—Files With SEC— Nampa declare and set apart for payment payable in shares of the club) or dividend a consent contractors par) and Proceeds MONMOUTH enable and racing plant. Owing to the great need for funds, $775,000 was by Monmouth Corp. to -the club from May 14 to May 21, 1946 in order to meet payrolls and other urgent requirements to sub¬ •to. 500,000 Roebuck Retail Stores- and has ing plan" .and-make available stock to all voting trust certificate hold¬ ers "subject to completion of registration and other legal matters con¬ nected with such plans."' The Monmouth Coip. will not profit as a result of the transaction siiice no dividends have been paid or will be paid on the preferred stock which will be redeemed at par without premium, and- in ac¬ cordance with the foregoing, the ciub intends to redeem all of the outstanding -preferred stock upon completion of the offering to voting The Vice-President made club holders. approval /, total assets announced that the company has purchased seven 31 ...... the covenanted |I large Sears, California. All of these"'propertie»'^i were leased'back to the Chicago mail order house for long terms.'^ The transaction brought to 14 the number of Sears, Roebuck units |j;| bought by The Mutual Life in the company's first two operations-under the 1946 amendment to the New York State Insurance Law that per¬ mits insurance companies to buy rear estate for investment purposes. An "earlier deal in December involved the sale to The Mutual Life of | seven Sears, Roebuck outlets in Brooklyn (N. Y.), upper New York • State and New Jersey. :.v * Involved in the deal are two-Sears, Roebuck units in Los Angele# * and one each in Glendale, Hollywood, Long Beach, Oakland and San Francisco.—V. 165, p. 213.. I $355,403 for that ' balance sheet as of Dec. 31, 1946, shows Verdelin, Henry jah. 1,663,518 income 1945. Purchases Seven More Sears, income profit of has on J'j - $1,845,769,521. 1946 income overtime on taxes - were increased by $29,816,992 to $305,179,670,$*55/ miscellaneous bonds were increased $84,705(073 toV and The company's of *$2,105,966 before in $15,228,833 trust issued therefor. Roebuck on J $242,577,408. Holdings of Canadian Government bonds increased $16,519,736 to $63,594,031. Preferred stocks-totalled $36,282,021 on Dec. 31, 1946, an increase of $8,665,374 during the year. Assets- liquidated in 1946 resulted in capital gains of $14,875,398, as compared with common _ Income bonds were bonds utility industrial and *847,500 shs. of income Expenses V $3,948,622,700, the largest since 1932. of by Public 400,000 41,300 14,636 shs. deposited OPERATIONS OF total a $51,520,742 during 1946. At the year-endj Government holdings totalled $893,622,830, and accounted for 48.4% of total assets. This compared with holdings of $945,143,572 on Dec. 31, 1945, or 52.6% of total assets. • Outstanding 16,00.0 shs. — will . The Mutual Life's holdings of United States Government $1,600,000- 400,000 41,300 trust certificates and voting agreement to to non- 125,000 shares subscribed for but unissued issued in satisfaction of the $100,000 indebt¬ shares _ . 387.5001 shares offered, being now 25,000 . operating „ due lc)~ (par- include effect , k protection of reduced Authorized due debs. give ' . the the , follows: $1,600,000 stock edness. to redemption of the 4% as April 1, 1956 Mortgage-note 6'/<-due April 35,l949__ 5% cumul. conv. pfd. stock ($50 par)_ stqck adjusted as the stock , gain in 1946, $25,013,153 was added to surplus all policyholders. This addition 'brought 'surplus to $119,368.863,-equal to 7.16% of the company's policy reserves anddeposit liabilities. The $15,820,431 balance then remainings from the year's gains was allotted for dividends to the company's 1,000,000 policyholders. Dividends allotted in the preceding year totalled $14,833,643." • V "•*' " During 1946, benefits to policyholders and their beneficiaries totalled » $107,085,355, including dividends. Death benefits accounted for $50,284,099, Or 47%' of total benefits. The remaining 53%, or $56,801,256, went to living policyholders. " "*" \. -V' Payments to living policyholders included $11,823,201 In matured endowments; $11,879,158 to annuitants;- $7,083,255 to disabled policy¬ holders; $10,972,937 in cash surrender values, and $15,020,265 in divi- [ derids to policyholders. The amount of insurance in force increased $158,869,992 in l940^p:,; Of lor to boxes, programs, parking catering rights and privileges exclusive 1954 .These on record. $158,869,992 in insurance in force' was the greatest since 1930. Policy lapses and surrenders, Mr. Douglas although somewhat greater than in 1945, were still abnormally of year operation. cream, convertible 6% 10-year $4,257, the highest Wfts gain any Mortality among the company's policyholders was only 53.9% of; the rate provided for* the lowest ratio for any year on record for 1925 arid 1926, and the company's gains from the saving . in. mortality were the greatest for any year in its' 104 years of sale ice 1, of low. during field of 10-year in H. McGraw & Co. had increased and on that day the estimate was $4,300,000 and it was apparent ihat not less than $1,100,000 of additional cash would be needed to enable obtained 1946 said, Application of Proceeds"), and 16,000 shares of 5% preferred stock ($50 par) were authorized. CAPITALIZATION—The the by F. H. McGraw & Co. be York—Reports company year The foy of- food, liquor and beverages of all kinds, cigars, souvenirs, grandstand coat room privileges and glasses in the grandstand, have been granted to Harry M. Stevens, Inc., of New Jersey, for a term of five years from Jan. 8, 1946, with the privilege of renewal for an additional five years. The greater portion of the income of the club is derived from the club's share of pari-mutuel pools and breakage. rental from 1946 the estimates of P. By May 7, trust include which "Income became it completed be longer construction and arose will authorized the club of concessions. cigarettes, Jersey meeting in cost convertible income Taxes of its material 500,000 breakage, pool, racing horse¬ racing permit for the year 1947 and has been informed by the Commission that a renewal of- the permit has been granted assigning racing dates from June 19, 1947 to July 30, 1947 inclusive. Plans and speciiications had been prepared and contracts entered into in 1944 in respect of the construction of the racing plant but governmental regulations did not permit construction to commence until November, 1945, when restrictions upon building were removed and necessary materials which had theretofore been classified as critical were permitted to be used. As construction progressed, in¬ The additional 30,000- of Issue and pose compensation April sey, de¬ other any will spur funds the 1946 from cumulative Total BUSINESS-—The AND latter costs premium pending incur New established many new highs during 1946, Lewis W. * reported on Jan. 29 in releasing figures for its ; operations. * £ , . Net operating gains of $40,833,584, after all expenses and charges, but before dividends, " were the largest for any year since 1931. '* New business, of $294,384,28.6 was 45,% greater than in 1945, and the largest for : any year since 1931. The average size of policy issued shares to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (lc shares of ($50 par) 4% non-cumulative convertible preferred stock were reduced to 25,200 (which shares are being re¬ deemed and cancelled as hereinbefore stated under the caption, "Pur¬ (2) lative the that necessary 1, the Common Additional proceeds to be received if maximum number of shares of common stock (vtc) are sold, $290,000 additional working capital. to of except cumulative insurance This period. the sale application thereof: (1) estimated is which received expect Insurance, Co, Douglas* President, 104th not does tife Many New Highs During 1946— approximately $150,000, $120,000 will be allocated to the club. Negotiations have not sufficiently progressed to determine the method of payment which, however, in no event will be made over a period of less than three Oct. following PURPOSE—-The [Mutual re¬ which of issued carrier. the stocks to be running directly to the grandstand. Negotiations are presently under with the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania RR. par), shares of resell $185,000. club creased 14,636 to way of excess intends also expenses in connection with the completion and furnishing of the rac¬ ing plant, except with "respect to the construction of a railroad -spur ing capital and for general corporate purposes. in Co. it, for 315,000 shall ba sold, then the proceeds from such sale will be added to the general funds of the club and used for work¬ shares & McGraw by but that it did- not have any present plans concerning when, where or how such stock would be resold, except 4,000 shares with respect to which t. H, McGraw & <J0.» on u»ec. a% 1946. entered into an agreement with certain directors of the club to sell them the fur¬ therefore is to provide heretofore received, and the earnings of the club, is needed to defray the additional construction costs and furnish the club with additional working capital. fixtures. which, 82,350,000 that 2,206,492 $1.00 |: interest and dividends after 3147. ' v ;. - of America—$23,493,987 Extension Authorized by FPC— The Federal Power Commission on Jan. 29 issued a certificate of public* convenience and necessity to the company and Texoma Natural Natural Gas Pipeline Co. y. M , .* construction of addtiions to their gas transmis¬ sion facilities operated 'as an integrated natural gas transmission system extending from the Panhandle Field in Texas and supplying market areas in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, . Wisconsin and ,> Illinois. The aggregate cost of the? facilities is estimated at $23,493,987. Gas Co authorizing m. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 814 With the installation completed about Jan. l, capacity of about 484,000,000 cubic feet to these facilities, to be of 1949, Natural will have a peak day sales requirements of its utility customers, including Chicago District Pipeline Co. The gas required to meet increased sales will be obtained from Colorado Interstate, Harrington and Marsh and the Shamrock Oil Si Gas Co. As a result of such new estimated meet ability Texoma's supply meet further demands of materially.—V. 163, p. 1031. to Pipeline will be improved Natural Gas Si Co., 99.312. The'certificates Plan), mature $100,000 annually Feb. 15, 1948 to 1957, inclusive, and are unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of par value and dividends by endorsement by the company. Proceeds from the sale of the certificates will be used to provide for not exceeding 80% of the cost, estimated at $1,253,000, of 14 Type 4-0-4 1,000 H.P. Diesel Electric Sandard switching locomotives.—V. 165, (issued Philadelphia under Lyon County, Nev, Hudson, approximately 28 miles, in is the remaining portion of the property pur¬ chased by the company at foreclosure Feb. 19, 194-2. The segments extending from Hudson to Ludwig and from. Wabuska to Thompson w£re> abandoned after June 23, 1942. The line connects for the inter¬ change of traffic with the line of the Southern Pacific Co. at Wabuska. WV; 155, p. 1016. line in question The Offer¬ (Pa.) Glass Co., Inc.—Secondary Nevill Island V ing—A block of 4,000 shares of common stock was of¬ fered Jan. 27 by Amott Baker & Co., Inc. Price at mar¬ ket. Proceeds went to selling stockholder.—V. 164, p. 830. r/New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co.—Earnings— 1946 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— • Total operating Operating $7,215,345 $6,762,724 3'617'5H revenues. L! expenses 464,220 prov. for retirement of property taxes (excl, of Federal 788,236 plant & equip. income) General * 419,280 112,139 776,344 Maintenance 676,686 1937 which presently entitle the holders thereof to of the capital stock of this corporation at $17.50 a share, will be wholly void and of no value after March 1, 1947. Such option warrants may presently be ex¬ ercised by surrender thereof at The Commercial National Bank Si Trust Co. of New York, 46 Wall St., New York, N. Y. accompanied by payment of $17.50 per share of capital stock to be purchased pursuant thereto. The holders of shares of preferred stock of New York Railways Corp. are entitled, pursuant to the plan of readjustment and motori¬ zation of New York Railways Corp., dated March 19, 1935, to exchange such shares of stock for the above option warrants.—V. 164, p. 2950. The Operating $1,568,730 43,701 income Other income (net) $1,612,431 116,709 395,126 income Net deductions Other Federal Net taxes income income - - $1,100,595 dated March 1, purchase shares warrants option $1,087,008 Electric Association—Output— 0.iff the week ended Jan. 31, the Association reports electric output 14,272,429 kwh. This is an increase of 1,285,671 kwh., or 9.90% above production of 12,986,758 kwh. for the corresponding week a of year ago. Gas. output for the Jan. 31 week is reported at 182,092,000 cu. ft., att increase of 10,378,000 cu. ft. or 6.04% above production of 171,714,000 cu. ft. for the corresponding week a year ago.—V. 165, p. 688. for the insurance Worcester, group for the Mass., of bondholders; Myron F. Converse, savink bank group of bondholders; John of L. Hall, of Boston, for the debtor company; Allerton F. Brooks, of North Haven, the secured creditors, and Kent T. Healy, of Conn., for Haven, 165, p. 688. for the unsecured creditors.—V. Conn., Corp.—Preferred Stock New York State Electric & Gas Off.—A group headed by Harriman Ripley Feb. 6 offered publicly 150,000 shares of tive (par stock preferred $100) & Co., Inc., on 3%% cumula¬ and $102 a share at dividends. accrued Association—Weekly Output— Power This Association reports number of kilowatt hours ended week the: week The comparable figure 543, won will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the option of the company, on not less than 30 days' pub¬ lished notice, at the price of $105 per share if redeemed prior to Jan. 1, 1950, and at the price of $104 per share if redeemed on or after Jan. 1, 1950, plus, in each case, accrued dividends. of each 165, p. 689. •4: The Power Light & Co.—Sells Last make application for the listing of 3.75% cumulative preferred stock on the New York Stock Exchange. LISTING—Company proposes to APPLICATION sale of *< (ii) *287,914 50,721 *236,701 151,821 8,743,147 3,841,479 2,383,232 9,940,683 5,654,022 4,309,795 —V. from $669,518 507,503 89,748 44,774 1st and gen. (excl. $100) BALANCE ASSETS—Club NOV. 30, $27,493 12,000,000 extra ' " " New York Central RR.—Earnings— estimated . .Period End. Dec. 31— 1946—Month—1945 Railway oper. revenues 51,773,060 Railway oper. expenses 55,064,091 Net from ry. oper. rev. tax •Ry. accruals. Equip. & Jt. facil. rents 2,663,983 1,498,308 when $5 paid was dividend extra an in 91,625 record Feb. 23,953,409 19,032,634 73;682,829 6,423,158 17,315,350 $3 shar® per record Feb. 13. the first 1946, 9, December. 13. that announced payable out of 1946 the extra earnings.—V. to be placed in escrow estimated at $3,000,000, construction new dividend 165, declared just 723. p. North American Car Corp.—Dividend Increased— Thd directors share per record dividends Feb. on the on Feb. 5 declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents stock, payable March 10, 1947 to holders of Last year, the company paid four quarterly each, and, in addition, on Dec. 10 1946 dis¬ common 27, 1947. 30 cents of bursed an extra of 80 cents. The usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share stock was also declared, payable April 1, March 24, 1947.—V. 164, North American 1947 to the preferred on holders record of 425. p. Co.—SEC Ends Hearing Settle¬ on ment Claims— The Securities company's Briefly, claims V. & plan provides 1 respect Power 165, Exchange Commission ended its hearings Jan. 31 1 filed early in January, as part of an overall with the Holding Company Act. plan the with Light and to comply program to Co., for Illinois and settlement Power the Co., latter's of its and claims parent, North parent, counter American North Co.— American 723. p. North Pittsburgh Telephone The will in company shares of be 4'/2% used Jan. offered cumulative to finance underwriting) stock construction 6% a at and par equipment The SEC 30 Jan. on proposed loan Atlas latter Atlas to 164, p. exempted from the Investment Company Act between Atlas and Northeast pursuant to Dec. 1, ment sums Up that $605,000 to into Northeast in loan a from $1,250,000, up and $779,125 to in (2) to the event agreement pursuant to time, prior to time of $1,250,000. excess proceeds of the the sums of Northeast loan, when and The agree¬ made if by be applied as follows: to are entered lend to but not up to up so. have to agrees provides Atlas, do to Northeast 1947, lend Northeast to agrees unable is Atlas 3416. $1,250,000 agreement (1) and which Proceeds telephone of loan.—V. temporary shares 2,000 ($100). Northeast Airlines, Inc.—Atlas Corp. to Lend a Offered Co.—Pfd. Stock (without preferred exchange buildings and retire to the meet cost construction of by Northeast of a hangar and service building at the General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport, Boston, Mass. Up to $150,000 to meet the cost of the purchase by Northeast of two modified Douglas C-47's (including engines and equipment). (b) Up to $280,000 dated note a Northeast to the payment of the principal of heretofore executed and delivered by applied to be Nov. 1945 16, to the First National Bank of Boston, provided, the however, Northeast is increased by such proceeds may b® applied to the payment of the increased indebtedness and interest. (d) Up to $215,000 to be used as working capital.—V. 163, p. 1573. if indebtedness principal of of Atlas and Northeast, agreement The directors share 3,000,000 . company's refinancing plan, capitalization, earnings, etc., are given in V. 165, p. 576.— V. 165, Jan. on the and usual declared 27 semi-annual extra an diivdend dividend of 50 cents per $1.50 per share, botfc of record Feb. 14. Like amounts were Feb. 21 and Aug; 16, last year.—V. 163, p. 657. . > payable Feb. 21 to stockholders of paid on Northern Pacific Ry .—Earnings— to ry. railway railway from Net oper. 1— From Jan. arrange $10 ,924,810 $11,561,637 $12,386,734 $16,195,429 2,377,558 8,960,716 1 ,063,977 *18,086,009 1,734,700 4,476,264 -6,941,355 income— 1 ,060,963 from Net mechanical reasons it is not always companies in exact alphabetical order. However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. possible from Gross Net from Net ry. New York Stocks, The (see directors of this first the dividends following on the special payable Feb. 25 to holders of record Feb. 5 below—with three previous payments shown as column 2-25-47 $0.07 $0.07 1.93 .14 .10 .05 .40 .08 .04 .05 .12 .07 and $2.01 .10 1.04 Alcohol ni-25-46 $0.05 .12 .07 .08 .08 Industrial Series— Agricultural distillery— stock 8-26-46 5-25-46 Building supply equipment .08 .17 1.46 .05 .10 .09 Chemical .06 .69 .09 .03 Electrical equipment .07 .81 .08 .07 .10 1.97 .12 .07 .73 .11 .09 Machinery Merchandising .06 .72 .06 .06 .10 2.04 .15 .12 .06 .05 .06 .24 .11 .03 .05 the 29 (Del.)—Plea Denied— the 1946, direct¬ of the company requesting motion portion of its order of Nov. 8, that to terminate its existence and proceed promptly to submit a plan of liquidation. Northern States' supporting brief had contended that the entry of the section 11(B) (2) order was "improper at this stage of the the holding company filed a series of plans pro¬ proceedings." The holding company has viding for its liquidation and dissolution. Weekly Output Increased— .08 .78 Jan. vacate .07 .07 36,423,456 .10 Insurance stock 59,395,710 23,378,121 States Power Co. denied Commission to ing comparison): SEC 151,531,731 48,360,121 165, p. 577. Northern The 155,978,311 18,273,700 13 351,894 income oper. Inc.—Distributions— declared have corporation, 126 ,744,079 149,244,108 16,637,852 20 949,419 railway railway ^Deficit.—V. stock 1943 1944 1945 1946 December— 688. p. Metals 58,433,262 March Northern Insurance Co. of New York—Extra Div.— 5,800,875 Food 1946—12 Mos.—1945 of to holders of on Further details regarding Bank 51,264,847 616,784,755 654,363,799 97,990,112 558,351,493 580,680,970 t3,29.1,031 $46,725,263 Cr5,822,080 47,667,200 declared 260,000 at Aviation (Including all leased lines) , 1941 mutual Proceeds from the sale of 30,000 shares of new preferred Automobile ^ was Co., formerly owner of The Cameo Doll Products Co., the past four years have been sold by Noma. have company that or (contra), * since be (c) house and general mortgage bonds, due Dec. 1, 1955, $4,477,400; second mortgage bonds, $917,000; trust funds (contra), $33,094; current and accrued liabilities, $254,273; unearned income, $197,105; surplus (representing working capital reserve as provided Jn Plan of Reorganization—March 25, 1935), $100,000; total, $5,978,872. —V. 163, p. 656. was which 1946. in Stove 688. p. holders of will 600,000 to be redeemed, from date of call to dates, in the respective amounts of $40,625 and $51,000, aggregating (iv) To payment of certain costs and expenses of the financing, estimated at (v) Balance to be placed in escrow for new construction, 1946 M LIABILITIES—First Inc., Regular quarterly payments of $2.50 per share are also being made the common stock, the next one being payable on March 10 to (a) 747,500 redeemed, $20,398 property and equipment, $5,394,400; trust $33,094;» cash and accounts receivable, $363,482; inventories of stores and supplies, $154,843; prepaid expenses, $33,052; total, $5,978,872. funds and 90,972 45,486 mtge. bonds for depreciation SHEET, premium redemption of dividends) NOTE—-For Net Income before providing Baum, business for directors Gross annum on 1945 $502,732 345,877 which dolls, Estate of the common stock, payable March 10 extra distribution was made To payment of interest and dividends on securities for 1946 Ended Nov* 30— etc Total operating expenses, etc Interest on 1st and general mortgage bonds at Income from dues, Additional int. 165, the to the redemption of: redemption (c) t: Years per Noma by President similar To (iii) **'New York Athletic Club—Earnings— 2% Fleischaker & of owners EFFanBEE formerly was products The on A and new preferred stock esti¬ 576) in the amount of $7,500,000: payment of redemption premium at 5%% on $13,000,000 of 1st mtge. bonds, 3% % ser. due 1964 To payment of redemption premium at 5% on 120,000 shares of serial pfd. stock, 5.10% cumul. (i) stock, 1 were famous Norfolk & Western Ry.—Extra Dividend— Utilities Corp. K j}grom Gross p. From the capital contribution made by General Public (b) 10,032,434 6,283,912 985,298 #e|,ry. oper. income— 165, aggregate $25,000,000, (par 2,191,860 Jan. 1— railway 7,350.092 Net from railway— 3,342,900> Net ,ry. oper, income— 3,522,984 c * Deficit.—V. 165, p. 214. $702,602 $517,623 railway— was Kallus Mr. the (par $100) 260,225- 1945 to accrued 1943 $1,189,291 812,359 1944 , $895*252 548,039 QrvjMi trm railway V. proceeds from the $13,000,000 1st mtge. bonds, 3%% series due 1964 (excl. of redemption premium and accrued int.)_ $13,000,000 120,000 shares of serial pfd. stock, 5.10% cumul. (i) (ii) Net from Kahn whose the of may if it so desires advance additional Northeast to pay certain outstanding notes *)• ; Fleischaker which i^cw Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry.—Earnings— 1946 (see (1) made or will make the following disbursements: From the proceeds from the sale of $13,000,000 new bonds and 120,000 shares of new preferred stock esti¬ company December— E. company has Em ! bonds new of, PROCEEDS—Out OF to aggregate $28,000,000, and (2) the capital contribution made General Public Utilities Corp. in the amount of $7,500,000, the by tems and properties for $361,100 : Vice-Presidents of Noma Electric Corp. Sadacca, President. They are: Walter Fleischaker, David Kahn and Joseph L. Henri by Noma last year. absorbed also mated Gas announced Feb. 5 the sale of its remaining gas sys¬ to the City Gas Companies of New¬ ton, Phlllipsburg. and New Jersey. * Hugh C. Thuerk, President, said Hhe gas interests represented only 6% of income last year. His com¬ pany will concentrate on the production and sale of electricity, he sald/Sjt has been selling its gas interests for several years.—V. 165, in The preferred stock year. mated ...New Jersey Properties— new by (a) for the week ended Jan. 25, 1947 was 72,165,- 14.01%.—V. increase of an available for the 63,003,415 in 1, 1947 as 70,437,328 compared with Feb. 2, 1946, an increase of 11.80%. Feb. ended four Bernard Messrs. Mr. on the preferred stock on Tuesday on a bid of 100.139. banking group headed by The First Boston Corp. and Glore, Forgan & Co. bid 101.14 for 3.80% stock, and a group headed by Blyth & Co., Inc. and Smith, Barney & Co. bid 101.10 for 3.80% stock. Dividends are payable quarterly on Jan. 1, April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1 the New England of announced absorbed The Judge Carroll C. Hincks in the U. S. District Court at New Haven, Conn., on Jan. 31 issued an order creating a reorganization com¬ mittee for the New Haven pursuant to the plan of reorganization. The five members are James H. Brewster, Jr., of Hartford, Conn., The group New England Gas & 150%— $13,386,000 Kallus. A v- been Fleischaker, tion Committee— 35,729 —V. 165, p. 688. E. with recently. announced Vice-Presidents Appointed— Appointment has compared $32,000,000 President, on Hartford RR.—Reorganiza¬ New York New Haven & $1,737,659 $1,773,389 127,403 558,976 exceeded Four New manufacturers Corp.—Options Void March 1 New York City Omnibus New fe 1946 in Henri Sadacca, The Nevada Copper J, Sales 1945, 688. p. Belt Railway—Abandonment— The SEC on Jan. 4 issued a certificate permitting abandonment, as to interstate and foreign commerce, by the company of its entire line of railroad extending from Wabuska southerly and westerly to Noma Electric Corp.—Sales Increased About 99.554; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, 99.54, and Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) Monday, February 10, 1947 Business .02 Electric totaled output 55,482,000 of this kwh., for the week ended Feb. 1, 1947, compared with 49,775,000 kwh. for the an increase of 11.5%.—V. 165, p. 723. company as corresponding week last year, Called for Redemption— O'Gara Coal Co.—5% Bonds See Sahara Coal below.—V. Co. 159, p. 939. " Net ry, ope* Other income- $132,934 1,675,608 income i ; Total Income MisceL deducs. 1,542,674 inc. fr. 309,796 ' Net • 183,483 3,247,039 s 15,447,219 17,029,957 49,944,321 20,306,058 2,229,610 2,186,941 70,250,379 10,447,600 24,412,525 1,762,019 44,075,835 1946 Public utility .06 .59 .08 .07 .08 .30 .04 .08 Steel .04 .38 .07 .04 Tobacco .10 .18 .10 .10 Railroad equipment Diversified Inv. Diversified Specul. Si Fund— .18 .41 .20 .20 .05 .79 .04 .04 .06 Shs. .55 .12 .09 bonds series ^Includes extras paid from realized security profits.—V. 165, p. New York Water Service Corp. — Amended Approved— New Chicago & St. Louis RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered—Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., and associates on Feb. 5 offered publicly (subject to ICC authorization), $1,000,000 1%% serial equipment trust certificates, at prices to yield from 1% to 1.90%, according to maturity. ? Other York, members of the offering group include Julien Collins & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Mullaney, Boss & Co.; F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co., and Alfred O'Gara & Co. The Issue was awarded Feb. 4 on a bid of 99.059. Other bids, all for l%s, were: McMaster, Hutchinson & Co., 99.6311; R. W. Pressprich & Co., 99.63; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 99.589; Graham, Parsons 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $3,560,902 $3,094,748 $37,501*609 $35,590,278 revenue Operating Prov. for depreciation- of 1,728,727 272,442 expenses The SEC plant adjustments General 80,560 : taxes } issued recapitalization plan $1 value York Feb. The for final a of 6% for instead to order of the to one enforce provides common on a will be Court at :es taxes — 14,679,765 3,377,964 ° 966,720 2,020,218 168,351 [ 2,865,666 2,880,384 i 641,179 4,640,640 4,298,485 716,513j and $544,633 175,665 $9,323,639 2,065,117 $8,333,461 170,037 29,398 33,069 358,446 11,306 19,616 103,298 2,379,549 138,510 $627,251 debt, $316,282 $6,796,776 $3,473,222 80,538 80,533 966,469 2,342,179 disc., expense- deductions to holders (par of $100) outstanding into 46,532 of the 6% cumulative stock, all of which is owned by Water & Gas Corp. The New York P. s. Commission has adopted a a final on pfd. stock $546,713 —V. order memorandum opinion the amended plan. approving $235,744 $5,830,306 996,076 $2,477,145 164, p. 3417. Old Town Ribbon & Carbon Co., The National City Bank basis. common Net income Balance Federal indicating it would enter 3,269,304 $837,994 of New the preferred Issued share-for-share recognition is given to —V. 164, p. 3295. long-term debt- on Amort. Divs. District plan. reclassification for cumulative cent. Federal shares. new preferred providing applied order approving the amended (no par) common stock with a 16,435,636 281,497 supplemental share a income Other a amended as shares common No 7 plan 46,532 The of Commission Federal prem. | has stated The Plan 1,383,753 acquis. Amort. 111. includes carryback adjustment of $5,047,600 in De¬ cember and $21,142,300 for the year. $Deficit. §Income.—V. 165, p. 688. Ohio Edison Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— Gross Int. Govt, profits tax_tCr8,656,785Cr49,696,378tCr23,489,462Cr40,339,527 excess tCredit in Oil Railroad 32,477,176 1,966,037 40,958,739 ——— ■■ deficit...,— Includes Fed. inc. 1,243,581 ■ - • $556,373 1,799,954 3,462,488 Total fixed charges. • . of New York Inc.—Registrar, Etc. has been appointed registrar agent for th® Guaranty Trust Co. of New York as transfer 450,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. and the Philip D. May, with offices at 3605 Gulf Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., been appointed as sole distributor of the company's products ia Pittsburgh and surrounding area.—V. 165, p. 577. has , XXWX< X;V'VXX/X-XX^X j-■'■■'. "■ .Volume 165 Number 4567 (Chicago)—Bonds Called— 1140 North La Salle Corp. first mortgage 5% bonds due April 1, 1962 redemption on April 1, 1947 at 101 and interest. Payment will be made at the American National Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 33 No. La Salle St., Chicago, 111. of have the outstanding been called for The railroad was per confirmed the plan, railway Outboard, Marine & Mfg. Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 16,022,411 23,674,592 $3,893,545 Costs and expenses operations in 295,669 Profit $3,437,385 Other income 142,994 158,034 Int. *485,617 *1,300,000 t52,168 2,153,479 4,978,222 7,793,613 $$700,154 $1,233,894 $1,087,013 $1,171,058 683,379 other 238,555 Crl0,855 and 200,407 668,524 668,526 668,527 234,029 156,100 charges Reserve Income Net $6,751,260 $10,503,225 $3,610,547 $908,422 income taxes profit Dividends $$3.94 •Special reserve for post-war conversion and readjustments, etc. JAfter deducting $394,298 credit due to carry-back taxes. $Before Earn, per sh. ♦llowing $$3.65 $2.08 stock cap. special credits of $290,843. for SEPT. BALANCE SHEET, CONSOLIDATED 1946 30, payable to banks (under revolving credit agree¬ LIABILITIES—Notes provision $1,265,797; payable, accounts $900,000; ment), for net and K. S. Adams, President, have esti¬ irom operations for the year 1946, not in¬ cluding non-recurring income, will exceed 1945 gross operating income by approximately $7,500,000. Income from all other sources for 1945, resulting chiefly from sale of various investments and properties, was ever $15,000,000, and for 1946 is estimated to have been less than $2,000,000. It is also estimated that net income per share for 1946 will at least equal the $4.59 per share reported for 1945, which included income referred to above from sources other than operations. Frank capital stock ($2.50 par), $1,485,720; capital surplus, $1,369,785; earned surplus, $4,453,480; Treasury stock (46 shares at cost), £>r$318; total, $14,188,382. has Briggs A. facilities Northwestern the of Commission Power Electric and Co. Pacific Power & the would reductions rate no result. the sell both of companies.—V. 164, for working The 41 ' Md.—Files with \ .. has SEC of North Penn's second The stated value North Penr. have to the ' of latter's stated a its value all to kinds the for stock the $7 to be credited 731. will acquired be the rest Net 164, p. 1944 Jan. $614,459 *138,176 $780,270 Net from Net ry. *358,296 *108,932 *28,098 *214,157 11,044,394 11,314,508 763,059 2,104,628 *652,196 railway *624,040 12,367,620 3,122,912 418,992 12,276,737 3,240,779 843,339 railway oper. income... ♦Deficit.—V. 165, 216. p. of the main RR. fering—Blytlr & Co., Inc., on Jan. 29 offered as a sec¬ a block of 2,800 common shares (par $10) at $49 per share, with a dealer concession of 75 cents a share.—V. 165, p. 216. ondary distribution stock, capital the of four payable paid.—V. was Feb. quarters of 164, dividend of 30 a holders to 20 1946, cents per share record of Arts, The registration shares of stock statement stock preferred (par 50c) share ihe on record of (par week ended Mining Co. below.—V. output Feb. 1. company 163, The 15. board semi-annually.—V. determined also 164, March 1 to holders dividends will be payable stock, capital outstanding initial dividend of 25 cents per 10. on In the each cents per share p. and Gamble ,Co. & 2448. p. 6 Mos. End. Dec. 31 Net after Federal The loans, to next five years Permission The ■on Bank k are the be by of City notes Lives ficm at Philadelphia municipally-owned made at a rate of be sold to Annuities the com. per 6,409,418 on "reserve shares. tAlso provision of $14,500,000 as after This company, Ry., banks figures for 1946 are exclusive of dividends from England $4,030,930 which have been received in this, fiscal above to .having year, since the , declared by the English company out of earnings of the war in Europe, during which time the has not been included in the consolidated state¬ been beginning company' English ments.—V. 164, 3296. p. has 27, will Pennsylvania <$2,000,000i; under successor called for first Corn 30 by the company to to finance company Jan. on filed 23 Interest 5% 3o""' ,;;194*-k!; . $8,577,479 2,317,024 for *Prov. 436,673 133,906 Cuban U. and income S. 533,786 905,458 946,437 898,623 $1,802,783 818,888 $4.40 $1,877,963 $1,933,465 u<. and income taxes— S. miimSmit year — share banks 614;160" ■' S' and hand on — SEPT. 30 1946 ■; hand or ; 981,293 dation S. planters to .587^21 799,369 157,928 1,006,927 •702*042 1,846,634 1,507<89*?'§ 339,752 337.752/,': 13,210,382 -13,652,127 , in commercial stores, at cost securities (per contra) Government working assets fixed JNet $3,286,841 226,075 605,528 315,994 1,563,871 receivable, on m 1945 $3,278,291 miscellaneous pending liquidation.-—__ SBlackstrap molasses on hand or pending liqui¬ SSugar '$4**7.7 $4.59 profits taxes payable. excess i: >.;•%(> ■■ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, Accounts 94,333 int. profits for per U. 494,262 Cr55,779 depreciation Dividends paid *No $3,482,207 L for sale of land on jir $3,315,284 Cr3,378 $3,223,042 (net) Provision Loss — assets.. 62,342 Deferred charges ^40,767 repaid be Public Service Colo.—Preliminary of Co. LIABILITIES— Co. for on the Insurances National 156, p. 165. Exchange to March 8, bonds due to bank Notes payable (per contra) accrued expenses ship. exps. of sugar and molasses Provision for Cuban profits and interest taxes for Prov. and Liens U. General — i.—' reserve tAt and «-> 4,070 < -x 59,3-16 .ft «tr 946,887 -4,070 42,825 ^44,005 Capital stock (par $1) Earned surplus able '* tt-t—<v—•? 664,188 . 886,616 properties on credit $700,000 $1,000,000 1,274,121 " 83,323 taxes income S. (censos) Deferred 41/649(440 • 11/549,140 409/530 <8,311,981 ,409*530 . c 7,321,096 $23,562,786 $21,^,^. deposited as collateral for notes ;pay« accrued interest, cost and tAfter bank, to reserves / $9,458,096 iti :1946 value, less advances | for depreciation of §At estimated realizable 1945. in $9,163,258 165, p. 578. received.—V. Loiseau, President, in a and substation equipment. budget of $15,750,000, 80% of which is for for normal extensions of service in 1947. Approximately $1,250,000 of this amount has already been expended and $8,750,000 is estimated to be spent during 1947 contingent on deliveries of equipment now on order. The carry¬ ing out of this program will make necessary the raising of new and turbines, additional have approved a construction basic facilities and 20% operating Operating Maintenance taxes tax 170,378 1,020,946 1,684,725 1,927,024 4,072,506 96,313 profits excess Colorado for State income 195,941 177,490 $4,615,372 2,028,326 $4,489,406 $2,587,045 398,385 398,221 $4,091,021 income dividends for 164, available for preferred on Philadelphia & next, all of the July 1, 1960, at Railway Express Agency, Inc. to A. , Gallagher, of etc common, of of 1, 92% l/20th Public of of Subsidiary—< announced a program 31 Jan. on The dividends. cash contemplated Stock capital stock of the Indiana Gas & Water Co., shareholders of Public Service Co. of Indiana, common of in President, Dividend the shareholders over : Other and revs, (& Subs.)—Earnings^1946—11 Mos.—■ 1^45^ 5 1946—Month—1945 $ $ transport. for Charges income 37,405,152 573,727 $ 35,520,635 385,654,923 399,624,889 468,471 5,682,561 4,520,518 of a share Service of of Indiana common record on distribution, initial stock, Feb. 11, Gas is capital Inc. is at the stock, for each made March 1, 1947 Similar distributions are quarter, which will result in capital stock of Indiana Gas & each the 1949 if the number of Public Service which for Inc. to be 1947. 35,989,106 391,337,484 404,145407 26,590,092' 23,081,597 276,666,972 239,77.4,^4 37,978,879 —— expenses taxes common the distribution of Water Co. by June shares remains wn- 1,436,867 1,689,535 _— 15,073,308 17,936,073 Interest and discount on funded 111,193 debt *Rail * transp. Payments .-<. . 28,559x-r Other deductions revenue. rail to and 9,559,500 other 107,608 J6.246 11,346,708 1,214,3700 ,v 157,544- -. ,% 95,362,519 148,0^*358 carriers—express privileges.—', p'578' Publishing Co., N. Y.^-Files With SEC-^^; on Jan. 28 filed a letter of notification with the SEC|;: $1 par conjmon. of preferred and v of common). The stock will be sold through officers^ of Proceeds will be used for publication of the magazine, Rayner The company shares each of $100 par 5% preferred and to be offered at $101 per unit (presumably one share for 500 one share company. Manufacturing sec— 'I ; Culture." "American Raytheon Stock Common rate 40<$e|nts extra.— follows: March 1, and June 1, $2,188,824 stock 2834. p. distribution lieu as and Dec. 2, 50 cents, plus $1.30 Period End. Nov. 30- With in $ 1946 were !#,£■:% $4,437,881 income) and income the Quarterly Dividend-- I a regular quarterly dividend r.of stock, payable March 1 to holders | declared 29 2552. p. Express 1,284,378 1,693,567 2,059,553 2,636,068 repairs replacements than income to Jan. 14. Payments in Operating 1945 1946 $25,137,452 $24,187,271 11,029,195 10,947,874 revenues and for (other Balance R. Feb. record of on share on the common each; Sept. 3, 50 cents; Total SUBS.) 1,970,844 on per -r-r (INC. STATEMENT INCOME expenses Provision —V. cents capital. CONSOLIDATED Net directors The 60 transformers, transmission directors Taxes Purity Bakeries Corp.—Larger Report— statement to stockholders says: During 1946 the company and its subsidiaries expended $3,970,119 on capital facilities, practically all of which was for extensions to its distribution systems and not for its basic facilities. Immediately upon the cessation of hostilities in 1945, orders were placed for E. J. improve¬ over $23,562,786 $21,704,043 Total with SEC— a Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.—To Pay ($750,000).—V. reorganization redemption mortgage credits less operations on Total Prosperity Co., Inc., Syracuse, N. Y.—Files works. gas and First National Bank outstanding Corp., the English and Canadian companies. share $793,000 SEPT. $13,530,768 $12,320,452 $10,894,503 7,320,381 8,901,638 10,103,194 91,715 103,530 204,533 (net) expenses charges, Accounts payable and price decline." for inventory NOTE—Earnings exclude profits of Procter & Gamble Defense subsidiaries for the an increase of week of 1946.—V. 165 Philadelphia & Western RR.—Successor—Calls Bonds Western • - >'■ 3 $9,856,948 $10,405,490 $1.49 $1.57 $9,456,033 $1.46 $16,300,341 share. $2.53 $6,460,251 which went into effect in January. Council to borrow the money was voted Jan. 20. to sources Investments 1943 $15,916,033 $17,847,348 $20,459,990 18,794,000 6,460,000 7,990,400 10,054,500 $35,094,341 taxes— profit •Earn, gas rate increases Granting ($1,250,000) three other from ■, . $12,143,074 $11,094,576 1,387,694 1,225,877 revenue Miscell. Total 1944 1945 1946 — expenses income Subs.)—Earnings— (& its Formal permission from the SEC was asked Jan. year Total Supplies Philadelphia Gas Works Co.—Seeks Loan Approval— $4,000,000 Corp.—Outpuf~| Service ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED 1946 1945 , from sugar Revenue tU. Provision this Revenue Advances 317. p. 724. borrow 1,191,271 Corp.—Annual Report— Punta Alegre Sugar that amounted to 136,533,000 kwh., 8,649,000 kwh., or 5.1 %, over the corresponding ments •> operating companies served by this corporation the week ended Feb. 1, 1947, totaled 224,069,000 kwh. as compared with 181,193,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increfcso Of 23.7%.—V. 165, p. 724. ASSETS— Consider Divs. Semi-Ann. an Co.—Weekly Output— this of 1947, 9,850,936 } 4,952,874 8,212,368 — < Public Utility Engineering & 164, p. 1250. 30.—V. 30 declared Jan. on Feb. Procter Other electric 9,850,936 5,778,352 (corporation) (corporation)-. ——- 578. p. Cash in Federal Philadelphia Electric .J'.'nj i: 23,841,656 /15,995,081 Electric output of the 6694) filed Aug. 27 covering 60,000 $10) and 75.000 shares of common withdrawn Jan. was directors Provision See Shattuck Denn U 1,501,,J?1? — for (No. Portsmouth Steel Corp.—To The Gross 832. p. dividends Balance Earnings Phelps Dodge Corp.—Proposed Expansion— The Statement Registration Inc. $6,264,309 Feb. regular dividend of 25 a stock i—V.165, Net Molded 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— Pettibone Mulliken Corp.—Dividend Increased— directors have declared " K ->< " 1,500,826 - stock dividends Common taxes Withdrawn— The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.—Secondary Of¬ The Net income Profit the salvage value of the mines, which would lose would "decrease properties, including the coal outlet."—V. 165, p. 724. Pennsylvania Plastic $691,471 76,471 1— from . Co.) -—; 1943 *109,100 and Gas Electric capital.—V. 165, p. 724. 1945 income.*279,427 oper. ry. From Gross offered to buy the N. Y., and part of the St. Mary's, Pa., and Olean, Corryville and Farmers Valley. letter of notification with the SEC for 5,528 shares of class B common, to be offered at $16 "a share without underwriting. Proceeds will be used for additional working $744,149 railway 12/862,274 ,13,497,125 deduct, (int. on bonds, prov. for res. etc.) Subsidiary companies, dividends payable to public (principally on pfd. stock of Public Inc. Operating for mining properties." Pennsylvania RR. has some at trustees, Mr. Goodman stated, are "not too keen about selling Pennsylvania RR.," adding that a sale of part of the properties the The 1946 railway from from 15,006,511 —% 6,168,133 21,615,454 20,980,512 taxes in receivership more than which has been road, said yards between line to by Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines—EarningsGross profits excess taxes Other $1,316,000 of surplus account.—V. capital December— Net salvage, Goodman The to owned by its parent. preferred of donation to North Penn Gas cumulative second preferred and constitute all company's the approved shares 13,160 These Federal Plan have asked a hearing in Federal District Court on a pro¬ sell its 145 miles of lines. Goodman, counsel for the trustees, said "we have received and combinations of offers, some for parts of the railroad, years, amounting ' ' - Pennsylvania Gas & Electric Corp.^-Action Approved stock. 13,911,608 Federal income taxes Bernard The { .'l.i expenses CONSOLIDATED INCOME the of trustees posal letter of notification a capital. ' 1 filed 23 79,699,878 17,530,286 17,935,579 retirement 3417. p. with the SEC for 2,422 shares ($10 par) common, to be offered at $20 a share, for subscription to stockholders, without underwriting. Proceeds will be Jan. on 18,211,531 14,179,595 84,222,122 Depreciation and to Sell Lines— *Based company 194,369,037 184,290,260 ■ a The Pro¬ in Peninsula Broadcasting Co., Salisbury, Co. the market. 164, p. 2834. Exchange at working capital.—V. for Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern RR.—Hearing on SEC— The used be will ceeds Net used 20,000 shares of common stock on the New York Stock covering Power securities subsidiary) Maintenance Sell Stock notification with the SEC stock (no par). It is proposed to Jan. 28 filed a letter of on company considered Commission ruled, however, that these objection^ were substance." "The record shows," the Commission found, "that the proposed merger is compatible with the public interest." Under the merger agreement the Pacific Power & Light Co. is the surviving corporation. It will assume all liabilities of both companies and issue new mortgage bonds, notes and stock, retiring all outstanding The "lacking 1945; 'Cf $193,638,580 $183,568,431 730,457 ; 721,829 revenues Preferred Pittsburgh (Pa.) Coke & Chemical Co.—To The the states of Oregon in Subs.)—Earns. xf^'|ff;1946 Expenses Approved by FPC and Washington. With this action, approval of the transaction by the public utility commissions of the two states is all that remains to make the merger effective. The Securities and Exchange Commission previously had given its sanction, pending action by other groups. The two companies filed a joint merger application last July. Opposition developed on the part of a number of organizations, including the Oregon and Washington State Granges and the Independent Retail Grocers Association. These groups maintained that nothing could be gained by the merger and Light Co. With Jan. 30 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 31,811'shares of capital stock, to be offered for subscription to stockholders, without underwriting. Offering price, $9.30 per share. Proceeds will, be used for working capital, etc. approved the merger of electric has • *V,! ' for Mr. Pacific Power & Light Co.—Merger Federal Total Service Piasecki Helicopter Corp., Sharon Hill, Pa.—Files company's been ' — their The income gross 164, p. 2962. some Elected— elected a Vice-President. All other officers were renamed, including S. F. Briggs, Chairman of the board, and Ralph Evinrude, Mr. Briggs, a son of S. F. Briggs, Chairman of the hoard, is associated with the company's Johnson Motors division at Waukegan, 111:—V. 164, p. 723. S. —V. Chairman, Phillips, that re¬ negotiation refund for year ended Sept. 30, 1945, $68,611; accrued liabilities, $424,425; provision for Canadian and Wisconsin income taxes, $127,792; 31Ar/c notes payable due March 1, 1961, $3,000,000; reserve for contingencies (incl. renegotiation of war contracts) and conversion and readjustments for civilian production, $1,063,065; re¬ serve for refundable portion of Canadian excess profits tax, $30,024; New Vice-President 163, p. 317. RR. above.—V. The company on prepaid insurance, shop and other supplies, etc., $127,427; investments and sundry assets, $41,989; plant and equipment, at cost (less depre¬ ciation and amortization of $2,982,419), $3,230,576; patents, licenses and trade-marks (at nominal amount), $2; total, $14,188,382. 578. 1 Operating revenues (subs.) Other revenues (corp. and SEC— ASSETS—Cash, $1,160,625; U. S. Treasury obligations, at cost, In¬ cluding accrued interest, $3,353,033; receivables, $463,791; refunds due on Federal and Canadian excess profits taxes, $649,140; post-war refund of Federal excess profits taxes, $194,213; inventories, $4,967,586; 165, p. Phillips Petroleum Co.—Preliminary Results— mated Total II.—V. Called—Reorg. Ry.—Bonds Western & Western Philadelphia See $6,593,226 $10,360,231 173,163 holders of record Feb. to Public Service Corp. of New Jersey (& & * Payment of the regular quarterly dividend of 87 V2 cents per share on the 3,/&% cumulative preferred stock was also authorized by the directors on Jan. 31. This dividend will be paid in cash on March ;1 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— Philadelphia 815 <: . payments on the common stock last year were as follows* 1, 25 cents; and June 1, Sept. 1 and Dec. I, 45 cents each. '^i Cash March exchange agent. is 260,063 281,923 456,160 $717,950 190,472 Depreciation and amort. of were ■■ changed. All of the capital stock of Indiana Gas Is presently owned by Public Service. v*v; June on 30, 1945. Under the then $2,627,000 outstanding bonds of the offered for each $1,000 bond held $116.50 $300 of new first mortgage 5% bonds and four shjtfes of stock in the new company. Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, cash, Pa., Pennsylvania railway company which by the United District Court on June holders company common $6,875,149 $10,620,294 1S46 1945 1944 $17,936,030 $27,568,137 $32,958,634 Net^sales Profit from 1943 $42,278,567 26,083,485 31,658,273 $1,013,619 Years End. Sept. 30— reorganiaztion of the of the Girard Trust Co., in incorporated was company plan 1946, 17, will be made at Payment and interest. Philadelphia, Pa. par ' ; V; All X ' r xxx THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Co., Newton, Mass.—Files ' - /■ -■ ■ Feb. 3 filed a letter of notification with the; SEC for 1,050 shares ($5 par) common stock to be sold at market wUltout underwriting. Proceeds will be added to general fu.nds.--<-V*464, p(x3^2.,: The company on , ■*, - » Co.—Merger, Sales and Earning^ The D. M. Read Co. Department Store of Bridgeport, ConrtJJjh^s 'merged with its parent organization, The . 1>. M.' 'R^ad. Jan. 31, 1947, according to Daniel Van Dyk, President bined companies. Public financing for The D. XM., ReaavCo.i-was completed in December, 1946 by Richard J. Buck & Co. ,of, NeVf^/ifork City, and Warren W. York & Co/ of AUentown,. P*. ,.;I4jeport)ngil^e (The) D. M. Read t y -i;x : "t v'.'ciB . • «.»'* <A wx'-sj.' J '/A':. ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 816 §i,;. £*;. ■1 .Vi/M j^v'k. consolidation St. Louis Brownsville for outlook Dyk stated the favorable. Van Mr. stockholders, to ..Increased, sales in the current fiscal year is ';f Net from 427,204 Net ry. Wet profits after all charges and taxes *A 15 the contains which County Allegheny % including Net Vice-President Barr ry. •*E and »After giving consideration 164, p. 2552. estimated to Deficit.—V. Total 17,568,660 5,811,552 1,684,814 19,372,666 9,036,957 1,951,311 16.839,220 8,876,743 2,573,727 165, p. 15,406,816 3,825,432 1,420,401 112. Net railway inc... oper. income Total $461,428 $2.01 $0.92 depreciation Deduc. from inc Feb. 3 filed registration statement with the SEC a 25,000 shares ($100 par) 6% cumulative (no par) common. Underwriter, John preferred and 25,Q00 Martin Roloh, VicePresident and director of company. The stocks will be sold at -$105 per unit consisting of one share of preferred and one share of common. Proceeds will be used in organization of business, which will consist of the transportation of fruits and vegetables by means of refrigerated «hares includes 1946 vessels adjustment; provision for anticipated U. S. Government and reorganization expenses, amounting in all to which $2,735,759 was in December income. $56.63; asset coverage $1,000 per Rheem R. the S. collateral at as secured from ry, Fraser line will be made at the Net Rheem heating *nd gravity furnaces, winter air conditioning units, «nd grilles and other heating equipment through 4ganization of distributors and dealers. - evaporative coolers and wide range a ry. Rochester v Consolidated 1 The company for offered % shares 50,000 at cents 45 underwriting. - 1 of capital each Proceeds letter of stock of 25,000 shares will be used notification which for Years End. Sept. 30— 'Cross earnings Operating expenses - at Ceneral be will Reserve 441,706 390,561 153,612 170,122 per $553,379 16,328 $569,707 $617,401 213 980 87,335 146,281 205,702 156,352 144,821 131,417 21,510 13 172 14,633 16,114 95,874 — 78,675 75,250 $212,072 $247,668 $259,718 share— $9,147,134 386,739 *$438,236 $9,700,464 402,917 l,394,d05 income. 43,397 33,670 income $1,027,859 *$404,566 182,835 209,408 2,201,692 3,533,733 $845,024 *$613,974 42,341 $7,332,181 $6,569,648 39,590 376,030 476,965 $884,614 oper. ry. oper. from *$571,633 $7,708,211 $7,046,613 oper. ry. income income fr. 263,381 255,151 3,042,543 3,053,607 $621,233 *$826,784 $4,665,668 $3,993,006 inc.. gross income 71,174 $1.00 $1 17 211,815 Safeway Stores, Inc.—Current Sales 27.85% ,$1.19 158,861 OF SEPT. accounts 4 Weeks Ended Jan. Stores (current), $409,920: receivable, $218; accrued interest receivable, $833; work progress, uncompleted drilling contracts, $26,856; inventories, $216,156; marketable securities, at cost (market value $183,175), $292,702'Accounts receivable, trade (over one year old), $12,327; U. S. war bonds cost), $100,000; other investments (Henderson County Levee Dist. in operation Jan. at Higher— 1947 1946 $75,785,225 $59,278,186 25— Sales 30, 1946 receivable 2,410 as against 2,440 a 1947 were 25, earlier.—V. 165, p. 254. year ■a , Wo. 3 bonds), $1.7,780; ; properties (net), investment in $2,911,198; oil, payment, district $3,789; warehouses, r«a«|pment (net), $32,953; gasoline plant (net), oil camps, and gas lines and $68,901; automotive /equipment, drilling tools and other fixed assets (net), $862,333; deM' fiEESLaccounts (contingent upon future oil and gas production), *43,980; prepaid and deferred charges, $31,432; total, $5,297,013. A^HBifLITIES~'Nofc®s Pkyabie to banks, $500,000; accounts payable, .J0,08 ' accrued interest payable, $2,487; accrued payroll, $23,938; ,'jft «tner accrued taxes, $15,159; contingent liabilitiy, $2,365; deferred f credits-r-contingent. upon future oil and gas production—deferred c|;/profit?-'on lettse• sales (contra), $24,727; capital stock (no par) (out¬ standing 211,815 shares), $366,924; property insurance reserve, $16,931; ; capital surplus,, $12,642; earned surplus, $4,186,897; treasury stock Ot cost (Dr), $95,140; ; ?-Hfcose total, $5,297,013.—V. 184, p. 2590. <PaW H.) Corp., Norfolk, Va.—Files -*orr ; with SEC With SEC ' 3eftnC«^P®uy on F*eb' 3 filed a letter of notification with the /'E^3??,000.Shar^ of st°ck (Par $1), to be offered at without purchase of. new Proceeds will I/RHberoid Co.—Booklet an graphically !£?eJal Kl"?d01?.Which has The Asbestos— a told in "Asbestos—The Silk 40-page illustrated booklet by Dr. Oliver just been published-by. this company. is being widely distributed to public booklet and of the Bowles ' scientific libraries, technical departments : engineers, of colleges and universities; chemists architects and building material-dealers.—V. 164, p. 3335. ' Rutland RR.—Earnings- .. December—^ « <Jross frofri Wet ; from 1946 railway.... $423,188 17,312 railway Wet ry. oper. income— From Jan. 1— . on fascinating story of asbestos—a rock that Can be spun into ^oven. tat? <tath that will not burn, fashioned into fireproof rf 1' a to innumerable other important uses modern life—is _ '■■■ - SEC par be used, for working capita.l and tools, dies, patents and development of new products. underwriting. ; < - . ry. oper. M3,314i 1945 $367,882 Ml,059 *84,942 1944 income— - 5,119,450 ,, 206,303 *277,404 •Deficit.—V. 165, p. 579* :: . 1943 $367,733 *39,698 $382,074 *76.533 *10,689 *' Cfross from railway—-.* Wet from railway...... Wet sor trustee, accrued said N. Y. be made of the full redemption price, plus March 1, 1947, upon presentation and surrender of payment will interest to bonds. The had bonds reorganization acquired by of been 15,305 5,049,072 162,743 5,086,697 4,710,907 333,391 566,433 *219,498 3,851 326,949 in assumed O'Gara Coal Co. the Sahara 1933 Co., Denver Bird, Dry Goods Thayer Dry Denver Dry Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney Co. in and 1924 Goods Co. Goods Co. on acquired all Heiser Saddlery Co. on Oct. 31, 1945. sold and customer services H. rendered merchandise The capital the all by with emphasis men's individuality on furnishings, china niture, jewelry, women's and and and style. children's draperies, glass, Operational major lines include accessories, fur¬ luggage, stationery, The and wear goods, toilet foodstuffs and a wide variety of other department stores operate restaurants. the operates for October 1946 hand the Aug. 1. the 1946 $1,250,000 items of is it general merchandise. In addition, Scruggs- demands Sed, Inc. company this of to the territory. In distribute its own "Sed." the terms of long-term a committed is to Jah. (SAS)—Operations— by 24 this corporation show during the three months of its operations during 1946 its pass¬ represented 73.7 % of capacity while air cargo mail and enger, load overall load of capacity. to higher floors, and new elevators. In 1945 a plot of approximately 70,000 Road and Forsythe Boulevard in Clayton, Mo., St. Louis. As soon as restrictions are removed facilities the company acquired in proposed of erection the about $1,000,000. of a branch store thpre of the management The contemplating purchase pi a new site for the warehouse and delivery station when conditions also central a of cost is store with proceed to estimated Louis Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Co., in addition to having about $425,000 during 1946 on a modernization program, con¬ templates additional'expenditures of some $625,000 during 1947. Such money will be spent for the purchase of store fixtures, the addition of new departments and installation of new elevators. The Denver Dry Goods Co. expects to spend about $160,000 replacing and adding to its passenger elevators. It is also believed that establishment of other branch stores in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas may be permit. the for passengers, airline, which cargo, operates CONSOLIDATION—The OF officers directors of the and Scrubbs-Vandervoor-t-Barney, Feb. 1947, 3, given business of its predecessors. the assets liabilities and of former Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, the (those of the latter being nominal), acquired the effective date of the plan of consolidation, were taken up on the books of the company at the amounts at which they were then carried on the books of such predecessor corporations, with appropriate adjustments in capital stock and surplus to reflect (ai the $61,700 excess of the aggregate par value of the outstanding shares of preferred stock and preference stock of the former ScruggsVandervoort-Barney, Inc. over the stated value of the shares of series A Inc. and the by of Inc. on stock of preferred in conversion of such shares, value of authorized and out¬ issued the company the cancellation (b) and Neybar, company of the $500 par standing capital stock of Neybar, Inc. the Under plan of consolidation each share corporation was converted into nine-tenths of a share of $4.50 cumula¬ preferred stock, series A. Each share of $5 par value common stock of the former corporation was converted into four shares of tive $1.25 par value common stock cf the present company. UNDERWRITERS—The underwriters named below purchase from the company the number of preferred stock, series A, set opposite their below, aggregating 23,179 shares. agreed to cumulative Stock Offered—Union Securities Corp., Boettcher & Co., G. !H. Walker & Co. and associates on Feb. 6 offered 23,179 shares of $4.50 cumulative No. of Shares No. of Corp.— G. H. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co.— Writer & 2,000 Christen- 2,000 1,000 Inc. sen, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 1,000 "500 500 Don A. Chapin Co Earl M. Scanlon & Co.-.— Smith, Moore & Co. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. 4,726 4,726 Walker & Co Peters, Stern Brothers & Co Stix & Co Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc.— 4,727 500 500 OF INCOME, (Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, sales Net Inc. Cost of sales——— Gross profit on sales Earnings from leased departments— shares not required to be issued under a plan of Con¬ solidation in exchange for shares of a predecessor com¬ Bad debts, less recoveries This issue has been oversubscribed. COMPANY—Company and its subsidiaries the operation of three department stores in are now being offered, operates a department store in and Subsidiaries 23,179 shares of series St! Louis and A preferred stock are to be Issued in furtherance of a financing program the first step in which was the consummation, on Feb. 3, 1947 of the plan of consolidation. The estimated net proceeds to be received by the company from the sale of such shares (after estimated expenses of $19,000 and under¬ writing discounts or commissions) ♦ will be approximately $2,281,500. Of that amount an estimated gross $273,000 will be required to satisfy, the 1944 $18,708,146 $13,737,783 $10,539,263 112,953 90,405 70,888 $18,821,099 $13,828,188 $10,610,151 12,734,629 8,797,049 7^132,549 profit expenses — 23,337 18,291 Cr.3,975 $6,063,133 profit operating Consolidated) 1945 $5,012,848 $3,481,577 125,710 128,910 69,813 $6,188,843 $5,141,758 $3,551,390 142,996 9,514 40,668 84.482 1,557,176 42,788 498,451 30,536 443,000 1,725,391 3,280.036 2,025,914 $2,678,798 income $1,310,969 $1,011,272 ^: primarily; in owns fell' the "Common stock of The Denver Dry Goods Co. of Denver, Colo., arid of Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Co. of Kansas City, Mo., and substantially all the capital stock of Mermod, Jaccard and King "Jewelry Co. of St. Louis. Company is a corporation organized'Feb. 3, 1947, by the consolidation of a predecessor corporation of the same iiame and Neybar, Inc., a subsidiary of that corporation. PURPOSE—The Net Other engaged St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., and. Denver, Colo., and a jewelry store in St. Louis.. ScruggsVandervoort-Barney, Inc., the parent company, whose preferred stock is Total Operating 500 YEARS ENDED JULY, 31 $48,462,816 $34,612,323 $26,958,796 29,754,670 20,874,540 16,419,533 _ preferred stock, series A (no par), at $102 per share and dividends from Jan., 1. These shares represent the balance of an issue of "45,000 pany. have severally shares of $4.50 respective names Shares Securities 1946 Inc.—Preferred cumulative first of 6% preferred stock and 7% cumulative second preferred stock of the former Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, Inc. was converted into one share of $4.50 cumulative preferred stock, series A, of the present company, and each share of 3V2%' cumulative preference stock of the former from Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, expansion. for¬ Inc. had for some time prior to consideration to the desirability of simplifying its capital structure, of reducing preferred dividend rates to the level prevailing for generally comparable securities, and of arranging for future financial requirements on a permanent basis. To effect the desired recapitalization under Missouri laws, the former Scruggs-Van¬ dervoort-Barney, Inc., organized Neybar, Inc., a wholly owned sub¬ sidiary Missouri corporation, in December 1946. On Feb. 3, 1947, at a special meeting called for the purpose, shareholders of these two corporations voted to consolidate into the present company (also a Missouri corporation) which succeeded to the properties and will carry FLAN Newhard. Cook & Co mail and baggage represented New York to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, via Glasgow, reported.—V. 165, p. 254. 83.6%, lease ef¬ spend, within five its St. Louis store. The major air conditioning, extension of for escalator the at St. name improvements in program will include years, existing trade the regional organized company PROGRAM—Under EXPANSION fective specialized the under cream Union statistics released on com¬ Vandervoort-Barney, Inc. has an interior decorating department, while The Denver Dry Goods Co. has a stockman's department which it Boettcher and Co that the and its subsidiaries are similar to those usually found in the larger department or specialty stores. The basement stores offer mod¬ erately priced merchandise, while the upstairs stores offer merchandise chiefly in the medium and higher priced lines, of superior quality consummation of the properties of which were Coal Scandinavian Airlines System of stock March 6, 1945. In addition, the capital stock of The Her¬ pany upon the Inc. Dry Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, of assets company acquired a majority stock interest in Mermod, King Jewelry Co., and from time to time since then has The company asquired all the common stock and The of New York, St., Broad 11 Immediate common stock "B," to he offered at $12.50 Proceeds will be used for business expansion. ®°ss-Frederick Corp., Mineola, N. Y.—Files ;; the for Payment-^- called lor redemption on March 1, next, all of Coal Co, first mortgage 5% 50-year sinking fund gold bonds due Sept. 1, 1955, at 105 and interest. Payment will be made at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, succes¬ has company outstanding O'Gara The 25,000^shares ($10 par) share. «. „ Sahara Coal Co.—Calls O'Gara Bonds The the baggage amounted to 99.6% with SEC— company on Jan. 20 filed-a letter of notification ^ 1937, 1, and the 1917 In The of petition the on 254. p. $252,413 105,907 $265,636; Feb. On property acquired additional stock. on George Rosenberger, a bond and stockholder in the company, to have the reorganization proceedings remanded to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a study of the road's valuation, have been postponed from Feb. 7 to March 28. Judge George H. Moore of the U. S. District Court at St. Louis granted the postponement on a motion by *Mr. Rosenberger.—V. 165, Hearing $1.23 BALANCE SHEET AS 1907. the Jaccard mer income. oper. ry. $9,533,873 $10,103,381 'Deficit. 105.907 com. payment $984,462 15,590 $674 250 depletion ASSETS—Cash, «1I oper. 15,605,830 105,162 54,863 1,029,888 967,270 2,463,634 1,427,695 56,452 931,142 115,695 taxes income Gross $601,811 28,528 318,708 reserves 1,000,000 shs. spent _ Hearing Postponed— Dividends paid •i 366,230 taxes.. income Railway Deducts, $901,512 income Earns, valorem - 118 219 $645 721 (devel. costs) , $654,519 $14,005,733 $27,730,187 taxes Net 32,830 for $1,521,250 opers,. ry. accruals: tax Non-oper, Fes. for deplet. (produc. ; fr. rev. Ad mining operations. $868,682 VJtleases and royalties), 45,000 shs. 643,776 shs, BUSINESS—The AND in acquired erection Net Railway $1,110,591 Income charges ; Ry.—Earnings— 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $3,912,467 $46,646,702 $65,013,443 3,257,948 32,640",969 37,283,254 income $1,148,696 — *199 shs. 60,000 shs. i par) ($1.25 par) square feet at Hanley a residential suburb of $4,270,309 2,749,059 expenses without $1,578,501 762,658 216,391 (no Goods Co. in reorganization. addition, 1943 Other income Depreciation , 4,374,5,76 2,252,598 1,097,518 238,450 122,547 1946—Month—1945 oper. Deducts, 1944 Gross .income '* 3.,866,483 1,573,825 367,343 Southwestern Railway Total ry. 1945 expenses Operating income 3,779,791 1,306,107 322,755 — revenues Net , $443,428 254. p. oper. SEC $2,464,100 1,379,028 — < 165, Louis Federal 1946 ./. value A desirable, though there are no present specific plans for such the 25,000 shares 50 cents each $289,901 101,270 513 3,504,840 575,443 100,544 income oper. St. Nev.— with $307,772 85,566 8,539 income railway Period Ended steel ship- /Roeser & Pendleton, Inc.—Annual Report— ' - and a 1943 1944 1945 $316,712 54,643 16,013 Railway Dayton, 22,488,529 Francisco & Texas Ry.—Earnings- railway from ry. Other 28 filed Jan. on 107,426,855 36,371,464 1946 'Deficit.—V. registers nationwide or- Files With SEC— - Outstanding original business was founded in 1850 as McClelland, Scruggs and Co., a dry goods store located on Fourth Street in St. Louis. The name was changed to Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney Dry Goods Co. in 1870 and the store moved to its present HISTORY All of Other Federal Co., 1,911,061 railway oper. Net blowers, a of tanks and boilers, Mines 1,439,531 railway from Net 342. p. series pref. stock Common stated ($1-00 cumul. $4.50 From Jan. 1— floor gas company manufactures on an international scale automatic Water heaters for gas, electricity and oil, water softeners, attic fans, trink containers and pails.—V. 165, 1,069,830 342. p. from Net equipment plant the Rheem « income oper. from Gross ./Acquisition of the Fraser business will continue the process of roundout Rheem heating lines which now include space heaters, wall •heaters, floor furnaces, stokers and stoker-fired furnaces. In addition, , railway 165, Net trade name, The Rheem Company will continue to sell the Fraser line of - ; ry. —V. railway from Gross President, on Jan. 28 announced that as of Feb. 1 is purchasing from Fraser Furnace Co. its entire gas also income... oper. from Net Chicago, 111. . stock Preferred mann $9,475,434 3,063,028 December— Manufacturing Co.—Expansion— The Rheem Company Will manufacture the Fraser line at the Fraser Furnace Plant at Stockton, Calif., under a lease arrangement. The < FINANCING 1,000 shs. cumul. 7% 1943 1944 $9,531,363 2,612,776 91,921,319 111,676,428 115,982,818 10,943,013 28,649,281 36,306,976 13,394,662 15,104,808 17,356,113 railway St. Louis-San - j Jaccard & King Jewelry Co. preferred ($100 part Mermod, Emery, 1945 $7,664,086 1,477,762 1946 $7,869,581 1,205,340 8,727,805 railway from 4Ji% Rheem, company overcharge $4,105,947, Earnings of Company Only— December— Gross 253. p. 'furnace and appliance business, including patents, designs, Inventories and certain manufacturing equipment, , ■I expansion program. Authorized The Gross The assets applicable to the respective outstanding securities par), included net charges for and corresponding tax 1945 for From Jan. 1— Dec. 31, 1946 were as follows: asset value per share of common stock, ♦3.87; asset coverage per share of preferred stock, series A and B convertible bond due Feb. 1, 1950, $3,658.68.—V. 165, figures amortization of emergency facilities of Republic Investors Fund, Inc.—Asset Value— <$10 489,790 14,380,573 $16,244,264 52,573 2,778,395 $1,147,327 2,671,871 claims, Net trucks. and 13,744,338 636,235 $7,825,000 credit for estimated refund of profits taxes account carry-backs. % Deficit. comparative NOTE—The Net - in the location 'December accelerated The company on v 1,095,979 51,348 86,219,235 15,754,474 $8,810,575 f$l,524,544 $14,328,000 $13,465,869 chgs. Bal. avail, for fxd. Refrigerated Cargoes, Inc., New York—Registers With < 84,741,533 and Federal SEC— if-for 6,465,298 $8,814,440 3,865 income Federal income and excess • $8,048,974 $96,656,712$116,844,777 $8,308,921 6,999.524 *8,760,721 53,719 expenses... oper. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 revenues.. oper. Total $1,005,236 earnings *Earnings per share on 509,000 shares of combined class A and class B stock outstanding. taxes.—V. income— Period Ended Dec. 31— 1945 1946 v," , $1,706,192 871,209 846,820 *Non-callable. Nine Months Ended Dec. 31— •Net ,* railway oper. Other " < $1,700,920 730,882 202,011 St. Louis-San Francisco Ry.—Earnings of System- Brewing Co.—Earnings— Red Top t $1,359,939 *1,042,310 *317,764 31,466 company together with $80,000 available in a at the redemotion price of $105 per CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT Pittsburgh. of City * BWashington Counties, in addition to Allegheny County.—V. 164, p. 1250. ' 1943 income— railway from Net General Manager, said that the six counties have a total population of over 2,250,000 persons. The distri^'feution franchise covers Beaver, Butler, Armstrong, Westmoreland and D. from Gross Pittsburgh—Franchise— Red Rock Bottling Co. of 1944 $1,288,164 209,831 railway railway oper. The solidation. 1945 From Jan. 1— for the period.—V. 164, p. 3334. gain of 47% The company has been awarded a franchise for distribution of Ebling Premium Beer and Ale in six counties in western Pennsylvania, ■ from Gross *$6,059,595 Gales shareholders who objected to the plan of con¬ will apply $981,250 of such net proceeds, sinking fund, to the redemption share plus dividends accrued to the redemption date (April 1, 1947) of the 10,000 outstanding shares of 4'/z% cumulative preferred stock of Denver Dry Goods Co., which will then be a wholly owned subsidiary. The remainder of such net proceeds, estimated at approximately $1,021,750, will be available for the general corporate purposes of the company and its subsidiaries. It is expected that a substantial part of such remainder will be utilized rights of appraisal Mexico Ry.—Earnings— & 1946 December— MONTHS ENDED DEC. 31, 1946 CO. FOR 11 OP SUBS. RESULTS ' Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE ■■■ Total Other income charges — — Provision for taxes on income: State Federal normal Federal and prof., exc. surtax less postwar refund Net profit paid or declared on held by public Dividends pfd. 24,523 1,012 $1,263,946 $1,010,260 profit applic. to cap. stk. of the —V. 47,023 $2,654,275 stocks of subs, Net . company 165, p. 342; . . • V. 158, p. 93. .(Continued on page 852) ... Volume 165 Number 4567 ITHE COMMERCIAi; A FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Slock Record «>: DAILY RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSOE m^rr: h%#Fi H W;M — LOW AND. lUGH SALE PRICES • Saturday Monday Feb. 1 $■ per •95 110 *95 10%.' 10% 47'A 48 10% 17% 48 37% 110, 5% 5% 28% 100 5 ' 45 42% 64% 45% 100 177 34 % 36% 100 37% 37% 97% 34% 7% *49 34% 36% 20% 179 21% 21% 34% 36% 35% 98 98% 34% 34 34% 7% 8 8% 34% 36% 100 *99% 97% 8 80 41% 9% 71 71 71 30% 30% 76% 75% 75% 15% 15% 15 48 49 50 130 134 *130 134 54% 113 *191 95% 192 54% 54% 113 6% *16 17 18% 18% 6 22% *98 52% *39% 29% 116% 37% 37% 37% 38% 11,400 2,700 1,100 *7% *48 7% 7% 7% 52% *49 2,300 78 79 81% 41 40% 40% 1,400 9% 9% 41,200 71 1,000 71% 70 70 70 70% 70 70 30% 30% 30 30% 30 30% 3,000 77 15% 16% 49% 48% 134 7% 96 192 54% 54% 111% 111% 27 27 25'/a 25% 23% 24 24 99 99 *39% 16% 48% 41 *75% 17% 96% 191 77 17 16% 17 48% 48% 134 7% 7% 97 96% 192 191 53% *110 *75% *130 134 7% 77 16% 77 49% *130 7% 95% *191 *75% 54 110 48% 96% 96% 53% 110% 190% 26% 107% 110 150 149% 152 25% 25 98 25% 25% 23% 24 98% 40% 27% 23% *98 40% 99 40% 41% 1,600 3,900 26% 400 27% 4,500 111% 160 153 790 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 18% 17% 18% 17% 18% 18 18% 6% 110 110% 110% 110% 111 22% 23% 23 23% 23 % 98 99 99 99% 99% 39% 39% 40% *40 8% 8% 10 Ye *106 8% 10% 12 28% 23 99% 9% •106 13% 28% *115 29% 117% 12% 13% 28% *115. 6% 112% 1,500 24% 8,000 101% 700 10% 112 10% *106 300 32 11,500 10% 3,200 112 12% *12 12% 12% *13 13% 13 13 29 20% 28% 116%. 28% 29% *113%, 115% 1,500 200 17,300 *115% 115% Monday Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 $ per share $ per share 1 per share $ per share 25% 25% 25% 25% 25 100% *100 *100 25% 100% *100 25% 100% 100% Wednesday Thursday $ per share 25% 24% 25 $ per share 24% 4,100 1,400 2,800 100% *100 15 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15 15% 15% 15% 30% 31% 31 31% 30% 31% 31 31% 30% 32 135% *135 13% *133 135 135 14% American Am Bosch Brake Amer Shoe & American $7 2d preferred A $6 preferred 6% 100% 136 *100 *135 NEW 50 137 30 Mach Amer 3.90% & cum Amer Mach 6% preferred 110 110% 17 16% 16 *177 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 35% 105% 105% 105% 105% 106% 105% 106% 105% 167 167 37% *154 37% 158 57% 58 X56 166 Va 165% 166 166 37% *155 37% 158 37 *155 37% 180 177 36 36 106% 106% 1,700 3,100 51,500 177 20 37% 26,500 107 1,270 15 14% 15 14% 15% 5,200 22 22 22% 22% 800 37 37 37 37 390 56 58 6,600 166 167 650 *37 38 600 "155 158 56% 165% 55% 167 38 *155 16% 22% *36% 158 16% 45,500 158 166 37% *155 56% 167 37% 158 *36 Amer Power & $6 Rad Stand & 6% 1,400 American Stove 700 American Sugar 200 Am 83% 157 83% 158 56% 117% 17% *103% 34 56% 117% 18 106 35% 99% *84 99% 86% 10 10 *66 68% 40% 83% 159 *110 117% 117% 17% 18% *106 106% 35 36% 99% *85 10 *66% 40% *49% 111 *50 51% 17% *16 17% 18 5% 36% 14% 5% 37 14% 84% 159 56% 41 48% 6*2 55% 51 *49 47% 174% 47% 111 99% 86% 10 14 174% 82% 82% x80 83% 159 55% 117 17% *106 35% 84% 159% 56 117 18% 106% 84 83% 81% 82% 159% 159% 310 56% 57% 7,300 117% 117% 117% 118% 250 17% 17% 17% 181/4 34,000 17% 106 *85 86% 87% 106 41 51 48 47% 111 111 *109% 111% 51 51 51% 51% 16% 17 16% 18 *15% 14% 40 103% 90 17% 104 104% 300 39% 41% 72,400 103 7/a 103% 1,800 9% 9% 89% 9% 90% 10% 1,400 6,100 *67 39% 40% 40 50 51% 49% 50% 49% 51 600 48 47% 47% 47% 48 6,500 109 % 111% 111% 111% 70 52% 52% 17% 600 * 68% 40% *67 40% 51 51 17 17 17 17 17 *15 17 *16 4 6 24% Feb 7 18 Oct 101% Feb 7 90 k 38% Jan 13 6% Jan 6 49 Jan 16 30 Feb 4 8% Jan 16 106 Jan 4 10% Jan 14 12% Jan 2 14: Jan 18 29% Feb 7 116 Jan 9 Amer Co Refining 5% Am $6 Wks Conv Jan 13% Jan 29% Jan & Elec 41% £3,700 Jan 15 21 15% Feb 3 12% Nov 16 32 Feb 7 23% 9 136 2,200 17 Anaconda Anchor 14 Feb 12% 176 Jan 21 177 Feb 32% Jan 16 134 Jan 158 600 Jan 104% Jan 24 40 Sep 10% Sep 17% July 60 Apr 22% Jun ■ 133% Aug 123% Aug Feb Nov 23 Feb Xl73% Nov 27% Jan 37% Feb 107 Oct 34% 186 Feb 42% Aug 108% July 95% Feb 13% Jan 16 15% Feb 14% Dec 19% Jan 16 22% Feb 34 % Jan 14 37 Feb 52 % Jan 16 60 Jan 10 165% Jan 2 169% Jan 37% Feb 6 Sep Sep 45% Sep 165 i Oct 36 24 11 Feb 6 Jan 16 79% Jan 22 Oct 73 84% Feb 67% Apr 200% Jun 99% May 100% May 174 July Oct 76% Oct 153 Jan 3 Jan 16 159% Feb 58% Jan 150 x52 116% Jan 9 118% Feb 116% Sep 14% Jan 13 13% Oct 28% Jun 102% Sep 110% Feb Sep 48% Oct 18% Feb 106% Jan 30 78 121 26 % Jan 16 41% Feb 7 29% Jan 93 Jan 14 103% Feb 6 100% Dec 70% Jun 182% Jun 15 Dec 105% Nov 90% Feb 80 Jan 1 9 Jan 13 10% Jan 68 Jan 14 68 Jan 7 87% 6 7 Sep 15% 14 64 Dec 90 51% Feb 60% Jan —50 37% Jan 22 41% Feb 35 Oct Cable No par 45 % Jan 51% Feb 41 12.50 No par 46% Jan 22- 51 Jan 38 Sep Sep 111% Feb 52% Feb 108 Glass Corp preferred Clayton & Co Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp Andes Copper Mining $4 Products Co Inc preferred Jun 4 25 preferred & May 103% Jan Copper Mining Wire Feb No par & Smelt conv Hock Apr May 38% July 58% Feb 158 Apr Sep 47% Jan 159% Nov 82% Feb Apr 43 138 174% Feb 21 50% > Sep 38% Jan 54 ■ 50% Feb 172 27% Nov 146 Jan 191 Jan 25% Dec 3 78 Apr 73% Jan . 34% Dec 6 170 Jan Aug 33% Feb 52 160 158 48 20 19 33 No par 100 Anderson, Itfo 43% Jun 163 July 133% Dec 11 Jun 25 % Jun 97% Jan 88% Jan Feb 21% « 109 46% 15 Jan 2 Jan -10 16 Jan 16 13 20 15 Jan 9 4% Jan 33% Jan No par 100 121 106% Oct 17 $6 conv prior preferred 13% 121 *155 : Nov 122% Feb 35,000 14 321 158 98 111 14% 13% 158 101 13 No par 5 *119% 45% Mar No par prior preference Anaconda # per share 21% Oct 6 16 No par Woolen prior Highest $ per share 13 25 1st preferred Amer Zinc Lead May 119 —14 100 Corp Preferred $5 68% Jant- % ; Year 1946 Jan 25 preferred American May 16% Jun. 15% Jun -100 Viscose Water 100 28 100 preferred 6% 18% Mar Lowest $ per share No par class B Common 35% Nov 118 22% Nov Xlt &W No par Tobacco—— American ;Jan 63 9% Sep 11% Mar 5 Telep & Teleg Co American Jan 12% Jan . 24% Jan 13 115 Jan 15 May; 55% •' Jan Jan Archer-Daniels-Midland Armour & Co of Illinois— 13% ,12% Jan 31 % May 118 31% Dec 8% Sep 99% Jan 1,700 158 4 . 14 3,300 121 Jan 102 5% •154 10% Jan 24 106 114 38% *119% x34% Jan 10 Feb 5% 122 Oct 15 37% 158 44% 5 13 5% 120 52% Feb 11% Jan 37% 158 Oct 7 5% 158 5% 10 36% 122 37% Jan 5% 122 40% Jan 27 8% Feb 3 129 Sep Sep Jan 36% *156 .,5% Oct Sep No par No par Tobacco Sumatra 11% 100 14% Feb 36% 13% 6% Feb 115 % Jan 38 A P W 125 23% Jun 28% Aug 14% Jan 13 5% 1.58 Oct 14 " 10 *155 88% 105% 118 5,300 68% *121 For footnotes see pag* 827. 103 88% 47% 13% 37 102 51 9% *67 *103 39% 40% 14% 19,900 1,600 80 56% 100% 37 172% 159% 100% 36% 79% 56% 51 37 171% 81% 159% 100 5% 173% x82 % 117 Sep 22 10 100 Preferred 56% 36% *5% 55 84% 40% 5% 44 146 *54 159% 36% *16 44 *145 54 55% 47% 16% 172% 44 146 158% 9% 17 37 174% 82% 68% 16% 5% 174% 9% 50% 53% *82 *66% 111 *43% *145 174 68% 50% *16 43% 54 Fefe 5% 109% Jan 29 19 Jan 13 96% Jan 16 15 261/4 34% Apr 32% Jan 13% 9 40 % Jan 26 Steel 164% Jun, • 17% Nov 19% Jan 142 % Jan 26% 82 5 % Jan .7 16% Jan 31 100 26 173% 16 100 25% 82 6 16% Jan 29 % Jan x45 Jan 25% 173% 6% Feb 5% Jan 15 15 % Feb 5 26% *81 July 25% Feb 26% 173% 1 No par *26% 146 75 Jan Stores *52% 41% Nov 27% Jan American *43% Jan 13 Amer 2,200 *145 46 22 9,300 26% 54 Jun 13 Jan Jan 36% 26% 43% - 37 26 35% 26% 146 108 30"% Jan 35% 43% Dec Foundries——No par No par 35% 26% *53 97% Jan 36% Feb 27 *145 Feb> = 3 35% 54 99 25 26% 146 22 Jan 27 *52% Sep 153% Jan 26% *145 20% 12% Jan 25 26% 54 Feb 100 26% 146 Sep 17% Oct 24 NO par San'y preferred non-cum Feb ( " 95 % Jan - 5 < 40% Jan 150 26% Feb No par No par Snuff American 26% *52% 132% Mar 100 26% *145 Oct 21% Nov 35 1 Preferred 35 45 72% May 96% 10£%cJan 210% Mar 16 24% Jan 23 -100 Rolling Mill 4%% conv preferred American Safety Razor American Seating Co Amer Ship Building Co Amer Smelting & Refg 36 27 % Nov No par Preferred 35% *43 Oct Dec 42 13 t per share Co American 36% *26% 79 184 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest No par No par preferred preferred $5 Am 35% 44 14 No par -100 Light com 36 27% 29 Jan 28 54% Feb Range for Previous Co 35% 44 Sep 17% Feb Oct 100 122 110% 57% Jan / X137 May 5% No par 1211/4 110% 57% ,—100 — 111 58% —1 Ltd Co 110 36% 56% 129 3 Jan No par Metals & Metals Amer 119 36 —50 Fdy Co preferred 122 37 7% Feb Apr 20% Jan No par No par — SS Jan 20 Par 122 35% 147 YORK STOCK 122 36 97 EXCHANGE 121% *35% Feb 193 45% Jan 17 No par —No par — 122% 36 3 6 preferred— _100 Amer Internat Corp..—.—No par American Invest Co of HI —I American Locomotive ——No par 121% 105% 36 90% Jan 186 Jan non-cum 122 14% 16 —1 preferred conv 15 *21% Apr 50 133% Jan 15 5% Jan No par 40 American Home Products. American Ice 14% 15 64% 41% Jan 13 130% Jan 22 1 14% 22% Jan Leather. & 14% 14% 30 10 14% 22% 12% Nov 36% Oct Co 14% 14% 17% Feb 100 Amer ts Foreign Power $7 preferred— 14% 22% 13 —No par Encaustic Tiling- 14% 14% Jan 1 Amer European -Sees American Export Lines Inc. 15 *22% 13 prior preferred100' Amer Distilling Co stamped-.—>20 14% 14% Jun Vz% News 22 88% 120 Molasses 14% Oct 100 Colortype American 22 72% Jan 4 American 180 77% Jan 19% 104% Sep 800 *177 Jun 22 Feb 1,400 *176% 45% Jan . Dec Oct 75 156 14% 16 74% 25% 6 110 37% 16% 57% Nov Jan 8 14% 180 Jan Jan 31 107% Jan 37 16% 10 72 16 5% conv preferred American Chicle 14% 109% 16 14 115%. Jan 27% Feb 37 *177 75 Apr 91% May 53% Jun 3 14% 16% 29 6 37 110 Jan Feb 14% 179% 50 23% Jan 36% 16 12% Apr 110 14% 109% 39% May Oct 6% No par 7% non-cum preferred— 100 Am Chain & Cable Inc No par *36% 16% 3 62% May 95% Nov Sep 8% Jan Fdy_ 14% 178% 8 % Feb 25 & 36% 110 16 Nov 91% Nov 25 25% Jan 100 Car 14% 16% 6% Jan No par Preferred American 36% 109% 23 67% Jan Corp American Can 14 *176% Jan 1 Co Radio 36% 122 Feb 35 38% Jan 50 preferred Cable 13% 122 99 7 ; July * 10 Corp 36% 122 16 16 Nov 13% 14% 34% Jan 93% Jan 31% Jan Jan 108 100 pfd 37 *36 Jan 9, cum conv American Bank Note 6% preferred Shares 25% 100% 15 135 30% 101 Jan 29% * Nov the Week 31 *133 Nov 14 Sep Sales for Feb. 7 14'% 135 99% Jan Dec Oct 7fc preferred Friday Feb. 6 31 *133 63% May 100 STOCKS Feb. 5 Tuesday 39 Nov 37% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Sep 31% 64% 6% 12% 13% 29% 36% Feb 44 Hide 53% 18% 35% Feb 84% Jan 29 American 311/4 12% 6,800 10,000 22% Feb 3 41% Jan 30 3,900 *52% *13 2,300 1,200 212% Jun 8 Jan No par 100 July Aug 26 Oct 16 32% Jan 30 No par 1 113 17% Oct 154 4 8% 53% *106 Feb Feb 13 8% 31% 10% 21 180 16 8% 30% *9% 112 Oct Feb 16 22 Jan Hawaiian *52% 10 % 91% 101 17% jan 169 % Jan 18% Jan Jan American 30% *106 24 1 Jan 600 52% 10% 97% Jan 100 46 40% 30% 112 Jan 61% May £ 8% Jan ' Oct x75 38 *39% 8 Jan 82 Jan 50 39% 52% *12 29% 110% 53% 12% 117% *115 39% 8% 23% 100 31 13% 12% *13 8% 8% 110 23% *98 40 40 6% 6% 110 23% 98 6% 6 69% Oct 38 10 16% 6% 29% 52% 47% Feb -10 18 6% 43% Feb 64% Feb 13 ' Amerada No par Amer Agricultural Chemical-No par American Airlines 1 3%% Aug 13 Co_ *15 Oct Jan American Crystal Sugar- 16% 3% 51% May 103 40% Jan American 1,900 Dec 56 4,500 44% Nov par 2,700 42% 12% Feb .-' 25 90% par 23% 130 59% Apr Mar '135 Sep ; 5% Feb 26% 99 20% Feb Oct 5 Jun 41% J an , 3 No par preferred Petrol Corp 2 Jan 29 60% r * Dec? Nov 104 • _ 31% Jan 98 Jan /' Feb x£KL ; May 24% Feb." 13 No par 100 conv 33 Jan 5% Jan LO • > 'V/; 24% SeRr 8% lea-"--May" - Jan 25 18% 6% Inc Corp 44% fr'V Dec > 33 23 *97% 18% 6% 33/4 Jan Jan. 10 107 •• ■ - 13% Oct;,J 38% Feb . - 93b 100 5 Co Amalgam Leather Co Inc 40 54% 151 27 97 113 ♦110 *23% 8 Nov Feb 10% Feb No par 3%% cum conv pfd Alpha Portland Cem 5%% 23,400 191% 53% 108% 5,600 6,800 7% *112 26% 70 49 7% 108% •148 Jan 1 preferred Allis-Chalmers Mfg 134 *130 7% 192 53% 111% 13 92 & 30% • , 17%;Feb.y 1- *15 100 4% 1,600 30% *130 Stores . Jan Co Mills Allied 6% 9% 9% Kid Allied 6 37%; Feb 25 preferred Chemical & Dye Allied 55 ____5 ___ Allegheny Corp 52% 78 30 28% 300 40% *52 *115 100% 9% 31% 13% 100% 791/2 52% *13 100% 41J/4 30% 12% 36% 9% 31% 10% 351/4 36 79 52 112 35 36% *100 34% 41% 8% 12% 36 9% 51% 10 34% 36% 2,100 3,100 11,500 80 8 *106 34% 22% 40% 30% *75% Aldens Inc common Allied 21% 10 * ; 5 Highest $. per share . •61% Aprv 105% Oct 10%Feb~7 48% Jan ; ; 1,100 34% 52% 100 ,r' 2,300 6,600 '■ 16 8% Jan ,16 33% Jan 16 105 Jan 10 No par Gold 21 35% *48 Inc—— Vicksburg Ry_ Juneau 7 16 .Jan 33% Jaay 3 179 21% 100 Reduction Alaska — SV/a lAn. 14%-Jan, 16 48 Feb 1 No par 21 x21% 100 Air .- Lowest \ : share t t per share. 14 8% Jan 45 Admiral 179 21% 600 471/4 101 9% *50 31% 20% 177 21% 63% 45% ■■'''• ■ /AMwsteMuWgjry 20% 177 63 77% Jan u,-k 101 63 45%. *15% *109% 40 21 AdamarExpress. /Adams-MJllir Corp;...—. 101 45% *98 179 ,NftjM»* 5%% preferred A $2.50 prior conv preferred-No Alghny Lud Stl Corp No Alleg & West Ry 6% gtd Allen Industries Inc 6 109% 22% 12,500 40% 25% 6% 100 122,600 6% 6% 109% 20% 5% 43% 63 45% 102 178 5% 41% 98% 99 6% 63 45 *99 5% : r 4y4% 40% -41% .:. $ pgrshare 1*$$, Fe»r 104R. '&$$$?$* '*4 ■ LqwW ; Noparl ACF-BriH Motors Co_.—..2.50,. Acme; Steel Co:———10 Alabama. & 33% 150 % 40 63 5 , - 100% *96% 33% 149% 6% *96% 98% 150 40 12,300 8,500 2,900 30% 33% 149% 41% 100 29% 98% 147 40% *96% 29% 100 98% 108% 25% r 5% *33% 108% 23% 2,500 3,700 > 38% . 7% 27% *97% 300 112 33% 108% 23 Va r 5% - 98% 26% 99 37%- *108 7% *107% 25% 29V2 5% 33% 27% 25 112 5%' 29% - 98% 108% 23% 28 8 26% *97% 5% 99 107% 148 5% 33% 7% 7 *109 *108 ■ . 9% >10% % 38'A *79 - 15% 47 •> .•.•3&%-:37V~; . 38 *49% 71% 30% 192 112 10% 38% 9% 30% 5,500 , *47% " 49 V 33 80 41 16% 98% 52% 9% 52"% 63 46% 102 20% 34% 40% 191 100 63 178 . . ' 45% *99 21% 82 •111 *107 9% 5% 100 *50% *47y»..~50:< 42 "A 45% 16% ;5,600 1,300 \ J 48 Pojr Laboratorlescom— Abraham.A. 'Stranitl- :■ Range Since January 1 Highest . ; Abbott 3,300 .. • 5% 20% 100 95% 37---3d* 41% 38 95% 38% ■ 5% 180 21% 7% 37% 9% 10% 46% - 36%. 36% 9% 37% 42% 9 % 95 EXCHANGE Shares . Range tot Previous NEW FORK STOCK 110. 10% 10% 37 • 5% 38 7% 16% 41% 40% *75 16%k 5% 37% 52% *80 Sales for the Week ,81% *95 47% - 49% 5%'" 28 *96% 102 *20 36 112 5% 28 65 45% 21% *107 - 47% -v 48% > 80% 110 10 17 • 42% *97 20% *34 5 %' *95 10% 16% 37% 10% 100 *63 177% *99% ««• $ pershqre 80% 48 *47%- 38% 5% 21% 1 10 37% 80 110 10 ' ■»' 49% 37 28% 42 176% *48% 112 *96 *20% ' 38% 5% 28 5% 63 % Feb. 7 $ per share 80% *95 17 10% - *106 • 47% ■> 16% 37% 10 38 *28% *97 Fridays Feb. 6 tper share -79% • 10% 47% ■ - 110 10% • 49%- 37 10 80% -' *95 17% ♦47 38% 79% 10% 48 16% 37% 9% 38%' 40% Thursday Feb. 5 $ per share <? 110 *47 47% 17 *96 Wednesday Feb. 4 81% *'"• • Tuesday. share 80% 80% SS! STOCKS . •79 % *106 ' Fob. a $ per share = * " ft'" 62 % May xll4% Mar x64% July 27% May 15% Oct Jan 29 13% Sep £ 20 5% Feb 7 4% 13 38% Feb 7 12% Jan 16 14% Jan 6 Feb 10% Feb 41 % Dec / 10% Sep Jan 30 130% Jan 24 112 Sep Jan 16 161 10 125 Oct Jan 24% Nov 26% Mar 1 xll8 150 Dec 43% Jan 17% Jan 16 Jan May 18% May k; . 139 July 172 Jun STOCK RECORD NEW YORK ^ " I m|ii»"lU '!l Monday Saturday $ per 104 103% 127% 16% 16% 16%, 16% 19% xl8% 19 % 18% 19% 130' 132% X131 134 xl30 130 48 48 *108 53% 54% 54 28% *64 37% 35% 35% 109% 109% 110% 109% *102% *66% 120 *117 104 103% » 24 24% 65% 121 65 65% *118 27% *25% 11% 11% 11% 11 17% *17 27 : 12 11 11% 11% 17 17% 17 17% 1,800 4,100 3,100 27 % 26% 26% 26% 6% 6% 26% 27 26% 26% 6% 7 6% 6% 47% 46% 7% 39,100 48% 3,300 47% 23% 23% 24% 22,000 Baldwin Locomotive 16% 50,200 Baltimore 7 '/a May- 148 May Feb 46% Sep 58 Aug 78 Oct 121 May 100 Oct 125 Jun 17% Feb 13 Oct 45 29 V8 May 16 58% Feb Sep 83 17 29y2 Jan 263/4 Dec 49% May Jan 22 67 68 Dec 94 6. 31 Nov 7 105 Nov 130 V2. Jun 30. 100 Dec 110 May Jan Jan 38% Feb Jun May- 51% May 32% Jan 13 107%' Jan 15 112 Jan Jan 2 105 Jan 22% Jan 16 58% Jan 13 68 Jan Jan 15 US Feb 7: 114 Nov Jan 10 27% Jan 30, 25 Sep 40% Aug 9%. Jan 16 12 Feb r 10 y4 Nov 25% 16% Jan 2.21 1.7% Jan 16% Sep 23% Jan 13 29% Jan 29 18 Nov 20% Jan 16 27% Jan 27 15% Oct 32% 6 y4 Jan 3 7V4 Feb 7 6ya Nov 14% Feb Jan 13 48% Feb 7 41 Oct 83% Feb 13,. 100 18%-JHn 13 13 Jan 13 24% Feb Jan 100 50 13% Jan 13 12% Jan 13 xl02 Corp Nichols 48 7 % 153 Dec 62 Tack 48% 6% Jun Dec 125 25% Jan 47 27 47 32% 124% Feb Jan 13 1)5 Austin Nov Aug 48 15 100 Atlas ioo 30 99 13 14%' Jan Oct 110% Feb 3 Jan 88 No par sNo par Conv prior pfd ($1.20) No par Autocar Co ,5c Automatic1 Canteen Co of Amer—5 Aviation Corp of Dei (The) 3 $2.25 conv preferred No par 7,300 28% 27% 47 27 27% *26.- 28% 29 % 47 % 118 46% Jan 105% Jan Feb 36% May 17 19% Feb 132 % Feb 134 May 112% Dec 12 2 23 Jan Sep 18% Jan 13 15% Jan No par preferred— 4%; conv t" 40 118 : Atlas Powder 520 26% 28% 46% 64% 28% 29 46% 64% 26% 28 6% 65% 5,100 16% Feb 123 100, -5 preferred series B Atlas Corpi. ' 29 17% 46% 25% 29% 29% 7 24% 16 126% Jan, 25 100 pref series A_ conv 3.60% r 17% 28% 27% 80 . : 11 17% *17 104 121 4% 790 Jan -i> 100 preferred: non-cum .Atlantic Refining— 8,100 24% *118 27% *25% 11% 17% *16% 28% 104 64% 121 5% 19 14 No pur SS Lines Atl G & W I 400 112 104 *103 24% '113 111% Atlantic Coast Line RR 7,400 . 6 20 65 Nov 102 107% Feb Jan 10 T F Inc A 42% 7 .Tan 55 Jan; 22 i $ per share $ per share share 16% Jan 104 100 preferred 5% 300 111 24% 27% 11 11 110 Atch 4,900 38% 38 38% 37% 109% 103% *25% 27% *27 37% *65 70 *64% 38% 109% "65.;: 66% 65%, 117 117 67 70 24% 24%.. 24% 24% 24% 56 % . Investment Co Topeka & Santa Fe Assoc 100 7,600 113 28% 109%, '102% 104 *102% 104 56 % 28% *64 37% 109% 58 % 28% 70 54% 28% 70 37% 36% 17 17% 29% *28% ' 17% 54% 29% *28% 70 28% *63% 17% 54 54% 53% 28% 68 17% 110 110 17 Vb 17% 17% 17 17% 17% 17 28% *1U% 93% *108 52% *63. 94% 96 % preferred2d preferred^x 1st 7%" 290 129 50% 9418 110% 94% 6% 370 *47% *47% 93% 108 103 110 50 % 94% 93% 95% 94% 129 12,500 129% 50% *129 *47% Artloom Corp Associated Dry Goods.' 5,100 16% 19% 19 3 a 128 130 132 130' 132%, 130 18% 16% 16% $3.75 Arnold Constable Corp 200 48 ..No par± No par 5 No par .....1 1QQ„ IOO No par 100 Cork Co preferred Armstrong 260 t per Highest Lowest Highest $ per share Par 4,500 51 % 107% 18% 19% 50% *45% 95 110 *108 19 50 107 • 16 19%129% 130 123% 129% 130 130 *45% 50% *129 93% *18% 19 i *18% 51 106% *18% 19 *105% 19% 19% 19% 105% 16 15% 16 15% 19% *18 19 *18 105 Vb Lowest Shares $ per share share 50% 51 50% 105% 105 104 103% $ per share 52% 51% 52% 52 52% $ per share share $ per share 51% $ per Year 1946 Range Since January 1 vo*& STOCK EXCHANGE the Week Feb. 7 Feb. 6 Range for Previous STOCKS. NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Feb. C Feb. 4 Feb. 3 Feb. 1 u LOW AND HIGH Tuesday SALE PRICES Wednesday Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL ft FINANCIAL THE • 43' 25.y8 Feb - 7 . 31 Oct x533/4 9. 34% Apr NOV 22 % 97% Jan 135 Jun Jun 23% July Jan 37% Aug B 22% 23% 23 23% 227/s 15% 16% 15% 15% 16 15% 15 78 16 % 25% 24% 23% 24% 24 Vb 24% 23 3/s 23% 24 ya 15% 16 14% 14% 15 15% 14% 15 V4 15 68% 68% 68 %: 69 68 % 54% 54% 54% 25% *25 52 *50 23% 23 22% 23% 15% 15% 15% 23% 24% 24 *14% 14% 14% *65% 66 66 55% 55 55% 54% 25% 25% 25% *25 25% *50 52 55 24' 23% 24% 7,100 Barnsdall Oil Co—1 24% 23% 24 19'/a 19% 19% 1,600 Bath 19 Vb 19% 19% 23 22% 23 223/4 2,100 23 23 24 Bayuk Cigars Inc Beatrice Foods Co 107% 107 107 107 *38 *110 115 115 *110 17% 91 . *38 40 *38 115 *110 *38 39 *110 115 39 115 114 114 16% 16 % 16% 16% 17% 23% 23 % 500 23% 23% 23 28 100 37% 38% 38 39 % 10,200 27% 27% 27% 2,100 101 33% 102% 1.000 27% 28% 100% 100% 100% 33% 32% 33% 24% 24% 24% 24% 149 99 150 65 66 66 17% 17%- 17% 17% 17% 17. 17% 34% 34% 35 35 34% 35 34% 19% 19% im 19% 19% 19% 24 22% 23 % 45 *43% 44% 17% 17% 17 39 38% 17% 38.% 23% 24 *44 *17 18 *36% 39 *36 39% 16 % 16% 35 35 35 19% 19% 20% 10,300 22% 22% 23 24 % 44 44 44% 45% 56% 55% 56% *36% 38 19% 20 *54% 19% *106 108 107 107 *62 63 63 63 63 63 33:% 34 33% 34% 43% 43% 43% 43% 44% 48% 48% 48 48% 47% 99% *98. 99% *99 38 12% 12% 39% 38% 12% 12% llOu 96 96 17 17% 39 38% 39 % 29% 30% 30% 51% 51% 51 51V4 , 107 35 34% 105 103% 103% 27% 26% 122% 122% 1,200 Bower 12% 12% 12% -7,200 100 30 30% 29%' 30% 48% 50 49% 50 : 35% *34% 104% *103% 26% 26% 26 14 14-1% 14% 14% 14% 85% 84% 85'r 84% 30% *29% 30% 30% 30% *30 30% 101% 101% *101% 101% *101% 22% 22% 22% 22% 34% 34% 35% 21% 35% 18% 19% 34% 19% ♦95% 98 *95% 92% *90i 8% 19% : . , 5% *101% 21% 22 22 22% 36 % 37% 36% 37 : 19% 20 19% 20 20 20% 25,500 104 101% 102 101 95% 96 *102*96 92% 90 90 15% 15% 15% 8% 90% 10 15% 15% 15,300 8% Q3/a 4,900 92 84 83 97 ' 25% 25% 5% 130 107 *5% 3,300 19% 5% 6,000 *5 5% 19 19% 19 98 98 98 98 24% 25% 25% 25% 97% 25% 106% 5,600 24% 23% 23% 107: 107 150 83 82% 5% 19% 97% 24.% 97 25% 83% 330 ioo y2 100 92 23% 23% 107 24% 19 500 96% *89% 84 96 *95% 8% *89. 97 96 *24%, 18-% 90 101 15% 84 18% Bulova 90% 8 89 23, Bullard 6,900 15% 92 107" 3,100 *89% 8% 8 25 :' 97% 97% 23% x23% Xl06% 106%' 5% 5% wtk Buff Niag 37 19%; 97 1 • Buffalo 22% 84/ 23% 108 5% 18% M 23.% 23% 108 5% ... % 83 81 23% *107 600 101% 89 86?, 83. m 88 ■■d'. 8i . 8% 101% 20% 15% 8% 15% 8% 8 *85 . 15% 101% 36% *90>. 92% 15% 15% ' 30 y2 30 30% 400 85 85 84 101% 110 57,500 14% 310 1,200 No par No par 1 100 Co Forge El Corp $3.60 Co 5 :—-100 pfd Apr 64 y4 Aug 25% Dec 41V2 9 48% Oct 57 May 7 21 Sep f"3l May 18% Dec 21% Oct 24% 46% Sep 73 111 5 104 Feb 2 11 Nov 30% Apr 37 Jan 8 30% Oct 43 Jar) 116 Jan 14 101 Oct 142 Jun 16% Jan 7 15 18 % Jan 6 15% Nov 24% Jan -105% Feb 2 16% Oct 37 Apr Dec 112 Jan 39 % Feb 7 Oct 58 28% Ja . 102 283/4 Sep 963/4 Dec 35% Jan 21 26 y4 Jan 3 24% 7 6 22 Feb 4 85% 99 22 7 Monday Saturday :■ Feb. 3 Feb. 1 $ per Feb. 5 143 $per s,hare Dec 168 Mar 23 53 Nov 83% 6 31 Nov 46 7 15% Oct 30% Feb 24% Jan 6 18% Oct 33 % Jun Ja n 6 37% Sep 58 Jun 46 Apr May 17% Feb 3 14 38 y2 Jan 31 34 Nov 66 % May 22% Jan 2 18 Dec 35 Mar 56% Feb 3 42 Oct 73 % 116 Jan 8 101 Sep 67 Jan 9 52 Oct 69% July 35% Feb 7 27% Nov 48 % May 9 Sep 18% Aug 112 Jan Apr 57% 42% Sep Jan 31 36 Nov 61% Jun 99j/2 Jan 31 99 Dec 107 % Aug 6j/8 Feb 3 43% Sep 11% Jan 49% Jan 49 Apr 39% Feb 1 30% Dec 35 Vb Dec 12% Jan 6 12 Dec 34% Jan Jan 3 72 Jan 95 Dec 17% Feb 7 13% Sep 20% Feb 39% Feb 7 30y4 Oct 53 % Jan 30% Feb 7 23 Oct 42% Jun 96 63 Jan 35% 2 107 Jan 70 May Nov 105 115 Apr Jan 22 28% Feb 5 25 Oct 38% 36 y4 Jan 7 31% Sep 45% May 103% Feb 3 Oct 110% Mar 27 y2 Feb 3 IN 0 Oct 38% 17% Jan 6 14 Sep 253/8 May 120 103 Feb 6 Jan 7 9% Oct 22 85% Feb 3 70% Oct 99 30% Feb 1 25% Oct 101% Jan 30 96% Dec 23 y4 Jan 6 37 y4 Feb .6 6'/2 Jan 14 79- Jan 6 81 Feb 1 21J/4 Jan. 13 xl06y4Feb' 4 Jan 17 Jan 16 Feb 1 Jan 13 Apr Apr 130 14% Feb 123 89y2 Jan 3 90 Feb 5 13% Jan .16 18% Nov Feb ya Jun Jun 45% Feb 108% Mar 46% Jun 59% May 33 NoV 20% Feb 7 16% Oct 102 Feb 3 953/4 Dec ill 97 Jan 30 84% Dec II93/4 May 95% Jan 6 92 Dec 102% Aug 15% Feb 1 9% Feb 7 100% Feb 7 Nov 13 26% July Mar 21% Jun 153/a 63/s Nov Jan 75 Dec 100. Apr 75 Oct 98 May Jan 22 24% Feb 7 108% Jan '4 5% Feb .7 Oct 9,% 19% Feb 7 15 Oct 35% Jan 3 99 Oct 25% Feb 6 193/4 NOV 88 104 - ■ January I Highest S: per share Shares $ per share 52% May 31% July 114% July Jan 36 20 Lowest EXCHANGE the Week Feb NOV 39 % May 203/4 Nov 105, Sep 4% 110 May Jan Feb 112% July 40 May Range for Previous . $ per share $ per share $ per share share - ■ Feb. 7 Feb. 6 - Feb. Aug 20 % Feb 18 y2 Jan 16 2 13 15 Jan 112 % 3 Feb 66 Jan 36% May 29% Nov 27 150 Ran^e Since STOCK jjpw. Sal** f«r Friday Thursday 35% 7 STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday ' ' Wednesday 28 34 May Oct n Jan 16 4% I5y4 96 23% 3 Mar 110 102% Feb 17%-Jan 16 95y2 Jan 2 conv 118% July 31 28% Jay 14 48% Feb 5 Jan 10 Jan 16 Jan 29 Jan 14 15 Vb Jan 120 Jan IIV2 Jan 72Vb Jan 28 Jan 99 Jan Nov Nov May Jan 9% Jan 16 95 Jan 24 14 V2 'Jan 3 33 Jan 3 . Feb 39% 12 Jan 3 Jan 11 106 y2 26 34% 102 23y4 Jun 107% Feb 1 -100 2nd preferred___,100 3%% preferred — 100 Burroughs Adding Mach No;par Bush Terminal 1 1 6% preferred -100 Bilsh Term Bldg 7% preferred„100 Butler Bros common 10 :4%% preferred •. 100Butte Copper & Zinc ___5 Byers Co (AM) —.—No par Participating preferred -100 Byron Jackson' Co No par 3%% 363% 7 Jan 22 31% Jan .16 Watch Co Inc Burlington Mills Corp com,^ 4% preferred Jun 6 Jan 110% Jan —5 No par — 88 V2 4% Jan 11 34% Jan 2 Co new 5; Braniff Airways Inc—T—_ 2.50 Brewing 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 Brooklyn- Union, Gas No par BroWn Shoe Co Inc com_: 115 $3.60 preferred No par Bruns-Balke-Collender :_No par Bucyrus-Erie Co 7% preferred Budd (The) Co. common $5 preferred 7,700 123 14% . Sep 7 'Jan 11 43 98 Roller Bearing 940 17% 16% *122% 22 101% *95% *90.i 800 36 104 *102 98 10 26 22 101% 19% 102 102 104 14% 84 85% 84 84% 400 35 % 26 17% 122 14% 3,000 28 % *103 26 123 122 % 122% ,50 ' 104 16% 17% 17. 17% 122 % 2,800 35% *34% 26% 6,800 49% 35% *103% 35.% 105? 30% 108 % 28% 14% 102 11,700 30% 28% 30% *100% 39% '49 28% 28% 28% 30% 20 7,700 *107 108% *107: 108% *107 100 100 38% 84% > 6 17% 39 14 13% *93% 100 *93% 17% 28% *121% 122% 2,200 39% 38% 17 17% 17%: 17% 17 *121% 5% *37% 17 26% 26% 5% 39% 3%%' 66 2 Jan 21 Jan 13 40% Jan 23 —5 100 12 12 *94% 51% (The) Co 5 7 63 29 cym preferred — Boston & Maine RR (assented)-100 30%. *103% 27% 99% 39 V4 *3,4% 35, *34% *103% *99 17% 27% 27% Borg-Warner Corp 39% 11% 108% *107' 107 27% 27%' *27% ' Borden 6,100 99% 38% ■ 107 *106 8,200 48 17% 50% „ 8,700 48% x43 48% Feb Jan May Jan Jan 3 17% Jan 16 48%. Jan 16 105- Feb 7 —1 15 30 Feb 35 No par B Class Bond Stores Inc common 44 44% 17 38% 30. Inc-_— 35% 35% 39% 17% 38% . 40 34% ..No par preferred *5% 99% 110, 17 % 29% . 63 *99 qq 38% 12% *94% . 17% 17 *62 47% 5% 01 5% *94% 63 43% 99% 6% 38% 12% 39% 60 34% 48% 47% 48% ' 5% 6 106 *62 64 *98 106 conv Laughlin & Bloomingdale Brothers 800 108 *106 33% 56 —1 Co_ 2.50 —No par Boeing Airplane Co 5 Bohn Aluminum' & Brass 5 Bon Ami. Co class A —No par Bliss 7,300 20% 55% 55% 55% 50 38 *36% (E, W) $2.25 500 1,000 18 *17% 17% 17% 20% 55% 19% 46 *44 Bliss Oct 19% Feb 34 Jan 30 17!/a Jan 13 20% Jan 13 42V2Jan 13 16- Jan lo No par Co Blaw-Knox 5,400 22% 22% 123/4 62 53% Jan 13 16% Feb 7 Birmingham Electric Co '.No par Black & Decker Mfg Co...—No par 1,400 7 24 30% Jan 13 21% Jan 13 89% Jan 16 Blgelow-Sanford Carp inc...No par 2,500 19% 20% 43% - 19% 20% 33 *63.: 800 16% *34% Feb 24% Feb Jan 21 145 47 y4 54(4 Jan Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 16 Jan 8 Jan 30 99% Feb 30 y4 Oct 26'/a Feb 20% Jan 16 103 Jan 2 333/4 Jan 13 27 38.% Get 18% 55% Jan 15% Jan 17 15 y8 Jan 23 100 preferred- 7% 1,000 - 63 '/a 63% 63% 15,900 149 35 20% 108% 98% 148:% *16% 19 % 56% *106% 108% 95% 17% 20 58 *106 17% *36% 20% 20 % *56 - 17% 3,600 3,700 63 % 63% 45% 33% 24% 149 *147 65 *63% €5 *63% x95% 32% 24% 96% 24% 149% 149 101 24% 32% 97% 90% 93' *149 98 % 97% 39 33 24% 24% 106 : 100%' 100% 27% 50 106 *105% 106 *105% 27% 33% 33% 38 38% 37% 38 *105% 106 *105% 105% 147% No par ^_1 Bell & Howell Co-— 10 4 Vt% preferred 100 Bendix Aviation-' : 5 Beneficial Indus Loan No par Cum pfd-$3.25 ser of 1946-No par Best & Co 1 Best Foods, : —1 Bethlehem Steel (Del) No par 3,400 23% , IO8V2 105 9% 37 114 Nov 11 69 20% Jan 21 50 Jan 30 Belding-Heminway— Bell Aircraft Corp 1,100 16% 99% 23% 16% 16% 16% 16% 27% *44% 300 - Creek . 17% 7 7 16 Jan 13 Jan 17 21% Jan 13 52 Jan 16 21% Jan 16 17%. Jan* 16 7 16% Feb 25% Feb 60 51 _25 100 100 1 -L50 20 T pfd preferred RR—1__, Beech-Nut Packing Co_ Beech 23 27% 98% *38 4% $ new Beech Aircraft Corp — 16% 100% 24% 4,700 23% 37% 148 10% *16% 105% 97% 10% *23 38% 24% 10% conv cum Shoe Beck 16% 106% 148 * 10% 10% 10 % 10% Iron.Works Corp 3%% 70 17% 38 33% 110 . 16% *23 33 108% 16%? *105 27% *107% *110 < 23% *99 110 108% * 17% 16% 18 17% *109% *107% 52 16% 16% *16% 110% 107% 40 39% *38 40 51% 109 % 107 % 107 10% 10% 10% 900 52 52 51% 109% 51% 109% 109% 23% 24% 109 % 53 52 6? 109% 11 52 preferred 4%% 52 *50 52 19 109% 10% 25% 25'/a Barker Brothers 24% 109% *107 25% 800 18% *51 51 2,600 26 V8 24 *50 22% 22% 22% 22% 51 109% 53% 19 • 18% 19 *18% 68 % 53 24% 52 *50 23% 23% 67 % 54 l/a *50 ____100 10 10 ,. 50 __5 1 No par preferred Barber Asphalt Corp_ 5% Conv 200 533/8 Aroostook Bangor & 1,700 68% *67 25% 12,400 Works Ohio & preferred 4% $ per share Year1946 Highest Lowest $ per share S per share 47% 5 29% 29% 29% *53% 55 *53% 73/4 *53% 3% 3% 3% 7% 7% 7;%. 7%, 29% 29% 29,% 16% 16% 16% -18%. ZWi 13%; *63%. V 35% *4&% 51 23% 23% 14 64% 14%/' 14% *55.; *118. *129- 129 > *7% ' 23,% 14%, 14% l43/8. ' 64% 64%. 14% •/ 65 *63% : ' 35% 35% ; 36 48% •120 ; .r 49 18% 55 *5.4% 55 120, ' 18% 4i%: 41% 7%" 7% 41%; 4U 37%/ "49%-i8%:, *48% , i 18 f V -• v 40%- 39% IV2 14%; *62 " 7% Feb 12% Jan 40% May Campbell W & C Fdy— No par Canada .Dry Ginger Ale Inc__1.66% $4.25 "preferred 1 '—No par Canada. Southern:. Ry COv -100 Canadian Brew.eries IM-_—NO par Canadian Pacific, Ry L_25 r *63 65% 18 147 July May 58 Jan 25% Dec 14% 56% a55 122 123 ; 55 C 122 "t *54% u.122 4* *' * Mills ' : No par Administration class A—l $3 preferred A ,, 10 Carolina Clinch & Ohio Ry -100 Power & 37%, Carolina 48%. 49 50 V2< Carpenter Steel Co 17%. 17%:- ' 17%. 18 Carrier.,- Corp 40 40. . 7% "^ 7% . 40 %f 40%. 7%- - 137. 7%., Preferred 4% 61% —5 34 --—10 series — May 39% Dec LigfctCo—-100 37 v Apr 21 % May 59% May - ; 37 -36% . Capital 48%,' v.. 73% s - , 22% Feb Cannon 66 14% 14%. *14i. 56% 124- 36% - 14? > r 14%, 14% * 56 tii For footnotes see page 24% 14%. 121 — TVs 4.8% *24 14% *14 " 7% *48; 24% 64%- 18% 18% 48% *23% 14 ' 37 49%: 49- *48% '64% 122 38% . 48% *23% 14% *14 14% 14% 55 119 55% 119 40% 7% 23% 49? Apr Apir 7% ' 131 24%' 48% *48i% 173/a 17 131 130 129 128 128 128.% 51, ' 23% . 48%;-49% 7-: 18% 19 ;/ 4o%„ 128% 129% 30% 29 16% 16%. 16% 29^8 29% 30: 29 34 29.% 8% 7% 58 5% 3% 3% 3% 8 7% 3%. a 16% 1 54% 7% 8 29% No par preferrod J 50 Callahan Zinc-Lead : 1 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper 5 California Packing 29% *53% 3% 16% ♦43% 28% 55, *53% 55.%, 3% 29- 128 29% 29% 29.% 29% 55.% *54 55 3% 3% 3% 29% 29% 29% Jan Jan 60 10% _~_50 Carriers. St. GeneraldWJrp.--^-—,---.!; $&*****?? 827, * mi Feb Jan ' " ;. i Volume 165 ;ff:f r:>;:-|lif.;:. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 ■' ' "■ "• 819 A • ■ -jr. 1 , -w>; NEW YORK STOCK LOW Saturday . Monday AND SALE HIGH PRICES Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 4 • Friday Thursday ' Feb; 6 Sales for ' //' Rang#$lnee 3anuary 1 Lowest Highest EXCHANGE ^ $ pet share $ per share 36% 37 37 *151%" 152 152 61 61% 20% 61% - v 20% *106% 21 *149 153 30%* 148% 31 *20% 9% 10 116 116 .95 95 11% 12 12% 32% 33 22 22 12% 12% 12% 32% 10%' 10% 20% 19% 20% 19% 19% 27% 27 % 27% 26% 27 Cerititel Hudson G & E Corp-No par Central 111 Lt 4%% preferred—100 *115 116 95 *93 95 11% *32% 3274 400 800 11 11% 32 32 12 % 12% 12% 33 33 32% 19% 19 193/4 . *26% 27 *26% 100 12' 12% 12 %J 20 1274 12% 323/4 19% 32 74 1,800 3 3 74 27 No par Foundry CcL—*.__>»•. .1 6,600 19 7's 20 18,300 *2674 27 400 Cent NY Pr tCent RR Central jerseyr_—! Sugar Co Ribbori Mills.- Century 24 '/a 24 Va '24% *18% 23% 24% 110% 110% 110% 18% 19'A *24% 24% 110% 111 25 51% x25 18 25% 25% 52% 51% 52% *108 *24 25 52% 110 *24 25 52 52% 25 % 110'" 3,900 17% 17% 1,400 *24% 25% 500 52 7a 5334 12,800 674 5,800 10% 12% 8,700 *108 17% 17% 17% 24% 24 23% 23% 110% 17% 25 52 52% 18 19 233/4 109 52% 240 ' 6% 7 J/4 7 Va 7% 12% 12% 12 '/s 12% 12% 12% 8% 9% 8% 9 8% 9% 8% 7 6% 63/4 6% 6% 12% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 18,200 83/8 7% 8% 8 8% 800 6%: 12 12 . Cerro.de Pasco Copper™ Certain-teed Chain Belt Chicago 8% 1574 15% 3,600 9% 9% 93/4 3,100 Chic 6 6 6% 10 6VB 6J/a 6% 6% 6% 63/8 13 V4 13% 13% 14% 13% 14% 13% 13% 13% 14 14% 14% 36% 37% 37 % 38% 37 33 36 % 37% 3C 37 375/8 24 J/4 24% 24 % 25 23 % 24% 24 243/8 24 2634 26% 49% 50'/j 50 50% 49 50% 49 49'% 48% 50% 51 23% 24% 23% 243/8 24' 24% 24 55 54% 543,4 *54 54% *54 5474 543/4 *5434 55 *5474 55/ *15 *6 6 6% V Nov )■ #v? 1611/2 Jan vlj Sep 138 / 22 Oct 2 109% / 22% Jan f 23 Sep 29' 8% Oct 17% Apr 9 Sep Feb IOV'2 Jan . 116 3 2 Feb 4 Feb 95 13 1 33 4 Jan 30 89 13% Jan > Dec 102% July 23% Jari I 11 24 42% Dec Jan Ind & Louis B Ry Co 15% Jari 23 Jari 3 50% Jan 16 24 % 23% 24 *54 J/2 55 *54% 56 *15 15% *15 15% *15 153/4 15% 15 % *16% 17% *17% 17 % *17% 17% 17% 17% 6 >/4 6% 6 % 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 23% * . *54% *41% 42 *41J/8 97 % 97% 98% 29 % 29 J/4 ■ *54% 55 55% 42 Jan 13 21% Nov Jan 6 105 Jari 31 ' 25% 32 25 % May €6% Jun f j 17% Feb 3 47a Oct 18% Jan m 12% Jan 29 9% Oct 26% Jan ; - 9% Jari » 2 15% Feb 7 5% Jan 15 8% Feb 1 6% Feb: • / 7% NOV 30 100 29 26% 27 27 27% 48 47% 48 473/8 47% 31% 30% 31% 31% 313/4 24%' 3,000 No par 20% Jari 16 No par 54% Jan 15% 100 1774 900 Chickasha 6 6% 3,600 41 28% 28% *109% 115 26% 41% Jan 16 17 101 % 115 28% *109% .•—100' 42 *40% 28% 29% 109% 8,000 6 *109% 29% 28% Series A preferred!.! -.100 Chicago & Northwest'n w i__No par 31 26,000: 52% 15 17% 6 i01% 99 99% 98% 17,600 277-8 115 •• 41 10474 100% 28% 28% *109% 115 50' 20 28,500 5,700 tChilds Chile Cotton 5% Oct "11%' Oct 33% V 7 Sep 3% Oct 4 14% July m 17V4 Jan U-; • Co-.—. - % . Jari-13 38% Feb 30% Sep 27% Feb 15% Sep 52% Feb 34% Sep' Feb 17 Nov: 37% Jan St Jan 45 Dec 59% Feb .67% Jan f Jan 55 Dec 2 15% Jari 28 14 Dec 17% Jan 31 14 Oct 5% Jari 6% Jan 2 16 .• 6% 25%' Jan 25% July 6 Oct fit If! 141 U . Jan k. Jan 6 29% Jari 109% Feb 3 108 Dec 24% Jan 13 27% Feb 5 21 Nov 43 16 48% Jan 30' 36% Oct 58% 27% Sep 44% April May ] 22 May»f 108 21% Sep Dec k: 30% 114 L. , Feb ir/ ' 26J/4 26% 26 % 47 J/2 47% 47% *30 J/2 31'/a *31% 10 89 89% 89 89 89 18% 19 19% 19% 18% 19% 9% 9% 9 3/4 9% 9% 27% 2,000- 47% 47% 47% 5,000 31 % 89 18% 18% *56 V8 27 47% 103/4 89 9% 89 27% 313/4 31% 31% 1,500 3,500 *27 10% 11% 89 89' 19% 19 1074 90 10% *88% 19% 20% 9,100 1,000 58 *57 58 57 58 *58 59 58 60 *165 180 *165 180 *165 180 *165 180 *165 180 *165 96 *93 96 *94 96 *94 96 *93 96 *94 96 *114 115 114 *113 58 *71 57% 114% 114% 114% 113% 115% 72% 72% *106 J/2 106% 106% 106% *106% 106% 106% 106% *101'/2 102'/4 *101% 102 % *101% 102% *101% 102 % 71 73 *57 J/4 59 72% *57 % 59 -72 72 59 *57% 23 J/4 23% 23% 24% 23 3 37% 37% 38% 38% 38'% 44 44% 43% 44 . *150 152 152 LOW Saturday Monday *5'7J/8 38% ■ *37% 383/8 *37% 38% 3774 3734 700 43 3/a 2,000 44 43 ; AND 1 *152 HIGH Tuesday 43% 154 42 Va *152 Thursday Wednesday Feb. 5 $ per share *900 1531/2 1000 _ 153'% 153% 64J/2 64 64J/2 *900 47% 48V4 473/4 48V4 100 J/2 100% *1001% IOI1/2 47% 43 152 154 152% 64 154 154 64 *64 *900 Friday Feb. 7 Feb. 6 $ per share 154 64% 64 157% 64 1,400 48% 47% *101 101 J/2 101% 45J/4 45 45 45 45% 45 45% 15% 15% 15 V4 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 44% 14% 19% xl93/8 19% 19%20 5,500 17 *16 16% 16% 17 730 19% 19% 19 Va 19% 191/2 19% 19% 15% 16 16% 17 16% 17V4 *16% 15 „ 15 15 J/4 14J/4 14% 1434 16 15% 16 "/a 32 32 32 32 31% 32 31% 313/4 *31J/4 11 J/2 *34 , 20% 15% 15% 16% 45,200 16% 16% *15% 16% 15 15% 31 % 31% 31 30% 31 16 16% 16%*16 17 16% '/a* 32 32 31 % 31% 313B ' 31% 3074 31 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11 % 11% 1174 35, 35 35% 36 36% 35% 36 35 35% 20% 20% 21 J/4 21% 21% 213/J, 21% 21% 213/4 21% 22% 84 83 83 49% 49 49 *82 85 48% 45% 45% 115 % 122 J/8 420 3,000 11 J/2 113 25J/2 4 31% 48% 461/a *82 48 3% 45% 115% 25% *112 251% 25 3% , 4 3% 85 *82 49 49 46% 114% 45% 114 46% 453/4 114 114 7,500 45 5/a 35 49 3% 4874 103% 44% 11% 84 45% 17 48% 103 351/2 *81 25J/4 15% 48% 45 103 31 % *48% *113 16 J/2 47% *102 46% 114 *82 49% 455/s *113 2474 2574 13,100 374 3% 121 % 121% 12174 100,500 3,100 121% 32. 31% 31% 31% 13'/2 13% 133/8 14V4 14V4 14% 14 14V4 13% 13-3/4 13% 14 3,700 30 30'/s 29 % 293/4 29 % 30% 2,700 6% 30 30 'A 301/4 35J/4 34% 343/4 *34% 35% 6% 674 7 9,800 29% 2874 29 12,400 35 6% 6% 29 J% 29V3 29% 107% 107% *107 3/s 1073/4 107% 107% 107% 1073/B 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 191/4 19'/2 19% 193/a 15 15 15 15 *15% 49% 50 50 50 49 % 6% 29% *14 J/2 151/4 *15 15% 5134 511/4 51 511/4 50% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16 16% 16 16 % 16% 16% 27 J/2 271/2 27 27J/2 27 27 26% 27 26 26 18 18 18 18 *15 151/4 *173/4 50% 18 373/4 113% 45 45 19% *104% 42 y8 *106% .38% .37%. 113% 113% 113% 113% X44% 113% 44% 43 '/a 44% , 114 44% 183/4 37% 193/a 183/4 19 18% *104% 106% *1043/4 105 1043/4 42% 43% 108 42% *106% 43% 108 42% *106% 19 10774 19 Va 15% 50 1,200 2,800 200 Xl6% 17 2,100 19,200 2674 27 2,300 19% 1974 2,800 37% IO434 *106% 19 107% 35% 373/4 37% 37-74 114% 114% 114% 220 443/8 18% 105 42% 42% 108 108 447/s 18% 105 423/4 108 44% 1874 *10474 42% 108 45% 4,900 19 10,400 108 200 44% 108 19,700 200 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13 12% 12% 13 13% 52% 53 53 54% 53% 53% 53% 53% 5374 54 11% 11 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 53% 113/4 533/4 11% 12% 39% 40 12% 12% 39% 40 60,300 39% 40% 39% 39% 39 39% 39 40% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17,300 17% 17% *17% 17% *16% 17 52 *50% 52 17% 15% 17% 17 51% *50 *50 17% 52 15% 15% 54% *54 15% 54% 543% 17 *50% 15% *54 17% 15% 15% 55 173/4 17% 17% 1674 *50% 51% *50% 153/8 153/s 1474 16 55 6,000 3,500 51 17 15% 55 173% *54 55 *54 18% 3,200 17% 1,900 55 3,200 50 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 20 20 20 19% 20% 20% 2074 59% 59% 59% 3,400 59% 59 % 59% 59% 59% 593/4 003/8 60 60% 690 30% 30% 30% 31 30% 31% 303/4 31% *104% 105% 73% 104% *104% 105% 105% 105% 191 190 73% *190 7% 4% 39% *103% *28% 42 73 8 4% 4% 38% *107 4% 73 72 192 *191 4% 4% 7% 4% 8 4% 39% 38% 1093/4 *105% 29% 29% 29% *29 293/4 42 % 42% 42% 42% x42% 42% 49% 49%; 49% *49 50 30% 107 Va 107% 120 119% 119% For footnotes 72 *191 8 38 3% 108 119% 73% 19iy2 7% *105 % 30% see page 827, 303/4 1053/4 72 39% *48 30% 30% 105 % 191 29% 28% 50' 30% 8% 1093/4 *103 42 *48 73% 190 8% 39%, 105 105% - 30% *107 120 303/i 108 120 38% 107 30 »/4 30% *107% 107 % 120% 120% 8 4% 73% 192 8 3074 *105 7274 192 8 Jari 4 Jan 3 65% Jan 161 ff; ;11 Highest J | 130 Jan 25 f per sharef{ 200 Oct 61% Dec 11 Feb!! 69% May 1: 16% Feb 10% Oct 23% preferred—,.—20 18% Jan 16 20 15% 24% ..-.100 12% Jan 16 17% Feb 12% Jan 16 12'/a Jan 16 Jan 3 30% Jan 14 NO par X10% Jan 16 12 Sep 14 Jan Co.—-—.No par 33% Jan 13 36% Jan 32% Nov 48 Apr 18 Jan i6 22% Feb 20 Dec 36% May:4 79 Jan 13 83 Feb 78% Dec 46% Jan 16 49% Feb 36% Oct cohv Southern!. 1st" preferred.—100 2nd preferred.—100 30 2;50 cl A No par . 31% 4,200 105% 360 73% 4.800 192 8 50 ~ 1,700 200 43 1,400 200 30% 3074 107% 107% 107% 107% 121 9,700 90 440 13 Jan 50% Aug!' 19 59% Jun 123 July// 32% May* Nov 2% Jan 2 Jan 6% 111 123% Jari 29 132 Sep 29% Sep Feb51 Sep. 30% Feb 24'/a Nov 40% May/ 35% Feb 33 55% May'. 10% Feb* .No par —5 5% Jan 26% Jan 15 X1C6% Jan 2 Jan 3 -No par 19 Aircraft Vultee $4.50 1 x37 % Feb 5 5Vs Jan 20% Jan 10 Jan 30 2 42% Jan 17% Feb 1 14% Nov Jan 6 16% Sep 47 Jan' 19% Feb 7 17 Nov 32 AUgv* 15 54% Jan30 38% Feb 13 xlll 46 % Jan 19% Feb 37% Jan 3 106 % Jari 13 105 101 12% Feb 41 53% 18% Feb' 63 Jan'; 10 Oct 24 Jan Oct 49% May 15 18% Feb Nov X23% May 30% Feb NOV 13% Nov 14% Jari 15 18 Va Jari 48% Jari 13 50 Jan 30 46% Dec 13% Jari 15 16 Feb 7 12% Oct*' 55 Feb 5 50 Oct, 7 Jan 17 Jan 3 20% Feb 55% Jan 2 61 27% Jari 14 103 Jan 3 Jain 18 185% Jan 2 69 '——100; 7% Jari 17 ——J 4 Internat Corp.—-«-*-* Jan 14 6 75% Jan 7 Feb 7 8% Jan 52 7 30 105% Feb 9 4 192 4% Jan Sep 101% Dec 58% May xl85% : 7 Jan 3 101 67% Jari ; 9 28 42% Feb* 4. 51 Jan 49% / Sep Jan 16 47% Jari 8 28% Jan 105% Jan 119% Jan 1616 16 33% Jan 108 128 Jan Jan . 32 7 Oct $1 47 Dec 8 25 Oct 18 8 > > i Apr1 i Jari' / 210 V* Mar Nov Jan . ■•, 109% Aug.; k 75% Dec ' 7% Jan ; k 39% May 14% 30 /: 27% Jan ' / Dec 28% Jan 18 Jan* Apr 7% Nov 40 37 , 4Vs Oct. 31 Oct 105 Jail ■ 23% Feb 60 25% Oct 2 104 , 156 1 Xl2% NOV 1 Jan 31 % Jan 35% Jan 16 common Jun'! 113% Mar"; 33% 46 % Jan 54 . July Jari* 8% Nov' 54% Feb Apr 22 103% Nov ,9% Jari 13 13 54% 109 Va 33% Sep Jan 48% Jari 17 Jari 115% Mark Sep 44% Feb 108 13% Feb 15 Dec 35% Sep 12% Feb Feb 9% Jari 13 35% Jan 21 Feb5 109% Jan 25% July' 23% Apr' / 60 May-'; 33% Jan5 114% Feb Jan 16 36' 105% Sep 17% Sep 13% Nov 13 104 Oct 24% Oct 30 13 15 % Jan 36% Jun5 Oct Jan 41% Jan Baking Co .—No par 16 7 2 29% Feb 108 111% dan pfd—.No pat .'--tr—-NOpa¥ 23 16% Jan 28 America—..!-20i . Jan 22% Jan 100 1 Zellerbabh 49 14% Jan 17 No par Power Co.- 13 13% Jan 15 - preferred— —-.100; Cream of Wheat Corp (The) ——2 Crown Cork 85 Seal. .No par $2 preferred JsJL» --No-par, -•$4 3 25% Jan 31 f M Apr?; 106% 36 Va Oct 103% Dec 6 115% Feb 3 Jan-.; 25% Jan 13 30% Jan 21 -No par Grocers preferred* 2nd preferred 46% Jan 16 47 18% '•F/eferred Coty Inc $4.20 16 Jan Jan 4 27% Nov 12% Nov Corning Glass Works common.™5 37z7o preferred! —100 Corn Products Refining .—25 - ' 8% 3% Jan Corriell-Dubller Electric Corp——.1 Corn Exch Bank Trust Co——20 Crown 10 Jan 22 3%% 30 49% 3174 32% Jan 42% Jan -No par $5.50 preferred-.-—-' -No par Continental Can Inc.— —.—20 $3:75 preferred— -NO par Continental Diamond Fibre—.—5 Continental Insurance -..—10 Continental' Motors——1 Continental Oil of Del. ——5 Continental Steel Corp -—14 Cooper-Bessemer Corp .No par $3 prior preferred— No par Copperweld Steel Co. ——5 Conv pref 57c series .-.—50 Co Jank 14% Jari pfd Consol Retail Stores Inc Coty Jan//; 47 Oct 13 RR of Cuba 6% Continental fiili'i 38 28 12% Jan Inc. Container Corp of Jan Sep 12% Oct 39 16% Feb 32% Jan 21 33% Jan Nopat Corp—1.33% Consol Laundries Corp——...—5 Consolidated' Natural Gas——15 Consumers i/f 16 Cigar—... Consumers Pow Jan 13 Corp N Y preferred——— Consolidated iff Jan -FebM > 30% Jan Edison of Consol 13 Feb 41 116% Jan Consul Coppermine® $6 Consolidated Oct 12% Nov Aug!; Jun f -No par Co—...—25 Conde Nast Pub Inc Congoleum-Nalrn 60% July k 110; No par $6 preferred series! Commonwealth Edison Consolidated 17 Feb 111 Commonwealth & Southern—No par Consol 42% Feti 16 ...100 -No par Crane 120% Jun} May Year 1946 Lowest $ per share $ per share 47% Jan 28 —.—10 3,100 121 60% 165 12% Jan Credit—.— 7,200 *120% Jan No par preferred— Commercial Solvents— 474 30% Nov 152% 63% $3.60 39% 49% 39 Va 7 B——...——.2.50 Class 10874 *42% 28 Feb Oct Columbia Gas & Elec.. 4% *29% Jan Dec non-cum 3874 *105% 42 46 154 I 36% 37 non-cum 4% 50 Sep 11 May I Feb x99 47o 39% 297/0 24% 3 July 44% » j* 62 Dec 45% Feb 47c . 1083/a 42 38% Feb 19% Apr 56 Jan 103% Feb Columbia Br'd Sys Inc 38% *49% Feb~~3 5] 106 16 . *1053/8 *29% 24% Jan;' 24 57<r cum Colorado & 2,400 114% 114 44% 18% 42% 108 x37% 19 18% 19% 106 38' 18 500 35 6% 29'/a 6% 18,100 35 6% 29J/4 107 3/4 x29 32 6% 28% 6% 28% 107% 108% Mar Jan Commercial 100 3% 30 27 $ per share 63 3,600 24% 35'% Jan 144 4674 114 122 . 33% Jfan ^ 17 : 40 % Jan 16 $4.25 cum pfd w w ^No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—10 100 311/z 30 -77!'May Jun 56% Feb 13 Range Since January t!" Lowest Highest 1,300 121 J/2 34% 113% Sep 99% Jan , Jan 147 Jan Sep 52 , Range for Previous 49% 84' 122% 31% 34% 22 19 No par Pictures com 31J/2 29% 109* ij Feb't'■ f1 Jan v. Jan Columbia 3% 31% 101 108 40 2,300 24% 32 14. ji • 205-■ Jan 100 4,100 3'/8 313/4 100 % Jan No par .No par Aikman— & Carbon 25% 121 Sep i : Sep 106 3 11 No par ... Columbia 33/4 32 44% 38% May .71 % Jan 105 4 72% Feb 108% Jan No par (The) Colo Fuel & Iron Corp. 1,300 45,700 24% 121 Co A 115% Feb 3 lo Jan. 16 62 100 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet $3.50 preferred:.—; Collins 990 3 7/8 121 Class Jan 106% Jan Par 1,050 3,600 25% 122 7 - 108% Mark 15% Nov 28 > f Coca-Cola International Corp No par 45 102 Feb Jari EXCHANGE Coca-Cola Dec 60 STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK 270 38% July • Oct 88% 95 111 No par Co_„ & Shares *900 *900 48% 154 9% 2 -7 •• 178% stock— Preferred Sales for 7 Jan 20% Feb 3 _ Cluett* the Week $ per share 11% Feb 90 Jari 16 47% Jan Nd par i_-.l Peabody 16 6 Ry Co Climax Molybdenum!./Clinton Industries Inc 30 Jari 94% Jan 28 Nd pat ;.100 Z.100 No par Clev- Graph Bronze CO (The)...—I 57c preferred 100 Clev & Pitts RR Co 7 % gtd 50 SALE PRICES Feb. 1 64 43% 154 - 32 28 Jan 15 Va —5 5% Special gtd 4% 16,600 9% Jari 84 —100 l Jan 30% Jari 13 1 preferred—...— Clev El Ilium $4.50 pfd-i 59 24% $ per share 153 *57'/a 50 23 34 Feb. 8 641% 102 23% $ per share 153 *101 59" 23 % Feb. 1 6 4 J/2 140 24% S per share 153 1,500 23% 154 *152 90 7274 106% 24% 4 *43% 152 114% 72% *106% 101 xlOl 59 *58 preferred Stores—L. Clark 'Equipmeht—/—. . 713/4 *113 5% % City' CCCfc St Louis 106% 114% 71 106% Milling Machine Co..10 C I T Financial' Cofp! No par City Ice & Fuel—.— .No par City Investing Co.— !_——5 170 180 *93 Cincinnati i?; Jan 53 May 15 Sep 75% 7 Dec 36 11 42 27% Jari 27 —100 r. Jan Jan 104% Feb 10 86 8.50 common 25 40 Va Jan _._5 ?;f. 76% Jari 9 ,__25 — 43% 55 14 <, -U. 82%' Jan i'k Jan y': v 26 r, Jari 14 ; t{: Jan k 38% 9 15% Jari 54% Jail par Vl Feb 35% July 11% July ? Sep >No par Corn— Preferred 11% —-..10 . Oinn Gas & Elec 14% Feb 13 55 Copper C6__.__ Chrysler 100 No V 17% Jari 13 :Nd par Oil- if1 .'Vi 17%'Mar 10% Jan .38% it 48% Oct 16 Jan |i 2 16 11 Jan Apr v * 4 13 No pan ! Oct 114 Oct *..i Jan 8 ; ;: / Jan 43 Nov Sep 12% ' \ v!; 54% Jan 6% Jari ChiC Milw St PltP vtc! 100 May ■ >} 25% Feb ' .. 12% Jan • 49,700 preferred W i—. Chicago Pneumait Tool/ $3 conv preferred Pr'- pf ($2.50)' cum div Chicago Yellow Cab—— 15% 17% 42 *40% 42 *41% 98% *54 55 55 109% 110 *109 J/2 54 % Feb 51% Jan 25% July Sep 14% Jan 110% Jan 23 5Va Jan- 13 8 23% 119 I-A i 10% Jan' 13 No par —! i-i-. 13 31% 26 // 108% Jan? 15 Al-25 cl 14 6 21% Jan 2 28% Jan/ 7 Jail 13 .j! 8% Sep 26% Nov - 2 34% Jari 17% Jan 13 ]' Jari m 116 /Z ' , :!! i Jan'it' f July i 13% Jan 110% Jun 12% Jari 31 Janf 13 23 . 38 % Jun '; Sep 20 - 26 — Class 900 ■ Jan 20 21 31% Jan 23 , f; 8lVa May 23% Sep If; 18% Nov 104% 6 Jart 183 : 7 -11% Jari 17 * Chesapeake Corp of Va—...i—Sk Chesapeake & Ohio :Ry! *.—25. Chid &' East 111 RR Cd—! No piir Class A— -.40 153/8 15% 10 Jan 8% Jan 29 Champion Pap & Fib Co new No par $4.50 preferred-*—No par Checker Catr Mfg..._! 1.25 8% 8% 15 10% 9% .90 . 1 15% *8 15% 10 15 14 54 V4 6 jf Jun i t j Jan !' 55 Nor ,.* 22 > Jan 24 ; 14 % Jan 2 : 2 25 ———No par *9% 8 % 15 % Jan' 9% Jan Napar Products— Co.. 10 8% 15% 10'/2 150 31% Nov 153 7 2l%Jaii 108% Jan 31% Jatt 112% Jan No par 15% 8% 15 • - 36 Corp (The) .1; Chicago Great' West RR Co 50:5%> preferred. <__w-.50' 10% 7 . 11% Jsin , 100' -LL. 7 ,?! Highest $ per share ' ' *110Vs 21 . Corp pfd 3,40% ser.100 of; New Violeta 38% Feb 158% Jan 63% Feb 3 7 Lowest $ per share ■ 26% Jan 16 20% Jan 14 -5# preferred-——!.—' 2,300 93/4 106% Janf 143% Jan Year 1946 t per share t17%Jdft'lT • Central. Aguirre Assoc—. Central share , Ndpaf 7,000 t per 34 Jaft 16 152 Feb 3 57% Jsin 13 ..lOO1 3,200 117 11% .! 25- — ' 13% 93/4 i Celolfexr 300 *93 33 33 . 10,100 V *115 ' 32 % 12% •' Co—i—i Caterpillar Tractor______ No par Corp of Ambr new-No par $4;75 1st preferred—— NO par, 7% 2nd preferred— 1.1001 , 32% 11% *32 • 230 ' 96 *94 32% 13 19% 22 12% I) Celariese 300 117 *115 12 *32 10% 9% 9% 33 J/4 *27 21% 21%12% Z .. (J Pf'e'ferred ..-£L 21,700 149 12% 21% 12% 96 149 1 . Case 2,900 • 21 1 13% 116 107% 313/4 21% 10 ' 20% 3074 *21% *94 20 *106% 154 21 *20% *114 30 63 1 63% *152 21 30 % 20% 13 6,400 30% 31% 12 32 % 151: ' 20% 32 J/2 *12% *149 30% 13% 95% 149 21 21% 10 J/8 107% v.. Shares 38% 20% *1063/8 20% 31% 13% 116 19% 107%1 *20% 21% 12 148 31 31% 13% *31% 147 147 37 63 62% 63% 20 107 154- - $ per share 37% 154 154 63% 20% 107% 37% 21 *20% 21'/2 *93% 63% 19% $ per share 37% *152 *1063/4 149 13% 10 152 62 62 21 ; 21% *114 37% 37% 152 107% 31 21 $ per share 37 152 107% *106 $ per share 37% 11 Range for Previous NEW YORK- STOCK the Week Feb. 7 " " Hi STOCKS Feb. 5 Feb. 3' Feb. 1 RECORD Jun IIOV2 Aug/ 35% Jan / 62 ; / 54% / Jan '■ Feb 40%. Apr : 103 Sep 116% Ft'iJV.. 110 Sep 150 / ■71 Apr / II --^.....j,,,^,.,,,.,.,..,,........^^"!!^ mm ■ ■; . - fk'MM FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & THE COMMERCIAL Monday, February 10, 1947 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD QTfiriTff SALE PRICES Wednesday LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Feb. I Feb. 3 Feb. 4 $ per $ per share 33% 34% 33% 96 30% 30% 185 *165 185 185 *165 33% 95 95 30% 29 29 19% 20% 20 20% 19% 19% 19% *165 33% 96 *29 *165 43% 44% 19% *165 44 43 43% 43% .43% 43% *96% 99% *96% 99% 99 99 19 *18% 19 19 19% 19% 19% 56 55 56 18% *53 11% 12% 11% 11% 10% 56 *52 56 *52 *123 125 125 131 68 68 68 29% *28% 29 *68 6 19% 19% *129 43% 983/« 98% 19% *10% 69 6% 19% 6% 19% 19% 3,600 443/4 200 100 *97% 1,200 19% ,19% 57 29 • Crucible Steel of Amer 200 12 5% preferred preferred Cuban-American Sugar 7% preferred Cudahy Packing Co 4 % % preferred 10 100 ,30 100 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 Curtis Pub Co 170 $7 preferred 69 300 Prior 28,300 6% No par No par 1 preferred Curtiss-Wright Cushman's Sons Inc 7% 135 29 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 29% 2,900 29 29% 293/a 29% 29% 29% 94% pfd Cutter-Hammer Inc IOO No par Dana Corp 1,700 10 96 Jan 13 29 Oct 17% 2 21 % Jan Dec 22 6 Highest $ per share Dec 88% 7 29 34% Jan Oct 54% Feb 115% July 46% Jan 28% Jan 165 ' Jan 7 Jan 7 160 Jan 165 Jan 40 Jan 13 453/4 Jan 6 35 Oct 66 Jun 6 95 Oct 106 Mar 98% Feb 165 100% Jan 10 19% Feb 7 52 56 Jan 16 24% July Sep 82% May 10 Nov Feb 103 Oct 146% Feb 60 Sep 76% 5% Oct 12% Apr Feb 17% Oct Feb 135 60% Jan 14 5% Jan Nov 69% Jan 8% Jan 13 113% Jan 16% 45 12% Feb 15 17 6% Feb 19 Class A 5,100 19% 19% No par (The) Jan $ per share 17% Jan 13 5 Inc 34% Feb 16 273/4 Jan 16 18 Lowest $ per share 15 28% Jan 89% Jan 100 100 54,200 6 $ per share No par Cuba RR 6% Cuneo Press Year 194G Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Par 133 *129 135 *129 135 5,200 185 *68 69 5% 193/4 19% -130 133 *68 50 433/4 Range for Previous STOCK EXCHANGE 800 30% 11% 12 11% *130 133% 6,500 95% *54 57 *53 34% 29% 29 23 29% 30 68% 135 *129 29% 30% . 135 *129 10% 19% 19% 19% 135 6 6% 8 6% 5% 19% *129 131% 6% 68% 99 12% 12 12% 135 133 68 *97% 33% *165 185 YORK Shares $ per share *29 19% 19 185 43% •" the Week 95% 33% 95% 96 31 33% 31 share 33% 34% 96 -30 95% *30 $ per NEW Sales for Feb. 6 Sper share share *94 33% *92% S per share Feb. 5 Friday Feb. 7 Thursday Jan 16 19% Jan 27 Jan 16 30% Feb 34% Feb Oct 128 25% 1 Jan 26 145 Dec 45 July D 94% 94% *93% 94% *93% 94% *93% 94% *17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 18% 18% *17% 18% 34% 34% 34% 34% ' 94% *93% 18 ..18. 18% ' 18% 34% 34% 115 *113 21% 20% 20% 20% 115 *113 115 *113 20% *17% 34% 20% 21 18% 21% 223/4 3,400 18% 183A 19 19% 38% 18% 19% 18% 18% 37% 38% 38% 38% 39 35% 35% 35% 35% 38% 35% 43% 44 43% 44 35% 42% 35% 43 10% 10 66 67 44% 44% 48% *46% 20% 20% 21% 22 21 31% 45% 200 22% 23% 3,800 163/4 17% 22,500 *31% 323/4 1,000 17 16% 17% 16% 16% 16% 17% 34 34 33% 34 33% 33 53 52% 32 53 53 52% 32% 32% *31% 35% Devoe & 52 3/4 52% 32% 323/a 323/8 36 % 35% 54 6% 22% Dec 35 Jan 16 39% Feb 7 31% Dec 58% 6% Jan 54 800 32% 9,200 Ltd 50% Apr Sep 50 Aug 16% Oct 34% Jan 11 18% Jan 143/4 Nov 30 Jan 13 33 Jan 28% Nov 52 49% Jan 8 34 Feb 48% Sep 623/4 Jan 8 54 Feb 25% Nov 48 32% Feb x23% Sep 37% May 30 30 29% Jan 16 35% 193/4 19% 19% 5,100 Dome Mines Ltd No par 16% Jan 3 74% 75 2,900 Douglas Aircraft No par 69 Jan 16 174% 174% 171% 175% 172 1,900 Dow 112 112 97% 97% *112% 113% *112% *97% 99% 113% *112% 21% 21 21% 21 *97% 17% 18 18% 18% 18% 18% 18 18 *28% 31 30% 30% 31% 32% 32% 33% 187V* 189 189% 190 189% 190% *125% 127 126% 126% *125% 115% *114 *114 115% *17 17% 17 18 Dresser 200 33/4% 1903/4 1263A 1263A 17% 700 17% Dunhill International 5,300 Du 1263/4 300 Duquesne Light 5% 115% 17% 17% 1,700 P de Nemours LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 the Week $ per share $ per share NEW Sales for Feb. 3 $ per 21% 21% 20% 20% 20% share 21% 21% S 21% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 18% 50% 49% 50 49 49% *48% per share 21% 21% 19% 50 49% Nov Feb 225 227 228 228 *192 194 194 194 195 195 229 229% $ per share 21% 18% 18% 47% 8,300 16,200 19% 48% 47% 55% 25 55 „ X54% 54% 55 *193 54% 55 229 197 *24% 25 25 25 25 25 105% 107 108 109 108 108 25% 25% 25% *110% 112% *110% 112% *103% *25 *110% 25 25% 112% *110% * 7% 7 (EI) — 30 22% Jan 30 153/8 Oct 13 973/4 Jan 30 91 Oct 16% Jan 16 28% Jan 23 18% Jan 27 15 Oct 6 25 Nov 161 Oct 227 Jun 7 124 Dec 133 July 100 113 Jan 14 115% Feb 5 112 % Oct 116% 0 16 Jan 6 173/4 Jan 23 13% Sep $ per 19 Sep 2 16 % Nov 30 30% Jan 61 230% Feb 7 200% Oct 263 Apr 195 6 190 Nov 209 Aug 7 39 Oct 71 233A Dec 29 3 *150 * 1,800 9,000 16% 15% 16% 38% 38% 39 , 3% 18 150% 16 153/4 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 18% 17% 18% 17% 18% 18% 164 166 150% 150 150 50 50 49% 54% 54% 54% 33/4 4,600 19 37,000 152 152 152 800 50 50 50 50 I,500 Electric 543/4 54% 55 1,600 El 13% 13% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 14% 143/a 20% 21% 21 21% 21% 21% 21 213/4 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19 19 700 15 20% m 78 *104% 31% 32% 32% 103% 76 *75 106 104 106% 62% f .23% 106% 105 105 160 107% 107% 107% 1073/4 1073/4 1073/4 106% 107% 440 110% 109 109 108 % 109 *109 110% 2% 2% 2% 12% 31% *109 2% 12% 12% 66% 66 65 50 105 12% 94 *104% 400 105 110% *90% ■:# .12% H *22% 106% *104% 1,200 105 110% i 75 105 110% ; 193/a 74% 105% *108% 3 193/a 31% 108 12% *72% 105% 107% *2% 75% 106% 4,200 32% 107% ;:v n% *73% *104% 32 19 75% 18% 75% 106% 13,200 105% *105 if 107% v, «■ 75 *104% 67 *90% 94 66 *90% 2% 12 65% 94 *91% 31% 31% 315/a 23/4 23/4 2% 12% 65% 11% 12% *65% 94 *91%" 323/a 313/4 19,600 $7 preferred $6 66% 94 16% 50% Oct 80% 13 7 3/4 Feb 16 65% Feb 7 Feb 1 13% Jan 13 37 Jan 2 16 3/a Feb 5 12 3/4 Dec 353/4 Apr j 39% Jan 10 34 3/8 Oct 48 3/4 Jan ' 3% Jan 14 3% Dec 13% Oct 7% Jan No par Jari 6 143/4 Jan 13 19 Jan 3 166 Jan 30 138 153 Feb 7 180% May 143 Jan 4 47 Jan 3 51 Jan 21 Jan 11 128 Sep Sep 50 % Feb 153 , 29% May 1 40 Oct 56% Jun Feb 4 44% Sep 613A Jun Nov 30% Feb 55 167 July 15 Feb 7 213/4 Feb 6 17% Dec 43% Mar Empire District Elec Co 8 17 Nov 21% Endicott Johnson Corp 50 66% Jan 4% preferred Engineers Public Service $5 preferred RR 5% 1 12 Office Bldg common pref series A 100 75 % Jan 30 63 Oct 102'/4 May 8 106% Jan 27 104 Sep 111 Jan 30 Jan 13 103 % Jan 30 108 Erie Pitts & RR Co 1063/4 Feb 7 Jan 28 12% 13% 123/4, 12% 123/4 13% 6,000 23% 23% 24% 24- 24 24 24% 2,600 24% 24% 25% 24% 25% 24 24% 23% 24 24 243/g II,300 41% 41% 41% 40% 40% 40 40% 40% 41 % 1,800 Ex-Cell-O Corp 8% *7% 8% *8% 8% 8% 300 Exchange Buffet 58, 58% 57% Fairbanks Morse & Co 31% 8% 31 58% 31% 8% X57% 30V2 8% Eureka Williams Corp Evans Products Co 5 Jan 9 Oct 41% 11 100% Sep 106% Jan 2 102 Sep 110 111% Mar 53A Jan 33 110 21 110% Jan 2 104% Dec 2% Jan 2 3% Jan 6 2% Jun 13 12% Feb 3 3 9% Oct 23% Jan 48 Oct 93 Jan 90 Oct 95 10 Oct 22% Jan 15% Oct 333/4 Apr Nov 58 3A Apr Oct 63% Jan Oct 11% Jun 54 Jan Feb 67 3 103/a Jan~13 13% Feb 24 % 11 Feb —1 223/a Jan 16 25"% Jan 21% .—3 Corp Apr Jan Mar 10 % Jan 19% Jan Eversharp Inc Jan 1053/8 Jan 50 23% Oct 2 104 No par No par No par No par 19% Jan 18% Jan 24 No par preferred lEquitable 4 100 com $5% preferred 23 *8 Feb Jan 6% Jan 15 23 8% Dec 53% Jan ' 8% 27% 114 14 23 *7% NOV 3 12% *41 NOV 6% 3 % Gas 12% 8% 106% Oct Feb Aug 7 No par No par 12% 42% 17% 27 No par Battery 12% 8% 2 111% Jan 3 12% 4 -42% 26% Jan 11 112 Jan 2,900 *65% 16 Jan Oct 173/4 Jan $6 *91% 24% Jan 110 101 & 10 Erie 67 7 109 Jun 40 3/a May 15 Jan 1 _5 — Natural 4 Jan No par Storage 7 Feb 22 104 5 Emerson Electric Mfg Co Emerson Radio & Phonograph 210 94 25% Feb 31% May 113/4 10,600 32,400 3% 55% Feb 30% May 1 100 preferred Paso 12% 2% 12 14 Jan 2 100 Elec & Mus Ind Am shares Electric Power & Light 152 20% . 48 3/4 Jan com preferred 50 *18% *75 Conv 149 14% W-:' 106 ' 164% *54 7 Electric Boat common/ 164% 14 ? > 700 164 54% Jan Elastic Stop Nut Co Electric Auto-Lite (The) 164 54% 190 preferred 149 55 100 4 51 13 Ekco Products Co 165 *49% Jan preferred 165 49% 55 11,100 38'% *38 3% 50% *54 73/4 65% 38 168 *164 153 50 7% 15% 4%% 4%% 633/4 38 18% 3,500 7% 14% 17% 25% 64% 38 18% 112% 7% 14% 3% *110% 633/4 14% 3% Edison Bros Stroes Inc 215 Highest $ per share Jan 16 17% Jan 39% Jan No par Co— share 21% Jan 22% Jan 19% Jan 1 Corp $ per $ per share share 5 -10 Steel 1,700 90 Feb May Year 1946 Lowest Highest Lowest 2,100 108 21 Bange for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK 25% 25 58 3A May 7 Jan Co Eastern Airlines. Inc Kodak Apr 41% May 193% Feb Eagle-Picher Eastman Jun 33% Jan 127 Par Stainless 118 116 13 180 EXCHANGE Eastern Feb 293A 108% Mar Jun 192 13 — YORK Jun Jan 6% cum preferred Eaton Manufacturing Co 73/8 64 3% 360 64% 7% 3% Feb 34 Apr Mar 1243/4 Jan 1st pfd 55% 25% 112% 38% 14% *38 168 25 *110 64% 14% *164 25% 112% 7% 38% 197 *107 63% 14% 18 25% 108 7% *37% ' 7% 24% *107 230 % 55% 63% '7% 63 63% 62% 55 543/4 230 *193 197 *193 55 105% 25% *24 - 2293/4 2,100 2,200 Dec 112% Jan 16 July No par & Co 20 No par Shares 21% 18% 48% 229% 111 % 10 94% Jan ' 225 Feb STOCKS Monday Feb. 1 share 143% 36 % 76 111% Jan 18% Jan 1 DWG Cigar Corp 115% 40 Saturday $ per preferred $4.50 preferred Dec 63% 181 % Jan 100 No par Industries conv 16% Jan 163% Jan 20 50o preferred series A 193% 191 *126% 17% 17% common—No par Duplan Corp 115% *115 $4 Co 1,100 34 *33 190 115% 10,400 100 17% 34 33% 127 17% 100 21% 20% *973/4 *17 115% 17 113% -112% 21 100 191 190 *125% 115% *114 17% *16% 127 113% 203/4 *973A 100 Corp 7 143/4 Jan No par 5 Pepper Co 23% Feb 2 No par 75 21% Feb 42 353/4 99% Aug 25 74 113% 24 Jan 19% 21 Oct 50 19% *97% 15% 2 72% *112 2 2 19% 21% Dec Jan 22 Apr Jan 72% 21% 19% 18 .No par Chemical Dec 43% Jan 19% 1743/4 16% 2 72% 173 77 6 39% May 19% 173 3A 23 Oct 20% Feb Oct 71 175 Oct 60 Sep 19% 175 23 34% 72 174% 3 13 23% 19% 174 Oct 3 Jan 27% Feb 60 3 71% 36% 6 3/a 50% Jan 16'A Jan 17 19% 35% 42% July Sep Jan 72% 35% Oct 25% 31% Feb 19% 35 333/4 7 47 72% 35 6 10% Feb 3 25% Jan 13 36. -35 Jun Jan 44% Feb 36 10 new Co common A Doehler-Jarvis Apr 423/4 Jan T Motor Car Co Distil Corp-Seagr's Dr. Jan 27% Jan 14 partic preferred Class 36% July 113 25 Match Dixie Cup Sep No par Raynolds class A—12.50 Diamond 160 32% Corp Co Diamond 443/4 33% Steel 800 22% 16% 32% Nov 9 1,400 31% *31 48% 33 *52% 17 23 22 16% 32% 7 19"% Jan *46 33% 52% 19% Feb 1 44% 16% 32 13 __5 43% 33% 52% Jan De Vilbiss *46 48% 17 1,000 443A 22 34% 1,500 49 22 Nov 20% 44% 22% 16% 3 31% 443A 7 17% Jan 31% *30 22 3/4 Feb Detroit *43% 31% 18% Jan 16 13 50 31% May Jun 34% Jan .20 May 110% 34 % Jan Lack & Western 34 6 100 Detroit Edison 16% Nov 28 July 29 98 %- Nov 13 ,.20 Delaware Sep NoV 17 35% Jan Preferred & Hudson 18 91% Dec - 113% Jan No par Delaware 28 4 20 44% 31% 16 Jan 13 31% 31% 30 30% Jan 10 323/4 Jan 13 Jan 20% 31% 18% Jan 16% Jan 113 60 20 3A 31% 7 Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co—100 20% 20 20 20% *46% 27 19% Jan 68 20% 20 20% 48% 93/4 26% new 943/4 Jan Jan *63 68 20 19% 20% 44% 33,600 17,500 9% 26% *63 68 20 19% 20% 44% 10 % 9% 26% 10 Inc Co 3 3 16% Jan 13 Deere & Co 5,600 27 *63 Decca Records 1,500 44% 20% 20 20% *47 36 43 *20% 20 44% 35% 43 20 20% ■ 9% 27 27% *61 36 41% Rubber Mfg preferred Dayton 4%% 13,500 *35% 43 26% 10% 27 *62 10% 27 10% 27% 65 X38% (The)—7 50c 100 50b Dayton Power & Light Co. 3,000 38 3/4 19% 39% 19% 9% 50 213/4 37% 27% 4,500 343/4 113 26% Jan 93 1 100 pfd 33/4 % series A Davega Stores Corp N Y 5 Davison Chemical Corp (The)—1 3,800 18%" 18% 34% 113 21% 19% *61 400 18 17%, 21 37% 41% 34% 115 *113 *18% *35 18% 18% 34 J/2 34% 115 *113 *93% Cum 37% Jan 14 42% Jan 343A 2.50 7% Jan 17 Jan 16 7 8% Feb Jan ' JA 58 ■ * ; '3D 58% „ 31% • 8% 8% ■ *23 23% *23 108 *106% *40% 49* 23% 108 108 41% *49 '' 13% Wry 13% 23% 25 24% 58% 58% 106 *105% *53% ♦20% 35% *106% *38% 17 *21% . - 28% 107% 42% 52% *42 49% 50 51 13% 13% 14 13% 24% 25 24 105 *104 25 25% 25% 58% 57% 58% 58% 58% 106 106 *24% 58 58% 58% 106 23 *41% 52% 52 13% 133/4 24% 105 24% 13% 25% 104% 105 25 24% 25 58 57 57 - 58% - ; 106% 106% *54% 30 200 52% 52% 1,900 143/B 5,000 233/a 243/4 9,500 1043/4 1043/4 80 13% 24% 563/4 583/4 58 106 800 43 1,300 5,400 60 58% 106% 900 25% *57 106 % 106% 700 $6 4%% preferred Ferro Enamel Corp Firestone 4%% 56 56 56 56% 56 56% 57% 800 First 20% 20% 20 20% 20 20% 3.000 Firth 35 36 34% 36% 343/a 35 20% 34% 205/a 36% 363/s 10,100 106% 106% *106% 107% 50 39% *38% 17 17% 22% 22% '; 17% 17% *22% 17 *38% 17% 16% 23 22% . 18% 13% 13% 91% 91 *173/4 13% 91% 91 1.28% 29% >26% 2?% 26%« ?5% 49% 50 48% 18 17% \ For footnotes 18 35 35% 35% 100%100%, see page 827 28% 49% *17% 34 28% 26% 25% 50 18 35% 100% 100% 40 40 40 17 17 16% 17 4,300 22% *22% 223% 22% 23 400 17% 17% 49 >17% 34% 101.; ' 17% 19% National (The) Co Stores Stove Foster-Wheeler Corp 6% prior preferred 18 17% 35 34% 34'/a 101 #W0 101.. 17% 345/a ♦100%. 26% Jan 4 3 58% Feb Jan 543/a Jan 53 Jan Feb 107 % Jan Jan 6 60 30 17% Jan 13 373A Jan Fair Stores Machinery Francisco Freeport Inc , Jan 52 NOV Corp Sugar Co Sulphur Co__ —10 — Oct Sep 115 Oct 57 Apr 203/s Jun 29 Jun 17% Jan 163/, sep 20% Oct 11% Jan Feb 19% Feb 23 26 3A Jan No par 10 Jan 13 2.53/4 Jan 45 Jan 16 50 Feb Jan 18 Jan 2 Jan 23 . 17 Jan 28 22 Fruehauf. Trailer Co common—1 33 Jan 15 39 cum preferred 100 100 Jan 11 101 - 25% 15 6 3 26 Jan 13 Sep 19% Nov 29% Feb 22% Jan 13 28% July Nov 41% Jan 25 70% May 16 25% 2 39% Jan 30 Froedert Grain & Malting Co InC-1 290 Feb Apr 105 33% 700 353/4 70 109% 107% Feb 14% Jan 13 34% Mar 83% 13 1053/4 Jan 34% Aug Feb 108 Nov 51 21% Jan 29 313/aJan 16 Jan 105% Dec 3 60 13 105% Jan 10 19% Sep Oct 49 4 7 6,800 17% 101 13 54 10 3,000 1,000 1,400 22% Jan 12% Oct 283/4 50 Sep 10% Oct 71 *26% 243/4 104 7 14 3/8 Jan 27% 263% 24% Nov 27 94% Jan 27% 49% 21 107 % Jan 17 *96% 9*3/4 6 6 23 ~ 49% 17% Jun 16 88 % Jan 263/4 r. 213/4 Jan 113/4 Jan 14 21 12% Jan Food 49 Dec No par 1,300 49% 45 Food 10,300 5,100 25 Feb 7 14 •263/4 Feb 26 5 No par No par Feb 543A 20% Jan 92 = 25 26 3/a 112% Oct 20 16 135/a 28 10 Sep 35 104% Feb Jan 21 May 100% Sep 2 42% Jan 52% Feb 143/a Feb 25% Feb 163/4 Jan *90% 28 2 363A Feb 193/4 Jan Florida Power Corp 7% Florsheim Shoe class A new_Nopar Follansbee Steel Corp 10 13% _. • -100 1 No par Co 91% ' Jan 44 No par com preferred Florence 7 24% Jan 3 108 Jan 29 88 21% Sep 73/4 Dec 1 93/a Feb No par Carpet Co (The) 313/4 Feb 22% Jan 15 106 47% Nov Jan 30 00 13 39% Jan 21 100 13% 90 *24% 18 600 & Rubber 90 13% 90 27% *26% 107% *39% 16% 13% , 28% *106% 40 13% • > 17 40 Tire Ins N Y preferred Flintkote $4 Fire 7% Jan 2 No par Dept Stores com conv Fidel Phen 52 25% Jan 16 5 Co Federal Motor Truck Federated 20 No par Min & Smelt Federal-Mogul Corp 55 107% No par preferred Federal 20% 28% 100% *107 41% 39% ; 48% 18 107% *106% 42% 107% 25S0r;: 100% *106% 23 107% *41% 107% v 24% - 107% 41% 23 *106% 55 22% •4: 34% *23 Farnsworth Televls'n & Rad Corp.l Federal Light & Traction 15 3,600 20% . 18 | *26% Fajardo Sug Co of Pr Rico 16,800 41% *106% 40% : 13% 91% 16,600 9% 23% 593/4 ,58 36 . , •' 17 13% 30% 9'/a 104% *105% . .. 107% i 17% *91 293/4 9% 25 58 21V, 36% 30% 83/a 105 *57% ^55 ' ' 58 30% 8% 25 24% 58% <; 13% 24% *56% 57% 31% 8% 105 : *104% 105% 22% 58 30% 49% 41% 49 8% Sep 46% 21% Jun Jan Feb 23% May 100 Apr 49% Jan 28 Feb 2 "•'»<. 61 16 Nov 28% Nov 99 _ . , 353/4 Jan 45% Sep Sep Jun 273A May 48 Jun 112 July i i^ViiiWriimriiiniiiiiiifiiii ■ C V;' /KC: yolume 165 Number 4567 ■p. / (THE COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 821 ft jglSSS NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE ~ PRICES Y - Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 • * Friday Feb. 4 Thursday ' - Feb. 7 ' ...wBTOCKs" " :**• :■ Salerfor the Week ... NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE " $ per share t per share $ per share $ per share ... $ per share $ per share Shares Range Since January 1 ^ r Lowest Par . per share ^ * YealvjiG - Highest: Lowes" j $ per share ,1 , -Highest $ $ per share $ per.share G 15 15 7% 14% 14% 7% .7% 7% *20 20% *20 col ?nv/ c\k£ "Jfii/8 20 % 10 3/4 103/4 10% 107/a *16% 17'A xl7'A 17'A *19 19% 8% 41 9'A 17'A 108 15 15 108 110 58''A 12 57'A 12 12% 174% *17% 13 17% 13% 13'A 76% *75'A 45'A 45 174 ♦29% 30% 30% 30% *155 39s/3 13% 158% 39% 39% 43% 43% 43 48 473A 48% 130% 130% 116 8 18 116 178/8 '11* 903/ on a 76 44o/a «iS i?b/4 • ?Q1/ 907/ 39/4 116 391/4 2,,8 ito 8 2q7/ 132 oni/ 397/8 c 1 onv 120 I™ 43 ,!? Hi 120 ion 120 59% 59 Ya 593/a 59% 126 3/4 126 3A 1263A 126% 104 104% 104% 104% 18'A 18% 18'/a 10.' 23% 90v !!5? H,/2 AW I,/8 18% 23% 23% 4 % 43/a 153A 23 4% 16 29% 15Ya 30% 131 29 3A 135 6 133 6 % 253A 35 26% 34 Ya 35% 122% 122% 34 Ys 34 Ya 34% 35% 29 30 29% 29% 106 103'A 37 *103% 106 37'A 38 373A 107 % 108 *97 122 122 107% 107 % 98 *105% 97 97% 30% 30% 30% 30% 108 26% *105% 27% *102 102 % 46% 261/2 46% *55 *55 6% 121 121 27 ,on 10° * 1.03% lit, H5w8 107% 107% '97 6% *120 37?/4 , ■•'107% 19 91/2 423/4 17 18% 93/8 427/8 17 17 *96 108 108 105% 14% 38% 41/8 4,/a 4% 15% 15% 293/4 301/4 140 6 4351/8 xl22'% 341/2 29 38 46% 57% 122 6% *120 1,600 2,900 i'800 4,400 2»100 40 106 *97 30% *102 46 44% 55% 45 55% *55 6% 6% 29% 90 3%% 31% 7,300 200 30 20,200 100 45% 4,800 56% 6% 122 4%% 102% 44% 7 30 119% 100 6% 4,800 120 90 30'/a 30% 30% 30% 30% 31% 31 31% 31% 31% 7,100 66% 67 % 67% 67% 66% 67% 66% 67% 67 68% 11,000 *103% 105 *103 105 *103% 105 *103 500 105 55% 55% 55% 56% 56% 56% 56% 56% 55% 56% 56% 57% 107 % 13,200 107% 107 % 107% 107% 107% 107% *107% 107% *107% 107% 600 21% 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22 5% 6% 5% 5% 51/4 5% 5% 6% 6% 6% 6% 37 % 37 % 37% 37% *37 15% 15% 6% 37 % *36 15% 15 % 15% 15% 15 30% 30% *103% 104% 31 31% *103% 31 103 103% 12% 13% 13% 13% 13 *33% 35% *33% 35% *34 *14% 14% 14 % 14% 48 % 49'% 25% 49 25% '161 162% *65 70 68% 18 3/4 19% 36 36 103% *27% 8'A *86 27 48% 25% 161 6% 14% 5% 15% 16 3,800 30% 4,700 31% 31% *104% 104% 13% 14% 48 % 25% 48 % 104% 13% 35% 14% 30 % *104% 13% 34% 162 13% *34 14% 48% 48% 49% 11,000 25% 4,000 162% 50 71 *63 69% 69 69% 68% 69 69 69 68 20 19% 35% 36% 103% 103% 26% 25% 26'A 8 89% *86 8% *86 8 8 89% 19% 35% 35 *86 103% 26 19% 35% 103 8 89% 19%. 36„ 25 35% *86 *102% / 8 71 19% , 103%, 24% 8 100 3,400 * 25% *63 *19% 14% *161% 70 103'A 8,600 35% J62% 70 20 140 25% 25 162% 69% 103 % 2,300 15% 13% 25% 46,000 7% 500 14% *161 5% 38 34% 48% 25% 6% 38 13 14% 49 % 161 5% 6% 2,200 38 *34 14% 22 69% 27% 63/8 89 13% 31% 104 36% 103% 27% 8'A 30% 5% *36% 15% 104 36 14% 5% 6% 38 22 69% 69 3% 19% 35% 25% 162% *66 69'A *103 49% 25% *161 6% 31% 104% $5 29% Jan Dec 17 9% Feb 4 . 7% 43% Feb 18% Jan 2 15 Jan 30 78 15% Jan 31 105 109 4 Dec 38 9 3 67% May , 24 175 Dec 109 Dec/IS 71% Sep r 10% Sep X170 M Dec 1 Apr 18% Jan 9 : 14% Apr 200 Apr Nov 5 28 % Apr 8% Sep Feb 14 May 21% July 48 12% Feb Jan May 141% May Dec 104 31 : Nov Jan ■' 13% > Jan 58% Jan Jun 16% Apr 13 Jan Oct 40% 16 42% Jan 1# 44% Jan 23 128% Jan 9 Jan 14 Jan 2 Jan 16 Jan 13 Jan 16 16 Jan 13 Jan 31 32 Feb / Oct 182 52 Feb Oct $ 56% Feb 42 ■ Jun, : Apr Dec 89% • !/,, Apr 33% 1561 ,160 Jan 39% Feb 45% Jan I • 543/4 Aug 51 Jan 131 Feb 126 Dec 135% Jan xl22 Feb 114 Sep 123 Jan V. Feb hi 132 Feb U 103 Dec W 64% Feb ' 7 47% Oct 127% Feb 7 124'A Nov 104% Feb 5 101% 19"% Jan 6 15 A 24% Jan 4% Jan 2 21% Nov 30 16 % Jan 6 31 Feb 7 138 Jan 8 6% Feb 7 Dec 2% 24% Apr /' 40% Jan / -7% Nov 48 . May 150 A Apr 11% Feb Oct 26% Jun Jan 47 Jun Oct 20'A 29 26% Feb 3 23 124% Jan 29 101 Oct 35% Jan 2 32 Nov Feb 1 24% Oct 103% Jan 28 103'/4 Jan 28 33% Jan 13 39% Feb 7 32% 105 . > 132 July 49% May 46% 4. Apr Feb Oct 111 Nov - : Jan, 233/4 May Oct 4% 36% Jan 30 . 29 Oct 137 - ..— Oct 14 % < 80% Nov" Jan 16 22% Jan 16 30% Jan 2 112% Jan 22 32% Jan 22 24'% Jan 21 5 60 £ Jun 118 4 Jan 104 % Sep ; 103 Jan 2 108 Jan 22 102% Sep 97 Jan 10 98 Feb 5 96 " Oct 31% Jan 2 22% Jan 105% Jan 20 102% Dec 108 100 Oct 106 36% Oct 56 % Jan 53' Dec 58 May 29%Jan<13 105 Jan 24 4 Jan-16 102 Jan 21 42% Jan 16 55% Feb 6 50 1 100 5% Jan 3 7 119% Feb Feb 6 49% Jan 2 ■: 42% Apr 7 Jan 30 103 57% Jan 24 7 Feb 6 121% Jan May ' — 4 116 " , Jan. 4 Jan 151% Nov ; —— Apr 8% 5"% NOV 24%, 1,600 11,700 89% *86 89% 370 , ■ 4,300 1,000 ___ 13% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 14% 14% 13% 14'A 13% 13% 13% 14 14% 14% 9,500 48 48 48 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% 47% 47% 47% 48% 1,600 $5 61% 613/a 61% 62% 61% 62'A 62 62% 62 62% 62% 63% 15,900 Gulf HIGH SALE Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 3 Feb. 4 25 100% Jan Jan " Friday the Week Feb. 6 $ per share NEW Sales for Feb. 7 Thursday $ per share Mar 57% Feb 7 50% Sep Nov 107 16 16 107% Jan 25 105 % Sep 113 ya Jan 10 19% 9 Jan 24 Jan 10 Jan 25 Jan 24 13 30 10 104 Jan 24 77 5% Feb 5 7'A Feb 5% i ...j Feb Oct Jan 12% 54% May 41 Jan 2 30% Mar 16 Feb 7 12 % 33 Jan 10 28 Nov 104% Jan 31 101 NOV Oct 27'A Feb 40% > Jun Feb I 112 DeC r 13% Feb 12% Dec 13% 8 35% Feb 33% Dec 35 '4 Dec 13% Jan 16 43% Jan 13 23% Jan 2 14% Jan 49% Feb 13% Dec 21 Feb Jun Jan Jan 4 69% Feb 4 159 Jan 23 17% Jan 16 64 Nopar 100 __1 1 Nopar Nopar 32% Jan 16 102% Jan 4 22 Jan 14 7 'A Jan 13 86 Jan 24 10% Jan 16 40% 26% Jan 64 Oct < 343/a Jan 22% Nov 163% Jan 188'/a Apr 27 158 Oct Feb 5 55 Oct 79 Feb 75% Jan 7 61% Nov 105 May 20% Jan 4 38% Jan 6 70 - 20 3A Dec 20% Dec 30% Feb 102% Oct 23% Dec 52% Apr 6% Oct 13% * / ' 103% Jan ,16 27% Feb 3 » 54 Ya May ; 111 Apr - ' 8% Jan 10 89 % Jan 2" 80 Jan Jan 108 NOV 14% Feb 3 •9% Sep 30'A Jan 1 12% Dec 13% Dec Nopar 10% Jan 13 14% Feb 38% Jan 16 57% Jan 16 48% Feb 7 31%- Oct 78% 63% Feb 7 56% 78 Sep Jan s May Range for Previous STOCK YORK - Jan . 16. -v jan Oct 5% 7 Apr 43 Nov •' STOCKS Feb. 5 $ per share Nov Nopar 25 preferred Oil Corp PRICES Monday $ per share 14,000 59% 16 12% Jan 14 (H L) Co Inc.. __1 Greenfield Tap & Die Corp__No par 14% 7 Jan 32 100 Greyhound Corp (The) 4%% preferred Grumman Aircraft Corp Guantanamo ?ugar common $5 conv preferred Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR___ Common when issued 68% Feb 47.3/4 May 88% Apr Nov 102% Jan 100 West RR... Bay & 27 ; 12% Jan 30% Jan Grayson-Robinson Stores Inc 1 $2.25 cum. conv. pfd Nopar Ore Prop—Nopar Great Northern Ry 6 % pfd_.No par Great Western Sugar ^.Nopar — 4 53 106% 20% 3% 6 36% Great Nor Iron Preferred Jan 102% Jan Green 19'A 8 Steel.. City Grant (W T) Green 36% 26% Co—„ Granite 3,400 103 Union 32 61 100 Grand 80 68'A 7% Co 3% preferred. 29% Jan 13 10 Nopar Nopar Nopar Nopar Nopar 1 5 Nopar Nopar „5 14% $ per share Sep - 27% 27 Nopar Nopar 5 Nopar Nopar Goodall-Sanford Inc Goodrich Co (B F) com $5 preferred Goodyear Tire & Rubber $5 convertible preferred Gotham Hosiery.' Graham-Paige Motors Granby Consol M S & P 14 % $ per share Razor Gold & Stock Telegraph Co 14% AND 17 19% Jan 28 Apr 100 Brothers preferred Glidden Co (The) 4%% conv preferred Goebel Brewing Co 143/4 LOW 26 100 $4.50 14% Feb. 1 14% Nov 47% Aug 133 5 preferred conv 3 90% Aug 14% Jan 100 Gimbel 14'/a Saturday Safety X17% Feb 11%' Jan 22% ' 107% 5 Gillette 8% Nov 21 Sep xlOlYa 15% . 21% 3% 1 preferred preferred 7 Oct Sep Dec 51% Jan 3 125% Jan 17 10c Nopar preferred 108 108 *105 29% 102% 4V*% 12% Feb 7 18% 74*% 100 General Tire & Rubber Co.. 98 *107% 105% — 3,500 39% 2 W x35% Nopar preferred Gen Realty & Utilities... General Refractories 7 46% Feb 115 5 Gen Railway Signal 6% - Gen Steel Cast $6 preferred_.No par General Telephone Corp 20 Gen Time Instrument Corp__JVopar 68 104 Public Utilities Corp 1,000 3,100 800 30% 153 Gen 15% May 10% Sep Feb Jan 78% Jan 35% Jan Nopar Preferred $3.75 series. Nopar °en Outdoor Adv common—No par Gen Precision Equip Corp—Nopar 'Gen Public Service 10c £% 75% Jan 31 10 122% 34 29% 67% 105 General Motors Corp $5 preferred 15% Jan 29 21' 41% Jan 16 28% Jan ■ 2 156 Feb 6 100 General Shoe Corp 30 *103 preferred conv 1'700 28% *120 3;500 38,600 8%% No par Nopar 100 353/4 102% 122 65>600 -'General Foods Corp_i...General Mills common. Preferred 19,600 i'900 56% 44% *55 6% 800 Co 6% 261/4 37% 108 105% 55 1,600 150 140 *104 31 29 Nopar Electric 122 33% 291/4 106 106'% General 353/4 29 *105% __5 No par 100 50 Nopar 100 6% 257/8 38% *107% 102% 18,600 31 *135 6'% 251/2 36 123 347/« 30% 27 24,400 9 Jan 2 xll% Jan 15 170 Jan 2 17 Jan 13 11% Jan 13 50 .__5 Nopar General Cigar Inc. 7% preferred 3 Jan 109 5 $8 Purred General Bronze Corp General Cable Corp., 17 13% Jan 100 Baking Jan 100 .1 preferred General 1»700 30 16% 24% 50 4% 1st preferred 2,000,.— 4% conv 2nd preferred 125 15% 24 1.66% 150 39% 181/4 24 Nopar 1 50 Gen Amer Investors $4.50 Jan 13 Jan 31 Jan 13 Jan 16 Jan 13 8 Jan 15 38 Jan 25 16% Jan 27 Nopar preferred conv 12% Jan 16 6% 20 9% 15 17% 20 .3 Gen Amer Transportation 60 1,200 18,800 627/8 643/4 127% 127'% 104% 104% 98 *102 ♦120 117% 5%% 3'100 183/4 24'% 4% 96' 27% — - 1 1 PK-erred Galvin Mfg Corp Gameweli Co (The)... Gardner-Denver Co Gar Wood Industries Inc 4,/a^ conv preferred Gaylord Container Corp 1,700 42% 43 ; 48% 49% 1301/2 1301/2 62 631/2 127 127 104% 104% 18 181/4 30% 102% 5,000 111 38% 122 98 107 ... 56% 56% 12 121/8 0172 1741/4 *17»/4 17% 131/8 133/4 *75% 76 45 46% 31 32 *155 157 39% 30% 27 171/4 15% *l°8 43 43% 493/8 493/8 41301/2 132 xl22 400 1,300 11,200 1'400 7>30° 108 15 HI 98 *102 6% *98 15561/2 57 121/8 121/8 172 1741/4 17% 17% 131/8 131/4 751/8 76 45 45 307/8 3°7/a 156 156 30% 46% 122 * 1.3% 93/8 423/4 *103% 373/4 17-400 4161/2 98 30% 46 6% 106 121/4 171/4 18% 91/2 43 163/4 293/4 3 /2 345/8 291/2 12 Gabriel Co (The) common Gair Co Iac (Robert) 3,300 13,900 700 133/4 *135 6'/b 100,/ I,/ /a !281/2 oi, 103 /4 ,30 136 15 8% 205/8 20 121/" 241/2 ,09 Hi,/8 HI, low /8 o 199./ *,00,, 8 6 or 199w 4334 ,30/4 Hi 120 /Ho *133 o6., 57% 45% 57% 6% 108 102 % *102 6,/ it, oL/ 39% '4 i22 134 19A 134 77 43/2 104/8 1043/4 H,/ 8;8 I,, 24/4 4/8 15 41/4 15 H/8 16 1 c3/ 13 /4 17f? H 2 15 7% 201/2 20 111/2 14% Hi3'4 63% His/ HI,/ 1045/ 30% 6 % 26 35 16 133 6 26 4% ■ioTv ioi% iSv 14%;,.14% 13/a 7% 0108 -1J9 ,15 8 Ins/ In-'/4 76^ 116 *130% 15 110 nlv 43% 47% 13 II nl It, 76 »/4 i!l/a 108 °10® i« 17/8 45% 158% f; , 45% 39% i! 96 19 1/ 175/ 18 % *75% 156 fn/4 iJ«/B 174 18 Hi4 18|2 .L/8 108 *inQ3/4 iln 119 ' 114 161/4 57% *172 *t, 7?/a /a 11 i2i4 i«3/ 19 12'/a 175 110 *108 58'A 171 15% ,/ /10.'8 sin 38 108 ,J/8 nv aou 17% 17'A *100 15% 03? 9% 43 42% 42% 17 % *98 19 19 9»/8 ^3/ i ??i,2 Uv Wt Lowest Lowest Highest t per share Par Shares Year 1916 Range Since January 1 $ per share EXCHANGE Highest $ per share $ per share H *37 39 17% *37 18 *18% 39 *19 19 19 19 % 19 % 18% 19% *37 19 19 39 *37 18% *18% 39 *38 18% 19 *109 112 *110 112 112 112 " 109 107 *106 107 106 107 "106 18% 112 *106 107 24 24% 165 *155 24% *155 24% 165 24 155 24% 165 23% 19 112 *105% 24% 23% 39 *38 19% 18 3A 233A '155 165 36 % 36% 36% 36 36% 36 36 36'/8 10 10 36% 10 % 10 10% *9% 10'A 10 10 100 *99 100 *99 *99 100 10 10 *10 10% 10% 7% 7% 34% 7% 34% *29'% 34 29% *100 40 40 34% 29 29% 101 101 7% 101 7 3/0 34 29% 100 100 10% 7% *99 10 73/B 34% *33% 295/a 29% '100 102 100 10% 8% 34'A 30 10% 73/4 34 *29'A 102 *100 165 8 34 403A 403/4 41% 41% *40% 41'A 107 % '106 3A 107% *1063/4 107% *66 67% 66% 66% *66 *162 167% 167% 162 168 % "162 168% *162 10 3/4 29% '100 106 3A *162 36% 33% 29% 102 40% 66 24 7'/a 107% 67 50 9% *39% *66 300 *99 10% *106% 67 19 112 *155 107% *106% 66 41 *1063/4 *64 168% '162 24% 9% 8% Hazel-Atlas Glass Co Hecht 41% 66 20'A 21 20% 21'A 20'A 203/4 20% 21% 58 % 61% 61% 62 63 131% 61'A 61'A 60 61 131% 131% 131% 131% 26% *30% 31 % *27 30 29 26% 133% 78% 129 131% 78% '129 1313A 78% 131 , *131% 133% *77 80 *128 131 *131% 78 Va 129 J) (H 3.65% Co preferred cum Helrae (G W) 7% 100 non-cum preferred 4,400 Hercules 3,600 Powder 133% 80 78% 400 250 28 1,100 5% 26% 263/a *26 26% 26'A *30% 31% *31 31% 31 31 *31'A 32 200 Hinde St Dauch Paper 29 29 *27 30 28 *27 28 300 Hires 29% 29% 17% 18 *24 19 24% 28% 295/8 18 18 *24 27 Vt 28 *27 283/4 29 *28 18% 17% *17% 26'A 28 Ya 17% 26'A 28% *18 28 Y« 1,400 18Ya 600 Hewitt-Robins Co Holland Inc (C E) (Del) Furnace Hollander & Co The (A) Sons 24 % 24 24 37% 38 37% 38 373A 38 37% 37% 18% 37% 373/4 37% 38 19% 19% 3,600 Holly Sugar Corp Homestake Mining 19 19 19% 1&% 19% 19 54 18% 18% 19% 54 HoudaiUe-Hershey 54 9,400 54 54 54% 54% 54% 54 54 *53% *30% *88% 19% 30% 30% 101 *100 31 100% 100% 90 89 89 30% 101 89% 30% 101 893A *54 30% 101 89% 30% 101 89% 19% 19% 19% 18% 19% 18% 19 *26% 28 27% 27% 27% 27% 27 29 *34% 35 35% 35 5% 35% 5% 12% 12% 12% 6 For footnotes see 6 12% 5'Ya 13 *23% 305/8 *101 *89% 18 % x27 24% 400 com $2.25 preferred Household Finance Nopar 23'A Jan 12.50 Nopar 50 35V4Jan 23 15% Jan 36 19% 19 Ya 9,200 27 27 1,600 2,600 Howe Sound Co.. 7,800 Hudson 6% 6'A 3% 6% 12% 12% 133/8 13 Ya 35 35 6% *13 36% 6 3/4 13% 4,600 280 700 700 50% Jan 5% —:—6 Manhattan——-100 non-cum preferred 100 3 3 28'A Jan 11 100 Jan 3 3%%- St Jan 24 Jan 31 Jan 27 Jan 3 243A Jan 16 16% Jan 17 5 —5 28% 30Ya 102 Jan 16 131% Jan 10 Jan 15 78 128 26 29 25 1 19 30% 102 54 5 10 89'% 89 3A 343A 13 100 8 63% Jan 17 165 Jan 22 17 Jan 16 —25 .100 89% - 6'A *34% 24'/2 —25 -100 com. Nopar preferred— 100 Houston Light Si Power Co—No par Houston Oil of Texas v x, c ;_25 Howard Stores Corp —1 30% 102 35% 35 *23% Jan 160 33% 83/4 x98% 8 6% 33 27% 100 100 Nopar No par preferred Hershey Chocolate $4 conv preferred 6 Jan 27 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 14 Jan 13 Jan 16 Jan 25 Jan 27 Jan 13 393/4 Jan 31 106% Jan 16 100 10 1 100 1 2 25 -Nopar Nopar Motors Hercules 131 22 100 preferred 31% 24% . 78 129 Heinz No par 15 Co 33A% 26% *30 29% 17 *24 78 131% 2,100 168% 21 130 100 107% 20% *75 11,900 6% preferred Hart, Schaffner Si Hat Corp of Amer 1,600 57% 79 Marx class A 4'/2% preferred (modified) Hayes Industries Inc Hayes Mfg Corp 5,200 Refrac 1,000 56% 133 Co $4.25 pfd^.No par (M A) Jan 16% Jan 16 i73/4 Jan 14 107 Jan 14 107 Jan 16 100 2,300 600 37 5 No par Co preferred 29% 21 *76 Watch conv 33% 102 56% *26 4% Harbison-Walk 100 11% Printing Co (W F) Hamilton 25 Water 2,500 165 38 Hall Hanna 107 20% *131% 2,100 19 *105% 107| *9% *99 19% 112 112 36% *155 19 Hackensack 38% 86% Jan 13 • 163/4 25y4 32% 43A 9% Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 16 11 13 13 13 11 35 4 15 Oct Jan 22 173A Oct 112 Feb 4 40% May NOV 19'A Feb 19 39 ,108 Jan 24 Oct 119 Jan 30 105% Jan 109% Apr 20'A Sep Jan 30 160 Jan 27 39 % Jan 6 343/4 May 33 Oct 99'A Jan 99 60% May 16% Jan Nov 8 Sep 8 113/4 Feb 35% Jan 68 Jan 61 44 £ Oct 169% Jan 22 Feb '5 *■ 132 Jan 7 81 Jan 11 76 Sep 132 Jan 30 123 Nov 22 Oct Jan ' 4 7 •' Jan 19 31% Jan 19 Feb Jan 25 38 Jan 18 37% Jun Pec 22 Sep .6 34% 19% Feb 1 12% ;6 46 NOV 30% Jan 27 8 , 28% • • Sep . 1 || I'Hi % Jun •i/ • 96 Oct 30 Oct 47 303A Oct. 5 "-.*C 11% 6 Feb 52% Apr '35% Jun . • 24% 7 13% Feb S 14% 19% Feb .7 29 Feb { 5 6% Feb • Sep 99% Dec 78%. Sep 103% Jan 20 92 Jan 2 -'36% Feb , r May 34% May 56 Jan. 40 . •' Oct 54% Feb U . • Sep 22% Oct 2 3 25 21% !•'■} .146% Jan S i f 39% May-1 *43 May \ 41% Apr | ' Nov 26 ;! if j - , ' 313/4 Jan I; Dec 72% Apr t 139 Apr #f 106' -i May 4: Sep 7 29% Jan || j] 192 Aug 38% Jan Dec 21% Feb 130 tt • 90 S / Jan - . 17% Nov 46% * Dec 36 Dec 29J j, V. 105% Dec 103 Jan Jan 51 May 109'/4 Mar 4i% Dec 42'A Jan { Dec/ft 1 Feb | j 12% Jan • 25 Dec : 60% ' Oct Apr July Jan ' ; i S^gcr.'- ■ page 827. •» | ; 20% Apr 15% Jan 28% Nov 101' Nov 30% Jan 101% Jan 107 106% Nov 5% Nov 29% Oct 8% Feb 29 I; f % Aug * j 170 151% Nov 10'A Feb 63 :;p I;] Apr 243/4 165 Aug 26% Jan 103 v.- ') f i — ' ' ' ■ "V. * I'' t- ■ Monday, February 10, 1947 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. THE RECORD NEW YORK STOCK Range for Previous STOCKS PRICES HIGH SALE LOW AND Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. l # per share $ per $ per share share $ per share $ per 43% 42% 43% 42% 42% 43 42 % 43 % 18% 18% 19% 19% 19 19% 1834 18% 19% 18% 25% 25 34 25% 24% 25% 25% 24% 25% 25% 243/4 6 3/4 67/8 6% 63/4 6 3/4 7% x42 20% 26 7% Hud Bay Min & Sm Ltd Hudson Motor Car Hunt Foods Inc 500 7% 7 % 73% 38% 37% 33 % 373 4 27% 28% 28 % " 38% 28 Lowest 30 $ per share 37 % Jan No par No par 6.66% 16 13 30 5% Jan $ per 16 Sep $ per share 45% May 14% 2 7% Feb 5 Jan 8 . Oct 34% Mar 25 % 7 Jan share 33 3 20% Feb 30 Highest Lowest 43 % Feb 14 Jan 23 % Jan 1 Hupp Corp Highest $ per share Par 2,700 34,200 3,300 36,700 19% 25'% 7% 7 . Year 1946 Range Since January 1 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Shares $ per share 42% 42% share *42% Sales for the Week Friday Feb. 7 Thursday Monday Oct 49% Jun 5% Sep 107/a Jun I 38% *38 *37% 27% 38% 38% 38% 26% 27% 27% 28% 27% 28 % 52% 52% 52% 53 53 53% 96 94% 94% *94% 19% 19% 9% 283/4 *38 *94% 19 18% 93% 9% *52 96 *94% 96 193/4 19% *19*4 93/4 9% 10% 9% 28% 28% 28% *28% 29% * 19J4 52 94 % 96 10% Stk RR A series ctfs RR Co T Indianapolis Power & Lt No par 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 % 1,700 42% 41% 42 % 4,200 42% 42 Industrial 42% 42% 42% 42% 42 41% 13% 42 *128 130 130 130 *180 182 *180 182 180 393/4 •40% 15% 16% 15 % 40 40% 16% 16% 16% 8% *7% 8% *7% 49 % 49% *105% 106% *47 6% 13% 12% 13 75% 10 29% *94 95% 5 5% 5% 13% 13% 220 % 79% 79 9% *94% 95% *94% 951/2 *943% 50% 50% 104 % 104% 5% 53/8 36% 36 % 363/4 20,400 *134% 135% 135 49% 49 49% 14% 105 % 104% 51% 49% 600 14% 6,200 110% 111 30,700 104% 14 14 3/0 14% 110% 112 112 113 49% 360 135 *134% 135 *104% 105 14% 15 14% >111 49 *104% 104 104 15 5 5 380 112 57% 57% 57% 573/e 58 3% 58% *56% 300 57% 58% 57% 39% 383/4 39% 39 39% 39 39% 39 V4 International Shoe 39% 4,200 39% 39 % 39% 47% 46% 46% 46% 463/4 45% 46 % 3,500 47% 47 46% *38% 40 16% 16% 17% *16% 163/4 17% 25% 25% 25 3/4 23 % 24 22% 23 24 *22% 24 300 41 41 41 41 41 *40% 41% 700 Island Creek Coal 147 *147 150 *147 150 * 23 41 41 150 25% 25% 253/4 25% *22% ' 2,600 11% Sep 36 Sep Feb 116 Oct 180 Feb 168% Mar 42 3/4 Feb 4 2 Jan Jan Jun 54 151% Jun 190 Aug Sep 44% Jun 13% Sep 22% Feb 7% Sep 1134 May 33% 35% Nov 59 May Aug 112 May 105 Feb 7 5 34 Dec 13% 13% Feb 4 10% Oct 20% Feb 5 803/4 Feb 7 66% Nov 102 Jun Feb 7 175% Dec 202 Apr 10 3/a Feb 7 6% Oct Jan 21 132 30% Jan 13 13 3 96 45 Jun Dec 101 Aug 4% Oct 28 % Oct Aug 133 Feb 3 533/4 Jan 2 38% Sep 104 % Feb 7 95% Oct Jan Feb 42% Feb Feb 148 55% Dec Aug 113 26% May 11% 5 Nov Sep 52% 3 53% Feb 113/4 101'4 3 Feb 15 112 Apr Sep 7 136 15% 90% 29 28 5% Jan Feb Jun 250 27 2 Jan Jan 195 36 3/4 Feb 53 Jan 15 37% Jan 2 41% Jan 16 33% Jan 9 13% Jan 13 14 Jan 13 22% Jan 16 21% Jan 24 40% Jan 16 Sep 70% July Oct 49% July 125 Jan Jan 30 36 483/j Jan 31 39% Nov 60'% Aug 40 Feb 7 37 Dec 42% Aug 17 % Feb 4 1434 Nov 31% 17% Feb 4 143/4 Nov 3134 Feb Feb 25% Feb 7 23% Dec 50 Apr 40 Jan 2 9% Jan xlOO% Jan 49 Feb 109 Jan 125% Jan 119 Jan 54% Jan 110 Jan ic 8 3 20% 24 41% Jan 30 23 Dec 34% July Dec 50 Aug Dec 39% 141 4 Feb 147 143 3/4 Jan _1 Jan May 6% Feb 4% Jan 33 Jan 16 134 Jan 23 46 Jan 16 103% Jan 8 12 Jan 16 110 Jan 9 No par No par _1 $6 preferred 20 150 *147 23 133 222 93-% Jan Jto par Foreign 5,200 22% 25 13% Feb 73/iJan 13 No par Telep & Intern'l 60,300 36 Jan 16 Jan 11 Jan J 3 263A Jan —25 17% 25 23 41% >147 40 16% 163/i 147 24% 24 *41 150 40 163/4 16% 17% 17% *23 *147 40 16% 17% 41 16% 24% 24% *38% 17 24% 163/4 16% 40 16% Sep 103/e Feb 13 Jan 11 211 70 176% 36 Teleg_ share ctfs Interstate Dept StoresIrrtertype Corp 17% 16% 17% 16'/a 2 preferred 7% 200 *38% 40 *38% 40 16% 5 3/4 Oct 9 International Silver common 47% 46% *38% 37% Jan No par No par Salt International Oct 50 100 *56% *56% 14% 106 3/4 Jan 41 International 2,000 36 49% 112 *111 5% 36% 135 % 135 136 14% 5 35% 5 36% 36 3/a 95% 7 Feb 30% Jan 105% Feb 4 5% Jan 16 par par par par Hydro-Elec Sys class A 25 Min & Chem 5 4% preferred 100 International Mining Corp 1 Int Nickel of Canada —No par Preferred 100 International Paper Co 15 $4 preferred No par Inter Rys of Cent Am No par 5% preferred 100 8,900 Apr 22 9 Int 12,700 *94% 95% 103/8 30 % 36 % 5 5% 5 9% 29% 30 99% Feb Preferred 350 Sep Jan 100 Harvester International 11,200 182 87 8 No No No No Business Machine Int'l 3 17 Jan 7% Jan No par Rubber Iron Interlake 12,000 700 80% 78% 93/4 29% 13% 222 182 181% 9% 30 % 95% *94 2213/4 78% 78 180% 180 180 220 220 222 222 9% 493/a 112 123/4 29% 135% 112 13 10% 36% 14% 123/4 30 % 135% 105 13% 2,100 6% 6 % 9% 36% 13% 6 Jan 94 % Feb 14% Jan 13 1 preferred 4%% Intercont'l Jan 85 20 Corp Interchemical 70 45% Oct 40% Feb Inspiration Cons Copper 700 5% 29% 10 135% 49% 79% 180 46% 105% Oct 41 37% Jan 16 Insuranshares Ctfs Inc 46 % 105% 53/4 13 1,200 105% 46 46 105% 29% 29% 36% *104% 220 % 78 180 180 10 10 5% 77% *179% 29% 106 % 5% 220 753i, 180% 75 180 % 47% 106% 13% *219% 221 221 *46% 6 6 *6 46 34 105 % 46 9,700 7,600 8 8 8 8% 105% 48% 106'% *105% 17 40 3/a X39% 16% 40% 16% Inland Steel Co___ 8 40% 39% 16% *73/4 182 30 Apr 18% 7 127% Jan 13 180 Feb 4 _ Ingersoll-Rand 6% preferred 400 182 16 40 16 83% 128 *178 39% 39% *7% *126 *178 182 '178 180 129 128 133 '130 133 133 44% 7 Feb 1 No par 100 No par Rayon 36 Sep Feb 54 39 12% Jan 14 Industrie Electrica De Mex, S A 13% 13 *13 123/4 13% 13% 29 *28% 31% 30 x36%Jan 22 203/4 Jan 13 43 Jan 13 93 Jan 21 15 Jan 16 8 Jan 13 28 % Jan 28 100 1000 5 4% Terminal Illinois 1,600 series A lines Leased 12,900 29'% 23% 29 28% 970 9% 10 9% 10 10 22 20 19% 19% 600 96 *94% Central RR Co preferred 6% 20 100 100 Co Power Illinois 53,000 54 54 52 53% Idaho 163 Jun J 11% 11% > *101% 102% 103 *48% .133 133 133% *123 127 ; 4934 493/4 110% 135% 127 127 *109% 110 *109% 110 146 *130 140 *130 140 *130 140 V *100% 37% 37% 3734 37 Va 36% 140 38% 36% 37% 31,100 300 102 *100 101 101 102 1,300 110 *133 140 *130 37% 37 *101 101 101 101 *109% 110 *109% 4%% Johns 100 58% *56 30% 30% 29% 30% 29% 30 29% 29% 29% 30 293/4 30% 6,000 20 20 20% 20% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21 21% 2134 21% 900 27% 2734 27% 28% 27 27% *27 27% 26% 27 27% 273/4 6,700 54 54 54 54 54 *52% 54% *52% 5434 55 55 16% 16% 1634 167/a 16% 16% 163/4 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 25 ;' No par preferred 100 Mariville Corp com___No par 3%% preferred 100 Johnson & Johnson —12% 4% 2nd prefered ser A100 Joliet & Chicago RR stamped—100 Jones & Laughlin Steel No par 5% pref series A 100 Joy Mfg CO „1 Jewel Tea Co Inc 10 3,000 127 *123% 57 57 59 *57 110 101 135% 1233/4 56% 37% 109 134 12334 *109% 102 109 134% 127 57 ;; *130 A' 37 110% 134 111 *56 *109% 49% *108% 135 % *123% 58 57 56% 110% 700 49% 49% *48 3/4 50 *49 *108% 1 Jersey Cent Pw & Lt 4% pfd___100 230 Co (F L) Jacobs 17,700 103 % 103% 103% 103% 103 103 12% 12% 12% 11% 1234 11% 134 136 *123 >4 134% *123% , 104% *108% 50 110% *108% 11% 1033/4 103 49 50 110% ; *108% 113/a 11% 11% 25% *25(4 26 253/4 25% 26 26 26% 26% 26 3/a 263/a 8 45% Nov Jan 24% July 108 59 % May 107% Dec 114% July 115 4 Feb 136 Dec 100 4 2 110% Jan 21 16 16 28 28 Oct 167% Apr 153 Apr 1233/4 Feb 6 111 Sep 62 % Jan 6 44 Oct 63% Dec 109 May 115% 140 Mar 150 Feb Feb Jan 112 U 101% Jan 303% Jan 3 Feb 53% 31% Nov 23 99 Sep 108 May 30 18% Oct 34 Apr 17% May 38% Feb 32% Jan 16 98 Jan 3 25% Jan Feb Jan 53 Dec 834 7 12% Feb 104 % 7 K *53 19% 173/4 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 3/4 49 49 3/a 48% 49 48% 49% 48% *45% 46 24% 45% 45% 45 34 24% 25 24% 26 112% 113 112% 113 114 114 1/ 45% 24% *45% 26% 5,900 20 19 19% 19 19% 48% 49 % 48% 50% 22,300 45% 46 45% 45 % 800 26% 26% • *114 20 19% 8'2 X80U 80% 19% *19% 193/, *19% 80% 81 80% 80% 81% 81% 81 % 32% 32% 33% 23 33% 33% 33 % 32% 98 97 3 9,100 650 19% 19% 19% 27 116 26% 26% 115 115 3234 ■J1 1,100 49 % 19% *18% 1,900 46 114% 114 500 • 81 600 20 81 310 2,800 4% Class B Kennecott Copper $5 prior 32% 333/8 98 260 Cum pfd 97% 97% 9734 9734 98 97% 36% 36% 36% 37% 3734 38% 38 39 39 39 39 39 6,000 Kresge *58 59 56% 58 *55 57 2.000 Kress 47% 46 % 40% 46% 2,600 Kroger 58 58% 58 587/a 58% 59 46% 46% 46% 48 47% 48% LOW AND share 46% (S S) Co (S H) & Co Feb. 3 Feb. 1 Oct 40'4 Jun Sep 67 Jun 25 15 Dec 26 Va Feb 6 19% Sep 34% Jan Nov 30 Jan 173/s Jan 2 6 3/8 Feb 19% Feb 4 11% 52 % Jan 2 41 Sep 60 'A 46 Feb 6 32% Jan 55 27 Feb 21% Nov 30: Feb 108% Dec 108' Feb 15% Feb 29 Jun Jan 14 Jan 27 Jan 14 Jan 11 Jan 16 Jan 11 20 Jan 82 Dec 100 Aug 261 Oct 46 96 Dec 101 16% 75 29% 97 34 48% 85 33% Feb 98 3 Jan $ per share $ per share Sep 62 % May Oct 65 % May Feb 4 Jan 3 43! Range for Previous Year 1946 Lowest Highest $ per Sep Nov 43 50 $ per share Par Shares Jun May 33 Range Since Januarv 1 EXCHANGE the Week Feb. 7 Feb. 6 $ per share Dec 45' 59 Lowest Aug 5 Feb 39 45% Jan 27 STOCK YORK Apr May 115 22% Jan 16 STOCKS NEW Sales for Friday Thursday Feb. 5 $ per share 18% 45 7 107% Jan 21 No par No par (The) Co PRICES Wednesday $ per share Feb. 1 $ per HIGH SALE Tuesday Monday Saturday 47 % preferred Inc 4% series Co Koppers 33 Co R) (G Kinney 98 4 13% Jan 2 44% Jan 22 40% Jan 23 No par 100 1 No par 10 100 10 Kimberly-CJark Corp 4 % conv., 2nd preferred 97:4 •i' Wire Co Keystone Steel & 36 3 23 21% Feb 5 1 (Julius) & Co Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv cl A Kayser *97% >$/ City Oct 28% Feb 55% Jan 1 No par No par Southern non-cum preferred-- Kansas 18% Jan 24 22% Jan 16 49% Jan 13 15% Jan 14 23% Jan 4 10 No par 100 Furn & Stove Kalamazoo $ per share share Highest $ per share L 6% 6% 6% 7 6% 13% 13% 133/4 14 *13% 42 42% 41 41% Feb 3 5% Sep 14 Jan 9 11% Dec 13 44 Sep —No par 40% Jan 38 (The) Nov Bryant preferred No par 50 5 3 1,200 La 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 42 1,600 Lambert 14% 40% 13% 133% 7,200 Lane 55 55 55 42% Consolid 6% 14% 14% 13% 55 55 55 *54 55% 29% 55% 55% 55% 55% 53% 54% 543 4 54% 55 I,200 Lee 29% 29% 29% 29% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 4,900 Lees 99 % 99 % *99 y4 99 3A 99% 9934 99% 99 % 99 % 99% 9 9 3/i 993/4 2,200 • 53% 13% 1 13% 13% 14% 54% 54% 55 55 600 Co 4%% Rubber & Tire & Sons Co (James) 3.85% cum preferred 11% : ;• 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 1134 11% 11% 11% 11% 5,200 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co 413% /;• 41% 41% 41% 40% 41% X3934 40% 40 40 40% 41 3,500 8% 2% 8% 8% 8% 8% 834 8% 8% 83 0 8% 8% 8% 15,500 Lehigh Lehigh 23% 2% 2% 2% 23/4 2% 2% 2% 2% 2 5/8 2% 11,500 63 *28 / 22% *23 22% 49% 23% *28 223/4 S'% *7% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 1,000 50% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 50% 6,000 Portland Cement Valley RR Lehigh Valley Coal Non-cum preferred $3 non-cum 1st pfd 50c non-cum 2nd pfd Lehman Corp (The) 23 22% 23 % 22 % 22% 22% 22% 2,100 Lehn 24% 23% 243/s 24% 24% 24% 243/4 4,300 Lerner 57% 56% 56% 57% 58% 5,200 10 % 10% 10% 10% 10% 18,500 49% 23 *28 223^ 49% 23% % 22% ic $ 8% 8% 48 48% 48% 49% 22% 22% 22% 223/4 24 24 23% 24 24 56% 56% 56% 57 57% 56% 10 10 10% JO 10% 10 32 31% 32 32% 32 32 94% 933/4 64% 94% 93 93 *7% '&> I :2. ,56% ■:W *31% *93% &■', 8 94% 94 *187% 189 *41% v 43 - 933/4 *188 *413% 8% 49 *22% *31% 94% 1883/4 94 94% 188 94% 188 93% 188 94% 188 43% 42% 42% *41% 43% *28 22% 31% *93 49% *28 49% 223/4 *223/4 23% 2,100 *41% 44 *42% 45 100 51% 50% 52% 52 54% 53% 56% 9,500 Lima 55% 55 % 55% 553/4 553% 56 55% 56 1,400 Link 46% 46% 46% 46% 46 46% 46 46 % 45% 45% 46 4,500 Lion Oil Refining 30 30 28% 293/4 29 29 28 28% 28 3/i 283/4 29 1,000 109% *106% 120 100 Liquid Carbonic Corp 3%% preferred Co 84 34 18% 19% 12,300 Lockheed 26 26% 25% 26 25% 253/4 25% 26 3/a 26,200 Loews Inc 77% 78 78% 79 79% 19% 1S% 79% 79% 79% 78% 79 2,700 213/4 22 22 223/a 21% 22 21% 213/4 21% 21% 21 22 2,700 1 No par Lone Star Cement Corp No par Long Bell Lumber A___——No par 21 21% 21% 20% 21 203/4 21% 20% 20% 20% 21 5,500 Lorillard 50 21% f. *97 - !: , :;f 17% 29% 169 *29 170 29% 170 170 29 29 s 250 ' Louisville 3,500 Louisville 51 513/s 50% 51% 50% 50% 493/4 503/4 51 53 22% 22 22% 22% 22% 22% 23% 22% 23% 23% 24% II,700 98% 97% 97% *97% 98% *97% 98% *97% 98% 10 18 17% 173/4 17% 17% 17 3/8 173/4 17% *97% 17% For footnotes see page . 827. $ 18 3,800 ' Co„ preferred 300 50% 98 7% Corp — Gas . & El & Nashville- Steel Co 102 Nov Jan 22 33 % Jati 96% Jan 2 10 Oct 15 Va Apr 16 28% Oct 37% Jan 92% Jan 22 98 % Jan 2 Jan 2 188% Jan 30 43 Oct 4 183 Dec 185 Jan 16 42% Feb 66 65% Apr Jan 7 37% 7 56% Feb 3 44 Nov 88 Jan 16 47% Jan 7 2734 Feb 48% 42% Jan 26(4 Jan 13 30 % Jan 9 x453/a 11 109 % Feb 4 16% Jan 16 19% Jan 22% Jan 13 26% Feb 27 793/4 Feb 102% Jan 73% Jan 16 13 .-10 .20% Jan 13 ilOO 167% Jan G 56% Feb Oct 72% 108 6 14 Sep 30 34 4 20% Nov 43% May 5 18% Dec 45% 43% ; Nov 99 Dec 120 Aug Jan 29 64 Jan 94 May 29% Jan 31 25% Nov 41 Apr 172 53 Feb 7 Oct 35 16 24% Feb 7 x20 Nov 3134 1 ;1Q0 18% Jan 8 166 Dec 2 Jan 23'% 24 8 14% Jan Jan 3 Jan 16 10 Jan 22% Feb 22 46% Jan 31 Feb Dec 26% Jan Jan Dec July 97 50 97 Feb 210% Mar Dec 18% Jan — Jan May 74% No par A ! Lowenstein (M) ,& Sons InC 4%% cum pfd series A Lukens 103 % Sep 43 Jan 51 100 Sep 83 Jun May 91% Jan 41% Jan No par —No par Co 26% 171 24% Feb a 9 38 26 29% Apr 7 26% *169 15 % 7 253/4 29% Oct 7 18% 171 a 44 % May 17% 29% Nov 63 Nov 18 >169 18'A 9 21% 120 (P) 9 22 % Feb 17% Aircraft Apr Jan 9 % Jan 24 Jan 33 *106% 29% 19 38% May 65 7 18% 170 9 Oct 109% 170 Jan 64 7 2% Jan Oct 17 *29 5% Jan 8% Feb 16 21% 18% 29% Oct 13 2% Jan 41 Va 18% 171 Jan 2% 49% 6% Jan 7 13% *169 / May 17 % 6 109% '.V„%2g 55 3 Sep Jan 18% 21% Sep 6 % 50% Feb *106% • 34 >4 4 9 24 *106% 120 31 44 % Jan No-par Wks 51% 56% Jan 11% Jan 16 No par Locomotive 51% 17% 13 Jan 39 No par Corp_ 55 Nov 10% Jan 7% Jan 25 100 51 -- 44% Jan 25 B Lily Tulip Cup Sep Apr Apr 82 10 % 31 55 >107 4 5 Corp 50% 109% 4 993/4 Feb 10 3/4 Feb 55 46 30% Feb 1 15 49% .28 3/i 31 9% Jan Preferred Belt 15 Jan 99 % Feb 102 34 5 Liggett & Myers Tobacco Series Jan 29 Glass—No par 7 Life 30 50 58% Feb 700 2,800 Sep 13 700 93 Dec 49 Jan 32'% 189 52 55 Jan 92% x92% 3 30 143/e Jan 50 *31% *188% 3 Feb 56% Jan 22 x92Va 943/4 15 29 Oct 20% 1 Llbby McNeill & Libby Savers Jan 31 13% No par Ford Owens 12% Jan 53 Jan May No par Corp Stores Libbey Corp Prod 31% 189 94 % Fink & 100 10 25 50 No par 50 No par 95 >188 % Jan 14 % 68 14,400 13 3/i 14% * ; 7 21 63i 13% 55 143/s 13 6% 13% 6% *53% . 5% Jan 12% Jan 6% 13% 6% *13% 9% Light Co 4 pid—75 Pesos Mex Gas Laclede 6 % 14 6% 14 99 Jan xl8% Jan 30 17% 2434 Sep 197 32% Jun Jan Aug Jan wmtfffiTt -,'-i ,•■tmsmmmsmmmmm—— jmt g-wtomnaewi Kruwrtw—WIMUIUM • uu n tmmx^mwim^-wcae.. ■ Volume 165 rNumber 4567 THECOMMER.CIAL&FINANCIALCHRONICLE 823 HEW YORK STOCK/RECORD LOW Saturday Monday Feb. 1 Feb. 3 $ per share AND HIGH Tuesday SALE Feb. 4 $ per share PRICES Wednesday - $ per share $ per share " stocks Thursday Friday Feb. 6 • Feb! Feb. 5 $ per share $ per - . Sales for Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK the Week' - 7 EXCHANGE share Range Since January J Year 1946 Lowest Shares $ per share Par Highest S per share • Lowest " " $ per ; V" /• Highest : ■ shark I per share M *37% 38 V2 *145 153 *37 38% *145 38% 153 '38% *145 *37 153 . 38% *145 153 53% 53% 53% - 54% 535/8 54% 39% 39% 39% , 39% 39% 39% *107% 39% 108 Va 108 % 108% 1075/e 14% 14% 14% 141/2 15 15% 19 19 17% *1075/8 108 17% *415 520 - 11 15 15 *415 18% 18% 18% 17% 17 5/8 17% 17% 520 *415 520 11% 12 113/4 13 % 13% 13% 13% 303/4 303/4 31% 32 4% 4% 4% 43% *43/8 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 8% 12% 8% 8% 8% 8% *11% 113/4 115/a 12% 31% 32% 32% 111 *109% 110 31% 32 31% 17% 17% 58% 58% 32% 33 *187 315/8 195 48. 31 *187 48% *104 1043% *95% 96% 11% 11 % 11% 46% 46% 46% *110% 112. 95% 46 % 32% .'321/4 32 19% 60% 28% 105 113/s 47% 105 ll3/8 105 *38 *31 32% 31 % 56 *55% 56 55 % 39% 393% *104% 108 39% 40% *104'% 38 40% 109 31% 195 *96 97 11% *46% 47% 30% 107% *55% 30% *55% 56% 40 40 3/4 40% 41% *104% 106'% *104% 23% 24 30 30 22% 22 22V4 21% 22% 105 % 21% *104 105% 104% 104% *104 3/4 23 % 23% 73 18% 18% *45 23% 23% *99 45 59% 60% 180% *45 47 *107% 109 15 *100 15% 36% 35% 36 % 41 41 153 12% 12% 64 14% 12j/4 13 Va 64% 114% 65 113 113 *57 58 »A 58% 10% 10% 10% *111% 1113/4 111% 1113/4 32% 32% 32% .32% 7.% 7 % 7% 23% 24% 11 24% 46% 47% 12% 12% 62 % II414 58% 61 % *125% 60% 47% 47% 12% *30% 63% 62% 62% 62 128%. 128% 24 128 128 61 % 62 62% *61% 62% *62 *48 % 24% 54% 54% 54% 5434 54% *54% 50 49 % 50 *49% 50 50 2334 27% 27% 46% 47 46 17% 17% *106 108 14 14 37% 37% 112 112 14% 14'A 2,100 14 13% 12% 62% 24 24% 57 50 13% 62 - 114% 57% 57% 573/4 583/4 900 11% 12% 12 12% 23,300 1143/4 114 32 243% 47 xG2 12% 62% 20,800 59% - 1,800 623/8 . preferred 17% 24% 200 $2.50 Mdrrell 49Vb 49% 49% 600 23% 23% 233/a 23% 24'A 4,600 Motor 26% 263/a' 26% 2,400 Motor 46 46% 46 46% 46 26% 46 46% 46% 1,200 Mueller Brass 183/4 7,600 Mullins Mfg Co 37% 38 *110 % 38 112% 143/s 18 17% 14 112% 108 14 % 38 % *112 17% *106 14% 38% 38% * 111 % 112 14% 14% 14 % 14 % 14% 43% *43% 44% *43% 44% *431/4 44% 55% 55% *55% 58 *55% 58 *55% 58 LOW Saturday Monday Feb. 1 AND Feb. 8 HIGH SALE Tuesday 175/8 *107 14% 38% 38% 13% 32 Feb 1 55 118 71 443 Dec 122 1073A Feb 7 102% Sep 46 % May 23% Sep 48% Apr 44 Sep 39% NOV 69 Jansa 56V2 4 6 103 Jan 29 102 Dec 6 20 Nov 35% Apr.|g„ 22 Oct 36 Jun Jan 2 213A Jan 16 243/4 Jan 28 Jan 14 31% Feb 18 Jan 16 22% Feb 14 1043/4 Feb 103% Jan 47 Jan 31 22% Feb 50 30% 18 3/a Sep Sep 43% Oct 263A Nov:/- 4 25% Jan 16 245/8 Jan 18 Oct 35% 29 72 61 Nov 105 Vs 17% Jan 10 19% Jan 28 18% Dec 32% July 43 Jan 14 47% Jan 3 36% Sep 52%. Apr 59% Jan 16 65% Jan 10 54 Sep 97% Jan ,3 43% Jan 6 Jan 6 105 >10 34% Jan 20% Jan 47% Jan 108 15% Feb 39 Jan 2 42% Feb 14 7 104 14 Va 58 143/a 11,500 43% 14% 43% 44% 400 58 100 *56 343/4 Jan 149 ,100 , ' 113Va Nov Jan 93/4 7 7 1143/8 Jan 30 105 % 45 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 $ per share NEW $ per share | 59% Jan 7 •40% Apr -60 2 12% Feb 7 8% Oct 1:18% May tf 100 7 28 Feb 3 25% Feb 51% Jan 7 19 45 8 Jan 15 Mar' .'44 May Jan ; 52 Jan rf 70 "Apr 473/4 Oct 2 42 13% Jan 6 113A DeC '2 30% Feb 4 28% Dec 553/4 Jan 16 633A Feb 3 '43 % Sep 119% Jan 16 128% Feb 4 Feb 7 •' Dec 16 Jan 55% Jan 16 64 Dec i i 129 Sep Sep 5% Oct 10% Jan 45 Apr 64 _10 Dec < > I Dec Dec 65% Dec •307/8 Apr 3 243A Feb 20 Nov Jan 7 543A Feb 50% Sep 40 Nov 62 56 " Jan 44 Jan 16 50 18 Jan 13 24% Feb 15"% Oct 34% 16 273/4 Feb 19 Oct 36 13 49 34 Sep Jan 42 Jan 15 14 105 Ve Jan 15 106 10 Jan 22% Jun 27% Aug f?: 49 May ;A:! 114% Jan 13% Sep 3 323A Oct 108% Jun 14% Jan 29 11% Jan 3 2 44% Feb 6 56 9% 29 50 Jan ;|f: 22 Oct 55% Dec Feb 70 33% Nov 7 Jan ' 109% 29 5 c Feb Oct Jan 37% Jan Jan 102 Jan 40 112 14 54 50 6 Jan T: May 66% May 14% Sep Jan 14% Feb 36% Jan 22 109 5/8 Jan Feb 183A Feb 8 Jan 13 No par > i Jan 213/a Jan 100 f] 104'A May m 57% 20 3/a Jan 53 ■ Jun . 135% 111% Sep : \l t 43% July 65 Va 1 — 6 34% Jah 13 28 1 _ 114% Feb 14 Jan 6 19% Jan 13 No par _5 _ 13 303A Jan . -100 —"20 i—1.25 No par In6 Jan 104 .No par com YORK 26% Mar 88V4v Apr: 119% July Dec 15 Jun | Range for Previous STOCK Year 1946 Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE the Week '■ 9 % Jan — Sales for Friday 44%. Dec Oct ' Jani ) July:] 178 . Oct 13% Feb 66 % Jan 8 . STOCKS Thursday Oct 16 58% Jan 62% NOV ,• .40 3A Nov 55% Jan class B__. — 140 Apr | 1 —50 -No par Inc 32 3 4 Jun;/: INo par 1N0 par preferred. Murray Corp of America 4% preferred Myers (F E) & Bro 4 Feb 153 • 48% Feb 45% May a 10% Oct 31% Feb 14% Jan 10 ■12% Jan 15 10 Jan 13 111 .,100 16 Jan ; ■ ' May : V 77 61V2 397/a Oct 29 Jun;;; Jun 110% July Dec 97 30 Jan Oct • 100% Jan .16 13% Jan 16 rNo par —, 4%% Aug:; 57% Aug 67'A Jan pfd-100 A . ; Apr 107% 103 Feb Jun -4 108% Mar 20% Jan 1 Murphy Co (G C) Apr 30 Jah Co Munsingwear 10 Apr '-H May 4, 44 ...No par —5 3,500 111% t Mar 55% Feb 5 Corp- 39 38% May; Sep Sep Oct nly 353/4 Jan 16 5 preferred $7 Jun 50% Jan 14 -No par 81 Co 1,300 Nov 17 .-18 Corp PRICES $ per share 13 —10 14% *110 43 % *55% 108% 14% 112 *111% Feb. 5 $ per share 175/s 108 14% Wednesdayi Feb. 4 $ per share 17% *106 (John) < 97 No par 1 series'A Products Wheel j ; Nov ; May 70 112% May No par pfd cum 26% 108 -383/a May 204% 1 Ltd Moore-McCormack : Lines 4,000 23% 17% 27% Jan $3^25 preferred series A__No par Montgomery Ward :& Co No par Installment rets 75% paid 26 5/8 14 Oct Jun '25 20 Monsanto Chemical Co common—5 24 *106 Jah 500 24% Jun Apr 48% May 42 7 39 23,800 27% 17% Feb 7 1 Monarch Mach Tool— 23 % 14% 101 31 15 10,800 56 *54% Feb 30% 50 Mohawk Carpet Mills— Mojud Hosiefcy Co lnc_ 300 27 108 1334 45 Va •75 5 Corp— ' 7preferred; Jan Apr :n Dec 45 Va 23 Jan Inc.— pfd 27% % 20% 112 Va Mar 111 48% Jan No par series Min & Mfg-— Mission Jan <57% : ■ 93% Dec 9% Oct 113/1 Feb 37% Jan 64 62% 57 49% Feb Jan Petroleum; 23% • > Nov 243A Sep Jan Jan 1st preferred conv' Jan , 4 14%,Feb / •45% NOV 103 50 122 122 24% *54% 97 8 .195 Feb 113 1 Mvo-Kan-Texas' RR—— 4,300 31. cum '<$6.50 4 *63 24 105 25 Minn Moline'Power Xmpl 440 12% ' ! Minn 2,300 48% ■ 8% •3\20% 14,000 25% 48'A. 62% 240 7% *30 129 61% 33 7% 245/a "48 *125 114;% " 32 7% 23% 6 13 Minneap & St. Louis Ry newiNo par Minn St P & SS M A ytc_—iNo par Minrr-HoneywelP Regulator—i——3 4,500 *113% 7% 23 20 44'A Jan 16 26% Jan 7 100 Midland Steel Products, 6,500 64 13% 63 1143/a 12% *41% $ per share 133/4 .27% 10 Jan Jan - Mid-Continent Jan 49% Feb 46 Co Copper 46% May ' preferred 47 *106 14% 133/4 . 33 xl09% Jan * Trans. Co cum 26% - *62 24% 23% 20 114 Min Oqt Sep >31 Sep 12% Oct f48 Sep 6 2 Co .Machine Miami 1,100 30% 62% Mesta 3,300 41% 153% 123/8 *62 24% 23% 37,% 40 3/4 30% 62% Stores 30% 7 1 Robbins ; , 16%* Apr 141% Oct ,2 190 ,:2 103 % Jan No par Metropolitan1 Edison 3.90 % 8,100 Jan a4 30% May xl09. 6 63% Jan 35% Jan 44% Jan 24 McQuay-Norris Mfg Cot—_ >10 Mead Corp.— No par 4%% preferred 100 4% 2nd preferred 50 $3.50 300 15% 36% 36% 32% 128 24 26% 14% 31 61% 24 *53% 47% 12% 30% 46;% 187 Jan 19% Feb 30'A Jan 22 28% Jan 3 102 & 34 ■ Apr ,17% Sep 526 Aug m Dec Jan 27: 13 Merck & Co -5nc_ 109% 15 32 12 % 46 *108 *150% 7.5'8 30% 127% Sep 53% Sep ;n 411 •' 16 26 4 34% Feb a Jan 4111% NOV ».42% 1 13% Feb • 20 30% Jan 24 No par 1 103 *100 46% Jan Jun ,.,,,465 './May. 4 '8 % Feb Jan preferred Merch 27% Teb -* .763/4 , 4 'tH Jan Co— Mercantile Stores Co 2,100 41% 32% 24% 60 153% 7% 12% 613% 160 8% Oct ■ 4 Feb . 10 Shoe Corp— Mengel Co (The) 5% conv 1st preferred 400 363/8 *40 58 24 44% 7 5 94 Co Pub &' 13% Feb No par No par Melville 4,000 *150% 32 % 24% 4,300 109% 14% 7% 30 127 103 *46 *107% 32% 12% *60. % *100 114 30 62% 59% - 3,700 •19 59% 12»/fl 12% 62% ; 32 3/i Feb 143AJan < 600 "73 59% 114% 47% Dec Juh No par : 11% 24% 513%. 14 ;53 % Jan 16 .No par Electric McLellan - 7,300 10 235/8 23% *70 *44'A X112% 7% 17% Jan 30 29% Jan 22 .100 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines 2,400 3,400 24'A 23% 23 % 45% 11% 32 47% 23% 73 *44% II41/2 ■ T. 6 3% Jan 109 ——5 preferred -McKesson $4 49% *48 3/4 18% 11% 8 106 *103% 49% • 22% x21 % 22% 183/4 13 571/2 31% 106 11% 63 1143/s 303/a 22% 113% 25% 47% 13% 63% 30 *29' 42 153 Va 14 *13% 114% *57% 36% 41 Va 14 62 3% *113 58% 36 Va • *150 24 23% 15 42% 12% .65 114% •46% 109 14% 151 1334 103 46% 36 151 1334 *100 *107% 151/4 41 153 14 45 233% 30% *67% 61 46% 35 % 41 14 45 24 *48% 19% 60% 103 143/4 153 *150 181s 107 5/8 ' 109 15% . 73 45% *45 * 23% 61 , *100 46% 23% *67% 19% 60 109 15 36 3/s *40% *44 103 *45 *107% 22% 23 Vs 73 19% 45 60 50 23 % *67 % 19% 45% 60 50 23 % 22 3, i 73 18% 49% 22 % 23 5% *70 ,16% /19% Jan :25% Jari 13 7% Jan p2 11% Jan 25 No par Stores, -McGraw-Hill 105,% 56 Co preferred McGraw 8,000 *53% 30 24 30% 30% 40% 23 % 23 P X17% Nov 6 /15% Feb . Jan 16 27 .. Corp! —* McCrory Stores Corp 3V2 % conv preferred, 400 106 >4 23% *68 1 106% OCt ;12% Sep 2 No par $6. 1st cum preferred 60 39, 30% 395/8 30 % *23% 7 12% Jan > +Nopar •McCall 4,500 1073A *104% 103 49% 10 1,000 2d0 30% 48 200 1,600 31, 30% & Co $3.40 cum pfd Maytag Co $3 preferred _ 23% 48 47 *37 Elec $3.75 2,400 46% 107% 39 Field May. Dept 200 11% 46 No par Mathieson Alkali Wks *110%-112 29% *37 233/8 *104 413A Jan 10% Jan 13 12 Va Jan 14 No par —t 950 97 *46% 46 30% 48 42% May - 38% Oct ,37% Nov ; 108% Feb 16 14% Jan —-..I Master . 1,% 105 11% 111 46 30 105% Dec 7 - 17% Jan 16 Oil 4,300 49% *96 11% 111 30 48 •■! Sep 140 13 .50 —- 4,/oo 31% 104 % 29% *104 • t^U&OO 195 104 % *106% 56 31 % *187 39 31 33% ' 104 % 23% 20% 13% Jan ; 4—.—1 preferred—Ai-ys Martin (Glepn L) Co Martin-Parry Corp r Masonite Corp—>>, ; 1,400 2,100 »48 % 23% 21% No par —10 4% % 8,000 49% 23% 20 1 Marshall 4,900 19% 59% 48% 30 '31 33/% 18%. 33 107 40% *104% 46% 28% 55 % 38 323/a 107 31% *55% 39% 10 59'/4 *37 107% 39 32 112 45 »/2 28% *105 38% 30% 31% *187 11% 47% *110% 46% 28 %• 97 *46 *110%. 112 *46% 105 97 1,670 33 49% 104 % 11% 28 5% ?32 9 Jan •55% Feb •107% Jan.*8 Shirty——: Exploration /Marathon Corp .a :—.—.—-6.25 /Marine Midland Corp .Market St Ry- 654-prior pfd*-UilOO 11,600 18% *32% 195 49 * 97 46% • *187 49 13% 34% Manati Maracaibo 11,400 109% 123/4 "32 31% 195 *45 % 140 520 . Manhattan 3,600 . 8% 33% <60 31% 112 23% 32 18% 27 109% 335% 110 *59% 313/s 11% >38% Jan 13 Jan 43 Jan;" 2 37% Jan 13 : ' Sugar Co t-Mandel Bros-,-,— 3,100 13% 33 ? 1,100 5 <8% *109% 19% 31% 96 >—100 Copper,—--a, Magnavox Co J£The>— Mahoning Coal RR Co. 700 33 26% 60 32% 104'% Go- Inc Magma 3,700 13% ' 43/4 8% *13 11% ' 263/4 8 32% < 18% x60 32% ' ■140 ^Noyaf ——+Nopar pfd series A. Madison Square Garden 4,300 *32% 4s/8 26% 33% 110 33% 46% 46 *28% 1073% "26% 32 43/a 27 *109% 96% *110% *46 *105 *313% 4% 8% 48% 17% Macy (R 520. 32% 32% '43/a 13% *187 17% *415 11 8% 105 17% 520 13% 12% 49% i 17% *415 11% 33 195 48 % 105 1,500 13% 31% ' 900 19% 11% ' 1734 145% 18% 133/4 323/4 275/a 59%' *14% 18% 11% 33% . 200 13% 8% 17% 17% 58% *'59 6,900 11% '. 4% 32 40% 108% 37% Jan 25 ; i—JtOO Mack 5,000 -39% jJtForbes - 6% preferred. A— Trucks sine— ; 55.% *107% *13% 13% .32 32% 520 18 % MacAndre w* 153 53% 40 200 • 32% 33% *109%: 110 33 ; *109% 31% *415 113/4 13 % 30% 39% 38% . *145 >54% *107%. 108% *14% -14% 19 17% . 38% 153 53% 40 107% 38% *145 54% 19% 19% 17% ll3/4 13% 53 *37 Lowest S per share Par Shares Highest $ per share Highest Lowest $ per $ per share share N 18% 19 18% 18% 18% 19 Va 18% *28% 29 19% 28 29 28 % 28 % 28 2934 29% 30 29 % 293/4 : 29 14% 15 14% 13% 13%- 133/4 13% 13% 133/4.; 14 15% 15% 1'53A 15% 15% 26% *25 % 26 15%;; 15% 26 26 31 % 32 31 % 31% 31% .'32 *1803A 195 *180% 29% 143/e 13% 15% *25 143/4 13% 15% 26% 31% * 31 182 % 195 24% % 24% 13 % 13% 14% 133/s 15% 153/4 15% *25 26% 313/8 *182 *25 32 195 *24% 31 % 32 *182 25 195 25 25 29 14'A *25 28 29% 14'A 19 28 Va 18% 133/4 25% 195/a 44,300 28% 28 % 29 % 600 Nashville Chatt & 29% x285/8 6,300 National Acme Co 14% *25% 143/4 14'/8 f. • 1 -■8,200 200 National 25% ' 25% 500 13dA 13,300 13% 13% 13 13% 13 13% 13Va 13% 40 39 % 40 % 13% 40 40 3/a 393A 40 14 Va 14% 395/8 13% 40% 40% 403/4 13% 133/4 13% 14% 3,600 14 % 14 . 38% 38% 38 % "39 38% 16% 16% 16'A 16% 16% 32s/8 32'A 323/4 32% 34 -13% 19 19% 19'A 20% 20% 20% 41 . 24 :103% *34 '187% 165 7% 27% *52 1% 41 40 3/4 *19 V2 '387/a . *19 20% .403/4 21'/a 40 243/4 24% 104% 104% 104% 343/4 34'A 34% 40% 103 % 34% 25 24% 1883/4 *187% 188% * 168 *166 168 25 1033/4 35 *166 7% *7 Va 187 % 38% 383/8 ;38% 38 3/4 393/4 Xl6% 183/8 i6% ;• 165/a '33% 34% 333/4 b 34% 10,100 19% 18% 19% 4,000 21 Va '519% :20% 215/a 40% *38 18% . 207/a *39 % 23% 24 Va *104 104% 34% 34% 393% 25 343/a *187 %' 188% 187%' .187% *166 166% 7Vt 168 *7Va 27% 27 -27'A 27 Va 28 27% 52% 525/8 52% 53% 1% 1-% 1% 7% 52% . 343/4* 35 ; 187%,, 187% 35% 27% 27 52% - 166% 7% 52 165 7% • 27% 1% 13/4 87% 87% I'3/, 88 89% 89 893/j 89 % '89% 28% 28 89 28 275/a 27% •*27% 52% !•% ; 52% l%r. 13/4 1% 89% 275/a 27% 15% 15% 15% 14% 15% 17% I 14% 15 18 18 18 14% 173/4 *175/8 17% 17 5/8 17% 93% 93% *93% 94 93% 89%' 14% 18 *28% 16% 29% 16% *93 93% *28 29 16 *28 29 29 . *51 ' 15 93 7% 28 160 5,600 40 2,300 29% *28% 90] 273/4.;, 273/4 ■! 15 % 275/a 14% ; 175/8 18 * 700 500 : 1,700 93% 93%V94; 160 29 283A -'.283/4 400 16% 15% 16 15 3/4 12 11% 16 16 11% 163/4 *11% 12 12 *115/8 12 23 23 225/s 22% *22% 225/a 11% >' 11% 22 3A lJ 22% 17% 17% 17% 173% -106% 108 % *106% 33% 108% *104 105 JO8V2 17% *106% *32% 34 323A 103% 105 *103% For footnotes see 17% 108% 32% 105 page 17% *106% *323/4 *104 • 108% 33% 33 105% 104 16 33 % 104 16 18 18% a i8% 106% 106% „ 33% *33 *104 .J 33% 105 ' 50 Co Steel -100 preferred—Tea Co— ' Natomas Co——— , 43A% conv . —10 -1 No par serial .preferred!—100' Newberry Co (J J) common.No par 3%% preferred— —100 827. /'" '--4 Corp-- Nat Vulcanized Fibre Co 1,800 500 Products Oil JSfehi 1, Corp_^ —— No par Neisner Bros Ihc ney—1 1,400 10 4%% National 600 *22% 17% Jan 16% Jan Jan 46 14 .13% Sep Dec Feb .7 203/4 Oct Feb 3 25% Oct Jan 25% Feb 28 133/4 Feb 7 13 32 17 185 26 . 10 12 160%Jan ;2 6% Jan 16 23% Jan 44 10 7 10 Jan 13 24 13 :i53/4Jan 23 30 Jan 23 ,16% Jan 13 ; ; 17% Jan 16 37% Jan 23 21% Jan 16 103% Jan A6 .31% Jan ,16 ' 183% Jan ,6 143/4 Nov 6 Feb 15 % Jan 13 Jan 15 Jan, 13 182 —10 No par : -1 -1 —-29 National Sugar Ref Co No par National Supply (The) Pa———10 $2 conv preferred—.—40 •, 4,600 *11% 23 *17% Jan,i| Jan Sep Jan 23 Jan 11% Jan ' 34 Jan 13% Jan 32% Jan —100 No par National Power & Lt ex distribution 10,800 23 fe10G% 25% 52 % 413/4 May ! 34% Jan ; ; 20 Va May J .'27 Cylinder Gas' Co—:—--1 Dairy Products— No par National Dept Stores.; -——5' National Distillers Products No par Nat Enam & stampingNo.par :National Gypsum 'Co>> —">1^ $4.50 conv .preferred No par National Lead Co , .—110 '1%' preferred A —J100 '6% preferred B— -100 National Linen Service Corp nefri-1 Nat Mall & St'l Cast Co No par national 3,500 12 ' Oct Oct 27 13 Nat National 15,200 223/4 ' . 13 ,23 6 41% Jan , 1,400 7 7 30 180 28 3/4 34% Nov ■ ,-rwimh.- ! 32 3/4 9% Nov 213A Apr Feb 1 7 Nov 45 V2 Jan it 14% Jan 7 39% Jan 30 13 Oct 243/a Aug f t 40% Feb 22% Oct 24 383/a' Deo Feb 15 Oct 23 3 30 Sep 45'A Apr 8 15% Nov 34% Jun j I Jan . 20% Jan , 223/s Jan . 41 31% Nov Jan : 3 16% .25% Jah ; 2 105 '.102% /0 Jan - 35% Jan 27, -9 178 189% Jan, 30 167 Jah, 28 ' 28 31 Jan 31 • /!% Jan :; 2 90 : 27% Jan 43 28% Jan 46% Jan 17 92%Jan 29 24 Jan 13 15 % Jan 20 ll V8Jan 3 20% Jan 2 16% Jan 15 106% Jan 46 -31% Jan 17 102% Jah 18 Feb 173 15% l eb 18 Feb 16% 943A Jan 18 89 29% Jan 24 21% 16% Feb 42. 7 Jan 24 - - 143/8 NoV >10*/« 16% Dec 104 Dec, j Jan ;i - t [ 24% May 15 Sep 7 13 w 42% May Oct 18% Feb Jan Jan . 106% Mar 18% Oct 104 32 . 1 1 106 Va Jah 16 :33% Feb 5 I 25 Dec, Nov Feb .23 Feb 72%. May £%' Sep | 101%. July i i 38 Apr :j Sep 25% Dec 11% Nov 3 '1 I. I ], j 41% 20% Oct •T% Aug 10 , • Apr 10% Aug Oct 6% Nov 75, :7 | i ! 40% Apr 207 July Dec ! f Jan ; 33% IO8 V2 .'41% Sep 53% Jan ' 6 i : Jun Oct Oct Sep XI49, ' 7% Jan Aug ' 32% Aug 673A Jan 197/a Nov .2 ; 79% Jan 16 ; 123A Jan 13 hj 17% Jan ~6 38 Jan-20 ,~1% Jan ;2 47 | f J 31 7 • ; Jan .p. Apr 37% May 205'A Apr ; *27% 93 . 900 20 165 7%;- 27% 34,600 l95/a Feb 29% Feb -14 24 National , 13,500 I03%ffi04^2 104% 168 54 13A 39%: 233A;i 188% 7 Va 21%A;'213A 40 233/4 23% *104 ,19. Cash Register—: Nat City Lines Inc_ National Cohtainer-— Nat . 4,700 34% preferred—— Bond Share'Corp National Cam Corp—-" 13,509 16% 33% ' 7»A 13 16% , 193/a 21 133/4 38'/a. 16% 32 i Nat 11,600 *14% 13% .-^1 Inc_-————1 .7% 2 Jan 13 273/4 Jan 13 ^1 Fibres Jan 25 ,100 Corp.-— -S Battery Co— ——4 Biscuit Co common—-10 National 17,700 26 St LouiS Aviation National *180% 195 '25% Automotive Nat 14% 5 Corp Airlines— National . 11,300. 1,300 I 195 *25 29 393/4 ! Nash-Kelvinator 18 3/4 „ t Feb 323A Jan 22 " ; i r Sep ; 1097/a Aug >: 25% Nov ty 43'A May 103% Nov 110% May WMEWfr'J«. ^ffW ;• * .' - , i;>^tiJK-iv;"^-■■;■••, ^ *»!!.;■.' .*■■ , : '<:vi:',,i:^#^;:' ■■" . t Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL •■ i: m NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous STOCKS :jw, Monday Saturday s>' 20% ■■>1 *44% I ■■$ f- 46% 21% 21% 20% 20% .* 31% *101 102 102 45 45 44% 35 36% 35 99 98 99 "97 18% 18% *23% • 18% 18% 25 *57 61 *57 280 280 280 105% *104% 105% 12% 105% 105% °>J" tf *114 20 21 % 10% V 31% 31% 10% 115% 31% t ;/ '■^v! 19% 19% 45% 46% 45% 217/a 21 36% 97 20% 20% 20 % 20 % 20% *23 % 25 61 * 25 25 23 % *57 61 °57 *285 290 '285 295 106 105 13% 41% 234% 119% 317/a 10 % 115% *12% 13% 13 13 *40 41% 41% 41% 232% 119% 31% 9% *114 101% *118% 120% 20 32 31% 32 % 21,100 9% 10 9Ta 10 Vs 11,600 120% 115'/a *114 115% *114 51,700 227/a 22 20% 21% 102% 102 100 660 31% *119 102 % *101% 21% 20% 101% 1,400 243 240 241 234 90 200 105% 104% 105% 320 102 % 7,700 20 19 % 19% is y8 19% 19% 20 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% 43 % 80 43% 12% 19% 1,200 43% 43% 12% 127/a 12% 12% 127/8 13 13% 13% 18 *18% 18% 18% 17% 18 900 18 Xl8% 18 37 36% 36% 37% 37% 500 37 373/4 37% 110% 111% *110% 23% 223/4 18 18 Industries 1 4%% preferred 100 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock—1 New York Air Brake No par New York Central No par N Y Chic & St Louis Co 100 6% preferred series A 100 N Y City Omnibus Corp No par New York Dock No par Dec 113 Oct 30% Oct 50 Apr Sep 45 Jun 95% 106 40% Jan 327/a Feb 102 Feb 21% Feb Jan 16 Jan 13 Jan 13 Highest $ per share $ per share 27 108% Jan Jan 14 Jan 13 Jan 13 46% Feb 22% Feb 37 Jan Jan 13 16% Jan 13 22 Jan 13 61 Jan 25 280 Feb 4 103% Jan 15 11% Jan 3 40 Va Jan 27 223% Jan 22 119% Feb 5 29% Jan 13 9% Jan 16 113% Jan 4 17% Jan 13 preferred non-cum 6 Jan 13 Jan 40% 16 32 88 No par N Y & Harlem RR Co 50 N Y Power & Light 3.90% pfd—100 n Y Shipbldg Corp part stk 1 Noblitt-Sparks Industries 5 Norfolk & Western Ry. 100 Adjust 4% non-cum pfd 100 North American Co 10 North American Aviation 1 Northern Central Ry Co —50 Northern Pacific Ry 100 Northern States Power Co (Minn) Cum pfd $3.60 series No par Northwest Airlines Inc 10 Northwestern Telegraph 50 Norwalk Tire & Rubber No par Norwich Pharmacal Co 2.50 $5 61 285 21% 2,900 2,300 2,200 43% 12% 12% *17% 45% *12% 44 *43 I *■' 4,000 1,600 133,100 95 285 120% 31% 31% 10% 10% *114 115% 101% 20 21% 21% 35% 127/a 102 19% 19% 102 '/a *101 21 94% *40% 102 102% 20% 96 42 20% Newport 35 13 21% 20% 101% *101% fl *114 Newmont 4,000 21 232% 234 10% 115% 10 % 1,300 32% 95 *104% *119 120% 31 y« 40 31% 31% *101 39 31% 108 37% 26% 99% 18% 4% pfd_100 10 Pr & Lt Co Mining Corp New Jersey 109% *107 Lowest $ per share S per share Par 39 38% Year 194G Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Shares share 20% 13 233 231 *119 120% *119 109% *107 $ per 34% *40 41 % *39% 41% *39% 230% 232 KV •i! 12% share 20% 61 *245 13 $ per 21% *57 61 280 105 12% the Week 35 % *23% *57 :f Feb. 7 96% 25 *230 I Feb.« , „ „ YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW Sales for 35 99 20% *23% 25 *23% 45% 45 35% 19 Friday, 20% 22% 36 99 & 109% 39 % 32 32% *101 102% 20% 21% 39 22 20% 21 21% 19% 35 I r v: share *107 109% 40% 32 % 103% 21% 45% 40% 40 32 31% 31JA 31% $r.: *101 102 $ per share 6107 109 % 39% 40 % fcl $ per share *107 109 % 40% ,<' $ per sliare $ per *107 Thursday Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 Feb. 1 SALE PRICES Wednesday LOW AND HIGH Tuesday i,;. 7 Oct 109% 18% Nov 3474 Apr Oct 69% Jan 13% Oct 353/4 Jan 36 % Jun 61V4 May 26 Sep 79 Sep 16% Dec 21% Oct 53 % Oct 76 May 275 Jun 325 Feb 102 11% 99 Feb 20% Feb 24% Jan 31 627/aJan 3 285 Feb 5 105 % Jan 11 13% Feb 5 43 Jan 244 Jan 122% Jan 33% Jan 10% Feb 115% Jan 11 22% Feb 7 Dec 113% Mar Nov Jun 135 37% Feb 413/4 May • 28% Feb Jan 53 31% Oct Nov 288% Apr Dec 223 129 Aug 119 23% Oct 39% 9% Dec 16% Apr Feb Jan 117 May 16% Oct 36 Jan 111 99 Jan 2 102% Feb 6 963/4 Dec 104% Nov 17 Jan 16 21'A Jan 6 18% Nov 56 % Jan 42 % Jan 10 45% Jan 2 44 Oct 55%" Jan 13% Feb 7 9 Nov 19 3/4 May XI8V2 Feb 6 11% Jan 27 16 % Jan 13 25 163/8 Dec May s O *37 37% *37 111% 111% "111% 111% 23% 23% 23% 23 Va 23% *20% 20% 20% 20% *20% 21 *20% 20% 24% 25 24% 25% 24'/a 25 24% 24% 111 110% 23% *20 23% 25 118 118 25 25 25 31% 31% 31% 31% *117 25% *24 25% *24 117 116% 117 *116 117 *115% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12 31% 31% 159% 31 20% 400 25% 11,70,0 5,800 13 12% 116% 150 25 Va 400 32% 116% 3,900 25 25 190 1063% 106 31 31% *159% 162 20% 24% 118 *24% 31% 31% * 21 24% 13% 13 13 % 10,200 233/4 223/4 22% 620 111 *110% 111 107 *105 107 *105 106 106 105 105 105 105 *37 162 40 161 *59% 163 *161 163 161 162 28 28 28 *27% 28 28 *27% 28% 28 *27 29 *27 92 *90 92 *90 92 *90 92 *90 91 92 91 *90 78 78% 78 78% 77 78 763/4 77% 78 78 12 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12 12% 12% 19 18% 18% *18% 18% *161 300 30 353/8 Jan Edison Co 4.40% preferred 100 Co 77% 3,900 11% 12% 1,200 Pacific 300 Pacific Glass Owens-Illinois Co Jun 19% Feb 29% July 21 Sep 22 3/4 Jun 16 24% Jan 21% Jan 2 Sep 203A Jan 16 25% Feb 7 13 106% Feb 7 99% 13 13% Feb 4 10% 36 15 Jan Feb 6 xll3 Sep 7 25 Dec 51% May 39% 13 32'A Feb 7 26 Oct 163% Jan 18 158 Sep 22 % Jan 2 Jan 18 93 73 % Jan 16 79% Jan 88 Jan Feb 23 28 % Jan 160 Jan 120 25 Vb Feb 118 18 21Vb Jan Jun 17% Nov 114 % Jan Jan 112 Xll9% Oct 10 3/4 Jan ' 18 Vs. Nov 101 % Jan 2.50 No par 12.50 Outboard Marine & Mfg Outlet 79 108% 29 21 % Jan 100 preferred 6% 30 3A 3 2 Oil Co Nov 9 38 13 203A Jan No par Oklahoma Gas & Elec 4% pfd—20 Oliver Corp No par 4%% convertible preferred—100 Omnibus Corp (The) 0 8% conv preferred A 100 Oppenheim Collins 10 Otis Elevator com No par Ohio 37% Jan 111% Feb 2 109% Jan Ohio Jan 28 Feb 180 % May Jun 35 29 19% 4 86 3/4 Oct 111% May 27 69 % NOV 100 Jan Dec Apr Ifc P *11% 18% 18 18 18% 18% 19 *17% *70 130 73 1st Co Coast preferred non-cum preferred non-cum 70 70 70 *66 70 *66 70 64 71% 72 353/4 *34 35 34 36 36% 36% 400 34% 37 353/4 37 34% 41 % 42 41% 42 41% 42 5,000 Pacific Gas 2nd Electric & 41% 42 41% 417/a 41% 42 61% 61% 613/4 61 Va 61% 62 62 61 61% 1,400 Lighting 62 62 Pacific 62 32 32% 32% 32 % 33 % 33 333/4 33% 34% 4,900 Pacific Mills 125% 126 % 126 126% 125% 126% 660 Pacific Telep 2% 9,400 313/s 31% 31% 1243/4 125 % 125 % 125 % 125 % 23/a 2% 2% 2% 23/s 167% 5% 5% *22% *22% 23% 6% 6% 63/4 126 5% r2% 2% 5% 5% 53/4 5% 23% 23% 24 % 7% 7 Va 7% 7Va 73/8 119,700 12% 12% 12 Va 12% 12% 123/4 21,900 *15% 16 400 43% 44 5,600 107 60 123/4 12% 16 15% *143/4 15% 143/4 143/4 15% 15% 45 43% 44"% 43% 44% 423/4 44% 44 44 *105% 106 105% 105% *105% 12% 12% 123/4 *15 105 % 105 % *105% 7% 106 7% 73/8 *105% 107 83/8 '7 7% 71/4 7 7% 8% *75 80 *75 77 76 77 77 77 *77 79 *107 110 *107 110 *107 110 *107 110 *107 110 30% *483/4 29% 30 3/8 29 293/4 28% 50 50 49 49 49 49 4 40 403/4 40 40% *30 31 30% 30 14 14% 30% 14 % 29% 14 133/4 14 12% 81 47 14% 14% '9% . *31% 9% 22% *9 22 21% Park & 3% 3% 4 Va 3,700 Park Utah 40% 40% 5,400 30 30% 30 29% 133/4 14 14 14'A 2,200 12% 123/a 12% 12% 2,700 77 Va 76% 48 47% 14% 14 13% 14% 9% 9% 35 33 *'115 117 9% 48% 7,700 13% ' 143/a 8,700 Penn-Central 93/4 900 9% ■ 21% 22 21% 22 22 22 1,800 *31% 35 *31% 33 117 «% 9% 22 33 32 32 *32 35 300 117 115 115 30 115 115 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20 3/4 20% 21 21 21% 125,600 26 26% 26% 26% 26 26% 26 26% 253/4 263/8 26 26% 36,500 *47 48% *47 48% *47 % 48% 48% 48% 200 51% *50 53 *51 *115 48% 48% 97 *47 48% 53% *5-1% 52% 97 *51% *96% 99% *115 117 *115 51 98 34 993/8 *97% ' 983/4 18 19 22 21% 22 20 % 203/4 29 i 18 30 29% 30% 29% 30% 29 Vs 293/4 22 "22% *105 1^ *84% X*V *84% 33 *32% 108 9% *84% 85% 323/4 32% *105 9% 853/4 *84% 32% * *32 85 106 28% *21% 53 300 100 100 600 29% 29 *84 32 107 9 Va Sand Glass Penn Corp Co Light & Power No par 50 10 5 100 Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) Peoria & Eastern Ry Co 33 300 Pet Milk 4%% 33%c Co 60 100 2nd 1,800 93/4 9% Petroleum 100 100 100 No par 100 5 preferred Corp of America 17 13 24 5 15 2 46% Jan 51 Feb 927/e Jan 17 Jan 24% Jan 21% Jan 108 Jan 84% Feb Apr Oct Dec Dec Jan Feb Jan 2 Mar Jun 160'A Jun 2% Dec 181 Va July Oct 11 Va Feb Nov 34% Apr 5 12% Feb 5% Oct 11% Dec 27 Jan 13 Oct 20 3A Apr 373/4 Jan 56% Apr 56 105% Dec Jan 14% Sep 4% Apr 111 Dec 100 90 Va Apr May 110 Oct 273A Oct 39% July 52 Nov 82 3% Apr Jan 73/a Sep 35 Va 35% Aug Oct 22% Jun 11 Va Dec 24% Jan 64% Sep 81 Dec 40 Vb Nov 573A Jun 12% Jan 29 Oct 12 7 7 3 Jan 48'A May 26 4 Dec 453A Jan 6% Oct 16% Feb 17% Sep 303A Jan 28 Va Feb 373/4 Aug Jan 115% July 110 20 Va Jan 6 3 Jan 27% Sep Feb 25 Sep 47% 37% Nov 51% 43 Jan 68 May 86% Nov 6 21 7 3 3 115 Apr Dec Jan 14 16 10 10 4 Feb 97/e Jan 6 2 Oct 513A 21% Jan 34 107 48 10% 26% Feb 51% Jan 55 Jan 100 Feb 22 Feb 30% Feb 23 % Jan 108 Jan 87 Jan 32 Jan 13 105 Feb 5 87/a Jan 14 Jun Oct 2 15Jan 9% Feb 22% Jan 33 Feb 23 4 27 2 16 14 10 7 Sep 67% 164 2 1 4 22 473A 1223/4 8 117 48 Oct 28 % Jan 84 Dec 54% 48% Feb 29% Jan 18 115 Feb 6 19% Jan 27 25 Jan 13 100 preferred 5% Penn Jan Jan Jan Feb Jan Jan 76% Feb 6 44 Jan 23 12% Jan 13 8% Jan 3 18% Jan 16 ——7 No par Cement Co Penn-Dixie 84% *32 *105% 9% Coal & Coke Corp Penn 108 84% 85 32 Corp Airlines 100 900 223/4 111 *105 107 Co Pepsi-Cola Co Pere Marquette Ry Co 5 % prior preferred 5% preferred 30 22% 22 1,500 36,500 21% 21% 111 *105 9% 9% *51 993/4 20% *20 32% 105 9% 22% 111 *105 107 9% 9% *21% 223/4 115 *105 108 *105 9% *211% 22% 110 *105 86 *32% *105 :1| 22% 109 52% 99% C) (J 3% 3974 29 12% 11% No par No par —1 10 Penick & Ford Penney 45 86 Va Mar 36'/a 32% Jan 2 53% Jan 4 4% Jan 6 43 Jan 9 32 Jan 4 14% Jan 30 127/8 Jan 7 26% Jan 13 Co & Davis 47% 48% 14 Parke Inc Consolidated 1,100 773/4 *75% 77% 47% 93/8 1,600 30% 14 123/8 14% 22 41 Tilford 25% July 24 3 7 7 6 24 2 17 7 Jan Jan Jan 19% Dec Nov 10% — -- No par Parker Rust Proof Co 2.50 Parmelee Transportation—No par Patino Mines & Enterprises 5 48% 9% 100 1 —1 Mines—1 900 a73/8 22 Pictures Inc 41,500 14 '• preferred conv Paramount No par Inc 51% 4734 47 5% Jan 13 70 Jan 11 30% 40% 77 V8 78 *77% 1 50% 4% 12 3/8 104% Jan 25 29 40% *13% 12% 123/a 12% 80 80 47% 14 ''«W£ 12 3/8 12% *79 :*¥ 4% 4 4% 110 *107 13% 16% 45% 106 % 9% 78% 5 —100 Prod & Ref Cos Paraffine 2% Jan 167 % Feb 5% Feb 25 Feb 7% Feb 40 % Jan 13 preferred Panhandle 14% Feb No par 51% 40 4% 40% 4 500 Corp—2% Petrol & Transp —5 Pan-Amer Jan 16 Jan 3 Jan 14 Jan 27 Jan 16 Jan 16 Jan 16 Jan 5 Jan 17 Jan Oct 12% 49 12% Jan 13 19 Feb 1 72 Feb 6 37 Feb 7 43% Jan 18 62% Jan 11 34% Feb 7 129% Jan 2 Jan 8 Jan 18 Jan 10 6 Jan 14 11% Jan 16 Airways Panhandle East Pipe Line 4% 11% 13% 50 24 40% 60 28% 122 2 164 5 21% No par Car Motor American 30% 29 4% *40 77% 10 Corp 28% *3% 3% 59,800 Packard Pan Oil Western 100 1 *50% 29 Va 50% 29% ■!7i !#?■ 9 Va 77% ' 7% Pacific 6% 44% 100 Teleg & 1,400 25 12% *14% No.par 3,600 5% 5% 23% Corp Rights 6% preferred Pacific Tin Consol'd Corp 200 168 *167 167 6% 63/4 63/4 167 23% 23 223/4 23 166 % 166 167% 53/4 5"% r2 % 2% r2% 2% 167'% 166 166 167% 5% I 8 10 No par No par 25 No par Fisheries Inc Amer Sep 40 Va Jan 16 Oct 363A Jan 100 Oct 132 Jun 75 Oct 109% Jun 28% Sep 105% Sep 83A 43 Va Mar Dec Mar 109 14% Apr ir^-T ||f LOW SB Saturday Feb. 1 $ per Monday 14% 14% 59 % 59% *59% 40 40% *57 57% f'i'-'l''.: r *107 ■ * 108i/2 26 26% 28% $ per share $ per share 14% HIGH 14% 14% 14% 60 59 60 39% 40% 40 40% 57 57% 57% 57% "107% 26 SALE ioa 108 26% 26 108 26% Friday Feb. 5 Feb. 6 $ per share *14% 14% 57% 58 3A 55 40% 40% 40 3/8 57% 57% 57% 25% 109 108 26 26 the Week 16 15 3,100 & Co Inc 1 Phelps-Dodge Corp 25 Philadelphia Co 6% preferred—50 $6 preferred No par Phila Electric Co com No par 53% Jan 16 36% Jan 573/4 55% 41 42% 22,800 57% 57 5/s 620 26 % 70 26 253/4 11,300 29% *28% 29% 29% 29% 29 Va 29 Va 117% 117% 117% 117% *116% 117% 116% 116% 116% 116% 105% 105% 105% 1053/4 1053/4 1053/4 500 143/a 14 Vs 14,900 28 143/4 28% *96 97'A 360 Va 10,100 106 108% 100 *99 100 29 V 105% 15% 14% 15% 14% 15 14% 143/4 28% 27% 28% 27% 27% 27 Va 27% 94% • 105% 15% 28 V 96% 94% 94% 95% 96% 97 97 *96 42% 42% 42% 43% 42 42% 41 42 41 • -•105 108% >97 if *23 *81 - 98% 24% , '> 85 M 57% 58 &■' ?..f 18 I 18 35% •106 , 35% 107 *120 '* 98% 24% *81 58 *17% *34% *106 106% 106% 106% 98% *98% 100 12% 12% •97 98% 19% *22% 23% —' •199 202 204 42% 42% 8% 8% 11% •100 12 130 68% 69 71% *25% 85 84 84 *84 58% 57% 58% X563A 57% 19% *17% 19% *17 19 36 *35 107 *106 17,, 12% 98% *196^ " *35 *106 *120 12% *97 *84 563/4 *17 35% 107 — 35% *106% * 100 84% 84% 85% 30 57% 573/4 8,200 57% *17 19 107 * 23% 23% *120 *199 *201% 19% 19% 19% 2,900 24% 25 25% 2,500 204 201% 201% 42% 8% 8% 8% 8% For footnotes see page 827. 69 70% b 68% 71% *16% *197 17 ll7/a *100 125 68% 68'/a 71 71 16% 16% *197 11% *100 11% 7,600 9% 11% 42% 18,400 127/a 8,300 125 125 *100 68 68 71 71% 70% 71% 69 70 16% i ~l5 204 *201 42% 11% 70 100 *199 427/a 69% 2,600 12% 12% *97% *199 16% 17% 17% *197 440 710 1,200 *197 ■■■■* -■ — $1 (Chas) 3.8% Phila preferred preferred & Read Philco Corp COal & 1 Iron— — pfd series APhilip Morris & Co. Ltd 4%. preferred 3.60% series preferred — Phillips Jones —3 100 ——5 :—100 ——100 No par 100 — Phoenix Hosiery Plllsbury Mills $4 preferred No par 5 Inc _ 25 No par 100 Chemical Co—No par preferred No par 1 Pittsburgh Forgings Co 1 Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry 100 7% preferred 100 Pitts Plate Glass Co -10 Pitts Screw & Bolt No par Pittsburgh Steel Co No par 7% preferred class B 100 "5% preferred class A 100 -5%% 1st ser conv pr pfd 100 Pittsburgh & West Va_, 100 Pitts Young & Ash pfd —100 Pitts $5 Pitts Coke Jan 16 17 Jan 14 & conv Consolidation Coal Co_ Jan 80 May x48 May Dec 76% Jan Dec 117% Jan 30% May 24% 27 % Jan 5 3 29 % Jan 21 117% Feb 4 1053/4 Feb 12% Jan 13 •15% Feb 3 6 1 21 Jan 16 28% Feb 7 93% Jan 3 .98 36% Jan 2 433/4 Jan 3 106% Feb Jan 24 18 Sep 27% Dec 34 July Dec 122 May 116 19% Feb; 11% Oct' 20 Vs Dec 47 89 Dec 102 33% Sep 71 112 106% Aug Jan Sep - Jan Jun 4 104% Dec 99 Jan 11 96 3A Dec 7 Feb 7 203A Oct Jan 31 36 29 84 Dec 89 Nov Jan 17 85 % Feb 49 Feb 73% Jan Jan 1053/4 Jan 98 Jan 22 Jan 58% Jan 1 16 Va 41 Jan Feb Dec 16 13 7 7 7 Jan 16 36% Feb 7 29% Sep 36 34 103% Jan 2 81 Feb Apr 51 % Jan 22 105% Feb share 16% 13 107 Feb 25% Feb ' Highest $ per 293A Sep 42% Jan 583/4 Jan 109 26% Jan 116 ———100 100 33/4 % Corp 5% cum preferred Phillips Petroleum 55 106 No par preference com— 4.4% Pitts C C & St Louis RR .... 98% 42% 125 _ 12% 87/a 12 107 19% 24 *100 900 363/4 106 Va 24 19% 11% 100 19 36 35% 42% *"• 900 31 8% 12% 50 28% 42% 125 9,300 27 42% ,8% 50 98% 98% 19% 204 40% 41% 108% 41 1 12% 98 19% *202 97% *120 12% 98% 19% *199 204 27 28 , * 23 23 /|69r 35% 107 *120 22% 11% *983/4 84% *199 *100 *1063/4 28 19% 42% 108% 26% 100 26% 19% *200 *983A 26% 72 17 12% *97 *1063/4 25% *120 f 19% i *105 14 520 29 29 29 Pfizer share 35% 6 62% Jan 117% *115 ... . Jan 14% Jan 41 110 $ per share —No par 58 *108 $ per Pfeiffer Brewing CO— 143/4 109 Lowest Highest Lowest $ per share Par 1,000 143/4 14% EXCHANGE Shares for Previous Year 1946 Range Since January 1 STOCK ' $ per share 57% *14% YORK NEW Sales for Feb. 7 Thursday $ per share *108% Range STOCKS PRICES Wednesday Feb. 4 Feb. 3 . share AND Tuesday 52% Jan 18 107 Jan 31 102% 123 Dec Sep 110 Feb Oct 136 May 15% Feb 10% Jan 2 13% Jan 18 7% 6 99 Jan 28 89 3A Dec Jan 2 20% Jan 30 17% Nov 26% May 18% Jan 25% Feb 7 xl6% 30 Feb 16 Dec 197 July 202 May Nov 210 Mar Sep 97 20 Jan Sep 106 200 Jan 2 39 Jan 14 13 200 42% Feb 1 30 7% Jan 13 8% Feb 3 7% Dec 14 93/4 Jan 16 12% Feb 7 9% Oct 22% 16 71% Feb 7 Jan 13 7i Jan 27 Jan 2 17% Feb 7 23 203 Jan 483% 141 103 61 67 14 200 Jan Jan 23 200 Jan Oct 59 Nov 96% 68% Dec 92 12% 200 Oct NOV 343% 200 Feb Jan *Jan Feb Feb Jun May Jan Nov Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL' ft FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ^ 825 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday Tueaday Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 $ per share $ per share I per share STOCKS Wednesday Thursday Feb. 5 $ per share Friday Feb. 6 $ per share 20% 20% 20% 22% 22 Ve 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% *13% 14% 22% 22% *13% 22% 22% 14% 22% *13% 22% 22% 22% *32 22% 22% 4 22 22% 22% 22% 18% 18% 18% 18% 15 15% 42% 42% 42% 24 173/4 15% 15% 42% *23 23% *23 18% 15% 23% 24% 24 17% 15% •41% 23 23 18 173/4 18% 15 44% *41 24% 15% 43 15 24 15% *41 44 61% 62% 62% 62% 62% 63 62 62% 61% 31% 31 31% 31% 32% 31% 31% 31% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100 % 99% 99 % 100 101 61% 101 37% 36% 37% 35% 36% 36% 36 % 24 % 24% 24% 243/a 243/4 24% 24% 23% 24% 24% 107% 107% 107% 107 % 107% 107% 107% 107 % 107% 107% 108 % 119 118 119 118% 119 118% 119% 123% 124 124% 125% 126 138 138 113% 113% 60% 23% "107 138 61 61 23% "23 35 23% 109 35% 23% 114% 23% 126 126% *126 118% 126% 139% 139 139% 139 139 114% *113% 114% 114% 114% 60% 60% 23% 108 36% 23% 126 138 "113% 61 % x23% *107 109 34% 138 ♦113% 118% 603/4 23% 108 35% ♦23 36% 23% 60% 60% 23 23% •108 109 36 36% 23 23 SO 23% 35% "23 10,800 4,400 400 400 126% 126% 138 ' 139 490 *113% 560 115% 60 50 603/4 8.70° 24% 23% 10,300 109 35 y8 - 35% 23 23 100 4,400 300 Car Co ser A 14% Jan 28 21% Jan 13 21% Jan 13 15% Jan 14 18% Feb 14% 123/8 Jan 15% Feb 11% Nov : 22 22% Jan 19 29 3% Aug 23 20% Sep 13 Feb 42% Feb 38' 53 Oct Nov 5 26 Jan 13 32% Jan 2 32 97 Jan 11 101% Feb 38% Jan 7 2 preferred %% — 16 24% Feb 7 2 109% Jan 15 103 2 119% Jan 31 108 -100 preferred 21% Jan 107 Jan 112% Jan 118% Jan 2 127 Jan 2 113% Feb 1 —__10a. No pur Inc_————Nopar (The) 5%: conv preferred Purity Bakeries Corp _No par. 100 * . 51% Jan 13 21% Jan 13 108 Feb 4 , 126 % Feb 4 114% Jan 20 61% Feb . 3 109% Jan. 17 31% Jan 16 36% Feb 10 22% Jan 2 23% Jan 27 Radio Corp of Amer No par $3.50 conv 1st preferred—Nopar 83/4 Jan 13 75% Jan 16 803/4 Feb 4 Radlo-Keith-Orpheum 12% Jan 13 153/4 Jan 2 3 104% Jan 107 4 7 Oil Ref Corp 41 .! Oct July 30%. Jun 115% Jan 126 , Nov 47% Hep 19% Feb Feb Apr / 67 May 105% May = Sep Sep 112 3 24% Jan Nopar Quaker State 63% ll4®/4 Augw 119% Jun 6 . 139% Feb Feb. 713/g . 983/4 Dec 31 Sep 17% Oct 33% Jan 28 Oct 27% Feb 30 Dec 65% Jan July 25 Oct 61% Jan 28 100 7% Oct 38% Jan 13 Inc shate ^ 31% Jun 12% NOV 50 Pub Ser El St Gas pfd $5 Pullman Highest $ per Oct No par preferred Pure Oil 13 5 13 No par 1. Inc Industries 6% . 24Feb 13% Jan *4.75 cum preferredNo par Public Service Co of Colorado 20 Pub Serv-Corp of N J com—Nopar $5 preferred—— .-Nopar- 10,900 108 Steel Publlcker 7ip 36% 18% Jan 13 $ per share 1 Poor St Co class B Pressed $ per share Lowest 5 new Procter St Gamble 118% *108% 23% 4%% preferred 5,600 32% 24% 118% 233/8 36 300 36% 108% *108 2,300 22,100 101 % 36 118% Plymouth Oil Co Pond Creek Pocahontas 300 63 % per share 1 Highest 5 15% 31% 36% (The) 43ya 24% 36 Co Plough Inc 1,200 24 18% 15 % 32% 200 22% *43 62% 30 Pittston Year 1946 — Lowest pew 8,600 14% 18 3% Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE Shares 24% *23 Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK the Week $ per share *14 % 23% Sales for Feb. 7 Jan 139% May 150 ; Jan- 117% «9% - - Feb 30- Sep 38% 19% Feb 25% Aug Feb R 9% 97/a 9% 9% 9%4 9% 9% 9% *78 % 80% 79% 79% 80'% 80% 79% 79% 15% 15% 104 "103 38% 15% 15% 104 "103 38% 39% 39 15 % 15% *103 104 393% 9% 10% 10% 80 *79 793/4 103% 73,400 793% 700 15 15% 14% 15% 15'/a 153% 104 104 % 31,700 *104% 104% 104 % 104% 80 40 39% 39% 24'/a 24% 23% 2334 40% 39% 22% 23 39% 22% 1,800 22% 22% 3534 353 36 36 36 23% 36% 23'% 24% 36% 37 4,200 37 37 20 % 37 20% 20% 21% 20 % 37 21% 20% 21 1,100 20% 20% 21 21% 6,200 1 *40 42 42 42 *41 42 *37 38 *37 38 37 37 18% 18% 18% 18 18% "106 108% 18 3i *106 110 14 14 13% *96 98 97'/2 *26 26 3 4 16 % *16 83 *81 39 39% 101% 30 104 30 9 *106 110 133% 103 16 *81 *40 42 42 42 200 37 4% non-cum 1st *36 37 37% 37% 300 4% non-cum 2nd 17 % *106 110 14% 104 26% *263i 16 16% 16% 83 83 83 29% 393% *101'% 30% 293/4 9% 8% 40% 104 30% 8% 83 30% 8% 7% 15% 15% 14% 2834 29% 29 28% 29 23 % 107% 109 112 109 23% 23% 109 *38 38% 37% 38% T21 122 % 120% 120% *111 112 23 23 3/8 109 109 31% 111 28% 223/4 23 % 108 83 39% 104 30% 31% 8 15,600 28% 30 3/a 2,200 44,800 111% 111% 300 28 28 3/a *111 112 x22 % 23% 23'% 24% 12,900 108% 108 1073% 108% 110 4,000 37% 37% 37% *120% 122% *120% 16 '/a 16% 16 16 423,4 42% 43% 44 43% 44% 43% 44 43% 44 50% 50 50 49 49 *49 50% 49 49 102 102 *103 105 *103 104% 103 104 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16 29 29 31 30 30 24% 15% 25 16 8% 6,700 31,600 16 3/a 25 3/a 31% 8% 37% 25 303% 24% 15% 37% 122 24% 16 100 Nopar 1 25 50 preferred 50 preferred—50 Reis 373% 38'% 1193% 121% 16'% 43% 163% 2,700 43% 12,100 230 (Robt) 8 13 & Co 100 87 No par 25 1st pfd Stores Manufacturing Co__No pfd Corp with warrants Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 4 Feb 7 26% Dec 45% Apr 14% Nov Feb 4 74 40% Feb 4 Thursday Jan 2 100 Oct 31% Feb 7 20 May 50% Oct 102 Jun 105% Apr 34% July 24"% Apr Dec 17% Feb Oct Republic Steel Corp 213/4 Feb Nopar 25% Jan 16 303/a Feb 7 24% Oct 40% Feb 3 107% 24% Jan 2 6% prior pfd ser A & Brass conv Revere 100 Coper 5%% 104 109 Feb 13 39 Jan 2 24% 116 Jan 13 124 Jan 28 12% Jan 16 16% Feb 7 105% 12% Jan ' 2 44'/a Feb 4 36% preferred Reynolds Spring Reynolds (R J) Tob class B 100 1 10 10 series 100 Rheem 1,100 Mfg Co Richfield Oil Corp 1 Ritter Co (The) Ruppert, Jacob Oct x32% Jan conv 3.60% 112 7 Nopar preferred Metals Co 5%% 110% Jan 3 20% Jan 13 7% Nov No par 100 Reynolds 5,400 Feb. 7 101 135% 7,200 $ per share Dec 4 16% Friday Feb. 6 I per share 273/4 May 32% Mar Nopar 5 —- Jan 41 3 x47'/a Jan 22 101 Jan 20 21% Jan 13 18 97 3 Sep Sep Sep Sep Feb 118 Apr 31% May 110% Jan 45>% Jan 136 Jan Nov 28% Feb Sep 46% 50 Feb 3 43 Feb 104 Feb 6 100 Nov Jun 50% July 108% Feb 25% Feb 3 l33/4 Jan 16 16'/a Feb 7 123/4 Oct 20% May 26 Jan 7% Jan 14 31 Feb 3 25 44 8% Feb 3 19 Dec 6% 7 38 Oct Jun .r Apr Oct 13% Feb 21% Jan 13 24% Feb 3 17 Oct 30% Jun 523/4 Jan 23% Jan 16 60 Jan 6 40% Sep 65 29 25 Jan 9 213/4 Oct STOCKS Feb. 5 $ per share 28 3 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES I per share 16 7 Ruberold Feb. 3 Jan Jan 8% Feb 2,900 1,200 Monday 125% 9"% Jan 1,000 t per share Oct Sep 15% Feb 233% Feb. 1 - 76% 9 56% Saturday Feb 7 13 23% $ per share 163/4 13 30% 700 112% Dec 13 Preferred , Sep 12% 8 13 Common 25 Apr Nov 5 Jan 77% Jan 340 *24% 31 15 99 15% Feb 105 Feb 24% Jan 56 24% Jan 107 101% Jan 24 24% Jun 46% 2 1 56 24 Feb 53% Oct Jan 25 *23% 24 1 Sep Sep 33% 40 7 *55 24% 18% Feb Feb 36% 8 17% Feb 24 24% 2 18 Jan 83 56 % 24 16% 21% Jan 44Va Jan 38 2 55% 24 Apr 3 23% 24 39 16 56 *233/4 Nov 6% Jan 400 8% 32% 12% Jan 25% 8 3% 10 10 103 8% Jan 37 Jan 24% 8% May Jan 24'% 8% 33 50c *47% 153% Feb 49% Sep $1 conv preferred *1023% *29 112% Dec 17% 33 1 Jan Apr 32 5 15% Jan Corp 19 96% Mar 28% 2 76 56 30 40% Feb Nov 765/8 Dec 15% Oct 100% Dec 25% Jan par Motors, Inc Republic Aviation Republic Pictures 9 7 100 series 24'% *29 83/4 10% Feb -1 3%% Remington-Rand 56% 30 3 24 56% 8 3% 13 Feb Jan 24% *29 83/a 42 Jan 57 8 3/a 193/a Jan 12% Jan 24 8% 3 15 57 8% 35% Jan 105 24 *8% 13 21 Nopar Company ..Nopar Roan Antelope Copper Mines Royal Typewriter 1 *28 3 Jan 5 Reliance 49 24% 21 50c Inc Reliable Reo Jan 34% Jan 100 Bros Conv 103 36"% Jan Real Silk Hosiery Reeves Preferred 8 3/a 1203/4 25% 6,300 153/a 16 25% 60 40% 104 7% 119 24% 83 39 14% 16 102 *823% 3,300 7% 16 24% 17% 143/4 16% 101% 800 7% *16 % *50 28 *101% 8% 320 14% 8 14% 111 108 39% 8% 8% 15% 28% *82% *101 15,000 107 16% 3934 1,500 pfd Preferred 15% 107 16% 17% 111 15 16 3/4 8% 8 .15 112 106 17% *106 27% 31% 7% 112% 23 % 104% 15 % 26% 104 14% 111 111 1434 26 5/a 83 39% 7% 28% *107 17% 16% 1458 8 17% 27 *101 9 15% 104 % 26 3% 40 33/4% 42 26% 106 39% *101 Co 37 14% 103% Ralston Purina Raybestos Manhattan Rayonier Inc $2 preferred Reading Company *41 *17% 16'% *26% 9% 13% 102 40 % 1 May 34% Jan Range for Previous Sales for NEW YORK STOCK the Week EXCHANGE Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Shares Par t per share Year 1946 Lowest $ per share $ per share Highest $ per share S 50% 51% 51 50% 51 50% 51 50% 503/4 S3 10% 10% 11% 50% 10 % 10% 11% 10% 10% 150 10% 29% 30% 303a 31% 103/a 31% 32% 31% 31% 30% 31% 31 21% 21% 21% 22% 22% 103% 31% 113% 113% 114 10% 11 *113 11% 45% *44% 113% 11'/a 46% 46 *50 *113 10% 45% *45 11 22% 22% *113 22% 114% 22% *113 22% 114% 22% 113 23 13,100 113 200 103/4 11 10% 10% 46% 46 46% 45% 46% 45% 48% 47% 49 45% 45% 45% 46 46 32,400 46 46 46 46 1,200 99% 99% 10% 11% *98% 99% *98% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% *98% 99% *98% 99 % 99% 99% *98% 99% *99 99% *99 17% 17% 17% 17% 99% 17% 17% 17 % 17 17% 17 17% *94% 20% 49 100 *94% 3,(800 39,200 22,<600 100 *94% 100 17 *94% 100 99% *943/4 99% 100 *95 5,400 180 10 4,200 100 21 21% 21% 22% 21% 21% 21 21% 22 49% 50 51% 233% 49% 52% 51 51% 28,800 49 50% 26% 26% 51% 51% 5,100 26 27 2,500 *25% 8% 9% 9 9% 25% *9 26 26 9% 9% 26% 26 26 10 10 10% 10 Lead Ry Co vtc. 10 48% Jan 77/8 Jan 15 No par 100 24% Jan 16 21 Va Jan 16 — - Pfd series A 5% Safeway Stores 5% preferred Savage Arms Corp 5 100 5 Schenley Distillers Corp 1.75 Scott Paper Co Nopar $3.40 cum pfd Nopar Scovill Mfg Co. 3.65% cum pfd_100 Scranton Elec 3.35% 21% 26 % St Joseph St !>-San F Co (The) 5 pfd cum 100 Seaboard Air Line vtc 5% Oil 9 9% Jan 18 Jan 100 61 Aug July 100 Dec 1103/4 Jun Dec 102% Nov 96% Jan 17 3 Feb 5 Jan 52% Feb 4 17% Sep Sep 37% 16 42 77% Feb 15 27 Feb 7 23 39% 73/s Jan 13 37% 10% 37% 37% 3,000 38% 37% 38% 38 153/a 15% 38% 43,900 15% 153/4 15% 15% 16 16 14 6,400 14% Seeger Refrigerator Co 5 14% 35% Jan 16 11% Jan 2 14% 14% 15 2,200 Seiberling 1 13% Jan 16% 109 16% 8,700 Servel *107% 16% 16% 109 16% 16% 16% 108% 108% *107% 109 ♦107% 23% 24 23% 23% 24 32% * 23% 33% 33% 29 % 29% 29% 82 *79 20 % 20% *79% 20% 24 16% 16% 16 3/4 109 16 *107% 23% 16% 109 30 Inc $4.50 34% 23% 34 % 35 23% 23% 34 3,700 Shamrock Oil 34 34% 34 35 293/4 283% 29 3/a 9,500 Sharon 28% 28 3/8 28% 28% 2,100 Sharpe & 20% *79 20% 81% 20 3/4 *79 81% 20% 18 18 *81 20% 81% *81 81% $3.50 20 3/8 20% 203% 2,000 19 19% 21 21% Shell Shattuck 90 29% 29% 29% 29% 283/4 293/a 8% 8% 293% 8% 8% 28% 8% 8% 3,600 15,000 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 6 % 6% 6% 6% 8% 6% 10,800 Sheraton 6 % 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 12,900 39% 40 3/a Silver King 39% 39% 48 48 *46% 153/4 16 15% 16% *17% 29 18 40% 40 *46% 40 40 39% 40% 47 % 46 % 47 47% 47% 15% 16 70 70 18% 18% 23% *23 53% 54% 15% *69 18% *23 55 16 153/4 16 71 *69'% 71 19 18 18 3/a 23% 23 23 56 56 57 50 *48 15% *69 18% *23 56 49 15% 70% 18% 23% 56 *68 69% 40 40 49 3,800 400 21,500 68'% 69 18 3/a 19 19% 1,900 *23 23% *23 23% 100 55 55% 18 3/8 56 % 58 400 2,400 38% 38% *98% 99% *99 99% 99 99 *99% 32% 32% *32% 33 % 33% 33% *32% 33% 33% 33% 33 33% 1,100 15 14% 39 *38 38% 14% 2 Jan 16 15 14% 39 38 38% 100 *36% *99% 37% 100 37% *99'% 3734 100 1,400 50 14% 14% 14% 15% 14% 4% 4 % 4% 15% 4 % 4% 57,300 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4 % 4% 8 7% 8% 7,300 8 8 8% 8 8% 7% 8 8 8% *52 15 5,000 & Gas 1 Nopar Nopar Nopar pref ser A (Frank G) 80 29 Jan conv 29% 90 14 108 Corp Dohme 29 % *86% 1 Steel 28% 82 Sheaffer (W A) Pen No par No par Co 1 New Union Saw Oil Corp $1.20 Smith (A Smith O) (A) 3%% Smith Steel Iron & preferred & & cum *51% 52%. *51% 52% 51% 51% 52% 100 22% 223a 22% 22% 22% 22 22% 22% 22% 22'% 223% 54% 55 4,600 54% 55 54% 54% 54 54% 54'% 54% 1,900 South Porto 165 165 *162 165 "160 165 *51% *156 53 165 "160 165 *158 165 20 5% 8% 33 32% 32% 32% *27% 28% 28 28 28% *27% 27% 27% 26% 27% 45% Southern 44% 44% 1,400 43% 44% 45% 44% 45% 44% 45% 45% 47 47% Southern Pacific 47'% 46% 39,700 47 46% 47 46 47% 46% 47 3a 47% 49% 74'% 74 Southern 74% *72% 16,000 74 74% 75 75 Railway 75 75 75 76% 80 *77% 81 *78 82 *78 82 *78 *77% 19% 19% 6% 6% 13»/8 *91 '53 13% 97 5334 20 6% 13% *91 53% *77% 81 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 14 97 533/a 13% *91 53% 13% 97 53% 13% *91 53 32% 27% 20 7 14 *13% 97 *91 53% 53% 32% 20% 7% 33 20% 7'/a 14 14 97 *91 53% 53% 33% 1,500 I,800 82 20% 7% 14 5% II,500 California & Jan 2 17% 32% Apr 35 Feb 4 23% Oct 40% Feb 16 333% Jan 6 23 Jan 81 8 77 Jan 393% May 91% May 19% Jan 16 Jan preferred Jan 13 20% Jan 6 Jan 10 90% Jan 14 18 Feb 5 213/4 Feb 2,100 64 28% Feb 34 Jan 16 46 Jan 30 xl53/8 Jan 13 67% Jan 16 41 33 16% Jan 72% Jan 8 56% Jan 61 15 493% Jan Nov 38 3% Jan Oct 20% Jan 54 7 85% 19% Feb 7 14 Sep 27% Feb 6 23 3% Jan 29 21 Sep 24% Apr 58 Feb 7 42 Oct 91 Jan 39 Jan 23 48 Jan 35% Jan 14 16 353/4 Nov 55% May 99 Feb 4 101% Jan 7 99 Dec 108 July 32 Jan 24 35% Jan 6 29% Sep 48 May 14% Jan 16 15% Jan 7 13% Oct 18% 3 43/4 Jan 6 43/a Sep 8% May Dec 9 Nov Nov 4% Jan 14 8% Jan 9 24 52% Jan 14 52 % Dec 53 14 22% Jan 7 203/4 Dec 22% Nopar 52% Jan 13 56 Jan 18 48% Sep 59% 9 165 Feb 1 170% Jan 25 32 Jan 30 24 % Jan 8 167 Dec 30 Sep 34% Jan 7.50 100 1 Nopar Nopar Nopar 28 Va 22% Feb 47 Feb 393/4 Jan 16 40% Jan 16 68% Jan 16 77 77% Jan 18 Jan Jan 22 3 70 Jun 65 Jun Oct Oct 90% 96 Feb 16% Nov 303/4 Apr 13"% Jan 64% 73 21 4 5% 7 2 14% Jan 7 93% Jan 13 93% Jan 13 92 6 Oct 37 14 553/4 Jan ' 333/4 May Oct 13 Jan Feb 39% July Sep 5% Jan 11% Jan 47 Dec May 38% 76% Feb 20% Feb 7% Feb Jan 193 Jun 33 50% Jan Jun 11% Nov 27 May Sep 104 July Sep 56 Dec •' - r^-k:>r Jun 2 7% Jan No par 100 Jun May Jan Jan 16 —— .tv-ra: Apr Dec 22% Jan For footnotes see page 827. 87% 17% July 14% Feb 1 preferred 26% 7 20 % Jan Spear & Co Spencer Kellogg & Sons 17% Sep Sep 273/4 19 80 51% Jan Ohio stk tr ctfs 1,900 Oct 43% Jun Nopar Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc Sparks Withington $5.50 25 16 Jan 5 Co Co Jan Oct 50 Edison Natural Gas non-cum Mobile 2.300 97 53% Southern 24% 1133/4 May Jan 100 28 Dec Dec 7.50 preferred 33 32% 21% Jan 13 29 28 Oct 105 7% preferred Greyhound Lines 33 *32% 7 Feb 1 Rico Sugar 123/a 3 Jan 8 15 Southeastern 55'% 16% Feb 110 49% Apr 23% May 223% July 5s/8 Inc South Carolina E & G Co 52 % 22 % *54% *51 7 6% Feb Platinum Oil Co Feb 9 % Jan 10 & 15 10% Nov 13% Nov 30% Jan Sons Carpet Co—20 preferred 100 Typewriter_No par Gold 35% Nov 7 7 Corona Am 2 Feb 16 20 Corp South Jan 16 16 Nopar Socony Vacuum 6% Nov 6 39 Apr 17% Feb 73/4 Jan No par 15 Skelly Oil Co Sloss-Sheffleld Oct 5% Jan Nopar Nopar Steel & 10% Feb 7 5 15 Simmons Co Sinclair 233/a Feb 1 Oil of America Coalition Mines Corp Simonds 16 No.par common preferred 953/4 28 18'/a Jan 20 Jan 14% *107 99% Jan __ 15% Co 100% Jan 43% Jan 14% Rubber Mar Oct 15 % 14% Dec 34% May 116 Nov 14'/a 5 9% Sep Nov 243/4 Nopar Nov 1103/4 53 14 Co Feb 42 15% & 22 Jan 64 11% Feb 16% Jan 13 Seagrave Corp 33 49% Jan 36% Sears Roebuck May 123/4 Dec Dec 55 % Jan 14 % Dec 14 15% 37% Sep 11% 2 40% Jan 11 36 36% 23 114 45 30% 2 55% Jan mi Jan 32% Jan 44% Jan 22 98% Jan 25 No par of Del Co Jan No par 100 preferred series A Seaboard 112 16 ■ . Jan' 28% May .V 115% Jun i 2t T '- Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL ft FINANCIAL THE V' RECORD NEW YORK STOCK Range for Previous STOCKS Monday 6«tnrday $ per ift '■ 21% 22 f£ 15% ♦88% 15% 89% | 17% 17% 40% 40% ui% f mi ; 16 89% 17% ♦99% share 21% 21% 42 % "100 33% ♦110 113 118 113 119 16% 90 18% "111 111% I 57% 56% 57 56% 41% 41% 41ft 41% 67% 68% 67% 68 ft 67% 27% 67% 26% 26 26% 26 110 43 ♦47 43 ♦41% 43% 26% 16% 16% 48% 49 49 42% *42 *48% 43 41% 41% 17 17 17 48% *42 46'/a 46% 46% 47 102% *102% 105 *102% 19% 19 18% 18% 18% 13% 21% 22 20% 20% 21% 21% 21% 21 21 16% 21 21 Stokley-Van 21 % 21% 21 21 21 16 % 16% 16% 16% 15% 16% 16% 24% 23% 24% 23 % 43,200 23% 24% 24% 15% 14% 14% 7,500 15 15% 14% 15% 15% 15% *107% 108% 107% 107% 74% 74% 74 *107 74 121 74 73% 73% 121% *120 121 120 121 *120 73% 73% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 42% 43% 42% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 8% 8% 3,600 12 22:% 22'A 23 112 23 24 23% 23% *43% 44 % 44 44 43 43% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16 16 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% 24% 24 % 23% 24 % 23% 24 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% rl % 1% 27% 27 % 103% 111% 1,100 '23% 23 23% *22% 23% 24% 2,100 Superheater Co (The) Superior Oil of Calif Superior Steel Corp 45 1,100 Sutherland 500 111 111 111 110 44% *44 44% 16 44% 44% *15% 16% 16 16 35% 35% 35% 4,200 25 24% *15% 27% 27% 27% 27% *103% 103% *103% 103% 103 % 103% 9% 9% 10% 9% 35% 10% 35% 35% 25% 24 ft 25 ft 1% rl% 1% rl% 1 % 26% 26% 26% 27% 8,300 103% 103'A *103% 9% 9% 9% 12% 12% 103 10 9% 109% Jan 16 111% Jan 107% Oct 116 Mar 34% Jan 16 37% Jan 6 34% Nov 55 May Jan 6 101% Jan 13 98% Dec 99% 20% Oct 60% May 99 preferred Symington Gould Corp 18,400 13 114 Feb 70 Oct 135% Apr Jan 13 122% Jan 78 Oct 149% Apr 14 57% Feb 42% Feb 59% Aug 40^8 Jan 27 42 37 Feb 49.% May 66'/a Jan 16 61% Nov 23% Jan 3 101 % Jan Feb 70% Jan 29 13 9 100 ft 29 Jan 78% May July 30 20% Mar 23 Jan 105 6 12% Jan Jan 108% Dec 17 Feb 7 11 Oct 25 Feb Feb 7 37% Nov £6 Jun 37 Sep 53% 44 Jan 2 49 39 Jan 13 42 15% Jan 13 21 18 Jan 2 16% Oct 26% Aug 49 J an 2 41% Jan 63 4 104 Jan 29 46 % Jan 102% Feb 30 Jan Jun May Oct 109% Aug 7 13% Oct 26% May 4 20 ft Dec 39% May 21% Jan 28 102% 19% Feb 24ft Jan 13 16% Jan 20% Jan 3 21 Jan 23 Feb Feb 3 14% Oct 23% Apr 20 % Jan 13 14% Jan 13 18% Jan 16 18% Oct 13%'Jan 13 15% Feb 3 12% Nov 107% Jan 17 107 % Jan 17 103% Sep 74% Feb 1 61% Sep 78'A 121 Feb 1 Apr 124% 9 Feb 7 7% Oct 2 17 10 Jan 11 7% Jan Jan May Jun Aug May 14 42'A Sep 56% Aug 6 10% Oct 24 29 17% Oct Feb 3 13 19% Jan 24% May 23 % Jan 21 16 101% Jan 117 38% July 110 Jan 45 % Jan 13 11 % Jan 41 7 24% Feb 3 70 % Jan 118 13 112 Apr 35% May Oct 102 May 160 Dec Jan 16 24'A Feb 7 19% Nov 23 16 45% Jan 3 38 Jan 55% Apr Jan 6 13% Sep 21 Aug 37% Jan 28 31 Sep 41% Feb 22% Jan 2 16 27 16 27'A Jan 2 25% Nov 36'A Jan 1% Jan 18 19 ft Nov 20 Jan 43 14% Jan Jan 34 % Jan 25 22% Jan 16 102'A Jan No par __No par $4 16 Jan 54 % Jan _' Prod's Inc Dec 98 Ltd Rights 36% Jan Apr 28% Jan 25 Sylvania Elec 31 106 4.16% Amer (Thei International Swift 230 10% May 10 Co Swift & 137,700 27 % 104 39 % Jan 55 25 50 Co Paper Co of Sweets 42,300 23% 26% 10 Sunshine 12% 24% Feb 1 12.50 10c No par Sunshine 6,300 22% 112 111 114 *112 3,900 11% 23% ! Oil Corp Biscuits Inc Mining Co Sunray 42 % 22 % 110% pfd A Class 31,400 9 8% Sep preferred__.No par No par (4%% cumi 100 Co 42 12% 22% 23% 22% 23 % 22% 23% 50 12% 23% Sun Oil 1,900 121% *120 8% 43% 42% 43 42% 43 42% 43 73% 73% Apr 15 ft 33% series A $4.50 Jan 109% 2 1 1 (The; Corp Chemical Sun 39% Sep 5 -No par Corp Studebaker 10 108 *107 108 *107 108 *107 108 74 *120 121 15 % 15 Camp Webster & Stone 8,900 23% Inc prior preferred 5% 900 17 14% 22% 5,400 common Nov 84% 18% Feb 1 5 100 5 1 20 , Corp Stewart-Warner 23% 23% *110 Sterling Drug Inc 3%% preferred 100 6,300 16% 23% 8% 4,600 Inc Bros Stores 19% 16% 23% 120% 47% 105 18% 21% 20% *20% 21 *20% 21 21 Sterchi 14% 90% Feb No par (The) L 6 Starrett Co 100 2,100 46% 19% preferred conv 17% *102% 105 18% 4% 400 45 ft 17% 47% 46% 102% 16,900 - 17 17 seises Standard Steel Spring 7 45% Jan 25 10 100 -1 50 A- preferred 3 17% Feb 16 prior 3%% 22% Feb 15 24 prior Standard Oil of New Jersey Standard Oil of Ohio 105 16% 18% 16% 26% *103% 48% 18% *20% 27 105 16% 49% *102% ■ 15,900 15% 16% 17% 21,700 27% 16% 48% 104 12,200 69% *103% 26% 105 104 ♦102% 42 68% 17 *41 % 46% 46% 46% 68% ' 43% 17% 17 16% 46% 48 •41% 41 68% X41 *103% 15% 16% 11,600 104% *104 15% 16% 15% 57% 41% 56% 57% 41 67% 26% *103% 57 117 40% 105 57% 116 56% *104% 119% 118 Jan Apr 3 13 82 5 pref.-No pat prpfoTed No par preierred No par Standard OU ol Ca.ll No par Standard Oil of Ind.ana—_ 25 $6 118 118 111 110 40% 16% Jan No par Co $7 1,500 2,000 109 D $ per share Dec 18% 4 Standard G & E Co $4 32,700 34% 111 112 41% 7,300 100 % 33 33% 32% 33% 36% *99 100 % 140 111% 37% 111% 36% 36% preferred $4 50 Conv 280 share 10% Jan Squibb (ERi & Sons common 1 $4 preferred No par Standard Brands. Inc N«> of $3.50 cum preferred No par *100 56% 26% 1,200 36 % 100% 56% 67% 41 111% 41 • Square • 40 33% 119% 117% 8,400 *110 113 119% 18% 18% 36% 34% 90 42% *100 33% 89% 17% 43 *111 36 % 100 % *110 90 >89 42 18 42 % 15% 17ft 17 % *42% 111% *100 114 114 15% 90 36% 34% 33 % 16% 90 % 18 % *111 21% 16% 16% 15% 18% 21% Highest $ per share 13% Jan 1 2 (The) Sperry Corp Spiegel Inc 8,000 21% 24,900 $ per $ per share Par Shares Sper share share 21% 90 111% 36% 100% 33% 100 % 33% $ per 22% 41 111% 36% 36 share 21% 41 22 ^ ' $ per 22% 16 % 90 18% share $ per share $ per Year 194G Lowest Highest Lowest EXCHANGE the Week Feb. 7 Feb. 0 Range Since January 1 STOCK NEW YORK Sales for Friday Thursday Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 Feb. 1 ■V LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday 2 7% Jan 1 27% Feb 3 Jan 14 104 16 Nov 101 7% 7 10% Feb Nov Feb 41 109% Aug Jan 16% T *12% 13 *12 ft 1,000 13 13 7 % 1,100 1,900 Tennessee 7% 17 17% 16% 17% 17 17% 16% 17% 16% 16% 17 17% 59 7,200 59% 59'A 59% 59% 59% 59% 60 59 60 59% 59% 12'A 12% 13 14,400 12 12 13% 11% 13 12 52% 52% 52% 52% 53 2,500 Texas 25 'A 26% 9,300 Texas Pacific Coal 9,500 Texas Pacific Land Trust & 11% 12 11% 51% 51% 51% 52 51% 24 % 24% 24% 24 24 24% 23% 24% 25 17 18 ft 17 % 17% 17% 18 % 53% 54 % 55 *51% 52% 24 ft . (The) Co Texas Gulf 17 ft 17 17 ft 16% 17 3,200 Texas 55 55 ft 56 54% 55 54 ft 54% 56 54% 18% 8,900 Thatcher Glass 19 18 % 18% 18ft 18% 18% 18 18 18 19 17% 58% 58% 58% 250 *58lA 59 *17 59 59 *58% 59% 58 % 58'A 58% *16'A 16%' 16 ft 16% *16% 16% 17% 16% 16 *16% *16% 13% 13'A 13 ft 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 ft 13% 13'A 13% 60 58% 58% *58% *58% 13 ft 12% 14% 14% 13% 19% 19'A 20 ft 19% 20% 19% 15% 15% *15 % 16 ft *15% 19 ft *15% 58% 58% 58% 105% *104 104 58 58 58 ft *104 105 'A 7% 7ft 7 40 39% 39% 38 38 19% *39 19% 19% 19% 19% 105% 105% 19% 19% 19% 104% 104% 104 ft 105% 20 20 ft 20% 50 50 49% 16 ft 104 57 % 58 105 7% 7ft 7% 39% 39 105 *104 7 6% 58 *104 58% 14 6,900 21 7,400 20 13% 19% 16% 13% 7% 38% 38% 18% 19% 5,400 104% *104% 105% 180 $3.75 13,100 Timken 20% 20% 21% 20% 21ft 20% 21 20 % 49% 48% 49 5,000 50 49 49% 49 ft 49% Axle Timken Roller Bearing 50 ft 14% 7,400 tTransanierica 20% 6,500 800 7% 13,200 14'A 14% 14 ft 14% 14% 14 14% 19% 20% 19 % 20 19% 19% 19% 20% 19 ft 19% 19 ft 19% 19 19 7% 7% 7% 19 ft 7ft 7% 110 % 110 110 110 111 *18'% 7% 19 ft 19% 19% 19% 19% 35% 36% 35% 36 ft 35 36% 46 ft 43% *102 ft *102 ft 110 *102 ft 105 *43%; 45. 110ft 110ft 19 19 35% 37% 47 44 % 45 104 *102 ft 104 14% 15 43% *44 *102% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 48% *47% 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% 47% 48 *47 15 14% 14% 14%: 15 14% 14% . 15 ft 14% 19,400 1,000 — 1,500 49 *48 14% 350 15 2,500 July Jun 60% Oct 32% 14% Oct 26% May 35 Sep 65 May 18 Sep Jun Feb Feb 13% Sep Feb 47 Sep 61% July 15 Sep 30 % May 10 Sep 48 Oct 70 Feb Oct 20'A Jun 16 Dec 18% Nov 14% Oct 13% Feb 27 14% Feb 9% 5 Feb 7 21 16% Jan 21 59'A Jan 30 104% Jan 31 7% Feb 3 39% Feb 1 20 % Jan 6 17% Feb 21 ft May Oct 69% Jun Oct 112% Jun Oct 13% Jan 32 Oct 68 Jan 24 ft Apr 38 ft 102 5% 99% Nov 4 16% Oct 26ft Jun 50'A Jan 30 38'ft Oct 66% Jan 15 ft Jan 3 13% Oct 21% MM 22% Jan 6 18% Dec 71 19% Feb 3 14 Dec 33% 7% Feb 3 13 13 16 3 16 2 15 Nov 3 21% Feb 17'A Jan 16 15% Jan 15 6% Jan 16 17% 105% Feb 5 No par 12% Jan 18 Sep 21 58'A Jan 13% Jan IS Jan Jan 12% Jan 45 Jan 9% Mar 46% Feb 19 I_2 Jan Jan Feb 59 3 2 17'A 30% 39 102% 68% Aug 17 % Jan 2 108% Jan Feb 56 1 1 $6 I No par preferred Truax-Traer Corp No par 20th Cen Fox Film Corp. No par $1.50 preferred ,_No par $4.50 prior pfd No par Twin City Rapid Transit.—No par 5% conv prior pfd _50 Twin Coach Co 1 Jun 52 18% Feb 18% Jan 43% Jan .• Jan 25% 26% Feb Inc St'l Williams & 13 Sep 13% Feb 102'A Jan _——No par Corp. Tri-Continental Corp 2,500 19% 36 ft Transue 110 111 *110 19 ft *14 15 7ft 35 104 *102 ft 110 7% 19% 35 *44 7ft 35 ft *19 ft *18% 47 19% *18% 19 Detroit Dec 53 18% Jan 13 10 No par _5 Transcont'l & West Air 19 ft 14 ft 20% *110 _50 Oil Associated preferred Water 21ft 14 *44 Tide 105% 20% 111 __1 common... *104% 14 *109% 7,000 19% 104% No par Co Avenue 38% 38 % xl9 20ft 7% 10 : Co div> conv preferred— 600 14 % 7% ' 2,100 105 % *104 Ry Mfg Co pfd Transit Corp-No par Thomas Steel Co (Thei___ 1 Thompson (J R) ■ 25 Thompson Products com No par 4% preferred — 100 Thompson-Starrett Co .-No par $3.50 cum preferred ___No par Third 200 16'A 58 6% 7 6% 15 % 57% * & Oil Fair $2% 10 14% 16 13 19 *15% 60 Pacific conv Thermoid 3,800 13% 19% 13% 14% The 400 17 *59'A 60 *59 60 *58% 60 $2.40 -No par 101 100 5 No par Jan 6% 14% Jan 60 10% Jan 13 50 Jan 16 21% Jan 13 15% Jan 16 41 Jan 13 14% Jan 14 56'A Jan 3 16 Feb 3 11% Jan 14 55'A Jan 7 10% Jan 2 16% Jan 4 15% Feb 4 51% Jan 13 103 Jan 8 6% Jan 16 34 Jan 14 1 Producing Sulphur 19% May 11% 7% Jan 17% Feb 2 15% Jan 13 56 Jan 22 5 .25 Corp 7% Texas Gulf 6% Jan 5 Telautograph Corp 13 11% Jan 13 9 (James) Inc Talcott 6% 7 7 7 7 6% 6% 6% 6% 12% 12% 13 *12% 13 7 Oct 12% 110% Jan 16 105 Sep 19% Jan 28 16 Sep 38% Jan 6 37 ft Oct Jan 6 46% Nov 102% Jan 3 102% Dec 11% Oct 24 Jan Apr 48 5% 7 Feb 15 . Feb 112 Jan Feb Jan Mar 114 22% May 63% May 79 May 106% Jan 9 43% Dec 71% Apr 15% Jan 29 11 % Nov 26% Jan 49 Range for Previous STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Tuesday Feb. 4 $ per share $ per share $ per share Monday Saturday 56% 57% 57 ft 57% 56% 57% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15 ft share 56% 15 ft 31 32% 31% 32 % 96% 95 ft 96% 96 31% 32% 32 96 95 96% 113% 114 *113 114 113 113 114 *107 112 *102 112 *102 112 100 100 100 100 100 100 *102 99% 21% 21% 134% 21% Feb. 6 Feb. 5 $ per 132 ft Thursday $ per share 56% 56% 57 15ft 32 ft 31% 33 18,100 96 112 99% 21% 95 ft 93% 114 114 *102 *99% 21% 112 100 109 *108 36% 37 37 37 ft 37% 37% 18% 19 % 18% 19% 22 74% 42 42 42% 75% 31 *30% 33% *30% 77 31 7% *80 7% 80'A 31 30 7% 7*% 79% 79% 4% 7% 80 7% 80 3% *50% 51 3% 51% *9% 10 *9% 4 51% 9% 51 9% 92 '14% 90 90 90 90 89% 14% 14% 14% 14% 41'A 41% 4 *41% 42 47% 47% 47% 48 22% 23% *23% 23% 16% 17% 107% 107% 42% 17 107% 13 • 13% 12% 12% lift 11% lift 11% 19% 20 20 20 " 107 ♦105 ft 17% 99% *105 107 18ft 18% 17% 100ft 99% 192 *188 *188 102% 192 ; 32 31% 32 92% 31% •91 ft 92% 49%; 49% 61% •7% ft 7% 30% 30% 23% 76 32 30 $ per ft, A 49% 23% 17 18% *107% 107% *12% 13% 11% 11% 48 23ft 19% *105 17% 103% 104% *188> 32 *92% 50% 49% 7% 7% y;30ft For footnotes see page 827. 107 17% 92% 30ft 20% 7% 30 192 32 9% 4 51 9% 90 14 14 41% 41% 48% 49% *23% 23% 17% 17% *107% 107% 13% 13% 11% 11% 29% 19% *105 107 *17% 17% 103 103% *188 192 31% 31% »92% 7% *7% 95 50% , 8 30% 30% 30% 95 50% 50 7% *80 3% 51 9% 7% 80% 4 51% 9% 31 7% *80 4 51% 9% 3 80% 4% 52 10 92 90 90 14% 14% 40% 40% 49% 51 *23% 23% 17Vb 17% 107% 107% 13 13% lift 11% *40% 14% 41% 50% 23% *88% 14% 19% 105 *17 103 190 *31 19% 105 17% 1C4 190 32% *92% *7% 95 50% 8 30ft 30ft 49% $ per share share Highest $ per share Union 800 10,300 Union 4% Union Oil of Pacific Nov Jan 49% 23'A 17% 18 *107% 107% 14 14% 11% 11% 19% *105 20% 107 17% 17% 105 106% *190 194 31% 32 *93 49% 95 7% 52 7% 30%! 31 United Biscuit Co Apr 33 Feb 39 May 15 98% Feb 7 88 Sep 125 Feb 4 111 Jun 115% Apr Jan 106 Feb 111 96 Dec 107% 20% Nov xll2ft Jan 29 ___ Oct Jun 99 ft Jan H 101 Va Jan Jan 16 22% Jan 7 125% Jan 16 135 ft Feb 3 110 Oct 168 % 105 Jan 3 110 Feb 3 102% Oct 120 ft Mar 100 16 38 Feb 7 25 21 35% Jan 5 ___ 114 — 16 17% Jan 13 103% Jan 15 _ 100 10 21. Jan 16 19% Feb 32 3 Sep 16% 1 Feb 108 Nov Dec 101 29 May Feb 42 ft Jan 37% Jan 119 Nov 54'A Jan Jan 25% Jan 6 19% Jan 2 33 ft Feb 57 ft May 7 62 Sep 91% 31 Feb 4 23 ft Oct 40 8 No par United Carbon Co No par 300 United-Carr Fast Corp No par 15,000 United Cigar-Whelan Stores 30c . 30 ' $3.50 conv. preferred—. .100 69,400 United Corp common 1 4.000 $3 preference 5 600 United Dyewood Corp 1 170 : Preferred ^ _100 1,800 United Electric Coal Cos. 5 1,000 United Engineering & Fdy —_5 23,600 United Fruit Co No par ' 2,300 United Gas Improvement. Co__ 13% 56,200 United Mercl£)& Mfrs Inc com____l 90 5% preferred .100 3,800 ' United Paperboard __1Q .18,300 United Rexall Drug Inc 2.50 . 23% 16 40 Jan 14 74 Jan 27 26% Jan 15 6% Jan 13 79 Jan 24 3% Jan 13 49'A Jan 2 8% Jan 16 88 Jan 14 13 Jan 13 39% Jan 23 44% Jan 14 22% Jan 16 13% Jan 16 107% Feb-3 12 Jan 16 10 Jan 13 .9,500 U S & Foreign Secur No par 16% Jan 16 30 $4.50 preferred _ No par 104% Jan • 3 1,200 U S Freight Co:. —No par 15 Jan 2 9,400 : U S Gypsum Co_, _20 86% Jan 16 , 10 7% preferred 100 188 Jan 23 600 U S Hoffman Mach Cprp i__5 29% Jan 16 60 : 4ft%■ preferred ^ ^100 91% Jan 31 6,300 U S Industrial Chemicals No par x41 Jan 13 800 U S Leather Co— No par 7 Jan 13 2,000 Partic & conv cl A No par 25% Jan 3 .1,300 1,600 80% May 89 ft Jan No par __ conv Sep 12 23 100 ... preferred- preferred United Air Lines Inc 5% 49 25 -No par California— RR Co_ Tank Car 7 15% Jan 25% Jan series— -No par United Aircraft Corp 58% Feb 3 No par pfd $4.50 ser Nopar non-cum 3 Jan 14 7 $3.70 series- -No par $3.50 52% Jan 46 4% 16% 22% 42 51% 107% 106 15,500 106 *75% *90% 13% i/ 22% 19% 43 75% 9% 42% 106 18% *4275% 42% 75% 79 4 22 ft 800 38 38 75% 42% 76% . 51% '• 106 Un El Co of Mo ■ 22% 23 43ft *75 7% 7% 79 106% 22 22'A 23 32 •30 22% *106 106 43ft 43% 74% 106 22ft 22% 43% 108 107 Preferred 108% *107% 108 140 500 37 *106 150 2,400 110 19% Preferred - 6,300 110 18% *102 10 22% 36% 108 210 134% 108% 109 12,600 108 Va *36% 132 ft Union 98% 112 132% *107% 133 —5 Co Paper Carbide & Carb 114% *99% No par __ Ruber Union Bag & 95% 108% 22 21% 135 ft Asbestos *113% 132 ft 21% 19% 1,200 Union ' 15% 134% 19% Underwood Corp 15% 21% 19% 3,300 58% 31% 113% Lowest Highest Hie $ per share Par Year 1946 1 January Lowest u v/ 56 ft 31ft 134% 19% $ per share *14% 21% *36 ft the Week Shares Feb. 7 15 ft 132% 133 Sales for Friday Range Since NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Jan 29 6% Oct 17 ft Dec 89 Feb 77 83 Jan % Jan 31 52'A Jan 78 1.0 4 29 3ft Oct Oct 44 7% Apr May Apr Sep Jan 56% July Dec 16% Aug 71% Mar 105% Aug 8% 10 Feb 7 95 Jan 2 14% Jan 6 12% Nov 21% Feb 43% Jan 2 34 ft Dec 56 Jan Jan 2 41% Oct 53% Aug 18% Oct Oct 51 24% Jan >6 . 12 ft 18%' Feb 4 108ft Jan 30 104% Oct 14% Feb 7 .9% Sep 9% Oct 11% Jan 29 15% Oct 30% Apr 22 Aug 110 Jan 15% July 18% May 32% May 20% Feb 7 Jan 28 101 Nov 18'A Feb .3 13 Nov 93 Sep 132. Dec *205. 106 • 106 ft Feb 7 ' Feb 6 190 187% 109% July 29% Feb May Sep 33% Jan 6 26 Feb 47% 92% Jan 9 90 Sep 98% Aug Feb 7 37% Nov 62 7% Jan 30 6% Sep 13% Jan Sep 44 52 31 Feb 7 25 . Apr May Jan Volume 165 XSlumuei ^50/ THE COMMERCIAL 3FWAHClAfc,CHB(^IChE NEW YORK STOCK Saturday Monday Feb. 1 44 44 70% 72 34 34% 102 47% % 102 % 543/4 161 102'/2 55 % 54% 165 4161 47% 46 % 47 % 80 79% 793/4 102 V2 102% 55% 77% 76% 77% 77% 78 % 149% 149% 149% 443A 149% 44 148 U S Lines Co 400 4% % 4,000 U S 1UU : *71% 32% 34 *102% U 8 58% 7,000 102% 56% 4163 % .168 46 47% 79% U 8,906 200 4,400 7934 500 75% 78% 50,200 147 % 1.4U0 preferred 3%% U —10 cum 38% Jan —10 70 32 . 19% Feb U S Tobacco 17 9 Dec :•*>«$ 11% July 5 35 Nov £ 60% May 7 39 2 36% Dec 1023/4 Jan 15 100 " Sep 13 3 48% Jan-16 147% Jail 6 42% Jan 7% 5% non-cum preferred 10% United United Sto*«* $4.20 58% Feb United 52% Whll 4% 21% cum 16 Jan 80% Jan 13 78% Feb 7 Jan 4 149% Feb 1 3 22% Jan 6 50 Universal 91 Universal Leaf Tob 185 8 % 29% preferred 4 % % Vanadium Norman Van Raalte No par No par Wabash RR 4%% Waldorf Walgreen 11% 11% 40 Va 12 11% 40% 11% 40 y4 11% 40% 40 Va 11% 40'/a $ per share 11% 40% 11% 11% 40 Va 88 88% 90 88 89% 337/a 87 % 88 88 32% 33% 31% 32% 32 32% 31% 116 114 VA 114% 114% 116 119% 119 119 112 111 119 119 118% 119% 119% 119% *111 112 111 111 111 111 1151/3 114% 115% 115% 115% 115% 115% 40 % 115% *38% 39% 39% 39% 39 % 110% 110% 4114% 39 110 110 119 V4 *111 *110 111 25 Jan 14 91 6 77% Dec Jan 16 17% Jan 33 101 Feb 6 Jan 39 26 Va 1 common 100 Bros Pictures Warren Fdy & Pipe Petroleum 5 No par Corp Washington Waukesha 5 Wayne Knitting Mills Wayne Pump Co Gas Lt Motor Co No par Co 5 115 99% July 123% 111 112 116 ''114% 119 20 210 111% 111% 40 115% 115'A 140 39% 111 4,600 116 119 39% 40 2,800 111% 112 160 45 y4 178 Jan 72% Feb 3 Sep 86 Feb 17 Jan 16 17% Jan 25 15% Oct 23% Jun 33% Jan 27 36% Jan 7 33J/8 Dec 54 Apr 111 14 6 107 Inc Jan 2 3 24% Jan 7 23 Va Nov 29% Oct 11'A Jan 16 13V2 Feb 3 9'A Oct 20% Jun 15 Jan 15 17% Feb 1 103% Jan 13 105 V8 Jan 30 15 Jan xll% Mar 100 Sep 13 18% Feb 7 16% Oct 16 23% Aug 28 Jan 31 22 Nov 50 Jan 31 Jan 13 39% Jan 30 18% Jan 39 Dec 25% Jan 6 27 Jan 22 25% Dec 35% Mar 30 21 Jan 20 23 V4 Jan 20 Sep 24 % Jan 13 25% Jan 29 20% Oct 29% 16 41 Sep 31 Sep 47% Jan Feb 4 32% 33% 104% 33 27 Va 105 53% X27 % 34 $ per share $ per share Lowest , $ per share 9% Jan 16 12% Jan 37% Jan 16 42 Jan 9 31% 86% Jan 21 90 Feb 4 85 Va 7 9% 1 29% Jan 110% Jan 3 118% Jan 27 34% Jan 3 114% Feb 5 121% Jan 14 108 100 115 preferred Jan 100 109% Jan 3 112% Jan 14 106 Sep 114 Vb Jan 117% Aug 2 115% Feb 4 113% Oct 119% May 40% Feb 3 32% Nov Jan 27 lliy4 Sep 1% 6% Sugar Corp Efeafcric class A—No West Penn Power 4%% pfd 100 West Va Pulp & Pap Co No par 4%% preferred 100 13 38 Jan 16 110 Feb 3 113 1 Auto Supply Co Maryland Ry— non-cum 2nd preferred : 29 7% Dec 10 57 100 Jan 5% 100 14 27 Sep Sep Sep 71 Oct 18% Oct 51% 34% 100 4101 Va 66 60 101% 66 103 4 63 101% 68 103 43 431/4 101 43% 44% 101V4 101V* 101% 33% 33 28% 17% 32 Va 28 17% 90 34% 33 28% 17% 4 17% 86 92 33% 33% $3.75 preferred Wheeling & Lake 34 28 29% White 16% 17% White Sewing 33% 92 33% $4 Motor conv Prior Wilcox & $4.25 Co Pow Woodward Iron Woolworth (F W) Jan 95 Dec 39 May 29% Nov Jan Jan 63 Aug Jan 102% Jan 100 73 106 65 44% Feb 101% Feb 34 Zenith thb 4t« Radio Feb 44 May 44 Jan Feb 81 Va Sep 30 Nov 90 33% Feb 5% Oct —1 9 Nov 12% Sep 95% Sep —No par 10 15% Oct 105 36 12% 26% 21 101 21% pfd__100 142 Mar 160 —10 34 Feb Jan Jan July July Feb Jun Sep May 62% May 74 Aug 100 Apr 103 May 75 Va Dec 106 No par 59% Oct 82% Apr 5 13 % Dec 25% Co 10 43% 47 Sep 87% Corp— Corp. 'Tr Whin Sep Sep 84% Products *4 July May 52 Co & Towne Mfg Zonite 27% 23% July Co 25 Co»p 1 Spring & Wire —No par Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No par Youngstown Steel Door No par or Jan 62% May 107 JA July 11% Nov York u)m Oct Nov 90% Nov 21% Nov Young orlcM Feb 36% 29% Feb 17% Feb ;—1 pfd 4%% series 100 Prior pfd 4%% conv series—100 Wright Aeronautical No par ask*d Jun 107% Prior and 63 V4 Jun 45 J/4 Nov Worthington P & M (Del)—No par Yale Jun 98 No par Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Wyandotte Worsted Co Jan Dec -,£—-20 Co 6% Jun Apr 91 —go par Co 56% 53% 32% Jan 1 preferred 32% Jan 101 39% 12.50 Motors Wisconsin El Jan 41% 5 Wilson-Jones 35 90% May 13 y8 Jan -100 Maoi Corp Inc— Jun Oct Co.... Willys-Overland 53 y4 116% Apr -100 Oil Co Wilson Feb Oct Erie preferred'* Apr Aug Nov No par prefe?$fd 45 119 122% 26% —No par , Apr 21% Ry ,.100 5 xh % conv preferred— 100 Wheeling Steel Corp No par $5 conv prior pref—No par White Dental Mfg (The S S)—20 34 486 ll*A 16% 43% July 89 % Aug 12 Va Brake——No par Westvaco Chlorine Prod 43% 28% Air 34% 100 % 101 % 33 90 4 4 103 43 % 101 4 No par Westinghouse Westinghouse . 35 60 B 51% 98% 104% Highest $ per share par West Penn Electric Corp 3%% cum pfd series A 3.80% cum pfd .series B Weston Elec instrument X28 % 100% 4 28 Xl04% 53 499 34% Feb Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep Indies Class 98 34% Year 1946 Highest Western Pacific RR Co com.No par Preferred, series A -. 100 Western Union Teleg class A-No par 96% 18% July 107% Feb 22% Jan No par No par preferred conv 4 % 26% •Bid 105 preferred $4 Western 84 Apr Mar 22% Jan 5 Western 412% 4 56 Range for Previous Wesson Oil & Snowdrift West 7% 39% May 68 Lowest Western Air Lines Inc 22% Apr Mar 34'A Jan Par 17'A 4 Jan 52 9% 66 V2 July 170 Range Since January 1- Shares 520 Apr Apr 53 EXCHANGE 1,800 89 32% May 105 NEW YORK STOCK 40% * Feb 53 108% Aug 12% Jan 1 Sales for Tobacco Apr May 5 the Week Webster Jun 51% 13 104 V4 Jan preferred Feb Apr Apr 113 29 No par No par new Apr 58% 14 100 Jan 25% 20 69 V2 Jan Warner 6,000 101 16 Jan 100 (Hiram) G & W 5%% 11% 40% 87% 33 *113% 18 3 No par No par Warren $ per share 88 115 82 29% Feb STOCKS 33 % 113 Va Jan 13 110% 5 preferred Walworth Co Ward Baking Co Feb. 7 33% 115 49"% Jan _100 preferred Walker Friday 88 4113 Va Apr Nov *22' 119 Va Jan A Co LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES 40% 200% pfd—_10O System 25% 10% May 91 ,i Nov 100 23 40 % 187 25 27 $ per share 3 100 . Apr 2 Jan 25 38 y4 Feb. 0 22 Jan 100 prefered 26 Va Thursday Dec 21 partic July 27'A Feb 99 44 V4 Jan 13% Feb. 5 54 v 3 100 Chemical 24% $ per. share 8 " 11% July , 20 5 preferred cum 17% $ per share 18 13 75 $ per share Jan 41 186 Jan 36% Wednesday 7 10 7 Sep Sep 18% Dec 8 Feb Jan Apr Jan 4 94 Preferred Feb. 4 Jan 22 : 14 100 Visking Corp (The) class Detinning Co. Tuesday 10% Jan 30 51 * 128 11 Vulcan Feb. 8 100% Nov Jan 16% Jan Virginian Ry Co 6 % preferred Monday 6 23 div 4 % Jan Nov 184% Feb preferred Chemical Works 6% Feb. 1 X90 34% Jan 2.50 Va El & Pow $5 pref Va Iron Coal & Coke 5% Saturday 14 Jan 3%% 40 8% Jan 90% Jan Va-Carolina 18% * 100 & non-cum Victor 105 >/4 26 Pac Ry_ Shreve 5% 17% Jan 10 Chemical Co.. Vicks 106 102 20% 2.50 Inc Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co_6% Vick 9% Oct 3 Co Co Jun Sep 7% 8% Jan Corp of Am Van 55% 4% 5 -1 100 47 3 4 preferred Jan 16 2 1 29V* 5% Feb Jan Inc.—. Feb 20% Nov 11% Feb Jan .—100 Co 166 48% Jan 47 ——. Universal Pictures 88' Dec 13 20 '.—i .No par Feb 97% Feb 13 »—*._1 Corp. Inc— 89 Jan 106 Feb 84% Feb Sep 65% Oct 142 Oct Apr - Jan 50 Laboratories 40% Oct X72 .Apr Dec 80 187 8 .No par ——2 Steel 84 39% T 106 5 ~ pfd Sep 48% Nov '144 "" Nov 6 8 16 46% Jan 27 —,-1 d pfd_5 Inc—. Paper conv Universal-Cyclops, 9% 6 21% Jan non-c $6 convex eferred 10% 59 7 163% Feb 78% Jan 25 . Stockyards Corp 105% Jan 68% Jan .No par 25% Aug 9% Jan 44% Feb —10 Co $ per share 71% Feb Jan 144 , > 3 22% 48% 13% Jan 13 101% Jan 8% non-cum 1st preferred. -100 U S Smelting-Ref & Min —50 Preferred 2 —50 U S Steel Corp .No par common—, Preferred 100 7 7 Highest $ per shaft Jan -100 pfd series A Lowest "$ per share 22 9% Jan —20 — Rubber Co S 16% Jan Year 1946 Highest « . $ per share —1 Pipe & Foundry Playing Card Co Plywpod Corp S 150 ) 146% 763 4 148 Lowest Par " 793/4 x76V4 9,200 44 % 71% 46 46 149 34 43% 102% 79% 76 % 93/4 Range fer Previous Range Since January 1 Shares 193/4 49% 168 46% 80 149 3/4 18 % 9% 55% 79 V4 19% 9% 4161 45% ' EXCHANGE 1 18% 33 55 NEW YORK STOCK $ per share 72 32 V2 165 $ per share 44VB °71 34 Sales for the Week Feb. 7 93/4 43% 72 32 V4 Friday Feb. 6 19% -9% 44 V4 "71 34% 19 9% 43% 72 102 % 56 19 % 9% 44% 34% 165 -79% 9% *70% 102% 55% 161 19 $ per share STOCKS Thursday Feb.5 $ per share 19% s9% Wednesday Feb.4 share 19 9% 44 4 $ per 19% 9% Tuesday Feb. i $ per share 19 RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES *1 fff- Feb Jun Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Total Foreign Government Bond Bonds and Misceh dumber ot Bonds Sales Bonds Shares Week Ended Feb. 7,1947 Stocks United States Railroad Stocki, Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York 1,118,530 5,323,000 307,000 1,000 7,851,887 $27,057,000 $1,562,400 $37,500 $28,656,900 1,175,583 Wednesday r- Thursday Friday Total 315,400 $7,000 5,397,400 347,000 29,500 5,497,500 228,000 $37,500 1,562,400 27,057,000 $302,600 1,373,600 32,291,600 $164,000 8,408,100 145,575,700 $28,656,900 Total $108,000 $9,000 $1,366,000 Friday 219,000 3,219,315 $1,249,000 11,845,500 212,469,400 $33,967,800 $154,147,800 Railroad & Industrial 237,000 229,000 872,370 61,894,432 Bonds 251.000 1,000 543,355 166,000 ~ Jan. 1 to Feb. 7 1946 1947 1946 1947 31,408,680 Foreign-; 4.000 17,000 Wednesday 7,000 Week Ended Feb. 7 8,828,715 U. S. Government. 18,000 21,000 159,000 ' 7,851,887 Stock*—No. of shares 263,000 42,000 241,000 448,285 1946 1947 1946 1947 287,000 1,000 242,000 538,815 7 Jan. 1 to Feb. Week Ended Feb. 7 $3,000 531,645 TotaL Total $162,000 $3,000 Thursday 4,221,000 133,000 Corporate $159,000 4,494,000 5,631,000 1,361,580 1,344,770 Monday Tiioe/lat/ 264,845 Foreign Government Domestio Saturday Monday Tuesday $3,416,000 $232,000 Foreign Shares) Week Ended Feb. 7,1947 1,974,510 Saturday— Bonds (Par Value) (Number ot $3,184,000 5,075,000 5,121,000 4,088,000 4,266,000 876,914 Monday, February 10, 1947 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONldLR THE 828 3,219,315 5,617,775 11,452,216 30,470,480 $1,249,000 $1,762,000 $6,082,000 $13,171,000 108,000 251,000 938,000 2,168,000 9,000 35,000 54,000 84,000 $1,366,000 $2,048,000 $7,074,000 $15,423,000 Stocks—No. of shares. $1,363,100 Bonds Domestic Foreign government. Foreign corporate... $225,678,000 Total. Stock and Bond Averages the New York Stock Exchange as on stocks and bonds compiled by Dow, Jones St Co. closing averages of representative Below are the daily listed —Bonds— fitocks • 10 10 10 Total 10 Second First 30 20 15 Total Indus¬ Rail¬ Utili¬ 65 Indus¬ Grade Grade roads ties Stocks trials Ralls Ralls ties Bonds trials Date- February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 180.88 51.67 37.06 65.63 104.65 112.45 93.75 107.80 104.66 52.06 37.01 65.97 104.70 112.44 94.15 107.86 104.79 182.28 3 February 40 181.92 1 February Utili¬ 51.80 36 92 65.95 104.70 112.31 94.37 107.77 104.79 94.39 107.91 104.83 - - 182.52 51.72 36.97 65.99 104.78 112.21 52.16 37.07 65.94 104.84 112.21 94.36 107.93 104.84 181.57 183.74 53.34 37.51 66.91 104.71 112.26 94.65 107.93 104.89 _ _ _ Bond Record New York Stock Exchange «» FRIDAY WEEKLY - - YEARLY 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 The italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" Indicate in each case the month when the bonds mature. NOTICE—Prices the "and Interest"—except for Income are and defaulted bonds. Figures after decimal point HIGH SALE PRICES LOW AND Saturday Feb. 3 High Low "102.14 102.16 "102.14 "106.8 106.10 "106.8 106.10 "108.20 108.22 *108.20 Low 108.22 High High Low 102.13 102.16 Low 102.13 *102.13 112.8 112.6 112.6 "102.6 102.8 *102.13 102.15 Low High *102.12 Bonds (S) 1,000 102.14 1949-1952 Treasury 3'/as 106.11 *106.9 106.11 *106.9 106.11 108.23 *108.21 108.23 *108.21 108.23 10,000 112.14 *112.10 112.12 *112.10 112.12 *112.11 112.13 2,000 Treasury 27/aS _ 102.6 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 10,000 Treasury 2Vis *107.10 107.12 *107.10 107.12 *107.10 107.12 Treasury 2 Vis _ *112.27 112.29 *112.28 112.30 Treasury 2Vis _ 1951-1955 Treasury 3s 102.13 Feb 4 102.22 Jan 6 104.14 July 108.21 Feb 4 Feb 3 1028.21 Feb 112.6 Feb 102.6 Feb 4 3 4 110.3 Jun 112.21 Aug 102.11 Dec 1955-1960 112.6 1948-1951 102.6 Feb 4 "107.10 107.12 *107.10 107.12 "112.23 112.25 *112.27 112.29 "112.29 112.31 *112.28 112.30 "113.18 113.20 "113.21 113.23 "113.25 113.27 *113.25 113.27 *113.24 113.26 *113.25 113.27 Treasury 2Vis _ "114.22 114.24 "114.25 114.27 *114.28 114.30 * 114.^8 114.30 *114.27 114.29 *114.27 114.29 Treasury 2Vis - "102.24 102.26 *102.24 102.26 *102.24 102.26 *102.23 102.25 *102.23 102.25 *102.23 102.25 Treasury 2V28 "104.15 104.17 "104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 Treasury 2V2S - "105.13 105.15 *105.13 105.15 *105.13 105.15 *105.13 105.15 *105.14 105.16 *105.14 105.16 Treasury 2Vis 104.27 May llTl8 Feb 115.26 Jan 102.12 Dec Dec 109.22 Feb 113.12 Aug 115.23 Apr 113.3 Nov 107.5 1951-1054 *107.10 Highest Lowest _ 107.12 102.6 *106.9 Range for Previous Year 1946 1 Highest Lowest 1947-1981 Treasury 4Vis *108.21 *112.12 102.8 High 102.15 Range Since January EXCHANGE 106.11 108.21 "102.6 Low High ef point. GOVERNMENT BONDS NEW YORK STOCK Sales for the Week 108.21 *106.9 "112.6 Feb. 7 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Friday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Feb. 1 represent one or more 32d of a week's range, unless they are the only transactions of such sales in computing the range for the year. - 1956-1859 II __ 113.3 1958-1963 1960-1965 I 1948 105.7 "105.6 105.8 *105.8 105.10 *105.7 105.9 *105.7 105.9 *105.7 105.9 Treasury 2!/23 107.7 *107.8 107.10 *107.11 107.13 *107.11 107.13 *107.11 107.13 *107.11 107.13 Treasury 2J/2S - "105.2 105.4 *105.5 105.7 *105.8 105.10 *105.7 105.9 *105.8 105.10 *105.8 105.10 Treasury 2V28 104.24 "104.14 104.16 *104.26 104.28 *104.25 104.27 *104.24 104.26 *104.25 104.27 Treasury 2 Vis 106.16 May 104.11 104.14 *104.14 104.16 *104.13 104.15 *104.13 104.15 *104.14 104.16 Treasury 2 Vis . __ . *104.12 "I . "104.22 "104.9 *104.12 Treasury 104.14 *104.9 104.11 *104.12 104.14 *104.11 104.13 *104.11 104.6 *104.6 104.8 *104.9 104.11 *104.8 104.10 *104.7 104.9 *104.8 104.10 Treasury 2 Vis 104.5 *104.5 104.7 *104.8 104.10 *104.7 104.9 *104.6 104.8 *104.7 104.9 .Dec. 1964-1969 1965-1970 Treasury 2V28 "102.27 102.29 "102.30 103 al03 *102.30 103 *102.31 103.1 "105.30 106 *106.2 106.4 *106.4 *106 106.2 *106.2 106.4 "104.7 "102.27 102.29 al03 106.6 *102.30 103 *106.2 106.4 104.13 102.28 102.28 102.30 102.30 *102.30 103 *102.30 103 *102.30 *105.22 105.24 *105.22 105.24 *105.22 105.24 *105.21 105.23 104.7 *104.3 104.5 *104.3 104.5 *104.4 104.6 *107.20 107.22 *107.20 107.22 *107.19 107.21 *107.20 107.22 *105.17 105.19 "105.16 105.18 *105.16 105.18 105.17 105.17 "105.21 105.23 "105.21 "104.2 104.4 *104.3 "107.15 107.17 *107.19 107.21 "105.12 105.14 *105.16 105.18 10,000 2 104.15 Jan 29 103.29 Jan 6 104.4 104.2 104.7 103.5 30 104.2 Jan .1966-1971 104.7 Jan 29 June ly67-1972 Sept. 1967-1972 Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2y2s 103 105.23 2,500 Jan 104.4 103.1 . r -Dec. Treasury 2 Vis 1967-1972 Treasury 2 Vis 108.4 Jun 107.27 Apr Jan 29 102.24 Jan 6 103 Jan 13 Jan 30 Jan 29 Jan 29 Jan 17 1952-1955 Nov 107.4 Apr 103 Jan 107.9 Apr 102.22 Jan 107.19 Apr 102.11 Jan 107.9 Apr 102.11 Jan 107.10 Apr 101.16 Jan 106.15 106.28 Apr 109.15 Feb 101.15 Jan 106.16 Apr 106.15 Aug 1951-1953 Treasury 2yis Jan Jun 104.7 .1968-1968 2V28 104.9 "104.3 Jan 107.5 Apr 105.22 May 1962-1967 "104.4 107.15 108.4 1956-1958 ,-June"l964-1969 Apr 106 1952-1954 . "107.5 Feb 106 __ 1949-1953 "105.5 118.23 118.15 Mar __ - 1950-1952 Nov 105.29 Aug II Apr 106.15 Aug Treasury 2y4S "102.11 102.13 *102.14 102.16 *102.16 102.18 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.14 102.16 Treasury 2 Vis "102.11 102.13 *102.14 102.16 *102.16 102.18 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.14 102.16 "101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 2 Vis Treasury 2s *101.5 101.7 "101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 Treasury 2s *102.8 102.10 "102.8 102.10 *102.8 102.10 *102,7 102.9 *102.7 102.9 *102.7 102.9 Treasury 2s Treasury *102.5 102.7 *102.6 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 102.11 *102.10 102.12 *102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 *102.10 102.12 *102.10 102.12 Treasury 2s *102.14 102.16 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 Treasury 2s *102.17 102.19 *102.18 102.20 *102.18 102.20 *102.18 102.20 *102.17 102.19 *102.18 102.20 Treasury 2s 102.23 *102.22 102.24 102.22 102.22 *102.22 102.24 *102.21 102.23 *102.22 102.24 *102.28 102.30 *102.28 102.30 *102.28 102.30 *102.28 102.3O *102.27 102.29 *102.28 102.30 Treasury 2s 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 Treasury 2s *103.1 103.3 *102.31 103.1 *102.31 103.1 Treasury 2s *102.21 102.8 *103 103.2 *103.2 *1C3.30 104 *103.30 104 *103 103.2 *103.2 •105.18 105.20 *105.20 105.22 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *105.20 105.22 *103.1 103.3 *105.20 105.22 *102.30 103 Treasury IVis 1«48 101.2 101.9 Treasury IVis 1950 101.4 J01.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 this dav a No sales transacted Odd 103.1 Treasury 2s 101.3 101.9 price. -Dec. 1952-1954 103.2 105.21 lot transaction r Registered bond transaction _ — 102.5 Jan 6 10~8~17 Aug Apr Jan 104.16 Apr 101.4 Jan 104.7 Apr 102 Apr 102 Apr Dec 102~8 Dec Jan 103.9 Jan Jan 10~3~22 Feb 4 102.22 Feb 4 102.16 Oct 104.3 102.20 Oct 104.14 Mar Jan 103.13 May 103.3 *101.1 asked 2s 102.22 Feb *105.19 *101.7 and Treasury 6 8 1950-1952 *103.1 102.3 Jan 105.17 Feb 1949-1951 1949-1951 1949-1951 Sept. 1950-1952 1951-1953 1951-1955 June 1952-1954 Treasury 2s 102.5 8 107.14 103.7 105.17 Feb *105.19 105.21 *103.1 *101.1 *Bid 1,000 June 1959-1962 Dec. 1959-1962 1947 March 1948-1950 Dec. 1948-1950 June Sept. Dec. March Treasury 2s *102.9 1956-1959 . Sep 102.8 1954-1956 Treasury aVis 1,000 104.22 103.9 *104.5 108.17 Aug 100.29 104.5 Ja~n~24 Jan 21 103.2 Jan 24 103.4 Jan 24 101.2 101.4 Jan 29 Jan 6 1953-1955 Jan~29 Jan 6 103.13 May 102.14 Nov 104.26 102.22 Nov 104.29 Feb Feb 101.14 May 101.31 Mar Sep 102.17 Mar 101.3 Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 829 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday BONDS New York Last Period Sale Price Exchange WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY Range Friday's or Bid & Asked Low Bonds Friday Range Since Sold January 1 High No. Low BONDS New A7s - J-D 112% 112'A 113 27 Stock 112 Va 114% Cons AChinese 3s 7s or Friday's (Hukuang Ry) M-S J-D 15 »/4 ..Oct 1961 $ bonds A-O "47 M-N "47 1952 J-D 1953 M-N 1951 M-N * "47 F-A NY 1-1693 — lAAntiquia (Dept) coll 7s — 94% 96 AExterial 11945 J-J 104 104'A 7s series B 28% 1945 28% 28% 2 J-J 25% 28'% 27 1945 28'% J-J 7 25 28% 28% 28'% 27'% 28 % 3 27 y8 28'% 28 % 28'% 2 24 22 28% 22 1 22 22 22 22 f s 7s 1st 1945 J-J 1957 series A-O s AAntwerp (City) external 5s 28% A-O A-O 1958 "21% — J-D 100 J-J Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 External 5s of 1927 1957 109 1956 M-N 100% 1956 F-A 101% 1966 J-D 1949 M-S External s I 6s 1955 External f 7s 1955 107'A 99 (U S of) external 8s 1941 J-D 8 91% 95% 13 19% 20% "103 VB "101% 104% 104% J-D 114'/8 114% 12 112% 114'% 1953 J-J 107% 107% 5 104% 167'/a s f 6%s of 1927 A-O 1979 A-O 1952 J-D (Int reduced to 3.5%) 1978 • % funding bonds of 1931 due_.1951 Stamped pursuant to Flan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 J-D A-O "112 A-O "112 A-O "75 112% 115 115% — — No. Ll| m ... 54% 106 VB 107'% 107 'A 111 113 1 51% 54 65 5 62 65 53 1 52'A 54 1 63'% 64 — 64 "64 „ — 54 5 51 54% — 64 65 54 2 — 54 — 52 52 60% 28 60 % 61% 61 'A 6 60'A 61'/4 60% 61 'A 21 601/2 61 61% 61 25 61 6 60'/2 61'A 83 % 1 "83'% 61% 68% 85 __ 60'/2 68 73 85 831/2 83% 83'/2 83 % 83% ... 83% 57% 3 57'/8 58 57 VB 57% 4 57 VB 58 57 57% 83 % 57% - 57 2 ... "56% ... "56% 15 57 58 57 62 58 57 57% 1 57 Va 57% 57 57% 3 57 57% ... 57 57 5 56% 57 ... "58 ... ... 58 "56% ... __ 57 3 ... __ 63 57% 58 57% 57% 57% 65 57% 57 Vb 63 "56% "56% ... 1 57 58 57% 57 57% 10 57 57% 57% 57'% 57 % 6 57% 57'/2 57 57% 57% — No. — 27 3%8 Series No. 28 "56% ... ... 3%s Series No. 29 3%s Series No. 30 -- - (City) s f 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s A6a 1957 s 4y8-4%s 1977 s f fund 6s s 2 99% 1 101% 102 Va 2 101% 102% 100 101% 100 Va 17 F-A Jan 1961 J-J Sep 1961 Sep 1961 100 V-i 99% 100 Va 7 100 'A 100% 101 96 108% 108% 109 % 110'/4 — 34 M-S 1962 A-O 1963 M-N 1957 1957 J-D 1961 J-D 1961 81 26 15 25 'A 25 'A 1 x24 '/2 24 % 10 25 25 1 29 97% 101'/a 102'% 100 3 100% 12 97% 1 101% 1940 A-O 1940 A-O 102 4 101% 101% "101'% M-S "101 1961 1st series 1969 A-O 2d series 1969 101% 101% A-O AEstonia (Republic of) 7s French Republic 7s stamped 7b unstamped ... 101% ~6 101 '/2 "22 101 101'A 101 —-w 101'/e 101'/a "101 101'% 49% 1967 J-J 1949 M-S "102 1949 J-D — — — 103 105 "102 — 105 — ' — A7s part paid 1964 paid 13% Haiti (Republic) s f 6s series A-..1952 Helsingfors (City) ext 6'As 1960 Irish Free State extl s f 5s Nov 5, 1942, (US) extl 5s of 1899 £ AAssenting 5s of 1899 Nov 5, to Nov AAss'td to 5, Nov 5, Nov "96'/a 101 13'A 11% 101'A — 96 100 — 105 105 5, 1957 A-O "11 % 13% 10 10 1954 J-D "281/2 30 29 30 M-N "104y8 J-J 1945 "9% — Q-J 1945 Q-J " rr "12% J-J 1954 1942, agree_1968 161/2 10 J-J 15 '/2 10 15% J-D 1945 assent 11% 9% 15% 11% 10 J-J 1942, agree.1963 lATreasury 6s of 1913 to "lOl'/s 104 A-O 1942, agree. 1963 AAssenting 4s of 1904 AAss'td 10% M-N agree_1968 AMexlco to 12'/8 13 '/4 1943 AJugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) 7s (Colombia) 6y2s Mexican Irrigation— A4'/2s assented to A-O 13% 1960 AMedellin AAss'td 13 >11 1968 J-J 1933 "13'/2 14 14 14 39% 39% J-J 1942, agree.1963 J-J (State)— external s f 6%s -1958 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%)—2008 A See external s f 6'As Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s sink fund "39 , iM 1959 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) External ir-fl "32% 36 1956 M-S 38 105'/a 105% 5 1051% 105% 105 Va 5 104% 105'/a 105% 6 104% 105% 12 102% 103 103 104 100% 100% 1965 F-A 1970 Municipal Bank extl s f 5s Oslo (City) sink fund 4'As A-O 1963 4y«s 4s sink fund extl loan .*33^33% "39 "32% 2008 J-D 102% 103 104 1958 A-O (Republic)— AStamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3'As ext to 1963 M-N 1994 J-D Ext 1967 M-S 1947 M-S 2008 105 % M-S 104 2 104% 105% 105% Panama rel 3y2s series B sec APernambuco (State of) 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) APeru (Rep of) external 7s "100 99% 99% 105% 105% "99% '104 45 "31 36 37 16'A — 19% 40 1959 M-S 19% 18% 19% 44 ANat loan extl a f 6s 1st ser 1960 J-D 19% 18 19% 173 15 19% ANat loan extl a f 6s 2d 1961 A-O 191/2 17% 19% 173 15 19% ser lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s A4'As 1940 assented ABtabillzatlon f 7s 21 24 A-O 29 % J-J 1963 Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A "21 J-D "38 47% "32 33 (Int reduced to 2.375%)—-—2001 AExternal loan 7'As A-O 1962 39% "I 25 Va reduced to 2006 2.25%) 7'As—1952 A Rio de Janeiro (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) AExternal sec -32 J-J 33 25% x24 '/2 24% 15 23 25% 25% x24% 26 64 23'% 108 M-N 1946 A-O "39 42 2001 A-O "32 34% 1953 6'As— Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) — F-A F-A 35 106 38 39 32 33 — 12 39% 2013 33 106 110 38 39% 30'A 35 For Financial Institutions 26 24'/2 26 8 23% 26 x24% 24% "24'/2 25 X23% 23'/2 rH O 23% 25% 23 24% 23% 25 2?% 3 23% 22 23% 24 % 25 8 22 % 25 23'/2 25 _2 22% 25 22% 24% 23'/2 SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS f*ARL MARKS & P.O. INC. V/mljhmmJL* JLmmmmmmmammmmmmmV/MMMHS FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 24% 23% x23 '/2 FOREIGN 1 — 39% 32 25'/8 24'/2 30 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 25% 23 — 30 26 24 M-N M-N 23 23% 21 __ — 39% 39% 1966 — 21% 19 __ 22% 1961 A Porto J-J 21 21'A 21% ~2 21'A 28 19% A-O fund gold 8s_-—1950 A4%s assented 21 18% 28 A-O 1947 1968 a assented AExternal sink A-O 1958 loan 82 24'/2 A-O 1962 102 99% 109 y4 J-D 1961 page 833. 102 99% 110 y2 J-D 1961 see 108% M-N 1963 assented 93% 3 82 1 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s__ 101 109 A-O 1962 assented 92'% 6 M-S AGuaranteed sink fund 6s 100% 99% 4 99% J-J Jan 1961 fund 63As 99 4 24 '/2 F-A assented 1926 APrague (City of Greater) 99% 100 82 M-N Feb 1961 assented 100% 99% M-JV A-O assented For footnotes 108% A-O Mortgage Bank 6'As A€a 99% 100'/2 102'% 102'% "93% J-J Feb 1961 f 6s 101 J-J 1942 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6e A-O 1960 assented A6%s M-N 1960 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6%s — 99% J-J 1942 7s assented A Sinking 99% 1961 AExtl sinking fund 6s A6s assented A Chile 100 Ve F-A 1960 assented ARy external M-S 1975 A6a assented A6a 62 '•■98 A-O 1954 External sinking M-S 1984 A6s assented A 6s "56% 5 101% 10174 1976 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6s 99% 1976 ACarlsbad (City) 8s ASxtl J-D 1961 f 102 100 5'As (Int Canada (Dom of) 30-yr 4s 23-year 3'As (Rep) F-A 1950 s f 4y4-4y2s External readj 4%-4%s External a f 4%-4%s 3% external s f $ bonds A7s 64 % 57 % (Province of)— Refunding A Chile M-S 1958 stamped External 102 100% 5%s A4'As "56% 57'% -r — Buenos Aires 64 _ .. Brisbane 102 A-O 57% 26 a "5678 ... Series F-A 58 ... 24 25 3%8 IA 1st series 5'/2s of 58 57% __ ... 3%s Series No. 3%b Series No. 3%s Series No. J-J 1955 .. 57 61 (1 3%s Series No. 21 3%s Series No. 22 3%s Series No. 23 1942 ASec "52 60% „ „ ■ 17 110 ..1962 |A2d series sink fund 5'/2s Customs Admin 5'As 2d series AAss'td ... 18 6s AAssenting 4s of 1910 54 % 72 83'% 20 No. 9 53 Va 60% 19 extl 99% 107'A 4 98 »A 62% 54% .. 16 Series 102'% 102 61% 64 — 13 3%s 100'% 101 1 "68 11 3%s Series No. 81 62' '2 61 14 1960 M-S AAss'td T_ 12 3%s Series No. 3%t Series No. 3%a Series No. 56 104 61 'A — 3%s Series No. 8 3%s Series No. 9 3%a Series No. 10 3%a Series No. 3%s Series No. 104 113 __ 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 103% 63% 65 2_. 3%a Series No. 3. 3%s Series No. 4 3%s Series No. 5 3%s Series No. 6 IVd Series No. 7 -7 1 ext) Minaa Geraes A-O External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1-. Series 9 53 A-O 1957 Btamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) A7s (Central Ry) Stamped pursuant to Plan A 6% A6s part 53 Vs __ A-O 1979 96 95% 20% M-S 109% 62 % — A 1957 108'% "107% A Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to 3.375%) 93% 94% 20 20 Greek Government— 101'% 26 991 '2 113 J-D 1978 Btamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6%s of 1926 __ 22 22 99% 107'/4 107'% J-D 19'% 18'% 8 109% 100'% 100% 101% 102 99 'A J-J s — 103% 104 20-year 3'/2s Belgium external 6%s 2 25 99% 100 109" M-S External g 4%S of 1928 10-year 3 (4s 3%s 103% f 7s series C sec AExternal 7 f 7s series D f f 7s 2d series—1957 AExternal sec s f 7s 3rd series__1957 lABrazil 104 s s — 14 F-A | A Dominican Rep Cust Ad 5%s—1942 "73 -- M-3 A 52% >73 .. s lAExternal fAExternal lAExternal AExternal 1968 52% — — 1977 ACzechoslovakla (Rep of) 8s ser A.1951 ASinking fund 8s series B 1952 Foreign Govt. A Municipal Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— (King of Norway) 4s 89 61'A .. 1949 to Akershus 89 86% 58% 3 29 Sinking fund 5yas Teletype York F-A 86% 2 89 61'A 1947 7s 89 88'/2 Stamped assented (int reduced A-O 15% -1949 lADenmark 20-year External gold 5'/2s External gold 4'As 1948 23% 22 14%' 40 4y2s external debt Wertheim & Co. 1947 High 21 20% 15'A 60 61'A 1946 (City) 5s 25-year gold 4%s (Rep of) A-O 1947 Cuba (Republic of) 5s of 1914 External loan 4'/as Member* New York Stock Exchange 120 AGtd sink fund 6s AGtd sink fund 6s Low 25 88% J-J 1970 Copenhagen A Costa Rica A-O Jan 1961 f s 2 of)— 1927 external January 1 No. 23% "23'% 1951 1928 of Range Since Sold High 23% 5s Bonds Bid & Asked M-S Mtge Bank 6'/2s ASinking fund 7s of 1926 ASinking fund 7s of 1927 Foreign Securities Broadway, New Sale Price ,_>1960 A Colombia REctor 2-2300 Last Period 1960 (Republic A 6s of A6s Munlc assented. Colombia Telephone Week's Range Interest Exchange Low AChilean .1980 York High New York City Transit Unification Issue— 3 % Corporate Stock 7 Week's Interest Stock FOR 50 Broad Si., New York 4, N. Y. Telephone HAnover 2-0050 Teletype NY 1-971 THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, February 10, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Period Exchange Stock York New WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY Last or Sale Price Friday's Bid & Asked Low High 7 Week's Range Friday Week's Range Friday Interest BONDS FOR Bonds Sold New York Stock Last Period Exchange Sale Price Bonds Friday's or Sold Bid & Asked Range Since January 1 High No. Low 37 % Low High Low No. Interest BONDS Range Since January I 253 32% High fBurllngton Cedar Rap to Nor— Bio Grande do Sul (State or)— A8s extl loan o1 1921. ..1940 Stamped pursuant to Plan A reduced to 2.5%) 1999 A6s external sink fund gold 1968 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)— 2012 A7s external loan of 1926 —1966 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 (Int 1967 municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) (City) 8s 1952 lASan Paulo Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%)—2001 A6%s extl secured s f— 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) lASan Paulo 2012 32 J-D 37% "3 36 37% J-D 30'% 30% 4 30 37 2 37 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%) *37 A 8s secured A7s series ASllesia A4%s extl *50 % J-J 113% j-d 114'.1 114'% 114'., 64 % Carolina 67 Cart 55 60 -- A-O 87% 87'i 85 77 A-O 60 25 7 2034 to 87% 657 b 10% 25% Af-N 2034 16 20% 98% 97% M-N *97% (City) external 7s assented 1958 1958 95 3', 101% 96% 29 96 99 95% 5 95% 95% 100 A 4s 101% 88 — F-A Alabama 2 17% 10 100 90 21% 17'% "101 J-D M-N Allis-Chalmers Am to Mfg J-J 1998 107 107 "100 102 107% 22 F-A 103% 103% 1 103' 107 98% 101 107 % 108 J-D *77'% f-a M-N a-o 1951 __l946 Light 3y2s 1st gtd 1966 4s 102% " 32 58 4 67 % 16 15 12- 4 16 16 158 1987 J-J 39 % 100 31 40'% 37 39 43 31 40 32 % 25 26 32% 32' 105 F-A 107 to Aug 1 1949). RR 1974 Banking Co— (partial redemption)__1942 stamp ' 107 51(4 51 consol gold 4s cons series B 108'% inc 5 140% 13 105 % 107 13 105 % 107 % 1 126 '/8 128 '/a 128'% 128% J-J J-J A-O F- A 103% 1970 F-A 99 ',4 .1997 J-J 38 "4 M-N 88 % mtge 4V2s Jan 1 2038 7 102 99% 37 99 35 Va 42 % 489 87 % 88 % 26 103% 104 99 % 54 3 54% 71 47 54% 62 13 57 62 45% 26 38 45 % 103% X Chicago 101% 103% A 1st J-J 61% 100% A mtge 4s inc ser A 2d mtge 4y2 inc ser A 1983 98% 2003 J-J 40 119% Chicago Ind to Sou 50-year 4s 1956 J-J 99 105% Chic 1994 J-J A Anglo-Chilean 1969 Nitrate 1967 deb Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s Jan 1995 97 3 Q-J 4 — H 20 10512 24 105 % 3 97% 99 6 94 95% 97% 98 95 95% 104 Milw 4%s 1995 Atlanta Charlotte to Air Nov Line M-N M-S Gerieraljyiified 4%s A to Second mtge 1964 Ry 1st 4s mortgage 4s Refining 2%s debs 107% J-D 1948 Danville 106% J-J 1948 108 106 % 106 7 106% 107% a 107 108 40 J-J 27 40%» 28 27 Pac ser 87 87 88 3 4 133 82 3 4 88% 63% 61 63 % 482 56% 63% 82 % 81 % 83% 243 78% 83 % 100% 101% 4y2s__Jan 1 1999 inc conv 1989 131% ISAChicago 116% 116% 118'/a 25% partial redemption 1927 ^Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 105% Railways 5s J-J 1966 J-J 102% 102% 102% 66 77 80 % 78% 2 1,089 - CQ O M 1934 a"-o 53'., 49% §ASecured 4%s series A 1952 M-S 57 3 54% 57% 255 AConv 1960 M-N 26 7 24 26 7 526 1951 J-D 108% 40% 27 28 4%s gold Chicago St L to New Orleans 5s % Gold 3V2s 102% 1951 a ref to Chicago Oct 1 1946) due Dec ser A (Int at 1% 1946) due 1 1946) AConv 1946) A-O 100% 99 % 100 % J-D 73% 72 3 J-D 84% 83 74 4 84 "'a 27 73 % City Ice & Fuel 23As debs 58% 57% 58% 360 49% 58 3 City Investing Co 4s 95 98 J-J 4 — 88% 88% 94% 95 — 98% 98 % 1951 1951 A-O Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s 93% 98 89 General 5s 18 91% 95 % Ref 1960 A-O Af-N 2 "128 '/, 132% 1961 1 99% Bethlehem Steel Corp— ser I 1970 J-J ser J 1975 M-N 1967 M-S 1955 M-N , 1961 95% 98% Gen J-J 3% ■ (Interest ■ see 99% 14 page 833. 102% 103 53 & 99 128% 99% M 101% 34% 10 M-N 75 76% 5 103 102 99 100 103 103 104 *94% 88 3 88% 6 1st D 101% 1st 103 - s s 89 % 75 62 % 65 54 44 7 1st gtd 4%s gtd 5%s f 5s series B gtd f 4%s series C _1947 Af-N M-S J-J Af-N 104 — — __ 71 104% 4'/2s 1973 1977 A-O 107% & Elec M-N 3'As debs—1971 M-S Columbia 65 Columbus & H V 1st extl gold 4s__l948 105% 63 % 1970 1955 6 5 *107% M-S 103% 104% 100% 101 Va 1061/2 1071% 1021/4 102 % 1 100 % 102% 103 % 103% 15 1021/4 104 71 109 106 % A-O Columbus to 66% 71 El 3'As 1st extl 4s __ 10 17 108 7 3 3 82% 76% 92 108% 80% 95 109 % 109 22 63% 138 55% 63% 106% 106% 16 105% 106% 58 3 4 __ 56 105 % -- 109% — 108 % -- — 103% 100'% 100 % 101 Va 104% 104'% 104% 103 2 — 108% 108% 103 A-O 108% 107% 107 % 105% 107 A-O 107% 106 % 105% 10618 108 F-A J-J 98% 77 4 109% 109% J-J A-O 99 83 107 % % 104 F-A F-A 104 % __ 283 93% 115 Commonwealth Edison Co— series L 1977 Conn Ry & L 1st to ref 4'/2s 1951 Conn River Powr s f 33As A ..1961 Consolidated Cigar Corp 3YtS—..1965 Consolidated Edison of New York— 3 '/as debentures —1948 3'/2s debentures.: 1956 3%s debentures 1958 4 105 122% 82 -- 79 3 107 % 107 107 A-O A-O 102% 34% 97''2 , 108 *__ A-O 44 Sou Ohio 109 104 % 34% 76% *104 M-N 91% Gas 98 1 82% 109% 92% 109% 71 99 21 F-A 1980 (stamped modified) 1st mtge 3s 100 33 loons 69% 1948 1950 1961 1972 56% at Af-N J-J 43 88 *106 — M-N 79% *76% Colorado & Southern Ry— Columbus & Tol 104% 1990 82 — gtd 3%s gtd Cleve Short Line J-J 1970 3s Pittsburgh RR J-J "l 115 105 34 112% 88 97% J-D J-D 13 98 85 J-D 1991 4s gold 4S tr 3%s Series it J-D 98 44 34 __ 104 104 f-a 1977 series E Ilium Elec to C 1st 103 103 F-A 1957 34% 1993 . Div coll 1st Div Cleveland 99 *100 65 X969 to May 1, 1947) due For footnotes 98'/4 128 44 Af-N 27/8s modified Wab St L 4%s impt Series F-A 1950 1974 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s_1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— Stamped 4 M-N i960 debenture* mtge 99 *100 A-O i960 BKjrn Edison cons M 3y<s BHyn Union El 1st gold 5s Bfclyn Union Gas 6s series A 102% __ AInc mtge 4y2s ser A July 1970 tABoston ANY Air L 1st 4s 1955 t & B Cleve Union Term 1st gold 4%s series JJ 1st mtge 4s series RR *34% a-o 1993 . series Cleveland 99 debs gold 4s 86% "100 Bcston to Maine 1st 5s A C 1st M 5s series II a-o Louis Ry— & St Chic Cleve Cin 7 Cin ■ Beech Creek Extension 1st 3 Vis S 2%s ser G 26 89 >-3 mtge 23/4S mtge 23/4S gtd 3%s series E General 1951 * 1st mtge 1st mtge Bangor & Aroostook RRstamped 106-% 1943 1969 1974 1966 1961 731/2 1959 Toledo Cln Dlv ref 4s A 104 108% 105% 106% 106% 104% 105 63 106% 18 J-J M-S 112% 63 106 107% 1952 f-a 61 J-J 4 103 a-o 126 M-N 93% 85 106 % 1975 73% F-A 92 80 3 1st mtge 2%s 73'.2 peb 11960 1 4 Cine Gas & Elec 72% 100 4 84% 72 "2 99% 107% 75 73 % 27% 103 3 t A Choctaw Ok to Gulf cons 5s 73% 57% 104 103% 74 M-S 21% 107 "2 6 3 "4 128 7.3% 53 %• 48% 4 103 3 1957 1952 M-S 1950 Cons D 1996 due„ 106% 106% J-J 80 % 78% 44 — 93% 1962 4s conv ref 4'As series 2000 1951 Cons J-J tSAChilds Co deb 5s part paid 101 to S'west Dlv 1st M (int at 3Vi% to Jan 1 1947) due 4s 1963 1963 Station— 2%s ser G 10 89 *85 Cincinnati Union Terminal— Pgh L E to W Va System— Ref gold 4s extended to • 94% 141 to due Con ref 4s Union 1st mtge 101 §ADebentures 5s part paid due Ref to gen ser F (int at 1% Sep 1 95% 65 to 1995 (int at ll/5% to Dec 1 1946) due 1995 Ref to gen ser D (int at 1% to 1 100 99 1st to Ref to gen ser C Sep 100 Chic to West Indiana July 1948 gen| A-O 93% J-J 66 72% __ 99% 100 J-J 1994 1st mtge 3'As series F July 1948 Stamped modified bonds— 1st mtge gold (Int at 4% Ref to „_.1994 23/4-4'/4s M 2%-4'As Income 59 104 *98 J-D 1st B a *102% 105 J-D 1951 a Chicago Terre Haute to S'eastern Ry Baltimore to Ohio RR 1st mtge gold 4s 232 SARefunding gold 4s 35 % 102% 22 65 __ 107% 105% 7 — -- 78% deposit F-A J-J Memphis Div 1st gold 4s Atlantio *101% -- stpd 1988 of Apr 53% 7 11 1st 4s A Certificates 106% 33 99 105% Apr 129% 25 105% Apr 2044 116% 106 35 105% 105% 1 2019 Jan 53 2 98% 1 A Jan B ser 5 99 RR— 60 _ 117 % 118% to 3s ser B AGeneral July 1952 mortgage/3%s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s 129% 131 *116% 116 % M-N Ry—• 1963 1st Atlantic 130 A-O July 11995 July 11995 4s inc conv 1st mtge 4s Paul St % Chicago & North Western Ry— 2nd Adjustment gold 8tamped 4s 85 Ind to Louisville Ry— 1st mtge 4s ser A Gen mtge 4y2s Inc 106% Atchison Topeka to Santa Fe— General 88% 52 4 80 133% 101% 105 % 42 % 140 23 78 104'% 1047 84'% 85 66 — 35% 82% 85 J-J 104 100 % 140 *140 M-N J-J 114 7 113% 114 F-A 112% 6 114 114 J-J 45% 37 163 45% 43% 45'% 1985 1982 124 *122 1977 1985 142% 142% 142% 106% 107 1989 ^1958 ref 4 %s to 104 106% 106% 185 104% 51 % 103% M-N 98% 100 A-O 107 48 F-A 101% 103 A-O 107 M-S 1989 gold 4s 104 J-J 101% 1962 105% 10 104 98% Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s 38 debentures 105 to 101 % 116 40 105 "4 106% 15 f-a 106% 20 A-O 26 45 106% Y Power 3s 35 26 102'« 1,544 86 37% 39 1987 39 J-J ,__1961 8212 82 % J-J 1986 119% 27 110% A-O J-J 2%s debentures 117 64 26 9 27 26 129% 118'% 16 12 64 F-A J-D 4 6412 A-O debentures CO T—( 67 1 1975 conv 101 % 76 15 2%s debentures 2%s 97' ■4 15% 15% 129% 133 % M-S 12 106 % AGen 129 103% 63% 67% j-j 1961 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A___1988 111 2 -- 100% 101% 101 % j-d 1987 Chicago to Eastern 111 RR— A Gen mtge inc (conv) 1st mtge 3%s ser B Chicago to Erie 1st gold 5s 98'% 101'/4 107 % 78 104 % 103 3 .1959 1st to ref mtge 3 Vis 1st to ref mtge 2%s »/4 100 >/4 5 1011 101 y4 Af-S American Telephone to Telegraph Co.— 3s conv debentures 1956 2%s debentures 1980 109 >/, 108% 78 1974 1st A-O M-S 2030 Foreign Pow deb 5s 109 104 103 A-O 1956 debs__ 2s 106% 108 78% 103% 103 a-o General 4s 100% 104 108% "104 "10834 100% "100% 1967 Alleghany & West 1st gtd 4s 106 103% 1959 t A Chicago to Alton RR ref 3s__ 1949 Chicago Burlington to Quincy RR— 104 Af-S 1947 1st mtge 3%s 1972 Albany & Susquehanna RR 4yaS—1975 104'% ■72 Champion Paper to Fibre deb 3s_._1965 Chesapeake to Ohio Ry— General gold 4%s 1992 Ref to impt mtge 3%s D 1996 Ref to impt M 3y2s series E.____1996 102 AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES 1948 Power 50 "108% 106: *26 2d Adams Express coll tr gold 4s Coll trust 4s of 1907 Alabama Great Southern 3 Vis 106% M-S .1945 1st gold 5s R to A Dlv 1st RAILROAD 112'% 1987 58 97 14 21 % 16% II 5s 5%s series B registered Central N 98'% 19% - 21 % F-A 119 a 111% 100 90 60 101 *84 100 gold 4s 4s (4%% 1979 119% 117r 26 Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4s.1049 1st to ref series A —1171 120 'A 1 112 Va 112! F-A F-A registered IA Central F-A 1st gen 5s series C Div pur money gold 4s AGeneral "115 J-J 119 118% 119 Nov 1945 gold New Eng A 5s "115 J-D 6 1965 * A Central of N J gen gold 5s 26 1946 M-N 114 '/4 119 77 "120 1978 U P gen AChatt 9% J-J Af-N 113% 1141 1951 mtge 5s to 85 10% F-A 1964 1131 5 119% 119 % 1948 17 9% 1957 1960 7 of Georgia Ry— A Ref "101 % 101 % 6s_- 13 119 i960 54% 26 a 120% 113 »/4 113% 119% A-O S ACcnsol 10% J-D 120 V4 A-O deb stk perpetual Central Illinois 10 12 J-J 1981 § A 1st 11% 6103e 112 1956 1965 50 29 77 112 __ 110 1955 1st § A Mobile Div 75 "106% 104% 107% "105 112 F-A 1 53 53 J-J 1970 A Cent Branch 65 55 a 5s Clinch to Ohio 4s Adir & A Ref J-D extl conv gold gtd gold 4s Celanese Corp 3s debs Celotex Corp 3JAs debs — — 55 59 7 106 68 55 % -- J-J 4.41/4 .4 yaS extl readjustment—1978 3'/as extl readjustment 1984 A4%s J-J 31% — c J-J ($ bonds of 1937)— 3%-4'/a 4As 1957 Oct 1969 fCentral 1958 External readjustment. External conversion AWarsaw *59% 6s sink fund AExternal sink fund 3%s-4-4Mi% M-S 1962 Sydney County Council 3'/2s: AUruguay (Republic) extl 8s. AExternal A-O 66 66 95 105 104% J-D M-N 64 -- -- 3s 1st 1902 68 — 94 21 105 % 105 1978 Can Pac Ry 4% M-N assented 103 18 95 94 95 1974 31% -- 66 M-N 7s Power gold 5s Guaranteed gold 4%s Guaranteed gold 4'/2s Guaranteed gold 4%s 36 36 — — 1958 (Prov of) Elec Guaranteed __ 37 — —1962 extl sec „ 103 102% Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A Canadian National gold 4y2s 48 __ (Kingdom)— external B 0 J-J 1978 A-O 37 % 37 % c Calif Oregon Power 3'/aS — X A Cent Serbs Croats to Slovenes 1960 a 5s Guaranteed J-J 1940 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) j-j 37'A 38% — 36 J-J 2012 f 7s — -- "31 1968 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) s *37 M-~N 2004 A6s extl dollar loan 1955 36% A-O 31 38 % 40 *32 1956 Consolidated California M-N 1999 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) lASecured 38 % *31 J-D 31 32% ti A7s extl water loan A-O 1952 .. 4s 37 34 *31 JIj 1950 1934 of deposit 1st Bush Term Bldgs 5s gtd M-N 1999 A8s external Terminal 30'% 37 Bush 33'% 37% *33 1936 8s (State) Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%) fAlst to Coll 5s 40 38 — A Certificates 2004 A7s 45 *40 A-O 103 __ — 106 — 106 Va __ 110 % -- 109% -- 108 -- 82 100% 102 9 102'/4 103% 5 104 104% H»iuWWHiliffl,rii<HiaMTfiir-"fr"V' — ■ I1 ', wrMM^iT.T,. ®=ssswsssw«ysffl .,./; cr j .vfp w&Wf'.. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Kolume .16$ yNumber 4567 83 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY * Friday Interest York Exchange Stock Last Period BONDS New Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low SAConsol Rjr non-conv A Debenture 4s * A Debenture Consumers —1955 J-J J-J 41 Va — 1st mtge 2%s—1975 1st A Deposit A7V4s A 6s 5s 1st RR —1952 J-J 1 105 % 105% 21 104 J-D receipts—.— 15 85 Va *42 Va ' J-D 194§ . 4 51 85 Va _— 1946 61 J-D ' 44 44 *43% -- 44'A 44 2 York Stock 39 41% El Ccr.t and Chic St L & N O— Joint 1st ref 5a series A——1963 ■ 1st & ref 4 Vis series C—— 105 106% 104 Ind 111 & Iowa 1st gold 48^—1950 61 61 48% 51* Indianapolis Union Ry Co— Ref Ac imp 2lis ser Ci— 86% 1945 11 A-O N Y Lack & 44 5s C ser Af-N 97% 96 Va 973A mtge due; Morris & Essex division Coll tr 4-6s Af-N May 1 2043 Delaware Power & Light 3s_ tDenver & Rio Grande 5 A 1st consol 4s gold -1973 General — *87 Va A-O series F -1965 J-D *96% 8 100% 1 98 83 Va 100 Va 71 / 98% 100% 97% — 64 % 65 Va 75 A-0 28% 26»/a 293/a 307 J-J 573/a 59% 14 J-J A-O 57% 59% 18 52 6S series A 1952 —— 1956 -1956 103% 104 - ,—1944 -1972 1952 ■ - - 101 % 100 >A Af-N J-J 633A 123 101% 101.3/4 99% 100 »A 101 & 101 a9a 55 - li' 65 Va 21% ; 13 35 30 ; « : 59 Va k 59 Va J. ft 99% 102% 90% 103 k 101 3*2 101 j 105 3/a 1043/4 ■' 94 Va 85 ' : ■' 97% 83 90 f 98 51 A 1st 4*1. 12 k,:. 98% 1003A 1003A J-J "4 53 90% 60'A 47 53% J-D 1976 Jones & Laughlin Steel 3 ViS—1961 Jf-8 104 Vi 104 Va 60 103 104'/a J-J 103 Va 103 Va 10 103 104 105 105 60'A 91 Va 93 63 93.-kk J ik. V 58 59 108 Va 1083/B 66 63 Va 67 -- 66% 10 68 320 108 K 1093/4 36 58% 66% Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4s—1990 A-O 59 68 Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 3s 1st mtge 4s ser A 1950 A-O 1975 A-O F-A 6 5'A 6 A-O -- A-O 7% 8'A Kansas City Terminal Ry 2%s 1974 A-O 8lA Kentucky Central gold 4s— Kentucky & Ind Term 4Vis Stamped —— , 1987 J-J 1961 J-J *62 1961 J-J *107 1961 J-J *112 '/a 1961 J-J 1997 A-O —1964 A-O 1959 M-8 1997 1997 J-D —1975 Dso 201 7% 406 60'A 88 5 56'/a • 10734 107% 108'/a 19 5'A 5 53% 60 V» 1073/4 108% Plain 4lis M-S 108% 108% 108% 6 108% 1083/4 1970 j-d 108 '/a 108% 108% 9 107 s/8 109 Va Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien gold 4S.1995 A Second gold 4s 1995 j-d *65 68 j-d "52'A 60 Detroit Term & Tunnel 4 Vis 1961 Af-N 107% 109 1976 Af-S mtge 3Vis series G Tol & Ironton RR 2 % Chemical *99 91 82 Va 92 J-J AAdjustment 6s series A—July 1952 1966 Dow *84 85% A 1st 5s series B 58 F-A 1978 Gen & ref 3s series H Det J-D J-J ■ ! '* 9m-97 ! 43% 58 — j-j 1955 impt 5s series B— Gen & ref 50 443A 59% j-j 1936 4Vis Detroit Edison 4s 135 91 44 — — 1936 A Assented A Ref & 97 88 3A RR— f 5s s 95% 91 43% JDenver & Rio Grande Western RR— a - 97 , High Jersey Central Pow & St 2%s Af-N 1993 . Low \.Y James Frankl & Clear 1st 4s——1959 1973 income SAConsol __ 104% 10434 January 1 No. High 43 Western div 1st & ref M a *103 Va Range Since Sold f International Great Northern RR— 85% International Tel & Tel 4Vis J-D 1965 Delaware & Hudson 4s extended 1963 Delaware, Lack & West RR Co— ■ Bonds 43% ___ 104% 105% __ Friday's J-D -1988 gold 5s series lAInternat Hydro El deb 6» Int Rya Cent Amer 1st 5s B— A-O or Bid A Asked J-D 1st ref mtge 4s ser D1963 Illinois Terminal Ry 41 ser A—1970 103 • D 1878 Last Sale Price ■ -1963 A 1st Dayton Pr <fc Lt lat mtge 2%s_ Dayton Union Ry 3y«s series B Deere & Co. 2%s debs Interest Period . Exchange Low 43 36% • 61 „ 353A 2 *100% 101% New High 37 Va 50 B deposit rets ser Low 7 41% BONDS January 1 No. 43 104 ... M-N — gold A deposit rets—— ser 42 Va 105 Va J-J 1st 5 Vis Deposit receipts ACuba 43 M-S :—1965 1966 1942 debs 3'As 3s mtge ! A Cuba Northern Ry Range Since Sold *41 Va —1956 — Baking Crucible Steel a J-J 4s Power Continental deb 48—^.1854 High Friday Bonds ser B 94 1961 j-j j-j 35 Duquesne Light 1st M 3s M-N 2.35s ; 1965 94 101 101 ISADul Sou Shore & Atl gold 5s__ 1937 34% 107 li 62 3/4 107 65 54 ~6 54 104 — unguaranteed Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s JAKreuger & Toll 5s ctfs *101 104% 104% 103 % 103 V2 104 *103% 8 104% 104 Va 82 103% 104 - 122 "121V4 126 65 71 108 112 Vs 180 *181 Va 185 108 112 V* — 180% 105% 104% 104% 1 104% 37/e 35 2% 109 2 92% 20 100 'A 101 Ve 35 99 313/4 11 106 V4 n 3%.;! 94% 101 3 ! 107 Va 36 107% • Lake Sh & Mich Sou gold 3 Via 3Vis registered; Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— *101V4 114 101 Va *93 J-D 100 98 Va 81 81 102% . A 1st East Tenn Va & Ga Div 1st 5s 1956 M-N 1st cons gold 5s 1995 1970 j-j *155 Af-S *105% 1965 A-O 1965 Ed El 111 (NY) A-O Elgin Joliet & East Ry "3 'As El PasO & S W 1st 5s 5s stamped *121 121% 120% *108'A 115 1 — S F mtge 1st inc mtge cons 105% 109% 112% 112% 113 1st & ref sink fund 5s— mtge 3 Vis 2015 1990 1st cons mtge 3Vis ser F 1st cons mtge 3 Vis ser Glst 2s cons Ohio Div j-j j-j 1953 mtge 3V4s— 77% 80'A *102 '93 Va __ 93 Af-S 1971 H ser 1st A-O —2000 E j-j 1964 series A ser 58 M-S 80'A 75 80V4 A stamped 95 __ -- 1 93 94 10 100 % 100 V4 -- 105 Va 105% Af-S 1956 M-N 18 104% 1053A 101 7 100% 101 67 70 14 106 106 2 101 63'/a 72% 65 Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons 5s 1949 General Realty & Utilities Corp— -- inc deb6 78 series 4 Vis series series B Gen ser mtge 2%s ser ser 115% 116'A J-J 104 104 65 106 106 105% 105% 77 102% — 115 % 131 80 «—< 0 CO — IO43; 104% 4 101 104'/4 Little Miami gen 4s series A Long Island unified 4s— Guaranteed ref gold 4s Co deb debentures Gas Louisville & lst St & ref & ref Louis 102% B w i 1976 3 84 85 1063/4 71 Af-N 68 85 100% 71 Va 100% 101 Va 28 7 368 30 Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4Vis 1937 J-D 1949 F-A A-O 89 101'A 101 'A 86 Va 84% * 63 23 Va 2 •j- 88 M-N 1957 -Feb 1957 1st 5s A income 5s *139'/8 j-j 1962 101 Va 101 Va M-N 1970 109 % 58% 21 86 % Collateral trust gold A-O *101% —— 10 63 34 A-O 101'A 1955 M-N 100 1952 4s Purchased lines 3 Vis Collateral trust gold 4s Refunding 5s 40-year 4%s Cairo Bridge gold 4s J-J -1953 M-N 1955 M-N I1966 F-A 1950 J-D Litchfield Div 1st gold 3s 1951 Louisville Div & Term gold 3Vis_1953 Omaha Div 1st gold 3s J-J J-J 23 Va 99'A 101'A 99 3A 84 — — N 100 100 Va 101 104 100 136 13 4 101 34 1 98% 100'A 54 103% 104 Va 31 81 V» 84 *107% 1093/8 183 __ *99'/a 100'/a 98% 100 F-A J-J Springfield Div 1st gold 3Vis Western Lines 1st gold 4s 1951 J-J F-A 84 61'/2 100'A 102% 85 1013/4 71% 101 % 101 88 100% 82 53 18 3/4 101% 139% 89 Vb 101'A 86% 1093/4 63 23% 103% 105% 100 98 ioT'a 96% 100% 100 96 100% 78% 108 102 100 »A 104 Va , see page 833. 100 __ J-J — 104 115% 104 Va 105 115% 104% 104% *107 Va 108 V4 107 — 108 'A 108 V* 97 Va Af-S *103% 1954 24 10 98 *97% *98 Va — 100 14 2 J-D 1st mtge & coll 4s ser B Corp 1st mtge 3s 103% 111% 1966 Central— Jack Lans & Sag 3lis 76% 40 101'/a 101 Va 7b % 2 92'A 2 73 Va 92 'A M-N 71% 76%Qji 101 Va 101 90% 92% *72% 100 Af-N 103% J-D 103% 103% 106 26 Va F-A "5 1 102 26 V4 103% 1033/4 26 Vi 17 105% 106% 101 106 *101 101% 1951 1952 1979 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3%s_1969 t§ A Midland of N J 1st ext 5s 1940 1st gold 3lis Ref impt 4 Vis series C & US *100% Af-N *102% 107 93 Va J-J # | A-O Marie— Jan 1971 Jan 1991 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s 1990 Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR— Prior lien 5s series A^ 1962 J-J 40-year 4s series B—-———1962 Prior lien 4lis series ,D 1978 56 J-J 56 _ — mtge 4Vis inc ser A mtge 4s inc ser A adjust 5s series A—..Jan 1967 Pacific RR Co—* rfcf 5s series A* —1965 A General 4s 1975 A 1st & ref 5s series F— 1977 A 1st & ref 5s series G—— —1978 A Cum J-J 95% Va 56 93 Va 95 2 109 Va 110 15 95% 26 49 94% •<* 56 96 J-J 55 53 55 105 49 55 J-D 94 903/4 94 97 88 95%|Jc 95 92 95 54 88 96 82 82% 15 80%' 85%- 86 % 85 86% 50 82% 86% J-J v ' A-O 80 79 81 68 73 F-A 83 81% 84 38 78 81 85 Af-a 37 Va 35% 38 Va 601 32% 39% Af-a 83 81 Va 84 Va 159 78 85 77 Va 84% 21 32 • ^Missouri A 1st & 94% 102% 102% 10 95 109 Va 109 Af-a '"Vs a? 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106'a 8 *131 j-j 1987 2'As m 1st and ref 2%s 1st *103 * Range Since January 1 103 107 103'a 103% t a Providence Securities 4s 105 '/a 106% 105% 1 106% 106% j-j 2043 4s 9 96% 100 a-o b gold 3 Vis West 72'a 1966 e series 8c 77 2 Vi 101% 100'a 100% 73% 75 1965 series f-a No. 94 7 9'a 72% 27 87'A 96% a-o f-a series series 77 75 *58 __ 91 75% 73% 77 *73% 76'A j-d f-a MS Lack 82 % 315 4s 4 Vis 8f 82'A 4s Mtge Mtge 73% 98 n y Gas el Lt h & Pow gold 5s—1948 Purchase money gold 4s 1949 n y 8c Harlem 470 91 b—1975 1951 ser gold 4s ref 96% 78% 1988 f n y Edison 3'as series d 8c 81 96 f-a Dock % 88'A 1998 y 93 82'A 1998 1974 *106 MS Sold 1st gold 4s— Bait 8c Wash Phila Series 62 91 f-a 1st lien 83 97 77 81 f-a n 92 90 86"% a-o 1998 Connecting rr 2%s 89 a-o 1997 F-A High Bonds 92% 2013 1997 n y 89 89 24 2013 1998 ser 90 % 75 registered mtge 3s 86% 83 87 f-a Bid & Asked 1974 1980 Marquette Ry 3%s ser d 1st 92 F-A Mich Cent coll gold 3'as 3 Vis registered 1st 106% 87 — 3'as gold 105'a 105% 3 84 Vi 89 Vi 90 A-O A-O 1998 registered Shore 104% 104% — 106'a 106'a if n y Cent & Hud River 103% 2 _ f-A deposit Central rr 4s series a Ref & impt 4'/2s series a Ref & impt 5s series c 3'As 105Vi 108% 108 -- —- n y Lake . 1954 deposit of 84 80 - a Pere General 103% 104'/a * 106'a Week's Range or Friday's Sale Price Low *§APhilippine Ry 1st s f 4s 1958 of series ACertificates 124% • 4'as series d a Certificates a 1st 123% ---- b a Certificates a 1st 5 M-8 J-J a 1st 109% 1974 J-j Last Period Exchange 81% 108 % 120 j-J series 78% 2 f-a 1983 ^Certificates 9 1986 1953 a Certificates ~4 79 Vi 123% 123% 1952 Stock High 83 Vi MS n o ds n e 1st ref & imp 4'/as„ New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s York New January 1 Low No. Interest bonds Range Since 78 Vi 1961 New Orleans Great Nor 5s a Alat 5s Sold 83 '/a 83 Vi 78 Vi 1st 4s New Jersey p & l 1st mtge 3s__ 7 Friday Bonds 108% 108 Vi J-J J-J J- d rr gtd ending february Peoria 8c Pekin Union Ry 5Vis _1945 _1945 Tel 5s a gtd 4'/as series b n j Junction High week 106 _1952 gtd 5s— If ANew England rr fAConsol gtd 4s New England Tel & 1st " 3-D for 99 101 100% 101 2 72'A 75 82 39 39 6 118'/a Terminal rr Assn of St Louis— m 4s ser c d 101 Texas Corp 3s 101'A 128'a 128'a 75 1st 39 1st & 8c ref m 3'As ser b ref m 3%s ser c 1970 1990 25 11 105 105 107'a Texas & New Orleans rr— 65'/a 34 deb— 4 105'a 107 % 107'a a-o Jf-n *102% 97% 97 128'A 105 128'A 105'A 106'A 107'A 102 102% 97 98% — 97% Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 833 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE York Interest Stock Exchange Pacific 1st gold 5s 2000 Gen & ref M 3%s ser E 1985 Texas Pacific-Missouri— Pac Tenn RR of New Orl 3%s__1974 Third Ave Ry 1st ref 4s 1960 AAdj income 5s— Jan 1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 3%s 1960 or Sale Price Friday's Bonds January 1 No. Low High 131% 131 J-J 103% 103 % 104 J-D 131% *103% J-J 100'% A-O J-D 100 1949 MS *104% 131% 104 103 103 82 987/a 59% 100% 69 98 20 104 101'% 101% of Mo 3%s 1971 Walworth Co 1975 A-O 5s 1945 A-O (Chic) 1967 1970 Union Pacific RR— land grant 4s debentures mtge 2%s debentures 3%s_1976 Co 5%s debs Ward J-J F-A 101% 1991 25/8s debs MS A-O © CO .1970 Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3yaS_..2000 Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd Gen mtge 102% 1—4 © CO 50 101 & 101JJ 50 103% 106'/a 98 Hf-S 102 10 35 104% 97 39 100 'A 100'% 101% 102 M-N 1959 98% 103'% 103'% — .1950 Maryland 1st 4s J-D J-J Cons s Virginia Electric 1st & ref Va Iron & 98% 102'% 103'% 100 2 100% 100% 102 cons 1955 2% .2014 M -N E ser 1975 M-S gtd 5s 104 1958 Virginian Ry 3s B ser A-O 1995 5s J-J M-N 104 100 % 2003 100% 105 Gen ref & Wilson & 103% M 2%s 100% 109 Gen mtge inc 1st ser 4%s mtge 3'/4s A Jan 1981 B ser Jan 105 11 103 50 105% 106% 91 Vi Apr 91 Va 86 7« 101 90% 88 V; 106% 87 101% 103'% 87 84 VB 87% 201 79% 87% 85% 82% 86% 264 76 y« 86% 81'/2 87 295 75 M-N 102 Va 102% M-S 75% 73 70 71% M-S M-S MS 1958 A-O 106 *100 of Elec Lt 102% 70% 48 66'% 106 1 100% 100 100 105 104 Va 105'% 22 1041/s 105% 1 117% 117% 104 Ya 72 72 72% 68 72 M-JH 23% 23 23% -17 82% 19% 23% *22 2%s -1976 3-D *101 3'%s -1971 J-J «... *109 2%s li 73 _ deposit Power 106i/4 104 Power & 75% 71% 106 10 Service Public 1011% 33 . 117% 117% J-J deposit 103 104% 105 — J-J _1949 106 102 Va 13 75'% 71% 87 5 102'/2 102 % J-J J-J 1970 -1976 Deferred a Included delivery sale the in included year's the in J-J 100 100 102 101 101% ___ 27 101 % 91% 84 G 8 100 100% n included In the year's range, d Ex-Interest, e Odd-let sale hot Under-the-rule sale not Included In the year's range, r Caata sals range, y Ex-coupon. maturity. tThe price represented is the dollar quotation 200payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. tCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganised under flection 77 ol the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such unit of bonds. Accrued interest companies. 88 100% 100% not range, year's §Negotiab!lity impaired by F-A 104% 101% 102'/8 85% -I960 105 105% 106 Apr 1991 1971 B ser 30 101% MS _1992 A series C Electric 109'/4 105% 106 2361 Co of 107'/a 108'% J-D 1st mortgage 3s Winston-Salem S B 1st 4s— pound mtge 4s inc 113% 106% 109 Co— Gen 1131/4 ~7 100% W RR 103 105% May 1949 series 104% 1 4 __ 2361 Wheeling Steel 3'% not Wabash 60 101% 103 108 y2 108'/2 M-N -1971 Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s Yonkers 10 '1091a 112 105 60 101 1951 Registered Wisconsin MS 1st 98'% « 107% 106 1951 debentures Wisconsin Coke 1st gold 5s__1949 & High I .1960 West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed F-A 1957 1 — 113% 113% A-O .1950 A ser Westinghouse El & Mfg 2'/bs A Certificates Power Co— mtge 2%s Coal Va & Southwest 1st series A 11 103 *106% .... — .1952 Telegraph Co— Funding & real estate 4%s 25-year gold 5s 30-year 5s A Certificates g 4s f 4s series B 96% 60 *— J-D .1967 3%s series I §ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s__ _1936 cons Low 11 107% January I No. *101 — Range Since Sold 98 60 Q-M Bonds High 106 F-A t§ A Wisconsin Central 1st 4s Vandalia RR Friday's 97% 98 F-A .1966 3%s West Penn Power 112% 19 o or Bid & Asked A-O Washington Central Ry 1st 4s .1948 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A-..1970 104'% 104% t—l O rH 98% 1976 Universal Pictures 3%s debs.,. 111% 2 105% 105% 1966 United Biscuit 2%s debs 5 103% 103% — Sale Price M-N Baking (subsordinated) 33'% 104'% 104% J-D 1976 C 1 103 % 103% J-J 1947 series 111% 111% *32 Last Period conv Western Pacific 4%s inc M-N 1st mtge & coll tr 2%s tSAUnion Elev Ry S Rubber Interest Exchange Western Union Co Union Oil of Calif 3s debs 23/4s debentures U Stock Low Western U Union Electric 1st & York 100 104 12 — 101% 101'% -- 130'% 102% 504 69 98% 100 MS 1961 5 „ 63'% New High 44 99% 100'% 68 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s Ref 7 BONDS Range Since Sold Bid & Asked J-D Tri-Continental Corp 2%s debs 2%s FEBRUARY Friday Last Period Low Texas & ENDING Friday BONDS New WEEK FOR •Friday's bid and asked prices; selling flat. 102% no sales ABonds being transacted during current week. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY in deff"ed which de»very sales in a lootnote in the week In the following they extensive AND YEARLY RECORD are disregarded In the week's No occur. list we range unless they art the only transactions ol the week, such sales In computing the range for the year. account is taken of furnish and when seUlng ratable the regalar weekly range art shown a complete record of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, 1, and ending the present Friday (Feb. 7). It is compiled from the dai ly reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. Feb. whether stock RANGE Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week's Last Exchange Par ACF-Brill Motors warrants Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Hat Stores Co Aeronautical IIZi Alloys common — Supply Mfg class B Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores Ainsworth Mfg common Air Air 5 Associates Inc (NJ) Investors common Aireon Mfg Corp 60c —1 11 3 -10 3'/a 7,200 400 3% New York Curb High Jan 9 Jan 12% Feb Apex-Elec Mfg Co new common 1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd—100 Jan 26 Jan Argus 11 Jan Jan Arkansas 3 11 % Jan 3 Jan Jan Inc Common class Gas Feb 4% Feb 38 Feb A 8 Jan Jan 5% Feb • 5 % 5 5% 20,300 4% Jan 5% Feb 10% 10% 400 10% Jan non-voting ~ Equipment Corp American dep Great Alabama Power 4.20% pfd Alaska Airlines Inc Alles & Fisher common Allied Int'l conv pfd rects 14% 13% 14% 1,400 12 Jan 14% Feb 1 11 Va 11% 11% 1,000 10% Jan 11% Jan £1 reg % 12,000 2% Jan 5% Jan Associated Laundries of America • 1% 1% 1% 1,500 1,100 1% Jan 1% Jan 5% Jan 9 Jan Associated Tel & Tel • 5% 5% 5% 50 4% Jan 5% Feb 5 % 5% 200 4"% Jan 6% Jan class A 87 Jan Jan 108 Jan Atlantic 3% Jan 4% Jan Atlas Jan 11% Jan Atlas Automatic 700 87 Jan 106% 87 Atlanta Birm & Coast RR Co pfd-., 100 Atlantic Coast Fisheries .—1 11% 87 ~4% common 5 15 Jan 23 Feb Automatic Jan 13 Jan Avery 4,200 72 Jan 80 30 4 1 8 ~4% 2,600 85 • 21% 23 • Aluminum 22% 6% Co common preferred $3.75 com Aluminum Ltd Bantam American Beverage Book common Car 111 1,100 110% Jan 102% 102% 102% 112% 102% Feb 102% 20 Jan 23% 24% 192'% 194 1,450 18 Jan 450 181 Jan common Co * 25 1 4% % Gas & Electric preferred convertible $2.50 Corp common preferred convertible preferred American Hard Rubber Co 10 -10c 1 American Potash & Chem class A_ Class B Amer $6 series preferred American Thread 5% American Anchor —25 1 2 • 51% Writing Paper Post see 7,400 3% 400 2 % 83 51% 160 61 '/4 Feb Jan 6% Feb 1 36% 34% 36% 3,400 Jan 36% Feb M Products 1 8% 8% 8% 300 7 Jan 9 Jan Voting • 7 7 100 6% Jan 7'% Jan n 14% 16 1,000 11% Jan 16 Feb 25% 25% 100 24% Jan 27 Jan 32 Jan 33% Jan Feb Machine 5 14% 25 • 70 Jan Jan 32 Feb - ■ i I 1 B Feb Babcock Sc Wilcox Co Feb Baldwin 4% Feb 3% Feb Baldwin Jan Banco Jan 83 7% preferred Rubber 50% Jan 51% Feb 1,500 Barium 6% Jan 7% Jan 4,000 Barlow 47% Jan 54% Jan Jan 1% Jan Basic Jan 19% Jan Bauman 1% 18% % 38% 1% 19 8,200 650 3 % 48 40% 72,600 111% 111% 25 3'% 1% 18 37% 111 Jan 43% Jan common Corp Seelig Mfg— 1 convertible A common Refractories & Co common Beau-Brummel Ties com Jan 111% Jan Beaunit 3% Jan 3% Jan Bellanca Jan 49 Jan Benson 350 47% 50 Jan 51 16% 16 Jan 17 700 13% Jan 37 17 Feb 37 150 32% Jan 37 22% Jan 22% 23% 1,600 22% Jan 24% 31 Jan Jan 47% Jan 42% Jan 800 11% Jan 12% Feb Feb 2,700 12% 12% 7/8 Inc 2.50 1 1 common 5 -- >* 7% 18 -- 7 -- 18% -- 1 Shoe Corp Aircraft 6% /* /8 31,000 "5% Jan 6% 18% 100 18% Jan 19% 7% 800 6 19 200 6% 15 Jan Jan — 3% Jan Feb 15% 15% 3% 3% 7% 200 7% Jan 8% 16 & Hedges 100 19% 22% 7,400 22% Feb Jan 18% Jan 20% 20% 1,000 20% Jan 3% 3% 900 3% Jan 100 preferred & Gay Furniture Berkey Bickford's Inc 500 14% Jan 16% Jan Birdsboro 3% Jan Jan Blauner's 17 4% 18V8 2,200 15 Jan 42 18% Feb 23 3% 43% 500 35 Jan 44 Jan 36% 200 34 Jan 37% 36 % Jan Blumenthal 37% 2,000 33 Jan 37% Feb Bohack 20% 19% 20% 5,300 19% Feb 23% Jan 7% 300 5% Jan 6 Jan Borne. 21,700 1 % Jan 1% Jan 62% Jan Brazilian 2% Mach Co com_* 11% 10% 1% 62% 6 1% 1% 61 62 5'% 9% 8 1 % 5% 2,050 1,100 58 5 Jan 37% 5% Jan (Philip) 3 common Breeze (S) (HC) 1st & Co • 100 25 Scrymser Co Traction Lgt & Corp common 9% 2,300 7% Jan 9% Feb Brewster 8% 1,400 8 Jan 9% Jan 7 7 Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co Brillo Mfg Co common "4% "4% 700 6% Jan 7% aJn Jan 19% Jan 4% Jan 4% Jan Class 50 4 55% 12 % 28 3% 4,300 3,200 11% 4 Aeronautical A British-American Oil Co Pwr • 1 * * 22% Jan 2% 179 ' f. ' f : Jan Jan 22% Jan 22 Jan 2~% Jan Jan 22% Jan 550 9% Jan 11% Jan 9% Jan 11% Feb 100 3% Jan 900 55% Jan 4 Jan 55 % 12 56 A 12/a 26 28 600 11% Jan 14% Jan 150 22% Jan 28 Feb 55 Jan < — 48 51 -- 130 130 50 48 Jan 110 126 56% Jan 36/2 22 19 % 21% 22% 3,200 17% 19 % 2,200 131% Jan 36 % Feb 17% 34/8 Jan 34% 35% Jan 17% Jan 21 Jan 22% Jan Jan ~9% — — — 4 ~9% 100 400 -- 3fa 10 25 25 500 Feb Jan 4% Jan Jan 26% Jan 16% Jan Jan 10% Jan 33 Jan 36 Feb 24% Jan 25 Jan 9% -- 36 19 % 4 25 4 1 * • * Jan 4,400 * 8 16% • common preferred 8 % 100 1 Inc & Co Co 2% 10% Bourjois Inc Jan 2% H'A Corp common 1 $3 optional convertible preferred—* Blum 6 new 23 177 — 1 Blue Ridge 36% • 1 common Steel Fdy & 22% • common Convertible 8,700 42% ' Jan • 37'a 18 *' Feb 7% 178% 178% 22 A 7% 19 Jan Jan 12"% 1 Bell Tel of Canada 48 Mills (A S) 5 1 Inc (L) 18,600 47'% 1 —• Steel & $1.20 Beck 3% Co shares American 550 7% 1% 47% 42% 41'% 45% 30 de los Andes— 51% 19 46% Locomotive— 53% 40 — Jan 24% 7 —£1 1 page 837. 9'/4 Jan 5'% 60 61% 1 50 5 2 Angostura-Wupperman For footnotes 10c common. —5 Products Angerman Co Inc common Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Am dep rets ord reg Jan 55% Ayrshire Collieries Corp 7% 2 • preferred 1? 6'/4 125 27,900 (BF) & Sons common preferred 50% • —10 Seal-Kap common Superpower Corp com -II 6,700 6% 20 194 29 25 • Republics American 4% 3% 1 Laundry Mach —20 American Light & Trac common— —25 6% preferred American Mfg Co common American Maracaibo Co American Metal Products Co_ American Meter Co 4 80 __ American American 111 3% 100 American General $2 4% 1 American Cyanamid Co common 10 American & Foreign Power warrantsAmerican Fork & Hoe common • American 193 1 100 B 9% 61 % 50 Feb 24% 7% 6 % Co Jan 150 • Co American Cities Power & Light— Class A Class Jan 111 9 6% Coast Line Corp warrants Plywood Corp 6% • common American American 79 % 100 Mfg Industries Aluminium 77% 100 pfd Goods Aluminum 79 % ■M Jan 8'% • Altorfer Bros Co common 112 4% 100 l Jan Jan 7Vf l Investing $3 Products (Mich) Allied 50 10% 111% 4 -- 3 Southern 10% 2.50 13 Alabama Feb Jan Ashland Oil & Refining Co Associated Electric Industries— 12% 114 I Feb 6% 4% 11 Jan Jan 10 % 1,800 Aro Feb xll2 Jan 3,600 6% preferred 10 Arkansas Power & Light $7 preferred-* Jan 120 7% High 5% Feb 4 113% 114V4 4,100 If j Low 7% Feb 38 10 'A 4% 15 100 High 7'% Jan 300 113 % 8% 5% Jan 300 10'% Range Since January 1 7% 2% 4'% Low • common 12% 12% Shares !%r for Week —.——1 Natural 1,600 3% Range, of Prices Par 4% 5% Sales Last Sale Price Exchange 1,800 38 Week's Friday STOCKS— 100 15 4 38 4% 8 3 14% 4 ',8 -50C preferred 3 12% 2 common convertible 12% 3'/a 15 —10 Air-Way Electric Appliance 100 10% 3 ___i Convertible preferred 5 i~i1 a .—i Aero 7 23 12% l Inc FEBRUARY Range Since January I Low 10 Inc Products Shares High 5 ENDING ■U: Sales of Prices Low WEEK for Week Range ale Price FOR i THE COMMERCIAL A 834 Monday, February 10, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE Friday Sale Price New York Curb Exchange of Prices Shares British Catsneee Ltd— Class B Brown 4% JOs rets ord reg British Columbia Power class A* 4% 4% Jan 21% Jan 19 Va Jan 20% Dennlson Mfg class A eommon 8% debenture-. 18% 8% Brown Rubber Co common Feb Feb 4 V4 Feb 4% Gray Iron Foundry "2'/a 200 ~2% Feb "2% Feb 17% 18% 2,400 15% Jan 18% Feb Devoe 8% Jan Diana Stores Corp com Distillers Co Ltd— 8% 2,000 Jan 7% 45 45 100 45 Feb 47 Jan 26 'A 25 26% 50 25 Feb 26 V4 Feb 12'A 12% 12% 1,100 11% Jan 12% Feb Buckeye Pipe Line 19% 18% 19% 19% 1% 1% 1% 1,700 7,400 7,600 Jan 200 A 1 Products fi' 12% Jan Jan Jan 12% 300 11% Jan 13 % 12 100 11% Jan 12% Jan Jan 3% Jan Jan 12 V4 Jan 3 3% 1,700 12 12 % 3,200 10% 37% 1,100 27 Jan 37% ■ 100 15% Jan 15% ' Feb 15% Jan Jan 3'/a _7% 7 7% 2,200 6% Jan 7% 18 % 50o , 12% 153 34 34 * , Jan 15% y 10 ,,,, High 10% Jan 12'/a ~3% l , Reynolds Class B . 3,100 Jan I8V4 Jan 15% Jan 19% Feb 13% Jan 16 V4 Feb Jan Jan Bunker Bill A Sullivan. 18% Steel Detroit Low 11% 11% 12 12'/a Detroit Range Since January1 High 153 Detroit Gasket & Mfg new com.——1 700 Shares ,.100 Detroit Mich Stove Co common— 8% 11% —5 for Week Range of Prices Low Par High Sales Week's Last Sale Price Exchange "2% — Distillers.......—. Forman Range Since January 1 Low 300 York Curb New 18 20% 20% Jil Amer dep STOCKS— High JL1 dep recti ord bearerAm dep rets ord reg. 7 Friday British American TobaccoAm FEBRUARY for Week Range Low Par ENDING Sales Week's Last STOCKS— WEEK FOR Bruce (B L) Co common Bruck Silk Mills Ltd Burma Corp Am dep rets. 6% J2%« Burry Biscuit Corp. Butler (PH) common- 6% 6 13 13 —25# l'/e Jan 5% Jan 12% Jan Am dep rets ord reg Divco Corp common £1 1% Jan Dobeckmun Co common. 6% Feb Domestic Jan 19% —1 —— Dominion Bridge CO Ltd Dominion Steel A Coal B 13 I6V4 1 Chem Co 3% — 4 200 3% Jan Jan 3% 4 1,300 3% Jan Feb :: floe 6% Jan Cables & Wireless— £ Calllte £1 dep rets 5% pfd. Sugar Estate Cslamba Insurance..!!" X9% x9% 1,100 9% Jan 5V4 4% 5'/4 3,900 4 Jan 20 Jan 20 Jan 15 % Jan • 2n 5% 12% Jan Jan 15 ~2% Products!!!::::. & Kennedy Inc" 39 8V4 3.505r prior preferred preferred ser Jan Jan Jan 50 42 17'/a 16% 5,400 18% 400 8% *8% _9% 38,000 Feb 10 10% Jan Jan 9 Jan 39 Jan 42 Feb 14 % Jan 17 Va Feb 7% 23% 21% 23% 600 74 70% 75 22 22 preferred series A $3.50 P Electric Jan Jan 92 16% Jan 330 10 Jan 19% Jan 9% Jan 19 23% Jan 67 Jan Jan 79 Jan Jan 22% Jan 18% Jan 102 Jan 7% 23 Jan Feb Jan 67 \\ Jan 38 39 75 35 % Jan 39 2% Jan 2% 2% 2% 1.4O0 Feb 2% Jan 70 65 70 225 61 Jan 72 Jan 64% 59% 65 1,325 57 Jan 66 Jan 44 Jan 49 Feb 9 Jan 16% 300 49 46 8 Ve 8 '/2 8% 16% 15% 1,300 31,600 % Jan Jan 300 70% Jan 71% 70% Jan 72 % Jan 1 % Jan % Feb Jan 143 % Jan 6% Jan % 740,800 141% 141% 50 % 6 6% 2,100 4% 4% 4% 1,700 130 Jan 5% Jan 17 1 17% 1,000 71 % 72 6% ....— Jan 464,900 71% 71% • Jan 8% xl5 1 iV 71% 72 1 Inc Jan Jan 48% Jan 19 % 19% 1,150 18% 21 19% 21% 2,300 16% Jan 45 Jan 19 Jan 22 % 12 Va Jan 14 Jan 24 74 76% 150 72 Jan 15% 125 14% Jan 15% Feb 3,400 1% Jan 1% Jan 9% Jan 9% Feb 2Va 2% 16,600 2 Jan 2% Jan 49 51% 2,475 48 Jan 53 y4 Jan 10% 10% 1,100 2% 49 10% Falrchild 9% Jan 10% Feb 29 % Falrchild Camera A Inst Co.. 1% Feb 8% Jan 30 Jan 7% Jan 3'/4 77% Jan 15 108% Jan 74% Jan 111 30 Feb 21 50 700 108 % Jan 100 725 108 % 108 V2 9 V2 Empire District Xtoctrie 5 % 22% 48 V2 48 — 60 pfd—100 Emsco Derrick A Equipment. 5 Equity Corp common 10c $3 convertible preferred , ... .1 Esquire Ino ——.1 Eureka Pipe Line common 10 — Feb 4 Va 22% 19% 10 preferred Jan 18 20 15 5% Jan Jan Elliott Co common—— Feb iff 3% Jan 22% * f 1% 1% 31% l2 } co::::::::::^? 3% Feb Jan 130 4% Jan 148 Jan 31% 41,000 23 % Jan 31% Feb 3,000 153% Jan 160% Feb 16% 500 29% 15% 10 160 14% 10% 17% 19 158% 160% 160 f,, 100 270 146 140 143 , 15 Va Jan 154 Jan 3% Feb Jan 15 700 11% Jan 15 Feb 11% 200 10% Jan 11% Jan 17% 17 16% 160 550 15 Va Jan 3% 600 3% Jan Jan 18 3% 3% Jan Jan 3 Jan 10% 10 10% 800 9% Jan 11 43% 43% 44% 875 40 % Jan 44 % Feb 88 % 70 8 8'/a 2,050 66% Jan 88% Feb 3% 3% 17,700 Jan ■ ^ Inc.."~~_~" Am Class 100 8% Jan 9% Jan 12% 300 11% Jan 12% Feb Amer 3% 3% 2,900 3 Va Jan 4 Va Jan Fox 11% 3,700 9 Jan 11% Jan Franklin coit a warrants=- Community Public Service Community Water Service!!:::: Co®Po Shoe Machinery— i 1956 , £?£*?& ^oke Secur common'::::. $3 preferred • ?w°LQ E L P Bait common.!! • 4%% series B preferred !~"ioo 4% preferred series C__ Jnn 3,300 25 Va Jan 16,200 5% Jan Jan 29 6% Jan 30% 29% 30% 2,050 25% Jan 32 % Jan iff 352 Iff 30,900 V8 Jan ■■pff J an 400 33 % 2% 5,200 Commonwealth & Southern warrant* 34 33% 2% 9% 10 1% 34 10 1% Jan 34% Jan 2% 9 Va Feb 10% 1% Jan ? Utilities..!!" SSS2S3 SSfy&o«melt LM-i2 aS*»££gCorp ==£ 82 2 Jan 118% Jan Jan 110% Jan 84 % 9% 34'/8 2% 33% 19 18% 36% 34% Fuller $3 Storea (Geo A) Co stock conv Coro Inc common * 15% Corroon & Reynolds.. $1 pfd class A , 4% 1,800 8% Jan 9% Jan 1,275 78% Jan 85% Feb 600 2% Jan 3 Jan 13,300 34% Feb Gatineau 5% preferred. Gellman Mfg Co common. General Alloys Co. Gen Builders Supply Corp 5% conv pfd 38% 30% Jan 8% Jan 10 Feb 2,500 15 % Jan 19% Feb 5% 32 Warrants Amer dep General rots ord reg Finance Corp 1 ? 11 Feb Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd Jan Jan General "— 11 10 10 (Mdl 5% 6 1 Va 15% 1,700 12% Jan 15% Jan 4% 600 3% Jan 4% Jan 400 4 2,300 39 575 19 ~5% 7,500 2% 7,600 13% 4,800 10% 6 20 1,000 5,500 1,800 5 5% 1,600 2% pre?"rrS'",ln8 C°mm0n- 2% 600 33 33 25% SuiwC™ 33 24% 25% .5* preferred 40 6,300 106 Va 106% Cuban Tobacco common.. 40 16% 300 16 Inc Mfg Co (Mo) common— — 2 60 jf 15% 13 Jan 13% Jan Jan 4 Jan Jan 3% 36 40 Jan Jan 7% Jan 25% Jan 31% Jan 2 , 10 Va 13% 400 Jan 2% Jan Jan 13% Feb Plywood t ,, page 837. ■ 29 — 650 — 7% 7% "9% 10% 1 i Jan 12' 24% Jan 29 Feb 78 12V4 29 Jan 78 Jan — 10% Feb $5 preferred——5 (A C) Preferred 5% Jan Globe-Union Feb 12 Feb 107 Jan 17 Jan Jan Jan 7 13% Jan Feb 600 7% Jan 37% Jan 900 Jan 8 Jan Jan 38 Jan 9 Jan 10% Feb Jan 7 Feb 31a Jan 3% 200 3 5% 6Va 3,100 5% Feb 6 Va Jan 28V'4 29% 225 28 \A Feb 32 Va Jan 29% 13% Jan 14 1 9% • 8% 8% 28% 5 26 105 100 • Inc ' , B $4.50 prior preferred Consolidated Mines— Goldfield Goodman Mfg Co Gorham 1,800 8% Jan 9% 9% 700 8% Feb 9%, Feb 4% Jan 5 Jan 5 28 V2 105 100 1,200 24 20 104 Jan Jan 28 Va 106 24% Feb 22 24% 4 11,700 Jan 1,000 Feb 19% Jan Jan 90 Jan 3»/4 Jan 4 Jan 97 Va 220 92% Jan 97% Feb 113 Va Jan 114 % Jan HOVa Jan 110 Va Jan 6% Feb Inc class A 6V4 1,900 5% Jan 20 Va 800 19% Jan 21 Jan 53 Va 40 53% Jan 53'/a Jan 16 Jan 21% Feb 20% 21% 1,400 17 17% 4,500 17 Jan 18 I/a Jan 1,800 11% Jan 13% Jan 15% Jan 17 Jan 5% 12% 13 16% 12% 16% 600 5 Va 5 Va 500 _• 1V4 ~1% 31 1V4 100 Jan 13,100 Jan 5% Jan 61% Jan 30'A Jan 32 Jan 103 31 4% 61% • Jan 103 Jan 1 Jan 1V4 Jan 45% Jan 45% 50 • 12V4 12% 59 59 17 15% 17% 9 8% 12% • 100 Jan 29 % Jan 17 1 -• 1 17'/a Jan 21% 59 Rapid* Varnish Gray Mfg Co Great Atlantic A Pacific Tea— Non-voting common stock 7% 1st preferred— Feb 18% 10 Mfg common 100 16 29 V4 1 -5 1 5% 19% 53 Va 6% 20% • ■ (Adolf) Inc common. Godchaux Sugar* clk» A Class Jan Jan 9 V4 89 1 • 2JO Gobel Jan Jan 4% 16 Alden Coal 2% Feb 103% 3% • Glenmore Distilleries class B— Glen Jan 14 7 25 7,500 5% * common Gladding McBeail A Co Gleaner Harvester COrp Jan 106% Feb 5 Va Jan Co. Gilchrist 5 Jan Feb 19% 104 Va * Yellowknife Gold Mines Giant 2% 26% 11% Feb 96 Feb 23% Jan Jan 18% 104 Va 104 »/a ~ 6% • Feb Feb 9V8 200 • 6 33 5,000 19% 96% $6 convertible preferred Georgia Power $0 preferred 20 Jan 11. Vs "3% Jan 30 10% "4 Jan 35 :: Jan 11% 27% Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv pfd_25 30 BOo Feb 2,200 121/4 General Public Service $8 preferred--* General Shareholdings Corp com -1 Jan 33 7% 36% 24 Grand aJO „ Feb Jan 14% Jan -1 Corp 5 D Inc Jan 31 Jan 5 General Gorham Dayton Rubber Mfg class A conv Dejay Stores common 10% Jan 13% : 8% 16% 6% 12% 13% Feb Jan 26% 100 33% 10 Jan 2% 2% 12% 2% 9% 300 £1 common preferred series A Gilbert Croft Brewing Co.. Croiley Motors inc Crowley Milner & Co.." Feb 100 "" 1 Va 31 2% 9 Va 2% 31 25 9% 27% Feb Jan 3% 3,400 7% 31 20% 21 50 1 2,450 American dep receipts (ord reg)__£i - Jan Jan 100 .100 11 38 18% Gen Electric Co Ltd— 6,300 13% 4,300 Jan 18 Va Feb 3% 20% Jan 6 % G Feb 13% Jan 13 Va 10% 39% 3% 6 1,600 36% eommon Power Co common x6 13% 20 13% • Jan 4 Jan Jan 36 % 1 L: Jan 14% 19 % 29 31 Corp 19% 1% Jan 40 43% 6 V* 9% 1 4% % 2% Jan 1 Inc 900 10 Va Jan Jan 50 Co 550 1 Creole Petroleum. & 39% 11 Jan 2% 1,900 350 42 2% 1 1.25 x6 sB Jan 19% 20% 5% "} 80 3 2% 6 6 41 reg. pfd conv Franklin 10 9 10 9% 85% 84 2% 39% an Jan 109 , , 83% 116 * ... Jan 50 i common! 77% 30 Cooper Brewing Co Copper Range Co Cornucopia Gold Mine's!::: convertible preferred Courtaulds Ltd— 1,300 110% 110% 9% Jan 14 59 Jan 117% 117 Va Cbntinentai Fdy &~Mac~hTne~Co Cook Paint & Varnish Co 5% 4%% Simon Garrett 79 2% 41 42 Jan 300 22% Jan Jan 400 Jan Jan 2 , 80 4 rcta bearer Brewing Co.. 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East 200 15 14% • • Canadian Marconi carman Feb 24 Va — .10 Eastern Capital City 17% Feb — Alcohol— Class A voting Class B non voting .7% 33% Jan Jan 13% Jan 12% 4,400 • preference Canadian Industrial 4% 33% 25,000 4V4 -5 Canada Bread Co Ltd Canad* Cement Co Ltd common 6%% Jan 10 x9% -1 EIectrlc Power Eire Jan 7% 10 Tungsten Corp Camden — — — .1 3% Jan 25 17 Va 89 91 Co. Harris 2,300 33'/a 4 — Draper Corp. C*vlu!L$c!Tlo^Pro<lllcta com»on Voting trust certificates... 16 % 14% 4% 17% Dominion Textile Co Driver 15% 2,800 33 Va Credit Corp class A. Dominion Tar A 19% 19 12% 9 12% Jan 400 12% Feb 15 Va Jan 100 58 Jan 62% Jan 11% Jan 3,600 600 2,700 8 10% Jan Jan 17% 9 13% Feb Feb Jan 106 106 107 250 100 Jan 107 Feb 137% 137 137% 140 136 Jan 137% Jan ; ' Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL ft FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 835 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week's Last Exchange Low Great Northern Paper 25 Products common—25c Gulf States Utilities $4.40 100 pfd Gypsum Lime & Alabastine * 42 Grocery Stores 450 15 % 39 % 300 112% 112% 20 New Jan Line 15% Jan Lionel Feb 113 Jan Material Brothers Hecla Stores Class (R) Hormel w w & Horn & 5 % _ Jan 34% Feb 64 Jan 70% Feb 1,300 4 Jan 4% Jan 3% 4% 1,300 3% Jan 4% Feb 8% 300 15% 15% 16 Va 400 15 Jan 17 Jan 12 11% 12 10 Jan 12 Feb Lynch Corp 12% 13% 4,800 12% Jan 13% 23% 25 213/4 13% 13% 700 106% 106 % 100 Common ctfs of dep 7% preferred A ctfs of 6% preferred B ctfs of Jan 25 33 % Jan 105 78% 5 10% 1 6 % 10% Jan 15 Feb Jan 33% Jan Mangel Stores Jan 81 Jan 1,600 9% Jan IO3/4 5% Jan 63/4 Manati Feb 200 30% 5% conv 32 V'4 9% Dividend Illinosi arrear Zinc Co 46 Communication Co 29 Jan 31 Jan 60 3/4 Mead Johnson 25 Jan . 32% Memphis Feb 73/4 Jan 1 Jan 25 • Jan Menasco Jan 9'A Feb 100 45 47 10% Jan 12% Feb 7%, Jan 10% Feb 48 % 51% 700 51% Feb 3% 300 40% 40% 600 45 Jan r 3%*Jan 40 31 • 33/4 Jan Ltd 64 900 17 % 17% 20% 57 %' 5,700 19 2,100 of Canada 31 8%% • Indianapolis Pow Indiana Service 7% & 6% Lt 4% pfd preferred 64 preferred Insurance Co North America Gas common—. International Cigar Machine International Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50 series 6% Jan 135/a Feb Jan 13% Feb 14 A 14 1,300 123/a Jan 20% 1,600 20% Feb 50 Jan 20% Jan 109% Jan 100 700 15% 15 13% 15 14% 14% 98 19% 58% Feb 21 Jan 65% 29 dividend 200 13% Jan 1,000 12% Jan 15% 19% Feb Jan 21% Feb Jan 45 Feb 11% 11% 1,600 9% Jan 11% Feb 29% 30% 1,000 29% Jan 33% Jan 6% Feb Wohl 65/8 2,400 3% 3,100 2% Jan 18% 1,500 15% Jan 5% 5% 1,600 5% 6 6 100 5% Jan 6% Jan 6 6% 800 10% 800 3% Jan 5% Jan 15 Feb 11% Jan 125/a 23 Feb 30 10% Jan 7 Jan 110% Jan Jan 6% Jan Jan 5% Jan 50 6% Jan Jan 10% Feb 2% Jan 9 500 33/4 Jan 18% Feb Jan 1,900 2% Jan 12 3,600 10% Jan 12 Feb 1 12% 11% 12% 1,900 11% Jan 13% Jan 16% Jan 19% Jan 3% Jan 4% Jan L Dakota 1,000 20,200 7% 8 3/8 375 7% 29% 29 % 50 27% 31 313/4 Plan Jan 29 % Feb Feb 500 29. Jan 3% Jan 31% 4 4% Jan 13 13 300 12% Jan 13% Jan 17 350 16% Feb 17% 50« 1 % 700 1% Jan 1% Jan 375 Mountain 19% Jan 22% Feb 7 % 700 Mountain Jan 7% Feb 1 % 1,300 Mountain States 1% Jan l5/8 Jan 3% Jan Jan '91/4 Jan 37% 37% 150 37% Jan 8% 37% 95/8 2,400 8% Jan 105 Jan 28% 10% 5% 10 Jan 10% Jan 10% 3,100 5 53/8 3,300 3% 33/8 400 13% 13 % 1,000 12% 10 186% Jan 17% Feb 19 Jan 373/a 13% * Jan 39 Jan 188% I88V2 • 18% 17% 18% 9 10c "5% 5% 5c 2% 10 9% 5% 1,450 2% 2,000 2% 9% 1,900 31% 250 Jan 5% Feb Jan 3% Jan Jan 15% Jan 5 4,400 9 31 • Feb 4% 3 • common Jan 10 Jan Jan 28 5 common Power Jan 36 105 1 lie pfd City Copper Jan 8% • Producers 5% 3 2,100 1 Corp of America 22% 2,700 9 % — common Jan 3% 8% 100 1 1% 600 3 9 * pfd Ward A Heat t Power Morris Feb 4 "3% .,,1 common pal 8% 16% Utilities Investors Jan Jan — ...50 5% 23% 18% Jan 4 313/4 ,50 Montreal Light Jan 35/a 23% 83/s Society A Montgomery 3% 22% -10 & Loan 3s/8 * preferred P 2% 23% —5 common Moody Jan 10 Jan Jan 49 6% * Public Service Montana 5% 110 5% —— Co conv Monroe 6 % 2% — Molybdenum Corp Monogram Pictures Jan 4% 1% Jan 13'A 39% 10% shares Co 6% * 17 75 Products— 21 % 22% 1 1,900 30,700 2% common Oil 4%% Feb 300 19% 11% — Abrasive Minnesota Jan 15% 24% Jan • Mining Corp of Canada Feb Jan Jan 600 Jan 2 3 2.50 Jan 15% 23 Midwest Jan 13 % 12% Co Missouri 6,200 4% 9"% 18 l Corp common Corp $1 conv pfd non-cum Mid-West Jan 1,900 Jan Jan 1% Jan —10 West Midvale Jan 93 65% xl2% Jan Jan 200 15, Miller 106 13% 4 55 21% 25o Jan 108 60 64% 4 J an Jan 45 6% 1 Jan 29 ctfs__* Italian Superpower A 1055/a 215/8 900 15% 1 trust 97% 65% 12% % 8% 2,000 100 Co Midwest Piping Se Supply com Mid-West Refineries— Jan 107% 108 19% 4 20% Feb Jan 6 preferred Iron Feb 13% 20% 19% International Metal Industries A • International Petroleum coupon shs__* Registered shares • International Products 10 International Safety Razor B * International Utilities common 5 Interstate Power $7 preferred • Investors Royalty Iron Fireman Mfg voting Irving Air Chute $2 Jan 94 • 2% 3% Oil Jan 95% Jan 19% Feb 18% Steel 11% 97% 113 l Midland 11% 108 Jan • Middle 1,300 20 18% — B Jan 6,800 14 10 Jan 19% 11% 1 Jan 13% 20% 100 of Jan 15% 433/4 21 • Jan 13% 107% 108 2 • 18% 12 100 93/4 2 19% • 20% Jan 167/^ Jan 17 i Jan 12 100 9% 2 Middle States Petroleum class A v t o.l Class B v t c 1 6% 5 11% 6,900 4% 9% 1 Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co Feb 131/2 £1 Jan 200 111% • t 0 Metal Textile Corp Participating preferred Feb 13% of Great Britain & 13% 19% £1 v St Co Natural Messabl Jan 49% 27%'- Jan 3,300 £1 Ireland 14 52% Jan Midland • 13% 14 Warrants Jan 500 5.000 20 • Jan Jan 100 Mfg Co Chapman & Scott Merritt Imperial Chemical Industries— Imperial Tobacco Imperial Tobacco 90 82% Jan 20 1714 dep rets regis Imperial Oil (Can) coupon Registered Jan Jan 54 $2.50 preferred McWilliams Dredging Jan 58% 12% 63% 83 76 54 Massey Harris common McCord Corp common Jan 600 46 30% J 50 450 Marconi Internat Marine Feb 43 1153/4 10% 30% Jan 86 79% 18 Jan 9% 50 Feb 78% * Mlcromatic Hone Corp Am Jan 1% 900 Jan 11% 40% • 11% Jan 4,800 40 50% ctfs Jan 1 3% Marion Power Shovel Mass Utilities Association 3% common 10% 15,300 20% Jan 10 % • 1,000 1 % 2% Jan 1,300 25 * Co common 11% 19% 39 12% preferred Jan • Preferred Illinois Power 19% 1 27% 100 29% 8% 5 Jan • common 114 31 24 • 1 16% warrants— Jan 2,100 18,200 5 Hydro-Eiectric Securities Hygrade Food Products optional Jan 625 60% • preferred Sugar 23 -- x59% 32 % 1 8.100 Jan 1,100 43 — 60% purch warrants Jan 19% 19% 1 Manischewitz (The B) Co Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co 6% 26 41% -- 5 common 9% M Jan 37 • 26 Jan Jan 68 • 5 29 Jan 7% 84 Jan 83 % • 43 Jan Jan 24% 1 79 Feb 107 Jan 10% 6 Va « 23% Jan 11 2 28 1,000 common,. dep dep 8% 2,400 77% Feb 31 Jan 133/4 11 Jan Jan 16 Jan 100 Feb 11% Jan j 4,000 1% 83 % 32 % preferred stk 8'% 15%. Jan 78% Oil Co Jan 7% 8% Jan 26%'Feb 9% 26 9 Feb 13% « 1,800 17% 32% - 19% 11 Louisiana Land & Exploration Louisiana Power St Light $6 pfd—, 2,400 • Hussmann-Ligonier 1st 30% 240 8% 100 11 26 9% 19% 1 600 4% 33% common. Jan Jan 11: High J& Jan 24 29 70% 10 M_ 16 200 31 1 34 % -1 common 1,000 *9% 10% 10 4% 1,600 (Harvey) Inc & Refining Fibre Corp— Lock & Mfg Co Com Feb 15 Hubbell Huyler's 8 S/8 10 _ Hardart $2.25 Jan 15 Hummel-Ross Hurd 7% 17% 26% 30 6 4% 1 preferred Humble 300 100 _ common class A Inc_ Feb Low 17% 25% 25% • - Logansport Distilling Co Lone Star Gas Corp common Longlnes-Wittnauer Watch Co Long Island Lighting Co— 68% 100 (Geo A) & Co common Hardart Baking Co Horn IIV2 Range Since January 1 High • 33% 2 w Hollinger Consolidated G Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common Horder's Jan 8% • & Co 9 8 * common Henry Holt & Co Heyden Chemical class A 4% 5 A Co Groceterias 68% 25c 5%% preferred 4% preferred w Hoe common, Rubinstein Heller 900 Low • 34 . Mining Co Helena 8% 11% Shares 25 23% . Dept preferred common Locke Steel Chain 10 for Week 5 Inc 6% Sales Range of Prices 10 Llpton (Thos J) H Hearn Co Class B 11% ... Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Corp Loblaw Lamp Co. n • Hamilton Bridge Co Ltd Hammermill Paper 10 Hartford Electric Light 25 Hartford Rayon voting trust ctfs. 1 Harvard Brewing Co 1 Hat Corp of America B non-vot com__l * Hazeltine Corp Curb Par 44% Jan 13 112% York High Jan Lit Hall ^ Friday Range Since January 1 Low 42 % 15 FEBRUARY STOCKS— Shares High 41 % 15 ENDING for Week of Prices Par WEEK Sales Range Sale Price FOR 5% Jan Jan 2% Jan 2% Jan 189 Jan Feb Jan 9% Jan 31% Feb Jan 8% 30 137% Jan Mountain States Tel & Tel 100 Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring 2% 20% 19% 20% 1,200 16% Jan 20% Feb * 12% 11% 12% 300 11 % Jan 12% Jan • 15% 14% 15'A 1,400 11% Jan 15% Jan 1,100 5% Jan 7 33/4 Jan Muskogee Jeannette Glass Jefferson Lake Co common 1 Sulphur Co Brown Class Stores A 19" 19 203 3,300 17 Jan 20% Julian common preferred & Kokenge 6~' 6% 7' 800 6% Jan 6 = 7% 5% 6 1,500 5% Jan 63/4 16% 17 1,900 143/4 Jan 18 Jan Jan 26 Jan • Co 17 • Namm's Corp new Inc pfd 100 common Bellas Breweries KIdde (Walter) 4%% 5% Kleinert Knott (I B) Corp 125% Feb National Mfg & Stores National Pressure 19% Feb 125% Feb Jan 26 % Jan Jan 26 Jan National Jan National 75 2,700 81 81% 81 % Jan 64 85 64 Jan 64 120 61 Jan 15% 69 15% Jan- 16 2,800 133A Neptune Meter Jan 16 Feb 5% 5,800 4% Jan 12% 29,800 1 5% 11% Ltd 1 1% • 25% 10 common 4% 10 1% 25 1 1 l 1093/4 73% 73/8 9,900 25 % 19% 30 19% 300 100 1 Co 143/a Jan Feb 1% 24 17% 21 10 __ 9% 16% 10 1,200 16% 200 9 16% Jan 5% 12% Nelson Feb 1 a Feb 25% Feb 19% Feb Jan 23 Jan Jan 10% 18 Lakey Foundry Lamson Corp & of Lane Wells Co I_ Salle Lefcourt Realty common Prior preferred Leonard Oil Development L© Tourneau (R G) For footnotes 143/4 Feb 15 14 % 1,800 125/a Jan 6% 7 1 5,100 55/8 Jan 7 9 1,500 63/, Jan ~i A_ 16% 14 1 8 % 8 New Haven 4%% 1 N Y 9 Feb N Y 16% 700 15% 34 Jan 34 Jan 200 26 Jan 30 Jan 15% Jan 153/4 Jan 7 ' Jan — 1 11111* 1-25 N Y Feb 27% Jan 16% 7 Jan 10%- Jan "1% ~1% 7,300 26 25% 27 1,300 12 Jan 44% Jan Jan 1% Jan 23% 15% Jan 14% Feb 17 Jan 18 Jan 37% 38 450 36% Jan 393A Jan 12% 12% 13 1,400 11% Jan 13 Feb 14% 13 14% 6,700 10% Jan 14% Feb 1 1% 1% 2% 4,400 1% Jan 2% Feb 4% 4% 4% 3,000 4 Jan 5% Jan * 13 12% 135/a 9% 9% 13 10% Jan 300 13% Feb 16% Jan 500 9 Va Jan 103/8 Jan 91% 875 • 100 8% 91 90 Jan 13 9% Jan -- 116 118% 290 88 Jan 94 Jan 28% ——* 108 Feb 1,000 15 10% Jan 313/4 Jan Feb 120% 116 Clock Jersey Park Jan 1% Jan 29 & Watch Co Zinc & Arizona Land Mining Co Auction common Co common * 7% 7% 7% 1,000 20 15% 15% 15% 350 25 preferred conv 65% 65 66 1 1 Jan Honduras Rosario Merchandise 63% Feb 8% Jan Jan 153A Jan Jan 67% Jan 4% 4% 2.800 4 Jan 43/4 Jan 2% 2% 1,300 2 Jan 23/g 82 4% 2% Jan * • City Omnibus warrants St 1,500 7% 14 10 4 9% 82 Jan Jan 10 1,000 5 575 2 Jan 5 Feb 350 35 Jan 47% Jan 20% 100 20 Jan 21% Jan 12% 300 10% 105% 105% 55 105'A 2 10 41 45% 10 20% 8% Jan 10 Jan Feb 44 ~1% Y Jan 27 • N 7% 16 "1111115 page 837. Jan 9 5 Inc see 13% 7% • University 400 14% common Monotype Machine Ext 14% 1 5 Class B La 13 % Jan 12% Jan Hill Machine Delaware Langerdorf United Bakeries class Lanston 14% 14 700 8 Power Associates preferred preferred New England Tel & Tel New Process Co 5 Mines Ltd Jan 3,900 14% B Corp. common $2 New Shore Jan 30c common 6% New Laclede-Christy Clay Prod Mines Radio (Herman) New Mexico Lake Jan 45 14% 12.50 New England Jan Jan Feb 4% Jan 14 Feb Jan 42 13% Jan Jan Jan Union 110 * Transit National Tunnel & National % Co common Rubber Co 7% 109 l M Co Feb Jan 43% 14% • Nesle Le Mur Co class A 1 6% 14,100 42% 14% 2 com National Rubber Machinery Steel Car Ltd 6% 11 43% 1 common Cooker 100 D Brewing 95/8 4% 1 Fabrics 100 B Kobacker Stores Krueger 10 100 pfd • 7 3% 4 * Malllnson 14% Products Emil) 125% 125 % Jan Jan 25 13% Petroleum (D 6 3/4 24 Corp— Kirkland Lake G Klein 49,100 6 3/4 1 common 13 % King Seeley Corp Klrby 1 common g% preferred preferred 9% • 5 Kings Co Lighting 1% Kingston 8% 5 & Co Kimberly-Clark 125% Hess preferred National • Kennedy's Inc Key Co common common National Fuel Gas 914 1353/4 N Nachman 7% Kansas Gas & Elec 1% Kawneer Co 20 Jan K 1 136 23 Jan National Corp 136 • common National Kalser-Frazer — Jan l 1 24% Jim Co — Jan N Y Shipbuilding Corp— Founders shares N Y State Electric & Gas $5.10 N Y Water Service 6% pfd Niagara Hudson Power common 5% 1st preferred, 5% 2d preferred Class B optional warrants 1 pfd-100 100 12 A -- 56 56 9% 1 100 ,,100 11% 57 10% 90 26,700 51 Jan 12% Jan 105% Jan 9'A Jan 58 10% Feb Feb Jan Jan 118 117% 118 775 115 Jan 124 Jan 115 115 210 111 Jan 117% Jan 1,500 1 Jan 1% 1% 115 1% 1% Jan THE COMMERCIAL & 836 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB RANGE Low Par Niiea-Bement-Pond l3 4 (6 preferred - B Class common Northern 10% 35.300 450 18 Jan Jan 7% Jan 166 39 Va 700 Feb Jan 11% Jan 2 39 % 400 800 3% 20% Jan Feb 10% Feb 176 40 % Jan 37 % Feb 36 Jan 39 3/4 Jan Jan 53/4 5% 5% 12% 12 % 300 11% Jan 6% 6% 6% 3,700 6% Jan 73/a 57% 57 % 25 57 % 40'/2 42 Feb 110 Jan 55 '/2 Jan 58 Jan 3,300 7% 31 108 Vi 37 Jan 5,200 42 7 7% 1 Natural Oklahoma new 7 Feb 100 31 2% 2% 3,500 — 2,500 6% Jan 24% 1,300 19% Jan 24% Feb 17% 18% 300 1538 Jan 18% Feb 10 Jan 11% Jan 612 6% 3,300 638 Jan 6:% Feb. 7 7% 1,400 6 Jan 7% Jan 4% 4'% 1,600 3% Jan 4% Feb Jan 30% A 5% % 1st 1st pfd Pacific Public 31% $1.30 Jan United Corp Co A) Jan 2'/a Jan 23/4 Manufacturing Scullin Steel common 36 Feb Securities Corp General Jan 115 Jan Seeman Jan Jan Segal Feb Selby Shoe Co Jan Selected Industries Inc 500 8 Ve — Jan 6% 12 Jan 37% 8 Va 12 % Page-Hersey Pan Tubes American Paramount Parker 62 64 330 $1 preferred Pennroad Corp common Penn-Dixie Cement 1 41 VB 37% Feb 13% 33k St Penn Traffic Light 4%% pfd Co Perfect Circle 67% 1% Jan 12 % Jan Jan 13 % Jan Jan 4% Feb • of $3 convertible preferred Simplicity Pattern common Singer Manufacturing Co 59% Jan 64 Feb Sioux 7% 305 V City Gas & Elec Co— preferred (Howard) Paper Mills 734 Jan Jan 4% Jan Jan 7% Sonotone Corp 1 3 3 Jan Soss 7 V4 7 Va Jan South 1 1 Feb 113 S/8 53/4 69 9 Va Manufacturing common Coast Corp common 1,300 41 % Jan 5C% Feb 39% Jan 55 Feb Southwest Pa Pipe Line Southern California Edison— common 9,000 834 Jan 10 3 4 Feb 5% 1,300 10% Jan 12 34 Feb 6% preferrd B "3 A Piper Aircraft Corp com Pitney-Bowes Inc l 5% 2 12 Va 19 Jan 21% Feb 1,300 14% Jan 21 Jan 3% 4,200 *3Va Jan 5% 5% 1,500 5 Va 11% 12 Va 2,100 103/8 shs 5 %% New England Telephone Southern Phosphate Corp— "33/4 Jan Feb 6 3/e Jan Southern Jan 12 VB Feb Southland Feb Spencer Shoe Corp Name Baxter & Kennedy 50 57% 61 2,770 5 11 % 11% 1,800 ~6% l 6% 63B 900 Mining Co 25o common Corp of Canada 2.50 • common 1st preferred Jan 8% Jan 11% Feb • l Gold Mining Prentice-Hall Inc common 6% 7VB Jan standard 16 12'/a 8 1,800 53/4 Jan 6% Jan 17% 5% 5% 4,000 15% Jan 17% Feb 6 1 l America Producers 45 45 1 1A 13% 100 45 Jan 11 13% Feb Standard Dredging Corp 1 Providence • 1% Standard Forgings Corp Oil Gas — 8 — Common & Light Preferred Jan lVa Jan 12% 2,200 "9% Jan 1% 2,100 1% Jan 16% 100 16% Jan 17% 6% 1st 100 1st 8% Jan 83/4 Jan __ 100 preferred preferred Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common Pyrene Manufacturing 12% Feb class 109 Jan Products Tube 2 Quaker Oats common 0% preferred Quebec Power Co 109 10 108 % 116 Jan Jan Jan 109 Jan 116 • 109 109 27 110 100 Feb 109 110V4 Jan 26 % 27 1,000 25 % Jan 27 Jan 13 V2 5 14 150 13 Vt Jan 14 Va Jan 11 10 11' 400 10 % Jan 11V4 Feb • 95 .—.——100 170 92'/2 • 18 3/4 670 170 170 95 10 183/4 25 161 18 3,4 Jan 96 Jan Jan 90% 170 Feb 18% 5,500 Jan 73/a 4 1,300 7% Jan 7 Jan Jan 6V4 600 53/a Jan 33'4 1,200 31% Jan 33 3/4 Feb Jan 35 Jan 43 41 Jan 43 Feb 32 3 E 100 31% Jan 32 3/8 Feb 31», 700 30 % Jan 313/4 Feb 20 143 Jan 147% Feb 7 Jan 7% Feb 31% 50 200 800 16% Jan 8V. 734 8 Va 2,000 7 V4 Jan 8V4 Feb 4 734 100 7% Jan 9 Jan 2V4 2 V4 2 V4 900 2 Va Jan 23/, Jan 24 25 V» 1,600 19 Va Jan 25'A Jan 36 36 100 32 3 4 Jan 36 Feb 1,000 3% Jan 43/8 Jan Jan 73 24% 1 1 ~4"/4 4 V4 19% 19 % 20 600 19 Jan 20V4 11V4 12 % 900 10 Jan 12% 30% 29% 30 % 1.000 3% 33/8 3% 7,300 3V4 Voting common Railway St Utility Investment A Rath Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common $3 convertible preferred Raytheon Manufacturing common 10 77 % • & Corp Co common 10 * • 50o Sterling Engine Co Stetson (J B) Stinnes (Hugo) Co common Stroock (S) & Co common 5 Va 31,900 Engineering Dry Goods Richfield Oil Corp warrants 3% Jan 17% Jan Swan 5% Jan Corp Rochester Gas & Elec 4$ Roeser St Pendleton Inc pfd F Texon For footnotes see page 837. common Power & Light Oil & Land 7% pfd Co Inc 19 2 300 1% Jan 2 Feb Thew 30 225 28% Jan 30 Feb Tilo 35 % 35% 36% 300 35 % Jan 38 % 55 Jan 55 Jan Roofing Inc Tishman Realty & Construction Tivoli Brewing Co llVs 11% 17,900 11 Jan 13% Jan Tobacco 19 500 __ 23 23 23% 800 9 19% 19 % 19% 1,100 • 30% 30 Va Jan Shovel 30% 500 7 21% Jan 23% Jan Amer 16 Jan 20 Jan Amer 32% 28% Jan 352 Va 16 36,400 % Feb 6% 6 Va 6% 3,300 5% Jan & Co common. Allied Stocks Security Trust Co Ltd— dep rets ord regis dep rets def reg % 6 3/4 Jan Jan Todd Shipyards Corp Toledo Edison 6% preferred preferred Tonopah Mining of Nevada Trans Lux Corp 7% 1 2% £1 2% 19,200 1% Jan 2% Feb 106 100 • 2VB 28 Jan 10 Jan 12% 3% Jan 4% Feb 63/4 Jan 8% Jan 2,100 600 3,300 8% Jan Jan 124 Feb 77% 77% 50 75% Jan 77% Feb 25 VB 500 22 Jan 25% Feb 28% 29 800 27 V4 Jan 29 Jan 500 6% Jan 7V4 6.200 3% Jan 4 7 7 Va % 5 Va 4 ' Feb Jan Jan 1 • 1 12 12% 1,800 11 Jan 15% 12 V4 I6V4 225 15 Jan 17% Jan 2% 2% 31 >4 23b 16 16 16 29 % 31% 800 1% Jan 8 13 Jan 15 Jan 16 Feb 1,250 25 V'4 Jan 31% Feb Jan 32% Jan 200 30 % 32 1,050 37 V2 32 29% 38% 350 31V4 Jan 38 % Feb 20% 1,350 18 Jan 20% Jan 4 V8 1,800 Jan 43/8 Jan 1334 125 Feb 13% Feb 19% 20 3% 3% 13 1 • • 100 2 50c 814 8% 8% 34 33 34 18 3/4 17% 19'4 3% 13 9 34 10 14% 1 1 106% 70 105% Jan 106% Jan Tri-Continental 28 28 % 200 25% Jan 28% Feb Trunz Tung-Sol Lamp. Works 80c convertible preferred Jan 34 Feb 14% Jan 19% Feb Jan H934 Jan 3,800 13,000 36 36 50 20% 20% 21 1,200 15 15% 400 9 12% Jan 10% Jan Jan 1438 Feb Jan 36 Va 19% Jan 22% Jan 14 Jan 17 Va Jan 33 6% 1 Jan 7 Jan Jan 61 2% • • 100 100 1 1 Jan 63 % Jan Jan 12 >4 Jan 300 1% Jan 2% 130 96% Jan 90 Jan 103 Jan Jan 107 Feb Jan 112 Feb 9934 98 % 100 105% 107 50 105% 111% 111% 112 110 110% Jan 1% Jan Jan 1% 1% 1% 1,800 1% 4% 4 % 4 % 1,400 3% Jan 4% 8,700 2% Jan 3% Jan 275 30 % Jan 32% Feb Jan 7% Jan Jan 11% Feb 3 2% 32 y2 • 1 • 2% 59 11% 61 • warrants Inc 31% 14% 5 Jan 8% 400 13% Jan 8% 300 3,700 117 10 Jan — Royce Ltd— Am dep rets for ord reg common Inc 18 Rio Grande Valley Gas Co— (Texas Corp) vtc 5% 10 Finch Oil Corp 29% 1 Radiator Inc 29% • Rice Stix 110 4% 7 V8 * Corp Ray Drug Co Tobacco Roller Bit Co 33/8 12% 8 29 5 1 * Corp Stop & Shop Inc Textron 11% 3 Jan 140 Feb 2 Jan 2734 24% 1 1 1 1 • Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc 19 1 —_ Feb 3 '/a 100 3 V4 30V2 Jan 4% • (A) Technicolor 4% Feb Jan 3 1134 12 Steel Co of Canada Texas 5 Va 4 Va 123 120 123 1 B Tampa Electric Co common k Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrants. \W. Railway (fe Light Securities Jan 17 Feb R Wi - Feb 3% Feb '' Rolls Jan 8% Jan 7% 83 (The) Taggart 1 15% Jan 3 16:)4 1 Co class Superior Portland Cement, Superior Tcol & Die Co Richmond Jan 7 V» 4 7 "2 1 Starrett Sun St 13 Va 1,600 8 1 I6V4 • Sterling Inc • Jan 16 3 4 • B Standard Sunbeam Electric 5 3% Jan 1% Public Service of Colorado— 7% Jan Jan 5 1 10 1 (Ky) Power Jan 43% 10,300 1% 16 7 __ Jan 146% 147 V; Stein • Jan 7% 20 common $1.60 convertible preferred Jan 47 100 1A Va 11 Va 39 Va 312 43 31 % 25 100 10 preierred Standard 12 Va Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B Co Brewing Standard 13% • Pressed Reliance Jan • • Stahl-Meyer Inc Feb 53 100 Premier Reed Jan 2.78 . Standard Cap & Seal common 17 Feb 32 3/8 43 10 Royalty Co 61 10 common Pratt St Lambert Co ;1-' 6% 290 Inc Pipe Line Standard >'r. Jan 17 Changed to ouuveruoie ■vV Jan 50 Pittsburgh Si Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Pleasant Valley Wine Co r 14 V4 34 32 3 33 25 25 preferred series C Southern Carey .1 Jan 3,000 15 10 original preferred 12% 600 110% 6 V4 6 6 12.50 South Penn Oil 10% 9 12% Feb Jan Jan 100 4 Feb 157 3 Ve 14% 50 3 xi3 v» Jan 100 • 3.90% 8% 64 110 £1 14% 55 Jan 5% dep rets ord regis—- 1 112 Va ,700 310 1 49% 1,125 73 73t 305 ',4 Solar Manufacturing Co. 400 Jan 9% Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— 1 Jan ~3% of 17 • 100 33/4 1 Metals 15% Jan Ltd 6% "4 16 3% 8 3/e Jan 24 22% 141 39 • common 1,000 150 4 • 334 600 Jan • Solar Aircraft Co 20% Power Canada Ltd Jan 20% Powdrell St Alexander 200 600 100 10% 700 300 157 155 157 Jan 534 4.600 x13',4 8% 21% Polaris 4% 23 4 560 67% — 108 25 common 4% 13 xl3 % 10 3b 20 Ve Pneumatic Scale 700 3% 10% • L E RR 900 — 22 3 23 1 Feb Smith 21 Pitts Bess & 1% 12 Va — 4% • 18 Va 5 34 21 Mines Power Jan 10,700 • Am & 15 Feb 49 49% — 50c common Johnson Ltd 1% 11% 1% 20 3/4 Simmons-Boardman Publications— Jan Pierce Gold Water Jan Jan • Pinchln 4 — ._5 Jan 7 Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co Pioneer 4% 1 Jan 28 % 8 20 Co Governor 12% 1 11 51% 113% Feb 23% 8 3/, 23 • 12% Jan 67 % Jan 4>A 123/4 Control class B 50 Jan 113 J&11 21 Jan Jan Feb 5% 113% 100 Jan 3 Jan Jan 47 "3% • • com Jan 334 Feb Jan 26% 1 Pharis Tire & Rubber 19% 9,200 21 1% 36% 50 2.50 Pep Boys (The) Pepperell Mfg Co 100 4 4Vb Vb - 4 934 Water & Power Co Penn 3% 21 — Jan 4% 10% 250 7 4% Jan Jan 26% 6 3/8 Feb 4V4 13% Breweries 49 % 6% 13% Jan Jan preferred 4% 49% warrants Penn Gas & Elec class A com Penn Power 49% Jan Jan Corp 26% • 25 cum 37% 11V4 400 Jan Amer Peninsular Telephone common Jan 1,600 3% 11 64 33 13% 11 Va Sherwin-Williams • 36% 12 34 4 1,500 Jan 1 Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patchogue Plymouth Mills 35 % 13 % 2,100 XI14% 2,900 35 % 4% Jan 18 Va Jan 12% 113 17 6V4 1 common Sheller Mfg Co 18 Vu Feb 1 Corp Shawinigan 390 5Va 900 12% Inc Radio Feb 11,100 15,600 Feb Feb 11% 534 5 Va Feb Jan 50 Jan 5% 89 105 11% 32 Va Jan Jan 45 % Jan 88 Jan 46% 29% 200 Jan 1 200 89 35% 11% Corp Co 31% 31 certificates 39% 5 Motors Pen Feb 31% 88 Silex Co Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Am shs 6 Vb Feb 104 % Jan Jan 87 160 2 4% Jan 300 25,600 2,100 82% 2,500 2% 6 % 150 Safety Slck's 2% 5% 87 Sherwin-Williams 2% Jan 6 Va 86 % 373/4 • common 2 Va Feb 12% • Airways warrants Jan • common 41'/a Feb 1% 1 Shattuck Denn Minlng. 13% 800 25 Serrick 100 2 Va prior stock Allotment 13 % 2 Feb Feb 13% 2 Feb 3 V4 15% • Feb 19 V4 Semler (R B) 100 5% Jan Jan 20 Jan Jan 143/8 113 % 3% 2% 300 113 3,800 15% 15 % __ 5% 200 15% 105 4 % 3,150 15% 373/8 Feb 5% 7,300 $5.50 40% 9Va 3% Feb 104 % Jan 19 V4 Jan 4 6 % 23% 12% 40 3 8,400 2% 13 Jan 9 Va 17% Jan 11 Va 8Va ~3% Jan 500 8% 19 % 10% 12% Feb 10% 1 12% 12% Feb 41V4 Jan 5 900 12% 12% Jan 8% stock Convertible 12% — - Jan 33% • Hardware & 8% 17,350 34,900 1 Bros Inc Lock 12'/a __ Co 42,700 10% • common inc 12% 41 % 9 % 1 25 Brick Co common (D 10% 3534 10% 1 Savoy Oil Co & Fisher 123/4 41 % 1 1 common Jan • preferred 1st 4% • Samson 35 25 Service 4 Feb 8 5 pref conv Jan 8 38 1238 .—25 preferred 8 4% 5 $2 Regis 31 — • Lighting $5 preferred Pacific Power & Light 7% pfd- 63 —• 50 Ltd Corp Lawrence Class St. Sentry Pacific 7 % 8 1 • 1 Seton Leather common Pacific Gas St Elec 6% 5 1.25 common Jan 42 P common Jan 23 Aeronautical Co hyan oonsoliUated Petroleum Ryerson & Haynes common Sentinel Co 5% 18% 112 — — 7% 8 * Omar Inc 1 O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares— Overseas Securities 1 Can Jan 23 % Ltd 50 113% 113 % — Oliver United Filters B Pacific 500 10 * Co 425 36 33 V» 3534 1 Distillery Poindexter Old Gas Feb 5% 5% Inc rtussek3 Fifth Ave Schulte 2% 50c * 100 com___15 preferred 4%% 15% 5 1 Field Scovlll Power Jan 15% Paper common Salt Dome Oil Co O Ohio 14 2 Ryan Schiff common Ohio Brass Co class B common Jan 1,300 Works Electric Steel Co Sayre Corp 26% 15% Metal Jan 400 108 V» 108 V4 25 Ogden Jan 15 Va 5 Royalite Oil Co St. class A Northrop Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agene Corp 25 common Petroleum Root High 1,000 Jan 13 &u Pfd.100 —20 Northern States Power Roosevelt Low 26 Corp Art Ronson Range Since January 1 High 25 % Jan Pub Serv 5% Northern Natural Gas Northern Indiana Low Shares 26 Cable Rome of Prices Jan 12 % » -* Co RR Jan 5% Airlines Penn North 3,000 Jan 1% 3734 ^ — Utility Securities Central Texas Oil Northeast 1,700 37% 39 % American North 0 176 174 175 , class A North American Rayon 13 '/2 19% 10 % 10% common—l Light St Power Jan Jan Rotary Electric Noma 11 % 10% 1V 18% 19% North Amer 9% ... _ -- 0 Mines Jan 4,900 13 % 9 Ve Sales for Week Range Par High 1,700 Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Curb York New Range Since Low 9% * Corp B Nineteen Hundred Nlpisslng Friday Shares 12% 13% 7 STOCKS— High 9% 9 34 J class B com Niagara Share Corp of Prices Sale Price Curb Exchange Yoik New FEBRUARY for Week Range Last EXCHANGE ENDING Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— WEEK FOR Monday, February 10, 1947, "6% 3 32% 6% 7% 1,500 5% 113/4 11% 400 10% S=Ss^ssirs5Kr=ssa^^ .^«TU..(*V, iVoIume 165 Number 4567 . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 4fciv3sSi NEW YORK CURB RANGE FOR WEEK EXCHANGE ENDING FEBRUARY 7 U Friday BONDS Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Udylite Corp Realization 13% .10c Corp Unexcelled Chemicals Corp Union Investment Co Union Stock Yards of Omaha United Aircraft Products com United Chemicals United 4,000 11% 100 31% Feb 3% 8% Jan 11 >/4 Feb 200 60 — .50c 6 60 9 10 6% Corp 53 56% participating Molasses Amer 40 % — 4IV2 150 42 % Jan 4OV4 Jan 15% 1,100 7 14% Jan 26% 26 26% 17,000 24% Jan 97 Jan 100 101 Jan 115 A 7s 115 240 ~ — 290 Jan coupon) ~3~ ~2_% "3"% Jan 12 3 Ve Power 120 10 Jan 67% 121/2 Feb 69% 2,350 67% Feb 71 Jan 47 46 45% 5,100 46 141/4 — 14% 1% 290 45% Feb 400 11% Jan 14% Jan 23% Jan 23 22 23 4,200 17% 161% 17% 1,150 3% 3 31/4 151/a Jan 2% Jan 7,200 85% 85% 86'A 250 82 16% 18% 4,700 14% 3% Jan .50o Oil 3% ..10 4 3% 3% 600 25i/2 27% 400 2% ..10 common 4 rr .10 J" 27% _5 4 % Utah Power & Light common 21% 4% 108 % 37 37 6 33 38 41 2 34% 41 38% 37 38Va 32% 38% 38 38 1 37 40 37 38 .2 33 38 J-J 100% J-J 84% J-J 38 J-D 2022 M-S 1969 J-J 1970 J-J 100.14 101 12 64 . 78 87% 122 38 39% 4 1958 1963 110% 110% a-o M-S Jan 24 Feb Jan 27% 4% Jan 4% 94 33% 39% 1 $102 Jan 22% Jan 12 -.5 117 10% 12 8,200 9% ' ...1 115 5% .200 180 6% __ 2% 600 13% 100 5% 2% Jan 12 Feb Jan 105 2,600 2% 13% 2% » — 118 5% 58 110% 105% 107 — 102% 103% m J-J 100 M-N 100% 1961 M-N —1948 Power Assn 5s a-o —.1954 N Y & Westchester Ltg 4s North Continental Utility Corp— A5%s series A (90% Ohio Power 99% ~ $ 102 % J-J $9% 99% 100% 99% 100 100% m 100% i 107% 107% 101% 102% 27 102% 104 \ 102% 102% t — 106 9% 108 a-0 106 Pacific Power & Light 5s 1955 Lexington 1st mtge 3s —1964 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s.l964 F-a 120 Jan Jan 6 >4 Jan 12 Feb 3V4 Jan 13% Feb Jan ' 1 4 $78 j-d 106 106% 103% 104% "2 107% 108 1 105% 105% 107 107% 87% 107 % 107 % 9% 109 11 103% 104% j-j 108 77 77 1970 Corp (Can) perpetual certificates J-D 1949 —. M-S 1964 Sinking fund deb 4s Public Service of New Jersey— J-J 1959 4%s B Public Service Co of Colorado— 1st mtge 3%s— 6% 104 103% 32 10 % 108 1971 1st mtge 3s 103% 90 .. a-0 J-D 107% 107% $103 104 103% 104 M-N $162% 165 159 166% . „ . $107% 109 105% 105 % Queens Borough Gas & Electric— W Waco Aircraft Co • 3% Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext..* 7% preferred 100 Waitt & Bond Inc $2 cum pfd Waltham Ward Watch Corp Stationery • com 20 10 1 Whitman (Wm) & Co Wichita River Oil Corp Williams (R C) & Co 5% preferred Winnipeg Elec • Inc • 100 10 Inc 2 Petroleum Woolworth (F W) Ltd— 1 American deposit receipts preference Wright Hargreaves Ltd 5s 6% Jan 26 10% Feb Jan 7% 2% 800 2 Jan 2% Feb • 81/4 10 8% 1,000 8% Jan 8% Jan 111 1/8 111% 10 111% Jan 111% Jan 2,100 8% Jan 10% Feb 9% 117 10% 117 117 Feb 31% 50 30 Jan 31% 32 75 31% Jan 33% Jan 18 _ 32 10 31% 32 ___ Jan 18 Jan __ 16% 16 % 250 17 1/2 19% 1,300 19 15% Jan 17% 27 Jan Jan 19% 1970 2024 250 18% Feb 20% Jan 18% 200 13% Feb 19% Jan 8% 15 7 8 8 600 7 Jan 20 100 20 Jan I31/2 15% 12% 1,700 7 1512 10% — 6% 7 14'/2 400 15% 2,300 13 Jan 15% Feb 107% M 5s series B 7 Feb 15% Feb 10 10% 800 10 Feb 10% Jan 13% 13% 200 14 Jan 14% 310 J- J "3 "3% 6,500 — __ ~3% Jan or Friday's Bid & Asked High $101'/8 Bonds Low 5 118% 102 % J- J 103 106% 106% 1 106% 106 1 106 106% 114 114 % 165 165 110 110% J-D M-N 106 Q-F lAChicago Rys 5s ctfs (part paid).1927 106 __ $114 119% $166 __ 170 Jan 1968 1950 M-S F-A M-S J-D — 105 >/4 105% 1 105 106 80 % 80% 80% 3 82 76 85 81% 82% 60 77 85% 64% 67 57% 67 66% 104 % 104% 104% 102% 1958 102% 102% A-O Debenture 5s 104% 104 1969 M-Q 105% Gen 1969 J-D 1976 J "J 1981 ref 2%s series R Gas __ $112 Debenture 5s 1st A-O 1954 a-o 104% 105% 105% $108% — — 104% 105% *+ rH H 189 11 104 104% 44 102% 103% 104% 105% 105 % 104 48 107% __ $104% 105 (Bait City)— mtge 4 ¥28 1 __ 52 1 — 10278 A mtge 4s ser A 1st mtge 4s ser B Eastern Elmira & Water Finland 5s Gas Fuel Lt & 1993 RR Residential A General 104% 106 104% 105% 119% 119% West ser 6s series A. 4s 3%s ser A. B —1948 3%s 16 60% 68% 33% 36% 26 27% .1948 — J-D J-J 1963 $— 1958 .Jan 1949 .Jan 1949 J-J $81 62- J-D 105 130 2 43% 3 1949 Electric J-D ——1959 United a-0 72 $104% 105 % 108 101 103 89% 97% 39 41% 36 43% 104% 104% 106% 106 % 106 106% 103% 103% 103% 103% 104% 104% 104% Light & Power Co— 1st lien United N & cons J 4s 5%s Utah 103% Light & Railways (Maine) — Power 1952 & A-0 Light Co— Debenture 6s series A —2022 M-N 111 111 ' 111 104% ".111% Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— A 5s Wash West West Income Water 6s debs —1954 MS 68 69% 109% 110 3%s Electric Penn Traction 1964 J-D 5s Power Penn 2030 A-O 1900 J-D $116 1959 F-a 12 $106% 108 5s Newspaper Union— s f debentures conv 65 71% 109% 110 105 % 6 106 115% 117 101% 102% 102% 102% Foreign Governmenis & Municipalities Friday Interest York 6 104 83% — 62 2 10 $65 a-o $107% A-O $103% Week's Range or Friday's Bonds Sale Price Bid & Asked Sold Exchange Curb Low High Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— A 20-year 7s April J946 A 20-year 7s Jan Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 J-J J-D 22% 22% Danish M-N ,nco F-A 195«» Extended Danzig Port & Waterways— A External 6%s stamped ALima City (Peru) 78 $76% — 78 __ 1 Range Since January 1 Low 77 High 78 76% 76% 5 22 22% 1 — 93% 92% 93% 92 10 89 92 27% M-S 93% 91% — J-J --1952 6%s stamped 1958 Maranhao stamped (Plan Interest A-0 No. 29 15 27% 29 $13 16 A) Mortgage Bank of Bogota— A7s (issue of May 1927) (issue of Oct. 1927) A Mortgage Bank of Chile 6s_ Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s Parana stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2%s 2008 M-N 1951 reduced to 2%s AMedellin 7s stamped J-D $31 1947 1947 1931 1972 M-N $52 A-0 $52 J-D $21% 96% 2008 M-S J-D 2012 $31 31% J-J 1919 J-D 1921 ARussian Government 6%s $31 J-J 32 30% 52 31% 52 53 53 95% 98% 31 31% — 97 22 35 31% 2 5 5% 5% 31 4% 6 5 5% 21 4% 6 105% 76 — 62 82 62 104% 105 106% __ 66% Last Period BONDS New — 104% 105 $106% — 41% 43% J-J 36% 105% 105% ~ 97% 41% a-o 1968 United •No M-S 1950 Power Guantanamo & Western 6s Hygrade Food 6s 68% — 1961 Mountain — 67 Mtge Bank— Rayon Co 6s Grand Trunk Green M-S 68 J-J 1956 5s May 1965 stamped Toledo Edison Rio de Janeiro stamped (plan A) Interest reduced to 2% M-N 1993 3%s_ (Hugo) Industries— A7-4s 2nd stamped A 7s 108% Delaware Lack & Western RR— Lackawanna of N J Division— 1st J-j A7-4s 3d stamped 4 89% 108% 1954 Consolidated 1946 108 108 102% 102% Stinnes 105% — J-J Q 97% 103 5 1948 ser A-O. 119% 57 __ 234s 1950 Corp inc 5s (Hugo) Corp— Stinnes $— 107% 107% 102 118 34 118% lACentral States Electric 5s mtge AStarrett & Elec 3%s 99% 106% 106% 110% 104% 105% Q-J ref 102% High 102 109% $110% in 102% 102% J-D 1st M-N 32 (Calif)— mtge 3s January 1 No. — — 1970 Consol Gas El Lt & Pwr (Bait)— 1st ref mtge 3s ser P 1989 99% 106% 107% Range Since Sold 118% 1962 Conv deb 5s Spalding (A G) 5s } 99 7/g 106% Feb 102% i960 Cities Service 5s $104 F-A 1st Southwestern Gas Western J- J 1998 %s J-J 1970 106 120% Week's Range Last Sale Price J-D Blckford's Inc 6%s Boston Edison 2%s A5 1971 Southern Counties Gas Jan J-J 1957 Bethlehem Steel 6s $106% 107% Jan Jan Jan 6% Telephone of Canada— 1st A-0 Jan Jan 107 __ 21 M-N 1964 5s series C M-S Jan 7% 1955 Electric-3 Vis A-0 1970 Gas 6s series A 1953 5%s A 1951 Feb 19 105% 120% 125 1965 Jan Jan 13 % 20 Period 1901 Feb 18 Friday Amer Writing Paper 6s Appalachian Elec Power 3V4S Appalachian Power deb 6s Associated Electric 4%s 105% 105% $120 3S Jan 18% Low Bell 117 23% __ Interest Exchange M-S Jan 2'% A-0 1952 3 Vis Feb Jan 6 % £1 BONDS Atlantic City Feb 8% 25 Woodley Assoc T & T deb California 2,200 1 ww Curb 21 California Edison 3,150 1 common New York ~5~% Jan Southern 7% 10 common Industries 950 1952 Jan 10% j _ Wisconsin P & L 4%% pfd Wolverine Portland Cement Woodall "3% 13% 9% __ 5 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Products 26 A Southern 12% Jan 8,100 series Jan 4 7 Ve 8% • 1st pfd__100 Westmoreland Coal Westmoreland Inc Brothers 25 500 Jan 21/8 1.25 Utilities $6 preferred West Virginia Coal & Coke Western Tablet & "5% 3% 10% 1 Western Maryland Ry 7% 13 "4% 400 7% West Texas Willson 26 1 warrants Aircraft 3% I2V2 5% 30 Wentworth Manufacturing Wilson 13 1 Co Baking Co Warner 5%s San Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s __ __ .. — par value, Ex-stock dividend, a n Deferred ^Friday's bid and asked prices; no ABonds being e Odd-lot sale, f Ex-dlstrlbution. xEx-divldgad. y Ex-rights. sales being transacted during eurrwu delivery Under-the-rule sale. sale, d Ex-interest, rCash sale, traded flat. 106% — — g 107% — — 1G7% Abbreviations"Bed^above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ tive; "conv," convertible; "m," mortgage; "n-v," "wt" when Issued: non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; "ww," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. v$| 4 ._ 1968 58 104% 10 101% 101% 102% 103% " 103 31 99% 100% 100% 102% 55% 4 99% 100 $107% J-J redeemed).1948 1st mtge 3 Vis 99% J-D 2004 9 103% 103% J-D 1950 5%s 58 103% 103% — M-S England Power 3%s 103% 57 1947 3%S —1 — i .t; 110 17 105% 106 Jan 21% 1948 5s Debenture Feb 2,800 deb New England Feb 23 Jan New Feb 3% Jan Conv Feb 4 to Light 4%s 102% 78 $111% 114 — f-a 1967 38 100 % $105 1948 Power Vogt Manufacturings 107% 38 J-J Park common 104% 41 1968 5s Jan 18 V2 2,200 22 21J/2 23 87% Gas High 104 36% 1963 New Amsterdam Gas 5s New Eng Gas & El Assn 5s Feb 3'A Jan 200 17% Jan 18% 1 4 $4 convertible preferred Venezuelan Petroleum Venezuela Syndicate Inc Low 102% 103% 41 1952 Extended at 4% Milwaukee Feb 20% 1 5 Reclaiming Valspar Corp 42 January 1 Jan U S Foil Co class B U S Graphite common U S and International Securities.. $5 1st preferred with warrants U S Radiator common Insurance 20 5 Range Since 38 1957 Superpower 6s 16 $36 1952 5s No. 107% 108'A 107% F-A 1952 McCord Corp deb 4%s Midland Valley RR— Feb 12% 68 V* —1 United Stores common M-N 1957 Kansas Electric Power 3%s Kansas Gas Electric 6s Jan 291 12% -25 Universal Consolidated 1941 F Sold 102% 104 % 104% 1955 Debenture 6s Jan -10 Universal Products Co Utah-Idaho Sugar coup) Bonds High. 102 % J-D 1957 (Aug A Italian Jan .25c common- ..25 common Friday's — .100 Sharing Specialties 1941 1970 Kansas Power & Light 3%s Kentucky Utilities 4s — or Bid & Asked F-A 1955 (July 1941 coupon) Interstate Feb 115 17% 2714 Sale Price J-J 1963 E series A7s Jan — Preferred Universal Jan Jan Co Ltd— 10% preferred Shoo Machinery U S Rubber if 60 1950 5s (Dec 1 series A7s Jan U Jan A 7s Jan 2814 15% preferred United United 7% Jan 15% dep rets ord regis— Profit Feb IlO United NJ RR & Canal— United Jan 5% 18,400 United Milk Products United Jan 9,900 5s ref & A6%s Jan 6% 28% 5% in 1 <i United Gas Corp common United Light & Railways $3 934 Jan common „ Elastic Jan 6% .100 Service lien 1st Feb 6,000 9% Last Period Indianapolis P At L 3%s International Power Sec— A6%s series C Feb 3% 9% Corp warrants United 14 11 »/4 10 Indiana High Jan Week's Range Interest Exchange Low Range Since January 1 Low 14 3% 11% -- Shares High 12% __ .„5 Union Gas of Canada New York Curb for Week of Prices Low ...1 Sales Range Sale Price Exchange Par Ulen Week's Last & 8371 4 ; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 10, 1947 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE WEEK FOR FEBRUARY ENDING 7 Friday Friday Range of Prices Shares Low Par Transit Co common Bali —.—-• • Corporation Arundel Preferred vtc 100 20 __ 25c 100 10 50 American Oil Co pfd Commercial common Potomac Edison 3.60 D S Fidelity 315 —100 2 prior preferred— New Amsterdam Casualty 6.75% Seaboard 315 20 10 Mills com Mt Vernon-Woodbury North 12% 158 40 1 1 com vtc Fidelity & Deposit Co Fidelity & Guarantee Fire Corp Finance Co of Amer class A & Guar 270 25% 7 7% 38 Va 38% 62 62 12% 12% 156% 158 40 40 100 vtc Brager Eisenberg Inc Eastern Sugars Assoc Low __ -- Jan 7 25% Feb Feb 23% 1,365 9% Jan 110 38 Jan 44% Jan 15 61 Jan 63 Jan 50 11% Jan 12% Feb 22 154 Jan 82 40 Jan 27 315 315 Jan 160 Jan 11 37 Jan 38% Jan 54 101 Feb 103% Jan 85c 85c 101% 101% 13 13 45 45% 300 38 27 — — — __ 72 20 27 Feb 29 Jan 85c Feb 85c Feb Jan 101 Feb 101% 6 13 Feb 13 Feb 535 44 Jan 46% Jan Bonds— 1975 1975 Transit Co 4s Baltimore 5s series A 90 $14,000 87 98 89 98 __ — 1,000 96 Jan 90 Feb Jan 98 Feb , Castle & lien Week's Friday for Week Shares Par Chemical Co——~—• American Sugar Refining common—100 American Tei & Tel lOo American Woolen • Anaconda Copper 50 Low Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6% • 100 ——25 —100 Edison Boston Elevated Ry Boston — Boston Herald Traveler Corp———.* Boston & 100 100 100 100 prior preferred class A 1st pfd stamped class B 1st pfd stamped class D 1st pfd stamped Personal Prop Trust 10 % 5 Shares Trust Century 1 Service (Title* High 25 40% Jan 44% Jan 169% Jan 174% Feb 1,279 27% Jan 41% Feb 497 37% Jan 41 Jan 40% 140 18% 5 18% 137% Jan 100 16% Jan 266 133% 135 131% Jan Jan 140 19% Jan 135 Jan 47% 45% 47% 2,320 45% Feb 50% Feb 65% 64 67% 730 64 Jan 69% oommon^ealtej Edison Co Consumers 36 36 36% 285 35 Jan OO C- Jan prior preferred preferred 39% 37 39% 365 7 7 7% 385 9 9 11% 9 50 11% 15 15% 170 28 7% 11% 15% 29 % 50 7% 150 7% 30.93 30.93 30.93 35% 6 Jan 39% Feb Jan 7% Feb 7 Jan 8 Jan 11% 100 2174 Jan 23% 1 18% 18% 18 34 500 17% Jan 20 100 38 Jan 42 42 „ 42 9 21 % 100 2% Jan 2% Jan 15% 1,350 14% Jan 15% Jan 9% 9,500 7 3A Jan 9% Jan 116% Jan 119% Jan 192 Jan 222% Jan 9 rl20%rl20% 10 r222 % r222 % 410 * 8% 8% Jan 8% Jan 22% 22% 100 20 Jan 24% Jan 8% 9% 1,300 8 Jan 9% Feb 50 63 Jan 64% Jan 1,600 7 Jan 8% 8 7 3/4 7% 90 64 8% • ____5 10 31 293/4 31% 5 24 23 24 550 28 32 31% 0 39 76 98% 76 18 Jan Jan 29% Feb 28 7% Jan 76 Feb Feb 100 70% 100 91 300 233/8 Jan 31% Feb 23 Feb 24 Jan 98% Jan Jan 98% Feb Jan 2,800 30% Jan 39 40 36 Feb 39 Feb 25 25 20 25 Jan 25 Jan 2% 7 7 20 Jan 7 Feb 10 13% 1 (The) of America 32 36 * sh vtc A Lighting Inc common Mills 64 • part sh B Corp Jan 21% • common part com Feb Jan 15% 4% 13% 4 86 133/4 19% 17 19% 15 19 % 19 % 19% 14% 13% 15 11 10% 11% 5 10 General _5 Jan Feb 86 140 90 Jan 3Vs 1.350 * 0 Inc 11% 350 41/4 6% 33% 13*4 Feb 4% Jan 99 19% Jan Feb 2,450 16% Jan 50 19% Jan 20 1,700 133/4 Feb 16 Candy class A General Finance Corp common Preferred 10 General 10 18 34l 9% Jan 11% Feb Jan 19 % Jan 9% Jan 9 Feb 900 Motors Corp common Refrigerator Co Gillette Safety Razor Goldblatt Gossard (H 59% 9. Jan Jan Heileman Brewing Feb 50 29% Jan 31% Jan 15% 300 13% Jan 30% 31 • 15% 15 • ' Corp Hupp 21 300 18 Jan 21 Feb 19 19 % 200 18 Jan 20 Jan 10 10% 450 9% Jan 10% Feb 21% 213/4 150 20 % Jan 21% Jan 29 28 29 350 27% Jan 29% Jan 64 66% 1 25 - 40 1 common 9 Feb 7% Jan 55 30.61 Jan 30.03 31% 329 23% Jan 31% Feb 10% 10% 100 10 Jan 10% Jan Feb Brick Illinois Co Indiana 6% 140 64 Feb 69% 10 40' 40 Feb 40 6% 1,300 7% Jan Jan Feb 7% Feb Jan 16 Jan 17% 27 29% 700 24% Jan 29 % 23% 25 850 22 Jan 25 Feb l 17 17% 450 16 Jan 18 Jan 8 3/4 16% 10 100 (new) Steel Prod — • capital Illinois Central RR common Indep Pneum Tool Feb 20 1 Hibb Spencer Bartlett common Hormel & Co (Geo A) common 15 % 19 * 3 Feb 9 31 Co G capital 64% Jan • Motor Parts Werner Jan 7% common— common Jan 52 3,000 9 Dk & Jan 8% 100 1,400 1 8 8% 250 9% 9 64% common W) Dr 64% 18 3/4 common Inc Go 9 9 common Bros Lakes Great 9% 1 18 160 Feb Jan 14% 30% 10% 93 95 125 93 Feb 97 Jan 64% 100 100 4%% Mass Street 23% „ Hammond Instrument Co common Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates— Eastern 23% Four-Wheel Drive Auto common 29% 17 250 16% Feb 240 7% Jan 8 34 • 21% 22 140 20% Jan 24% Jan * 15 15 50 14 % Jan 15 Jan 1 14% 14 % 143A 2.800 13 % Jan 14% •Jan Kellogg Switchboard common * 9 3/4 9 % 93/4 450 8% Jan 9% Feb 674 7% 500 63/4 Jan 7% Jan Warrants Interstate Jim 6cin Feb 23% Katz Drug Co common • Copper Range Co . 21 Jan 10 1 . Jan 5 1 Chicago Towel Co 00m capital Chrysler Corp common Cities Service Co common Coleman (The) Co Inc Gibson 140 19% Jan 41% 2,946 41% 39% 100 Hecla & Jan 43% 34% • Boston & Providence RR Calumet 38% 300 Chicago & Southern Air Lines Hein 5% 8% 108 RR— Maine 7 ft Boston 43% 41% — RR Albany & 40% 21 preferred & Lt Cherry Burrell Corp common Chicago Corp common Convertible preferred Flour 171% 174% 172% pfd—100 Inc & Son Bird Boston Low High 40% American Agri Feb 20 • Elgin Nat Watch Co new com— Range Since January 1 Jan 14 * Electric Household Util Corp Range of Prices 45 Jan preferred Eddy Paper Sales Last Sale Price Jan 10% * 50c Dodge Mfg Corp common new Domestic Credit Corp class A Exchange 45 1,500 Preferred Central States Pr High 50 14 10 common Central S W Util common Curtis stocks— ,, Convertible preferred Prior Low 45 12 Central Illinois Secur Corp common___i Common Boston Stock common. (AM) Co Range Since January 1 High 45 Carr-Consolidated Biscuit common Jan 315 Brothers Butler Low 1 12% 10 common Burton-Dixie Corp Jan 40% 102 % 27 38 101 27 __ Shares 5 common Ring Piston Burd High L) (E Co Bruce Range Since January 1 High 24% 25 7% for Week of Prices Par for Week Sale Price STOCKS^— Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— Sales Week's Last Week's Last Baltimore Stock Exchange 64% 160 64 Jan 67 $6 preferred cl A pfd Stores Inc Brown 8% Jan Salle La Ry— 100 7 100 100 100 Common 8% Power 120 7 15 4% Jan 97 80 95% Feb 9 Jan Univ Ext 5 common Leath & Co common 2634 10% 23 Jan 29 Feb 10 45 10 550 29 45 * preferred Cumulative Feb preferred B preferred adjustment 6% 5% SS Lines Inc Eastern Engineers 42 • Corp 21% Capital General Electric 46 25 115% Jan 205 35% Jan 99% Jan 43 Jan 47 Jan Jan 124% 47 Jan 37 34% • 33% 32% 33% 1 Jt 26 25 26 23% 22V4 233/8 3,200 13 11% 13% 12,200 9% Jan 13% Feb 16% 15% 16% 1,000 15% Jan 16% Jan 19 % 19% 300 16% Jan 19% Feb Jan 838 Feb Jan 63% Feb 1,118 20% Jan 22 30% Jan 323/4 Jan Marshall Field & Co common 57% 420 53% Jan 59% Jan Mickelberry's Food Prod 43.95 43.95 25 43.95 Feb 43.95 Feb Middle West Corp capital—— Miller & common 39 38% 40 2,305 35% Jan 40 Feb 30% 30% 31 804 29% Jan 32 Jan $1 Hart Inc vtc prior preferred Mfg common (new) 10 * Modine Hathaway Baking common 1 Kennecott 10 • Copper .100 Maine Central RR common 5% 100 preferred Mass Util Associates Mathieson v t c 9% 7 32% 31% Jan Feb National 9 45 Jan 1,360 6 Jan 7% 32% 250 30 Jan 32% Feb 10 Va 51% 1 2% 2% 100 l3/4 Jan 31% 31% 85 30% Jan 2% 323/4 Feb * Alkali Works 59 60% 190 51 Jan 60 % Feb 15 60 1 20 19% 5 19% 18% 19% 1 Mergenthaler Linotype 55c 55c 67c Co common Monroe 41 Montgomery Ward & Co 518 420 Jan Chemical Jan 10 49% 7% 48% ~7 Rac'g Assn Inc Nash-Kelvinator National Service Cos — Jan 21 505 351 1,800 17% Jan 21 North Standard American Northern RR 100 2.50 (N H) 104 101% 104% 118% 117 1% Northwest Bancorp Northwest 335 118% 1% 100 120 Colony 3 RR 20 common 7% common Jan 19% Feb Jan 67c Feb 430 1% 4,760 120 100 Oak (The) Coal Co preferred 6% com class B 5 1% 100 Jan 104% Feb Jan 98% 117 121 Jan Penn Electric Switch class A Pennsylvania ou 1% RR 120 Feb 123 Jan Perfect Circle Steel capital (The) Co Car 1 2% Feb 28% Jan 33% Feb 25% 26% 2,390 24% Jan 263/4 Feb Sangamo 4% 80 3% Jan 4% Feb Schwitzer Jan Sears Roebuck & Co capital 15 16% 1% 100 1% Jan 15 14 9% 10% Feb 23% 150 20% Jan 23 % Jan 37 450 26% Jan 37 Feb 1,300 29% Jan 33% 8% 400 42% 150 26 27 »/2 450 24% 180 13% Jan 4 1% 15 Jan 30 Jan Jan 23% Jan 7% 200 63% 8 56 39% 172% 176 21% 148' Feb 28 Jan Jan 8% 101 8 3/4 101 10 150 Jan Jan 10 Feb Jan 45 7% 1,850 101 % Feb 23 37 50 8% 176 Jan 7% 5,750 45 Jan 20% 50 21% Rath Packing Elec Co • common Cummings capital 1 —* 9% 110 Feb Jan Jan 24 2634 24% 250 22 Jan 24% Feb 26% 26% 600 25 Jan 26% Feb 40 % Jan 54% Feb 52 54% 20 15% 15% 200 15 Jan 15% Feb 29% — 10 common Jan Jan 100 30 150 28% Jan 30 Jan 29 200 Jan Feb 42% 25 Feb 24 400 Jan Jan 26 100 243/4 Feb 243/4 20 300 62% 45 ~8% * common 754 1% — 10 Jan Jan 155 4 174 25 (new) com 33% 4 Webdfcfer Inc 1 Manufacturing common Parker Pen Co 31% — Shawmut Assn & 3 ,—2% 26% Pennsylvania RR Qulncy Mining Co Folding Machine Reece Stone 2% 8 27% — preferred 33% Pacific Mills common Jan Util— Pressed Old 9% 42 83/s 10 common Car Peabody * 1,600 Feb 14% 40c New England Gas & Elec Assn— 5% % preferred New England Tei & Tel North Butte Mining _ 63% Nunn Bush Shoe common Narragonsett 10% Jan 290 54% 57% 21% 32 » — 23 3% * 21% • Gillette Safety Razor Co * 7 1 , 31% 1 General 120% 42 —1 Stores National Pinu • common—. Service Public 95% Libby McNeil & Libby common Lincoln Printing Co common Lindsay Lt & Chem common 1st pfd series A 6% 29 27% 17% Jan 25 29 Feb 50 17% 15% Jan 17% Feb Jan 38% Jan 38% 36% 2,100 35% 1 12 ll% 12 850 8% Jan 12% Jan • Serrick Corp class B common Shellmar Prod Corp common 38 3/8 28% 27% 28% 600 26% Jan 28% Jan Twist United Fruit Co United-Rexall Shoe United 5 — Drug Inc Machinery .* 43% 25 14% Jan 17% Feb 100 15 Jan 16 Jan • 113/8 11% 150 Jan 12% 37% 35 35% 37% • 16% 15% 16% 1,000 153/a Jan 16% Feb Sinclair Oil Corp Jan Jan 45% 285 433/4 1 8% 7% 8% 400 7% Jan 8% Jan Society Brand Clothes common Feb 30 Jan 34% Feb Feb 46 50 47 51% 3,561 443/4 Jan 51% Jan South Bend Lathe 11% 11% 70 10% Jan Jan Spiegel 67% 11% 67 2.50 common 439 43% • Drill 17% 15% 37% — Torrington Co Union 16 15% Signode Steel Strap Co com (new) Stop & f hop Inc Inc Works cap (new)—5 2 common 1,840 67 Jan 71 Jan St Louis Nat Stockyards 10 54% 55% 110 48% Jan 55% Feb Standard 50 47% 47% 130 43% Jan 49% Jan 17% 17% 173/a 80 16% Jan 17% Jan Standard 64 64% 50 61% Jan 64% Jan 28 26% 28 765 23% Jan 28 Feb (S D) Co Westtnghouse • Electric Corp. .12% Dredging Forgings common Storkline Friday Last Range Shares Par Admiral Corp common Advanced Alum Castings Ball Aetna Bearing Allied Laboratories & Co common common— Asbestos Mfg Co common Athey Products capitalAutomatic Washer 5 common—T Mfg Co common Berghoff Brewing Corp^.. Blnks Mfg Co capital Borg (George W> Corp Brach & Sons (E J) capital For footnotes see page 846. 6 18% .100 High 10 10% 5% 10 6 10% 18% rl28 -100 19 1*128 172% 174% Low High 600 9% Jan 10% Feb 200 5% Jan 6% Jan 450 9% Jan 10% 600 50 500 18% Feb Jan 19% Jan 119 Jan 128% Jan 170% Jan 174% Feb —5 14% 13% 14% 3,300 13 Jan —1 14% Jan 3% 3% 3% 1,300 3 Jan 3% Feb —4 12 11% 12 Trane Co Stores Woodall Yates-Amer 800 11 Jan 4% 350 4 Jan 4% Feb 6% 7% 2,000 6% Jan 7% Feb 20 20% 350 19% Jan 20% Jan American 13% Jan 14% Feb Anaconda 14 Jan 17% Feb Atcb .-1 14% 14% 14% 800 -1 17 15% 17% 1,350 20 4% Xl3 J&n Jan Feb 400 40% Jan 41% Jap 19 500 H CO ^00 Jan 19 Feb X22 18 3/4 Feb 100 19% Jan 313/4 300 29% Jan 32% Jan 20 Jan 22 Jan 20% X22 21% 203/4 21% 35% 35% 35% 400 35 Jan 37% Jan 24% 24% 300 22% Jan 26% Jan 1 Va 1% 8,900 % Jan 1% 2 12% com • common common— 29% Jan 20 51 Jan 54 Feb 893/4 Jan 963/4 69% Jan 78 % 96% 100 78 Va 800 26% 27% 1,300 22% 223/4 400 13 22% 54 13% Jan 24 22% Jan 27% Feb Feb Feb 23% Jan Jan - ~15% 14% 5 12% 11% 17 16 Va 17 .10 cap_ Jan 76V4 * 36% 353/4 36 34 BO 41% 40% 19% 19% 2 24 28 96% 273/s Jan 650 27 54 28 • ... 15% 150 12 3/4 Jan 13% 700 12% Jan 15% 10% Jan 12% Feb Feb 12% 2,850 5% 5,200 3% Jan 1,000 14% Jan 17 300 33% Jan 37 Jan 413/s 800 37 % Jan 41% Feb 203/8 700 18% Jan 20% Jan Jan Unlisted Stocks— Alleghany Corp 5% American Radiator & St Baa corn- -10 Jan 25 common Mach Jan 24% Mfg Bankshares Indust 4% . Inc 3% 41% 41% 19 30% Jan 19 common—5 common common. Wisconsin 100 10 41% — & 200 350 Ltd— deposit Westinehousb Elec 4% 12 of 4% 300 stock capital (The) Wieboldt Feb 123/8 xl3 208 South La Salle Street Corp com—* Carbide & Carbon capital-. • Stee' Feb 36 13 Union D s 17/4 Jan 19% i w 7% —3 Aviation Corp (Delaware). Belden 10% 10% common American Public Service pfd American Tel & Tel Co capital-. Armour —1 Low Co Rights Jan 31% 36 * Machine Tool & International Co Certificates Range Since January 1 13% 320 4% 10 common Swift for Week of Prices 250 3,700 19% .—10 5 Jan 34% 34»/4 1 common Swift Sales Sale Price STOCKS— Corp Sundstrand Exchange Week's Furniture Sunbeam Stock cap pfd Common 11 17% • 20 Standard Oil (Ind) capital Stewart-Warner Corp common Warren .15% 1 68% U S Rubber U S Smelting Ref & Min com Waldorf System Inc • 34 17% 1 Rolling Copper Mill Mining Top & Santa Fe Ry com to 13 I.I-* 12% 13 600 11% Jan 13 Feb Bethlehem 43 41% 43 15p 41% Feb 50 Jan Certain-teed Products Steel Corp common — :. 5 % 5% Feb Feb 100 • ) _.,, 839 THE^COMMliRCIAIiiift; IINANCISII^ROKICIiE, Number 4567 Volume 165 * _ ' tj^vv. yv.^vv.i.A«-AJr>' '!»'■.■ -.'rM-.-r lift- OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Week's Friday Curtiss-Wright —; Television, dt Farnswortn Granam-Paige Jan 11% 1,000 9'/a Jan 12% 5% Jan Republic Steel Feb Rlchman Bros 6% 8% 6% 900 8% 300 7% Jan 39% 400 35% Jan 5% 5% 5% 2,000 3% Jan Feb Jan 39% Feb 5% Feb Standard Shares 19% 21% 19% • 2% 1 7% Jan 6% Feb 19% 1,100 15% Jan 19% 22% 2,900 17 Jan 22% S Van Ohio of common Products, common Steel (Un) 33% 7% Feb Jan 53% Jan ; 510, 23% Jan 28% Jan I 51% Jan 59% Jan 68% 26% a57% a58% 31 a76 -a78% 128 Car Corp— Paramount Pictures Inc new com Pepsi-Cola Co— 6% * 6% 7% 5,300 12% 12% 100 6 11% Jan 12% Jan 31 100 25 Jan 29% Feb • • 1 23% 23% 24 500 21% Jan 24 Feb New York Stock 3,200 8% Jan 10% Feb Detroit Stock Exchange * 29% Feb Feb Vacuum Oil Co Inc —15 standard Oil of N J—....—————25 14% 33 Mi • Incorporated common America common-Radio-Kelth-Orpheum Radio Corp of Republic Steel Corp common _ 1 : Rubber Co common & Co Wilson common— 15 % 400 13 Jan 15% 28 % 29% 500 25% Jan 29% 2,600 14% Jan 67 % Jan 70 Jan 15 68% 17 16 17 24% 23% 13% Jan 16% Jan 24% 1,100 8% 9 1.500 7% Jan 9 3% 4% 1,400 3% Jan 4% Chicago Stock Exchange DETROIT Building Telephone: Randolph 5580 Jan 14% 14% 400 13% Jan 14% Week's Detroit Stock Exchange Jan 15 Sales Week's Range of Prices Low Par Range Since January 1 High Brummell Brewing 37'A 60 32% Jan 37% Feb 6% 6% 100 6% Jan 7 Jan 8% Jan 7% 8 7% 110 28 28 100 28 Jan Feb Feb 28 Churngold new— . Preferred Street Cincinnati Telephone Cincinnati 109% 13% 14 96% 97% 41 41 11% 11% 112 100 Preferred 29% 109 109 14 97 * Dow Drug 20 28% 50 guaranteed Dayton & Michigan 400 Feb 37% 25% Jan 36 15 19% Feb 21% Jan 362 27% Jan 29% Feb 44 107% Jan 109% Feb 13% Jan 14 Jan 96% Feb 99% Jan 41 Feb 41% Jan 100 11% Jan 11% Feb 4 109% Jan 1,318 192 13 112 Jan 112 21% 21% 60 20 Jan 22% Jan • 32 32 61 24 Jan 32 Feb * 66 66 240 65 Jan 69 Jan 6 5 Jan 10 Eagle-Picher Formica Gibspn Art . __ 5% —* Hatfield 5 % Magnavox National Pumps 5'/a Feb Rapid S Playing Card — (J ■ Printing S 52% Feb Jan 50% Jan Jan 17% Feb Jan 6% Feb Jan 65% Jan 137 17% 27 5% 6% 139 5% 61% 63 '/8 689 61% 50 Preferred 260 260 5 249% Jan 16 16 200 13% Jan 71% 71% 45 47 51% 51% 51% Feb 52% Jan 23 47% 17% 100 * 10 • preferred 16 17 52% 46% 63 Jan 46% 52% " * Procter & Gamble U 14% 223 1 Kroger 8% 16 * Preferred , 16 16 260 16% 71% Jan Jan Feb 71% Feb 656 41% Jan 47 Feb 60 49 % Jan 51% Feb 10 Unlisted— "itumbia * * Gas — Oil Pure : Brands Standard 36% 36% * 10 Motors General 30 10 Service Cities 37 31% 11% 64% 23% 10 Mill Rolilng American Jan 33 100 37% Sale Price Brass Akron 50c Mfg Coach & Body American Tel Tel & : (Un) 1 Apex Electric Mfg common * 10 Fuel Clark Controller City Ice & Cleveland Cliffs Cleveland Elec Cliffs • * pfd Iron 111 common 5 15 Corp Gas Consol Natural 5 100 (Un), 14% __ __ 38% Feb Jan 2% Jan 15% Feb 6% 200 Consolidated Paper common 10 1 12% 1 10 20 8 Jan ~6% 6% 6% 1,400 6% Jan 0% Jan 27% 26% 27'A 3,476 25% Jan 27% Jan 3% 300 12% 12 12% 1,600 11% Jan 12% Feb 20% 20 20% 525 17% Jan 20% Feb Feb Davidson Bros Detroit & Cleveland Edison Detroit Navigation common a28% Steel Detroit Inc 1 Electromaster, Federal 5 Federal Motor Gar Wood Inc common Finance General common Graham-Paige Hoskins Mfg common Car Motor Hudson Manufacturing Hurd Lock & Corp Kaiser-Frazier Masco ——4 * Mfg Controller Eaton Electric 23% 157 21% 24% Jan 37% Jan Jan 34% Jan Prod common Screw Oil common Products Motor Davis Rubber Faultless & Rubber com Firestone Tire (Un) Co Gabriel (Un) Electric General 1 (Un)—25 Motors General General Tire & Rubber Co____: Goodyear Tire Ac Rubber common Drug Stores Great Lakes Towing common 1 * 10 5 * Gray Halle Bros Interlake common __ -- al4% al4% a38% a39% a59% a63% a37% a37% __ — a55% a56% 21% 21% __ __ 10,0 5 — • Steamship — 33% 28 31% 33% — 44% 45% — . 28 30 common 5% Jan (HW) Rickel 5% Investing Prudential High Jan Raisin River Co Paper Lime & Island Kelley & f.amson McKee (A 15% a36% a37 Jan 5% Feb Sheller 13% Jan 14% Feb Standard Tube class B com Jan 174% Feb Superior Tool & Die Jan 9 7% 30% Jan 31% Feb 15% Jan Jan Jan 97 Feb Union 40% Jan 44 Jan Cement 2,671 25"% Jan 29 Jan U 54 49% Jan 54% Jan 100 6'/a Jan 6% 96 48% Jan 55% 25 Jan Dist Shirt Radiator S common Preferred Wayne Aircraft common Products new com Screw Jan 73 Jan 24 , 20 54% Jan 58% Feb 100 12% Jan 15% Jan 260 35% Jan 39% Jan 63% 15 145 51% 33% Jan 38% Feb 53 Jan 56% Ohio Oil Packer (Un) Corp ^nnsylvanla -— 20 Jan 22 27% Jan 28 Feb RR (Up) Radio Corp of America (Un) 165 28% Jan 31% Feb 175 32% Jan 34% Jan For footnotes see page 10 1 Feb 1,223 52 % Jan 7% 5,125 6 Jan 6% 6% 1,500 5% 5% 175 7% 7% 6% -- 10% 10% 19% 20 18% 20% 20% 9 8% 4 7% Jan Feb Feb 6 Jan 6% Feb Jan 5% Feb 175 10% Jan 19 Jan 480 63 3% 320 1,005 9'A 16% Jan Jan 8 10% 20 20% 9 Jan Feb Feb Feb "9% 8% 9% 900 7% Jan 9% Feb 5 5% 400 4% Jan 5% Feb ~2% 2% 2% 400 9 Jan 2% Feb 38% 38% 210 35 Jan 38% Feb 6% 6% 500 6 Jan 2% 2% 400 2% Jan 1% 7,745 1% Jan — 2% 1% 1% . 6% Feb 2% Jan 1% Jan Feb 12 12 100 12 Feb 12 23% 24 360 21% Jan 24 Feb 14% 24 14% 100 11% Jan 14% Jan 3 3 3 1,454 2% Jan 3 7% 6% 7% 1,246 6 Jan 7% 5% Jan Feb Jan 6% Jan 40% 40% 214 40 Jan 41% Jan 30 30% 375 30 Feb 31 Jan 6 6 6 40% 4 14% 14% 4% 4 4'A 4'A 8% 8 9% 9% 13 13% 4% 4% 700 4% 800 3% Jan 4% 14% 100 14% Feb 14% Jan 4% 3,085 3% Jan 4% Jan 4% 500 4% Feb 8% 1,261 7% Jan 330 8% Jan 10 13% 10 13% 2,330 4% 915 4 4 21 — 21 600 4% Feb 4% Jan 18% Jan 150 6 v2 Jan 13% 11% Jan 6% Jan 12 12 10O 450 Feb Jan Jan 2,135 6% Jan Jan 6'/a 12 Jan Jan 9% 13% 6% 4% 8% 3% 6% 240 Jan 4 12"% 21 Feb 7 Jan 13% 6% Feb Jan Jan 12 14 Jan Feb 17% 18 225 14% Jan 18 64'A 64% 65 173 62 Jan 65 Jan 2% Feb Jan 2% Jan 2% 2% 2,740 2 2% 1% 2% 1,590 2 Week's Range Sale Price 415 34% Jan 32% Jan 12% Jan 45% Feb Basin Oil Co— 37% Feb Berkey & Gay Feb Blue of Prices Low • 25% Barker Bros Corp 115 16% common— -- * 6% 1 — 3 1 9% 12% common—• 14% Furniture Co Diamond Corp Chlca Oil Corp Feb Balsa Broadway Dept Store new __ 49 49% 745 49 Jan 52 6% 112 445 Jan 4 1 Consolidated Feb — 63 4% 12 __ Feb 61 Mfg Corp ——50c Bandlnl Petroleum Company 1 63 — Jan 9% Aireon Jan 0 2% 9 Feb — 50 34 Feb 35 Jan • 100 Certain-Teed Products Corp 1 Cessna Aircraft Company 1 Chrysler Corp & Colorado Fuel & Iron common— -* Preferred —————————20 208 25 Jan 26% Feb Consolidated Steel Corp new com • 20 34 Feb Creameries of America, Inc—...... 1 — a22 153 22 34 26% 22 34 26% 20 a9% a9% 10 6% Jan 27% Jan 3% Jan 16 Jan 21% Jan 8% Jan 7J/a 30 4% Jan Jan Jan 22 Feb 24% Jan 9% California Packing Corp common Central Investment Corp — — — •, — 16% 4% 4% 3% 4% 25% 25% 15c 82 Ac 6% 6% 2A 9k 10 12% 13% 14% 2% 8A a29% a29% 23% 23 A al9% a20% M Sales for Week Shares Range Since January 1 a* a97%al04% 15% 16% 20 20 33% 34% 20 20/a High Low High Jan 25 150 Feb .* 50 • — Feb Jan Par 9 a20% Jan Jan STOCKS— 62 4 4 a29% a29% Feb 5% Angeles Stock Exchange Jan 65 — 14% Jan 8 Last 596 — Jan 5 2 Friday 1,061 — 12 % 100 Feb 284 Los 11% 63 1 325 900 Feb 16% l 14% Feb 10% • Mfg 50% Feb 18% 50 Jf Y Central RR (Un) 4'/a Feb Feb 68 840 62 ational Tile Sational Acme<fc Jan 50% 200 * 1 50 1 common 15% 6% 3% 372 9 * Investment 11% 6% 12,830 9% 1 63 4 4% 9 1 United 18 Feb 9 1 Udylite 93 20 3% 13% 10 Brewing Tlvoli Jan 5% 1 Axle Timken-Detroit 3 50% Feb 170 Mfg new common 10 0 Metropolitan Paving Brick Jan 2% 10 1 Scotten-Dillon 3% 425 • — class B G) __ * Trans Sessions Portland Medusa • 7% 8% —* 190 Barnhart-Morrow * Jaeger Machine Jones Laughlin Steel (Un) Products Pfeiffer Brewing Range Since January 1 605 5% * 1 * 2% 1 * 1 2 Car; Motor Peninsular Metal Low 7% 2% 2 Parker Rust-Proof common High 73 73 20 24 a58% a58% — Feb 9% 10 Murray Corp National Stamping Parke, Sales for Week a54%a55% —. 12% 5% 1 1 1 * Micromatic Hone common 10 Jan 2% 1 McClanahan 170 Feb Jan 9% 500 1 Kingston Products Kinsel Drug Feb 70 6% 20 4% 14% 5 2% * 1 1 Hall Lamp common Feb 90 Feb Jan 50% 10 1 1 1 Motors Gerity Michigan Die Casting Goebel Brewing Jan 59 1,210 6% 20 1 Ale Friars 12% a9% 160 1 1 3 Frankenmuth Brewing common 64% 6% 12% 3'A 4% * Truck 31% 6% — 11% 5 Mogul common Warner Detroit & Cleveland Navigation 20 7% Corp Stove Detroit-Michigan Jan a28 a28% a51% a51% — 6% 20 5 1 2 Detroit Gray Iron common Jan 95% 97 a44 a44 97 — Jan Jan 11 a3l% a31% al7% al7% — 35 2% 51% Jan a8% __ Feb 14% 23% 50 12% 100 31 5% 5% a5 a5% 13% 14% al73% al74% — 1 (Un) Corp Alleghany American Jan 1,952 559 Shares 11% 1,300 492 of Prices 12% 100 <sl>- Feb 12% 2% 11% Low 18 Feb Cleveland Stock Exchange Par Jan 15% Park Chemical Co STOCKS— 15 V* 38% 64'A Range 250 2% Packard Last 3,725 15% 31% Week's 5 18 15% 23 % Friday Feb 4% 17% * 12 %c 11% 30 Jan 5 Burroughs Adding Machine Burry Biscuit common 59% 36% 3'A Jan 2% (SS) common Lakey Foundry & Mach common 37% Jan 4 1 Kresge 36% High 2% 5 1 General * 50 Kahn Low 600 Feb 23% Jan 80 24% 19% 8.50 100 2 50 Cincinnati Gas common 37% 24% 3% 18 " McLaren Brown Continental Motors Paper & Fibre 36 0 • 6 Mills Champion Range Since January 1 38% Baldwin Rubber common Briggs Mfg common High Low 36% for Week Shares High 3 3 1 5 Products Metal American 1 1 * -— Low 1 Products Electric Allen for Week 20 Machinery of Prices Par Aeronautical Shares Range Sale Price STOCKS— Sales Sale Price STOCKS— Carthage f1 Feb Feb 4 Last burger U Feb Feb 24% 9 Friday Beau Jan 20 Feb 21 700 Ford Cincinnati Stock Exchange Balcrank 70 Jan New York Curb Associate Last Laundry Jan 16% Memheri Exchange Friday American 62% 15% Jan 300 14% 67% 1 • 50 • Corp United U 8 common Oil Corp Sunray 10% 15 1 1 Standard Steel Spring 9% 10% So cony Studebaker Corp 58 Jan 29% (The) Jan 28% watling, Lerchen a Co. Feb 26% 29% Co Feb 20 4 Jan 150 a69% a70% al9% a20 29% Pullman 78% Jan * 23% , .1 Amer Airways Pure Oil Jan 17% 10 180 19 * 19 a28% a28% Jan Jan 50% • (Un) Steel Door Youngstown Jan V. 739 26% 1 Tube & 29% 53 V- —_—• Dorn Iron Works Sheet Jan • com High 25 % • Inc . 798 52% • 10 - January! Low a 29% a28% 28% Range Since High Feb Feb Jan 18% • —10 5% 6% —5 800 30 Mb 6% Low • - —— Oil Thompson U (Un) White Motor .4 North American Co Pan Jan Youngstown Oorp New York Central RR capital Motor 11 common. Nash-Kelvinator Packard 200 8% 1 (Glenn L) Co common- Martin - 6 • Laclede Gas Light. for Week of Prices Par High Low 39% co Corp Iron (nterlake 12% 11% 12% 1 Radio. 11% " Range Sale Price STOCKS— Range Since January 1 High 11% 11% Sales Week's Last Shares Low Motors Electric General 7 for Week • —1 1 continental Motors FEBRUARY Friday Range of Prices Par Columbia Gas & Electric ENDING Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— WEEK FOR ;\ 400 2% Jin 5% Jan Feb 9,870 3% Jan 4% 125 22% Jan 25% Feb 75c Feb 90c Jan 5 Jan 6% Feb 2% Jan 2% Feb 7% Jan 6% Jan 9% Feb 4,900 3,593 150 5,335 60,410 2,380 80 13% Jan 28% Jan 12% Feb 14% Jan 28% Jan 450 20 Jan 23% Jan 160 18% Jan 20"% Jan 45 4'A Jan 4% 721 f ' Jan ' "• r\ 470 13% Jan 620 20 Feb Jan. 16% Feb 20 Feb 6,125 31 Jan 34"% Feb 340 2o Feb 23% Jan 846. v' ■W THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 10, 1947 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE WEEK FOR ENDING FEBRUARY 7 Friday Week's Sales Last FAIRMAN & CO. Interlake Unlisted Issues — • — -7 — _ West 7th Street —LOS ANGELES 14 —TRinily 4121 210 Last Sale Price STOCKS— • Douglas Aircraft Company Inc Electrical Products Corp. Equipment Co Oil Co. Ltd cl iss A jcxeter General Paint Oil Honolulu — —. a„ 8% 9V4 9% 112 8% Jan 9% Feb 5,305 1.50 Jan 2.05 Jan Pure 13 Jan Feb 15% 9% Feb 14% 13 V2 13% 955 59% 61% 2,167 52% Jan 50 21V4 Jan 26 Jan Phelps Oil Feb 61% Jan 34 Feb 55% 55% 562 54 Jan 55% Feb Standard 95 97% 344 82 Jan 97% Feb Standard Oil 1.20 1.20 700 Jan 1.35 Jan Standard Oil Webster 150 42 Feb 42 Feb 18% 19% 378 16 Jan 19% Feb Btudebaker 24% 24% 300 23 % Jan 29 & 6% Feb Swift Hunt Foods Inc common —6% - 1 7% 6% 7% 1,325 10c Hupp Motor Car Corp 1.00 75c 1.00 7,800 20c 22c — Intercoast Petroleum Corp Jade Oil Company Kaiser-Frazer Corp Lane Wells Lincoln ■ Co— Oil Merchants Aircraft Northrop Oil »r.»nnlc Co 6% Pacific Western Oil Richfield Oil Sears Jan Jan United Jan 14c 22c 48,300 1.45 26,550 337 15 % 15% United U ri 14 Feb 14 Va Jan 12c Jan 22c Feb Western 6% prefered class B 5%% preferred class C — Southern California Gas 6% pfd Southern Pacific Company — Jan 14 42 41% 20 35% Jan 37% 286 61 Jan 62 110 25 Feb 25 100 26% Feb 26% transamerica _ 10% 8,200 Jan 11 Feb 75c Jan 16 9 60c 1,000 60c 16 1,222 14 % 1,200 Vs 850 6% Jan 22% 6% Feb 22% 669 Jan 21V4 22% Feb 846 35% Jan 39 Jan 55 240 54 Jan 55 % 210 29% Jan 29% Feb 14c 14,500 11c Jan 14c Feb 95C 1.00 5,400 85c Jan 1.05 Jan 15% 745 15% Jan 16% Jan 38 V4 25 a— a— — 33 1,242 32 Jan 34% Jan a32 29 31% Jan 32% Jan 32 30% Jan 32 Feb 37% Jan 37% Jan Jan 45% Jan 57% Feb 32 1,051 24 308 41 57 56% 1,311 55 Jan 8% 8% 8% 1,670 7% Jan 8% Jan 13% 14 % 875 12% Jan 14 V» Feb 14 14% 3,214 15% Jan al9% a 19% 25 13% Jan 20% Jan 20% Jan 21% 21% 6,347 21 Vb Jan 22% Jan 6 6 100 6 Feb 6 Feb —25 California Products Inc 11% 11% 11% 495 10 Jan 11% Feb 77% 77% 78 V4 '732 70 % Jan 78 Vi 26 1,035 24% Jan 26 y4 Jan 9% 9% 220 8% Jan 10 Jan —10 1 Inc — 10 5% 10 10c Cons Chollar G & S Mng Co Zenda Gold Mining Co 1 1.00 1.00 100 1.00 Feb 1.35 25c 8c 10c 8,000 8c Jan 12c Unlisted Amer & American Tel & Tel Co 7c * loo 14 Atch T & S P Ry 5 Co Corporation 6c Jan 7c Feb 1,000 27c Feb 35c Jan 14 a57 a5734 65 a__ __ al72V8al74% 828 171 — a55% a55% 30 a__ 40% 635 38 40% 14 14 Jan Jan Co * • Co (Del) Corp Curtiss-Wright Corp IIIIIII 22 % Jan 22% American Jan 68 Feb 15'% Jan 15 % Jan 24 % 1,658 19% Jan 24% Feb 35% -- 35% 200 35% Feb 37% Jan 5 57% Jan 57 % Jan a51% a52 50 51% Jan 51 Va Jan 18% 19% 800 18% Feb 20 Jan a95% a96% 147 93% Jan 93% Jan al32%al34% 75 a59% a59% 19 100 __ General Foods Corp " "I (B F) Co 22% 440 22% Feb 23% Jan 19% 120 17% Jan 19% Feb 3% Jan 4% Jan 20 a— 17 % 17% 680 15 21% 23 440 17% Jan 23 Feb 24% Jan 21 Vb Feb 9% Jan 13 % Feb 26% 27% 654 12% 13 V4 750 a511/4 a52% 120 27% Jan 39% • 100 Tel It Tel a98 119 92 Jan 96 Jan 19% 19% 55 a44 14% a 14 % 14% a38% a38% 20% Jan 20 Vb Jan 175 42% Jan 42% Jan 15 46% Jan 310 12% Jan 40 a__ 63 63 140 63 Feb 31 31 176 24 Jan a24% a24% 20 a__ 63 Range For footnotes see page 848. 'i a__ a— for Week of Prices Shares Low Sudd Cooper General Motors Brothers common Lenigb Coal & Navigation National Pr & Lt ex-distrlbutlon- Power Sc Light Pennsylvania RR preference common preferred preferred 3.8% 4.4% Philco Corp common Co Jan 24 Feb 14% 14 14% 969 11% Jan 14% Feb 104 Vb 98% 104 V. 5% 6 674 CO CO Jan 104% Feb 365 5 Jan 12 12 % 2,951 8% Jan 12% Feb 1,725 22 VB Feb 24% Jan 47 Jan 50% Jan __ 22 % 49% 64% 29% 10% 22 Vb 49 V8 59 Vb 27 • — 11% -• — 1% • • 100 100 3 7 21% 26% 48% 25% 29Vb 105% — 28% 21% 26% 20% Scott Paper 4,480 Feb Jan 51% Jan 195 46% 7,991 25% Feb 27 3/e 249 26% Jan 29% Jan 270 104% Jan 105% Jan 15 115% Jan Jan 117% Feb 28% 770 21 Jan 28% Feb 21% 306 19% Jan 21% 7% Jan 9 Feb 44% Jan 49 Jan 40 180 Feb Jan 1% 12 Vo Feb Feb 1% Jan Jan 71 1 Vb Jan Jan 4% 1% 4% 3,974 4 3% 4% 51% 4% 51% 3,470 Feb 4Va Jan • Corp common 157 49% Jan 51% Jan 23% 31% 22% Jan Jan 23 31% 24% 31 Jan 32% Jan • $3 preferred United Gas Improvement 13% 20 Coal — 23 % — 1 909 3% 727 15 Feb Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Friday Sale Price STOCKS— Allegheny Ludlum Steel • — Blaw-Knox • 20 Clark Co 46 % 14 % Jan Feb Gas 63 Feb 31 & • Electric Oil 10 Steel Follansbee 10 Walker Harbison a__ * Candy L) (D Columbia Refractories Range for Week of Prices Shares Low Par — 11% — — * 43% 43 % 19% 11 11% 28 % 17% 23% 40 20 Home Lone (Joseph) Star * common % Corp Gas Brewing 40 Feb Pittsburgh Plate Glass 6% Jan Pitts 19 16% 1 Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb 40 Feb 113 17 VB Jan 19% 13% Jan 14 Va Feb 1 Feb 1 Feb 700 4% Jan 5 Feb 381 39% Jan 42% Feb 243 7% Jan 8% Feb 1 — 4% 42% 5 42% 8% 58 1 — 8% 58 1% Reymer & Bros 0 — 13% 13,4 San 1 15c 16 15% 15c Screw & Bolt • Corp Pittsburgh Steel Foundry pfd Renner Co Ten Mining Steel Springs 39% 735 36 Jan 39% Feb a42% a43% 275 42% Jan 42% Jan Westinghouse a67 a67% 65 64% Jan 64% Jan Westinghouse Jan 100 • 10 common 30% Jan 5,087 Supply Flreproofing & Pittburgh a_. \b Feb 640 14 V4 iff Feb 40 14 % 1 10% 14 % Jan 23% Jan • Jan Jan Feb 4 % Feb 75 22% 10% 5 15% Jan 17% 16% National Radiator Co 415 29 Jan 11 Jan Ohio Oil 3,278 Jan Jan 15% Jan Feb 1 12 27% 20 8% Jan 16% Jan 50 995 14% 12% tt 485 30 28 % 17% 23% 978 16% 15% Feb 3,303 Jan 1 10 11 15% 10% Jan 16% Feb Jan 15% 9% Jan Jan 20 19% 15% 5% 46 Jan 19% 300 19 Jan 17% 19 V4 1,300 Jan 41% 10 . 12% Fuel High 10 87 10 Gas 16% 30% H 11% Range Since January 1 LOW High Feb a__ a__ Sales Week's 11% 39% Jan 26% 4% 16% . 22 Vb Jan 1% % 12% 140 Jan % — 16% 282 Feb 20 24% 10,008 4% 1 1 6 % Jan 7 25 Transit Invest Corp common Preferred 15% 9% 19% 1% Jan 25 Mining Tonopah National a Jan 5% 7 Mountain 6% 1% 51% 50 Feb 19% 205 2,821 73% Jan a 11% 1% Feb 73% 3% 6% Jan 11% — 31% 52 39% 46% Jan 388 Feb Jan Jan 45% Jan a4G 64% 24% 10% — 3% 30% Jan 409 9 9 Feb 408 2,012 -- 31% 30% 463 6 29% 6% 7 20% 21 _% 25% 26% 48 Vb 48% 25% 26 % 28% 29% 104% 105% 117V4 117% 160 a39% 22% 50 64% 50 1 • common Oil Corp Dome United Feb 19 * Reading Salt Jan 358 Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing—10 Philadelphia Electric Co common $1 174% 24 1 ——• BO Pennroad Corp Penna 27% Jan 22% 13 % • 10 5 Light Battery Storage Gimbel Jan * Co common Delaware Power & Electric 25% 170 VB 5 1 Corp — Brewing Co Pub Curtis High 584 1,588 24 13 vtc Co Chrysler Low 27 Vb 171% 174% 26% 27 172% Range Since January 1 High 3,666 — Feb 17% • Baldwin Locom Wks Feb a42% 39% a— Jan Sales Week's Sale Price 3% * 650 4 3% a58% a58% 17% 31% • a__ _ 19% 3% « a__ 22 % 19% 1 Stores American Standard General Electric Co Jan Jan 67% 23% 24 % Jan 37% a48 Vb a48% M 41% 40% 61 31% IIIl Jan 280 a 3% 5 15% a— 218 16% • . Jan 68 68 a Par Feb 30 "25 1 _ 24 255 a Electric Bond & Share Co Rights "A" ■ Jan 19 a24 a IIIIIIIIIIl a__ 14% a— 16% a40% a41% _29 Feb 38% 5 Class A 1 7% a96 Va a24% Feb 6 1 Zellerbach "P"l 90 a__ 2,392 14% Last Jan Jan 38 10 Continental Motors Corp Oil 15% a46 % a47 % • A Jan 6% a24 39% 25 Feb Jan Jan 14% 275 25 85 a26 Va a26 % 15% Friday Devonian Commonwealth Edison Company & Southern Corp Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp 29 Jan 97 24 15 Commonwealth Continental 173 40% Jan 24 I_5 Corp__ Jan Last II Solvents 25% a__ Jan Jan 24 5 Tractor Cities Service Co 660 a__ Jan 13 13 • Caterpillar 29 Jan 92 950 Bethlehem Steel Corp Canadian Pacific Railway Case (J I) Co 16% 55 7% 5 Boeing Airplane Company Borden Company Borg-Warner Corp Jan 180 6% 5 commercial 14 a94% a95% 7 !a Barnsdall Oil Company Bendix Aviation Corp Goodrich 5,000 3 Baldwin Locomotive Works vtc Rights Jan 925 ,100 28 % STOCKS— Feb 5% 5% 16 % 50 _ 7c 27c 16% • America Viscose Corp Crown 300 27c Anaconda Copper Mining Co Armour & Co (111) Feb Philadelphia Stock Exchange Westmoreland San Stan Corp Smelting & Refining Co Aviation 5% Stocks— Rad Co Tel Sun Oil Mining StocksAlaska Juneau Gold Mng Co Black Mammoth Cons Mng Co Calumet Gold Mines Company Amer Feb 29 5 Feb 24% • Universal Cons Oil Co Western Air Lines 22 1 . United-Rex all Drug Inc United States Steel Corp 41% 10 — 32% a31% — Jan „ Jan 29% 37 14 y4 Union Oil of Aircraft Jan 54 — 1.00 — 40% • — Feb % _50c ~5 380 10% Feb a44 a45% vranscon & Western Air Inc. Union Jan a37% a37% Corporation 41% Jan Feb 14% ... (Del) Feb 26% IIIi Corp Textron Inc Corporation Feb 25 6% 57% Feb 41% 8% 5 Rubber Company Jan 62 31% * Jan 26% Feb 4> Standard Oil Co of Calif 30% Jan Jan Jan V4 "A"_25 Jan 6 Feb 15% Jan al4% al4% -25 26% 25 2,425 Feb 41% 15% _ Feb 220 576 7% 1,344 1.65 6% _ 7% 30 26% 6% 10% Jan 1.10 10 33% Jan 29% 30 10 15% ,25 — Jan 26 % 7V4 9% —12% 29% Solar Aircraft Company IIIi Southern. Calif Edison Co Ltd com. —25 22% 10% Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Co 26% ♦ Sinclair Oil Corp Feb 24 Willys-Overland Motors Inc Woolworth Company (F W) 40 54 • 22% Jan 10% a— 60% Jan 6% 1 ... — Jan Feb 12c Trading Corp Signal Petroleum Co Calif Jan Jan 8 Feb — 9% a— Feb 22% 62 %c 180 60C -30 Feb 22% 54% Jan 25 ...15 55 Jan 184 Jan 7Vi 30c 692 * Co & Oil Corp _ _ Warner Bros Pictures Inc a37% a37 V» 22% a23Vs a23% 10 Jan 41 % 11 —5 Corp_ Inc Jan 3% 62 1 121 16% Jan 95c 41% 16 Lines 60c Jan 41% 25 • Air Jan 2% 41% Sierra United 1.65 Jan 75c 1.50 19 Carbon Railroad Co Pacific 50c % Roebuck Oil 645 5,300 1.30 1 Security Co *iMiray 7% 33c 62 %c 7% 7% 62 %c 1 182 a32 • United Aircraft Corporation 21c _ 10% a31% — • Jan 525 _ 1,812 380 —10 1.25 14 —— 22% 25 __ 17% 14 Warrants Shell Union _ Sulphur Co 195 400 _ Safeway Stores Inc Gulf Water Assoc Oil 4,300 1,550 f Ryan Aeronautical Co Company Tide 18 • Corp common Texas Texas Feb 1.35 2,030 25 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co Republic Petroleum Co common Rice Ranch Oil Company Feb Feb Union Carbide & 90c „10 Corp 7% 1.00 22c Union 60c "~25 preferred 5%% 1st preferred Pacific Lighting Corp common Jan Feb 3% —- 1st Jan 20c Jan 3 Pacific 20 62% a— 24 25 Company 9% 90c 0 Pacific Clay Products Gas & Elec common 65c & 16% 52 %c 1 _ 110 60 % ——1 Corp Jan 3 V8 1 Jan a__ * Jan 57 %c 1 , _ — 18 1 57 25 25 ___ Inc 6% 14 Inc __ (N J)— 15% a 1 Company National City Lines Inc_ Nordon Corporation Ltd Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2,000 1 Petroleum (Ind) Co Co 87 .1 Company Manufacturing Co Menasco 487 • 5,905 1 - Jan Jan 62% a2% • 1.30 1.30 ..IOC Co 42% 39% 62 V4 a2% • 9% 8V1 al6 1 Petroleum Jan 60 % 19 16% 9% 1 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Mascot - — 25% Jan 42 42 —— — Jan 23% —_ Brands Inc Stone 0 * 23% • Co of Del Seaboard Oil 30 ___ 100 24 — — • Company a26 60 % • Republic Steel Corp 300 1.10 Feb a25 * 34 95 10% * Company 34 —— Jan 41% 1 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Railway Co • 9% Jan a26% a26% rnmm __ 930 10% _ Dodge Corp Pullman Incorporated Jan 10% a— ——— Jan 7% 10 1 ———• Paramount Pictures Inc Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 13% 945 Jan Jan 26% Motor Car Co Packard —— Jan 17% Jan 14 a— • Radio Corp of America 1 Corporation a„ 36 33% 195 a40% a40% 10 Jan 1,290 — — 13 a49 21% — Jan 62% • 5c Company— • Co A common Oil 9% 1.85 * Holly Development Co Hudson Motor Car 9% 1.65 I Corp common Corp common Gladding McBean & Co Goodyear Tire Si Rubber Co cornHancock a__ 311 1.75 ...10 Motors General 140 15% Ohio. Oil 1 High Low a__ 15% —1 Farnsworth Tele & Radio Corp Fitzsimmons Stores class "A" Range Since January a20% a21% - 1 Shares 80 5 .. for Week High 15% 4 Emsco Derrick & . a72% a74% —50c Dresser Industries Range of Prices Low Par Sales Week's Friday 11% 100 Feb 5% a— 17 V4 10% 18 Ward «Se Co. Inc_ Mountain City Copper Co New York Central RR North American Aviation Inc„ North American Co— High Jan 16% -- Montgomery 3% a__ a48 Va • & Robbins Inc McKesson 75 al3 a36 Va a36% — — Llbby. McNeill & Libby Loew's Inc SCRWABACHER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO YORK al2% 17 Va Kennecott Copper Corp ALLEN & CO., NEW 10 — Nickel Co of Canada—• International Tel & Tel Corp— Direct Private Wire* to 1,053 * — Low 5% a48% a48% ... Range Since January 1 High 5 V4 - Corp Iron Low O Northern Ry Great International Listed Shares -1 Motors Corp Co. pfd_ Graham-Paige BROKERAGE FACILITIES Stock Exchange Member Los Angeles for Week of Prices Par COMPLETE INVESTMENT AND Range Sale Price STOCKS— United States Glass common Air Brake Electric Corp 100 1 —1 * com—12 % 8% 58 — 17 Vb — — 28 2 17% 15 /2 32% 33 26% 28 .2 50 610 58 1% Feb Jan 58 Feb 2 Jan Feb 13 Jan 13% 10c Jt"n 20C Jan 195 12% Jan 17 Vb Feb 100 12 V* Jan 15 % Feb 200 2,200 296 470 30% 23% Jan Jan 33% 28 Jan Feb Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL S FINANCIAL CHRONICLE OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7 'Friday ") /.Week'# St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Last STOCKS— Edward D. Jones & Co. Established 300 North 4th Oliver 1871 6% St., St. Louis 2, Missouri St. York Stock Stock Louis Filters "B" Exchange Exchange 1st Chicago Board of Trade New York Curb Exchange Associate Bell 7600 8% 40% Pacific 25 32 • 62 common ♦ Friday STOCKS— American Inv Brown Shoe common —10 ___1 ...5 1 465 common- Laclede Steel _100 Missouri Portland Rice-Stix St Louis Pub Serv Securities Inv — Cement Dry Goods 17% 36% 58 27 Jan 30 Feb 115 4 400 220 39% 130 14 14% 110 13% b J/4 13% Jan 14% Feb 29 Jan 31 Feb 19% Jan 22 Feb 25 29% Jan 32 84 9% Feb 10% 10 33% Feb 33% 16% 16 49 40 16% 47% 50 27% 500 Jan 29% Jan 18 50 North 8 common Motors common. Tide Feb 39 39% 103 63 59% 63% 402 American —25 51% Jan 31% 32 63% 29% Jan 33% 39% Feb Range 1 1,450 10 25% 2,541 16 24% 15% 25% * 21% Jan 14% Jan 25% 16 -Z 47 £ Par Loio t Aireon Mfg Alaska Juneau Gold Anglo Corp Calif Atlas Imp Bank of 50c Mng Co National Air Diesel N W yd 42 Va Jan 6% 6% 100 6Vst Jan 19% 18% 19% 5 23 21% 23 10 pesos 1,081 17c 17c 18c 34,846 • California Cotton 38% 975 29 % 29% 29% 328 92% 92% 217 48% 43% 49 3,982 42 Jan 38 38 38 14 37% Jan 47 2,650 182 40% Jan 20% Jan Corp 1.03 28 57 1,208 54% Jan 57% 19% 229 18% Jan 20 Va 14 14% 10,668 Jan 15% al9% a20% 100 System cl 22 21'A 23% 22 78 77 78 % 1,900 69 Jan 78 V* 25 % 25 26% 1,275 24% Jan 1 26% 11 11 11% 1,085 10% Jan IIV2' 31 Jan 320 Jan Jan 5 Jan 200 10 Jan 10% 10 10% 46% 46% 29% 29 30 1,404 55 55 55 17 63 al5% 19% 25 36 32% 31% 32% 390 50 22% 22 % 22% 205 29% Jan 21% Jan 10% 10% 10% Galland. Linen 26% 27 Anaconda 46 % Feb Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Aviation Corp of Del 28 19% Feb 20 a 50 '* a97 a95% a98% 180 16% Feb I ;3 375 - 485 38'A Feb Jan a— 2% a— ban . —At':. 1 5% 5 5% 7,711 4% Jan 5% -2% 18% 18% 18% 185 18% Feb 19'A Jan 100 preferred 122% 122% 122% 10 122% Feb 122% Feb 45c Jan, 40c 40c 40c 300 40c Jan Feb ; Jan 14% 37% Jan Cities Service Co 54% Jan] common 10 a31 a30 a31% 55 26 6% Jan 26 Jan Jan Columbia Electric common—_• all% all%all% 100 11 Jan ll7/» Jan * a25% a25% a25% 35 a— * 3% a7 261 6% Jan 16 16 16% 400 15% Jan 20 20% 3,754 20 Feb 30% 31% 23% Jan 2,412 29 Jan 119V2 119% 1.25 1.25 32% Jan Commonwealth 39 20 % 31% 119V2 1.25 300 , 16% Feb Gas Commercial & Solvents 119% Feb 123 Jan Consolidated 1.25 Feb 1.25 Feb Cons Natural & Southern Edison of Co N Y 3% 3% 29 29 A 639 10 a— Jan 3% Jan I 27% Jan 29'A Feb r 557 Continental Motors 27 Feb Corp 28% 32 Jan 767 Continental Oil 27% 32 Jan 5,790 Curtis 25% 25'A 25% 10% Feb 900 23 15% Jan 15% 15% 25% 14% Jan 15% Feb 12% 39 39 39 100 39 Feb 39 Feb: * 12 Ilia 12 575 10% Jan 12 Feb 6% 6 6/a 910 5% Jan 25% 25 25% 955 23% Jan 25'/2 6 6/8 458 71 5% Feb 15% Jan 6% al5% al6% a— — ai2% Feb 125 49 1 5 (Del) Feb 10% 29 a49% -* 28% 9% • 1 27 28 % %[ 9'A a89% 47% 49 % 752 46% Jan 8% 9% 49% Jan 2,026 7% Jan a89% a91% 7% 7% 9% Feb Electric 188 92% Jan 92% Jan 200 7% Jan 1,040 4% Jan 5% Jan 7% 5 5 62% 59% 35 Jan 5% 8 4,196 52% Jan 27 % 28% 6% Feb 1,491 20 Jan 35 35 28% Feb 30 f Jan 35 Jan Hawaiian Pine Co Ltd— • 25% Honolulu.Oil:Corp capital 24% 25% ♦ 1,089 42% 42 43 480 19% 19% al8% a20% 25% 26 800 332 103 wi i Jan % Jan % Jan 35% Jan 39% Feb;5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber common • Graham-Paige Motors common 1 Gt Nor Ry non cumulative pfd-—-—* 57 56% 57 376 56% Feb 57 ^5% J>% 578 5% a49% a49% a49% Hobbs Battery Co A Holly Oil Co— Hupp Corp Idaho Maryland Mines Corp 50, 7 24% 24 24% 1 J J ' 7 J 7% 7 1 3 3 3 600 Canada—-—1• a35% ,a 266 4 Jan a— ..-A, 24 6 Jan 7 Feb Feb Jan Jan! Feb Jan Inter Tel & Tel Co common * 1" lb7,a .17 300 14% 19% Jan Kennecott Copper Corp Loew's Inc common * 49% 48% 49% 1,632 46% * 25 Matson * 25 k 37% 37% 12 100 1.30 37% Feb 1.30 1.35 37% 2,000 1.10 Jan 1.35 9% 23% Jan 29 Jan Feb M J & Navigation Co M & M 1 cons 9% 8% Jan 9,000 6% Jan 32'A 32% 9% Feb Mountain 230 32% Jan 27% 34% 670 27 Jan 30 Jan 25 34% Jan Jan Jan ,4 25 A 185 23'A Jan 25/2 26/2 405 24 Jan 20c 21c 600 18c • Jan Jan 28'A 20c Montgomery Ward & Co 32% 28'A ,4 2.80 36 35% 36% 217 7 35 Jan 10% 10% 10% 410 10 1 Jan al7% 36% Feb 10% Feb 17% Jan 19 a4 al7% al8% a4 80 a4 10 338 14% 301 31% a__ a— Jan .... 1 17% 17% 17% __5 35 % 35 % 35% 1 3% 3 3% 2,420 1 14 13% 14 2,460 11% Feb 14 Feb 11% Jan n34 11% 3 Jan 17% Jan Jan 64 62 a 64 575 56 5c 2.40 2.40 2.40 400 2.25 Jan Nash-Kelvinator Corp National Distillers Prod 5 18% 18% 19% 918 15% Jan * 21% 20/a 21/2 1,254 18% Jan N capital * 21 20 .22 2,485 Aviation 1 Y City Central North Copper RR American 10 10J» a32 capital—100 22,a * a23 North American Co common Northern Pacific Railway Oil Co common Feb Ohio 35% Feb Onomea 3% Jan Pacific Portland Cement Sugar Co 20 11% 100 100 11% Jan 14 14 14 160 10 10% Jan 14 30 Feb 30 30% Pan 845 29% Jan 30% Jan Paramount Pictures Motor American aJ1/» 79 22/a 808 a23 a23% 45 21 15 14 10 212 Co 10 10 13 13 1J 100 common Preferred Packard 188 *0 A *0 115 115 115 10 7% 6% 7% 3,030 common Airways common 2.50 1 12 ,a a30 /s 12 ,a 605 a29 a30 /a 210 12 ,a 'Jan | > Feb 1 140 43% a35% a36 5% a— 250 Jan Nickel Co Feb Feb 725 Jan — | Jan]- 1,107 40% — ; | 7,574 7,752 International — Feb if jfc Feb — Jan Jan 39 /2 ji 25% — 'f I vs 38/a if - Jan 18% ti Feb i 38/e w 22% a— 6% Feb * "P" Jan 37% 10 alb 37% 20 • 6/a 5 Co 97/e Jan Jan 26 l rights rights 10 Share 935 33% 6.66% 710 & Feb 102 19% Bond General Electric Co <53% 339 "A" Jan 130 a20% common common Dominguez Oil Co Dumbarton Bridge 2 27% 8% Co Publishing Co Curtiss-Wright Corp - m 3V2 1,000 a49% a49% 11% 12% Ui Feb 15 Gas Co 27 • i Jan 10% * . .v,[ ,.i 12% 27% 20 ; ' 2% ■ 53 390 a2% 470 102 102% 35 35% page 846. 38% a2% 885 35% see 16% 38% a2% 14% _• For footnotes 16 V2 38 "A 1 53 A Feb North 16% 5 Feb 24'A Feb 14% Jan American invest common American Oil Cons 1 670 53% a6% 1 • 100 > 14% 34% common Jan ■; 53% 35% National Auto Fibres Natomas Company Jan 25 Jan : 14% 24% 6% • Chesapeake & Ohio RR Feb Magnavox Co Marchant Calcul Machine Menasco Mfg Co common 40% 96'/2 23% common Pwr 6% a6% 10 a Feb Jan 30 Lyons Magnus "B" 40 ■ -— 24% 40% al3% al4% Feb Feb ; Feb : 40 32% 31 Libby McNeil & Libby Lockheed Aircraft Corp 840 a— — 7% California Pacific Trading Corp com—* Canadian Pacific Railway 25 350 North Cal Ore a 1,165 Leslie Salt Co— Feb Jan a31%a31% 174% 39 Jan Aviation Corp Berkey & Gay Furn Co Jan 15% Jan a— 520 Bethlehem Jan 172% 130 250 7% Blair & Co Inc capital Bunker Hill & Sullivan Feb h/% 6% Jan Jan Jan 7% Baltimore & • Ohio RR common 19% Feb 56% Feb « Jan i 3 Bendix 13.% 15 16% 1,783 40 40 Feb f Jan Jan Jan Feb 27 ... 13 14' common__r——13 Locomotive Steel 39 35 105 a56%a56% 39 5% Feb I Jan i- 6'A Jan Feb Feb 100% Feb 34% Class B 172% a56% Jan 6% Jan 34 13% 92c Baldwin 3% ■ 94 Jan 32% Corp common Langendorf United Bak A„_ 130 4,444 118 Jan 33 Co—- 60 35 185 57c 11 65C > 94% 86% 75 ; 29 1 Jan 94% 63 200 23 %»' <11% . 40 Jan 31 Kaiser-Frazer a6% Feb 19% ' 94 Va Jan 30 34 % < al3% 55 Jan 36 .n330 ; 5 30 26 - ■■ 50 59 800 2%m 100 Jan Jan • Idaho Power Co 5% a6 34% common Jan 32 Mining Mining (111) Jan 102 IXL Copper Armour & Co Jan * common—, 5 a6 " 54 295 5'A 34% 14 Jan 34% Inc 65c 100 Jan :• Foods 100 * Corp 4 2nd Plantation Co Hudson Motor Car Co 65c 172% 174% Viscose 37% • Honolulu 65c 1 11 100 Hunt 65c 2z% 22 ^ . •v Feb a55% a56% 30% 10 Greyhound Corp common.^.... 28 20 27% 1,212 al5al5% 19% 2% preferred 180 a56% • preferred Gladding McBean & Co— 4% Jart 29 • 71 • Golden State Co Ltd common 10 28 60Q 1,295 • General Motors Corp common General Paint Corp common: 125 29 10 pfd 46 342 27 5% . 10 15 5 common 28 16% 245 Works Service 36 14% a32 Co Farnsworth Tele & Radio common Food Machinery Corp common 36 325% 325% 16% 37 % 2 Foster & Kleiser common Conv 92c 99 100% Jan Jan 325 % 15 37 % 1 Electrical Products Corp Emporium Capwell Co common Jan 16% 5 Oil Jan 21% * a31% 5 common Dorado a31% a Mfg 20% 705 * 1 common 21% 1,250 >. San 5 common 3,739 22 23% Smelting & Refining American 37 % • Di Giorgio Fruit Corp A common EI a31% 63 88c 26% 27 • Cypress Abbey Co B 92c 63 100 26% 25 Ind A Inc 4% 10 20 preferred Doernbecher 500 46% • Commonwealth Edison ,22% 1 Amen Woolen Co common 6% 300 1.05 — 20 American Tel & Tel Co American 316 5% 13% a— 100 American Power & Light American Radiator & Std Jan Consolidated Coppermines Cons Vultee Air Corp common 14% al9% Jan 1.05 21% cap Feb 75/3 5%' B__2.50 1.05 ' 22 % Power Ltd 4% 73/^ E— Zellerbach Corp Jan Foreign 7% 4% -15% 56% common Factors Jan preferred Colorado Fuel<fe Iron common Preferred 2nd Corp & American 240 First Creameries of Amer Alleghany American Jan 5% k 47 20% < 14% Jan Unlisted Securities— 230 % 3% 110 38'A 10 Portland Cement 5 5 Chemical Co a21% a22% al5% al6% 1 Jan • a22 1.05 25 Jan 7% 49 ' ' 19%. common 12 common 44% al6% 25 U T 36 50 Broadcast Cab Co 47 5 Agricultural Co Jan • '92% 19% Air_ Oil Feb 230% 230% 4% 4% 38% 3u ; 56% common 10% 230% Jan "Jan 84% Jan * 33% Co common Coast Counties G & 5% 29 10 1,227 Mining Co common__l Chryisler Corporation common 5 Crown Jan 35% ■ 12 % 1^410 Eureka Cons Chem 5% 19% 10 Corp Jan 5 23 20c Jan 92% common 35 Preferred Columbia Jan 6% 16c 5 common Lines 11% a Caterpillar Tractor Clorox 240 2% • ! 18% Jan 21% Feb 25 California 10% capital 36% 660 * Western 34% common Mills Calif Ink Co Cap California Packing Central 5 % 1 Co 38% , 15 Preferred 2 Cement « 2 & 10% 100 Sugar Cap Calaveras 5% 11 * 2.50 Bishop Oil Co Calamba 5% * 23% 3634 Jan ► common 35 A fv!tl6-t! 44397 1 Consolidated Range Since January 1 1,500 21% Jan 35% Jan " 10 20 Engine California 4% : 6% * Corp Yellow High 4% >„ , 285 267 1 Indies Sugar common Western Dept Stores common High 4% 10 Bank 83" , — for Week Shares Jan Feb 11 Corp Sugar Yosemite of Prices 90 % 476 .■ " 2 Universal Sales Last 27% 10 • Victor Equipment Co Exchange Sale Price STOCKS— Feb 10% pfd series A Wells Fargo Bank & Week's 27% 19 36 West Friday ; :.34yaFeb; 23% common U S Steel Waialua San Francisco Stock Jan 25% Feb 1 Water Ass'd Oil Union Oil Co of Jan Jan 32 36 common Gas Transcontinental Feb 34 — 35% .4 Feb 22% Pacific Co United 39% 10 _ Corp Calif Union Elec General 90 1,780 Jan 17% 57% Jan 23% 1 Standard Oil Co of Cal Unlisted— General 4:.v' 74 M ,1 common Transamerica Jan Jan 17% Feb <57 Feb 23 Sperry Corp common Spiegel Inc common Spring Valley Co Ltd Feb 15 42 1,035 4 r Feb 29'A 13 180 91 Union Oil common. Southern Jan 33% 29 Jan 36 Oil Southern Jan 10 33 % __ : ;"rl Jan 19 Signal Oil & Gas class A Jan 12 70 90% Soundview Pulp Co common Feb 7 50 __ Shell Jan Jan 19 common San Mauricio Mining Sears, Roebuck & Co capital Feb Jan 90% Manufacturing Co Bros & ^32% < Jan Jam 13% 127 27 % common Safeway Stores Inc Jan 14% 23 30 5 40 Feb Jan 22 9% Jan 14 200 29 —15 37% Jan 30 25 % Ryan Aeronautical Co Jan 6 21% 27% Jan 36% * S & W Fine Foods Inc Jan 21 30 1 4% 42 100 31 common — Jan Jan 870 30 % * common- _50c 2% 31 600 7 22% 21% com— —25 Sterling Aluminum common Stix, Baer & Fuller com new Wagner Electric common 14% 6% 22% 31 * 42'/a 40% Jan 27% Jkn 20 A. 122% 57 34 % 8% Feb ' 100 Incorp Richfield Roos Feb 14% -10 _ Rheem Jan Jan 3 57 33% Preferred Jan Jan 55 41 4 _ common "A" Jan 33% 20 38% —20 common 16 149 30 57 34% 103 V* 14,518 .. . * common Republic Petroleum Co Feb 200 14% 4 Rayonier Jan 29 17% 4% 41 com—5 common 8 Jan 36 Va 39% Laclede-Christy Clay Products Laclede Gas Light common Jan 7% 25 58 29 common Johnson-S-S Shoe common McQuay-Norris Feb 35% —_5 -100 Shoe Jan 20 250 17 * corn.. Preferred International 36% Jan . 7.50 Preferred Jan 13% 58 — Hydraulic Pressed Brick Jan 16% 29 35% common 34% 8 17% Shoe 75 28% common common Griesedieck-Western Brewing Huttig S & D common Jan 7% Coca-Cola Bottling General 12% 160 20 8 ' 81 35% 19 — Ry Eq & Realty Co Ltd High 179 A "2% fi 2% a75% a77% V 17% 17 'A , 17% Range Since January 1 Loio 13 34% 1 Columbia Brewing Shares High 13 —. —15 Co_ for Week Low 1 — Burkart Manufacturing common— Century Electric Range of Prices Sale Price Pa| common Sales ,/ a77% : 60% Jan'i 518 , Feb v Jan 4'j; } y t 60c 13 • 32 f .Feb Feb v. ,..692 vi a23%a231/a 2% • Philippine Long Dist Tel Co Phillips Petroleum Co capital Pig'n Whistle Conv prior pfd Puget Sound P & T common 28% 124% f. 126 ; a23% . Week's Last 205 399 . 13% 28 125% — Paraffine Cos common 13% ; 28 :_100 Corp__ Exchange 10 . " .41% Jan 41% Jan. 39% Jan 35% Jan - 537 62 Jan Jaft .. ..11% ..Jl% Jan ; 7 /.7.-■/Jaa-': Jan 4,570 .2,591.... 32 ' 62 13% * Pacific Tel & Tel common Pacific Western Oil St. Louis Stock 32 27c .'27c ... . a37% a37% , . (•.. Lighting Corp Rights 7% h 8% 41% *,..42.^ 40% a37% . 621 40% t 25 Pacific Public Service common 1st preferred Teletype fiL W» Range Since January 1 : Low torn ;, : High .■) ! 5,700 * 12 -12%, 41% 25 Phone CEntral Chicago Stock Exch. ~ High r 34cfv-60c! 12 25 preferred Shares : 60c " * 1st preferred 1st preferred 5 Vo how ; . 5 5 %% Members New Utd l Pacific Coast Aggregates Pacific G & E Co common for Week ^ of Prices "» Par Occidental Petroleum Sales Range Sale Price Jan Monday, February 10, 1942 THE COMMERCIAL f& FINANCIAL" CHRONICLE 842 —— OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Week's Range Friday Last Sale Price STOCKS— ®f Prices Low Par 26 Vz 30 30 30 40 40 290 * 30 Feb Studebaker Corp Sunset McKee Co cap United Feb 10% 8% Jan 1 Republic Steel Corp common Riverside Cement Co A —* 30 28% 30 2,839 -• 18 18 18'/a 110 Santa Cruz Port common, -50 a26 a26 a26 1 2* 15% 15% 15% 315 15% Jan —215 15 Va 14% 15 % 970 14% 25 a33 a32% a33'/a 450 33 32% 235 31% Jan. Sinclair Oil Corp. Soconv-Vacuum Oil So Cal Ed Ltd capital- common-- ' 32% 25 6% preferred 1,467 • 32% Aircraft Corp common 30 Jan Feb Warner Bros Pictures Jan 18 % Jan Westates 26 Jan 27 Jan 25% Jan Petroleum 1 Jan Jan STOCKS— of Prices Par Abitibi Power & Paper com $L50 preferred •2.50 32% Feb 2,136 15 Jan 2,210 30c Jan 50c 714 3% Jan 23 560 17% Jan 23 com. .12% 27% 26% 27% 1,308 23% —1 13 13 10 a51% 22 9,112 19 Vt Jan 41 525 37 Vz Jan 41 Jan Molson's 22% 340 22 Jan 23 Jan Montreal Cdttons Jan 106 • ——• Jan Mitchell Feb 22 J S 100 101% 101 Vz 204 202 45 193 8V2 8% 93 29 29% ■ in hi 23 23% 100 mi 83A 30% 8% 1,235 95 188 58 Jan Jan 93 3,828 27 Jan Jan Montreal Montreal 30% 13 13 Tramways Jan National Breweries Natl Feb 100 Canada Forgings class A Canada Northern Power Corp # preferred i Canadian Breweries Jan Jan 4'A 29Va Jan Page-Hersey Tubes 3»/e 735 2% Jan Feb Placer 170 29 21% -22 31»/e 11% 3'/8 29 Preferred 31% Jan Powell 18% Feb Power Corp of Canada Price Bros & Co Lt&^bMMbn 19% Jan 23%' Jan 105 30 Jan 31 »A Jan 25 25 Jan 26% Jan Jan 14% Jan 16V* Feb 47% Jan 49 253/8 25% River 5% 43 10% 25y8 4,673 Jan B Oils Rolland 61 551 58 Jan 61 50 42 Jan 42% 4 13 Feb 13% Jan 41 36 35 Jan 36 15% Paper smelting 153/4 2,200 14 'A Jan 16% 370 Jan 35 'A ■/( 30% 303/4 13 100 11% Jan 13 17% 18 8,800 16 Va Jan 19 35 % 36 505 32 Vz Jan 36 Va 16 675 15 Jan 16 10 Va 63 10 Jan 10% 41 80 40 Jan 42 Jan 38 105 36 Jan 38 Feb 80 30% 15 18% 22,871 17 Jan 20 20 20 325 20 Jan 20% Jan 26 26 26 50 25% Jan 26 Jan 26 26 25 -26 Feb 26 Feb 35 14 Jan 17 10 103 Jan 103 % 10 106 Feb 106 15 15 103 % 103% 106 106 13% 10% 42% Jan Feb .Feb 13% Feb 21,128 9% Jdn 13% 7,074 38 Vz : 43 36 V2 Jan 43 Feb 162 126% 162 15 162 Jan 162 Jan 123 134 1,580 116 Jan 134 Feb 18'A 26% 25% Jan 25 Jan 26% Jan 75 184% 116 18 650 20% 17 16% 17 17% 18 49 20 5/8 18 18, - 92 184 < 18 106 • l73/4 >54% 29% 16 8% 16% Feb 18 18% Jan 24 Jan 17% Feb 18 V4 110% 110 Jan Jan 810 82 75 "17% 'Feb 106 ■ 54% 'Feb Feb 15% Jan *9 1,097 8 Jan '400 27 Jan 60 -53 "Jan 15 286 Feb 53 Jan 40%Jan 45% Feb 12% 14 Vz Feb Jan 15 8 Feb 30% Jan -34 Jan 34 110 25% 253/4 26 55 2514 Jan 26 37% 37% 38 26 37% Jan 38 V2 Jan Jan 13% Jan 8 Jan - Jan 523/4 4,345 7,035 48 16% 14% Jan •16% Feb 45 45 110 '45 Jan 46 Jan 12% 13% 890 12y4 Jan 12 12 175 89 182 182 182 183 2 75 22 22% * 6% Jan Jan Jan Jan 80 24 Va Jan 26 Jan 29 Jan 31 Feb Jan 106 104% Feb 16 98 37 37% 65 22 Jan 22 Vz Jan 13 Jan 16 Feb 60 14 98 preferred 9% 3,005 16 98 37% 75 1,540 5 22 % 100 —* Jan 375 —• common Jan 9 106 10.6 -—100 : 182 3,660 228 9 Vz 9% 9% * common., Limited 97 Vz Jan 99% Jan 125 36 Vz Jan 37 % Feb 28 Jan 25 27% 2,828 34% Jan % Jan __ 27% 80 27 Vz Jan 21% Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 25 V* Jan 26% Jan Banks a-10 —10 .10 —10 21% 21% 21% 315 22% 22 22% 315 .———10 24 >/a Canadienne Commerce — Montreal - Nova-* Scotia ■ ■ —i—— Roval •- Toronto - 26 Vz 26 26 2,350 3s : 1949 38 50 VB 50 Va — f 1 Jan Jan 39 23V2 Jan 25 Jan 80 38 24% 38 38 Jan 38 Vz Jan $27,000 50 Jan 50 Va Feb 37 V2 4,311 BONDS— Power 21% Jan 276 37 % .24 -10 — Montreal — Montreal Garb Market - 37% Feb 55 13 3A Jan Canadian Fund* Sale Price STOCKS— Glove "Works Ltd—— Sales for Week of Prices _L Shares Low 9% 8 175 A pfd __—__* 12 12 150 7 5% -7Vz 1,690 170 170 15 2% 2% B 7% preferred —TOO Brand & Millen Ltd-A * Jan- 11'% Jan 180 5% Bathurst Power & Paper class B__ Belding-Corticelli 7% ■ Range Since January 1 tiigh 9% ...* Auto Fabrics Co. "Ltd. CI Class —• ' Low Par , 'Acme ■ Week's : Range Friday 'List 5% Feb 6% Jan 170 {Feb Jan Feb 1 5% Feb ' 15 25% 64 59 "A 64 640 53 5% 5,635 Company common — Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd— ...1 5% 4% 100 85 81 Feb Canada -Canada 11% Jan 12 Jan 25 25% 60 25 Jan 25% Jan 35 35 240 35 Jan 36 Jan Canada ,100 172 172 172 12 172 Feb 172 Feb 7% & Dominion Sugar Malting Co -Ltd- ^Canada North Pr Corp Ltd 7% Starch preferred Co —9 :~* pfd-100 Ltd common.—100 100 475 107 . 78% Jan ' 76 6 6 25 21 20% 21 2,148 61% 61% 62 230 111 4% Jan 696 TO 106% 1 Calgary Power Co Ltd 6% pfd ;100 "Canada Bread Company common—!__* 92 10 [ "Feb i Jan Feb 117 640 Brown ; 17 17 26 ... 170 i 27 64 15 25% of Vancouver 9% Jan! 12 "Feb 5%-Feb 7V2 :Feb Jan Jan 15 26 & "Dist.' .''High 2?A Jan Feb 225 ...5 British American Oil Co Ltd • "British Columbia P-& P Go Ltd com__l "Brewers 35 "25% Feb 31 Zellers * j* 86 25% Preferred _• 90 Jan 87 87 75 Feb 9 29% "8 _is Feb 86 25 106% Feb 55% Jan 16% Jan 8 * Jan 81%. 30 Vz Jan 34 373/4 8% Jan 10,502 1,226 250 363/4 Jan Jan 75 5% Jan 18% Jan 4% 640 14% 13% 80 8% 9 Vz 30 % 110% Jan 1,650 53 Feb Jan Jan 109% Feb 16 45% 14% 26 16 29% Feb 13 V* Feb 13 Vz 25% .... 84 54% Jan 29 172% 522 Preferred Jan Feb 18 12% Jan 17 % 474 53 Feb Jan 18 175 18 Va 28% 184 V* 105 1,350 108% 25% Jan 6,250 Cotton (Geo) Jan 15 106 Jan 21 147 5 Jan 17 Feb 110 Jan Jan 170 100 Winnipeg Electric common... ■ Feb 98 20% 2*4% 110 Jan 103% Jan 285 109% 110 109% 49 9% preferred Preferred Jan 25% 300 Gooderham & Worts new com • Weston Jan 150 23 V2 27% 3,245 Jan 26% 24% 29 172% —25 Tobacco Wilsils Ltd. Feb Jan 104 £i ♦ Tuckett Jan Jan 18 18 23% 23% * 503/4 Jan 81% Walker Jan 13% 506 , „ page 846. 16 81 Wabasso 143/a see 295 81 Feb 16% For footnotes 17 Jan Jan 31 26 184 45 com—— common ; Feb 16% — * 25% 56 25% '98 Power United Steel Corp 335 26 ;26 % 26% 95 ' '• Jan Canada Preferred Jan 40% Southern Jan 10 Southam Press Co Jan 9 — Feb 103 9% Feb '• w—— Feb 61 Jan 18 % Jan 52% Preferred 15 Jan 101'A 18% 47% 16 — Jan 54% 270 Jan 42% —50 common 11 Vz 1,450 Jan Jan 37% Power 3,435 Feb Jan 50 ll:;li|y International 15 61 103 17 41% 285 47% 20% .J> international Utilities CorpJamaica Public Service Ltd com— Labatt (John) Limited— Lake ^f the Woods common.. 35 17 Vz 45 42% 47% International Nickel of Canada com—* . 59% Feb 135 Feb ~5 International Petroleum Co Ltd, Jan 325 89% 89% 104 —» Preferred •■w-.—.,125 „• 35 18% Jan 18 Tflfl , Jan ■ 18 84% 88% 24 ^InternatlonaTPaper ^common -12 102 • ' c 34% 14% • Industrial Acceptance Corp ( Feb' 34 601 " 18 common * Bronze 19% 17% common 184 — ———; 152 Jan —• Standard Chemicals , Preferred 33 Feb 16 —• Steel Co of Canada 25 Va ♦ DMDII MDAKW. International Jan 152 Jan Feb Imperial oil Ltd... ■» 'Imperial Tobacco of Canada common.5 ; 31 10 400 19% 35 Jan 340 31 152 19 13 Va 14'A Preferred^---^-^^%.„^-iibd 4? 103 Va. Jan Jan 15% Hhdson Bay Mining & Smelting— ; Jan . 13 Jan 26% 100 ,■ 103 310 12% 26 ^Hamilton Bridge..**. < 16 10 13 1,305 1,866 18 Va Ll- $ -toward Smith Pfiper common— i 35 103 Feb 13% 14% '38 ..20 Goodyear Tire pfd Inc 1927 Gypsum, Lim«4r Alabastine^ Jan 13% 13 Jan " * — — Jan Jan 17 152 19% * common Feb 40% 100 Preferred IXamai.4 Breweries Jan 100 —- 82 13 Sicks 18% 98 Corporation Famous Players Caiiad Corp. Foundation Co of Canada*— CTeheral steel Wares 'Jan 6 Jan 565 Feb * Electrolux General Bakeries 29 Jan 78% .-100 ———— Jan .100 - Jan 4% 44 28 Jan 15% ..25 - 28 375 171 13 10 100 ' 53% 543 28% 17% preferred—100 cdmmon. Ffeb 6 171 Vz 120 35% preferred.- 46% 5% • com 880 26 Power Preferred Canada of 6,377 13 Dominion Textile cdmmon—. $Yz% Williams 17% -23 • 4,435 31 152 • 15% 18 —• Paper. cohv Class A—j. Jan 1,200 16 100 17% ;■***.———• {Paper 4%% Dryden, Paper —— Feb Feb 25 103 — Corporation common—* preferred — SO Lawrence Flour Mills preferred__100 Lawrence Paper preferred 100 143/a 30% —- 13% 25 ,82 ■ Jan 34 -100 -i—- Jan Jan 50% 82 100 15% 37 —. — 13 23 V2 £8% v29 * common.: 13% 33% 42% — 240 46% —25 Shawinigan Water & Power Jan 15% 47% — Ltd 750 13% 23% 25 Lawrence Sherwin 40 15 89 % * 46 13'A —• -* —-—1 14 »A —• '44% 46 61 17% Dominion Steel & Coal class B I Jan 15'A Dominion Tar As Chemical common "Gatineau St Jan 34 Dominion Dairies common Dominion Glass common- ^ddy St ' — /Donnaeona Jan 47% A Jan 36 'Domtaion Bridge -J Dominion COal preferred--- Preferred 40 Feb . Jan 40 . . Preferred St Jan 135 Davis Leather Co Ltd class A Stores Jan 100 * Saguenay Power, preferred— . Feb 42 13 Distillers Seagrams old common——. ; Jan 41 Glass— Preferred 31 44% — common— Preferred Jan 19 V* 13 common Crown Cork & Seal Co Dominion Jan 14% 15 Consolidated Mining & ■? 44 41 Paclfld'Rallway Class B„ Feb Jan 18% Jan • Cockshutt Plow HjlAimm mmmm Consumers 13 60 —— Canadian 42 170 100 common Canadian Locomotive Canadian 323 —• Transport——— Power Knittihg Quebec Regent ! Jan 26 42 ' . 73 19 61 Canadian Foreign Investment— Canadian Ind 'Alcohol common.. Class 14% 183A 1,985 43 13% 100 Canadian Converters class B -'Canadian Cottons 42 14% 19 —• - 35 ——* Co— preferred Provincial Jan _• Cahadlan Celanese *bmmon. Preferred 7% / 31 Jan 11% 390 49 * 31 * 100 1 preferred Development Feb 2,971 16% 48% 20 Jan —100 -— Jan 25 15% —— 50 28% — 16 1,627 25 16% ' Jan —.• 29% 347 '11% 46% 25 Va Feb 28 1,167 31% • Canadian Car & Foundry common 'ClaSs A £ 50 • Penmans Jan 25 common— 23 —• Preferred tiCanadian Bronze 50 Jan Jan 18% 31>A Feb 50 Light "Heat & Power com—100 Ottawa 3% ^50 common Jan Feb 22 28 y2 30 • ——— 23%. 20% 18% —• "Canada Steamship common ' Jan 235 29% '22 Feb 22% 50 50% Rwys___— 6,630 30 Cement -common-. 22% Electric Ottawa 4% 18 % 5 preferred 12% Jan 1,100 283A 28 28 - 20 Jan Ottawa Car Aircraft Feb 50 '2% 3.y8 ————-w———————, Jan 20 ——• Ogllvie Flour Mills common— Jan 13 3% 28% Building Product* class A $1.30 Feb 189 2,532 ' Canada Jan Jan 28% "4 ^/British. Columbia Pdrest/ProductsBritish Columbia Power Corp A Bulolo Gold Dredging 21 22 22 19 2,275 -5 —• — 187 22% '23 23 9,430 22% —_• common Drug & Chem conv pfd National Steel Car Corp 437 23% Jan 40 20 21% Jan Jan 8% 95 36 19 22 .40 100 Telegraph Feb 40 % 40% 19% • Works Locomotive 1,030 189 13 A Power Bruok Silk;Mills— 23% 189 \9 . British Amer Bank Note Co— Class B 40 Vz 50 Bathurst Power & Paper class Trao Light 40% Preferred Noranda Mines Ltd Brazilian Jan Jan 101% 101 % • Mines Ltd 13 % Montreal 95 Feb 36 Montreal Light Heat & Power Cons—* • 18% Jan Jan 100 18%' Feb Feb Feb 27'A Jan 12 Vz 29% 204 1,000 17 34% 32% Jan 80 59 Jan Jan Feb 815 Jan Jan 80 13 22 Vz 26 Vz Feb Feb 23 % 4,347 36 32 126 26 % Jan 35% 105 204 Feb 20% 12% 15 26% '263/4 Jan Jan Jan 12% 160 26% Feb 15 18% 12,800 15 36 —• 2,575 103 Jan 15% 80 . 17% 21 Jan —100 common. 32% Corp Bell Telephone ■$mwii'iiii 18% Jan 15 5 26% 80 80 —-• 20% 25 26% 20 1,305 120 15 15 —* , (Robert) Mitchell Feb — 293/4 pfd~25 , :BralOrne 20% 19% High Low 350 21 15% 32% —• . Argus Corp common 4%% convertible preferred— Asbestos 18 Vz . RangeSince January 1 High 15 21 Va 100 i — Low 20% * - Jan Shares 15% Breweries 22% 6,872 106 52'A for Week • * McColl-Frontenac Oil Feb 21 40 106 Jan Range 21 _• Aluminum Co of Canada 4%% 1 High 21 'A 100 Feb j Feb 50 Sales Week's • common 22% * Aluminium >Iitd Lindsay (C W) Massey-Harris Range Since January 1 41 common™ 13 of Prices Par & Sons Ltd (John A) Lewis Brothers 22 Agnew-Surpass Shoe common— Jan Sale Price Lang 20 • — prior..preferred 21 27% 10 Last High Febj - Jan 115 ENDING FEBRUARY 1 21 19% Jan 282 13 " a51% a52% Jan ! 4% 4% STOCKS— Low Feb 18 40c LISTED MARKETS WEEK FOR 18 40c 4% Woolwortb • —20 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar A 5% preferred— Algoma Steel Preferred Low Jan 21% Willys-Overland Motors common. (F W) common Jan 34 Sales for Week Shares Va 4% Jan 4% Fund* Sale Price Jan 4 Jan 17Va Friday Last 19% Jan 4'A 22% Westinghouse Electric Corp Stock Exchange Week's Range Jan 3% 18 \ 1 Preferred RANGE Friday 18% 760 400 40c _5' common— Western Union Telegraph A 16,VW Jan 15 Va Jan CANADIAN Canadian 273 4% Jan 13 14% 25 4 Va Delaware— 17'/a 175 Feb 19% Utah-Idaho Sugar Co common- 24% Feb ' Feb( Jan 40 4 Feb Jan 69 V* 18% 1,675 25 4% Jan Jan 25 24% 19% Jan 55% 23% High Low 67 Va 294 25 41 Jan RangeSince January 1 High 23% common- 54% Jan United Corp of al4% al5% Shares a67% a69% 21% 30 10% 9% Feb 10% al4% Radio Corp of America.— Radio Keith Orpheum common- for Week Standard Oil Co of N J 26% 37% Jan 450 -a60'/2 a60% 23% 23% 40 a60% 23% Range ofTrices Low 25% Jan 281 —• Last Sale Price High Jan 25 1,141 Sales Week's ,4 Friday Low 26'A .***•* 1 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 High 26% .—25 FEBRUARY 1W;, Shares .33 VaO Pullman Inc cap Pure Oil Co common. ENDING Sales for Week .—50 Pennsylvania RR Co Pepsi Cola Co— Phelps Dodge Corp.. WEEK FOR 9% Jan 106 Jan 6 "Feb 20%. Jan 61 Va Feb 111 111% 16 13 13 25 13 Jan Feb 110 110 17 110 Feb 110 3 -Feb 10Vs *Jan 107 Feb1 j 92 6 Feb 21% Jan 63 Jan 112% Jan 15'A "Jan 110 Feb ■ Volume Number 4567 165 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN RANGE Friday Par Canadian • common Canadian Ingersol Rand Co Ltd Canadian Marconi Company Canadian Pow & Pap Inv 5 c/o preferred Vickers Ltd 7 fa 85 16% 730 25 Low 25 14 Jan 23% Jan 25% Feb 16 Jan 16% Jan Jan 3,315 21 65 65 170 64 2% 2% 1,160 3 3% 12% Lane Rowan Mines Feb Lake Shore 25 Feb Lingman Lake Gold 65 Lingsicle 27/a Jan Louvicourt 2 210 Jan Jan Jan 3% 12 % Jan 12% Jan 30 30 30 10 30 Jan 30 % Jan Madsen 29% 31 175 26 Jan 32 Jan Nechi 138 Jan 154 Jan New Feb Normetal Feb O'Brien 142% 145 90 2 3% 3% 3% 19,880 3% Jan Canadian * 47 46% 47 83 42% Jan 13% 13% Westinghouse Co Ltd —- 1 3% Claude General Neon 47 Ltd 10 13 % Feb 15% 10 22% Feb 23 Feb Pandora 1 15'/a Feb 15 Feb Paramaque 6 6 10 6 Feb 6 Feb Pato Cons 51% 51% 5 50 Jan 57 Jan Pen-Rey — 4% __ 20 Limitee, class A Paper & Eastern Steel Mills Ltd Fairchild Fleet % Cadillac ." 2.45 Gold Mines Ltd 3.55 Feb 5,750 4.25 4.80 15c 21c 39,200 13c Jan 2l0 500 17c Jan 23c 23c 1 l 35c Jan Quebec Gold Mining Corp Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Regcourt Gold 1 Rochette 78 35c Jan 17 Jan 15% Jan 550 17% Jan 16% Jan 18% 193/4 10,972 17% Jan 19% Feb 18 18 35 18 Jan 18% Jan 25% Feb 15 %c 1.75 24 253/4 180 43/4 50 4% 46% 46% 47% 70 41 Vz Jan 48 Jan Jan 4% .Feb Gold Feb 27C 14c Jan Feb Jan% 5.20 Feb 17C 4.90 Jan '.Jr 17c 14,000 200 1.02 1.02 500 14c 20c 38,000 14c Jan 20c 1 70c 70c 800 70c Feb 70c Feb 1 Mines Ltd Santiago Mines Sheep Creek Gold Mines lie lie 8,500 10c Jan lie Jan 62,517 24c Jan 32 %c 19c Feb Feb Feb 1.27 Feb 1.25 50c 32c 26c 32 %c 50c 1.60 1.60 1 4.85 4.10 5.35 ? 1.02 1.02 3,300 192,805 Siscoe Gold Mines Ltd 1 65c 60c 65c 5,250 Sherritt-Gordon — ' Ltd Mines 985 37% Jan 40 Jan Sladen-Malartic Mines Ltd 1 53c 46c 53c 15 15 5 13% Jan 15 Jan Soma-Duvernay Gold 1 18c 16c 18c 18% 19% Feb Feb ' 17 Jan 19% Feb Stadacona Mines 74c 71c 74c 11 % 11% 11% 200 10% Jan 12 Jan Standard 16c 16c 16c 21 21 Feb 21% Jan Steek 2.50 3% 3% 325 2% Jan 3Va Jan Sullivan Cons Mines Ltd 4% 4% 4,075 4Va Jan 4% Feb Sylvanite 50 21 Rock 1 Iron 1 Mines Jan 21% Feb Villbona Fraser 1 53 51 53 1,350 48% Jan 53 Feb 98% 98% 30 98% Feb 99 29% 34 5,785 24 Jan 34 Feb * 76 71 77 3,379 63% Jan 77 Feb 10 19 19 19 25 18% Jan 19 Feb 3% Jan Jan Feb 65c 53c Feb 14c Jan 19c Jan 70c Jan 78C Jan 41%c Jan Feb 16c Feb Feb 2.50 2.30 Jan U 2.80 2.50 .200 1 2.70 2.55 2.75 6,635 2.60 2.60 2.60 300 1 Gold Mines Ltd • 16c : Feb 12c 12c 13c 6,000 12c Feb 19c Jan 11 %c 10%cl2%c 79,500 7c Jan 12 %C Feb 2.50 Feb 2.60 Jan Feb 2.60 Jan 33 Feb 1 ; __ Westville Mines • Feb 5.35 1 Gold 20 1.60 Jan 50c 7,000 Gold Mines Ltd Jan 2.10 8,602 1944 Ltd Feb .1*55 5,700 5,500 8,420 40 2,700 pfd Feb Feb 1.27 1 — 21% Companies Feb 2.02 14c 38% 3 Va Jan 2.65 1.25 40 * 2.05 , 24c 500 19% . Jan 1.95 Jan 4,300 ... Jan 1.93 • Jan 23 Jan 500 24c Mines Gold 15c 4,100 5.00 Premier Gold Mining Co Ltd Feb Feb Jan 12c 24,775 23c Pitt Jan 3.70 1.20 1.90 24c Jan Feb Jan 2i65 4.90 Jan Jan 3.70 1.02 2.02 1.85 1 7 Feb 22c 8,300 1 4% 1.24 Feb jan; 2.22 15c Feb 2.67 Jan 2.02 1 Jan 43/4 5 4% % 1.88 1 ,_1 Dredging Ltd 21 J 500 Mines 21% A 15c 15c * Ltd Mines..Gold Gold * Ltd 15c l Mines Ford Motor Co of Canada class A Freiman 13,500 Jan 30 20 Ltd Aircraft & 1,500 120 1.10 Jan 130 * preferred Aircraft Mfg 3 70 1.06 7 17 * Ltd Products Esmond 4.50 3.70 1.17 39,800 * Worsteds Co Ltd— . 4.35 3.7Q 4 35c 25% 111 Engineering Works Ltd * Domin Oilcloth & Linoleum Co. Ltd—* Woollens 4.40 1 1 25 16 y2 — Dominion Donacona 13,500,; 22c 3.55 1,075 17 * Dominion Jan 15c 7 16% 19% * preferred 15% 3.35 4% — Lithograph Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd Jan 15c 4 35c 16% Consolidated Textile 5% Jan 13% 225 -, 3.35 7 _ * 2.50 David & Frere, Class B — 51% * Preferred Consolidated 33 %c Jan 23 Jan 1 Mines Ltd Mines 13 %c 26o 1 Mining Corp 15% 5 A Sec 1.24 Jan 1,500 15% 1.15 High lie 1 Gold Mines Gold 15% ° Preferred Consolidated Div LOW 2,500 27c 15% __ Range Since January 1 High 26c 15% 1 Ltd Lake Lake 223/4 __ Advert pfd—-100 Alcohols Commercial Ltd Dredging LouVre ■* preferred Celtic Knitting Co Ltd cumulative Mines Low 13 %c 13 %c 27c 1 Mines Mines Red Cons 15 Catelli Food Products Ltd com Ltd Goldfields Macdonald Osisko Cassidy's Limited common 5% Gold 29% 100 % __ Feb Canadian Western Lumber Co preferred Shares 1 * common __ for Week 1 2% 381 12% Lake Fortune Gold Mines Sales Range ot Prices Par Feb 65 3% High 13% Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— * Canadian Silk Products Canadian Friday 2% * 1 * * Ltd com 13% 25% 23% 25 7 > High 25% * FEBRUARY Range Since January 1 13% 25% ENDING Sales Shares Low 13% ° * WEEK for Week of Prices 16% Canada Vinegars Ltcf Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Ltd Canadian Gen Investments Ltd Industries Week's ~ Range Last Sale Price STOCKS— FOR 843 100 — Oil Stocks Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd A preferred Halifax Insurance Co Hydro-Electric Sec Corp International Inv 6 fa pfd ___20 Ltd common convertible 4% * Paints -5% Foundation 4 preferred 4% 25 26 100 25 Jan 26 Feb 9 —— * 9 200 8 Jan 9 Jan 52 % i__50 52% 10 4% 51% Jan 52 Vz 90 Jan Feb Jan Lake.St John Power & Paper___ • 90 100 90 Jan Lanrbert, Alfred, Inc— Lowney (Walter M) Co Ltd 1 • 12% 9% 123/4 2,980 93/a Jan 12% 12% 123/4 635 12% Jan Dev 19c 500 19c Feb * 40c 40c 40c 100 35c Jan 0 Corp 6%c 6%c 6%c * Company Ltd Crest Oil East Co Ltd 19c 19c 5,000 6%c Feb Gaspe Oil & Gas Co Ltd 1 ,60o 60c 60c 2,000 60o Feb Homestead Oil & Gas Ltd 1 5%c 5c 5%c 118,500 5c Jan • 19% 16% 19% 14% Jan Oil Royoltte Company Limited - 580 19c Feb 40c Feb 6%« Feb 75c Jan 60 Jan 19% Feb 12% Jan —• Dalhousie Oil Feb 12% MacLaren Power Ap Paper Go__ Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd com 90 925 British Dom Oils & Li. ■ 1 • ■ ■ 1 1 . TT . Toronto Stock Exchange 41 40 41 755 40 Jan 41% Jan • 14% 14% 242 14 Jan 14% Feb Maritime Teleg and Tel Co Ltd com_10 20% 20% 20% 120 20 Jan 20% Feb Canadian fnia 20% 20% 20% 20% Jan 20% Feb Frijay 29% 30 325 28% Jan 30 Feb 103 103% 45 102% Jan 104 Jan 7 Jan 7% preferred 10 Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% McColl-Frontenac Oil Melchers Distilleries 4% Limited •Preferred Minnesota pfd 20 pfd 100 Ontario 1 7 7 101 6% Jan 10 14 %' 14% 14% 150 13 Vz Jan 14% 5 Paper Co 20 %: 18% 21 4,705 17 Jan 21 Feb- Last STOCKS— Abltlbl Power A Paper new com 1st Refrig & Stor Ltd preferred 2nd _ * com— preferred Moore .J 20 Corporation Royal Hotel Royal Rice 4 84 13% Feb 15% 29% Jan 29% Jan 21% 21% Feb 72 10 70 Feb 13% 9% 21% 13% 41 12% Jan 13% Feb 9% 9% 135 9% Jan 10% Jan Feb 12% Enterprises Orange Pauls Crush Service Ltd Stores 6% pfd__ Purity Flour Mills Ltd Quebec Pulp & Paper 7 '/« 50 _ — 10 red pld- _100 Stores Sarnia Southmount Invest. pfd Co. — _ .. Products Ltd Thrift Stores United Distillers , Ltd u of Canada United Securities, Limited Westeel Products Corp Ltd Western Grain Windsor Hotel 100 . _ Ltd 100 _ Jan Preferred 72 Jan Manufacturing 4 Co _ _ _ Akaitcho 220 13 % Gold Mines Jan Aluminium Jan Aluminum of Can pref Amalgamated Larder Mines— American Yellowknife 108% 55 Jan Jan 112% 60 13% 325 13 Jan 13% Feb 25% 27 210 25% Feb 32 Jan 6 % 6% 1,000 6% Jan 7 10% 10% 125 10% 23 25,262 13 13 13 2 17 17 17 175 20 150 20 7% 7% 7% 1 25 25 110 20 120 Feb Feb 103/4 126 Ltd common Quebec Mines Ltd Mines Jan Canadian Oil Anglo-Rouyn Mines Feb Ansley Jan 24c Jan 26c Jan Apex Consolidated Resources Aquarius 13 Feb 14 Jan Area 16% Jan 17 Gold Beaucourt Beauiieu Jan 25 Jan Jan 10 Gold 23% Feb 550 1.90 Jan 2% Jan 13% Jan 14% Jan Arntfield 54 54 54 100 54 Feb 54 Feb Ashdown 25 Feb Gold Arjon 105 Jan 107 Feb 7c 7c 1,000 32% 32% 165 1.26 1.35 10,300 12c 12c 500 11c Jan 12c Jan 22c 25 %c 66,000 20c Jan 27c Jan Feb 7c 1-35 1.30 1.30 500 24c 24c 24c 10,000 3%c 63/4c 1.30 24c 17,930 3%c Jan Feb Jan 1.49 _1 J* . Feb 6%c - __ Ltd Mines Ltd . 1 .1 _ 19c 2,500 18c Feb 36c 3,500 30c Jan 36c Ltd 1 Min 12c 65c 500 65c Feb 70c. 23c Jan 1 - 40c 43c 9,000 37c Jan 44c Ault 12c 500 12c Feb 12c 37c 4,000 51c 36,000 8c 500 21 Jan 30 Jan 205 26% 26% 200 26 Jan 1.65 1.55 1.67 12,115 18c 15 %c 110 1.26 1.00 1.15 3,000 14,650 1.15 1.30 21,000 10C 11c 3,000 7c 9%C 38,400 6%C Jan 9%c Feb 61c 70c 43,200 4,000 53c Jan 70c -- 9%c 65c He Cartier-Malartic Gold Centremaque Gold Ltd Mines Mines 22 %c 80c 10c 14 A ————* * Mines 1 —————X Wiborg preferred 100 & Auto Fabrics Jan 37c Feb Jan 51c Feb Feb 9c Jan 12c Feb 7c Jan Bank 1.45 Feb Mines ——j 12c 12c 1,000 7c 500 3c 1.45 200 1.35 12c Feb Jan Jan 5%c 5%c 6c 4,400 5%c Feb 7c 19c 20c 3,500 18c Jan 23c Cadillac Gold 34c 39 % c 26,400 32c Jan 44c 27c 30c 63,500 22c Feb 32c 59c 52 %c 60c 153,120 Bear Jan 1 Mines J Power * a/u 44% J Class 1 Yellowknife 49c Jan 60C 22c 25c 2,000 15c Jan 25c Jan Bell Telephone of 38c 38c 4,450 28c Jan 39c Jan Belleterre Quebec Mines Jan 25 %c Jan Bevcourt Gold 80c Feb Rldgood 42 47 /2° Feb 23c 38c Gold Berwick Nickel Mines Dome Mines Donalda Elder Mines Mines Eldona Gold Fontana _ — Ltd _ _ 423,800 21 %c 76 %C 80c 4.500 76 %C Feb 20 20 21 1,245 18% Jan _1 _ Mines 1 Ltd 19c 24%c 1.56 6,900 1.45 Jan 1.60 3.9$4 8,500 3.30 Jan 1.27% 4,500 Ltd (1945) 1.15 85c 85c 85c- 300 1.07 . 70c Jan Jan 1.27 90c Feb Blue Ribbon Jan Blue top 2,000 lie Jan 16c Jan 54,100 80c Feb 91c Jan Bonville Feb Feb Boycon Pershing Gold Mines— Bralorne Mines. Ltd—, Jan Brand & 11c 13 84c 80c 9%c 8c 9%C 96,000 6%C Jan * 1.67 1.40 1.92 82,200 95c Jan 36c 37 %c 2,500 23c Jan 38c 500 15c Jan 18c Jan Brantford 41c Jan Gold Mines Goldora Mines Goldvue 1 _ Mines Ltd 1 _ — — 16c 16c 16c 9%c 1.92 _ — Gold Mines Ltd * -» —* Cordage common 1 39c 38c 39c 94c 85c 95c 95C Feb Red Lake Mines 11 11% 1,340 10% Jan 11% Jan British American 27c 27c 4,167 24c Jan 27 %c Jan British Columbia OilForest 16,700 35c Jan 5,500 75c Jan Hollinger Consolidated Gold Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd Indian Lake Mines Ltd 1 1 23c 23c 23c 3,000 23c J-M 1 4%c 4%c 4%c 1,000 3%c Feb 8V2C Jan Consol Jack Lake Gold Mines Ltd Mines 1 Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd For footnotes see page 846. 11% 1 -Brazilian Traction Light dc Pwr & Distillers- 1 luc — yc 11 73c %c 45.000 80c 7,100 73c Feb Feb 23c Feb Brewls com—• 13c Jan 90c Jan " -- 23c Feb Jan* 12c Jan 12c 10 %c Feb Feb 13c Jan. " Feb 885 75 1.60 1,350 22c 23 %C 15,500 22c Jan Jan 8% 91 Jan 1.30 Jan 8% 95 Jan 1.90 1.03 87c 23,800 80c 10c 64,500 9%c Jan 11c 14 14% 200 14 15% 7%c 2,000 18c 22c 75,850 33c 38c B — —— — Jan 17 %c Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 8%c Jan Feb 7c Jan Jan 30c 9%c 8'0c Jan 23c Jan Feb 38c 78,020 1,140 28c 11% Jari 11% Jan 28c 30c 8,000 20c Jan 30c Feb 28c 39c 6,528 28c Jan 39c Feb 107 10 63c 73c 66,300 4.50 5.00 3,000 12 12% 175 26c 9% Feb 107 Feb 63c 'Feb 107 Jan 76c Feb 4.30 Jan 5.00 12 Jan 12% Feb 20%c Jan 26c Feb 12c Jan 15 %c 18c Jan 19c 26 26% 10,000 17,500 1,150 25% Jan 26% Jan 38 250 37% 39% Jan 38% 350 38 Jan Jan 11c 14 %c 200,600 23% 165 Jan 40 7%c Jan 14%c Feb 21 Jan 23% Feb 65c Jan 85c Jan 76c 85c 26,875 44 44% 350 41 Jan 44% 42 43 170 41 Jan 43 Feb 43c 52c 227,350 34c Jan ,52c Feb Jan 189 713 186 Feb Jan 187 189 8.95 8.95 100 8.00 Jan 43c 55c 30,100 33%c Jan 1.10 71,400 88c Jan 23c 28c 31,950 19c Jan 13 13 30 12 Jan 13% Jan 22 30 22 Feb 22% Jan 55% 55% 5 55% Feb 59 Jan 9.50 Jan Feb 55c 1.10 Feb Feb 28c 35 25 35 Jan 35 Jan 20c 27%C 139.050 14c Jan 28c Jan 33c 37C 3,600 32c Jan 39c 8c 35 Jan 9%C 5,500 8c Jan 9%c Feb 16C 16 %C 13,500 14c Jan 17c Jan 13 13% 3,375 113/4 Jan 13% Feb 2% 2% 125 13 16%c 13/4 13 200 22% 23% 4,500 -- 23 A 16 25c 26 16 17 30C 26,300 25% 3 Jan 13 Feb 22% Jan 24 16 282 24C Jan Jan 2% 11 > 20 %c 25% 17 30c Feb Jan 27 Jan r 8% 29 3 26% 1,315 3%C 4%C 3,125 15% 8% 8% 105 3%C Jan 15.... Jan 7% Jan 29 29 190 28 2% 3 1,075 90 .... 2% Jan Feb Jan Jan 15% 40 •* British Columbia Power class A——* Class B • Class ' —5 l —* ^British Columbia Packers class A 4%C Jan Jfc } 'Brewers Heva 55% Millen 1 _ 250 J %C 84c 11c 1 1 Lake ] 50 * * preferred Brewing class B 1 Goldbeam * * Boojo Mines Ltd-— Bonetal Found Lake Gold God's Gold Preferred Jan Formaque Gold Mines Ltd _ Feb 1.30 10c 18c 22 8.9b 1 1 Mines Klrkland 189 J 4.65 Jan 1.27 1.15 Jan 95c 100 Canada Biltmore Hats common Jan 3.50 1 _ 21 1.50 3.95 1 Mines Ltd Mines 19c 78c • __ Ltd Sullivan East 1 1 _ Lake Jan 1.05 95 23 Bros class A 1 Red Feb Jan 97c 8% -- Exploration & Radium Beauiieu -- A 5 Detta Jan 38 2b 10 class Cournor Dennison 1.90 38 15 Ac JO Cortez Exoloration Mining Feb 27% Jan 15c 93 22c 10 Toronto of Beatty Jan 27c __ Feb 8% 107 -1 NoVa Scotia of Bank Jan 1 10 %C -- b°9 4.85 class A Bagamac Mines —■ Bankfield Consolidated Mines Rank of Montreal— Jan 20c a _ Mines »* — 29c 34c Base Metals 8c 1 Century Mining Corp Ltd 2bc 34c , 40c 1 Ltd 18C 1.55 1.50 8% -- 33 %c 1.45 -- 1.50, Jan 193 Feb 8c 32%; Jan 11% class Aumaque Gold Mines Gold Mines Jan 12c 44c Jan 70 -1 10 Quebec Mines Yellowknife Auhelle Mines Ltd Jan 7c 1 Corp - - __ 1.20 7c Atlas Feb 65c 34c 48c Jan -32 Feb 4,650 Steel Atlas Feb 18c 40c 7c Jan 30 —1 Hardware Athona Jan 24c 32c — 6c Jan 205 —1 Mines Mining Bathurst Consolidated 107 * Armistice Gold 42 1 Diamond Buffadison Gold Cheskirk Jan 106% ' 202 -* 100 Argus preferred Warrants 2.00 6%c 1 Mines Mines & 23 Jan 7% 13 % 1 _ _ Mines Gold Bouzan Brazil Ltd Mines Gold Gold 4T Jan -—1 2.00 .1 _ ... __ Mining Yellowknife Bonville Jan 22 40 26% 1 Argus Corp Ltd common Jan 13% 1 _ Limited Gold Mines Ltd Metal 37% 230 204 1 * * —, — Aunor Base 280 25c 28% 100 1 Anglo 13 % * Aubelle Band-Ore 40 22% 1 Algoma Steel common 121 _1 _ Ltd Astoria Aumaque 40 22% -21% Feb. —• Algei Jan Astoria Mines Ltd Mines 21% Jan Ashley Yellowknife Alger Gold Jan 18% • Jan 213/s Stock* Mining 18% 10,330 • Gold Mines 22 Jan 25c __ 4 7,510 21% 1 Cons Jan 24c * Ltd 20 60 P 1 £\" Feb 21 21 • Agnew Surpass Akaitcho High 21 19% * Gas Acme 18% 90 120 4 common 19 645 21 120 0 _ Ltd Co — — . __ 22 24c 100 _ Ltd.- Standard Clay Arno __ * Ltd Company Southern Can Pow 6% Woods 13% 12 55 21% 59 -- 6 3/4 Bridge 12 110% 110% 1st pfd_20 cum 2nd 12 20a/4 21% __ part non-cum Rand 12 9 Power Corp of Gan 6% * Ltd Sugar Low > High Jan 35 A Nuclear preferred Acadia-Atlantic Range Since January 1 Shares 21 ■ $2.50 preferred Feb 35 72 4 Ltd_ Co Mills Ltd- 15% 29 % 21% 4 Ltd Mount Mount 13% 29 % 30 _ .* —20 25 • * Sales for Week Range of Prices Low Par 01.50 Montreal Sale Price Jan com—* ^ & • 103% Week's v 4%C Jan 15% Jan 8% Jan Jan 29% Jan Jan &-3:> Jan .' qoMfitama ■;.sv*v :• Kit•X? ':v r : THE RANGE Friday U: Sales Week's Friday Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices Shares British Ltd Porcupine Mines, Bruck Silk Mills ouiiaaicoit Mines uuiu Buffalo Ankerite BUHUiO Uiiau.au Red Buitalo Gold Mines Co & Class Gold Caider Bousquei Canada 29 25 1.40 1.48 21,700 4.50 4.45 4.55 20c Jan 34c Feb 123,150 20c Jan 50c Jar. 30 375 Canada Machinery Northern 'Class B a 12 50 11% Jan 26 85 25 Jan 29 Jan 14% 14% 130 13% Jan 15% Jan 24c Jan 31C 25C 33C 105,200 1.85 2.30 31,585 Canada Jan 27C 34c 7,165 24c 2.91 3.50 23,550 6 290 104 104% 40 22 600 5% - 30% 21 22 30% 31 100 25% 26% 52 Bank common mmmm Feb Feb 8 Feb 60 Jan 62 Jan 10'A Jan 12 Jan 39 39 30 38 Jan 40 Jan 17% 17% 60 17 Jan 17% Jan Jan 198 195 71 188 Jan 15 15% 1,025 14 Jan 15% Feb 48 49 335 47 Jan 49'A Jan 78 Feb 87 Jan 21% Jan 25 % Jan 86 205 23% 50 8% 8% 110 Feb 9 Jan 22% 22 22% 1,675 22 Jan 23 Jan 25% 25 25% 1,105 25 Jan 26 24% 24% 25% 480 24 Jan 26 Jan 27% 28 200 27% Jan 29% Jan 25 25 25 24 Jan 26 Jan mm, 14% 13% 15 510 13 Jan 15 Feb Jan 19 Jan — 18% 75 19 8% 18% Jan Industrial Oils 4% 4 % 4% 5,175 3 3 10 2 Jan 4 Jan 50 45 50 70 37 Jan 50 Feb 21% 21 21% 4,250 19% Jan 21% Feb 24 Feb 26 Jan 29c Jan 38c Feb Power Gatineau ___ General Steel Gold 1 Mines. 25% 315 22 Jan 26 Jan 15 180 14% Jan 15% Jan 62 275 19 Jan 20 Jan 15% 15 15% 3,630 14% Jan 16% Jan 34 34 35 415 33% Jan 37% Jan Jan 87c Feb 80 %c By preferred 80c 87c 13,550 18 • 17% 18 520 72c 17% Jan 18% Jan 15% Feb 15% 8,245 13 104 104'/2 15% 29 100 Jan 55 104 Jan 105 5 20 Feb 20 Feb 22 Feb 14% 20 * 20 * 22 22 5 2.85 2.90 200 Jan 21 2.20 Jan Jan 2.95 Jan 1.40 Jan 2.20 Jan 1 2.85 Castle Treaiewey i 1.40 1.30 1.40 2,497 l 2.10 2.00 2.10 5,260 21c 23c 7,400 20c Jan 26c Jan 20c 22c 5,000 16c Jan 22c Jan 10 10 80 8 Jan 11% Jan 57c 65c 9,080 53c Jan 79 %C Jan 280,600 20c Jan 33c Jan Mines Central Porcupine 1 ""itremaoiiA- i 21c Wines * Chemical Research 1 Cheskirk Mines 65c i 28c 25c 33c ChMtervillf- f .«rder Lake Gold Mines—1 Chimo "Gold Mines 1 4.00 3.95 4.10 4,913 , 1.26 Jan Jan 1.96 Jan 3.80 4.30 Jan 1 Jan Feb . . .... Gold Eagle Mines— — 23c 21c 25c 18,600 21c Feb 27c Jan 18c 15c 20c 14,300 13c Jan 23C Jan Mines Goldora Goldvue Mines Goodfish _ — _ Coin 200 15 Feb 14 575 12% Feb 14 Feb Feb 39c 35c Jan 4%C Jan 55 54% Jan 55% 130 11% Jan 11% ..... 420 24% Jan 25% Feb 21 25 20% Jan 21 Jan 11c 11c 11c 11c Jan 32 53c ._ Gold — 1.41 1 1.15 1.46 1.45 97c 51c 89 % 88 1.35 Jan Ltd Huron & Erie 1.56 Jan Indian 89% 1,340 84 Jan 89% Feb Preferred 170 Jan International 48 116,542 19 19% 60 35c 35c 37c 2,500 47c 45c 47c 2,800 1.30 1.18 1.30 9,100 43 43 100 1.00 1.04 12,600 1.00 Jan 1.25 1.25 100 1.25 Feb 20c 22c 29,600 1.03 22c 15c 14,500 1,160 * 12% 25 92c Feb Jan 20 1.39 175 1.58 Jan Feb Bronze i v- Distillers Metals International Seagrams Mining 10% 11% 2,585 10% Jan 3.35 3.00 3.35 lie 14c 8,061 6,200 10c Coal Dominion .#■; Dairies Preferred Dominion .. — preferred 5c 6c 160,100 53c 37,400 48c Jan 55c Jan 39c 47c 71,595 36c Jan 47c Feb 40 Jan 45% 45% 2,760 lie 10c 11c 29,300 11% 11% 11% 60 45 .Dominion 107% Jan 29% Jan 30 Jan 34% 12% 14 % 16,685 12% Jan 14% Feb 15 14% 15 1,795 13% Jan 15 Feb 8% 8% 25 8% Feb 20c 24C 24,300 10% 10% 65 24c class Jan 84c Feb Jan 26 ?r Feb 37% Jan 38% Feb 30 30% 395 29% Jan 31 Jan 107% 108% 73 106% Jan 108 % 2,910 34% 8,905 30% * A__. 4% 73c 25 45 pfd 100 Dominion : <ii class Stores Dominion Tar B Donalda 1 Jan Jollet 1 1 21 %c 28c 8c Jan 15c Feb Kayrand 30% Jan 31 Jan Kelvinator 11% Jan 12% Jan 1.65 52,350 Jan Kirkland Golden 2,775 1.17 1.30 Jan 2.10 1.70 70c Jan 93c Feb Kirk land 16 Jan 19% Jan * 1.34 Jan 21% Jan 29% Jan 14 % Jan 16% Jan 10 Feb 10'A Jan 32 Jan 85 105 14,560 13 % Jan 17% Feb 25% 26% 360 25% Feb 27 Jan Larder 25% 75 25% Jan 25% Jan Laura 26 26 75 14% 15 270 13% Jan 1.45 1.56 144.800 1.36 Jan 15 1.62 Jan Jan 19,600 46c Jan 57c Jan East Malartic Mines. III East —1 3.30 Jan 10% 11% 440 10% 14% 110 14% Jan 20'A Jan Jan 6%c 2.45 4.75 Feb Feb Jan see 1.29 114,925 74C 83c 227,600 67c Jan 90c-' Jan -1 24c 23c 32c 53,100 23c Feb 35c 305 __D 24% 25 60 -1 2.60 2.75 8,905 5-20 5.15 5.50 17% 17% 18 55 58 56 SSlSSiiSilSR Jan 15c Jan Jan 33c Jan : 1.06 24% Jan 1.29 Feb Jan MacMillan Madsen 4.20 Jan 17% Jan 995 52% Jan 5.50 Feb 18%" Jan 67 Jan i II Jan 21 Feb 12c 61,000 8c Jan 13c Jan 49c 120,300 35c Jan 50c Jan 12c 41,000 10c Feb 17c Jan 20 Jan 21 21 10c 285 495 4c 3%c 6,800 3c Jan 1.30 Jan 1.31 1.38 3,350 9 25 31c 7,700 117,800 2.10 2.40 15,010 32% 200 32 30 31 279 30 3.60 81,985 35c 15,100 „1 30c 23c ■ 22.%c 27c 1,700 3,925 -.1 2.40 Feb Jan 33% Jan Jan 31% Jan 2.61 i "II v ..1 Mines.—_ A 29c Jan 3.10 Jan 4.20 Jan 3.45 4.30 4.50 6,445 25C 37c 150,000 2.25 1.98 2.25 22,916 1.85 Jan 18 18 100 17% Jan 3.70 3.56 3.75 19,175 3.30 Jan 47C 3.700 43c 2.35 „1 - , 3%c . Feb Jan Jan 21c 40c Jan 39c 3.30 43c 3.60 Feb 30c 20c Feb Jan Jan 1.85 4.50 - Jan Feb Jan 3.40 : Jan Jan 1.25 1.08 18 Gold — - 9 33c 34c Magnet Consolidated Gold... Malartic Gold Fields! Manitoba & Eastern Feb Jan 1.25 30c 1.40 9 30c • 4c 29c 1:10 3.20 (H R) Lake 19% 21'A 20% 3.45 _1 Mines Red Jan 1.25 Jan 43c * t, MacLeod-Co'Tcshutt Gold Mines.... Feb 15% 21 32 .1- Jan 13% Jan 2.30 Ltd— Gold Mines.. MacDonald 2.75 1,830 Jan 11c A Macassa 25% 1,870 class Macfie Red Lake Jan . 31c Yellowknlfe Gold: 2.60 Feb 6,335 ... 3.90 30% page 846. 86c Jan 1.22 . Louvicourt Goldfields 21 20% 1.11 • Jan 1.31 Class B Lmx 20% , 70c Feb 83c IIIII Jan 8,300 9 Loblaw Groceterias Jan 1.28 ShopsTI-IIIIIIl 37c 85c 3%c — Lineman Lake Goid Mines. 14% 20% * 42c 75c lie Gold Lexlndln Jan Feb 38c Bros 12 -I 6.20 46c 20% Candy Lebel Oro Lundward .20 26 Jan 11c "U" Secord Jan —1 Famous Players Fanny. Farmer Candy For footnotes Jan 14% Falconbridge Nickel i 42,350 1.99 Jan Jan 5.50 43c Little Long Lac Gold Mines 5c 24% 75c Leitch Gold Mines, Ltd 50c 60 Feb Feb 21 Levy Jan 19c 3,525 26,000 4.00 Jan 46c 1.58 Jan Jan Jan 40c 1 Jan 47c ——. 6.20 Mines I.UZ 25% -1 ^Eureka Gold 25% 5.70 Lapaska Mines East Amphi Mines____ Crest A__— 25% 5.75 16c Jan 18 24c class 2,000 4.00 15 Feb English Electric 48,110 19c Lang & Sons Lapa Cadilac Feb _ 1.69 18c 4.50 La 1.22 Gold Mines.. 1.50 19c 1.69 Feb Feb 16%c ______— 1.56 Jan 1.33 1.00 46c 3.90 Jan 3.70 Jan 200 45 3.45 38c Feb 105 2.45 44,200 1.10 Jan 2.10 14 Feb 38c 43 %c 43 %c 10,000 Jan 7,600 16,550 Feb 87c 1.16 43% 6%c Jan 12% 1,900 15% 104% 6c 34c 5,095 1.10 35 26 Jan 1,200 14% 55 Jan Jan 42c 90c 87c Shore 44 32,700 El Sol Lake 105 25% Jan 15% Feb 26 Jan 55c Rowan Lake 17% 26 % Feb 13 12% Lake Wasa 27% Jan 39c 40c 40c 13 Jan 25 24c Jan 27,000 Gold Mines__ 95 33,900 14,600 Jan 20c Mines 26 42 114,000 9% 1.39 Elder 25 39 14c 33% Feb 1.22 Eldona Jan 24c 27c Jan Lake 105 10% Jan 95c Jan 10c Jan 27% Feb 43% — 9c Feb 13 %c 24c 8 25 Steel Jan 70c 79,740 10c 30 16 %c Eastern 7c 58,210 23c 26c 30 200 19c Easy Washing Eddy Paper 4,366 80c 20c Fortune 45 31% 1.31 Mines. 8c 70c 8c 31% i Sullivan 7%c Labrador Mining & Exploration Laguerre Gold Mines Lake Dufault Mines Ltd East ^,1 8c 78c Labatt (John) Jan 275 —.1 Feb 25'A Jan 28 % L9 1.54 Jan 55c Jan 1.12 18% 135 27% l 19c Jan 1 2,918 9 II* Feb —1 Townsite 21,840 27% —... 13c 42c 1 Gate 21 •___'* 100 4,100 129,029 1 Lake Kirkland 30 44 15c 55c 1 1.30 10 Jan 13c 45c 1 28% 16% 15c 13c Bay 20% 16 Jan 51c Gold Mines Hudson 28% 1.29 20% 8c 1 Kelwren 1.50 61,800 30,500 • Co Kirk Duyay Gold Mines - Quebec *>rr-Addison 18 Jan 13c 1 Mines Kenville Gold Mines 93c 90c i Walte Jan * Duquesne Mining Co..i ■-xvAXi; Jason Feb * Mines Jack Feb Feb ___25 preferred! Dominion Woolens : Jan 1.25 85c * new 1.05 • 26c T C : Jan Jacknif© Jan 85c Feb Jan 11c 12c Feb Jan 17'A Jan 16% 48c Jan Jan 17% 37% Jan 16,300 Feb 9c 1.65 Jan 14% 79c 16% Mining Feb 72c 37% 18c Jan 30 14% 1.50 11/ 7,250 36% 43 Feb 26 16% Feb Jan 10% 84c 37% Feb 24c 38% 1 1.18 Jan 38 76c • 43 Feb 20c 25% 83c * 45c 8% * Petroleum 1.75 100 Steel Feb 35 Uranium 55c 50 Jan Jan 20 114 International 6,800 * preferred Feb 13c 12% 29% International 30% Inv Feb 11% Jan 110 International Nickel Co common 542,000 10 Preferred 9%c Jan 6c 29% Jan 1,052,150 35 Dominion Scottish Jan 5c 114 Feb 85c 25 common A. Jan 49c Jan 19% 26c Foundry Dominion Malting Feb 45c 38c 2.10 80c common & Jan 3.35 14c 50c 55c 60c Dominion Magnesium ^ 12c 10 Dominion : 11% Jan Jan 2.75 5%c Jan 19c * 21 Jan 14c Jan 2.02 II Bank Feb 96c 11% 16% 2.10 _• Jan 1.40 Feb 29c 19 %c Mines Ltd Dome Dominion 14c 86c common. 80c Jan 1.12 25 Milling .1 niyarslfifd 7,900 Feb 6 1 a common. a. -1 Yellowknlfe discovery ■ 1.20 23 1 a. — International 173 -1 1.15 £ Lake Inglis (John) Inspiration Mining & Devel 30% Dickenson Red Lake A. Feb 10 • Jan 1.58 _1 35c 100 common Feb i —; Jan 1 60c 170 100 Mines. 16,500 29c • A Jan 1.20 * Lake 35c • Hudson Bay Mining ti Smelting Jan 12% Nickel Jan 32c i Hugh Malartic Jan 30% Detta Red 13 %c 1 — 15% • Oemson Jan 1 Gold Mines 63c Davis Delnite Mines 10c 1 Yellowknlfe 50c 480 171 ______ Jan 16,500 Jan Jellicoe Class B Feb 1.45 12c B Gold Mines 18,436 * : 21 %C Jan lie 1,075 Home Oil 20,500 ' 1.30 class A Jan 1.04 23,088 23 Bollinger Consolidated Gold Mines 60c 19% 82c 60c 1,950 Davies Petroleum Leather 17c 1.45 21 • 1.00 19 * * WP;> 10,700 Jan 23 Hinde & Dauche Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary.S 1 Feb 17c 18c Feb D'Aragon Mines 11 Jan 10 10c Jan 1 Jan Jan 14 %c Jan 40c Gold 65c Jan 35c 1 Patricia Jan Jan Feb Cub Aircraft 50c 8C Jan ____i Crowshore 9 35,900 17c 21 %C 1.32 Feb Feb Jan 14c Jan Crotnor Pershing Mines. Crow's Nest Coal 1,280 Feb 5.50 8 70c 38c common 21,120 11 16c Jan 5.00 5,000 43c Ci'cotaurauni 65c 10 55c Jan Jan 4%C 9,500 26c Cournor 5,495 19% 10c Jan 203,730 1,800 - 100 9 4c 10c 17,700 —- 5.50 8'A 19% Jan 7%c Jan 96c 37,200 <"V)nweBt Exploration 3,500 3c 40c Mining & Smelting—: 5 Consumers Gas (Toronto) .10(1 50 3,600 10c 51c wunouiiaateu Jan 9c 92c 29c 1 16% 4% • 48c Cadillac Mines Jan " 14c 15 %C 1 _ 38c Bakeries Jan 15% Feb Jan 5% • _ ... * Hunt's 57c 19% 34%c 1 Gold Howey Jan 7 %C 12c Hiehridge Mining Highwood-Sarcee Oil Homer 42c 2,330 20 %c Headway Heva Feb 54 Feb 14 %c 1 Mascot 12 Feb 5 16'A 11 1 Gold Jan 54 19,100 62c .1 Mines 10 25 5.50 * Mines 100 5% 53c 9 Mines Hasaga Mines Feb 4% 8c • Carpet Feb 78% 15% 15% .1 _ 34% Jan 1,160 12 54 50c Jan 19% .1 Jan 24 4,793 12 5 lie 63 10,050 78% 54 54 2,000 34% 70% 1 Bridge Harricana Gold 28% 76 4 _ _ Hedley Jan 25% 1 Hallnor Heath Jan Jan 21 • _ _ Harker Gold 8%C Feb 113 24% 27c Consolidated Beattie rorrusated Box 55 11% Feb 105 25 49c • Central 54% _ Preferred Consolidated 165 21 28c * —; %: Consolidated 29,900 106 11% ..1 poniarum 57,300 8%c 105 54% Mines.-———1 WftwknlB 40c 5%c 4 preferred Rock Jan 42c 37c 6c 106 Imperial Bank Imperial Oil Commonwealth Petroleum M;;. Jan 51c >i;.A.. I./,.: 18%C Feb * Lake Pnlomar 15% Jan 4 common. Swayze Feb 15 13c 50 Halliwell Jan 12 % 36,800 • _ Hahn Brass 3.35 14 17c 18 %c Jan 1 _ __ _ Saddlery West 15c * 17c • Preferred Jan — Jan 4 Feb Col Jan 3.30 _ _ _ Bousquet Harding 50c Feb 2.80 4 _ _ Lakes Paper common Hamilton 74c Jan • Preferred Halcrow Feb 37c 14.075 50 . class A class A Graham 51c 20,900 1 . __ B Class Grafton 40,800 42c 3.05 CJ Preferred Gordon M.Kay 59c 38c 2.80 1 - - .. _ Goodyear common Hard 51c 40c 2.95 1 — Manitou Golden Great 51c 1 1 1 Goldhawk Golden Arrow Mines Great Jan 1 —1 Goldcrest 13c a'iuw Jan 1.92 Feb Coc-oUUC, Jan 6.50 22c 14 %c 15 % Jan Jan Jan Feb 5.85 Jan 11c 7 6,141 18c 11c 14 %c Feb 6.40 57c 13c 6 Feb 6.10 8,500 i 2.90 6.35 443,992 Sitalam 145 18% 22c Hosco 7,450 Jan 1.92 _ Homestead 7 17% 21c Jan 13c 150 1.40 Jan 3.35 Jan 18% 1.67 61c 6 5% • 90c 13c Jan 1 Jan 3.10 4% God's Lake Mines Ltd Feb 3.30 Jan 110% 285 Goldale Mine 50c 1 Feb 19 Jan 5 110 110% 5%c 70c ♦ Jan 110 4% 20c 15 " 17 15 Jan Feb 20,400 Gold 350 3.25 Jan 55c common 19 Jan 2.90 4c 70c Willans 24,700 18,015 15c 50c Oils 38c 3.10 Feb 12,300 70c Cochenour 33c 4% 16,000 52c Cochrane-Dunlap i Class A Jan 4 Jan 12 5c 7Cc Coastal Jan Jan 18c * 57,750 1,625 11% Jan 4c Chromium _ Jan 7% 15c _ — 24 61 7 9%c 4%c Gold Gypsum Lime & Alabustine 14% Jan Jan * Gold. Lake-Porcupine Gillies Jan • 9% 130 Feb 7%C 2.98 * common.. Jan 18 __ Yellowknife Giant 110 * Wares 20 24 Jan 8% 119 18 100 _ Bakeries General 35c 3.05 • common preferred 5% Feb 25% _ 24 * 61 Cariboo 3;s 25 • 43 B Chateau-Gai 12 — Jan _• Gold 12 -100 — _ Jan Wallpaper class A Patricia 20 4 Gold 59 * Pacific 7 Exploration 41 com Utilities 7 _ 35 A—* com 23,950 o A 29 Canadian Malartic central _ 42 common Alcohol 9%c Co Foundation Francoeur - 61 Locomotive f; Canada class cf Ford Greening Wire * Canadian 8c • — __ 42 * Products Oauadian Canadian 26 % 75 78 9%c common _ 61 ^ Canadian Jan 370 21% 1 • Bissell Preferred • Dredge Fuou Canadian Jan 24% 275 78 375 Mfg & Aircraft Fleet Fleury Gunnar Gold common A Canadian 30 Jan 8 21% 1,457 130 _ __ 100 Celanese Preferred Canadian Jan 3i 190% • Canadian 23% 62 48% • Class A Canadian Jan 19% 9 128 _ Ltd common Fittings High 8% - _ _ Low 8% 129 % " Glenora 11% 8 mrnm • Fdry common dc Jan 61 20 preierred Car 105 104 • — 1st preferred i Canadian Jan Jan Feb 5% 6 • Canadian Breweries common cauuera Feb 3.50 10% 8 * Commerce ol Feb 34c 10 Bakeries Canadian: 0 17%c Feb 8 * A Feb 2.30 Jan 2.30 — _ Kirkland Range Since January 1 High 100 common Feb 33c Jan * class Canadian Class 10c • B Class 128,325 Preferred Federal Frobisder Jan 1.70 11 %C 17%c — 50 Wire Class — 100 Steamsmp common Preferred 12 2.30 * Canada Permanent Mortgage Canada Jan 25 * , Jan 12 * Canada Packers class A 32 14% " 100 Power Jan 12 • Malting Canada 29% Grain Federal Jan 4.60 Jan 72,300 50c 29 3A Low — 34c • A__js. Jan 1.48 Jari 40C 20 class Foundry 4.20 Jan 28c __ * common 3,275 29% Feb 40c 100 Canada $ Jan 3.30 preferred Canada IT 45c 1 common Cement Conv Jan 33c Lake Red Eread Canada , 40c 14 %c preferred New 9,975 .—1 Campbell .. 45c 1 Calmont New Feb 31'/2C -1 • — <fc Edmonton Calllnan Flin Flon Calgary 22 %c 1.45 • • A class B Jan 25 * Burlington Steel Burns 15c 1.25 Shares * 79,700 25 for Week of Prices Par High 42c 1 • Mines Lake Proouiia Building January 1 Low i Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— 16c 22 %c 22C • 1 —' 1 • * OH Dominion Brouiao Since Range High Low Par Week's . Last East ' % f WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY FOE , LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN T " *• Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL .Jan Jan 2.10 2.45 20,850 1.98 Jan 3c 3%c 24,500 3c Jan 3.60 Jan 4.85 37c 2.25 19 Jan Feb Feb Jan 3.95 Jan 52c 2.45 Jan Feb 3%c Jan « f THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume 165;, Number-4567 ' | |f: - ' - . 1 ' 843 " CANADIAN RANGE FOB LISTED MARKETS WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7' " ' —| ' ; —— " Friday Week's Bang®: of Prices Shares Low * III Marcus Gold. —l 14% STOCKS— 14% • 7c 1,175 6c Jan 7c Feb ' 1.12 46,400 85c Jan 1.15 Jan 5 .20 lie 15c 34,500 9c Jan 15c / Feb 20% — 19% 20% 10,863 18% Jan 20% Feb J Shea's Winnipeg Brewery class A_. Sheep Creek Sherritt-Gordon 30SA 29% 1,435 28% Jan 30% 45 17% Jan 19 Jan 140 10% Jan 11 Jan Silknit 30% 26 24% 26% 1,286 23% Jan 104 104 35 102% Jan 58% —5 McKenzie Red Lake 1 McLellan 7c 8c 4,000 57% 59% 365 1 6%c 26% 59% Feb Jan 35,525 80c Jan 94c 3c 2,000 3c Feb 3c Feb 56c 61c 32,667 51c Jan 62c Jan 20C 20c . Feb — 87C 90C ; 56c McWatters * Mills Mercury Midland & Pacific Grain Corp— Milton, Brick Modern '-- .1 — Container 18 18% 155 6c lie 34,600 16 % 2% 9.80 19 %C 16% 2% 3 9.85 3,480 Tool Works loo Monarch Knitting common 15c Jan 16% 19 lie 18% Feb 3% Jan Jan 2% Jan 9.00 Jan 19 %c v 10.50 Jan Feb . 21c Jan 13 Jan 14% 20 Jan 21 Feb Jan Feb 9 Feb 18 Jan • Bladen Malartlc r * , Southam 8% 9 370 17 17 17% 605 7% 17 43c 11% 12 8 8% Porcupine 1 72c 36,750 55c Jan 72c Feb 19 19% 2,105 19 Feb 19% 30% 53C * " it 11% 22 22% 1,395 20 Jan National 73 Standard Paving 6% Jan 125 30% 90 Preferred Feb 73% Jan 9 9% 103 103 103 7% 8 23 18% ■ 160 1.19 1.10 5,000 20,095 75c 7,100 21c Jan 20,300 29c Jan 37c Jan 17% 561 13 Jan 14 Jan 18 % 19 750 17% Jan 29 % 29 29% 730 29 Jan 12% —20 Mills class A_. .25c Petroleum • A 12 12% 295 9% 30 14c 15 %c 4,000 New Marlon " • 24 29% 24% 2.10 2.20 9c 8c 10c 100 405 102 Nib Yellowknife Jan 16c Jan Sylvanite Gold Mines Jan 1.30 44c 56c 91,507 37c 9c 5,500 8c 16c 15c Jan 8c 2.25 Jan 12 %c Jan Feb 1.99 1.25 1.45 Jan Jan Feb 56c Jan Jan 9%c Jan 15c lie Nipissing Mines Jan Noranda Mines 17c 13c 14,000 10,500 Jan 10c 8c Jan 13c 400 1.90 Jan 2.02 Jan 46% Feb 54 Jan 63c Jan 83c Jan 51 46% 51 8,622 72c Norbenite Malartlc Mines 22c 63c 78c 112,900 17 86 86 150 17 %c 19 %c 7,800 46,325 24c 9c Jan 9c Gold 28 160 3.40 3.25 3.50 5,200 45c 48c 52c Mines Thompson-Lund Mark Gold Mines 1 * Hi Toburn 54c Toronto Elevators Toronto Iron Toronto new Works common— A * 11% * — Mortgage 100 Towagmac Jan Jan 34c Jan Transcontinental Resources Twin City common 27c • Jan * Jan 65c Jan 6 O'Brien Gold Mines Okalta Oils • O'Leary Omega Gold Mines Omnitrans Exploration Ontario Beauty Supply 376,825 2.45 2.15 2.67 1.62 1.70 52,100 55c 46c 60c 13,700 Crush 19C 19c 19c 2,500 14 %c 18c 10,500 1 He 14c II,400 * 2% 2% 495 20 20 25 22 21% 22% 2,293 18C 14%c 18c common Gold Mines -1 Orlac Red Lake Mines -1 62c 58c 67c Oslsko -1 1.97 1.65 2.10 Lake Ofiiake 105,217 __1 57c 56c 63c 6 Mines Pacalta 5% 6 450 8c Petroleum 1.13 6c 8c 1.14 1.00 10,500 32 — Page Hersey 31 32 7,700 1,378 1.52 1 • Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd Pandora Cadillac 1.50 1.58 10,729 5% 6% Jan 1.85 1.70 Feb 2% 2% Feb Feb Feb Feb 20 18% Jan 22% Jan 14c Jan 18c 11% 1,050 1,448 12% Jan 55c 4% .6c - Jan 65Q . t:/ ., 6 37,900 103% 103% 85 Waite-Amulet Mines, Ltd 21c Partanen Malartlc Westeel Jan 1.14 31 Jan 33% Jan New 1.70 Jan Consolidated Perron Gold Ltd 1 Gold Crow Pioneer Gold 11c Jan 20c Feb 17c Jan 23 %C Jan Wiltsey-Coghlan 4,000 10c Jan 12C Jan Winchester Jan 5%c Jan 2,500 53C 32,000 50c Jan 56c Jan 23c 27c 127,400 22c Jan 29c Jan 1.30 Feb Jan ol 1.30 6,500 13C 13c 15c 10c 2.82 Jan 3.25 3.45 Jan 4.00 Jan 1 Mines Mines 1.22 B C 3.20 3.00 3.20 3,633 2,650 1 3.90 3.80 3.90 5,000 15c Jan Jan Jan 2,004 19c 9f100 50 1 Powell River • Powell Rofiyn mil Premier Gold Pressed Metals East 35 33c . 1,100 41c 39c 34% 6,500 35 670 27c Jan 37c 38c 41c Jan 33% Jan 35 Jan Jan -1 ._i Dome —i Proprietary Mines Purdy Mica Purity Flour common 1.67 Feb 1.25 1.67 93,495 83c Jan 1.25 1.60 42,800 71c Jan 12 15 225 12 Feb 15 1.26 1.21 1.27 3,700 1.21 Feb 1.40 415 3,000 2,160 2.40 2.60 15,824 10% 12 9.10 Jan 12 FebU Jan 22c Janf 10c Feb 18c 25c Jan U: 25C 25c 2,000 20c Jan 25c 4.75 Feb 4.70 4.95 8,090 4.40 Jan 257/a 24% 25% 8,913 25c 30 %C 18,100 30 %C 20C 12% 11% 12 »/4 735 9% Jan 12 % * 1.78 11,625 1.65 1.92 110 12% Feb 14% Jan 15C 6,700 13c Feb 20c Jan 13% 730 13% 54% 54% 50 Jan Jan 13% 54% Jan 95c 1.00 7,041 90c Jan 1.14 107 19% 18% 20 8,983 18% Jan 21% Jan Andian Reeves Macdonald III 1.55 1.55 600 1.30 Jan 1.55 Feb Asbestos Corp British Columbia —1 66c 62C 72c —1 47c 38c 47c • 33 34 61,360 55,30g III 20 21 15 41 21 common 107 10 18c 26c 43,400 54,000 16 14% 16 99 99 13 %c 17c 33,000 20 5'AC -100 —— —— 3.30 42 40 8%c 10 %C 12c 10c 10 %c 3,000 2,500 55c Jan 72c Feb 36c Jan 47c 33c 19% 40 Feb 38C Feb Jan 21 42 Jan 8%c Feb 12C Feb Jan lie Jan 10c Class A St Lawrence Band River Mines Ltd 35c Jan 14,200 49c Jan 24% 24 25 23% Jan 25 Jan 16% 19% 1,015 1,289 52c 71c 128,000 12% 13 1,585 106 106 10 106 10% 13% 42% 38% 42% 3,140 1,740 100 125 123% 125 95 1 4.30 4.20 4.30 13% 1 —i 9%c 9c 10c 2,506 12,200 20C 22c 29,800 11 12 275 -* 1 58 %c 52c 60c 22,300 8bawlnlgan • 24 23% 24 643 Shawicev J 33c 33c 39c 10,400 58c 1.03 Pulp common.. Brown Co common 1 Jan 16 Feb I? 98% Jan 99% Jan 17c Feb 130 130 25% 100 3.20 3.32 6,550 24c 500 13 %c Feb 130 24% 3.05 Feb 130 Jan | ? J i f 1 Feb 25% Jan Jan 20c i 3.40 Jan 26c j Jan ! Jan l j 13C 2,500 10c Jan 13c Feb : 14 15 i 555 14 Jan 15 Jan ■ I 36 36 2,800 35 Jan 41 Jan & Industries • Sugar common Marconi ♦ Vickers II100 Lumber 19% Feb Jan 71c 12 Jan 13 Feb Dalhousie Oil deHavilland common 105% Jan 9% Jan 106 Feb Dominion a Feb Bridge Oilcloth Jan Jan Feb Dominion 42% Feb Donnaconna Paper Foothills Oil & Gas 4.50 Feb Jan 7c Jan 10c Jan 19c Jan 25c Jan 11 Feb 12 Feb 50c Jan Consolidated Paper 13% 125 64c Jan * * inn* Sales High Hi 50 13 Feb 14 J an 225 27 Jan 31 :•! Feb V 63% 59% 63% 195 48 Jan 63% 165 169% 85 160 Jan 169% f Feb j? 4% 81% 85% 856 21 20% 21 1,155 \ 14 x 35 14 Feb 21% Jan : 15% Jan t 23% 25 660 20 Jan 25 2% 5% 3,539 4% Jan am* 23% Jan 25% Jan Price Bros Jan 42c Southwest Petroleum 20% 85% , Jan 2% 2% 1,200 Feb 30% 145 26 Jan 32 144 144 15 138 Jan 152 2% 3% 3% 3% 19% 18% 19% 5,650 3,855 49c 34c 49c 5,000 20 20 330 13% Jan 36 36 25 32% Jan — 3% 17% 32c Jan 39 40 19% 18% 19% 1,180 2.50 2.25 2.50 6,830 24 30 1,070 3,465 VI —in* iiiii* inn* 52% 50% 52 % 20% 18% 20% c 5c 3.05 nn> 1 29c — Jan. A 40 19% 2.50 60 100 54% 500 22c Jan 10c Jan 29C 29c lie 1,500: 5C : Feb!; 55% Jan Jan 20 •% Jan ' 2.95 Jan Feb Feb Feb r 30 Jan 17 3.10 10 %C Jan Ua Jan., Jan 48 1 20 1.90 Jan 3.00 ■0 Feb V. 36 38 60 _ Jan . Jan 17% 6,990 l,?no 1,450 • Jan V 3% 49c ; 23% Jan 15 Janf ^ Jan4 19% . Jan Jan Feb If? Feb;*' :"r Feb 3 29 % 144 * - 5% 77% Jan • - v Feb? 5% 85% iii—1 common — O'pJlIe Low 13 * Minnesota & Ontario Paper OH Selections nrt High ♦ Hayes Steel International Paper P ,v* Range Since January 11 31 « ----- i M-'i \n 27 • 31c Jan Low * common Jan 4.10 Jan Week's Shares Canada Vinegars Canadian 14% 36% If . ' 14 100 Dominion 40c 117 \ 25 Preferred Canada * III100 Preferred TemJskaming For footnotes see page 846. 13% 50 13 Preferred Canadian Western 290,050 70c 20c Gold Jan —— Canadian 58c 68c • VTinPS Sarnla Bridge Senator Rouyn Ltd Jan; 18c 4,760 for Week 0 Jan 50c 60c ._50 Paper preferred San Antonio Gold 108 Jan Range National Feb 50C 100 Jan 14%c Jan 29c of Prices Par Jan Jan 19 % Saguenay Power preferred— St Lawrence Corp common.. "Jan 37% Jan f 31 Feb! Jan Sale Price STOCKS— Jan 70c Rush Lake Gold Mine. Russell Industries new common vi. 15c 25% 12 %C 15 Feb Canadian .10 105 107 14 %c 16 %c common. Jan Royal Bank Royalite Oil Jan ») Jan 38 Jan 28 Last 97c ± 35 965 29 Canadian Fin* -.1 Co 36% -Jua 225 15c Jan Queenston Gold Mines Quemont Mining Oils 445tr 31 25C Friday Roxana 38 35% 30% . Feb; i 25 riFeb Toronto SiiDCk Exch ange-lGurb JSect ion Feb 55 13 1.15 Rouyn Merger Gold Mines— 27 Jan 12% 13c 13% 1.70 12% 1.75 1.20 Jan -_1 (. a* H. Jan Roche Long Lac. <■ 23c Jan?; '3 23% Jan 35 31 — Jan Rochette 385 , 30%c Feb 17c~-Jan . f Feb 95c * .H Jan 37% , 6s 85c A 29 Jan 22c .185 27 24 4,95 Jan? I 26 Jan> | BONDS— Uchi 9,100 class 1,500 25 29 York Knitting common 5,300 B 20c 24c 99c Class 20C 25 Yellorex 1.15 Robertson - 16c Wright Hargreaves Mines_, 97c Silk Jan 2.65 Jan 2.37 Jan 2,400 5 1.00 Rj'°r9ide Jan ?!? 9% 6,500 __1 Wool Combing 99c — Feb 8c 5,417 —i Mines preferred 1.00 Gold 8 Jan 19c —3 Alex —1 — 9 48% Jan; ? 13c m Winora __1 Regcourt Jan': 18c 100 Ot.">er Rich mac Jan?5 21 5% Jan 6%c Jan 8 8c ; 21c Jan 46% Jan 6 100 Larder Quebec Gold * 10% Jan Jan Jan -40 Manltou 9% Jan 15c 20 - - 185 9% Feb Hi .10 Preferred 48 9% — Preferred Feb 1.60 1.60 • — : Feb?. Jan 1.55 certificates- trust Corp Preston 33c 41c 15 common Voting Power 1 48 7c Ymir Yankee Porcupine Peninsula Porcupine Reef 1.10 Feb 15% 10c % Winnipeg Electric Wood Jan 13% Jan lie ioo 26,700 1.25 Piccadilly 10% 20% • com common 24,500 51c new Preferred lie 1.14 9% 17c • New preferred Weston s 20C 4'/aC Febr 103% Feb ft' 21% Feb; /. 21% Feb'; ■:Xf 20% — class A 23c 3c 91c Feb:: 30c 19c ——1 Products 15C 24c Mines 25 11% ♦ 20c 4 %c 116 Jan 103% Jan 21% Feb 21% Feb 5 2.60 * Western Grocers Jan 1.40 52C Paymaster Cons Mines Pen-Rey Gold Mines. 15% 12% Jan i f Jan 18c 20,800 15 Jan 111 19 1.10 8 • West Malartlc Feb 84c 21% Feb J?m 12 47 30c : J- —1 Wekusko 8c Jan Jan Jan „1 Walker-G & W Jan 1.40 12 ■ III Vicour Mines Villbona Vulcan Oils Jan 2.26 Jan 100 116 23c 8c 1 1.20 Jan 11% Jan ■VI 9% • Feb 67c Jan 1.50 Jan Feb-; 11% 20C Jan Ventures, Ltd 64c 21% * • Canada Jan 15,800 1.00 25 Steel . 43c 64c 48 Jan Jani■ 21% 50 Jan 6% 60c 17c * 1.00 Jan 28 Jan 1.21 12% Jan 45c 20% 1 82c 25,800 21% 10% Mining Upper Feb if 3.65 Jan 15% Co United Oils Jan 14c if Jan 2.75 Jan i Jan 1.03 — United Corp class B United Fuel class "A" Class B United 20 58c Gas Union Feb Jan Jan 9c Union 21c Jan 15c — rights 60c Jan 13 %c Feb 2.67 Jan 1.30 Jan 44c Jan Feb 76c Jan 40C Jan 100 — IOC 15c Paramaque Mines Parbec Pickle 25,400 267,733 11,200 Ottawa Car Pacific 59,380 * common 5% 75 76c 16C * Preferred Orenada 5% 55C 1.68 1 Ogama-Rockland Orange 5% 57C Rouyn Mines 5% 5% Preferred Norzone 6% Feb B Jan 75c 575 Jan 30c 3.25 53c Fetf 7c 8,500 Jan 2.25 Jan 2,100 115 1 Traders Finance preferred A rights • 1.21 —1 12c 16,000 Jan;! 2.84 2.25 Jan 23c - Jan;' 10c 6% Jan 2.74 JanU Jan ! Feb 24c 26% Jan 50 24c 6 Feb 6% I,900 75c 1 Feb 2.65 8%c Jan 1.00 31,400 8%c 22c 97c 14c 7c 1,600 1,000 6% 29c 71c 2.02 Jan ' 27% com— 25c 8c 82 89% 28 common Taylor Pearson & Carson 12 %c 75c i Jan Jan if . 21 %c 97c Tamblyn (G) Teck-Hughes 13c North Star common f>. ( Taku River 27c Northland 19 Feb 8,860 North Inca Northern Canada 7% Jan 7% Feb Jan 28,850 21,700 Norseman 10c Feb! 1.06 Jan 30c 15,000 15 %c >>'. --'tp- 16c 2.60 54,448 2.05 Jan ' Jan 86 28c 1.90 Jan 80 , 2.35 7%c Feb . Jan," 2.70 1.80 1.70 16% 145 2.60 6%c 6%c Feb , Janv 29 %c 7c : 265 - - 1 2.65 2.55 . .. 82 22c Jan 103 Jan 1 1.85 Normetal 7 88c 50o Jan 1.95 15c Jan"" —1 Thurbois Mines 1.95 ..1 Nicholson 100 Jan 9% Jan'' ^ 8 22,367 Jan 25 ' ' 23 7% 1 10 Jan 78c 6% Jan 1.05 2.31 1,25 * •. .19% Jan 6% Jan 455 : 18% Jan Jan 820 1 6% 9C —1 Cons Jan 23 Jan wail. Jan 8% Jan 15 97c 86 18c 2.58 Mines Surf Inlet Consol Gold 32 1.25 8c Sullivan Feb 9,450 57,300 6,300 83/4C Mines Jan Jan 29 Feb 335 81 III25 Jan 8% 56c Mines Gold Gold 29 29% Jan i-i"- ,'rt- Jan Feb , ' 933 17 Sturgeon River Sudbury Contact 13 11% Jan 12c 1.25 IIII Bidlamaque New Calumet 29% 24% Car Negus Mines Newnorth 15 %c 2.15 Steel 1.00 steep Rock iron Mines 19'/a .. . 70c ' " 7% 1 Steeloy Mining Corp 14 i Jan 53c Jan 97c; ^ iv. . v 6% Preferred 24c 36c I -.7. Jan 68c 48c 72c Steel Co of Canada common- Jan 25c 32 105% * 22c B National Sewer class New 69% Jau ^ I 28% f 41%c Jan * Stedman Bros 30c • _ 1— National Hosiery National 212 Feb 104% Jan 77,800 21% Preferred | Standard Radio class A Stanley Brock class B Starratt Olson Co- 9% National Grocers common Class 73% Feb 25% 520 16,075 7% common- 13% 34c 5 Chemical pfd. Drug & National 72 Feb 12. Jan I:.; 8% Jan 53c 9 Iioo — 22 % Feb 68c 17% » Preferred .< 47c 45c 37% X.i4 HI Btadacona Mines common. b: Feb Jan 60c i 73c Springer Sturgeon Feb 19% Feb |! ' 25% 26% 104% 105% '65c —A Feb 1 Mylamaque Mines 65c 22 Moore Corp common Mosher Long Lac 68c 19% 1 . Montreal Light Heat Ac PowerMontreal Locomotive. 40 40c _ Moneta 10% Jan, 19% Jau 1.150 i f i 8.70 Jan 1,094 8 Feb 39 11,750 26% ' 8% 40c 'J':. Jan 13%Janf f .13% Jan 5 ? , 12% Jan 15 . Jan Co Standard Chemical Jan 40 —i Mines '• 1,046 .20 19% 30% • Iioo — 50 1.65 „ ' . Jan 90 21 '*■ Jan Feb 6c 60 14% 21 1,000 Jan 18 700 9.35 19%C 19%C .100 * 300 16% 14% common Preferred Modern _•/ .* 5 > — Mining Corp .——.—: Model Oils 18 10c « Mid-Continent Oil & Gas ; 3,000 1C% , 13% Jan , 40c - Preferred Siscoe Gold Mines :.>> • 2.06 v ;,i -L3%c Jan 5.35 v 225 12 IIIi _ Class B 1 Gold Lake Red \ High 12%c Feb 1-30 Jan . 1,066,202 40 — Simpson's class A 13 600 3,900 19% •s, f 5.35 13% v 9.50 : Class B i 30% Jan 3c 90C —1 :—..40 _ —— Feb 18C McMarmac ;. / 13% | I Range Sinee January 1 !>: Low 1.60 — — preferred Shares 12% 4.15 :■ . for Week 1.56 ' i High ' — Scrip Silver Miller Silverwood class A r Jan 8c Jan 54 Feb 104 Bangs V. 12% 4.80 m common Sigma Mines 10% 8C McDougall Segur Mclntyre Porcupine Mines — 1.58 Feb 19 10 V* 104 Oil common- Preferred • 1 Mines Sales f of Prices 'i; Low • 13 19 McColl Prontenac ; "50c — Gold tncfc^Brew new 10% — class A Sale Price Par Jan Week's c. High Jan 1.02 preferred McCabe 14 14C common Preferred McBrine Low 345 7c 1.09 Maxttn-McNeely Mines-—— Mas s«y-Harris Range Since January 1 High 14% Par Maple Leaf Milling common Maralgo Friday for Week Sale Price STOCKS— iy. Sales Last , V Jan Feb Jan 5c 3.40 Jan 60 : 29c Feb 12c Jan 'f: Feb ? ;_,l r > ■P\ " ■ir":-:r:'v- W~p:- -a<v ^ » THE^COEMERSIAL ArmNANjSfAL dHftbNICLE '-■ ■•— - - tm* . Monday, February 10; 1947 ■ .. - OTOIttfHE^eOflNYEfcMARKETS Quotations for Friday; w-: Bid ■,■■1 6.32 6.94 4.87 5.33 Oil shares— Axe-Hough ton Fund Inc — Axe-Houghton Fund B —Beneficial Corp..— iv, i Fund Boston c; Ltd— Fund Bullock 27.64 S-2_ 16.27 S-3- 12.77 14.04 8% Series 8-4 5.22 5.79 Knickerbocker 8.58 17.76 4% 5% Common 8.15 Dividend Shares 1 26.90 20.10 1 11.85 19.04 20.86 Mutual Invest 6.09 16-78 1-54 10.70 5.61 Aetna Casual A 7.39 8.24 Aetna Low priced bond seriesLow priced stock common- 7.07 7.76 Aetna 4.41 4.97 Agricultural Preferred stock series 18.14 1.70 8.22 6.88 47.85 5.84 6.26 Automobile Aviation 7.51 Automobile 22% 13% 16.68 11.19 American 19 National 58% 61% National Flre_-_ 10.85 Automobile 36 39 14.81 Surety —25 —10 — 5.19 5.71 — 5.58 6.14 — 4.79 5.28 Selected Amer Shares 5.95 6.55 Sovereign Investors Standard 90c 78 Northern 52 30% 33% Pacific Fire Pacific 65% 69% Preferred Accident -^-.—10 Firemen's 24.61 26.46 10.45 11.45 12.96 Globe 6.68 7.31 2nd 89c 98c series A C 22% series B-l 28.17 Series B-2 26.05 8erles B-8- 17.73 B-4—— 9.89 com— New York 27% 363 7.05 Fire 8.05 2.63 1 3.52 .1 3.02 19 90 94 Travelers 33% ,-—100; U S Fidelity A Guaranty Co..2 26% 28% U S Fire 107% 111% 31% 39% Recent 42% 45% Manufacturers Trust 43% 18 60 50 10 10 19% 62 95 21% 100 23% 38 Ask 200 100 295 io 17% —100 1,770 195 304 18% 1,820 —25 49 52 C0—II2O 57% 59% 253 .1976 42 Westchester Fire 44% 46% 56 77 83 36% 39% 2.00 90 Bid —. —. 105 105% 103 103 % .1970 103% 104% 99 .1961 104% 101% 98% .1976 102% 104% 104% 1965 104% 105% Monongahela Power 4.40 .1975 106% 107 % Ohio 2%s——i ,1975 103% 103% Pennsylvania Ohio Public Service 2%s—. .1976 102% 102% Public Pennsylvania Electric 2%s_. .1976 102 % 102% Ruppert (Jacob) 4'%% Philadelphia El Co 2%s_—. 1981 Philadelphia El Pow 2s/eS-. .1975 Pgh Bessemer '& L E 27/aS_. .1996 103% 103% 3cranion 102 102% Scranton 100% 101 Union 3%b. .1976 100% 101% Willys 3%S Gas Lt Monongahela Power: 3s Montana Power Portland Gas & Coke 102% Preferred Stocks— 100 98 100 3.90&—— 102 103 Electric 3.70^-'— 1O2 103% Public Service Serv Par (Ind) Electric 3.50% <Cal> Overland 111 96 V2 98 106 3.35 — 104% 106 94% 96 _ Spring Brook 4.10% OH 109 $? ■« 103 • 4%% 105 102% 10*% 60% 61% 12 15 I""l00 715 74 16% 745 ~~ United States Treasury 99.18 Other 100.6 0.28% 1947 b0;375 0.33% Feb. 100 100.3 1947 1947 b0.375 0.33% b0.375 0.33% Apr. 1947 b0.375 0:34% May bO.375 0.34% May 13, Mar. 27, 6. Mar. issues Mar. 13, Mar. 20,. 1947— 1947 1947 10, 1947 17, 1947 24, 1947. 1, 1947 8, 1947 27, Apr. 0.35% bO.375 0.35% bO.375 035 % b0.3?S 0.35% bO.375" 0.35% b0.375 035% b0.375 .0.35% 'Apr. 3, Apr. Ask bO.375 Ask b0.375 Feb. 20. 1V4S Apr. 15, 1948— 100.16 Bid Bid 1947-— Feb. Federal Home Loan Banks— Bills for discount at purchase fjWMBTV bill*— Ask Federal Land Bank Bond*— 103.4 102% Pbw A Lt 2%s- 45% 69 Obligations Of Governmental Agencies 100.2 103 101% Utah Rates quoted are 99.14 102% 102% 102% City P & L 2%s_^_. 1976 3%s. 1980 Laclede .... Bid 101% Light 2%s. -1975 101 % 43% Title Guarantee & Trust United States Trust . 100.12 102% 103% 105 .1976 102% 102% Texas Power & 99% 1976 Ask -1975 Scranton-Spg Brook 2%s_. .1976 Sioux City Gas A El 2%s .1975 Tenn Gfts & Trahsm 2%s_ -1966 44 25 1,655 - 30% 615 53 Ask 1976 2%s 259 Sterling National 41 — 600 4 Public Setv (Okla) 2%s Electric Paso Kansas 180 Morgan (J P) & Co Inc 100 National City Bank 12% New York Trust 25 Public Nat'l Bank & Trust~l7% 45% 100 1,595 I, 1950-1948iy<a May1 1, 1952-1950IVis Jan. 1, 1953-1951 2%s Feb. 1, 1955-1953. IFIV2 28% Security Issues 88 .1966 Kans Okla A Gulf Ry Bid _ioo 40 8c Trust—10 1%8 Oct 113 10 U S Guarantee- Bonds— American Airlines 3s Iowa Pub Serv 2%s_ loo Grace National Guaranty Trust Irving Trust Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust Bank A Trust-20 . 10 Bid 21% . 43% 20 . Standard Accident 2.95 Fulton Trust Commercial National Bank A .. 25 10% 26 20.21 38 _15 Chemical Bank & Trust—10 1 53'% 8% 23 7.37 18.52 Par 137 104% , 50% 15 21.40 1 Series 1956 378 132 lOXVz Bank & Trust 34% 9.83 U S El Lt Si Pwr Shares A 29% Brooklyn Trust ——-—100 Fiduciary Trust First National Bank 55% 32% Hartford Steamboller Inspect—10 D 2.60 Independence Trust Shares-.—* 45'A Federation 75 52% 12% 23.76 A*& 43% Trust 72 10 10 23.60 City Banks & Trust Cos. Bid —10 Empire 6% Semirlty New Haven Springfield Fire & Marine 0 ——** Illinois Power Co 2"%s— Continental Bank 24% 10 American: 2%s Corn Exchange 30 22% 10 - Gatineau Power 3s Trust Co 27 Seaooard Surety B Rutgers Fire preferred & Calif Elec Power 3s Bank 5 10 —10 St Paul Fire A Marine Hartford El National ,_8 Republic 24% Hanover 6.74 6 38% 20% Great mi¬ Chase 36 34% 94c North Amer Trust sharesSeries 1956— 10.84 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 10 18% 89c 8.99 19.46 Series Bankers Trust 4 .8 Globe & Republic^.. Diversified Trustee Shares— 28.53 .—100 53% 96 _6 — 92 Unit Type Trusts— 29.51 York-; 101 50% 10 31% 48.50 21.74 16.18 uuotcmn Funds— New 97 10 1.12 14.73 83 10 85C Union Common Stock Fund B—« 31.90 » Corp.. -10 81c B. Series Fund 7 79 .—28 (NY) (Texas) (Paul). Fire. — Revere 22.88 Wellington Fund Series 15% 45.50 Union Preferred Stock Fund Bond 102% 14% 19.58 1.83 26% 6 Reinsurance Corp 98% B Glens Falls Fire—— 108.70 65 10 Fire A Marine Gibraltar 11.97 280 14 24 % 163 62 of Newark.. Fire-. Franklin 106.54 lOo 1.78 Union 56 156 Fireman's Fd of San Fran. 1 Utilities 52 20 .—10 Fidelity A Deposit of MA—. 17.01 3% 52% 12% Providence-Washington -—10 * 30 4.04 26% 50 Phoenix 12.85 28% 24% Indemnity Co 31 Federal 26% 12 .50 29 9.55 6% 165 54% ?0 9.49 56 5% .6 _• Employees Group. 1 Employers Reinsurance 3.68 State Street Investment Corp 14.41 75 54 155 2 50 River Crum A Forster Ino 2% Trusteed Industry Shares-; 29.35 ^10 .*——-5 29 10 ... Northeastern 7.39 2% - Foundation 14.77 North 20% Connecticut; General Life Continental Casualty General Relnsurahce Tobacco shares--— 1.02 24 18% 15.82 —1 Bteei shares B 22% 27" -8 Fire B 6 68 3choellkopf Hutton and 10 New Hampshire I Ire 10 20 — —1 Pomeroy 10c Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc —• 75c 74 67 Fire__ 11.70 Republic Ihv'est Fund. 5.63 -f—-—1 69 63 New York 8.63 Trading (Detroit)— 10 National Liberty. .2 Union Fire 20 New Amsterdam Casualty.—. -S New Brunswick 10 6% —10 Fire Assn of Phila— 3.10 5.11 Fund Ino —————10c 13.59 5% 25 8.68 7.49 2.81 —2% Shippers 6.07 8.61 6.81 —— 12.37 Casualty National 6.71 (GedV Fund— 7% 31% 9.62 A 87 29% 17 12.47 Putnam 23% 6% 29% .10 11.35 Petroleum 1*4% 56 22% 27% Reserve City of New York— Tobacco 12% 54 1 common 82% Re-Insurance—_1Q Camden Railroad equipment 40 B American 11.53 — 36 4f American 10.88 Utility 99% - Merch St Mfrs Fire N Y American 9.90 —in———in—iii 15% 96"' Merchant Fire Assur 8.24 10.49 stock 10.62 rr shares— Equipment shares— Railroad stock shares- — 28% 14% Massachusetts Bondlng_____i2*i" 12 21% 9.87 Railroad 6.03 Casualty 9.71 Boston Public 10.67 18% 11 19% ff .... Prior preferred Convertible preferred 9.61 8.93 5.48 Maryland Ask 20% mut. 11.70 14.07 9.27 9.71 16% 3% of Newark 8.74 8.43 — Insur Co of North America...10 Jersey Insurance of N 7 20 35% 8.75 9.40 78 12 12.81 8.12 7.83 46V2 75 33 Bankers & ons 8.55 44% ssatfj 10.65 - Insurance 8.27 10 — Baltimore American: 6.32 7.43 Bid Home 13.48 .— 11.82 Railroad Bond Bank of 48% Homestead 20% 10.97 5.74 ———— Bank of the Manhattan Co.—10 18 46% . 56 4 13.29 7.91 10.12 Pkr .. 86 10 9.98 7.19 ——— Management Fund' Inc.l . Aik Casualty 5 American Equitable(J American Fidelity A Casualty_B Merchandising 10.30 Bid American 12.10 10.76 — Institutional Securities Ltd— Aviation Group shares Bank Group shares. Insurance Group shares Stock and Bond Group sharesInvestment Co *>f Amerlfei .111 16 53% Alliance American Machinery 6.89 9.37 Merchandise shares Keystone American 6.51 Diversified Speculative Electrical equipment-; 7.86 6.26 — Price Shares Invest 4.75 4.25 7.49 — Building supply Business Equipment 8.26 7.15 ——- Incorporated investors—. Preferred 8.83 — stock Bank Chemical Instttmional bond shares- f 66 — com 83 — 10% Agriculture 15.89 Industrial Machinery shmres- Common 33 62 25 Llfe__ 15.55 - New York Stocks Inc— 2.25 5.98 Fully Administered shares;— General bond shares— Income Rio Grande & —10 — 3.82 ; — series New England Fund 44% 5.96 — Huron Holding Corp- 91% 30 *1 —10 surety — 5.88 4.28 26.66 6.63 shares shares Denver 9.08 series— Stock 14.50 Mining shares—— Petroleum sharesi 64% —* .100 •. preferred Insurance Diversified Investment Fund- --•» 89 % Par 5.08 stock Speculative series 2.06 Electrical Equipment Otiltt* -1993 1st 3-4s income- 62% 7.78 series Income Industrial 6.62 44.50 Food shares— .2018 — 11.57 7.09 16.93 41% -— Chemical-shared-; - 4%8 Income 15.60 1 series 24.76 Building shares Investing 5% 16.11 Selected series Automobile shares Aviation shares- Low Bond 27.32 Group Securities- v^V: 14.74 14.53 Inc Corp Security Series- 15.83 General Investors Trust Agricultural 10 — 25.55 General Capital Corp i: Fund National Investors National Howard- First Mutual Trust FundFundamental Investors Inc Fundamental Trust shares ■-St' 2d Fund Balanced shares 155 150 Financial p.- Common Securities- Nation-Wide Fund Inc Industrial Fund, Fidelity Chicago Rock Island A Paelflo-- 12.74 Fund. Fund- First Boston Corp 87 28.92 Mass Investors Balanced Stock 83 Ask — 8.93 Mass Investors Trust 1 --1 IN Commonwealth Invest— Delaware Fund Eaton A ——10c 22.90 18.59 ——100 2019 4%s 107 50.10 105.14 ——* w--—-■ 49.10 Bid Stocks 103 Rio Grande- 105.06 21.30 5.15 Fund Ltd.——1 4.45 37.29 Century Shares Trust —• 30.96 15.93 Chemical Fund—— --~zzl Ji'73 3,150 Christiana Securities com—100 3,050 ^Preferred1 income Conv Denver <fe 6.36 100.93 Inv Canadian 5.75 ———. Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund—• Loomis Sayles Second Fund—10 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— 6% 6 Fund Ask 1094 ist 4s 16.79 Series Bid — Chicago Rock L&and dfc Pacific¬ 30.32 Series 9.91 16.34 Inc Broad Street Invest Co 5 Series S-l 4.58 36 7.94 J 1 — of America—— Ine— —«-» Tr Inv 25.31 7% Investlng-IQC Foreign Blair & Co 23.03 (When, as and If Issued) Bonds 4.18 Assoc'ted Standard Bond 21.05 (Cont. 9.13 34 American Business American 19.17 M Series Holding Corp— 10 Shares----* Amerex K-l Series IV* iitiumi Affiliated Fund Inc. 1 Ask Ask Keystone Custodian Funds Eaeurlifai AtrdnkutioAi ,1 $ Reorganization Rails Bid Par Par Mutual Pand*—> f 7 Investing Companies % ■ Feb. 103.10 Panama Canal 8s. 1961 126 127% Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds of Int. Rate :E Warcb 15, 1947—; Wept 15 .1%% . Bid 100.2 100.13 1947 -M% 100.12 12^ 11 Inll tSept. 1%% 100.7 100.8 t%8 April I, 1947 100.26 100.27 point $%s June 1, 1947 15, 1948 — t%S July 1> 1947 tf |%s Aug. 1,. 1947 t%S Sept. yVKr* J ; l" — 1, 1947 t%8 Oct. 1,. 1947— f/aS Nov. 1, 1947 i ; " ^ - ' " . : t%S Dec. 1, 1947 s Jan. ' . : a Maturity— &■ Dollar Price 100 Pine Certificates or Indebtedness— Bid Ask *%s March 1, 1947 .0121 0174 Ask 100.1 - 1, 1948- f/as Feb. 1, 1948 .0223 —_ !o278 .0284 t a Odd lot (not Included sales sale (not included In year's range), e in year's range). Ex-interest. (not included in year's range). bBid fFlat price, tEx stock dividend.' yield price, d Deferred delivery sales k Removed to Stock Exchange. rCash (Un) Unlisted issue, w d When delivered. 0345 .0288 wiWhen issued, x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. !o365 .0354 .0448 .0342 .0453 .0269 tThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. ([Ex-liquidating .0396 .0309 tin default. .0302 .0143 value: .0348 .0125 par .0453 .0188 *No dividend. .0336 V/ - - Volume TH©;COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567" 165" *p* ^ l'< < V ;-tW. Mr clearings this week will show an increase Bank compared ? with TblrdFederal, Reserve a* year ago. cities of the will $13,215,804,615 against $12,291,875,572 for the same week in 1945. totals stand at is this center there At I Delaware—Wilmington New Jersey—Treuton 2,265,137 3,540,880" Total (10 cities) + , 6.2 Telegraph Clearings—Returns by $5,884,750,579 $5,990,838,346. .New York 464,096,073 Philadelphia +144 335,957,352 347,656,048 178,212,901 225,873,152 Reserve District—Cleveland- ■ 128,207,072 267,780,180 249,198,541 + 19,445,800 —. Mansfield*1;«, 57.7. 240,400,000. 152,400,000 + 295,591,000 281,697,000 + 201,215,712 182,887,389 + lOD: Cleveland 197,212,616 165,519,991 158,423,559 145,507,863 + 8.9. + 6.1 5,333,542 256,187,066 , + 19.2 Baltimore +16.2 2",873,820** +34.8' 3,735,435 *" +42.8 " 232,158,374 • +10.4 3,873,072 Youngstown . 125,429,234 ,t' 219,967.696 ' • 28,138,400? 2,168,4472,143,621 -?3,407j8794,158,853 120,638,632 222,531,554 15,986,200 7.5 '" Columbus 26j7 **$f3,389 3;717,478 +23.5 22,587,800 Cleveland 3.5, + ;— ,-4;,;,^ -" 4,137,466 " +34.4 5,562,200 ■158,369,661 Cincinnati + 7,502,000 - • Ohio—Canton. + 13.9 580^000,000 — Federal 1.8, 528,671,010 662,000,000 Boston^—————- San Francisco 5—— Pittsburgh five days $8,877,831,443 $8,371,029,148 Other cities, five days 2,135,289,070 1,767,039,450 Ten cities, Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh 4.9: -s Total + Fifth + 2,331,568 8,432,000 113,020,760 3,181,303 — Richmond South Carolina—Charleston 2.3 n i ii ' $12,291,875,572 $13,215,804,615 + 7;5 hi . v 1,463,976 1,843,315 7,683,000 Total (6 cities)- ? 7,200.000:, .76,913,271- 7,591,000. 78,026,865- 2,587,827., 164,105,119 2,993,435 171,620,568^ 51,349,641. 346,693,039 362,324,676 163,1 ? 45,936,815* 59,136,314. 296,854,201 312,911,101, 4.5 + 1 ,1 the week covered by the foregoing will appear Complete and exact details for issue of next week. our We cannot furnish them today, in as much as the week and the Saturday figures are not available at ends Saturday Accordingly, in the above the last day of In the elaborate detailed able to give the are we ended time of going to press. clearings for the whole country 56,893,538 Augusta Mobile Mississippi—Vlcksburg Seventh Indiana—Fort Ended Feb. Week 1— 12 1st. Boston 2d* 12 New-York- 10i .3d Philadelphia 4th $ Districts Cleveland 7 —-—— 6 5th Richmond 6th Atlanta 10 7th Chicago 17 4 Louis 8th St. cities M it U H 4 4 44 10th: Kansas Uth 10 City 6 Dallas i2tb San 10 Francisco in Total York City— Outside New We now Dec. 5. 504,402,080 451,807,766 7,385,241,897 7,588,277,725 $ c,'o 44 44 cities — Terre, Haute Wisconsin—Milwaukee Sioux City Illinois—Bloomington Decatur ; $ 6,978,876,335 6,670,418,347 Kentucky—Louisville Tennessee--Memphis 758,843,750 + 7.9 691,517,749 682,015,607 639,753; 508 + 12.5 615,922,230 657,671,590 346,693,039 + 4.5 312,911,101 296,854,201 23.9 406,723,848 683,562,653 652,239,854 Louis 362,324,676 559,221,338 451,313,567 + 825,001,452 762,102,868 ' + 431,889,936 358,538,263 + 20.4 321,025,321 + 13.2 204,643,069 423,990,606 325,199,994 + 30.4 292,098,352 213,941,497 185,199,318 + 15.5 150,708,153 133,579,222 628;472,386 554,908,453 13,176,670,717 12,690,809,265 + 3.8 11,576,551,282 11,363,314,946 5,302,482,617 + 13.5 4,807,255,103 4,900,717,147 + 13.3 510,902,663 $ 1,747,969 4,111,968 331,009,895 Ninth Inc. or 1945 North Dakota—Fargo__ South Dakota—Aberdeen Montana—Billings , Helena $ Tenth Federal > 21.8 + 4.5 7,273,014:. 672,689 + 8.0 541,190,431, + 19,2 2,397,272* 7,818,042; + 19.8 1,782,509 6,992.582 3,189,129. + 28.6 + 28.4 516,926,611s? >1,412,698 ** 5,861,027 - 1,900,548 2,238,741 2,133,062 2,549,792 2,153,044 762,102,868' 8.3 + - 683,562;653J ->652,239,854 + 15.6 + 21.2 85,3,78,439 62,729,5071,141,100 •+ 34.6 196,000,000" 75,429,335 & 184,400,000' 92,117,656 50,231,026.1,055,856 202,600,000 + 37; 7 >53,278,280-; ■ 1,143,000 321,025,321 325,850,615 + 29,6 3,555,272 6.5 141,013,316. 3,703,112 145,083,893 + 20.4 358,588,263 —22.1 8.2 3,103,745 St. 436,612,729 + 21.7 1,387,555 + 3,769,755 21,8,78,359 10,332,610 9,625,108 24,424,600 1,118,47.7 .53,128,061 .3,763,556 1,438,319 1,504,742 + 50.3 338,301 .}•. 5,986,558k + 33.7 1,172,003 +13,2 5,278,966; Joseph City+ 6.6 + 0.2 246,310 297,990 356,503 4,858,737 82,084,786 4,163,688 + 37.9 8,013,355 + 35.2 + 31,6 7,474,607 193,044,482 + 36.7 6,244,838 216,212,845 7,653,114 301,980- + 26.9 + 26.6 , 3,538,492 76,667;627 3,226 402 455,765 —24.4 1,103,211 +30.4 "'621,974, 3,208,774- 7,262,432 196,583, + 15.3 325,199,994 1,272,115, —.— — 213,567,910- 204,643,069 495,607. 946,738 1,292,534 4,889,152 City Colorado—Colorado Springs., 460,833 1,247,405 46.7 + 47.8 1,021,392 470,723 + 48,631,318. 3,639,562. 103,936,341 5,742,121 10,837,503 284,554,780 10,464,393 344,487 , Pueblo 5.9 268,117,514 + + 30.4 317,728 357,042 i Missouri—Kansas 3,637,920 349,157,371 3,886,017 197,730,893 53,376,042 3,598,564 1,868,635 1,636,406 6,020,957 6,164,096 Omaha 925,612 11.5 — + 871,273 5,034,670 210,559,191 69,596,618 5,278,638 2,762,272 2,460,077 8,051,897 Reserve District—Kansas Lincoln $ 23,60O;7S2 Hampshire—Manchester——— 19,946,830 + ;>>>;«: (7 cities). Total 1944 4,536,999 Rhode Island—Providence New 2,896,622 + 30.7 303,443,363 _ Minneapolis Hastings 962,941 501,725 7,140,208 — + 52.1 ' Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis- St. Paul 528,370,542 1.9 1,273,011 1,518,776 Npif Haven- , —29.1 ! 8.687,649798,724" 605,893,818 431,889,936 Minnesota—Duluth 1 Dec. % 1946 1,248,449 Connecticut—Hartford 3,237,048* 9,772,692 40,088,210 2,218,031 1,571,494 (4 cities) Nebraska—Fremont 3,776,294 Worcester + 16.1 4 Total 299,523,178 424,811,601 Bedford 3,210,250 31,808,000 + 18.6 18,812,376 84,458,592 Illinois—Quincy 213,567,910 531,251 New + 36.6 +19.2 325,850,615 268,117,514 1,362,033 Springfield ' 6,027.686 3,849,311 9,985,029 43;647,312 234,200,000 111,659,850 Wichita Fall River- 730,894 5,567,967 3,301,530 4,358,043 36,628,000 £ 5 3,988,161;; > 9,323,304 42,929,609 : 2,527,393 15,973,091:$ 7,675,260 r '664,413 363,538 + 21.2 + 33.2 407,366,511 8.3 Missouri—St. Kansas—Topeka ' 407,366,511 Eighth Federal Reserve District—SI. Louis— 2.7 719,693,521 $ Portland + 318.9 284,732 3,684,477 825,001,452 - 495,857,369 819,047.965 1947 Massachusetts—Boston " 94,933,C iwit? 3,368,825 654,459,418 2,857,071 9,364,403' 4,101,221 2,772,767 _ 408,159,808 Week Ended Feb. Maine—Bangor 349,£ * 288,027-, 87,959,723' 38,095.000 834,476* Chicago 1 for four years: Clearings at— +239#. * 4,705,176 30,948,173 3,372,817 24,579,012 10,580,907* Iowa—Cedar Rapids Des Moines add our detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the week ended Feb. • 45,403,000 4,368,719 11,591,198' 11.6 + — 1.8 5,014,255 25,3. +19;5 2,511,004 2,062,142 49,465,161 54,407,956 5,214,398 — + 4,535,661 4,779,928 + 20.4 2,921,905 7.9 16,479,631 16,858,808 + 7.3 8,145.256 8*780,661 20,832,600 + 17.2 19;023,000 17,557,800; 920,819 '+ 21.5 1,100,747 600,153 408,159,808 495,857,369 30,059,541 26,117,408 299,523, 292,098,352 3,328,999 + 423,990,606 (10 cities). Total 46.0 Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas— 4,681,774. 5,360,699. Texas—Austin 151,257,000 172,927,000 Dallas Fort Worth — Galveston Wichita Falls- 21,697,795 4,333,Q00 2,493,492 16,532,174 3,868,000, 2,623,8011 6,237,069 213,941,407 Louisiana—Shreveport 7,129,511 185,199,818 + 14.5 3,173,103 4,369,504 + 14.3 122,105,000 14,674,770 + 31.2 + 12.Q — 5.0 + 14.3 110,105,000: , 2,686j000( 1,463,331*. 5,409,548 10,146,240, i 3,327,000 1,550,508 5,277,371; „ •Mi 504,402,080 Total (12 cities) 451,807,766 + 11.6 Second? Federal Reserve District—New Yerk— {few; York—Albany-—r— — Bingbamton —— 1; Buffalo— 75,922,899 York- +11.6; 16;8i + 2;68i,0V8> 67,425,383 ; Connecticut—Stamford Jersey^-Montydfclr——_ Northern New Jersey—. Total (12 cities) Yakima Utah:—Salt + 22.0 1,312,675 + 9.0 876,322 2,852,959 7,388.3.26,643 '6,769,296,179 6,462,597,799 10,582,144 16,885,118 9,695,064 10,217,07Qv 3.1; .— 1.8 — + 21.4 7,907,939 + 29.2^ 761,037 730,766 + 4.1 ' 42;016,151 35,882,696 45,062,664 44,265,020 7,385,241,897 7,588.277,725 +17.1; + — a-;.—eras: 1.8 2.7 95,166,560 Lake City. California—Long Beach— 1,323,479: 1,225,248 1,318.215 r Pasadena San 99,715,223 3,304,720k — Oregon—Portland 68,161,816: +15.5, 133,379,223* 150,708jl53 Federal Reserve District—flan Francisco— Washington—Seattle 2,066,169 7,159,547,000 „ Syracuse Newark 65,029;005 21.4'.' 1,494,932 — Rochester • 2,163,119: + 1,436,444 —— Jamestown (test 2,413,87$; Twelfth 14,848,887 11,765,229 Bhnlra New 18,022,052 cities) Total (6 — Franoisoo—————————— 14,995.864 San, JoseSanta Barbara—. 7,504,583 8,139,972 Stockton——, 7,759.811 ,, 40,986,690:' 7,639,473, 6,336,986 355,793,000 9,853,154 3,077,971' 6,598,609- 87,781,000 +13.6 2,667,697;, +23.0* 76,097,025. +25.1. 31,647,401: +29,5. 8,250,162+ «+•■ 7;4v 5,900,612 + 7.4 326,013,000 + 7,802,723v 2,818,485" + 9. 86,615,942 2;42Qt32i 77,324,655. 26,173,947 >9,456,758.. 5,133,735 289,830,000 7^28,287 2;026,845 95,628,8734:+'2,C 78,771,284.* ' 28,545,779 11,730,906-T 4,790,453, 295,946,510* 4,695,974 1,983,697 4,198,811: . . . 9,127,525 14,533,039: r 567,103 Total (10 cities )- 658,028 34,724,497 Grand Total (111 41,306,014 39,652,831 Outside New 6,670,418,347 628,472,380; 5,930,348 554,908,433; +11,3.. +13.3 13,176,670,717, 35,054,047' 6,978,376,335 . j ♦Estimated. 13*690,8Q9i265„ + 3.^ 61017,123,7177 5^02,182.617,1 +13;51 . 4,792^73; 510,902.663, H,576,551,28St cities). York tNot included in totals. ):Sh """ v 1944 6,017,123,717 41 Wayne Total (17 cities) 1945 Inc. or + + 6,358,232 7,703,073 6,269,326 4,603,091 Springfield 303,443,363 94 7 9th-Minneapolis 1946 + 30.0 333,099 1,192,780 Indianapolis CLEARINGS 2,518,456 2,166,185 53,630,004 54,390,844 + 31.5 451,313,567 „ Rockford 1947 + 36,6 ' District—Chicago- South Bend^ Districts: by Federal Reserve a summary 16,179,588 + 23.5 90;628,973 — Peoria SUMMARY OF BANK Federal Reserve Reserve Michigan—Ann Arbor Grand- Rapids— Lansing District of 13,3%. furnish Federal + 2,825,842 2,024,997 68,300,869 61,384,543 4,511,053 3,359,025 559,221,338 Total (10 cities) improvement of 12.5 %, in the Richmond the following we In 141,900,000; 337,359 108,272,477 Louisiana—New Orleans Reserve District of 4.5%, and in the Atlanta Reserve District of 23.9%. In the Chicago Reserve District the.totals are larger by 8.3%, in the St. Louis Reserve District by 20.4%, and in the Minneapolis Reserve District by 13.2%, The Kansas City Reserve District has to its credit an expansion of 30.4%, the Dallas Reserve District of 15.5%, and the San ( Francisco Reserve 42,894,740 143,300,000 89,835.798, 79,817,780 5,652,059 809,265 in the same week in 1946. the totals register an 41,276,767 22.0 *■2,500,000 Alabama—Birmingham Outside of this city there was a: gain of 13.5%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded a decrease of 3.1%. We group the 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 loss of 2.7%, but in the Boston Reserve District the totals record a gain of 11.6%, and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 7.9%. In the Cleveland Reserve District + 20.3 160,000,000 • Macon having amounted to $13,176,670,717 against $12,690,- 47,302,804 195,500.000 Florida—Jacksonville increase of 3.8%, the aggregate of >vj" + 20.8 „ Georgia—Atlanta. final and complete results of the week previous—the week >>>>?§•' : 13,628,210. 13.701,382 16,553,301 Nashville the week in all cases has to be estimated. there was an Reserve District—Atlanta- Tennessee—Knoxville statement, however, which we present further below, that week For 1. Feb. Sixth Federal ', ' WWW '11..— Total all cities for, week ' 111,203,080.- • 52,368,259 Maryland—Baltimore District of Columbia—Washington* +12.5 639,756,508 182,990.786? — — 2,202,634,102 day All cities, one 274,443,864*? 247,472,040 - Federal Reserve District—Richmond- 719,693,521 Virginia—Huntington Virginia—Norfolk, 8.6 2,153,806,974 (7 cities).,.. West + 20.8 $10,138,068,598 $11,013,170,513 Total all cities, five days - in , , - + Chicago.. —— & * ' 682,0 ■ ■ % Feurth Kansas City - - 1946 1947 Week Ended Feb. 8— , 691,517,749 7.9 + 662,000,000 ; 1,260,551 3,048,947 2,005,060 "'4.4g" +19.0 758,843,750 1,665,999 , > 1,625,915 3,477,423 . 1,355,275 + 6,537,105 819*047,965. .y,. t 1,669,450. 675,000,000 6.0 +21.5 1,760,716 636,889 .s 2,718,818,. -10.2,... + 7.6 7,779*5,86 _ for the week follows: summary S 605,646.' +53.8 1 4,300,249 1,869,679 3,267,752 t6,212,415 — . 738,000,000 v Scranton ended Friday of 1.8%. Our comparative gain for the week a 665,886 794,000,000 2,400,3581'; — Wilkes-Barre or +59.2 +.16.9 697,236 715,332 2,442,003 — Philadelphia Reading corresponding week last year. Our preliminary above those for the 7.5% be - Lancaster from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings for all cities of the United States Inc. 1,109,929' 778,465.: 1,099,944 Bethlehem Chester Feb. Week p}s|^ef>^rblla4elp|ilar^ Pennsylvania—Altoona chief country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Feb. 8, clearings Preliminary figures compiled by us, based upon telegraphic advices from the -'" 1947'v 4,607.235,193;.; - 528,370,542" 11^63,314,946, ■y FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 848 Monday, February 10, 1947 PARTIAL REDEMPTION Company and Issue— Foreign Exchange Rates I Pursuant to the requirements of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬ of Section 522 of the Tariff Act transfers in the different countries of the of the Treasury the buying rate for cable record for the week just passed: tifying daily to the Secretary We give below a world. federal reserve bank to treasury under rates certified by foreign exchange ; TO FEB. 1947 31, JAN. • Unit Country and Monetary Jan. 31 Australia, $ .297733* .297733* 3.209120 .022793 .022791 .054404 .054404 .054404 1.060000 1.000000 1.000000 .959531 .960078 .959921 .959296 .571400* .571400* .571400* .571490*' .020060 .020060 .020060 .020060 .054404 l.OOOOOO ' 1.000000 - .955625 Free. Colombia, peso- .958750- - .571400* .571400* • .208658 .208068 4.027578 England, pound sterling—— France (Metropolitan) franc— India (British),rupee - ,020060- .020060 Chechoslovakia, koruna Denmark, krone— •f .008408-'' .208658 - -.208658! .208658 4.0274211 4.027421 .008408 .008408 .008408 ) ... .301504 .301529 .301529 .301529 .205793 .205743 .205743 .205735 .377893 .377893 .377893 .377893 .953125 .956875 .957500 .957291 3.222000 3.222000 .201612 .201612 .201612 .201612 .040501 .040501 .040501 .040501 .040501 .040501 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .278250 .278250 .278207 .278228 .278221 .278221 — Sweden, krona .201612 .233629 .233629 .233629 .233629 .233629 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 ENTIRE ISSUE CALLED ^ V mortgage 4»/2s, due Public Utilities .658300* .562620* .658300* .658300* .562620* .562620* .562620* .562620* -Incr. Feb. 5, 1947 Since— 1946 1947 certificates — fund for F. 795,861 —— 18,575,039 358,755 cash 278,715 Discounts and advances , 633 ....... 1,859 + + 592,049 — 38,179 70 + 9,556 10,300 + 14,108 — — ' — 1,129 U. 8. Govt, securities: 15,480,187 6,823,284 ... — 94,031 + 2,544,740 —356,728 —1,116,927 —1,049,400 193,502 355,300 753,390 Bonds Total U. S. Govt, securities—. —450,759 + —488,868 + in $316,000,000 173,482 102 foreign banks — 141,126 2,247,19632,316 premises Other assets— 43,469 — 10,916 + —157,959 27 — 8 — 26~142 assets 317,451 Decrease (—) Since 989 — —; 9,094 Increase (+) or Jan. 29, 17,086 — Assets— and- lnvtatmentsr-total. 45,089,512 —748,057 1,063,539 + Loans—total Jan. 22, Jan. 30} 1947 ... 1947 1946 — 16,774 — + + notes 24,382,708 - 6,552 + bank—reserve acct. U. S. Treasurer—gen. Foreign 16,094,892 1,161,989 605,403 acct. Other 257,273 I ' 28,628 — + —373,529 84,635 — Tbtal deposits availability items Other liabs., lncl. accrued dlvs. 445,762 —560,334 + 1 U2548 210 gen. —182,344 + Other 281,277 333 + 714 44,402,255 July 1977 mortgage 4V2% bonds, series D, due 1948 Feb 10 International Paper Co., ref. mtge. 6s, ser. A, due 1955-Mar 1 International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.— 4V2% debenture bonds, due 1952 July 1 Kansas City Power & Light Co.— 1st preferred stock, series B Feb 15 Nebraska 63A Power debenture 1st mortgage — —749,563 + 264 + 3%s, due + 27,455 31,131 9,063 certificate 45,089,512 Cash + + liability on purchased for foreign respondents make 0.5% + + 8,172 72 — + * • Mar 15 40-cent preference stock- Apr Feb 1961 1 255 52836 344 gold debenture bonds, series A, due 2022 July 1 Texas Public Service Co., 1st mortgage 5s, due 1961 Mar 15 Wisconsin Hydro Electric Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1947—Apr 1 12490 *> 727 ♦Announcement in this issue, fin Vol. 161. 5In Vol. 162. Sin Vol. 164, Auction Sales Shares In vault ' 55 + 3,199 1 2-10 142 347 — 26 6,975 82 + 23 — — 636 + 446 — 93 — 3G0 4 Pacific Tin Consoli¬ Rawhide Coalition Mines $11 lot Mines Corp., Co. ($1 11 105 par) class A (no Title Insurance Co., 1,350 2,055 + — + — + — 44 — 4,848 40 233A par) Inc. ($1 Transacted by Barnes Wednesday, Feb. 5: 300 Nationl Utilities Public Service Power & & Corp. Light pfd. 12 27J/3 ($100 par) par) Lofland, Philadelphia, $2 lot $1 lot "A"-. Corp. on "A" 289 13 Court, Barrington 7,533 30 89 120 21 DIVIDENDS 54 140 183 Dividends 1,876 926 1,775 + 138 during ($1 par) ($5 par); par); ($100 par; Hotel Massachusetts pari 145 + 6,566 Coalition Bancroft 10 + and — —14,496 first 8,918 — 1,288 288 — — + 554 — 1,244 16 + 84 164 + 29 deposit accounts except U. S. Gov't accounts, week 16,375 are grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced tha we current week. which banks demand interbank Corp. ($1 ($1 par)— Rawhide 100 490 2 to ($300 Copper Mining Co. Ware River RR. 10 180 Debits $ per Share ($300. par) Athenaeum Post Office Square Co. Ohio 300 + 639 deposits Domestic Athenaeum Co. 1,663 + 0.7% Wednesday, STOCKS 850 — — 10,177 — on 75>/» 338% 337 2% 50 6 26,903 3,395 securities Co., Boston, Boston 39,920 indus¬ loans * 1 8 6% 185 — + 1 Mar 14 6 3,096 Foreign banks Borrowings 392 Mar Apr Bbshm io,488 cor¬ + S2823 1 Demand deposits adjusted bills 6,975 688 Anytime 1947 1,584 + 291 23 562 392 U. S. Government deposits Interbank deposits: 43.7% 52960 42 V* 338 Time 1,063,539 serves Contingent 27 Coal Silverwood Dairies, Ltd., 5 5,245 Balances with domestic banks re¬ to deposit and F. R. liabilities combined Feb Corp.— University Trust Co., Cambridge (fLOO par; — 2,339 2,559 —748,057 1 8 Liabilities— Total liabilities & cap. accts. 53292 —Sep 1964 Swift & Co., 2%% debentures, due Texas Power & Light Co.— 201 Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks 27 1~242 + 2022 Co., 1st mortgage 5s, due 1955— Corp., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1962 Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1st mortgage 5s Segal Lock & Hardware Co.— $2.50 and 7% preferred, stocks 436 Other loans 81,468 + due 1140 North La Salle 1,597 securities. Treasury bills Treasury certificates of indebtedness Treasury notes U. S. bonds (Including guaranteed obligations) 975,540 + 539 112287 —12,406 231 382 Loans to banks Other 188,848 439,823 series A, Northern New York Utilities, Inc.— 1st lien & ref. 6% bonds, series B, due O'Gara 539 Co.— bonds, New York State Electric & Gas 500 758 ... Capital Accounts— Capital paid In Surplus (Section 7)— Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts trial Feb mtge. gold bonds, series E, due dated Real estate loans 460,311 1,888,993 10,997 Total liabilities to 680 Mar 31 stock 1956 Boston Ground Rent Trust ($106: par) Boston Athenaeum (5308' parr pur¬ Other loans for purchasing or carrying: U. S. Government obligations. 140,860 18,119,557 . dealers for Government obligations Other securities— 222,785 — and U. S. ' Deferred Commitments due Great Northern Ry.— chasing or carrying: 378,194 + — 73,542 — to~~brokers Loans 233,238 Deposits: >*"■ 680 1 55,895 Liabilities- gold ♦ 20 1* Commercial, industrial, and agricultural note U2142 1 Corp.— Transacted by R. L. Day & Feb. 6, 1947. (In millions of dollars) Loans of • 334 and 184,911 23,691,509 securities V, R. notes of other banks— Uncollected Items Ratio 525 13282 U3413 member banks follows: and -■* J1325 Any time mtge. 5s, due 1951 debentures Borrowings increased $99,000,000 in New York City $164,000,000 at all reporting member banks. A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting — 23,412,161 • declined adjusted declined $55,000,000 in the San Francisco District, $39,000,000 in the Boston District, $31,000,000 in New York City, and $180,000,000 at all reporting member banks. United States Government deposits increased in all districts. Deposits credited to domestic banks declined in all districts; the principal decreases were $153,000,000 in New York City, $75,000,000 in the Chicago District, arid $56,000,000 in the Kansas City District. 1,436 51,859 — — $82,000,000. Demand deposits 590,613 + .50,000 R. gold ctf. reserves loans — declined $23,000,000. $446,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness declined $93,000,000, holdings of Treasury notes in¬ creased $44,000,000, and holdings of United States Gov¬ ernment bonds declined $40,000,000. Feb. 6, Jan. 29, 17,779,178 purpose same Treasury bills of Holdings Assets- '' 1 14 20 4V2% New York City and Deer. or the for others Loans to banks increased (In thousands of dollars) Member ; » Page Independence Reserve Banks Combined Reserve 725 727 1 Feb convertible 724 8 1 1 Mar Mar 4 >/4% 724 Harborside Warehouse Co., Inc., income bonds due 1973_Mar 12 Waterworks Co.— .658300* .562620* Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal Federal 724 724 Separate 1st mortgage 3V2s, series A, due 1974 Cornell Wood Products Co., 6% preferred .658300* .658300* to Total 76 688 • Mar 24 Feb 4'/2s, series A, elated 1940 Central Ohio Light & Power Co.— 1st Bank Mar 1st mortgage •Nomlnal rate. Due from 685 1 1 . _Mar Butte Electric & Power Co., 1st Canada Electric Co., Ltd.— General loans * Date 1973 of Trustees of the Roman Catholic Schools for the City of Sarnia, debentures 4.007500 Uruguay, peso— Controlled Noncontrolled- Total 335 685' 1 I.Apr Board .233629 4.007500 Switzerland, franc Union of South Africa, pound •'.*' 5y 1st 3.222000 — series A, due 1953 Ry., 1st mortgage 5s Aluminum Co. of America, 6% preferred stock Aspinook Corp., 6% 1st mortgage bonds, due 1948 Beauharnois Light, Heat & Power Co.— .956875 3.222000 .201612 Norway, krone Portugal, escudo Spain, peseta .956250 3.222000 1st mortgage 5s, Company and Issue— 1.000000 3.222166 pound Certificates Apr Algoma Eastern .377893 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 Industrial ser- A and B, due 1949 Wheeling Steel Corp., 1st mtge; 3JAs, series C, due 1970-Mar ; .301529 .205786 .377893 Official Other 335 bonds, due 1958 .Feb 26 Properties, Inc., 5% debentures, ser. A, due 1959 _Mar 1 Ry„ 1st mtge, 3%s, due- 1965_L^___Mar 1 Royal Crown Bottling Co., of Louisville, Ky., pfd. stock-Apr 1 Toronto Housing Co., Ltd.—' ,008408 .205786 Mewfoundland, dollar- notes 15 Richmond Terminal 4.027421 - .301504 Motherlands, guilder— Total 70 Feb Missouri Telephone Co., 1st mtge. 4%s, ser. C, due 1901_Mar Narragansett Electric Co., 1st mtge. 3s, ser. A, due '1974_Mar Poli-New England Theatres, Inc .208658 - .008408"— . \ • 4.027500 4.027500 Mexico, peso Redemption 70 1 1st mtge. 1.000000. Gold 70 1 Retail Canada, dollar— Mew Zealand, 1 Apr . -„lst *Lr£f,mtge- conv- 6s> 3.209120 .054404 .054404 .251247* .251247* .251247* .022788 .022788 .022788 " .022788 Belgian, franc. Brazil, cruzeiro—-— $ .297733* 3.209120 3.209120 3.209120 3.209286 — .251247* .251247* .251247'-' pound 12955 5% preferred.stock Feb 19 Empire District Electric Co., 1st mtge. 3V2s, due 1969__Mar 1 Houdaille-Hershey Corp., 3% debentures due I960——Mar 1 Hygrade Food Products Corp.— Feb. 6 .297733* .297733* 334 1 IlApr Cuban Atlantic Sugar Co., $ 1 Mar series D, due 1962 1st mortgage 5V2s, series A 1st mortgage 5s, series B 1st mortgage 4'/as, series C Feb. 5 678 Mar ,Connecticut River Power Co.— 1st mortgage 33/4S, series A, due 1961 $ U3137 Apr 1st and ref. mtge. 4>A% bonds, Cleveland Union Terminals Co.— tariff act of 1930 Feb. 4 Feb. 3 * . Official-—. ; Feb. 1 $ .297733• Argentina, peso— 4s, series A, due 1965 Chicago & Western Indiana RR.— York Buying Rate for Cable Transfers In New Value In United States Money Noon 1st mortgage 1947, INCLUSIVE 6, page Algoraa Central Terminals, Ltd.— 5% 1st mortgage debenture stock & bonds, due 1959_Mar 15 Atlanta Gas Light Co., 1st mtge. 3s, due 1963 Mar 1 Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.— Then we follow with a second table in show the dividends previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ we 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. The dividends announced this week are: The condition statement of weekly reporting member of the Federal Reserve System in 101 banks cities week the ended, Jan, following principal 29: An increase loans, decreases of $535,000,000 States changes of creased $35,000,000 in New and an agricultural Below will be found the preferred in for purchasing or increase of Mod common list of corporate bonds, notes, stocks called for redemption, NOTICES OF TENDER Date Page Corp., $2 convertible preferred stock_Feb 21 Berkshire Street Ry.— 1st mortgage 5s (now 6s) due 1947, as extended Mar 3 Central Pacific Ry., Gaylord 1st ref. mtge. bonds, (The), Inc.,. income mtge. bds. dated 1936- Heller (Walter E.); - due 1949 Feb 23 Feb 18. preferred stock.—-.—-Mar 24, Lackawanna I * 1st; Laundry Co., Inc.— (closed)- mortgage A participating (quar.)_ 4% preferred (quar.) Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., common (quar.)__ 3V4% convertible preferred (quar.) Automobile Insurance (quar.) American Forging & Socket Co. (quar.) American Mart Furniture (monthly) * 7% 7% 685 7% V News preferred preferred preferred American 3-10 2-20 3- 1 2-19 40c 4- 2 3- 8VAC 3- 5 2-17 20c 3- 1 2-15 12V2C 3- 1 2-21 3 3-20 3- 2c 2-25 2-15 3-25 3-15 4-25 4-15 2c Monthly 7% 1 3-15 2c American Paper 334 4- $1 $3 Hydraulics Inc. American Investment Co. American Holdera Building Co.— $6 preferred American 125c 1$1.25 (quar.) Stores Corp., American WTinn Payable of Rec. Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— preference preferred Share Monthly American General York City and $55,000,000 at $153,000,000 in New York City $142,000,00(1 at all reportiiig theihber banks; loans and a Company and Issue— in¬ carrying United States Govern¬ ment securities increased 5% ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details were given in the "Chronicle." reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and deal¬ ers Class including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ of United loans Acadia-Atlantic Allied Government obligations and $554,000,000 in de¬ Commercial, industrial, all $291,000,000 in holdings posits credited to domestic banks, and $164,000,000 in borrowings. i for Name of Company Notices leading shows Per Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Condition Statement of Member Banks Co. (111.) (bi-monthly) Goods Co., 7% (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Woolen (quar.) pfd. (quar.) Co., common (irreg.) preferred (jqjoiar.) prior preferred (quarJU,— a 15c 3- 1 2-15 25c 3-15 3- 5 3-15 3- 5 $1.75 $1.75 6-16 $1.75 9-15 $1.75 12-15 $1.50 3-14 $1.75 a 6- 6 9- 6 12- 5 2-20 4-15 4- 3-14" 2-28 !• >A.;..^,:.v *1 iVolume 165 ^ |THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 ~ ■--■ - Per Share Name of Company Archer-Daniels-Midland Powder Atlas Tack Balfour (increased) Co. —... Co. (quar.) Billings & Bourne (quar.)_ com. Co., Co., $1.50 Investment Mfg. Ltd. Chain Belt,Co. Steel Ltd. Corp. 2-28 2-14 4c 2-28 2-14 iy2c 2-28 2-14 3-14 2-13 Extra 3y2c 2-28 2-14 2- 1 1-30 2- 1-31 3- 3 Gulf Insurance Co. 2-17 Hallnor 4-15 4- Hammermill 3- 2-14 1 1 4-30 3- 4- 6% 1 3- Cigar Consolidated Gas $20C 3- 1 3-15 CO 1 Hecla Continental Casualty Co. 3- 1 1 4- 3- 1 1 1 2-15 3-12 2-26 4- 1 3-12 4- 1 3-12 50c 2-15 3- 6 % Dr. 3- 1 2-15 7% 3- 1 2-15 7% preference 5% 1 1 1 2-10 3- 1 1 2- 3-15 1 2- 3- 1 1 2-15 3- 7 3- 7 % 2-21 3- 1 1 Kresge 2-15 2- 1-20 3-31 Co. 1 2-11 _ 3- 1 (S. 1 Leath 2-14 2-28 3-17 3- 3- 1 4- 1 4- 1 7- 1 7- 1 10- 1 10- 1 12-23 2-14 & 15 %c $15c 25c 20c 3-15 2-28 35c 3-15 2-28 2- 7 Ludlow 2-18 2-18 3-31 2-18 3- 1 2-15 3-20 Ltd., 3-15 Manufacturing Metal Products, 2-28 4- 1 2-28 4- 1 2-28 Republic Naturdl Gas Co. 4- 1 2-28 Roos 2- 1 5- 1 3- Company, Export Macwhyte Company Manhattan 5 Shift Manufactures 2- 2-15 2- 5 2-15 1 3- 1 $3.75 1 3- 1 $3.40 quar.)„_ 3-12 2-18 2- 3- 1 2-14 5- 1 3-15 2-26 2-15 2-15 44- 1 3-15 3- 5 2-20 3- 1 3-15 5 2-20 3-15 2-10 2-15 2- 1 3-14 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-28 2-15 2-14 2-10 2-14 2-10 2- 2- 7 , Oil Co., Ltd. (interim)_ 3- 5 2- 3- 1 1-31 1-25 3- 1 2-15 93 %C 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 2-15 3-$i5 2-15 $50c 3-11 2-28 35c 3- 1 2-11 25c 3- 1 2-18 $4.25 $1.06 y4 3- 1 2-11 3- 1 2-17 $2 50C 3- 1 2-11 Textile 2-15 2- 3-15 2-15 3-31 3-14 Midland 2-15 1-31 2-15 1-31 75c 3- 2-14 2-20 3- 1 2-18 3- 1 6% 3-15 $1.12% 2-15 3-15 33- Ltd. preferred (quar.) 8iy4c 3- 1 Common 3.2% $2.50 2- 1 1-28 $1.37% 3- 1 2-20 $1.25 1 3- 1 3- 1 2-18 2- 1 Mohawk 2-18 $1 $1 1-29 25c 2- 1 75c 3- 1 4- 1 Carpet Mills 1-29 $2 class A Service Co. 1 2-20 3-10 2-15 80c 3- 1 2-15 3-15 4% 3- 7 2-25 4- 1 4- (quar.) RR. 3- 1 U. S. 3- 1 2-15 15c 3- 1 2-15 — (increased quar.) 2-10 35 c 6y2c 3- 1 2-20 Stock 2-14 2-28 2-14 Oil 2-28 2-14 Railroad 9c ; 2-14 2-28 2-28 2-14 4c Shares 2-28 2-28 2-14 lc 2-28 2-14 4c 2-28 2-14 5c 2-28 2-14 General Bond Shares. 9c 2-28 2-14 ■Industrial 2c 2-28 2-14 8c 2-28 2-14 IOC 2-28 2-14 Fully Administred Shares Extra Machinery Shares Institutional Bond Shares Investing Company Shares «, Metals series Industry 1-31 1-31 2-10 1-30 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 Waite 5 Walgreen Co., 2-25 2- Co. Chemical Vick 2-28 2-14 3rl5 2-20 25c 3-15 2-14 75c 2-28 2-15 2-25 2-15 2-15 '' »■ 3-1 ! 1 3-15 2-20 3-12 3— 3 2-15 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 3- 5 2-21 $31'/4c 4- 1 3-5 4- 1 3- 5 4- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 s-il 3- 1 4- 1 25c $1 50c 25c 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3-1 4% common preferred 2-25 2- 5 Western Auto Supply Co. 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 5 5 2-25 2- 5 Wayne Co., Ltd., — Golden State — *--- 10c 25c Extra preferred (1897) (quar.) 3.60% preferred (quar.) fj 25c $1.50 6% 2-25 2- 5 2- 3- 1 2-11 3-15 3- 3 40c 3- 1 2-12 Wrigley (Wm.) Monthly 93%C 4- 1 3-15 Young 3-15 2*14 90c — Wisconsin Power & Light— 41/2% preferred $1,12% (monthly)—-—— 25c —— — 850 (resumel)—- 25c 20c ——— Spring & Wire Zeigler Coal & Coke Co (L. A.) , — (quar.)—— Jr., Co. 25c 250 — Inc. (s-a)__ Wisconsin Electric Power Co., common Wilson Line, 2-25 $50c 50c 75c ?1.50 (quar.) Westinghouse Air Brake Wheatley Mayonnaise (quar.) Williams (J. B.) Co. (quar.)——— 15C — —— for each 50 shares held) 60c Nestle-Le Mur Co., 50c 30c —— Stock dividend (one share of 5c 5 $1 62 %c 62%c 62V2C 62Vac Co Pump 18C Life Insurance class A (accum.)-; Newport Electric Corp., common (quar.) 2- . (irreg.) (quar.) Western Condensing Co 10c * $2 $2 (quar.); 5 5 2- $1 (irreg.) common- 2- 2-25 Inc. Shares, Ltd. 2- 2-25 $1.25 $1.50 $1-75 $20c 40c $1 Mines, Amulet 2-25 4C $50c 50c (interim) (quar.)—— 7% preferred 2-25 8C Shares Ltd. common Co., Detinning Vulcan 7c Fund 25c $1.06% 30c $2 50c $1.50 75c 10c series $10c — 6c 1 ■'$0 2-15. 3- 37%c 37%c $1.37 J/a $1.37% 2-28 3- 5 248 2-15 2- 3 3- 2-20 1 (Dallas) — Co. (quar.) 6C series preferred (quar.) Noranda Mines, Ltd. (red*e»d) 2-l0i 2-'7 2-T $4.50 preferred (accum.) $3 prior preferred (quar.)— 10c Equipment Industry Industry series— Tobacco Industry series 3%% 3-1 — Vulcan Corp., 7c series Railroad World (quar.) (quar.) Steel Vanadium-Alloys 2-15 6c Steel New 4-1 $15c 50c $1.50 ' 50c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.)— (quar.) (quar.) 8c series Speculative 4-10 3c 8c series Diversified 5% 5c series Diversified" Investment 5-1 common Power & prior preferred prior preferred piror preferred prior preferred 10c series series __ $20c $$1.75 $30c $$1.25 2c 60c (quar.) (quar.) preferred 5c Machinery Industry series Merchandising series Bond Stock 2-25 50c Canada, 6C 2T14 1 VaC Shares 1-22 1-31 of 6c 2-28 6V2C Shares Insurance 8c Extra Government 2-14 3C Building Shares •2-14 l'/aC 1 2-14 2-28 2-28 (s-a)_ preferred $4.25 7c 2-28 Ltd.— preferred Insurance Light preferred 2-15 7c Supply Industry Equip. Industry Chemical .Industry series Electrical,Equip. Industry Food industry series Business (quar.) (quar.) Ltd. Products Co., 40 c (quar.) series Building 2-15 36 Vic (quar.)__ — 5c York Stocks, Inc.— Agricultural Industry series Alcohol fc Dist. Industry series Automobile Industry series Bank (quar.) Railway Co (quar.) 14c Selected Group series Preferred Stock seTies iy2c _._x. 1 2-15 2- 5% 15c 6 y2c Shares 13 %c Series— series New 3-3 2-25 2-25 $1.12% Car Distillers 8% National 2-10 3-15 quar.) Utica Knitting Co., common 7 3-20 (increased Rubber Co., common 8% 7 2-20 2-45 2-25 15c (Del), series B U. 4- 2-20 2-15 3-15 — convertible Co., Electric S. 2-13 $5 2-10 3-15 participating preferred 4- $50 3-10 3-1 25c United Milk 1 10c (annual) (irreg.) Insurance Brothers, Street United 1 3-10 Co. Inc. Union 5- 3-31 Steel & Universal Uarco, 5- $1 1 4-1 $31 Vic Union Tank 1 3-15 $2 (quar.) Co. 4- $1.50 (quar.) Accident Tyer Rubber $3 50c Light 3-io preferred Trinity 3-10 Gas 1 Elevators, Ltd.— New common (initial) 5% Britain 3- Canada, Ltd.— (quar.) Timken Roller Bearing Co. Tokheim Gil, Tank & Pump 5% New 2-13 $10c 15c 3lJ4c . of Company (quar.) Thompson Products, Inc., 1-31 3-10 2-14 Texas 2-17 3-10 1 3-11 10c Talon, Inc. 7 2-18 3-7 3- 25c Sterling Drug, Inc. (quar.) Strawbridge & Clothier, 6% prior pfd. 3-10 3-28 1 23c 2nd Stedman 2- 3-28 3- 8 4- 15c Extra 45c 2-28 4-15 3-20 Investment (quar.) Participating 25c 5c 4-25 9iy4c 25c (quar.) Company, $5.50 1st pfd. preferred (quar.) $5.50 By-Produets, Inc. (quar.) Dairy Products Corp. (quar.)_— National Pumps, 5 V» % preferred (quar.) 25c 3-14 Pen— (initial quar.) preferred Spear & National • (W. A.) Southern Natural Gas Co. National 2-10 2-21 3-14 4-1 4- $1,283 preferred (quar.) Bag & Paper— 4 % % preferred (quar.) Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.— 6% preferred B (quar.) 3-20 2-21 2-11 1 6% 2-26 $1.50 2-11 Southern Advance 2-25 $1.50 (quar.) Securities 1 3-15 $1.75 60c (quar.) Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Soundview Pulp Co., com. 4- Stock 8 3-1 - Simonds Saw 3-12 1 2- 3- & Sons, Ltd., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.) Simon (Wm.) Brewery (quar.) $1.75 75c 50c 3-10 .'.v 15c $1.25 Extra 50c (irreg.) (quar.) National Automotive Fibres 2- 87y2c (quar.)— 5% $1.25 A Equipment 3- 20c (auar.)__ (Wm. R.) D17 Goods (quar.) Morgan (J. -P.) & Company (quar.) Muskegon Motor Specialties— 2-21 2-20 50c A Moore 2-15 62 y2c Public 2-20 1 Co.— (increased) Missouri 1 3- $1.50 Regulator 3- $1.27% preference / Quarterly . (quar.) convertible % 1-20 $1 35c A common 7% 2-20 (quar.) Minneapolis-Honeywell 2-5 1 Simon (H.) 93 %C 1 irreg. 1 fquar.) Planting Co. preferred Insurance Life 1 3-15 Mutual 5% preferred (quar.i $5.10 1st preferred (quar.) 2-15 1 Corp.— pai-ticipating 2-15 ft?- Toronto Minneapolis Gas Light (Del.)— 5V2 % preferred (quar.) $3.25 __ 2-15 (increased- quar.) Common 4 25c (increased) i ■"& 1 Extra 2-14 Mead (quar.) 2-18 .1-28 3- 2-15 Standard Pavings & Materials, McGraw-Hill Metal preferred 3-20 3-21 (quar.) 2-10 Ltd., 4% 3-31 2-18 preferred 3- 1 - preferred (quar.) Standard 1 preferred '£)• (initial) 3-20 1 second 2-15- 50C 3-31 4- Publishing Corporation, common 1 3-12 35c International Sherwin Williams Co. 3 3- 7 & Co. Canadian Sheaffer 2-26 75c _ 2-15 3- 15c Extra 8 3-15 $3.65 Co., Roebuck 5% 4-30 85c (quar,) common (quar.) (quar.) 1 Seisemograph Service Corp. (quar.) Serrick Corp., class A (quar.) 1-31 2-15 18 %c Stores, preferred preferred McColl-Frontenac 4-15 2-15 25c (increased 3- participating preference— Securities Acceptance Corp., com. (quar.) 1 35c (quar.) Co. 25c (s-a) $10c (quar.) Department May 1 4- Mfg. 2-15 Trading Corp.— preferred 4- 1 Scovill 2-14 1 25c (quar.) 2-18 - (quar.) $10c R.) 1 (quar.) Brothers, Inc. 3- 25c (H. 2-10 3- — Regis Paper— 4.40% 1st preferred A Second $1.25 (quar.) 2-20 25c (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred Sears 5 25c (quar.) common preferred non-cum. 4- 5-15 7% 4-17 $50c Extra 3-10 1 3V2% 3- $1.50 (increased quar.) 30c quar.) Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., com. 5% prior preferred (quar.) 3-15 20c (quar.). 2-21 «. .D St. $$2 (quar.) 3-10 1/20 Share Indiana Gas & Water Co 1 25c & Sales Co. Inc. & Paper Power 2-20 Indiana— 4- 25c Extra 2-24 3-21 of 2-28 62%C (accum.) 3-1 dividend) 2-15 30c (s-a) 2-8 $1.75 $3c Co. (stock 1 25c Co. (quar.)- Proprietary Mines, Ltd. (interim) Public Service 1 10c preferred G% l:!i 2-15 (quar.) 3- $3 Tailors m 2-15 Co America 4- 21 17/50C (quar.) 3 4"15 15c New (quar.) 1 4-15 50c . Princess Vogue Shops, Inc., 60c pfd. (quar.) Princeton Water Co. of N. J. (quar.) 2-18 50c common 4- $1 (increased preferred Fuel of Co. Class B (quar.)_ Custom MacMillan 1-31 4- convertible Pocahontas 10c shares 3-15 $1.25 2-15 1 Co., (s-a) 3-7 1 I fit 25c 3- A.— Inc., H.) 3-31 4- I "'^1 ■' •,■11 $1 $1.25 $1 Extra 95c : 50c 5 Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co.— 3-31 $1.50 MacLaren 3- 25c i Extra 2-20 - Pitney-Bowes, Inc. 5 6 preferred (quar.) D.) Company (quar.) Macmillan - Electrical 4-25 1 (increased quar.)— 2-10 5c (H. Lyon 12-23 $1 "Group Securities, Inc."— Agricultural Shares .Chemical 2- 5-1 3- 30c pfd. 7% 2- 3-31 $1.37 '/a Company (quar.i Company, common Legare Co., 3 5C Extra 1 $1.06 y» Extra Castings Corp.— Aviation. Shares 3- (quar.) (increased) S, preferred (M. $2.50 2-14 25c Extra Extra 2-25 10c $1.061/4 3-7 J-W 5 50c Philadelphia Suburban Transportation— Quarterly 7 Extra 2-15 2-28 ' Automobile 2- - 2-15 2- (quar.) S.). Co. Consolidada preferred Lane-Wells Co. 3-20 3- $1 -$6 preferred (aceum.); General Tire & Rubber Co. (quar.i Goebel Brewing Co. (quar.) Griggs Cooper & Co. 2-10 55c $6 2-14 3-31 25c (quar.) preferred (quar.i.^ $3.75 preferred (quar.i Western 1 3- 50c iquar.i $5 & 2-20 3- 3-20 K-l Lamston " Debenture 2-13 - 3-10 2-20 50c General America Coip. (quar.) General American Transportation Corp General FireprOofing Co., common (quar.)_ 7% preferred (quar.);. Gfeen Bay $1.25 $1 1 $1 Pettibone Mulliken Corp. 60c 60c (quar.i 4% preferred (quar.i Fliller Brush CO., class AA (increased quar.) (Common class A (increased quar. 1 Great Lakes 2-20 (quar.) Pfaulder Company 90c $25c (quar.i (quar.i irreg. I common Inc.-; 1 15c (quar.i Co. Paul, 4 (s-ai-_ Y.) (quar.) Co. Gear, 3-15 15c Co., common (increased) $4 preferred (quar.) Frtiehauf Trailer Co., common . (N. (reduced) preferred American 2-28 2-20 La 3-12 3-14 25c $$1.12% (quar.) Associates Gas Machine & 3- $1.75 Corp. Co., 50c - 2- Keystone Custodian Fund— $50c iquar.i Firestone Tire & Rubber*, 4V20< pfd. Fishman (M. H.) Company (quar.i Food Co. Kearney & Trecker 2-21 $40c Golden State 2-15 3-31 - Extra 1 2-15 40c Steel 2- u 3- - ■ Pepperell Manufacturing 4- 11 %c City- Power & Light— preferred" (Initial quar.) 3.80% $87V2c Flintkote General 3* 1 30c - $5 preferred (quar.) Peoples Gas Light & Coke xiy»% . Company, common preferred (quar.) Kansas 75c I Motors, $1.12& $1.75 - Extra . - * Co. xl %% D 2-!2 - (quar.) Common (quar.)_. 1-31 3- 1 3-15 : (initial) Fire Insurance 15c $5 Interim General Corp. X$1.75 Tea 4(4% 2-15 3- $1.75 common Rubber Coal Common Ltd. (quar.) B Insurance JeWel 6 $1.75 Equity Corporation, $3 conv. pfd. (accum.) Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Canada— • Canada, 2-15 „ ■ Co.— 3-12 $20c 1-23 25c Extra Faultless Service xiy4% A preference Jersey 2-18 $1.75 Employers Reinsurance Corp. « of 3-24 15c (quar.)Palestine Economic Corp.— Parker (S. C.) & CO., 40c pfd.-(quar.) * Parkersburg Rig & Reel, $4.25 pfd. (quar.)— Paton Mfg. Co., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.)_ — Penney (J. C.) Company (quar.) Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.— $5 ) 2-18 3- $1.75 common (quar.) Natural held Co., 4%% pfd. (quar.)^——.... Sand, 7% preferred (accum.) Potash 2-10 3- preference Leonax*d Pepper Co Paso share (quar.) - 2-11 3% Co. 2-27 4- 1 $$1.50 30c 2-15 3- $1.75 Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., class A El Pacific Peter $1.50 preference C 3- 62 V2c Utilities 1 3-10 50c Light & Power— $17c Lee (quar.) Electric Ben 2-28 25c 2-15 4 VaC quar.i Eastern Old Laboratories for each Water 3-15 $1.06 y4 . (quar.) 2-15 $25c quar.) (quar.i Dumont 40c preferred Perkins 90c Quarterly 2-11 $25c Co.. quar.) preferred (quar.) Yeast Co.— Scotia 2-15 t40c 1 Ltd.— preferred Fearn 3-15 37y2c (s-a) Nickel 1 Lansing (quar.i Drug 1% 1-31 3-14* 1 20c preference International 3- $1.50 Extra Dow 2-15 4- 7 $10c 3- 40c (quar.i preferred 3- 2-10 $1 Interim 2-25 35c convertible Co. Peanut 35c 50c (reduced) Dominion Envelopes & Carton— 7% preferred (quar.i Donnacona Paper Co., common (s-ai 4%% 4- When i Bolderif;; w;' Payable of Rec. Liquidating distribution of four shares of 25c — Municipal Water Co.— preferred (quar.) 6% 1 12V2c (quar.) deposit receipts for ordinary registered Distillers Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd. (quar.) Dixie Cup Co., common • 4-21 30C (quar.) Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.— Ordinary (final) American A Co. 1-31 3-15 $40c Beep Rock Oil Corp Class 7 Kent's Restaurant & Baking— (quar.) preferred 2-13 $1.50 Co (Tom) Illinois 2-15 3- Crum & Forster Insurance Shares— 7% (increased convertible 12%c 2-12 3- 75C (quar.) Dentists Supply Co. (N. Y.i, 7% preferred (quar.) 1 preferred Series Corp. 3- (quar.) (quar.) Houston Lighting & Potver (quar.) Howard Stores Corp., common (quar.) 4 V4 </V preferred (quar.) 3 20c Ltd Corp. 25c (quar.) Glass Mining $4 2-10 5- $$5 Coronet Phosphate Co. (irreg.) Corrugated Paper Box Co., Ltd.— Initial quarterly, Crown Capital, class A ilncreased Distillers Co., $2 Northwestern 34 %c H $1.25 Aircraft 3-10 25c Co.— Corp. 2- 3-10 1 2-10 50c Utilities Consolidated Vultee 1 1 4- 2-14 3 25 c Ltd Co., 34- $1.06 y4 (quar.). Refractories, com, preferred Hazel-Atlas 2-18 20c Lines, $7C $1.12% . pfd. 4V2% 50c 2-15 2-28 5 . (quar.) Co., (quar.) 2-20 1 50c Consolidated Ltd. Paper 25c (quar.) 3-20 3- (Dallas) prefeired Harbison-Walker 1 2-28 Mines, 4(4 % 4-15 3-15 50c Co Amusement preferred 2-14 4%c 6 % (irreg.) 7% 2-14 2-28 Shares Broadcasting System, Inc.— preferred 2-28 Shares 87 V2C (quar.i (irreg. 1. Commonwealth Telephone $5 preferred (quar.i 7% Ohio Utilities $15c (quar.i tquar.)__; Wire Steamsiiip preferred Power Ohio River 2-14 Tobacco 8 $1 B 7% Ohio 2-14 2-20 75c (quar.) Colorado Milling & Elevator Co., common $3 preferred (quar.) . 2-14 2-28 iy2c Shares 25c guaranteed Consolidated 2-28 2-28 2- 50C Class Oak 2-20 15c (quar.)_ (quar.) Knitting, A 2-14 1 $1.75 (Mo.) (quar.) Extra Class 2-28 (quar.) Manufacturing Co. 1 $5c Columbia 6% 3 40c Extra 'Colonial 2-14 3- 50c common (quar.) Collyer Insulated 2-28 3- 50c Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR.— 7% guaranteed stock (quar.) , Nova 3- $38c Insurance Collins & Aikman 2-14 30c $1.06 V* $3 preferred iquar.i Milling Machine Co., com. special 2-14 2-28 lc 2-28 Ltd.— common Mills preferred 2-28 4c 2-28 1 Huston Chicago Corp., 4% 1 $12c (initial) (quar.) & Ribbon , 44- Trust— (initial) (interim) Surety Circle Bar $$1.50 2-14 5c Shares Stock 2-28 3y2c Equipment Shares 2-14 25c — preferred preferred '4% Railroad 2-14 lc Shares 2-14 2-28 2-28 5c Bond Railroad 1-20 35c (quar.) Company, Cincinnati 1-20 1 $$5.50 Lumber, Carpenter Steel Co. (J. I.) Company, 7% 1 2- $37V2C Case Century Railroad 2-28 13C Common Share Corp.— 1%C snares Petroleum Shares 2-17 25c (accum.) preferred Central 1 45c (quar.) Western & 5%c * 2- $1.25 (quar.) International 414% 3- Extra Merouandisxng Mining Shares- 5 20c Capital Wire Cloth New 2-28 25c common (quar.) preferred Carman 2- 3-15 90c Terminal Co, Canada Dominion Sugar Co., Ltd. (quar.) Canada Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.— Canadian 2-15 30c Bush 5% $1 93 %c (quar.) Co._ Fund, Ltd. Burton-Dixie Corp. Canadian 2-13 50c (interim! common (quar.) Bullock A 2-28 20c (increased quar.) Brunswick-BalkO-Collender Class 2-15 $1 Forge Shares '-V■ American Car „ Company preferred Name of Company North — 10c preferred Buffalo Holdert $1.05 Co., common $3.60 preferred (quar.) $5 — (quar.) Brown Shoe . (quar.) common Mills 3%% (Continued) When Payable of Rec. lc 2-26 75C Spencer Bristol-Myers Low-Priced 2-21 3-10 2-28 $1.50 (quar.) preferred Blaw-Knox 3-15 30C Black Hills Power & Light Co., $4.20 Group Securities, Inc. 2-18 $$1.75 Ltd., Share 5c 1st preferred (quar.) prior prefeired (quar.) preferred 1 $25C — class A (quar.) Beaux-Arts Apartments— Belding-Corticelii, Name of Company 5c Building, Inc. (quar.) Shippers Ins. (N. Y.) $1.20 "7% 3- $1.25 (quar.) Barber-Ellis Co. of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) Barlow & Seelig Manufacturing Co.— $3 Per Holdert 50C 37V2C (quar.) Co Corp. Bankers & $6 25c When Payable of Rec. 50c Atlantic. Refining Atlas MtyV»»|uJMiWq« v^HMffiW^lj; — 2-15 2-10 2-15 2- 7 2-20 2-10 2- 1 1-22 3- 1 2-14 3- 1 2-14 2-22 2-10 4- 1 2-24 4- 1 2-24 - Per announced in previous and not yet paid. The lift dees net include divi¬ announced this week, these being given in the the dividend! Below we give weeks dends Share Name of Company Ltd.— British-American Tobacco Co., Interim preceding table. .— - Interim (Del.) (quar.) (increased quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores (increased quar.) Acme Industries Acme Wire Co. Mills, Alabama Allied Kid Alpha Portland Co. (quar.) Cement Aggregates American pfd. (accum.)_ preferred (quar.) American Box Board (quar.) 20c American Can, Common (quar.),, $6 pfd. (accum.) _ (accum.) : American Fork & Hoe, 4%% pfd. (quar.)_ preferred (quar.) American & Foreign Co., preferred $7 Furniture American General American preferred American Home American Indemnity 6% preferred non-cum. common (quar.) American Potash & Chemical, class A (quar.) Class B 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 2-14 2-14 2-14 3-12 2-27 (increased) Co. Radiator American Corp., Special preferred (quar.) 2-19 3- 1 2-19 2-20 3 3- 3-15 3- 5 3-31 2-21 3- 25c 50c 50c 3-14 2-14 Canadian 2-28 2- 3-15 2-28 4- 53%c 75c 43- 2-10 50c 3- 2-10 75c 3- (quar.) Rolling Mill Co American Smelting & Refining Co Steel Foundries American Stores American Co American Thermos Bottle, Tobacco American Co. 4%% pfd. (quar.) (quar.) Extra (quar.)__: B Vitrified 3-20 2-10 Central 7- 6-27 Central Foundry, 20c 2-13 2- 3 Central Louisiana Central New 3- 1 2-10 3- 1 2-10 tl5c Arden Farms Co., common 25c $3 participating preferred (quar.) 75c Participating 1, 6'Ac Argus Corp., Ltd., common (initial) 110c 4%% conv. preferred (quar.) $$1.12% Armour & Co., $6 conv. prior pfd. (accum.), $10 A (quar.) 7 Liqueurs Corp. 6% 7% Atlantic 7 Chesapeake 3- 1 2- 7 Chestnut 3- 1 2- 7 Chicago Mill 3- Radio Co. Co., >• ; 1 2-15 7% 1st 1 2-15 7% 2-20 2- 7 7% 2-15 3-20 2-10 1-31 25c 20c 3- 1 2-15 $1.50 3- 1 2-24 25c 3- 8 2-14 3-1 30c $$1 3- 1 3- 1 1-31 20c 12y2c 2-15 2- 1 2-15 $1.06% 3-1 2-15 $i0c 3-15 2-28 3- 1 4% 5% Mines, Ltd (s-a) ________ Associates, Inc.— Pictures 2-19 3- 3 2-19 $1.25 3-3 2-19 $25c 2-15 1-31 Community Frosted 50c (quar.); 2-15 1-27 Concord 2-15 1-27 $1.50 3- 3 2-10 $1.75 Corp., common (quar.) 4- Ltd. optional of a share pfd. conv. convertible 7% or in 2-20 2-26 10c 3-15 3- 1 $2.40 2-15 1- 3 $2.20 15c 2-15 2- 1 2-15 2- 1 56%c 3-15 2-28 Gas stock (Sidney) Co., 7% (H. C.) $1.75 (accum.)_ ~ Woven Hose & 2- 8 3-14 2-28 3- 1 2-11 75c (quar.) 2-25 2-13 $2.75 pref. (quar.) ' Bearing Bowes Company, Ltd., class A (initial quar.) Bowser, Inc., $1.20 preferred (quar.) Boyertown Burial Casket (quar.) * X -- * 1-31 2-25 2-15 68%c 2-15 2- 1 50c 3-20 3- 4 $12 %c 2-15 1-18 3- 2-18 Roller • 2-20 50c Bourjois, inc., 2-14 3-12 16c Rubber » 1 60c (increased) ( • 2-10 1 4- 50c Inc. * 1 2-15 50c (increased) Fund 3- 20c 1st pfd. 30c 35c , •" 3- 6,2%o.; - T V ,viw.. 1 1 2-19 2-24 3-10 Vv . 5% 2- 1 5% 2-15 2- 7 f 8 2-25 1-15 2- 5r 3-31 * 3-15 2-21 2-14 25c 3- 1 2-14* $1.25 3- 1 2-15 $1.25 3- 1 2-14 $1.25 5-31 8-30 $4 — preferred (quar.) 2 -10-48 2-15 Fajardo Sugar Falstaff Brewing 4- 1 3- 5 Fanny 4- 1 3- 5 3-20 3-10 2-15 1-22 37 %c 3- 1 cuse, 1 2-18 Co. of Corp N. Y.) (quar.)__ Co. (Syra¬ (quar.) Inc. (quar.) Electric, Federal class 25c 3- 1 2-10 Ferro 15C 2-15 1-20 Field Firth Carpet Co., $1.06 % 2-15 2- 40c 3-10 20c 3-27 3-11 $%c 2-25 2- 2-15 30c 3- (quar.) Corp., Assn. 8 Ltd.— 1 1-15 12-31 — $1 (Toronto) 2- 2-15 $$1.50 (quar.), 3-15 1 3-10 $5 non-cum preferred Four-Twelve West Sixth 5 5 56 %C 3- 3- 1 10c Inc. 4- 2-15 1 3-20 Gabriel Ltd.— 1 3- 6 Gar Consolidated Edison Co. Inc 40c 3-15 2- 7 2- 2-28 3- 3- 1 2- 3 (quar.) 25c 3- $25c Consumers Glass Co., Consumers Power $4.50 Container Corp. Continental $3.75 Cook $3 Ltd. Co. preferred Y., Coro, & preference 2-20 2- Varnish, Co. common -— (quar.) — Co., preferred , - j* 2-24 2-10 General 2-15 2- 5 General 40c (quar.),' ___i (quar.) — 2-14 2-28 2-18 2-28 15c ' $1.50 3-31 . .2-18 1 2-15 4-15 2-15 2- X 3-15 2- 5 3-31 1-15 1 2-14 1 2-14 5-15 5- X 8-15 8- 56'Ac 25c 3 2-15 2-15 2-15 3-15 X 2-15 2- X 2- 5 2- X 2-14 ! 3- 1 2-14 15c 3- 1 2-181 25c 5-24 5-1© 50c 2-15 1-25 10c 2-15 2- 40c 2-15 1-31 3- 2-10* 84 %c 1 5 25c General Plywood (initial quar.) . General Steel Wares; Ltd., common 2-18 2-15 2- 25c (quar.-),-— 3-12 $1,50 2-15 2- 4 25c (quar.) Phoenix, $1 preferred preferred (quar.) 3- X $1.75 Foods Paint Corp. 2- 10c Cigar Co., common preferred (quar.) General Dry Batteries, Inc. — General Finance Corp., 5% pfd. A (s-a) 2-14 15c 4- 2-15 25c (quar.)— Industries 4%% pfd. •3-15* $1.50 2-15 2-15 3- Co Company 1 12 %c 1 3- 25c 1 2-25* 3- 2^19* 10c $1.06 % (quar.) 1 3-15 ' ' 56V4c (quar.) 3- 25c 5 S 3- 3 62 %c - 4- 2- 3 2- 30C 7% General S 2- $8 ■3- 3-14 2- 1 $2.50 20c 1 2-20 93% c (quar.) Wood 1 3- 2-15 7c 75c 4- 50c (quar.) (quar.)_____ 7 8 3- 37 %c Corp. (increased quar.) General Industries Corp. (quar.) General Metals Corp t~~~ 7 General Mills, 3%% conv. pfd. (quar.) General Outdoor Advertising Co., common,, 6% preferred (quar.) $1.12 % preferred Inc. 1-27 50c (quar.) Paint Extra 2-28 (initial) Cprnell Wood Products, common •6% 2-15 (quar.) common (interim) Co., preferred 1 America of 4- $50c (quar.) (quar.) Can Brewing N. common prior Cooper of Corp. 5 $1 General Laundries 10-15 60c Insurance 4%% preferred Steel Gamewell Bakeries of Canada, 7-15 1 10c Oil Fullerton 1 1 25C Quarterly Quarterly 2-15 1 $1.50 (quar.),, 4-15 58- 11- 25c (s-a) Life 2- 3-15 3-25 Co Simon, 2- 3-15 1 3-10 ■— Franklin 1 3-31 4- 2-15 (quar.), Corp., Power Franklin 1 8 5c Freeport Sulphur Co. (quar.) Friedman (Louis) Realty Corp., com. 3- 2-13 $1.25 Marshall Field) 5% preferred (quar.) (see 6-10 3- 2-27 75c 9-10 55c 2-15 25c 6-15 60C 1 $2.50 (quar.) 9-15 (quar.) 3- 25c A $$1.50 (quar.) Connecticut Power Co. (quar.) Connecticut River Power 6% pfd. 2- 50c $$1.50 Power Co.— 1 50c 4% preferred Flour Mills of America Fort Pitt Bridge Works Foster & Kleiser Co., common 6% prior preferred (quar.) Foundation Investment Co.— Florida 1-30 3- 37 %c Common 1 2-15 3-12 25c 2-14 quar.), 1 50c Park, Mogul Corp Enamel Corp (Marshall) & Co. (quar.) (increased 2-15 3- 25c (increased) Porto Rico (quar.) — Quarterly Quarterly 2-18 3- 1 50c Morse & Co. Farmer Candy Shops, Inc. Traders Life Insurance Fashion 5 3-31 3-15 3- $1 Farmers & 25c 1 50c (Thei 1 50c 3-31 4- 25c 3- 87 %c 3-31 4-15 25c Extra Fair 4-15 30c (quar.) preferred (quar.) Faber, Coe & Gregg (quar.) 11-10 8-15 11-15 30c 5% 9 5-16 1 12- $1.25 common Fairbanks. preferred Connohio, '2-15 2- $$1 (quar.) 6-20 (accum.) preferred 3-20 1 75c (quar. 1 Inc., 1 3- t$l — 4- Extra 50c (New Hampshire) Life 25c (quar.) 1 Quarterly 3- 8-15 Consolidated of 75c 2 Foods Connecticut Light & Consolidated preferred— common 9- preferred preferred preferred 7- Quarterly Quarterly 1 cash 5% $1.12 % International preferred 10c (quar.)_ 5-15 Quarterly 75c $2.25 2 2-16-48 (s-a),, Commonwealth 3- 1 15c 6- Shearing & Stamping Confederation Co., Company Commercial . 2-15 9-20 2 $15c Federal Co. 3-3 Ltd.— 1 Corp.— 50c 50c preferred 5% Railroad Co., Erie 3- 10- $1.25 Goods Empire District Electric, 5% pfd. (quar.) Co.— (quar.) Carbon 25c 25c (irreg.) Rubber & $4c & preferred Columbian ..Commoil, Hose 25c Electric Gas 25c Ely & Walker Dry $3.50 preferred convertible $4.25 3-20 Electric Fuel & Iron— Columbia 6- 2 6-20 $1.75 common 3- 1 2 4 (quar.) 3-15 7- 2 50c Inc., Stores, preferred 2-17 4- l-i5 11-15 Colorado 3-10 9-2 2- $1.75 Colonial 3- 1 1 30c 4-15 2-14 (quar.) 2-17 $1.18% 5 2- 1 2-15 3- 2- 2-15 5- Eversharp, (quar.) 5 2-15 75c $6.50 7 (quar.) 2- 12- 1 2- 2-18 preferred 1st preferred 2nd preferred Corp. 2-10 2-15 12-15 2-25 8- Coal 3-20 2-25 $1 $1.12% $1.50 $1.25 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. com. $3.50 preferred (quar.) 2-20 2-20 1 4- 6-16 $1.25 Illuminating 3-10 3-10 10c 50c — 9-15 $1.25 (quar.) 3-20 1 $1.50 3- 1 Pacific Ry.— (quar.) 5 4- $1.50 3-15 8-15 Electric 2- $1.50 3-15 $1.75 preferred 7 2-15 50c preferred A 2-20 (quar.) Common 2- 1st preferred A 4 5-10 Machine 7 2-15 1st preferred A 20c (s-a) Corp 2- $1 35c (quar.) 1 2-15 25 c (increased) 3-31 5-15 Clinchl'ie-ld 2-1 2-15 (quar.) Co. 1 4- 20c 3- $1.75 $4.50 A 4- 4-15 25c (irreg.) 30c (quar.) Cleveland Products Co. 2-15 4-15 15c A (quar.) (The) (quar.) 75c 1 1 $2 par and no par 5 3- 2-15 3- $2 par and no par 1 2- 1 $1 value (quar.) value (quar.) $2 par and no par value (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) Eastern Steel Products, Ltd. (resumed) Eastern Theatres, Ltd. (interim) Eaton Mfg. Co. (quar.) : Eddy Paper Corp. (irreg.) 2- 2-15 3- 75c 2-15 2-15 1 $20c 25c 20C 1-15 3- 50c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) 6% 1st preferred A (quar.) 6% 1st preferred B (accum.) Eastern Racing Association, Inc.— 8 3- 1 2-15 $25c 6% 2-15 3-10 4- 1-31 2-15 6% __ $1.12% 1 3-15 $1.12% (quar.) common Hosiery Mills, com. B (increased) 1st 6% 25c preferred preferred Clearing Ltd.— common & Sons., Steel W.) "iW;-vTv"r 1 1 1-31 3- $32 %c 1 50c 1st Society— (quar.) Boston V. 1st 3- 23c £ Brewing #.Corp. of America (quay.) _______ A 7% 7% Co., Utilities 3- 5c 15c (quar.) common Manufacturing Co. Bower 3- 4- $1.75 Boston i. # 50c $1.12Va 1 3- Dwight Mfg. Co Eagle- Picher Co. (quar.) Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway— 2-15 1 City of Paris Dry Goods— 7% 1st preferred (quar.) Bonn Aluminum & Brass Corp. (quar.) Bond Stores, Inc. (quar.) Boss 3- 2-15 2- 2-25 Common 2-10 1 3- $3 preferred (quar.) Borden . 3- 1 2-15 $50c Ltd Co., Co. Steel Dunn 3- 12-31 $30c preferred A (quar.) Corporation, common (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) Drewrys, Ltd. U. S. A., Inc. (resumed) Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., common (quar.) 4 % % preferred (quar.) 1 2- 2-15 1 7 2-15 4% 2-14 1 3- $1.05 10c Blue Ridge Corp., $3 ; $1.25 6-20 7- 2- 1 Dravo 7 2-15 3-15 2-10 Manufacturing Blackhawk Brewing Co. (quar.) Blair & Company (year-end) Blauner's (Phila.), common (increased quar.) ; 2- 7 8-15 Ltd.— (quar.) preferred conv. Drackett 1-15 1 25C (quar.), Blumentha! 3 3- 2- 8-15 $$1.25 preferred $4 1 Ltd.— 25C 50c (John) preferred Bonack 2- (s-a) Binks 93 1-15 3 15c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Columbia Payment 2-15 2- 3- 8-25 8-25 Paper Co., Ltd.— Chemical Dow 7 15C (accum.) Ltd. (increased quar.) Stores, Industries, Dover 1 2-28 Citizens Spinning (quar.) convertible (E. 1-31 2-15 Extra Bliss 3- 2-10 1 Extra u 3-24 3- Fine 1% 1-24 7 2- 12 %C Brothers, Ltd. (quar.) Douglas (W. L.) Shoe Co.— $1 convertible prior preference 12-12 7c (quar.) Quebec Bethlehem 2-15 2-10 2- 1 7%% Donohue 1 $$r.25 (quar.) Gas & Electric preferred preferred preferred 1-31 4%% 2-15 2- 5% Best & Company (increased quar.) . 1 2-14 $25c Berkshire A 3- 2-15 1 Paper preferred Class $$1 Donnacona 3- (quar.),,, & Belleterre $5 Dominion 2-15 5% Shoe Corp.— Howell Bertram 3-15 1 2-15 Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Belding-Corticelli, Ltd. (extra) Belding Heminway Co j 1 3- 1 Belden Common 4- $20c Investments, preference 4- *$2 3- (irreg.) preferred '"4%% Co. 2-15 Co., Ltd.— deposits receipts J25C 5% (quar.) (A. S.) Dominion-Scottish 2-13 (quar.) Power Class A 2-28 1 Life Insurance quarterly Oil 6-31 1 3- Show, shares Increased Bathurst 1 4- 25c 25c 25c 20c Security Barnsdall & Chilton Los Andes— de 7- $18%C 5% 1 $1.50 (s-a) 2-28 ' 2- 1-31 preferred 1 2-28 7 3- 3- $1 4- 1 2- $1 partic. $3 5 1 50c $750 (quar.) 2-13 2-14 - 2-15 & Lumber 3- 1 (s-a) B Amer. 5 8- 50c 30c RR. Hill 2-15 Class 5- 11- 5 75c class A 1-29 Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas (s-a) (s-a) preferred participating 1 3- 37 %C (quar.) (extra) 1 2-13 preferred 11-15 3- 1 7% 50c 2-22 3- „ (quar.) (Interim) Dobbs Houses, Inc. (initial) Dodge Mfg. Co. (quar.) Dominion & Anglo Investment Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.) Quarterly 7 (quar.) 8-15 Giorgio Fruit, Distillers Chicago Yellow Cab Chile Copper Co. 1 5-15 50o 1-29 Cincinnati American Insurance Co. preferred 4%% 1-31 2- 5 50c 2-28 Virginia of Corp 3-12 5c Bankers 3-10 3 2-15 1 (quar.) Locomotive, American ■ 3-15 2-6' 50c 2-22 2-13 Extra Banco $4- Co. (quar.) Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR.— 3-17 3-28 2-20 (quar.) J20C 1 Mills Baltimore 37 %c Di 2-15 3- (quar.) Allied Products Baltimore 1 : preferred B 'Baldwin 3- 25c convertible preferred C (quar.) Automatic Canteen Co. of America (quar.), Avondale 115c (increased)—- 2- 1 2-3 2-14 35C Co. Extra 3-20 3-20 Products— 1 5% . Ohio 3- ^utocar Co., 5% A conv. pfd. (quar.): Bell (quar.) Steel Products 1-31 $1 4-25 4-15 90c 1-31 $5c f 15c Power— 3- RR Mines, J50c J $ 1.75 40c 4%% 3 2-15 3- (Irreg.) A Yard Match Durham 2-11 2- 20c 50C Stock Co., common participating preferred 6% 6% 85c 2-11 Ltd Coast Line Gold 2-21 beneficial in¬ $1.50 preferred (quar.) Ashland Oil & Refining, common (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.),, Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe Ry., common, Beck Certain-teed 3 2-26 Union preferred preferred 5% 1-31 $15c 40c $1.50 $1.75 15c $1.06% 2nd 6% Central 1-31 3- 3-20 $1 (quar.) Co., class Mfg. Derby Gas & Electric Corp. (quar.) Detroit-Michigan Stove Co.— 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) 75C 3-15 (annual) Dry Goods, common (quar.) 1st preferred (quar.) Avon 2-10 1-31 1 3 2-10 2-21 $20c 40c 93%c 5c (increased) Associated 5% 1 1 2- 1 3-15 50c prior pref. (quar.) Chambersburg Engineering (quar.) Champion Paper & Fibre, com. (increased) $4.50 preferred (quar.) Charis Corporation (increased) Chase Candy Co. (Increased quar.) Extra Aunor 3- 33- 2-15 3- (irreg.) common preferred Denver 2-15 prefeired 3.6% 2-10 1 3- X 35C Dennlson Corp.— & 1 Company, 6 Power Corp.— Light 2- 2- 6 3-15 (quar.) 2-14 1 2-10 1-31 3-20 — 1 3- 1 J25C 5% conv. pfd. (quar.) Electric (quar.) 3- 1 2- t32%C (quar.) 3- $1.75 3- 2- 25c com. 1 $37 %C (quar.) 4- 3- 1 2-15 1 75c '25c 1 3- 3-19 $17%c 3- $1 York Ohio Central Co., class A 2-15 (s-a) preferred 3.40% 87 %c (quar.) J25c 10c Armstrong Cork Co., common $3.75 preferred (quar.) Arrow Coke & 3- 6-27 Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— Olass Coal preferred certificates of 3-20 7- 7 Products pfd. (quar.) B & Diamond (initial) Central Arizona Light & Power, terest (quar.) preferred Publishing Co., $4 prior pfd. (quar.) Sons, 7% preferred (quar.) Leather 3- 27 %C Corp., Ltd.— 2-10 4% 2- 1 7% 1-31 Extra 3 6-18 2-15 Press, (quar.) Delaware & Hudson Co. 2-15 Co. & $1 (quar.)__ 1 (quar.) Inc., 4%% 1-17 1-31 (quar,) Caterpillar Tractor (quar.) Celtic Knitting Co., Ltd. (annual) M.) (A. 6-18 1 7- Class $1 (extra) Biscuit Co. Carr-Ccnsolidated Castle 1 4- Deere 2-15 Ltd. Cos., 75c $2.25 pfd. Products, Amoskeag Company, common (s-a) $4.25 preferred (s-a) Post Oil Cannon Mills 2-15 1 3- 50c Extra American 7 4 62%C (increased) Utilities, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)__ Canadian 7- $1.25 (quar.) Sugar, 5% preferred 2-15 m 4 $1.75 $1.25 preferred Davis 4 1 (quar.) Ltd., com. (quar.), $1 convertible class A (quar.) Canadian General Electric Co., Ltd. (quar.), Canadian Locomotive Co., Ltd 2- 3-18 5% 2-15 2-20 1 1 $750 Foreign Investment 2-14 4- (quar.) 1-31 15C C Canadian Food Products, 2-21 3-31 3-14 $1.75 preferred 5% (quar.) Fairbanks-Morse, Ltd. 35c Y.) (N. 3-31 7% 37%c (quar.) Quarterly Quarterly 1 2- 2-13 $2 150 (quar.) Canadian 1 3-15 2-15 2-13 1 25C (quar.) Common 2- 4 2-24 2-14 1 3-10 $1.12% Water Service— A 1 3- 25c (quar.) 7 3- 15c (quar.) Canada Cement Co., Ltd.— $1.30 preference (quar.) Canada Malting Co., Ltd., registered (quar.) Canada Northern Power Ltd., com. (quar.), 7 % preferred (quar.) Canada Vinegars, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Breweries, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Car & Foundry Co., Ltd.— Class 2- Mills preferred 50c Co. American Anchor 2- 1 3-15 10c 10c $1.75 Re-Insurance American Class 2-14* 1 3- Sanitary Standard & common 7% 1 3- 3- 3 1-20 3- 31c (quar.) Packing Corp., common (quar.)_ California 3 3- (quar.) (quar.) Cotton preferred 5% 3- 12'/2c 2-21 $1 Curtis 12 V2c 2- 3-15 2-15 30c Cuneo 2- 2-27 50c 40c $1.05 2-15 2-25 1 $50c (increased) Cushman's (quar.) California 37'/2c 25c (quar.) Pulley 5C Concen¬ California Electric Power, com. 75c 37 %c Increased American Co. (irreg.) Sullivan Mining & & 2-14 1 (quar.). 2-18 1 3- 3- convertible 2nd Cuban Atlantic 3 2- 3- 28 %C (quar.) preferred (quar.) 7% 2-18 3-15 3-15 Co.— convertible preferred $4 1 2- 2-15 2-13 $1.25 Machine & Hill California Transportation— & Die Canadian (increased) Petroleum American 15c 20c preferred (quar.), $5 prior Co., preferred Byron Jackson Co. 10c $2 25c $1.50 $1 (monthly), Corp. Co Co., Ltd., American Meter Co. (The) 4%% 75c Products American Metal 2-14 20c Burry Biscuit, $1.25 preferred Butler Brothers, common 50c 62%c 75c (quar.) $30c 3-15 (interim) Burroughs Adding Machine American Hide & Leather Co.— 6% 2-18 Line Co Company (irreg.) trating, Corp.— (quar.) $2.50 convertible preferred (quar.) $3.00 convertible preferred (quar.) 2-28 Pipe 4.4% convertible preferred $2 3-15 2-28 (quar.) Co. Falls Buell 5c 5c Co Extra Silk Bunker $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $1.12V2 5% Co Mills, Ltd. Budd 35c common 2-28 30c Buda $1.75 75c preferred (quar.) 7% (quar.) American Chain & Cable, M 3-15 $12 %c (s-a) 2-13 (quar.), preferred (quar.) Crum & Forster, 8% preferred (quar.) Cuban-American Sugar Co.— CO 2-25 (s-a) Hill Buckeye 4c Shares Business A B Sexton 81 Crown Cork & Seal, Ltd. (quar.) Crown Overall Mfg. 6% prior pfd. Crown Zellerbach Corp., $4.20 pfd. 8 % • 1-31 2-27 93 %c (quar.) Crown Cork & Seal Co., common $37 %c Ltd.— Rubber Bruck Buck 5c 25c prior American Class Class ordinary (final) registered 2-15 5c Co. (quar.) 3%% preferred Co., Cribben 2-26 7 4- 1-31 2-15 $15c 4% % 2 %% 2-15 1 3- $30c Crampton Mfg. 2-26 4- 7 2%% preferred for receipts deposit American 25c 5c American Beverage Corp., 4% 2-26 $2 British Columbia Packers, $25c (irreg.) Corp. 7 Crane (s-a) registered 87%c 20c $$2 $2 (irreg.) American Arch Co. 7 4- _ deposit receipts for 5 % American Brown (quar.) Ltd. Aluminium 4- Payable $$1.25 Extra 2-26 British Celanese Ltd.— $1.38 pfd. (special) Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 4% preferred (quar.) American Airlines, 3%% conv. pfd. (quar.)_ Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co Aluminum Co. of America, 6% Corrugated Paper Box Co., Ltd.— 5% preferred (quar.) Cosmos Imperial Mills, Ltd. (quar.) 2-26 2-26 Is pfd. ~ ~ _ _ _ 5% for receipts deposit () bc&rer 40c $1 25c 25c Inc 7 7 When Share Name of Company — American 250c Inc Alexander Hamilton Institute, Holdert When ftr Share Payable of Rec. 5c 2-15 1-31 50c 44- Is registered (final) deposit receipts American Name oj Company Is Holder• Per When Holdert Payable of Rec. Is (final) deposit receipts ordinary American Monday, February 10, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE .THE COMMERCIAL & 850 2-15 2- 5 2- a 37 %C 20p (quar.)- -:•; $20c 2-15 3- 1 2-15 X 2-15 *V i ">■ tr;: % Volume 165 THE COMMERCIAL" & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 Per Name of Company Share Gerrard (S. A.), preferred (s-a) Class (quar.) class A Brewing Co., (quar.) A (quar.) Class B (quar.) Class B (quar.) Class B (quar.) Gibraltar Fire & Marine Insurance Gilchrist Glidden Company, 4'A% preferred Godman (H. C.) (s-a)— (s-a) Company (quar.) (quar.) 6% preferred common (initial) Co., Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (quar.) Goodyear Tire & Rubber, common (quar.)— $5 convertible preferred (quar.) Gorham Mfg. Co Gossard (H. W.) Company (increased) Grace National Grand Union Underwriters Life 5-27 50c 25c 50c 56'Ac 37 Vic 37Vic $1 $1.25 75c 35c Per 4- 3-15 1 Name of Landis Company Machine Co., Share (quar.) common 6-14 9-15 4- 3-15 7- 6-14 10- 9-15 7 % 3- 2-14 7% 2- 7% convertible 4- 1 1 3-12 4- 1 3-12 3- 1 2-20 3- 1 2-20 3-15 2-17 3-15 2-17 3-15 3- 1 3- 1 2- 3- 1 2-25 7 preference Savers (irreg.) 7% preferred (quar.) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (quar.)— Greenfield Gas Light— 6% non-cum. preferred (quar.) One share for each 4 6-11 6- 4 $75c 9-11 9- 4 $75c 12-11 25c 2-28 2-18 3- 2-10 $1 1-31 75c 2- 3- 1 North Carolina 1-31 North River Insurance Co. Northeastern 3-28 3-18 3- 1 2- 75C 3- 1 2-11 75c (Ind.) (quar.) 40c Corporation Liquid Carbonic 3-15 3-18 3 '/2 % preferred (quar.) 1-24 3- 2- 1 6- 5- 1 9- 8- 1 12- 11- 1 2-14 3- 2-14 3-17 3- 3- 1 2-10 3-15 Class Lock Quarterly 2-10 Nutrine Candy 2-15 O'Brien Gold 2- 1 1 3-15 3-10 Joint 8% Lone Common 2- Louisville 2-15 Lowenstein _ 5% 1st preferred (accum.) Hawaiian Pineapple Co & & Louis St. Ry. preferred preferred Nashville Madison Square Garden (P. 2-15 1-20 (quar.) 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 2-14* 6-10 2-17 2-17 2- 3- 1 2-15 8-15 2-17 2- 1 1 8- 2- 1 8-15 8- 1 3-12 1-31 2-15 3-28 3-14 10c 2-15 2- 5c 2- 1 3 2-12 30C 2- 2-25 2-15 20C 2-28 2-14 25c 3-10 2-27 $$1 Co 2-15 12'/2c 2-28 2- 5 1 25c 2-20 1-31 12'Ac 4-15 3-31 $1.06'A 3-31 3-15 10c 2-15 2- 5 5C 2-15 2- 5 25C 2-28 2- 8 $1 2-15 2- 3 20c 2-28 2-15* 3- 2- Extra 75c 2-15 1-25 Masonite $1 2-15 1-25 Massachusetts $1 2-15 1-25 Hewitt-Robins, Inc. (quar.) Hires (Chas. E.) Company (quar.) 25c 3-15 2-20 30c 3- 1 2-15 Bonding & Insurance Co.— Quarterly McCord Corporation (irreg.) Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Hilton 25c 3- 1 2-20 Meadville Hershey Chocolate Corp., common $4 convertible preference (quar.) Extra (quar.)_ . Hotels Corp., common (quar.) 4% convertible preference (quar.) Holly Stores, Inc., common (quar.) Honolulu Oil Corp Hooker ■ Electrochemical Hormel 6% > Horn (George A.) preferred & 5% Hardart preferred & & (N. Y.) 2-15 1-25 2-15 1-25 Fire (quar.) $1.25 Ltd. (quar.) $75c 10c Refining 50c 3- 1 2- 8 3-10 2- 2- 3-10 2- 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 Abrasive 3- 1 2-15 New $$i 4- 1 3-15 Missouri 4- 1 3-15 56'Ac 45c 2-20 1-25 15c (quar.) Extra 2-20 2- 5* 10c (J. Monarch 5% S.) Monarch Life 2- 3-20 3-10 Monroe Chemical 3-12 2-28 $3.50 preferred 16'/2c 3-10 3- 1 Monroe 2- 3 Inland Railway of Central America— preferred (accum.) International Silver Co (quar.) (quar.) Interstate Bakeries Corp., $5 pfd. (accum.) Intertype Corporation (increased) Business Investors Stock Fund Irving Air Chute Co. Jacksonville Gas _ & (s-a) common 5% preferred (quar.) & Kokenge Co Battery (quar.) Kansas City Power & Light— $6 preferred B 6 $1.25 12'/2c $1.12'/2 3- 1 2-25 2-10 1-13 2-15 2- 9 2-15 3-15 2-28 4- 3-15 1 25c 2- 1 3-15 3- 1 87'/2c 2-20 2- 1 $3c 2-28 2- 7 25c (quar.). 2-15 25c Kentucky Utilities, 7% Junior pfd. Kerr-Addison Gold Mines, Ltd Kinney (G. R.) Co., common $5 prior preferred (quar.) 3-25 3-10 Acme Co., Ltd., common (quar.) preference Gypsum Co., $4.50 pfd. (quar.)_-_ National Lead Co., 7% pfd. A (quar.) National Liberty Insur. Co. of America (s-a) 50c 1-31 4- 3-15 National 6-16 National Paper & Type Co., common Common (extra) 9-15 4-15 $1.75 8- 7-15 $1.75 11- 10-15 8c 2-15 10c 2-10 1-25 15c 3-31 Extra 5% 5% preferred Oats 5 12'Ac Y.) 2-20 2-10 25c 2-25 2-12 50c $18c 2-15 1-31 3-15 2-15 $40c 3- 1 2- 1 $$1.75 3- 1 2- 1 4 3- 6 3- 1 2-25 36- 1 2-10 2 5-10 3-15 2-15 3-15 2-15 2-15 2- 3-10 2-24 1 3-30 3-15 30c 3-10 2-21 2-15 lc 3- 3 100% 2-17 2-10 $1.75 3- 1 2-15 $1.75 6- 1 5-15 5% non-cum. $1 Pittsburgh (s-a) Class Co. Steel Power 6 % 8% Procter & Gamble 1 2-10* $1.06 $15c 2c 2c 2c 3- 3-10 1-31 1 1-31 3- 4-21 5- 1 8- 1 7-22 10-30 10-20 3- 4- 1 3- 3 3- 1 Co. Transport Co. of Co. preferred National Pressure National Tea Cooker Co. Co., common preferred (quar.) 3- 1 2-19 2-15 1-31 25c (s-a) (s-a) 3-15 2-15 2-15 1-31 8-15 7-31 1-31 Service Co. of New — 62'AC 4- 1 3-15 25C (increased) (quar.) 3- 1 2-14 National Vulcanized Fibre Co $2 2-11 50c 3- 1 2- 50c 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 2-14 3- 1 2-13 — 6% preferred Public — Service Electric & 1 2-15 3- 1 2-15 3- J. 3-15 2-15 2-15 4-15 3-20 4-15 3-20 2-15 l-24« 2-15 1-24* 3-15 3- 25C 3-15 3- 5 5 4- s-a) 4-15 30c 2-27 2-, 3- 2-15 — 5 8'Ac 5 1 7 15 50p 3- 1 2 3- 1 2-15, 84c 2-15 1-31 $2 3-15 2-14 $1.75 Owl Stores Common Rice Stix 5% 5% preferred 1-24 3- 1 2- 4- 1 3-10 60c 3- 1 2-14 $25c $1.50 3- 1 2-28 30c 3-15 $25c 2-25 2s 6d 5 2- 7 2- 1 2-28 2-14 1-16 (quar.) 50c 2-21 2-15 2- 20C 3-15 2-28 Rolland Paper Co., Ltd. com. 4%% preferred (quar.) 2- 1 Ronson 1 4- 1 2-13 1-16 50c 3-13 2-20 2-15 2- 2-17 3-14 3 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 2- 1 3- 1 2- 1 6- 1 5-1 9- 2 8- 1 12- 1 11- 1 35C — pfd. F (quar.). (quar.) (quar.) 3- 25c $1.12% (quar.) of Louisville— preferred 25c 50c 87'/2C (increased quar.)— Art Metal Works 25c $1.25 $40c common (quar.) preferred (quar.) prior preference (quar.) series A preferred (quar.) participating 2-28 2-28 2-15 $40c (quar.) $1.06'A 6% 3-31 3-31 20c $40c (quar.) Dry Goods Co., Oil Corp. 2-14 $40c Rockwood & Co., 5% 3-15 30c Brass, Inc., common- Co., 4'/2% (quar.) 1-15 $25c Reynolds Tobacco Co., common (quar.) Class B (quar.) Rheem Mfg. 2-14 2-15 50c (initial) preferred 2-14 3-15 50c Corp. (quar.) Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd., common $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) Reliance Manufacturing (111.)— 3'/2% conv. preferred (quar.) Remington Rand, Inc., common.. $4.50 preferred (quar.). Republic Investors Fund— 6% preferred A (quar.). 6% preferred B (quar.) 5 'A % 3-15 $1.25 $1.25 1 3- 3 1-31 3- $1.75 2-12 2-15 2-15 50c Puget Sound Power & Light (reduced) Pure Oil Co., common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Purity Bakeries Corp. (increased quar.) Purity Flour Mills, Ltd. com. (initial s-a)— Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred (quar.) Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. (quar.) Quebec Power Co. (quar.) Rand Mines, Ltd.— Ordinary Bearer Ray-O-Vac Co. (quar.) Rayonier, Inc., $2 preferred (quar.) Reading Co., common (quar.) 4% non-cum. 1st preferred (quar.) Rochester Gas & Electric, 4% Rockland Gas Co 3-15 1 Gas— Richfield 60C 2-15 50c 4 15c 1 $$1.50 I75C (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Royal Crown Bottling Co. (accum.) 2-15 3- 10c (monthly) 4 1 1 $1.37'/a preferred (quar.) Service Corp. of New Jersey— preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (monthly) 2- 2- 4- 3- 25c 3.35% 2- 2-15 7 4-15 $1.50 — 8% 2-24 206 1 Public 2-24 Mur— participating class A 1 : $1.50 (s-a) Naumkeag Steam Cotton Neiman-Marcus Co., 4'A% preferred (quar.) Neisner Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Neptune Meter, $2.40 preferred (quar.) Nestle-Le 3- 41%c 2-15 5 2-28 Hampshire— 53'Ac 2- 3-31 91'Ac ' $t 4'A % 2-10 2-28 „ Revere Copper & 3-15 1 3-12 1 2-11 12'/2C (quar.) Republic Petroleum Co. com 5'/2 % preferred A (quar.) 50c Co preferred pfd. (increased 2-24 1 3-28 3- Colorado— 1-31 4- 5 $1.25 1-31 4- 1-24 2- (quar.) 3-15 10c 1-15 2-10 25c 2-15 $1.25 $1.25 (quar.)— 2-15 1 class A 2-15 $1.75 2- 3- (quar;) 10c . 1-25 3-15 2-15 37'/2C 2-18 $15c 4- 3 1 $37'Ac $1.12'A 2-15 1 20c — Service 5% 1 2-15 4- $1 preferred (monthly) preferred (monthly) preferred (monthly) Public 3- 4 40C B preferred 7% 6% 2-15 75c Class Public 2-20 1 3-31 (initial quar.) (initial) 8% (quar.) Prosperity Co., 5% 2- 1 3- 2-15 Corp. preferred Company Corp of Canada, Ltd.— 1st preferred (quar.) non-cum partic. preferred Potter 2-24 3- $1.37'A Reed-Prentice $12'Ac 3- 1 25C Electric Power, Red 2-10* 1-20 3-15 Co.— Transit 2-14 2-15 1-31 2-15 25c 1 3-10 1-31 2-15 25C B 3- 3-10 1-31 2-15 30c common common Steel 37'AC 75C 2-15 25C 5'A% prior preferred (accum.) Pillsbury Mills, Inc., common (quar.) $4 preferred (quar.) Poor & Co., class A $1.50 pfd. (quar.) 3-15 20C 3 50c 1 7* 2-15 3- $75c Extra 4- 2-11 1-30 1 25c preferred preference 15C 2- 2- 2-15 $2.50 Philadelphia Insulated Wire (s-a) Philadelphia Suburban Water, com. (quar.)_ $3.65 preferred (quar.) Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.) Photo Engravers & Electrotypers, Ltd. (s-a)_ 1 2-25 2-25 25c (quar.) Valley RR. Co. (s-a) Philadelphia Electric Co., 9- 2-28 3-20 10c Brewing Co Philadelphia Company— $1.75 $1.75 1-31 4- 2 50c Pfeiffer 8-15 25c com. (quar.) 3-10 2- 3- 1 $1.12'A National Linen Service Corp., National Union Fire Insurance Co. dividend La Salle Wines & Champagne 2-11 3- $1.50 Kysor Heater Co I/Aiglon Apparel, Inc. (quar.) La Plante-Choate Mfg. Co.— Laclede-Christy Clay Products Lafayette National Bank (Brooklyn, N. Lake Shore Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Lake of the Woods Milling Co., Ltd.— ? Common (quar.) 1% preferred (quar.)—. 3- 60c 7- 1 4- 2-14 10c 5c 2-10 2-15 5- 3- 4- 593/aC $1.56 4'/2 % 1 3-15 25C National Grocers 1-31 10- 2-28 75C National 2-25 $1.50 2-28 1 - 2-25 $1.50 1 4- 50C 2-20 $1.75 4- $44c preferred (quar.)_ (increased quar.)_ National Cylinder Gas, common (quar.) 4 'A % preferred (quar.) National Drug & Chemical Co., common Convertible preferred (quar.) National Electric Welding MachineCommon (quar.) Common (quar.) Common (quar.) 8c 1 2-10 50c Co 15c Creamery, 60c pfd. (quar.) Kress (S. H.) & Co. (quar.) Kroger Co., common (increased) 6 %lst preferred (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) I 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) i 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) 1 $13c Biscuit Co., 7% National Container Corp. $1.25 interest) Knudsen Cash 1-25 5c $4.50 preferred (quar.) Kayser (Julius) & Co. (extra Kayser (Julius) & Co. (quar.) of bene, 2-15 75c Katz Drug Co., common (quar.) (ctfs, 1 1-31 3-21 75c W. Knickerbocker Fund 3- 1 3- $1.62'A Loan 3- 3-15 2-20 4- 2-15 25C 1 30c 2-15 2-15 1 $1.25 4- 3-15 $1.25 Julian K. 3-31 1 1 3- 87'Ac National $1.25 33- 34 %c (s-a) National 2-21 25c (quar.) Laughlin Steel, 2-13 2-10* 3-10 12c Knitting Mills, 5% pfd. A (quar.). Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co., Inc.— 7% preferred (s-a) Jones 1 1 3 25c Jantzen Johnson & Johnson 3- 3- 2- $1.50 (irreg.) (resumed) Corp. (Mass.) 6 22'/2c Machines 2-15 7 $15c Co., common (quar.) 3- $1 International Utilities Corp. International $1.25 2- $$2.50 (quar.)__ common 2-27 5 2-15 $$1.25 Ltd., 7 2- International Wilcox Peoria & Bureau Provincial (quar.) 4- 2-11 1 2-18 25c 3-15 2-28 3- 1 25C 10c 1-31 3- $1.25 2-20 $1.75 1 3-11 $1.62'A 3-10 40c pfd. (quar.) 3- 2-28 3-11 1 5 Co.— 35c 25c Steel International Harvester Co., 7% 5% Implement Society, 5'A% pfd. (quar.)___ Monsanto Chemical, common (increased) $3.25 preferred A (s-a) Montreal Cottons, Ltd., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Moody's Investors Service— $3 participating preferred (quar.) Morris Paper Mills, common (quar.) 43A% preferred (quar.) Motor Wheel Corp. (quar.) Mount Diablo Oil Mining & Development— Quarterly Mueller Brass Co. (stock dividend) Mullins Manufacturing Corp.— $7 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) Common class B (irreg.) Murphy (G. C.) Co, (quar.) $1.50 1 4- 3c 50c (quar.) 4- 3-14 2- • 2-15 $2 Extra Power Insurance 2-20 21c 50c Institutional Shares, Ltd.— Stock and bond group shares 1 2-15 Co Knitting, preference Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp^ Industrial Silica, Ingersoll-Rand Co. 4- $2 Co., common (quar.) (quar.) & Co., Ltd. (annual) Industrial Corp. (quar.): 6'A% pfd. (accum.) 2-15 3-14 50C (quar.) Utilities preferred Mitchell 5* 1 2- 1 2- 1 2-28 • 1 75c preferred (quar.) Pennman's Ltd., common Potomac 1 3-14 25c $1 Portsmouth 60c preferred (accum.) Louis Railway— (initial) common 5% & Portland Minneapolis & St. $50c Stow 1-31 2-15 ,. 75c Peninsular Grinding Wheel (irreg.) Peninsular Telephone Co., com. (quar.) 1-31 3- 3-31 37'/2C (quar.) common 5 '/2 % convertible $6.50 Peck 1-31 4- 2-1 34%c r Transport Co.— Irregular Parkersburg Rig & Reel, common Peabody Coal Co., 8% preferred (accum.) 2-15 65C 1-27 2- Pan-American Petroleum & 2-15 25C *' 31'Ac (quar.) Mills 2-15 Products— Mid-West Lighting, 1-31 $1.62'A 1 2-15 $1.75 (quarJ Pacific 2-15 10c $2 non cumulative preferred 8% preferred (quar.) 12'Ac 2-15 1 3- 2-15 '*[ 75c preferred 40c Laundries Minneapolis-Moline Hussman-Ligonier Co., $2.25 pfd. (quar.)„ Idaho Power Co., common (quar.) 1 2-25 30c Glass preferred $1.75 — — Midland Steel 5 % 15C (quar.) Y.) (s-a) preferred A (quar.) Mickelberry's Food Products common (quar.) $2.40 preferred (quar.) 2-13 12'Ac 8 (N. 6 '/2 % 4 1 pfd. 5'A% 37'Ac Mexritt-Chapman & Scott Co.— Common (increased) 7 3- $1.50 (quar.)_ 5% preference series A (quar.) Huron & Erie Mortgage (Ont.) (quar.) Extra Rayon 7% Assurance Mid-Continent — 11 Zinc 1 1 50c (quar.) 23- $1.50 Co. 2-26 3-27 $50'Ac (quar.) Extra 1 50c Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp.— 6% preferred (quar.) Hunt Foods, Inc., 5% preference Illinois Merchants 3- $1.06'A Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, Hudson Motor Car (quar.) Humble Oil 2-14 2-21 Co. Mercantile Stores Co., 2-21 3-15 Co.— (quar.) Co. 2-20 10c 50c (increased quar.) preferred (quar.) (quar.) — Telephone 50c Common 4'A% : Corporation 1 *25c — 2-15 $1.07 Gardens, Ltd. (interim) Marathon Corp. (quar.) Marine Magnesium Products Marshall Field & Co., 4'A% pfd. (quar.) Mary Lee Candies (quar.) Illinois Pacific 37'/2c Maple Leaf 4 2-14 1 3- 88C 2-14 2-24 3-10 $1.50 (quar.) 1 & 1 $2.50 Co. 2-28 6-27 3-22 25c (s-a) RR. 2-15 25c 3-21 $2.50 3- 50c 25c 87'/2c $1.25 3-31 4- 4- 30c Oxford Paper Co., $5 preferred (accum.) Pacific Gas & Electric, 6% pfd. (quar.) 2-18 31 1-24 2-10 75C Owens 2-28 1 3- 2-26 50c Beauty Supply Co., Ltd.— Participating convertible preferred (quar.) Outboard Marine & Mfg. Co 2- 4 $1.25 (M) R.) 7 3- i 5% 2- 4 « 3-14 t25c 1 $1 (s-a) 3 3- 2- 3-15 t$1.75 (extra) 1 Co.— 3- 3 1 3-21 2-19 3-10 Ontario 3- $2 3-12 2-15 3- 1 2-28 $25c dividend Ltd. 4- 59 %c 3- $1 3-15 2-15 40c $1.06'A 25c $1.12'/2 20c $4 non-cum Stock 2-14 2- 9 +3c (cash dividend) : 2-14 2-21 15c (quar.) Mines, Ltd. (irreg.) $25c Sons, common (quar.) 4'A% preferred A (quar.) Lukens Steel Co. (irreg.) Luscombe Airplane Corp. (initial) Lynch Corporation (increased) Mackintosh-Hemphill Co. (initial) 1 75c Haytian Corp. of America Heyden Chemical Corp., common 3'A% preferred a (quar.) 2-24 $4 non-cum. 5% 1 Havana Electric & Utilities Co.— 6% 3-10 (monthly) common Mallory (irreg.) common 2-24 (s-a) 2-15 Harshaw Chemical Co., common (quar.) 4'A% convertible preferred (quar.) 2-15 (s-a) 1 1 3- 2-15 1 (monthly (quar.) Henderson 1 3- 1 2-21 3-10 15c Co. 43A % preferred (quar.) OldcTown Ribbon & Oarbon ;rl|8 * 1-31 37V2C (year-end) $25C Pipe Co., Common 2-15 3- 3- 50c Gas Louisville 2-19 25c 2-10 7-21, 2-20 15c Co. Co. Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd., common (quar.)— 7% preferred (quar.) Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. new com. (initial) Oneida, Co. (increased quar.) Longhorn Portland Cement, 5% partic. pfd. Lord & Taylor, 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 2-28 50c 2-10 3-10 preferred Star 3- B 2-28 2-28 - 3-10 > 60C ^ Pharmacol Nu-Enamel Corp. 2-24 $1 (quar.) Common 2-28 3 B 3- Extra ? Norwich 2- 8-1 2-15 40c Norwalk Tire & Rubber 7-26 1 87 %c Original capital Special guaranteed (quar.) Loblaw Groceterias, Inc. (quar.) Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) 25c pfd. (quar.) 1-25 $3.50, - 1-15 — ; 2-13 50C 4-25 SilS; 2-28. 3-10 $1.50 1 1 2-13 2-14 2- 1 v5 2-5 (s-a) 1 20c common Y.) 1 3- 3-10 1 2-10 Extra 8- 10-25 3-10 25C 5- 1 3- 2-20 25c 11- Little Miami RR. Co.— 50c Hercules Powder 5% 6orp., (N. 1 2-14 50c (quar.) 2-11 3- 25c Co. 2- 3- — (Hartford) 1 50c (quar.) Insurance 2-20 $2.50 Northern 4- ». I'M $3 3- — $2.50 Northern RR., 7% Insurance . 50c Liberties Gas Northwestern States Portland Cement— 50c Lionel 3- $1 (quar.) (M. A.) Company, $4.25 preferred (quar.) 1 v 3 $1 (quar.) guaranteed (s-a) 2-20 1 2- 5% (quar;)— Consolidated 2-15 (quar.)_ common ¥ 1-15 4- Oil l 3- $50c __ preferred American 35C 2-14 4- Extra Adjustment North 1 ... 25c Extra Hanna 4 is $1.50 Noma Electric Corp. (stock dividend) Niagara Lower Arch Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.) Norfolk & Western Railway, common (quar.) 3- Corp Lindsay Light Chemical Co. (irreg.)" Linen Service Corp. of Texas, $5 pfd. (s-a)_ Link-Belt Co. (quar.) Hancock Class 12- Co., $5 preferred 25o Extra 34%c 30c $1.25 3- 2-15 25c 25c 2-15 50c Co._ 3- 25c 2-15 20c Brake $2c Quarterly 4 3-10 35c 31'Ac Quarterly 2- 4 1 50c _____ Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock— Quarterly 4 3- $75c ._ Co 3-10 2- 1 2- 1 Air Holder* Payable of Ree. 4 Manufacturing Co York New When 0. Share 50c New York Dock 2-11 1-15 2-15 4- Newmarket * \ Casualty 2-14 3-11 2- 2-15 1 $$2 2-15 $2 $1.75 3- $75c 2-21 25c 75c class A 5 Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. Paper, common (quar.) Hammond Instrument, 6% preferred (quar.) Co., 5 5 $22'Ac Hammermill Oil 811- 2- 25c (quar.) preferred 8-15 11-15 2-15 50c convertible Jersey Zinc 50c $1.75 56'Ac t20c $20c $20c $20c 75c Hamilton Watch Co., common 4% New Liggett & Myers Tobacco, Class B (quar.) — (quar.) Co., Ltd. 5 3 nine Extra Cotton 5- 2- held Gypsum Lime & Alabastine (Canada) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Hajoca Corporation (quar.) Hamilton 5-15 2-24 2-15 Hale Brothers Stores, Inc. Amsterdam 50c convertible preferred (quar.) Gruen Watch (quar.) Guantanamo Sugar Co., $5 preferred (quar.) Guaranty Trust Co. of N. Y. 6%% dividend. New $250 (accum.) Griesedieck-Western Brewery— Stock 5 25c Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.— Common Company 2- 25c preference (accum.) preference (accum.) 7% convertible preference (accum.) Lanston Monotype Machine (quar.) Le Tourneau (R. G.), Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.). Lees (James) & Sons Co. (initial) Leitch Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Leland Electric, 5% preferred (quar.) Liberty Aircraft Products Corp. (quar.) Life -•V- Per Name of 2-15 25c convertible 2-15 convertible Holder* Payable of Reo. 25c Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly Lane Bryant, Inc. (quar.) Lang (J. A.) & Sons, Ltd. (quar.) Langley's Ltd., 7% convertible pref. (accum.) , 7- 10- When 851 25c 25c Co. American 5-30 6 60c (year-end) Graton & Knight Co., 7% preferred (quar.) Grayson-Robinson Stores, $2.25 pfd. (quar.)_ Gteat 2- $2 Y Bank of N. 2-17 25o 15c 15c 15c 15c 15c 15c Inc. Class A Holder* Payable of Ree. 10c Gentry, Genessee When L-iSlfv ■ , ' y'Wv ; « Per Name Share of Company 25c common (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.) Rutland & Whitehall Railroad (quar.) 8. & W. Fine Foods, Inc.— 4% conv. preferred (quar.) (Jacob), Ruppert S. 7% 25C 40c $20c Candy Shops Ltd. 3-15 1 3- 3 preference (quar.) Velvet Freeze, Inc., (quar.) Quarterly Verney Corp. Viceroy Mfg. Co., Ltd. (irreg.) Virginia Coal & Iron Co. (quar.) Virginian Railway— 6% preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) Vlsking Corporation— 3-15 3-15 3- 4- 1 3-12 2-25 1-16 1-31 2-13 3-14 $1 2-15 1-31 $1 3- 2-15 A A 3- 1 Class B 3-15 3- 1 Class 1 Walker & 2-15 Walker (Hiram) 3- 1 2-15 Warren 2-10 1-31 62'/2c 15C Company 40c partic. J20C pfd 3-15 1 m u t— - 3-12 2-28 — 3%% preferred (quar.) Aircraft, 90c conv. pfd. *75C 2-25 2- $$1.12% 3-15 2-15* 25c 2-15 1-15 40c 3- 2-15 1* conv. 2-10 3- 2- Wentworth 2-15 3- 2-15 1 1 1 13 %c Common Common Common 6% 5% $5 preferred A (quar.) Westinghouse Electric Corp., 1-20 5-15 4-18 Public Service, 2-15 1-26 5-15 4-18 Weston Electric Instrument 4-15 3-20 Weston 75c 3-15 2-15 3-15 2-15 Ltd., 4'/2% pfd. White (S. S.) Dental Mfg. Co.— Increased quarterly $1.25 6-16 5-15 Whitman $1.25 9-15 8-15 Wllkes-Barre 3- 1-31 Will 50c 1 & 1-31 Williams 3- 5 Wilson & Company, 3-10 2-15 Wilson Line, 3-15 3- 25c 3-12 2-26 $1 45c 5- 5% 50c 3-15 Woolworth 2-15 Ordinary (final) Ordinary bond Wurlitzer (Rudolph) Co. 1 1-31 Wyandotte Worsted Co. 3- 2-17 1 2-10 2- 5 7% 1st 2-10 7% 2nd 50c 3- 60c 3-10 1 3- (quar. )_,_.. 1-30 xLess 30% 2-28 •Transfer 1 3-20 tPayable 4- 1 3-20 2-14 3- 1 2-15 25c 2-28 3iy4C 2-15 15 c 2-18 2- 25c 3-15 2-10 1-31 2-10 1-31 37 %c 3 3-10 2-24 5c 2-28 2-18 3- 1 2-14 37 %c 3- 1 4- 1 2-28 50c 3- 1 1-31 40c 3- 1 2-17 25c 3- 1 2-15* 75c 3- 1 2-14 '' as CALENDAR YEARS 1943 1944 $1,621,118 160,771 159,631 138,032 138,017 154,604 15,938 21,636 24,776 31,166 $1,411,561 $1,341,190 $1,275,717 stock— 1.325,529 1,325,529 1,325,735 1,338,177 stock- 281,885 106,079 $2,129,487 114,289 inc.) of 2.263,325 taxed has elected to be year DEC. SHEET and $8,123; loaned 1946 S. Government investments in other securities—at cost, interest receivable, $149,893; receivable special deposits for dividends, $406,942; $900,904; dividends 31, investments in U. banks, $338,533; in regulated investment a as should have no material liability for Federal in respect of the above net income. $Net loss. such cost, securities dividends payable, $456,518; due $237,000; reserves for expenses, cash, against 1961, $6,900,000; $1.50 cumulative stock ($1 par), $2,$35,998,121.—V. 164, p. 3150. etc., $320,209; 2%% debentures, due April 1, cumulative prior stock, ($25 par), $6,025,000; 31'/4C t50c $25c 50c 3- 1 3-31 4-10 3- 1 2-15 2-28 3-24 2-10 1 2-10 3- 7 3-7 3- stock ($5 $2,121,585; pari,, total, $17,870,869; surplus, mechanical NOTE—-For possible common it reasons is to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near position always not alphabetical alphabetical possible. the Net ry. income oper. 2-28 2-14 3- 1 (interim) $6c ___ 4-19 7-21 1-31 1-31 1-31 2- 7 4-30 7-31 2-15 2-15 2-15 3-7 1-31 Gross from railway 60c 2-15 1-31 Net 25c 2-15 2- 3- I 2-10 2-15 $1.50 35c 62 %c 2- 1 1-15 3-10 3-10 2-28 2-28 4- 1 3-20 3-17 4- 2 93%c 3-10 2-20 tax 1-15 1-31 2-24 March last year. Terms of the 50C 3- 4 2-21 $300,000 $1.75 3- 4 2-21 be 58% c 3- 1 . 53c 3- 1 2-15 50c 3- 1 2-15 $1.25 4- 1 3-17 a The copper $1.25 7- 1 6-16 $1 2-23 2- 4 2 5C 3-15 3- 1 3- 2-18 40c 3-20 6-20 232,640 22,761 23,342 278,782 263,601 8,100 23,200 335,527 278,900 taxes normal excess Retire, surtax— & profits Other 207,717 tax 113*060 accruals reserve 16,517 14,122 197,418 172,820 $39,303 $71,082 $759,810 $679,185 Dr82 795 7,642 8,146 $71,878 $767453 $687,332 net income, 165, 52,249,534 22,300,395 56,434,093 28.704,006 Saw directors York.—V. 165, p. 3 declared a dividend of 60 cents 12 Months Ended Dec. this company mining company will shortly complete its transi¬ a producer of lead, zinc and to at sale in cash by and Phelps of the meeting Denn mine call for the payment of further payments based on any ore which may Dodge from the Denn ground in excess of the Excluded from the tons. 100,000 special a sale is the company's per share, cents; June 15, 2449. Co.—Earnings— City Gas and Electric Operating 1946 31 $4,265,706 '$3,994,993 revenues — Takes >. ; ^4,901 *— depreciation Federal income taxes for est. Federal income taxes for Provision .---— other than Provision earnings income charges, — ■—•— 277,462- deduct. $L381t50| 351,306 , special charges & other Income —V. 165, p. Smith 296,812 528,807^ 325,466 161,713 292,697 487'®®9 198,578 — net—— income, Gross Inter, 255. $570,468 Steel Co.—60-Cent Dividend— & Feb. on Operation Net New 116,863 102,773 $664,680. 343. p. Sioux 1943 130,210,498 141,188 977 137,257,803 of $51,134 payable March 15 to stockholders of record Feb. 20, Payments during 1946 were as follows: March 15, 50 70 cents; Sept. 14, $1; and Dec. 14, $1.40.—V. 164, p. 1944 18,906,720 11,125,533 20,743 $28,777 income The Ry.— Earnings— 14,048,763 10,444 deductions Simonds 1945 $39,221 income Gross -V. called for March 7 will be asked to approve the sale of the Denn mine to the Phelps Dodge Corp. This mine, which is a copper producer, has been shut down since mined 1,061,035 Cr25,400 amortization — $1,030,199 137;389 $1,386,458 734,523. $651,934 113. Chemical Agricultural Co.—Balance Sheet, Oct. 31ASSETS stockholders 1946 $551,943 132,500 468,428 ... hand and demand deposits United States Treasury bonds Cash on Accounts receivable Inventories Investments and —— —-—-» other assets-..----.— Property, plant and equipment charges — .— 455,417 653,347 8,975 571,757 578,510 46,116 $2,328,033 $300,000 104,593 10,745 — 43,234 $2,441,936 (net) Deferred 87,162 1945 $424,368 161,299 $300,000 concen¬ trating mill at Bisbee, Ariz., which has been treating lead-zinc-copper from mines owned or controlled by Shattuck Denn and also Total ... ores from other mines on a custom or toll basis, it was the first mill to treat the lead-zinc sulphide ores of the Bisbee district handling ores and 40C 18,227 Utility oper. income- deductible at the source. Non¬ British income tax. Canadian non-residents' tax. 724. that is announced first 1 1,321,729 27,710 Mine— 3-10 $1.06% $3,125,910 111,206 — from $2,776,261 $235,781 Fed. Shattuck Denn Mining Co.—To Vote on Sale of Copper 2-15 2-15 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 revenues Fed. Corporation and Life Insurance Co. Mutual 2-28 United Light & Railways Co.— Co.—Earnings— Power 151,865 Net tion Building, Office $266,259 Other 25C 1 House Building. a Less 19,695,884 railway—, $38c 1 Parker the Waterman General Sears, Roebuck & Co.—Sells, Then Leases Back Seven Stores in California— See the Operation this dividend. for 112,403,393 ry. oper. income ^Deficit.-—V. 165, p. 3-10 long-term loan the Prudential one with Maintenance 3-10 17%c and House as Pacific Sierra 1-25 from known mortgage The properties, covered by the blanket loan, Period End.Dec. 31— Net Net 25C 1 Parker the into liens $2,235,000 a America. Maintenance 2-15 2-15 1 placed has of existing four combine to company formerly From Jan. 1— 40c 2- order Insurance Co. 2-28 as Sherrard Co., Boston—Private Loan— (G. J.) In 1-31 1-31 2-14 2-14 37%o $20c t$3.50 (s-a) 1946 $25c $149.51 stock $1,674,755 as order. $10,065,718 $10,108,836 $11,780,334 $11,781,618 3,-325,582 317,148 1,885,249 *18,058,448 *6,236,852 1,646,282 *2,231,313 5,492,828 railway railway United Electric Coal Cos. (quar.) United Engineering & Foundry, common... . ' of prior 1945 LIABILITIES—Interest accrued and for fluorspar. _ ■ from 15 c United Merchants & Manufacturers— 'M from Net 2- 5 Machinery Corp. (extra) 8,-Graphite Co..:...,. .... U. S. Hoffman Machinery, 4%% pfd. (quar.) U. S. Pipe Si Foundry Co. (quar.) % £¥11 Quarterly—..—; „ Quarterly f y Quarterly stock $34.14 and debentures, convertible 158,901 for the tax 2- 5 2-10 3-17 2- 1 37'/2c less 15% December— Gross 3- U. of 1,966,092 and 2-15 3- 1 4- 1 2-15 $$3.50 funds, Line Air Seaboard 2-14 United Shoe compares $1,730,137 for securities sold, total, $35,998,121. (Continued from page 816) It ... which before. $144.16 per share STATEMENT FOR sale on $34,193,726; 2-14 40C 10c 3-15 5 5% ' on 179,864 ASSETS—Cash Investment News 10c 75c (quar.) (quar.) closed not Genera! 2-25 20c $1.25 preferred preferred cents SI,723,574 securities—at 2- 6 if 5 % preferred (quar.) Untied Corporation; $3 pfd. (quar.)_ United Corps;,' Ltd., $1.50 class A (quar.). Class B (quar.)_..._ ^ '£■5% income Income 2-14 6% prior preferred (monthly) stock, year a 90 per share compared ' stock, and at Sept. 30, 1946, and $160.12 per share of convertible stock 27/a% share debt, convertible corporation include Ltd., common (s-a) S. funds, tPayable in U. 2- ; tThe company 2-10 3- 1 prior preferred (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) the per stock than pfd. Operating Canadian 2-10 7% paid of > pfd. taxes, 35% 20% 40c 10c 15%; resident tax 7%. resident tax 25c (quar.) dividend a Jamaica income tax. books in $1.25 United Aircraft Corp.— 5,% convertible preferred (quar.) United Artists Theatre Circuit— paid $2,098,002. $1.50 profit and 50c Unfon Asbestos & Rubber (quar.) — Union Oil of California, $3.75 pfd. A (quar.) Union Storage Co. (quar.) cents for investments 1 3-12 50o V Extra preferred Co., preferred 4- $1 Union Bag & Paper (increased quar.) , preferred 25c 208 South La Salle Street Corp. of prior $5.50 Net 25c 20c $1.06'/4 $2.50 _ Knitting Mills, 25c & Bennington RR. Co —,—„— (increased quar.)„—— industry oil 178,626 056,940; (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) 25c 40c Truax-Traer Coal the in companies convertible $1.50 25 funded income Divs. Company— 25c Trane Company 7% & (s-a) Yukon Consolidated Gold, Ltd. Acid (quar.) Suburban Prophane Gas (increased) Sun Oil Co. (quar.) — Sun Ray Drug, common 6% preferred (quar.) Super-Cold Corp. (quar.) Superior Tool & Die Co. (quar,) Swan-Finch Oil, 4% 2nd preferred (quar.)_ 6% preferred (quar.)_ Swift & Company (quar.) Special Swift International Co., Ltd.— Deposit certificates (quar.)__ Symington-Gould Corp. (resumed) Syracuse Transit Corp Tampa Electric Co, (quar.)_ Thatcher Glass Mfg. Co., new com. (initial) $2.40 preferred (quar.) — Thompson (John R.) Co. (quar.) Tide Water Associates Oil (quar.)__„— - W.) (F. Cab Yellow 3-10 preferred tax 1945. (other Divs. 2-24 10c 2-15 10c — - 2-10 (quar.) 37 %C (quar.)— quar.) of 31, 2-15 2-15 (irreg.) 3- York (increased of income Net Ltd.— 2-28 6% Etokely-Van Camp, common 5% prior preferred (quar.) Stone ga Coke & Coal Storkline Furniture Co. (increased quar.) Struthers Wells Corporation— ?f Ltd. 1 2-15 ■ (s-a) 3- 2-10 * the on the share per share Dec. 2-14 (quar.) 3-15 2-28 „ before bonds accounted for about ' about 12.9% and common holdings in the common stock of Industries and $28.12 for convertible Extra Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) (quar.) Corp. (quar.) Standard Stoker Co, Standard Wholesale Phosphate & stock 1-27 50c 3-15 Troy (quar.)„ grade bonds ' gross of 622% coveiage 2-11 3- 1 3- 1 Extra 2-14 65c $1.25 (quar.) 1st preferred 5% $$1.25 Standard Silica arrears 603 % $5.50 preferred Wool Combing Corp. of Canada, 1 2- 20c Stores $1 40c 87 %c (quar.) a 10c Woods Manufacturing Co., 4-15 1 2-15 Standard Oil (quar.) & Company 2-15 Woolworth (F. W.) Company (increased quar.) (quar.) of $1.50 25c Industries, Inc.— convertible preferred 6% Bros. 3-10 3- 1 37 %c common report annual good assets net for principal sleeks the in and of Total stocks 1946 2- 1 2- 1 2-11 2-11 2-11 |$1.12% ' 1400. p. Woodall 1 convertible preferred (quar.) Standard Forging Coip. (quar.) (A.) Co., preferred $4.25 60c $1.60 Works B.) (J. 40c Stein 2-15 2-15 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 Mfg 2-20 $1.12% (quar.) of California 75c $1.2525c 87'/2c 95c Candle 3-15 Standard Dredging Corp.— Sterebi Lace The by of Selected 3946, INCOME 2-10 Co (William) Maunrer 10c (quar.) Standard Brands, Inc.— Common (increased quarterly $3.50 preferred (quar.) Standard Cap & Seal Corp.— (quar.)_ (George), $1.50 — Stamford Water Co. $1.60 convertible preferred Standard Chemical, Ltd.— 3- 1 (increased) $1.25 common at 2-15 5-15 2-15 5-15 35c common years many 162, Dec. prior per 2- 1 preferred A (quar.) 3.80% preferred B (quar.) $25c Inc. (quar.) Sparks-Withington Co., 6% pfd. (quar.) Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.— Increased quarterly Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 preferred (quar.) Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, common $4 preferred (quay.) preferred 2-15 $25c Sovereign Investors, 74.8%. 11.2% included 9.2% appreciation. Interest 2-15 (quar.)_. for underground.—V. securities, to preferred General expenses 50c Co., common and adjoins Dodge Phelps to company portfolio government amounted similar dividend a $25.08 2-15 (quar.)— latter connected BALANCE Corp. Products Chlorine $$1.50 (quar.) 2-14 3- 1 2-15 3'/2% participating preferred (quar.) Railway Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) non-cum. preferred (quar.) non-cum. preferred (quar.) 5%. Westvaco 2-14 1 25c (auar.) (increased quar.) Southwestern 3- 37V2C Power Co. of $1.12,/2 preferred (quar.) Virginia Pulp & Paper— 4'/2% preferred (quar.) and assets, building, equipment and renova8.0%, public utilities for 7.9%, and chemicals for 5.4%. Dec., with $1 $1.75 $1.50 6% the security represented West Power Co., Ltd.— non-cum. 5% 1 2-14 12-16 Western Pacific RR. Southern 5% 2- 2-28 2-17 40C (quar.) Southern Canada 2-15 60c In 2-14 2- 8 2- 1 2-15 1-17 1-17 Mfg. Co., common for sale proposed of cash, assets, about were for cate 2-28 6- 2 3- 1 6- 2 3- 1 2-26 2-15 convertible preferred (quar.) Oil & Snowdrift, $4 pfd. (quar.)— West Penn Electric, 7% pfd. (quar.) 35c (special) Southeastern Greyhound Lines— New common (initial) Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.— Sugar tion the stocks gross for group 2- 5 22'/2c $2.50 $1.25 $1.25 15c 12'/2c 25c Wesson of accounting for tTax. (year-end) mill fluorspar a ore product a is mine unrealized on of stocks 1-25 1-25 $1 1-31 provision 3- 5 2- 5 3- 5 2-10 2-10 5% into which mine Queen holdings of 8.3% Electric— & 87 Vfec pref. A (quar.) Works (quar.) Southern California Washington Railway Participating units (quar.) mines preferred Total Washington Gas Light— $4.50 convertible preferred $4.25 preferred (quar.) 22 '/2c Bend Lathe Porto Rico Warren Mountains, in Zuni 31, 1946, the net assets before deducting funded debt, were $42,932,822 as compared with $41,643,248 on Sept. 30, 1946, and ' $45,489,266 on Dec. 31, 1945. The net assets at Dec. 31, 1946, indi- •' 3- 1 $1.12 the Government concentrates company properties have been analysis shows and On 20c common (quar.) Petroleum Corp. (quar.) in ore the from The mill Selected Industries, Inc.—Annual Report— with $1.12'/2 $1.06'A $30c $1 (quar.) preferred 3-10 35c 1 Solar Manufacturing Corp.— 55c Co., D.) & W., Ltd. Denn Copper two An 2- 1 2- 7 2-15 2-15 2-15* class B G. preferred (s-a) 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Wellman Engineering Co. 97 %c (quar.) Solar (S. $4.50 2-10 2-21 4- 25C Simpson's, Ltd., class A (interim) , 4%% preferred (quar.) Sinclair Oil Corp. (quar.) Sioux City Gas & Electric, com. (quar.) $3.90 preferred (quar.) Smith (Alexander) & Sons Carpet Co.— Common (increased quar.) South Corp Company, 1 3- 1 25C Sivyer Steel Castings Bilverwood Dairies, Ltd., South Mfg. Vogt 3- 3-15 3- the the account (monthly) B 15c 50c Silex Company 2-15 3-15 2-15 3-15 3- 1 2-20 3-15 3- 1 3- 1 The 4-15 7-15 (monthly) 1 50c (quar.) Extra Signode Steel Strapping Co., common 5% preferred (quar.) 5- I 8- 1 (monthly) (monthly) 3-15 50c Extra Class Class 50c preferred (quar.) Signal Oil Si Gas, class A (quar.) 4% Simmons 1-31 2-15 10c Mfg. Corp. (increased) Sherwin-Williams, common (quar.) Sheller B 1-31 2-15 $25c Extra 2-15 $75c $1.37% prior $5.50 75c (increased) Valley Mould & Iron Corp., com. fluorspar of leased purchased 1 containing approximately 98% calcium fluoride, known as acid grade or chemical grade fluorspar.' This commodity is used in the manufacture of hydrofluoric acid and other fluorine chemicals, which are important in the making of alum¬ inum, freon gas, high-octane gasoline, insecticides and many other products, including glass and ceramic items. other from ore 3- 1 2- 7 2-20 2-20 3-20 0-20 2-lo 3- 1 2-18 13 %c 13%c 13V4C 13'Ac 15c 10c 5 1 $27'Ac (initial) 2-28 3- 1 3- 1 4- 1 ] 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 37%c 37 %c 22- 25c $30c 15c 15c 20c $9c $1 2-15 3- 1 3-12 Upson-Walton Co. (quar.) Utah-Idaho Sugar 41%c $1.12% (quar.)_ Pictures, 4%% preferred Products Co. (irreg.) deposit also It Albuquerque. near 2- 3 2-20 2-15 2-15 2-27 15c Universal 2-14 1 3- 25c $1.06% 40c large a Mexico. New 2- 3 2-15 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3-12 15c 2- 6 1 acquired Payable of Rec. 3-15 2-14 3-10 2-28 7- 1 6-19 4- 1 3-15 4-1 3-15 2-15 1-31 3-10 2- 7 2-20 (quar.)— United Stores Corp., 2-26* 3-12 15c $1 $1.75 $1.50 10c preferred 4-18* 4 1-20 2-15 91 %C — Surety Co. B $1 (quar.) $6 preferred Universal Camera, class A Universal Insurance Co. (quar.) 2- 2-14 2-10 5- (quar.) Spring & Bumper (initial) Steel Corp., common S. U. Universal (increased quar.) (quar.)__ Segal Lock & Hardware Co., $2.50 preferred Seeman Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Servel, Inc., $4.50 preferred (quar.) Shawinigan Water & Power Co. (increased) Shea's Winnipeg Brewery, Ltd.— 55c convertible class A pref. (initial) Class U. 15c $3.65 preferred (quar.) Seaboard Oil Co. (Del.) (quar.) Class 2-21 2-10 85c (quar.) 22%c 50c (s-a) Playing Card Co. S. 3-10 45C (quar.) preferred 4%% common Extra 2-25 50c (irreg.) (Laura) 4-18 12'/2c preferred Seaboard 4-30 10c Scovill Manufacturing Co.— Secord 3-10 2- 1 4- 25c Savage Arms Corp Bchenley Distillers Corp. $3.40 1 2-15 50c 25c (quar.) class A non-cum. (N. J.), Lines Co. S. U. (quar.) Bcotten Dillon Co. U. Leather Co., U. S. 50c ' Scott Paper Co., common 2-15 1 $1.12 % $1.05 « Ryan Aeronautical Co. Saco-Lowell Shops 3- Share Name of Company Holder« When per Holder» When Payable of Rec. Monday, February 10, 1947 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 852 paved lead and the way in making that district an important source of zinc. The Iron King mine, near Prescott, Ariz., has been Shattuck Denn's principal mining operation, since its purchase In 1942. The Iron King mine is primarily a producer of lead and zinc, but gold and silver, 2-28* plus small quantities of copper are important by-products. All these metals are recovered in the company's mill situated at the mine. 5-31* The 40c 9-20 8-30* ore 40C 12-20 11-29* mill a i$ now being enlarged to a capacity of about 409 tons of day. With the acquisition of the Zuni Milling Co. in 1943 Shattuck Denn LIABILITIES-^Notes payable to banks———— payable taxes—local Accounts Accrued Federal taxes on Reserve Earned Total -V. adjustments, etc stock (par $100) for postwar 6% preferred Common 223,569 125,000 income (estimated) 324,800 895,830 — —-— 324,800 457,400 stock (45,740 shares no par) surplus —:— 163, p. 947. 115,855 13,490 186,276 75,000 457,400 855,212 $2,441,936 $2,328,033 ^Volume 165 I South Number 4567 Carolina The company has Commission would Co.—Stock received the sell publicly to Proceeds Power be used THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Issue Approved— approval of the South Carolina P. S. shares of common stock. to finance the help construction company's 600.000 shares outstanding are owned by Commonwealth & Southern Corp. The parent previously had planned to invest an additional $3,500,000 in South Carolina common stock out of a total of $13,500,000 to be placed in all system companies in the South to aid in financing construction programs. This step now is precluded by the recent action of the SEC in ordering Com¬ monwealth to common exclude South now Carolina from system and to dispose of its interest in of definite the plans have been new common by the parent.—V. held by 165, proposed new southern the company's formulated South its Carolina is service UNDERWRITERS—The has provided agreed to number purchase, H. Walker each; Sept. 1, cents, 50 plus $1 and extra; Dec. 2, 60 cents. —V. 164, p. 3335. totaled of output 2,312,000 corresponding this kwh., week for at company year, 1,000 shares with Output— ended 2,137,000 of Feb. 1, kwh. 8.2%.—V. 1947, for Stix 2,560 & 165, 725. p. letter notification of cumulative Proceeds with preferred, will be used to to the be SEC Earnings — of 1944 System— Gen. $2,505,718 Relief $2,729,797 447,155 423,922 337,711 274,999 L26,790 377,106 381,046 344,582 Service Other Period End. Dec. 31— 1946—Month—1945 $ Railway Railway oper. s 44,132,670 s 590,262,531 431,408,853 Net from rev. 451,145,598 Federal State, §1, 665,574 53,427,539 139,116,933 618,381 8,079,784 7,616,436 781,757 669,630 9,427,223 8,249,883 taxes- retirem't taxes and county §6,223,206 670,216 ry. oper. insur. Net 4 Federal taxes Crl3 Miscellaneous Equipment Joint Net ry. Other Total 22,491 Cr38,523 20,073,401 Interest (net) 79,142 51,683 1,353,539 875,894 7,178,953 41,524,526 Drl27,522 7,79S,299 7,051,431 49,323,825 118,821 929,742 671,280 3,703,536 23,112,413 26,000,558 540 trolled of affil. ?Consol. S. solely 564 1,621 net 165, 323,350 $451,730 $349,492 $500,706 $360,084 16,890 20,102 21,356 23,146 182,060 etc. 181,307 293,473 $148,082 $185,876 $194,721 2,257,100 3,228,533 25,281,106 of 28 654,002 1,602,541 filed Jan. with 31 the SEC registration a proposed public olfering of $2,000,000 of and 64,438 additional shares of $100), 174,805 2,097,665 2,128,365 76,000 income-- No. 2,749,336 25,700,230 35,772,744 Transportation System. tRepresenting dividends received from solely controlled affiliated companies included in net income of S. P. Transportation System but not charged against income by paying § Deficit.—V. The been to New of common 'After per Curb that Corp.—Changes Exchange the name of transactions the new in the capital name.—V. 164, Jan. on this Carey, Baxter & Kennedy, Inc. 31 announced corporation Accordingly, stock Name— $1) (par has ratio and To of one will be offered share new for each for unsubscribed any meet that stock balance Co. subscription shares ten the of Inc. to held. stockholders The beginning Feb. being are 3, recorded 1947 under taxes, stock common to is Associated Telephone Co. — Preferred underwriting group headed by Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis on Feb. 4 offered to the public 32,000 shares of $2.20 cumulative preferred stock par) at $50 The new before an share and accrued dividends. per preferred Jan. .-payable (no 31, 1952, quarterly Dallas, stock and at 1, redeemable etc. Feb. Texas; is $51.50 $52.50 lirst bonds mortgage for this undistributed Agent: Mercantile per First National National Bank at Texas. to institutional construction, and earnings.—V. cash investors, will be used to provide balance required will come from the 165, 725. p. PURPOSE—The proceeds will be used, together with other funds of company, to pay a demand note of $1,569,050 held by General ing net as value asset compared Dec. on with 31, $7.79 1946 $6.77 was share per 1945.—V. 31, 26 Weeks Ended Period— Gross rets, Cost Nov. 30, '46 sales, less and of Ifor demand t, all phone of (bearing interest represents the issued the and at per to and payable Telephone Corp. annuam General capital stock of General Tele¬ Allied Corp. which the company acquired from General Tele¬ Corp. in 1945. General Telephone Allied Corp. at that time 14,800 shares of the $6 cumulative preferred stock phone owned of the Nov. 30, '46 'Operating Other Prov. 8,242,688 655,406 1,815,928 1,280,354 $202,658 $653,157 1,231 584 2,307 deprec., $203,242 $655,464 $368,461 48,277 profit 94,289 91,640 $160,985 $561,175 Federal income 2,543 27,712 3,369 8,329 7,093 195,208 77,016 269,036 134,658 $173,186 $83,143 $311,522 termination $0.53 and ance (Including settlements miscellaneous credits. and expense interest received, unallocated, gain loss fire on sale of other operations result that excessive through the for be cannot ASSETS--Cash, receivable sold the cost share to the the 422 latter, shares Corp. and of Aug. on its $6 31, 1946, cumulative redeemed preferred of for at stock CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO $2.20 series, due Oct. cumulative preferred preferred stock Cumlative nated as Common stock 'Indenture purposes, in therein to HISTORY 1, 1&74 The Issue thereunder of and subject under the to the principal indenture is BUSINESS—Company per out¬ $3,250,000 32,000 shs. 32,000 shs. limited was additional conditions amount to of Number of 164, none bonds for and the Restrictions that may $50,000,000. service Kansas. Company between various owns toll lines in Dela. June which provide toll of its own exchanges and, in some cases, be¬ exchanges and exchanges of other telephone companies. Toll other points in and out of the territory served is provided through toll connections with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Amer¬ ican Telephone and Telegraph Co. and certain other telephone comtween service its to that cash due by accounts no have to June net income and earned NOV. reserves connection Hubshman M. receivable, 1946 not with due common capital 632,876.—V. officers accrued $138,839; stock of surplus, 164, no par $1,749; $72,171; other cost ry. Gross total, $3,- 3151. p. Feb. on filed 3 a registration statement with the SEC for $250,000 of 4%% 15-vear convertible subordinated debentures, due 1960, and 60,000 shares ($1 par) common. Underwriter, Sills, Minton & Co., Inc., Chicago. Proceeds will be used for additional working capital.—V. 164, p. 2059. See Aetna Life Insurance above.—V. Co. 164, p. Starrett Corp.—Time for Filing corporation 165, has extended the plan to Feb. of exchange of 1947 the the of „ City of New York has stock, $1 par value.—V. common 164, 1945 1944 1943 $187,835 $144,722 $144,338 23,800 '27,755 '64,181 '302 7,266 '57,523 8,744 '187,59* 2,427,514 2,171,485 2,280,817 2,026,168 $175,949 railway railway 666,741 165, 655,511 717,672 828,297 289,149 income oper. 287,477 385,856 322,002 256. p. Texas & Pacific Ry.—Results from Period End. Dec. 31— Operation 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 revenues $4,821,089 $5,284,732 $55,901,067 $75,518,581 Operating expenses 3,781,500 3,370,078 42,441,477 44,085 849 $1,039,589 $1,914,654 Net fr. rev. ry. oper._ Railway tax accruals $1,029,892 86,585 111,423 44,728 42,419 1,574,513 166,267 income. 653,180 960,888 Fixed Net $13,018,0642,397,722 7,561.381 oper. income Total 78,651 96,012 796,714 829,436 $1,056,900 $8,358,095 $11,375,052 deductions. 7,635 63,969 111,153 435,116 239,466 235,956 2,811,807 3,578,128 $484,730 $756,975 $5,435,135 $7,361,808 charges income 165, 74,726 10,545,616 $731,831 income Miscell. $9,302,161 (net £>r)_ ry. Other 884,762 $695,037 rentals (net Dr) facil. Net 344,552 income oper. $13,459,590 $31,432,732 4,157,429 18,414,668 115. p. Texas Public Service Co.—Calls 5% The company has called outstanding $3,695,750 103 interest. and corporate Thatcher mortgage Payment will Philadelphia, trustee, Glass Mfg. be 5% made Pa.—V. at 165, the p. before Federal Net at Trust Co., 115. "194fe 1945 $18,300,000 $13,833,560 taxes 2,662,800 988,800 earnings per Dec. share common on 364,547 $1,020,189" $3.60 taxes 1,530,680 $$1,674,000 income Earnings Provident Co., Inc.—Earnings— sales Net next, all of its 1, 1961, at bonds due Jan. Calendar Years— Net Bonds— for redemption on March 15, first t$1.6? shares 1946 31, 510,50O (Adjusted for filing figures. the for 2-for-l common stock split-up stock and divi¬ include any items of consequence of a non-recurring $Does not nature. 1950. sales are the largest of any month in the company's and the demand for the company's products far exceeds the productive capacity at this time," says Franklin B. Pollock, President.—V. 164, p. 3336. "January 1947 history available Sterling Drug, Inc.—Sells Nyal Unit— See Heyden Chemical Corp. above. Acquires Ladox Laboratories, Inc.— was 40% reduction announced on Drug, Inc., Ladox Laboratories, The as the product is sold Digitoxin The in tablets Ladox in the Jan. latter Inc., price of Digitoxin 24 by James Hill, heart stimulant, of acquired 100% of the Philadelphia, through exchange other pharmaceutical and in ampuls. is a President company of to concern Tinto Ladox, Jr., stock of of stock. manufacturers who market States, trolled the its Mr. The for company Development Co., Inc., Goodsprings, & With SEC— Jan. on 25,000 shares underwriting. ($1 filed 27 part Proceeds a common will be of notification with the SEC stock to be offered at par without letter used for prospecting and developing deposits. ore the Toledo Peoria & Western RR.—Note Issue— Hill therapeutic manufacture Mining Nev.—Files Sterling principal producer of Digitoxin in the said. Containing the - active ingredient of superiority of the product over the digitalis crude leases and tincture has been noted in many clinical reports. Previous to World War II, a few French pharmaceutical houses con¬ United digitalis, for world consumption. . been, Ry.—Earnings— income.— oper. from dends. time the secured income 5s of 255. p. the 1251. Extended— 28, Bank of 1946 'Approximate The $1.98 2,210,800) Operating Standard Factors Corp., New York—Files With SEC— company National 'Deficit.—V. provision for current lia¬ $1,559,841; surplus, $5.11 3,355,451 2736. or $1,866; fidelity insurance reserves, value (issued 266,799 shares), $1,166.- earned 39,041 $120,225 payable- accounts $63,186; employees, 27,215 $335,190 From Jan. 1— $39,893; liabilities, liabilities, 465, railway railway from $156,- provision for estate, machinery, and other 198,528 $159,267 preferred stock- on from Net —V. other $4,038: 316,501 December— Gross accounts & Bro., $10,945; $200,000; 2,863 $357,7.95 $362,405 Equip, rentals 1946 30, for discounts of $409), (banks), payable 2,463 registrar Railway in H. 4,814 $354,932 $678,906 Texas Mexican Jt. guaranteed 20,267 6,331 3152. p. pro¬ $3,632,876. 328; A 28, 1926 as State Telephone Co., of Texas. On April 1, 1931 name was to Southwestern Associated Telephone Co. Company is en¬ gaged in the business of providing telephone service in 193 communities and surrounding territories in States of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and 1, the on AT 51,675 20,679 $676,443 Chase from Renegotiation receivable, $3,616; inventories (at lower of $2,667,854; cash surrender value of life insurance. total, —V. changed liOuisiana and LIABILITIES—Notes The 46,331 vehicles p. appointed time. SHEET AS 65,475 33,414 36,741 Texas Gulf Producing Co.—Registrar— The ry. with determination date. $530,584 71,283 expenses taxes Earnings available for class A and com. stock Earnings per share on class A and com. stock- Net Federal tax refunds recoverable, $39,111; real equipment, etc. (after reserve for depreciation of $605,672), $397,930; leaseholds, $12,867; trademarks, $1; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, $47,- $1,782; general income deductions Net 58,000 shs. bonds incorporated completed accounts acceptances to 75,000 shs. aggregate this at 092; accounts receivable (after 447; and 77,262 93,748 $857,810 from operations than profit Dividends paid Outstanding 33,000 shs. permits the $2,856, $105 FINANCING * oari $6 (undesig¬ par) the manner, & (no par) series) (no provided. 3be outstanding stock (no that to 1945 $701,594 123,184 income recov¬ Standard Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.—Report PRESENT Authorized .1st mtge. bonds, 3%% its then standing. been final a it BALANCE $118,281; to $267,341; company purchased 35 shares from General Telephone by determined CONSOLIDATED $294,574; May, 1946, the cumulative preferred stock have period from June 2, 1945 been completed, and their effect, if any, surplus taxes, In realized were 1945 the trade, company and is equal to the redemption price of such shares of $6 cumulative preferred stock ($105 per share) and the excess of such cash over liabilities of General Telephone Allied Corp. at the date of transfer. On April 24, 1946 General Telephone Allied Corp. was dissolved and the shares of $6 cumulative preferred stock and $106,874 in cash was distributed, subject to a $15,921 Federal income tax liability, to the company in redemption and cancellation of all of the outstanding capital stock of General Telephone Allied Corp. 2, received company- profits ceedings June pur¬ 76,998 bonds! on equip¬ part of the business of the manufacturing subsidiary is renegotiation under the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act as amended. Renegotiation proceedings with respect to expansion 1946 Net tlncluding interest expense, life insur¬ charges. miscellaneous for $1,057,993 Profit $140,917 $1.17 surplus share depreciation. and ment used maintenance Gross profit Taxes 5,846 3,827 taxes- to per -Before eries be etc. Administrative $276,822 10,162 deductions for 42,257 $272,059 income (Income Frov. will $367,278 obsol. amortization Operating (Other tolls, and Depreciation 1,183 $320,336 profit oper. for and Proceeds $9,890,320 7,907,118 $319,105 revenue bilities, Telephone the to $4.88. Co., St. Louis, Mo.—Files with SEC underwriting. Operating Other 3,679,560 952,616 profit operating company and a small amount of cash and the amount of such note was determined by agreement between the officers of General of outstanding —■ Dec. 1, '45 $4,537,624 $10,376,204 4,041,087 ministrat. expenses Corp. and amounted Years Ended Dec. 31— Total 52 Weeks Ended Dec. 1, '45 85,312,808 sold miscellaneous 5% due amount outstanding shares of 255. p. without Income 162, discts., allows goods market), en 1945, number Other income other payable 15, of share outstand¬ per Dec. on 2190. the note Dec. on basis on Financing costs amortized Employees' profit sharing plan Spencer Shoe Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings, etc.— Telephone Corp. (parent). The 1945 company on Jan. 21 filed a letter of notification with the SEC* 2,000 shares ($100 par) 5% cumulative preferred, to be offered at Interest Bank Dallas, dividend $4.56# depreciation, depletion and Federal non-recurring income. $Earning» Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Co.—Earnings- Offering prices of the securi¬ Sovereign Investors, Inc.—Asset Value— The yet share on or thereafter. Dividends share per Transfer Registrar: at for 2,838,92» $1,559,843 poses. subject to Stock Offered—An $4.15 The be increased 2193. p. 3,119,582 $$4.44 amortization, flncludes share stock 165, for NOTE—A Southwestern 3,430.977 $4.17 preferred electric demands in the territory served, the spend approximately $9,300,000 on its construction program for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 1947. Proceeds of the linancing, together with proceeds of the recent sale of $3,500,000 2To% has it changed 3,430,977 _ Suppiger (G. S.) preferred expects to Earnings been 1946 1945 1944 19431! $14,726,551t$15,666,543 $13,350,217 $13,352,524; shares reserves, common par stock common Net Phosphate York advised 725. p. Subs.)—Earnings— profit Net Southern 185, , called for Earn, per share 124,000 1,696,986 stock be Sun Oil Co. (& statement new common $1). the Cr662,939 174,805 30, will Years End. Dec. 31— 'Net before underwritten by Dillon Read & ties will be determined later. 33,105,440 734.919 Jan. preference —V. (Dr)___ < the company had accepted 11,566 shares of the old ' for exchange. Any shares not exchanged by redemption on March 1 at 105 and accrued dividends.—V. 165, p. 114. ' ' 142,216 $252,779 the (par stock P. (Companies. 230,400 343. p. company stock 'Excluding S. P. RR. Co. of Mexico. tRepresenting interest on certain bonds of solely controlled affiliated companies not credited to income of 3. 112,873 104,900 (net) deducts., 'Total Consol. 104,000 Selling, general and ad- P. (Cri__ adjust. 116,250 con¬ cos adjust. 2Consol. 40,322 129,408 45,592 128,725 As —V. 59,778,900 205,172 System of 61,121 285,000 income machinery items. Southwest.ern Public Service Co.—Registers With SEC 8,769,364 4,293,256 income Feb. 51,009,536 377,751 1,830,934 loss 4,228 208,660 taxes income -V. p. 3,915,505 income Transp. 6% 5,833 income 23,723.964 deductions Net 4,536 3.549 127,491 Misc. deducts, Crl25,989 1,554,020 income- 40,142 32,586,396 18,360 Contingent charges <*Net 15,180,812 1 597,398 income Misc. 13,159,692 (net)_ rents oper. 1,136,543 581,1070T7,459,910Cr45,152,104 taxes rents facil. 853,154 99,440 57,106 59,173 taxes oper. funds city taxes 104,694 123,534 (net) exp. income company Unemploy. 426,798 114,068 147,130 Federal excess profit tax (net) in 484,836,392 37,904,464 39,791,903 expenses Companies) 1946—12 Mos.—1945 s 38,126,327 revenues oper. Affiliated 638,398 141,310 493,957 367,592 fees contract other Strawbridge & Clothier, Phila.—Offer Extended— 175,669 _ exps. and The company has extended from Jan. 30 to Feb. 28 the time In which holders of its 6% prior preference stock, series A, may exchange" their shares for $5 cumulative preferred stock on a share for share! basis, plus a 70-cent cash adjustment. 8,187 _ & pensions oper. equipment 73,408 _ sal. and (par Separately Operated Solely Controlled Jan. 22 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 2,750 shares ($100 par) Class A common, to be offered at par ' without underwriting. Proceeds will be used for purchase of $2,200,812 $2,832,498 repairs office The (Incl. Stillwell Corp., New Orleans, La.—Files with SEC— The company on 1943 amortiz Commercial new Transportation an exchange of stock, the Sterling company also acquired assets, business and good will of Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Inc., #! also of Philadelphia. Mr. Hill said that both firms would be operated ! as subsidiaries.—V. 164, p. 2591, ?r : # net Years Ended Dec. 31 1945 Traffic covering Co. INCOME OF Nov. 30,'46 revenues and and The Pacific Co 786,638 Maint. - Through and location. Southern & 11 Mos. End. Depr. created Ladox the 640 offered acquire during the war as reports in the American scientific an unusual demand by the medical profession; but Laboratories succeeded in manufacturing Digitoxin in com¬ mercial quantities. * the for STATEMENTS Net a 640 1,600 960 1,600 the Co., Washington, D. C.—Files 5% par) underwriting. week increase an filed 21 ($100 without par business Jan. on the compared as last Southern Hotel Supply with SEC— The for company 960 Mitchum, Tully & Co Rauscher, Pierce & Co Jones ceased 960 960 1,600 Federal Electric Funk & White 2,560 960 Pncst— Co Edward D. General Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly name: Dewar,Robertson & First Southwest Co 2,560 Co Co Particulars— 27 declared a dividend of 40 cents per share the common stock, payable March 1 to holders of record Feb. 14. This is equivalent to 80 cents per share on the stock outstanding prior to the 100% stock distribution made on Dec. 20, 1946. Last year, cash dividends were paid as follows: Jan. 7, 10 cents; March 1 and June 1, cents its 853 France literature underwriter each 6,720 __ on 40 opposite which or stock. Jan. on shares McC'rtney-Br'kenr'ge. & Co. Schneider, Bernet & H'kman Smith, Moore & Co Operating directors & Wisconsin with respect to sale divestment of its stock to or G. The 113. p. under of appears Stone & Webster Sec. Corp Central Republic Co., Inc yet as Southeastern Greyhound Lines—To Pay 40-Cent Div. The toll Paine, Webber, J'kson & C'rtis 6,720 the of No Such operating agreements interchange contracts with these connecting companies. 200,000 program. All panies. Exportation from The par of a a ICC or. Jan. promissory like 14 note authorized the road to issue and to renew for not exceeding $300,000 to evidence a at loan amount, the proceeds to be used fcr working capital.—V. 164, ,:! '«* THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 854 Total oper. Total oper. expenses Total net oper. $21,209,604 17,532,409 $83,932 $3,422,972 $3,677,195 2,243,759 $135,004 Weir, Assistant 163, p. 1911. —V. $1,787,095 $22,995,864 1,703,162 19,572,892 $1,955,345 1,820,340 revs. James 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 revenues— United States Envelope Co.—Obituary— Earnings— Third Avenue Transit Corp.—System Period Ended Dec, 31— 195,815 159,211 2,447,316 income.__ ♦$60,810 ♦$75,278 $975,655 Total income 4,138 22,831 48,798 U. Total gross income. Net loss of 174,701 $552,259 to 165, 1,634,771 & gen. declared 27 Jan. on dividend stock 50% a Other 2,779,477 $4,111,870 $2,536,320 distribution $1 of was made in December, equipment and supplies. last. share per manufactures dental by 1947, subdividing on that date each of the presently authorized com¬ shares without nominal or par value, both issued and unissued, four new common shares without nominal or par value. mon into Certificates the representing said shares new will foT available be shareholders at any time against surrender of the cer¬ the said presently authorized shares, on the basis of four new shares for each former share held, at the offices of Chartered Trust & Executor Co. in Toronto, Ont. or in Montreal, to 75,044 78,038 R. H. White which, Corp., turn, in all of the White owns stock or R. H. common Whiting Milk Co., Boston, Mass.—Stock Sold— $868,429 305,267 62,000 $4,791,312 933,445 1,425,000 $2,874,890 295,053 1,132,000 It was announced The Old Feb. on Colony agent.—V. The 165, the that 3 shares 12,000 offered Jan. $1.50 par¬ by F. L. of at par, 21 Trust has Boston, Co., transfer appointed been 727. p. directors March inc. taxes 815,000 income of No. Fed. 1 shs. 499,241 $2.41 outstdg share per $1,447,837 436,836 $3.31 $2,432,867 499,241 $4.87 $501,162 436,836 $1.14 $1,203,658 of the possible renegotiation of war con¬ income for the nine months ended Dec. determinable, the management is of the opinion that it will not be material. Depreciation and amortization charges for the nine months ended Dec. 31, 1946 and 1945 aggregated $733,886 and $901,766 respectively. During the nine months' period ended Dec. 31, 1946 changes in clas¬ sification were made affecting charges to cost of production, and 31, is these effect as 27, At presently administrative changes The effect 165, p. 725. directors The Feb. on declared 5 dividend of $1 a per $1.50 of Feb. 15. July 15, 15 payable' share, per made last Payments and Oct. 15, year each; $1 and $5. G. and as He Clerk, elected was Abbott directors' Treasurer. retired elected were is Jan. on Charles Esucceeding 28, the board, and George to Whitman. H. elected was Mr. . held stockholders, List Hendricks Laymen Clerk. Treasurer, also Assistant an William meeting, A. Wright, Thomas F. formerly Treasurer. Harry an Assistant Treasurer. was elected was remains Assistant Abbott E. Treasurer. Hart A. Clerk. Earnings— comparative "Chronicle" See share on the stock, from earned surplus as of Dec. 31, 1946. This dividend 10 to holders of record on Feb. 17. total of $4 also declared on the common stock in 1946, of which Hart G. Assistant who dividend a record April meeting of Vera subsequent The $1 Common Div. Rubber Co.—Declares United States A. elected Johnson income net on expenses. material.—V. not was and Dudley a of 1, special of annual William At declared Feb. Directors, Etc., Elected— the Boduriha was have stockholders a New company's not general selling, of the the upon 1945 to follows: were Nov. for Prov. 1616. 163, p. of outstatnding 2,500 shares of ticipating preferred stock (par $25) Putnam & Co., have been sold. tificates representing Quebec, Canada.—V and 239,000 $2,626,814 608,156 NOTES—While by-law confirmed stock common Realty Co. (William) Whitman Co., Inc. (Mass.)—$1.50 Dividend tracts the shareholders on Dec. 4, 1946, Supplementary Letters Patent were issued to the company on Jan. 25, to 208,407 223,364 247,671 credits charges Earnings Ltd.—Stock Split-Up— Toronto Elevators, 99,570 25,412 101,630 of income Income * company delivery 4,262,421 $764,979 $5,315,797 $8,374,291 facilities income Gross the on Net Pursuant 1,026,217 $2,450,140 disposal on surplus a sale admin. income oper. Profit outstanding. cash $1,791,196 Income credits: Co., capitalization was recently increased from $100,000 par $25. Approximately 3,000 shares are reported to be $150,000, A $4,084,911 expenses 115. p. Manufacturing stock The 11,100,656 Dividends authorized The 17,346,917 sales. from certain provisions of proposed preferred stock at par, or Preferred— tne invest¬ by company of 3,000 shares of total consideration of $300,000 to City 31 exempted City Stores, 78.7% of whose voting securities are owned by Bankers Securities Corp., owns all of the issued and outstanding preierred and 2,059,701 $1,015,875 $227,149 $235,399 directors cstpit&l $51,206,628 $37,423,715 42,832,337 32,107,918 $21,431,828 $12,891,852 sales Jan. Stores Co. 194b—9 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 White Realty Co.—SEC Exempts on Company Act the issued St. Paul, Minn.—Increases Stock and Declares 50% Stock Dividend— The Chemicals, Inc.—Earnings— sales Net Torit Industrial Gross profit on $1,507,442 $1,024,454 2,040,329 ♦$52,447 ♦$56,672 178,726 __ Total deductions (R. H.) 25. its S. Selling, "Loss.—V. Jan. on The SEC Period End. Dec. 31— 74,006 non-oper. Net died secretary, and ment Cost Total oper. Treasurer $1,433,435 Total taxes Monday, February 10, 1947 V. profit the covers 165, and years loss account ended Nov. published 30, in and 1946 week's last Dec. 1945.— 1, 581. p. Wilson Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio—Files with SEC— common Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.—Sells $5,000,000 Notes to Hughes Co.—Another Tool Available Before June—Indenture fied by The $5,000,000 Be to Feb. on that announced 3 agreed to take completed had it the At the time The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the effective United with sale the the of additional W. T. notes A. to Hughes Tool Co. The notes price to the stock prior to stress the on that T. stock common W. T. of A. at a closing market prices Exchange during the ten days Stock the of In this way the conversion price will always the of time conversion. of transaction this A. W. the average York New the market at completion into the by conversion. any be close to "The convertible are determined be has faced in financial greatly relieves the months," Noah Dietrich, recent Executive Vice-President of Hughes Tool Co., said. "It is the beginning of a more comprehensive program for the future which will provide for financing the acquisition of aircraft as the needs of the service require."—V. 165, p. 458. holders of record of record filed company on Jan. 28 for 20,000 shares (50c par) York, to be letter of notification a stock common offered at market on behalf without with the SEC of Samuel SaMne, underwriting.—V. 163, 2451.) p. of $4 for share on a first Feb. 17, and $2 to be paid on June 9 of this 31, 1946 during the year 1946.—V. of The corporation's common The for company 2,500 shares shares 5,018 officers letter a par) stock to be issued to Arthur N. be for company, will be used for offered at Taylor and promotional copartnership business to company ceeds notification of ($10 to the of filed 24 general $10 services There corporate the SEC share a Gerald and and Ellis, J. transfer underwriters. no are with 1946, 31, Dec. The company Jan. on 40,000 shares of stockholders of filed 28 Jan. l (no ratio in Jr., has been appointed Assistant Vice-Presi¬ in charge of sales of United States Steel Corp. of 'Delaware. 1945 he had been a member of the staff of the Vice-President dent Since in Chappie, S. that corporation.—V. sales of of charge 165, p. 726. notification of of four with the SEC share held at $2 per share. Rights expire March 1. used to pay expenses, etc., of publishing a magazine. Proceeds be company announced that it filed amendment to its registration statement the proposed new issue of ($100 par) which will stock preferred of 1 In the stock share of will preferred addition to Blyth Fenner & Jackson directors Weld & & Co.; First Co.; an underwriters cumulative into SEC common preferred stock. The stockholders at the rate shares of common stock held. Ripley & Co., included: & Inc., Weeks; who heads Merrill the & Lynch, & Co.; Boettcher & Co.-; Bosworth, Sullivan Corp.; Hayden, Miller & Co.; The Illinois Pacific Co. of California; Pacific Northwest Co.; Watling, Lerchen & Co.; Whitting, Weeks & Stubbs; Schwabacher J. Barth & Co.; E. W. Clark & Co.; Farwell, Chapman & Co ; Folger, Nolan, Inc.; Merrill, Turben & Co.; The Milwaukee Co.- Julien Collins & Co.; Hemphill, Fenton & Campbell; and Kirkpatrick-Pettis & CO.; Co.—V. 165, 725. p. has set March for 4 a hearing Months last have took payable on paid on was action on the dividend which about Dec. 16, 1946. June 1, last year, which was fol¬ no year been cents 15 In statement a of the proposal of the to exchange 4 shares of common stock of Columbia Gas its subsidiary, and $2 in cash for each share of its outstanding $3 cumulativle preference stock, including all rights and claims to any dividends accrued on the latter. United Is limiting the number of shares of its preference stock subject to the exchange of 200,000 shares. Net Ended Dec. all of Earnings —V. charges 1945 1946 5,318,488 2,696,434 6,454,403 but 2,781,866 $3,672,537 common per $2,622,054 1,419,950 1,358,960 $2.59 United company Public is in to the an Utility of process investment Holding switching from company Company Act. :saV hearing on the company's a, order of V 165 Aug. 14, 1943, so C°^80>n s^oc^ as in Mr. public a order to Smith utility holding comply with the made his disclosure motion for the SEC to modify its to require the vote of only a share Milk Products Co.—Plans .The stockholders will vote Feb. 27 on approving the_ present common and preferred stocks It new Is also common proposed stock in to offer exchange onrMa^?5ari94°7~vmi164 |pMtf Split-Up., on a etc. a proposal to split-up four-for-one basis. holders on of the new preferred stock the basis of four shares of preferred t0 exchange would expire drug Winthrop iine trade, sent were Under has said Noh action added been now Mr. retailers to the in March, products, that covering two taken, the balance the schedule in those just Minimum retail established are current prices 10% at published stipulated in to 164, schedule, list from discount catalog.—V. the Noh Mr. prices in said, Winthorp's 998. p. NOTE—'For mechanical reasons it is not always to arrange companies in exact alphabetical However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. possible order. York Corp., York, Pa.—Earnings— Completed sales 1946 1945 $5,115,564 Dec. $3,445,863 31— ♦Partly - 5,050,187 717,752 contracts income and (for 1945) excess taxes Estimated Net $8,035,950 654,883 before 4,590,081 $10,165,751 completed 243,000 taxes profit tOrders booked 380,215 $411,883 income $337,53? 8,432,358 9,469,963 21,473,480 (Uncompleted 17,103,134 during quarter contracts not included in gross substantial ♦A It statements to is contract the consistently such include 85% corporation's sales are classified as the practice in annual earnings and profits thereon, only if the complete at the year-end. Interim earnings of portion has contracts. more or been sales, staetments. (Does orders include not on hand from distributors for accessory supplies and service which amounted to $19,642,000 aft Dec. 1, 1946 and approximately $9,000,000 at Dec. 31, 1945. These orders are not recorded until shipped.- Registers With SEC— Virginian Ry. from from Net ry. 1945 1946 1943 1944 Securities $2,011,470 ♦3,132,519 $2,132,913 634,734 $2,640,762 659,770 479,592 ♦492,105 547,307 634,013 24,788,096 28,308,057 4,959,029 29,169,161 11,934,867 7,118,417 27,300,864 6,967,524 4,752,308 income 1,232,047 From Jan. 1— from Gross Net ry. railway railway from Net income ♦Deficit.—V. 165, p oper. 6,062,583 12,560,870 7,487,223 Corp. earnings published month —V. 165, 381. p. and the in twelve and eleven "Chronicle" of as 13, Jan. months ended Nov. months 30, 1947 are 1946 and 1945 shown). See V. 1945 revenue to an — 165, p. 257. 16,221,274 miles passenger 16,612,418 increase or of 2.41% flown by the airline last December compared to 10,914,334 In December, For November of last year the total than December's figure. miles, 52.21%. less Express pounds carried by WAL in December, 1946, totaled 236,549 pounds, an increase of 90.04% over the total of 124,475 for December, 1945. For the entire year a 71.58% increase was noted in this type of pound 103,925,216 centage —V. miles flown of Western Ry. of Net December more than doubled the corresponding month in 1945, with comparative figures to 46,277,276 miles. This was a boost of 124.57%. Per¬ increase for the year was 43.28% over that for 1945. 165, p. 380 Gross Net last the for Alabama—Earnings— 1946 From Jan. from ry. 1943 $457,242 $450 103 ~93,379 126,716 138,861 "21,472 48,235 34,462 46,786 1— from Net Net 1944 $335,930 "113,495 . 1945 $205,770 from railway from railway ry. oper. income— Gross McLeod, Secretary, on Jan. 24 said in part: season of 1946 gold production of $1,400,000 was realized operation of Dredges Nos. 3 (Klondyke Riven, 4 (Bonanza Creek), 7 (Quartz Creek), 8 (Middle Sulphur), 10 (Dominion Creek) and 11 (Hunker Creek). Stripping was carried on at Nos. 6 (Lower C. E. the For from the Sulphur), operated 3,716,325 5,069,571 211,122 993,749 5,586,048 1,986,314 2,236,080 income™ 264,094 382,321 523,357 659,911 ♦Deficit.—V. 165, p. 257. 5,342,133 8, 9 (Upper Sulphur), 10 and 11. 7, 8, 10 and 11. Thawing plants were J show that the com¬ pany made a profit of approximately $335,000 before providing $265,OOOf for depreciation, leaving a profit for the year of $70,000 before pro¬ viding for taxes on such profit. The comparable figures for 1945 were a profit for $294,969 against which was set depreciation of $188,991, figures (subject to audit) for 1946 surplus of $105,978. at the end of the year were approximately $1,earnings in the years 1944, 1945 and ,1946 have for payment of a dividend, the directors have decided that the company's financial position warrants declaration of a dividend of six cents a share requiring $356,991, payable out of the accumulated surplus as of Dec, 31, 1945, which amounted to $1 538,486. This dividend will be paid on March 7, 1947, to share¬ holders of record on Feb. 7, 1947. (The previous payment—also six cents—was made on March 15, 1944.—Ed.) , Liquid resources Although 200,000. been not Mention selling ing railways— railway oper. 7, at Nos. 6, Provisional leaving a cargo. Express total Gold Corp., Ltd.—To Pay Divi¬ Consolidated dend of Six Cents— Western Air Lines, Inc.—Traffic Increases— Total amounted are preferred stock is being issued in connection with a financing provide for plant expansion and other corporate purposes. Of the proceeds from this sale of preferred stock, $7,000,000 will be applied to the repayment of bank term loan notes and the balance will be added to working capital. These bank borrowings had been effected in connection with the improvement and expansion program. to 256. Washington Water Power Co.—Correction— for the a The plan Yukon (not for the month registration statement Jan. 30 with the SEC, 160,000 shares of cumulative convertible Union Securities Corp. and Stone & Webster named as principal underwriters. filed respect to a new issue of preferred stock ($50 par). $2,076,134 railway railway oper. with Earnings— December— Gross Net majority effect United's plan for future operations.— the contracts. The corporation December— United to Zephiran. $1.93 shares common 165, p. 380. was Change- placed on laws G. Noh, trade Joseph however, include sales and profits in proportion to the stage of completion of each contract anticipated to be 85% or more complete at the year-end. Sales and profits on orders not treated as contracts are recorded when billed on both interim and year-end corporation will have $50,000,00 in assets to operate as an invest¬ ment company, Richard Joyce Smith, United's counsel, disclosed at a ■hearing before the Securities and Exchange Commission Feb. 3. by be fair where statements, Subs.)—Earnings— 31— profit Number own Assets Forecast After will company states equipment, & Electric Corp., corporation and or $25,360,915 $21,517,973 after those the on directed before taxes Provision for Federal State & foreign taxes • United Corp.—Hearing March 4— SEC 24 by a payment of like amount on Sept. 17.—V. 165, p. 580. The The of Vick Chemical Co. (& Pierce Barney & Co.; Drexel & Co.; Paine Webber' Witter & Co.; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co • Forgan & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp': Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Kebbon, McCormick Co.; Jan. group Michigan McDonald on of Glore, Whipple of of the the Dean Co.; Bacon. Co.; shares lowed late would initial Profit common 19 y2 Hornblower Dominick; & each be listing convertible to with 5 all announcement an Valley Osage Oil Co.—Omits Dividend— Six Smith, Curtis; & will Inc.; Beane; & Dominick White, Co., & for Harriman following houses 94,773 be offered be Feb. Exchange Sales United Air Lines, Inc.—Underwriters Listed— The Stock each will this of in 15, to income Pro¬ for products Feb. 1946, fair trade contracts Creamalin profit that deliveries of 4 'A % cumulative prelerred stock, up to and including Feb. 17, 1947, may be made either with temporary certificates or with perma¬ nent certificates; that beginning Feb. 18, 1947, only permanent cer¬ tificates shall be a delivery.—V. 165, p. 726. York New ordinarily shares new of according Total Certificate— Universal Pictures Go., Inc.—Form of purposes. par), to be offered to present Fair on Gross income accrued from: An letter a stock common record line effective force, Three Months Ended Promotion— The for SEC without working 457,578 of Two to Six, Inc., New York—Files with SEC— the with be offered at par provide additional before, year The Jan. on notification of to to Vice-President. shares, 3,881,599 entire trade, in Profit Tung-O Paint & Varnish Corp. of California, Los Ang. letter a common, be used countries on foreign 1910. —Files with SEC— will Winthrop Chemical Co.—Entire Line Is Put are shares of common stock was owned by residents Dec. 31, 1946, comparing with 472,394 shares while foreign holdings of preferred stock on that date totaled 51,817 shares, against 55,224 on Dec. 31, 1945. total A of filed par) Trade— 165, p. 725. Corp.—No. of Stockholders— Steel totaled on 20 (S5 Proceeds capital. to holders comparing with 879,053 shares a year before. Preferred stock on brokers' names in New York State totaled 51,489 shares against 54,888 a year before. Holdings of common stock in States, other than 10 Eastern States, and including the District of Columbia and the Territories, totaled 3,604,301 shares on Dec. 31, 1946, comparing with 3,414,580 shares a year before. Preferred holdings in the same areas on Dec. 31, 1946 totaled 1,035,182 shares against 1,021,400 at Dec. 31, 1945. shares 759,774 Jan. on shares preferred stock, $2 to be paid on March 10 stock in 10 Eastern States exclusive of shares held in New York broker's names, comparing with 3,937,225 shares a year before, the corporation announced on Feb. 4. Holdings of pre¬ ferred stock by others than brokers in New York State totaled 2,464,323 shares, against 2,471,299 shares on Dec. 31, 1945. Common stock held in brokers' names in New York State numbered Dec. company 14,772 underwriting. These payments are to be made from net earn¬ 19. States Holdings on Bennett The 164, dividends in The fair Tri-United Plastics Corp., Irvington, N. J.—Files With SEC— p. May on (See V. 6 of this year. declared a total on the company ings of a New also non-cumulative United same Jan. on director additional $5,000,000 in convertible notes before an holder of $40,000,000 T. W. A. sinking fund debentures, has agreed to a change in the sinking fund terms providing lower sinking fund payments over the life of the debentures. This provision be¬ comes paid was The l, 1947. States, of $1 to in its new financing program through the sale of $5,000,000 in convertible notes to Hughes Tool Co., its principal stockholder, which has A the 8% first step June payable March Debentures Modi¬ on Equitable Life Assurance Society— corporation is the should be made of the value years of the company's reflected in the production figures. gravel been shown with gold at in the resulted from bring¬ the United States in decrease of $3.50 an ounce price of gold produced in Canada, which Canadian dollar to parity with that of 1946. This loss is necessarily July, The sufficient reserves, however, $35.00.—V. 163, p. 1204. has for some Volume 165 Number 4567 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 855 State and City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ARIZONA Kern County Sch. Dists. (P. O. Bakersfield), Calif. Bond Sale—The $140,000 Arvin Maricopa, School Districts, Ariz. Bonds Voted — The following School bonds amounting to $280,000 were voted at the election sale favorably held First $250,000 school district No. 21 000 University of Arizona (P. O. is success reve¬ in 1948 Feb. sale Security of An¬ LOs to 1957. Dated Jan. 3—v. 165, 585—were p. awarded to Lawson, Levy & Wil¬ liams, of San Francisco, as 2%s, at a price of 100,11, a basis of June on the as Denomination $1,000. The $11,000 Lebec School Dis¬ trict bonds offered for sale on stated now that the $350,000 dormitory nue bonds, offered for without to Bank for 585— p. 6, 1947. Tucson), Ariz. Sold—It ofered 165, iv2s, semi-annual, at a price of 100.107, a basis of about 1.478%. These bonds are due $14,- 30,000 school district No. 5 bonds. Bonds bonds 3—v. National geles, bonds. , Feb. awarded were Jan. 28: on District on 14, 1946, have since been purchased by John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, as 2y2s. Interest payable M-S. about 2.729%. These due bonds are 1956, and $1,000 in $2,000 in 1957. Denomination ARKANSAS Paragould, Ark. Bond Election Council is Pending to said be considering the calling of a special election for March 10, to have the voters pass the on issuance of $150,000 $1,000. Angeles County, Temple Sch. (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif. Bond Sale—The $150,000 school awarded sale of about 1.916%. American F-A. of San Francisco, at a price of 100.153, a net interest cost Madera Bank of Dist. Bond $75,000 2V4s, at a 100.50, a net interest cost Toll Bridge of Authority Fund Revenue Sch. Dist. Sept. 28, 1, Bond on v. Said on bonds with maturing on at the thereof, collection incl. Second pricef said Interest redemption ceases on date —v. the offered for sale on Feb. 1 Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, as iy2s, at a price of 100.129, a basis of about 1.473%. Dated Feb. tion $1,000. 1, 1947. Denomina¬ These bonds $10,000 in 1948 to 1957. are due The next highest bidder was Blyth & Co., Talbot, and C. N. White, jointly, for l%s, at a price Hannaford & of 100.005 Hemet, Calif. Bond bonds Sale—The $100,000 sewer for sale recently, offered 2.04%. These bonds are 1, 1948 to 1967. payable F-A. due $5,- Interest Dated March Interest Sacramento to bid March 1, in 1949 1947. Due $1,000. Dated April April on 1, 1956. Election mitted to the — An voters tion to be held of at the elec¬ High Sch. Dist. Trust Co. or l/20th of 1%, at the lowest rate obtainable when sold at par, or when sold at 3% the bidder who will pay the highest price therefor. The legal approving opinion of Giles J. Pat¬ to terson, of Jacksonville, furnished to out charge. will be the purchaser with¬ A certified check for 2% of the bonds bid for, payable to the State Board of Administra¬ tion, is required. Inverness, Fla. Tenders Bond Invited It — is stated by J. H. Spivey, City Clerk, that he will receive sealed tenders at 8 (EST), p.m. March 4, of on the city's Series A, B or C refund¬ ing bonds, Issue of 1943. Tenders designate the price at which are Bank & of St. Louis is making public offering of $160,000 2V4% building bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. Interest J-J. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1953, $11,000 in 1954, $10,000 in 1955, $11,000 in 1956 and 1957, $12,000 in 1958, $11,000 in 1959 and 1960, $12,000 in 1961, $11,000 in 1962, $12,000 in 1963 and 1964, and $13,000 in 1965 and 1966. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the First National Bank, Chicago Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. Moro Township (P. O. Moro), Bond issue Legality Approved of — lit. An $6,000 2%% road and bridge bonds has been approved to legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. Louis. Dated Jan. 15, 1947. as offered to the city of the water the Clerk works voters terest in Clerk-Treas¬ A certified check for able to rate of in¬ name multiple of V4 of 1%. a order $5,000, pay¬ of the town, is re¬ opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indian¬ apolis will be furnished the suc¬ quired. Legal cessful bidder at the town's ex¬ pense. York Township Sch. twp. (P. O. S Marktand), Ind. Bonds Sold—It is stated that the $10,000 building bonds offered for sale last Dec. 16, were purchased by Kenneth S. Johnson & Co., of Indianapolis, 100.85. as iy2s, at a price of Interest payable J-J. IOWA Fort Dodge, Iowa Tentative Bond Election —The City Council is said to have set March for 14 the as election to an of suance tentative vote on date the is¬ $200,000 airport bonds. Grundy County (P. O. Grundy Bond Election—The issuance of the $97,000 $200,000 Memorial Hospital bonds approved by will be submitted to the voters at 28, have been an election scheduled for Feb. 14. that bonds Jan. on Town Bidder to Center), Iowa Bonds Sold—It is stated by the Village tenders. office Noble, III. Offering must be firm for 10 days subsequent to the date of opening such Commerce - to and after June urer. No. 165 (P. O. Carbondale), III. Bonds Publicly Offered — The bear interest ples of y4, l/10th before Dec. 1, 1951; or 1, 1961; 4% from June 1, Dec. 1, 1971; and 2% on 1, 1972. Principal and interest (J-D) payable'at the 1962 issue Feb. 25. on County Mercantile expressed in multi¬ on 6% if redeemed from June 1, 1952 Highland Park, III. Bond Prin. and int. payable at the First National Bank, Tampa. Bonds to Hoistein was an Sch. Dist. offer Fair 1, to the Oaks (P. O. Voted—It is reported County Schools that voters Superintendent at a recent approved the of $50,000 construction by of and recently, 14, 1946. The bonds may awarded America to by City Clerk that the bonds totaling $203,000, sold to the syndicate headed by Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner, at a price of 103.07— v. 165, p. 385—are due as follows: $89,000 2% water bonds. Due on and 1962, and $5,000 Due 1959 to in $6,000 196,3 in to 1968. Jan. J-J. able about 1, 1947. Interest pay¬ Net cost of issuance of interest 2.13%. the ILLINOIS Trust Savings Association, of San Francisco, at a price of 100.117, a net interest cost of 000 for Dec. 2.316%, as fol¬ $120,000 maturing $10,15, 1947 to 1958, as 2s, $110,000 maturing Dec. 15, $10,000 in 1959 to 1961, $20,000 in 1962 to 1965, as 2V4S, and $100,000 matur¬ ing Dec. 15, $20,000 in 1966 to 1969, and $10,000 in 1970 and 1971, as 2y>s. Interest payable J-D. Dated Dec. 15, 1946. Denom. $1,000. Buckley, III. $8,000 water softener and purify¬ ing plant bonds was approved re¬ cently by the voters. Capron, 000 water submitted Bond Call C. Aiken, Treasurer, has announced that 100 series A, re¬ Town Clerk — and Fred $19,000 which tion $30,- system bonds will be the1® Voters at the on distribution water were on authorized at Dec. Des Plaines, INDIANA Bond works sale were at a Bond revenue bonds offered awarded of Indianapolis, as 21/2s, 100.328, to basis of a KANSAS for 4—v. price of Details—The memorial 2.625%. 165, p. 728 awarded to the City Securi¬ Feb. on Sale $20,building bonds Shaw, McDermott & Co., of Des Moines, as 2%s, at a price of 101.15—v. 164, p. 2597— mature Dec. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1951, and $1,000 in 1952 to 1966, giving a basis of about 000 Sale—The $112,000 water ties Corp., Arkansas Bond Clough, City, Kan. Offering City — James F. Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 A.M. on Feb. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. 10 for the purchase of $107,700 $1,000. These bonds are li/4% water works improvement bonds. Dated Feb. 1. 1947. One 1, in 1948 to 1971. The next highest bidder was Walter, bond for $700, others $1,000 each. Woody & Heimerdinger, for 2%s, Due as follows: $7,700 Feb. 1 and at a price of 100.259. $10,000 Aug. 1, 1948; $5,000 on Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 from 1949 to 1957 Montgomery Township (P. O. incl. Principal and interest (F-A) Commiskey, R. F. D. 1), Ind. payable at the State Treasurer's Bond Sale—The $3,500 commu¬ office. The City will print the nity building bonds offered for bonds and will register them in sale on Jan. 30 — v. 165, p. 117 — the office of the State Auditor and were awarded to Kenneth S. will also furnish a legal opinion Johnson, of Indianapolis, as l3/4s, by the City Attorney. If other le¬ at a price of 100.73, a basis of gal opinion is desired the purchas¬ about 1.63%. Dated Dec. 23, 1946. er will pay for same. The City Denomination $350. These bonds reserves the right to reject any are due $350 from Jan. 1, 1949 to and all bids. Bonds will not be 1958. The next highest bidder sold for less than par and ac¬ was Fox, Reusch & Co., for l%s, crued interest. The sale of the at a price of 100.428. bonds will be subject to purchase about 2.469%. due Dec. New March 14. III. Town Passed elec 27. Haven, — An by the State School Fund Ind. Bond Offering—Clyde Ordinance bonds an Clinton, Ind. to election to be held Bond Raton, Fla. III. Bond Election—An issue of FLORIDA Boca Voted—The Bonds The Denom. 1967, and $6,000 in 1968.. 56,000 21/2% school bonds. 1; Manila, Iowa — in and $11,000 in 1955 to 1958. 20,000 2V2% garbage disposal bonds. Due $2,000 from Jan. 1, 1959 to 1968, incl. 38,000 2y2% paving bonds. Due on Jan. 1; $4,000 in 1960 to Jan. III. Contract White-Phillips Co., of Davenport has contracted to purchase the 1948, $4,000 in 1949, $10,000 in 1950, $11,000 in 1952 and 1953, on David, Sale sewerage Jan. 1; $9,000 & lows: Bonds Voted—The Secretary of City the Board of Education reports Clerk, that $260,000 water revenue that at a recent election the voters bonds may be offered for sale in ratified the issuance of $89j000 May or June. construction bonds. St. stated now the Dated National is Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Holstein), Iowa is stated by Elmer O. Strand, Statesboro, Ga. Maturity—It bonds. bonds offered for sale were of Dec. election Sale—The $330,000 water sewer Bank was on $153,improvement bonds approved at the election held school issuance Tracy, Calif. Bond Bonds Voted—An issue of 000 of Sacramento), Calif. Bonds Rockford, III. Bond Offering Contemplated—It Georgia M-S. payable County, Grammar were awarded to Weeden & Co., qf San Francisco, as 21/4s, at a price of 101.772, a basis of about 000 Feb. awarded Co., al Bank & Savings, of Riverside. 4 165, p. 585—were awarded to Feb. 3— on 101.443, tendered jointly by Weed& Co., and the Citizens Nation- (P. O. Fresno), Calif. Bond Sale—The $100,000 school bonds school en the Westside Sch. Dist. on best ca Fresno County, & 2.135%. Due Co., of New York City, for at about 1965, principal at the office of the agent, the Guaranty redemption 1, Denom. deemed to Dec. Bond of Chicago, price of 101.06, a basis a 1947. office of the paying agent, Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, San Franciso, or at the option of the respective hold¬ $60,000 585—were p. Nuveen 21/4S, at of coupons subsequent to said date held bonds. County, Indio Sch. Dist. Sale—The 165, as said redemption interest on or redemption that date. all be to future. Jackson be marketed shortly. bonds offered for sale hereby called must be surrendered Trust the voters approved the Riverside John ers on issuance of the $450,000 construc¬ thereon date County Clerk tion bonds. redemption date, at 103% of the principal amount plus interest due election an near $547,000 city bonds will be sub¬ GEORGIA (P. O. Riverside), Calif. Said bonds will be redeemed at in the 18, Tallahassee, for the purchase of $68,000 coupon SBA refunding, Series 1947 coupon (P. O. Salinas), Calif. Bonds Voted—The 1962. r sealed bids until 3 p.m. on Feb. at its office in bonds. states that at the election held Jan. Sinking bonds due for 2%% voters sold. sinking fund Bridge Runner-up was Lawson, Williams, with a bid of by tion, that the Board will receive such bonds & of Monterey County, Carmel Unified Catoosa County (P. O. Ringgold), a total of $2,398,000 princi¬ pal amount of San Francisco-Oak¬ Toll & 100.241 Fund, Bay to National J-D. Due $1,000 Dec. 1, 1947, June and Dec. 1, 1948 oto plant 1950; $1,000 June and $2,000 Dec. issue bonds of the State Board of Administra¬ to Levy and excess moneys in the Reserve land awarded America able F-A. Co., San Francisco, acting as fiscal agent of the above Authority, is Calling for payment on March 1, minimum Feb. 3 Savings Association, of Francisco, as 2y2s, at a price 100.27, a basis of about 2.46%. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Due from Feb. 1, 1949 to 1960, incl. Interest pay¬ (P. O. San Francisco), Calif. the Bond Offering—It is stated by Ralph A. Potts, Executive Director of Bond Call—The American Trust from of on terest Sale—An sewage — San ' « 728—were p. Bank Trust 2.208% California 165, v. the Oroville, price of for price a County, Dixieland Sch. (P. O. Madera), Calif. Sale—The $12,000 school bonds offered for sale the was Angeles, for 2y4s, at of 101.106. 1967, $4,000 in 1968, and $2,000 in 1969, as 2V4S. Interest payable J-J. highest bidder was the Security-First National Bank, 2.143%, as follows; for $44,000 maturing Jan. 1, $3,000 in 1948 to 1959, $4,000 in 1960 and 1961, as 2s, and $31,000 maturing Jan. 1, $4,000 in 1962 to 1966, $5,000 in National 4 Interest payable The next highest bidder of Los of First Feb. on Chicago, and the Southern County Bank of Anaheim, jointly, as 2s, at a price of 100.726, a basis Trust Co., The next sale of recently, the to for 165, p. 385—were awarded to the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, CALIFORNIA County, Oroville Sch. Dist. (P. O. Oroville), Calif. Bond Sale—The $75,000 school for offered Farmington, III. Pre-Election $50,000 disposal was purchased on Jan. 27, 1, 1951 to 1959; $2,000 June and Negley, Jens & Rowe, of Dec. 1, 1960 to 1967; $2,000 June National Bank, West Palm Beach, Peoria. These bonds were sold and $3,000 Dec. 1, 1968 to 1973, any time prior to May 1, 1947, at subject to an election to be held and $3,000 June and Dec. 1, 1974 such price below par and accrued on April 15. to 1977. Redeemable at the option interest as they may state as of the Town, in whole or in Fox Lake, Grant Community High part, proper. in inverse numerical order, on any School District No. 124, III. interest payment date after issu¬ Bond Election Planned Hillsborough County, Plant City An issue of Spec. Road and Bridge Dist. $75,000 construction ance, at face value, together with the following premiums: 8% if re¬ bonds will be submitted to the (P. O. Tampa), Fla. Holders may tender said bonds at the West Palm Beach Atlantic —v. Butte offered next Dist. bonds bonds The Los com¬ munity hospital bonds. were to highest bidders were R. H. Moulton & Co., for $140,000 l3/4s, at a price of par. The — Dated Jan. 6, 1947. 1948 funding bonds of May 1, 1934, of the par value of $500 each, are called for payment on May 1. Clerk-Treasurer, mission. Enclose a Com¬ certified check V. Moore, for 2% of bid. will re¬ ceived sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Emporia, ' Bonds Voted—The issuance of purchase of $120,authorizing the issuance of $55,000 000 not to exceed 3%% interest $125,000 airport improvement bonds is reported to have been water works system revenue water revenue bonds. Dated Jan. 1 1947. Denomination $1,000. In¬ approved by the voters recently. bonds. ordinance was passed recently, Feb. 17 for the . ft./»;# ' ■ ' ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 856 - V'1 f Garden City, Kan. Bond Disposal Report—The City Clerk states that $160,000 lJ/4%— 1 %% water system improvement bonds voted last November, will be by local banks. 1947. Due $16,000 in 1948 to 1957, incl. Prin. and int. (M-S) payable at the State Treasurer's office in Topeka. purchased Dated March 1, $21,000 in 1955 and 1956, $22,000 in 1957 and 1958, $23,000 in 1959 and 1960, $24,000 in 1961, $25,000 in 1962 and 1963, $26,000 in 1964 and 1965, and $27,000 in 1966 and 1967. Split interest rate may be bid. If split rates are bid the bid¬ bonds will construction $350,000 the voters at be submitted to scheduled for Feb. election an Bond Planned Election The — $40,025, bonds totaling will be submitted to the voters at election to be held sometime in an February: $33,600 water works improvement, and $6,425 airport bonds. Scott City, Kan. Bonds Purchased The $25,000 — Sale Details—It is street improvement bonds author¬ ized at the election held on Sept. 4, 1946, were purchased recently by the Crummer Co., of Wichita, at a price of 100.054. KENTUCKY 1, 1951 The offered National 0.479% —v. 165, Scharff sale 2V2 s, and $8,000 as The next highest bidder White, Hattier & Sanford. 2J/4s. road and Sold—It Bonds ton, at notes due are stated Jessamine County (P. O. Nicholasville), Ky. Bond Sale —The $60,000 2% school building revenue bonds of¬ fered sale for Feb. on 4, were Sept. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due Feb. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1949 1955 to to and 1954, $6,000 Interest 1959. in Bonds Approved $90,000 ably 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 for the purchase $21,000 water refunding works bonds, 3% interest. revenue exceeding not Dated March 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are 1948, 1958. and Rate $2,000 of in interest 1949 to multiples of V4 or 1%. Principal interest payable at the First National Bank, Russell Springs. receive bonds furnished chaser. A the successful certfied check for Bond Call—It is stated that S. Rippetal, City Clerk, is calling for payment on March 1, at the face amount plus of the face 214% Bond Election—An a premium drainage at submitted to election be held to the White of Bond amount, all of at a Bonds West Point, Ky. Sold—An issue water works of $22,- revenue re¬ funding bonds offered for sale on Dec. 3, 1946, was awarded to Stein Bros. & Royce, of Louisville, at price a of par. Interest payable M.S. Sold—The to 1977. White Aug. 1, 1946, the enue terest payable A-O. Concordia Parish Consolidated Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Vidalia), La. Bond Offering Details—The $425,000 school bonds, to bear not exceeding 4% interest, being of¬ fered for sale p. 585—will as on Feb. 11 -v. 165, follows: 000 in 1952, mature on interest accompany the bid. the bonds mentioned issue of Feb. 3—v. 165 p. March 1, $17,000 in 1949, $18,1950, $19,000 in 1951 and $20,000 in 1953 and 1954, anticipation p. on of 0.616% 1947, 1947. Dated $328,585,000 Feb. election the to be to election held City Sale—The fered for sale on p. 386—were R. 4, Clerk on at Feb. Jan. 28—v. 165 S. Dickson & jointly to Co., of Chicago, Pohl & Co., and Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, both of Cincin¬ nati, as 2V2S, at a price of 97.777, Due $500,000 on Nov. 6, arid on Nov. 13, 1947. Runner-up in the bidding was the First Boston Corp., offering 0.669%, while the third highest bid was an offer of 0.709%, tendered by the Mer¬ a basis of about Feb. ! 1947. May chants National Bank, Boston. 1, 1, 1948 1972, Interest payable M-N. have to the the issuance of Purchased—An authorized at the election held Dec. $45,000 of issue street improvement bonds $6,000 voters purchased local bank. 1946, 9, cently by a ora re¬ was Mankato, Minn. Bond Election $200,000 — airport submitted to voters election to be held on be will bonds the Fergus County Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P»; O. Lewistown), Mont. Maturity—T h e Superintendent of issue An the at Sunburg), Minn. Sale—The $30,000 and on of the Minneapolis, road First the 23/£s, at as to of price a of 100.193—v. 165, p. 260—are due March from $15,000 1967, giving syndicate composed National Bank, of a that states now $300,000 building bonds sold Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, bridge bonds offered for sale Jan. 31—v. 165, p. 586—were awarded to Schools of Feb. 10. Norway Lake Township (P. O. Interest 1948 to basis of about 2.35% a M-S. payable Minneapolis, First National Bank, Paul, and the First Security 1, NEBRASKA of St. National 1.70s, at of Willmar, price of 100.208, a about 1947. of Bank, Dated 1.675%. a Denomination $1,000. bonds through bidder Jan. due are The 1961. was Election—It is re¬ now that an election is sched¬ uled for March 4, to submit to a ported 1, These in 1, Bond bisis Jan. Neb. Beatrice, as the vote 1950 $440,000 electric distri¬ purchase revenue bution highest Piper, Jaffray & Hop- system .bonds next that subject wood, of Minneapolis, for 1.70s, at a price of 100.054. sold were the to election—v. recently, of this outcome 165, 730. p. Central City, Neb. Tracy, Minn. Bond Sale—The following bonds totaling $140,000, offered for sale on Jan. 15—v. 165, p. 260—were $25,000 airport bonds will be sub¬ awarded tion to be held chants State 1.60s, at of the to a about Bank, of Tracy, price of 100.942, t mitted 1.48%: from Due of elec¬ Dated These bonds would City, Neb. $30,000 airport bonds will be sub¬ mitted bonds. the at Feb. 18. on David 1, 1949 to 1958, in¬ sewer voters issue Election—The issuance of Bond clusive. 90,000 An — mature in 10 years. $50,000 swimming pool bonds. Due from Jan. the to April 1, 1947. as basis a Election Bond Mer¬ & Farmers tion the to at voters scheduled for an Feb. elec¬ 25. Jan. 1, 1949 to 1962, inclu¬ sive; optional at par and ac¬ crued interest on Jan. 1, 1957. Jan. 1, Interest 1947. Second best bid Falls pay¬ was the First neapolis, National and an elec¬ April 11. on of the Board of Education will 000 $400,000 municipal hospital bonds 1 p.m. re¬ on 15, for the purchase of $12,- semi-annual, building coupon interest. These bonds bonds, not exceeding 2% will be submitted to the voters at Denomination $500. April 1. on bids until sealed Feb. of issue An the election to be held be Filley School District, Neb. Offering — The Secretary ceive — of will bonds Bond associates. Election issue An — building tion to be held Worthington, Minn. Bond Election submitted to the voters at an Min¬ of Bank City School District, Neb. Bond $321,000 offer of 100.26 for $50,000 as 1.40s, and $90,000 as 1.70s, tendered by due are years, MISSISSIPPI $500 annually for 24 optional in 1951. These are authorized at the elec¬ the bonds County, Pascagoula Rural tion held on Oct. 17, 1946. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the Separate Sch. Dist. (P. O. County Treasurer's office, Beat¬ Pascagoula), Miss. Jackson Sale Details—It rice. stated is by the Clerk of the Board of Su¬ pervisors, in connection with the sale of bonds to White, Hattier & Sanford, of New Orleans, at a net interest cost of about 2.38%—V. 165, p. 260— that the price of bonds 100.085, were sold divided as at School District, Madison Election Bond the $125,000 school — An Neb. issue of $250,000 construction and site pur¬ chase bonds will submitted to the voters at the election to be held on 25. Feb. a Omaha fol¬ from inclusive. Public Power O. Omaha), lows: Dated ing $35,000 as 2V4s, due from Feb. 1, 1963 to 1967. Interest payable $10,000 to Parnell, Mo. $90,000 as 2Vzs, due from Feb. 1, 1948 to 1962, the remain¬ 2.715%. Due election to be held on March an Bonds election will be held an 18, on Bond first $250,000 awarded of issue Election—An Bond $125,000 municipal airport bonds will be submitted to the voters voters held Jan. 7. on Carthage, Mo. 7. Dated Sold—The favorably voted at the was of issue An improvement 000 water and sewer called. MINNESOTA to mortgage electric light and power system revenue coupon bonds of¬ Feb. 4—v. 165 Bank, of Boston, at discount. payment. Fairmont, Minn. Bond Election—The City Clerk 19 reports Bond rev¬ 729—were awarded to the Sec¬ ond National — submitted the De¬ lowered Norway, Mich. $1,000,000 notes Harbor, been that $19,500 Special Assessment Roll 101, paving bonds offered for sale last Sept. 17, were purchased by the First of Michi¬ gan Corp., of Detroit, at a price of 100.025, a net interest cost of about 2.095%, on the bonds di¬ vided as follows: $12,000 as 2y4s, due on Aug. 1, in 1947 to 1949; the remaining $7,500 as 2s, due on Aug. 1, in 1950 and 1951. In¬ terest payable F-A. are offered for sale has cent—from Bonds Legality approved Sale—The Pearl Since debt Lawrence, Mass. Note Detroit's 1941 to make this pos¬ since now MASSACHUSETTS In¬ be able J-J. im¬ 2y4s. of Ecorse, Mich. 729.) Farmers State Bank & Trust Most center. $266,686,000. must our Association. improvement during the few years is to be accom¬ per A certified check for not less than were awarded to as and civic sible. by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. in $120,000 Co., of Church Point, Principal Castle. Works troit's payable at the Bank of Commerce, provement bonds offered for sale on Feb. $49,000 street; $16,000 side¬ walk, and $15,000 drainage sys¬ tem bonds. Denominations $1,000 and $500. Due from Dec. 1, 1948 (These Church Point, La. r Bonds on play¬ stadiums, and $55 million for debt 000: 3% LOUISIANA p.m. and plished on the "pay-as-you-go" plan—without public borrowing. The city has been reducing its 20, | by L. A. Papet, Town Clerk, for the purchase of the following coupon bonds aggregating $80,- 7 Public next the Castle, La. until network a capital Offering—Sealed bids will received im¬ on Planning Commission has devised a public works im¬ provement schedule calling for expenditure of $15 million a year for six years starting in 1947. More than $10 million will be spent for new sewers this year. By 1970, if present plans are car¬ ried out, Detroit will have spent 18. be for date on Election Bond The Detroit be works 000 3% an $295 million for a new system of streets and expressways, $90 mil¬ lion for recreation centers, parks, the city's outstanding 4% water revenue bonds, dated Sept. 1, 1938, interest to cease on date called. Payable at the Louisville Trust Co., Louisville, Ky. at emphasis > Belle, Mo. Bonds Voted—An issue of $10,- MONTANA construction municipal on the with traffic can of will Feb. Bond pass grounds, according to the Ameri¬ and voters on million new 28, the issue MISSOURI airport bonds. provements during the next gen¬ Mayor will bonds J-D. bonds Detroit, Mich. eration, Memphis, as 2V4s, at par, as noted here—v. 165„ p. 586—are due on June 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,000 in 1948; $1,500 in 1949* to 1952, and $2,000 in 1953 to 1961* all inclusive. Interest payable County (P. O. Manistique), Mich. Approved— $7,000 Jan. 20 to M. A. on Co., of & Saunders Schoolcraft held Plans Half-Billion Public Works Franklin), La. $200,000 E. that Detroit, ceases $58,- held plant Mary Parish Consolidated Gravity Drain District (P. O. $1,- 000, is required. Co., Interest favor¬ favorably voted awarded were paymept date. Said bonds states that and Independence Consoli¬ dated School District bonds which should be delivered to the Detroit Trust basis of payable a Interest The above Clerk also states that Due Sept. 1, 1967, subject to redemption on any interest giving J-D. the $25,000 645. of sealed bids until Feb. 26, pur¬ was recently. The State Municipal Finance Commission has approved the issue. St. Skaggs, Hays & Fahey, of Louisville, will and 1971, 2.10%. to about 11. Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Casnovia), Michigan of was election for the purchase of $25,000 Sewer District No. 1 bonds. The approving opinion of issue An ap¬ Olla, La. Bond Offering—The in and Jan. on 1947 1. called. Dated Sept. 1, 1937. at election the Voted Bonds following bonds aggregating $2,158,000, were approved by heavy majorities: $1,408,000 storm drain¬ age extension construction, and $750,000 sanitary sewer bonds. to be held March on date on as as $150,000 memorial hospital bonds 30. No. 3 $500 Secretary-Treasurer election 2V4s, at a price of noted here—v. 165, p, 586—are due $2,000 from Dec. 1„ Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 7 (P. O. Berkley), Mich. Bond Call—It is stated by Ed¬ ward Parkin, District Secretary, that he is calling for payment at par on March 1, the following out¬ standing refunding bonds, Series A, Nos. 4, 18, 44, 98, 135, 162, 214, 237, 274, 296, 324, 335, 346, 350, 370, 375, 385, 419, 457, 486, 535, Bank, Program—The city plans to spend due March 1, as follows: $1,000 in City payment ceases First 101.41, Royal Oak on Bonds Voted—It is stated by the the at Casnovia Monroe, La. Springs, Ky. Bond Offering—S. E. Rippetoe, City Clerk, will receive bids until Jan. on Jan. 7. on payable voted 1, issue disposal sewerage for the Mid¬ Bonds Voted—An issue of 000 construction bonds bonds carried at the election held Russell be An troit, Interest states bonds sold National Bank of $50,000 road Memphis, be deliv¬ Bonds should the the to ered to the National Bank of De¬ April pay¬ Legality are Baroda Sch. Dist., Mich. 1966. Sept. (M-S) — 6, was that Lecompte, La. F-A. of to 1941. will proved by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. Co., 1, 1947. Dated Feb. 1953 Dated New Orleans. merce, Nov. highest bidder County National Cambridge, at 0.59%. able at the National Bank of Com¬ awarded to the Bankers Bond of Louisville. 1, int. and to 540, being called for payment on March 1, at par and accrued interest. Dated July These 1947. The MICHIGAN is that 481 $10,000. dlesex was Denom. $1,000. and Clerk Details —The of the Board of Supervisors 601 tem¬ $500,000 1947. $25,000 next as payable M-S. Prin. of¬ an discount of 0.58%. Dated Denominations $50,- a Feb. 6, 000, Arnold, of New Orleans, divided as follows: $16,000 as 3V4s, due from Sept. 1, 1949 to 1952; the remaining $100,000 as 3V2S, from was loan notes offered for sale on Feb. 6, were awarded to the Merchants National Bank, of Bos¬ & 1946. April 9, porary 4 bridge bonds offered for sale last Nov. 15, were purchased by the W. C. Thornburgh Co., Charles A. Hinsch & Co., both of Cincinnati, and associates, interest due on Somerville, Mass. $116,000 gas utility revenue bonds were purchased recently at par by Weil at Boston, Due Sale—The Note Jena, La. Carter County (P. O. Grayson), Ky. Bonds Sold—The County Court Clerk states that the $40,000 2 Vz % of First the to by the United States Co., Boston. Trust Jones, of New Orleans, — for $12,000 Bank 165, p fer of 0.49%, 260—were awarded to p. awarded discount. re¬ Feb. on time—V. Second best bid 1947. as for notes offered for same 729—were Gueydan, La. Bond Sale—The $20,000 water works and electric plant revenue bonds $25,000 tuberculosis hospi¬ sale at the 2s, due on Jan. Interest payable J-J. 1, 1957. Boston. of Mississippi Sale Bond Eckman, Director of Finance, that 1941 refunding bonds, Series A-5, 15, offer of National First tal maintenance price $56,1948 from to 1956, and the County an was the by now here, were sold at a of 100.006, divided as follows: 000 as Vfes, due from, Jan. 1, to 1950; $122,000 as l3/4s, due maining $22,000 bid best Bank noted Jan. Norfolk 0.566%, (P. O. Lake reported by the Secretary of the Police Jury that the $200,000 pub¬ lic improvement bonds sold to as the to 729—were p. Co., of Dedham, at 0.549% discount. Due on Nov. 7, 1947. Weil & Co., of New Orleans, at a net interest cost of about 1.77%, 18. Lyons, Kansas following awarded 165 Trust Providence), La. Bond of 4—v. Second East Carroll Parish Kansas Electon—The issuance Bond Feb. on Oscar Nos. $400,000 tax anticipation notes offered for sale interest rate. age Bond Call—It is stated by Sale—The Note County (P. O. Senatobia), Tate Pontiac, Mich. County (P. O. Dedham), Mass. der will be required to show aver¬ Jetmore), Jetmore Sch. Dist. (P. O. Norfolk Monday, February 10, 1947| Contract Signed Districts—The has trict with F-A. the Hydro above named signed three a (P» District Neb. With new Hydro dis¬ contract Electric ' . » to r: '.i "M $>i-1 I \tj ?> j •>;!: (i{ imi mi, • v:v ■ . V ■. V . :'r-r -<-1 J:.C - 1 *., - f« • '■*;V A-y- O I J Y/ i f- Volume 165 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4567 857 j Districts. Power This con¬ new tract cancels completely the con¬ tract Dec. 26, 1944, between Nebraska Power Company and the Omaha Electric Committee and the of River Loup District. It also Company Power cancels old an Nebraska Pow¬ between contract er Public River, the Loup and which had been suspended by 1944 contract. The The new Loup Nebraska, River, and Platte Valley Districts. It provides for maximum use by the District of the hydro Omaha electric power so essential to the development and existence of ir¬ rigation in the State. The sible new contract makes it pos¬ the for Districts to Hydro start immediate construction of a 60,000 kw. steam plant at Bellevue, which they anticpate will be ready in early 1949. The new generated there will be tused by Consumers, the REA Dis¬ tricts, and the Omaha District. power 3V2% refunding bonds, Nos. 197 to 334, to the amount of $138,000, being all of the outstanding bonds maturing in 1956 to 1963, of an original issue of $334,000, called for payment on March are 1, at the price of accrued in 1963. bonds These Jan. due are 1, 1950. Saunders County (P. O. Wahoo), Neb. Public Bond No templated—It is Offering Holders terest ceases New until 11 a.m. vided Feb. on for 25 the follows: ' as gle Caldwell Sch. Dist. (P. to be of Vs be of of The bonds will Jan. Jan. 1, 1, 1947 and follows: $500,000 from 1949 to 1956, in¬ clusive, and $600,000 from 1957 to 1962, inclusive. 7,400,000 highway improvement bonds, series E, to be dated Jan. 1, 1947 and mature an¬ nually on Jan. 1 from 1949 to as inclusive. 1982, name of the one terest rates Bidder to following in¬ for the 1V8%, iy4%, 1%%, iy2%, i%%, i%%, iy8% or 2%. semi-annual in¬ First-Mechanics the $40,000 construction bonds will be submitted to held a vote at Feb. on election an it 11, is re¬ ported. Camden County (P. O. Camden), New Jersey Bond Sale—The funding of 1946 sale fered for Bank, of Trenton. Cou¬ bonds in $1,000 denominations, exchangeable for fully registered All bonds. faith full $425,000 the of and re¬ will bonds credit be obligations Feb. will be thereof. trict other taxing dis¬ or certified A check Dated Nov. 1, 1946. $1,000. These bonds 1, in 1950 to 1962. East are due Nov. Rutherford, N. J. Election Bond Denom. Urged—The Board of Education is said to have been asked to place on the ballot at the school election on Feb. 11, issue of $35,000 athletic field improvement bonds. an Fort Lee, N. J. Warrant Tenders Invited—It is stated by Josiah M. Hewitt, Treas¬ urer of the Board of Liquidation the for Stone J. Bond Taxpayers Protest Issu¬ with connection ance—In p.m. will be opened at 2 Feb. 19. on Highlands, N. J. Bonds Authorized — The Bor¬ ough Council is said to have passed on final reading an ordinance call¬ ing for the issuance of $114,000 water system construction bonds. Neptune City, N. J. Bond Call—It is stated by Ed¬ ward McClelland, Borough Clerk, Series Fifteenth Series Sixteenth Series 500,000 Seventeenth Series 500,000 Eighteenth Series 500,000 Sold —The $16,137,000 (Issue XXI), dated Feb. 27, due Aug. 27, 1947 of¬ 1947 and fered Feb. 3—v. 165, p. 731—were awarded as follows: To Chemical Bank & Trust Co., of New York, $11,290,000 at 0.82% interest— First Second $1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 500,000 790,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Series Series Series Sixth Series Thirteenth Series Fourteenth Series Fifteenth Series Sixteenth Series Seventeenth Series 1,000,000 Eighteenth Series 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 Nineteenth Series Series To Bessemer Trust Co., Jersey City, $2,000,000 at 0.80% interest, plus a premium of $3 on each se¬ it is that plans to issue reported the bonds have been delayed tem¬ porarily as a committee appointed at a recent meeting of the Cham¬ ber of Commerce Borough Clerk filed with Hanover Co., New Bank mium. Hempstead, Park Garden City Water Dist. (P. O. Garden City Park), N. Y. Bond Sale—The $12,500 coupon registered fire apparatus bonds or offered for sale Feb. on able F-A. the 1951, and which it was bond issue with intended to finance NEW $2,500 payable was part of the costs. an on on Aug. 1, in 1948 to Feb. 1, 1952. F-A. offer of Second Interest best 100.204 for bid 1.20s, tendered by the Marine Trust Co., Buffalo. MEXICO Bonds Voted—An issue of $85,memorial hospital bonds was 000 Cost ratified Jan. at the election on 13. New Mexico Debentures $1,000,000 tures held rate Sold—An state offered issue highway for sale on of Put Now At Brooklyn-Bat¬ it has been has also agreed to an extension of the maturity date to 1995. Jr., ceive sealed (EST) bids until 3 p.m. 14, for the Feb. on 1948 M-S. $37,000 park not ties), for the name balance, but than more each bidder no four must bid may and in his rates, specify bid the amount of bonds of each Each rate must be rate. bonds consecutive of bid for maturities. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder purchase the at the lowest interest cost offering bonds the to to such Town, cost be to determined by deducting the total amount of the premium bid from the aggregate amount of interest all of the bonds until their respective maturities. No bid of less than par and accrued inter¬ upon entertained. est will be Bids a must be check certified accompanied by upon an incor¬ porated bank or trust company, payable unconditionally to the of the State of Treasurer North Carolina for $1,300. The ap¬ proving opinion of Masslich and Mitchell, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. bonds to 1959, and $1,000 in Sealed 10:30 to coupon or bonds. exceed regis¬ Interest 5%, awarded to syndicate composed Co., the Vance Corp., and R. S. Hays a of J. Lee Peeler & 250,000 electric light system bonds. Due Aug. 15, as fol¬ lows: $13,000 in 1958 to 1959; $14,000 in 1960; $15,000 in 1961 to 1964, and $10,000 in Securities & Co., all of Durham, at a price 100.188, a net interest cost of 1.93%, as follows: for $45,000 maturing Feb. 1, $5,000 in 195$, 1965 and 1966. $10,000 in 1954 to 1957, as 2%s, Dated Feb. 15, 1947. Denom. $40,000 maturing $10,000 Feb. 1, $1,000. Rate of interest to be in 1958 to 1961, as iy4s, and $60,000 multiples of y4 or l/10th of 1%. maturing $10,000 Feb. 1, 1962 to as 2s. Interest payable Principal and interest payable at 1967, the First Trust Co., Wellsville. F-A. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Legal¬ The bonds will be delivered at ity approved by Masslich & Mit¬ Wellsville, or at such other place chell, of New York. as may be agreed with the pur¬ Reidsville, N. C. chaser, about Feb. 28, 1947. The Bonds Voted—An issue of $200,approving opinion of Vandewater, 000 water, street and sewer system Sykes & Heckler, of New York bonds was approved at the elec¬ City, will be submitted to the suc¬ for A certified check of tion held on i Jan. 7. $5,500, payable to the village, NORTH DAKOTA is required. Westchester Cross way County Park¬ Authority, N. Y. Continuance Sought—A bill has rate payable Denom. $1,000. Dated March Grand Forks Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Grand Forks), N. Dak. Bonds Voted—It is stated by the been introduced in the State leg¬ islature providing for continuance Secretary of the Board of Educa¬ tion that at an election held on the authority until its bond principal and interest liabilities Jan. have been met bonds by a or assumed by the county, and eliminating the tenyear time limit for redemption of outstanding bonded debt. 28, the voters approved the of $650,000 construction issuance Bonds Sold—The First National have Glen revenue E. Easter- ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ ment Commission, will receive sealed bids in his office at Raleigh until for a.m. Feb. Feb. 1950 on Feb. 11 the 1, 1947. Denom. $500. as follows: $1,000 1, 1961 incl.; $1,500, incl.; $2,000, 1971 to and $2,500 from 1977 to 1970 incl., 1987 incl. Bonds are subject redemption at the option of the Town, in whole or in part, at par and accrued interest, on any interest payment date prior to maturity, upon 30 days' notice published once in a newspaper published in Morganton, North Carolina, and filed at the place at which the principal of and inter¬ to to est on the bonds are payable. A redemption of any part of the out¬ standing bonds, less than the whole thereof, will be a redemp¬ tion of bonds in the inverse order their identifying numbers. Coupon bonds registerable as to of principal said to garbage 2y>s. as Williston, N. Dak. Bond alone; principal and Election — An of issue $50,000 storm sewer bonds will be submitted to the election to be held purchase of $65,000 not to exceed 5% interest coupon water bonds. Due is $10,000 bonds Alpine, N. C. Offering—W. 11 Jamestown of purchased control Bond wide margin. Jamestown, N. Dak. Bank NORTH CAROLINA 1976 — Feb. 14, by Hartford N. Gunn, Town Supervisor, for the pur¬ is Each bid may for pur¬ 1960. a.m. Offering received until on Feb. no following coupon or Iredell County (P. O. Statesville), North Carolina amounting to Bond Sale—The $154,000 road $275,000, not exceeding 5% int.: $25,000 water works bonds. Due and bridge refunding bonds of¬ Aug. 15, as follows: $2,000 in fered for sale recently, were registered 1962 to tered pur¬ part of the (having the earliest maturi¬ and another rate or rates order Wellsville, N. Y. Offering—George B. Booth, Village Treasurer, will re¬ Bond from be 165, p. 586—was awarded to a 1, 1947. Due on March 1: $7,000 syndicate composed of Halsey, in 1948 to 1950, and $8,000 in Stuart & Co.; Salomon Bros. & 1951 and 1952. Rate of interest Hutzler; G. H. Walker & Co., both to be in multiples of *4 or l/10th of New York, and Bosworth, Sul¬ of 1%, and must be the same for livan & Co., of Denver, as l3/2s, all of the bonds. Prin. and int. at a price of 100.155, a net interest payable at the Port Washington cost of 1.4855%. Interest payable National Bank & Trust Co., Man¬ F-A. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. hasset Branch, Manhasset. The $1,000. These debentures are due approving opinion of Vandewater, $250,000 on Feb. and Aug. 1, 1957 Sykes & Heckler, of New York and 1958. The next highest bidder City, will be furnished to the —v. The tunnel bonds on bids deben¬ 5 Tunnel — rate one bonds acquiring from 3y2% to 2% dur¬ ing the construction period and Bond chase of (State of) of Hempstead, Great Neck Park Dist. (P. O. Manhasset), N. Y. will of There will be auction. name Dated North Clovis, N. Mex. at place ples of y4 of 1%. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, N. Y. & Co., of New York, as 1.10s, at a price of 100.042, a basis of about 1.085%. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. proposed 1, 1947, chaser's choice. at ney Due March as sold 731—were awarded to Til- p. ¬ Morganton, general obligations; un¬ limited tax; delivery on or about C.; Bidders are requested to name 1.40s—v. 165, p. 387— a price of 100.15, a the interest rate or rates, not ex¬ basis of about 1.38%. Interest pay¬ ceeding 5% per annum, in multi¬ Co., Inc., were 3—v. protesting against incurring such indebtedness, signed by more than 100 property owners with combined assessed holdings of more than $300,000. This action automatically blocks 165, on li able in legal tender in N. of North semi-annual interest (F and A & York City, pur¬ chased the balance of $1,000,000, representing the fifth series, at 0.82% interest, plus a $12 pre¬ the taxpayers' peti¬ a tion 847,000 Central Trust bid. Bridge, N. Y. cessful bidder. $1,000,000 Eighth Series The the chase of the Series Third the Borough, that the Board Tenders Eigth Series Seventh Series Harbor, N. the J. Seventh Series notes accompany $750 to $1,026,000 tery Tunnel, now under construc¬ 1,000,000 tion and being financed by the 1,000,000 Reconstruction Finance Corp., 1,000,000 will require an expenditure of 1,000,000 $70,000,000 provided there is no 1,000,000 further increase in wage rates and 1,000,000 materials. The facility is expected 1,000,000 to be completed sometime in 1949 1,000,000 and it is expected that the RFC 689,000 will provide the additional funds 750,000 above its original commitment of 750,000 $57,000,000. The agency, accord¬ 750,000 ing to George E. Spargo, General 750,000 Manager of the above-mentioned 500,000 Authority, has cut the interest Series Notes A 10, and awarded to Blair & $70,000,000 _I 0.82%— the successful bidder. has currently available $25,000 for purchase at the lowest price offered of the borough's interest funding warrants. Holders desir¬ ing to offer warrants should en¬ close such tenders in plain sealed envelopes marked "Tenders of In¬ terest Funding Warrants," ad¬ dressed to the Board of Liquida¬ tion for the Borough of Fort Lee, 1650 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee, N. offering consists of: $300,000, payable to order of Ninth Series $500,000 Robert C. Hendrickson, State Tenth Series 500,000 Treasurer, will be furnished the Eleventh Series 500,000 successful bidder. Legal opinion Twelfth Series 500,000 of the State Attorney General and To Manufacturers Trust of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of Co., York New York City will be furnished New City, $1,847,000 at Co.; Coffin & Burr, both of New $170,000 jetty construction bonds York, and Hallowell, Sulzberger that were approved by the Local & Co., of Philadelphia, as 1.70s, Government Commission last No¬ at a price of 100.2188, a basis of vember, to be issued in connection about 1.677%. Interest payable with a program to cost $400,000, M-N. The Series ries— for 5—v, 165, p. 586—were awarded to a syndi¬ cate composed of White, Weld & 1947. principal and in¬ Twentieth exempt from taxa¬ coupon bonds of¬ on 27, of the State and municipality Caldwell), N. J. Feb. First cost. payable building bonds offered for sale notes Fourth at pur¬ $14,715,000 temporary (Issue XXII), dated 1947, and due Aug. 27, loan entire issue: and H. noon the to 1%. dated mature terest Bond Election—The issuance of until for 13 interest lVg% tion by the State or by any county, O. Maxwell Director, will ranging Twelfth Series 2%, said rate Thirteenth Series expressed in multiples Fourteenth Series date National June, — bids Feb. on Ninth pon posed from May, 1945,! to 1946, is unconstitutional. sealed of Town, must Jan. emergency from Sales Tax Ruled Void— Jersey Court of Errors Appeals ruled recently that City's 3% sales tax im¬ Offering Executive receive (EST) without check, Palatine York Tretter, chase certified Bond Sale Details—The $19,000 New Note purchaser YORK City Housing Authority, housing Tenth Series bonds, Series A, to bear a sin¬ Eleventh Series $7,600,000 payable Atlantic NEW New York Third Series terest (J-J) on both issues will be New be called. purchase of $15,000,000 bonds, di¬ Atlantic City, N. J. to bonds Jersey (State of) Principal City syndicate headed by Otis & a price of 100.135, a net in¬ cost of 1.4874%, as iy2s. Bond Offering—Christopher H. Fourth Series Ellin, Secretary of the Issuing Of¬ Fifth Series ficials, will receive sealed bids Sixth Series toy the voters last November, will toe taken up by county banks. and date on Co., at Second County Clerk that the $150,000 county hospital bonds approved The said 1, 1947, and subsequent thereto, for payment, at the of¬ fice of the Borough Treasurer. In¬ Con¬ NEW JERSEY of $12,000 Sept. by the reported as 1962, and tached interest coupons maturing Pawnee 1947. Sept. 1, follows: $18,- shall present their bonds with at¬ Pawnee County (P. O. City), Neb. Bond Sale—The $15,000 county hospital bonds authorized at the general election on November 6, 1946, were awarded recently to the County, as 2s. Dated July 1, to a terest Dated Sept 1, 1956 was value and par interest. 1941. Due 000 in contract is made with Central that voters on at the Feb. 17. OHIO Clay-Genoa Local School District (P. O. Genoa), Ohio Bond Offering—Ralph Camper, Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon Feb. 17, for the purchase of $102,000 building bonds, not ex¬ ceeding 2^2% interest. Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Denoms. $1,000 and $500. These bonds are due $2,500 April on and Oct. 1, 1948 to 1963, and $2,April and $3,000 Oct. 1, 1964 to 1967. Rite of interest to be in 500 multiples of y4 of 1%. These are the bonds authorized at the gen¬ eral election held on Nov. 5,1946. The approving opinion of Brecker, Marburger, Evatt & Barton, of Columbus, will be furnished the successful bidder. A certified check for $1,100, payable to the Board of Education, is required. . Garden City, $21,000 in 1955 and 1956, $22,000 Kan. /Bond Disposal Report—The City in 1957 and water system improvement bonds voted last November, will 1958, $23,000 in 1959 and 1960, $24,000 in 1961, $25,000 in 1962 and 1963, $26,000'in 1964 and 1965, and $27,000 in 1966 and be 1967. Cieflrstates that $160,000 iy4%— 13A% purchased March Dated in 000 1, to 1948 banks. Due $16,- local by 1947. 1957, incl. payable Prin. at the State Treasurer's office in Topeka. int. and (M-S) Jetmorc Sch. Dist. (P. O. Jetmore), Split interest rate may be bid. If split rates are bid the bid¬ der will be required to show aver¬ age interest rate. Cast Carrcdl Parish (P. O. Lake Providence), La. Bond Kansas issuance of Electon—The Bond construction bonds will $350,000 be submitted election the voters at an to scheduled for Feb. 18. Lyons, Kansas Election Planned—The Bond Details—It is reported by the Secretary of the Jury that the $200,000 pub¬ lic improvement bonds sold to Police Weil & Co., of New Orleans, at a net interest cost of about 1.77%, as noted here, were sold at a price of 100.006, divided as follows: $56,- totaling bonds $40,025, will be submitted to the voters at ,c v ■ t Carter County (P. O. Grayson), Ky. Bonds Sold—The County Court 165 4—v. awarded 729—were p. County Norfolk the to The $25,000 tuberculosis hospi¬ tal maintenance notes offered for time—V. 165, p. sale at the same 729—were awarded National of Bank First the to at Boston, 0.479% discount. Due on April 9, 1947. Second best bid was an of¬ Clerk states that; the $40,000 2Vz% jroad and bridge bonds offered for sale last Nov. 15, were purchased the by W. Thornburgh C. Co., Charles A. Hinsch & Co., both of Cincinnati, and associates, interest payable M-S. Sale—The 2% $60,000 school building revenue bonds of¬ fered for sale' on Feb/', 4, were awarded to the Bankers Bond of Louisville, to 1949 1955 to f-a. \ were Weil These bonds 1, as follows: $5,000 and $6,000 in Interest & Arnold, of New Orleans, follows: $16,000 as 3y4s, due from Sept. 1, 1949 to 1952; the remaining $100,000 as 3y2s, due from Sept. 1, 1953 to 1966. Denom. $1,000. Dated Sept. 1, divided as Prin. payable Legality ap¬ Approved — issue , multiples of y4 or 1%. Principal and interest payable at the First Russell Springs. The approving opinion of Skaggs, St. Hays & Fahey, of Louisville, will by the Bond / Bond E. Rippetal, City Clerk, is calling payment on March 1, at the face amount plus a premium of 2%% Election—An drainage issue bonds submitted to election to be held the voters on of will at Feb. be the 18. White Castle, La. Bond of the face amount, all of city's Offering—Sealed bids will be received until 7 outstanding 4% water works revenue bonds, dated Sept. 1, 1938, interest to cease on date for the purchase of the called. coupon Trust Payable at the Louisville Co., Louisville, Ky. Bonds 000 3% West Point, Ky. Sold—An issue of water works $22,- revenue re¬ funding bonds offered for sale on Dec. 3, 1946, was awarded to Stein Bros. a & Royce,: of Louisville, at price of par. Interest payable / M.S. ' must interest our are the bid. the bonds mentioned accompany issue of Feb. 3—v. 165 p. 729.) MASSACHUSETTS were awarded to as and A certified check for not less than in the Farmers State Bank & Trust Co., of Church Point, Principal 2y4s. In¬ terest payable A-O. enue anticipation offered for sale on of Trust Interest ceases (P. O. Voted Bonds An issue of and Election Bond Approved— recently. The State Finance will Commission election the to voters the to submitted be held be on Feb. an election will be held t 11 i top i'.yi will be and play¬ grounds, according to the Ameri¬ Public can Works Association. The Detroit Planning Commission has devised a public works im¬ provement schedule calling for expenditure of $15 million a year for six More * starting in 1947. $10 million will be years than spent for new sewers< this By 1970, if present plans yean a civic center. next Most improvement few of Detroit's during the is to be years 1941 sible; Since troit's debt to make this pos¬ Pearl has Harbor, been per cent—from lowered now $328,585,000 to Sold—The Assessment Roll 101, paving bonds offered for sale last Sept. 17, were purchased, by the First of /Michi¬ gan Corp., of Detroit, at a price of 100.025, a net interest cost of vided 2.095%, oh the bonds as di¬ follows: $12,000 as 2y4s, due on Aug. 1, in 1947 to 1949; the remaining $7,500 as 2s, due on Aug. 1, in 1950 and 1951. In¬ terest March payable F-A. - $6,000 street improvement bonds authorized at the election held ceintly by Election — An 9, 1946, a /| on issue was purchased on re« local bank. MONTANA p of of Feb. 10. Sale—The $30,000 road and bridge bonds offered for sale Jan. 31-/V.165, p. 586—were awarded to a syndicate composed of the First National Bank, of on Minneapolis, First Natiqnal Bank, of St. Paul, and the First Security National Bank, of Willmar, as 1.70s, at a. price of: 100.208, a bisis of about 1.675%. Dated Jan. 1, Denomination $1,000. These 1947. bonds due Jam 1; in 1950 1961,/The next highest are through bidder Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of Minneapolis, for 1.70s, at a price of 100.054. /. / was Schools Jan. on 15—v. 165, p. 260—were 1.60s, at of a about price of 100.942, a basis due $15,000 fromf March 1/ i:1948 to 1967, giving a; basis of about 2.35% Interest,, payable i :5. . /;/// from Jan. Bond Election—It. is now 1, 1949 to 1958, in¬ 90,000 sewer Jan. 1, bonds. 1949 to Due from inclu¬ sive; optional at par and accrued interest on Jan. 1, 1957. 1962, offer of 100.26 for $50,000 as 1.40s, and $90,000 as 1,70s, tendered by the First National Bank of Min¬ neapolis, and associates. bution system . Election purchase — An issue of $400,000 municipal hospital bonds will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held on April 1. MISSISSIPPI revenue .bond^/thql/were sold/recently, subject Bond this of to the outcome election—v. 165, p. 730. City, Neh/Slff of Ariv.issue Election $25,000 airport bonds will be sub¬ mitted to the voters at the elec¬ tion to be held on Feb. 18. Dated April 1, 1947. These bonds would mature in 10 years. . Neb. Bond Election-/The issuance of $30,000 airport bonds will be sub¬ mitted to the voters at an elec¬ tion scheduled for Feb. 25. Falls City School District, Neb. Bond Election of issue An — $321,000 building bonds will be submitted to ..theVvoters at an elec¬ tion to be held April 11. on Filley School, District, Neb. Bond Offering —The; Secretary of the Board of Education will re~ ceive Worthington, Minn. Bond re¬ ported/that att election is sched-* uled for March 4, to submit to a vote the $440,000 electric distri¬ David City, clusive. v NEBRASKA/ Beatrice,. Neb. . 1.48%: $50,000 swimming pool bonds. Due ;that the of 100.193—v. 165, p. 260—are Central awarded to the Farmers & Mer¬ chants State Bank, of Tracy, as states now $300,000 building bonds sold to Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of Minneapolis, as 2%s, at a price Tracy, Minn. Bond Sale—The following bonds totaling $140,000, offered for sale Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Interest pay¬ able J-J. Second best bid was an City Clerk reports that $19,500 Special about voters on Purchased—An issue of Dec. election to be held 19 Ecorse, Mich. ... of Fergus County Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P.\ O. Lewistown), Mont. $200,000 airport bonds will be Maturity-/T h e Superintendent submitted to the voters at the De¬ $266,686,000. Bonds ssue the to Parnell, Mo. Bonds Mankato, Minn. Bond accom¬ plished on the "pay-as-you-go" plan—without public borrowing. The city has been reducing its debt since submitted 18, are car¬ ried out, capital i election ta be held an the on Norway Lake Township (P. O. Sunburg), Minn. $500 million on municipal im¬ provements during the next gen¬ eration, with the emphasis on a network Election—An Z/f// Fairmont, Minn. City Clerk Bond Election—The sealed bids until T. p.m. on Feb. 15, for the /purchase of $12r 000 semi-annual, building - coupon bonds, not exceeding 2% interest Denomination $500. These bonds are $500 annually for 24 optional in 1951. These are due years, the borids authorized at the elec¬ Jackson County, Pascagoula Rural tion /held' on Oct. 17,. 1946, Prin¬ Separate Sch. Dist. (P. O. cipaland interest payable at the PascagOula),Miss. County Treasurer's office, Beat¬ Bond Sale Details—It is stated rice. /:-//, by the Clerk of the Board of Su¬ Madison School District* Neb. pervisors, in connection with the Bond Election ^ An issue of sale of the $125,000 school bonds $250,000 construction and site pur¬ to White, Hattier & Sanford, of chase bonds will submitted to the New Orleans, at a net interest cost voters at the election to be held on of about 2.38%—v. 165, p. 260— • rev¬ Bond Sale—The . - //Bond $125,000 municipal airport bonds at Bond Plans Half-Billion Public Works traffic Jan; 7. hagej^Mo^y^ MINNESOTA Detroit, Mich. new on of ,/ZZ issue An — to have the voters issuance of $45,000 airport bonds. $7,000 held $10,improvement sewer favorably voted at the was election held $150,000 memorial hospital bonds pass construction favorably voted at an was . Manistique), Mich. , *•« Belle, Mo. bonds Schoolcraft County payable Bonds Voted—An issue of 000 water and called. date on Interest MISSOURI Co., Detroit, for payment. ~ i inclusive. all J-D. should be delivered to the Detroit Concordia Parish Consolidated Sch. p.* 729—were awarded to the Sec¬ fered for sale On Jan. 28^-v; 165 Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Vidalia), La. ond National Bank, of Boston, at p. 386—-were awarded jointly to tjBond Offering Details—The 0.616% discount. Dated Feb. 4, R* S. Dickson & Co., of Chicago, $425,000 school bonds, to bear not 1947. Due $500,000 on Nov. 6, and Pohl & Co., and Walter, Woody that the bonds were sold at a exceeding 4% interest, being of* on Nov. 13, 1947. Runner-up in & Heimerdinger, both of Cincin¬ price of 100.085, divided as fol¬ fer?£ for sale on Feb. 11 -v. 165, the bidding was the First Boston nati, as p. 585—will mature on 2M>s, at a price of 97.777, lows: .$90,000 as March 1, Corp., 2!/2s, due from offering 0.669%/while the a basis of about as follows: 2.715%v - Dated Feb. 1,;: 1948 to 1962, the remain¬ $17,000 in 1949, $18,- third highest bid was an offer Feb. «00 in 1950, 1, 1947. Due $10,000 from ing $35,000 as 2 $19,000 in 1951 and of y4s, due from Feb. 0.709%, tendered by the Mer¬ May 1, 1948 to 1952, $20,000 in 1953 and 1972, inclusive. 1, 1963 to 1967. Interest payable 1954, chants National Bank, Boston. Interest FrA. * sj/z payable M-N. WW. > ri f - y "n r, 1 -i; ^ w .v. \» *\. A,. ■ - t //., » VH: 2V4s, at par, as noted here—v. 165 586—are due on June 1, as foil lows: $1,000 in 1948; $1,500 in 1949 to 1952, and $2,000 in 1953 to 1961, p. interest payment date. Said bonds states that $250,000 first 1947, mortgage electric light and power Feb. 4—v. 165 system revenue coupon bonds of¬ notes dated School district bonds which were awarded on Jan. 20 to M. A. Saunders & Co., of Memphis, as 1967, subject to redemption on any held Norway, Mich. $1,000,000 Sept. 1,1937. Due Sept. 1, Dated payable /';/•/"/./ The above Clerk also states that the $25,000 Independence Console Michigan Lawrence, Mass. Note Sale—The arid 645. 601 ' following bonds 1977. Sold-—The $120,000 im¬ Aug. 1, 1946, Clerk, payable at the Bank of Commerce, White Castle. Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. provement bonds offered for sale on Feb. aggregating $80,$49,000 street; $16,000 side¬ walk, and $15,000 drainage sys¬ tem bonds. Denominations $1,000 and $500. Due from Dec. 1, 1948 (These Church Point, La. Bonds on 000: 3% LOUISIANA p.m. 20, by L. A. Papet, Town to election lion for recreation centers, parks, and stadiums, and $55 million for Franklin), La. for the the Detroit will have spent $295 million for a new system of streets and expressways, $90 mil¬ bonds. ' Mary Parish Consolidated $200,000 Call—It is stated that S. 1 Gravity Drain District (jp. O. be furnished the successful pur¬ chaser. A certfied check for $1,- 000, is required. No. 237, 274, 296, 324, 335, 346, 350, 370/375, 385, 419, 457, 486, 535, Interest J-D,. 11. Program—The city plans to spend receive sealed bids until Feb. 26, for the purchase of $25,000 Sewer District March 1, the following out¬ standing refunding bonds, Series of Jan. 7. District Secretary, payment at A, Nos. 4, 18, 44, 98, 135, 162, 214, $58,- Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Casnovia), No. 3 sewerage disposal plant bonds carried at the election held / Monroe, La. Bank, Casnovia $90,000 on Parkin, 2.10%. about par on has approved the issue. An called. that he is calling for Dist., Mich. 30. Municipal Lecompte, La. ward on bonds Bonds at voted Jan. election Bonds Voted—It is stated National ably on Chicago. / date on Royal Oak Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 7 (P. O. Berkley), Mich. Bond Call—It is stated by Ed¬ 000 construction bonds Was favor¬ proved by Chapman & Cutler, of : Russell Springs, Ky. City Secretary-Treasurer that at / Bond Offering—S. E, Rippetoe, City Clerk, will receive bids until the election held on Jan. 28, the p.m. on Feb. 11 for the purchase following t bonds aggregating $2,of $2i,000 water works revenue 158,000, were approved by heavy refunding bonds, not exceeding majorities: $1,408,000 storm drain¬ 3% interest. Dated March 1, 1947. age extension construction, and Denomination $1,000. These bonds $750,000 sanitary sewer bonds. are due March 1, as follows: $1,000 Olla, La. in 1948, and $2,000 in 1949 to Bond Offering—The Mayor will 1958; Rate of interest to bey in . Baroda Sch. Bonds Voted—An issue of int. New Orleans. merce, v- - and ceases April 7. that revenue bonds purchased recently at par by Co., 1954, 1959. stated Nos. at MICHIGAN " is $116,000 gas utility Dated Feb. 1,-1947. Denomination $1,000. are due Feb. Jena, La. (M-S) pay¬ able at the National Bank of Com¬ County (P. O. Nicholasville), Ky. Bond / 1946. Jessamine in to Sold—It Sendtobia), Mississippi Sale Details—The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors states Bond for Interest of Boston. 000 Bonds Tate County XP. O. 481 to 540, are being called that the $50,000 road bonds soldi payment on March 1, at par to the First National Bank of and accrued interest. Dated July Memphis, as 2y4s, at a price of Trust Co., of Dedham, at 0.549% 15, 1941. Bonds should be deliv¬ 101.41/as noted here—v. 165, n discount. Due on Nov. 7, 1947. ered to the National Bank of De¬ 586—are due $2,000 from Dec. 1* Second best bid was an offer of troit, for payment on March 1. 1947 to 1971, /giving a basis of 0.566%/ by the First National Feb. on s;xv'.-virV'-!\ . ' ♦ y:^y>~Mass; Bank now 1"+*'y Pontiac, Mich,X : yV (P.OrDedham)r" Bond Call—It Is stated by Oscar /'///£$; Eckman, Director, of Finance, that Note ,.Sale—The . $400,000 tax 1941 refunding bonds, Series A-5, anticipation notes offered for sale Norfolk County fer of 0.49%, by the United States as 1 Vz s, due from, Jan. 1, 1948 Trust Co., Boston, ////i/ //.■.v 1950; $122,000 as l%s, due from an election to be held sometime in Somerville, Mass. Jan. 1, 1951 to 1956, and the re¬ February: $33,600 water works Note Sale—The $500,000 tem¬ maining $22,000 as 2s, dud on Jan, improvement, and $6,425 airport porary loan notes offered for sale 1, 1957. Interest payable J-J. bonds. on Feb. 6, were awarded to the Queydan/ La. Merchants National Bank, of BosV'-.' -<"• ScottCity, Kan, ' ' Bond Sale—The $20,000 Water iBonds Purchased —The $25,000 tori/at a discount of 0.58 %» Dated works arid electric plant revenue street improvement bonds author¬ Feb. 6, 1947. Denominations $50,bonds offered for sale on Feb. 4 ized at the election held on Sept. 000, $25,000 and $10,000. These —v. 165, p. 260—were awarded to notes are due Nov. 6, 1947. The 4, 1946, were purchased recently Scharff — Jones, of New Orleans, next by the Crummer Co., of Wichita, for highest bidder was the Mid¬ $12,000 as 2*&s, and $8,000 as at a price of 100.054. dlesex County National Bank, 21/4S. The next highest bidder was Cambridge, at 0.59%. White, Hattier & Sanford. KENTUCKY following , Sale Monday, February 10, 1947 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL 8c FINANCIAL 856 - Feb. 25. Omaha Pnxblic O. Power -Contract; Signed.; Districts—The trict has with /bK the >■ / three » ' With / Hydro above signed a (« District Omaha), Neb. named .dis¬ new Hydro J?—] • contract Electric vV I ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ;Volume'16S'' 'Number'''4567 FWer - Districts. This new ton- tract cancels completely tract of Dec. 26, 1944, the con¬ between Nebraska Power Company: and the Omaha Electric Committee and the Loup River Public Power District.' It .also cancels an bid contract between Nebraska Pow¬ er Company and Loup River, which had been suspended by the 1944 contract. ■ The new contract is made with The Central Nebraska, Loup River, and Platte Valley Districts. It provides for maximum use by the Omaha District of the hydro electric^powerisb essentialto the development and existence of ir¬ rigation in the State. The new contract makes it po$for sible the that was a syndicate headed by Otis & 334, to the amount of $138,- Co., at a price of 100.135, a net in000, being all of the outstanding1 erest cost of 1.4874%, as lJ/2s. bonds maturing in 1956 to 1963, of an original issue of $334,000, NEW YORK called for payment on March 1, at the price of par value and accrued interest. Dated Sept. 1, are 1941. Due Sept 1, as follows: $18,in 1956 to 1962, and $12,000. 000 in terest 60,000 - kw. steam plant; at Bellevue,1; which they anticpate will be ready in early 1949. The power generated there will be used by Consumers, the REA Dis¬ tricts, and the Omaha District. on date called. New York City Housing until 11 a.m. Feb. 25 for the on purchase of $15,000,000 bonds, di¬ vided follows: as $7,600,000 emergency housing bonds, Series A, to bear a sin¬ gle date of interest ranging bonds are due Jan. 1,1950. Sounder a County ? (P. O. WdhOo),^ Neb. Offering Con¬ templated—It is reported by the County Clerk that the $150,000 from to iy8% to 2%, said rate be expressed in multiples of y8 of 1%. The bonds will be dated Jan. 1, 1947 and 1, as follows: $500,000 from 1949 to 1956, in¬ clusive, and $600,000 from 1957 to 1962, inclusive. 7,400,000 highway improvement bonds, series E, to be dated Jan. 1, 1947 and mature an¬ nually on Jan. 1 from 1949 to 1982, inclusive. Bidder to name one of the following in¬ mature terest Authority, building bonds offered for sale on auction. Jan. 10, and awarded to Blair & Bidders are requested to name Offering — Maxwell H. Co., Inc., as 1.40s—v. 165, p. 387— Tretter, Executive Director, will were sold, at a price of 100.15, a the interest rate qr rates, not ex¬ receive sealed bids until noon basis of about 1.38%. Interest pay¬ ceeding 5% per annum, in multi¬ (EST) on Feb. 13 for the pur¬ able F-A. ples of V* of 1%. Each bid may name one rate for part of the chase of $14,715,000 temporary Triborough Bridge and Tunnel oan notes bonds (having the earliest maturi¬ (Issue XXII), dated Authority, N. Y. Feb. 27, 1947, and due Aug. 27, ties), and another rate or rates Cost of Tunnel Now Put At for the balance, but no bid may 947. The offering consists of: $70,000,000 —The Brooklyn-Bat¬ name more than four rates, and Irst Series $1,026,000 tery Tunnel, now under construc¬ each bidder must specify in his Second Series 1,000,000 tion and being financed by the bid the amount of bonds of each Third Series 1,000,000 Reconstruction Finance Corp., rate. Each rate must be bid for Fourth Series 1,000,000 will require an expenditure of bonds of consecutive maturities. Fifth Series 1,000,000 $70,000,000 provided there is no The bonds will be awarded to the Sixth Series 1,000,000 further increase in wage rates and bidder offering to purchase the Seventh Series 1,000,000 materials. The facility is expected bonds at the lowest interest cost Eigth sSeries 1,000,000 to be completed sometime in 1949 to the Town, such cost to be Ninth Series 1,000,000 and it is expected that thq RFC determined by deducting the total Tenth Series 689,000 will provide the additional funds amount of the premium bid from Eleventh Series 750,000 above its original commitment of the aggregate amount of interest Twelfth Series 750,000 $57,000,000. The agency, accord¬ upon all of the bonds until their Thirteenth Series 750,000 ing to George E. Spargo, General respective maturities. No bid of Fourteenth Series 750,000 Manager of the above-mentioned less than par and accrued inter¬ Fifteenth Series 500,000 Authority, has cut the interest est will be entertained. Sixteenth Series 500,000 New Jan. rates ' for - e 500,000 Eighteenth Series 500,000 Sold —The $16,137,000 (Issue XXI), dated Feb. 27, and due Aug. 27, 1947 of¬ Notes notes 1947 the .entire awarded of New York, $11,290,000 at 0.82% interest— First Series }.$1,000.000 iy8%, 1%%, 1%%, Second Series 1V2%, 1%%, 1%%, l7/s% or Third Series 2%. Fourth terest will be exempt from taxa¬ ,1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 500,000 790,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Series Sixth Series Thirteenth Series Fourteenth Series Fifteenth Series Sixteenth Series Seventeenth Series ceive Series — To Bessemer Trust Co., Jersey the State or by any county, City, $2,000,000 at 0.80% interest, municipality or other taxing dis¬ plus a premium of $3 on each se¬ A certified check Bond Election—The issuance of trict thereof. ries— for $300,000, payable to order of Ninth Series $40,000 construction bonds will be $500,000 C. Hendrickson, State Tenth submitted to a vote at an election Robert Series.500,000 to be held on Feb. 11, it is re¬ Treasurer, will be furnished the Eleventh Series 500,000 successful bidder. Legal opinion Twelfth Series ported. 500,000 of the State Attorney General and To Manufacturers Trust Co., Camden County (P. O. Camden), of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City, $1,847,000 at New Jersey : ' New York City will be furnished 0.82%— • Bond Sale-rThe $425,000 re¬ the successful bidder. funding of 1946 coupon-boiids of¬ Seventh Series $1,000,000 Stone Harbor, N. J. fered for sale on Feb. 5-^v. 165, Eighth Series 847,000 Taxpayers Protest Bond Issu¬ p. 586—were awarded to a syndi¬ The Central Hanover Bank & connection with the cate composed of White, Weld & ance—In Trust Co., New York City, pur¬ Co.; Coffin & Burr, both of New $170,000 jetty construction bonds chased the balance of $1,000,000, York, and Hallowell, Sulzberger that were approved by the Local representing the fifth series, at & Co.; of Philadelphia, as- 1.70s, Government Commission last No¬ 0.82% interest, plus a $12 pre¬ at a price of 100.2188, a basis of vember, to be issued in connection Caldwell Sch. Dist. (P. O. Caldwell), N. J. tion by - about 1.677%* Interest payable M-N. Dated Nov, 1,1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Nov. 1, in 1950 to 1962. East Rutherford,N. I. . Election Urged—The Board of Education is said to have been asked to place, on the ballot at the school election on Feb. 11, Bond with it a to cost $400,000, that plans to issue have been delayed tem¬ program is reported the bonds porarily as a committee appointee at a recent meeting of the Cham¬ ber of Commerce filed with the Borough Clerk a taxpayers' peti¬ tion protesting against incurring signed by more property owners with an issue of $35,000 athletic field combined If assessed holdings o" improvement bonds. more than $300,000. This action automatically blocks port Lee, N* J. Warrant Tenders Invited—It is stated by Josiah M. Hewitt, Treas¬ urer of the Board of Liquidation such indebtedness, than 100 proposed bond issue with which it was intended to finance part of the costs. the < sealed bids until 3 mium. (EST) re¬ p.m. sale on Feb. State of The ap¬ Treasurer proving opinion of Masslich and Mitchell, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. Due Aug. 15, as fol¬ & Co., all of Durham, at a price $13,000 in 1958 to 1959; of 100.188, a net interest cost of $45,000 $14,000 in 1960; $15,000 in 1.93%, as follows: for 1961 to 1964, and $10,000 in maturing Feb. 1, $5,000 in 1953, 1965 and 1966. $10,000 in 1954 to 1957, as 2%s, Dated Feb. 15, '1947.- Denom. $40,000 maturing $10,000. Feb. 1958 to 1961, as iy4s, and $60,000 $1,000. Rate of interest to be in maturing $10,000 Feb. 1, 1962 to multiples of V\ or l/10th of 1%. as 2s. " Interest payable Principal and interest payable at 1967, F-A. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Legal¬ the First Trust Co., Wellsville. The bonds will be delivered at ity approved by Masslich & Mit¬ Wellsville, or at such other place chell, of New York. as may be agreed with the pur¬ Reidsville, N. C. The Bonds Voted—An issue chaser, about Feb. 28, 1947. approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be submitted to the suc¬ cessful bidder. A certified check Til- & Co., of New York, as 1.10s, at a price of 100.042, a basis of about 1.085%. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. $2,500 on Aug. 1, in 1948 to 1951, and on Feb. 1, 1952. Interest payable F-A. Second best bid was an offer of 100.204 for 1.20s, of $200,- and sewer system bonds was approved at the elec¬ tion held on Jan. 7. 000 water, street $5,500, payable to the village, is required. for Park¬ Westchester Cross County way Authority, N. Y. Continuance Sought—A bill has islature the NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forhs fndep* Sch. Dist.No. X Forks), N. Dak. (P. O. Grand been introduced in the State leg¬ providing for continuance authority until its bond Bonds Voted—It is stated NORTH CAROLINA by the Secretary of the Board of Educa¬ tion that at an election held oil Jan. 28, the voters approved the of $650,000 construction issuance bonds by a wide margin. Jamestown, N. Dak. is National said to $10,000 garbage Bonds Sold—The First Bank have of Jamestown purchased control revenue bonds as 2y2s. ney Due the lows: 3—v. 165, p. 731—were awarded to of order North Carolina for $1,300. on Garden City principal and interest liabilities Park Water Dist. (P. O. Garden have been met or a_ssumed by the City Park), N. Y. county, and eliminating the tenBond Sale—The $12,500 coupon year time limit for redemption of or registered fire apparatus bonds outstanding bonded debt. for incor¬ porated bank or trust company, payable unconditionally to the Hempstead, offered accompanied by bonds. of North be certified check upon an Feb. 14, for the pur¬ chase of the following coupon or Iredell County (P. O. Statesville), North Carolina registered bonds amounting to Bond Sale—The $154,000 rbad $275,000, not exceeding 5% int.: $25,000 water works bonds. Due and bridge refunding bonds, of¬ for sale recently, were Aug. 15, as follows: $2,000 in fered 1948 to 1959, and $1,000 in awarded to a syndicate composed of J. Lee Peeler & Co., the Vance 1960. 250,000 electric light system Securities Corp., and R. S. Hays 500,000 500,000 Nineteenth Series will Treasurer, Village 1,000,000 Eighteenth Series Twentieth Jr., must Bids a Wellsville, N. Y Bond Offering—George B. Booth, follows: as To Chemical Bank & Trust Co., tunnel bonds it has been on acquiring from 3%% to 2% dur¬ ing the construction period and has also agreed to an extension of the maturity date to 1995. fered Feb. 3—v. 165, p. 731—were : unconstitutional. 1946, rate Seventeenth Series Principal and semi-annual in¬ terest (J-J) on both issues will be NEW JERSEY payable at the First-Mechanics ^ Atlantic City, N. J, National Bank, of Trenton. Cou¬ City Sales Tax Ruled Void— pon bonds in $1,000 denominations, *fhe New Jersey Court of Errors exchangeable for fully registered and Appeals ruled recently that bonds. All of the bonds will be Atlantic City's ,3 % sales taXT im¬ full faith and credit obligations posed from May, 1945,! to June, of the State and principal and in¬ " I, - ■ York Note issue: county hospital bonds approved by the voters last November, will be taken up by county banks. ' purchaser without cost. A. $750 semi-annual interest (F and A 1) certified check, payable to the able in legal tender in Morganton, N. Town, must accompany bid. C.; general obligations; un¬ limited tax; delivery on or about Palatine Bridge, N. Y. March 1, 1947, at place of pur¬ Bond Sale Details—The $19,000 chaser's choice. There will be no — Jersey (State of) Offering—Christopher H. Ellin, Secretary of the Issuing Of¬ ficials, will receive sealed bids ..... No Public Bond ceases Bond Pawnee These bonds New County (P. 0$ City)i Neki ' Bond Sale—The $15,000 county hospital bonds authorized at the general election on November 6, 1946, were awarded recently to the County, as 2s. Dated July 1, 1947. said Sept. 1, 1947, and subsequent thereto, for payment, at the of¬ fice of the Borough Treasurer. In¬ Hydro Districts to Pawnee of tached interest coupons maturing new ; Holders 1963. shall present their bonds with at¬ start immediate construction of a - 3^% refunding bonds, Nos,:< 197 to 857 Glen Alpine, Bond N. C. Offering—W. E. Williston, N. Dak. Easter- ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ ment Commission, will receive sealed bids in his office at Raleigh until 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 for the Bond Election — An issue of $50,000 storm sewer bonds will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held on Feb. 17. tendered by the Marine Trust Co., purchase of $65,000 not to exceed 5% interest coupon water bonds. Borough, that the Board OHIO Buffalo. has currently available $25,000 for NEW MEXICO Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. $500. North Hempstead, Great Neck Park Due * Feb. the purchase at the lowest price 1, as follows: $1,000 Clay-Genoa Local School District Clovis, N. Mex* Dist. (P. O. Manhasset), N. Y (P. O. Genoa), Ohio from 1950 to 1961 incl.; $1,500, offered of the borough's interest Bond Offering—Ralph Camper, Bond funding warrants.; Holders desir¬ ; Bonds Voted—An issue of $85,Offering — Sealed bids 1962 to 1970 incl.; $2,000, 1971 to ing to offer warrants should en¬ 000 memorial hospital bonds was will be received until 10:30 a.m. 1976 incl., and $2,500 from 1977 Clerk of the Board of Education, close such tenders in plain sealed ratified at the election held on on Feb. 14, by Hartford N. Gunn, to 1987 incl. Bonds are subject will receive sealed bids until noon envelopes marked "Tenders of In¬ Jan. 13* Town Supervisor, for the pur¬ to redemption at the option of the on Feb. 17, for the purchase of terest chase of $37,000 coupon or regis¬ Town, in whole or in part, at $102,000 building bonds, not ex¬ Funding Warrants,'* ad¬ New Mexico (Slate of) dressed to the Board of Liquida¬ ceeding 2y2% interest. Dated Jan. Debentures Sold—An issue of tered park bonds. Interest rate par and accrued interest, on any tion for "the Borough of Fort Lee, is not to exceed 5%, payable interest payment date prior to 1, 1947. Denoms. $1,000 and $500. $1,000,000 state highway deben¬ 1650 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee, N. M-S. Denom. $1,000. Dated March maturity, upon 30 days' notice These bonds are due $2,500 April tures offered for sale on Feb. 5 JV Tenders will be opened at 2 1, 1947. Due on March 1: $7,000 published once in a newspaper and Oct. 1, 1948 to 1963, and fe —v. 165, p. 586—was awarded to a 500 April and $3,000 Oct. 1, 1964 p.m, on Feb. 19. : syndicate composed of Halsey, in 1948 to 1950, and $8,000 in published in Morganton, North to 1967. Rate of interest to be in Stuart & Co.; Salomon Bros. & 1951 and 1952. Rate of interest Carolina, and filed at the place at Highlands, N. J. which the principal of and inter¬ multiples of y4 of 1%. Tj}ese are Bonds Authorized The Bor¬ Hutzler; G. H. Walker & Co., both to be in multiples of % or l/10th of 1%, and must be the same for est on the bonds are payable. A the bonds authorized at the gen¬ ough Council is said to have passed of New York, and Bosworth, Sul¬ all of the bonds. Prin. and int. redemption of any part of the out¬ eral election held on Nov. 5,1946. on final reading an ordinance call¬ livan & Co., of Denver, as 1 %s, bonds, less than the The approving opinion of Brecker, at a price of 100.155, a net interest payable at the Port Washington standing ing for the issuance of $114,000 whole thereof, will be a redemp¬ Marburger, Evatt & Barton, of Water system construction bonds. cost of 1.4855%Interest payable National Bank & Trust Co.* Man¬ Columbus, will be furnished the The tion of bonds in the inverse order F-A. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. hasset ; Branch, Manhasset. A certified of their identifying numbers. successful bidder. Neptune City, N. J. $1,000. These debentures are due approving opinion of Vandewater, for the — Bond Call—It is stated by EdWard McClelland, Borough Clerk, $250,000 on Feb. and Aug. 1, 1957 and 1958. The next highest bidder Sykes City, & Heckler, of New York will be furnished to the Coupon bonds registerable as to principal alone; principal and check for $1,100, Board of payable to the Education, is required. •Monday; February 10, ig47 Concord Rural Local Bond bonds bid for, payable to the Board of Education, is required. 4 Sch. Dist. O. Urbana), Ohio (P. Sale—The school $5,000 & Co., of Cincinnati, to iaci. Lbo* will at 1 from 1948 Clerk of the Board of Education, receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Feb. 17, for the pur¬ chase of $360,000 not to exceed 2% building bonds. Dated March Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $9,000 June and Dec. 20, in 1948 to 1967. Rate of interest to be in multiple of % of 1%. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Central National 1947. 20, Bank, Cleveland. The approving opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, will be furnished. A certified Offering—Dent Thomas, Education, Clerk of the Board of Feb. on noon 18, for the purchase of building bonds. $75,000 Dated March 1, 1947. Denom. $1,- 000. These bonds are due $3,000 from Nov. 1, 1948 to 1972. Bidders bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of y4 of 1%. Feb, 18, for the purchase of $65,000 2Vs% building bonds. Dated March 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Nov. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1957, and $3,000 in 1958 to 1972. Bid¬ ders may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of V\ of 1%. The approving opinion of' Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, will be furnished the successful purchaser. A certified check for $650, payable to the Board of Education, is required. These bonds were originally of¬ on fered for sale on Jan. 25. Marysville, Ohio Bond Sale—The $165,000 storm bonds offered for sale on Jan. 31—v. awarded 165, to 387—were p. the Ohio Co., of Columbus, as l*As, at a price of 100.131, a basis of about 1.485%. Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due from Nov. 1, 1948 to 1967. The next highest bidder was Field, Richards & Co., for l%s, at a price of 101.937. may Principal and interest (M-N) National payable at the First Bank, of Coshocton. The approv¬ ing opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, will be furnished. A certified check for $750, payable to the Board of Education, is required. (These bonds were originally offered for sale nance Authorized was An — of ordi¬ $6,000 3% street an is¬ Denom. $500. These bonds due Nov. 1, as follows: $500 in are 1948 to 1951, $1,000 in 1952, $500 1956, and $1,000 in 1957. in 1953 to Hamilton City Sch. Dist. (P. O. Hamilton), OhlO Bonds Voted—It is stated by the Clerk of the Board of Education that at the election held on Jan. 21 the voters approved the issuance an election will be held on March 18, to resubmit to the voters the $180,000 site purchase and school construction bonds that were re¬ jected by the voters last November. . Hicksville, Ohio Bond Offering—Ethel Harkey, Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon oh Feb. 8 for the purchase of $18,000 water works extension bonds, not exceeding 4% interest. Dated March 1, 1947. until Jesse bids noon M. on Shaffer, June and incl, 1947. Dec. Due 1, in Bidders different rate $10,000 1948 to specify interest, in may of multiples of 14 of 1%. No bids to be for less than crued interest and will be and par no received. The expense. A certified check for 1% of the amount bid, payable to the Board of Education, is required. (These Dec. on received Mt. the are 23, for were bonds which offered all bids certified to the check for $250, Village payable Treasurer is re¬ Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon on Feb. 18, for the purchase of $54,000 school bonds, to bear exceeding 3% interest. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $1,000 May and $2,000 on Nov. 1, in 1948 to 1955. Rate of interest to be in multi¬ not ples of 14 of 1%. A certified check for $800, payable to the Board of Education, is required. Mount Sterling Local Sch. Dist. {P. O. Mount Sterling), Ohio — land, a Township Local Sch. Bowersville), Ohio Dist. (P. O. Bond of the noon on for the purchase of $139,000 3% improvement bonds. Dated Jan. 15, 1947. Denom. $1,000. 1, These bonds are due $4,000 April and $3,000 on Oct. 15, 1948, iand $3,000 April and Oct. 15, in 1949 to 1970. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest in multiples of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the office of the Board of Education. The approving opinion of Peck, Shaffer & will be of to 1946. Due Williams, of Cincinnati, furnished A certified the check for purchaser. 1% of the price of 101.27, 1.63%. on Nov. 2.595%. was .1, in pay¬ Runner-up in the bid¬ J. A. White & Co., for l%s. School District, Ohio Bond Offering—C. J. McCullough, Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ cation, until will noon receive on March sealed 1, bids for the purchase of $21,000 3% building bonds. Dated Jan. 1,1947, Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Jan. 1. as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1957, and $1,000 in 1958. Bidders may bid for a different rate of Sch. Dist. on Feb. 18. Due May and on ally announced that the $209,000 will Offering be Feb. — received 18, by Sealed until bids noon on Chapman,! Mary Clerk of the Board of Education, for the purchase of $90,000 2xk% ing $1,000. on interest in multiple of a bid is to be for no less than par and accrued interest. Prin. and int. payable at the First National Bank of Coshocton. The approving opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, A $900 certified check, payable to be furnished the purchaser, Education, must ac¬ cost 4—v. of 1.62%. aidder tioned the are on Feb. bonds men¬ 3, to be sold Feb. 17—v. 165, p. on 731.) Utica Sch. Dist., Ohio Bond Election—An $216,000 construction issue bonds of will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held on March 18. Verona), Ohio Bond Sale—The $72,600 build¬ ing bonds offered for sale on Feb. 3—v. 165, p. 387-*were awarded to J. A. nati, White & Co., of Cincin¬ 2s, at price of 100.443, a basis of about 1.96%. Dated April 1, 1947. Due on April and Oct. 1, from April 1, 1948 to April 1, 1972. Interest payable A-O. as Second best bidder was the Arcanum National Bank, offering 100.137 for 2s. Bond Offering—B. Bond Sale—The $4,296.50 water line bonds offered for sale on Feb. 4—v. 165, p. 587—were purchased State Savings Bank, the only bidder, according to the Village Clerk. Dated Feb. 1947. to 1956. Due on Feb. 1, in Willowick, Ohio 1948 . Bond Sale—The $50,000 village hall bonds offered for sale on Jan. 27—v. 165, p. 262—were awarded to Wm. J. Mericka & Cleveland, 100.552, as 3y4s, at a Durchase a was Pohl & 100.03 for 4% bonds. These at on Bonds Voted—An issue of $200,county hospital bonds was fa¬ vorably voted at an election held recently. Sale—The $300,000 bonds offered for sale on Feb. 4—v. 165, 588—were awarded to the Co., $210, pay¬ able to the Board' of Education, is required. i ... 2.408%. These bonds are $250,000 water system bonds. $15,000 in 1950 to 1965, $10,000 in 1966. 50,000 fire equipment bonds. $3,000 in 1950 to 1965, $2,000 in 1966. The next highest bidder inclusive. der The next highest buk the United States Na¬ Bank, Portland, for l%s price of 100.11. \ ' was tional at a Union County Sch. Dist. No. 23 S (P. O. Elgin), Ore. Bonds Voted—The issuance of $14,000 construction bonds was approved by the voters at a recent election. Wheeler County Sch.- Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Spray), Ore. Sale—The $30,000 school bonds offered for sale oh Feb. 1, Bond awarded were to the First Na^ tional Bank of Portland. Aliquippa, Pa. Bond Sale The $45,000 funding bonds offered for on Feb. 3—v. 165, p. 731— — coupon sale awarded to S. K. Cunning¬ ham & Co., of Pittsburgh, as iy4s, at a price of 100.136, a basis of about 1.225%. Dated Feb. Second best bid was Singer, & Deane^ 100.433 for l^s. an offer by Scribner, of . Pennsylvania v Bond Sale Details—The $900,000 bonds warded recently to the syndicate headed by Dolphin & - Due as $400,000 follows: and Due and was Calvert & Canfield. 13A% water revenue bonds. Due Jan. 1, as follows; $22,000 in 1950, : $23,000 in 1953, $24,000 in 1954 and 1955, $25,000 in 1956 to 1959, $26,000 in 1960 and 1961, $27,000 in 1962 and 1963, and $28,000 in 1964 and 1965. 100,000 2% water revenue bonds. 1951 to Due Jan. 1, as follows: $32,000 Willow, Okla. Offering — Sealed Bond will, be on received Feb. $20,000 18 2:30 p.m. for purchase of the works bonds au¬ water thorized at until in the election OREGON on Jan. 20. I Clackamas County, Estacada High Sch, Diet* (P. O. Estacada), Pre. Bond Election—An issue of $40,000 construction bonds will be submitted to the voters election to be held on at the Feb. 10. Sale 000 Details 400,000 2% water bonds. revenue 1, 1977. - Interest payable J-J. All of said bonds will be callable on any in¬ terest date at 103 to and including Jan. and 1, 1952; at 102 thereafter to including Jan. 1, 1957; at 101 thereafter to and including Jan. 1, 1962; and thereafter at par. able a price of The term bonds shall be call¬ first, by lot; and the serial bonds in inverse order of number The City — reports that the $17,r paving bonds sold to Philadelphia, Pa. now street Due Jan. • and maturity. Dallas, Ore. Bond Auditor 1966, $33,000 in 1967, and $35,000 in 1968. bids the United States National Bank, Debt -Reduced 22% Past in Twelve Years—Gross bonded "debt of the City of- Philadelphia, has Portland, as iy>s, at a price of been reduced by $129,100,000 dur¬ 100.12, as noted here, are dated ing the past 12 years arid on Jan. Jan. 1, 1947, and mature on Jan. I, 1947, stood at $439,700,000. This 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1948 and is one of humber of striking 1949, and $1,500 in 1950 to 1959, facts set forth in an analysis of giving a basis of about 1.48%. In¬ the citys finances just completed terest payable J-J. by the Philadelphia investment of firm of Yarnall Si Co. Net bonded Grants Pass, Ore. Bonds Voted—At tion the voters are a recent elec¬ said to have approved the issuance of the fol¬ lowing bonds: $75,000 sewer, and $60,000 city hall bonds. Home of the Water District (P. Multnomah), Ore. Offering—The Board of O. Secretary Commissioners trayed in a pictorial brochure en¬ titled "Youngstown Offers Indus¬ bear not exceeding 3% interest. Dated Jan. I, 1947i Denom^ $1,000. try Opportunity," currently being These bonds are due Jan. 1, as distributed by the New Industries follows: $15,000 in 1949 to 1953, Committee of the Greater Youngs¬ $16,000 in 1954 to 1958, and $18,* 100.50, a' . de¬ scribed afforded town Area Foundation. of Dated Feb 15, 1947. These bonds are due $1,000 from Feb. 15, 1949 to 1959 Inc., of Wichita, Co.—v/165, p. 588—were sold at and E. M. Clohessy, of -Oklahoma a price of par, and mature as fol¬ City, jointly, at a net interest cost lows: • ; • ' ' *' , eral election held on Nov. 5, 1946. A certified check for Bank, of Portland price Chambersburg Municipal Authority, Sapulpa, Okla. Bond d. a basis of about 1.674% Due 000 Crummer at of¬ Feb. 3—v. 165 awarded to the on 1, 1947. $5,000 from Feb. 1,'1949 to 1957, incl. Interest payable F-A. Payne County (P. O. Stillwater), Okla. Bond — ap¬ held industries, will receive sealed bids until resident and prospective, in the 7:30 p,m. on Feb. 10, for the pur¬ interest Pity area are attractively por¬ chase of $245,000 water bonds, to in a multiple of y4 of 1%. These bonds were authorized at the gen¬ l%s, as were were election Jan. 22. Co., offering Industry Advantages Studied bonds the building bonds sale Dubber- of interest. proved Youngstown, Ohio Advantages for 731—were PENNSYLVANIA J. $40,000 hospital DOnds, to bear not exceeding 3% Co., of price of basis of about 3.195%. Dated Dec. !,♦ 1946. Due $2,000 from Dec. 1, 1948 to 1972, incl. Interest payable J-D. Second best bidder fered stein, ~ City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until Feb. 13, for the Waterville, Ohio 1, net interest cost a 1.63%. a by the Waterville The next highest the National Bank of was Frederick, at of of company the bid. (These Dist., Okla. $22,000 build¬ offered for sale on 165, p. 587—were awarded to the First State Bank, of Grandfield, at an net interest Nov. $4,000 in 1948 to 1968, and $3,000 in 1969 and 1970. Bidders may bid for a different of Sch. Sale—The bonds Feb. follows: as storage the election held on Sept. 6,1946. Grandfield of Sale—The $11,000 equip¬ ment authorized at were certified A of the par value bonds, is required. Okarche, Okla. Coshocton), Ohio 1, bonds These th* Junction City, Ore. construction bonds have been sold. 1, in 1948 to 1971. Bond County, Union High (P. O. Rifle), Okla. Bonds Sold—It has been offici¬ Tuscarawas Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Dated Oct. 1969, incl. Interest able A-O. ding a about Offering—Roy Hite, Clerk offering 101.139 Board of Education, will Plains Local receive sealed bids until March 1, 1948 Jefferson l3/4s, at as basis Garfield Portland. First National $40,- system extension bonds the election to be held Verona Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Dist. (P. O. Dillonvale), Ohio Bond Offering—Ann E. Denger, Oct. quired. about the Bond will be submitted to the voters at Bond Warnock, R. R. 1), Ohio Sale Details—The $85,000 building awarded on Jan. 7, to Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of Tole¬ do, as 2%s—v. 165, p. 387—were sold at a price of 101.63, a basis of of at - Portland States National United check for 2% on Dawson, Okla. on Bond rejected.) Pleasant Local Sch. awarded to Otis & Co., of Cleve¬ due $1,000 March and Sept 1, 1948 to 1956. Rate of interest to in multiples or y4 of 1%. A 731—to be sold Smith Local Sch. Dist. (P.O. ap¬ be bonds 165, p. 17.) v. Feb. the Board of are $1,000. These in will proving opinion of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, will be furnished to the purchaser at his held Bond Election—An issue of A $730 certified check, payable to the Board of Educa¬ tion, must accompany the bid. * (These are the bonds mentioned' ac¬ Bond Sale—The $150,000 build¬ ing bonds' offered for sale on Feb. 3 v. 165, p. 387 — were Denomination furnished. are conditional be to Bank p. Dempsey, of Cleveland, will be y4 of 1%, but 1, election the 13: $8,000 sewer system bonds. 7,000 water works system bonds. al Bank, Coshocton. The approv¬ ing opinion of Squire, Sanders & Education, for the purchase of $400,000 %xk% building and im¬ provement bonds. Denom. $1,000. Feb. the Feb. payable at the Coshocton Nation¬ rate Dated at 000 water for less than par and accrued in¬ terest. Prin. and int. (M-N) Clerk-Treasurer of the Board of of $4,290,000 construction bonds, Hebron LocalSch. Dist,(P. Q, Hebron), Ohio Bond Elections-It is stated that by Sealed — received 15, paving bids bonds. Offering be Feb. a passed recently, by the Village Council calling for sue will 1967, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Ohio Bonds Bond Bond at or semi-annual, bonds amounting to $15,000, not exceeding 4% inter¬ est, will be submited to the voters multi¬ a of 1%. No bid is to be Miamisburg City Sch. Dist. (P. O. building bonds. Denom. Dated March 1, 1947. Due Miamisburg), Ohio on Jan. 27.) on $1,000. Dated 1947. Due on Nov. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 and 1949, and $3,000 in 1950 to 1972, incl. Bidders may specify a dif¬ interest v (J-J). payable First National Bank of Comache, Okla. • / Election —The following 1, ple of noon on Denom. March ferent rate of interest in sewer will receive sealed bids until bonds. for will receive sealed bids until $5,000, payable to the Board of Education, is required. Bond voters check for Fresno Local School District, Ohio noon District, Ohio Bond Offering — M. G. Karr, Clerk of the Board of Education, by Fox, Reusch & Co. of Cincinnati. will the scheduled Keene Local School was made Fairview Village Exempted Sch* Put. (P. Q. Cleveland), Ohio < Bond Offering—H. T. Jameson, to election until received 18, by Klines Foster, Clerk of the Board of Education, for the purchase of $73,000 2y>% building March 18. Second high bid of 100.12 for 1 submitted be an be Feb. $150,000 school construction bonds price of 100.14, a basis of about 1.458%* Dated Sept. 1, 1947 and due $1,000 on Sept. will Bond Election—The issuance of a Coshocton), Ohio ? Offering — Sealed bids Bond town), Ohio , 1 xk s, at as Route 5, Johns* Johnstown Sch. Dist. (P. O. bonds offered Jan. 29—v. 165, p. 387—were awarded to J. A. White OKLAHOMA Roscpp Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. 000 in 1959 to 1963, Principal and debt of $334,000,000 at the begin¬ ning of tbO-present year repre¬ sented a reduction of $103,000,000 during that period. Through reduction in size of debts, and also through lowered interest rates, annual interest charges of the city have also been substantially reduced. Whereas interest charges on the city's debt in 1934 amounted to $24;000,000 $17,000,000 in 1946 and arev expected to amount to only $16,000,000 in ' 1947; the analysis they were shows. 22"' ' Discussing O the - • * - prospects for further reduction of the city's interest charges: the 3 analysis states: "Of the gross bonded 'debt 60% (or $267,912,- 1947, over 1, 4% tp We&S^' 5 /2%;^ ^About. - Newport, R. /. V le^he $100,000 tem* $lfi4,OO0,O(M callable be* tween Jam 2, 1947 an4 Feiv 16, 1955, Annual interest on these short-term bonds amounts to SI*5* 175,000. Assuming they were all refunded at 2%^ ; the yearly say¬ ings wohld amount to about $3,884,000; or about 24% of the total estimatau -;|moreat:': ^drges;-.-vfor bonds mature^ or are with RHODE ISLAND outstanding Jan. I $439,700,000 nf THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Nviii^er 45^7" Volume 165 i0an notes offered for sale !on Feb, 6,; were, awarded to the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., at a notes discount are of due 0.617%. on These November 3, 1947. . , general appraisal of the a pity's economic structure the analysis.continues: "in addition tu its ownership pf many cultural* safety,, recreational and • service facilities, sight should not be lost ; pf the fact that Philadelphia owns ! the very valuable Broad Street and the Frankford Railway; it owns its Subway Elevated and sewage facilities; sub* j ject to an outstanding bond issue, water it owns and leases the gas facili* supplying Philadelphia, it important dock facilities; it owns airport facilities. In other words, the debt which is outstand¬ ties owns ing is covered by many valuable underlying assets, sopie of which have been mentioned. "As of Nov, debt bonded Works 1, 1946, the gross City the on $23,090,000, was less Rural Myrtle Beach, S. C. Bonds $130,000 Sold—rlt is stated Gas $3,* 299,090 in the Reserve Fund. Un*» der the annual rental of $4,200,000 the Gas Works debt will have been completely eliminated by Nov. 1, 1951, a substantial pay¬ ment of principal will be returned to the city and thereafter the yearly rental of $4,200,000 will again revert to the City of Phila* delphia. This important revenue is equal to about 4% of the entire 1947 budget. : / ' ( / / • of and surrender of applied any matured coupons, interest in payment of the bonds due Aug.* ceases on caiiei 1, 1955 in the total amount of $ 1 De Witt County, County Precinct 454,495/ The; 1955 Legislative As* N. 4 (P. O, Cuero), Texas sembly could then, under this Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬ plan,- terminate the last of our tion the voters approved the is¬ Rural Credit Debt by a final ap* suance of $75,000 road bonds. proprialion 0 f approximately Eagle Pass, Texas $665,000 available Aug. 1, 1955, Credit fiasco." interest charges, above outlined will be considerably re¬ duced through refunding." / In presentation the year 1954-1955, can be and thus write finis to our SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE that bonds were pur¬ 1947. It therefore seems reason¬ chased recently by R. S. Dickson & able to assume that greatly low¬ Co., of Charlotte, at a price of ered cigarette tax collections for 859 sewerage ,, Dated March lr 1947, Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest payable at the Karnes County Na* tional Bank, Karnes City. Rate; Of: interest tq b0:'4b.Vinnltiples of; Va or 1%. The City will furnish the approving opinion of Chap* & Cutler, of Chicago, without cost to the purchaser, The bonds; will be delivered at the Apaeri* man Bonds Voted—The issuance of can National Rank, Austin. De* $350,000 bridge revenue bonds is livery can be made on or before ; said to have been ratified by the March 15 and 25, 1947, respec¬ voters at Madison Comy (P» O, Jackson), a recent election. tively. Lamesa, Texas f 01! O w i h g Edinburg Consolidated Indep. Tenn. Bonds Voted—The Sch. Dist., Texas Approved—The County Tenders Wanted—The Secretary 100.028, a net interest cost of about Quarterly /Court is said to have of the Board; of Trustees, will re* 3,19 on the bonds divided a§ approved the issuance of $3,359,- ceive sealed tenders until March follows: $35,000 as 2%s, due from 100 various purpose bonds, ily for series pf 1938, refunding Feb. 1; 1949 to. 1953^ the remaining bonds in an amount or amounts Nashville, Tenn, $95,000 as 3V4S, due from Feb, 1, Bond Sale—The $250,000 water not in excess1 of $30,000 market 1954 to 1965. Pated Feb, 1, 1947, value. Under the refunding plan Interest payable F-A. Callable on works of 1945 bonds offered for the Board of Trustees has the or after Feb. 1, 1952, in inverse sale on Feb. 4—v. 165, p. 588— order of maturity, at various were awarded to Harriman Ripley right to reject all offers that it in excess of market & Co., Inc., and the Cumberland considers premiums. Legality approved by Securities Corp., of Nashville, value. Huger Sinkler, of Charleston. jointly, at a price of 100.019, a net El Campo Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. interest cost of 1.5489%, as fol¬ SOUTH DAKOTA El Campo), Texas lows: For $95,000 maturing June Bond Sale Details—The Super¬ Brookings, $, Dak. 1, $8,000 in 1950 to 1954; $9,000 intendent of Schools now states Bond Election—It is reported in 1955 to 1959; $10,000 in 1960, that the $250,000 building addition that an election will probably be as 13/4s, and $155,000 maturing held on Feb. 20, to have the voters bonds sold to the syndicate headed June I, $10,0.00 in 1961 to 1964; pass on the issuance of $250,000 by the First Southwest Co., of $11,000 in 1965 to 1969, and $12,electric plant revenue bonds. Dallas—v. 165, p. 588—were pur¬ 000 in 1970 to 1974, at lV2s. In¬ chased by the said group at a price terest payable J-D. Dated June 1, Canton, S. Dak. of 100.02, a net interest cost of Denom, $1,000. Bond Sale Details — The City 1946.: The next about 2.43%, on the bonds divided Auditor now highest bidder was the Harris reports as follows: $104,000 as 2%s, due $100,000 sewage disposal system Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, in 1948 to 1959; the remaining bonds sold to the First National and J.; C. Bradford & Co., jointly, $146,000 as 2V2S, due in 1960 to Bank of Minneapolis, as 140s, at & for $32,000 3s, and $218,000 iv4s, 1967, all incl. price of 100.175, as noted here, are at a price of 100.01, a net interest dated Jan. 1, 1947, and mature cost of about 1.55%. Harris County (P. O. Houston), $10,000 from Jan. 1, 1948 to 1957, Texas Tennessee (State of) giving a basis of about 1. Bonds Voted-*-It is stated by H. Legislature-Passes Sales and Use Interest payable J-J. Tax Measure—A 2% sales and use L. Washburn, County Auditor, that tax will go into effect June 1, at the election held on Jan, 25, the .South Dakota (State of) voters approved the issuance of Governor Submits Plan for Pay¬ 1947, in Tennessee 'as the result of final passage of such a measure the following bonds aggregating Bonds bonds amounting to $519,000 were .favorably voted ..at tbe election held on Feb, 4: / , . $414,000 water and bonds. , sewer revenue; £ i , 50,000, s^eetpaving'bpnds. 25,000 park improvement bonds. 10,000 equipment shed and stor- / bonds. age 20,000 fire department improve¬ ment bonds. Me/iHen Indep, Sch* Diet, (P. O. McAllen), Texas Rond Sale?—The$600,000 school. , house offered bonds sale for on Jan. 29—v. 165, p. 263—were pur¬ chased by the Ranson-Davidson Co., and associates, at a net inter¬ est cost of about 2.86%, according f to the Clerk of the Board of - Education. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. 1,1948 to 1972, incl. Due from Feb. Mineola, , Texas Bonds Sold—It is reported that $185,000 street and sewer bonds were purchased recently by C. N. Burt & Co., of Dallas, Pasadena Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O• Pasadena), Texas Sale Details—The Super* Bond intendent of Schools states that the $185,000 school bonds sold to the Columbian Securities Corp. of ment of Rural Credit Debt—Gov¬ Texas, of San Antonio, at a price on Jan, 22 by the Tennessee Legis¬ $7,000,000, by a wide margin: ernor George T. Mickelson, in his of 100.02—v. 165, p. 732—were inaugural message to the State lature at the request of Governor $3,500,000 Pasadena and Spillman as follows: $105,000 McCord. Under the new measure, Island Tunnel Construction purchased legislature, outlined a plan for 2s, due from April 10, 1948 to merchants will make their first bonds. speeding liquidation of the State's 1959, and $80,000 as 2Vis, due from returns to the State treasury in 1,500,000 State Right - of - Way "Rural Credit fiasco." The plan April 10, 1960 to 1967. Interest bonds. includes the optional redemption July. They will be allowed until payable A-O. 1,080,000 county road bonds. on Aug. 1, 1954, of about $6,700,- July 21 to send in the taxes they Pecos County (P. O. Fort Stock¬ 920,000 road and bridge bonds. 000 of outstanding bonds sched¬ have epllected. The first $20,QO0»* 000 per year accruing from the ton), Texas uled to mature from 1956 to 1959 Bond Sale Details—The $150,000 levy will be distributed* in this Harris County Water Improvement incl, In discussing the situation^ District No. 2 (P. O. road bonds sold on Jan. 13—v. 165, manner: the Governor remarked as follows: Houston), Texas Public education under State p. 388^-were awarded to the Pecos "The liquidation of this costly administration, $14,000,000. Bond Election—An issue of County State Bank of Fort Stock¬ venture is nearly completed. Un Distribution to municipal gov* $150,000 water and sewer system ton, as IVis, at a price of par. der the direction of the Rural ernments on the basis of municipal bonds will be submitted to the i Credit Board, consisting of the Rosenberg, Texas populations, $2,500,000 (no ear* voters at the election to be held Governor, as Chairman, the State Bond Sale Details—The $300,000 on Feb. 15. marking). Treasurer, and the Director, such various purpose bonds, noted in ' "Philadelphia is a city of divert have been pnly its stable employment in good and bad times, but which enabled it, without great; plant expansion, tp care ^ for ; an | abnormally" large sified industries, which the backbone of not proportion of the late quirements." war's re¬ . . Springfield Township Sch.Dist. (P, O# Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia}, h Pennsylvania Bond Offering—Walter Sigling, liquidation will be completely ac¬ Secretary of the Board of Direc¬ complished at the earliest possible tors, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Feb. 18, for the purchase time, I assure you. This being the situation, I direct your attention to of $499,000 building and improve¬ ment coupon bonds, Dated March the only part of the venture that remains for consideration, viz, the 1, 1947, J Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $16,000 Sept. 1, debt. "After appropriating $3,000,000 1948 to 1972. Bidders to name the rate of interest in a multiple of for the biennium 1947*1949, the % of 1 %. The approving opinion balance of the Rural Credit Debt, of Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of including principal and interest, Philadelphia, will be furnished will amount to $17,953,396.25 on the successful bidder. These bonds the basis of the plan herewith sub¬ will be delivered to the pur¬ chaser only if and after the pro¬ ceedings authorizing the issuance thereof have been approved by the Department of Internal Af¬ fairs. .A certified check for 2%, payable to the District Treasurer, is required. ; West Pottsgrove Township (P. O. Stowe), Pa. Bond Offering—Russell P. Yost, Secretary of Board > of Commis¬ sioners, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on March 5 for the PUrchase of $80,000 coupon sewer bonds. Dated June 1,1947. Denom. f1,009. Due $4,000 1949 to on June I from 1968 inch; optional after 10 years. Principal and interest payable at the National Iron Bank, Pottsiown. A certified cheek for 5L700 is required. Bonds thorized at- the were au* November, 1946, general election. PUERTO RICO Puerto Riqo Housing Authority Notes Sold—The Credit y Ahorro Ponceno of Ponce was awarded on. Jan. 2a an issue pf $368,000 notes (17th series) at an interest rate of-0.60%. o:-1*- ^ ^ appropriations to the State-administered public Increased Hereford Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas our issue pf Jan. 13—v. 165, p. 263 Bonds Purchased—-An issue of —were purchased at par by R. A. programs—aid to the Underwood & Co., pf Dallas, at blind, aged and dependent chil¬ $35,000 2%% school bonds author¬ ized at tbe election bold on Nov. 9, differing interest rates and ma¬ dren, $2,000,000. turities. Denom. $1,000. Dated Jan. A building fund to be created 1946, was purchased recently by the First National Bank of Here¬ 1, 1947. Prin. and int. (A-O) pay¬ from the revenue flows, for the able at the Mercantile National ford. construction and maintenance of Bank, Dallas. Legality approved State buildings, $1,000,000. Hutchins, Texas by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, Collection costs $500,000. three welfare Bonds TEXAS Bellaire, Texas Voted—It is stated works Sold—The $20,000 water and filtration bonds -v ■ Bonds UTAH ap¬ proved by the voters last October, have been Logan, Utah Sale—The $300,000 purchased by the Texas that Bank & Trust Co., of Dallas. "Estimating accruals to the the voters approved the issuance Karnes, City, Texas Rural Credit Sinking Fund of of the $1,000,000 various civic im¬ Bond Offering — Alvin Salge, $450,000 annually from % of the provement bonds at the election City Secretary, will receive sealed cigarette tax, for a period of five held on Jan. 25. bids until 10 a.m. on Feb. 11, for years, or $2,250,000, it will require Brownsville, Texas the purchase of the following appropriations of $7,888,786.25, or Bonds Voted -** The following bonds amounting to $220,000, not approximately $3,630,000 pey bien¬ revenue bonds amounting to $1,- exceeding 3y2% interest: nium for the period 1949 to 1955 750,000 were voted at the election $160,000 water works and sanitary to meet the bonds and interest held on Jan. 18: $1,250,000 light sewer system revenue bonds. falling due during this period. and power system; $400,000 water Due March 1, as follows: $1,"The bonds contain a provision works system, and $100,000 sewer 000 in 1948, $2,000 in 1949, that those maturing after Aug. 1, system bonds. $3,000 in 1950 and 1951, $4,1954, may be called for payment 000 in 1952 to 1955, $5,000 in Brownsville Navigation District, on that date, or any succeeding in* 1956 to 1959, $6,000 in 1960 Texas terest date* by the; payment of one to 1962, $7,000 in 1963 to 1965, Bond Redemption—Wm. T. Alyear's interest as premium, In $8,000 in 1966 to 1968, $9,000 order to make possible the retire¬ dridge, Secretary of the Bpard of in 1969 to 1971, and $25,000 ment of this debt at the earliest Navigation and Canal Commis¬ in 1973, A certified check for possible date, I recommend that sioners, has announced that the $3,200, payable to the City, is above District calls for redemp¬ $6,000,000 of our general fund required. tion on March 1, at par value balance be set. aside at this time accrued interest, 60,000 street improvement bonds. into the Rural Credit Bond and together with Due March 1, as follows: $1,* Interest Fund, there to be invested $65,000 principal amount of 1945 000 in 1949 to 1951, $2,000 in A, refunding bonds Nos. in safe, interest-bearing securities. series 1952 to 1958, $1,000 in 1959, This fund should, by July 1, 1954, A65 to A129. On and after March $2,000 in 1960 to 1963, $3,000 earn approximately $700,000 in in* 1, the District will pay principal in 1964 to 1966, $4,000 in 1967 terest. Thus, this $6,700,000 will be at the National City Bank of New arid 1908, $8,000 in 1969 and available on Aug. 1, 1954 to call York, upon presentation and sur¬ 1070, and $5,000 in I97L A the bonds due in 1956 to 1950 in render of said bonds accompanied certified check for $1,200, all appurtemant coupons the principal sum of $6,154,000 and by payable to the City, is repay the 'necessary premium of maturing after said date, and the quired. • .irttt $184,620.The surplus; together interest accrued thereon upon mitted. a* •• Bond tric elec¬ revenue bonds offered for sale on Jan. 31r were awarded to Boettcher & Co., power of Denver, 2s, at a price of 102,80, a basis of about 1.434%. These bonds due are 1957. to 1948 $30,000 Interest Feb. 1, payable F-A. Murray City, Utah Sale Details—The $200,* Bond 000 improvement bonds during August as lV2s water awarded 732—were sold to 5? Co., of Salt Lake City, at a price of 101.518, a basis of about 1.25%. Interest —v. 165, p. Edward L. Burton payable F-A. Dated Denom. $1,000. Aug. 1, 1946. UNITED STATES New Tax Adoptions Boost City Revenues—Urgent need for new city revenues to meet mounting causing throughout the U. S„ with the accent on sales taxes in California and on amuse¬ ment taxes in cities across the na~ municipal more ti0The tax expenses is adoptions American ciation reports ■■m —- and light Municipal Asso¬ that at least eight || j THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE mo California cities have adopt¬ taxes in recent "More local; sales ed •weeks, making a total of 19 cities in-the state with sales taxes now New additions to the list in force. Ontario and Ventura, with 1% are sales tax; arid Hermoca Beach, Huntington Park, Oxnard, Santa Ana, Upland, and Redondo Beach, with ^ of 1 % sales taxes now in would washington yield some $40,000 annually. Already in effect in Newport, Ark., is a new contract under which the local light and power company will pay the city 2% of its annual gross intra-city in¬ February 5 Avenue, Northwest, District No. 5481 bond, No. 10. (P. O. Port Angeles), Wash: Bond Sale—The $285,000 school bonds pffered for sale on Jan. 31— Interest ceases dates called. on prior payment at the option City in inverse numerical on any interest payment and after Feb. of th orcW 1 date 1, 1952, at the mr value thereof and accrued plus a premium of $20 inters on each Skagit County, Anacortes Sch. Dist. $1,000 bond so called. The No. 13 (P. O. Mount Vernon), apprOV ing opinion of Lines, Angeles, according to the County Washington Spooner i Quarles, of Milwaukee, will Treasurer. Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Due ht> Bond Sale—The $133,000 school furnished. on Jan. 1, in 1949 to 1962. Blyth & \ 1 . e bonds offered for sale on Feb. 1, Bond Issuance Co., was runner-up for the bonds. were awarded to the United States Pending The Common Council is National Bank of Portland, as 2s, said to have Clallam County, Sequim Sch. Dist. at a price of 100.37, a basis of approved amending a charter No. 323 (P. O. Port Angeles), ordinance to permit about 1.915%. Interest payable issuance by Wash. the city of $200,000 F-A. The next highest bidder was general liabili, Bond Sale—The $58,000 school the National Bank of Commerce, ty bonds, ; bonds offered for sale on Feb. 6, Seattle, for 2s, at a price of 100.12. Village of Tigerton and Towns were awarded to the First Nation¬ of p. 558—were awarded to First National Bank of Port 165, w the utility will continue to previously established its ; On 26th. Clallam County Sch. Dist. No. 7 The come. pay Monday, February 10,19^ franchise fee. . effect. the Four States Approve Gas Tax Proposals—At the recent general West Coast have been spurred by election the voters of four States recent success of the Los gave their approval to proposals relating to gasoline taxes. Down , Sales; tax 1% enactments on Angeles produced than $1 million revenue its sales more: which tax first 60 days of operation. Berke¬ ley, Glendale, San Fernando, and Santa Monica sales taxes also three months. or adopted city past two within •' the ' ; Several cities have ment ■ taxes. In v Wisconsin, in Texas, the electors overwhelm¬ ingly approved a State constitu¬ amendment restricting to highway purposes the use of al Bank of Port Angeles. Dated three-fourths of all net revenues Feb. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,tional derived from taxes new amuse¬ Eau — on motor fuels 000. and lubricants, and motor vehicle registration fees. The remaining These bonds are due Feb. Skagit County, Concrete Sch. Dist* No. 102 (P. O. Mount Vernon), 1, Bond Tigerton )r, Wis. Offering—The bowling alleys and coin-operated Treasurer will receive sealed bids Beaver Dam, Wis., has a new bowling alley receipts, at tax on the rate of 1 cent for each line bowled. Miami Springs, Fla., re¬ cently levied a 10% tax on green fees charged at the municipal golf course, located within the city , limits. In 000 ; Chicago, a year an estimated increased city $500,reve¬ is nues expected following a re¬ cent edict from' the police com¬ missioner ordering all pinball machine operators to Obtain city licenses costing $50 per machine Or face confiscation of their ma¬ chines, ; Recent business tax Include: a Vancouver, adoptions Wash., or¬ dinance to become effective Jatt. I, 1947. The ordinance levies a ;$10 annual license; tax on local businesses plus one-tenth of 1% •of the annual gross income above $10,000. A. new London, Ry., or¬ dinance imposes a $5 license fee on all autos and trucks regularly operated in the city. Cities Raise Franchise Taxes— The postwar search for more city revenues to cover pay raises and ■other . replacing follows: $12,000 in 1949, $13,in 1950 to 1952, $14,000 in 1953 to 1956, $15,000 in 1957 to 1959, fort to halt the tax evasion prac* the Chas. N. Tripp Co., of Port¬ and $16,000 in 1960 to 1962. Prin¬ tices said to have been common land, as 2i/4s, at a price of 100.25, cipal and interest payable at the Dated under the system of tax-exempt a basis of about 2.193%. County Treasurer's office or at sales to agricultural and indus¬ Jan. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These the fiscal agency of the State in trial users. Undei* terms of the bonds are due Jan. 1, in 1949 to New York, City. A certified check 1967. The next highest bidder was new measure, sale of gasoline tax for 5% of the amount bid, is re¬ exempt at the source will stop the State Finance Committee, for quired. Jan. 1, 1947, the agricultural and 2y4S, at a price of 100.00. Interest industrial users will have to ap¬ payable J-J. Washington Toll Bridge Authority ply to the State for a refund of Franklin County, Kahlotus Con¬ (P. O. Olympia), Wash. tax paid on gasoline used for nonsolidated Sch. Dist. No. S3 Bond Call—It is stated by J. W. highway purposes. The result is Hoover Secretary of the Author¬ '■/$(% O. Pasco), Wash. expected to be the availability of Bond Sale Details—The ity, that various outstanding Lake $29,250 additional funds for highway con¬ building, bonds awarded recently Washington Toll Bridge Revenue struction. bonds selected and determined to Foster & Marshall, of by Portland, ; Arizona voters approved an ini¬ as lM>s, at a price of 100.094—v. lot, are called for payment on tiated measure gasoline counties to divide State tax revenue allotted to with incorporated mu¬ nicipalities. This proposal was carried by a narrow margin, ac¬ cording to final unofficial returns. State ments constitutional amend¬ 165, p. lows: 1950 to Said bonds will be ipal ASsdci&tion. and to exempt tractor fuel from taxation. In Milwaukee, the Bond Offering-Sealed Will be received until 11 Feb. 17, by L. A. West, vto be Council approval is reported virtualy foregone conclu- a sion but there is a possibility that the transit company will not ac¬ cept it. ) . The committee also*.unanimous¬ ly recommended imposition of an abandonment charge for rails left in the streets \ following the change-over from streetcar to trolley-bus operation. The rec¬ ommendations ■study of fees made paid based on a and profits by trackless trolley systems %-v 17 Chicago an were other where abandonment of track* cities, 1 including the city charges fee of $1 per foot ity, $1,000,000, 26th Series, New Orleans Housing Authority, La., at 0.85%; $695,000, 108th Series, Chicago Housing Author¬ ity, 111., $919,000 Contra Costa County Housing Authority, Calif., $2,080,000, 27th Series, New Or¬ leans Housing Authority, La., $1,000,000, 10th Series, San Bernar¬ dino County Housing Authority, Calif., $796,000, 15th Series, Seat¬ tle Housing Authority, Wash., notes, at 0.86%, and $501,000 Scranton Housing Authority, Pa., notes, at 0.87% all plus small pre- miums. The Chemical Bank & Trust Co., of New York, and Associates, Indianapolis Citizens' Gas 000,000, Coke Utility, meanwhile, Is Housing were Offering Pending—It is reported that the $400,000 now school construction bonds ap¬ proved by the voters last year, will be offered for sale in the near future. * ■ ' t1—■ bonds No. 409 (P. O. Seattle), Wash. B2nd .Sale—The $81,000 school bonds offered for sale on Feb. 4 ^v'l65i p* 588—were awarded'to the National Bank of Commerce, ?£n?«attle' as 2s' at and National Wisconsin > Bond bidder Co., was the Pacific Northwest and, Bramhall & to 0.80^; $640,000 Richmond Hous¬ been ing Authority, Calif., notes, at $70,000 respectively. 0.83%; $526,000 Clackamas County electrlc utility in Winona Housing Authority, Ore., $659,000 MS nnhl!5u.S®ents have 590,000 and fice" On No syndicate composed of the Stock Growers National Bank, of Chey¬ Coughlin & Co., and the Casper National Bank, of Casper, as 1.65s, at a price of 100.01, a enne, basis of about 1.648%, Interest payable M-S. Converse County (P. O. Douglas), Wyoming Casper, at a price of par. Interest payable F-A. Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Feb. 1, in 1948 and 1949; Freemont County (P. O. Lander), Wyo. Bond 000 Sale Details-^The $110,* memorial awarded on National Bank p. hospital Jan. 263—were 8, to of sold bonds the First Cody—-v. 165, as iy4S, at • price of 100.09, a basis of about 1.23 %. Interest payable J-J#, Beloit, Wis. : of I CANADA < Canada (Dominion of) future the near the 0.399%. $1,600,000 school bonds. al5° reports that the voters been in April, cancelled in 1941, favor have of the bills are Dated Feb. 7, 1947. due May 9, 1947. These larger issue, ontario Clintonville, Wis. Bond Sale—The $40,000 . bonds Feb. 4—v. awarded of oi offered 165, to the for public sale on 588—were Northern Trust p. ion 9fi7hlQClg°'.aslyis' at 100.267, a basis of about a price 1.209%. uanj ' 1947* Denom. $1,000. fhi:ASeAb01]?s are due $5>°00 July 1?50 to 1957. bidder was 1, The next highest the Milwaukee Co., for iy4S, at a price of 100.165. Toronto, Ont. Debentures Purchased—Various issues of debentures amounting to $8,931,000 ly by were the purchased recent¬ Securities Dominion Corp., Ltd., of Toronto, and Asso¬ ciates, at a price of 101.568, at a net interest cost of approximately 2.38%, for 2s, 2V4s, 2y2s, and 28/4s. These debentures are due Feb. 15, 1948 to 1972. Lone Rock, Wis. Bonds Authorized—The Village is said to have passed an oard of TAnnCnnCalli^g for the issuance water works system bond Madison, Wis. * W quebec Montreal, Que. .Bond Issuance Authorized—The City Council has approved a by¬ law authorizing the Executive Committee to issue bonds totaling at interest rates of iy4 to 3%, partly in United States currency and partly Bareis, $109,759,000 nrlF bids until 10 a.m. on oral kj' ^Y1,1 receive sealed and from r^e,»se ofcoupon exceed 3 % interest $40°.000 Canadian Feb. 13 February 1 a $550,000 school bonds approved by price Island Drive, et al„ District 5607 bonds. Nos. 1 to 24. WYOMING Big Horn County Sch. Dist. No. ! (P.O. Byron), Wyo. Bonds Sold—An issue of $100,000 building bonds offered for sale on Oct. 5, 1946, was purchased by Bills Sold—An issue of $75,000," 000 treasury bills was sold on Feb. 6,, at an average yield of Seattle, f°r payment at his 1,1947. bonds are due April 1, in 1948 to 1966. The next highest bidder was Harley, Hayden & Co., for l%s, at a price of 100.333. Issuance discuss in the issuance 106th for 2s' at about 1.552%. Dated Feb. Denom. $1,000. These Pending—It is stated by A. D. Telfer, City Man¬ ager, that the City Council expects a Price of 100.17, a basis of about 1.962% Dated Feb. 1, 1947. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Feb. 1 in 1949 to 1967. The next highest ( Jan. 23 on ™er? awarded to the bath u on 3—v. v 165,,; p; 588—were Paine, Webber, Jack¬ son & Curtis, of Chicago, as l3/4s, at a price of 101.924, a basis of Bond Sale—The $140,000 school bonds offered for sale King County, Tacoma Sch. Dist. Series, Chicago Authority, 111., notes, at of 100.09 a ?nfo^?-ringA°^ake first Payments 0.86%, and $1,136,000 Hawaii Seattle Local Improvement ^24°,°00 to the city in Housing Authority, notes, at lieu of taxes. Climaxing a long 0.90%. Districts, Wash* controversy, the company's board Bonds Called—H. The Bessemer Trust Co., of Jer¬ L. Collier, of directors agreed to an annual Ti-easurer, has announced sey City, was the successful bidder allotment of $140,000 to the city for that the following bonds have $776,000, 103rd Series, Chicago general fund and $100,000 to the Housing Authority, 111., notes, at ,school fund. of" Heretofore inr?ie said Yakima County Sch. Dist. No. 202 (P. O. Yakima), Wash. on County Bond 111., the successful bidders for the $4,- and of therSo^3^6 coupons aPPertaining bids a.m. Feb. awarded to & Bank of temporary loan notes offered for nually. Due in from 2 to 20 Commerce, and the Paci¬ years fic Northwest Co., both of sale on Jan. 28-^-v, Seattle, 165, p. 588-^a alter date of issue, redeemable at block of $14,991,000 Was awarded a price of 100.21, any time after five years from jointly Ss ^ to Salomon' Bros.-Tx Hutzler, of $200,* 000. Trust presentation County, Ephrata Sch. Dist. Ephrata), Wash. No. IBS (P. O. ing Savings Bank, Bond Sale Details—The $20,000 Seattle, or at the option of the memorial hospital bonds awarded holder at the Chemical; Bank & as 3/4s—v. 165, p. 263—were sold Trust Co., New York City, upon to the Casper National Bank, of J-J. u\e °ftuSUZ- Prin' and int- Pay¬ public utili¬ New York, divided as follows: able at the County Treasurer's of¬ ties committee of the city council $4,000,000 112th Series, Chicago fice. A certified*check for 5% lacently recomiriended an in? Housing Authority, 111., notes at must accompany the bid. crease in' the annual 0.83%; $2,000,000, 111th mileage fee Series, for. trolley-buses from Grays Harbor County, Aberdeen $312.50 to Chicago Housing Authority, 111., Sch. Dist. (P. O. $900. The increase would Montesano), notes, at 0.84%; $2,000,000, 110th boost city revenues an estimated Washington Series, Chicago Housing Author¬ • Seattle optional 3 years from date. Net income basis of about 1.465%. Interest payable Grant Sale—The $65,000 build¬ bonds offered for sale 1. Payment of principal, interest and premium of and upon the bonds, will be made at the were approved in Lousiana to apply a one-cent State gasoline tax to Federal Government pur¬ chases of less than 6,000 gallons, as March 1951, and $8,000 in 1952. Federal Public Housing Authority JorKennnrerL ^bonds. P^hase Of the municipal exLocal Units Award Temporary $85,000 school Interest rate ^nseahas brought many^cities to Loan Notes—Of the $32,373,000 is not to exceed 4%, payable an¬ enact; or consider chise fees leviOd Oil utilities ac¬ cording to the American Munic¬ 1, 262—mature Jan. 1, as fol¬ $7,250 in 1949, $7,000 in mounting increased fran¬ March 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due March No. 118 (P. O. Kelso), Wash. that State's Bond Sale—The $25,000 school gasoline tax exemption law with bonds offered for sale on Feb. 1— a gasoline tax refund system. The v. 165, p. 588—were awarded to proposal was sponsored in an ef¬ measure ' Bond County recently adopted a license pne-fourth^is dedicated Ao < school until' 11 a.m."on Feb.* I5j for the bidder was the State. tax ordinance applyirig f td thea¬ purposes; purchase of $200,000 school bonds, Carried by a wide margin in ters, skating, rinks, pool Jialls, Cowlitz County, Carrolls Sch. Dist. not exceeding 3% interest. Dated North Dakota was an initiated amusement devices. Morris, Union Free Sch. Joint Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Wash. follows: $2,000 in 1949 and 1950, $3,000 in 1951 to 1964, and $4,000 in (1965 to 1967. The next highest as Claire Fairbanks and not to parking the loan h} currency. Proceeds of will be used to redeem ®yst,^revenue bonds. Dated Feb. bonds now outstanding in Canada Authority, Alley Blocks, 3 and 4, Niesz' of tp' a II' D^n,om- $^000. Interest and the United States totaling .V, on gross earnings Ark., $214,000 Providence Housing West Seattle, District No, 56J2 city. The proposal nnn : as follows: $20,Authority, R. I., $381,000, 10th was $104,841,713. ™®d.® bond, No. 1. city officials were Series, Richmond Redevelopment tn 1Qnp;^ ^i°n1951' 1956 to to 1955, $30,000 in $25'000 in 1952 Of the new issue $77,811,000 will I960, «enng another plan recom- and Housing Authority, Va., $613,On February 3 and $35,000 in 1961 and 1962! be payable in .United States cur-, 000, 14th Series, Seattle Housing 35th., the. ownership of Avenue, West, et al., District Bonds maturing on and after Feb. utility.* -The suggested, ^tax rency and offered on the New Autkqr|ty, ■11 Ro. 556? bonds,iNos.. 48 to 57 ^ 1,1952, shall be subject to caU and York.market; \\ 21 e|Ceivly ProPosed that iSSilS?81: it Fort v»wv> Smith A Housing 11U ■ .a*;** ? r« ft v; ? ( i f'." M.- ifsf rriiT ,1 ^ **