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f£0 MONDAY 13 1950 ISSUE 5# Tk £ and Financial Chronicle Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume 171 Number 4881 New General RAILROAD Abitibi Stock Power & Paper Co., York, N. Y., Monday, February 13, 1950 Ltd.—More The of Since $1.50 Nov. preferred Alabama W. proved in cancellation for additional an 10,275 1949 stock. when the nearly additions and Stock and Bond Quotations recently announced the and expansion $11,000,000 will improvements budget be spent steam to of and directors had $20,707,900 for two on Boston Stock Exchange Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mininj -Files With SEC— covering net Jan. company on $40,000 of sold made be in units under used Alaska to letter a cumulative and 80,000 of two of Cincinnati Stock Exchange of note, notification $1.40 at out stock with unit. per of the 25% stock common common with Detroit Stock Exchange Los Angeles Stock Exchange The of Officer of the of this Board scheduled the late bas been Mr. had in the of Col. Feb. and Franklin Mr. 6. $1 Chief D'Olier Bassill, company position. He May on also was committee. Enka America.—V. since 1, Vice its formation President distributioin lines and facilities, 'v in Enka 676,000 kilowatts."—V. 171, Prudential In¬ ■ ' . .. 5*8,' 4 New Dividend year Announcements stockholders capital taken Flotations for Reserve December of Net by stock Jan. on from $1,500,000 directors the voted 14, with to $2,000,000. to respect increase to the the authorized The Feb. company on 2,000,000 filed 3 shares of action No increased has capital as The has company fixed dated March 24, of most shares.—V. 166, of American Feb. 1949, stock, District Court 11(e) —V. Industrial 15, 1950 the as Oct. effective 1949, 3, date stocks (other than the to stockholders for the Southern their Farmers Trust stock each shares of the of District preferred stock of Florida stock of Minnesota of New York pursuant to Sec¬ For and f.ash each shares of share stock Power & Power & ($6) of cash Co.; 1.255 stock stock of T e of Texas Utilities Co ; American, and of a of class stock No of a capital sto k certificate will of of of stock the holder tion agent to to entitle him Under American: 0.256 of 1.057 Florida stock of a fcave Power & in respect of any purchase for his account an 0.147 0.036 remaining additiona to surrender of all American) surrendered to the their distribution al¬ cer¬ agent The stockholders who thereafter present proceeds stock of of such American sales if will itations and appearing of stock after the the plan. in American W1I effective The plan prova,-c two 300,623 4,492.213 3,575,100 period 608,609 608,609 $3,883,604 $2,966,491 int. 370,270 to pfd. stocks for the 189. Waxed expiration of five years following the effec¬ to receive any payments or distributions rights 50,000 one Paper below.—V. 171, p. understood stock common and a (par letter new that Co., Inc., steam Co., Fla.- -Files Jacksonville, at notification filed with the New of share;: of withdrawn —V. 171, p. 1950—Month—1949 A $8,628,033 years following not be Certificates for transferable on $9,593,688 1949 railway railway income oper. 1948 631,969 147,994 1947 1946 $688,465 $464,165 171,114 168,000 *45,417 49,044 59,074 *22,518 January 1— railway from railway 7,642,142 1,309,013 8,914,588 7,692,424 the 1,561,929 and units be used American o "a:i v other the about company capital. Buchi patent Feb. on system 906,953 617,177 99,334 •Deficit.—V. 171, p. 2. Arctic Oil Co. 170, p. validity said 7 in and the joint statement that it ■ o; the present books oper. 1949—Month—1948 $2,047,847 revenues 1,758,157 214,335 Operating income Non-operating income— $75,355 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $1,963,516 $24,486,141 $22,498,020 1,930,960 21,742,362 21,963,597 Cr33,142 2,122,079 1,844,916 $65,698 $621,700 t$l,310,493 46,913 42,409 86,902 88,602 $122,268 income on $108,107 $708,602 t$l,221,891 9,048 series A Income 123,578 150,171 48.696 546,896 592,794 $69,405 __ 11,977 *43,815 debs— $47,434 $38,128 t$l,964,856 •Excluding interest accruals payable to the sinking fund trustee of $34,625 for the month of December, 1949 and $394,392 for twelve months of 1949. tUoss.—V. 171, p. 2. St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities — Places Loan Privately—Acquisition— Royalty Co. below. Edward D.Jones & Co. Established 1871 Athol Gas & Electric Co.—Stock Authorized on The sell company an of distributable Athol to its Feb. on additional 1,800 received 6 shares New England Electric proposes parent had 1491. than s- suit Diesel engine turbocharging anti-trust violation. of ac¬ d dis¬ Baltimore Transit Co.—Earnings— will t'->e ve of install to 544,166 463,418 "riction sufficient American's shares working for SEC? in unit, through Capital to are the sold 5,962,140 2,036,762 Net ry. oper. income Net parent, date, involved suit centered Net $676,922 From Gross from fraction date. effective per be signed a modified license agreeing with Dr. Buchi covering the period in dispute. The settlement followed, ending Court action by both Int. 60,215 t, as soon as practicable aft-T the exp'ration of the to to the distribu¬ r s cents) with (par $10) joint statement by this corporation and Dr. Alfred J. Buchi the withdrawal of a $1,657,864 damage and royalty claim started a year ago against the Swiss inventor. Fixed charges from rv. 10 shares, at $11 The proceeds equipment and Taxes RR.—Earnings— December— Net (par of notification preferred stock 189. Ann Arbor from Fla. Oper. exps. & deprec„ 1950—12 Mos.—1949 $555,437 letter company Gross Gross stock — $434,410 a cumulative common Period End. Dec. 31— SEC. Angerman Co., Inc.-^January Sales Off 21.8%— Period End. Jan. 31— Sales common electrical parties.—V. proposed offering of 5,000 $lo per share will shortly be of Jacksonville, and The Co. Feb. 3 filed Baldwin Locomotive Works—Withdraws Suit— and the $2) of shares The 357. Insurance on 5,000 shares of 6% preferred and 10 close Subsidiary Authorized by SEC— See Transwestern certificate* company 300 tributions-specified in the plan, which right is subject to the time lim¬ (stocks 33,606 $4,914,327 receive they surrender a whole share. their is of of American. plan, the holders of the present stocks rights on and after the effective date of t no when of Pacific Net Light Co.; the right It share shares Power & Light Co.; 0.148 of a Montana Power Co.; 0.263 of a share of Utilities Co., and 0.14 of a share of the single next American of 1.045 American: mless the holder gives instruct ons to the of the of stock theretofore Progressive Health York—To Be Withdrawn— Minnesota issued certificates share capital American $0.75. of of The be of not of See Pacific Power & Light Co. 1.242 share, and the distribution agent will sell such frvtion for the count of the stock tjck le ;ns oi preferred the present common of comme.i common Sale share shares Montana Power Co.; 1.878 shares of common stock one share of the single class of capital stock of chare of common sto;k common $5 have stock present in adjustment in the amount of $0,625. cas.. For each share share of the stock of Florida Power & Light Co.; o: Minnesota Power & Light Co.; common common common a 25,737 $6,064,406 £L 171, p. Total American: Light Co.; 0.304 of Light adjustment in the amount of of date, class the urged stock of The Montana Power Co.; 2.231 shares of common stock of Texas Utilities Co.: 1.188 shares of the single class of capital stock of 8,143 $407,937 __ applic. Austill The common American, who such certificates before the the to the distribution agent, City Bank William Street, New York 15, N. Y., by Feb. 15, share common common rata pro single the distribution agent. their their distribution for its stocks. 1950, or promptly thereafter, in order to receive securities and exchange therefor on the following basis: For the surrender certificates Co., 22 for will be sold by Pea- of of deliver chare 56 covering Co.—Exchange of Securities of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. certificates for the present stocks of American are Holders (3) 1,302 after charges The tive assets and for reclassification of s Kidder, par. underwriter. amended as $1 plan has been approved by the SEC and ordered enforced by the U. S. of $4,880,721 Balance under the plan will cease/ American Power & Light (2) 330,238 $6,038,669 $515,381 the and been registration statement with the SEC a its body & Co., New York, is named of income and $5 lotted covering cf 345,938 $399,794 With SEC— tificates (1) 27,520 $514,079 income income Dividends Co.—Stock Increased— American Mutual Fund, Inc.—Registers With SEC— to plaut income Gross 3 Index of 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $2,074,597 $27,250,879 $24,058,710 1,647,283 20,866,272 18,847,751 1,752,804 28.97C Operating Other 12 Months of 1949 Federal lease taxes & (net) 45 Capital for 1949—Month—1948 $2,295,853 revenues expenses Rent 46 Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal Reserve System , the System capacity will be 2,- 1477. tion Oper. ,.45 Combined Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks the System End. Dec. 31— Operating , The plan Arkansas Power & Light Co.—Earnings— Period 46 Foreign Exchange Rates 553. American Motorists Insurance p. in this *. .; Production for January par desired vital statistics are also included yearly compilation, Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices__45 $29,500,000; and general plant "By the end of this plants, p. placed through private chan¬ nels, United States Treasury financing and other ...34 General Corporation & Investment News_Cover State and City Bond Offerings i 52 The Course of Bank Clearings 43 $264,400,000 to have completed about four-fifths of five-year expansion program begun in 1947. With the completion of Creek Additional data and comments regarding the sale of securities 34 1928, American of have expended Tanners Markets.. Miscellaneous Features who -and and 42 keep¬ regular monthly practice. our 41 di¬ a divided among different classes of property, as follows: Generating plant and facilities, $24,600,000; transmission lines and facilities, $14,- Sporn ing with succeeds D'Olier, Is the the "December" flotations of securities in National Quotation been announced that the 1950 construction budget require the expenditure of $75,200,000. This sum its 38 39 Stock and Bond Averages!; (Dow-Jones) __.._w33 Industrial Stock Averages_33 Chairman elected Colonel formerly President of The 168, p. 2533. equipment, $6,400,000. Philip Sporn, President, added: Summary, compilation includes a detailed list of the underwriting houses, banks and insurance com¬ panies which participated in the placement of 38 Transactions New York Stock Exchange Transactions New York Curb Exchange. This company on Feb. 9 for its System would will Besides this five-year comparative the Over-the-Counter in American Gas & Electric Co.—Construction Program— 700,000; 37 36 Exchange r Chairman. Executive was 35 36 Montreal Stock Exchange will had Annual Summary of Corporate, Foreign Government, Farm Loan and Municipal financ¬ ing in the United States for the Year 1949. Montreal Curb Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange ; Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section to Executive as. who Exchange San Francisco Stock loan proceeds Stock 25 1 the of that executive as been D'Olier President as of on American Alexander of Co. surance of director Colonel and President Alexander Bassill Bassill announced become L. Mr. E. Corporation member a succeeds Corp. John was to O. and rector of plete Midwest the lc.) (par each the mine in the Willow Creek Mining District for additional working capital. No underwriter. election 34 35 21 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange American Enka Corp.—New President and Chairman— The Following our usual custom, we are publish¬ ing in this issue of "The Chronicle," a com¬ SEC develop and 34 Co., Seattle, Wash. payable notes, shares of shares production a filed 27 4% operating profit, be ,34 ap¬ 1950, generating and about $6,500,000 for distribution supply faciltities. The directors have also approved the construction of a new 12-story office annex In Birmingham, Ala. Since the end of the war, approximately $64,000,000 has been spent on plant improvements.—V. 170, p. 2221. The 13 plant facilities hydro Show Marked Decline from 1948 New York Stock Exchange (Stocks) New York Stock Exchange (Bonds) New York Curb Exchange steam new Underwritings and Capital Flotations Page Co.—Large Construction Program— President, construction the market, Power Martin, a which, MISCELLANEOUS - Preferred directors authorized the purchase of the company has retired a total of 113.751 shares of $1.50 preferred or 8.15% of the total outstanding prior to the first retirement.—V. 170, p. 2013. ■of 1949, 10, shares INSURANCE - In This Issue purchased has company preferred T. INDUSTRIAL - Retired— shares Copy a Corporation and Investment News PUBLIC UTILITY - Price 75 Cents as to use well as the a of SEC Its authorization to $100 par capital System, for $225,000 cash. cash $45,000 to pay off short-term a stock $175,000 note.—V. issue to p. New Its 461. 4th St., St. Louis 2» Missouri Members and indebtedness 171, North New York Stock Exchange Midwest 8tock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade York Curb Exchange (Associate) Phone CEntral 7600 Bell Teletype SL 593 Stock publicly offered corporation 17 Jan. on $1,000,000 debenture bonds (dated Jan. 1, 1950 and due Jan. 1, 1970) and 110,000 shares of common stock (par $1) in units of one SI,000 debenture bond and 110 shares of common stock at $1,330 per unit. Debenture bonds PURPOSE—The proceeds are to be racing plant including a race course, of Nov. 15, 1949, the corporation re¬ made the following sales of its common stocx (par $1), all of said subscriptions being payable in cash at par: FINANCING—As PREVIOUS subscriptions and ceived officers, directors, promoters and others closely associated formation organization and development of the corporation, the with stock were subscribed for by 20 persons, of common shares 180,000 including of $1 per share, or the aggregate price of $180,000. the corporation had received payment in full at the price to Nov. 15. such shares. of 1949, , , . , Prior Co. 1947, as an ordinary the purpose or operating a race course or race track for trotting and pacing horses, as permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland, and generally to conduct racing meetings, houe ihows, agricultural and like exhibits and athletic sports and, in con¬ nection therewith, to contribute towaids and give prizes, stakes and other awards. The corporation is authorized to purchase properly ana improve same for use by the corporation lor the purposes intended. in Maryland on Sept. 15, for corporation, operating history. On Sept. 13, 1949 The Maryland Racing Commission granted the corporation a license .to operate a harness racing track with pari-mutuel betting privileges ior the year 1950. If the corporation completes its plans, as it believes it will four harness tracks will conduct night harness racing meetings in Maryland In 1950. The official dates allocated by the Racing Com¬ mission to these four tracks for the1 year 1950 are: at the Rosecroft track the period between May 22 and June 16, both inclusive; at the Laurel track, the period between June 17 and July 13, both inclusive; at ihe corporation's track, the period between July 14 and Aug. 9, both inclusive; at the Ocean Downs track, the period between Aug. 10 and Sept. 5, both inclusive. I • ■ . ; The the the dates which on $1,510,000 in capital from from borrowings, capital by July such.amount ha.s firm commitments for or 1950. 1, FINANCING PRESENT TO EFFECT (GIVING CAPITALIZATION stock Common —V. 170, $1 (par stock Preferred share»— share;... pel- $20 (par Railway oper. Net from rev. Net From Jan. $840,904 7,138 440,942 10,169,410 1,153,970 968,442 1— Railway rev. from Net ry. 12,996.823 15,539,749 12,135,678 oper. 3,830,771 5,444,609 3,191,692 1,858,931 2,913,380 1,655,920 ry. income oper. 171, p. 2. asset value net rates report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1949, before provision for taxes at cur¬ appreciation. After provision of $7,820,000 $52,519,979 of unrealized on taxes, share per the on on Dec. 31. 1948, or, the equivalent of $166.32 the participating preferred stock and $293.12 per share $44,695,868 of taxes, on cantile the the totaled year advisable, to liquidate into wholly-owned subsidiary hotel corporations. 1950, The Adelphia, Essex, John Bartram, Hotels, all of Philadelphia, Pa., have been real estate fields, it corporation of the all was deemed Accordingly, since Ritz-Carlton and operating divisions of Bankers Securities Corp.—V. as Jan. 3, Sylvania 170, p. 2434: filed notification oi cn Oct. profit alter "Before from V. with the SEC 2,000 s'naies of non-convertible preferred stock (par $100; 6,000 shares of common stock (par $1; will be withdrawn.— 170, 1590. p. than 1,000 people who have been out of work .since the previous owners shut down five months ago. Phoenix Bridge Co. and Phoenix Iron & Steel Co., which own the plants, were ac¬ quired through of program its more subsidiary last lall by Barium Steel Corp. as part complete integration, and have been intensively a of rehabilitated with the object savings in operating costs.—V. 171, p. 358. and of The company on an issue in mature Chicago—Bids has ol' issued on for equipment instalments over to bids trust substantial by years annual be of received 12 Feb. which will The years. the purchase of 20 diesel locomotives costing new equipment will complete the dieselization nearly $3,000,000. This of the road.—V. 171, p. 555, Earnings Lower— Jan. 31— shares sales position, as including of Jan. Government 31, 1950. ' securities compared of with $4.76 $4,500,000, $6,453,775 to $J per —V. American B Amerltan Union, n effected the during past stock compared as has company snare.—V. 170, p. 979, bank1 no or (& Subs.)—January Sales Off 11%— 19*91 1950 $8,444,382 Machine $35 00 account o per e Co. below.—V. year: in 170, Domini™ luctuations in the p. was behalf on of and decision assessment to ten of President. suspend the issue cents sufficient share a made following notice of an levied by the company without was being information being effected for the unless the three The action, the Canadian Breweries Ltd. sales su.t Profit and as assessment 14,412,089 expenses income up $600,000 the dummy a Tne class 1,283,427 3,948,500 t su of 237,425 §6,849,535 4,400,000 4,400,000 $2,288,835 $2,449,535 $3.11 seeks team Canadian well of means tax ITEMS AT Long-term Distributable —V. of 170, surplus capital _____________ chase the as of and for from from railway a in 299. stockholding all n>r as Cleveland, O. Private Loan — announced Feb 2 by the' quarterly payment moitgage Life Assurance Society of the was ten-year a Equitable land 011 which the Arena which own the Cleveland Barons hockey property, also involved a merger recently completed the assets loan last Barons. the of to are utilized be aid to year issue an maturing in Machine Aircraft to liquidate short-term the Cleveland Trust Co. in making the pur¬ 15-year debentures of Cleveland ' 1 the of 1952. Co. Corp. Coca-Cola Bottling Coca-Cola Co. The company Acquisition Proposed — and below.—V. 170, 149. p. 12 the 158, 84. p. of of Lee held s.ock E. 8,053.025 18,114,827 8,170,994 17,417,275 7,047,152 19,100,000 1,724,571 11.886,229 9,436,693 2,200,000 is 1,498,531 14,175,064 2,200,000 subject $42 to 194G $778,491 $600,112 $532,562 22,920 238,197 104,405 135,211 175,514 2,643 33,633 5,531,529 5,879,069 5,314,165 4,949,005 808,323 1.290,136 1,012,021 185,351 *110,477 *247,210 $42 through 85% share per in by for remaining the 61,000 110,000 of shares December and early January. offer for the remaining shares the March Bank of Chicago.—V. purchase the late said Treasurer, acceptance share per subsidiary, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Co. had increased its holdings in the its of through 15 the Harris Trust and 102. 171, p. Colon Development Co., Ltd.—Offer Extended— The stockholders made to by Jan. the oifer $6 of share per Ltd. have until April 11 either court decide what the price should law, either the company or the stock¬ matter into court With a three-month period. a notice to non-assenting shareholders dated it had obtained control of 90% of the stock of British under br ng the corporation, 11, accepted Co., British shares. may The not Petroleum tne offer or let a the for have who Anglo-Saxon accent in stated 1950, 814,765 *213,725 offered Coca-Cola to company ac Minority Holders of Subsidiary— has The Tainian, holder 1947 A shares Inc. Savings 15,372,257 519,487 1,726,565 class company 415,099 11,812,509 Jan. 30, extended to March 9 the period during will issue one common share in exchange for each stock. The offer was to have expired Feb. 2., on Offer Made to 61,091 1948 below.—V. company shares Chicago 2,200,000 Co. of Chicago, Inc.—Offer to Mi¬ Co.—Exchange Offer Extended— directors Colon Development eifoil last to and in accordance- with English law is making this outstanding.—V. the remaining shares gain 171, p. J90. From January 1— Gross from Net from ry. railway: railway oper. income... Deficit.—V. 171, p. Color Television, The application stock 190, (no Canadian Pacific Lines in December— Gross 1949 from Net- from Net ry. railway railway.. 1948 1947 1946 $199,633 $159,120 $158,724 4,-790 *40,704 *46,179 *84,066 *36,481 inccme___ oper. *105,736 *114,814 *145,401 from raiiway____ 2,163,373 2,408,305 2,145,653 1,725,325 railway—— oper. income— 589,645 *617,096 *573,395 *751,550 *1,325,995 *1,311,226 *1,374,820 Net from ry. 171, p. *1,243,059 4.-—V. with the w.Uidrawn been has 171, SEC the for 5,000 time shares being, of we capita] in¬ were 358. p. Colorado & Wyoming December— from Gross Net from Net From January 1— Gross Feb. Inc.—Registration Withdrawn— register to Vermont—Earnings— $179,744 ____ par; on ry. railway 1948 $235,776 102,229 $267,410 141,911 income oper. from Net from ry. 7,857 54,744 2,706,882 2,131,145 1,164,510 929,896 654,696 $135,629 61,253 66,491 2,215,937 793,205 321,895 24,271 440,828 " railway____ railway income oper. 171, 1946 1947 $191,926 42,673 > railway From Jan. 1— Gross Net 190. Ry.—Earnings— 1949 1,392,365 463,411 257,426 3. p. December— 1949 1948 1947 1946 $582,203 $891,190 $792,584 $523,506 Net from railway.- 146,452 431,095 344,413" 119,385 Net 115,119 246,821 232,549 146,752 Gross from ry. railway income— oper. Jan. l— from ry. railway oper. ■ ' 7,429,719 income— 9,813,069 8.125,699 6,065,842 1,979,792 railway: 171, • - Colorvision, Inc., San Diego, Calif.—Files With SEC— 4,132,717 2,893,650 1,351,396 1,033,394 2,411,740 ~ 1,667,558 Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. l-oin Net Irom ry. Gross Net railway $1,460,041 from -Earnings- Gross Net from Net ry. 1946 $1,551,051 $1,514,206 82,340 380,361 51,458 165,225 *60,688 173,232 *134,695 17,786,942 19,055,141 15,586,377 11,457,996 3,249.944 3,567.786 2,772,058 1,193,738 1,182,001 income— 171 1,476,573 441,115 from exchange, remittance for G. and Borgens of notification with Herbert J. Reinohl on covering conditional the SEC to to buy be 60,000 known as shares of Colorvision, p. 1949 foreign 1947 1946* $158,189 *15,535 $178,452 $135,073 14,531 24,186 *43,582 6,203 income;. 1948 $160,365 railway railway *27,024 18,054 '14,554 *594,943 $1,069,404 oper. From Jam 1— Gross from from Net ry. "Deficit.—V. 171. p. 1,972,505 234,243 1,732,438 78,808 1,680,606 145,958 income 103,402 *35,806 *4,116 191. (Continued 3 subscriptions 1,966,752 345,907 railway railway-; oper. • of Edward letter subscription agreements common stock (par $5) in a corporation Inc. There will be no underwriter. Net railway 'Deficit.—V. Lee, a preorganizaticn 1947 1948 1— railway.— oper. V. filed December— 332,885 income— Jan. from ry. 1949 railway oper. 30 Columbus & Greenville Ry.—Earnings— December— Gr^ss Jan. 764,244 3. p. Harold oTcaMda? $38.o'o"'plr m?. Othw'comMel?'' M2.M *p« year"'9' rates companms companv nority Stockholders— 5,847,810 *15,336 $426,334 income___ Wisconsin railway represent to financing of the redeeming Warner See be railway oper. the reorganized property involved is the an adjoining parcel. new Inc., Apparently, ry. the Change in Name— $57,218,858 Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine—Earnings— 1949 of Celveland the Club, 2,818,983 1079. p. bonds 1900. of form and incurred privately 435,090 shares the was Chicago, 1,726,565 , bought which to This 1947 1948 18,510,000 debt surplus Number 31 9,046,811 Reserves Capital OCT. 12,507,046 a buying in purchases gave the group It is charged that they such reorganization. 3,500,000 20,644,370 liabilities Wisconsin corporations as indebtedness of Cleveland Arena, Inc., to 282,652 assets Current plan procuring Proceeds 3,704.238 Inventories Chicago shares. 1946, just before reorganization of that bank $65,527,694 $63,262,840 securities at 225 several of and three co-operated and of the company, which This SHEET : Current paid. Arena, Inc., absorbed the Cleveland Hockey Club, Inc., most of which stock it had purchased last year from Albert C. Sutphin and associates. Purchase of the stock was made as a funds. BALANCE assets Total, of amount. 1943 to p. from The stands as $6,524,140 t credit of $910,000 re¬ sulting from of 1949 losses of a United States subsidiary and other credits of $308,000 applicable to prior years. deducting an estimated the carry-back to prior years in individuals permission 168, the in program which {After CONSOLIDATED been who own purchase 19 Arena, Inc., Coca-Cola NOTE—Stated court $1,000,000 through $2.96 share (Credit, not of pay¬ $3,024,140 $3,04 ______ per the respect District Court S. this them sold U. the $1,245,000 a corporation and States. The See Surplus in defendants Jong-term new building 4,524,340 162,215 $6,688,835 L in company, plaintiffs.—V. A 2,003,686 t302,294 income Earned in 1,730,962 3,123,648 {3,930,000 interest . of matter stock, board Arranged— 15,020,553 918.686 taxes dividends the preferred * determi¬ the taxes, the taxes. 14,466,380 3,676,079 :: _. Depreciation Income asserted, final a $650,000 was made by three bondholders naming alleges that from Clinton $76,822,008 14,018,905 15,142,895 14,911,306 etc. Interest, of to be Federal by time, $1,245,000. 1947 1948 1949 and costs of way favor reasonable a been company's stockholders recover 10 railroad for a was $95,052,765 $92,434,547 after had in & Milwaukee Ry.—Suit Filed— 30, and influence" in the "power (& Subs.)—Earnings— — tne of suit, seeks company, bankrupt Hockey Year Ended Oct. 31— Net refunds exami¬ under proposed resolved the full preferred dividend has Jan. on defendants other defendants, United was company Vice transfers stock be within refunds the this - are deficiencies tax there for on alleged tr.at a-profit of lines. bus filed corporation, Exchange of with deduction matters consideration dividends tor which suit It was $9,490,176 suspended from dealing on the Los Angeles Stock Exchange on Jan. 31 by the governing board upon recommendation of the stock list committee, according to Tpomas P. Phelan, on < ; this of share per 5.5. 0. set $5,062,410, were The Calumet Gold Mines Co.—Stock Off List— The further tax will be when claims connection negotiations ■ a substantial that Chicago, North Shore loan net & sub¬ 171, P. 358. From H in investment ' 1949, 30, I. Sales to said gi\e in these amounts entitled add.tional years bureau should company's Cleveland Net Acquire Dominant Interest Textile Machinery Firm— Eee program $993,021. of Butler Brothers 2,853,076 $3.29 Bliss Co.—To W.) losses $39,116,627 1,973,462 ago.—V. 170, p. 978. (E. of Monui of January— Net $36,393,986 profit after depreciation and taxes Earnings per share on 600,000 common shares... $7,046,187 shrinkage possible expansion Nov. at liabilities from $1 194j —V. 1949^ 1950 Net totaled possible for reserve indebtedness. Its only outstanding securities are 275,220 of common stock, the par value of which was increased in From Best & Co.—Sales and I ear by and also would of the of which it is hoped be the 171, A mortgage Net from cash of t assets current Gross The provision Burkhart Manufacturing Company; increasing an approximate 20%, were disclosed in the F. $3.25 Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry.—Earnings— proceeds will help finance Net for report. Current with the capacity production of $1,840,809 —V. certificate, period a of certain $2.o2 additional $800,000 an dividend a 275,220 $.5.9J declared issued; however, disallowances' as important will Crowley nation 394,634 344,025 $4.57 Agent, ctner 110 The of Details three Equipments— invitations $2,832,000 semi-annual Years Ended '*1,098,4uJ 550,440 $5.91 allowance "Deficit.—V. Belt Ry. of 23 {1,407.346 825,660 been certain company, Mr. sidiary. Net effecting of and —V. 1946 - Corp.—Reopens Two Plants— corporation on Feb. 7 announced the resumption of full scale at its Phoenixville, Pa. bridge and fabricating plants, giv¬ improved the formed operations ing employment to 1S47 1,625,139 taxes... $200,000 provision * The 1948 8 findings not to Revenue tlie directors dellationary price adjustments. {Before deducting special charges amounting to $400,000 ($250,000 additional provision or re.trve lor possible losses irom aellalionary price adjustments and $150,000 Net • v Barium Steel pfogress lor future Net covering and been in $2,659,856 share per The have respect Realty $3,117,184 dividends Earnings Net 1949, 13, presses S: & $3,743,607 Common Gross letter in company S. ...... 1949 sales December— Barclay Oil Co., Inc.—To Be Withdrawn— The stamping Burkhart Mfg. Co.—Sales and Earnings Higher— (F.) Marketable step in a plan to consolidate and integrate, the opera¬ corporation's principal subsidiaries engaged in the mer¬ the and 190. p. metal have Lewis Simon, Period End. Nov. 30— Cash sales on first of tions 171, Net and miscellaneous profit the As Charles and sheet Feb. on A Revenue. ment realized investment net owned- by include 1949 $3,288,335 of which <$2,574,304 income, and the balance of $714,031 of securities, real estate, etc. After deducting operating expenses of $451,379, and provision of $335,000 ior income taxes, the corporation realized a net income and profit fpr the year of $2,501,955 compared with $2,145,613 last year. All accu¬ mulations on the participating preferred stock have been paid to and including Dec. 31, 1949. for income Gross was was purchase to stock, common opera¬ directors series preferred stork out of 1949 earnings, payable March 1350, to holders of record Feb. 28, 1950. Leo T, Crowley, Chairman of the board, stated that Federal income and excess profits tax returns of the company for the years 1943 to 1347, inclusive, have been for the past three years, and still arc, under examination by the lepresentatives of the Bureau of internal 15, "of and time.—V. Common the net asset value is $44,699,978 which is equivalent to £162.88 per share on the 162,987 shares of participating preferred stock outstanding and $302.55 per share cn the 60,000 shares of com¬ mon stock outstanding. This compares with a net asset value, after for Corp., some Net Corp.—Asset Values Increased— its in corporation The rent, will lines for these stampings. the new site from tne Minority Bankers Securities shows facilities Total revenues oper. Net —V. 395,867 124,652' income oper. ry. oper. completed be to immediate stated. $1,168,111 528,373 262,282 $1,899,230 848,196 $1,082,337 312,580 revenues ry. into go result of paid. Reinstatement or removal from listing will be determined at a later date upon lurther study by the stock list committee, Mr. Plieian 1346 1947 1948 1949 will assembly welding Negotiations no RR.—Earnings— Bangor & Aroostook December— facilities new plant arid presenting None 2581. p. the time building will be approximately 1,000 by 250 feet. Two buildings will house the administrative oiiiees ana a smaller The 290,000 shs. > per the expects he which at heating plant. Manufacturing $1,000,-000 $1,000,000 300,000 shs. 40,000 shs. bonds debenture 5#1 I Outstanding Authorized that stated factory other approximately the proceeds of the sale of stocks,- debenture Commission Racing bonds and of racing meeting corporation by will not be in a position to hold a have been allocated to the unless the corporation obtains corporation 1950 in The the nation The has no corporation The Budd summer, Net Baltimore. of COMPANY—Organized business informed tion. _ , National Trust Ind., Gary, at being v this Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR.—$3.25 Pre¬ ferred Dividend— company plant after Monday, February 13, 1950 Gary on for all registrar and transfer agent for debenture bonds is Balti¬ Bank. Transfer agent for common stock is Mercantile Trustee more Once at will begin construction immediately on its new Chase Edward G. Budd, Jr., President, said on Feb. 4, of favorable action by City Council to re-zene a 140-acre site for Budd'6 new automobile body parts plant. Costing approximately $7,000,000, including machinery, the 320,000 square loot plant will be of modern design. The Mr. erect etc., and for working capital. used to pay for property, to Work Begin Plant— other debt. be subordinated to may Co.—To Budd (The) Trotting: Races, Inc.—Bonds and Baltimore (Md.) Offered—The CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (650) 2 and advertisements must be made in New York funds. on page 12) 113,865 Volume 171 Number 4831 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (651) The Capital Flotations in the United States During the Month of December And for the Twelve Months of the Calendar Year 1949 Total corporate issues for the month of December aggregated $419,942,887 compared with $218,055,760 for November and $699,694,965 for December, 1948. Of the month's 812 trend month wherein of of new for refunding financing has (with the sole exception of Privately placed issues May, 1947) maintained the same pattern money operations greatly exceeded those $150,525,000, with purposes. the ance 11 companies; the $41,000,000 Louisville Gas Co. flotation of first mortgage 2%% 1979; $36,223,929 shares of Ohio , & Electric (Minn.) shares of no par (par $5); $13,596,240 Detroit Edison Co. 679,- Below we present tabulation a of; figures since revisions of the 1949 poration financing. Further financing is brought to light. ' SUMMARY OF CORPORATE January $ 457,478,725 February March 56.2 78,200,000 23.6 346,781,800 31.0 >22 FINANCING BY MONTHS Total 1949, 1948 AND $ $ , Refunding 373,524,374 2,590,000 253,417,785 565,380,788 14,091,516 705,972,487 97,041,541 107,035,204 368,444,693 30,923,566 '217,767,388 139,824,303 452,148,250 261,409,489 683,528,072 1,221,250 684,749,322 296,429,400 34,050,000 330,479,400 387,109,977 1,216,258,618 4,154,647 30,519,224 391,264,624 1,246,777,842 597,397,593 29,890,829 627,294,.427 85,738,976 1,639,797,343 1,123,563,945 65,790,474 July——.: 17,864,226 119,065,610 September- 3,198,936,016 80,964,460 463,313,960 217,916,667 319,497,872 537,414,539 523,297,778 213,807,327 737,105,105 892,052,732 2,776,193,935 494,500,121 125,726,255 War for This compares with for became excess Of 218,055,760 504,013,576 15,600,000 695,623,105 4,071,860 607,997,623 699,694,965 231,333,234 1,170,136,175 414,271,620 following changes have been 6,258,346,501 685,420,543 87,318,960 561,795,430 946,003,815 69,701,999 1;015,705,814 33,414,879 1,868,039,553 2,028,477,908 284,373,147 6,542,719,648 234,443,879 2,262,921,787 4,831,046,013 1,486,871,504 6,317,917,517 made in the year;/ and Name 1949 Other & Mfg.—® ——® Inch Jan 1949 Miscellaneous 1949 Public Utilities 1949 Public Utilities Add Jan 1949 Miscellaneous Jan 1949 Other Dedyct Jan 1949 „® ® * — Miscellaneous Ind. & Mfg—® of 1943; Allocation of Proceeds Issue— Colonial Stores, Inc. 34/2% debentures, series B, due ]S50-19G3. Commercial Credit Co. 2%% unsecured notes clue 1953-1956 Natural Gas Corp. 31/>% 1st mortgage ponds due 1969.: Indiana Associated Telephone Co. 3:'i% 1st mortgage bonds due 1979 Institutional Securities Corp. 3,/t% debentures clue 1959 Jantzen Knitting Mills, Inc. installment notes due over 14 Downs Refunding _ , in 1949 the Jan 1949 Other Add Feb 1949 Miscellaneous Add Feb 1949 Miscellaneous Adcl Feb 1949 Ind. & Mfg 6 ® Land, Bldgs., etc—® Add Feb 1949 Other Ind. Add Feb 1949 Public Utilities & Mfg. in . i corporate in 8.9%, other 1948; Mar 1949 Miscellaneous Mar 1949 Miscellaneous ® Add Mar 1949 Other Add Apr — ® Add Ind. — & Mfg.—® Iron, Steel, Coal, etc. ® 1949 1949 Public Utilities— _® Add May 1.949 Other Ind. & Mfg.—® Add May 1949 Other Ind. & Mfg.—® May 1949 Public Utilities Add Jun 1949 Other Ind. Add Jun 1949 Iron, Add Aug 1949 Land, Aug 1949 & Steel, as classified against under for the accounted $626,956,000 the with —® Coal, etc. etc ® Add Aug 1949 Public Utilities^. Add Oct 1949 Other Ind. Ambassador ® Miscellaneous & Grinnell Hotel Brothers Co. 4% 4V4% loan serial due New _® notes ; semi-annually beginning Feb. 1, Jersey Telephone Co. 3V2% first inoitgage bonds 1 Smith, Inc. 6% debentures, series A, due 1950-1959 Credit Acceptance Corp. 5% debentures due Nov. 1. 1969 ( Detroit Edison Co. 2i'2% promissory notes due Oct. Mfg.—® Add Nov 1949 Miscellaneous Add Nov 1949 Public Utilities ® Add Nov 1949 Public Utilities ® Add Nov 1949 Public Utilities ® El Bldgs., etc ® * Iowa 1953 Nov 1949 Land, Nov 1949 Public 1. El Paso Natural Gas Co, for 314% debentures due Paso'Natmal Gas Co. 314% Electric 2,500,006 1,500,000 L. — 1st mortgage pipe line bonds due 1964—— 3s-8%. 1st mortgage bonds— Light & Power Co. 314 7c debentures due 1969___ Public Utilities. Old Dominion Water Co. 3% collateral notes due 1940 ' 2,042,783,895* 1,673,283,500 4,026,041,600 j. 2,116,597,775 • Calendar Eonds and 1S49 $4,314,930,672 1950 846,281.257 4,570,411,800 4,937,839,620 2,669,224,000 1943 907,077,500 913,122,350 2.319,675,200 2,434,645,300 1,268,428,380 1,036,481,389 410,630,640 130,710,988 110,158,408 219,228,275 246,315,690 1,962,249,000 161,158,178 2,042,783,895 1,673,283,500 4,064,041,600 2,116,597,775 468,395,208 285,840,364 456.493.100 1940 1939 - 1.938 1937 165,000 1934—*—— Total ISSUES 78,560,510 123,650,746 Total $613,323,516 $5,323 567,833 495,988,800 6,542 719,648 669,826,626 813,229,501 284,266,445 101,223,891 43,079,643 19,239,518 79,901,271 81,616,848 72,759,242 19,150,284 292,013,451 282,063,717 27.180,244 3.198.450 1941 1936 1, $395,310,650 443,418,453 4.801,809,634 1942— 4,000,000 Common $612,051,516 $5,257,292,038 495,183,620 6,214,714.468 659,154,129 6,276,745,020 804,387,001 6,508.777,181 278,823,945 6,200,881,482 101,223,891 3,121,828,531 43,079,643 1,060,618,131 18,817,643 1,042,098,401 79,901,271 2,618,804,746 81,616,848 2,762,577,838 72,759,242 2,116,666,42Ck 19,087,784 2,140,432,189 292,013,451 2,433,692,159 282,063,717 4,578,945,681 27,180,244 2,267.428,765 31,402,899 489,894,449 Stocks 1944.. 2,000.000 31.402.899 6,317 917,517 6,652 069,681 6,258 587,454 3,181 078,531 1,080 868,131 1,042 520,276 2,618 804,746 2,762 577,838 2,196 166,420 2,140 494,689 2,433 ,692,159 4,631 945,681 2,267 ,428.765 491 .094.449 Stocks Add Mai- 1949 Miscellaneous Deduct Apr 1949 Shipping Deduct Apr 1949 Apr 1949 Miscellaneous Add Apr 1949 Other Ind. & Deduct Apr 1949 Other Ind. & Deduct July 1949 Other Deduct Aug 1949 Miscellaneous National Miscellaneous Add * Add Add * i Hotelvision, * Mfg.„® Mfg—* Ind. & Mfg 1 1949 Other Ind. & Mfg Sep 1949 Other Ind. & Mfg Inc. 480,000 shares class A National Plywood, (par $1) stock (par (par Combined on page 6) on page 6) 957.000 $2) 25ci._. 100,000 480,000 Sit _ Brookway Brockway (Continued (.par 50c) 14,000 shares common stock (par SI) Locks Paper Co. 40.000 shares 4*2% preferred stock (par $25). Fire & Casualty Co. 10,000 shares capital stock <110 par) Glass Co., Inc. 336 shares preferred stock (par SEC) Glass Co., Inc. 88 shares common stock (par 850) (Continued 4 (par Inc. privately. stock Airlines, Inc. 66,013 shares capital (took Pig'n Whistle Corp. 14.728"shares common stock Southcrn Sep ♦Represents issues placed Capital Airlines, Inc. 174,000 shares capital stock City Boating Corp. 50,000 rhares preferred In the 429,084 comprehensive tables 51,548 lowing 38,500 and the twelve months' 1,000,000 85,000 for the 16.800 4,400 of Common 5,603,312,395 — ; __ 6,000,000 type ISSUES CANADIAN, CORPORATE 1946 ■ each Preferred 1945—:— 153,000 to Stocks Notes 1935 March 455,293,100 410,630,640 130,710,988 110,158,408 219,228,275 246,315,690 161,158,178 78,560,510 468,395,208 270,840,364 123,650,746 3,198,450 DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, INCL. 1947 Short-Term Bonds and Notes 1949 ( — 1943-i 97,000 1957.. 845,281,257 1,268,428,380 1,033,817,917 4,883,239,629 2,609,974,000 886,827,500 913,122,350 2,319,675,200 2,434,645,300 1,882,749,000 ■ 520,800 $244,917,- Stocks 4,771,309,634 Years 4,250.000 10,000,000 10,000,000 CORPORATE 4,435,961,800 1934_i ■300,000 all $304,731,319. according 443,418,453 500,000 250,000 —, years 5,276,112,395 1935 1,600,000 — 16 $395,310,650 V—~ 2.000,000 up year; companies tabulation of the annual corporate fig¬ past 1937— 5,000,000 largest $475,458,000, accounted 1936 500,000 500,000 1959 a for miscellaneous, $4,249,930,672 _ 5,000,000 totals public utilities previous Stocks 1938 150,000 1949 the to of Preferred 1939 550.000 Greyhound Corp. Utilities Add Add $417,000 the exception Notes 1941— 83,000 I the Bonds and 1943_r 500,000 the for 53.5%, went Calendar 1942 2,500,000 of end security: ■ ... Mfg Bldgs., 17,392 the 1944. financing for or railroads classifications, 1944. i.—: 450,000 of operations $741,384,015 reported 1945— 11,500,000 after con¬ exception $3,016,852,114 in 1948; other industrial and manufacturing came,next with $828,559,970, "or 15.6%, compared with $1,183,283,389 in 1948; oils took up $619,608,740, or 11.6%, a decrease under the 1946 500,000 the moderately above against 1947_. 10,000,000 years Racing Association, .Inc*— i $50,750 6% inc. debs, due 1974 and 5,785 shares (50c par) common stock. Outboard Marine & Mfg, Co. 3V2 rA debentures due1950-1959. Commercial Credit Co. 2%% unsecured notes due 1954-1957 1_— Domestic Credit Corp. 4% debentures due April 1, 1958.— Electric Building Co., Inc. 20-year mortgage loan •_ Hygrade Food Products Corp. 4Va% promissory notes clue 1950-1959 Missouri Edison Co. 4 Va %. debentures due1 over 15 years American Investment Co. of Illinois 3% serial notes ciue 1954-1957 Contract Purchase Corp. 3Vu% subordinated debentures due 1951-1962 Rath Packing Co. 3L promissory notes due March 15, 1969 Truax-Tracr Coal Co. 3%%-3%% notes due 1950-1969 t ' United Telephone Co. of Pa. 3V*% 1st mortgage bonds, series A, due 1965— Colonial Ice Co. 5% debentures', due Nov, 1, 1961_— _r Freedtert Grain & Malting Co., Inc. 3'' sinking fund note due Aug. 1, 1969 South Pittsburgh Water Co. 3'/a% 1st mortgage bonds, series B, due 1978.. International Cigaf Machinery Co. ?//' debentures due 1953-1960 Truax-Traer Coal Co. 3%-3J/z% term loan due 1950-1969 As new 1949, long-term $4,306,990,672 compared while preferred and com¬ 1948, portion, $2,850,291,959, 1948 — ® —® Add Apr in 1945 and increased total ^ 2,500,000 1948. refunding 1946 or refunding. aggregated $1,008,637,166, as against $939,407,253 in 1948. The sale of both preferred and common 1949 4,000,000 issues to . Add in with in Years $750,000 5,000,000 for 95.65%, and $284,- or total- corporate emissions and notes amounted DOMESTIC New — security on $5,595,883,400 ures Houston Ocean of $4,909,296,218, was the Following is 1949 Long-Term Bonds and Notes Classification Jan Add months 850, while miscellaneous added Jan Add 41 stocks or 1,029,624,674' 5,323,567.838 1 77,422,920 474,476,470 519,613,576 419,942,887 result conclusion pec. 31, 1945, which was one of contributing to the wave of corporate factors witn as 2,802,568,105 1,252,427,625 4;054,995,730 7.8%, $6,258,346,501, early profits; tax the chief Of 360,374,893 1,278,801,795 new totaled contraction noticeable stocks 918,426,902 from or reported-lor 1948. 648,731,012 direct successful a purposes past The 270,711,824 35,125,000- Add Apr the 1947. 387,863,595 18,743,019 the was to came showing 112,461,407 023,987.993 Treas-. money greater than refundings operations has been tinuous 122,187,231 532,137,528 1946, $6,652,069,681. 373,147, or 4.4%, respectively, for the year already mentioned, the trend of financing 158,250,417 105,249,790 Add Add 1946 and money 265,676,364 245,958,268 4,674,680,095 and year,, proceeds new 483,261,869 4,428,721,827 years above which 262,450,941 90,958,444 4,909,296,218 Month Add 1942 II 26,631,500 620,226,376 1949 Add between World 614,269,659 1,737,833,604 1,884,141,203 1,276,282,046 these $10,026,361,129; 1928, $7,817,- $159,250,090,925 ill 1945; $148,663,630,800 in 1944; $63,182,839,1-38 in 1943; $50,409,965,253 in 1942, and $11,512,617,001 in 1941. The huge borrowing by the govern¬ ment 401,630,369 182,930,760 NOTE—The Add in 1946; bonds t Revised. Jan 276 171,539,039 46,496,235 their magnitude through the public sale of its securities $93,999,108,995 compared with $94,158,606,1948; $93,111,929,467 in 1947; $108,364,006,119 in 3,090,000 1,229,785,811 only in four $6,542,719,648 amounted to refunding operations 525,569,236 of 1949 253,360,941 182,938,386 4,153,431.603 938,802,941 Acid in mon 16,774,735 314,693,097 months 277,783,073 1,038,360,331 382,349,500 199,462,033 3,398,398,049 508,794,501 745,275,253 441,179,084 the figures Incidentally, the indebtedness incurred by the ury 127,184,110 69,080,212 3,970,493,277 Twelve to regard note that we 1948 of record of a 43,097,486 676,195,046 October 1,554,058,367 446,55^,109 760,577,258 621,238,292 the the order 8,118,500 128,441,553 November. 2,262,006,564 51,687,500 In 1929 with May, 539,550,792 113,858,174 3,408,153,405 428,687,883 113,723,057 1,758,600,706, our records were 92.2%, while $414,271,620, $ 1,146,149,841 1,644,877,649 States that used Total *. 186,843,822 803,014,028 United article. $ 48,067,700 3,294,2.98,231 exceeded. ■ 312,323,947 579,472,304 433,958,331 376,114,374 study of During the Refunding $ 458,773,725 the $5,323,56*7,838. with the unconditional surrender of Japan in August 01 1945. New Capital 8 a years 38.9 1947 Total $ 39,260,000 2,196,216,090 33.8 46.7 in totaled noteworthy in history. From other —+1947 New Capital 1949 figures it should be noted government, municipal and farm loan and government agency figures are excluded from the above notals, but, are shown separately in our compilation given on, another page of this 40.4 21 — 1949 The financing the past year was quite when compared with the 1948 revised total of $-3,542,719,648. The 1948 total from the standpoint of size ranks as one of the most here 27.8 102,340,000 36 Year placed pronounced With 17.2 276,450,632 146,856,000 98,550,000 214,130,937 the 877,031; 1927, $7,319,195,804, 45.6 21,870,000 105,240,000 for securities during the full year drop in the rate of were, 49.6 22 ^ corporate 35.8 103,095,000 298,812,500 1,098,082,141 May- of Total $150,525,000 46 7,512,700 394,698,331 % 37 ■_ 1,295,000 245,905,085 for January; 1947, showing the different monthly amounts of cor¬ figures may be necessary, particularly as additional private ■■■(•■ . Results New -f 1948 Refunding $ accounted Total Amount 13 April —f 194!) New Capital 2V2 % 1G February January $14,213,200 Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc., 142,132 shares of 4.64% cumulative ($100 par) preferred stock; $17,925,000 Southern Co. 1,500,000 shares of com¬ stock as Municipal issues for December footed up to $254,915,4-22, of which $197,898,154 represented new money and $57,017,268 refunding. For the corresponding montn of 1948, the total was $128,914,794, of which $125,943,362 was new financing and $2,971,432 refunding. stock; mon well* 23 ___ March common Issues 24 May * December 25 June Co. issue of 1,136.437 (par $8); $35,000,000 California 1,584,238 November August July bonds, due Nov. 1, Corp. 2.80% promissory notes, due annually Feb. 15, 1951-1955, inclusive; $16,238,440 Northern States Co. for 33 September Packing Power L__ October insur¬ Edison stock common as 35.8%, of that month's total. Comparison preceding months (as revised) follows: December $43,- placement of first sold privately to were (par $20) or No. of The principal issues for December included 930,000 Carolina Power and Light Co. mortgage bonds which capital stock same company and due 1, 1959. In the railroad category, the Great North¬ ern Ry. placed during the month a $10,350,000- issue of 2% equipment trust certificates, due $345,000 semi¬ annually from June 1, 1950 to Dec. 1, 1964. $314,693,097, or 74.9%, represented new $105,249,790, or 25.1%, refunding. Thus, in period of 41 months extending back to August, 1946, the of Oct. total the shares promissory notes offered by the and money a 3 years year pages we compare on the fol¬ the December figures with those corresponding periods in the four preceding, thus affording a five comparison. 401.856,0 355,00lV, 45,18450 60 ,0 4,082,41 -195 Refundi g 29 .10 , 3 i,"370,T 3 31.10 109,753 0 13,68190 41,0239 568,90 Total $ 2,6 3,472 51,3207 t2,039 0 254.80, 82,19583 6 5 Capitl New Total 20 .0 167, 361 CNapeitwl$17,0. 31,41632,8587070 Total 13,2974 3.50, 3,940 50,27138 231,08 Capit l 56.02,783 108.43,25 17,56 45 United 1947- 619,01,2573884 Z5.2'1109,,44760.698 18,106,728274 iCpnarnlavcadetedly Refundi g 6,17845 Total 3,80 . 0 420", 0 3,10 5 4 $ 445,2~16o 2,0183 16,93812 Edmont , 69,7019 New Total 69, 4965 4,071860 2,510, 0 56L860 1,0 0 -198 Reiundi g $ ~ Capitl 71,60. 128,947 90,26975 71,60. 2,971432 78,0329 250, 0 125,94362 630,741 0 10,57640 54,06 5 S New 58662,0,290783 43,50. 439,076.4 17,0 0 32,57 0 10, 0 10, 0 2,40 58,Y076 565.0 0 35.20 396,84 0 iZo .bo 15,0 0 164,5.132 1.80.0 1,291.07 08,69481 1,250, 0 2,90 , 0 41,8 162 7,687,50 23,87598 49,50 38 3,103,5 4 1,90,0 2,618.02 150, 214 20.3 ,0 506.287 1,750, 0 17.68 50 23.867598 64,50.38 12.653, 4 10, 0 l.Vo .o 57,018,012 125,960 150, 0 1,250, 0 2,90 0 48, 795 1,950 30 .0 0 79663,1,2251540 20.3 ,0 489,5012 1,750 17,68 50 25,08.763 64,50 38 1,50 68,4210 1790 76 5 5,296012 146,9 0 5,849,540 6,19356 43.50 487.925,3 17,0 . 0 43.70,5 10,3 .0 10, 0 2,40765 64.79540 487 V,975 9,63,190 30 ,0 250, 0 250, 0 Capitl 43,50. 436.5 40 17,0 32,570 10. ,0 10, .0 2740, 58760, New 946,03815 69, 4965 4,071860 l75Vf.860 1,561,860 S.Vi o 1,56 80 $ 619,10,2573884 16.438,610 8.5 835 1,T03754 31,5790 1,72,0 69,7019 3,523,5 4 1,90 0 2,348012 41,6812 7.687,50 23,87598 49,50 38 250, 0 250, 0 1,650, 0 270, 0 3,103,5 4 2,510, 0 Refundig 27510. $ —19 8 1.29,07 14.5 ,481 1, 35~1 ,30 74,06 49 30 ,0 0 New $ 26,8795 12,0 0 6,917.0 13.781562 4.250. 0 8,60. 0 708,930 7,04,0 13,2974 10 .0 0 20 ,0 0 Refundig 16728Y,610 8,5 835 Yo Y.bo 31.579,0 1,452,0 6,17845 Total 708,930 3,290, 0 1,650, 0 s 946,03815 1,04923 63,251.40 1,3750 5,06 5 4iVo,5Vo 82.36 94 30 .0 2,0 .0 17,834. 1 152,87645 47.20, 0 463.70 8.V6Y06 15.0 0 178.23694 6,05 0 9,165.0 2,0 .0 75,109481 804,5217 10 ,0 0 53.4250 20,3 .0 46,2106 1,750, 0 lb.oYo 208,3 .0 15.0 ,0 9.50. 0 10. ,0 3,150 $ 5134,13762,570,67931 2,650 61,89 28 14,750 8,1307645 Capitl 20.3 0 47,921 0 1,750 i5,Vo765 19,47165 15.0 , 0 1,50. 0 68,4210 31,6980 9,40 95 3,80 0 250. 0 S 56 .0 O S —1947 YCtOGFobvlieghradnmafygs.fcy FEDOMTIFAUSVTCRHNNAHSIBERED FYDOMTECFIAIALVNHUAROBSCRPDGNL Capitl 35,20 0 361,87 0 iZo Yob 15.0 ,0 89,64 083 1.50.0U $ of 796,125 2,90 0 56,2740 90,71620 $ 10 ,0 0 20 ,0 0 651,470 $ New 862,90.6 2.90.0 56,9540 93,819 4 $ 10 ,0 0 95,701946 YobYobo Z Z Z 25.12,50 2,091.28 57,40 91 23,150. 31,62.870 48,71 563 29,08563 Refundi g 12,0 0 52,1670 5,60,917 4,250. 0 8,60,0 3,750. 0 86,4179 ■—1946 New Total 5,4 0, 0 2,650. 39,80. 0 18, 0 14,2059 VoY 2.Y506 87,42 3,152 0 5,41378 49,7650 172,9 465 21,394 5 30,86.94 47,20. 8,0 .0 15,0 0 95.30, 5,70. 9,165,0 57.1 ,0 s Capit l 20 .0 0 $ 21,3945 60,759 Refundig 49,7650 15,3 10 64,835.0 iZoV o o 2,0 0 8652044,71,375609 DefRBvaIcnooltoneapsrmtrudniritk.l 402291,5016,33287 79,60843 1,047.5 Staes, 708,930 Refundi g 86.417,9 26ZlVo,645 75.0 0 25,4 28 12,86472 72,9150 204.9,35 5.4 0. 0 67,450 182,960 83,6450 4,'oV.o 2.G50 61,80 S s -1943 804,5217 3.50 3.940 169,750382 651.4 70 134.609 18,275 $ $ 1946- 2,6 3,472 254,0 2,587,40 2.039,0 347,5691 $ $ Total 5.849,50 64,31705 43,50 485.1,375 17.0 , 0 42,0819 10.3 0 10, 0 2,40 Gl7~49.50 69451,2130150,284977 8271,35062,61498,705 ISNCNOOURPGEERATWFUPI 63206,871,4015,0473 FAGOFRVOECRMNEPIGTN,AT, DECMBR notes—- notes—. notes. . fraobSfmnaiutunoicnpcyltleyeidsdse DECMBR Notes- Notes- . heoltdcin.g, etc. 314,69sec0u—ri■7t. . governmt acies&t,Posein ectop.r,manufces manufctrig—. hteoraltdcin.g, . — ecotpr,manufctes manufctrig hteoraltdcin.g, — ecotp.,manufctres manufctrig—_ ecotpr,manufces manufctrig. Total $ $ 34.650 150.3 0 6.0 ,0 4,320 61,3250 5,70 50,0 5,40 0 $ 268.e>0 C 2.0 0 37,04.5 12,38. 7 5,83.0 254,91 2 Total 790 315,0 5.83,0 57,01 268 4.50 0 92,4380 4,1350 -194 Refundi g 1941? Refund. g 10 .4/3, 0 "loV",3 $ 134,9817 12,T4Yl09 40 ,0 SZiVoZ o 50 ,0 149,6287 34,650. 284,703 8 6.0 ,0 4,320 73,469.10 5.70, 0 10,5 0 315,0 695,140 3,76,790 4,50 0 95,20465 13,6218 1,82910 2,0 .0 2,0 ,0 2,45 860 50 ,0 30,15 0 189,4 128 6,0 0 4,320 6^019,03 5,70. 0 9,45 860 145,9607 2,76,50 1,09510 4,50, 0 — Capitl $ New 2,0 0 166,7< ,0 7 3 ,842710 1 2,073 8 ACHNARDTE 197,8 154 512,9 51 314,6907 OSUMFARY boanndds boanndds boanndds stock. corpate GCovaenrnmdiantBIntaernaiokl foreign GLooaavndnt, •Municpal—Stes,Staes toal dfignuoorets OMONFTH Long-term Suori-tem Presftocrked Cosmtockon Candi- Long-term Short-em Prsetfocrked Comstocokn foreign- Long-term Pref red Comstocokn ate— s)oiue»tc— Short-em Other put a>t ■f. Grand Total I Other Farm United •These Capitl New $ 30,15.0 57,860 6.0 ,0 4,320 57,T9V0 5,70 50,0 5,0 0 16,7 0 2,0 0 2,0 0 hfoHldidinngg,, etc. 649159,,2312087 105,24970 •" OFMONTH BLoonagn-Tdesrm Railrods utiles sctoeall,,Equipment aacesnorid iandunstdrl beuildtncgs, tIrnvuesstmn, Miscelanous BSohaonrt-dTesm Railroads utiles csoteal,l,Equipment acaesnorid inadunstdrl beuiltdcngs, trInuvesstmn, Miscelanous utiles— csoteall,, Equipment aacesnorid ainndusdtrl deintgcs, trtarudisng,, Total Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Stocks- Public Iron, Mot rs jtn'-r . b.u, Ve -•nf neous nils Total otal— T acesori utiles csoteall,, Equipment and Inadunstrdil Public Iron, Mot rs ~»hr>r ilr ngs, corpate Total Tot.al $ 4,0 ,0 2,~63~472 5,4 2,50 4,8139,620 46.0 0 1,038791 278, 3945 45,60 0 Refundi g 4.50 0 603,45 9 52,7 86 45,031 0 4,23681,76 568,90 50 ,0 0 6,258 7,45 $50,180 3,50 , 0 S -1945 Capital 605,234 1,90,0 430,6958 26,51 9 New Total $ 90 ,0 0 4,3976,80 3,250 1,2684 30 804,3701 126,950 Refundi g 2,34975,28 2.14,0 526,478569 74,30259 126,950 Capit l 2,04782,51 36,21 0 741,9 81 729,65742 90 ,0 0 Total 39 ,0 0 $ 4,70584.63 70,250 846,2157 659,1429 1,50,0 36,0,85726029181 521,50 §82.1,0 250, 0 83,0 0 421,7650 43,89187 29,0 0 FITNM1AEDOFH3NCO2IRVGCRS. 10,742698,345603812 Total $ 5,268 3,40 7,428,95 43.18,453 v495,183620 21,0 0 ~8~05~,i80 306, 0 65,897 Refundi g 256,0751 9,076,25 18,723468 6,542719,643 150. 0 1,062 ,0 268,167 $ -1948 Capit l 5,01275,83 7,36.098 43, 218 476, 0152 21,0 0 $ New 768,10 82,06.358 284,37 14 ~ 8g5jl80 306, 0 6,258346,01 40 ,0 Capit l 17,80 85,46318 7.41,30 2,740, 0 3,0 ,0 230, 2496 5,19.214 1,461,0 8,490,280 8,70,0 85,491536 60,9214 $ - • 729,8 0 1,6475,0 180,792.30 8,0 ,0 157,0 940,3180 59,70 35,804 0 41, 450 16,32^0 179,6850 4,532086, Refundi g 604,2950 972, 94 69,31064 247,60 25 21,08427 27,869.0 50 ,0 0 9,2~3 60 32,09 602 2,50 , 0 *, 2,48 0,28 6,150, 0 40 ,0 0 150, 0 294,05 0 2,604158,29 5,70, 0 $ 4,2190.672 7,940. 0 395,10.65 g12,05 16> 35,0 .0 30. ,0 1,2750 5,32.67,83 10. ,0 16,0 .0 32.0 0 1,7620,5 2907, .86 209.47 -194 Refundi g 362,0715 3 30,5 809 21,452 .83 50.0 0 -- CFOORPREIGATN, SOUM AFRY 878,0 0 .51,38 .051962 0 0, 0 758,560 3 3.581 187,283 .6023 704.030 314.751 765.81 92 .045 8 1 42 729 812/7l5 32,410. 5,625,0 21,058 10,9750 2719,57 2/f78",65 34,7 362 2,114 207 366 1,877 53 30 633 586 604,2950 1,296.74105 74,935640 "8127 18 468,5710 531.93427 207.8609 3,19,57 12, 0765 6,86.94 YBirupnlsawcekdS^Ito. EARS 218,2536,40606818341057,73240398 163,,4851.607,.8419765.42g975580,03 Total 40 ,0 0 8, 0 , 0 20 ,0 2,0 ,0 MtlnEcMdobPmauloNigrdnatetvefnsisdwc.flCoMPbNBrigaUuvtepfinesnaywfctk EDOF3NIOTV1HCRES. $ 269,50 2,617.450 102,750 10,36250 34,50 0 904,75 834 29,50 82,51 0 176,90 29,650 4,731084,63 Refundi g 29,80 0 870,312 85 28,0 0 3,0 ",65 125,76095 6.45.0 70,1 0 56,790 8.710, 5 « -1947 SFT1TOAH2ERE Governmt, Fed ral S^Itnactleudse.s 1,986 350 60 ,0 0 35,17 0 36,21 0 142,8 547 20.634,62 208^45782 715,39.86 26.42 83 6.798.30 9.539. 3 1,34,751 1,65 16 37,2 183 60 ,0 Capit l 239,850 1,75364.25 74,05 0 10.36,250 31,50 0 78,9 84 29.805, 12,50 120,310 20,91485 3,5246,8 20 ,0 0 6,80 , 0 Total 850, 0 UNITED $ 62,9560 2,618.47,0 90.30, 0 19,640 16,30 0 94,1460 591.20, 49,3680 14,30 0 57,40 0 567,20 5,9 83,40 $ 30, 0 1725,0 4.90,281 6,0 .0 i67oc,6 23,1450 2,80741,58 21.50, 0 269.50 3,1278.065 102,75.0 24,836250 62.86,40 1,47639,157 53.80274 8.24,65 17.50 3,90,6 45.2867 $ 60 ,0 57,890 65,490 283,6783 14,70. 0 28.36 40 514,86 38 234,580.274 3.20,0 3,19,07 150,67 9 239.850 2,035 2,103 74,05 0 24,836.250 59,86 40 1,306 ,32 527,385.274 15,70 120,9 0 3,19.07 429,3754 COISRPUAET 10,80 397.52 314 1,29 30 2,50. 0 235,93789 149,07 2 10, .0 132,8910 65,897 Total GONREUPFIW 217,027 48701",85 2,817,0 7,428,9 5 850, 0 475, 80 2,0893,264 97.20,8 10.79,0 4,30,0 62.85,0 617,50. 51.70, 2,60,0 45,60. 0 86087357", 4,3069 ,72 5.790, 0 Refundi g 25,34.0 263,752.47 1,250, 0 17,653.26 14.60, 0 9,417,0 30,1650 362,07153 165,0 0 4 ,474 Capital 5,625.0 3,509,103 186,9 5 S $ CAHARNCTDER 3,94 1,09 New ♦ ~ 73, 1,230897 6,45,4823171096.8 956.0 0 ,85214 59 ,230 640, 0 5 0. 0 283, 89 384.015 398, 0 30 ,0 40 .0 0 0 0. 0 356,10 2,150. 0 7,940. 0 754. 1695 24,5170 165.7490 1,958.740 209,47 49,837094 175,0 7,51 ,350 54,2 371 I 93,40725 3,016 101 49 14 57 741 1,183 10, 703 27,9 73 48.7160 13.463 6,50,0 36,78247 21,075 0 20,82 19 19.853 184,37 14 240. 0 50 .768 09 ,230 640, 0 5 0. 0 515,142 305,015 .31658 ,30 40 ,0 0 0 0, 0 470.765 95, 578 19 29 18 1,146, 2,885 14 57 720 10 683 91,60752 5,326.2586,37401 475. 80 2,350 1,95 12.450 10,790 30.0 82.59,70 \08.740 51.945,0 2.60.0 45,^0. 0 7.51.350 304.7139 4 61 1,08.637 762.750 298,50 18 19 626 10,80 12378,9 7 ,29 30 2,50~ 0 26,938.59 149,07 2 10, 0 132, 584 2,817,0 7,36,098 2 4 —1949 596,516 18,54 017 8.65,20 2,105, 26 7, 30,526 $ 708,930 29.80 0 1,087.54962 28,0 0 37ob7o6 175.62,835 6.45,0 4,654 56,379.0 708.930 25,876123 Capital 578,240. 2,5067,41 83,0 0 19,640. 16,30 0 916,07450 70,2150 29.305,781 14,30 0 57,40 0 548731,8 5,3975,83 New 3,~103754 14,3108 65,897 Refundi g 48,7160 12,79832 6,50 , 0 28,047150 21,075 0 20,82 19 19,28 19 256,0751 the 60,9250 '70,250 50,71 65 104/700(728,36 40 562,84 32 34,580274 6,30,54 3,90,0 164,9867 1.314 - 3,57 ,0 186,9 5 New 125,830 817.04253 12. 632 8.0 .0 365,9482 1,408.675, 1 10.93856 50.48 3 751 18.5 156 520.35081 3,0 5,0 5,23 0 "" 4. THE 41,2760 94,0 0 943,065 0 14,23618 10,7 0 Capit l 3,879.10 7.30,526 364,72560 590, 03 35,0 .0 2,1 4,0 ■•- 436,0 0 IN S New 123, 0 1 .7537 10,68956 2,740, 0 3,9804 631,75283 90.4671 1.461,0 16,841206 8/760,6 241,68943 215 35,2 0 38,250 465.294658 26,5962 209,58760936, 178 37,4 .283 6,798,30 12,59 30 1,3 4,75114,63 ,81372.09,54 GFOLVAMERUNMICDPT,L31 _ agencis 7.19,9856g1,3322025408476fubSonftamrduaionyiescgpsdletsy 319114948- $ Notesd . NBrCuAEeanlUswwrcdkd 450.2C1,8679 0.1 4,3 m6an5uf2ct7rig0, 4.3 260 5, hoeldtincg.,218.9,60 manufctrig hoeldticng., Total 1,384.61,0 2,8564,7 203,5702 "237 50 68.059,14 242691 24.590 3,09720 573270 16,85347 154,69047 1,50 , 0 1,90 , 0 5,4 0, 0 26,3190 3,218,269 307~98704 01,45 327 34,8754 67350,926 60 ,0 2,064,0 $ -1946 13.032 305 261,4790 New Total 1.507691.80 2,39740,8 214. 7,21 2.740. 0 3.6594 1,298 ,37 689452 25,90 49,850.926 *90 408,9720 80,30 4,50 0 15, 2765 6,534,02 ~237 50 319,25 890 61,4 905 675~o"7o 106,45 83 4,0 0 $ United Bank 1,50 , 0 46, 0 0 5, 30, 0 18,31784 9,752, 71 30.65794 720,1 27 96,289452 147850926 New 25,0 0 4~10,273497 4,83106, 3 82.1,0 250, .0 30, 0 239,450 26,80 0 2,84.25 New 40 ,0 0 Capit l 125,830 -674,830 1 .48160 8,0 ,0 157,0 692,7351 74,31573 7.935.0 40,9450 6,90,0 147,58 9 2,047682,51 3,564 1,065 127,450 952,4857 10,l273~49 1,648,3617791,5045 13,0 6125,0 798125,0 39 ,0 0 Staes. for 4,2853746 $ YEARS 81,76240953 Capit l 3,509478 65,490 59,1642 623v,5018 $ 50 ,0 0 s 53,0 0 73,905 208,53 09 760, 0 iiii s ofDevlpmnt. tlncobuligdatesnsRoantrucid 28261,50 1,50 ,1759,0 04,750 2,740, 0 3.0 .0 579,102 209. 0 25,90 35,0 0 13.02 0 145,80 4,8913,620 50 ,0 0 4,0 0 $ Refundi g 197,0370 348,79 624 153,80 76 24,590 26,509720 4,320 60,35846 1,38 1,50 2,86132,8 -1945 53,0 0 861,50 1,6049,16 760, 0 1,27.63 10 ,50 25,0 0 Refundi g 1,936 ,850 5,235,0 247,1 04 35,901 4,978,50 "491- 26,10 0 470,89 167 5,0 ,0 7,841,0 New s 2js63^472 5,4 2,50 7,50 , 0 7,942,50 7,50 , 0 $ -1946 Total 50,180 91,70 32,84350 4,98570,21 . s 937,80 794, 067 5,0 ,0 1,092, 9 51,9 0573 25.340 31.754 1 1,250, 0 18.45976 14.89,50 9.417.0 31,7)0 3 41,27 60 175,0 0 704,3 601 24,5170 164.92, 0 1,60.240 7,51,35053,1 ,482 956,4 593 manufctrig - . hoeldticng., 450,2. r3>7f:18 ,5 0.9 43 8m1anufc,trig607.24 58 04n.'ohoe,5ld1ticng*),273. 4,902618 EDNEC. anoteds anoteds anoteds 1 GovernmtInBteraanionkl governmtGv,Municpcali—tSes,,Po in InncluodteMQanitbobc,, MEDONNETHCS. LBoNnogoa-tnTeesnd—rmds utiles sccetooeptall,,,Eqmuaipnumfcetnrets andoiindausntrdl bueildtncgs, Intvtrreuastmdsinng,,Miscelanous SBhoorta-nTedms utiles sccetooeptall,,r,Eqmuainpumfent aacnesdori indausntrdl bueildtcng.s, Itntrvreuastdsminng,,Miscelanous utiles sccetoeoptall,,r,Eqmuainpumfent aacensodri indausntrdl bueildtncgs, _Itntrrvaeusdtsminng,,Micelanous utiles sccetooeptall,,,Eqmuaipnumfcetnrets andoiIndausntridl bueildtncgs, Ittnrrveuastdsminng,,Miscelanous cosrepcuraitte MONTHSCorpate-— Domestic- Lboongn-tedrmsShort-em Prefstrocekd Comstocokn Candian- Lbonog-ntedrmsShort-em Prefstrocekd Comstocokn foreign- Lbonog-ntedrmsShort-em PrefstorcekdComstocokn corpate Candian foreignLoaannd Staes toal •fdiTghuerosees Proovincfes 12 Other Total Grand Other Farm United * II 12 Railroads Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing Oil Railroads Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing Oil Total Stocks- Railroads Public Iron, — Ship ing Motors Other Land, Rub er Total— roads Public II Total Iron, Motors Ofher L»nd. R'ib er Ship ing Oil THE (654) (i 11,850,000 Southern Ry. 2%% equipment trust certificates, series QQ, due $395,000 semi-annually from Oct, 1, 1949-April 1, 1964. Purpose (purchase of equipment). (Continued from page 3) Stocks—(Continued) Allocation of Proceeds 1949 1949 Public Utilities * Add Oct 1943 Other Ind. & Add Oct 1949 Other Ind. & Add Nov 1949 Other Add Nov 1949 Iron, Steel, Coal, etc. Smith, Mfg 15,500 shares common Inc. Mfg Mines, Inc. 296,000 shares common Anchor 1948 Jan Add 1343 Utilities Jan 1948 Feb 1948 Other Feb 1948 Public Utilities Add Feb 1943 Other Add Feb 1943 Miscellaneous Add Feb 1943 Other & Ind. Ind. Mar 1943 * Mfg--* Miscellaneous Add Mar 1948 Other Add Apr Add Add _* & Mfg—* 1943 Other Ind. & 1948 Public Utilities.-- Apr Add Ind. Public Utilities______* 1948 Apr Mfg—» Ind. & * Mfg.—* ._* Add Apr 1948 Other Add Apr 1948 Public Utilities;— Add May 1943 Public Utilities Add May 1948 Other Add May 1948 May 1948 Land, Ind. „* Public Utilities Add & Mfg-..* * Bldgs., etc 1948 Public Utilities—-* Add Jun 1948 Other Ind. & Add Jun 1948 Other Ind. Add Jun 1943 Public Utilities Add July 1.943 July 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg.—* Ind. & Mfg—* Public Utilities-.—,—* Add July 1948 July 1948 Public Utilities Add July 1948 Public Utilities— Add ,Jup Add Add Other Mfg—* & 296,000 Allocation of Proceeds Notes Mfg—* * Indiana Southeastern * Public Utilities——* Add July 1948 Add Sep 1948 Public Utilities Sep 1948 Other Add Sep 1948 Public Utilities--—* Add Sep 1948 Other Add Sep 1948 Add Ind. Ind. Mfg.—* Sep 1948 Land, Add Sep 1948 Public Utilities Add Oct 1948 Public Utilities-.!.—* Bldgs., Add Oct 1948 Other Add Nov 1948 Public Ind. etc & Nov 1948 Public Utility- Nov 1948 Other Ind. & * Mi'g—* Add Nov 1948 Miscellaneous * Add Nov 1943 Public Utilities * 3%% Inc. 15-year loan due Nov. .1,1963.._— — notes clue annually to Nov. 1, 19E8. —— Mfg—* Godchaux .-Sugars, & Mfg—* Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. Mfg Ada Nov 1943 Public Utilities—* Plywood, Inc. 5% debentures (w. w.) due Aug. 1,1967—. —_— Warren Telephone Co. 3%% 1st mortgage bonds series F, dub 1973„._— West Virginia Water Service Cp. 314% 1st mortgage bonds due 1975—— Nov 1948 Public Utilities Dec 1948 Public Utilities.—* __* Alton Utilities—* Dec 1948 Public Add Dec 1948 Public Utilities— Add Dec 1948 Public Add Dec 1948 Miscellaneous Add Dec 1943 Other Ind, & Dec 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg. * Mfg.^_* Detroit Add Add Dec 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg—* Interchemical Add Dec 1948 Public Utilities--—* Central Louisiana Electric Co., * C. Dec 1948 Other Add Dec 1948 Mfg.—* (C. Mfg. CO, & 414% Co. A.) 3%% Mobile notes due serially to Telephone Corp.— Y,j Service Gas Corp. 4% * 3eaboard Add Dec 1948 Land, Bldgs., etc Add Dec 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg—* Speer Add Dec 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg—* Tilo * , ; . 1964, to 10,000,000 Illinois t 400,000 Phoenix Other Joslyn Hosiery Co. 2"4% 1,400,000 10,000,000 Ohio 8,000,000 debentures due Dec. U 1968„_— 5-year installment note_, stock Mfg. Supply Co. 5;000 shares 4%>% preferred 1,007 shares common stock (par $10) 65,097 Public Utilities——. Allied Add Apr 1948 Public Utilities—. Hunting Water Corp. 6.000 shares preferred Add July 1943 Public Utilities- City of Add July 1948 .Public Utilities—.-. Harrisburg Gas Co. 4,76814 Add Aug 1948 "Other Ind. Add Sep 1948 Public Utilities Co. 5% shares common slock ino part— Combined Locks Paper Co. 40,000 shares 414% preferred stock (par $25) Greenwich Water Co. 2,000 shares 4.30% preferred stock ipar $100) Add Oct 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg.. Carman Add Oct 1948 Other Ind, & Mfg.. Devonshire (par $1) and 7,774 shares com. stock (par 10c) Dynacycle Mfg. Co. 100,000 shares common stock (par 80cl Trenton Chemical Co. 131,841 shi's., 6% conv. class B pref. com. stk. (par $2) & Mfg.. Gas Co. & Co., Oct 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg. Deduct Oct 1948 Other Ind. & Mfg. Add Nov 1948 Other Ind. Add Dec 1948 Public Utilities- Add Dec issues Hajoca 575,000 250,000 500,000 Water Co. Alton 2,000 shares list the principal issues of securities placed during the year 1949, giving at the same time (in parentheses) the purpose of the issue: we JANUARY preferred stock 1,000,000 Standard Feb. 1, ; instruction , Oil Co. 1979. fund Jersey) series bonds, Edison 1979. 1, due Jan. K, Co. of York, first Inc., 1, (no (building Steel par). Corp. Purpose of ocean and 1979. due (repay short-term of stock 10,000,000 to loans 1, 1958, 15,000,000 Owens-Illinois Line (working Purpose due Purpose Jan. capital, Pipe 1, notes, due Dec. 1968. 1, Co. 2.55% loan Purpose 1962. , (guaranteed), (construction of 12,400,000 Koppers $10). Co., Inc., Purpose 400,000 (corporate shares of common stock (par Nov. 1949-1963. 1, Purpose equipment). of series Service H 3%, struction Co. of purposes). due Indiana, Jan. l, Inc., first mortgage 1979. Purpose bonds, Carbonic 1979. series (finance con¬ program), Illinois C, due Public 3>/a%, extensions, 10,000,000 Gimbel due Jan. 1, Co. first 1979. mortgage Purpose bonds (additions! etc.). mortgage (finance Purpose series bonds, B, 1, Inc. 1961. 3Vi% Purpose sinking fund debentures, (working capital). due Power 1979. Co. first Purpose and $35,000,000 England New debentures, 20,000,000 Columbia 1974. 20,000,000 C. notes, 3(4% (finance bonds, March due Feb. 15, 1964. 200,000 Corp. shares of $4 Purpose par). (no 1974. 3% debentures, due March construction program). Inc. (finance Financial Co. 25-year 3% Purpose (refunding). Telegraph & 15, System, Purpose T. I. bonds, ..loans, construction). series pipe finance.construction.) & Gas Co. first and refunding series, due 1979. (Repay bank loans Electric Service 75,000,000 Public mortgage bonds, 27/s% and finance construction.) Seagram & Sons, Inc. 25-year 1, 1974. (Prepayment of E.) (Joseph June due River Fuel Corp. Pacific due AA, 3% deben¬ promissory 2%% equipment trust certificates, manually April 1, 1950-1964. equipment). equipment trust certificates, March 15, .1950-1964. Purpose annually Fuel 15-ycar & Iron Gas & Fuel bonds, due purchase of property, Associates bonds, 3-4% ing capital, first mortgage and collateral sinking fund 4%> bank loan, trust Corp. series, construction, etc.). 1964. and collat¬ Purpose (work¬ first mortgage due 1974. 1, June 1969. notes, first mortgage pipe (Prepay short-term loans, corporate purposes.) 25,000,000 Michigan Consolidated Gas tures, due July 1, 1967. Co. 374% sinking fund deben¬ (Refunding, prepayment of 1 notes, expansion, etc.) Credit Co. 3.95% subordinated loan, due June 1, 19G4. (Corporate purposes.) Commercial 20,000,000 Continental Can Co., Inc. 3% due Dec. 1, 1905. (Completion modernization.) 20,000,000 525 William Penn sinking fund bonds. 20,000,000 Purpose additions, etc.). Transmission Co. 3% lative 2%% RR. due construction.) Caterpillar Tractor Co. 250,000 shares of 4.20% cumu¬ preferred stock (par $100), (Repay promissory 25,000,000 cumulative first Gas bonds finance Co, Central $820,000 12,000,000 Colorado eral line (increase capital). $1,060,000 (purchase 12,300,000 New York due ' 20 000,000 15,900,000 Southern series 50,000,000 Tennessee 1, mortgage pipe line sinking fund 3(4 % bonds, series A, due Nov. 1, 1966. Purpose (retire outstanding notes, finance expansion pro¬ trust 2%% pipe Gas & Electric Co. 1st and refunding mortgage series S, 3'%, due June 1, 1983. (Retire bank 80,000,000 Pacific tures, Telephone due Gas preference stock (prepay refunding & Telegraph Co. 10-ycar 3(4 % con¬ due June 20, 1959, iNew capital.) notes.) 12,000,000 Eastern Duke debentures, line.) additions and (purchase of equipment). Brothers, May Service FEBRUARY $40,000,000 vertible 143,000,000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. first mortgage line bonds, 354% scries, due 1968. (Construction of , Corp. Telephone $385,325,000 American Purpose (repay outstanding bank loans and increase work¬ Purpose 10,000,000 Central Pur¬ 2%% • first Co. gram). 12,000,000 Public notes, due May 1, 1969. , equipment trust certificates, series annually Kentucky Utilities 3(4% duo Jan. 1, expansion). 20,000,000 Mississippi pipe line). 2%% Power Co. first mortgage bonds, Purpose (capital expenditures). & Libby 3% Electric series, due 1984. 50,000,000 etc.). etc.). Line 1951-July 1, (repay plants, 3% Co. mortgage bonds, advances to parent, first mortgage bonds, JUNE equipment • trust certif¬ March 1, 1950-1964. 2(4% RR. finance construction and Co. pose/corporate purposes). bonds. due $711,000 annually $667,000 due Liquid Light Purpose (capital expenditures). ' " 10-year first chemical Glass 15,000,000 Trans-Arabian 4% Co. construct & 10,000,000 Libby, McNeil ing capital). 1969. 1, 3(4% first mortgage (purchase of equipment), (purchase etc.). debentures, due Jan. extensions, (reduce out¬ Purpose equipment trust certificates, series annually May 1, 1950-1964. Purpose West Virginia Power Co., Inc. first mortgage scries, due 1979. Purpose (prepay bank notes, betterments, etc.). bonds, 3% ' 10,000,000 common improvements, sinking 3(4% 15-year • & 10,000,000 Kentucky MARCH Nov. Power 10.000,000 Potomac ; program). made $695,000 due (purchase of equipment). 10,000,000 Kansas 1964. 1, Co. Light & Pennsylvania RR, 2(4% W, ' H 15,000,000 Gulf States Utilities Co. 3% Purpose Central RR. 254% equipment trust certificates, annually May 15, 1950-1964. Purpose (pur~* equipment). 200,000 Corp. Loan , Coast Purpose tankers). shares 627,960 (extensions, 15,000,000 McCarthy Chemical of Purpose (repay bank loans, finance construction icates, series J, 25,000,000 Foreign Tankship Corp. 2%% .promissory note, due Dec. 1, Purpose Power 1979. 10,665,000 Atlantic 10,005,000 New Industrial program). Purpose refunding mortgage bonds 3%, series E, due Jan. Purpose, (pay short-term notes, additions, etc.). 20,408,700 Bethlehem X, 800.000 — — bonds, 3% $10,000,000, $2,000,000). 10,425,000 Pennsylvania RR. 2(4% 40,000 fund debentures, due Feb. standing bank loans). due etc.). improvements, 50,000,000 Consolidated 1961. chase 296,642 . dividend $715,000 due 38,870 program). 15,000,000 Carolina 3% promissory notes, (acquisition). (New Purpose 3% (additions, due May discharge open account indebtedness, 500,000 $100)——- (par $1(0) 20,000,p00 Beneficial 50,000,000 Bethlehem Steel Corp, consolidated mortgage 30-year sink¬ ing series, 200,000 shares of $4.50 Purpose (refunding). Corp. (no par). Lighting Co. general mortgage 1, 1979. Purpose (refunding 12,000,000 Westchester 200X00 25,000,000 Fibreboard Products, Inc. 3(4% promissory notes, due Nov. 1, 1968. Purpose (retire bank loan, complete con- due $75,000,000 Lighting series, due 1979. Large Domestic Corporate Issues During the Year 1949 Below 47/s% 1979. promissory notes, due May 1, bank loans). (repay preferred stock privately. placed due (par $25). 10,725,000 New York (par bonds, California Edison Co. 800,000 shares of common Purpose (finance construction program). Southern 20,000,000 Pacific 250,000 preferred stock (par $100)-.——- Water 3% of America 3% 429,165 Inc.— 1,000 shares common stock (par $]) Co. 8,COO shares 5%. preferred stock Corp. Alexandria Utilities Public 1S48 ♦Represents <fe Mfg. mtge. cumulative short-term (finance construction). Purpose stock 25,000 3,887 shares class A stock Deduct 1st Co. 4.70% (repay 37,500,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 1,500,000 shares of 5% redeem¬ able first preferred stock, series A (par $25). Purpose (retire bank loans and finance construction program). 11,092 —— stock (par $100)——— preferred stock (par $100)™ Inc. 2,500 shares 414% Chemicals, Service Public Radio Corp. ■25;G00,000 500,000 $100) (par Mar 1948 New Castle Water (cor¬ MAY $40,000,000 309,103 . Jan Mfg.. Purpose 750,000 2,000,000 Add & shares of Purpose 200,000 Co. 1,000.000 — Add Ind. loan. 15-year finance expansion, etc.). latter help Power iPurpose Stocks 1943 Corp. % 1,000,000 Roofing Co., Inc. Other Ind. & Mfg—* Co. 200,000 shares at $2.20 Purpose (finance extensions). ' -preferred stock (par $50). loans, construction, etc.). 1974. May 1948 Power (no par). Telephone Corp. 4% .debentures, due April 1, Purpose (investments in and advances to subsid¬ iaries Short-Term Bonds and Notes Add & Light • porate purposes). 2,000,000 1963—4—4—\ loan (average interest rate annually. Purpose (corporate - Manufacturing Avco f ' 10,000,000 General 600,000 15-year 4% mortgage-..; 314% loan due Oct. 1. 1963— 3'4% loan due 1950-1952—- Co. 10,000,000 shares of loans, m- Co. $1,000,000 . Connecticut Line Pipe due preferred stock •14,000,000 4..%— Realty Corp. Bristol Carbon 10,400,000 1,325,000 notes due 19(54*1903. due 1958—1 debentures Corp, 314% (N. 3.056%), 464,912 Co, Purpose (repay short-term par). additions). purposes). 850,000 3% bonds, short-term v / Co. .2.90% promissory notes, due Jan. 1, (construction and modernization program). Purpose .15,000,000 Texas-Empire i Illuminating (no Heinz J.); 1969: 1,000,000 1st mortgage bonds, series C, due Sept. 1, 19b7—i-„—— Co. promissory note due Dec. 15, 1963 —Steel Corp. 4%. 2nd mortgage notes due Dec, 1, -1958 —— 3%% McLouth Public Utilities—* 1943 Dec Gasket mtge. sinking fund collateral trust bonds, Inc. 3(4% Electric stock common (H. Pur% , Corp, ' 1st (Electric & finance property 15,000,000 lines). (building of oil tankers). Purpose 15,574,552 Cleveland 600,009 1963— Lunkenheimer Iron, Steel/Coal, etc. * Add & I. Jamestown ," Ind. Add inc.: 3%% debentures due Dec. Gas L, due 1979. Purpose (payment of notes, used to finance construction program). 400.000 Ohio Light & Power Co. 314% debentures due Dec. 1, 1963 T. Financial Corp. 214% -2%% notes, due J952-19&6-r.-,-4—I———' Dunham < pipe (repay loans, working capital). 16,000,000 A-C Ships, 2,650,000 bonds, 3(4% unsecured loan. 20-year Corp, series 417,000 J Chemical 16,677,000 Rochester 744,219 118,000 : Central Utilities—* El Paso Natural Gas Co. 1st mtge. pipe line series, due 1904. Purpose (construction of pose 55p,000. 1st mtge. collateral trust < bonds, series A, due Dec, 1, 19 73——— Water Co. 314% 1st mortgage bonds, series C, due 1973...—— Add v 25-year 3% deben(repay advances to 15,. 1974. company). 20,000,000 Mathieson 1,500,000 314% April due Pennsylvania Purpose ' Co. .of Telephone Bell tures, 24,000,000 130,000 Co.— Water Alexandria Tobacco Co. 774,582 shares of common Purpose (reduce outstanding short-terra Myers & (par $25). parent 1,300,000 & Add • 6.000,000 Ind. Add 25,000,000 2,400,000 Ind. , notes). 25,000,000 Other & stock : 500,000 Other Ind. 33,729,100 Liggett 200.000 1948 Other 00,000 1,550,000 23,000,000 1943 notes, due Co. (Indiana) 2.90% promissory 1979. Purpose (working capital). Oil Distillers Products Corp. 25-year 3(4% sinking fund debentures, due April 1, 1974. (Purpose (prepayment of notes and bank loans, finance construction). 200,000 Nov 1948 April 1, 1,796,600 Nov 1, Purpose 40,000,000 National 900,000 4 due April Financial Corp. 2%-% debentures, (working capital). T. 1959. 155,781 Add Nov I. C. 50,000,000 Standard 350,000 Deduct Add 50,000,000 500,000 1st mtge. junior lien bonds, Hamilton Gas Corp. 4% Utility-—,.* Add . 125,000 •iOcean County Water Co. 314% • Mfg.—* Add due April 1, 1999. . 355,000 1st mortgage bonds dated Aug. 31, 1948— 1st mortgage bonds, ser. A, due July 1, 1973 series B, due 1953 : Weatherhead Co. 15-year notes due serially 1951-1963————— Boston Edison Co. 3% 25-year notes.—w— Citizens Utilities Co. 4%' 1st mortgage bonds clue 1972———' — Colonial Sand & Stone Co., Inc. 414% purchase money bonds due 1956—— Commercial Credit Co. 2%% unsecured notes, due 1953-1956————— Connecticut Power Co. 3% 1st & gen. mtge. bonds, ser. E, due Nov. 1 1978.. * —* dated bank debentures, Edison Co. 3% sinking fund Purpose (working capital). 50,000,000 Commonwealth 240,000 Minneapolis Tower Co. 4% Add V- loans). 1,000.000 debentures due Sept. I, 1958--. —— —— Greenwich Wa.ter Co. 3(4% 1st mtge. bonds, ser. C, due July 1, 1973—.. Hunt Foods, Inc. 414%, debentures, series D, due Sept. 1, 1963—— Kingsport Press, Inc. 3(4% loan due annually to Sept, 1, 1963.1———-— Mfg.—* & APRIL Industries, Inc. 3.20% promissory notes, April 1, 1949, due March 1, 1969. Purpose (prepay 175,000' Diebold, Inc. 4>4% Mfg.—* & Ind. Other _* & bonds, $75,000,000 Schenley $900,000 350,000 mortgage 10-year -3%% Purpose (finance construction). Electric Power Co. 27/a% first mortgage Purpose (capital expenditures). 1979. due N, series bonds, mortgage first 1, 1979. due March —— Co.— Power 3%'% bonds, series A, due July 1, 1973 ,—— installment note — 1— ... : Southeastern Public Service Co. 4%% 1st and collat. bonds clue July 1, 1959 Allied Gas Co. 414% 1st mortgage bonds due 1969 r__— —. 1st Co. (Wis.) first mortgage bonds, 1979. Purpose (capital require¬ Co. Power Pcnn West 2%% 10,000,000 10,000,000 Wisconsin * —* 1, ments). — 200,000 of America 3(4% Co. Trap Power March due series 3% $250,000 650,000 States Northern 10,000,000 Refunding New Purpose (repay 3(4% loan. 27/a% first mortgage bonds, duo (repay short-term borrowings, 10,000,000 Dallas Power & Light Co. April 1, 1979. Purpose finance construction). „Colorado Central Power Co. 3%% 1st Combined Locks Paper Co, 6-15 year ™* Mfg.__* & ™~ — notes due semi-annually to 1902—„___ 600,000 mtge. bonds, series C, due 1976—700,000 314% notes..— 15,000,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp, 2 (/a % set", notes due s-a to March 1, 19581,000,000 Munislng Paper Co. 3%, 3(4% and 4% loan due 1949-1954— 100,000,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp. 15-year 3% notes due March 1, 5963— 1,500,000 Iron Fireman Mfg. Co. 3%% loan due semi-annually 1949-1960 1,000,000 California Water & Telephone Co. 3%% debentures due March I, 1963— 4,100,000 General Refractories Co. 3Vt% 15-year notes due May 1, 1963—: 600.000 Huntington Water Corp. 3^8% 1st mortgage bonds due March 1. 1973 500.000 Roos Bros., Inc. 3% promissory notes due May 1, 1962—- — -——.'.1 — 600,000 Southwestern Electric Service Co. 3'Va % -1st mortgage bonds due 1978 3,500,000 Atlanta Gas Light Co. 3(4% 1st mortgage bonds due 1973 1,000.000 Graflex, Inc. 3(4% loan due serially to 3963— 450.000 Meadville Telephone Co. 3(4% 1st mortgage bonds, scr. A, due May 1, 1966300,000 Sisters of St, Benedict of Crookston 3% *3(4% notes due 1950-1953 900,000 Commonwealth Water Co. 314% 1st mtge. bonds, ser. C, due June I, 1973 — 700,000 Darling: (L. A.) Co. 10-year unsecured loan, due 1951-1958 600,000 Sprague Electric Co. 3xh'k, sinking fund debentures due June 1, 1963——~ Warren Water Co. 3 '4 % 25-ycar note due 1973 * \ 450,000 Falstaff Brewing Corp. 2,3%-3(4% notes, series C, due •1949-1958—— 1,820,000 Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool -Co. 4% 1st mtge. loan due to 1903— 700,000 Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. of West Virginia 25-year 314% debs.—— 750,000 Ohio Water Service Co. 3'4% 1st mortgage bends due July 1, 1978 Animal Mfg......* & $2) 103,750 Co. 4% 1st lien collateral trust bonds, series B, due 1970Illinois Corp, 4% subordinated debenture notes due 1950-1956 Northern Miscellaneous,™.™,.* Add 10,000,000 Bayuk Cigars, Inc., 15-year .! bank loans, working capital). 50,000 — Inland Telephone * Add Ind. ~ Issue— of Name Classification Public program). 120,125 stock (par 25c)_— Long-Term Bonds and Month Add stock (par $5.U Lighting Corp. 100,000 shares of $4.50 dividend preferred stock (no par). Purpose (finance construction 10,150,000 Pacific 5,000,000 1,500,000 stock (no par) — shares $4.25 conv. 2nd pfd. Smith, Inc. 2,000 shares 6% preferred stock (par $25). American-Marietta Co. 10,000 shares common stock (par ^ Ind. & Issue— of El Faso Natural Gas Co. 65,000 Sep Add Refunding New Name Classification Month 19C0 Monday, February 13, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & Sperry 1969. Corp. 3(4% sinking fund debentures, of plant expansion and 1 Place Corp. 3(4% first (Construction of building.) mortgage sinking fund debentures, due June 1, (Discharge bank loans, corporate purposes.) Electric & Power Co. first and gage bonds, series G, 27a%, due June 1, 20,000,000 unsecured Virginia construction.) refunding mort¬ 1979. (Finance Volume 171 1G,000,000 Number 4881 Long Island THE Lighting Co. 20-year 3^4% funding, repayment bank of loans and bank 15,000,000 Locomotive 15-year 314% 15,000,000 I Pipe Line Co. 2.55% (Construction of pipe line.) 1262. Virginian Corp. 15, April 15-year 1964. 414% notes, and promissory note, of i bank loans.) ' loan. 13,376,894 Pump & bank loan (Retire Machinery and increase . 20-year working.capital.) $100,000 BB, of Pacific due 2%% Co. 8832,000 equipment annually July 1, trust ctfs., 1950-1964. Oklahoma Gas Electric & series, due June 1, 10,000,000; Pacific Western 1979. Oil first Co. mortgage (no 27c 15-year debentures, due June 1, 1964. sinking Co. due notes, fund collateral annually trust (St. series 314% 8-year fund $4,000,000 1969. Inc. 4% 15-year (January). Natural Gas $1,700,000 1st Co. sinking $22,500,000 Associates June 15. Investment 1959. 4% (Refunding, $15,000,000; $7,500,009.) 55.000,000 Great debemurcs, 15,000,000 Illinois 1979. Co. 20-year sinking 1, 1949, due July 1, company's capacity.) ■ Co. 4'/4% fund Co. (New 15, 1974. Jersey)•-.25-year (Replenish working 1950-1964, notes stock ;American serial notes, payable American 1, debentures, ■ capital.) bonds, States series program.) ' no (Minn.) 1, 1979. first Co. Investment debentures, mortgage (Finance 972,624 (Finance shares of construction due 12,500^000 Sept. Window 15-year 3% note. ing, general corporate purposes.) Co. (October). ! program.) Salt Lake Pipe 12,100,009 Tennessee ' * Gas stcck mon Line 1951-Oct. I, 10,000,000 Tennessee Gas Transmission Penn Electric due 'chase Nov. Co. of stock of of pipe shares pipe 100,000 * 4 line.) of line i ■ ccm- of 4.65% (Expansion Gas i stock of $10 , 25,000,009 Barnsdall and Oil gas porate f , 35,000,000 498,081 loan, of Power & due 1962. development Light Oct. Interprovincial .Pipe 1, Co. 1979. Line (Finance and general first Co. >314% 'Pipe Line pipe line bonds, due Sept. 1, • 33,000,000 Mid-Valley Jan. ; oil Pipe 1967. 1, Line Co. 1968. 3%% Co. mortgage first Associates,- Inc.,* 3.6% oil sinking (October). Illinois 3% nctes, 4% due notes Power & 1st bonds, 3»/2%, 15-year due subordinated loan, due June $500,000 :Corry 15, 1st rntge. bonds, 2%% due sinking mortgage crude note, properties.) due (Con¬ Diespl (April). Engine 3% Co. 1953-1957, Oil 4'/2% notes, due r Dec. of America .... loan, due (March). Corp. 15-year loan, 3%% Co., Mills, loan, due 1962, 1969, April 1, secured 1954-Jan. 1, News Co. 1979, Co. < $1,525,000 " 1st Service cumulative 25.000,000 ; , „ of Oil Co. Penn (Construction par. of California t Electric Co; series :(H. t»;omissprv $14,600,000; annually ! 1949, shares common of no (October). Brook 1984, Light 2:%% gage &c bonds, Power series L, A, Co. 1st and due 1984. refunding (Finance mort¬ expansion program.) semi-an- - 21, 12,000.000 ;Du 1384. Electric refunding series B, Light & mortgage Co. 2%% Power bends, Co. of series Baltimore V, due stock Dec. mortgage bonds, due .10,500,000 Suburban Propane Electric $4 f due Co. series & Gas Corp. 2.80% 1974, 30-year bonds. Butler Gas Corp. of of 15-year par sinking 150,000 value. $35,000,000 California Packing " Feb. 15, Corp. of 1951-1965 promissory inclusive. notes, & (Plant Light Co. 314% first fund 36,223,929 Ohio common • & Electric 1979. States (no Edison bonds. < Co. first mortgage 23A% ; bonds acquisition and corporate Reiunding, due Power par) Co, Co, stock 1,136,437 (Minn.) (repay shares 1,584,238 notes payable of par shares to Of Co. 1,500,600 Our record stock Sales of Securities in Year amount 1949 involved third greatest in number in compiling placements of this nature since these figures separately in 1937. of we issues started The 1949 total of issues placed through the private route amounted 36.6% of all corporate financing and to compares 42.8% so Capital May with placed in 1948. those sales, it be well to explain, comprise securities issues not rectly by negotiation to a publicly offered but sold di¬ relatively few large purchasers, ordinarily insurance companies and banks. tion is made first between private and public 4.40% note 4, El 1974, bonds, cumulative . bonds, of 1, Paso 15-year 314% first due No distinc¬ issues in our 1.964, & 3V4% first Telephone series first • 10-year Aug. Paso (par $100), leasehold notes, due 4% Telephone & Light & Power Light bonds, series C. 3%% mortgage bonds, due $3,150,000 1967, Centennial notes, 3 14% payable Aug. subordinated series Paso 1964, $1,500,000 Central Cc. 46,250 3'/4% Co. due April Central D, Central first Childs & Co. notes, shares mortgage 354% $500,000 first 31/8% mortgage first mortgage due of 1959, $2,- stock, common bonds, $43,930,000 Firth & $1,000,000 & bonds, due 1979, bonds, due May bonds, 3% 1961, series, Inc. (February). " 1, , . 1958, Oct. preferred stock 1 $1,000,000 1959, , (par debentures, due $10,- 1949 and $100), $500,April , 1958, 1, ...... serial secured notes, Inc., first final maturity J 15-year mortgage loan, sinking fund debentures, due April 1, 1964, . Gas Co. ■ . first mortgage pipe line interim due 3V'b% debentures, Dec. 1, convertible 1964, first Sept. due $4.25 Dec. (December). ■ , line due 1969, 1, pipe mortgage notes, $5,000,000 " Co. 3%%' bonds, (May). ' Gas Co. stated value Gas $2,500,600 , . bonds, 314% series, Co. 314% sinking . fund convertible of $100 second share), per debentures, due 195Y, (November). Gas $2,000,000 Square Co, 314% first mortgage pipeline bonds, due (November). of Co. Credit 20-year mortgage loan, $500,000 (February). Buffalo Corp. Products, 15-year 414% mortgage loan, $850,000 10-year notes, due 1957, $1,250,000 414% subordinate (June). 195iL due notes, Inc. .3' promissory notes, due Nov. 1, 1368; (February). Street Co. of first Corp. America $2,500,000 Fitchburg at mortgage Baltimore loan, 3% $1,350,000 serial Gas & (July). due notes, March 1, (September). Electric Light Co. 10-year (March). 314% - notes, $3,500,000 (February).) first fund bonds, Gas Co. 20-year 3%% (January). Gas Co. first sinking Co., Inc. first Penn Place $20,000,000 Mills seven Head Jan. 1, Froedtert 1969, series fund deben¬ mortgage bonds, 3%% series, 314% first mortgage sinking fund bonds, 334% mortgage bank loan to mature 1959, Grain Corp. 234% Co. first $350,000 & $2,500,000 promissory note, due Dec. 1, 136)» Malting 414% Inc., Co., 3% sinking fund 20-year note, bonds, due Corp., 2%% Dec. New equipment 1, trust 1950-1964, York, first $3,450,000 mortgage (December). loan, Gaylord Container Corp. 3% American notes, due April 1, Transportation series 46, $4,320,000 Corp. 1964, $7,500,000 2%%-314% Transportation Corp. g5/8-334 % series 44, due quailcrly to Nov. 1, Corp. first of issue not (April). equipment trust (December). American General .Bronze $3,000,000 . Inc., notes placed in December (description $2,000,000 (December). certificates, (March). I„ certificates, series M, Garrett & Co., certificates, due Aug. (May). annually Building (February). mortgage (March). Express Co. $230,000 available), over (December). (January). Brewing Growers due America $3,000,000 Tankship $25,000,000 Fox Corp. (June). of years, Foreign ' General mortgage 414% 20-year equipment trust 1968, $6,399,000 loan, $1,500,000 (December). mortgage 3%% bonds, series (April). Stores, 1974, (September). of Fuller 1, (January). Electric due Carpet Co. 10-year 334% .loan, $4,000,000 General $3,000,000 $750,000 due 1964. $1,500,000 1, , May (no par—with (September). Walnut Fruit (April). mortgage sinking 1, 1974, $500,000 (July). Electric A, bonds, series C, due Nov. 1, notes, notes, Co. Natural Finance due sinking fund debentures, due Co. General Candy Co. 200,000 shares of Food mortgage 3"%% Power Co. Gas Electric Louisiana $1,200,000 Chase & 1969, Illinois 1975, Central D, due first $4,000,000 due June , llinois tures, 1979, 1, Electric 3 V4 % Co. Mills Co. Light 1956, bonds, Jan. shares $25,000,000 1, bonds, (April). Arizonia series $1,100,000 .(June). . Flour A (March). Flouring due 4% due fund stock 525 William (February). Biscuit due 1951-1962, bonds, 1 • $7,700,000 Gas Natural 1957-61, (December). Carolina 514% Employees Credit Corp. 8-year 314% sink¬ annually - (January). Power due 65,000 $10,000,000 Ellicott 1, (December), Mountain 1, (September). due B, (October). Co. June Dec. . City Telephone Co. first mortgage 1, 1969, $820,000 (August). Finance due due $24,000,000'(April). preferred ■ (December). stock mortgage 314% Co. n^tes, sinking Electric Building Co., Inc., (July).* (June). bonds, mortgage $500,000 shares ,4% Natural Natural $6,500;000 preferred inclusive, $35,000,000 (December). Co. first • mortgage promissory mortgage 33/4% promissory - 1969, (October). 2.80% 314%, $20,000,000 note, debentures, $1,600,000 (April). Natural El. Paso bonds, . preferred 5,000 Electric Employees 4%% B, 234% 1984, . 15-year loan, Corp.'3%% Paso (El (September). 3'/b%, 21, p-iomissory fund series B, 3%% 21/2%. (September). series mortgage due 1963, $375,000 Consolidated Copper Co. Hecla $5,700,000 $80,937 Central might Water 3500,000 & 000,000 due Private 314% Corp. Service Carr-Consnlidated of and of notes, $10,000,000 $2,325,000 $1,940,000 $15,000,000 the Corp. Water in '1979, Carolina shares security issues placed privately shows that 328 issues of this character, aggregating $1,947,851,869, were sold during 1949. This is the second largest total due bank.) common of $5 par common stock (for additional investment in common stock of subsidiaries.) Private shares shares 4,000 1951-1965, California Calumet Carolina S3 Co. bonds, 1975, Capital (acquisition and corporate purposes.) '17,925,009 Southern March •' ■ mortgage (December). first Packing 15, 1964, Gas 1, Northern dated ■ bonds, El 3'/2% debentures, Natural Gas Co. $2,340,700 (May). 31, ,1950, , first 314% first Jersey B.) Laboratories, (December). due (Eastern bonds, series L, due Nov. 3'/o% Dec. subordinated debentures, Tennessee 1500 due purposes.) 16,238,440 debentures, (August). California expansion mortgage 10,000 $1,000,000 mortgage (August). $400,000 California 2.80% Co. Water ing preferred construction.) (Refunding.) Nov, series, ; (.June). Co.; 25-ycar Co. 15-year 3% Bryan-Bullington shares (Finance , due Co. due sinking (Allen Fibreboard working capital.) Power Inc. $400,000 fund (Refunding.) Missouri no 4% DECEMBER .41,000,000 Louisville Water series Baltimore of • .of California 4 y2% (East (.Tennessee < $1,250,000 Gas Gas (par $100), Water Feb. and I.) 1979, Brunswick Pulp & Paper Co. Butler program.) debentures, due Nov. 1, 1964. Union stock, annually mtge. bonds, • New Co. Co. (May). 1979. (Finance construction.) '43.930,000 Carolina (R. 1, Borough $1,000,000 Bullock's first 10,000,000 New York State Electric " May V, mortgage Electric Co. 33/4%$400',OCO (May). ' i 1st mortgage bonds, Co. (February). Mont (East note, I (March). June 1949, due . bonds, (November). County due (Brooklyn •j (Refunding.) Power (Finance construction 15,384,000 promissory 3'/2% first - mortgage Power 15-year first Credit Corp. $750,000 El first Idaho 4% Co. 314% (December). Feb. 15, 1955, t , 15-year & series 31/2% 000 .(September). bonds, mortgage 25-ypar sinking,fund $1,000,000 (April). Water first Light [East Coast 3%% 1/ 19.64, $5,000,000 J.) (Wis.) 8, (November). $500,000 (November). (Brooklyn Union >20,000,000 Consolidated Gas 234% Co. (N. $920,000 Bristol Connecticut & Edison jDougla^cOil;Cp. (April). (Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. 1st mtge. 2%% par (Refunding.) NOVEMBER $10,000,000 due due March vBound of &,Light.Co. Jan. 15, 1974, Bohack $650,000 856,895 15', 1979, $1,500,000 due loan, & .Domestic (March). first unsecured , Inc. ,-Dobeckmum (23/4.% -3%%) 30-year 1943, (January). (March). Feb. (March). 314% bonds, .ty...,, Co. ,3%% 20, <Almy - Chemical Co. 3,%% loan, dated April 1, payable annually June 1, 1953-1963, $1,100,000 (April). (April). mtge. (June).. Light $ due Jan. A, C.) ' note*; .due acquisition • value. series D, sinking fund debentures, 234% Power •Black. Hills Power (General corporate purposes.) 1, 1974. (Refunding, properties, $25,400,000.) 20,244,144 West {Black- Hills 4.08% , $100 Corp. 25-year 2.85% Nov. , 250,000 shares of ' due. Oct., 1,1974. 40,000,009 Union stock Co. • Richfield Oil . Gas & preferred *• purposes.) * , Electric $5,000,000 Co. Chemical .Corp. 000,000 . 25,000,000-Public preferred Jan. (June). $350,000 (March). Works Water mortgage cumulative dated , Co. Corp. Co. of Dobeckmum Co. $25,000,000 due $5,000,000 series # notes, payable $400,000 $4,000,000 (January). 1958, 20-year" first $2,000,000 'Birmingham i Inc. 4'/2% notes, .(March)'. j 1951-1963, I $10,000,000 loan, unsecured bonds, " Co. Press, .Dewey $400,000 . 15-year Water $1,300,000 preferred stock, ..... . 1961., B, (February). (March).'; 1979, $7,000,000 15, 1, series preferred 1976, loan, repayable 1951-1963, ;$2,600,000 nually July%, due 1958. to Co. •...„.; ... . cumulative 6% Nov. ... Grocers Gas 1979, due jBayuk Cigars,.,Inc.. 15-year 314% lean, $10,000,DQ0 due ; ; $2,000,000 Manufacturing Co. shares (Davenport-W&ter Co. first mortgage. 2%% bonds, due (November). (December).. Detroit B, $500,QOOtAiml ),.:,• (Beaunit pipeline.) serially • mtge. Imperial Diesel Engine (Barnsdall and bonds, oil 1st 23/4% Electric Petroleum (Dgvispn Imperial 1 Birmingham fund Co. 314% Supply Co. 3.45% first pct.T', 1974, $125,000 (October). Cuneo Light ,Gas (June). Co. mortgage (Pa.) Cosdon (June). cumulative due 1959, due series, bonds, 33/4% debentures, subordinated Can Co., Inc. 3% $20,00,0,000 (June). 1965, stock debentures, due 1, 1964, .$6,500,000 (June), (County Co. 3,95%- Contract Purchase Corp. • 3%% fund unsecured 1953-1956, $3,000,000 Consolidated i Electric 1, Co. . Telephone (November).' | (July). City 1974, due Co. bonds, mortgage bonds, due 1980, debentures, Inc. 10,000 Public'Service refunding , (June), D, 3%% fund due fund (July). 234% $2,000,000 •Consolidated-Gas (September). 4% Co. Qo. Credit 1979, due j 1954-1957, 1974, $1,200,000 series ' , bonds, sinking (January). $250,000 $20,000,000 Commonwealth , mtge. (June). first sinking (Continental Telegraph Co. 1964, .Community $2,000,000. (June), series 3, due ' Co. $15,000,000 fund sinking 3% 5% System, Paper Dec. Dec. ,. due Co. fund 3%% $75p,000 Credit fund due 4'4% notes, dated Feb. serially 1954-1957, $11,500,000 (February). • loan, 10-year loan, ' Inc., $25), serially Commercial , 4,/2% sinking Locks (par Commercial sinking mortgage (June). Electric Broadcasting $800,000 loan, fund serial ■ Co. Co. 1963, pre¬ T, 4%% mortgage (January). serially convertible 1959,..$5,000,000- (September). of $9,500,000 ^Baldwin Co. 4% 2s/a% first mortgage (Building of pipe line.) (Finance construction of (Purchase of of (December)'.' Avco .bonds,- ' 35,000,000 Nassau $600,000 subordinated mtge. bonds, 3,/2% Investment $3,000,000 1, to due Illinois $5,500,000 (Automatic, Canteen cor¬ (Refunding.) trust bonds, series B, due Jan. 1, 1970. pipe line for transportation of crude oil.) •54,000,000 Michigan-Wisconsin Associates »Atlas collateral struct due first cumula¬ (May). Stores, stock common ; due 1964, $1,000,000 shares purposes.) purposes.) 40.000,000 Indianapolis 214% series, 4 1'4 % - - Telephone Aug..l, (Atlas Co. 3%% exploration, and 1950 , ^Atlantic $8,633,303.) company, (General corporate Co. loan, iAtlantic;City Electric Co. 15,000 .'hares of 4.35% stock (par $100), $1,500,000 (June).. sinking fund collateral trust (Refunding,'. $22,366,647; .; pur- constituent Electric & par. 1, $550,000 Edison Co., Inc., 7.500 shares of $5 cumulative preferred par), .$712,500. (October)*. (no Atlantic of OCTOBER $22,289,125 American 1, * 1st 1979, $22,500,000 system.) shares par. l, 'Associated semi-annually of Sept. Arizona borrow¬ . Ice $300,000 4»/2% first ji, 000,000. (April). • : 1974. 1, due 400,000 of.. $100 Co.,-314".% ■ bonds, Co. (Expansion par. cumulative .^referred ;stock pipe line system.) .31,000,000 .West nctes • (Construction Transmission $5 of 1961. bank - 2.7% Co. 1, (Refund of Co. Glass iArizona Edison March Bullock's,, Inc., April Co. (March). Arkansas-Missouri $10,000,000 due mortgage, 15-year American Locpmofive .Co. .15-year 3'/2% stock common 4% ' 234% construction SEPTEMBER • Co.," Inc.' Tiling 1961, & Commercial, Credit 20-year Supply Corp. $1,250,000 (January). fAmerican Electric value. par Co. Aug. $100), American .Investment ' 19,452,480 -Philadelphia of Power due due quarterly, Georgia 10,000 shares $1,000,000 (December). Hospital 1968, American $5,000,COO $15,000,000 Northern (par of preferred (October). 2%% notes, bonds, (April). 4'/2% Co. Co. Encaustic first $1,000,000 Discount ferred fund pipeline preference- (June). mortgage 12-year $4,800,000 (October). 1964, .$7,500,OQO :C6l6nial 414% serial 314% Co. Broadcasting 314% (Install AUGUST . 15. Line American • 1969. Barge 1, 414% shares of $600,000 Inc., first mortgage sinking $2,500,000 (November). Gas cumulative (June). $100), (par Corp. Oct. Counties Columbia Hotel American purposes, l July increase Oil due July . Line 1 .July due Power Co. first mortgage bonds, 2% % series, due (Repay short-term bank loans, finance construction.) 150,000,000 Standard , Pipe dated to loan capital •' Lakes facilities subordinated ..MAY .1. .Combined American Co. promissory Colonial mtge. (August). JULY fund (August) Textiles, Ltd., 10-year $1,000,000 (September). Ambassador (Repay bank loan.) sinking Coast Equipment, Coal $4 Washington, Pa. 6,000 Building Cc. first $1,000,000 (January), Foods, 1, 1964, May of (March). $500,000 of stock ;Clin*ton Industries, Inc. Louis) 1964, due $16,000,000 Co. shares 7 Washington, Pa. first mortgage bonds, series C, 1974, 1966, bonds, due 1950-1957, bonds, of Terminals Clinchfield (May). Gas * 1, 1959, 3 Vz'Jo sinking 1, Water 200,000 $20,000,000 Co. preferred Cleveland . bonds, due 1969, $550,000 (June). serial Amalgamated (Finance construction program.) Corp. Finance Feb. • bonds, April tive Corp. par), Water May,], 1st mtge. 3:14 % 3 Vn'/c Alabama-Tennessee » . Inc. notes, $2,000,000 Affiliated , shares due have we (June). Ships, Aetna series (Purchase common - (April). equipment.) 10,403,020 Columbia Gas Systems, Inc. 1,040,302 par). (Finance construction.) 10,000,000 A-C • 12,480,000 Southern Co. Financial (.110 Clinton Gas Electric ■ Light & Power Co. of Balti¬ 219,546 shares of common stock. (Construction and improvements and general corporate purposes.) , Electric T. stock Citizens .Citizens list of all private issues which a reported during the year 1949: Abington Consolidated more ,i 314% Corp. (655) C." I. It ought misunderstanding of the figures, that the compilation is only of security issues Abington Electric Co. 314% 15,000,000 Worthington CHRONICLE and does, not include bank loans. serially repayment FINANCIAL be made clear to avoid any Following is secured (Refunding due & detailed compilation of the capital flotations. also to (Retire ,■ due i loan. loans.) Trans-Arabian to • Co," (Re¬ additions, etc.) ' 15,000,000 American debentures. COMMERCIAL Plywood Corp. 10-year 414% loan, $750,000 (January). !P common .cumulative stock, $500,000 (June). preferred stock Gimbel Brothers, Inc. $10,000,000 (par 314% sinking fund debentures, due May (January). $100), Ginn & Co. 15-year 3%% notes, $2,200,000 (August), 1, 1961, beginning Jan. 1, 1950, Goldsmith dated 1, 1953, Muncie due $1.000,OCO 3%% bonds, due 1976, first mortgage Gulf Public Service Co. 4.40% preferred stock (par 60,000 shares of Co. Nassau $6,000,000 (October). and 3%% promissory 1, 1949 and May 1, 1964, $5,000,000 (May). bonds, series B, 3%, due Feb. 1, 1974, promissory notes, due Jan. 1, 1969, $15,000,000 3% Co. Hartford Gas Co. first mortgage $5,000,000 July F.) 1, 1961, $800,000 notes, due Oct. 4% Corp. mortgage 3%-4% bonds, due (December). 3(4% loan, $2,500,000 (June). 3% 30-year debentures, due Sept. 1, 1979, Brothers, Inc., first <fc 15-year Power Co. $5,000,000 (August). Water Natural 1, due 000 debentures, $1,500,- convertible 4% Co. subordinated Gas Securities $10,000,000 1859, 3% bonds, due Aug. 1, York 3% Jan. $1,000,000 3(4 % Co. 1979, due bonds, mortgage first 1, & sinking fund debentures, due 3(47* Co. Power Jaiitzen Inc., Mills, July 1, (October). repayable notes, instalment $100) Weston Products, bonds, mortgage Gas 14 over series 3(47*, A due 3(4% Plains June Steel first Co. mortgage 2%% bonds, due Ohio series, Sessions & $1,500,000 (May). $2,400,000 common stock York, first mortgage bends, 4(4% 15-year due Oct. 1, ' ' f. ' bonds, due 1959, $500,000 33/»7* promissory Old bonds, series B, 3'/»7*, 15, due Jan. note, 1964, Co., Inc., first mortgage bonds, due June mortgage 3(4% bonds, Corp. (February). preferred stock (par $100), 3% Co. Corp. first bonds, mortgage Co. first bonds, mortgage 3(4% series, 000 Marine & par, debenture bonds, series B, due to $5,000,000 1968, 3 (4 7* Corp., notes, due Feb. 1964, 15, debentures, due Jan. 1, 1969, 1950, notes, Water Corp. 3!47« 25-year bonds, $1,750,000( due-July 1, $15,000,000 1969, 1, 3(4% Co. 1950-1959, $450,- debentures, due " " '' ' : Co. 37* 15-year 47* Inc., instalment notes, due $15,000,000 private Nov. due Dec. 1, 1968, $15,000,000 1950- 1, mortgage bonds, due Nov. placements since Last 6 Mos. 194 136 —$1,185,109,369 Percent of total volume 1948—Number of 1 1937 issues 240 Total Year Volume ' 40.2 4 218 458 41.1 44.4 42.8 194 issues 243 Foundation, 4 >/2 7* 20-year first mortgage bonds, (April). of 27.3 issues 39.2 $400,000 80 . Volume 3(4% first mortgage bonds, Nov. due of Gas due Jan. < 1, & Electric mortgage 3(4% bonds, 165 245 35.5 Volume 117 1Mid-Valley Pipe Line Co. 3%% $33,000,000 (October). 1967, 21.4 Kfid-Valley Pipe Line Co. $16,500,000 (October). -Jdilinesota , Valley 1966, $4,000,000 37c sinking fund bonds, due Jan. , Co. 334% sinking fund debentures, due 3,600,000 Missouri first preferred mortgage bonds, payable serially over 15 years, (April). Edison Co. debentures, $150,000 ^February). Mode O'Day Corp. 3*4% sinking fund note, due Sept. «i£onongabela Dec. (November). Valley Water Co. first mortgage 2%% 1, 19/*, uUU /December,). 1, 1964, 93 64.4 41.6 87 $538,562,300 $418,775,000 $957,337,300 38.0 34.8 36.6 65 92 157 $326,959,904 $507,580,385 $834,540,289 29.6 30.6 bonds, due mortgage bonds, due ' • 3(4 7* first due note, $250,000 1958, issues ; ; 66 71 137 $309,980,000 $418,577,500 35.3 33.2 51 76 127 $229,828,780 $450,683,000 $680,511,780 Percent of total volume Percent of total volume 3% promissory notes, due Feb. 1, 1959, loan, subordinated 4(4% $120,000 and June 4(4% (April). 1, fund sinking due $60,000 $600,000 1959, debentures, due sinking fund debentures, due 15-year 4% (November). 15-year 4(4 % City, mortgage loan, debentures, due 1969, $4,000,000 (September). Co. sinking fund loan (average interest rate 3.056%), due $15,000,000 (April). Co. first mortgage 334 7* bonds, series due Feb. 1, (April). Line Co. Pipe notes, due serially to 1962, $15,- 2.5534 (June). Pipe Line Co. 1951-July 1, 1962, $15,000,000 loan 2.55% (guaranteed), due Jan. 1, (January). Pipe Line Corp. first mortgage pipe line bonds, Gas Transcontinental (June). series, due 1969, $143,000,000 37'«% 4(47* Pipe Line Co. Power Trans-Arabian Co. 3(4% -374% Co. 10-year notes, 1950-1969, due $2,000,000 loan, 1950-1959, (April). Coal Truax-Traer 37*-3(4 7# term due $520,800 (June). 7 Tucson ■ Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. first $3,500,000 (April). - . mortgage bonds, 3(4% •series due-1979, Union *, - 30.8 31.8 64 53 $150,311,0941 $456,302,094 17.1 23.3 18.7 of California 2(4% promissory notes; due Nov. 1, 1974, United v States Spring & Bumper Co. 4(4% 10-year due I of Pa. 3(4% first Sept. 1, 1965, $500,000 (April).7 , Telephone Co. Upstate Telephone Corp. 3(4% 000 (November).- • Vacuum $900,000 loan, (April). Foods Corp. 110,000 series A, mortgage bonds, first mortgage bonds, due 1979, $1,200,' shares ' of 7 common stock, . $1,100,000 111 $305,991,000 Oil Co. $40,000,000 (October). $728,557,500 30.7 - issues Volume 1979, 30.2 33.8 1937—Number of issues Monohgahela Valley Water Co. 2.750 shares of 4.20% cumulative preferred stock, series A (par $100), $275,000 (December). bonds, due 1979, 3(4% promissory notes, due April 1, Apartments, N. Y. Tower 219 Percent of total volume of ' Corp. Gas Electric Co, 3% Water United Volume 2.90% Corp. $10,500,000 Terrace 000,000 $433,934,550 31.2 ■ issues Volume bonds, series A, 25.2 55 128 —L of 1977 $272,897,500 27.4 Percent of total volume 1938—Number $180,977,560- $210,664,850 issues , of 2(4% mortgage first Propane Gas Corp. Trans-Arabian 58 38 Percent of total volume 1939—Number note, due Oct. 15, 1964, $750,000 30 22.2 issues Volume 1940—Number Volume 4 V2 % Mojud Hosiery Co. 15-year 37c $1,500,pOO (August). due ! of first mortgage subordinate 1951-1958, 1, 1978, $1,500,000 140 $223,2G9,700 of 1974, 27.4 $91,920,000 ^ Volume 1941—Number 4% _ 4'/2% Finance & $1,000,000 annually, Tide $869,990,739 23.1 25 Issues Percent of total volume,.; (March)." v ' Mississippi River Fuel Corp. Xirst mortgage pipeline sinking fund 3 V* % bonds, series A, due Nov. 1, 1965, $20,000,000 (March). Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. 80 $499,148,114- 36.4 Percent of total volume 1957, 1, 1942—Number Canning of due - (New Jersey) June Texas-Empire $722,001,687 $1,283,561,681 17.6 20.8 60 $370,842,625 Volume ... ' 7 Percent of total volume 1943—Number 3%, (January). Truax-Traer- Coal sinking fund bonds, due Jan. 1, Co. (Cleveland! first mortgage bonds, due May 1, 1966, $1,000,000 (March). 182 $561,560,000 Volume line pipe bonds, mortgage first Telephone Co. Corp. Propane Terminal B, 1979, $300,000 (May). series, due (April). 1964, 1, Tampa 25.2 65 1944—Number of shares jWichlg-an-Wisconsln Pipe Line Co.. 3%%- first mortgage bonds, due Sept. 1, 1968, $54,000,000 (October). - series series debentures, $6,500,000 (May). 34.0 14.0 issues Percent of total volume first Co. Co. " 1972, $1,055,000 1, Sutton . Jfcichigan Loan Suburban $450,826,055 $1,221,719,324 $1,672,545,379 Percent of total voiume 1945—Number Co. 3(4 % bonds, mortgage 3(4% Co. (August). (November). Wicbigan .Associated Telephone ' 1979, $2,500,000 (July). < series, $300,000 . (Indiana) Oil Co. 437 $758,691,200 $1,388,893,599 $2,147,584,799 — Percent of total volume 1946—Number 20-y)ar unsecured loan, $20,000,000 first Telephone. Co. States Standard Oil Co. 36.6 (March). fcfathieson Chemical Corp. bonds, 328 —$1,396,705,750 $1,395,982,395 $2,792,688,145 1947—Number of loan, $3,500,000 (September). Co. (May). Factors Standard is $762,742,500 $1,947,851,869 34.8 Percent of total volume promissory note, thte March 1, 1961, $2,000,- Jdangel Stores Corp. 37/a% Menninger Standard (January). Mahon Co. 15-year 3Yt% 5% mortgage FINANCING 1st 6 Mos. 1, due (March). $750,000 (December).' 1975, Suburban CORPORATE issues Volume 10-year first notes, $10,000,000 $800,000 (December). IdeCarthy Chemical Co. 4% first Inc., Service State Southwestern Dec. Volume fund bonds, 3% first mortgage sinking Service Public $50,000,000 given in the following table: November). bonds, bonds, series B, due (December). $600,000 annually Long Island Lighting Co. 20-year 3%% debentures, $16,000,000 (June). mortgage first first mortgage 3 Ya % Service Public Southwestern 1975, 30-year first mortgage bonds, due March of all of 3%% Co. Gas (January). Service Public Southwestern State 1949—Number 1, (February). PRIVATE Carbonic 1964, Nov. (March).) Public $75,000,000 summary & Mills, 1979, $4,000,000 Southwestern (January). A 1, ' - $7,500,000 (March). collateral loan note, due March 20, 3 7# Mfg. Glass Lumber $4,000,000 (January). Owens-Illinois • 1949, due 1, Nov. debentures, series A, maturing $25,000 annually from incl., $250,000 (October). Co.. 10,000 shares of 5% preferred stock (par $100), Union Gas Co. Southwestern 1979, $3,000,000 (April). Outboard • dated $2,500,000 (September). 3(4% Co. 3(4% 1960, April due loan, ( 1965, $1,500,000 Southwestern promissory Co. 1, (July). due (September). Co. 3(4% Otter Tail Power pre¬ (February). Stores, ■ (April). (December). Long Island 3 (4 7* (May). notes, due May 1, 1969, $10,000,000 shares of 75c cumulatitve convertible $36,000 (Juno). 3,600 ferred stock of $10 Oil Water May due notes, $1,500,000 (May). 1978, 1, due (February). Dominion Oliver due July 1, bonds, series C, mortgage 3% first Hibby, McNeil fc Llbby, 3% Loan Co. (June). Gas fund 15-year loan, 3% 1978, $3,000,000 1, Jan. (September). Natural 334% Co. 25-year Pittsburgh Water Co. Southwest. first mortgage sinking fund bonds, due Aug. 1, 4(47* (May). -7" $1,250,000 loan, sinking 1949, 1, 1963, debentures, due Nov. 3(4% • Electric Carolina Nov. 1. (August). fcasxington Water Co. 4,000 shares of 4%% $400,000 (August). Liberty Co. 1959, Products South (July). Leslie Salt Co. 15-year 3(47* sinking fund notes, $4,000,000 $500,000 to Sonoco $1,000,000 •' 7 .7 Telephone ' ■ promissory notes, dated April 1, (April). 7 Strapping Corp. ■ ■ - $5,000,000 (October). Southern Co. first Service $1,750,000 1979, Rubber $165,000 (January). 'Lexington Water Co. Oil Smith, Inc., 6% South " 1 (June). $700,000 3(4% Co. •' $1,000,000 (January). • Public 10-year 4(4%- Co. Finance -- preferred stock, $200,000 (August). $2,000,000 (April). 1950 bonds, first mortgage 4% Corp. 1969, $75,000,000 1, Steel Signode Sinclair (January)., Telephone .7'' 1978, $7,500,000 (February). Co. 1, Oklahoma '■ 'feaehigh Coal & Navigation Co. 4(4% 'general mortgage and collateral trust bonds, series A, due Dec. 1, 1959, $6,000,000 (December). 000 A 7-; Inc. 3.20% Industries, 1969, $4,000,000 debentures, due * ■ • $5,000,000 (May). stock (October). 1964, $2,600,000 bonds, first mortgage sinking fund Gas Co., due 1969, series, Hamson 1958, common class of shares 2.040 Co. Cement Associated due Electric & 1979, $1,000,000 IR. C) A 374% Electric <fc Power Co. 5% Steel series B, due Nov. 2, bonds, mortgage 3% Power Co. & Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, Inc. $2,000,000 (March). Scullin 1951- (June). Electric Seaboard class of shares 1,960 Co. Telephone Ohio .Northwestern 1959, due first mortgage bonds, Hake Superior District Power Co. first mortgage 1964, due 5% subordinated debentures, series B, (January). Hotel, New (February). (October). Ohio Keliing Nut Co. 10-year unsecured loan, $1,000,000 (November). Lucky mortgage ' Northern Works first Water San Jose Schenlcy first 30-year cumulative preferred stock, 7,000 shares of 4(4% Water Co. bonds, : 2.80% Corp. Gas Electric Mfg. Co. first mortgage 4(47# North 1, 1979, $3,000,000 (December). Liquid ; : 25-year 3(4% due C, Line Co. 2.7% notes, due semi-annually April 1, 1961, $12,500,000 (September). 1, due 3(47* Inc., Kansas-Nebraska Natural Lion mortgage series bonds, Pipe Savannah (January). $196,000 $2,000,000 1963, North $4*500,000 (December). Kansas 1979, & Steel American $1,650,000 (July). 1979, Metal first Co. Works Water due $500,000 (Feb¬ $1,250,000 1959, 1, 27/a% mortgage (par $100), $700,000 (December). Lake Savannah $500,000 (January). years, Dec. bonds, 3(4% Co. Steel 1971, $300,000 10-year serial notes, $500,000 Kaiser bonds, due 1974, $1,200,- Feb. due note, first Co. $650,000 (December). 1979, Joseph Salt Oct. mortgage first Co. ;7 Electric " James Manufacturing Co. Joplin Gas 1964, $400,000 $2,250,000 $4,000,000 (November). Knitting serially due note, (December). Light 1, 1974, (June). Electric 1969, first Co. (November). State ■ Iowa fund promissory 4% Water Joseph series A 4(4%-4(4% Richmond ($100), $204,000 par trust Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. 3(4% first mortgage and collateral bonds, series B, due Jan. 1, 1970, $35,000,000 (October). St. (November). $450,000 preferred stock, $600,000 (February). ruary). series A, bonds, due 1979, $10,000,000 (November). North Telephone Coip. (February). $6,000,000 15-year loan, Inc. (August).- Newman-Crosley 1, 1969, $3,500,000 due March notes, 3% first mortgage bonds, Michigan sinking fund debentures, due Oct. 1, 25-year 2.85% & Co., Bros. Rosenberg Bros. & Co., Inc. $250,000 1959, sinking fund notes, due July 1, 4(4% (July). Oil Corp. due March New Co-. of Telephone Newman-Crosley (April). Interstate 1, July due 1974, $40,- promissory notes, due May 1, $25,000,000 (October). 1975, $500,000 & York (par Machinery Co. 3% Milling (Sep¬ $4,000,000 1964, Light Co., first mortgage 37* $500,000 (June). 12-year debentures, due 1953- 1960,'$4,250,000 I June). International notes, mortgage Corp. Newman-Crosley note, due serially to 1963, 3(4% cigar International 1, Aug. series, promissory notes, due March 1, 1969, $5,000,000 Sugars, Inc., & Syrups $2,000,000 1974, (May). due Feb. 15, debentures, 3(47# 10-year Corp. 1971, 1, Nelson $2,225,000 f (January). Interchemical Corp. first Co. Utilities Aug. 1974, $2,000,000 (July). Institutional due cumulative bonds, 33/e% mortgage (May). Rosenberg Rowe Jersey (August). bonds,., due first mortgage 3%% Inc., first mortgage Water Co,, & Co. Telephone (January). $2,500,000 1979, notes, first (January). Packing Co. 3% 1964, preferred stock of 4%% shares of bonds, bonds, series B, 4(4 % 15,000 shares of $1,500,000 (October). Mexico New America 3% Corp. of 3(47# mortgage (March), 1959, 1, St. Haven Gas New New Associated Indiana March to 1964, $5,000,000 (May). notes, due May 1, Co. 15,009 (June). 3(47* Co. New New (August). Indiana due sinking March 1, 1950-1961, $660,000 (March). (November). Indian Motocycle notes debenture of Co. first Colorado $100), (par 1977, $2,000,000 Refined Gas Co. Tool (Herman) $12,000,000 1979, bonds, due mortgage 2first Co. 3% Co. mortgage 3%% 25-year lirst Co. Co. (March). of Co. Service 000,000 Rath $1,500,000 Tea National 000 promissory notes, due 1950-1959, Food Power Service due $1), (par stock (July). bonds, series C, 3%, (W. Products Corp. 4 (47* $2,500,000 (February). Idaho capital of shares 66,013 Inc., Cylinder National sinking 3(47* first mortgage 20-year 1969, $4,000,000 (January). Va.) Water Corp. first mortgage due Sept. 1, 1979, $500,000 (September). Hygrade $1), (par Light Gas 1961, $250,000 Public Nov. Corp. Gas due Jan. bonds, fund Huntington stock capital of tember). vember). Houston 1, (March). par, National $5,000,000 (No¬ promissory notes, due 1964, 3% Co. Horne (Joseph) Aug. 1958, $35,500,000 to (April). Battery National 1950-1969, $2,000,000 Holly Sugar Corp. Holyoke shares 174,000 Inc., National Container Corp. 4% $100 (G. 1, to due due serially note, due (May). $3,000,000 (June). (Me.) preferred stock $5,000,000 (Octobek). Heublein serially repayable loan, 3.6% Inc., Coke & Gas (Ore.) $3,500,000 Richfield Products Steel Hercules 3(4% Co. Heller (Marchi. E. > (Walter 19G2, Portland 3%% Inc. Airlines, National $800,000 (June). promissory note, due Feb. 1, 1964, 10-year 4% notes, (Ohio) Portland (June). bonds, 3V2% mortgage 15-year sinking fund notes, Inc., Works Co. first mortgage bonds, series C, 3%, $500,000 (September). 1979, first 1964, 1, Radio (April). Heifer Brothers Co. Nov. (March). $429,084 of common stock (par 50c), $51,548 Coke & Chemical Co. $1,500,000 (June). Pittsburgh Plough, Water 1, Airlines, $957,000 National Heinz Co. 2.90% mortgage bonds, due first 30-year (April). Public Uunei. $1,500,000 (H. J.) 3V-j% Co. Power Associates, National lien 4(4% sinking fund bonds, due (June). $550,000 1964, bonds, due 1979, first mortgage 3 (4 % Pig'n Whistle Corp. 14,728 shares (October). notes maturing Chemical Harshaw Nov. (Ind.) $1,000,000 States Utilities $100), States Aug. 1, May promissory (April). Munsingwear, (April). Gulf $2,500,000 2.85% Inc., Transport Co, (June). & 1964, $7,500,600 1, Telephone Corp. (April). Pennsylvania notes, due 1957, $1,000,000 (June). promissory note, due Nov. 1, 1961, $2,500,000 Corp. 3% April t, 1979, $2,000,000 beginning semi-annually $66,500 4% loan, due $1,600,000 (August). Brothers Grinnell Mountain due June Peoples Eridge Corp. first collateral (November). (July). 3%% first mortgage sinking fund bonds, Greyhound Building Corp. $6,000,000 (November). 1964, 1, Feb. due debentures, 35/a% Inc., Co., Petroleum American Pan notes Corp. 8-year 3'/*% Motor Finance Motor Products debentures, 3(4% 20-year sinking fund July 1, 1949, due July 1, 1969, $55,000,000 1972, due (March). $2,000,000 Co. Line Pipe Lakes Feb. Morrison-Knudsen dated Sept. 1, 1950, due Grayson-ftobinson Stores, Inc., 4% notes, Sept. 1, 1961, $5,500,000 (September). Great sinking fund deben¬ Smelting & Refining Co. 4%% 1, 1959, $750,000 (April). Bros. bonds, mortgage first 3'/a% Co. (September). $1,500,000 due March tures, Utilities Montana-Dakota $300,000 annually loan, repayable $5,000,000 (March). 15-year 4% Gladding, McBean L Co, Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (656) - (March). ^ " 117 Van Camp (June). Sea Food Co., Inc. 4% note, due May 31, 1961, $2,000,000 Volume Van De 1964. 171 Kamp's Holland $500,000 Victor Number 4881 Dutch- Corp. - (February). Virginia Electric bonds, series & E,. due Warren Petroleum Warren (Ohio! $100,000 Power March Corp. Tenninal Virginia due. 1979, May Co. Water " . . promissory and due Feb, 1, 1975, * note, refunding $2,200,000 certificates, April due mortgage 1964. (December). $4,550,000 common stock 2V2% mortgage bonds, (no series Light Nov.1, & 1969, Western par), first Co.' mortgage 3Va% bonds, Maryland series, Ry. CHRONICLE veterans of new capital borrowed 1939. - loans 1949, as distinguished., substantially greater than was fund sinking due notes, $2,907,027,866 1948 bonds sinking series F; due 2,686,218,617 mortgage general 20-year bonds, $2,000,000 $2.802.141,548 82,060,358 2,604,158,259 43,849,187 2,228,248,825 208,253,309 952,242,867 794,740,667 323,843,500 470,897,167 638,909,818 404,000,156 1945 1943 259,481,836 342,440,313 952,615,173 434.509.900 518.105,273 1,234,916,402 477,764,723 193.079,000 930,822,000 Natural Gas Co. 3%. first mortgage bonds, SUMMARY $3,500,000 Below New Cap Wichita Co, secured Water Co. 1979, $1,450,000 Winn & 1969; Winn A: Lovett mortgage loan, bonds, Power Lothrop March 1,1969, Worthington C, 3%, due June 1, (June). Pump Co. first subordinated notes, due *199,792,612 March_____—: .174,381,015 1968, $3,800,000 mortgage 37v bonds, due series May (Pa.) (Washington, • 1977, D. Total notds, promissory Maohinery Corp. 3 V*% 20-year loan, $15,000,000 County Gas Co. first mortgage 3%% bonds, due 1979. Canadian vestors in interest U.' S: * the United States. rate, mature dollars/ through They were group of United States and a headed The bonds carry a 2%% 1974, and are payable in soldr at 10014 and interest Sept: 1\ by Morgan used to dian National refund Stanley & $75,000,00 Ry. and Co. Canadian bankers The proceeds were outstanding bonds of Cana¬ $19,000,000 bonds of Harbor Commissioned of Montreal; the remainder being added to general funds of the Government. In March, an issue of. $16,000,000 Kingdom of Belgium 3% sinking fund bonds, due March 1, 1969 were placed privately with a of institutional investors through Morgan Stanley group Co. and Smith, Barney & Co. In the past 18 years or so foreign issues have been of only modest size, but in the period of 1924 to 1930, in¬ clusive, a really important volume- of financing was undertaken and in the United corporate entities. gate of States Imthose $9,119,501,306 such by" foreign municipal seven issues years, were GRAND SUMMARY OF FOREIGN ISSUES PLACED (INCLUDING CANADA, ITS PROVINCES AND Calendar Years 1949..—______ New Capital while $14,527,551,- UNITED STATES MUNICIPALITIES) Refunding $88,275,000 :___ 1948.- IN aggre¬ an floated, from 1919 to date, the grand total has been 982. Total $94,000,000 477.200,000 $182,275,000 ________ - 477.200.000 149,004,997 87,978,500 236,983,497 188,051,500 196,792,000 98,549,100 21,000,000 59,353,500 107,723,972 80,353,50( 2,250,000 - 8,741,000 9,174,872 1946.. 108,000,000 110,250,000 • 1945— 1944 1943 ._ ' 1942 421,875 1941- 421,875 * - 4,000,000 1940 4,000,000 ; 1939 59,250.000 147,000,000 25,062,500 1938_ 1937 87,750,000 40,000,000 65,062,500 ; 3,250,000 1936 219,000,000 23,000,000 222,250,000 156,500,000 116,000,000 61,200,000 61,200,000 133.332 61.600.000 61.733.332 26,015,000 40,000,000 66,015,000 1934 1933 1,348,104 1,405,643 107,694.076 216,822,024 1,425,092,073 1,582,038,128 17,864,873 1,599,903,001 1,327.307,979 245,194,731 117,931,456 23G;979,943 118,485,288 273,114,973 1,972,015 49,813,104 119,903,471 286,793,047 124,429,347 185,481,295 11,463,154 2,946,024 135,892,501 1,283,913 119,749,201 277,207,313 277,694.429 6,047,116 279,162,089 113,646,598 487,116 4,793,014 2,127,905 151,793,014 100,736,198 2,971,432 128,914,794 99,440,095 1,897,603 2,021,813 10!,461,908- 23,608,724 924,549,570 -1,195,000 174,981,416 - 317,605,211 - 238,104,705 22.014,603 251,134,308 57,017,268 254,915,422. 149,665,109 125,943,362 1,593,184,396 88,151,397 .1,481,935,793 1,022,120,131 2,802,741,548 104,286,318 2,907,027,866 2,604,158,259 Treasury Financing in December „ 253,722,000.. 1970 14,500,000 757,837,569 . 1,319,167,987 1927________^_„__ 1,561,119,925 1,145,099,740 1926_ 1,135,779,390 22,032,717 ' 268,222,000 126,566,000 1,009,213,390 1929 1928 779,870,286 257,052,913 163,564,500 1,576,820,900 1,724,684,425 * 204,693,300 1925—1,086,160.500 ^ 1,349.793,040 1923 1922 221,147,000 1,307,307,500 996,570,320 248,225,445 1,244,795,765 280,274,600 1924 79,941,679 360,216,279 759,776,034 634,511,034 125,265,000 192I_ 527,517,000 50,000,000 1920 383.450.887 138.998.000 522,449 nan 1919 342,130,300 263,429,000 605,559,300 Farm Loan and Government 577,5 1 7,000. Financing in this classification consisted of obligations of the Federal-Intermediate Credit Banks and Home Loan Banks. eral- the Fed¬ Financing by -government agencies, which in the past decade reached huge propor¬ tions, disappeared altogether since October,. 1941, as a new policy put into effect by the Treasury at that time provides for the monetary needs of these agencies to be taken care of by direct United States Treasury issues, instead of by-the sale of their own guaranteed obliga¬ tions. The ...... total • « Treasury Snyder on Dec. 19 an¬ offering, through the Federal Reserye Banks, of 1%% Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of Series A-1951, open on an exchange basis, par for 1949 by entities grouped under this classification aggregated $1,176,210,500 as compared with $1,062,220,000 in 1948, $661,215,000 in 1947, $86l;i50,000 in .1946 and $937,890,000 in 1945. calendar borrowing by $2,907,027,866. 218,617 in. 1948. any - calendar The 1940, the record 1,523,655,000 1,000,301,000 days 1,643,140,000 1,000.580,000 99.733 f "1.C56 days 1,654,497,000 1,000,861,000 Nov 1-30 Ndv 99.737 + "1.C52 1 10-12 yrs. 383,465,451 383,465,451 will Nov 1-30 Nov $5,694,596,000;. which mature Jan. on 1, 1950. Cash subscriptions will The results of this offering will appear not be received. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder on Dec. 5 announced the offering of 1%% Treasury Notes of series A-1954,* on an exchange basis, par for par, to holders of 1%%Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of series H-1949,* maturing Dec. 15, 1949, in the amount of $519,153,000, or 2% Treasury Bonds of 1949-51 (dated July 15, 1942) in the of of amount 1949-52 $2,097,615,100, (dated Dec. 3V8% 1934) in 15, Treasury Bonds the amount of $491,375,100, or 2M>% Treasury Bonds,of 1949-53 (dated 15, 1936) in the amount of $1,786,109,950, all called redemption on Dec. 15, 1949. On Dec: 15 the Sec¬ retary of the Treasury announced that $484,122,000 sub¬ scriptions were received and allotted for the certificates Dec. exchanged, $2,025,649,300 for the 2% bonds exchanged, $467,378,300 for the 3V8% bonds exchanged and $1,694,-' 951,400 of for the 2V2% bonds exchanged, $4,672,101,000 for all exchanges.. case aggregate The balance in each an redeemed in cash. was The Secretary of the Treasury announced Nov. 10 that all outstanding 2% Treasury Bonds of 1950-52, dated Oct. 19, 1942, due March 15, 1952, are called for redemp¬ tion on March 15, 1950. There are now outstanding' $1,962,687,300 of these bonds. The Treasury Department in December, outside of the above, confined its operations to the usual weekly sale of Treasury Bills, Savings Bonds, Tax Anticipation Notes and Depositary bonds. for 2,617,000 ■ a a 2,617,000- 100 323,814,800 100 323,814,800 years November • ,2;.-' • 4,712,616,251 •" Nov 25 Dec Dec 2 Dec 8 Dec- 9 Dec 13 clays 91 days 91 days Dec 16 Dec .22 Dec 20 Dec 29 Dec 5 Dec 15 4 lA Dec 5 Dec 15 Dec 5 Dec- 15 Dec 5 Dec Dec 1-31 Dec 1 91 1,587,933,000 1.000.852 000 1,506,030,0(0 1,002,321 89,720 + *1.108 000 99.718 V *1:115" 903 483 ,000 99.718 f *1.1.15 91 days 1,486,313,000 1.524,014,000 900,408 ,000 99.725-* *1.087 91 days 1,482,239,000 900,923 ,000'" 99.725 484,122,000 2,025,649,300 484,122 .oco'ioo 1% 4'4 yrsf. 2,025,649 ,300 100 1;!» 4'/4 yrs. 467,378,300 13 4 V4 yrs. 1,694,951,400 l 10-12 yrs. Decl-31 Dec yrs. 467,378 ,300 11,065,000 2 yrs. 515,767,800 1 1 "1.087 1S 100 1,694,551 ,400 100 a 405,262, 047 11,065, 000 100' 495,262,047 12 yrs. Dec 1-31 Dec Total STATES Offered TREASURY FINANCING Amount Dated Due 8 a 2 513,767, 800 100 June 28 for six • DURING c series, days Price $ 91 days 1,625,606,000 1,428,487.000 1 year 5,599,446,000 91 June 20 July .1 July 1-31 July 1 July 1-31 July July 1-31 July Sale of for disccunt series E of these bonds was discontinued series D began Sept. 1948 1, USE * July- Comprised of Yiejd ' . % • on and Aug. 31, 1940. interest Treasury c accrues for 7 91 OF FUNDS Accepted Refunding $ six months July 14 July 21 July 28 91 day Treas. day Treas. 44,813,935,083 39,740,939,000 900.684,000 901,722,000 99.767 0.923 July 99.766 *0.928 July 1 Tax 900,467,000 99.743 5,599,446,000 100 900,537,000 900,684,000 901,722,000 bills 900,467,000 5,599,446,000 IV* 2 510,541,644 510,541.644 7,914,500 Total for notes- 7,914,500 1,095,807.400 1,095.807,400 July 10,8177119,544 * 9,202,856,000 1,614^63,544, a 7,914,500 100 5,072,996,083 900,467.000 5,599.446,000 bds. Depositary bonds— Antic'n ; .- 901,722,000 *1.017 a Savings $ 900,684,000 bills indebt of S. ' * Indebtedness 900,537,000 bills day Treas. 91 day Treas. U. New - bills 91 Ctfs. 510,541,644 notes each. mont*h. Total Amount Security 1 . three sepa¬ maturity, are sold on a a 12-year maturity, yield 2.53% and- series G" Type of Dated 1 7,914,500 1,095,807,400 a 10-year maturity of 3 years intei'est approximately J.40% per annum. Effective Aug. 11, 1949 these notes are sold at par and accrued interest from the first day of the month in. which purchased, . j July 510.541,644 12 years 3 years basis, have, If held to 99.734 + *1.052 1,696,622.000 10-12 yrs. 1 93,939,108,995 bank a have a 12-year maturity, are sold at 100. and bear 2J/2%. interest, b Comprised of separate issues designated Treasury notes of tax series C-1947,, C-1948, C-1949 and C-1950. Series C earnings about 1.07%. 900,537,000 1,799,471,000 91 days July 28 91 days on which discount basis at 75, and yield 2.90% : series F have are-sold on a discount basis, at 74, and July July 22 Total of 1849 44,813.935,083 July 15 8 10,402,182,847 12 months-— "Average rate rate July Accepted • . months July 7 July 14 July 21 July December $ Amount . . Applied for $, Total for Total for Total UNITED 1,095,807,400 100 c , 10,817,119,544 July 29 Aug 91 days 1,391,380,000 1,000,432,000 99.739- *1.032 5 Aug 11 91 days 1,656,268,000 1,001,542,000 99.746 *1.001 Aug 12 Aug 18 99.737 Aug 4 91 day Treas. Aug 11 ' 91 day Treas. Aug 18 91 day Treas, Aug 92 day" Treas. Aug 1 U. S. Savings bills 801,937,000 900,331,000 198,445,000 bills 1,000,432,000 1,001,542,000 bills 1,000,676,000 803,023,000 197,653,00Qr bills 1,000,510,000 904,524,000 bds. 449,120,928 95,986.000' 449,120,928 Depositary bonds— 5.402,500 1,158,778,600 5,402,500 1,158,778,600- •1.011 1,625,308,000 1,000,676,000 1,000,510,000 449,120,928 99.743 Aug 25 9Udays 92 days 1,585,985,000 Aug 19 101.,211,000 ♦1.031 4: Aug 1-31 Aug 1 10-12 yrs. 449,120,928 1 12 years 3 years 1,158,778,600 Aug 1-31 Aug Aug 1-31 Aug 5,402,500 ' a a 5,402,500 100 1,158,778,600 100 Aug Aug 1 Total Tax Antic'n notes- for'August *5,616,462,028 3,409,865,000 c 1 91 for Aug 26 Sep Aug 30 Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep 9 16 ! August day 1,620.353,000 1.001,578,000 99.734 *1.054 91 days 1,580,140,000 1,000,438,000 99.733 *1.055 91 days 1,472,193,000 .904,707,000 99.732 + *1.058 900,928,000 99.732 91 days 1,550,159,000 Sep 91 days 1,462,344,000 Aug 31 Sep Sep 1-30 Sep Sep 1-30 Sep 1 year 1,196,804,000 10-12 yrs. 12 years Sep 1-30 Sep 3 years Total for 398,077,805 901,592,000 30 Oct *1.062 99.728 1,196,804,000 100 398,077,805 5,107,000 5,107,000 100 496,321,500 496,321,500 *1.076 ' Oct 1-31 Oct 1 Oat 1-31 Oct Oat 1-31 Total Oct Oct for 13 Treas. bills 1,000,438,000 day Treas. bills 904,707,000 904,707,000 Sep Sep 22 91 Treas. bills 900,928,000 900,928.000 29 91 day day Treas. bills 901,592,000 900,963,000 Sep 15 Ctfs, indebt Savings ,bds. 1,196,804,000 1,196,804,000 Sep" Sep 1 . . Sep 1 U. of S. Depositary Tkx 100 • 91 days 91 days 91 days 91 days lyear' 1,777,093,000 1.618.878,000 6,246,740,000 10-12 yrs. 388.208,737 12 years 2.641.500 2 year3 589,436,700 October 95,850,000 629,000 398,077,805 5,107,000 5,107 000 496,321,500 496,321,500 6,805,553,305 notes- 5,709,151,000" 1,096,402,305 a v ; 2 Total for September c Oct t 6.805.553.305 1,699,185,000 1,706,716,000 100,417 000 398,077,805 bonds— Antic'n 901,161,000 904,588,000- 6 91 91 day Treas. bills day Treas. bills 900,726,000 900,714,000 Oct 20- 91 . 1 7 1,001,578,000 day 91 1 Va a September—— 6 bills 91 15 Sep. 5,616,462,028 91 days > Treas. 8 Sep Total 2,206,597,008 2 Sep 27 Total 2 _ , ' Date 20 to the payment 12 years 1 99.728+.-»1.074* for Oct measure Nov 1-30 Nov in these columns next month. Oct small Yield * 99.73iVn:os3 90 Oct no 1,000,977,000 91 days 21 exceptionally large volume of borrowings in 1949, Nov 91 91 14 1948 and 1947 is due in 4 Ndv 3 17 21 record. Nov 10 Oct year on 28 25 Sep is the largest,disposal of 1,608,374,000 Price* Oct Nov Oct l9^9rtotai days •- Nov states and municipalities aggregated This contrasted with a total of $2,686,- The $ 10 Oct reveals Accepted Due 18 that year Amount Applied for $ Dated N'olv Sep the 43,849,187 2,272^9&1C12: Amount Offered 118,439;612 102,633,801 Ndv day Treas.- bills 902,756,000 Oct 27 day Treas. bills 900,403,000 901,722,000 900,403,000 Oct 1 6,246,740,000 6,246,-740,000 Oct Municipal Financing for 1949 For 900,940,846 2,228,248,825 180.427,319 to holders of Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of Series A-1950, in the amount of par, Sep 23 , volume brought out during 1,086,315,616 2,686,218,617 the Aug Agencies 64,195,485 Date the 20,240,463 1,347,548,442 • 82,060;358 . figures. ' 1932 1931 2,643,000 2,473,631 months of 401,781,772 106.288,433 197,898,154. Secretary 225,793,864 98,684,690" 294,129,016' 404,424,772 1,583,000 214,348,393 Total 12 months nounced 97,481,574 292,546,016 190,113,216 229,119,705 ♦Revised 631,083,118 156,942,990 285,904,613 3,915,412 6 219,874,301 942,015 7,982,015 234,119,705 ._ 2,908,412 10,932,073 1,203,116 2,987,312 313,620,097 December 214,861,791 182,131,201 September October Totel $ 115,984,763 282,917,301 624,000 3,985,114 179,500,000 116,000,000 1935 155,594,886 Refunding- 315,984,763 15,534,921 States Government announced 630,141,103 $ "346,375,519 174,357,416 Total United Aug. 25 the sale of-a $100,000,000 issue of long-term bonds to private in¬ . 1,409,557,152 (September). the 216,965,889 175,490,232 190,274,163.. New Capital $ "204,073.321 Total 1,387,000 243,999,731. 1949 foreign security issues, both government and corporate, placed in this country aggregated $182,275,000 as compared with $477,200,000 in 1949, $236,983,497 in 1947, $196,792,500 in 1946 and $107,723,972 in 1945. * months -1947- Refunding 6,892,104 July During & 6 tabulation of municipal financing a MONTHS 1,697,015 681,905 August—--—. 3Va% C.) iMarch). Foreign Issues Placed in The FIGURES'BY New,Capital 114;287,748 1,109,217 . "339,483,415 314,597,763 June— present 192,894,065 *4.280,719 189,592,258 we $ 1,183.976 consequence- of recent years with the proceeds -1948- $ 191,710,089 April .- $400,000 MUNICIPAL Total . $9,000,000 & January- November York OF Refunding $ February__" 5% (October). Woodward,* &• iJunei series (January). ■ River $1,500,000 $2,500,000 Grocery Co. ISVi-year 314%' notes, due (December). 1947 secured Lovett Grocery Co. 19'/2-year $2,000,000 (December). Wisconsin due 10-year first Capital in by months since January, 1947: -1949- (March). White market loans. ous war (December). Western the extremely heavy in 757,151,679 1.125,901,000 1939 were 175,741,355 181,264,294 in reappear usually being' employed by the seller in the purchase of Treasury securities offered in connection with the vari¬ 234,909,662 435,223,191 523,704,607 1941 1940 (November).. $104,286,318 1,160,496,166 1942 debentures, fund - that portfolio sales by banks, insurance companies, et ah, and public trust funds. Such operations, it may be added,, New Capital 2,272,098,012 1946 1944 Cot- 3'/2 % Refundings These latter only when they have subsequently been resold by such bureaus to investment bankers and dealers. Moreover, the totals exclude all For Grand Total placed with any Federal agencies. included (in our tabulations are comparative purposes, we give the. following tabulation of operations for the .past Year 9 In during refunding operations, (657) connection with the above tables, and all similar " figures for that matter, it should be made clear that they represent only bond issues sold by states and municipal taxing units to private investors and do not embrace Sales 1947- 15-year (May). $1,250,000 ex-service states. 1949 3V2V0 Telephone to FINANCIAL of World War II, during 1947 amounted to $2,272,098,012; 1946 were $1,160,496,166 contrasted with $794,740,667 in 1945; with $638,909,818 in 1944; $435,223,191 in 1943, and $523,704,607 in 1942. The volume due B, (November). $1,750,000 several for any year since (May). Co. "bonuses" from (January). Western Fruit Express Co. 2%% equipment trust certificates, jdue from March 1,. 1950-1964, $2,490,000 (March),. Western 15, 2%% of & several years: first, Service $1,000,000 Condensing 1, 1, COMMERCIAL by Telephone Co. 5,000 shares of May 1, 1974, $1,600,000 Western Feb. (September). Washington West first 1, trust due debentures, t secured Co. loan, . fund -\ 15-year 4J/2 % $15,000,000 (June). 3M>% Inc. sinking 10-year Virginian Corp. 1964. Bakers, (March!. Products 1959. $750,000 THE 900.328,000'. 99.732 + *1.059 900.726,000 99.735 902.756,000 99.740 + *1.027 900,403.000 ' 99.738 6,246.740,000 100 ' *1.050 + *1.036 IV# 388,208,737. a 2.641,500 100 - 100 • c - 1 Oct Oct 91 Ctfs. .of U. S. indebt Savings Depositary , 1 Tax Anti'n 900.328.000 . . bds. 2,641,500 notes- 589,436,700 - 12,000 1.034,000 388,208.737 bonds— 900,328,000 388,208,737 ' I 2,641.500-' 589;€36,700' 2 589.436.700 Oct 13 . 10,831,239,937 a Total for October , 10,831,239,937 (Continued on 9,849,907,000 page 10) 981,332,53? (Continued from page 9) FUNDS—(Continued) OF USE Type ol New Total Amount Security Dated Accepted * $ 3 Nov day Treas. bills 1,000,977,000 1,000,032,000 day Treas. 91 $ bills 1,000,301,000 Treas. bills 1,000,580,000 1,000,861,000 1,000,470,000 bds. 383,465,451 91 17 91 day 25 90 day Treas. S. Savings Nov U. 1 Nov Antic'n Tax 1 2,617,000 November for Total notes. 2,617,000 323,814,800 4,712,616,251 - - 711,233,251 4,001,383,000 1,000,802,000 1,002,321,000 1,000.438,000 903,483,000 900,408,000 900,408,000 Dec 91 Dee 91 Treas. bills day Treas. bi.ls day Treas. bills Dec Dec 91 day Treas. 91 Dec Treasury notes.—- 900,923,000 484,122,000 900,923,000 Dec Treasury notes--— 2,025,049,300 2,025,049,300 Dec Treasury notes—. _ 467,378,300 Dec Treasury notes.-— 1,694,951,400 407,378,300 1,694,951,400 bonds 495,202,047 Depositary bondsTax Antic'n notes. 11,005,000 495,202, 047 11,065 000 515,767,800 515,707, 800 U. Dec Dec Pec Total bills Treas. bills day Savings S. •INTRA-GOVERNMENT ; ... —— Tot. 6 mos. Co.; 50.583,647 486.670 Stix Ac 20,046,783 240,378 Inc.; 53,842,637 93,147,746 313,953 Thomas 491,514 Cummins, 9,181.100 6,902,646 20,315,178 4,732.036 29,759,176 64.298.510 32,769,317 21,820,596 15,696,485 42,867,200 49,233,458 139,002,825 765.017 29,300,280 39,733,009 55,128,199 82,694.972 453,896 Ac Co.; 23.751.732 28,778,285 24,234,648 41,852.919 10.880,842 26,276.816 15,293,474 24,766,550 November December 1,023,977,847 + 20,776,075 53,989,592 5,289,157 Tol. 6 mos. Tot. cal, yr. 11.334.733 10,950,161 10,867,910 27,823,491 37,637,292 38,792,030 51,230,758 Ac A, 230,303,135 we *650,000 1162,000.000 47,180,000 435,448.000 Notes 482^628,000 — C. A: due Total for Capital Flotations bonds Maturing Later Long-Term Bonds and Notes (Issues 366.657,728 Total for 63,068,000 RAILROADS 303,589,728 453,657,728 August—- •145,109,000 308,548,728 September— —— 172,450,000 63,300,728 447,543,000 ; for *"■ 556,692,272 145.550,000 • October— 113,418"000 72,270,000 $145,550,000 41,148,000 113,418,000 217,820,000 1104,402,000 Certificates 62,000,000 27,045,000 34,955.000 Notes 42,234,000 58,070,000 $15,836,000 Certificates — Notes Total October for purchase $2,500,009 Peoria interest. 3 270.000,000 169,545,000 00,455,000 76,075,GOO $33,549,000 Purpose, 312,526.000 245,620,000 66,906.000 to privately Total for December 12 months Life Insurance Fund, National Service life Insurance Fund, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. tNet retired. System, occurred present we may have for & Market The Borden Company 4-8 Martin-Parry Corp. Corporation Value Price 4,700 $17 % —12,250 40 % 496,125 - 4-18 Burlington Mills Corp.... 4-26 Peoples Gas Light 5-16 Great Western 11 8,000 . 262,500 350,000 \ Sugar Co.. 20,000 5-26 Northern States Power Co, 35,000 10% 363.125 Eastern Air Lines, Inc., 18,200 14 "2 263,900 7-11 Great 15,000 16% 251,250 7-20 8-8 *9-13 •10-5 Western Hilton Hotels Crucible Steel common Sugar Co - Harbison, Walker 10-13 10-31 Timken 11-22 Intertype Corporation 11-28 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 12-1 May Department 787,500 14% 383,500 13 y4 569.750 37,780 & Sons, Water 1, series, due finance 1979. Dec. 1, Stone by 16 Co., Inc.; The Ac Co., Inc. 004,480 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co •12-13 Acme Steel First Gas ... Electric & first Co. mortgage bonds, 463,819 25% 1,293,750 42% 973,250 19% 238,500 $10,242,202 451,800 Dec. 1, 1979. Insurance COMPLETED Nov. 1, Offered ■' International Salt 1,300 Price Sold Value 59 685 $40,415 Issues Not Representing: New Financing It happens on occasion that owners of large blocks of securities which have been outstanding for some time, of Electric 1979. and interest. and Inc.; —No. of Shares- Co. to Adams Virginia; Co. corporate Reliance Lestrange Ac Co.; C. Whipple & & Co.; A. S. Co.; Life by ($4024,000). Halsey Allison-Williams Emerich & Co., Stuart Co.; Likewise public utility holding companies com¬ plying with the Utility Holding Company Act dispose Of their holdings of subsidiary companies through public offerings. Similarly "special offerings" on the several stock exchanges are included with the secondary offer¬ Inc.; ings in our totals sine** 1&42. whose securities are involved Of course receive the companies no part of the Ellis & notes new Mutual to due Dec. Lilr Benefit 1, 1964. ownership Purpose, of Royal notes placed in December. Descrip¬ Purpose, for corporate pur¬ to Provident Mutual Life Insur¬ Inc., available. Prudential Insurance of America seven 3%73 Co. of America. mortgage bank Purpose, refunding improvements ($965,000). Sold new years. loan to ($2,035,000) privately to Trust Co. of Bromze Corp. mortgage placed first mortgage 4% 73 industrial plant in on privately with Dry Dock 20-year loan. City, Garden Savings Insti¬ , F.) (G, Metal 1959. *500,000 North & Brother, Products, Inc., 3% (3 first mortgage bonds Purpose, to repay $1,140,000 bank loans, to purchase equipment from Kalser-Frazer Electric Mfg. Co. first mortgage 4% <3 bonds due Purpose, refunding ($300,000) and working capital Sold privately to Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. through F. S. Moseley Ac Co. 1959. ($200,000). 100,000 Robinson Tag & Label Co. 573 debentures, due $10,000 serially Nov. 1, 1950-1954 and $50,000 due Nov. 1, 1959. Purpose, for plant expansion and additional working capital. Price, par and interest. Offered by Oscar Burnett *2,000,000 Winn & & Co. Lovett Grocery Co. 19%-year 573 subordinated 1969. Purpose, to reimburse company and subsidiary for acquisition of Margaret Ann Supermarkets, Inc. Sold privately to The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of notes due York Merrill *3,800,000 Winn and Winn Lynch, & &-Lovett's Pierce, Lovett Fenner Grocery Co. 1968. As Pension Sold assets to of Margaret Northwestern Ann and Merrill Lynch, through subsidiary Supermarkets, Mutual Life and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co, Ashmun Co.; A. E. Aub & Co.; Watts & Co.; Ball, Burge of privately Fund Beane. 18%-year 3% 73 notes duo ($1,800,000) and balance Purpose, refunding ($2,000,000) to reimburse company purchase Baker, Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc.; George K. Baum G. Becker & Co., Inc.; Eosworth, Sullivan <Ss for Inc. Insurance Co. through Pierce, Fenner As Beane. $61,325,000 OIL •$750,000 Cosden Petroleum Co. first mortgage 3% 73 bonds du© Purpose, to pay part of cost of new Unit. Sold privately to Perm. Mutual Life Ins. Co. •5,000,000 Lion Oil Co. 373. debenture bonds, series B, due to 1968. 1956. ' - Field, Richards Ac Co.; First of Michigan Corp.; Marshall; M. M. Freeman Ac Co., Inc.; Green, Purpose, for develooment expenses and for working capSold privately to Equitable Life Assurance Society ital. of Ac . the United States. Anderson; Gregory Ac Son, Inc.; Grimm Ac Co.; Ac Co.; Hill & Co.; The Illinois Co.; Co.; A. M. Kidder Ac Co.; Loewi & Co.; Mackall & Coe; Mason, Moran Ac Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; E. W. Ac R. C. Miller Ac Co.; Mullaney, Wells Ac Co.; Newhard, Cook Ac Co.; Alfred O'Gara Ac Heller, 15-year first building in Inc. mortgage 15-year 473 instalment notes due Purpose, for expansion. Sold pri¬ vately to Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. through Blyth Ac Co., Inc. Arthurs, M. Dain & Co.; Davenport & Co.;,DeHaven & Townsend, Crouter & Bodine; Dempsey & Co.; Detmer Ac Co.; Douglas & Co., Inc.; Este & Co.; Fauset, Steele Kaiser to privately *800,000 Lucky Stores, Inc., Nov, 1, 1950-1964. Price, Ac Co. J. Co.; Society of the U. S. and through Dean Witter & Co. $1,210,000 for plant additions, and $1,270,000 for working capital. Sold privately to an institutional in¬ vestor through The First Boston Corp. ■ some and $880,000 John Foster New Co. over Y„ due American . & 1963. to National Bank of Chicago; Bankers York, and First National Bank of Kansas City, New Inc.; Stockton Broome Ac Co.; Burr Ac Co., Inc.; Byllesby & Co. (Inc.); Byrd Brothers; City Securities Corp.; Coffin & Burr, Inc.; Courts & Co.; involved. privately Inc., first mortgage 3*3bonds due July 1, 1950-1969. Purpose, for corporate purposes. Sold privately to three Insurance companies. Insurance Co., M. desiring to liquidate all or part of their holdings, prefer to do so by making a public offering of the securities j Purpose, Co., H. Co. Laboratories, B.) Sold J. Mills tution, In¬ mortgage 2%"3 bonds refunding ($36,976,000), purposes Offered Peck; Ac Corp.;, Ames, Kraus; Assurance not *2,000,000 Heuhlein first Purpose, Securities Bacon, due note Sold for N. finance construction Co. of Pittsburgh and Peoples Life through Union Securities Corp, acquisition OFFERINGS NOT Purpose, surance due 3%73 Co. privately Purpose, 2%% 35 y4 Life MANUFACTURING First * program. Price, 100 and interest. Sold privately to Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Aetna Life Insurance & ; and series Shares Issue Corp. 368,600 $41,000,000 Louisville Gas & (24) loan. Co. New notes, and Corp.; 542,850 Co.; through ar.d 2%'3 interest. Blyth & Harriman Ripley 102.58 Securities Webster Boston short-term pay Price, program. 102% 11-1 Purpose, 1979. bonds, mortgage 47 due investors Co. Sold *4,500,000 Kaiser 38 •Oversubscribed. Date first Co, Ac Oversubscribed. *3,000,000 Kansas ETC. institutional expansion, issue mature construction program, 32% 168,603 of *3,000.000 Flour series 22,900 Corn Co..... SPECIAL Purpose, for bonds, 9,700 - interest. Co. Paper Corp. 3% 73 purchase control tion Red- Co. 2%73 mortgage 12,000 •12-12 Offerings Cooley & and 13,158 50,000 , common. United Total Parker At Auchincloss, Inc.; $7,500,000 Iowa Power & Light Co. first mortgage bonds, 2%73 series due 1979. Purpose, for acquisition and construction of additional property and to repay promissory notes. Price, 102% and interest. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Mullaney, Wells Ac Co.; Otis & Co.; Stern Brothers & Co.; Thomas & Co., and Wheelock Ac Cummins, Inc. Purpose, companies. Corp.; construction Offered 1975. accrued and COPPER, Insurance *2,000,000 Garrett & Co., repay 5,150 class B * 2% 53 to first Co. Utilities States 1, Sokl mort¬ through stock Paper Works, Inc., and Lorimer Investment Co. privately to Prudential Insurance Co. of America through The First Boston Corp. insurance 11,550 ... *12-8 States Steel 31% 26,000 Co.. 'i' v-es Sterling Drug Co., 378,400 43,000 Axle Co., common Machine Ar Foundry Co. United States Line* "21% 25,000 Detroit 11-22 ♦11-29 180,000 17.600 American to 500.950 36 Refractories Co., Phiico Corp. 11-1 98,750 58% 5,000 — 9% 8,600 preference—— common v 17% 10,000 — Co., H. J. Heinz, common six of group a Co. Purpose, William Blair Ac Co. $10,000,000 Gulf 6-21 ' Light & 1974, due Nov. refunding Sold Solcl privately. 532,290 105 2,500 C, 101% mortgage costs. Lace 1, Power Rollins H. first Light Dec. *350,000 Davenport 88,000 13% 38,712 Coke Co...... to Life (Allen N. *1,500,000 General path; $82,250 - and com¬ insur¬ an Inc. 3%% insurance AND & finance Life Mont Insurance sinking fund deben¬ bank loans, and lor additions, extensions and Improvements to property. Price, 99% and interest. Offered by Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades Ac Co,; Blair Ac Co., Inc.; Dick Ac Merle-Smith; COMPLETED to Co. due March Price, two *5,000,060 Eastern Co. due Ac first Co. series E, with Pulp to York *750,000 Du & Illinois due Power & bonds, Equitable New through Co. Sons, ance E. 2-3 Mogul to Co. Insurance Life Insurance Co. first mortgage bonds, 2%r3 1979. * Purposes refunding ($7,378,000); repay bank loans and for construction expenses <$5,122,0001; Price, 100.935 and interest. Offered by Leh¬ man Brothers; Bear, Stearns Ac Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons Incorporated; L. F. Rothschild Ac Co., and Baehe series Co. 2%7S> the part Packing Corp. 2.8073 promissory notes, due Feb. 15, 1951-1965, Inclusive. Purpose, for expansion and working capital. Sold privately poses. tures Offered Federal Life Mutual Light Co. first mortgage 3%73 bonds. Purpose refunding. Sold privately to 11 insurance compa¬ $12,500,000 Central in annually UTILITIES privately Power purposes. mortgage privately Telephone States Life 'Insurance plant companies. *43,930,000 Carolina 2949- 1-26 Sold $5,500,000 Central Issue— Date Co. series *35,000,060 California 20-year bonds. interest. Bold Alex. Brown & and Co. finance Sold Read INDUSTRIAL York nies..' Shares Ac bonds, corporate first Dillon, STEEL, COAL, Purpose, Clifton, terest, readers. SPECIAL OFFERINGS & PUBLIC them here for whatever interest % our Thomas 2%73 for Co. to Coal &. Navigation collateral trust bonds, OTHER *$7,000,000 Atlanta Gas Light Co. first mortgage 373 bonds, due 1976. Purpose, refunding ($3.428000); to repay bank loans and for expansion ($3,572,000). Price, 100.88 and in¬ part are included in our compilation of "Issues not representing new financing" in the months in which they - through construction. *$375,000 Brunswick England New Stanley Purpose, program. privately mortgage of Special Offerings—1949 In the following tables we present a summary of "special offerings" as compiled by the New York Stock Exchange for the year 1949. Although these for the most they from $34,650,000 Government Summary yield to 2,181,388,500 23,877,858,228 21,696,469,728 sales of special series certificates and notes; certificates nold to Adjusted Service Certificates Fund and Unemployed Trust Fund and notes to Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Account, Civil Service Retirement Fund, Foreign Service Retirement Fund, Canal Zone Retirement Fund, Alaska Railroad Retirement Fund, Postal •Comprise Savings Priced Inc. Northwestern Mutual the and Morgan Total for and EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING according to maturity. Offered by Drexel Ac Co.; Union Securities Maryland Rjv general mortgage refunding. Price, 100,65 and *2,000,000 Western 42,526,000 —-i——— Co.; American Transportation Corp. 2%73-3%73 equipment trust certificates, series 46, due quarterly. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Sold privately to a Email group of institutions. / " Pekin Union Ry. first mortgage 3Ya% bonds, due 1975. Purpose, refunding. Price, 100 and Offered by Halsey, Stuart Ac Co. Inc. & Service privately to a group of Kidder, Peabody Ac Co. Hutzler; Ac Bros, A, series December— Notes Noyes, Illinois ♦$4,320,000 General equipment. of 2.87573, to Corp. and Stroud Ac Co., 19,119,000 85,115,000 104,234,000 The 4% 73 general mortgag© series A, due Dec. 1, 1953. Purpose, to repay bank loans and for general corporate purposes and to finance modernization * program. Sold $9,GOO,000 New York Central RR. 2%73 equipment trust certificates of 1950, maturing $640,000 each Jaip. 1 from 1951 to 1965. Salomon 2%'3 IRON, Northern Ry. 273 equipment trust certificates due $345,000 semi-annually from June 1, 1950 to Dec. 1, 1964. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield Irom 1.1073 to 2.3573, according to maturity. Offered by Salomon Bros. Ac Kutzler: Drexel Ac Co.; Union Securities 1.3573 Certificates ; 1979. Electric new and Sold privately. equipment. purchase of Purpose, Purpose, Total for November-,.,— Inc. mortgage •$G,000,000 Lehigh Corp. and Stroud Ac Co., Inc. November— * Ellis Green, Hemphill, Co.; to $150,305,000 *3,450,000 Fruit Growers Express Co. 2%73 equipment trust certjfl1 cates, series M, due $230,000 annually Dec. 1, 1950-1964. 384,242,272 205,850,728 762,543,000 September— for Co. Purpose, Public expansion Placed no,350,009 Great Total At first Co. 1973. l, concern gage .... Notes 142,550.000 315.000,000; Certificates Ac due 1975. Purpose, for construction privately to institutional investors. Ohio Ry. 2%% equipment trust certificates due 5225,000 each Jan. 1 and July 1 from July 1, 1950 to Jan. 1, 1965. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield from 1.1573 to 2.4573, according to maturity. Offered by Salomon Bros. & Kutzler; Drexel Ac Co.; Union Securities Corp. and Stroud & Co., Inc. 4,959,000 82,041,000 87,000,000 Co.; Ac Hill and and interest. Auchincloss, bends Than Five Years) August— - Water due ance $$6,750,000 Chesapeake & Certificates Co.; Stroud Co.; Nov. pany's During December, 1949 273,448,000 209,180,000 482,628,000 July loans privately. *2,200.060 Virginia •' Bruce Ac 2%73 bonds, bank Price, Co.; *750,000 Southwestern — mortgage repay Mullaney, Wells Ac Co.; Otis At Co.; At Curtis; R. W. Presspnch Ac Schmertz Ac Co., Inc.; Shields At Co.; Walter Joseph Sold Details of New July— —— ?%73 mortgage Jackson Webber, R. St. C, '' Certificates first Co. Heller, Parsons •4,000.000 Southwestern 1,061,076,500 162,000,000 Electric Masten Stokes give complete details of the capital flota¬ tions during December including every issue of any kind Below $ » first Co. Oversubscribed. Net Issued Retired E. Co.; brought out in that month. FINANCING Water Valley Anderson; Paine, 603,942,615 446,060,563 350^65,338 282,256,704 358,172,505 Cartwright Ac Co.; Swiss American Corp.; V/atling, Lerchen Ac Co.; Wheelock Ac Harold E. Wood Ac Co. and F. S. Yantis 1979. Purpose, to construction program. Graham. 180,092,730 125,381,194 132,665,467 194,024,005 Staets R. Nicolaus Ac Co., Inc.; Inc,; Stroud Ac Co., 100.81 Offered by Halsey, Stuart At Co. Inc.; Parker At Redpalh; Fauset, Steele At Co.; 20,876,967 15,182,375 William Co.; Co., clue series 59.673,542 25,185,622 — __ Ac series A, due Dec. 1, 1974. Purpose, refunding and new capital ($199,000). Placed privately. finance 40,015,470 28,268,700 At Stifel, Co.; Stokes Sills, Oversubscribed. Inc. 11,000,000 Pennsylvania 9,578.026 37,234,340 66,724,136 Smithers At Inc.; ($726 000) 43,928,372 30,410,349 Co., Co.; Inc.; *925,009 Mcncngaiiela 156,875,510 225,507,038 439,918,010 215,757,428 170,072,608 Ac At SchwaAt Co., Fairman Shaughnessy Mayer; Ac Paul S. Walter Sweney, Co., F. Brothers Stern 3,624,260 60,941,349 Moreland; Mosle and Rotan, Eogan Inc.; 1945 27,592,122 15,882,3 67 October 21,648,851.500 20,587,775,000 Total for six months Harris, 1946 33.559.509 — .... — Issued Ac Co.; 1947 July 484,122,000 •Is Co.; Seasongood Ac Sheridan 1948 — August September 93,999,108,995 81.292,306,000 12,706,802,995 Total for 12 months June 1,883,000 903,483,000 9,378,205,000 10,402,182,847 December... fcr March April May E. bachtr bonds, 91 day ... February 1,000,852,000 -Dec Kendall, 1949 January Co.; Wm. son-Humphrey NEW FINANCING REPRESENTING NOT ISSUES 323,814,800 Depositary bonds— Nov tz Inc.; 391,000 383,465,451 results have on their own account, and present the five years in the table below; may lar.d Inc.; for the past 1,000,301,000 1,000,580,000 bills 10 Nov Nov Nov 945,000 Roger S. Palmer Co.; Patterson, CopeInc.; Peters, Writer Ac Christensen, Pollock Ac Co., Inc.; Prescott, Kawley, Shepard Ac Co., Inc.; R. W. Pressprich Ac Co.; Putnam Co.; Raffenspergcr, Hughes Ac Co., Inc.; The Robin¬ Otis Ac Co.; proceeds of the sales. Such offerings as these have no place in our compilation of new issues, but we have tabulated them separately for whatever interest they Indebtedness Refunding Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE (658) 10 Bruce $5,750,000 LAND, BUILDINGS, Ac •Represents issue fold privately. $Represents issue sold competitively. $500,000 St. ETC. Catherine's Congregation (Archdiocese of Milwaukee) 2 % 73-3 V* 73 serial bonds, due serially from first mortgage Jan. . 15, 1951 to Jan. 15, 1965. Purpose, to repay tempo¬ rary loan, to finance cost of construction of a new chucb building and for additional working capital. Price, 100, 100% and 101. Offered by B. C. Zeigler Ac Co. Volume 171 Number 4381 THE MISCELLANEOUS 200,000 Norfolk *$2,000,000 Capital Finance Co. 1 10-year 4% subordinated 1959. Purpose, to increase working capital. vately to The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of through H. M. Byllesby & Co. 3,000,000 Consumers tificates poses. Cooperative of 400,000 Lake Association indebtedness. Price, Academy, 412% Purpose, Offered par. Forest COMMERCIAL notes, due Sold New pri¬ York for \/t X 10,238,440 10-year corporate County, Carolina Telephone Northern States stock Power (no CHRONICLE Ellis refunding mortgage serial bonds, due semi-annually Oct. 15, 1950 through Oct. 15, 1959. Purpose, to retire first mortgage and notes and for corporate purposes. Offered by Francoeur Ac Co. (Inc.) and W. C. Gibson Ac Co. $5,400,000 Short-Term Bonds and Notes (Issues Maturing Up to and Including Five Years) (Minn.) 1,534,238 shares of Purpose, repay notes payable to ' $2,000,000 Consumers cates of Price, Cooperative par. Association Cartwright Ac Co. indebtedness. Purpose, for 5-ycar corporate purposes. Offered to members. Chicago; Nolan Glover STOCKS Inc.; Si Si Co.; son (Preferred stocks puted stocks of of no stated a taken value par at value and all classes of offering prices.) par their at PUBLIC while are Sulzberger com¬ Natural stock (no stock of Price, $28.25 par). two Co, 276,805 Purpose, subsidiaries for shares of acquisition and offered by The First Boston Corp.; Lehman Brothers; Werthheim Ac Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Ac EeanO; George D. B. Bonbright Ac Co.; Little Ac Hopkins, Inc.; Erickson Perkins Ac Co., and Sage, Rutty Ac Co., Inc. (Oversubscribed). *700,000 St. Joseph Water Co. 7,000 shares of preferred stock, series A (par $100). other of common additional corporate purposes. share. Offered for subscription to com¬ mon stockholders. Unsubscribed shares underwritten by Glore, Forgan Ac Co.; W. C. Langley Ac Co.; Hemphill. Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co.; American Securities Corp.; Biair Ac Deetjen Loewi Ac & & Co.; First Co.; Co.; J. California Co.; Moore, Ames, W. The Co.; Ac Co.; J. Co.; Johnson, Dain Farwell, Mcran Chapman Ac Co.; Ac Co.; McDonald Co.; Lane, Ac Davies Space Co.; Ac Curtiss, Mejia; F. Dallas ° Phillips Cassell Union Marshall; Co.; Ac Trust Co.; R. Hanna-Kramer J. Co.; Edwards, Inc.; Foster Stix Ac Edw. Lowbcr Underwood, Neuhaus Ac Co.; Walter Ac Co.; Inc.; Whcelock Ac Cummins, Inc.; Harold S. and Wcolfolk *1,000,000 Brooklyn lative and Gas for to struclion. 4,077,700 Florida (par 10,000 (par shares $100i. Sold V-36,223,929 679,812 shares bank repay of $7.50). Corp. capital leans 242,000 and to of (par $10). $10.50 share. per holders 3,000,000 Homo and Telephone cumulative refunding Price, at by of & Telegraph preferred stock, stock and 37,333 22,667 Indiana only) Oversubscribed. Corp. 53,000 Kentucky Water tive preferred Price, $26.50 Bond Co. and by Service stock Co. /, Ac Smart Ac shares shares to to stock¬ 2,000 of shares Valley Co. of of (all 6% 7% Share cumula¬ Bankers shares of gram. Electric $1). (par System Purpose, to 669,508 of Ac Co.; to & Ac Co.; Ac Co.; Brooke & Co., Jnc Co.. Bosworth, & Inc.; Sullivan Co.; Richard ; William Ac Co., Butcher W. Blair & Clarke Co.; Ac Inc.; Co.; J. pub¬ common Ac Co.; Ac Co.; W. L. Ac Co.; W. Mead, C. Langley & Co.; S. R. Livingstone & Co.; McDonald Ac Co.; Martin, Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co,; A. E. Masten Miller A: Co.; The Ac Co.; Piper, R. Ac Co.; Moore, Leonard Newhard, Cook Ac Co.; Ac Co.; & & Co., Inc.; Townsend, Dabney Inc.; Walston, Hoffman Durst. 1,136.437 Ac and Offered Ac Hopwood: B. W. Pizzini Ac Co., Inc.; Pressprich. Ac Co.; Reinholdt Ac Gardner;' Riter Ac L. F. Rothschild Ac Co.; Saben Ac Co.; Inc.; Schoell- kopf, Hutton Ac Pomeroy, Inc.; Scott. Horner Ac Inc.; Shcarson, Hammill Ac Co.; Stern Brothers Stifel,- Nicolaus Ac Co., Inc.; Stix Ac Co.; Stroud Sweney Cart-wright Ac Co.; Union Co., Co.; Inc.; Harold Wheelock E. Yarnall & Co. Wood Ac Ac Co.; Ac F. Ac & Co.; Mead, Irving Ac Securities Corp.; by Co.; Co.; Chapman Ac Co.; Ferris.Ac Foster Ac Marshall; Freehling, Brokaw & Lesser; Robert Ac Union Co.; by Ac Co.; F. The First Southwest Co.; Granbery, Marache Ac B. Co.; Co.; Stein Sutro Ac Bros. Co.; Ac Boyce; Swiss Stern Bros. American Ac Corp.; Ac Co.; Inc.; Co., Ferris Ac Co.; Grant-Brownell Ac Co.; Green, Goodwyn Ac Olds; Ac Co., Inc.; Monell Ac McCourtney-Brcckenridge Co.; Moors Ac Co.; Minsch, Ac Cabot; E. M. Newton Ac Co.; Peters, Writer Ac Christensen, Inc.; Prescott, Hawley, Shepard Ac Co., Inc.; Wm. C. Roney Ac Co.; E. H. Schneider Ac Sills. Co.; Stern, Fairman Ac Harris I. Inc.; Simon M. Meyer; Strader, Taylor Ac Co., Inc.; ney, Cartwright Ac Co.; Varncdoe, Chisholm Ac Co., and Wurts, Dulles Ac Co. ♦7,000,000 Pennsylvania lativc V Electric preferred repay bank Price, $102.53 Ac Co.; stock loans Merrill Estabrook Ac Sons Wright, & Co.; Ac Inc.; Shields Ac 4.05% of $100). (par Ac S. Eeane; Ac Corp.; Ac Co.; E. White, R. to Peabody W. H Weld Press Ac Co.; Harris, Hall Ac Co. (Inc.); Pomeroy, Inc.; Auchincloss, Parker Deetjen Ac Co.; Harrison Ac Co.; Ac Co., and DeHaven Ac Townsend, Crouter Bodine. Stone Son; W. Ac E. Co.;, RiU Hutton. Ac Co.; Ac Co.; Harris; Stifel, Stein Bros, Nicolaus Ycatman Yantis Ac Co., Ac Co., Ac & Co., Boyce; Inc.; Stern Straus. Ac Inc.; Co. cumulative Purpose, to Offered Son of Pennsylvania Ar by Kidder, Stroud Co.; Peabody Ac Co., and Woodcock, Hess Ac Co., Co., $134,398,778 - 10,133 shares, of preferred stock, scries A (par $100)*. bank loans. Price, $100 per share and repay dividends. Newboid's Ac Inc., and Zuckerman, Smith Ac Co..,,; Telephone 4V2V0 Co.; Ac Inc.; W. Schmidt, V ' . OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND H. . Poole Inc. MANUFACTURING ' \" stock common Ac Co.; units of in Purpose, to $16.50 per unit. by V. B. Christie Ac for Co., Co.; Ac Offered 100,000 Lovett Abercrombia Inc.; additional • one R. H. Goodwin Ac Co.; Schmitt, McClung Ac Knickerbocker; John D. Co., and Chas. B. White Ac Co. Ac 23,908 Haley Canning Co. 1,899 shares of • preferred and one in part a ■ $1,000,000 Offered to Texas resi¬ repay Price, Frank Miller Ac Co.; Berry Scott (par $1) share. common Haley workipg directly by Canning slock. common capital. Price, $12.59 company. Cot 10,000 (par $10). preferred stock ing capital. Price, $10 Purpose^, share. per ; shares of Purpose, for share. per 50-cent cumulative additional Offered work¬ directly '%r company. 500,000 Handmacher-Vogcl, Inc. 50,000 shares of common stock (par $1), Purpose, refunding ($315,000) and improvements ($185,000). Price, $10 per share. Offered by company. 3,000,000 Hudson Pulp & Paper Corp. 120,000 shares of 5.12% cumu¬ lative preferred stock, series B. (par $25). Purpose, for general corporate purposes. Price, at par. Offered . by Lee Higginson Corp.; Kuhn, Loeb Ac Co.; Shields Ac Co.; A. C. Allyn and Co., Inc.; Central Republic Co. (Inc.); Reynolds Ac Co.; Shuman, Agnew Ac Co,; Maynard H. Murch Ac Co.; Eioren Ac Co.; Francis I. duPont Ac Co.; Emanuel, Deetjen Ac Co.; Grubbs, Scott Ac Co., Inc.; Janney Ac Co.; I. M. Simon Ac Co.; Thomas Ac Co.; Rand Ac Co., and 525,000 Thayer, Baker Ac Co. Lucky Stores. $1.25), Purpose, share. Offered Incorporated; Walston, Mason Ac 150,000 Neilson (par Ac Mining per Frank Ac Knowlton Purpose, Offered Co.; Bailey Ac Oversubscribed. Manufacturing & Ac Blosser; for for Co. shares purposes. subscription and xl 33,948 corporate Scherck, Davidson, by of Pricefr empldyees.;/ Corp. 15.0.00 shares of common stock Purpose, for working capital. Price, $1 pe*for subscription by stockholders. Offered Corp. Purpose, share. for 100,000 Crown shares by 40,000 shares common of Poughkeepsie, Inc. 8,000 preferred stock (par $20) and of preferred and five to repay working (par 10c) in units of one shares of common stock. Pnri» loans, lor V. equipment new capital. Raymond by Price, Edwards. $30.66 213,168 Sayre & Fisher Brick Co. 106.584 shares $1). Purpose, dryers, etc. Price, rehabilitate, $2 (par $1). Price, $1.25 per stock share bank stock common purposes. Co. Co. cumulative of of corporate Dunne Ac Beverage 5% of shares general Offered 245,280 Royal (par (par $5.25* Television 25c). 125,000 Neville fered Price, Stephenson, Leydecker Ac Co.; McAndre.w stock. share. per stock common E. H. Rollins Ac Sons Mejia; First California Compatty? Goodwin; Bateman. Eichler Ac Co.; Wykoff Ac Co. common of capital. Inc.; Ac Straus Co.; 2,410,308 Minnesota share. Davies Hoffman Edgerton, shares working Incorporated; Rlchter $71 for by Blair Ac Co., Brothers; Co. ■ 100,000 Inc. per share. per of enlarge Offered and common and for for Of¬ unit. sfcOck moderhize subscription by stockholders. Brestwick Ac Co. (New York) has agreed to purchase for investment any unsubscribed shares. 221,445 Spokane stock Offered shares Portland (par pended $2). Cement Co. shares 47,880 of compiont Purpose, to replace working capital ex¬ improvements. Price, $4.62Vi per Share. plant on for subscription by stockholders. Unsubscribe<| underwritten by Harold H. Huston Ac Co. for of* per share. ' ' 9 . fering at $4.75 . 314,213,200 Public 4.64% pay written Smith, Co, Service Co. of cumulative costs of Offered by A. preferred Ac G. (Inc.); Spencer Bacon, Whipple & Co., Co.; Trask Ac Inc.; Dean & Ac Co.; (par program. .subscription Becker bv Co.; Kidder, Ac Inc.; S100I. Price, A. of Purpose $116 Peabody Co.; Central Harris. Bateman, shares stockholders. Witter Co., 142,132 Inc., stock construction for Blylh Barney Inc.; Indiana, per Under¬ Ac Co. C. Allyn Ac Republic Co Hall Ac Co. Eichler & Co.; 3,440,000 Sutherland preferred additional for Paper stock Co. (par working subscription 34.400 $100). capital. by shares of Purpose, Price, common at 4V\% for par stockholders. shares underwritten by Harris, •Represents issue sold privately. ^Represents issue sold competitively. Hall Ac cumula&vi expansion (flat). Co, art(J Offered Unsubscribed (Inc.); Blyth. (Inc.) Blunt ., $990,000 Browning-Ferris Machinery Co. 60,000 shares of 6% cumu¬ lative preferred stock (par $10) and 60,000 shares of additional cumu Ac Co.; pose, Inc.; program by Kidder, Fenner Securities Hallgarten Swe¬ Purpose, construction Offered Pierce, Co.; Emanuel, Wood D shares finance Union Ac Hutton Redpath; to dividends. Lynch, Ac Ac 70,000 series and and Rollins Co.; Co. Co.; Ac Frank Ac Hayden, Strlngiellow; Shaughnessey A: Co., Inc.; Shearson, Ac Co.; Robert Showers; Shuman, Agnew Ac Co.; Suplee, 1,013,300 United Securities R. Co.; Hilliard Henry F. Swift ,Sp Co.; Swiss American Corp.; Victor, Common, Dann Ac .Co,; Wagenseller Ac Durst, Inc,; Watling, Lerchen Ac Co.*; Weeden Ac Co., Inc.6 Westhcimcr Ac Co.; J. R, Williston Ac .Co.; Harold E. Wood Ac Co.; Wyatt, Ncal Ac Waggoner; Eastman, Dillon Ac Co.; Glore, Ripley Ac Co., Inc.; Kidder, PeaLyhch, Pierce, Fenner Ac Beane; William Ac Fairman Brothers Laurence M. Marks Ac Co.;.Merrill, Turben Moseley Ac Co.; Paine, Webber, Jackson Ac Ac Ac B. J. Murphey Cook Palmer Blosser; common underwritten Hentz Ac Ac share. Weeden Weedon Lundborg Ac Co.; McCourtney-Breckeni-idg» Miller Ac Co.; Revel Miller Ac Co.; Mullaney, Co.; S. Sills, & Co.; Merrill S. Corp.; to Cummins, Inc.; Dean Witter & Co.; Woodard-Elwood Ac Co. and Crowell, Co.; Favrc, Inc.; Newburger Ac Co.; Paine, Webber, Jackson Ac Curtis; Peltason, Tenenbaum Co.; Putnam Ac Co.; Rambo, Clo.e Ac Kerner Inc.; Reinholdt Ac Gardnqr^ Reynolds Ac Co.; Schoellkopf, hutton A: Pomeroy, Inc..; Schoellkopf. H. Mason, Ac Co.; Clayton Company; Indianapolis Bond and Share & Co.; Jenks, Kirkland Ac Co.; Edward' D. Roger Harriman Co.; Co.; J. J. Ac Co.; Ac Friedman, J. Newhard, Price, purposes. subscription shares Corp.; Lazard Frcres Co.; prich Jaffray Ac Burnham Co.; Ac Wells stock (par $8). common corporate for Unsubscribed Wertheim Ac shares of acquisition share. Boston Schoellkopf, Co. Ac Co.; Ac M. Ac Robert W. Co.; Ac Co. for per Lynch; Pacific Day Wagenseller Milwaukee Co.; Minsch, Mullaney, Wells of California; Pacific Northwest Co.; Peters, Writer Ac Christensen, Inc.; Monell & Ac Anderson; Greene Ac Brock; Ac Co.; Indianapolis Bond Ac Share Corp.; G. E. Jaffe Co.; Janney Ac Co.; Jenks, Kirkland Ac Co.; John B. Joyce Ac Co.; Laird. Bisseil Ac Meeds; Livingston, Williams Bradford Lyons Burns A: Corbett. Hammill Ellis Dick Kidder Shearson, Ac Sherrerd; C. F. Cassell Corp.; Julicn Collins & Crowell, Weedon Ac Co.; Curtiss. House Ac Co.; Ac Merle-Smith; Doolittle Ac Co.; Francis I. duPont Co.; El kins, Morris Ac Co.; H. L. Emerson Ac Co, Inc.; Farwell, Chapman & Co.; Field, Richards Ac Co.; Glore, Forgan Ac Co.; Granbery, Marache Ac Co.; Ilallgarten & Co.; Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.; Hamlin Ac Lunt; Win. P. Harper Ac Son Ac Co.; Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons Ac Co.; Hill Ac Co.; Hill Richards Ac Co.; E. F. Hutton Ac Co.; The Illinois Co.; Indianapolis Bond Ac Share Corp.; John B. Joyce Ac Co.; A. M. Cabell Ac Clark Co.; Robert C. Jones As Co.; T. II. Jones Ac Co.; Kidder Ac Co.; Kiser, Cohn Ac Shumaker( Inc.; John Kormendi Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Lester Ac Co.; Loe.wl A. Sca- Hill Ac - Prescott, Co.; Janney Jones Co.; Peters, Wright, Snider Co.; only Ac under¬ Boenning C, Collins Farwell, Co.; Co.; Harper & Son The Corp.; Northwest Co.; Cohu Ac Co.; Collin, Norton Ac Co.; Julien Lawrence Cook Ac Co.; Cooley Ac Co.; Cruttenden Ac Co.; Cunningham Ac Co. (Inc.); R. L. Day Ac Co.; Elworthy Ac Co.; Emanuel, Deetjen Ac Co.; H. L. Emerson Ac Co.; Inc.; Goldman, Sachs' Eacon, Whipple Ac Co.; Robert Co., Inc.; Barrow, Lcary Ac Co.; Bear. Stearns Blair Mayer; Taussig, Collins pro¬ Almstedt Brothers; Ac Pacific Tenenbaum 8hively Ac Co.; common construction Price, Baird Peltason, Hutton Ac Pomeroy, Inc.; Shields Ac Inc.; Tucker, Anthony Ac Co.; American Securities Corp,; Bache Ac Co.; Robert W. Baird Ac Co., Inc.; William Blair Ac Co.; Alex. Brown Ac Sons; Estabrook Ac Co.; Hirsch Ac Co.; McLeod, Young,. Weir Inc.; The Milwaukee Co.; Maynard H. Murch Ac Co.; Pacific Co. of Calif.; Pacific Northwest Co.;, R. W. 'Pressprich Ac Co.; Ac by Harriman Ripley Co.; W. The Ohio Co.; Co.; Cobbey, shares finance to stockholders $10.50 per share and lic $1G.87V2 per share. Offered for subscription to stockholders and unsubscribed 189,015 shares written Ac & Co.; Co.; Stix Wagenseller Ac Durst, Inc.; Watling, Lerchen Ac Co.; Almstedt Brothers; Barrow, Leary Ac Co.; Bell Ac Beckwith; Bosworth, Sullivan Ac Co., Inc.; Brooke Ac Co.; Caldwell, Phillips Co.; 4.20% preferred stock, series A (par $100). Pur¬ refunding ($200,000) and for corporate purposes ($75,000), Placed privately. England Co.; Gardner; Riter Ac Co.; The Robinson-Humphrey Co.; Ro¬ tan, Mosle Ac Moreland; L. F. Rothschild Ac Co.; Chas. W. Scranton Ac Co.; Shearson, Hammill Ac Co.; Shuman, Ag expansion. The pose, stock Si Co.; Henry Herrman Ac Co.; Hill Richards Hilliard Ac Son; The Illinois Co.; Johnston, Lemon Ac Co.; T. H. Jones Ac Co.; Kebbon, McCormick Ac Co.; Lester Ac Co.; Irving Lundborg Ac Co.; Mason-Hagan, Inc.; A. E. Masten A; Co.; McDonald, Moore Ac Co.; McJun kin, Patton Ac Co.; Moore, Leonard Ac Lynch; Newhard, Cook Ac Co.; Piper, Jaffray Ac Hopwood; Reinholdt Ac resi¬ & cumulative 7,100,715 New Miller C. dents gan for by 2,750 R. loan. Ac Wagner. Water Ac bank new *275,000 Monongahcla & Ohio Edison Co.; holders Purpose, Ai Hammill 5% Bond Branch, Slocumb W. Ac P. Scott Purpose, ($1,133,350). public Underwritten W. J. Price, by shares capital Indianapolis E. Staats Co.; G. H. Walker Ac Co.; Whiting, Weeks Ac Stubbs; Aqchincloss, Parker Ac Rcdpath; Bacon, Whipple Ac Co.; Baker, Watts Ac Co.; Barth Ac Co.; Bateman, Eichler Ac Co.; Blunt Ellis Ac Simmons; J. C. Bradford Ac Co.; Burnham Ac Co.; H. M Byllesby Ac Co. (Inc.); Chaplin Ac Co.; Courts Ac Co.; Crowell, Weedon Ac Co.; Curtiss, House Ac Co.; Francis I. duPont Ac Co.; Clement A. Evans Ac Co., Inc.; Farwell, Chapman Ac Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; First of Michl for $50). (par Co.; Christensen, Inc.; Schwabacher stock facilities. 60,000 A $25). ipar share. per Co. working Louis Co.; Palmer Si Co.; Curtis; Merrill common subscription series and Offered par. for of Ac Richards Garrett Co.; Stroud Ac Co., public, ($1,866,650) preferred dents Offered general Este Field, Ac stock Peabody Julicn Wm. Smith, Barney Ac Co.; Stone Ac Webster Securities Corp.; White. Weld Ac Co.; Dean Witter Ac Co.; A. C. Allyn Ac Co., Inc.; Ball, Eurge Ac Kraus; E. W. Clark Ac Co.;" Equitable Securities Corp.; Hayden, Miller Ac Co.; Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons Ac Co.; Hornblower Ac Weeks; W. E. Hutton Ac Co.; The Ohio Co.; A. G. Becker Ac Co. Inc.; Central Republic Co. (Inc.); Fahey, Clark Ac Co.; Goodbody Ac Co.; Hallgarten Ac Co.; Harris, Hall Ac Co. (Inc.); W. C. Langley Ac Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Carl M. Locb, con- Offered subscription by stockholders. Underwritten Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Ac Beane and Kidder, Oversubscribed. Corp. 6,506 shares Purpose, expansion of S. body construction 1950. Telephone Corp.; Meyerhoff Co.; Newton Forgan (par new common Co. 68,313 Florida & Corp.; cumu¬ stock for Purpose, to finance, in part, Price, $16.85 per share. for M. First stockholders. shares Co.; Mullaney, Wells & Co.; Maynard H. Co.;' Murphcy Favre, Inc.; Newburger & Co.; stockholders. Co., 4.40/6 Co.; E. Cruttenden Rhoades Ac Co.; of Ac Brush, Illinois $31,875 Co., Ac Co.; Brothers; Co.; Sons; Ac Ac Purpose, Purpose, to pay bank privately to investors, Offered for subscription Poucr program Co. stock Co, Ac Co.; Ac t Watling, Lerchen Si Co.; Harold E. Wood & Co.; Wurts, Dulles Si Co.; F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc.; Yarnall & Co., and Zuckerman, Smith & Co. Oversubscribed. Co.; Weil Ecenning Byrd Ac Co.; Davis, Skaggs Ac Co.; Dempsey Dempsey-Tegeler Ac Co.; Detmer Ac Co.; Dick Ac Merle-Smith; Dixon Bretscher Noonan, Inc.; A. G. Edward3 Goodwin; & Wood Ac Ac Corp.; Oversubscribed. construction. Edison Purpose, $20). , Union preferred loans 13,596,240 Detroit ^ Ac Shober. Stokes Co.; Securities Co.; Tyson; Howard, Co.; Co., Richards songood Newsom; Schneider, Ecrnet & Hickman; Schweickhardt, Landry Ac Co.; Scott, Horner Ac Mason, Inc.; Sidlo, Simons, Co.; Co.; Brooke and Showers; Smith, Moore & Co.; Stern, Frank & Meyer; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; Stix Si Co.; Edw. Lowber Stokes Co.; Stroud & Co., Inc.; Suplee, Ycatman Si Co., Inc.; Sutro & Co.; Sweney Cartwright & Co.; Swiss American Raffenspcrger. Hughes Ac Co.. Inc.; Rotan, Mosle and Moreland; Rowles, Winston Ac Co.; Russ Ac Co.; Sanders Ac Ac subs. Brothers; Ac St. Co.; Labouisse, Fricdrichs Ac Co.; Hurd, Clegg Ac Co.; Kiser, Cohn & Shumakcr, Inc.; Lucas, Eisen and Waeckerle, Inc.; W. L. Lyons Ac Co.; McAndrew Ac Co. Inc.; MeCourtney Brcckenridge & Co.; Miller, Kcnower &r Co.; The National Co. of Omaha; Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.; Pflueger & Baerwald: Roberts Ac Byron Rambo, Close & Kerner, Inc.; Reinholdt & Gardner; Rob¬ inson and Lukens; The Robinson-I-Iumphrey Co.; Schcellkopf, Hutton Si Pomeroy, Inc.; Schwabacher & Ac Campbell, McCarthy Ac Cq., Inc.; Inc.; Cumberland Securities Corp.; Co., Blair Hallowell, E. Si Co.; Miller Writer i Southwest Co.; Caldwell, C. Lehman Emerich Inc.; Applegate Ac Co.; Bacon, Whipple Ac Co.; Robert W. Baird Ac Co., Inc.; J. Barth & Co.; A. G. Becker Ac Co. Inc.; Bingham, Walter Ac Hurry; Elair Ac Co., Inc.; William Sons; GradiAnder¬ & Co.; Ira Hutton & Co.; Kirkland & Co.; John- Jenks, of & E. Ac Co., Inc.; Kalman Ac Co,, Inc.; Mead, Miller Ac Co.; Mullaney, Wells Ac Co.; Newhard, Cook Ac Co.; E. M. Newton Ac Co.; Prescott, Hawley, Shepartl Ac Co., Inc.; Rcinholdt Ac Gardner; Scott Ac Stringfcllow; I. M. Simon Ac Co.; Smith, Moore Ac Co.; Sutro & Co.; Winslow, Douglas Ac McEvoy; WoodardElwood Ac Co.; Wulff, Hansen Ac Co.; F. S. Yantis Ac Co., Inc.; Almstedt Brothers; Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc.; Bell Ac Farrell, Inc.; Burke Ac MacDonald;. Burns, Potter Ac Inc.; by Ames, Geo.. G. Harrison W. Corp.; (par $5), stock common Sons; Goodbody Ac Co.; Granbery, Marache Ac Co.; Wesley Hall Ac Co.; Hallgarten Ac Co.; Hamlin Ac Lunt; Roger Ac House First Jones Murch Lynch; Pacific Northwest Co.; Inc.; Boettcher and Co.; Richard Collins Cook, Securities stock common Metropolitan Ac Julicn & Co.; Mason, Co., Corp.; M. Ac & Lunt; Hilliard Si Son; of Revel Co.; Laird, Bisseil Ac Meeds; & Hopwood; Stern Brothers Jaifray Leonard Emerich Clarke Illinois Greenman Hamln B. J. refunding. . 1,500,000 shares Co.; McCourtneyBreckenridge Si Co.; McDonald-Moore & Co.; James J. McNulty Si Co.; Mead. Miller & Co.; Merrill, Turben & Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Whipple Ac Co.; William Blair & Co.; & Co.; Paul H. Davis Ac Co.; Emanuel, Bradford Brock; Co.; J. American Folger, & Co. Purpose, additional investment in Price, $11.95 per share. Offered Coe; Mannhcimer-Egan, Inc.; Laurence M. Marks & Co.; Mason, Moran Si Co.; A. E. Masten & Co., Piper, C. Garrett cumulativa privately. 317,925,000 Southern & Bacon, Bosworth, Sullivan Robert . 4'/t%> Purpose, Sold Johnston, Lemon Si Co.; Edward Kay, Richards & Co.; A. M. Kidder & Co.; John Kormcndi Co.; Laird, Bisseil & Meeds; John C. Legg Si Co.; Lester & Co.; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades Sz Co.; Loewi & Co.; Irving Lundborg & Co.; W. L. Lyons & Co.; Mackall per Bache Ac Co.; Marshall; Investment Corp. of Norfolk; son-McKendrick Co., Inc.; UTILITIES Gas & & Haupt k Co.; D. $7,319,941 American & MacGrcgor, Inc.; Goodbody & Co.; W. D. Granbery, Marache & Co.; Green, Ellis Sz Greene son; preferred stock par, common Foster Electric Corp. 132,000 shares of common (no par). Purpose, discharge short-term notes, finance construction. Price, $29.50 per share. Offered for subscription by stockholders. Unsubscribed shares & Co., Inc.; Curtiss, House & Co.; Dempsey Co.; Dixon Brctschcr Noonan, Inc.; Doolittle & Co.; A. G. Edwards & Sons; Elworthy & Co.; Emanuel, Deetjen & Co.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Clement A. Evans Si Co., Inc.; Fahey, Clark & Co.; Farwell. Chapman & Co.; Ferris & Co.; Field, Richards & Co.; First California Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; First Securities Co. of certifi¬ ' . Gas stock Cunningham 31 '■> % Corp.; Farwell, Chapman Ac Co.; J. J. B. Hilliard Ac Son; Indian¬ apolis Bond Ac Share Corp.; Kebbon, McCormick Ac Co.; Kiser, Cohn Ac Shumoker, Inc.; Lester Ac Co.; Schwabacher Ac Co.; Sutro Ac Co.; First California Co.; Irving Lundborg Ac Co.; Mackall A: Co.; Shui.iaii., Agnew Ac Co.. and Sweney >,/ 3,894,000 Rochester Ac MISCELLANEOUS 11 Ac Simmons; ETworthy Ac Co.; The Milwaukee Co.; William R. Staats Co.; Stroud A; Co., Inc.; Whiting, Weeks Ac JStubbs; Bni'.h, Slocumb A: Co.; City Securities Price, $10.25 per share. Offered for subscription by stockholders. Underwritten by Lehman Brothers; Riter & Co.; Allison-Williams Co.; Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc.; Geo. G. Applcgatc Si Co.; Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc.; Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.; Bache & Co.; Baker, Simonds Si Co.; Ball, Burge & Kraus; J. Barth & Co.; Bateman, Eichler & Co.; Bear, Stearns & Co.; Boenning Si Co.; Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Inc.; J. C. Bradford & Co.; Burnham and Co.; Burr & Co., Inc.; Byrd Brothers; Camp¬ bell, McCarthy & Co., Inc.; C. F. Cassell Si Co., Inc.; Cen¬ tral National Corp.; Chaplin & Co.; City Securities Corp.; Clayton Securities Corp.; Cohu & Co.; George R. Cooley & Co., Inc.; Courts & Co.; Crowell, Weedon & Co.; S. K. first (659) & Co. pan. bank. pur¬ 4,/a% 111. FINANCIAL Telegraph Co. 2,000 shares of common stock (par $100). Purpose, to finance construction program. Price, at par. Offered for sub¬ scription by stockholders. common cer¬ members. to Lake «& & (Continued on page 12) ^ 12 General Corporation and & Co.; Smith, Corp.; .Higginscn 203,000 Trion, Inc. 40,000 shares of 5%' cumulative preferred stock (par $5). Purpose, to repay and for additional working capital. Price, $5 Offered Graham bv 1 convertible bank loans & Co. MISCELLANEOUS stock mon at 492. Assets Show Large As of Dec. Net assets Shares (A. A.) & Co., Inc. 6,000 shares of prior pre¬ stock, 1947 series (par $50). Purpose, to pay bank Price, at par and dividends. Offered by Piper, 300,003 Murphy for $11,623,115 value 2,032,583 1,017.422 realized gain also was mitted tors to stockholders announced paid quarterly dividends on that annual the at dated Jan. 3, refunding. Offered by M. 1950, due Oct. 2, 1950. Purpose, G. Newcomb, New York, fiscal of common stock! Offered by Reynolds & Co. 1238,500 Acme Steel Co. 12.000 shares of common stock (par $10), Price, $19.87% per share. Offered by F, S, Moseley & Co. and A. G. Becker & Co. Oversubscribed. stock ■ < the Equipment Corp. of America 6,500 shares Price, $7.23 per share, Offered Oversubscribed. 1973,250 C'olgutc-Falmolive-Iieet Co. 22,900 shares of common stock (no par). Price, $42,50 per share. Offered by Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Robert W. Baird & Co, Oversubscribed, of Co.; Presspr.ieh W, R. & ' Weeks. and Co., Inc. Proceeds Offered shares 200,000 ' ' of Bond Brothers; stock 'Price, & Knowlton Elosser; & Bailey Price, Share stock $12 for Co. River Offered subscription Fuel $10), (par share. per Price, $36.50 stock. Price, $10.75 Claybaugh & Co. common ,19,231 National Shirt Shops stock common States stock common $1). (par fered by Reynolds 2,200,000 Northern (no at $10.62'At Price, $11 Oversubscribed. Co. per . . shares 10,000 $7.30 of by J. P. . Manufacturing $2.50). (par Eastman, Dillon $17.75 Price, & 57,000 Co. and Co., shares (par Marto less 192,313 Shelier common stock of Offered common Smith, Barney & Co. Oversubscribed. 99,990 boss Manufacturing Co. 8,388 shares of common stock (par SI). Price, $11.25 per share. Offered by George A. McDonnell & t$463,799 Sterling $5. & Drur, price, Co. per shares share. stock, common Offered (par S5t. Price, Blyth & Co., Inc. 94,206 Texas (par Lee & $1 >. by f1,293,750 Un«ted States (no per Bacon, shares share. shares 138,412 par). Works. $8 Steel Price, *5). share. of per of Offered 50,000 Corp. $25.87,/2 pay Whipple of .common Offered by $4). Price, $45 shares share. of Bache & by Co. stock common Offered shares stock common by share a which . of as 1949. 3d, June of assets accumulated has It writes to permission for additional Exchange Stock with,, the list common be issued is to stock The new shares. Reports Progress in Research and Expirimental Plant $30,000,000 expansion program at the research and at Wilmington,, Del., is now 70 V complete and for completion late this fall;' The* project company's experimental facilities plant scheduled are semi-works buildings; for long-range chemical, discoveries, 13 new service and projects. The company 'has completed and placed in operation a includes ' Listing Employees Under Bonus Plan— applied 30 Jan. on company York The 3. p. . , Program— they 10 research and laboratory new and of development new buildings and enlargement of exieting) laboratory buildings for nylon other j the cork Foreign Unit—1 the reports that during 194g the com¬ in its principal «Spanish subsidiary, further of the which investment carried was in that the subsidiary a in buildings for the new . Lisbon have been covering TOO,000 Manager of the common of Increase application made as to the to its increase SEC authorized authprity for to stock from capital 1,000,000 shares (without par valuer, and to change its name to Duval Sulphur & Potash Co. The company proposes to offer an additional 375,000 sharesof its capital stock for subscription by stockholders at $13.50 per sli'are, or shares 550,000 compo¬ completed.: at the rate right purchased held the 011 Feb. record date. 14 additional capital stock take up the unsubscribed subscribe for shares to others; by shares. Fund. shares 4 373,557 . Corp. conditional not for (74.71V) of the 550,000 .outstanding shares, seeks SEC authority to purchase 280,167 shares of capital stock,; Stockholders other than United will-be'given Gas additional a shares 3 to value) (without'par of of owner United registration statement with the SEC shares.' Texas-Arkansas Fund, Inc., is filed 7 expects to have 2,500 employees at end of 1950.—V. 171, p. 463. company by the company has its charter so amend stated Feb. on The ■ station Capitalization—Bank Loans Proposed^— The in a company buildings. research Duval Texas Sulphur Co.—Seeks Approval of Seville, lor a consideration payable net proceeds of the sale were $82,000 A., The at company. plant . service of will United and 1 The also company to enter of proposes Boston into bank a agreement loan ' . . •*;. , , Curlee Clothing Co.—Purchases The . ing have V. purchased company has an, which investment has been of about under a manufacturing capacity of a 165, Kentucky Plant— On since more completion last of spring, than 200,000 plant suits a necessary for Curtiss-Wright Corp.—Plans Entry in Helicopter Field of is to construct and the for corporate now crude puvali facilities other Duval ' it make may bor¬ 1952, in an amount not Promissory hotes.bearing interest at 23,4V per 15, (with of funds year.—; whereby prior to March maturing Jan. 1. 1958, would be issued therefor. the stock sale and bank borrowings would be used Proceeds other Bank time to $2,500,000. and annum will 3283. p, National First exceed to addition an the the with rowings from time plant at Winchester, Ky., involv¬ new $500,000. construction 4 i . ;According to press reports, the design the Air to Doman enter with Doman per share. $1938 per share. —V. 170, is it the p. mining (at purposes engaged in and estimated an mining, the of potash cost production and other plant operate a refining and $7,500,000). of and ore marketing of sulphur. Feb. 2, '50 - of cf Offered by 171, p. <A. G. Blair & * • . from to Net from Net ry. Dec, 31, *49 June 30, '43 $1,985,982 165,451 104,487 railway railway oper. income 1949 from from Net ry. railway railway income—, oper. 171, p. 191. Feb. the to 13 request a 1947 Associates—SEC Asks Fuel & That Plan SEC Feb. 011 3 issued of recapitalization Co., Koppers the holders Inc., of in certain filed dees the its findings and by this company, not accord company's-6 V fair opinion a and preferred stating that a sub-holding company equitable treatment stock and is inade¬ ether respects. plan provides for the reclassification of Eastern's outstanding 6V preferred stock and- common stock into a' single class of new common stock. Eastern proposed-to ;allocate 73.8V of the new com¬ mon stock to the holders of its 6V, preferred stock and the balance to 1946 Gas The Earnings—• 1948 of quate $1,412,543 260,672 plan to Dec. 31, *48 $3,701,323 . the .holders mission found $598,542 $574,617 $605,772 $4023,48 221,304 163.534 320,744 158,826 55,813 38,621 93,017 145,666 6.028,542 6,564,686 5,642,787 4,268,683 stockholders 2,536,884 3,065,657 2,666,198 1,700,183 to 831,739 1,018,605 858,721 of the the that present new stock.. common common stock .However, proposed to be the Com¬ allocated 556,249 January 1— Net —V. • upon interested persons until application.—V. 171, p. 102. given Be Amended— Gain— 280,709 - has Eastern company negotiations 462. December— Gross From $25,185,622 the The stock common hy that current $4,084,?16 outstanding hearing commercial as SEC rotor development Continue Detroit & Toledo Shore Lines RR.- Offered on reported result well as The helicopter; a 2583. Fund, Inc.—Net Assets assets Gross •Represents-issue sold privately, (Indicates special offering. Inc., and helicopter field as Helicopters.—V. Delaware submitted The. design is based Helicopters, the may Shares for and mail service. passenger Net Force company has Arctic rescue work Clark, Co., Inc. of As stock common Beelcer & Co., and P. Eberstadt & Co., Inc. Oversubscribed, f930,000 West Kentucky Coal Co. 48,000 shares of capital stuck (par t. approximately 4,600 employees will .receive awards for 1949'. Crown Western Investments, Inc., Dallas, Tex.—Regis-t ters With SEC— . Price, share of one 10, because of delays, installation of machinery and equipment only now about to commence. It is anticipated that this plant will begin operation in 1951.—V. 170, p. 981. Offered by Stewart chares 26.970 per Dodge & Co. Oversubscribed. 693,000 Victor Chemical Works 15,400 (par 21,000 $23.50 50 cents per share. Price, S. amount of As of— Lamp of is Co. 1215,760 Tung-Sol (par Corp. Price, dividend l/10th each for interest gross Oversubscribed. Oil Union 10c). capital amounting stock not to exceed to employees in con¬ nection with 1949 bonus awards and is not being offered for public sale, Under terms of the bonus plan, an employee awarded a 1949 bonus will be entitled to receive part of the bonus in shares of the new .stock issue and the balance in cash. • It -is contemplated that However, of 598,500 Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. J. of Co. stock Co., Cleveland,) O.—Stock Of¬ , 13,158 Inc.- $35.25 139,450 *420,122- 102. ' Insurance balance of the authorized company The vote Feb. 16 on a proposal to dissolve and accordance with the amended plan approved dollars. than sition < by Life President, Jr., entire Mr.; McManus 60,000 shares stock a 191. p. States Scherck, Manufacturing Corp. 8,500 (par $1). Price, $22.62>/2. . in Internacional, .accounts shares of common stock (par $20). Price, $56 per share. Offered by Drexel & Co., and Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly). Oversubscribed. Co, Haas x to are 171, its sold United The .1 2,765,280 972,397 242,984 (E. I.) du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.)—Plans by share. Offered by Richter. & Co. per 3,686,821 949.680 119,025 of Stock to Be Issued to $2,260,458 1950, payable on March entitled to receive,-—V. 171, McManus, Corchera . . of Oversubscribed. 3,360,000 Rohm common stock common Offered share. per The 10 shares of such stock outstanding at 24, cents 75 the company E. pany „ of Offered of & Co. 1,011,750 Rockwell Q$ Of¬ Offered 4,339,064 438,310 *199,922 income... serai-works]structure for- its- Grasselli Chemical Department arfd all j shares *170,190 $637,148.73. ; 1949 Crown Cork International Corp.—Sells of shares share. rate, of SEC.—V. by the and Goodbody & Co. 75,000 Reed-Prentice Corp. stock declared 1 Feb. on stockholders The ' * . share. per 30,000 $9.75 share. per ; 200,000 (Minn.) fixed liquidate by shares 65,309 3,492,819 railway. $7,867,378 s" Calif.— 7 Continental Gas & Electric Corp.—To Dissolve— by Shares 1,810 Inc. ■'= . common Offered , Price, the in Price, Co. Power & stock (par $2). Blyth & Co., Inc., Price, share. ' ■ 1950 Feb, on would otherwise be and Offered 5,000 Inc. per par). Inc. of share. & Co. Power by Blyth & Co., 292,500 Petroleum Ileat $2.50), directors C, Delaware, of shares per Blyth & Co., Inc.. Oversubscribed. 53,750 National Shirt Shops of Delaware, Blair F. 1 ; Pasadena, 1950, with? the qualification that scrip or certificates for fractions of shares are not to be issued, but that, in lieu thereof, the holders of record of vhe' shares of capital stock outstanding on P'eb. 24, 1950, will receive cash -by . Electric stockholders. its by 10,000 Corp. "9,185 ta] Scherck, Davidson, & 45,142 6,831 shares of common stock is New the close of business (par $5.25 per Co,; & 110,979 Primary purpose M the issue is to acquire additional working capi¬ in order to increase Dunbar's sales force and -vales program. Dunbar's insurance in force has risen from $3,063,007, in 1945 to the for others from Consolidated Textile Co., Inc.—Stock Dividend— Stephenson, Leydecker & Co.; McAndrew Frank 1946 $300,680 145,576 confined to residents of Ohio. • " ••• Corp., 1947 $348,921 30Y40 being offered, accord¬ ing to an announcement by Prescott & Co., Cleveland underwriters. Selling price is $30 per share and sale is 17l" p7 1917" The Mejia; First California Company; Goodwin; Bateman, Eichler & Co.; Straus Co.; 365,000 Mississippi , «■. f 1948 $299,364 122,339 railway... oper. 237,000 Blair & Co., Inc.; E. H. R01iins*& Sons Incorporated; & '• , Engineering Ry.—Earnings- $364,219 income— oper. ry. to $1,849,815 ! . common Holdings Corp. Blair to by Hoffman par). I. 747,655 1949 fered—The , to the of $4,000,000 use proposals received 1,270/244 191. p. railway—_ Dunbar Island stock.but decided that the Consolidated' proposal was best one, it was stated.—V. 171, p.: 191. ' —V,. Eclgerton, Wykofi & Co. Oversubscribed. 7,678,300 Middle South Utilities Co. 639,000 shares of common stock (no to subsidiaries. Utilities capital stock in respect of each Stores, Richter Public intended it 171, *Dcflcit.-r-V. 171,. p. a the of 6,587,018 *28,053 s—. railway from Net Net bank Loan of Associated Electric Co; proceeds of about $7,000,000 would be retire to domestic in said Utilities and of a formal contract Commission and the SEC. S. 5,693,628 "538,966 railway operating inconiei. from Gross accepted a proposal from the Inc., for the purchase of all Edison Corp., at a base cask Horn- Corp. Co. ry. execution P. 29,114 From Jan. 1— Consolidated Retail Stores, Inc.- -Jan. Sales Off 18.2% Incorporated; Da vies & & Island 54,948 *93,797 , '14,000 Hastings Manufacturing Co. 2,000 shares of common stock (par $2). Price, $7 per si-ace.- Offered by First of Michi¬ Walstom Net Month of January— 85 1948 $494,846 *57.250 Ordinary and Industrial Life insurance- on a Files With SEC— /* non-participating plan and also accident and health i insurance. It The company on Jan. 27 filed a letter of notification with- the SEC if operates branch offices in all major cities of Ohio, and licensed in (Kentucky, as well, ' ■ • , * ' ' ' ■ covering 50 shares of common stock (par $1), to be sold at $5 per At the present time there are over 400 stockholders. share to Harold J. Boucher, Altadena, -Calif, The proceeds are to' The ID-member board of directors is headed by M. C. Clarke, President and founder. be used for working capital. No underwriter.—V. 171, p. 462. 594,500 Harvey Hubbell, Inc. 32,800 shares of capital stock (par $5). Price, $13.12Va. Offered by Paul "H. Davis & Co.; Mason York balance jCcnsoIidated stockholders. share. York, New the to New Public v . Stainless Steel Corp, 5,000 shares of common $5), Price, $9 per share. Sold to Eastern Ultra¬ $1.25), from purchase of the Staten Edison •" .• ■' (IF. R.) & Co. $4,400 shares of common stock (no valueV. Price, at $100-$102 per • share, ' Offered" by Blyth & Co., Inc. 1,000,009 llandnucher-Vogcl, Inc. 100,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price, $10 per share. Offered by three selling 1,575,000 Lucky has Corp. of Staten subject the General par gan of of the sale that invested Corp. blower &• Net with adjustments for changes in surplus, ThiSj jointly on Feb. 8 by Ralph H. Tabscott, Chairman Consolidated Edison, and A. F. Tegen, President of the by General and (par Hallgarten Co. 8,668,469 $455,680 railway from Gross \ proceeds 440,000 Grace - of Is sale approval _ violet board The shares of common stock (par share. Offered by. Hemphill, Noyes, Graham, Parsons & Co. 222,100 Detroit Edison Co. 10,000 shares of common stodk (par $20). Price, $22.21 per share. Offered, by Blyth & Co., stock from from York, Inc.—To Pur¬ Co. of New 14,523,348 Atlantic RR.—Earnings- & December— 359. General. Stores Inc. 11,093 Price, $32.50 per 45,000 Eastern Shore Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific usual to the and 1950, "231,317 33.499,727 1949 "Deficit.—V. $10,720,000, of the Utilities stock announced was lie. 6, *1,023,403 4. operating income— railway payable dividend, stock March of 50 cents per share, March 21, 1950.—V. 171, Edison Edison common price • by Scherck, Richter & Co. 360,685 Colonial $2.50/. 20 V a record of p. Public General stock (par $3 >, common declared 2 record of Consolidated 47,125 Bank Building & of 19,648,827 .10,165,042 5,611,272 _ P. railway Net chase Staten Island Edison Corp. Stock- Corp. 6,360 share,roi class B common Price, $2.87,/2 per share. Offered by $1), pat Dempsey & Co. 12,466,490 39,402,970 17,293,764 8,952,762 *1,598,437 railway Net payable March 30 Consolidated Price, $2.50 per share. Firing 46,602,055 $321,214 Jan. 1— i 20,009 Acme Aluminum Alloys, Inc. 8,000 shares 18,113 Automatic Gross ' — dividend cash stockholders Financing Feb. on stockholders to 16 quarterly Issues Not Representing New v directors The March agent. 1946 1947 38.503,717 income.. South railway From | Corp.—20% Stock Dividend Consolidated Cigar consolidated 1.30V Banks Credit covering 3 Ry.—Earnings1948 *1,172,283 _ _ railway... from from Net the to '' . .... Feb. on $607,960 *1.105,656 "758,034 railway oper. Net May 2. 90 cents per share, subject policy."—V. 170, p. 2523. of rate Gross factors influencing dividend "usual Government Agency Issues Intermediate SEC 170, The direc¬ the new stock would- their annual meeting on at ' •debentures, $108,270.—V. from ry. Duluth also be and the $773,805 *1,830,227 "877,283 $389,561 income.. "Deficit.—V., 171, $66,053. of expenses totaled investments of sales on deducting before Net Net Total income loss on sales share at Dec,. 31, 1943, was $5.72. was $445,090, exclusive of gain or This with filed was December— ; 171, 556.—V. p. per 1949 opcr. from Gross Community Public Service Co.—Plans Stock Split— j The director;*'- have. proposed to split each share of capita) stock, par value $25, into three shares par $10 each. The plan will be sub¬ Pancoast. $3,150,000 171, common $3.75 railway... railway..—. from ry. 1292. p. V. From Jan. 1— $3,195,578 14.9,578 $3,924,023 693,749 $5,397,360 per 1949 year investments. Net (approximately $695,140) and to increase working capital (approximately $554,860) Price, $20 per share and accrued dividends. Offered by First Trust Company of Lincoln; Schneider, Bernet & Hickman; G. H. Walker & Co., and Dewar, Robertson & Net Net 1946 1947 refunding Purpose, $55,835.00(1 Federal Francisco, Calif.— 1948 1949 —. asset the of 1,250,000 Southwestern Investment Co. (Texas) 62,500 shares of 5 V cumulative convertible sinking fund prelerred stock (par Loan of about from Gross Gain— 31— outstanding Net Jaffray & Hop wood. Farm notification of shares of Duluth Missabe & Iron Range , . letter price December- share. in stock (par $1) to be sold at the market share by Woodrow G. Krieger, President, through Shearson, Hammill^ & Co., Los Angeles, Calif.—V. 171, p. 191. cost a Commonwealth Investment Co., San stock, par Of¬ Insurance Co. 10,000 shares of common Purpose, for new capital. Price, $30 per fered for subscription by stockholders. $20). O., Athens, & $10. loans. (Western), Ltd., Douglas Oil Co, of California—Files With SEC— A (par 300,000 Guif ferred Ltd.—To Acquire Interest in Oil Firm— Exploration Dome 15,000 be p. Securities Corp. 300,000 shares of com¬ 35c). Purpose, to increase portlolio, lor expansion and additional working capital. Price, $1 per share. Offered by George J. Martin Co, 300,000 Dansker Realty • 463. p. of $6,700,000, work on which is expected completed in September. A third unit of 60,000-kw. is scheduled to be placed in service late next year or early in 1952. The cost of the entire project when completed, will exceed $26,000,000.—V. 170, to 191. P. B. near of Georgia 10.000 shares of con¬ vertible preferred stock (par $100). Purpose, for corporate purposes. Sold privately to Jefferson Standard Life In¬ surance Co. and Pilot Life Insurance Co. Co, Discount 31 Jan. Dome Mines, Co.—Expansion— Poston, President, recently announced that the company will spend $18,725,000 in 1950 to expand its generating capacity and distribution system. The largest smgle project is the installation of a second 40,000-kw. unit in the new E. M. Poston generating plant J. $.12,144,100 *$1,000,000 American 171. —V, 2) page 1950—6 Mos.—1949 $8,827,659 $9,523,337 93 87 $936,305 operation, in Stores See rshare. per from (Continued Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric 1950—Mcnth—1949 $983,819 Period End. Jan. 31— Sales Investment News Co.; Stone & Webster Securities Corp.; Union A. G. Becker & Co,''Inc.; Drexel & Co.; Corp., and E. H. Schneider & Co. Over¬ subscribed. ' Barney & Lee Corp.—January Sales Off 4.8%— Diana Stores (Continued from page 11) Co., Inc.; The First Eoston Corp.; Glore, Forgan Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; & Securities Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & (660) ........ - the preferred stockholders is inadequate to com¬ pensate them for the rights which they arc to surrender, and held that the plan could be found to be fair only if it should be amended to increase the allocation of new common stock to the 6V> preferred under plan 13V.—V. to 171, to the 87V p. and 556. reduce (Continued that to the common stockholders .. on page 47) i Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE Stock Record «» New York Stock (661) Exchange DMLT RANGE OF PUCES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TIMING YEARLY HANS OF SALE PUCES FOR EVERY USTEO ISSUE Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1949 Lowest $ per share 37 Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Jun Lowest $ per share 51 $ per share Dec 49% Jan NEW Highest YORK LOW STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE $ per share Par 13 54% Jan 21 Abbott Laboratories 1% Jun Dec 2% Feb 1 3% Jan 11 ACF-Brill 17% Oct 21% May 19% Jan 3 21% Jan 11 Acme Steel Co xl7y8 Jun 23 Dec 21% Feb 8 23% Jan 11 Jan Adams Express Co 44% Sep 41 Jan 24 42 Dec 43 Jan 13 Dec 17% Jan 3 35 3% 27% Mar 14% 47 Nov 5% JL9% Jun 46 11% 51% May 18% Jan Dec 9% Jan 51 Jun 4% Jan 3 5 3 Nov Jan Adams-Millis Feb 10 Addressograph-Multigraph Feb 9 53 10 9 Alabama 3 Alaska 3% Jan 24 13 yB Feb 18% Dec 16% Jan 30 18% Jan 10 Apr 73 Sep 67% Jan 4 71% Feb 9 4 Dec 3% Jan 3 4% Jan 11 Dec 78% Jan 3 85% Feb 2 2% Feb Feb 64% 17% 82% Jan 86% Jun 88 July 6 Jun 165 27% Sep 83 Jun 15% Dec 80% Jan 24 83% Jan 4 21% Jan 3 25 % Feb 4 94 5 98 7 Jan 104 Mar Jan 93% 8% Jan 8% Jan 3 Dec 200% Jan 13 210 Jun Feb Feb 19 9% Jan 10 211% Jan 23 Dec 19 Jan 3 24% Jun 30% Oct 28% Jan 13 29% Feb 35"% Dec '32% Jan 13 36 % Feb Jan 25 % Feb 76 Jun 88 Jan 37% 2% , 33% Jun 37 Apr, 89% Feb* 34% Jan 6% Jan* 93% Feb 31% Jan 97% Nov 26% Dec Dec 43 ,2 Allied 3 Allied 10 95% Jan .3 13 26 Jan 18 40% Feb Sep *• 40 Jan 26 113% Feb 3 44% Jan 3 9% Jan 10 10% Jan 2 - Jan 70 Dec Feb 10 27 Dec 24% Jan 14 5 75 % Jan Jun 26 % Jan x69 61% July 69 Oct 64 Feb 2 Dec 10% Jan 13 11% Jan 35 Jan 32% Jan 3 104 Jan 101% Feb 8 7% Jan 13 July 5% Jun 2% Jan 172% Mar '" Jan 6% Mfg 49 247 25 11% 11% 11% 11% 11 11% 11% 11% *51% 52 51% 51% 51% 51% 51% 51% 52 53 23% 24 23'% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 2374 121 3 3% *17 17% Petroleum 12 104% Jan 20 18 10 7% preferred American Car Sc Pdry com 7% preferred— American Chain & Cable 70% Jan 4 24% Jan 16 26% Jan 12 76 Feb 6 19% July 39% Feb 25% 47% Sep 44% Jan 7 49% Jan 31 American 15% Feb 19 % Dec 18% Jan 24 19% Feb 10 19% Oct 18 5 18% Jan 9 71% July 87 35% Feb 51% 99 Jan Jan Mar 82 Jan 3 86% Jan 23 Dec 49 Jan 13 52% Feb 2 Dec 115% Jan 16 122% Feb 3 36% Mar 32% Jan 13 35% Jan 27 120 3%% 91 *88 91 *88 91 *88 Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest S per share *8% 24% 9 210 25% 9 8% 209 206% 8% 210 ,*20%. 208 21 *20% 20% 20 29% 29% 29% 36 35% 36 35 95 94% 94% 33%- 33% 32% 33% 89 89% *88 % 36% 36% 36% * *4 *40 i 43% t per share *1974 28% 28% 28 74. 1,900 35% 35% 357k 35% 3574 6,300 94 95 95 32% 33% 88% 88% 36% - 36% 3% x93% 93% 93'% 2,200 33% 3474 II,900 89V4 88% 88% 700 367a 307a x35% 3574 1,400 *3974 3% 45 107 V* 107% 43% 43% 43"4 10% 70% 10 y# 1074 69 74 70% *374 *38 43''4 10% 108 108 10 10% 10 10% 70 70% 69% 70 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25 y, 66 67 64% 65% •65% 66% *65% 374 1,500 45 10674 43 2574 66 •70 100 33% 374 » 2074 8874 4 45 207 33 % '• 10% 25% 3,100 20% 71% ♦65 107% 207% 28% 10% - 2,600 *19% *39% 43% 100 874 205% 71% 108%- 1.800 43% 10'/a X69 25% 2,100 11074 -69 25% 33,900 < 1,900 2,400 11% 11% 11 11% 10% 11% 1074 1074 11 1074 34% * 66% 11% 34% 1174 34% 34% 34 % 34% 33% 34 5,600 34 34% 3474 3474 102% 102 3,100 102% 10174 *102 102% *102 *66 67 50 r 102% 102% 101% 8% 8% 10174 8% 8% 8% 400 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 4% l 1 4% 874 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 9,600 4% 4% 116% 4% 5,300 11274 1127a 11474 187 186 187 •101% 116% 114 114% 112% 113% 4% 112% 138 186% 186% 186% 186 % 186 25 116% loo *186% 188 *186% 27% 28 27% 28% 27'% 27% 27% 28% 28% 29 loo *75% 75% 75% 76 75 75 75 75 75% 76 25 25% 116 . 2874 5,700 130 29'% 13,000 *76 7774 900 25 2,400 No par No par 25% 25% *25% 25% 24% 25 % 247a 25% 49% 49% 48% 48% •48% 48% 4874 2574 50' 19% 19'% *19% 19% •18 19% 19% 491/4 19% •4974 IS % 49% 19% 48% lo 19% 18% 1974 18% 700 18% 18% 18 18 18 18 •18 1874 87 86 1,300 86 •86 87'% 10 51% 5174 15,800 120% 121% 2,300 34% 2,100 10 com *18 100 *85 10 preferred series A-100 Distilling Co 20 : 87 52 *85 52% *121% 34 87 51% 123 122 34% 34 *85% 52% 121% 18 35 51% 121 34% 87 •85% 51% 51% 5174 120% 121 121% 34% 34 34% 517a 120% <%4 5174 121 o474 34 2,300 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE Monday Feb. 4 t per share tper share 43 % 874 4,800 20% 4 111% 8% 2474 29% 45 *38 109 87a No par Co NEW YORK Highest 36% 4 , 111% 43% 43 36% 8% 24% 206y4 35% 33 89% 24% 2874 95 32% 4 45 110% 113% 42% par *39% 45 . 36% 3% 4% , *113% *94% *88% 89 24% *19% 35% *94 • 206 29% 35% 24% *8% 20 29 * 1 24% 8% 207 29 100 50 25% STOCKS Year 1949 100 91 common Cyanamid Co Range for Previous Lowest 81 *88 Broadcasting Co Inc Chicle 81 91 conv American 84 I,500 84 *88 Colortype Co American Crystal Sugar com 4%% prior preferred American *81 *83 91 American 14 Dec 84 *81 84% *88 100 Jan 3 12,700 2,300 100 No par 29% Feb 4 25% Jan 50 374 102 2 190 183% Jan 72% 374 *97 American Cable & Radio Corp Sep *71% 3% 50 American Can Co Jan 71% 3% 84 100 preferred 14 Jan 71% 3% 85 10 28 33 % 1674 *97 100 Jan 82 4,200 1674 3% *84% 84 100 3'/4 3 16% 71% *70 3% 85 % *81 810 10,800 16% 100 , 119 187% 83 41,000 16% *97 common 3 Jun *81 3% 52,700 118'% 24% preferred American Bosch Corp Amer Brake Shoe Co com 4% convertible preferred American 84 3% 85 3 118% 98 common: conv 3 17 71% 3% 85% 113 24% American Airlines 3% Jan 9% Jan *70'% 3% 85% 16% 117% 98 No par 105% Jan 5% Jan 71% 3% 3 100 4,800 * 1174 100 com__ Corp Dec - 16% 119 3 11% 42'%. *98 No par Dec ♦ *70% 119 3% 16% 85% % 124 3 a 100 Chemlcal__No 6% "119 3% 17% 17 72 3% 121 3% *41 25 Amer Agricultural cum *70% *118 42 % *98 convertible preferred--.— Amerada 121 *41 par __ Jan Jun 474 43'% 25 11% common-No par 4% 60 25% Jun 48% 24% 11% No par 10% 21% Jun 48% 24 lo 106% Jun; 81 35 *40% 48 22% loo conv 3%% 66 % Jan 12 * 42% 47% 23% 24 : American Bank Note x7% 96 % preferred Allls-Cnalmers 1,300 43 51% gtd Amalgamated Leather Co Jan *40% 4,000 41 No par oommon—No par 11 : 2174 100 . 4% Jan :■ 21% 22% l 8 40 21% No par 3% Feb 102 21% 46 5 , Stores Corp 3%% 21% 41 *81 preferred Alpha Portland Cement 9 21% 23% 85 11 18 3,700 22% 46% 1 - „ 22 42% 100 38% Jan ■ 22% 4,400 23% 100 Dye Mills 4% 22% 2074 3 46 Allied Kid Co 11 20% 54 23% Industries Inc Jan 20% 24 preferred Shares 20% 3 45% preferred-No par conv Feb , 51 30% Mar Allen *2% 20% 51% w 34% Jan 90% Jan Oct 10% July 21 20 Jun w Allied Chemical Si 53 2% 20% 3 23'% common 3 Jan 45 conv 53% °7/a 20% 53 1 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.No $4.50 53% 3 20 % 5 10 87% Jan , 4% Nov 120% prior 54 21 21 42% preferred A $2.50 53% 20% 53 45% common preferred 5%% $ per share 50 X35 % Feb Oct . 4%% i per share 2% *40% Vlcksburg Ry Mining Allegheny Corp Sales for the Week t per share 3 No par Allegheny & West Ry 6% 25% 83% Inc Fridav Feb. 10 Feb. 9 1 Juneau Gold Aldens Thursday 53% No par S3 preferred w w Si Feb. 6 53% *2% Corp..10 Air Reduction Ine 1 64 40% Corp 22 Corp new common Affiliated Gas Equipment com Feb Feb Wednesday $ per share 22% 21 Admiral 25% Jan 121 3 1 25 5 22% Jan 110% $ per share 53% *2% 10 23 9 , HIGH SALE PRICES Feb. 7 ' % Jan 11% Feb 53% 2.50 ; AND Tuesday Feb. « S per share 5 Motors Co. 49 26 110% Jan 23% May Dec 97% Mar 2% Dec . Monday Feb. 4 Par Tuesday Wednesday Friday Bales for Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 the Week $ per share 9 per share S per share $ per share Feb.« $ per share $ per share Feb 674 Oct 674 Jan 6 7% Jan 30 American Encaustic Tiling 1 1374, Feb 774 197/8 Dec 1874 Jan 28 197a Jan 774 7% 12 American European Secur American Export Lines Inc 7% 774 774 774 No par 19% 191/4' 19% 19% 1974 19 74 3974 19 Va 40c 23% 24% 23'% 24% 23% 2374 23 2374 374 3'% 3% 3% 7074 *69'% 774 Thursday *71/4 7:'a 7% 7% *19%/19% 19% 197a ' 2474 23% 24 374 3% Shares 1,400 600 1374 Jan l'% Jun 374 Jan 69 y2 Dec $7 preferred No par 70 Jan 19 y4 Dec 16 Jan 19% Jan 10 $7 2nd preferred A 71% Jan 64% Jan 11 1874 1774 $6 preferred 17% 3,200 Dec 54 177 a 6iy4 No par No par 18 Jun 1774 17% 1774 18 19% 13 VB 19% *60 6174 60 60 591.4 60 % 60 601/4 59% 61% 60 % 61% 5478 5374 16,100 3,200 54 4174 40 41 12,600 44 674 37 457a Oct 34 Jun 3% 21% Nov 51% 2474 Feb 4 3% Jan 11 74% Jan 64 74 Jan 49% Jan Oct 3974 Feb 5474 Feb 42 74 Jan 10 Amer Si Foreign Power com__No 18 American Gas & Electric Co American Hawaiian S3 Co 12 American 3 Oct 4% Jan 46 Jun 48 Nov 4774 Jan 48 Jan 30 24'% Jan 3274 Dec 3174 Jan 34 Jan 20 11 American.Ice Co 74 Jan 97/a 5% Jan 774 Feb Sep 8'% Jan 73 Feb Aug 88 Feb 11'% Feb 1574 Dec 14 Jan 13 1574 Mar 22% Dec 2174 Feb 6 1274 Jun 73 Jun 11% Jun Jan 76 100 91 Jan 20 1574 Jan 9 22% Jan 12 18 10 * 18% Jan Jan 102 15 Vb Dec 84 Sep 15 Jan 27 Jan 4 1474 Jan 12 84 Jan 4 5% Jan 3 ■78 Feb Feb 3 1674 Jan 9 84 Feb 3 674 Jan H 90 474 Jun 22'% 963/4 Jun 33% Dec 32 % Feb 6 3474 Jan 11 Jan 105% Nov 104'% Jan 3 IO51/2 Feb 6 7% Mar Hide & Leather non-cum common 54% 5374 54% 5374 537» 407/» 3974 40 40 40 574 5% 51/4 5% 5 Vb 514 *4774 4974 *47'% 4974 *47% 4974 *4774 497a *47% 49% ♦47% 327« 3374 S3 74 X32% 100 No par 100 No par 33 *7% 88 15 *15'/a 15% 600 2174 *21''2 2174 1,000 16% *89 1574 *83 *674 *3574 10774 Jan 4 Jan 13% Jan 13 169 Mar 178 6% Mar 23'% Jan 37 Jun Jun 3974 Feb 142 Jan 3474 130 Sep 8% 176 Feb 10 7V4 Jan 25 26 48 Jan 11 43% Dec 39% Feb 10 43% Jan 56% Jan 164 Dec 42% Dec 5374 Jan 13 Jan 27 158 40% Jan 2474 Jan 3 Dec 29% Jan 13 Jan 10'/2 Jan 5 Jun 16 July Jun 150% Jan 153'% 674 2174 18,700 100 No par American Snuff Co 25 common preferred 100 American Steel Foundries Stores Co Dec x73 74 Feb 151 Aug G 10 117% Jan 874 Mar 80 Feb Jan 774 Dec 25 76% Jan 31 9 154% Jan 11 75 Jan 4 120 Jan 11 3 10% Feb 6 2774 Jan 3 32 74 Jan 28 85 Jan 5 94 74 Feb 71% Jan 10 74 Feb 2 Feb 3 774 Jan 10 7% Jan 6 Dec 65 8 Feb 69 'A Feb 10 30 65 Jan 25% Jun 35 V* Jan 2874 Jan 3 31 Jan 3 22 % Jun 35% Jan 2874 Jan 13 3174 Jan 12 25% Jan 4074 Dec 37 Jan 27 40 y2 Jan 6 10974 Jan 11 108 62 Jan Dec 106% Jan 20 Jan 55 y4 x51 12 Jan 54 Feb 12 9 Dec 2074 Feb 10 23% Jan 7 liy4 Nov 91/2 Jan 4 10% Jan 12 2874 American Tobacco *4074 *4174 *140 7% $4 4174 55'% 160 41% 143 41 % *140'% 4174 55% 162% 4174 143 *175 176 774 774 46'% 46% *4074 55 161J% *41 *140'% 4174 551/4 41% 41% *14074 143 •1401/2 41% 143 40'/b 220 5514 5,900 161% 280 41.% 400 143 26 2674 26 26% 26 26% 26 2674 3174 31% 31% 3174 32 3174 3174 1,600 1174 1174 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 1174 39 3974 3914 39% 3974 39'4 39 39 39 39 391/4 3974 2,300 2,000 134 % *130% 132% *13074 132 132 *1301/2 2174 14974 100 75»/4 152 71% *118 22 21% 14974 149% 75% 99 14974 132 21% 21% 217a 22% 149% 149% 149',2 149% *73% 75 7574 75% 7574 152% 152% 15274 7174 7074 7174 118'% 7174 118'% 118% 118% 70'% 119 100 *92% 93 93 93 931% *7374 75 75 *73'% 1 6 7« 25 Anaconda Copper Mining 50 No par Cable *73'% 6% 6% *62% 6374 *62% 2974 29% 29% *28% 29% 2874 29 Corp com__12.50 3774 3774 No par *10674 107% 21% 5274 5274 lio 22 % 22'% 20 10 % $4 preferred Anderson, Clayton & Co Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp Andes Copper Mining 5 No Par *374 10% 37a 38 38% 974 152 70% 119 74 y4 15274 7074 119 7374 75 74'/a 152% 400 69',4 69% 5,600 •118% 119'% 11874 118% 250 974 35,500 974 934 3174 94 93 94% 93 93 75 73% 73% 74 74 6% 6% *62 74 2974 2974 29% 29% 2974 29 V, 29% 63 *62% 63 8,600 7374 31 Va 6374 2,900 27,000 152% 974 2974 200 22% 71% 31% 674 131'A 14974 153% 9% 6 Vb 22 14974 70% 153 3074 674 ♦1301/4 6,500 974 31 32 94% 94% 17,900 480 *73 75 200 6'/8 6 6 1,600 62% 62% ♦62 63 29% 29 3 4 291% 2974 20,200 29% 29% 29% 29'/4 470 4,300 6y8 100 37% 29% 38% 39% 3974 39% 39% 1067a 107 •106% 107% •106% 107% ♦10674 10774 *52% 21% 53 53 53V2 53% 5374 54 54 *53% 54i% 2,000 22 2174 2174 21% 21% 21% 21% 20% 21 y2 6,800 3734 * 13074 21% 149% 151 152 13074 21% 14974 No par Archer-Daniels-Midland 1,600 31 % prior preference A P W Products Co Inc 41% ♦140% 80 7,400 45% 12 31 9 4174 143 3974 55 16174 49,500 774 31% 974 12 55% 45 176 2674 30% 3% Jan 401/2 162 774 1174 31% x44% Feb 46'/2 176 3174 10% 4 >774 26 974 13 *41 176 12 3074 3 74 Jan 40% 16174 10 34% Jan 46 54% 31 Jan 41 y4 774 isi% 9% Nov 46% •175 54% 3074 Anchor Hock Glass *40% 7% ♦160% 5 & 46 176 5574 No par Wire 7% 162% common Woolen *175 14% 2674 Amer Zinc Lead & Smelt com $5 prior conv preferred— Anaconda 4174 774 47 1474 317a 25 preferred conv 4674 177 14% 16 y4 12 preferred American Water Works Co Inc American 7% 16% 26 100 5% 4% *175 774 47 1674 31% common 4274 24. 177 1474 16 No par 6% preferred 100 American Viscose Corp common__14 2% Aug page 7% 47 5 2674 May see *175 16% No par ; American Tel & Tel Co Dec 121 footnotes 118 14'/a 3 Jun For 117% 1474 4 Jun 8'% July 117]/2 1474 22% Feb Sep 1574 116 '/a 149% Feb 4% Jun 116% 117 1474 3 5974 Jun 11574 1474 13 91 y2 Mar 99% Mar 115% 14% 1974 Jan 38% 48'% 116 1474 146 V4 Jan Jun Jun 11574 1474 5 79 48% 116% No par com 128% Jan Dec 74 Jan 11574 49,700 16,100 Jan I 76% Jan Apr 1401/4 Nov 20 y2 138 xl1774 600 16% No par San'y 3674 161/4 139% 25 Jan ♦3574 1674 13974 38% Jan 132 36 16% Nov 128% 500 12,000 138 y2 55% 10 80 7% 3174 139 American Stove Co No par American Sugar Refining com 100 7% preferred loo American Sumatra Tobacco 41% Jan 105'% *674 31% 138y« 15974 American 105% 7% 31% 138 55 % 11 2,400 1,300 137 159% 12 36 107 6% 3274 138 100 17 35% 7 31% 90 6'/a 3274 -■ 1674 16% No par Jan 35 % •105% 200 17,200 13774 preferred 1274 Jan 32 7% 31% 84 35,300 16% Dec 45 120 6074 26% Jan 107 *7% 31% 1574 138% preferred non-cum *105% 774 3174 Amer Smelt & Refg com 6% 674 3274 77a 9 5 *831/4 6% 3174 3574 84 *3274 774 3574 *83% 6% 3178 3574 18 90 15% 32% 7% 35'% 1774 90 16 6V* 31'% 35% 17% 91 1574 138 No par com $5 preferred Amer Rad & St 7% 107 177a •89 32% 73/s 3 18 6% 32% 31% 5 13 12'% *7 No par Jan 31% 6% Safety Razor Seating Co American Ship Building Co Jan Jan 84 American 42 Jun 4974 May Jan 84 *8374 1774 91 No par Light $6 preferred 7% 85 American 145 7% Feb 5774 Jan 166 11 2 Jan 141 974 Jan 13 Sep 28 135 30 44'% Jan 2174 u. 176% Jan Dec 150 Feb 10 10 Nov Jun 3174 Feb 14% Jan 49 Jan 1974 118 83 *105'% Amer Power & Dec 83 105% 3174 14% 35 105'% No par 109% 1574 *674 No par Jun 1574 *3274 American Natural Gas Co 10 17 *89 1674 6% American 10 17 90 1534 32% 5 10 167a 90 16% *674 28 1674 Feb 1674 90 3274 7% Jan 140% Feb 1674 15% *88 33 36% Jan 4 16% 15% 91 107 3274 Jan 3 50 15 2174 5 Jan 1,000 15 2174 13 Jan 8,800 774 90 IS 25 15 33% 21% 291/4 Jan 128 7 7b *88 15 3474 Jan Dec 33 8 2174 Dec 1574 Dec 33 91 15 Aug 130 "774 *89 2174 7 Feb 8 91 151 *32 'A 1 77. 2174 *105% Co 32% *89 15 100 Co 7% 90 21% 36'% Feb 7% *88 1574 3374 Feb 7% 90 800 2,100 2174 Feb 71/2 774 *88 *40 15'% Jan 837a 8 89% 4074 2174 Nov 707a 33 33% *40 com.Nopar preferred 13,500 5,100 4974 33% 100 News 70 574 No par preferred American Molasses 71% 574 57a 7 53% 69'A 5% 287a 6'% Jan 5474 70 3% 574 *41 32 Oct 5374 69'% 3 5 74 1 Amer Mach & Fdry com 3.90% preferred 474% 74 374 50 preferred Amer Machine & Metals American Metal Co Ltd 69'4 374 *5% American International Corp.No par American Investment Co of 111 l American Locomotive common 1 7% 54% 70 3 23% 1 10 com 6% 6% par 10 convertible preferred American Home Products 5 5y4 3 274 Jan Dec 43 y2 Jun 20% Jan Dec *10 3774 1074 37 a 3'% 38% 3874 38 10674 *10 *374 39 3874 107 1074 3% 39 •10 3% 39% 10% 3y4 40 •10 3y8 x40 1074 10'/a 10% 60 200 3ya *3 374 700 44% 41 41% 3,400 13 14 COMMERCIAL THE (6621 YORK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year I !> +!» Lowest Highest S per share 19 V2 Jun 29% Dec 26 Va Jan 13 30% Feb Jun 95 Feb 89 Jan 3 99% Feb 13 7% Jan Dec 77% 51% 101% Jun 114 Va Oct Jan 52 Jan 11 24 31 Jan 13 Jan 27 9 24 113% Jan 9 Jan 112 & prior preferred 1017a 101% 101 "2 280 113 112% 112% 112 112'% 260 157k 157k 5 400 Co com Constable Corp 9 9 Artloom 9 Associated Carpet 5 Co Inc Jan 6 110 Jan 30 6% 1st preferred Dec 100 Jan 4 104 Feb 7 7% 2nd 13 59 % Feb 110V< Jan 20 97 l/z Jun 105% Nov 103% Jan 27 10 Va Dec 15 Jan 12% Jan 3 104% Jan Investment Co 41 Jan 13 Dec 68 Jan 28 70% Jan 5 94 Mar 87 Jan 13 89% Jan 20 30% Jun 42% Dec 30% Jan 24 40% Feb 3 Jun 112% Dec 108% Feb 1 111% Feb 9 93% Jun 102 Dec 99% Jan 5 101 «/3 Feb 1 20 Jan Aug 22% Jan 19 16 25% Feb 7 — ,— Atlas Corp— 3 Atlas Jun 58 Jan Feb 110 Dec 105 Feb 2 Jan 13 Jail 25 6% Jan 24 20' Feb 7% 13 Va Feb 15% 4% Jun 4% 52% Jan Sep 55'% Feb 109 109 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OH *10672 14 , 53% 137a *15 3 7% Jan 14% Jan 54% • 19 77s 7 7a 7 7a 25% *18 18 18 19 15% Jan Jun 897k 1097k Atlas TaCk Corp 14 69 *88 109 7a 3 Jun *68 88 74 *108% 5 Conv 45% 68 74 40 12 4% 68'A 88 74 397a series B 1047a 14 45 Vk 140 % common *104 ' 137a A—100 series 550 103% 57% 104% 10574 45 Vk 40 12 Nov 1,100 6.100 104% 1 25% 54V/3 74 "104 105 137 k No par preferred conv *68 - 1C5 7a 104V4 104% 104 ' 25 j. 57% 55 -5974 104 7a 25 47/« 11% 16% 108% *102 104 " 56% 14 Va *88 common *102 1047a 52 51% 5 Refining 104 137/a 517a 100 preferred non-cum Atlantic *102- 104 104 7a Jan 10% 11% 107% ' 52 % 6% Jan 34% * 16 167a 1037a 106 7a 12 % Jan 15 15 117a 16% 107% 167a 52% Jan Dec 11% 11% 108 1057a 17% Mar 8 16 Va 108 1097a 107%" Jan 8 11% 17 157k 107 19Jan 110 1574 - 108 45% 47 73 Sep 108 74 10 Feb 15 108 74 No par Lines common 1 Inc„_ Jun 42 17 preferred;.——I—100 T F Feb 100 *11 10874 Atlantic Coast Line RR. 77 24 % 11% 17% 51% 32 y2 106 11% 17 7a *107 7a 53 Jan 167a 11 % 11 Va 10 non-cum A 6 31 Jail •157k 17 Vk Topeka & Santa Fe com—100 Atch 12 14% Feb 46 167a •157k 11% 100 100 preferred Associates 9 16 __ 16 49% 497a 17 7a No par 1 . 49% 49 ' 105 47 y2 Jan 16 Dry Goods common Dec 100% Jan 3,300 1017a *112% Jan Jan 49% 1017a 113 17% Jan NOV 49 % 49 7a 48% 900 76 113 12% Jan 50% 437a 75% 113 3 105 Va *75% x48% 22,900 1127k 4 Jun 75 % 757k 75 74 767k 540 9% 113 10 Feb 76% No par 18,600 95% 9% 76 *75% 76 30 Va 95 9% *112% Feb 30 96 9 x29 % 307k 96 9% *101 9% Jan 30% 30 97 Va 9 1017a 15 % Jan 101J/4 30 Vk 967k 97a 7574 101 Sep Apr 29% 93 9 101% Jan 37 30 97 1017a Dec 109 2974 9 7a 497a 15% Apr 30% 98% 9 Shares 101% 13 % 95 297k 97 9% the Week S per share •48% 16% 19 30% 98% 97a tor Sales Friday Feb. 10 Feb. » $ per share share *101% 7% July 15 $ per share No par 13% Mar Feb $ per 30 5 com Feb. 8 $3.75 preferred — No par $4 convertible preferred— No par Armstrong Cork Arnold 11% Illinois of Co $ per share Thursday Wednesday 98 lo 100 common convertible preferred % '7tt $6 conv 77 101% Jan 69 Dec 105 4 Armour 43 Dec Jun Jun 94 9 100 % Jan Jan 38% Jun 49 V2 Steel Corp Armco 30 PRICES SALE Feb. 7 Feb. « $ per share HIGH AND Tuesday Monday Feb. 4 Par 1 9% Jan 8% Saturday Sper share share $ per 5 per share Highest Monday, February 13, 1950 RECORD LOW STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 77 Jun STOCK STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest CHRONICLE FINANCIAL * NEW 5 & * >42% 41% 41% 40% 41 Vk 407a 407k 41% 417k 41% 42 % 1,300 1474 15 147s 14% 147a 14% 147/„ 147a 15 127a 1278 12% 1274 12 74 12% 127a 12% 12% 19,000 117a 10% 11 Va 15,500 B xl3 8% 7% 14% 11% Jun 9% Jan Jan 11% Jan 21% Jan Jan 19 11 11 (B Ti Inc..: Jun 22 Va 14% Jun 25 Jan. 60'% Jun 72 July 66 Feb 72 Jan 5 38 Jun 53 Dec 44 Feb 48% Jan 4 Barber Oil 15 Sep 21 Va Jan 16% Jan 20% Feb 8 Barker Brothers 41 Feb Mar Dec Oct 4% 227TJ«n 23 > 39 Jan 26 10 57% Feb 3 Barnsdall Jan 9 Bath 14% Jan 20 47a7 Oil 20% 20 207a 187a 187. 66% 6674 47 197a 38 *37 33 56 56 56 197a 127a 197a 19% 19% 11 127a 32 87 Va Feb Dec 98 *98 7a 99% 12% Nov *19 19% convertible pref erred——100 ' Oct 21% Dec 20% 237« Jan 30 86% Nov 74' Jan 85% Feb 2 Beck Shoe Jun 10% Jan 7% Feb 97a Jan 9 Beech 27% Jun 32% Feb 29 6 Beech Creek RR 30 y2 Jun 7 Mar 32 11% Jun 1G Feb L'eccn-iNUt Packing Co Pp'dln^-Heminway 16% Jun 10% Feb 11 y8 Jun 17 Oct 98 Mar 26 2 34J/a Jan 5 3 13% .Ton 24 '1 ,14% Feb 9 Bell 11 Bell Ac Jan 3 47j % Feb 10 Bendix .'3 Bendik Home Appliances 4 Feb 10 ,87 34% Jan T3 40" 37% Dec 11 Jan 9 Va Jan 21% Feb 27% Nov 25% Jan 6 73% Jan 85 Dec 86 Jan 12 Feb 9 Jan 12 112 Feb 10 2% July 1% Jan 4 2 % Jan 11 27% Oct 26 Va Jan 3C Dec 109% Jai> 25 May 23% 106'y2 26% FebMO 89v Jun Cum pfd 5 Best 34 % Feb 1 Bethlehem Steel Dec 139% Jan 21 142 Va Feb 10 Jan 13 Jan 9 9 V2 Jan 3 12% Feb 10 31% Mar Oct 11% Mar 26 28 7% _ Lowest Highest f per share $ per $ per share share NEW YORK 30% Jan 26% Jan 4 ,29% Feb '3 Black Ac Decker Jun 15% Nov 14'/a Jan 13 15% Jan 12 Biaw-Knox 8% Jun 14% Dec 13 15 Dec 9V Feb 1474 Jan "5 8 • Bliss Ac 4 147a Jan Jun 25;A Mar 22% Jan 3 27% Feb' 9 23 >a Jan 25 27 Jan 5 Bohn 50 Aug 64 Jan 53% Jan 60 * Jan 10 18 Aug." 32% Jan 19'A Jan 13% Nov 19 % July 15 38% Mar 51 Dec 48 Va Jan 9 42% Apr 597« Dec 56% Jan 13 91 % May 93% Dec 97 % Jan 3 1% Mar 2Va Jan 17a Jan 26 Jun Dec 38 3 3 16% Jan Ami Co blass Borden Co 60'A Jan 100 Jan 9 30 27a Jan 11 38% Jan 9 (The)—— Boston & Maine Bower Roller 77a Jan 3 9% Jan 10 Jan 47% Jan 28 Jan 21 32% Jan 26 6V2 Jun 9% Apr 8 Jan 3 21% Jun 32 Jan 28 Jan 13 20 Va Jun 297a Nov 28 Jan 31 33 Jan X25% Feb *9 29% Jan Dec 1037a Feb 8 105 7a" Jan 13 39 Vi Jan 30 13 137a Feb 9 Brown Jan 3 Brown Shoe Co 8% Mar Jun 25% Oct 98 Jan 13% Jan 9 105% 39 Dec 36 12% Dec 1174 Jan 40 Jan Dec 38 Jan 974 Jan" 9 30% Jan 11 2974 Jan 9 Feb 40 7 6 18' 95 Jan Feb 8 103 % Jan 24 15'A Jun 24 Dec 22 V2 Jan 13 25% Feb 3 13% Jun 1974 Dec 18 '/a Jan 3 207a Jan 27 123 V2 Jan 26 Feb 2 127a Jan 3 147i Jan 14 74% Jan 3 767a Jan 9 4 39% Jan 102% 125 Feb 120 Sep 137, Dec 61% July 76 Oct 26% 35% Dec 7% Jun 101 Dec . 124 Bristol-Myers Co 3%% preferred As (The) Co I—100* 24 Buffalo Forge Co._ 20 Feb 10 Dullard Co 36% Jan 11 13% Apr 19% Dec 18% Jan 13 20% Jan 10 Burlington Mills Corp 977a Feb 10 4% Nov 94 Jan 4 91 Dec 87 Jan 24 89 Jan " 84 Dec 82% Jan 18 86 Jan -37 13 V2 Jun 16% Jan 137a Jan 3 15 Jan 9 May 8% Jan 6 Jan 5 Bush x97% Jun 9 122 Dec Jun 117. Dec 60 Jun 82 Feb 3 Feb 17 Jun 6 Va 47a Mar 247a Jan Jail 12 9% Jan 13 120 71 4% Feb 2 Butte Copper As Jan 25 24% Jan 5 Byers Co 1057a Jan 24 >A Jun Dec 102% Feb 10 Jun 26% Jan 22% Feb "3 30 Feb 367a Dec 34% Feb" 5 52 May 58 Apr 53 Jatl 5 1 Jun 2 Oct 1% Feb 8 372 Jun 57k Jan 4% Jan 167a Jun 227k Jan 19% Jan 97k Jan 12% Feb 1074 Jan 101 Jan 4 40 105 109% Mar 1% (A M) 7% common:. 367k Jari 11 California Jan 26 10 3 1% Ja,n 4% Jan 4 22% Feb 6 3 11% Jan 11 103 % Jan 18 7 5% Packing Jun 41 May Jan 5 41 Jan 11 Canada 1674 Jan 21 Oct 19% Jan 16 20 Jan 10 Canadian 107k Jun 157k Dec 14% Jail 13 157k Feb 4 15 14% 13 7a 1374 13 1474 147a 147k. 1,200 27 277k 14,900 247b 24%; 5874 57% 57% 56% 57% 20 "4 207a 20% 207a 207a 1.360 1574 15 15 74 5.000 507a 51 6,100 2474 2474 25- 57 7o 58 57% 58 58 20% 207« 20% 20% 20%- 15% 581A 100 *99 7a 99% 99% *99 2% 35% 8% 8% *29 8% 8% 297a 287a 287a 26% 15 74 15 78 50 50 507a 58 58 56% 9974 2 7a 2 357. 35 35 *2 27a 27a 27a 35% 357a 3572 *35 267a 105 8% 874 30 28% 267a 105 8 74 874 874 29% 30 28 74 2874 26 % 2fi72; 28% " 26% 105 8% 8% 87k 2.200 3074 297a 29% 8,800 *23 7a 29 287i 28 7% x25% 25% 267a 104 104% *103 103%' 1037a 3878 387a 38 "B 3874 377/a 3874 377a 127a 1274 127, 127a 12Vk 13 13 1378 39 38 3774 37% 1274 *39 3974 39 1027a *101 102 7> *101 387a 39% 102 101 101 25 25 25 74 25 25 247a 19% 197a 19% 19% 19% 19 7a 1237a 1237a 13 7a 137a °76 74 767« * 1237a 124 *123% 13% 137a 137i 74 7674 *76 *76 Va 124 *123% 2,300 87a 387« 3974 8% 87a 29% 2.9 7a 37a 297a 26% 8% 600 8% 8% 28% 60 900 ; 8'A 29 7a 104'a 5,400 297a 8-7a 28 23 29 74; 2 *35 287a 520 99% *99 3574 8% 1,600 57% 9974 99% *2 31 29% 1057a 15% x43 % 2 7a *2 3574 31 100 < . 58 53 . 5.300 7,200 ' 2474 263/a 24% 50 V4 400 13% 2774 26Va 15 7'B 1374 2474 14 7a 26 7a 24% 58 Shares 15 1474 *14 74 2578 24% 147? 25% 147k 13 7a 13 7a 28 7a 157a 267a 14% 267a *14 1974 - . *100 13% *37 7a 38 *100 101 * 490 29% 287k 800 257A 6,100 330 104 3774 2,700 15,300 13% 38 700 . 10 101 25% 25 257a 24 7a 25 1974 19% 197a 19% 197k * 124 1237a *123% 124 13% 137a 1374 Xl3% *76% 767/a x76 76 39 74 38 7a 387a 137a 1374 76 7/8 *7574 38% 3874 38% 2,800 % 7,600 10 124 13 7 k 23,300 100 76 3874; 1,300 39 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 1974 197/a 20 357a 35% 357 35% 35% 35% 35 74 35'% 35 35 35 35 1 20% 207. 20% 20% 20% 207a 20 74 207a" 207a 20 Va 207s 207k 11,800 *957. 967a 957a 957a 95% 96 97 97 97% 977a 430 *87 88 88 83 *84 88 *35 83 -100; 1 14% * *77 47« 22 :No par 97. *120% 97 *86 88 *86 88 88 86 86 *85 88 1474 14-'/a 147a 974 8% 122 *121 147a 14% 974 9 122 • 9 74 *121 • 122 . 14% , 147a 97a 974 *121 *104 78 50 10 7a 10 10% 107a 10%' 122 10 7« *767k 777a 76% 76% 76% 76% 7574 474 47. 4 Va 4% 2274 217a 21% 217a 2174 1047a 104% 104 7a 104 VA 104'A 47« 22 10474 22 *104 7a 227s 347k No par 107a 10% 227a 347k *54 Cons Copper preferred 122 147a *96 7a 88 l *87 90 T4% *9 *121 * 1,900 1,100 88 *85 . 100 160 . 147k 11.200 9% 1,900 122 r ' 1 _No par i *85 9% 10 7a 5 common 974 *85s/k 1474 *120 7a preferred,—100' Southern Ry 147. •• 28 7a 28% 287a xl5 1374 50 4% 3572 14% 137a 15% 5 Campbell W A: C Fqundry No par Canada Dry Ginger Ale com—1:66% conv 15% 137s 58 74 1% $4.25 157a 137a 50 1 Sep 15 15 S'per share t per share 29V4 397a Zinc-Lead Calumet & Hecla *28% 2974 for the Week Feb. 10 Feb. 9 $ per share share Sales Friday Thursday 19V4 preferred Callahan $ per *23% 7,300 PRICES SALE Feb. 8 share 29 HIGH Wednesday 29 $ per 297a AND 25 15 ' participating Feb. « Tuesday Feb. 1 Monday 2,900 - 397a Zinc— 55 12% *101 preferred—100 Byron Jackson Co Jan ll7/a *39 ,_!_loo 14 24 11% 3974 ; preferred 98 Bldg 273 k *11% *141 ,1974, Butler Bros common 13 3% Jan 20 Vi 98 Bush 23 Term 277a 117k 400 142 7a 277a 117a 19 74 common t 27 4% Vv 142 7a 27% 11% 7a 12% —100 Jan 77 1427a 27% 11 No par preferred:. IDA Jan 122 2 3 5,600 43,300 a 5 — Terminal 33 7 12 15% *39 1,800 8 34% 117. 38 74 • Adding Machine—No par Feb Jan 21 97 337a •277 35,400 " 12 57% 267a 33 1427a 50 287a 34% 33% 27 141 58 *105 2t% 35 *141 2974 Nb par 1- preferred 2nd 32% 33% 277/a- 277a 8% 100' coilv , 2674 50% *8 7a 15 preferred 37a% 3V2V0 33 141 15% *29 No par ; Burroughs 9 3374 14074 100 200 1% 174 33 7a 347« l7/a 34% 28 ,34% 337a 1107a 174 • •• 2774 *2 100 BUlova Watch Co Inc. 95 *27%, 35 17a 27 *35 2.50 : 13 Apr 287a 35 1407a 337a 4.300 90 112 27% 141 147a *9974 5 ! common 30 Jun 28% 3574 7a 9,600 26%, 112 277a 28 1% - *83 *109 1107a 1 % 58 No par 17% Jan May 35% *109 111 26 257a 74 . 1% 50 5 common— 34% Jan 70% 2774 35% *88 89 -103 1% 277a *88 15% —-——15- $5 preferred' 73 1097a 174 20% $3.Go preferred—i. —No par: Brunswick-Ealke-Collender—_No par Bucyrus Erie: Co common^ 5 7% preferred ___100 Budd 109% 1% 110 58 7a 1 Inc Dec • 89 2074 Bigelow Jan Jun 2574 89 58 Brooklyn Union Gas 18 Vi 7 25 7 J, 26 7a ! 36 77 25% 247a common Jun • 25% *14 Braniff Airways Inc —2.50Brewing Corp. of America L—15 Bridgeport Brass Co_ -—No par Briggs Manufacturing Corp:_Nopar Briggs Ac Sfratton— —_No par 12'A Feb 34 Va Jan 2574 89% *88 247a Co:_- 29 % Jun 2574 13%" ' 29 V* Mar. 257a 25% ,90 *14% (assented i—100' Bearing 25Va 6Vs RR 50 15,900 10 No par Borg-Warner Corp common 3 7a % preferred 5 Va 1,500 40 $ per share l 51% Feb 10 600 85 107a No par _i 700 13 x85 *86% 397a 26 7a : *12% - 13 88 10% 5 A Class B_ Bond Stores Inc. 9 Feb TO 35 Bon x247a Jan' 12 10 •" 83 a 397, *29 74 ' 2.50 Brass: 13 12 7 *86% 107a 5! & 147a : 13 88 ' par 1,200 14%. 147a 14 • 4,300 A 110 13 14 1274 LOW Laughlin Inc Aluminum *14% 15 \ 32%' 147,' 32% 32% *147a 1474- 38% Saturday' Boeing Airplane Co 27 Feb 1 1 Aug *1374 3274 327a 1074 17a ' Co 21 Jan 12 <E W) 14% O 32 39 *10874 —axo par* 17% Jun 13% Jan Bliss "32% 20 150 S'A *31% 10 117a I,No 83 : ' " 32 *317-2 38 Feb. 4 Mfg Co x83 872" 8 *86% 88 | Co 86 22% *85 8 7s" 10 Va 257a Par Jun 10% 300 38 7a No par $ per share 22% 22'A 227a 10 *27% i 1,700 *22 ; 33 7a *140% STOCK 19% 32 32 14 *19 1074 EXCHANGE Highest *13% 19 387a _100 STOCKS Range Since Jan. 1' Year 1949 13% 13 39 10 7a ..No par Birmingham Electric Co 137a 135/a *86 Va 197a 387a 337a preferred 14 Va 99% 107a No par com Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Range for Previous Lowest (Del) 33 14% 4,900 *99 .. 3874 *88 7a par 1948_No par Foods 327a 1474 3,400 32 99 , 2274 77»- 32 127a 31% 32 98 7« 85 85 32 J2% 32 99 *22 774 4,600 107a 35% 12 36 V» Jtxn 86 81,500 %9% 387a ;3373c of 1946-No ser 22% 774 33 1474 127a *22 7a *85 70 56 7a 19% 12%, 12% 127a 32 19 74 1974 327a *327. 88 27% ,297a Jan 141 12% *86 19% 8% 3174 127a 31% *98 99 86 8 135/a 137a • Benguet Consul Mining Co_.. 18 pesos Best & Co— 1 —11 3 Jun .A .100 5 > $3.25 13 Jun 147a —.10 ,i—^ Cum pfd $4 div ser of 13 22 'A 33 14% Beneficial Indus Loan commdn—..10 Jan 33 j, common, preferred 30% Jan 129 y2 9 4 Howell Co 33% Jan Feb 23% Dec 33 Aviation 10% Feb 12% Jan X85 Apr Dec 31% 127a 32 227a 227a 3174 ———50 f 12% 31% *98 19% *85 8 7a „i * Aircraft Corp— 13 va Jan Feb 12% . 86 87a 10" Feb ! 32 74 99 197a 23 *85 100 f 1 32 Va Feb Jun 1% pfd 12 6% 93 474% Jan y» *22 preferred—No par conv (A Si Aii'craft Corp! 13% Jan Feb 85 $1.25 div .2.50* 137a 127a 317a *98 100 66% 38 X55 187a * 33 56 *31s/a Mar 2,800 *37 —No par 6% 500 19% 1974 Beatrice Foods Co common.——12.50 16 Va 4474 19%. 56 Ra.vuk 69 44% 207a 38 9 Jan 44 20 - 19% 6 -L 44 20% 197a 56 13% Jan Beauhit Mills Inc__« 45 20 467a 1974 *37 32'A Feb ' 26 45 45 * 13% *C6 7a 197a 12% Jan 21% Jan 66% 38 29% Jan 17% Jan 19 667a 56 Jan 201 Wan 187a 19% Dec 3 78 % 7a 667a 20 56 17% 5 18 *66 7a *37 33% 101 Jan *18 7a 38 Jun 100 19% 187a 56% 197a Nov Feb * 5,190 2,800 197a 18 38 11% Inc 20% 197a 2074 13% 1974 2074 19% 2,300 667a 19% "66 7a 56 ' 50V 26% Cigars % 46 *45 19% 10% 107a 10% 10% 18% 67 '*45 7a !—5 !__* 117a 18 10 Co—- Works Corp. 10% 66 (Delaware),-—„10« preferred Iron 1174 20 Aroostook common —50' 5% preferred—.!—100' common—- 127a 117a Convertible Corp 15 " preferred——100 non-cum Bangor Ac 16 36% Jan 54% Jan 15% 39% Mar 9% 17% Feb 56 Va Jun 36 Jan 15 12% 1 55 23 23 347/a 347k *54 55 23 23% 34% 34% *54- 55 - 4% 4 v»t 23 23 241/2 34% 55 *54 iy2 17a 17a 17a 17a 17k 4% 4% 4 V. 4 74 17k No par, 47. 217k , 474 2174 217a 227k 21% 22 217a 22 107k 11 11 117a 10% 11 107a 11%' *103 1037a 1027k 103 s103 1037a 103% 4% 103 7a 10 74: ' 7574 107a *75 107 k 757k 6,700 40 474 4 74 4 7a 4% 1,500 21% 227a 2174 22% 2,300 1027a 102% 140 227k 1,700 103 227a 347'. *54' 104 23 34 3A 347. 34% 53"' 53% 53% 100 1 % 1% 4.000 4% 4 V. 3,300 1% 17a 4% 474 *217a 217A 11% 11% 10374 103% 217a 117a 103 1,200 217k 3 700 117k 15,600 103 *40 42 *40% 42 *40 7a 42 *40 42 *40% 12 *40% Ltd—No par *19% 207s * 19% 207a *193, 20 % *19% 20 Va *19% 207s *19% 20% Canadian Pacific Ry 25 15% 15% 15% 157k 15l'n 15% 15% 15% 157a 157a 15% 15 h 360 42 Breweries Co— 100 7a 30,200 Volume 171 Number 4881 THE 'COMMERCIAL Range for Previous 4 Range Since Jan. Highest $ per share Lowest. $ per share 1 NEW Highest $ per share YORK Jan 51 Dec 18% Dec : 56% Nov - 12 >,4 Mar 50 Mar 5 % •« Feb 100 9 % Jun 103 « 48 Jan 3 15% Jan 19 55% Feb Oct 8 . Feb 102 50% Feb Jan 9 56%. Jan 3 103% .Tan 11 26 26% Jan 33 Dec Jun 35.% Jan 30% Jan 3 12 Jun 13% Dec 17% Jan 6 30% Mar 37% Sep 36 ,Jan 6 8 Jan 4 8% Feb 13 48 % Jan S3 Feb 8% Nov Jun 45% Nov Jan 146 • 4 Nov 140 Jan 3 37 % Doc 32%.Jan 27 35% Jan 104% Dec xl04V8Jan 18 105% Jan 34% Dec 13 34% Feb 97 Apr 13% 105% Jun 132% Dec Jun XU4 26% Jan 15% Jun 14% Jun 7 18% .17- % May 3 Jun 12% Dec- 104 Vs Jan 18% Jan Jan xl7 11% Mar 6 Jun 24% J.an 9% Dec 36% 4 Dec 6% Mar 33 % Nov 104% Jan 112% Oct 32 Va 33 % 33 Va 33% 3,900 *32% 32% 32% 18'A 32% 18 500 181-8 18 6,600 Conv. preferred & I) 11% 9 112% Jan Co 7% 16 1st 2nd 9% Jan 25 14% Oct 12% Jan 26 14% Jan 30 Class B Dec 14% Jan 13 15% Jan 21 Central & Central Violeta 13% Oct 12% Jan- ■< 3 9 Central RR Co * 16% Jan 24 Dec 7% Jan 24 8% Jan 3 18% Jan 3 21% Jan 7 Gerro 16 % Dec 15 13 .18% Feb 3 9% Jun 22% July 18% Jun 31% 31% Dec 91 Jun 93% Dec Aug 9% Dec 5% Nov Jan 29'A Feb 7 30% Jan 3 31 35 - Jan Feb 6 17% July 28% Jan 24 Jan 4 26 Feb Nov 34% Jan 28% Feb 7 30% Jan 12 Nov 3% Jun Feb 5% 'Jan 5 Jan 4% Jan 6 May 85 Jun 8 9%'Jan 3 82 > 84% Jan 30 5% Jan 12 11% Jan 9 9 Feb 14 Dec 12% Jan 7% Feb 13% Dec 11% Jan 12% Jun 20 % 5% Jun 10 3 Jun 4% Nov 13 3 7% Jan Jan 24% Jan 3 4 3 Jun 8% 34% Dec 15 Jan Jan . 5 13 14%'Feb 27%'Jan 3 Jun 29 % Mar 25% Jan 25 28% J4n 31 49% Jun 55% 53% Jan 17 55% Feb 10 .- 25% Jun 41'% Dec 39% Jan 13 56% Jun 82 Dec 79 14 10 May 13% Nov 12 Jan Lowest 46% Feb 13% Jan xl3 Jun 2% 35 16% Jun 60 Jan 97% Jan 105% Sep 103'/a'Jan ; 106 Jan 24 58 Jan 13 29 Jan Feb Sep 82 Dec 31% Jan 33% Feb 17%,Jan 18% Jan 20% Jun 25 Jan Jun 87 ,Jan Feb Feb 28 Vb Jan 3 109 Va Jan 17 43 46% Feb preferred Rock & I Feb 3 Dec 12%'Jan 3 14% Feb Is & 13 36% Feb 101 Jan 13 Jan 4% Jan 25 Feb 25>A:Jan 28 141% Sep 138% Jan 4 82% Jan C C Cleve & St 5 81 Feb & Jan Climax 54Vb Jan 7 r'r> 4 3 98 Feb 8 45% Jan 100 & 19% Jan 5 Jun 19% Jan 16% Jan -4 18% Jan 17'% Dec 16 13 21% Feb Colo 10 Dec Jan 16% Jan 23 13 Feb Jun 16% Dec 15% Jan 13 21% Feb 7% Jun 29% Dec 28% Jan 3 31% Jan 6% Jun 28% Dec 28% Jan- 13 9% Jun 13 Dec 12% Jan 13 28% 82 34.000 300 % 300 10',4 10 V* 1,900 14% 14% 14% 53,100 4 13 % 13 Va 13% *13% 13% 23 23% 23)4 23% 91/4 7,700 9% 3,800 4% *4 Va 4% 8% 4% 29% 28 28 Vb 55 44% 84 13 9% 4% . 9'/a 13 *4% 9 4% 4% 1,400 4% 31% Jan *15% 3% 47 47 32% *31% 65 Ve Corp 85% 55% 45 Va 34% 85 85 10.300 85 84 Va 84 Va 2,400 13)4 13 13'A 400 "4 13% HIGH *12% SALE 13% 15'A *15 VB 15% 15% 15% 3% 3% 3% 3% *3% 46% 46% '47% 3% 47% *46% 47 % *46% *3DA 32% 47% *31% 32 *31% 32 *31 Va 65% 65% 66% x65 66 % 65% 66'A 32 44,200 32% 32% 32% 104 Va 13,000 104% 65 32% 32'A 32% 104% 104% 28% 28% •' 28% 29 28% 28 % *28 % No par 62% ' 61% 62 % 61 61% 60 Va 61'A "7% 8% 87 Louis Ry.Co com—.100 preferred ,100 *120 No par 110)4 *106% gtd—50 stock *85% 33% 18 18 33% 17% 18% 18 Va 18 VB 25 Va 25 75 45 % 110% *110 29% 45% 45'A 29% 110 72 '71 71 *40 41% 75 . 45 % 110'A 110% *28% 45% 29% X70 4172 110 110 28% 28% *39% 41 % 14% 14% 14% 14% 14%, 36)4 108'4 36 Va 108 % 108% 107% 108% 108 *139% .100 *80% * 161 No par *54% * No par 142 *80 54% 44% *99 18% 142 81% Va *161 54% 19 54%- 54% 26 Va 1,400 26 26 Ve 26% 2,900 *142 145 161'4 54% 54)4 *1250 99 98 98 18% 19 18%' 18% 44% 44% 70 81% 162 54% *1250 7,300 142 *80% 162 54 Va *1250 43% 99 36%, 142 81% 161 % 19 Vb 19 720 4% *80)4 99% 44 108 V* 4% 81% 44'A _ 36% 108% 4% 162 % 161 £4%' 26% ~30 15,400 36% 4% 145 *80% 163 *1220 43% *99 , ' 14% 108)4 108 4% 142 81% *161 *1220 44% 99% 142 *80% 163 54% 1220 No par 142 *139% 81% 163 108 26% 200 72 36 26% 108 *71 14% 4% *106% 41 36% 5 290 29 72 14 4% 3.800 110% *28% *39% 4i 36% 26% 45% *110 108 14 4% 45 *106% *70% 70 *oy% 45 3 a 36'A 26% 1,900 20.0 170 *67 13% 4% 25% *120 75 36 Vb 26% 500 170 14 5 1,200 *67 36% 26)4 2,100 18% 25% 7% Va *120 *106%. 108 71% , & 500 541/a 670 _ 44% 45 45 45 99 99 98 99% 18% 19'A 19 19 15% VA 6,400 210 ' 3,300 Corp com...No par. preferred uJ.——20 15% 15% 17% Southern 19'A 17% 19% 20% 20% *20% 19% 19 % *19 19% 18 % 18% 19 *30% 31 Vs 30% 30% 30 30% 30% 2.50 30% 30% 30% 30% 30 Va 30% 31 30 30% 31 30 30% 30% 30% 31 2,800 System Ipc.A.No par Pictures comrpon Nopar 12% 12% 12 Va, 12% 12% 30% 31 12% 12% 12% 12% 3.300 12% 13% 13% conv & Class Broad B Columbia Oct 12% Jan Sep 63 Jan 10 65% Feb 2 32% Oct 31 % Jan 3 33% Jan 10 8% Jun 22% Sep 20% Jan 4 22% Jan 30 Columbus Columbia $4.25 Feb 27% 8 Dec 25 Jan 25 27% Jan 10 Feb 60 V Dec 57 % Jan 16 .64% Feb 6 105 Jan Sys Inc cl A preferred cum & So 32 % 22 Vb Jun 10% Aug 10% Jan 3 11% Feb Cor.de Dec 27% Jan 30 Jan 28 Oct 107% Feb 8 108 3 i Jan 10 14% Jan 10 3 11% Sep 11% Jan 5 ,12% Jan 42% Jan 3 47% Feb 6 16% Jan .12% Mar 13 19% Jan — Dec 110% Jan 11 Nopar 30 30 29% 30% 29% 30 39 40 40 41 39% 40% Dec 109% Jan 11 41% Dec 38% Jan 3 Nov 101%'Jan 11 % Jan Dec, 17 Dec 95% Jan Jun 37% Dec 35% Jan Jun 102-% Dec 102 % Feb 9% Dec 8% Feb 75% Jan 24. 29% 30 3% 29% 30% 30% 30% 10% 10% 10% *10% 30 29 29'/a 1.800 39% 39.% 40 8,700 29% 3% 30-A 30 40 ' 40% 39% ! 3% 3% ' 3% 3% 3% 10% 3% x29 % 29% 29 Va 4,490 29% 29% 107% 30 29% 107*4 107% 37,900 107% 107% 107% 2.590 . 107% *13% 13% 13 VB *12% 13% 12% 1314 5 15 12% 12% 12% 12% *12% 12 % 12% 12% 47% 47% 47% 47% 47 47 % 46% 46)4 45% 46 % 19 18% 19 46 18% 18% 46% *10% 18%- 4,900 18% 3,800 Natural Gas.! pfd 100 19 107% 107% 107% 13% 107% 13% 107% 13% 13% 13)4 13 *12% 13 19% 19 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11%' 11 % 11% 11% 11% 12 3 11% 12 Consumers 12% 34% 34% 34% 35 34% 33 34% 12% 34% -j',5 is - 19% 11% 11% Feb' Feb*' 2 41 6 Jan' 24 Jan 24 39% Jan. 30 Jan 7 9% Jan 9 78% Jan 11 Power Stores Co Righfs 28 Jan- 43 103 . 1,100 12% 12 100 - 1.900 . Nopar 1.33% 12 19% 3 13 30 3% 30% 10% 11% 103% Feb 3 Jun 3% 3,010 30% 10% 11% 9 Feb • 13 -Jan 29% 3% Co —< $4.50 preferred Z , Container Corp 4% preferred of , Continental $5.50 $3.75 America Continental 11% i\; * A 111% 111% 111% 112 109% *109% 110 corn—20 *41% *103 42% 41% 104 103 .A & 112 112% *109% 110 Diamond 40% 41% 41% 103% *103% 19 .18% 19 F8% 19 97 97 97 97% 97 J 39 39 % 38!« 39% *102% 102% 8% *102% 8% 102% *8% Insurance ! .Nopar Fibre— 5 10 *76% 77 77 110 *103 'A 97 . 8% 3/64 112% 109 % 42% 20 ' 34% 3/64 112 * 103% par 19 34% 111% *109% 3/64 *76% 8% 12% 34% 34% 18,200 640,300 3/64 76%- * 3/64 111% 111% 109% 109% 41% 41% 41 % 41% 103% *103)4 103% *103% 810 106 18% 18 Va 18% 18% 98% 98 Va 98%. 99 99 38 38% 38% 102%. 102'A *102)4 38% 103 8 % 8% 834 76% 76% 76)4 76% 38% 38% 102% 102% * 8 Va 76 85,900 250 42 98% ' 4.300 12Vs 111% 8%, 1,600 2.200 1% 18% " 19 2 38 % 38s b *102% 102% 8% 11% 110 ' ——Nopar common 12 % . " '109% .,100 preferred. Continental , 12 Nopar Baking Co com—No Can -Inc Ills Nopar *. preferred -Continental 1 No par t $4.52, preferred:, - Inc com 3.700 30% 11% -111 9 % 3% 30% 10% 12 112% Jan 9 1107a 20,500 11 11% •iV 1131'4 30% 30% 11 Nopar 11% 2 Apr 28.900 Inc—,_10c 35 Jun 17 Retail 13 Apr 16% Textile 12 % 17 Va V 112 Consolidated 3 % 12,300 16% 63% Consolidated Jan % 110% 17 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft—.1 10 10% Jan 25 1/64.Feb; 112 16% 17 6 12% Jan Dec Apr , 110% 63% 111% 9 3 10% 12% Jan 62% 111%, 25 Feb Jan Jun Jun 33 64)4 5,100 lf.0% 111% 11 6% 25% 63% 16% of Cuba 25% 25% 63% 109'A Consolidated 22 Vb 25% 25 34 17'A a Vb. 3.600 26% 12% Feb 11 7% 8 May 25% 7,300 32 22 VB 63% 30% RR x31 % 22 25% 62 VA 112% Consol 32 22 64% 17% Consolidated Grocers Corp.. Consolidated Laundries Corp 30 31% 25% 17% Inc— 43,70(1 63 63% 30% Nast Publishing Co 12% 13 V4 *65 25% .....No psr Co—. 13% 590 64% 17% $5 preferred 28 .46% Mar Jan —..100 t Solvents 12% 68 1,570- 25% Consolidated Jan 13 preferred Congoleum-Nairn 14% *65 1,500 2,500 63% 30% 11 Feb 30% Feb 68 *65 Cigar No par Consolidated Coppermines Corp.,a/5 Consol Edison of N Y com—.Nopar Feb Jan 294# 68 8,200 . 25% , Commonwealth Edison 4 *65 Engineering Commercial .41 67 ! 20 13% 31 VB 31'A Jan 3 13% 22 ,21% Jan 3 21% 32'A 112% Feb 16 20 22 Vs 10 Jan 19 22 19 3% Jan 23 22 Vb 13 27 22% 22 16% Feb 32% Jan 14 22 22 29% Jan Jan 13% 21% 22 Elec Dec Doc % 16% 20.V4 Co,.—--5- Ohio Dec Nov 14 *48% 15% 16% 20%, 19% 32 30% 4% 13% 13% 19% 15% 16% 19% .. 32'A 20% 34% 20 Ve 19 32 107% 30% 20 16% 19 *65 Jan Feb 21 15% 17% 19 32 Jun Jun x!6% 19 15% 67 Jan Jun 15% 17% 19 31% *65 Superheater Inc Nopar Commercial Credit common.—,.,10 3.60% 15% 17% 19 %, _.No par 13% 2% 13% 15% 17% 19% w___No par 95 25% 1 16 17% w 25% Dec 2.50 15% . Co„ Carbon Combustion 21% 46% preferred—100 — Columbian 6 .100 Gas 68% 14% Feb Ry com—100 preferred 2nd non-cum "13% 4 1st non-cum Columbia 5 Iron 6,700 33% *18 25% 2,600 4 - 87 75 28% *40 7% 170 4 5'A 198 *70% 41% 25% * *67 110 *106% 25% - 7% *120 ^ 45% 28% 108 *106% ,-75 25 170 *67 . 110% ' *28% 108 25% *120 *7% 108 No par com 87% 33% *85 13% .—*—100 preferred (The) ' 33% 36 1 ,100 pfd 80 % *40 No par ( 7% 86 % 33% *70% 50 , Inc *7% S7 33% 170 380 28 Vb 62% 87 *67 46% *23% 100 25% 105 28 62 33% 80 J 61% 33% *120 75 *45% No par com 170 65% „ *18 • 7% 3,200 32 28 Va 61'A 18% 33 Vs 25% 7% *28 300 ' ' 87% *87 33% *25 Co 8 • 104% 28% 62 Va 5 87 Shares 15'A' 104% *33 Sales for the Week $ per share 3% 31 Vs .—100 Friday Feb. 10 Feb. 9 $ per share, 15'A *104% No par 400 3% 32 '/b 5 1% Thursday Feb. 8 $ per share 104% , Co *12% Wednesaay , 31% + 56 PRICES 104 % 20 2nd 44% 32% 18% conv 55% 45% 15% 66 % 8 1,400 % 44% 104% , 10,400 12,900 27 Va 55%. *104 common. 14 Vb 31% 45% Feb. 7 32 % 66'4 *54% 13% 30% 27% 55% AND 3% 65% 14% 31% 28 *27% 44% $ per share 47 *31% 55 13% 30% 28 *27% • Tuesday 16 3% 47 *18 Co Fuel 4% 17 12% Jan - 1,200 . 45% 12% $ per share 16 3% ; 7% ' Monday Feb. 6 share - 30% 28% B6 13 '' 8% *32 A Jun 28 V4 82 22% 45% *4% F£b pea-* 28% 83% *82 700 1,100 9% 45% 26% 6% '"fee 70 8% 26 13 Vb 54% —.1 8% Mar footnotes 8% 25% 22V4 —...100 4% cum 4% 17 For 28 Va 82Vb 8.50 com preferred—a. 5 'h 10 Dec 9 25% 9% 85% *15% —25 Elec Co Foods Colorado 10 7% 78% *82 *8% 25% 13% 46 $ per $3.50 preferred— —No par Collins .& Aikman Corr-,No par 12 Jun Feb 3,400 \ 7% 4 9 22% 9 86% *12% 1 Internatl Corp Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com 11 % 700 34% 101 13% 9% 86% —10 Molybdenum , Class 20 17% Jan 3 8% 84 45V* Peabody & Co com—No par 4','c 9 4 1?% 30 34 *100 .22% 23 4% Feb,14 i. gtd Coca-Cola 11 Jan 13 X98 5 Saturday Coca-Cola 42% Jan 30 34% 101 300 ' 9 *82 55 STOCK Oil RR cum Cluett 3 15% Jan Jan 82 LOW — Pitts Clinton 1 165 16% Jan 103 82 5 ' 7 Jan Jun 83 % 13% Nopar preferred Feb Jan • 28% RR Co..No par A ...100 preferred 142 17% 36 25% 28% 4% Graph Bronze Co common—1 4 % % 19 2?% July 25% 28% 30 Clopay Corp Feb Jun 25% 281/4 *28 Illuminating 6 Jun 10 25% 29 % 30% non-cum Special Jan 21% 25 % 28% *82 Milling Machine Co...10 5 2% 11% 25% 29Va 55 Cab Gas 11 21 Dec 29% 34 *100 25% 28% \OitK Corp Jan 23 Dec 29% 34% 100 Ve 29 30% Cotton 5% Jan 53% Jan July 30 ' 34% 100 *8% *28Va common— 27 108% Feb Jan 77%'Jan 160 Sep X30 35 101 8% series Equipment $4.50 7 5% 29% 34% *100 8% *54% Pac Yellow Cleve Elec 10 32% Jan xl3% Jun 29% 35 100 9Va 100 Financial Claik Dec Feb 30 34% 100 com—No par Tool preferred T Jan Feb 14.600 preference—No par preferred Co 44 35)4 8 17% *25 ,—25 15% 38% 17% 30 34% 100 9Va ..100 Jun 109 vtc p preferred 10% Aug Apr 17% 30% 1 Feb 17% 30'A Feb Jun 5,700 1'7% ■ 30'A 40 11 v 30 34% Nopar Paul convertible 4 21% *29% 100 100 preferred $3 37 xl06 "17% 17% 33,200 Jan 24% 17% 17%- 42,000 .43 7% 18% 17% «% Dec a 18% 17% 34% 26% 7% 19)4 -17% 8 6 17% 18% 19'A 14 Feb Jun 19'4 19% 13% 71 8 % 19% 19% 14 3 43% 8% 19% 19% 13% 62%'Jan 100 2,400 8% 14 Vs Feb 1075 25,300 15% 8% 13% 73 Feb 14% 15% *8Vs 14% Dec Jan 14% 15% 8'/4 34 61% Jan 14% *15% 8% 8% 5% 29% 14% 15% 8% 35)4 Cleve 89 14% 15% *8 Vb 8% 9 1075 14% 15% 8% 34% 18 64 14% 15% 8% 8% 8% 29% Jan 30% 500 35% 107% Jan « 1,500 13% 34 13 Jan 10% 13% —t—.1 5Va'/o, preferred City Products Corp. City Stores Co 3 111 10% 13% 35% C 10 Jan 10% *13% 34 Cincinnati 3 - 150 10 Vo 1*3^4 8% 18 172 16 110% 10 'A 13)4 19% 1 No pair 110% 10 —5 com__No par 111 10 % 14 10% *13% 34% 27% Jan Jun 15% 6,600 8% 107 % Jan Nov 14% 16 *8% 37 34% Dec Nov 14% 16 36% 8% Aug 54 14 9.50 110% Va 14% 10% *13% 14% 700 37 34Va 108 70 *10% 14 112 8% 5% Dec x!24% 10% 37%' 33% Jan July *111 1,200 12,800 Nopar C 133 37% 111% 14 A City Investing Mar 105)4 37 Va 111% Vb 10 9)4 » 18 Dec 38 Va 111% 14% No par Chile Cppper Co.. 3 Oct Jun 37 Va 111% 4 16% 9% 22% 5 Va % 14 19% 3% July *10% 50 Par 3 8% Jan 86 21% 50 38% 112 4)4 *15% »4 9% Chicago 6 62% Feb 7%. Feb 34% 101% -37 % 38Va *111% 4% 16% 23Va Conv 14 Jun 24% 37% 500 2,800 14,790 10 9% Chic Jan 16 Jun 28 % 9% EXCHANGE Jan Jun *16 9% 23% NEW 16 20% 16% 9% share 79% 105 4 16% 9% . Chicago Pneumat 13 25 112 Va 4% 16% 9% 50 Cincinnati 26 Oct 4% 16% 9% A...25 Chrysler Dec 108 4% 16 Vs 9% Co.: 1—u* 8 Dec 85 4% 16 Vb 9% preferred 5 43 Va 4'A 16% 9% 300 11 Ve 16'A 13.400 16 10% 13% 68% Jan Dec Nov 15% 10% *13% 32% Feb ,Jan 8% 36% Mar 16% 10% 13% 30 29 % 67 16% 10 1/4 13% Sep 59% 30% 10 1/8 10% 1C Va Dec Feb Feb 16 10 Vb 14 30% Jan 62% Jan 42%- Jan 6% 16 10 Vb 10Va Chilcis 32% 15% 10% 4% 14 Chickasha 68% 16 10 Va 4% 10% 11 Apr 15% 10'A 13% 10 Jun 17)4 lOVa 10 Va *4% 10)4 23 26% 17Vs 16 14 Jan 44% *17'A * 10% 4% Jan 34 1'7% 13% 50% Jan Jan 17% 20 10'A 3% Jan 36 17 Va 19% 14 % 45%; Jan Dec 4,100 17% 10% Jan 30 % x20 16 13%. Jan 20 20 17% 10% Jan 5% Jun 19% 19% 17% 13% Highest $ per 20 20% 17'A 34 Va 13% „ 3 Lowest 530 19% 20 34, 13% 30 $ per share 136 34% *4% Range Since Jan. I $ per share 106% 136 17% STOCKS Highest $ per share 106% 136 4% Range for Previous Year 1949 106 Vb 135 Va 4% 5% 87% Jan 30 *106% 4% * Jan 106 Va 135% *4% 31% Feb 21% Jan 33% 106% 135 preferred vtq 100 Chicago & North West com_.No par Dec Dec 33% 106% 4% Milw St 500 135% 17% com. .5 Ind & Louisv Ry Co cl 8,600 135 *4% Series 24 36% * 136 20% 4% Chic 180 34% 105 106% 106 % 20% 100 — 700 149 34% 105 - 4% 5% 35% Feb 3 135 *148 34% 10% Chic 8% Feb 12 Jan "'33% *106% 33)4 *4% A Class'B 7% Jan 11 33% *106% 34 104% *10% Feb 30% Jan , 33% 148% 34% 104% 40 21 9% Feb 5 33% 148% 35 104% Chicago Corp (The) __i Chicago Great West Ry Co com—50 30 19'A Jan 33% ..Nopar RR 143 148 46 Co com._No par Class 10 14% Jan Jan Jui> 94/ 14% Feb Jan - 5% Jun 17 13 111 148 46 1 Products East *147 34% Copper Corp convertible & 147% 6.100 *104)4 Cao 3 % % Chic ' 12 147% 46 Va 34% Mfg 1.25 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia— 5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common..25 10 27 77 45% 104% •. . Checker 46.% No par Corp Champion Paper & Fib : $4.50 preferred 10 1,300 45% 46 No par Chain Belt CoL.__; 8 9% Jan Jan: 5 8% Jan 13 45% 34% class A Sugar Pasco Certain-teed 11 100% Feb 98 de 46% 8% No par Century Ribbon Mills Jan 37% 8% 104% A 8% 19 Va 37% 20 West 21 % Xl8% 8% No par of N J 6% July 19% 37% *8 Vb 35% v 14% July 18% *37% 8% 104% ' South 18% 37% 34% 5 100 8% *104'A 136 104 36% 34% 107 104 8% 104% 136 % 36% 34% 100 104 "8% *104% , *104 6,700 *36'A 37 8% 46 10 com preferred 104 9% 8% *36 147% 104 . .100 preferred— 14% " 46% 147% 104 18 8Va 46 5','c preferred series B vtc 100 Central Hudson G & E Corp..No par Central Illinois Light common. *4% % 37 t8V8 100 *103 18% *36 1 : preferred Jun Feb _50 Corp common preferred Dec 9% 18% —25 common Corp of Amer • 11% Jan series Corp common 4.20%. 1Q% 12 4Vo General Central Aguirre Sugar Co Central Foundry Co Central of Ga Ry Co vtc 2 110%<Feb Oct (J $4.75 ' 9 ■ 100 Corp common.^——,—10 -Celanese 11 10% Feb 500 32% ■Preferred 9 17% Jan 9% 33% preferred—Caterpu.ar Tractor 10 3 8 % Feb 104 10 32% Ry -■7% 27 12 -103% 9% 33%' 5% 4% Jan 10 32% 30 10 » y-% 9% 500 33% 17 % Jan 11% Feb 56 Va 49% 33'A Celotex 16% Jan 17 *55 32% 1 Jan *16% 56% 33% 10 Jan 9% 49% 16% * *55 33% 25 9%'Jan Dec 8 15 56% 50% 16% 10% -*55 ; 33% Feb 35 % Jan - *16% 56 % *32% Jan 9% Jan Jan 16 % *55% 10 33% 21 > 16% 56% 9% ' 33% 136 Jan 16% *55% 10Vs 103% 3 .Jan 15 . *16 56Va 10 33% 13 - 17 *55'A *32% Carriers 10 107% Jan 3 130%'Jan > Jan * ;Jan *16% 1 Shares 103% Cas° 10 31 1 *49% 5 12 Apr 50% Light——Nopar - 9 Jun *49% & 14 Aug 50 Sales for the Week $ per share Power 38 26% Vb 10 * Carpenter Steel Co Carrier. 23% 49 Friday Feb.10 Feb. 9 $ per share Carolina 1 16 100% 50% Thursday '•>$ per share « Ohio 31 148% Feb Feb. 8 $ per share 15 PRICES Wednesday & Feb Jan 50% SALE I- eb. 7 $ per share 50% HIGH Tuesday Feb. 6 . - Clinch 19% Jan ■ common *49% AND Monday . (663) Carolina 24 6 30 131 34 4 A Feb. t $ per share No par Aa. 33% Jan 31%;Jan 13 » . class preferred Par , , Capita], Airlines Inc 2 38% Jan % Mills— Capital Acimin 9 10%. Feb ■ 13 Cannon 1 17% Jan ' 1 '/a. Jan Saturday , $ per share 25% ' CHRONICLE LGW STOCK EXCHANGE, , 40% FINANCIAL STOCKS l'ear 1049 Lowest & 2,000 60 ' 6,100 80 7,000 300 8% 900 76% 3,100 . 16 Highest share $ per $ per share $ per share share 6% 6% 6% 5 57% 6% 57% 57 % 57% 57 % 58 VB 57% 15% 15% 15 15 V* 15 15 3 7% Jan 0 Continental Motors Feb 65% Oct 55 % Jan 25 60% Jan 9 Continental Oil of Delaware 11'A Jun 15% Jan 13% Jan 3 15% Jan 11 Continental Steel Corp 19% Jun 24% Dec 23% Jan 4 26 Feb 10 Cooper-Bessemer Corp common 5 $3 prior preferred —No par Copper Range Co..—— No par Copperweld Steel Co common——5 9 Jun 55% May 54 Jan 11 55 Feb 3 Feb 12 Jan 17 13 Jan 7 12% 14% Jan 3 17% Feb 4 Jan 24 49% Jan 11 10% Jan 3 13 % Jan 14 12 Jun 49 Dec 52 19'A Jan Feb 49 7 Jun 11% Dec 57% Jan 61% Feb 13 Dec Apr 30% Dec 94 Jan 102% Dec 100% Jan 25 92'/a Jan 102 Sep 101 57 Jan 171% Jan 3% Mar 73% 30 13 72% Jan Dec Cum 3 185% Jan 12 5% Jan 5 3 31 1% Jun 2% Oct 2 Jan 6 2% Jan 21% 32% Jan 27 Jan 3 30% Jan Jun 96 Jun _ 60 29% 24% 55% *54% 55% 13 xl3 13 13 13 13 13 3,100 17 Vz 171/4 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 5,700 50 *48% 50 *48% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13 12% 12% 3,4G0 60'A 60 60% 59% 60% 50% 61% 1,340 32% 6,400 32% 101 183% 182% 4% 4% 2% 2!4 21/4 291/4 2'A 2% 29% 29% 103% 103% *103% 13% 13% 13% *103% 105 *103% Dec 103% Jan 20 105 Jan 11 12% Jan 18 14 Jan 5 Feb 29% Dec 28% Jan 25 29% Feb 3 Cream 23 of Wheat Corp 17% Jan 3 Cork & Seal common—>2.50 16 Vz 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 39% *39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% Jan 42% Apr No par 39r' a 39 39% 20 Jun 30 Dec 27% Jan 105 94 Mar 90 May 14 Nov 49 Nov 21 July 12% Feb May 160 Jan 19 32% Feb 9 40 13 $2 3 16% Jan 3 72% Jan 55 8 59% Jan 31 Apr 22% Jan 5 25 Jan 6 Cuba RR 6% Dec 15% Jan 4 19% Jan 9 Cuban-American Sugar 16% Feb Feb 11 Crucible Steel of 9% Jan 23 10% Nov 13% Feb 11% Jan 3 13% Jan 16 Feb 25% Dec 23% Jan,16 25 % Jan 5 Jan 9 Curtis Feb 9 $7 Sep 26 % Jan Jun 15% SToj" 19% Publishing preferred Jan 96% 11% July 14% 145 4 25 Jan 11 Cutler-Hammer Inc———No par 24 24 13 15 Jan 3 common 15% Jan 3 17% Feb 4 21% Jan 23 24 Jan 5 4 34 Feb 7 Jan 11 99% Feb 1 Preferred 3.75% series A 99% Jan 5 Preferred 3.75% series B 100 31 92 Jan 98 % Aug 97 92% Jan 100% Dec 7% Jun 12% Nov 9% Jan Jan Jan 33 Dec *16% 33% 337/a 14% Decca Records Inc 7% 3 12% 50c —— 35%, 31 y* 10 23 r 23% Feb 3 Delaware Power & Light Co—13.50 *23% common 100 \ f \% ,>28% preferred 100 ' 54% Denver & Rio Grande West RR ctfs for Jan 11 Escrow 56'A Jan 11 Escrow ctfs for 23% '*■ *53% 13% 22% 29 Jun 30% Dec 27% Jan 13 Jun 53% Dec 52% Jan 3 12% Dec 14% Dec 12% Jan 3 13% Jan 10 Sep 21% Jan 13 23% Feb 3 Detroit Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR CO..100 *56 58 7 22 7 22 4% Jun 9% 24% Mar 11 % Jun 13% 6 Feb 2 7 7% Jan 12 23% Jan 9 53 Jan Jun Jan 6% Feb 20% Jan 25 Jan 58 15 Detroit-Michigan Stove Co Detroit Steel Corp Vilbiss 6 13% Jan 11 De 13 22'A Jan 12 Devoe & xl2% Jan Nov 58 ... Edison.— Jun 22% NOV 20% Jan 31% Sep 40 Jan 36% Jan 26 39'A Jan 3 37'A Sep 45% Feb 40% Jan 3 42% Jan 14 9% Jun 13% i>c 12% Jan 25 13% Jan 3 8 9% Jan 5 Diana Stores 6% Jun 9% Nov 12% Jun 18% 8% Feb Dec 17% Jan 13 Range for Previous »•" Year 1949 ' Lowest $ per share Range Since Jan. 1 $ per $ per share $ per share 40% Feb 2 17 24% Feb 38% Nov 4 35% Jan 28 45!% Jun 53% Nov 50% Jan 3 54% Feb 10 14% Mar 10% Jan 3 13 Jan 9 Jun 10 25 July 12% Jan Jan 38 'A 30 Apr 108% Sep 109 ian 4 Apr 123% Dec 119'A Jan 13 132% Feb 5 16% Dec 24 y8 May 17% Feb 8 Sep 86 y2 J an 81 % Jan 18 83 y2 Jan 30 11% Mar 20% Oct 19% Jan 27 20% Jan 9 Feb 2 60 y8 Jan 13 13 8% Jun 14% Oct 43% Jun 63% Nov 119 Feb 97% Jan 124% Oct 102% Aug 101% Jan 27 112 115% 113% Jan 4 12 14% Jan Jun 9 122% Jan 9% Jun 12% Jan 10% Jan 15% Jun 20% Mnr 17 13 Jun 7% July 4 Ltd 2,300 54 55 12% 12% 54% 12% 55% 13 12% 1,800 23 22% 23 227k 23 23 23 7,900 *56 59 *56 58 *21% *56 23Va 58 6% 22% 6% *21% 6% 22% *56 58 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 2.000 800 22 22 22 22 22 700 13 13 13 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 21 900 37 37% 37 37 1,900 37% 42% *42% 42% *42% 42% 300 12% 12% 12 JA 12% 12% 12 y2 2,400 8% 18V* 8% 18% 8% 18 8% 18% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 3,400 18% 18 Va ,18% 18% 18% 13% 18% 18% 16,100 13 *20% Monday t per share Feb. 7 14 Va 39!2 39% t per Friday Feb. 9 Feb. 8 t per share $ per share "14 Shares 14% 1.000 37% 38 1,800 54% $ per share share Sales for the Week 54% 14 Va 13% 401/4 • 14 13% 14 39»/2 14 y8 39% ' Feb. 10 Thursday Wednesday Tuesday f per share PRICES HIGH SALE AND Feb. 6 14 % 40 39 V* 39% 39 39 53% *12 Vb 12% 400 14% . 170 53 53 *52% 53 53 53 53 53 12 '/'a 12% *12 12% 12'A 12'A 12'/a 12 Vb 12% 12'A 34% 34i/2 34% 35'/2 35% 351/2 35 35 % 35 35% 35 36% 4,100 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16 5,700 72% *72 No par 58% 15 common 72 72% 72% *109 17% 18 17% 82 y2 84 20% *82% 100 1 20 * 59% 60 % 109 Vz *107% 109 Vz *20 131% 132 V2 5,000 11 Va 17% 22,400 131- 23,600 300 129 V* 130 % 130% 17% 17% 17% 17% *82% 130'A 84 82 % 82% 82% 82% *81% 82% *20 20 >A 20% 20% *20 y4 *20% 20% 200 13% 13% 3,500 63% 64% 41,000 129 17% 13% 13'A 20% 13 V* 63% 63% 63% 13% 13% 13% 14 13% 14 62% 63'A 62% 63% 62% 63 % .No par 124% 124% 124% 124% 124% 124% 124%. 124% 125 No par *101% 102'/2 *101% 102% *101% 102% 102% 102% *102 1st pfd—100 *113% 114 114 '113% 114 114 114 5 *10% *10% 11 No par Duplan Corp Pont de Nem 83% 20 59% *108% 130 128% 18% Dunhili International 59 % 109 Vb 109 129% 7,100 75 73 % 75% 59% '. 58% lOQi/z 18 . 00 C-V* * 58% *109 »/a 129 50c 13 V* 73% 72 y4 723/4 59'A No par common *52% 109y2 58 V* 58% 109i/2 *13 'A 70 (E I) & Co— 5 Common 102% Feb 10 Preferred $3.50 series 114% Feb 10 Duquesne Light 10 DWG 11% Jan 5.300 54 12% No par Preferred $4.50 series Jan 29 No par 25 125 27% 53% *14'/a 3%% convertible preferred 64% Feb 10 23 29% 53%' 13 *109 Du . 23 28% 28 58 Feb. I Pepper Co Dresser Industries 78 23 28% 53% 13 « $3.25 2nd preferred —No par 10 19'A Jan 2,200 23% 28 54 6% Saturday $4 preferred series A 101% '23 y« 23 • 27% 1 Dow Chemical Co 101 7,700 37% Douglas Aircraft 9 10 4,700 9% 42% 13 13 Jan 1.100 32 • 12% STOCK Class A 75% Feb 9 y2 -v LOW Dixie Cup Co common 60% Feb 31 % 9% 42% No par 110 31% 9% 37% Mines 54'A Jan 31 % 9% 12% Dome 69'A Jan 31% 9% 37% Doehler-Jarvis Corp Oct 30% 35% 35% *42% 6 Sep 35% 35% 12% 4 Dec 18% 13,400 44 35 % 42% 17% Jan 72% 44V* 43% 35% 37% 36% Jan 57% 2,700 43% 43% 12% 7 Feb Jan 24 y8 37% 13 Apr 12% 24 42% 33% Jan 48% 24 43'A 9% 22% 19,300 23% 43 12% Dec 43 9% 9'/8 9% 24 *35% 31 8,600 31 Vz No par 5 15% Feb 14% *12% Par Dr. 9% 200 100 13% 13% .2 Divco Corp 11 Feb *97 V2 13% 2 share 15% Jan 9% 100 13% 2,100 4,900 98% . 21 EXCHANGE ■> x98 25 Corp NEW YORK r Highest Lowest Highest 22% 33% 22 y2 X33!4 34 43% 22% STOCKS ... 100 *20% *37y8 *42>A No par common participating preferred Distill Corp-Seagrams Ltd— 18% Jan 12 500 17% *13 12.50 Diamond T Motor Car Co Match 120 14% 50c 16% 6'h 23% 5 Co Raynolds class A Diamond 13 23 8,500 96% 13>A 22 Jun 50 23% 8 20 (The) Derby Oil Co 54% 13 13% 96% 23% *56 1 1 Jan 20 13% *14% 100 9% 9% *23% x35% .» 28% 28 19 9% 30% 9% ,'v •• * 7 13% 1,166 *99 13% 13% 24'/a *98% 100 *98% 24% x43% 30% Jail 31 24 Vb 22% 33% 34 99% 9 35% 9% 22% 22% 33% 12% 30% 30Va 9% * 9% & Lack & Western.'.—L—50 23 23 98% 24 35% '35Mi Delaware Delaware 17y2 23 34 9 .100 Hudson 11 17 14 145 *135 145 *135 *98% 99 *98% loo —20 preferred—— Jan *96% I4y2 23 33% ^ 12% 8% 13% 97 14% *17% *98% 99 *98% 100 99 34% • 17% 33% 22% 33% 99 10% Jan 0-4 *16% 17% 23 *98% 100 21% Jan Jan 17% *17% 22% 43% 36 9% 14% *16% 14% 43% 29% Jan 22% y2 14% 43% 3C% Jan Jun 97 43% Sep 23% 24% 14 ...No par Jan 15,800 9% 22% 14% Deere &; Co common— 36% 24% 8% 22% 21% 97 31 40% 108,200 13% Jan Jun 600 9% 8% 8% 22i/8 13% *96% 24% Mar 52% 9 97 12% 26 132 y4 *51 13% 24V8 31 132 52 13% 13% 97 13% *96% 14% 12% 8% 45 134 52 9 24% 24% 38% Jan 132 53 23 % 8% Oct 133 53 24 24'A 43% 5% Jun 8% 200 133 54% 24 1 Jun 20,300 24 _^_50c 30% 7% 7% 24 Deep Rock Oil Corp.— Dayton Rubber Co— 10 24% 6% 24 5 Jan 24% 7% 145 30 10 3 29 24% 7% *135 Jan 147s Feo 8% Jan 27 Jun *24% 7% 145 24% Jan 3 11% 22 17 24% 7% 22 23% 13% 97 17% 100 97% Jan 24 22% Jan 700 300 *24% *135 1?% 23 13% *96'A *14% _ 29% Jan 17 % May Mar 12 y« 24% 53% 8% 8% 67 Vz 12% 8% *12 22 *135 5,300 8% 67% 12% 68 12% 2,800 68 8% 8% 68% 130 " 175 *160 145 21% 21% 175 67 % 17% 17% 18 *160 23% 23% 24 18 175 300 132 131 18 *55% D Corp 3%% 31 8 % 8% 21% 1 __1 preferred series A 100 Davega Stores Corp common—2.50 5% convertible preferred 20 Davison Chemical Corp (The) 1 Dayton Power & Light common—7 Dana 23 Jan 8% 1 ■ pfd Dec Jan 26'A 19 55 May 15 Xl6% 4% May 131 23% 18 8% 32 131 ' 12% * 68 12 23% *160 8% 8% 68 *54 135 10 '< 12!A ,55% , 17% 175 69 55 100 15 *160 8% 8% 12% 131 Cushman's Sons Inc 7% 25 55 175 *67% s *23 17% 130% 10 13% Jan Dec 56'A 23% 17% *54% 20 Jan 56 No par Jan 97 55'% 1,600 23% —No par _ 138 12 1,900 18! 17% *160 8% preferred— Curtis-Wright common Class A— Jan 96 NOV 87 — Prior :/■//; 9 . *8% 24% Feb 13% Jan Mar 133 10 18% 55% common—No par 8 134 9% Feb 104% 7% 3 20 *102JA 18% 56 24% 10 7% Jan 103% 18% 7% 16 20% Jan Jan 138 23% Jan *101 Ve 18% 24% 6% Feb Jan 103% 7'% 49% Jan Apr *101'/a 18% 24% 122% Jan Jan 102 *18 7% Oct 9% 240 24 78 Oct 24% 5,300 iVz 8% 137 32% 103 y2 *24% 52% NOV Jun 32% 103% -—5 ,— Cuneo Press Inc 145 % Dec 32% 1031/2 32 24 17% 800 32% 103i% 12% Feb 7 5,300 39% 32% 69 Jun 18% 200 16% 16% *39 1033'4 *68% .. preferred 4 % % 55% Jan 28 29'% 56 *23% 175 160 13% *28% Xl03% *12y8 preferred Cudahy Packing Co common 19 69 17% 13% 29% 32% Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 31 Jan 3 14 56 24 17% 13% *29% 102 18% 56 56 13% 29% 103ya 100 10 100 7% 7% Jan non-cum 13% 29% 32 103 18% 200 2.200 13% 29% io3y2 104 *101% 18% 24 —-100 pfd 100 common,_10 convertible preferred 5% 11 May 160 preferred™ $4 2nd 7 20% Jan 67% Jan Jun 103 18 % 11 99% Jan Jan 4% 103% 102% Jan 6% Mar 43% No par Amer corn__No par S.4.20 preferred Dec Jan 73 109 —No par 104 32 9,100 105 13% '*29% 32% 32 103% Dec Jun Jun 32% 103% 24 102 29% *29% 29% 29% Corp common.,,5 Zellerbach 99% 60 5% preferred— Crown 5 104% Jan (The) 13% 700 29% 29 16% 39% 36% 26 Jan 18 16% Jan 15% Jan 10% Oct 19% Crown 13% 13% 2,500 2% *103% 105 NOV Creameries of America 100 5 2% 29% 29 29% 105 5.500 71% 184 4% 2% 2'A "20 101 184 182% 4% 29% 101 71'A 71% *4% 2% 104 101 102 71% 71% *100% *182% 4% 29% 2% *101 102 70% 183 4% 50 33 *100V4 71% 183 47/a 33 101 *101 102 71 183 4% 101 *101 71% 32% *100 % 32% 32% *100 y4 102 183 30 103 % 59% 33'A 101 *48% 14% 104 20 49 Jan 8% 30 12 % 4% *2% 16% 55% 49 70% 184 4% 100 1 2 preferred 3%% 24% 12% *101 71 25 Crane Co common— 24% *54 % 60 *100% 102 182% *54% 9,400 50 32% 33 % 101 >—100 1 Coty International Corp-——. 1 preferred— 7% 4,000 59 % 12% 101 Coty Inc 26 12% "49 50 71 1,100 24% 55% ny2 69 15% 24% 13 17% 100 V* - Refining common—25 Corn Products 12% 33'A 5 —100 pfd 3%% series of 1947—100 preferred 3VzVo 13 17% 12 y2 15 *541% 54 V* *49 58% 15 'A 57% *15 24% 25 54% 17% 1 20 6% 57 Vz 13 24% 55% 12% 50 20,500 6% 56% 24% 25 25 *54% Corning Glass Works common 102% Jan 27 Jan 182% Feb 9 4% Jan 28 Sep 5% 5 67% Jan Dec 189 3 34 pref 5% series Dubilier Electric Corp Exchange Eank & Tr Co Corn 10 Feb 101% Jan 3 28% Jan 58% 20 49% Mar Convertible Cornell *15% 14 Shares 6% 6% 6% X6% 6% 6% Sales for the Week $ per share $ per share 58'A 15% Jun 6% Jan 51% July t per share $ per share $ per Par Jan 47To Feb. 8 S per share —1 share 8% 5 V* Friday Feb.10 Thursday Feb. 9 Feb. 7 Feb. 6 Feb. 4 Wednesday -Tuesday Monday Saturday,' EXCHANGE Highest Lowest YORK STOCK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1919 $ per IOW ASD HIGH SALE PRICES STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest RECORD STOCK YORK NEW Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE (664) 5% Cigar Corp.. 10% 113% 10% 10% 63 10% 10% 2,500 125 : 114 *10% 125 125 102% 102% 102% 114 114 Vz 210 10% 10% 500 17% 17% 114/ , 10% 300 E 28 16% Mar 14'AJan 13 16% Dec 13% Feb 15% Jan 12 6 ,Jan 13 7% Jun 13% Jen 10 38% Jun 48 y« NOV 45y8 Jan 27 164 Jan 21% Jun 19% Jan 10 Jen 202 32% Oct 172% Jan 29 Jan Jan 5 13 16 Jan 48% Feb 179 Jan 6% Apr 19 Dec 16% Feb 10 19% Jan Jan 96 Deo 96% Jan 12 96% Jan Feb 14% Dec 12ya Jan 25 14% Jan 94% Oct Jun 33% Apr 45% Dec 12% 17% Dec 6 Feb 32% Mar iy8 Jun 34% Jun 16% Jun 17% Jun 13 Jan 9 Elastic Stop 1 42% Jan 20 46% Jan 5 Electric Auto-Lite 13 19% Feb 6 Electric 16 Jan 6 38% Feb 8 3 33% Feb 10 2Vs Jan 23 11 Electric 51 1% Jan Jan » Oct 29 28 y8 Jan 12 67% Feb 8 74 Jan 12 5%% Jan 13 51 Jan 10 5% 13 Jan 55 Jan Jan 60 Jan 9 Jan 9 25 6% Jan 11 60 Equitable Office Bldg 5% Deo Jan 8% Jan 4 10% Jan 11 Dec 9% Jan 13 11% Jan 7 Eversharp Ex-Cell-O Corp— 3 Dec Jun 5% Apr Por fontont*. 55 Jan 13 61% Feb 9 5 4y4 Jan 10 3% Jan 9* Evans Products Exchange Buffet Corp 35,000 38% *37% 38% 1% 2 2 1% 39% 2 39% 25V* 25% "25% 26 67y2 50% *68 50% 70 *68 ' 70 51% 67% 50% 50% *50 5 10 50 5 31% * 31% 30 *102 103y2 1 IVb .11% 11% *07 57'/2 *58 62 5% 5% *102 7 1 *102 7 18% TO ' 30 5% 5% 9% 10% 59% *109 7 11% 9% 59y4 3% 3% 26% 9% 10y4 59% 3% t ■ 3% . 25% 103% 7 57% 62: 5% 9% 10% 59% * 10% 4 25'A 18% 30 57»A *58 5% 9% *3% 14 12% 26% 14y4 25% 19 11% 10'/2 2.50 31 103% 7 26% 14 57% 62 9% 60 18% 26% 11% 10% 60 26»A 50% 57% *58 1 3 51 26% 14% 11% 5 Co— Inc 3,800 19% 68% __100 Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co— Eureka Williams Corp 11% 43% 18% *66% 50% No par preferred series A_ 10% 43% 19% *67% 1 Erie RR common... Feb 44 72% 100 Jun 43% -18% *37% *691 *50% Corp common__25 preferred Jun 9y4 50 Mfg Co... 3% 9% 39% 123A 50 6% 9 25% preference eya 98 40% 71 11% 30 , 30 *102 7 9% 10% 59'A 9% 10% 59% *3% 4- 12% 12% 12% 800 8,400 1,400 1,100 ,4,100 100 190 3,700 14 20% 14V4 51% 26% 14% 2,500 28% 76,200 27% 28% 18% 3 0 *103- 103% • 7 7% 6,500 30% 18% 18% 30 2,800 103% 7 11% , 1,660 26% 11% 11% 11% *55% *58 ; 5V4 11% *5% .26% 14 27 r 18% 55% 02 5%- x55% *58 ' - 14% 26% 19% 103% 7% 1,900 99 *95 8% 25% convertible preferred 5V4 Jan 13% "97 40!A 12% 5 61% 96 13% 13 % 12% 5 68 *94% 98 25% Jan 5% 2,600 40% 33% Jan 2 4,500 17% 25% Endicott Johnson 5 1% 30% 16% 40 12% Empire District Electric Co 10 38% 2 20 30% 12% Emerson Radio & Phonograph 7V2 Jan 19Vk 179 2,100 2,700 12,100 17% 26% 8 12'A Jan 98 9 44 19% 38% 43% „ 1% *95 *8% 13% *178 2,800 21,600 30% 40% 10 57% Feb ' *95V2 178 25% 19% Feb 10% Jan 13 38 17% 13% 98 8% 43% 19% 38 43% 18% 178 30% 98 *13% 48%, 40 12% 28% Feb 6% Jan 13 . *95 8% *95% 47% 26% 3 11 Dec 13% 11% 48% 40% 12% 14% 25% 18% 4% 98 13% *95!A 11% 47% 17% 17'/2 15 26y4 40y2 14% 26% 18'% 103 2 . 18% 18 15% 14% *12% 26V2 0 38% *175 178 29% 30 *175 178 29% 30% 15 14% 11% .10 14% 25% 18% Feb 44 19% 47% 473A 15% 14% ll'/a No par 15 common Electric 98 9 14 11 17% 15% 15% 14% 11 47% 15 40 20y2 100% Jan 10 Dec 61% 1% 4 30 Dec Jan 37% 2 3 17 y2 Jan 36 38 Emerson xl6'A Jan Jun 43% 18% El Paso Natural Gas Nov Jan 1% 18% *95 *8% 6 Nov 7 38 No par 9 44 98 13% 12 13% July 44* 17y4 98 *95 13'A 15 y2 Jan 18% 55 *95 *8% 18% 28% Jan Jan 14% Co 98 13% 178 30 *18'% 3 Jun 48 Vz * 95 13!4 *175 30 6 Jun 35% Elliott 30 18'% Jan 8'/a 105 13 178 *18 14 14% Jun *175 30 26% Feb Dec 12% Jun 47% 51 26»A 50 May 14% 7 7 11% Jan 25 NOV preferred Storage Battery Elgin National Watch Co Jan 25'A Feb 13% Mar 28% 51% 9 V* 47% Elec & Mus Irid Amer shares 42% Jan Jan 4y« 11 47V2 11% 47% 3 35 V* Jan 42 V2 Jan (The) Boat common— Oct NOV Jun lly4 47% 1 17^ 17% 17% 2714, i7% 14% 15V* 14V4 14% H 11 5 Nut Co. Convertible 13% 17% 100 1 preferred Jan 75 100 y2 4%% 2Va Jun x29% 13 12 15% 13% .2.50 36 y# 48 23% Aug Jan 10 Jan 14% 14y8 100 —, Ekco Products Co common 96 96 x8% Jan Dec preferred— 4%% 15 14% ll'/a —100 2 preferred Manufacturing Co Edison Bros Stores Inc common 10% May Steel Corp Eaton 88 8% Inc 30% Jan 14% 101 Stainless 173A 14% 10 Corp common..i Eastman Kodak Co common' . 17% 17% 1 10 Airlines Eastern 5 Eastern Eastern Jan 10 5 Eagle-Picher Co 56% *55% 56% 62 *59 3,900 63 8% 10 59% *3V2 5% 5% 8% 9 10% 61%, 4 . 14:100 700 5% 3,400 9 2,200 10% 10% 8,300 59 60% 3,600 3% 500 3% - Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous YORK STOCKS Year 1949 Lowest Range Since Jan. 1 Highest S per share Lowest $ per share $ per NEW Highest share YORK & FINANCIAL STOCK CHRONICLE RECORD 4 LOW AND STOCK HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 EXCHANGE $ per share Par $ per share $ per share $ per share Thursday Friday Feb. 9 Sales Feb. 10 1 per share tper share for the Week S per share Shares F 34 Jun Jan 39 Jan 3 19 Feb 42% Jan 25% Oct 23% Jan 3 25 Oct 23% Dec 20% Jan 15 V« Oct 14'/a Jan 19 7» 41 % 127/8 Aug % Jun Fairbanks Morse Az Co 11 Feb 4 22% Jan 7 Falstalf 3 16% Feb 6 7% Jan % Jan 3 117s Mar 1 % Jan Dec 15% Jan 3 16% Jan 13 38% Jan l43/4 Jun 3% 18% Jun 24% Feb 36% Jan Nov 9 17% Jan 38% Feb 13 18% Feb 4% Feb 10 5% Jan 10 33% Jan 13 37% Feb 3 Federal Motor Jan 3 104% Jan 18 10% Nov 20% Jan 11% Jan 3 12% 13% Jan 12 Jun Dec 17% Jan 3 19% Jan 43 Jan Dec 80% Jan 19 8 56 May Dec 52% Jan 13 Feb 9 Firestone 105% Feb 10 106% Jan 5 4%% 17 69% Jan 5 69 Dec 67 Jan 58 Jan 11 Ys July 17% Jan 13 21% Jun 31% Jan 30% Jan Jan 104% 98% 18% May Dec 23 15% Oct 414% Jan -.24% Jan >11% Jan 9% Sep 8% Feb 20% Apr 78 ; • 14% Dec *29% 96%~Oct 96 33% Dec 29 25% Dec 8% , Nov 8 Jun Feb 31 18 »96% Fefcf 10 Jan " 7 99 Jan Jan 17% 23% 78% "33% Jan 30 •25 9% Feb Dec Feb Sep 25 57% Jan • Dec Jun Jan Jan - 9% Jan v3 Nov 11% - 24 * ; 12% Aug 10% May 60 16% 67 Jan 30 20% Jan 11% Jan 13 >17-- Jan-13 : 13 75% Jan 3 5 . 16 .11% Jan 27 . 3 • Jan • 10 65% Feb 10 • 19% Feb 8 22% Jan 9 80 Feb 217, 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 1% 1 1% 16 16% 15% *37% 37 % 37% 37% *37% 377a 1 407a •39 74 16% 16% 397a 39% 40% 1,000 247a 21% 7« x247a 247a 5,500 20% 21% 3,400 163/. 16 74 5,100 16 167a 17a 167« 17a 15% 16 167a 3,400 37% 37 7a 37% 1 1 16 1674 1 1 3874 387a 387a 600 18% 18% 18% 18% 183/a 187a 18% 187a 187, 187a 187, 4% 4% 4% 4Va 47a 47a 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 1,800 1,700 3674 367a 103% 103% 180 127a 1274 1,400 187* 1874 900 36% *103 12% 1 *18% 10 37 36% *82% 37% 36 % 367a 36% 36 y4 *103% 1047a 12% 12% 127a 1037a 127a *10374 12% 12% 12% 127a 19 18% 18% 187, 18% 187a 187a 187a 12% 187a 104 5 . *103 103% 83 83% 103 83 33 337* 36 104 8374 8374 83% 8372 25 56% 56% 56 100 106% 106 % *1.06 No par 69% 69% *68% 69% 687a 68 % 687a 687a 69 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 137a 137a 137a Fruehauf Trailer Co 697* 1 4% 1,000 13% 2,200 317a 1057a 1057a 27 27 *26 7a 277a 267a 267a 18% 19 18% 18% 18% 19 18% 19 18% *14% 15 *14% 15 *14% 317iP 31 y8 317a 1047a 104-A *14% 15 147a 14% 13 % 12% 13 127* 127a 12% 127a 12 >/* 16% 16% 16% 167a 16%* 367a 165/a 1674 127a 167a 297a 31% *104 2974 32 4,300 105 7a 7,600 15 100 12% 7,100 16% 16% 6,100 30 7,800 29% 29% 29% 29% 30 95 95 95 96% 95% 957a *96 7a 97 96 967a *97% 98 98 98% 99 S9 977a 987* 98% 98% 98 7a 987a 30% 30% 30% 30 30 30 30% 30% 31 30% 31 30% ' 297a / 297* *957* *24 24% 24% 24 24 *23% 24 y4 *10% 11% 10% 10% 107a 10% 10% 1074 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% *9% 9% 97a 97a 97a 63% * 210 800 ■ 12 7a *94 ' 110 197a 15 63% 63% 63% 537, 647* 64% *24 - 64 . ♦2374 297a *23% 65 130 10% 1,000 *9% 97a 2474 *10% 2474. 107a 65 380 220 2,100 9% 900 22 64% *78 18% 19 18% 19 18% 1874 187a 187a 6574 18% 1,500 19% 22 *18% 100 preferred 69% xl3% 27% 19 1 common. 1,900 8,900 104 Vs 317a 106 *27% l Freeport Sulphur Co___ 10 -,:Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc.l 837a 57% 277* 32 *104% 27% 29% 10 3,100 10574 83 7* 1067a 13 100 * 577* 48 1067a ia-% 10 i; 57% 106 1047a 31% 104 % *14% 577a 557a 106 27% 32 % 104% - Franklin Stores Corp 567a 106 137, 31% 19 __i. '3%% preferred. 100 •-Foster-Wheeler Corp common lo 6% pFior preferred • 25 Francisco Sugar Co— No par 55 Va 106 27% _i^_7% r 56% 106% *31% " _No par Food Fair Stores Inc.: % 367* 105 7* 69 13% '.Follansbee Steel Corp ; 8,500 *4% ••.Food Machinery Az' Chem Corp *3%:% -convertible preferred.. . 16% 17a 13% _ Jun x38 13 ; 12 17 > 30% Jan *89 % Jan " 3 -•92% Jan 24 21% 16% 5 com Florida Power Corp... VFlorsheim. Shoe class A 10 14% Jan 3 Nov, May 21% 3 « 14% Jan f28 July 19% Feb 89 2 '15% Jan 10 24% 21% 40 (The) Carpet Co —No par Flintkote Co (The) common..No par $4 preferred r— No par Florence Stove Co—' No par 4 19% Feb 25 Jan > Jan Rubber & 24% 213;, l Firth 9 "27% Feb 118 % Jan May 12 Dec 106 24% Jan •18% Tire 24% 213, 5 preferred First National Stores 14% Jan 20 33% Jan 104% Feb Jan Jan 13% -• 83% Feb 407a 24% 21% 2 Mfg Co Ferro Enamel Corp Fidelity Phoenix Fire Ins N Y 20 40% 24% 21% *15% 100 81% July 53 103 40% 24% 21% l common 107% Mar 63'/2 July 105 Sep 40% 25 l Felt Az Tarrant 17% 104 16% 1 41% No par Truck Federated Dept Stores 4 % % preferred 95% Mar *20% Mining & Smelting Co Federal-Mogul Corp 9 Jan Dec 6% 36 24% l Federal 10 *40% 20 Brewing Corp Family Finance Corp common FAR Liquidating Corp Fedders-Quigan Corp 14 15% 32 Jun No par Fajardo Sugar Co 23 21% 22% 22 2274 21% 22 21% 22 x21 21% 9,700 79% 80 79% *787/b 79% X79 7a 797a 60 79% *78 7a 79% *787a , 187* 1,600 G 4% Jun 77. Apr 57a Jan 3 47a Jun 77a Oct 7% Jan 3 14% Jun 18 7a Dec 17% Jan 12 Oct 9% Jan 6% Jan 3 8% Jan 20 31% Oct 41% Jan 13 38% Jan 12 Feb 177a Dec 6 7% Jan 30 Gabriel Co 8% Jan 10 Gair 18% Jan 28 35 Jan 3 17 Jan 10 18 Jan Co (The) Inc 1 (Robert) common 6% preferred Gamble-Skogmo Inc 5% 20 15 Jun 19 Apr xl7% Jan 3 19 Jan 10 Gardner-Denver 1074 Jun 1674 Dec 15% Jan 3 19% Feb 10 Garrett 37a Jun 674 Feb 472 Jan 3 5% Jan 12 Gar Wood 21% Jun 327a Feb 24% Feb 2 27% Jan 12 15% Jun 237a Jan 18% Feb 4 20% Jan 11 Dec 18 Jan 3 19% Jan 11 General Jun 105 13% Jan 103% Jan 417* 99 197a 107 97a 106 Jun 152 11 Oct 9% 6574 Dec 10 Apr 106 12 49 % Feb 104% Jan 1074 Jan 5 12 5 165 Feb 7 7 39 9% Jan 17% *177. 17% 177, 17% *17% 17% 300 18% *18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 900 2 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 18% 197a 18% 19% 19% 19 % 7,600 Industries Inc com., 1 57a 50 *26 19% 100 105 % 106 Transportation_____5 Amer 48% 49 49 107 *103 107 11% *164% 165% 16% 16% 7% 7'A — *103 100 *71% 72 50 *27 Ys Cigar Co Inc com—No par preferred 100 17% 28% 17% Jan 20 75 19 30% Jan 4% 3 18% Jan Corp... 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Jan 13 45 39 74 Jan 487a Dec 477a Jan 13 50% Feb 93% Jan 10078 Dec 1007a Jan 3 103 878 Jan 4 •10% Jan 14 General 54% Jan 16 56% Jan 25 General x674 134 Jan 23 138 % Jan 7% Feb Jan General Foods 20 Jun 13 74 Jan Jun 5674 Dec 123% Jan 1287a JUtt 126 Jan 13 128 Feb 112 Dec 1097a Jan 10 113 Jan 24 51% Jun Jan Jan 104% 13 Feb 19% 22% Jun 38% 11% July Lowest $ per share 123% preferred 3%% convertible NEW Highest $ per share 72% Nov 13 78% Feb 10 5 126% Jan 24 Dec 102% Jan 6 Sep 19% Jan 3 Dec 34% Jan 27 16 % Mar 13% Jan 4 104 Feb 8 21% Jan 16 Jan 3 15% Jan 11 38 YORK 28 • •>. 17% 11% *164% 187 19% 106 8 106 47% 48% *103 107 11% 11% 165 19'A 5,600 106 48 230 % 3,800 11% 10,800 106 16% 16 7 77/« 165 120 16 *164'A 16 2,500 7 7% 7.200 72% 72% 72% 72% 28 28 *17% 27% 28 27% 27% 600 18 xl7% 17% 17% 17% 1,300 74 , 150 136 134 90 44% 45 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 45 44% 45 45,000 49% 50 49% 50 49% 49% 49% 50 49% 50 4.900 *101 100 preferred—100 *101% 102% 10 1 No par 135 102% loy8 *55% 9% 55% 55% *127 128 Portland 102 9% 9% 55 128 112 55 *127 128 112% *127 113 135% 102 10% 56'A *112% *110% 112% LOW AND STOCK Saturday Monday Feb. 4 t per 102 *101 9% 9% 55 55 128 128 *108% 112% SALE Wednesday Feb. 7 share *133 *101 102 101 101 200 10 10% 10 10% 13,600 55 55% 55% 55% 1,500 *127 128 *127 128 10 *111 112 112 112 400 Feb. 8 $ per share *133 134 TRICES Tuesday Feb. 6 t per share HIGH 135% 135 $ per share Thursday Friday Feb. 9 Sales Feb.10 t per share for the Week t per share Shares 75% 76% 76% 76 7« 76% 77% 77% 787. *125% 126% 125% 126 • 125% 125% 125% 1257* 1267a 12672 126 126 7. 1,300 103% 103% 103% 103% 103% 103% 103% 104 103% 104 104 104 1,800 No par 20% 20% 1 35 % No par Advertising. Gen Precision *72% 73 17% 7% 7 *103 1,900 2,500 *134% General Motors Corp common 10 $5 preferred No par Preferred $3.75 series No par General „ 48'A 4% 26% 19% 19% 19% 45 Par Gen Outdoor 72% 28 16 18% 106 4% *25 % 43% 27 50 $ per share 68% Jan Sep 7% 165 16 19% 136 *134% EXCHANGE xl25% Jan 127% * 18 11% 165 4% *25% 44% 5% Range Since Jan. 1 Highest x97 73 28% 48% 107 11% 12 16% 7 17% *103 165 16'A 28% STOCKS Year 1949 S per share 11"% 165 19% 106 48% IO7 19% 50 Corp common Range for Previous Lowest 19 106 49% *103 12 *71% 19 106 48% 4% 27 No par Instrument Mills > 19% 19% 106 49'A *25% 27 18% 19% 106% 4% 4"% . 19% par No par Corp com—_No $3.50 preferred 8 Apr 97 preferred General Electric Co 447a '■ 2nd conv 129 Apr 19 *105% 7% Bronze 19% 19% 19a/8 7'A 17 74 Jan 4% *25% Investors com__l 19% No par 71 5 27 5 *25% 19% General Cable Corp com 4% 1st preferred—— Jan 5% 27 1.66% 16% 277a Jan 500 17% 11 % Jan 1,600 3° % 18% 165% Jan 300 8 *3"% 18% 16% Apr 7% a 37% 17% 11% 31 8 37% 6,900 18% *163% 20 8 1,300 8 18% *17% 5 Jun 37% 6% % 7% 18% 18% 5 Jun 7% 37% 6 8 18% 17% No par 17 8 6% 7% 18% 18% 18% preferred 247a 18% 38 38 6% 8 *18% *17% American General *7% 8 38% 6% 6% 7% 8 18% No par General Baking Co common. $8 8 38 6% 7% No par $4.25 preferred series A____No par 16% Feb 8% ,6% *18% Co $4.50 preferred Feb 12 *8 *38 6% 8 18% 8 *18% (The) Corp Genera] Jan Jan 161 j Jan 797a Feb 137a Jan Jan 15 Jun 11 13 Dec 163% Feb 6 Jan Jan 4574 Jan 10374 Jan 487, Nov Sep July (The) 6% 7 8% 18% 5 4%% convertible preferred Gaylord Container Corp. Co 8 *18% 50 common convertible preferred Gamewell „ *6% 1 —20 14% Cement Co Equip Corp 77% 76 77% 787a 95,800 *20% 21 20 72 2072 20% 20% 207* 20% 21 21 500 35% 35 35% 35 357a 35 357» 34% 35% 34% 35 9,100 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 147a 14 y4 14% 147a 147a 2,300 2% Jun 3% Feb 10 3% Jan 9 General Public Service 10c 11% Jan 17 Nov *3% 16% Jan 3Va 3 17% Jan 12 General 1,200 15% Jun 20'A Jan Public Utilities Corp——5 16% 17 16% 17 16% 17 16% 167/a 16% 17 19% Jan 17 4 177s 23% Feb 10 Gen Railway Signal com 21,200 21% 22 21% 22% 22 23 22% 227/a 22% 23 22% 23% 6,800 *123 124 1247a 1247a 120 May 3% Dec 124% Dec 121% Jan 6 Feb 10 4% Feb 7% Nov 6% Jan 20 7% Jan 6 General 20% Jun 24% Jan 23% Jan 31 25% Jan 9 General Dec x31% Jan 18 34 Jan 5 General 113 5 115 Jan 7 29% Jan 11 No par 24 Mar 34 99% July 22% Jan 122 Jan 31 Nov 18% Jun 27% Dec 99% Apr 102% Jan 15% Jun 21% Jan 67 July 64 Sep 77% Jan 28% Jan 13 21% Feb 101: 1 Apr Jan 10 19% Jan 3 125 24 % Jan 102 Jan 9 6% 23 80 4%% Feb Jan 7 68 Jan 12% Feb 8% Jan 25 10% Feb 24 Jun 37% Dec 33% Jan 13 38 79% Jun 91 Jan 90 Jan 4 94% Jan 31 12% Jun 17% Jan 14% Jan 13 16'A Jan 9 72% July 80% Oct 77% Jan Mar 68 80 Jan Dec 17s,a 28% Aug Jun 21 48 73 25% Dec 24% Jan 55 Dec 54 10% Dec July 5% Jan x95 % Jun 116 Jun 19 Sep 52% Jun 100 Jun 34 Jun 98% Jun 10 Jun 1% May 5% Feb 72% 24% Jan 11 3 29 Feb 2 Jan 23 56 Jan 12 Feb 2 112% Jan 11 108 Feb 10 14% Jan 24 13 Jan 80% Feb 9 104% Jan 43% Jan 13 49 % Feb 9 Sep 3% 103% Jan 13 Jan ; 12% Jan 1% Jan 8% Apr 30% Dec 28% Jan 28 % Dec /. 101 Dec 7% Jan 9 10 Jan 11 27% Jan 5 26% Jan 31 93% Apr 11 Jun 16% Apr 15% Jan 13 16% Feb 3 32 Jan 36% Oct 33% Jan 12 35% Jan 17 11% 100% Jan 6 102% Jan 9 preferred 12 Gt Northern Iron Gt Northern Ry (i% Oct 18% Jan 13 20% Feb 144% Mar 137% Jan 3 144% Feb Dec 41 Jan 4 44% Jan 12 Green 14% Mar 13 Jan 4 14% Feb 10 Greenfield Tap 10% Jan 3 July 97% Jan 3 15% Jun Apr 18% Jan 6% Jan Feb 92 Jan 9% Jun 7% July 19 Guantan^mo Sugar 59% Jan 25 Jan 3 Jun 71% For 8% Jan 4 56% 16% Jan *3 3 22% footnotes nee Jan' Dec Dage 21; 24 102 15 Jan • ■ 6 Jan 17 56% Jan 63% Jan 12 3 24% Jan 13 373/* 93% 93% 500 15% 15 157a 10,900 84 547a 11% *108 104 104 *104 104% 103% 11% 110 15% ,80 7* 103% 48% *106'A *12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 1 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 27* 48 48% 108 48 % *106% 108 47% 48 *106% 108 *82 21% 84 217a *82 21 287a 28% *53% 54% 117a *108 11% 110 117a *108 157, 15% 3,800 80 80'A 8,600 1,000 104 47% 107 12% 2 10474 487* 107 12% 27* 104% 487a *106% 12% 2 *33% 33% 23 7a 337a 337a 33% 25% 25% 25% 2574 25% *25 7a 27% 27% 26% 277* 267a 26% 100% 1007a 167* •100 15Va 16 35% 35 35 101 102 101 16% 16% 16% 167a 35 35 35 % 35% 16% *35 20 15% 8072 *25% *101 4,000 15 y4 27% 1 500 117a 108 80 8% 27 11% 108 15% 25% 87* 3,000 10.500 8074 33% 8% 11% 110 21 28 54% 15 8% *33 27% *54 .79% 25% 8% 20% 28% 54% 84 *8° 217« 27% •537a *33% 8% 84 7,200 8% 8% 101 8% 27 101 15% •35 104 104% 104 46% 49 y4 109 *1067* 137. 13% 87a 8% 12,600 200 133. 3.700 27a 2 27, 48'A 109 10,100 8% 2,500 34 34 347a 25% 25% 25 7a 1.900 2774 *26 7a 27 2,100 800 101 % 220 15% 167. 16% 3,500 35% 35% 35% 90 101 101 12% No par 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% ' 12% 12% 12% 12% 127a 127a 3,100 43 43 43 43% 42% 43 427a 42% 42% 43 42% 42% 5,000 5,800 *19% 19% 143 % 143% loo *70 19% 19% 19% 144 144 144 *70 75 *70 41 75 42 41% 13% 14 % 13% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 20 2074 1437a 14372 *143 144% 143 143 *66 75 *66 4274 42 42 42 14 13% 13% 1447a 75 180 *66 75 42% 43 43 4,800 14 y4 147a 14% 147a 1,000 11 75 ' _ (The)— Grumman Aircraft Corp 3 36% 94 y4 15 y4 28 13% Common Jan 377a 94 Vt 21% 11% 13,400 36% 54 109 60 - 157a 27% 11% - 37% 21 % 109 10 ■ 957. 54% 11% 9% 7,400 157* 28% 110 10 23% 36% 217a 11% 237* *93% 54% *108 9% 23% 15% 37 28% 13% 4%% 51% Jan *82 23 74 957* 21% Az Die Corp..No par 10 12% Jan 157. 28% 41% 23% Feb Jan 84 367a *94 10 7« 54% 41% 13 Dec *82 97/a 21% 1 11 14 100 Co Inc— 28 54% Dec, Jun L) Jan 101 41 (H 84 100 Greyhound Corp 11 % Jan 100 10% 28 7a 21% Prop—No par preferred 43% July *82 pfd—No par Great Western Sugar com 11% 5 Ore Green Bay Az Western RR__ 12 15% —No par 30 100 9% 9% *54% 100 com 600 — 73 5 Jan 33% Mar 20% — 71 Oct 82 *70 No par 6 Jan *79 72 No par 3%% preferred Gray.son-Roblnson Stores 10 9% 80 No par Jan 93% *79 7a *69 10 No par 13 Jun 80 72 10 Grand Union Co (The) —.10 Granite City Steel——_No par Grant (W T) Co common 5 7% 227a 103 % 80 15% 44% Jan 7 22 74 *101 1,700 *69 79 com 800 280 297a 80 15 % 3 10 22 1037a 33 1147a 29% 72 79% 3 Jan *32% 114 30 ' *69 15% Jan 65 32% 114 *78% 78% 12 Nov 2,600 79 15% 40% Jan 19% 7,900 247a 72 100 _ 70 67a 247a 79 78% Sep 67 125 6% 24 Va *69 15% Jan Dec 22 *101 23% 78% 14% Jan 227a 10 43% 16% *29 72 1037a (B F) coinmon.._No par Jun 62% 1137a 125 6% 80 1 33% Jpn 133% July *32 7a 297a 23 50 Brewing Co conv 227a 33 114 125 72 .9% 2.50 $5 preferred $2.25 29%' •101 No par Az Stock Telegraph Co $5 preferred 114 3% 37a *69 No par convertible preferred Goodyear Tire Az Rub 1 23 *32 Va 23% 15% Graham-Paige Motors Granby Consol M S Az P Jan 29% 6% 24 103 7a 37% Gotham Hosiery 9 3374 114 *124 23 94% 10 34% Feb 67. 23% *■101 15% 10 26 6% 23% 23% 94% Goebel 7 24 *3 74 *78% 22% 37% Gold 37a 103% *101 23% 15% 4%% *22'A 37a 23% 95 2% Jan 3 22% 29% 3% 5 38 13% Feb 4 33 114 29% 37% "3 4 22% 22% 103% 33 *94% 16 Jan 29% No par $4.50 preferred Gleaner Harvester Corp Glidden Co (The) common 8 24% Jan ,29 *22% *101 6% 24 114 32% 114 $5 convertible preference—No par Brothers common—.. 5 10 Feb 29% 7% 24 3% 100 preferred Goodrich Co 3 20 107 32% 114% 29% com Goodall-Sanford Inc 69% Jan 101% Jan 16% Mar *31% *113% 100 Tire Az Rubber Co 9 Jan 45% 106 ,_1 —20 3% 123 7 24 Gimbel 5 13 Dec 16% Jan 20% Mar 26 Aug 104 16% Jun 25 7% 24% No par Gillette Safety Razor com Jan 123 124 7 *24 preferred 4%% Feb 83 *123 10c No par 3%% prelerred __100 Georgia-Pac Plywood & Lumb Co__ 1 10% Jan Jan 14% 18% Jan 10 100 Utilities Az Refractories General Time Corp common—No par General 5% Jun Realty Shoe Corp Gen Steel Castings $6 pfd General Telephone Corp 12 23% Feb preferred 3% 3% 3 common 11% 11 11 99% 99 % 90 99% *98% 99% ♦98% 99% *98% 117* 99% 10% 100 pieferred 98% 99% 170 ,.1 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22% 22% 23 % 33,400 1 *7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7 V* 7% 77a 7% 7% 7% 2,600 $5 convertible preferred No par Gulf Mobile Az Ohio RR com.No par $5 preferred No 11 *102 8 103 , 11% *102 103 11 *102 117* 103 11 ►102 11 y. 103 *102 103 59,800 103 *102 14% 14% 14'% 14% 14% 1474 1472 14% 14% 7. 14% par Gulf Oil Corp Gulf States Utilities Co 14% 55% 5o 56 56 55% 55% •55 y. 55% 557a 55% *55 7. 55 % 25 62% 63 62% 62% 6272 62% 62 y4 62% 627a 62% 617. 62 12,300 No par 23 % 23% 231 23% 2374 237* 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 247s 10,400 .. * 14 . 7,300 500 18 COMMERCIAL THE (666) YORK NEW EXCHANGE Highest Lowest Highest Par . $ pet Snare per share $ per share share Feb. 6 Feb. 7 5 per share Friday Sales for Feb. 10 Feb. O Feb. 8 $ per $ per share the Week Thursday Wednesday Tuesday , $ per share PRICES SALE HIGH AND LOW Monday Saturday Feb. 4 STOCK YORK NEW Ilange Since Jan. 1 Year 1949 I per RECORD STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest STOCK Monday, February 13, 1950 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & share Shares $ per share $ per share H 25 Cementing —5 Halt <W F) Printing Cj 5 Hamilton Watch Co com——No par 31 Jan 39% Dec 40'A Jan 9 Feb 10 Hackcnsack Jun 24% Dec 22% Jan 13 25 Va Jan 30 Hal.iburton Oil Well 12 Jan 11 Va Jun "41 24% 15'% *13 *81 <105 22% Water 16% _ 45 14% Jan 4 15% Jan 12 13% Dec 12% Jan 4 14% Jan 12 81 Jan 77 Jan 5 80 % Feb 8 Dec 14% 72 % July 104% Apr 108% Nov 105 Feb Nov 23 Vi Jan 20 Jan 3 Feb 6 Harbison-Walk 5 Feb 1 25% Dec 23% Jan 3 27Vi Jan 12 Hart Jan 7% Nov 5Vi Jan 3 7% Feb 10 Hat May Jan 6% 68 Vi 10% Dec 146 5 9% Feb 71 Feb 11 Jan 10 Hayes 3 8% Jan 7 Feb Dec 21°« Feb 9 24 Va Jan 10 Jan 25% Dec 25% Jan 3 29 Feb 6 Hecht Co 34 Jan 95'i Dec Feb 3 94% Jan 3 3% Vt 30 Jan 6% Jan Jan 9 Va 25 93% 3774 Jan Dec 37% Jan 41 3 — —, ..1 100 1 2 J) iH 3.65% Co 74 106% Jan 6 32% Dec 31 Va Jan 13 32Va Jan 17 42% Dec 40% Feb 7 41% Jan 5 « 13 Y« Jan 17 Va Aug 9 Hercules Motors Jun 53 Dec 9 Hercules Pcrwder common—No par Feb 131 122% Sep 26% Mar 45 52 Nov 53% Dec 51 Va Nov 52% Dec xl3% Aug 21% 25 '/3 Jan 6 52% Jan 127 Jan 4 56 Feb 8 6 53% Feb 3 15 % Jan ' 53% Jan 3 18% Feb 3 18% Jan 84% Sep 75 % Feb 10 80 Jan 6 12 Va Dec 11% Jan 4 12 % Jan 11 15% Dec 14% Jan 4 15% Feb .3 12 Va 15 Vi Sep 13 % Jan 5 15 Va Feb 4 21% Jan Jun •20 Jan 29% 3% 15% Oct 16% Jun 22% 28 % 28% 29 94% *93% 70 70 9% 9% 9% 9% 1,300 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 12,100 22% 22% 22% 21% 22% 21% 21% *28% 28% 28 Vi 28 Va >27% 28% *27% 28% 95 >94 Va 95 94 "a 39 *105 94 Va 94% 39 % *39 105% 105% 94% 94% 39 39 39 39 105 105 105% 32 32 40% 40 Va *53 18% 13% >76 11%- 16% 16% 16% 42% 43% 43% 44 44 55 % 56 56 55% 55% 55 Va 55 Va 54 53% 53% 53 Va 53 Va 53% 53% >•00 18% 18% 18% 2,900 13'A 13 Va 13 Va 18.100 75% 75% 11% 12 42% 42 42 55% *55% 55% 54 18% 18% 18 Vi 18 18 % 18% 18 Va 13% 77% 13% 14 13% 13% 13% 13% 13'A 76% 76'A 77% 76 76 76 76 12 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12 *53% >76 11% 15% *15 *15% 15% 15% 15% *15 >18 15% 15% 15 10 Holly Sugar CorpY — 5% conv preferred ——*.3o 19% *18% 19 *18% 47% Jan 11 Homestake 28 % 46 23% 8 *18% *23% *45% 13 34% Jan 25 Hooker Jan 104 Jan 19 25 14 Jan 9 36 97% 98 48 43 48% 47% 47% 23 48% May 46% Jan Oct 33% 35% 48'/a Jan Jun 38% Jan 12% Jun Oct 15 Va Jan 5 17 Jan 46% Jan 40% Jan 5 44% Jan 9 4% Jun 11% Dec Jan 13 Jan "3 8 10 Stores Corp.. Howard 20 Jun & Power——No par of Texas v t c———23 Oil Houston 3 44% Feb 12 Houston Light 31% Sound Howe *16% 1 _ Co___— —5 ... Manhattan & Hudson 33% 113% 35% 13 42% 34 41 102 Va 102% 102% 102 'A 102'A 13 33% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% *33'A 5,600 20 12% 12% 12% 3.100 33 Va 700 3,500 33 Va 38 Va 37 38% 98% 97% 97 % 270 47% 48 47% 48 4 8'A 48'A 5 *00 43 Va 42% 43 Va 42% 43% 7,100 1&% *16 Va 41 . 16% 17- 16% 41 Va 41 % 41% 8% * 3C0 16% 41% * 16% 41 41 33 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 14% *13% 14% >V3% 14% *13% POO 1 3,000 8% 13 Va 8% 14% 260 104 *103 % 43% *8% 4,900 34 % 37% 37 Va 16% 8% 46% 114% :: *97% 33% 41 42% 900 98 33 V2 >97 17 41 300 34 Va 104 12% 36% 33% 42 Va 43% *16% 17% 19 28% 45 Vh 34 Va 114 >103 5,400 33 41 43% 44 41 8% common...100 *102% 800 14% 114% 46% 45% 45% 102'/a , 28% 114 33% 33% 100 *18% 114 98% Y_' 18% 28% 54 45% 35% preferred 100 18% - 114 97% 3%% 12 Vi 34 45% 98% Household 23 Jan 34 12% 114 36 10 98% Jan 35 Dec 13 Va 34% >98 43 43% 38% Feb 7 Nov 99% 28 45% >35% 10 31 Nov 41% 27% 114% Finance common—No par 3 Jan 35% Jan $4.25 xl4% 28 ■ 34 114 115 31% Jan Feb Jan 18:% 28% 115 *102'A 12% *33% 95% Jan 30 28% 36% 18% 28% 45 15 ... 45 Va 34 34 400 15% >12'A 19 No par No par —50 preferred Houdaille-Hershey com $2.25 conv preferred 12% Jan 5 com $4.50 2nd pfd series A—_No par 116 12 Dec 12.50 Co 310 6.300 15% 28% 13 Va 28% 28% 900 27% 28 >12 Vi 3 9^0 . >15% >15% 15 27% 260 126 Va 15 15% 15% 5 28% 3,900 42 % 42 15% 3,900 52% >125 *53% 15 -17% -.52% 52% 126 Va >125 125 9 Mining..—..— 18 51% 125 Jan Electrochemical 17% 126 Va 126'A x28% Jan Co 17% 51% 126% 51% 52 % 51% 126 127 42% 55 % 54 15% 1 16% 52 250 17% 41 16% 700 41% 32 32 *40% 32 >40% >31 % 40 Va 4 13 >104 32 40% 16 Jan 60 31% 18% Jan 101% Jan 105Va 105'A 32 27% Jan 109 600 >104 41 51% 70 39 »A 41 17 600 39 32 51% 3.100 22 21% 39 Va 39'A 32 • Dec *94 Vi 41 17 51% 120 70'A *70 22% 105% *126% 42% 55 % 100 1 3,500 7% 6% 6% 70 70 26% '26'A 26% >6'% • 9% 13% Dec 40 9% 27% 101% 149 >146 146 7% *12% 116 5,200 9% 13% Sep 23 7 Va 27% Jun 10 22% 22% 7% 26% 5 106 *9% *12% , *104% 7% 13'A Feb 106 Va *26% 6% 10 82 >79 9% 28 '/a 45 146 26% 12% 13 Va 82 9% 28% 32 Vi Jan 13 Va 70 70 *12% Sep 16 *6% 5 Dec 44% 26% 6% & Sons—-,-—-5 Nov Feb 27'A 6'/a Hollander 28% 29% 26% 6% 71 Holland 34% 13% 27% 6% 5 19 V2 149 *146 2 50% Jun 22% 14 Vi Jan Apr 9% 22% 28'A Feb Jan 94% 22% 22 Va 31 34 Va 100 *105% 14 24 Vs Mar x24 106 Va 149 *146 148 27 Va 7 >105% 22% 23 22% 106 *105 12% Jan Jan , 105 *145 >79 25% Jan (A) 800 * 80 Vi * Furnace 1,900 13 Va 13 Va 80 Va 15% 15 Va 15 Va *12% *31% 5 Ej (Charles Co Hires 15% 15% 15 % 15% 13 *30% 28 "a Dec Jun , 9.800 "40 Heyden Chemical Corp——_—1 3 Va % preferred series A 100 Hilton Hotels Corp.. 5 Hinde & Dauch Paper Co 10 7 13'A Feb .10 Dec Jun 700 25 10 preferred Hewitt-Robins Inc.————, 8% May 11% Jun 14% 77 ■ 45 24% 25 common preferred—*——— 100 Hershey Chocolate com ^—No par 4 % 'In preferred series A— 50 V/2% preferred series B——.50 u 51% Jan . W) non-cum 5% 24 Jan 46'A Jan 40% Jan 25 Dec Feb 18 Ja/i 49 Va Jan 16 12a (G Helme 42 25 83 13 13% 83 105 22% 148 27% 15 Va 15% 15% 13% 22% >105 No par 40 105 Oct *80% 42 25 71 *38% —100 preferred Jan Jan Jan 105 40% 24% 71 9% 7% *93% 25 23 Va Jan 40% 25 22Va 34% 98 Va 42 24% 106 *28 —100 common *40% 25 9% 7% 15 common preferred Heinz — Co—.———.-5 Glass Hazel-Atlas 9 common 41 24% 15'/s 13% 83 >145 27Va 7 *69% 10 Marx— of Industries Inc— Mfg Corp.. Hayes 19% Jun & America preferred 20 Va 5 Va ————-100 Schaffner Corp 4%'« 6 .1 64% Jan. Oct Jun 61 ' 145 Feb 149 Refrac preferred G'/' Jan Jan 4% pfd—No par com—No par Co S4.25 A) Hanna 20% 142 (M 3 23 —100 preferred conv 107 Vi -Jan 2 18% 4% 40% 24% *40 Va 24% 42 14% 17Va Dec 12% Jan 26 15% Jan 5 5% 14% *13% Jun 47% Jan 39% Jan 13 42Vi Feb 2 Hudson Bay Mia & Sm Ltd—No par 41% 41% 41% 41% 41 41% 40 40% 40 40 Va 39% 40% 1,800 Feb 14% Oct 13% Jan 3 15 Vi Jan 12 Hudson Motor 12.50 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 14 "a 14% 14% 14 Va 14% 14% 14 Vi 21.100 9 Nov 11% Jan 8% Jan '12 10% Jan 3 .6.66% 9% 9% 10 10 Va 10% 10 % 10% 10% 10 Va 10% 10 »A 10 Va 3 500 8% 1% May 10 Va Jun 2% Jan 1% Jan 3 2% Jan 11 2'/a 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 21A 2Va 2Va 2 Va 6,000 18% Dec —1 Refrigerator Co—No par 18% 17% 17% 1,200 8 Va Jun 33% 17% Jan Hussman STOCKS $ per share .31% Jun 22 '/a Feb 73 Jun 100 95 Jun 96 20 Jun 25% Jan 51 % 7% • 21% Dec 35 % Feb Dec 34% Jan 25 39 Dec 92% Feb 10 98 Jan 94'% Jan 17 97 34 Va Dec 34 Jan 37% Nov 36% Jan 20 Jan 3 Jan 20 25 37% Jan 20 13 39% Feb 9 Indianapolis Industria 51% Jan 5 Industrial 71 Feb 2 Ingersoll-Rand common-— 170 Jan 19 40 % Jan 9 53 Va 72Va 155 Jan 30 May Dec 45 Feb Oct 67% Jan Apr 165 41% 163 Jan Jan 38 Jan 26 Jun 18 Va Jan 13% Jan 3 15 10% Dec 10% Jan 27 11 Jan. Apr 18% Dec 16% Jan. 16 18% Jan 95 Va Dec 92% Jan 31 95% Jan 2 V» Jan 1% Jan 25 2 Va Jan 86 % Jan 1 Jun 9% Jun • 13 Va Jan 12% Jan 13 Jan 4 xl45% Jan 22% Jun 29% Dec 26% Jan. 13 164% Jan 180% Dec 177% Feb, 10 234 Dec 212 73% Feb 10 Dec Jun 5% 24 6% 34% Oct 32 Jan 4%% 10 Interlake Harvester 1% Jan Jan 36 Int'l 84 Jan 86% Jan 6 Jan Int' Feb 23 4 r/t Oct 6% Dec % Jan 14 International 31 Va Jan 27% Jan 29% Jan 20 Int'l Feb 132 % Feb 134% Jan 16 Preferred: International 133 Dec 143 33% Dec 37'/a Dec 94 Jan 103% Nov 71A 4% Nov 7 10 10 6% Jan Feb 37% Feb 106 Va. Jan 33% Jan 25 104 12 $4 Int'l Feb 5% Jan Nov 71 Feb 49 % Jan 58% Feb 1 Jun 61 Feb 55 % Feb 57% Jan 9 41 Jan 46% Oct 40% Feb 46% Jan 28 38% Jun 57% Jan 49l/a Jan 54% Feb 4 International 30% Aug 7% Jun 34 Jan 33 11 Va Apr 14 20 Dec 18% Feb July Jan Jan 6 3 13% Jan 14 9 20% Jan 9 13 9% Jan. 35 3174 8Va 8% >166 38% 47 45 46 46 46 46 % 47 47 47% 2.500 69 "2 68% 69% 68 68% 68 68 68 69 2,100 171% >166 171% *166 171 % >166 38% 39 Va 171% ' 94% *93'A 94% *93 74 95 1% l'/4 1% 174 2 13% A—25 9TA 5 34% com 100 1 *36 6% 10 Va 28% 23% *132% 133% 132% com ——7.50 No par - 35% *104 *6 loo 51% ...No par *56% *86 *6% 7 28% 100 34% 88 6% 6% 28 Va 28% *132% 133 14% 178 97 a 10 35 *86 90 36% '\5% 36% 106% *104% *6 Va 6 % 6 6% 6Va 57% *56% 56% 56% 105 6 , 56 Va 57 57 58 58 % v 56 'A 43% 45% 40% 54 Va 53% 7% preferred— -25 International Telep & Teleg—No par *34% _ 20 Va Jan 4 22% Feb 9 Interstate Nov 29% Jan 30 34% Feb 9 Inter type 24 Jun 32 Jan 27% Jan 5 29% Feb 7 Island Aug 148 Feb Jan 3 $6 7% Jan Dept Creek : Coal preferred 10 Va 10 % 10% 23,000 35 34% 34% 8,900 90 : 12 >86 133 3674 105 90 88 *86 ' 6% 674 28% 6% 674 28 Va 28% >13274 36% >104% 6 6 133 >132% * 20,900 20 37'/a 37% 33.700 >104 74 37% 107 105 74 200 574 1,000 5% 6 57 56'A 55 % 55% 910 56 55% 56% 57 % 200 57% >55 417« 42 42% 42% 52% 5274 52% 5274 35 6,600 1.500 53 117A ; 2A00 < 28 74 133 43 *34 V» 35 1174 12% 12 >00 10 100 35 35 12'A 12 74 1274 12 1274 48.200 18% V800 35 >34% 5 19% 19 % 19 Va 19% 19 19 1874 1874 18% 18'4 No par 22% 22% 22% 22 % 22% 22% 22 % 22% 2274 2274 22% 22% 1,700 —No par 29 Va 30% 30% 30% 30'A 31 Va 31 Va 33% 33% 3474 33 % 3474 12.900 50c 28% 28% 28% 29 29% 29 % 28 29 28 28'/a 23 74 2874 2,700 140 140 139 Corp_^._ _ common _ 12% *34% 35 *34'A 35 400 178% 18 % Stores— Corp 12% 177% 178 1 26,300 28% 41V4 54% common— 1474 232 28 x52% 42 53 Va *55 Va 2"2 28% 2,C00 23.800 34% 674 35 Va 106% 2 1474 1474 231 40 95 2 10 28 Va >132'A >94 • 28 3.000 18 17%- 2 400 10% >10% * 35% 28% 28% 133 229 Va ' 178 178 674 674 36 57 : 35% >104 36 10574 1472 14% 23% 179% 1V8 - 229% 27 V4 974 36 *86 90 com—No par 14 V8 229 Va 28 Va 178% 179 34 % : 230% 13 Va 229 28% 9% lOVa 36 18 27% 14% 233% 54 Va Aug 94 Va 94 43% 23 94 Va 94 Corp—*. Utilities 18 74 *10% 18'a 45% International 1074 18 Va % 10% 13 _ Silver *10% 18 Va 3 4 10% 232 1474 4,700 1074 14% 13% 12,500 14 74 14 18% 234 39 74 14 3874 14 % 14% 1% V- 3874 >168 33% 10% 1% 171 % 39% 171% X3874 39 V8 18% class Salt 38% 14% 173 Va Canada >366 39'/« 10% 179% Sys 600 47 18% 13% '09 8,500 <69 11 Va >232 8 1 8%. 69 Vi >178% Chemical 8 - 47% 54% 34 141 31% 25 Jan 9 31% 8 8 8% —No par Feb Feb 31 Vs 100 Internationa] Shoe 18% 139 31 Va 30 14% preferred 24 136% 30% *8 18 'A Rys of Cent Amer com--No par 5% 29% 8% 14% —' Paper Co International 29% 8% 27% preferred 43 29% 8% *10% — 50 29% 27% Mining Nickel, of 8% 27% preferred— 86% Feb 8% common—No par & Jun 874 1% Hydro-Electric 3% >55% 374 *93 Va preferred 25% . 55% 8% 1 Machines-—No par Minerals 55% 374 14 % No par Business Int'l 55% 8% 20 Iron Int'l 55% 8% Rubber—No par Intercontinental Feb 55% ; 5 —100 common >55% 1,100 8% >55 °no p 8% 69 % 100 200 39 % 55% 55% >47 No par Corp preferred- 29 % Jan 181 _1 Cons Copper-Ctfs Inc 36 38 71 *8 'A No par Co Interchemical 10% Feb 9 % Jan Steel >35% • 29% A— S Insuranshares 11 14% Feb 235 Mex, 39 % 39% 101 39% 55% 1 De Rayon—. Inspiration 5 . 36 33 7 4 *9«% 8% Power & Light—No par Elcctrica preferred. Inland 12 Jan Jan 12% >35% >35 'A 36 % >92 55 Va —50 „—5 19 Jun 36 39 10 55 101 35% Jan 9 >99% 38% 31% Feb Jan 101 35% 28 Va Jan 7 *99% 39 Sep 400 101 35 Va Co b.»*hO 9274 *99% 38% RR 2,900 3«% 92% 101 35% preferred 36 VH 3=578 95 39'/a Terminal 36 Va 36% *92% 36% 4.70% 36 95 38% Illinois 36 36% Shares share 94% 36 35% 36% 36% 3674 94% i Sales for the Week $ per share 26 37 *99% 101 $ per $ per share 36% 36% 36% *94 >35% series ctfs 9% Jan Jan ; 97 36% 97 A——,,-1000 stock 8 % Feb Dec 36% 37 % Feb. 9 Feb. 8 share Friday Feb. 10 Thursday Wednesday 1 Illinois Power Co common—No par Jan 4 *94 $ per $ per share >17% 13 PRICES SALE HIGH Feb. 7 >99% lines Leased Nov . ,1" 36 % Y. 37 A—100 ser 10 Va 8% 3 pfd AND Tuesday Feb. (i t per share I commonM00 Co conv Monday : 17% 18 100 • RR 4 RR non-cum 55 Vi 29 Va 11% 6% „20 Co__ Power Illinois Central • 56% Jan. Jan LOW Feb. Jun Jan 55 5 Jan . 18 18% 18'A 18 % Saturd** Par Idaho 37% Jan 8 r 2% . STOCK YORK $ per share 36% 33 Vi Mar . share 36% Jun 4 $ per 13% EXCHANGE Highest Lowest, Highest I per share NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1949 *14 Hupp Corp Range for Previous Lowest 100 Car— Hunt Foods Inc—_ 4 18% Jan 13 preferred non-cum _ l — *140 141 *140 *140 141 141 139' 180 140 >138 ' 2% Jun 7% Dec 6% Jan 13 11 Jacobs 11% Jun 18% Jan 14% Jan 5 16 Feb 1 Jaeger 81 Jan 94 Dec 92% Jan 25 94 Feb 1 Jersey Cent 44 Jan 59% Oct 56'A Jan 3 62% Feb 10 95% Jan 105% Dec Jan 3 106% Feb 1 50 Va Dec 30% 101 Jun Jun Jun 29% 130 104 Feb & Lt 47/ >9274 9374 6074 >106 Va Johns Manville Corp .com. 3%%' preferred 61 >106 Va 107% 49 Va Jan 3 Jan 7 56 Feb 6 12% 2 109 Jan 20 _100 >10874 110 > Jan 16 180 Jan 16 -100 >170 180 *170 27% Jan 13 31 Feb 1 9 FebJan 102 Feb 109 Dec 108% Feb 155 May 170 Dec 180 21 Jun , par Jun 86 Jan 81% Jan 13 86 Feb 6 30 Va Dec 40 Va Mar 30 Va Jan 13 34% Jan 30 8% Jun 12% Jan 10'/a Jan 3 11% Jan 10 94% Jan 102 Aug 98% Jan 25 99 Va Jan 26 100% Feb 105% Nov 104% Jan 9 106% Jan 31 x34Va Feb 49% Dec 46 % Jan 12 49% Jan 5 Kansas Jan 62% Dec 59% Jan 26 63 Vi Feb 7 4% 14 Va July 17Vi Nov 16 y8 Jan -3 18% Feb 4 Kansas power & 10% Jun 14% Jan 12% Jan 26 13% Jan 9 Kayser 17% Jun 23% Dec 20 Va Jan 13 21% Jan 9 xl3Va Jun 19% Dec 16% Jan 30 18 Vi Jan 9 125 Va 47'A >16 16% 94 93% 93 % >83 93% 70 6HA 61 % 62 Va 62 62% 3,100 6 54 1574 1574 9374 93 93 V2 94 61% 61% 61'A 107 % >106% 107 % 6% 47'A 47 46% 47Va 126% 125 Va 126% • >106 Va 46 107 6 >106% 46% 45% 6 Va *106% 107 46'/a 4574 3,300 674 200 107 29.">00 45% * 3 73 47 Va 100 6% 16% 6% 16% 6174 >9274 61 74 >16% 6% >16 6% 16 16 132 48 Jan _100 par Pwr 674 6% 16% 3 121 Dec 33 Va 674 *16 par 9 45 Va Dec 54 Va 1 Machine 5% par >55 30*4 12574 126 56 3074 « * 110 180 125" 121 12374 1 121% 55 55 55 >109 10374 10874 >109 110 >109 110 180 >170 180 180 180 55% - 7,900 1,200 110 55% 55 >170 121 55 55% 56 56 103% 1233A : 10 10 >170 30 % 3074 30% 30% 30 Va 3074 3014 30% 29 34 30 Va 17,300 890 100 8474 85 85 86 £5% 85% 85 % 85 % 84% 85 34 % 84 Va 1 33% 3374 3374 3374 33% 33% 33 33% 3274 33% 327a 33 -10 >1074 11 10 7 1074 >1074 1034 1034 10% 10% 10% — 5,800 K Kansas 52 For footnote* see page 24 3.80Vc 4% City -100 *9974 101 >9974 101 >9974 101 -100 *10574 107 >105% 107 >10574 107 par 4874 48 3 4 43:% 49 43% 43 % preferred 100 62% 6274 *6374 65 63 63% Light Co 3.75 13 V4 •18% 17% 18% 1774 18'A 1774 18% 1274 12% 127-2 12% 13 13 12% 13 2174 21 % 2174 21 % 21 % >21% 17% 17% 13 *17% 17% 17% preferred cum r — preferred City s *10% 1074 - 909 Power & Lt Co— Southern non-cum (Julius) & Co - com—b conu - \-l >21 17 % >99 >104 % 47% >62 101 107 >99 101 >10474 107 47% 48 43 3 4 >99 101 >10474 107 47% 48 >62% 64 3,2r 0 200 64 74 18 18 74 17% 18% 10.000 12% 13 12% 12% 1,300 21 % 21 % 21% 21% 21% 700 17% >17% 17% 17% 17% £00 64 >62 74 * Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL Range for Previous Range Since Jan. Highest $ per share Lowest • $ per share $ per share Jun 56% Jan 39 50'/a; Jan 48% Nov 45 'A Jan 12 Feb 16% Nov l5Va Jan 3 Jun 25% Dec Jun 107% Dec 10'% 25% Jun 16'A 72% Dec Jun 31% 90% Aug x35% Jan 106 Dec Mar 62 24 Jan Jan 47 Vi 6 110% Feb" 4 16% Feb 8 18 14 71%. Feb 31 13 Feb 2 98 Jan 93 % Jan 9 95% Jan 40'A Jan 27 42% Jan Feb 62% Dec 59% Feb 7 62 Jan Jan 60% Dec 59Va Jan 16 61 Jan 4% Jan 3'/a 8 Jun Jan 9% 43 19% 47 4 Kress Kroger Co 6% Feb 7 7% Jan 3 3% Jan 3 4% Jan 12 4 22% Feb 6 xl0% Feb 10 12% Jan 9 Oct 46 Jan 25 47% Jan (S Laclede La H) Gas Lane-Bryant 25 4%% Jan 22% Jari 19 25% Feb 4 Dec 40% Jan 44% Feb 8 Lee 20 Jan 3 23% Jan 9 Lees 94 Jan 98 May 24 11% Jan 7% Jan Dec 44% Jan Jun 1% Jun 4% Jan 56% Dec 8% Feb 20 Va Feb 44% Jan 6% Jun 11% 17 4 54 Jan 64 22% Jan 23 3 8 8% Jan 37% Jan 89% Jan 3 11 185% Jan 25 170 Feb 186 Sep 33 Jun 49 Dec Jun Jun 19 182 Jan, 17 Oct Feb 14 Va Jan 25 Va 76 Jun 15% Dec 23% Jan 18% Aug Jun 25% 13 16% Jan Dec Oct 22% Jan 6 Jan 127% Dec 25% Jan 27 Jan 19% 153 172 Va Dec 170% Feb 7 3Q% Jan 11 Jan ,23% 32 41 % 31% May 20% Jun 95 15 • Jan Jun 21 % 6 Jan ,9 24% Feb 27% Jan 174: . 6 3 40% Jan 3 27% Jan 25 Va 98 Mar 18% Jan. .' 19 24 99% Jan 3 5 ' Star i per share 47'% *46'% 25 % 25 25'/a 43% 43% 43% 44'/a 44%, ! 22 Va 5 '/a 64 25 7% 36 Va *36 % 86 Va ' ilOO _No par 51% 30'% 79 *77% 25'% 17% 24'A per share NEW Highest S per share •' ' YORK 1 56 56 56 10% 10% 10% 10% 900 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 Va 6.000 63'A 03% 23% 63'A 23% 63% 63% 63 VA 63% 5,500 6,100 7% 7% 7% 35% 35% 36 x85'% 86'A 184'% J 84'% 36 19% 19'% *6 86% 185 52 173 7% 7% 7% 36'/a *35'% 36'% 700 8(5'A 86% 86% 86% 4,200 *50 64% 30 30'A 30 18% 19'/a lo Va 8% *77 78% '/a 78% 77% 25% 25% 17% 17 17'A 78 78% 25,200 64 30'/a 8,000 18% 2.400 *73% 77% 26'% 27'A 17 17 Va 78'% 78% . - 78 78'A 24'A 23% 23% 24 24 24 % 24'A 3,000 26% 26% 26 Va 26% 27 26% 26'/a 3,300 170'% 170% *170% 172 *170% 33'A 33 '/4 32% 32% 33 33'% 2/.0C 38'A 38% 38% 38% 38'A 38% 6,100 4 170% 172 33% 38 «A 38% 25% ' ' 26' 25% 100 "99 19% . 25% 99 19'A 78% 25% 99 100 *19 19 'A 19 'A 78'% 25'/a 25% *98'% 172 25'% 99 19'A *98'% pur AND HIGH .Tuesday . Feb. 0 $ per share 160 25 Va 1,700 99 19'A 19'% 9,500 10 19 % 900 * 4 Monday Feb, 4 24,900 24 33 Va 1 , 100 27,100 • 26% • • 700 30 Xl8% 27 17'/a 800 9% 64 77% 25'A 440 51% 8% 30% 25% 184 51 ry .17% 17'A 38% 19% 8% *63'% 184 51'% 8% 30'%' 33% 25% 184 51% 8% 19 25 173 *99 184 51% 64 '/a Saturday 400 2.600 '/a 64 38% ' > 1,500 6'A 7% 63'% tow STOCK EXCHANGE $ per share 55% *77. -26% STOCKS Lowest 6,400 11 30'/a 24% 26'% 19% 3,700 55% • 25% 5% 2 Va 2 55% . 18% -78% 78% 100 5 2 Va 600 *10'% 33 19% 5 Va 2 _ 46 55'% 10% 38% 25% 5 2 Va *43% 6.800 6'A 33,% *99 ; 5 45% 1,300 Va 8 6 V4 33 » 45% 8 6'A 38 'A r Nashville—_1_____1..50 46 8% -17% 173 97 63 % 25% 17'/a 24"A 22 Va *95'% 8 Va 8% 79 25% 26% X22'% 97 6'A *50 'A 17% 24 22% 8 6'A 7-% 19 26% 1,000 19 '/a 36 31 18% *171 1,700 44'% 8 Va 2 50 25'A *43% *19'A 8% 19 ' 48 25 44 23% 51% .8% 31% ; preferred-. ____.2_——100 Louisville Gas & E!ec Co (Ky)-Np'par *47 25'A 44 19% 85% 78% 48 5 2'% 19'% *183% 63'% 78 Va *46% *25 400 63 25% « 48 22% 5'/a 87 64 '*77% 1 par 1,700 1 64% *18% 11 Va 4 19% 7% 31 ...No par xlOVe *95% 2 185 8% 11% 23 *18% 86'% 52 8% 1,600 *11 97 5 - 37 *64 : 22 Va 25'A 46 184'% 183% 52 u_J___5 t__l__.No 87 183'/a .No par Corp____t . 7% *3'% 22'/a *22 »A 46 6% 4'A 22% 8 2'/a .6% *3% 22'A . *95'% 8 Va 46 * 4 97 8 • 5 2 4 22'A *95% 8'A 46 36 % ___5 ... com. Cement & 22'% 97 46 7% 7% vRiuige Since Jan., 1 / Highest 1 *46 Va 25'% . ! Year 1949 47'% 25 6% 11% 23% Aircraft Range for Previous Rawest „ 11'A 23% . Lowenstein. (M). & Sons Inc com__1 iVt'/o preferred series A _ll00 Lukens Steel Co._ 1_10 20% Jan x18 11'A 64 Inc—LL__ Louisville Jan ^28 11 % 63 23%: 6% > 11'% 5'A 63% 1 par Corp____j.No par Long Bell Lumber (Md) A___No par "Lorillard "(P) Co comraon.l 1__10 33% Feb ." 3 Jan 24 Lone 3 Jan 34% Jan 25% -Sep 100 Oct Jan ' Dec Loew.'s 80 19,500 60'A 22% 23'% Corp__.u__l__.No Co_l._____i.__ Lockheed 18% Jan 13 6Vs 6% 40% X58'% 22% 4 10% Co...-. 27'A Febi10 3 Jan 75 1,900 6% 55 Liquid Carbonic Corp ic0m__.N0 par 3%'A -convertible preferred!-! 100 , 1,500 60% : 22% 10% 9 79, 4,600 58% 59% 4 55% 31 13 41% 58% 6%. -55'A Jan 3 Jan 41 58% •42 22'% *10% 21 % Jan 17% Jan 73 41% 61 60% 10% Lion. Oil Dec 320 41% *10Va 7 Jan 6,100 60 55% 31% Jan 17% 30 Va 94% 60% 55% 10 78 29% 94% *6 11 Jun 30'% 94% 59'% 8 '/a 80 29% 94 % 40% 22% 190 600 70% 29% 61 *95% *70 16 94% 3% 22% 69% 69% 16 29'% 59% 7 16'% 94 % 61 6'A 5 *16 29 % 41 'A 6% Products.... 70% 110 94'% 29 Va "SO 1 6% * 16% *69% 71 *6% i__-il.-i.__l 16% 59 'A .43% 97 5'A *110 16'% 19% 9% Feb Jun 110'% 19% 66% Jan 13 110% 2% 26 29% Jan 110 19 Va Life :Savers Corp.— Lime- Belt 7.0C0 112 112 2 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 7% preferred Lily ,Tulip Cup Corp.t. Lima-Hamilton Corp L_i 2 2 7'A *19 25 13% 16 VIB 52% Feb 27 % ___1 com.. Libbey Owens Ford Glass—No par Libby McNeill & Libby._2__7 6 27% preferred—No par 2nd pfd... No par 1st 8% Jan 65% X60 11 . 2,200 27 74 22% 46% 62% Jan Dec 33% Jan 45 10% Jan x67 Jun - Jan 46% Lemer Stores 18 27 35% Feb 52% 9 65% Jan 83 XG% 24% Jan 3 Oct 25 Lehn & Fink 17'A 59% 8'A Lei.man-Corp (The)..' 10 27 91'% 8Va 5Cc non-cum 7V» Jan 37% July 22% *95% $3; noh-cum 11 17'A *46 47'/a .No par 17'A 42Va 11% 43 Va % 3 common *17 3% 25 Va 42 5 Lehigh Valley RR.: Lehigh Valley Coal 10 61% Jan Apr Tire 10 30 11% Jan 47Va 25 % . 100 30 Dec 34% . 50 17% 27 22% 11% 3,300 17 26% 61 6% 15,400 17% 69% 4 11% • 29% 6% Shares 54'A 46% 27 *110 94 42 53% X46 7'/a 17 '/a (30 % • 22'A cumulative preferred Jan 8% Mar Jun 7°% . 11 57 V4 Jan <3% *3% __1 & 6%,Jan 13 10% Jan Sep 21/ % *21 Va .No par (James) & Sons Co 3.85% 7 2'A Jan 4 Dec 26% 3 Jan 5% Jan 10 5% Jan " 29 Va 61 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co Lehigh Portland Cement 31 50% Jan 3 1% Jan Jan 8% Jun 4% Jan Jan 24% Jun x41% Jan 3 ; Jun 15 , 5% Jan 8% Jan 27 3% 96 3 49% Rubber 42 59 ___4 4 $ per share 54 Va 46% 71 59% *60 No par 53% 47 Va 71% *41% t . 53% Sales for the Week 26% 112 94 $ per share 47 71% "4 Friday Feb. JO Feb. 9 share 53 71 Va 30 $ per 46% *16 95 Thursday Feb. 8 54 16% 30 ' 46% 16% *94 t . "110 PRICES Wednesday 53% * 17 71% pfd—75 Pesos Mex Lane-Wells, Co.' 25 Jan 110% *16% .1 10 preferred 26 % 110% No par common.- 22% Jun 17% 27'A .uNo par (The) 45 % Jan 17 Ve 27 10 Light Co Co Jan Jun 17'A 27 100 Consolid 6% Lambert Jun 6'% 17% 26% No par Co__.; Jun 90 % 47 - SALE $ per share 54'/a 46% common. & 16% 33% 54 Vb 46% 1 (The). 37 v 54 % 46% S S) Uo___ ( 5 21% Jan 54 Va 5 preferred Kresge 5 Dec 11%-Dec Jan i Oct 1 Jan 6' 22% Jun Koppers Co Inc 6 ,48% par HIGH Feb. 7 $ per share par par AND (667) Tuesday Feb. 6 •$ per share 100 $5 prior preferred 30 Dec Monday FebU 4% conv 2nd preferred Kinney (G R) Co common 6 .43 17% Saturday Kennecott Copper No Kern County Land Co Keystone Steel & Wire Co_„No Kimberly-Clarke Corp com No 8 19 43 ,■ Feb LOW STOCK Par 30 Feb 27% Feb _ 28% Jan YORK EXCHANGE 18% Jan 4 69 V2 Jan Jan 55 13 15 '% Jan NEW $ per share, 3 Jun 11 Va 17'A 1 Highest 40 90 CHRONICLE STOCKS iYear 1949 Lowest FINANCIAL Wednesday Feb. 7 $ per share ■ V SALE PRICES / Thursday Feb. 8 $ per share $ per Feb . Friday 9 share Sales fer Feb".10 „ S per share the Week t per share Shares M 9% .31% Jun 14% 42 Oct Jun 27% Jun 95% Jan 15% . 7" 25 Jan 15% Jan 13 19% 525 Feb 6 Va 95 Dec 10% 540 11 18% 25 Dec Jan Apr Jan Jan 9% Jan 11 18 Jan 25 18 Feb 10 Jan 7% 3 8% Dec 8% Jan 18% Jan 4 24% Dec 23% Jan Va Jan 104 '.Dec 7% Jun 12 Apr 10% Feb 13% Jan .Dec 11% 59 Jun Feb 38 Marine St 3 103% Feb Jan 13 11% Jan 13% Jan 11 56 13 14% Feb. 47% Aug Marshall Field 6 6 Jan 179 10 175 Jan 8 13 Feb 3 6 4 'A % (Glenn 63% Feb 3 16% Jan 9 Master 1 Mathjeson 178 - Feb Jan Masonite 18 7'/o Jun 49 Dec 46% Jan 30 Jan 98% Dec 98 % Jan 18 100 Jan 12 Jan 98 Dec 97% Jan 4 100 Jan 30 Feb 88 $3.75 cum Dec 87 Jan 10 89% Jan 21 Jun 12 % $3.40 Dec 11% Jan 3 14% Feb 42% Jan 80 7% 30 May 45 Dec 110 Jan 113 .Sep 19% Mar 25 Jan 30 % Mar 36 % Dec 50 Feb 9 May Dept $3.75 9 Maytag Co 46 Feb 7 $3 112 Jan 20 $6 1st 21% Feb 6 243a Jan 11 McCall 33% Jan 7% 2 7'A 27% ' 9'/4 40 13,500 11% 11'% 11'% 11% ,11% 11% 11% 11'% 11% 2,200 60'A 60 60'% 62'% _i._l Corp—No ' 100 62'% 61 62 pfd_ 175 *15 15'A 14% 15 *14% 15'A 15 15'% 1,100 52 52% 51% 52 »A 51% 52'A 52 52'% 4,600 176'% *175 176'% 176'% 176'% 176'% *175 175 *175 48'A 48 'A 48% 49% 49 Va 49'% 49% 99% *98'% 99% *98'% 99% *98'% 99% *98'% *99 99'% 98'A 99 98 99 *98'% 99'% *99 *88 89 89 89 *89 90 *89 90 No par preference 13'% *43'% 49 v 13% 13% 14 13% 14 14 14% 45 45% 46 46 46 46 *46 *111 112 112 *112 113 *112 No par *111 112 No par 22 22 21% 112 22% 41% 30% Jan McGraw-Hill *31'% 31% *31'% 31% Jan 41V4 Dec 38% Jan 13 92 % May 102% Dec 99% Jan 25 Dec 23% Jan 23 Publishing— Mclntyie Porcupine Mines 9 McLellan-Stores McQuay Ncrris Mfg Co Mead Corp common— 3 16 Jan 17% Jan 14 23 3 34 % 4 Jun 10 27% Jan 9 3 12% Jan 12 Jan 42 34% Jun 49 12% Jun 15% July 8% Jan 90 Jan 18 July 30% Jun 97% Jan 105% Oct 99 130% 23 % 40 104% Dec Dec Jan 13 44 Jan 16 15 Jan 11 7% Feb 7 7% Jan 3 39% Jan 13 96% Jan 30 Jan 120 Jan X20% Jan 17 25 3 109% Jan Jan 13 Jan 3 Oct 39% Jan 25 14% Jun 13% Jun 18% Dec 34 Dec 139% Mar 17% Jan 3 28% Jan 13 131 Jan 5 3 12% Jan 11 % Jan 7 % Jun 12 Jan 10% Jan 43 Va Feb 63% Nov 61 10% Mar 101 Nov Jun 101 Dec Jan 108 pec 24% 14% 14% 900 1.6'% 16% 16% 1,100 100 *88 90 *88 90 90 90 *88 50 90 90 89'% 90 *34 36 *34 36 34 34 Va *34'A 26 25% 25% 25'A preferred Co (The) 11% 11% 12'A *42 43 43 43 *14% 15 14 % 14% 14% *7'A 8 7% 7% 7% 42% 4 3'A Inc preferred—50 Co Inc.. 50c common.— Jan 10 103% Feb 11 103 10 2 % 14% Jan 13 Feb Jun 80 Feb 76 Feb 19 34. Jan 10 Jan 108 Va Jan 5 15% Jan 9 81 6 Jan 22 % Jan 10 24'A 38'A ■58 38'A 3.90/« pfd. 100 *104'A Prod Inc Marie 84 — preferred 81.50 1st 2nd *7'% 7% 300 43% 97 129'A 43 43'% 97 *95 129 129'A 42'% 43 *95 97 *128 129 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 4,600 37% 37% 38 38 38 38'A 1,200 105 105 *104'% 105 110 *108% 110 13% 13% 13% 10 41'% 41'% 40% 41% 40 40% 40% 40% 40% 41 - 72 V2 72'% 19 Vb 18% 19 18% preferred 19% 36,300 31% 2.500 19'A 31% 30'/a 31 *136'% 138 136'% 138 13'A 12% 13 12% 13 12% 13 12% 13 1,200 11 10% 10% 10'% 10% 10% 10% 10% 11'A 2,000 72'% *13 10% 71% 72% 72'% 72'% 71'% 103 103 100 *99 "A 99'% 98'% *106'% 106% 106% 106'% *106 % 106'% 106 Va 103 103 , 72'% 103 99 106'% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 77% 77% 77% 76% 78 77% 79 21 20 % 20'A 20 Va 20% 21 2,900 136'% 103 *20'% 40% 30% 100 25 x40 'A 136'% 103 „ 2.800 31% 100 13% 19'/a 31% 20 13% 136'% 99% 77% 18% 390 13% 31'% 102'% J 19 *108'% 136'% No par 100 270 24% 38 105 18% 5,600 25 110 19 43 97 128'% 37% *13% 31'% 42% 6QR *127'% 24% '% *108'% common preferred conv 7% No par common Minncapolis-Molms Co 85.50 *7'% *104'% Regul common 3 pfd series A —100 Mfg 7% 13% 11 "a 3: 1,600 *7'% 7% 105 11'/a conv 14% 110 No par Min 50 14'% 13% 13'% 3.20% 43% x 104'/4 13% Minn 11% *42'A 14% *108'% Minn-Honeywell f 11% 43'% 14% 12 14 No par SS 11% *42'A 14% 105 138 3,700 11% 43'%. 12 110 18% 200 4,500 *14% 13% 31'% 170 35% 25 Va *42'A 12'A *108'% No par 25 15 14% common— *34% 300 43'% 108'% 136'% & 25'% 14'% 5 P 25 128'% 36'A 25'% 108'% 1st preferred St 105 43 *95 97 129'% *34% ;5 _______ 105 *95 12 *43'A 35 25'% ;__10o <. Minn 10 Jan 98 25 *24'A Minneap 3s St Louis Ry 10 99 *128% 100 8% 12 106% Feb 97 130 5 Utilities Steel 43'% *95 *129 No par preferred series.! South Midland 17 73 % Feb Scott Copper Middle 6 14% Jan 3s 43'A No par No par Co Edison Mid-Continent Petroleum 10 11% Jan Jun 4,35% 10 Feb 4 Jun Nov 19 % Feb 31% Feb 139 Machine Miami 9 13 1«% foolllbke* Jan 11% 25% Transp Co„....No par Min Metropolitan 26'% 3% 1st Stores Co 26'% 1 common convertible 3s 11st series) $3.50 preferred $4 conv 2nd preferred 14% Jan 11 43 Jan 67% 22V4 *24'A 14'A 16'% Merck 3s 9 Feb 14% 48 66% 24% 14'A 16% Mesta 108% Feb 110% Jun 87 24% 14'A Merch 9 Jun 104 25 5% 20 8% 700 2,700 14 Va Merritt-Chapman Jan 40 56 42% 102 25 1 105% Jan *101 *16'% 25% Feb 7 42 102 16% Mercantile 3 13 42 *100'% 42 Va 240 200 14'% 3 37% Feb 56 55'% 41 % 102 31% 1,300 3,200 25'A 18 103% Jan *31 48 2,800 16% Jan Dec *55 31% 35 *14'A 129% Feb Dec 37% 124% July 10% Aug 43% Feb 98 55 55 42 *100'% 48 48 22'A 103'A 30 *25 _ Dec 55'% 41% 101 *31 *103 113 16% Mengel 12 14% Jan 31'% 34% 35 700 14% 4'A 'U Feb 31 Va 21% 22'A 103'A 7.200 25 4v) Jan 31% 47'% *112 oO 14% 47% 16% 12 11 1C5 % May *24% 55'% 41'% *100 47 113 "46'A 14% 24 25 43% 41% 101'% 46% 14 14'% 47'% 25 Jan Jan Apr 41'% *99'% 47'% 34% 103'A 280 89 14% 36% Jan Dec 27 41% 101'% *31'% 35 99 *88'% 16% 91 13% 22% 103'4 x98% 25 6 27 55'% 41% *99'% 47 34% *103 20 99% 89 5,500 14% 5 Jun 34% 103% 99 *16% 32% Jan Jan 55% 34%, 103'% 49'A X99 _10 Oct 7% 56 35 103 .18 Co 22'A 22'A 90 x49'A 99% /No par Jan 20 Va 7%; Mar preferred 22% 177 50 2nd preferred (1st series)—50 Melville Shoe Corp—' —1 9 3 *55'% 34% 103 —1 26 % Jan 14% Jan .5 35 No par 17 22'A 14'A ' 35 No par & Robbins Inc corn Jan 89 45 47'% 13% Jan *175 48% *98'% No par 1,600 15% _5 1947 series__No par 12,100 53'% No par common 27% 15% 47'% 82 60'A 60'A 27 52% 47'% Jan xGO'A 27'% 105 15 47% Nov 61 *103% 53'% 32% Jan 17% Mar 61 26% 26% 105 " 15 *53 par 14 17 V8 23,000 19'A 11'A 30% Jan 93 Va 9,800 9% *19 12% Apr Jun 27% •9'A 19'4 12'A 34 12% July 6,500 27% 9% 7% 11 Va Feb 70 Va May *19 200 1,000 7 'A 103% 24 x!3 27'% 9 '/a 9'A 19'A 2.600 10% 102% 25 27'A 27 * 9'A .*19 8% 18'A 103% 102% Feb 7% 18 11 Va McCrory Stores Corp common.—1 19% 7% 8% 18% 10% 3%% convertible preferred—_ 100 MeGraw Electric Co 1 $4 "18'A 7% x27 ; 9'A 19'A 9 18% *18,'A 7% 10% Corp McKesson 9'/b *19 *8% 9 *8% , 10'A 11 3 8 26'% 18 10 551 8 *103% 35 '% Jan Jan 18 *540 8'A 26% 48 42% Feb 18 551 *8 10% 103% Jan 58 75,600 16% *530 8'A 104'% 5 101 19% 16% 551 8 26% 27 25 1,500 10'A 26 53% Jan 16% *103% Jan Nov 16% 10'% 43% Jan 60% 16% 26% Dec 3 16% 103% 45 % 17 16% 10'A Jan Jan 3,500 26% 103% . Jun 101 10% 26% 29% Dec 10'% 16'A 7% 90 100 10'% 10% i No par cum 4.100 10'% 103% preferred 3 7% 19'A 500 9.500 26'% common— 13 9 27'% 104% . 10'A *530 19 9% 13 32'A 10% ^ cumulative Jan 111 *8'% *19 12% 31'% 104% .31% 104 10% 8'% *18'A 9'A 19'A 13 500 600 *16'A . 16% 551 8% 19'A 26'% ,26'% 9 138'% *103 Vb preferred pfd 9 *8% *136% • ' 8% 7% *19 __No par Co Stores 16% *530 1 39'% ' *18'A . 8 . 16% 551 8'% 31% 104 12:% 39'% ll preferred 89 16% *530 8% 12% 31% 105 'A 138'% "12% __No par Chemical 89 16% 40 *136% '"12% 12% 3134 12%' *35 3 00 : Co_:_ Corp Electric 16% 7% Co com—No par L) 16% —1_1 Martin-Parry Corp 54 ! & 16'% 551 26 V2 . *104 * "12% ? 138'% . 104% 16'% 9>A ! *136% 10'A 8%*. "_5 32 13 • 39'% 12% "31 % 104% : 39'% * 12% . 10 19'A preferred Martin I6V4 -6.25 32 105'A 16% *16 Vt *530 pl'd—100 13 31% *104 10% *8% Corp 6% prior Ry *136% 10 ,*,i8'A .l__1 Corp 12% 39'% 138'% 10 —__No par Midland Market Jan Dec : Exploration 5 Va 19'% Oil 7 9% 48 34% July 170 A __50 12% 38% 138'% 12% i—_—__5 j;_ Manhattan Shirt Marathon • Co———1.1———1 Bros Maracaibo 10 u_—~i__l_10 Copper 9 27% Feb 13 31% 105'A 9 3 8 Feb Jan 40'% *136% 138% 12% series 12% 41 »12% , 31% 27% Feb 19- 41% *136% _____5 i___ 13 *41 *104% Mandel 9 11% Feb 102 Inc Manati .'Sugar 11 i 25 Jan 39% -Jun Jan 8% Jan 3 Oct 19 *12%. Co Inc com—__No par Magnavox Co (The)—. lvj.iu.onmg Coal RR Co.i 7 10 H) preferred Maema 9 9 ____5 common__10 A—1—100 Madison Square-Garden—1N0 par 10 550 18 Va • 19% Feb 1 <R 4'A'% 9 3 Trucks Macy 12 17 Va Jan Forbes & preferred——t——i__-:100 Mack 9 10% Jan M Wood Working. Co (j'/o 20 25 Apr . Jan Jan & MacAndrews Jan .17 105 8% Feb Dec 10% 14 ■' V 32% Jan * Feb Dec Jun 2 18 7% Jan 9% Aug ,16% Mar 19% Jan Feb .17'A ■Jun 1 5 9% Jan Mar .15'A 6% Feb Jan 31% xl03 M 24 41% Feb 12% Jan; 3 Jan '20 13% Jan 138% Jan 23 13: Jun 6% Jan Dec Jun 430 Jan 33% Jan Jun 5 136. 104 % 8 % July 10% 12% Jan 13 38% Jan" 3 Dec 139 9% • Oct Apr Jan 131 *20 "4 31 31% 138 72'A 139 73'A 180 1,900 72% 103'% 103 103'% 1,020 *97'% 98 % "98 93% 1.200 106'A 106'A *103 106'A 106'A 60 13% 13 13'% 10,000 *79 80 78'% 79 20 20 19% 20% 13% 520 1,000 10 20 Lowest Highest Jun 54% Jan 46% Jan 25 7 Yz Jun 10% Oct 9% Jan 3 3% Jun 15% Jun 5% Aug 4 Jan 32 35 Jun 9 Jan 21% Jan 6 Jun 25 Jan 25% Mar 3% Aug 12% y« Feb Jan liy« Jan Dec 6 3 Jan 6 Mission Mission Development Co 5% Jan T/o 27 Jan 9 35 13 12% Feb Mohawk Mojud 8 101% 103% 25% 13,300 4% 4'A 4% 4'A 4'A 3,500 33% *32% 32% 33'A 12 12% 11% 33'A 11% 12 12 26 60% *118 *25% 26 59% 60% *118 122 114 114 13% 13% 58% 59 *25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 26 25% 25% 59% 7 3 53% Mar 54% Jan 3 59 3 Montgomery Ward & Co Jun Feb Machine Tool Chemical Co Jan 13% Dec 13% Jan 13 15% Feb 6 Jun 23 Jan 18 Jan 11 20% Jan 18 Morrell 14 Jun to Oi £ Dec 23% Jan 3 35% Feb 10 Products Motor Jun 27% Dec 26% Jan 3 30% Jan 7 15% Juh 23% Dec 21% Jan 3 23% Jan 18 11% Jun 17% Jan 15'A Jan 3 17% Jan 7 Mueller x9% Jun 14% Jan 12 Vt Jan 13 14% Feb 9 58% 33% lO&ya 10 112'/a Mar 114'/a 113% 113% 113V2 800 13% 13 'A 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 3,900 58 58 % 58 58'A 58 58% 58 58% 14,500 12,600 15 19% 19% 34'A •19 33 % 15 14% 15 15 15 19% 14% 14% 33 19% 19% 19% 20 34'A 34 J/2 35% 35 35% 28% 28% 2,500 1,300 800 20,900 27% 28% 28% 28% 28'% 28% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% x23 23% 15% 15% 16 ley. 15% 15% *15% 16 900 13% 14 *9% 9% 52 52 *111% 112% 15% 15% *36% 37 *45 46 13% 13% 9% 13% 13% 13% 141/a 14 14'A 13% 14 10,600 10% *10%I 10% 10'A 10'A 10 'A 10'A 800 1,200 18% Jan 12 Nash-Kelvinator Corp 38 31 Nashville Chatt <fc St Louis 43 * 13% 23% 13 Jan 16% Feb 10 114% 800 117% 15% 9 51 July Jan 23 112 112 Yz * 6,100 117'/2 28% 23% 10 41 3 114 600 59 58% 59 Yt 121 15% 45% Feb Oct 4 114 59 J/s *118 27% 23% 38% Feb 15 Dec 39 Feb 119% 118% 15*% 13 110% Jan 15% 30% Mar 10% Jan 12 52 59% 118'/a 28% 23% Jan 12 x59% 15% 36% Jan 2 49% Jan 60% 300 2,300 28% *23% 13 9% Feb Dec Jun .— 13 Jan 50% 34 25% 1 -— Co Jan 11 Feb Oct Brass 19% 34% 25% 25% 119% 15% 19% 34% 15 20 25 5 No par Corp. Motor Wheel Corp „ 15% 14% *19% Mfg Corp -1 Munsingwear Inc 5 Murphy Co (G C) common 1 4%% preferred—— 100 Murray Corp of America com 10 4% preferred 50 Myers (F E) & Bros— No par Dec 9 38% 59 5 Mullins 16% , 13% 3 & 26 13% Co———No par Motorola Inc (John) 26 60% 123 *113% 114% TNopar Moore-McCormick Lines— 10% 16% 25'A 4% *32% 28 47% 25% 4% 33% 11% 13% Feb 14 V* / 25 % 4% *32% 11% 119% Feb 113 4,900 33% 12 115% Jan 114% Jun Jan 7,000 5'A '32% 11% 4 Jun 10 10% 5'A 33% 11% 9 Monsanto 3 IOVs 5% *32% 11% 13 Monarch 60% Feb 4,200 10% 5'A .-20 —1.25 Mills—— Co Iuc 12% Jan 26% Jan 10 13 10 / 4% 110% Jan 13 54% Jan 5% 48% 4% 112y2 Jan 24% Jan Dec 10% 5% 48 VA 4% Dec Nov 57% 10% 5% 49 5% Dec 26% 10% 5% Shares 48 »A 4'A Dec Jan Jan 49 25% _Nopar com——5 $3.25 conv pld series A—No par $4 conv pfd series B ——No par Montana-Dakota Utilities Co 5 21% 45% 49 10% 5% 49% _100 con Carpet Hosiery 49 25% the Week pfd.lOo preferred series A— Missouri Pacific RR 5% 10 share No par Mo-Kan-Texas RR com. 12 27% Jan 27 3 10 10% 5% Sale* for Fek1.10 S per share Thursday Feb. 8 X per t per share 50% 10% 50 10% 5% 25% Friday Feb. 9 t per share Wednesday Feb. 7 t per share 49% 48% 10 '/2 10 5 Corp 1 50% Feb 10% Feb PRICES SALE Tuesday Monday Feb.« X per share Par X per share $ per share $ per share share EXCHANGE Highest 38% Saturday Feb. 4 STOCK NEW YORK Range Since Jam, 1 Year1949 $ per LOW AND HIGH STOCKS Range tor Preriou. Lowest RECORD STOCK YORK NEW Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (668) 9% 51 r 10 *51% x5iy« 52% •111% 52 tlUY* 112% 15% 15% *36% 37 45 45 112% 51% *50 51 50'A 50% ' 112 112 111% 111% 210 112 112 15% 15% 15% 15% 10'/2 16 16% 12,900 *36% 37 37 37 37 38% 37% 38% 1,900 *45 46 *45 46 *45 46 45% 45% 300 17 17% 15,200 *36 36% 15% N 10% Jun 17% Dec 16% Jan 22 Jun 32% Dec 32 17% 5 Jun 24% 9% Jan Dec Apr Jan 23 3 Jan 13 7% Jan 3 Jan 25% Feb National Acme Co National Airlines 4 8% Jan 14 9% Jun 18 Dec 16% Jan 13 18 Jan 4 10% Jun 13% Dec 12 13 14% Feb 9 28 Jun 41 Aug 38 Jan 26 41% Jan 11 30% Jan 40% Dec 37% Jan 13 39% Jan 17 Sep 181% Feb 9 170% Mar 4% 185% Jun 7% Mar 9 Jan 6 Jun 33% Feb 9 38% Jan 11 Aug 8 % Jan 4 9% Jun 9% Jan 8 3 Nov 8% Jun 5 186 Jan 36% 30% Jun 5% Jan 7 Jan 7% Jan 3 9% Jan to 8% Jan 28 12 Jan 10% Jan 3 39% Dec 13% Feb 17% Aug 22% Dec 17% Jun 7% Jun *11% Jun * Jan 27 42 Feb 13 18 Jan 7 22 13 24% Jan Feb 9% Jan 27 17% Jan 13 19% Jan 7 Dec 94% Jan 11 98% Feb 10 38% Dec Jan 10 38% Jan 31 180% Jan 3 183% Jan 11 25% Apr 169% Jan 183 Sep 135 Jan 152% 7% Dec Jun 19% Dec x% Jun 19% Jan U Jan 5% Mar 14 73% 21% ' Dec 35 X150 » li Jan 3 4 7% Jan 6 Jan 25 20% Jan 5 % Jan 3 4 4J Jan 26 Dec 23% Jan 13 24% Feb 3 National Jun 95% Nov 88 Jan 13 97 Feb 10 National Feb 28% Dec 26% Jan Feb 18 19% May Jan 15% Jan 28 Dec 86 79% Jan 17% Jan 11 82% Feb 2 National 4%% 21% Jan 38% Dec 36% Jan 19 13 38% Jan 11 National Tea Co 9% Jun 12% Apr 11% Jan 5 12% Jan 11 Natl Vulcanized Fibre 9% Jun 13% Nov 10% Jan 13 11% Jan Natomas 15% X80 Dec National 2 6 $ per share Lowest t per share fper share share Jan 13% Mar 10% Jan 11% Jan 17 Nehi Jun 14% Dec 14% Jan 17% Feb 10 Neisner X101% Jan 104% Dec 104% Feb 10 Mar 39'% Nov 37% Jan 40 Jan 9 Jan 102% Oct 100% Jan 104 Feb 7 10% Jan 11% Feb 6 8 % 103 Feb Jan xll % Dec Mar 102% Jun 67% Dec 9% Feb 14% Dec .72% Jan 66% Jan 65 Apr 62% Jan 12 Feb Jan 5 67 8 13 68% Jan 35 Ap* 26% Jan 3 33% Jan 27% Jan 4 30% Feb 9% Jun 13% Jan 11% Jan 102%. Dec 142 3 98 Jan Jan 30 145 Jan 14% Jan 13% Jan 4 18% Feb Jun 30 Dec 30 Feb 8 34% Jan Feb 61 Dec 56 Jan 26 "Dec 250 Mar 232 63% Jan 18 No par St Louis Co com—100 N $5 non-cum preferred—.—No par Y & Harlem RR Co— —50 Jan 10 7% Ja n 3 21 Jun 33^4 Jan 30% Jan 4 9% Feb 10 34% Feb 10 15% Feb 19% Apr 17% Jan 3 18% Jan N Y Sep 53% Dec 53 Jan 86 Jan 96% Nov 95 Jan 3 57 9 Jan 20 ..n 12 87% Feb 12 94% Jan 23 98% Jan 14 10 93% Jan 19 Jan 30 23% Feb 29 Dec 47% 26 Jun 25% Jan 32 Feb 10 4 18% Jan 9 Jun 16% *16% 16% 2,900 23 23% 22% 23 22% 23 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21,300 *9% 19% *97% 9% 9% *9% 9% 9% 9% 2,300 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 8,300 99 *97% 97% 97% 98V4 98% *98% 99 98% 98% 130 38% 5,400 OO 38% 38 38% 37% 37% 182 »/4 *181 182% 181 ilT/9 37% *181 *181 182% 182% 182% *181% 183 * 152 *150% 152 150 150% *149 151% 150 150 *150% 151% 120 7% 7% 1,800 2,000 38% 150 % v 37% 70 - 7% 7% 7% *7% 18% 7% 18% 7% 18% 18% % II % II 25 24% 24% 24% 91% 92% 91% 92 % 91% 27% 28 27% 27% 16% 27% 7% 27% *18% % 1 % *24% " 18% 82% 16% 82% .38% *37% 12% 12% 12% 11 ii2% n 10% 7% 18% 18 % 18% % u X % 24% 24 24 91 % 92% 27% t per share *103 16% 82 82 *39% 37% 37% 37% 12% 12 \ 12 12 12 11% 12 10% 11 II U 11 11 4,12 10% 11 SALE HIGH *103'A 11 11% *102 106 *39 % 106 65 64% 12% 12% 11% 13 *67% 69 68% 105 11% 11% *102 106 64'/« 2,800 17?a 2,200 104J/2 104J/2 12% 67 J/2 40 40 105 *103% *104 105 11% 11% 106 *102 68 'A 64'A 12'A 12% 68 68 63 J/2 63 34 12'A 1.800 12'A 63% 631/2 12% 68 *67 20,600 106 *102 12 - 10 11% 11'% 11% 106 50 600 40 40 63'A 64% 121/4 * 40 *103'/2 104 *102 65 12% 39% 40% 104 11% ' 65 *68 11 1041/2 *103 104'A Shares 10% 17% 16% *103 Sales for the Week 11 y. 17'A 11 16'A 104% V 1,800 X per share X per share share 10% 16 J/4 40 % 11% 102 X per 16% 104 % 2,600 Friday Feb. 9 10% ♦103 230 1,700 / Feb. 10 Thursday 10% *391/2 104% 11% $ per share 16 PRICES 16 y8 *103'A 40'/. 700 -82 x37% i6 y. 104% 8,900 16% 81% 38 10% *103 104% 16% 16% 82 iey« . 600 16% 10% < 27 % 37% Feb. 8 16'/. 27 % 5,500 18,700 82 Wednesday 10% 97 16% Feb. 7 share 95 37% Tuesday 16'/a % 24% 82% Feb. 6 10% • *27 % V 16% ; Monday < per 19% 18% 24% 96% 27% 92% ♦27 " 24% 24% 92% . 37% 11 82% 7% 82% 38% 16% 16'A 82% 18% 7% 4,100 68 'A *67 110 28% 29. 28'A 29 28% 29% 28% 29% X28'A X28% 28'A 28% 8,600 29% 30% 30 30 30 30 29% 30 x29 'A 29?8 29 y4 29% 2,200 12% 24,900 ' 12% ; io9j/2 ♦138J/2 / 12% 110 16 J/4 138% 139 15% 16% 33 *28 16'A "*29% ♦56 v t 110 33 *56 60% *210 12% 12% uo% 141 230 60% *210 230 12 12'/. 12% 12% 12% 12'A 12% 109 108 % 110 110 110 ♦139% 141% 139'A 140 140'A 140'A 600 16 V*. l&'A 17% 17% 18% 16% 17% 12,300 33 108% 30 30 30 30 108% 109 % *138% 141 16 *28 *56 50 50 230 230 *210 33 800 *57 62 900 *210 230 *27yz 60% *59 *210 601/a *210 2/200 230 9% 14,900 13,300 8% 33 % 34 343A 18% 18% 18'A 2,600 55% 56 55% 56'A 55'A 55% 55 »A 55'A 55 55'A 55'A 55% 2,600 ■ 8% 8?. Elec «fc Gas Corp—r 25 Chemical *99 23 23 23% 22% 23% 22 7/. 23 y, 28'A 28% 28'A 28% 28% 28% 28J/4 28% *86% 87% *86% 87 % *861/2 87% 87% 87% *86% *93 94'A *93JAi 94 y* *93 94% *93iA 94% 93% 93 34 99% 98% 99 *99 99 y2 99% 99% 99'A 99 y2 29'A 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 Va *99 *28»/2 Jan 3 Co II Northern Pacific Ry 100 9% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 50% 50% 49% 27% 26% 51'A 27'A 20% 11% *99 9% *27 20% 11% 20 % 11% 11% *83 84 *83% «4y2 39 39 38% 39 19% 19% 19 19% 11% 12 1 28% 9% 20'A ; 100 *99 9% 27'A 10 — Aviation— 100 9% 51 25 —25 13 American - 29 % 9% com *99 100 100 23 ——4 Co...; 100 . *99 1 35% Jan 20% Feb 10 37% • 18 'A Dec 17 <9% , 32'/. North 3 2,600 18'A North -American 39% Jan - 19 10 19 99 10 28,200 19% 9% 9% 19% ; 8 11% 32 Adjustment preferred— 5 ,« ; 20'A- 9i/2 28 J 23% 5,600 100 88 *87 88 68,730 28 ?B 2 93% / 93^4 200 *99'A 99% 220 32 30% 4,500 10'A 9% 29'A 29% 50'A 50 50% 49a4 27 26% 26?, *26% 21'A 20?. 20% 211/4 57,400 12% 54,700 50 27 26% 20 'V 23'/2 28?. 9% 29 20% 23% 28% , 11% ny2 11% *83 y» -84% 83'A 38% 38% 38% 39 19 19% 19 19% 213 8 - 978 29 - 12'A 11% 84% 11% *83 100 23% 9% 29 50% - *99 ■ 12,700 29% 12 1,900 50; 8,100 27% 1,400 83'A *83% 38% 38?. 38% 39 19 ?4 20'A 19?, 20% 46,500 12 27,500 • 84%. 30 5,600 Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)— 41% Dec 10% Jan 3 12 95% Dec 93% Feb 2 95% Jail 21 109 % Mar 107% Jan 18 Sep 7 Jun 12 Oct 11 % Jan 13. Jun 20% Oct 19 % Jan 3 30% Dec 36% Dec 23% Jan 4 2% Jan 27 May 13,500 16% -41% 8% sy. Northern Central Ry Co ——50 Northern Natural Gas Co— 10 107% 1% 40% 16% 11% 8 18'A 83% Feb Feb 11% Mar *40% 16% 11% 31% 12% Feb 10 ;Apr 13% 40% 16% 8% 11% 8'A 21% Feb 19% Dec 84 40% 16% 8% 11% 18% 5 Jun 4014 16% 8% 31% 13 11% 40% 16% 8% 11% 8% 16 39% 42 17 8% 11% 18 10% Jan Jan 41 16%; 8% 11% 31 % 78% Jan 31 , 42 X7% :V n% 40% 8% 11% 8% Feb 85 6,900 11% 41% 3% — 3 27 "A Feb 2,900 6,200 9% 18% Norfolk & Western Ry 51% Feb 6 9 31% Nopco 3 7% 34 33% • 8'A Noma Electric Corp 26% Jan 9% 18% 10% Jan 22 48% Jan 33% 9% 7% 7% 33% 9% 7% 31'A 29% Jan 18 Jan 7% 34% 9 7% 8% 4 Jan 20% July .11% Jan 7% 34 9% 210 182 182 18% 13 28% 10,700 39% 39% 182 181% 32'/. Jan 59% 400 39% 39% 183 8'A 9% Jan 28 38% 18% — 9 Sep 75% July 8% 3 Jan Mar 15% Van 8% Dec 100 13% 38% 11% .. ..... 8 13% 38 % 31% $3.75 preferred 100 Niagara Mhk Pwr Corp com.No par Class A .—Nopar 3.40% preferred 100 3.60% preferred —100 3.90% preferred —.—.—100 Noblitt-Sparks Industries J2.50 Jan 31 17% 14% 38% 100 series A 5% Common 3 23 23 86% J 27% 99% Feb 21% Jan 26% Jan 5,900 3,400 17% 33% Shipbldg Corp partic stock—1 N Y State 48% 17% 17% 17% 8?. Preferred 9 4,000 13% 34% 7% . 1,700 7% 8 9 9% 24% 7% 24% 34 7% N Y New Haven & Hart RR Co.100 Jan 10 39 ♦182 183 590 24% 38% 39% 13% *38 39% 39% *182 182 34% Central..— Jan 16% May 6% Jun 39% 39 182 9% PaT 9% 21% 39% 183 7% Nopar 1 common Jun 232 13% 38% 17% 37 7% Feb. 4 preferred series A— 100 N Y City Omnibus Corp No par New York Dock common—No par 6 48 Chic & 17% 13% 38 8 Saturday 6% 9 20% York N Y 10 Jun 205 Corp—— Bros Inc New 13% Jan 11 110% Feb 4 3 137 Dec 4 10 5% xl7% 13% 38 13% *37 % 13% 34% — 29% Jan 20 Jun Jun 17% 17% 17% 17% 7% STOCK Mining Corp — 10 Newport Industries common —1 4%% preferred 100 Newport News Ship «fc Dry Dock—1 New York Air Brake Nopar 9 Jun Jun 7% .9% • 24 % 56 7% 34% Mewmont 5 14% Jan 26 23% 117% 7% 7% . preferred 100 Newberry Co (J J) com —Nopar 3%%. preferred——— 100 New England Elec System 1 New Jersey Pr Ss Lt Co 4% pfd—100 Dec 42 7% &% ' 4%% 94; 24% LOW AND ,' 9% 93% 24% 38% EXCHANGE 12% 29 24% 7% 8 8 r 1 Co 24% 25% i?% No par NEW YORK Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Highest X per *24 STOCKS Year 1949 Lowest *36% 24 10 ... Co— Range for Previous 17% 37% 24 .*34% 8c Lt ex-dist—.Nopar Shares Corp —No par Steel Corp— 25 Sugar Ref Co No par Supply (The) Pa com—10 preferred— —100 28 17% 37 39% Natl Power 13 17% 38 *182 100 Corp—..1 Natl Malleable & Steel Cast—No par 153 17% 37% 17% .400 Jan 7% Jan 17% 37% *38 1 77o preferred A-.— 6 % preferred B—'. National Linen Service 17% : National Cylinder Gas Co_____^__l National Dairy Products——Nopar National Department Stores.——5 National Distillers Prod——No par NatT Enameling & Stamping—12.5o National Gypsum Co com—__—1 $4.5o preferred .No par National Lead Co common.——10 11% Jan 13 Dec 95% -86% May Jan 14% 17% 37 1 Inc—1 " National Container Co 5 19% ' Aviation Corp— 5 National Battery Co— 4 National Biscuit Co common.—j.10 l'/o preferred —100 .National Can Corp———^_10 National Cash Register—a—No par National City Lines Inc— 1 2 16% Jan 38 Fibres Automotive 18 37% 25% —1 x-1 National 12% Jan 17 27% Feb National 17% 37% 5 100 4 ,14 V* Feb 108% Feb 2 Common Nopar $3.60 preferred—__——No par $4.80 preferred— No par 9 s 13 Jan 5 Northwest Airlines Inc common—10 preferred ! Northwestern TelegraphL 3% Jan 13 16% Jan 17 tNorwalk" Tire A 31% Jan 13 108%.Jan 23 34% Feb 10 110% Feb I Oct 14 i Jan * - 94 *108 108J/2 11% 94 108% 11% 11% 94 94 %'• *108 11% 11% 11% 11% 12 94 108% 94% 94% 94'A 94 *108 108% 108% 108% 108 94* - 820 108% 220 ' 21% Jan -S 31% Jan 10 ,T"rj 11% "94'A -94% *108 4.6%. 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Nov 17% Jan 16% Jan 45% Nov 42% Jan 11 Jun Mar 113% NOV Jan 29 37% Dec 110 Feb Proof 5% 34 % Jan Penn 5% 46 4 Feb 36% Feb 137 Dec 127% Jan 17 Feb 10 13 Dec 1174 Jan 13 13 % Jan 5 Peoria 12 Apr 8% Jan 3 10% Feb 9 21 Mar 35 Dec 102 Jan 108 Dec 9% 17 Jun 13% Nov Jan - 34 Jan 25 105% Jan 24 11% Jan , 6 30 37% Dec 36 3 43% Jan 31 57% Dec 51% Jan 25, 56% Jan 3 53 Va 40% Jun Jan 47% Jan 13* 50% Jan 11 60 10 Jan Jun x48% Mar 58 Oct 56 Jan 5 90% Mar 106 Dec 105 Jan 5 Feb 107% Feb 10 20% Jan 24% Nov 24 Jan 3 25% Feb 3 23% Jun 26% May 24% Jan 7 22% Feb 8 110% Apr 117 98 Jan 105 Apr Sep xll4% Jan 6 104% Dec 103% Jan 20 110% Sep 107% Jan 4 116 Jan 3 Jan 8 per share 11 Va Range Since Highest S per share 107% *107% 107% *107% 107% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 8 106 105 Dec 103 Feb 9 Jan 12 14 Dec 14 Jan 3 177b Feb 6 87 Va Aug 95 % Dec 93% Jan 16 94% Jan 4 517b Jun 64 Apr 57 V2 Jan 27 6274 Jan 7 7% Sep 11 Mar 9 V2 Jan 6 Jun 83 Dec 867 b Jan 24% Jun 32 Jan 28 1674 Jan 13 Jan 4 15% Jan 13 142 Jan 155 Nov 150 Jan 156% Jun 170 Jan 164 28% Jun 37% Dec 6% Jun 8% Jan 7'/a Jan 4 7% Jun 135 2 15% Jan 91 $5 12 Pitts 167 Jan 23 3774 Jan 9 Iron 8% Jan 9 117b Jan 12 175 May 150 Feb 8 150 Feb 8 Jan 71 Jan 3 80 Feb 10 55 Nov 7174 257b Jan 61 Jan 4 64% Feb 10 23% Jan 9 135 Va Jan 13 8% Feb 12% Nov 27% Jan 144 10 Et Coal 547'. 55% 3,00b 49% 49% 10,300 59% 59% 60 *106 106% 106% class 106% 106% 90 25% 25 Va 25 Va 25% 23% 106% 25 Va 107% 25 Va 25% 9,500 25% 115 Va 25% 25% 25% *25% 25% *25% 25% 700 *115 25% 1157b 115 Co 14% 141^ 14 3674 36% 97 10 No par No par 547b 104% 17 *91 60% 17 *17 96 *91 6174 5374 103 17% 17 96 61 Va *33 105 *104 105 ♦104 105 10474 105 *91 97 *91 97 *91 97 *92% 15 14% 1471 *90 97 15 917 b 147b 10% 3374 *9% *33 Va 11 3374 15 1474 15 91% *9% 337b 14% 90 90 28 Va 28% 28% 28% 28% 167a 167b 167a 16% 167 *90 1537b *152 154 1667b *iG5 1667b 35% 7% 107b 150 *145 74% 76 74 63% 63% *63% 247b 36% 8 1074 150 357b 36% 77b 774 1074 107b *90 154 ♦165 1677b 7% 77b 7% 7% 10% 107b 107 a 158 *145 158 76 767b 79 79 30 730 6474 *63 7b 647b 64 64 •637a 64 64 64% 400 25 247 b 24% 25% 26% *145 2574 7% 774 774 79% Jan 16 89'A Feb 3 Procter 31 60 157b Feb 80 Jan Feb conv &c "When 6 17% Jan Publicker 4 84'A Feb $4.75 27 10574 Feb 4.08% 30% Feb 37 Apr 33% Jan 3 36 Va Jan 12 247b Jun 337b Oct 27% Jan 25 30% Jan 9 July 107% Jan 109% Jan 10 3 147b 2,000 16% 167b 10,800 59% 59% Inc Co of & 15% 1574 1574 157b 1574 157 b *83 % 8474 8474 8474 *83% 84% Colorado—20 *50% 28 Va 50% 507b 5074 5074 507b 50% 52 51% 287'2 28 28% 277 b 277b 27% 28 277 a 100 121 121% *87% 88Va 887b 887b 26 Va 2674 267b 267 b *87% 26% preference com—No par 30Va 307b 29% 30 Va 29% 1057a 105% 1057b preferred a—100 No par (The) common No par *105 347b 28 Va 122 *121 122 xl20% 12074 220 8874 *8774 88% *87% 887b 88 30 267b 25% 26% 24% 257b 247b 25 39,700 30 V. 2974 105% 1057b 2874 29% 28% 297b 14,600 1057b 10574 105 7b 10574 30 x88 1057b 1057b 34% 347b 34% 35 347a 35 34% 347b 9,600 2874 277b 28% 27% 28 277b 28 277b 277 b 13,300 *10974 1097a 4 21% Jan 30 Quaker State Oil Refining Corp-10 *207b 217b 2074 20% *21 1274 Jan 3 15 Feb 9 76 Jan 6,000 35 33 14% 122 4,100 277b 34% 3374 Jun 122 120 52 x27% 27% 27% 1097b 9% 122 517b 700 3,100 28% 337a *109 122 52 5,000 35 1097b 18% Jan 59 84% 337a 20% Jan 59 1574 1097a Jun 59 1574 33% 157b 5,400 58% *83 7b 100 3 700 887a 15% No par Jan 3074 837b *120 Va 2,000 8774 1574 100 4,000 30 >/2 83% No par 100 837s 8 16 com 3,400 77 b 3074 83 74 preferred 30 8 12 83'A Purity Bakeries Corp 307b *11% 15% 347b Jan 30 25% Jun 12 24% 5 __i Gas 24 2474 No par com Inc conv X14% 59 Pure 5% 14% 167b 59 Pullman Oil 14 167b 60 preferred div 407b 30% Service $1.40 407b 407b 87% 4.64% preferred 30 Va Feb 3 40 40% 87% Public Serv Co of Ind Inc.—No par 28% Jan 41 40% 30% Public 10474 Feb 407a 40% 87 V* Feb Dec 41 40% 30% Feb Dec 4074 4174 887b Feb 29% 474 307b preferred El 4074 407b 877b 29 3%% *1174 *3074 Industries 20 1174 89 *59 2,000 1174 3074 60Va 25 144 1174 887b *%9% 25 144 •11% 30% 89 8 25% 144 24% 89 52 Pub Serv *142 24% 31 122 26 Va Feb 144 2374 *30 % No par 13 88 Va Feb *142 2374 preferred series A—50 Gamble 24 9 144 20 237b 7% 31 26 12 *142 8 467b Jan 24'/a Feb 247b 7% issued" cum 146 1 com 2,000 150 76 77a 4%% 107b 107b 10% 150 75 77b 9 30 6,000 2,700 150 14 8% Jan 7% *74 167b 31% Jan 367b 774 - 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JO 9 137b 166% *135 40 36 *151% 8 400 103 Va 14 V* *165 357b 130 104% 108% 3674 12 9 22 29 115 ♦104% 367b 5 14% Feb Dec *90 *16 % '115 104% 109 14 " 10% Jan 3 14% Jun 11 3374 *89 t per Feb 24Va 12 Va Jan 79% 15\>2 96 61 *92 14% 115 Thursday Feb. 8 1 Oct Dec *9% *33% 5374 105 3 05 1 Pond Creek Pocahontas 86% 15% 91 *104 100 Pittsburgh Young & Ash Plymouth 57% Feb S per share 1474 37 Wednesday Feb. 7. t per share Pittston Co (The) 6 Oct Tuesday Feb. 6 36 Va 60% ' 9 9 Jan Monday 1 *91 115 104% •108% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES | per share *89 115 • 10 41 Va Feb 8% 107 % 25% 25% Feb 43% Jan 32 *106% 25% 25% 2474 Feb 10 Jun 108 2,050 25 % 100 B 16 Mar *106 54% 25% 115% 100 Feb 47 b 107% * 2534 1 40 21 70 4,000 49% ' 3 Jan 40% 54 Va preferred—No par 38% Jan 15% Nov 40 40% 2,900 59 Va 25 RR Sep Apr 40 Va 500 - 48 % No par common Louis preferred Co 12% 59% preferred class A 100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh & West Virginia 100 & 12% 48% 100 Apr 127s 40% 95,600 54% _10o preferred Oil 1 12% 107 b 37 106 * Jan 22 10%' *36% 58% No par 4474 13% 12 Va i *105 48% 53% 5074 Jun 12% 106 54 *104% 32 87a 12% 40% 107 a 37 1. 59 100 36Va Feb Mar 10% 37 106 49 5% Dec 40% 10% 54 No par convertible 7% 88 Feb 12% 9% 37 •36% *105% 106 500 2,800 12 58 % common—5 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt— Pittsburgh Steel Co com Apr Apr 9% 136 *11% * 48% 3 com Consolidation gtd 135 127. 53% Feb. 4 preferred 7% 134 Va ♦11% ' 12% 40% 12% • 58 'A Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry com—100 Nov 29 134 ' •11% 37 40 >7/ Pittsburgh Forgings Co 6474 147 132% 134% 13 220 36 49% 5 Pillsbury Mills Inc 31 4 Jun *35% 106 Va 40 Saturday Phoenix Hosiery Jan 1674 Jan 20 13 Jun 36 No par com preferred series A 4% preferred Phillips Jones Corp 5% preferred Phillips Petroleum 29% Jan Jan Dec 36 54% C 35% Jan 14% 36% 57% Coke & Chem Co com—No par 19 135% •36 49% Pitts Jan xl9% 36 !A 54% 9 154 3 1,000 58 $4 7 9Va Jan 32,300 No par common Phiilp Morris & Co Ltd & 17% No par Co Phila Jc Reading Coal ic Philco Corp common C 20,500 54% 49% Pitts 79 107/a dun 12 24 Va 49% Par 374% 600 23 % 58 31 Jun 15% Jan 37 40'/a 54% 32% 107% * 44 Va 106% % 32% 4,500 50 EXCHANGE 9 3 12 4,500 300 9% *107% * 25 preferred- NEW YORK STOCK Feb 13% Jan 12% 60 28 113% 108 55 14% Mar 40 9% 37% *8% 27 Va .17% 132% *11% 106% 59% : 17% *44 Va 104 Va 90% Feb Jan 12% 37% *106 1,500 44 Va 108 4 100% 12% 9% 132 13 10 600 1,000 *111% 104 % 13 33% Feb 37% 106% 11 % 6% 167a 36'A 45 104% Jan Dec 37% *106 ♦ *36 Va 133 133 6% 16% 36% ' 111 108 84% Jan 105 10i 17% 1,700 3,900 111 44% 108 50 Va Jan 3 13 17% 1,400 8% 10% 110% 44% 104 88% Feb 9 133V2 9% 36 Va 17 Va 24 30 Va 4 110 45 104 Va Feb Jan ♦12 36 Va 17% 25 107% 23% 7,600 114% 45 112 *107% 108 Va 10% 11 133% 17 •107Va 23% ♦104 55 Va 32 Va Jan 36% 100 17% 46 113% 113% 23% 3,400 9% 67k 167 a *32 Va •107% 107% 108 Va 93% 94 *36 100 _10o 17% 45% 17% 34 300 2% 37% 8% 9'A 27% •V9 14,900 22,500 30 " 36 27 Va 19% 44 *2 60 Va *9 115% 3 103 Va Jan 59% 9% 27% 104% 10 Apr 59% •8% 27% ♦107% 14% Jan 3274 Aug 59 Va 9 *104 " 3972 Feb 105% 59% 100 3 Jun 59 Va 100 14 Jan 59% preferred 327b Jan 26 36 preferred ,13% Jan 10074 *16% 36% 3.8% Jan Jan 16% 36% 6% *107% 5 Sper share 10 *6% 16% 36% 4.3% Jan Dec *32 6% 17 9 197b ■ 6% 17 12,600 36% 9 36% 11 40% Jan 6% 67k 674 104 *43 10 Va 36 Va *115 Jun 37% 36% 410 17 19% 30 874 10% 100 22% Jun 79% Nov 30 8% 10% No par No par preference Highest f per share 30 8% 10% preferred Jan. 1 Lowest 30 8% 10% 39 STOCKS Year 1949 30 3% 39 preferred Range for Previous Lowest 30 12,400 102 % * 2% *10% 10% 200 427b 10474 6 Va 37% 2 29,100 26,900 16% 45 36% 17% *17 45% •43 2% 37% 4% 97a 4074 1974 2 4.4% 104% Feb 109 43 104 19 37 35 113% *102% 390 207b *104 6% 2 Va 27% 33 Va c Electric 43 474 17% 37% 8% preferred conv 43% 2 27'A 67b 5% 37 % 9 Va 45 3,800 9% 417b 10474 16% 19% 43% 44 4074 104 19 —100 Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% $1 *102% 27% 35 8.100 32% *19% 10 20% *104 17% 19% 9% Corp of America 5 Pfeiffer Brewing Co —No par Pfizer (Chas) & Co Inc 1 $6 103 59% 6% 4074 17% 27% Petroleum Phlla 18% 4% 9% 10474 57b 6% 9% 27% Co common 4% % . 39% 39 20 *104 6 32% 3% 47 b 9% 20% 19 19% 9 9 10% 3974 59% Eastern Ry Co Pet Mlik 6 Jan 12% Jan - ' 36% 3734 Feb 107 13 *101% 47b 9% *9 Peoples Gas Light & Coke <fc 57b 17% 2 Va 2 4% *20 104 18% 103 47b 974 21 59% Pepsi-Cola Co 136 18% 387b No par Peoples Drug Stores Inc Nov 387b 104 6 Va 6 387b 17% 17% Feb 38 Va 104 104 X37% 32% 3% 36% *112% May 9% *19% 3 Va *6% 50 7 % x8 37% 47b 4'% 10 20% 3274 3% 36% preferred 96% 9% 19 % 32% 3Va *17% Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—_10 3%% conv series A pfd 100 6 4% * 32% 5 . 527. 330 3274 38% 38 30 *"30 52% 5,600 29% Corp com—No par 527b 38% 8% 27% 52% 37% 10% .7 537b 4,100 29% —-10 52% 3% 29% Light Co— Pennsylvania RR 7 t 537b 144% 37b 38 Penn Power & 6 114% Feb 16,300 25 & Coke Corp Penn Glass Sand 10 33% 3% 37 Va Penn-Dixle Cement Co 30 33 144% *43% Penney (J C) Co 7 33% No par 6 Coal 33 145 2Va common Ford & 33% 145 38% prior preferred conv 33 144% 2 Va 8% 33 144 38% *10% 1.600 144'A 1 5 60 227b 144 19 % 2.50 32% 2274 145 *144% *101% No par 32% 22 y2 104 45 Co 33% 104 20 Mines 33% 227b 104 No par Peabody Coal Co Penlck 17% Jan : 9 8 35% Jan - 10 24 Va Feb 13 32 Feb 107% Feb 6 13% 104 Rust 9 9% Feb 28 6 16% '> Parker Consolidated 33 2274 104 19% *43 327b X227b 104 187b 1 40 327b 104 18 100 600 550 55 7b 104 387b 104 547b 327 b 47b 38% 56% 1037b 107b 104 1274 9 9 *54% 32'A 67b Patino Mines <3c Enterprises Jan Jun 41% 20% Shares 104 Va 6 Parmelee Transportation 16 23% Utah 11 34% Jan Dec 39% 1 20 Dec 10% Feb 4074 47b *12% 9 Sales for the Week 32 No par 9% Jan 19% Jan 26% 35 3874 10 1274 9 f 103 1 common 11% Jan 37% Feb lo *19% ♦12% 9 56% Friday 2274 527a 3V4 Refining Parke Davis & Co Jan Jun 3 Va Park & Tllford Inc 2% Jan Dec 7% 374 convertible preferred Paramount Pictures Corp— 38 % Feb 15 17% & 4 5% Jan 145 3% No par 3 . 144% __1 4% 30% Jan 23 27% 42% Jan Prod Paraffine Cos Inc 4 2% 100 World Panhandle 11 29 103 7b Airways Inc 1 Petrol & Tr^nsp—5 Panhandle East Pipe L 00m No par 4% preferred 100 3 20% Jan 38% Nov Jan 102% Feb Amer 53 Va 53 12 Va Thursday 327a 32 32 12% 12 Va <• 2274 *31 - 103 * Packard Motor Car 11 46% Jan Jun 12 Va 32'% 100 Pan-American 2 Jan 9 Pan 9 25 1% x6 9 Xo% Jan 5 24% 23% Mar 11 Jan % Feb 10 106% Jan 13 10 101 9 42 1 *31 No par Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp 7 Jan ,„No par Mills 4% Jan 6 5% Feb *31 Pacific Telep «e Teleg com 6% preferred 10'A Jan 13 327b No par non-cum Lighting Corp 21 3 23 *54 7b Pacific 5 3% Jan 197/a Jan 874 56 7b 10 148% Jan 3% Jun 87* *55 7b 12 Va 33 104% Jan 20 42 8% 56'% 12 Va 32% Feb 28 8% *55% 537b Jan Jan 8% 557b 12% 33 144 2% Jan 8% 55% 53 101 36 *8 7 b 32% Dec t per share ♦127b Pacific Dec Feb. 10 t per share 5 4 104% Feb. 9 $ per share Sper share 23 11 Feb. 8 10 common 23 148 Oct preferred Inc PRICES Wednesday non-cum—No par 23 Feb 4% Jan Co SALE Feb. 7 I per share 22% Jan 44 Fisheries HIGH Tuesday Feb. 6 Finance Corp of Cahf—10 Pacific Gas & Electric 25 89 2% Jun Amer Monday feb. 4 I per share (669) RECORD Saturday Pacific 4 CHRONICLE LOW AND STOCK Coast preferred 2nd 12 Feb 135 29'A Jun YORK Par 3 Jan STOCK 'EXCHANGE $ per share lo 7% Jan 52 NEW Highest FINANCIAL STOCKS , Year 1949 Lowest YORK & 10974 10974 33 33 3374 217b 20% 21 14% •1087b 33 •207b 109% x *108 720 10974 200 33% 32% 33 Va 1,900 2174 *20% 21% 300 R 6674 Jun 74% Jan 7374 Jan 13 Feb 7 Radio Corp of America com—No par $3.50 1st preferred No par x7 Jun 9% Apr 8V« Jan 3 9% Feb 3 Radio-Keith-Orpheum 927b Jan 101% Dec 3 103% Jan 10 100 Feb 23% Jun 29% Dec 277b Jan 3 29% Jan 27 217* Jun 30% Feb x247b Jan 25 27 74 Feb 10 2674 Jun 34% Feb 30 Va Jan 13 31% Jan 12 Corp Ralston Purina Co 3%% pfd tRaybestos-Manhattan Rayonier Inc common $2 preferred Reading Co common 1474 1474 147b 76 75% 76 147b 1474 14* 75% 75% ♦757b 1 9% 9% 9% 100 *100Va 1017b •1007b No par *2874 2974 29 2974 *2874 2974 •28% 2974 29% 29% 29 29 257b 2574 257b 25 V» 2574 25% 26% 26 Va 27 27 2774 1 25 97b 102 974 *101 97b 102 14% 14% 15 14% 15 •73 75% 7574 7574 75 75% 1,000 9 9% 974 37,500 101 102 9 102 974 102 97b •1007b 102 144,800 30 500 6,000 31 31 31 31 31 30% 31 1774 Jun 23% Jan 207b Jan 25 22% Jan 9 50 *22 22% 2174 22 2174 21% 2174 21% 217b 217 b 21% 34 % Nov 43 Jan 36 Jan 25 39 % Feb 9 4% non-cum 1st preferred 50 *3774 3874 ♦37% 3874 3774 3774 •38 39 39 Va 39% •38% 407b 200 2874 Jun 36 Jan 31 Jan 1J 33% Feb 3 4% non-cum 2nd preferred 50 *32 % 34'A 33% 337b 33% •33 337b 33 200 For footnotes see page 24. 25 30% 307b *33 •3074 21% •33 337b 31 33 31 900 1,700 21 Lowest Highest S per share Par 1374 Apr 11% Jan 1 Real Silk Nov 23% Jan 16% Feb 7 18 Jan 3 Reed Roller 11 Mi Jan 16% Oct 14% Jan 13 16 Jan 7 Reeves 12% Feb 25 6% 3% Jun Jan Jun 50 27 934 60 Aug Jan 7 Jan 6- 93/4 Jan 22 Feb 9 25 Jan 874 Jan 3 11 Feb 7 5 60% Feb Jan Nov 58 Jan 12% Dec 1174 Jan 13 13% Feb Nov 85 Jan 20 85 Jan 20 13 13 Feb 1274 10 % Jan Jan 5% Jan 25. 7 74 Jan 9 474 Dec 574 Jan 30 2% Jan 4 % Jan 13 574 Jan 10 Dec 974 Jan 13 1174 Feb 1 Jun 2774 Jan 2374 Jan 13 2674 Feb 108 Feb 6 17 Feb 4 100% Jan 4 110 Jun 9174 1074 16% Jun 91 Aug 4% 674 Aug 18%» 93 100 23 Jun 10374 Sep • Jan 103 Jan 13 Jan 1474 Jan 3 Dec 9974 Jan 18 674 Jan 7 Rexall 2274 Feb 6 Reynolds Metals Co com 102 74 Jan 20 5%% 1074 Jan 12 Reynolds 39 74 Jan 7 Reynolds Feb 100 Jan 3 9 % Jan 31 3474 Oct 37% Jan 25 . 103 "101 1674 100 100 . ,_10 39 ' —10 *48 3 1 21% 21% 21 % 21% 2074 21% Jan 4274 Dec x38% Feb 10 4274 Jan 9 Richfield I.No par 40 40% 39% Jan 16% Feb 7 Jan 9 Ritter 17 16 74 Jnn 4% Jan 3 574 Jan 11 Roan 40% *16% 5% 4l% 21 Dec 20 74 Jan 4 24% Jan 17 Robbins 1274 Dec Jan 13 14% Feb 9 Dec 30 74 Jan 13 3574 Feb 10 Dec 60n/4 Jan 13 6774 Jan 5 9674 Apr 10% Jun 1974 Nov x20 Jan 3 55 105 Dec Jun 21% Dec 3974 Apr 61% Nov 874 Sep 12"% Mar 16 12 Jan 12 16% Jan 3 104 Jan 1 * 3 Robertshaw-Fulton 47-47/ Rohm 12 19% Feb 13 10% Jan Jan 104 2274 Jan 12 A— — —100 Ronson Art Metal Works Inc—..—1 * Royal Typewriter' Co (The) Dec 29% Jan 13 36% Feb 9 11374 Feb 112 74 Jan 7 11374 Jan 25 48% Jan 38 74 Feb 2 4174 Jan 10 Jun 12% Jan 10% Feb 7 1274 Jan 9 Jan 16% 33% , Apr i 31 Jun 43 74 Dec 87 Jun 131% Dec Jun 10074 . 9 % Jun 87 July Nov 43 74 Jan 128 98 5',;. preferred St L-San F Ry 10 48% Jan 26 146 Feb Jan 100 Jan Preferred 10 24 5 St 5% 24 90 Feb 7 Savage Arms Corp Dec 1274 Jan 13 1574 Feb 3 Dec 3034 Jan 3 34 74 Jan 11 46% Jan 70 Dec 66 Feb 7 70 Jan Jun 93 Nov 94 Feb 6 96 Jan 4 Oct 106% Jan 30 9174 Mar 84% Jan Jun Jan 104% Oct 104 107 Jan 9 87 Feb 1 7 108 Feb 4 Mfg 4.307; 3.65% Co pfd *106 100 preferred.,.— 14 Jan 91 Jan 5 14% Jan 3 30 5 90 Feb 10 Dec 20 Jan 3 2 5 74 Feb 3 62 Dec 60 Jan 3 69 74 Feb Scranton 10 Sep 86% Jan E'ec 3.35% Co (The) preferred com—.5 vtc com ,1674 Jan 19% Sep 1974 Jan 3 2174 Feb 2 Feb 56 Dec 47 74 Jan 25. 52 74 Jan 7 Seaboard 574 Jan 11% Dec 10% Jan 31 1474 Feb 8 Seagrave Corp 3374 Jun 44% Dec 41% Jan 25 4474 Jan 9 Sears 1674 Dec 15 Jan 3 16% Jan 11 Seeger 674 Jan 674 Jan 10 Sciberling Rubber Co 11% Dec 1374 Feb 1 94 74 Jan 11 Jun 4% Jun 6% Jun • 5% Jan 3, 57* * f 10174 Jun Feb 10% Jan 3 9274 Jan 26 Oil Range Since $ per share $ per 31% May 25% Jan 21% Aug 3774 Jan 26 22% Jan 38% Dec 76% Nov 105% Feb 9 8% Jun lu% Oct 9% Jan 3 11% Apr 15% Dec 15% Jan 7 30 Jun 40% Dec 5 Jan 7 2% Jun Inc Oct 13% Nov 28% Jan 37% Jan 13 39% Jan 7 Jan 17 79 6 76 Jan 105% Feb 11 * Sharp 26% Jan 13 36% 30% Jan 6 38 Jan $4.25 29% Jtin 33 Jan 9' Silver 9 Jan 100 Jan Dec 20% Jan 3 22 % Jan 29% Jan 13 33% Jan 5 Jan 23 88% Feb 84% Feb Jun 17% Oct 97% July 107% Dec Jan 13 24% Jan 110 Feb 25 Jan Skelly Oil 85% Jan 101 % Jan 10 16% Jan 13 106 Jan 20 4% Oct 3% Jan 3 Dec 9% Jan 13 Mar Jan 108% Feb 4% Jan 11 Jan 53 Feb 75% Feb 3 , ' & 5% 11% Jan 4 14 Jan 12 39% Feb 10 South Jan 4 45 29% Jan 35% Nov 34 Jan 13 Feb 35% Feb 1 *107 70 10634 100 86% 70 4(> 108 *10674 108 8% Jun 61 Jan 54 Jan 3 57% Feb 9 Nov 66 % Feb 60 Jan 13 65 Jun 13% Jan 11% Jan 5 3% May 6% Jan 4% Jan 3 3% July 5% Oct 5% Jan 4 Jan 3 2374 Jan 10% Mar, Feb ^..No par ' 7 Jan 14 6 6% Jan 70 6 2474 Jan 25 25% Jan 3 28 Jan 12 9 Jan 3 10% Jan 12 68 Jan 70% Feb Spear 10 23 & 13% Jun 18% Dec 16% Jan 13 17% Jan Square Feb 37% Dec 34 Jan 13 37 Jan Squibb 106 % Jan 22% Nov 20% Jan 92 Dec 89% Jan 47% Jan 25 3 31" 108 Feb 92 3 61% Feb 143 Dec 140 Jan 26 152% Feb 159% Dec 152 Jan 13 165 Jun 70 Jan 25 Feb 65% Jan 36% Jun 45% Nov 42 % Jan 27 45 60% Jun 74% Nov 66 25' 69% Jan •ftp Jan Feb Par 10' 9 3 94 " 10,200 6974 2,100 LOW Gas Co 7.50 Co_-—_.-—i..No par 2674 26% 26 % 26% 26 26% 26% 27 74 2674 2674 7,600 38% 3874 3874 38% 38% 3874 38% 38 % ! 39 3974 11,500 *7674 77% *76% 7774 7674 77% 1-78 *76% 77 106% *10574 106% 10574 974 9% 974 974 *10% 17% 17% 18% 20% 20% 21% 20% 21% *36% 3674 36% 3574 3674 35% 3574 *17 36 74 21% . 237'- 28% 29 3274 22% 32 2274 *85% 110 107 74 10774 23 74 2 3 74 *8474 16% 1 08 74 1374 52'% *52 52% *73% 74% xl3 13 1274 45 108% 45 2374 1,300 86 *8474 .101 1774 16 74 16% 1674 16% 16 % 1674 108% *108 74 108 74 •103% 108% 10% *51 7374 4% 4 10% 4 1074 53 *5174 *73% 1274 13 13 "53 3974 45 " 3974 45 45 34% 35 35 1274 13 1274 3674 57 57 13 5% *5% *68 " 3,200 2,600 45 100 35% 3574 11,300 1274 13 47,500 36% • ■ 3774 3674 36% 36% 3674 37 3674 5274 5174 52' 51% 52% 52% 5274 52 74 3474 34 3474 34 34% 34 3474 x33 74 56% 57 56% 5774 *5674 5674 64 65 *63% 6574 5674 ' 57 57 57 66 *63% 65% 6374 63% ' 12% 13 13% 13% 13% 13% 574 574 5% 574 574 5% 5.% 574 6 6 *68 71 71 24 74 24% 27% 2774 10% 974 1 0% 69% 69% *574 *68 70 574 71 *62 5% 65 5 74 7074 *574 ' „ 2,300 70 2,200 •*70 534 5,800 574 300 7074 5% 6 *68 70 17,300 11,700 13 13 574 *574 6 70 13% *13 8.400 527a 34 50 24 74 24% 27% *69% 12a4 3974 " 3474 9% No par 200 5174 3674 ' 13 *63% 100 75% 3974 *44 13 700 2474 24% 24% 24 24% 2474 2474 2674 27% 2674 27 74 2674 27% 974 974 974 974 9% 69% 69% 69% 69% 2674 27 10 9% 7074 2.100 10 70 70 8.300 74 17,000 7074 230 1674 1 674 16% 1674 1674 1674 1674 16% 1674 1674 ■16% 16% 2,600 3 5 74 35% 36 36% 36 36 34 36% 3674 *36% 36% 3674 36 74 3,000 *107% 108% 108% 108 *107% 108% *107% 10874 *107 74 10834 23% 23% •- common.*—1 ' , ' *91 92 ■ *107% 23 91 2374 91% 2274 9174 108 23 74 9174 2274 91% • " 20 23 22% 2374 x22 74 23 91% 9174 9174 90 % 90 3 4 130 6174 23,300 &: E Co $4 pref—No par 61% 60 prior'preferred —No par *147 148 148 148 149 149 151 151 151 152 % rl£l —NO par 163 163 164 164 164% 164% 164% 164 34 16474 16474 165 165 6374 6374 9,400 151 $7 prior preferred Standard Oil of California.—No.par 3 Standard Oil of 7 * Standard Oil of Indiana New Jersev 2,300 20,000 1074 1274 - 35% 13 66,700 - 53 *73 74 13 39% 2,600 •,4% " 75% 39 *44 173.4 1074 53 73% 101 ; 4 . 1074 3474 r •20 17% 1274 37 •70 86 16% 3474 3474 5 ^ 101 '/a 1774 3474 '52% ' *8474 • *9974 17 13 34% 700 1,600 2374 •99%' 101% 4 3,900 31% 12% 52% • 2174 31 34% 3674 10874 *2i74 13 '• 31,500 23% 23 74 86 10774 *1 600 2274 31% : 21% % 34% 27% par 39% *44 „ 21% *31 1274 24 74 No par 1374 3874 3974 1 —No par 1074 75 1 Brapcjs Inc com....No 74 *52 2 preferred 16% *74 39 107 106 34% ' " 1 — 10% 1,400 32 74 ► 108% 17% 4 *44 .s *8474 10174 108 45 105 8474 . 17 1074 29 2,900 23a4 22 74 23% 4 39% 2274 2374 108 ,13% 39% 22 % 23% 4 * >*3174 31% 1 08 10% 3174 21% 1 08 10% 3 28 74 3174 8.000 7 " *2874 31 1674 5,400 36% a 32 21% *9974 17% 16% 1674 . 21% -4 4 3 31 8474 86 101% 17 16% *10 7 74 *9974 67 3 74 23 74 2 3 74 86 7 3 31 *21 21% 3174 17% *44 22% 10874 10174 1074 2274 31% 17% 4 23 21% 36 674 3,900 ' 22% , 3574 35 74 2274 29 3274 31% 1.900 3,000 19 Xl9 29 2974 21% " 7 *3 3274 *10074 - 7 74 3 29 109% 108 1 674 274 33% 23 2,100 1074 * 774 3% 2974 2274 *31 3% 10 374 7 7 3 74 77 73 10574" 16574 105% 97« No par preferred Co 26 974 ;1 (E Ri ,& Son£ 2574 *1057). 10o stock tr ctfs_„100 No par 26 974 preferred —_1 2574 78 29 22,300 26 39 *32% Shares ' 25% 10674 1 ' $ per share $ per share $ per share 2674 2674 v Sales for the Week 2574 9% common..No par & Bros Inc.. Friday 2674 25'% 2 6 74 *3 20 Feb.10 Feb. 9 Feb. 8 <105% k 1,200 94 *92 Thursday Wednesday $ per share $ per share 2,000 21,700 13%. PRICES SALE 9% Edison..*....25 _„__5 HIGH Feb. 7 10674 par 2—_____25 AND "Tuesday 3,400 6 12.74 94 *92 3,800 15% 6 674 1374 1274 94 *92 94 1574 1574 .6 U*;u 13 974 —1—100 C9 com..4.50 *92 6 1274 13 <105% < No par 15 6'/« 1274 Feb. <> s per share *77 • *6 Monday 38% par common $4.50 Standard G $6 ' 94 26 7 4 26% —15 $3.50 preferred 10 1 ' —No par (The)„ Co Standard Feb Jan 61 $4 23% Feb 94 5 & Ohio D 13% Feb. 4 n_i Spencer Kellogg & Sons bperry Corp (The) Spiegel Inc common 23% 1574 1274 . ; ; $5.50(preferred Conv 1574 13% Saturday , : Sparks-Withington Co 4 23; 4274 1574 6 7'8 Greyhound Lines!—.5 Sugar com.No par Spalding (AG) 9 Jan 4274 15% 5% ' - Rico non-cum Mobile 43 74 1574 674 *92 pfd—100 Platinum.: 1 G 4274 15% 13 • STOCK preferred 5% 9 13% Feb ?30 . 15% 43 7 5 74 Pacific 10% 90 -2474 24% 24% 1574 1 _ *66% 52% Natural 56 24 2474 2374 6 74 *52 Southern 45 % 24 74 1574 *7 4 Railway _ 4274 1 : Southern 10 89 74 • 3,700 19,100 —50 Southern 3 x33 % Feb 2374 x4174 —,_50 11 49% Jan Jan 60 Pcrto 2474 24% 67 ' ! 12 Dec 41 1474 -1474 90 *88 -90 *88 90 1474 14% 14% 1474 42% E & 5374 Jan 51 Jun 1474 <88 90 *88 ^ , '*34.% 417 a —l 38% Jan Jun 25% 90 14% % California 13 14%" 42 Typewriters.No Co 32% Sep 86% % *85% 108 *8574 108 *107 103 105 1,000 96 .*9474 41 % ___4.No par Southern 13 Dec *8674 87% iack; 6674 15,600 66 3 4 32 ; * 42 74 2..—No-par Southern 3 34% Jan 52% in«% 32% , 67 96 10,100 l 1 11% Jan Nov • 8774 *105% 32% 67 ♦ 14 5 10 Nov 36% Jan 106 >4 32% *9474 9574 13% Mines 20 12 Jan Jan 67 6,200 14% i. Feb Sep 18% 3274 67 70 1574 14% America— 37% Jan 10 % 2814 98% 32% *94% 1474 ■ 1474 L., preferred... Southeastern 3 40 Dec 15 13 Corp— conv 36% Jan 107 1474 13 < preferred 574% Apr 1 3274 *3674 *107 143/, 1274 Steeli Corona Aug Jun 87% 14% 110 92 .*90 90 18,800 13% G)i—_,_:_„No preferred NOV Apr Apr 106% 90 220 8% 8 1274 preferred—.„.100 & 14% 17% 106 3'4 93 : 1274 ' 45 82 95 8% 99% 11% f 40 100 67% 95 ,8% 146 9974 . 5 ■.'* Jan Apr 32 74 66 99% 4974 l—_—15 O) Feb 71% 1474 99% 8% 8% 6,900 142 140 , 4774 4674 47% 47 136 99% *98 *90 90 ., 47 135 46% 135 10,900 21 Cofp 36% Jan 47% 135 10 74 4974 Coalition 26% 64 47 135 220 4,100 1074 . 2074 *„„„lo 4.20% 10 16 29% Mar 10% 51% Carolina 11 J un 1074 21 Amer Gold & Jan Jun 1074 69% South 68 6% 10% 38% 5074 South 51% Jan 22% 10% 1074 113 38 74 3874 20% 12 Oct Oct 113 113 3874 67 10 Dee 26 3674 3574 113 38% 5074 28 52% Feb 36% 11374 38% 66% Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc Solvay American Corp 4% 71% 21 17,900 35% 113 3834 21 Iron_„—.20 3 74% Smith 4 , May ,3674 3574 113 38 74 4974 Co (A Smilh 26 17% Feb 10% 73 3574 3474 113 66% (A) & Sons Carpet Co com..20 Smith 11 4 Jan Dec 1,100 21 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & 12 7 Jan 53 % 1,000 1074 5174 Co..— 6 4 17 King Sinclair Oil Jan 7% , 56 % 10% 66 •'4 A)1 Pen Co_—_„__1 (W 9 14% Jan 98 3% Oct 58 74 10% 2174 preferred...—i: No par (Frank Simonds Saw IT Dec 14% 56 10% 50 34 Corp..L cum Simmons 25 Jan Jan 56 11 6674 Dohme common——No par conv pref series A_l.No par Shattuck 12 22 17% 5574 10% 21 & $3.50 3 Sep 3 Steel Shell Oil Corp.:. Sheraton Corp of 3% Jan 100% Mar 3,500 51% . 9 7% Jan Jan 4,000 68 Gasi. & Sheaffer 3 25- Sharon Oil 8 13 Jun 1874 22 2174 : Shamrock 21% Feb 25 10% 13% 2174 51 t 11 6% Jan 95% 1874 22 5574 67% 109 18% 2174 1174 3274 *86% 20 18% 22% 2274 95 *107 104 55 % 66 % *106 1,100 3,500 *10174 104 1174 133 32% *101% 67 1874 : 19 94 , , 104 14 74 3574 6674 21% 1474 "25 66 & Jan 2% Jan 31% , 83% May 53% Mar " 33% . *101% 104 14 74 35 74 * 21% YORK I 12 22% Jun Jun 3 127% Jun 16% 19 Jan 34% Jan Jan 6674 2174 $4.50 preferred, 4 Oct 24% Jun 97 / 15,500 35% 51% EXCHANGE 28 % Jan 27% Nov May 14% • h 66% 51% common..^ NEW 16 '4% Jan , 1374 ;.v> 66% 21% — Servel $ per share share Jun May 14 74 35 x66 I Co.—.....No par Refrigerator Co 5 Highest 24% 83 13% 35 66% 15% 1474 24% 100 —.— 4 Roebuck Jan. 1 Lowest Highest , 14 34 % Del—No par of Co STOCKS Year 1949 $q>er share 1,500 69 preferred series A... Range for Previous Lowest 2174 xl4% 86 :,/4 *38 NO par Seaboard Finance Co 36% 974 2174 22 "i 1474 .100 ... Air Line 4774 , 21% ' Seaboard Jun < 21% 9,300 r 1374 Jan 2174 Jan 13 74. .Jun 2174 89- '108 108 ■, ' 21,74 90 107 86% 100 2,000 *87 95 ? 600 5 74 8% 69 • 16% 53/8 8 33 Scovill 40 *1674 574 8% 3274 i x3354 1674 574 8 *94 $4 preferred 40 1674 574 9974 *6674 No par .No par — 3974 16% *98 1574 preferred 3974 99 % 15% 2,700 574 90 .. 240 21% 39% *95 5 $3.40 10 ' L—, *87 21 • *1674 8,74 8% ilOo 21% 99% Schenley Industries Inc————1.75 Scott Paper Co common .No par 3 90 5 21% 2174 47% 47 133 131 21% 107 5% 10% 48% *95 8674 Jan 1374 94% 100 St Regis Paper Co common 1st pfd 4.4077 series A—, 3174 Jun preferred— non-cum 130 9 Jun 47% Co. —100 10;% 21% 900 9774 97'% 106 74 55% 38% 11 10% 100 vtc 38% 4974 *48 ' 9774 107 16% 1874 35% 3874 49% 96% 10674 3974 104 113% *113 113, 38% Ry Jan Jun 78 57* 9 974 108 A 3 22 % xl03% July series 3474 3474 113 par "It 4,800 12,700 13% 22 % 55% 11 % 22 55 % 11% 3474 —190 Co com vtc~-_~No Southwestern Louis 22% 8 66 19% 55 74 i„—5 —— 19 10 3 39% 34% 6 674 104 19//« 22 Lead Co——410 Joseph *102 104 1074 39 *48 97% 107 107 10% 39% 21% 35 65 74 14% *54% *11% .....—5 Safeway Stores common. St f ...No par — Jan 8 Jan May 3 Jan (Jacob) Ruppert 3474 66% *102 * 1974 ——1 : Ruberoid 9 31 Jun series preferred 14 35 14% 49% *48 97 97 180 9% 39% 39% 5% 5% 21% 14 74 66% common.'——.20 Co Haas 49% 35 Contrpls com—1 'preferred——'———25 conv & 4% 18 58 Va Jan 35 Va May 109% 55 49 74 2174 Feb 68% . *48 13 31 109 1014 Jan Jun - 101 % 19 Jun 11 10174 3974 3974 9 % 9 % 9 74 Dec Jun 40, 10172 101 101 102 39% Jun 7% 10 3,000 9 74 21% 4,u00 7,700 *100% 22% 16a4 100 7- *100% 5% 21% 22 400 108 16 16% 10074 2274 1 07% —20 16% *100% 5 74 *96 % Inc.— 16% 10074 21% *107 74 Mills *10674 103 xl 674 2,300 33,700 5% 97% 5% 11 2674 22% 107% 21 1074 ' 57 s 9% *16% ' " 5% 108 12,600 2574 2674 103% *107 ' 18,400 *22% 39% 5% 1174 'a 474 574 *9% 38% 17 11 2574 6 4% ' 2274 107% —.No par 11% 26 *11 2,500 1174 8% * 5% *96% Mines 4% 22% *48 Copper 7 74 474 1174 11% •6% 5 29,100 92 5% 9674 Corp 11% 674 90 13% *90 22 74 49% Oil 11 6174 13 13% ' 92 <■ 574 107% Company— 13 *90 *60 60 "2 60% 13 92 22 74 96% Co 60 *100% 1 674 101 107% 36 21% 16 74 100 Manufacturing 3,100 25 series 1—. 10 74 674 107% 107 74 *100 100% 39% , 10% 127b 1174 574 2274 10074 5% 22% 1,700 10% 26 series—•—_„ 100 21 28: 11% 17 200 874 23 1074 11 4:50'/;. Mar 22 101 *3 8% 107a *474 25% 26% 874 22% 5 3.60',; Common,—.. Antelope 2,000 23 6% 4% Preferred 18 2,200 15 22 11 6% Preferred X374 77 1674 *100 11 10 Jun 17 1474 60 10 Rheein 167« 15% *90 10 50 *600 1238 17 1574 237a 1374 92 Jan 3 47% Jan Shares *22% 60 12% *90 108 17 100 *59 9 7 74 Feb Sep Aug 12% for the Week share 10% 107% Jan 15% , 25 74 107% 5% 574 22% 22% 100% 100% 9% 974 —1 Spring Co— iR J) Tob jClass B 10% 59 .59 13% 13% *20 92 11 11% 6% 6% 474 5% 11 % 11% 26% No par convertible preferred 10% 5 2474 83 11 10% 59% 13% 92 11% 16 Jun 12% 10% Sales Feb. 10 Sper 12%" 12% *1674 15% <8 9 Jan 133/4 77 22 74 *8 94% Jan Jan % 22 74 106 40 98 Jan 10274 6 874 23% 108% Nov 42% Mar ' "8% 23 % 11% 2.50 Inc— Drug 17 26% -—;100 — 9 Dec 78 preferred 13 3974 7% conv 5%% 127< *1674 1574 6% 5% 11% Revere Copper & Brass com,. .No par > *12 17 13% . Corp com—-No par prior pfd-series A,_H00 Steel 57'« Feb 10 85% < 6% » 12 16% : $1 convertible preferred Reppblic 12 17% 8% 6% 5% •* Pictures common,50c ——10 Republic ; 12% 15% 23 11 2-1 20% Jan Jan ; ——1—1 , Aviation Corp Dec Jun 15* Inet Motors Jan 4% ' « Co common 3%% series—s Mlg Republic . 9 17 10% '-'58 13 5590 Reo 2 Jan 8% 674 May 474 Jun 12% 17% 15% 15% Friday Feb. 9 $ per share $ per share share . 8% prior Feb. 8 $ per S per share Thursday Wednesday 12% 17% 22% Reliance : 6 90 1 No par div $1.25 Reliable Stores'Corp—— 9 Apr Jun 8% 73 & Co— —5 Conv pfd 100 Remington-Rand common —_—50c $4.50 preferred —25c 10 preference—_i_ 10 11 Dec —50c Inc—___— PRICES SALE Feb. 7 15% <•12 17% 15% No par Co-—* Bit Bros (Robt) Rels 4% 5 Hosiery Mills com Jan 15 % HIGH AND Feb. « $ per share ' Monday, February 13, 1950 Tuesday Monday Feb. 4 $ per share J per share share Saturday ' EXCHANGE Highest 10% 1874 LOW STOCK YORK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1949 $ per CHRONICLE FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & COMMERCIAL THE (670) , 5874 5874 57% 64% 6474 6374 25 4474 45 25 69% 6974 58% 57% 59 59% 63 6074 6474 64 44% 4474 44 74 44% 44% 44 % 69% 6974 67 74 67 3 4 67 67% 64% 60% 1,000 1,300 6374 6274 63 74 44% 44 72 4433 44% 8.800 67 74 68 6774 6374 31,900 . . 17,200 Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL Range for Previous 20 40 Oct 25% Jan 4 27% Jan 101% Jan 14 102 % Feb 2 Dec 18% Jan 24 Jan 3 48 10 38 July 35 6 Jan 30 Feb 50 7 Feb Standard 9 32% Jan 4<fe 5 , Starrett 12% Jan 3 Jan 28 Sterchi 27 39% Feb 10 99% Jan 4 33% Dec 31% Feb 6 34 % Jan Jan 12 Jan 3 14% Jan 31 13% Dec 12% Jan 13 15 VA Jan 18'A Dec 25 18% Jan 4 12'.2 Feb 21% Dec 20% Jan 13 22% Jan 11 16 % Feb 23 Dec 26 Jan 13 29% Feb 9 17% Jan 14 V8 Jan Jun 52 Dec 6% Feb 9 Oct Jan Feb Va 96 ♦ Jan 13 8% Jan 66 Stores (J P) Inc & 3 10% Jan Sep 122 95% Jan 20 96 55 Va Jan 25 9 60% Jan Dec* Sunbeam Sun Jan,12 118% Jan 14 9 Jun 11% Dec 10% Jan 25 12% Feb 35 July 17% Jart 16% Jan 30 18 Feb 16% Jun 21'A Sep 19 25 22 Feb 3 36 'A Feb 60 % 7% Mar 12 Vs Jun 227 Aug Jun Dec 55 Dec 14% % 25 9 Jan 3 195 Jan 41 Jan 9% Feb Sep Dec Dec 108'/« Jan Dec Jan 60 9 Jan 4 11 10% Jan 4 38% Jan 27 41 Jan 4 Jan 4 109 Jan 18 107 11% Jan 11 Corp % 7?> 10 17 3 99 •98% •98% 99 99 99 98% 99 31 % 32 31 % 31% 31% 32 31% 32 32% 32% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 6,500 14% 14% 13 14% 13 14% 14% 12% 13 12% 13 5,400 1 99 12% 12% 12% * 12% 12% 70 12% 18 17% 17% •17% 18 17% 17% 17% 21% 17% 21% 17% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22 27% 21% 22 27% 28% 27% 28% 28% 29% 59 % 29% 62 29% 29 63 29% 64% 64% 65 % 64% 65% 64 65% 66 1 9 9% 9 "96 98% •96 *57%. No par No par 58% 58 • '119 120 12% 12.50 9 8% 98% 9% '200 •202 9 98% 57% 9 •96 57 57% 57 56% 56% 119% 119% 119% 120 11% 12% 11% 17% 12% 17% 17% 17% 67,900 17% 17% 17% 17% 18 21% 21 21% 20% 21 20% 20% 20% 21 55% 56 56 8,800 56% 56% 56% 56% 56% 2,300 9% 9% 9% 9% 10 2,600 9% . 214 9% •202 9% 214 213 213 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 39 % 38% 38% 3 ^._25 108 108 11% 36% No par No par com Corp 36% 12% •108 108% 38% 108 108 37 36% 108 36% 12% 11% 12% 22% 23 22% 82 11% 82V4 6% 6% b'% 6 IB 6% 108% 50 10% 11% 1,200 36% 37 11% 11% 11% 10,400 11% 18,000 23% 22 % 23% 26,700 82% 82 82 6% •82 6 6 t) 74 400 108% 37 22% 82% 1,700 11% 36% 23% •82 103 •11 12 22% 22% 82% 6% 10% 38% 36% 82 % 6% 10% 38 % 11% 23% 300 10% 11 82% 215 10% 11 23 215 3,400 •38% 11 82% 1 214 800 10% 37 12 214 57 •56 838% 11% 36% 12% - 2,200 •118% 39% 11% 4.100 9% 98% 12% % 10% 108% 8% •96 119% 118 39% *11 9% 12 119 10% *108 64% 98 % 12% 119 12% *39 % 100 % 9 •96 98% 500 11,600 99,300 12% 119 12% 216 9 •96 58 118% 12% 56% 10c , Gould 2,500 17% 21% 28 (The) —4.16% Sylvania Elec Prcd Inc $4 preferred ■ Symington 400 •17% Swift International Ltd 7 Va Jan 30 •98% 10 20 83 % Jan 9,300 50 12% Jan 23% Feb I,800 39% 30 20 Superior Steel Corp Sutherland Paper Co 4%% preferred 3 9 14% 39 9% 9'A Jan 4 14% 38% 56% Feb 3 14% 38% 9% 12 Jan 14% 38 % 56% Jun 5.% Jan 14% 37% 9% Sweets Co of America Swift & Co— 19% Jan 30% 14% 38% 56% 2 74 •29% 14% 37% ___25 28 Jan 30% 14% 38% 17% 11% Feb Nov •29% 30 14% 37% 21% 37 Va Jan Mar 30% 31% 15 38% 17% 4 6% 300 21% 13 89 50 17% Jan 24 % 50 21% 10% Jan , 7,300 50 25 34 v 19 25 Dec Sep 19 preferred series B Nov Jun 19 14% 1 36% 3% 6 100 11% 17% Aug 18% 50 A Jun 76 % 19 50 No par series 8% . •30% 18% •49% 32% common Feb 100 19 50 99 common 7'A 9,400 18% •49% 14% preferred Corp Shares 27 % 101% —No par 27% , 26% 101% 19 Sunshine Biscuits Inc Sunshine Mining Co Superior Oil of California 17 Jan 27 102 l preferred 4)2% 10 10% Jan 224 4 Oil %% 26% '1C1 32 Ve common Corp A Sum ay 27 102 the Week 9 8% Corp Chemical Class 3 26% •101 Sales for 10 50 •49% 31% 27% 102 Feb $ per share 5 Sun 10 X122 26% •101% Friday Feb. 9 $ per share 15 Inc $4.50 series A preferred Oil Co oommcn.j... 9 27% Thursday $ per share 15 5 100 Co share 38'/8 1 common.. 5 7c prior preference Stone & Webster Stuaebaker 10 *30% $ per 102 % 19 PRICES Feb. 8 27 19% SALE Wednesday •101% 50 HIGH Feb. 7 $ per share 27% 102% 19 *49% preferred Stevens 27 % >101% 1 No par S__ Stewart-Warner Corp Stokley-Van Camp Inc 7 Feb Oct . 66% . 45% Jan 10 100 (671) Tuesday Feb. fi $ per share 50 — 28% 8% Bros 3 % % 9 14 % 30% L Sterling Drug Inc 10 15. common preferred (The) 98% Jan Jun 106 % Co 36% Jan Jan 127 convertible Jan Jan 117 Ohio Jail 9% 52 Vs of Aug 100 9VB 90 ' Oil AND Monday Feb. 4 3%% preferred series Standard Steel Spring common 41 % Jan 24V4 % 48 Jan 20 13 Oct 94 Dec Saturday Par 10 Dec , CHRONICLE LOW STOCK $ per share 20% , Jun . $ per share YORK EXCHANGE 102% Jun Jun x27 NEW Highest 27 % 96 % May ; Lowest $ per share Jun 12 Since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 1949 Lowest & . 190 6 % II,200 T 9% 2% Jun 12% Jun 13% 6% Jun 48% Jun 18 Dec 11% Jan 5% Jan 23 Dec Nov 65% 9 17' Nov Jan 12% Feb 6% 3 Talcott Inc Jan 62% Jan Texas Co 1 T% Jun 18% Nov 15 Va Jan Jan Texas Gulf Jun 70% Dec 69 Jan 3 73% Feb Texas Gulf 16% Jun 26 % Nov 21 Jan 23 23% Jan Texas 17 33% Feb 58% Dec 53% Jan 3 59% Jan 36 Jun 48 Dec 45 Feb 10 48% Jan 6 8 Jun 11V4 Jan 10% Jan 3 12% Jan 31 '13% July 15% Jan 14% Jan 3 16% Jan 4% Mar 25% 8% 4% 35 14 1 % 14% 41% Jun 7% Jun share 31 $1.25 certificates Pacific Inc 3 32% Jan 25 13% Jan 17 The 3 6% Jan 11 3% Jan 5 4'/2 Jan 6 Jan $2.50 1 84% 20 Jan Jan 3 19% Jan 11 Thomas Steel Co 9 Mar 7 Jan 13 7% Jan 10 Dec 52 Jan Thompson Thompson 17% 13 55% Jan 18 Apt- 95 2 % May 23% May 3 5% Feb 40 Dec 38 Jan 13 42% Feb 6 19% 25% Jan 25> Jan 3 24% Jan 30 4% Jun 102% May 13% Jun 94% Jan Oct' 107% 4 3% Jan 105% Jan Dec 19 Nov 32% Dec Jan 34 Jan 6. 106% Feb 16% Jan 36% Jan $3.50 $3.75 preferred Timken-Detrpit 5 Timken Range for Previous Range Since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share 10 Lowest $ per share 58 57% 47 *46 ■ - NEW Highest $ per share YORK t • 16'A 7% 32% •13 13% 6% 6% 38% 6% •38 6% 38'% *94% 18% 18'% 18% 18% 18% 7 Va 7Va 7 Va 7'% *7'% 7% 54% 54% 96 *94% 5 96 5 42% 24 23% 24 106 23% v LOW Saturday '• Par 25% Jan 6 36% Jan 5 34% Jan 6 , 17% 17'A 17% 17'A 17% 18'A" 18 % 18% 18'A 17% 18'A 17 % *16% 17% *16 9% 9 *16% par " 9% 9% *107% prior Co preferred 1 20,600 *107% 108 *107% Friday Sales- for Feb. 10 Feb. 9 the Week $ per share • Shares - 17% 17% •16 17'A 17% 18'A 17.% 17 % Thursday $ per share 17% 18% 17 9% 9% 107% 107% 9% 108 *16, 17% 17 9% 108 17% *16 17% ■ 57,500 18'A 17 3,600 . . 9% 9% 9% 25,300 108% 107% 108'A 390 12'A 12% 12% 12% 1 L% 12 12 11% 12 12 12% 24% 4,400 24% 24% -24% 24'A 24% 23% .24% 23% 23 % 23 23% 3 6'A 14,100 *35% "36'A 3 5'A 35% 35% 35% *35'A 35'A 35% 35% 103 *102 - 103 *102'A *102 103 12 103 103 103 9% 33 1 9% 33 5% *32% • 5% 9% 9% 9% - 33 5% > 9'A 9 9% 400 102'A 102'A 300 9% 8% 8% 1,300 31% *31'A 32 340 4% 5 1,500 - 50 . 9% 108 *9% conv 24 23% *35% conv Coach $ per share 17% Twin City Rap Transit com—No j?ar 5%, Feb. 8 $ per share $ per share 24 TRICES Wednesday 5 *101% Twin SALE Feb. 7 2 „ preferred—No par $4.50 prior preferred —No par 9 HIGH Tuesday Feb. (5 $ per share 20th Centuty Fox Film com__No par 27 Jan AND Monday Feb. 4 13 3 2,000 340 351/4 Jan 20 Jan 22,800 6,800 31 6% 10 4% 41 6,800 12% Jan 4%' Jun 96 % 4% 41 34% par Tri-Continental Corp common 1 $6 preferred No par Truex-Traer Coal Co 5 10% Jan 24 *96 *%■ 42 2,100 34% 3 5 54% 35% 9 18 800 700 54 34% 1083s Feb 8% Jan 24 2,700 7 * 96% 4% *41 4'/a 18% 7 55 *96 4% 41% * 4 18% 7 54% 96 4% 41% ' 4% 18% 7 54% 96 5 41% 4 *18% 35% 3 29V4 Jan 4% Jan 54% 96 41%' 4% 34% 104% Jan Nov 4 54% 4% 42% 180 37% 34% Oct Nov 4 *94% 5% 42% 37% 37% 3% 4%. 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No par Axle„ Roller 22,600 16 72 No par com 61% 16'A 72% *38 1—100 Co preference Tide Water Associated Oil 11 25 preferred 61 Va 61% 15% 72 6% No par conu 61% 61% 61 900 16'% *7% 1 Products 2,900 , 73' 31% *——15 Thompson-Starrett 7 3 Jan 4% 6 5 14% Feb 43 'A Mar 96 <The) 18% 15% 1 (J R)____..i 18 Va 72% *13 preferred 50 tThird Avenue'Transit Corp.No par 56% 600 16'A 18'% ' 16% 57% convertible Jun 61% 5% 73% •46 No par —... common... Nov 6 34% Va 12% 5% 16 Ve •16% 6 2 61 12% 5% 73 *18% 5% Jan 38% Feb 61% 12% 5% 18 16% No par 30% Jan 12% Jan 4 61% *12% 5% 73% 23 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common.—5 $2.40 conv preference—No par 36% Jan 62 12% t 16% 12% 10 Oct 17% 12% 8% Feb Co 18% _5Pc 3 Thermoid 17% 61% ^100 preferred—. Fair 5% 18% 73% 1 Ry Co common conv 5% *18% Trust— 7% Jan Aug- 6% Mar Sub Texas & Tetion Land Oct 32% Jun Pacific *12% 5% 12% 5% 12% *5% 18% * —10 Jan Apr Dec 12 Nov 9 25 Oil— 12% 5% 18% r, Producing Co___„10 Sulphur—No par & 12% *5% ,_5 1 12% *12% 5 v 1 Pacific Coal Texas _9 , : — 56 13 1 Telautograph Corp Tennessee Corp 18% Feb 59% Jan 25 (James) ' *32 • 5% 31% 32% 5% ; 32 5 5% 31% 5 5 5 U 8% Jun 10% Dec: Nov 46 Jan 10% Feb 12% 19% Jun 31% Apr Jan" .39 33% 1C7 , Jun 451/2 Jan 86 % /112 Jan ; 94 Jan 42% Feb 9 30 90% Jan 30 Jan 30 Preferred $3.70 series.. 92% Feb 9 Preferred $3.50 series 25 25% Jan 13 106% Jan 3 13% Jan 25 Oct» 80 Dec Dec Jan % Feb 9 Oct 3 ; 51% Feb 4% 34 / Feb 27% Jan 110 5 86% Jan 5 Jan 3 Jan 34 Jan 25 37 Jan 40 Jan 17 42% Feb Jan 3% Jan Sep 3% Dec 70 3 44% Jan 4 3 49 Feb 3 4 Jan 9% Jan 17 United 64% Jan Dec 16 72% Feb 10 7% 9 11 22% Jan 4 18% Feb 3 42% Dec ,'■40% Jan 13 43% Jan 12 55% Dec 53% Jan 13 f 16% Jan .. 60.% Feb Dec 17% Feb 8 191/4 Jan 11 Dec 261/4 Jan 27 27% Feb 6 13% Sep 12% Jan 3 141/2 Jan 20 Feb 7 24 Jan 7 23% Jan 12 Feb 307 s Dec 27% Jan 102% Nov 101V2 Jan 3 105 Jun 17% Jan 15% Jan 26 17 XF9%J Jun Jan 175 Jun 6% •1161/2 25 23 120% Jan -9 Oct 182% Jan 4 187% Feb 8% Jan 46% Jan 10% Jan 11 54% Jan 10 Sep Jan Apr Oct 22% Feb Jun 9% Dec o%, Jan Jun 30 % Dec 23% 11% Jan 16% Oct 15% Jan .7% Jan 8% Apr 8% Jan 15% 38 Jun £2% For 49% Jan Jan 72 Dec footnote! aee tmee & S * U S 1st 7G 25% Jan Jan 9 10 3 U Feb 32% Feb 18 18 1 Feb 4 8% Jan 27 49% Jan 10 70 Jan 5 71% Feb 3 Leather Partic & 9 % Jan S U S Lines Co conv Co common class A.' common.' 4%% U S U S preferred Pipe & Foundry Playing Card Co 103% 103% 103% 26 Va 26% 26% 26 26% 14,700 84% 84'/a 85 84% 85% 4,500 *51% 52 51% 51% • 3 99 92»A 03% 103% 51% 51% 33 33V2 33% 33% 34 34 26% 26% 26% 26% 27% 26% 27% 110 *108% 109% *108V2 109% *1081% 14% 31 ?$% 35% *42 6'A *108% 81% 14VS 51% 110 14% 14% 80% *80% *31 31'A 311/8 *108 1091/a 80% 109% 9 8% 35% *35'/a 43 42 *108 *8% 8% 35 35% 42% - *41'A 14% 14% 83 141% " 130 1,600 2,300 15,200 109 14% 10,100 *80% 83% *80% 82% 4.00 31% 31% 110 14% 380 31% X31 31% 3,100 *108 9 *8% 110 *108 35 *8% 35% 42% 42% 42% 110 8% 300 35% 8% 35 ' 35'A 1,200 43% 400 *42 3% 3(4 3% 3% 3% 48% 48% 48% 48% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 71,000 9 9 9% 8% 8% *8% 8% 8% 8% 9 9% 3,700 70% *68'A 17% 60 " 70 - 70% 70% 70% 6,000 450 70 70 72% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 18 18 18 1,800 40% 40% 40% 41 41 '/a 41 'A 41 41% 1,900 60% 59 59% 59 59 59% 59 15,600 17% 17% 18 Vs 17% 18 Va 38,500 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 12,100 13 13% 713 13% 21% 20% 21% 20 20% 21 Vs 21 Va 20Vs 20% 19% 20% 15% —20 '114% 114% *186% 189 29% . 29% 104% / 104% 28% *104 29 104% '15% 16 15'A 15% 115% 116 115% 116'A *186% 189 . 9% 9% *186% 9% 50% 50 50 9'8 24 No par 23% 23% 23% No par No par 9% 9% 9% , 1 - 1 32" - 31% 32 17% 18 ;.17% . 18 8% 20 45% 45% 45% 10 71 % 71% *70% *8% .*49 9% 32 *8% 45% 72 23 189 9'A 12%* - 12% 13 13V8 13% 12,000 20% - 20% 20% 21% 20% 21% 26,800 20% 20% 20% 21% 21 21% 31,200 29 29% 7,700 *104 104% 29 *104 29 104% 15% *15% 16 15% 115 % 115% 119 115% 187 189 *187 9'A 189 9% 23 % 23 23 31% 8% 45% 71% *187 9% 9% 15% 119 10 500 7,200 189 9'A 700 50 50 50 22 % 22% 22% 22% 2,700 9% S% 9% 9% 9% 6,800 31 % 31% 301/4 31 % 32% 17% 18 17% 18 8% *8'A 8 'A 45 :8% 8% 44'A 44% -3,100 :U 70 Va 100 17% 44^ 9% *49'A 17% "*70' e 50 31% 29 104% 15% 50 9% *£.'A 28'A •104 13 114'A - 50 :9% • .. 8% 58% 17% 27'A 13% 29% 59 17% 27% 18% 27% 105 58 17% 17% 27% « 59% 290 27% 18Vb *9% 3% 49 18 27% *50 70 *48 41% 15% 5 70 3% 3% 49 17% 21% 100 3% 48'.% 41 13% * 3% 49 18 18 • 3% *48 41% 10 Co 92 3% 29% *104 com *96 92% 33 *51% 100 98% 91% 49% 100 Machinery 841/8 8,400 20,700 3% No oar preferred 4%'V 85% *103 > 32% *108 8% _No par common 26% 27% 1 No par 26 % 44 112 91% 91% 1031/4 *96 28% 43 Va *111% 2 30% 35% 3%. 41% Theatres—1 preferred— Hoffman .. 10 interest 9 81/2 28 44 32% 81 43% r*68 13% Foreign Securities Freight Co Gypsum Co S U S of *96 28% 111% 27 14% . 109% 9 100 1 43% 84% 51% 28 111% 26% - 28(8 43% 111% *48% > , -No par preferred— U S Industrial Chemicals 44 24 Co Paramount $4.50 U 2 187 10% 2% 4 Jan 26% May 17% U 24 Jan 110 ' Fruit Certificates 9 Jan • Dec 57 43 301/2 Jan 4 14% 8% 1,800 2,300 •108% 83 % *42 12% 26% 31 35% , Dye wood Corp common— .11 preferred United 3 19% Feb t oar 51% 2,300 42% 12% 32% ' 110 31 No par United Dec Dec 10 .No 9 25% Mar Corp Corp United Gas Corp United Gas Improvement Co United Merch & Mfrs Inc 26 18% Carton Co Fastener 51% 33 27% *108 United Electric Coal Cos ——5 United Engineering & Foundry 5 4 19% 26% 12% - 33 10% 42% 12% 103% 27 86 14%- United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c $3.50 convertible preferred _100 United Corp (The) without div 1 13 . & Carbon 193% 84% 10% 43 12% 43 Va 91% 26% 10% 43 12% 28 Va 98% c 103 10% 42% 111% 44 *91 10% 42% 12% 28 *96 27 .'*81% 10% - 111% 91% 85% , No par * 3% Jan * preferred 43% 98% 103 % °.108% No par 27% 111% "96 26% -10 common America 12% "91 85%: 51% 100 of 42% 91' .26% 100 preferred United Board United preferred 28% 10% 42% 12% 111% t No par 10% v 43% -.44% 111% > common..1.5 Inc 12% 98% 91 *103 I preferred—50 Corp Lines United-Carr .8% Jan Dec 9% 9% Jan 28 Air Biscuit $4.50 12 471/2 94 4%;% 7 Oct No par Co common convertible United 11 Dec Aircraft United 1 38% ; 5'c ' 7 32% Jan ■108% Feb 40 8 ■' series— non-cumulative ♦United 18 15% Jan 7 3 $4 Union Tank Car Co— 10 Jan 26 ; 30% Jan 106% Jan > - 10% 42% 28% 44% lll'A *96 50 Preferred 10% 42% 12% 1 28% 44Vb -No par Union Oil of California 12% 28% No par Unicp Pacific RR 103% Feb 42% .111% par 27% Jan 31V4 Jan 3% El,Co of Mo pfh $4.50 ser—No 881/2 Jan Oct 9% Union Bag & Paper Corp—No par Carbide &«Carbon—No par Un 10% 42% 12%. 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Year 1949 4 per S per share S per share 24% Jan Dec 19% May 30 82 3 29% Jan 25 U 93% Nov Apr 43 Jun 333/4 Oct Jan 37% Jan 3 445J, Feb 126% Jan 18 131% Feb 10 Apr 37% Jan 13 Oct 72 Jun 7'i Jun Jan 67% Jan 21 25% Jan 30% Feb 6 140% 18 % 66% Feb Dec 26% 12934 8r/c Jan 139 21 142 Jan Nov 22 Jan 11 38% Jan 44% Sep 41% Jan 4(4 Feb 6% Nov 5V4 Jan 26 5% Jan 5 8% Jun 11% Nov 10% Feb 9 11% Jan 10 Apr 92 Dec 4 Jan 80 23,4 Jun Oct 27 12% Jun 17% Jan 15 3% Feb 9% Sep 9 Jan 11 5% Jan Jan 9 16 3 4% Jan 3 Jan 25 x25 Jan 9 Jan 16 166 Jan 28 10% Jan 13 11% Feb 2 59% Jan 3 61 % Jan 27 20% Jan 13 23% Jan 11 Vanadium Jan 3 10 % Jan 12 Van Jan 3 28 6 Van 12% Dec Jan 64 Dec Apr Jun 25% 7% Nov 11% May 20 Va Jun 27 10 Feb 13% 9" 26 Nov % Feb 4(4preferred " Jan 25 Oct 22% Jan 7 Dec 20% Jan 93; Jan 26 97 10 -98% Jan 17 Dec 98 Jan 10 98% Feb 6 27 49% Feb 10 Jun 91 liy4 Jun 113% Dec Feb 115 Jan Jan 6% 17 22% Feb Jan 25 Virginian Ry Co common 25 6% preferred 25 VLsklng Corp (The) 5 Vulcan Detlnning Co common——20 12 *30% Jan 7 Feb 8 30- 26 26 Dec 32% Jan 28 Nov 33% Apr 29 25% Jun 33% Oct 31% Jan 23 % Mar 30% Api 28/ Jan 11 29% Jan 17 32 Apr 31% Jan 11 32 Jan. 13 37 3 7% preferred 30 Jan Mar 45 Jun 60 % Jan 56 Jan 13 57% Jan 30 Wabash RR 4%% 12 Jun 14% Sep 13% Feb 7 14% Jan 10 Waldorf 29% 29 s 4 140% 140% 140% 21% 21 % 21% 42 42 42 5% 140% 140% 21% 42 * *24% 26 *24% 26 15% *15% 16 15% 15% 5 5 5 24% *164% 167 21 % 21% 42 42'% ■ 2,700 200 5% 5% 806 10% 10% *10% 10% 3,200 *97 % 26 3'% 15% 15% 500 4% 2,800 243% 4% 4% 4% 5,300 26 *24% 16 16 100 3% 3% 3% *24% 4% *97% 100 1.800 *24 24% 24 24% 24 *165 167% *1G5 167 % *165 11% 11 % 11 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 7,500 60 GO % G0% *58% 59% 90 21% 21 21% 21% 21V* 2,000 60 61 *60% 62 21% 167% '165 11% 2,600 24% *23% 167 11% 11% 142 5% 15% 4% 5 4% 24% 23% 4 5% 26 *24% * 16 131,500 140 3 42% 21% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 26* 600 30% 29% 30% 141 *42 100 *97% 100 2,200 10% 10% 10% *97% 100 *97% 1,120 38% 07% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% 10% 100 5% 5% 5% * 131% 38% €6% 30 18,600 G6 % 38% 66% 42% 168 62 *60% 22 21% 21% 21% 21% 10% 10 10% 10 10 10 10% 9% 10% 10 10'% 28% 27% 27% X27% 27% 1,500 21% 28% 28% 28% 13% 13% 13(4 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 V* 13% 4,900 22% 22% 22% 22 22% 21% 22% 21% 22 21% 21% 3,900 99% *98% 99% *98 98% 98% *97 47 47% 28 13% 101 47% % 7% 7% 7% 84% 84% 84% 115% 115% 22 *21% 22% 28% *28% 19% 115% 22% 22% 29% 29 29% *21 % 22% 29% % 29% 29% 29% 37% *36% 37% 29'% *28% 29 *28% 29 33 *32 33 57 *55% 57 29 360 29% 1,600 29% 2,200 29% 29% 37 *32% 34 *55 % 57*4 *55% 500 37 *28% 29 * 34 *32 % 57 *36% 29 *28 % 34 *32% 22 % 29% 29%. 29% 37 120 *21% 22% 37 36% *28% 14,200 116 *115 *115% 116- 29% *28% 29% *36% 29 83 19% 29% • 900 81% 19% *21% 29% 37% 29% *36% *28 *32 xl9% 19% 115% 19%- 115%. 115% 4,200 7% 7%? 83% 29% / 19% 19%" 19% 19% 116 120 •.19% *83 84 84 2,500 100 *99 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 83% 10 49% 48 *99% 101 100 100 100% 99% 101 *97 47% 47% • *97 101 *97 48 48. 99% *98 101 *97 48 100% 101 *100% 100% 47% 99% *98 99% 101 7% * 3,600 28 28 83% 20 30 30% 7% Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% pfd 7 30% 83% 19% *115% 22 —100 partic preferred 30% 38 % 21% 100% 100 preferred dlv 30% 44% 131V* 131% 131 38% 68% 38 140% *47 5 Virginia Elec & Power Co com—10 $5 preferred 100 3 Jan 10 117 18 20 27% Jin 3%£> *66% 21% 22 % *98% *97 Va-Carollna Chemical com—No par 11 19% Jan 23% July Jan 8% Jan 96% Jan 11 18% Jan 18 118. Jun 14% 79 20 Jan Jan 27 Jan 68'.4 140% 13% non-cumulative preferred—100 Victor Chemical Works common Jan 23 101 10 Jan 6% Jan 27 Jan 118 82% Jun 15% Jan 99" Dec 100 Jan ■ 5 45 Dec 47 33% Jun 5% *66% 43 % 10% *27% Vlcks Shreve & Pacific Ry com—100 98 20 9 67% 4,800 95 *92% 95 43% *21% 10 85% 14% Jan 3 38 V* 66% *41% *24 * 16*4 % 11% *61 Corp of America—No par Co 2.50 85 % Mar 12% Jan 130% 42% 130% 21% 5 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co—.6% Vick Chemical Co 2.50 Jan 130 'a 38% 42 Shares 27% 26% 27% 42% 42% 130% Sales for the Week $ per share share *92% 95 42 38% 42% 27% 42% 3% *24% *15% Norman Raalte Co Inc •92% 130% 42% 130 30% 140% 10% *97% 100 1 100 preferred 8% Universal Pictures Co Inc com 94 Va 38% 42% 26% 26% $ per 5% Universal Leaf Tobacco com—No par 23 Feb 26% *92 94% share S per share 26% 26% Friday Feb. 9 F eb. 8 21% *41 % 1 Laboratories Inc Universal 161 Mar 7 17 11 Sep 170 156 43% Jan Jun 25% Jan 26 4% Jan 27% Jan 100 3 3% Feb 27% 19% Jan 7 24 Jan 95 Feb 21 $ per share *92 94 % 3(J% 140 % _No par 7'% preferred —100 U S Tobacco Co commonNo par 7'/o r.on-cumulatlve preferred—25 United Stockyards Corp 1 United Stores $4.20 non-c 2d pfd__5 $6 convertible preferred___No par United Wall Paper Inc common 2 4% convertible preferred 50 Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp 1 3 Jan 43 preferred 26% 130% 130 39% *38% 08% *67 U S Steel Corp common 10 Jan 21% Feb 1st preferred Ref & Min com non-cum U S Smelting 40% Jan 20 Mar 62 20 V* 10 100 50 50 U S Rubber Co common 10 Jan 46% 100 preferred series A $ per 26% 26% *92 42% 1 Plywood Corp common S 3%'« 133 3134 Aug 112V4 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Teb. H $ per share Par $ per share share Monday Feb. 4 EXCHANGE Highest Lowest Highest PRICES HIGH SALE Saturday STOCK YORK NEW 1 AND LOW STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest RECORD STOCK YORK NEW Monday, February 13, 195Q CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (672) 34 32 V* W 31% 105% 21% 6% Jun 17 32% Feb 103 Jan 11 104% Jan 3 31 Jan 13 Feb 10 Walker 10 Walworth Nov 33 Jun Oct Dec Jun May 25% 101 30% Jan 34 4 9% Jan 9% Jan xl2 Jun 17% Dec 16 Jan 3 x87% Jun 101 % Dec 97 Jan 16 9% 18% 16% Jun Dec 30% Jan 7% Jan 14% Feb 19% Feb 102 Warner Bros Pictures 38% Feb 3 Warren 6 Foundry & Pipe Petroleum Corp.. Dec 29% Jan 14 Jun 22% Jan xl6% Feb 10 18% Jan Warren Jun 25% Dec 24% Jan 28 25% Jan 15% Jan Waukesha Motor Co 11% 14% Jun 13% Jan Sep 4 Jan 24% Dec 21 Feb 10 Apr 17% Nov 14% Feb 4 16% Jan 33% Xl9% Jan 6% Oct 5% Jan 3 6% Jan 12 Webster Jun 27% Jan 24% Jan 13 27 % Jan 12 Wesson Oil 24 84% Dec 84 Jan 5 85% Feb 23% Jan 20% Jan 3 23% Jan 18 Sep 143/4 Jan 25% Apr 104% 115 Sep 108% 108 101% May 12% 1734 Dec 13 21% Jan 4 13 26% Feb 10 West Penn Electric Co 18 113% Feb 7 West Penn Power 4%% 7 109% Feb 107% Jan 13 108 % Jan 109% Feb Jan Dec 13% Jan Jan Jun 50% Dec 46 Jan 25 108% Jan 103 Jan 4 preferred series B preferred series C West Virginia Coal & Coke 4.10% 7 Jan 3 West Va 109% Jan 26 4%f* Lowest Highest S per share 5 Feb 32% May 8% $ per share 8 Va NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Year 1949 13 9% Jan Deo 40 Jan 12 44 % Feb 16% Deo Feb 16 Jan 3 18% Jan 26 Western Maryland Ry com Sep 33 % Dec 31 Jan 3 35 % Jan 20 Jun 30 Jan 28 Jan 3 33% Feb Jan 9 18 23 % Jan 4 53% 13 ' 70% Nov Jun 73 25 Va Jan 3 33 Jun 102 13 Dec 30 % Jan 13 Aug 103% Jan 6 Jan 22 % Jan 25 26% Jan Jan 13 Jan 3 34% Jan Feb *21% 3 19% Jan 104 21% Jun 98% 66% Jan Dec 24 May 20% May 4 4% 26 26% Mar 115 48% Jan 71 89% Jan 23'/b Mar 32 % 44 . 81 Dec , 30% Jan 1,000 22 *21% 22 21 21% 200 14% 14% *14% 14% 14(4 15 5% 5% 5% 14% 14% T 5% 6 *21% 21% *21% 22 25% 25'4 25% 25% 25(4 85% 85% 85% 85% 85 85% 22% 22% 22% 23 22% 23% 20% 20(4 20% 20% 20 (a 20% 14 "4 14% 49(4 49% 25 7 *112*4 109% 109% *109 109% 108% •108 Va 108*2 14% 14(4 14% 14% 14% 48(4 49 48% 49 V* ,108% 109 , r LOW AND HIGH 8% 8% 42% 43% 43 17% 33% 17 Va 17% 33 !; 33% >32 t per 8% 42% 42% 17% 17% *32 33% 32% 32% 68% *67 27% 27% 32% * 104% 100 100 No par , No par * 20 *109 *46% 85 ' *30% 32% 31% 32% 105% 105% 105% *104% 105% *104% 105 % 100 24% 23 V* 23% 22 % 22% 600 V* *109 24 •109 114 *23% 24 114 24% *109 45% 46% 45% 86 85% 86 31 45% 45% 86 31 *30% 31% 31% *85 31% 1 79% 10 Jun 13% 21% 14% Jan $4.50 5 4 Nov 81 Jan 10% Jan 6 Dec 19% Jan 3 Jan 140 Nov Jun 35 Nov 44 "Sep 49% July . Feb 9 11% Jan conv 11 —. Wisconsin Elec Power Co 22% Jan 20 141 Jan 11 32% Jan 10 34 Jan 4 Jan 3 51 Feb 3 Woolworth r 6% preferred (F 19% Jan 20 11% Jun 18% Dec 17 Jan 13 x59% Feb 72 Oct 69% Jan 9 72% Jan 34% 13% 13% 13% 13% Jun 76 Nov 74 Jan 4 79% Jan 65 . 68 Feb 89 Dec 85 Jan 7 89 Jan 9 66 Feb 82 Dec 80 " Jan 25 82 Jan 6 8% *10% 10 21% 21% 21% 37 Jan 6 40 Jan 4 31 Feb 9 53% Xl3 10% 22% 10% 22 *138% 143 10% 800 22% 22% 8,200 33% 33% 50% x49% 49% 19% 18% *71% 19 Va 73% 18% 100 72 72 series— 78% 100 No par 78% 86 * 84 29 y4 28% 11% 12 11% *39(4 40 *39% _ 71% 21% *138% 33 V* 33% 900 49% 49'% 49% 8,700 6,800 49% 143 18% 18 Va 18% 72 *72 73 71% 72 180 78 77 77 76% 76% 190 85% 86 80 18% 18% 86 85 85 81 81 80% 81 81% 29 % ' 18% *76 *84 86 *84 1 —Nopar 18% 78 22% *138% 143 33% *33% 143 33% 72 200 *10% 50% 18% 8,700 10% 33%: 77 1,000 13% 10% 50% •71% 10,800 99 33% 79 2,300 5% 52 10% 50% - 13 13 % 82 *33 V* 78 13% 500 *79% •138% ' 5% 52 52 430 • 81 ; ■ 5% 13 3,400 -■ 81 82 50% 4%% convertible preferred 50 Young (L A) Spring & Wire_Nopar Youngstown Sheet & Tube__.No par 23 26% Jan 13% 13% *80'/* 82 33% York Corp common Jan 52 50% 25 Yale & Nov 52% 33% 12% 5 39% 5% *51% *138% 12% 3 28% *138% 143 - ..100 12% 12% Feb 28 21% 21% 12% 29% Jan 30% May 16% JUn 10% 10% 5 13 Jan 10% *10% 81 10 27 12% 13% *80% 81% Jan ]>c Jun 13 Va 80% 81% 10% Feb 11% Jan 13% 80% 5% 5% 5% 52% 10 Wright Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Wyandotte Worsted Co 13 Va Jan Oct 5% 51% 5% 13% series conv 13 12% Feb 14 10 Prior preferred 4%% Prior pfd 4%% 19 14 14 82 Common 24 4,800 34% *33% 13% Worthington Pump & Machinery ' 35% 34'/* 14 14 143 35 Va *33'% 15% 34 *33% 51% Co_ 35 15% 33% 34% 51% 13% *80% : — W) 34 16 V« 33% 52 Woodward Iron Co 48 3,700 15% No par 139% Jan 31 15% 16 33% 5% com 15% 15% *33% 10 $4.25 preferred Wilson-Jones Co_. 31% *30% 31% . 10% 51% No par 31 86 34 5% No par common 45% 86 31 45% 85 34 No par pfd series A Wilson & Co Inc 13% Jan 31 5 22 128 55% Jan 26 34% 114 45 "2 85% 45% 85% 16% ' 5% *109 114 45% *33% 16% 34 14 *109 114 - 33% 16% 34 5 39,100 31% •104% 85 *33% : 32% 32% 46% 1 Wilcox Oil Co 13,500 105% 114 White Sewing Machine common___l Prior preference 20 Willys-Overland Motors common_i_l 32% 32% 8,700 27% 32 % 24 White Motor Co_ 3 22 X27 *104% 32% 106 24 24 12.50 32 200 69 -21% 22'a 27% 9 12% Jan 1,700 *67 69 21% 9 77% Jan 33 V* 27% 5 51% Jan 500 33 21% Jan t 7,900 32'% 27% 16% Jan Doc 17% 21% 36% Jan Dec 4,300 17% 32% 33% 33 68% 4 12% 3.100 33% *32 V* 12 57% 8% 41% 17% 17% 33% Shares 8% 41 % 42 32 25 11 $ per share 8% 42 27% preferred series B Sales for the Week 18 Va 8% 8% 41% 100 Friday $ per share share 8% 21% 3.80% 1,900 Feb. 10 Feb. 9 69 Jan Jun Va HO Thursday 69% 15% Jan Jun 110(4 *108% 32 33% Jan 8% Jun *109% 49 *49 49 32% 31 70 49 50 71% Dec X42% 3,200 *32 Dec 6% Jan 14% *70 Dec 14% Feb 14% 32% 16% 3 80 14% 27% 5 13 108 Va SALE PRICES share 8% *108% 14% Feb. 8 42 70 108*2 21% Jan 5% Jan 360 109% 27% $5 conv prior preference White Dental Mfg (The S S) 12% Jan 24,500 112(4 220 *109 22% Wheeling 8s Lake Erie Ry Wheeling Steel Corp com Dec 26% U2V4 26% 26% 112% 22 "5 Jan 10,600 27% 12 7% 8,400 21*4 71% Jan 14% 22% 20% IO8V2 Wednesday g per 8% 18 34 Jun 22% 21V* 109% *109 109(4 Feb. 7 $ per share t per share .108% * 112% 113 Tuesday Monday Feb. 6 3234 7% May 23 26(4 26% 26(4 113(4 *108% 109(4 *109 26(4 a 112% • Jun 4% 84(4 22V* Weston Electric Instrument 34 X84'4 20% 28% Feb 25% 22% 20 1,300 2,500 5% 25% 85% *85(4 22% 3,500 5% 25% 6 25(4 85 % 18% Jan 12% 700 13 Va 22% 27% 6 , 25 Va 13% 25% 109% Westinghouse Air Erake—Nopar Westinghouse Electric com —12% 5 32 16% *24 3 4 *69% 49% Jan 13 Xl6% 14 100 Preferred series A 8 86 16% 25 Va 13% 25% 49 No par 4,600 260 16% 5 Va *109 100 18,000 Western Union Teleg class A_No par 4 Jan 33 preferred Western Pacific RR com Dec 29% Jun July 27 3,4 Feb 105% Feb 2nd non-cum 36% 25% 108% 100 34% 13% 110% 43% 17% *32% 32% 38% 16% *108% —10 37 24% *109 ' 21 14% Feb. 4 Auto Supply Co 37*2 38*2 13% 1081 8% 50,100 18% 16% 110% 11 14% 101 14 26(4 Par Western 3 41% *21(2 Saturday Western Air Lines Inc 5 14% *13% 112% EXCHANGE 15 V8 13% 26% I 18% 100% 14% 24% 112% STOCK t per share $ per share 7% Jan Dec YORK 18% 100 % 15% 17% 26% STOCKS Range for Previous 18% 100*2 14% 38% 18% 100% 6% z 7,200 18% 15% 3 7'/a 7,800 8% 100% 18(4 100 15% 8% 12,900 34 25 *108% 14% 100 8'4 8% 50 104(4 17 112% Pulp & Paper com—No par preferred 8*4 8 Va 1,300 24% 26% 5 4.20% 11 51 pfd 33(4 8% 33'4 1,600 17% 112% *108% com__No par 100 _100 100 7 14% Jan 4 May 353/4 104 1 4 West Kentucky Coal Co 19% Jan 23% Jan lllVs Jan 85% 22% 20% No par West Indies Sugar Corp_ Xl04(4 33(4 32% X31 25% 13% * 8% 18 100 38% 17% 14% 105*4 32% 33(4 15 = 8 a *25 22 1 25% Snowdrift com—2.50 & Dec Oct 6 5 - Nov 22% 16% 107 11 Inc $4 convertible preferred 8 Jun Tobacco 14 l', *104% 104 104 104% 18% 37 )■' 17 14*4 31% 33 100 15 3 24% *21% 14% 5 Wayne Pump Co July 78 16% 5 Wayne Knitting Mills Feb 11% 16% . No par 36 14 No par 3 Washington Gas Light Co 14% 31% 104 8% 8% 18% 15% 14 31% 100 14% 31 14% 14 31% 33% 100 57(4 *55% 57(4 13% 32 13% *31% 105% 32% 100 34% 17 24% 5 23% < 100 15% 14'4 32 *104 18% 18% 1 100 preferred 5%% 21 16% Jan 24 10 No par Co Ward Baking Co common 1 Jan G & W (Hiram) 57 14 31% 14 14 32 32 105% *104 33% 32% 8% 8% No par 100 No par Walgreen Co common 4'7> preferred 3 *50% 100 No par preferred System *12% 12% 12% 28% 29% 29 29V* 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 86 % 60 80% 80 80% 12,500 *12% 12% 20 *85 12% 12% 12 % 1,100 29 % 29% 11% 29% 29% 10% 11 *38% 39 \ 19% Jun 8 77% Dec 72% Jan 13 80% Feb 9 14% Jan 11% Jan 3 15% Feb 9 ; 20% July 33% Dec 31% Jan 13 45% Feb lfr 3% Feb 4% Oct 4% Jan 6 •Bid dividend. and y asked prices; no Ex-rlghto. sales * on 5% Jan this day. * 23 Jin Mfg Co 40 39% 39% 38% 29% 29% 30 so y4 29% 30 30 , 11 -39% 38% 38% 30% 30% 31 . 7.20C 11,100 500 39% 30% 2.800 80% 17,700 77% 78 77% 78% 77% 78 77% 79% 79% 14% 14 14% 14% 15 15 Va 8,400 13% 14% 13% 15 No par 13% 80% 15% 78% Youngs town Steel Door Jun 10% Jun - Towne 39% 45 V2 31,200 40 43% 40% 5% 39% 40% 39% 5% 39% Nopar 39% 44% Zenith Radio Corp Zonite Products Ccrp 5% 5% 5'% 5% 5% 5% 5,900 receivership, or petition 1 has been filed for company's 38% - 5% 5% reorganization, a 5(4 ; 5 Deferred delivery. rCash sale, s Special 4 „ sales, wd When distributed. xEx- Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (873) ,25 r Bond Record New York Stock cc» FRIDAY The italic letters In the column headed WEEKLY "Interest Period" Indicate Figures after decimal point represent the month case more or 3~d of a the when bonds mature. point. LOW Range for Previous GOVERNMENT Year 1949 Lowest in each one Exchange YEARLY • Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest 103.28 Dec 103.28 Jan 108.13 Highest Saturday Jan Low AND HIGH SALE Monday Tuesday Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Low High PRICES Wednesday Feb. « Feb. 4 EXCHANGE Dec 108.13 BONDS NEW YORK STOCK Low High Low High Thursday Friday Feb. 9 High Low Feb. High Low 102.31 Feb 102.1 102.31 Mar 103.8 104.9 104.15 July 103.S July 101.12 Feb 101.13 Jun 101.7 Feb 103.2 Aug 100.18 Jan 103.19 Dec 100.28 Jun 103 Feb 102.30 Aug 105.4 Aug 100.13 Jan 102.30 100.17 Feb 101.3 102.18 Feb Sep Jun 102.18 Feb 1 102.15 Jan 3l 103.9 Jan v 103.16 *103.14 103.16 *103.13 103.15 ♦103.13 103.15 ♦103.13 103.15 *103.13 108.30 *108.28 108.31 *108.29 109 *108.28 108.31 ♦108.28 108.31 *108.28 108.31 *102.16 102.18 *102.16 102.18 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.14 102.16 2%s 1956-1959 *110.10 110.13 *110.11 110.14 *110.11 IIO.14 110.14 ♦110.10 110.13 *110.11 110.14 2%s 1958-1963 *111.20 111.23 *111.21 111.24 *111.21 111.24 ♦111.21 111.24 ♦111.21 111.24 *111.22 111.25 2%s 1960-1965 *113.18 113.21 *113.19 113.22 *113.20 112.23 *113.21 113.24 *113.21 113.24 *113.22 113.25 2%s 1950-1952 *101.2 102.4 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 ♦101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 2%i 1952-1954 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102 .14 102.16 *102.13 102.15 2%s 1956-1958 105.20 2%a 1962-1967 2%s 1963-1968 2%s 1965-1970 2%s 1966-1971 2%s Jun 2 Vis Sep 2%s Dec 2%s -1951-1953 2%« 1952-1955 2%s 1—1954-1956 2y4s Jan 101.13 Feb 101.8 Jan 101.18 105.19 *105.17 105.19 *105.17 105.19 *105, 17 105.19 *105.18 104.28 *104.25 104.27 ♦104.25 104.27 *104 25 104.27 *104.25 104.13 *104.11 104.13 *104.11 104.13 •104.10 104.12 *104 9 104.11 *104.9 104.11 *103.30 104 *103.30 104 *103.29 103.31 *103.29 103.31 *103 29 103.31 *103.29 103.31 *103.25 103.27 *103.25 103.27 *103.25 103.27 •103.24 103.26 *103 24 103.25 103.23 *103.21 103.23 *103.20 103.22 ♦103.20 103.22 ♦103 20 103.26 103.22 *103.23 *103.21 *103.20 103.22 *103.19 103.21 *103.19 103.21 *103.18 103.20 ♦103.18 103.20 *103.18 103.20 *103.18 1967-1972 *103:2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 ♦103.1 103.3 •103.1 103.3 *103 103.2 1967-1972 *10515 105.7 *105.6 105.8 *105.6 105.8 *105.5 105.7 *105.4 105.6 *105.4 105.6 1967-1972 *10312 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.2 103.4 *103.1 103.3 *103.1 103.3 *103 103.2 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.14 102.16 *102.14 102.16 *102.14 102.16 *102.14 102.16 *102.6 102.8 *102.6 102.8 *102.6 102.8 ♦102.5 102.7 •102.3 102.5 *102.3 102.5 *105.5 105.8 *105.5 105.8 *105.5 105.8 ♦105.4 105.7 *105.3 105.6 *105.3 1964-1969 , 104.27 103.20 105.6 1956-1959 *104.15 104.17 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 104.18 *104.16 2y4s 104.18 *104.18 Jun 104.20 1959-1962 *102.19 102.21 *102.19 102.21 *102.18 102.20 *102.18 102.20 2y4s *102.17 Dec 102.19 *102.17 1959-1962 102.19 *102.17 102.19 *102.17 102.19 *102.16 102.18 ♦102.16 102.18 *102.15 2s 102.17 *102.14 Mar 1950-1952 102.16 *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *100.6 100.8 *100.7 2s 100.9 *100.8 100.10 Sep *100.20 100.22 *100.20 100.22 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 *100.20 100.21 2s 1950-1952 —1951-1953 *101.8 101.9 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 1951-1955 *101.12 101.14 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 Jun 101.15 *101.12 101.14 1952-1954 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.18 Dec 101.20 *101.18 101.20 1952-1954 *101.27 2s 2s 2s *101.8 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.27 101.29 *101.27 1953-1955 *103.16 103.19 *103.15 103.18 *103.15 103.18 *103.13 103.16 *103.12 103.14 *103.12 103.15 1950 2s *100.11 100.13 *100.11 100.13 *100.11 100.13 *100.11 100.13 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 1U0.12 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 103.8 *103.8 103.12 *103.8 103.12 *103.8 103.12 *103.8 103.12 l%s Bank 101.29 for Reconstruction it Development Jan 101.3 Dec 101 Jan 18 99.11 Jan 103.16 Dec 103.8 Feb 6 and *105.17 *104.26 ' 1964-1969 International 98.24 •Bid 105.18 104.28 *104.11 Dec Treasury asked Registered bond *105.16 Jun Treasury r *110.11 *104.26 2%s Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Feb . 2%s ^Treasury Treasury 101.8 for the. Week Bonds ($) 103.15 *108.27 ian.-i- Treasury Treasury Treasury Oct *103.14 1955-1960 2a4s Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Feb 1951-1955 27%s____ Treasury Jan 3s Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 110.23 Mar Jan 104.9 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 110.23 Mar Sales 10 High price. No sales 101 Jan 18 110-year 103.18 Jan 9 25-year transacted this day. tCalled for 2%s 1957 *101 101.2 3s 1972 *103.8 103.12 redemption: Treasury transaction. 2s March 103.8 1950-52, March i ' 15 at Interest New York Stock Exchange Period Last Sale Price Friday's Bid & A^ked Low New York Transit Unification &■■■ Week's Range or Bonds No. 109Va 1093-1 47 Feb. 17 Low 108% 1950 at 100. a Odd Interest Last Period Sale Price or I'Yiday 15 June-Dec 3%s series No. 16 June-Dec 3% Y June-Dec y. . June-Dec *65% 17 18 3 Vis series No. 19_. . y.., Jan. 1 NO. Low 65 2 High 64% 65 65 1 65 65 -*4. 65% -4- June-Dec 65 65 4 64% 65 June-Dec - 3%s series No. 20 67 67 1 67 67 3 Vis series No. 21 June-Dec *68 June-Dec *65'% 3%s series No. 23 June-Dec 64% 3%s series No. 24 1 Range Since Sold 64% 65 3%s series No. 22 a- h Bonds High •65 series No. s 3%s series No. V s Bid & Asked Low Foreign securities transaction Week's Range High 109 a* lot 10 New York Stock Exchange Issue— 109% 1957, BONDS 3%s series No. June-Dec 2y4s ' % Jan. 1 City 3% Corporate Stock 1980 Bank Friday Range Since, Sold High International \ RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Friday BONDS 100, * "t I,0o6 June-Dec 3%s series No. 25 3%s series No. 26 65% • 64% 66 63'% 3 64% *66 June-Dec _ — — 66 • __ 65% 66 64 22 June-Dec *65 3%s series No. 27 June-Dec C65 e65 5 64'% 3%b series No. 28 June-Dec 65 65 5 65 66. : 3%s series No. 29—: June-Dec 65% — *65 66 — 64% - 65 66 ' 3%s series No. 30 Wertheim & Co. Telephone Members REctor 2-2300 120 New York Stock Brisbane NY 1-1693 25-year A Foreign Government and Municipal Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Colombia) f AChile Feb-Aug April-Oct AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s 1948 (Kingdom of Norway) 4s 1968 (Dept) collateral 7s A 1945 Akershus Mar-Sept f AAntioquia *70% AExternal sec sec 30-year 3s Antwerp Australia s f sink fund 7s sink fund 7s bonds $ 3rd ser 1973 10-year 3 Vis 1956 Feb-Atig 10-year 3Vis 1957 103 % 96 Feb-Aug 91 Vi Jan-July 106Vi 91% June-Dec s reduced to AExternal s f reduced to 1926 to 1957 A —June-Dec due Plan 3.375%) 1957 1979 (Central Ry) A April-Ocf April-Ocf A 96y4 41 46% 35 102 94% 43% 36 Va 104 Vi 103 V. 96'% 95 ya 8 94% 9iya 35 88% 91 % 91 y2 25 90 91 Va 90 91 y2 42 89% 91 % 106 y2 107'/a 11 106% 107 Vi 7 115% 116% 116 80 75 __ 96 77% 57% 2 55% 57% 75 75 Vi 6 73' external AExternal sinking fund 6s A 6s assented 6s fund 6s Sept assented Sept 1961 AExternal sinking fund A 6s assented 1962 6s 1961 1962 A Chile Mortgage Bank 6%s A6V28 assented 1957 2-3s 1993 1957 107% 107% 10 107 107% 102'% 103 102% 102% 102% 8 *58 — 35 % _ 35% *39 35 5 40 29 29 54 Vi 54 Vi 55 13 53 75 75 75 2 73 55 53 2 53 76 1 36% 3 28% 30'% 1 36% 39 29% 2 28% 30% 39 1 36% 39 29 29 29 39 t, Jan-July Jan-July Mar-Sept Mar-Sepf 29% 5 28 Vi *39 29'% June-Dec 6s 1961 29 % — 29% 28 30 "2 23% 29% 141 26 V i 29% __ 29 21% •39 40 ■M. -H —w 28 Vi 37% 23V4 30'% 23% 30 *29 *39 dpril-Oct Map-Nov 29 — __ _ W _ 29% *39 -T — 2 36% __ 57 57% 51% 29% 6 23% 30% 39 39 2 39 39 Mar-Sepf *29 28-% 29% Map-Nov 1960 53 67% — -- 68 *57 V' — 3.375%) 1979_T —_April-Ocf External dollar bonds of 1944 (Plan B) — 1 53 52 June-Dec *67 Vi June-Dec 3%s series No. 2 *65% 53 9 69 70 3%s series No. 3 65% 65% June-Dec 66 66 3 3%s series No. 4 65% 66 14 3%s series No. 65% 65% 66% June-Dec June-Dec 2 65% 66 69% For Financiat Institutions FOREIGN SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS 69% 5-1 65 Vi 66 June-Dec 3Vis series No. 7 *67% —— June-Dec *67% 9 June-Dec *67% 3 Vis series No. 10 June-Dec *67% 74'/, June-Dec *65 65 y2 3%s series No. 11 3Vis series No. 12 June-Dec 3%s series No. 13_i:__: June-Dec 3%s series No. 14 June-Dec For footnotes see page 29 • ' 67 *66'/« 65 Vi 64% 67 — — 1 63 —w 65 Vi 12 - 69 % 69'% 67% — — r.ARL MARKS & r O- INC. 66% 73 3%s series No. 8 3 % s series No. 64 66 67 FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 50 Broad St.. New York 4, N. Y. 69 % 63 % 66% 66% 63% 65 % 36 Vi 29 V. Mar-Sepf (interest June-Dec —- 28% 37% *29 Aprtf-Oct 30 - 2 - 29 *39 % - 29 v 28 2 -r 29% June-Dec - 29% *39 *39 29% — 76 — 39 39 June-Dec 1962 55 *76 36% 30% 39 75 55 36 36% 23'% ~3 29% June-Dec Municipal 7s 1960 assented 36 107% 55 A 7s 101% 102% June-Dec sinking fund 6s 1962 Consol 35 101% Map-Nov 1961-— AGuaranteed sinking fund A 6s assented 1961 assented 101 3 54 April-Ocf April-Ocf ASlnking fund 6Vis 1961- A 6s 3 35% 39 Map-Nov dollar bonds 6Vis assented 101% 55 % 101% 101% 29 1963 Extl sink fund 102% 39 AExternal sinking fund ,6s 1963 assented 101'% Feb-Aug Feb-Aug AExternal sinking A6s 3 101 35'/a April-Oct 1961 assented Jan 1961 A6s 102% April-Oct 1960 ARy external sinking fund 6s Jan 1961 A 65 101% 101 y2 Mar-Sept Jan-July f $ bds 1978_Jan-Julp f 7s 1942 May-Nou May-Nov 1960 65 22 102% 102% s s 65% 102'% 102% 75'% funding bonds of 1931 due 1951. Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest 3%s series No. 43% 89% 5% reduced to 43 % 57% 75 Vi June-Dec pursuant to Plan reduced 3.5%) 1978— 957a 47 % 103% 102% (interest 1952 Stamped 94 6 *65 Mar-Sept (interest 1979_w1927 to April-Ocf 1954 30-yr 3s AExternal sinking fund 6s Feb A6s assented Feb 1961_ AChllean April-Get due Plan 3.375% ) 6y2s of Stamped pursuant A7s 1978 f 6Vis of Stamped pursuant 102% 103 V. *77 % 8s (Republic) AGuaranteed (U S of) external 8s 1941 June-Dec Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest AExternal 2 21 48% 43 Vi 46 Vi 46% - 47 y2 116 f ABrazll reduced to 3.5%) 50 —. 46 % 47 5 ' 90 15-year 3%s 1962 1955 46% 49 95 V'3 June-Dec 6s 48 Vi 47 V 2 June-Dec sinking fund 7s 1955 48% 47 Va 35 V a 35% 103% 104 June-Dec (Kingdom of) 49 *47 Vi 20-year 3V2S 1967 External 94 Vi 46 Vi *47% 20-year 3 Vis 1966 Belgium 93% 2 —— 47 Vi June-Dec Jan-July 3 47% *47 Vi 1957-April-Ocf Jan-July : 71% 94% *47 Vi 1957—April-Ocf 2nd ser 1957_April-Ocf (City) external 5s 1958 (Commonwealth) 5s 1955 71% 94',4 47 Vi 94% Jan-July 1974 (City) (Dept of) §A7s assented 1942. *70% 5 AExternal sinking fund 7s ser B 1945—Jan-July §AExternal sinking fund 7s ser C 1945—Jan-July IA External sinking fund 7s ser D 1945. JanJuly AExternal sinking fund 7s 1st ser AExternal 2%s Carlsbad Cauca Val — § AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s 1947 June-Dec : sinking fund 5s 1957 Sinking fund gold 5s 1958 Feb-Aug Sinking fund gold 6s 1950 June-Dec Caldas (Dept of) 30-yr 3s s f $ bonds 1978-Jan-JiHp Canada (Dominion of) 4s 1960 April-Ocf 25-year 3Vis 1961 Jan-July Teletype Exchange Broadway, Now York (City) Telephone HAnover 2-0050 Teletype NY 1 -971 26 COMMERCIAL THE (674) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 13, 1930 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE Friday Last l'eriod Sale Price {Hukuang Ry) Colombia Friday Bonds Range Since Sold Friday's or Bid <fc Asked Low AChinese Jan. 1 No. Low A6s Of 1923 Oct of A6s 1927 38 ext sinking April-Ocf — 1961 4% 5% Feb-Aug June-Dec (Dept 67 40% A6s 48% 47", Serbs 77% 87 % A8s 72% 8K2 A7s series 231a 109%' 57 19% 24-1# ASilesia 109 5 f 5^Denmark 20-year external 6s *50% — 36 50 54% 54% 98 99 47 90% 92% 95 124 85% 95 90 160 75 % 90 73% 73% 55% 58 35 90 Salvador 4s extl (Republic of)—■ f dollar 314s extl s f dollar bonds Jan bonds Jan 3s extl s f dollar bonds Jan AEstonia Greek (Republic 7s 1 1976 Jan-July Jan-July 1978 1 3%s *13*'* Jan-July 1967 5(1 *48 ' , 8 58 51'4 *10% 57 —Jan-July 7514 15 11% participating A6s paid 1964 participating paid Eelsingfors (City) Free Italian State 1968 external extl (Republic) f s Italian Credit Consortium 1% to 3% 5 A7s series Italian 1960 fund 5s l-3s for B 11 '4 11 10% 11% 6414 23 1977. —Jan-July Public Works 43% __ - 40% 30 44% 82% 82% 7 71 71% 10 13% 13% 31 13% ' 13% *10% __ * June-Dec 1937) 13% __ June-Dec 33 *60 — 41% 62 .«1 40'4 1% 62 3% 1977 37% 116 62 6914 71 AJugoslavia (State Mtge Bank) 7s 1937 April-Oct (Colombia) 614s 1954 June-Dec 30-year 3s s f $ bonds 10 78 —Jan-July 1414 14% 14 12% 15 47% 47% 47% 11 46% 47% __ 3514 3514 4 35 36 1952 ! Jan-July Altaly (Kingdom of) 7s 1951 AMedellin Metropolitan Board Water Sewerage A Small May-Nov 1943—May-Nou — __ ' 1979 ..May-Nov 85% ag.reem't) 1968—Jan-July 100% 1984 1968 „ §A5s of 1899 due 1945 Quar-Jan — 2%s agreem't) 1945—Quar-Jan ALarge A ' 1963—Jan-July 1014 __ 1904 (1922 assented of 1910 ment) 11 1954,——June-Dec (1942 agree't) (assented to agree- t — -- ' 1968—Jan-July 1922 ~5- 5% ■' ' 1945 — 5% (1942 agree't) 1963—Jan-July agreement) ASmall 9% 5% — 1963*.Jain'-July — __ 6%s (City of) (State) extl Stamped 6 8% "3% 8% 10 7% 8% extl fund to 6s Plan 1958 A Mar-Sept — ■ — *1114 *12 to (Republic) — AStamped assented 5s Plan A to 61 — *4414 "4 — *34 -- 3614 pursuant to reduced to 2.125% ) (Republic of) ANat loan ANat loan extl extl June-Dec Plan A — 1 1967—Mar-Sept —.Mar-Sept 2008 to 33 34 to 32 33 % 96% 99 95% 98% 92 92 92 19 92 92 98 99% 95 95% *9714 100 13 Plan Consolidated Plan Stamped to 1921 Plan 1999 Stamped Plan Feb-Aug ... 31 33 Boston First 1 ~8% -. & 1 CO 10s* _ ~2 ~8 914 1 9% 9% 8% 2 7% 9% 9 3s series series 331% 9 33% 35 50% " 38% 39 *45(4 50 50% 33% 34 7 12 38% A page A April-Ocf June-Dec I go 91% 46 90 94 94% 95% 44 941/2 98 63% 63 62% €1% 63 62% 61% 63% 60 65% 59% 64% 39 59% 64% 71% 73% 49 69% 74% 51 52% 328 49 '/4 53% 88% 88% 88% 21 86% 39% 69 68 C>9% 24 68 71% 6 — A D 1985_Jan-July 80 80% *__ __ __ 121% 1961_May-Nov __ Feb-Aug 91% *__ 95 79% 81% 90 93 90 *100% 93 . 100% 121% 121% 16 *99% 100 100% 121% 122% 99(a 99 % 104% *104 101% .. 1979—.Jan-July 104% 101% 101% 50 100% 101% 101 iUl% U 104 105 *101 104% 104% RR— AC series series 1967 II Mar-Sepf 1955.^ __ .May-Nov — April-Oct __ .Feb-Aug mortgage 2%s Niagara Elec first Rochester & modified Terminal Co 1976 2%s Pittsburgh 4%s first .Jan-July —^ mtge 1975_May-Nov 83 81 83 __ 102 102 90 73% 76 39 73% 78 52% £4 31 49% 56% 104% 105% *104%- 53% 104% IO.51/2 101 % 101% 102% 103% *60 .. 102% May-Nov 63 -...—.April-Oct 1952 4s *__ ._ *101% 101% 102% 103% 17 Ry— 1957 __ 1955..1 5s *82 *102% *104% 105% 75 ■ 1968 April-Oct Brooklyn Union Electric first gold 5s 1950—Feb-Aug Brooklyn Union Gas 4s debentures 1969—Mar-Sepf Consolidated 42 ,35 51% 1980.Jan-July (Ernesto) Co 7s 1954— Bristol-Myers Co 3s debentures Bush 64% .-May 1970 Jan-July 1976__T—May-Nov K '...Jan-July 32 Terminal 44% A 66% 68% 96 *102% 102% 63 102 % 99% 100 63% 1021/4 16 98 100 Plan 2004 A 44('4 3 31% 31% 34% 48'% 11 341% 34% Canadian 34 34 "l 61% *48% 34% A June-Dec *31% 61% 61% 37 61% gold Guaranteed gold gold 1957—May-Nov _ 57 1 57 57 *67% conv Plan conv Celotex Jan-July __ A *72% * 5s 1976 June-Dec 68 69% 89% Central First (interest April-Oct inc -1 106 106 104 70% 70% 71 106 105 104'% ■ 104 % 100 104% *103 *104% 103% __ 103% 104 15 of 67% 71 115% 115% June-Dec 1956 1 115% 116% II 113 % 114% .Feb-Aug : 1955 4%s 4%s ' ..—Feb-Aug *113% 114 *113% 114 113% 114 Mar-Sepf 104% 104% 104% 7 104'A 105 (perpetual)...Jan-July 102% 101%-102% 122 100% 103 7/3 1951 stock 1960 A ". debs series mortgage Corp Jan-July 1970 & 3s B Oho Adirondack Corp 1957 ' 1960 4s Mar-Sepf Mar-Sepf 1965 Mar-Sepf __ — — guaranteed 4s debentures 1965—' 3%s Georgia mortgage debentures Ry— series 80% 93 107% 80% 80% 36 92 94 54 107% 107% 12 74 83 107% 80% 94 103 Ry— 1981 June-Dec 58 58 1 58 59% 103% 103% 10 103 % 104 % Feb-Aug 100% 100(2 1 100% 100'% Feb-A?jy June-Dec *101% __ *84 ' , A __ April-Ocf 1960.1. 1995 Jan-July AGen Jan-July __ .May-Nov 3%s debentures (1947 issue) I960: SACentral Branch U P first gold 4s 1948 75 106 Ry— Clinchfield Carthage & Celanese 60 A 1999 3s 1974 gtd 5s A 1962 4%s debenture debs series First (interest *54 Pacific 4s Carolina 57 __ first 4%s gold 4s *69 (interest to gold Guaranteed 4% __ .. Capital Airlines, Inc— 59% Guaranteed Guaranteed May-Not; April-Oct Canadian National Ry— Guaranteed May-Nou A Southern consol 43% (Interest to Power 48% 31% 1960 c Electric 41 "4 44% 31% June-Dec gtd 5s 34% 28% .. 44 % (Interest 1966 Buildings California Oregon;Power 3%s *40 . May-Nou 91% 95% mortgage 4s series RR 1960 Jan-July mortgage 4%s series A July 1970_.May-Nov AIne Canada May-Nov 29 . . 45 % (interest April-Oct 1999 - * 39 44 % *52% _June-Dec Plan Maine Buffalo *34. 34 _ Jan-July to , — ABreda — see mortgage California April-Ocf 1950 footnotes 2%s 2%s series J 9% 38(4 Feb-Aug 2012 reduced to 2.5% ) For mortgage mortgage Bush April-Ocf due Plan - , ♦. (Interest sinking fund to . Corp— Consol 18% 33% 104% . Consol 8% *50 103% 102% 102% 1951 44 *8 Jan-July 2001 pursuant series 4s 105 8% April-Ocf A ... 1936 stamped pursuant (interest reduced to 2.5%) A8s external 4s 44 (interest 1946 Plan (State of) Steel Stamped 1953 to 2%) M refunding Buffalo 1952 pursuant reduced San Paulo . Jan-July 4s stamped 1951 Jan-July Beech Creek Extension first 3%s 1951—-April-Oct Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C 1960 April-Ocf, Bethlehem 93 8% __ 120% 2 103% 103% __ 102% Loan 2%s debs 3%s sinking fund debentures 1964 103 A A 2001 Plan pursuant A6(4s extl secured 88% A Jan-July 131% 119% division ref General to 127 15 • mortgage 4%s series JJ 1961 2.375%) to and mortgage 5s 9% 32 119% 120 Bangor & Aroostook RR— mortgage Jan-July Jan-July 127% 128 __ 119 (2 lu4 ser First 1950 82% 102 % 5% First 8s 78 80 2 1980 mortgage First of) 6%S 1952 pursuant Cincinnati First lien . first 26 % (interest reduced to 2.25% ) reduced Toledo div 25% April-Oct if 82% 105 fixed & 1%% conung. int) <31/27? , 105 4 34 *8% 76 % Virginia— 26% pursuant to Plan reduced to 2.25%) 2004 8tamped 103 3 *103% 106 *14 90 May-Nov West & 22% to 8s Erie 22% Stamped (City) Like 22 gold 82 —_-June-Dec 26 — 105% *77% __ 102% 2010. 1 14 reduced to 2%) 2012 external loan of 1926 Paulo *101% _. 104 105 % (2%% 50 sinking fund gold 1968 stamped S'western 98 96% — 103 % 33 102% 6% 26 April-Ocf 29 105% 105%- 69 1995— 1 A4%s convertible income Feb 96% *29% 103% 104 - 60 contingent interest) Dec 2614 to pursuant due 25% to 2.5%) mortgage 3%% J 25% 6% % pursuant general and 25% 2.375% ) pursuant and 25% to JA8s external loan of ^^°ml A8ao 113% 104 105% June-Dec 25% reduced to 2%) 2012 Rfo Grande do Sul (State of)— 1967 115% Mar-Sept Mar-Sept 25% (interest reduced to 2.375%) 2001 7(4s 1966 stamped pursuant to Plan (Interest reduced to 2.25%.) 2006 fARio de Janeiro (City of) 8s 1946 A7s 958 1J.J 103% 1995 1 25% 1968 secured Dec 1960___June-Dec 1959 gold 6s 1940 pursuant due 1961— April-Ocf (City of) — stamped pursuant Stamped 118% 118% IOIV2 Ohio RR— G Consol Alegre external 106% 118% mortgage 4s series A July 1975 April-Oct First mortgage 5% series B (4% fixed 1st series sinking fund A4(48 assented 1963 A6s 111% 105% nf Mar-Sepf Mar-Sepf AExternal reduced 109% 30 103 1996 93% — 100% 104% 104% 2000 13 44 99% 38 . 1 25 44 97% 109% 1 13 103 % ' 1 96 — 100% 104% ' March 9714 97% 1958 A4%s assented Stamped .' 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— 6%) 43 48% *48% — (Republic of; 7s 1951 (Republic ofi 414s external 1977..—June-Dec Cundlnamarca San 78% 79% 1 48% — May-Nov 79% 42',4 43 ..April-Oct ACosta Rica 79 % __ fund dollar bonds 1970—April-Oct SASinking fund 7s of 1926 due 1946 §ASinking fund 7s of 1927 due 1947 Copenhagen (City) 5s 1952— 25-year gold 4%s 1953 78% *79 __ Jan-July _ I AColombia Mortgage Bank 6%s 1047 Cuba 55% Last Period Low A7s 1961_ Jan 514 Week's Range Interest Exchange High, 2 High BONDS New York Stock (Republic oi)— June-Dec 5s 1951_ 10 Week's Range Interest BONDS New York Stock Exchange WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY FOR mortgage 4%s series A Jarf 1 2020—May AGen mortgage 4%s series 2020—May 66 B Jan 1 65 66% 42% 60 62 671 a- *66% 42% 65'7 P7% 68 42% 43 • 41% a Volume Number 4881 171 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (675) 27 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK Friday BONDS New York Stock Interest Exchange Period Last * or Sale Price Friday's Bid A Asked Low Central RR Co General Central of N New York 3'As 1987 Power. 3s Jan-July 1974 Central Pacific Ry Co— First and refund 3'/2s .series First mortgage 3%s Refund and & mortgage inc 3aAs mortgage 5s conv series inc mortgage A & North 130 133% 103'A Edison 104 105'A 105% 43 Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 3'As 1970 <■110 Chicago Rock General Island mtge 111% 111% 1st Income * Chicago 2%-4'As Union gold 61% 371 "87 Ye April 101'A June-Dec a 105'A 3%s gtd series debentures E Cincinnati General gold General 5s B St & Louis Mich 3'As. guaranteed Line first mortgage es First mortgage 4'As series C 6 series B Feb-Aup 1961— April-Oct 1972 7 v First Fuel & Iron mortgage 2 Columbia 3'As Gas 3 'As Gas 106 debentures 77'A debentures 66 64% & South & Toledo Commonwealth mortgage First 107 % 6 __ Coal 82% & 107% 100 100 ~4> , ■ 107% 1073A 107 105% 105'A 105 7A 68'A First and First L 94'AT 00 23As ser Feb-Aug A mtge 2%s ser B and refunding 3s series D First and refund mtge 2%s ser C mtge 3s first first gADeposit § A 7 'As §A6s A 101% — —June-Dec 5'As —June-Dec . 1952- deposit B deposit Power & Lt 101 % 102'A 103 receipts First mortgage First first 3s mortgage 3 mtge 5 113'A 118% "103% 318 2 52'A 93 3 49% 3 33% 33% 3 & 'Co Delaware New 2%s Lackawanna York First and refund AIncome Essex M mortgage Morris & Collateral Delaware First & due 101% 105% 102% 102 & Light 103 3s Rio Grande 1% contingent 103 '105'A Afay-Nov — — interest) Salt mortgage l'A contingent Edison General and General convertible Detroit & /.Second Mack 66% 57 63 68 28'A 27% 28'A 52 27% 32'A 103'A 102 "106% 105 105 103%' 30 102 1 — 103% ' — 105 "105 — 15 10 104 105 102 104 101% 101% 101 101 109 104 1041 — 101'A 101% "100'/a "101% 1 „ — 1955 1966 Div first Div & Term Division Gold 3'As Springfield u Jan-July Division first first — t. gold 3'As gold 4s Joint First first First and and series A 5s refunding 4'As mortgage Terminal Ry Illinois "& Union series 2 103% 103'A 105% 102%- 102% 12 104'A 6 106% 93% 96% 101'A 101'A 100% 100 % „ 105 107% ~ — 1 — 102'A 102% 100% 101 Va 100% „ 101 2 101% 101% 1 — 102% 102% - 102% 102% "102'A 103% 71 . 101% 101% "101% June-Dec — — — -- — C 1963_June-Dec 1963_June-Dec 105 104% 105 64 3 04'A (3 'A 100'A 100% 100% 78 100'/a 101% 94 first 94 94 9 94 99 1970—__-Jan-JuZy:. gold 4s 1950-Jan-July 99 1 98'A "100 100'A — 97% 100 99% lOO'A Ry Co— 49% — — AFirst 89 AFirst 1956--—. — — 85% 86'A 105 81% 88 April-OcZ AAdjustments 6 series A July 1952 33% B "90% 86'A 36'A 35'A 36% 202 34 39% Jan-July 47% 32% 80% 80% 81% 35 75 gold 103 103% series 5s Franklin Jersey Central „ 96 1956- r Clear & Power first & Light 4s 2%s Jan-July 80% Gl'A 80 'A 81'A 52 75 82% 61% 61'A 41 61 61% "96 1959_June-Dec 73% 1976—.Mar-Sept 82% "103 99% — 74% 15 103% — 97 100' 73 76% 103 103% K — 104 14 95% 104% 99% Kanawha & Kansas City Mich first gtd gold Power & Light 2%s 2%s mortgage 4s "82 1990_ApriZ-Oct 1976—„„June-Dec "5 103% 103% June-Dec "104% 1950—April-Oct "100 A 1978 103% 103% • • — ' Kansas l973_M«y-Nov 85 35 "58'A 7 86 59'A 60% 81 63'A City Southern Ry 1st First mortgage 4s series A First mortgage 3%s 67% 67'A 65'A 68'A 1979_Jan-JuZy 105 1G5 12 105 105 Jan-July 96% 93'A 96% 7 95'A 97'A April 75'A 74'A 75'A 70 69'A gold 4s 1987 Indiana Terminal 4'As 33 "104% Jan-July Kentucky Central & Plain 104'/a 105 104'A A "114% ; 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1952 4s 103% AIncome Denver gold 4%s St Louis Div Jamestown 1975_April-Oct Afay-Nov trust 90'A Jan-July 104% 22 100% 89'A Jan-July Bridge gold 4s 1950 Indiana 103% 127 % 90'A June-Dec 1951 trurt Louisville 119% 35'A 1973 Western series A 3'As lines 115 93% 100 % 35% 2042 coll & 1 u- 4s :1955 Illinois 33 y8 RR 1 1981_Jan-JUly B1 1978i 1951 4s Purchased 108 1 '101 coll trust 3'As First mortgage i 106% 35'A 90'A "104 mortgage and Denver gold 105 35'A -June-Dec June-Dec mortgage and First gold 105% 32% April-Oct May 99% 99% 95% 27% 1993 4-6s 100 104% 127'A — 101 107% 5 1963 C "100 95 25 -June-Dec series "100% 100% "127'A 107 division trust Power 5s 100 T — 104% 105 35 Western & 67 104% 95% 31% 1965 Western Lackawanna 62, II 107'A 34'A 1946 extended 4s 3 00% "104% 1047A 31% "88 1965— debentures Hudson & "100 11 103% ' Feb-Aug 34'A 1978 Dayton Union Ry 3'As series B Delaware First Jan-July A 64% May-Nou 31 'A 1978 series 64 Debenture 105% 92% 79 75 101'A Refunding 102%. 103 49% 104% " i ■ series 3s 103 „ — 103 103% 108% 107% 102% 103 "l 78 105% 1946_June-Dec 23As ■ f Telephone 2%s series A 105 "/a 104% 4^ — — -4 ~9 "7 'A 20 104 105'A D Dayton Feb-Aug ^April-Oct 1957 105% 99% 78 -May-Nou ———Jan-July Collateral trust gold 4s 1953—. i —^May-Nov Jan-July _Jan-July receipts 1957 mortgage 4%-4%s series A Western 103 105'A "103'A 33% Feb A 106% 101% 97% i mortgage Omaha 16 87'A 96'A 12 103% 106% 20 95 85'A ~7% -April-Oct 104% 105% 105% —April-Oct 5s 5s 1962_Jnne-Dec Registered "105 118: income first Collateral — 104% 104'A 94% -- -103 "103 -J&n-July —Jan-July 1979_May-Noa Consol mortgage 5%-33As series B 1979—May-Noy Consol mortgage 3%s .series; 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Consol 70 106'A 106'A *— "102 1972 series debentures § A Deposit receipts __ 107% 125% 8 13 Illinois Central RR— 106 62 % 14 June-Dec 1982_Mar-Sept 1977_Apn'Z-Oct Consolidated Natural Gas 23As 1968_ ACuba 105% 46 69'A 107 4 Jan-July 1978a— Manhattan Adjusted Illinois 107% York— New mtge Northern 106'A 4'As ref First §£Cuba 108% 106 104% 105'A April-Oct 1999 refund Baking 3 105'A 1978- N- refund Power 1C7% 19 103 'A 108 'A 1977 series of 3%s Finance Litchfield and Continental 67% —Feb-Aup » First and Consumers 107 "100% 4s refund 3s„ convertible 20? 129 100% 101% -—Feb Ry first 4'As . : — 107 3A 1951—.—-Jan-July Conn River Pwr sink fund 33As A 1961—Feb-Aug Consolidated Cigar Corp 3'As 1965 April-Oct 3s A 107% 107 , 1970—May-Sepf 1955-Feb-Aup 3'As external debentures Consolidated Edison ctfs 107% RR— 3s Water Hudson 107 — 92% 103 H Hackensack Hudson 82 90% 102% 100% 100'A Jan-July B debentures first debentures 59 57 1 Co— 1st and Util mortgage Household 4 "107'A Mar-Sept 1974— 3s trust States First 12 124 % 124% 101 1982 mtge "inc 66% 57 107 April-Oct series 3s fund Ry & Lt Deere Gulf 92% ' 79 82'A 63% — 103 129 124% 88% 82'A 107'A 1964—April-Oct - Ohio'Elec mortgage sinking 4s 1974 Edison debenture 3s Ohio & 63'A> 50>* "Corp—" first West & Corp Hocking Valley 66 104% 102 59 — 107 Jan-July- refunding 4s series B 1975 Jan-July 5s series A July- 2015-Jan-JwZy refunding 3%s series D 1969__April-Oct General mtge inc 4s series B Jan 2044—,__April 3s 96 58% 82'A Mar-Sept August Columbus Bay First trust 1973 Columbus Jan--July First and 102 75 2 103% 101% .108 II 92% .-Jan-July a 1976 mortgage 2%s series Q 2010 mortgage 2'As' series R 1961 General 103% 99 Inc— March 1952 1973 D First and 83% 26 7 61% "102% Jan-July Gulf Mobile 96' 877A ..May-Nov 1971 System 3s debentures First coll 8r Electric debentures Columbia B C "series ADebenture'certificates 103% 92'A Jan-July 104 101 104 60 "a "102% J&n-July Grevhound, 102% series series 1990 Collateral 6 Corp— and 105% 104 1965-May-Nov 2%s'series P General „ April-Oct & Southern Ry— (stamped modified) ' 1980 . "102% 103 60'A Mar-Sept 2%s 3'As series O 2000 104 104 mtge 3'As series N 106% 103% first General 82% 80 Co mortgage 103 12 ' May-Nov General — April-Oct 1977 87% TOO _June-Dec General mortgage General mortgage 103% 22 103'A 103% ApriZ-Oct 1973 87'A 87'A — Ry Co— 4'As 105% . 104'A 105'A 77'A Colorado 4'As F) 5'As General AGreen 2 Co— mortgage 5'As series A 3s * . Colorado (B Northern General 101% 76 — 103% — Jan-July 1950 gtd 4'As Terminals First Conn Great 79% 105% 105'A 103% 104 " -June-Dec First 3s 84'A 87 (A _.tan-J-h/ 1970 First mortgage 3s 19821Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Union 56 101 "96 1991_Jan-July 3s 97 Va 85% 86% 1956—May-ZVou 88 103% 79'A 6s 51% General .5s 101'A 101'A 1990_May-Noy Illuminating 70% 97 '/a Mar-Sept trust 87 — 102'A 102'A June-Dec Div 65% 87% G 103% _June-Dec 1993- 26 — "97'A 102 1974—Mar-Sept deposit Sugar collateral Goodrich 90 102% June-Dec 4s Short 1961 19591 General Realty & Utilities Corp— ' A4s conv income debentures 1969 103'A "110% June-Dec Division first coll trust Cleveland 4'As 71 % Ry— 4s Cleveland debs 3s first 60 ' 1st Electric Rubber ' Refunding and impt 4'As series E 1°77 Cincinnati Wab <fc & Coast refunding 5s series A 104% 2 6102 'A Feb-Aup 1993.1 4s 1035A —April-Oct Chic series 105% 1969—£eb-Aug 1974 1959—; 67 65% — "86% Jan-July 1971-Mar-Sept 66 1 103 ^_Jan-July ' First mortgage 2%s series G IT Financial Corp— 65'A __ 1953_Afar-Sept 55% 98 *76% 23As 1975-Apn'Z-Oct 1978 Terminal— mortgage 102% Francisco ' 1952.Jan-July and refunding 4'As series D 1962_Mar-Sepl D 14 101 'A 101 iJ "82 Jan-July Tire East ACertificates of 103% 103% 103'A 103'A June-Dec --Jan-July Series 102'A 103 54 4s Union mortgage 2s series H Division first mortgage 3'As 92% 54 'A 1963 Cleveland 50% 89 53'A 1963 St Louis 45'A 15 64 —Jan-July City Ice & Fuel 2%s debentures 1966 City Investing Co 4s debentures 1961 «-• 11 133 F Cleveland 501/^ 92'A 59 3A G 2%s <>"% 69 3A conv First C 62 5 7'A Jan-July 1st mtge 110% 2000——Jan-July 60 .68'A series Cincinnati 3 Vas series G 14 577A series & Elec mtge consol 613A 68'A 3'/as mortgage 27As consol First AFirst and 102 y8 2%s First First 101 Sl% | April mortgage Cincinnati Gas 110% 108 '105% 72 mortgage First 106% .. 105% 110'A ApriZ-Oct 1990a 40'A 1994 Indiana 6 110% 110% T04 ApriZ-Oct 3'As .series F 68 Station— Western 1965 5s mtge 36% First & first A consol 10 l999__April 1951 110% — __ Ry— 4s 110% First Ohio 2019_April 1951 1 101% 151% Jfar-Sept 109% 22 A Jan 2019 5s 101 103% 99'A Ry— ser 101 101% mtge inc 4'As series A Jan 2015-Jan-July First consol mortgage 3'As series E 1964_April-Oct 111% 39'A First Chicago 23 ^.-Jan-July 1 103% 108% 71 2044— 1989 100% 103 102% 71 Haute & Southeastern Ry— refunding mtge 2%-4'As 1994_Jan-July and 111'A 6 36% Pacific RR— 4'As Jan 100% 2 Co— tFlorida B Southwestern 94'A 5 Georgia div first 5s 1956_May-Now first eons gold'5s 1995-Jan-July 1965 Firestone Orleans Memphis Division 9 0126 'A Chicago Terre First & & stamped 79 1 103'A 92 3A 103% 103% (N ;Y) Railroad 91 Pacific & Paso 5s 73% 4'As conv El Erie 86'A series Chicago St L & New 114 El 111 12 1 11. High 102'A 27 94'A 100% 100'A uenerai 10) 109 »A *102% 103'A 100'A 100'A 373A 120% 114 3 106'A 120'A 114 105'A 107 114 East Tenn Va 22 A Jan Low May-Noo April-Oct 101% May-Nov 19941 Jan. J No. -,-ftu-Aay 1 102 88 ser 1961 17 79 A debentures 35 1"2% RT'A inc conv 3s .• 77 Western mortgage mortgage — 88 4'As conv increased series B Jan Fir. t — . Paul & S4 Range Since Sold High 103 2.35s Light Co 2%s 1977 1st mortgage 2%s 1979 105'A 1997_*_Jan-July 1985 Bonds 102%* 103 May-Nov 104 102'A Chemical Duquesne 79 mortgage 4'As inc Second 104 Dow 1988^_Jan-July series mortgagees Chicago 104 inc series A Jan 4s Chicago Milwaukee St General 104 Range Friday's or Bid & Asked B 1976_May-Sppt RR 2%s ser 68 1983-Jan-July A2nd mortgage 4%s inc ser A Jan 2003_Jan-July Chicago Indiana & Southern 4s 1956 Jan-July First 104 4%s Jan-1 2038_Jau-July mortgage Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— A 1st 105% 1 May-Nov B Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 1982 Chicago Gt West first 4s series AGeneral 105'A 104 Ironton 1961 103 (A and AGeneral Detroit Tol & 4'As 103'A First and First 46% Tunnel & 10 J Jan-July refunding 4'As series B 1977__Feb-Aug refunding mortgage 3%s 1985—Feb-Aug First and refunding mortgage 2%s 1970-—Feb-Aug Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— First 1 42'A Terminal 103 l. ; Sale Price Low 132 114 Week's Last Period 103 »A . 1958 209 Interest Exchange stock k High Detroit 43 BONDS 132 A 4s Low 103 div first consol gold 4s 1989._Jan-July Second consolidated gold 4s 1989—Jan-July Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— ' General No. : R High : New Yoi 3 "103'A 4%s 1992 Mar-Sept M 3'As series D 1996i-May-lVot> impt M 3'As series E 1996_ _Feb-Aug impt M 3%s series H 1973—June-Dec and Jan. 1 104 and impt Refund 4434 1974 gold Refund 10 Friday Range Since Sold 105'A 105 3A Feb-Aug 1968 Feb-Aug 3s -1965—Jan-July deb > 45 April-Oct A series B Champion Paper & Fibre Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— General Bonds J—1 mortgage ENDED FEBRUARY Week's Range 1995 June-Dec June-Dec — 105 102% 102% 114'A 115 3 33 9 l'A 93'A Light 4'/»s conv debs 1963—Mar-Sept 107% Lakefront Dock 107% First mtge sink fund 3%s series A Lake Shore & Mich South gold 3'As 18 102 % 223 112% 103'A 115 «G8 67' Laclede Gas 105 106% 3'As Lautaro & registered Nitrate RR 1997 Co 116% 117'A Terminal— —— 1968_June-Dec 1997-June-Dec 93 7 90 93 93 June-Dec — 94 31 89% 94 84 90 90% 94 Ltd— ' 4 67% 10 {■,: 67% AFirst mortgage income reg 1975 —June-Dec 94 923i ' THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, February 13, 1950 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL NEW YORK BOND RECORD HANOI. FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 10 Interest BONDS New York Stock Period Exchange .Last Range Friday's or Sale Price Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co— Smiting iuna inoi^a^c ser A l&70_Aprll-Oel Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 1st & ref 5s stamped 1st & ref 5s 1st & ref 5s stamped 1964 stamped 1974 Lehigh Valley llaiooi First mortgage xeiui General 4s fixed 5s Lehigh 85% N Y State Electric & Gas 2%s 75% 1 75 % 60 % N Y Steam Corp first 3%s 68% 69% 69% 13 68% 70 64% 64% 2 63 65 33% 38 Norfolk Southern Ry 36% 41% 40 44% 38 137 41% 113 44 44% 25 Aprll-Ocl 75 Feb-Aug *120 Feb-Aug A Miami Lombard 3s general Electric (Pi Co debentures Louisville 4s 7s First and A A 1962 5s refund 5 74% 122 Vi *102'A June-Dec 1951 75 105% General 105% 77 mtge 3%s 4s *105% 105 April-Oct First and refund mtge 27/,s ser G 2003—Ajwil-Ocl First and refund mtge 3J/4S ser H 2003 Aprfl-Oct St Louis Div second gold 3s 1980 Mar-Sepl Atl Knox & Cinr'nnat) Dlv 4s 1155 *93 10 105 99% *82 —Mav-Mor 88 % 100% 12 104% *107% 108% % Maine Hi & Co Central 27/«s RR debentures 4y2s series 1972—May-Nov 1960 A *102 • 102% 107 k 102% __ June-Dec *70 73% 1954—June-Dec *94 95 % 102'A mortgage & con 4s series B 76 88'%- Sugar 4s sinking fund Feb 1 1957—May-Nov Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s 1959 May-Nov May Dept Stores 2%s debentures 1972 Jan-July 89% 89 "2 94 88 !i *5G% Corp first mortgage 3s 1966—/ —Jane-Dec Metropolitan Edison first mtge 27/,s 1974—May-Nov Michigan Bell Telephone Co— 3V»s-debentures 1988 April-Oct ' 2 ' •102% -- ' ' — . 3 55 Lans First gold & Sag 3%s 3%s 1951 1952 Uax-Sept First mortgage 2%s 1969 First mortgage 3%s 1969___ 3%s sinking t!l/.Midland Minnesota Minn St fund of N first & Saulte . " 107% St Jan-July April-Oct 1940 1967 4%s A 85% 102 2 4 *102% 60% April-Oct & 87 lien 5s 40-year 4s Prior 4 Vis A B Pacific First and AGenerai 55% 53% 17 49'A 76 77% 89% 89'A 90 16 and RR & A Jan 79 'A 80'% 79 98 y2 70 % 98 Vi gold 5'%s series gold 5s A first gtd 1949—May-Mot 1980 April-Oct H ser refunding 5s series I Construction 3 Vis 3'As 72% 82% 1981 Feb-Aug 120 93% 796 63% 350 62% 100'% 101% 99% 100 37'% Tel 98% 104 92% 1966 Feb-Aug May-Mot *104 102 50% 55% 56'% 81 80 81'A 77 76 78 2%s 1955 M»j-Not 1986 65 102 May-Mot 1 *105 April-Oct •... Nashville First Chattanooga St & Louts— mortgage 3s series B Dairy Products 2%s * 3s debentures debs 1970 103% 78 99 % 105 105 Products 3y«s debs 1974—April-Oct National Steel Corp first mtge 3s 1965 Aprii-Oct '105 104% June-Dec ■101 101'% Jfcy-Nor '102 New 3s guaranteed debentures 3s Junction J B 1961 Afor-Bept Telephone 3y,s 1988 RR gtd first 4s New Jersey Power & Light 3s 1974 Orleans Great Nor 5s A 1983 New Orleans & Northeastern RR— Refunding and Orleans JNew impt Term Orleans 4'/2s first Texas & AFirst 5s series B series gtd 4s Mexico AFirst 4y2s of AFirst D of of 105% 104% ' 105 3Vis — mortgage Dork N Y & first Harlem gold 3y2s F Mortgage 4s series A 1986 B Jan-July Jan-July Feb-Aug -April-Oct 1975 2043 4%s & West 4s series B N Y New Haven series 63 Z 103% 101 29 25 101'4 100 99% 99'A 101 98 12 97% 102 101'% 102 102% 100% 33 ..... For footnotes 4s see debentures 1983 *107% 108 1973 103 103'% 105 y« 105% 107 — Oil 3%s debentures *105% 105% 105% 107% 1C6'A B *103 68'% 74'A — 102'A 1033/4 12 1041/4 105'A — 103% 104 114 115 11 73% — 104 104% 105 *103% 104% 114 114 2 June-Dec 5s 1968- 1984 1023 103'% 107'% 107 107% 35 April-Oct 4'%s series D 1981 102% June-Dec 4Vis series A 1965 series 73 *103% 97% 97 97% 101 101 April-Oct Jan-June mortgage 3Vis series F 1985 97 97% 101'% 72 83% 12 83! 103'% 107% 93 3i 41 101 97% ._Jan-July 100'% 104 177 94 100'% 97% 97% 101% convertible debentures 81 83% 127 & Eastern external 4s 4s April June-Dec 1963 134% 1960 58% 58 3A 13 58 15'A 15% 14 15 'A 103% 103% 13 58% April-Oct 1990 61 17% Union series 5s geld 4%s B 1974 series 1977 "110% 103 7% 110 110% 109 109 "3 107'% 109 105% 105 105% 18 105 106 'A 104 104 104 31 103% 104'% Feb-Aug C 102 Jan-July Jan-July — Electric Co— and and 104 103% 104 10 103% 104% First and 103 103 103 18 102'% 103 y4 103 103 103 3 103 103% refunding 2%s 1971 June-Dec refunding 2%s 1967 May-No® refunding 2%s 1974 May-No® refunding 2%s 1981 June-Dec First and refunding 2%s 1978 Feb-Aug t§ A Philippine Ry 1st sink fund 4s 1937—Jan-July ACertificates of deposit 101 % 60 140 5 8'4 *104 Consolidated guaranteed 4s ser F 4 8 8'% 8 103 103% — — 8 8 633'4 197 61'A 65% 70'% 184 67% 71% 101% 4s *102% 108 G 1957—May-Nov *100% ser H 1960—Feb-Aug I 1963_Feb-Aug *103'% guaranteed guaranteed 4s Consolidated 62', *100 — 1953—June-Dec guaranteed 4%s ser Consolidated Pittsburgh ser guaranteed 4%s Cine Chicago A ser J 1964-May-Nov St Louis RR— 1970 June-Dec. 80% 79% 83 74'% 75 3 74 73 59 551/4 4 58 'A 61 Pittsb — 53% 56% 9% 56 59 3A 52% 55'A 3%s debentures 1965 Jan-July Pittsburgh Steel 1st mortgage 4'As 1958—..April-Oct Pittsburgh &, West Virginia Ry— First mortgage 4%s series A 1958 June-Dec — — —. ' 106% i- 1063A Ill'A 112% — 112% 112% . 12 ■ ■ *111'% — 111 111 19 103'% 106 105 ■ — 105% 106 — 10 103V2 106 % Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— 2 *55 V'2 27 — — 58%. 58% *54 — 8'/. 103% 103'% — 8% 8 Feb-Aug 80'% 75 IO434 8% Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chic & St Louis Ry— 62 60 — . General mortgage General mortgage 3%s series E 1975 Coke & Chem 5s series 1st mtge B 1975 3%s -April-Oct 106 »A • April-Oct 1964 86% 106'A 86'/, 100'% 101 May-Nov 2 83 2 100 101 102% 103 101 102% 102% 102% 101 ~ 101% 5 14 . 86 Vi - 103'A 103 Vi 103!% 99'% *99% 101 9434 100% 101'% *100% *94 733', 98% 99'% First mortgage 4%s series 94 95% First mortgage- 4%s series C 10 99'% 73% 1003i 101% 100% __ *9434 100 Mcy-Nov 103% 5 • 102% 6 99'% 94'!;j 6 100% — — - 12 w • 94 95 73 74 >4 May-Nov 79% 79'% 79% 2 77% 67% 66 % €7% 377 64% 68 47% 46'/« 47 % 548 44% 48 5 101 % 103 B 1959. April-Oct Pittsburgh Youngntown & Ashtabula First general 5s series B 1962 First general 5s series C 1974 First general 4%s series D 1977 Pittston Co 5%s Income 94% ApriZ-Oct 1960 94% debentures *93iA 95'A 95'A 95 — 95'A 7 — — 3 94 96'A 94'% 961/4 93% 96'A Ry-— *108'% Feb-Aug June-Deo 108 — — — — 108 — June-Dec 1964—Jan-July 100% • 10O% 100% 99% 100% 79% A 2007—Jan-July lnc 4%s series A 2022—May Hartford RR— refunding mtge 4s mortgage 1978 5 12 100 69% 70 y. May-Nov ser AGenerai mtge conv Harlem River & Port Chester— First debentures 103% 105% 105% 103'% 103% 102'% First 104 »A 58% 59% Jan-July Jan-July A 1973 & 100% 13 100% 100% 100% June-Dec Philadelphia Potomac " First and 1100'A 1985 1003% 10314 102 April-Oct Feb-Aug 2043 Y Lack 105% General mortgage 5s series A 1998— 2000 Mortgage 4s series B N 104% Consolidated 1951 4s *104% 105'A 100'A RR— gold 3y2s 106'% 1 103% 98 , gold 106'% Consolidated 1997 series *105% looy* Phillips Petroleum 2%s debentures 1964 April-Oct 1997 3s 104% 1982__June Dec 1983 June-Dec Philadelphia Co collateral trust 4 Vis 1961 2 *— Connecting RR 2%s series Y 103'% 106 —— 1998.. Feb-Aug Michigan Cent collateral gold 3'/2S 1998—Feb-Aug 3%s registered 1998 -Feb-Aug New York Chicago & St Louis— Refunding mortgage 3%s series E T980—June-Dee First 5 106 99% ' N Y 104% 104% Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie 2%s 1996_June-Dee 1 3%s- registered N 101'A 4 9934 100 Feb-Aug 1954 collateral 27 102% April-Oct Mar-Sept Mar-Sept General V — Feb-Aug Hudson River registered Shore 106% 102% 102'% April-Oct General —— • 11 100 April-Oct — Feb-Aug Refunding and impt 4 Vis series A 2013_Aprii-Oct Refunding and impt 5s series C 2013—April-Oct Lake 106 % 106'/B First and 1956 3%s 106 1 April Ry 5%s 1974 —Feb-Aug Pere Marquette Ry 3%s series D 1980 Mar-Sept Philadelphia Baltimore & Wash RR Co— 103'% 103% deposit mortgage 17 106% 106% R & Tel 2%s debentures Peoria & Pekin 103% 103'% 1952—Jon-July Jan-July Central RR CoConsolidated 4s series A 1998— -General 106'% 106% 1986 Peoria — New York N Y Central Si 107 106% 1987 3s deposit 5'/2s series A ACertificates 106 First deposit series ACertificates 24 debentures General Ry— - 106'% 106% Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co— 119% — 106 106 Vi 106% *104Vi 106 195 —— 106 Vi 105% *100% 101% — 10 — 105'% 105% Convertible debentures 3'%s 1952 118% - 100'% 100% Jan-July 1954 A Certificates of deposit AFirst 5s series C 1956 /^Certificates A 1953 lOfc Mar-Sept New New *75'% 105% 2 Q 1980—June-Dec General mortgage 4 Vis series E 101 7 104% 104% 1107% Jan-July Feb-Aug 1986 104% 8 P 1981—June-Dec 106% — *105'% 105% April-Oct — 103% 3 105% 105% debentures General 103%- 104'% • - 118% 119 May-Mot 1974 Jersey Bell N 1977—June-Dec AIncome series 1982 debentures New 4%s 102'% 105% 105% N 103 % 105% ~9 ■ 102 II *105'% 107% 1979—June-Dec refunding 3s series 94% England Tel & Tel Co— First refunding 3s series M First and 106 .106 104 Supply 2%s debentures Naugatuck RR first gold 4s 1954 102% 102'% 104% 104% 1974—June-Dec 103 27 Vi 106 1967 L 93 103% 103'% June-Dec National refunding 3s series General June-Dec 1970 and General Distillers 102% *105 Airlines— A3%s convertible inc debs Sept 1 1960—April-Oct Pennsylvania Co— Guaranteed 4s series E trust ctfs 1952—May-Nov Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3%s 1960 June-Dec Pennsylvania Power Si Light Co— First mortgage 3s 1975 April-Oct 3s sinking fund debentures 1965 April-Ocf Pennsylvania RR— Consolidated sinking fund 4%s 1960 Feb-Aug 81% 72 94'% "105 Nat'l 13'% 106% 101% Pennsylvania-Central 57% 93'A 4 106 *93 Feb-Aug 12* 13 105'% 1964—June-Dec . 1986 13 101% 102'% Paducah & 111 1st sink fund gold 4%s 1955_Jan-JuIy N National 107% 105'% 105% 1971—June-Dec 3Vis 102 '• 75'A 29 98%- 98% 107'% 102% 50 54'% 9 refunding 3s series K Paciiic Western 100% 102 46 ;• and 3'%s 103% 103% —: 102 102% — Electric Co— Si 3 Vis 102 56 ■- 102 — 107% 107% 102'% 27/«s 40% 93% 155 B Tel 33% 99'% 98'A *61 1978 100% 94 99% 100'% 100 Mar-Sept series & 132 530 38% 107% and Pacific Tel 74% 99% 1991 mtge 4yaS series B States debentures 65 71 99% 102% 97'A 105% *98 June-Dec refunding 2%s series First and refunding 2%s series First and refunding 3%s series First and refunding 3s series S 82'% 99% 38% 102 102'A 93 June-Dee First and 81'% : 68% 4s Morrell (John) & Co. 3s debentures 1958 Morris & Essex first guaranteed 3'/2s 2000_June-Dec Construction mortgage 5s series A Mountain 75 98 * 1955-May-Nov Ry 74 98'A - refund Monongahela 1 1 " * * Co— Afor-Bept Malone 79% 80% 76 76 1963—Feb-Aui and AFirst and Mohawk series 1975- I AConvertible AFirst 5s 791/4 102 21 *102 Feb-Aug 1975 1978 1979— First 84% .92% Jon-July 1967Aprii-Oct 104'A 102 y2102% 101% First 85% Jon-July 56 P 54% 81% Jan-July 1978 25 *104% refunding 3Vis series I 1966—June-Dec First and refunding 3s series J 1970 June-Dec 87% 84% 9 80% refunding 5s series F 1977—Afor-Bept refunding 5s series G 1978—May-Nov and AFirst D Gas & Electric 2%s Pacific Gas 103% 103 52'A '. 94% *102% Jan-July Mar-Sept April-Oct 1974 61 80% 1962 97 3/8 - • 106 ai •106 Vi June-Dec __ refunding 5s series A 4s AFlrst 1962 series adjustment ^Missouri A series lien ACum , series Si First 1990 S3 93% 102% May-No® First and 4s 3 104% 105'% Oregon-Washington RR 3s series A 1960—April-Oct Marie— Texas first 89'% 94% 87 — « 17 87'% 86 94% 105 Mar-Sept 66 31 86 94 D 2047—Jan -July 1975 64 — 101 14 *J03% 104 87% 70'A 17 110 Telephone— First mortgage 3s :Mlssouri-Kansas-Texas RR— Prior Bell First mortgage 3Vis 109% - — 61 107% 64% 2047—Jan-July First mortgage 2%s 1975 ■ mortgage 4'/2s lnc series A Jan 1971—M»y /.General mortgage 4s lnc ser A Jan 1991—May Kansas 34% 109 101 103% 106% 112 106'% 87 2047—Jan-July C 109 2 70 64% *58 " Feb-Aug first mortgage 2%s 1974 April-Oct 2%s 1975 Jari-Juiy mortgage 3s 1978 First mortgage 2%s 1979 Feb-Aug (Wisconsin) first mortgage 2%s 1977—Apri/-Oct First mortgage 3s 1979 .Mar-Sept ; Oklahoma \ M *105'A 105% "» 107 66% 109 Quar-Feb Ohio Edison first mortgage 3s • — — 85% 107 — 114 106'% 106'% Quar-Aug Lake Champlaln Ry— S AFirst guaranteed 4s 1948 — 109% 109Vi 109% First Missouri 'J ■ 91'% 133'% O 107% 101'A __ *102 ' — 65 First mortgage tOgdensburg " •: ' Afar-Sept 1967 5s* ext Mining & Mfg 23/«s Paul ; '< Mar-Sept debentures J *99% - " May-Mot - Refunding and impt 4'%s series C 1979—Jan-July Michigan Cons Gas first mtge 3yas 1969—Mar-Bep» 88 114 , -- Michigan CentralJack 107% 130'% — *102'% Quar-Jan 101% 100% — *107% 108% ' - 15 89 *110V2 Quar-Jan 2047 1 3'%s debentures 1979 , ' 15 107'% 1063% 90'AV 5'% 89% 101 % 101% Mead ' ' 107 Power Co— States Northwestern 72 - - First Manatl 91 % 130'% 130'% April-oct (Minnesota) 108% 102% 17 M (R 17 74 103% 107'/, 1 "3 91 April-Ocf First Macy 74 102% 106 107 % 107 Va Mar-Sept A 1974—Mar-Sepi 2047 Improve 4%s ser improve 5s series improve 5s series trust Collateral Northern 102% 102% 1996 I 1997 3s Jan registered Refunding and Refunding and Refunding and 105% 2%s 1979—May-Nog 1st mtge 85 % % 102 '% lien 3s 100% 96% 84 102 .*-_ 47'% 13'% 'a 5 107 Ve 107'% 1974 i 1997 4s registered General 105% 104% — 104% 105 F 2003 ser lien Prior „ *60 Feb-Aug Aprll-Ocl 42% 25 106% Northern Pacific Rv— RK— Louisville Gas & Elec first gold 4a reiuuding 4%s ser and 45% *105% 106 107 % 63'A 105% — 102% 102% 102% 9 % 33A 1023/4 122% 4 105% 105% May-Nov 1952 1963 Nashville & series series debentures Western Ry Northern Central general Si ret 5s mortgage 5s extended to 1979 57 High Co— AGenerai mtge 5s convertible lnc 2014 Norfolk & 14 3 61 40% 7J% — 74 57 36'% Low — 74 § AGenerai 74% 63'% 106 11 58% 72 % 60 63'% 17 53% 41 'A 102'4 16 % 33 36% 10 45% 11 May May 102% 102% 102% *17% 56% —May 3 Jan-July 60% May-Nov 27 .-Feb-Aug 1937 55% 2003 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1951Little Susquehanna As Western RR— refunding &a 1937 59% 16 3'% *99»/2 56% 74%- bonds— mortgage Lexington & Eastern Ry first 5s 1965 Lorlllard Y 5 AFirst Valley Terminal Ry— First 3 *„ 59% 73% Jan-July 175 Jan-July May-Nov 1974 8 '/a Jan-July 1977 1963 interest 2003—-—May-No* to 4!%s F 82% SASecond gold 4%s contingent interest 2003 contingent interest 2003 contingent Interest 2003 E Series i 75% Feb-Aug 1984 Series C 5s fixed interest 2003 Series D 4s Y 82 % IN to interest Series B 4'/as fixed Series Y N 101 100% 8 82! Jan. 1 High 7% — Feb-Aug gold 5a 1940— S A Terminal urst gold 5s 1943 May-Nov N Y Telephone 2%s series D 1982 Jan-July Refunding mortgage 3 Vis series E 1978—Feb-Aug Refunding mortgage 3s series F 1981 Jan-July Niagara Falls Power 3%s 1966 Mar-Sept consolidated Series A 94% ia55 id Range Since Sold No. 7% 1992—Mar-Sept June-Dec Power & Light lat mtge 2%s 1975—Mar-Sept & Putnam 1st consol gtd 4s 1993 April-Ocf ttueueitti N *100% 101% Bid A Asked Sale Price High 94 — Bonds Friday's or Last , Low xvy—■ extended 5s Lehigh Valley RailwayFirst mortgage 4'%s extended Lehigh Valley RR— Period IAN Y Ontario & West ref 4a June .-Feb-Aug -Feb-Aug - Low No. High *95'% 100% Feb-Aug 1954 Jan. 1 Interest Range Since Sold BONDS New York Btvefc Exchange Bonds Bid So Asked Low Week's Range Friday Week's Friday 1954 i>*jre 29 ' 102% 102% 103 Power 1st mtge ; 3 Via 1966 First mortgage 3 Vis 1977 First mortgage 3s 1983 First Mojr-Nov Elec ' . mortgage 2%s Providence Terminal 1984 4s 1956 1 Jan-July Feb-Aug Jan-July __ - ' *105 105'% 105 105 106 105 105 *107 *105 May-Nov Mar-Sept II *98% 103 Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (677) 29 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANG*. FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Friday BONDS New York Stock Last Period Electric fc debentures Gas 1963 104% and Quaker Oats Friday Bonds Range Since Sold Friday's Jan. 1 Bid & Asked High, Co— May-No® refunding mortgage 3'As 1968.Jan-July First and refunding mortgage 5s 2037__Jan-J«Iy First and refunding mortgage 8s 2037__June-Dec First .and refunding mortgage 3s 1972—Jfay-Nov First and refunding mortgage 27/8s 1979-June-Dec First or Sale Price Low Public Service 3s Interest Exchange No. Low debentures 19C4 BONDS 12 104% 105'A Term 105 % Reynolds (R J) Rochester Tobacco Gas & 3s debs 109 109% JThird 151% A Adjustment income 5s Jan 1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref and Impt 33As 106'A 106% 105'/8 105% 30 i05y8 50 101% Electric mortgage 4y2s series D General mortgage series H 3%s General mortgage General mortgage 3%s t A Rut-Canadian ti'ARutland 3%s 4s RR series 4'/2S J stamped debentures Union 93% uApril-Oct 93% 7 104% 104% — 93% 2 C3 95% 104% Oil Second St Adir & gold Louis 6s Rocky 1st gold 6s *106% ' — — 25/8s 1996 8% 10 10 9 — 106% P 5s stamped St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— 1st mortgage 4s series mtge inc 4%s series St Louis-Southwestern Ry— 8% First , bond 4s certificates Second 4s inc General St Paul St Paul and & bond ref gold 5s series A Duluth Union 1989 first cons First mortgage 4s series A mtge 4%s series Seagram (Jos E.) 3s & Sons 2'As 1974j debentures Shell Union Oil Skelly - Oil 2%s Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s South & . North 3s debentures debentures Southern Indiana Southern Pacific First 4%s Gold 4 '/2s Gold — A mortgage 23As series F G 1994 ' 1956 Devel and general 6s series A 1956 Devel and general 6%s series A 1956 Div Southwestern 3 'As first gold 5s 99% Pictures Sunray Oil Corp 27As % 82 98% 08'/a * -99% __ —— 99% 12 99 59 ■ 60 102% 99% 32 124 103 99 % 98% 10 *104 — — 124 124 and and impt impt M 4s series C 2019 1985 79% 83 97% 95% - 167 25 88% 88% 88% 95 95"' 95 95 95 76 94 115% 103% 98"% 92% 97 103% 103 16 'If "*14 ' 115% 118 33 93% 88% ■' 95% 90% 95 92 % 96 106 106 106 106% 9 105% 109 105% 106 ' 93% ' 95 *107'% 101% __ 101% 101% 10 102% 102% 107 —— 2 50 1 104'% 104'% —- — 107 50 107 3 97% — 101% 103 40 101 'A 101% 101% 104 104 51 104 2 *119'% 37As ser 99% June-Dec E 97% 98'A — 98'A 90 km 91 at 102'A 106 102'A 102% 1978—Afar-Sept 1963 118'A 102) 1958 117 1173A 117% 118 *101 C ser 102'A 103'A 114 »A 113'A 132 90 H8 103'A 4 99% 100 1973_April-Oct 116'A 103'A — 103'A 90 Afay-Nov 3'As 118 'A *104'A 1 __ April-Oct 1995 15 103 *105'A 106'A —April-Oct 42 *104 91'A 88% 101 99 105'A 104'A 104 series A 1981 Jan April *76 debentures conv first 101 % 101% 104 1976—Afay-Nov __ „ 1970—April-Oct gtd gold 3'As 2000 Feb-Aug ref 3'As mortgage 3s 1967 4s 1979 51'A 5s 1966 1969 4'As 2014 102% 78 91 90 102% 103 4 105% 106 106 106 101 101 j._ — 104'A 104% « 11 104% 105 106'A 106% 18 106'A 106% 62% 63 58% -63 57 44 59 10 55% 59% 101% 103 81 101% 104% 104% 104% 104% 68 104% 104% 58% 'May 102 —" - 102 • Afar-Sept — Jan-July 108 46 90% Mar-Sept 100%. 88% 90% *" " , I001ff 100% 90% 100 14 100 100'A' lOOja 102% 101% 1 • , lOO/a — * 113 ^ 99% 85% Corp— debentures 1973 mortgage 3'As series D 1967 1958 first 50% 1 51'A 102% May-No® *. 4 ■< 63 June-Dec — 106'A 52% 103% " 3 *105% 106 « I 1950 & Co 50'A — Apr-Ocf* 1971 convertible Wilson 102% — 102% 102% j. „ ___Jau-July Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 2%s A 1992—June-Dec Wheeling Steel 3'As series C 1970 Mar-Sept First 101'A „ *101 •> __ May-No® I 1951, debentures 2.65s 73 100 105% 106 __ Afay-Nov 1974 series estate T 30-year 5s* 1960 Westinghouse Electric 2%s *90 _ *— guaranteed 2361- real gold 102% 103'A 104 Jan-July guaranteed 3'As 3'As mtge 4%s-4s series A and *102 78% 6 10 100 * mortgage 'Funding mortgage 3s Winston-Salem S B first 4s 101% 101% 1 06% 109% 11 109 101% 103 " 101% 102% 103 Jan-July April-Oct 1960 2 48 1 08 *— ' — 101% 102% 3 - Jan-July 102% 102% 7 102_ 103. * 102% 102% 4 102% 102vi *115% .•> — — 114% 114% — ^Wisconsin Central Ry— g A First general 4s 1949 ACertificates of deposit Jan-July Jan-July 1936—Afay-Nov I ASu & Du div and term first 4s 98% 103% " __ 73% — 77'A 100 (subordinated) Western Pacific 4'As income A Jan Western Union Telegraph Co— • 105 103 3'As 80 77 * .<• ACertificates Wisconsin of Electric deposit Power mortgage 76%" 2%s 2%s 1976- . June-Dec 138 — — 41 » — - — — *100 *- • 100% — . -- 44% —- -- , — 77 74 — 50 , — 44 — .* __ —Afar-Sept — 41 — 1979—__—: 76% 74 • — 43'A 100 100 A 107% 107 A . 104% Wisconsin Pu'oiic Service 3'As 1971 Jan-July *107% — — 119% __ 119% a Electric Deferred Light & Power 2%s 1976_Jan-July delivery sale Included not in ine *99% — y«ura range, 99% — d *x-mtere»t. • Odd-lot aala 104'% 104% 106% 1900. April-Oct M 102'% 96% Y 1970. April-Oct C refund 97% 102% 5 104 105 Included 13 105% 106% not included 11 100% 6 99% the ^Negotiability Impaired by maturity. ' {Companies reported as being In bankruptcy, reeelverehlp, ct reorganlaed voder ieetlon Bankruptcy Act. or securities assumed by such companies. •Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. A Bonds selling flat. 99% 100% *129% 130% • 1985-Jan-Juiy 4 105% 106% 100% 101 B 3%s series and Gen Yonkers May-Nov 3'As series General *102 E 1975—Afar-Sept Jan-July registered 2361 Jan-July Western Maryland first mortgage 4s 1952_April-Oct 50 97% 10 GO 8 __ 96% h *102 4s First April-Ocf 2000 RR General 107 106% 104 % 17 103'% 103'% 101% 102 2 98% 96% *98% 100'A Washington Terminal 2%s series A 1970—Feb-Aug Westchester Ltg 5s stamped gtd 1950 June-Dec 120% 115% 103% M 5s Warren 96% 10 M gold Co 25-year 93% > r-t O O 90 refund first Walworth W&rd Baking Co 5'As debentures first 103% 94'% 103 105 *91% 967 . Shore 108 96 % *102% 103% mtge income 4'As series B Jan 1991 April mortgage 3'As series B 1971 April Walker (Hiram) G & W 2%s debs 1966—May-No® West 105 104 104'% refund Pacific 96'A Afar-Sept First Electric ' 103% 103% - Power 104 and & 5s income 4s Penn 104 and First mtge Penn 3 97 'A Jan-July Texas Corp 3s debentures 1965_ New Orleans RR— First 2 ref mtge West April-Oct Texas & Texas and lien West —— 102% *103% 104 % Jan-July 107 100% 101 % 95 May-No® 27/»s series D (Mar 101% T Refund ser debentures 106'A 79'% 105 40 102% 102% Afay-Nov April-Oct 1959 103 % 104% Co— mtge 23As 101% Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— Refund refund 1 104'% 79% 103% .Jan-July 1966——Jan-July Jan-July 27As debentures 110% 103 5 June-Dec 1976 debentures Power & 10 " 15 105 W 75'% J " ' 101% 101% — _—May-Nov debentures 1972 debentures 1973__ 103% 103% RR consol gtd 4s series A 1955—Feb-Aug sinking fund series B 1957 Afay-Nov General 1996 2%s 33As consolidated Gen 101 % April-Oct April-Oct 1983 101'A 110% *110% 110% 2'As series C 1991_Afar-Sept 23As 1966 April-Oct Wabash RR Co— — 100% 216 106% 107 __ ASpokane Internat first gold 4'As 2013 April Standard Oil of California 23As debs 1966—Feb-Aug Standard Oil (N J) debentures 2%s 1971—Afay-Nov 23As debentures 1974 Swilt & Co 81'% 99 106% Jan-July gold 4s 1951—___■ Jan-July Tel 23As debs 1985—April-Ocf debentures 13 . 124 first Bel] 26% 95% 101'A 105 __ 1041% -- *103 1 „ .Jan-July Dcvel-and general 4s series A Div 1970 101 — " 1986—Jan-July 1996_ Jan-July 1961—Jan-July Ry first consol gold 5s Afay-Nov 1967 convertible First 1 —May-Nov Firit mortgage 2y«s series Louis — 99 99% 97% E 57'A 92 106 — *54 — 101% 1981 series Memphis 80% May-Nov 27/«s St 99% 103% *102% — Jan-July 1969—— 103'A 52 22'A — April-Oct of America Electric First 119 105'A 12 __ *98'% — 1077—Mar-Sept mortgage First 118% < (Oregon Lines) 4 %s 5 " Jan-July 1994— 103'A 116 *100 First and refund mtge 27/8s ser G 1979—June-Dec Virginia & Southwest first gtd 5s 2003 66% 100% 100% Jan-July —Feb-Aug 1985 Co— 94% 62% — *126% , 81 June-Dec 1987 Ry 2%s 92% *103 — — April-Oct _ High 85 Feb-Aug debentures Called bonds — 55 105% 105% debs First and refund mtge 3s series F 210 100% *107% —-r San Fran Term 1st mtge 3%s ser A 1975_June-Dec Pacific RR Co— Southern 64 105% Southern First 93% RR debentures 27/«s 71 — 62% 1971 ' 1941_Feb-Aup —Jan-July 1979 23As „ '95'A Mar-Sept 1976— 25As First and 3%s 92% June-Dec 7s 1976 65 — *100 gtd' 5s 1963—April-Ocf Telephone &; Telegraph Co— Southern Bell 4 Ala 57 25% 1961 33As 23As Virginian Ry 3s series B -—June-Dec ; coll trust debentures 1965 55% 24'A Gen 19C6 Corp 104 — 118% 118% Jan-July 2016-Jan-July Jan 2%st debentures 1971 X S A Silesia n-Amer 55% 25'A 10 V .... 1996 A _ *— 1971——..April-Ocf 1989_May-No® ^General 74 «U 63 1968_Ju7ie-Dec Scioto V & North Eastern first gtd 4 s Seaboard Air Line RR Co— 103% 92'% 1990—Jan-July gold 4s Deptjt 3y«s B 1 May-No® 1989_Jan-July certificates Nov Jan-July 10% 2 104% *67'% — — Jan-July 2022___May Jan A Low 8 '/a Virginia *104 1955_Jan-JuZy A-1997 A Second Jan. 1 No. 103'A 103'A 106 7/e 8% — Consol April-Ocf . Mt & Range Since Sold RR— debentures Universal — 106% 106% *8 '/a Rubber S __ *106% Mar-Sept Jan-Jvly 1996_. debs 103 % Afay-Nov California debentures Vandalia Lawrence Bonds High April-Oct 1960—June-Dec 1968 Refunding mortgage U S St of Pacific 27As 105% — Jan-July Saguenay Power 3s series A 1971 27As 1960 and coll trust 23As 1975 United Biscuit Co *120% Jan-July 1941 Corp First mortgage Union 1949 Friday's U 1977—Mar-Sepf 1967—Mar-Sepf 1967—Mar-Sepf 1969—_Mar-Sept I Series stamped Ry first refunding 4s Tri-Continental 102% Corp— General Ave June-Dec 105'/a 102'% 102'A — 1955—Jfay-Nov 1973 1974 151% R D 3%s 2 3s Reading Co first & ref 3%s series Orleans New of Union Electric Co of Missouri —Jan-July / RR 6 230 — or Bid & Asked Pacific— 151% 151% *106% Sale Price Low 109% 109% *221 Last Period High Texas Pacific-Missouri 104% 104% Week's Range Interest New York Stock Exchange Q 2%s 10 Week's Range 105 105 101% 101 128% 105 103% 14 130% 106 . in the year's range the year's in n Under-the-rule tale mot Included In range, y the je*r'« range. not rOatn eaie Ex-coupon. ' TT or NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY AND YEARLY RECORD In the following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Feb. 4 ending the current Friday, Feb. 10. It is compiled from the reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current and or year. RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Friday STOCKS New York Curb Acme Aluminum Shares Aero 1 Manufacturing Associates Inc Alabama Power Airlines Fisher 4.20% Co common Aluminium Ltd common see % 23% 50 21 Beverage common 5% Jan American Book Co 2% Jan American Cities Power & Jan 1,300 10% Feb 600 7% Class 8 8% 800 page 33. Jan 7% Jan 12" 8% Feb 100 100% 100 4% 1 4% 2,800 18% 18% 8% Jan 80 100 Jan 85% Jan 99% Jan 100% Feb 4 J an 4% Jan 100 — "3% 18% 6 5% 54 53% 10% Jan 1,100 5% Jan 54% 7,200 B 1 4%preferred 100 American General Corp common. $2 convertible preferred $2.50 convertible American Hard 51 Jan "4 Co 25 Jan American 18% Feb American Laundry Machine Manufacturing Co V# Jan American Maracaibo Co 6 450 6 Jan American Metal Products ~7 * 46% "7 45% 47% 100 3,100 "2 Jan 54% Jan Jan 100% Jan American Natural Jan Jan American Potash & 20 com common 26 6% Jan 8% Jan Feb 49 "4 Jan 45% 1.500 fg 13% 500 Jan 14% Feb Ytf "Jan fV Jan Co 1% — Jan 81 Jan —. 1% 81 Jan Jan 6% 9% 9% 115 9% 2,000 75 Jan 9% Feb 114 Jan 2 Jan 8% 2% 115 2% 2'/* 1,900 35 34% 35% 200 Feb 11% 11% 12 300 19% — 3% Jan 115 2% 34'A Jan 35'% Jan 39 — Jan. 40 Jan 10% Jan 13% Jan 19% 20 1,550 19% Jan 21% 16% 16 % 700 16% Jan 18'/a Jan 3% 3% 9,400 3% Jan 4'A Jan 2 14% 14% 15% 1.000 * 2- 47% 48% 400 13% Jan 15% Jan Jan 47 Jan 49 Jan 34% pfd—25 Jan 37 Jan Republics Chem class A 29% Jan • 29% 27% 29 % 175 • Class E> American — Gas 25 1 American Meter Co 96% 10c 1 1 preferred- Rubber 24% 99% 100 * * Jan 950 6 6 100 High Low 14% Light— 1 . 14% % Range Since January 1 High American Gas & Electric— 11 8.% conv American 10% 8 5ft Jan 1% 8'% Filter 23% 2,200 10% Shares 1 Air Jan Jan common preferred—. Manufacturing For footnotes 14% 1 • America Industries 15 Bantam Car Co class A Jan 1 common Aluminum Goods Aluminum pfd— American 4% 3 ; Investing Corp (Mich) common! of 23 % Amer Jan GOO 1 preferred common...... cumulative I" Jan 4% 1 $3.75 Low l'A Jan* 2 5 Aluminum Par 4 50 Brewing Co Bros for Week 3 4-% Allied Altofer Sales Range ofPiices 2,600 4 1% Allied International Altes Week's Last Sale Price High • — Inc„— Products - 5 common (N Jj Alabama Great Southern Alaska Low 1 Air-Way Electric Appliance.^. Alios" High l Supply Manufacturing Ainsworth 3% ,_10 Inc__ Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores Air Low Range Since January 1 1% Jan Alloys Hat Stores Friday STOCKS New York Curb Exchange for Week warrants Acme Wire Co common. Adam Sales Range of Prices Par ACF-Brill Motors Week's- Last Sale Price Exchange 10 29'% 27'% 29% 4.200 29% Feb 29 29 30% 3,300 33'A Jan 10 30 COMMERCIAL & THE (678) WE1-K ENDED FOR RANGE EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE FEBRUARY JO Friday tor Week of Prices Shares Last Sale Price New York Curb Exchange Low Par American Amer series $G 2 10c * preferred,...,—5 preferred American Thread American Writing Paper common— Anchor 5% Co Inc Anglo-Iranian Oii Amer & Aspinook 6% Jan 1,100 6% Jan 7% Jan 420 109% Jan 3% 600 3% Jan 11 11% 9,900 10% Jan 12% U'A 11% 23,700 10% Jan 12% Jan 10% 600 10% Feb 11 Jan 10 114% Jan 116 Feb 10% 2.50 1 10% 10 11 % 3,300 8% Jan 11 % 22% 22"% 3,900 21% Jan 22% 24% 25'A 2,600 Jan 25 "i Feb 1 10 10 10% 1,900 * Atlantic Line % % 200 % 60% 64% 150 41% Jan 67% Jan 2% 2% 1,200 2% Jan 3% Jan 49% 50% 200 6% 50.100 * 60% * Co Products Steel Voting 5% 5% warrants Atlas Plywood Corp Corp 2,000 15% 5% 600 5% Feb 6 500 8 Jan 8% Jan 7%, 1,400 7% Jan 9 Jan J«n Feb 20% 150 19% Jan 22 13 13% 800 11% Jan 13% ^.8 Locomotive— Wilcox de Banco Barcelona Basic Lt Tr Steel Baumann 100 36% 10% 500 9% Jan 4% Jan (L) & Ltd Pwr Inc 1 Ties 1 common Telephone of Canada Watch & Co ' common -25 Inc Hedges • Inc common Birdsboro Blauner's Blue Inc Blumenthal (S) Bohack (H C) & 9 •' Co Petroleum Brillo Manufacturing Co Class 5% 500 4% Jan 5% Jan Jan \h Jan 43% 6% 42 43% 44% 1,850 39% Jan 44% Jan 6% 6% 3,300 6% Jan 6% Feb 37% 43% 1,550 33% Jan 43% Feb 9% Jan British — Amer Celanese Amer Feb Crown Cent Petroleum British Columbia Class 5% Jan Crown Cork 12% Feb Crown 2'A Jan 700 34% Jan 35% Jan 7% 300 7% Jan 8 85 Feb 85 390 15% 130 15 Internat'l "A" Atlantic Cuban Jan 16% Jan Curtis Lighting Inc Feb 8% Jan Curtis 150 12% Jan 13% 3% Jan 4% 7% 9% 51 Jan 57% 80 Feb 84; Jam 620 19 Jan 23 17% Jan 16% 7,400 5% Jan 6% 600 5 Jan 24 100 24 Jan 24 17% 200 17 Jan 17% 33 Jan 33% Jan 23 200 22% Jan 23% Jan 8 Jan 8% Jan 8 Jan 8% Jan 5% 6%- Jan Feb mmmm mm** mrnmm ' : ... 1% 24% 100 1%. 24% mmmm Jan 1% Jan 1% 23% Jan 24% Jan 2% 75 , ■ Jan 2% 4,000 11% Jan 12% Jan 5% 2,900 5% Jan 5% Jan 16% 16% 16% 1,200 14% Jan 17% Jan Jan 19 % Jan Bruck Mills Buckeye Pipe Bunker Burd Ltd Hill Burma Burry 200 18% . 12% Corp Amer dep rets. Biscuit Corp 300 16% 1,300 7% 16 1 12% 15% __ Co— 17% 6". Sullivan Ring 1 • B Line & Piston class 18% 2.50 __ 7% 6'A Jan U% 12% Feb 15% Feb % 71.600 i7<r Jan 4% 9,500 3% Jan Jan 16'A Jan 7% 3% 4 12 %c 550 1 Jan Jan "t % Cables Jan 9 ' % Jan 4% Jan dep rets 5% Sugar Calgary & Electric Camden Fire Canada Bread A Class B Ltd Jan 32 4,900 11% 7% 17'A 9,400 Jan % Jan 10% 1.500 6% Jan Jan iV Feb 11% Jan 6'A Jan 7'A Feb 700 16% Jan 17% Feb 6 3,000 5% Jan 6% Jan 36% 37 450 34'A Jan 37% Jan 31% 17% 6 5% 36% 32 t 3 Jan Jan 3 Jan 32% Jan Jan 1% Jan 3 2% 3% 1,800 2% Jan 3% Feb 1 — 6% 6% 400 5% Jan 7% Jan 5% 6% 1,900 5% Feb 6% Jan 11% 2% 11% 3 150 11% Jan 11% 700 2% Jan 3% Jan 2% 2% 200 2%. Jan 2% Jan 50% Jan 20% 20% 4,600 18% Jan 100 10% 450 13 'A 1 5% * — 2% __ 20% 5 11% • ,2.50 5 (Mo) — 11% 11% Feb 51 Jan 21% Jan Jan 12% Jan Jan 14% Feb — — 14% 13% 14% —.1 Davidson-Brothers Inc common Dejay Stores common Dennison Mfg class A common debenture: • Detroit 10% 135 300 Jan "X7% Jan Jan 2% ' Jan *50 X25% Jan 27% Feb 7% Jan 8% Jan 10% Jan 11% Jan 135 Feb 146 Jan 9% Jan 10 Jan 1,900 1% Jan 2% Jan 23'A 600 22% Jan 23% Jan 12 200' 11 Jan 12 Feb 10 I • 1% 1% 23'A 22% 12 -- 13% 13% 14- — — __ — 3 a u, Jan 1% 1,200 U 1% • Feb c% . 700 ■ 7% — Products Raynolds class B 135 Ltd— Co American 7% 10% 1 10 Iron Foundry Steel & Distillers >7% 1 Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing Detroit Gray 27 % 27 27 3*% 50 100 '2% 2% —5 ——100- .i 34% .7 7 — 10c 35 50c Mines Inc Dayton Rubber Co class A. 8% 34 7 8 —:—2.50 dep rets ord reg 4s— 1 Dobeckmurt Co common— Domestic Credit Coip class A Dominion Steel Coal & 3% —1 Bridge Co Ltd Dominion 37 • class 700 4 3,800 37 50 .3% 37 18% —25 B — 18% 18% 1,000 1% Jan Jan 12% Jan 3% 37 Jan 16% Jan 1% Jan 14'A Jan Feb 4 38% Jan 18% Jan r>«-» •? ' Dominion Tar & Chemical Co Dominion Textile Co Ltd Draper Corp Driver • — 73 % —* - Harris 23% Ltd——* common — 74 73 % — ' — 89 88 * Jan 9% Jan 9% Jan Jan 125 69 Jan 74 Feb 26 300 ■ 10 Co Duke Power Co, Feb 29 Jan 85 Jan 89 Feb Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— £1 dep rets ord reg (The) Hosiery class B common Test Co 2% ——1 2% 2% 13 13 * 1 ~4% 3% • Corp common preferred dep 22% 100 Jan 23% 22% Jan 16% 16% 400 100 4'A 17 600 1,500 3% Jan 2% Feb 2% 13 14% Jan Jan 4% Jan 16 Jan 3 Feb Jan Jan 17 Eastern Malleable 7% 300 7% Jan 8% Jan 8 8 8 100 7 'A Jan 8'A Jan "■% _2% 20,100 19% 19% 19% 25U 8% 8% 9 500 8 % Jan 9 3 3 3 100 3 Jan 3% 67 67 63 Jan 113 Feb 100 67% 1 _3% "3% "3% 2,500 Jan 2% Jan 3% 19% Jan Co £1 Central Power Light 4% 1 preferred 100 20% 158% __ Conv pfd opt div series 1929 div series* Century Electric Co common Investors Inc preference of common America common For footnotes see page 33. 72 72% 50 71 Jan 75 Jan 62% Feb 67% Jan 62% 63% 325 1 800 Jan 19% 19% 18% Jan 20% Jan 79 % 80 125 77'A Jan 80 Feb 10 10 10% 900 8% Jan 10% Jan 5 18"% 18% 19% 48,200 17% Jan 14% 15% 2,000 11% Jan 16 Jan 103% 120 103% Feb 105% Jan Jan 5% Jan x6% Jan Feb 14 Jan Jan Jan 68 114% 3% Jan Jan Empire District Electric 5% 1 15% 100 1 103% 6 103 6 6'A 600 5 pfd Empire Millwork Corp Emsco Derrick & Equipment 13% 12 13% 600 10c Equity Corp common $3 convertible preferred Eureka 1% 1% 1% 44 13,800 12 1% Jan 1% Jan Jan Jan 1 Corp 43% Jan x45 1 Esquire Inc 5% 5% 700 5% Jan 6 i8s Jan i7, Jan 15 Jan 16% Feb 26 Jan 75 1 10 % 15% % % 15'A 16% 200 24% 23% 42 1,200 1 Ltd 5% 5% Jan 6% Jan Jan 4% Jan 5% Jan Feb 26'A Jan % Jan 7% Jan Fairchild Engine Jan 83% Jan Fansteel Metallurgical Jan 10% Jan Fire Association 94 Jan 95 Jan First York 22 Feb 4% 100 25% 950 23 2,000 4 6 94 __100 Elec 6% Aircraft Co 4 19% 9% 23 — 100 preferred Co 5% pfd Conv Corp 1 24 100 opt Jan 63% Jan Co— Ohio Steel Products preferred 3 1 * Fairchild , Central States 1,000 beneficial int. Easy Washing Machine class B $5 pfd shares of 81% "4% * 10 > preferred & Jan 3% 3% — II 1 common Power 30% _2s 6d common & Co,— Maine ■ — Jan 30% 675 3,550 * * Electrographic Corp common ~2% 17 Feb 29 30 5,600 Electric Eond & Share common 7% 2% Feb 30 75 3% 72 * shares of beneficial lnt Common 7% * Cajtalin Corp of. America Cliamberlin 25 Corp 73% 75 73'A 70% 30 100 Eureka Pipe Line common Products Convertible States Jan Jan Jan 3% 71 71% ,100 Iron 3% 67 67% 3 72 common—3% prior preferred—.— prelerred preferred series A, preferred series B Eastern Sugar Associates— * rets A ord W) 6% $6 1 Light $5 pfd Assn 4 % % $7 2.50 & Eastern Gas & Fuel Eastern 5 common Castle (A M) ^Central 22% 22% 1 dep rets B ord (J 3.50% Feb Ltd— Carreras Central 9 Ltd— Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co Amer Jan 100 Power Amer 8 * Co Co 2,500 ♦ City Products common Carey Baxter & Kennedy Inc Carolina 8% • Capital Carnation Jan 8% 8% Alcohol— Marconi & Feb 7'A • common preferred Carman 5% Jan 20 Industries Canadian 1% Jan. 6 • voting non-voting Canadian Chafis 30 ^ 14% Jan Jan 4'A Ml * Ltd common Industrial Class Cessna Jan 1% Jan Jan luo 6 5 Ltd Co Convertible Century 4% 17,300 6% 1 Insurance Canners Canadian l'/o Jan 6% — • Ltd preference Canadian Casco 3% _5% ~5% £1 1 Corp Power Canada Cement Co 6%% preferred Estate Edmonton California Carter Jan Jan 13% • Wireless— & American Calamba 1% 3 1 Day American 1% 100 4 4 — Jan 5,100 Duval Texas Sulphur— common—50c 2% 9,100 Durham Products 300 1% partic Davenport Hosiery Mills Duro Electric Jan Jan 32% Duraloy Cable 4% 88% — Jan 12% common Jan Feb 1% common Manufacturing Co Devoe 5% Co 4% 85% 10% 7'A Feb 14% 100 1,700 D Feb II % L) Jan Feb y Jan 18% 5% (E 10% 5 Feb ' Jan 5 100. 5%18% • 12% Bruce 12'A % Feb 300 400 • 23 __ Distillers Jan Jan V Jan 1,075 9 1 Forman 108 Jan 23 4% Jan Jan 5,200 4 cumulative junior preferred- —10 Brown Rubber Co common 1 Brown 104% Feb 31% Sugar common—. 7% 13% 3% 21 24%- 80 — — Co'common———."—25c ——* 10 Drug 500 8 7% 17% • Jan 10% 77% Jan Jan 52 £1 A— 116 1% Crystal Oil Refining common, $6 preferred— • _ Jan 1% —— Jan £11 class Power B 14% — __ (Md), Jan 80 1% Jan 113% 115 —,—6 I 1% 24 reg 69'A 160 105% 107% — — Jan Ltd— dep rets ord 50C 4,900 — —5 7'A Tobacco— dep rets ord bearer dep rets ord reg Amer British 10% 76% 10%. 75% 114 reg)__£l (ord receipts dep 3 CO 57% • Co « 1 Croft Brewing Cd— 1% ... Oil American 10% 75% — 1 Creole Petroleum — Jan • A British-American Jan Jan v Ltd— Jan 8"% * common Jan 14 Feb 50 5% 80 • Co Jan 8 Jan Jan' 14 5% —1 * convertible preferred 11% 56% 5% Light Gas 31 Jan 6% 50 5% common.. 12% 5% Corp common Bridgeport 27 100 Jan * 35% 18 • Light & Power. 1,600 14 * 50 80 • Traction Jan Jan - 400 1% 21 30 6% * 12% 16% —— 56% —25 Inc Brazilian Breeze • common common cumulative preferred. 100< Scrymser Bourjois Co Co 5 %%.. prior _3% 1 common 7% 5% Reynolds common & 17% 6% 13 3 common Ridge Corp Borne, "7% Jan 4% preferred class A Jan 500 15% Steel Fdry & Mach Co com,* 29% 6% 14 5c Crosley Motors Inc Crowley Milner & Co 6% 74% 85 1 common Jan 2% Jan 300 Cuban Tobacco common— Bickford's 3'A Jan 10,400 Paint & Varnish Co Jan 4% Jan 7% • Jan 1% 3,000 Jan 3% 35 35 1 2'A 14% 5% 6,000 12 1% 1 Jan 1,500 8,800 13% Courtaulds — 4% .p- — 12 1 17 5% 1 Liquidating Corp Jan 10% — - 4% 16% 1 & Co common. — 6% 4 %' __ Shoe Corp Aircraft common.'. Bellanca —- mmm* Jan Jan Jan 36% — — 16 500 14% American (AS) Benson 38% 10% mmmm • Corp... Feau-Brummel Benrus 10% 1 Jan Co,—1 5% shares Refractories Beck 57% Feb los Andes— American Barium Jan . common 13 10,900 Cosden Jan 36'% Co Rubber Jan Jan 5% ;_L00 —100 Continental Foundry & Machine 52% 1,500 16% 14'/a 4% 87% 2"% $1 55% Jan 13% 4% 85% 2% Corroon 54 16 400 85% 2% < preferred V/c Baldwin Bell Co 78% 4% 4% Consolidated Coro & Jan Mining & Smelting Ltd—5 Consolidated Royalty Oil, 10 Continental Car-Na-Var Corp 1 Consolidated B Baldwin Jan 67% 16,300 5% coin—* Bait oi series B preferred Cornucopia Gold Mines Babcock 1 % j_ — 25 Consolidated Gas Utilities Cook • Jan Jan 6% 2 2.9% -—-1 preferred series C 4','o Jan 8% 20 8% 5% 4% 1956,— Ejec was 4 %% Jan 17% 16% 13% 3 common Vtc ext to Consoj Feb 20 25 Collieries Corp Jan Jan Compo Shoe Machinery— Feb 6 'A 7% 7% 5 preferred 50% Jan 5 8 5% * (B F) & Sons common ] t> 5% 16 16% 1 1 Inc Machine.. Jan 44 Jan 7% Jan 50 America 9% 3*2 Hotel Inc Commodore k 1 of class A Tel ' Jan 25 Community Public Service Fisheries Automatic Jan Jan 7% warrants Iron Manufacturing Co Colt's Jan 10% Jan £1 reg Laundries Automatic 9% Colorado Fuel & 18% 2,600 17 2% 2Vb — Colonial Sand & Stone Co Industries— rets <fc 24 Jan Jan 1 1 Colonial Airlines Jan 24% 16% — ordinary, Colon Development Jan 64% 1,300 1 73'A 16% 2% 11% Jan 400 8% 8% 16 — * common High Feb 475 69% 16% 2% 2% —1 common Plow Co Cockshutt Jan 22% * Corp dep 116 110 Inc M 69% 16 1 Manufacturing Co— Neon 8'A 8 II — Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing,—4 Clinchfield Coal Corp common —20 Club Aluminum Products Co • Jan 11% * Co Claude 9% 62 12% 8% —1 Co Low 10 63 350 17% 62% 5 10 Homes Controller Clarostat Jan 11% 3% common & Suburban Clark Jan 112 * Corp Tel 6% Jan 3% 3% Service City Feb 3% 7 109% 110% 110 10 Atlantic Coast Ayrshire 13% 900 ._* common Associated Avery Jan 3 100 Cities Range Since January 1 High 9% 62 — ;—1 —10 Mining Consolidated City Auto Stamping Jan 3 6% 6% Chief Jan 7% 3 12% 25 13% 13% 1 pfd— Associated Atlas Jan 100 £1 Refining preferred Coast Jan 6% 7 Light $7 pfd Electric American 6% 7 1 Gas & (The) Associated Jan 1 Power Oil 6% 1 — ccnv Jan 4% common Chesebrough Manufacturing Feb Ltd— Co Natural Equipment $1.20 100 5% preferred Ashland 6% 100 Common class A non-voting 6'c 6% 6 common Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% Arkansas \i Feb 131 Jan 4% 300 6 Manufacturing Co Arkansas Jan 4% Shares Low 5 com——10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 4 Chicago <fc Southern Air Lines * Voting trust certificates. —* Cherry-Burrell „an Jan 116% __2 Angostura-Wupperman Argus Inc % 200 Jan dep rets ord reg Apex-Elec 17,500 4% for Week Par 4-ti dan 129'A 129- 129 3% 2,100 Sales Range of I'rices High \% % % 1 Range Since January Low 4% New York Curb Exchange Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS High 4 5 Products Post Angerman Aro 4 Seal-Kap common Superpower Corp common Sales Week's Range Friday STOCKS 94 50 16% 22 9,700 14% Jan 154'A 161% 1,140 142% Jan 100 19 16 20 1,070 14% Jan 20 100 19% 16 20% 6,975 14 % 161% * Feb & 7 200 Fishman 5c Ford (M H) to $1 4% 2.50 6% 4 4% Motor Co 20 % Feb 7% Jan Jan 38% Jan Class A Class B voting. 4% Jan 6% 7 400 6% Feb 7% Jan 95A 9% 100 8% Jan 9% Feb Jan 5% 10% Jan 12% Jan 63% 63'A 65 500 x61% Feb 76 Jan 3 3 400 2% Jan 3'A Jan 32 32 50 32 Jan 32% Jan 16% 20% 1,450 16% Feb 20% Feb 3% 3% 1,700 3% Jan 5'A Jan 23% 25% 1,300 21 Jan 26'A Feb 27% 27% 225 22% Jan 28 !i 11,200 % Jan 1 non-voting Jan 4% 4,000 American Ford Motor 3 Jan X20 Ltd— Jan 3% 17,000 11% Co— Feb 6,4o J Jan 5'A 10% in Stores 7 Ford 1 22% 5'A 10% 10c Corp common 1 $2 dividend cumulative preferred. Feb 2 10 3,900 5% * (Phila) 25% 1 Instrument— & Airplane 37 7 10 10 Camera f,1 deposit rets ord reg —.. of Canada— Motor of * 24 * Feb France— American deposit receipts bearer . % %/ U Jan Volume 171 Number 4831 THE COMMERCIAL NEW YORK & CURB RANGE FOR WEEK Friday STOCKS New York Curb Week's Last Exchange Fort Pitt Fox Brewing Co 4%% convertible Fuller (Geo A) Low 16% 17% 9,800 11% Jan 9% 10% 17% Feb 1,000 9% Jan 11 % Jan 7% Jan 1 50 Co 7% Jan 30 5 11% 11 11% Jan 31 Jan 10 1,300 New York Curb Jan 11% Feb Power Co common- Lake G M Co Alloys Co General Builders : General Corp com Outdoor Adv 6% General Phoenix Corp General Plywood Corp General Public Georgia Power $5 preferred 100 1% Jan 2 3% Jan 3% Gilbert (A C) Gilchrist Co 23% Feb Glenmore & (Adolf) Inc Co 1.200 Feb 21% 21% 22% 2uo 21 Jan 22% Jan 1 3 '/a 3'/a 3% 1,300 2% Jan 1 3% 13% 13% 5.80O 11 Va Jan 13% Feb If* lV'a 5,700 It1- Jan 9% 9% 1A Jan 100 9% Jan Inc 115% 115% 175 114 "3% "5% 400 100 Jan 115% Jan Jan 4% Jan Jan 5% Jan 17 Jan 19% Feb Jan 14 15% Jan 12% XIV* Jan 1,000 11% Jan 13 Jan 4,000 11 Jan 14% Feb 16% 2% 42 4,500 2% 1,200 1% Jan 100 41% Jan 45 Jan Jan 28 % % 10% ♦ 141% Great Northern Paper— Griesedieck Western Breweryi—, Grocery Stores Products 16 Lipton (Thos J) to — 0:" Jan 14 700 4% Jan 4% Jan 3,600 10% Feb 12 Va Jan 7Va Jan 8% Jan 6Vs Jan 7% Jan 22% Jan 6% Jan 7'A Jan 12% 7Vh 7 7 20 Lit Brothers Inc 6% preferred 12% 12% Feb 14% Jan 13% 13% 14 1,900 13 Jan 14% Jan 17% 17% 17% 3,400 15% Jan 18% Jan 28% Jan 28% Jan — 11% 12 10 Va Jan 12 Va Jan — 25 common • Loblaw Groceterias class A Class B Lone Star — * Gas Co (Texas) Longines-Wittnauer Watch 1 Common certificates of deposit Feb Feb 45 Jan 6 Jan 65 14 Jan > Feb 1 Jan 6% 10 % Feb 12% 26'A Jan 27 % Jan 2,ICO 24% Feb 26 Va Jan 1,300 8% Feb 9Va Jan % Jan 1% Feb 8% 9 1% — Louisiana Power & 1% 24,500 100 131 126y2 134% 1,125 121 Jan 134 % Feb 100 lllVa 112 119% 3,400 106 Jan 119% 1 28% 29% 11,600 Feb Jan * — 112 % 112 Va 120 Light $6 pfd Lynch Corp 1%. —; 2 28% 13% 13% 26 Va 112 Jan 29% 113 Jan 400 14'/a 700 14 Jan 14% Jan 14 Va 600 14 Jan 14% Jan 35 Jan 38 13'A 14% Jan Feb 131% 137 200 44% 600 29% 29% 30% 900 10 10 10 400 109% 110 26% 180 M Feb Mackintosh-Hemphill Co Feb Maine 10 Feb Mangel Stores Jan 108% 30% Jan 9 * 111% Jan Manischewitz Jan v.- Public Service 5 Co 8Ve —10 common (The B) ' WW 14 1 ; 14 —— Jan 9% Marion Power 5'/a 5% Ltd " • Hartford Rayon common 5 Light „ Dept Stores Helena 120 6% Jan 11% Jan 16 . Jan 47% Jan 50% Feb 1,100 1% Jan 2% Jan 1% rJan 11 200 19 20 4,100 7% 11 Jan 1,400 11 7% 11% ' * 2% Jan 10% 1,600 Jan 11 Feb 16 Jan 20 Jan 1.500 0 common Jan 2% 20 25c _ Feb 15 2% 11 5 _ 5Va 10% 400 50% 2 - 600 • 11 . _ Rubinstein 50 2 : •• 15% 1% 1 common Mining Co 15% ' 1 Brewing Co Hathaway Bakeries Inc.Hazeltine- Corp ; : Hearn ,k _ —. common Harvard Hecla _ . 67/a 8% Jan Jan 11 Jan 11% Jan McAleer 5% — — ' 13 Jan 12% Jan 11% Jan ■ common preferred Henry Holt & Hoe _ preferred (R) & _ w w 12% w _. 100 _ _ Co common. class Co Holophane Co 99 M 48 'I '■ ' -- Hormel 8% 9 3 3 3% A) & Co.- Hardart Horn & Hardart 5% 15 Mead _ _ _ 12 163 33 Vq 163 33% (Harvey) Oil Hurd & Lock Hussman & 1st 5 common stock 19% Food 50 i ' . A * II 3% 18% Feb Jan 14% 150 163 Jan 34 Jan 110% Zinc Co common—— Chemical American dep Imperial Oil 19% Jan 86 Jan Jan 4% Jan 51 Feb 8% Jan 9% Jan 2 Feb 2% Jan 14% Jan 17% Jan 300 3% Jan 3% Jan 300 3% 17 receipts registered £1 coupon 14% Jan 18% Jan Metal Textile Preferred Participating preferred Cigar 6% preferred Metal Industries Micromatic Midland Oil Midland Corp $1 Steel 15 Iowa Public 4.90% Iron Service Air Jan 8,200 18% Jan Co 8% 98% 100% 105'/a 107% 15 14% 15 79 78 79% 600 103 Jan 14 Jan 75% 600 1,750 8% 8% 8% 8% 800 11% 11% 11% 900 % % Jan 200 1% 1 Manufacturing vtc 1% 8% 2 ~7% Jan 11 10 Jan 3% Jan 20 Midwest Oil Midwest Piping & Supply Mid-West Miller Glass Co Brown Stores Co common i— Preference Julian & Jan Jan 10 4%% Co Service 6% 400 4.80% Monroe Mountain States Power pfd 113 Jan Mountain Jan Mt 79% Feb Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring Muskogee Co common ¥% Jan Muter 8% Co 12 Tel Verncn-Woodbury Company & For footnotes see % Feb 8% Jan 1% Jan 8% . Jan 2' * I 10,100 - 5% Jan 2% Jan Jan A 10% Jan 24% 25 200 24 Jan 25% Jan 14% 15% 1,450 13 Jan 17% Jan 3% 3% 100 20% 20% 23 % 14% 20% 3% Jan 4 Jan 21 Jan 600 20 24% 300 23% Jan 24% Jan 2 2% 1,500 2 Jan 2% Jan 6y« • . pfd.-100 2 10 . • • • it. ■, • > 6% 500 6 Feb 6% 25 32 Feb 32 Va Jan 10% Jan 11% Feb 32 104 32 11% 11% 11% 103 »A 104 • 34% 7'A 7 Va 1 2% 2% 100 700 101 50 7% 3 101 101 Jan 350 35% 34 Feb Jan 104 Jan Feb 35 % Jan 1,700 ' 7Va Feb 7% Jan 3,300 27/a Jan 3Va Jan 25 100% Jan 105 106 y2 Jan 107 y2 3'/a 2,700 2% Jan 3% 179% 179% 120 176% Jan 182 Jan 36% 25 34% Jan 38 Jan series B—100 1 3% • 2% * 36% Jan Jan Feb 10c 6% 5% 6% 18,600 10 14% 14% 14% 1,300 14% Jan 15% Jan * 34% 33% 35% 1,050 31% Jan Tel__ 35% Feb 97 Feb 100 100 % 98% 100% 5 * 2.50 common 24% 8% 24 % 32% 35 35 8% 10 8% 12% 13 11% 11% 13 Va 13% 80 50 750 5 Jan 6% 104 24 Jan 25% 32 % Jan 35 700 8 Feb Jan Jan Feb Va Jan 8% Jan 300 12% Feb 13% Jan 1,600 10% Jan 11% Feb 50c 11% 10 13'A 500 13 Jan 137/a Jan 1 4% 4% 4% 300 4 Jan 4% Jan 1 3% 3% 3% 6,200 3% Jan 4 Jan 31 29% 31% 510 29% Jan 31% Jan 11% n 11% 15,300 10% Jan 11% Feb Jan Jan 2 Feb Jan 93 Jan 15 Jan 16% Jan , 5% Jan 6% Jan Jan iy. Jan Nachman Namm's National Corp Inc common Bellas Hess common • preferred —20 ——* Mallinson Fabrics 3% Jan 5% Jan National Mfg & Stores 6% Jan 7% Jan National Pressure 3% 3% 400 3% Jan 3% Jan National Radiator 3% 200 3% Jan 3% Jan National Rubber 400 17% Jan 18 K* CO 88^ Jan National Steel 5% _100 5% 6% 116% 117 Neptune Meter 62,100 110 4% 116 Jan Jan 6% 117 Feb Nestle Le Co Ltd Feb New 17% 17% 100 15% Jan 17% Jan New 12% 100 11% Jan 13 Jan 11% 12 300 9% Jan 12% Jan 11% 700 11% Feb 13 Jan New Mexico Park New Process — — 103 Va Feb 103% Feb 4%% 1 Tel & 9 Jan 10 Va Jan 14 Jan 1,300 8% Jan 11 400 8 Land common 8% 100 8'/a Feb 9% Jan 6% 6% 300 6% Jan 7% Jan _4% 17% 2% Jan 4% 4% Feb 27% Jan Jan 3% 4% 8,000 3% 4% 19,600 2% Jan 26% 4 27% 400 24% Jan 18 5% 5% 5% 3C0 5% 94% 92% 94% 220 92% 1 1% 1% 1% 2,300 4% 4% Jan 5 56% 55% 57% 4,200 55% Jan 59 1 7% 7% 8% 2.100 7% Jan 1% 1% 1.600 20 1 • Jan 8% "6% 25 - Mining Co Co Jan 100 10% 100 Co convertible preferred Arizona 8% 13% 10 1 Tel Clock & Watch & 8% 13% 10 5 common New Jersey Zinc 12 England 10 30c common 12 V8 2 • common Co 8% 1 4 Radio—— Mur Haven common Machinery Car Union ——1 common Cooker 3% __ New 37 Jan 7 Va 2% 2% "V— 50 common— 700 5 page Jan 1 Va ; Feb 1,600 .100 7% ■■' 600 Feb Mills 7% __ Co 700 Jan common..; <fc 4% • common. (Walter) Kimberly-Clark Corp— .4% % preferred 1% X7%. Jan 15% States 4 * Kidde — 1 Va 7 Va -50c — 7% 5 Key j.. 1 Vb 7Va ^ Producers K 7% Jan 6% 8VB Society com class A Ward & Co class A 7% * & Electric Jan 7 900 9% common- cumulative pfd Loan National Transit Kansas Gas 55 Jan 53 — 6% " 1 4% Kawneer Co Jan —i Feb common 1 Kennedy's Inc Jan Jan Monongahela Power Co— 4.40% cumulative preferred Mountain 1 5% * 1 6 7% common. Power & Light Jan 1 % 700 ' Corp Jan 8% convertible preferred Minnesota National Kaiser-Frazer 5% N 16% ♦ Kokenge Co 100 Jan 700 common Jan 92'A 15% 1 Jan 5% 6,500 — 1 (N J)_! 6% 7%, —10 Refineries Wohl National common Lake Sulphur Jan Jan 9% Mining Corp of Canada.. 7% Jefferson 4% 5% 7% Co National Fuel Gas Jeanette 300 13,800 8% * National Breweries common Jim 5% -- ~50c 100 % U Jan 4,800 * com class A Jan 7% 2,200 __1 Corp Jan * Chute Italian Superpower Jan 98% 290 —100 : Jan Jan 7% common.— Moody Investors participation pfd Morris Plan Corp of America * Feb 2 V/a 8% Abrasive Montgomery Co— preferred Fireman Irving Jan 3% * 17 Jan tc__1 $2 non-cumulative dividend shares Midvale Mid-West Feb 10 Jan 1% 6% 6% % Jan J. 13% __ — 5 13 Products Jan 400 1,400 6 preferred—* conv 20 Safety Razor B Investors Royalty 7 Feb Feb Jan 5,900 6 Products— Jan Registered shares.— 23% 43 V 31 1 v Jan International Jan Jan Jan 1% 6 Hone Corp Middle States Petroleum class A Middle West Corp common 18% A. 17 % Jan 39% ■mivm 6 Va * 12% International Petroleum1 coupon shs___* International 7% Hydro-Electric— International Jan Jan 7% 5 Va : • —10 1,000 - % 1% 16% 1% .2.50 — 2,300 * 7 Va 16 - _1 13 50 4 7 ' 30 300 , 5% _ 12% Machinery— 9,600 43 6 . Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube— Michigan Sugar Co common 19% $3.50 series— 23% —25c Corp common 19% 106% Jan .— 18% 10 i 1 19 100 7 Ve 1% ..100 19% pfd Jan Jan . 5,400 __ 16 1 —— preferred 19% Insurance Co of North America International 1,200 —.———£1 — Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4% 3% 6% lVa __ 1 Va " Corp Monogram Pictures 8% __ 5 —. 41% - __ — * Imperial Tobacco of Canada.—— Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain & Inernational 7% Jan Jan x21 ' —- 1 ——* __—— Ireland 7% Industries— (Canada) Registered • * 7% 21% ■ Molybdenum Imperial ' X21 • & Co. Missouri Public Illinois Jan Jan lVa w Mesabi Iron Co Jan Jan Feb 48% 5.300 16 Jan Jan 4% 100 2% 3% ...5 13% 45 Jan 81 125 9% 14% — Products 51 9% 2 .... Jan Jan Jan 100 Jan 3ya Jan 32% 1.000 4% Jan Feb 160% 3,500 4% 1 —^._ preferred Hydro-Electric Securities Hygrade 19% 83% X64% 9% Jan 34 108% 19 Vb * warrants. common convertible 10 425 — 84 * Refining Manufacturing Co— —5 Refrigerator $2.25 pfd Common Huyler's Inc s 33% • Humble 50 48% Jan Jan 43 12 9% Jan 2% 100 ... Jan 8% 600 ' ... _ 6% 18% ' / — A 100 1,500 __ 3 Dredging Jan 6% — . MIg Co Merritt Chapman & Scott Corp— 6%% 2% • Menasco Warrants Jan 21% 1 • __ „ 6% 1 1 _ • 20% 21 10 & Co class B Johnson «... 6% * 2% • * .10 . common.—-—-. (A G) McWilliams Jan Jan Feb 31 * common. preferred Hubbell 75 ' 45% —- » Baking Co 74 1,000 * 12 (Geo & ■ 9 300 * Horn Jan _ Jan - . 8% 1 Inc 99 200 48% 5 common ' ... 9 48 , Horder's Jan Feb . Corp $2.50 preferred ' 9 .10 G 12% 12% 96%" Jan 300 30 — 1 A Hollinger Consolidated Holly Stores Inc 12% 99 100 w _ common _ McKee • 4% Shovel convertible preferred. Oil Co. common MeCord Jan 15 ■ 5 %■',*■ .—£1 McClanahan • ' Heller Co ■,— ' —— Co common—-—. Mfg Feb * Co — 5% Co Paper Jan Jan 1,200 1.250 Massey Harris Bridge Jan 13% * Jan H Electric Jan Jan 128% 130 V J'aii-^" 137 40% Jan 44% 50 25% • Louisiana Land & Exploration.—. % 27 % ; 24% Long Island Lighting Co— Feb 4% Jan 26% 24% 10 Co 2~6~% 26% 26 % ~ChainIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl5 Locke Steel 200 * Communication Co Ltd Hamilton Feb 1 Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co International Marine Hartford Feb 4% 11% • Jan 6% 110 Hall Lamp Co Jan 4% Marconi Hammermill Jan 2% 10% 7:/a 1 : common % 400 100 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Corp ' — 4% 11 5 78% Jan 25c common $4.40 pfd University Jan 6% 42% Extension Jan 9 11 44 Jan 700 Xl40% 145 136% 25 ..2 2% 12% 6% _100 of Delaware % 200 ' preferred^ Lionel — 1 1 7% preferred A ctfs of deposit 6% preferred B ctfs of deposit 45 61 10% Salle 5 Inc_ Mines Ltd » 74 10 4% 11% * 3,900 4%12 Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea— stock % 45 5 . 50 • 45 1 Gray Manufacturing Co 78% Apparel Lefcourt Realty common Le Tourneau (R G) Inc Jan 42 - 78% ( Jan Jan 14% * Grand Rapids Varnish— Utilities 7V« 13 % Gorham Manufacturing common .10 Graham-Paige Motors 5% conv pfd__25 Gulf States 1,900 26 Gorham Inc class A___ common 1,700 1,300 5% 4,600 -..-J— 1st 7% 7% 12% i Jan 21% 12% 1 2% 7Va 13 % 50 700 20% 1 - 2% 7'% 14 - 2% 21 y» 16 - 33yac 13'A Jan 1 16% -- 13% 5 — • 100 5 3% 150 * 15% Monotype Machine Feb > Feb 15% Corp Feb 4% — Jan Lanston Jan 5% Jan 1,400 * Feb x9Vs Lamson 107% Jan 2% 5% 1 29 % Jan Lakey Foundry & Machine Feb 4% 18% • Jan 7% Lake Shore 5 A_ 12% 23 Va L'Aiglon 100% 2% 50 1 : Jan 400 Laclede-Christy Company 380 5% 1 10 Feb 1,600 9 Feb 4,300 18% : 8% Feb 10,300 5% ^ common 12% 2J% 9 Jan 46 4% 18% * 29% 8% Jan 5% * 25 $4.50 prior preferred 4. Goldfield Consolidated Mines^. Goodman Manufacturing Co Non-voting % 4 —* — 12% 28% — 1 1 7% Jan Jan 41 * Co lVa — 10 common 13 Feb 5% 3% Jan 42 1 Kobacker Stores La 1 8'A Jan Feb 4 115 % High Jan 38% 7 5% 1 ^ Godchaux Sugars class Class. B 46 : Distilleries class B Union 44 i Coal-; 6% 8 * * Globe 2.400 preferred.-* common Gobel 7% 100% 104% 50c 1 — Alden 7% 44% 1 . Gladding McBean 7% 7 650 Jan Feb 1,200 40% 1 Kreuger Brewing Co Kropp (The) Forge Co LOW 8 40 * Corp Range Since January 1 High 7% Jan 600 7 * Yellowknife Gold Mines 1% 1% 3% 10 ' Gerity-Mich Corp Jan Jan 23 100 preferred $6 Feb 6 Va 16% 1% 3% 1 pfd $6 93% Jan 4% £1 common. Service Jan Jan 3% ■ — 1 dep General , 1,000 15% hi 25 rets ord reg Finance Corp common 5% preferred series A General Fireproofing common ■ 5% 300 Electric Co Ltd— Amer Glen 30 4% * - preferred General Giant 93% 1 Supply convertible 16 93% — Low 7% 40 Ltd Knott 16 100 common General 5% _* . * Shares 50 (D Emil) Co common Kleinert (I B) Rubber Co preferred Gellman Mfg Co for Week • Klein 5 Vo Sales Range of Prices Par Kings County Lighting common 4% cumulative preferred King Seeley Corp Kingston Products Kirby Petroleum Kirkland Gatineau Week's Last Sale Price Exchange High 16% 10% preferred 10 STOCKS Range Since January 1 1 common EXCHANGE ENDED FEBRUARY Friday Shares High ———1.25 (Peter) Brewing. Franklin Simon & Co Inc (670) for Week of Prices Low CHRONICLE Sales Range Sale Price Par FINANCIAL 200 1 4 1% 65 Jan Feb Jan 57/a 97 1% 9% Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Jan Jan Jan 1% Jan Jan 66% Jan 31 32 & COMMERCIAL THE (680) EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE FEBRUARY JO RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Week's Last Range for Week of Prices Si-ares Sale Price New York Curb Exchange Auction Co York * common York & Honduras New York New Jan 7% 31 50 29% Jan 31 11 2,3o0 10% Feb 13 Jan York Shipbuilding Corp— 18% 100 17% 55,900 18% 1 17% Hudson Power common.. Niagara Share common Niles-Bement-Pond Jan 17% Feb Jan 15% Jan 9% Jan 10% Feb 400 14% Jan 20% Feb 400 % Jan 16% 13% 13% 900 10 10% 3,500 18 20% % 13% Jail 15% 17% 10% 20% Jan 12% 1 5 * Niagara Corp St • Salt Sayre .5 Corp common American Central Texas North Jan 43% 1,909 Jan 47 Jan 2% 3 300 2% Jan 5 11% 12 500 11%. Jan 12% Jan 2,900 2% Jan 3% Jan 89% Feb 3 3% 1 3% 8j% 89% 1C0 84% 6% 50 RR Co Penn 46% iVii Jan 0 Oil— Airlines Northeast 40 46% .50 Utility Securities North North 1 is 5 Mines.—— Nipissing 7% 6,700 6'8 7% 1 • 17% 17% 17% 16% 200 Jan Jan Jan 3 7% Feb 18% Jan 7 7% 1 >• 1 f 1.4 14% General Corp — -- Shoe Co Selected Industries Inc common Selby stock $5.50 prior stock . 25 — 91 Allotment certificates Sentinel Radio Corp common 1 Ohio 4%fr Power ; Inc Jan Feb 113 111% 34% Jan 37% Jan 11%, Jan 13% Jan 17 Jan 18 Feb 17% Jan 18 Feb 9% Jan 10% Jan 8O0 12% 18 18 500 10% 10% 400 50 . Seton Corp Jan 70 1,000 16% 1 Securities Jan 45 41 % 12 O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares. 1% Jan 325 13 —— 1 Jan 1 2,800 37 36% * — Overseas 1% 44 112% 112% 36% -15 T Filters class B_ United Oliver Omar 43 Too preferred Oklahoma Natural Gas 1 43 50c Ogden Corp common « Ohio Erass Co class B common—, class B Leather common Serric-k Shattuok : Shawinigan Water & Power Sheller Mfg Co Sherwin-Williams common 4r,'o Preferred Sherwin-Williams of Jan Feb Jan 3% Feb 2% Feb 2% Jan 25% Jan 28% Feb 13% Jan 15% Jan Jan 1% Feb 12 A 1% Jan Jan 14% Jan 3% Jan 3% Jan 3,000 22% Jan 25% Jan 350 84% Jan 88 100 88 % Jan 91 700 3% Jan 5,600 3% Jan % 12 3 20 % 21% 66 Feb 13% 12,300 -- — Jan 1% 150 Jan is 11% Jan 12% Feb Jan 10% Jan Jan 100 3 21% 22 Pacific Co Can 5%% 0% 1st pfd—_25 1st pieferred— 25 9% 9% 700 7% Jan 36% 36% 36% 4.300 34% Jan 30% Jan 33 S common Pacific Gag & Electric 6% 33 33% 500 31% Jan 33% Feb 21% 66% * * * 3% — — 5% 1st preferred 25 29% 29 % 100 29 % Jan 29% Jan 5% redeemable 25 28% 29 % 200 28% Jan 29% Feb 28% 700 28 200 103 1st preferred.—; 5% redeemable 1st pfd series A^ Pacific Pacific Pacific Public $1.30 1st Service common Jan 15% 25 Jan gSolar 41% Jan Sonotone 2% 2% 2% 38,600 2% Jan 3 Jan 6% 6% 6'% 34,200 6 % Feb 7% Jan Jan 16% Jan 16% 5 Parkersburg Rig & Reel— Plymouth Mills 850 11 11 11 1 : 25% x22% 800 ~3% 2 1,900 4 Corp Manufacturing So,s South 11 27% Jan Southwest 12 Jan Southern Jan Feb Jan 57 4% Jan Line Edison— Pipe Pa California $1.32 cumulative Pennroad Penn preferred— & Electric class A com 2% Jan 3% Feb 22% 20% Jan 23 % Jan 66 Jan '69 % Jan Jan 109% 50 107% 18% Jan 19% Jan 800 15% Jan 16% Jan 300 18% Jan 18% Feb 500 3% Jan 4 Jan Jan 30% Jan Jan 7 Jan Jan 290 2,150 10 Traffic Penn Light 4%% 48% Feb Jan 29% 10% 11% 9,600 10% Jan 11 V\ Jan 2% 2% 2% 300 2% Jan 2% Jan 109% Jan 50 'jJQ9% 109% 2.50 4% '« . ,4% 500 39% 800 Jan 25 Jan 108% JaiL Feb*. 4% Jan 36 38 3% 3% 200 2% Jan 3% Jan Standard 56% 59% 1,100 53% Jan 59% Feb 1 5 Perfect Circle Corp Pilaris Tire & Rubber 11 » l 50c % 500 U 17% Jan 5% 5% 800 4% Jan Jan 11 Feb 300 5% * _ Jan 11 19% .500 jj * — 11 11 19% 2.50 common Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co 18% 1 17% 18% 500 Jan 17 $1.60 Jan 6 Jan 19 Pinchin Johnson Ltd Amer shares Pitney-Bowes lnc__: Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical Pleasant Valley Wine Co 6% 1st 3,500 2% Jan 2\% Feb 1% 200 1% Jan 2% 15% 15% 2,100 58% 59% 570 5 20 19% 20% 1,200 1 common 4 4 4 15% 10 4 25c common.." Corp of Canada 9 Jfi Kf * 58% __2 —.50 Mining Co Powdrell & Alexander Power 1% 1 Pneumatic Scale common Polaris 213 2{® i % 400 17 75 5 1,100 Jan Standard Standard pieferred $7 Standard Standard-Thomson Fell Standard Inc Steel Co of Canada Feb Stein Jan Products common.l Sterling Brewers Inc 1 § Sterling Engine Co 1 Sterling Inc 1 5'A 1,100 6% Jan 7% Jan 100 14 % Jan 14% Jan 100 10% 2.50 America,. 1 12 Producers Corp of Nevada— 1 Prosperity Co class B • Providence Gas 10% ♦ 35% Jan 9% Jan 10% Jan 1,000 11% Jan 12% Jan Service 4%% of Co (J B) Stinnes • Co common (Hugo) 900 1% — 9% 300 10% Jan 32% Jan 13% Jan 15% Jan •/V Jan % Jan 2,500 2" Jan 3% Jan 1,500 9 Jan 9% Jan 300 3 Jan 4 Feb 1,200 1,500 140 26% Feb 28% 14 Jan 16% Jail Feb 46% Jan 47% Jan 600 28% Jan 29 Jan 1,800 31% Jan 32% Feb 1,600 29% Jan 30% Feb 1,400 26% Jan 27% Feb 4% Jan 400 4% Feb 32% Feb 35 Jan 50 17% Jan 17% Jan 300 2% Jan 3% Jan Jan 4% Jan Stop & Shop Inc Stroock (S) & Co Jan 1% Jan Sun Jan 7% Jan 9% Jan 10% Jan Superior Portland Cement, Superior Tool & Die Co Oil 18 __ 18 16% * 25c Drug common Finch 7% 4% 1 ; common 1% Ray __ 5 ; Inc —■ 21% 2% * 1 Corp 15 200 1% 4.200 1% Feb 12% 13,100 9% Jan 12% Feb 22 1,100 19% Jan 22 Feb 3 600 18% 9% 36% 4% 4% 4% 4% 200 1,900 300 Jan Jan Jan 9 34% 3% Jan 18 % Feb Jan 3 17% 10% Jan Jan 36% Feb Jan 40,300 3% Jan 4% 100 3% Jan 4% 155 Feb Feb 169 Jan 169 130 7 600 6% Jan 7% 4,700 4% Feb 5% Jan 200 2% Jan 3 Jan Jan 5% Jan 6% 4% 2% 4% 2% 5% Jan 7,500 4% .92% 23% 240 87% Jan 92% 100 23 Feb 25 Jan 12 __ e . Corp 4% 12 100 11% Jan 12% Jan 7% Feb 4% 88% _« common Aluminum Sterling Swan Public & (A) 7% 1% 1% Jan 400 10% 12% xl2 Jan 23 5% ,1 Corp Jan 7% common Metals of 1 B— 4 33 17% 3% 168 4% 1 Corp 17 Stetson Pressed 169 4% Jan 14% 35% __ Jan 7% 34% 36 1 Co class (The) Starrett „ Jan 14% 200 2% 900 33 3 17% 9% 35% 3 __ 3% 7% * Tube 1 18% 14% Pratt & Lambert Co Products Jan Jan 30% 27% 4% 4% % 11% 21 % 11% x21% 1C Light common B 59% • preferred Prentice-Hall class 15% 4% 4,200 40 29 32% 31% 29% 27% 4% 32% 17% 3 4% ♦ & Power Jan 14 28% — 1 _* (Ky) Oil Jan Jan common Forgings Corp 14% 21% Corp convertible preferred 55 __2.50 common Co— Dredging Standard Common Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd,—— Piper Aircraft Corp common.. 16% 46"% 47 — * 2.73 1 —10 1 20 _1 preferred Convertible Jan Feb % 20 Brewing Standard Pierce Governor common 15'/a 32% 5 " Standard Cap & Seal common,. Power Co (The) 27 16% 25 Stahl-Meyer Inc 57'A Water & Feb Jan Jan Jan __ — 30% 27% Spencer Shoe Corp 5% 40% Pepperell Manufacturing Co (Mass)—20 Penn 5% 269 Feb 32% 15% % 3% 9% 9% 3% 3?% 26% 27% 14% 14% % i« 33 25 4.48% 36% Pep Boys 580 — — 29 32% Speed Queen Corp conv class A Jan 29 pfd——100 —JU—2. Co 2,000 * Jan 2% — ' Penn Power & 290 ,_25 25 4.88% io% 25 Corp common— Gas Jan 46 24% ,_,25 274 ,,25 original preferred ,— cumulative preferred convertible preference 5% • $1 cumulative preferred— G% — 290 1 1 12.50 10 common common—. Oil common,. Penn South Feb 3% Corp Coast i " 50 48% -- 6 — 1 1 — convertible preference, 4.32% cumulative preferred— Southern Pipe Line Southland Royalty Co 48% 6% — 1 4.56% Peninsular Telephone common, Jan 20% * Manuiacturing Co Jan x22 % 53 • Ltd Jan 500 08% — — £1 Co— Aircraft Solar Jan vtc Co.—I Co Jan Smith Jan Parker Patican Feb 6 Jan 25 1 Patchogue jan 106% 104 39% Paramount Motors Corp Pen 28% Jan Singer Manuiacturing Amer dep rets ord • Amer shares— (C A) Jan Jan Pattern common Ltd class B— Manuiacturing Co Co Ltd— registered (Howard) Paper Mills Singer • (C A) Panatapec Oil 100 • — Tubes common Oil Pancoastal 101% 102% 98% 15% 100 106' 106 106% 101% ___* preferred Page-Hersey 28% 25 Lighting $4.50 preferred Power & Light 5% pfd * 1 * 100 preferred S3 convertible Jan 1,200 19% 19% 16_ 16% 18% 18% 3% 3% 16% Simpson's Feb Feb 4% 3,300 109% 109% — * Canada Shoe Corp of America class A—_. Sick's Breweries Ltd — Simplicity 17 30% 3 21 Sinunons-Boardman Publications— Jan Jan 15% 2,800 10 -- Silex Co common 9% Jan 2 1% 2% 200 - 5 * 1 25 100 Mining Denn 5% 1 —1 * Control Safety Sentry 4% 1 1 Inc B) (R Semler O 1% 1% 3 s J » 23/2 24/a 80 ,4 08 91 91 4 g 4_« 5% 5 .8 3% 23 ,a 1 —5 Feb 200 H /2 ** -- 1% Jan 3,400 ^ l'» 1% 1 * Segal Lock & Hardware Convertible — Jan 100 -- -- Inc Bros Seeman 2o * Co common 8% 4,400 2* 28,1 *4 rz 2 a Feb Jan 23% 1,800 3« * Steel Securities -- 2 /« 2b /8 14/2 D A) < 1 * 3'■» —1 Scovill Schulte — 1 Inc common Manufacturing Scullin Nineteen Hundred 7% —25c —1 (Del) & Fisher Brick Co Savoy Oil Inc 13% 28 % 7 1,300 20 a common United Corp Samson 12 /s 13 .« 21.* 10% 12.800 12V4 Oil Co Dome Jan Jan 5,800 17,400 1 49 1 —-I Ltd common preferred Corp Lawrence 1st convertible shares Founders High Low Feb 10% 11 10 Merchandise Range Since January 1 High S Jan 31 10 Rosario— New 7% • — Shares High Low High for Werk Low Par Low Par New Sale Price Curb Exchange New York Range Since January 1 Range oi Prices Last STOCK3 Sales Week's Friday Sales Friday STOCKS 7% % 4% 17% 2% 18 16% x5% 21 x2% 7% 1 4% 8% Jan 1,000 % Jan 1 % Jan 4,400 3% Jan 5% Jan 300 18% 850 14% Jan 18% Jan 3% 18 1,100 2% Jan 3% Jan 150 18 Feb 19% 16% 850 13 Jan 16% 5% 21% x2% 500 4% Jan 6 Jan 475 20 % Jan 24 Jan 1,700 2% Jan 2% Jan 8% Jan 9 Jan — — Feb Jan Feb Colorado— cumulative preferred >-* O O 103% 104% 100 Jan »-* O CO 104% Feb Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber common • Pyle-National Co 5 common Pyrene Manufacturing 101% 75 99% Jan 101% Feb 15% 15% 200 14% Jan 16% Jan 11% 12% 275 11% Jan 12% Jan 7% 7% 200 Jan 7% Jan 101 * 12% 1q 7 • Technicolor Quaker Oats 6% » common preferred I" 107 109% 155 108'/a 100 ■ , ! Quebec Power Co__ Tilo 155 » — 780 20 — — 98 154 Jan Jan 14 % Jan 109% Feb 159 preferred .100 122% 5 T/o 14 % 5 14% common Roofing Inc Inc— — __ __ — _ __ 14% Feb Tishmar. Tobacco Voting Railway & Utility Investment Rath Packing Co common.., Raymond Concrete Pile A ; common $3 convertible preferred Raytheon 23 10 common Manufacturing 1 10 ♦ _I 150 23 Reading Tube Corp class A Jan & Co _ Royalty Corp_ ^ Toledo Ediscn 4%% preferred Tri-Continental 26% Jan Feb Jan 16 14% 1,900 11 % Jan 14% Feb 1G% 17% 200 16% Jan 13 Jan 8% 8 % 1,300 7% Jan 8% Jan 12% Jan 13% Jan 14% 13% 14:% 1,300 96 92 98% 590 Jan Trunz 26 1,300 24% Jan 56 Jan 8% Jan 4 4 4 31/,, 3% 33 1% 1% 5 29 % 29% 225 27% Jan 30 » 26% 26% 200 23% Jan 26 Vs 1 2% 2%. 800 2% Feb 3% Jan Feb 5' Jan Jan 70c - - 39% Jan Lux z Jan Jan 45 40% 40% 400 1% 1% 2,900 1% Jan 2 Jan 175 101% Jan 103% Jan % 1,400 13 Jan 1 1% 100 12 % 1 Jan — 3 3% 4,800 3 Feb 4 •' Jan 2% 3% 4,500 2% Jan 3% Jan 18% warrants. 3 3% 1 Corp Inc % 19% 1,250 Tung-Sol Lamp Works common 80c convertible preferred 1 17% Jan 19% Feb 20% —— — Jan 20% Jan Jan 10 % Feb Jan 12% Jan 10% 5,000 8% 12 10 * 10 12% 700 11% Feb Richmond Radiator 98% Jan 75 102 % 103% 40' 20 _ Jan Rice-Stix Inc Jan 4% % __ True Temper Corp 57 25 % Jan deposit rets def registered- Shipyard Corp common Trans 26 6% 14% , Tonopah Mining of Nevada 28 37,100 500 Ltd— Toklan Jan Jan 8% Jan Jan 24% 8 15 % 5s Jan Jan 250 8% Jan * Allied Stocks._ Security Trust 1% 1% 28 1% Jan 122% 1 Realty & Construction 24% 100 27% * common.—5 21 '1/64 27 % 1% 18% Jan deposit rets ord registered. —£l Todd Jan Jan 120% 13% Amer R 1/256 14% Jan 16% 20 25c Amer . Feb 33 3,200 Jan Tobacco Itadio-Keith-Orpheum option warrants. Railway & Light Securities— 35% 1.000 17% 1 Corporation common Markets 122 35% 122'% 35% 16% 17 common. & Light Shovel Co Thcr Thorofare 35% common * Inc Power Thew Q Co Electric Tampa Texas 6.25 Regal Shoe Co Reis 1 (Robert) <te Co__ Reliance Electric & 1 . Engineering! 2% 300 1 1,400 200 4 Feb 4% 3% Feb 4 1 Jan 1% " Jan Jan Jan Rio Grande Valley Gas Co— (Texas Corp) v t U Ulen Unexcelled Chemical Corp i c 2% 2% 2'.'4 5,400 2 Jan 2% Jan Union Gas of Canada Union Rochester Gas & Elec 4% pfd F Roeser & Pendleton Inc common! 100 • 101 27% 100% 102% 230 27% 1,000 25% 98% Jan 102% Feb 25 Jan 2V/4. Feb Rolls Royce Ltd— American Rome Cable Roosevelt Corp common _5 Inc III10 common - g 1 1% Jan 2% 500 2% Jan 3% Jan * 4 14% 14% 7.400 12% Jan 14% Feb 100 7% Jan 8 * 100% 225 99 % Jan 100% 100 64 Stock Yards 800 ~9% Jan Jan United 6% 700 6% Jan 7% Jan 1,400 22% Feb 25% Jan warrants United Elastic Corp_ 22% 9% 8 24 5% Chemicals common Light & Railways 3,500 8% Jan 10% Feb United 8% 16,300 7% Jan S% Jan United Milk Products common — 5% 500 100% 100% 67 _3% 67 3% 3 50% * 8% Jan 8% Jan 5% Jan 6% Jan 4% 4 % 5 900 4% Jan 5% Jan 1 9 8% 9 2,800 7% Jan 9 Feb 75c participating preferred United Amer United Feb Molasses Co deposit rets 3% Jan 51% Jan Jan i« Jan Jan 35% Jan 108,300 37% Jan 41% Feb 8% 200 8 % Feb 10 Jan 18% 10 18 Feb 19 Jan 236 Jan T 39% 41% * 8% • 18% 41% Feb Feb 67 Jan Jan 43 1,800 35 —7 Jan 2% 33 100 V4 35 * 5,800 50 '4 .7 2 Corp 10% — 5% 3 7 United 700 1 8 of Omaha ~9% 10 1 Co of California— preferred series a ~9% • , For ioomotes see page 33. 10 1.25 Ryan Consolidated Petroleum Ryerson & Haynes .common - 23% * Ryan Aeronautical Co J 6% 9% 1 Royalite Oil Co Ltd Ave Oil $3.75 Jan 2% 14% 100 United Aircraft Products common—50c z__5 Rotary Electric Steel Co Rowe (The) Corp common Russeks Fifth Union Union dep receipts for ord reg__£1 Field Investment Co 1 —5 10c Realization Corp 150 32 Ltd— ord registered NJ RR & Canal 100 — — — - 242% Jan Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL NEW & YORK FINANCIAL CURB CHRONICLE Week's Last Range for Week Sale Price Exchange of Prices Shares Par United Profit Sharing 10% preferred— United '• Shoe United S Air U S and $5 U Co preferred Raciator with Insurance Products Utah-Idaho Utah Feb 12% 133a 600 12 Jan 13% 1% 2,700 Jan 1% Jan 15% Jan .18% Jan 1% Co 1 1 4% 900 1% 13 1% 1 Jan 4% 89% Jan 5% Feb Feb 1% Jan New 700 Feb 1% 1 Feb Is . Feb 43% Extended Jan Jan 28% Jan 28 ' Jan 29 % Jan 274 1.600 2% Feb S4 convertible l 33e preferred —__5 25% 1,400 23 Va Jan 2512 3Us Vanadium-Alloys- Steel Co„_ Venezuelan Syndicate 6,200 5 Feb 10 68 Jan 68 Jan 30 27 4 i Inc Vogt Manufacturing 5% * I Petroieum Venezuela A 68 4 20c _* 25b 13% ___— 4% 2% 13% 2% 13% # 5% Jan Feb Jan 300 2% 4% 3% Jan Feb 200 12% Jan 13% $2 1 preferred. cum '.± Walt-ham. Watch Co yxc w L_ vWard Baking, C,o .warrants—*—'- 1 Wa rner, 1 Aircraf t Corp— Manufacturing Went worth Tablet & — —1.25 Stationery Westmoreland CoaL Westmoreland We yen berg Whitman Wichita (Wm) & Co f The) Williams Willson (R C) & Products Winnipeg Elec Wisconsin Pwr & Lt Woodall Industries '•1. 50-year 10% Jan Harbor Wafer common— 113 W) 6% Wright —. 1st and ref M Southern California Southern Counties 1st motrgage series 3s June-Dec Gas Gas 3lbs Boston Edison 234S Central States Electric 5%s debentures Southwestern Gas & Electric 3V«s Spalding Jan AStarrett- Corp 400 8% Feb 8% Jan 5s 112 la Jan %114% Jan Stinnes 158 Feb 165 Jan 50 ■ 24% Feb • 24% Feb Jan 3% 1912 Jan 2,600 7Mz Jan 6% Jan 625 9% Jan 29 Va 25 8 Mi 11 3% Jan 32% Chicago Transit 3%s Jan 21 Mb Co 18 Jan Feb 2%s Jan United Jan trust 1st ref 2%s mtge 1st ref 1st ref 2%s 3% Jan 4 Jan 14. Feb 29 V2 Jan 32 Service A 7s Jan 13 Ma Jan ex Dec Dec 1 1 $ 1C4 106% 104 Ma 104% 101 % 101 Mi 101 Va 101 Ma Jan Jan West 10% 400 A 10% Feb 12% Jan Western 4 Jan A5s income Penn 4 -- 100 — 1% — m 4 79 8IV4 $47 52 48 58 48 43 Me 15 46 57 Ma 62 Mi 62 M2 1 59 63 V* 103% 103% 19 debentures — 4,900 Traction 5s Newspaper conv — Consolidated Gas General 1954-*—- 1Y» Jan Lack & N J Sale Price Elmira —■ Bid & Asked ' Bonds Water Lt Low 7 '.077 8 1033b — $106% 107 — a 1959 Ma re Hi Elec Mfg A6V2s with Nov 1 A6%s 1947 Finland 5s 1 Nov ex 104% 104% Agricultural Mortgage Bank A 20-year 7s April 1946 93% _ 100% 94 37 99% 100% — ' 92- 221 94 997a • 9932 $103 104 - $103 $106% 107 April-Oct. 993e 103 114 —April-Oct 106 External 1 106'4 115 HOli Grand Mtge May 45% Jan-July 58% 58% 45% 46% 37 6 102% 103 Mat-Sept 42 29 118% 11814. — 55*2 10234 5 118V* Trunk Western Ry series A Western (coupon Ex-coupon International A0%s Power A7s (Dec series A7s A7s A78 E (Aug series 1 Interest reduced 4s 1950 1963 1031a II8I2 tissue of Oct Parana coupon) 42 42 8G% 81 86*2 85 7612 92% 95 19 86 *2 95 91 91J/8 4 83!,i 91 lb 95"a 94% 95% 5 86 95 la 91 Jan-Juiy < 1952 daily closing 91 91 8 833/4 pt as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. 10 Feb. Feb. 6. Feb. 7— Feb. 9- Feb. 10 roads ities Stocks Total 65 10 10 First Second Grade Grade Util¬ A Rails Ralls ities Bond* JO Total —. 205.03 55.53 42.57 74.08 103.16 106.28 91.65 105.99 101.77 55.34 42.42 73.87 303.16 106.15 91.49 105.92 101.68 2C3.53 54.73 42.42 73.46 203.12 106.22 91.51 105.96 101.70 202.71 — 54.79 42.50 73.33 103.05 106.22 91.48 106.05 101.70 203.80 203.49 55.21 54.81 42.53 42.75 73.70 73.58 893/o 77 Va 83 Va 82 82 2 \ 8Mb „ 8 lb 4 7Mi 8% i43/4 .$18% —May-Nop — $3214 33Mi June-Dec — $47 49 May-Nov __ 1927) April-Ocf June-Dec — June-Dec — 1947 1947 — $47lb $47lb — $37 19 I8V4 46lb — 47% — — — " — -rr 37 37 *r „ ,$87Mi —> -- • 80 80 . 'Plan A) to 2%s 2008 2%s to de of) (ser Janeiro B 1921 C stamped reduced Jan-July D (Plan 2"/ to E) 6%s 1997 333/a -- 31Va 32V» 22 22 22% 53 18% 22% $32% — 32Mb 31 32 Va A) June-Dec 2012 1919———Mar-Sept 3214 1 2'2 2% 132 2% 2% 2% 2% —Jan-July — — — Jart-July —- A 2% 27 21b 2% — •No par value, Odd-lot a transaction Deferred delivery transaction (not Included in year's range). <1 Ex-Interert. (not included In year's range). - f Ex-distribution, gEx-stock dir. h Ex- n Under-the-rule (not included in transaction year's range), x asked prices; ABonds being traded (not included Ex-dividend, no y In year's Ex-rights, z range), r Transaction for cash Ex-liquidating dividend. tales being transacted during current week. flat. i Reported in receivership. Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum,'* etumO*tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust c*rtifie*t*«; "wl," when Issued; "w w," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. Over-lhe-Counter Industrial Stock Average 40 trials 204.59 .— 8 Feb. IB Util¬ trials 4— 20 Rail¬ 79 89% (35 Stocks) Indus¬ 4 30 47*% 17 89 — Bonds Indus¬ 71% 46Va Averages averages of representative stocks and bonds Exchange 71% „ 85li 95 , Stocks Date— la — —Feb-Aug 1957—, the New York Stock r stamped (Republic principal. 4314 $83% — 49 100 49 86% — „ 1952 coupon; 1927) $ Friday's bid and June-Dec 1955— — $47 1958—Mar-Sept Interest reduced 103',2 *42 coupon 1 1957— $71 ' 'Plan Ai 2%s 2008 May Peru e Stock and Bond on 993i 103*2 Sec— Below are the listed 55 103% 103% High — 56 *45 __ '— 1941 (Juiy 1941 $54 • June-Dec Jan. 1 Low „ 82 Jan-July to of Interest 52 No. — 89% • stamped 1951Bank of Bogota— ARussian Government 54 Range Since Sold High COli 47 10378 65 52 1958 on) - 7s (issue A5%s Mar-Sept Jan-Juiy 102% 1- 6%s stamped A7s 110% 120 1955 1941 F $61 — RR— market A6%s series C • City AMedellin Rio 1953 1953 „ Feb-Aug — Port & Waterways — External 6%S stamped 1952_ 'Peru) Maranhao stamped Bank— Green Mountain Power 3%s 6s 1953 5s $71 „ May-Nov * AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s 1931 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 1972 58% Bonds Bid & Asked „ June-Dec Danzig 106% 3108% 21 110% llOli Moy-Nov 101 Va 103 106*4 113% 114% Sale Price April-Oct Jan-July - ALima $105% 106% May-How 120 — Valley 7s 1948Danish Cons Municipal Loan— External 53ss 1955 100% 104 . 1976—Jarc-Juiy stamped 1961 Guantanamo- & (Col) 7s Jan 1947—* Mortgage Bank of) (see Mortgage coupon coupon 96 107% 120 5 Week's Range or Friday's Last Period Low A20 year April-Ocz 101% 102 Mi 106% Co— 1940 Residential Interest 106% 104% 1041b __ 101% Feb-Atip New York Curb Exchange Is Ercole 95 3A 107 106 A 1956 10 1 120 Union— BONDS 108% $163% 180 __ -.—Jan-July 120 .120 Friday High 108% 308% RR— 5s 95 Ms $107 June-Dec Jan. 7 No. Division— & RR 95 lb -June-Dec Range Since Sold High 103% 104 x03% Jan-July 1977—-Jen-July mortgage 4s series A 1993 A 1st mortgage 4s series B 1993 Eastern Gas & Fuel 3%s 1965— 63 Jan «Bait)—- Western 103% Foreign Governments and Municipalities Fridav's or 1947—1978 1st 62 Week's Range Last (Bait Lackawanna of 102M2 $30 _Mar-Sepf 1960 debentures f s A7s Delaware 103% $62 ACauca City) — mortgage 4lis 1954 $30 „ __ Bogota —. 131 Jan 105% 1981 96 81 Washington Water Power 332S 1964 16 106% 110% T 106 Mb 89 3A 79 « — Jan 103 U 106% 131 1956 coupon 14 10512 Jan 108 * 27 Hotel— 100 46 series 6 94 Mi 140 May-Nov 100 210 series 106% 921st 1956 coupon 14 % 105% 2%s 1061b / Co— 1940 1947 Waldorf-Astoria 109% 110% deb* 1962__ 106 104% $133 1969 Electric 105 2%s mortgage mortgage conv 105% $103 —April-Oct 29% June-Dec Q 1976. 1981—.— 109% 104% 40 108 i 1946—* stamped tevenue with 105 ser 109% 105 — 1051b .—Jan-July . i «. 1st ref 234s series R 105 Feb-Aug 1966*— Corp—• • stamped 1946—, (Hugo) i Industries— A7s no Consol Gas EI Lt & Pwr 162 105 3/a Trlborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority- 8% 450 ' —_Quar-Feb 3s 160% 105 $10918 1091b Hydro-Electric Co— A.6M2S with Aug 1 1940 coupon 1953_ A6M1S ex Aug 1 1947 coupon 1953 Mar-Sepf debenture $1023i 105 May-Nop April-Oct —April-Oct 5s *1950—-* 3rd A7-4s 2nd 6% 12 800 14 Inc 10% ■ Period Registered 1613/2 105 U 105 3/e Terni Corp 5s debs 1948—Jan-July of 161 Jan Feb Authority— series revenue Cities Service 106 Ma $106 1970 * G)i; 5s .1989 (Hugo) A7-4s Feb 21 17lb iA collateral, Stinnes Feb Feb 475 Friday 1954 98% 105Mi $106I2 108 —Jan-July Jan 2% 1% 1970—— 19514 98 Va Calif)— 1 Jan 17% Interest 1998-— 10514 April-Ocf 1971 3s 1% 200 Appalacian Elec Power 3%s 1970— —June-Dec Atlantic City Electric 3lbs 1964 Jan-July Bell Telephone of Canada 5s series C 1960_June-Dec 6s 105% 1 Feb-Aup 1970 Jan Low Steel 107% 23 991b 10512 105U 105 la Mar-Sept 1 Bethlehem 105% 105U 105lb April-Oct 1973 B % 900 143 *— Exchange series 300 18 4 • 62 106 Jan 29% BONDS New York Curb A 6s Rargreaves Ltd 60% 104 M2 105 % 6 106U 1071b $98 lb Mar-Sep{ 1973—Jan-July 2 3 Me — / £1 10614 105 U Jan-July 1965 1% 350 5s . 2 103 " ■ 8 deposit receipts preference 6lib 102 $61 1952 3s 6% - Ltd— <F American 6lib Corp 3s 1981—May-Noo Edison Feb ' Wool worth Power Joao.uin Lt & Pow 6s B Jan. ■ 2 Woodley Petroleum 5 5 Mi . 104% 105 Jan-July Mb 13% 100 63 49 lb $30 — 4% 18 lb 3% 91V2 63 Electric— 1952 California Jan 32 lb 3% April-Oct April-Oct debentures' 1998 6U Borough Gas L 4.450 __ • pfd Feb 1% 21 10% 1 88 M2 $105% 106% 1960 140,700 158 8 102 31 Co— Gas 8Mb 17% 61 U 104 Va May -Nov 1960 coupon coupon &- 1 3% l AVeVo 110% Jan 17% 25 Inc Jan 21 1 common »% ♦. 30% • 1940 1947 7b l 8V4 April-Oct G34 ■' •.a. 1 1 5Us series A Jan Jan 1% 50 11^ 1% Jan 109 300 ■A- — 5 Co 10 1% 158 ' ™ 17 3 4 Inc % 8% lo Wilson Brothers common— 5'c preferred w w 8% la 1 Corp Corp 400 t l River Oil Wiekes • . 10 Mfg 834 "8 —20 Inc Shoe 1Mb Jan 6^ —- * com 100 Uo \h 6% West Texas Utilities $6 preferred—* Western Maryland. Ry 7''« 1st pfd__l00 Western l3/2 1 30 - 2 110% 110% — Wattfc & Bond.. Dae, Oct Oct 3Us 834 Wagner Baiting,voting, trust ctfs ext__* 7'v preferred ,_100 30 • High Hvdro-EIectric Co— ex Southern 13 53 51% Ja 11-July Service Electric Queens Jan W ♦. 2 Low Jan 1,800 San —_ 2s Public Jan 4 63 Safe Waco-1-Aircraft Co.— 63 102 .—Mar-Sept 1970 A6US with 63 1963*— to Lexington 1st mortgage 3s 1964 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3Us 1964 Feb 5 — 4'r at 513U Feb-Aug Park Jan 24% 5% 90% Jan. 1 No. $30 Gas Light 4l2s 1967 England Power 3Us 1961 Piedmont common High 90 V* 90U Jan-July Ohio Power 1st mortgage 3Us 1968 1st mortgage 3s 1971 1 V ' Val.spar Corp Range Since Sold Jan 40 25 ,400 — 25 —Jan-July 1952 coupon Milwaukee 1% : Bonds Co— 1940 Nov 1 1947 coupon 1952— Superpower 6s 1963 McCord Corp debentures 4laS 1956 Midland Valley RR— Jan 38 Friday's Bid & Asked ex Jan 234 _* 1 Italian 200 41 „ A 7s A 4% __ _5 Jan 83% 2 or Sale Price 63 certificates escrow Hydro-Eiectric A7s with Nov 75 % 41 4 Isarco 5,100 534 41 common——10 common 4'2 88 1% lo l'/a 1.500 5 ,.10 ; 17 87% __ .A 50c — Light 4% * ADebenture Jan 41% 1 , Sugar Power & 49% Jan 13% Week's Range Last Period InterFtate Power Co— 5% ' Jan Feb 40% 16% . Jan 43% 260 1 % warrants.. common - 7,050 415s * S Rubber Reclaiming Co United Stores Corp common Universal Consolidated Oil Universal —— Interest ' Exchange Low Jan , 46 3 b 16% U Universal ■ 4 41 1 Securities 5 ■ 3 Jan 43% 4 10c B International 1st S class % New Y'ork Curb High 413 ;1 Conditioning Corp„ Foil S common Low 44% —,25 : High . 25 common — Specialties U U ■. Friday BONDS Range Since January 1 T* 10 —- Machinery Preferred Low 25c common 10 Sales STOCKS New York Curb 33 EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK KMll D FEBRUARY Friday .681) 103.06 103.13 206 19 106.19 91.58 61.88 106.00 105.99 101.71 101.80 Compiled by National Quotation Bureau, Inc. Date— Closing Feb. 4— Feb. 6 Range for 1950 36.49 — High 36.48 Low Feb. 7 8 36.25 Feb. 9 36.30 High 36.33 Low 36.49 Feb. 35.13 Jan. 4 4 36.42 Feb. — —_ Feb. 10—— Range for 1949 35.20 Dec. 31 27.79 Jun. 15 COMMERCIAL THE (682) 34 & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Monday, February 13, 1950 Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Week Ended Feb. 10. 1950 3*turday S 2,433,500 3,485,900 3,014,800 Total Stocks Government Bond (Number Bonds Sales 400,000 3,083,900 3.671,300 $1,000 Bonds (Par Value) Foreign Foreign Domestic Government Corporate 182,475 $142,000 $30,000 $7,000 $179,000 329,935 127 000 51.000 1,000 179.000 171,000 250,000 of Shares) Week Ended Feb. 10,1950 $1,330,400 3140,500 496,500 308,600 435,700 373,500 41,189,900 3,173,800 ,87.330 1 57,650 1,174,110 >0-0,630 1.87,120 Tuesday Wednesday Bonds Bonds ares United States Bank Bonds Foreign and Miscel. .23,240 — Monday Int'l Railroad locks Number of Saturday Monday 3,292,500 2,869,200 — . . Total — , Friday. 60,000 19,000 290.820 02.000 32,000 17,000 141,000 Thursday 326,905 136.000 23.000 2,000 161,000 387,680 97.000 40,000 8,000 145,000 $765,000 $236,000 $54,000 $13,537,600 $1,000 $2,154,800 $16,381,800 L,b'38,080 Total Tuesday Wednesday 3,414,800 . - 331,600 3,859,400 Friday Thursday Total 57,274,405 5,819,140 8,638,080 — $90,200 $86,500 0. S. Government Railroad Total $773,000 $5,457,000 $4,534,000 236,000 99,000 1,984,000 1,501,000 54,000 46,000 340,000 274,000 $1,055,000 100,000 352,000 15,018,400 11,702,750 Foreign 16,009,000 134,761,800 88,932,600 $918,000 $7,781,000 $6,309,000 Foreign corporate $18,537,600 — 6,584,547 Domestic 15,000 2,284,600 $18,395,100 $149,996,400 $101,144,850 . Industrial & 11,366,868 Bonds $157,500 $1,000 16,381,800 ,« 1,518,860 shares 2,154.80 Bank OTHER STOCK government - — — — — Total EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 10 Week's Sales Last Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares Friday Boston Stock Exchange Friday Week's Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares Par Agricultural Chemical Sugar Refining,. American American Tel American • 100 100 Tel... & 50 100 100 Anaconda Copper Bigeiow-Sanford Carpet 6% ptd Boston & Albany RR Edison Boston 25 — Boston Elevated & Boston Calumet 76 10 Co — : — General (N Standard Oil (Ohio) 45% Jan 47% Jan Tiinken Feb Westinghouse Elec 14% Jan Jan 2 5 14% 39% Feb 4% Feb 19% Jan 22 Jan 79 5% Sillette Safety Kennecott Razor 370 4% 385 4% Jan 4% Copper Boston Jan 29% Jan 28% 240 14% 189 12% Jan 14% Feb 16% 171 16% Feb 17 Jan 13 12% 13% 220 11% Jan 13% Feb 22% 27 22 % 21% Jan 23% Feb 25 68% 67% 69% 261 66 Jan 69% Jan —10 27% 26% 27% 215 25% Jan 27% Feb Bearing 8 34% 25 34% Feb 36 Jan 30 307 s 730 25% Jan 30% Feb 32% 32% 210 30 y® Jan 33 Feb 347 - 30 • (newt — — 254 Jan 78% Jan 50 17 45c Feb 45c Feb 72% 45c Jan Jan 12% Jan xl2% 38c 100 38c Feb 38c 62 38 50 115 61 Feb 64% Members Feb 61 37% watling, Lerchen & Co. Feb 38c — Mergenthaler Feb Haven 37% 552 50% Jan 55 % Jan 60 15 Jan 15% 15% 100 14 Jan 16 Feb Feb 77 53% 70% Jan 77 Feb 47% Jan 53% Feb 52 Jan 55% Jan 17 Jan 18% Jan 17c Jan 30c Jan Allen — 55% 50 160 25 ._ 17% 17% 215 17c 25c 10% Jan 12 Feb 92% Feb 96% Jan American 9% 8% 9% 83 7% Jan Baldwin 17% .50 2.50 Rexall Drug Co Shawmut Assn Inc Drill .5 United Fruit Co & Mass Ry 29% Jan 29% 82c 82c 300 82c Jan 86c 1,140 20 17% Jan 5% Jan 6% Jan Jan Chrysler 360 20% Jan 22% Jan Consolidated Paper 18 18 18 Jan 19 Jail Consumers 10% 10 10% Feb 11 Jan Continental 34 34% 735 34 Feb 36% Jan Davidson 23 23% 570 23 Jan 25 Jan Detroit & Cleveland Navigation ——.1 * Power 14% 1,320 14% Jan 15 Jan» 65% 397 64% Jan 67% Jan 20% 20% 166 20 Jan 20% Feb * 34% 34?® 588 33% Jan 34% Feb 6% 6% 190 6% Jan 7 7 7% 906 6% Jan 7% Jan 7% 7% 700 7% Feb 8% Jan 23% 5,700 Jan 6% 100 common —1 Motors 1 Bros common 7% 5 57% 60% 3,610 1,025 53% Jan 60 % Feb Detroit 46% 43% Feb 49 % Jan 42% 95 37% Jan 42% Feb Detroit-Michigan Stove Detroit Steel Corp Corp 10 118 14% 32% 118 13% 31 % 17 14% 33 115 Jan 118 Detroit Jan Ex-Cell-O 30% 1,244 Feb 14% 33% Feb Jan Steel Federal Exchange Shares High Street Union Insulation Manufacturing -common 79 Jan Howell. Electric Motors 100 14% Jan 17V® Jan Hudson Motor »C«e 18 100 15% Jan 18 34% 34% 95 33 Jan 347/® Feb 31% 32% 369 30% Jan 32% Feb King-Seeley 28% 28 y® 53 26% Jan 28% Feb Kresge 5% 28% 19% Jan 20% 5% 77% Feb 4% Jan 11 % 11% 550 Jan 11% Feb —2% 12% Jan 13 Feb 12% 12% 445 12% Feb 14 Jan —* 12% 1 : ^ -a*-. 3% 1 Lansing Stamping common- Jan Masco Feb McAleer 17% 17% 165 17% Jan 19% Jan McClanahan Oil 44 44% 70 44 Jan 46% Jan Michigan 34% 35 35 33 Jan 35 Feb Michigan Sugar common 24 24% 366 24 Feb 25% Jan Murray Corporation 46 46 19 46 Jan 46 Jan National Electric Welding 2 Feb 4% Jan Jan 15% Jan 5% 6 % 3,091 4% Jan 6% . 100 21% Jan 22% Jan 337 41% Jan 42 Feb 2% Feb .25 700 1% Jan 1% Jan 200 3% Jan 4% Jan 1% 1% 1% 1,855 1% Feb 1% Jan 6% 6% 143 6% Jan 6% Jan • 1% 1% 100 1% Feb 120 15 % Jan 1 Bumper 61 171 59% Jan 61 Feb National 15% 15 15% Jan 16% Jan Packard Motor Car 18% 50 11% Jan 18% Feb Park 87% 89% « 80 Jan 89% Feb Parke. 59 59% 56% Feb 59% Feb Peninsular Metal Products 22% 22% 85 20% Jan 23% Jan Pfeiffer Brewing 13% 160 11% Jan 14 Jan Reo 36% 37 1,290 33% Jan 38% Jan 315 8% Feb 8% Jan 8% 8% •8% 9% 10 80 97/® Jan 10% Jan common Rickel (H & Co. W) Paper common Manufacturing l ; 114 146% Jan 149 7 ® Feb 29% 30% 397 26% Jan 30% Feb Standard Tube class B 29 195 28% Feb 30% Jan Superior Tool 70% 73% 210 67% Jan 78% Jan 33% 12% 128 31% Jan 33% Feb 12% 44% 77% 75% • __1 1 387 12%. Jan 13 Jan United States Radiator 361 30% Jan 34% Feb Walker 34% Jan 36% Feb Warner Aircraft 45% 1 75 41% Jan 45 % Feb Wayne 78 574 68% Jan: 78 Feb Young Spring & Wire & Company Screw 11% A 7 common - _1 * Jan 16% Jan 3% Jan Jan 2% Jan 4 Jan 2% Jan 2% Jan 1,103 35% Jan 38% Feb 2% 750 2% Jan 2% 401® 525 37% Jan 43 Jan 11% 100 11 % Feb 11% Feb - 3% Feb 4% Jan Jan 2% 2% 790 2% Jan 3 Jan 6% 320 6% Feb 7% Jan 2% 2% 900 2 Jan 2% 1,395 12 V® 12% 12% 21% 22 550 9% "2% 9% 100 2% 9% 2% 216 2% 2% 12% Feb 13 21 Jan 23 9 Y% Feb Jan Jan Jan 9% Jan Feb 3 Jan ' •- 2% Feb 2% Jan 370 14 % Feb 16% Jan 1,085 10% Feb 11% Jan 100 14'% 14%' 10% 10% 10% Jan 5% Feb 15% 15% 15% 100 15% Feb 15% Feb 85c 93c 835 85c Feb 1.00 Feb 5 -1 common Products 1% Feb 6% 2% 1 common class 37% 40 5 1 100 200 2% 1 common & Die 38%!'' ' ' 36% ... — 34% 12% 33% —— ... 527 2% 2% 3 21% 10 Timken-Detroit Axle Udylite Corp 33% 33% 1 2,930 4% 37 5 ... _ Sheller 149% 149% 71% 37 _2 River Raisin 3% 4% 1 Motors Manufacturing Soss Manufacturing Co 30 • ■ ; 28%. 149% , 3 1 Davis common 100 2% 1 237 Stamping Chemical 16 3% 3% * 13 —— .—5 16 ...10 18% —— —7 10 200 1% 3% 87% — Federated 2% 1% 3% 15 % _ Dayton'Power 2% 1 • Manufacturing common _____i 60% ♦ 100 2% "3% ,_l Screw Products 18% 1,392 Feb 21% 42 4% . .10 3% 14% 3% • 44J/2 — 42 451 1.127 1 — .10 paee 3% 14% 21% ; 10 S% Jan Cities Service see Jan 42 1 common (S Co Scotten-Dillon ... 6% 3% 5% 13% Chesapeake & Ohio Electric 5% 14% 12% ; 75 10 Motors Feb 7 100 385 Jan Stocks— & Light Dep't Stores 4% 70 13 Feb American Airlines — o 5% Feb Rudy Telegraph.. Jan Jan Jan 5% * 1 Jan Jan 12% ——-8 Armco Steel 22% 3% 73% —. American Telephone & Jan Jan Jan 1,100 48 0 common 2% 44c 21% 2,858 544 _.-_1* Western 400 Jan Jan 3% 248 1 • 216 2% 77% 5% • ——-—. 18% 30c 3% 13% — For footnotes 5 73% 0 B 150 1,625 6,800 76% 5% — — 22 13 Lunkenheimer : 18% Feb 22 73 % 46 __ __ Jan 2% 40c 5% —— ____— _ 18% 2% 35c 73% -10 preferred Feb 12% Kalser-Frazer 34% ...100 Hobart Feb 60% Jan — — 23 Jan 5 Houdaille-Hersbey common 19% * preferred Feb 58% 10% 5% . 17% .1—10 General common 17% _» Eagle Picher 23 100 18% 50 Yard 100 * __25 Stock Jan. 23 1 1 19% 10 Machine Jan 23% 60% 1 8 Cine & Sub Bell Tel General Lamp Hosklns Low High Hall Feb 7% Feb 67/® 10 1. Goebel Brewing Range Since January 1 23% Feb 22 22 23 1 — A 20 • Milling Printing Bank Motors 100 1 nr— Gerity-Michigan Corp for Week of Trices General 22 Jan 60% —1 common Gar-Wood; industries Sales Range Cincinnati Gas & Electric common.8% Issued Brewing Brewing 22 3 5 Fruehauf Trailer Week's Low Products Mogul Ale 6% 1 Corporation Frankenmuth 23 20 Edison 13% Feb 390 Last . 23 -1 — Jan 14% 43 Va 42% :• 12.50 Jan 65% 14% 58% —_„_100 Co Feb Jan .—25 10 Corp 44% — Brewing Champion Paper City Products Columbia Gar 100 Jan 18 Baldwin Unlisted 29% 21% .10 American Laundry Mach class 23% ...— 21% Eurger ... 11 15 Par Randall Jan 16% Sale Price When 10 Briggs Manufacturing Brown-McLaren Mfg common Burroughs Adding Machine Friday Magna vox 418 245 — STOCKS Kroger 10% 17% 5% Cincinnati Stock Hatfield 10% Jan Friars Formica 10% 70c j Cincinnati ...1 25 common ^ System Inc Westinghouse Electric Cincinnati .— Rubber • Machinery Co Waldorf Cincinnati 15% Jan - Jan Jan Jan Jan 25 Jan 5% 13% 10% :• 2% 470 16 common—u* Jan 15% 34 1 Securities — 2% 615 » 17 5% — 100 6 14 7 — • ... 2% 14% 29c 16 High 2 % 6 —2 Prod 8 Jan Low 1 ... — Metal 15% __ — Range Since January 1 High 6% 3,700 50c ... —— Brewing Shares 1 Electric 2,442 380 for Week of Prices Low Par 12 94% Sales "Range Sale Price 11% 92% 41c Week's Last STOCKS 12 94% 41c Exchange Friday Altes 2.50 Webster Inc— 3,300 WOodward 2-5525 Detroit Slock 54% 15% 77 52% 55 % __ DETROIT - Feb -100 Hartford— & Pennsylvania RR Vermont Jan 20 100 North Butte Mining. Shoe 33% 15% — Exchange Feb 543 Building Fel? 52% — York Curb Chicago Stock Exchange Telephone: 15% 15% 1 Cos New Rubber 45% 367/« — New Exchange 54 Jan • N Twist Feb 41 2,617 5 England Electric System England Tel & Tel Elec Jan * 54 44% _• New Suburban 66% Ford Feb 69% 69% __ Stock Detroit Exchange Jan x36 69% 54 ' 45% 37% Stock York New Jan 24% 39 7C 390 ». 79 * 41% Jan 3,425 36% — Feb Jan 21% 24% 36 69% 54 44 V® 36% 100 National' Service Stop & Shop 37% 23% 36% 100 Linotype Torrlngton Co — 23% —25 Nash-Kelvlnator Stone & — '• ... Theatre preferred S. 27% Jan 14% J) Jan 67% * Co...... Mathleson Chemical Corp U. Jan Jan 76% • ..... Maine Central RR common Rapid 17% Jan 66 20 * —• 1 Electric Kahn Jan Jan 2 36% 425 • Corp Capital General S Oil Feb Roller 16% 16 % Brands Standard 111% Steel 20 17% 27% * Standard Feb Jan 8 Jan 14% 5 107 U 4% 16% Co 120 220 838 12% xl27/8 — 100 100 preferred series A preferred adjustment— United Jan Jan Oil Jan 570 2 70% __ 10 Employers Group Assoc First National Stores. U 32 31% 28% Jan 50 * _* ... Corp Vacuum Southern Jan 3% 4% .15 Oil Radio Socony Feb 325 39 4% 45c — 25 • 1st union Jan 115 2,146' 14% 4% 19% 75 4% — Eastern SS Lines Inc Y Jan Jan Pure Jan 41 Mass Street Ry— Eastern Near 27% 45 149% 27% 27% 17 >8 17 % 50 Pennsylvania RR Feb 34 4% 27% * Car 90 47 36% 20 100 RR Hecla Boston 5% Jan 28% 185 2 37 % 4% ——5 Providence & Copper Range Co:— Loew's Feb Jan 146% 446 14% — • Service 59$ 31 Va 46% 14% 100 160 Mining Co 6% ill 46% 100 — prior preferred class A 1st pid stamped— Boston Personal Prop Trust East 30% — 40% 38% 219 100 3,220 29% 297/a 118 120 110 111% — 100 — 5% Cities 43% 39% 149% 1497/® 120 High Low Motor 32 High Jan 2 50 33% • Oil Packard Low 33% 27% • Range Since January 1 High & Maine Railroad- Common stamped Cliff 149% Ohio Range Since January 1 Railway— Stamped Boston 7% . Ohio Edison High 42% 387/® _. __ • Woolen American Low Low Par Sales Last STOCKS 1949 1,849,415 $705,000 Stocks—No. of Foreign $1,055,000 to Feb. 10 1950 1949 1950 27,930,914 Bund International Jan. 1 Week Ended Feb. 10 1949 1950 1949 1950 shares— Stocks—No. of 1,849,415 ...... Jan. 1 to Feb. 10 Week Ended Feb, 10 "l% . 1% SO 5 1% 31 200 1600 515 4% 1% 27 Jan Jan 1% 31 Jan Feb Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL OTHER Week's Last Range of Prices Shares Par Mig American Airlines American Power Amer Radiator & St San — American Tel American Woolen Anaconda Copper Armco Steel Armour & Co Co (Un) a55Vs 100 (Un) (Un) Bros Co Corp Barnsdall Oil Basin Co Home Corp (Un) Mining Steel Corp Airplane Company Chlca Oil (Un) California Feb Republic Petroleum 14% Jan Republic Feb 55% Feb Republic Steel Reserve Gas Jan 149% Feb 420 27% Jan 32% Jan Rexall 28% Jan 30% Jan Rheem 399 28'A Jan 29 Jan Rice Ryan 12'/a 12 Va 375 Chollar Gould & of Vultee Continental Oil Creameries Zellerbach • i Feb 56 Feb Sears 11 Jan 13 Jan Jan Jan 1% Jan 1,083 31% Jan 34% Jan 3c Feb 3c 8 Va Goodrich (B F) Company 1 Goodyear Tire & Rubber. Co Graham-Paige Motors Corp Holly Development Hudson Motor Car Foods, Hupp Co Corp Oil of Kansas & 65% 4% 632 15% 200 17% Magnavox: Company 23% 4% Merchants Montgomery Mt Diablo Co Ward Oil & Co 30% Jan 1.05 (Un). Distillers Prod New York Central RR Nordon Corporation (Un) North American Aviation North American Co North American Oils ( Pacific Northrop <Un) Edison Oil Pacific Gas & redeemable of Calif For '12% 12% Feb 13 1,897 113A Jan 13 Feb Jan Oil Company Co Oil of (Ind) Co class Jan Car Co (Un) Airways Corp footnotes Inc Texas Company Jan Texas 30 Jan Textron 26 V2 Jan Tidewater Gulf (Un) Sulphur Assoc Oil 13% Transamerica see page 42. Western & Coal Co .25 12% Jan 14 Jan Twentieth 382 29% Jan 29% Jan Union 305 7% Jan 7% Jan Union Oil Co of Calif 9% 1,940 9'A Feb Union 50 22'/« Jan 22'/s Jan United Aircraft a74 36 72 Jan 74 Jan United Air 17% 7%. Jan 305 18 Feb 9% Co Jan Jan Jan 46c Jan 10% Jan 210 19% Jan 20% Feb 135 36% Jan 36'A Jan 9'A Jan of Jan 61% Jan Jan 72 Jan 11% Jan 24 17% United States Steel 18% 850 15% Jan 18% Feb Van 1,205 42'/a Jan 44% Feb Warner 85 49'A Jan 49 Jan Western Air 6 '% Jan 78 Feb Western Union 16% Jan 17 Jan Westinghouse Elec Corp 23'A Feb West 78 3,4.75 17 345 23'A 210 280 a46% 22% Feb a V2 a49 242 44% Jan 2% 20U 1% Jan 130 10% 11 Vs l,o55 105 220 12 700 Bros 46% Pictures Lines Kentucky (F Coal W) Co 8% Jan 10% 9% ll Jan 65 24% 236 26Vs <• 26% Jan Feb 25 Va Jan 42% Jan 44% Jan 25% " 2,943 a84% a85% Jan 23% 472 Jan 27% Jan 321 a—v ! a26% a27'A al7% 290 26% Jan 27 % Feb al4% al4% — 217 14% Jan 15% Jan 17% Jan al7% al8 80 Jan 19 a20% a20% 50 22'A Feb 23 a21'A al9%a21% 134 21'A Feb 21'A Feb a43% a43 a43% 90 38% Jan 41 Jan 6,40) 25% Jan 30% Feb 1 __ Co 10 41 * _ (Un) 8 41 8% a21% 160 12% Jan 15% 560 14% Feb 3% 1,150 8'A 41 Jan 8 42'A 13'A Jan Jan 16'A Jan 9'A Jan Jan 52 21»A Jan 22% Jan 32'A '765 30% Jan 32% Jan a20a21% a20% 10 550 a21%a22% 79 31% 4 (Un) 42 13'A 14% 12.50 (Un) 30% 13% __ 14% • ; (Un) 29% 30 Jan 49% 49% 49% ft— a__ a__ a__ ,1 290 Jan 2'A Jan 42% Jan 10'A Jan 11% Jan Feb 112'A Jan Feb 12'A Jan Feb Jan 104 11% 1.55 14 9 Va 42'A Jan 1.85 Jan 10% DAYTON & GERNON Jan 15'A Jan Jan 2 V8 50 2'A Jan .120 35% Jan SO. LA SALLE 105 2'A Feb 38% Jan a 200 10 (Un) Co 9% a43'Aa44% __ 1 Co Jan 1 (Un) com Inc Tel Feb 19'A 24% • Inc Jan 17'A Jan 9% a84% Kamp's H D Bakeries Woolworth a— 42% de 24% Jan 16% 26'A (Un) Oil Jan 14% 400 al2% a!2% a44% Corp Consolidated 23 9,263 13% • 10 1,250 17'A 17% __ 5 24 17'A __ 50 in 24% -> 25 Theatres Feb Jan 10 interest , 12% IIV4 (Un)_* Corp Certificates Feb Feb 60'A (Un) United States Rubber Co Feb 69% 29 'A 1 71% (Un) 44% 4c 4'Ac 4c Feb 7'Ac 9% "9% 462 9% Jan 10% 1,700 2.10 Jan 2.30 13% Jan 14% Feb 29 CHICAGO Jan Central 3, ILL. 6-078O Jan 350 ST. 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Inland for Week Low * 100 • 13 American Stores 36% 10 Range of Prices Par 12 5 common Co Sales Last 24% Brick Week's Friday Sale Price STOCKS Jan 40 5 Preferred Illinois 6% 11% 39% 40 25 — Door common Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Jan 11% 29% 29% 3 Hydraulic Press Brick Illinois 92 1% 0 — Corp Sash 550 15% 1 _ Werner 10% 15 • 2 Co Harni6chfeger Corp Hcillman (G) Brewing Co Hein 2% 10% 100 Cooperage class A Western Brewery Griesedieck Hammond 2% • • (Un) Gray Drug Stores 100 Chicago 17% 135 10% 17 17%' 131% 135 9% 10% 14 Feb 4 Jan 9 14 Feb 4% Jan Allegheny Ludlum Steel American Electric Securities— 200 2,190 Jan 10 % Jan 18% Jan 21% Jan Feb 26% Jan Columbia Gas System 7 Feb Continental Duquesne Brewing — Follansbee Steel Corp 6 Jan 16 Jan 17% Feb 16% Jan 177/8 Jan 813 127% Jan 4,100 8% Jan 135 10% Corp partic preferred Co Pitt Feb Fort Feb Harbison Commercial • 1 Blaw-Knox 23 475 Low Par — Corp * • 5 24% Low 24% 134 21 Va Jan January 1 High 25 2 % 2'a 2,700 1% Jar. 2% 14% 14% 110 14% Jan 15% 14% 12% 347 Jan 12% 12 Va 12 Vb 300 2% Jan 3 1 10 Brewing 1 Walker Refractories com—• — 24% Range Since High 12 Va 3 564 14% 13% 14% 12% 12'% 12% 93 16% 17% 289 22% 23 150 11% Jan 3 Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb 14% Feb Jan 12 Jan 13 11% Jan 17% Feb 23 Feb 20% Jan yolume 171 THE Number 4881 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (685) OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Week's Range for Week of 1 'rices Shares Friday STOCKS Par Joy Manufacturing Co National 24% 24% 25 20% 20 5 5% 9% _ Corp Brewing Co— New common Old $3.50 Rennar Bolt 24 Va Feb 26% Jan Kaiser-Frazer Corp 100 8% Jan 9% Feb Kansas Power 704 19% Jan 22% Jan OVa 1,530 4% Jan 6% Feb Kern McNeill Land 2 Jan Jan Libby 50 Jan 68 Feb Lockheed Aircraft 36% 35% 36% 143 35% 7% 20 ' - Glass _ - _ 1 - Westinghouse Air common Jan 8 Feb 75c Jan Feb Inc (Un) Macy & Co (R H) Magnavox Co 9c Jan 11c Jan Marchant Calculating Jan 19% Jan Marine 112 6 Jan 6% Feb 6% 352 5% Jan 6% Jan 27 Va 27 Va 27% 703 25 Va Jan 27% Feb Menasco 32% 223 Jan Mindanao Mother 30% Jan 33 Va M J & Mlg Week's Range Sale Price of Prices Shares Pur Abbott Laboratories common Low 5 Range Since January 1 Low High a53 a53% High 130 52% Jan 52% Jan 25 Air Keaucuon Cc (Un) Alleghany Corp (Un) • 23% 23 Va 450 23 y. 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Benguet Cons Mining Bethlehem. 104 5% P10 common Onomea Jan PIO common United 18% • Co Co Feb Jan 9% 20 118 1 Locomotive Co 7% Jan 580 105a 105% a 6 Petroleum Oil 9% 32 u24% a25 Va — 5 Atlas Bandini 9 923 Jan 29% 3814 (Un) Basin 28 50 Topeka &, Santa Fe Corp (Un) com 32 69% Jan 17 Co Sugar Co Ltd Oil 370 1 Northern Pacific Ry (Un) 14% a55 a55% 17% (Un; North American Investment North American Oil Cons —20 1 Atchison Atlas 2% Jan Feb 17 8 25% Corp Co 15 Va 26% 1 Aviation 50 Jan Jan 1 Amercan 206 (Un), Mining 7% 23% 1 American a3 100 Park Central RR 77 770 17 • New 7% 26% 41%. (Un) Prouucts National Linen Service N a 26% • Fibres Distillers North • Copper Mining (Un) Jan a7% 26% * (Un) North 16% 14 American Anglo Calif Natl Bank Jan 33% 10 Corp Jan u3 (Un)__• (Un) 47 (Un) & Co Jan 16% Jan Feb Jan Jan 1 Jan 16% 54% 5 Lode Mines 4 * American Power & Light (Un) Amer Radiator & Btan San (Un) Jan Jan Machine 10% 9% Jan 51% • Natomas Co Y 192 Jan 32y4 1 Ward Auto National 17 45 % National City Lines for Week Jan 40 common M & M Cons National Sales Last 16% 840 Co Nash-Kelvinator Exchange Friday STOCKS 3 94 32% 1 •' Morrison-Knudsen Co San Francisco Stock al3 7 Navigation co (Un) McKesson & Robbins Inc (Un) Montgomery 6% 46% Matson 6% 31% • Jan 46% Bancorporation. (U11) 6% — —12% _ _ 37% Jan 95C 47% 4% a52% a54% a537/8 Jan 3,; 10 32% Corp 18% 125 High 46% 6% 5 Libby Jan 2,150 Low 1,225 5% al77/a • Company 7 200 IOC 19 & 6% 1 Corp 90c 10c 18% 1 — Brake Electric 90c — 1 _ 5% (Un) Loew's 7% — a45% Range Since January 1 High 10 334 3% Low a45% a47% 8.75 Salt Co 2,370 • Shares • & County 3% for Week 1 Light Copper Corp Kennecott 66 10 _ (Un) Corp 3 Va voting trust ctfs Westinghouse 115 64 % 90c States Johns-Manville 3 Va Corp faan Toy Mining Standard Steel Spring Common Jan 64 Va Co United 33% 20% 5% Sales Range of Prices Par Jan • — Plusourgh Plate Glass & 9% Week's Last High 31% 2% _ preferred Screw Low 50 Leslie Fireprooling Pittsburgh Pitts 33 Va 10 _ Fuel Supply Friday Sale Price STOCKS Range Since January 1 High 33 Va 10 Mackintosh-Hemphill Mountain Low 1 Lone Star Gas 10 Sales Last Sale Price FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 32 a 68% 32% 10 a— 5 a__ 823 5% 5% 200 lb 50% 50% 370 10 20 20 585 31% 5% 4R3' — — Jan Feb .Ton 9Ve a a__- 33 6% Jan — — Jan Jan 37 I THE (6861 28 COMMERCIAL CANADIAN & FINANCIAL LISTED RANGE FOR WEEK CHRONICLE Monday, February 13, 195.0 MARKETS ENDED FEBRUARY J« Friday Montreal Slock Exchange STOCKS Canadian Funds Week's Last Range of Prices Shares Low Par Abitibi Power SI.50 & Sugar class b'< prelerred J.., Agnew-Surpass Shoe Algoma • A 100 _ of Co Amalgamated 4%% Electric Ltd Argus Corp 4% pfd Corp High Jan 23 7,788 25 285 24% Jan 25 103% 24% Feb 22% Jan Feb 23 Feb 25 Jan 104% Feb 9 9 515 14% 14% 14% 1,795 13% Jan 15 Jan 53% 53% 55 1,603 53% Feb 57 % 26 % 26% 175 26 Jan 26% Jan 8% 7% Az 8% 1,135 75 75 35 25% 26 Teleg class 558 a68 pid.._* A 8% ,50 7:'/4 25% • Tel 8% 7% 100 — a68 Jan Jan 9 Feb 9 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 75 Jan 76 Jan 24% 5 8% Jan 26% Jan a a— — ... & • class A Paper Bralorne Brazilian Brtiish Limited Mines irnc Ligu American British American Preferred British Class Class Building Jan 41 Jan 9.80 9.80 100 20% 20% 20% 22,402 14% 14% 14% 200 Power cl Corp Safeway Canada Steamship 2,745 25% Jan 27% Jan 26% 605 26% Jan 27% Jan 2% 2,200 2% Jan 3% Jan 28 28% 375 27% Jan 28% Jan a2% 3% Jan 18% Feb Jan 6% 7% Jan 33 33% 1,115 30% Jan 33% Feb a9.25 50 9.00 Jan 9.50 Jan 36 373/, 1,884 34 Jan 38% Jan 29% 29% 29% 1,830 29 Jan 29% Jan 12 12 12% 30 11% Jan 12% Jan Corp Ltd 4%% pfd 100 4 100 Jan 478 14 Jan 37% 37% 150 34 Jan 38 Jan 22% 23 3,773 22% Jan 23 % Jan 24 135 24% Jan 16% 50 _ common 23 5% Foundry 23.10 23.10 365 23.10 Jan 20% 20% 140 20% Feb 20% Feb 113/4 930 11 Feb 12%, Jan 14% 435 14 Jan 15 11 11% 20 14% • 29% 303/4 3,774 39 38% 39 620 37% Jan 23 23 o5 22% Jan 25 .___ class A 20 6% 8 a9 a9 25 preferred 7% * pfd __ Cottons 30% 25 common $1.75 preferred B Jan 23% J an 22.90 Jan • common Ciass A Converters 16% _20 pfd— preferred —^ Jan 100 • Canners Ltd Celanese 100 16% 23% • 28 28 28 28% 140 , : Jan Jan 9 Feb ,27% Jan 39 24% • Feb 9 25 30% Jan 7% 20 Jan Feb Feb 9 Jan 28 ». Jan Canadian Foreign Investment • 32 % 32% 100 32% Feb 36% Canadian • 8% 9 145 ,8% Jan 9% Jan 9 9 25 8% Jan 9% Powell 24 126 620 Class Ind Alcohol B class A ; ; Canadian Locomotive Canadian Oil • Companies J) Co Ltd 15% 16 % 325 15% Feb 17% Jan 17% 17% 4,456 "16% Jan 17% Jan 11% 11 11% 125 11 Jan 14 Jan i6i/2 16 16% 1,525 15% Jan 16% Jan 14 14 25 98% 100% 1,592 * —— 5 • Glass 1 99 25 Seagrams 24% 20% 21% Bridge 4% Quebec St Feb 21% Tar & Chemical Ltd B Bros Steel Co of New 4.16% '5%% •5% Howard Imperial 6% 175 35 Jan 36 5,838 19% Jan 22% 34 % 34% 170 33 Jan 35% Corp 27% 27% 115 26% Jan 27% 27% 150 26 Feb 27% Coal (John! 90 1,348 84% Jan 90 Feb 805 50 'A Jan 52% Feb 23% Jan 25% Jan of 48% Jan 90 52 50% 52%- 24 23% 24% 5,444 47 47% 365 '_ 25 22 Jan 300 148 Feb 21% 1,400 20 Jan 21% Feb 20% 20% 105 19% Jan 21% Feb 18 % Jan 19 Feb • • __ 19 * 100 75 21 21% 300 20% Jan 19% 19% 19% 405 19 Jan 9% 9% 1,130 106 1,200 21%' 1,350 * common...-— * 106 « 21'A i_._ 1 25 102% 20% 105% —' _• Jan '20% Feb 103 Jan 14 Feb 300 14% 1 Jan 101 174 171% 6% 174 35 7% 325 a31 a31 2 a 6 a__ * a99% a&9% 100 L- 85- 8% 14 7% ;• . 108 100 14% preferred—100 1 Jan 100 21% Power Jan Jan 170% Jan 6% Jan 100% 21% Jan Jan Jan 20 9% Jan Feb 106 21% Feb Feb 108 14% Jan Feb 174 7% — — Jan a__ a..._ * Worts 15 14'% 15 150 14 Feb 15 Jan * :~i—— - 100 22% 152 ' 100 * __r common 19 100 9% 1 Co old 22 148 21 % 100 common Feb 22 148 __ • com 47 22 148 00 Canada Jan 38% 37% 38% 4,600 36% Jan 38% Feb 24% 24% 1,025 24% Feb * common.—, __ • , 1 • 99% 10 67 1,760 18 20 a28 a28% ' — Jan 99% Jan 52 28% ■> Feb 33% 325 1,044 99% , 65 —25 18 34 . • ' ___100 common — 18 33% 58 % „ 33% • common 25 19 37% Jan Jan Jan 100 Jan Jan 67 Feb Jan 29% Jan 10 20 % 25% '♦»— 20 % Jan 20% 512 24% Jan 26 Jan 125 27 Jan 27% Feb, 725 20 % 25% 26 27% — 27% . 20 Jan 27 27% 27 Jan 28 Jan 10 40% 40 40% 39 Jan 40% Feb 10 27% 27 % 27% 1,810 27% Jan 28 Jan 39% 100 39% Jan 40 Jan ___10 % _L * 27'A ' 39% __ - 3,429 ■ 494 21 % 21% 10 21.% Feb 22% 11% 11% 2,989 11% Jan 12 Jan 173 173 174 20 Jan 174 Feb 15% 15% 20o 15 Jan 15% Feb Anglo-Nlld 16% 25 15 Jan 16% Jan Atlas , ft 173 Jan Montreal Curb Market Canadian 15% 16% 14% a 16% 780 15 15% 30 25% Feb Acme Works Glove Pr & Co Paper Jan 15% Jan 20% Jan Brand Jan 16 Jan Co Brandram-Henderson 29 Jan 30% Jan Brewers 25 25% 6,125 18% 190 107 15 110% 110% 60 18 18% 210 105 105 25 24% Distillers & Jan 26% Jan British Columbia Jan 98% Jan Brown 17% Jan 19 Jan 106 Jan 107 Feb 110 Jan 110% Jan Jan 18% Jan 105% 805 High Feb Jan 10% 14% Feb 16 7% Jan 8% Jan 7 Jan 15 14% 15 8% 8% 8% 755 B • 6 6 7 30 6 Feb 7% Jan pfd 20 16 2 16 2 80 16 Jan 16% Jan 500 35c 40c 10,100 o 8 30 15% 16 % 416 143 3% 143 4% 26,095 3% Jan 4% Feb 95% 104% 1,670 92% Jan 104% Feb 2.50 7,265 1.50 Jan 2.50 Feb 10 30 10 Jan 10% Jan 22% 997 22 Jan 22 % Jan 12% Jan „ • J. A • Ltd Vancouver of „ * „ 5 16 Jan 1.85 25c -Jan Feb 8 15-% Feb 2.00 Jan 45c Jan 9 Jan 17% Jan Feb Jan 104 Low 10% 5 class class Ltd Millen 98 15 13 Range Since January 1 High 450 Ltd Eelgium Glove & Hosiery 5% Bickle-Seagraves Ltd & 8% 0 Ltd Jan 375 Sales for Week 1 Shares • Develop Steels 15 30% 1 Ltd 13% 29% Low Par 19% 1,485 107 110% 16% iRange of. Prices Jan 130 15% a98 % r.98 % 18% Jan Week's Last Sale Price 20 19% al9% 15% 15% Funds Friday STOCKS 17% Pulp & Paper pfd.100 Burnett 143 1 4% 100 101 % * Company 2.50 common Preferred Ltd Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd 1 Jan Canada m 1.90 - —. 10 10 Jan 133 143 Jan Canada Jan Canadian 12% 12% 12 Jan 13% Jan 12 Jan • 36% 36 37 1,803 34% Jan 38 Jan Canadian Gen Investments Ltd.. • 17% 17% 17% 140 17%' Jan 17% Jan * 46 46 47% 1,024 45% Jan 48 Feb Canadian Industries • 23 23 23 945 22% 24 Jan Ingersol a69 a69 30 Canadian Inter 7% 7% 155 103 103 30 1234 425 22 21% 22% 5,539 21% Jan 23% Jan 14% 14% 143/4 3,925 14% Jan 14% Jan Jan 26% Jan 7% 26 7% 7% 600 7% Jan 32 31 32 2,045 29% Jan 86 350 25% Food 32 Feb 5% Canadian Canadian Marconi Jan 87 Jan Jan 101 Feb Canadian Silk Jan 32 Feb Canadian Western Jan Canadian Westinghouse Feb Catelli Jan Feb 26 115 5% 160 Jan Celtic 3,675 31% Jan 32% Jan Chatco Steel Products Ltd 8,175 37% Jan 41% 9% 17 Jan 17% 9% 9% 857 Jan 10% Jan 47% 48% 285 46 Jan 48'/a Jan 20% 21% 940 20 % Jan 22% Jan 11% 20% 11% 25 11% Jan 11% Jan 8% 19% 19% 19% 230 19% Jan 20 Jan 26 26 335 25 Jan 28% Jan 19 19 280 19 Jan 19% Jan • 22 ♦ 22 30 22 Feb 22 10% 11 55 10 34 Jan 11% 10 103/4 10 00 9% Jan 10 Feb Jan Jan 8 8 8 250 7% 24% 2414 24% 4,044 213/4 Jan 25% Jan 14% 14 V8 15 2,065 14% Feb 16% Jan alOO alOO 6 a— 22 22 420 21 Jan 22 Jan * Knitting Claude General Neon 8% 22 Drug & footnotes see Jan a__ 5% 100 — 2% Jan 8 Jah Jan 103 Feb Jan a 3 % Jan a__ 12% 12 % 60 12% Jan 12% Jan 23% 23% 23% 235 23 % Jan 24 Jan 3% 3% 3 % 3,300 3% Jan 57% 57 57% 80 57 Jan 58 Jan a39% a39% 20 39 Jan 39 Jan Jan 8 Advert cl 3% Feb * common Div of Stand Canada Sec class * A._* * • 57o Textile Mills preferred com __20 ; 8% 25 8% Jan 8% Feb 13 13'A 630 10% Jan 14 % Jan — 30c Jan 80c Jan 38 Feb 40 Jan 35c 35c 3,725 — — 38 38 60 2% 2% 900 2% 4% — 5 — Bakeries 8% 13'A 35c B___ 100 Ltd • 4% 150 8% 9 225 a45c iAoc 43 al5 al5 5 26 26% 130 19 18% 12 V* 19% 12% 9,473 12% __ 26 — 18% 18% 32% 33 350 85 Jan 2% Jan 4% Feb 4% Jan 8% Feb 9 Jan 60 David Limited class A—50 Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Ltd.* Frere & Class B Dominion a__ * Dominion Woollens 29 900 26% Feb 29 Feb Eastern 715 26% Feb 29 Feb East 22 Jan 60 Jan 15 Jan 15% Jan 24% Jan 26% Feb 17% Jan 19% 11 Jan 13 Feb Jan 18'A Jan 18% 30 Jan 33 20% 21 % 1,036 20% Jan Paper & Worsteds 50% 2 50% Jan 50% Jan Fairchild 46 52% 2,070 37% Jan 52 % Feb Federal 23% 23% 54 22 Jan 23% Jan Fleet Co —• — — 40% — 120 Feb. 12% 14 405 12 Va Jan 14 Feb 40% 41 495 39 Jan 41 Feb 10% 10% 100 Jan 10% Jan. —• 17% 17 17% 319 41 57/« 5'A 42 42 .5% 42 460 100 Ltd 35% 34 36 2,347 34 Jan 37 Jan Ford 41 41 41 35 41 Feb 42 Jan Freiman 9 Feb Great Jan Halifax 9 8% Feb 10' '8 10% 10% Jan 11% Products Aircraft Grain Ltd Motor Ltd Lakes Co (A pfd Ltd 6%% of 5 cum Manufacturing • 5 Steel Kootenay Power 1% 50% 8% | Feb 9% 16% 18 Jan Jan 6 Jan Jan 42 Feb Jan Jan 20% 51% . Jan 28 common__5 42. 100 Consolidated 25 cage Feb a 250 a2 41 28 * ! 3 % Lithograph Mfg Co.. Consolidated Paper Curp Ltd 27% • Preferred 3 a2 • Preferred 28% 100 Chemical _r 1—* Consolidated 27% __40 ' % • a Alcohols Consolidated Donnacona common ' a2 —* common preferred * Co 11 • Ltd Ltd Co Preferred Commercial * Locomotive 25 Jan » preferred Co 17 • Tramways 12 5%, Jan 2 A_— Co common 32% "• Breweries class Lumber Products Food 7% ——* Products 41 % 25 Montreal Telegraph • * com preferred 31% * A 12 1 Company 85 % • B Jan * Paper Inv Ltd 39% common—.* class & Pwr 32 • (Robert) Jan 5 .1.100 41% 5 St 12 125 com Ltd • Oil 500 5 Vu • preferred 29% 17 25 A 12 5 Ltd Co 7% * Ltd Tr 99% 26 Wassey-Harris Breweries Inv 5 115 - McColl-Frontenac Rand 30 25 A) 12 • 420 50 common 1 B.= common 32 26 Ltd 22% 22% • class Ltd Class A 86 115 * B Ltd 101 26 • class Co Products 86 115 Corp. Ltd Flooring 31 100 Co Dominion Sugar 101 32 —100 pfd & Jan 25% 7% 25 common (John Export Paint 19 • preferred For Jan 19% Ltd National 21 52% Ltd Woods Legare 6% 7% Jan * Ltd Consolidated Lewis National 20 Jan Canada of Serv Lang & Sons Ltd Murphy 40 Jan common Paper Public Montreal Jan 21 90 Jan loo Utilities Montreal 16 1 certificates Feb 100 Petroleum Class Jan 18% Power Molson 14 '52% preferred International Mitchell 4,733 99 com Feb 3,165 31 395 common International (J 21 __ Jan Jan 479 Smelting International Mitchell 15'% Jan 27% • International Nickel Class 15 9.80 32 27 18% common <fe preferred International Bronze 6% MacMillan 15% Jan Jan . 52% ' 52 % 8'/c Bros 32 a__ 9.05 18% preferred the 29% Jan 52% preferred convertible of 31% Jan 40% £1 5% Lake 27 a Jan 213% 25 5% Lr.batt 960 61 Canadian Acceptance Jamaica 143% Jan • Paper International 13% • 1st prelerred Jan Sb 21 * : Ltd Intercolonial a__ 14% Jan 6 13 6,775 Jan Feb 25 pfd 1927—50 preferred 4%% 350 a70 6 — 17!% 23 105 preferred Indust Feb Feb Jan 36 Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 -4% 25 21 100 6% Jan 16 • 3 22 9.30 6% 10 36 • Alabastine Mining Oil 690 25 h70 Toronto 21% loo Bridge Bay 16%. 21 100 Smith Hudson 47% Jan loo Lime St Hamilton Jan 9.05 common 1 48 • Goodyear Tire & Rub 4% Gypsum Jan 70% • J Jan • preferred 17% Jan 1 Montreal 45 • General steel Wares common Jan 9.15 100 Royal 305 1 a Jan 15 % 63% 49 Nova Scotia 46% —100 preferred 42% 25 — 10 46 20 •5% >preferred 45 • i Feb 1100 common 16% —10 28'A common... Power i63/4 0 common Dominion 21 preferred__25 preferred Jan Feb 12% • Commerce 44% Praser Co 12% 25 Canadlenne Jan Co 4%% 57 45 Banks— Jan Foundation = 56 • common Limited Feb * Gatlneau Jan Jan preferred%. 20 11% Canada Feb 56 Jan preferred 27 Famous Players Canadian Corp of 45 60 710 13 Wilsils Ltd Bathurst H) Jan 295 56% Jan (Geo) 25 Ltd IT 47% 12% Winnipeg Electric 6% 46% 46% 310 Gooderham 'St Zellers Jan • Preferred1 . Jan 26% 13 Wabasso Cotton 5% 45 Jan 100 Canada Eiscuit Weston Jan 26 V4 Jan preferred. Stores Walker 38% 155 99 Tuckett Tobacco 7% United Steel Corp Vjau 290 26% 190 preferred Thrift 40% 100 common -w 1% 40 26% __ Standard Chemical common.. 505 Paper Estabrooks Feb 40% 100 Canada 1,343 23% Eddy Paper Co class A preferred Electrolux Corp 172 100 press 433/4 cuiumou * Feb 172 540 Simon (H) & Sons common./—. Simpsons 4%% .preferred— 20% common preferred 10 4,800 trust .28% _ preferred Textile 172 16% Breweries 43 Voting trust certificates .Redeemable 172 68%. Sicks 34'% class 172 Jan 65 4% 27% Dominion Goal Jan 16% Williams __20 Stores «fc •22 44% preferred —25 1 Dominion Dryden Feb 25 Feb 67% 7% .20% —25 common Steel .'7rw 20% Jan 19% 16% Shawinigan Water & Power 28% preferred Dominion Donohue 1,405 Jan 14%, Jan 103 2,484 * 3t Lawrence Paper '2nd preferred 16 % Glass Dominion 21% .22% -v 21 • Lawrence Flour Mills 15% 6% preferred , 355 Feb Feb 19% 56 preferred Southern Jan 20 45 preferred Voting 68% • Lawrence Corp common Series A 21 Jan • Paper Sherwin Jan 66 % • Power 2nd 19% 2,489 Co preferred 1st ■191 68% • Royalile Oil Ltd St High 20% 68 • Power— preferred Holland Low 20% 68% common Knitting $1.60 20% Foundries St Steel 1c/c 25 14 98% * & Provincial Transport Regent Range Since January 1 High 20% 100 preferred 46 Coal Dominion Low • common Power Corp of Canada Price Bros & Co Ltd common 43 Dominion Dominion Jan 17% Consumers Dominion 29 15% Consolidated Mining At Smelting Distillers Feb 20 Cockshutt Plow ,(B 24 25 Railway. Caj-dy Corp class A C.oghlin Jan, • Canadian Pacific Ltd River Jan r Shares • ProaucU steel Southam 16 % 100 common • Class Jan Jari 2% 17 a9.?5 • Canadian 205 37% Bronze Canadian 275 a7 33% Breweries series 25 18% ill • preferred $1.00 a2% 18 Canadian e, Jan Mills Light Heat Penmans Feb 26% Canadian Canadian 15 20 common 6i 20% 2% 5 Power Car 14% Jan 2b % • Canada Canadian Jan 26% a7 for Week • Page-Heisey Tubes Feb 2% ♦ Dredging Convertible 19 9.80 26% A__* preferred Canadian Jan 26% * North 9.40 • Products Products Canada 26 Jan • common class A Cement $1.30 Jan 40 • Gold Canada 25 8,600 25 Uii E' Bulolo 1,750 40% • B Bruck Mills Ltd 5% Co Note Forest Columbia 26 40 • Hower <v "_ — 25% 40 * Bank Britisn Columbia 26 25 Power Telephone Corp Ltd preferred __.>_* 4% Bathurst Bell Flour Ottawa Jan * • Corp Associated 21% 24% 25 common preferred Asbestos 27,217 22% • Canada Ogilvie l'/o Car Mines Ontario 24% * Ltd Aluminum Low • Steel Aluminium Range Since January 1 103% 104% 22% 24% 103% 20 prelerred Acadia-Atlantic Steel Noranda High 22% 23 % Paper common National for Week Sale Price Sales Range of Prices Par Sales Friday STOCKS Week's Last Sale Price Canada J) 4%% Paper Co Ltd Insurance red pfd.,100 Ltd Co — — —— class A * pfd......100 com * 10 27% __ 15% — 1.75 1.75 110 400 5% 38 1.40 123 Jan Feb 1.75 123 Jan Feb 123 15 1.25 1.30 1,900 1.25 Feb 1.75 27% 29% 4,606 24 % Jan 29% Feb 85 35 85 Feb 85 Feb 14% 15% 725 14% Jan 15% Jan 11 % 12 50 -11% Feb 12% Jan ,123 35 Jan Volume 171 Number 4831 THE COMMERCIAL & Canadian FINANCIAL LISTED RANGE FOR WEEK Friday Week's Last Shares STOCKS Par Hydro-Electric Securities Inter-City Baking Co Ltd International Metal Indust 325 13 13 26'A 26'A 100 5'A 5% 100 a Jan 3% Feb 14% 27% Jan 5'A Jan 6 Jan Jan 11 Jan all 10 31'A 100 31'A Feb 15 % 31'A 15'A 320 15 Jan 16% 37 37 175 35'A Jan 37% Abitlbl Power & Teleg & Tel Co common. -10 Massey-Harris Co 6'A% conv pfd_ _20 Maxwell Ltd • : McColl-Frontenac Melchers Mica Oil Canada Minnesota & Moore Ontario Paper CorDoration Ltd Mount Royal Co.- Mills Light & 7 97 Jan 99 Jan 11 Jan 1,000 18'A 1,715 76 76 77 500 9% 10 - 500 " 85c Jan 1.05 Jan 77'A 9 Jan Jan 10 ._10 'A' al8 •6.'A 6'A 6% 810 15 15 15 1,550 18 a » Corp (Can) class if 18% 5% 15 Jan 18'A Jan 6% Jan 15 Jan 110 95 54% 147 a9'A a9'A 10 13 14 305 13 Feb 15 18'A 18% 990 17% Jan 18 y2 Feb 19 19'A 140 18 Jan 19 y4 : ; pfd_—100 113 113'A 42c — 42c 53% 9% Jan 49 43c 113 5,885 Jan 115 Jan 43c 13% Jan 14% 14% Jan 16'A Feb 35 Va 18 22% 795 12Va Jan 22'A a50% aoO'A 13 51 * a70c vi • Base Metals Lake Bouzan Gold Ltd 08c 55=1*0 60c ,23,000 54'Ac Jan 61c * 4c — 26c 3c 1 8c 9cl0%c 3c 7c 8c 3c 3c 7,000 -4., -- 3c Jan 3'Ac Jan 3c Feb 4'/sc Jan 1.75 Jan 4c 5,000 1.40 1,900 1.18 Feb 500 8'Ac Feb 8'Ac Feb 5c Jan 5V4C Jan 1,000 63c Jan 89c Jan 2,000 6c Jan 8c Jan -- al2c al2c 74 18c Jan 25c Jan 17% 300 53c 54c 2.000 54c 17%c21'Ac , 6c 17% Feb 20'A Jan 53c Feb 57c Jan 20,000 16c Jan 3,500 6c 6c Jan 2.30 2.30 2.30 2,700 2.30 4.70 4.55 4.30 14,900 4.50 22c 29c 35c 27,500 .1 Sc 7c 9c 12c 12c 9c * ... Feb Jan 2.30 5.30 Jan Jan 29c Feb 42c Jan 8.000 7c Feb 10c Jan 1.000 12c Feb 12c Feb —1 Mines 5c 5c 500 4y8c Jan 5'Ac Jan -.-1 Ltd—-. 2.65 2.70 bOO 2.65 Feb 3.20 33 %c 38'/2C 3,000 36'Ac Feb 38'Ac --1 5 10 1 —1 Ltd. 26%c 70c Ltd Macdonald Mines Ltd... 760 10 500 12c 25'Ac 28c 40,193 70c 72c 1,800 18 '/a 18'/a 100 4.45 1 Leitch Gold Mines Ltd, _——,.__.T.l Lingside Gold Mines Ltd 1 Louvicourt Goldiields Ltd—1 10 Va 13'Ac 13'Ac 1 Ltd... al3% 4.55 a 1.12 1.12 Jan 13 %c Jan 28c Feb Jan Feb Feb 70c 15 3'Ac 3'Ac 15'/2c 21'Ac 19c 11 Feb 82c Jan 18 '/a 500 13% 21c Feb Jan Feb 19'/a Jan 4.45 13 Feb 5-25 Jan Feb 14 Jan 500 % 1.12 Feb 1.12 Feb 1,000 3%c Jan 3%c Jan 56,300 12'/2c Feb 45c Jan 21'Ac Feb __1 51c 51c 56c Malartic Gold Fields Ltd-———1 Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd 5 8,500 3.20 3.05 3.20 2,000 3.00 Jan 3.30 Jan — 64 64 120 62'A Jan 66% Jan — ... Mining Corp of Canada Ltd Nechi Cons Dredging Goldvue New Mines Norlartic * .... Ltd 1 Normetal Mining Corp Ltd * . Pato Pitt Cons Labrador Development Yellowknife Queenston Quemont Gold Co Gold Mines Mines Crest Gold Gold Siaaacona Mines Feb 45c Jan 60c 62c 2,000 60c Feb 65c Jan 2.65 2.65 2.70 500 2.63 Jan 2.80 Jan ... 185 1.85 800 1.85 Jan 2.00 Jan Mines Ltd Torbrit Mines Mines 1 Ltd— Asbestos Mines Ltd 4.00 Feb 5'Ac Jan Jan 20'Ac Jan 8c 25.300 5%c Jan 9c Jan 3c 1,500 2'Ac Jan 3c Feb 1.14 100 23% 3,375 1.07 19 Feb 1.17 Jan Jan 23% Feb 200 3c Jan 3c 26.500 7c Jan 14c Jan 9'Ac 14.000 2.33 6,900 61c 61c 1,000 57c Feb 65c Feb a25c — 10c 2.20 2.33 a33c 245 35c Jan 36c Jan 54c Feb 62c Jan 54c 1.30 55c 2.50 600 2.47 1.92 3,539 2.50 2.35 — 2.40 9 'Ac 1.28 1.35 2.48 6,900 2.35 1.20 19,900 Feb 14c Jan 2.35 Jan 2.85 Feb 2.69 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 1.36 Jan 9c 9c 9c 3,500 9c Jan 14 %c Jan 58c 61c 25,300 58c Jan 71c Calmont Central Oils 3-40 2.30 3.50 2,700 1 4c 4c 4'Ac 2,000 Leduc Consolidated • 2.99 4c Feb Jan 3.50 i Feb 5'Ac Jan Oils Ltd.—. Homestead Oil :f 3.95 3.90 4.25 5,300 3.90 Feb 7.55 7.55 200 7.55 Feb 1 55c 55c 3,000 —* 1.23 1.35 500 1.23 Feb 4'AC 4'Ac 4'AC 1,000 3'Ac Feb 5c Jan 1.40 1.32 1,45 3,940 1.22 Jan 1.74 Jan Jan Co Ltd—* Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 1 General Petroleums class A OH Co Pacalta * Okalta Oils Ltd. Oils Co Ltd .— Ltd Pacific Pan Petroleums Western Oils Ltd Ltd South Brazeau Petroleums Ltd Jan Jan Feb 57c 57c 63c Jan 1 Nephehne 17c 16'/a * 500 55c Jan 7c 8c 11,500 7c Feb 10c 67c 65c 70c 44c Jan 70c Feb * 3.95 3.95 4.30 49,600 23,180 Feb 4.75 Jan 1 25c 20c 29c 27,100 18c Feb 29c Feb 4c 3>Ac 4c 16,500 3'Ac Jan 4%c Jan 22c 13c 28c 69,00 > 12: Jan 28c Feb 19c 19% c 2,500 18c Jan 22c Jan 1 * Lead Canadian Consol Oil— . Resources * — Porcupine 1 : Corp 49c Feb common -• 10 . Jan Atlas (1937) Nova Bank of Toronto Co 21'Ac 8% Jan 5c 8.500 4'Ac Jan 13c 7,100 12c Jan 14'Ac 3.15 3.25 1,100 3.15 Feb 3.45 20 %c 20 %C 5'Ac 12'Ac 22c 6,400 20'Ac Jan 10 39% 39% 1 1.24 1.18 64c 65 c 1,200 26c Jan 9'Ac Jan Feb 28'A Jan 39% Jan 40% 40 475 38% Jan 40 1%" 1.16 Jan 29c 33.700 26 282 6'A 100 12'A 200 40 40% 8,103 6.50 1 7.25 300 36'Ac 36'AC 26c 500 25'Ac 4'Ac 27c 8,900 5c 7,060 * 16 y4 16'A 25 • 13% 13% 25 Gold 1 5c '' ■ 19C Feb 10 9.80 845 35c 35c 40c 17,700 15'A 15'A 15% 90 Light & Pwr corn-* 20% 20% 20% 17.272 3c 99% 100% 3c 11 'A A— Oil Buffadison Gold 40c Jan 17 Feb 19'/a Jan 20% Feb 9.50 3c Feb 3'Ac Jan 25% Jan 26 Jan 27'A 27'A 99'A Feb 2% Jan 210 11 'A 425 825 27% ,3 110 2% 6 Lake 1 Jan 11'A Jan Jan 6% 28'A Jan Jan Jan, 3 < Jan Jan 22,000 21c Jan 27c Jan 12,700 50c Jan 57c Jan 1,050 17'A 6% Jan 18'A Feb Jan 7'A Jan Jan 19'Ac Jan 2.25 Jan 7 13c 14 %c 2.15 400 14,200 2.05 2.15 8C 9c 4,500 5c 2,510 5c .> ■ 1.030 13c 1.92 8c 5c Jan Jan Jan 11c 6c Jan Jan • class A 33% 32% 33% 605 30'A Jan 33 »A Feb • . 16 14% 16 990 14'A Jan 16 Feb Feb 30'A Feb 19'A * class A 28 28 28 50 26 17% ___. B 17% 17% 240 17 7% 7% 7% 260 77,200 • Calder Bousquet Linen 2nd 1 Caldwell preferred Feb 8 Jan Jan Jan Feb 11c • Flon 7% 7c Jan 13c 16'A 35 16 >/2 Feb 16'A Feb 7 25 7.25 13c 16% * & Edmonton 7.75 3.455 7.25 Feb 8.35 Jan * 5%c 6'Ac 5.500 5c Jan 6'AC 50c 49 %c 55c 30,700 48c Jan 58c Jan 12c 12c 10c Jan 12c Feb 2.70 2.85 11,450 2.70 Feb 3.25 Jan 2'A Jan -* , — 6c 1 Calmont Oils Campbell Red Lake Canada Bread Jan Jan Jan 56c 1 ——— Burlington Steel Oils Jan 102 3'/a 25c * Products Flin Jan 18'A X Ankerlte 1 2.70 3.0 Jan * 2% 2% 2% 600 Feb 2% preferred 50 42'A 42% 42'A 10 42 Jan 42'A Jan Cement common • 37'A 29'A 36 37'A 355 34 Jan 38% Jan 29'A B common Preferred Foils Canada Foundries class Canada class A 29 Jan 30 Jan 12 65 11'A Jan 12 Feb 27 'A 27'A 54 27'A Feb 27% Packers 51 115 47 Jan 52 Feb Jan * 11% 12'/a 615 11% Feb 12'A Jan • 34'A 34'A 75 34 Jan 37 Jan 21% 24 2,395 17 Jan 24% Jan 201'A 202 % 6) 196 Jan 202'A Jan -* Northern Power class A Class B 50'A * Permanent Canada SS Lines 23'A 100 Mortgage 202'A • Canada Wire <fe Cable class A 16'A 16'/a 16% 665 14 Jan 16'A Jan 50 common Preferred 37% 37'A 37% 130 33'A Jan 38 Jan Jan Canners 30'A Jan 33 Feb 25 Jan 26 % Feb 23 22% 23 2,075 22'A Jan 23'A Jan Jan 20'A 20'A 20'A 3,670 19% 23.10 23.10 23.10 7,083 22% Jan 23.15 Feb * — 20% 20'A 20'A 1,215 19% Jan 20% Jan 11% 11 11% 540 11 Jan 12'A Jan 14'A 14% 14'A 250 14 Jan 15 Jan 30'A 30 30% 860 29 Jan 30% Jan —20 < common 38 38 80 37 Jan 39 Jan 23 • ' common- 23 25 23 Feb 23'A Jan 25 26% 595 24'/a Jan 27 Jan • -—.. 'lOO Jan Canadian Malartic 71 • —-— 38 6 Jan « 5 2,200 12 12 160 11 Feb 12 Jan 71 71 10 67 Jan 71 Feb 8% 1 , • Jan Canadian Indus AJco "A" voting— Canadian Locomotive 5 5 • A 20% Jan 26 25 ,_25 Dredge Preferred 20 • preferred preferred Jan 210 1,370 81% • , Preferred 4.85 33 26'/a 81'A 20 common : Jan 82 32 25'A * Canadian Car common Class A Jan 33 25'A • preferred Canadian Celanese 80 * 10 B Canadian 105 12 * 1 A Canada Malting Canada Class 29'A * 20 Canada Class 13c 10 Jan 10 54'Ac X Buffalo Jan 23'Ac Jan Jan 25c 28'A 7 Jan Jan Jan 18 Buffalo Canadian Canada 25c 23'Ac B Calnorth Jan 56c — Callinan Jan 15c 23 %C . Broulan Porcupine Bruck Mills class A Calgary 3c 650 .11%' 6 Jan Jan 23 28'A Jan 2'Ac 3 class •• 50 2% 6'/a — Power B 2.21 Jan 2% Packers A .—: 7%c 18c 9.60 99% 1st 10c 3,839 Columbia Elec 4%% pfd— -100 British Columbia Forest Products- Convertible 2,000 17c British Jan 3.000 17c 520 Jan 21%c22'Ac 17c 8,000 Jan 1,200 14,500 3,830 8.25 Jan 3c 27 4.70 1.39 2%c 26% Co Jan Feb Lake Red 13% Jan 9 3'Ac & 12% 1 11c 26 V2 Class Feb Jan Jan 26% Burrard Jan 16'A 15 Jan 26% Burns 5c 14c 26% Buffalo Jan Jan 4c 54c ; —25 Building Jan 31c Jan • Red Class Jan 44c Jan American Oil common Dominion 8.50 Jan Feb 12c * Preferred British Feb 35c 25'Ac 39c 3c A common Brewis Class 6.50 Jan Jan 8.020 * class Columbia 14 41 . 10,350 1 Columbia Feb Jan 14c -* British Class B 12'A 40 * Bralorne Mines British 7% Feb 1 '• y Boycon Pershing Boymar British 6'A Jan Jan Jan 52c 220 Brazilian Traction 31c 26 48c 7,000 Cordage Feb Jan 12'Ac 9 Millen 26c 24% Feb 14c 14c & Jan 65c fJan Feb Jan 50c 9 Brantford 54c 1.36 X 11c Brand < 1 1 — 6c 27 y8 12% 1 — Jan Jan 1.25 26c ■ 24c Jan l.Oud 25'A 25% 7'Ac Jan 1,335 15,793 V 6'A • - 58c 4.60 12c Jan 9c ; —* Canadian Food Products 12c 7% * New 4.25 1,640 1 Canadian 4.40 Jan Jan 8% 40% * ■_ Jan 4.40 9'Ac 8% 3.25 • t Jan Jan Jan Bordulac 1.13 Feb 8c 27% A Mines 9'Ac 2.00 6,500 Jan * Bonetal Gold 13% 4'Ac 8%c 40 Biltmorc Hats A preferred— Blue Ribbon Corp common Feb 1 Jan 14'A 1.70 .—* class Kirkland Feb 700 Feb 62c Jan Jan 6.50 Feb 12,500 15c Jan 13% 7'Ac Mining Gold 11 2.05 Jan 56c 435 27'/. " Ltd— River 8'Ac 5'Ac 9c 34,400 14 "2 1.28 Belletexre Quebec —,————1 1.400 2.00 37,900 60c % 32,403 40'/a 1,000 4'/ac 15c Jan 1.53 25 7.406 ' Jan 8c Bros 1.10 — 29c 40 Va — Power *>. Jan 27 y4 Telephone Bobjo 22c 10 B Bldgood 44,300 1 1— Ltd Metals Berens 23c —10 Scotia-, Mines Bevcourt Jan 77 1.40 5'/aC 1—1 i Montreal Eeatty 20c Jan 8% 1 of Bell Jan 1.40 1 — of Class lie 75 8c 8c * Bank Base 90 1.60J 56c 1 Barymin Jan 8 75 14 1 — Mines Barnat Jan 18c 10% c 59c —10 * Bank • 7'A ' A Bagamac Mines Bankfield Consolidated , 485 • 26 %C 27 %c 1 class Steels Aubelle 7% \ 75 1 Corp Mines 8'Ac — 7% 75 -1 Metals 31% 1 7% 3.95 15c — Gold U 1.05 ► 1 Mines 1"05 * Jan 25c 20c 8'Ac —* 80c Jan Jan 8'Ac 1 Jan 23c 16c 11 Va * 70c 14,300 * 90c Omnitrans Exploration Ltd 1,300 1,500 20c * — num« New 76c c Larder Canadian Breweries • — Jan 76c 23c 23 %c Jan Jan Canadian Bank of Commerce Ltd——_— 9 Jan Pfd Jan Oil Stocks— Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd Jan 26'A Canada 58c ... 8% Jan Jan 9'Ac 1 —... 75 26 Class a2c 9c 9c 1 — __: Jan Jan .1 — Corp Ltd Mines 5c Feb a2c — * 1 3.05 17'Ac 1.53 22 .1 Ltd Canada Westville Ltd .... 1,100 Feb 3c 22% —1 Ltd 1,000 1.35 1.14 —- 1 (1944) Mines Mines 2,825 5c 6'Ac — ____50c —3 4.00 5c 6'Ac 600 17c 17'Ac .. 1.53 3.85 — 1 Ltd— Mines Cons '1.50 3.85 Ltd——* Mines Co Rock Iron Suliivan United Feb 77c Jan 1 :—* F^orritf-Gordon Mines Ltd.. Silver Miller Mines Ltd— Upper 13'A Jan 32c _1 Santiago Mines Ltd,..— Trebor Jan 65c 5,550 ——1 ....... Mining Corp Ltd Rochette Gold Steep 12 9,500 — Quebec Manganese Mines Ltd—.....1 Quebec Siscoe 950 17c 40c 1 Gold Dredging Ltd-.—_._1 Mining Co Ltd— 1-—1 Gold Red 13% • Porcupine Mines Quebec Jan 38c 38c 1 O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd Pamour 13'A 83c 76%c ... /—..,.l Ltd Mines 9 Bowes Co class A Jan 1 21 Ac Jan 1.-'- Ltd 7'Ac Jan 34J Bathurst 2V2C 1 Ltd Jan 2 6'A Jan 2,300 —— Ltd Mines lie 8c Kerr-Addison Gold Mines Ltd..—*——1 Mining & Exolor Co Ltd—.1 Shore Feb 5c Labrador Lake 7c 75c 1; Mines Joliet-Quebec Mines 80,000 17% — Mines Jan 5c 1 Hard Rock Gold Mines— Hoiiinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd— Jaculet 14c 74c Sullivan Mines Ltd—. Eldona Gold Mines Ltd. Manitou Jan G%c East Golden 9c — 6c Mines 16, oOO 8'Ac 5c —1 Goldbeam Jan Jan 74c Duvay Mines 5c 4'Ac 1 20c Gdld Jan Jan —1 ,__* Gold 4c 4'Ac 1.18 — * Ltd- Jan 8'Ac -- 1-25 Mines Ltd Dulama Gold Mines Ltd Francoeur Jan 3'Ac Jan 700 Ltd 4%c 8% - Jan 31c Feb 1,000 Donalda Sol 5c Feb 3c 4%c Dome Mines Ltd El 4c 26c 2,000 alca4'Ac Mining Mines 4%c 500 3,500 a4'Ac C'ortez Explorations Ltd— Cournor Mining Co Ltd Mines 4c 27c 3Vic. 26c ; ——1 -1 500 26'A Canada Atlantic Oil Jan Chesterville Mines Ltd 5'Ac 26'A of Co Aunor Gold Ltd—.—_1 Mines 5'Ac 28 Athona Feb < 55c 57 Ashdowm Hardware Feb 70c Consolidated Astoria Mines Ltd-' —1 Consolidated Central Cadillac Mines-1 Consolidated Duquesne Gold 19 Jan Mines Ltd Malartic Jan 43c Ltd-—1 Jan Feb Armistice " 147,800 _* Mines 48c 53 Arjon Jan 70c Candego Mines Ltd X Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd——1 Century Mining Corp Ltd 1 East 14 1.00 66'/2c Ltd———1 Gold-Mines Gold 1,065 Jan 68c Mining Corp Ltd^ Bouscadillac 19 1.00 Jan -1 Beatrice Red Lake Gold Boos 26 17 50 ~.—* Mines 1,700 1,495 Aumaque - Gold a70c I • — Stock*— Band-Ore 54c 55 % Ascot — —V Anacon Lead Mines Ascot Metals Corp 52c 53 Ltd Preferred Jan Mining Feb __ Warrants Feb Windsor Hotel Ltd 105 53'A Area Feb ——* Jan • Aquarius Feb 35 '/a Ltd 102% 14% Apex Jan ,/ 100 Co 70 Jan Jan 35y8 Grain 105 13% Jan 42c 35'/a Products Ltd 103 y2 2,265 Jan Amusement Corp Ltd— Class A voting trust etfS—— United Securities Ltd ——————100 22 Western Jan 105 14% Feb 200 Westeel 25 14 Va 9% Jan 915 United Jan 14% Anglo Rouyn Mines 16 & ■■ — • . 24% 76c Anglo 14V4 Ltd 635 23'Ac Feb 110% 14'A Canada 25 * 54% Jan 16% of 24'A 1 Argus Paving & Materials Ltd—* Gas Feb 24% High Jan ^ 109 y2 16'/a Union Feb 23 Low —1 Cons Anacon Jan 'mt~ H CO » Southern Canada Power 6% Southmont Invest Co Ltd-— 24 Va Jan —1 « American Yellowknife Feb 54'A • —20 Jan 22 Va * Pacific American Jan 109 y2 • preierred 45 21'4 7,725 Feb 54%; . Ltd.common. 18'A 11,630 23 Oil & Aluminum " 109'A a A a 24% Aluminium Feb 17% Jan 75% Mines 22'/« 22% Algoma Steel Alberta Jan 18% Uranium Gas Akaitcho Yellow Knife Feb 11 23'A 100 High 22% * Agnew-Surpass Jan 5 18'A • Russell Industries Ltd ' Acme Jan 23 all 1.00 18'A —— redeemable standard Jan * Orange Crush Ltd 5% 6% all Stores Ltd __* Power Corn of Can 6% cum 1st pfd-100 6% N C partic 2nd, preferred--50 Reitmans 400 1.00 — Power' Paul Service Tel 6% 28% Acadia Feb Range Since January 1 Low 20 preferred Acadia-Atlantic class A Amalgamated Newfoundland Quebec Jan 6% 18% " 5 Ltd Jan Shares • common $1.50 • - Rice 18'A 27% a98a98V2 .10 ; 550 400 6% 100 pfd 6% pfd—,_10 Ltd 18% 27% 4% Distilleries Ltd 01 18'A 27'A for Week __ Paper Preferred Maritime Sales Range of Prices Par Jan * 11 Week's Last Sale Price Jan 37 STOCKS Feb 15'A * Friday Jan Feb Exchange Canadian Funds Feb 13 26'A • all -* Lcwney (Walter M) Co Ltd Maci-aren Power & Paper Co Toronto Stock High 31'A ' —— • 3y2 50 __ common B— 3% — A class 3'A Low 5'A A class 10 Range Since January 1 High 3% 100 class International Paints (Can) Investment Foundation Ltd Loblaw Groceterias Co Low <s Corp 30 MARKETS FEBRUARY for Week of Prices (687) Sales, Range Sale Price ENDED CHRONICLE 8% 128 8'A Jan 25'A Jan 29 Jan 60c Jan 70c Jan 25'A __ 26 360 ■64c 65c 3,800 4% Jan 9% Jan % 40 THE (688) & COMMERCIAL WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 10 RANGE FOR Friday Week's East Range of Prices Shares Sale Price Oils Cos Canadian 5(,c — 103 — 10% 10V* 1 2.45 2.45 * 1.20 90c ^,4o0 36,725 13,228 2,000 13 8% 81c 13 8% 1,37 1-23 12%c 1-00 5c 1.15 12',be 1.00 6c 1.48 13c 1.00 600 100 246,790 25,500 43,900 1,500 1,000 —.—1 15 2%c 14 Vi 2 Vic 13 2%c —— 1 1 1 Central Patricia Gold Mines— Porcupine Centremaque Gold Steel — — * common — Chateau-Gal Wines 8% 1.23 5%c 0 Research 50c Cnemicai 1 Cheskirk Mines 1 Mines Chestervllle Chimo Gold 1 - Cnromium Circle Bar Knitting class A Malartic 1 Willans Cochenour —,—1__* Cockshutt Plow Lake Coin - 1 - Yellowknife Coiomac —1 Commonwealth Petroleum Mines Conlagas — 1.3C • - Consolidated Bakeries Consolidated Press 15c Jan 17c Jan 6c Jan 8c Jan 8% Feb Gulf 1.37 Feb 1.00 Gwillim Gypsum Jan Feb 15 3c Jan Hahn Brass Jan 50c faara 15c Feb 18c Jan Harding 4c Feb 6c Jan Harricana Jan Hasaga 1.50 Rock 1.50 90c Jan Hosco Gold 5c Jan Hoyle Jan 12c Feb 26c Jan Hinde 320 Hi 5,62p 160% Jan 1.08 Jan 163% 165 1.13 1.13 100 100 7% 1.20 100 7% 15c Coal 100 5° 7 Vic 50 714c 25 100 1,500 1,100 1014c 1 32c • • B — Hudson Del Oils Rio Jan 165 Jan 1.26 Feb Producers Red Dexter , Lake Yellowknife Seagrams Discovery Distillers 4% Jan 50% Jan 7c Jan 7%C Jan Inglis 10c Jan 13c Jan 42c 24 Jan 141 22% Feb 7 Va 8 305 7% Feb 8% Jan 5'r Feb Feb 2c Feb 13'% Jan 1%C Feb Feb 12% 13% 120 13'% Feb 14'% 40c 87,200 26 Vic Jan 40 c Jan 10% 405 Jan 11 Jan 2,490 11% Jan 10 Jan Jan Jan 4c Feb 7c 8c 25,900 7c Feb 9%c Jan 60c 58c 60c 2,000 8c 23,000 18 260 10 10% 2,755 4 Vic 8 Vic 60c 7c 17% 4 Vac 500 Jan COc Jan 6%c Jan 10c Jan 16'% Jan 18 Feb Feb 11 Va Jan Jan 5c Jan 10 4c 9c 26,500 7%c Jan 32c 32c 2,500 26c Jan 32c Feb 45% 47'% 1.4C5 45% Feb 47'% Jan 2%c 2%c 2,000 2c Jan 3c Jan 8>%c — — 45% 15'%c Jan 8% 8 % 75 3% Jan 9 Jan 31 30% 31% 725 30% Jan 32 Jan Jan 22 21% 22 % 9,253 21 Jan 23 % 14% 14% 14% I,615 14 % Jan 14% Jan 7% 7% 400 7% Jan 7% Jan 25% 26 350 25% Feb %C 3%c 4c 2,000 3%c Jan 32 31% 32 675 29 Va Jan 101'% L01 % 30 101 Va Feb ' — w 251% 6 11 11 152 1 41c 42c 3,800 4 4 4 Jan 27 Feb 101 % class Jan 12 Jan Jan 49c Jan 50 4 Feb 4% Jan Preferred 100 Jan International 100 Jan International Nickel Co common Milling 27c 28c 2,550 27c Feb 36c Jan Jacknife 30c Feb 420 Jan Jack Waite Mining 20 Va Jan 21% Jan 17% Feb 21% 16 75 16 Feb 17% 26% 350 26 Feb 28% 102% 102 % i /2 A 20 104 104 31% 115- 104 32 preferred Feb 40c 1G Meiais Jan 67c 9% Jan 4%c 32 26% Preferred Jan Jan 101% Jan 103 Jan 100 Jan 104 Feb Jan __ 36c 21% 3514c 20% 38c 2114 18% 32,700 1,810 120 Feb 705 27 Jan 1.80 1 . , 6%c Jan International 7% —a 28V4 • * __ 7% 50 30 28 30 28% 7% 7% 195 1,185 100 5 10114 101 Va 100 Feb 7% Mines 27% ... Jellicoe .—1 Joburke Feb Feb Keiore 28% Feb Feb Feb 5 Jan Jan Kenville 21 25 Jan 21c Jan 35,360 20c Jan 16,166 4%c Jan 27c lie 27 %c Feb lie Feb II,750 10c Jan 12c Jan 73c 32,300 67c Feb 82c Jan 5c 3,000 4c Jan 5c 6%c Jan 10'%c Feb Jan 7c 6%c 8%c 13,500 45 45 Va 70 43 % Jan 48 Jan 4%c 4%c 8,000 4%c Feb 6 Vic Jan 18% 17% 13% 5,175 17% Fob 19% Jan 1 Gold 4%c 1 1.33 1.28 Jan 1 Ken-Addison ; Lake 514 115 5% Feb Kirkland 21 21% 2,457 19'/a Jan 22 Va Jan Kirkland Townsite Jan 36 Jan 30 Feb Labatt (John) Ltd • Labrador Mining & 8,100 1.27 Jan 1.44 500 11 %c Jan 14c Jan 19','2 20 435 19 Va Jan 20 Jan Jan 26 1.34 11 %C 11 Vic 1 33 V 4 • 3414 341b 35 625 Dominion Tar & Chemical common...* 30 30 30 75 Voting trust certificates—__ 27 lb 271b- 500 26% Jan 27% Feb 11% 550 11% Feb 12 Jan 11% Lake Dufault 19% ,—1 4.50 4.50 4.65 2,860 4.50 Jan 5.30 1 10 %c 9%c 13c 152,600 3'%c Jan 17c i 1.12 1.10 1.18 11,700 1.06 Jan 3c Exploration Jan Gold Laeuerre 11% • 16c 45 • 514 com..—1 Jan 700 4 Vh C — —. Jan 8% 103 Jan 7%c 8c Kelvinator 7% Jan 10% Feb 67c 68c Mines 30 Jan 32% Jan 5%c 10 %c 11 %c (1939) Kayrand Mining Feb Jan 8% 500 25 %c Quebec Mines 26% 31V8 4,267 26 % c Gold 7% G,6o9 9% 5%c 18 % c 18 %c • III —_ — Ltd Mines Jan 30 101 V 4 _ 10 %c Feb 120 — 32 '.4 9% 5%c 9 % Petroleum Gold Jaculet Toliet Dominion Textile common 27 4%c 45c International Bronze Powders com.. 6c 1.60 Feb 3,348 20 Dominion Stores 2,000 Feb 24 Jan Jan 10'% 100 Mining 40c 120 Dominion Steel & Coal class B 1%C Jan 4c 8'%c -• common preferred (John) & Co 1,500 27% L 23 2,500 23 Feb 1 7,900 3,900 50c 27 Magnesium 16 425 4%c Feb 25 1.70 120 Dominion Malting preferred Dominion Scottish Investment 683 26% %C 8% Acceptance 614c 171b Dominion Jan 12% 1 Lake Indian Industrial 6c 27 Dominion Fabrics 2nd preferred Dominion Foundry & Steel— Feb 19 % 8c Jan 16c Jan 13c 120 common—. 6c Jan Jan 31c . 40c 10 Dairies Feb 18c 6c £1 Inspiration Jan 49'.'4 18% Dominion 4'%c 510 3%c Jan 1 preferred Jan • Bank 5,500 30c • * Preferred Jan Jan Dominion & Anglo Investment com..--* Dominion 6c 18% Feb 2,600 10 Oil —• Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 1.65 2 Dome Mines Ltd Jan 4,538 A 49c 1 ! Jan 19c 35 %c 1 . 1.67 1 1 - 16c Feb 17,100 * 1 — Jan 16c 13% - 7%c Mining <sc Smelting • Ltd--.; Lake Red 7c 1,150 4c Bank 17c Jan 34c 8,500 33,100 1%C 10 % class Ltd 53c 14c 50c 22% 15c 13c 16c 25 17'% Hugh Malartic Hunts 8 31c 15c • Mines Delnite Detta Ltd 43c 38c — Mines Bay International Decalta Feb 6'%c Conaol Imperial Imperial Jan 10 1,033 4,000 11,000 10c 1014c 36c 4c 1 Yellowknife Jan Feb 221b 1 6% 100 6% 7,400 6c Daucii & Jan 103 Feb 100 40c 36 Vic 1 Highland-Bell Hlghridge Mining Jan Feb 55c A Feb Jan 9% Feb 163% Gold Mines— 10c 6% 6% Heva 18c 98% 6VV Jan Feb 1,775 Feb Jan 4c Mining 62c 1.15 Jan 98% 100% 4'% 13% Jan Jan 99 Feb Jan Jan % 6c Jan 13c 10% 4 13 36 Vic Lake 8c 12c Feb 10'% 75 80 21 10% Gold Red Feb „ Feb 4'% 4 36c Gold 4V2C Jan 15c Petroleum Mines. 8% 56c Jan 13% 23 4 %6 — Gold 13c 55c 15 % 43'% 4%c 18 % Carpets Headway 60c Feb Jan Jan 18% -1 Alaoaatiae. Hamilton Cotton Jan 11,056 4,500 3,963 2,166 20c 14'/« 40 10 %c 12% Jan 55c 55c 65 Jan 16c Hamilton Bridge 2.22 83c 5c 10% Jan 3.35 13 '/a —# 16% 75c 5c 270 11c „ Feb Hollmger 4%c " Jan 625 3.344 Gold Homer — 17c 17c 15% 43'% 26% Jan — Jan 42 common Jan 75c Jan 10% 36c Preferred Halcrow Swayze 5c 54c — At Jan Feb 53 Jan 14% —- —1 Gold 2.02 Jan Jan 10 690 -1 15% Jan Feb 52'/a 70 10% -1 Lime Halliwell Jan 91% 10% .10 Mines— Lake Feb 1.16 Feb 2%c Jan Jan Jan 7%c Jan 15c Feb 14% Lead Jan 6c 1.78 Feb 90 17c Gunnar Gold Jan 20 15% common Guayana Mines Feb Jan 91% 2.51 4% Jan 1.15 4'%c 52% Great West Saddlery Jan 4%c 3Vac Jan 10 Va Greening Wire 14 % 12 %c 13,500 43 Paper Jan 7% Jan 4c Bousquet Lakes Guaranty Trust 72c 6c 52 % Preferred A 53c 15c Class Jan Feb 100 - class 1.08 Feb 55c Leather Jan 5c 1 Davles Great 85c 51c — 53c • D'Aragon Mines Davis Graham Jan 1.30 100 Patricia Jan 1.52 SOO • 1 Crowshore 2.50 Feb 40 Vic Pershing Nest Jan 1.20 Jan 4%c Jan 5%c Jan Jan 2.20 10% 1,000 10'a -50 3,500 150 16,250 1,000 — Craig Bit common Crow's 13% Feb 23,400 5 Vac 3%c 3%c Mackay class A 103,910 A Mines 10% High 2,500 2.92 91% 1 Preferred Gordon 18c 5 Smelting- Corrugated Paper Box preferred- Crolnor Feb 1C3 Sl%c 8% 55c 1 Exploration Crestaurum Jan Low 7c 2.65 • Gooayear Tire & Rubber com. 8%c 8% 51c 5c 1 - Consumers Gas Conwest 101 Feb 32% Jan 15%c — ,_l class 31 1 Mines 18c * — & Gudora 1.00 1 — —. Mining Jan 150 • Howey_ Consolidated Lebel Oro__, Consolidated Jan 1,100 _2 Mines Consolidated 16% Range Since January 1 High 6 %c 2.75 Goldhawk Porcupine 1.05 1 — Feb 1.42 1 Homestead Jan 103 % 1.00 Astoria Consolidated Cent Cadillac 154 Feb 18 Maxntou 1.42 Ansley Consolidated Feb 101% 1.35 16 15c 4c 1.30 Low 1 . 151 4'%c 2.02 Shares 5 Vac Arrow Cuaen 8,680 6,775 1,345 8,000 7,100 48c 2.08 16% 16c 40Vic Golden — Consolidated Consolidated Duquesne J3,500 Jan 1.00 5 „ Beattie 50 17% Jan 15% 1.42 Consolidated Consolidated 3,0U0 for Week Par High * —, Mines Coniaurum 40'/2c 2.02 16j/4 • Oils Coastal 35 2.45 • Leduc Oil— Citralam 10 2o 1.20 1,35 86c9i'%c 15 %c 16c 6c 6 Vic Caoue-xrechewey Chatco 7,368 —20 Cardy Corp class A Central So 20 17% 32 103 • preferred-——.,-100 Canadian Utilities Central 151 152 101% 103% 17% 32 *9 Corp Tire 1,205 1 Range Since January Low 16% 16 17% 32 Canadian Pacmc Railway Canadian 16 152 101 Vie —.—————100 —-—,-.100 preferred preferred 8% ' •' common Sales Range of Prices STOCKS High Low Par Week's Last Sale Price Friday Sales for We< k STOCKS MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mines — 1.34 Jan Jan Jan 10% Jan Lake 55c 53c 58c 30,100 52c Jan 60c Jan Lake Lingnian • 20c 17%c 22c 192,300 15% c Jan 22c Feb Lake Shore Mines Duvay Gold Mines 1 614c 6c 6%c 9 %C Jan Lake Wnsa Mining 1 12c lllbc 13c 17,700 8,600 Feb East Amphl HV2C Jan 14c 3 Vac 10,000 35%c 36%c 13,450 35c Jan 43c Jan 13 % 2,525 13 Feb 14% Jan 52c 55o 18,225 50c Jan 64c Jan 2.00 10% 1 3c 2.06 1,120 5%c Jan Jan Dominion Donalda Woollens • Mines Dulama Gold Mines Ltd „ 250 10 Jan 6c La East Crest Oil • Leduc __ 2,000 Jan Gc Jan Lamaque 23 Vic Jan 28c Jan 2.05 Jan 2.35 Jan 2.27 2.10 2.30 Mines __1 4.70 4.50 4.80 28,315 4.50 Jan 5.30 Jan Larder • 5% 514 6% 785 5% Jan 6% Jan Laura Investment 25 - __ 1 53c 45% 4514 50 45% Feb 46 % Jan Gold "U" -1 Eldona 3814c \ Gold El Sol Gold 16 16% 470 Feb Leltch 39c 8,263 36c Jan 42c Jan Lexindirv Gold Feb 43c Jan 9c Jan 16% Gold 32c 28c 35c 165,100 8 Vic 8c 814c 10,833 8c 7!bc 9'%c 33,SCO 7%c Jan 9%C Jan 11% 11% 5 11 Jan 11% Feb Class 38c Jan 61c Jan London 714c _2 Coip 11% 43c 1 Famous Nickel 4114c 1,700 43c Little — Grain class 4.20 4.40 1,385 4.20 Feb 4.60 Jan 935 14% Jan 16 390 34',2 Jan 36% Feb Jan 10% Jan Mac Don a Id Feb Macfie Red Federated Petroleum • 2.51 common 9% 10% 1,310 9 123 124 85 117 Jan Jan 5%c 6!4c 13,000 5 Vac 2.51 2.90 20,300 2.05 Jan _* Flash Fasteners preferred Fleet Co Cos Jan 12% Jan 125 1.25 27 __ * Gold Froblsher 7% 570 125 — Francoeur GO 12% 1.25 • B Foundation 8 12% • Ford Motor class A Fraser __ 20 Manufacturing Class 8 » Class A ; preferred __ _100 Exploration • 100 , - 2.37 125 Feb 124 6%c Feb 2.90 Oatlneau 5% Power • com preferred 100 Bakeries Macassa. Petroleum General Class common - * * Products Mfg class A Mines _ 100 Steel Macho River _ _ 8 ' 12 % 170 McMillan Feb Class Wares common Feb 82c Feb 6c <16,000 50c 53c 22.080 Jan 2914 .Feb 31 30 Feb 30 Feb 8%c Jan 13c 98 Jan 98% Feb 2.60 Jan 98% 10 2.32 2.40 3,000 2.30 Feb Goldfields Malartic 32 Jan Jan 31'% Jan Jan 6 Jan 9 9% 315 9 Jan 9'% Feb 18 Vic 22c 179,100 13c Jan 22c Jan 16c Jan 13'%c 15%c _ 17% Jan 19 Jan Martin-McNeely 35 105% Jan 107 Jan Massey-Harris common 2 Jan 2% Feb _ — _ — 675 _ — — 1.15 1,200 1.05 1.15 3,750 30 75 105% 10514 55 18% 0 1.005 1.05 Jan 1.05 Feb 29% Feb IOO 17'2 6.10 1.25 1.20 31 Jan McBrine Jan McColl-Frontenae Jan Jan 105% Feb Jan 18% 44c Jan 80c Jan Jan 5'%c 7c 12,500 5c Jan' 7c Feb 12c 13c 25,500 12c Feb 17c Jan . 2.64 2.60 2.78 95,755 2.11 Jan 9% 10 450 9% Jan 10 Jan 8 3 8 1.500 7% Jan 8 Jan 2.85 2.96 7,650 49c 52c 71,200 2c 2C 2c 2,000 15% 15 % 120 2.85 31c Feb Jan 2.78 3.15 55c Feb Jan Jan Jan 2.95 Jan 3.45 2c Jan 3c Jan 15'% Jan 10% Jan 20 -- - 6c Feb 6.60 Jan 7%c Jan • common _ — Jan 13 %C Jan 5c 1.370 5c 24' !> 5,130 21% 27'% 27,,;» 630 27 % 17 17 45 17 14 15 2,505 14 Feb 16% 98 % 14 3% 6,500 5c 27% ' 400 5,750 15c 24% 24', i 9% 5%c 14c .—100 - 9% 9R% 65 97 Jan 99 Jan 12c 1.000 10c Jan 12c Feb 12c Feb Jan 9% 1 — - 15 4%c 5c' —1 - _ _ - — McDougall Segur Mclntvre Red 6c 15'% c Feb Jan Jan Jan 6c Jan 25 % Jan 2814 .Jan Feb 17 Jan -Feb Jan 2%c 8,500 2c Jan 3%c Jan McMarmac Red 63c 6,559 62c Jan 65c Jan McWatters Gold 36c 5.700 Jan 36c Jan Merctirv 15c 950 15c Feb 17c Jan Mid-Continent 8c 8c 500 6c Jan 8c »Jan Cold 1 4%c 5c 5,200 4%c Feb 6c Jan & 5%c 1 — Lake 8c 6c — * — • 5% 5% • 1 Jan 60c Jan 7c Feb 8c Feb 9%c Feb 1,000 8c Jan 9'% c Jan » 53c 10,259 7c 107,300 5% 1.20 * 3'L-c 16 1.20 1.35 880 • 5,000' 3%c 16 , « Pacific^ Grain 67 Jan Jan 8c * Oil Jan 47c 3%C 12,720 8'%c 8c 51c — Mills Brick 62% 6C _5 1 _ 190 61 64 1 _ _ _ 62c Milton — Lake Gold Midland — Porcupine McLellan 15c 17,620 Feb Jan Jan Feb Preferred 34c 42. 56c 2.70 12%c preferred (L) 1 page 2.33 13.100 • Preferred 1 see 9.502 51c — 255 Goldale Mines __ 2.25 3.25 -—1 — Goldcrest Gold Mines 7,300 13 Vic 2.45 m Gold 2'be __ Jan Feb P 32c • 55c 5'% 3.05 Maple Leaf Gardens McKenzie Gold—... Jan 30% 3.15 , 107 18% 6,000 62c Feb 45c 31 2.89 Eastern & 21b 18 7,364 1 7c 85 51c • Manitoba 10614 7c 1 Feb 535 1 Maralgo Mines 145 10,150 6.25 Gold 5c 400 Maple Leaf Milling: Jan 30 13c 7c Oil 1.29 Feb 30 12c 18% • Feb Jan 0 31% 31% 1 Consol Jun 29% 1 1.10 105% Jan 6 31 30% 1 Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Magnet 30 6.10 footnotes _ _ Jan 75 7c ipor 19% 1.15 7c 9% 1 Mines— A Jan 3,736 6.20 Eagle Feb Jan 8.000 40,250 51c _• 31 1 Lake Lake _ Gold class Export 2914 l God's 19% 74c 82c 1.29 2.46 1 B 31 Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Globe 19'2 78c 1.15 15c • Feb 27 Gillies Glenora 17 1 Lake 24 1.15 * Preferred General Jan ' A— General __ Jan 15% 50 1 Mines 2% __ .* 4%c 580 1 Lynx Yellowknife Marcus General *39,500 Feb 1.70 100 98% 30 • Feb 6c • Ma cLeod-Cockshutt Fittings Ltd Jan 16% 19c -l Goldfields Louvicourt 15% __ 5c 9'% if —— ■■ . 36% __ Jan 6 m 15 10 4c 31 - — 36% 1 2,100 30 Va A • B 15% 100 Jan £%c 5c 50c Hosiery Mills common 3614 —; Jan 19% 5c • Groceterias Jan • , Preferred Federal Kirkland 7.35 Feb 1.21 • Loblaw 1 common Jan 18 % 16 .—1 . I,ac Long • Players Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Federal 4.20 • 6.50 100 19% 1 Class A Falconbridge 305 Jan 15% Jan 28c 1 Equitable Life Insurance Jan 6.50 18% 78c * 38c • Pen-Rey Mines 2.40 5c & Jones class A 1 El Eureka 1614 20 Elder Mines Feb 16% Mines Secord Lawson 2.00 4'%c —:— Leduc-West Eddy Paper class A 13 6.50 Lapaska Mines 1 East Economic 13 Ys Lang & Sons 5c Mines Steel 35 % c 18% 5%c 5lbc East Malartic Sullivan 1 i—1 Mines Luz 3,500 25,770 Eastern Gold 251bc25lbc • East Fortune . 65 4.400 61 % 6 Jan Jan 4c Jan Jan 16 Vi Jan Jan 1.35 Feb 5% Jan 3c 16 1.10 Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN FINANCIAL LISTED CHRONICLE Friday Week's Mining Corp Model Range Modern Monarch Works Knitting * Moore 34c 500 4 4 "4 - ■ 10 10 1 Myiamaque Mines National Drug & Chemical 1 _ National Grocers 32c « Peiroieum __ • - a - Alger Jan Rlaaen Slater <N) 21% 1,725 20% Jan 22% Jan 77 270 75% Jan 78 Jan South 26% 90 26% Jan 27 Jan Stadacona 39c 84,450 16c Jan 39c Feb 7c 1,000 6C Jan 7c Feb 9% 430 8% Jan 9% 10% Jan 11% Jan 11% 175 28% 23% 28% 5 22% 45 22% 23% 3.425 11 New Rouyn Jan 12% Jan Starratt Feb 28% Jan Jan 30c:32 %c 3,200 1.50 Feb 38c Jan 19% Jan 21 Feb 50 27% Jan 29 Jan Stovel 1.55 7,802 8c 8c 833 3.45 Jan 1.68 9c Jan 8,523 35c Feb 15,100 60c Jan 88c Jan Taku 7c 6V2C 8c 19,000 6%c Jan 3c 8%c Jan 3c 1.000 3c Jan 5c 3 %c Jan 3'Ac 3%c 49c 1 Mines Mines 23,614 8c Jan Jan 5.-550 6c Jan 7c Jan Tombill 8,575 9c Jan 10c 3c 3.500 2%c Jan 4c Jan 54c 63,300 1.10 100 40c Jan -1 * • Ontario Beauty -2 Ontario Steel Lake 1 1 • Tubes Mines • Ltd Oil • Mines — 1 . Malartic Paymaster Gold General Jan 68% Jan 2,250 3c Jan 3%c Jan 60c Jan 2.65 70c 2.63 2.70 7,563 2.61 4%c 4%c 6.500 4%c e%c 8C 19,700 39c 40 %c 2,407 39c 2,609 7'Ac A..;.- 66% Oil Photo -1 Engravers & Gas Piccadilly Porcupine 1 Pickle Porcupine Gold Mines Powell 1 Peninsular Porcupine Reel Gold Traders Jan 45c Jan Feb 2.450 6'eC Feb 4,300 7c Jan I,240 6 6 400 1.83 1.87 6,530 1.90 1.87 2.15 11,800 17'Ac 17 %c 18c 3,000 17c Feb 3%c 4%c 6,925 2%c 3%c 5%c 17,900 8% 8% 70 6% 8 JaC Power Corp Premier Pressed Purity Fiour Mills Preferred — Jan 2.05 Jan 1.65 Jan 2.24 Jan United 22c Jan United 5c Jan United Upper 3%c Feb 8d. Jan 8% Feb 8% Jan 5% 2nd Senator Bhawlnigan Water 9%c Sheep Silanco Silver Miller Mines Silverwood Dairies class A 29 %c Class B Oils For footnotes see page 42. 28% Jan 30 Feb 260 26 Jan 28% Jan 54 S3 52 Jan 55 Jan 21% Feb 22% Jan Jan 4.30 1 Feb 55% Feb Feb 63c Jan • 19c Jan 3.35 6.45 6.45 6.40 '26c 20c Feb 21c Feb 3c 500 2c Jan 29 Feb 3c Jan Jan 9%c Feb 4 %c Feb Jan 80c 41c 33,600 35c ian 39c 30c 31Vz c 7,000 20c Jan " .. ; & W) • * (G Ashley Minerals 32 47,500 15 25 8.50 8.40 9.10 13,170 28% 37% 38% 6,875 9 9 50 7c Grocers Feb 7,700 86'c Jan 1.10 76c Jan 1.05 Feb 3,500 6c Gc 1,000 50 % 51 160 7 %c 9c 7,975 ' common —• 30% 30% 100 30% ' 33% 34 1,750 • 24 24 24% 485 —100 101 100% 101 65 1 (George) 9'Ac 1_ common A Wiltsey-Coghlan Winnipeg 9 %C 11c II,560 ,.1 5c 5%c 13.500 1 5c 5c 6,000 Gold Electric • common 33% 34 34 7.05 Jan 3c- Feb 41c 32c Feb Jan 20 Jan 32 Feb 14% Jan 151/4 Jan Feb 9.50 Jan 36 Jan 38% Feb 9 Feb 9% Jan 7c Feb 5c Jan 8.40 49 Jan 8%c Jan 9c Jan 51 Jan 7%c Jan 9%c Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 31% Jan 24 Jan 26 Feb 101 100% 34 Feb Jan % Jan 9%c Jan 12c Jan 4c Jan 5%c Jan 4%c Jan 6'Ac Jan Jan 909 33% Jan 37% 100 575 99% Jan 100% Jan 4c 1,000 4c Jan 4 %c Jan Feb 120 Feb 4,400 7 %c Gc 50% 1 A 2,578 15 * — 6.80 26 * Preferred Jan 45 Jan 3,50 Feb Jan 38c Products Weston 27 7%c Jan Jan 7% Feb 3c 38c —1 . Cotton (Hiram) Class Jan 205 40 Preferred 100 Winora Gold Wood 100 99% 1 'Alexender &• James) 4c pfd—100 115% 115% Wool Combing 5 15% Jan 17% Jan Wright-Hargreaves • 2.18 52 Feb 52% Feb Yale 1 13% Jan Yellorex Yellowknife 13 13 13'A 1,240 12% Jan 1.80 1.79 1.87 6.425 1.71 Jan 18 V4 1.90 Jan 18'4 1,100 18% Feb 70c 18% 2,000 70c Feb 1.00 65 47'A 65 & 115% Jan 27C 26c 27%c 7,000 26c Feb 30c Jan 17c 17c 18 %c 8,000 17c Feb 21c Jan 1 Mines 25 3.960 1 Zinc— 15 2.20 75c 75c 11,120 75c Jan 92c Jan 15 2.07 Feb 15% Jan 2.27 Jan Jan Jan 634 Lead 10 15 2.15 Jan 80c 6'A 47% 6% Feb 8% Jan 48% Jan 5,100 17c Jan 20%c Jan 1.03 Jan Jan 1.17 Jan 18'A Jan 23% Feb 69c Feb 97c Jan 1.02 G9c 78c 41,700 10 100 9 % Jan 3c 3c 2,000 2%c Jan 10 3c Toronto Stock 9'A 9'4 50 9% Jan 10 Jan 12'A 25 12% Feb 12% Feb 7c Jan 9c Feb 7%c Jan 14c 7c 9c 9,400 9c 9c 500 30c 30c 37c 32,700 27% 27% 27% 630 9.15 9.05 9.25 II,920 24,400 30c 27% 9.05 Feb Jan 49c 28 Feb 9.80 Jan Jan 12c 13c 10c Jan 18'Ac 3%c 3%C 3%c 4,000 3c Jan 4%c 19% 3,700 17% Jan 19'A Feb 14% 13% 14% 300 12% Jan 14% Jan 31 31 % 155 27 Jan 31% Feb 15% Feb 15% 520 14 Jan 90 202 85% Jan 90 52 50% 50% Jan 52 52 315 3.75 3.80 880 5c 5%C 9,000 27c 28%a 10,500 24 % 47% 1,330 245 1.13 -1.15 GOO Asbestos Corp British Columbia Brown Co 361 25% 25% 26 325 preferred—100 145 142 145 40 4% 12,094 Range Since January 1 Low High 5% Jan 24% Jan 135 Jan Jan 6 26 3 a 4% 3% 102 96% 104 620 92 Jan • 22% 22% 22% 1.215 22 Jan 22% 12% 13 459 12 Jan 13 103% 105% 10 105% Feb 1 Sugar * -- 3% 4 Ve Jan Jan Feb 145 100 Vinegars Canadian Bronze Jan Canadian Faixbank's Preferred Canadian Feb Feb preferred Morse 100 Jan Feb 104 Canadian Feb Feb Canadian Vickers Canadian Western — Lumber 42 35 39 Jan 42 135 5 135 Feb 135 23 23 265 22'A Jan 24 3 2% 3 1,730 2% Jan * 90 90 90 35 3% • Paper • Dalhousle Oil Dominion 42 —1 ...— • Bridge • T Jan 4.05 Jan Dominion Glass common 5%c Feb 6%c Jan Foothills 27c Feb 32c 105% 125 100 common Marconi — 23 com—„—* i. Industries — — — 18% — 43 3% "3,800 18% 19 "5,794 38c 40c 7,700 43 43% 415 89 3% Jan Feb Feb Feb Jan 3'A Jan Jan -94 Feb Jan 3% 17% Jan ..19 y* Jan 38c Feb 45c Jan 40% Jan 44'4 46 Feb 46 Jan Jan 3.65 24 Feb 25% Jan 47 Feb 48'A Jan Hayes 1.13 Jan • Steel 1.2C Jan Paper Jan M 2» 20 Jan 20 Jan Ogiivie Flour 21% 24% 1.535 20 Jan 21% Feb Oil Feb Pend Jan Price Jan Southmount 21% -21% 8.25 8.25 200 25c 30c 57,053 25c 60 %C 63c 160,200 48c 19% 8.00 Jan Feb Feb Jan 9% 585 9% Jan 1. 307 7 Feb 2.38 21% 8.85 38c 64c 10 7% Feb & O Bros Southwest Feb 4.00 Feb 27% 80 27% Jan 28% 39% 41% 8.360 37'A Jan ■i*l % Feb 21% 1,915 20'/a Jan 22'A Jan 51 51 15 51 Feb 52 Jan 18% 18% 18% 2.910 20 20 20 100 ... . 3-%c 3%c 1.500 : 5.60 5.65 "710 65% 66 150 42%c42%c 415 * — 1 5.60 * Investment — * .... * Jan Temiskaming Mining 1 Jan Twin • City Jan 20% ,..100 — Petroleum 3.15 41% 5 Oreille 75 10,831 20% common — 46 4.00 5 Paper Selections 46 3.75 7% common Utilities Langley's Ltd preferred 66,424 Jan — 3.70 27% International 20 1.91 r* ..... Oil 2.35 ft 6% i. 20 ■ High 5% ——* Pulp Dominion 2.19 7 Shares Low common and 20 S% for Week 6 * Preferred Canada 2.30 560 Sales Range of Pi iocs Par Andian National Jan 18% 89% Wwk's Last Friday Jan 19% 90 Exchange-Curb Section Sale Price Jan £%e 24 78c Canadian Funds STOCKS Feb Feb 12'A 47 Mines Jan 23,400 76c Bear Jan 47 10 9% 3.60 1 Clas-s. A 55% 68c 16-A * 65 27% 53% - Amulet 54c 42% 52'4 * 30 27% 25 , Winchester Larder 62 %C Feb Jan 29% 1 Win gait 1 • Feb 16% 13%c 54 • Jan 26c 173 Jan Jan 27'A Mines Feb 21% Jan 14% He 29% Gold 1.95 1 4,000 ) 3.45 1 15 10,270 lie Feb Jan 52 ... Mining 173 16% 11c 2.91 1 Voting trust-certificates Sigma .Mines (Quebec) 172% 173 16% 16% 99,637 Jan 21% Jan * Mines— 1.80 1G% * Jan 59c 3.50 __20 . Feb 28 % 3.15 Canada International preferred Sicks*, Breweries common 50c Jan Feb Feb 3.15 50c Jan 25% 49'Ac 6% 1,960 , Jan 1,737 190 2,600 24'A 9c 18,200 17,250 1.95 47% Jan Feb 28 7 % 3.45 28c Jan 12% 51c 25c 8c 5'Ac 35c Jan 108 Jan 7 1.85 12c 7c Jan 12 Jan Feb 22c 3.30 1.05 Jan 11% 108 Jan 10% 170 50 preferred Western 2.000 1.36 " A Jan 4 %c Feb 22c 3.45 • Sherritt Gordon * * Western 42C Jan 18c 27 —100 34c 63,367 Jan 17% • 9c 50 Shirriff's preferred—. Feb 9'Ac 11 9c Feb Jan 49'Ac 1 10 1 Creek Gold 141,000 • 7,000 1 com 50c 1 29 1 Power 41 %C 28 30c Violamac 24%c Jan 15 & 41 %C • • West Malartic 21C 49 Preferred A Feb Jan Feb 6c 17 5.000 Wekusko Consol 29 70 8C Westee) 20c 110 7 %c Jan 2.620 100 12 108 3C Jail 58c 11% 12 108 12 1 Ventures Ltd • Rouyn Ltd 11% 4%c 85c 1 Jan Jan 6% 1 Gold Jan 167 3%c • Mines 10 32 Jan 10 Antonio 200 170 %q 31 Jan • Consolidated San 10% 170 Feb 29 preferred Sannorm 10% 170 • Jan 1,330 99 Jan Jan 3.20 Steel Canada St Lawrence Paper 1st preferred 2nd preferred 1.20 Jan 44 Jan * preferred 4,700 3c 21,700 __1 1.34 6,400 14 Feb 39 ♦ common 1.23 3c * 1st 1.28 17c Quinte Milk class A St Lawrence Corp 12'Ac 2,000 45 1 53,000 2.00U 24,940 common 25 18c 44,200 23% Mines 17 16c 3c 21% Chlbougamau 17 17c 3%C 71c Industries 8c 3c 22'A Russell 6c Waterous Ltd 1 Rupununi Jan 8c 50c Feb Feb • Rovbar Jan 2.97 Feb 75c 1 12c 29'A 1.58 54c Jan 75 47% 30 Feb 1.66 6,130 Jan 55% 5c Feb 3.05 Jan 1.10 —* 2,500 Jan Jan 1.45 29% 3'Ac ——1 %c 14 %C 2.70 3c 13,000 10,250 2.98 1.23 73c * 5c 1.58 , 1.45 Jan Feb 29'A 44% 95c Co 4 %c 1.46 2.35 43c 2.99 65,478 Quemont Mining Quesabe Mines Ltd E&nk Feb 23c 104,919 Roy a lite Oil 4%c 1.58 1.15 Royal Jan 7,000 47% 1.05 Lac 3%c 8,400 20c 3c Jan Oils Walker 44 'A 73c 2.99 3,000 1.38 6% Feb 105 Jan 11.380 Feb 2.40 6.500 4.90 31c Feb Jan 44c 26,170 583 29 %c 22 103 18,890 4.10 Jan 3%C • GC 21 % 4.25 20C Jan Jan 3.70 Waite 1.45 Feb 6c 21% Wabasso 46 21 102% 3.70 Vulcan 1.05 Gold 2.43 I,575 • Jan 1 Oils Feb 2.46 - Hill Jan 19c Long 106% 1 Keno Jan 83c common Jan 43c * Class B preferred 8c 76c Rochette 1.80 1.24 17c (Little! 101% Jan 2.35 Resources class Jan 38c A Jan 43c — Fuel Jan 79'Ac Gold Jan 17% 1,096 2.45 Corp class A 1.07 46 -40 —— 72c Jan 102 106 % 105% 50 Class B 5'Ac 1 Roche Feb United 8'Ac Jan 4.75 * Quebec Manitou Queenston Gold Roxana 6 5,200 1 Class Jan 5.500 73c „10 Labrador Robinson Feb 5% 11,400 4.30 * — common Feb 16% Jan 11% 1 Proprietary Mines' Prospectors Airways Reno 9%c Jan 1 —. Preston East Dome Quebec Feb 6c * Metals 65c 100 * . 1.16 100 Trust 29% 3,000 Jan Mining 1.11 85c Jan 45 67c 16% 5% —100 Gas 5%c 44% 1 27% 28% 65c 16% 65c Feb Villbona 54c Jan 5% common— class Tobacco Union Union 10 105 8%c 40 1 Voting trust certificates Tuckett Jan Jan 8c 6%c 50 40% 40 Finance 11 %c Jan 5%C 4.35 14% 40 Petroleums United 1.12 Jan 1 Transcontinental 97,300 — 13 "2 • — 9%c 6%c Feb 11% 1.85 Jan 1,585 Jan 10c 1 ■. common 28% 90 5'A ' Jan 7%c .• Rouyn Gold 28% Jan Jan 29% Mortgage Towagmac Exploration 5c 8%c I River Powell A 2.80 6%C • Crow Jan Class Toronto Jan 9C 2Gc V Pioneer Gold 14'A 9% 86 _1 Trusts Works Jan 7 %c Cc 55% Fetrol 20 • Iron 88,725 <1 . 87 14 Jan 4 %c 1 Toronto 64c 30c _ 87 8% 4c Elevators Toronto 68% 1 Consol Penman's Ltd Perron 920 Jan 5% Toronto Feb 3%c 1 Mines Petroleum Porcupine 9% 2.58 • Jan * Western Jan 2.40 Gold 1.18 60c 68 2%c Parbec 10%c 60c ■' 6% ■« common— Orange Crush Paramaque Jan Jan 1.08 3%c Pamour Feb 62c 160 Torbrit Silver Mines 11% _* Pan 4c • A Hershey 12%c Feb Feb Jan 3%c N -w ' Omni t rans Exploration Page 21% Jan 14% 14 6c 48c 1 1 Malartic — Lake Jan 10c 54c 9 River 10c 3c 61 %c • Mines Red 20% 2,000 6,216 3,500 I 9'Ac 5,500 1.10 to CO 150 12c 55c 9 % 50c 9c 5 Pacific 21% %C 54c 11 6c 1 3c -1 Supply preferred 21% 21% 22 • Tamblyn Ltd common Teck-Hugiies. Gold Mines— Thompson-Lundmark Tip Top Tailors 8c 9'AC _<! ;l Oils Jan 1 6c 8%C • Mines 48% 10 108 Sylvanite Gold Mines 38c 75c Tower Gold Jan 48% 6c Sullivan 35c 1 Star Oil common. Osisko Jan 64c Inca Gold Orlac 1.32 35c _1 Denison 48% 48% Jan Mines North Jan 21 Contact 50c 3%c Feb 70c 1 North Feb Hlc 104'A Cons Mines Superior Oils Ltd 1 Gold 36c Jan 10 Surf Inlet Feb 07 Jan Jan 67c 21% 1 preferred. Jan Norpick O'Learv Press Jan 3c 1 100% 33c • 47c 2,000 Jan 108% Mining Jan _• Okalta Preferred Sudbury 99 3.620 Jan Jan 8c Jan 195 5 — steep Rock Iron Mines 28% 1.49 Jan 27 zo 30c 685 31c Merger „; • —— 21 8,800 • Canada j) i\v 33,125 Normetal Mining Northland common common 41c Mines Norseman Canada 1.12 Oils • 1 28% __ 30 Jan 14,900 • 3%c -1 O'Brien New Feb of Gold 38c Yellowknife North 23% Olsen 20% "A? 1 - • Stedman Bros Steelov CM O 1 Nipissing Mines • — • Feb 22 Jan 26 36c 100 1.07 1 Norgold Mines common Standard Paving common 1 Mines • Preferred Co High 28 67c 73 %c • Standard Chemical Steel 100 Low 680 905 33c • Mines 3%C Thurbois Nicholson Co 28 Feb 26% 99 48% Brazeau 1.07 Gold Pacalta preferred. 39%C Norzone New Co 22% 22% 30 26 Feb 170 29% 70c Malartic Jan 11% Range Since January 1 High 3Gc 93% 38c 93 1 Marlon Gold 1 - New Northern Siscoe —1 Mines Newnorth Gold Noranda Jan Low 100 Jan 22% — Jason Nib 10% Shares 29% Preferred Jan 11 28 % _1 Newlund Mines New Jan Feb 33 %C 9 . Goldvue New 9% 4% for Week 26% Preferred .—L10 Trust Bidlamaque New 100 Jan m Car Mines caiumet 3 A B 20 9 — New 435 Class 1,600 7c . —. . New Feb 34c 31c * class A Class B New 37c Southam » common 20 New Jan 76 76 5 corn- Preferred National Hosiery Negus 32c Sales Range of Prices Par Simpson's Ltd class 93% 11% National Feb 26% • common Steel 13% 20% 21 Preferred National Jan 93% • Mosher Long Lac National High 12% 33 %c Locomotive Corp 4,395 34c 34c 100 ; Low 13% Week's Last STOCKS Range Since January 1 High 13 4% » common Preferred Moneta Porcupine Montreal Low 13 —I—1 Tool Friday Shares Sale Price for Week of Prices • Oils 10 Sales Last Sale Price Par 41 MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY STOCKS (689) — — — — 27% 40c 7%c 1(> Jan 17% Jan 18% 20 Jan 21% Feb 3%c Feb 4c Jan 5.60 63% Jan Jan 42'Ac Jan Feb 6.00 J»n 69% to !C^ O Jan Jan 500 32c Jan 40c Feb 7%c 500 6c Jan 8c Jan 10 245 8% Jan 11% Jan ^40c v THE (690) 42 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 13, 1950 OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations lor Friday, February 1.0 Obligations Of Government Agencies investing Companies Par Aeronautical Securities B'd 1 Mutual Funds— 5.54 4.24 34% 3.91 8.05 1% ,<-10 American Business Shares I Axe-Hough ton Fund Inc 1 Axe-Houghton Fund B § Beneficial Corp 1 Affiliated Fund Inc Corp Holding Amerex 15.22 6 6.07 4.59 36 4.23 8.70 16.54 7 Locals Sayles Mutual Fund—• Lomnls Sayles Second Fund_10 Managed Funds—Automobile shares le Business Equipment shares_lc I • 1 10c » Holdings Corp Tr of America Bond In? Fund inc Boston Fund Inc Invest Corp Bowling Green Street Broad 1 Bullock Fund Ltd 2% 97.59 21.34 9.13 17.09 19-31 3% 101.66 23.07 9.14 18.48 21.16 —1 Securities com Christiana Preferred Investment Commonwealth Fund Delaware ,, Shares Dividend 37.01 39.80 1 15.26 16.50 100 4,320 4,470 100 136 141 1 5.84 6.35 t 14.57 16.03 2»e 1.56 1.71 3.89 4.50 3.39 3.74 Furnishings share*—le 3.86 4.26 3.21 1 —1 27.63 18.55 20* • 4.03 27.62 1.97 32 o.36 Fund 1 Franklin Custodian Funds Inc— Preferred stock series le Common stock series lc First Mutual Trust ^ 6.11 5.31 Interest... 1 28.30 Mass Investors 2nd Fund Inc_l Mutual Fund of Boston Inc—1 Mutual Invest Fund Ine 1 12.80 Fund Inc—.1 Corp 1 Investors Trust 1 16.31 53.43 5.09 General 15.33 14.70 16.26 14.27 Central Bank l%s Feb Panama for 1, 100.4 99.30 100.3 1961 120ft 101.30 102.6 100.3 100.7 100.6 119ft - 3s 1, 1955-1953 l%s Oct. 1, 1957-1955 9.75 10.54 U. S, Certificates of Indebtedness Debar Maturity— Stock Preferred .1101 100.0847 lndebt of (cont) — IMar. 1%% Bid _1 6.52 7.13 lifts Mar. 1, 1 6.82 7,45 lifts Apr. 4.45 .0464 99.9876 .0001 99.9768 lifts Oct. .9943 1950 l, 4.86 3.03 .0566 Uk 7.54 6.90 .0468 100.2 100.1 Indebtedness— of lifts June 1, 1950 100 100 1954 15, 100.0380 100.0453 1951 1, Certificates Series 1%% Ask Bid Maturity— 100.0115 Security Series— Low Priced Bond Series Price Ask Bid Certificates i960 1. tOct. 1 Int, Rate Treasury Notes— J April 1 1 3.31 Income Series Speculative Series 1 1 8t0ck Series- 1 industrial Stock Serle* 1 6.50 3.62 3.96 3.96 4.33 1950 .0368 1950 1, 100.0284 100.0682 .0937 7,10 Selected Group Series 1 Low Priced Com Stock Series 1 5.27 4.82 New Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures 1 16.90 15.72 York Stocks Inc— 1 10.03 6.65 7.29 Aviation Bank stock 1 7.38 1 11.23 12.31 9.62 Ask 8- 1-49 3- 1-50 bl.25 1.15ft 1.55 ft 7- 1-49 4- 3-50 bl.30 8- 1-49 5- 1-50 bl.30 1.15% 1.35% 9- 1-49 6- 1-60 bl.30 7.12 7.81 Building supply chemical 1 1* 7.00 Corporate bond series 10.84 J® 6.07 6.66 Diversified Industry 1 4.08 7.95 8.71 7.23 11.00 5.51 10.48 8.03 7.81 7.02 9.46 8.56 7.71 9.93 1.15 ft 1.30ft 11- 1-49 8- 1-50 bl.30 1.30. ft 11.49 7.32 1.15ft 12- 1-49 9- 1-50 bl.30 1.15 ft 1.30ft 1- 3-50 10- 2-50 bl.30 1.15ft CO o 2- 1-50 11- 1-50 bl.30 1.15 ft 12.31 6.59 10.05 5.02 Diversified Investment Fund_l Diversified preferred stock—1 Electrical equipment 1 11.23 1® Electrical Equipment shares le Food shares 1® Fully Administered shares—lo General bond shares le bl.30 4.47 1® 3-50 Due 11.50 shares 7- Dated 12.88 6.38 1 I 11.75 1® 3-49 1.15ft Due 10.99 8.78 Ask 10- 1.15ft 1.35ft Dated Rate 8.09 Automobile Bid 1.30 ft Rate Bid 1.55% England Fund New Building shares. Aviation Chemical shares Industrial Machinery ihares le 10.21 13.14 14.40 1 10.01 10.97 1 10.99 12.04 Metals 1 8.44 United States Treasury 11.19 1 Machinery Merchandising 9.25 stock Insurance Bid Feb. 1950 16. olls j 15% 16.85 Feb. 23, Investing Company shares—le 8.79 9.63 pacific Coast Invest Fund 11.81 Mar. 5.95 6.53 Publlc utility 8.42 9.23 Mar. 9. lo lc 8.30 9.10 5.72 Railroad 1 5.54 6.07 Mar. 16, Railroad equipment 1 6.30 6.90 Mar. le le 7.56 2.54 8.29 steel _1 8.15 1 11.55 I 15 4, 1 15.95 17.15 1 2.47 2.71 Scudder, Stevens 6c Clark Fund Inc <net asset value)_• 52.47 52.47 11.06 11.96 Mar. 30, April 6, Ask bl.13 bl.13 1950 1950 1.06ft 1.05ft 12.66 petroleum Bid 0.95ft 8.93 Tobacco Bills Ask bl.13 - 2, 1950 lc 1 1 10.78 shares shares—le Institutional bond Priced Low shares Merchandising Mining shares shares Petroleum 5.21 lo 3.74 Railroad stock lc Steel shares le le 4.66 4 98 4.73 2.80 4.11 5.12 5.47 5.20 1® 6.19 6.79 RR shares Bond Railroad - Jan.Vl953-135l..„... , 2fts Feb. Cooperatives— 1953 Canal 15.32 Nation-Wide Securities— Balanced Fund _ . National Investors Corp 17.03 57.45 5.50 Group Securities— Agricultural shares Automobile shares Ask 99.30 99.2c it$wt b. <o 5.82 16.80 Capital 100.3 100.1 bid IV.. MM I, 1952-1950 13.84 14.10 5.9o 15,33 Industries wl 1951 30.59 beneficial of Agriculture Gas General 15, Other 8.18 2.16 Inc_—2 Fundamental Investors 1%S Feb. ! Federal Land Bank Bonds— Ask loofi1 ISSi 4.54 7.46 33 ,4 10 Corp.— Boston First Bid Banks-:— sept. 15, 4.55 4.13 4.12 4.24 2®-86 Inc I Equity Fund Inc Fidelity Fund Inc Financial Industrial Fund 5.35s Loan 4.42 Non-Ferrous Metal* le Paper shares le Petroleum shares le 8teel shares -le Manhattan Bond Fund Ine_lOo Mass Investors Trust— 29.54 19.83 Fund Balanced Home 3.54 4.01 Federal 4.17 Bond series Stock Fund 48.47 Electrical Equipment sharat-lo General Industries sharei—lc Howard— & 100.38 47.50 4.08 National Eaton 98.37 3.78 Ctfs Century Shares Trust Chemical FuDd Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32nd.s of a point Ask Bid 3.53 Home Blair Par Mutual Funds— Ask Equipment shares shares shares Tobacco Utility shares - , Howe Plan Fund —1 10c Fund Income Foundation Incorporated Investors Institutional Shares Ltd— Aviation Bank Group shares America of 24.83 1c le 1 Stock and Bond Group Co 22.97 le lc Insurance Group shares Investment 4.92 1.93 8.86 9.71 80c 1.11 12.64 10.11 88c„„ 1.22 13.85 10.99 Fund Fund- Investors selected Amer Shares 2ft shareholders Trust of Boston_l sovereign Investors Street State shares Group 4.55 1.78 8 Inc Republic rc 6c Trading (Geo) Putnam 1 1 of Boston Trust Investors Management Fund 8.20 14.92 8.99 15.26 Custodian Funds— Keystone 28.84 26.35 18.60 1 27.58 8-3 1 Bonds)__1 (Speculative Bonds) 1 (Income pfd Stocks) 1 (Appreciation pfd Stk«)_l (Quality common Stks)_l (Income com Stocks)—1 (Appreciation com Stks)_l 24.15 17.05 10.09 16.04 23.50 30.01 15.43 12.40 8-4 (Low Priced com Stks)—1 4.95 13.53 5.41 1 4.88 B-4 K-l K-2 8-1 6-2 (Low Priced Knickerbocker Fund 26o Fund Trust Lexington Bonds) Grade Bds) B-2 (Medium B-3 2.48 11.02 17.50 25.64 32.78 16.83 22% the Bank of New 74c 82c & Fifth Chase Chemical Trust 10 96 10.92 51% 53'A 6% 7% 60% 62% 36 38 104 County 3.73 4.04 N Y) 16 50 Trust—10 6c 20% 31% 100 1 215 Bank Industrial Bank of Commerce. 10 28% 18 100 1 ,440 1,47Q 1 3.93 Series 1956 1 2.29 lo 25 Trust P) (J 100 Co Inc & Companies 64% Ihsur Co of North America 10 105% 82 Jersey Insurance of N Y 20 50% 2S 72 25 Bank 6c Tru*t-17% 25 12 100 75 1 19% 20% Casualty American Equitable 51 % 24% 26% 30 32 Bell Telephone 0 31% 33% Calif 4 8% Merchant Fire Assurance Merchants 6c Mfrs 16% 22 23 ft National 34 ft 36 ft National Fire American Surety 25 63 ft 66 National Union Fire Automobile 10 59 ft 62 ft New Casualty (Detroit)—lo Banker! 6c 21 Shippers —-10 Boston Camden I Fire Connecticut General Life- - Continental Casualty Cram 6c Forster Inc 10 102 63% Hampshire Fire New York 66 ft 24 North 72 Fire- Northern x67ft 35% 70 5 37% 39% 2 10 42% 44% 46 48 18% 20% River Northeastern 2.50 Ins Co 27 .12.50 116 3.33ft 7% — * 8% Pacific —• 10 3 Oft 62ft Peerless 5 67 ft Phoenix 10 38 ft Indemnity Co Casualty Co P?eferred Fidelity ft Deposit of Md 10 64 68 Fir* Ajco of Pbila 10 62% Accident 10 62 17% 16 100% 104% 5 5% 6% .10 36% 38% 65 ft Fireman'* Fund of Frisco Flr*m*n'« of Newark 10 • Providence-Washington 96 Reinsurance Corp 22% 24 Republic (N Y). (Texas) 7% Glen* Falls Globe 6c Republic 10 Great American 33 .12ft 100 Seaboard —10 53% 56% —10 35% 37% 10 47% 33 5 52 ft 54 ft 6 12% 13% Security (New Haven). Springfield Fire 6c Marine 15 17 Btandard 95 ft 33 ft Surety. Accident Travelers U 8 ie 37 39 U S 100 Fire Hartford Fire lu 119 123 U S Guarantee Hartford Steam boiler lc 36ft 38 ft 10 Fidelity 6c Guaranty Co_2 Hanover Fire ' 104 98 ft 31 S 20 36% 300 38% 86 National First Bank 12% 43 89 59% 61% Bank of Amer N T ft S A—12% 50% 52% Francisco San 8% 8% 668 638 75 20 Natl Bank United States Security Issues Stocks (Continued)— Ask 102% 4.28.ft 105% 106% 103% 104 Hartford 2%s_1979 102% 103% Iowa Edison— ! 1999 100 • " . 37% Kentucky Utilities $4.75 pfd_100 101% 100% Maine N Pub Serv 104% 105% 1969 102% 103'% Pacific Indianapolis Pwr & Lt 27/Bs_1979 103 % 103% $4.80 Kansas Power & Light— 1979 104V4 104% Ja__1979 104% 105 V4 102% 103% mortgage Berv of 2%s Indiana State Y 4 % ft Stocks— Par Pub Lt & 100 Pwr *2.50 pfd-50 52 : — 4 % ft 19% 100 107% 51% 38% 103 20% 106% Co— 28%* 1st pfd—25 28% Lgt 4%% pfd—100 106% 107% 127 129 4.40ft—100 Gas pfd-100 107 6c Ilec— $4.75 preferred series G 105% 104% Elec of Okia 4.65 ft Diego Ask Gas— (series 1949) & & Rochester Valley Gas Sc Elec— preferred $4.25 & (Colorado) Ser San Blackstone pfd 20 $5.50 pfd redeemable Pub Serv Ask Bid Elec Gas Penn Pow Tenn Gas Transmission Js_1963 1st 106 pfd_30 103% 2%s —100 3.90c Southern Util 5%ft 105% Service Co Electric Bid 51% 1879 2%s 2%s Par Light— pfd__50 1984 Power St preferred 1974 Power Conn Lgt & Power Power Delaware .103%. Gas 6t 100 106 Elec— preferred 20 21% 21% Stat en Island Edison— 4.90 ft 100 107 108% 100 preferred 106 107 49% 31 Globe & Rutgers Fire common_5 2nd preferred IS 295 280 Portland Central Hudson Gas A Elec— ' -10 8t Paul Fire 6c Marine General Reinsurance Corp Maine Cen Ariz 93 100 Trust & 2%s__1979 Pa 3a of 2%s Public 145 139 10 Federal Deposit Natl Bank—100 Bank 90% 1979 2%s Power Oregon Duke 28% — Tel Commonwealth 37% Pacific Fire Employee* Group Assoc Employer* Reinsurance Associated Gas 69 10 63% 107 22 ft 10 32 60% 6 Amsterdam Casualty 30 lo New 39 .10 Detroit- Peoples First National . 47 41 Bid Bonds— Central 18% —lo American Re-Insurance 37% of Mellon Natl Bank & Trust 9% 18% 26 37% Bank Farmers 264 45 87% 54% 17 & casualty.! American of Newark 2ft 258 Recent — 10 24 ft 36 37 109% 27% I American Pldellty 35 Maryland Casualty common $2.10 Prior preferred 1 Assur 16 325 Ask 62% American 31 310 58 100 United States Trust $1.05 Convertible preferred_5 Massachusetts Bonding 5 32% 20 100 Pittsburgh 43% 56 12% Title Guarantee & Trust Bid 41% 20 Co Sterling National 79 54% Bank Co Trust 19 10 4 National 31 % Irving Trust Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust 10 Automobile 630 Detroit 304 Guaranty Trust 2.56 Life American 350 605 City Bank National 1,275 295 3.75 2.26 Series 1955 6 330 33'% 7.63 North Amer Trust Shares- Home 214 100 Oo National Cleveland 22 10 Bank National 90% 208, 100 Savings Trust Co Plains, Empire Trust First Share*— ft 87% 100 Cleveland Central Fiduciary Trust Par Northern Trust— 6c 10.77 Trust Trust Trust—33% St Bank National 107 Bank 18.31 (White Ask 210 45% 20 Bank National 39% 43% 19.87 CMualty 25 Harris 37% 10 Trust 10.55 Insurance 10 100% 97% 15 & 18.21 Aetna American Alliance First 17.03 Aetna Agricultural 153 Stamped Corn Exchange Bank & Trust_20 Federation Ask 100 148 Co Continental 7.52 10.05 Bid 200 Illinois 43 Commercial National Bank 6c Aetna Surety- 46 Bank Bank Publlc Nat'l 6i 345 100 National -100 City Natl Bank ft Trust. 230 Central Hanover Bank 6c Trust 20 18.57 Morgan Bid Par 28% Continental National City Bank New York Trust Par 26% Companies Ask 10 Manufacturers Insurance Bid 100 Avenue Trast 22.03 Unit Type Trusts— Trustee Co_10 Brooklyn Trust Series E 1-2.60 Independence Trust Share* 1 1.08ft 1.06ft York Bankers 6.52 2.71 Manhattan 12.24 20.22 Diversified bl.13 4, 20, Chicago of 11.23 Union Preferred Stock Fund—1 Union Common Stock Fund 1 United Income Fund Share* 1 Wall Street Investing Corp 1 Wellington Fund 1 Whitehall Fund Inc 1 Wisconsin Investment Co I 1.07ft May 11, 3950 May York New Bank 1 1 5.35 B-l (Investment 21 ft Par 6.74 1 -1 1.06ft bl.13 1.06ft Banks & Trust 57.25 Union Bond Fund series A Series B —__— 1.06ft 1950 27, April 22 . 6.16 25c 1.06ft bl.13 bl.13 1950 April bl.13 1950 54.25 Trusteed Industry Shares bl.13 1950 1950— 13, 1.04ft bl.13 1950 Corp-* Television Fund Inc April 1.02ft bl.13 1950 23, 1.02ft bl.13 1 Investment Series C Investment bl.13 1950 38% 435 52% 40% 450 54% 4 _ Westchester Fire 66 69 .10 83 87 -1 22% 24- preferred 4,75ft Conn Lt $2.04 a 6c Pow 100 $2.20 preferred Odd lot sale 105. • 55% • pfd 52 % 56% 53 (not included in year's range). Tenn Gas Transmission— * $4.65 preferred bBid yield price, d Deferred delivery sales (not e Ex-interest, f Flat price, k Admitted to listing on N. Y. Stock Ex¬ trading N. Y. Curb, r Cash sales (not included in year's range), t Exliquidating dividendOJn) Admitted to Unlisted Trading privileges, wd When delivered, wi When issued, x Ex-dividead. y Ex-rights, z Ex-stock dividend. included in change n year's range), Admitted to *No par value, tin default. tThese bonds are- subject to all Federal taxes. Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (691) THE Bank with clearings this a based year .ago. week show compared Preliminary figures compiled by; telegraphic advices upon COURSE increase an from the the cities of indicate that for the week ended Saturday, clearings from all cities of the United States Feb/11, be 15.6% above Our year. those for preliminary the against $12,429,659,192 for this center there is 17.3%. last in 1949. 1949 $7,669,696,786 __ 810.000,000 Louis Feb. Pittsburgh * 4.1 + 0.9 1st 224,400.000 + 2.6 2nd New + 2.7 3rd 4th + Reserve cities five days $11,201,523,092 — days 2,549,902,610 cities the week- York Stock Exchange January in 1947 to 1950 is San + 26.5 + 15.6 appended. of 1950 shs. BANK Louisville —•— 1948 1947 misc, 18,825,034 1949 $ Bank' 99,000 11,279,700 S + 2.0 7,897,955,229 + 2.9 907,480,720' 874.825,198' 8 764,705,772 + 5.3 332,284,252 + 4.3 370,671,770 564.332,819 532,798,465 613,280,886 918,906.165 529,381,253 348,415,676 455,361,455 " 326,136,777 435,126,251 367,950.121 + 6.0 267,255,452 473,161,849 + 10.5 260,661,937 + 2.7 393,017,154 211,540,030 75 ',980,978 621 927,805 + 1.6 14,340,802,919 12,983.538,300 + 1.0 6,670,307,590 5,860,758,230 6,809,816,503 JANUARY January 1945 $ 1944 1943 $ S 942,199,297* We also1 furnish today a summary of the' clearings for the month of January. For that month there was an in¬ crease for the entire body of clearing houses of 3.0%, the 1950 aggregate of $ 491 398 379 324 293 487 584 482 374 332 339 272 118 116 101 85 77 63 115 477,818,207 2.9 14,106,240,515 1946 $ 0.1 4.4 741,459,275 14,330,518,185 + — 265,032,540 761,526,556 662,992,703 — 429.468,641 292,807,386 " YEARS 1947 934,444,463 413,191,562 338,150,694 IN .1947 490,475,202 7,333,220,044 833,427.097 9.9 " CITIES 1948 — " LEADING clearings having been $66,864,831,484 the and 1948 256 222 199 168 168 377 142 J43 381 337 284 288 291 395 3^0 239 aggregate of $64,931,164,247. York Reserve District the totals show an 397 65.000 333 244 Denver 214 216 410 172 of 446 452 410 India n'pol is 334 272 250 247 204 245 241 211 161 144 129 the'Philadelphia 547 124 539 497 426 379 328 444 297 430 377 269 land 240 211 179 6,845,700 126,500 185,000 Paul- Richmond-- 540 Memphis Seattle 424 $119,727,000 $69,724,500 483 462 480 444 Salt Lake C. 389 393 387 235 241 252 153 142 128 114 117 107 104 87 72 76 Tot.27 citifes 57,769 Other cities 9,095 56.041 57,720 55.249 54,132 48,102 31,280 8,890 8,976 7,526 6,146 5,523 4,783 4,041 64.931 66,696 62,775 60,278 53,625 46,063 38,063 34,833 34,313 35,545 31,247 26,668 24,682 22,769 19,661 $125,490,900 volume of transactions in share properties on the Stock Exchange for the first month of 1946 Months- following: 1950 1949 1948 1947 No. Shares No. Shares 42,576,115 _ No. Shares 18,825,034 20,217,606 Out. _i all 66,864 N.Y.C. No. Shares country for the bank clearings month of of Federal at leading cities of the January in each of the eight years, is shown in the subjoined statement: 1st 3rd Cleveland CLEARINGS FOR CITIES IN FOR (000,C00 8 * I 1950 1949 s York $■'$•$ 12.031 Chicago -1947 30,617 31,151 3,122 3,398 3,203 8th 9th January 1946 $ - 31,527 33,610 3,002 2,622 $ 3 1943 $ 28,943 23,293 2,350 • 2,043 Philadelphia 1,985 2,068 1,912 1,870 3.839 1,649 1,605 3,950 3,782 2,944 1,177 2,759 1,257 878 811 758 " 2,193,204,837 1,610,032,354 2,575,155,935 2,403,872,196 " " " 19 " Inc. or 1,209 Pittsburgh. 1.247 1.299 1,246 1,117 1,066 1,656 1,123 1,685 1.C87 1,853 1,478 1,341 1,184 1,020 The Cleve¬ 2.5%, $ 2,346,414,516 .32,563,168,918 3,963,522,931 3,355,937,457 1,710,165,637 2,638,631,785 5,367,117,662 1,961,152,510 1,513,912,944 2,463,167,781 1,818,377,486 3.073,570,351 32,275,557,509 4,156,003,201 4.2 2.5 — 1947 $ 2.319,230,127 + 13.1 + 3,7 0,083,861 8.8 1,864,655,660 3.5 2,879,928,676 2.6 6.255.984,822 2,243,864,867 1,874,097,776 1.8 3,352,816,707 184 cities York of 1,706,888,152 2,594,880,614 2,409,565,408 3,406,427,540 66,864,836,484 64,931,164.247 + 3.0 34,313,779,838 + 1.5 5.7 0.8 2,964,766,453 2,378,558,845 3,689,120,558 0.2 1.6 86,696,852,755 62,775,139,978 35.545,654.953 31,247,446,877 1 City 961 1,628 New 3.3% and in 1948 3.3 + 642 Louis_. Outside loss a Dec. % 2,391,729,496 31,739,477,519 4,038,21.9,586 3,865,458,734' 1,843,515.076 2,859,496,837 5,920,759.505 2,154,745,780 34,833,207,873 Francisco 2,504 1,072 6,071,928,673 _16 Total 1,435 3,261 " .15 City 1,809 1,962 3.987 Boston 2,005,370,116 2,960,082,845 __11 Kansas San . 7 —. Dallas 18,402 " 31 - Minneapolis 11th 12th 1944 " 8 Lou lb 10th 1945 4,207,144,682 3,767,086,555 16', " Chicago St. " 17 Atlanta 7th YEARS -Month of 1948 - JANUARY Richmond 6th LEADING : 33,248,322,712 16 - " $ " suffers of 4.2%. record a decrease of 0.8%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 0.2% the San Francisco Reserve District of 1.6%, 1949 2.469,818 872 14 Philadelphia 4th , District New and in $ 14 Cities York 5tk BANK • <$> 1930 Boston 2nd New last January—- Reserve Districts Reserve Reserve District of the larger by 2.6%* and in the St. Louis Reserve District by 1.8%; but in the Minne¬ apolis Reserve District the totals are smaller by 0.8%: In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals 34,022 23,556,803 Month course' of 63 - 13.1%, in the Boston Reserve District In improvement but the Richmond Reserve District enjoys a gain of 8.8% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 3.5%. In the Chicago Re¬ serve District the totals are 340 1.96 110 Total $111,380,500 Minneapolis $ Inc. or 506,327,507 " District the the St. York omitted Dec. % 7,549,672.106 Hartford The in 514,807,985 537 269 23,556,803 25.000 bond?-"- January and 3.5 509 128 Louis Reserve 4.4% + 537 301 St. of $ 505 _ Milwaukee, $118,518,700 1950 is indicated in the St. 1948 $ Providence- 20,217,606 $62,187,600„ $102,419,300 171.000 1,763,000 7,300,900 7,013,700 $108,323,300 govt. The New 1949 6 Month of 1950 improve-:, the Buffalo 42,576,115 U.S. Government • FOR (000 ooo omitted) in decline 515,126,493 639,615,341 112 cities IOR The but CLEARINGS 919,839,016 City. CLEARINGS a Reserve Districts: BANK 6,877,515,311 ; Outside New York Omaha 1949 Bonds— Railroad &: to January the by Federal 10 Francisco Total given below: are Month of Stocks— New 4 The';. Reserve District of 2.9%. The Kansas City Reserve Dis¬ trict has managed to enlarge its totals by 6.0%, the Dallas Reserve District by 10.5% and in the San Francisco Reserve District by 2.7%. 10 . Dallas 12th 0:1% show 7 City - $14,364,716,507 $12,429,659,192 totals 633,779,675 " .. + 14.7 484,920,022 ment of 738,583,297 " Louis Kansas $ Total " Minneapolis monthly detailed statement of transactions New results for Foreign " 7 -17 St. of 2.9%. decrease of a 699,552,053 " .11 Chicago 9th records 533,209,906 .12 cities _12 .10 10th District $ : 3.5%,; Philadelphia Reserve District Reserve 9.9% District registers an increase of 5.3% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 4.3%. In the Chicago Reserve District the totals show an of OF the but the Richmond Reserve 1950 Atlanta Uth 613,290,805 for summary in Cleveland 435,224,857 + 16.1 $13,751,425,702 $11,944,739,170 day_ usual Internat'l a . one all Number furnish ; + 14.9 2,195.434,495 increase SUMMARY York 6th + 10.3 $9,749,504,675 five and the week — an Districts Boston 8th cities, on we ._ Other cities, was Richmond 189,677,363 Federal 7th Our that week' there Cleveland 5th 273,328,109 262.790.876 Ten Total >For Philadelphia 2.3 2.8 279,571,002 Total all cities,' five days- above has to be estimated. cases Week Ended Feb. 4— + 18.5 + 209,237,753 __ week avail¬ detailed following 224,559.104 255,512.527 — Baltimore cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which j they1 are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals register.! a gain of 2.0%, in the Boston Reserve District of 22.3 + 282.552.000 the as by week. group In the + 17.3 408,361,168 290.059,000 —I Cleveland* All 4. 230,300,000 - Francisco* next statement, however, which further below we are able to give the final 226.492,415 City CLEARINGS covered 1.6%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $14,330,518,185, against $14,106,240,515 in the same week in 1949. Outside of this city there was an increase of 1.0%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded an increase of 2.1%: We Cent 655,477,613 __ - $6,537,801,805 536,034,250 960,000,000 - of inasmuch complete results for the week previous ended At elaborate present and $14,364,716,507 week same issue our day of the week in all the 425,175,996 Kansas St. In we week in today, week Saturday and the Saturday figures are not going to press. Accordingly, in the the last Per .. _ Boston San at 1950 York them ends Our comparative summary for the week follows: Chicago Philadelphia appear furnish the able at time of gain for the week ended Friday of a Week Ended Feb. 11 New stand the foregoing will cannot weekly clearings will corresponding totals BANK We us, chief the country; from which it is possible to obtain OF Complete and exact details for 45 San Fran. ~ Baltimore Cincinnati J *763 719 650 760 77.3 570 699 Kansas City 576 551 1.275 1,350 498 1 577 431 1,305 1,042 957 851 1,370 732 1,190 1,004 977 933 819 Cleveland 1,338 1.383 1,036 - Minneapolis 1,130* New Orl ns. Dctroit 884** 979 _ 915 1,276 533 522 1,707 1,745 We now add 765 1,005 523 1,741 - 836 875 657 447 434 365 1,532 1,684 ■: Federal Reserve $ District—twa— 6,735,632 PortlandJ ; - Mass.—Boston 7,811,169 17,448,674 2,043,313.780 ; 19,159,838 1,985,388,179 1949 $ each $ + 3.0 1950 Dec. % —13.8 — 8.9 1948 $ 8,576,525 20,992,238 1,912,792,185 1947 $ 34,833,207,873 1949 $ $ Inc. or 1948 $ 1,591,060 18,333,975 7.5 4,076.684 424,839,388 + 3.7 1,484,946 + 2.4 426,621,793 * 1,560,380 ' + 2.9 1,962,496,695 + 16.9 9,855,995 7,401,169 + 6.5 1,520,804 4,579,759 3,901,362 . 1,459,515 3,948,555 + + years: Dec. % 4,431,405 + — 9.0 2,119,431 1947 S 1,855,927 4,485,852 405,907,668 1,399,023 : " Worcester : 2.8 8,260,460 3,581,652 7,781,963 3,135,629 + 6.1 722,069 8,640,365 779,946 36,799.057 ; Springfield 34,239,311 7,920,183 + 7.5 1,722,940 34,690,154 1,779,711 + 15.6 30,789,714 7,908,846 23,654,542 6,977,011 22,625.228 3.0 5,700,598 5,116,527 104,310,005 26,750,568 5,375,067 28,813,265 7.2 4,425,529 — 45,820,296 13,017,006 25,204,013 12,392,694 + 5.0 12,956,956 23,884,984 10.819,218 +10.0 25,585,100 27.889,800 3.7 1,346,838 1,207,117 + 3.5 514,807,985 490,475,202 + 8.0 + 7,6 2,630.377 1.2 2,843,749 83,206,485 6.6 65,380,402 1,929.318 27,495,877 110,909,912 (14 cities)—. . + 10.1 107,372,508 43,480,'146 12,326,000 + 0.3 11,748.300 115,058.300 6,049,456 7.4 114,365,858 2,469,818,872 2,391,729,496 — 1.5 + 118,520.000 116,145,100 3.7 28~311,900 5,745,758 25,730,100 5,220,236 1,272,634 1,321,985 3.3 + — 2,319,230,127 533,209,906 515,126,493 2,346,414,516 731,332 699,525 3.2 1,816,346 + 13.4 1,517,869 7.414.045 6,382,690 10,605,400 5,826,121 N. H.—Manchester 50,242,351 12,230,500 128,309.600 New Hav'en Waterbury— R. I.—Providence .23,783.315 55,324,605 Conn.—Hartford — — + 11.4 — • Second Federal Reserve District—Ne* York— Y.—Albany _ . Binghamton. r Eimira. „ Jamestown __ _ . 32,031,628.611 Rochester - Syracuse _ 93,959.323 . 8.022.748 + 32.2 . 8,022,748 30,617,384.409 86,513,320 12,209,344 14,189,372 3,387,988 13,142,823 11,001,779 8.2 381,191,380 337,858,697 + 33.0 83,221,114 8,156,712 84,223,146 6,549,009 1,957,203 9,107,639 31,151,197,802 1,835,450 7,337,706 2,010,987 31,527,693,101 7,453,002,874 89,366,436 1,745,255 7,296,424,012 79.233.980 22,533,697 23,589,553 49,365,304 + + + 2.4 4.6 8.6 3,147,769 — + 2,072,614 7,650,495.329 4.5 20.461.303 1,346,983 1,510,450 7,122,830,570 18,075,468 13,882,344 10,349,261 59,431.448 + 12.9 7,031,695 11,234,180 15,930,545 9.071,715 + 1.5 47,832,362 43.458.879 13,536,756 3,255.406 13,363~579 + 2.660,545 Y.3 977,448 915,936 + 6.7 3,595,544 3,188.060 _ — —55.9 11,831,266.' —— __ .. 11.085^940 189,913,687 187,666.571 + 1.5 172,130,301 46,867.816 — + 2.1 220.506,287 48,153,166 746,602 223.801.393 172,695,691 803.985 228.553.341 __ Oranges + 12.3 58,243,443 10,709,815 2.1 + 55.014.281 + 12.1 13,481,328 + 15.2 11,480.300 - cities) 89,143,705 13.1 + 66,594,688 _ . Northern N. J. 103,987,431 + 55,860.992 Utica Conn.—Stamford (14 ( _ N. J.—Montclair__ Newark Total 12,783,981 348.727.262 10,673,988 .... _ _ _ 110,580,289 377,480,725 J8,296.312 New York . 146.245.602 14,460,464 Buffalo 2.7 219.941,394 50,835.103 45,517,310 47,200,872 39,241,971 — 7.7 51,643,580 49,098,833 2.0 7,897,955,239 7,333,220,044 8.089,361 33,243,322,712 7,380.917 31,739,477,519 9.6 7,139,136 7,157,413 + 13.1 32,275,557,909 32,563.168,918 + 7,669,552,053 7,549,672,106 +- or Dec. % 34,313,779,838 7,662,326 7,474.986 Inc. $ ——Week Ended February 4 1950 4,146,908 New York 1949 $ City for the month of January and the week ended Feb. 4 for four 4,097,829 440,593,652 4,010,737 New Bedford Clearings Outside or Dec. % January Inc.or 8,735,816 Holyoke Inc. 64,931,164,247 4,418,101 Fall River Lowell Total 1949 $ Me.—Bangor & 66,864,836,484 Month of • 1950 and 1949: CLEARINGS Clearings, Total All Mo nth January showing the figures for 1950 the clearings by months since Jam 1, 1950 1,381 detailed statement covers MONTHLY 331 1,219 our following compilation 480 489 1,416 „ Clearings at— First 621 The 1.5 44 COMMERCIAL THE (692) Mon th of 1949 1950 ® Clearings at— Third jgjS 14,491,899 4,192,428 6,274,902 —- — LebanonNorristown PMladeU>hi"a--~---Read'nir - 3,987,000,000 Scranton- Hazleton —— - Del.—Wilmington N. J.—Trenton Total (16 Cities) Reserve Federal Penrth 4,207,144,682 t Columbus Smnton77777777 - Youngs town 71 Greensburg PittsburghErie - 11.9 5.824,236 3,782.000,000 893,000,000 871,000,000 12,872,371 2,795,121 2.238.922 + 1.2 21,313.074 19.671,655 4,990,702 10,884,252 + 10.0 11,073,038 9,578,195 2.590,442 16.722.012 2,828.545 4.755,371 + 9.4 16,273,528 1,195,332 + 7.6 1,298,125 2,742*091 2,718^817 803,000,000 6,725,533 6,071,442 2.825,516 2.5 900.000,000 + 24.8 2.693,611 2,396,919 1.2 4.493,699 4,425,735 9.2 2.050.592 2.130.849 —31.7 3,724.821 4,119,765 + 1,486,194 — 4.587,907 18,249,094 8.0 + 19.6 43.397.953 33,363,785 9,576,293 9,028,462 + 6.1 8.166.186 6,656,345 39.488,530 29.000,966 + 22.5 31,644,323 27,969,532 9.121,707 7,937,787 + 14.9 7,405,705 4,928,264 4,038,219,586 + 4.2 4,156,003,201 3,963,522,931 933,779.675 907,480,720 + 2.9 934,444.463 833,427,097 25 667,966 26, 904,974 —12.4 6,823,714 5,940,441 —12.9 150,918,926 233,668,354 1.7 28,271,300 22,738,700 699 602,036 172,328,319 173,769,653 1,370 ,778,860 1,190 ,271,250 283,654,491 322,608,120 3.4 133 470,700 108 413,500 31,741,100 31,225,000 5, 845,777 4 879,243 17 ,147,716 4.496,112 4,558,859 — 7,128,155 7,143,872 — 283.294,679 328,695,980 788,583.297 874,823,198 + 3 3 382,662 + 11.4 19 484,569 1.4 27 103,934 —10.0 19 052.184 25 154,513 15, 645,476 0.5 67, 843,220 — i 2 4,241,232 3,786,415 5,392,083 5,026,957 —13.8 267,948,194 241,563,739 9.9 764,705,772 662,992,703 192,452 1 ,561,302 3.3 2, 534,028 —17.1 2 207,865 4.0 1,246, 183,967 1,117 436,573 2.0 20, 185,483 17 658,440 6.9 19. 619,660 19 ,000,771 28 289,451 — — — 18.215,150 1.4 0.2 62 415,364 + 18,470,134 35.259,630 + 607,392 2.6 — 21.941,998 6.3 32. 150,463 —12.7 19, 888,884 16, 994,014 2.5 3,790,083,861 3,355,937,457 + — 3,865,458,734 — District—Richmond— ' Va—Norfolk — 540,223,294 Richmond 16,406,682 34,094,467 979,811,439 884,948.117 4,024.774 4,028,947 371,334,454 C,—Charleston Columbia Md.—Baltimore— 296,546,166 Prederick D. C.—Washington 2,005,370,116 Total (8 cities) 12.826.000 11,594,000 2.691,838 10,629,000 9,065,000 6.1 97,323,645 99.254,160 497.592,537 118.442.491 15,642,460 15,047,242 4,085,500 3.634,000 + 12.4 3,723,185 3,153,543 220.73Z926 200,179~640 +1(7 3 202,801,530 189,4647040 76.544,822 687844,938 +11.2 65,Tl5~054 6773307358 382,284,252 370,671,770 1.3 28,305,559 25,547,478 + 0.7 915,416,650 836,098,280 0.1 3,988,262 3,437,433 + 25.2 300.050.588 282,970,821 — — 1,843,515,076 + 8.8 435,224,857 1,710,165,637 1,864,655,660 413,191,562 5.3 + Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— 78,022,454 Nashville 76,701,149 + 1.7 279.876,885 + 4.1 293,605,916 2.2 57,513,680 55,073,694 214.900,000 + 1.1 199,000,000 187,700,000 4,411,627 4,133,728 + 6.7 3,623,980 3,656,990 3,653~935 — 3.366.596 101.273.600 7~9 3,369*448 82,968,752 22.1 82,581,616 3,589,836 74,326,275 94.188,964 86,861,311 8.4 34,322.432 77,240,764 6.508,983 6,596,094 1.3 6,540,139 6,106,440 924,000,000 978,100,000 4.4 983,600.000 17,738,139 18,716,171 5.2 18,217,705 17,447,499 17,734,798 16,461,911 + 7.7 17,957,018 14,920,993 Macon 15,295,103 15,060,453 + 1.6 14,397,433 12.621,080 Pla.—Jacksonville—. 424,065,439 372,377,017 + 13.9 389,126,723 350.438,940 Tampa Ala.—Birmingham 34,701,023 29.706,501 421,259,092 438,086,227 27,534,106 28,677,525 Mobile Montgomery 17.549,000 372.612,047 32,006.491 25,854,052 14.372,033 + 2.5 16,357,672 + 7.8 16,450,000 Federal 35,934,897 30,009,958 3.1 6,112,808 — 5.461,287 5,770,206 1,932,575 + 12.9 1,977,638 1,674,127 419,917 451,464 522,227,932 + 2.2 523,110,709 489,501,941 126.515,790 128,765,345 2,960,082,845 Reserve 2,859,496,837 + 3.5 2,879,928,676 2,638,631,785 639.615.341 613,280,886 — 1.587,157 1,293,646 10,513,722 9,893,941 6,081,918 5,282,397 2.0 1.745,777,806 15,595,591 0.1 17,2(30,801 2.6 48,273,954 38.920,021 6,714,530 8.6 6,600,265 Terre Haute ™ Wis.—Madison 77777-, 77-7771 71 7.71 77777 . sioux city Ames HI.—Aur o r a 771777 "77777 77 Decatur Peoria 77177777771 7777777 Rockford (30 21.464,413 46,672,296 _ cities)- 532,798,465 + 22.7 1,660,531 1,468,776 10,241/358 8,214,540 6,532,434 4,916^325 ai- + 5,238,617 5,607,048 5,472,791 — 5,288,124 54,761,000 56,013,000 6~6 — 36,909,241 + 0.9 241,630,942 211,128.644 8.7 26,854,498 247,699,645 245.485,785 28,790,593 11,897,942 20,102,686 18,370.289 301,636,429 269,721.399 4,771,376 + — 7,276,900 6.6 t 9.4 +11.8 8,657,933 21,180.783 t 1 17.056,910 256,826,464 + 4,748,982 8,285,249 + 0.5 222,199,232 8.041.835 7,059,742 5.116,110 2.2 54,5~18~000 50,901,000 7,577,448 7,530.573 + 0.6 6,452.830 8,072,399 2.460,491 + 2.9 t t 2,532,434 67,081,674 597987"793 16.229,405 5,022,504 4.3 3*4 — 3,744,90! +11.8 65,237~795 54,504/75 £ - * 1,432,073 — 1,362.492 2,487,540 128,129,993 122,636.726 56,831,812 58,440,167 2,823,692 2.292,506 5,521,422 5,899,958 4,933,387 4,571,830 3,122,801,007 13.426,509 46,245,798 + 2,603,011 15,430,453 46,773,226 20,738,008 . . + 1,791,315 5.1 7,073,965 -T- ■ * ...... ' ■ 1,259.598 1,436,824 4.4 3,988,482 3.346.040 2.3 15.890,230 3.394,266 3,140,350 8.1 3,931,097 3,120,676 17,249,066 141,566,978 122.105,442 29.072.876 28,454,263 + 4.5 2.2 29,190,521 56.977,440 13.530,123 13,241,923 + 2.2 14,528,509 24,945,940 9,034,954 2.8 72,137,030 + 23.2 2,230,194 1,710,054 6.4 6.191,868 7.9 6,323,494 4,390.986 1,064,658 + 2.6 3,398,633,498 3,002/207,434 696,889,837 — — — — — - 1,089.661 705,619,838 2.3 1,306,943 1,127,844 1.2 717.790,911 635,757,974 52.2 3,463,020 2,646,249 9,194,060 — — 5.2 15,806,453 13,333,563 3.027,706 1,989.137 + 52.797,979 43.945.998 9,740,440 9,828,990 — 1.1 0.9 11,932,887 + 30.3 4,911,214 5.8 21.184,784 18,287,781 5.208,764 3,997,847 7.5 13.582.221 3,330,170 3,284,873 + 1.4 3,441,505 4,043,722 3,071,457 16,448,059 + 0.1 942,199,297 826,136,777 3.4 278.000,000 240,400,000 2.8 117,267,829 9.7 80,640,667 111,897,080 81.197,301 EL8 1,909,711 1,631,870 477,818,207 435,126,251 + 11.2 1,949,030 1,557,381 + 2.6 6,255,984,822 5,367,117,662 919,839,016 918,906.165 + 1,610,595 5,920,759,505 + 4.928,581 + — 15.299,334 6,071,928.673 — — 22,009,721 14,158,195 7 Springfield Sterling Total 27,654,176 6.4 12,731,227 777777—7 77 _777". filoomington Chicago 564,832,819 5,869.041 + 12.4 + 3,203,281,068 7 1 777 77 7" 7777777 Des Moines 4.3 + 9,392,644 —11.4 15,080,600 Iowa—Cedar Rapids 26,311,934 11,733,635 7,427,890 11,114.500 South Bend 25,127,849 25,119,788 • 31,293,540 71 0.2 —15.5 — 49,065.000 52,219,271 Indianapolis + 11,460,123 22,261,055 Gary — 23.812,872 8,348,480 Ind.—Ft. Wayne Manitowoc 107,609.601 6,215,551 9,685.584 Water to wn 412,634 111,023,861 15,234,081 44,790,355 23,755,852 Muskegon Bay City Oshkosh 383,534 1.7 — 1,416.438,660 J- 7,294.544 Lansing 6,230.248 + 43.639,694 Rapids Jackson 2.6 1,707,699.912 *15,600,000 Flint 6,242,986 1,741,952,720 Detroit Milwaukee 7.0 — District—Chicago— Mich.—Ann Arbor Sheboygan + — 16,450,000 —16.3 16,281,000 2,182,043 Total (16 Cities) Grand 28,107,302 414,420,908 533,641,764 Vlcksburg La.—New Orleans Seventh 29,559,497 3.8 4.0 + * 43,490.832 5,593,465 Meridian +16.8 — — 16,030,453 36,420,483 Jackson ( ■ 16,427,639 ICas.—Hattiesburg 17,082,231 + 1,020,700,000 + 16,474,129 69,885,105 212,500,000 Columbus — 4.8 — 16.631.555 71.398.309 ' Augusta Oa.—Atlanta 17,465,152 71,350,497 263,810,029 87,093,261 291,218,292 Term.—Knoxville 2,404,669 + 10.6 539,568,702 + 33.660,893 9.3 — 126,084,441 3.5 + 15.853,610 2,588,118 39.476,000 1.3 — 547,605,546 2,854,543 9,995,846 49,533,000 0.8 + 48.918,000 - 12,150,439 —15.1 11,953,797 10,154,006 49,321,000 5,289,612 172,001,645 280,675,640 — 773, 446,631 3.2 —15,1 71,846,975 2,621,488 6,175,678 0.8 —12.1 0.3 + — 135.530,600 7,812,270 3.888,811 20,837,529 31,346,419 19.247,821 17,190,596 37,468,608 B. 1.8 + 22,271,169 15.901.742 Fifth Federal Reserve 941.788 1,009,688 — 5,050,336 W. Va.—Wheeling W. Va.—Huntington 1.098,927 , 15,645.244 2,155,794 1,299.346,690 3,767,086.555 1,015,719 1,110,804 — 3,950,000.000 Ey.—Lexington Total (17 Cities) 1,041,235 4,831,016 — Oil City 3,423-275 3,361506 3.9 21,511,217 . - S 5.7 + 9.1 17,319,915 71,502,863 2,534,678 1,786,098 1,247,540,896 Pa.—Beaver County 1.8 — + 32,886,574 31,776,472 - 5.9 — 1947 3,517,099 . 760.919,442 1,383,131,409 6,629.377 4,333,981 20,303,480 Mansfield Newark! Toledo. 7 12,084,648 3,299,720 956,379 20,062,963 13.161,978 1,333,475 + 28,799,108 Lorain 22.970,522 2.7 1.096.126 1,309,105 1,010,481 5,609.258 763.421.609 1,338,967,615 140.098.300 7 -77 Cleveland 4.2 + ' District—Cleveland— Ohio—Canton Clnchinati 5,074,358 12,540,049 19,972,624 1,286,283 6,146,015 47,243,658 35,523.837 Du Bo is S 3.039,000,000 JHSHJ? Wilkes-Bar re. York 1943 Dec. ',£• + 22,538,091 — - 4,237,507 4,965,370 4,080,824 13,684,968 - 4,185,640 1.3 + 10.2 13,149,131 Inc. or $ 1,031,244 5.463.689 10.1 + 21,508,001 Lancaster 4,879.008 + + 4,531,466 4,931.170 1949 $ $ $ —12.6 5,054,781 1950 1947 1948 Dec. District—Philadelphia*— Federal Reserve -Week Ended February 4- January Inc. or ' $ Monday, February 13, 1950 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & 272,200,000 281,800,000 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— Mo.—St Louis 1,209,182,677 Independence Ky.—Louisville- 1,762,974 1,376,773 + 5.6 537,319,815 491,211,303 143,726,141 147,870.528 — 4.5 430,216,675 377,590,482 88,520,488 97,982,193 1.880-878 1,728532 1,568,272 7,393,555 2,193,204,837 - + 2,154,745,780 + 0.1 1,892,120 8,625,680 7,593.660 — 1,436,040 3.4 — 1.8 2,248,864,867 1,961,152,510 506.327.507 529,381,253 + — 4.4 Reserve District—Minneapolis— 23,555,335 395,580,771 390,768,264 3,780,388 3,687,756 1,009,692 ' 4,410,000 4,691,585 4.796.363 5,128,391 1,005.899,857 230,248,388 243,163,552 5.4 5,563,038 1.2 397,097,696 333,441.176 82,445.248 78,795-371 2.5 4,183.432 6,006,108 2,660,598 2,695,318 2,984,145 2,992,359 — — — — 7.5 925,643 941,208 2.5 31,772,377 27,633,368 7.4 4,659,000 Great Falls.. ~ ~~ Total (16 cities). 4,085,843 + 14.8 12.189,748 Mont.—Billings" J. 4,802,237 261,657,384 178,478,547 + 7.6 80,063503 66,430,977 + 3~6 6,269,782 4,650566 1/3 3,098,304 2,558-829 05 3,074,149 2,605504 8/7 8,450/739 7.729592 2.9 367,950,121 267,255.452 — 3,789,000 14,296,876 —14.7 16,073,072 14,774,118 25,639,963 D.—Aberdeen Sioux Falls Huron 5,336,160 5.3 3,929.288 €.223,468 6.5 — 4.235,685 — 27.800,953 4,085,000 Minot— 23,396,752 1,276,748,255 — 1,091,944 27,114,209 D,—Fargo Grand For 24.931,873 8.4 + 6,156,186 5.0 + 1,130,837,291 5,824,704 Fergus Falls" 24.805,583 1,036,359,251 Winona Helena Lewis town + 14.1 — 9,741,477 509,518,778 1,568,747 St. Paul 6. 1,072,202,775 11,720,998 444,466,205 7,645,859 Minn.—Duluth Minneapolis. Rochester. N. 1,257,326,605 424,314.135 (7 cities). Federal 2.7 —14.7 537,821,558 HI.—Jacksonville. Quincy Ninth 12,806,946 1,531,626 1,747,803 Tenn.—Memphis! Total 1,177,460,398 10,924,058 Cape Girardeau 25,488.294 0.6 30,171,063 26,430,488 3,225,496 3,180,590 13,473,638 13,606,564 + 13,213,805 + 14,336.524 38,482,026 1,413,984 1,706,888,152 + 41,368,880 1,359,363 1,610,032,354 — 5,175,239 3.847,619 1.4 3,789.642 3,000,157 6.0 15,424,014 13,055,599 3.0 13.976,471 11,649,339 — 42,203,406 36,745,223 4.0 1,403,555 5.7 — 8.792.484 9,634577 — 348,415,676 — 338.150.694 1,144,067 — * 7.0 + • — • . 1,874,097,776 . .. 1,513,912,944 Volume . Number 4881 171 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (693) Month of January Clearings at— 1950 1949 $ Federal Tenth Reserve District—Kansas Inc. $ Week Ended 1948 or Dec. % 1947 $ 2,307,668 2,177,285 6.0 + 2,360,437 Kans.—Manhattan 670,488 505.012 28,987,387 7,477,881 6,055,272 + 23.5 584,498,243 7,578,553 482,383,340 5,664,083 118,475,057 111,401,637 6.3 7.1 2,290,543 124,565,085 2,257,470 101,226,440 —15.7 1,999,603 1,522,523 2,292,459 Wichita 63,030,626 151,382,736 5,597,257 + 1,486,729 5,562,105 Mo.—Joplin 1,350,778,451 48,641.584 53,427,307 3,108,674 2,683,294 139,920,827 147,848,220 (15 cities) Federal 2,594,880,614 33,615,164 5.5 294.042T25 11,248,223 282,229,686 4~2 306,22_L006 260,606^334 +17.2 11,443,828 10,042,744 1,577,127,429 9.0 58,552,844 49.655,441 2,573,849 2,146,548 5.4 139,754,567 79,062,414 0.3 8,986,443 7,613,341 1,830,562 1,922,103 8.6 452,765,900 410,744,914 9,913,024 7,157,940 2~095,044 1^661,734 0.8 2,964,766,453 2,463,167,781 455,361,455 429,468,641 — 30,371,508 + 10.7 18,833,850 + 10.0 17,254,121 2.3 1,101,207,030 840,683,591 111,632,145 108,072,321 + 3.3 107,237,862 101,191.897 25,069,000 26,739,000 912,248,064 959,202,009 Worth Houston Arthur 43,987,389 2,403,872,196 (11 cities) 2,409,565,408 District—San 4,988,437 ida.—Boise 547,904.432 Li ft A L X aiiClU 1 21,7297958 19,8897171 8.4 5,600,000 4,596,000 4.4 6,308,390 4,992,258 14,573,658 9,704,656 3,513~754 3,395~903 + 375 2,9337944 2,5797798 — 52,577,232 40,030,989 1,818,377,486 292,807,386 265,032,540 6,699,579 444.871,731 115,185,558 16,966,250 2,481,794 3,438,003 3.5 24,028,878 5.9 8,633,000 9.5 671,549,320 427,730,336 118,005^936 129,6467533 46,228,615 56,413,896 1.6 14,860,347 +Not 252,744,868 195,410,772 3.3 75,581,090 r FOREIGN ' EXCHANGE RATES 91,852,039 3,410,636 3,374,891 976 136,956,636 87,0227467 —18.1 49,236,279 38,883,404 - 26,373,948 46,326,696 43,090,803 9.3 18,736,174 16,293,636 40,209,271 34,808,121 — 9,178,3G1 46,224,126 + 18,439,461 + 34,886,801 3,406,427,540 15,~257~869 13,5397958 +12.1 12,005,549 8,6987817 11,14~1~489 10,3287424 + 776 8,5817191 7,7407889 +1076 409,666,597 364,7747737 —20.6 10,794.381 9,892,906 4,246,939 3,383,095 + 7.8 11,424,927 9,557,068 — 1.7 1,853,505,698 393,083,491 48,027,253 1,628,718,793 48.076,918 433,219,471 1.3 9,252,626 11,659,935 2.2 20,143,232 17,122,657 3,829,372 4,346,735 4.9 37,623,935 33,403,720 6,923,826 6,945,959 1.6 3,689,120,558 3,073.570,351 761,526,556 741,459,275 — — —11.9, 0.3 8,477,894 6,304,560 + 2.7 759,980,978 621,927,805 + 1.6 14,340,802,919 12,983,588,800 +' 1.0 6,690,307,590 — 64,931,164,247 + 3.0 66,696,852,755 62,775,139,978 14,330,518,185 14,106,240,515 34,313,779,838 + 1.5 35,545,654,953 31,347,446,877 6,577,515,311 6,809,816,503 * A summary of the CERTIFIED BY 3, countries of the world. ' FEDERAL 1950 TO RESERVE FEB. 9, TREASURY TO liabilities - Feb. 1, • UNDER TARIFF ACT OF 1930 Assets— Investments—Total 67,267 Loans—net _ Noon Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York .. „ —_ to U. brokers i :— ^ finiili epeciai .297778'" .297778" ~ "R" .206949" .206949" .174562" .174562" .138958" • cruzeiio Closed $ I .297778" .206949" — — 672 + 47 — 1,400 .174562" .174562* .138958" 2.231573 .138958" 2.231573 .138958* Real + 67 ^eyl°n' ruP«? .0200000 Treasury certificates .0544060 Treasury of, .144938" .144938" .144938" .144938" pound— escudo .0028625 .208700 .115720 .115718 .262600 .262614 .262600 .262614 2,772896 2.772896 2.772896 2.772896 ' Closed .496166 .0347875 .327158 dollar .140154" .496166 .326958 .327058 .1.93329" — Kingdom, Uruguay, peso '.208700 .115722 .0347750 pound pound sterling — peso depends upon following principal 1: Decreases changes of $482,000,000 in for the week United States Government securities, $747,000,000 in demand deposits $288,000,000 in demand deposits credited domestic banks, and increases of $221,000,000 in United adjusted, to and States Government deposits and $188,000,000 in borrow¬ ings. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ creased in five districts and decreased in the other seven, resulting in net increase of $47,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal changes were an increase of a $45,000,000 in New York City and 000,000 in Chicago. 000. ' a decrease of $24,- Loans to banks decreased $168,000,- ■ + 788 457 + 2,853 + 61 1,001 — 1,996 706 domestic — 76 — 20 2,049 banks — 172 + 38 747 + 822 + 11 + 314 + 221 + 888 9,039 — 288 + 408 1,202 — — 298 Domestic banks Interbank .193329* during week Foreign banks Borrowings Debits to 458 demand + 12 188 + 179 deposit accounts, except and U. 8. Govt, accounts, 22,286 2.783750 2.800664 + 147 — .327058 2.800664 23 + 2,449 .327058 .232800 94 + 12,384 Banks 15.359 .0346541 .193329" — 2.800664 .658327" + * .658327"+ .658327*t .561797" + .561797"+ .561797*+ " .425531" + .425531"+ .425531*+ ' J ; Redemption Gaits and Sinking Fund Notices The condition statement of weekly reporting member the Federal Reserve System in leading cities ■ Reserve type of merchandise. banks of the 542 + 47,767 .496166 .232800 .425531*t Condition Statement of Member Banks shows — S. .140154" 2.783750 775 6,152 5,185 Below will ended Feb. indebtedness— deposits adjusted deposits, except Government Government deposits Interbank demand deposits: U. .0346708 ,232800 .561797"+ : .425531"+ + Application 4,327 + Time .496166 .193329" .658327"+ .561797'-+ — 537 + Demand .140154" 2.783750 2.800703 .658327"+ —i with .496166 2.783750 Closed 2.800664 — + 482 Liabilities- .0347916 .232840 2.783750 104 3,885 Federal .140154" - .193329" .232900 of South Africa, United .208700 .115722 .140154" peso krona •Nominal. .0028625 .208700 2.772896 — peso ^0028625 .0028625 In 317 458 vault.; .262614 — Settlements, Uruguay, Uruguay, Cash .208700 Switzerland, franc Union with .0028625 a Sweden, Reserve Balances 51 + — — Other securities .898125 .115722 •2£»yay-' r°?e -Philippine Islands, Straits .909090 .897500 .208500 rupee guilder New Zealand, Portugal .909090 .897500 .144938" „ Netherlands, .909090 .0200600 — 4 168 24,796 .896406 .208500 (Metropolitan), franc India, Dominion Mexico, peso of bonds .909090 .0200600 4 < — notes .208500 + — — 4,455 .0200000 .0200600 415 3—39 2,762 .0544060 .208500 + 37,595 securities—Total bills .0200000 .0200600 _ 347 _ 30 154 Government S. — 426 .0544060 .0200600 rUna 147 loans 8. Treasury — 4,396 .0200000 .203500 SS2rl°Vi ' krone Denmark, 512 carrying: obligations or loans .897187 —„ ftance estate Other O. 2.231573 757 pur¬ 853 purchasing Government .909090 rree for to banks U. — S. for .0544060 .0544060 dealers obligations securities Loans Canada, dollar— Official and Other securities .206949" 4,571 92 87 agricultural and Government loans U. .297778* .206949" .174562" 2.231573 Other Feb. 9 .297778" . 138958" 2.231573 .0200104 Feb. 8 Feb. 7 ^ " ^fprenUAl inK, SSi Brazil, Feb-G ^ ^ Basic ' ' Fcb-4 + — — carrying: or S. Other Feb- 3 .rtrpnMno Argentina, peso— 551 — 24,861 13,918 chasing Value In UnltecPStates Money 1949 24,487 4 Commercial, industrial, ■ Feb. 2, 1950 (in millions of dollars). and Loans—gross 1950, INCLUSIVE Jan. 25, 1950 Loans . reporting Dec. (—) Since - We loans Country and Monetary Unit of Inc. ( +) or Loans BANK assets and member banks follows: just passed: FEB. ^ 5,860,758,230' tNot available. Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different record for the week a 116,604,892 + Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily give below 2.8 —27.8 ' — Foreign Exchange Rates ^ecretary 7,948.942 211,540,080 28,093,819 26,093,589 66,864,836,484 in totals. 8,160,653 260,661,937 63,692,279 36,044,902 3.0 + 34,833,207,873 included 0.4 10,717,732 2.7 3.8 — 3,352,816,707 (183 cities) _ 6,862,000 18,849,097 York f— 16,758,311 33,174,130 total — — — — + 10.5 . 112,056,341 16,656,329 1,685,427,431 Barbara (19 cities) - 5,021,457 480,231,470 46.806,925 _ Stockton •Estimated. 9,013,937 2,378,558,845 1.4 9,890,120 __ Outside New 8,978,676 0.2 ... 3,979,635 35,022,210 4.7 1,656,978,388 Francisco Total 4,582,427 39,145,356 * Riverside San Jose 4.8 1.4 + 31.3 17,652.966 ' . Grand 2075 '■+ — 51.149.891 _ Pasadena Santa + 5,725,000 — 26,010.284 Long Beach Modesto. 19^562~391 6,205,000 — 30,076,411 .——'a .lino 23~537~055 + 22.1 28,930,091 16,016,395 •- 169,9TO7666 20,176,000 — 71,882.887 * 62,457,521 ■ - 215,0917666 96,093,037 — 69,482,654 - 6,616,169 9.9 685.836,631 + 10,680,680 .26,788,726 r.itfL 7,146,382 + 81,430,183 + 241,628,020 _ Berkeley 104,904,056 + 605,468.289 10,512.054 235,025.223 _ + 22.2 * —17.0 7,624.000 _____ Ariz.—Phoenix— 6,282,992 221,052,317 925.659.368 — 4,920,617 7,174,000 _ Lake City 7,676,575 242,896,326 4.9 + 14,425,353 28,310,514 29,301,941 Utah—Ogden_ 26,631,470 23,235,000 — 462,410,459 11,973,994 _ ; 29,730,072 Francisco— _ Portland 398,017,154 111.959.367 — 4,623,279 43,362,581 _ _ 473,161,849 — 4,842.963 La.—Shreveport Ore.—Eugene 6.0 + + 19.7 6,537,367 16,980.404 Texarkana Yakima 1,683,271 1,525~487 6.0 — 20,324,253 _ Reserve 1,944,211 1,708~069 6.2 + — 6,249.547 Falls— Federal 4.8 + 26.1 — 13,827,815 + Paso Wash.—Bellingham + 9,597,937 4.6 + + — 1,093,026,384 Galveston San 10,567,744 20,718,943 Dallas * 5,636,861 12,718,831 1,118,571,674 Beaumont • 5.764,096 + 32.9 District—Dallas— Reserve Texas—Austin Salt + 10.3 9,739,943 — 9,204,057 2,575,155.935 - 5,780,318 12,940,325 7,445,785 1,305,209,697 — 410,627,224 8,776,242 6,374,826 50,748,598 6,269,024 — 10,486,230 446,108,927 Denver 26,483,061 56,983,731 0.6 + 15.9 1,275,860,408 Pueblo 28j969,458 2.7 + ' City 10,522,328 3.7 + Carthage Okla.—Tulsa— Colo.—Colorado Springs + + St. Joseph— Twelfth 559,178 513,826 —11.9 31.-7~21.35i •452,545 6.5 3.6 31,582,841 Total $ 547,682 + 1,252,735 Wichita —25.0 4- 32,751,081 Port 566,185 27,624,544 Parsons El 424,867 1947 487,717,132 Topeka Ft. s 29,428,231 ; Omaha— Eleventh 1948 Dec. % 505,393,523 2,455,824 Lincoln Total Inc. or $ 1,749,322 Hastings—. Kansas 1949 $ City— Neb.—Fremont. February 4 1950 $ 45 Substantial decreases in holdings of Treasury certifi¬ cates of indebtedness and increases in holdings of Treas¬ ury notes occurred in most districts, partially reflecting the exchange of maturing certificates for a new 20month note issue. Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $316,000,000 in New York City, $42,000,000 in the San Francisco District, and a total of $458,000,000 at all re¬ porting member banks. United States Government bonds increased $61,000,000. Demand deposits adjusted decreased in nearly all dis¬ tricts; the principal decreases were $384,000,000 in New York City, $133,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $58,000,000 in the Philadelphia District. United States Gov¬ ernment be found deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in most the current volume the details were (except where indicated) given in the "Chronicle." NOTICES 1st Valley and Heller ref. $35,000,000 in the San Francisco District. in which TENDER Date Page RR.— 4'/2% mortgage (Walter E.) & Co., bonds, 5Vz% due 1961 Apr 12 554 Mar 27 557 5% income and sinking fund bds., due 1953_Feb 24 Lackawanna Laundry Co., Inc., 1st (closed) mtge. bds._Mar 1 557 Hotel Drake preferred stock Corp.— 1st mtge. PARTIAL Atlanta Gas 1st Light Co., Cllnchfleld & mortgage 4s, Date Zlh% 1st Ohio series 3 % bonds, due Page 1 -461 1963_Mar 1 461 Mar 1 353 1st mtge. bds., due 1974_Mar mtge. 558 REDEMPTION Company and Issue— Carolina, and decreased OF Company and Issue— Aroostook Arizona Edison Co., Inc., Borrowings increased $242,000,000 in New York City, bonds, notes, and common stocks called for redemption, those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in deposits increased in all districts, and demand districts. list of corporate a preferred including Ry.— A, due 1965 46 COMMERCIAL THE (694) FINANCIAL & P.R.— bonds, series D, due , .. 4 . 12223 l982„Mar 1 Co. 1st mortgage bonds, series A, B and C—— Connecticut River Power Co.— 1st mortgage 3% ft bonds, series A, due 1961 Cleveland Union Terminals Gas Eastern x Feb 15 35S 5a6 and eollat. trust 3% ft bonds, due 1974_Mar 1 Eastern Ry.-~ 3'A ft bonds, series A, due 1970 —Mar 1 Empire Dibtrict Electric Co.— 1st mortgage 3'A ft bonds, due 1939-—•-—----—Mar 1 Equitable Gas Co., 1st mtge. 3'A ft bonds, due 1973—Mar 1 firemen's Insurance Co. ol Newark, N. J.—' $4 preferred stock J? First Investors Shares Corp., 6ft conv. deb. bonds-.-Feb lo Goodrich <B. F.) Co., preferred slock Mar 3 Narragansett Electric Co.— 1st mortgage 3ft bonds, series A, due 1974—.. Mar 1 Northwestern Public Service Co.. 5'Aft pfd. stock——Feb -8 Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., 1st mtge. 2%s, due 1961— Mar 1 Richmond Terminal Ry., 1st mtge. 3% ft bds., due 19C5_Mar 1 West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., 4>A ft pfd. stock Feb lo 1st mortgage & ioo mortgage Joliet 182 Elgin, 1st preferred (quar.) Atlantic Associate).— Fuel & Apr 4(2'' 463 40i izf. 359 bo l Refining Co. Class A Axe-Houghton Fund, (W. Barber Belden Products Co,, pat tic. pfd. 15 Feb 15 stock 1, due Jan. stock ... —Mar 1 Mar 1 Apr 1 May 1 Feb 15 1966 preferred 3 'Aft. Corp., 5oo , w 5ft"gold debentures, due March 1, 1969— 5% gold debentures, due April 1, 1958— 5ft gold debentures, due Nov. 1,, 1963 Boston 1 due 2019—-.Apr Cities Service Co.— gold debentures, 1 357 5ft preferred stock.Feb American Chain & Cable Co., Inc., Chicago, Rock Island Si Pacific RR.— General mortgage 4'A '/ Income bonds, First *"*5® Date — 463 190 102 102 12584 mortgage 4% bonds, due 1966 — Feb 14 3 V'2 ft serial bends, due 1950 and 1951— Hastings Square Hotel Co.— 6ft 1st mortgage bonds, dated 1914 Johns-Manvllle Corp., 3ft ft preferred stock Mar 6 Mountain Home Telephone Co., Inc.— 1st mortgage 4ft' bonds, dated 1946——— Feb 15 Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 5ft pfd. stock—-Feb 27 First . _ 103 103 . 360 558 ; 559 465 594 Sharp & Dohmc, Inc., $3.50 series A. preference stock—Feb 20 They Shovel Co., 7ft preferred stock——— Mario U. Axle Co., S. gold bonds-— 6', In ♦Announcement this Issue, Mar — tin Volume 500 593 l 170. preferred 3%ft Shoe Brown of thousands Class B Feb. 8, 1950 1950 (quar.i. Assets— $ $ Gold certificates Redemption notes 22.584,431 — fund + Bullock's, Special A Central Steel 540,030 — 3.213 — Other gold ctf. reserves 23,124,461 333.040 cash Discounts and advances Industrial loans U. 6. Govt, — 31,083 — 223,296 — 2,122 232,416 — — — 12 — 3.703.972 + — 83,349 6ft preferred Co., -F Bills— — 6,305.350 Boads ■„ 6,968.900 preferred Total U. S. Govt, securities- 17,655,722 Light Class B 262.919 Continental 287,950 Coronet Mills Curtiss-Wright loans and securities— 17,881,140 Due from foreign banks F. R. Notes of other banks— 38 Uncollected Ban's items 116,761 premises 13~369 — + 166 •+". 111,453 — 144,374 — 34,295 Other assets —4,720,804 + 1,380 + — $2 assets 44,005,312 658,332 — 22,929.355 — bank—reserve acct. Foreign ; 16,265.341 acct. Treasurer— gen. 366.070 904,273 —; Other 527,896 deposits — availability Items— Other liab,, Incl, accrued divs, Total 1 liabilities 18,063.580 A 71,795 2,034 52,885 $2 class 8,799 629,367 pfd. 7',r preferred 3:!i'v A + 186,047 + 70,481 43,141.370 —4,139,403 — 666,085 — preferred B Monte Delnite Properties 41,362 2,003 —4,729,411 Ltd.,, Mines, RR. (Section A Dominion Ltd. (Section 13b) Other capital accounts 11,086 21,462 Eddy + 31,329 Utilities Electric 27.543 134,149 7,615 + Controller Electrographic Electrolux Total liabilities & cap, accts, Ltd., Paper Co., ft Corp. Ratio of —4,665,534 gold certificate reto deposit and F. R. aerves, note 658,332 — liabilities combined 56.4ft + 6.0 ft Contingent liability on accept¬ ances Commitments — to make 1,017 + 4,173 1,799 62 + 63 indus¬ trial loans — — (quar.i — — — of Canada—_ „ . Name ol Abltibi $1.50 Adams Company Share & Paper Co., Ltd., common— preferred (quar.) D.) Manufacturing Co. (quar.)— $50c 3% ft Mfg. preferred Co. of Co., common Co. American Encaustic American Insurance American Potash $4 3- l 3-1 3-15 50c 3-31 3- 3- 2-20 (quar.)— 81 %c 50c 93^c 5 3-1Q 3 2-20 & <N. J.» 3-10 3-20 3-10 2-28 2-21 Amer. Radiator & Standard L_l General General $3.75 $5 Inc... — (quar.i— $1.50 (s-al Container Corp Batteries (quar.i,— Motors Corp., common (increasedi_ preferred (quar.i : , Dry preferred General (quar.) Phoenix Corp.* preferred $1 pfd. (quar.i.—— (quar.i General Precision Glidden Company, common preferred (quar.i— Godman Equipment Corp.— 3. j Gordon 3_15 3. l Class 3-15 3. 1 25c Brothers, $2.50. preferred 3-1 3-15 25c Co., Q'A (H. C.) Goldblatt 4-1 $1.75 B i 2-15 2-15 preferred common Great Northern 2- Hackensack Water Co. Paper Co 434 '/r Morris The 1-30 3- 1 (quar.) 3- 1 2-17 3- 1 2-14 4- 1 3-13 3-15 2-24 (quar.25c 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 2-13 50c 3- 9 50c 3- 1 87V2C -4- 1 50c ...... pfd. Co.. (quar.i...- 2-23 2-18 - 3-10 2rl5 15c common, (quar.i 2-15 $1.25 — f (quar.)—. J$1.19 (quar.i Corp. 2-27 3-10 3-10 2-17 Cylinder Gas Co, 1 2-15 3-10 2-15 3- 43'»'; common Food National Stock 2-10 Selected 1 2-18 stock Railroad 3-17 Retail 2-23 The Corp. series... trade Industrial 2-15 Aviation shares 3-23 Building World New York 2-24 2-16 4-10 4-10 Life Insurance 2- 6 2- 6 Warien, $3 Corp. preferred 2-25 2-20 3-10 2-20 Tube Life Power, Ins. Pennsylvania & 3- 1 2-15 $4.25 preferred 3'/2'A 1 2-14 50c 3- 1 2-20 3-10 2-28 150c ?40c 4- 1 3- 1 1 j$i 3-15 2-15 3-31 3- 7Cc $1 3 1 2-14 2-23 2-18 3- 1 2- 4 1 2- 4 2- 1 1-20 3 3-15 3- 3-24 3-15 3-10 2-15 90c as quar.i $1.25 a 1 2-15 2-10 2- 1 2-27 2-15 3- 50c 6?'/2C Co. Grinding Wheel & preferred Corp. (quar.i Company, (quar.).— com. — (quar.). 1 2-20 3- 1 2-20 20c 3-23 3-17 2-15 lOc Gas 2-20 3- 5c (quar.)— l Co.. 1 12'Ac (quar.) 3- $1.06% common Southern $1.50 payment. (quar.i... (quar.) Transportation (Charles) 33- 40c Pennsylvania State Water, $7 pfd. (quar.)— Perfex Corporation, 4% A pfd. (quar.) Pfizer 2- 3- incorrectly reported in Pettibone-Mulliken 25 '/c 50c 2 2Cc (quar.) (quar.t (increased Parkersburg Rig & Reel, 2-15 2-8 2-23 2-28 3- 37V2C Co. (quar.) Proof Peninsular 2-20 (reduced! was Company Parmelee 3- 1 Co. Monday's issue Pen Parker Rust 2-15 60c 3-15 3-15 60c <s-ai Co. div. 3-10 • 2-23 J $1.12 Co. common preferred Fire The above 4- 1 8 2-28 2-23 3-15 +$1 Insurance 3-15 3-15 2- (quar.i Insurance last (quar.) (quar.i (quar.) Old Parker 2-28 3-15 Light & Power Co.. Ltd.— Ohio Casualty Ohio Seamless $3.60 2-28 3-15 f9c Ltd... Railroad preferred preferred Pacific 3-15 3-15 12c 60c (quar.) Co Service Pennsylvania Tail 1-31 8c Mining Corp., Line 1-31 2-15 6c Storage Warehouse Normctal Otter 1-31 2-15 7c ... Water Scotia 1-31 2-15 8c ,. (quar.),.— Niagara Lower Arch Bridge, Ltd. (quar.i Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Ltd. (quar.) Noranda Mines, Ltd 4' a>.'f 1-31 2-15 10c —__ series shares New 1-31 2-15 distributions: shares Bedford 2-15 9c stock Chemical 4'7t 1-31 of ... 3-24 2-15 estimates are series series New Nova 1 3- 2-15 7c shares 2-28 2-20 3-10 6c shares. amounts 15th March 3-15 2-20 1 3 8c shares. following the North 3- 2- 7c equipment Income 8 2-20 10c „i shares Institutional 2-11 1 11c ... 1— 3-15 2-15 2-20 3- 50c (quar.i series... 2-10' Oil 3-10 $1.06 $1.18% 14c group Railroad 6 3-20 2-10 20c (quar.i. series series 9 3-15 3-15 1 Trust Funds— Balanced 2-15 Products 3-30 4- 10c (quar.i preferred 12'Ac 75c (quar.i: 2-10 2- (quar. i__ ..... 4'Apreferred National 40c .... pfd. (increased) National 112'ic <25c (stock dividend)—- 80c 55c $1.15 ; By-Products 2-17 2-15 common... (quar.) A Co... National 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 3-15 4- 1 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 4- 1 4-1 2-20 , 62'Ac 2-17 (quar.i.. $3.50 Murray Ohio Mfg. Co. (quar.) 121 ic 3-10 2-20 3-10 Munising Wood Products. 5A 3-10 - 1 2-27 have read 593ac instead of 59%c. Wheel Motor 4- 1 .—. 4- 50c 1 Paper Mills 12'ic 62Jic —• 3-10 preferred payment reported last week should 3-10 5c 3-10 1 & Company, Ltd.— preferred (quar.i— (quar.i, (quar.).,*. 2-20 preferred 2-24 4- Co., 3- 4- $1.25 Hardware Moore-Handlcy Morgan (Henry) 3-15 37Vie (quar.i common Chemical 2-24 50c pfd. Inc. Tool 3-10 1 (quar.). Machine 2-15 3-15 Co.__ Mills, Carpet 9 1 3- 4- Regulator, Service 3" 25c $2 $4.60 2-17 2-20 1 50c (quar. i„___ Light Co Power Co., preferred 5'/> 15c 3- 2-20 2- 1 3-10 56V4C quar. i 2-20 1 pfd. ,—_ (quar.i. 3_ 2-15 (quar.) Mackay Stores, Ltd., class A Grand Stores Co., 5',r Inc., 3-24 1 2-15 3- 1 3-10 3- 6 3-10 5- 1 5- 1 2-15 2-15 3-15 3-12 4- 1 3- 1 Gaylord 1 3-31 " 2-15 $2.75 37 Vic 10c $1.50 933ic $1.25 25c 37Vic 25c 40c class A 2-17 3- 15c $1.62'/a 35c Inc Co., preferred k Power Northam — preferred $1 . ... 6 Wayne & Jackson RR. Co.— 4(i','r Sanitary'Corp.— 2-27 12- 2-17 450 i. 4- 1 3-10 Monroe 3- 1 4- 1 371^0 (quar.t..:.'..., 2-13 6 25c 75c 37J;»c ; 2-20 convertible 9- 3- $3 1 (quar.i,.. Minneapolis-Honeywell Monarch 3-21 Wallace, 3- (quar.i (quar.) pfd. preferred P'ping •& Supply 6 $1 5 ti preferred Midwest (quar.i. (quar.).... Co. Corp.. $1 conv. non-cumulative 6- t$l Forbes 2-17 Tube Products Co. Steel Mohawk 8-11 2-27 12'Ac (quar.) Chemical, class A (quar.i 7'ir preferred (quar.) Arnold Hoffman & Co., 1 1 50c (quar.) Tiling Co. 4- 4- — (quar.) preferred Common 1 25c American Chicle B 4- 3-30 Irregular Class Payable of Rec. 4-1 common $3.75 preferred (quar.t American Casualty Co. (Reading, Pa.i Holdert 25c (quar.) America, When $37ftc (J. Allis-Chalmers announced f>pfd. Utilities Co., common 2-11 Fort Per _ Power Aluminum were Packing, Public 2-15 8-15 Federal Mining & Smelting Co — Fitz-Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.— The dividend payments shown below during the current week. 1 10c Missouri 2-15 Quarterly 3- 81'Ac (quar. Missouri $$1 is-ai , Semi-annual DIVIDENDS 2-28 10c 2-14 U25c Canada preferred 1-31 (3-10 common 2-14 2-15 of 3-15 2-15 20c ... Mississippi 3- 1 Co. 3-30 1 37'L'C 3 (quar.i,..., 2-24 3-10 * 62V'ac (quar.i 3-10 2-28 3- — Insurance 2-15 Minnesota 4Vi<; — 2-15 2-23 3-15 3-15 Fire 3- 50c (quar.)_.____ 2-21 4- 1 3-31 3- 1 Extra 2-15 3-15 2-28 3-31 20c Federal 2-24 .... 3-10 20c Co.— Brewing, (quar.)——133.4C ; 25c 2-28 Farmer Candy Fanny 2-15 2-28 8 pfd. (quar.) $0.185625 Shops, Inc. (quar.i— 37'/ic Federal Enterprises, Inc., common (irreg.i— 12Vic $1.25 convertible preferred (quar.) 31 Vic Plantation Falstaff 7,529 —— 1 3-10 common Corp., H.i Preferred Mills. Cotton 3- __ .... 2-18 $1.50 $1.75 (quar.)—.— Ewa purchased for foreign correspondents j common-., Erwin 25c 30c (initial) A 2- 50c (quar.).—. Equitable Life Insurance Co. 1. 4 1 6 3-22 6-21 2-28 2- 3- 1. 2- Public Service Michigan 6 1 7- 3-15 Oil Michigan 3- 4- $1 2-23 Corporation partic. 3.2r; 3-21 I $1 Steel Products, common 2-17 2-20 2-18 3-31 25c (quar.i Telephone <H. o'< 4 2-23 150c Midland 3- 1 3-18 3-18 6-19 9-18 12-13 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3- $1 (resumed),*. Company,.; preferred Oil $3.25 8'/ 2-20 (quar.i.,—. Midland 2-28 4 Co. preferred C.i Textile $2 3- common 1 3 2-23 3 2- 3-15 3-25 4- 1 3- 1 ... 4'/i. preferred 9 50c 3-15 3 2-27 t25c $1.25 25c i40c 25c 40c $1 £50c Corp, 2- 3- 3-15 3- 1 3- 1 2-24 3-15 (quar.i— Corporation Johnson 9 1 3- 3-15 4- 1 +30c 37Vic 62tic 15c $37!-ic 25c , Ely & Walker Dry Goods 9. 2- 3- , 3- 2-24 12c 50c $1.25 20c (quar.i— Endlcott 44,005,312 2- 25c 1 3-15 Meyer class A (quar.i. Mfg. Co., Associates 1 3- 3-15 2- 50c — (quar.),.,— 2-15 3- 3-15 2-15 50c 93:5 ic 93;1ic 35c (quar.i ; 3-15 15c Paper Corporation, Metal 3- 3-15 Candies, Meadville 4 2-10 1 40c Extra 2-17 1 2-17 50c Inc.— convertible preferred $2.50 2- 2-21 25c (R. Messer 1 3-15 1 50c 3-15 50c 50c 50c 50c $1.75 Drewry's, Ltd., U. S. A., Inc. (quar.)—— East St. Louis & Interurban Water Co.— Eastern & Company, Convertible 2-24 4- 5 3- 2-15 6 4- 5c Metropolitan Brick 25c 25c (quar.i— preferred $1 : $10 (quar.),,.—— (quar.i 25c 2- 3-15 3- .^ $1,50 75c $1.75 ■— preferred 75c (quar.i 2-28 40c 62VL<c 10c Company Stores, 2-28 common..,, 3- 1 HOC Co>:— — 1 2-15 50c 2-17 50c 75c -18%C fl3c (quar.),, (quar.i—,,. Pepper 4- common 20c Productions (see Walt Disney) Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd.—, Cup Co., common (quar.) — Class Dr. 2-23 Participating (quar.i..—, pfd. 1 (quar.), Corp.,.. Products Power Mary Lee — Distillers + 138 + 488,173 - 1 ...—...... Cement Aircraft Lyon 2-24 1 4- ... Ludlow Mfg. & Sales Co.. 3-17 3- 4-17 ... 1-31 Disney (Walt) + 214,077 7)- 3-10 3- 1 (quar.), 11'c Capital Accounts- Surplus Surplus McCord (quar.) a,—— Co. (quar.i Brook Bound & 6'/ Capital paid In__ Maytag Company 3-10 40c 40c $1.37 'A 3-15 3-20 $1.25 2-15 3-17 2-10 1 1 4 15c (quar.)—. Portland 550 2-10 (increased quar.i Diamond + 3- 1 3-25 4- 1 4- 1 3-10 ——— Inc., Sons. Diamond + $1.25 50c $1.75 SI (quar.i—^ pfd. (quar.I A Cushman's Dayton Pwr. & Light, com. —3,331,571 101,695 2-10 — —1,064,360 583,113 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 — (quar. 1— 12,750 — 12ftc 35c $1 (quar.i 33,354 — 2,139,636 2-28 common A Dixie Total Deferred 3-15 — 266,263 — $3.25 — (quar.) Ice & Ccal Co., 5'* — 1 —, 270,746 — 3- - Diamond Alkali Co. Member 6. Corp., class —4,665,534 18,173 + 3-13 3-15 2-10 3- 1 (quar.i A class Deposits: — 75c 15c 25c 75c Mahon 3- 120c 1 (quar.i (quar. ) Paper & pfd. (quar.i preferred 50c cl. A (quar.) (quar.) $2 Delaware notes preferred '6'} — $2 Del Federal Reserve fi'/c 1 (interim), Corp 24,293 Liabilities— O. class 33i r'r Total 1 3- Co 11 — 2,404,124 ; 431,838 — 3- 2-18 2-24 5- ... preferred Company, 2-14 2-18 2-17 3-15 1 4- 3-31 (quar.i 3-13 Magnavox 2-17 1 3-10 $1 Pipe MacLaren 1 3- 3-15 .... Metal 3- 2-20 $1.50 Lockheed 2-14 3-31> (increased). Company Joint 2-23 J.i— (quar.i 25c (quar.)—— $2,50 pfd. (N. Extra Lock 2-21 3-10 Ameiica Power, 2nd Company D.i 5 ','u r,<, Corp Companies (H. 8 3-15 2-20 ..... District 25c 87J/2C Securities, 7',-i Forster & Curtis Wells 1 2- 125c —_ „—— Phosphate Petroleum Crum Total Common Louisville 1 Co. (resumed Co. preferred 4-18 3- 2-15 $1.50 (quar.i (quar.i... 2- - Refrigeration Copeland Creole Ltd., Power Water, Co. convertible 5'/c 2-15 Baking Mines, Ltd. Superior 4-28 3-31 2-28 Ltd 5 8 pfd. Utilities Company. Lake 3-18 —— Consolidated 9 3-31 — Power Co Corp. & 9 2- SI class A——' Co. Iris, Lake Shore 2- 2-15 (quar.i,:— Life 2-10 (John), 3-1 2-28 common—, com. Public Service Co. + —4,694,263 Lee Labatt 3- 1 — —,— Community — 199,410 — Lane S1.121 (quar.i —— —1,583.069 —3,136,225 3-27 1 — 5xk Consolidated Theatres, 134,400 4- 3 3- — Co., Quarterly 19,700 — $$2.35 $20c $25c flOc — Discount", 27,000 + Kuhlman common. Co., Broadcasting System, B -k 57,710 — 677,500 — - 3-15 $6 pfd. (quar.i Electric 1 3-20 60c Company 2c 30c preferred (quar.i— 2nd preferred (quar.)— Consumers - — King-Seeley Corp., 5'i conv. Knights Life Insurance Co. of 3-31 3-20 3- 1 2-15 2-15 (quar.i, 24,021 1,318 3-15 2-28 (quar.) Consolidated Gas 27.859 Kcrite & preferred 3-21 3-21 (quar,) (quar.i Restaurant 5'ir't 2-20 3-31 13aic 50c Kern County Land preferred Kents 2-22 2-24 93nic 2-28 l'/r 2-15 2-20 2- $1.75 Kansas Gas & Electric, 2-20 ... (quar.i — Peabody & Company, Class common 2-17 2-15 1 2-15 $1.25 common.. (quar.i Company, preferred 2-15 1st Commercial Tea 3-Vi'1 3- 2-20 1 10c 37Vic ... (quar.), 3-lo (quar.i— preferred Jewel 4- 6 3- $1.25 Co., — 115c common Machine Milling 1 3-20 2-16 4-20 t40c Co 50c (quar.i— Company $4 preferred Water Supply 1 3- 8c Engraving preferred A $5 preferred B Holdern Payable of Rec. Ltd.— ^ Oillier & Canada. of Co. 50c Fund Selective $5 2-15 3- Nickel Quarterly 4- 1 3- 1 2-28 2-28 3-15 2-28 Mills, Inc. (quar.i Engineering (quar.) Chicago Corporation. $3 conv pfd. (quar.)., Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. RR. Co.— $5 preferred (irreg.),,. Cincinnati International 50c . preferred (s-ai,_ $1.25 45c 50c 37ftc % 11c 30c Ribbon Century 82,651 securities: Certificates Notes 39,214 — 3-15 3-15 Chambersburg Connecticut Total tVbc 25c (irreg.) Corp,.—, Wire Extra — Jamaica Co.— (quar.)——,,. & 7 2-15 — National Central 7 2-15 —, Natural Gas, Ltd. Public Service preferred Inter-Ocean Securities, 4r> 3-15 — Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.. 4'.2'; pfd, Central Detroit Warehouse 4ft 6 Jahn Ltd iquar.) Central Illinois Inter-Ocean 3- 51 Sugar Co., Class partic. preferred tquar.i. Reinsurance (initial) conv. 4-14 <s-at common— Ltd., Canadian Western $1.50 1 Investors (quar.i Co. Terminals & Canada & Dominion Foiis, Imperial Varnish & Color Co., Ltd., common 2-17 2-15 (s-ai — Stone, Ltd Crushed Canada 2-17 3- —— Refrigerating preferred 5ft . $2.50 California-Western States Life Ins. Camden (quar.i (irreg.) 3- 4-1 — Dock Co., Ltd., class A Corp. (quar.i Burton-Dixie — .... Fund Plan 3- 1 4-29 3-15 (quar.) : Howe *7ftc com. (monthly). Bartlett & Co. 2-17 4- 1 (quar.i..— (increascdi, Co. 7 40c 90c t30c *25c ..1— Paper Co Holyoke Street Ry., preferred Honolulu Oil Corp.,.. 7 3- (quar.) Monthly flinde & Dauch 2-20 3- $1.50 15c 50c 7)ic 20c 20c 20c 30c 31 Vic $1 4'ic ?25c 137'ic (quar.t common Monthly ,.$$0.2343% common Inc. Burrard Dry 2-20 50c common (q(iar.) Pillot & Co., (quar.i Company, convertible preferred $2 3- Company Commonwealth 166,000 $1.50 25c preferred HartrCarter 2-21 3- 1 3- 1 3-15 3-14 60c $1.50 (quar.)— Drug Buffalo Forge R. F. for 20c - preferred $5 $3.5u < 36.001 — 2-15 — (quar.i,—,,-- Company, Columbia 1949 2-27 3-10 3-28 4- 1 3- 1 (quar.i- Brunswig 4'v Increase (+) or 9c 25c 50c (quar.i_ Extia Cluett decrease (—) since Feb. 1, Feb. 9, Hibbard, Spencer $1.12ft preferred (quar.i Bruck Mills, Ltd., class A 5'/ dollars) 2-17 83.60 7',) (in Henke , common City Water Co. of Chattanooga Reserve Banks Combined 2-17 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., com. (quar.i—, 6ft preferred (quar.i Birmingham Water Works, 6ft pfd. (quar.),, Bond Stores, Inc.;—r— British-American Oil Co., Ltd., com. (quar.i Chiksan Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal 3-15 3-15 3- 1 — Canada Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk RR.— 2-17 40c (quar.t preferred (quar.i Manufacturing Co. 4ft ft 2-17 3- 1 3-15 412'.2c Inc., Company Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.. Company and Issue— 5ft .56 594 398 ISSUE CALLED ENTIRE American Vitrified 560 H.t 3- 1 .... (quar.) Manufacturing Co., Bates „ 5o.) Works Gear 2-21 —-—— (quar.i, Automotive 3- 1 UOc —„ (quar.t— Co., Ltd., common— Service Electric Auto (quar.)—- — When Per Share Harbinson-Walkcr Refractories 25c 30c $1.12Va 50c Artloom Carpet Co. (quar.) Atlanta Gas Light Co., common Name of Company Payable of Mee. Share Name of Company Holdert When Per Page Date Company and Issue— Chicago & Western Indiana 1st and ref. mtge, 4V*'« Monday, February 13, 1950 CHRONICLE 2-15 1-26 2- 9 $1.75 3- 1 2-10 $1.12'2 3- 1 2-19 40c 50c 87'Ac 2-20 2-10 9 2-23 3-31 3-15 3- Volume 171 Number 4881 THE When Per Name of Company Phelps Dodge Share Corp Philadelphia Suburban Transportation 25c Extra 3- 1 2-15 25c 3- 1 preferred 20c 3-13 4- 1 S5 preferred (quar.)/ Common dividend 3- 1 2-17* will paid on be (quar.) 3- $1.25 __ from payments now 2-17* 1 on quarterly basis. a 11 preferred (quar.I Purity Bakeries Corp. (quar.i $1.75 Inc., Silk $1.60 non-cumulative $1.60 non-cumulative $1.60 non-cumulative $1.60 Mtg. Co., 3!zf<> common convertible Reynolds iR. 3.81 Tobacco J.t preferred 4.50'r k Sears, & (W, (quar.)__ :j:40c j40c 12- 1 3- 1 2-18 4- 1 3-17 2-25 2-10 87 V2C 30c pfd. Y.) (H.) & k 1st pfd. $5.50 action no Speed Queen Corp., Ry. 2nd 71 1st pfd. 2-21 Texas Gulf Carson 2-21 TVi l 4-10 3-29 Timken 2- 2-15 4- New 4 Treesweet Special $1.25 3- 1 3 1 3- 1 2-15 2- 3- 2-17 J12'/zC pfd. (quar.i ■ 2-17 4 1 will 3-15 3-10 2-20 3- 1 2-10 3- 7 2-21 50c Co., common_. 12'-2C — Co. Steel 2-25 3-10 2-17 3- 1 4- 75c 3-10 2-15 _ 3-10 $2 3-10 $2 6-10 3-31 __Z pfd. 3- Co. 1 3- 3-15 3- 6 2-20 price covering Mrs. Dee of between Parker k Reapath, 1494. p. 1956 31,400 37,857 34,813 "In view 9,087 of decided - 41 secured Com. note basis dollar of sales, the company (GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING) Outstanding $1,250,600 " SI,250,000 revolving bank ' payable 2.000,000 802,000 quarterly 50,000 stock (no par value) nuge. rntge. 47,500 200,000 shs. v70,588 shs. note of March 1, 2CG3 April due l, 1963 due note shares 47,108 held £210.000 $201,495 120,000 in the 115,140 the of treasury company. ((Obligation of wholly-owned subsidiary, Gilchrist in Quincy. Inc., payable quarterly and secured by mortgage on real estate comprising Quincy branch store and by a pledge of the lease to Gilchrist Co. of the (tore. ^Obligation of wholly-ov.med subsidiary, Gilchrist in Brockton, Inc., payable quarterly and secured by mortgage on real estate com¬ Interest store. The reduced and V/nl to after April 1. the principal amount of the debentures which, said underwriters respectively have severally agreed to purchase from the company and the company has agreed to sell, are — name« follows- as Higginson Estabrook & Corporation $750,000 Co. 500,000 —V. 171, p. 4G3. "General "Retail 6.924 the 59 2,139 275,852 149,027 ; national has. not Motors deliveries for records of in emergency of in the last days of The same Its increased is cars ior true cumulative at $9 directors Feb. on declared 6 car and trucks, broke Motors all high continuing a General preferred stock ($10. par valuei, which it had purchased share from Harrisburg National Bank, George R. Bailey and Eailey (deceased) Trust Estate for resale.—V. 171, The company covering 1,200 to present on Feb. filed 6 shares of 1950, Corp. — Consolidated Edison Co. New York, of $1.50 sales and for after loss the offered officers and months ended 10 interest on Dec. loans mortgage 31, with the SEC $30 at per-share employees. The and was 1949, totaled $1,954,097 $3,918.—V. 168, p. 2542. share per on $ Sales 171, 1950—48 Wks. 1949 $ 10,328,027 $ 9,331,054 S 124,137,103 10G,560,584 —V. 171, p. 463. (W. T.) Grant Co.—January Sales Decreased 5.47%— 1950—Month—1949 Accepts Offer for above.—V. Up 10.7%— 1950—4 Wks.—1949 to Inc., notification be to proceeds are to be used for working capital. $ L_. 'Sales of stock Grand Union Co.—Current Sales Staten Island. Unit Stock— See letter a common stockholders, common Period End. Jan. 31— Utilities Public General 557. p. household holders of record Feb. 16, 1950. This compares with $1.25 per share paid in each of the first three quarters of 1949. and a year-end payment of $4.25 paid on Dec. 10, 1949.—V. 171, p. 360. 10, share. (L. F.) Grammes & Sons, Inc.'—Files With SEC— said. dividend of a March publicly offered 12,900 shares of represent Period End. Jan. 28— payable stock, common per the Edward Dividend Increased— the shares securities recently obtained by the under¬ writer through the conversion on a 3-for-l basis of 4,300 shares of 51 Net and indicating January, Diesel locomotives," Mr. Wilson and W. Brooks & Co., Inc., on Jan. 24 stock (par 50c) at. $3.62l,-2 per common the 30 -GeneralyMotors month the demand. appliances Glen-Gery Shale Brick Corp.—Stock Offered— to —V. 171, 1950—12 Mos.—1949 $ 11,475,463 $ $ 12,139,388 233,167,689 233,904,424 192. p. 103. p. 41 Definitive pfd. Period End. Doc. 31— 2-10 Net ry. 2-15 1 3-18 4- 2-15 2- now available in 16 Wail —V. 2-15 3- $205 604 $250,132 $2,749,982 125C 4- 1 '7.919 *84.255 '361,381 *213,254 >18.052 >81,973 *343.330 * income— * ry. oper. Deficit.—V. «1.12?n 3- 1 2-15 2-15 20c 2- a 1 3- 1 4- 3- 3-15 $1.25 Green Co., Inc.—January Sales Off 16.1%— 1950—Month—1949 171, p. 1950—12 Mos.—1949 $5,816,164 $98,727,456 $101,592,767 $5,463,101 —V, 145,513 Surplus. appiic. to int.__ 192. Green Mountain Power Corp.—Plans New Plant— This 289,133 corporation declaration 171, p. 103. the filed has intention, to of Waterbury with Federal the construct Power hydroelectric a Commission its plant on power River in Washington County, Vt. The company estimates that the plant will generate about 15,000,000 Georgia RR.—Earnings1948 1947 1946 $727,438 $722,981 $518,558 102.342 56,320 89.746 from ry. 48,938 19,203 8.853,047 1,128,679 1.481,231 1,235,356 7,917.093 1,021,767 620,611 7,605,897 224.837 income— oper. From Jan. 1— from Gross Net ry. railway from Net railway.— 1 863,994 income— oper. >Deficit.—V. 137.838 103. 171, p. of the *178,577 7,962,834 railway railway.. (or Little) annually. The energy would be transmission system for public energy company's distributed utility through purposes.— *156,047 76,730 from Net kwh. 1949 $633,121 December— Gross 3-10 4 1949 $5,202,360 $2,831,986 *49,356 * irom 1949—12 Mos.—1948 *19.129 revenue... 5.330 5 2-15 1950 $4,325,274 192. Period End. Jan. 31— 1949—Month—1948 eper. 2-11 3-20 __ 171, p. Sales 2-14 2- — are € 1 3- 125c Corp... 1964, (H. L.) 3-10 3-15 (Increased.) 1, (Including Statesboro Northern Ry.) 3-15 2-15 Wilsfl, Ltd. April Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— rev. 15c — due Month of January— Sales St., New. York, N, Y.—V. 171, p. 557. Net 50c (quar.) debentures exchange ior temporary debentures at the Bankers Trust Co., Railway oper. 1S1.75 (s-ai Corp.—Definitive Debs. Ready- General Telephone 2-10 17^c (Torontoi Co. the 1950-1*954 These truck-building schedules ior January through May." Net Baumer- Candle On sinking fund debenture due 19C5 P. - coal situation it has stop all Saturday work and any scheduled overtime in our assembly plants," C. E, Wilson, President, said on. Feb. 8. "Overtime work in all plants, both automotive and non-automotive, Is to be kept to an absolute minimum. been 2-17 73c (quar.i conv. Co. 3loan pay'ble under credit Coach- ___i 1 37 hiC __ Ltd., common (quar.) redeemable preferred (quar.i Aeronautical CAPITALIZATION UNDERWRITERS 1949 2,824 3-15 2c pfd. Gilchrist 1953, Corp.—Output by Divisions— _ 125c (quar.i (George), Wright 2 sold by market the at share through Auchincloss, per v $1.50 ; pfd, Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (quar.)__ & and 1 3- (quar.) G'b 2-20 131UC Corp $3 (Northant), Wellington Fire Ins. Co. Will C.t be to ___ $1 Ltd Terminal 2-20 30c iquan— 6't of name Lee 2-15 (s-a)— Disney Productions, Weston D. centsi Total 3-17 120c Ltd._ —. Mines, the 5-15 115c Ltd iquar.) was incorporated in 1901 In Massachusetts. The enter¬ including Its predecessor funis and coiporations, has been in continuously for more than 100 years, and since 1876 under 400 5 75c 50o Utilities, 50 Feb. on 59 2-15 4-15 com. (Increased) 1st preferred <quar.)__ 1st'pld. (quar.) ___________ Gas (par the SEC 8,716 2-23* 1 the owned is believed to be the fourth largest department store in Boston and the largest which is independently owned. 6,826 2-15 3- with are Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc.—Jan. Sales Off 16.8% Extra Warehouse & with 8,603 8-10 11-10 $1.12*2 <quar.i Building Amulet 8-15 11-15 (August, 1943). It leases a warehouse in receiving and distributing most of its mer¬ for company's Company prise, 5-10 65c r___ (quar.i Chemical Co, Western 2-10 5-15 the business America— Virginia Dare, Ltd. 51 Ohio 2-15 5 40c iquar.) of Co. "Wacker-Weils West 4- 75c Co. Viceroy Manufacturing Co., Warren 2-17 4-15 35c Corp., Raalte "Walt 2-28 25c _; States Rubber Co. r.on-cum. non-cum. Waite 2-17 25c Corp. 8'o Vick 2-28 25c (quar.) ! ( increased) 81- Van 2-24 31UC ; Co. filed stock common Trucks 2-20 3-10 Medford used 32,366 The Corp. Elastic United 2-20 1 $3 (quar.) Common United 6 3- ' quar.i Insurance Car was 3,719 Co.— (quar.i $4.50 preferred United 3- 15c and is store premises are leased, exception of the Brockton and Quincy branch stores, which by wholly-owned subsidiaries and leased by Gilchrist Co. ''Exclusive 36,250 Truck level + Washington and Winter Streets, stores in Wultham, Framirgham operates a department store business. Its in Boston, Mass. It has operated branch stores, indicated, in the following communities, namely — Wultham (1940), Brockton (1944), Framinghaiu (No¬ of All §3'ja'"'i 38,184 2-15 quarterly be at Funded Debt—Subsidiaries Passenger 25c Tank Inc., New York, is the underwriter. Trucks 12'-2C United Biscuit Long & Co., 113,601 2-16 $1 $1.75 iquar.) ___ Underwood W. Washington, 1 Ltd.—1 Quarterly Union Inc.—Registers With SEC— Buiek 3-20 25c 71 chandise. 41 2-20 4- 1948) which Boston personnel, YoTH 2-16 3- 10c _ Quarterly Uarco, Inc. French detailed 30,534 2-17 25c (initial Trinity Universe! Quarterly with the oiusmobne"::::::::::::::::H::::::::::::::: 3- 3- store Quincy and Erockton. If c GMC 25c (quar.)_ Ltd. preferred plants Cadillac $1 Bearing Products r» 3-20 1 in as located (1939), vember, 2642. p. Trucks 4-12 40c ' Works Insurance common the of 1G9, handle to Coaches Co payments Roller organized Passenger 1 20c latcum.i Water Toronto Elevators, the from Pontiac— 4-14 hereafter. Travelers engineering Chevrolet— pre¬ (quar.)_ (Canada), Producing Co. Dividend basic Passenger 3-14 30c Co. Mfg. Co. tirreg._) Works Brewing Haute the January— 2-23 50c Boston prising Erockton branch Month of 3-15 $1.37.1/2 59- convertible preferred (quar.j__Telephone Bond & Share Co.— Terre be said.—V. and $16.75 3-10 (irreg.) Equipment Pearson k will Washington, D. C.—V. 170, 2-13 , (quar.) a but notification of Schmid, $19.62*2 2-13 (quar.) Insurance Varnish Tennessee shares 5.000 1 (Increased)! common class A Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Taylor, on plants, will receive power GM of Canada— Accident Standard of 1 payment. Standard letter 1 40c conv. A 3- $1.50 Spear & Company, available is dates 73:V7- 12 Vac (Dallas) Co. will company make 2436. p. 4- (quar.) — Ins. and developments and refinements in chemical plants and oil refineries. construction Hugh 170, 3- iquar.) Standard —V. 3-14 Bed French manufacture American The company on Feb. 7 filed a registration statement with the SEC covering 2,250,000 shares of its capital stock, including 246,746 shares remaining unsold as of Jan. 23, 1950, under a previous registration 130c +25c (quar.) $1.20 2-15 its well Authorized 4-10 Southwest Natural Gas Co., $6 pfd. A Life The . with latest Fundamental Investors, $1.50 Inc. "know-how," European the personnel 2-15 Southwestern ferred and announcement !$1.25 ; i Clothes, of 2-15 2-15 1 <quar.)_ took 1 5- 50c Co. of General Motors — Manufacturing Spring 1 3- 2-25 2-25 (irreg.) Directors 2-13 3- $25C (quar.)___ Co. Southern the 2-14 10c (quar.)__ common and subsidiary corporation engineering Ltd.— Steel Society Brand design direction Quincy 6 $1.15 preferred Ex.tra experience French parent M. f 15c (quar.i Sons, Ltd., the the 3-10 3- 3-10 50c _ /. redeemable Simonds Saw 1 2-27 25C (quar,) preferred Simon French a store (Julius) Garfinkel & Co., Inc.—Files With SEC— (irreg.) i Canada, under facilities for European operator American — ■ Common 4- 3-10 1 3-15 37l,2C (quar.) (N. < quar.i (quar.) of service statement. 4- U5c Co. organized provide the 11-15 15c Corp., N. Y.—Forms French Subsidiary has 8-15 iquar.t Co. preferred Pen A.) also 5-15 1 $1,121,2 Ins, Extra Singer 2-15 1 9- (irreg.) Sherwin-Williams 7to 1 6- 90c Company participating 5 to. 3- i40c Int'l Investment Co., Ltd.— Canadian Common 41 J40C iquar.>__ . Roebuck Sheaffer 2-15 iquar.t Resumed Second. 1 (quar.) partic. $1.50 $446,385 subsidiary, Societe Foster Francaise, lor handling European construction activities, according to H. S. Brown, Chairman of tire parent corporation, who pointed out that the new unit will provide the clients with more engineering to as 47 BUSINESS—Company corporation The 3- addition Mediord, main Foster Wheeler This 3-15 1 Co.— Marine k. $422,662 and 192. p. In the Gilchrist Compay operates branch 1949 Wheeler 3-10 2-22 4- J25c .. iquar.t Myers. Fire 1 3-15 (quar.) preferred Robbins: Seaboard 4- 15c $l!25 (quar.) (Texas) Co, 2-17 resumed I i preferred Republic Insurance 2-20 1 com.. Iquar.)__ preferred preferred preferred preferred non-cumulative Reliance 1 3- 50c (quar.) Inc., 51 prior preferred A (quar.i Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd., common. 171, (695) since to preferred $2 Hosiery Mills, 3- 60c ___ Rayonier, —V. efficient Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry. Co. Real 1950 ; 3-20 20c _ _ _ Chemical Co. Sales Off 5.3%— January— Sales 2-28 53 V'aC iquar.t- common iquar.) Pittsburgh Coke & Month of CHRONICLE 2-lo __ Pitney-Bowes, Inc., FINANCIAL Co.— Quarterly 4\\1 2-24 3-10 & (M. H.) Fishman Co., Inc.—January Payable of Rec. $1 _ Roldere COMMERCIAL V. 170, 1914. p. Greyhound Corp.—Exchange Offer Abandoned— A plan was recently announced by O. S. Caesar, President of this corporation, and Guy A. Huguelet, President of Southeastern Grey¬ hound Lines, pursuant to which the Greyhound Corp. expected to offer to the stockholders of Southeastern an opportunity to exchange their stock lor one share of the common stock of the Greyhound Corp. and $3.20 in cash for each share of Southeastern stock. •Transfer books not closed for tPayablp In U. S. Funds, less fPayable resident a tax Less xLess Canadian in resident 151; income British Jamaica 30(e funds, tax this dividend. 151 tax 11, Canadian non-residents' tax. deductible at the source. Non¬ tax. income Mich.—Notes Placed Privately—The corporation has placed privately $1,000.000 promissory notes due Jan. 1, 1953, and Jan. 1, 1960, through Eastman, Dillon & Co., it was announced on Corp.» "Adrian, Gerity-Michigan tax. The is engaged in electro-plating for the automobile busi¬ 557. p. Gilchrist Co.—Debentures Offered—Public offering of a new Investmenl News issue of $1,250,000 15-year The debentures are dated 1, 1950 and will mature Feb, 1, 1965. Feb. Lines, Inc.—Pier Lease Terminated has terminated its lease of Pier 25 on the Hudson River, New York, which will be taken over by the Argentine State Line. The latter company has agreed io pay Eastern Steamship Lines $648,705, representing unamortized balance of its $740,000 In¬ vestment in pier super-structure.—V. 171, p. 103. company indenture The tures tion of on of up net the Feb. a 1 fixed provides for of each sinking to $25,000 per earnings for the Howard Stock Fund, Boston, Mass.—Files With SEC— Edison Bros. Stores, Inc.—January Sales Off 10.7%— Month of January— Sales Stores —V. 1950 — in Ill, operation p. 359. ' The 1949 $3,987,925 213 $4,465,201 202 !• fund. the to repay part of the company's sales of the company for the 12 months $4,351,253. Current liabilities, including $1,138,566 of bank loans of the type lniended to be replaced through this financing then outstanding, were $2,472,815. on July 31, ruling, that plan has however, i'or an Feb. vote 28 of the continuity on establishment management and managers of be K. S. Gaston, Group H. R. of a voting Distributors of Securities, Anderson Inc. and The W. B. will the take of a vote on a new advisory re¬ which, however, Is precisely similar to form contract contract. new the contract not- approved, is control.—V. 170, identical officers, who continuing to the existing contract, one, will remain in effect associated with Distributors new been Hancock Oil Co. of with since the two 1933, 1914. p. California—Earnings— 19-t9 —3 Mos. End.— 6 Mos. End. Dec. Gross income— operating Costs, were and operating penses, Federal Intangible — Wear and general income development provision ETC.—Net tax progress, 31, '49 Dec. 31, '49 Sept. 30/49 $21,894,866 $10,899,183 $10,995,682 Operating charges, etc.: intended increased in each year since 1940, reaching $17,111,004 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1949. Net income after all charges, including Federal taxes on income, was $2o5-,302 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1949. For the prec-ecing fiscal year, such income amounted to $125,143. Initial annual interest requirements on the new issue of debentures will be $50,000. as.ets would statistical exercise joint for taxes, costs exhaustion depletion of oil Net of per NOTE—The 19,210,559 136,984 129,586 $1,573,182 $908,932 $3.43 $664,259 $2.51 share S. 481,793 362,761 266,570 reserves — U. 9,720,953 .9,490,506 844,554 properties income Earnings ex¬ etc. and abandonments and July 31 Current and the with inventories. EARNINGS, trustees to are for sponsors existing nave 1951 through 1964, through the opera¬ In addition, a contingent sinking fund is provided for any year, except 1951, when preceding fiscal year exceed $100,000. For 1951, are in are 192. p. the retirement of $25,000 of the deben¬ present bank borrowings which have resulted chiefly irom an increased ratio of credit sales to cash sales in recent years, and in part, irom ended provide Inc., request search figure is not to exceed $12,500. increased The company on Feb. 6 filed a letter of notification with the SEC covering 500,000 trust shares. The underwriter will be Eaton & Howard, Inc., Boston. The Fund is a diversified open-end trust.— V. 171, p. 359. year, 171, year PURPOSE—Proceeds & & Co. Corp. and Estabrook favorable to obtain a Negotiations Putney, 3d. If banking group headed by Lee Higginson investment an Eaton 4% sinking fund deben¬ Feb. 9 at 100 and accrued interest by tures was made on (Continued from page 12) stockholders to voting General Corporation and The trust Group, * inability Group Securities, Inc.—Voting Trust Proposed— The company 171, to abandoned. alternative plan.—V. February 7. ness.—V. Eastern Steamship Due been $5.94 Supreme Court ruled on June 23, 1947, that the Federal Government possesses paramount rights in the California tidelands. Pending clarification of the matter the company has continued to exclude from since that its income all date.—V, 170. p. revenue 2129. arising from offshore operations ' •' 48 The has concluded arrangements for long-term financing, Jr., President and Chairman, announced on He said the RFC had approved the extension of a five-year company Feb. Sipprell, A. 6. to $250,000 5-year convertible note and dominant interest in the company's stock. purchase ing a Mr. the a further Sipprell H & B company, is further acquir¬ Net Net in January company limit it could because p. 2314. not 171, 300,000 covering the SEC par ($1 proceeds to buy the business and assets of Inc., Houston, Tex., and for working capital. on share >, the net Creameries, per Camellin involved, in underwriting No Illinois Zinc Co. of a to addition newest fund to 7. The fund field will be of New York while distribution of its the by Fiduciary Trust Co. managed Chicago. The directors of the Fund are: James W. Maitland (President), who is a director of Maine Central RR. and Central & Southwest Corp., and formerly a partner of Bonbright & Co.; Chester D. Tripp, President of Television Fund, Inc., Consolidated Copper Mines and Grip-Nut Co., Chairman of the board of Titan Metal Manufacturing Co., and a director of Victor Chemical Works and several other com¬ panies; Richard K. Kane, a member of the law firm of Cadwalader, Wicker&am & Tait; Franz Schneider, Executive Vice-President of Newmont Mining Corp., a director of Continental Oil Co., Lehigh Valley Coal Co., Gas Industries, Inc., Chemical Fund, Inc., and others; and Stuart N. Scott, a member of the law firm of Root, be will shares Hudson Distributors, Inc., by Palmer. Bushby & Harlan Baliantine, Dec. 31, 1949, prior to any public offering of its shares, including $761,438 in common stocks at market value. Shares will be sold to the public nationally through security dealers, with Hudson Distributors, Inc., as the prin¬ corporation had net assets of $1,016,847 at The underwriter. cipal Custodian the of York.—V. New Fund National Bank of First The is the City of 2331. 170, p. Admin. & ge. exps. Income charges Provision stockholders The for each two each shares, 400,000 shares, $10 increasing the authorized (of which 137,292 shares share to be exchanged on $5 par one new held. ' it is proposed to declare Subsequently, for will vote 9 139,861 to share old March on from stock outstanding) are dividend of one new share a 171, shares held.—V. par 557. p. Div. Suit— Illinois Central RR.—Developments in 1947.—V. 171, and plaintiff, M. A. 558. p. International Shoe Co. CONSOLIDATED INCOME (& Subs.)—Annual Report— ACCOUNT FOR YEARS NOV. ENDED ♦Net sales shoes of merchandise and other manufactured $ Is ment feasible was shut down during the entire three entailing shut-down expenses, whereas that division was in steady operation during the corresponding quarter of 1948 and made a substantial contribution to net earnings.—V. 170, (mines and concentrating mill) ended months Dec, sales to customers Reduction 190,003,486 in provided reserve for (replacing inventories maintained "last-in, first-out" basis income tCost of shoes Depreciation 121,918 65,00.0 excess of Total 219,804,880 89,816 ___ 85,000 . of Other cost the 190,158,302 220,011,798 ___ _ and on merchandise physical sold 196,109,824 175,592,821 properties 254,117 charges ^Provision for Federal taxes 1,716,982 86,391 4,667,950 8,188,404 1,961,055 _____ income, on Net profit Earnings stock common share, per 10,200,000 supply plants own plants, etc.) shoe to maintenance of house $4.06 02.26 ; "Including inter-plant transfers pany's 13,820.197 10,200,000 7,682,359 :_____ ______ on (at approximate market) from com¬ (tanneries, cotton mill, rubber plant, cut sole tAfter charging operating expenses, factories. physical properties, selling, administrative, and credit losses, less discount on purchase. and expenses, estimated refunds replacing during of $413,506 in 1949 inventories year resulting maintained from ware¬ tLess cost of first-out" excess "last-in, on Stores, Inc.—January Sales Off Interstate Department BALANCE SHEET, NOV. ' 30 1948 $ banks and on hand. U. 3. Govt, securities at cost (plus accrued int.) tAccounts receivable NOTE—Last closed in 33,763,344 674,825 replacement provisions relating Johns-Manville Corp.—Notice of Redemption— of All have called been shares outstaanding the of redemption on for Investment Each perferred cumulative 3J/z% of share P. J. convertible be stock to funds States accompanied Incorporated, Co. & Morgan order the to so redeemed be corporation the of in by an in check amount United equal to preferred stock presented for conversion. dividend on the common stock in the amount of 50 cents a share payable March 10, 1950 to common stock¬ holders of record Feb. 27, 1950, Preferred stockholders who become common stockholders through conversion of their preferred stock on or before Feb. 27, 1950 will be entitled to such dividend. share each for $15 directors The of declared have a its cash resources, has made arrangements with an underwriting group headed by Morgan Stanley & Co., whereby such underwriters stand ready to purchase all preferred stock tendered to them prior to the close of business on the redemption date at the price of $102.50 a share plus accrued dividends to the re¬ demption date (a total of $102.84 a share) and to convert the stock so purchased into common stock. This price, after deducting stamp taxes to be paid by the seller, is slightly better than the price the holder would receive on redemption of such stock. The corporation corporation, Co. for shares to sold be to in order to the underwriters paying commission a which conserve have underwriters the Incorporated. —V. 171, be Cer¬ which and converted been not should undertaking.- such for are Morgan <fc persentcd to J. P. 558. p. in Twelftb-Delmar (wholly-owned subsidiary Realty will Co.'s and dating of operations. work Manufacturing Joy rearranging, consoli¬ Lewis Welding of program manufacturing its handle to equipment and announced recently improving continue such plant other in its six of Breckenridge the at machinery, 360. p. Electric Co.—New Preferred Stock Un¬ & underwriting group headed by Kidder, Peabody & Co. and including 31 investment firms will purchase from the company and sell publicly the balance of the new 4 % preferred shares not taken under an exchange offer plus 5,650 shares of new preferred ex¬ changed by the utility for shares of old preferred stock held in its treasury, it was announced on Feb. 7. Pro¬ ceeds will be used towards the redemption of the 7% derwritten—An EXCHANGE OFFER—The is offering to holders of its two before shares respectively, shares, redeemed will be the 7% • old preferred stock 1950, at $115 per share in the case of share for the $6 preferred stock. unexchanged April at 1, $110 per shares of small a payable—banks Accounts payable to Due 3,000,000 and accrued subsidiary 33% Employees income tax withheld 8,739,106 - from 10,427,607 90,047 payroH___ 361,963 406,377 and employees balances, including partial payments for government bonds 412,362 4,700,000 8,850,000 for excess Reserves for Common stock of on income replacing inventories. 65,000 ; 608,669 insurance of no 3,400,000 shares) Capital surplus Earned taxes cost par value 51,000,000 51,000,000 1,354.289 1,354,289 37,442,932 39,478,642 , surplus CAPITALIZATION Total 107,090,004 '-Maintained 117,824,251 the "last-in, first-out" basis (less income taxes ap¬ tlncluding sundry of $109,717 in 1949 and $155,593 in 1948 (less reserve for cash discounts and doubtful accounts). tSecured on by 64,800 In stock. SAfter 255,702 in 1949 and reserve 1948.—V. 65.200- shares in 1948 of company's for deprer ation of $31,663,979 in- 1949 170, p. 1803. to industrial of $13,182,920, revenues (GIVING EFFECT customers OFFER) EXCHANGE TO common and $30.- —V. of stores number Average 171, 2,343 2,183 operation in 361. p. LaCrosse Telephone Corp., Chicago—Files With SEC— letter of notification with the SEC common stock to be sold at $10.25 per share through Bell & Farrell, Inc., Madison, Wis. The proceeds are to be used to pay advances made by Central Telephone Co., the parent.— The Feb. covering 9,100 shares of V. company 2258 .and V. 167, p. Lane Bryant, filed i on 166, Inc.—January Sales Off 12.9%— sales— —V. 171, 568. p. Month of January— Net a 1950 1949 $3,234,674 — 1948 1947 $3,859,235 ' $3,958,352 $3,715,754 i 193. p. County Gas Co. of New Mexico—Loan Arranged Lea Privately—The company has arranged with the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York for a $500,000 loan on first mortgage 3%% bonds due in 1969. The transaction arranged through Underwood, Neuhaus & Co. of was Houston, Tex., and Kidder, Peabody & Co. The will proceeds add to to be used retire to previous mortgage notes Corp.—January Sales Off 13%— 1950—12 Mos.—1949 1950—Month—1949 Sales — $7,183,105 $120,473,408 $126,733,921 $6,252,678 —V. the working capital. 171, P. 193. Long Island RR.—Earnings— December— from Gross Net from ry. 1949 1948 1947 1946 $3,802,985 $3,964,290 481,122 railway 26,684 $3,841,831 152,051 "672,352 $3,580;343 402,552 , "380;052 47,783,140 7,174,308 "2,190,366 46,164,043 9,482,576 633,216 railway income..— oper. from Gross "217,758 "785,117 49,996,234 Net from Net ry. pfd. stk "Issued stk. (no of 1, respective total percentages number of A. 52,671,314 stock of to the be to be so sold underwriters several sold underwriter to has are 11.37% to set the below: forth The Beecroft, of and the purchase of underwriters agreed Milwaukee Co Scott & Stringfellow— Cole & Co.___ 1.70% 1.70 1.25 1.25 Boettcher Eastman, Dillon & Co.— C. Langley & Co Schoellkopf, Hutton & 7.00 7.00 Estes & Co.t Inc Mackall & Coe; 1.25 1.25 7.00 Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc Prescott, Wright, 1.25 & Co. W. Pomeroy, Laurence Inc Marks M. Walker H. & Co.. & Co—— Securities First Co. 4.00 4,00 Inc. 3.50 Alex. Brown & — & Co. Sons— Inc George K. Baum "Deficit.—V. Co., —V. The Co._ Cook p. 464. 1.25 3.00 Rittenoure Gardner.— & Co 193. December— Net Net ry. 387,370 263,063 railway 18,757,010 railway— 7,202,663 20,542,283 8,510,990 3,555,607 13,455,624 4,639,346 2,202,145 16,286,949 6,406,305 3,447,430 $1,177,604 446,584 236,822 $1,561,106 669,598 277,006 2,485,500 railway railway from 1946 1947 1948 1949 from Gross income oper. $1,773,914 $1,756,610 798,444 618,686 From Jan. 1— from Net from Net ry. —V. income oper, 171, 104. p. Louisiana Power & Light Co.—Earnings— Period " 1949—Month—1948 End. Dec. 31— 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $18,986,770 $18,673,021 $1,601,960 $1,702,692 taxes 1,336,848 1,505,867 15,979,418 15,838,381 Net operating revenues $265,112 $196,825 $3,007,352 $2,834,640 revenues & expenses Other income _ 6,145 42,840 58,959 69,200 $271,257 $239,665 $3,066,311 $2,903,840 223,449 173,449 2,284,416 356,532 2,143,888 356,532 $1,927,884 (net)_ $1,787,356 - income Gross inc. Net and after interest, charges Dividends Dunne Co., Inc.— Co. 1.25 1.25 1.25 * :__ applic. stock for the period— to pfd. - .80 171, 193. p. • (Ky.) Electric Co.—Registers With Gas & The on Feb. 8 filed a registration statement with the SEC shares of no par common stock. Lehman Brothers, Inc., J. J. B. Hilliard & Son, Stein Bros. & Boyce and Almstedt Brothers are named as principal underwriters. The public offering price of the stock and underwriting terms are to be supplied by amendment. Proceeds of the stock sale are to be used to pay part of the expenditures of' the'company incurred and to be incurred for additions and betterments to physical properties.—V. 170, p. 2585. company covering Blyth & 101,297 Co., Maine Central RR.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— Operating Operating 1949—12 Mos.—1948 1949—Month—1948 facil. Net ry. Other rents rents 18,938,166 2,572,624 1,571,940 1,732,391 193,374 284,710 20.394 47,822 196,374 22,055 28,788 oper. income $225,123 Gross — 22,941 20,952 $2,174,642 148,043 $211,301 income." $246,075 $2,322,685 $188,360 ' —— income int., 21,060.574' ' 2,669,954 275,933 (Or) (Dr)_ . 107,167 1,285,446 $138;908 105,972 etc . $2,318,834 $24,157,739 $26,761,589 $1,996,123 ___ ; expenses Taxes Jt. . revenues— $1,037,239 * - 196,$61 348.599 $2,485,610 145,695 „ $2,631,305 Net —V. income 171, p. $105,329 1,253,105- 105. , • • . ' •• : $1,378,200 ™ .80 Invest- Tom The Lathrop-HawkKeirick Investment Co. W. Myers ment Co 2.00 _ 1.00 Investment Co. 2.25 2.25 & —V. Rentals, Breckenridge & Co 3,00 & Inc.— 171, 173, p. Louisiana & Arkansas Ry.—Earnings— Equipment McCourtney- The Ranson-Davidson Newhard, & Moore stix & Co 3.50 In- Co Co Co Smith, 3.50 — Small-Milburn Stroud Snider and Reinholdt of Inc McKinney-Ohmart Co., The 5,142,759 "4,233,148 SEC— 82,011 shs. 700,000 shs. 7.00 G. 5.591,491 "3,025,911 Louisville Inc. G. — income—_ railway.. oper. "3,000,000 200,000 shs. 1,000,000 shs. 11.37 Beane Becker Unlimited 1979 value) names shares Peabody & Co.— Merrill Lynch, Pierce, & due par each Kidder, Fenner $16,000,000 5,000,000 1949, and sold on Dec. 7, 1949. preferred new Unlimited Unlimited value) par of Dec. as series ($100 UNDERWRITERS—Theshares railway Outstanding series due 1970 series due 1978 2%% bds., vestment plicable thereto). 1949 1950 $59,355,074 $62,528,880 commercial customers about 25%. and to 34% Kansas (outstanding, Kroger Co.—January Sales Off .5.1%— Four Weeks End. Jan. 28— Sales Balance 543,620 Stockholders "Res. to total operating of about 5,000,000 •> 79,352 expenses- companies Reserve for Federal area sales 1949, operating public utility engaged in the generation, distribution and sale of electricity in the of Kansas, including the city of Wichita, and in of Missouri. During the 12 months ended Nov. 30, residential and rural customers produced approximately an portion 315,405 LIABILITIES— Notes ' • < transmission; 203,905 117,824,251 . Oper. on stock and southeastern the Total 252 256 . 193. p. Operating surrendered. stock Common 661,590 operation 171, 1949 1950 $10,066,181 $10,800,401 — in the hands of the public, for the new stock on plus cash adjustments for each share of 7% basis 250,000 20,395,909 Off 6.8%— (S. H.) Kress & Co.—January Sales The share-for-share cum. 850,877 696 697 „ , 193. p. Month of January— stock. Holders of the 7% preferred and $6 preferred may their shares, of which there are 62,618 shares and 13,743 preferred exchange a company issues of preferred stock the privilege of exchanging such 3 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 28 for new 4(6% cumulative outstanding mtge. 20,509,900 171, Gross $6 preferred shares. First equipment,. etc.— 1950 1949 $16,130,131 $16,724,278 From January 1— 4(4% 107,090,004 §Land, buildings, —V, Net is prepared to absorb the Joy concern factories.—V. 171, contract basis until work 2,400,501 Advances to and investment in other subsidiary and associated companies (less reserve) Invest, in stocks of other cos., etc. (less reserve) Off 3.5%— operation Lerner Stores Ohio, 3,088,123 Co. in Period End. Jan. 31— this company has been purchased by the Lewis Welding & Engineering Corp. of Bedford, Ohio, according to J. T. Lewis, Jr., President of the latter concern, who stated that purchase of the plant resulted from Joy Manu¬ Euclid, 676,077 installment t 193. p. (S. S.) Kresge Co.—January Sales and Joy Manufacturing; <Go.—Sells Ohio Plant— The 305 c, to, up bds., 33/a% First mtge. bds., 3(4% method under 171, —V. cumulative preferred stock March 6, 1950, at $102 per share, but not after, the close of business on March 6, 1950, into three shares of common stock, upon surrender of the certificate for such shave of 3J/2% preferred stock at the office of will 250,000 first-out" receivable —V. 1949' $1,696,000 302 - operation.. 3Vz% cents per share. Payment will be made at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., Incorporated, 23 Wall Street, New York, N. Y., the paying agent. First mtge. plan in 1950 $1,518,000 — Stores accrued dividends of 34 plus 2,295,450 "last-in, on stock purchase Inc.—January Sales Off 10.5%— (G. R.) Kinney Co., Month of January— Stores in Authorized inventories to issue." Sales 695,759 . a LaBuy the Sales year's January, 51,596,178 Ins.. premiums, taxes and sundry, prepaid exps. Amts. of Fed. inc. taxes recoverable under the maintained 1^1,666 28,854,146 46,950,875 ______ JEmployees- notes 4,505,776 151,666 customers Inventories $ 5,672,283 __ $200,000 certified check ready to seal the deal. held that any further bidding merely would "con¬ The Pacific Intermountain company extended the limit of its offer to Nov. l because the sale is being examined by the Interstate Commerce Commission.—V. 171, p. 558. had Judge fuse $3,235,847 $3,631,196 $61,723,194 $65,416,834 figures adjusted to eliminate sales of stores 1949.—V. 171, p. 193. Sales purchase, 1949 Cash in Pacific 1950—12 Mos.—1949 1950—Month—1949 Period End. Jan. 31— COMPANY—Is CONSOLIDATED sale, Judge Walter J. LaEuy overruled a lastbehalf of John F. Kroase of New York. He in comparison with $1,940,000 offered by Intermountain Express. Mr. Kroese's lawyer, William R. on Month of January— basis. ASSETS— 6 confirmed the plan Francisco to buy the cash $2,040,000 Rawick, Stores and Dividends of Co. 1949, 89,869,570 73,023,835 transfers income 31, Express Confirmed— Feb. San on (he bid higher offered 1295. Kansas Gas Net Other the to due III., Chicago, Keeshin corporation. approving minute $0.54 of the above profit and loss state¬ fact (hat the New Mexico Division comparison at Court Inter mountain Pacific 201,880 $0.23 3!— share accurate not plant on a $ 263,027,321 309,674,450 ___ inter-plant None income on Kearney $110,014 201,880 taxes None $46,776 per facturing 30 1948 1949 Less: 38,998 : Crl,051 outstanding tificates Shapiro, counsel, for a preferred stockholders' group, on Jan. 26 announced that the recent action of the company in declaring a $1.50 per share dividend on the common stock, payable July 1, would in no wise be permtited to affect the course of the trial, set for April on pending legal action of a preferred stockholder claiming dividends for years 1937 through Guttman, (incl. coming, compcn. res.) credits) (or Federal for NOTE—An is Alexander 1,509,782 33,005 48,766 5,287 income Net The Huttig Sash & Door Co.—Stock Jncrease, etc.— common 1,026,554 29,618 expenses the of notes Sales company, was announced rapidly developing mutual trust by managed 1948 $1,706,854 of Federal In 1949 $1,140,895 sold. goods Selling the first mutual investment on Feb. this corporation, of Formation Subs.)—Earnings— (& III.—Organized- Hudson Fund, Inc., Chicago, issue an Appointed— Y., has been appointed trustee firm. See V. 171, p. 464. York, N. New Keeshin Freight Lines, Inc.—Sale of Three Months Ended Dec. 31— p. be 360. p. Earnings 1 filed a letter of notification with of common stock to be offered at Feb, shares company 707,242 37,412 7,306 for 1,952,435 1,39J,680 1,262,526 The —V. Shares Co.—Files With SEC— Houston Diced Cream The 85,759- 54,064- is It interest. 8% of 128,873 Sales operate under the State's constitutional reported that the company has taken a $300,000 loss in Missouri in the past three years.—V. 170, p. 2436. Missouri $1,039,173 $11,699,694 $13,374,066 226,951 2,649,269 4.150,496 $880,897 oper. ry. income— inc. after fxd. digs. Cost The from oper. ry. Empire Trust Co., bankrupt Corp.—Missoiiri Opers. Dropped— announced it is giving up its business in Finance Household revenues oper. rev. Net stated that the above transactions would give which inanu.actures textile preparatory machin¬ for future operations,—V. 169, adequate funds ery, had agreed and that E. W. Bliss Co. to the comnany SI,000,000 credit Railway The 1949—12 Mos.—1948 1949—Month—1948 End. Dec. 31— Period Loan Extended— WHliam Kearney Gas Production Co.—Trustee Illinois Terminal RR.—Earnings— L—RFC Machine Co., Providence, R. H & B American Monday, February 13, 1950 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (696) .60 Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.—New Dir.—. Cdrl S. .41 been Ell, President of Northeastern*University, Boston, Mass, has. elected Mutual Fire a director. Insurance Dr. Ell Co„—Y. is also a 169, p.* 2421. director-of*'the Arkwxight Volume 171 Number 4881 THE COMMERCIAL McCrory Stores Corp.—January Sales Decreased 2.59% Month of January— 1950 SalesNo. —V. 1949 stores 171, Period End. Dec. 31— $5,789,302 $5,518,922 202 198 199 Operating McLellan Stores 1950—Month—1949 $3,079,345 $3,204,810 $54,486,174 $55,526,787 v Net Melville Shoe 1950 $3,509,511 Period End. Jan. 31— 1950—Month—1949 $7,010,500 Month $3,858,625 January of 2,000 shares of stock common $1) (par offered were at $11 per share through Cruttenden & Co., Chicago. to Harry M. Messenger, President.—V. 171, p. 361. corporation's plan and the liquidation and for of Minneapolis St. Paul its of securities from Net ry. 171, 1949 railway__. of from Net from Net and assets ry. 1948 Ry.—Earnings 1947 ■ Van 1950 $2,864,039 $2,834,735 266,905 396,863 1950, 1948 3,928 dividend March "by the to 10 of to Feb. on 60 2 announced cents per stockholders dividend "110,813 has of to 37,010,433 32,888,486 5,999,899 28,266,905 of 6,541,378 3,380,893 to been whenever sound a 1,931,476 2,510,339 2,033,179 1,018,0G3 200,000 dividend reach two of to The Net from Net ry. Gross Net from ry. —V. 1946 action authorized no 53,564 76,116 be 19,242 20,084 52,429 for " -railway 2,260.858 2,361.438 533,107 _ 817,926 income oper. 171, 156,142 1,781,131 480,838 315,232 1,465.215 165.429 109,322 covering $3,000,000 offered be Feb. 3 for of sale filed registration a the the first mortgage bonds, due March 1, competitive bidding. Proceeds will be at to to date stock. To to is St. Louis 2, Where tional of the newly the payment share, SEC 1980, used to for of sgainst as 50,000 effectuate of of such 19*8) 1949 increased stock shares this with sale vill then of this of stock, it stock be will be issued, but in for of class 14,482,000 11,911,000 $1.94 stock __ stock common 2,876,000 14,225,000 2,314,000 $1.39 stock A adjustments of net , income resulting from the change in Power Corp., applied retroactively with Power Corp.). tIncrease in Federal income taxes resulting affiliations, less reduction resulting from inclusion of SThe expenses. the on dividend requirements on the class A stock shares of such stock on Jan. 5, 1950.— outstanding 362. p. Northern of per payable Vz a lieu Berkshire and Gas Co.—Seeks to Issue Addi¬ Stock— The company sell Part has made application to additional an parent; New the of $175,000 6,400 proceeds notes. stock sale, shares England Electric the of indebtedness promissory to stock the After the SEC for authority to issue* $100 par common stock to of its System, payment for $800,000 will sale parent be and of cash. used to $620,000 the the balance of the proceeds would be used a short-terca incident expenses off pay of for to the constiuction purposes. frac¬ The thereof has SEC hearing given until persons application.—V. the upon interested 145, Feb. 15 to request a 3505. p. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.—Plans be Financing The company has plans for raising approximately $12,000,000 ia money" through sale of an issue of new first mortgage bonds. is expected that this issue will be ready for bidding by late Marcft early April.—V. 171, p. 465. such then 2,314,000 stocks common common share changed 171, its involves on 17,101,000 2,876,000 16,796,000 preferred stocks.. on class A and 525,000 19,672,000 adjusted as available based are V. stock certificates must dividend 650,000 estimated from was cents to 375,000 taxes... requirements per above 17. dividend, income if as and surplus 25 375,000 4,978,000 increase payment, dividend 18,001,000 adjustments of net income; Federal requirements Mohawk 1950, 22,979,000 Niagara Hudson change had been in effect since Jan. 1, 1948: tCertain expenses by management) borne by Niagara Hudson Power Corp. (parent company] which will be borne in the future by Niagara the pay a share one 31, in affiliation 100,000 to 9,000 26,571,000 5,874,000 20,697,000 ♦Estimated distributable pro-rata, during 1951, scrip certificates. At the end of 1951 certificates shall become void and of no of 22,988,000 56,000 expenses Balance Earned (as from present capital Feb. stock of surrender $ 26,627,000 estimated JjDividend 362. p. Jan. from cash a record 50% the 59% fractional shares no such the 1, 139,284,000 138,169,000 112,657,000 115,181,000 expenses.. Balance available for new stock certificates, at which time the certificates repiesenting the dividend stock will also be issued. agent is The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis, Mo. the Jan. on 1949 deductions Dividend directors consistent 171, common capital declared stockholders shares formed was , income tional have receive company's ceeds statement with the company's construction program. The SEC on Feb. 6 issued an order giving Feb. 17 to request a hearing upon the 1 order 31— (Z>r) Net income scrip certificate exchangeable for stock, during 1950, will be issued. Following tne close of business Dec. 29, 1950, the stock represented by the then unexchanged scrip certificates will be sold and the net pro¬ Mississippi Power Co.—Registers With SEC— The1 company on the value, it was decided payable at the rate of exchanged ior 338,064 105. p. In $141,079 The railway— that par $375,000 also holders to March on 56,400 "•29,439 __ 1947 $170,861 76,042 income. share 1948 $213,415 Jan. 1— from Net 1949 $214,673 railway oper. "-.From • • • income tCertain share for the first quarter of record Feb. 17. position."—V. future some capital transfer directors Dec. revenue tIncrease of shares, by stockholders held at the of 50,000 use authorized Ended revenues "Deduct: made such financial shares shares for reserve in decided Corp", EARNINGS Net income National Oats Co.—Pays 50% Stock Dividend- 5,782,096 railway-'- An — possible," Mr. Van Bomel improved earnings and its present satisfac¬ It is in line with the policy of the board to increase Following the increase in shares 35.430,968 Mississippi Central RR.—Earnings— from Other company's stockholders maintenance Power 209 Corp.—Debentures Placed Privately a Subs.)—Earnings— CONSOLIDATED Operating income $7,001,090 209 Gross increased returns $2,253,568 171, p. 105. December— 1947 $7,993,684 210 Dairy Products Corp.—Increases Dividend— payable "The 154,066 "28,361 income.. 1949 $8,490,803 218 Bomel, President, declared stock railway Months Operating Operating Co.—January Sales Decreased 3.40%— approximately $950,000, Gross 12 debentures due to June 30, 1961 privately with an institutional investor through Bacon, Whipple & Co., it was announced on Feb. 7.—V.171, p. 362. A. FORMA 5,698,911 1946 "78,952 railway oper. $7,665,890 5,698,071 January— Nachman stated, "143,446 income.. •Deficit.—V. $7,762,403 506,788 operation National 362. p. In have From Jan. 1— Gross $676,729 560,076 Pro¬ $2,387,478 _ railway oper. $745,990 issue of $600,000 3.25% have been placed has been scheduled company & Sault Ste. Marie December— Net PRO $ tory cash position. from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (& 171, p. 194. L. the 1950.—V. 20, in Plan Feb. 20— on divestment dissolution for SEC hearing on Feb. Gross 8,165,315 Income 1950—12 Mos.—1949 $7,411,700 $112,756,700 $119,091,500 194. p. Middle West Corp.—Hearing The 57,923,967 8,848,495 $8,202,134 —V. Messenger Corp., Chicago—Stock Offered— ceeds go $5,413,753 493,797 (Assuming Niagara Mohawk Sales Sales issue 5,438,512 465. p. (G. C.) Murphy 559. p. 171, 1949 Mercantile Stores Inc.—January Sales Off 5.4%— An 5,673,625 763,113 Corp.—January Sales Lower— sales 171, 231,322 $73,755,172 after Stores —V. 311,722 $82,024,651 operating income charges Net 4 Weeks Ended Jan. 28— ' 20,778 $6,609,038 — 193. p. 171, Wm. H. Hickey, President of United Corp.. and John J. Burns, » director, have tendered their resignations as directors.—V, 171, p. 194. $82,336,373 $73,986,494 $7,182,728 49 Niagara Hudson Power Corp.—Resignations— 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $6,629,816 31,450 1950—12 Mos>-1949 —V. —V. $7,214,178 rev._ Operating revenues., Operating expenses Operating taxes Co.—January Sales Off 5.7%— Sales Retail oper. (697) MONTHS 1949—Month—1948 revenues Uncollectible CHRONICLE 193. p. 171, FINANCIAL EARNINGS FOR DECEMBER AND 12 1941 $5,94(5.544 201 operated. Period End. Jan. 31— —V. 1948 $5,771,101 of & "new outstanding scrip value whatsoever.—V. 171, p. 362. It or ' interested National Tea Co., Chicago—Sales 1.86% Higher— until persons application of authority to issue and sell, at competitive bidding, its first mortgage bonds, due 1980.—V. 171, p. 362. for company $3,000,000 of Four Weeks Ended— The number 655 at Jan. End; Dec. 31— Operating Oper. -1949—Month—1948 $1,741,517 revenues taxes & expenses Month Net of oper. $292,926 revenues income $143,921 $3,345,858 3,872 46 34,140 $143,967 $3,379,998 $2,885,633 and charges 223,314 108.833 Dividends applic. to pfd. stock lor the period... 2,333,047 2,067,074 266,856 266,856 Net inc. after * 171. p. $2,0GG,191 $1,800,218 194. from from Net 1948 1947 $3,034,731 $368,223 $290,543 192,241 190,032 159,303 126,510 124,291 97,558 43,756 62,095 from $2,587,640 Net from Net ry. —V. ^4,166,784 4,675,538 4,190,524 stock mon There 194. 2.045,117 1,760,290 will 1,035,846 774,442 629,478 171, 105. p. be Examiner the debenture received condition under the bonds and will not be the offering price determined until the oublic the issue is permitted is $15,000,000 of debenture bonds to L. J. Bradford, Jan. capital stock and which and the that $30,000,000 be of its company o'clock cumulative Room at noon New York Gross vote 27, for be given the acceptance of the plan, along with holders of adjustment bonds. A 75% assent on the part of holders of each securityto on affected is required by law, and Mr. Bradford noted that the company's charter provides any dividends Bent of that or of holders no mortgage is to be created (EST) preferred 2601. 61 Feb. on stock. Bids will be Broadway, New York, 171, p. 362. received N, Y„ shortly offering above the of Philadelphia is an issue of 500,000 Co. fc of corporation constructing and which operating was a expected make textile plant in the State from A from Net —V. New with BEC the rThis statement time some corporation, covering the proposed of filed was ago. incorporated in Delaware 21, 1949. is not proceeds from the sale in Israel's in¬ textile new M. The Examiner's deliver mated a of cost 14-inch of American in India. This company new Is unit jointly lor the new company include the Chemicals Immediate establishment of organization in India. It is expected that tually the company will manufacture products in India to meet demands.—V. 170, p. 2131, r adequate Gas 25'477,614 Corp.—FPC carry to authorizes in this authorized corporation Onondaga gas to connection near Syracuse, N. Y. $892,000.—V. 171, p. 362. selling Countv Mohawk local Other oper. income income distribu¬ for to install and to Power 'The stockholders authorized the It is record about shares on March capital stock planned . to March 21 from offer 183.918 27 the will be used for to on vote on a proposal 1.000.000 shares additional basis held, ana — and operate of one shares new to to increase to 1,500.000 now with share for each of Balance five the rights to expire about April 28. The proceeds would repay temporary loans from its parentf( the A. T. & T. Co., expansion.- issue 1949—3 Mos.—1948 will $ an annual effective March June basis 9. be sale used $102 of to bakery redeem to share, per inventories this the tfco and and issuance and sale of stock for sale to 20, 1950, In the five shares owned. The April be filed 9,698,454 the work¬ 1,056,156* 1950. 5, An shortly with stock¬ common proportion of on® subscription period application for approval of. the California the proceeds from betterments and in 1949 were Public the Utilities of this its electric to ar.fi sale $192,000,000. 1950 and esti¬ is It considerably a 1,383,107 The 11,582,228 9,587,758 28.802.685 30.230.414 8,426,000 37,421,391 33,704,000 112,256 1,613,040 8,618,70G by 1,005,876 6,812,960 3,473,586 Such 31, 1950—V. 171, p. 194. by said distribution of interim New rates York have P. S. been Commission, txcenued to tne new offer rights to stock¬ lor each three Interstate stock will chares Commerce be made prior to buy the Kecshln Freight Lines, Inc., 2a acted up soon by the ICC. The company offered the Ilceshin Lines, now in the hands of Federal 169, p. 112. A. SEC York, C. Feb. 011 3 Interest Allyn & in Co., approved offer an this company. Inc. and An Bear, of $16,125,000 cash for tt® investment syndicate headed A; Co., both of New Stearns successful bidder for the 500,000 shares of Pacific Power stock, held by American Power & Light Co., New York holding: was company. The Commission's made York. The Allen by action thus ruled out a second offer for tfc® Alien 6: Co., Inc. and associates, also of New rejected by the Commission,- was for $15,525,000 cash plus payments from the proposed re.iC.ie of certain Pacific Power properties. ! Herbert bid, Tne Commission's decision Increases, estimated at $26,000,000 the "subject to such may be necessary." Pacific Power & Light Co.—Control Awarded— 39,818,172 2,958,031 plans to of common stock the company for trustees.—-V, 38,812,236 40,384,913 announced share, per approval as to^be $1,940,000 controlling 39,001,806 Jan. 23 on $10 at $ 72,537 authorized 1P49. of March each expenditures company held expected 9,770,991 "Includes the effect of interim rate on will increased for that about $175,000,000 will be spent in amount in 1951.—V. 171, p. 465. The company to March 20. 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $ 10,426,000 (deficit).._w_ to offer about for close to stock Dividends sale price used and stock. record Commission shares. stockholders stock be holders to purchase one share Natural's proposed 10,313,744 income manufacture Pacific Intermountain Express—To Offer Stock— 16 "miles 2,778,064 Net will Tha and Esti¬ 816,140 To In¬ Stock—Rights to Be Issued to Stockholders— the in redemption will plans share Capital spent. common Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. Nbb., public. commission and sell Corp. 13,091,e08 crease the $3 a facilities used in mated Niagara Mohawk's existing The company estimates cost of this line 12,275,668 'net) Omaha, to serving northern and central California. Work upon the company's six-year postwar construction program ia now far advanced. About $500,000,000, or approximately two-thirds of the estimated amount required by this program, has already been Operating revenue "116796.885 105,413,132*441,479,740 402,275,819 Operating expenses..... 87,606.609 83.257,578 342,155.151 310,084,709 Operating taxes 16,914,608 12,457,100 60,322,783 53,378,814 Net Co., same share, with is The construct $ even¬ rtoffer per The company proposes to apply stock toward the cost of additions gas New York Telephone Co.—Income Statement— Period End. Dec, 31— the stock into whic2» $10) smaller station a with convertible (par proposed that t?.e offering be underwritten by a nationwide group of underwriters at a price to be determined prior to tfcer effectiveness of the registration statement to be filed with the SEC. Examiner gas of new It Madison, Oneida and Herkimer Counties in loop line extending from New York State station stock Commission. a decision, subject to re¬ the construction and operation of additional natural to Niagara these facilities Is $32,000. was and $103 Feb. 8 authorized on common The offer (d owned by the and its British subsidiary, Monsanto Its headquarters will be in Bombay, India. Plans 49,627,440 19,163,349 .... of expected the authorizing natural Mohawk measurement President, on Feb. 7 announced the formation of Monsanto Chemicals of India Ltd., which will handle activities 146,581,684 is Farrington has filed will decision measurement additional Niagara Raud, company. Monsanto an which tion In Oswego, Onondaga, York State. Monsanto Chemical Co.—New Foreign Unit— Ltd. facilities statement cumulative Kirkpatrick-Pettis by shares the funds company additional New at William 1,529,623 37,132.060 Natural by the Commission, system dustry. &- State registration a 4'/a % common ,' at the of holders $12,050,834 3,630,195 127,305,168 Examiner Marvin pipeline Oct. on engaged in business, but plans to use the the^ proposed financing to establish itself yet offering $175,000. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.—Stock Authorized— 465. York of is to be is engaged Proceeds of the preferred, The 2,108,984 railway.. 171, p. headed The directors 1948 3,936,250 railway.. railway operating income operate registration 9, 1950r (oil)" to of proposes to offer the new preferred init'ally in ex¬ shares of outstanding 6% preferred stock, tfco being on the basis of one share of 6% preferred stock of $1 in cash for each share of 4'2% preferred. company shares $11,078,907 Net from of Israel. price ing capital.—V. 170, p. 2335. to 4 from view public a Jan. on interests 16,933 unexchanged products*. old Chicago & St. Louis RR. Co.—Earnings— railway railway Net railway operating income., From January 1— Net filed 6 shares underwriters. balance Approves Pipeline Project— shares of capital stock of recently for the purpose of formed modern to SEC 15.—V. 1949 con- Moller-Dee Textile Corp.—Stock to Be Offered— Betz for payment the by up Feb. on 20,000 publie offering price which would affect give preference over preferred stock except with a majority of this stock.—V. 171, p. 559. the aggregate interests. an company purchase [Including Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.] PTC Coffin, corporation Underwriters issued New Jersey Power & Light Co.—Bids for Pfd. Stock— company has invited bids for the purchase from it of 20,000 pany to pay interest in multiples of 0.25 % when earned. He also recommended that holders of preferred stock opportunity with participating at exchange offer The Gross plan now covering change been 60 shares urged the Commiss'on to settling some $4,744,453 of unpaid interest on $13,555,865 outstanding adjustment mortgages 5s, due 1967, through issuance of new debentures Mr. Bradford recommended two major amendments to the plan. The first change, urged by investors, would make it necessary for the com¬ on proposed public outstanding 2,650 challenges 19 items of information in the regis¬ statement, exhibits thereto, and the prospectus.—V. 171, p. 363. The after has days and that the remaining $20,000,000 of capital stock be issued before Dec. 31, 1950.—V, 170, pp. 2586 and 1805. the company's the filed was fractional the to ($100 pari and 120,000 shares of the preferred Is convertible. to used Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR-—Plan Recommended— ICC statement sale a Omar, Inc., Omaha, Neb.—Registers With SEC— 1 within 12 approve Ore.—Hearing— that whether Commission The SEC discharge notes payable to the American Telegraph Co. and to finance construction this year. on have been One of 1,330.898 986,623 income announced 8 determine "undivided for are tration Co.—Financing Plan Ap¬ (par $100). Telephone & 3,491.050 1,514,886 railway oper. to 350 offered The railway 1950, The registration be From Jan. 1— Gross 21, covering 1947 company on Feb. 3 received authority from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Commissioners' to issue $65,000,000 in securities—15,000,000 in debenture bonds and $50,000,000 in com¬ new 1946 $387,759 income— $3,139,194 "$3,160,614 New Jersey Bell Telephone fixed. 1949 oper. ry. 1948 Feb. on it would hold a hearing cm stop order should issue against the registration statement filed by Ralph A. Blanchard and George P. Simons, doing business as Northwest Petroleum, of Portland. Ore, Feb. The bids $391,796 railway 171, p. 1949 SEC The to proved— Interest railway.— 1949 p. 362. 1950 — Proceeds December— Net in 659 State Missouri Illinois RR.—Earnings— Gross from The 5,267 / interest Balance L__— —V. decreased $2,880,366 $296,798 income Gross operation January— sales "Revised.—V. Net Other in Neisner Brothers, Inc.—January Bales Off 0.67%— 1 949—12 Mos.—1948 $1,626,663 $18,736,210 $16,578,167 1,482,742 15,390,352 13,697,801 •1,448,591 stores 1950—V. 171, 28, Mississippi Power & Light Co.—Earnings— Period of Northwest Petroleum of Portland, Jan. 28, '50 Jan. 29, *49 $21,144,796 $20,754,957 Sales - on the sale of the stock came exactly or® week after the agency had rejected two previous bids for control ,im the Portland company. The Commission threw out the earlier offers o3 the grounds that "competitive conditions had not been maintained*" in negotiations for the sale of the securities. The rejected bids were Allyn^Bear, The syndicate is made up virtually of the same lorinerly headed by Van Ingen, which remained a member of the syndicate. „n,Bcont<iUv« of A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc. and Bear. Stearns & Co., representatives or The Stearns mittee— in January offered locally 1,000 shares of company stock at par ($100 per share). The proceeds expansion and to provide additional working for are group oi common purchased ail common 7, the former of Inc.—Traffic Increased American-Grace Airways, Pan "last yeIrngthe9U.' and States of cargo tons 200 and passengers This is more than its 1948 operations. V. , Bonds— Pennsylvania Power Co.—Bids for (EST) a.m. bonds mortgage p. be In Pri¬ vately—Drexel & Co. and The First Boston Corp, have completed negotiations for the private sale of an issue of $33,500,000 first mortgage bonds, 2%% series due Feb..l, 1980, to a group of institutional investors headed by The bonds The were of sum the of work and from Net ry. • from Net from Net ry. railway *4,420,136 income 171, and end the funds cash Tile firm such of that the of corporate be to company purposes SEC covering 236 There It - ______ operation has available of Sales — — advanced be 19.5%— income deficit to Oct. 31, 1 1949. $292,363. was Total ~ . income no been holders in to Balance 1948 $930,289 65,106 surplus $65,106 t$8,042 __ 1948, 2, share—$39,649—V. 170, p. 889. at rate of $3.75 per The and Shamrock plans Oil Searle the this be to management Corp.—V. Gas & 3,750 England sale has applied company additional would The 171, hearing Other Electric for System, retire to To Issue Addi- for par $300,000 given interested the application.—V. of The 1950 Feb. outstanding promissory notes. of until 499. persons 162, p. Feb. to 15 has that duction 10 Typewriter engineering businesses more and achieve to usually request a follows introduced was design the typing Typewriter— nationally improvements to 1 o'/o 40% that pro¬ 171, Placed Co.—Loan Privately—Acquisition —See Transwestern Oil Co. below. 27, and most in laboratories, Parkway, Skokie, or 1948 $86,851,537 $89,759,887 6,633,240 6,520,247 5,851,703 2,157 sales 2,232 2,382 1950 operation in the _ stockholders). *The and ees stock and executive offices are the northwestern suburban AS directors the cn March on The board income to 15, March record for holders It was ment board of June 1949, to dividend scheduled was series 15, the Sept. 1, Sept. April 14, defer full payable 15 and and on the dividend $1.25 Dec. Dec. May of 1950, 1950, 1950, $5 share per 15, 1, 1, second Dir.— to share per quarterly shares but will are under company authorized holders unissued increased from be subscribed common for May 25. An issue on March 1, of mortgage income net bonds the board is also to a -•,42,256 ___' $19,714 $15,379 $19,714 $15,379 ¥ $747,774 •" 499.861 di¬ a $682,191 486,335 - '* $247,912 $195,856 765 734 $248,673 '195,997 $196,590 16,564 *$1,186 $52,680 $426 _ of stock initial the declaration until the dividend and. meeting of $1 pay¬ of per succeed the late Frank C, Rand of voting trustee of the Frisco.—V. 171, p. St. Louis. 594. • 16,230 " the $3,484 171, 196,164 8. p. and FOR ENDED Profit before Provision income located of area Outstanding *700,700 shs. to time Federal for income of 26,573 Net of stock common of 1948 1947 $8,887,759 2,202,428 2,714,045 2,074,047 1,100,000 793,000 purchased holders, and the number of shares as $1,614,045 280,280 the by underwriters them from of the $1,281,047 C. 45,000 and Co., Inc.. Securities Corp. Becker & Co., Inc. A. G. William Blair & 3,500 3,000 3,500 3,500 selling 5,000 Shares Simmons 3.000 10,000 Dodge & oper. oper. Net from Collins Julien Dain M. & Co Co & of Glors, Harris, B. & Of OF • SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION 1949—Month—1948 1949—12 Mos.—1948 $ 537,518.705 587,462,034 112,685,574 2.867,766 3,358,737 53,058,644 —V. 171, 457,229,996 130,232,087 1 668,694 inccme 1,322.351 19.116.024 58,805,796 * 21,520,318, 2,089,293 Equip. & jt. fac. rents— oper. „ $ $ Railway tax accruals.__ ry. . land * present 6.480,974 1,801,886 40,510,903 49,905,974 594. p. Southern Union Gas Co.—Stock Applications this of to (El SEC January 3,000 3,000 each Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood 2,500 share. Raffensperger,'Hughes 1,009 10,000 to shares rata pro (Dallas), of to 7,466 Clint W. Murchison, Jr. (Dallas), 6,422; and t 6,871 shares. giving interested persons until Feb. 9 to re¬ (Dallas), orders the upon 13 Cain on Feb. 6 for common stock its stockholders shares1; Lee Moor individuals additional applications request a the of hearing first the upon three individuals, application of the Corp.— Co & Co. & record 12 sale its 1950, 19, Jan. 1950, 30, held then shares and stock common Southern's 30,000 the it $1) the rate at and of at the preferred 171, p. a registration statement 126,720 additional by stockholders offer subscription for of one new common share subscription price of $17.50 program through underwriters.—V. to proposes (par financing shares filed company which under SEC of also stock for per ,$13,000,000 ;of offered for pubhc includes to be 364. Son___ 3,500 1,500 2,000 1,500 — 7,500 Dec. Operating revenues Uncollectible oper. 31— 1949—Month—1948 1949—12 Mos.—1948 — S514,243 $433,889 rev._ 3,500 550 $5,485,450 25,000 $4,626.6^1 6,600 $510,743 $483,339 $5,460,450 $4,620,091 383,585 331,142 4,261,721 3,516,769 49,036 63,009 532,719 $78,122 $89,138 $665.(10 55,610 65.115 437,694 Operating revenues __ Operating expenses 2,500 G. H. Walker & Co White, Weld & Co Harold E. Wood & Co Southwestern Associated Telephone Co.—Earnings— Period End. 2,000 Corp 3,500 1,000 3,000 & 2,500 Corp. Co., (Inc.) Illinois Co Operating taxes 501,788 10,000 J 1,000 Net Net 171, p. 364. —V. operating income- after 171, charges p. — $601,534 * 425,175 397. share Mr. Sears, Roebuck & Co.—January Sales Increased 1.4%— Per. End. Jan. 31— —V. 1950—Month—1949 1950—12 Mos.—1949 — .$141,159,595 $139,213,105 $2,276,399,559 $2,400,353,880 Sales 171, p. 196. . Stone & Webster Securities Swiss American of the bonds & 3,000 Rights Sought— following fourth. Newhard, Cook & Co Inc. Wofford shares; issued Feb. the by specified issued by Southern be Murchison hearing a until 3,500 1,000 to 17,658 Dabney The and the share: per Paso), filed were acquire company $17.50 at John On 10,000 2,500 7,500 Co. Hilliard Feb. 40,742,744 424,833,131 Pierce, Co_ & Ripley Hall SEC proceeds are to be added development for 6,625,753 quest 1,000 1,000 McGlone & Co., Inc._ 10,000 Harriman & Sachs The 27. funds the record share of com¬ share. Subscription 36,202,319 with 1,000 Forgan held, at $3.75 per Feb. with of new opers. 5,000 Inc. Corp.___ Boston Michigan Goldman, V. 1,500 Reynolds & Co Shields & Company Sills. Fairman & Harris, Inc. F. S. Smithers & Co.__ Stern Brothers & Co Chapman The First J. ' Co., one expenses. shares 1,500 & Co Farwell, J. Lee Higginson Corp._____ Martin, Burns & Corbett, Lynch, - 598. p. ry. 7,500 2,000 ^ Co & until stockholders for revenues- rev. Fenner & Beane The Milwaukee Co. Mullaney, Wells & Co Co., Co 170, Railway 2,000 & shares provide to to subscribe 47,223,718 5,000 Sullivan three received be capital notification of letter a issued to 42,828,072 1,500 Clark, J. 3,000 10,000 Merrill Ellis & Co., Inc..—_ & right EARNINGS are A. M. Kidder & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Carl - share¬ Kebbon, McCormick & Co. 3,000 Co. S0.38" 1808. p. 196. Southern Pacific Co.—Earnings— authority Allyn American will filed 23 warrants the stock for each holdings.—»V. 220,000 purchased by each underwriter, Shares A. 170, 210,210 the follows: Smith, Barney & Co 550;319 -.$0.41 . tax.—V. p. $ 210,210 names income Federal above.—V. 171, Jan. on subscription Railway 2,875,205 paid $210,149 550.319 _______ __ 31 $2,328,010 profit dividends for Corp. evidencing working Net Cash company 1950 7, shares of 1,515,000 taxes. 3,453,953 Southern California Petroleum Co.—Files With SEC— covering time when by employ¬ purchased 3,843,010 taxes___ 1948 $3,664,102 ' Southeastern Grayhound Lines—Plan Abandoned— 4,052,377 operations taxes__ share.™:.—_l-» provision See Greyhound to DEC. "" ' 1949 3,358,606 $226,465 and shares common Period End. Dec. 31— YEARS ' J '* charges fixed per, common warrants $11,762,765 $10,033,434 from Co.—Earnings Statement— 31— $3,585,071 including "Includes stock, sales The paid on this last year. -Hugh McKittrick Jones, of St. Louis, a member of the firm of Robert Jones, cotton goods manufacturers, was named a member Jones for company's offering the Inc. available McKittrick of ; and 1949—12 Mos.-^1948 .$57,635 income of Earnings 1949 1949 Net respectively. out of 1950. consideration the Deferred—New A, l 31, 1,000,000 shs. outstanding shares the First the payable interest on Div. declared 2 declared record decided a stock, 1, June also of Feb. on preferred Common on DEC. OF $5>_ (par additional as of Dixon St. Louis-San Francisco Ry.—Preferred Dividends De¬ The under-; subscription The Authorized Common Dempsey clared—-Action selling a and Inc.—Earnings— income Number company plant 111., In Central Republic Co. (Inc. I 196. 171, p. loans. control of the mon Bosworth, 1949 $78,540,234 sales Canadian from price President revenues The Inc. —V. bank of cor¬ the 120,000 shares, thus reducing 25.5% of the outstanding common 39,516 deductions —• 'Expenses clinically tested under the com¬ cases marketed under the company's Blunt Safeway Stores, Inc.—Domestic Sales Lower— 4 Weeks Ended Jan. 28— Stores of to $59,230 Months Ended Dec. Gross 1950. Blyth Domestic no general 222,080 shares of common stock, taxes and South Jersey Gas -12 company laboratories, Bacon, Whipple & Co Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Oil for em¬ which to as acquired 1949—Month-^-1948 revenues 'Loss.—V. the manufacture and sale of ethical pharma¬ on will in electrification.—V. station increase p. 466. Roytex the which to company used Bartush, J. owns sale 55.5% income Net was UNDERWRITERS—The Inc.—Announces New Rand Electri-conomy It 1. allow alter from income Income names. company's shares Remington now Gross-income 466. p. authority to issue and sell capital stock to its parent, $300,000. Proceeds of the stock $25 its ot has upon the repayment be to with of part, and be the are Stephen is He 102,080 interest Operating incorporated in Illinois on April 10, 1908. its current products are original developments, cre¬ direction, Searle Feb. on company's registered trade selling the to company all Profit to the SEC shares be used SEC would particularly shares stockholder deducts Rev. to its employees 26,573 shares of authorized but stock at $36.25 per share (a price equal to that paid construction early Quincy Electric Light & Power Co. an by subsidiaries its ($1 resale to the public. The oflering to be supplied by amendment. company. own Operating three gen¬ major stock¬ EMPLOYEES—Simultaneously, CAPITALIZATION tional Stock to Parent— New SEC— statement stock sale for Proceeds Period End. Nov. 30- family for continue will No change in is engaged in The the in The of stockholders EARNINGS The offered and including are the will Net will c-xpire Company pany's securities of offering of control the TO underwriters privilege on of a 155-mhe 6-inch pipe¬ line extension to Denver, Colo.; of the present :200-mile petroleum products line now in operation from the refinery of Phillips Oil Co., a subsidiary, at Phillips, Tex., to La Junta, Colo. The company plans to complete the line and a terminal at Denver during 1950. The pipeline extension will be owned 85% by the company and 15% by registration a common South Bay Consolidated Water Co., (par $20) Chicago. company of be involved. for selling of stock his directly Phillips Petroleum Co.—Plans Pipeline Extension— The Co., writing terms holdings of present stockholders and the of company. common the ated under selling the offering by part OFFERING ceuticals. * .,31,719 distribution paid Mar. 30, 1948, to stockholders of record in accordance with Court order dated Dec. 16, 1947, ♦Special to are company is filed 6 shares remaining .120,000 rector is Involved. Practically March the purposes, The letter of notification with the of stock to be offered at $105 per underwriter. The proceeds are for working first public The unissued 23,677 taxes Dividends on common stock ■ large is scheduled for com¬ that it will require no further company stockholder by underwriters headed by Blair, Rollins & Co. and Shaaer-> filed a preferred 30 shares of porate of Oct. 31 were $192,912. Jan. were /the has erations. 84,721 1949 $851,120 31— __ after the of a . Feb. on 140,000 underwriting the period May the company's 20,000 ployees Searle & Co.—Common Stock Oversubscribed shares STOCK Gross revenue Net Public" will be made in Securities Corp. stock oversubscribed. which 1949 101,231 Dec. and States 1712. p. corporation covering only use. cumulative preferred stock, series A represented .Philadelphia & Western RR.—Earnings— Ended United privately in this country. Canada by offered be Dominion by expansion program SEC underwriting group headed by Smith, Barney & Co. on Feb. 8 offered to the public 220,000 shares of com¬ mon stock (par $5) at $38 a share. This issue was heavily is Year series Q, in —An 560. p. bonds, payable Shedd-Bartush Foods, Inc.—Registers With The the Schwitzer, Sr., Chairman, the selling stockholder. —V. 171, p. 466. company 171, preferred large 3% of be upon the development of to Louis 1949 $3,734,307 140 / 1950 January— barrels) (in —V. they will the will bonds 169, present time at the to $50,000 relative recently offered through Paul H. Davis & Co., Chicago, were sold Feb. 1 at $18 per share. The proceeds went to 11,044,394 763,059 '1,652,196 1950 $3,551,312 141 ;Pfeiffer Brewing Co.—January Sales Up Month that of $15,000,000 the 1951 and it is understood Schwitzer-Cummins Co.—Stock Sold—The 5,000 shares These . issue that financing.—V. 195. p. its. at stock. of 5M>% Sales Off 4.9%— Month of January— 171, Seiberling's of successor a preferred stock. pletion late in capital. (G. D.) —V. consider 106. p. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—January Stores in and The favorable basis for the purpose to the indus¬ a In $33,667 as be 4 V2 % understood offering < Sales is dollars These funds are being provided to support and marketing the aseptic canning equipment shares will * announcement will board 170, p. 1402. plans to company $5,000,000 of as that has been done by the company in American Can Co. has agreed to loan additional rn period on The Shawinigan Water & Power Co.—Plans Financing— Schwarz Paper Co., Lincoln, Neb.—Files With SEC— company immediate no chairman. as syndicate headed conditions lost director of the Seiberling firm. a made company The the funds have been and will continue to for the commercial development and for restricted to this are the company of The $744,149 '109,100 *279,427 11,432,302 637,856 *2,208,890 11,643,558 "32C.960 *3,243,540 9,245,952 *1,857,G21 railway oper. wt'i fabricating Feb. 4 stepped down from the position industry he has held for over half at 011 rubber U13 in 1946 1947 • $769,319 **69,095 *306,920 $715,835 '161,049 '446,914 '384,624 income 'Deficit.—V. of 90, Seiberling, Chairman and as Winekler From January 1— Grass $10, face in A. leadership of the aseptic canning process certain of Schwarz The Lines—Earnings— 1948 1949 $617,894 '168,853 railway railway... oper. the 1' eld, $50,000 process, assets December— from of century. Mr. Seiberling, founder and Board Chairman of this company.and earlier the founder of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., resigned be Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Gross Frank be valid unless and result the Schwarz firm a share. Net work the Edward F, Hirsell of Blair F. Seiberling Rubber Co.—Chairman Resigns— to aseptic canning equipment. At will proceeds As the uesd to retire all of the outstanding shortterm debt in the amount of $15,644,000; to redeem the outstanding $10,000,000 of 3'/.% first mortgage bonds and to provide approxi¬ mately $8,000,000 towards the company's current construction pro¬ gram.—V. 171, p. 466. The - of to Cash things, aiding the introduction the fulfillment accrued interest. • their allotments than more the Schwarz company 011 to try. Feb. and Co., it was announced on sold at a price of 101.023565% New York Life Insurance 7. share¬ entitled deaeratcrs. and canning aseptic money Light Co.—Bonds Placed fillers recognition the Pennsylvania Power & . case t nn to other among the any added be time determine. may spent, of will from directors sale offering may lake place on public The ) 80. 560. due 171, 7.—V. March on be successor proceeds expended be received by Ihe company at the sale by it of $3,000,000 first bids will March 6 for that anticipated is It to rata shall shareholder each pro until received by the company at its office, 58 Sutter St., San Francisco 4, Calif., prior to 5 p.m., Feb. 16, 1950. A shareholder's right to subscribe is not assignable except to ..noti.er stockholder. The 11:30 offered first are subscribe for may Subscriptions will net in 195. p. that the notes are 1953, Charles are Philadelphia; of Blair F, Claybau.gh notice. upon notes. of Co. next meeting.—V. 1948 1947 $47,983,127 $44,277,876 $48,571,562 $49,125,969 - - 171, 1949 1950 Month of January Sa^r Sales Off 1.13%— Penney Co.—January bear notes include or Stockholders (J. C.) stock time after July 31, notes so of $94,000 of These note shall be issued fcr the principal amount of less than any fraction of si. single 170, value —V. subscription sale and 1957. 1, payable only if earned. They at par of $1 per share during purchase at lace value a convertible income note in principal amount equal to 12''2'a of the ,0 r " v'ue /«f the tolV shoves held of record at the close of business on Jan. 30, 1950, with the provisos that no 110. p. for of any income issuance Jan. annum the company convertible holders At note. by par per shares into the of at These f^ght °etween the un t over term callable passengers carried 93-^4 .revenues S. flag air line tons of revenue express and and countries in South America, 2,510 convertible the 5% the due no.e cf rate are 2,000,000 revenue passenger miles and more than 100.000 revenue express and freight-ton ™i,es over■ th previous year is reported by Panagra in announcing its volume approximately of increase An authorized income 5'; the at committee the of & Philadelphia; have directors The the customers, Sulzberger, of Halloweil, of Stroud & Co.,: Claybaugh & Co., Harriaburg, Pa., and Hiram S. Gans, of New York City. Amen. Gans & But¬ ler, 50 Broadway, New York City, are attorneys for the committee. The Secretary of the committee is John A. Nigro, Jr., Room 707, West¬ ern Savings Fund Building, Broad and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia 7,Pa.—V. 170, p. 112. 1 Offers Notes— convertible t stockholders of this company. The committee, representatives of owners and 19 security who together own more than 100,003 common and preferred stock of Security Banknote Cp. members Sulzberger no interest - formation of a committee the of 7 of representing The Engineering Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif.— Schwarz American owners, Feb. on stockholders, houses shares stock of Pacific ^°*fr ^ Vwnu r°o' stock oi Pacidie'Po*er. * ££ Power & Light Co. The Pacmc Company will continue rnder the present management The purchasing group stated; "We have at the present moment plans for the disposition of this stock."—V. 171, p. 5G0. Feb. from of made was protection consists capital. the purchasing on the for t ' Announcement 8% preferred houses in the group investment Security Banknote Co.—Stockholders' Protective Com¬ Offered— Co., Denver, Colo—Stock Scarry & (E. J.) B. J. Van Ingen and a group headed by the Allen syndicate fay made & Monday, February 13, 1950 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (693) 50 Spiegel Inc. (& Subs.)—January Sales Deer. 8.52%— Month of January— Net s^les —V. 171, p. . — 196. 1950 $6,027,843 1949 $6,589,178 Volume 171 Number 4881 THE Spokane International RR.—Earnings— December— Gross from Net from Net ry. Texas & New 1949 1948 1947 $132,046 railway $159,316 $160,595 railway 1946 $152,557 Net from from Net ry. 44,824 65,019 55,538 Net from 16,993 35,909 37,754 Net ry. 2,001,546 2,138,141 1,925,925 1,613,123 255,188 540,167 539,022 405,040 Net from 220,688 209,548 222,716 214,401 Net ry. railway income 'Deficit,—V. FINANCIAL (699) Orleans—Earnings— 1949 railway Offering 1948 income.— 1946 1947 $10,287,495 $10,976,275 2,602,561 2,088,570 railway oper. CHRONICLE The $11,066,185 $7,941,546 3,248,344 1,016,232 697,789 1,418,158 1,100,281 129,380.80-1 114,845,722 31,021,474 34,839,819 35,227,477 income— 12,511,020 'Deficit.—V. 171, p. 140. 14,349,581 14,581,812 101,782,734 18,483,515 14,917,024 171, 139. p. from railway railway oper. Gross Net from from Net ry. 1949 railway., 1947 expenses and $2,167,114 $1,549,600 486,802 498,619 394,453 from 4,403 170,023 147,546 810,329 Net from Net ry. Net —V. 25,025,256 railway,, 171, 25,870,554 22.828,278 6,350,745 5,996,353 2,189,605 18,940,221 5,325,200 3,036,473 1,832,871 income 3,061,777 2,114,809 income from Net railway operating income.. railway of notification 21,500 shares selling with filed was the SEC Feb. on 1 covering stockholders Reich & —V. Co.. of be to sold for the account ot four through .LeecHigginson Corp'., Carreau & Co. and York, at the market;price of about $4.50 per shaie. Operating Net 1640. Net ry. inc. —V. Stanzona Petroleum Corp., Phoenix, ♦After The corporation be used to buy Staten filed Feb. ,1 on letter a of sell oil leases. ana Island Edison notification the $l),<the proceeds to <par There will be with no underwriter. Corp.—Offer for Common Stock Accepted by Parent— Consolidated See Edison Co. New of December— Gross from Net from York, Net ry. 1 $243,030 oper. 1948 _ .171, from 1946 $272^061 *22,576 *101,385 *99,297 >43,915 Fields $305,759 *33,724 *45,795: *95,893 Net from Net ry. railway *14.296 171, 154,198 50,579 *544,393 *671,400 —V. 171. 304;3l9r '1 Oper. 1950—11 Mos.—rl949 $13,924,703 $636,910 $12,132,513 air for of 1949—12 Mos.—1948 ,1949—Month—1948 $394,545 $843,751 $9,854,871 740,644 7,707,431 —V. Utility $215,818 $103,106 $2,147,441 2,450 12,609 of income Gross $214,918 $105,556 $2,160,050 and 21,450 357,195 ,127,527 Earnings —V. $183,034 share common per 171, p. $84,106 $1,802,854 Arctic Feb. in the Oil 171, p. 231. and Co. The 3. on $3.01 from iii with air The in for Life with all in accordance January 171, 1949, Net Insurance the Co. acquisition.— and categories cargo for a and 1949 Corp. Year . Total income $411,623 $399,441 $1,552,477 $1,451,465 312,655 ——— 309,935 1,243,855 1,124,742 (inc. dcprec. 1. Expenses Canadian Federal and , last for llVa% include year, road 34,0)3 37,627 profit 117,372 125,597 $61,141 $55,493 $191,250 $201,126 $0.27 $0.24 $0.84 $0.89 Net —V. 170, of Net made the with dissolution plans of approval ry. —V. 1,238 $2,206,556 Television Fund, Inc.—Registers With SEC— shares 750,000 increased V. in share, record passed stock, the with 1 the after proceeds to be covering used Managament for Co. NOTE—The account of totaled Oct. $620,000 period a for 30, Jan. at from the $9.33 first 1949. 31. per Jan. Realized Net 12-cent dividend to has over 3,000 now time 31, and first share above series statement $1.52 preferred preferred included so 1948, in includes, dividend income, outstanding is equivalent to $0.15.—V. 171, p. A. shareholders.— A. efforts 338. private sources.—V. 169, p. Gross Net Net from from 1947 $381,656 $392,296 $439,233 $321,267 113,188 41,204 63,490 62,095 *13,765 *12,758 *73,433 4,321,470 4,253,442 977,683 4,752,217 691,534 409,961 3,639,013 257,796 404,253 29,152 *170,976 *282,497 *16,831 From Jan. 1— Gross railway from Net ry. railway from Net oper. 'Deficit.—V. income— 171, p. 140. supplies vania the and pipe of upper natural gas destined for cities in Ohio, Pennsyl¬ New York State on Feb. 9 began flowing through two deliveries Initial of the country's made long-distance newest transmis¬ at Middletown, Ohio, where this cor¬ poration has a contract calling for the delivery—later this year—of up to 235.000.000 cubic feet of gas a day through its new $73,500,000 were Texas-to-Ohio 800-mile scriptions—The Sought— pipe areas which Corp. Ohio from to will upper distribute New gas to utilities serving wide York. The full capacity of the 800-mile Texas Gas line is approximately cubic feet a day. The pipe line, which went into pre¬ liminary'operation as far as Louisville, Ky., last December, has also begun supplying additional gas to existing customers along the route. Full operation. of the 300-mile project will give Texas Gas a daily delivery capacity of over 600.000,000 cubic feet a day throughout its entire system of 2.400 miles of pipe line.—V. 171, p. 500. share. Gross Net Net from from ry. 1949 railway $247,711 oper. 75,605 income... 31,289 1948 & —V. from Net from Net ry. railway $295,799 ' 38,383 *22,656 1946 $334,808 $187,835 180,517 23,800 99,843 'Deficit.—V. 171, underwriting syndicate Sons; is headed by Alex. Co.; John C. Legg & Co. and Watts & of Baltimore.—See also V. 3,069,930 p. __ 3,250,554 3,024,971 2,427,515 1,046.722 1,357,784 666,741 473,368 273,248 676,023 289,149 140. ,80,766,674 r0.317,225 25.250.390 15,196,075 7,540,755 13,007,912 10,089,578 6,682,347 I to are vote Feb. Machine agreement provides for latter 20 on shares of sell to change would issuance for two each proposal a which Co., by assets of its Clinton name Machine Aircraft Warner and company. 1 corporation's President, Vice-President and of by Secretary- intends to list stock Warner-Clinton Detroit Stock Excnanges.—V, and tha on 149. 170, p. Aircraft Jet Corp. above. Services, Inc. par) underwritten Sold—It Stock — 21,040 shares of by Laird was an¬ stock Co. have all & common been Co.—January Sales Incr. 8.6%— 1950 1949 $7,728,000 units in operation $7,115,000 265 263 2,417 2,125 —- accounts 171, 231, p. stockholders capital ■ stock approve \The vote 4>will shares with to increasing on 450,000 to respect the shares, issuance U. Industrial management's to the plan stockholders will about be outlined in the of middle Chemicals, this by Inc. corporation Jr., of — Acquires Foreign important foreign by William P. announced today applications including Sweden, the South chemicals are utilized Pyrethrum, destined natural for been filed in all major foreign Kingdom, France, Australia, India, Africa and many others, Mr. Marsh use pyrethrins, in insecticides obtained which the from long have pyrcthrum recognized as a uniquely valuable insecticide, in supply and inheiently expensive to raise and while Thas always been limited problem synthesizing of 170, p. the material has chemists defied until I 2135. The company covering per 35,000 share involved. to F. Proceeds to be Breen, used lor New York, N. Y. workuig capital. No 171, p. 231. Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.—New Unit Or¬ Stuart underwriting G. has Lyon joined with this ration enrp in organizing a company, Lyon Industries, Inc., to distribute beverage vending machines. The latter has acquired the rights, designs, patents, etc., new held formerly Inc., the In Inc., future and will firms for formerly was this machine known be have the vending Manufacturing Corp., vender Contracts beverage on and Lion 1400-cup the on Jan. .30 filed a letter of notification with the SEC shares of common stock (par $1), to be sold at $1.50 George — 1949 $38,568,740 $38,586,173 ganized to Distribute Vending Machines— ■ 1949.—V. 1950 Sales have United Pakiston, said. the Privately— rights President. Corresponding countries, be 2588. to Stores, Inc., have placed privately $3,800,000 of 3%% joint and several promissory notes due June 1, 1968, and $1,750,000 5% joint and sev¬ eral subordinated sinking fund notes, due June 1, 1969 through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, it was announced on Feb, 8.—V. 170, p. 2588. pending United States patents covering the synthesis and manu¬ facture of pyrcthrin-like chemicals was Brazil, and to additional a proxy statement March.—V. 170, p. Winn & Lovett Grocery Co.—Notes Placed —V. acquisition Marsh, authorized $20, the (F. W.) Woolworth Co.—January Sales Off 0.7% S. Rights— under the par of shares. 150,000 sent April on 300,000 from resolution a 171, 7,266 1,0)8,024 income 647,425 plan is approved, Warner The company on U. S. Thermo Control Co.—Files With SEC— railway oper. Stock Sub¬ — 398. p. flower. 1947 From Jan. 1— Gross 998,187 94,657,837 1606. & Guaranty Co. Stein Bros. & Boyce, all effectively Ry.—Earnings— railway 851,755 107,361,529 This company and Margaret Ann The The Texas Mexican 091,271 93,642,963 agreement has been approved by the executive committee Aircraft and four of its seven directors, but is opposed Wholesale The underwriters are now offering a total of 6,348 shares, including stock purchased in the open market during the life of the warrants, at a price of $52.75 a The 400,000,000 December— 1,692:559 Month of January— the 1946 $7,441,627 2,890,154 Western Auto Supply line. supplies were delivered through the recently completed Texas line into the Big Inch pipe line system of Texas Eastern Trans¬ mission 1947 2,749,251 >20.023,202 the of York Curb Retail holders of record Jan. 13, a total of 294,364 shares, or 98.1%, had been subscribed to as of Feb. 1. The remain¬ ing 5,636 shares have been purchased by underwriters from the company under terms of the underwriting These Gas MONTHS $8,599,491 . Feb. 6 announced that of the 300,000 shares of additional capital stock offered stock¬ Brown of lines lines. sion 12 Month of January— agreement. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.—Makes Initial Deliveries New United States Fidelity 1946 income—_ oper. ry. 1948 railway..____ $221 retire¬ (S. S.) White Dental Mfgr. Co.—To Increase Stock— 1949 railway. AND 1948 Sales .Tennessee Central Ry.—Earnings— December— the age sold. :See V. 171, p. 595. President, secure include employee's old $3,728,296 income.— Warner (no on states that the company is continuing appropriate financing either through the RFC or Feinberg, to does not requ.red by Federal law for rail¬ DECEMBER nounced on Feb. 7 that the 140. U. S. Air Conditioning Corp.—RFC Loan figure average 2,048,353 share.of its stock Welex **Ji share to $11.03 shareholders of , as Warner-Clinton, Inc.—Proposed New Name— stock and Niagara Hudson Power Corp. 5% The aggregate amount of such dividend the related Federal income taxes) for each value asset the 10. purchase See stock. (less diesel- $7.^9.41 ft income stockholders the New from investments in The Commonwealth k Southern arrears, $6 arrears through . the 1,566,373 share per Corp. mark $2,781,000 over Shares Earnings modern for Treasurer. $30,682 Shares of capital stock outstanding SEC series $4,000,000 payment of The Fund 23. Television is three-month the Jan. 171, p. the 45% gain appreciation a unrealized Feb. Higher— Fund marking capital common underwriter 45% Assets This of filed was The investment. per statement registration $12,100,000 1949 oper. Warner 2,349,560 1,566,372 , which for FOR railway 171, p. one $2,380,242 2,036,284 capital stock capital stock and for the company's 11,631 employees reached $3,761, company to Clinton Warner-Clinton, Inc. to $2,381,422 1,180 reserve 10,997,654, Warner Aircraft Corp.—Sale Proposed— $3,322,072 940,650 ;$1.41 for at 1.949 this 1948 $170,272 available roadway railway railway oper. Net and 1949 Balance A ry. The $2,207,794 on for unemployment insurance from Company Only) fund 13,138,735 new freight ana passenger cars will enable to give even better service to the public with greater speed by :the company liquidation 889,670 71.76 12,167,813 5,693,237 From January 1— from railway____ The 31— 77,044,304 income from Net in Power Corp. Niagara Hudson 107,361,529 78.62 Niagara of SEC the of 5.599,687 73,619,761 Gross Power Corp. shares 48,529 1948 $94,629,218 93,642,963 — expenses high in Net >from from December. Niagara Mohawk its 1949 $81,645,055 4,972,234 w.: EARNINGS common income Dividends late in 1948 :and the adoption 011 Sept. 1, 1949, of non-operating employees without a corresponding The results for 1949 as compared with 1948 were as average annual wage Gross exchanged its 1,375,424 shares stock together with $1,375,- has it other deductions 1844. p. operating improve operating due primar.ly to the increase in and non-operating employees granted 4.44%, December— drop of V/2% a exchanged Income appropriated to special Balance Earnings per share. to expenditures, for $3,400,000 air mail 903,000 $3,097,464 and in .employees. Mr. Crary's air express, ton-miles, income Expenses economies safety. If income taxes Net Total the locomotives and for new p.-9. Dec. and policy of business in industries affecting the key continuous .efforts both .operating operating of The Ended business of caut ous certain revenue ment and year's shares (Parent 1948 the scale in,pay. contributed United Gas Improvement Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30. '49 volume in the to in income •tures of Dec. 31, '49 for Sales .of equipment trust obligations furnished $7,322,000 of the $15,500,000 ?pent during 1949 lor. additions and improvements with the remaining $8,178,000 eoming-fram accumulated income. These expendi- ton-miles. and that Power -Year Ended Dec. 31- results carloads handled 907,672 revenues The air of freight last reports the income .handled decreased 14.07% w.th decrease other only revenue Railway preferred stock for 189,263.1 shares of Niagara Mohawk with effect week operating Operating ratio (Del.)—Niagara Holdings Exchanged— were the revenues stoppages reduced Total level, with United having passenger-miles in the month, a decline 80,743,000 exchanges business Calendar Year— the Vice-President—traffic Crary, air at 1,072,830.72 It also has stock. A These TelAutograph Corp.—Earnings— Period— for Freight stock. —V. —3 Months Ended— rates 398. cash releasing in of compared Despite -to be :Passenger ,Seelii>gson Oklahoma, various Mutual connection express remains from January, second $2.02 398. and national a in work economy. reduction Transwestem Rinconr and rroyalty .interests ;in 1,637,000 628,000 traffic Hudson $1,205,048 shares).., (598,442 the for air mail and 16% are estimated common $1,332,575 31,884 income by corporation compared totals class Net warehouse.—V. and .011 holdings as $3,000,000 this Niagara Hudson 424 Income deductions for volume attributed to the 40-hour fields. secured This-corporation 80,530 <nct)_. acquired royalty United Corp. $1,252,045 DrOOO income.. oper. income office announced well President, follows: branch a of shrinkage and could wage sinking ,1, 1949 and due Feb. 1, 1964 15-year 4y2% $98,500 • , Other national was as freight,.8% 171, -p. remaining for the bene¬ $1.20 per share.—V. 170, p. 2135. or freight, Atkinson electric as of <1% % 8,209,889 taxes & 7,021,134 reported :by iHarold are an $9,461,935 678,727 revenues it .arc gains estimated flown Electric Co.—Earnings— expenses 4,955,971 (United Air Lines, Inc.—Reports Sharp Gains— ton-miles Period End. Dec. 31— Operating 732,445 Mr. 870. Passenger Tampa general 640,595 Louisiana Increases, 196. p. 8,507,482 has <been aggregating Sharp stock, Atkinson, the company 16.77% Higher— 1950—Month—1949 $743,732 >6,405,794 sales. Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc.—Jan. Sales Period End. Jan. 31— as include p. January Sales use New^tYork- 164, 80,468 $123,307 the efficiency in /Texas, Loans -of *257,156 140. p. 490,559 3,565,345 3,229,165 *599,947 income oper. 'Deficit.—V. 3,574,078 2,822,930 510,927 chgs. Co., Kansas ;and V. railway fxd. company Oil 80.417 *$169,282 carloads resulting and interest. properties From Jan. 1— Gross 12,519,446 Transwestem Royalty Co.—Acquired—Private Loans— Roytex 1947 -$263,249 ?39,666 income... 20,056,451 9,034,931 Total above.—rV. Inc., Ry.—Earnings— 1949 railway railway.—— $77,990,776 14,017,177 863,240 9. intends to '.This Staten Island Rapid Transit $62,440,728 1,230,363 {PURPOSE—Proceeds will be used toward .purchase of a certain, parcel of land and building situated thereon, in Toledo, O., which the com¬ 594. p. 20.114 $27,521 in year -1948. $6,748,157 fund debentures dated Feb. pany 20,102 $97,362 stated that —774,532 1949—12 Mos.—1948 1,342,267 January publicly offered 100y2 $203,775 setting aside 20%,of this amount for the preferred stock sink¬ 1949 year costs at $249,699 common Tiffin Art Metal Co.—Bonds Offered—The Ohio Co. in -288,570 shares of common stock $47,636 there will be approximately $135,000 $5,415,373 opers. oper. income p. 145,000 $117,464 dividends the 770,342 ry. alter 180,000 ing fund, Ariz.—Files With Securities Exchange Commission— SEC ■covering 1949—Month—1948 income 171, 432,868 34,000 Wabash RR.—1949 Volume Lower— revenues oper. $781,643 318,596 fit of 9. from rev. Ry. Net New 170, p. stock common $748,294 income - 1949—12 Mos.—1948 100,594 income 493i909 Period End. Dec. 31— letter $1) 500. 85,000 Arthur ,K. A (par p. 233,275 Texas and Pacific Ry.—Results from Operations— Standard-Thomson Corp.—Files With SEC— 171, $182,229 Net.profit 23,468 914,948 Net p. stock common 86,380 State Preferred 47,616 railway operating 171, of withdrawn.—V, $73,145 Gross from railway —V. 139. p. railway railway.. From January 1— railway oper. from from Net shares been $288,844 (est.) Net 1949 Gross From J.m. 1— Gross ■ 1946 $2,218,865 308,172 income oper. 1948 $1,988,469 railway has 1949—3 Mos.—1943 income Total Fed. Texas & Northern Ry.—Earnings— Spokane Portland & Seattle Ry.—Earnings— 10,000 Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31- Total tax December— offering of Numero, President, *354,034 119,074,144 Gross 51 Withdrawn— proposed by J. A. From Jan. 1— railway oper. from *10,805 From Jan. 1— Gross & December— Gross 216,144 income— cper. COMMERCIAL been latter to as will the maciune> by Lymo Industries, of Chicugo, 111. The "Lion" by Lymo Industries, Inc. distributed by Lyon Industries, both distributed be "Lyon" vender. concluded :between manufacture at the Lyon their and ITolyoke, Worthingtori Mass., plant Industries, Inc. The "Lion" machine, a large quantity are being 1400-cup vending successfully .operated by many important customers such as Automatic Canteen Co., Coco-Cola Eottlers, Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, and others, is products available ■It is Stewart for to be- distributed by Lyon of which immediate understood 500-eup shipment. will Worthington continue the manufacture of -tha capacity beverage venders.—V. 170, p. 2069. % 52 COMMERCIAL THE ( 700) STATE AND FINANCIAL & CITY CHRONICLE Monday, February 13, 1950 DEPARTMENT BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ALABAMA Additional ARIZONA Sale —The fered Feb. 6 were awarded to the $185,000 Lawndale Sch. Dist. bonds offered Montgomery, Ala. Bond Offering—oilas D, Cater, Bond Secretary of the Water Works Board, will receive sealed bids fered until 11 were the (CST) on Feb. 23 for of $2,200,000 water revenue bonds. Dated purchase system 1, 000. Due Denomination 1950. Jan. on 19/4 inclusive. from 1 Principal and follows: as bonds, improvement as 2%s. to CALIFORNIA in¬ syndicate composed of sealed Feb. 20 for the purchase of $150,000 sewer 1950 bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due on Feb. City of Montgomery, Ala., which purchasing the Water System from the City, has announced that Is it will water sell Feb. on system 1 $2,200,000 bonds. Statement, signed III, Chairman of the Water Works Board, is being mailed to all municipal bond deal¬ ers States and to Lincoln and 14 ties. The statement, into two under vright, Ramsey New York & of Lancaster City, who of first contains matter descriptive of the new revenue fconds, the water system and the improvements to be made to it with the bond proceeds, the sched¬ part services, well as as derating record of the water tem for recent years jected earnings ment second of sys¬ the contains 000 building bonds. 1952 re¬ by prepared impirovements | new revenue issue bonds, which enue Eeed, Hoyt & counsel of New drawn by was Washburn, York City. 1, bond The — bonds offered • 171, 596—were p. syndicate 7—v. Feb. awarded composed of Trust & Co. Barcus, Kindred to the a Na¬ of Michi¬ of Cincinnati, Co., of Chi¬ & Alabama sad Weil,'Roth & Irving Co., Seasongood & Mayer, both of Cincinnati, Boettcher & Co., of Denver, valleys in the previously ex¬ isting general debt structure have eliminated. been enues five General rev¬ available years during the past service the City's to general debt have been substan¬ tially in excess of the new re¬ quirements and give assurance that they will continue to be ade¬ quate to support the plan. retirement debt new The years. outstanding bonds and warrants of the City secured by a pledge of all or a part of the rev¬ enues of the Water System ($5,316 000) have been assumed by the Water Works Board as part of the purchase covenants terms, to the and maintain Board rates and charges sufficient to meet the principal and interest on such fconds, as well as the principal and interest revenue Lyons & Shafto, of Boston, Pasa¬ dena Corp., of Pasadena, Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, of Cin¬ cinnati, and Robert Hawkins & Co., of Boston, at a price of 100.01, basis of about 2.39% the on new bonds. water as follows: $1,500,000 Montebello Elementary Sch. Dist. bonds, as 2V2S. 1,000,000 Montebello Dist., bonds, Additional school date The bonds bonds were fornia as Sale High 21As. — The offered offered awarded Bank, of to the Nuveen Chicago, and Pasadena, bonds Bank of above Cali¬ & Co., both of Redfield & Co., of as 2V2s, as follows: $310,000 on interest a bid cost were sold at a follows: as Feb. by sive; $75,000 from 1955 $65,000 1951 as to to 1S/4S due as City Clerk, bids until 000 water A 1:30 and electric 1951 to and First Angles, Bond sealed on bonds, at a Sch. Dist. price of 100.81, a (PST) system, basis of about 2.41%. bonds, at price of 101.29, basis of about 2.35%. a a 2 Vis, 000. "j **> 1' TI *' -flr , * subject to respec¬ moneys which may be for that purpose, or in part, in the inverse order of their any provided maturities, on interest any pay¬ ment date not earlier than 1954, from May 1, the Audi¬ in moneys torium and be Dinner Key Facilities together redeemed, with thereon accrued the the to fixed 1970 in¬ for redemption, plus a premium equal to V\ of 1% of the be redeemed for each 12 months' fraction thereof between or the date fixed for redemption and stated maturity date of such bond. The bonds will be issued under the provisions of Trust Agree¬ May 1, 1949, and will be payable as to both principal and interest solely from dated ment Facilities a of as Auditorium the Dinner and Interest and Key Sinking which Fund the City to deposit cer¬ Fund, into has covenanted tain rents be paid to annually for the the use by the City of a portion Dinner Key, in on City of Miami, referred to in the Trust Agreement as the "Din¬ Facilities," and to de¬ other revenues of the Key ner County Sanitation No. 4 (P. The Jose), Calif. bids until 11 for such purposes. bonds a.m. Feb. 21 for the purchase Due 1980 on April 1 from 1951 to inclusive. Principal and in¬ (A-O) payable at the County Treasurer's office. Legal¬ ity approved by Orrick, Dahl¬ quist, Neff & Herrington, of San , validated were by Court of Dade County, Florida, entered on Aug. 18, decree Olson, and Auditorium the and reserves O. of affirmed Circuit the 1949, which decree was appeal by the Florida on Supreme Court on Dec. 23, 1949. K Sebring, Fla. Bond Offering — D, K. Steven City Clerk, will receive sealed son, bids until 7:30 p.m. (EST) on Feb 21 for the purchase of: $489,000 refunding tered 1949 bonds. coupon Dated regis 1,-1949. or Sept. Denomination $1,000. Due On Sept. 1 from 1952 to 1980 inclusive. Tulare Principal and interest payable at Dist., 7—v. to the Bank, at art, Secur¬ 14 Los Diego County Sch. Dists. (P. O. San Diego), Calif. Bond Sale—The $53,000 Lemon bonds of¬ Offering—Gladys. Stew¬ County Clerk, will receive sealed bids 10 p. for school a District the Bond 171, of County School Districts (P. O. Visalia), Calif. the a.m. (PST) purchase bonds, divided of as $39,000 Earlimart bonds. 1951 to Due on 1965 on Feb. bonds. Sch. Dated I terest March $1,000. (M-S) 1, 1950. Co., GEORGIA March 1 Denomi¬ Principal and in- payable County Treasurer's office. at Atlanta, Ga. Certificate Sale—The $1,250,000 sanitary from 1951 to 1971 inclusive. nation Trust by Wood, King & Dawson, of New City. Dist. inclusive. on & York $189,000 March 1 from Due Bank City. Legality approved follows: 150,000 Lindsay Unified Sch. Dist. Chemical New York the offered revenue Feb. 1949 certificates 6—av. 171, p. 501— awarded to Kidder, Peabody & Co., of New York, Equitable Securities Corp., Clement A. Evans & Co., and Courts & Co., all of Atlanta, jointly, at a price of 106.64,' a basis of about 1.85%. were . be maturities, at the option of the City, either in whole 011 any date not earlier than May 1, 1954, of the facilities sealed on terest Association, San Francisco, 214s, at a price of 101.33. School 1968 to $400,000 construction, Series A registered bonds. Dated April 1, 1950. Denomination $1,- ings Grove will tive coupon or San 102.000 Paramount Sch. Dist. 15 inclusive, l%s, due on as 15 from Dec. on 1967 of price of 101.38, a basis of about 2.11%. The second highest bidder was Bank for due to Offering—Richard receive of America National Trust & Sav¬ Hawthorne from 15 Secretary Board of Directors, will inclusive. Sch. Feb. National as to as inclusive; $375,- $225,000 San Kidd, Sale—The $180,000 school 501—were awarded ity 1954 Francisco. Unified offered after redemption prior to their cilities Orange County (P. O. Santa Ana), Calif. Bond Dec. on iy2s, Santa Clara Francisco. bonds City. Legality approved by Mitchell & Pershing, of New York City. The bonds whit# ma¬ American Trust Co., San Fran¬ posit all Dinner Key Facilities and the City cisco, and Weeden & Co., jointly, Auditorium over and above the for 4s, iy4s, iy2, l3/4s and Is, on a bid reflecting a net interest cost cost of maintenance, repair and operations of the Dinner Key Fa¬ of about 1.52%. Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬ able at the City Treasurer's of¬ fice. Legality approved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San 1954 $225,000 hospital bonds, as Is. The second highest bidder was or 1975 from Is, as 1947 registered Dated April 1, 1950. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on April from to clusive. purchase of $300,- coupon 4s, 125,000 tuberculosis on (PST) p.m. as 1951 from 15 1962 1963 Dec. bonds. 1 Dec. due to and Feb. 1 from receive 15 inclusive; as Alto, Calif. will hospital $225,000 Dec. District Feb. 24 for the Series on 000 approved by O'Mel¬ & Myers, of Los Angeles. Palo follows: as inclusive; $450,000 from Feb. 1 Offering—Winifred 1.50%, bonds: 114s, Legality Bond & tuberculosis on 1960 1960 to 1964 inclusive. veny Sav¬ & about 1959 San inclusive, on & Co., New York the of 1949 inclu¬ on cipal and interest (M-N) payable period Trust of 1954 IV2S, due 1959 of De¬ principal amount of each bond to the 3s, due as p. syndi¬ Bank Trust Barth Levy $1,500,000 p. v. 171, p. price of 100.08, $60,000 from 1 171, a coupon at the Chemical Bank & Trust basis previously noted in 501, to the revenue May 1, 1949. $1,000. Due on May 1 1952 to 1974 inclusive. Prin¬ Williams, and Stone & Youngberg, all of San Francisco, at a price of 100.02, a reflecting a about 1.77%, of of Dated nomination Kaiser & Co., Schwabacher & Co., Bank National Facilities Key date $200,000 Association, 7—v. a.m. (EST) purchase of $2,200,000 Auditorium and Dinner from O. 11 the for interest Lawson, 171, purchased America Savings as until 23 Co., Dean Witter & Co., both of San Fran¬ cisco, Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc., Dist., Ventura Bond Sale Details—The Feb. awarded J. due school (P. bids Feb. on principal amount of the bonds to 1953 View Sch. sealed e r i n g—G. N. Shaw, Finance, will receive of Interest and Sinking Fund, at the ings Association, of San Francisco. Ocean bonds, City), Calif. The $1,625,000 National school the to Director Angeles, District 6—v. awarded Placentia Los jointly, Feb. Miami, Fla. ris Trust & Savings Bank; of Chicago, California Bank, of Los was Trust $49,000 to Bank, of Bos¬ interest. ings Bank, of San Francisco, Har¬ Sch. Angeles, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, John School Na¬ price of 100.09. composed due $412,000 on National Sale—The 501—were St. schedule calls for reduction of the general debt by 68% in the next eight Grove America — offered America inclu¬ highest bidder America cago, a 1967 Sonoma County (P. O. Santa Rosa), Calif. as Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., of Louis, Dempsey & Co., R. S. Dickson & Co., both of Chicago, Legislature, approved Aug. 23, 1949. The plan is a selfsavings plan whereby the peaks of Oak net gan Corporation, both of New York, Schwabacher & Co., of San Francisco, Provident Savings Bank No. 437 of the 1949 session of the second Francisco, $2,500,000 tional City Bank, First cate March on to bonds, as price of 100.04, County Sale 232—were Savings Association, San Fran¬ cisco, for $26,000 as 2%s, and $67,000 as 21/4S. & Angeles County Sch. Dists. (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif. The plan of reorganization of the City's general debt was made possible by the passage of Act. and the Los Sale Due 1960 bonds 15 inclusive. County (P. O. Ventura), Calif. Principal (M-S) payable at Bond 21/2s. from Bond 3— National Bond O f f ture a Mateo Feb. awarded FLORIDA from 1962 inclusive. District Redwood & March 1959 to 15 March on of School First bonds. Savings Associa¬ San Francisco, for Del Mar San p. follows: as on 15 & 1214s and 2s, at 171, sive. Denomi- 1950. 1951 as 15 from County Treasury. school all of the customary security pro¬ visions of municipal utility rev¬ 51,000 Due March on District Bank Trust of America National Trust & Sav¬ Dist. se¬ cured by an Indenture, containing 1 inclusive. March 1 on 2s. as Due School Union Weeden to Due school 6—v. awarded from 1973 inclusive. March interest the is March on 1971 nation $1,000. engineering firm of Wideman and Singleton, of Atlanta, Ga. The Due to Due to Dated engineering 1952 425,000 Compton City Sch. debt. an bonds. from cently completed plan of reor¬ ganization of the City's general text of $42,000 tion, Calif. $93,000 Feb. were Co., of San price of 100.05, a 1.90%, as follows: 1958 to the tional District, Co., of San Francisco, Bond Dist. City including its history, location, economy and finances, with a full description of the re¬ — offered 596—were as $299,000 Downey Union High Sch. of the plete bonds Sale date same 2i/4s and 2%s, at a County (P. O. Stockton), Bond on divided bonds, of cost and San Joaquin follows: matter descriptive port on the water system and the construction program for the new (PST) a.m. interest net a Montezuma School Feb, 14 for the purchase of $724,- state¬ The statement includes the com¬ reflecting Grove 501—were $60,000 District a 2s. as from The second highest bidder J. S. Strauss & Co., on a bid was The — School on l%s. the offered notes p. 1975 inclusive. The second highest bidders were John Nuveen & Co., for Lemon 2.23%. 171, 15 to Weeden & as 25,000 Co., about of cost March on from 1951 to 1957 inclusive. bid reflect¬ on a interest & Note Sale—The $500,000 tax an¬ ticipation ton, at 0.62% 1962 inclusive. Sale basis of about $35,000 March 15 on Due Union offered Francisco, at were — to 1962 to Mar awarded Due 2%s. Additional & receive will Clerk, sealed bids until 9 new the Francisco, The County 596 p. Schwabacher net a (A-O) payable at the Angeles County Sch. Dists. ley, and the pro¬ under part 1950. (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif. Bond Offering—Harold J. Ost- the to ing Bank Los financial set-up. The 1, 171, v. — 1951 as from Hospital District, of San Francisco. ule of rates and charges for water sad other c $50,000 of 8 awarded County Treasurer's office. Le¬ gality approved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San consultants to the Board. The April and interest financial are purchase registered bonds. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due on April 1 from 1951 to 1960 inclusive. Principal Dated prepared Wain- was supervision the for from about 2.37%. Dist., San Joaquin school coupon or which is divided sections, the Feb. 2V2S. as 29,000 Bond Sale—The $175,000 hos¬ pital, Issue of 1948 bonds offered Country Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (PST) on Feb. interested par¬ other Sch. Twain Waterbury, Conn. v. $24,000 Calaveras County (P. O. San Andreas), Calif. County (P. O. Stockton), Calif. Bond Offering—R. E. Graham, a substantial number of banks, in¬ surance companies, permanent in¬ vestors O'Melveny Angeles. & Myers, of Los J. Bell, of the United inclusive. 1970 to Legality approved by Official An by N. 1951 Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ able at the City Treasurer's office. 23 revenue from follows: Mark bids until 8 p.m. (PST) on of the & Barth bonds receive will J. Witter Dean Del Bond Offering—Earl E. Stanton, Clerk, Association, Bank Trust CONNECTICUT Bank, & a basis of about 2.47%. a City the of National California and of Los Angeles, & Co., of San Francisco, jointly, at a price of 100.007, a basis of about 2.69%, as to Heller, Bruce & Co., all of San Francisco, J. A. Hogle & Co., of Salt Lake City, and Lawson, Levy & Williams, of San Fran¬ cisco, as 2V2S, at a price of 100.24, Barstow, Calif. City. Legality approved by Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York Ciiy. The Water Works Board America Savings terest (J-J) payable at the Chem¬ ical Bank & Trust Co., New York awarded were Co., bonds, as 3y2s. revenue 50.000 water bonds of¬ 171, p. 399— 6—v. awarded $30,000 $1,- 1955 Feb. date same on 1950 Series of works, a.m. Jan. Ariz. Sale—The $80,000 Parker, • t Volume 171 East Bond Number 4881 Feb, 3—:v. awarded to were Ga. Point, Tipton Sale—The $600,000 offered 171, 501— p. com¬ posed of the Trust Co. of Georgia, J. H. Hilsman & Co., Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner, and Milhous, Mar¬ tin & at a Co., all of Atlanta, as 2V2S, price of 106.76, a basis of about 1.92%, as follows: $100,000 fire department bonds. Due Nov. on 1969 inclusive. 1 1950 from to Bond Offering—H. County Auditor, sealed bids Feb. on 21 $100,000 for Castor, (CST) purchase hospital of bonds. 1950 on Con. S. water bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 14 7—v. for the purchase of $50,000 build¬ 171, p. 501—were awarded to the ing bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1950. First Bank of Troy, as 2M>s, at a Due on Dec. 1 from 1951 to 1969 The second high¬ inclusive. Legality approved by est bidder was Fordyce & Co., for Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. 2%s, at a price of 100.16. Carter Lake (P. O. Council Bluffs), price of 100.10. Iowa Bond Town F. Jones, Bond Offering—Bennie City Clerk, bids until 10 28 will (CST) sealed receive a.m. - on Feb. of $1,000,000 bonds. Denomina¬ the purchase for water revenue Offerings Clerk, and open Feb. on Don R. Hill, receive bids until 8 13 the for sealed (CST) p.m. purchase of $8,000 sewer 1950. r in g — City Clerk, will receive bids until 10 a.m. (CST) Feb. on 21 the for purchase of $2,000,000 electric revenue bonds. Dated April 1, 1949. Denomination Due $1,000. interest Principal payable (A-O) National First April 1 from 1950 on inclusive. 1979 to and the at Bank, of Chicago. Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. to the Marion sewer 233—were awarded to tier highest bidder Bonds inclusive. Feb. dated are Nov. on from 1 1, 1951 to $70,000 Sale—The 501—were awarded Fox, Reusch & Co., of Cincin¬ 6—v. to 171,cp. nati, as 2%s, at a price of 100.65, basis of about 2.69%. The sec¬ a bidder was RaffensHughes & Co., for 2%s, at price of 100.45. ond highest perger, a Sch. Twp. (P. O. Pendleton), Ind. Fall Creek Twp. S Bond Offering — Earl Bonds — The City National Bank & Trust Co., of Kansas City, is publicly offer¬ issue of $175,438.72 in¬ ternal improvement bonds. Dated ing an Feb. 1, 1950. Due on Feb. 1951 inclusive. 1960 to and interest 1 from Principal 1950 Bond improvement of $333. 1962 County (P. O. Hickman), Kentucky Sale—The $61,000 1, Due on July 1 from 1951 to Interest J-J. Le¬ inclusive. gality approved by Ross, McCord, [ce & Miller, of Indianapolis. build¬ bonds offered Feb. 3—v. 171, p 501—were awarded to Otis & Co., of Cleveland, and Freeman & Co., of New York, jointly, as lV2s, at a price of 100.65, a basis of ing about 1.43%. Pendleton Bond Offering—L. M. Titus, Sec¬ of gality approved by Ross, McCord, toe & Miller, of Indianapolis. p. County (P. approved by Cutler, of Chicago. Chapman & The second Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.. Chtoago, and Indianapolis ond & Share Corp., Indianapolis, *oint.iy,j for l%s, at a price, of highest bidder 3 was 00.89. 1 from 2%'s, inclusive. bonds: Sch.- Dist. $47,000 Feb. on due 4s, as from 1 inclusive; due on on 1956 $158,000, Feb. 1 to 1963 2V2S, as from 1964 to 1970 inclusive. Lake Bond Charles, La. Offering City Moore, —Florence Clerk, will N. receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (CST) on purchase of $1,000,000 public school improvement from for the 1 Dated Feb. 1951 1, 1950. Due De¬ Livingston Par. Sch. Dist. No. I 597—were awarded Offering—Watson 2V2S. as from 200,000 1951 Due Due on Feb. 1 on Feb. 1 from 1956 to 1970 inclusive. LOUISIANA Alexandria, La. Bond Sale—The lic Feb. improvement 7 clusive. $2,400,000 pub¬ bonds were Vis, at from 495,000 from 809,000 1951 as Bond Bond 1961 to 2V4S. Due, inclusive. 1 inclusive. on Feb. 101.41, as 2V2S. . Due on Feb. J from 1970 to 1975 inclusive. by Feb. 3 20,000 Denomination notes to basis of about 1.84%. a in 1961 to County (P. O. Dedham), Mass. Note Sale—The $350,000 ticipation 171, notes offered at Feb. an¬ 7— awarded to the State Street Trust Co., of Bos¬ ton, at 0.68% discount. v. 503—were p. Note Offering A. (EST) a.m. on notes offered Dated Feb. 16, 1950. $50,000 and $25,Nov. 3, 1950. Legality 000. Due on Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. approved by Storey, demption Feb. 7— at 171, p. 0.83% interest. highest bidder was The second Merchants Na¬ tional Bank, Boston, at 0.84% int. Beverly, Mass. Note Sale—The $300,000 notes offered Feb. 7—v. 171, p. 579— were awarded to the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., at 0.70% discount, of Boston, Note Sale—The $5,000,000 notes offered Feb. 7 were 1958 years office the of State Offering John H. — bids sealed until awarded -to J. P. Morgan & Co. Inc., and C. J. 10 a.m. Feb. 14 for the pur¬ chase of $996,000 special assess¬ ment coupon or registered bonds, on divided as $48,000 bond called ing the for follows: Series R bonds. sewar, Dated Feb. Due Aug. 15 from 1951 to on 5, follows; as called for re¬ premium no redemption dur¬ 1960 and 1961; and shall be paid on years 1950. 1954 inclusive. payable at the Bank, Lainsburg. approved by Miller, Paddock & Stone, of Canfield, Detroit. Sherman Township Rural Agric. (P. O. Weidman), Michigan Sale—The $26,000 school Sch. Dist. Bond bonds offered 502—were State man Feb. 1—v. to awarded 171, p. the Weid- Bank, of Weidman. Stanwood Rural Agricultural School District, Mich. Bond Offering District — Arndt, Albert will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 14 for the purchase of $50,000 building coupon bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due on May 1 from 1950 Secretary, 1964 to maturing lateral for for redemption during the and 1959; $5 on each Legality the at fixed the years 1954 each bond called (F-A) bids after 1955; $15 on redemption during the years and 1957, $10 on each bond State sealed or premium a during interest in inclusive. the Bonds to be redeemed at the option of the District in inverse 1964, I960 years may numerical order payment date on on or any interest after May 1, interest redemption, plus 1954, at par and accured 948,000 street and Series 15, S alley paving Dated bonds. 1950. Due on Feb. Aug. 15 from 1951 to 1954 inclusive. Denomination and interest $1,000. Principal (F-A) payable at the current official bank Boston, Mass. date bond Union will Chairman, on in any and accrued redeemed each 011 on bonds called for redemption after the year 1961. Principal and Authority, Housing the so receive Jr., (EST) 597 were awarded to the Second National Bank, of Boston, v. to each bond District order par redemption, plus called for receive Note Sale—The $250,000 tax an¬ ticipation 1954, at 000 notes. the interest payment date interest Feb. 14 for the purchase of $350,Denominations of numerical 1956 Bond County (P. O. Pittsfield), Mass. May I, 1966 may be redeemed option Aug. 1, $20 Howard — the inverse tax Witherspoon, City Controller, will Berkshire May 1 on on Due $1,000. Norfolk ton, awarded Due 1966. Note Offering—Arthur E. Boyn- $800,000 Due 2V2s. as The second highest bidder was First of Michigan Corporation, and Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., on March 1 from 1951 to 1970 in¬ jointly, for 2%s and 2V2S, at a clusive. Principal and interest price of 100.005, a basis of about payable at the First National 2.71%. Bank, of Boston. Legality ap¬ Sciota Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P.O. proved by Storey, Thorndike, Pal¬ Laingsburg), Mich. mer & Dodge, of Boston. Bond Offering — Victor Byra, Hampden County (P. O. District Secretary, will receive Springfield), Mass. sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Note Sale—The $500,000 notes Feb. 14 for the purchase of $89,offered Feb. 8—v. 171, p. 597— 000 building coupon bonds. Dated were awarded to the Third Na¬ March 1, 1950. Denomination tional Bank & Trust Co., of $1,000. Due on Aug. 1 from 1951 Springfield, at 0.67% discount. to 1966 inclusive. Bonds maturing 1950. Massachusetts were 2%s. as from 1955 to 1965 inclusive. will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 16 for the purchase of $300,000 municipal building loan Act of 1948 coupon bonds. Dated March 1, Weymouth MASSACHUSETTS 1 from 1962 to 1969 inclusive. 746,000 approved of Sale—The $500,000 school 380,000 Offering—John G. Woolla- City Treasurer, cott, Housing Board, 18 Tremont the First National Bank, of Port¬ Street, Boston, until 11 a.m. (EST) land, at 0.69% discount. on Feb. 16 for the purchase of $1,Notes are dated Feb. 10, 1950. 430,000 Second Series notes. Dated Due on Oct. 6, 1950. Legality ap¬ Feb. 27, 1950. Due on Feb. 27, 1951. proved by Ropes, Gray, Best, Cool- Principal and interest payable at the Second National Bank, of Bos¬ idge & Rugg, of Boston. ton. Legality approved by Sulli¬ Waterville, Me. van, Donovan, Heenehan & HanBond Sale—The $100,000 arm¬ rahan, of New York City. ory-community center bonds of¬ fered Feb. 7—v. 171, p. 597—were MICHIGAN awarded to E. H. Stanley & Co., Detroit, Mich. of Waterville, as 2s, at a price of offered Due on Feb. 21/2S. 1956 as 1955 Sale—The offered of to Legality Due 1970 in¬ Corporation, a MAINE awarded to composed $1,000. 1 from 1951 to Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. a syndi¬ Scharff & Jones, of New Orleans, Rapids Bank & Trust Co., of Alexandria, cate March Note to 1955 inclusive. 2%s. as Denomination 1950. on 1, p. First Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 8t (P. O. Hazel Park), Mich. for March 171, the to Royal Oak sealed bids until 11 Dated 2—v. awarded Michigan Briggs City Treasurer, will receive bonds. Sale-^The $225,000 school, offered Feb. Detroit. and of the Parish Board, will receive sealed a.m. (CST) on Feb. for the purchase of $257,000 to Bank, of New York, as bonds offered Feb. 7—v. 171, p. price of 100.65, a basis 502—were awarded to the Chanof about 1.11%. The second high¬ ner Securities Co.; R. S. Dickson est bidder was Halsey, Stuart & & Co.; Ballman & Main, all of Co.; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.; Chicago, jointly, at a price of Coffin- & Burr, and L. F. Roth¬ 100.21, a basis of about 2.69%, as schild & Co.; jointly, for 1^4 s, at a follows: price of 100.58. $100,000 as 2V4s. Due on May 1 f from 1951 to 1954 inclusive. Fitchburg, Mass. 1 Taunton, Mass. Bank- 171, p. Ryan, & 502—were Chase the to Bond bonds National (P. O. Livingston), La. Bond school 1—v. Co., of Toledo, at a 100.09, a basis of about of Mass. $1,315,000 tran¬ sit assessment loan, Act of 1949 bonds offered Feb. 8—v. 171, p. to 197 5inclusive. Prin¬ Cutler, of Chicago. $20,000 Feb. awarded were — Metropolitan District, Mass. Buffalo, and Kean, Taylor & Co., of New York, as 2s, at a price of 101.94, a basis of about 1.90%. Feb. 1 on cipal and interest (F-A) payable at the City Treasurer's office. Legality approved by Chapman & Ky. Bend Sch. City, Ind. gality No. Feb. Portland, Me. Equitable Securities Corp., White Hattier & Sanford, of New Or¬ Bond Sale—The $775,000 school leans, Hornblower & Weeks, Ba¬ bonds offered Feb. 7 were award¬ con, Stevenson & Co., both of ed to Halsey, Stuart & Co., and New York, Howard, Labouisse, the City Securities Corp., of In¬ Friedrichs & Co., and Glas & Co., dianapolis, jointly, as Is, at a price both of New Orleans, at a price of 100.01, a basis of about 0.99%. of 100.005, a basis of about 2.42%, Dated Feb. 15, 1950. Due on Feb. as follows: 15 from 1951 to 1955 inclusive. Le¬ $350,000 as 3s. Due on Feb. 1 South to O. building bonds offered Feb. 7— v. 171, p. 597—were awarded to the W. C. Thornpurgh Co., of Cin¬ cinnati, at a price of par, a basis of about 2.73%, as follows: the 1950. Denomination $1,000, except one for $667. Due on Jan. 1 from 1952 to 1963 inclusive. Le¬ school offered Sale—The $250,000 school Trustees, will Feb. 1, bonds Lebanon), Bond Town, Ind. Board of School receive sealed bids until 4:30 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 20 tor the purchase of $11,667 im¬ provement of 1950 bonds. Dated retary 1963 1964 school Stein Bros. to Marion $50,000 Sch. to Sale—The offered price of Bond Sale—The $1,872,000 re¬ 2.15%, as follows: funding bonds offered Feb. 8—v. $11,000 as 2V2S. Due on April L 171, p. 597—were awarded to a from 1951 to 1954 inclusive. syndicate composed of Phelps, 9,000 as 2s. Due on April 1 from Fenn & Co.; Dick & Merle-Smith; 1955 to 1957 inclusive. B. J. Van, Ingen & Co.; HornLa Grange Twp. Sch. Dist. No. I blower & Weeks, all of New York; (P. O. Cassopolis), Mich. Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, due Feb.; 1 from 1951 to 1955 in¬ clusive; $120,000 as 2V4S, due 27 597—were & Boyce, of Louisville, as 3s, at a price of 102.00, a basis of about 2.40%. awarded Indianapolis School City, Ind. Bond Sale—The $440,000 1956 from in¬ 2V4S, bids until 10 1950. De¬ building revenue nomination $1,000, except one for Feb; 7—v. 171, Feb. 1955 1 on Bond School KENTUCKY Fulton Dated to Twp. Frac. Sch. Dist. No. H bonds 502 2, 1950. 53 (P. O. Maple Rapids), Mich. ston, -'Secretary Boston, Trustee, will receive sealed bids until 4:30 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 20 for the purchase of $23,333 1950. 10, Essex Sutherland Boston • Township bonds. 2 on as 325,000 Con. (F-A) payable at the Treasurer's office. State No. 4s, due as 1951 nomination $1,000. Publicly Offered of as March Hutchinson, Kan. cost of due bonds. Feb. re¬ inclusive, and $21,000 1955 KANSAS water Co., bid $24,000 Feb. on 1950. Cooney, of Des Moines. works revenue bonds offered Orleans, Dist. from 1 clusive; was Legality approved by Carpenter, Ahlers & Bannister, Sch. $10,000 Feb. National Bank, for IV2S, at price of 100.12. Due Nov. on Feb. Cambridge, follows: as bonds: Pella a 2.47%, $55,000 Con. State Bourbon, Ind. Bond & about Bank, of Pella, as l^s, at a price 100.13, a basis of about 1.46%s. second Due dated are Bond Sale—The White, Hat- Sanford, of New Borrow, Leary & Shreveport, jointly, on a flecting a net interest of The Notes Cutler, of Chicago. Benton), La. award¬ were County Devine & Co., both of New York, jointly, at 0.90% interest, plus a premium of $165. of March 1970 $20,000 bonds offered Feb. 3 ed March 1 from 1951 to Bond Sale—The $380,000 school bonds offered Feb. 2—v. 171, p. Dated Feb. 1, Sale—The 4 $500. Bossier Parish Sch. Dists. (P. O. Pella, Iowa Bond Ernest W. Coburn, sealed & man Nov. Anderson, Ind. Bond O f f e No. 1, 1950. Interest Legality approved by Chap¬ M-S. Legality approved by Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers & Cooney, of Des Moines. INDIANA District inclusive. Dated Principal and interest clusive. payable at an Illinois bank. tion $1,000. 1951 to Denomination on 1960 Denomination $1,000. Due 1 from 1951 to 1958 in¬ on bonds. 25 $1,000. from and — will School Due Iowa F. Feb. ILLINOIS No. March 1 1960 inclusive. Dist., — District Denomination on bonds. Sch. Offering School bonds. 27,000 IOWA tors, will receive sealed and open Taylorville, III. the Due Jeppe, Secretary of the Board of Direc¬ $15,000 offered for Miller, of Indianapolis. Bennet Sale—The bonds 9 $82,000 Bond Troy, Idaho Board, will receive sealed a.m. (CST) on March (701) bids until 10 purchase of $109,000 bonds, divided as follows: Due July 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. Legality ap¬ proved by Ross, McCord, Ice & Kelley, of Atlanta. system Bond Offering — L. L. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer of the Parish School $1,000. Legality approved IDAHO CHRONICLE Allen Parish Sch. Dists. (P. O. receive a.m. the FINANCIAL Dated Feb. 15, 1950. Denomination by Spaulding, Sibley, Troutman & Bond E. 10 & Oberlin), La. will until COMMERCIAL O. County (P. Tipton), Ind. bonds syndicate a THE of the City. Legality approved Canfield, Detroit. Paddock. & by MUler, Stone, of to date fixed for a premium for each bond deemed so re¬ follows: $15 on each bond called for redemption on or before as May 1, 1955; $10 on each redemption there¬ bond called for after, but on or 1857; and no premium raid *••■1 •vd en before May 1, shall be bonds called for redemp- May 1, 1957. htcrcst Principal (M-N) payable at a 54 bank Legality approved by Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of Detroit. County (P. O. Mich. Wayne Bond Sale—The offered' Feb. politan water supply system rev¬ enue, Series B bonds offered Feb. 9—v. 171, p. 597—were awarded to Watling, Lerchen & Co., of Detroit, as' 2V4S, at a price of 100.21, a basis of about 2.23%. awarded were Shawmut ond of Bank, New price of Hyde proved by Storey, Thorndike, Pal¬ & Dodge, of Boston. mer Co., of Floral price of 100.01, a about highest to 0.87% discount. The second highest bidder was First National Bank, Boston, at 95% discount, plus a premium of $2. Notes are dated Feb. 7, 1950. Due on Dec. 7, 1950. Legality ap¬ 1.09%. bidder Park, 1.20s, of at a JERSEY NEW 1.68%. Sand Lake and Poestenkill Central School Sale—The offered 1950 Series F Feb. 9—v. 5.98—were awarded to Ira District Averill $150,000 water system 171, p. Haupt & Co., of New York, as 1.90s, at a price of 100.08, a basis of about Bond Bond %ale—The Offering—John F. Bor$50,000 street Bond Offering — Hamilton S. improvement bonds offered Feb. 7 muth, Borough Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Gaddis, Town Clerk, will receive —v. 171, p. 503—were awarded to sealed bids until 10:30 a.m. (EST) Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of Feb. 21 for the purchase of $66,000 on Feb. 14 for the purchase of lighting coupon or registered Minneapolis. bonds. Dated March 1, 1950. De¬ $75,000 parking field 1950 coupon Minnesota (State of) or registered bonds. Dated March nomination $1,000. Due on March 1 Bond Sale The $6,421,000 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. Prin¬ 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due No. (P. 1 i r g—Russell n II. Jones, District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 15 for the purchase of $450,000 building 1950 coupon or regis¬ tered bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due on Feb. 1 from 1951 to 1980 inclusive. Principal and interest (F-A) by the Minnesota Invest¬ on Feb. 9—v. 171, p. offered ment Board 598—were awarded to a syndicate composed of the Equitable Securi¬ ties Corp., Blyth & Co., Lehman White, Weld & Co., all of York, Union Planters Na¬ tional Bank & Trust Co., of Mem¬ Bros., New phis, John Nuveen & Co., of Chi¬ W. R. Stephens Investment cago, Co., of Little Rock, Marine Trust Co., of Buffalo, Field, Richards & Co., of Cleveland, Hirsch & Co., of New York, Provident Savings Bank & Trust Co., of Cincinnati, Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., of St. Louis, Breed & Harrison, of Cin- cinati, H. V. Sattley & Co., of De¬ troit, Well, Roth & Irving Co., of Cincinnati, Juran & Moody, of St. Paul, Sills, Fairman & Harris, of Chicago, and the Third National Bank, of Nashville, at a price of 102.20, ing, Series 1949 bonds. Stuart & Co.; Equitable Secu¬ rities Corp.; Coffin & Burr; Horn- Central Sch. Dist. No. N. 1, a basis of about ond highest The 1.37%. bidder sec¬ Allison- was Williams Co., for 1.40s, at a of 100.08. price Offering—Edgar I. SchauDistrict Clerk, will receive ber, sealed bids the at Peters, 514 office State Schenectary, until 11 of Roy Street, in a.m. on on Denomination $1,000. Due Feb. 1 from 1951 to 1980 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the Ballston Note ity approved Heckler New York Scotia, N. Bond Sale—The improvement Y. $35,500 1950 public offered bonds March Bond Offering—Greek L. Rice, until 10 (CST) a.m. Feb. on 16 for the purchase of $2,220,000 highway revenue, Seventeenth Series Coupon bonds. Dated Feb: 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due Aug. on from 1 1952 to 1971 inclusive. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the State Treas¬ urer's the office, holder or at the thereof option the at tinental Illinois National of Con¬ Bank & Trust Co., of Chicago, or at the Guaranty Trust Co., New York City. No. 1 Dist. (P. O. Limestone), N. Y. Bond 1949 Sch. Sale—The $40,000 Trimble & City. New York Bond' Offering—John D. Brock- Town way, ceive Supervisor, sealed (EST) chase of Dist., bids Feb. on tered $6,500 bonds. until 14 extension will 2 p.m. the for pur¬ Lyndon coupon Dated Denomination re¬ Water regis¬ or March 1, $500. Due on MISSOURI School Clinton Sept. sive. Principal and interest (M-S) Sale—The District, Mo. $240,000 2V2% school bonds 171, 401—were awarded to the p. offered Feb. First National Bank, at price 108.39, a of of 9—v. Chicago, basis a of about 1.70%. Dated March 1, 1950. Due on March 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. Charles Legality & approved Trauernicht, of by St. Louis. Chadron, Bond Sale paving bonds Robert Omaha, v. 171, p. on Oct. No. the Co., bonds. of Due 1956 to (P. O. Harrisville), New York Offering—Lloyd Hickey, District Clerk, will receive sealed until for 2 the p.m. (EST) purchase of coupon 1958 Dated or Jan. 1, 1956 to sive. on Feb. $199,000 registered 1950. De¬ Principal and interest (J-J) able at the Black River Due 1958 Oct. inclu¬ pay¬ National Bank, of Lowville. Legality ap¬ proved by Reed & Reed, of Low¬ ville. Hempstead Great Neck Sewer District (P. O. Manhasset), N. Y. Sale—The $250,000 Bond 171, the bonds p. as offered 598—were Bankers 1.80s, at a 1.77%. The Bond offered were Sale—The memorial 1950, Series A bonds offered Feb. 9—v. 171, p. 598—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Halsey, Stuart & Co., county war Union York, Securities Blair Hornblower Feb. 8—v. awarded to the First Corp., of New Rollins & Co., Inc., & Weeks, ancf A. C. Co., both of NeW York, 1.60s, at a price of 100.16, a Allyn & as basis ond of about 1.58%. highest bidder cantile-Commerce was sec¬ Blyth & Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis, Equitable Securities Pomeroy, jointly, for 1.60s, at 1958 2s, as 1953 to 1957 3s, due as 1975 to in¬ OHIO Berlin Local Sch. Dist., Ohio Offering—D. W. Miller Bond Clerk will of the Board receive of Education, sealed bids until Offering—W. ernment sealed 14 the for school his at leigh, until 11 E. Easter- in (EST) a.rm purchase Dated May nomination $1,000. from office on of 1, Feb coupon 1949. Due Ra¬ $250,000 building, Series B bonds. Denomination $1,000. Due on April from 1951 to 1965 inclusive. 1 Principal and interest (A-O) De¬ May 1 on 1951 to 1978 inclusive. Prin¬ pay¬ able at the Commercial and Sav¬ ings Bank, Millersburg. ' Carthage-Troy Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Coolville), Ohio Offering John — Clerk-Treasurer Board Commission, will receive bids (EST) on Feb. 22 for the purchase of $60,000 construction coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1950. of Education, Hum¬ of will the receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 17 for the purchase of $51,000 building Dated and equipment bonds. 1, 1950. Denomination Feb. $1,000. Due to 1965 Nov. on (M-N) Peoples from 1951 Principal inclusive. interest and 1 payable Banking the Trust and at Co:, of Marietta, Belpre Branch. Le¬ gality approved by Squire, Sand¬ & ers Dempsey, of Cleveland. cipal and interest (M-N) payable in New proved York City. Legality ap¬ Reed, Hoyt & Wash¬ by burn of New York Fairview Park Exempted School District City. Bond Haywood County (P. O. Waynesville), N. C. Bond Offering—W. E. Clerk bids 14 for his at leigh, until 11 the a.m. Easter- office in purchase of Ra¬ on (EST) Feb. $25,000 school coupon bonds. Dated Feb. 1950. Denomination Feb. 1 from $1,000. 1951 Principal 1955 to 1, Due in¬ interest and Lincolnton, Bond C. N. Offering—W. E. bids 14 for the his at leigh, until 11 a.m. $68,000 000. March 1 from the Bond of 1951 to 1963 bonds. Due bonds. Due on clusive. the March 1 from 1953 to on 1972 inclusive. Dated March nation $1,000. will School receive (EST) Principal and in¬ sealed bids Feb. 22 for on purchase of $40,000 construc¬ Dated Jan. 1, 1950. Denomination Due $1,000. Oct. 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclu¬ sive; Interest A-O. Mason Clerk of Local Sch. Dist., Ohio Offering—W. H. Irwin, the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon on chase of bonds. March for 1 $30,000 Dated Feb. nomination $1,000. Denomi¬ 1, 1950. District tion coupon bonds. (EST) 50,000 sanitary sewer bonds. Due Local p.m. Bond March 1 from 1953 to 1978 in¬ bonds, finger, Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ on light building (P. O. Summitville), Ohio Bond Offering — Delia Tref- inclusive. 110,000 water $460,000 Franklin March 1 from 1953 to 1975 on payable National > originally scheduled for Feb. 20, has been postponed until March 6. until 1 inclusive. (J-D) 1 Prin¬ Sale Postponed—The sale the cation, on Dec. Cleveland. $310,000 follows: and Bank, Legality approved by Sanders & Dempsey, of Squire, Ra¬ Due 1 interest Central Cleveland Feb. as June on cipal and at Easter- ' 82,000 electric Due in bonds. street Jameson, Education, from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. on bonds, divided coupon T. of on Feb. 20 for the purchase $460,000 bbilding bonds. Dated March 1, 1950. Denomination $1,- office of Board (EST) (EST) purchase the of ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬ ernment Commission, will receive sealed Offering—H. of will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬ ernment Commission, will receive sealed Village (P. O. Cleveland 26), Ohio the cipal and interest the pur¬ improvement 1, 1950. De¬ Due on Dec. 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. (J-D) Prin¬ payable terest at York Legality approved by Peckr Shaf¬ fer & Williams, of Cincinnati. (M-S) payable in New City. Legality approved by Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City. Roanoke a First Mason Mount Corp., and Schoellkopf, Hutton & Bond Rapids, N. C. Bank, Ohio Healthy, Offering — Mason. Edward G. Ruoff, Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬ March 4 for the purchase of $25,Ossining, N. Y. ernment Commission, will receive 0Q0 fire apparatus bonds. Bond Dated Offering— Frederick T. sealed bids at his office in Ra¬ April 1, 1950. Denominations $1,Scrima, Village Clerk, will re¬ leigh, until 11 a.m. (EST) on Feb. 000 and ceive sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. $500. Due on Oct. 1 from 14 for the purchase of $95,000 Rec¬ 1951 to 1960. Interest A-O. Le¬ (EST) on Feb. 21 for the purchase reation Facilities bonds. coupon of $60,000 fire engine 1950 coupon gality approved by Peck, Shaffer Dated March 1, 1950. Denomina¬ & Williams, of Cincinnati. or registered bonds. Dated Mar. 1, tion $1,000. Due on March 1 from 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due 1951 to 1978 inclusive. Principal Randolph Twp. Local Sch. Dist. on March 1 from 1951 to 1960 in¬ and interest (M-S) payable in (P. O. Baglewood), Ohio clusive. Principal and interest New York Bond Offering — L. M. Light, City. Legality ap¬ (M-S) payable at the First Na¬ proved by Mitchell & Pershing,^ of Clerk of the Board of Education, tional Bank & Trust Co., Ossining. New York City. will receive sealed bids until noon Legality approved by Hawkins, (EST) on Feb. 21 for the pur¬ Delafield & Wood, of N. Y. City. NORTH DAKOTA chase of Bond price of 100.08. Offering—W. E. Easter- $203 000 and Perinton, Fire District Na¬ The Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mer¬ Y. $42,775 bonds 171, p. 598— Bond to sec¬ from v. clusive. Bond ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬ 7— Co., of New price of 100.22, 1 phrey, O. con¬ Feb. Feb. on in price of $145,000 from 1 inclusive, and $605,000 CAROLINA County (P. Sylva), N. C. Legality approved by Reed, Hoyt Washburn,of New York. Trust basis of about a were & awarded Feb. on noted were sold at a follows: as due previously as 402, p. par, (F-A) payable in New York City. ond Penfield Floral Park, N. 54,000 district bonds. from 1 Bond inclusive. 15 Central School District by previously 503 will mature 15 from inclu¬ bonds. as intersection 1953 nomination $1,000. Due on Jan. 1 from 1951 to 1980 inclusive. follows: $14,000 to $68,000 purchased Schweser l-3/4S, as noted in as E. Wilma building Details—The 1951 Diana, Croughan, Antwerp and 15 Neb. from payable at the Bank of East Syra¬ cuse, East Syracuse. Legality ap¬ proved by Bond, Schoeneck & King, of Syracuse. bids NEBRASKA 1 NORTH Jackson clusive. North highest bidder was Chas. E. p. 503—were awarded to the First Weigold & Co., and Geo. B. Gib¬ National Bank, of Salamanca, as bons & Co., Inc., jointly, for 1.90s, 1Vzs, at a price of par. The second at a price of 100.78, highest bidder was C. E. Weineig Onondaga County (P. O. Co., as 1.70s, at a price of 100.18. Syracuse), N. Y. Dewitt (P. O. East Syracuse), Bond Sal e—The $2,000,000 1950. Bond 1951. Legality ap¬ Caldwell, Marshall, Mitchell, of New York — to the C. E. Weinig Co., Buffalo, as 1.20s. The second highest bidder was Marine Trust Co., Buffalo, for 1.30s, at a price of 100.05. on York, school bonds offered Feb. 7—v. 171, 1, by struction Free Due 598 p. award receive housing, Issue VII 171, of re¬ noon Dated March 1, 1950. proved Spa. Legal¬ by Vandewater, & Galloway, of Union 8—v. J. (EST) on for the purchase of $1,250,- notes. on Feb. York will 171, 1 p.m. Offering—Thomas J. Far- 000 emergency Spa Na¬ City. Carrollton Secretary State Bond Commis¬ sion, will receive sealed bids will 2.87%, pay¬ City Bank, of Troy. Legality approved by Van¬ dewater, Sykes, Heckler & Gallo¬ way, of New York City. City Housing Authority, bids until Feb. 15 v. Mississippi (State of) Edward Clerk, Chairman, rell, sealed tional Bank, Ballston Sykes, MISSISSIPPI New York Bond 1950. Arlington State Bank, of Arling¬ ton, as 1.40s, at a price of 100.12, — District Teaney, New 171, 598—were awarded to the Offering Y. (EST) Feb. 15 for the purchase of $515,000 building 1950 coupon or registered bonds. Dated Feb. 1, p. Bond & (P. O. Arlington), Minn. Bond Sale—The $25,UuO play¬ ground bonds offered Feb. 8—v. 69 1970 in¬ Weeks, both of New ceive sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. York; Dolphin & Co., of Phila¬ (EST) on Feb. 15 for the pur¬ delphia, and G. C. Haas & Co., of chase of $252,500 school 1950 cou¬ New York, as IV2S, at a price of pon or registered bonds. Dated 100.11, a basis of about 1.49%. The March 1, 1950. Denomination $1,second highest bidder was Phelps, 000, except one for $500. Due on Fenn & Co.; Blair, Rollins & Co., March 1 from 1951 to 1964 inclu¬ Inc.; First of Michigan Corpora¬ sive. Principal and interest (M-S) tion, and MacBridge, Miller & payable at the National Bank of Co., jointly, for $1,399,000 as 100.08. Lake Ronkonkomo, Lake Ronkon¬ koma. Legality approved by NEW YORK Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City. Ballston, Clifton Park, Charlton blower W. Sibley County Indep. Sch. Dist. No. to approved sey, ries 1949 bonds. 3% and 3V4% refund¬ 1951 from payable clusive. Principal and interest Bank, Butler. by Hawkins, (M-S) payable at the office of the Presiding Supervisor. Legality Delafield & Wood, of N. Y. City. approved by Hawkins, Delafield Plainfield, N. J. & Wood, of New York City. Bond Sale—The $1,399,000 school bonds offered Feb. 6 were award¬ I slip Union Free Sch. Dist. No. 11 ed to a syndicate composed of Hal(P. O. Ronkonkoma), N. Y. Legality $5,208,000 2.35% construction, Se¬ 3,213,000 (M-S) 1 at the First National and Glenville follows: as cipal and interest March on $750,000 dormintory revenue bonds pur¬ chased by the Bank of North Da- able at the National — State of Arkansas highway bonds Bismarck), N. Dak. Bond Sale Details—The kato, of Bismarck, on a bid re¬ flecting a net interest cost of about O. Park), N. Y. O f f e Bond University of North Dakota (P. O. Co., of Rochester, as price of 100.10, a basis a of about Y. N. Hempstead, Franklin Square Public Parking District (P. O. Hempstead), N. Y. Butler, N. J. Minn. 503—were awarded to the p. 1.70s, at par. distribution bonds sec¬ Bank was for Free port, Bond The 1.89%. MINNESOTA Calumet, notes of basis a $200,000 Monday, February 13, 1950 Union Trust 1.10s, at as at Boston, $Su,uuO metro¬ 3 National the Detroit), Sale—The 171, Park, Berlin, N. H. Note CHRONICLE FINANCIAL tional Bank & Trust HAMPSHIRE NEW designated trust company or by purchaser. & COMMERCIAL THE (702) (P. O. Penfield), N. Y. Bond Sale—The $17,000 fire ap¬ paratus New Leipzig, N. Dak. Sale—The $6,000 village Penfield bonds offered Feb. 3—v. bonds. offered 15 Bond bonds Jan. 19—v. 171, pr Dated Dec. nomination from $1,000. 1951 to construction 15, 1949. inclusive. 143—were awarded to the Bank of Principal and interest (J-D) North able Dakota, of Bismarck. at the De¬ Due on Dec. 1970 Farmers State pay¬ Bank Volume 171 Number 4881 THE of Englewoood. Legality approved by Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati. Bond Sale Ryan, ledo, Sutherland 2V4S, at as ond con¬ Feb. 2— awarded to & Co., of To¬ price of 101.39, a about 2.10%. highest bidder The iy>s, due to 1959 Braun, 2y4s, at due Sebring, Ohio Bond Offering—James Coffman, the purchase Feb. on of $'19,000 water bonds. Dated works improvement 1 $8,000 from 1957 l%s, as 1960 to Greer Bond Sale portation J. as Is. 4,000 as 1— awarded Multnomah County, Water iy4s. O f f Due in 1953. Due in 1954 and Clerk of the Board The second No. of Education, (EST) on Feb. 21 for the purchase of $85,000 building cou¬ pon bonds. Dated March 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due on Dec. 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. highest bidder The — 4 Bond Sale 171, v. R. J. interest due date any im¬ $465,000 Sale—The Pond 7 171, p. 504—were awarded to Otis & Co., of Cleveland; Strana- —v. luft, Harris-& Co., Inc., and Ryan, Sutherland & Co., both of Toledo, 214s, at a price of basis of about 2.21%. The second highest bidder was Hayden, Miller & Co.; Field, Richards jointly, 100.34, as a Co.; Prescott, Hawley, Shepard Ckn,~aiijcLFirst Cleveland Corp., Cleveland, jointly, for^2l/2s, at a pace of 100.34. School Wauseon Exempted Village District, Ohio Sale—The Bond con¬ 7— Feb. offered bonds struction $150,000 504—were awarded Cleveland Corp., 171, p. the First v. offered 504—were City, 31— to Co., both of Oklahoma 2s, at a price of 100.004, as basis of about a Jan. awarded Edwards, Inc., and the Small- Milburn Sale to of Cleveland. p. O. The — Minerva), O. R.R. 3, Ohio $200,000 air¬ & Trust Co., and C. Edgar Honnold, both of Oklahoma City, jointly, on a bid reflecting a net interest cost of about 1.70%. The First Securities Co., of Kansas, Wichita, on a bid reflecting a net interest bidder was cost of about 1.70%. price 101.11, of 2.13%. OKLAHOMA Caddo County No. 12 (P. O. interest of about cost second 1.96%. National Bank & Trust homa City, on a The was First Co., Okla¬ bidder highest net a bid reflecting a Bonds , are due from 1953 to 1962 Bond Offering — Troy H. Mas- Clerk of the Board of Educa¬ tes, will receive sealed bids until p.m. (CST) on Feb. 16 for the purchase of $25,000 building Clerk, will sealed bids until 7 bridge 1953 to p.m. bonds. Due Due from 1953 to 1960 in¬ wmds. bonds ing Bank & Feb. offered First- the Trust Co., City and Associates, flecting were Oklahoma of on bid re¬ cost of a interest net a 6 National about 1.36%. Indep. Sch. Dist. nold, of Oklahoma City, at of as 100.02, follows: $25,000 v l%s. as a basis of about a price 1.87%, . Due from 1953 to 1957 inclusive. 15,000 as 2s. 24 1958 to 1960 inclusive. Sale purchased by a Ackland. (PST) purchase on of Feb. $55,000 bonds. Dated April $1,000. April 1 from 1952 to 1962 on inclusive. the sold al a v. 171, p. price of 100.03, basis of about 1.74%, as follows: Dated nation terest $5,500 road offered Feb. 8 Citizens Bank, West Offering—John District sealed Secretary, bids until Feb. on of Parsons. Pittston, Sch. Dist., Pa. Bond 16 $100,000 A. will p.m. (EST) purchase of coupon bonds. the funding Due 1961 Feb. 15 from 1952 on inclusive. by Legality ap¬ Elliott & Townsend, RHODE North Bond . Kingstown, R. — sealed trial bids in Treas¬ the of care or Principal and interest at the fiscal agency of City, at the option of the purchaser. (EST) Eugene, Bond Indus¬ F. Bei- sealed bids until 2 p.m. Feb. 27 for the purchase general obligation water and electric utility bonds. Dated April 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due on April 1 from 1951 (PST) of on $1,000,000 - 1970 interest inclusive. by proved Principal and (A-O) payable at the City office. Legality Winfree, Shuler & Sayre, ap¬ McCulloch, March $1,000. Due bonds. coupon on March 1 from Principal inclusive. 1970 interest payable at the Sec¬ ond National Bank, of Boston. Le¬ gality approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. SOUTH CAROLINA and awarded 171, p. Lehman to $135,000 bonds offered 403—were N. Jan. awarded $10,000 23—v. to school 171, the Tripp Co., of Portland, 6s. Due on Feb. 1 from to 1955 inclusive. IV2S. as 795,Uuu Due on Feb. 1 in from 1958 date — The bonds $155,000 offered on awarded were to a son & Co., of Charlotte; RobinsonHumphrey Co.; Clement A. Evans & Co., both of Atlanta; Andrews & Wells, Inc., of New York, and Frost Read & Simons, of Charles¬ ton, of at price of 100.01, a 1.54%, as follows: a about $85,000 as from 30,000 1951 and as as Due on Feb. 1 Due on Feb. 1 1956. l%s. Marion, Due on Feb. p. tificates Dickson 2y>s, S. 1 Sold—An has & been sold to cer¬ R. Co., of Charlotte, at price of par. of S. a offered 403—were Antonio, Sch. Dist., Feb. 2—v. awarded to a Corp. of William Texas, of San Edwards & N. Co., Fort Worth, M. E. Allison & Co., and Roe & Co., both of San Antonio, jointly, at a price of 100.007, a basis of about 2.46%, follows: as 28,000 2y4s. as from 1951 Due Due 1965 on March 1 on 1972 to March 1 inclusive. 1964 to 2y2s. as from inclusive. The second highest bidder was R. J. Edwards, Inc., Shields & Co., Dewar, Robertson & Pancoast, jointly, for 2y4s and 2y2s, at a and price of 100.03, basis of a about 2.40%. Lubbock, Texas Bond bonds Sale offered — The Feb. Blyth of composed $1,075,000 171, p. syndicate Co., C. F. 9—v. 403—were awarded to & a Parsons 1958 to 1968 inclusive. $525,000 street bonds: $182,000 as 2s, due on Feb. 15 from 1951 to 1961 inclusive, and $343,000 TEXAS Birdville Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Worth), Texas 2y4s, due Fort Bond 000 Sold—An school sold to house Wm. issue of bonds $100,- has N.~ Edwards been 550,000 Co., Worth, as 2y2s, 3s and 3y4s, price of par. Dated Jan. 15, a on 000 Feb. 15 from 1962 bonds: $194,000 as Feb. 15 from 1951 inclusive, 1961 to of Fort at sewer 2s, due & on inclusive. 1975 to due 2y4s, as and $356,- Feb; on 1 from 1962 to 1975 inclusive. 1950. Legality approved by Dumas, Huguenin & Boothman, of San County (P. Clute), Texas ing purchased $110,000 improvement bonds refund¬ by Eddle- man-Pollock Co., of Houston, as 3s, as previously noted in v. 171, p. 504, were sold at a price of par. Brownsville Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas Offering — E. C. Myers, Secretary of the Board of Trus¬ tees, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) Feb. 14 for the on bonds. Crandall, Texas Sold—An issue of $55,000 bonds has been sold to M A. HagBond berg & Co., of Dallas, as 4s, lows: $1,500,000 Series A bonds, at a price of 100.005, a basis of about 1.91%, as follows: $375,000 as' 3s, due on March 1 from 1951 to 1955 inclusive, $525 000 as 2s, due on March 1 from 1956 to 1962 inclusive, as 30,000 water works improvement sewer Dec. and revenue 15, 1949. sewer bonds. Legality County Fresh Sale system par, as follows: $18,000 as 3y2s, 1970 2s, due on March 1 from 1956 1962 inclusive, and $944,000 as l 34s. due on March 1 from 1963 to 1970 inclusive. to Van bonds Co., of Houston, and the First of Texas Corp.. of San Antonio, jointly, as previously noted in v. 171, p. 504, were sold at a price of to 3s, due on March 1 from 1951 1955 inclusive; $821,000 as $150,- lok l3/4s, due on 1963 to Water Details—The works as from 2,350,000 Series B bonds, at a price of par a basis of about 1.91%, as follows: $585,000 as Supply District No. 14 (P. O. Houston), Texas water 1 inclusive. Crowe, of Dallas. Bond $600,000 March and improvement bonds. Dated bonds and works street and offered Feb. 9—v. 171, p. 504—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Stone & Webster Securities Corp., Shields & Co., Lee Higginson Corp., Wm. E. Pol¬ lock & Co., all of New York, Mc¬ Donald & Co., of Cleveland, Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of Minne¬ apolis, First of Texas Corp., of San Antonio, and McDonald, Moore & Co., of Detroit, as fol¬ follows: $25,000 water Texas state-aid-highways, bridge Bond Sale Details—The permanent or O. Antonio, Sale—The $3,850,000 state Bond Vleck Sch. purchased by the Eddleman-Polissue Indep. Corp.; Hemphill, Noyes, Childs & Co., both of Chicago, & Co.; L. F. Boettcher & Co., of Denver, Mil¬ Rothschild & Co.; Laidlaw & Co., Co., of Detroit, and G. C. Haas & Co., all of New ler, Kenower & Wheelock & Cummins, of Des York, at a price of 100.16, a basis Moines, First of Texas Corp., of of about 1.63%, as follows: San Antonio, and the R. J. Ed¬ $448,000 as 2V2s. Due on Sept. 1 wards, Inc., of Oklahoma City, at from 1950 to 1957 inclusive. a price of 100.01, a basis of about 785,000 as iy2s. Due on Sept. 1 2.11%, as follows: Graham, 000 C. $40,000 2% paving assessment Chas. & Trust Co., at the Chemical Bank Securities Harrison in Con. bonds p. curities approved by McCall, Parkhurst & 1954 inclusive. to iy2s. as 1955 40,000 lV4s. basis gen¬ Bank 1974 inclusive. to Sale protection 1 Feb. on purposes, group composed of Columbian Se¬ Denomi¬ 1950. purchase of $750,000 school house Due zs. as Additional fire 1, $1,233,000 school construction and improvement re¬ funding bonds offered Feb. 7—v. 171, p. 403—were awarded to a syndicate composed of the Union Bond 1956 and 1957. Certificates (P. O. Riley), Ore. Sale—The as 1951 70,000 Harney County Sch. Dist. No. 10 Bond follows: as revenue Texas $376,000 Brazoria 8—v. Feb. sewer obligation bonds. Levelland Dallas. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; R. W. Pressprich & Co., and Kean, Taylor & Co., all of New York, jointly, at a price of par, a basis of about 2.11%, improvement April 1 from Nashville, Tenn. $1,000,000 water sewerage extension offered $1,270,000 follows: as 570,000 various Bond Sale—The Bond Sale—The works on Co., New York City. Le¬ gality approved by Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City. 1950. Denomina¬ 1, from 1957 to 1959 inclusive. of Portland. or March on of bonds. Feb. 13 for the purchase on to April Trust from syndicate composed of R. S. Dick¬ stel, City Recorder-Treasurer, will receive & Co., Ill Westminster Providence, until. 1 p.m. $250,000 school Dated above Ore. Offering—Henry Memphis, Trust Street, and I. Town O. N. Middleton, will receive urer, of ISLAND Offering on $1,000. Principal and in¬ payable at the Union Plant¬ National ers Hall, Dated Feb. 15, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due April receive 7:30 for inclusive. 1980 inclusive. sewer bonds. O. machinery bonds 171, p. 504—were awarded to payable at the County Treasurer's office, the previously r/;ted in were L. 15 will receive sealed Denomination 1950. 1, Due First National Bank, of Chickasha, as the Treasurer's Details—The $32,000 building bonds 403, for school coupon to Due from Grady County Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 51 (P. O. Ninnekah), Okla. Bond Offering—D. bids until 7:30 p.m. (P. O. Leedy), Okla. $40,000 building transportation equipm't bonds offered Feb. 17—v. 171, p. 599— were awarded to C. Edgar Hon- (P. The — to 1980 inclusive. 1,400,000 (CST) $700,000 sanitary 171, library bonds. April 1 from 1951 to on Texas purchase bonds, divided April 1 on 1951 to 1980 inclusive. Township Sale Due Burgwin, Hazlett, of Brothers; Bond Sale—The and by & —v. the State in New York Dewey County No. 3 Lake 504—were Douglas County Sch. Dist. No. (P. O. Days Creek), Ore. Bond awarded: to approved Churchill, Ruffin Pittsburgh. bonds OREGON District Clerk, Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 19 (P. O. Ardmore), Okla. Bond Sale—The $190,000 build¬ gality the for house 150,000 public 1970 inclusive. Le¬ and par Offering—James Haynes, City Secretary, will receive sealed depart¬ police from 1951 to 1 at Bond Sale—The $650,000 school and 625,000 park bonds. Due coupon Florence, S. C. 1953 to 1957 inclusive. clusive. Carter County construction thereafter April 1 from 1951 to 1980 500,000 fire Dated March 1, 1950. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on March 1951 to and Due in order, on May interest pay¬ interest. eral improvement optional are any Bond of divided bonds, coupon on date accrued follows: on bonds. 1 from (CST) grade separation bonds. Feb. 13 for the purchase on $500,000 receive purchase 1980 1963 inclusive. ny, the 1951 from 5,000 sewer extension and im¬ provement bonds. Due from for from 1951 Offering—Josephine Den- City ney, 7 will Due (EST) ment 1974, or 4s, due as 1974 inclu¬ bonds maturing numerical 1964, 1, 1 Tobey, 2:30 p.m. bonds. of to inverse said bids until 2 p.m. T. ment tion Waurika, Okla. Bond bids until $500,000 street $96,000 bid reflecting on a Comptroller, March 1965 of Laredo, Tenn. Offering—F. receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. build¬ ing bonds offered Feb. 7—v. 171, p. 599—were awarded to the First Securities Co. of Kansas, of $22,500 Indep. Sch. Dist. Hintoh), Okla. City All inclusive. Memphis, Bond $3,175,000 Munson, of Philadelphia. (P. O. Guymon), Okla. Sale—The Wichita, Jan. 1 from on in inclusive. 1 receive (CST) on about Feb. 14 for the purchase of $27,500 bonds, divided as follows: basis of a & Amy V. Mc¬ — proved No. 1966 to purchase of Dated bonds. Legality approved by Chapman Cutler, of Chicago. Avenue, 2), County Dependent Sch. Dist. Bond the hospital (CST) p.m. Clelland, District Secretary, will to Sale—The $210,000 build¬ Pond after or Harvey's Lake), Pa. 599—were awarded to Evan L. Texas Dickson Offering Bond inclusive. ing bonds offered Feb. 6—v. 171, }*uiie 504—were awarded to Otis Co., of'Cleveland, as 2y4S, at a 1953 Pennsylvania Davis, of Tulsa, the First National highest for 1 1, 1950. Due Avon, Pittsburgh Bond 1.99%. net interest cost of about 1.97%. West Local Sch. Dist. (P. Jan. until 27 $160,000 sealed 200 Ben Bank second bids Feb. on as McAlester, Okla. Bond provement bonds offered on Feb. on PENNSYLVANIA im¬ The $102,000 con¬ — bonds p. Offering—Harold Blount, sealed coupon (P. $52,000 port bonds offered Feb. 8—v. 171, Ohio T. bids until 8 pm, (PST) on Feb. 13 for the purchase of $105,000 water was County Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Buffalo), Okla. struction Alliance. Stow Local Sch. Dist., g—George Bank, Willow, for iy4s. Sale Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ able at the Alliance First Na¬ tional Bank, Bond sive. 55 May 1 from 1952 to 1959 on inclusive, and $132,000 on May 1 from 1960 to County Court Clerk, will receive Walker, Secretary of the Board of Commissioners, will receive sealed Guymon, Okla. Bond Harper p.m. O. Avonworth Unicn School District Emmons, receive sealed bids until 7:30 will (P. Ore. n on payable, at the Vil¬ provement bonds offered Feb. 8— lage Treasurer's office. Legality v. 171, p. 599—were awarded to & approved by Peek, Shaffer & Wil¬ Calvert Canfield, and the Small-Milburn Co., both of Okla¬ liams, of Cincinnati. homa City, jointly. Smith Local School District (P. O. 4, Alliance), Ohio i e r July 1, 1961. i irst State due County (P. O. Savannah), Tenn. Menlo Park District Portland), Bond terest Offering—Rhea TENNESSEE Bonds maturing on and after July 1, 1961, shall be callable at par on 1955. 15, 1050. Denomination 000. D'Je 01 Dot, 15 from 1051 to 1916 iriclum'. Ptincipnl and in¬ R. D. of Hardin Feb. Bond basis a (703) July 1 from 1952 to 1970 inclusive. Feb. follows: $2,000 100.45, Inc., of Oklahoma Edwards as of CHRONICLE to 504—were 171, p. FINANCIAL bonds. Dated April 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due on bonds offered v. City, The $6,000 trans¬ — price a on County Dependent Sch. Dist. 5 (P. O. Mangum), Okla. No. & about 2.34%. 1963 2s, due as at Feb. 1 from 1964 to 1967 inclusive. Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 22 for Feb. 1 from on inclusive; R. price of 100.33. due on Feb. 1 inclusive; $6,000 inclusive, and $8,000 sec¬ was & Co., Inc., for Bosworth a $70,000 offered 503—were basis of a The — bonds 171, p. v. iy4s, as from 1952 to 1956s as St. Clairsville Local Sch. Dist., Ohio struction $10,000 COMMERCIAL Bonds Independent Dist., Texas Sold—An issue of $200,- building refunding bonds has been sold to Moroney, Beissner ^^^uston, and Dittmar & Co., of San Antonio, 000 school FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (704) 56 jointly, at a price of 100.09, a basis of about 2.08%, as follows: Stubbs, of Boston, Stern Bros. & Due on Feb. $145^000 & 1, 1950. Inc., as 2VsS. Dated Feb. Co., of Kansas City, Dean Witter as 2s. Due on March 1 from 1951 to 1961 inclusive. £5,000 March 1, Due on 2s. as 1962. March Dated 1950. Denomi¬ 1, SI,000. Principal and in¬ terest (M-S) payable at the City national Bank of Houston. Le¬ nation kins El- approved gality by Vinson, Weems, of Houston. & Co., Francisco, King, San of Co., both York, Walter Stokes & bentures, of funds of Bosworth, applied Philadelphia, of Co., of Denver, Waldo Sullivan & Co., Tripp March York, as The basis of 2%s, at a price of 98.91, a Waco Sch. Indep. Bond Offering about 2.30%. CANADA bids until (CST) on March 1 for the purchase of $2,000,000 school bouse 1950 bonds. Dated April 1, 1950. Denomination $1,000. Due The payable the Citizens National at Bank of Waco. at Seattle, Wash. Bond Sale—The $15,000,000 mu¬ nicipal light and power revenue, Series Feb. — 6 awarded to of Blyth 171, p. 404 v. a Boston Corp., Co., & Paine, & Co., Marshall, Robert Seattle, of Baird & Co., of Milwaukee, of Michigan Corporation, W. First Wm. E. Pollock & Co., both of New York, Braund, Bosworth Richards Field, Co., & & Inc., jointly, Whiting, Weeks — has were the rather market involve which, would such at a United of purchase premium. new debentures has been ob¬ tained from the Foreign The + 185 179 197 231 1200 180 229 173 1173 179 171 1131 141 156 1128 141 151 value— contracts, 1267 265 180 1217 240 145 1259 256 145 1220 245 123 Ail other +274 273 209 1214 235 164 + 140.9 139.8 146.2 1144.2 141.1 149.5 tl38.7 136.1 152.1 1140,2 137.4 153.5 $329.6 313.5 360.7 Total _ Employment— Nonagrlcultural Total factory Factory payrolls, total Freight ■ — not both of Toronto, jointly, as yet available. 15 from debentures, "Consolidated upon Revenue become and ince) Fund" available durable manufactures, Factory employment by Bureau of index, without a syndicate of the to $15,000,000 has stated, how¬ that, subject to the approval ever, composed Co.; make Legislature, it is intended the sinking fund or the and and of the sion the of which & Co., Province, meet Dominion in would is the expected to legislation 1950, permit of this to Dec. 198 107 212 239 137 254 Open hearth 194 105 194 194 105 Electric 557 359 632 557 359 Machinery t226 217 277 Transportation equipment 1218 206 * 170 1171 163 134 1171 163 184 169 147 183 1186 170 183 143 1140 144 132 Automobiles (incl. parts) metals and Nonferrous products and refining Lumber and products tl85 1152 Smelting and 139 131 + 126 134 113 1G3 168 1167 163 168 183 205 1179 188 199 191 212 187 206 193 147 174 138 340 173 + 154 153 178 156 1171 174 156 114 134 138 114 317 345 340 317 160 151 160 151 * " 100 * 99 99 103 <■ 95 102 *• 105 114 * 78 textiles * 97 92 101 kip leathers * 77 kid leathers 41 80 82 * 86 87 products Tanning hide leathers Cattle and Calf and lamb and leathers— veg— Pnnprbnard » 101 97 159 358 1153 162 153 128 1105 111 127 157 tl63 tl21 154 167 131 3 54 186 172 181 164 11S1 174 161 142 194 121 111 177 153 1166 177 153 210 167 193 210 94 tl60 152 t213 +180 +187 94 160 153 204 100 92 95 98 154 1163 167 158 148 159 167 155 1213 204. 179 1180 177 179 182 204 * 182 102 1187 * 102 184 104 176 * * 104 17P +58 23 466 158 23 466 +245 243 257 1249 247 258 U37 142 148 1138 141 317 311 1335 317 311 +425 418 450 1425 418 450 +192 195 200 1192 195 200 +136 152 164 1136 152 164 95 130 137 95 130 137 coal 103 133 145 103 133 145 63 117 103 63 117 103 Crude petroleum +157 163 177 1157 163 177 +101 74 110 177 75 77 164 54 93 — By-product rppmvp Investment Investors look to +335 Rayon company. products Rubber Fuels Coal We if*:* Secretary have a metal stencil Department graph m Mi ; for in our Addresso¬ Bituminous investment every Anthracite banking and brokerage firm in the country, alphabetically arranged States by Metals and Iron Cities, and within the Cities by firm names. in Bank the the association notified the to present of of claims for service up-to-the-minute steel group index for the fact that in these output of pig iron as<f steel ingots and changes in iron and steel fabricating activities, which are usually represented by output of pig iron and rteel. If computed by the usual method, the total index of industrial production would be 3 points lower in November and 2 points higher in December, and the indexes for manufacturers, durable manufactures, and Our charge available. months for addressing envelopes for the hereby payment to complete list (United States or Canada) is BUNNELL. December 9, Hurlbut at National Winsted, in Bank the necticut, is closing its affairs. of the steel changed of can also supply (1935-39 F. McARDLE, Liquidating Agent, Dated December 9, on gummed roll small additional charee. Security Dealers of North America product# Miscellaneous Merchandise. 25 Park P' RErtor 2-9570 New York ' 152 72 75 100) 131 97 131 131 192 155 96 [202 123 149 138 147 — LcJ. 85 69 95 82 137 139 119 135 123 42 [187 45 51 [58 127 119 146 120 124 139 52 — Ore 54 62 50 55 60 [Revised. miscellaneous indexes to points in total Index, shown Book, multiply coal by .213 and miscellaneous by .548* NOTE—To convert coal and 1949. iron and 146 Forest r 96 134 Livestock wisher* [131 131 Grain Herbert 0. Seibert & Co., Inc average 97 148 - Coke All creditors to EDWARD a the list Coal Con¬ association the accordingly. within 24 hours. completed Winsted, are therefore hereby present claims for payment to undersigned at said bank. notified the of State to thousand addressing labels at The located made been FREIGHT CARLOADINGS All We 1949. have December 1949. The adjustments allow for there were marked divergences between changes in and iron $5.00 per Liquidating Agent. Dated 148 and undersigned at said bank. CLARENCE H. . *Data not yet available. adjustments [Special Con¬ All creditors therefore are most Winsted State — November LIQUIDATION NOTICES National ore tPreliminary. This list is revised daily and offers you the Winsted, . Paints Addressograph Service B. C. REYNOLDS at y 184 MINERALS February 11,1950. First . Chemical products Industrial chemicals stockholders of record The 231 231 | located 167 204 clared necticut, is closing its affairs. 97 101 177 payable March 1, 1950 to of publishing consumption and coal products— and i your -62 193 and fruits Processed foods Paper and products on 83 91 1165 manufactured • 83 77 & 110 * Coke information 89 tl56 Fuel oil for 114 1106 flour | them 208 6 consumption Board of Directors de- value), 176 tl50 1171 134 345 products Rayon deliveries Leather * 208 246 206 Clay products Wool 682 206 tl84 Cement Textiles 7218 tl45 ... clay & glass products Stone, 194 Wf' tl67 Lumber : Country. 1948 Dec. 223 198 Gasoline the Adjustment Nov. 254 Newsprint of Dec. 212 Printing Houses Dec. 223 Other Annual Report to the Nov, •1949 137 Meatpacking Mail your Without Seasonal 1943 144 Sheep | 100) 107 Goat ANN 19 A Si — 239 Steel Petroleum par index 198 steel »' Pig Iron | ($10 payrolls 198 and [Iron February 1, 1950, the Stock and 144 Newsprint-^ j minerals multiply PRODUCTION 1919 be '{■M m adjustment, Seasonal Variation done. Weir, Young, early which Legislature PACIFIC j manufactures, and Chart Book, Adjusted for Cotton Corp.; Wood, Gundy & McLeod, introduce at the next ses¬ to FINANCE CORPORATION per seasonal (1935-39 average Furniture Smith, Barney Harriman Ripley INDUSTRIAL Wheat the Common nondurable L..bor Statistics. Shoes on [Revised. contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States, To convert indexes to figures, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multply total by $410,269,000, residential by $184,137,000 and all other by $226,132,000. Manufactured food products share 259 288 ^Estimated. Construction for Premier The purposes. the Province of Quebec (Province of) Co., dividend of 40 cents 305 273 second k QUEBEC Securities ; 495 « total index, shown in Federal Reserve durable by .379, nondurable by .469, and minerals by .152. their (the general funds of the Prov¬ 1951 to 1970 inclu¬ Inc.; A. E. Ames & Co.; ; 128 339 tFreliminary. MANUFACTURES sive. to regular quarterly [120 1480 NOTE—Production, carloadings, and department store rales indexes based on dally averages. To convert indexes to points in sinking fund available for 2% general & a 107 302 ' « sinking fund, would revert to the Due on 3%s, at a price of 100.95. First Boston Corp.; On 337 276 +293 Department store stocks, value__ ' [117 115 carloadings Department store sales, value Exchange provincial debentures offered Feb. proceeds thereof available for the 7—v. 171, p. 504—were awarded payment of the new debentures, DIVIDEND NOTICE 190 177 payment without recourse to the & Co., 3s and Co., Inc., and A. E. Ames Feb. 20 awarded to Wood, Gundy & Debenture Sale—The of California 173 Residential being in the best requisite permission to issue The $169,150 im¬ provement bonds offered Jan. & DIVIDEND NOTICE + 176 value Ont. Tillsonburg, Hawley, Shepard & Co., both of Cleveland, Dec. 180 compiled Bond Sale Prescott, Co., it the sinking fund to dollars States The the Republic Co., of Chicago, Foster & 199 1943 Nov. Control Board of Canada. Stone all of New York, Central 192 Dec. 1174 payment of the maturing de¬ bentures inclusive. Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Hayden, 173 1949 Dec. 1202 Minerals bought, is dollars, States substantial 1951 to 1970 Due from 3V4s. Nov. + 186 *Data & awarded to J. L. Graham & Co., all of Toronto, United the Mur¬ as Seasonal Adjustment 1948 Nondurable United the be may than to apply Jan. 23 provement bonds offered ray i Total current offi¬ the which at refunding issue of debentures in a the Ont. The $750,000 im¬ — ] series. Without +173 Total 30 clough & Co., and Cochran, both of that fact rate been decided, as inclusive. New Toronto, Bond Sale June on & Co., delphia, C. J. Devine & Co., F. S. Moseley Due 2.40%. other Durable In view interests of the Province, to make Fair- Drexel & Co., of Phila¬ New York, cial basis of a Co., Burns Bros. & Denton, Kidder, Peabody & Co., the of Canadian 101.63, all 178 in holder, the of option 1.10% of Dec. production— Total of money lawful money of Canada. of Toronto, as 2%s, from 1950 to 1959 were 100 for — 1949 States of America, or, dollar price a payrolls; Seasonal Variation refunded lawful States Harriman Ripley & Smith, Barney Inc., Co., syndicate composed & Co., of Seattle, First in Co., and the Bank of To¬ both about were — im¬ awarded to McLeod, Young, bonds offered 1948 LL-1, the at Sale—The $1,475,000 provement bonds offered Jan. 17 ronto, and 100 for construction contracts; = average an Construction were ( factory employment Adjusted ior Industrial be debentures to the United London, Ont. Weir & WASHINGTON had refunded em* Manufactures— ONTARIO Bond average —100 1935-39 ; System issued production, factory business indexes 1939 1923-25 average be to Reserve follow: year ago, debentures due March payable are on a 1950. 2% 1950 month and maturing 1945 Federal The indexes for December together with available sinking fund as of Nov. p.m. April 1 from 1951 to 1970 in¬ clusive. Principal and interest 1, 1, ployment and payrolls, etc. a the of Jan. 27 its monthly indexes of industrial on debentures 30, 1949, of $14,888,311. Trus¬ of tees, will receive sealed 7:30 1, Foster, Neil Board the of President Texas Dist., — to the payment at matur¬ March dated Portland, and of Co., Goodbody & Co., of New Province, are to be ity of $15,000,000 2% Hemphill & Co., of Seattle, Chas. N. the other Board of Governors The of de¬ with together Monday, February 13, 1950 Federal Reserve December Business Index 1955. The proceeds of the sale Quirk & Co., Freeman & New 1, CHRONICLE in Federal Reserve Chart