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FEB ■ 1 6 1943 MONDAY Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume 167 Number 4673 New York, N. Y., Monday, February 16, 1948 Price 75 Cents Copy a General Corporation and Investment News RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - Acme Broach Corp., Ann Arbor, Mich.—Stock —Dean W. Titus & Ann Arbor, Mich., Co., HISTORY in AND BUSINESS—Corporation incorporated was Oct. 2, Michigan. As oi Dec. 1, i947, corporation purchased certain assets, including machinery; equipment, designs, accounts, receivable, cash, etc., of a Kentucky corporation of the same name, and paid the Kentucky corpjration for said Broach Corp., tion the of assets (Mich.) by the with a liabilities of the delivery value par of of stock common of and the $122,885, Acme their the development Mr. use. ol After the Co., he new American this business On Aug. his After Broach and 14, 1946, Mr. the application a general Lapointe of of and his severed the company. Tool < connections determined Lapointe and his of operation is in and around also furnished in to < in equipment with manufactured and are in that Detroit, believed the the best Mich., are which its will be Detroit the readily largest area constitute purchased manufacturing profits) exc. income 559,775 1 578,186 premium Otner debt debt of & 4,137,278 $9,699,622 $9,922,365 243,862 .2,980,814 2,892,12}. 60,302 65,490 * 5,254 expense 33,124 .7,608 46,175 parts,s available market within or type a for radius in the $494,705 $6,612,331 of 105,000 1,260,000 $383,156 $389,705 The $5,352,331 $5,275,982 at i Alleghany the Corp., sale loans, in and 1948 -v.. . Mr. its of bonds mortgage the to use off pay Estin also common; stock Young, U. S. used of Mr. to off pay balance proposed from proposed bond Chicago, Rock income the Estin Government $2,000,000 be Common stock GIVING EFFECT TO (par $5) PRESENT OFFERING Authorized Outstanding 64,577 shs. 100,000 shs. — $4,000,000 that two & shares of of" the proceeds of held cash b>. proceeds holdings, Island $20,000,000 and Alleghany's that and Pacific 4% to PURPOSE—The net proceeds will be approximately $170,000. Of this approximately $45,000 will be used to retire liabilities which corporation is assuming in connection with the purchase of the Acme Broach Corp. (Ky.); $65,000 will be placed in a separate fund for the acquisition of property and the erection of a building thereon. amount, purchase shares of Mr. discount Estin's tion' at their the Balance of approximately capital.—V. 166, $60,000 will be used additional as working of sale C. Gilbert election Colgate, Chairman Rudolph F. Gaeg of of securities the last seven the board, on Feb. , 3 announced R, Smith, Mr. reorganization Wright's operations and facilities for postwar director Air of Feb. on Commuting, 3. Ducas Mr. ' is \ also Inc., at a special stockholders' meeting . Chairman of the board of Winget, Ltd., of England, and a director of Birds-Eye Holdings, Ltd.; Arthur L. Peirson & Co.; Super Seal Container Corp., and Precision Parts, the latter a Canadian Prior company. the to established products in Europe and other Edward ; but C. distribution of Birds-Eye frozen foreign markets for General Foods Commuting, Inc., Mr. Ducas takes Rowe, who resigned to devote full time a director of the company.- Commuting, nautics has Air the the his to law in Board also Inc.* 1947, May, applied for received Clement D. director and and Tremble, director a Knox 18 B. of practice, < the from Civil Aero¬ interstate to commuting routes. It transport mail via helicopter area. former Lt. Gile, is and for certification throughout the New York Vice-President certification Corp. place remains Air - of head As Commander of in the Naval Air Corps, is Secretary-Treasurer Air Phagan, Commuting. Senior Partner of Phagan, Tillison certified public accountants. O' Other directors are S. Bayard Colgate, Chairman of the board of Colgate Palmolive Peet Co.; Clarence B. Gaines, founder and President of Gaines Food Co.; Russell H. Potter, Public Relations Counsel; Milton N. Weir, Assistant to Vice-President of Gulf Oil Corp.; Alfred N. Wheeler, Zelcer, it is Vice-President President President of selling at of of Marine American State Oil Co., St. Midland Skyports, Trust Inc., Co.; F. William M. N. Inc. — the 167, directors p. class for considera¬ be Arranges a $7,500,000 stand-by credit of Bank $7,500,000, being used CHARTS (in spiral bound book) shows monthly highs, lows—earnings—dividends—capi¬ on virtually every stock listed on N. Y. Y. Curb Exchanges, 1936 through 1947. talizations—volume Stock and N. Single Copy, $10 ? • Yearly (6 issues), $50 F. W. STEPHENS 15 William St., New York 5 HA 2-4848 & ■ Shares Light of Corp.—Offers Its Class to Stock B in Feb. on States to Electric the difference North American the on Corp., who 2,044,547 own shs. or for each four shares tendered between cash Co., closing market also was stock that for such if used the asset value of the four will price be paid therefor of such stock common to stock¬ the on given the to retirement corporation from time to to last time purchase shares of the open market at in less authority to purchase shares in the open than 400,000 shares In no tnis of class case, B stock are market may purchased by however, wiil the total number either proposal tenders on in or the market, exceed 400,000 shares. Carl for Power the corporation on tenders. of shares purchased under tion, J. Austrian also are and Robert G. Butcher, Central States trustees directors of this corpora¬ of Ejectric Corp. for which proceedings under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act pending in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of reorganization currently; are now Virginia at Richmond. If In This Issue such New York Stock Exchange (Stocks) New York Stock Exchange (Bonds) 29 Boston 33 33 Detroit 33 - Stock: Exchange—.——— San Francisco Montreal ; ^_ Stock Montreal Curb Toronto Stock Toronto Stock Exchange 36 38 Section. Over-the-Counter Markets their 40 42 i the . 24 _ __._33 ' will not be less the shares right in of class the B stock discretion are Foreign Exchange Combined Reserve Condition 43 the board directors of who desire to make tenders are requested EFFECT upon the Corp. OF OFFER—This recommendation pursuant to Banks Statement 41 Statement of Federal 1 of Member to mail transmittal depositary of Federal Reserve System 44 Federal Reserve December Business Indexes__56 or letter, 55 Broad authorization, the trustees opinion, existence have advised the American they of do not believe it this corporation as Cities Corporation desirable a to separate continue and that, in indefinitely independent cor- entity; and that they propose, as soon as may be practicable the acceptance of tenders hereunder, to seek authority from the reorganization court ta enable them to take appropriate steps to terminate the separate existence oi this corporation. The trustees have furher advised this corporation that such steps may take the form of a merger (including the sale of assets) or other combination of this corporation with Blue Ridge Corp., whose stock is controlled trustees by American (approximately Cities 31.467©), or outstanding voting (approximately 41.6%) and with Biue Ridge Corp. St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Edward D. Jones & Co. Established 41 Banks cor¬ invitation for tenders is the trustees of Central of Court ol 44 Rates Condition in after the Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notes...44 the tendered, the of General Corporation & Investment News._Cover State and City Bond Offerings... 50 The Course of Bank Clearings Dividends Declared and Payable than by accepted >• porate Transactions New York Stock Exchange__ ....24' Transactions New York Curb Exchange. Stock and Bond Averages of determined as If necessary, 300,000 Electric The 38 Exchange—Curb total a tenders In order to stock of American Cities thus percentage of ownership of the trustees in American Cities. If 400,000 publicly held shares of class-B stock are so pur¬ chased, the trustees will then own approximately 81.72% of all outstanding shares of class B stock as compared with their present interest of about 70.457c. The trustees have advised this corporation that the reason why they desire such increased ownership is that it will permit greater flexibility and may resuit in certain tax advantages to Central States Electric Corp. in promulgating and carrying out a plan of reorganization for that corporation. 37 ... made increasing 36 Exchange to shares, and reduce the public holdings in the class B ...35 Exchange than reserves PURPOSE AND being .-..36 Stock Exchange 400,000 corporation, reject all tenders. States 34 Exchange fractions, exceeding the amounts. Stockholders 35 Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange. unwieldy not of deliver their certificates, together with a form properly completed, to: Manufacturers Trust Co., 7 St., New York 15, N. Y. 7 ' • 34 Los Angeles Stock Exchange St. Louis Stock to 34 Exchange less poration 24 Exchange Stock avoid and directors reduced If 13 New York Curb Exchange Baltimore Stock Exchange of in making minor adjustments, the selection of particular tenders to be reduced will be made by lot in an equitable manner. Quotations Chicago Stock Exchange : Cincinnati Stock Exchange to as 375,000 shares board Stock than 400,000 shares of class B stock are tendered pursuant invitation, all tenders received will be reduced pro rata in such more this manner t Complete Years Covered by These The 2,901,940 outstanding class B shares) to tender corporation up to and including 3 p.m. on March 3, to its asset value on the last day for receiving such equal based B pated Louis, Mo. 922 Canada. exceeding the asset value of such stock. For the purpose of deter¬ the asset value of class B stock, shares of the common stock of Blue Ridge Corp. will be valued at their asset value. It Is antici¬ 645. Miscellaneous Features Twelve and mining Mandel, and States not a to Cleveland he war United the equal Authority Page who as Executive Vice-President of the U. S. Com¬ subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., directed the government's economic warfare campaign, was elected President and a 25.—V. Stock and Bond a the day for making tenders. busi- Ducas, mercial Co., held when Commuting, Inc.—New President— Robert accident the of to The of holders Ry. each the ness.—V. 165, p. 3273. Air stock before come arranged has been assistant to the General Manager of that the end of the war he has been responsiole for tne of "A" Chairman, announced on Feb. 5. said no portion of this credit is Smith Compre¬ class B stock on the last day for making tenders and the market price on the New York Stock Exchange on that day share of common stock of The North American Co. one open has new the for value. Feb. years Since company. of will Airlines, corporation in Under this proposal, in exchange plus cash shares of stock Ohio & exchanged as Pre-ddpnt of the comDanv. Mr. Gag? with Wright Aeronautical Corp. since 1930 and for been associated had proposals a Stockholders owning less than four shares, or any number of shares divisible by four, may nevertheless tender them to the corporation. In such case, in lieu of delivering fractional interests in loans. Chesapeake portfolio. ,be preferred asset meeting on American This Air Associates, Inc.—New President- the of not Credit— 2409, p. from 1 by the corporation, stockholders will be entitled to receive following: One share-of common stock, of The North American Co., for bank of these Cities Central price a closing first, short-term of 70.45% tenders. the of Alleghany prior preferred stock, which has a liquidating value of $50 per share plus back dividends. He further suggested that, after these steps have been taken, any available cash be utilized sizable Feb. on and accepted . largest operations. about of Boston, Mass., a director of this corporation, sub-*, plan on Feb. 9 to Robert R. Young, Chairman, and the management of. the company, through which bank loans would be * paid off and the prior preferred stock, including accumulated divif. dertds of- $33 a share, would,"be retired. Mr. adoption 6 authorized the corporation to purchase nt, in partial liquidation, up to 400,000 shares of its class B opportunity is g:vcn to a'l stockholders (other than the Ai. their shares Estin to plants 59 stockholders stock. a letter National Co.—Employee Insurance Plan the Up to 400,000 Liquidation— for retirer Alleghany Corp.—Plan to Retire Prior Preferred Stock Pay Off Bank Lpans— ; a Shoe announces company's Retire >'j, share CAPITALIZATION (he 1,644,076 105,000] and In Bank of New York, 645. insurance provides unusunlly liberal benefitr and is being underwritten by Aetna Life Insurance Co., of Hartlord, Conn.—V. 167, p. 245. 167, p. 245. n-;: George 167, p. to employees and their families during an emp'.oyees's active service with the company. Approximate^ 9,000 employees representing 95% of those eligible enrolled in the plan which is in effect in each $6,920,058 stock Balance —V. single piece of corporation in connection the by Brake company Partial the of Angeles.—V. American pfd. on shall provide uniyieoecab.e contingencies." 44,696 $488,156 income Divids. agreement with several banks "against protection disc., deductions Net the hensive Insurance Plan which provides substantial sickness and 5,004 269,837 The 7 : $751,180 $796,371 _ long-term on Los of American 585,193 3,119,492 [3,943,295 Amortiz. from which castings, 585,193 f 3,310,480 ) . this because castings, more that for area now plans to build a plant near Milan, Mich, because availability of the site and the accessibility of foundries which furnish can Inti the Ken¬ formed 1 . , 48,766 that resources Security-First Bank 3,467,010 - trustees associates being now manufactured is ^ 48,766 _____ taxes inc. & 7 -taxes with continue company the or machines miles. The are determined etc., for the machines the Detroit area. It is 300 Fed. 3,648,190 credit acqui. adjustments General mitted has plant 289,165 vice-president operation. management of 301,550 intended Is bank.: participating are ihe Mellon Nat*. City National Bank & Trust Co. of Pittsburgh and $2,949,137 $38,867,846 $33,331,835 1,281,840 17,681,065 12,100,516 1,821,676 deprec it Tue organization. r.ew ..««rmber of machines which The $3,528,133 .____ MISCELLANEOUS - potential 1947—12 Mos.—1946 & tucky corporation. This corporation began the development of certain fcno«ching machines and have completed the engineering and design of successful for Amort, During Sunstrand manager he Co., the to Mich. Arbor, officer executive as Mr. Ann interest Machine & form to in and of Co. chief stock retained was owner. the Machine was of machines 1947—Month—1946 the founder of and for 28 years was with was & he time disposed Machine by Broach that he broaching Lapointe American most of Prov. Gross corporation was organized by Francis J. Lapointe, who has engaged in the business of manufacturing and developing broach¬ machines and tools for more than 45 years. He has been a leader the revenue but Co.—Earnings— Operating expenses Kentucky corporation. This in Gross INSURANCE - assump¬ been ing Power Period End. Dec. 31— on offered 40,000 shares of common stock at par 1947 Alabama Offered Feb. 9 ($5)— INDUSTRIAL - 300 North 4th 1871 ' St, St. Louis 2, Missouri Members New York Stock St. Louis Stock Chicago Stock Exch. Exchange Exchange Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange Associate ■*'-• Phone CEntral Bell •' 7600 Teletype 8L 593 -w and THE COMMERCIAL (742) 2 Corp., or in the alternative, that it may take liquidation of this corporaion. The trustees have advised this corporation that they have not yet determined whether they will seek authority looking toward the liqui¬ dation or toward such a merger or combination of this corporation, or vhen such steps will be undertaken, or indeed, whether any such steps vill eventually receive such approvals as will be necessary In the reorganization proceedings, or otherwise. • •. . ' At Jan. 22, 1948, 403,400 shares of common stock of The North American States Electric Central form of a the Co. American Cities. <•' The the of them by the of consideration difference the shares received of stock common of of class them, by MARKET AND is tenders PRICE CLASS OF stock to equal to STOCK—The to of corporation, apart from cash and cash items, consist With certain exceptions noted below, all such securities if or there be sale no or stock of Central States Electric Corp., however, such shares will be valued as at present, at the total value of $1 pursuant to the of action Electric as of value of board Corp. market Dec. 31, assets the of directors stock common of of this corporation. had a bid price of 62 Vj cents 1947, Central States the in Electric Central States over-the-counter The market share. per Corp., however, large enough to give any liquidating value to its common stock and it would take a very substantial advance in the assets to bring about a liquidating value equal to, the present bid price for its shares. No of. reorganization has as yet been proposed by the trustees of plan Court. On it participate 27, Nov. and Corp. will stock common the Electric States Central the the 1945, difficult is in S. U. to forecast whether confirmed by District Court in Richmond, plan any finally At Ridge Corp. for an order requiring the trustees to register the holdings of such corporations of such shares for the purpose of their sale under¬ to time Securities Act of 1933. the . 3,116,000 shares of common stock of Blue Ridge Corp. (con¬ 41.6% of the outstanding common stock) will be valued at asset value, similarly computed, rather than the market value, of what has of of 1947 such shares , the at tenders hereunder. of close business the on the securities of All last day Blue Ridge Corp. for receiving have readily Eiue board the directors of of which will also be valued in the aggregate at $1 in computing the asset value of the common §tock of Blue Ridge Corp., for the above reasons forth. set interest the so-called Interest , held in the The unrealized appreciation of investments of this corporation at Dec. 31, 1947, was $643,960. Total book amounts of investments are higher than total costs for Federal income tax purposes. If ihe amount ot appreciation for such tax purposes at such date were realized, the Federal income tax thereon''at the capital gain rate under existing law might appro-1 priate $610,000. corporations. ( The net unrealized appreciation of investments of Blus Ridge Corp. Dec. 31, 1947, was $9,547,882. Blue Ridge Corp. has made no provision for Federal income tax on the above amount of appreciation, as that company has elected to be a regulated investment company under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and as such will not be subject to Federal income tax to the extent that its net taxable income is distributed in dividends. However, if net unrealized appre¬ at ciation of investments distributed would in the Dec. at form 31, 1947, were realized, and were not the Federal income tax thereon dividends, of approximate $2,620,000.—V. 167, p. 245. ' . 229,051,859 36,261,966 34,300,381 25,997,271 24,236,120 22,793,688 32,873,988 36,493,422 28,120,600 42,271,507 5,372,663 4,603,473 3,163,924 2,795,661 of >.only r per of the Earnings in and 1947 share, in $9.42 ' rates available income of increase an $20,481,000 With expenditures of prior any capital. new than More the of Four for year, American The Los Angeles, The Dahl v. has announced the acquisition of the S. T. Dahl Co., Calif., along with its personnel, as of Jan. 1, 1948. company has been sales agent for the Industrial Chemicals American Cyanamid Co. since 1925 and has represented Division on the West Coast for the past several years.— company Division the Sales Agency— of Plastics 167, 245. p. . /' V;; vh-";;-. ;•;/ over American Hide Leather & Co.- -Earnings— •Operating Reserved Net profit for profit Earned per '.z— taxes $1,581,427 856,066 $548,621 $0.78 share——- $725,361 $1.06 repairs, depreciation, and reserves for expenses and all •After other charges, including provision for a reserve for inventory and purchase commitments, amounting to $752,125 during 1947 and $671,378 during 1246.—V. 166, 1782. p. American, Meter Co., Inc»—Declares 25% Stock Div.— directors The standing capital distributions Cash Sept. 15 declared have a 25% and Dec. of 15, $1 each stock dividend on the out¬ 10 to holders of record Feb. 18. stock, payable March were last year.—V. made 163, p. on M^rch 15, June are March 797,231 ___y - — __ 1946 $1,345,852 — —— income tures '.1947 S Months Ended Dec. 31— 14, 774. surrender of share one stock of at be 18,731,893 20,606,999 20,166,251 19,389,432 $7.43 $9.42 $8.66 $8.54 • profits tax credits of $4,666,000 in 1944 IDeiicit. SProvision for Federal excess profits reduced by $279,696 in 1946, $15,678,072 in 1945 and $588.of deduction excess with 1944, which items of nature surplus of effects in that year. $588,146, oflsetting similar tax INCOME STATEMENT. SYSTEM YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 Tel. Co. and Its Accounts of the American Tel. & Principal Telephone Subsidiaries) the 1944 1945 1946 $ $ Local Toll 1,163,791,306 1,041.226,929 857,667,039 829,998,953 95,716,686 76,962,445 63,122,595 986,853,887 3,459,025 3,415.902 rev. 1,272,935,157 rev.- 862,565.598 service service Miscell. revenues 733,304,264 52,962,328 operating ( revenues New Co., York Telephone Pacific Dm Total oper. 4,755,849 6,634,509 _ 2,224,582,932 2,093,664,941 rev. 482,621,307 maint.__ Current 410,947,934 237,397.877 1,930,889,452 1,769,704,577 328,345,898 298,559,949 Deprec. & amort. 205,179,332 403,275,843 144.311.642 200,764,183 335,413,283 16,397,259 127,896,786 18,526,834 V 14,979,161 23,861,159 exps. 214,212,371 212,955.415 537,845,900 187,161.270 rents- 19,754,727 expense Traffic • 580,567.850 expenses- Commercial Operating Gem & misc. exps.: devel. debentures. subscribed was for issued in . 4 _ „ / •> .. * 37,576,898 36,177,970 29,318,817 105,968,527 91,912,771 70,529,763 62,268,265 83,586,066 . for serv. 65,317,174 43,087,190 38.336,726 22,310,004 empl. pens.--. Employees' sick¬ accident, ness, ' etc— 23,703,887 31,299,675 27,479,104 18,913^056 23,271,497 17,468,618 Other gezi. exp. 23,351,503 245,654,622 17,746,333 8.844,363 6,951,289 death, Expenses constr. (Cr) . 23,714,931 chgd. , •Taxes price of $140 per share, payable by and payment of $40 in cash for each ;• re¬ depts._ treas. - $348,418,500, or more through the exercise of conversion. & search Accounting and Prov. compaziy's 15-year 3% convertible debentures v/of; 1956, $32,692,400 was converted into stock at $140 per share during 1947 called for redemption on Sept. 1, 1947. In addition, during the year $55,405,900 of the 15-year -2%% convertible debentures of 1961, which became v convertible., on- ApriL' 15, 1947, was converted into stock at $150 per 'share, $40,779,910 was received during the year as stock premiums as a result of these conversions. ' f \ ,V " ' * • the remaining :.lJte7i'4.1%56Ii\"399.,9I6j67®-;-f;;;4I7,468f28Q;:.y: oper. inc._ 185,540,628 (net). 42,755,326 11,890,957 inc. bef. chgs— 228.295,954 deductions!- €2,587,906 257,057,273 Dr26,652,262 245,490,912 Inc. Net Other $8,872,000 was .' 215,924, 525 8,861 783 ; - issued. in 1947 taking the form of debt in the System's ,total capital increased from 38% at the end of 1946 to apout 49%: at the end of 1947. Nearly one-fourth of the total debt of the System at ; preponderance of securities funded debt, the proportion of Int. •Amort, of 1947 convertible is into stock of of disct. & 4ebt - ' , 257,381,869 ; 41,916,232 . ~ < < ^ & 71.613 cxp. .t- . net Total inc.- v ->• - .' 47,563, 011 .'• 45,839,571 " oth. fixed chgs. „ " . |537,208 486,131. 262,646 215,202,991 4,447,812 6,651,484 7,021,469 176,686,089 184,079,309 165,636,435 - Net inc. applic. to stocks of :t; con American company.The effect of conversions is to reduce debt obligations by the amount of bonds converted and to increase equity capital by a large amount end fixed > . t.t. '«i 230.405,011 224,786 .308 . V Total the With the 16,747,718 21,487,982 the Of and 183,462,749 32,968,614 ' 8,469,361 .1947 _ convertible $100 debenture to 189,312,852 171,640,228 163,165,614 178,387,946 171,897,507 191,932,110 General admin., conversion a ;_vl — r-~ 156,344,238 ._ share—— (Consolidating at 1,, 1948 ' •• Dr37,305 — BELL rights and the $9,114,100 remaining has been; sold ■, in a premium which amounted to $775,420. These deben¬ convertible into capital stock of the company on and after market on declared— was in 1944, subscription the premium per (he in construction in 1947 far in excess of the Bell System required large amounts of $1,100,000,000 was obtained during the year. issue ! I>rl03,776§i)rl6,267.971 Drl,323,116 Cr399,327 ————— Uncoil, *> this of 4,135,680 - rev. corresponding increases in net operating income by were deductible from taxable income but were charges. The effect of such tax reductions on total net income has been offset by charging a portion of the items to miscellaneous deductions from income. Miscellaneous deductions from income include in 1945, $15,678,072, representing a portion of the items above referred to sufficient to offset their tax effect. These items comprise principally $18,443,429 of premiums and other charges in connection with debt redemptions. Likewise, there is included in 146 November, the largest single financing operation In the System's was undertaken when American Telephone & Telegraph Co. to its shareholders rights to subscribe to an issue of $357,97% 159,599.787 4,591,394 shs. outstdg, (par reason offered than - 165,653,470 'i.Ouy.lOi new , 2%% 171,441,401 14,036,431 income—— •After company. 10-year 23,865,323 150,320,564 - - and $3,688,000 for 1943. history 532,600 of Earned March, American Telephone and Telegraph Co..sold $200,000,000 2%% debentures. This- offering was followed in June ? by the sale of $200,000,000 40-year 27/a% debentures. Both, of these issues as well as those of the subsidiaries were sold at competitive In 40.042.433 — of In bidding.; 10,053,635 33.127,515 revenue Release 35-year American Cyanamid Co.—Acquires 10,123,337 10,237,035 Total net earnings— 192,312v751;5Ui504;246 194,019,326 186,277;674 Interest deduct ions-aif-i .36,005,818 19,499,614 22,257,999 22,987,149 Amort, of debt disct. and '' > expenses (net)—— —— 72,522 / 121,099 124,911 taxes for Telephone and Telegraph Co., Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. and New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., sold long-term debt obligations in amounts of $125,000,000, $100,000,000, $75,000,000 and $40,000,000, lespectively. The greater part of the System's cash requirements was obtained, however, from the sale of securities of the Cr463,755 10,704,459 (net) $100) - subsidiaries, company's Cr685,496 20,216,000 18,079,000 §23,340,000 •41,998,000 income—27.556,429 oper. Interest revenues Miscell. ndn-oper. No. by 1946. 7,785,388 24,377,845 tax Surplus cents was due to tax credits. itself were $7.43 per share 73 company 9,113,652 38,689,296 construe-.— 'Cri,582,756 Crl,352,459 taxes— 17,120,000 §28,344,000 prof, 1,125,484 7,333,212 35,457,790 . 35,637,699 exps._ income Dividends were compared with $257,382,000 as 1,525,224 % 1,343,924 V 1,520,196 6,8)1,832 vents chgd. Net BELL SYSTEM FINANCING v those which ol American employees' serv- excess income $10.23 were • exps„ , program net comm. and miscell. Net . . $62,660,000, and Dividend - required to meet demands for service. Con¬ applicable to American Telephone and Tele¬ graph Co. stock, which was $208,552,000 in 1946 (including refunds for carry-back of tax credits), declined to $161,189,000 in 1947 and was at the rate of $7.66 per share on the average number of shares outstanding. At the close of 1947, the current rate of Bell System earnings was better than for the year as a whole and was at an annual rate of over $9.00 a share, Earnings for the year 1946 solidated which may be obtained by Blue Ridge Corp. suit, since, no basis exists for estimating the portfolios of both were' charges construction present value of such claims; and no deduction will be made for taxes which might be payable with respect to unrealized appreciation of securities 233,896,054 35,002,446 expense- Other taxes The larger interest chai'ges in 1947 reflect the increase in obligations which has come- about through the necessity for obtaining large amounts of new capital to finance the very large recovery Marco 216,768,929 a rates' .are:\pending.,'' Total service. $228,296,000, was 23,216,810 28,b5y,295 Exps. 1946. determining the asset values of this corporation and Blue Ridge no consideration will be given to the respective unliquidated ciaims of both corporations against Harrison Williams, and others, or in telephone ; 36,524,327 Fed. debt In eventual telephone return a 25,335,861 . 201,178,132 revenues-- maintenance federal adjusted to today's costs, this return would be about 3%. Corp., any This is $ 198 610,965 28,186,361 benefits Ls-—---i---- System employees, the in increased for 29,996,511 '• - $ 8,170,119 Gen. 4.5% on the total, capital invested in the business, the lowest In the System's history. except in the depression years of .1932 and 1933. If the value of the plant were corporation, and $315,000 is to be paid to Blue Ridge Corp. These respective sums, less expenses accrued or estimated in connection with such claims, will be included in determining the respective asset value cf this corporation and Blue Ridge Corp. to of dividends and 1946. in this . applications volume increased - Included among the assets of this corporation and of Blue Ridge Corp. which will be taken into consideration in determining the re¬ spective asset values of both corporations, are claims of both cor¬ porations against Central States Electric Corp. which have been settled la the total amount of $500,000, of which $185,000 is to be paid to ONLY) '! 1944 * 200,581,807 ./ 181,254,385 ': 'fdnded; debt increases 1945 DrJ46,035 bperating i before 1 1946 162,413,496 ; ice pensions--.— Employees' sickness, ac¬ cident, death and other Operating revenues in 1947 were $2,224,583,000, • an increase; of $130,918,000, or 6.3% over 1946. Operating expenses, other, th$n' taxes, increased $202,629,000, or 12.7%, due mainly to increase in wages and in the number of employees needed to keep pace with the Ridge Corp., telephone' subsidiaries.,, 8,600,457 Traffic and Telegraph Co. Increased About 50,000 .employees are now? 260,000 are purchasing stock under * •" ' Plan. increased Additional year. 27,700, holders YEARS •(COMPANY 'v->• •' revs.. names -Dr622,071 Prov. for Bell 663,000 l"', 1947 com¬ the ... by regulatory authorities. A large portion, of the rate increases already approved did not become, effective until late'irV the Blue about in 8,060,226 approved Inc., the value of which Ridge Corp., who are the same persons as the directors of American Cities, and except the 806,248 shares of the common stock of Central States Electric Corp. held by by 1947 10.2.% insurance was Dr732,04j Total oper. Telephone approximately Stock expenses of L3%- 9,444,124 Current System earnings in 1947 were adversely affected by strikes the second quarter of the year and by the fact that* wages. and other trustees, principal CALENDAR or'longer. : Dr675,999 ■ Depreciatioiz been there were American of Employees' end 270,000 share¬ 25.7%/while mezr by only investors"' than years 15 revenues- Bell in convertible preferred stock of Capitol Records, fixed * contract stock while Uncollectible oper. revs.. EARNINGS available market quotations, except 7,000 shares of the $2.60 cumulative is ago. number in its history. and the at thousands'of More for shares, 19.4% firms; company's FOR revenues— Misce.laileous demand, public The stituting the dozen years a service License '7.''"'.'' record total of more than 723,000. a stockholders , , end Stockholders pending, denied the application of American Cities and Blue are as continuing idea an the largest Va., in which the reorganization proceedings for Central States Electric Corp. twice as, many give also the stock. total and private were of and 30 total total, held less than lou shares including insurance companies the of the of and ACCOUNT stock¬ the was the numbered '!: 207,800 ■ additional the company in accounts, V"';"'Toll and is being done—the amount of central office equipment added; since V-J Day: is enqtzgh'to "serve more telephones than there were before the war in the entire area served by the Bell System west of the Mississippi River. Currently, enough of this equipment is being installed each week*" to serve - an: entire city the size of New Haven or Grand Rapids, Syracuse,' San ' Antonio, Birmingham or San Diego." * , To not is : 7/ the stock common 45% > telephone growth has far surpassed all previous the increasing value of telephone service to meet the held 1%.. of more, 43.4% There INCOME the Bell System last year produced, built And installed more telephone Une& and central office apparatus than ever before. Expenditures for new telephone con-; struction set an all-time high of $1,185,000,000. The amount-of new capital obtained by the System likewise exceeded a billion dollars and was the largest sum ever raised .in a single year.' Western. Electric Co., manufacturing and supply unit, broke all production records to reach a volume about twice its prewar peak.' day then at the closing bid price on that day. In the case of the >335,764 shares of common of of half 'of shares of shares or stock joint 5 94% the whole postwar war. than in brokers. of indicates To security on that such any the more readily available market quotations and will be valued on the basis of tne last saies prices therefor on the market on the last day for tenders, year $ owned to representing held and owned of onerthlrd shares or 100 corporations panies, experience more and more people. It took about 40 years for the Bell System to gain its first 6,000,000 telephones. Since V-J Day, the number has in¬ creased by more than 6,500,000. At the end of 1947, 28,500,000 Bell telephones were in service—30% more than when the. war ended and Lave receiving 41,500 number as of institutions held was of More- .than 723,374. service continued at characteristic of Postwar and of the securities. of was to the purchase .apply or *';'1/!?'**'•' fi• '*«"'>'>' average much as stockholders, other Women following: the*extremely.high level that period. Nearly 2,800,000 telephones were added and the volume of calls, clirpbed to. mp.re than 166 million a day, which "is 50 million a day more than at the end by reference to the balance sheet of'the corporation as of Dec. 31, 1947, contained in its annual report to stockholders for the year 1947, all assets and of The held Holders each. Telegraph Co.—Annual Report report affords the annual demand for New has been tion, deducting its accrued liabilities and dividing the difference by the number of shares of class B stock outstanding. As will be observed the stockholder 681,900 ___ receiving tenders by valuing all the assets of the corpora¬ day for was paid on the- common Feb. 15, 1943, as. originally 1947.—V. 167, p. 643, stock common In cash shares.; high women. outstanding, r'Holders of outstanding. accomplishment in the* Bell System. Service was improved and facilities were expanded at a record-breaking rate sharply exceeding' the, remarkable pace, of 1946. ' ' " American Co. B 1947 Nineteen-forty-6even be purchased pursuant to this invi¬ be determined at the close of business on the of the class B stock in American Telephone & The the date of distri¬ North The 20% 6, 1948, instead of on holders of re.cord Dec. 29, to all-time an are totaled between B reached Co.—Stock Div. Paid Feb. 6— Feb. on of ^During 1947, .^he ' compahyV stoekhqide^ >:■ holders have them» a.sset value for to basis amount VALUE ASSET measured by them plus the market value at shares any received by tation the received of bution other or and cash thereon, losses or cost tax tendered last The* dividend of stock take either may number V,stockholders;;;;'l?-T-'•$ of 1947.— corresponding week the V American Rolling Mill /. ' •' '• '■ is advised by counsel that stockholders whose accepted will, for purposes of Federal income taxes, realize gains over which-he of. a -smaller no stock to be purchased by this corporation will, practicable in partial liquidation of American as 235,693,000 to 15.23%, or refund a inputs of. subsidiaries kwh.^K an increase . ox System holders corporation capital p. intended, soon as tenders are •the 646.; 167, the 1948 5, Monday, February 16, 1948 Input— Light Co.—Weekly & Feb. amounted company kwh., 160,900 shares by Blue shares by the trustees of Central States Electric class B shares of retired ended 31,151,000 /■ The this of Power week V. owned by this corporation; were Eidge Corp. and 31,521 corp. the For FINANCIAL. CHRONICLE & the sol. public subs, held by _______ ^ -6,829,528' . American Paper Goods Co.—Sells $900,000 Notes Prihas sold $900,000 of 15-year notes to The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, it was announced Feb. 10. Proceeds of the financing will be vately-rrThe added to company net working capital for expansion of due the to bonds Stock extent Plan. the Under business. October American Goods, incorporated in 1893 as successor to the Howard Manufacturing Co., is one of the oldest firms in its field. The company manufactures "puritan" paper cups for beverages, foods and ice cream, envelopes for packaging of small articles, and glassine and cellophane bags and envelopes for various food products, textiles, hardware The Paper and other items. maintains sales offices in nine cities and operates plant in Kensington, Conn., and Chicago. The paper concern's new Chicago plant, started in August, 1945, was constructed by the Austin Company.—V. 164, p. 2150, taLL i company , - of its the 1946, Employees' Stock Plan approved by stockholders in in September 1947 offered stock to' those the company employees subsidiaries with (other than more officers) than six and months" to to employee no purchase one share service. . 161,188,623 208,551,507 177,057,840', '169,856,561 > stock— 189,312,852 183,462,749 178,387,946 surp._ $28,124,229 25,088,758 $1,330,106 21,487,982 20,606,909 20,161,251 19,389,432 $8.93 $8.89 & Tel. Co. i Divs. on Balance, No. of chs. Tel. & Employeeswere stock Earns, stk. T. A. T.: Co. those employees of. its for each $500 of annual rate of pay, purchase more than 50 shares. Elections to purchase more than 1,430,000 shares were received from approxi¬ mately 260,000 employees. Payment, which began in December 1947, is at the rate of $5 per share per month. The price per share to employees is fixed at $20 below the market price when payment is completed but not more than $150 or less than $100. An employee may cancel his election to purchase in whole or in part and receive entitled but . ■ reduce capital will be the to premiums paid in. Complete conversion of these the proportion of debt capital to'about' 36%. further increased and the debt ratio decreased that additional shares are issued under the Employees' ' V: ;v'> ; * EMPLOYEES' STOCK PLAN % , ;; ,.v cash would Equity Net Inc. applic. " to Amer. Tel. & 171,897,507 ' $2,040,946 Amcr. Tel. Co. outstdg._ share r $10.23 $7.66 per could •Federal 085 of income, $74,381,767 in 1947; $117,193,990 in 1946; $105,426,1945; $102,684,243 in 1944. Federal excess profits (refund in $16,658,655 in 1946 due to carry-back of excess credits), profits $147,976,875 in 1945,' $173,627,076 in 1944; other, $171,272,855 in 1947, $156,880,226 in 1946, $146,513,710 in 1945, $141,156,961 in 1944. IDeficit. 1 *" •' ' I V , i ■ '• '• . .' . ; • s. ■ ■ • 'VJ i jl. v Volume 167 Number''4673 • • THE COMMERCIAL i■ " ' ' v y (COMPANY...ONLY) •* i 1947 ASSETS—' '• " 1946 g. ,v •"*■'*$ Telephone plant— Invests, in subs, (at 760 ,366,941 !'. - /y - (a t 1945 , -vMv V' 677,033,709 : Period End. Dec. 31— ' Total issued Premium ' ' and Funded outstdg debt—- _ 1,726,100,300 —_ and taxes accrued—_ '-funded premium •" on reserves... surplus!— —i— BELL SYSTEM inc.— ry.- oper. Other ' income' Gross 360,294,995 304,984,716 300,377,312 275,212,289 22,980,277 2,621,868 59,917,683 26,561,916 Net ry. Cr735,835 142,037 2,413,917 1,841,901 Net from Net 2,680,774 185,520 ry. 1,918,379 20,887,845 29,099,949 681,980 7,305,705 6,393,097 21,569,825 36,405,654 32,302,206 Crl58,145 119,505 480,173 158,469 116,564 1,452,479 635,779 1,445,857 V 646,126 1,565,696 17,402,979 7,697,425 Excise' tax a/c accruals a/c 19,241,773 9,259,381 Federal income ASSETS— ; ;V 1946 10,429,922 5,432,414 6,062,412 167, p. ■ v.,', .... S • - , taxes— act Beck Shoe Month of not 5,194,972 invest, U. S. therein tax refund 59,607,008 and-demand ' 1948 .—I— deposits—_ 7l;8tL921 55,260*573 49;422~938 '307,956,769 396,345,939 270,509,708 230,1284,220 Premiums on & T.)_ capital stock Pref. \ debt—A. Subsidiaries T. & T. 7,122,639 payable—_—_ current liabilities- accrued 17,904,300 "These Deferred 17,904,300 613.000,000 154,439,653 50,155,126 48,755,688 43,868,016 37,946.387 46.858,295 45,817.364 18,855,625 15,137,966 165,290,469 12,611,566 4,148,797 T. & T. See (surplus 10,154,873 of 4,313,460 5,158,827 , reserved) 5,081,641 "64,484,114 296,032,002 28J,241,153 Boss which plus in 1947.—V. 167, A. T. & T. Co. of $56,479,871 against general amount was transferred to unappropriated sur¬ 421. p. ! • ! Period End. Jan. 31— 1948—Month—1947 $515,683 $468,005 Sales———— —V. 167, Santa Fe Ry.—Earnings— revenues expenses 8,316,098 credits Dr61,493 ry. or 47,053.291 income oper. 37,031,997 462,699,237 411,604,239 27,809,284 339,217,606 313,925,736 5,250,048 68,082,676 52,699,892 Cr296,987 Brl.096,533 Cr575,47l 4,269,652 54,302,422 6,111,041 47,743,744 39,015,178 under which ATF's in Great out > the The for Britain British in the Atlantic model by CE-Kelly printing Vickers-Armstrong, empire. CE-Keily use is of one Coast the most Ltd., Line Operating expenses—!_ ry. Other Fixed Net cont. 72,367 348,136 income----—"—'- tHV.:.l«7, f p.. 42.' - . I- 2,468,490 371,467 —V. 2,960,185 1,576,230 1,702,885 4,055,425 5,474,694 l revenues Cor; to Gross $231,750 81,395,569 5,213 4,755 60,133 $116,412 — $236,505 Fixed charges 15,290 Int; 48,876 on Prov. A debents.-- ser. for —V. income 167, p. $982,850 308,079 3.554,371 $674,771 $3,196,231 $52,246 Net* ry. $3,328,426 57,744 30.429 613,000 636,547 776,000 ______ $86,758 646. $784,957 has 29 Inc.—To declared for the Feb. 86,750,602 p. has first dividend a quarter of of 50 1948, cents per payable 50 1886. been $364,879 44,831 deductions and 14,892 9,854 21,357 C)'9,373 68,157 $27,766 Slate inc. $41,227 $251,890 taxes. offering Net V. 12,200 167, $24.50 Net -V. was NOTE: matter Union, On February 25, $35.00 account of per the 1942, at the post office Dominion of Canada, fluctuations in the rates of year; in 1947—12 Mos.—1946 2,516,912 "593,573 1,867,711 87,668 2,554,941 3,846,237 "$552,143 $2,429,244 "3,148,514 "$1,978,526 $37,565,888 $41,896,469 "4,923.101 of Pennsylvania—Earnings1947—Month—1946 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,640,609 $1,399,954 $18,209,995 $6,663,711 727,733 653,614 8,076.954 3,082,962 719,380 661,005 8,113,619 3,103,865 516,950 515,757 5,701,403 2,154,941 ! inc. $202,430 $145,248 $2,412,216 151. to 1948, Stuart act as and series & an Co. Inc., agent to subsequently D.—V. 167, Chicago the 647, p. and New York, has been desig¬ principal and dividends, due March 1, 2% equipment trust certificates, pay on " / cf company income their bonds reduction recently 10 extra; cents, plus in its in first balance the at since the with 4s of the 1988, end of Reconstruction against as income mortgage 4V2S from reduced substantial debt 1946. According to figures by the management, at Jan. 31, 1948, there were out¬ the hands of the public, but exclusive of bonds pledged collateral the which recently mailed invitations to holders of its mortgage 4y2s of 2038, to offer tenders by March 1 purchase by the company, has made a for cited standing as cents President, ; the 4% due note Corp., at been $5,882,500 since Dec. 31, of Finance $8,782,300 2038 of in have 1946. 1951 the At the and per year.1 exchange, remittance Other 1946. by to the the RFC of The $5,010,unpaid has been to $4,500,000, from $5,955,000. Cash holdings of the road end of January amounted to $8,619,159.—V. 167, p. 647. 1948 ^1947 J. D. taken by ' t ''The 31, 1947. securities The valued balance of On the same market quotations, at realized we An that Mr. should we Maine—Earnings— 1946 1945 1944 $532,562 $603,729 135,211 33,633 178,293 72,182 $600,198 271,554 5,314,165 1,012,021 4,949.005 814,765 6,736,647 2,353,881 2.322,706 "110,477 "247,210 1,128,494 1,178,484 2,643 ' take action no of going to pay common dividends for intention: of no Feb. on Farrington eral 83,052 . 9. - the period March was 1879. said the improvements, purchase 6,154,465 Subscriptions in to authorized 1948. by the ■ money would be expended during the next gen¬ $10,000,000. ten suburban service urban Mr. diesel service motive Farrington engines this year. power said- most from earnings. of 1,500-horsepower This at of a will take cost the care United Countries, $42.00 per year. V'.-, ^ ^ foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made States, U. S. in New York funds. 4,500- delivery half of would to the its sub¬ of program on a 20% would or 25% and Publisher; on Monday]. Other Company. Reentered J Territories 1 ten company for of Equipment will be purchased Possessions, ^ . and $1,300,000. financing of this .. 3, 1944 doing that.'.' budget totaling $30,000,000 For 1949, five 1,000-horsepower diesel switchers horsepower freight diesels, $4,700,000. In addition, Mr. Farrington announced that the be done of common had opportunity to develop fully our earning charges and deferred dividends. propaganda has been put out by brokerage houses that fixed — Act the on have we meet improvement directors said: freight and hopper cars, $9,000,000; for ten 1,000horsepower diesel switehers, ten 1,500-horsepower road switchers and eight 4,500-horsepower road freight diesels, $5^688,000, and for 1947 •' felt until He two years, as follows: For 1948, 2,000 104,405 . were We. have profits $600,112 * lot stock; common board dividend ability to "A Farrington, President, lias announced that no action was the board of directors Feb. 9 on the declaration of a,divi¬ the on — for of time same held $7,842,000 end decreased Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.—No Action Taken a Dividend on the Common Stock—Board Votes $30,000,000 Budget— $11,430,656 $10,011,945" with ;• the - Chicago Great Western Ry.—Debt Reduced— President, Etc. . $12,554,079. Y.; under $948,924 on oper,-income— N. "353,528 Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR.—Dividend Agent— Halsey, general /"Deficit.—V. -167,- p.•,248."': New. York, $38.00 to See 183,934 „ at $10) 2,129,616 Editor second-class (par $2,705,833 . American ) oversubscribed. 647. p. gross p. ' '• "771,216 "368,209 income 167, P. "';; Jersey—Earnings— inc. 167, RR. from share 1947—Month—1946 J gross ' income Gross Deduct, share, includ¬ ;y income from Central a;'-'"' l'vV- shares common per •! ' per $3,238,687 income general elected ' 1946 $22.09 $2 Co.—Subscriptions— additional at Operating revenue Ne.t ry. oper. income- share March 1947 $24,53 of 248. p. revenue "Deficit.—V. outstanding: shares of this company increased 203,513 all-timeThigh total of 2,723,831 on Dec. • of stockholders in ry. oper. Gross income Chicago—January Sales Up 14.2%— ! net/ assets, .1 —- - •as Dec. 2100. Net elected Fj-om Jan. 1— Gross from railway , $41,709 t Operating Pay 50-Cent Div.— 2, Net. from; railway-!!!— Net ry. oper. income!.^ $1,885,450 10,221 $64,016 . Period End. Dec. 31— 18. 166, been 432.'" December— $354,658 4,338 surplus. p. common $1,964,648 Co., Jan. on stock Gross -from railway Net from railway—^ 69,890 $37,370 , The $5,868,120 3,903,472 Canadian Pacific Lines in $3,258,536 a/: 1,895,135 $66,558 — \ nated .298,085 Motor record to — corporation • . 1,573 97,000 —' / 51,174 ' contingencies^ $1,455,701 ' Net new. 490,287 Dl'2,542 _ Central Ohio Light & Power on sales of investments amounted, to'$1,188,136, and in addition, the quoted mar¬ ket. value, ;of investments exceeded their average cost by $1,358,752. —V.. 165,-p.-935. ! ' ' ":- 1947—12 Mos—1946 $111,199 income income a 31,'47 $2,249,793 508,177 during 1947 paid dividends ing J$1 extra.—V. 166, p. 2658. - 1947 date, .total - $2,017,762 $22,950,467 $24,188,191 1,574,219 19,383,367 17,£'74,476 v 211,793 2,171,530 3,055,179 ,.-140,474 (^..Operating, income j Sub.)---Earmngs--r $1,969,869 -U,718,196 —— Taxes w-i!-.———^ Non-oper. {&' 1947—Month—1946 expenses The $4,496,975 1,371,145 8413,253 Gamble p. 12 Mos. 1946 As of Dec. 31— Canadian Investment Fund, Ltd.—Shares Increased— During amounted Period End. Dec. 31— Operating Operating 167, the 432. p. $527,658 Net assets -per share— dend 4,027,483 6,003,954 166, Deduct, $711,338 :—_ extra.—V. who by 167, Central National Corp.—Net Asset Value Higher— $5,659,729 820,085 150, ol R. reported 3 Mos. End. Dec. 31 Central RR. of New $5,930,517 195,409 Month of January— • v; Consolidated sal.es^--——^ _ , Transit $787,441 70,221 Butler Brothers, T Baltimore -V. succeeding John A. Chairman of the board. Eugene R. Mc¬ Carthy has been elected Vice-Chairman.—V. 1C6, p. 2410. Bush, 1,990,096 3,049,642 5,016,954 OT55.782 Cr7,148,217 Cr4,624.777 / 71,526 138,480 139,554 Cr520,802 digs—— — 237,241 1,475,931 deductions.. & — 301,876 income Miscel. Clark 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $ $ $ 1,250;000 , Balance, 1947 $641,117 Brown Shoe Co., Inc.—New presses 11,807,557 128,429,923 126,105,162 9,580,220 112,461,791 113,728,023 10,450,000 4,400.000 9,709,915 — income oper. 6.054,203 etc. capital cents a $574,736 - income—-!— income 500 RR.—Earnings- 12,737,722 Equip & joint fac. rents 25 establish highest in its history.—V. _ for Fed. Off 6.7%— Payments in 1947 were as follows: June 25, $1, plus 50 Sept. 30, 50 cents, plus 25. cents extra; and Dec. Corp., to planning. figures 1947 Prov. through¬ American-built field.—V. 167, p. 646. $ revenues Net Sales been concluded be manufactured for distribution 1947—Month—1946 Operating i will popular job printing Period End. Dec. 31— —' press the were sales • Tqtal 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $6,483,054 $84,277,139 $77,167,149 5,358,337 66,484,620 64,126,323 39,528 8,271,599 5,087,150 283,570 3,295,411 3,185,716 14,178 294,992 270,985 $7,884,395 18,294 int., holders 1947 order production the deductions—-*---:.— details $5,282,841 (Drj—_ directors the on to "? commercial Taxes _!_ income The Williams, President of American Type Founders Elizabeth, N. J., has announced arrangements have current and ' income This G. for for earnings oper. ;rev. 'Gross ■: such 1943 310,495 Brockway ATF, Inc.—To Manufacture in England— E. more 542. p. . iDr)——__ P. basis ihe Operating- income 1947—Month—1946 income 167, including the revenues- Other 45,554,082 3,552,737 646. p. Net -V. charges, new Period End. Dec. 31— oper. incomeincome—' Rentals, $0.20 31,635,191 extraordinary incident of operating Total RR.—Earnings— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 6,420,839 income .i—'V. 167, revenues rents Gross 32,254,861 accruals— tax debits Net Net oper. oper. - 860.286 Other 1947—Month—1946 167, 0_ Net ry. Ry.) Period End. Dec. 31— Other , expenses Jt. fac. rents and '.;/ " a; Total Manufacturing Co.—Declares $1 Dividend— Operating Operating $7,215,634 certain between event no 309,439 $3.44 21,668,140 31——— Central Louisiana Electric Co., Inc.— -Earnings Jan. Equip, (Includes Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry., Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Railway Railway ' f Taxes Atchison Topeka & below.—V. Inc.—January Sales Period End. Dec. 31—• 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $7,236,679 150. p. Corp. Boston & Maine Angerman Co., Inc.—January Sales Increased 10.2%— half Period— 27, the directors declared a dividend of $1 per share on the. capital stock,.par $25, payable Feb. 25 to holders of record Feb. 13." Payments last year .were as follows: Feb. 25 and May 24, 75 cents each; and Aug. 25 and Nov. 25, $1.50 each.—V. 165, p. 1584. 8,772,377,290 7,380,925,721 6,765,557,026 - 23,476,247 — at Dec. after were realistic corporation Canajoharie, : • York January— —V. 167; p.;'247. 70,069,268 325,399,502 — 1946 $40,053,004 52,910,590 "2,272,774 ' orders sizable a NOTE—Both difference of 1947 share common than thoroughly 1 accepted in the oiaer in which they were, number of shares. If less than the required are tendered within the prescribed period, First ' v Bond Stores, Month of A. surplus —— contingencies the Sales. --——J— "Includes reservation by . equal to 20,843,050 $47,686,249 in •' in also. First On Total v stk. $2,502,284 • this shares 22,892,189 that 318,026,516 _• 1 to Unappropriated of 3,120,389 more York '/v. 47,454,784 145,135,403 18,2.4,896 — -If $ to the acquisition and partial utilization plant just outside the city of Syracuse. decrease of $9,967,051 in backlog of unfilled orders resulted from cancellations by the corporation of orders booked prior to fiscal 1947. This action was taken the right, but is under no obligation, to accept such than the required number of shares are tendered, its' discretion may accept all or any part of such addi¬ tional tendered shares, but shall not be obligated to do so. Stock¬ holders desiring to tender any of their shares were asked to surrender such shares and a letter of tender to The First National Bank of Jersey City, Jersey City; N. J., before the close of business on Feb. 25, 1948. The New York Stock Exchange directs attention to the fact that Exchange contracts in Bell Aircraft common stock made for settlement after Feb. 25, 1948, will not afford purchasers the opportunity to take advantage of the offer. Thus, on Feb. 20, 21, 24, and 25, 1948, transactions made for the purpose of tendering stock should be for "cash." 650,639,200 221,179,268 to resefves tenders. 5,086,203 credits---- , number a number;-of/shares,; York 40.000,000 ' — received,,up : 22,429,712 14,137,166 14.369,794 Deprec. and amort, .reserves— 2,380,Abo,795 2,225,414,650 2,051,763,026 Surplus applic. to slks. of subs. ! consol. held by public-__— applic. for $ Syracuse, N. Y.—Earnings— expense of tMore period, First York shall have received valid tenders for at least the required number of shares, tenders will be I 297,283,013 accrued—!- •Surplus, of 3,923,301 — earnings of 1947 m Dies— than 88,590,900 1,726,100,300 1,061,773,200 1,033,000,000 693,000,000 —— Interest • 91,292,100 «' 17,904.300 Co._ consolidated ----- Other offer is First Accounts payab.e., ! Advance billing faf service and ■I 'customers' deposits——-— Taxes $2,614,665 150,000 and. the previously optioned shares accepted (in 78,210 shares). If prior to the ? 329,269,678 • —— 95,526,000 Notes sold to trust, of pens. fd. Notes ' payable——— pivs. 346,929,249 - stocks held by public Funded 16421,899 20,710,741 2^060,699,900 2,016,625,100 387,920,653 Common stock held by public , 2,389,088 U . 20,496,227 22,017,667 2,148,798,200 stock instalments—— Subsidiaries consolidated: | 50,716,605'" 8,772,377,290 7,380,925,721 6,765,557,026 T. Capital . 217,910,673 1947—12 Mos.- -1946 $ $ 24,947,610 318,585,919 292,495,828 21,827,221 295,693,730 271,652,778 booked-: per $_789,274 Corp.—Required Stock Tendered— stock . tBacklog of unfilled " expiration ——s__ / Total '1 ' Packing Co.—Chairman common __ profit after taxes—: Earnings corporation are being offered the right to tender shares of such stock to First York Corp. on or before Feb. 25, 1948,/ at $18.50 per share. First York Corp. has previously, obtained firm options covering 71,790 shares of such stock and has arranged to accept further previous options under certain conditions. This 28,752,669 2u,19b,023 ' . BelL Aircralt; "//Holders,of 14,780,128 93,504,118' 727,471 debits———— LIADILITIES— Capital stock (A. 5,964,817 13o,663,St>8 ' ' :•:/:■>'%" <: • 1947—Month—1946 28,604,854 24,681.553 — ''it' r:' '>/>< \ 460,703,313 5,589,744 Unahiort. debt disct. "and exp— Prepayments of rents, taxes, > directory expenses, etc. !__ \ i V,' V >. "513,134 "1,029,904 Ry.—-Earnings- —^ expenses business Net 1947 .-Francis Edward Barbour, Chairman of the board, died in N, Y., on Feb. 4o-V. 166, p. 2094. ■ 5,730,086 supplies--.:——-;. deterred 27,827.276 54,605,327 ' Temporary "-cash; investments- Other 53,242766 • _—_ Special cash' deposits!;— Current receivables and 26,382,886 bohd's_!— il,_ ■ — Material :-W'; Beech-Nut 31,706,002 __ Other investments——-— Sinking funds 1 Cash —V. 167, )f.'247. ; 1,516,354 "682,616 "1,247,216 Sales Corp.—January Sales 4.5% Higher January;— Saksv/-J-!—!!!——— consol. in excess of 1,380,751 "751,550 *1,374,820 Years Elided Oct. 31— 18,351,336 Cr8,772,497 . subs, Pacific earnings 167, p. 647. New 2,489,0OOCr2O,029,881 — 646. ,(a! ; $ •-,!-. 7,348,802,865 6,294,419,079 5,702,056,557 y.Ooo.aol 7,781,162 7,973,716 Invents in subs, not consol.-—' 325,895,608 262,888,566' 198,966,053 Equities ■ in majority owned property--—— 1,725,325 "578,395 248. p. Carrier Corp., "Total! iL'!!!—-L -v; $123,757 "1,310,363 Net 8,919,303 31 1945i !___ —• — physical .* income earnings Working 1,509,172 include: retirement act— unemployment insurance 173,196,750 SHEET, -DEC. 1944 • 4,560,929 railroad railroad "71,829 $ -V. Tax "117,181 16,317,347 1,735,588 income "Railway tax >■ 4,870,700,083 4,079,644,022 3,601,077,881 s— debt- funded debt —— "15,536 "145,401 railway—2,145,653 railway oper. Canadian • Misc. "113,951 1945 . 1— ' Period End. Dec. 31— Gross on Net 224,877,367. ,60,817,757 206,782,214 ' 183,580,535. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE funded on "69,679 995,455 chrgs. other than int. $113,908 "84,066 25,909,109 1,081,929 3,824,170 income deducts— Fixed v. 56,479,871 , Misc. 1946 $158,724 *46,179 •Deficit.—V. 167, 2,742,241 Cont, int. . 1947 Telephone plant 1947 $199,120 Income oper. I From Jan. Gross from 29,772,427 ! from railway from, railway Net 3 pacific Lines in Vermont—Earnings- \becember—-t $ 32,718 45,355,867 33,885,532 248,914,821 , Total 25,602,145 12 Mos.—1946 $ . 143,820 (net)_ funded debt; ,_ 273,670,580 reserves— Unappropriated (net)__ rents Net 53,817,734 12,592,895 • . 2,194,943 amort, fac. on 11,958,310 debt and rents Joint 1947- $ •" ■ 5,926,766 Fixed int. 39,496,186 '12,189,775 Unextinguished $ accruals—3,007,987Crl8,593,534 650,639,2001 23,452,309 29,981,444 credits Deprec. Surplus 1,061,773,200 46,359,641 48,333,730 27,605,605 —- payable!— Interest Deferred Equip, 2,148,798,200 2,060,699,900 2,016,625,100 387,920,653 346,929,249 329,269,679 7,122,639 — payable Accounts rev; from ry. oper. tax Total on Dividend (743) . capital stock stock instalments Capital Net . "Ry. 4,870,700,083 4,079,644,022 3,601,077,881' „ .LIABILITIES— Stock ' Ry. oper. revenues-'—32,856,136 Ry. oper. ' exp'enses.-.—, 26,929,370 -48 ,546,936 - CHRONICLE \ Canadian 19471947—Month—1946 !' !V,"' 615,446,511 cost)!!— cost )r— ! • FINANCIAL Baltimore & Ohio. RR.—Earnings-^- ; 3;526 ,668,794 2,984,847,798' 2,599,314,370 43,014,021 45,684,940'. Gash and deposits!-—; 17 ,801,540 14,622,012 .'13,194,490Temp, cash invesimentsLCA!-'; 456 ,708,650 207,956,769 283,044,939 Current Teceivables^l_,_^_— 31 ,775,123 25,935,801 20,902,154. Material and supplies—• 13 ,424,778 10,123,674 8,390,723Unamortized debt, disct. & exp. 2,598,517 1,944,950 Other deterred debits—. 15,399,321 13,511,721 13,154,804 ihvest's Other & ,.V BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31 - 1 and /V: Members of P Pau- ^ -X- giii' ' ■ 4 THE COMMERCIAL (744) down he to care for the balance, equipment certificates with payment, added He the that .0 now."—V. go equipment purchases "will come close to long hauls and is about as far as we want our 16?, p. V; •• • stock which power tompletely dieselizing CAPITALIZATION—At Oct. . tal said. consisted received ' V V:'--v.'• V: ': issue Options— Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc.—Stock in 43A% 3.000 At Oct. their listing stock (par $1), all of which the company had for and cash, total of $1,191,600 prin¬ the company had outstanding a 31, contemplated, that the proceeds from the sale of the additional 3,000 shares of preferred stock, 1947 series, will be used to expand the company's business through purchase of addi¬ tional notes receivable or the making of additional loans. This addi¬ tional capital will also have the effect of increasing the company's ability to borrow from commercial banks, on a short term basis. $5,140,000, issue to the Executive Vice-President entitling them, respectively, to subcribe to 10,000 shares of common stock at $18 per share and 10,000 hares of common stock at $30 per share on or before Aug. 21, 1956. V > The directors have now authorized amendments to the original agree¬ ments to provide that the said stock purchase warrants, when issued, will entitle the holder thereof to purchase common stock of the cor¬ is the number has urer been reduced from ' General Int. Net 45,585 C NOTE-r-The 50,927 30.343 V 32,400 75,682 losses.... - premiums— ■ -C . $260,293 $110,022 $53,156 $37,351 97,938 43,104 16,195 9,575 $162,355 $66,918 $36,961 taxes.. income $27,776 -V- — . ■' - , • 1946 $1,046,834 853,620 $258,496 — $193,214 5,864 $199,078 -.— 39,107 79,140 4,235 31,772 40,867 1,811 — $142,381 $124,627 — income deductions taxes income — taxes income Staie 6,368 $264,864 income— Federal — with liquidated commencing May 2, 1948. When this liquidation has been a check for the proportionate part of the proceeds repre¬ sented by certificates surrendered will be forwarded to the remaining to certificates present Empire Trust Co., to 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Celon Co., Madison, Wis.—Debentures The The ment It sale for at and interest debentures par 5% 12-year Pennsylvania Ave., Madi¬ the unsold portion due Jan. 1, 1960. at 2034 offices located offering subordinated the intention of the debentures will repaid, have increase Insurance Co. to and sold been indebtedness total at $525,000 under the 1948. March terms time, as soon as :'"V'1.Z Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.—To $100,000 of The therefor. received payment which of with agreement will These That to Jan. 5, least by corporation, Feb. on asked 9 the SEC offered to stockholders of the not purchased by stockholders being $250,000 of in right, the reserves the subscriptions on The the funds for construction corporate purpase$.;S use corporation expects to invite bids barrels for for the the four ended weeks Operating four weeks ended Dec. Finance The Stock Ohio—Preferred Lima, Co., a Offered—McDonald & Co., Cleveland (as agent), re¬ cently offered (exclusively to bona fide residents of Ohio) 3,000 shares of 4%% preferred stock, 1947 series, at par ($100). May the 1942, & to BUSINESS—Company in engage general the was finance Jan. has in and Ohio also one Co. in lien of the company and household instruments and other interest-bearing loan laws of vancing funds trust or automobiles on subsidiaries States to retail receipts mainly chattel to and a mortgages minor The on the (c) security of Discounts $2,699,309 $1,035,997 2,743,623 951,309 2,273,874 244,028 $618,396 1,528,966 106,429 $544,766 1,004,588 171,805 $6,394,241 $3,553,899 $2,253,791 $1,721,159 Small loans. - The in amount the case of of discounts small loans, and during purchased renewals, the $293,627 • 618,824 72,236 1946 $2,114,842 6,548,065 5,512,269 3,290,829 loans. Wholesale the 9,066,869 .. Total ill.: Period $100,000,000 plant will be started when it is decided for the $34,000,000 include will cost for to install it. The the power station ; corporation's plant's & —V. Division Moore and the has first and begun , to come off the to Pittsburgh Vice-President. collaboration with the Battelle Coal Researech, Inc., Pittsburgh, engaged in evolving more efficient methods for heating with coal. Moore developed a commercial design, cutting the laboratory model weight one-half, perfecting- the heating principle and reducing the controls to one, from six in the experimental model. .V; ' The all fuel two Columbus, new principle gases "$20,504,275 $10,917,940 Nov. 14, 1942 to Oct. 31, $6,218,983 1943.'' $3,973,840 are ' • . ■ ' burning coal. the $1,773,813 chimney are V. 166, p. 1476. Bonds Ready— Power Co.—Definitive New York, N. Y., has announced • prepared to deliver first mortgage bonds, 27/i% series 1977, in definitive form in exchange for temporary bonds of issue.—V. 167, p. 544. is due that . Expansion Program— Cooper-Bessemer Corp.—Large Feb. 8 announced that the company . has started a $600,000 improvement program for new tools and equip- ' ment to increase production of equipment needed to alleviate the * natural gas shortage.,' As a result of this expenditure, he said, it will be possibly to boost production by about 25% or 30% on various compressors used on natural gas pipelines and in plants which process • gas into fuel oil.—V. 166, p. 2417. Chairman, on Williams, B. B. Shares Sell 278,829 Co.—To Newsprint River Coosa Without Underwriters— A the by covering company par) common stock to be offered publicly at permitted to become effective Feb. 6 by the SEC. ($50 was The dealers the the have will be subscribed been ' proceeds from the above registered shares of the stock that already used, together with the proceeds 81,171 additional an proceeds $13,941,450. the prospectus, the to and officers of the company. The less $41,244 in expenses. and directors sale 278,829 $50 a does not- propose to employ any underwriters or to dispose of the stock, which is to be sold directly company securities from filed statement registration share, be to are $14,000,000 of 4 % first mortgage bonds, daily capacity of 300 tons of newsprint paper. The mill also will have a daily capacity of 250 tons of grounwood pulp and 200 tons of sulphate pulp. , i , • Coosa River, according to the prospectus, will manufacture nfewsprint and sulphate pulp in competition with large manufacturers the from expected construct years and ago, in Bituminous featured In heater is a method by which air currents over and through which ordinarily escape up burned for their heating value.— the consumed by routing Even volatile conserved and gases 1 of sale mill a with a , the from United The overseas. bonds well as a The has entered into a contract with the Wis., under which the latter will the proposed Coosa River mill and manage Neenah, of of ' • . have been authorized or sold, or con¬ The company has, however, after nego¬ company into. entered letters from seven insurance companies offering to portion of the proposed $14,000,000 issue the prospectus Life Insurance Co. heads the insurance com¬ Metropolitan panies and would purchase $8,000,000 of the bonds.—V. 167, p. 44. (N. J.)—Invitation for Proposals for County Gas Co. purchase of 7,460 Shares— ' the with importations compete received purchase said. the of sale of as company Corp. supervise construction its operations. No Canada and Sates Kimberly-Clark Pursuant the to " ■ j . • plan dated Dec. 29, 1947, for tha of New Jersey, the latter is inviting amended final dissolution of Public Service Corp*, proposals for the purchase, of and plans to sell as a unit the 7,460 shares of common stock of County Gas Co. which it owns to the 1, bid is acceptable to the corporation and is Proposals must be submitted on or before ! 1948. Crampton Manufacturing Co., Holland, Mich.—Regis¬ With SEC— ters The Feb. company filed 5 registration statement with' the SEC a covering $600,000 first mortgage 5V2% sinking fund bond?, due-1966,; warrants to purchase 60,000 shares ($1 par) common stock. with retire to P. W. Brocks & Co., Inc., New York. Proceeds will be secured indebtedness, finance inventories and supple¬ working ment capital.—V. 165, p. 1996. Crown Cork International Corp.—Class A Dividend— the directoi s class $1 while last, cents It A March record was is in declared no par value; payable distribution of 80 cents A each the of In four the that the class on of ,40 quarters of cents April l per. .share on to holders, of made was 1947 on Jan. payment, of a A dividend stock to just $1.20 declared per share will reduce 2, 40 . memorandum accu¬ of April 1, as 1577. 166, p. a a made. Dallas Power & the dividend have stock, 10. understood mulations quantity production carload development work on the Moore smokeless heater was than more Institute, $513,687 943,958 316,168 1947 $2,154,336 1948 $2,133,633 City Bank Farmers Trust Co., it that Coal Heaters Shipped assembly lines was shipped announced by Harry T. Worthington, progressive week, It was begun 1943 $885,054 2,338,523 750,263 $5.46 167, p. 249. used Southern Corp.—Weekly Output— heaters coal new Research "Oct. 31, 1944 1945 $1,256,694 3,632,154 1,330,135 $4.92 Stores, Inc.—January Sales— Retail Consolidated Underwriters, transmission unit. kilowatt-hour weekly smokeless $984,687 Crl58,069 $7,650,036 —,— Month of January— March project is part of lor a $200,000,000 the * proposed generating unit if and construction The of loans made, including, the period has been as Fiscal Year Ended Oct. 31 $4,889,341 share™ common per highest bidder if such approved by the SEC. both 1947 Small 11.0 Plant in Chicago— Conlon-Moore Corp.—Smokeless follows: Discounts Cr334,005 $7,027,242 167, p. 249. The last Total % Inc. 5.8 10.0 10.8 output of electric energy of subsidiaries of this corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of territory served for the week ended Feb. 5, 1948, amounted to 339,987,941, as compared with 296,112,663 for the corresponding week in 1947, an increase of 43,875,278 or 14.82%.—V. 167, p. 648. 1943 : 131,244 to income Earnings —V. 1944 1 transferred reserve new of unit first a Commonwealth The chattel mortgages 1945 1946 1947 \ the company's expansion program, which called budget for 1947, 1948 and 1949. During 1947, $67,000,000 was spent.—V. 167, p. 648. automobile -inventories. by postwar 1,358.422 164,359 —-— — account income Net generating station for Chicago, 111., by this has been approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. of $2,000,000 The Wholesale—ad¬ Growth of the business since incorporation is indicated following comparisons:; Amount of notes receivable outstanding at Oct. 31: Wholelsale and security; (b) Small Loans—making under the provisions of the small Kentucky; 1947 224,621,000 218,309,000 218,314,000 217.730,000 spring. It will consist of a 150,000 kilowatt generating unit, building capable of housing that unit, and an additional 150,000 initial on and dealers on 241,935,000 kilowatt or extent the of tiations, this a be divided follows; (a) Discounts- Ohio of 241,900,000 c company may loans equipment as installment the 17 of according to type into three general classes as purchasing installment sale notes secured by other 240,178,000 To Build $100,000,000 Power Kentucky. ' 1948 237,588,000 Construction a major business " 24 Jan. incorporated in Ohio Nov. Shortly thereafter wholly owned subsidiary which owns the building in which the company has its principal office, in Lima, Ohio. The Output— Co.—Weekly Edison output 31 from Finance and to business. Columbus, O., with offices in three Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries operating insurance agencies in connection with its busi¬ ness but income from this source is of only minor importance, and cities the present plant unit, building for a high-pressure research pilot plant, and an the pharmacological laboratory.—V. 167, p. 543. 7__ Feb. another company engaged in general as The Colonial Finance Co., the loan and discount business conducted by that company in 13 offices. In 1944, it also purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of The National company purchased finance business, known Guarantee separate Jan. HISTORY 14, thereafter. 12 certain on expenses redeemed. Portion in crTC: Week Ended: shall be at par plus accrued dividends. and Terre of Commonwealth Edison Co. and associated companies, excluding sales to other electric utilities for the week ended Feb. 7 showed a 5.8% increase over the. corresponding week a year ago. Following are the kilowatt-hour output totals of the past four weeks and percentage comparisons with 1947: 1950, inclusive; $3 thereafter to May 1, Redemption for sinking fund pur¬ 1, inclusive extensive at calls for more than doubling the size of construction of new bacteriological pilot Commonwealth payable quarterly February, May, August and Nov. 1. Re¬ in whole or in part on 30 days' notice at par and dividends, following premiums per share (in case of redemption for other than sinking -fund purposes): $5 if redeemed on or before May 1, $4 thereafter to and 2,028,803 2,063,607 premium and exp. on bonds. ol premium deductions™ Other to building, Electricity Dividends 1951, of $8,888,090 $11,043.551. :— income and amort, —V. $8,343,697 $10,401,208 ' 544,392 642,343 ' —......— - income—-— Other tracts plus 1949; for ■ • A total of $2,000,000 will be spent for new buildings and Plans have been approved and construction will begin program addition deemed poses * . shortly. 1, 1947.—V. 167, p. 249. 7,410,440 8,684,458 - income According of Haute, Ind. equipment. research Colonial amortization—-^™—.-- and 1946 ' 1947 expenses through Perry, President, has announced plans for an the Research and Development Department E. Henry expansion weeks ended with 334,524 345,271 barrels and 1947, 29, Dec. sub¬ Solvents Corp.—To Spend $2,000,000 Commercial Co., Ltd.—-Production— an $62,889,038 $56,292,167 40,349,561 33,088,031 5,511,320 5,332;487 operating revenues™ shares The company announces that its production for the five Feb. 2, 1948, amounted to 403,488 barrels, which compares year, Wholly Owned Subsidiary) (And 12 Mos. Ended. Dec. 31— Total ... Research Expansion— Colon Development its for to be opened on March 23.— 167, p.' 647. that time. to up to proposes would be the indenture trustee. New York, Guaranty Truslt Co., Columbia V. last of Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Bal¬ shares sidiaries in 1948 and for other at subscriptions for event week corresponding the for 167, p. 64C. timore—Earnings— permission to sell for amendment. is hereby offered to others. received money # competitive bidding $45,000,000 of debentures that will mature, in Underwriting terms, interest rate and offering price1 of the debentures would be governed by the bids and filed i later by $100,000 of debentures have not been received by March 15. to withdraw the offer of sale of these debentures; and refund 1948, any first are portion 1948, company . . debentures company. 4 Sell $45,000,000 of 1973. be company, $63,000 that kwh. 206,600,000 The at Northwestern Mutual Life the to this loan of 1, The , Bonds— The up . Feb. 15, 1947.—V. 166, p. 564. paid on Aug. 15, last, and 25.104 cents on $100,000 additional borrow to company Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. these This Offered— proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used to supple¬ funds on*hand and thereby to provide additional working capital. is from with company son, Wis. is of $250,000 and increase of 6.2%.—V. Consumers (Phila.)—Distribution— presentation on or after Feb. 15, 1948, of the coupons thejn payable appertaining to the certificates for trust shares (of Standard Oil Group) issued under the agreement and declaration of trust dated March 25, 1929, at the office of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co., trustee, Philadelphia, Pa., or at the oplion of the holder, at The First National Bank, Chicago, 111., the bearers of said coupons will be paid the amount of 46.05 cents per trust share, due as a semi-annual distribution of said trust shares. This compares with 25.356 cents holders. r- 166, p. 1352. Combined Trust Shares Upon asked generated Sales Balance, surplus —V. .$2:43; , announced"that System output of Electricity; purchased) for the week ending Feb. 8,. 1948, amounted to 253,200,000 kwh., compared with 215,000,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947, an increase of 17.8%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 219,300,000 kwh., compared bonds $1,233,827 975,331 Operating income income - and*, the year 1947. /; ■ Inc.—Output— Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Portion 1947 revenue—Electric oper. revenue deductions Total $3.40 ( The company on Feb. 11 Gross Statement— 12 Mos. Ended Dec. 31— completed are — statement includes -charges for depreciation above Depreciation i 1948 ■' 1947 • $12,064,262 $11,776,577 24— ™ •Gross 215,000; $242,952 Sales 2.44% Higher- Stores, Inc.—Current 167, p. 249. Total 53,212' 19,852 21,673 . $339,623 I - 166, p. -2208. (electricity 19,543 2,481 —V. be Holders : < 33,587 Operating trust assets will the profit Earnings per class A share :, Int. A—Agreement Ter¬ agreement trust 66,852 income Other the 103,818 Colorado Central Power Co.—Income which the above shares were issued and are outstanding terminated on Jan. 31, 1948. Until April 30, 1948, holders of certificates aggregating 1,000 trust shares or even multiples thereof may surrender such shares for the underlying securities and cash after deductions of any applicable taxes and a trustee's fee of $10 for each 1,000 shares. of 293,871 Four Weeks Ended Jan. The trust agreement under terms 378,903 Sales minated the Net ■ Operating —V. ,; . Taxes Radio, Inc., for the installation of the equipment, beginning about May 1. Receivers will be placed in all vehicles except a few of the old-type streetcars.—V. 160, p. 1732. to 472,652 Colonial contract with Transit Pursuant .605,413 ; Radios. Arrangements for the installation of frequency modulation radio receiving sets in their buses and streetcars, the first such installation to be made by a traction firm in the United States, have been com¬ pleted, according to an announcement by this company and its afifliate, Dixie Traction Co. The companies, operating between Cin¬ cinnati and points in northern Kentucky and controlled by the New York City investment banking firm of Allen & Co., have signed a Collateral Trustee Shares, Series exps. income Net ' Cincinnati Newport & Covington Ry—To Instal for of Federal V 166, p. 2556. $416,753 payable.. notes on Provision so of warrants amended as above.—V. 1944 $510,470. $700,455 admin, & Amortiz. that said securities may be added to the list upon official issuance pursuant to the exercise of common stock purchase therefor, notice 1945 * $1,045,208 5,000. Accordingly, the Committee on Listing of the New York Curb Exchange has canceled listing authority in respect of 5,000 of said shares, and voting trust certificates therefor, and has modified listing authority in respect of the balance of 15,000 shares, and voting trust certificates to 10,000 1946 1947 purchase warrants to be issued to the Treas¬ stock of INCOME-YEARS ENDED OCT. 31 STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED issued to the Executive Vice-President remains unchanged oe 4,366 8,547 254,000.. j ; — charges * 1946 ' 34,644 —— —i.—v expense ' • ■ depletion of $161,046 for the year 1946, and $173,653 for (PURPOSE—It The number of stock purchase warrants to at 10,000, poration at $10 per share. hut — i and Provision for Federal income taxes—---™-™—,. . . discount Other which the company had agreed to ; nd Treasurer of the corporation trustee expenses™ interest Bond cipal amount of 10-year 3(6% subordinated notes maturing' from Dec. 1952 to August 1956. These notes are subordinated to all other lia¬ bilities of the company. At Oct. 31, 1947 the company's borrowings from commercial banks oh current Unsecured notes payable aggregated voting and Bond v 1947 $3,373,831 .■ $3,000,720 2,732,631 '2,448,031 etc— less freight, discounts allowances,. Costs series, preierred application dated Oct. 7, 1947, this corporation and for common stock applied for, and the New York Curb Exchange granted, authority to add to the list 20,000 additional hares of common stock, and voting trust certificates therefor, upon official notice of issuance against exercise of stock purchase warrants In ihe $ ■.$ Years Ended Dec, Si— Sales, and 10,000 shares of preferred stock (par of which 3,000 shares were outstanding as stock, 1947 series. Company proposes to additional shares of the 4SA % preferred stock, 1947 series. of in issuable shares •• * outstanding and $625,000 $100), 647. Consolidated Cement Corp.—Earnings— - capi¬ 1947 the company's authorized 31, 60,000 shares of common of issued were Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 1948. v . : Light Co.—Charter Amendments—; opinion released Feb. 10, the SEC authorized Utilities Co.) to solicit Stockholder proposed charter amendments. The effect of the proposed amendments would be to allow' the company to incur certain long-term debt in addition to the amount (subsidiary of Texas company certain of approval of debt unsecured in conneccion with, now the authorized creation or and to provide authorization flexibility preferred*stock greater of parity with the company's 4y2%. .preferred stock. The company is'engaged in a constructive program that will require ranking the be on a expenditure of $35,000,000, of which $25,000,000 is expected to through the issuance of securities.—V. 167, p. 432. v," " raised Davega —V. (& Subs.)—Quarterly Results— 11,%T947—3 Mos.—1946 I 1947—9 Mos.—-1946 Stores Corp; Period End. Dec. 31—Net sales and oper. revs. 167, p. 152. $7,'508,651 " jj-. . $6,838,387 $18,305,532 $16,278,69& % r/.,.N <, r •> ".in- - V Volume 167 Nignber- 4673 > DianaStores" THE COMMERCIAL Corp.-r—January Sales Rose 20;7%—• & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (745) General Builders Supply Corp.—Initial Dividend— . General Public Utilities Corp.—Weekly r Period Ehd. Jan; 31-4-V ' 1948—Month'—1947 fifties• $872,713' " "$723,043' •—Vv •-167, p. 250. -' v v•>: ._.;: ; ' The 1948—6 Mos.—1947 $7^763,086'; $6,763,002" •;: - holders of Proceeds • .and of add to the to financing will be' used :working capital for to retire expansion foreign countries.—V. 165, other '"Shipment' "of portation V ' .'''.v.-' bank loans An business. ^William T. promotion of Distributors President earlier —V. Cobb of been elected Securities. since of as Vice-President In for been in writer charge Advertising The on "Wall Period End. Dec. 31— • Operating revenues Operation $1,318,768 : _ 76,713 reserve accruais_ taxes Federal income 72,1-12 Utility income.. oper. income Street type Gross Journal." 94,619 748,700 1,144,580 fr. $82,286 $1,541,780 539,139 Preferred $165,312 $132,274 $2,080,920 43,173 382,688 requirements Gas & t.ectric Co Vai.ey ; Applicable lo 77,652 Applicable to Eastern E. U. Utilities A 22,853 $1,5.97,252 Expenses, taxes 251,732 $1,833,492 and Balance : the For of this u electric diesel trolley v an coaches and in week & ended corporation Light Feb. 24.5%, or 1948, 5, amounted the lo System 62,558,000 input kwh., the corresponding over of electric Ry. under locomotives Co., $6 week of last year.— poration of $5 Radio York of the the additional the City The ex after to said 1948, has dividend a of capital payable will be mailed of stock March 100% of The be in in the in States, United according January, to Mr. construction the by 167, p. and Turbine Gear *The in 17, capital the at stock, close The certificates Chase National of for Department include readily both Jan. 011 molding processed Television San Manager Bank Priest directed 6 until 1948, 1948, that March in 2, 1948, settlement be must on the of that all stock be by certificates due-bills; and de¬ of the ties div. 680,305 Church -""nor ex corpoartion and Evange'ical Lutheran Mt. with 20 adult the Olivet members. Augustana is moreover, M. all P. production American has elected should such as at in Lutheran the of one sold, 3% banks, Lutheran churches in be 612,455 138,527 taxed as regulated investment a liability no for GE special due authorized, (optional $2,268,750; total, Federal income tax for the receivable, Dec. 1, will stock common E. West director. 1960, ($1 167, of New stations Co. ; • ., ... - . $19,391,- for securi¬ $61,469; etc., total, preferred cumulative $0 stated $1,602,466; par), stock, convertible value $25 no surplus, par preferred share), per $13,673,922; 252. p. of who Calif., Corp. rejoins Robert its board of to fill 1G6, been as organization Farrell.—V. Mitchum, has served Tully elected a director a of in July, 1935, to vacancy arising from the 1355. p. Statesboro Northern Ry.) 1947—Month—1946 $206,594 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $2,512,172 $2,376,741 2,354,957 2,208,220 from ry. oper. $3,071 *$3,919 $157,215 $168,521 tax accruals: Advalorem & misc.__ Fed. railroad taxing 674 15,619 69,182 74,733 6,770 3,519 79,944 44,675 rev. , 1937 railroad ployment of \ unem- acti insur. 1933 3,532 3,016 41,037 38,294 *$7,905 *$31,074 *$32,948 $10,820 9,202 10,532 126,823 126,932 2,035 2,195 24,626 24,097 income *$19,142 *$43,802 *$184,403 *$140,209 2,373 613 30,457 16.251 Gross income Deduct, from income_r *$16,769 *$43,189 *$153,946 *$123,958 307 465 *$17,076 *$43,654 Rv. income___U oper. Equip, Jt. rents fac. (net bal.- rents—net bal.- debit Net ry. oper. Non-oper. income Surplus has been appointed A. Bullis.—V. 166, * appl. to int. 2,971 2,809 *$156,917 *$126,767 . Deficit. Period— . General Motors Corp.—January Output Higher Than Year Ago— firm, previously from the O. member a banking had 203,523 for Barker, 4729 Elliot; Avenue South, heretofore Assistant Taxation,' was appointed Manager of Taxation and will formerly referred to Mr. McVey, Mr. Perrin said. ,V Government Railway Station WOR and matters to S. $179,743 188,666 Liquid Adhesives— formerly Assistant to the President, the Chairman of the board, Harry U. securities, receivable Georgia & Florida RR.—-Earnings— Net liquid adhesives designed phenolic $2,650,OuO; investment Jones, 1940, death act Two in other dividends, series, Pasadena, Coast Telephone January, the Jones Mr. General similar to those being be in $113,635; for shares; dividend (Including Chicago Tribune, 1947 investment investments deposits 100,000 stock $20,486,341.—V. Co., & Division. Transmitter DEC. 31, $170,234; interest $46,034; debentures, stock Mills, Inc.—New Appointments— 10 Days End. Jan. 31 Operating revenues —Jan. 1 to Jan. 31— 1947 $72,965 1948 1947 $71,586 , $224,615 $205,086 —V. 167, p. 649. „ The produced 168,968 cars and trucks during the month of January. corporation States and in ■ Canada >130,071 were output totaled passenger and cars 38,897 trucks. were Of the United the total, Georgia Power Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— January; >1947, 1947—Month—1946 Gross revenue 123,152 units. $5,361,439 The the 1948, January, figure was somewhat lower than in December, production month of 1947, when 194,476 units were highest produced. Brief shutdowns in GM automotive divisions because model changeovers were a factor in the lowered production. of Operating Prov. for MOTOR OF Chevrolet— ■* 1948 Passenger Trucks of Fed. *1941 104,080 20,885 14,157 • $609,700 $823,435 1,893,000 4,083,542 3,777,586 rofitsj 1,986,000 4,743,298 . Gross income 20,574 Int. 14,814 12,639 25,973 20,012 Amortiz. 16,597 3,6,621 29,513 4,563 6,374 3,349 Other 6,773 4,479 7,475 4,064 Net 106 i debt 2,103 - „ 165,500 677,134 profits exc. 4,529,762 88,417 29,592 150,000 730,471 taxes inc. & taxes *1940 1947 41,154 22,821 21,544 - 1— _____ Truck 28,543 long-term debt- on $9,704,184 $10,889,689 3,569,937 3,571,899 296,145 Dr9,717 Drll6,608 7,786 22,555 12,515 55,671 $297,846 premium 313,785 Pr9,717 of $514,453 $6,238,339 $7,378,727 on deducs. i)rll6,608 Coach— & Trucks Coaches of DIVISIONS 22,445 I Cadillac GM GM 64,014 _- _____ GMC BY 475,000 plant acqui. adjustments 29,042 ___ _____: Pontiac Buick VEHICLES 3,396,268 depreciation-^ Amortiz. General OUTPUT expenses 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $4,781,151 $58,203,899 $52,879,704 2,688,331 32,385,830 26,269,711 426,750 5,700,000 5,121,000 ' was organized on Jan. 21, congregation today is the largest Synod with which it is affiliated. largest 657,5 it) 1,770,478 1948 Church The to have $703,172; cost, Period End. Dec. 31- Broadcasting Stark, Oldsmobile building.. the opinion of counsel for the corporation, wi}l be the direct obligation of the corporation and will be secured by a valid first lien on the laiuj, buildings, fixed and movable equipment and other property valued at $524,000. 838,944 LIABILITIES—Interest accrued, unclaimed dividends payable, etc., $66,094; dividend payable March I, 1943, $136,125; due for securities loaned against cash, $68,400; reserves for expenses, taxes, etc., $18,584; entry equipment. as TOTAL in 14,146 $621,143 , 2,284.477 824,064 N. Assistant 1948—V. 167, p. 648. 9,457 $654,588 > $20,486.342: Transmitters— for Park modified new p. 2310. net Olivet, $797,503 that proceeds will be disbursed by the corporate trustee from time to time for: (a) Repayment of temporal-;/ loans aggregating $46,000, made in anticipation of the completion of this financing; and (b) Toward paying the cost of constructing the new Mt. Olivet Mt. $862,782 inv. dividends and 979; H. M. not Exchange contracts made accompanied March 4, capital Bank, Minneapolis, Minn. of 53,540 BALANCE SHEET, said. Manager of Dated Nov. 1, 1947; due semi-annually July 1, 1949, to Jan. 1, 1963. Denominations, $1,000, $500 and $100. Principal and interest payable Jan. 1 and July 1 at The First National Bank of West Bend, Wis., corporate trustee, or at option of holder at Northwestern National church 53,332 9,773 1944 336,515 ASSETS—Cash Daily News in New York City, and the Yankee Network in Boston, John of Bend, Wis., on Jan. 6 offered $260,000 first mortgage serial and sinking fund (3-3%-3V4%-) bonds at par and interest. 1920, 72,289 84,707 9,084 . Evangelical Lutheran Mt. Olivet Church, Minneapolis, Minn—Bonds Offered—B. C. Ziegier & Co., West The bone's, $761,117 70,422 General Telephone Corp.—Jones Again a Director— Francisco, Electronics serve a Lutheran 1945 $787,799 respect of the above net income. George 27 and customary in five-kilowatt transmitters, units, at D. • DEC. 31 84,026 expenses handle all due-bills must be redeemed The stock sale of on securities, 649. Perrin, President, on Feb. 6 announced the appointment McVey as Assistant to the President. McVey will, continue Assistant Secretary-Assistant Treasurer of the company and as a tax consultant, retaining his assignment as Vice-Chairman of the .tax Committee. ■ • from 90,499 dividend oper. to cor¬ decl.ned value 1946 ___ Ry. Leslie ' dividend 2, this from $208.60 to the year asset 79,500 ___ pid. company . Rubber Compound— Chemical transmitters - Feb. on from record 1948. 2, by notice providing were equiva¬ basis the pre¬ same $976,009 revenue of received York. Feb. March of holders shares Exchange livered prior to 17. of New quoted Phonograph Corp.—Stock Dividend Exchange declaration Feb. on & Stock \alue, par business stock debit Emerson New cum. Net prof, 167, p. 648. The income Common cementing metals, thermosetting plastics, wood, fabric or any combination of these have been developed by the GE Chemical Department at Pittsfield, Mass.—V. 167, p. 649. of during common _ oper. Mr. subsidiaries changed the after stock, the " value: Y.—V. N. Silicone Angeles and Two increase an corporation, On 1947 Net 31/; industrial 46 by the company to provide faster transportation of coal over the Virginian's moun¬ of electrified route includes a 10,000-kw. steam available may Both Corp.—Weekly Input— of the preferred on $1,061,865 ''Fed. Power ; j- . . tTaxes (other than inc.) 1948 , of number " ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED General expenses Interest modern output greater even record a V > locomotives. . saw Virginian Schnectady, General • , . 12,327,000 kwh., V. year, now Announces Electric INCOME assets debentures. V; built were of G. company's made $1,653,817 of coverage Calif., will be made at General Elec¬ tee's p.ant at Electronics Park, Syracuse, N. Y., according to C. A. 164,911 $1,639,476 167, p. 545. asset $194.50 a share, while $5.83 to $5.06. a share,. Ry. $1,818,723 194,016 interest- net dividend $1,000 in Los the —V. at Television - the Market Priest, Total into went December miles Making $1,566,996 236,241 past of to 134 which $1,566,996 $1,597,252 the efficient Stocks Associates— ; others Electric equipments announced it will of G-E silicone All stocks with¬ stand temperatures ranging from minus 70 degrees to plus 520 degrees F. and have excellent electrical and chemical properties. 77,652 23,326' Earnings of subs, applicable to E. U. A Non-subsidiary income : stock the 1948 . immediately to market seven standard grades rubber molding compounds to molders and fabricators. $1,589,849 minority interest- , electric start $1,667,501 $1,620,579 Balance 1947, 1, • improvement program. equipment being supplied more To Blaekstone — 31, March $7,660 per Income . than 400 more continued,; predicting turbine-generator, 439,292 $1,698,231 1250 manager tainous $2,106,793 39,020 dividend to £ ;>> •/ liVv;../ 5 J • the. units delivered consisted all-electric, and mine loco- die'sel-electric, use. these, Other 393,625 $89,100 who said Locomotive-General of begun Ry.'s $1,713,168 49,988 $126,293 the ferred "million" horsepower, In., electrio trans- ' been reported by G. W. Wilson, Locomotive' and car equipment divisions. E.'s Locomotive and Car Equipment Divisions. The General Electric Co. is supplying more than $3,500,000 worth equipment, including the giant locomotives, as part of the Virginian of 742,076 59,215 income for a continuosuly-rated Wilson, The Net f-!\V Shareholdings Corp.—Annual Report— shipped from the company's Erie included 31 diesel-electric loomotlves, was 869,792 income Dec. locomotives powerful 1,104,101 786,016 $106,0)7 income to month Divisions Deducts. to /£.i'* :•('.).* lent ' Works. December shipments nine mine loco¬ motives, three coke quenching locomotives and three electric loco¬ motives. Among these, various sizes went- to domestic steel mills, pipe foundries, cement companies, paper mills, utilities and refineries. Shipment of the first of four G-E 6,800-hp. locomotives, most and agency 24,027 (net) domestic he that and Other for American The 1947—12 Mos.—1946 61,881 of this corporation for the- week ended Feb. 6, 153,822,868 kwh., an iircrcase of 17,387,190 kwh., 12.7%, over the corresponding week last year.-—V. 167, p. 649. .£ of 1 Shipment Output—r output amounted .General 1947 has Wilson, complete addition than of Vice- a 55,386 taxes.. electric 1948, or output; this was more than twice the amount entire transportation industry in an average prewar the 300 industry, sales of Manager was 88,314 - The , ods $1,163,859 $14,108,954 $12,859,527 849,950 9,304,753 7,900,394 51,097 583,125 529,995 919,446 Maintenance General to streetcars, Mr. Wilson said. ' " Improved locomotive designs and more efficient manufacturing meth¬ are helping to meet the current requirements of the transportation • (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 16 „ • • p.1 1424. Eastern Utilities Associates Retir, j, October, editorial an .about motives- , Vice-President— has He by according to Mr. year, Approximately 1946. Prior to that he Frank-Guenther Law advertising Albert he served 163, has Group Group dividend March all-time ' high installed '•i s Distributors Group, Inc.—New - ' more1- "thah* equipment during Manager of the company's 1992. p. . General" Fjjiectrlc" Co.—Reports Record Electric Transportation^ Equipment—- In Canada and Great Britain it operates subsidiaries. It has distribution services in 53 payable ,-> At agencies in the United States. owned record semi-annual stack, • corpora tiph, whcii also manufactures sound, recording equiprhOnt for air traffic control, radio broadcast monitoring,, telephone record¬ ing and other applications, operates 93 branch ofiices and 122 service wholly initial an common The '^he through declared 10 on-,the cumulative Fenner & ; all the of Feb. on March 5, 1948'.: * ...— • regular quarterly dividend of 31 'A cents per share upon the 5% convertible preferred stock was also declared, payable March 31, to holders of record March 15, 1948,-r-V. 166; p. 15)8. 0?. Dictaphone Corp.—-Sells $2,250,000 Notes Privately— The corporation, leading manufacturer of electronic dic¬ tating vmachines, it was announced Feb. 5 has sold $2^250,000 15-year notes to the Mutual Life Insurance1 Co. of -New ' York. - Merrillv Lynch, Pierce, Beane ivOre the-agents in the transaction. directors 15.'cents .per "share of 5 601 285 111 5,151 3,913 4,564 income Divids. 223,005 223,005 2,676,064 2,676,064 $74,841 pfd. stock— on $291,448 $3,562,275 $4,702,663 Canada- Passenger Trucks Balance 4,5.71 2,481 2,544 4,116 1,245 168,968 123,152 247,449 —V. 192,736 137, p. 252. the Twin Cities. Total ♦Included in -First York Corp.—Bell Aircraft Stock It Was 150,000 announced shares of cise of options Feb, on common that 9 stock of this Bell and under its invitation •First York tenders Corp. and has has sent notice a Corp. has Coach 1940 and acquired through that to it that will accept effect to all the balance of the assets a further After share, forward stock mon 546. Capitalization Arspecial meeting of the holders of the preferred stock, 4% series, on March 24 for the purpose of increasing the authorized preferred stock, par $100, from 60,000 shares to 80,000 shares. wil;l. be held the At annual stockholders vote meeting to be held will be asked to the on par.$7.50, to 1,210,000 shares, following day, the the approve increasing the authorized on common above stock $7.50.—V. par increase from 167,. p. and . Dec. 1947. on also to >: w ■; Total 31, $3.14 was The Deductions The Co., has Woodstock, plant will be Grabill Va., per as a of the p. Food Ma¬ Supply He will late of H. the assume R. his Baker. parent new He duties will company.—V. in Los continue 167, p. Angeles as 546. at once Vice-President succeeding and a the director the $100 at share of value asset ENDED DEC. 31 Be Made 1946 1945 $215,423 $202,047 68,639 66,286 2,426 2,325 42,462 47,709 of will 5,342 »-:i income (less $350,466; allowance for $6 accrued (cum.) $452,900; on 95,087 dividend $5.50 $8,600; $4 6,603 shares (no capital 1932), surplus, $57,413; $71,129; total, DEC. payable, loan, 1947 receivable, $614; $4,274; preferred $27,342; total, dividend net pain $4,044,823.—V. equipment for bank taxes, be stock states 166, the of to succeed Mr. Trico Wilcox announced.—V. also as 166, Mills, Easley, C.—Offer S. May this that and result may company," "if according when in offer to purchase an to B. formal a Hagood, Presi¬ is received, it F. offer promptly communicated to stockholders." consists of shares of 7,733 Motors $100 The company's capi¬ value.—V. par Sells Corp.—Unit Ill, p. 3,545 593. New Tractors at Two-Day Showfor accepted at 3,545 of the new lightweight Jaques-Frazer tractors were the two-day introductory showing at the Waldorf-Astoria, Frazcr, W. loan, $1,600,000; 2418. during (since Jan. Jan. 1, 1, 1932), farm company the company's These and also of are Grand Union - office being —V. 167, p. 252. 9. the Equipment Corp., a In addition, more new machine and by more telegram forwarded 167, were and to t ( were p. being received at the letter, Mr. Frazer said. the company's 1948—4 Wks.-fvl947 $7,995,809 sales head¬ 252. Co.—Current Sales Increased Period End. Jan. 24— ___; Farm Feb. and who live in nearby York, Connecticut and New Jersey. about 100 applications for dealerships quarters at York for processing.—V. Sales on New received exhibit, York applications Frazer demonstrations of who visited 'the show, areas two-day New of announced for requests from people suburban preferred stock, (10c par), $70,290; (since President subsidiary 1.000 received series investments p. of Graham-Paige The $20,450; stock, convertible on Geirty Mr. pending which are the talization $4,044,828. provision 2V2% investments office $664; pari, $560,300; common stock SI.098.858; undistributed net income realized of and sales Stock—- He than 4,529 shares (no par), series preferred stock, 86 shares (no dividend (cum.) 31, insurance, depreciation), $1,150; (cum.) par), election the industrial Manager has been appointed Manager, (Cotton) for wholly-owned SHEET, dividends series $42,677 $99,002 losses. or prepaid bank of Joseph $107,594 profits $3,665,206; announced 2 charge 56,615 2,360 — bank loan— securities, in Production former (Buffalo) "Negotiations dent. -1947 Broughton, Corp. Divisional Glenwood per com¬ for the $221,055 security Feb. on Vice-President as 2660. p. all YEARS Waite Detroit preferred of stock per share. ■ LIABILITIES—Accounts Weiby has been appointed General Manager of Western Auto Coi of California, Western Division" of Gamble-Skogmo, Inc. share per interest of Corp.—New Vice-President— President, Jr., Wilcox Products 31, 1947 was $4,638,291. $2.73 1946 STATEMENT. J ASSETS—Cash, in 153; Gamble-Skogomo, Inc.—New General Mgr. of Unit— to 31, s. BALANCE branch At Dec. > ' Gerity, L. orders *Net 649. Lansing, Mich.—V. 167, Report— preferred equal ____ on interest O. .';> the of were ___; Debenture 1,200,000 shares, the purchase of Grabill Manu¬ makers of apple packing equipment. operated of :. Taxes announced of chinery's John Bean division M. ■:■ ____; Machinery Corp.—Acquisition— corporation facturing > ■ income Interest common Dec. on $270.84 to deduction assets ♦Exclusive Food James Ralph engineering. equal was remaining stock common Florida Power Corp.—Plans Increase in in After deducting the bank loan outstanding in the amount of $1,600,000, stock. go armed services 167, p. 649. COMPARATIVE INCOME < producing for the were W. announcement p. 1941.—V. trucks which Chevrolet, GMC Truck & are Canada General Public Service Corp.—Annual no further Bell stock¬ ' >>l:y-:>>>: V "3:; % Payment for stock accepted under the invitation will .to tendering stockholders within the next few days, the 167, of Gerity-Michigan exer¬ stockholders of Bell Aircraft holders,' concluded.—V. these totals GM and The total net assets at market value announced out Acquired-— corporation Aircraft to to tender stock at $18.50 per share. _ 17%— 1948—47 Wks.-t*1947 $6,831,502 $89,551,203 $74,794,074 6 (746) THE COMMERCIAL Granitevllle -" and (S. stockholders The The for additional Increase will to 400,000 shares, The proposed lated end stock surplus of the The of is to be which company, just financial ended dividend the year the o'clock 12 distributed amounted completed. report of in 1947 and Production year. 99,209,235 °"rrenfc assets ,. p1' yards in from to the accumu¬ $15,296,500 net in the at sales on 12 $7,396,665 were working capital months and of g | income Earned Illinois Central RR.—Tender of Sterling Bonds— company's invitation for bond tenders by Feb. 16, £ 20 is figured as the equivalent of $100 for the road's sterling issues. Although is far above the prevailing exchange per computed became CI,086% on Pcriod End. Jan. 31— 1S48—Month—1947 S in $5,459,647, on the tender price. The sterling bonds are expressed in the road's balance sheet at the rate of $5 to the pound. dollars —V. 167, p. 158, —V., 167, 651. ' ,/ . Month of S V. Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc. January January—< Indiana 1948 167, 154. p. Harbor Belt Period End.'Dec. 31— & Payment of $50 Western °? ire ciass A debentures at Feb. on 16 $50 per $1,000 debenture ex continue be to dealt in Feb. on "flat," 16, and indicate that payment No. $1,908,563 expenses 1,684,940 Ry. be 52, $50, 16, has been paid 650. thereon.—V Net "$29,714 100,229 oper. Sa ®s Total income fixed 1975, are this and for issued Louisiana & to stockholders River RR.—V. of 167, series Joliet & due B temporary scription 11 offer the Chicago RR Prov. to be 2,259,584, taken down have been sold. The Gulf carried nigh by the underwriters. ■' made was under the with the stock, standing These paid for entire Mellon the was received. While 2,269,050 shares, family group, sale of greatly —V. and the Gulf shares Power Co.- Prov. corporation accrued will receive to the over of plant adjustments General of & exc. On Jan. share, $412,285 $5,3.01,458 2,254,862 30,000 23,000 360,000 4.000 4,000 48,000 income in of 98,150 346,450 96.07G ;V; 1, Feb. 169,341 Dr2,457 pfd. $78,614 $1,236,101 $1,111,196 5,513 66,156 66,156 $80,305 $73,101 $1,169,945 $1,045,04.0 a secondary, offering Feb. 9 of 5,500 share's $4.25 cumulative preferred stock (no par)' at $102'y2 share (net), ex-dividend, until 10 a.m. - Feb. lb. Dealers discount, $1.—V. 166, p. 1890. Havana Lithographing Co., Havana, Cuba 10-Cent Dividend Declared—President Also Elected Chairman of Jan. 31, tue common compares The dividend a stock, payable Feb. 27 with Oct. distributions 15, of 15 to 10 holders cents each of cents record made on share per Feb. Jan. 13 20 announced Maseda Chairman that it intends to President of the company, board.—V. 166, p. 1683. common Gas I.laintenance __ Federal income Gross taxes ** June cash a 2 of —V. >■ ■ dividend stock of issued 14. 4,405 67,173 2,917 2,917 35,000 an 79,168 (neti_ inconie____- 1,190 29,546 per $38,128 $74,248 32,904 27,234 3,566 • Of 576 . FHA 3 of cents to 1947 $71,032 $101,483 308 ,638 kind has been elected lending $70,393 $101,015 • income■. taxes;-'_^_._'_j_' 908,239 - 626,742 , 578,715 ' 716,526 .' 4275,522 ■ operation^..., $1,699,703 $2,198,341 28,151 • 25,690 $1,725,393 592,685 $2,226,492 $1,033,538 $1,132,708 $1,192,955 preierreci stock 159,382 245,678 $373,326 on Creek stock of $1 to $947,277 the new par stock at to stock shares 167, 6 of record Jan. on Dec: :or .losses the number sale Public Service Ltd. 3% cents; and on reserve selling commission. the following divi¬ July 31, 3 cents.—V. 166,'.p. 2559. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $2,051,780 1,095,444 868,829 16,206 22,290 256,925 246,666 10,543 12,751 148,451 147,751 10,833 10,417 129,583 123,750 $37,560 $39,870 $421,378 $441,249 accris. inetl "737 S — $1,828,245 "1,869 17,670 7,659 $38,001 $439,048 $448,908 • $36,823 deductions 9,817 income Net outstanding.— presently 74,170 income——— Income by from $159,499 income- income Gross the of gi\en sto.,k $178,"[85 —-—. Other also was preferred 47—Month—1946 1 _____ Utility oper. . share each for Authorization author.zea 103,640 Retirem't Shareholders shares two shares, 25,269 authorized the in par value from 650,000 exchange of 1,188,013 shares an the cents the from surplus. of change a cents 50 in Period End. Nov. 30— 3^1 on the of outstanding. reduction a to basis the on present Maintenance l!l4 31,. approved shares 47. p. Jamaica Vice- operations.— Co.—Split-Up Approved— Feb. on They also approved par. of and Coal 2,000,000 Taxes made share per 1.86 cents represented capital Minerals -;mexits: J. 8,000 £9,851 100,628 $27,006 — 167, p. 253. S. ■ $30,001 $339,196 $348,279 '■/ f i Chemical & Corp.—Soon new of the the rate, new own dner phosphate the _____ . mine will be drier is in v-' actual completed 'equipment ' .. $52 Weeks. "53 were ' • "Jan. 3,'48 48%— tDce. 28/46 tDec. 29,'45 stores and -—$130,477,490 $88,237,518 $63,364,000 $39,610,409, Weeks. the • : • ' .. week, extra sales x/. ..... for the latest fiscal in excess of the 52 weeks ended Dec. 28, 45/0 or . year 1946. i/"// —V.,167, p. 434.-' Kaiser-Frazer this this year. As Corporation times its The of & [offering had been $11.50 at have The the In epers/ fxd. chgs. - the 182,615 3,000.807 180,403 2,577,911 Cleveland 186,200 of announced 900,000 10 its until dealers to "The underwriters own the -' the stock in was 900,000 Feb. 9 made, shared buy to the share.- a sent telegram: the offering take to option an $11.60 at 10 of the that / the which under participating -purchase has. been (headquarters of Otis & Co.) formal offering on Feb. 4, the shares of 4 cleared Feb. managers the - in-theu contract ; between today and . terminated funds deposit / on have been returned,"; / /1 Kaiser-Fraset had bought' market to .stabilize the market preliminary to the offering. On Feb. 3 159,600 shares were purchased the >Curb .Exchange;; mostly oat $I3^50i/ft vshar6//Where [ the - stock;/ closed on that day.. On the day of the offering the function of Stabilization was taken over by the underwriters and in the process they bought some 40,000 shares on the Curb, all at $13. 2.575,860 149,899 income 215,517 Co., Co., & commitment retained Feb. on following and Allen Feb. on partially was California offering of Kaiser-Frazer is-withdrawn/- Dealers' Before $918,471- $13,076,437 $10;462,386 265,182- ' 3,994,276 " 3,449,470 232,899 firm a and underwriters Offering First prospectus made share a offering share a the included .remaining 600,000 shares output 1947—12 Mos.—1946 Off—, Called withdrawn. the to underwriters and which group Accordingthe 651. 1947—Month—1946 $1,123,000 revs. of/Stock public $13 at Inc., Co., underwriting ; stock common Otis the surrounding mystery shares -when soon ' as will prewar Corp.—Bale Stockholder Asks Court to Halt Sale of Stock— * - • i later readv, is capacity three added.—-V.. 167, p. from ry. —V. $129,004 ' phosphate' output of ail prewar production operating for 91~,80O $87,657 : ■ through reail food /home service routes-- mines, also near Bartow, completion of the this corporation a total annual phosphate pro¬ 3,500,006 tons from its Florida fields. This Period End. Dec. 31— avail, 80,417 113,400 ... —. Fiscal Years Ended— Kaiser-Frazer Inc. 21,992 • 90,978 Ltd. 167, p. 253. Sales International Rys. of Central America—Earnings- rev. " "D"_/_ P/S. Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—Fiscal Year Sales Up , mine is expected to attain a production capacity phosphate annually, making it the largest mine Hemisphere, Mr. Farley pointed out. With production capacity of 2,000,C00 tons - from. its announcement Net " and paid—•J. ' :/;• Balance to operation in about ond its output will be transported initially for drying and shipping nearby company facilities now in operation until con¬ additional 22,095 '■ "C' . 25,067 Western give its 25,067 ■ other of ■ shares ' dividends Common present Valley and Achan will •• ■, .:-i . Ltd.—Preference Co.. Preference1 shares ' - P. Preference/shares "B- neiv the tons in project total 468 •$7,691 v accrued SI were Vice-President— mortgage holders Associations.—V. Railway $7,999 y 453,242 690,130 : shareholders in 2&59. p. Vice-President, national Shares annual the a Net $5,174 chargesl 2,478 3,638,427 646,066 (net stockholders shares Shares, Ltd.—3-Cent Distribution— and on Although 44,091 $5,521 Federal 19461 / $7,660,774 4,837,149, — 167, p. 253. common outstanding, cents each; 50 2, Corp.—New capacity of. capacity alone will exceed the annual companies operating in Florida'. ' 71.986 2,043 est. . NOTE—Excluding Peace 35,000 6,414 1947 $9,408,029 — Operating revenues. Bar 1,500,000 Its new 1947—12 Mos.—1946. 666,315 A A :>• . income--— Island cents 50 and Payments Sept. ana 166, 1948) struction 55,491 253. p. deductions-—-- The of capital Assistant Boycl, charge Output of the dividends $809,222 535,914 47,984 . Balance on deduction before expense vision. 2 $1,608 income. F'on-oper. income Interest and Noralyn /phosphate mine -and lplant, under .construction near Bartow,. Fla., by this corporation, now indicates that it will be ready for operation early in March, according to Franklin Farley, Vice-President of the corporation's phosphate di¬ from $915,330 6,599 taxes. oper. discount $3.18 V. Group Progress This 6,602 -—— accruals- reserve General Net shares Securities International - $75,939 77,764 , . — income Dividends - Open Large Phosphate Mine- has also been elected 1947—Month—1946 $97,533 revenues for "Loss.—V. Light Co.—Earnings- Period End. Dec. 31— Operation 167, ' Net income 4,899,315 $6,10 income • $1.10.—V. distribution State month, Haverhill Retir. 4,899,315 ,' net on directors declared duction discuss Bouso, the of Operating 1,012,776 .■ Hon.,.Lamar Hardy, former TJ. S. Attorney, for the. Southern- District rOf New York and former corporation counsel for the City of New York; has been elected a director, succeeding John'. L;1 Stainton; resigned. Mr; Hardy is also a member-of the law firm Of; Davies, Auer-' bach; Cornell & -Hardy, and is a member of the American and, New ? 1947. board Jose .1 1 - - - on June • Co.—Earnings- Preference div. require- of of /„ _ 14,544,121 ■ International Business Machines Corp.—New Director three months. every . ' of declared ( that in to lor ...Gross at a discount equal to the entire Insurance Group Shares in 1.947 received The the Board— have 1947.—V. Service earnings from Other have the privilege of reinvesting in additional Insurance. Group. Shares all or any part of the 3-cent distribution (within 30 days after — directors prior .to Public Provision -JrNet Co.—Secondary Offering—Ball, Burge per outstanding 15,556,697 7,300.000. L/i/—. ^ cents; C. p. the York & Kraus made out¬ cents 96 ___ 8,998,150 22,588,558 surplus-' represented net income (not including profits , 18,135 5,513 stock 1 (M. A.) Hanna end .*/ Dr2,479 28,062 436 —V. 167, p. 252. The tBased of dends: On Feb. 1, $85,818 about or about r . per depreciation— Taxes other than Federal income taxesiiv._ 338. 170,998 Br205 : , . for reserves for contingencies for possible future 40 of securities) 14,174 2,950 / Balance of to unamortized and 28, in 165, Of 694,247 Dr 203 income .on paid year-end a Insurance $1,297,850 14,036 Other deductions Divids. tranferred 1946. Institutional on — Net of shares " >. adjusted $26.47 or Operation ' $1,431,048 $93,019 debt premium $185,863, r payments in 1947 aggregated $516,057, equal to, 9.3% on assets at the beginning Of the year. This included a $272,748 realized from sale ox securities of which $7,398 was derived from Provision ;l,003,610 ;v 18,435,000 : contingencies—, decline. the 28, V. 48,000 f385,983 y . net 49,869 1 $102,601 long-term debt securities $5,551,666, Maintenance 2,106,307 29,888,558 the 4,899,315 on follows: as 276,000 i_ > to shares common reflects the results of a relatively higher larger dividend disbursements on portfolio ___ 1,8771053 acqui. of 12 Months Ended Dec, 31— $4,539,600 196.190 __ .... to equal was - average, number Operaing revenues— Operation —_____1 $112,500 000 [821,565 on r payable March 1 to holders of record Feb. Dec. < Int. deplet. --i $243,309, This number amounted realized gain Jonathan B, excluding of 27. ' Declared 50-Cent Dividend— family 259,456 profits Gross income Amortiz. and debt taxes for reserve premium price Clifford taxes . ' 255,857,849- 184,458,447 8,027,541 6.633,572 —: net retired inventory 1947—12 Mos.—1946 taxes Fed. inc. funded income amounts • appropriated underwriting $494,206 depreciation high Jan. * with assets, totaled Iowa ,• 1,630,163 Federal 1946 .'/$ 1947 for income debt .record a A .V, -"1947 •316,338,565 218,756,983 : on President 1947—Month- -1946 expenses for Amortiz. 1947, 31, new on . income 193,729 Dec. a average year. net the on 206,423 the such transactions, depreciation, amortization "Including was -Earnings— revenue America—Earnings Higher— ended f arrangement 53.8/ of the out¬ of owner which the It revenues expense Registration Dividend 546. Pericd End. Dec. 31— Operating 503,003 * $270,912 : $2,937,019 • of Old market prices, on Dec. 31, share on the 209,745 common shares outstanding at the end of the year. A year before they were $5,576,367, or $28.74. per. common, share., '/' Subs.)—Earnings- depletion Institutional Gross Net 1947 39,930 v. 498,011 V-' $266,807 ' Shares of stock issued and outstanding tNet earnings per share- shares financing, the lisj; of Gulf Oil stockholders has bedn broadened 167, p. share Total refused the (& and Balance separate a the result of a the on during 1946 total depreciation, in Net subscription rights. This operation was successfully com¬ pleted on Jan. 28,. 1948, when the 1,213,443 shares were sold by over p50 participating dealers within a few minutes after the offering was released, and orders for almost 500,000 shares had to be As Co. exclusive Appropriation for y. financing was unique in several respects. under highly unfavorable market, conditions, but peicentage of subscriptions for Provision offered, subscriptions were re¬ 99.58%, leaving only 9,466 shares or Oil out '40,669. ; 1,427,584 Payment to Inland Steel Co. • pension trust_-^i v : i,021,870 Vacation payments applicable to preceding year.;-;: / successful •• agreement covered $267,768 "$2,394,086 252. p. Steel and "Interest transaction of its kind in the oil industry in many years. Of the 2,269,050 shares ceived for 167, sales, tization 650." :~ p. of Cost completion of the sub¬ stockholders, said to be the largest to of year V, securities. 44,515 $119,619 and other Net sales bonds Completed—The First underwriting group, an¬ Feb. the -year. The increase in 19^7 invested position as well as . Years Ended Dec. 31— bonds, for So2,320,059 SEC securities, reached President, announced share a In gain Gulf Oil Corp.—Stock Offering Boston Corp., manager of the nounced 1,676,162 $204,040 "$2,461,783 63,728 67,!697 4 4% exchange in 1947—12 Mos.—1947 $3,184,779 $82,799,793 Withdraws — of standing $5,408,544 $94,185,658 $90,990,567 mortgage delivery former Missouri Co. asked Co. in income sales $1.18 1,041,127 3,194 41,568 deficit Inland ready now series Stores, Inc.—January Sales— . ,n5?finitive flrst and refunding / 2,-136,132/ on/ 167, p. 47. . Net —V. - income : $4,598 167, p. 252. view • 1,000 c" et of the debenture, fact, that will interest be amounting to 2%%, or $25 has per paid cn March 1, 1948 to registered holders sinking fund income debentures due Sept. 1, 1954, of record the close of business March l, the New, York Curb Exchange 5% International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. —New Vice-President Elected—Not Purchasing Own Stock— Lieutenant Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corp.—Interest Payment— In ; on ' "$219,098 3,393 charges '■Deficit.—V. 1948—12 Mos.—1947 Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR.—Bonds Ready— of $255,506 ' 1,297,032 28,647 "$74,658 deductions Misc. has company Net on " Net $5,737,857 r are which preferred permission to withdraw a previous registration statement xned, proposing ine cuxerxng ox $19,400,000 bonds and 2,132,223 common shares.—V. 167, p. 651. " 167, Power . 2,104,797 "$247,745: 12,662 1948—Month—1947 —V. 167, p. 650. ■$3,605,869 : 117,802 "$87,320 income income Inc.—January Sales Up 6.1%— • dividend 1948—Month—1947 $3,792,911 Investment 1947—12 Mos.—1946 119,542 191,401 . Period End. Jan. 31— The $1,470,910 $21,172,670 $16,379,313 1,500,624 17,566,801 16,123,807 $223,623 accruals ry. Other Total (II. L.) Green Co., $3 of stock 167, p. 547. Interstate a delivery in settlement of 1948, must be stamped to a from ry. oper. rev. tax Equip. & joint fac. rents that the debentures shall 1948; to exchange contracts made beginning Feb. p. revenues oper. Net 1948 on office shares 60,815 $3,017 preferred 1947.—V. 166, p. 1684. Lovelace, presentation of debentures for stamping of Robert Winthrop & Co., New York, N. Y. The New York Stock Exchange directs that the debentures be quoted the oper. RR.—Interest Payment— $1,000 debenture will be made per dividend $4.80 RR.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 Ry. Bay of Statement— " ' . Ry. Green for : —V. 1947 $2,541,600 _ —V. 305,442 1947 apd ,1946 company 167, p. 651. Sales—' $3,792,795 Bales preferred/ for -both shares Period End. Jan. 31— is inviting sealed bids for the purchase from it as a whole of an issue of $15,000,000 first mortgage- bonds, series due 1978. Such bids will be received by the company at Room No. 1567, No. 231 South La Salle St., Chicago 4, 111., up to, II a.m. (CSX) on Feb. 16.— 11,244,628 228,635,966 212,324,211 154. p. The s $16,166' 305,442 Interstate Department .Illinois Power Co.—Bids for Purchase of Bonds— 1948—12 Mos.- -1947 $ 12,303,324 $18,860 $3,732 share per - practical effect current Grant Co.- -January Sales Rose 9.42%— Sales i_—_ —— share common exchangeable "June 9, it has no sterling, for rate outstanding outstanding— NOTE—Earnings the In $1,310,860 81,086% 63,390 " shares 810,000 $1,529,278 .— preferred' share-u_—_/_L__ per $2,120,866 951,000 : shares Preferred Common 27,'47 Dec. 28,'46 $2,480,278 taxes/-:/— ■;:;£ Net profit— --"'k ./ '■'} Dec. operating -profit after charges— Sales (W. T.) vV 52 Weeks-Ended— Earned of ^ei s^are on ^ie 200,000 shares now outstanding.—V. 1732 166, p., 2661. ,. this 1947 resulting York.—V. New Lawyers Trust Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed: trans¬ fer agent for the common and preferred stocks, effective Feb. 1, 19481 —v. 167, p. 154. ;' . *// ■" :"t ' *" * 1946. of Dec- "27, as $1,836,918, liabilities of > ; . The 24. $42,826,851. $37,601,016, respectively, for cloth totaled 105,659,735 yards of Trust Co. Bakeries Corp.—Earnings- Interstate v Hudson & Manhattan RR. Co.—Transfer ' Agent— share Feb. on shows that for the company Dec. preceding noon jews*- »«y> 6 that these ex-interest nade Payment will be made at The. Commercial/Natiohal 1948. Monday, February 1G,. 1948 Federal par $20. dividend, 4 27, 1947, net profit was $4,370,353 These figures compare with $3,699,738 and the stock a as CHRONICLE ■'%'Zi,/'»vjwSy'-ki».r <: bonds would- be quoted Increasing the authorized on share, to each stockholder of record at FINANCIAL Feb. on 26, Bank & vote par $20, distributed be Feb. on 200,000 shares, shares announced Capitalization • Feb:- 24-will on capital stock from * Co.—To C.) Pay Stock Dividend— & to been take General elected charge of Announcement a Pedro A. del Vice-President. I. also T. <fc was T.'s Valle, He interests made, U. S. will in Marine shortly to On , : Court the that Feb. that 9, the $11.25 offering within the issue but on been the had sold such statement, James F. Master&on,* soiight [an. injunction, in been was to \ ceased the investors of-'.100 owner was 6, and the underwriters closed.-A day, Feb. erroneous;'/.. statement/ ' attributed Otis sha,res - & Co. / of/Kaiser»'v" .the^,Wayne -County/" (Mich.), District 'Kaiser-Frgzer • from' ,sel)ing \ Then following any to' restrain' minutes.' books had stabilization day 15 subscription underwriters Frazer.; ... to that effect the announced ; in response to inquiries,; that no action has been taken or is being contemplated ,in/ connection .with the purchase of its own stock by the corporation.—V. 167, ;p'; . 547: the to Cairo East.: hour of noon dropped announced CofpV iRetired) proceed; to the ,Middle //IhVthe stock T * t / the stock;'*. 1; ' '' "•' - •T Volume 16? Number 4673 The •• • following is taken from THE COMMERCIAL the New York ''Times", Feb. llL/V't termination of "the pur¬ underwriters' i. ■' FINANCIAL CHRONICLE contract Company Henry J. Kaissr today, threatening the sudden bunkers, and Joseph complete a determination to cancel- by Frazer were expose Otis contract a W. of - all in fighting a' the facts Cleveland 900,000 shares to investment • addition, the loan and credit agreement provided the company with a line of credit for.. a, period of five -years of an' amount of $200,000 at any one time outstanding; jat an interest rate of 2% per annum, and the company is obligated tb pay to the bank at the end of each calendar quarter as a commitment fee-a sum equal to Vx of 1 % per annum on the amount purchase of Kaiser.! of the/credit unused during such quarter. Company has utilized its a, full public hearing of the facts. " /entire line of credit and has issued its note to the bank in the full \ Evidence of how-Kaiser, chairman, and Frazer, president felt, about, -. amount of .$200,000.";' W;;->S'.;Vr; ■"! the/Unilateral -, cancellation of the under writing was found in a stateThe-company has also entered into an agreement with The Manument'issued under their names, " •'/; 5 V facturers National Bank of Detroit for a further line of ' Pfizer Corp. stock. They called' deplore the ■ to . / underwriting their, contract stock. common the of managers terminate vshares of Kaiser-Frazer . of the action cate in,■;purporting v -for '\/;AUt;. ''We " We to purchase "It is . • have it clear to to present prompt-ly v"The public may be assured that all the facts and circumstances in to this matter will be developed and made known in the as well as in. the interest of this company, its employees and- its -stockholders.v We won't take this lying down." Associated that Press the SEC .financial statements. -, learn the reported had It of names SEC : from asked learned those Washington the three also that sold the who Feb. 11 underwriters the SEC stock is for The and 900,000 would have The to yielded Federal the in the the of two steps to 3 and Chairman Frazer, President, 1938-._r— two fold: which New A . of the and to the 53 last night division board for of the to the An market from scheduled public tiic said official drawals" light no of the it, offering the the on stock SEC this will Blast plant $1,150,000.- and by units for . 500 and (other of is its day. that said May this have been employees. : - v- • it year, made for Fund additional the Katz approximately distribution income of 100,000 shares $246,500. capital.—V. of follows: as 53 cents preferred record of the close of made 10 to Jan. Feb. 35 Dec. assets of , of about the 650 construction 167, p. 548. 15, series has 1946, with Feb. with of 55 cents; and Aug. 15, Funds at The 3. Funds Fund, U. amounted $27.10 $28.00 at to —V. i 162, the persons. of 75 in number from of share of the on 279,609 outstanding of the at 1946. which and close of The Dec. 275,564 to is after share per 313,166. Net asset special a Dec. on shares Total value Ar- shares and Series assets share per from housing per share. at The stock $3 per common (par $1). share and shares are & Co. Transfer store p. of $20.23 at realized gains $22.01 on was , , \ Year— ... - $1,620,000 308 306 w 695 696 Feb¬ _ _ 167, 1948 $10,046,462 $10,701,807 - p. 254. Net from ry. fund of Laclede Gas Light The Feb. 4 filed company on covering $6,084,000 15-year a registration convertible statement sinking fund with the . debentures. will be used to pay outstanding instalment class A Period End. Jan. 31— Sales railway 4_—_— ; 760,706 ■ : $53,078 t 48,054 : in 19,\ 974,264 1,292,449 ___________ 1945-*rJ.-r_ic3y£ ; ' - ■ 194,992 ;■ 219,538 93,991 l,475;0'59 '154,446 1,753,188 > 4; 11,422 167, 1948—Month—1947 $242,772 i.— — —V. i * " to 536,313 . Month of 14,826 653. 56,808 • $3,199,044 it is sal6, issue for $8,000,0('{». RR.—Earnings— 1946 1945 1944 . 196,541.491 214,779,541 50,060,475 82,896,917 22,701,472 22,637,129 15,595,486 159, -v will vote on 3-for-l a stock common Sales Co.—Split-Up— & 15 on from approving basis. 178,771 proposal a This shares would of no . value 738. p. j .i; " •. vJ';> "Majestic Radio & Television .Corp.—Bankruptcy— . to increase par . / • corporation and Majestic Records, Inc., of Elgin, on Feb. {» bankruptcy petitions and asked permission to reorganize. Federal Philip L. Sullivan at Chicago entered an order permitting the companies to operate under court supervision pending the reorgani¬ zation. company's but —V. petition Television which The has assets H. in told the Mr. by of E. debts pay court that as both they com¬ Shapiro said the Majestic $5,000,000 and the Recoid Newark, signed to now N. J., has $1,000,000 in Tracey, President of the A. Ericksen, President of the Record company. Coil Corp., Atlanta, Ga. To — Withdraw Statement— has asked company filed is unable 2927. p. Manhattan The it plant, a were and P. Registration ment Corp. leases petitions company, 164, said Attorney A. L. Schapiro pay their debts in full. would & Radio the SEC to withdraw its registration state- : May 20, 1947, covering the proposed offering of $500,0('D debentures, 12,000 5'/2% preferred shares (par $25) and serial stock common Maracaibo Oil (.par $1).—V. 165, 2800. p. Exploration Corp.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— Operating income «1947—3 Mos.-—1946 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $107,772 $61,657 $360,175 24,453 17,573 38.151 67,587 $83,318 - $44,083 $272,024 Oper. exps. & gen. taxes from operations $229,1": J. 13,020 1947 $46,997 $295,389 $182,843 106,184 depletion, dry holes, leases forfeited, No. 43.220 36,735 107,316 taxes 4,000 Cr4,500 30,000 6,000 period $49,118 $14,762 $158,073 $70,655 outstdg.__ share 396,000 396,000 396.000 396,000 $0.12 $0.04 $0.40 $0.18' ..... for Fed. Net $3,958,352 23,365 $96,338 income Deprec., Inc.—January Sales 2.5% Lower— 1948 2,914 $161,584 21,265 income Gross $2,797,583 inc. income for of shares Earned -V. - •• ■ - per _ 166, p. _ 1995. Marchant Calculating Machine Co.—New William Refining W. Knox, the of B. Tyler, will ' " Contrib'. Net" ; - -to a Mr. vacancies son.—V. 4,800 6,500 6,400 / 165,' p. 62,500 The f.Registration,:.etc., was by the also named General Counsel. They death of the late Harrison S. Robin¬ & Insurance Co.—Annual Re¬ of a 1946. reports that total premiums written during 1947 high of $28,469,709. an increase of $7,962,325 over those premiums of $26,764,922 during the year also set a as did total admitted assets of $44,956,674, as of Dec. new Earned new 31, record, 1947. - Commenting on the- effect of the increased volume, higher operating costs, Wallace Falvey, President, stated report to stockholders that "earnings from interest, rents totaled $1,065,946." This was the equivalent together with in the annual dividends and of $2.13 per outstanding since November. Net loss from underwriting was reported at $1,938,734. As a result share on the 500,000 combined net loss taxes $872,787. was "The a year plus and ago, amount of froth for reserve shares • of operations reserves except the year 1947 before Federal '' premiums claims for $5,852,165." liabilities for • unearned the stock ... capital is $1,704,787 greater thao during 1947 increased i.a .; '!- amounted to $31,605,883. Total sur¬ to 34,857 33,396 29,671 12,626 12,562 10,612 15,765 McLaughlin Miscellaneous .expenses! ■ , 46,919 36,700 32,608 28,902 $1,324,328 $1,429,640 exps.-y lfor,-.franchise 93,974 .ing, reports, etc. Net „ ~62^500 & ordinary,, income-': $2,105,585 ^Registration,'^transfer, . 62,500 $1,837,797" custody qf securities, insurance, legal, audit- " 9,556 Knox created 36,208;: Prov. ; - 125,756 12,289 Sugar '•"•.Misc'elfantrous? , . Hawaiian policyholders, including capital of $2,500,000, surplus an;l voluntary- reserve/amounted to $13,350,790 at the close of 1947. - 152,794 Director, Etc. company reached Total 62,500 & 1592. Massachusetts Bonding the 20,560 California port— 104,583 21,345 59,397 ' ' 140,088 -employees' 34,594 V 6,500 123,659 plan-,^!:!:-Manage.-eompensatrori'il:1' --41,700 61,583 128,939 retirement, Profit' . /' of Ltd., has been appointed a director, and Wallace director, has been elected to the office of Vice-President, company. fill Vice-President Corp.. ■ ■ • 122,632 1,866 contemplates, The 548. 113,814 2,537 (Ky.)—Financing-— "new money" a 16,280,657 stock shares.—V. etc, Directors' Tees' V. $42,310 . Co. financing plan March on common . Judge Higher— 1948—12 Mos.—1947 - $209,004 January— p. 60,472 , just sales-publicity notes.—V. $3,859,235 167, 96,906 . higb for Light Co.—Financing— Manufacturing •, filed 155. p. Lane Bryant, 81,178 v primarily booklet first introduced company 167, p. 155. outstanding Prov. 75c ' > < "19,551 ■ 1,511,606 ' ' 6,354 182,565 1943__--^--.__£______^;. 1,161,903 - 35,146 "• 40-page Michigan "$11,367 187,940 . this 189,697,168 169,666,274 33,359,937 29,183,100 income— Un¬ shares at —V. Profit Before .Income ' Income Tax Tax. ' p. Electric railway the Profit Salaries -,' $430,793 412,929 167, Nashville Stockholders up ;ltne 652. (M. H.) Lamston, Inc.—January Sales 16.2% V - V. "Incor"— on a "Incor"—America's prepared 1947 oper. Ludlow The svVlt SEC - . stockholders of Co.—Registers With SEC— Boston $250,000 common YEARS the Welwyn 254. p. its to was 1891; p. & *Deficit.—V. - - Co., $18,527,774 $14,015,188 $13,895,733 $18,638,602 4,013,935 2,443,296 *7,684,524 7,324,547 income.— 2,199,340 1,187,769 956,307 *4,71:9 oper. from Nc-t 5% . 1941__iv-^-:-—.. 038,366 3 ry. 1947 ^ Net Sales Electric the States it is reported, is expected to file a registration state¬ shortly for $10,000,000 new mortgage bonds. Pro¬ 85,000 shares of incorporated '81,134 1947 Net Gross assets. (S. II.) Kress & Co.—January Sales Decreased 6.1%— being sold by Carr 611,326. 1946i from . t United railway railway company, 1947 $16,990,026 $15,712,824 . 1939-___2__iili:_.V._^; 1944 Net Radio 1948' — - i/ Lincoln the sale will be used to defray construction expenditures, Bids are expected to 6e opened about March 15.—V. 167, p. 264. iron) panies Kresge Co.—January Sales Up 8.1%:— ' ■» booklet December— Gross . , \ 167, record company's revised bond The ; , EARNINGS FOR CALENDAR The to SEC - { return cement—which Louisville^ Gas & The 1947 April 25, 1922, Lehman Corp.—Asset Value Rises— Company carries on the business originally established in 1891 as a partnership under the name of Detroit Denial Manu¬ An increase, in the net asset value of the capital stock of the facturing Co. In 1907, the business was -irfcorporated - in Michigan as corporation to $49.03 as of Dec. 31, 1947, from $47.73 at the end of Detroit Dental Manufacturing, Co. On April 25, 1922, - the present theeprevious quarter, Sept. 30. 1947, is reported by Robert company was incorporated under the name of Lehman, "Detroit .Dental- Mahu-' .President of the,corporation, to stockholders at the end of the second factoring Co. and acquired substantially all of the assets, subject- to quarter/^qf"the .company's fiscal year. On June 30, 1947, the net asset liabilities, of the former corporation. On Nov,. 2, 1939, the naiheVof! V valiie' stood-At" $47.53.:;-!' . the company was changed, to Kery Dental Manufacturing Co. and - on June 14, 1S46, its -name- Was As :of.- Dec;/3i'^'l947,'-.-75.'9'% of the company's net assets of $95,637,730 changed t»'Kerr Manufacturing Co. '■■!•/ were, invested in-common stocks, with net The principal 'products cash, receivables and U. S. manufactured by the company sre Government "Crysobligations 14.4%, preferred stocks tojex," a plastic material from'''which dentists 5.2.%, bonds 2.87e and dental laboratories and miscellaneous investments and advances -1.7%. make the pink portion of artificial The aggregate dentures, various impression com¬ cost ' of securities ^ purchased ;• during the three months, other' than pounds Used in taking; impressions of the mouth, refractory materials U. S. Governments, was $3,991,002, as! compared used in the with proceeds from casting of inlays and "bridges; "Bondex," for quickly sales!of;$4,978,398. "... <' repairing .broken dentures;, "Boil-Out Compound," used by• dental ;*'-i''--.'":-";'' ' ■:" '• '■ laboratories in cleaning molds for-making dentures,- instruments-■■■for ' - t : INCOME STATEMENT 6 MONTHS ENDED DEC. 31 working on the nerves of tfeeth, dental mirrors, various pieces of dental \ Interest earned—' laboratory equipment, such as machines used in 1947 1946 ' ,1945 1944 casting bridges, vacuum pumps,- vibrating devices and' plaster On U. S. Govt, oblig. $72,206 $66,861 $32,283 mixers, refractory material for $38,629 M .On-.other bonds.: 27,517 r ...the iprpductlon qf molds, and various, waxes for making, patterns and 26,88T 43,987 52,454 .sotheiv, miscellaneous lasting:, siipplie^r Cash; dividends-'!; Ai 2,147,657 1,977,266 fpr manufacturing jewelersi! and 1,446,848 1,498,843 Tax a ble'd iv-. in' securs .'lr other manufacturers producing precision 91,405 21,312 23.097 castings. ' V/-20,137 ' 81,836 ;V;.»The company sells its products to,approximately 322 dental dealers," ■-9-; Other Hncom'e 41,113 63,818 !;x67,399 t hroughout, tthe *•(>'« United States and ; ^ ' 'X.;. ,v' .1 r Canada, who, in' turn, distribute these products to dental laboratories -....Totalincome-i-'lL V $2,420,622 and dentists. ' J ' • $2,133,434 $1,610,033 $i,677,462 ";' ... , BUSINESS—Company issued Power & the the issue out- $1,538,000 sa!es__\___/ 155. Sales AND of the sale before the end of March of —V. 167, p. 653. "K2" 1948 .Month of JanuarySales 'A' i agent, Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. HISTORY . The the 166, company, ceeds from . participating stock (par $3) and 110,080 common has performance The ago. with Other of Manager, announces position of Assistant to the recent President Portland Louisiana The ment 31, increased with compares January—' liny op6rAtion__-_ 167, 167, p. offered General to his outstanding shares the net distribution 15, of Number of-stdres in operation —V: 167, p. 155. Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich.—Stocks Of¬ fered—Carr & Co., Detroit, on Jan. 27 offered 100,000 were, strength years purposes.—V. 154.!, p. Sales. Kerr .. the and bonds the 286,952 on "Bl" portfolio $7,776,796 Month,of January— facilities $2,500,000 advanced 248. p. shares of class A , the until the was and Clipsham From Jan. 1— Government the end share per per S. reporting at Series ceeds sinking on F. 1935 corporation etu'iy values a operate President G. Louisville market derwriters, Lehman Brothers, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and The First Corp. Debentures will be offered initially to common stock¬ holders. Unsubscribed, will be publicly offered by underwriters. Pro¬ company's of City, Herts, England.—V. mature, Co.—Additional Borrowing— to The earlier. the 1947 cents "Bl" between $7,714,852 to 31,^1946.—V. 167, _ begin until 1951 1948—12 Mos.—194". $5,660,429 $107,284,075 $96,980,901 Lone Star Cement Corp.—Issues Booklet pay¬ than on Series evenly bonds, equal year (S. S.) To not Lincoln, From Clipsham Garden been K-l, 1943. provide additional working capital and funds for its expansion, the company has exercised its loan option for an additional $1,000 000 from Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. The company in August, 1946, borrowed $1,500,000, due in 15 years, at 3ts%. It paid a stand-by rate - of '.4 % for the unused portion of an additional $1,500,000. Under the-terms, the year does Mr. (G. R.) Kinney Co., Inc.—January Sales Declined 5% — ■ F. appointment carbide $165,000,000, compared with it is disclosed by the annual reports public the corporate 1947, Mdnth of v have to real Company share per stack, 31, Keystone more $3,154,179 to $6,336,030. —V. Drug the was a close of the 651. p. are Administration 'that since 167, ironi the sale of the to 1948—Month—1947 $6,405,192 167, p. 434. President. and offered now $573,681; Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland O.—New Appointment. 20 additional working were Funds increased from prior official , 1944.—V. for assets compared During is located in Ironton, Utah, near Provo, Utah. 1 .i.v The properties- were, operated by- Columbia Steel during the war and have a capacity of 760 tons of beehive coke per day and 300,000 net tons of pig iron per year. The plant has been idle ruary, 1947 compared standing a surplus blast iurnace,' purchased from WAA for V;-;; stock common advances, Corp.—January Sales 13.2% Higher— ________ James one Assets the early A-:I*/*- (2) Keystone net net shares Retail employing of company amount ls47, amounted figure Stores expects in the year, 1947, than whether V'"^' • . also, that of the to present, divided —V. it ovens made are stockholder. as to- shareholders quality last stock One determine to advances —V. receivable V. of at good Exchange second, of following try War The property ... and, shares Co., will the 14 31, Total Henry J. Joseph W. York Curb company further as time are the. Keystone Investment Bond Fund Appreciation Preferred Stock Fund Series "K2." the .said!-!!',. coke : v' corporation rangemeuvo . with this contract representatives reasons New & semi-annual on Feb. Lies;. -reconverting sintering regular two situation Furnace— v'j: < Th^, oorporatloii: hlis Informed .the H wili spend about*$2,000,000 in The "interest" a the "excessive." was said'yesterday official. To- Reconvert 110,080 and $160,000,000 at thing baffling the is the questiont;H."Who stood to benefit through the with¬ Information jiow . in t (<he hand3 of the Commission throws on operation the the by Commission of which their Co.—the time Sales Combined Net Assets Rise $5,000,000 in Year— inquiry would be two¬ "managing" underwriting firms the purchases SEC support two corporation, counsel. indicated that Commission . of in their ascertain on indicated role contract, information Corp. terminating conference a & Co., and the First California the decline in the price of the stock on on Feb. 4) for termination of the company s only .anils, Combined of major a to accounts • The amount. same semi-automatic grinding machines for the production cents.- on . in concerns —Otis of " the Kaiser-Frazer previously had foreign Lerner Stores Period End. Jan. 31— summarizing stock Payments $10,260,625. York repesentatives, first, of assumed exchange Kaiser, The company stock, in and stock A declared 4 Stock underwriting the arrival trading the agency, action "purchase" with common its 1947 liabilities—Dividend payable Jan. 8, 1948, $584,033; reserve for accrued expenses and taxes, $143,860; capital stock ($1 par), $1,947,077; capital surplus, $80,712,982; Treasury stock (300 shares at cost), Dr$9,799; net realized profit on investments and special dividends paid (debit), $21,189,698; undistributed net ordinary income, $5,731,165; total, $67,919,639.—V. 166, p. 1685. : on special Exchange Commission decided yesterday (Feb, 12) investigation of the circumstances surrounding 'tlie underwriting managers of a public offering of of of 31, $52,827,335; miscellaneous investments and investment, $1; total $67,919,639. Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.—"K-l" Distribution— the shares assignment an ., had The Securities and to make a full by 20 cental Case—The following is taken from the New York "Times," Feb. 13: withdrawal time net proceeds class able Investigating Kaiser by dec. - taking Feb. on it- secured sheet receivables, $3,002,971; U. S. Government obliga¬ cost), $11,515,651; other securities (at average cos:), (at average estate intends to,devote such proceeds to the following purposes: (li Purchase of one diamond coating machine for production of diamond drills . > , The from being sold by Carr of relation learned varies .. public- interest . j"-:balance payments' received." "Jih PURPOSE^—The. the facts pertinent and. to ask that complete investigations be undertaken., to this situation V. ,-loan , the proper authorities-all to accounts, of foreign accounts receivable in the the company's obligation for its foreign of amount - by. appropriate authorities. We desire. 'to public that '.we propose in behalf of the company.- the foreign assignment , ; -,?"d full public hearings its to accounts,-receivable. As of Dec. 26, 1947, the company was indebted to the^bank to the extent of $71,442, for which it issued its demand note bearing interest at-3% per annum on that date secured by general 900,000- opinion that the'; circumstances under which the manunderwriters have-acted call for immediate investigations our for the agers " finance syndi-'; by our-counsel!.-' Wilikie, ,Owen, Farr, -Gallagher & Walton, that in their opinion the managers of the underwriters-in purporting to cancel their-contracts acted without justiiication. '• ■-" , credit advised are - /.• mood surrounding Co.,'Inc., & 7 ASSETS—Cash and tions a New York "Sun" Feb. 11 had the following: . (747) \ CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING announcement of ' the yAuthorized lollowed upon the action of James F.' Masterson of Outstanding /'Class A participating stock (par $3)— 100,000 shs. 100,000 shs. stockholder, of Kaiser-Frazer, in petitioning the Detroit; Common stock (par- $1)—600,000 shs. .Gourl-to enjoin the 565,440 shs. proposed sale of 1,500,000 new shares, including tpe ..b.°ck of. 900,000 Under date of April 3, 1946, the reported sold company entered into a loan and by the underwriters last week.' The purchase credit agreement with Manufacturers National Bank of agreement between the company- and the underwriters Detroit, Detroit, Provided that; the underwriters shall Mich- (amended Jaii!.5, 1948), pursuant to which the company bor¬ complete. the purchase, pro? rowed $150,000 on its promissory, note bearing that date, yided "no lawsuits are pending -or to the knowledge of the company payable threaten against the Within five year's!In Quarter-annual instalments of company."' ' $7,500, with interest at rate of 3% per! annum. As of Jan. 27, 1948, the balance remaining '< Seeks Public Hearing on Stock Sale—The ', ufipaid '.bh this note' has' been reduced to $97,500. In " chase Philadelphia, y,,r & 'The Dec. net 31, realized profit on 1947, was $1,399,181. investments for the six months ended Election Assistant of the as following within the organization Vice-President; Vice-Presidents; included Roy Hills and Everett Clarence E. Miller, Assistant H. Stephen Waldo Lovejoy becomes Assistant Secretary and Metropolitan department, with Dante ti&zzi Assistant Manager cf the same department. Frderick G. Lockwood was named -Manager of * the New England department and George W. Perry • Critchett, Secretary. C. Manager of th-r> was made Manager of the Public Official and Depository Bond Department, succeeding the late S. S. Perry, Mr. Perry also retains his present position as Manager of the Fidelity department.—V. 167, p, 254. > ^ 8 THE (748) and —-Mention total net assets of $15,990,643 on Dec. 31, 1947 increase during the year in the number of shares outstanding Fund an reports ing Feb. high new a total that last."—V. to cumulative from the date of issu5 expected' to be Feb. 11, 1948, payable quarterly on March 1, June 1, Sept. 1 and Dec. 1, first payment to be made on June 1, 1948. Redeemable at option of company at any, time In whole, or from time to time in part, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.—New. Dirs. Richmond Lewis, Co., Springfield, the President Massachusetts directors.—V. Mass., and J. Lile and Mathieson Alkali Works have Co., Insurance 2312 2560, pp. the Charles C. Lewis Kalmbach, Vice-President of of Treasurer Leland and Mutual 166, 1892; 165, V. elected been 1194. p. (Inc.)—Preferred Stock Sink¬ ing Fund May Now Be Used for Corporate Purposes— No preferred 30-day at pany $110 made was by of share, per acquired was stockholders to by the it $2,615,470 its to during corporation this by sell to preferred stock announced was to company amendment 1916 a fund stock invitation Feb. on to 11. the The its com¬ offer terminate financing restrictions imposed charter. The preferred stock sinking by the corporation for general corporate purposes and the company will be in a more advantageous position to arrange any future financing required for its expanding operations, the announcement said . The 1916 amendment to its charter precluded Mathieson from creat¬ ing any mortgage or funded indebtedness or issuing or reissuing any preferred stock without preferred stockholder approval. Howard Berry, Vice-President approval charter established and required provided purpose pointed almost the this for Treasurer, was that that out impossible the obtain to could company of extent in terminate used be now may the The practice. restrictions these establishing a sinking fund equal to 110% of the par value of all outstanding preferred stock and then offering for 30 days to purchase by outstanding shares at quotation The of 1948. to See 110% Mathieson on offer pletion of par preferred purchase upon sinking fund V. 167, p. 653. Dec. on per Jan. on 31, Recent market share. per $175 was initiated was the $110 or share. following 1948, 8, and it 1947, expired com¬ Feb. 9, - if less not plus, premium if Stores Co.—-January Sales Up 5.9%— Period End. Jan. 31— 1948—Month—1947 , Sales —V. $3,147,580 days' on 1, 1957, Convertible 19456 the of of case shares of B, earlier (for at this $2,972,287 $50,895,851 $49,055,997 167, p. 155. Retail —V. 1948 1947 $3,511,904 _____ $3,510,131 167, p. 254. panded irom time Inc.—January Sales Up 15.9%— Period End. Jan. 21— 1*48—Month—1947 .v_', 1948—12 Mos.—11947 $ $ 6,459,400 113,200,100 time to common stock, 140,000 to Corp.—Split-Up of Stock Approved— Feb. on Series A 1110 Series B tno par)—$3.25 thus 280,000 approved increasing shares.—V. the 166, 2-for-l a number of split-up common BANK ($5 from them from Feb. at 2'/4% a Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.—Partial Redemption—There have been ca.led tor redemption on March 1, 1948, a total $570,000 first mortgage bonds, 3»/»% series due 1969, at 106.15 and mterest. Payment wm De m..ue m uie cu,y Bank Farmers Trust Co., .rustee, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 2212. Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—Earnings, etc.— The company reported a net loss of $54,975 for the month of De¬ after adjustment of provision for income taxes. Total operating revenues ior the year 1*47 increased 14.36% over the $4,872,124 reported in 1946, to eotablish a new record of $5,571,825. At the same time, operating expenses increases 22.36% from $4,429,1*6 in 1547, 1946 to $5,41*,734 operations, pany s materials and Revenue 1947, 1*47, due in part to expansion of due primarily to advances in costs but the Down In 1*47, tne from 5,278,893 in 1946 of 269,189 miles in 1947 revenue in an OPERATING STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR efficiency Revenue load passenger factof- Mail, express and freight tons Mail, express and lreigat-ton miies Net profit after taxes Earned per *1947 of tion 1946 97.70% 132,331,480 104,242,610 61.87% 72 43% „ 1,560 1,118 496,189 *$46,696 _ 350^990 share—— $562,066 $0.12 Jan. SUMMARY OF EARNINGS i.as not yet designated a rate of mail pay for this route.—V. opera¬ Board 167, p. 653, Power t 1947—Month—1946 for P.ov. $564,680 $7,244,308 $6,448,012 283,849 281,734 3,174,376 2,534 697 42,167 566,000 506 000 4,500 110,796 54,000 [793,080 717,872 depreciation.. A^.qrtiz. of plant 47,167 acqui. Jjustments > Gc:..ral & 9,233 taxes Fed inc. G: 3S on profits) 137,097 1 $163,323" debt. debt 875,700 $1,759,743 i ' Dr307 pfd. Dr353 Cr41,227 — income on 272 477 _Cr2,694 Cr58,471 Crl.970 $176,500 deductions Diyiuv.ids $99,633 $1,442/761 $1,493,436 stock 7,705 Balance —V. 1920,010 $1,680,046 299,786 $168,796 167, p. 255. Dr4,030 10,049 $89,584" Dr4 260 107,883 120,594 $1,334,878 $1,372*902 *■ 10,084,149 16,2.1,602 14,912,189 10,904,338 5,318,003 9,998,561 15,329,729 10,100,671 16,304,128 16,888,465 10,766,446 9,581,750 40,273,558 9,298,034 3,508,370 38,920,985 6,534,225 * 1,168,134 27,677,953 thereon income for and minority the December— from - •it Nut from nor ry. oper. Monsanto Nov. 30, The V t ->■ V from railway "rom railway. ry. oper. 1947 1946 ' 1945 1944 $5,333,846 $4,725,580 $7,398,835 1,256,014 641,579 905,390 1,088,126 \ 481,241 2,358,928 2,564,156 60,732,982 83,093,834 84,022,042 15,376,906 12,131,360 25,959,818 25,207,158 5.843,630 4,338,339 8,782,443 9,469,440 and sale of subsidiaries its shares of stock names December— from Net from Net ry. 1947 railway railway oper. income.— from from railway railway Net ry. ..oper. income... —V. 167„ p. 435. 1945 $486,308 $497,168 $485,038 242,444 216,883 279,650 265,349 87,966 73,277 130,830 86,042 r 1944 20,000 are the and 500 Baker, Weeks & Harden Co Bitting, Jones & Co., Inc. & Co., H. Boynton & Co., Inc. F. Inc.— & Sons Alex. Brown Republic 5,983,312 5,830,859 6,642,681 4,252,404 2,683,385 2,868,356' 3,420,678 1,656,799 936,808 1,082,217 1,238,428 Milwaukee Inc.— F. 500 Moseiey Newbold's H. W. 2,000 2,500 Pacific Clark 1,500 Paine, C. C. Co Codings and Co., Inc. Collins & Co Dam M. & Dillon, Read Dixon & 7,500 . . Dominick _• Morris Equitable Securities Estabrook Corp. i Co... & A. Evans & Steele Fauset, of First Michigan Riter 2,000 The Nolan Folger, Rothschild Chas. W. I. Singer, : Parsons & Co 2,000 Brock & 800 2,000 of of Bros. 1,500 Stix 2,500 The & 500 Weeks; D. & 1,200 & Jones & Co.— Co., Inc.' — Co 1,200 — Securities Stroud & 5,000 2,000 Corp.— Inc..— Co., Brothers 1,500 Spencer Trask & Co Tucker, Anthony & Co.— 2,000 2,500 800 Kebbon, McConnick & Co. 2,000 5,000 Co Loeb & Co.. Laird, Bissell & Meeds.— W. C. Langley & Co... Lazard Freres & Co American Underwood, 1,500 500 Association this 6, reports 75,579,000 cu. ft., or 36.94% the corresponding week a for ended kwh. Gas Jan. This of for output is electric output the 31, is of increase an kwh. 63,903,673 production above year ago. Association reports electric output for kwh., 6,655,077 the 10.4% month a or corresponding January, 1948, is reported at 1,148,327,000 cu. ft. of 251,32.9,000 cu, it., or 28.02% above production ft. for the corresponding month a year ago.— increase an of 896,998,000 V. 167, p. cu. 654. NOTE-—For possible to order. mechanical it reasons is always not companies in exact alphabetical they are always as near alphabetical possible. arrange However, position as New York Central RR.—Earnings— (Including All Leased Lines) $ Ry. oper. expenses $ $ $ 69,831,042 64,704,245 revenues oper. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Dec. 31— Net rev, from ry. oper. accruals. tax 51,773,060 703,340,527 616,784,755 55,064,091 606,536,857 558,351,493 5,126,797 S3,2*1,031 Cr2,585,076 Cr5,822,080 96,803,670 52,435,502 58,433,262 23,953,409 2,180,066 ry. 2,663,983 19,848,607 19,032,634 5,531,807 S132.934 2,703,341 income. oper. income—... 1,675,608 24,519,561 21,217,393 15,447,219 17,029,957 Corp. Neuhaus 8,235,148 205,134 fixed Total income.. Net 45,736,954 1,911,940 32,477,176 1,967,705 3,462,488 41,518,932 40,958,739 4,590,653 charges 1,542,674 311,464 3,439,361 Total income Misc. deductions §2,231,278 2,306,082 §10,449,268 "Includes Federal inc. Cr7,002,714 Cr8,656,785 06,072,223 023,489,462 taxest adjustment credit includes tl947 1943—$7,350,156 Federal in both periods. 1946 December adjustment of $5,047,600 in §Deficit.—V. 167, p. 654. New York Chicago & St. income tax accruals for includes carry-back credit and $21,142,300 full year. Louis RR.—Equipment Trusts ders Feb. for $1,400,000 10 2Vs% serial equipment trust certificates, maturing $140,000 annually March 1, 1949 to The certificates, issued under the Phila¬ delphia plan, were reoffered, subject to ICC authori¬ zation, at prices to yield from 1.40% to 2.45%, accord¬ ing to maturity. Proceeds 80% The for 2'/8s; Day was Shields & 99.0134 Co., & awarded Freeman were: used to provide at $1,774,692, consisting of 400 50-ton a on & Co. bid and of 99.256. Wm. E. for of new all-steel estimated cost, equipment, issue sale be will issue the of the of railroad Other not than more standard-gauge box cars. . bids Polock & Co., received at 99.159 Inc., Co., 99.02 for 2V8s; Gregory & Son and R. L. for 2Vbs; Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Dick & 2'As; R. W. Pressprich & Co., Inq., 99.594 for 99.659 for Merle-Smith, 2'As; Salomon (Inc.), 99.53 and F. & Hutzler, 99.511 for 2'As; Harris, Hall & Co. 2'As; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 99.3199 ;for 2'As and Union Bank of Bros. for Moseley & Co., 100.48 for 99.745 for 2'As.—V. 167, p. 543. Commerce, S. ' \v J' •< York New Telephone 1947—3 Mos.—1946 * Period End. Dec. 31— ■ .J" - ' Operating Operating revenues Operating taxes expenses i ...... Co.—Earnings— ~-f.' 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $ 800 — in Offered—Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. was high of 11 bid¬ & Webster Tifft and of ft. cu. month production 2'As; Inc. $ 96,507,321 72,029,518 14,144,464 87,521,541 355,403,178 333,543,467 61,414,866 263,107,110 234,225,793 14,663,527 53,924,372 56,142,494 10,333,339 11,443,148 38,371,696 487,762 Drl6,083 1,116,839 10,821,101 11,427,065 39,488,535 1,514,707 729,704 5,030,423 42,680,529 3,138,448 & 500 Union Securities Corp H. C. Wainwright & Co. G. H. Walker & Co... , Net 5,000 Co. 500 654. 3,000 Swiss Kidder, Peabody & Co.. p. 800 Co & & Boyce 1,200 Space Kirkpatrick-Pettis —V. 167, 800 2,000 Inc Kalman 2,000 Co 2,500 Illinois Co Lane, Co.. & 2,500 Hutton & Co Feb. ago. the 800 Nicolaus & Co., Stone E. ended increase an 70,558,750 above year 1,200 Co & Moore Stifel, 2,000 W. 800 1 Starkweather Hayden, Stone & Co Hemphill, Noyes & Co.- is 204,592,000 For the 800 Co. & & Smithers S. F. Half & Co. (Inc.lHayden, Miller & Co Hornblower & Deane Smith, Harris, 2,500 2,000 Co.— 2,500 Scribner Stein Ripley & Co., Scranton Simon 6,500 6,500 Graham, & Co & Shields & Co.— Glore, Forgan & Co.l Goodwyn & Olds 500 Moreland L. M. . ji Association—Output— Electric & kwh. This is an increase of 1,833,582 kwh., or 12.84% production of 14,280,161 kwh. for the corresponding week a year ago. / : ■' ^ \ Gas output for the Feb. 6 week is reported at 280,171,000 cu. ft. 1958, inclusive. 500 — Mosle and Goldman, Sachs & Co Greene 2,000 2,000 Robinson-Humphrey Co. 500 800 4,000 Co Co & Schwabacher 800 Inc week '• Gas 16,113,743 1,500 * Gardner & Reynolds & Rotan, 2,000 the ' • England above year Co & 500 Corp. 1947 $7,216,328 1948 "$6,947,520 ; '■ For of 2,000 , Inc Shepard & Co., Putnam F. Sales Off 3.7%— Newberry Co.—January . Other 800 800 & Co 1947 selling 167, p. 436. Net 2,500 Reinholdt 500 Inc. Farwell, Chapman & Co. Co Hopwood 4,000 in sales, rents Jaffray & Piper, 2,000 Co., $12.03 shares of cost & _. 5,000 800 & Co 4,530,000 $6,520,331 $9.17 $3.11 $2.92 and 2,230,642 shares in 1946. and general expenses and all except those shown separately below.—V. 166, p. 1996. 2,230,817 *Ry. Webber, Jackson & 1,200 Co G. Edwards & Sons 5,755,000 $6,935,133 ... New Prescott, Hawley, 800 13,875,000 $20,461,651 share. per on expenses —V. 800 Sons Northwest Curtis 800 Inc. Co & Drexel 800 Co & Co. Dominick & 500 2,160,729 314,286 4,935,119 314,286 Month of January— Cook & Co.—4,000 Newhard, Dodge & Co E. & 1,257,143 Sales. 1,200 Clark, W. 8,192,976 1,257,143 on $26,838,788 deducting (J. J.) 800 Co. (Inc.) taxes Equip, and joint facility 4,000 500 800 Co & Nashville Securities Co Co. 12,853,292 exp. 1,500 Mullaney, Ross & Co Maynard H. Murch & Co. 500 & 19,270,000 profit 1,500 Co. Leonard & Lynch. Moore, S. and .... Fed. "Based 5,000 The 800 dcprec. profit 2,000 Co. & Merrill, Turben & Co..— 2,000 F. Cassell & Co., Central Marks Beane.— & 6,500 Blyth $60,219,223 $43,786,770 $17,939,538 $13,525,346 div. income "Net 1947—3 Mos.—1946 & & disc. lor Net Subs.)—Annual Report— Lynch, Pierce, 2,000 William Blair & Co..I 'oper. int. 1,500 500 Co — from 6,500 Co & M. Fenner Merrill . 1947—12 Mos.—1946 ; bond Prov. 5,000 800 Whe.en & & McDonald Laurence 1947 $766,705 of Shs. Brothers.. 1,200 Watts & Co Baker, 1948 $737,629 — Ry. follows: as Hi^ginson Corp 2,000 800 Bacon, Whipple & Co number No Lee Lehman roeder, Inc Kuhn, 8.319,807 underwriters the 167, p. 549. Shops of Delaware, Inc.—Sales— its No. of Shs. Co Bieich- S. and Edward 1946 $732,959 From Jan. 1— Gross Net of to be purchased by each & Barney Arnhold Co., Ry.—Earnings— Int., consolidated subsidiaries are In 1947, the plastics industry was the largest domestic customer and accounted for approxi¬ mately 13%:% of the net dol.ar sales of the company and its consoli¬ dated subsidiaries. However, other industries accounted for about one-half of the sales of plastic products, notably safety glass interlayer sold to the glass and vitreous products industry. Products sold to the plastics industry include polystyrene, phenolic molding powder and plasticizers. . Other large domestic customers in 1947 were the rubber and petroleum industries. The products * sold to the rubber industry include styrene, accelerators and anti-oxidants. The petrol¬ eum industry purchases such products as oil additives and phenol. and manufactured by the company sold to many different industries. UNDERWRITERS—The Shirt January— for This manufacture the in engaged are Webster, C. Manager of Selection.—V. depletion widely diversified line of chemicals. a products Johnson, Gross in I and Janney & Co 167, P. 654. Monongahela 19, 1933, April 1*01, company Henry Herman & Co '••f :.%V 68.816,972 income,— incorporated 6,500 1.856,707 income... FT:m Jan. 1— - : " include not Delaware, 1, 1933, succeeded to all the business, assets and liabilities Chemical Works which was incorporated in Missouri was company, Assistant Actuary, has1' been advanced Assistant Manager of Selection, formerly Andrew named from Prov. This any earnings City plant since April 16, 1247, the date of its destruc¬ docs it include any recovery of profits through insurance. BUSINESS—Company We.ls, and , inc. from the Texas Harriman RR.—Earnings— $6,600,554 • railway railway 5,738,149 5,314,040 3,259,196 ' ' 594,563 3,916,4*7 does the 2 — tProfit 5,464,950 6,758,992 v interests. 1947 year has been it was Mr. Cruess Selection, of of 167, p. 155. .r. 5,181,270 70,646,481 net York—Promotions. Manager Actuary ' 64,lit*,475 A. been 4,869,906 82,930,028 1938 209 by Alexander E. Patterson, President. supervise the selection department. to H. National $15,561,228 6,430,000 Hallgarten & Co M issouri-Kansas-Texas has Income 87,953,660 Clement disc., of 22,589 Taxes "Income 16,665.435 — 1947 209 Net 1.940— C. continue Actuary, other YEARS 95,339,391 1941 14.18% $7,001,090 : Insurance Co. of New Feb. on Edward tAfter 99,590,790 Elkins, \ • $119,175 28,357 premium & expense— Wet 117,104 -J income long-term Amortiz. O-he: ' ] exc. ta:ts Int. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $640,668 — erating expenses . intends to repay the $i0,000,000 $143,403,161 $25,940,996 $10,176,338 : J. Co.—Earnings— Period End. Dec. 31— CU'oss revenue 4,253,019 shs. 1948, Company has the CALENDAR 1, Sept. : National Steel Corpi (& Income Sales Julien Mississippi will 91,632 shs. FOR cents; 15 of payments per 15 cents; and Dec. 1, 1948 operation announced Sales 250,000 shs. Net 1943 of in Mutual Life 500,000 shs. 1951. 1 following the 1892. p. Leigh Cruess, Vice-President and appointed Vice-President and Chief —V. 2, 1948, company entered into a loan 10 banks entitling the company to borrow notice' up to $10,000,000 on or prior to of days' received year 167, p. 255. FINANCING $30,000,000 t now offered, company loan agreement. terminate and $0.67 figures do not include ma'il revenues for the 11-months Tulsa-Houston route, because tne Civil Aeronautics the —V. Outstanding $30,000,000 dividend— preference stock Bioren 97.53% Capacity passenger miles llown; PRESENT interest, the loans to mature Jan. 2, Bidd:e, YEARS 1947 Operating TO right to repay such loans without premium before maturity upon five notice. Company borrowed $10,000,000 under such loan agree¬ ment on Jan. 30, 1948. Promptly, after issuance of the shares of pas¬ for a total of 8i.,^83,038 passenger as compared 249,626 passengers and 75,070,341 passenger miles in 1946, indicating increase of approximately 8.4 j% in aggregate passenger business. sengers to EFFECT March $7,993,684 Stores directors tne as and an additional $15,000,000 on or prior to April 1, labor, to 6,584,336 carried company purposes share per of $1.25 per payable (G. C.) Murphy Co.—January Sales Increased days' Smith, increased corporate cents 20 both 14. last initial an 166, stock, Month of January— to com¬ services. miles 24.73%. or in stock, 6,000,000 shs. group five on 1, 1*43, The of cember, share cumulative preference the 1, of quarterly dividend preierred Sales there¬ per par) LOANS—On agreement with the of shares 66.7. p. $57.50 par)—$4 dividend— stock Common ' 3 such for debs, clue Nov. 1, 1971— (issuable in series) 2.65% of stockholders of June cents.—V. Month of and on June Metal Forming redeemed share). per Pref. stock 103,007,200 —V. 167, p. 155. The price stock dividend a regular the cumulative recoi'd Feb. of common declared 4 and prior or to March 1, 1958, or, in the redemption date, into Authorized tion, $ 7,486,500 1. prior prior to purpose CAPITALIZATION, GIVING The $ iales if or on The 20 stock 5% the on Feb. on common holders to determine. may "Before taxes Mercantile Stores, share; per but 1*39— Corp.—January Sales Slightly Higher- sales $2 thereafter PURPOSE—The proceeds will be used to repay $10,000,000 bank loans; balance will be added to the cash funds of the company to be ex¬ 1942 Melville Shoe Month of January— on conversion a $100 1946 1948—12 Mos.—1947 dividends, and 1, 1951, a premium of $4 or prior to March 1,'1954, a holders of at but of share per March redeemed redemption, taken be $100 at share share. per stock stock to if premium a option common common series at to therealter share; per notice prior or after, a premium of $1 1947 McLellan 30 redeemed $3 of March to than redeemed share; per : 166, p. 1892. the share: details follow: Dividends, between difference the directors The on 6 Co., Inc.—Dividends— Moore-Handley Hardware issue of Feb. 9 of the offer¬ our Further of dividends paid by the Fund of 41 cents in 1947 and 50 cents in 1946 was due principally to the fact that earning assets per share were reduced in 1947 by 18.4% or $2.40 per share, due to the capital gains distribution at the end of 1946, the report states that: "Those shareholders who elected to receive the 1946 capital gains distribution in additional shares of stock rather than in cash, however, experienced virtually no reduc¬ tion in the dollar amount of income return this year as compared Observing Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE Co.-—Offering of Preference Stock made in was FINANCIAL by Smith, Barney & Co. and associates of 250,000 shares of cumulative preference stock, series B (no par) $4 dividend at $101 per share and dividends. 1,385,724; with the number of shareholders increasing to 10,089 compared with 9,199 at the end of 1946. Net assets value per share at the close of 1947 was $11.54 compared with $11.15 at the time of the Aug. 31, 1947 report, and $11.58 on D6C. 31 1946 -V .'V"'"' V-,>r to & Monsanto Chemical Fund—Shows Gains— Massachusetts Investors Second This COMMERCIAL Other oper. income income (net)— 43,175,180 Dr494,651 500 4,000 White, Weld & Co 6,500 The Total income. Interest deductions 2,000 Wisconsin Co 7 ""0 1,500 Dean Harold E. Wood & Co 500 2,00p Wurts, Dulles & Co 6,500 Yarnall 9,306,394 10,697,361 Dividends 8,426,000 8,426,000 34,458,112 33,704,000 39,542,081 33,704,000 Balance 680,394 2,271,361 754,112 5,838,081 Net income 500 Witter & Co & Co 2,500 1,500 —V. 167, p. 550. . v Volume 107 Number 4673 n u THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ; - period V Paraffine End. Dec. 31— * 1947—Month—1946 ^ ' 1947- -12 Mos.—1946 $ s'ttf&i . $ ' ■ lway oper. revenues. 15,108,737 10,256,875 j Railway oper. expenses. 9,844,077 7,616,942 109,373,838 9^,333,969 5,264,660 2,639,933 56,487,675 37j380,127 3,095,109 2,243,763 31,931,040 25,036,004 I,.V3' Net - ry. Railway tax accruals 391,167 24,556,635 12,314,123 Cr879,155Url0,694,167 Cr9,857,5&2 - lacil. Net rents ry. Other Total Orll,526 Dr28,332 Drl91,757 income- 3,324,782 1,241,990 35,059,045 21,952,677 iLems (bal.)_ income 888,155 671,157 2,130,145 170,962 2,035,736 1,959,183 appropriations— 87,688 81,394 appropriations—— 200,000 fund fund Balance —V. _. & of 167, 25,799,621 2,071,945 35,331,897 23,727,675 1,039,289 994,266 reserve income—. 2,000,000 3,542,732 1,877,789 32,292,608 22,733,409 436. p. North 3,846,944 37,367,633 165,519 debt 3,830,420 Sinking Misc. 2,308,588 3,995,939 funded on American tributions— Co.- -Plans Further Portfolio Dis- The company on Feb. 6 made known its plans for compliance with the Public Utility Holding Company Act through partial distribution to its stockholders of common stock of the Potomac Electric Power Co. and The to equity an financing program operating subsidiaries. three also announced company stockholders The each to of Potomac holders record of of of North market In record of price at connection bert C. Union will the Missouri expansion While cash and to in He of The be made lieu of the April shares 1 for April on shares fractional 125/s 1 of share, the approxi¬ a Light funds which be & will Her¬ program, would Power Kansas Co., two financing equity the said distributed Light need the to and Co. for money years. the SEC that Union of amount Electric miscellaneous $5,000,000 said that cents July through purchase $50 a share. at the board share a intends the on of ent adequate a sufficient earnings dividend, but :■* convertible author¬ equity capital shares of Union new to declare North 166, p. further a American cash stock 1 July Oct. Paraffine The of floor the end The Water 1, of larly during Holders record Spring and other the year Similar 16. 1947. Declared— distributions made were New faced common receive change , v i stock the of The for their above $2 preferred stock on share of $2 preferred one above dividend shares, of dividend the on $2 for preferred $2 a basis stock, preferred stock common the on the close of business Feb. whole into of $2 two will stock shares be entitled the upon preferred stock will floor 167, be 1949. full a line of roofing and 85';^ magnesia and high Upon completion this Spring of a materials. ■' struction Redwood at will terials trademark, paints added be City, to materials, temperature plant new full as asbestos-cement This plant lines. the undertaken to meet of the company's " products has exceeded its manufacturing capacity. The new facilities are expected to produce merchandise ill, sufficient quantities to correct this situation. Upon reconversion the company's postwar operations have been at capacity and have established d succession of new operating records. , fiscal The and current fiscal to 31, Dec. of to year $27,961,000 June 1947 1947 30, profits net year at are reported was record a with one sales of of $3,241,000. The operations in the all-time high with the six months' sales an $15,516,000 which resulted in at net to addition the outstanding the Paraffine Companies, Inc. convertible preferred stock in the After the recently authorized split financing, new cumulative 4% amount of of 3 1, there will be outstanding 1,473,039 shares of common stock. for $2,380,400 value. par INCOME CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT MONTHS 6 DEC. ENDED Profit after charges Federal taxes 1946 $261,256 177,450 Net profit quarter ended $1,883,033 $1,530,625 $83,806 $3.74 pay share; per for like less in $3.02 $0.08 1945, 1946 local in in Cash in S. Est. and Wholly-Owned Domestic of Fed. rebates renegotiation taxes this for the to wage increased of rate $300, taxes Stockholders the This Jan. on the United States and first five months of the At mendous i opened time, same increase to While trade in > , ; air freight previous year. The total the Jan, in both directions the of peace when treaty, probably is next created was of the stock 70 years leased of assumed sinking general be fund, obligations voted and air / express *'; , the greatest well ran increase ahead of during totals 1947, for the • freight and report for which the the Annual to as the gradual /•peak together than more ference loads on of in the Orient flights of be to through November; Mr. Mariner explained, with in November when the airline hauled - hundreds of gift packages between the two continents.—V. 167, p. 49; volume Christmas 166, p.' 1791. preceding years, urges the passage to clarify the legality of the con¬ freight rates, and enactment of the Unemployment Insurance RESULTS FOR CALENDAR revenues expenses 903,268,089 ______ 789,877 :___ 541 7,932,603 revenues 7*6,331,185 152,505.98)* 113,390,548 — 43,196,863 54,340,01'* 43,420,210 operating- income_ eqp. and jt. facil. rents—. or railway Non-operating 33,134,322 98,165,9G'< 1 11,109,137 7,217,098 10,985,42(1 87,180,539 53,632,561 25,917,224 44,929,441 42,990,62;* 85.943,634 70.846,665 130.171,161 78,658,509 79,376.982 81,162,92:1 7,285,125 oper. -income___ ■-••8,530,317 49,008,239 - 32,311,073 income 7,995,224 Gross 227,334 Fixed $29,938,052 $28,652,778 Net 271,039 income charges __- - STATEMENT OF INCOME, of Realized and investments in 1947, Gains Losses or taxes taxes OF : AND $3,562 LIABILITIES, DEC. 31, payable—Jan. 10, 1948, $1,931; accrued Service Co.—Invitation for Bids for Pur¬ chase of Bonds— ... * • company is inviting of $10,000,000 first sealed, written bids for the purchase mortgage bonds, series due 1978. Such bids are to be presented to the company at Room 1600, 70 Pipe Street, New York 5, N. ;Y;, before 11:30 a.m. (EST) on Feb. 18.—V. 167, p. 49.- The company nas called for redemption the. sinking due National fund, 1013/8 at 1961, Int. of Bank York, N. Y.—V. $148,000 and the of interest. City 167, p. on April 1, next, for account bonds, series mortgage Payment New of 550. first York, will be /made trustee, 11 The at Chase Broadway, formerly of New York City, has been appointed Advertising and Sales Promotion Manager, it was announced by Col. Walter F. Siegmund, General Sales Manager. San Reeves, and Sound Masters. He will make his Olin offices in East Alton, HI.—V. 166, p. 2562; headquarters at The, common stockholders of record Feb. the right to subscribe on or before April 9, share and of 510,597 5,313.009 common the stock approval the Securities and for of each the ten shares California Exchange 27, 1948 for held at w.ill one $25 Public Utilities Commission.—V. in road 97,211 1,683,319 258,475 3,331,884 144,056 1,728,675 amort, $1,028,730 $11,647,361 4,103 _ $1,154,694 385,975 $1,032,833 $11,753,742 $11,577,975 367,285 4,573,076 4,552,862 167, p. be given additional per share, Commission 655. L. $768,719 stock for the $665,548 $7,180,666 period— 1,980,000 1,980,000 $5,045,113 that expected the to, recognize important cases During ICC and the various'State Commissions will con¬ the justification of, and necessity for, action on the now the early to pending." operate the preceding later months at but year, months." a This of % * , ' ■'* the had 1947, % r report states, the improving control "increased The net income income $8,530,317 income in of for turn the better is attributed to Capital stock to available for the amount was for 1947 1946, the was the first in the compared company's with a deficit history, and with V •; Funded 5,624,544 3,493.287 companies- 3.279.891 672,908,658 667,417,385 65,669,384 60,944.257 253,627,517 245,843,256 171,879,499 2 162,439,760 17,363,899 11,449,362 2,180,349,020) Other (par $50)! Mortgages Pennsylvania of acquired debt stock trust and 10,148,229 524,485,270 526,762,679 3,578,000 RR. comp. 3,578.000 assumed obligations ground ___ 7,819,000 certificates and other funds, and affiliated companies, "there remained a balance, of 82,602.369 from the 1947 net income. credited to profit and loss, and the dividend of 1%, in uncertainties of- the account. and amounting to $6,583,877 The dividend the was outlook, it limited was the company's cash. small profit earned last to 1% , 86,909,009 166,768,583 rents payable____ 1!—_2_ 5,533,009 100,917,000 174,767 ___- 137,347,110 liabilities even though 174.767 1,387,393 and affiliated companies—constr.__ Accrued depreciation—leased property Unadjusted credits z 1,125,523: 1,049,040 851,455 117,001,491 108,629,231 24,051,950 22,146,078 Additons to prop. & funded debt retired through income and surplus Sinking and miscellaneous fund res.__— 257,049,128 256,037.728 154,803,459 148,068,572 Profit 187,820,878 206,830,966 2,220,597,888 2,180,349,028 Surplus: ^ loss and Total .EARNINGS FOR DECEMBER rtpppmhpv Gross from Net from Net ry. 1Q47 AND YEAR 1 Q4fi TO DATE 1Q4"i * railway__ $76,770,690 $66,667,791 $64,300,576 railway 7.069,904 312,548 income— oper. 5,071,990 1044 $78,097,965 *39,048,146 17.625,503 Gross from 717,747 *14,530,667 7,3.97,918 Net from Net ry. railway— 903.268.089 822.007,585 936,453,411 1,010,015,912 railway oper. 113.390.548 income.. -'^Deficit.—V. 167, p. 32,311,073 76.331,185 152.505.980 25,917,224 87,180,539 273.697,167 108,972,066 655. was because, deemed advisable to .V *• 3rear, 7,819,009 5,156,000 From Jan. 1— dividends, year, 658,387,700 from assumed trust- liabilities Deferred 658,387,700 stock capital 10,148,229 of debt funded Current on 1909 debt Funded a r of" sinking leased and same The in as 1945. share, paid during the view of $7,285,125, requirements charged to the conserve 1,000,479 5,080,5841 8,857,547 property affiliated realized 1, improve¬ continued heavy volume of business, a consistently over expenses, a gradual increasing of rates, and from certain investments." ' %' $49,008,238 meeting railroad loss, as it done throughout the whole "these adverse results were partly overcome ments in operations, a 1,017.269,519 6,071,559 Leased the 50c 1,020,721,068 res. 2,220,597,888 Equipment increases in progress has been made," he says, "in demonstrating regulatory bodies the need for advances in freight rates and passenger fares to meet the increased costs, and. it is confidently or fund funds—. reserve physical in sink, Total and "Substantial This Cr69,340,737 debits Guaranteed After 1,645,192,219 Cr558,581,9G3 Cr70,093,870 470 mtg. other assets disappointing, due to the lag between, advancing future. net 1,660,001,352 Cr569,186,414 projects assets Premium rates, President M. W. Clement, in the company's 101st annual report, nevertheless lays before the stockholders a more hopeful view for the of 151,085,623 Cr2,664,7Gl LIABILITIES— 256. p. Pennsylvania RR.—Annual Report—While the finan¬ tinue property equip investments Deferred 1.496,771,299 151,034,173 $7,025,113 cial results of the Pennsylvania RR.'s operations in 1947 costs and defense Cons. and Investments Current • $ Cr2,677,828 funds Miscellaneous 98,199 $5,200,666 167, were of 1946 ,' * in P.C.C.&St. $11,479,776 106,381 31 1,511.645,007 transp. prop, less recorded depreciation and amortization— Sinking $1,146,819 pfa. property__ property transportation aeprec.—road Invest, 1,728,675 7,875 to in Accrued 3,033,861 144,056 met— applicable equip. grants Accrued 1,711,049 charges other & leased on and 5,473,293 152,453 (net) advances 1948 $3.73 : Investment Jan. the- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.—Rights to Stockholders^— subject to 1947—12 Mos.—1946 Balance Mr. Cronin, and well' known in the advertising agency field in New York Francisco, was formerly with McCann-Erickson, Knox- 12,407,851 Nil . Donations 438,382 revenues in Cron'n, 'MO,850,516 $0.20 above-_ $ Investments: Co.- —Earnings— 121,553 of Advertising Manager- inev 1947 $4,869,397 $58,657,512 $53,452,499 2,830,328 34,953,264 30,025,845 3,502,383 adjustm'ts income and continued Olin Industries, Inc.—New Christian $5,505,646 taxes Ne.t income New • 2,602,369 prof." & loss net on 11.308,020 electric plant of income Divs. to Gas Co.—Partial Redemption— 13,167,751 12,529,482 ex¬ Ohio Public of of 32,919,385 13,167,754 GENERAL BALANCE SHEET DEC. reserve Oklahoma Natural shr. Unadjusted for Federal income taxes, $82; net assets- applic¬ 15,511 shares of outstanding capital stock, $215,181; net asset value per share, $13.—V. 166, p. 57. it to credit per 3,680,999 19,751,631 "Deficit. Other -V. LIABILITIES—Dividend Light & 1947—Month—1946 —: oper. Other 1947 assets, $217,514. The 11,308,020 13,628,387 822 __ ASSETS—Cash in bank—On demand deposit, $18,445; investments in securities—At market, $197,701; dividends and accrued interest receiv¬ able, $1,326; accrued interest paid on bonds purchased, $42; total from Earn, 2,320,199 2,602,369 50—.— (par 2,380,400 Capital Net 1 ASSETS Power —_—__ acquisition Gross STATEMENT 4,682,756 13,167,754 % ^ stock cap. Investment excl. exps., on $4,385 ; : Net income for period $318; 85,260 870,216 2,380,400 sinking fund and other etc. of Transf. $29,938,052 $28,652,778 Amort, 1947 Unrealized securities expenses- penses, able to 95,983 928,649 Depreciation Investments in Securities) Income from \ Shares 23,804 - to : - Dividends' 655. Period End. Dec. 31— Other PERIOD JULY 1, THROUGH DEC. 31, (Exclusive Total 200,687 23,804 Total Oper: Oglethorpe Fund, Inc.—Earnings— \ income funds, $1,254,909 249,312 — — 1945 822,007,585 936,453,411. 745,676,400 783,947,431 69,970,338 Net 7,910.636 1 $1,323,496 ___ tho YEARS 1946 ASSETS— Federal any proposal Philadelphia. Amendments to Hire, 60,011 — Operating revenues of The In laws. and OPERATING 99,680 •_ payable—___— ; reduction held two determining Retirement Approps. cumul. cony. prex. stock ($100 pari Common stock «491,013 no par shares) Earned surplus \ Pennsylvania Penn¬ pending bills to lessen the burdens of the Crosser 1 Miscellaneous -taxes in possible the Under Bill as the method Improvements "its make to Railroad $1,000,000; cargo reduc¬ 6,281,563 9,208,531 _— exceeded doubled net a liable. is company Taxes 119,695 4% months increased., which obligations. Meeting Bulwinkle again, Congress 305,000 preferred stock pi taxe* and 11. The air freight express Northwest successive _. Dividend payably on 167, retirement rate 30, '47 6,457,251 market—' payable/ trade and miscellaneous Accrued"'wages, commissions, etc -V. busi¬ largely ago, lines, guaranty a available for at upon Operating 60,011 or • Reserves——'— - showed other advances. Railway Accounts Japan ors Tho 3,547,097 and LIABILITIES— the tre¬ a 5%%., 1947. these of the under 1„ which 1% higher $30,012,281 to informed that it is proposed to modify the regula¬ the administration of the fund known as the "Trust of has RR. financial Net goodwill—_— and deferred chaiges expenses with to taxes, present conditions, it is1 desirable to broaden the scope of the regulation* governing the fund's administration, so that it can also operate as $2,226,232 ___! Total between reached $378,181 last year, With Alaska and Orient accounting for more than one-third." Air express income $636,908, more than $100,000 over the 1946 figure. Revenue from was V. in signing cargo , .. Income from the v the * domestic volume cargo W. shipments with international air Orient increased approximately 810%' company's international operation. Mariner, director of cargo, foresaw J. Summer. that the the ' • disclosed 28 1946" are iund acquisition sylvania and income on - Prepaid corporation 5.35% and 3Va% effective compares purposes. payroll from / .Northwest Airlines, Inc.—^Air Cargo Volurhe Higher-— The and 1947 15.5%. or 1878." 139,513 — trademarks 1.13%, railroad's 1943, in amounted year Retirement reflecting both $10,543,790, tions governing 3,306,107 Expense-advances to and accounts of employees Investments, etc. _i—_•_ 1—_ Property; plant, and equipment, at cost (net) Patents, tho over was the in in earned 1947' $2,443,270 securities, at cost.. and accounts receivables (less reserves— refunds and public, of $171,During 1947, $25,995,000 of new equipment trust, obligations were issued, which were partially offset by payment of maturities, sinking fund operations and acquisition of company and system obligations, so that the net increase for the year, of system debt held by the public, was only $7,690,572. Subsidiary) Govt, net increases wages income, lowest 4.62% returns SHEET hand______ on the the nine-years, 1939 through 1947, there has been the funded debt of the system, held by the in 819,816, $1,020,790 $2.04 Dec. 31, '47 June banks in investment operating 1946, 1944, in low excess that out due Over tion not Operating (Including "enormous advances property railway share. i a proper maintenance deferred the successive company's 1% 3.92% 31, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE it compared with Pennsylvania Y. a •• "li madl stockholders the offset to and net abnormally for identical increased 1947, net profit was $1,073,515 or $2.14 quarter, net profit was $895,685 or $1.78 a Dec. its of have years.' the on by wages payrolls 1,457,684 (est;—__ — ____ stockholders. could $2,478,474 923,523 paid part needed large than points May $2,454,148 928,643 up the company level." rate report 31 $2,811,676 have to recent measured "The monthly 1944 1945 the with as 3.09% the will _ informs your .V... rates to Federal, State and profits $1,883,000. In have only after carry-back of $5,395,000. provisions of the Crosser Act, most , year, 1942. in ma¬ now effect, most, the report, "epitomize clearly the inevitable result of continuing increases in the cost of doing business without an adequate increase con¬ plant is at Emeryville, Calif., on San Francisco undergoing a large expansion, program, the * current demand. Since 1946, demand for ; is Clement In made during earned compared in The company's main Bay. hi made company's your realized. Mr. Clement ascribes to the inability regulatory bodies sufficiently prompt authorizations in due return history, gypsum building investments of says insulation under from one not the costs nesses California, Inventories, at lower of cost paid 436. p. The Companies, Inc., in addition to floor coverings, produce, Pabco- not, been' desired." advances expenses" in coverings. the products, ex- stock. not be to the for year-around a ASSETS— the close of business Dec. 31, 1947 and 1948, through the consolidation of scrip 16, shares.—V. of expected been have was from material regu¬ oh-whole shares issued between certificated end is It to now this obtain in linoleums of plant, Jersey The Paraffin Notes to the coverings. line Lilleston, floor covering manager. Upon completion of the New Jersey plant, the Paraffin Companies, Inc., will become the nation's third largest producer of smooth sur¬ U. of by floor complete a J. 1947, into manufacture to surface smooth provide formerly authorized common stock of this corporation which, under the terms of the merger agreement consummated Sept. 11, converted plant a income have President years," had rates service That to under the management of Irvin Hovgaard, employment for approximately 500 skilled workers. -The sales department will be under the direction of Horace " . of , Earnings per com. share Divs. of was of operation The will the of 2213. Co.—Preferred Feb. war. recently acquired 26 acres of unimproved land in Township, N. J., and will start construction on the site this payable March holders the company Raritari full Companies, Inc., the largest Pacific Coast producer and building materials, is the only West Coast a major plant expansion in the East since by directors on Feb. 6 declared the usual quarterly dividend of $1 per share on the $4 prior preferred stock and the regular semi-annual dividend of $1 per share on the $2 preferred stock, both to of of result should brought about by the war and to have set aside reasonable funds fov improvements to plant and equipment, so essential to provide the typo undertake to the 1947 year satisfactory coverings industrial largely was past. "Tnis 1. shares common divi¬ Oct. on and The 1 the south of New York City. For Northeastern for the preceding year, is. pictured in the report as particularly unsatisfactory, in view of the tremendous volume of peacetime busi¬ handled and the general prosperity of the country, labor, agricul¬ ture and industry. The harrow margin of profit shown, the repori ness ^lantexpartSion on the Pacific Coast and provide new floor covering plant that will be built 35 miles 1947 other Electric Power Co.—V. of 100,000 portfolio securities on distribution will be made in 1 assets, already had been asked for with future, 25 Wisconsin three will In 2. Missouri, next added distribute to & the common also dend and He near Electric of also $20,000,000 of reasonable a provide the $20,000,- on financing plans in connection with the expansion reported, Mr. Freeman said the company will conserve were into cash. ity state's, detailed no program the Co. Power during basis It on the basis of on payable 2. be March President, Electric dividend the time of the declaration. with Freeman, the $12,500,000 153V4% sinking fund notes which, added to the funds already budgeted by the company, will finance its pres¬ ■ American. Potomac, cash will be paid mate raise approximately to 25-cent a March distribution shares 100 Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, under , . 000 for 9 loss Dr219,028 income Interest Net (net)—_ oper. inc. Companies, Inc.—Notes Placed Privately—' Dean.WitteY & Co., it was announced Feb. 9, have placed privately with .Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and year revenues Railway oper. income2,169,551 Equip, rents (.net1')— Crl,166,757 Jt. 165,861,514 129,714,096 V oper. "(749) — Norfolk ■ F. Hardcastle, been elected a Salt Mfg. Co.—New Director— Vice-President in charge 167, p. 655. of director.—V. / manufacturing, has 10 in Stores $3,518,657 — $3,586,052 134 —136 — .____ 1947 —V. 167, p. 291. shares, of Ry.—Earnings- Eastern & Agent—Central Trust Co., Lansing, Mich. expenses _ Net ry. Total Fixed t$153,793 10,529 $184,404 45,561 t$254,818 40,446 t$143,264 1,970 56,173 $229,965 8,640 221,223 t$214,372 2,203 ____ charges Net 62,079 income "Inch Fed, inc. R. A. 8,036 225,149 t$201,407 $102 t$447,557 7,500 0165,600 10,457 '(>292,399 taxes 167, p. Peruvian Lt. Gen. 207,656 $39,463 tDeficit.—V. D. 58,414 $103,745 J deductions t$26,584 20,578 317,851 277,846 _ income Miscell. $780,101 t$18I,527 086,148 income oper. 1,040,519 $4,156,13<k 4,182,714 $92,600 11,145 Railway tax accruals— Equip. & joint fac. rents Other income $5,360,213 4,580,112 $236,823 56,121 88,102, Net rev. from ry. oper. 11 •'> $858,992 $1,427,658 1,190,835 revenues Operating 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Period End. Dec. 31—. Operating HISTORY 472. International Walker has been Airways, Lima, Peru—Pres.— President and Manager, named succeeding BUSINESS—Corporation & 3148. ' , . • , ^ ( use. The Brewing directors have Detroit—Dividend Co., declared of dividend a Increased— cents 35 share per Philadelphia Electric Purchase of BondsBids for the bonds, series conference (EST) on to for Invitation Co. Bids for 1978, be will received Sansom room, 900 Feb. 17, St., by the Philadelphia 5, the main at company Pa., Noon to up The electric week of ended —V. 167, output Feb. 10,193,000 7, this of over its and company amounted 7.2%, or subsidiaries' for the kwh., an increase 152,555,000 to corresponding the week in 1947. 655. p. reports Pierpont V. Davis has resigned as director.—V. 165, p. 2803. a Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.—Earnings Calendar Years— 1947 $3,623,266 Gross revenue— Operating $3,636,060 2,022,233 : ' 1,905,103 657,005 587,153 expense Maintenance —— _. " Operating taxes Depreciation Other 1946 142,265 168,116 158,386 134,947 3,319 5,170 $640,056 $835,570 .144,973 130,075 charges Net earnings Other ; income—_ ...Total Debt income gross charges discount Income : and $402,805 $474,174 Per sales Net the period ; Net income for The had company of as 11,250 — 11,250 stock—— 96,000 6,827 23,359 Operating stock, Common $20,000; —V. 167, $1. —V. $378,924 .-I- i.. • :• •' Statement— Operating Procter 6 Operating for Res. value par the "Revised Debt for of the Gross 80,974 Income and 1,009 1,029 taxes —V. income to surplus $106,666 $104,159 Pittsburgh share $3.15 comparative 166, Corp. Develops — New Pipe L pipe insulation this Sales corporation, Manager. "The it that be can announced was for used on Jan. both 31 by hot H. and R. cold Haynes. required, annual an basis, is less 'than other insulations," according to Mr. Haynes.—V. 167, p. 157. Period End. Dec. 31— 1947—Month—1946 Ry. oper. revenues—. $3,586,485 Provision for (other Taxes Provision Other Ry. oper. expenses—__ 2,619,781 for "Ry. tax $966,704 861,402 accruals company Fuel Net ry. Other 0704,217 Income. $272,224 $7,476,516 745,267 $1,392,537 187,836 $473,188 $8,221,783 $3,671,911 1,545,800 031,177 3,883 0492,966 <:■>, 3,605 $1,200,818 deductions Total fixed $962,549 $6,634,479 $3,930,099 charges income-!— Federal tCredit in 1946 401,105 41,504 41,742 $3,661,346. in¬ taxes due and $698,142 in year. to The moneys $424,308 carry-back adjustment, $370,336 in December $Deficit.—V. 167, p. 50. foreign sub¬ company has called in the fixed now Broad in will vote Feb. 24 on a proposal to increase the 600,000 $5 par common shares. The management plans for issuing the additional stock. Edwards, President, said the tonnage of products pro¬ F, last year was about 50% greater than in improvement during the current year. during the year, he reported. shipped and indication no of in the demand for textile ma¬ slackening a 167,, p. Louis Brownsville St. . ry. Ry.-r-Earning&— 1 1944 " 1947 1946 1945 $1,754,048 $1,298,164 railway__—- from Net & Mexico at least for 163, p. 1034. railway— 549,472 209,831 income— 294,906 41,466 $1,359,939 *1,042,310 ' *317,764 $1,700,920 730,882 202,011 17,321,866 15.416,816 17,568,660 4,850,200 3.825.432 5,811,552 19,372,666 9,036,957 2,508,319 1,430,401 1,684,814 1,951,311 from Net "As yet increased orders December— Gross 1946 and show further is there company $750,000 656. ^ Pueblo t (& Subs.)—Earnings— oper. . Net $28,569,375 $25,137,452 14,021,344 11,029,195 1,577,444 1,284,378 1,658,675 1,693,567 2,355,256 2,059,553 —__ income) income s. taxes — $7,056,059 2,695,382 for „ dividends Total . Balance available —V. preferred stock for common stock dividends $4,091,021 expenses— oper. oper. income-— income - ry. Other $4,489,406 398,385 $3,962,832 Total income avail, Bal. income. from Deducts, A. record on capital Public which is Indiana Service Co., Feb. Service Water & is Indiana Co. l/20th of a share of of for each, share be distributed March to Public 14. of stock rate the at Gas Service Gas common & stock Co. now Water now of l stock profits taxes 63% over the reduce Net of outstanding, the ry. railway— from 1,513,415 12,560 96,656,712 86,362,270 84,741,533 *8,760,721 53,719 11,186,422 13,744,338 561,836 636,235 8,814,440 11,748,258 362,527 14,380,573 3,865 52,573 ' 1,500,855 8,810,575 11,385,731 14^328,000 for estimated refund of Federal income account carry-backs. from Net ry. dis¬ —V. $10,196,577 2,723,236 1946 $7,869,581 1,205,340 1945 $7,664,086 1,477,762 1944 $9,531,363 2,612,776 1,338,344 8,727,805 1,069,830 1,439,531 91 921.319 111.676,428 115 982,818 10,943,013 10,373,298 13,394,662 28,649,281 15,104,808 36 3,06,976 17 356,113 1— Jan, railway from Net March $ 6,999,524 104.157.852 21,814,007 income- oper. From Gross the percentage to approximately 54%. Distributions of l/20th of a share of Indiana Gas & Water were made on each Public Service common share during 1947. will Net of the basis of 78,813 1947 railway— from Gross to shareholders of owns and; on 1947—12 Mos.—1946 8,308,921 110,018,734 EARNINGS OF COMPANY ONLY the capital common 10,755,622 7,829,710 1,434,602 December— Gallagher, of Earnings— $ $7,825,000 credit Inc.—Dividend in Stk. President, on Jan. 30 announced the fifth quar¬ terly distribution of capital stock of Indiana Gas & Water Co., Inc., to the common shareholders of Public Service of Indiana, Inc. This R. System 1947—Month—1946 fixed for charges "Includes 167, p. 551. Public Service Co. of Indiana, 474. revenues oper. Total 1,970,844 $4,536,113 573,281 . on p. $ $6,460,251 charges- 167'. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. 195,941 $7,231,496 - income— oper. Period End. Dec. 31— $6,264,309 175,436 revenue railway from ry. "Deficit.—V. 2,806,447 1,900,595 — railway— from Gross Net 1946 1947 repairs than etc., railway income— oper. : 551. 167, p. this quarterly dividend of 87Vi cents per share on the cumulative preferred stock was also declared, payable March holders of record Feb. 14.—V. 167, p. 656. usual ■ Public Service Co. of New Hampshire- stock .• St. Louis Southwestern Period End. Dec. 31— -3xk% 1 to ■' Railway Z V •••;•/\ Ry.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 *•' $ IjJj 1947—12 Mos.- -1946 .1, j ,<j> . 5,412,763 3,165j058 4,270,309 2,749,059 54,642,987 33,316,140 46, 646,702 32, 640,969 2,247)705 117,293 1,521,250 21,326,847 14,005,733 taxes 54,863 1,131,713 967,270 taxes.—_ 1,402,974 366,230 2,463,634 163,451 115,695 6,395,719 1,879,511 563,985 43,222 984,462 11.919,904 43,397 509,953 9,147,134 /.,386,739 revenues oner, Railway Redemption— for redemption sinking fund, bonds, due Sept. at the / * - March 1, next, out of of collateral trust 1961, at 100 and interest. Manufacturers p. Trust 954. Co., trustee, Net oper. State, Fed. rev. expenses- for Deducts, company's on Feb. 6 filed a registration statement construction program. Ry. Other city & co. Other company from ry. oper. income with the SEC covering 199,627 shares ($10 par) common stock, of which 141,101 shares will be purchased by the underwriters from the New England Public Service Co. Underwriters are Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Blyth & Co,, Inc., New York. The stock will be offered present holders at rate of one share for each 3'/2 shares held. Proceeds will be used The Fed. taxes income income oper. ry. oper, from 1,427,695 1,027,859 12,429,857 9,533,873 182,835 2,550,384 2,201,692 341,895 845,024 9,879,473 7,332,181 18.404 39,590 282,960 376,030 884,614 10,162,433 258.973 263,381 2,938,694 7,708,211 3,042,543 101,326 inc.—_ ry. 607,207 265,312 Total ry. oper. income 621,233 7,223,739 4,665,668 oper. — Output Shows Increase— the $435,000 1, Street, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, on • -Registers With sec— the increased Co.—Partial 15-year sinking fund 4% Payment will be made in 1946 to 92.9% it has no present Unfilled Power Co. (both sub¬ planning the sale & of bonds, the $1,250,000.-r-V. replacements income For Pittston from 70.3% $3,270,806 200,964 $611,135tO$547,723 Misc. come 0524,048 07,556,536 06,956,973 $809,519 Total income "Includes $6,795,861 $$1,096,495 6,875,881 2,589,672 583,018 oper. income Net $$630,991 0379,167 rose stockholders should reported are income Provision The Equipment and joint fa¬ cility rents $2.53 Shops—To Increase Stock— Saco-Lowell The Net tribution Net rev. from ry. oper. 55 Light, Colo.) of Service income Public 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $5.17 9,543,443 authorized stock by Co.—Proposed Financing— Cheyenne revenues operating stock $2,253,636 $38,077,699 $27,903,378 2,884,627 31,281,838 28,999,873 31,400,000 16,033,468 chinery and the outlook for new business continued good, the first half of the current year," Mr. Edwards stated.—V. $2,000,000 some all includes and purposes expenses——— dividend, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— 41,530,396 17,100,000 replacements. and excess insulation, of cellular glass construction, is the ideal pipe processing industries where exact temperature control is wherever heat is to be retained or excluded. Its cost, on 26,643,443 9,000,000 share- new protector for 25,033,468 23,250,000 Republic's rate of operation 167, p. 473. In¬ SL indoors and outdoors, is the new Foamglas insulation developed by 54,268,409 31,018,409 com. per property 2107. p. and operating Interest, Corning 1944 1945 1946 10,130,296 $1.36 $1.44 Supplementing the regular depreciation charges, the corporation provided an additional charge of $4,000,000 to meet excess cost of $2.65 Public Service Co. of Colorado Net first taxes— income duced 12 Mos. Ended Dec. 31— Gross The profits Earned 166, p. 2214. sulation— 656. Subs.)—Earnings- From Jan. 1— Net Net The 1947 profit before taxes_ for Fed. inc. and Net 42,080 expense the company since its management, sharing office of Executive Vice- of President Mr. 649,824,006 415,749,805 500.815,000 531,235,000 ' excess 6,410,000 Cheyenne Operating $228,242 been has has Prov. stated 6,410,000 Public of 36,000 53,872 discount ,___ outstanding company 27.043 27,448 has with sales 1947 "1946 $77,107,421 $50,402,176 28,350,000 18,794,000 28,500,000 14,500,000 _ Pueblo Gas & Fuel privately $188,996 who Net Subs.)—Earnings— (& price decline sidiaries.—V. 26,475 ! earnings charges Marshall, Net $20,257,421 $17,108,176 charges-. Maintenance and Net Co. Gamble shares 164,997 Interest succeeding the board. President, Executive Vice-President, Laurence K. Marshall, who formerly Jr., Adams, Francis Republic Steel Corp. (& 435,434 "II "II 157,544 28,417,487 282,158,728 295,921,473 Adams. President remains vacant.—V. 167, p. Inc.—Banks Finance Large In¬ profit $891,718 • 1,214,376 117,039 27,880,872 responsibilities David Net Common 36,000 _III_I__II ; 1,184,560 28,559 founding in 1922, will retain an active part in the Outstanding 100,244 shs. Authorized 250,000 shs. foreign income taxes inv. 175,956 taxes— 111,193 49,329 Calendar Years— & after 463,989 Depreciation 109,202 291. p. elected Mr. PRESENT OFFERING TO EFFECT GIVING Months Ended Dec. 31— Profit $891,418 expense 26,588,200 259,111,608 276,622,103 .1,689,535 21,745,521 17,927,450 on been elected Chairman of 194G Maintenance 25,576,902 2,145,439 „ discount 1947.—V. 1947 Gross revenue 5,685,036 5,772,922 577,110 28,417,487 282,158,728 295,921,473 Raytheon Mfg. Co.—New President— delivered 11,511 freight cars to railroads in 1947, John I. Snyder, Chairman of the board, disclosed on Jan. 29. He said "that several of the country's major banks have been and are continuing to provide the company with the funds necessary to carry the large inventories now required for car building. "Inven¬ tories are proportionately much heavier than in pre-war years," he added, "and their financing is important in view of the nation's and Europe's urgent need for cars. In some cases materials have had to be purchased as much as five "to six months in advance of actual production in order to have complete sets of parts on hand when production against firm orders begins."'—V. 166, p. 2314. and Years Ended Dec. 31— 1947—11 Mos.—1946 $ ^" $ 551. p. sidiaries .• 23.57 ' - (& Subs.)—Earnings— $ 486,691 income deductions Charles corporation The 1 ' ' .... : • • ,v Philadelphia & Western RR.—Income '/ ' J $2,471.17 144.29 __— —— 27,840,377 276,385,806 290,236,437 27,394,181' debt 167, been additional working capital, $32,000. to Pressed Steel Car Co., This par 1947—Month—1946 deductions Total proceeds payable, & funded (approximately $82,000) are to be devoted to the following purposes: To payment of account secured by chattel mortgage on machinery and inventory, $30,000; to reduce unsecured accounts $50 „;— expenses taxes Interest Other company as follows: 27,880,872 Express unfilled orders granted non-assignable options to directors, exercisable on or before Nov. 30, 1950, to purchase company stock at $2 per share: Floyd R. Schulz 1,700 shares; Arthur R. Brewer 1,230 shares; Rudolph Schultz 1,460 shares, and James D. Reasoner 610 shares. 84,000 $295,555 stock——. common Balance, surplus.— -V. 165, p. 3058. * are and officers following share, ,: and revs, this 1948, bond Total Other OPTIONS—Directors STOCK preferred transportation 14,317 1947, 25, Nov. Rev. from aggregating $215,000. the 3 V*% share $ Oct. 31,'47 31, Jan. —V.; 167, p. 291. $453,170 37,676 —— hand on trust conv. cum. 1,954 Federal income taxes<_ Federal income taxes— estimated for common $533,884 8,782 —— Provision collateral 4% of as its outstanding securities 7 Mos. End. Mar. 31,'47 Earnings per common :L~A preferred 12,309 under way and all installations July, 1948.—V. 167, p. 291. Securities Co.—Asset Value— asset coverage of net Per 159,137 320,024 i — income Dividends, Dividends, $965,645 4,636 261,819 expense taxes... Net $785,029 115,767 for relaying programs from transmitters, Mr. Brunet reported. He quotations market Period End. Nov. 30— Year End. Federal and Interest by Light & upon Per ventories— Philadelphia Reading Coal & Iron Co.—Resignation— the use of high fidelity will be equipment is material completion and equipment.. Railway Express Agency, Inc. Stock— 1948 kwh., studio broadcasting of for systems, power generating plants, test installations the of the Railway SALES AND EARNINGS CAPITALIZATION Weekly Output— to shipment Based with General Motors Corp. been PURPOSE—Net purchase of $25,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage due be and modulation) (frequency 50-kilowatt short¬ 10-kilowatt medium frequency trans¬ 7 Va-kilowatt short-wave. Also contracted antenna feature scheduled manufactured by the contract division. This division ac¬ approximately 15% of the company's sales. The Atlas Duo-Rail Division designs, manufactures, sells and installs the Atlas Duo-Rail, which is an overhead tram rail system for con¬ veying industrial materials either indoors or outdoors. This division accounts for approximately 5% of the sales of the company. The Engineering Division designs specially engineered products and machines, and furnishes special engineering services to its customers. No manufacturing is carried on by this Division, which accounts for approximately 5% of the company's sales. Approximately 55% of the business of the company to date has will one apparatus, studios said according stations, radio five of employ powerful will these counts for for stockholders of record Feb. 20. This compares with 25 cents paid each quarter during 1947. In addi¬ tion, extras of 25 cents each were paid on Sept. 27 and Dec. 5, last year.—V. 166, p. 1791. 10 and . building the of two will have associated noval FM products . quarter, payable March mitters, the for Two transmitters, for are has Division. Brunet. measuring A Government calls plan Mr. wave , Net income befoi'e the first The to Company has division designs, other any Harold L. Pfeiffer International four operating divisions: The contract manufactures and erects conveyors. It also designs and manufactures custom-made, dollies, hoppers and special material handling devices. This division in 1947 accounted for approximately 75% of the total sales. , The products division acts as distributor for a number of manu¬ facturers of mill and machinery supplies which it sells at both wholesale and retail. It also purchases and resells similar products of other manufacturers and in addition, sells power transmission or George, who will continue to serve the company in an advisory capacity. Luis G. Porras, former Mayor of Lima, Peru, has been named Vice-President of the board of directors.—V. 164, p. in Michigan incorporated was 1946, for the purpose of designing, manufacturing, selling, erecting and servicing all types of conveying equipment for industrial April 2, on to Equipment Sold Radio purchased from this corporation broadcasting equipment to establish a radio network reaching all parts of the newly formed State, from the capital, Karachi, to the cities of Lahore and Dacca, it was announced on Jan. 27 by Meade Brunet, Vice-President of RCA and Managing Director of the RCA stock is offered as a speculation. Transfer Peoria — , Pakistan The The stock (par $1) at $2 per share. common of America Corp Pakistan— —Smith, Hague & Co., Detroit, on Jan. 16 offered 50,000 1948 operation Radio Mich.—Common Stock Offered Planet Corp., Lansing, Declined 1.9%— Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—Jan. Sales Month of January— Sales Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (750) last at increase company's 62.5% four the weeks averaged load the electric output of this company has rate recorded in its history. Not only has 20.2% over the like 1947 weeks but also the greatest factor in January. week ended has improved from 61.2% in December to the ry. Non-oper. Jan. 31, oper. inc.— income ' Gross Deduct, 1948,- the company's electricity output was 13,361,120 kwh„ an increase of 2,455,210 kwh. or 22.5% over the corresponding week last year.—V. 167, p. 656. For Net Net -V. 360,299 income from gross income 167, p. 474. inc. THE COMMERCIAL ' Volume 167 Number 4673 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co.—Earnings— Director— Salt Dome Oil Corp.—New Whipple, partner in the investment firm of Bacon, Whipple & Co., Chicago, a governor of the New York Stock Exchange and a former President of the Investment Bankers Association of America, has been elected a director of Salt Dome Oil Corp.—V. 167, p. 474. Jay N. Gross Operating railway from railway——_ ry. oper. income- 1946 1945 1944 $268,718 $142,016 $300,116 Net 69,535 <■152,013 ♦13,450 Net 7,491 <'204,983 ♦63,808 121,149 50,591 , from Net from Net ry. railway—— income1 oper. ♦Deficit.—V. 167, 57,555 ♦621,560 The of company pincers, of variety Feb. on tools.—V. oper. Net ry. Net ry. Fed. 5,492,828 5,628,205 4,410,185 8,789,771 10,357,631 2,918,617 14,048,763 15,080,804 459,384 V. December, in 167, 656. p. Scars, Roebuck & Co- - —V. —V. to according announcement an made on Feb 6, common subject to available earnings declared were and Dec. for 5, govern resources. stock in 1947 on March 7, July common payment dividend policy, including Distribution of 25 cents each which cash and the on after per 167, March 28, on Aug. 1, directors Feb. on declared 5 regular quarterly a Cents Jan. —V. AND 12 MONTHS $1,707,938 $0.93 $1.12 Oil from ry. Distribution— and The time the turbances Operating Operation Vice-President LaRue, and Maintenance for Provision Provision Net Federal 1947 $839,978 taxes— Treasurer, Feb. on affected January further 7 earnings Other income (.net) income Interest Net chgs., special chgs. and other deducts.- preferred stock on — -•Earnings ♦On per common Receivership-— to a said the company lias been unable to obtain essential lack of working capital resulting from an unbalanced petition 1,269,966 and $2.20 $13,748,407 3,310,093 taxes income State — $1,321,282 600,000 $2.91 and State income taxes Fed. 1,103,748 924,439 approp. 78,000 172,500 936,000 860,000 revenues—. $339,377 $174,758 $4,191,409 $4,160,498 80 630 18,026 38,638 $339,457 $175,388 $4,209,435 Power Carolina South , Shares outstanding share : stock common on 31, 1947, shows current assets, The consolidated balance sheet at Dec. cash, including $3,546,792, liabilities current The $1,439,113. are $921,870—V. 166, p. 1259. revenue Operating expenses Amortiz. of Fed. taxes 41,770 501,240 553,560 i J —— 190.200 794,360 603,672 15,850 687,609 112,595 1 & exc, profits 190,200 846,914 15,850 135,215 __ _ taxes inc. 428,929 46,130 < income Int. — long-term 011 39,862 30,312 income on —V. 8,300 Cr975 $69,140 income — ___ 181 $52,354 deductions Net Drl,048 J9rl50 debt Other 365,475 17,188 Co.—Private Financing— of the : offering and of said stock for purchase by South Penn Oil Co., and The Waverly Oil Works Co., South West in The of industry authorized 375,000 for company approved a proposal increasing the Sun stock of no par value from 75,000 shares to and approved the issuance of four additional shares as of record Jan. 31, 1948. This in effect is a stock split-up.—V. 154, p. 438. , five-for-one Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross. Earnings— 10 Days End. Jan. 31 1948 Gross earnings —V. 167, p. $8,847,697 692. 1947 stocks, Sun for business ' 1947 $8,483,897 $26,575,488 $24,955,024 wide and the direct "» 847,615 $3,361,820 div. $3,317,409 requirements for the /•/ 375,678 Balance 167, 375,678 $2,986,142 period $2,941,731 293. p. Texas Mexican Ry.—Earnings— December— Gross ry. k, ' ■, 1947 from railway.—_ railway £. from 1945 1944 $187,835 $144,722 $144,338 23,800 ♦27,755 ♦64,181 99,843 7,266 ♦57,523 3,024,971 2,427.515 2,171,485 1,357,784 666,741 655,511 717,672 676,023 289,149 287,477 385,856 income oper. 1946 $334,808 180,517 , 8,744 'From Jan. 1— Gross from Net from Net ry. railway railway income oper. ♦Deficit.—V. 167, 2,280,817 Texas 158. p. & New Orleans RR, —Earnings— December— Gross 1947 from Net Net ry. railway: railway. from in mortgages. the In years, war of funds its Particular to attention supply needs given to the also was mortgages by aiding in the financing of housing home construction, aDartment houses, etc. on during the year, following the general trend, showed normal surplus earnings of the company which $22,500,000 are considered eminently satisfactory, Mr. The combined now $89,400,000.—V. in unit Shipbuilding $50,000,000 its surplus & Seven Co., Hueach and 165, Drydock of "new peacetime will build Inc. are of the These contingency ♦354,034 1,418,158 from railway railway from ry. 1,100,281 to Jersey.—V. he are built 166) p. They : j have to be for • been' 35,227,477 18,483,515 41,867,546 58,751,919 14,581,812 „ 14,917,024 14,661,749 13,025,499 475. p. Texas & Pacific Ry. Operating Operating Ry. tax Equip, c. •• v: $6,881,227 expenses facl. 439,574 (net dr.) 285,185 86,585 2,698,286 25,051 rentals dr.) Cr44,728 257,163 166,267 $1,129,747 Other income oper. $653,180 $7,742,413 1,574,513- (net _ ry. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $4,821,089 $64,704,829 $55,901,067 3,781,500 48,742,474 42,441,477 344,552 5,264,493 4,157,429 5,001.670 accruals rentals Joint Results From Operation— 1947—Month—1946 revenues 192,210 78,651 951,123 $7,561,381 > 796,714 $1,321,957 $731,831 $8,693,536 $8,358,095 income Total Misc. income ' deductions Fixed Net 167, Texas Power & Other $5,435,135 237,296 2,484,422 86,060 997,349 914,968 300,000 1,480,000 1,400,000 2,259,997 re¬ appropriation.. of 128,935 101,443 __ retirement 124,000 limited-term oper. Other 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,536,381 $20,109,167 $17,863,120 866,728' 9,944,413 8,335,170 868,443 investments Net -Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 taxes serve $5,460,081 $1,742,238 expenses.. taxes Amort, $484,730 Light Co. revenues Property 111,153 2,811,807 $761,107 Period End. Dec. 31— Federal 99,009 3,134,446 52. p. Operating Operating 7,635 239,466 . income -V. 6,439 554,411 charges 312 revenue- income Gross 308 3,282 4,357 $410,744 $154,350 $5,199,701 $4,948,628 (net)— 1,054 2,020 11,667 5,696 $411,798 Int. $156,370 $5,211,368 $4,954,324 126,872 110,522 28,926 income and other Orders—■ the these to chgs. Corp. by 011 orders, be the 45,848 1,316,653; 1,283,090 3,894,715 865,050 3,671,234 Pref. —V. stock requirements for the Texas Public Service Period End. Dec. 31- Operating the Jan. each Tanker Standard periodl 865,050 utility plant taxes income of ... income with Oil Co. Co Net —V. 27. ever 191,455 189,455 13,747 202,398 183,926 84,500 33,000 481,900 290,000 $112,499 $67,870 $527,404 $459,880 / 21,263 ._ deductions 11,931 293,981 162,073 $133,763 $79,800 $821,385 V $621,953 income 8,675 167, Two of New \','.r p. ______ 24,578 127,278 215,001 $125,087 $55,222 $694,108 $406,952 476. a to Navigation Oil 94,857 15,705 16,237 1 Federal normal & surtax Operating 1,581,280 125,419 of ; — $2,799,398 1,909,155 9,900 15,955 amort, $3,437,731 173.390 15,034 and General 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $313,612 181,949 ___ Maintenance Deprec. Co.—Earnings- 1947—Month—1946 $426,174 revenues Operation Texas Utilities Co.-^Sulbsidiaries Plan The market operating early company next spring subsidiaries with a of the substantial Financing— company amount will of be new in the money financing, Shortly .:i div. 167, p. 476. booked volume largest Socony-Vacuum and income Income has largest , by Net Gross income announced said ordered chartered Gulf' Oil was under are the of 2565. . 1944 $7,898,250 $11,423,071 1,171,661 4,299,290 1,257,002 1,133,427 114,845,722 101,782,734 118,588,062 134,542,381 income oper. 167, Other subsidiary, a tankers, it tankers reserve 1324. p. Co.,' oil history, 11 tankers 1945 $7,941,546 3,248,344 income oper. 1946 $11,066,185 public utility of industrial, range flow commerce. capacity of 230,000 barrels. go in tanker operation., Jan. 1 to Jan. 31 1948 a Oil Co.—Unit Receives Large The This Period— is orders held 64,649 $110,739 chgs— income history." the to said. common share and increase, amounted shares, each combined total of payments benefit—$3,443,000,000— of all premiums paid by policyholders their for While expenses an & Print Works, Inc.—Split-Up— 20 to projects, individual stock desiring to accept the above offer may their certificates to the Oil City Trust Co., Oil said trust company on or prior to March 1, on,Jan. sum bopds, and advancing money capital stockholders bonds proceeded Wood „ government other pany City, Pa., so as to reach 1948.-r-V. 162, p. 1211. Southern Bleachery 65,693 $4,199,136 881,727 Thus, the held assets major part of the money , available for investment was devoted aiding the allied cause by the purchase of government bonds, chiefly Canada, United States and Great Britain. During 1947, the com¬ of companies reserve the right to return any certificates received after the purchase of 4,500 shares. Holders by forwarding do; so and the to for the above stock Of $2,981,000,000. policyholders vested Pennzoil Co., Washington Oil Co. The is company to interesting figures revealed by Mr. Wood included the assur¬ ances in force of the company which njow stand at $3,837,000,000. The assets, which increased by $78,000,000 during the year, are in¬ the . a Other ratp of $30 per share net. The offer will expire on March 1, 1948, or when a total of 4,500 shares of the above stock have been received pursuant to said offer, whichever shall first occur. at dividends exceeds by $462,000,000 the over the entire company's capital stock, par value $10, have been made an offer to tender their shares The President, in Wood, $15,000,000. in the to South West Pennsylvania Pipe Lines—Offer of Pur¬ chase Made to Stockholders— B. annual policyholders. "During the 77 years of the company's existence, it has distributed $2,021,000,000 in payments to policyholders and beneficiaries. The assets of the company at the present time total $1,422,000,000 whereas the total of all premiums paid by policyholders since inception of The company has applied to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Com¬ mission for authority to sell privately to insurance companies $1,500,000 of bonds.—V. 15T, p. 1853. Holders 77th and 167, p. 292. South Pittsburgh Water 6,733,608 2,208,868 $273,764 other & $1,275,389 $16,781,735 $14,887,413 . of its business review of the year's operations at meeting held on Feb. 10, stated in part: "During 1947 the Sun Life of Canada had distributed to its policy¬ holders and beneficiaries the sum of $102,000,000, of which $32,000,000 was paid to beneficiaries of policyholders who died during the year. The Sum of $40,000,000 was paid out to living policyholders. Other payments included $13,000,000 distributed in payments to annuitants, the 432,742 Canada—Reports Record of with 41% Canada, of 000,000. $81,691 debt. of premium Amortiz. $117,153 Life Sun Arthur Gross Co. Assurance and 50% of its securities in the United States, broke all records in 1947 with $380,000,000 of new business for the year, bringing the total now in force to nearly $4,000,000,000. Total assets are now approximately $1,500,000,000, Payments to policyholders and beneficiaries over the year amounted to more than $100,000,000 while the total of such payments since the first Sun Life policy was issued in 1871 now exfceeds $2,000,The plant acqui. adjustments General 437,003 — Life New Business for 1947— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $680,336 , depreciation for Prov. $751,351 — Sun Co.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Dec. 31- res. oper. Net Gross 1947—12 Mos.—1946 2,131,735 Period End. Dec. 31—. 1". ." Net profit 356,814 shares.—V. 167, p. 292. Co.—Earnings- 1947—Month—1946 8,418,843 —V. $9,932,131 2,171,930 850,649 $2,040,126 700,000 - Federal $2.47 $3.00 share Service 76,350 Net 1946 1947 — Net before $881,993 376,707 171.493 Net Stone Container Corp.—Earnings— 148,205 1,101,030 52. p. From Jan. 1— Calendar Years— Per Balance 167, 93,968 Gross $1,030,199 148,205 $1,073,130 accrued 4,769,426 707,491 284,767 taxes Net approximate $2,000,000.—V. 166, p. 1998. 351,306 $1,221,335 income Dividends 250,085 3,847,985 257.796 <'282,497 taxes -V. shows the company, which makes gasoline and Diesel engines, has debts, including contingent liabilities, of $2,491,824. It valued its assets at $3,658,319. The company said unfilled orders $1,381,505 3,639,013 409,961 ♦170,976 150,702 an¬ 325,466 $1,471,421 - petition due Sales Gross ♦14,724 creditors. The $1,104,042 277,462 13,111 4,253,442 income-— Electric Preferred to a standstill This condition business came almost served by our stores. sales.—V. 167, p. 552. Sterling Engine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.—In parts 528,807 <'73,433 $854,998 inventory. 296,812 615,438 taxes income 422,729 $1,080,957 390,463 income Federal for estimated 38,431 ♦12,758 " income___ 680,288 Net Fleischmann, an attorney, was appointed receiver of this company on Feb. 10 by Federal Judge John Knight at Buffa'o, N. Y. The company on Feb. 7 had filed in Federal Court a patition to initiate proceedings under the Chandler Act for an arrangement with 224,901 299,951 depreciation other than Taxes — — $309,475 22,340 818,716 Gross Manly 1,785,675 1944 $281,564 ♦16,831 expenses 15, net sales were 16% ahead of the same period for However, due to the snow storms and the following 1947. condition of the highways, throughout the entire territory $4,265,706 258,830 —_ 1945 $321,267 63,490 Other income 1948 icy The $4,919,575 2,241,667 revenues- 1946 $439,233 railway.,.— Prop, retir. series A April 15 to payable —— —— Through Jan. 1946 - Operating Other dividend of 93% cents per share on the sales its 1947 $5.11 3,355,451 | $1,480,763 nounced: City Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings— Sioux 12 Mos. Ended Dec. 31— $6.20 3,856,438 stock _ revenues Federal cents dividend of 37 Va Month of January— Jan. on com. Ry.—Earnings— railway Interest 27 announced that it has suspended for being all its operations in Ethiopia as a result of dis¬ in nearby .Somaliland.—V. 167, p. 157. corporation $335,190 Operating Stores, Inc.—January Sales— Sterchi Bros. * 27,215 $419,618 stock 1947 oper. Texas 15 to holders were made: 13, Sept. 15 and Dec. 15, 37'/2 cents June from ry. Net Corp.—Suspends Ethiopia Operations— Sinclair Oil Central Period End. Dec. 31- declared a quarterly 30 Jan. on cents; substantially 316,501 $362,405 16,460 com. _ railway ♦Deficit.—V. the common stock, par $10, payable March Feb. 24. In 1947, the following payments January, stock railway from Net Net S. : 2147. oper. Net 167, p. 692. preferred stock was also declared, holders of record March 29.—V. 166, p. 1998. C. preferred on vehicles,. p. from Net (Ohio)— 37V2-Cent Common Div.— Co. usual quarterly The of Net directors the 25 361,685 From Jan. 1— on 15, 2,463 $678,906 $436,078 ' __ Tennessee $2,834,223 $1.50 $2,231,985 • 8,929 paid 166, Gross 15, 85 cents each.—V. record 1 $676,443 $797,763 December— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 cumulative and Nov. 25, 30 cents.—V. 166, p. 2423. each; 10 cents 25, Aug. profit Number 1947 $6,549,751 158. 29, share March 10 dividend of extra an income Earnings available for class A and Earnings per share on class A and 31 1947—6 Mos—1946 share— 6,331 $788,834 Dividends Earnings— 1948 $6,329,657 $1,858,450 $1.02 20.679 ■ charges com. p. Dec. Net dividend of 30 cents per share on the common stock, both payable Feb. 25 to holders of record Feb. 14. Extras were paid last year as follows: Feb. 25, 35 cents; May 26 and and share per "V:- 'A'V: sales. taxes_i_ The directors Nov. 28 and Dec. 26, (W. A.) Sheaffer Pen Co.—Extra Dividend of 30 The $1,182,157 $1,344,961 $85,688 ''Vy" DEC. 46,331 7,467 plan Other deductions declared a dividend (No. 88) of $1 per share, payable March 15 to holders of record Feb. 13. Payments in 1947 were as follows: March 15, 65 cents; and June 16, Sept. 15 On 11, Nov. 7 respectively.—V. 166, p. 2422. cents Other Gross have policy of giving consideration to quarterly dividends on the stock at their March, June, September and December meetings, a factors 412,296 Standard Oil Co. of California—Larger of Quarterly— Sharp & Dohme, Inc.—To Consider Divs. the sharing profit 6,783 $1,594,453 412,296 $1,757,257 $134,306 Federal and per all 18,314 34,358 Period End. Dec. 31— 133,955,237 2,112,471,127 1,694,567,781 156,678,603 The directors, 754 $120,046 292. 36,741 20,203 1 . 1947—12 Mos.—1948 167, p. 292. adopted 1,773 34,358 — p. Standard Sales . taxes—-——. costs amortized Employees' 1.773 148 CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT FOR 6 and January Sales 17% Higher— 1948- -Month—1947 Period End. Jan. 31— $1,855,459 252,450 $2,029,793 $141,985 252,450 21,037. Spiegel, Inc.—January Sales—1947 accounts of $3,113,299 1947, sinking funds and capital fund account for the entire year 1947.— for Balance Earns, deduction tAfter 72,512 40,496 38,400 income than bonds 011 $857,810 71,283 . $168,664 ——— pfd. stock- —V..167, 9,427,542 936,898 income ♦Deficit. income Earnings 10,889,771 Total income— tNet other Interest Financing 1,670 ——- ENDED 863,133 taxes- inc. i! 148 — deductions on 123,184 $967,916 operations Profit $ "/''■ income, oper. after $ 1,391,898 .taxes .. Administrative and general expenses disct. debt of expense Other 10,065,718 119,140,955 112,403,393 1,038,559 inc and 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1946 ♦2,716,678 Fed. before 950,424 Taxes Month of January— income, oper) 1946 $1,057,993 76,998 122,528 Gross profit from 707,544 1.056,176 21,037 Consolidated' net $ 11,582,009 revenues 124,191 maintenance and Operating ... Depreciation Net RR.—Earnings $ Ry. 156,639 and ex taxes—. $191,519 Amortiz. clippers, hand punches and a 160, p. 1084. 1947—Month — 86,400 long-term debt— on Divs. Conn—Acquisition— announced it had purchased the operating also of New Haven, manufacturers 6 Line Period End. Dec. 31- 86,400 income —— Gross Net purpose Air 7,200 etc. Total income cutters,'hedge wire special Seaboard ♦479,960 Schollhor Co., William the pliers, ♦656,184 2,524,067 ■ 707,693 toils, acquis. '|_ 157. p. Sargent & Co., New Haven, assets of ♦30,597 3,001,603 152,721 2,951,931 3,247,073 198,518 <'572,421 773,493 Income 3,443,244 613,040 profits cess Int. railway, 50,762 7,200 Federal income From Jan. 1—• Gross 63,321 expenses depreciation— for Prov. $7,750,765 467,419 $9,071,889 4,312,987 General taxes 1947 from 1947 $1,201,217 110,772 Years Ended Dec. 31— $727,880 4.03,740 $886,098 revenue adjustments Earnings— $326,792) December— Gross Gulf RR.- & Bridge Co.—Earnings— Tacony-Palmyra 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Dec. 31— 11 ' Amortiz. of plant San Antonio Uvalde (751) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & after the middle of March, Texas Electric Service Co.,. it is 12 THE (752) and on $5,000,000 6aid, will ask for bids on $5,000,000 of mortgage bonds ' of debentures. $7,0*00,000 of debentures. on : the same time, Dallas Power & Light Co. will ask for bids At about $4,000,000 of debentures. Coincident with the debt financing, on 1 advertise for bids Co. is expected to 7 - r at least its 91% and will subscribe to tional Light. About 9% of the of care Texas system's construction needs through 1940.—V. 165, p. 1237. Utilities Total net Freight (after (net)--—- for preferred 1,327,400 after $5.38 $4.47 $6.83 —. $4.92 Realisation Company, Ltd. SFrom outdated vessels and property.—V. 167, p. 68. Net The corporation 30 disclosed Jan. on Tricot to substantially plans increase capacity for manufacturing Nylon-Tricot lingerie, announcing that operate a Tricot knitting and warping plant at Willimantic, Conn. This plant, which was built within the past year, is equipped with the latest high-speed Reiner Tricot knitting machines. Its it will of Acquisition lead will in expansion further to the at plant, in it announced, probably sewing plant operations was Textron's and it will supplement the company's East Greenwich, England New duction Willimantic the integrated Tricot pro¬ plant.—V. I., R. 167, 693. )). United Operations— / A States Plywood Corp.—Sells New bonded, extruded, to United Toledo Peoria & Western RR.—Earnings— December— Net ry. : ' • railway--——,. from •Net ; 1946 $288,853 50,114. :—;— *96,338 *63,592 From Jan. 1—• from Gross Net from Net ry. railway "Deficit.—V. • A The *537,019 Capitol," *641,811 signed In Brooklyn, Y., N. announced has sale. is for %he that will be Plant and facilities auctioneers. Pa., included auctioned drydocks floating No sale. the in Tebo The plant equipment- marine or acquired was by are in Todd 1916 operated by the company until 1939, when it was leased to. Dock & Repair Corp. The lease recently expired and lias not been renewed.—V. 164, p. 15. and was Gullivan Dry Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.—New Records— heater, is built Feb. 9 that Trans World Airline began 1948 traffic that established new .all-time records major phase of the airline's domestic operation announced It ..was with in -v',;-- January a every on of surge . TWA's best January in nearly 20 years of Vice-President for traffic, said that despite severe the .carrier's domestic fleet flew 4,137,000 scheduled plane miles during the month, a figure topping the previous January record, set in 1947, by more than a million plane miles. details of disclosing In O. Cocke, winter weather, operation, . This the E. mileage percentage month 3% domestic passenger TWA's January, the In air previous January $3,500,000 above margin of a figure was to set nearly $1,500,000. than more the ten times Dec. 31, to $45,845,092, The year. the volume compared report annual volume of estimated that reported company stated with the Higher— stock by shares, The work of for began companv others . and - V. expects tc work start on soon the the * shares five others, 1948 ^of 3,600,338 The Towers corporation has and interest, $35,000 bonds, Manhattan the V. 166, called totaled A of the total of totaled a stock Dec. Preferred 1. for 405,319 redemption Company, trustee, 40 Wall St., 31, 707. p. 1, with next, York, . as an to be effective The Of corporation Corrugated ments / • of on 29 the announced purchase of Inc., Chicago, and boxes from that midwest corrugated March.—V. 166, 100 Y.— the Holders to the next will plant ship¬ begin customers in (& Subs.)—Earnings— Calendar Years— C' 1947 30, Co. trustee (less sales discounts, ances Other Total (net) —; and of the istrative —_ receive New sold, selling, general and expenses ——; cash cash 500 shares underlying on holders 2.70% Interest on ' ^ to are 311,308,725 16,644,574 promissory notes 14,806,378 be the be 9,479,788 9,366,488 $6.10 — 1- & Corp.—Earnings— ry. Federal for Net profit for the income $2,465,000 $2,993,000 935,000 tax year Class B Earnings "Based net shares per on prof't the to 1,130,000 B balance the $1,530,000 share. 27,985 also continue since — Profit Net Earnings —V. all Director joining the stock, Co. chgs., but fell Jan. 31, In Lynn that $2,622,054 1,358,960 $2.17 procurement The Products Corp.'s wool-like textile the stock will loan other Feb. be used Aralac fibres - of to 9 a from 55% a also was .on purchased the The the total from Net ry. of elected Research company in and Vice Based per President. Development, 1944.—V. 166, p. on the share.— a He post will he 2424. United States Life Insurance Co. of N. Y.—New Dir.— Paul V. McNutfc, former Governor of Indiana and Ambassador to Philippines, has been elected a member of the board of directors, according to Richard Rhodebeck, President.—V. 166, p. 2317. the Conn., cost Feb. from which to From Gross of Corp., January, Retail retail with in operation while year a were wholesale units 243- Jan. 31, 1,710 on of 1948, sales but year, ago, 1947, 1,913 to they have called for preferred on the ICC to to issued of Wheeling the in the Bank and Nickel the the notes, the retire pre¬ "Plate $5,000,000 of the New of of to the $1,645,800 ... application, •, be evi¬ as loan a . according would York amount evidence as .% added. of: City in note a road amount of , of to issue of $561,767v the note National to permission notes totaling $6,645,800, the preferred stock would facilitate a and the Nickel Plate roads; it also would an initiar interest, charge of $116,145 in retirement one Chase asking authority redemption quts^andihg *; l02,139 stock. will from > , be used, stock.—V. 167, treasury in i to 634,734' shares *492,105 547,307 mission 28,308,057 4,958,029 29,169,161 11,934,867 6,062,583r 7,118,417 $2,132,913 8,779,265 4,752,308 ' '' ~v Wabash RR.—Earnings Rose During 1947—Arthur K. President, in releasing income account for month of December, 1947, and year ended Dee. 31, 1947, compared with corresponding periods of 1946 stated .that 934,272 carloads were handled in 1947 compared with 897,923 in 1946, an increase of 4%, with the following ' V ;• Gunnar on of bonds Ry.—Interest H. Feb. interest mature made on issued in 10 directed overdue which Nordbye the the 1, U. and on -District of this '' • i Court at railroad to general 4% first 1949, 17 will the interest cover % 1948. order S. trustee $20,197,000 on July March Jan./I, Ordered Paid- the mortgage and the bondholders' opposed.—V. 167, p. 693. joint V due in r . petition of trustees The committee. petition /—iT v . . •'! •, ■ & Light Co.—To Sell Securities— to :The proceeds from the sale of the bonds and 167, p. stock allotment of asked the Com¬ to prepay notes and finance construction.—V. for the by sale of amendment. be used to will 90. (F. W.) Woolworth Co.—January Sales Increased 8.5% Sales —V. January— 1948 1947 —$40,230,995 $37,048,778 ———— 167, p. 158. Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co.—New Director— Eugene W. Stetson, Jr., of Greens Farms, Conn., Assistant' VicePresident of the Chemical Bank <fc Trust Co., has,been elected a direc¬ tor of Yale & Towne. He is also a director of Canada Dry Ginger Ale, St. • Power in Month of Atkinson, i preferred to as many shares as he desired, subject the event of oversubscription. The company exempt from competitive bidding provisions preferred stock. The offering price will be filed the ~ 6,967,524 the subscribe *3,132,519::-. 479,592 14,657,226 retire The company has asked the SEC for permission to issue ; an^ sell $3,000,000 of first mortgage bonds and 30,000 shares of 4.80% preferred •stock. The bonds are to be sold at competitive bidding and ilje'stock would be offered to holders. of the company's outstanding 1Q0,000 shares of 4 V2 % preferred stock. Each stockholder would be entitled 1944 1945 $2,011,470 24,788,096 Central Judge Wisconsin which it already both the Aralac 659,770 ' to outstanding ? % 1946 cash, . 45% acquiring 36.551,799 results: of 1947. last Number of announced Wheeling Nordbye not 480,513 "Deficit.—V. 167, p. 476. the month January, January the under was remaining "railway—.. railway— from Penn shares 2317. p. compared from dividends vof said with Judge 1,031,309 1— 10 to Payment is to be 1946 and 1947, and railway-— Jan. the $2,019,700 $2,076,134 from shares of West common 693. $2,992,963 income number later. nucmional u.e 693. p. Feb. for loan a be railway.— oper. 258, substitution the mortgage pro¬ reported to be about $2,950,000.—V. 162, p. 61,1. 1947 over 1947.—• of (Mo.)—January Sales— for line. pay 17. Virginian Ry.—Earnings— Gross Total determined oi from $4,040,000. was 167, Minneapolis, Minn, directors to $5,009,000 bank purchase of National Taftville, By-Products &. Chemical interest. the proteins, and to prepare for' sub¬ the next five years. Actual transfer capital outlays over scheduled to take place Tobacco of owned Net been of a together p. $3,000,000 at plant is corporation has that announced finance plant week stockholders. than increased that annual Wisconsin loan. $3.58 has - 2148. on 8,58% of $1.93 \ share Ivey,- President, the corresponding be all 166, 0.3% cumulative and carrier would 2,696,434 >have authorized the 472,506 account. in of dence 5,318,488 2,781,866 / $2.59 (previously week* ended company for increase payment of West Penn Power's outstanding with the balance to be used for construction of to . on slated of 6,454,403 1,419,950 this Inc.) an stockholder^. will public greater application stock unification 5,197,290 $3,672,537 its Supply Co. 1941, 5V2% its issued 1,419,950 the reports total sales for l'/r 1948.—V. company Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.—Bank Loan, etc.— A? been> Co.—Proposed Financing— puroiase the decrease 5.8% of ferred 167, 2,111,209 —— Co., iMay ii^next atf par .(100): and dlvideod6.: the shares $24,470,534 $25,360,915 $21,517,973 shares— has 1948, Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.—Calls Preferred Stock—* on 1945 ■ 2, 477, kwh., for offering to loans accounts Federal *$2,30 surplus for off wholesale $3,086,081 p. stock 31, Jan. on The la46 ■ lcwh. improvements.—V. company sales 72,237 -> 196,971 . Ffeb. on p. properties of Electric 102,687,000 Power bank or 186,803 & princina1)" t~> are in a 223,697 ' held 167, Co.—Weekly Output— electric purchased by $7,574,000, bef, taxes common the proposes $3,534,000, !'.• • be to 1948.—V. 94,568,000 common 10,567 313,746 1947 registration statement with the SEC a pari cumulative convertible. preferred Lync^. Pierce, Feniier & Beane, "New to purchase capital stock of Devonian called Wbl'ks Penn those The 1944 * State & foreign taxes common per 166, -.472,506 to of $104,652 ■, Subs.)—Earnings— profit Number of $1,863,000 transferred (& used 22, totaled. property place -I.-—-,——— after Prov. for Fed., Net as and 204,791 . ' \ 693. $4,000,000 Proceeds go to selling stockholders.—V. Co. be Electric of Water Proceeds pro¬ $1,863,000 U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.—New Vice-President has held this except 1,313,305 _ 11.892,002 company, subsidiary of the West Penn Electric Co., has applied SEC for authority to sell $12,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, "M," and 50,000 shares of preferred stock, series "B" ($100 par). Electric his > 9,634 ./'■ 89,774" . 1947 •*' 693. March 1948, common in elect 1,502,214 61,329 in at 1947.—V. 167; p. 693. Offering is to be made through underwriters after competitive bidding. The company also pfans to issue $2,500,090 of additional (no par) units 1,536,494 < ($100 Merrill, will Penn p. result $1,280,000 share— Bass for the jeries to company. 1945 159,847 Chemical shares p. output West liquidated $156,975 1,900,547 on stock common 1948 Feb. 5 filed on meeting to output The liquidated. • 20, < 167, annual 167, to 588. p. surplus account—____ earnings per share would be equal to $2.83 W. V. option they be holder 50,219 with stock common $12,705,989 Proceeds 7, the Enterprises Inc. (Nevada)—Stock Offered— Hannaford & Talbot, San Francisco, Calif., in January offered 2,192 shares of common stock (par $10) at $21 250,000 167, p. 88. Dr.. Lawrence will trust "■ Nov. on compared as dividend of $4.50 Petroleum Corp.—Registers With SEC— Co.—V. Feb. thereby. of case 66,543 • 1946. declared was fu'l par share on Dividend on •.% Underwriter. American 476. p. share per providing $10.02 Washington Gas Light Co.—Meeting Adjourned— on deemed whether been Net ry, oper.. income.._ V. in 1946 income—. oper. of facilities— outstanding class to surtax taxes $7,393,274 was after to in $3.80 Western Auto 45,444 December— transferred and $123,903 income— railway railway— 167, The 1946 tax provision for replacement Balance the be 46,047 plant and the .stock Extra have will 1948, the with company The , has to funds, income equivalent 167, p. 293. adjourned Valcar of 1947 . "provision for Federal income before Provision Oil been trust represented 1948, and increase of $3,674,in 1947 were roll 588. p. having the 1947 from stantial Tool Years Ended Dec. 11— Profit 167, $207,956 Dairy , Drill trust income-normal . Pay — York. a 1947, 31, thereof, determined Exchange is open. thereof 28, forwarded entire railway duces United May surrendered railway from 57,206,352 $7.98 outstanding 167, p. 588. Dec. ■ to Federal income. 1946. trustee indicate to . taxable sinking is covering. 150.000 N. cash 28, provisions requested will after should oper. Net 35,727,371 75,666,792 share.. —V. on 1946.—V. value and From Jan. 1— 315,000 46,501,216 Net income Per of $1 stock. Ry.—Earnings— from Gross rate The states, shares 3,604,301 31, Stock May and Warren totaled Eastern terminate multiples these subsequent check a share from Net. ry. or before the , . Availab'e stock Proceeds 419,048,826 *i ' . 389,420,731 taxes Shares fund West the securities or securities. or and Utah Sales admin- — compared Terminate— to York Six Months Ended Dec. 31— 521,844,814 414,988,315 6,703,499 4,060,511 528,548,313 „ Depreciation and. depletion Income with successor elected the pursuant shares Vick allow¬ . j. of goods Cost returns i— income No has in approximately principally due to a credit profits credit carryback in 1946, excess 1347 year of ' 163.14% compared with $1,035,148 in 1946, as compared —V. year territories,' totaled areas 31, estimated the materials • Month of January— . ten the- Dec. Dec. on and that surrendered surrendered in ,<j* ' Gross at State v • same other and Retirement Sales numbered a 1947. Walgreen Co.—January Sales Increased 6.8%— 2,450,944 State includes Commerce in year common stock was owned by residents 31, 1947, comparing with 457,578 shares holdings of preierred stock on that date 1948. Trust -Certificates-received .1946 ' - the the preferred York •• comparing in 1947 of York other, than 1.035.182 fuel ■ New and 19, actual an 27.05% : Interstate with $2,430,458 iri 1946, an increase of $970,564' principally by the.increase in rates due.to revision.of the Act, effective Jan. I,vl947t'^'.!.'' •" Income available for fixed charges in lf'47 increased $3,237,958 and income after providing for fixed and contingent charges, including Railroad . Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. -•*? before. states, Columbia against 51,817 day units of receiving per : in of increase to preferred totaled States Jan. $2,314,722 Passenger revenue occasioned cf Dec. foreign Jan. Empire - certificates upon Net > the 2565. p. a the bv retroactive to Feb. • The directors Containers, 111., plant to in due $3,401,022 S. der held 1946. revenue effective .approximately increased authorized pay 1947, cost for $4,709,469 Corp.—Acquisition— Jan. $1,462,233 holders Net at • the was States shares 4, ' whereas, 3, 1948. The trust will be liquidated commencing June 1, 1948, days after such termination, During the intervening period share¬ have the right under the trust agreement to surrender their 90 Gross N. . in Power appointed. —V. Union Bag & Paper of Y., has resigned resignation having be¬ come stated.— . of. shares Holdings New names 1947, shares buildings New Eastern 3,881,599 Empire Trust Co. 120 Broadway, New York, trustee for the above entitled shares, such 500 21 April ten increases rate which revenue mail Railway tax accruals increased "U. is Mail . Dec. on $600,000. the of from freight 1947, amounting to $1,277,581, and wage awards to the conductors and trainmen, effective Nov. 1, 1947, in the amount of $124,131, and to Sales and 31,- 1946. in names in 11. Universal Trust Shares—Trust to . take Redemption— on railway increase • name $15,052,375 $3.80 increased revenues 1947 • 1, Stockholders— Eastern Dec, year- in of against on while 46,591 shares, to second mortgage (now first mort¬ Payment, will be made at the Bank of 1952. "/'}■ 25.67% in 221 General gallons, exclusive with Feb. on ten holdings shares countries before, year 51,489 District on 1,055,457 foreign a 10-year 4% of due Oct. Corp.—Partial trade 140 of shares, brokers' -December— gage! to on brokers' in common shares before. year of report the added ..to .: 21.73%. Railway operating expenses for the year 1947 increased 5.85%, prin¬ cipally due to wage awards to non-operating employees, effective Sept. Manchester, 31, 1947, comparing with 759,774 shares stock against including in shares in Dec. on Holdings of and 1947 in * Street the comparing announced brokers held Preferred 165, pv 3060. 29th under Corp.—No. names, than shares Certificates construction .•"X: gallons 10 3,948,587 2,464,323 stock Common portionate in engaged now from been Assistant stock of this corporation totaled corporation against previous completed $28,871.4G8 of which $45,650,000 is expected $52,733,000, is company marketed Steel common before. be completed this year. . be sizes brokers' the Certificates The to . January, has . in 1947 York New of amounted heater Blackney, of 892,740 $4,127,212 steady decrease throughout the year, culminating in a Commission for March topping even busy wartime Januarys while to $116,000, another new' record and more 1947, figure.—V. 167, p. 552. Construction Co.—1947 Volume Turner W. The new January fpr .the first time, twice by water V. 2,191,159 -• $10.02 operating railway increased 13, 1947; ,1946 Included effective July' 1 to Dec..31, $178,000 corners, cap and divider ' '• '%•' ;. 1', ' •* 7,211,111 862,366 Oct. increase capital before, ■ the airline's domestic volume of both express highs. Exoress revenues exceeded field, cargo a'ir freight returns soared than best and $6,682,347 10,449,069 1,742,133 ; stated revenue decrease the for 1940, passenger revenue total of $345,000. freight established $195,000 ;.V soared revenue all-time high for the month Cocke noted that this January and figure The in % another Mr. the above record TWA new a completed. miles than more for p' TWA's i responsible was scheduled of 92.6%, was mark. also total line, States Holdings of on 49,819 ' of share further approximately 1947, showed to 749,008 • outside . electric accessory United shipyard off at the site on March 2 by Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, . 1; $3,674,288. Tebo 29-acre Products Inc., Keller by corners, especially $10,089,578 charges—.2^ common Freight includes 476. p. corporation per Atkinson interim operate without noise, odor'and free from, necessity of storing fuel. It can be installed in kitchen, utility room, basement or recreation room. It is fully automatic, and all-electric.—V. •< 167, Todd Shipyards Corp.—Tebo Shipyard for Sale— The Mr. 17.20%. of manufactured are announced. new *27,676 167, p. 158. They 476. p. automatic new *303,574 —-x Corp. inside types: 167, company's 19,686 1,771,440 —^——= income aluminum. Plywood four Manager, railway—— oper. installation United States Radiator Corp.—New Water Heater— $5,851 15,908 income oper. States in H., strips.—V. 1947 ' railway from Gross - the makes 81.18 3,811,600 ;$,130,909^' '4,702,128 $7,844,570 . N. , Molding— plywood simple and inexpensive is now being sold by this corporation, E. B. Creigh, direc¬ tor and manager of the molding division,, announced on Jan. 28. The moldings permit installation of plywood, far more economically than possible previously, Mr. Creigh said. The use of moldings com¬ pletely eliminates the necessity for fitting, nailing,. counter-sinking and puttying with the result that installationi'xan be done quickly, at less cost, and with less labor. ' These weldwood moldings are made with genuine wqod veneer faces, that molding new fixed, 73.32 10,029,903 ' income..^ Earnings Incorporated—Expands Textron for charges.. Contingent charges.: securities' and •' » : of sale ^.2 Fixed the Oceanic Steam the liquidation of revenues——. Net railway operating income— available f 1946 $82,789,469 $68,009,685 5,628,396v 7,571,802 94,657,837 80,766,674 69,407,447 f 65,570,599 . railway operating Income Navigation -j. EquilJment and Jpint' faciUty jenW.'.ii—: provi¬ dividends tPrincipally from 1947 - • railway operating expenses_._^_c_r.__^._ Operating ratio..— Railway tax accruals2_-...-—______i__f_-.—_i.' $6,63.1,684 1,484,206 provision for preferred dividends—. earnings per common share after '• revenue— Total $10,190,000 outstanding, Dec. 31 earnings per common share Total sion Total '■ revenue... Pas enger $6,041,158 $8,033,000 vessels profits Operating %.•/.-1946; v*2,157,0008598,526 taxes) or shares Common the of operations 12 Months Ended Dec. 31-*-.'.. (& Subs.)—Earnings— %"1947 Liquidation of securities "Estimated. company's stock is publicly owned. the financing are expected to take last-mentioned Proceeds proportion of the $4,000,000 addi¬ by Dallas Power & be sold to common Regular Utilities Co. will substan- Texas its common stock investment in all three operating companies. It will buy an additional $1,500,000 common stock from Texas Electric Service, $1,000,000 common from Texas Power & Light enlarge tially FINANCIAL £ CHRONICLE Years Ended Dec. 31— i » & United States Lines Co. *.'%VV: ■'••' ■ April, Texas Power & Light In COMMERCIAL Inc.. and the Luke's Hospital Reinsurance of New Corp. York.—V. of New 167, p. York, 693. and • . , a trustee a-v of Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL Stock Record & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (753) New York Stock «» Exchange DAILY RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest t per share Lowest $ per share 66% May 90 Range since Jan. 1 Highest 87 V2 Jun 110 66% Feb July 80 NEW Highest S per tper share Jan 13 Feb 6 LOW STOCK Saturday Par Abbott 2 Laboratories Jan 8 10 3A Feb 4% Feb 11 6% Jan 9 ACF-Brill 43 % Apr 60 Oct 45 Va Feb 11 52% Jan 5 Acme 18% Oct 38 May 30% May 55 Jan 6 40 10 Va May 25'/a 100 Dec 387A Nov 35/a lG'/a Dec Dec : -25'A May 56 10'A 24 Feb 102 Jan 2 3% Jan Jan 10 2 46 Va Jan 36 27 8 Va Jan 15 26% Jan 8 Air Reduction 2 Alabama Jan- 4 Vs Jan 8 Alaska Juneau Jan 5 Aldeng Inc 80 Jan 20 10 3% Jan 2 Feb 10 41% Jan 2 Feb 37 Nov 70% Jan 7 Feb 25% Feb 11 72 Jan Allegheny Corp 5 V2 % 17 30% Jan 5 - Nov 8% Feb 11 11 Jan Nov 171'/a Feb 11 190 Jan 5 22 Va Feb 36 V4 Oct 5 Allied 21% Jan 30 Allied Kid 5 33% Jan 5 Allied 25 Feb 11 31'A Jan 84 Feb 13 89 9 Jan 42% Oct 33 Va Feb 11 39% Jan 5 91 99% Oct 89 Va Feb 11 92'/a Jan 8 73 Jan 26 5'A Feb 47 Feb 10 Dec 86% Feb 6 50% Dec Dec 80 20% May 65 % Dec 43% Feb 11 Apr 11% Dec 30 Va Jan 9 7'A Jan 50 Jan 12 13 Mar 51% Jan 6 52 Jan 21 59 Feb Jan 19 Feb 10 21% Jan Jan 9 64'/a Jan 13 11% Jan 12 13 42% Jan 9 9 May 17% Feb May 50 Feb 37 Va Feb 110'A Nov 104% Feb 11 107% Jan 7% Feb 3% Feb 11 4% Jan Dec" 37/a May 75'A Dec 99 Mar 5 ; 6 80 % Jan 166 Dec 196 Va Sep 168 Jan 26 175 Va Jan May 54% Feb 38 Feb 11 43% Jan 9 76'A Feb conv 9 May 115% Jan 97 Feb 7 100 Vs Jan 21 7% May 28'A Feb 19% Feb 12 22 % Jan 8 Amer 110 Feb 104% Jan 28 106 Va Jan 15 56 > Aug 46 Va Feb 6 50 Va Jan 13 26 Vi Sep Feb 18 % Dec 24 Feb 88 Dec 102 Mar 38% 101 Va Dec' 48% July Oct Dec 118'A 25 Va May 46 3% May 13 6% Jun 16 Jan Dec . 2 Dec 6% Dec 115 Va Jan conv 16% Feb 4 19 Va Jan 5 American 16 Feb 13 19% Jan 10 5 33% Feb 10 94 Va Feb 11 26 Va Feb 10 Jan 13 5 4%% 40% Jan 2 American 2 5 16 2 Jan I 22 Jan 30 Va Jan 15 Jan 17% Jan 2 Jan 5 2'A Jan 2 13 89'/a Jan 7'A 9 Dec 25% 7 Feb 8% Jan 101'A Feb 66 Feb -6 77% Jan Apr 37 Va Jan 20 40 9Va Oct 5Va Feb 10 5% Ma y 49 - Jan 55 6 Feb 13 53 Jan 11 24% Jan 6 Jan 6% Feb Nov 13 Va Jan Feb 20 116 Jan 7% Jan 4 10% Feb 30% Dec 92 Oct 13 92 12 Jan 5 11 101% Feb 7 Highest t per share 18'A Jun 80 Dec 7% 28% 15% x25% May 127 32 Va Dec 11 2 79% Feb Feb 6% Feb 5 84 Va Jan 11 8V2 Jan 25'A Feb 13 128 % Jan 2 28 Va Jan 132 Jan Feb 11 8% Jan 29 Feb 10 32% Jan 13 Feb 7 Feb 10 8'% Jan 8 170 7% Feb 81 Feb 11 95% Jan 74 Feb 11 85 Va Jan 9% 13 14% Jan Oct 172 Jan Feb 25% Feb 11 109 Va Feb 91 Feb 13 16% Feb 10% Feb 11 5 15 'A May 22% Feb 17 A Feb 34 42Va Oct 38'/a Feb 48 Va May 70 Va 142 Dec 32 Dec 40 Dec 158 25% May 23'A Jun 37 136'/a 21 34 149% Dec July Mar. 26 47 Va Dec 146% Feb 20 Jun 174% Oct conv Locomotive xll6% Dec Va Jan American 5 9 4Va% conv preferred American Safety Razor American Seating Co— 19 Jan 40 Va Jan 56% Jan 151 Jan 34 Va Jan 14 Mill 2 Am 9 9 American Snuff Steel 23 Va Feb 11 26% Jan 12 American 20 Va Feb 34 Va Feb 9 13 125 Feb 4 18 Jan 21 24 V2 Jan 39 Va Jan 129 par 6% 13 69% Jan non-cum 141 Va Jan 14 60% Jan 2 116% Jan 7 Feb 2 11 119% Jan 40 Vs Feb 11 44% Jan 21 99 Jan 30Va Feb 11 Jan 90% Feb 7% Jan 64 Dec 34% Jan 6% Dec 30 Feb 10 38 51 Jan 33 Feb 13 38 V2 Jan 4 104 Va Jan 10 53 V2 Jan 16 Jan 6% Feb 39 Va Oct For footnotes see page 24 16 Va 90 *88% 35 Va *88% 90 *88% 90 33% 35 33% 35 35% 98 Va Feb 48 Feb 18 Vs Feb 9 V2 Feb Tobacco class Woolen Preferred 2 Conv 9 Amer 1 9 85 9 Anaconda v; New Lead conv 26% 26% 500 5% 5 Va 5% 5 Vs 5% 14% 5% 14% 14 Va 5% 14'/a 1,200 16% 16 Va 14% 16% 14% 16% 16% 700 16 16% 2 2 Va 4,900 6,700 17 16 Va 2>/s '78 ' 78 Va 2 7% 2% 68 38V2 '6% 6 55J/2 *51 22 *6% *10% 11% *15 21 dc 22 % 6% 11 Vs 10% 15% xl4% 17% Monday *79% *26% *80 10% 10% 14% *14% 14% 20 Va 20 20% 500 20 Vs 20% 101% 101 Va 6,600 *100% 101% 100 *100% SALE Feb. 11 V P W *128 16 Va 80 81 81 6% 129 Thursday $ per share 16% 7 26 129 6% 26% 25 129 11 the Week Shartt 131 16% 17 80% LINCOLN'S 6% 6 Va 700 BIRTHDAY 6'/a *129 fifties fur Feb. 13 80% 26 Va Friday 25 Vs 25% 2,200 128% " 1,700 210 129 240 7% 7% *7 31% 31% 29 7% 7V'a 7 Va 7 7Va 7 7% 85% 85% 85 Va 85 Va 83 85 % 81 82 Va 76% • 7% 31 Va 7% • 7% *30 V2 76% 76% 76% 82% 75 76 % 83% 74 74% 74 13% 13 74% 13 Va 12% 13 2,700 1,900 12% 127/a 22,400 13 % < 13 V2 *169 13% 174 *169 172 *167 7Va 7% 172 7% *29% 30 30 Va *167 172 *7% 29% 7 *165 7% 400 30 900 7% 13,400 172 28% 26% 28 Vs 25% 26% 26 93 Va 94 26% 92 92 Vs 91 92 I8,ioo 450 10% 10% 10% 10% 18% 10% 17 Va 10% 17% 10% 17% 10% *17% 17% *39 39V2 39 Va 17Vs 17 Va 39 par 49% 50% —100 143% 143% 25 32 V2 —100 Tobacco— ♦138 27% ■ *20 Va 21 *36 Va 20 Va 36% *124Va *125 150% 150% 64 1 64 139% 48 Va 64 7,700 143 Va 144 32 Va 138 " 142 32 Va - 64 49 42% 26 26 Va 23 Va 23% 20 Va 35 Va 20 Va 36 Va 127 35 Va *124 126% 18 Va 18 Va 150% 150% 149% 65 64 Va 64 Va 139 Va 139 Va 49 Va f-s, 117% V. 48 *117% 64 ', 65 ; 139'/a 49 118% 62 Va ' *63 47 7% 7% 7% 43 No par ♦86 89 *86 7% 44 *95 40% 98 Va *96 7Va 43 7 65 <98% 96 Va 89 Va 85% 85% *83 6% 6% 6% 6 64 Va *58 *60 65 • *60 *23% *19% 34% *124 10 3,300 23% 600 20% 400 34% 1.2UU 127 18% 18% 1,100 148% 149% 35,100 62% 62% 62% 139% 139% 118% 41 47 *117% 7% 62% 1,500 63 4,900 139% 380 47% 4,600 118% 80 7% 2,800 23,600 41 41% 95 96 88 Vs 900 26% 18% 7% '40% 6% 6% 26 150% 47% *117% 560 32 140 63% 139 Va ' 43% 20% 35 v 18 Va 151 48 Va 99 *60 20 Va *125 144 31% *135 24 v 117 *95 6% 140 27% 64 139 % 117Va 7% 144 32 Va *135 24 18% 64% 139 Va 142 32 Va 138 26% 36% 64 100 1 270 48% 126 Va 150% 25 25 38% 47 Va 20% 36% 126 —100 com.. 38% 27% 1.8% common—No par > 46% .47% " 18% 5 38 Va 24 Va 18% —25 40 50% 32 Va *24 5 common 39 Va 47 Va 140 27% 24% 800 39% 144 32 Va 140 4,500 50% 50 143 32 V2 •138 —No par Smelt 900 $ per share 95 95 *82% 6% 63 6 200 87 6 Va *57 100 Va 2,000 62 50 32% 32% 32% 32% 31% 32% 30 Va 31% 30% 31% 18,300 .No par 31% 31% 31% 32% 30 32 30 30 30 31% 35% 2,620 *34 Va No par 35% 33% 34% *33 35 *98% 98% 98% *98% 99 Va 99 99 *98% 49 49 48 49% 48 48 *46% 18'A 19 Vs 18% 18% Wire dc Cable —— Andes 26'A 17% 80 7'/a 10% Feb. 12 $ per share 17 80 * PRICES Wednesday Feb. 10 26% 129 ' 100 14% Tuesday *7% 27 800 15 $ per share 18 80 7% II,000 6% 95 94 Va Anchor Hock Glass Corp com—12.50 84 preferred A 80 7% *128 *17% 21% 10% Feb. 9 t per share 17% 50 *6 Vs 95 *100% 102 f per share 2,400 21% 6% *80 500 700 5% 2oye 21 *100% 38 5% 50 21% 6% 95 *37% 55 20% 6% *80 3,100 67 5% 5% *50 1,100 7% *65% 11 Copper Mining.! 10 Jan 6 52 Va 75% 7% 38% x21Va 20% 101% 38 22% *10% 15 20% 101% 38 5Va 6 Va 75% 7Va 66 *50 95 *14% 7 66 38 6 *80 76 Va 76 7Va 68 55 Va 6% 95 2 68 38 Va 22% 6% *80 2 78% 7% 68 ♦38 2 Va 76 7% 7% 67 2 78 Va 18% preferred- 10 5 95% 26'/a *10% prior preference Zinc prior 10 800 95 *25% 28 Vs 100 23% Jan 34 V2 Jan 95 8,500 *17% B American 9 1,300 35% 28 % Am Waterworks Co Inc 31 16 90 34% 15% *27% Sumatra 16 *88 300 1.100 5 Va *24 Vb 11 Jan 17'/a .4 ♦14% No par Co 10 17% 51/2 Foundries—:_No par Stove 47 17% —Nopar Nopar preferred Anderson, Clayton Anderson-Prlchard 4% Feb 11 u Feb 11 29 Jan 94 Va 47 17 Va 95 V2 preferred Anaconda 38 Va Apr Common 5 Dec Dec 17% 17% 28 American Viscose Corp common—14 5% preferred 100. 13 Jan 8 95 10 Jun American 5 6 11 16 3% l7Va *17 Va 100 1,900 * 15% 22 • American Sugar Refg common—100 Preferred —100 6 12 47 v.: Feb 11 9% 17% 17% 17% 410 3,000 20 106 47 17 Va 19% *104% 106 *46% *93 *95 2 Jan 20 2,700 169% 40% 96 Va 5 American 19% Jan 106 20 39% 96 10,500 79 169% 39 Va *93 *104% . 4. / 77% 47 Vs ' 2,500 I.200 3% 78 47 *17% *6 No pai 5 62'/a Feb 136% Jan 6% Feb Apr 106 47% 600 38 Ve 105 10 Stores 62% Jan 58% July 24% Dec 106 Va *46% *50 Par common.. American 85% Feb 111% Mar 20 310 10 Vs 37% 104% 170% 38 61 —100 > 9 Feb Jan ♦106 76% 98% 20 Va 2,000 4 169 Va '39 *94 1,400 19'A 10 Va 104% 3% 77 V* 7% 55% *59 Va 39 38% 170 38 Va LOW AND HIGH ; Preferred 26 140 76 Va 21' 7% 19% 11 104 Vs r 400 55% 61 4 Va 170 100 Va 20% Saturday Ship Building Co Smelt di Refg common—No Jan Apr 46% - *38 , com Amer 29% Jan Jan Nov 14% 12 Rolling 5 10% 101% 30 5 Jan 11 69 Va Mar 27% 7% —100 12 Vs Jan 101 Nov 35 Preferred Feb 110% 42 ♦95 Va 88% 67 No par American Tel dc Tel Co Feb 20% ■ 40% 1,000 33,400 19 Va 10% 40% 105 4 170% : 2 1 £—$——No Jan - 103 Va 30% May ,, 13 preferred American 50% Oct 20% 39% Va 78 40 . Feb. 7 com 8 Dec 97 78 1 $5 preferred No par Amer Rad dc St San'y com—No par Jan 27 32% Jan Light 5 " * 11 Jun May 36 Va 11 May 5% May 62 11 176 $6 Power dc 68 Va Jan 8% 78 *169% • *16% »._100 STOCK 153% Jan 120 3A Aug 40 2,400 44 56 *59 Va 10% *104% 4% 88 *5% —100 13 Dec 40 Va 88 • *14% Nopar preferred 13 60 Oct 7% 68 Va - par common 62% Feb 163% July 78% *10% 105 4Va 170 Va 39% 88% ■ —50 148% Feb •/ Dec 41% May 4% 17% preferred Feb 84% Feb . 40 Va 105 18 Nopar 82 Va- Feb Apr 11 Vs *17% _ Oct Apr 90 31% Feb 135 61 Va 26 Feb Jan 62 135 46% Feb 142 £ Feb . 28% July 29% Jan May "May 18 Va : 172 Jun 116 • 28 Aug Jun llVs *17% par ! 9 37 Va 11 2,200 *43 ' 19% 300 . 5% 50 7% X56 96 Amer 9 12Va Feb May 99 60 26% 12 Feb Feb 186 24% May Feb 117Va .17 Dec- 19% 59 _10 100 Amer Machine <fc Metals Nopar American Metals Co: Ltd com.No par ; 6% preferred L —100 < American Molasses Co. : 1 < American News Co_ "—No 2 Feb 58% 19 58 Va 95% Amer Mach & Pdy Co com 3.90% cum preferred L. 2 16% 129 Va 57 % 59 20 47% 1 14 14% 7% 19% % 27 5% 300 *47 ' 7 July 43% ■7% 58 Va 40 44 44'A 58 Va 105 10,000 -27 88 7% 26 Va 7% 9 39% Dec 44 7% ' 59 EXCHANGE Dec Dec 45 7% 100 34 ; 89% , 28 American 2 May 11% May 44 Va 7% 84 5 Va 47 87 Va " ♦27 $ per share 20 28 Va 76 % 90% 27% NEW YORK Dec 85 88 99 12 8% 7 j American International Corp.No par American Invest Co of 111 1 8 Jan July 147 92% 14,100 33% *87% 27 5% 47 *97 Highest 16 Va Feb Jan 101 Dec Lowest I per share Sep 27 5% 47 36 Range since Jan. 1 I per share 27 Va 5% 47 STOCKS Year 1947 89% 91% • IO6V2 —100 Home Products.; American Ice common 6% non-cum preferred- 15Va Jan 30 104 V* Jan 34 Vs 99 6% 13 22 V2 Jan X27 Vs 5Va 400 1,800 26 84 33% 89% 50 1.700 30 25% 86 90% 35% Range for Previous Lowest " —, Feb 28 Va 5 Va 1,500 ■; 19% 30 347/a v *83 9% 173 *18% * *46% American 5 Jan 11 Jan 33% *84 *97% 5 20% Feb *27% *48 10 $7 2nd preferred A 5 50 14 Va r 18% May V 102 7% Jan Jan ! 13 C $6 preferred ; No par American Hawaiian SS Co 10 American Hide dc Leather com 1 7 Jun . 106 Va Mar Apr 9% May May Jan 10'A May 90 12 11 x34 % 227/. July : Feb 90% 97 - Amer dc Foreign Power com__No par $7 preferred No 12 42% 35 Vs 90% 86 10 8 Dec July 74'/a 34% 91% *105% ____—_ 37 *84 35 Vs -*77% American Encaustic Tiling 1 American European Secur Nopar American Export Lines Inc—40c 31 75 Va Feb 86 "58 20% * 169 100= com— 172 19% 200 94 9%" 173 171% *19 preferred series A— 100 American Distilling Co———20 12 6% Jan 16 Cyanamid Co 172% 173 *85 9Vs 25% 104% 3Va% 2 14% Feb 88 Va Jan 106 94 8% 25 4% No par com *85 9% 27% No par Crystal Sugar prior preferred •A 25 7 s 40 - ' —25; Colortype Co 4,700 9 11 No par Co 26% 95 27% 57 1 preferred—— 25% *87 * 37 27% 20 100 Inc 37% 72 2,700 *70% 26% *58 100 '^ American Jan Feb 86 5% Cable American Chicle 88 Feb 17 Va July 20 Va July Chain dc 23,600 71% 25% 27 V2 89Va- 90 44V2 44% y,~ com___No par preferred 3't- 37% *70% 30 7% __100 non-cum 37% 71 38% 30 5% 50 27 30% 28% 4.000 2,900 2% 20 50 3% 15% 80 3 19% 5%. 1 Preferred 2% 30 *27% • 3% 15 Vs 80 31 *47 105 ' 20 34% 1 American Car dc Fdry com 20 % 19 Co A 176% *84 1,200 1.600 10,300 *98 20 86 7% 24% 3% 15% 6'2 30% • 28% 7% 24 Vs 7% 30% >*90%; No par preferred Radio Corp 16% 44 70% 10% 175 5,600 1,800 4,600 26% "7 95 *9% 1,400 14% 24% 20% *84 1 American Can" common—.. 94 105% July 47'/a Oct Shoe 10 48 , 14% 28% 103 *79 3 37 27%: *87 '/4 4 *40 29 3% = 16% 2% " 39 95 3% 5 BIRTHDAY 7 Vs 24 Vs *98 82 80 LINCOLN'S 14% 27 Vs - No par Amer Cable dc 8 36 Brake 4% 8 ~ 72 178'A _ 3% 15% *79 3 Va 27% 7% 24% 105 67 4% 44 28% Shares 66% 46% 3CV2 Chemical-No par American Bosch Corp 3 38% *20 common 3% *70% *176 Corp^ 7 Vs 24 16% *38 30% *98 82 27% 5 —— Amer Vs 39 *9% 3Vi% cum conv preferred—100 American Bank Note common 10 6% preferred 50 2 36 Agricultural 3% 16% ♦79 —No par com 7% 25 % 14% - the Week *76% 5 45% 15'A 44 29% 105 71% 1 *8'7 _No par Petroleum 3 38% preferred—___50 American Airlines 5 77 Va 58 Va Feb 10 % Feb 107% Amer 9 31 - convertible Amerada 9 8% Jan 6% 30% 4% Sales for Feb. 13 $ per share 80 5% 15 Friday f per share 67% *76% 50 *40 7% 3% 27% 1 — Inc.. Alpha Portland Cement Amalgam Leather Co Inc 2 106% Jan Dye Co 4% 15% 24% 16% *il. - Allis-Chalmers Mfg common..No par 3%% cum conv preferred 100 6 6% Jan 6 Apr 107 34% May 7 26 Feb 51 Mar 50 3A Jan 8'A 100 Allied Stores Corp common—No par 4% preferred—i. 100 12 30'A May 35 dc Mills Co 39 V* Mar . Chemical 22 Feb 80 47 44% *98 82 3 100 Jan 105 Va July Jan 1 West Ry 6% gtd.__, Industries Inc. 30 Dec 3% 16 Vs par Allen 7% *7?Va preferred-No par conv 19 • 90 46 prior 15% 105 5 preferred A_ $2.50 5% *40 68% *76% 50 *30 25 *98 10 common—, 5% 44% 100 Alleg dc Jan 24% May 5% May Minings Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No Apr 30 Jun Gold common 80 50 30 Va 24% 100 preferred 67 *76% ' 15% 7% No par » 68 % 69% Thursday Feb. 12 $ per share - 1 Inc.. 21 4%V 15 Va Feb.11 $ per share 5% 30 Va PRICES Wednesday 68% \ 50 *42 10 Vicksburg Ry 13 12% 202 18 May 29% May dc 20 2% Feb 1, No par Corp 15 Va Feb Jan *49% . Addressograph-Muitigraph Corp Admiral 5'A 10 SALE Feb. 10 . $ per share 80 2.50 Adams Express Adams-Millis Corp 9 102 *76% Co Co 80 48 Va May 8teel Jan 15 31 Va 104 Dec 164 Feb Feb 76% Dec Nov 17% Jan 10 44 Jan 27 % 9034 6 13 7% Feb 102% Aug 53A Feb May 11 44% Feb 28'/a Feb Feb 6'A 75 14% Feb Oct Feb 112 Dec 2 3/4 % Motors 70 No par Abraham dc Straus Dec *69 V2 HIGH Tuesday Feb. 9 $ per share No par com AND Monday Feb. 7 share 79% Jan 90 YORK EXCHANGE 57/a 13 Vs May 13 dc Co Oil Corp Copper Mining Products Co Inc Archer-Daeilels-Mldland 21% 10 20 *34 Va 49 *19% *9% 100 49 19% *19 10% 5 *4% 4% Nopar *30% 30% 19% *9% - V ..." 10 r ;•::=■ 9% 9% *8% Va 9% 33 18 33% Va 4% 4% 30 Va 29% 4% 30 4% 29 *8% - 20 47% 600 18% 5,800 10 } 4% 4% 4% 100 1,400 29 Va X29 '/a 29% 2,100 " *41/2 30 600 100 ; 14 THE (754) COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL stocks Range for Previous Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 Lowest & YORK NEW ••.; . STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE Lowest Highest CHRONICLE ■ v.;; LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Monday Wednesday Feb. 10 Feb. 9 Feb. 7 Monday, February 16, 1948 Thursday Feb. 11 Friday Sales Feb. 13 Feb. 12 the Week for ' 11% Feb 8 Illinois com—1_5 No par Cork No par *42% 43% 43 % No par 89% 83% 89% 89% Oct Jan 95 Feb 13 Jan 41% Feb 10 49% Jan Armstrong 110 Feb 88 Jan 29 94 % Jan Jun 55 91% Dec 14 Sep 106 Jan 19 Jan 14 Feb 5 14% Feb 10 % May 17% Feb 12% Feb 11 15% Jan Artloom 137/s Dec 20% Feb 13% Feb 13 29 99 100% Feb Dec 132% Feb 3 99 Dec 134 Feb 96 Feb 11 102% Jan Dec 34 Sep 26 Jan 5 28% Jan 12 66 May 99 Jan 84 Feb 11 97% Jan 5 112 Feb 99 % Feb 13 101% Jan 12 18% Feb 14% Feb 11 Feb x45% Feb 10 Feb 25% Jan 6 Jan 22 68 22 x98 Dec 10% May 59 40% May 23 y2 Jun 62 Jan 34% 77 Mar 68 17 30% Feb 13 38% Jan 2 Sep 102 Feb 9 107% Jan 13 91 Feb 9 21% May 26% July 20 Feb 57 Apr 73 July 55 Dec 121 July Jan *26% 26% 26% Atch com—100 89 % 100 *100% 100% 10 15% 15% 48 48 35 36 *65 70 Topeka 5% & Santa Fe preferred T inc F 5% No par common—1 Atl G & W I SS Lines preferred Refining common 100 non-cum Atlantic 4% 2 Feb 13 64 Jan 9 Atlas Powder common 111 Jan 22 114 24 Feb 11 Jan 9 4% 24% Jan 20 Atlas Austin Feb 6 Jan 6 7% Jan 29 13 Jan 26 13% Feb .5 17% Dec 29% Jan 15% Feb 11 15% Dec 27% Jan 16% Jan 6 7% Feb 4% Feb 35% Jan 10 8 5% Jan 29 Jan 7 19 11 Feb Jan 19% Jan 22 38 Conv prior Autocar Co of BIRTHDAY 14% 14%', 127a 12% 12 7/« 1,700 13% 13% 3.90J 101% 101% .. 13%.102 101% 220 500 270 96 96 96 96 120 23 26% 26% 26% 900 85 . • 26% 87% 84 86% 86% 87% 10,800 99% 99 r% 1,000 15 4,000 < 100% 37 70 100 % 99 % 15% 14% 14% 45% 46 34% 34% 15 x45v! 46% 34% 36 *68 77 100 *68 *14% 46 46% 1,700 33% 77 33% 2,400 76 *68 32 32% 31 102% 102 102 102 103 92% 91% 92 91 % 92 92 92 *20% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20 20% 20% 20 Vb *58% 59 59 59 56 55% 56 55 56 110 *107 110 *107 *106 110 *106 110 24 24 *24 *24 *24 25% 25% 6% 6% 6% *13% 14% *13% 14% *16% 16% *16% *17 17% —5c Amer—5 4% 110 25% 6% 6% 6% *6% 13% *12% 13% *12", 16% 5 37% 57 % 30% 16% 167'a "■ 18 47h 5 38 % *37% 31 6 % 18 4% " $2.25 30% 102 13% . 167a 18 32% 102 *24 6% No par Mfg Corp (The) common—_3 conv preferred—. No par Avco 14% 12% 91 *107 — Co 89% 26% 48% 36 _No par pfd ($1.20) Automatic Canteen 48% *68 89% 102 100 Corp Nichols common 16 400 3,700 LINCOLN'S *14% 101 *96% ?• 98' ■/ 16 1 xlOl 26,700 89% 92 No par "preferred conv •13% 12% 42% 102 32'% No par Tack 13% . -Xl3% . 89% 100% 100% 32% 13% * Shares 95 92 100 —5 series. B 14% ' 13 lV/o 95 ,.42.% *100 25 preference series A—100 conv 12 *88% $ per share 43 89% $ per share 97% 42 14 % 14% 14- \ 88 90 117 a 97% 42% 89% v., 26% 22% Jan Feb 49 10 Associates Investment Co 11 12% Dec 2d M c 14% 103% 98% Preferred $3.75 Atlas Corp 18% 4% May 14% 101 98% 6 Dec 36 % 14% 103 98% Jan 97 13 5% May 14% *102 *98% Atlantic Coast Line RR Aug 271/2 common—1 preferred— 100 preferred. 100 2 113% 22 y4 Mar 14% *13% 28 Jan 105 lUVa 14% 13% 50% Jan Dec Dec 13% Goods 12% 99 ,98 *14% Dry 1st 7% 12% $ per share 41% 13 100 *98 102 5 39% Jan Nov 40 6% 12% 12% 12% *100 No par Corp Corp. A Jan 91 Apr com 2 17 105 31'/a Co Constable Associated 12 25 of preferred $3.75 Arnold 15% Jan 108 Jan $ per share v 43 % Co & Armour 15'/a Dec 38 % $ per share u $ per share $6 conv prior preferred 14% Jan 11 Par 130% 9% May 103 $ per share $ per share $ per share $ per share > 37% 6,600 310 410 2,500 420 24% . 100 6% 500 13% 100 15% 16% 15% 15% 1.400 *16% 16% 17 17 1,300 4% 36 - 30% 4% 37% 4% 4% 4 •'% 13,100 35% 37 *36 36% 900 \ B 13 Dec 16 13% Dec 24% 7% May 16% Feb 11 Feb 12% Feb 11 10% Feb 11 13% Jan 20% Jan Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore 10 18 & common 17 9,800 13% 13% 2,100 60 60 44 44 44% 45 42% 43% 42% 42% 42% 42% Barker Brothers 10 22 22 22% 22 % 22 22 20% 21% 22% 22% 50 *42 43 42 42 *40% 42% 9 —100 — common 45% Dec 54'/4 Jan 42 Feb 10 44% Jan 5 4%% Apr 39% Dec 31 Feb 11 37% Jan 2 Barnsdall 8% Dec 19% Feb 9% Jan 6 11% Jan 8 Bath Bayuk Cigars Inc preferred Oil Iron Co 18 Jun 24% Nov 19% Feb 11 23'% Jan 2 Dec 62 Jan 31 Feb 13 38 Jan 7 83% Dec 110% Jan 85 '90 Jan 8 Beatrice „;:/3 % % 17% Dec 20% Aug 18% Feb 9 Beaunit 96 y2 Dec Jan 9 Beck Shoe 4%% Jan 29 Beech Jan 12 Beech Creek 37 Jan 5 Beech-Nut 16% Jan 5 18% Oct 14% Feb 11 181/4 Jan 15% Feb 24i/2 jan 11% 10% May 95 . Dec 28 May 25% Nov 18% Jan 30 Bell Aircraft 3 24% Jan 2 Bell & Feb 6 94% Feb 3 26 Feb 11 19% Feb Feb 11 31 8 Bendix Jan 19% 19 % 31 31 87 86 *85 86 85 *85 18 18 *92% 1 10% 33% 14% 14% 18 21% —5 27 16% Feb 11 21% Jan 2 Bendix Home Appliances -33 %c Jan 23% Jan 20 24% Jan 5 Beneficial No par Feb 80 Jan 6 84% Jan 19 24% Dec 35% Jan 23% Feb 10 26% Jan 9 Best & 19% Apr 32% Oct 25 % Feb 11 31 Jan 9 Best Foods 30% Feb 11 35 133% 129 Jan 30 Dec 150 Jan Feb 13 137% Jan 9 66 Feb 53% Jan 23 62 % Jan 8 13% 18i/2 Jan 13% Feb 13 14% Jan 14 Dec 25 $ per $ per share 36 May ' x20% NEW YORK Feb Feb 11 23% Feb 11 31 . 7 Black 9 Blaw-Knox 5 Bliss 5, W) 15 Feb 11 17% Jan 34 Feb 10 37 Jan 7 Oct 21% Feb 10 26% Jan 17 29% Nov 59 Feb 30% Feb 13 33% Jan 30 Bohn 89 Dec 116 Jan 8T% Feb 13 96 Jan 12 45% Dec 67 Jan 42 Feb 5 51 Jan 19 35% Feb 21 Feb 10 26% Jan 5 49% Jan 39% Feb 17 ■' 25 May 38% May 37% May 881/2 Dec 3% May 13 41% Jan 55 Oct 42% Feb'11 54% Jan 5 102 Sep 88 Feb 2 6% 3% Feb Feb 7% Jan 8 8% Jan 81 Dec 96 Jan Feb 10 9% Jan 13 23 % May 30% Nov 90 Dec 28% Feb 11 25% Feb 11 71 Feb 30, 10 11% Feb 2 33 % Jan 9 29% Jan Feb 2 Brigg3 29% Feb-13 37 Jan 6 Bristol-Myers Apr 93% Feb 96% Jan 30 16% Feb - 5 11 18% Jan & Stratton Co Feb Jan 28 Feb 11 32 Jan 14 Apr 90% Feb 13 94 Feb 5 20% Dec 27% Feb 18% Feb 11 21% Jan 5 20% Nov 16% Feb 11 19% Jan 5 Bucyrus-Erle 9 120 Jan Dec 122% Jan 6 9 May 14% Feb 8% Feb 11 10% Jan 69 Dec 86% Feb Feb 13 74 Jan 14 X32% Feb 13 36% Jan X68 37% Nov 123% Jan 19 5 Shoe Brown $3.60 7% Inc Co preferred (The) Co Budd $5 Co 2 Buffalo 83 Jan 6 88 Feb 4 Buff 16% Feb 4 18 Jan 7 Bullard 26 38% Feb Feb 5 35% Jan 6 Bulova Watch Feb 16% Feb 11 21 % Jan 5 Feb 84 Jan 5 88 Jan 13 Burlington Mills Corp 4% preferred Mar 81 Feb 6 89% Jan 9 81% Feb 10 88 12% Feb 13 14% Jan 2 •7% Feb 11 10% Jan 15 Jan 27 86 Jan 30 10% Feb 11 12% Jan Jan 5 Jun 6 May Jun- ■72 95% Oct Dec 88 Jan 11 Dec 79 Dec 3 Dec 6 13% May 94% May 104 19 Jan 16% 10 •: 81 24% Feb 108 % 14 Jan > 81 Jan 2 3 Jan 20 Feb 22% Oct Jan 6 89 3% Jan 13 98% Jan 15 104 Feb Jan Monday HIGH SALE Tuesday Feb. 10 $ per share $ per share Feb.ll $ per share 29 28 xl3 26% 26% 24% 26 Friday 23 % Sales Feb. 13 Feb. 12 the Week $ per 13% 26% Thursday $ per share 28% 14 *29 900 .900 PRICES Wednesday Feb. 9 1,000 *28 share for Shares . 29 400 13% 24% 15% BIRTHDAY 4,000 23 % LINCOLN'S 13 % 23% 2,100 35 34 34 22% 22 22% 13,300 31% 31% 31% 31% 31 31% 30% 31 30% 31 % 2,100 15 *34 *15 15% 300 140 *88 90 89 89 88% 88% 87% 87% 44 45 45 44 44 42 43% 42% 42% 230 *22% 22% 23 23 21 2274 21 21% 21% 21% 4,600 40% 40% X40 39% 40 39% 40 39 % 39% 4,300 45% 46 45% 46% 44 45% 42% 44% 44% 45% 5,100 89 88% 88% *88 89% 88 88 *3% *87 44 *88 7% 89% *71 7% 75 40'/a 35 367'a *35 7% 774 7% : 500 4 3% 3% *3% 3% 34% 34% *34% 35% 300 7% 7% 7% 7V4 5,400 7% 71 75 *71 90 35 *3% 4 *88 30 71 *67 70 *67 200 71 100 " 10% 10% 10% 10% 10 10% 974 29% 30 297a 30 29 297 a 28% 26% 26% 30% 30% *93 * 17 % *18% 17% *123% 9% 71 95% 10% 97a 26% 26% 25% 26% 25% 31% 31% '31% 31% x30 % 30% 95 *93 95 *93 95 *93 25% 25% 29% *93 16% 27% 90% 180 *17% 18 % 200 16% 28 91% 92 % 92% 18% 18% 18% 19% 19% 17% 124 9% 71 *18 2,100 16% 17 29% 91% 19% 1,400 30 90% 17 *28% > 25% 95 *27% 17% 29% 93 4,200 17 17% *28% 93 4,000 28'% 28 17% 29% 93 10'/a 28% 29 ' 1,600 100 17 % 17% 16% 17 17 *123% 124 v 123% 123% 122% 123 *123 9% 9% 8% 9% 8% 8% 71% 69% 70% 70% 70% X68 68 x32% 32% 17 18% 18 70 8% 6,400 124 110 8% 14,300 190 34 33 337'a *32% 33 *85 % 88 88 88 87 87 *84 87 16% 17 17 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 1,000 5 *30% 31 30% 30% 30 30%* 30% 30% 30% 30% >1,100 17V4 "17% 12.800 1 Co 2nd Inc. 34 19 *337/a 19 % 18% 1 18% *82% 85% *84% '85-- 100 *81 85 *81 100 *80 83 *80 No par 13% 1 8% 13% 8% preferred—100 85 85 15 11 11 100 *84 87 common preferred Copper & Zinc 5 3 byers Co (A M) common Participating preferred No par *18 % 100 *100% Byren No par California Packing common—No par 5% preferred 50 May 27% Oct 23% Feb 11 28 24% Apr 34% Dec 28 Feb 13 33% Jan 51% Dec Jan 52 Jan 5 Jan 17 1% Dec 3% Feb 1% Feb 5 2% Jan 2 Callahan 6 % May 21% May 8% Feb 6% Feb 11 7% Jan 2 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper 34% Oct 24% Feb 11 30% Jan 5 Campbell W & C Fdy 12% May 17% Feb 13% Jan 16 15 Feb 9 Can Feb 108% Jan 13 115% Jan 2 48% Feb 38% Feb 11 39% Jan 16 25% Feb 16% Feb 11 6 Jackson 34 100 common preferred Bush Term Bldg 1% Butte 20% Jan 16% Feb Jan 13% pfd—ICO preferred 4%%- 13% 21% 93 Terminal Bros 14 No par Corp 3.60% Burroughs Adding Mach Butler 13% 15% *29 Co Forge Niag El Bush 14% 24% No par Co 12% May 59 34 No par Feb 84 129 59 15% 5 common Apr conv 31% 129 56% 21% No par preferred 3Vtf* 3Vjft 31% 131 56% 34 100 23% 22% 30% 130 57% 16 15 common 102% 30 33 131% 56 36% No par Dec 100 49,900 31% 131% . 24% —No par common preferred 14% May 104% 31% 33 % 100 23% -2.50 Bruns-Balke-Collender Dec 4,400 *34 100 28% May 25% *15% No par 36% May 25% 23% 5 common preferred Brooklyn Union Gas 106% 14 25% 16 100 3%% Dec 80 25% 13% 37 Jan 80 26% 29 *39% Jun May 26 14% Bearing Co__ 5 Braniff Airways Inc -2.50 Brewing Corp of America 15 Bridgeport Brass Co.No par Briggs Manufacturing No par Dec 80 1,500 27 30 4 15% 25% May 24 37% No par common 25% • 23% 14 *3% 31% 125 23% 23 15 Corp 95 13% May 23% 14 % (assented)_100 63 109% 1,600 24 *15% Roller 13% 6,300 86 *35% No par preferred- cum 17% 23% 23% 17 23% *83 5 (The) Bower 3% % 11,700 17% 14% 30 1,400 26% 84% 14% . 26 % 6,300 23% 14% 1 6 Dec Feb Co Borg-Warner 26% 16% 16% *14 2.50 - & Maine RR 7 Feb Borden 94% 23 % par No par A— Boston 36% Feb 18% class B 5 21 40% Co 21 *93 84% 57 14% Bond Stores Inc 4% Jan 34% Jan Dec Ami Class *19% 95 26 18% 23% ; 132 *26 1571. 21 *93 23% 57 *29% Brass—. 11 Feb May Bon & Feb 91 39% 9V2 18 16 19% 900 86 132 $ per share 15% 17% 90 1,200 - 5 2 May 30 16 31% *84% 57 No par Co Jan 32 71 Co & Laughlin Inc Bloomingdale Brothers Aluminum 14% 27% 132 1 Boeing Airplane 14% LOW AND Co Dec 14% -26% *55 No par 24% 14% 20 *131 4 15 95 par Saturday Bliss (E 14% 2,100 34 *30 25 % 33 33% 32% 1,200 97 a 32% 18% 26% Feb. 7 Co 41% July 18% 27 Par & Decker Mfg Jan 15% Jan 29% Jan 11 x.13 14% May May' 26% 9% 30 *90 86 24% STOCK $ per share share 28 Feb 281/2 May 14 25% EXCHANGE ■ Jan 35% Nov 18y2 May *24% BethlehemSteel (D'el) newcom No par 100 7% preferred No Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Birmingham Electric Co_„_ No Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest 12% May 1 . — 10 9% 32% Xl9% 23% 23% *84% 86 10 94% 32% 27% 18% 18% 23% *84 *91% 30 - STOCKS Year 1947 t per share 18% 23% „ 94% 10% 21% 27% 1 : Range for Previous Lowest com of 1946- No par • 27% *91% 400 17% 33% 96 21% *93 96 17% 31% 18% 17% 18% 21 *93 17% 32% *30 33 % 15 17% 94% 9% 31% *30 33% *14% 28% 46y4 May 31% *85 18 *91 10'% 10% 103/s 31% 17% 94% *32 10 '87 *85 18% *92% 94% 10 Co 1,900 19% 32 IIIIII ser 2,000 31% —50 Loan 6,000 9% 19% 17% common 20 32 34% 85 Co__ 190 1,000 1,300 42% 20% 100 Indus 9% 34% 100 Corp_ pfd $3.25 31% 9% 20 Aviation Cum 9% 35 103% Sep *40 32 31 9% 20% Dec 17% 20% 33 *33% 77% 21 % May 9% 100 - - Co x31% 10 34 preferred Howell 4%% 34 16% *33 — 94 106% Aug 39% RR Packing Belding-Heminway 42% 10 16% 15% 16% 33% —2.50 pfd preferred Corp Aircraft 33 5 20% 16 . 25 Inc__ 2 9% 20% 18 14% *42 33% 9% No par common conv 11 30 33% 1 Corp^ Co Mills, Feb Feb 16% May cum 8% Jan Jan 39% Mar 12% May Foods 32% Feb 12 40 *14 5 Works 35% Jun 17% 50 common 5% Conv. 20% Dec 800 13% 10 5% May 20,400 60 24 % Jan 29 9.400 11 13% 51% Jan 30% 13 10% 60 11 100 13% 12% 10% 14 13 5 137/a 13% 10% 61% 20% Feb Feb 13% 12% 11% 13% 42% Feb 95 13% 13% 61 28 '/a Feb 13% 10% 62 55% Jan 108 y4 13% 12% " 18 Dec 2 11% 62 9 11 14 11% *14 Bangor 63% Jan Feb 14 13% 11% 17% 2 11 17% Feb 14 13% 11% 14% 4% 15% Feb Feb July 14 13% 61% 5 10 60 May *13% 61% 11 13% Feb Feb 25% 1 13 100 Works Ohio preferred 100 Barber Asphalt Corp (Delaware)_10 15% Feb Feb 69 9% May 42ya T) preferred & Aroostook Feb 16 i/a Jan liy8 May 60 Inc—: (B 9 15% Jan Feb Babbitt 2 14% Jan 13% May Co 3% 18% 17% ; 84% 83 *8% .: 3% 3 *75 84 *80 82% *80 82 200 13 8,700 13% 12% 8% 7% - - 84% 87% xl8 82 81% 8 11% 11 *84% 17% 85 13 V 8% 86 *85 167'a v 81% r 13% 13 82 10% *84 / 3 17% 19'. 102 *100% *24% 25 *24% 25 24% *29% 30 *29% 29% 29 *52% 54 3 3 23% 16% - , *100 100% 23% 29% 54 *84 ; 17% 17, 24% *52% 107 a 11% 100% *100% 8% *81% 82% 3 3 17% 102 102 12% 85 *84 • 84% 8% 10% 11% y 13 82 84% 87 200 85 84% *80 400 87 *80 18% 84% y *84 24% 85 8% 1,400 H 80 11 3,800 85 3 1,200 17 2,900 101 20 24% ., 400 C 110 Dec Dec 38 18 Dec 9 % May 33% Nov x55 132 53 2 Zinc-Lead 1 - Southern Ry Feb 10% Jan 22 2 47% Dec 39 Feb 13 44% Jan 2 Cannon Mills Apr 14% Feb 11 Feb 13 12% Jan 6 Capital AdmiR May 57% Feb 54 Feb 11 55 6 $3 preferred For footnotes see page 24 Feb 6% *26% 27% 14% 14% No par "114% 6% 116 class A A 7 6% 6% *52% 1% 1% 11% *40% *11% 12% *11% *54 55 55 , 800 9,800 112% 113 112% 113 350 39 38% 38% *38% 40 260 16% 16% 16% *16% 17% 100 11% 41 % - lr 11% *54 , 11% 55 - i. . 11% 11% 29,100 39% 800 11% 11 11 54 54 54 11% 39% 40% *11 54 7,100 39 11 11% 40% 12% 67/a 7,500 115 41% 55. 1,700 ,, 14% 11% s I; 25% 38% 11% 1% 13% *16% 42% 28% 53% I-* 6% 25% 39 11% ' 6% ♦17% .18 *40% *52% -;'/V 14 112% —25 28 - 25% 117 39 ' 6% 11114% 17% . •: 17 a 13 7 a 26% 147a 39% 54 - 24% 67/a 26% *17 28% 28% 54'. 14% *39 1 1% 15 100 10 -■ V 14% *26% / 27% No par common *52% 174 1% No par 15% Canadian Breweries Ltd Canadian Pacific Ry 11 5 1.66% Co 18% Jan 12% Jan 50 1% No par Dry Ginger Ale com $4.25 conv preferred Canada 1% % !', 200 260 Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (755) 15 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous STOCKS Year 11)47 Highest $ per share 102 27 128 Dec Dec $ per share 103 Va Feb , 109 V2 Jan 6 & Ohio Carolina Power & 2 31 % Jan 10 33 Va Feb 13 41% Jan 12 Oct- 14% Feb 13 17 Va .Jari 5 Oct 39 7% 158 Va 49 % May V 64 > 26 43 % Jan 6% Feb 11 7% Feb 36 % Feb 11 46% Jan Jan 130 Feb 5 Feb ■54% Feb 13 f 28% Dec 22 Feb 108 Va Jan 97 Feb 10 Dec 156 Apr 123 Feb Preferred 2 Carriers 19 12 28 % Jan 102 * 137 11 21 Jan $4.75 2 Feb 1% 22% Feb 11 27% Jan 5 Celotex 21% Feb 19% Feb 13 20 % Jan 5 5% 22% Feb 18 Feb 18% Feb 14 % 7% May 7% Dec Jan 7 Feb 8% Jan lOVa Jan ' 7 7/t Jan 7 Feb 102 Dec 96 Va Apr 79 Feb 80 *" Jan 7 4 '/a May 12 Va Jan 7Va Jan 11 Jan 26 16% Oct 11% Feb 14% Feb 8% Jan Dec 9 % 116 Dec 22 Va 105 Nov 35% Mar 11% May 21'A Oct 27 22% Feb 10 X26 9 - 34 16 15 15% 14% 15 41 39 Va 39% 39 39 6% 6% 15% —50 *39 Va Jan Feb 18% Feb 11 22 Jan 5 Dec 110% Jan 94 Feb 6 100% Jan 20 % Feb 10% Feb 11 14% Jan 23, 30% Oct 26 Va Feb 7 54% Jan- 40 V2 Feb 10 84% Jan 2 Jan 40% Dec 81% Dec 31/2 Apr ♦ 102% July 7% Feb 5 % May 12% May 12% • Vh'/o Dec Feb 11 5% Jan 9% Jan 9% Feb 11 4'A May 12% Ja n Feb 6 24 7% Jan Feb v12 2% 10% Jan Dec 6% : Jan Jan 2 7Va Jan. Feb/ 16. 2 4% Feb 5% Jan 7 Va Feb 11 9% Jan 31% Jan 22 131/2 Nov 27% 35% Feb 15 Va Feb 11 19% Jan 5r/o 53% Feb 35 Feb 11 40 28% Feb 11 33 % Jan : 6 54% Jan Dec 153/4 21 13 32% Feb 22 51% Feb 12% Jan 9'/4 23 Va 24 13Ve par 14% *26 Va 27 Va 13% 27% 261/4 26% 18% *25% 18% 95 *92 *11% 4 Va 11 14 Jan Va Feb 11 17.% Jan 4% Jan Nov 7% Mar 3% Feb 10 Dec 42 Vb Mar 31% Feb 11 35 Jan 261/2 66% 52% Feb 11 63% Jan Dec 29% ■ Jan. 23 Vb Feb v 111 21% May Feb 28 4 96 Jan *4% 6'/a 12% 25% Jan Jan 4% 7%- 8'/4 '33% 7% 34% 34% 351/4 31% 331/2 171/4:" 31% 16% 173.8 15V4 16% 15Va 36V2 35 30'/4 28'A 20 4% 85 > 7 11 10 Jan 2 78 Jan 6 80 Jan 9 15% Jan 6 19% Jan 31 Feb Nov ,29 Jan 5 95 Jun Jan 80 Jan 29 33% Jan Nov Jan 43% Jun 10 Dec 37% Jan preferred Clark 12 115% Feb 105 Va Jan 6 Jun 109 V2 Feb 35% July 109 Mai- Nov 71 Dec 101 27% Feb 107 11 Jan 31 Jan 72 Jan Dec 57 Feb 42 Va Jan 24% Feb 14% Jan 32 May 39% Mar 30 Dec 89 154 Dec *94Va 23 Ve 99Vs 3 15% 26 Jan 17 35% Jan 13 3 10% Jan 99Y8 *94 Va *95 % 36% Jan 22 *20% 36% 29% 30 Dec 10 22 .. 38% ;37% *'30 38 30V4. 5 "*8 100 *77 18 18 Va 9Va 109 Illuminating Bronze *64 com__No par : Molybdenum...!.—^_No *8% „ 9 9 *75 Peabody & Co Preferred 109% cum *106 Va 108 % 107% 108'A 8 33 1,100 20 54% 50.400 23% 16% • 5.900 34% *108% 109 28 *106'/a - 1081/4 28% 29% •: 75 45% 45% 15% *43% 15% 15% 15 15 Vb 14% 32% 32% 31% 31% x30% 85 33 *9- 9% 33 100 *135 *9 33 140 84% 9%. 32% *132 84% 9 331/4 137 84 Va 9 32 Va 137 84% 32 Va 140 84 *137 841% 70 27 Va 27% 108'A *73% *43% 1,200 60 75 45 60 • 14% 14% 30 31 .8% 5,100 1,000 8% 8% 400 32Vs 32% 140 83% 20 5,100 109 *106% 74 8% 33. . 353/a *107% 31 *32V4 *43%. 74 „ 500 190 35 15 74 « 2,300 *82 45 15% 74 '' ' 16% *160 27% *1061/2' 108 % 108'A *73'4 *43% ' 293A *29% 108% 75 1.500 1,100 . ■ 271/8 46% V, 8'/a 80 16 - 6,100 29V2 *8 35 *73% 39% *75 85 34% 1 100 '600 ■ 'j 190 *82 35% 96 21 >37% 29 *160 *43% 2ndVd—_——iOO i i 17 29 85 96 *20% 80 29'% *82 23% •*■ 8 *75 190 28% 1 : 400 3% 53% * 109% 28% ! 17% 29% 85 28% r 80 * *160 35% No par ..1 — 4% 85 35% !30V8' 17Va 30 Vs 35 *. 8 V4 * C-' 8% • 190 j-K .38 *75 17% 28% 1 — com X 80 17% 108% par Corp......„— -.duett 30 108% Co ,cora—a:—1 Industries Inc.— 16 13 142% Jan 91% Jan 30'A 85 35 —No par 21% 37% 30'A 80 .5 99%. 21 38 V2 *30 preferred 200. 15% 3% 38 preferred: 11% *14'/2 21 100 No par —No par Clopay 8 10 *11% 991/8 *21% ' • Clinton 5 13 Feb 137 10,900 c. *160 Climax 89,600 47% 23% *94% 22 -, ___ 27 .. 54'A 523/8 24'/a 5% preferred ———100 Cleve & Pitts. RR Co 7% gtd_—.50 Special gtd 4% stock!——50 10 83 Va Feb Feb- 91% Feb 32% Feb 48 V2 Mar Decs Feb 51 *30% '55% 30 Graph 3,600 3% 23% 190 Clev 6,100 3,100 29 46% 32 53% 30 5% 153/4 35% 25% 14% 3% 31% 241/4 . 8% Jan 34 140 74 44% Feb 14 V2 3Vs 33 24 *160 $4.50 9 7 15'/4 3% *32 23% Corp Equipment Cleve Elec 14 14 Dec Jan 2 % 14% 42 ' 108 % Feb 5 151/s 4 34 Co..——^.20 2 106 16 4 9.500 15% 11% 23% — 24 34 Va Feb a 34% 11% 16 32% 2,400 *48 12 *32 12,700 32% 47% 4 1,500 1% ' 27% 46V2 16 2,900 7% 4% 73/4 51 26'A 48 3A Elec 'com—8.50 City Ice & Fuel— City Investing Co common 5V2preferred.. City Stores ': 10 27'/4 107 •'• 2C% 46% C C C & St Louis Ry Co com.—100 85 *48 26% 50 *11 13% 7% a% 35'A 32 V4 11% 1,400 29 491/8. *11 34 • 53 56% C I T Financial Feb 15-i/a '*3% *49 • 31% 12 *32 1 53 55% Cincinnati. Milling Machine Cot. 8 49'A * par 31 ■% 6'A 13% * 7Va; . 563A 9 Jan 323A 48% 37 30% *50 . % 56% 2 32 l31% 36% 52 •. • 2.50 40 11 30% *11 —25 22'/a Jan Va Feb 36% 30% .^10 1 — 10 "• Jan 36% *50 • 3,600 28.200 . . /: 29 16% *81/4 1.700 8'A IOVb 6% V v 36 29 'A 8V4 4% 8 Va 15V8 35% Chile Copper Co-———.X & 43/8 32% 26 Mar 4 8'A 4% par Cincinnati Gas 1.800 7% 7%' 5 8% Feb 94 7V2 4% 6'% 4% 8'A -100 i— 88% 10 r 6V4 8 3'a ex-div. tChilds Co.. 12.400 88 13% 5 par 2 S6 203/8 6 Ve 12% 8V4 Chicago Yellow. Cab—— Cliickasha' Cottoh Od—v.— 6 20 34% Z ; 8 Va par A 300 403A 101/4 6 'A 1,200 27% 8% 9% 14 11 ■ 4% 7% 10% *4% 21 : ' 700 40% 8% 10'A 11 500 : *26% .No par 29 Dec 8 - ' 11,400 26V4 18 Va 1 .... ci A—. :_25 36 Va Jan May 9 y 94 88% 4 100 13% *251/4 27 88'/a <•. X-VX 2,300 xl8 Va 41 89 1,000 9% 23% 13% 11 27 4% 12% *9 *91 40% 41/3 14V2 Feb 12% May 4% 141/2 Jan 78 4% 141/4 Nov 23 5 14 V, ... series 12 1,200 23% 95 41% 883/4 ..50 48% Feb 92'% i 40 8 23% 103/4 ;28V 40% *88'% ,100; Preferred 200 79 9% 23% 11% *271/4 41% 8% /34% 11% 28 41% 91 634 37% May May *27 41% 11 11'A 271/4. May 8 26% 413% 11% 8% 2 Nov 11% 18'/a *881/2 par 21 Sep 23 12 Va X":*9'X 9V4 *92 6% 5% 12 32 96 95 10% 7 56 Vb Oct 19% *92% 6% a..'. 1,800 104 Va 8 26% 18% *18% 3,500 7% 8% 13-% 27% 19 18 Va 7 7% 9% 95 800 18 11% 24% 11 Va preferred——: 7% •:isx: X 19% *76 11% 11% 250 4,900 104% 14% par 12 Feb *9% X 8 Va 500 24% *8 Vb 79 .100 2 5 Feb Jan 7V2 11 98 Ve 125 19% 105 *76 24% 24 x ■ 9 45% Jan 10% 8% 12 *104% 79 63/4 22 Jan 25 V2 Feb 15'A 105 *76 % 23% 8% 14% ■/:• 4,900 23,700 7% *1041/2 80 54% 22 Va 181/4 7 8% 14% 19 2 51 :•< Feb July 79 9Va 18'A 7Va 8% *8% , ■34%- Dec ••56 18% 7Va *8V4 ' *9% 24 12 Jan 7%' 8% 105 *77 79 *93 2 Feb 20'4 7% *8% 105 '•10% 5 Feb 51'A May 7Va 8% 1 common. _25 Chic Ind & Louis Ry Cb Class B— 16 Feb 38 Vb Nov 181/4 par 10 14% May 33V4 18% ..40 9 23 3A 6% May 18% —1 RR Co. cdm. -50 Chicago Great West Jan -28 9%* Jan 18% 104% 135 22 19% *77 par 14 15% 19'% 7 Va preferred.:.. .100 2 8% 8% May 4% May 19% 309 •54% 98 19% par 14 3,800 •124 19% *8 14 11 convertible 3,000 37% 23% 19% 2,900 6% 36% 123 22% ' 15 40% 97 . 241/4 No par Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 29 97 123 23% *11% preferred 97% 127 24% 104 % —5 9 Jan 126 23% 20 11% 9 45% Jan 129 *127% 24% 19% 500 6% 22% *11% $4.50 14% 900 X *38% 55% 22VB 18 Va L.25 7% Feb Jan 6 V2 4 28% Jan 90 54% 23% 97 128 90 28% 33% *133 56% 22V4 8 Vb 5 / 133 X55V4 98 8% 6 10% May LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY ' 24% *8 Va Products.,.., Chain '.Belli Co—i..^——_s---No Champion Paper & Fib cW._ fc _No 133 37 57% 100 Certain-teed 14 133 " 'A for Shares 104 28% 33% 6% 'A the Week 104 28 24 Va ser.100 —„ 33 36 Sales Feb. 13 $ per share 34% 6% 38 Friday $ per share 105 'A 28 *33% 56% *97 Va CentralVioletaSugarCoi...——9.50 5 6 *104 v' 34% 133 ' 23% 23% * Gen tury Ribbon Mills.!-,Na par Cerro de Pasc<r Copper.—x—Nq par .17% Jan .9 Feb 56% 104% 28% 36% 133 98 Nd'par Jersey... 39% *131 128 100 Corp- pfd 3^40% 133 104 6% 39 Va 23 Va —20 Co 39% 56% —No par • 6% 98 par —_ common.' 6% *130 Va 104 15% *39% 41 *6% par *103 15'/a 39 Va No par . 104 ____10 —a——100 tCentral RR of New 5 26 Va Jan 28% 35 % ——25 preferred Cent NY P.- 13 10% Jan 6 13 Ve Feb Jan 30 ■ Feb 12% Jan 22 • 20 V2 May 19 % May 100s/a Jan 28% 35 % Central Foundry Co I „.1 Central Hudson G & E Corp..No par Central 111 Lt 4V2 % preferred 100 7 Dec 77'/a 28 Va 37 Corp——;——1 Sugar Feb. 12 $ per share - 28% Series'— Aguirre $ per share . *35% common preferred Corp Thursday Feb.11 "28 preferred— 2nd Central 8 x8% Jan 100% 11% 1st $ per share PRICES Wednesday , *103 Caterpillar Tractor———No Celanese Corp of Amer com—No 2 Jan $ per share »—....5 General SALE Feb. 10 No par Co % 4 & (J I) Co Preferred Par Ry—,-lUO common.. Case 32% Dec Corp 9 138 Va Jan 61 Jan 13 Dec 130 19% May 19% Dec Steel v x97 May 3 Feb Dec 47 • Dec Carpenter Carrier HIGH Tuesday Feb. !) k •:>./ Light 27,% Jan Feb Jan 29 Va May xl77/a Clinch AND Monday Feb. 7 XX'> Carolina Jan Jan Saturday < 6 45 v LOW STOCK $ per share 21 Va 35% May YORK EXCHANGE 50Va ; 6 Jan NEW Highest 39% 12 Va May 132 Lowest $ per share . Nov 38 Range since Jan. 1 • Lowest . 32% 4,700 *137 83% 140 83% 50 83% 800 Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1947 Xowest 141 1911/4 Jun 65% 1140 May May 56 Dec 23% Dec 18 Nov 153 Feb 11 183 63% Feb 88%- Feb 9 94 11 25 Coca-Cola Co (The) Class A Jan 20% Feb Feb Saturday Jan common.No par $3.50 preferred-. Collins & Aikman 22% May 16% May Oct 191/4 Jan Colonial 12% Feb 11 201/4 Feb 15% Jan 16 11 18 17'/4 18 May 9% May 8 17'/4 16% 32% .12% ■r Oct 30% May 39% Aug 11% 63 Dec 22% Dec 86 36 Dec 50 4% 4% 12 24% Jan. 21 11% Jan 2 Columbia Gas & 35% Jan 7 Columbia .30'A Feb Feb v> 10 Feb 13 241/4 Jan 10 Jan 5 2 100% Jan 9 14% 26 . Jan 20% Nov Feb ■ • 38% 48 94'/4 Dec Dec 1 JanX 12 Feb 10 Feb 19% Feb 11 •; 12% Feb : ■ 94V4 Feb 1-3V* Feb 55% 10 98 11% Feb 11 13Va Jan 85 - 11 Feb : 4 10 . Feb Feb 10 Feb 10 6% Feb Dec ;90 Jan 33% Jan 5 Feb 51 : 30% Feb 95 - 46% Feb 98 19 14% Feb Oct 19% Jan 22 Dec 50% Feb 5 Oct 13 v 13 27% 55 May 12% Jun Dec _ Feb j 17% - . 55. * Feb 12% May 20% 61 Jan Dec V For footnotes : see Feb page 24 17 13 16'A- 16% 16 12% *13% 14 13 13 13 *12% 13 *1.2 13 12 23% 24 23%- 24 23% 22% 22% 23 10% 10% 10% 31% 32 10V8 10% 65% *63% 14 17- 36% 14 5 7 Edison 36% 36% 37 39 39% 93% 94 *21% 2lVa 213/4 21%, 23/8 2% 2% 2% 2% 97I/4 97'i/4 97% 26% 26 Va 26% 9%,- 29.% *30 *4% 22i%. !_No par 104 223/8 104 i:T4Va *10% 13 V* 13 2 5 2 5 Jan 6 13 14 2 541/4 Jan 2 com 2o $3.75 par A preferred common——20 .—No par Continental Diamond Fibre Continental^ Insurance Continental Motors : Continental Oil of Delaware. 5 10 - 1 5 Continental Steel Corp.. ...14 Cooper-Bessemer Corp corn..No par' $3 prior preferred——.No par Copperweld Steel'Co common —.5 Convertible pref 5%. series. Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp Corn Exchange Bank & Tr Co !_50 1 20- 13% *33% 34% 103% 37% 37 preferred——ulOO'^ Inc 13 V* *103'% No par • *941/4 96% *12 12% A *86% 31% *92% *10Vs 52% 7% . 5 90 31% 96 10%. 52% 7% 31 . 4%- 22% 104 93 20 3/8 23/8 21/4 26% 14% *10% 8% 29% 29 29% 303%. 43-4 104V4 103 3/8 14% 10% 21 22 93% 2% ,1 Va 29 3A 1033/4 12Va 500 . 4% 21 4,100 %; 14,900 104 X 1,400 ' IOVb 123/4 3 900 ' 1 IOVB 46Vs 10 Va 44% 451/4 20 21 45% 46 'V 19Va 20 4,800 19% 20% 4,100 12 1/8 331% *32V4 33% 103% . 12% X321/2 103% 12Va 12 I2V2 *12 3/8 131/s 12% 103% 103% 37 37% 36 V8 36% 351/2 96% 941/4 941/4 941/4 12% ' 94'/4 12 V4 12 V !•: 32% 103 7/a 35% 353/4 *92% 12% 11%. 11% ll3/a 94'/4 86% 86V4 85 •• .. ' 113/4 90 85 31% 32% 30% 317/8 *92% 94% *92% 941% 10% IOV4 10- 71% 511 . 7 303/4 / . 113/8 94% 10 51% 51 71/4 7 7Va 49% 47V8 48% 46 3/4 . . 15% 15% 14%. 15% 14% 22 20 22% 193/4 50% 51% 50% 50% 50% 13% , ... .- • 20% 51% ,, 15 22 . r: 5 . • • . . 120 3,000 200 9,400 941/2 X'!-;-'- V. 10% 52 6% 200 2,700 X 31 3/a . lOVa 51% - 48 16 . f - 52% 49% *92V2 - ' V 9,700 ■ V'XX 300 90 30% ; Z 10 Vs 3/81 11% *85 311/4 *92% IOV2 300 33% ■■ -* - 500 12% <-- 103% .. V.'!'- 36 *94 221/4 52 2,200 303/a 13% 48% *45% '*11 Vb. 29% *30 103«/a *15% *21% 51% 137/«- 12,800 3,500 83/4 21 % 13% 48% 1,200 26% 2iy» 33% "7% 97% 26 30 Va 33% 52V4 1,120 52,400 44% - . 12%. 51% 3,400 5,500 - 97 4% xlO : 1.700 2% 8% 103% 103% 11% 21 '• *12% 13% *85%. 94 20 IO31/2 103% IOV4 36 21% -■ 'Xv.... 65 38% 454 13 191/4 •A 3,200 4 V2 14 46% 21 *30 4%. 10% 36 9 X21% 46% / 263/4 9% 30% 2,300 10% 973/4 26% XV 30% 23/a 26% • 2,100 34.600 10% 30% 93%. 203/4 97% 9 23 • 1,900 37% 98'/a />. 28-% 24 *64 ' *97% ' i ■ 66 21 Va 100 100 10% - . 38 943/e 410 12% • 36 22% ' } 1,600 24 101/4 36 16 11% I2V2 23 10 94 31 :>/ 4% •'•. 10 % 203/4 29'% -',■■■ 31 *64 " 5,900 12% 23 103/b • 2,400 *11 % 30% 101/2 1,300 16 V2 131/4 *11 • 10% 37 9% 29% 30'% 5 par *9% 29% 22%r 21 16 11% 13% 36% 38% 38 27 *9 par i—.. .No par pfd: 36 - 98 No par 11 *12 Vs 66 . 39% Continental Baking Co com'—Nopar .$5.50 preferred ..No Can 10% *64 93% 25 Co $4.50 preferred Container Corp- of America •, 4% cumulative Continental 10% 12 311/4 93% Consumers Power-Co. com'—!!No par • 10% x31 66 21 5« 22% 32 20% 12 22% *11% A. 110 16 V2 24 12 89% 4.000 12% 12 23% 12 — 39 x20% 13 Va 16 131/4 par Publishing Inc.—No 3% 12 % 46% 13 Vr Jan - 17Va 100 17% Jan 11 Feb 16"% ;_15 10 Jan 17% 221/4 230 - X" 89% 161/2 12 22% * . — 38% 21% 16 13% Consol RR of Cuba 6% Jan 47 20% 17V4 4: Consolidated Natural GaS 24% Jan 13 £50 Jan 54% Jan 53 11 10V4 Feb Feb 51% <44 Feb 55 8% Jan 11 14% May 12% Apr Jan 22 16% 13 Consolidated Retail Stores Inc. 1 Consolidated Vuitee Aircraft!-:-;—1 11% Jan," 10 : 13 43 Jan 22' 15% BIRTHDAY 1,200 63 % *1,250 881/a 39'A ' Jan 88 Va 13% 19 16 42% Jan 105 89 % V8 15 Va 15^ 35V4 Jan 2 11 *88 Va *10% Grocers Corp; 1.33% Consolidated Laundries Corpi.. 5 16 88 Vb *63V2 Consolidated 2 38 13% 14% 10%461/2 15V4 Jan 35% Feb Feb 55% Dec 13 Jan. 100% Jan Apr May Jan 25% Jan '14 13 32% Feb Feb Jan 373% 14 10% —No par com_.No par $5 preferred.— 6> May X Apr 13 8 40% 100 Consolidated Coppermines Corp Consol Edison* of N Y com Nof 2 Feb 12% 104% Jan 17Va Jan' 110% July OYa May 10 11 v44% Dec 2' 5 51 106% - 5% Jan 23 V* Jan 11 104%; July 20% Feb Dec Dec Conde Nast LINCOLN'S 39% for Shares 156 -. *62% *1250 411/4 .10 series..——No v 17% *31% w common Congoleum-Nairn Inc Consolidated Cigai! 3 11 13 24 114V4 Feb 32% May Feb 4% Feb 21 % Feb preferred Commonwealth 2 xlO ; 177/e Mar 99% Dec $6 12 Feb 30 • Jan 31 12% Feb Jan i9% 11 31% Jan 43% Jan 15% Feb 541/2 May 11 10 preferred Commercial Solvents Commonw'th & South 8 12 Jan 103% Feb 20% Feb 10%. Dec 401/4 May 12% May 10% July 30 Dec x28% Jan 8% Feb 28% Feb 108%, Mar 11% May 13 30 Feb 4% May 104% Nov Feb cum Commercial Credit $3.60 preferred 9 21/4 Feb Feb 44 2 96% Jan No par .No par w__No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec 10 17 Jan 35%, 7 X 35 Jan Jan ' 33 V* Nov 9. 95 $4.25 88% the Week $ per share 154 63 21% 23 Columbia Pictures common—No par ' 9 40% Jan 2 335/a Apr 44 Jao Jan 4 8% May -1 6 23 23% May Va 66% Jan 381/2 Jan 36% Jan 30 30 6 5 89%. Sales Feb. 13 $ per share 153 62% 23% * 2.50 Co 41 153 63 — 13V4 preferred—.100 Electrie 41% 165% 63. *1250 12% preferred___100 Carbon 160 63% lT'/a Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A__.2.50 Class B 8 123% ' 95 12% Jan 64% Feb 20 • 11 35% Feb 90 11% 13 Feb 26% July 94 Feo 166% Friday Feb. Vi $ per share 14 cominon^.100 1st 2nd non-cum non-cum $ per share *1250 Thursday Feb. 11 17V4 5 ; *63 PRICES Wednesday 21 preferred.——20 Southern 17% Jan 16 >/* Jan ri .48-% Oct 115% Feb Nov -fe 25 Va Jan Dec •17- Colorado 5 May 21/4 May , *88Vb Nopar Inc.... conv 13 20% May 94Dec Mills cum 11 87 -21 15% Jan 5% Feb Mar . : 22% Feb 36 25Va 11 Jan 22% FetMl 10'A Feb 13 Jan Apr Feb 11 12% Feb Jan 32% Feb Feb 12 Feb Dec 21%. Nov 10 11 Feb May 21% >16 *165% 63% 41% Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par Feb 8 Oct 169 SALE Feb. 10 $ per share *1250 —No par Aug 12 .. *63 . HIGH Tuesday ! Feb. 9 $ per share *1651/4 I— .No par Coca-Cola' Internat Corp No par Coigato-Palmolive-Peet com..No par 45% Jan Monday Feb. 7 ' par 2 15 11 LOW AND STOCK ■ 2 37% Feb 105% July 46 -Jan 62% Jan Jan YORK EXCHANGE $ per share May ,-f NEW Highest $ per share Jan 1155 33 87 Lowest $ per share May x61% Range since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share , . i-i— 1,100 3,100 7'/a 16,600 47 / •■ •'' '*"'••' :/••.> -■ : •/' 47% 14% 14V8 1,800 20VB 20 VB V.1,900 51 -' 51 11,200 13% 13Ve 47 45% 501/2 131% 453% 11% 11% 11% 10% 11 Va IOV4 52 10% 52 10% 52 1034 51% 513/4 51 1,700 513A 50 50% 580 13% 47 *45V4 13" 131/8 4.4% 45 ':• ■ . ;1'X -,Y : ,* •'.,• '' - 13% >13%' 44 . 260 O > ' 441/4"*-r;*e 5 3,300 160 : r 16 COMMERCIAL THE (756) CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL Mondays February 16, 1948 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD •>-.■> STOCKS Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest Highest I per share NEW Range since Jan. 1 .-■ Lowest Highest v $ per S per share share . Dec 32% Feb 18'A Feb 5 20% Jan 5 Dec 1053/4 Feb 92 Feb 9 93% Jan 20 88 Dec 1053/4 Jun 92 Jan 12 94% Feb 4 61% Sep 6iy8Feb 5 66 Feb 6 175 Jan 75% 195 Dec 169 Aug 4% Dec 8'A Dec 4% Jan 2 , 11'% 9 Crane Feb 13 34% Jan 95 Feb 11 Dec 13 13 Jan 25 Apr 22'A Jan "w— 11 Jan 2 27'A Feb 42 Oct *34% . — 13 34% Jan 5 017% Feb 11 103'% Feb 13 127% Jan 10 25% Jan 16 1083% 1„0% Oct 37 y< Feb 22 96 Jan 67'% Jan 6 343A Oct 27 Feb 11 66 Dec May 82% Dec 101 14% Jan 81'A Jan Oct 27% Nov 20 Feb 6% May 12'A Feb 7 Feb 24% 113% 56 23 9 24% Jan 13 Jan 2 9 Dec 125 Feb 10 139 Jan 70 Jun Mar 51 Feb 13 59 Jan 11 5% Jan 19 12% May 21% 183A Feb Dec Jan 21% Jan 13 27 133 132 Apr 18'% May CO 0 Feb 19% Aug 26% Sep 20% Feb Jan 27 5 27% Jan 31% .♦92- 12%' ♦22% 23% 2 com—2.50 19% No par 5 ♦43% $ per share for Shares share 3 30% 96 23 7/8i 27% 94 94 95 95 x93 109 •106 108 xl05 23% 100 preferred 6% preferred 100 Sugar common—10 •67% 69% ♦28% 29 % 29% 13% 13% 133/4 12% preferred — Curtis Pub (The) Co No par preferred Prior 7f» Sons Inc Cushman's •15% 15% •15 15% ♦15 •91%. 93 12%';; : ♦18% 20 20 7% 7% •51 54 20 100 ♦131 137 ♦23% 125 •52 54 4% ' 20% 19% • 137 24 223/4 22 22% 91 •131 • 15% ;7 12% 2,900 84'% 15% •> 100 ./-■ 20 '♦19 'A 100 • •7 'A .7% 7 •116 51 51 30 300 • 4'% .;;4% 4% 4% 15,300 19'.% 18% 19 % -2,000 18% 22'% 24 137 •130 137 ♦130 137 • 22,700 125 20 •131 180 11% 125" / 125 523A. 52 3^ -.v " 700 5,300 - •83% 21 7 />:,■ • 4% 24 , 24 - - 3,000 400 •155 ,15% •191/4 7% .125 43/4 45/b •20 20 7% 132 4% 21 •18 7% •126 52% No par 20 7% ; 130 < 160 V , 13 .11% • .V •28 13 87 -?• 250 69'%: 69 * 180 700 4,600 22% •26% • :12% ';>■•■ ■ 104% 68% •83% *14 % • 22'A % '28 11% ■- - 103% 105 ♦155 15%: j 4% pfd 93 68% 86 1 Cutler-Hammer Inc r. 22 >< ' 22 :' •84 ♦126 4,200 > > - 500 193/4 28 27 87 "• 500 44 .12% •84 100 . 27'A ■■)•• 180 11% , ;,v.r 18% I8l/e 104 13%' ♦155 12% 12% •s-.t*. 23%. 23 - 1,600-/ 4,300 •'■•. '7. • 11 %■ 44 29 'A 87 52% Class A 180 69 - ♦84 1 common 28% 12% No par preferred Curtiss-Wright 69 96 , 44 %> 23 •12% No par com •155 180 ♦155 70 29% •68 22 30% , 11% -28 ' 105%rv 23% 23% 17% »43 94%j,- 23% . A •95 v ■,./:. 3 91% 28% 28% 29 95 •" 2,400 27% 19 28% V - 330 7/ 4% 2% 30% fc ; 2,800 , v;C'* 170%- '.4% .- '•>>: 60 •> 62'A 62 170% BIRTHDAY 3 23% 43% > 28% 23% 2% ••" 18% ' ' k LINCOLN'S ' ♦11% >12% 43% IS3/*. 44 n 5 . i7i 29% .•■>.95 12% '23 62 V : , - - --'V 200 ■... 96 •95 4% >4% ' 30%; ♦11% 237% 19%. - •. ♦92 28% 13% • 12%. •43% •••• 3 %• - ♦105% 100 10 4%% prelerred 100 ; Cuneo Press Inc 5 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 $7 4 Amer com„No par of Steel 61%... C 61% >•■ ;i: 170 94 23% 19% • 4% / >;:: 93 ■/ 92'/a 94 . 1.600 18'A VI8'A - .93 172 •170. V .18% >',. 94 94 61 % - 31%- - •11 45 •92% 3 • 31 96 % RR 1% 17 133 22% Jan 14 Feb 31% ♦11% Cudahy Packing Co common 9 4% Feb Feb 63/a 3 Cuban-American 2 147 Jan- 4Vb May 129 15'A Feb Feb 19% Jan 17% Jan 11 Dec 5 5 84 13 3 x!6 2 3 %' ♦94% (The) new preferred 2nd 5% Feb 3% . . > 18% .'••>93 > 4% ■ 183/4," 93./, No par No par Crucible Cuba 13% Jan 160 5 11 13 160 Seal & $4.20 preferred 3 Jan Wheat Corp Crown Zellerbach Corp com $4 62 4% 1 preferred 17 71% Feb 34 11 Feb 11'A Feb Mar 173A Dec 12% Feb Sep Jan 165 Jan 12% Jan 21 y8 137% May Cork 5 Feb Feb, Dec 62 4% 100 America of > 96 170 /, 170 4% __25 common of $2 S 61V4 170 ♦169 1 preferred Crown 2 98% Jan Co Cream ■„■ 23 61% •93-;> , 1 3%% 9 21% Jan 29 45 100 Creameries 13 Jan 105% May 22'% May 22 Jan 23% Feb 6 17% Feb ' 95 _23 Refining com Preferred 97% Jan 27 11'% Feb 52 5A Mar Products ♦93 : 18% •92% ' 92 92 93 100 1947 3 % %• ser of ♦92 Coty International Corp 3% Feb 29 30 $ per > the Week Feb. 13 ;«..• $ per-share Sales .Friday Thursday Feb. 12 . Feb. 11' $ per share 19% 518%.' 18.% 100 Coty Inc 6 Oct Dec pfd 18% 5 common 2 11 3/4 Jan Feb Dec 165 Cum Corn Works 2 Mar 41 >■>- Feb. 10 $ per share $ per share Par preferred 8 16 40% 3% % 12 107 22% 98 < Jan Dec 26'A May 97 Corning Glass Jan 5% Jan 4% Feb Jan 23/4 • ;H . Wednesday Tuesday Feb. 9 Feb. 7 PRICES SALE HIGH Monday Saturday ■■ •; ■ , LOW AND ■ STOCK ' 18 Ya 88% 170 V ;; f per share YORK EXCHANGE • ; , 23'A 900 21'A 23'A 22% 2,200 D 90% Jan 2 Jan Dana 22 Sep 91 Feb 4 Oct 14% Feb 11 20% Jan 2 6 5% 9 Davison 12 Feb 6 Oct 18% Feb 13 17% Jan 22% Jan Jan 24% Jan 24% Jan 5 28% Jun 35% Dec Davega Stores 22 21 21 91 91 91 •91 93 •91 93 40 15% •15% 15% 15% 15% 143/a 14% •14 15 400 ♦15% 16% •15% 16% •15% 16% •15'/8 16% •15% 16 1 7 ♦19% 19% 19% 19'/a 19'A 19'A 24% 24% 247/8 25 «/8 24 % 25 & common A 32 332 preferred Chemical (The)^ Corp Dayton Pwr & Light common Rights "ft Jan 31 21% 21% i. ila Feb 12% 84 Jan 2 90% Jan 14 Preferred 3.75% series A 100 89 89 •89 % 90 V" •89'A Jan 5 90 Jan 13 Preferred 3.75% series B 100 88 88 •86% 88 •86 88 23% Sep Feb 13 Feb Feb 10 Feb 13 13 11% 10'A 1 33% 33% 33% 33% 30% 33% 30'% 32 31'A 31'A 40 40 * 40 % 40'A 38% 40% 37'% 38% 38 38% 30'A 30'A 30% 39 *•:£'"■ 39 38% Deep Rock Oil Corp_ Deere Feb 29% Feb 5 32% May 45 % Mar 38 % Jan 20 Jan 32 Co & Preferred 10 - No par common Delaware & 9 Delaware ♦29 29% 30% 30% 29% 30 'A 40 40 % 40 40 39 '/■ 39%' Lack & Western Jan 19 Hudson Rio Grande Escrow ctfs 2 50 West 8% 16% 16% 15% 16% 36% 36'/2 36% 37 35 36% 33% ,.34% •34'% 20 207/a 20% 20% 20'A 20%" 203% ,20»% 20% 14% Feb 11 Dec 33% Feb 11 38% Jan 2 27% Mar 20 % Feb 13 21% Jan 10 62% 58 Jan 6 60% Jan 10% Feb 11 12 % Jan Detroit-Michigan Stove Co 16% Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co„100 16 Oct 22 42'/a 14% Feb 22% Feb 13 11 26 Jan 47 Jan 36 Feb 11 42 Jan 50 Nov Jan 38 Feb 13 44 Jan Feb 11 19 / Escrow ctfs Detroit Edison Feb Vilbiss De Co 6% par tic Diamond Dec 24% Feb 18% Jan 13 % Feb 11 16% Jan Distill 19% Oct 15 Feb 11 17% Jan Dlvco Corp. Dixie Cup Co 23 May 19% 30% Feb 11 Oct 48 Jan 27 53% Jan Feb 18 Feb 10 23 40% Dec 39 % 28% May 16% May 45% May 21% Jun 56% Jan 40% Jan 2 Dow 6 100 Jan 14 $4 V Feb 13 97 Jan 9 90 Dec 21 Jan 6 24% Jan 30 98% 10% May 14% Nov Oct 23 Dec Feb 83 Jan 2 84 16% Jan 5 2 120 Jan 6 113% Jan 28 Feb 11 94 Sep Jan 97% Jan 20 115 14%. 14'A 14% 157/8 •15'/2 16 33 .31 52 50 50 18% 18 18'A 13 ♦15% conv 33 ♦50 52 5 1. Lowest Highest t per $ per share $ share per share 14% 16% 31% 29% 31 17'A 17 17% 17'A 6 •13% •14% 94% ♦114 14%' 34% 347/a' 99% 500 90 90% 1,100 21 »A 22% 22 34 23 •82% 14% 143/a 170 172 169'% 170 3/4 170'% 114% 114% 114% 114% 114% 114% 95 94% 94'/2 94% •14 14 •133/4 14% Saiurday Par • • Feb. » - AND HIGH $ per share Feb. 10 94 " - 114% 13'A v •'■»« 8<-0 ■; 40 . 500 ■13% , the Week $ per f per share t per share Sales Feb. 13 Feb. 12 ; for Friday Thursday Feb.11 t per share ■ Q4 114 14 Wednesday . 500 114% 94 SALE PRICES v 300 3,800 172 114 ;,y 115 14 14%. Tuesday Monday I per share •114 114 ' 115'A >14 115% 94 94% ; Shares share E 19% Jan Nov 24'A Dec Jan 14»A 22% Jan 29 Eagle-Plcher Co 16% Feb Apr 51 11 18% Jan 2 Eastern Airlines Inc 16 7% Feb 25% Aug 16 11 22% Jan 8 Eastern Eastman 20 y 11 Feb 48% July 38 % Feb 10 44% Jan 2 Dec 198'% Oct 162% Jan 12 165% Feb 10 42% May 573A Dec 48% Feb 11 55% Jan 5 42 Vt May 163 18% 25% Dec 88 Dec 15 y« Aug 104 17'A Feb 13 19% Jan 12 Jan 28 91% Jan 11 16% Jan 2 Jan 111% Dec';. Feb 104 106 28 Jan Co Edison Bros 10 4 •85 14 14 104ys •102 4%% preferred 100 5% Jan 5 6% Feb 2 Elastic Stop Nut Co 11 52 % Jan 6 Electric Auto-Lite Feb 19 333/4 May 13 13% Jan 35% Jan 5 2% Jan 2 17% Jan 7 Feb 10 150% Jan 5 Electric Power & Light com $7 preferred 123% Feb 11 139 Jan 13 11 33 11'A May 19 % Feb Dec; 171 156% 13% Feb 139 July Feb 47 Jan 57% Oct 49'A Feb 10 56 3/4 Jan 9 15% Dec 24% Mar 14 3A Feb 13 17 6 463/4 May 9% May 13 May 11 '/a Dec 27% May 102 May 45 Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares 11 •5% 0 (The) 5 Feb 1% Feb 11 Feb Jan Jan Dec Electric ♦102 1 Jan 593A Oct 55'A Feb 13 62 Jan 12 17 Dec 12'% Feb 11 16'A Jan Boat $6 preferred Paso Natural 333A •32% 1% 1% 1% No par 14% 15 15% 15% No par ♦141% 143 141% 141% ♦129 130% No par Battery Elgin National Watch Co El 12'A •32% 2 12% 12% 33 3 , Electric Storage 9 12 12 12'A 33 ♦1% No par common Convertible preferred 45% No par ♦49% 15 15% Gas— _3 51 - 50 57 ; ■ 15% 57 - 15 139 , 50 15% ■'-. 15% 57 130 •127 14 24% Dec; s 24'A Feb Jan 12% Jan 2 Apr 31'A Feb 10 Mar 99% Jan 21 4% Jan 5 107 Emerson 9 13% Jan 5 21'% Jan 19% 38 29 34 Jan Jan 6 3 Radio Mfg Co & 4 133/4 ♦13% 13'A 22% 23% 23% 10 ♦123% 13% •12 3,4 Endicott . 3 Empire District Electric Co 8 5% Feb 102 Electric 25 •31% 33 •31% loo ♦99% 100 •99% 4% Phonograph Johnson Corp common preferred 139'% 8% Dec 43/8 Dec Feb 67 Feb 50% Feb 85 Mar Dec Nov 12% 7% May 173/4 Dec 13% IOV4 25% Jan 503,8 Oct Nov 32% May Dec 13% Aug "• ■ ' — 5 9 ,W' Feb 13 9 Jan 14 11 19 Jan 9 8% Feb Feb x6% ,;'V 153/a Feb Feb 24% 573A Jan 11 • "7% 11% Jan 11 9Vn Feb 477A May 63 13 11% Jan Feb 10 47 38 6 : Jan 23 5 Equitable Office Bldg Erie 5% RR l new—. No common. par 93/4 9% ♦53% 54% ♦63 65 Pittsburgh RR Co 50 Eureka Williams Corp Evans Products Co Eversharp 47/s 100 preferred series A Erie & 4% 5 5 Inc 73/4 ♦16% v \J 4% 15 14% 55'% 55'A 23% *: 12% 123/4 31'A •297/8 16% 7% 16% 16% 87/8 1 9 Ex-Cell-O 9 Exchange Fairbanks Morse & Co 8% 3 Jan 7% Jan •393/4 2.50 6% 63/4 •63A Corp Buffet Corp 8% 40 41 9 40 7 - . 600 , 1,400 >-,4,100 12% 21% 22 12%-, >;■■ 700 412% 12% -31 30 31 99 100 : .. . 1,000 12% 12'% •22% 12% 31'A > 100 » '■ 130 99% 99% 99% 99% 4% 4% 4% •4'% 4% 4% 5 93A 9% 9%. 12,500 9'A > 9%' x51 9'A •63 •63 65 73/4 16 7% 16'A 73A 15% 83/4 8% 393/a 38'A 6'% 63A .63A 8% 38 • 52 50% 51 50'% 52'A - " • 7 3A 8 55 % 24'A 65 700 143/4 55'A 22 9% '10 54'% .* 49% .r; .:> 12% 54% •63 ■600 49% 49% 15 13'A 47A 1,300 f 49% 56 100 12,800 5,200 15% y ■' ■•, 140 126 12% 100 ;: . 50 49'A •15% 2,800 1% -14'A 124 23 133/a 4,300 ■;.-• >r l'/s 137% 140 56 '33 33 32% > -•- 1% 14 • 126 13% 57 11% 139 ' 3% 11% 3a 700 ?•■ 5% 44% 11 123% 127% ' Emerson •5% 44'% 1,200 . ' 13% y 142 127% ' 1047% 1% :■» 1,900 ." •104'A 5'A •32'% 1%'- 50 175A 1047/s 11'% y. 333/4 3,900 15,700 2,500 13 3A 44'A ••45 t \ > . 88 •85 133A 5'A 53/„: 53/8 44% '■ ;, - 13.3/4 • •104 104 % >04 5% ^453A 133/4 15,500 • 4 49'A 17 'A -88 •85'% > 14% 169 49 ■17% 177% 17% 88 13% 2,100 . \ 387A 38'A ■: 49'A 48% 50 17%. •165'A 169 •165'A ^ 45'% 45% BIRTHDAY •85 1047/a 5% 6 38'A -38% 39'% 165'A 173/a 88 14% LINCOLN'S 49 177/8 18 88 44'A Feb 3% 173/4 18 Feb 39% 50 3A •13% common >17% 17% 17% 16'/a 16% 165 170 •50 50% 16 % 20 3A 16 3A 20 17'A 18'A 38% 397A 39% ♦85 Feb Sep - •165 \ 8 7% 145 ♦49% 19 19% 39% 170 100 653/4 135% 19 39% ♦165 19 common——_2.50 43/4 May 16 3/a ■11% 100 20 20% 21 16% 17 20% -21'A 17'A preferred 50% May 10'/a May 2 21'A 17% 8 Corp common preferred Stores Inc 21% 17% Products Co 4%% Ekco ♦21% i Eaton Manufacturing Co 12 89 Feb Kodak cumulative 6% 19 133/4 Feb Feb •Feb 27'% 109 10 Stainless Steel •63 65 7% 7% 16 >6 8% 8% 39 •39 • 9,300 600 65 900 7% " 16 1,400 8% 39 4,500 > •6% 'i 7 6% .. 1,100 900 F 60 Jan 42% Feb 13 51% Jan 2 No par 44% 44% 44'% 447A 44% 31% Feb x28 % Feb 11 31 % Jan 5 30'% 30% 30% 30 30'A Feb 5% Feb 13 7% Jan 8 Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rlco_.2o 1 30% 9% Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp •6'A 63% 6'A 6% 57/8 6% 14% Dec 11% Feb 11 2 Fedders-Quigan 12% 12% •12 12% 11% 123/8 May 42% Mar 35% Feb 11 37% Jan 12 •36 37% Dec 23% July 17 Feb 10 18% Jan 5 •17% 18 43% 44% Jan 4% May 11% Dec 44 May 25% 32 16% 9% May 19 Apr 97% Dec 14% 9% Feb For footnotes page 10 Feb 9 90 Jun see 11 20% Feb Feb 28% July 107% 24. 14 Jan Federal Corp 1 2 ♦36 38 0 Mining & Smelting Co Federal-Mogul Corp •17% 18 2 Federal Motor Truck No par 25% Jan 9 Federated Dept Stores com No par Jan 23 11 99 Jan convertible preferred 100 10 22% •90 > X28'% 6 >> 11% -:v-.•-/■• >2 36% 35'A 35'A 17 17% 17 ;; . 9% 9% 9% 22'A 22'% 207% 91% 91% 91% v 97/« 20% ' , 91% •21% 92 2,300 12 6 12% 5,300 5,700 , - 100 17% 400 9% :• 36 •167/8 ■>./ 9'A .'•' 9=A 22'A" 90 1,100 28% 53A •34% 17 22% 42% 28'% 28% •36 91'% 10'A 42% : 44 5% •■:.). 9% 800 21% ,,92'% .1 300 14% 14% 1743/4 14% :. - •. 16,500 ' 133/a 174 14% 6,700: r 87 .»■' •12% 12% 12% . •82% 1 87 •82'% 87 174% Feb. 7 • - 13'A 13 15 ..» 3.200 99% LOW STOCK 51'% 115 173% ♦114 EXCHANGE 51 £ 4,700. 92 22% 15 17% 99% 21'A I334 17% 3,100 , 91% 23% - - : 60 2.100 18 »A 30 51 % 22% 87 r. - 400 50 ; 18'A 29 .1-7% 500 35'A 93 14 V: . J. 99 'A 92 % •82% 13,600; f Vv r 34% 93% 22% •»-" > 49T& •92% 87 50 15 ,3i 99% 93% 100 ; 35% ♦92% 22% 14% ; 15 :. 800 51 98% ♦82% 14 >30 \ 200 V . 17 •16'A 34'A 36 98% 50c 38 * 38 • 50% 53 35% 100 1,400 > •98 »A 52% 35% 51 •" / 3,300 y •>, 29'A 16% 400 v Vv 30 31 • 1,000 18'A 16% 3,300 > >• 14% 52 31 ♦30 k • 37% v 18% 2.500 17,100 - 10 10%" 31 •50 i 23% :15% / * 58 -I3.3/4. 13'/8 15 > " . ,20% 23% 39 303A / 1,300 '••■ <" ,15% .34%. 143 4 -.16% 15% 31 :•> No par •. A 16 15% 51%' 1st pfd YORK •37 13% • STOCKS NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 1,800 17,600 , 23% . -37 ?. 17% 99% DWG Cigar Corp Range for Previous 36 , 41 35% common Duquesne light 5% . ♦97% preferred 2 - IB International 13 r v-V . •36'A 15 23 22% No par No par Jan 18'A 18% r l6'/2 14% •50 18% •39 17 17 ♦30% common 15% Jan 2 13% Feb 113 Jun 19% Mar 4 per share 41 Du July v •39% 17% Duplan 187% Jan 107% Lowest 41 17% •14% 16% Jan 11 129'A Aug 115% ♦39% •13% 26 Dec 197 39'A Corp No par Pont de Nem (E I) & Co com—20 Preferred $4.50 series No par Preferred $3.50 series No par 11 13% Jan Dec Dec 5 15 23% 38% .1 12% Feb 92% Sep 3%% 15 23 No par Aircraft Dunhill 1,200 •t 7% 10'A 24 15 15% •31 Corp Dresser .Industries 19 8,200 23% 10% -W/a 38 % 23% No par $3.25 2nd preferred Nov 115% May Jan ~: 1,400 ->■ . 39% •55. 58 . 23% 23'A 38 •15 153/4 -23 % ' No par Ltd 58 ; 11%'. 23% No par Co "■'•■' 303% • '•'■ 4,500 '1 24'A -l ,23%, •38'A 2 comrtion Chemical 11 11% 24% & 38 ._l preferred series A Feb 19 17% 169 % Feb 14 Douglas 11 Dec May 110% 16 2 34% Feb Ltd Co Mines Dome 92% Feb 104% 173 29 47% Jan 114'/a 14 17% Jan 11% > 60 • 2 Co „ Doehler-Jarvis 37% Jan Jan 76 Sep Dec 80 13 23 29 5 42% July Feb 36% 98% 91% Feb 15% Jan Oct ♦58 60 V ♦15 .12.50 No par A Pepper 20% 23 Car Corp-Seagrams Class Dr. Jan " •237/a lll/« 24% 5 __ Jan 38 Sep 55% 34 May 49 11% - Motor 11% May 15% Dec 17% •58 *23% preferred T ; 60 •58 I Devoe & Raynolds class A Diamond Match common 16 16 % __1 Detroit Steel Corp 16% Jan Feb "Jan 31% 15% 100 100 Dec 20% May 35% Apr 7% 7% .•>.7.3/4 com 19% 44% Jan ie.- 8'A" . for pfd for 6% May 25 7% 8% 8% 8'A • RR 25% May 23% Feb 11 r 20 2 Jan Denver & 14 100 ; 41% Feb 10 7% Feb 11 Oct 100 3,200 10'A 13% 10% 8 Oct 13% 10 13'A 11% 2 13% July 13 10'% 14 11% Jan .26% 13'A 13 3/4 41 Jan 1 11% 46% Jan Aug 1 . 13% ^ 50 87 -11% 10 17% 90 •85'A 50c 11 10% May •89 87 50c 30% Feb 59 90 Dayton Rubber Co 37% Feb Dec •89'A •85'A ' Decca Records Inc Oct 20% 72.500 5 Oct Feb 32 U2 9 45% 10% 800 5,800 13% Jan 46% 38% 18'A 25% n 15% Jan 20% 5% May 18% 25 11 Sep Aug 31 19 25% 32 90 85 May 29% Dec 11 33 : 4 July loT% Dec 84 ; 18% 247/8 » 3*2 101% July *82% "Dec 21% 21% 93 20 Corp "15% 1 100 series A 3%% pfd ♦91 2.50 Corp common Cum 23% 16 24 23 93 97 Nov 14% May 16% 5 22 92% 3,700 370 ' ^ H* J Volume i\! »aM^V^«*t>J»lfci4*rt vn^>^ 167 Number 4673 1 "t-Mrtrn THE • COMMERCIAL - & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (757)" 17 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous ' f '• Year 11)47 ^vfboyrtnV? K .....• "Ranfe since Jan> 1>^ I per share per-share <■' -v.- ■ - 26%. Feb 10 Vr. 21% Jan 26(4 Jan 20 Feb• 5 21% Jan 59 %, Feb 55 Jan 6 61 Feb 43 Feb 11 *104% Jan 8 r Dec 50 (4 Feb 11 v 21(4. Jan 14% Feb 13 Feb 20 Sep 104 ; t 51(4 May 14(4 May u 107 (4 AUg 62 % » ' 9 39(4 98% Feb- Jan 30% Jan 4 105% Feb 19 40% Dec 15% . 13(4 Feb-21 Aug Feb Feb Jan " 2 Jan First ; 5. 9(4 Feb lio" July Dec ;> 14% Jan <5 , 11 Feb 89 3 19(4.May 32(4 Dec 24% Feb Jan 23'/2 Feb 10 6; - 92% Jan 31 •• Feb 35% Feb 13 43% Jan 11(4 Feb 4 12% Jan 6% 5 Jan 14 Dec 39 Dec Dec 17(4 78(4 Jan Feb 21 22V4 9(4 Feb 26% Aug 14% May 5% Feb Dec Oct Jan Oct 51(4 Feb 100% Jan 9 % Feb 150 Feb 10 Feb Co 9 Gar Jah $4.25 Jan 21 38 Jan 12 21 Feb 13 24 Jan 2 138 Jan 6 39(4 Feb 3234 Feb 13 Jan 34 % Feb 1J Dec 10% Dec 16 Va Mar May 54(4 July 103 Dec Dec 131% X122 Jan Dec *} % Ja?l 9% 13 40% Feb 119% Jan Feb Feb 28 Jan 93 % Jan 19 107% Foods $3.50 t3 48 Jan 14 General 6 126 Jan 21 5% 100% Jan 20 3(494 J7 Feb 10 Feb 51% Feb 13 58% Jan 2 119% Feb 3 121% Jan 23 98% Jan 10 Sep 93% Feb 10 Mills General $5 Motors Preferred 19% Jan 13 Feb 11 15 Jan 16 Oct 20% Dec 16 % Feb 11 20% Jan 12 13% Dec 26 Feb 14% Feb 13 16% Jan .5- Gen Feb 2% Feb 13 3% Jan 5v Gen Public 16% Jan 11% Jan 22 Public 19 . May .Oct 31% 140 3% May 18% May 26 Feb 23 Jan 12% Jan 5 Gen 26% Feb 2 6% Feb 4% Feb 22% Feb 11 36% Jan 13 31% Jan 12 124(4 Jan 110% Feb 13 123% Jan 2 Dec 35%. Jan 26% Jan 7 19(4 Apr 30 22% Feb 11 95 Dec 106 21%-May 85 Feb ; Nov 108 28% Jan 23 24 Jan , 15 Feb 13 28 Jan 2 10 89 Jan 72% Jan 23 77 30 Jan Lowest ; 23% May Dec 22% 21 13 36% Jan .2. 92 Feb 13 94% Jan 6 18 Feb 13 82 Feb 2 Ort.il 21% Jan 2 26% Nov 21% Feb. 11 84% Jan 12 27% Jan 5 58 Sep 49 53% Jan 7 Jun ; 124 "33 Dec Jun Dec 41% 95 27% Feb Feb lOa Dec 99% Dec .T^n 71% 106 Dec 61% Oct Feb 11 5% Feb Feb 13 115 Feb * Jan x21 6 2 Feb 120 11 Feb 49(4 Feb 11 July 96% Feb 9 Jan 20 ,24% Jan 10 9 Feb x39% Feb 109 Aug 97% Feb 13 24 Jan 16% Feb 11 18% Jan Oct 4% Feb 11 5% Jan 2 5% Jan 27 6 3 May 8% 11 _ 44% Jan 101 <fe NEW YORK , - STOCK EXCHANGE Gimbel Brothers 4%% Goodall-Sanford Feb 59 May 29% Oct 14% Dec 9 (B F) com— Dec 12 105(4 17 33 78 95 May 4% May ' ' 8% May * I 6% May ' No par Northern 6% pfd 22 77 Jan 27 13 33% Jan 16 ' Jan 12 10 20 9 12 Jan 2 11 4(4% 37% Jan 21 11 5(4 Feb 11 85 Feb 7 Jan 2 89% Jan 7 12 14% Feb 12% Feb 11 Dec 44 Feb 10 49% Jan 76% Dec 57% Feb 10 75 ] ~13%~Dec 16% Sep 14 15% Jan '* 1 ur Jan 5 5 2 Jan 5 2% Jan 27 Jan % 29 15% Jan 28 Common 16% 17 32(4 Dec Jun ,13 Dec ; 87% .39 19% ..19 Jan 31 Feb 10 33% Jan Feb 13% Feb 11 15 Jan 13% Jan 8 Feb 86% Jan 30 • 14% Jan • 36%. 20% 137 : *134 137% 70 *60 Jan 12 Dec 108% Sep xl01% Feb 10 103% Feb 4 27% Dec x21% Feb 10 26% Jan 148% 9 Oct Jan 148% Feb 13 150% Jan 28 28% May T 6% May v. 75% ; .■;},! Dec 6 May 4% May 25 Dec 22 160 39% Jan 89 - conv Co Harbison-Walk 6% Co 34% .14' $4.25 Refrac 27% Feb 13 Feb 6% Feb 10 76% Jan 12 6% Feb 11 8% Jan 11 8% Jan Hayes Mfg Feb 9% Oct Jan 25 Feb 9 Hart, Schaffner 9 Hat Jan 26% Jan May 30% Jan -22 Feb 11 103% Apr 78 Jan 27 87 42% Feb 108' For footnotes July 37 Feb 13 95% Jan 23 1 Jan Hecht 13 par 42 Jan 2 98 Jan 2 Co Heinz & Marx 3.65% 9,400 20% 3,500 136 *132% *60 70 cum Co . ■■ *132% 29(4 30% 14(4 14(4 10% 10% 33% 30% 5(4 5% *60 97% 31(4 5% 5(4 *85% 88 60% / r l 90 4,700 • 5% 89% 13%, 85 % 12(4 •13(4 44 45% 60%' 58(4 59(4;j. 58% 14(4 15 %r 14(4 15% *30% 1,300 31% rin 15%.. 40 13(4 — ' /-• >•. 5934 — 20,500 , .. 46 % 2 i'if 14% 13% *45 80,600 V:, ' •' 800 109,000 ; <v J: 9,800 /• 32% *13(4' 14(4 *87 . 23 89 common preferred-——, / > ,.; 1033/4 7% *77 *7% 7% 154 89 ; 31 31% i? 13(4; *14' 87 y/V 77 7% 7% 6(4 7(4 6(4 7% 5 *24(4 *22% 23 *82 % 82% 25(4 *38%, 38(4 *95% 96% 25% 25%:.. * r, *22% , 25% 23 82%' • ' *82% '38% ...38% 96 % 96(4 • .* : . *22 38 95% 3.8 95(4 j - 148'/a 27% 6(4 i: *6(4 6(4 , /■ i '25 % /;•/;./ ,22 - • *95.(4 .,96% .. 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I')f „ jj- . y ■ . ••j84 •; ■ - - iq i * 1 WiViinf J.*,*. 1 '■ ' | ."~-r - •' * i .4' ■:' ^1. 20 7 1,400 8.500 25 i 22 800 /;;•: • . - 100 >,• 500 70 .84 .•,|37 i(Vl37 . - *21% . c 900 / 6(4 25 0%: 11 82% 82% 37% ^(37%..; 10 700 '•:/ '76% *75 6(4 22 j" 1,100 6(4 6(4 25 % ' 82(4 • 22% 27% 7 6(4 25(4 '23 - 82(4 20 200 148% 28• 77 100 89 *22 6% ' 1,100 101(4 101% 154 7 14 *86 22 200 14 *13(4 :• 102 *75 7% 7% : V '88 27(4 77 7%; *86 *148% 7% // 1334 ■14 ( 21(4 28(4 6(4 13%' ." 102 154 28 7% 78% .V-J; 22% *148% 28(4 *77 14 102 x21(4 154 *7 13% ' 14(4 86% ' 23 31%; " 13% X101% .' av..' 103(4 *30% ' '' ' 7(4 15 100 . 14(4 '28(4 ; 78% 100 25 *148% , 4 .14 23 29% 7% / *87 • 23 *28% 32% .14 *14 ... 103(4 *148% 1 *31% ■ 14% ; seej^ge 24 900 22,000 31(4 5% *86% 85% 1,900 ' 96% 31% 44 ;; 57%; . i . 96 % . ___ 12% V 2% 70 44 • 15% 135 14(4 ,31% ■ 2,200 30 10% • 200 , 12% 70 10 14 lA ; 30 *14% 97% : 1,100 31 *60 10% ,45%. 2%," *3034 136 97 % Mi .15% I'X-f *132% 10 6% '59?a. 2 i'B 1 2 common J) ,-k 97 % -""'34 % 13% —10 100 Inc Corp preferred (H 38(4 20% *9(4 ,10 30 10% 1185% 15 *103% com—No par preferred 3%% 37:, 20% 9 5/4 / 98 *44% *14 .—100 pfd—No Hazel-Atlas Glass Co 26% Jan Dec May 38 20% 14% *5% 59% *31% •' ... 4 4 5 Corp of Amer class A 4%% 12% 36% 20% , 9% 30% 45% 100 Hayes Industries 6% Feb 12 35% Jan 7% Jan 79 12% 38% 20% 14% 14% : 14"% No par preferred Apr 31 12% 30% 34 6% 87 •59 —25 com preferred (M A) 10% 35 Dec 4% Watch 100(4 90 x95 (W F) Hanna 12%/ 14% 10% 110 30 » 30% *96% 92 10 31 14% 10 3/8 3,500 10 -.70 . 92 700 1,100 *30 30% 97 54|li| H Water— Apr 90% 39% 1} 0 Printing Co 19(4 90% , 24(4 1,100 ■ ^ Hall 102% 92 24,600 27% 18 % 24% 600 1,400 5(4 18% 25 20% •44%: —No par Hackensack 112 24% 38% 34 ——__ Hamilton Dec 25%. 9,700 ^ 4% 5(4 *26% 18% 12% 97 — — Gull States Utilities Co 5 9 18 12%. 10% Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR com_No par $5 preferred —No par Corp 25 5 , Jan 19 12% ■ -.14 18% 200 41(4 4% 70 3,800 * 97% 16% 16% 5(4 90% ; ('» • 1,300 40 27 25 / < 97% 4(4 5% 27 12% 20(4 4% 6 500 5,600 117 *95(4 16% 28% 31 38(4 16% 4% 5% 10% 6% *114 97 28 % 93 ** ^ )'!>■ 4% 6 10 " Gulf Oil Rights 5 31% 8,600 5% 21 16% 5(8; ' 22 51% 96 % 16% 47/B 300 8,400 49(4 5% 40 31 *85 21% *48 100 * 7,000 84 21 9*7 93% 1 *81 51 x39 % 38% —No par : BIRTHDAY 50% ',*963/4 . 18(4 21 96% *29 92 " 117 % Shares 28% 92 18 LINCOLN'S 5% 41% 99% *20% 1 common— preferred conv 5% *114 117 31 100 Aircraft Corp: Guantanamo Sugar $5 *115 10 3 — preferred— $ per share 27(4 50 94 *65 the Week 22 49 ' Grumman 30% Feb 21'% 53/« 41 14% 97% Feb 22% 51 5% 96% 30% 5 21% *9% *134 Sale* for Feb. 18 •■' 84 51 94 100 *81 99% 14% 8 18% 41% 30% Feb 18% 97% 1 Jan 19% 99% Tap & Die Corp__No par Greyhound Corp (The)— 10 18% 19% ; Friday Feb.12 $ per share 92 ('2 84 1.800 200 Thursday $ per share 28 7 4 *81 • PRICES Feb. 11 92% 25% 12% 22% Wedrfesday 28% 19% Greenfield SALE * 93 25% *30 ——100 Green Bay & Westein RR Green (H L) Co Inci 93 Jan Ry Preferred —-i HIGH 29% 19% No par Jan 22% Jan AND 41(4 5 620 78 25% 1 Great Western Sugar com—No par Jan 42% Jaii *74 *25% No par Gt 144 78 *19 5 com pfd conv ,-*.74-'-f 99% 5% 9 31 51 31% May cum 78% 49 30% preferred———100 $2.25 22 % 87% 22% x21 4% ;;/ 98 *86 22% 30% No par *93 87% 22% 51% *5% common— GraySon-Robinson Stores Feb Dec Co 98 '*86 " 21% No par City Steel *93" 23 86 50% —5 Union Co • 22% 17 17 1,200 500 29 120 2,100 25% 1,600 22%. 1 23% 25 22% 93 5% *96% 23 1,600 6,900 22% 52% ' 1,800 17,200 22% 22% ' 22% 97% 2% 11% 26% 52 41 *98 1,400 26% 99% 41 No par T4 % • •27 50% *96 600 1,100 111% 22% 50% No par 5 11 22 57(4 Apr " No par Hosiery Dee Dec *22 No par 14% Feb Mar *115% 500 14 110% 52 117% 94 . 112 23% *51 53 120 27 t per share 84 23 23% 23 25% 45,200 600 111 Feb; 10 20 19% 117% Prop Jan 73 23% *51 22% 25% 27% 30 *81 100 Co preferred conv 19% 84 * 95 29% 5% Ore 29% Feb Feb 35(4 Aug \ 21% July 92 t'i 70 19% 11% 4% day;*:- "•"-"V Tuesday *93 5% Nothern Iron 20 * 51% 120 24 % *125% > 115% *75 I per share 29% 11% 23 51% 85 • Feb. » 5% Gt 36% Feb Jan ' ? •24 23 27 112% 78% 1 9 137% Jan 27% Mar 4% ' 98 Men - 95 *81 10 15 49% 29 *93 5 Inc 10% Jan ' Jan 163(4 24% 27%"''' *75 t per share 50 27 ' 128% 4% LOW : preferred conv Goebel Brewing Co Gold A Stock Telegraph 9% Jan Dec *125% 4% 2% 128% 4% 4%. 116 *93 98 Saturday teb. 7 * cbmmon 16 Dec 128% 12 25% ■" " $4.50 preferred--— —No par Glidden Co (The) com——No par Jan 20 ■•■ - Gillette Safety Razor com—No par $5 conv preference—^ —No par 96 Jan 24% 24 *93 Par 10 34% May 4% 2% 11% *125% 1-28% 4% > 90% Feb 133 *125% 4% 78% Grant (W T) 13% 128% 4% 100 Granite 19 23% •"*' 24% • - *75 preferred 29 12% Jan 2% 11% 23% • 26 3%% 16 Sep 2% 2% 23 % $5 6 14% • 2% 86 Gotham 32 14(4 15% 2% 4 14% 2% 23% 26% Jan 23 14% 15% 86 11 Jan 15 100 • *16% N:175'" 15% 23 24% Feb 30 16% 15% 88 Jan Feb 16% 16% 23 33 Feb 17% 18%, *86 23% 17 *13 % 18 5 Grand 14% *93% 13 18% 100 7 37% 93% 13 *18% *125% Rubber Co com 2 1 93% 93% 13% 98 preferred Tire 21% Jan Dec 120(4 93% 14 ** 14% -.12 250 98% 120% 93% 10c 121% *97 52(4 14% 11% 1,200 51% 93% 25% 40% 120% 98% 3,000 40% 122% 10 120(4 14'/a 11% 121% 100 9(4 10 41 y» 92 53% 93% 25% *91(4 120Va *14 4Yi%preferred--..—-----100 Jan Dec 93% / * 144 x52% r *93 Gen 33% Jan May 54% *141% 93% *97 23 11 9 97 -27 11 12 122 97 23 Feb 28 122 27% 144 41 iV 27 Feb Mar 10 42% 27% 18 107 10% 41(2 23% 27 Dec 10% 23% Oct 90 5,900 10% *27% Jan Dec *91(4 42(4 120(4 com—No par 21% 8% Mar 26,100 34(4 27% Corp 41 Dec Jun 33 % 34% *23 Instr 12% May 5% 32*34 35 42% 100 Graham-Paige Motors Granby Consol M S & P 31 33% 34% .10% 54(4 Goodyear Tire <fc Rub com—No par Jan 32(4 Gen Goodrich Co Dec *141% 93% , 500 35% 100 25 60 21% 34 Z. 123 25 21 144 123 11% 22% 35 - <.97 <*9f> 6,500 36 *91(4 120% No par ?:.■ $9 preferred 13% May *32 21(4 (4 93 54% 5 500 : 9(4 33(4 36% 120 % No par 10 36 100 2% !o / 9% *33 27% 100 Jan 34% 35% 53% 1 10 9(4 150 37% 22(4/' 123% y 10% 9% 100 3,300 70 "77 114% .57% Jan ; *96 • 10 150 .. 1,300 V 9% *75 27% 2 Jan *42% 151% . 52% 104% 9% . *141% 34% *120'A -ti per share- 30 Dec 49 : j 144 9% 77 113% V 36(4 51% May 5 % May 104% t per share- ;/ *141(4 /i: 52% *103 *75 *27% Highest ,/v - ins% . 90 i7% May 85 Lowest 1 per share I per share , Range since Jan..1. Highest X22(4 10 STOCKS" •-xv-Year 1947 23 ' 52% 104% 150% 10 113% Range for Previous \ 10% ■ Steel Time 300 77 1 7; Feb *22(4 144 *123 Shoe Corp 30 9% 10% 9% *33 10% : 30 101'/2 52% *103 152 *10% 37% 43% Refractories 4%% 22% Feb 85 Jan 98 #, *150% Castings $6 pfd—No par General Telephone Corp 20 Gen Apr 40%-Feb . Dec ai 25 9(4 *35 *91(4 Corp General Feb Apr 9(4 152 77 £U(4 10c General 26% • *99(4 52% 104 % 77% 91(4 No par 7 101% 11% 101 51(4 *102% 9(4 9(4 *150% 36 100 5 29 5% Jan 28 - 9(4 152 100 52% 103 34% ,_No par Jan 128% Jan 11 Oct 52% 103 36 Equip Corp—No par Utilities 30 101% 101 *100 ... 52% 103 33(4 Railway Signal com 6% preferred Gen Realty & Utilities^ 800 4,000 *99(4 101 *141% Service 200 5% 5% 8,300 400 100 Co 5(4 4,000 _No par series 5% 400 18(4 11(4 _No par Cement 5(4 18 19 23% Advertising—No par Portland 13 % 18(4 11(4 *23 Gen 29 - 29% ... May j ; - 7 128(4 Jan Feb Outdoor General *12 34 18% No par Precision 4% 2% May 11% Dec Gen 13 *29% 1,000 13,600 7% 19 19 100 $3.75 13% May 18% 7(4 7% *18% 12% 37% com *7% 7(4 4,300 18(4 *34 Corp 79% 11(4 50 preferred 200 18(4 78 % 19 18(4 :• 900 2,100 11 18% * 7(4 734 36(4 *10 79 19 13 35% 1 18% • *7% -• 13 . 2,600 12(4 11% preferred conv 13 19% 5(4" -10% preferred 12% *78% 30 10 common 240 *12(4 30 77% _No par Instrument Corp— —-1 General 23% 13 % 19 r-:. r *10(4 preferred.— Jan 23% 18 7(4 6 10% com 4,200 24% 8% 31 78% Co Corp/ *23% *' 19 5(4 10% — Electric General 780 25'/a 79 *30% *77% preferred General : 12 •i • Mar 129 7% 35(4 Jan :'/'2r 39(4 Jan 3 Feb 65% Dec 1 8 Aug 144 19% com— _No par Cigar Co Inc 91% 24:14 20 *10(4 37 General 90% 25 % 12% -—5 — preferred- 91 % 24% 19 52% General Cable Corp com—— .No par 4% 1st preferred 100 2nd 34% 90% . ' 12(8 9% General conv 34 ,' 19% *12(4 1,700 34 11 19 200 8,800 33% 20% *150(4 8 4% 9(4 ; 12(4 -5 — 24% 9(4 20 -No par Corp 18% 23(4 12(4 *99(4 Co common *17% 9'% 20 *102% Bronze 19 / v 18% 24% 36% 7% 13 6 ' 12% ; 100 General Baking $8 preferred 9 13 31% Amer Transportation 5 .No par pfd series A General 2 45(4 ; 5(4 2,200 *10 7% 19 ' 200 13% X36 % 8% 19 10 31% 13% 13% 8(4 8% 19% 10O *98 11 ' 6,400 *30% 37% *78: -1,200 13% 13% 18% /. 31 37% *10 v 79(4 8 8% 27% 23(4 700 15 32(4 19% 26 87 125 Investors 13% *78 8% 8V4 *30 11(8 Jan May . *8% com—1 American 79(4 *19 1 com 78(4 Jan 32 Dec *78 preferred 6 , 20 19% 11 Feb 19% 19% *19(4 9(4 Feb Jan 19% V -1.66% 19 11% Jan 11% .No par $4.50 preferred 9 Jan 39 11% *13% 13% General 5 10% Jan 38 11% 13% Gaylord Container Corp. 58% Jan Feb 13% 91% 23(4 * 51% 31(4 100 9 % 90 (4 i- -'. ■ 28 23% 105 14(4 31% *17%' "•■"'.23% ■ 34% & 5,100 :.%• 13'4 10 25(4 27% • 39% 1 2 29 < 26 9% - 34 90% 90 23% 28 *13% 1 Inc 35% ,, *104 50% 15% 1,700 30%- y 19 24% 9% BIRTHDAY 44% 600 56% 43(4 50(4 400 > - 56% 105(4 '31% - 13% 20 LINCOLN'S *98 31% -19 26% - 9% • ' Shares 20% *1'J% 56(4 50% 100 *20% 44% ,^15. 32% • -13% 20 26 35% .No par Industries conv *19 • 24 : *10 _1 2 Jan 155 Wood ''W:. Jan *>•?. *30 *38% par com Co 31% 91% common.. (The) 99% 9% 24 —20 Gardner-Denver » 91(4 100 preferred Gamewell 2o . *27(4 76% Jan 33 94 (The) ' 10 25 - Feb 160 120% 9 Co 8 103 11 14(4 Jan 6% *19 -10 Gair Co Inc (Robert) 13% -—100 : preferred Gabriel 13% 99% *30(4 ( 35 common 2 102 13 Jan cum Co • 13% 35 No 2 13(4 Jan : 11 July 4% Trailer 32 13% - Malting Co Inc_l 5 23 6 Feb Fruehauf ) *30% V- 32 S per share 20 I "43'' *104" 15% Sales for the Week Feb. 13 I per share 20(s 56 53 *98 , >' 106 15% 33% 26% Co_ & 34 100 10 Co Sulphur 6(4 Jan 10 Dec Dec 51% 33(4 • / 45 *Ol V". 15% 26 9% common Feb 33 10 100 8ugar Freeport 21(4 Jan ,/ 13 Feb Dec TOO 11 11(4 Feb 137 -123 52(4 15% 20%' 57 56(4 106 >52(4 v ' 32(4 1 83% July 47% Feb Sep 43 13 18% Apr 34% Feb Corp prior preferred- Jan 14 13 185 May 23% '54 J Friday Feb. 13 S per share -20 44 *104 •Thursday Feb. 11 j 20% *.ij v *97-, 10 ; 9 / 4 18% Feb 13% Dec 8 18 9% Jan 5 58% Dec 37 Feb Jan 102 Oct 71 xl3 30 16 Apr < Feb 109 Dec •t 57%: 15% / • Wednesday : 20 :m 20 '45% *105 106 -53 —No par Inc 20 / 14 23(4 Nov 11 10 Jan 43% Feb / 10(4 May 149 % *105 *15 7% Corp— Froedtert Grain 5 Jan Corp— Steel Francisco 5 81 11 19 Dec 4% July 17% 24% Jan 22 7(4 Feb ♦/•■ Jan 12% May 143/4 May 11 7% Feb 10% Oct Jun Feb 18 Jan 103% Mar 5% May 9(4 • Foster-Wheeler HVa Jan 27 50(4 22 Nov 48 .v- Machinery Corp (new) 3(4% cum conv pld— 5. 11% xlOl 45(4 20 n-.- 21 57% 45% 100 Food 5. 36(4 May 100 57% SALE PRICES ^ ^per share 20% *20% / 57% . Stores—.—No par No par Food Fair Stores 7 Jan 25% Jan ' 12% Feb -11 8% 20% > 21 HIGH Tuesday Feb. 10 t per-share ' " ■'"'• 45% 25 Carpet Co__: Power Follansbee 13 25% Jan 18% *20(4 —10 com Florshehn Shoe class A 5- 39(4 Jan , 11 26% 77 Rubber preferred——— (The) Florida 15 10% Jan 10 23% May 12% May 18% Tire As National Firth • 17 21(4 Jan 40(4 Jan 10 23% Feb- 11 , 33 % Feb • 4%r# 5 58 -• I per share *20% /20% . 1 37(4 Jan y 5- / Flintkotu C-MThe) common—No par ,'102% Jan 15 ,: $4 preferred——. -No par v 34% Jan 2 Florence Stove Co— s No par . 23 17% Jan May 91 S Firestone 17 11 24- i 14(4 Jan 9 31 (4 Feb Feb 41(4 .Dec May Oct 110(4 > 'May 18 Mfg Co_ Corp— Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N Y ; AND ?C-.H Monday ■« Feb. » • 24" May 99 Dec 13 Tarrant Snamel 13?> 50 \ Jan m Felt Se : Ferro '(2-. 58(4 Jan -n , • 30 LOW Saturday ;V -Feb. 7 -v > 6. ' Jun •: STOCK »J per share Dec 42(4 NEW YORK : EXCHANGE 20(4 May 46 (4 May ' v.- Lowest /Highest ..■■■! ■■■; $ per'share 20 v< stocks 96% -96% y-vi '-'•*-,.--250 iiPt aoiaaiyci v THE COMMERCIAL (758) Range since Jan. 1 Year 1047 Lowest Highest 9 per share LOW STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest FINANCIAL -CHRONICLE & 9 per share $ per share NEW Highest STOCK Feb. 7 HIGH SALE Tuesday •'%• Feb. 1) •' Feb. 10 $ per share Par AND Monday Saturday $ pet share * . YORK EXCHANGE . Monday, February/-16,-1948 Thursday Feb. 41' A y per share $ per share PRICES Wednesday $ per share Nov 68 Jan 51 % Feb Jan 19 Dec 165 ' Jan 140 Jan 142% Jan 2 14% May 50'/4 Sep 12S Helrae 14% Feb 17 % Jan Hercules 63 Feb 47% Feb 53% Jari Hercules 134 Mar Dec 38 Oct 134 20 Sep 125 *117 29% Jan < Jan 30 . 121 / 21 Feb 21 ' 5% 128% Feb Jan 27% Feb Sep Sep. Jaa 100 Motors *15% 16 *49% 50% preferred 100 12% 12% 12% 12% "28% 29% *28% 29% 28% 24% *23 24% *22 24 X29% Nov 24 % Feb 5 25 % Jan 21% Ma y 311/4 Jan 21% Feb 26 % Jan Holland 14% May 20 % Oct 13% Feb 15 Hollander 17 May 25 Jan 15% Feb 18% Jan 19 35% Jan 48 Jun 38% Feb 41% Jan 10 30 Nov 36 Dec 26% Feb 35% Jan Hooker Electrochemical Co 19% Feb 14% Feb 17% Jan 56 Feb 40% Feb 46% Jan 34% Jan Household Oct 29% Feb 89 Jan 91% Jan 38% Feb 42% Jan 28% Dec 20% Feb 20-% 2s) Feb 19 Feb 38% Mar 33 Jan 31 4 % Jan 2 Dec 311/2 May 3 7% May 7% May Feb 3%% Howe 35% Jan of Sound 5% & , 7,900 200 *22 21% 21% 13% 13% *16 38% 16% 38% 16% *13% 16 16 16 16 •39 39 38'% 39 38% 38% *27% 28% 28 28 28 28 No par t c_ Co 1 300 38% 27 2,000 38% 3,400 27% 14% 900 14% 27 14% 41 3.100 41 *39 100 30% 30% 29 % 29 % 29% ,*89 % 89% *89'% 89% 89% 89 % 40% 39% 39% 39 39 % 38% 38% 23% 39% 22% 23% 39% 21% 22% 20% 21% 20% 20 20 21% 21%. 34 9% Jan 7 100 '*10% 20 38% Feb 2 Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par *36 % 15% Feb 11 21% Jan 15 Hudson Motor 15 % May 30 Jan 15% Feb 13 18 Jan 5 Hunt Foods Feb 3% Feb 11 4% Jan 2 Hupp Corp 11 35% Jan Idaho Power Co Illinois Central RR Co common—100 No par 19 % 19% 19 33 % 34 33% 33% 5% 5% *10% 29% x 11% 5% *10 5' 10% *10 29% *89 % 19 34% 5% 11% 5% 34% 5% 34 34% Jan Inc 30 14 % *39 1,900 14 15% 89% *19% 5 preferred— 15 40% 21% 15% 23 % ■' common—100 Car 14% 40% 210 40% / 25 — Manhattan 26% 15 41 <■40% 30% *89% __ v 15 15 41 200 24 21% Oct 7% 500 12% 13% Feb 3% May 21% 12% 28% : 28% 24 22 100 Texas non-cum 21% *22 13% 21% 21 21% 21% 431/4 12% Jan 21'/a 14 May 13% Mar 22% *21% 22 15 *19% 10 3% < 400 1.400 5% 2,600 10% 37 10% 37 10% 35% 3 6'/a 35 % 35% 35% 36 17 17% 15% 17 15% 16% 17 *16% 1 6,800 33% 5% 17% 6.66% .1.000 20% 33% i 5 2,400 90 37 17 20 119 16 *40 30% ;•/:' • 30 *113% 14 • 12% May 33 125% *27% 118% —5 com Stores Corp Hudson 6% Jan 29 *123% 118% 21% com__—_No par >_ 50 Finance Oil Houston Howard Jan BIRTHDAY " 119% 118 21% preferred.. 28% Jan 2,800 14% Houston Light & Power...—No par 22 48 % *21% —5 -10 Houdaille-Kershey $2.25 preferred Sep 47 % *14 (A) Holly Sugar Corp Homestake Mining 13% May 30 10 LINCOLN'S _12.50 & Sons 44 Jun 5 (Del)——„ Furnace > ■ 700 • 900 28 % *23 Apr *27 53 142 14% 12% 29% *119% ''-21% Shares 14% 125% 12% 22% 36 125% 22% Hinde & Dauch Paper Co_— Hires Co (C E) The-™,—'- 28 119%' 21 % 12% 27% 12% Hilton 30% Jan 451/2 125 27% *28% 14% Jan 27 105% 125 *21% 5 % Jan Hotels 52% ' 48% 5 12% Feb 28 Dec 48 5 10 1 Dec Dec.. Jan 47% Inc 14% 33 37% May 16% Jan *27% 28' the Week *138 14% 47% Corp Hewitt-Robins Jun 85 53% 140 14% 127 < . *51% 140 15% 119% Jun 281/4 *125 51% 154 14% 50% 47% 127 <51% 15% 28 119% 10% Dec *125 = *140 150 No par No par I preferred 26 Jan *140 15% 145 No par common v:' 51% *140 No par Powder $4 conv 27% Jan 4 preferred Hershey Chocolate com Jan 51% 25 common non-cum Feb 118 W) (G 1% 22% Dec 291/2 55 9 Sales Feb. 18 $ per share ' 491/2 140y2 17 % 15% 16% 17% 16 16% 3% '3% 4 3% ■- for Friday Feb. 12 $ per share xlG 16 100 4,300 16,300 15% 15% 800 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4,400 *32% I .,30 May 18% May 39% Aug 32% 321/4 Dec 27% Feb 11 32% Jan 371% May . 64% Dec 62% Feb 11 72 Feb 6% Jan 100 *95% 26% 9% 26% 97 Aug 96 Jan 15 96% Jan Leased 26% Dec 24% Jan 22 28% Feb RR lines 4% 21% *21 *15% 15% *15% *41% 42% 15% Jan 28 10 49% Jan 5 Industrial Rayon 121 Feb 11 130% Jan 9 150 Feb 10 153 Feb 10 Ingersoll-Rand common 6% preferred ""35// Feb 13 40% Jan 2 Inland Steel 2 Inspiration Consol May 136% Oct Dec 180% Feb 33 Apr 42 12% May 61/2 Sep Oct 17% 8% Nov 15% Feb Feb 35% May 50 100% Dec 108 Mar May ,7 .Feb 6% Feb Jan 9% May 192% Apr 15% July 246 Nov 95 July 40 Dec 17% Jan i 100% Feb 10 103 9 Interchemical Corp 8 Jan 27 3% Jan 6 Intercontinental 11 14% Jan 2 Interlake Iron Jan 30 ,242 Jan 5 Int'l 10 130 219 80 Feb Feb 92% Jan Business New 13 11 10 Int'l Jun 163% Jan 6 167 % Feb 2 10% Feb 5% Feb 11 6% Jan 7 Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys 34% Oct 23% Feb 11 33% Jan 8 Int'l 76 96 Jan 3% Dec 5% Feb Dec 36% Feb 130% July 137 38% May 94% Dec . 59% 107% Dec Feb 3% 9 Feb 11 Feb 74 26 11 28% Jan 78 Jan Jan 2 136% Jan 21 44% Feb 13 53% Jan 2 96% Jan 15 135 89% Feb 11 16 Feb 10% Jan 2 13 % Jan Preferred 7 Dec 116 .107% Jan 29 Feb 103% Feb 13 *6 ! ... Paper preferred— $4 Int'l Co 5% Apr 58% Feb 52% Jan 24 54% Jan 29 371% Jan 45 Dec 42 % Feb 13 45... Jan 12 International 40 % May 63% Oct 45 Feb 11 56 Jan 5 40 Feb 32 Feb 10 34 17% Feb 11% Feb 11 17% Feb 11% Feb 11 26% Feb 27% Oct 22% Feb 13 A 25% Jan 5 69% Nov 59% Jan 22 63% Jan 30 29% Feb 13 30 % Feb 13 New 137% Jan 16 19 $6 Jun 9% May 9% May Apr May 38% May 143% Jan 158 Aug 18 Feb 11 Jan Jan 140 Jan Year 1947 Lowest Highest $ per share Jun Dec 80% Dec 13% 39% May 89 Feb 24% July 104% Feb Jan 53 Dec Jun 104% J3ep 46% Oct 108% Dec 125% •37 Oct -2 24% Sep 98 Dec 112 Jan 100 Feb 10 102 Dec 151 Dec .145 Jan 29 152 29% Feb 11 34% July 27% May 39 Feb 21 Feb 13 26% Jan 103% 103% 103% 54% 54% 54 54 43 42% 42% 42 % 42% 45 45 370 200 200 12% 12% 12% 13 12 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 2,700 1.100 Creek Coal *18% 50c preferred. *.. YORK (F Tea I) 140 cumulative 18% 18% 18% 18% 18 18 *23% 24 22% 23 *22% 23% 22 % 22% 400 61% 30% *29% 30% 29 % 30% 4C0 144% 10 140 7% Corp com preferred 20% 20 20 92 91% 9L% 89% 91% 42 *41% 42% 41% 42 93 *92 93 153 83% Feb 6 Jan 13 40% Oct 31% Feb 11 40% Jan 2 Joy Manufacturing Co 14 Jun 22% Feb 14 11 17% Jan 2 Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture preference series A 100 / 23% 30% • • >. 23 23% *92 •: 36 ? 30% Friday Feb. 12 Sales Feb. 13 Thursday S per the Week for $ per share share Shares 7% 2.100 153 19% 19% LINCOLN'S 91 91 41 BIRTHDAY 40%,»41 *92 34% 21% /' 92% 34% 90 10 . 35 9.300 101 *100 22 •600 •800 " %••>.' 92 92 34:,4 100%. 100 % 500' 21 101% *100 101% *140 153 *140 ' ,21% *100 153 29% 30% 29% 31% 92% 100 , 7% 19% 89% 41 ' 22% 140 7% 19% 89% 102% '-: 22% 100 7% • ' 35% 34% 153 ': . 101 Va 101 *140= , / 23 1.101 31 7% 8 104 > *103 103 30% 1,600 150 30 29% 13,400 ' 84 84 1 34% 34% 10 1 36 •. 102 *140 Jan 5% ... 35% *101 25% 7% *7% 20% 35% Chicago RR stamped 100 Jones & Laughlin Steel com—No par $ per share *140 • 7% 103 Feb Feb. 11 *92- Joliet & PRICES Wednesday 42 100 SALE Feb. 10 *91 . 144% $ per share 20% 100 101% HIGH *20 No par Dec : *140 Tuesday . $ per share ' ■" /;/ ,". ' 18 144% AND Feb. » $ per share No par preferred *140 144% Monday " Feb. 7 common—_12% 2nd preferred series A 100 4% *140 Saturday . 600 *60% LOW STOCK com .. ' 2,500 61% ' 1 Inc 18% 4G 45% *29 % " Co Co 19% 42% 43%. ' 1 — p 23 23 *60% 1 common 86 % 89 2,300 103% 43,300 Johnson & Johnson 5 coo 11% 55%. *54 89% *11% 12 3%% 6 55%'" *88% 11% 32 Johns Manville 12 104"% *103% 45% 90 47 3%% 5 .Jail /Jan 34% Jan 104%' 17.800 44% 11 % Jewel Jan; 9 11% 137 *135% *46 92% Jan 30 41% Jan 89% 12 % 300 16,500 70 *29% 5 145 55% 91% 12 f 135% 3% 26 % 12 83 111 *103% 46 90% 12 % 104% 44% 92% -12% 135 % 47% 100 3% 26% • 32 Jacobs 11 *91% 12% 135% 45% 74 % *68 3% 26 % 11% Jaeger Machine Co common—No par Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% pfd__100 10 74 3% 26 *2.9% 3 34% Feb *68 3% 26% 2,000 32% 2 100 % Feb 74% *3% 720 3.500 6 24% 12% Par 2 6 24 135% 92 163% 163% 5% 23% 32 9% Jan Feb 164 5% 23% 26% 47% 43% 163% 6 26 *70 / . *13$% 136 *54 165% 11% 20% Feb 93 7,800 13 6 13 1,600 83 47 Island 44% Jan 30 130 82 80 33% 5 13 130 81% 84 12% 7% Feb 19% Jan Feb 128% 9,100 *32% $ per share Feb 126% 3% EXCHANGE 92 126% 11% 11% x47 NEW 40% 3,200 11% 12% Range since Jan. 1 Highest Jan 120 3 3 11% 33% J 6% •19% 100 700 101% *100 3% • 7 41 41 12% Lowest $ per share 3,600 *6% 101% 3 15% 15% 6% *48% STOCKS ,//.,; 3 15% 40 *32% preferred Range for Previous $ per share 6% 4,000 12% 25 27% 47% . 2 15% 7 50 36% _25 1% 24 15% 81, 74 *3% 48 International ■ 155 35 Telep & Teleg—No par Foreign share ctfs,—' No par Interstate Dept Stores— No par Intertype Corp.™——No par International Silver common——25 24 21 „No par *151 36% 36 1.000 43% 49% 28 14% Jan 14% Jan '■i Shoe 150% 5% *53% .43% —. 150% 37% 164% *103% preferred—— 100 International Salt———__._i.jia par . 124 3 26% 26% *91% *12% par *122% *100 6 74 '; 136 124 11% 164 6 26% 3% 47 _No par Rys of Cent Amer com—No 163% 26% 26% *135% 121 100 3% 15 1.100 1,400 122% 125% 26% —100 com 14% 39% 40 84% 76% *74 21 21 39% 100% 100% 129 84 164% 21 40 — 126% 6% 26% 5 100 International ■ Sep May 25 1 Int'l Nickel of Canada com—No par 9 Oct class A common International Mining Corp— 5 - 164% preferred Mining & Chem '— __ 84 3,300 1,000 *14%, 43% ■ 9% 14% *6% 12% 9% 39% 41% v 3 '3 12% 490 9% 14% 15% 7 101 26% 39 * 153 44 *100% 221% 221% ' 96% 25% 15% x36 % 16 20% 96% 42% 150 38% *6% 20% >' 122% 158 16 .'■• 15 9% 97 25% "25 9% 7 39; 123% 44 12% 83% 20% 42% 38 . 3% ' __ 4% : preferred 20 Jan 4 •. 100 186% May 25% ' .No par common— 22% May Dec 7 12% No par Harvester 7%■ 16 *3 • No par Machine—No par *95% 26% 9% 21% <■153 158 37% 15% .No par 97. 26% •15% 123 % 123 % 43% 43 % *100% 101% 100 *95% • 9% 42 *6% 1 Rubber— 9% 37% _No par com/: 9% *153 20 Inc preferred 11% Feb ; 100 Copper— Insuranshares Ctfs 5 4%% * 121 —No par Jan' 46 . No par Co Jan 7% Jan 11 125% Feb Jan 11 11 Feb l — ■ ' 21 % —5 •' 27 : Indianapolis Power & Light—No par Industria Electrica De Mex, S A__i 11 19 97 27 Illinois Terminal RR Co— Feb 20 600 <=95% • 22% Jan 14% Feb ',32 41,000 64% 11% Jan 39 46% 28% 64% 10 Dec 104 1,100 28% 63 11 169 , 33% 28% 62% 9% Feb July 9 32% 27% 66 20% Feb 17 6 32% 30 64% Jan 50 163 32% 28% 68% Dec Jan 70 32% 30% 30 % x35% May '3 33% V 11% Dec 12% 32% 30% <■67 97 stock ctfs series A——_1000 Jan 107 30% 69 Jan 7% May 33% 30% *67 15 x21 33% 100 93 • ——.20 preferred series A— *14% - ■ • '•- *84 85 ' 34% -;34% *83% 32 *84 85 31% 34% '• 85 85 % * *84 32 -100 . /r7',600 32% 31% K Feb Kansas 94 16 Dec 108% Mar 29% May Dec 91 Jan 7 93% , Jan '13 City 3.8% Power & Lt —100 23% Feb 11 29% Jan 2 47% May 13% May 58%. July Kansas City 49 11 54 Jan 5 18 Nov 15% Jan 22 16% Jan 15 20% May 4% non-cum preferred Kayser (Julius) & Co__ 26% Feb 21 Feb 11 24% Jan 10 Kelsey Hayes Wheel . 13% Jan Feb 21% Oct 17 Feb 10 21% 41 % May 52% Jan 42 % Feb 13 49 S9 Apr 49% Feb 36 Feb 13 21% r: Dec 27% Feb 19 Feb 11 Dec 116% Feb 96 Feb 11 103 . 11% May 65% Jun 25 40% Class 2 Kennecott Jan 31 Jan 8 103% Jan 2 43 , 23 . Feb 12 Feb 11 13% Jan Jan 68 Feb 13 75 38% Oct 29% Feb 11 102% Aug 40 Oct Jan 45 2 Jan 20 Dec 34 Jan . 85 91% Jan May 90 32 Feb Feb 52% Oct 41 Feb B 100 5 15% class A__1 *23 *18 : .No par Co—No par <.„• Corp com—.No par 2nd preferred conv 26% *49 1 conv Copper.-, Kimberly-Clark 4% No par com Keystone Steel & Wire 95 17 Kinney 2 100 (G R) Co common—i_: Koppers Co Inc 20 2 14% 14% 14 14 91 % 15 44% *41 V. 92 93 26% 26 26% 51% *50 92 * 15% 91% 91% 91% 18% 14% 500 92 14% 44% 41. 42 49 15% 15% 21 % 23 21 21 4 17 43 " 210 20% 20% 20% 99 97 97 243i» 15% *21 '/8 6,900 50% 15% 21% .100 . 2,400 500 17% 17 17% 17 17% 1,300 44% 42% 43 % 42% 42% 13,600 *95 37 36 36 19 % 20 39 % 20% 19 19% 96 19% 20% 96 24 *49 '. * 40 % 40 41 : *89 24% 49 15% 44% *18 44%.' 23% 50% 15% 24% *23 % 25% *49 7 16 18 3 23% 23% 51 15% (S S) 3 Kress *6% Jan 13 —10 2 Kroger Co (S & 70 13% *12% 13% 70 *70 70% *30% 31 96 96 700 2,700 70 97 *94 94 7 94 35 35 Co , 12 12% 69 '• 68 500 68 *11% 12 68% 110 '• 31 f 34% No par 49% 49% x48 % No par (The) 70 13 70 *12% *43% 44% 43% 30 31% 30 29% 30% 94 94 94 94 94 94% 94% 40 34% 31 *93 10 Co Ht *12% ser__100 common. Cumulative preferred 4% Kresge Feb 60 1 $5 prior preferred——No par 2 Jan 38% Jan 45% Feb 13 Apr Jan 34% Jan 5 59 Southern 92 ' 13 Jun ; *14% 15 Co— preferred 34 34% 32% 33% 32 32% 3.900 1.100 48% *47 49 ' 41% 43% 29% 46% 46% 45% 46 43 41% 41% 41 2,200 41% ■ 1,500 ' ' 1 4% May Dec 10 4.9% Dec Feb 7 9 20% 14 Jan 44 - Jan 14% Feb May 56 Jun Feb 4% Feb 9 11 5% Jan Laclede 17 47% Jan 27 48 Jan 30 39% Feb 11 44 Jan 16 24 Jan 24 26% Jan 2 101 9% May .30% Jun. Apr 12% 95% Jan 31 98% Feb Feb 10 Feb 11 10% Jan 11 37% Jan 4% May Feb 4% Feb 11 6% Jan Feb 1% Jan 2 Jan 30 19% Jan 6 9% Feb 5% Jan 19 38 % May 50% Feb 42% Feb 5 49 % Jan 5 10% 24 Jan 10% Feb 13 .11% Jan .5 see page 24 *45% 48 .*45%' 48 *44% 48 48 *44% *41 43 40% 40% *39% 40% 39% 39% *39% 24% 24% 24% 24% *23% 25 *23% 98 *97% 99 50 & Tire 5 '■&, Sons cumulative Co com^ preferred Lehigh Valley RR Lehigh Valley Coal com Non-cumulative 25% Dec 11 3- 100 50 I 1~ 24% *98 23% Jan 31 $3 non-cum 1st preferred 50 preferred—No par 47</8 99 10% 10% 33% 5% 22% 40 22% - •, - *9 9% 9% 21% •' Xl0% 24 . 9 r 10% • 10% 10% *44% 10% 10% .10% •10% 10 33% 33% 32% 33% 31% 2% 4% 5 *21% 30 7 2 *30 5 A 22% 21% *30 6 V* 43% 44 21 21% 6% 4% 2 2% 40 * 7.400 ' 10 A 200 V 2.400 • 22 % 9% ! 2 • 21% 97% 5 *8% 22% v *25 ' 9 21% 22 99 2% *25 . *98 5% 2% *.9 33% ' 14% May 5% Jun For footnotes *10% Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co—10 Lehigh Portland Cement-.—— 25 9 3% 35% Mar Feb 11 common. preferred— (James) .3.85% .9 8% 1% May 35% Mar 4%% 5J 31% Feb Bryant Lee Rubber Lees 4 44% Jan *10% 31 Feb Dec —No par 11% Jan Co 4% 4% 22 13 Feb 4% •21% 9% Feb 56% 4% 4% 10% 21% La Consolid 6% Lambert 30% 4% 4% *9% 21% 9 9 Lane V- 5 4% 4 pfd—75 Pesos Mex (The)— ___i.__.No par 10% Jan 22% Jan May 95 Light Co 11 28 21 % May 38 Gas Feb 21% Jan 10 1.600 48 '"'/-i— 300 40 _- 24 ■ 97 % 10 10% 32% 32 32 4% 2% 40 21V 9.100 :v:-.l,100 4% v! 4% 2 2% *30 21 r ,1' 800 50 99 10% .... 3.500 • ,6,600 !„ 40 . 8co - 21% • . 7% Jan 31 50c non-cum 2nd Lehman Lehn Corp & Fink pfd— (The) Prod No par1 Corp 5 *6% 44 *10% 6% 6% 45 44 10% * 45 10 % 10% *10 %' 10% *6% 6% • 1,100 6% 6% ■ 6% 43 % 43% 43 43% 1,500 *10% 10% 10% 10% 200 Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL & NEW YORK Range lor Previous 25 Feb 16'/a Feb 6 19'A Jan Feb 47% Feb 11 56% Jan 8% Feb 13 *'9% Jan 9 Oct 32% Feb 11 38% Jan 2 Dec 391% 10 Aug Dec Apr 24'A Aug 19% May 78% Jan ' 29 Lily Tulip Cup Corp- ^Lima-Hamilton Corp Jan 13 Dec 28'A Feb 11 19% Feb 13 33% Jan, 12 23% Jan 9 Feb 79 13 83 Link Jan Belt Lion Oil 20 12% May 17% Apr Feb 13 Va Jan 2 27 Feb 15% Jan 22 18% Jan 2 Loew's 79% Feb 60 Feb 11 68'A Jan 5 Lone Feb 11 18% Jan 14 23'A Oct 21% Dec Jan 172 • 21 Jan 141 Jan 16% Jan 29 5 Corp. Long Bell Lumber A_. 19'A Jan 5 Lorillard Jan 27 7% <P) Co preferred 21 % Dec 29% Jan 21'/a Feb 11 23% Jan 14 Louisville Gas 39% Dec 53 Feb 40% Feb 11 44% Jan 8 Louisville A 29% Oct 20 Feb 11 25% Jan 9 Lowenstein 101% Aug 94 Jan 30 96% Jan 15 19% Feb 11 24% Jan 8 17% May 93 Dec 13% May 26'A Oct 9 9% 8 Va 33 Va 32% 87 88 86% 86 86 166% *167 17q 4 %% .. 166% 39 9% 3a 9% 9% 59 21 29% *79% 14% 15% 17% 17 & 61% 61 % V8 22% 18% 18% —100 *146 A_ _No par Electric *22 Nashville ' 41% 22% cum pfd Co series A— 100 *92 10 95 22 % LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY 700 86 85 167 % 1,200 167% 40 % *38 9 56% 56% *55% a 30% 20% 81% GOO 28% 28% 28% 19% 29% 7,200 20% 19% 20% 79% 1,700 79% 79 13% 16% 80 14% 13% 14% 13% 17% 16% 14% 17 16% 17 ; 38% 38 9 38 200 ' Va 9 9'/a 56 3 5,900 300 6,200 15,400 61% 61 62% 60 60% 22% 21% 22 60'A 21 CO'A 1,500 21% 18% 18% 18% 18% 21% 18% 21% 18% 1,800 147% 147% 18%' 18% 147% 146% 2.200 147% 22% 21 Va 22 41% 22'/a 40% 41% *146 . *22 41% 22% 84'A 167% 32% 22% 22% 50 32 % 12,900 61 % . 147% & Sons Inc com—1 (M) 2.500 8% 9% 17% 22 2,200 83A *79% 81% 14% 10 9 84 Shares 17 48 33% 167% JO x20% 81% No par 16Va 48 28% 21 171/a _No par Sper share Va for 58% 30% 21 s the Week 8% 59 14% - Sales Feb. IX 57% 9% 59 30 *20% *08 JO 1 . , —, Steel Lukens 166% 166% *38, *79 Va common 16 Friday $ per share 48% 33 _No par 25'A Jan 149 6 16% 47% .. 9% 29% ... 17% 48% ' ..—100 Cement 16% 48 v *86 com— .N6 par Aircraft Corp„___ Inc Star 17% 49% 9 $ per share 34% Co A.— Lockheed 17 Va 48% $ per share Thursday Feb. 12 Feb.11 *34 59 . 22% 42 22% V; *92 22% *22 42 23 40% 21% 95 22% *92 22% 20 95 20'A 400 41% 20% 2,700 20 Va *92 20'/a 110 22 40% 95 19% 147'/2 *21% 20% *92 22 *145 3,700 •"/ 95 19% 20% 'V ' -r 3,600 m ; 34 Mar 41 Nov 36 Jan 27 40 Jan 134 Nov 152 Apr 142 142 Feb 99% Dec Feb 13 60 Oct 43% Feb 11 41% 41% May 30% May Jan 31 111 Mar Feb 100 MacAndrews. & Forbes 6% 52% Jan 10 36% Jan 2 101% Jan Jan 11 % 16% May 15%. Feb 11 Va Feb 5 21% Mar 17'/a Feb 4 18% 9% Feb 11 455 Jun 6 500 May 9'A Aug Dec 12% Dec 14% Dec 32% 3 % Jan 9 8% Feb May May 14% May 39 % May Feb 34 7 10 7% Jan 8 15 V4 Jan 6 16% Jan 23 13 26% Jan 6' 6 102% Feb 33% 31 2 18% Jan 19 104 *100 12% 12% 13 13 17% 17% 17 Va 17% 10% 17% 9% 10% 9% 9% —No par Bros. Market Oil St % : prior Co & pfd Co 100 16 18% July Masonite 26% Nov 24 13 24% May 35% 190 Jan 49% Feb 39 % May 88 Dec 85 106 7% May Jun 42 % Feb 28 69 % Jan 6 89 % Jan 12 11 85, Jan 13 9% Feb 11 10% Jan 5 50 Jan 41% Feb 10 113 Jan 110% Feb 10 43% Jan 112 $3 9 Co 53% *53% 53% 49% 47% 48 *20% 21% 20% 20% 201/4 20 'A 20% 20% *30 31 29% 30 21 28 "if- 29 Va 27'A 27% 28% 100 , *175 : McCall 46 Dec 56%" 3o%" May 87 ' 44 Dec 105% 17% May 21% Dec 25% ; 16% May 88% Jun 50 34% Jan 12 93% Jan 26 18% Feb Feb 11 21% Jan 24% Jan 20 94 Jan Jan 41% Jan 12 24 Jan 5 52% Feb 10 57 % Jan 6 12% Jan 28 14% Jan 2 Jan 43 Va Jan , Jan, 13 44% Feb 48% Jan 11 88 103 % Mar 4% 10 18'% Jan Jan 1 4%% 10 Jan 53 5% 21 Jan Merch 9 90% Jan 1st 27 & 47% Inc $3.50 111% Aug Metropolitan Edison Year 1947 Range since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share 12% Mav 1R% Ma 33 Apr 2974 May 136% Lowest $ per share r 13 Feb Dec 38% Feb 36% Feb 10% May 6% May 13 Mar 15% 47% May Dec 129Va Feb Nov 14% Feb 13 Jan Va Jan 5 70% Dec 57 Feb 10 102'/a Dec 99 Jan 2 Jan 123 28% Mar 3% May 11% Feb 11 11 15% Jah Feb 11 118% Jan 53% Jan 2 8 Feb Feb 10 5% Jan 5 11% May 25% Feb 13% Feb 11 17% Jan 2 32% May 51% Jan 36 Feb 11 44 Jan -9 Feb It 11 Jan 5 24% Jan 29 27 Jan 12 8 1 4 May Sep 13% Feb 23% 32 Feb'v" 49 Vu May 63% Feb 110% May 128% Feb 64% Feb 49 May 15% 24 Dec May . 49% Feb 102- May 27% ,19% May 17% May •10 10 115 Jan 16 11 54 Va, Jan 9 15% Jan 5 9 Morrell vlt% Jan 23 20% Jan 22 25 % Feb 2 19% Feb Oct 6 20 Va Jail 2 17% Feb 27% Oct;. 19% Feb 107% Mar..,, :'1.02 Feb ;15% ';.12. Feb 40% Feb 34%'Feb ' Apr May ' 35' Apr 107% Dec - 112 \ Jan .107% Jan * •9% Dec 37% Jan 50% Jun Dec-/ . Jan 13 Feb 13% Feb 10 10 ll „ 14% Jan 13 37 Jan 2 ,111 17 21 Jan 11 , . Mullins 5 Jan 2 42% Jan 16 5 Myers-/ 14 19 May • 21 May May 8% Dec 9% May 10% May 19 % -Feb 29% .30 . 16% 14 21. : ■ Feb .16 % 34 Dec Jan ,34% Feb 21% Jun 8%-May 26% .738 Feb 6 11 Feb 10% Jan 5 13% Jan 16 35 10 30% Jan .164% Feb 10 Feb 6% Feb 11 33'A.Feb 10 Feb / Dec Dec 147/8 Jan 7% Feb 13 15% Oc t 11% Feb 13 page 24 17% 17% 17% 1,800 *89% 90 *89% 90 89% *88 39% 89 *37 39% *36 38 21% *36 38 '21% 21 21% 21 21 89 20% 20 _ 21 3,200 16% 14% 15% 14% 15 14 Va 15 52% 53 54 54 55 55 13% 12% 13% 12% 13% 48% *48% 49 13% 48% 13% 48% 2,100 48'A 48% 48 Va 48% 1,400 46 % 47 2,100 48% 38 96 '/a 49 46 48% 89 89 89 19% 18 18% 38 19% 49 89 91 % 38 37 *96 97 96 *18% Monday 44% 45% *89 - 91 *89 17% 17% 38 *36% 37% *36% 96 *96 97 *96 ,, 2,300 120 91 17% 14 41 HIGH SALE Tuesday Feb. 1> 200 17% 1,100 38 600 97 40 $ per share Feb. 11 $ per share 14% 13% 14% 13 13% 13% 39 4,600 40% 38'A 39'A 39'/a 39 Va 39 37% 3,300 37% 37 37 *129% 37 132 36 % 129% LINCOLN'S *129% 132 180 BIRTHDAY 13 13 1,800 11 11 Va 2,500 13% *13% 13%, 13 132 -• 129% 13% 13 12'A 10% 12 49 47% 50 92% 91% 92 58% 57 57% 92 *92 59 58% *101% 13 % 116 102 13% 116 *101% 12% 13% 43% 46% 15V2 15% 15% *37V2 38 38 9% 9% 9% 26 V2 25% 25% 52% 52% 50 9 36 50% 51% 49% 49% 14 Va 14% 13% *25% 25% *25% 25%. 12% 12% 12% 11% 12% 25% 24%; 25% 23% 24 *105 13 . *36 Va *110 '■ 20 20 Va 20% 18'A 18% 17% 22% 22% 20% 00 13 36% 111 *105 106 *12% 13 36 *110 *103% 111 ; ' *14% 14% *40V2 41% *41 43 511/4 511/4 *50% ' 51% 13%: 5,000 4Va 2,900 14 Va 14% 10.200 36% 36% 36% 9% 25% ' 26 1,200 9 9 Va 1,000 26 '/a I 8,200 50 50% *100 103% 49% 49 50% 13% 13% 13 Va 2>/2 *25% 26 Va 600 100 15,000 5 3,400 300 12 12% 12% 1,700 23% 23% 23% 3,600 20 20 20% 2,800 18 18 17% 17% 800 21% 20% 20% 5,800 103% 12% 110 44% 4 50% 19% 103% 35% 14% 44 4'A 14% 19% . 105 Va 12% 10 14% 20% x35'/e 36% 43% 11% 17% 22% ; 150 23 Va 18% 106 13,700 103'/a *100 12% 50 com. 102 24% 20 40 12'A 115% 25% 14 25% 20 11 Va *114 48% 51% 14% 25% 22 12% 800 101% 13% 51% 14% No par *17% V. 25% 52% com__—5 102 101% 115 9 25% 50 % 108 102 4 Va *104% *104% 2,100 13%' A—No par 107 740 58 42% 38 9% 25 92 58 11% 15 37 *91/4 *25% 47% 91% 58 115 4% 13% 47% 91% 57% 115% 4 600 49 •102 115% 47'/a 11 13 Va 91 102 14 47 38 10% 116 15% 47 129'/a 13% *47 102 B_I—1 for Shares 41 132 57% _T the Wegk 13 14% 12% 52 Sales Feb 40% 49 13% Friday $ per share *37% 12'A 116 $ per share % 50% 91% Thursday Feb. 12 $ per share 39'/a *101% . PRICES Wednesday Feb. 10 4% Jan St —5 169 23% :: 9 5 •: Jan 19 Jan 12 26 V2 12 110 12 35 ; 35% 109% 14% 13 a; 102 102 40 *iiy2 110 12% 500 34% 34% 2,200 109 109 13% 13 41% *40 ■) 40% *40 41% 50% 50% *50 Va 51% 320 13% *40'/a 7% 7% Automotive- Fibres —1 Inc. —1 Aviation Corp__ —5, National Battery Co —4 Biscuit Co common—. _10 National preferred—i——_ Share Jan 5 National Can 41% Jan 5 National Cash 7 Nat 2 National 9 Jan 13% Jan > — Register.': City Lines Inc Container 15% 21% 22% 1 25 25% ft: - 25 '*9% I2V2 91/2 12% 50'/« 6,900 50 Va 400 9% 7% '•» 8'%' 7% 9% 12% 12% 11% 12 33 *31% 32% 31 26% 27 27% 27% 165 '165 27 27% par *21% 22% *21% *7% 8 Va 7% 35'A 35'A 35% 12% 12% i —1 168 8'A 22% • 164% 21 7% 7'/a 35% 33% 8 Va 8 Va 12% 12% 22 f A' i! 31% *162% 1 15% > 15% 15% 15% 14,200 22% 22 22 25 24% 24% 1,000 8% 8,700 8% 2.800 170 ' 8Va 9% 16'/a *31% 100 No par ; Co.,— 7% _10 Corp—No Corp 23 • National & 16% 23 26% *25% National Bond 16% 23% *25% Airlines_k— Nat 161/4 22% —1 National 7% 16% Louis——. 100 — 10 13% see 29 13 43% For footnotes 16% 4% Corp— Nashville Chatt & 9% Jan 10 21 600 4% National -Acme Feb ; Nash-Kelvinator 9 5 Jan 26% Feb 31" Dec 7% . .11% Feb; ii ' Jun 2 25% Jan 29 9 May 33 13 187 . Feb •8%JFeb Feb Jan 27 Dec 17% Jan 24% Feb' 13 24 165 11 Feb Jan .; Jan. 19% 17% -171/2 N 15% Feb : 18% 50 (F;i!):Ae;)Brbs^4i„-^iNo'|»r;; ,V'v;,; 700 18 Co_—No par Murray Corp of America 4% preferred— ■ — 19 19% *4% Munsingwear Inc. : ,-5Murphy Co {GO .common—_—i 4%%. preferred—-^—•——100', . ■' 18% 20 ,46V2 L.'— Co .class ' 18% 19% —1.25 (John J, & Co Mfg ' 19% 12% %k';$7v.'P!r{n©Te(d—Uu^klAk^-4--No;phr;;: 37 55 Va Jan 44% Feb\V 41% Jan 29 56;. Jan.' "50 %. Jan 23 . *10% 1,200 ' 54% *13% ■ Corp———No par Corp—1—I—„—5 Mueller Brass Co—. —kAllV; 5 Jah 108 i ; & 2,000 91% 13% *130 ; Motor Products Motor "Wheel 9 25% Jail 13 series Ward Motorola Inc 2 19% Jan 11 preferred 48 •33% *90 21 —20 Moore-McCormack Lines 27 $3.25 48 33 92 *381/4 14% Monsanto Chemical Co com____5 Montgomery 48 33% 21 No par Tool Feb - 13% Jan 21 FefrlV 25'V Mar:" 14%" May' 2 Machine 47 33% *90 21% 100 com Mojud. Hosiery Co'Inc-— Monarch Va 93 19 10 — preferred series A Mohawk Carpet Mills ! v 47 34% 140 19% No par — RR 1,100 25 *52% *37% No par 7% 5 61% Jan 725% Feb 11 27%, 102% 11 Mo-Kan-Texas 200 25 24% 21% 41 10 Regul com— 3 pfd series A _100 48% Feb . , 17% Dec 27% Dec* :j4%. Nov.; ■ 9% May 17 ; Petroleum Corp— 38 '90% $ per share par Mission 47 LOW AND $4 preferred —————k—No par Minn Moline Power Impl com 1 $6.50 preferred—-k No 7 11 115 Oct 91% *36 % 19% Feb. 7 Minn Min & Mfg— 9 3,400 25% *91'A 37 *16 Va *95'% 5 conv 18% Saturday Copper 3.20% 5 26 25% 91% 13% 38 Minn-Honeywell 5 Feb 900 16'A STOCK 5 Feb 30 34 54V2 48% —— Jan 112 *33 Vi 9 2 94 200 *110% 33% 24% 33% :, Mid-Continent 70 1,200 *48% pfd_100 Midland Steel Prod com——No par 8% cum 1st pfd 100 Minneap & St Louis Ry No par Minn fit P & SS. M A vtc„_No par 102. 80 9% 42 :> 13% *88 2 42% Feb Oct 56% Miami 2 9% *40% *36 25 *90 83 53 *18 9 2 Apr 104 Jail 80 *81% *16 No par Jan 54% Jan Dec 21% No par 3.90% 70 86 40'A *38 .1 15% Jan 22 51 % ' *89% 2,700 86 Va 85 21% 21 *18 Va 137% Jan 11 99 Dec 21 41 13 47% Feb 88 • 10 Par 2 Feb 15 a 46% Jan 13% Jan Jan May 19% * 11 66% 7 *19 EXCHANGE 10% Feb 114% 84% 16 11 Nov 156 YORK 47% 34 par 37% 85'A *91'A 38 24% 93 S per share 11 48% 45 % Jun NEW Highest *47 34 5 STOCKS Lowest *36V2 25% *90 Merritt-Chapman & Scott 8 47% 25% 34%. Mesta Machine Co— Jan 91% 38 93 Transp. Co.—No par 9 101 91% 91l/2 *90 Inc—__3% 5 6 25 *46% preferred———50 22% Jan Range for Previous $ per share 5 37% 42 32% ' k—_5Q 41% Jan Feb 33% 26 100 13 94 33 25% *34 preferred— cum 33% 26% —1 10 Feb 32% 26% 1,100 1,300 9% *40% 33% No par 'Merck- & Co' Inc' common . 2,800 21 Va 28% 178 *175 '110% 110% 26% com—18 Co Co 110% *32% 38 37 Jan 41% 112 91 Va 17% Feb 35% May 97% Dec 41% 39 Stores MIn 41% 110% 10Va *110% 91% preferred-.-. conv 41% 41% 112 84 *9% *26 Melville Shoe Corp— —1 Mengel Co (The) common—A1 Mercantile *41 % 48 ' 81% 9% *82% 26 preferred—- 2nd X81% 9% 10, 26 Robbins Stores 82% 9% 2,700 85 82% 6,400 16 47% 87 x85 ; *38 Mc-Quay Norris .Mfg Cdk— Mead Corp common-.: No 19 13 19% v v 5 28 47% Feb McLellan *85 87 60 15% 16 37% 87 *86 *91 Porcupine Mines—"— Ac x37% *86 —1 preferred————— 39 38% 87 350 3,700 • 15 . 178 87 —100 . *175 87 Co—AkA-k-No par _ 14% Feb .11 41 65% 12 20% Feb ,, $4 7 39% Jan 35% Jan 73 Mclntyre McKesson 5 5 .24% Jan*. Mar 10 Jan preferred conv McGraw Electric Co Jail Jan May 55% May 13% May 43 % May 83 Dec "43 23 —_-No par McGraw-Hill Fub i 33 Feb 3.%% 15 12 87 '1 Feb! ,t- 29 42% Jan 28% Jan ..19% Feb 11 23% Oct;;; ,.(16% Feb 11 105% Feb»' 89 Feb 11 May 16 91% Jan 9 31% Feb: 40%, Dec 20 Feb;:, f* 5 11 Corp 39% 178 *86 82% 112 McCrory Stores' Corp corn——1 39 *175 86 *9% preferred.;—k—_k—.iNopar..- 178 53 87 86 82% $6,1 st cutnpfd——i—_.—'N<v par 12 *175 39% *85% ' .—No par; common 178 39% 14 Jan 101 1 : 41% Jan Feb *100 15% 28% Jan 24% Feb "45 :• Jail ioi *99 16% 6 88 100 15% 11 38 15% 22 Va 15 Feb V 15'A 22% 17 Feb 37 15% 23% 16'/4 32 107% Feb: 45% Oct 15% 22% 15% com—No par 200 6% 15% 24% 100 15% 25 Dec 6% 15% 23% 99% 17% Feb May 3,100 15,100 16% 33% Mar 20'A 6% Va 24 24 6,800 17% Jan 35 1-6 Va 24% 99% 100 6% 19% 20 6% . 6% 6% 19% 7 2,100 8% 20'/a 16 48% May *151/2 *24 20 6% 8 8% 20 Va * 16 Va 35% May 82 20 7 5% 1,000 *7% 22 17% - 21 Jan 20% 6% 500 9'/a 530 17% $3.75 preferred No par $3.75 cum pfd 1947 series—No par $3.40 cum pfd, L-i .-No par Maytag Co 5% 9 3.300 17'A *450 7% *8% *20 13 % V2 16 preferred k— May Dept Stores .commoh-— 16 Feb 6% 530 7% 9 22 9 101% 53 % 7% 3 84 Electric 16 Va 24% *450 8 9 x22 6% 100% 7% 9 20 6% *100 530 25 6% 20 *450 8 8 *8% 104 No par Corp__ Mathieson Alkali Wks 26 13 14% Nov 108% Mar Master 9 Jan XSlVa Feb 97 Va Mar 42 Jan; 85 % Jan Aug Dec v 37% Feb Feb 100 % Dec 82 Jan 33 *99% 1 — Martin-Parry Corp— 12 176 *15% *24 550 f 22 6% *100 .—No par 19% Jan 10 6% .100 k L) *19% No par com 7% 6% —5 Corp 60% Jan 11 1 10% *480 9% 24% 6.25 Ry 6% (Glenn 7% *22 104 *100 11 550 *8% 5 preferred Martin *10% *480 —1 - Exploration Marshall Field 4 % 1 —50 _' Shirt- 10 12 1,900 xl2'/a 11 Jan 32 12% 15% Feb 20% Feb 31% 17% 103 30 3,300 17% 47% Feb 27'A Feb 31% * 45% 12% Oct 175 31 200 142 45 'A 12% Jan Nov 32% 37 142 45 17% 24% Dec *35% 142 43% *17 63% 175 *32% *140 46% *12 2 14'/a Jan 33Va No par com 37 36% 142. —10 Marathon Corp Marine Midland 22% Feb Jan 33 38 44 -No par Manhattan 14 Jan 47% *100 Maracaibo 23 % Jan *37 *140 47% *140 _____100 27 6 97 Inc 7% Jan 6% Feb 111% Julv 14 10 Jan 19% Feb Dec 34% Dec 13 26 10 38 142 47 Man del 2 9% Jan 13 Feb *36% 142 47 — Jan 9 Va Jan 11 5% Feb Feb 16 % Feb" 8% Feb x22 - Dec . 27% 22'/8 May 97% Feb Feb 7 19% May 6% May 7% Co 37 *140 ; pfd series A___ Madison Square GardenMagma Copper--, Magnavox Co (The Mahoning Coal RR Co Manati Sugar CO—— " Jan 22% 12 (R H) *35 % 100 _k—No par 4%% 13% Jan Dec Macy 13% Feb Apr 10% —10 com preferred Mack Trucks Inc 19 PRICES Wednesday 35 Co— Liquid Carbonic Corp 3%*& preferred.: 9 ■v.: 9% SALE *33% ——i —-—5 66 Jan Dec 17 HIGH Feb. 10 $ per share 49 9 -No par 35% Feb Corp.. 10% Jan '-5 10 11 16% 49 ' 5 Savers Liggett & Myers Tobacco com 25 7% preferred i —.100 . 2 Jan 7 AND Tuesday Feb. 9 $ per share Lerner Stores Corp. ——. .No par Libbey Owens Ford Glass -No par Life ' Monday Feb. 7 Libby McNeill & Libbyk 8 30 Va 58 Vg May 137% 41 13 8% Feb • 173% Jan 5 Jan 56 Va Feb Dec 91 11 12 107% ' Dec 10% May; 18% 38 12% Oct 63 Feb 165% Feb July X48 33% May 84 Jan Saturday Par 5 Apr 96% LOW STOCK $ per share 40% May 47 $ per share. YORK (759) STOCK RECORD EXCHANGE 59 Va 29% Mar 109 NEW Highest 11 May 78 V: Lowest $ per share 17 May 46% May 8 Range since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest FINANCIAL 8 11% 165 21% 7% 35 H 7% -8% ■;, 8Va 8 8% - 11% 11% 11% *30 f 11% 8 31 Va *29% 31 Va 27 27% 26% 27 *163% 167 *21% 22 *163% 21 6% 33'A 8'/a 7% 12% xli% 167 21 7 Va 7 34 34 '/a 300 700 500 7% 33% 1,400 5,300 7Va 12 3.600 ■ 7% 11% "11% T 3,400 2,800 14.400 20 X'XX/THE (760) NEW Range for Previous Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest t per share $ per share $ per share NEW Lowest 13 x/\ May 26% Dec - $ per share U Feb U 13% Jan 2 National Feb 13 29 Jan 2 National Cylinder Gas Co Dairy Products Jan 15 Feb 13 17% Jan 2 National Dept 5 National Distillers 23% Oct 18% Feb 11 21% Jan 48% Dec 37% Feb 11 43 25% Jan 25% May 15% Feb Feb 11 Feb 90 7 Jan 12 19% Jan 95 Nat Enam 36% Dec 29% Jan 23 35 % Jan $4.50 2 190% Sep 163% Feb 11 172% Jan 14 Dec 167 Jan 136 Jan 2 Apr 7 Feb 10 6% Jan 15% Dec 8% 28 Jan 140 15% Feb 11 Jan % Feb 11 95 Nov 81% Feb 10 28% Jan 22 22 25% Jan 23% Dec 18% Feb 10 Sep 87 Feb 11 x22 Feb 11 1% II Dec 74% May 21% May 12% May Mar •• 100 Jan Lead Co 7% preferred 6% preferred National 2 Linen & B 18% Feb 2 Nat Jan 2 Natl 5 National 5 National 23'A Jan 2 National Supply 94 Jan 2 25% Jan 30 National Natl 1 Mai Cast Stl Power 12% Jan 6 13% Jan 19 11 Deo 13% Jun 11% Jan 14 ll7/a Jan 7 Natomas 18% May 13% May 24% Feb 16 Feb 11 19% Jan 6 Nehi 8 13% Feb 28% Nov 38 Dec 106 Mar 13 10 Nov Feb 87 Jan 13 104 preferred 20 18% 20% 18% 19% 90 89 89 87 88 *86 88 80 22% 22% *22% 23% 22% 22% 22% *22 23 1,000 *12% 13 12% 26 Oct 20% Feb 11 22% Jan Newport News Ship & Dry Dock 46% Feb 36 Feb 5 41% Jan New 22% Feb 12% Feb 11 15% Jan New York Central--...-.-. 50 Dec 39 Feb 10 51% Jan N Y Chic & St Louis Co Dec 121 Feb 11 136% Jan 11% 29 28% 93 11% 28% 87 17,400 94 11% •90 42 42 40% 22% 22% 21 90 90 ♦88% 92 11% 11% 94 150 4,700 11% 94 *90 39 39% 38 38% 2,100 21 90' 21 20% 21'A 2,100 90 90 90 60 21% 13% 20% 21% x20% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 3,700 38 21% ♦36% ; •88% 500 28% 88 *88 22 88% 28% 87% 11% •90 41% 22% - 28% *86 94 X 42% 14 104 *100 104 ,28% 90 11% 11% •90 *100 37 37% x36 % 36% 36 36% 36% 37 2,000 13 27,900 40 3,700 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 13 12% 13% com—100 41% 41% 100 ♦123% 124% No par ♦13% 14 •13% 13% York No par ♦17% 21% ♦17% 20 ♦17 20 •16% 20 *16 20 __No par •46 51% •46 51% •45 51% *45 50 ♦46 50 50 ♦180 200 200 '170 220 New $5 9 •90 *13% 14 •13% 104 City Omnibus Corp Y Jan 19 preferred series A 6% 220 x22 14 •13% ♦100 22% l No par •28% 94 No par Brake 14% 42% *;"■ 100 137 19 1 104 93% 11% — 1 ♦13% •100 29% ♦28% ♦90 Jun Air 104 •90 preferred York 14% ♦13% ♦100 pfd—100 10 Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% 4%% 17 100 20 17% 22 Jan 300 19% 19% 89 (J J) common__No par Jan 200 7,200 1,600 5 Feb 2,200 23 20 1 87% Feb 290 *22% 90% serial preferred—100 conv Feb Nov 23 1,500 Dec 230. 23 16 X87% 19 82% 23 2,200 % 83 19% Newport Industries common Jan % 15% 84 15% 15% % ,i 81% 16 Newmont Mining Corp 50 , 16% 9 19 u 83 *22 23 15% 16% % 16 12 49% Jan *22% 15% 81% 4,400 17 24% Jan Jan . if 84% 7 16% 46% Jan 62% % . 83% 23% *22% 16% 16% • 50 137% 7 7 17% 13 Dec If ■v 7 70 137% 138 *136 7% 7,200 17 13 52 138 X 7 70 31 165 *164 17 Feb 12 •136 7% ■VV 7% 30% 30% 163 »A No par 20% Feb Jan 137 136 29% 163% 30% 6,500 Corp__ 38 21 165 500 16 91 *89 1,000 Feb 12 165 84% . 30% 165 15% 16% 91 *89 11% Dec Jan % 15% 16% 92 .31 16% 16% 16 *90 31 7% *7% 84 17 90% *163% 31 30% .X:- 17 90% . 12% 32% 21 38% 17 90% 11% 44% Aug 41 12% 3%%. 26 17,600 38 11% New Apr 19% *35% 13 New England Elec System 19 18% BIRTHDAY 12% 8 N LINCOLN'S 11% 6 15% Jan 19 38 11% 12% Jan 13 18% 37% 12% 94 12% Feb 19% X 38% 11% 4 Feb 19 X 11% 93% Feb 20% 19% 38% 11% Dec May 18% May May 11% May 19% 38% 11% May 12 2,400 19% 7,400 13 22% 80 15% ♦12% 35 Va 32% May 15 *11% 11% Feb 11 90 15% 1 Dec 102 15% -No par Dec ' 15 % 90% Fibre Co 11% Jan ,15% . Co Newberry Co 12 98% Jan 10 15% 11% 10 95% 108% Jan 15% No par Co Vulcanized 4%% 24 31% Jan 24 28% Feb Feb 98 14% Jan 4 Jan 104 15% 139 Neisner Bros Inc common Feb 25% 11% 11% 10 Feb July x25 ♦137 Pa com Jan 18% 26% v 100 (The) 17% 107 ' No par 29% Feb 25% 16% 25 20% May 12% Dec 105 11 90 No par Co preieirea Tea 12 27 165 Corp Sugar Ref Co 4V2%- 11% 26% ♦38% 1 ex-dist Lt & Steel 3,100 12 165 Corp Shares $ per share $ per share -:'27:v 100 * Service 91% Jan 10 the Week $ per share , 11% 100 _ Sales for Feb, 13 19% No par common A_ Friday Feb. 12 ♦15% No par 1 preferred Thursday Feb .11 $ per share $ per share PRICES Wednesday 26% No par Prod SALE 10 . 12% 26% 5 Stamping conv National 14 Jan 7% Feb & Feb 27 *12 i Stores HIGH Tuesday X Feb. 9 % per share No par National Gypsum Co com 5 13 J an Dec 88 ''X/.vXXX Par A x25 17% May 136 ;',V AND LOW Feb 107 Monday Feb. 7 20% Dec RECORD Saturday STOCK Jan 30 Va May 165 YORK 17% 14% May STOCK EXCHANGE 3tt 14% May 96 YORK STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest Monday, February 16, 1948 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Dock common preferred non-cum N Y & Harlem RR Co 220 42% 43 •180 39 41% 123 125% 121 13% 13 13% 220 ♦150 210 39% 39% 39 127 127 123 122 12% 13% 1.5C0 123 700 13 " 10 N Y New Hav & Hart RR Co- 15% Nov 25% 25 13 Jan 20 % Feb Mar 86% Jan 6 91% Feb 5 Sep 14% Feb 11 17% Jan 8 N Y series A 5% _100 N Y Power 16 Dec 10% May Sep 107 84% ■ Preferred 10 N 80% Dec 23% Nov 33% Dec 53 % Jan 56 % Dec 64% Nov 26 Dec 30% Dec 33"% 6% May 100% Aug 25% Jan 2 21 Feb 11 23% Jan 33% Feb 9 36% Jan 55% Feb 11 61% Jan 4 Y State $3.75 87% Jan 22 81 Oct & Light 3.90% pfd__100 Shipbldg Corp partic stock 1 28% Jan Elec & Gas cumulative preferred 100 Noblitt-Sparks Industries 2.50 Nopco Chemical Co 4 Norfolk & Western Ry com_—25 Adjustment preferred—25 Sep Jan 15 Feb 11 17% Jan North American Co 10% Feb 8 Jan 2 10% Jan North American Aviation 83% Dec 115% Jan 83 Jan 5 87 25 Dec 30% Nov 25% Feb 13% May 22% Feb 16% Feb 11 22 20% 91 91 90% 91% 15 14'% 14% 15% 15 *85 91% *90 14% 90 14'A 1,400 ♦85 87 % •85 87% 22% i 22% •21% 22 21% 34 ♦32% ♦34 35% 33% 57 57% X57% 86 20 22 •85 21% 32% 21 •32% 34 *32% 34 56 % 56 57% *85 86% 86% 55% 56 55% 56 21 *26 Va 26% 26% *26% 16% 15% 26% 16 9% 9% 9% 9% 84% *83% 84% ♦26% 26% ♦26% 16% 16 % 16% 1 9% 9% 9% 10 50 *84% *84% 86 *26 % 15% 15% 15 9% 200 2,000 26% 15% 18.666 9% 16,500 85" *83 17 ^Northern Central Ry Co 11 29% Jan 12 "Northern Natural Gas Co 10 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 27% 25% 26% 26% 27% 4.800 11 21% Jan 5 Northern Pacific Ry— 100 18% 19 18% 19 17% 18% 16% 17% 17% 17% 14,700 86% 86% 86 86% 85 86 86% Dec 102% Feb 81% Jan 87% Jan 14 Aug 22% Apr 11% Jan 14% Jan 29 25% Oct x21% Jan 24% Jan 29 33 Jun Cum . 4.6% c (Minn)— pfd $3.60 series Northwest Airlines Int 86 *84 , 500 ;!■ Jan 19% Aug *85 86% 86% 210 10 13 13% 13% 13% 12% 13% 12% 13 13 13% 9.000 25 23% 23% 23% 24 22% 24 21% 22% 22% 23% 6.800 35 35 No par common cumulative preferred— 45% Jan 33% Jan 36 Jan 12 Northwestern Telegrapk Dec 13% Feb 5% Feb 7 Jan 7 Norwalk Tire & 12 Dec 18% Feb 12 Jan 20 13 Jan 5 Norwich Pharmacal 27 Dec 38 31% Jan 16 6% 20% 92 15% 10 Northern States Pwr Co 79% 22% 22% •90% 15% 15% 12,800 21% Corp— 26% Feb 16 % 22% 91% 22% •90 21% 21 _50 *35 35% •35 *35 35% __No par •6% 6% •6% 6% 2.50 Rubbet- *11% 12% *11% 12% Co ,* 35% *34'A 20 35 5% 5% 5% 1,000 12% 6 •12 12% 12% 12% 100 *27 5% 6 •11% O Jan 27% Feb 10 111% &1% Dec Feb 92'A Jan 2 Dec 26% Feb 11 July 17% Jan Dec Feb 21 Apr 35% 18 Dec 22 27% Dec 7% May 86 May 15 Va 12 Ohio 6 18% Jan 17 Oklahoma 22% Feb 11 27 % Jan 8 Jan 10 10% Jan 14 149% 33 Oil 107 . 95% Feb 10 Feb 9% Feb 13 Feb 13% 118 97% Feb 13 Sep 28% Feb 20 Jan 2 33% Feb 27 Jan 26 Oct 99 , 100 Jan Gas 29 28 28% 28% 983/4 98 98% 98 98 97% 97% 97% 97% 350 23% 29% 29% 293/4 27% 29% 263/8 27'A 27 27 % 17,600 *17% 18% *17% 18% *17% 18% *17% 18% 24% 24% 24 243/4 22% 24 22% 23% 95% 96 95% 95% Omnibus 8% 5 (The) Corp convertible 30 ♦29 30 96 96 6 A 9% 9% 9% 98% 98 3A *98% 500 *22% -—10 *22% 24 Otis No par *28% 29% Elevator common Jan 151 Jan 14 28% Feb 19 Feb 13 23 Jan 5 Outboard Jan 83 Jan *17 X 86 Jan 8 Outlet 68 Nov 80 July 60 Feb 73% Jan 2 Owens-Illinois 154 29 Jan 6% preferred 100 *151 152% 29 29% 152% 152% & $ pffr share Lowest NEW Highest $ per share 22 *21% 28% 28% 29 *151 *193% 21 *19% 86% *83 *83 *62 62 aA 62 62% 61 Glass Co YORK *151 154 20% 8 6'A 60 60% LOW STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE Monday $ per share Par I per share AND $ per share HIGH SALE $ per share 3,800 Friday Feb.12 tlie Week for Shares $ per share $ per share $ per share Sales Feb. 13 Thursday Feb. 11 Feb. 10 600 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Feb. 9 Feb. 7 61 60 3/4 80 19 *83 86% 12.50 86% 62% 21 2,100 29 20 *83 *19% 70 600 22% 29 154 *151 154 *19% -21 86% 2.50 STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Highest 22 22% 28% > 2,400 9% 97% *83 Mfg 490 96 9% 97% No par Marine Co Range for Previous Year 1947 „ 4,500 23% *94 9% *97% 22 23% Oppenheim Collins-—— 5 23 18% 98 9% 98% 9% 98% *17% 96 *95 9% 98 9% 100 common preferred 22% Jan 31 93 S per share 20 32% Jan 163% Lowest pfd 4% Corp common No par 4%% convertible preferred—100 Aug 13 Elec & Oliver 19 Va May ,v 27% 98% 8 common Co 84 ;; 30 100 No par Co preferred-—-—. Jan May 24 4.40% ~ 17% May 93 Ohio Edison 99% Jan 29 P 10 May 16 Sep 13 Feb 13 15% Jan 17 Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc 9% May 19 Feb 11 Feb 11 13% Jan 31 Pacific Coast 50 Jan 80 Oct 62% Feb 11 71 Jan 12 24 Jan 46% Oct 34% Feb 13 40% Jan 7 17 x33% 50% Feb 3 19% Jan 36% Jan Dec 43% Jan 33% Feb 13 Nov 62% Jan 51% Feb 9 25% May X89% Dec 39% Feb 30 Feb 129% Jan 90 Feb 131 Dec 168 Feb 134 Jan 2 3% May 7 Feb 4% Feb 10 59% Oct 41% Feb 11 54 1st 13 35% Jan 12 11 97% Jan 8 144 Jan 22 5% Jan 8 Finance Pacific • i Dec 7% Feb 4% Feb 13 5 Jan 2 8% Dec 14% Feb 8% Jan 2 10 Jan 29 Pan 13% Feb 11 16% Jan 12 Pan-American Feb 5 52% Jan 5 92% Jan 12 6% Feb 11 7'A Feb 13 79 102 May 18 July 40% Jan 55 Nov 90 Dec 109 Mar 5'/a Jan 9% Feb 58% Jun 79% Feb 96% Dec :-I46k 109 6 July 94 Jan 20 8% Jan 10 Jan 9 Jan 19 97 Jan 2 19% Dec 32% Jan 18V4 Feb 11 37 21% Jan Sep 53% Jan 34% Feb 10 40 2 Dec 4% Jan . 8 Jan 13 2% Jan 13 2% Jan 29 33% Dec 43 Jan 28% Feb 5 33% Jan 2 28'A May 34% Feb 24% Feb 11 29% Jan 7 Dec 87/a May 14% Feb !•" 15% May 7 Feb 9% Feb 10 8 Pacific Western Oil Packard Motor 100 10 _No par Airways Corp Petrol & 4% Prod Cos Utah & Parmclee 19% 6 11% Jan Patino Mines Nov 32% Feb 3 37 Jan Penick Feb Feb 11 43 Jan 15% Jan 16% Oct 5% Jan 2 ,8 Jan 11% Feb 13 15% Jan 2 Penn 13 % May 24% Feb 15% Feb 11 19 Jan 5 Penn-Dixie 29 Sep 36 Apr 30 Feb 9 33 Jan 12 X107 Dec 117 Jan 112 Jan 14 112 Jan 14 5% 18 Dec 22 Jan 18% Feb 11 19% Jan 5 Penn 15% Dec 26% Feb 17 Feb 11 20 5 42 7 38 111 Apr May 51% Dec 118% Sep Dec 55% Nov 101% Feb 45% 81% Jun 6 22% 23 May Dec May Dec 99 8% May Jun 13% 37 May 36% Apr 49% Dec 97% Dec 22 Jan Feb Jan Feb 11 106% Feb , 13 43% Feb 11 45% Jan 6 87 15 89 9. Jan 10% Feb 47% Jan 118 Jan Jan 4 13% Jan 5 Peoria 11 24% Jan' 5 6 Pet Milk Jun 99 102% Jan 7 , Oct 2 62% Jan 47 Feb 48% Dec 40% Feb 59 5 13 11 54% Jan 2 13 48% Jan 5 Mar 50 Feb 5 98 Jan 27 24 Jan 109% Aug For footnotes see page 24 11% Jan 16 53% Jan 100 Jan 9 13 & 4%% Eastern Ry Co 2nd Petroleum Pfeiffer Pfizer 51%/-/ 51% 51% 51% 51% 1.500 32% 32% 31 32% 30% 31% 30 30% 2.700 91% 91% 91% 91% 90 90% *90% ' 142 142 4% 4% 46 45 1413A 140% 140% 90 4% 4y8 4% 4% 1,600 41% 42 % 42% 3,000 42% *14% 47% 46% 7% ♦100% 92% ■ 92% 7 *67 70 103 *100 8% 19,300 14% 400 47% 46% 47% 3,500 92% 6 7% 72 8% *13% 92% 15% 93 46.400 8% 14% 46% 9% 15% - 43/a 8% 4 3/a 4'A 4% 83/4 7% 42 13% 4 4% 93 310 91 *140% 9% 103 *68 8,100 44% 4% 4% 47 33% 4% 142 142 9 *15% 33% XX *67 4% ./:■"/ X"' 110 634 10,200 100 *99% 103 *99% 93% 67'A 93 . 70 T 6% 67% v 6% 3/a 19% 19% 19% 18% 19% 18% 183A 183/a 38 36 36 34% 34% *34% 35% *34'/a 103 . 19 X 32,600 35% 200 2% 2'A 2% 'A',3.700 29% 29% 29 29% 5,100 24% 24% 25% 25% 7% 7% No par 5 :No par 1 *7% *9% 33 39% 7 „ 13 7 *16 com__No par *31 *111 v; 7% 9% 33 ' 40% 7 13'A 16% 2% 2% 32 115 x2% 9% 33% 33% 34% 39% 40 383/4 39% 6% 7% 9% 9% 7% 7 32% , ' 11% 12% 1.700 15% 15% 1.30Q *28% 30 31 *29 32 •111 115 *111 115 100 preferred Brewing Co & Co Inc *11 % 33%c No par 89 17 'A 17 17% 24,700 *41% 42% 106% 106 % 80 *42 3/4 44% 200 89 88 88 87 87 *86% 87% 400 *93/4 "42 22 'A 28% 28% 103 *101 % 103 103/4 10 15 15 14% 49 49 49 47% 48% 43% 41 '42% 50% 42% 43 50 50 50 98% 50 50% 98% 98% *98 11 *9% 21% 21 *10 21 10% 400 12% ; 28 *27% *101% 15 ' 42 *27% 103 *101'/a 10% 15 25 98% 17 43% 21'A *48% —. 6.800 10?% 22% 15 • 18% 43% 11% *10% 115 18% 107% 43% 28% 10'A *111 183/a 44% 43 No par '■ 109 22% 11% 115 18% 44% 43% 109 28% 10 % 300 32 44% 44% 112 28 *101 Va 1 *44% 22% 5 No par 44 % *111 28 100 *28% ' 22%. 11% 32 *111 173/4 Co 2.400 151/4 17% 89 , 12 «/8 17% *88% 7 15% 17% 100 6% 12 17"% 45 * 6,200 12% 17% 44% > 16 50 112'A 1,000 39 12% 18% *44% 33 38% 15% 18% *44 1,600 9% 33 16% 18% *111% 63/4 6% 9% • ' 13% 18% 5 39 *12% 18% 10 323/4 38% 400 1,600 7 *16% 18% 100 7 10 9% 9% 33% 2% 7'A 7 7% 7 No par common preferred . 2% Corp of America— (Chas) 34% 29% Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred $6 51% 26% Pepsi-Cola Co—: 30% Jan 11 34 51% 28% Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com 22 Jan 34% 26% 3%% series A preferred Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) Feb 9% Feb 34% 17% 34% 51% —_ . 29% 1% 21 14% Feb 33 % •90 170 17% *16 27% 16. 27% Jan Dec 17% 29% 100 Jan 18 *16 3A *26'A 10 Light Co 34% July 12 *17'A 17% *17 27 % preferred 34 108% 36% ♦261A Co Glass Sand Corp & 35 *35 2% 29'A Corp Csment Power 34% 67% 37% 5 Penn BIRTHDAY 67 29% No par Coke 230 62% 67 *36 2% Enterprises Penney (J C) Co Penn-Central Airlines Corp & 12 *63% 2.50 & Ford Coal 7% 72 103 11% LINCOLN'S 13% 1 1 Pennsylvania RR 'v 29 & 46% 500 11% 63 No par Transportation 48% 9 93"% *93 1 Inc Co 38% 46% _100 preferred 4% 46 4% 15% *15 7% Inc Sep 32% 4"A 46 4% 8% *68 *100% Parker Rust Proof Co Jan 51% 33 91 % 91% *140% 142 1 Refining Consolidated Mines Davis 17% 34% common__No par Pictures Park & Tilford Parke 100 & Inc convertible Paramount 5 No par preferred— Panhandle Paraffine Park 2% Transp Panhandle East Pipe L com 4% 1 Corp_ Car American 38% May 5% Dec ; No par _. 4% 15 51% 32 % Telep & Teleg common—100 Jan 53% Jan 34% 6% preferred— Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp 21% 13 10 25 13 11 35 37% No par 13% 12 70 *67% Corp 13% 12 37% 7o Corp of Calif 13% 12 12 38 *37'A *17% 13 14 *13% *67 Mills Pacific 12 No par Lighting Pacific 14 12 No par Pacific Gas & Electric 8 15 14 non-cum preferred Pacific .8 10 common non-cum preferred 2nd 13 Jan Co 103 *101% 100 21% 23,200 28% 400 103 93/4 1,800 9% - 93/4 A3/, 14% 14% 14% 14% 1,700 47"% 48 48% 2.900 47 ; 40% 4 PA 40% 41'A 13,500 50% 50 50% 50% 50a/4 720 98 % *98 98% 98% 99 20 | Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest Lowest $ per share 9per share 21% Dec 23% Dec 29 %' Jan 111% Dec 120% Aug 95 27% Jan NEW YORK Highest Par 21% Jan 26 23% Jan 5 26 25% Jan 2 $1 preference common 21 110% Jan 2 4.4% preferred 3.8% preferred Reading Coal & Iron 100 Aug Oct 91 Jan 28 07 Jan 9 14 Jan 19 16% Jan 30 21 35% 33 % Jan Phlla Nov 28 Jan 22 85 Dec 98 % Mar 84 Feb 2 25 Dec 43% 88 Dec 103 Feb 85 Dec 101 Mar 21 Apr 43" Dec 81 Jan 93 Jan 25% Feb 87 Jan 90 11 Jan 12 2 ' Jan 26 42 Jan 87% Jan 22 90 Feb 63% July 54%'Jan 21 623A Jan 2 12 Jun 18 12 Feb 10 13% Jan 13 Apr 38% July1 Dec Dec 10 108 16% Dec 18% 102 Jan 31% Feb 32% 16 163% Nov 203 32'A Apr 31% Jan 173A Jan 10 26 145 Jan 27 163% Jan 13 39% Jan 9 140 Oct 93% Feb 13 10 Jan 10% Feb 11 14% Jan Sep Jan 27 74% Feb 11 Feb 15 Feb 13 145 Jan 9 77 Jan 27 6 13 No par ♦90 92 80 Jan 5 Jan 9 32% Jan 12 com—100 ♦139 149 100 *158 161 10 36 36 No par 102'A 100 110% Jun 51% May 21 % May i3 34 13 71% Jan 18% Feb 11 22% Jan Publicker Pressed Steel Jan 4% % Feb 83% Jan 28 87 Jan 12 38% Jan 32% Jan 15 34 Jan 5 Public 6 23 Jan 5 Pub . 61% i. 7 9 11 135% Jan 12 5 111% Jan 110% Feb 46% Feb x25 % Feb 5 Jan 101% Feb 13 107 Jan Dec 36% Feb x25 11 31 Jan Mar 24% Dec 21% Feb 11 24% Jan 10% *10 *10 - 45% 44% 41% 32 32 ♦13%' 14 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 9% 7% May .10% Feb Dec 80% Dec 15% Feb 11 -9% Jan 69 % Jan 7% Feb 11 8% Jan 94% Dec 28% May 105% Mar 41 95 2 28% Jan Feb Jan 21 98 Jan 31% Jan 5 17% May 32 Dec 22% Feb 11 30% Jan 32% 38% Feb 31 Jan 28 34 Va Jan Dec 16% May 22% July 16% Feb 10 37 Dec 48 % 37 Jan 5 33 Nov 39 9% May 96 Oct 11 July July 8% 8% 31% 31% *31% 31% 31% 64% 63% 64 62% 5 •19% 20% 19% 20 % 18% 19 % 33 18% Feb Feb 11 10% Feb 108% Mar 101 83% 84 84 33% 33 % 33% 33% 33 % 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 91% 91% 83% 91% 12% Feb 21 101 Jan May ; 16% Feb 11% Feb 11 13 Jan 14% Nov 11% Feb 11 14% Jan 20% May 29'/a Feb 23 Jan 23 25 Jan Dec 17% Feb 10% Jan 31 11% Jan Dec 84 % Feb 62% Jan 14 63% Jan 12% Dec 17 Aug 12%. Feb 13 14% Jan Nov 102 Jan 96 Jan 21 97 Feb 9 24% Jan. Oct 24 Feb 29% Jan 7 33 l/a 91% 500 xl03 104 102% 103% 560 X112 113% 112 •129 112% 130% 129% 129% 128 128 *110% 111 111 105% 130% *21% X127 128% 111% *110% 111% *110% 47'A 47% 47 47% 25% 26% 25% 25% 104 102 ■ 22% 22% *21%-' 1st non-cum 2nd 8% ■" 8% 65% 64% 8 8% r 13 Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest $ per share 9 per share Lowest 4% May 9% Jan 6% Feb 3 Va 8% Feb 9% Dec 15% Feb 30% Feb Dec 14 May. 91 Dec 6% 19% Dec 9 10% Jan 2 5 Apr 11% Feb 95 *92- 29% *29 30 7 1 24% 24% 25% 22% 24% 22% 23% 31% 25;' 32 - 24% 32 7 31% 31% *31 17% *37 50 *33 5 17% 38 34 , *37 31% *33 34 12% *100 12% 104 a 31% *31 17% *16% 17% *17 *37 38 *37 38 33 *32 34 100 10% 800 33% 11 104 9 19% Feb 24% Jan 2 98% Feb 104% Jan 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10 *11% 12% *11% 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% .No par *11% *23% 12% May 16% Feb 7% Feb 10% Jan 44% Feb 38 Va Feb 45 May 50% Dec 48% Feb Dec 2 2 13 85 5 41% Jan 36% May 104 Feb 88 % Jan 19 Apr 25% Feb Jan 18% Dec 50 Jan 24% 23% 200 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% *23% 5 *10% 11 24% 400 11 11 11 11 XlO% 10% 10% 64 19% 500 *63 5% Sep 31 6 15% Jan Feb 18% Jan 2 24% Jan 22% Feb 10% Mar 5% Feb 20 - Feb 13 24% Jan 19 Nov 15% Jan 22 18 Jan 2 24% Oct 18% Feb 11 21 Jan 2 68% Oct xl6 Feb 22 64% Jan 11 18 % Jan 2 6 7% 3% 3% 9% 9Va 9% 24 Va 23% 24'A *103% 105 % *103% 105 % 16% 6% preferred 100 100 8% ' 99 8% 39 % 39% 200 2,300 15 Va 15% *84 6% 6 Ys J 6 Va 20 100 100 Va 98% 8% 7% 38% *48% 51 51 *48% 89% 88% 88 Va *87 87% "21% 21% 20% 21% 17% 16% 17 Va 24 167/s Royal Typewriter ; - *7 , 22 17 48% 10 88% 20% 20% 100 17 '! 2,000 16% 16% 16% 23% *21% 23% 200 5% :5% *5% 5% 2,900 6% 2,600 22% 5% 5% 7 Va 6% 7 6% 6% 22 *20% 21% • a 6% *19% 22 *20 *16 17 16 & 16% 16 16% *15% 19% 19 19 18% 19% 18% 18% 18% *57 59 57% 57% 56% 58 Va 55 ♦16% .8 1,100 6,100 *22% 22% 5% 7 Va -7. 140 8% 38% *87 20% 5% 7% *19 % 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% Xl6 43 41% 42% 19 .... *22% 57/a *16% No par Ruppert (Jacob) 17 24 20% * 5% 1 (The) 17 *22% *48% 24,400 2,400 98% *8 38 Va 51 *88% No par 10 6% 48% 51 21 % • 5,500 20 *96% 38% 90 ,No par —. 6 8% 39% *48% 21 % 200 157/a 89 19% 98% 8% 38% 39% ♦88% 1' 1,900 24,500 23 *82 ■ lo — 6,500 9,600 105% 15% ; 6 ,v; 6 Va 20 , 19% 20% 98% 9 *8% 22% *104% 15% 90 8% • 21 Va 39 ; 3% 8% LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY Shares 7% 3% ' 22% the Week 7 Va 104 104 16 % 9 Sale* for Feb. 13 9 per share 3% • 8% 90 Friday 9 per share 7% 22% 104% *85 Thursday Feb. 12 100 series—!— St 68'A Dec 67 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c—No par Preferred series A 5% 100 St Louis Southwestern Ry. Co__ 100 5% non-cum preferred 100 58;; 8 x20 Dec Jan Jan > 22 46 2 65 Jan 8 Feb 10 Va Jan 7 79% Feb 18 Feb 108 Jan 13 9 82 13 Jan 9 2 15 30 5 11% Feb 8% Feb 10 55% 9% Jan Jan 25% Feb 10 49 V8 Jan 114% Mar , Dec 103% 90 Dec 13% Nov 102% July 18% Jan Sep 8 Jan. 29 21% Jan 112% Jan 31% Jan 2 5 41 Jan 22 44% Jan 91 Feb 13 95 Jan 9 88% Feb 13 91 % Jan 13 13% Feb 13 14% Jan 6 82 Feb 10 85% Feb 4 Feb 13% Feb 11 18 Va Jan 2 45 98% Mar 55 Feb Jan 21 50 ' Dec Jan 19% Nov 5 15% Feb 10 Mar 43% 17% Jan 6 Dec 35 % Feb 11 5% May 30 % May 10% Feb Oct 40% July 16% Feb Dec 16% 5% Feb 31% Feb 11 44% Jan 6% Jan 5 38 Jan 2 6 12% Jan 16 11 8 Jan 2 12% Jan 13 Feb 10% Feb Jan 97 Feb 11 104 Dec 26 Va Feb 11 24% May 29 40% Oct 5 6% Feb 30% page 12 11 % Jan Feb see Joseph Lead 10 . 30 Feb 11 11 Jan Jan 35'A Jan 31 5 10 ' St Regis Paper Co common 1st pfd 4.40% series A 8afeway Stores 5% '•?' 55% 20 ' 7,400 20 200 16% 400 19 3,600 ' *54 56 :: - 700 16 16% 16% 5. —1.75 Paper Co common —No par $3.4o cum preferred No par Bcovill Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd—100 32% 88 *82 87 62 *60 62 80 i 81 19% 110 . 9 8% 8% " *80 42 41 41 2,100 8% 33% 8% 9 15,100 33% 34 10,700 87 *80 86 *80 62 *59 79% 19% 700 . *90 80% 19% 20 8% *79% n: < *59% 60% *59% 8Va 8% 79% 79% 87/a 80 19% 18% 19 Va 110'A 110% 110% 110% 200 .8% 8% 8% 8% 1,900 27% ?8% 25% 8% 27 Va 25% 26% 26 % 26 Va 22,400 42% 42% 42% 400 42% 42% 14% *14% 14% 13% 14 Va >83 V 15% 86 Va *83 86% 82 82 45% 45% *15% 16% 38% 38% *>53/, 5% 33 33% 5 12 12 1 . *7'/a 1 1 >26% par :,32% 27 > 32 % , *41 7. 91% 88% 91 93% *87% 88'A 88% 50 13% 13% 12% 137/a 1,100 *78% 14 15% 45 15% 15% 36'% 83 15% 36% 39% 7,800 35% 13% 14% ♦44 45% *78% 14% *44 15% 15% 36 36 Va 83 14% 45 V15% 37 120 10 3,700 300 700 3,100 ■ *5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 400 33% 32 33% 32 32% 32'A 33 Va 12 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 42,400 5,400 11% > r - *5% 5% 5% ' '■ 11% 100 *89 45 7 16 1,8% x33 Va 7% n 100 46 ; 15 39 - No par _f„ [No 15 46 *15% 92 43 42% 88% No par Sears Roebuck & Co r 42% *89 *87% 15% 18 *110% ~ No par ; 5 8eeger Refrigerator Co Seiberling Rubber Co 450 8% 1 Seagrave Corp 14,600 19% —100 Seaboard Oil Co of Del 50 8% 110% 88'A par 61 79% 8% 92 *14 79% 87 110% 92 88% 3 8% 27% *42 % ■ 110% 110 •<:-$;•■: / 27% 9 *87% common—5 5% preferred series A Seaboard Finance Co Corp 8% 35% *89 cumulative preferred—100 Seaboard Air Line com v t C—No Steel 9% 33% 86'% 3.35% 8haron 8% 36 V* 8% 5 Scott Shamrock Oil & Gas 9% 35% 62 —100 — 9% 35% *83 100 common— Servel Inc common $4.50 preferred 41% / 9% " preferred (The) 42% 9% 35'A 5 Savage Arms Corp Schenley Distillers Corp Bcranton Elec Co 42 42 , . _ Apr For footnotes *104 16% ■ 9'A 24 ' 1 -10 2 16% 100 9 22% 91% 21 Va 8 110 16% *88 6% 2 Dec 91 % 21% Jan 10% May 16% 91 % 6% 10% Jan Oct 20% *9Va 237/a 21% 37% Jan 99% Jan Dec 101 24% 7 3% 11 12 6% 24 Feb. 11 6% 11 98% July 26% July 11 12,300 $ per share 3% 8% Feb 60 % 17% 60 13 Va 97 Wednesday - 8 32% Feb 41 Jun 23 Feb. 10 $ per share 3% Dec 24% Tuesday Feb. 9 7% Jan Dec Monday 3% Jan 11% May 39% May 63% 12% 97 24% 24% 7% 12% Dec 83% 25% 3% 37% 9 92 *61 13 Va 7% 55% Dec 24% 9 per share No par com_ Oil Corp_ Co 63% 97 13 *96% 1 May May 7% May 23% May ,40% Dec 25% 9 per share Antelope Copper Mines RobertShaw-Fulton Controls Co__1 4% % conv preferred——_25 Ronson Art Metal Wfcs Inc .—3 Ruberoid 63 Va 13% 98 s ,80 108 25% 2.50 Co 63 13 *96 50c Dec 57 26% Feb. 7 Dec 66 13% 97 Saturday Jun 5 % 63 13% 97 *25% •• Roan 20% 18 65 13% 97 v 1,300 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES common- Ritter Company Sep 54% Jan Richfield 19 Dec 40 13% *96% STOCK Manufacturing Co 19 19% Feb *60% * 25 Preferred 3.60% 19 18 26% 50c Common —I: Rheem Jan 42% May Dec 100 convertible 8 % Jan 7 6% Feb ; 17% series common Reynolds Spring ! i Reynolds (R J)1 Tob class B! 20 23% Jan 5Va% 8 93% Jan 20% Feb 13% 23% May . Republic Aviation Corp 5 104 11% Reynolds Metals Jan *100 100 12 Rexall Drug Inc Jan 10% 1,200 *11% 2 39 11 104 600 -V 17% 12 2 124 *10% *100 31% . *11% __ 9 Jun 33 12 *100 104 500 3,800 37% *33 12% *100 20 r-V 23% 23% 16% 17% 17% 38 . *12% —100 Jan May 90 1,000 12,500 37% * 50 50 7% Jan Feb ;\ 95 29% 93 6 39,100 7% 95 90 % Jan 110 9 7% 7% 30 19% Jan Jan 8'/a 65% 95% common— Republic Pictures 105 7% 8 64% 30 Par 27 Jan " 8'A 65 *95 $1 convertible preferred 10 Republic Steel Corp com No par 6% conv prior pfd series A 100 Revere Copper & Brass com—No par 5%% preferred —100 103 8 63% 8 31 15% Feb 113% May 24% Feb 400 * 8% 65 7% 96 EXCHANGE 12 Jan 22 *95 preferred NEW YORK 4% Jan 22% Feb 101% *21 *30 1 8% Jan 8% Feb 22% May 10 21% 96% $ per share 3% Feb Dec 1,700 ,30% Reo Motors Inc Highest 9 per share 500 25% *29% $4.50 preferred - 101 Va 25 4- 65 8Va STOCKS Year 1947 101 Va 50c Mfg Co pfd 3Va% Range for Previous 3,700 18,900 *95% ! Remington-Rand > 25% No par preferred preferred 10 47 Va 25% 25% 21% 390 •240 111% 46% 102 x25 22% 8% 64% 8 102 27 ' pfd—-100 —— non-cum 103 Va 26'/2 8% 8 ■ 130 27% • 91 *110% 111 *26% 22 Va 91% X90 27% *6*4% 1 92% 47% ' *103% 27 91% "W:7 Reliance - 120 114 *103 v:: 27 (Robt) & Co— $1.25 div prior pfd Reliable Stores Corp 2 96 7,100 7 104 100 Conv 4,600 21 Va 103% —No par 23 33% 20% 113% Reeves Bros Inc 5 62 84 33% 114% Real Silk Hosiery common 5 10% 83% . 33% 21 92% 104 preferred common 4% 7 *83% 18% 113 —— 4% 2 Dec 1,900 18'/a 103% Reis 12% 7,000 18% 113 27 1% 400 63% AV 103 $2 preferred Reading Co common 4 9,100 31 y* " 103 27 21 1,800 21,000 *112 26% 6 600 aV 100 47% /.' :v;i; _10o Inc conv 8% ■ 11,400 ■; 84 18%'! 84% Raybestos Manhattan Rayonier Inc common 2 : 33% Colorado 48 10 34 % Jan 13 Jan Jan 9% 20% of '' 12% 9% 64 com Ralston Purina Co 3%% 9 20 Va Jan 39 12% 9% Radio-Keith-Orpheum 9 12% 65% Radio Corp of America com—No par $3.50 conv 1st preferred—No par 28 12% 32% 48 8 13 9% Quaker State Oil Refining Corp—10 5 12% 64% Purity Bakeries Corp 5 11 Jan 12% 32% ■ 8 63% Feb , Feb 8% 12% ■'V 31 No par Inc y, 4,900 10% •29% 9% 8% , 43% 44 30% 33% 5% 42%* 800 •'■. ,;•••; 29% 41%" 83% Co (The) *10 a 30% ' 20 Oil 29 10% v 29% m 150 32% IV 68% .Y 210 -v:; 15 65% No par No par Pure 75% 15 •139 12% 12% ; *71 16 13% xl3% 12% 75 Va 150 *10 44, 33 75 75 15% 10% 46 • 4,400 x60 *70 Corp of N J com—No par preferred No par Service - 5 x29% 11% 11% 6,400 6,400 " 75% 65% preferred. cum 32% 33 Qerv $5 5 20 Industries 6% -preferred 7% preferred 8% preferred 8 24% 11% ' 74% •31% 12 Dec 10% / —_50 Pullman 29% 13 no - 8% 8 —No par 2 109% 8% *125 33% Co Inc com—i car 5 Oct 8% 11 % 150 31% 10% 45 10 Jan 53 8% *132 *31% 3*.. 100 Pub Serv Elec & Gas pfd $5—No par 106% Feb Co 30% Jan 13 Feb 34% 8% 13 *139 ?1 ♦10 1 1 No par Power preferred series A $4.75 97% Jan 14 B_ Electric 5 ' 150 30% 5 - Procter & Gamble Co class & •139 1 — 31% Feb Feb 157% 34% 29 62% Feb xl27 8% 12% 18% 900 150 157% 35% 31 102% Jan»' 8%- 77 " 18 *145 158% 34% *139 Feb 11% Jan 149 158% 35% 35 150 43 119% Jan *140 10 5,000 ' 35% '139 Feb 108% Jan 13 17 Potomac 6 27% 13 75 Poor 11 90 27 17 13 % Jan Feb 90 *70 *75 1,000 U% 12% 18% 15% Jan Feb 161 13 240 1,400 11% 92 77 13 11 *12% 31% 99% •27% *17% 12% Jan 28 Feb 149 *158 35% 8% 31% 99'A 12% *75 12% Feb 102 *140 100 26% 76 Oct x90 149 161 ♦90 x76 Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd Pittston Co (The)—. Jan xll2 *139 *157% r 400 13 11% 1 82 Nov 120% July 130 Aug 146% July 114% Feb 92 100 *94 11% *80 71% Nov Dec 127 12 *132 16 Dec 111 99% 81 19% Feb 32 1_ 15% 20 31% 99% *78 Plymouth Oil Co Pond Creek Pocahontas—. 25% Feb 111 Aug *11% *132 Plough Inc Dec 13 100 10%'Jan 16 Dec 8% —No par j-referred class B 49% Jan 19% 54% *11% 13% 6 90 56 28% 11 30 % May *90 12 6,800 > 87 54% *94 13 Jan Jan 99 % 27 30% Feb 32% 33% 99 % *90 33 11 32% 14% Oct 8% Feb 12 29 Deo—i Dec 12 92 35% May 15% May 85% Dec 11,700 14 38 33% 10 56% 57% 28% 5 57 88'% 14% 10% Jan May 38% *87% 29% Jan 9 38% 88% 29% 14% ■ ♦82 39% *87% *13% 10 Dec 87 *37 1 22 12% *82 39% 1 28% Jan 34 87 90 Co 38% Oct 11% May 89 new— 17% May Sep 21 Apr 19% May 26% 89 54% 12% 30 25% *96 12% 9,900 3,700 1: 86 90 39% 99 % 29% 25% preferred class A —100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh & West Virginia 100 8 21% Jan 25% *87% *96 14% *84 *82 34 99 % 13 5% 145 *33% par preferred 7% 87% Jan 5 Dec 140 33% 99% 14% *84% 90 14 33% 400 29% 14% 86 57% *12 *96 No Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Screw <fc Bolt Pittsburgh Steel Co com 29 140 Oct Coal 57% 14 100 com Forgings Co 56% 91% 29'A 26 800 360 91% BIRTHDAY 14% 85% 5,300 23 104% LINCOLN'S 28% 22% 29 for Shares 104% ' 92 15 25% 90 21% 23% *90 the Week $ per share 104 % 86 *86 40% 99 % 25 No par preferred Consolidation 7% 56 3A *12 92 Sales Feb.13 9 per share 22% 23% 104% 30% 86 40 *87% 21% 23'A 14% 90 *84% * 40% 89 21% Friday Feb. 12 9 per share 105 *84% 26% *86% Thursday Feb. 11 28 % 87 26% 87 89 No par RR Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry 2 8 Jan 20% 200 Pitts 5 34 % Feb convertible Pittsburgh •82 100 15' 30% *82 90 >38% No par ; C & St Louis 14% 26% 100. : common preferred $5 26 157% Jan 26'/a *86% 23% 30% 30% 85 % —100 21% 105% * .104% 93 v'.'K 92 93 15% 30% *84% 5 Pitts Coke As Chem Co 30 Feb Dec 84% $4 2 11 Nov 67 May 11 12% Feb Jan Jan 15 10 % May 90 Jan 59% May 171 16 145 10% Jan Jan 14% 3 Hosiery Pillsbury Mills Inc 5 Aug 42% Apr 14% Jan 26% Feb Dec 169 Feb"!i 88 Dec Dec 114 8 11% Mar Aug 8% May 5 103% Jan Phoenix 93 100 common 22% 23% *23 % 105 21 PRICES Wednesday $ per share 22'A 23% SALE Feb. 10 9 per share 105% & 93 HIGH AND Tuesday Feb. 9 22% *23 *104% 1 preferred series A Pitts C Oct 16 May 34% Jan 7 22% No par Phillips Jones Corp com 5% cumulative preferred Phillips Petroleum Dec 165 7 13 99% Feb Feb 96 % May 88 Feb common—No par 4% 'preferred 3.60 series preferred 5 36 Co Philip Morris & Co Ltd common—5 30 July 50% Mar Corp 33A% 10 89 A Philco 5 28% Jan > Phlla 13 87 3A Jan 6 , 85% Jan 21 Jan | Electric (761) Monday 4 f per share 100 Jan 16% 99 % Feb. 7 22% Jan 104 109% 96% Saturday $ per share Dec 30% CHRONICLE LOW STOCK EXCHANGE 10% May Jan FINANCIAL STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 - Highest 9 per share & ,* 7 6% 11% 11 Va 6% 10% 11% 10% 10% *98 % 100% 98% 98 Va 97 97 26% 27 26 Va 26% 26 Va 30% 31% 30 31 31% 7 27 27'A 32f 32% 24. ■MM ■' 6 % 6% *6% 6% 1,000 10% 10% 5,400 *95% 97 26% 31% 50 3,000 4,000 22 COMMERCIAL THE (762) CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Monday, February 16, 1948 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 18 $ per share NEW Highest ■v.-s YORK ! $ per share Par Jan 17% Feb-11 23% Jan * 8 Sharpe Sc Dohme common No par 82 Dec Feb 71% Feb 73 15% Jan 2 $3.50 conv pref series A Shattuck (Frank G) 13 Jan 8 Sheaffer 28% Feb -11 35% Jan 8 10 7% Jan 5 Sheraton 9 14% Dec 21% Feb 13% Feb 11 11% Dec 22 Feb 12% Jan 2 24 % May 35% Dec 6% May 9% Feb Feb 6 1 Jan 8 (W A) Shell Union Pen *19% p No par 1 Co___ —15 Oil 31% 1 *6% 4% 29% Corp of America—— 4 Apr 27% May Feb 4% Feb 41 Jan 27% Feb 13 34 Jan 5 39 Apr 51 Feb 38 Feb 10 44 Jan 8 Simonds Saw & Steel 18% Jan 5 Sinclair Oil Corp— 2 Skelly Oil 2 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron_ 2 Smith 6% 5 6 Va J an 14 May 18% Dec 15 Feb 11 65 Mai- 117% Dec 92% Feb 10 115 Jan 15 May 23 Oct 18 Feb 11 21 Jan 38 May 62% Oct 48 Feb 10 58 Jan Co —No par 20 39% Oct 31% Feb 10 35% Jan 12 8 7'A Dec 102% Jun 87 Jan 13 88% Jan 15 23% Dec 35% Jan 19% Feb 5 24% Jan 8 15 3,000 38% 39 1,600 28 28 27% 22% 22 8 % preferred 5 42% Jan 15 13 29% Jan 9 Southern California Feb 24% Jan 5 Southern Natural Gas 28% Apr 50% Dec 43'% Feb 11 51 2 Jan 33% Feb 11 41% Jan 5 Southern 77 Feb 58% Feb 13 64 Jan 2, 5% 81 Aug 71 Jan 5 73 1 Jan 6 Mobile & Ohio stock 15% Feb 11 18 Jan *9 4% Jan 5 Sparks 7% Jan 5 31% July Sep .24% Oct 17% 90% Feb 13% May 18% Feb 27 Nov 45% 99 Nov 112% Feb 23% Dec 37% Jan 102 Dec 17% May Jan Aug , 36% 81 May May 125 50% Mar Jan Feb 114% 89 63 13 Jan 7 2 Spencer 24% Jan 11 10% Jan 8 Feb 13 70 Jan 67 2 15% Feb 29% Jan 13 25% Feb Feb 9 23% Feb 13 100 Feb 82 104 Standard Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No par 6 Feb 11 Jan 12 98% Feb 11 109% Feb 2 27 62% Jan 2 $7 prior preferred ——No par Standard Oil of California—No par 2 Standard Oil of Indiana, 2 Standard Oil of New Jersey,,, 86 25% Jan 31 95 37% May 36% Feb 13 63 80 69% Feb 11 78% Jan 25% Feb 11 31% Jan 12 Jan 93 % Feb 11 96 Feb 11% Feb 10 15% Jan $6 prior preferred— July 31% Aug 105 Dec 10% May 17% 43 Jan Standard 3%% Jan 22 Standard 2 Jun 49 Feb 38 Feb 11 47 Oct 37% Feb 13 41 Steel 300 271% 27>/a 27'A 1 500 21 V« 21'A 21% 21%~ 1,400 44% 45% 46% *40 41 44% 461/4 43% 45V4 36% X34V4 361/4 33 % ,34% 61% x59 601/4 *58% 60 *70% 72 *70% 72 *70'/a 16 15% 15% *151/4 is • ■ 16% 4% 16 4% ..4«/4 300 6% 72% 72% 27 x26v 26 25 25% 24% ,251/4 1.300 21% 22 21% 22'A 9,500 8% 8,500 27 23 VB 22% 22% 22 91/4 9Vs • *71 68 15% 17% 16'A 16% 15% 16 26% 27 25% 26 Va 25% 25% 100% 100 Va x24% 24% 100 * 101 25Va 25% , 100 82 83 22% 22% 21% 7,400 22% 90 86 99»A 101 98 1,400 86% *86 86 y» 981/4 98% 98% 1,700 58% 56% 57% 56% 57% 13,200 38 V» 37 37% 36% 37% 12,509 70% 69 Va 70'A 22,000 25'A 25% 5,300 94 94 200 11% 12 6,800 38 38 60% 38% 38 38% 71% 71% 71% 69% 71% 26% 26% 2 5 V4 26 Va 25 Va 25% *93% 951/2 *93% 95 93% 93% 12% ll'A 12 IDA 11% 12 400 13,900 82 87% 12% 24- 21 21% 26'A 240 100 83 'A 90 96 3,403 1,000 25% 23% 24% 24 Vs 80 15% 25% 1001/2 100 23% 23 . > 84 *81% 83 83 67% 67 16% 10 73 8% 8% 67%' 68 68 „ 8% 9 8% 68% *68 101 x57 37 V8 69 Va *38% *38% 200 *38% 39% 39 *39% 38 38 38% 39% *38% *38% 2,000 6 V4 6% 75 >6% 90 . 4% 6'A 7 *72% ' 59% *12Va 900 7 59% common,,,1 600 ;y. 75 101 26 % 7,600 , *6% 23% *93% 34% 58% 4% 4'A 4 VB 4% 34% 58% , *72% 90 100 21,600 72 72 . :•>. 70% 25 common—10 Spring 41% 27% 22 37% preferred—— 50 (The) L S_ No par Starrett Co 2 Jan of Ohio *39Vg 27% 21 Va 59% convertible 4% 41% Jan 13 May Oil 41% 271/2 102 *89 *101;% 25 preferred series A *39% 22% *16 85 23% No par 100 40 *39'/2 36'/4 25 '/a *83 No par 6 28 40 V2 . *70% 72 25 , 61% *16 16% 4% 4% *6% 7 *72% 75 *25% 27% 22% 22% 9% 9 '/a *67% 69 , 16% / 16% *26 27% *100% 101 No par com ,20% Jan 54% Jan Mar —No par , Brands Inc $3.50 cum preferred, 12 July 44% July 23% Jan No par —— Squibb $4 preferred, 9 Jan preferred 5 (E R) & Sons common—_1 29 87 $4.50 Square D Co_ 2 Jan 28% Jan 11 Conv 2 18% Jan 11 —_1 1 —_—2 & Spiegel Inc common 5 Jan No par Sons (The)—— Kellogg Sperry Corp 29 8% Feb 21 1 Spear & Co common $5.50 preferred 41 v 46% 47 36% 62 36 Va *61 *70Va 100 tr ctfs & Bros Inc 1 Withington —No par 29% Jan •••' 100 (A G) Spalding 5 -Feb 37 46 Va No oar common—No par preferred Jan 73: 13 24% Feb Feb Dec 11 6% Feb Railway non-cum " .15% 401/2 • May 41% *22% Co—_—7.50 Southern Pacific Co 50% 16% May 94 i—25 Edison May 83 25 _—.«•— July 4% Feb 2,709 38% 10 71 5,900 6 38% 27 % Feb Feb 45,500 3% 40 40% 21 % Feb Jan 151/4 ,3% 39% 40 % Feb Jan 14% 14% Jan 7% 500 14% xl5 4 15% Dec 14% 60 20'A 14% 15% 41% 40% 42% 93% G9 % *20 15 xl4% 15% 41 % 40% Southeastern Greyhound 34% Dec *87% 20 15% Lines 5 South Porto Rico Sugar com—No par 8 15% *39'/a Dec May 89V2 20 *87% 87% 20% 15 40% Nov 4 % May 900 1,400 40 40% preferred 27 6 500 18'A *39% 15V2 15% 50 5% 40% 73 87% *20 32% 17 V2 40 38% Feb Feb '//;• 50 *31% *391/4 Jan 8 87% 20 V2 *471/2 40 56 68% 87% 20 V2 * 3% xl4% Feb 23% 91 20% 31% 6 37% May A 32% 181/4 50 *48 32 2,100 31% 18 50 32%/ 19 48 ',31% 52%. 200J 26,400 15V4 94 5% Jan 20% 15 93% 3% 22% May; 151/4 93 14% 14% May 15 15 92% 5% 9 - 15% *1G' 52 32% 1,800 l.luO 39% *37% 98 1514 ,.,"92% *19"' 19% 391/4 *38 -• 28 27% 3% 2 Nov 16 100 100 38 3Jn0 4% 151/2 40% Feb 68 . 9,700 1 6 5% Apr Jan 15% 38 6 *4Va 28 28 28% 31'A 30% 4% 3% 54% 57% May BIRTHDAY 6 Va 4% — ; 6 Nov 28 301/2 6 4% — 6 South Amer Gold & Platinunu 16 34 % 28%' 6% — 700 3% Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc 2 6% Jan 22 311/2 • ■ 1,100 12% *12 4 2 4% Jan 10 42% Jan LINCOLN'S 6 17% Jan 24 5% Feb 11 12% 4 11 3% Jan Jan 16% Jan 12'/2 6 14% Feb Feb 8% 11 12% y 3,500 1 15 Dec 5% Jan 12 V2 28 , ■ 14 ! South Carolina E & G Co com—7.50 17% 3% May 5% Oct 45 40 ; .y, Shares 71 14 4% 52 *50 Corp 13% Mar 42 *38 *69 13% 6 *31% Smith & Corona Typewriter—No par 29% May O) (A 29 . *87% 20% 15% 10 Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com—20 3% % cumulative preferred—100 :i 29 29% 40 ?T8Va 13% 6'2 4% 4% 15% 15% 100 100 *18% 19% 15 31% 6% 18% 72 14 Va 291/2 x 31V2 •17% *69 14 14 *13 i 18%, 18%, *70 14V4 $ per share 72 .18 ■ 72 for the Week Feb. 13 Feb.12 $ per share S per share Sales Friday Thursday Feb. II $ per share 20 . V2 141/4 6% 4% *38 No par - *70 72 15 13 31% 13 Silver King Coalition Mines— 5 Simmons Co .—No par 19 ',20 .\*70% *14'A PRICES SALE Wednesday Feb. 10 v $ per share $ per share , No par 5 Feb. 9 .Feb. 7 $ per share HIGH AND Tuesday Monday Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE 33% May 70 Lowest Highest Lowest $ per share LOW STOCKS Range for Previous 38% 37 Va 37% 37V4 37'A 500 121/4 11% 12% 1,900 33% 33% 33% 3,800 39 12 May 18 Jan 11% Feb 13 13% Jan 5 Sterchi Bros Stores Inc l 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12Va 34 Dec 49 Jan 33 Jan 30 39 Jan 2 Sterling Drug Inc 5 33% 33% 33% 33% 33 33% 33 104% Mar 88 100 15 *88 GO 89 88 88 88 88 88 88 400 *29% 30 29% 30'A 29% 30 28% 29Va 28% 29 2,600 13% 13% 13 13'A 12 Vs 12% 12 Va 12% 4,300 15V4 15 15'A 14 Va 14% 14% 14% 4,500 19'A 19 'A 191/4 *18% 19% 13 12'A 12% 12% 12% 4,800 18V4 16% 17 Va 17 % 17'A 13,000 88 Dec 30% Nov Feb 10 91% Jan 15 Oct 28% Feb 11 32% Jan .9 Feb 36% 13% May 12% Feb 11 Stewart-Warner Corp. Stokley-Van Camp Inc common 5% prior preferred 3Va% preferred Stevens (J P) & Co Inc 14% May 24% Oct 14 % Feb 11 18 Jan 2 19% 21% Jan 19 % Jan 9 20 Jan 8 10% May y. 14% Jan 2 17 Feb 11% Jan 6 14% Jan 16 16 25% Feb 16% Feb 11 21% Jan 5 Studebaker Feb 11 11% Jan 7 Sun Feb 9 19% Jun May 10% May 105 15% 51 May 114 Dec Apr 9% Feb 109% July common Feb 9 51% Feb 13 Oct 113% Jan 31 75% Mar 125 97 97 Jan Chemical 10 Class A Corp common,— 12% Sep 11% Jan Jan 9% Feb 34% Feb 11 45% 11 38% Jan 9% Feb 5 11 18% Feb 11 Feb 11 Feb 38% Feb Mar 17% May 13 24%: Oct 160 Jan 24% May May 36 Dec 47 21% Feb 11 18% Jan 24 43% Jan 18% 181/4 18 % 10 10 97 97 1 l 5o 17 17 16% 17 15% 16'A 14 14% 14% 15% 2,300 10 39% 39% 40 40 40 40 39% 39 % 39'A 39'A 500 Paper Co 16% Jan 19 Sweets Co of America 36% Jan 19 Swift & Co— 27% Jan 11 22 Jan 8 Swift International Ltd 28% Feb 18 Feb 11 21 Jan 5 Sylvania Elec Prod Inc com,,No 104% Mar 84 Jan 8 87% Jan 12 5% Feb 6 6% Jan 8 $4 Symington Gould 20 Va 10 Vs May 3% May 7% $ per share 9% Feb Jan Aug 687/8 July 3% Feb 15 Va Feb, Saturday EXCHANGE Feb. 7 $ per share 10% Jan 11 6 4% Jan 11 12 18 11 Jan Talcott Inc 60 % Jan (James)— Telautograph Tennessee 8 52% Feb 13 5 Texas Co 24 Dec 17% Feb 11 23 Jan 2 Texas Gulf 58% Nov 47 Feb 13 56% Jan 17 Texas GUlf 21% Jan 47 % Dec 37% Feb 10 46'A Jan 2 Texas Pacific 15% Jan 34% Dec 29 Feb 10 37% Jan 12 Texas Pacific Land 41 Jan 58% Feb 45%'Feb 5 50% Jan 10 Texas & 13% Dec 15% Dec 11% Feb 16 Va Jan 10 18% Dec 19% Dec 19 Jan 5 12% Dec 21% Feb 11 Vs Feb 13 41 Dec 59% Feb 39% Feb 5 May 9% May 17% Feb 12% Jan 29 13% Feb 12 60% Dec 45 6% Aug 16% Jan 10 Sep 38 May 85 Dec y Feb 14% Feb 24% May 18 May 94 Oct Jan 15 14'/8 Jan 8 10% Jan Thermoid 8 Feb 5 47 Vs Jan 9 8% Feb 3 9% Jan 9 45 23% Jan $2 Va 11 26 10 % Jan 8 ''Thompson 11 48% Jan 9 i 7% 39% Feb 85 Oct 25% Feb 3% Feb 24 Feb 19Vb Feb 92 6 Jan 20 11 4'A Jan 27% Jan 2 13 Jan - Thompson Trust,. 1 — Dec 108% Feb 95V2 Jan 2 Feb 11 21% Feb 17% Feb 11 19% Jan 17 Tlmken Detroit 53% Oct 45 Feb 10 53 % Jan 9 Timken No 10 Va May 15% Jan 11 Feb 11 13% Jan 131/2 May 22% Jan 17 Jan 2 14 May 20'A Nov 15% Jan 5 % May 7% Feb 51/4 Feb 99 Dec ■112% Feb 121/4 Dec 15% Nov 12% Feb 11 14% Jan 22 21% Dec 38% Jan 19 23 22% Jan 5 34% Aug com— 104 Dec i6 30 Nov 51% 97/s May Feb Jan 47 47'A 37 VB 38V4 4,600 321% 31% 32% 29 29 30 % 29% 30% 15,300 48 47 47V2 46 19% 12% 11V4 11'A ll'/s 11% 41% 40 40% ♦40% 41% 12% 12% *12% 12% 400 8% 8% 8% 8% 1,100 ,42 *41 ,13 *12% *44 *9 9Vs , 11 *42'A 43% •85 87 3% 40% -A 87 *851/2 *85% y/3% 3% 3% *23 J/4 241/2 *23 Va / 20% 20 Va : "*97% ' *97% 98V2 8 Transue & Williams Steel 6% Jan 2 Tri-Continental 10 32% Jan 21 17'A Oct lQi/a Feb 11 14'A Jan 15% July 10 Feb 11 12 5 ' 11%: ,' 20 5% Twin conv Coach 19% / 20 , 1 341/4 .34V4 34% Co 6% 301/4 30% 10% 93 *92 .93 •*6% .,50 , 13% ;i3%' 19% 1 prior preferred : 13% . 10% : 6% *30 r; - 6%. •30%; 10% y; 11 ;ID/« IDA 3,400 18'A 15% 101 101 2,300 11 Va 15% 5V4 5% 1021/2 18% 47' 11 18% *• 15% •101 100 y "19% *981% 101 '• 99 17% 47 17% 5% 480 18 19% 15% . 10,600 46% -17%. 5% 13% % %,. 19'A *98% 99 11% 16% *33% 19 VB 1.1% ■■ 5% *91 10 23 17% 46% *15% No par 1,000 2,600 45% 18'/a -19 ■45- 5% No par 19% . 3% *20'A '97% *97% -.98% , - 161/2 $1.30 preferred $4.50 prior preferred—. 23% • 2,300 „ 87 3% ''._' 3,000 42 *86 3% 19% • 5% Twin City Rap Transit com,,No par '10% 41'A *20'A *15% ,19% ♦10 3% 24 1 No par 19% 10'A 87 No par No par 8% 87 3% ; 19% 87 19 % Truax-Traer Corp 8% 19% 41 ; 191/4 20th Century Fox Film com % 420 45 8% 39% ;%i9% • 98% 17 "A Jan ——„ 19% *10 ♦42 1,400 • 20'A 11 • 8% 40% *22% 25% 22 : 3% 43% *42 . 9% 20% • ' 20 , ► - 7 10% *10 / 41% 19% Feb 30 19% 10% 41% 44% ;; 9 . 20% 20% *10 *10 J/4 9Va 8% y-v*43% 9% *9% 9% 20% *20% 9V»; -a; *44vy •45%. 45V2 A *9% 13 *12% 13, 1 19 6 400 20% 41 Transcont'l & Western Air Inc,. —5 5 5,700 11% 2 12 19 *19% 9% -10' —No par 900 11% 19 42 20% Feb Jan 11% 121/4 111/2 7% Jan 12 19 Vs 20% 11% 94 11% 12% 11 36 Va Jan 12% > *19% 7 common,. 46 46 12% *12% par —2 2,500 201/2 19 Va 16 ♦45 47 11% 46% 13 18 18'/» 17% 19 :41% 31V4 461/4 y-'V 12% 12% I2V2 18% 27 22,500 49% 38% 46% Jan 18% 49 37% 18% 6% Jan Feb 52% 37% 46% 33'A Feb 24,000 42% 18% 92 y Feb.. 52% x41% *41 ._No par preferred 52% 42% *46 V2 $6 53 J/4 18 .—5 104V2 Jan 27 55Vt 52% 50% ; 51% No par 10 2,200 20% ' 100 900 15'A 4 52 Va Axle,, Jan Dec 7 preferred Corp 41/4 15 VB BIRTHDAY 19% Bearing tTransamerica Corp Jun 48 93 $3.75 600 3% 15% *121/8 No par Roller 99 9% 3% 15 Va 4 *19% .,50 preferred preferred 15% May Shares share 9% LINCOLN'S 10 9% $ per $ per share for 52% 12% —1 (The) R)_————. .,15 40 % May . .50c 1 Tide Water Associated Oil the Week ' Product? com cum Sales Feb. 13 161/4 4 15% 55% Friday Feb. 12 53 *46 .100 pref erred, ;u,—— Thompson-Qtarrett Co com—No par $3.50 16% Thursday $ per share 10 10 4% 16% PRICES 20% 31% 100 Co Transit Corp_-No par (J *3% 2,200 Feb. II $ per share 10% 10% SALE 40 5% Wednesday Feb. JO $ per share 55V4 HIGH 18 Va 85 V2 5% 55 *42% Aft 5 24 • 6 5 ,10 Oil common conv AND Tuesday Feb. 9 18'/a 85Va 5% 52 Thomas Steel Co 2 19% Feb 10 V4 Jan Feb Co div 39% Feb Mar <fe common,— Third Avenue Feb 106 5 Va 54% No par $1.25 conv preferred—No par Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common. —5 $2.40 conv preferred —No par The Fair 1 r:_No par 9 46/A Jan 13% Jan 15 11 Ino Jan 16% 59% 3% May 20 8% Feb '21 Coal 4,200 18% 86 18 *83% 5% 19% Producing Sulphur,,— Pacific Ry Textron 9 ,25 6,400 5% 4% 16 J/8 5,500 18% 19 10% *4 __5 200 32 18% 86 % 16V8 *10 —5 15 31% 18% 18% Monday % per share .,,9 Corp,— Corp (The) 46% May Jan •Par - 15 33 85 5% LOW NEW YORK STOCK Highest 16% 18 Va 19%. 5% 5% 5% < 86 *84 STOCKS Feb 14 13% May 53% Sep 18% 19 Va 86 200 141 32 Va 33% 18% *15 15'A 18% 19% *84 1 Corp,— 15'A 33 19 18% *19% par No par 16% 33% 141 141 141 33%' 34 34 19% 146 *15V4 16 Va *15% 18% preferred Range since Jan. 1 10 (The),,4.16% ' 25 Range for Previous $ per share 2,000 19 *138 13 $ per share 4.200 19 18% 181/2 18 Va 20 147 13 Lowest 21,200 2,900 9% 20 18% Feb Highest 9% 35% 9% *140 Feb Year 1947 9'A 35% 9% 20 15 Lowest 9»/2 34% 9% Sutherland 6 Feb 9% 148 31% Feb 10% 9Va 34% 9% 10 35 20 Oct 5% May 60 *140 Jan Dec 114'A 35% 9% • 10 10 800 114 »/4 115% 25 21% Dec *114 5 DA No par 37% Dec 115% 5D/4 (The)— Jan 18% 51% 52 3,400 98 *92 98 52 51% 36% 9% *90 300 10 9% 10 9% 9% 98 *114 lO'/a 9% 9% 9% 9% *90 115 36 36 36 10c .17 52% *51% *114 10 9% .,12.50 Jun 79% 98 52 14% 20% 9% 9% *92 115 30% . 18% Superior Steel Corp 9 38% Jan 12% of California Superior Oil 13 160 fy 19% 13VB 52 Corp,,,, Superheater Co 3 Jan 141 t 19% 13 19% 115 Sunshine Mining Co__: 101% 151/4 *19 13 100 Sunshine Biscuits Inc 13% Mar Sunray Oil 15% 13 No par cum).. Jan Jan 15 Va 19% —No par (4%% 32% May 8% May 7% 1 20 1 common pfd 13% 13% No par $4.50 series A preferred *83 5 (The) Corp Sun Oil Co 6 58 ' Stone & Webster, 2 117% Jan _j, JA 5% 9,800 15% 200 5% 5% 12,100 12% 19% 12% 19 19% T 19% 18%' *15% , ♦98'/2 100 : 4,800 19% 19% 70 100 12%/ ;,19% : c 4.100 10,300 > 33% :'£ 33% 34 33% 33% 33'A ,92 y /'//.' 6% 92 92% 92% *91% 6% 6% 6% 6% *30% 30% *30% 30% 20 10 % 10% 10'A 10'A 2,700 y 6% 30 30 10% 10% >• 1,100 93 200 1,000 U 12 Dec 43 % May Udylite Corp Jan _1 10 V2 58% Feb 46% Feb 10 51% Jan Underwood May 15% Jan 10% Feb 4 11% Jan 48% 25% May 37% Oct 27% Feb 11 34% Jan 93 Vi Jan Union Bag & Paper Union Carbide & Carbon 89 % Jan 110% July Corp 10% 10% 30 301/4 No par 22 102 Jan Dec 115 Mar 106 Jan 2 109 Jan 23 91% Dec 106% Sep 91 Feb 9 91 Feb 9 Preferred 85 Dec 104 Jun 86 Jan 6 Jan 24 Preferred series No par *88 % 20 Apr 27 Dec 21% Feb 11 26% Jan 2 Union Oil of California, 25 22% 2 Union Pacific RR Co 105 120 Apr 97% Nov 30 May Jan 19 165 101% Jan 164% Dec 111 Feb 98% Jan 22 Ffeb 31% Jan 26 38% For footnotes see page 152 24. 90 35 Jan Jan . 2 15 Un El Co of Mo 4% Union $3.50 non-cum Tank No par pfd $4.50 ser__No $3.70 common preferred Car par series——No par 100 10% 10 Vs 10% 10 10 10% 47% 48% 5 Union Asbestos & Rubber Co 9 % 10% IOV2 No par (The)— 48 46% 47% 47 47% 47% 10 Va 10% 10% 10% lO'/a 10% 1,100 28 30% 27% 28% 27% 28% 6,700 94% 95% 8,200 108% 108 % 80 301/4 95V4 941/2 95% 107% 107% *108 92% 91 *90 158 100 99% No par 33% 22% 22% 160% 158 30% 93% 96 108% ^ *88 90 91 - 1 90 23 Va 161 95% , 10'A ,/47 93% 107% 95 107% 108 91 91 *90 92 86% 88 *86% 88% 22 22% 158 160% 99% 99% 99% 34 34% 34% 34% 1,800 ' 108 991/4 100 33% • *10% "10% 21% 155 99V2 x33 , 22 157% *90 92 *86% 88%. 21% 155% 22 1,600 50 90 10,100 156% 2,300 99% 99 99% 1,100 33% *33 33% 1,600 Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (763) NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous STOCKS Year 15)47 Lowest - Range since Jan. 1 v Lowest Highest - NEW "'r Highest YORK LOW AND STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE : HIGH Monday SALE Tuesday Feb.» Feb.10 Feb. 7 PRICES Wednesday " Feb. 11 Thursday Friday S per share 16% May 102 25 Va Dec 115'A Dec 75 $ per share $per share" 't 22% Feb 10 26 % Jan 17 sep 28% 105% Jan 6 107 '% Feb 3 6 18% Feb 2 United 16 120% Apr 77% Jan 12 86 Feb 2 Sep 24% Nov 19 22. 22 Jan 29 Jun 35 Dec 26% Jan 33% Nov Feb 5 31% Jan 6 3% Dec 8% Feb 3% Feb 11 4 % Jan 2 Jan 48% Feb 10 2% Feb 11 Feb 13 Jan Air 4%% United Lines cumulative Dec 2% Dec 41 ■'i 83 4% Dec 5% Dec 5 United 35 5 United Carbon Jan 10'A Dec 15% Jan 31 29 53 % Mar 65% 11 29% Jan 1 95 40 Feb 5% Feb Jan 55 Jan 13 United 29 6% Jan Board & Carton $3 Corp—__10 65 Feb 10 70 Jan 9 Oct 16%. Feb 13 20 Jan 17 United Electric Coal Cos 33 43% Jan 37% Jan 21 42 % Jan 29 United Engineering & Foundry 44% Jan 59% July 48 20 Dec 24% Jan 20% Feb 13 22 % Feb 2 United Gas 12% May 19% Feb 14 Feb 13 16 % Jan 17 United Mereh 21% Jan 5 15% May 91 23% Dec 17% Feb 10 Jan 90 % Jan 7 20% Oct 15 % Feb 11 Feb 92% Feb 11 196% Mat Dec 56% Jan 11 107% May 171v *■ Oct 106 12% May 86 Feb 170% Feb 6 97 United Fruit Co— 12 Jan U S & 12 18% Jan 8 105 % Jan Jan S U S 23 82% 80 80% LINCOLN'S 20% 19 19% BIRTHDAY 12% 13 31% 30 31 12'A 30 Va 30 30 30 20% xl9% 13% *13 13% 31% 30 *53A 2% 2% *53A 7% 16% 17'A *38 39% 38% 38% 38'A 39 50% 51 48 50% 481% 49 48 48% 21% 22 21% 21% 21 21% 20% 21 2.400 15% 15% 14 Va 15% 14'A 14 Va 14 14% 8,000 17% 5,800 49% 50% *213A 22% 15 % 15% > 183A 17% 18% 17% 17% 92 *91% 92 91% 91% 92 92 *91 92 17% *16% 18 16% 16% 15% 15% *15% 16'A 200 95'A 95 % 95 % 94% 92% 94'/a 93% 94% 2,100 173% *170% 173'% 95 % preferred—100 Hoffman Machine Corp— 5 *170 18% 18% . 14 72 *71 72 35 35 36 36 Partic & cbnV-class A-——No par U S Lines Co oommon—„-1 *170% 14 *71 16% 18 Feb 11 21% Jan 2 9 Jan 15 9% Jan 8 Jan 24% Oct Dec 9% 35 10 Apr 46 % Oct May 46% Dec * 39 39% Feb 49'; Jan 13 Feb » Jan 73 K 23 Va May Dec 92 d 25% Feb 11 40 % Dec 103% July 60% Feb 127% Dec 165 preferred 13% 38% May Feb 5 Dec 48% Mar \5% 38 Jan 2 40 % Jan prd cum 11 5% Jan 6 10% 8% Feb 52 Feb 22 Feb 11% 40 % 11 10 Jan v 4% Feb 5 27 34 13 Feb 4% Feb 11 19% Feb Dec 11 Feb 6 5% Jan United 8 5% Jan Jan conv 4% Wall 2 preferred—T_—50 • 30 1.100 18% 19 9,700 9% *8% 9'A 41 39% 40% 52 Va 51% 51 Va 300 26 26'A 26% 4,200 133% 18 5% 5 9% 9% 9% *90% *150 ,;5 , 152 Va 163 % Jan 5 29% Feb- 12% Feb 13 14% Jan 7 Universal 91 % Feb 57 Jan 28 64 7 4%% 8% *4% preferred—(A—-----—-—100 Pictures Co Inc 1 com preferred *16% 43A 4% *20 : 43 69 V. 133% 133 % 1321/4 133 Va 2,200 17% 18 38% 4% 5 9% 87/a 9% *90'A 17Va 95 *90 %' .= 4% ; 4% 153 41/4 19% 153 *152 ' 13'A 13 13 12% 13 57 57 57Va 58 58 Va 58 Va ' 4,100 95 4% 30 Va 2,600 33 16 , 16 200 4'A 155 4% 1,100 *19% 20 12% 270 2,200 9 Va 4% * •• "4% 19% 900 *152 12% x57 2,900 ' 5 *90'A 4% 17 20'A 17% 39% 5 9% 34 *16 v 17% *38'A r ; 95 4%. *30% 16% 20 152 • 34 16% 4% - '.'.5 4% *31 100 35,700 38 % . 3,600 69% 5'A 21 152 ■ ' 5 400 68% 17% - 8,500 69% 39% 13 Va 100 42% *67Va 69 50 40'A 132 68% I *38% 34% " 39% 43% 2.400 90 131 17% 95 A *31% - 39% 42% ' *87 132 *67 133 38% 4% 1 1 134% 5% 33% 38% 71% .17% 90 132 69 1 38*% ., 95 *31% 44 ' 69 ; 20% Dec 43 ■) 9% *9%* *90%. 4% ) ' 40% 5% 39 *20 Dec Jan 30 18% *87 133% j. 18%. *5%* Universal Laboratories Inc——_1 Universal Leaf Tobacco n'ew_No par 14 13'A 150 30% 25%' 90 *67 1,500 6 41 132% 69 10 6 Ve 6V2 *51% 72% 800 800 18 26% 71% " *8% 52 39 44 *67 *16%) 17% 56% 1 ' 12% 72 34 'A 34'A 30 Va 9 V* *132 133 .;- 44 67% *38'A? Paper Inc common!—2 conv 133 Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp—_1 Dec Mar *6 Va 41 Va *87 41% 40% ... 44 %; *18 25 Corp—— preferred-i-—___Nopar> cum 163% 192 preferred 40% 71%| 72 134%|134% United Stores $4.20 hon-C 2d pfd„5 21 23 non-cum $6 5 Jan 17% Jan 7% United"Stockyards 13 16 67 . 136 *43%: 50 par preferred SA——7——_ul00 5 97% Jan com—50 —— Corp common-—No U S Tobacco Co com——_No par 8 29 31% Jan " Feb 23% Jan preferred 140% Jan V9 1 93 Jan Dec . Smelting Eef & Min V/p U S Steel 9 4% Feb Dec Dec 9 Feb May 20 13 19% Jan 109% Jun 4 Ve May U S 30 13 Oct x33% Jan Jan 10 Feb Dec 47 70 78% Jan 17% Feb 8% 96% 6 132 % Feb 12% 87 *131 Feb' Jan 87 13 7 Jan 90 137% Jan 11 5 26 2 68'A Feb 8 52 27% *87 66'A Jan 34% 19% . 41 53 27 series A—l-j-IOO 41% Jan 38 42 *52 26% U S Rubber Co common.——lo 8% non-cum 1st preferred. 100 Feb ~ - 42 53% 26 %. tf'.'3%% Dec 23 41% 53% 2 81 150 *8% x30% *71 34% 100 174 *12% 71 31% 18% 9% 9 51% July Nov 19% *8% 45% Jan 80 •xl7% 32 19% 9% 90% Jan Dec Dec 32 19% 12% 71 6% 32 41% *171 12% 35% 6 19% 6 Feb 6% 174 13 35% *8% 11 130 6% *171 17'A 72 32 4'/apreferred——— —10 S Pipe 8S Foundry— —20 U S Playing Card CO——] 10 U S Plywood • Corpccommon—__i.-l 38% Feb 61% May 133 6% 173% 12% *71 • 87 A Feb - 13% *6% U 7' 33 % Jan % -No-par 10 53% Feb , S " 67 16 45% Jan 13 10,100 18% 4 % Jan"- 5 70 500 *16% —100 • 400 4,000 *91% U S Industrial Chemicals—No par U S Leather'Co common- 36 5% 62 No par 72 13 5% *58 —^-...Nopar preferred 13 10 1,800 39 11 Feb 70 36,900 39 11 Feb 2'A 41 393A Feb 6 2 Va 40 6 12 % Feb 30 2% 41% 4,800 A 50 17% 34% Feb Oct 2 Va 41% 200 3% 3% *49 62 71 Nov 3% 49% 17% Feb 9% 3% 600 2,800 *3% Feb 39% 29 *57% Jan Jan 30 29 18 53'A 25% 29% 30 65 94 >5% May 30% 2,100 1,900 ; 17% 33% U 12% 65 Dec 2 12% 18% Dec 21 12% 14,500 v; 66 Dec Jan 19% A 18 13% 42•% Jan ;. 9 8% Jan - 7 81 19% A 66 37 '14% Jan 80% 49% 5% 11,200 107 Va ■ 18% 2% 5% 23 3A 23% *106 17% 41V4 41 6% 23% 18 71% » 2% ' *29 50 48 Va 42 22% *106 3% ■3% 51 41% 6% v 3% 51 4 for Shares 68% 18' *39 5 3% 2% 42 *67 ; *28% 52% 2% 18% 31% ' 3% 42 com——1 Foreign Securities- 80 84% 20 No par Mfrs Inc 17% 82% Improvement Co___13% & 108 Va 16% $ per share Freight CO——L-.U-—No par Gypsum Co common-. ,-20 $4.50 U 12 175 7 5 5 - - 17% 20% *51 United Dyewood Corp common——1 7% preferred .in., —-.100 5 Jan 19% 24% 107V2 16% 82% 3% $ per share 22% 20% *28% S per share' *105% 109 17% *31 1 —, — 24% *1063A 17% *13 . 100 Corp common——i 23% 109 $ per share per share ,:'8l% 1 Co—1—-A--—No preference. 24% 24 the Week ' ^ $ 1 17% 100 preferred $ per share *106% -No par J— 11'A May May i common—10 preferred $3.50 convertible 5 Jan ; par United-Carr Fastener Corp—No par United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c 5 2% Jan 43 Inc Biscuit Co 12% Feb 50 • United Aircraft Corp common.. 5 5% convertible preferred——100 Jan Apr !.28% 'V^V Par Dec no Dec 1.18% 2 . Sales Feb. 13 Feb. 12 * $ per share 155 12'A 58 20 12% *58 Va 1,800 89 180 -f, yr , 13 % May 22 14% Dec Feb 14% Feb 10 16% Jan 27 18% Feb 12% Feb 13 14^4 Jan 5 22 Feb 13 26 12% May 26% Dec 20% Jan 12% Jan 2 39 Feb 84 NOV 94% Feb 85% Nov Dec Feb 13 86 Feb Feb 10 47% Jan 2 Nov 2 16 7% Feb 11 93 Feb 11 10% Jan 106 Jan Oct 121 12% 13 'new———10 12% 13 *23% 24 *23 % 24 22% 22 Va 22 Va 22 22 *12% 13 12% 12% 12% 13% 12% 13 13 13 *25% 27 26% 26% 25% 25% X24% 25 24% 25 *85 92 92 *82 92 92 86 86 42 43'A 43'A 89% 89% 89 Va Raalte Co 14% Jan 7 16 3/8 Feb Feb 109 Jan Jan 6 7 Dec 45_ Feb 35% Jan 6 31% Dec 40 Jan 30% Feb 10 5 114 Jan 20 Jan 8 Jan Jan Oct 38 Feb 32 Feb 10 34 Dec 33% Nov 30 Feb 11 32% Jan Aug 33% Oct 32% Jan 13 32% Jan 92 92 *85 42 42 42 A89 1% cumulative Range for Previous 8% " 8% 100% Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest $ per share NEW Highest $ per share YORK 4,700 700 16% 12,200 16% 15% 16'/a 113% 113% *113'A *17% 18% 100 *36 36% 200 ,*18%, 18% * 18% 18 Va 18 Va -1*36% 37% *36% 37% 36% 36 30% 30% 30% 30% 18% 37% 37'A - V*30 32% 20 "30 32Va *30 32% 32 33% *31% 33% " ... 33 • 18 Va 32 . 31'A 600 32% *31 32 32 900 32% 30 30 *28% 30 30 *30 32% 32 *28 32 AND HIGH *28% SALE Tuesday Feb. iK $ per share *30'A 90 32 ■ Monday Feb. 10 Feb. 7 '/a 114 *30 33 LOW Saturday Par 7% 16 94 Va ' 113% 32% • 95 7% *91 300 100 15% *30 A *87 7% 93% 30 - *113% _20 & per share 95 7% 93 1,100 16 % *18% STOCK *87 »%' 98 600 4,500 113Va *31% EXCHANGE • 1,300 Ve 16 Va STOCKS Year 1947 95 , 7% 98 *89-. -700 113% 25 preferred-. 89% 14% 16 Va — „5 v 14% 113% common Visking Corp (The) Vulcan Detinning Co 8 *89 *87 100% 8% 16 89Va 95 *87 102% *113% pfd—25 preferred—. 15 *82 *85 43% 8% preferred——-—-—100 6% 13 share *82 92 *42 *99 Virginian Ry Co common——;-25 5 30 92 *85 43% 95 8 :23 92 89% Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% • *85 *87 $5 37% Jan 30 34 *85 : *42 *88 27 30 $ per 2.50 6% div partic-preferred—A_L-100 Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com—No par 10 34% Lowest Ihc preferred 2nd series——100 Va-Carolina Chemical com-—No par 8 Nov 16% 13% 3%% 18 31 89% Jan " 13% 14%' ,15 13 13% 14% 13% Victor Chemical Works common—5 3% % cumulative preferred—100 Oct 112 Dec 87% Feb 15Va 13% Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com—100 5% non-cum preferred——10o 13 42 10% Nov 107% 86 97% May 14 Jan 15 Va Vick Chemical Co— 6 Nov 104% May 5 % May 69 29% Jan 15% Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co__6Va 10 94 Dec 95 11 <v;. *15% Van 23 50% 35% May 85 x24% Feb Jan 14% Jan , Vanadium Corp of America—No par Van Norman Co——— 2.50 $ per share , 32 PRICES Wednesday Thursday Feb. 11 $ per share, Feb. 12 $ per share $ per share Friday Sales Feb. 13 the Week $ per share for Shares W 57 Apr 75% Feb 63 Feb 11 66 Jan 2 Wabash 13% Apr 17% 36% Jan 14% Jan 21 15% Jan 8 Waldorf System Feb 11 32'A Jan 23 103% Jan 22 29% 100 Apr Dec 109 xl7Va May 7% May 10% x30 July 100% Jan 9 24% Jan 13% Feb 8% Feb 11 10% Jan Feb 11% Jan 22 12 106% Mar 11 85% Feb 15 12 Dec 18% Feb 10% Feb 10 May 36% Nov 25% Feb 5 20% Feb 19% Dec 21 Jan Jan Jan 5 5%% 8 Warner 91 - Jan 25% Jan 5 20% Jan 5 Feb 17% Jan 23 19 Jan 10 Feb 18 Feb 10 21% Jan 2 41 Dec , Feb 25% Feb 13 30% Jan 2 22% Feb 4 5% Dec 12% Jan 5 Feb 10 6% Jan Jan 52% Nov 39 Feb 11 48% Jan 80% Feb 13 20% Feb 11 86% Jan 24% Jan 13% Feb 13 83% May 90 Feb 21% May 34% Jan 105 Dec 117 Va Mar . 106 Jan 2 ;$4 6 108 % Jan 20 121% Jan 114% Jan 5 117% Jan 13 Dec 112% Jan 104% Jan 9 108% Jan 23 Dec 116'A Aug 105% Feb 11 110% Jan 6 39% Jan 19 Class A 32% May 47 Oct 113 Dec Jan - 5% May 38% May • 10 >/a 103 Feb 10 44 Jan 4 6% Jan 2 8% Jan 29 35% Feb 13 44% Jan 10 8% Feb 10 11% Jan 10 9% May t 5 35% Jan 10 h'4% 32 28 Western ,i 26 % Dec Dec 90 •> — * • 17 1 V •• • Feb Mar 26% May -27% May 11 12 Jan 105 Dec Dec Nov 18% Feb 11 Oct 32% Feb Dec v.31 88 30 28% Feb Sep 38% 22% May V 94% ' 26% Feb 69 Jan 72 % Jan 15 ' "» i. ;"Vr, »'• Dec 42% 65 • 25 Va Feb Aug 106% July 55 Jan 85% Feb 20% Jan 5 13 37 Va Jan 8 11 30% Jan 5 11 S4 Jan 10 91 Va Feb 11 98 Va Jan 9 30 11 32% Jar, 2 Feb •ii26 May :82% 43% Dec Dec 102% July •62% Mar 1 1 -99 < .' • ■ May;', 31 90 Dec 'i 53% 34% Feb 7 43% Jan 2 85 Jan 5 90% Jan 28 80 Jan 5 Feb 99% Jan 22 100%. Jan Oct' 38 Feb 5 47 V2 Jan 86 101% Mar footnotes <1 Jan;/7 5%% conv 86 110 11 Nopar 26% 26% 10% 27% 18,800 25% 26% 25% 26 conl—3 22% 25% 23 25% 700 x20Va Nopar *22% 22% 11,200 *18 19 -5 Feb 19 Feb 11 23% Jan White Motor Feb 10 Feb 11 12% Jan White Sewing 90 Feb 27% Feb Dec page 24. 9 Feb 6 90 3 28% Jan 15 11 11% Jan 2 Feb $4 conv Prior Wilcox Oil 22% 22% 18% 20% 20% 20% 22% 22 22 21% 21% 18% 18 18 18 18 700 *18% 19% 400 20 19 19 18 19 18 18 27% 27'% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 5% 5% 5 5 5 5 44% 44% 83 84 44% 84% 22 Va '.."21% 5 41 5% 44 39 40 Va 39'A 82% 82 82 80% 82 21 21% 20% 21 20% 14 14% 13% 14 13% 21% 13% *108 109% 14% 15 109 *115% 116% *104% 105% *104% 105Va *104% 105% 104% *105% 106 % *105Va 106 % 106% 106% 105. Va 42% 42% 42% 104Va 104Va - *7% * 7% *38 Va 14% 15 108 108% 115 115% *103 ;7% ?■ 39 38 % 115 43 104 42 .. 103 ) . 7% 39 115 42% 103; 7% 38»/a , 9% 9% 9% 9% / 26Va 27Va 27Va 27 27% A 30 30% 30Va 28% 28% A———i.100 *68 71 19% . preferred 19% *68 19 8-V2 *25- 108 90 115 115 100 105% 105% 106 % 106'A 7% 35% 8%. • 29% 900 69% 69% 69% 69% 200 ' 69% 19 Va 18% 19 o 34 34% 25% 26Va 86Va 86% 86% 86% 87 85 Va 94»/a 94V2 93 94 91Va 31 30Va 30% 30 30 35 34% 35 35% 35% 34V* *88Va com——100 *80 100 100% 40 35Va 35 88 Va 88 Va 86 100% *80 *100'/a 40% 41 87% 87 Va *26% 27% *26% *20 par 20% 20% *86Va 1 1 11% X33 25% 33 Va 18% 32% 25% HVa 10% 89 86 101 89 *80 *100% 89 *78 A *101- • 86% 240 93'A 800 30% 30 Va 36 36 88 85 102 *78 88% 85 38% 40>/4 38% 39% 86% 86 Va 87% 87 "/a 86 86% *26- 26 Va 25% 25% 400 19- 19'A 19% 19% 1.800 4,000 27 20% 11% 26 19'/a lO'A 26% 20 10% 39'A 10 10'A 10 10'A 91% *90 91% *90 91% *90 91% *90 91% *27 27% *26% 27% *26% 27% *26% 27% c 9% 10% ;9V4 9% 9% • '' 41% *90 9% 340 .' >87% 106 20 ( 400 1,300 *100% 38% Nopar .-^————5 6,400 4.500 18,600 *91% '91% 88 Va 86 101 19 26% 86 87 900 33 25% ' f 6,000 27 *28% 35% *30% 9'A *25%. 28% 26% 31 1.500 2,100 27 Va 34% 94% 9 40 7% 36 28% 25% , 103 7 Va 34% 94% 2,200 36% 26% *30 120 40 103 103 •• 40 107 40 40% 26 . ; 19% ... 8% *105 104'/a 86 Va -100 100 com 19% 69%' : 3G0 5,700 9,700 115 34 Va - —No par Machine *68 <: ... 7.% X36-% 8% 3,400 108 -- 40 103 7% .37% .... . 108 116 30 ( 700 1,800 39% x82 22% *108% . GOO 26'A 5% 22 par 1,600 18 26 Va Ry 11% . 28% 44Va com——100 com Co- Co- 20% 22% ■, 84 prior pref——_No par (The S S) 20 preferred 23 *22% *18% 11% *85. 5'A , White Dental Mfg conv 22% 12 *19 'A 1 Wheeling Steel Corp com—_No $5 *26% 11% *27% 5' - preferred— Feb see 86 10% —i.-—i.i.4No par Feb 12% 86 10% 12 Nopar preferred.. Wheeling Ac L Erie 27% Jan 17% 90 86 11 pfd_———100 $3.75 92 A Jan 29"% For 90 Common 13 9% May ,34 11% 86 10% Instrument-——12.50 13 Feb . 11% 86 pfd: series cum Elec 4,100 HV4 cum-pfd series A__ 3.80% Weston 2,000 8% 12 Westinghouse Electric com—12% 3%% 310 20'A 8% 11 Western Union Teleg class A_No par Westinghouse Air Brake—l—No par Feb 34 84 July 29% May 5% May series 25% Feb 26% May 19% May . Preferred 102% 20 86 - Ry RR 8% 900 12 — 2nd Pacific 19% 8% 300 11 Va Westvaco Chlorine Prod— Dec 76 .103 May » Maryland *101% 19% 9 200 15 85Va -A—————_No non-cum 20% 65 30 30 12 - Western 9 . 11 5 — Jan xl9% 14% 85% —10O - ———100 Jan 102 9% ——100 Dec xl02 20% 9Va preferred— 9% 32% 103 20% preferred--. 75% May *14'A *102 9Va 6% • *62 BIRTHDAY 103 20% 1% 12 LINCOLN'S 14% 30 9Va West Penn Power 4%% pfd_. (_100 West Va Pulp & Paper com No par 4%% preferred —100 Western Air Lines Ihc —1 Western Auto Supply CO——-10 5 105% Jan 63 x30 *20% 1 63 14% 31 Nopar *102% 103 64 14% 31 Nopar Nopar Sugar Corp—4_——l Elec Co (Thfr) —No par Penn 64 15% 102% preferred-— Indies West Nov 105 conv West 66% 31 100 — Webster Tobacco Inc—— -5 .Wesson Gil & Snowdr com_—No par 9 106% 31 preferred 19 103% 112% ;*14% Bros Jan 17* *64 15% 31% Wayne Knitting Mills-' Wayne Pump Co_ ; 5 66 *14% Waukesha Motor Co 2 37% *64 *30% Pictures—.. Warren Foundry & Pipe Warren Petroleum Corp new Washington Gas Light Co 2 23% Sep 100 -Nopar ; Walworth Co—— Ward Baking Co common 13% Jan 32 preferred common—No par Co preferred.^. Walker (Hiram) G & W— 29 26% 17% May 30 Jan 10 22 4%% 4% 8 19% Feb 21 20 Walgreen 2 19% Dec Dec 88% Feb RR • 9 • v/A; 20 4,200 90 — — u' 27% 27% 100 9% 9% 1,000 23 24: THE (764) COMMERCIAL Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous * Year 1947 Lowest t per share NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest '$ per t'per share; $ per share . " • ' • Highest YORK STOCK share Saturday v EXCHANGE ' Feb. 9 Feb ... . PRICES Thursday 10 Feb. 13 the Week $ per share . $ per share Sper share t per share * $ per •. share Shares „ ■ 6% May Q Feb 7% Feb 643A Oct 13'/a 9 9'A Jan 10 51% Sep 10% May 88'/, Dec 51'A Feb 11 58 17 Oct 12% Feb 11 Jan 84% Feb 10" 88'A Jan 16 20 Nov 163A Feb Il¬ 19 Nov ls Feb 10 145 ya May $4.50 16'A Jan 21 99 Willys-Overland Jun 15 y, Dec 135 Oct; v Jan 29 21 8 Wisconsin No par Wilson-Jones Co 9 xl38 xl38 Jan 13 Jan 13 35 Dec 28 Feb 5 33% Jan 2 May 53 Feb 43% Feb 11 47 '/a Jan Feb 53 Feb 13 64 ya Jan 5 81'/2 Feb 4 89 8 El —1Q — , , common—10 Co Pwr V 75 Dec Apr 78'/a Jan 5 83 Dec ;100 Feb 82 Feb 13 Dec 80 Feb 58 Jan 5 * 62 Nov 8 94% May Jan 6% Wright Wrigley Aeronautical (Del) 61% Feb 13 67% Jan 13 Feb 8% Feb 10 10% Jan 15 45 Jan 28 % Feb 6 34% Jan 2 16 3A Feb 11% Feb 11 13% Jan 10 York 50 Vi Mar 39'A Feb 11 43% Jan 19 preferred Young Spring <fc Wire— -No Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No Youngstown Steel Door No 70'4 Mar; ■, (Wm) Jr — Worsted Co Wyandotte -13% 13 / 13% 12% 13 *84% 85% >84% 84 % *82 '/a *17 'A. 173/4. 17 17'/4 15% 15%. 15:% 15 15% *132'/a 139 ■ ♦132% 139 29 30% 31 443% 44 % 44% *56 56 3A 56% 563A v"-354% 803/4 80 80 44 y» t *85% *85% 62 ' 63% 63 % *9% 9% 9% *85% 60 ■ ' % • * 7% 11,700 53% 500 11,400 13 12% , - 100 83%; f LINCOLN'S *82'/a 83% 16% BIRTHDAY *10 16% 700 15% 15%. 15'% 7,500 15% , 43% 56 53% 79 79 87 83 85 58' 58 62 63 -f - 63 ; • - • 54 . V V . *' .- . • . ■' V .• .y x v .v . ' - • " •< 4". ' V 61 •" ' . 80 30 62 1,100 1,900 8% 8% " ■ 7; 120 61 . 613i \ 2,000 82 82 . 9,200 , 80 *77% ^ «v 9 83A 9% t,, . 4,600 29% 44 55'/* 80% 29% 43 % 53 29% 43%: V'. 139 *132% 29 r 44% 83A - ■ *132'/a. 139 30% : 60 63 63% 9% y9 80% v 61%. *63 'A : - 87 *59 '/a 87 .*58 3/4. , t: 16%. .,*■ 139 433/a . No par No par ,-d 18:,/a .* 13% ,•80 Worthington P Sc. M (Del)—No par Prior pfd 4%% series 100 Prior pfd 4%% conv series—100' 643A Jan .19 513/s 8 8% 30 = > 51'A *51'A 7% 53 173/4 / 30 „_10 (new) Co Iron 7% 52% 86 15% *132% —.—100 preferred Woodward ft 8 53 Vi 133/4 *84 %. *17% , 15 68'/a 48 V4 May 53 preferred Jan 17% Jan 19 Dec , 31'A 43 $4.23 7% 53% 5 133/4; No par Wilson & Co Inc com 7% 8% 55% 8% ♦53'% torn pfd-series A. conv 1 No par Motors for Sales Friday Feb. 12 Wednesday Feb.Il Tuesday «, , ' t per share < PW ' /■ ' Monday ... Feb. 7 , SALE HIGH LOW AND STOCKS v Y 33 Vi Aug IO'/b May Dec 373A 23% 16'A Feb 10 21 Jan 66% Feb 10 79% Jan 2 Feb 15% Feb 10 18 '/a Jan Si 2 Mfg Towne Coip 4'/a % 5 Oct 21% . Oct 83 14 Vi May 53 % May 15 May Yale Co 23 __ _ _ common cum 29 283/4- \ 12'A *41 . 43 12 12 42 . 29 29% 29% *12 1 _5Q 42 28 Vi 29 11% 12 11% 39'A -, 900 29 29 28'A 11% 41% *40 ll-A > 2,800 H'A 39'A 3:. 39 'A 39'A 300 par 17'A 17'A 17% 17% 16'A 16% *16'A 17 16 Vi 16% 800 par 69% 70% 70% 71 66 3/8 693/4 66 % 68 67 'A 68 "A 10.700 par *16% 16% *16'/a 16% 15% 16% 15% "15% 15% 15% 1,500 20 20'A 4,800 5'% 3,800 . .. 1 »'( i Z 1 - 14'/a May 5 s/, ♦Bid and July 10% asked 19% Feb 11 23% Feb 2 Zenith 5% Jan 13 6'/, Jan 2 Zonite Products No par prices; Jin receivership, sales on this day. no 21% 5% : 5% 5% Corp Deferred delivery, a 213A 1 Radio Corp Jan 25 Jun 21% n New stock, sale, r Cash 21% 19% 20'A 53A 53A 5% 53/a 5% Special sales, s 20'A 22 wd When distributed, 5% y Ex-rights. Ex-divldends. x Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Num.ber of united States Total Foreign Government Bond Bonds and MiscaL Bonds Shares Week Ended Feb. 13,1948 Int'l Bank Bonds Railroad Stocks, faturday 331,820 $1,324,000 654,830 2,590,000 Sales 298,000 ; 408,000 300,000 14,000 928,160 2,955,000 $5,000 4,908,000 $15,726,000 3,314 000 47,000 312,000 4,859,710 $1,373,000 1947 ' 6.0C0 20 000 323,000 293.000 5,000 8.000 306,000 239,050 193,000 1,159,700 $1,061,000 Holiday 9,884.200 9,952400 16,500,000 135,997,000 162,075,700 $17,700,000 $148,011,200 $171,847,800 ' Jan. 1 to Feb. 13 6.944,069 14,126,511 $1,061,000 $1,053,000 $7,541,000 $7,135,000 Foreign government 50,000 65,000 1,018 000 1,003 000 32,000 11,000 298,000 65,000 $1,143,000 $1,129,000 $8,857,000 $8,203,000 Domestic Total New York Stock Exchange «» - WEEKLY YEARLY - Interest"—except for Income and week's range, unless they are the only transactions of of such sales In computing the range for the year. - - * .Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point. r< LOW GOVERNMENT BONDS Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest NEW Range Since January l Lowest Highest YORK Higheet 106.6 Feb Dec 108.21 Feb Sep 112.6 Feb Treasury 2%s July 102.6 Feb *103.25 Low High 103.29 High *103.25 103.29 Low iTreasury 2%s Treasury 2%s_ - *103.25 ■ High 103.29 *105.20 105.24 *105.20 105.24 *105.20 105.24 *105.20 105.24 •107.16 107.24 *107.16 107.24 *107.18 107.26 *107.20 Feb. 13 Low *103.25 103.29 •103.25 Friday Feb. 12 Law High 107.28 High 106.13 July 108.16 Dec 114.8 May 103.29 LINCOLN'S *107.22 107.30 BIRTHDAY 108.16 *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *100.4 100.6 104.22 *104.18 104.22 *104.18 104.22 *104.18 104.22 *104.20 104.24 107.18 *107.12 107.20 *107.14 107.22 *107.16 107.24 *107.18 107.26 •107.14 107.22 *107.14 107.22 *107.18 107.26 *107.20 107.28 *107.24 108 •107.16 107.24 *107.18 107.26 *107.20 107.28 *107.20 107.28 *107.24 108 •100.31 101.1 *100.31 101.1 *100.30 101 *100.30 101 *100.30 101 *102.19 102.23 *102.19 102.23 *102.19 102.23 *102.19 102.23 Treasury 2%s Dec 114.8 100.7 •104.18 •107.10 Treasury 106.13 July May __ Treasury 104.12 Feb Feb 104.12 "2 102.22 Feb 102.22 Feb~~2 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 104.24 July 104.14 Sep 104.24 July 104.23 Feb 101.27 Dec 104.18 101.26 Dec 104.4 101.24 Dec 101.24 Dec 101 Dec 101.11 Jan 7 101.11 Jan 7 Treasury Treasury Apr 100.25 Jan ~~7 100.25 Jan 7 Treasury Jan 100.23 Jan 28 100.23 Jan 28 1958-1963 2%s_ 1960-1965 2 Vis _—1948 2'/aS__ 1949-1953 2'/2s —1950-1952 2 Vis 1952-1954 2Vis 1956-1958 2Vis 1962-1967 2 Vis—. -—1963-1968 2%s__-___Jun 1964-1969 Treasury 2Vis Dec 1964-1969 •100.5 *100.5 100.7 s •102.19 102.23 •103.9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103.11 •103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7, *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *102.31 103.1 103.15 •102.28 102.30 *102.28 102.30 *102.29 102.31 *102.31 103.1 •101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 •101 101.2 *101 101.2 •101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 •100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 •100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 104.10 May 1965-1970 •100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 Treasury 2Vis 104.15 Treasury 2Vis————1966-1971 $100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18. *100.16 100.18 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *101.4 101.6 100.10 Apr 103.20 105.17 Jun 105.17 100.7 Dee 103.19 Apr 100.10 Jan 12 12 Jun Apr 105.18 102.6 8ep 100.8 Jan ~6 100.10 Janio 102.24 May 100 Dec 102.24 May 100.13 Nov 100.13 Nov *100.24 100.26 *100.24 Jun 1967-1972 ♦100*8 Sep 1967-1972 1967-1972 •101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101.1 101.3 •101.4 101.6 •100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 *103.11 103.15 *103.11 Treasury 2Vis_^. Dec ____1951-1953 1952-1955 1954-1956 Treasury 2'As Dec 100.26 Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2'As 101.7 *100.24 100.26 Treasury 2%s__ 100.10 Jan Treasury 2'As Sep 100.5 — .1956-1959 Treasury 2'As __ Jan 100.5 9 Jan 9 Treasury Treasury ^Treasury Treasury Treasury 103.15 •103.9 103.13 *103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 •102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 104.4 *103.30 104.6 *103.30 104.6 •103.26 104.2 *103.26 104.2 *103.28 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.9 101.11 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 •100 100,2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 2'As 2JAs Jun 1959-1962 Dec 1959-1962 2s~! Mar 1948-1950 •100.3 100.5 101 •100 100.2 *100 100.2 100.2 100.2 *100 100.2 *100.2 100.4 *100.2 100.4 *100.2 100.4 *100.2 100.4 *100.30 101 *100.29 100.31 *100.29 100.31 *100.29 100.31 *100 100.2 102.12 Apr 102.12 101.12 Dec 102,6 101.20 Apr May July 102.23 102.25 Apr 102.30 Apr 101.23 Dec 103.2 101.12 Jan 30 30 103.4 101.16 Jan 20 . 101.16 Jan 20 July 100.30 100.26 Apr Oct 103.1 Apr 101.2 1949-1951 •101.3 101.5 *101.3 101.5 *101.3 101.5 *101.3 101.5 *101.3 •101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 101.15 Dec 1949-1951 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 1950-1952 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.13 Sep 1950-1952 •101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101. 12 101.14 *101.13 101.15 1951-1953 •101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101. 12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 101.15 *101.12 101.14 Treasury 2s International - _Mar Treasury 2s__ *101.12 101.14 *101. 13 1952-1954 •101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101. 8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 19512-1954 —1953-1955 1948 1950 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101. 4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 •102.28 103.4 <=102.28 103.4 *102.30 103.6 *103 103.8 *103 103.8 *100.7 100.9 *100. 7 100.9 *100.7 100.9 *100.14 100.16 *100. 15 100.17 *100.14 100.16 1951-1955 _Jun Treasury 2s Treasury 2s— Treasury l3As Treasury 1 Vis Apr Bank Dec •101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 •100.8 100.10 *100.7 100.9 *100.15 100.17 *100.14 100.16 *95.90 96.8 *95.19 *95.28 96.20 for Reconstruction & Development 95 Dec 102.00 July 94.10 Jan 15 96.8 Feb 13 10-year 2'As 95 Dec 103.4 94.14 Jan 15 96.20 Feb I3 25-year 3s •BM and asked July price.. No sales transacted this day. 5,000 101.5 1949-1951 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Jan 101.8 Jun Sep Treasury 2s Jan 102.28 July 2s 2s___—Dec Treasury 2s„— 101.12 Jan Apr Dec 1948-1950 •100.30 Treasury 2s 102.4 Bales for the Week Bonds <») *105.20 105.24 " Treasury 2%s: 101.8 ,, PRICES Thursday Feb.11 1949-1952 Treasury 3s 111.23 Low 8ALE Wednesday 1951-1955 -1955-1960 1948-1951 1951-1954 1956-1959 Treasury 3%s 106.4 - High HIGH AND Feb. 10 Feb. 9 Feb. 7 Low Tuesday Monday Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE 104.25 Sep 1947 2,675,295 Foreign corporate. 1 933,000 FRIDAY "and $1,143,000 1948' 1947 1948 defaulted bonds. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded In the week, and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week In which they occur. No account is taken The italic letters in the column headed '-'Interest Period" indicate in each case the month when the bonds mature. are 194.000 $32,000 $50,000 1,159,700 of shares.. $180,000 $197,000 $16,000 1,184,000 Bond Record NOTICE—Prices 1 000 Bonds $17,203,000 tha 297.000 356,880 Week Ended Feb. 13 15,726,000 Total 333,735 Stocks—No. $5,000 Railroad ft Industrial 187 000 1947 99,000 1,373,000 V. 0. Government — $133 000 1.000 37,223,800 29,871,596 i t ■* $2,000 4.000 Jan. 1 to Feb. 13 1948 :■ 5,815,110 $ 4,859,710 International Bank—: $35,000 182.000 Total. 1948 Bonds $96,000 $17,203,000 $5,000 $99,000 Week Ended Feb. 13 Foreign Total 63,720 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 4,679 000 3,000 4,589,000 tloeka—No. of shares Value): Foreign Corvorate 166,315 Saturday. Monday.. Holiday Total Domestic Friday 4,268,000 1,486,620 — Bonds (Par Foreign Government of Shnr*s\ Week Ended Feb. 13,1948 2 923,000 $35,000 1,458,280 Wednesday Thursday Friday Stocks (Number • $1,379 000 $55,000 Muxiuuj Tuesday Bonds —::1957 1972 fBeing called for redemption March.. IB, Ittf at .100. a 96 A, 95.29:96.4 Odd lot transaction, *93 95.31 95.27 95.28 95.28 96.8 96.8 12,000 95.31 96.8 96.8 96.15 96.20 87,000 r Registered bond transaction. THE 4673 Volume 167 Number COMMERCIAL YORK NEW fRANGE FOR .^ Interest bonds Period Stock Exchange New York Friday FINANCIAL BOND WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE ■(765) or Sale Price ' Friday's rv - Bid ti Asked 13 v Low Bonds ;u Range Since \ Sold ' /- January 1 High Low No. < bonds v . ™ . Friday i. Last Period ■ Week's Range or Friday's -»>. Bonds v Interest . New York Stock Exchange V; gale Price Bid A Asked High Low New Yerk City lADenmark TnuuH Unification Issue— .11980: Corporate Stock———— 3% * f 10 lii J-D 101 222 ^ 101% t; 400% .1021J External XI /vi 20-year gold ' External r- H extl extl Members New York Stock Telephone *46 46% 39 Credit 7s_. Teletype Exchange M-N f s extl 5s 1% Public 1977 • Credit Institute 1% 3% to I AGtd sink fund (Colombia)— sink AGtd Akershus fund A-O *60 65 65 M-3 J-J *8f;'/» 92 89 92% *37 38% 39% 40% 37 37 40 371/4 40 37 37 lAExternal s f 7s series B 1945 J-J I AKxternal s f 7s series C 1945 J-J *37 40 39 lAExternal s AExternal see AKxternal sec AAntwerp f 1945 J-J Vi 38% f s 2d 7s A-O *37 39% 37% *37 41 *37 40 f 7s 3rd series—1957 A-O external 5s. 1958 5s of *25-1955 J-D J-J 1956 F-A J-D s (City) Australia (Commonw'lth) 10-year 3'As 10-year 3'/»s 20-year 3%s 20-year 3'As 15-year 1957 External s External s (U 91% f 6s f 1955 8s 9H/4 30 87% 89'/4 16 85 90% 20 85% 89 43 83 '/a 5 103 Va 106% 107% 112% 114% *107 % J-D 113 113 114 12 60 60 3 60 (Int reduced to 3.5% I f 6Vis of s 1978 J-D *47 1957 1926 A-O *60% 47 59% (Int reduced to 3.375%) ' AKxternal f s 47 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (lot reduced to 3 375%) (Central Ry) A'O *60% 1979 Vis of 1927 6 -A-O 1979 A-O J-D 47 *60 3%s v 46 1952 46% 61 ,v 3.5%) JWD .1978 funding bonds of 1931 due__1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%).—.1979 $ of bonds 1944 (Plan B) *46% 48 47 % 49 A-O *47 48% 56% 58% 5 57 57 8 56% 58% J-J agree_1963 J-J assent.—1933 1913 J-J 1942, ■ ■ 9 56% 59 7 '■■'■•••■mil' 16 8V4 m !/* 5 16 16 81/4 81/4 3 *6% f 6%s to 7Vi 6% 6% ■ *10 , rnmm* . *8% 8 *13 mlmii 9 mwiM 26 26-% 27 1 27% *32 — 39% 31 26% 12 28 ■ — — , 2.125%)—.2008 m-s 1959: 2008 *24 US M-S 24 .. — 24 32 29 *32 .. 2.125%) 33 24 A-O 88 Va 90 1955 A-O 1963 Jf-Nr 1994 J-D 1967 M-8 — 97% 19 88% 94% 88'/a 931/8 HO 92 92 5 92 92 92 1 91% 93 Vi 90 92 — 94% 93 •. m+lii-'''- *89 92 A-O 91 3 91 88 Va 88% F-A 93% 24 69 94 88 Vi 1965 1957 25 93% 93 93% M-S 1963 external f *24 M-M 1957 1956 j-D 1 57 57 571/4 8 56% 59 < *56% 56% 65 __ 73 *62% 63% J-D J-D *65 70 J-D 56% 3%# Series No. 12 J-D *55% 14 " - *57% 56% J-D *55% J-D *55% 1%* Series No. 16 J-D 56% J-D *55% 2 95 87 95 *31 2008 M-3 — 106 37 *25 M-S 88 *104 87. 1947 7s external 56% 3t 14 59 ' 56% 56% ' 56% 56 V. 1 55% 55% 56«% 8 55% .1961 A-O ..-.1940 A-O *8% A-O loan 1947 A-O 7s assented (Int reduced 1968 to ° sec 29 17 15% 15% 15% 15% 11 15% A-O 9% 9% 9% 9Vi 13% *8% 9% 2 9% 9% 12% 8 V4 9% — ^ *24 . *33 ~? '■<" 9% 11% __ *33 -- mm. «... *10% J-D 17% '1 j-j 9% 17% ' ■ ; j-j 1—1966 27 — ~ — — 27 — , 2.25%) 2006 *24 J-J A-O 1946 31 *34 — 26 26 33 33 26% — 27% ' • ABxternal 15% 1959 gold 8s (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (int reduced to 2.375%) ; ■ 25 15% 1963 fund -. 24% 15% *16% f s — — 16% *8% J-D 56% 56% ser lARio d« Janeiro 7 ■ 6s 95 106 15% .J-D J-J 56% 1 ; 60 2d .11958 f s Stamped pursuant to Plan A t 55%. 55% *15 M-a 1960 Ai%s assented - i 56% 1959 ser 'AKxternal loan 7%s_— - 57 7s 1st (City of) 8s— .1961 'Stamped pursuant to Plan A* * (Int reduced to 2.375% ) 2001 1 58% ■ __ f 6s 95 87 106 •i-e AFarto Alegre f 57 % a (Rep of) gold 6s., A4%s ? 57 J-D 19..^ 3%s Series-No. 20_„. 56'% 64% J-D „ of) AKxternal sink - 65 56 __ 67 Vi - » 65 * _ 60 3%s Series No. 15 17^_. (Rep A Stabilisation ' 65 3%a Series No. 18 (State of) *8'8 ' ref 3Vis series Ai%g assented f 62% 62% _ 62% J-D ll__i____ 14 sec IAPoland > 63 80 *65 __ 58% 60 62 Vi 58% *62 3%s Scries No. 13— 2001 ' F-A 2012 *24 A-O 1953 6Vis__. Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) F-A . 28 30'/# ~6 30 30% 22% 10 22% 27% 35 — 30% 22% __ 35 J-D 56% 5 56V4 56% 3%s Series No. 21 J-D *55% 3%s Series No. 22 J-D 57 57 5 57 57% i a is extl loan of 1946 A-O 3%s Sei ies No. 23 J-D 56 56 10 56 58 3%s 8eries No. 24 J-D *55% A-O 3%s Series No. 25— J-D *55% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%) 1999 Age external sink fund gold.—1968 J-D 30 30 30 3%# Series No. 26 J-D Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 2012 A7» external loan of 1926...—1966 J-D 22'/# 22% 23'% 34 34 *25 29 ■ „ . S%l Series No. 27— 3%s Series No. 56 J-D 28 60 56% i 57% 56 56% 56% 56% 57 98% 99 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25 %) *55% *55% 1921 (City) f s 5s 1957 ; Sinking fund gold 5s___—1958 Sinking fund gold 6s 1950 Canada (Dominion of) 4s .I960 Alxtl 1041/4 38 M-N 20% A-O 21V4 A-O F-A Feb 1961 Jan f 6s 1961 —Sep 1961 sinking fund 6s A6%s assented fund A6%s 6%s assented— assented AGuaranteed A6s of (Republic Ry) 5s external 21% 29 20% 21% _2 p—. J-D —— 19% m-N m-N M-S 20% — 20% 19% 22% 23% 22 19% 22 _ 19% 5 — bonds ft *19 19% 20% 19Vi M-N 1999 — 19% (Int reduced to 2% ) s 73 42 ,A-0 42 1947 F-A 43 22 *40 1978 ; A-O External 4Vis 44 44 80 82 2 75 16% 18 102 102 n 100% 100% 100% 82 76% M-N *16% 1949 M-S *102 U loan 4 Vis 1949 f-A debt 1977 J-D 5Vis 1953 j-j *108% a-O *106 a-o *106 fund Czechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ser A.1951 ASinking fund 8s series B 1952 Stamped assented (int reduced *n Ct \ .oYfPnrtprt For footnotes see to — 2 31% 33 1 37 41 37 34 ,83% 83% 2 , ' 70'/a 70'.4 31 33% 35% 83% 84 67 71% 1Q60 100% 115% 115% a-o *69 115% f-ARL MARKS & HO. INC. 50 118 110 106'/a 70 106% 110 i r ■ ') Vt • 69 rVm, ■ I-.- Broad SPECIALISTS St., New York 4, N. Y. 110 106% 110% Telephone HAnover 2-0050 70 '£1 -1; MARKETS FOREIGN SECURITIES page 28. — 31% 101 80 76% external Sinking 39 79 16% J-D M-N 1951 1914 33% — SECURITIES FIRM TRADING 17 1952 of ' 39 46 54 1953 5s mmmm 37 — *40 of) 7s — '■> 25 — 33 *31 37 A-O FOREIGN 45 42 *40 (Rep *35 25% — 46 — 75 a-O Rica 24 — For Financial Institutions 73 73 M-N (Republic of) 38% 3 •— 38 Vi 43 25% -- 31% 1940 f 7s 18 *70 1947 Cuba 24 — *34 — 1 — 21 *70 a-O 1946 ACosta 25% *33 j-j 2012 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) 22% 18 12 A-O Mtge Bank 6%s IASinking fund 7s of 1926— Copenhagen (City) 5s 25-year gold 4 Vis 31 35% 20% 18 — 27 26 33% *39 __ j-j 1968 dollar loan 26% 8 *39 — M-a 2004 29 35 J-J 1999 ..1956 33 1 — J-J loan 24% 33 — 27% 24 J-J — 22% 19% 7 J-J I ASinking fund 7s of 1927 34 24% j-D 1970 IAColombia 32 1 ' 19% Oct 1961 f 31 23% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 22% Jan 1961 s 30 22% 2 15 20 20 % — water IA Secured 20 20% A6s extl — "4 35 27% 35% 25% M-N J-J Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.257«) — 20% 75 A7s extl 23 22 20% *20 19% M-S 1951 19% 22% 22% *20 A-O 1962 20% 23% — 35 27% 26% m-n ..1936 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%). 21 20% 1 32 35% 27% M-N 1950 (State) a8s external 20% — *20 a-O 21 20% *20 , j-D 1961 20% 23 Paulo *24% A-O 2012 f Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%) of;— 1928 Afis of 1927 3s j-D 1960 (Hukuang 23 20% *21 —- j-D i960 6s A7s assented A 6s M-N M-N 1957 1962 sink fund assented— Colombia 1963 43 *21 20% 1961 AChilean Cons Munic 7s AChlnese A-O 20% 12 21 % 20% lASan 22% 20% 21% s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 23 J-D *32 — 2001 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) — J-U 1952 1952 (City of) 6%s (City) 8s Paulo A6%s extl secured 22% 20'% 20% 21% '.1' 20'% *21 , A-O 1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s A6s 21% -- 1961 6'/2s a San 23 20% 2 23 _ *21 — M-S 1962 21% 21% 21% — 1957 Bank ARome 22'/4 20% ~8 21% 1 M-S 1961 21% 20% 1963 Mortgage 20% F-A 1962 A6s assented 102 21% *21 J-J assented ASlnking *21 J-J 1961 Jan — —Sep sinking fund 6s AKxternal ACbile 1041/2 104 1960 assented A 6s 103% 104 M-N Feb 1961 sinking fund 6s A6s AKxternal 104% J-J 1960 s 101% 104 j-j ..1942 sinking fund 6s assented ( 98% 1001/4 29 *26% M-M 2004 municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 101% 4 104% f 7s A6s assented 98% 4 98% 104 assented A6s 98 Vi 100 Vi 100% ■ 104 -1942 s sinking fund 6s ARy external 98% A-O IA 7s assented A6s F-A J-D 11 1961 lAChile AKxternal __ —1954 25-year 3%s_ (City) 8s (Rep) External ACarlsbad Alxtl M-S 35 M-N 2004 1967 A 7s Brisbane ' ... *55% J-D (State of)— * 56 J-D __ Bio Grande do 8ul 65 *56 J-D 3%s Series No. 29 3%s Series No. 30 A mm — 7 . J-J agree.1963 f 6%s. s ANat loan extl 1 57% J-D _ 3%# Series No. I%S Series No. 10— 3%# Series No. ■ A Peru 56% J-D : 3%s Series No. 8___.__:__ 48% 10 57 56 Vi J-D J-D 3%# Series No. 5_, 3%s Series No. J-J 1945 1942, 5, reduced ANat loan extl J%s Series No. 6 — 49% 57 J-D J"D J-D J-D l%s Scries No. 4 J%# Series -No. 5, to Nov lAPernambuco — J%« Series No. 3 3%s 8eries No. agree_1968 (Int reduced to 2.125 %) 3%s Series No. 2 - mmm* ■ ml J. • Stamped pursuant to Plan A. J%« Series No. 1— 3%s Series No. 7 Nov s w 8% Kxt 49% 61 7% 3T 62% 46% 34 5% 37 ^ ~8 *7 16 (Republic)— A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3%s ext to__ 49 61 22 27% 27% 5 *13 1970 •« Bxternal to 'Int reduced to Stamped pursuant to Plan A to 1942, Municipal Bank extl s f 5s Oslo (City) sink fund 4Vis 65 37 18 V* 26 Panama A7e (Int reduced 5, Netherlands (Kingdom) 3%s Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s External s—x fund 4%s is sink fund extl loan. 62% 47 2 5 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 49 % — (Int 62 48 5% 37 J-J 1954 Stamped pursuant to Plan A Stamped pursuant to Plan A J Nov ABec external Stamped pursuant to Plan A AKxternal 22 31 *5 M-S 104% J-D 10 - .1958 89% 2 30% .. external 90% 88'A 19 27% 28% 5% A-O -oec 23% 17% 26 »/4 27% - Q-J Q-J .1952 89% 89'/a 19 27 ' IA Treasury 6s of 91% 103% 103% to Ass'td 93 88 '/2 J-J 1955 external of) 87% 88 Vi 103% 1941 7s S 45 19 *18% U-M 1943 (City of) 6%s Minas Geraes (State) — 90% M-S assented AAss'td 93 99 19 37 J-D AMilan 91% 6 5 j-D 99 100 99 Irrigation— s Ass'td 102 89% F-A 1949 6%s 95% 100 % 7% 78 20% A-O It. 1954 lAAssentlng 4s of 1910. 40% 15 98 90% 1962 Belgium external 37% 98% 7% 6% 77 18% J-J 40% 100% 101% 100% J-D J-D 1967 1966 3% 8 lABrazil 97 38 7% 77 28% — 78—1957 Ass'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree.1968 (US) extl 5s of 1899 £—1945 IA Assenting 5s of 1899 1945 Ass'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree.1963 38% A-O 104 7'% 18% — j-j IA Mexico 40% 1957 series__1957 1st series 7s 104 99 18% J-D 1951 AAssentlng 4s of 1904 *37 7s series D f s AKxternal IA 4 % 64 1968 1948 4s coll 7s A (Dcpt) 64 1948 6s (King of Norway) lAAntioquia Mexican *60 F-A 1947 — 19% 99 — j-j .1952 Italy (Kingdom of) 7s A Jugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) Medellin (Colombia) 6 Vis. 6s M-a 1977 AExternal 7s Agricultural Mtge Bank J-J 41 Utility- A Foreign Govt. * Municipal J-J 64% 48'/4 39 for 3% to M-M 1977 82 - 45% 7 1 *6% I960 l-3s : 8% *_'_ 1947 f s 58 — *7% A-O 90 25 *104% — 95 ) 78% 64 *15 M-M _1964 |A7s series B NY 1>1693 Broadway, New York Works J-J ...1949 Consortium 86 High 87 2 22 v 39 y# F'A (Republic) . 81% J-J ext 6Vis___.___.1960 Italian Italian 120 2.2300 78% J-J 1967 1968 Italian REctor 78% 1, 1976 • Irish Free State extl . A-O : ♦52 7s— paid part paid Helsingfors (City) Public F-4 J-J _Jan of) Low 27 1, 1976 A6s Wertheim & Co. '87 January 1 92 —Jan 1, 1976 (Republic part 87 No. ; Jan f s 87 87 J-J Range Sine* Sold High • 1962 of)— French. Republic extl Greek Government— A 7s 1942 gold• 4%s„i (Republic 4# extl s f 3%s extl s f $ 3s 6s 5%S2.iL._i.^.__1—__1955 • Salvador AEstonia Foreign Securities 25 RECORD FEBRUARY Week's Range Last . & ' LLL .f iTfnti. - Teletype NY 1-971 20 (766) THE COMMERCIAL & NEW YORK RANGE FOR Friday York Stock Last Period Sale Price Exchange or Friday's Croats & Slovenes secured external 1962 m-n series B sec extl ...1962 m-n (Prov of) extl 5% 5 5/a Low J-D 13 Vi J-D 1957 8s____1946 ■•85 Va F-A sink fund 6s 1960 m-n fund 6s__-_—-1964 m-n 1 5 External of 37%-4'%-4Ts6s extl 1978 conv m-n AWarsaw (City) 7% 8'% 85 R 87 82 69 81 15 79% 79% 91% F-A ,1958 80'% 17 A-0 *76 92 90 10% ♦dams Express coll tr gold 4s__„._1948 AAdriatic Electric Co 7s Alabama Great Southern •. ~5% 6% Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4S..1998 Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs.;. !__1956 Amer & Foreign Pow deb 5s ^..2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— 2%s debentures—— .—1980 debentures —1975 294a debentures ( 2%s debentures i - 294s i 3s Ann Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line mortgage 3%s Afclantio Coast 1st cons . • - 4s July 1952 General unified 4Vis A 1964 Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s^. 1948 Second mortgage 4s .1948 Atlantic Refining 2%s debs.——1966 92 Vi 92% A-O 94 Vi 94 ■'*' • - 87% J-D 92% 103% 90% 91% J-D 85% - 94:% 16 101% 101% 91% 1,010 •* M-N 100% 65 80 4 98^4 J-D V 115% 1997 J-J 1985 M-N 4%s A—Jan ser & Pac 4%s 1st mtge 5% B ser 44 103% 104% 100% 100% 14 100 (4% 98'% inc Series G Series K —due Dec 11995 due Mar 1 2000 26% 14 25 5 98 Vi Series M.— due Mar 11996 Ref &> gen mtge 6% (2%% fixed and 3%% contingent interest) Series due Dec 11995 A4 Vis Conv income Feb 12010 Pgn Lake Erie & West Va Ref 4s series A S* western div 1st mtge ——1980 5% ser A cont int) 1980 (3 '%% fxd & 1 Vi % Toledo Cincinnati division 1st lien & ref M 4s Bangui at Aroostook Con ref 97% 4s Beech Bell 1985 *..1951 , _ stamped Creek 1951 Extension 1st Telephone of Pa 5s 3Vis___1951 series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2'%s debs Bethlehem Cons Cons 14 % 82 15 86 54 Apr 62 V 23 58% 57% 57 J-D 67% 67 % 70'% 46'% 45% 49 83 00 CO 73'% 77% 4Vis conv A .-Jan ser mtge 294s ser J..— —..1976 1967 1st mtge 5s series II 1st mtge 494 s series JJ 1st mtge 4s series RR A Inc mtge 4Vis ser A 1955 1960 July 1970 Gen mtge 27/8s 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 294s—1973 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— Stamped modified (interest 3% to May 1 1947) due 3%s mtge 2%s mtge : series F r$L*4'V4s; 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JCentral of § A 1st mtge 5s § AConsol gold 5s A Ref & gen f-a 1948 Nov 1945 , B 4s &c ref (4V4% a-o j-d j-j Q-J j-j series A-O to Aug 1 1949)— ..1974 Banking Co (partial redemption)__1942 stamp Champion Paper <fc Fibre deb 3s__.1965 For footnotes 58'% see page 28. M 5s mtge Essex Coll & C 1973 ... 1993 ser due 99 90% *63 — 65 103 May Power .& Light 52 Va' *17 __ 62 100% 1st ser A mtge 1 °!o '• „ 102 37% 37'% (3% 37 - 64 99 "/a 103 39% 45 % 8% 7% 11 7 8 % 52% 4 19 52 Vi 18% 174 39'% 39 99% * 107 40% 33% 103 Denver M-N J-J ■ 2042 1973 M-N 59 59 38 54% 9 101 61% 102 *103% 104'% J-D 1993 60% 101% 102 4-0 J-J 81 83 % 91 81 84'% 51% 54 92 51% 57% 69'% 70 5 (4 Va % Apr 52% J-J —201$ mtge 70 fixed (3% contingent 1993 int) 217 11 37% 19 107 Vi 44% 35% 42% 33 & Gen Si ref ref 3s 1970 series H 2%s ^..1982 series I . A Second 1995 gold 4s Detroit Term & Tunnel *103% 10.9% 102% 102% 102% *96 *68% 66'% 70 Duquesne Light. Co. 2%Swf.--r-j-----.1977 98% .. 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Gold1951 109% 102 % 98 % cu-y 94 Chicago St L & New Orleans 95% 106% 101 105 81 116% 108 94 110% 103 Va 110% .. 101% A-O 101 % U7'" 117 110% *110% F-A 5s Paul 4s conv Gen 93% -Nov - J-J F-A B inc mtge 1st - 100%' 103% "• 104 % 90% 101% 102% ' 4s St 1st mtge 88% 101% 3 106% 108% Q-J A-O - mtge mtge 2nd 95% 21 94% 94% A-o 92'% 453 92% 102 v 124" Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 94 88% 91% 106% A-O • 87% 55 j_ 120 ,..1977 conv mtge inc Gen 102 Vi 103% 102% •J-D 94% O — RR— ser Chicago & North 98% 56 96. 91% J-J 3%s Milw 1st 100 94% 124 94 Vi 92% A-O • - Ry—1963 1st - • 1957 Adjustment gold 4s_—July 1 1995 Stamped 4s —July J 1995 . 99 2 Af-S "... ,-—1962 A P W Products .Co 5s.—— .^—1968 Atchison Topeka «Sc Santa Fe— General 4s—..I995 Chic 92 98 21 52f 117 High 121 103% 103% J-J 1st - debentures.^— ...1969 Arbor 1st gold 4s__._...July 1995 mtge 4Vis 100 98 F-A - - .1987 debentures.-. conv Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s .. 13 103 Va 103'%• _________1985 111 inc mtge 124 Low 103% J-J 105% *97 Vi B_, 2%s mtge January 1 NO.' 103 % J-J 1958 series Eastern Range Since Sold High Quincy RR— mtge 3Vis. ref Bonds f-a 1989 gold 4S__^ 4%s 124 J-J 1983 - —1986 .lissr. 28 102% 103% A-O • .—1961 — 28 100% *104% M-S — , Range Friday's M-N _fl9b9 A .2d mtge 4 Vis inc ser A___ Jan 2003 Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s 1956 *102% 104 A-O gold 4s Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— J-J • & AGeq 7 M-N • cons 4s ref ref A 1st a-0 y; 3y48____1967 2%s debentures 294$ conv debentures. or Bid & Asked m-S Chicago & Erie 1st gold $s 1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A.—1983 Af-S - 1952 Alabama Power 1st mtgo 3Vis 1972 Albany & Susquehanna RR 4%s__1975 i Sale Price SO 16 6% & 1st 35% F-A 1992 ..... Burlington & AGen 80 90% 4 Vis 1st consol Chicago & 85 76 89% 4 * Div & 1st 84% RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES . A 1st 121 81 % 1 91% 1952 A4Vis assented 83 Vi 80 Vi J-J gold General 121 F- A ,.1958 7s__ & 2d 140 J-D -v 1984 external 82 '% m-n 4-4Vi-4Vis extl readjustr.ient_i„Jl978 3%s extl readjustment. AVenetlan Provinces 7s_ Last Period & 1st ..1979 .-1979 conversion. Week's Interest • impt mtge 3%s D ...1996 Ref & impt M 3-Vis series E—w__1996 1937) — readjustment External Ref 13% 7 Va 90 General 7% 13% 8 •117- bonds Friday V -Exchange Low Chicago •117 sink ($ BONDS * New York- Stock *117 External 3%-4-4 Vis ik High 5% 76 13 Vi •>71/4 J- J 12 59i 1958 AExternal . 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"2 " Illinois Bell Telep 2%s series A 1981 J-J 1951 J-J 1951 J-J *100% *100% 9 5'/a 95% 27 96% 95 Constr M series 5s J-D 56% 56% 57% 48 54% 59% ._1955 M-N 74 74 75% 41 68 Vi 78% M-N 69% 69 70 57 64% 72% ..1980 Feb 1957 income 5s ..2000 ..1955 A Ad J M-fl 90% 90% 901/4 3 88% 90% 97% N Illinois Central RR— 1st gold 4s 1st gold 3 Vis 103 Extended 1st gold 3Vis 1951 A-O 1st sterling™ Collateral trust gold 4s 1951 A-O 101 Vi 101% Refunding 1955 M-N 100 Vi 1952 J-J 100 Vi 100% 1953 M-N 1955 M-N 1966 F-A 1950 J-D 1951 J-J gold 3%s_1953 J-J 100% M-S 1952 103 100% . gold 3s 4s Purchased lines 3Vis Collateral trust Refunding gold 4s 5s 40-year 4%s__ Cairo Bridge gold 4s— Litchfield Div 1st gold 3s__ Louisville Div Si Term Omaha Div 1st gold 3s—...^.—1951 8t Louis Div Si Term gold 3s 1951 99'A 23 13 101%. i 99 Vi 100%. 105 104 78 105 ' 52 80 % F-A 101 96 101 105% 103% 106 Vi 100 90 83 Vi 77 100 97i-\ 100 100% -99% 100 2 100 98 VB 100 99% 3 97 99% 101% 101 Vi 11 97 101 Vi 99% ' Gold. ■ 3 Visi ;L_---____-__—-_-_1951 Springfield Div Western gold 1st Lines 1st gold 3Vis—1951 1951 4s * and Joint 1st 4Vis ref series A w-4 *__ Indiana 111 & Iowa 1st Indianapolis Union 105 102 102 101 v A 89 VB 91V* 23 89% 81 Vi 81Vi 83 18 81% 88 J-D 77% 77% 77 82 Vi 97% 95 97 J-J 100% 100% 100 J-D *84% 90 52 Vi 52% 56 20 20 22% 51% 52% 61 61 63 Vi 5101 101% J-J 1950 gold 48 Ry 89VB J-D 1970 A__ ser J-D 1963 6s series *95 1952 AAdjustment 6s series A July 1952 A 1st 5s A 1st gold 5s series C~—— J-J A-O 1956 J-J 1956' 1944 J-J JAInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s Int Rys 1972 M-N B - Cent Amer 95 A A A 1st 100% A 1st 5s B Frankl & Clear 1st 4s 1959 1976 Jersey Central Pow & St 27/«s J-D M-S 75% 42 52% 58% 57 20 35 49 54% 19 50 53 42 61 63% Cons 52 Vi 2 18 96% 1st gtd gold 48—1990 J-D Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 3s A-O 1st mtge 4s ser A__ 1950, 1975 A-O Kansas City Terminal 1974 A-O Kentucky 1987 J-J 1801 J-J Stamped 1961 J-J Plain 1961 102% J-J Ry 23/4S gold 4S Kentucky & Indiana Term 4 Vis 4Vis Central unguaranteed tAKreuger & Toll 5s 93 99 102% 103 1 44 *97 97 1964 A-O M-9 98 '168 100 16 99% 100% 1 Vb 28 I 1% 1% 99% 1 101 3Vis registered Lautaro A 1st Nitrate 3 Via. J-D 1997 J-D 1975 ; ii- 1997 D— — 92 — ■ — ' 92 "80 88% 83% 91% 91 N Y Ltd— Co Coal & Navigation Co— S F mtge 3Vis scr A 91 ^ 91 29 91% Lehigh 1970 A-O -Y 84 Vi Y 95 94% 7 94% & ref sink fund Si 5s 1st ; rer sink fund ref 71% •, 60% 61 61% 26 1'' 69Y 69 •: 69 Gen 4Vis —2003 stamped 5s ,— M-N 2003 M-N 2003 registered stamped modified M-N 2003 modified 4Vis M-N 2003 registered M-N Lehigh Valley Terminal. Ry ext 56.1951 A-O Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s_. Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1965 A-O 1951 A-O Little Miami gen 4s series A 1962 V ALombard Electric 7s series A Long Island unified 4s Guaranteed 4s ref footnotes , see page 28. 29 30 *26 133 31% 194P V-P ' 31 Vi 30% 31% 31 .' 39% 9 38 42 68% 4 67 72 % 6o% 121 121 110% 111 '105 - ' • 1 11 121 121 110% 111% 110 4s • ref *102 103 12 3s conv 4%s 80 82 2 78 13 61 65 62 62 60% 63 F-A — Ref 61 F-A 67 34 lien 62 Vi 91 A-O F-A 91 86 81% 86% 89 82% 88 96% 98% 97% 96% (Minn) 1st 97% *__ J-J 19 94 100 100 100 72% 73 70 Vb 74 80 80- 80!a 76% 81 A-O 68 69 % 28 68 72 M-N 10% 10% 11% 47 10% 12% J-J 61% 61% 64% 367 61 Vi 67% May 31% 31 34 31 35% Jf-lt 1,043 991/2 100 \ 8% M-a 8% M-S 9 3 J-D 4 10 . 98 Vi 137 8% 23 100 10 3 4'/« 96% J-J —. . . 96% 10 95% 96% 60% 60% A-O 61% 13 60% 65 *__ 99 . - 7 — 105 37 106 V* 35 36 33 *12 *72 M-N 95% • > 9% *107% 16% 15 79% 17 . 95 % 25 93% 11* 72 9% „ Q-rf 101V* 106% __ — ' 95% 12 107% Power mtge 17 56 127 128 Vi 109% 116 109% 128 100% 10138 99 41 102 :• • :* J-J 100 5 96% 64% 11 62% 67'A 60% 1 60 Vi 66 89% 7 8'3 91% 94% 94Vi 92% J-J 96% 88% 62% 62% 60% Q-A M-S 127% 128 49 4 96 Vi Q-J J-J 53 Vi *91 M-S 2047 2047 :_2047 2047 53% *98 M-S 1975 1st mtge 1st 91 *101% Q-F — 93% 99% 100 <6 - 92% 97% 97 97 2 93Vi 47 99% 101 V* 27 95% 96% 96% 96% Co— 2%s 1974 F-A A-O 2%s 1978 1B7T mtge 2%s (Wise* 7 J-J 1997 4Vis Northern States 102% 8 78 *87 ft A-O Jan 1 2047 3s_ impt 4%s series A Ref & impt 5s series C__ Ref & impt 5s series D_. trust __ 67 Vi 59 % J-D 1997 & 101% 101% 78 62% *58% • F-A 1974 series A registered.. 101% 101% 28 78 61 63 Ry Co— 5s registered General Coll 26 & 101 Vi 102% 102% 81% , - ■ - .. mtge 5s ser Northern Pacific Railway— Prior lien 4s 36 1 31 38 ? ms M-a 34 31 54 '•.31% £32* 39% 29 ,•28% J-D .1949 —1949 gold 4s stamped For .1952 N 29 3 i Southern AGen Lehigh Valley RR— stamped modified 81% — 61 F-A 127% 64 Vi 67 J-J 81% J-J A-O 60 F-A 5 - J-J 53% Telephone 2%s Norfolk • : 79% A-O Niagara Falls Power 3%s 84 Vi 84 72% 74% M-J 85 Vi 82% 85 83% 66% 81 1966 84% 84% 84% *83 ••• 163 inc 2014 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 48-1990 North Central gen & ref 5s 1974 85 Vi F-A 54 71 % 10 85%:- F-A 65 Vi J-J *85% F-A 92 Vi 78% 1946 F-A D_ IS AN Y West & Bost 1st 4%s 1964 91 69 % 95% 96 N Y 83 1| co on 77 J-J *95 96. 84% 78 Vi 69% F-A - 86 77% F-A *95 1974 63% 1937 4Vis F-A 1974 ; sink fund 5s stamped 5.4 64 1940 1943 1982 gold § A General gold 5s JATerminal 1st gold >. 86% 86 84 84% 85% *33 §A2d 81% 80 8 J-J 95 103 102% 84 79% 105% 106 % 1st 3 Vis Corp F-A gtd 5s 1954 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4Vis ezt.1950 4s Elec 1st mtge 2%s_1975 cons gtd 4s—1993 & Gas 2%s—_—1977 1954 Leh Val Harbor Term 4s 1958 1964 . 5s stamped™. Si ! 5s ser 1954 5s 5s stamped 1st 4s 4s Steam .100% 9 78 Vi J-J Y 102 Vi '• 20 80% 1963 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 1st State 83 Vi IN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— § 1st refunding 5s 1937 N mtge income.eg_ 4s N Y Power & Light N Y & Putnam 1st 92 — 13 & Harford RA¬ mtge General 78% M-N .. A Lake Sh Si Mirth Sou geld ref 80 Vi M-N 1940 & — A-O 1973 series A A 2007 AGen mtge conv inc 4%s ser A.2022 I A Harlem River & Port Chester— 1st 4s 1954 JAN Y Out & West ref 4s___June 1992 1% . 4s 1957 1st 97% 81% " — M-N B Debenture 101 A-O 2000 2043 2043 JA Collateral trust 6s__—... 176 170 V . —— A 97 82 F-A 1973 gold 3 vis West & series '• 101 100 — 101% 102 *__ .• 1980 1986 F IN Y New Haven 112% 97 Vi Lack : 101 . RR 2%s ser B—1975 Y Dock 1st gold 4s— 1951 4 Vis 1 *102% 107% J-J —— 3%s ser E N Y 45 112% J-J -1959 111 44 *112Vi A-O 100% J-J *100% •' * 3%s__ Mtge 4s •series A Mtge 4s series B_ 100% 110% 6 96% lOOVi 54 98% 98% 100% ■ *101 A-O 1«B 3s ser N Y & Harlem 98% 10 117% 100 00 i 1 J-J ; Connecting N 115% 5 ' —. & St Louis— New York Chicago 95% 94% 10 110% 110% 44 1997 ctfs 99 4 102% 102%, *__ 110% 1961 Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s 98% 95% 99 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s___1976 95% 10 — 99 deposit 1st A-O 117 % 100% 100% 117 1 1 M RR Co— Ref mtge Kanawha Ss Mich 1051/2 M-8 3%s registered mtge 104% 97 __ ' -------1997 1997 1998 3%s registered— ..—1998 Mich Cent coll gold 3 Vis——-1998 3Vis registered 1998 N Y 1 F-A General mtgt 96% 96 104% 104% 1964 Lake Shore coll gold K 102% 1900 A 81% 75% 102% A-O & 3Vis 3 Jf-NY - impt 4Vis series A 2013 impt 5s series C 2013 N Y Central & Hudson River RR— 25% 102% 102% J-D & Ref 101 101 75% 75% 96 1 series 4s *90 J-D 97 deposit of Certificates York Central New 85% Ref 51% A-O 85% 98% 104% M-N l-O series A 5Vis 97'i 96% deposit of Certificates 85 85 102% 15 17; *96'/a 1950 of 10 981/4 J-D M series D__— 4%s 85 Vi 103% 103% Y 103% 95 C Certificates A 1st Co— A series 1 98 A-O deposit of Certificates A 1st 5s series 85 J-D 1954 1st 5s series B a 101 1963 Ref & Imp 2Vis ser C-J -1988 Ilnternatrional Great Northern RR— James , 1963 C series 1st ref mtge 4s ser D Illinois Terminal Ry 4s A 1st *98 Chic St L & N O— ref 5s 1st St J-J F-A Registered HI Cent J-J 19°° 3s ser B mtge F-A 2%s debs.1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s_YL965 National Supply 2%s debs 1967 ANaugatuck RR 1st gold 4s 1954 Newark Consol Gas cons 5s 1948 New England Tel & Tel 5s A 1952 1st gtd 4Vis series B . 1961 ; 3s debentures 1982 N J Junction RR gtd 1st 4s—___1986 New Jersey Power & Light 3s_ 1974 New Orleans Great Nor 5s A™-—1983 New Orleans & Northeastern RR Ref & Imp 4%s series A 1982 New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s——1953 INew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry-"0 103 Vi 98% noovi J-J 1st . National Dairy Products ' 103% 100 6 10 > . 77 *__ 99% Bt Lottie-- Nashville Chattanooga & • 3U*f , J-O *95 96% *94 98 96% 96 Vi 28 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (768) NEW BOND YORK RANGE FOR WEEK Frlday Interest Exchange Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low High Bonds January 1 No. Low New York Stock mtge Oklahoma Qas 1940 Union Oil 2%s debs. 11 11 7 12'/a 19 98% 100% 94 11 93% 94% 93% 93% 2 93% 1st A ref 1st ft ref 3s series 3s 1st ft ref 1st ft ref 103% 33 103 'A j-j *97% 97% 1976 j-d South 92% 93% 1963 A-O 104 '/a Ala Nor & RR gtd Be ft ref 3s 3s 1st ft 1974 2%s ft j-D 101 1981 2%s 1980 debs 1985 1 ...1980 Pennsylvania-Central inc conv Pennsylvania 4s 28 5 100% 100 100'A j-d 3Vis debentures 1987 Paducah ft 111 1st s f gold 4 Vis 1955 Paterson ft Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 Gtd 100'/a j-d 1979 1977 Q series Tel debentures 3Vis 100'A 100% 100'/a 100% N P 107% debentures 3s lfl7f 59 debentures 1988 debentures 1987 j-d 101% 102 1994 Indiana 99% 101 % 94% 96% 98 % 98 Vi 98 Va 19 97 92 Vi 93'A 17 91% 95% 70 94% A-O 101 Vi 101% 101 Vi j -j 36 101 102% *102 1960 A-O 40 44 Vi 40 256 35% series E trust ctfs ft 3Vis Light M-R 1960 j-d A-O 99 Vi 99 Vi 99% 44 1965 Sand Power 1952 1075 Glass A-O 98 Vi 98 Vi 98% 1 106 106% *103% 23 106 106'/a 103% — 103 Va 99 gold 4s sterl 97% Cons 4Vis & 100% 11 & 100% 100% 1 100% I960 P-A 112 Vi 112% 1 112 113% A.., 100 Vi 100Vi 101 57 99% 103% j-D 106 104% 106 20 104% 1981 A-O 1984 j-j 1952 94 Vi 94% 80 84 19 Vi Apr 19% P-A *__ M-m *109 j-j j -j 106% 1967 US 2Vis 1974 MR 1981 j-D 1937 j-j 2%s f 4s ^Certificates of deposit Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs 1964 Pittsburg Bessemer & L Erie 2%s 1996 Pgh Cine Chicago & St Louis Ry— Cons gtd 3Vis series E Cons gtd 4s series P 105 98% 99% 24 98% 97% 98 3 97% 97 '3 97 98 12% 12 j-j deb 2%a deba 29 100% 1950 j-d & imp M 4s *94% 100% Texas & 1958 3'As & ref M 3%s ser C Texas Pacific ft ref M 3%s 4s RR 1974 Ave Gas 1st gold 5s Elec ft 194t Corp 2%■ debs—1961 H AGen 102 U S j-j 86 Vi *103 % — 103 103 j-d 86% — 103% 77 ■V;/ 100 98% 100% 78% 18 76% 56 % 49% *__ Jf-0 4 162 49% 61% 98'A 99% 95 95'A 99 83 *102 • —w ■ USA':- *95% 100 — '107% 108 . 107 108 96 __ 15 96% 101 103'A 98% 2 98'A 98% F-A 98 98 5 96% 98% 1991 Jf-8 89 % 89% 87% 91% A-O Jf-N 1967 debentures 1959 3%s deba Pictures 89% 1966 1976 2%s debs.. 2%s debs *96 91% a A-O Jf-8 31 97 96 92 96% 95 98% ' 91 92% 97% 15 97% 95 97 109 102% 101% 101% j-d 95% 11 j-d > 84% — Cons f s cons 4s series A—1958 g series B 4s j-d 103% 101% j-j j-j >100 101% 1st ,, 84% 85% 11 84% i'86% 4 84% 2 86 88 116 117 Virginian Ry 3s ser B A-O Jf-N 94 Vo 100 96% 110% 99% 100 98% 88 86% . 97% 100 *~ 1958 ... *96% 100 M-8 J-J 1995 5s cons it 98% 1 98'A 99 97% 97 97% 17 96'A 98% 84% 88 75 75 W Wabash RR Co— Apr 75 Gen mtge Inc 4%s ser Bu—-Jan 1991 Apr 76 Va 1st 101 Apr Jan 1981 debentures 3%s_1978 MS conv 4 75 79% 76'A 76 VA 23 75'A 78 'A 92% 92% 2 90% 93 96 __ US Walworth Co Ward .1971 — tHiramj G ft W 2%s debs_1966 Walker -I A mtge 3%s ser B 96 2 94% 96 *— 89^8 105 — 105% 90% 89'A Baking Co— P-A Jf-R f-a Jf-n 101% 86 Vi *118 Vi uma 1957 Virginia Electric & Power Co— 101% *101% 105 100 — I- M-m 100 100 100 100% *105%— 105 105% *7 10% *86 j-j j-j j-d 10 143 143 *210 90 25 106% 103 143 : 103 "l 145 *103% 104% 143 A 11 90 100 106 Vi 106% jf-r 107 240 5%s debs (subordinated) —.1970 98% 98-% 98% 98% 99% F-A Westchester Gen West A—1970 ser 5s stpd gtd Ltg 1950 84Vi 84 % 83% 85 *101% 103 % j-j 1941 j-j 51% 52 100 101 2 108 109 2 105% 106% 106% 108% 54 ■ 108 J-D A-O 108 J-J 1952 2014 108 106% 106% . *108'A 108% 98% May 97'A 48 98% 99% 100 ._ 99% 97 5 99% 100 1950 US 97% 38 1951 1960 1951 US 92 91% 92% 32 .95 88% 93% J-J 86 85% £7% 69 80% 87% 100% 100% 41 99% 101 % .1971 2361 MS *97% P8V4 97 71» 98% MS 60% 59% 60% 68 59 2361 gold MS 59% 58% 59% 9 1949 MS 1992 J-D 5s__ 30-year 5s Shore 1st 4s guaranteed Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s Gen & ref M 2%s series A 1st 105% Union series C Wheeling Steel 3'As US 103 100% J-D 1967 Registered M-R *50'A 17 Q-Af 1966 mtge 3%s Penn Power 2%s series I West Jf-B __ F-A Washington Terminal 2%s Western 10 A-O Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3%s__2000 Washington Central Ry 1st 4s 1948 25-year j-j us mtge 3%s 107% *7% 8% 8% 107% Wilson ft Co 104 *104% 108 Vi ser 104% Winston-Salem 1970 1967 D 97 97 J-J __ ... *103% *__ __ M-S 94 97% 61% 57% 60 'A 103'A — 103% 99% 93% ' 94% '*94% J-J 8% 7% 9 8% 9% ___1996 98 j-j 95% 93% 96% 94% 9 96 Certificates Certificates A__Jan A-O j-j j-j 80% 2022 May 52% 1989 ___Nov 1989 j-j j-j sold 4s_lo«8 Co— B9% 2 80 82% 227 80 84% 53% 193 51% 1949 2 98% 1017A 103% 111% 71 27 26% J-J 1st 4s—1936 — MS 73% 263 111% 75% 71 ■ — 64 73 19% 27% 27% 120 Power 2%s 1976 j-D 3%s 1971 j-j Lt & Power 2%s 1976 j-j 94'A __ 103 94'A "4 93 103% 5 103 94% 104 102% 80% 82% 89% 95 102% 102% 83 -- 92 91 92 63 Yonkers Elec a A-O U-M ■ '127 Deferred included in not delivery sale not the year's range, included in pound — 100 99 Vi 100 15 98% 100% j-j 62 61 Vi 63% 51 61% 68% 7-D ♦Friday's 94 92% 94 11 92% 94 ABnnriR the included In the year's ranged d Ex-Interest, Under-the-rule sale not Included in the year's e Odd-lot range. Bankruptcy Act, bid sellina or and flat as being not ,y Ex-coupon. in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized securities assumed by asked sale 92% rCash sale tThe price represented Is the dollar quotation Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of 84.8484. tCompanies reported j-j 1966 92% 95 impaired by maturity. unit of bonds. 2016 n the year's range. § Negotiability 101 1995 2Vis 71 j-j Service Public ... deposit of Electric 41 55% 51% '■,</ A_____Jan 102% 103 *109 99% 99% /-n 1971 1989 gtd 4s — ' deposit of 102% 84% — us 1990 j-j 98 £9 % A-O 1960 1st 4s B S 79% 1996 1955 1997 ser 97 1958 1st mortgage 3s ^Wisconsin Centval Ry § A 1st general 4s Wisconsin 1971 Ry Co— cons ser 100 1976 mtge 2%s series C_ Rubber Universal 102 109 us stpd & Sons 94% 98% Va Iron Coal ft Coke 1st gold 58..1949 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s. 2003 1949 ser (Jos E) 90% 124'A j-d 103 % 1957 ctfs mtge 4Vis 92% 89 1970 103% lf-JT 1999 Union Depot 3Vis B 1st mtge 4s Seagram 45 102% 102% 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser*—».—1975 I gold 5s series A RR 92% 122% 96'/a *96% 87% J certificates. Line 95% j-j debentures Ref 94% 101% j-d Louis-Southwestern Ry— 1st 2 9 us — Air 92% 89 121% Jf-R debentures^.. Wisconsin Paul 98% 104% A-O 84% 1967 Saguenay Power 3s series A_. St Lawr & Adir 1st gold 5s 2d gold 6s_ Seaboard 116% 97% Union Pacific RR— A Scioto V ft N E 115 103% .1978 -1967 tr 2%a~—! mtge ft coll A St 117 1971 Co of Mo SASu ft Du div ft term Bt Paul ft Duluth 1st 98% 97% U 1st Gen mtge 4s inc ser ft ref bond 100 100 112 *100 .1964 ARut-Canadian 4s stpd ilARutland RR 4Vis stamped ref 99% 97% 29 50 2 86% 1972 ♦ inc '■ II 77 2%s *117 3Vis ser D__1995 Revere Copper ft Brass 3 Vis I960 Rochester Gas ft Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4 Vis series D 1977 & ; 100 A-O 2%s R 4s 52 98'A 95% j-j 2% 9 debentures 2d 94% 92% j-d 1960 Westinghou.se El ft Mfg 2%S Gen 92% 89 J-D Vandalia RR A-O 1968 Quaker Oats 2%s deb. bond 46 94 *120 — Jan 1960 Ry 1st ref 4s income 5s Telegraph CoFunding ft real estate 4%s 4s 101% 56 103% 104'A A-O Tol ft Ohio Cent ref ft impt 3%s__1960 Western 1st 100% Pacific— Orl 3%s New of Maryland 1st 4s Western Paciiic 4%s inc A—Jan St 95% 7 *97'A j-j 108 2037 Francisco * A-O 1961 108 2037 1st mtge 4s series A A2nd mtge inc 4Vis 106 102% 93'A 9 93 104 j-d 103 Va j-d 1958 1st ft ref mtge 5s 1st ft ref mtge 8s 5s 103 % 101% *115 2000 E ser Pacific-Missouri Term ..1970 ....1990 gold 5s 104% 1957 4s 1st 1 1977 „ B_ ser ft 12 1966 - Public Service El ft Gas 3V4s *st ft ref mtge 3s P 11 ' M 103% 104 Vi F-A 1977 - d®nce Securities & 111% 102% - 94% *97% Jf-R 104 Vi 104% 1974 C____ . Rocky Mt 94% 107% 108% RR— ref 2%s Ry ♦ St Louis-San 1 91% 105 V51 50 A-O j-d a-o Potomac El Pwr 1st mtge 3 % s mortgage 3 Vis St L 5 J3.-V 103% 101 ' iqflf A-O 1941 3Vis series 56 116% ' 14)1 94 1985 Union Oil of Calif 3a deb 109 3A *104% 107 1962 mtge 78% 90 112% 120 A-O B Orleans ft Union Electric 11% 101% *100 __ Jf-R 1959 ft Ashtabula New 1st 101 "94% *102 ser C imp 2%s series d Cnrp 3s rieh United Biscuit —I960 series A Gen 92% 94'A 50 98% 100 10 *107 1966 mtge 4Vis series B mtge 4Vis series C 11% 100% 100% *108 1950 ft West Virginia Ry 1st mtge 4Vis series A. mtge 3%s series mtge 3Vis series 12 109% *103 _• 94% —2010 2%s debs Ref ft Texas 12% 12% Jf-R 1975 B Gen 81% 76% 90 103% 103 % — j-j 99 Va F-A Pittsburgh Gen 92 109 j-j 2%s 16 94% 107% 105% F-a 1975 E debentures— Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4%s Reading Co 1st a-o 1972 Co (N J) 101 105 14 1963 __1964 B JAProvidence Terminal j-j 1966 ft AAdj 28 i960 Colce & Chen* 1st mtge 3Vis_1964 Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— ♦ ao j-j Sunray Oil Corp 2%s debs Calif 31 77% 106% 106% 109 P-A Third 100% 98'A -.97 J-D ..1957 gen 4Vis series p APittston Co 5Vi8:incteoeb. 1998 1988 debs 92 a-o 1951 Bell Tel 2%s of 83% 80 81% 112% 112% a-o 1971 106 99 99 V8 A. __ F-A Pfh Cine Chicago ft St Louis RR— uen mtge 5s series A 1970 series 23 106 32 106% *10 1953 Cons gtd 4Vis series J_____, 5s 1956 1956 6%s series A 116 106 99%* P-A 1949 Cons gtd 4s series G_ Cons gtd 4s series H Cons gtd 4 Vis series I gen 112% Apr Texas 98% ref 1st 30 *102% 105 Vi . ft series 6s series A gen Tri-Continental F-A 1977 1961 1st 5s 21 105% 99% 100 j-d gen gen gen 100 80% *89 MS 61% Co— mtge 4V4s series a-o & Gen 59% 18% i97i ^oun6stown 97% 2 2%s mtge 5s series m^Ke 3%s ser 1956 & & 5s cons 1st 99% 7 1974 4 Vis s j-j gold 4s series A 1st 4 76% 1994 Ry 100 ' G ser 1966 99% 61% 2%s lAPhillpplne Ry 1st j-j «... Oil 100 82 ref 1st gen 4s 94 60 ref 1st 94 13 75 81 ft 1st 63 j-j ft 1st 94% 99% 100 A-O 1st Gen 95% 94 99 Vi A-O 1st ref 100 — j-j Trenton General gold 4Vis series C ft j-d 1966 Oil 110% Phila Bait ft Wash RR CoGeneral 5s series B 1st ser A.197B Co— E j-j Ref j-d -.1985 Peoria ft Eastern 4s ext i960 A Income 4s Apr 1990 Peoria ft Pekin Union Ry 5Vis 1974 Pere Marquette Ry 33As ser D 1980 ♦ 100 1965 General 4 Vis series D Gen mtge 4 Vis series E deb 3Vis Gen mtge 3Vis ser P Electric 100, —1968 B tr mtg3%s RR ser Standard 100% 4Vis coll 84% Standard 100S1 Jf-w Conv Co 87% 66 Terminal RR Assn of Bt Louis— M-m 1948v series General 5s series Philadelphia Philadelphia 100 1940 sinking fund General 26 98% dollar stamped 96% 92% 91% 87% 100 Pennsylvania RR— 4s 92% Co— 1st mtge 3s 3s ■ f debentures Consol 42 84% Swift 44% 95% 87% ASpokane Internat 1st gold 4%a..2013 Airlines— debs 92% 87% 1981 Southwestern Co— Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 93% 85 % Memphis Div 1st gold 5s St Louis Div 1st gold 4s *103 M-0 81% MS 1996 Devel 82% 2 MS mtge 2%s Devel 93% 96 81% i960 2%s 100 V2 91% MS mtge 2%s series P Devel 98% 95% 81 % — 1st 56% 19 • 1st 94% 943A A-0 2 93% 94 124 —1981 1st Pacific Southern 98% 92 Vi j-d 98% 93 *95% ... 91% 1977 4%s mtge 98% V p-a 93% 98 Vi 124 Co— (Oregon Lines) a 4%s Southern 101 Vi 99% Ry 2%s Pacific 4'/as San Fr Term 101% 18 34 95 Vi 79 98% VJ 1st 101 Va *94'A j-d 100% 100 High 92% 97% ►121 j-j Gold 107% 100 93% j-j 2%s 99 3A 100% 101 4 ref Tel 2%a j-d M series 1st ft ref 23As series Pacific L____ series series 100'A j-d 1971 K *106% 108 >/b 93% Southern Bell Tel ft Tel Co— 1st j-d 1970 J series 3s 1st 1955 102 1961 Gold I series 93% 38 Pacific Oas A Electric Co— 3Vis Low 93 *28 Southern ref January 1 No. p-a 94% 103% 103% f-a a-o Range Since Sold Socony-Vacuum Oil 2 Vis 10% 99% 100% 94 • 100% A-O Bonds High 1941 P ft Friday's A-O Southern 1st or Bid ft Asked t§ ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7e 'v j-j A—1960 ser Week's Range -1971 2%s Oregon-Washington RR 3s Friday Last Sale Price Low Shell M-J Electric 23As_—1975 & Period Skelly Oil 2%s debs 1974 1975 2%s Interest Exchange High JOgdensburg ft Lake Champlaln RJ— 1st BONDS Range Since Sold O A 1st guaranteed 4s Ohio Edison 1st mtge 3s RECORD ENDED FEBRUARY 13 Week's Range Last Period BONDS New York Stock MroMay, February 16, 1948 prices; no sales 200- under Section 77 of such companies. being per transacted during current week. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume 167 Number 4673 a 29 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY AND YEARLY RECORD NOTICE—Cash arid deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the. only transactions a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the in (769) of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly year. extensive list we furnish range shown are complete record of the transac tions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Feb. 7, and ending the current Friday, Feb. 13. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, wnether stock or pond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. : In the following a RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY V Week's Friday 13 Sales Friday . Last Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares STOCKS— York New Exchange Curb Low Par ACF-Brill Motors Acme Acme Hat Aero 10 1 Stores Supply "4.1/8 1 common Wire Co Adam 2% Alloys Aluminum Inc Ainsworth Mfg common Air Associates Inc — Investors Stores (N J) convertible preferred Air-Way Electric Alabama Alaska Alles Power 4.20% Airlines & Fisher Bros Aluminum $3.75 (Mich) Co Co of Ltd 31% Jan 6% Jan 2 % 800 1% Jan 2% Jan Curb 300 Feb 137/8 British Bantam Beverage Car 6% Feb 7% Jan 3% Jan 3% "l% ""% 3,200 200 Jan Amer American Cities Jan "7% Jan Jan 2 3% Jan Amer dep rets ord British 300 5% Feb 10 79% Feb 82" Jan Jan 93 Jan 6% Jan 2=% 2% 400 2% Jan 3% Jan 6% 6% 6% 300 6% Feb 6% Jan " 18 18 50 18 Feb 20 Jan 14=% 14% 20 l2o 14% Feb 22 54 5,000 50% Feb 50% 51% 61% 92% 93 500 92% Feb 96 23 23% 200 23 Feb 25 9% 9 Feb 13 Jan 200 155 Feb 180 Jan 155 Co 1 155 2 Vb 1 161 2 2% 3,400 2% „ 2% 800 85% — " £1 86 1% 6% 85 % 6% 6% 13,800 6% 17 17 300 17 x33 8,300 31 ; 100 110% American General Corp common $2 convertible preferred 10c 1% 1% 1% 1,600 l 34 % 34% 34% 400 preferred $2.50 convertible American Hard preferred Rubber 1 Chem dep rets ord reg Post 111% Feb Feb 2% Jan 33 wJm Jan 40 43 Jan 43% Jan 150 16 Feb 1814 Jan 30 Feb 32% Jan 16 15% 16 6,400 15% Feb 1714 Jan 31% 31% 200 31% Jan 3214 Jan -15 Feb 16 3 Feb -- «lt*V 15 15 15% 1.900 3 3 3% 11.000 17% 20% 700 17% Feb 23 Jan 48 47% 48 200 45 Jan 51 Jan 32% 31 32% 125 31 _ • _ • 1 Jan 3% Jan Feb 36 Jan 30% 31% 600 __1.10 30% Feb 361/8 Jan 19% 19% 21V4 2,400 19% Feb 25 3% 3% 4% 700 3 V4 Fen • 10c % common 1 1 % t '4% Jan _ 5 14,300 Id 44 % 45 600 44% Feb 48 Jan 4% • 5 Products 5 700 4% Jan 5 Jan _ 16 Jan % 7% 7% 8% 7% Feb CO 6 % 7 900 6% Feb 8% 6 6 200 5% Feb 6 17% Jan 2 l Class B— 1,100 . 1 9 Jan Jan & i Light $7 pfd Line Jan 4 Jan 4% 4% 3.300 4% Feb 5% Jan 4% 5% 1,400 4% Feb 6% Jan 4% 5V4 10,400 4% Feb 614 Jan 10% 10% 10% 800 10% Jan 10% Jan 112% 113 1,200 112% Feb 400 10% Feb 13 % Jan 10,300 12% Feb 15% Jan 4% 112 V* 10% 10% 11 13% 12% .14% £i 8 % * % % 8% 100 1 8% 113 Feb Jan 8% Jan 1,500 % Feb 1% Jan 6% 6% 50 6% Feb Jan l 8% 3% 3% 600 Feb 4 Jan 50 53% 53% 25 3% 53% * Co.. Feb 54% 3=% 4% 8,500 3% Feb 26% 3,000 24% Feb 4% Jan *6% Feb l 5 5% 700 * common Brown Rubber Co Bruce (E L) 6% 7 300 . Jan Jan 30 6% Feb 7% Jan Babcock & Wilcox Co Baldwin Locomotive— Silk Mills Burd Piston Ltd — Cable Electric Cables 2.50 ; Co Calamba California Callite Electric Tungsten Camden Fire Canada (A S) Shoe Aircraft Bell of Tel Benrus Benson Bread 6 % % & Co Bickford's Convertible Class Blue Ridge Corp Blum (Philip) Blumenthal Bohack 7% (H C) Co & Co 7 7o ... & Carman Inc 455/. common x34 9% 9% 41/., 4% 43% x34 2,500 45 50 10% Feb 34 53% Jan 800 9% Jan 35% Jan Feb 14 Jan 10% 5% xl5% xl5% 100 15 5% 1,300 5% Jan 5% Jan 12% „%!%• Jan Feb 18 Jan 14 Jan 17 Feb % Feb Ifr Feb 3% Jan 12% 12% I2V2 200 12% Jan 12% Jan 4% 4% 1,300 4 Feb 5% Jan 2% Jan 2% Jan =%': Jan 7»/b Jan 77b x77/a 900 7% Jan 8/ Feb 2=% 1,300 2% Feb ' 3% Jan • — __ Jan 18 __ : Jan 19 • -- Jan •>r- * • Alcohol— * * Co Carnation Carolina 9% 400 9 Feb 10% Jan 9 % 100 9% Feb 10 Jan & 1% -h————1 I—* i Inc 1% Feb 1% Jan 175 F<*b 42 % Jan 8% 500 8% Jan 8% 5 5 5% 700 5 Feb 6 Jan 50 49 50 V* 900 49 Feb 53 Jan 2.50 * Light $5 pfd 1% 38% 8% 36 36 1 common. Power 9 9% % * 1 > 2,900 1 % 36 Jan 108% Jan llO'A Jan Biscuit Carr-Consol Amer Carter Co — 4% Jan 6% Jan 1 Co common Maine Power 5% 400 5% Jan Jan ig 16 1% 100 16% ; 500 16 13% preferred— 200 1% 127% Jan 8% Jan 9 19 9 % 19 2,900 ... 20 South Jan Aircraft Cessna Chamberlin Co Co 200 21/8 Voting 2% 5,600 • 8% 36 1 10 13% gi/2 814 , 14% 8 %' 30 80 100 4,400 _• i Service Colon Feb 8% Jan ~8%- 8% 9 80% Jan 19 Jan Jan 85% Jan 12,500 8% Feb 13% 13% 14% 535 13% Feb 17 Jan 54 54 64 210 54 Feb 73 Jan 12% 12% 12% 12% Feb 16% Jan 11% Jan 13% Jan 1.400 3% Feb 3% Jan 700 7% Feb 8% Jan 25 3% 3% 3% 7% 8 9% Jan 12% Jan 13 22 Feb 25% Jan 60 Jan 70 Jan 300 15% Feb 18 Jan 5% 300 5% Jan 6' 5% 100 5% Jan 6 Feb 1,700 1 Jan 1% Jan 200 62 70 16% 15% 17 5% 5% 5% 1 1 99. 99 107 31% 31% 34% 12 11% 12 5 Jan Feb 1 Jan Feb 99 Feb 20,100 31% Feb 38 % 200 11% Feb 12% Jan 97 Jan 9% 9% 500 9% Feb 1 14% 141/4 100 14% Feb 115 Jan 8 Jan Jan 16 & Lambert Mfg Products 1% 2 1,400 1% Feb 2% Jan 1% 1% 1% 5,900 1% Feb 2 Jan —.4 Co 20 10 10 27 28% 200 10 Jan 10% 1,500 24 Jan 30 7 • Jan 7% Jan Feb 7% 7% 100 7% Feb 9% Jan 33/4 41/8 3,500 3% Feb 5% Jan % 6% 7 1,900 6% Jan 7% 6% 6 % 61/4 1,500 6% Feb 7 Jan 3% Colonial Sand & Stone Co 3% 3% 6,600 3% Feb 4% Jan 29 % 29% 31% 350 29% Feb 33 % Jan 1 6 1 —. Colorado Fuel & Iron warrants Manufacturing Co 25 Commodore Hotel Inc 1 Southern Jan 3% ordinary Airlines & 10 28% • common Development 1% 1 common 26% 4% Feb 4,800 A Jan 27 200 26% Jan 7 650 6% Feb 4% 4V2 A 25 26% 6% 4% warrants- 1,800 5 Jan Jan 3=2 28 Jan Jan Compo Shoe Machinery— Vtc ext 1956 to & .1, Coke Secur common preferred G 7% Jan • • ELF Bait • 10% Jan Consolidated Mining Jan Consolidated Royalty Feb 18 66% Jan Feb 70 109 108% 110 90 107 % Jan 111 100% 1001/4 101 50 100% Feb 103 ..1 Consolidated Gas Utilities Jan 900 100 100 common 4%% series B preferred.: % preferred series C 4 19% 8% 8% 1,100 8% Jan 9% Jan 66% 68% 8% _ Jan Jan Jan Feb 7 Jan 7% Jan 2% Feb 3% Jan Cook Jan if/8 reu Cooper Brewing 8% Jan 9% Jan Copper Range Jan Cornucopia 36 8% 121% Feb 43 Feb 125 ' Jan & Smelt Ltd Paint Jan 27% Jan Corroon Feb 11 Jan $1 Jan Cosden Varnish Co Co 13% Feb 1,300 814 Feb :50 22% Feb .100 9% 15% Jaa 15 9% Jan 23 Jan 10% Jan 15 Feb 72% 76 1.350 72% Feb 80 % Jan 2% 2% 3 2,000 2% Feb 3% Jan * 29% 291% 31 1,100 29% Feb 32 % /Jan 10% 10 11% 4,000 10 Feb 14% Jan 2% Ja-n 2% Jan „t 1 3,000 11% Feb 13% Jan 38% 50 37% Jan 40 Jan 2% 1 common.. 12% 381% 11% * Co 2% 700 2% Jan 9% 2,150 8% Feb 2,300 % Jan % Jan Feb 11% Jan 11% 2% 11'. Jan Jan • & Reynolds..; class Petroleum convertible Courtaulds American 8% 5c Mines 9% % % • Gold preferred 5% 72% —10c Coro Inc Jan 10 :: & 5 10 Oil.— Continental Car-Na-Var Corp^. Continental Fdy & Machine Co. 26 9 :y4 100 Jan 1 Inc Commonwealth Jan 7% 35 16% 10 Clark Controller Co Clayton 10 Feb 75% 61 10 1 Auto Neon 5% 85 62 —100 common Stamping City & Suburban Homes City 33 22% 15 200 1 SChilds Co preferred Cities Jan g3/4 15 17% * Lines Mining Jan 2G% 934 • "'v.;.. 27'4 10 13% 200 50 26% __ • • 36 121% 121% — • • 8% 16% • Consolidated Chief 8 w 16% 10 5 10 trust ctfs 1714 2% 2% 25 Feb 4 Chicago Rivet & Mach— Chicago & Southern Air Consol Jan Jan 136 = 7% 7 2.50 Consolidated Steel Corp common ~8 3,700 1 common America—, of Consolidated Textile Co 7% 7% 10 Charis Corp common—— Cherry-Burrell common Chesebrough Mfg common $3 , ~8 6% 100 100 .100 preferred pfd opt div ser pfd opt div ser 1929. Century Electric Co common Conv 19 1 6% preferred__100 7% 33 __ Jan 100 ..5 West Corp— 17% — 31 1 pfd Conv Jan 17 Jan 630 300 300 100 I Central States Elec 6% Jan 6 Feb 2 127% 130 129 5% 34t4 Ohio Steei Products Conn Gas ■ 5% 33% Co— Central Power & Light 4% & Jan 5% 33% —1 Corp of America Central Central 10 * 10 & Co M) (A 3.50% 4,000 2s 6d dep rets B ord (J W) Casco Products common Castle "4% Ltd— Carreras Jan 6 Jan 5% 17 Jan 100 25 33. 11 Feb 11% • & Power Feb 5% 100 page Jan 4% 18,000 11% __ see Jan 16% —100 Cockshutt Plow Co 45 N For footnotes 11 • —i Jan 700 1 common.. Class A 1.400 3,300 * Co 17% ~~_l common 11% 17 20 — Capital City Products Jan __ Co Jan 2% common Carey Baxter & Kennedy 16 ~~ 1st Mfg 49'% Jan 16% 1 Clarostat Mfg Co 1 preferred Borne, Scrymser Co— Bourjois Inc Brillo Jan 11 16% 5 Canadian Marconi.. Claude * Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co.. 8 Feb 45 £l preferred. Jan 3 Brazilian Traction Light Breeze Corp common 200 9 ' 1 voting non-voting Canadian Industries Ltd— Jan & Mach Co com_» Co 46 Feb Feb 800 2% 23 % 8,700 B 15 % l common & (S) Jan Jan 1,000 A Class 25% 1 common Jan 2 16% 2% Ltd. Industrial Canadian Feb 1 Furniture Inc 45 4,100 2% preferred Feb __i I Inc Birdsboro Steel Fdry Blauner's common 7% 2,800 "% Canners Ltd Canadian 11% 51/2 common. Hedges common Convertible preferred Gay Jan 20% .12% Feb 1 preference— 24% 1 & Berkey 2% Jan • „ 50o Insurance 50 3 common Co Jan 25c Community Public Service common Canada Watch Feb 2% 15 Corp 300 J Corp. Bellanca 12% 2% Power Canada Cement Co Ltd Colt's $1.20 convertible A common Basic Refractories Inc Beck * 12 %c pfd-.: Sugar Estate—: 11% 1 Corp Beau-Brummel Ties :- 23% / 8 / —1 j Products common 17 30 & Co -- Wireless— & 24% Seelig Mfg— (L) — • — Corp Amer dep rets Biscuit Corp..— Butler (P H) common 16 — — Bauman 7% Burma 11% shares Steel -1 ,—5 Burry Colonial preferred & . "2 2 20% * Ring 24% 3 • Baldwin Rubber Co common Banco de ios Andes— American Jan 2 common Bunker Hill & Sullivan— 25 com B Barlow 13% 20 21 Clinchfield Coal Corp common.' Barium Feb — • Buckeye Pipe Line Club Alum 7% 11% — —__—1 Co common 5 ... Corp new 3% 24% 25 \ Jan 5% " Sons Collieries Jan 103 34 1 America preferred. Ayrshire 10% Jan 4% Atlas Corp warrants & Feb 98 % • Atlas Plywood Corp I ; Automatic Steel Products Inc Automatic Voting Machine— F| Jan 8% 650 2.50 Associated Tel & Tel class A Atlantic Coast Fisheries—. (B 3% 1,000 ...10 Refining Co Coast 600 Jan ♦ Associated Electric Industries— American dep rets.reg Atlantic Feb 17% 9V8 8% * common Associated Laundries of Jan 100% 101% 8% 100% Equipment Corp Oil ~3% "3% ..1 pfd—100 non-voting— preferred.—— Ashland — £1 . Arkansas Power & 100 • i Distillers Forman Central dep rets ord reg Arkansas Natural Gas Common class A 11% Jan 2 preferred Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% Argus Inc Jan 11% Jan 450 _ Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co 6 7o Jan 1% Jan 16% A Co Inc common Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Avery 35 % 109% 75 Feb 30% 2' Angerman Amer 18% .10 s British Columbia Power class A Catalin Anchor Aro Jan 16 $G series preferred— 6% Jan 18% 1 Republics Seal-Kap common Superpower Corp com Writing Paper 7 Jan 25 class —— Feb 30 American American Jan __ • American Thread 5% Jan 90 30% American Meter Co Amer 2% Feb •j American Mfg Co common American Maracaibo Co American Metal Products Co Class B American % Jan -- 25 & % 25 preferred Potash 110% 111% 25 Laundry Mach American Light & Trac common American 2 20 Co American 6 c/o Jan 31 • common 32% % c/o Jan 2 50 10 4 Feb £1 ; reg 11% 15% Jan Light— 1 Hoe High 100 Jan 50 9% _100 & Low 16% Jan 93 Class B American Fork Range Since January 1 High 16% Jan 23 common American Gas & Electric L010 Celanese Ltd— Bruck 5% 79% 87 • Power & Shades * dep rets ord bearer Brown 79% ■ .• American Book Co for Week Tobacco— American Co American dep rets 5% American Sales Range of Prices Par Oil Jan 100 6% 12% • common American Week's Last Sale Price Exchange British-American Amer 100 Aluminum Goods Mflg... Aluminum Industries common Aluminium Jan 2% • common preferred Jan 5% — — • America cumulative 5% Jan -- ~1 5 common common Feb 31% —• York ■ Jan 5% 2% 1 Products — "1% 1 Altorfer 3V2 200 13 6% — 1 common Allied ' High Feb 4% 100 Inc Internat Investing Corp.. Allied 12=% 50 pfd ■ New " 3 Appliance Alabama Great Southern 2% 400 l 6% 2% — *"* 10 50c 10 preferred 500 . ' — — 6 2 common JAireon Mfg Corp common 60c 4% — 1 Air Convertible 2% • 1 stock capital Mfg Surpass Shoe L010 X * 5 Agnew High 4% warrants STOCKS— Range Since January 10% 10 Xl0'/2 600 3% 3% 1,200 3% Jan 3% 14 13% 14 % GOO 13% Jan 14% 41/2 5% 3.400 4% Feb 6 Jan 48% 49% 100 48% Feb 51 Jan 4% Feb 1 A ___. common preferred * 1 4% 50 10 Jan Feb Ltd— dep receipts (ord reg)_£l 4% Jan " Feb Creole Croft Petroleum Brewing —3 Co———————.1 37% 1 37% 1 38% 1 VB 6,000 5,100 37% 1 Feb Feb 43 1% Jan Jan ..J Monday, February 16, 1948 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (770) 30 CURB YORK NEW EXCHANGE RANGE FOE WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 13 Week's Friday New York 1 • i'V' —' : •— 1 Exchange Curb '"'ij'' K' v Range Shares (Md)_ 6% 2,100 6% Feb 774 Jan Gobel 574 ' 5% 6% 300 574 Feb 7 Jan 5% 5'/a 5% 2,400 5'/a Feb 7% Jan Jan 15% Jan International Cork Crown • A Crown Drug Co common Crystal Oil Refining common Atlantic Cuban 5% Sugar- _B __ 100 preferred Curtis Mfg 3% 3% 374 , Jan 2% Feb Jan Goodman Mfg Co. Jan Gorham Inc Jan Gorham 33 16% 4,200 Feb Feb 19% $4.50 104% Jan 8% Feb 9% Jan Grand Rapids 100 5% Feb 8 Jan 15% 100 1472 Jan Varnish Non-voting 16 500 15% Feb 18% Jan 674 7 500 674 Feb 7% Jan 8 500 7% Feb 9 Jan Jan 200 13674 13674 41 -25 4174 96 Feb 103 10 135 Jan 137% 350 98% 94% 94% .100 41 Feb 44% Jan Feb 974 Jan 8 74 ■ Stores Products common- .25c .100 Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd .' Grocery ~6% Davidson Brothers Inc 8% Mfg class A debenture Derby Oil Co Detroit Detroit Gray A Diana 8 & Stores Corp 7'% Jan 35% 6% Feb 7% Jan 500 9% Jan ; io% Jan 10 Jan 11% — Jan 1174 Jan Hammermill Ltd Paper Electric Light. 2% 700 2% Jan 274 Jan Hartford 20% 900 187a Feb 23% Jan Hartford Rayon common 12% Jan 13 74 Jan Harvard Brewing Co 5% Feb 674 Jan Hat 1,400 6 574 Amer dep rets ord reg Dobeckmun Co common Domestic Credit 1 1 .. Dominion Bridge Co Ltd Dominion Steel A Coal B Dominion. Tar A Chem Co Dominion Textile Co Ltd Draper Duke Feb Hearn Feb 12% Jan Hecla 274 Jan 3% Jan Helena n% 1,100 11 Va Feb 1474 Jan Co "9% 50 ~9 67 67 68% 225 — — 10 Co • Durham Hosiery class B 4% -1 common Texas Sulphur * 900 14% Feb 8% Jan 10 Feb Jan 11 Jan ■_ Jan 11% Jan 10% 1074 150 10% Jan 9% 9% 300 73% Jan Henry Holt A Co common Jan 36% Jan 76 Jan Heyden Chemical common Hoe (R) A Co class A —1 Jan Jan 8 Jan 14 Jan 4% Jan 4% Jan 14% Jan Horder's 3% 2,600 Holly Stores Ine 20% 1,500 19% Feb 23% Jan 54% 200 52% Feb 5574 Jan 774 874 1,300 7% Feb 9% Jan 3% 374 500 3% Feb 4 Feb 4% 24 4174 43 32 33% 10574 10574 10 Jan Humble Oil 79 74 220 7874 Feb 85 Jan 100 66 % Feb 7974 Jan Hussman 57 Feb 58 Jan States Corp $6 i 274 2% 1,300 2% Feb 3% Jan 57% 61% 250 57% Feb 65% Jan Huyler's common 54 55% ,125 54 Feb' 61% Jan 1st preferred Hydro-Electric Securities- -- ■ J Corn shares of beneficial 1- int—. __1 11% 11% 11% 1,600 1174 Jan pfd shares of beneficial int_ $5 _1 50% 50% 52 74 325 50% Feb 874 Feb Easy Washing Machine B Electric Bond A Share 874 Electrographic Inc 1 : preferred Smsco Derrick A lquity Corn convertible Esquire _i Equipment 9 f ift» preferred 20 128 3% 500 3% 21 2 74 i •'* > ' "7 ' " ■ ' 16% — 98 ' 674 7% 1 % i—: 92 10 98 1% ■ 43 — Jan Jan 274 Jan Feb 17% Jan Feb 45% Jan Jan 98 Feb 6% Feb 8% 1174 Feb 12% Jan 1% Feb 174 Jan 300 —. Jan 42% 150 42% Feb 44% Jan 7% 674 7% 1,200 674 Feb '874 Jan 1 2ii 2% 2% 10,400 2% Feb 3% Jan Jan 28% 10 common 374 100 374 Feb 4% Jan 10'A 600 974 Jan 1274 Jan 41% 41% 100 41% Feb 44 Jan 4% Jan 5 Jan % 800 V 574 Feb 774 Jan 100 34 % Feb 100 2% Jan 4274 274 Jan Jan 900 17% Feb 25 Jan 26% Jan 54% Jan ~5% 6 1 34% 34% 35 274 274 274 17% — 574 17% 20% 26 26% • 50 Illinois Power Co common convertible preferred 5% Illinois Zinc Co common 26% — — 28 __ — l 1074 10% Fairchlld 1 374 3% 11% 4 Falstaff Brewing new com 1 Fansteel • 11% 11% 12% _10 47% 46% 47 V4 274 274 Association (Phila) First York Corp common $2 dlv cum preferred 10c 15 15 1574 1,700 9% Jan 9,000 3% Jan 4% Jan 15 Jan 1574 Feb 11% Feb 14 Jan 46 Jan 48% Feb 2% Jan 2,100 3,400 160 4 12 Jan 2 Jan 37 Jan 16% 200 Jan 34 — 1 Feb 17 Feb Fishman (M H) Co— 5c - x65 .. 25% 2,300 11% 52% 350 11 > Feb 5 ; / registered——!——£1 —__ • v Imperial Chemical Industries— Amer dep rets 1174 1174 . Jan 0 16%; Jan Feb 5% Feb Feb Feb 13% 13% Jan 1174 700 Jan XlO v xlO Jan 10% Jan 12 •xlO — 8 : , Jan 11% 5,300 12% ..1174 *12 1174 L* Canada;.- Imperial Tobacco of Jan 600' iwwmyk "11.: Imperial Oil <Canada) coupon Registered Jan 1374 Jan 9% 200 Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain A Ireland ,7 ■■ r.„ /■i,-; —' 9074 92% 120 90% Feb 94% Jail 93% 96 900 93 Jan 97% Jan 14% 14% 100 13% Jan 15 Feb 52% Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4V-pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America 10 International Cigar Machine • 53 Hydro-Electric— 5 2'A 50 • Petroleum coupon shs—* shares * Products—10 Safety Razor B_. • International Falrchlld Camera A Inst Co Fire -• - . Preferred $3.50 series Metallurgical Jan 78% 10 1 to $1 Stores 16 % 16% 200 Registered International International International Utilities common preferred Interstate Power $7 10% Jan 237a Jan Feb 13 Jan 10% Feb 1274 Jan 13'/a Feb 17 Jan 174 100 14% 300 17a 1% 1,000 10'A 300 10 - Feb 2% Feb 1174 Jan Feb 8% Jan 10 Jan 7% 100 1% 7,900 174 Feb 174 Jan 17'/a 550 16% Jan 18% Jan 474 17 7% 1% % 7% Jan 5% Jan 74 Jan 1 Jan 17 1 • Italian Superpower A 58% Jan 10% 4,500 13% 1 —, , 1074 10% 10% Mfg voting trust ctfs—• Iron Fireman 10% 5 —• Irving Air Chute— Feb 23% — — 1 Investors Royalty 53 200 ■ Industries A International Metal Airplane 36 Feb 4,400 — Hygrade Food Products- International Engine A Feb 250 69 Jan l Eureka Corp Ltd Eureka Pipe Line 42% 1 Inc Jan 32% 33 67 Jan 5,900 . •• 1% 22 Jan 108 Jan 4% Jan Jan Jan 11% 146 Feb 15% 800 Jan Jan 105% Jan 11% Feb 12 54% Feb 2% 600 — ; 2% 15% 2% inn common. 9% 23,500 _ 80 Empire District Electric fi* pfd Empire Millwork Corp $3 is - 900 9% 10 129 3% 3% l Elliott Co common 9 74 128 t Corp Electromaster 5 % ~9% common Electric Power A Light 2d pfd Option warrants * Jan Jan I * $2.25 preferred , Common stock warrants 2% • 35% 33 374 57% Sugar Associates- 44% 148 Feb 107a common—• Refrigerator Co * preferred series B Eastern A Jan 32 68% • series Feb Jan Jan 33 5 Hurd Lock A Mfg Co. 225 60 144 * * Refinlng. A 70% preferred 26'% Feb 4174. 300 4174 • A Hardart common 66% $7 24 50 24 — A) A Co common— (Geo 7874 Eastern Jan Inc. 67% — ~7 19% 8 Holophane Co common Feb 13 79% „■ Feb Jan 52% 19% 10 _5 3% loo 29 Jan Jan 100 Iron Jan 10% 97% 6% —1 -—- 6% Malleable 11% Feb Jan 974 97 100 preferred w w 4%% Eastern Feb Jan Jan 11 • preferred Hubbell (Harvey) Inc. prior preferred, preferred 16% 10% 112 5% 374 15% 100 4% Horn 374 14 % 1,800 Horn A Hardart Baking Co 3% Feb 100 Hormel East Gas <fc Fuel Assn common———* 7% 1,000 Feb 200 400 1,500 9% A 13% 4% 13% 13 7/4 11 Jan 8 common Duro Test Corp Duval 7% 10% 75 __ 8 7% • 8% ~9% __ __ Jan 7% 800 10% Hollinger Consolidated G rets ord reg Jan 274 Jan 1,400 7 10% Feb 74 Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Amer dep 3% Feb 6% 2 6% "874 36 — ~ Feb 2 3/4 2 Rubinstein 67 — 274 900 274 25c Heller Co common— "974 • Jan lis Dept Stores common Mining Co Class — Ltd common * Harris Power 1474 10% 3,200 5%% preferred w w_;—. Corp_ Driver Feb 200 27a * 29 56% Jan 11 1474 10% 1174 - . 274 Feb 6% _• Corp 274 _ —, 51 2 -1 10% £1 Corp class A. Jan Jan 2% —1 __1 Hazeltine Ltd Co 5% 38% 7% 5% 20 51 51 Corp of America B non-vot com -1 Hathaway Bakeries Inc Distillers &% Feb 400 600 10 25 8% 5% Feb Feb 33 7% 5.% 22% 18% 574 Jan ' Feb Co Hamilton Bridge Co ~2% BOo common — __ 19% 104 H —5 Lamp 18 2,900 20% 18 • . Jan 100 Feb Gypsum Lime A Alabastine Hall _1 18 B 120 103'A < . Feb 200 9% 18% 102 — Jan 300 —1 Products Raynolds class Feb 7 6% 100 ; ManufacturingIron Foundry Detroit Steel Devoe 674 6% 9% B common Gasket Feb 6% BOo common 37% Jan 34 35 Dayton Rubber Co class A Dejay Stores common Dennison 50 37% 36% Davenport Hosiery Mills. Jan Jan 7% stock common 1st preferredNorthern Paper 7% Great 56 —3 Gray Mfg Co Great Atlantic A Pacific Tea— T Jan 65 15% Jan 150 5% 16% Jan Feb Feb Feb __1 102% 8% 14% — 974 6% 56% 55 10 57% Jan Jvin 300 74 Jan 74 Jan v.- 350 7 pfd. ,_25 Motors $5 conv Graham-Paige 91- > 6,900 56% 5% __ Feb— - ._10 common Jan 28% 85 200 55 6% 6% Jan Feb 42 u 55 .50 874 — 74 class Mfg "... 374 5074 22% 25 23% • . High . Jan ; Feb 2% 1,600 42 •22% „1.<- Low 274 2% Class B Range Since January 1 High 42 prior preferred Goldfield Consolidated Mines 28 „ 18'/a Feb 2% 100 —— —2.80 • 15 1,800 2'A 1674 17 __ (Mo) 3% «... —. • Inc common Co 250 15 2% 3% •* 10 Cuban Tobacco common Curtis Lighting 15 15 25o _ —-w--——. preferred $6 2% Godchaux Sugars class A_ B _ Ul (Adolf) Inc common. 6% V Shares Prices Low Pur High Sales for Week Range of Sale Price Exchange Curb 6% • Cent Petrol Low High York New Range Since January 1 l Crosley Motors Inc Crowley Mliner A Co Crown Low Last STOCKS— for Week of Prices Par. ■'■r . Week's Friday Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— 74 T% 700 Ford Motor Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg. Ford Motor of Canada— 4% 474 17 171/2 4% 1,100 4% Jan 5% 17% 2,300 16% Jan 18% Feb 18% JE1 Class A non-voting Class B voting. Jan 18% Jan Jan Ford Motor of France— Amer 1 dep rets bearer Fort Pitt Brewing Co Fox 1% 1 2,300 conv Fuller 874 Jan 100 774 Feb 16 350 14% Jan _50 28'% 28% 30 350 27% Jan _1 V/a 7% 7% 500 7% Feb 9% 974 9% 10% 300 974 Feb 12% Jan 7% 7% preferred Co A) 1 6% 6% 7% 1,300 6% Feb 974 Jan Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co—_» 1 474 474 474 Feb 6 Jan ,1 5 474 1,500 Stores 2,400 4% Feb 5% Jeannette Jim Glass Brown Preference Co common common— 19 Jan 7% .30 Jan Kalser-Frazer Corp .u—— A Electric 7 "h conv General Co 1,000 2% 800 4% 1,400 — — Feb 10% Jan 86 Jan Jan 7% 974 Jan Feb 274 Jan 374 Feb 4% Jan 2374 Jan 874 Feb 874 Feb 6% Feb 8 Jan 774 — Feb 2 Jan 8 Feb 25 Jan Kldde 874 —1 6% „10 . General Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd • 874 6% 6% 1,400 774 JB1 preferred series A 100 8 27 29 r 99 100 30% 100 150 1,000 30 ' . 27 98 Feb 35% Jan 100% Jan Jan Phoenix Corp 1 General Plywood Corp 1 • General Public Service $6 General Shareholdings $6 convertible com Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred Giant Gilchrist 1674 800 95 95 10 3 1,100 5 Feb 574 Jan 1574 Feb 18% 95 Feb 99% 374 Jan 96% 115% 50 114 Jan 117 10 110% Feb 110% 'Feb 4% Feb 115 474 4% 700 ■ — , — T- 274 16 5 18% Jan Glen Harvester Alden Corp • Coal. Glenmore Distilleries class B. 11 11 100 11 Feb B 21% 23% 900 21% 12. Feb 19% 20% 2,400 1874 16% 2,500 1474 Feb. 13% 14 700 13% Feb 2574 8% 10V4 400 9 Jan 103 45% Feb 53 Jan 37% 45% Jan 46 Jan Feb 14% Jan .15% . LA 4 ••.7... For footnotes see page 33. 13% Feb lie Jan ,1A Jan 1374 Jan ,12% .Feb. 7% Krueger Brewing C<L—a—i* 1 10 7 ,1,10a 15 a 100 15 5 Lake Shore 10% 1 - 21% 50 Mines Ltd —— 14% Jan 23% Jan 8% Jan Feb 17% Jan Jan Feb Feb . Lakey Foundry & Machine—v— „1 Lane Wells Co common— Jan Class Jan La Salle United B Bakeries 9 •: 7 v 7 74 7%'/ class A Machine* - 5 - Jan Lefcourt Realty common Leonard _25 1474 Jan Le Development ; 1 Tourneau <R G> Inc —1 Jan 6% 8% Jan 8'A Jan Feb 200 7% 600 20'A Jan a. 23 27 % Jan 28 Jan 22% Feb 24 Jan Feb 21 -6. 9% • Jan 1074 Jan 774 19;- ; „1 Jan 16 Jan 2174 22% ■ 5 2174 Oil 2,600 - ;7jA — __ Jniversity— . 2174 217a • Monotype Ext —V of Delaware — __1 1,000 ' • Lamson Corp Jan Feb, 974 X1474 __ 1074 • ; 1 25 22% 400 1974 16 19 A 674 Jan Jan Jan 100 6 Feb 9% 100 9% Jan 1% 6,200 1 Feb 174 Jan 1,100 16 Feb 1974 Jan 6 ' Inc 1774 14 15. 4% jari Jan 400. 13 15 Feb Jan' 1.700 22% —1 Jan 10% 1474 10 Kobacker Stores-— 9% Jan 'u Jan Feb 4,800 1 % commoni.:^-^.(...-~~.~w!.--—1 Feb Jan 1574 —374/Feb.; 2,300 ■ .17:..,, 12% 12%. 13 400 1374 1474 . 1% . Co common—• (I B) Rubber Co Knott Corp ' 413 — 30 45% 21.74 (D Emil) Kleinert 45% ,, 444.;;; -, 374/ 1 2174 Jan 1474 19% 1 Globe-Union 23% 475 101 Petroleum^-i^--.^----.--.--i.-i.'-l^ Klrkland Lake G M Co Ltd Lanston .2.50 8% 9% Jan Gladding McBean A Co Gleaner 8% (Walter) A Co. Langerdorf 11 15% 14 Jan Jan , Co 1574 200 Feb Feb 11 Jan 93 94% 115 12 % Jan Feb 50 274 * • 15% 124% 100 83,300 Jan 9474 1 (A C) common Preferred 900 15% Yellowknlfe Gold Mines. Gilbert 5% 110% 110% preferred Corp preferred 5 Jan Feb 12% 1574 8% . Klein 13 124% 5 * Laclede-Christy Clay Products General Jan 11% * Kimberly-Clark Corp^-4% % preferred_i— .—100 Kings County Lighting W pfd B 100 3% preferred —10o King Seeley Corp—;/.2-—— Kingston Products. ...,: yAA————-1; Kirby Ltd— General Finance Corp common. ... 8% 3% 7% "4% Amer dep rets ord reg 5% 86 7% 2, 1 preferred Electric 9 2,300 -100 General Builders Supply Corp. 5% 9% ■;* 9% 9% Jan Jan 12% 100 pfd_ ,— ,, .. 11% 1 . Key Co common Garrett Corp enrnman Gatlneau Power Co common Jan 2574 K Feb Kennedy's Inc preferred 5 Feb Jan 25 • Jan Kansas Gas 5% 474 * — Julian A Kokenge Co Kawneer .Co Gellman Mfg Co common General Alloys Co. 4% Jan —B —1.29 Stores (Geo Jan 14% Franklin Simon A Co Inc_ 4%% 2 15 774 (Peter) Brewing. Franklin Feb 17 10 Jan • % Volume 16" dumber 4673 • • • •/ ' . V. \ •• THE COMMERCIAL ■ YORK NEW RANGE FOR . Friday East STOCKS— New York Exchange Curb Week's Par Line Material Lionel Llpton Lit (Thos J) Brothers Loblaw Inc 6% class Locke Lone Steel Star Corp Common 1% ctfs of - 21% Feb A A ' .'Jan ! 30 23% Feb 23% 25 22 Feb 22 22% Feb 26% Ogden Corp common Feb Jan 8% < . Feb 18% 7.% 18% 19% 7,900 18% Feb 20% 7% 200 7% Feb 8% % 7,000 % Jan 1 56% 300 55 % Jan 60 51% 450 50 Jan 55 % 16% 11,200 15 Feb 18% 111 Jan 112 Feb 18 Co common—!—* B preferred Natural 15 15 Stores Manischewitz 16% 6% Co B) International Communication Marion Power Massey Harris McAleer 5% Corp $2.50 Co £ 8% 9% "i% 23% 1 1% - x24% • 1 . ~9% 10 22 22 warrants A preferred Corp 5 Feb 6% t Middle West 2' 3,100 23% Feb 400 9% Oil Midland Corp $1 pfd 8% . 1,400 5% Feb 1% 3,400 1} Jan 1% 6% 108 Feb 110% Oil Midwest 4% Jan Jan "4% Feb Jan 44% Jan 3% 200 3% Co common P & 5ft L Corp Monogram Pictures Loan Mountain States States Tel Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring Muskogee Co Namm's Corp 8% 600 8% Feb 9 Jan 20% 1,100 6% 6,500 5% Feb 19,000 14 13% Feb 8% 18,500 7% Feb 10% 25 10% Feb Jan 15% 9 Jan Jan 13% Jan 3% 4% 1,000 18% 4,300 2% 18 1,500 3% 18 26% Inc Jan 7 7% 5% 19 Jan Feb 14 Jan 2% 50 Feb Feb 1,200 31% 31% 5% 6 7 30% 5% 2% Jan Jan 7% Jan Jan 33% Jan Feb 6% 99 25 99 Feb 104 Jan 26 100 25% Jan 27 Jan 7 1,300 6% Feb 7% 3% 2.300 2% Feb^ 3% Jan 2% 2.300 2% Feb 2% Jan Feb 11% 2% 11 11 170% 170 170 ~3% 170 300 1,300 Jan 173 Jan 36% 3% Jan Feb 4 % National 7% Bellas Hess common % (r. 4,100 A Jan 12% 13% 2,900 12% Feb 14 28% 29 200 26% Janv 29 Feb 98% Jan 100% 25% Jan 26 % Feb 13 % 12% Jan 26 12 12% 200 1,100 5% __ 2% * 5% 2% 200 3 33% 5% A Jan Pressure Cooker National Radiator Co— National Rubber Steel 11% National Transit Producers (Herman) 2 Nestle 32 • 8% Le Mur Co class A 4%% New Clock & Service 4%% of 1 Co 2% 3% Jan Jan 35% Feb/' 34 Feb 2,500 cumulative Power New Mexico New Park . preferred Light— & Arizona Land New Process Co N Y & Quaker Oats N Y Merchandise N Y .100 100 9% Jan 23% 300 22% Feb 28% Jan Jan 211 1,300 2% Jan ~2% Jan 2% 2,200 2 Feb 2% Jan 11% 900 Xll Feb 13% Jan 60% 530 1 011 00 Feb 61% Jan 9 9% 500 8% Jan 10% Jan 4% 4% 100 4% Feb- 14% Jan 700 3% Jan 1,600 12% Feb ■A 13% Jan 11% Jan 11% Jan 87 Jan 89 Jan 37 Feb 58% 58% '•Jmm * , 4 12% ' — — .' „ 37 37 7'/a 38% 250 7% 500 7 9% 9% T% 14% ; * Jan Feb 10 1% 1% 10 1% 2,600 8% ; . Jan 11% ' Jan 9% Jan 2 % Jan • Jan 10 Feb 9% Jan 300 ~ — — Jan 40 " 10 Feb 4Va * Jan 400 7 Jan 5 9% Jan 96 96 96 50 94% Jan 97 Jan 95% 95% 96 75 90 Jan 97% Jan 36% 37% 500 36 % Feb 43 12 12 13 575 12 Feb 14 8 8 8 100 8 Jan 8% * common 6ft preferred Quebec Power 100 Co 85 85 144% 88 144 % 144% 190 ;Jan . 8% Jan Jan 90%, Jan Feb 85 110 144% Feb 151 13% Feb 13 * Jan Jan R Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrant*.. Railway & Light Securities— Voting common 10 Railway & Utility Investment A 1 Rath Packing Co common 10 Raymond Concrete Pile common $3 convertible preferred— Raytheon Manufacturing * 1% 1% 1% 13,500 1% Feb 2% Jan 15% 15% 15% 100 15% Feb 17% Jan — 30% 30% 75 30 Jan 31 Jan 31 31 200 31 Feb 34 Jan 7 10,100 1% — Jan . 1% Jan * Feb 12% Jan Reed Roller Bit Regal Shoe 1 Jan Reis 15% Jan Reliance Electric 32 Feb 38% Jan (Robert) Co 1 & Engineering & 5 400 8% Feb 10 Jan Rice Stix Dry Goods Richmond Radiator 100 10% Jan 11% Feb 8% 11 6% — 4% — 18 % 6% 19% % Feb 19% Jan 6 8% Jan 19% 200 1,300 2 % Feb 3% Jan 325 18% Feb 24% Jan 100 25 Jan 27% Jan 800 21% Jan 4% 2% 4% 2% 21 25 3% 1,100 3% Feb 4% Jan 3,500 1% Jan 2% Jan 4% Feb 5% Jan 1 3% 18% 25 3% —1 Rio 100 5 • Co Feb Jan '14 common Co 1% 1% 1% 89% 89% 20 87 Jan 92% Jan 42 43 100 42 Feb 48 Jan 10% 500 10% Jan * . Grande Valley Gas Co— (Texas Corp) v t c — , ~3% Feb ~4% Feb 2% Jan 3% Jan Rochester Gas <fe Elec 4%. pfd F Rolls 11 10 11% 1,000 8% Jan 11% Jan 13% — 13% 100 13% Feb 14% Jan 4% 200 4% Feb 5 Jan Jan 92 4% „ 86 84 89 150 84 5% 60 59% 6% 61% 2,900 Amer Rome dep rets for ord Cable Corp Jan Roosevelt Field Jan Root 5 common Inc__ Petroleum Jan Rotary Electric Steel Co 59% Jan Jan Rowe Jan Royalite Oil Co Ltd— 1,800 6 Feb 8% 1% 2,800 1% Jan 1% Jan Corp Russeks Fifth 17% 10 i common Ave 4% 5 9% 200 8 1 , ._* 800 8% 1,700 _4% 5% Jan 25% Jan Jan 20 Jan Jan Feb 7% 8% Jan 14% Jan 10 — Jan 14 % — — — Feb 17 — 1.25 common 18% Feb % 4 1 12% 64% (The) 9% 24% 9% 5 Co Jan 6% — £l reg Jan 1% — Royce Ltd— 6. 6 __ 100 * 11 __ Jan 10 Jan 5 Jan 25 75 Feb 77 ' Jan Ryan Aeronautical Co 1 4% 500 3% Jan 10% 10% 100 10 Jan 10% Jan Ryan Consolidated Petroleum • 9 9 10% 2,600 9 Feb 11% Jan 27 27 27 % 150 27 Feb 29 Jan Ryerson & Haynes 1 5% 5 5% 700 5 Feb 6% Jan „ 14% 15 200 14% Feb 15 Feb 17% Jan • 8% 30% 8% 29% 9% 31% 2,800 8% Feb 13% Jan 50 9% 8% 10% 12,500 ,_1 2% 2% 2% 2% *1,300 29% Feb 8% Feb 2% Jan 37% 1 75 __ • Rosarlo,— 10% Feb 8 1,500 • common Honduras Jan 8 _10 Manufacturing 1,500 1 Auction Co common Y 8% 600 .2 A • 3% 1 N 200 2 * • 2% 25 Mining Co Jan Jan Jan 6 <fc prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common 12% 200 32 11 20 Jersey Zinc Jan Jan 33% 11% 1 convertible preferred Jan Colorado— $5 Pyrene 5% 57% 11 Feb 10 8% — -m * 3% 100 Watch 48 Jan xll 2i9a — * j. 2% _* . England Tel & Tel 100 Jan 54% ■ Jan 2 12% Gas 3% 5 Haven . 10 ~3% Corp of Nevada Puget Sound Jan 33 % 13 32 __ 5 New / , Jan 5% 11 1 2% Corp New 22% 23% 2.50 1 common Neptune Meter 4% 8 3% America—. Roeser & Pendleton Inc Nelson 9% „ 12% * 30c common — 2.50 100 Prosperity Co class B * National Union Radio 49% Feb 4 % Jan 1,300 51 4% : 5 1 common— common of 13% * Ltd Feb' 6 Jan 50 11% 12'% __ 4 Machinery Car Jan 15% 12,800 33% 1 National 11% 1 Mfg & Stores Feb 14 33 %' National National 4% —v Jan Jan National Mallinson Fabrics,J common Jan . Jan 12 11% 26 12 1 common 5 500 105 Jan 100 25 National Fuel Gas Metals Providence Jan * common Feb Jan A 1 preferred 102% 50 Jan 12% 10 National Breweries 49% 103 5% Jan 35% ~3% of Canada Prentice-Hall Inc Pressed Jan 2% 11 50 Pratt & Lambert Co Jan 99 26 6% common 1st preferred Public 700 2% Jan 4% Jan 13% 2% * common 49% 25c Mining Co Powdrell & Alexander 6% Jan Jan 50 10 Polaris Corp Jan 6% , shares Amer Pleasant Valley Wine Co Pneumatic Scale common Jan 22% Ltd Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Power .10 — • 1 2 N Nachman 5 1 2% 2.50 common common • Pitney-Bowes Inc 3% • „ • . Piper Aircraft Corp common Jan 6% Feb 4 Jan 6 400 __ 103 Jan 24 % 15,600 Feb Jan 5c Tel 5% „ Jan Jan Jan )' 43 350 6 - Jan 99 2% 6 4% — 21% 4% 9% Feb 3% ■ Feb Feb V' 80 :4 Feb 150 6 v, Jan 18 2,800 Feb Feb 2% 23% Jan 13 30% 5% 50c 7% 21 3 23% 12% i Feb Feb .1,000 700 600 25 11 — Feb 10% 8% 50 6% 44 Jan 10 — 43 26% 12 600 — Jan Feb 54% Pinchin 23% 7% . 15 24% «*•* 2,200 18% 96 Feb!/': 23% 45,800 Jan 14 300 ' Jan 91 10 Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd Feb Jan 48. Feb 19 104% 10 4% Jan * common & Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co ! Johnson 101% Feb 49% Jan 7% * Power Mountain 1 9 7% Jan .80 Pharis Tire & Rubber common ' Jan 30% 31 % 2.50 2% 10 Mountain — Feb 425 10c Producers ; Corp Feb 22 1 Plan (The) Jan 25 1 pfd Corp of America Mountain City Copper common Morris ♦ Pepperell MfgCo— Perfect Circle 12 18 • —2.50 1% 13% 18 5 Montgomery Ward A Moody Investors partic Co 8 % * common Utilities. "Pep Boys 100 5% 21 .1 Society A Dakota Water & Power Co pfd 200 100 common— Molybdenum Montana Jan Traffic • class A common 600 25 * pfd, Missouri Public Service Monroe ' 6 Jan Power «fe Light 4%% 7% 35% Jan 100 25% x30% 4% 2,600 5% 50 Mining Corp of Canada Minnesota 25% • Gas & Jan Jan Jan — 44 1 Penn Elec 93% 24% — 25 1% 50c — preferred Jan 9 Jan 33% 190 "J Cement warrants 6 25 l convertible 200 10% , • 8% 10% 10 Refineries Wohl 4%% Feb 12 * Pierce Governor common Piping & Supply common——* Co 900 31 23% 18 Penn Jan Feb 4% 7% 50c Midwest 34% 93% 1 Penn Jan 22 21% Mid-West Abrasive— Jan — 25% Penn ; Jan Feb 75 19 13% * Jan 10 93% 5 Penn-Dixie Feb 12 1,200 1,900 8% * dividend shares 17 % Feb 1 Corp Co Pennroad Corp common Feb 5% • 4 6 common Jan 8 — Peninsular Telephone common $1 cumulative preferred 1 Feb Products— non-cum Miller i Motors Pen 1% 19 ; Jan 15 200 101% 103% 102 • • 7% 5 conv 17% 2,700 8% 30% 7% * 1st preferred 5% __ t o__l . Jan 15% 31 • —100 8% __-5 on Steel Mid-West 28% '40 " Feb Feb Jan £ Corp— Midland Co v Jan 7 33% 34 Patchogue Plymouth Mills Jan 108 1% 1 Ex-distribution $2 1 c Distribution Midvale 6 • Micromatic Hone Corp Middle States Petroleum class A 34% 3,400 8 Parkersburg Rig & Reel Feb Feb 43 10 Feb 1,100 8% 15 25 Page-Hersey Tubes common Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs v Jan Feb 3% 2.50 — 15 1% 4'/a _1 Feb 4% 6% 15 —. v $1.30 Jan 23 % 108 3% 25c Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co__ 10% 6 108 ——1 Participating preferred B 13% , 100 Messabi Iron Co Class 100 Feb 2,900 1%' 1 • & Scott Jan — 25 Pacific Public Service 2%'Feb 200 . 10 1% Preferred 8% 900 Feb 38% * Co Mfg Co Chapman Textile Feb * Menasco Metal 23 V 25% .5%- 6%% Jan Feb Feb ~i% 5% * 12% 12 23 10 Memphis Natural Gas common,,——5 Merrilt Jan Jan 2% 4% Dredging & 6% 16% 400 13% common, Mead Johnson Feb Feb Paramount 4% common—,, Jan § 1st pfd 1st preferred / Parker 13% preferred McWilliams 6 15 — 1 „ preferred Oil 12 % _* common convertible McClanahan McCord 12 10 : 36% 109% Feb — 1 Lighting $5 preferred Pacific Power & Light 5ft pfd • common Mfg Co 16 £1 Shovel Jan Feb 1% 16% ' 15 Securities Pacific Can Co common Marine Ltd Co 200 500 6% 15 * — Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co„_ Marconi 15 1 common (The Jan 33 106 8 * Pacific 5 10 1% 175 100 1,000 .1 Overseas M Public Service Co 1% 35% 8 — 1 5% % Mangel — 15 Pacific Gas & Elec 6ft Maine „ 100 Gas 1% 34 Vi 106% 106% 30% 31 1% 80c class Omar Inc Jan 111% 111% * Macklntosh-Hemphlll Co High Jan 15 15 15% 1 Low Jan 10 1,400 — 2 Range Since January l High Jan A ctfs of dep Power & Light $6 pfd Shares Low O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Corp for Week Jan 50% Oklahoma Jan 55% Brass Power 4%% Old Poindexter Distillery Oliver United Filters B Jan % Ohio Ohio Jan 7% % preferred B ctfs of dep Louisiana Land & Exploration Range ' Par Feb 22 Jan Sales Week's of Prices Last Sale Price Exchange Jan Jan 25 8 Curb Jan 800 ■ „ dep 6% Louisiana 18% 418% Lighting Co— preferred Lynch 1,100 York New High Feb 8% 22 10 1 common Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co Long Island 16% 27 ————5 Chain Gas 500 v : 23% 23% ♦ Class B__ 13 Friday Low * 21 8 * A FEBRUARY STOCKS— Range Since January 1 Higli 18% 8% 4 common Groceterias Shares 17 -- EXCHANGE WEEK ENDED for Week 16% ; — 10 preferred—25 Corp— Range Low -5 Co CURB (771) Sales of Prices , Sale Price • FINANCIAL CHRONICLE __ lo 10 75 common 4% Shipbuilding Corp— Founders shares „__1 14% i4i/2 200 .1 7% 7 7% 28,100 7 Feb 5ft 1st preferred 100 92% 92 93% 250 92 Feb 102 Jan 5% 2d 100 104 106% 60 104 Feb 117 Jan |>r 100 Niagara Hudson Power common preferred Class B optional warrants __ 104 J4 — . 14% : Feb 8% % \h Feb Jan Jan St Lawrence Corp United Bamson Niagara Share Corp class B com,—5 Niles-Bement-Pond Noma Mines 9% 9% 12'% Electric Class B 6% 191% • North American Utility Securities Northern 5 Northeast Central Texas Oil Airlines : Penn Co Aircraft 3,400 7% 7,000 375 page 33. 11% Jan Sayre & Fisher Brick Co 13 25c Jan Schulte Jan Bcovill Feb 18% Feb Bcullin Steel Feb 7% 192% -. Manufacturing 15 190 Jan 900 36 Feb 43 38% 300 38 Feb .43 2% 100 (D A) Inc Co Securities Corp General — Jan Beeman Bros Inc Jan Segal Lock & Hardware 1 Jan Belby Shoe Co Selected • 1 2% 2% 3 3,200 2% Feb 3% Jan & 1/64 1/64 Feb % Jan $5.50 Jan Allotment 35 7 __ 21% 98 - Jan 92 103 Industries prior 25 98 Feb Jan Bemler 1,800 35 Feb 42% Jan Sentinel 8 3,400 Feb 8% Jan Sentry Safety Jan 22 % Jan Berrlck Corp 21% . , 200 7% 21 Inc common 5 stock 25 certificates 37 (R B) Corp common Control class B 1 1 1 10 % — , 300 3% 1,000 2% 30% 6,400 2% • Jan 3 Feb 2% Jan 11 — 200 28% Feb lt)% Feb — 2% Jan 900' 17% 300 2% 22% 3,800 250 2 2% 6,100 14% 14 15% 75 75 78 16% 2% — 2 — 1 Inc Radio 11 — * Convertible stock 98 1 2% Jan 7 2% 28% Jan 19% 35 2% 29% * common Feb Feb __ 3 1 2% 90 — 2% 25 common 15% 49,400 —1 — 1,800 Jan 12 % Jan 2% Jan 3% Jan 4% Jan 3% Jan Jan Jan 38% * (Del) 300 25 • — see pfd_100 Savoy Oil Inc 1A 1 6% common Jan 9 16 1 Inc Novariel-Asrenp Com For footnotes Jan 50 Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Northern States Power class A Northrop Feb 12% Corp 15% ' RR 17 6% 2% „ 1 Rights w i North 9% 100 3,700 191% 191% 38 __ • 15 - 36 __ * common Jan 4,600 11 15% ♦ North American Rayon class A 8% 12% 1 ,1 preferred 200 10% 12'% 5 North Amer Light <fe Power common,, 1 $6 8% ,1 Nineteen Hundred Corp B Nipissing 8% __ • Ltd Class A $2 conv pref— Bait Dome Oil Co 4% — 1 — 2 21% 4% 2% 1 10% 33 Jan 12% Jan 2% Jan 18% Jan Feb 2% Jan 21% Feb 24% Jan 2 Feb 2% 1,550 14 Feb 18 Jan 77 100 75 Feb 82 Jan 79 100 78 Feb 80% Jan 4% Jan 2 Jan 1 Jan 10% Jan 5% Jan 2% Jan 1% Jan 11% Jan 4% 2% 1 10% 1,500 800 600 10Q 16% 2 Feb Jan 31 32 THE (772) COMMERCIAL YORK NEW RANGE York New Friday Last i:' io'HuS STOCKS— * Exchange Curb common * Bhattuck. 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Bono tone Corp— Soss Manufacturing common — Corp common 3% 256 4 Jan Whitman 9% 2,200 8 11% Jan 3 3% 1,300 3 Feb 3% Jan Wichita 3% 2,900 3% Feb 4% Jan Wickes 7% 8% 1,200 7% Feb 9% Jan Williams 4 4% 500 4 Jan 4%r Jan ~7% % Feb r)-' Wilson Jan 36% Jan 29% Feb 31% Feb 36% 36% 10 1,600 27 Jan 29% Jan Woodley 600 23 Jan 25% Jan Wool worth Southland 36 5% (S) Jan 1% Feb 11% 100 Jan 23% Feb 3% Jan 19% Feb 9% Jan 11% 26% Jan 29 5,000 1% 2 Feb 100 1% Feb 1% Feb 100 10 IOO 27 26% 2% 19 2,100 % 150 105 % Jan 7% 7% 100 7% Feb 8% 4% 700 3% Feb 5% ' 4% 3% 60 Jan 3% Feb 5% 52% 52% 52% Feb 61% 23 100 22 Feb 25 300 15% Feb 19% Feb 8% 1 * — Superior Tool & Die Co—, 6 15 Jan 7% Jan 14% Feb 1% A 5 Texas Power & 10% 1 Feb 15% Light 7% 31% 650 27% 6% 275 3% 2,600 12 % 14% 800 14% 25 10% 10% 29% 29 30 11% 12% —100 pfd. Texon Oil & Land Co Feb 20% Thew 5 5 Shovel Thor Tilo Co common.: Corporation common—! 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A-O *101 *22% 102% - 25 99 —w--', 69 29 .. . 25: 1 1 : 100% 4 115-. 1 • .< 116,* 75 , •L % 27 •%: N J 4S Service 1 1940 1 1947 22 23 8 22 27% 22 27% 3 26 7 103 27 Co— A6%s with Aug 1 1940 coupon—1953 A6%s ex Aug 1 1947 coupon 1953 Jan 1.800 104:% 1 Industries— Jan 6% 103 1 28 1970 2nd stamped Hydro-Electric 10 6 92 104% — (Hugo) Corp— 3rd stamped 98 92 106% 102V8 89 104% 104% 104% 1965 3s 3 (4s (Calif) ... Feb 10 104% *103 M-N trust (Hugo) 12 *104% 104% A-O —1971 Gas AStarrett Corp inc 5s 5s 91 1951 3s Feb 92(4 ' 3s Edison Spalding (A G) 89 \ 1952 Gas 44% Jan 105 101% ... Gas & Electric— California 200 w certificates California 39% 14 *15 Counties Gas mtge 105% Jersey— Scullin Steel inc mtge 1st 89 1960 coupon Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_ 1981 San Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B 1952 Southwestern J-J 105 *101% 102% 28 Southern Jan 1,000 1947 105% coupon—1960 Southern Jan 12% xl2% 3 , Co— Southern 3 7 00 %s ex Oct 1 1940 1 Jan 2% 2,200 Oct Jan Feb CO 108 103% 103% *106 J-D 1970 Hydro-Electric with Jan Jan j-j Pennsylvania Water & Power 3(4s_1964 18 2(4 CO 103% A-O 1964 1st mtge 3s A-O 1971 81 % 2'A 21% 1968 Feb 700 92% 4s_—_ 1st mtge 3%s mtge 3s Feb 300 3 3 (4s Power Feb 2% 2T8 to 13 2% 21 4% 70% 2% 39% at 2 % 2% 2% 17 25 Jan 25 17 21% • F-A J-D Jan 20 — J-J 2004 Jan 2 22 *104% 1956 Ohio Power % 17 21% J-J 1966 Light 29% 17 —1963 Power & *27 M-S 18(4 25 99% M-N 34% 1% 13% *22 J-J 1967 9 .„5 -20c 82 98 Valley RR— A7-4s —_ 36 88 100 *;o 1961 Jan Syndicate Inc 87 84 101 NY & Westchester Ltg Jan Manufacturing 82 1970 Corp deb 4%3 Stinnes V'x.-t 98% J-J New 40 29 Venezuela 58 M-S Milwaukee Gas & Light 4%s Feb ■20 .„1 168 19 J-D Feb 4% Jan. Feb 1 110% 168 99 % *15 Jan 3(4 40 Jan .. — ; Jan Jan common 98 -- M-8 • Jan 26 convertible preferred—— Venezuelan Petroleum— — — 62 20 $4 109% 170 Co— 1940 McCord Terni Valspar Corp May 96 39% * M-N J-J Jan 10 common A-0 Feb common-—10 5 Light — 99 92(4 Feb 39 1 Sugar Power _25 50c . Co 1 1 Power Feb Feb 13% Insurance-, Universal Nov Nov Kansas 6% Jan 10 57 (2 :— common Universal Utah-Idaho 1% 10 56(4 warrants—* common U S Rubber Reclaiming Co. United 1% Securities—* with ex Electric 245 5 6(2 1 99% 105 99 *100 Altalian Superpower bs_ 16 1 common.: International with Kansas 25 10 -Preferred 1 100 1952 Jan 32 22 25 25c 94 1957 Jan 3,400 100 common 109% 109% A-O Interstate Power 5s A 6 — Machinery J-J 1952 6% — Sharing- preferred Shoe 103% 1949 (July 1941 coupon) A6%s — 104% 96% 1 A-O (Aug 1941 coupon) A7s Piedmont Canal 12 1963 series F A 7s 2% 150 . • dep rets ord regis 97 % J-D 1957 Feb United Molasses Co Ltd— Amer 96% 1949 coup) Jan 26,700 33% 16% 22 7 common- Preferred High 102% 103% 103% 105% 106% 78% 61% % ♦ ; Corp common..—. Light & Railways Products 92% — —» Gas 53 33 104 —1955 1 4% 6% warrants—— Elastic 6% 5 "A 100 common Low Sec— Power Midland A- Chemicals United 4% 6r!a • Stock Yards of January 1 No. 94% 105% -.,1958 series E_, A7s Calif— of Range Since Sold 94 -—Jan 1% 5 * Bonds High —Jan series C A6%s A 7s A7s lOo Corp—— Canada Jan Jan Range Friday's 103^% 104% 1956 3%s— B._, International Isarco of or Bid & Asked 1948 Indianapolis Power k Lt 3 (4s Jan U Chemicals Week's 104% —.1961 — Rayon Co 6s ser A Debenture Gas 9% 2% ■ ... Realization Feb Feb 1 CM 104% 104% 1953 coupons Hygrade Food 6s ser A Jan Unexcelled 8% 6,100 Jan Mtge Bank— standard— 5s Jan 5 Ulen 100 % Jan 95 2,000 Union Jan 100% ' ; Grand-Trunk Western Ry. 4s_ 5,200 preferred- 19% A-O 195« 14% 1% • Feb M-Q 1965 Co— 15% 5V2 Works Jan 13 J-J 1940 coupon—1953 Feb 5% — M-S 1954 Elmira Water Lt k RR 5s— Feb 1% Lamp 14 *— __ 82% M-S .1993 Jan \ j-j A-O '. 13% 700 '400 109% Q-f J-D M-N — 13 13%-14 5'% Inc Feb — 3%s__ 17% 13 13% 96% J-D 1993 mtge 4s ser Gas 104% 103% 1981 mtge 4s ser A Feb Jan' 1% convertible Jan 11% RR— Jan 13% 5% 80c Feb 95 Division— J 51 .1 Tung-Sol id 94% M-N _1976 : — Western of 21 —1 Trunz 600 Jan 17 10 2 —1962 Feb II100- warrants 14% 21 1,700 * — P ser Jan Trans Lux Corp Tri-Continental 300 Jan Jan Jan 1977 mtge 2%s ser Q__ 2%s series R—.—_ Gas 11% - 12% Jan 5% 15% 14 1969 El ref 44 . 18% 96 Feb 3% 75 Feb 31% • Toledo'- Edison 4%>% pfd-~ Tonopah Mining of Nevada— . 400. 1969 400 1% 4% 14% j-j —1958 i— 1st Jan 12% 5s_— 800 ■' 11% 8% j-j *L„Jan 1966 350 ——* Feb 0.1, * J-D 1954 18% '' 10 % Last —1948 48% —-» 25 8% 1998 2%s conv debs— Jan 50 ——-—— 10% Sale Price 1955 5s 6s regis Jan Corp— 1st Feb Security Trust Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord Jan 11% 13 1970 3s Consol Jan 3 2,200 • Stocks Jan 7% Feb 8% —1964 Guantanamo h Western 6s Tobacco Jan Jan 20% Feb Period — 17% - 18% 16% 1 redeemed) Debenture Jan 7 16% Cs 47% 13 Feb Jan 19% Feb 6% ~2% • 5%s A_„ 17% —%1 : 5s 1953 48% 13% 15 14 £ 1 4%s 11 (2 1 Construction. Jan 10% 11% — 3(4s__—1970 11 % 1 Tishman Jan 50 Interest Electric Debentures Jan 13%' Feb 1,500 120 120 2 25% 1,700 96 -- Exchange 5s Debenture Jan 17% 11% • Jan Jan 6% 17 17 2 redeemed) Service A 1st ; 200 35% 10% 3% 100 : 2%s__ (10% Eastern i ~ Jan 6% 14 — 1960 Steel (10% %s Cities Jan 300 12% A5s Jan 1 17% x3 common..—.— 33% 1 „ 28% 24 • 15% Jan 156 r Feb 10% — 1 deb States Lackawanna Technicolor Inc pfd- C— Edison ICentral - Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co common Jan Feb 27% IOVB * Curb Tel & Bethlehem Jan 13 100 6 12% 19% Feb 140 — 6% 25 common York series Boston Jan 200 ,l. 14% 13% 13% T1 Swan Finch Oil Corp 5% 2% 1,200 „ v 29% __ —25c • Feb 17% 17% * Sunbeam Corp Sun Ray Drug common Superior Portland Cement, Inc. 1 14% % 2,300 13% 1 8 14,300 6% 6 13% 1 & Co common 300 1 % % Jan — __ 1 w City Electric 3 (4s Telephone of Canada— 5s Jan 8 8 6 113% - ■ ♦ Atlantic Bell Jan 13% w Electric Tel Assoc Jan 15% 5 — — (F W) Associated Jan 22 15% 1 Jan Jan 16% 20 -- 15 __1 Appalachian Elec Power Jan 1 —* Jan 8% 150 Low Jan 3% 3,500 * Co common -- 2 2,100 28% — Jan Feb. Feb 112 140 Friday Feb 107 2% _ 1 1 5 BONDS Jan 8 17 4 1% < 27% 6(4 Jan Jan, 7 -- * • — -- 10 Petroleum New Jan 3% 105% 105% 1 ■ Jan 13 Feb v. 3% 100 1,200 Feb.-: 10% !w. 5 Jan Jan 3% 52% 1% 7% Jan ~7% — 1% Jan Jan 19% 10 —* common v Jan "2% Jan . .. Jan 400 19% ~3% Co Corp common preferred Jan 2% 22 6% —1 — — — Jan 2% 26% & 2% 9'% - Jan 23 1% Corp.. Shop Inc Stroock Jan 1% 8% 1 (Hugo) Stop ii 5% 700 2,000 - —1 Co Corp Steel Co of Canada (J. B.) Jan 1% 1% Sterling Aluminum Products— Sterling Brewers Inc Sterling Engine Co Sterling lire J Stetson Jan 4% 22% 1 Stinnes 5 43 Feb 9 — 1% Corp Co Jan 3% 1% 1 & 36 1,350 140 — 27% 20 Ltd— American deposit receipts 6% preference Wright Hargreaves Ltd Feb 8% 9 1 Standard Tube class B (A) 1,200 100 1,100 1G% — • 1 Wisconsin P it L 4'%% Woodall Industries Inc. Jan 37 Feb 4% 800 4 —• Starrett Stein 37 3% * (The) 5 36 3% —_ Preferred Products 200 5 5 • * Standard Brewing Co 2.78 Standard Cap & Seal common—. 1 Convertible preferred—— 10 Standard Dredging Corp common 1 $1.60 convertible preferred —20 Standard Forgings Corp 1 Standard Oil (Ky) 10 Standard ; 5% 3% __ 10 Oil Winnipeg Elec 25 Standard-Thomson com Corp Brothers 33% 28% V * 1st pfd—100 Stationery • — 5 (R C) & Co Products Inc Willson 50 Jan 11% __ 1,900 35% High Jan Jan: _- 36% 24% — (Wm) 30% 27% Standard Power & Light Common class B___ preferred Coke Coal— River 34% , 25 Royalty Co_ Spencer Shoe Corp.Stahl-Meyer Inc k 1.25 Inc (The) 29% 34% ---4..' 27 To cum $6 k Tablet 3% 23. -25 —25 conv 4.32% Coal Jan - 200 7 -7 Maryland Ry 7 % 8% 3 ~1 1 —1 1 preference-. preferred— Southern Pipe Line——1 4.48% Utilities "2% 5 — —1 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Line———i—10 original preferred—— Texas Virginia Westmoreland Jan 1 Corp Western Feb Southern California Edison— 5% ■; Manufacturing. West Jan ~2 — 3% Co Aircraft 2 8% 10% 1 30 Watch 500 .?:• — Jan 90 Jan 90 j ?- s u a rv ' '■ Low 2 — Baking Co warrants Warner Jan Inc Westmoreland .—..12.50 South Penh Oil common Feb 241 150 249 Ja n 100 Western 241 1 Solar Aircraft Co 7% Feb 'V^l 'V; -^r> 1 .Stewes,;..,; Rang# Sine# High 2 — trust ctfs ext_* pfd. cum Waltham Jan West 100 * Solar Southwest Pa Pipe 11% Feb 10 350 £ 1 preferred—'— Paper Mills Coast i 10% 10 * 1 100 (Howard) South 17% Feb 15 Bond k Wentworth Bimplicity Pattern common Singer Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— Smith 100 Publications— preferred*. convertible 15 • Jan Ward * Simmons-Boardman $3 15 Co 68 —• Bilex Co common Aircraft Waco $2 * class A———* of America Corp v W Jan Sherwin-Williams of Canada Slclt's Breweries Ltd for Week- .of Prices Low Jan Sales Range s»te ?ftee Par 17% Jan 12%. Feb 500 71 68 2% 1,600 16% 13% Week's Last Exchange Curb High Feb 13 York New Range Since January l Low 12% xl2% preferredu^-^-i——i.-—i-—JOB. 4%. Shares 2% : 2% 71 Sherwin-Williams 13 16 16 Friday STOCKS— High 13 ENDED FEBRUARY 13 Sales of Prices Low Monday,* February 16, 1948 EXCHANGE CURB FOR WEEK for Week Range Sate Price Par Beton Week's & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE *15 -.1949 J-D 103! 35 ; 103% 103% , . 103 % Co— 1956 coupon. coupon ; 1956 *' *26% *15 32 ■mmmf 27% -- 27% Volume .167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL . YORK NEW RANGE FOR BONDS v: York New v Interest Last or Exchange Curb Period Sale Price b<u u. v January 1 No. High —1954 M-S __1964 J-D West Penn Electric 6s__„_ 2030 1960 A-O J-D $118V2 1959 F-A J101 % 102 % conv 5s Union— 105 % 77 105 % 105 107 107 75 % 102% 105 Va 107 % Peru 107 "A 119 120 101 — Curb 102 Va (Plan A) reduced to Rio to 2 Vi (k de A Russian e 2Vis 2008 J-J stamped reduced (Plan value, par Friday Last Week's Rang* or Friday's Bonds Range Since Period Sale Price Bid & Asked Sold January 1 Low Agricultural Mortgage A20-year 7s ; A20-year 7s Bank (Col) A-O High 27 27 15 15% 23 — included (not 15 % 3 24 , 24 $23 3 3% J-J 3 3 in year's sales being 2% 3% 2% 3% (not included in year's range), range).. f Ex-distribution, . Under-the-rule no 27 18 - year's range), transacted during d Ex-interest, Ex-stock div. h Ex- g Transaction r cash for current week. Low No. High High Bonds being traded flat. §Reported in receivership. above—"cod," certificates of deposit; Abbreviations used "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ 39 Vi tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; "w i," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w," without warrants. $65 J-J Jan 1947 Low 28 U-S _1919 Deferred delivery transaction a transaction n January 1. No. A — April 1946 15 transaction (not included in (not included in year's range), x Ex-div. y Ex-rights. Interest Exchange $25 f J-D 2012 6Vis 1921 Odd-lot Range Since Sold High A) 2% to Government principal. Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked J-J $Friday's bid and asked prices; Curb or ,, . . Vis •No BONDS Sale Price C, D, & E__1997 ser A, B. Janeiro Interest Foreign Governments & Municipalities York Last Period of)— (Republic 1 % A 5 New Week's Rang* Interest Exchange stamped Interest 77 ■ debentures f « t75 York Low Parana '■'v.A6s income debs Wash Water Power 3%s__ 6s BONDS New High j: Low Hotel— West Penn Traction Western Newspaper 13 Range Since •» o 33 EXCHANGE FEBRUARY Friday Bonds MiiO Friday's Low Waldorf-Astoria (773) Week's Range Friday i CURB WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE $65 ■ « Bogota (see Bank Mortgage Valley 7s ACauca of) 1948 J-D :|:36% 40 38 Vi External 5 Vis 1955 M-N $— 90 84% External 5s 1953 F-A $__ 78 78 $7 10 Danish Cons Municipal Loan— 84 Vi ' 78 Below are the Danzig Pert & A External Waterways;— , 6 Vis J-J stamped— : 1952 ALima City (Peru) 6Vis stamped_1958 Maranhao stamped (Plan A) Interest AMedellin reduced 7s to 2 Vis stamped 774 M-S $15 17 15 $24 26 25 listed 10 $36 Vi 3-D —1951 Bank 39 — (issue of May Indus- (issue of Oct. 1927) .— Af-N $44 Vi $44 Vi — Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s $19% J-D 1931 44 Vi 44'/3 10 Total Second 10 Grade Grade Utili¬ 40 7 Bonds roads tles Btocka trials Rails Rails ties 50.05 trials 32.21 61.53 100.41 102.60 87.08 101.55 97.91 87.12 9 169.82 50.13 32.25 61.57 100.54 102.60 101.62 97.97 Feb. 10 165.65 48.13 31.65 59.89 100.51 102.60 86.87 101.56 97.88 165.69 48.35 31.68 59.97 100.40 102.58 86.63 101.56 97.79 166.33 Holiday 48.35 101.73 97.82 81 81 85 11 Feb. — $__ J-D 1972 65 169.79 Feb. AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s Util- Feb. — A-0 1947 -1947 Rail- First 10 7 Feb. 1927) A 7* 20 Indus¬ Total IB 30 39 Vi of Bogota— A7s -Bonds— -Stocks- 25 Date— Mortgage daily closing averages of representative stocks and bondi the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. on 15 M-N 2008 : 7% 12 Feb. 13 " Holiday 60.12 31.73 100.23 102.70 86.64 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 13 Friday Baltimore Stock Week's Friday Range for Week of Prices Share* Arundel Corporation Low • Baltimore Transit Co v com t C— 14 of Baltimore 4 7 Co. 13% 400 16% Jan 17% 2.50 Feb 5 Jan 16% Feb 23 Jan pfd cl C 100 100 100 50 100 Feb Fidelity & Guar Insurance Corp 10 40 40 20 40 Jan Feb 100 40% Jan 20 preferred Amsterdam Casualty 73 105 32 105 65 Jan 75 Feb 9 75 100 — prior 6.757 105 Jan 106 Jan , 3.607 preferred 26 25 26 Feb 28% Jan 90 10 89 Jan 91 Jan 45 % 26 26 90 2 U 6 Fidelity & 100 __ Guaranty— 45 Vi 50 47 390 45% Feb 48% Jan 58 Feb 68 Feb 77 82 30 Feb 35% Jan 17% 943 16% Feb 20 Jan 3% 41/4 305 3% — 7% Jan 6% 16 6% Jan 13% 140 13% Feb 15 Jan 13 135 11% Jan 14% Jan 11% 11 % 100 11'A Feb 12 Jan 35% 35%- 36% 355 35 VB Jan 38 Feb 5 38 V4 38% 150 38% Feb 42 Jan • 48% 48% Feb 56% Jan common——25 56% 6 , * Drill Fruit Co Shoe Jan % Co Machinery preferred 41/4 12% Torrington United Feb'i' 13% '? United High 32% 16% Jan 51V8 3,157 48% 56% 57% 325 55% Feb 61% Jan 38% 38% 35 38% Feb 40 Jan 38% 25 —^ — — 41% 352 38% Feb 45% Jan 14% Jan 15% Jan 25 Feb 30% Jan Jan 67% 50 25 Suburban Elec Securities common Twist Low 30 —2.50 * Assn Webster Inc,. & Range Since January 1 High 17 ' 6 7 Edison Co— Potomac — Rexall Drug, Inc—— Stone Vernon-Woodberry Mills— Common New Quincy Mining Co Shawmut Shares 30% . Pennsylvania RR Union Mount « Jan 70 108 2.55 16% High Low 15% 2.50 17 Range Since January 1 High 14 * 5 Vo 1st preferred v.t c —_100 Consolidated Gas Elec Lt & Power Mills Pacific ' Sales for Week Range of Prices LOW Par Last Par Sale Price STOCKS— Sale* Sale Price STOCKS— Week's Last Exchange U Rubber S .. 10 14% 1,1 Waldorf System Inc Westinghouse Electric 26 12% Corp 14% 35 25 26% 1,591 BONDS— Baltimore Transit Co series 53 A 1975 4s 58 58 —1975 — $5,000 67 % 67 % 1,000 ... Chicago Stock Exchange Friday Sale* Week's Last Boston Stock Friday Exchange Week's for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices Sharee Par & Tel__ American Tel American Low Woolen Anaconda 100 __ 30% 100 18 100 Boston Edison Boston Elevated 116 25 RR 33 37 High 30% 131% 44 Feb 153 y« Jan Feb 44% Feb 34% Feb Feb 131%, Jan Jan Jan 20 38% 250 18 Feb 120 122 36% 40 877 18% 116 148% 3,818 645 131% 131% _ & Albany Range Since January 1 LOW 43% 40 $ Inc. Son & Boston 148% 151% 148% 50 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6 % pfd Bird • 116 Jan 125 Va Feb Feb 41% Jan 36% 1,336 —100 19% 19% 19% 81 19% Jan 19% Jan — :____ — 22% 22% 120 22 % Feb 26% Jan Boston & Maine RR— 7% prior preferred 5% class A 1st pfd stamped class B 1st pfd stamped 8% —_ 100 32% 100 6% 100 cl D 1st pfd stamped Boston Personal Prop Trust * Bqston Cities Providence & RR__, — % 13% 14% 36 36 36 31% 9% 10 * ... — 32 115 100 5% , 37% Feb Jan Mass Street 1st preferred series A 6% pre!erred B 8S Lines Inc common. National Gillette Isle • 39.05 5 '/o Co (E 31% 32 31% Feb 36% Jan Carr-Consolidated 9% 100 9% Feb 10% Jan Castle 69% 86 24% & Co 66% Jan 71 Jan 60 81 Feb 86 145 24 Feb 26% Jan 27% 210 26% Feb 31 Jan 416 50% Feb 58 VB Jan 2,073 32% Feb 36 Jan 28 30% 441 28 Feb 36% Jan 7 7 7 Feb 7 3% % 41.21 7 Jan Cos Electric __ (N H) Cent & S Util W common * 50o Cherry Burrell Corp common Chicago Corp common Convertible preferred 5 * Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Chicago & South Air Lines.— Chicago Towel Co common For footnotessee page 42. 1 100 22% Feb 25 Jan 150 151 60O 13 3,400 Jan Feb 150 152% Jan 11% Feb 14% Jan 1% 6% 1% 6% 500 1 % Feb 2 % Jan 450 6% Feb 8 3% 4% 700 3% Feb 4% Feb 4% 4% 700 4% Feb 5% 11% 16% 32% 100 16% Jan 16 16% Jan Jan Feb 300 32% Feb 37 Jan 350 18% Feb 20% Jan 12 Va 200 12 Jan 13 Jan 11% 15 10% 1,050 10 Feb 12-li 46 14 17 17% 10% 11'A 600 1% ' __ 8% __ 10 * ,)l __ 26% • * common Co (new) 2% 3% Jan 3% Feb Cities 43 Vb Feb 491/B Jan Coleman 6% Jan 7% Jan 31 % 32% 60 31% Feb 36 Jan 200 Feb 17 Jan 10% Feb 11 Jan 15" 54% Feb 60 Jan 300 45% Feb 150 14 Jan 50 Jan 16% Feb 300 , 15 300 17 Feb 18% 10% Feb 12% Jan Feb 4% 34 1% 11 450 5 100 34 300 1% 4% Feb 6 Jan Jan 35 Vb Feb 1% Feb 1% Jan 31 Feb 11% Jan 600 8% Feb 9% Jan 75 21% Feb 25% Jan 9% Feb 200 11 8% 8% 11 21% 9% 22 11% x65 7% 65 7% 100 26% 200 26% 5% 6 ' 2,300 100 12% Jan Jan 65 % Feb 7% Feb 9% Jan Feb 31% Feb 65 26% Feb 250 5 Jan 6 71 Jan 80 52% Feb •63% Jan Jan __ 75 75% 120 54% 52% 56% 600 Jan 20 42% Jan 54 Jan Dodge Mfg Corp 10 Feb 12 Jan Domestic Credit Corp class A Eddy Paper Corp (The) • Flour Mills 5 32 32 200 32 Feb 36% 35 35 27 250 35 Feb 39 Jan 2,900 26 Feb 28% Jan Jan 46 10% 455 11% 16% 102 11% Feb 17"% Jan 30c 31c 600 30c Feb 45c Service (The) Commonwealth common Co Inc Edison 10 __ 5 common 25 26 26 10 % Jan Jan 3% Jan Feb 95% Jan 14% Feb 16% Jan 350 7% Feb 9% Jan, 100 14% Jan 19% Jan 18% Feb 19% Jan 6% Jan 7% Jan 3/- T?oh 9% Jan Jan — :r 11 11 ; 11% 2,789 84% 89% 360 48c - 11% 56 34 1 70 84% 20 100 Jan 22% 14 4% 10 605 10 — System 11% 45% 17 11% common—1 common 348 45 44 % Mining RR Biscuit (A M) Chrysler Corp 10 _ Feb Feb — Assn Feb 9% __ —10 7% 43% 31% 3% __ — Jan 700 10 15 10% 54% — 15 550 12 __ Feb 4% 35 19% 10 14% 15 3% 10 Vs. xl8% __ 12% 6% 100 — — xl8% High Low 30 14% 3% 9% Jan 5 Four-Wheel Northern 5 * 1 Central 111 Secur Corp common Convertible preferred ' 54% 3% __ Range Since January 1 High Feb 34% — __ 5 common Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common Jan 32% 3% England Tel & Tel North Butte 3 1 common 371% Feb — 1 England L) Piston Ring 16% 38.90 • — 1 Bliss & Laughlin Inc common——2% Borg (George W) Corp 10 Brach & Sons (E J) capital * Feb 64 • New 12 1 4 10 common Jan 39.96 .100 _ Narragansett Racing New Co 13% 38.90 _ com Mergenthaler Linotype Service __ 3 Berghoff Brewing Corp Burd 28 « _ preferred National 100 Binks Manufacturing Co capital- Bruce — Co Copper Nash-Kelvinator common Barlow & Seelig class A conv Bastian-Blessing Co common Mfg — 5 : Corp Mfg Feb 33 _ Razor RR Avco Jan 50% 51% • Royale Copper. Kennecott Washer Jan 27 _ Hlthaway Bakeries Maine Central capital Chicago Milw St Paul & Pac vtc _ Electric Safety Co common Automatic 14% 3% 22% Corp capital 35% 24% 24% * Stores General Capital Corp General • Asbestos Mfg Co 75 69% __ Low common Tel & 220 81 Employers Group Assoc First 100 Tel Castings common Laboratories Athey Products 8% x Ry— 6% Eastern Jan Bearing Armour & Co common 7% Feb 7% r Eastern Shares * 5 * Mfg D) Aluminum American 8% Jan 5% 45 8 8 13% 100 Service Copper Range Co 6% 8 8% ; 225 33 6% 8' 100 10% 32 Allied Belden Railway- Stamped Boston Herald Traveler Corp (J Aetna Ball High 41% Copper Adams Advanced Range for Week of Prices Par Sales Last Rang* Sale Price STOCKS— 41c 55c 120 120 5,000 5 of common America Drive Inc— Auto_ 11 Feb 12% Jan Fox 83% Jan 911% Jan General Candy class A 41c Feb 69c Jan General Finance Corp Jan General Motors 120 Feb ' 125 (Peter) Brewing common 1 10 1% 5 common Corp common 100 3 550 95 185 87 15 14% 15% 1,100 8% 2% 7% — — 1 10 9% 9% 2% 87 10 51% 7% 15 15 18% 18% 80 6% 51% 6% 54% 100 GOO 2% 87 34 THE (774) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 16, 1948 . OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES FEBRUARY 13 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED ■ Week'* Friday Last STOCKS- of Prices Sal* Frio* Par Gibson Co Refrigerator Gillette Safety Goldblatt Razor Gros common * iWH) Great Lakes Dr & Dk common common.. 7% 8% Feb 28 Feb 31 11 50 11 Feb 11 Feb 40 100 40 Feb 43 Jan 18% 19% 300 18% Feb 15% "WSU' of Prices Shares 16 650 15% Feb 10% 200 10 Feb i 21 50 Cincinnati Union Stock Yard 368 23 Feb 8 93 Jan 96 8 306 Hammond Instrument Co common 1 Jan 26 95 75 75- ♦ 7% 75 232 78% Feb Jan Jan 8'% 81 Jan 13 Feb Jan 12% 1,305 aa Feb % Feb 19% .12% Feb 20% 65 19% Feb 22% Jan 21% 21% 373 12% 13 325 Jan Dayton Power Light rights _ , a ' :i2 in 10 Eagle-Picher • High 24% * 15% • LOW High 7% 7% - a...: ■: Range Since January 1 94% 2 TeleDhone ... 23 23% 100 Street Cincinnati Jan 11% Cincinnati Jan 16% Low 8.50 .s. . Preferred Jan 10 . for Week Par Cincinnati Gas common Jan 300 40 — — Range Sale Pries STOCKS— High Low 950 29 11 * : Range Since January 1 28 * Goodyear Tire & Rubber common Shares 7% , Sales Last for Week High 7% 28 * ... Gossard Co LOW 1 common common Week's Friday Sales Range ' Heileman (G) Held Border's Inc Corp Hupp Co capital Brew Corp Werner Hibb Spencer; 1 24% 24% 25% 300 26% Feb Formica 10 10 % 400 9 Jan 11 Jan Gallaher X59% X59% 60 Va 110 x59% Feb 64% Jan Gibson Art 21 150 20% Feb x21% Jan Hobart 3% Feb —3 (new) Bartlett common 25 * common 3% 1 common 20% — — 3% 3% 24% 1,000 Jan ' 4% if 21% Feb 24 Jan- 30 30 25 30 Feb 31% Jan 55 20 55 Jan 58 Jan 16% 16% 100 16% Feb 19% Jan 40% 43% 339 40% Feb 46% Jan 93 93 8 93 Feb 95 Jan 10 50 10 Feb 11 Feb 62% 62% 65% 856 62% Feb 71% Jan 7% -95 6 Va Jan 8 Jan 40% 40% 41% 50 Jan 45 Jan 21% _ — _ 55 10 _ a Drug • class ' V • A (new) Jan • Kroger 41% . . ' Illinois Brick Illinois Co capital RR Central 9% Independent Pneumatic Tool com, Indiana Steel Products Common 19% • 1 interstate Power $6 La Salle Ext Univ common... Marshall Mickelberry's Co Middle West Corp Ex-distribution Little Jan Magnavox 20 750 19% Feb 21% Jan P 200 6% Feb 8% Jan 6% 5 7% —8 capital Jan 250 6 Feb 6% 8% Feb 9% 44% Jan 61% 600 22% Feb 26% 10% 350 10 Feb 13 13% 15% _ Jan 1,650 13% Feb 7% 8 % 1,200 7% Feb 9 8 9% 1,700 8 Feb 10 National Standard North American Jan Northern 111 Northwest Util common prior lien pfd Feb 15 Feb 16% Jan 16% Jan American Home Products 22 23% 450 22 Feb 24 Feb 49 51 500 49 Feb 53% Jan 35 36% 350 35 Jan 37% 27% 150 27% Feb 28% 8% 50 8% Feb 19% 20 Va 550 19% Feb 20% 7% » Cleveland ' Jan 160 10 160 Feb 170 Jan 140 —— —.1 common.. 21% 160 ..100 2*/a Jan 9 142% 30 140 Feb 150 16 Jan 7% 8'A 1,450 7% Feb 32% 32% 100 32% Feb Feb 8% Feb 34 al49%al51 ' 231 Cliffs Iron common Cleveland Electric Illumln. a 14% 13 12% 13% 79 1 79 com.:——• > 35% a46 — Co —25 common __ 7% Pennsylvania Potter Co Process capital RR Circle Perfect (The) common..; Packing * * ; Sangamo Electric Cp common Schwitzer Cummins capital Roebuck Sears Co & • 1 capital £10% 12 Bend Works Lathe 5 Container Sunbeam Corp Sundstrand Swift Tool Feb 5% 50 87 31 Feb 90% Jan 30% 150 13% 33 % 5% Jan Jan 31 Jan 5% 110 28 Feb 87 10 27% Feb 31% 150 13 Feb 15 Jan 200 - 32 Feb 37% Jan 200 10% Feb 11% Jan 28 300 27% Feb 32% 200 12 Feb 14 Jan 15% 100 15% Feb 18% Jan 7% 7% 350 X25% — 8% CO 25% r 7% 25 50 Feb Jan 8% 27 Jan Jan 9 300 8% Feb 10 '/8 Jan 9% 100 9% Feb 11 Jan 37% 38% 12% 12% 100 12% Feb 14% Jan 7% 7% 1,900 7% Feb 9% Jan mmmm 7% l * _ 31 — 31 400 37% 50 28 Feb Jan 43 Jan 31 Jan .5 20% 20% 22% 550 20% Feb 24% Feb 25 common stock Texas Co 32 32 33 400 32 Feb 36% Co 25 (The) Steel S 52% 52% 100 52% Feb 58 Jan 18% 19 250 18 % Feb 21% Jan 2 common. 30% 31 600 30 130 46 * • capital.. common 46 46 * 208 So La Salle St Corp Union Carbide & Carbon U 52*% 69% 69 Electric 47 94 25% 94 ■ 72% Feb Feb 37 Jan 48 Cumulative prior preferred Bankshares common 94 Feb 100% Jan 69 Feb 78'A Jan Unlisted Bethlehem Steel Columbia Gas Continental Jan 16 Jan 85 80 Jan 85 Jan 10% 900 10% Feb 11% to 13% 300 13 Feb 14% 37% Jan 109% Jan Feb Jan 51 81 a9% 33 % 34% 4'A 4% Feb Jan 85 Jan 9„% Feb >11% Jan Feb 35% Feb 78 305 188 55 Motors Glidden (Un),—,—• (Un) —10 Co common (Un) Goodrich common a21 a50 a51% * Halle Bros common (Un) Steamship Intfirlake Island Kelley Lime to to Sessions. Medusa Portland Cement ... Y Central RR" (Un) N Ohio Edison Ohio Oil Packer — _ Sargent Pennsylvania RR Corp Electric Reliance . —• — A Eng. ; White ■ 49% Jan Jan 32% Jan Feb 12 • 13% Jan- 12% Jan 40 % Jan V 350 5 Feb 6% Jan 2% 200 2% Feb 4 Jan 12% 25 12% Feb 15 3s Jan 28 20 27 % Feb 31% Jan - 250 • - 33" 26% Feb Feb 33'% 115 32 Jan 34 Jair "26% 38 26% Jan 27 Jali- 75 17 Feb 19% Jan. Feb 9% 41 16 a8 % - ■" Feb 21 24 % Jan 22 3A Feb 27 Jan Feb 46 % Jan Jan »31 213 25% Feb 23 68% Feb 78% 200 2% 2% Feb 2% Feb Jan 1 — . Jan 41 249 1,455 68% a71% 2% 1 8 30 21 43% a25% a25% a • —2 Youngstown Sheet & Tube—:— Youngstown Steel Door(Un)..— " Feb a22% a24% 41% -10 (Un) Refining & Chem Motor Feb 31 % Feb 21." - • * common 39 10 a8% —5 : Standard Oil of Ohio common— Steel Jan 33% al7 %- al8 • 8 25 26 % —• Richman Bros U Jan 410 a26% a29%, ■' — 50 (Un)—— (Un)..—_—, Republic Steel Feb 22% 33 % America (Un). of 14% 12% —1 ... 44% Feb 28 (Un)__J———* Corp Patterson Jan Feb 13% 820 2% —8 common... Jan 39% 335 5 5 1 * —— 57% 10%- 33% 33% 4* National. Tile & Mfg Feb 36%, 5 * 10 10 10 —* Metropolitan Paving Brick 49 % 60 31% 12 12 12 * Trans Lamson Jan 75 24 31% — Jan 27% 50 14% a39 % a39 % 1 .—it Industrial Rayon 58 % Feb 25 13% 24 A— Feb 21 Va 700 a39% a39% class 51% 70 a23 Goodyear ^.Tire to Greif Bros Cooperage Jan 45 110 a52% a53% * common————* (B F) 33 a 19 a20% 80 19% Feb 23% Jan * * a67 a70% 64 66% Feb 79% Jan al6 al6 50 15% Feb 18% Jan Jan 10 31 % 3 3% Jan 12% Feb 14% Jan 100 26% Feb 29% Jan 32% 800 31% Feb 34 33 1,200 30% Feb 34% Jan 15 15 100 15 Jan 16% Jan 10% 10% 300 10% Feb 11% Jan 7% Jan 8% Jan Jan ~4% -1 33 4% 34% 500 Jan 5% Feb 6% 35% 15 Mj 4% 5 1,100 4% Feb 5% 1,100 4% Feb 5% • 1 33 & • Ford DETROIT Building Telephone: Randolph 5530 1 16% 15% Feb 17% Jan 13% 800 12% Feb 15 % Jan 16% 200 15% Jan 16% Jan 4% 4% 4% 1,500 4% Feb 8% 9% 18% 19% ( 400 \ 600 8% 18% 18% 22% 22% 25% 27% \100 Voo 8% 300 25% 800 5 9% Jan Feb 21 Va Jan 21% Feb 23% Jan x25% Feb 30 Jan 8 Feb Detroit Stock Jan Feb Friday Corp of America common. Radio-Kelth-Orpheum Republic Steel Corp common Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc t Oil of N 8 7% 7% 13 23% 350 14% 15% 69% 15 25 100 23 J 7% 71% Standard Steel Spring l 17% 1 9% Feb Jan 8% Jan 23 Feb 26% Jan 1,600' 14% Feb 17% Jan 200 69% Feb 78% Jan 1 Studebaker 7% 9% common Allen Electric American Baldwin Metal Products Rubber Sunray Oil Corp United Oorp Wilson to Co common—... Jan 14% 17% Feb 21% Jan Chrysler Corp 1,000 9% Feb 11% Jan Consolidated Paper 2% 12% common 2% 400 <2% Feb 2% Sharss 13% 500 12% Feb 16% Jan Friday . Exchange Week's Last ; Navigation Range of Prices Low Par L.—- 20 30% Balcrank Baldwin . _ .. Burger Brewing Champion Paper Si Fibre For footnotes see page 42. __ 8 2% 650 10 10 29 1% 12% 53'A 13 — — 22% __ — * ;;:V • 5 10 High Low 100 21 29 1% __ * 1 Electromaster Sales 2% 19 401 10, 148 29 Jan ,: Feb 2% 22% \J Jan:; Jan Jan 14 30 Feb 1% Jan 2 Jan 420 12% Feb 806 515 53% Feb 59'A Jan 21% Feb 23 Feb;, TOO . 54% 23 *• Feb Feb 500 , 13% Feb 14 < V2 Jan . 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Cincinnati Stock STOCKS— — —_—:— 7 Jan 12% Adding Machine Detroit ,to Cleveland V, --S: 2 1 Briggs Manufacturing common-, Brown-McLaren common— 1— 100 Jan Sales for Week of Prices 1 common.— 13% 17% 10 * Range Sale Price STOCKS— Burroughs Corp Exchange Week's Last Par 8 Radio - Jan 15% 2% com York Curb Associate Chicago Stock Exchange Jan 5 New " Stock Exchange- Detroit r- Jan 15% 10 Car Members New York Stock Exchange Feb Feb 33 12% B York Central RR capital.. American Co common.. 4% 4% —4 Pepsi-Cola Co 300 6% 33 Co Pan Amer Airways Corp Paramount Pictures Inc new ~4% 1 .. Watling, Lerchen & Co. Jan 30% 1 (The) Feb 1,200 * North Motor 600 13% 26% 31% • Electric 3 12% 26% ■12% 1 Television to Radio.. 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General Radio Thor Controller Electric Feb 12 15% 7% 10% 11 12 — — 78% Jan 16 -13 'A Feb 8 Jan 5 common.. capital 5% 25 Corp common Mach Co & Feb 5% 9% 2 1 Spiegel Inc common Standard Forgings common Standard Oil of Ind capital Stewart-Warner Corp common. 8tone 700 6% 27% 1 capital 5% 13 • South Jan 32% —— "32 % Feb 23 4% Jan Feb 29% 930 35% a46 % Jan 152% Jan Jan 11% 27% 1 • Clothes common 20 Jan 31 Signode Steel Strap common Sinclair Oil Corp Society Brand Jan Feb 10 5% Serrick Corp clajss B common Bhellmar Prod Corp common • 9 17 200 87 ... • - Jan 1,100 10% 7% 5% „ 10 common—— 2,150 17% 10 10 1 Quaker Oats Co common Rath 50 2% (new) common (The) Corp Co (The) 7% 17 Peabody Coal Co class B common____5 ' Feb 12% : Jan 24% 14 708 al09 al09 —_: : 20 1,583 -.80 34% ...'* preferred 4% : , Feb 150 60 14% a Detroit :&'■ Cleve* Navigation (Un)_——S Parker Pen a3e a30 • -1* - 19 20% " Feb Jan 32% a20% a20% 3% 16% 1,165 . (Un) —.1 com High Low '3% Jan 420 3% 18% Consolidated Natural Gas (Un).,..—15 - 16% 3% : Range Since January 1 High 16% 3% 17 - ;:;.84,80i',i)referired:^L^LLL^^L—LL^^IOD' Jan 10 16 16 Shares (Un)___i———100 American Tel & Tel Clark:,.Controller for Week I.ow 'City lce^:dt''PuelLL^i.i.L.LLAiL_L.i.__i-*( Jan 8% ' Jan 27% 100 preferred Manufacturing 14% 100 _• .• common Ntmn Bush Shoe common.—_ Oak 700 16 % 10 common Bancoip Northwest 7% Corp 15 50% Range of Prices Par ' 16% 22 8ales Last Sale Pries STOCKS— Akron Brass.■ Mfg.ii....'.^ —..A—50c American Coach" 'atf"Bodyi^L--LL;-i-:Li5; 20 common—... Car Week's Friday !■ Jan 14% $1 prior preferred 10 Minneapolis Brewing Co common...—1 Modine Mfg common * Montgomery Ward & Co— _* 40 Cleveland Stock Exchange ■' 8% Miller & Hart Inc common vtc 7 A _ Jan;- 13% ; * * Printing S Jan 10 U Jan 24% • G Jan 150 50 gtd Randall class B Jan, 8 1,400 22% -T- 5 Jan 6% 55 - 13% .. Jan 6% 9% 8% 50 10 -1 5 10 800 & Miami Jan 22% common.. Products Food Jan 32% 6 8% 50 & 13 Feb 7% 7% Libby McNeill & Libby common. Lindsay Lt & Chem common Field Feb 28% 5 * pfd Switchboard common 9% 200 6% * Kellogg 300 30% 19% 10 10% 28% 10 100 common Wood Industries — —a. 5% 5% 6 1 6% 6% 7% 2,100 6% 5% 5% 5 600 5% Jan 4% 373 4% Feb : Feb 1 1 4% - 1,140 5% Feb .1 ■ 1 5% Jan:, 5% Jan Volume 167 *•?' i Number 4673" ■ . ' -. . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE / OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Week's Friday Last v :=• :.!V BTOCKB— : • •: .. 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Baltimore & Ohio R R Jan Barnsdall 6Va Jan Bendix 15% Oil 8% Feb 10 Jan Borg-Warner Corp Feb 16% Jan 13% Feb 450 11 %. 350 2 1% 12 ,i7y8 Feb Canadian Jan Case Jan ; Caterpillar Jan 2% Friday Week's Range 8harea Par Company 1 Co... Basin Oil Bolsa Central Investment Cessna Hign 600 52 %c Feb 77%c 10% 11% 1,770 10% Feb 12% Jan 6% 6% G% 1,013 6% Feb 7'A Jan General 8 Jan ,13% Jan Products Exeter Co Oil Farmers & 8 8% 4,005 11% 12% 2,155 a24% a24% __ 28 11 % 35 Feb a... 15 Jan Class Jan Electric Jan 28 150 28 Feb 28 23% 23'A 940 21 Jan 31'A Jan 13% 13% 150 .13% Feb 16% Jan a3% a3% a3% 50 54% 54% 57 1,021 al3% al3% 2o Tele Foster & & Kleiser Inc. General Electric — a— Foods Corp Interlake Iron 63% Jan 13% Feb 14 7A Jan International Hotels Corp Holly Development Co Intercoast Jade Inc Jan 32% Petroleum Kaiser-Frazer 11% 300 11% Feb 12% Jan 53% Jan of Mag'navox Company 24% Jan Montgomery Libby, 50% 160 50% Feb 22% 150 21'A Jan McNeil & 13% 100 13% Feb 143A Jan 3,950 62'Ac Feb 95c Jan Lincoln Menasco Nat Distillers New York Nordon Corporation Central Jan 9% Jan Feb 5% Feb 808 54 Jan 57% Jan Pacific 25 Feb 27% a40% a41'A 12'A 5% Jan 149 42 Feb 43% Jan 295 12'A 12'A Feb 14% Jan 2.05 2.25 North 6% 17 American 75 Packard Pan Motor Pacific Pacific American Pennsylvania Railroad Pepsi-Cola Co Feb Phelps 1.25 Rexall Rice Drug 2,900 97 %c Feb 22c Jan 34c Feb 11% 11% 13 23,238 11 Jan 15 Jan Dodge Richfield Ryan Oil Oil Pure Oil 1.15 Feh 1.40 Jan Republic 12 14% Jan 16% Jan 1% __ . 97'Ac ' Seaboard Finance 5 1% 1,270 1.05 270 5,900 1% 95c Jan Jan 22% 270 Jan Security Shell Co Sterra Oil 8'A 275 19c 5,000 6% 10O 1.95 1.95 2.10 8 Feb Jan 6% Feb 1.95 Feb 8% 20c 8% Jan Jan Feb 2.85 Jan 13 13 13'A 270 13 13% 17% 530 16% Ffeb 19 Jan 33% 33% 34% 1,159 33% Feb 36 Jan 34 34% 284 34 Jan 35% Jan ; , Feb * 51% 51% 51% 239 51% Feb 53 Jan a42% 1 23 6 - a42% a45% 23% 6 "A. 16 30 ; ,.A V Brands " I 48- 28% 1 Standard Oil Co Standard Stone & Oil (Ind) Co ; .*27%* 25 pfd A of & Texas Co—;__ - Texas Tide Gulf Water Sulphur California of Cal common preferred A.' 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Woolworth Jan 134 Jan 122 20 500 United Jan 23% 19 % a 19% ' Jan 12c United Air a Jan 28% 60 - 15% al55% 5 Corp 20% 15% Jan 200 A 325 Jan 55% Feb a a95'A Jan 26 Jan 19% a93% a95% al9% Corp Jan Jan 55% Jan 55 230 19% * Carbon Jan 110 19% 10 Pacific Railroad Co— '®--\ " & 60 Steel Corp Universal Consolidated Oil Co Feb al2'A al3% Co Carbide 46% 11% of 44 * Oil Union 44% 2 States 427 a69% a71% Twentieth-Century-Fox 57% 5 Oil 44 al5'A al6'/« __ 25 TA 122 a33'A a33% Corporation Oil Co Jan 13% a37 Co Associated 44% Western Air Inc Union Feb Jan __25 57% all% Union 12'A 27 a— a69% : Company -1.10 47 27%' 24% „50c „ Transamerlca United : 1 A Textron Inc Jan 12% 16% "\ 1 • ... — 10% 230 48% » Btudebaker Corp Swift • — Calif Sunray Oil Corp Transcon & ; i_____25 Company Feb 50 25 Inc— Feb 125 g% 25 Co 539 , __25 (N J) Webster, Feb 260 86c , 25 Oil 16% » 6 48 122 15% 4.32% Standard Jan 8% — 15 90c 29% 125 36c ■ 16 13c __ * Southern Pacific 5% a— 44 1.75 ; ; - 33'A > . __ Calif Edison* Co Ltd com 4.48%. convertible preferred— So Calif Gas Co 6% a— „_ 1% Inc Union a— 773 4% 15% 122 preferred Jan 12% 8 STOCKS— cumulative Feb 3% 2,205 , 19% 33% „ 48 15 Southern 4% a 12% 12% __ * 22% 17% 4% 19% __ . 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Inc Jan 2.55 30c 25 common 7'/b a— al9 Airways Corp Pictures, 17% 2.50 Republic Petroleum Co — Feb a4% • Co 21 Jan „ Western Oil Corp Car Jan * common.; Feb a— 277/8 al37/8 al37A * Feb 1.55 10 preferred.,— Indemnity Company Lighting Corp common Aviation 17 496 1.10 1 1st Pacific Jan 7% 15 35 a— • North 15% 12,600 15% al5% al6% 1 common 8'A 700 V Jan 100 25 310 25c 1 Clay Products Jan a20% a20% 15 Ohio Oil Company 100 25 1 Pacific Finance Corp Pacific Gas & Elec Jan 22% 3 American Company —— Northern Pacific Rwy Co. 1 Oceanic Oil Co 2% Feb 7% — • 7% Feb Feb 97%c 1 Ltd Feb 21% 75 RR_ Feb 28c ...100 Inc 2 V* 280 a27% a28% ... 8'A 295 Standard Northrop Aircraft 3,100 200 5 Corp 5% 2.10 1 National City Lines Inc Prod 20 10c Co 2% 21% a9% 100 97%c Manufacturing Co.. Merchants Petroleum 2'A 4% Inc.. 397 5% __ N * & Co, Corp a51% a54% — 1 Co 11% Jan 28% Jan 21% . Ward 6 1 Company Petroleum 10y* Feb 27% Jan 35 __ 7 295 10 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Los Angeles Investment Co Feb 55 4% Canada 8% 5% 10c Corp 186 a36 a37% Libby Nash-Kelvinator Radio Lane-Wells 10% * 5% a40% 1 Corp Jan Jan — .6.66% Oil Company 36'/a • 17% Feb 295 • common Jan — ' 8% __ Foods 36 % * Copper Corp Feb __ 5 Hudson Motor Car Co Jan 47 l Kennecott 16 Paramount Hunt 58% a26%a26'A — * 30 62'Ac 67%c a51% _« Qoodyear Tire & Rubber Co common..* Hilton 37% Jan a20% a21% all% Paper Co—..——; 78' __ 10 A..._ Feb 58% a4% * Int'l Tel & Tel Corp 410 __ 2.50 common 37% __ _.* Corp—.— 31 __ 1 Company__ Motors Corp Gladding McBean & Co 100 140 7.% 7'A a49% a49% • Greyhound Corporation 16% 13% 1 < 37% a34y8 a34% - a27% • International Nickel Co Feb 22% 65c Bank__100 Corp A Jan 8% : a54% a56% — — 54 % 50% __ — 1 Nafl class Jan 12 y4 al3% Co 11% 4 A Radio Jan 10'A 2'A Light Corp.. 16 11% * Corp Stores 52 Feb 10% .1 & 30 __ 1 a__ 20 — • 50c class Jan a— Feb 13% __ "A" Power Graham-Paige Motors Corp Great Northern Ry Co pfd a 28 Corp common..* Merchants Farnsworth Fitzsimmons General Ltd Jan 47 70 37% —* Loew's Inc Electrical 41 —' Jan — 5 General Public Utilities Corp.— Goodrich (B F) Co__—_— 8 11% 6% 24 1 Inc Jan Jan Jan 11% Corp America, Inc Industries 35 41 11 a20% 1 Jan Feb 1 Douglas Aircraft Company Dresser Feb 1,189 a._ * Curtiss-Wright Corp common 4% 2.50 Iron 31% 32 a40 330 1 21'A Steel of 1 Jan Jan 40 — * Feb 35% 29'A 11% 5 270 20 : ll'A Feb Feb 11% 25 Crown Zellerbach Corp Curtiss Publishing Co———— 4,700 * Corp Feb 33'A 27% __ Corp——_* Y) * 60c _• common . Creameries (N 6% • Preferred Consolidated Co 21% 1 . & Edison 5% Aircraft Company Colorado Fuel Southern 21% Certain-teed Products Corp Chrysler Corp & 57%c Corp Packing Corp 10% 50 160 a45% a46% ■—f 5% Rroadwa.v Dept 8tore Byron Jackson Co California Jan 75 — • : Jan 15'A 512 A....* ; 57'Ac ...10 Corp Oil Low 5% Feb 8'A Service Company.—___--.__._10 Cities Co 2 Co Chica Range Since January 1 High Feb > 8% 25 ... Tractor 1 Barker Bros Corp common Barnhart-Morrow Consolidated Blue Diamond Low 1,508 31% — 25 Continental Motors Corp. Continental Oil Co (Del)—; for Week of Prices 11% — 4% 12% ; a23% a23% a39% 5 Pacific Railway Co (J I) Consolidated Sales Last 120 Jan Angeles Stock Exchange Sale Price 300 8% Commonwealth STOCKS— 4% 127A a__ a39% — 15 Columbia Gas & Electric Corp— Los a— 10% 31% 5 (The) Budd Co Jan 6% v„ Feb 2 1,900 Jan 25 a30% a30% a26% * Boeing Airplane Company Borden Company Feb Jan 97% a26% a27% __ 5 Bethlehem Steel Corp Feb Jan 14'A Jan 4% 10% 5 Jan 6 34% Feb 91 12% — 100 — Jan 10 Feb 12% 196 4% Corp 8% 20O 32 300 a30% a307/8 Company Aviation 4 1,736 574 12% a30% 13 Jan Jan a Jan 36 Feb 6 56 152% 32% 25 Corp Jan 12 Jan 32 a86% (The) 7% 14'A — Product! Mfg Co 3% 100 52'A 12'A — Ry—100 3 Refining Jan Jan a84% a89'A — 5 Fe Santa & 525 1 ______________ (111) 300 1 common Co Topeka 1,100 12 . Feb 29 7% 14% Jan 4% I — 50 Baldwin Locomotive Works Jan 24 Jan a 149 common Petroleum Jan a47% lit 5c Feb 100 Commercial Solvents Corp Commonwealth Edison Company Bandini 7% Viscose Corp ———.14 * common Screw a— Tel & Tel Co _ r 13 84 American Products Aircraft 307 American Corporation Radia to 30 13 Feb Brewing Warner a7% 13 — Jan • Manufacturing Udylite a7'A a26% a26'A — a26% 6'A * Scotten-Dillon 1 Rolling Mill. ———10 Smelting &; Refining Co • 1% common Paper Jan Feb Brewing-common Raisin 4c Feb 1 (H WL River 1,000 1% Car Metal 4%c 6'A Davis Peninsuiar 1.00 Jan 450 Chemical Pfeiffer 4%c Jan 4%c __ American Radiator & Stand San Corp.* 33'A 10 _ Motor Jan Feb yv, v; 457 Atlantic FacKaru 4c 70c 400 common National Stamping 1,000 1,000 1% 1 Jan 4c 85c 6 % ' 4% 4c Stocks— American High ,v Feb 3% 70c — Ltd—___25c 700 1% common Products , . —.1 200 Jan 3"% Low 6% common Murray Corp Development Co Unlisted 3% Co.—A—10c; 1% 14% 3% Range Since January 1 High 1 : Oil 10 12% 33% Low 10 Products pfd McClanahun Mng Co.. Chollar G & S Mng Co Amer Masco Gold 34% -1%. 10 : , Shares Par 16 ; tar Week ef Prices Mining Stocks—, * common—•__ Sales Range Sale Pries ' High Feb 8 STOCKS— 50 — Car Klnsel Drug Kresge Co (S S) 100 21% Week's Last Range Since January 1 Lots 8 20% * • Friday Shares High 8 10 common Sales of Prices 5 Bearing common Houdaille-Hershey Howell ; common 13 for Week Range • Sale Price ; (775) 52% Feb 63% Jan 715 7'/a Feb 9y8 Jan 16 Feb 17% Jan Feb 55% Jan 16 16% 49% 50'A 442 49% 54% 1,402 51V* Feb 58% Jan 162 18'A Feb 21 '/a 10% 727 10 Jan 10% 4% 43 4% 791 v 4% Feb 6 Jan Jan Jan 35 THE (776) 36 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK CHRONICLE Monday, February 16, 1948 EXCHANGES RANGE FOB WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 13 Week's Friday Range Bale Price Shares Low Par Prlday Sales (or Week of Prices Last STOCKS— Week's Bales Last Low High, High ; , Rang# Bale Prloe STOCKS— Range Since January X ef Prices Par . Low * for Week Pennroad Power & Light Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg $1 preference 2714 28% ' 91% 91% Feb % 6 2,573 5% Jan 6% Jan $4.20 preferred 19 2,498 Jan 193/a Jan 2nd 16% 18 3,080 16% Feb 20% Jan 44% 70 44 '/a Feb 47 1073/a 109% 10 107% Feb 18' H — 18 117% Jan 22 21% 22% 2,989 21% Feb 23% 22% 23% 172 22% Feb 24% ___3 28% 30% 304 28 Jan 33% __50 17 17% 185 16% Feb 20 Feb 11% Jan Jan 44% Jan Oil Paper 1 ; Sun Oil Co 9% 10% 205 • Corp common 42 3/8 42% 59 51% 52'% 280 • 51% 93/8 42 51% Feb 573/4 Jan Chemical Dow El Mining Transit Investmi Corp 6% United Corp United Gas 1 * __ 1 4 1 2% 13% 20% 203/4 22% common 1 4 Jan 4% Jan 2% Jan 20% Feb 22% Week'i Friday Foster Shares Columbia & Gas Continental Electric Commercial Follansbee Steel Harbison _ . Gas Mackintosh-Hemphill Mountain Fuel National Plate Screw _ Bolt & Co Reymer San Jan 15 % Jan 10% 103% 505 10% Feb 2 Jan Jan 26 Feb 23% — Linen 23% 318 213/4 Feb 26% Jan 90 18% Feb 203% X6% 100 Jan 6% 12 12% 477 12 Feb 14% 515 4 Feb 4 — 4 — — Feb Jan 3% 3% 1% 100 1% Feb 1% 7% 35 V4 80 34% Feb 39% Jan 10 7% Feb 15 60% Feb 1% 200 9 ' 1% Jan 13 Feb 15c Feb 6% 15 6% Feb Inc Jan 21% Jan 6 6 1,500 6 Feb 7% Jan 37 Jan 37'/a 1 10 7% 36 36 150 Jan 36 • 32% 35% 316 32% Feb 37% class "A" 25% 26% 171 25% Feb 30 -12.50 Fibres .35 Range Bale Price of Prices Shares Paahau Low I5 792 13% Burkart Mfg Electric General Motors —1 common 15 Jan 15% 33 33 34»% 187 33 Feb 35% 51% 54% 169 51% Feb 58% Jan 27% Feb 31% Jan 41% 33 110 33 Jan 35 4 21% 21% 300 21% -Feb 24 2% 2% 100 5 common common— McQuay-Norris 4 Feb 30 Feb 45% Feb 10 16 Feb 4% 125 15% 9 135 19% 17 • 143/4 Feb 4% Feb 5% 45 19% Feb 23% 17 Jan 19 63a 6 3/8 6 % 840 6% 33% 155 32% Feb 36% 13% 871 13 Feb 14% 55% 48'A 48 50% 407 48 Feb Jan 70 71 83 70 Feb 72 Jan 32% 36% 365 32% Feb 40% Jan 39c 39c 45c Jan 100 39c 28 28 153 28 Feb 29 Jan 11% 490 10% Feb 11% Jan 11% Feb 12 Jan Feb 15 13 11% 11% 60 11% Feb Jan 13j 5 13 7 8 100 7 Feb 8 Fob 5 v 5 669 5 Feb 6 Jan 34% 13 150 33% Feb 36% Jan 33% Jan 35 % Jan 501 30% Jan 31% Jan 51% 51% 377 51% Feb 53 % Jan 102 102 15 102 Feb 103% 13 Feb • common _* , '{ - V —100 91 —100 Corp 10 35 13 * — — Oil 102 ♦ 14 24 278 92% 24 316 90 140 Feb a_l 15 Feb 23 , 90 140 a42% 396 140 24 25 % Feb Jan Jan Jan Jan 97 141% Feb 69% Feb 75 Jan 69 55% Feb 61% Jan * 36% 36% 38 968 36% Feb 43% Jan 8% 8% 9 203 8% Feb 10% Jan 49% Co's common Co 100 Incorp common 49% —1 — 25 — 25% 1 a — 49% 30 a23% a23% 62 23 Jan 30% Jan a31% a31% 87 32 Feb 33% Jan 49 Jan 54 Jan 23%■ 26 550 23% Feb 26 Feb 1 20% 20% 22 833 20% Feb 23: Jan * common Manufacturing Co al6% al6% al7 140 15% Jan 18 29 30 29 Feb 31 > 1 Foods Inc 29 „ 10 - __ — Mauricio Union Oil • 17% 17% 150?; 17% 19% 19% 175 19"% Calif Edison Jan 2 Jan Feb 18% Jan Feb 20% Jan 10c 12c 21,400 9c Jan 13c 33 % 11c 33% 405 32 s/a Feb 36 % Jan 31% 535 30% Feb 35% Jan 15 "unman 31% 30% 122 122 5 28 % 28 30 % 140 Feb 350 122 Feb 1,335 122 28 Feb 22% Jail 25 Jan 27% Feb 28 % Jan 44 Feb 50% Jan 22% Jan 23% Jan 9% Feb 10 Jan 333 Jan Jan Co— cum preferred : convertible preferred— Pacific Co Inc — 24% 27% 24% 27% 335 25 • 45% 44 46% 1,478 a22% a22% 9V8 9% 120 25 — 1 Week's Water Associated Oil —i Union 267 of Prices Shares Loto 125 150 1,408 6% 6 3/4 — 5% 600 334 125 29% 4% Jan 125- Feb 6% — 5 Jan 7% Jan 6 VB Jan 225 6% Jan 73/4 Jan 40 25% Jan .7 Feb 28% 28% 54 W&i? 500 434 194 10% 293/4 27% 438 494 Jan 54 Feb 58 Jan 306 1.00 1034 Feb 1.30 56% 832 54% Feb 62 Jan 2iv8 400 20% Feb 23 Jan 15% al5% 25 17% Jan 17% Jan a26% a27 181 28% Jan 28% Feb .24 19% 19% 550 11 18% 11% 8,210 11 Feb 13% Jan 18% 300 16% Jan 21 Feb 21% 22% 1,280 21% Feb 26% Jnn 19 5% 220 17 Feb 17% 250 16% Jan — 69 71% 1,060 69 t— 39% 39% 400 7% 8% 355 < . 20 Jan Jan 18% Feb Feb 78 Jan 39% Jan 42'/a Jan — — __ — — 27% 29 7% Feb 27% 45 290 290 10 Feb a21% a22 70 16% 16% 2.90 320 22% 16% 8%. Jan 34% Feb 301 Jan 22% Feb 18% Jan Jan Jan Jan — — a28% a28% 40 69%' 69% a— 30 a._ 69% 10% 10% 410 24% 3 a2% 24% 24% 244 : a2% a2% 7% 7% 7% —_1 ; Feb 69% Feb 10 Jan 11 Jan American American & • 1 Foreign Power ____ Airlines — * 1 2% 315 3 50 24% Feb 24% Feb 2% Feb 3 % Jan 300 2% 7% 2% Jan Jan1 Jan 8% & Light—. 14% Jan Power American Radiator & Std * — 7% ;, i Jan 7% Feb 8% Jan al2% al3% 165 13'/a Feb 14 % Jan a47% a50% 150% 150% 218 51% Jan 54% Jan 290 150% Feb 152% Jan 7% 100 n Jan a 12% Jan Unlisted Securities— American Smelting 12% 13% 250 12% Feb II* 39% 3934 120 3934 Feb 5 4% 4% 100 4% Feb 43 <• < 6% & San Refining American Tel & Tel Co American Viscoe 1 Jan 20 17% -——100 American — 62% Feb Jan 54% _20 Jan 173/4 17 * common Alleghany Corp 333/4 1,227 RR Feb Feb Feb 54 54% 215 17% —50c Air Reduction Co— 9% 1.00 Pacific Preferred Feb 20% 31/3 25 Jan 3.454 17% 8% Jan Feb 28% 54 __2.50 __ 1.10 Jan 656 1.00 — 17% — 100 1 Yellow Cab Co common . 100 __ 1 Co— Western Dept Stores common Western 100 6 % 10% Clorox Chemical Co fan Jan 534 4% . 1 ..Agricultural Wells Fargo Bank & U T West Indies Sugar common Jan 32% Feb Waialua Jan a24 7 ■ — 10 Victor Equipment Co High Feb 6% — 6% . l.CC Range Since January 1 High 125 1 14 • Consolidated Oil 30% • 234 1.00 1.00 56% 60% 10 Universal 3% — 11% 5 12% Corp for Week 125 California Art Tile A Co common.,— Lines Air 10 —25 - Union Sugar common United " Mining Co Calif Corp common— 29% —* of — 2 Corp Co OD 57% 10 U S Steel 33/4' * Packing Corp common — —* Super Mold Corp capital Range 33i l — * Sales Low 2.50 common — 2 common Co Ltd Standard Oil Co of Cal Exchange 20 capital Jan 7,701 Spring Valley Feb a24 Corp 80 Jan 2 Air Feb 75 Jan Jan 85 Spiegel Jan 13 _l Vultee 74 ' 78 9 115 4.48% Jan 32% 10 Bank Consolidated Chem Ind A Consolidated Coppermines 10 Feb 1,147' Bperry Corp Feb 13 5 15 Petroleum Consolidated 113/ Feb a41% a45% Southern Jan 50 100 Edison Jan 9% Jan 23% Bishop Oil Co Byron Jackson Co. Commonwealth 8% 11% 437 a67% a67% 8hell Jan 26% Mg Co—— Colorado Fuel & Iron preferred 150 620 9% 74 Stores, Inc common.——5 Mining —10 pesos Sears, Roebuck & Co capital • Jan 134 Feb Bale Price Chrysler Corp 8% 11 % 9% 30% Signal Oil & Gas Co class "A" Soundview Pulp Co Jan Imp Diesel Engine Eureka 8% 11% __ 9% 30% Southern 23 Alaska Packers Assn Central Jan Jan 33% Jan 32:,,a Caterpillar Tractor 16 % 10% Feb Feb 34%. Jan 24 Par California 8% a55% a56% San Jan 75 STOCKS— Sugar 14% 500 33% 31 25 Last Calamba 420 9 Jan 30% 23 23 common Calaveras Cement Co 15 1.80 24% Feb 25 Friday Bandini Jan 25 Feb 25 San Francisco Stock ; 1.15 25 Transcontinental & Western Air Atlas Jan 4,597 —25 22 23 Fuller common National Feb 30 ; common- Transamerlca Calif 11% Feb a55% Tide Anglo Jan Feb common 28 * Roebuck Juneau G 35% 10% 25% Jan . .„lo St Louis Public Service class A Alaska 15 316 221 8% —_5 30 20% 17 Feb Jan Jan a67% 4.32% 10 32% 16 10% 14% 15 123 22% 25 9% Feb Feb 15 Safeway 200 5 29 common 8% 14 ::P> 1.50 __5 Service S and W Fine Jan 9 14% Jan 1.40 _5 com Richfield Oil Corp Roos Bros Jan 22 common Electric 27 42% 28 common Car 130 14% 35% 10% preferred Republic Petroleum Co Feb 411 _25 Missouri Portland Cement— 2% 43% —20 common Jan 27% 4 — 2% 27 9. Feb Jan Jan 42% 42'A 1 common Laclede Steel Landis Machine • Jan 34% 26% ___6 Preferred Jan 100 ■ Jan 28 10% 1 — A" Preferred Jan common 500 520 15 Feb 10 Cons Plantation Petroleum Rayonier Feb 33 common Wagner 25 40 — Shoe 9 15 Jan 32 355 Jan 26% 100 Oil Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Jan 52 120 common.. 32% Jan 11 , Jan 13 • Phillips Jan 33 310 17% 34% 17,981 Feb Jan Jan 27% Laclede Gas Stix-Baer & 10 500 5 15% 13 . 50 13 Feb * Paraffine Jan Feb common.:...—100 Brick Laclede-Christy Sears 17 7 45 ; Jan 26% 100 : preferred Rheem Knapp-Monarch Louis Feb 140 7 27% common Preferred Rice-Stix 16% Jan 15% * Jan 3 % 3% 25% __ 1 Preferred Jan 32 43 Brewing International 100 8% Feb 15 . Huttig S & D Hydraulic P Feb 29 • Griesedieck-Western Brewing Hyde Park 16% 7 7% 200 10 (Unj (Un) common 360 15 % Shoe General 16% 56 % Feb 14 _* Western Jan 53 Railway Equipment & Realty Co com.* 8 29 % 5 common Palstaff Brewing common General 7%29 1 common. Brewing 7% 15 Jan. 2.55 8% 1 Aggregates Pac Tel & Tel Jan 15 19% Jan P'v/..' 100 Lighting Corp div preferred 1st Htu> Jan Feb 1.60 1.50 1__ Fisheries Pacific-Public Range Since January 1 17% 10 — Pacific $5 840 4,050 1 1st preferred 1st Jan 18 2.25 32 __ Jan 19 26% 14 Jan Feb 11% ■■ '72% 16% a32% a32% 32 Investment com Filters Sugar 5%% High 15 3 com 70 •„ Coast Pacific Columbia St Low 1 common 615 __ Jan 685 a32% a32% B Pacific. Amcr Sales for Week Par Shoe 17% 5 common—: Petroleum United .Class Exchange Last Building & Equipment 15% al6% al7% 1 Calculating Machine American 6% Week's Friday Brown 180 common Pacific Gas & Elec Co Si. Louis Stock Bank 1,367 3% 7 preferred 5%% preferred Jan * common 54% 3% '■ 6% Pacific Inv 53% __ 19% 12 53% 11% Feb Feb 2.10 1 P.. 15% Feb' 17% * Feb Jan 10% — 15% 12 30 67 2.10 18 Feb 6 Feb Feb 120 16% _15 Jan Jan Jan 6 850 ' 16% 1 Co Occidental 68 1 < 5% 12 3,552 10% Feb 24% 771 17% 67 — 6.06% 4 .V 5 (R Hi 15% 5% 300 * *. Aircraft Corp ■ 500 25V4 10.% - V 10% * Bk City Lines Jan 26% 15% 10 V ' 5% 25 Jan 33 25 40 250 a51% a54% __ * 2.85 5% 5% 2% Co._ United National Jan 36 5% 2 com„_ ' a33% a33% __ 2% com North American Oliver I Jan 3^ Feb Radio Natomas Company North 40 Feb 19 • Auto Jan Feb 60 Inc— National Jan 12 3/8 31% 1,410 Menasco Mfg Co common Morrison Knudsen Jan lie 3,750 Jan L300 Lxbby McNeill & Libby Jan 25 12 3% 6% :1%'; Jan 19% 19 Leslie Salt Co Jan 13 100 13c 12% „ 3% 100 13 11c 1 > Feb 34 Idaho Power Co—20 Kaiser-Frazer Corp common.. _1 Marchant Jan 15% Jan 3% Corp Foods Magnavox 37% 7% 19 — Lockheed 8% Feb 1,030 16'/a Feb 35 2.85 Pineapple Co Ltd— Development ■oVvvi Macy & Co Jan 31% Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Jan 13 — Stores Langendorf 15% Feb 14 Feb 13 Jan 19 Pacific Can Co common... American 75 100 Oil Jan 61 152 60% 7% 13 STOCKS— 200 7% __ 1.00 2.85 Feb 34% • 1 . g a35% a35% Ltd common Plantation Jan 5 Jan 1% A Westinghouse Electric Corp 6% 320 60% common 239 Corp—f3 Bros Jan 12 & Service Honolulu Jan 19% —100 Spring . 39% 21% 3% 1 Alloys Steel Wesilnghouse Air Brake Feb 1% _ Vanadium 23% 18% * pfd 30 18% —1 - United States Glass Jan 25 x6% — . 2 248 22% * _5 <1 Bros— Mining Standard Steel Jan 200 26 23% — 10 _ _ 12 2 26 — . Corp _ & Toy 30% Feb A Glass Pittsburgh Steel Foundry 5r> Renner Feb 13% 10 Corp. Pitsburgh Brewing common... Pitsburgh Oil & Gas. Pitts 25% 185 5 __ Supply Fireproofing Pittsburgh 180 14% 2 —10 13 Feb 1.00 126'/a 32% common Honolulu High 27% * Refractories— Low 13% — .10 — Range Since January 1 High 25% 10% 5 13 Feb 104 1 preferred Holly 13% __1 - . . — Walker Star Corp. _ Jan • Hawaiian 26% e Jan —.20 General Metals" Corp Gladding McBean & Co Hunt * - Duquesne Brewing Lone LOW * - 98 24 * Co Kleiser & Galland Hale for Week of Prices Bale Price Par Steel Feb a90c -_15 common Television Greyhound Sales Range Last Co Jan 91% a90c 5 Machinery Corp 4% Blaw-Knox 34 109 Corp Plantation Farnsworth Feb 872 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Alleghany Ludlum Feb 107 Works——.—; Goiden State Co STOCKS— 13 27% 104 common- Jan 2% 1,232 2% part pfd—25 Improvement Feb 3,468 95-158 ___* —_ Emporium Capwell Co common Eureka Ewa Jan 1 1,255 4 % 2 % 50 Jan Co Dorado Oil Food Tonopah 11% 2 — Giorgio Fruit Corp A Doernbecher Mfg Co__ Jan Dome 5 :— Di Jan Reading Co Salt preferred Corp common Jan Philco Corp common Scott Zellerbach Cypress Abbey Co__: Jan 22% • High 1,291 Jan H 5% 17% —* common common 2714 u n 18% 100 Philadelphia Electric Co Crown Low 12 Jan 10 pfd series A 11% 15 - "i • 50 common 11% 44% 0 1 Corp Pennsylvania F Range Since January 1 High Creameries of Amer lno common——1 National Power & Light Shares Corp common American Woolen Co com Jan Anaconda Jan Argonaut Copper Mining Mining Co • — • — 100 — : 47% Feb 50% Feb — 41 43 445 41 Feb 44% Feb 50 31% 31 31% 416 31 Feb 33% Jan —5 — 4% 4% Jan 4% Jan 14 • t . 47% 47"% :-';v. - 95 1,063 4% Volume 167 Number 4673 & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE OTHER STOCK (777) EXCHANGES FOR WEEK ENDED RANGE CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 13 Friday Week's Range , Last STOCKS— Par Armour & Co (111) Atchison Topeka Corp Atlas Avco common & Santa Low 5 — .100 Fe 13 a84 % a£'3 % a20 0 Manufacturing Corp High 12% common- —3 / 43/4 LOW Par:: Pi Feb 14% Jan 175 93 Jan 93 Jan 137 4% 12% a— 245 a— 43/4 National N Locomotive Baltimore & Barnsdall Oil Bendix Ohio Co capital Aviation Central Y Corp common Boeing Inc Airplane Co Bunker Hill com Cap & 10% ' RR _ _ Jan North American Co Jan Northern 110 27% 256 33'% 1,130 3% 1,232 a21% a24'/8 -2% _ 15 13 a__ — — 29% Jan 31 Feb 343/4 Jan Ohio Feb 4% Jan Pacific 168 17 — 17% 23 Jan Jan 41 % Cities & Service Columbia Ohio Co Gas Commonwealth RR —25 Electric— Jan 17% Jan Southern Co "• Food Tire Mary - -?■: Jan Jan - 7% Jan 8$; >■/;■ / 87 22% 4% Feb 2.73/4 a 410 26 39% 155 40% 20 32% 36 111 674 36 / 30% Jan Jan 41% Feb ??% 1143/4 Jan Feb Jan 35% 232 36 160 a__ a Jan a— 310 a— 4% International Tel a36% 4V« 365' 43% Jan 39 Feb 39% 145 Packard 160 32 Jan a— 5 Feb 5 100 5 8 % 100 7% Jan 2.05 2.20 4.100 27 27 278 11% 12 34% — 1 12 • -II* Kennecott Copper Corp Loew's 2.15 :■ Johns-Manville Corp Inc 34% 43 • Navigation Co McKesson & Robbins Inc.. M & M Montgomery Ward Mountain City & 2.05 Jan 1038 Jan 230 15 Feb 16% Feb 105 20 Jan 20 3/4 Jan SO 15 % Feb 17% Jan Jan American Paramount Airways Pictures ' Corp of America Tobacco Riverside Cement common class B St Josephs Lead Feb „* & Paper com— * 20 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A_— 5 % preferred * Steel Aluminium Ltd Aluminum '■ Socony-Vacuum Oil Cal Ed Ltd Co —_ of V/l <>' ft Amalgamated Can •; 4% Standard Brands Inc Oil Co of N J— Electric • Corp 4%% Co __ Company Asbestos Corp Aircraft Corp Bell Pow & Pap class Feb 47% Jan 16 Jan 18% Jan Westates British Petroleum _ Lines a25% a27% 395 27% Jan Col Class British Jan 34% Jan Jan a23 % ' ' w 8 8% 7% 22 % 23 1,178' a383/s a38% 15 % of Cement 49 Feb 53% Jan Westinghouse Electric Corp com. Willys-Overland Motors com Jan 51c Jan Woolworth (F W) LISTED ENDED Canadian Sales Dominion Steel Class 15% 1,033 28 481 25% 50 $1 Class Shares Range Since January 1 High Low High 17% Jan 19 Jan 17 / 17 17 178 37 -47% 1.95 24% 24% 17 Feb 15 100 Jan 7,695 100 % 100 % 37 Feb 56 Jan Feb 224 Jan jan 25 Canadian Ind — Class 70% a71% 115 Feb 77 18% 800 17 Feb 20% 75 34% Feb 36 142 523/4 Feb 59% 24 52% Class 25 Feb 261.4 Jan 2% Feb 234 Jan 240 2.85 Feb 3% Jan _5 10% 10% 10% 425 10% Feb 12% Jan 38c Feb 4Gc Jan a . 40c 3,400 4% 5% 2,350 a7% 38c a7 % 23 al9 al9 30 26% 755 4% . „ 319 195 25 ,...243 24% 13 13% 75 12 Jan 13% 49 49 10 49 Feb 49 6% 6% 7 1.375 40c 40C 1,000 ■■■/- 25 25 25% 410 — 12% 25 3 26 1 43% . Rights Dominion Glass B 25 Week'i For fdotnotes — Sjtiee Low 14 Shares Range Since January 1 High Low High 800 26 % Feb 26% Jan 20% 1,100 20 Feb 21% Jan Feb 12 ♦ Dominion Textile 23 % —* common 6% 7% Feb Donnacona Paper 4 Bros. Ltd* % % pfd- 20 12 Jan 11 7,791 11 Feb 102 102 10 102 Feb 105 Jan 19% 19% 150 19% Jan 20 Jan .—100 Donohue * Dryden Paper Feb Feb Enamel & Heating Jan Famous Jan Foundation 20c Feb 60c 25 Jan Players Co of — 12% Jan 26% 26 % 26% 750 25% Jan 28 Jan 20 18 18 18% 120 18 Feb 19 Jan 1 Prod-. Canada — * 2 Eddy Paper Co Class 'A' pfd Electrolux Corp 15% 15% 490 15% Feb 17 12 12 25 11 % Jan 14 Jan 16 16 16% 1,090 16 Feb 18 Jan 213% Feb 24% Jan 18% Feb 20 Jan Jan 0 Corp • Can— " 21% 213/4 16% 21% 35 Jan 26% Jan Power -. * com 94 15 6,875 3% Feb 4 Jan Hamilton * 25 24% 25 230 24% Feb 26 Jan Howard Smith Paper 238 100 100 10 100 Feb 100 21 21 200 21 Feb 24 28 % 29 955 28% Feb 30% Jan 163/, 16% 17% 2,298 16% Feb 19 Jan 28% 28 28% 805 27 Jan 28Vz Feb 10 10 5 10 Jan 11 12 12% 1,065 12 Feb 13% Jan 36 36 37% 168 36 Feb 40% Jan 21% 20 22% 10,365 20 Feb 23% Jan 18% 19 115 Jan 12 % 18% Jan 28% A pfd —100 . 125 Feb 22 168% Jan Jan Jan 5% preferred 5 % % 19% Jan Feb 23% Jan General Steel Wares 24 Jan 243% Jan Goodyear Tire 4% 94 Feb 96% 2% Feb 2% Ltd———————* • common preferred Gypsum Lime & Alabastine inc. * —* • 104 25 104 Jan 108 110 110 10 110 Jan 110 3 3% 1,500 3 Feb 4 14% 14% 15 315 143% Feb 16% Jan 49i% 49% 25 49'%' Feb 52% Jan 13'% Feb 15% Jan 6% Feb —100 General Bakeries % 104 3 100 preferred Feb 50 14 13% 14% 2,163 * 6% 7 155 * 23 % • Jan Feb $2 Bridge common preferred Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Imperial Oil Ltd 4 % • • Accep International 6% class Corp Bronze 4,785 13 24% Paper 16 15% Feb 17 Jan International 58 Feb 64 Jan International Power 115 36 Jan 36% Jan International Utilities 22 22 125 21% Jan 22% 14 14% 62 14 Feb 15% Jan 12 12 ;F:/! 53 12 Jan 12 Jan preferred—1.2o —« Labatt Limited pfd———100 class 143 * • A 28 11 %' • 143* 28 ' 11% 11% 143 10 28 125 12 1,905 12 142% Feb 143 % Feb 28 Feb 32 Feb 13% Jan ; Laura Secord 13 906 12 Jan 14 Jan 265 24% Jan 25% Jan 7 175 63/4 Jan .7 Feb 31% 35 31% Feb 32'% Jan 24 11% 515 443 11% Feb 13 24% 28 980 24% Feb 30 Jan 14% 8,500 13% Jan 15 3/a Jan Lindsay (C W) MacMillan 10% 10 10% 160 91% 96'% 4,422 0 34 24% * __ 17 27% 34 130 24% 24% 25 9% 934 50 16% 17% 2,360 Jan Legare 6% 27 Jan 303% Feb 34% Jan 49'% 49 52 8.143 49 Feb 59 Jan * 13 12% 13% 2,780 12% Jan 43 315 U 11 11 —* ——t. * 135 15% Feb 50 Jan 11 Feb 12% Jan Jan 14 Jan 14 24'% 110 24% Jan 25 Jan 27 27% 395 27 Feb 32% Jan 159 159 30 159 Feb 159% Feb 15 15% 75 15 Feb 17'% Jail 24 22 Jan 22 * 14 27 14 25 14 . Feb 11% Jan 100% Jan Feb 38% Jan Massey-Harris 24% Feb McColl-Frontenac 26 Jan 10% Jan 16% Feb 20 Jan Mitchell - 1 1 •; 29 1,001 27 Feb/"' 32 Jan Molson 445 16 Feb 19 Jan Montreal 25 Feb 10 Jan Montreal 23 23'% 220 Feb 28 Jan Montreal 1.10 1.30 324 30 30 31% •230 23 1.10 30 22 14% 30 12 12 125 875 Jan 14% Feb 15% Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan Feb 9 10% Jan 7% Jail * 9% 9 9% 5% 5'% 6% 575 5% Feb 3.010 16% Feb 19 Jan 10% Feb 13% Jan 5c Feb 85c Jan Feb 19'% Jan * com Breweries Cottons 16% 17% 10'/a 10% 1,151 5c 5c 17c 51,538 16 16 16% 470 16 / * Ltd common Locomotive 16% ' 10 % * new * * : Oil (Robert) 8'% — * Export class A— Rights 16% 8% * Class B Feb 9%" 22 14% —_—25 1.—* Feb 16 23 ( Feb 41 24'% common 10 27 * Jan Feb 3,832 ——.—3 preferred.— 91% — * 13 24 32% 100 34 8'/a 25 Feb 10 30% * Lewis Bros Ltd 13% 92% 10'% 24 31% ——* common — 14% • Steel Corp preferred 24% 5 & Smelting Feb * v (John)— Woods 25 „ Jan Jan 11% 7% of the 48'% 16 % 41 Ltd Co Jamaica Public Ser Ltd common Lake Jan Feb 25 Jan __ 1,195 • 43% 14% 15 Canada Petroleum 598 36% Jan Jail Jan 7 • 10'% • common 60% 13% 30 % 48 5 International 36 Feb Jan Feb Jan 31% * 25 of 58 10% 7 23 % 962 15% 7 — Nickel 15% 1,340 Jan 46 45 46% 13 common preferred ■ 681 47 44 24% A 26% 14% 25 preferred Industrial 45~ 14% ——£1 preferred 6 '/b 46 50 36 . 12 Jan Jan 16 Jan 26% ;. ; — 58 page 40. Jan 8% a— 20 preferred »%. 3 % common see 283s Feb for Week Range of Prices 14 common—* ——1 C—— T Red 94 common common Feb 8% a 26 % V 3% preferred . 25a4 100 278 Feb Jan • & — 20'% Jan 3% ..100 * Foundries 8% a43 % a44% Feb 27 • pfd Bridge Dominion 4 8% a 20% Feb 756 * 6% Jan 2534 24 % * Dairies 6 % a— 841 24 —„—— Coal Dominion Feb 263/4 24% Seagrams Dominion 4% a 25% 25 Glass Dominion a Chemical & 20 , B Jan Jan- Tar 516 Davis Leather Co Ltd A Distillers 24 52% Dominion 5,537 Investment Mining Jan 18% 21 Plow Consumers Jan % 26% 20% Locomotive Consolidated 69% a Feb 20% Pacific Railway Cockshutt Jan Feb • B_ 26 a31% a32% a 14 ♦ common Canadian Feb 23% 25% 17 Corp Canadian Jan 25 a 25 10% Alcohol Jan 29% Feb 2.03 100% - ——' Foreign 16% Jan Jan 25 Canadian Feb 1,885 10% Canadian Fairbanks 6% 14% 27 14% • Converters A Jan 25% 20 B Feb 18% 25% 18% series.— Canadian Feb 4% Feb Ltd————.———* —___—25 Celanese 27% Feb 15 Stores 160% common series— 100 Dominion for Week 485 A $1.75 Feb 4% 14% Sale Price International Canadian 27% 25 425 1,000 10 Coal class & * Foundry Jan 15% Last .733 common Car & Jan 18 27% Friday 19 Breweries Canadian 40% Feb 24 STOCKS— 165 • Steamship 5% preferred Feb 15% 13 Exchange 20% ...» Canada 39% 50 MARKETS FEBRUARY 17% Class Power Jan i-U ■ 17 Canada S'/o Northern Jan 2% common 161 preferred Canada Jan 8% 26% 75 15 % a4 % * 50c 18% Products $1.30 9% Feb 2.85 Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 Canada Feb 7V« 2% A 100 18% Bruck Silk Mills Building 8 22'a* Feb 500 15 1 576 Feb B Rubber 639 * 4% 17 -.1 3,000 17% common.— Corp Jan Jan 2.85 — Western Union Telegraph 22c —-50 Power 30 2% common Jan 1633/4 Columbia Forest Products British 8% Jan ' • preferred conv Jan Feb 2.85 Inc. 100 Oil British Columbia Elec 4% British • Jan 48 7% 28 1 Air 17% Jan Feb • 100 Light & Power American 3%% A . Trac 22 Feb 41 27 % 5 Preferred 2% Telephone Brazilian Jan 21% 5 _ _ Gatineau Bathurst Jan Jan ——1 — 43 18% .... «.* — 21% 20 160 —.25 common Warner Bros Pictures 13% Warrants . Jan Feb Feb Feb 1,054 50 . 10 18% 17 280 a a31% 34% 9,518 * pfd Feb 9 135 1,222 200 1 __ _ Feb 40c Anglo Can Tel Argus Corp Ltd common • 41 1514 ■ 25 common 49 1.95 •/ _ 261 a 17% 7% 15% Swift St Co capital 34% 19% 39 — 43b 41 15 % » 11% 14% * pfd .;\;y X. ; 9% 181 115 7% 25 Jan 13% * ; Jan 7% ._15 ———— common 14 18% 25 common— 4% a21 a22% — t_* Feb 18% ^.100 - Algoma Feb 17 _5 . United 13% • 490 9% Par preferred Jan 4»a 18% 10 —— Canadian Fundi Power 115% 8 ' 10 A Co Silver King Coalition Sinclair Oil Corp Texas RANGE FOR WEEK $1.50 Jan 1 Jan CANADIAN Abitibi 33 41 • Corp 50c Low Jan 115 — • Republic Steel 49 Par Jan 22% a21 Radio-Keith-Orpheum 50c Range 10% Jan 4% a25% 367 of Prices 32% Feb 20Vis 115 — 25 Corp of Delaware Utah-Idaho Sugar Co common 19c Last Feb 10 % — 20 Jan 34»/i Sale Pric« 27'a 507 122 Jan 7% >, STOCKS— 235 10% 17V8 Phelps Dodge Corp.— 245 Week's 27'/a 22 % „ 33%c Pepsi Cola Co Jan 3 Friday 8% Feb 22 —. 1 21c Montreal Stock .Feb 10% — -50 Pioneer Mill Co— 10 ; • 16% 27% „ „ 2.50 common 2.35 16% 19c 15% „ ♦ common 27% 150 5c „ Co Jan 17 19c —1 Co Copper 330 15 100 26% a33Vk a33% —_ 10 15 — 10 230 44 ,17 - _ Cons 9% al7% al8% __ al7% 20 637 17% 17% • ! Jan • Co Motor Western Matson 15% common Studebaker Corp Jan 36 Feb 8% — Co 13 20 — Pennsylvania RR Co 80 5% a— 32 a 32 1 Tel 140 (--- A 32 1 & Co Sugar Standard • * Canada 13 Jan a50 a51% ' Co 13 1 Preferred Radio Feb a39% a41% a40% —_1 Corp. Nickel Jan — 100 Port Cement common United Mines 21 Jan a— •23% Feb 5»/4 Jan Feb 364 111 111% • Co-J——— International & 2% 22% 25 32% • Idaho J 26 • common 17% Feb 10 common Railway Reynolds 26 - common. — Oil 99 22% 4% 4% 32% Rubber Class B a7% 22% • Ry non-cum 'pfd— Battery Co A Holly M a6% "lOO prior pfd Feb 18 3,4 Jan Feb Jan 2% a__ a38% Great Northern . 11 10% 24 4% • Graham-Paige Motors Hobbs Feb 1,160 22 j* Co common & 150 2% a4838 a48%. Co (B F) Oil < Corp Goodrich 10% 285 a6% —11 Products Goodyear Jan 22 —_5 General Electric Co General Jan 353/4 a45% a46% — 155'2 940 Pure Oil Co common —1 - Del Domlnguez Oil Co Board 44% Feb 22 —15 Crucible Steel Co of Amer Kodak Feb 32% * « Curtiss-Wright Corp Eastman 40% 189 2% 2% 690 32%' 10% —•' 40 5/8 32% • & Continental Motors Corp Fibre 40% * Consolidated Edison Co of N Y Cons Natural Gas Co capital— Continental Oil 40% 10 commor & 300 19% Jan 17 • 26% 41% 310 Feb Pan Chesapeake Pacific Oahu Sugar Co Ltd Feb 3% 15% 18% I*.*.-* a— — 27% 160 a39 % a40 % a39 % _ Sullivan— Aviation Jan Feb Onomea 3% 5 - _ American 14% 31 1 — High 15% 18% • capital 10'/4 33 \'i a Low 15% • 60 '' 3% • new ' 11 27% a32% . 5 capital— Borden 5 — Bethlehem Steel Co —- Range Since January 1 High 5 Distillers Prod 560 al2% al2% 100 Corp Blair & 13 _ RR common Low Shares Jan 5% Feb Nash-Kelvinator North Baldwin Sales for Week of Prices * 445 a20 a21'/4 4% tfigh ' ' Sale Price Works Telegraph Tramways Jan 1.95 Jan Montreal Feb 34% Jan Murphy Paint Co——: 34 35 80 34 Feb 37 * 11 % 11% 50 11% * 1434 14% 385 40 100 48 48 2 32% 34 150 22 22 50 * % Jan Feb 11% Jan 14% Feb 16% 48 Jan 48 Jan 32% Jan 36% Jan 22 Feb 23% Jan Jan 37 38 (778) " • THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE Friday ; STOCKS— Last Week'* Per National Breweries 7% preferred National Drug & National Steel 42 Chemical pfd- Car Corp ._* Niagara Wire Weaving 1,287 42% : % Jan Jan 11% Jan Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd com 6% cum red preferred— 20 Feb 22% Jan Fraser 24 Feb 25% Jan Great Lakes 46 Jan 51% Jan 450 42 Jan 44 11% 41 11 21 1,550 24 * common Ford 45 24 100 IVo Flour Mills * 46 46 preferred Ottawa 25 48% 1,402 25 A 25 405 100 161 % 161% 162 10 • . 32% 29 32% 4,410 15% 16% 445 Electric 25 161% Feb 28 Jan Feb 165 • Page-Hersey ♦ 29 29 31% 185 29 Feb 32% Jan * 64 64 64'A 51 64 Feb 65 Jan Penmans Ltd common Development Powell River Power Price Bros of & Ltd Paper Co Ltd Jan Int'l Paints (Can).Ltd 19% 100 18% Jan 21 Feb 38% 955 37% Feb 41 Jan 11 12% 2,158 11 Feb 14% 58 '/a 60 3,500 58% Feb 68 Jan 12 12% 290 12 Feb 13% Jan 17 17% 810 17 Jan 17% Jan • * Rolland 17 4% class A 26% 26% 26% 65 26% Feb 14 14 2 12% Jan * • 11 11 12 50 36% 36% 38% 202 36% preferred 31 245 30 Paper 6% 113 120 246 113 14 Feb Feb * common pfd 26% Feb 30 com St Lawrence Flour Mills 10o Water Series A 4% & Power 113 1,170 V * 20% 20 % 21% 2,354 50 46 46 46% 648 com preferred Sherwin Williams of Canada Sicks Breweries common * com 24 24 Steel Co 7% of 17 1,036 16% Feb 19 22 41 Jan 43% 12 21 12 Feb 15 2% 2% 200 29 29 * * A * Ltd 9'A 20 16% United Steel . Jan 31% 132 — Wabasso Power & 25 Feb 21% Oil 4% pfd 47% Feb 25% 24 Montreal Weston Wilsils (George) Jan Paul 14% Jan Power Service 5% 5% 65 22 Feb 21 Feb Quebec Tel Corp class 99 60 99 Feb 99 38 Jan 19 Jan 60 17% Jan 18 Jan 1,045 6 Feb Jan Russell 95 60 95 Feb 97 Jan Southern 7% Rand Service Stores Industries (Canada) Ltd Canadienne Canada Pr 6% 352 67 Jan 77% Jan Southmont 74 70 73% Feb 79 Jan 5% 5% 6% 1,870 5% Feb 7 Jan 75 75 80 75 Feb 78 Jan 25% 25 2 6'/8 1,970 25 Feb 27 24 24 10 _Z 20 20 10 20% 22% 4,552 97% 98 20 Feb 24 Commerce 98 5 5 400 5 20 20% 2,685 20 Feb" 20c 20c 20c Feb 20c Feb 22 22 50 21 Jan 22 Jan 66 66 25 66 Feb 71 Jan 10% Jan 25% iq Invest Co Brown Company Canada & Canadian Gen Canadian Industries Canadian 5% Invest int'l Candn 5% 26% * 34 34 35 126 34 Feb * 32 .32 11 32 Feb * 17% 18 75 17% Feb Jan , Jan 21 Jan Westeel 25% Jan Windsor Hotel 96 Jan 98 100 Chatco Claude Beaulieu 35% Jan 37 Jan Bob's 2 4'A Feb 25% Jan 50 Jan 50 Mines Yeilowknife Bonville Lake Gold Gold — — Mines Mines Mines —1 Ltd Ltd 1 Gold Mines Mines Ltd— Gold —1 8% Low High 10% Feb 12% 20 Feb 20 50 20 Feb 11% 1,200 9 Jan 17 25 80c 800 5% 5% 125 74 80% 215' 3% 3% 4% 14,843 83 82 16 46 88 % 602 15% 16% 9% 75c 17 Jan Jan Feb 1.00 Feb Jan 5% 74 Mines East Consolidated Textile Mills 5% preferred Ltd Eldona Class Ltd Dominion Engineering Works Ltd Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Dominion 3% Hollinger _ 6% Jan Joliet-Quebec 82 Feb 108 Fleet Mfg & Aircraft For footnotes see page 42. > • 9,700 • Feb 10,000 9%c * ' ? Feb 56c- Feb 16c 500 9'Ac Jan 500 6c 18c 40,900 6%c 3,000 6c Jan 7c 20c 8,300 15c Feb ..22c 22 100 20% Jan 80c Jan Feb 21% 93c 3.00 76c 1.15 20c 20c .-, 2.65 8,200 61,400 70c 2,500 19c 100 , 5c v 8c Jan Feb I 15c 13,900 Jan 11c Jan 22c Jan . V Jan ^ V Feb Jan Feb 22 , 1.09 Feb 3.50 1.31 Jan Jan Feb Jan 23c V lie - • : V 5c 18'c 10 13fc •4c . illl _ 5c 11c fJrL .'80c , 5 _ " : .j, Jan Jan 6c Jan 4'Ac 80c 80c J''n lie 12,300 3,500 • 20c r 18c :22 %c Jan Jan 5c Jan 80c Feb 93c Feb 18c Jan 24c Jan 10 Feb 12 Jan 4c 500 > 19,000 Hudson-Rand 16 680 15% Gold Gold Mines Ltd 1 Mines Gold Consolidated Ltd. —^1 Lake Mines Ltd Mines Ltd _ _ Addison Gold _ 10c 2 %c 500 ' 9c Feb lie Jan 1,274 2 'Ac Jan 3c Feb 4'/bC 3,000 4c Feb 5'Ac Jan 38c 1,100 35c Feb 49c Feb 13% 550 13% Feb 14% Jan 1.60 1.60 1.60 Feb 5.80 6.70 13c 13c 4 'Ac • —1 38c 1 _ Ltd Mines Feb 18% Jan 100 46 Feb 50 Jan Labrador Mining & Explor 35% Feb 37 Jan Lake Rowan 10 Feb 11 Lake Wasa 225 840 13% * ~ _1 235 11 10c 2 "Ac — • — 10 10 V 35c 13% Jan Jan Kirkland - Lake Gold Mining Co Ltd —1 (1945) Mines 14% Feb 15 Jan Feb 24% Feb 4 Jan Feb __ 100 1.50 525 ' 5.80 500 Jan Feb 7.65 Jan 12c Jan 13c Feb 1 - 52c 52c 55c 3,000 52c Feb 58c Jan -1 47c 47c 50c 6,000 43c Jan! 51c Feb Jan 3% 5.80 1 Mining " • 1 Co LtdLtd Lingman Lake Gold Mines Ltd... 20% 105% 105% 24 105 1.45 Lingside Gold Mines Ltd Jan Louvicourt Goldfields 106% Jan Macdonald 1.95 Jan 23 23 130 2.00 Jan 2.00 Jan Normetal Mining 11 Jan 12 % Jan Feb 25 Jan O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd 23 Feb 27 Jan 141 3% 10,270 41 41 25 3Vb 40 Feb 3% Jan 41 Feb Pamour Pandora Jan Pato Cons Gold 14 50 14 Jan 14 108 25 Feb 28 Jan 15 15 U 15 12 13 250 12 Feb 40c 600 40c Jan 50c 50 Feb 58 50 50 50 15 * 3% 3% 4% 950 6% 6% 6% 175 15% 15% 25 45c Cadallic 45c 169 16% 16% 21 21% 250 15% 16% 18,814 11 7 17% u 17% 11 17% 320 50 30 30 10 6% 7% 140 • 35 35 45 * 37 37 160 * 37% 100 * — — 3% 6% Jan Pitt Gold Mining Co Ltd-, 2% 6c 1,000 1.95 2,100 1.34 1,00Q 5.70 20O 1«C 2,000 8c 6c Jan 1.82 Feb ' 1.18 Jan 1.95 Feb 1.87 ' 200 5 %c 13,500 15c Quebec Manganese • Jan Jan Regcourt Gold Mines Ltd 1 Jan Rochette Gold Mines Co Ltd — — Feb 1.34 FPb 6c Jan 2.17 Jan 1.34 7'Ac Jan Jan 5.80 Jan Jan 15c Feb Jan 5c 5.20 20c Feb 9c Jan Feb 40c Jan 7 Jan 16% 45c Santiago !— Mines' Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd Jan Jan 17% Jan 21% Jan 15% Feb 19 Jan 11 Jan 11% Jan Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd— —t 17 % Jan 17% Jan 1944 Ltd Stadacona Mines Standard Gold Sullivan Cons Thurbols Mines Mines si Mines > •— ty.ioc - —, . * 30 6% Feb 32 Jan. Feb 7% Feb 40% Jan 37 Jan 38 Jan Amulet Mines Ltd Oil Stock*— Calgary & V I4c • v Feb 1 Feb .10c Jan Jan 65c 15c . Ltd _, • 40c 40c ioc 1.60 12c 8,625 Feb 2.10 *300. M375 Jan Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 1 Jan Home 8% Jan 9% • 16c 3.00 Feb Jan -' Jan 40c Jan 41c 40c Jan 43c Jan 10c Jan 13c janv; 55c Feb "€7c. Jan, 8c ' -500 ,6,167 gc 5,550 ■ v /• 200 1.75 lie 19,500 5%c 8c 93,500 4.75 100 4.00 44 %C 44"Ac 1 23'A • . Feb Jan 14c • Feb lie Jan Jan ''M.60 Feb 2.08 Jan 9%c Feb 19 %c Jan 5c Jan 9c Jan. 4.75 Feb 5.00 Jan •> , Edmonton Corp Jan OH Homestead Oil.. Co Ltd 26 15 25 Feb 26 Feb Okalta 42 70 41% Feb 49 Jan Omnitrans 15 94% Feb 94% Feb Pacalta Oils 6,125 2% Feb 3% Jan Royalite Oil Company Limited Oils Ltd Ltd Ltd 13c 800 500 12 %c 16c 14,100 ;.38c 45c 5,500 1.45 1.45 1.52 1,000 5.50 5.25 1,10 3.75 4.50 Jan Jan 60c? Jan Feb Jan 38c Feb 20'Ac A 45c 1.25 6.00 3,600 1.05 1.10 i\ 1,600 f 10c 10c 14c 10,000 10c * 6%c •6 % c 6%c 3,000 6c 16 16 50 * Feb 43c 12 "Ac * • Exploration Co * * 26 7 2.40 3.75 * 20 2% 24c 8,000 4.75 Be Ltd—--——* 2% L5%c 9%c 1 Dalhousie Oil Company 94% 17,000 Feb 35 Waite y 8c. 1.60 1 Jan 94% 41,100 14,110 14C 55c 57%.C 1 1 14 225 40ft i;40c- •!pr\ * Ltd— Ltd Feb 8% :?12c2.10 2.20 1 1 11% 10,660 12c Jan 20 i3%<f: _ ... Siscoe Gold: Mines Ltd-:---—A--. Consolidated 14 29c 15c .. ' ; 50c Jan 12 , 14C Mc 'Jan- Jan Jan 15% Jan . , 24c 1 4% Feb Jan 24c 15 c. 15 13% Feb 15 y. 7c — 41% ! 1.68 Jan 5.70 : 1 40 8% —— 5,300 5 'Ac ^ 1 — 37% Feb 21% .• —— Feb 1.90 1.90 Feb 1.05 6c — Ltd —-1 10 12 :wv-' v 1.66 1.34 Mines Gold 37% 20% _ 21 Jan 400 1,700 1.87 — 1 - Dredging Ltd ' 16% _ 89c 1.66 1.10 Jan Jan Jan 26% 40c * 25,250 7c 1.45 V Jan 1.80 —. 1 - Pen-Bey Gold Mines, Ltd——— 25 >:.• 1.12 Jan 6c 1.05 Porcupine Mines Jan 14 45c 1.25 Jan 130 1,000 6,400 1.66 — 1.10 * Norseman Mines Ltd 24 20 130 135% Ltd Corp 55 24 96c 1 1 '410 3% 26% 1 Dredging 6c 1.35 93c 1.25 6c 1.25 •i" ■'; *■ 1 Mines Ltd Cons 25 • 1.00 Ltd Malartic Gold Fields Ltd Nechi 3% Kootenay Power 7% cum pfd__100 Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Inc 1 pfd - 6c 2.65 .'. — _ Consolidated Feb 71 East red Jan 82c ' 405 • 6%% 5c Feb 9%c 93c 1 Goldvue Mines Ltd- Jack 841 * Fed Grain Co. Feb 6c > 1 -! God's Lake Mines Ltd——. Feb 3% Donnacona Steel Products Ltd Jan 50c • 80c 1 (1945) Ltd Formaque Gold Mines Ltd—— Feb 14% Dominion Woollens & Worsteds Eastern 40c- 5c 82c 2.65 "■<: 1 ——— Foe tana Mines 5% 21% * Paper Co Ltd 3c 70c Feb 15c 22 —_1 . Ltd Calmont Oils Ltd—— Square Corp 550 6,000 5 %c 6c —1 Ltd 46 ;_* — Jan 10c 10'Ac 6c ... Mines Gold 87% 3% 2o B Jan 21c Jan 500 9%c 16% c 1 —— Vinray Malartic Mines David Ac Frere Limitee A— 22c Jan 5c 40c •' — 1 El Sol Gold Mines Ltd— Feb 14% • com .: 1 . • Sullivan? Mines Feb 20% * Ltd Jan 10c 3c 10c — Mines -Ltd 35% 10 Consolidated Lithograph Mfg Co Ltd..* Corp ' I —1 . —_ _ 46 __5 Paper 10c 13,000' 15c -. Silver Miller Mines Ltd Consolidated 38,000 12c 5 "Ac 70c r ;744c. . 35% * Consolidated Bakeries of Canada Ltd..* Consolidated Div Standard Sec cl A__♦ ... Feb Jan 100 Preferred 70c * Donalda Mines Ltd Range Since January l ♦ preferred Feb 7c 10c: 13 %c •? 1 Mines— Central. Cadillac Dome * common Jan 17'Ac Jan 10c Cournor Mining Co Ltd 25 74% * Preferred Commercial Alcohols Ltd 6c 15c Jan 6,000 6 "Ac 7c 5 "Ac 5 "Ac Ltd— Cortes Explorations Ltd— 9 • * Ltd 7,800 Jan Consol High Feb 8%c Feb 2,000 Jan 2 com 6'Ac ; 6c 8,000 1 8c 10'Ac lie 1 _ " to%c y —1 Ltd Ltd — ' Jan 1 Adv Jan Jan 25% 135 2,029 12% ...15 Ltd 12c 10c ■28 3,410 25 22 100 General 7 "Ac Jan 26% 24 Prod 6c 8 %C 38 Mining Stock*— Alger Gold Mines Ltd ; Ashley Gold & Oil Minerals Ltd 36% 11% Neon Feb 6'AC 11 Steel Feb 10 Beatrice Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd_ —.1 24 com 29 Jan 21 common-... Ltd 12 Feb Jan 23 5 common.. Jan 10 Feb 2 Products 8% 28 % 22 Feb & preferred 1 125 10 638 2 Food 9% 28% 10 22% Jan " cum Jan 9% 8c 12% * 5% Feb 28% 9% 1 22 Canadian Catelli Feb Feb 18% * Ltd—. Band-Ore Gold 1,800 Cassidy's Limited 35 32 -f * Products Ltd.— Jan 1.65 preferred Jan Feb 50 — cum Jan United Corporations class B United Securities Limited——. 50 Canadian Silk Products class A 7% 115 United Amusement Corp Ltd cl A._ Class B 22 100 Canadian Western Lumber Co Canadian Westinghouse Co Ltd Feb Jan 14% Company Ltd 113 Jan Feb 21% 1.45 Vickers Jan Feb Feb Paper Inv Ltd com—* preferred * cum Feb 14% 17% 20% 9 25 Feb 4% 10 120 1 Power 114 6 Jan 13 % Feb 12% * com preferred cum Canadian Marconi 113 Feb 22 10 200 21 Week'* 5,000 25 13% Jan $9,000 5 25 15% ___• common 4% Feb 50 * Inv Trust Ltd Jan 15% 22 5 Ltd 5 25 Jan 75c • , 10% 15% Feb 17 * com 10% Jan 15% 12% Dominion Canada Starch Co Ltd 42 13% Kerr Canada Packers Ltd class A Jan 10% 111 40c 20 20 100 Sugar Canada Malting Co Ltd——*— 55% 10% 35% 1 Preferred Feb Feb * common Jan 52% 13% Found Lake Gold com Feb 109 25 Feb J-M & Paper Jan 15 25 52% 13% 20% 10% 11 ♦ British Columbia Pulp 16% 25 111 52% 26% :< 20 A 15 110 % 52% * ♦ cl Jan Jan Low • Ltd 10% Feb Bkare* * Class B Feb 3 4'A Rang* Co Ltd——5 British Columbia Packers 7% 2a% ef Prlceg • Bright & Co Ltd T G 225 90 Sale Prlea A 8% Thrift Stores Ltd Bales ferWeek Far Ltd Feb 7% 150 Last Millen 13% 1 37c 25% Friday <te Jan 16 Canadian Fonda Brand Jan 15,233 Montreal Curb Market Belgium Glove & Hosiery 5% pfd 10 11% Ltd Centremaque Gold Mines Ltd Century Mining Corp Ltd-; .. 125 640 39c Cheskirk Mines Ltd Anglo-Nfld Development Atlas Steels Limited 10 13% 13% Candego Acme Glove Works Ltd 10 12% 37c Bouscadillac Gold STOCKS— 10 26 50 Jan 1.2% 34% 50 23% 13% 24% 1949 Jan Jan 37c Buffadison notes Jan 5% 13% 35% 24% 2 Jan 100 BondsMontreal Power 3% - 22 10 Jan 28 Feb 21 10 Scotia Royal 14 Feb 25% 22% Jan Feb 34% III 10 Montreal Feb 43 12 100 Standard Clay Products Ltd 22 Feb 25% * pfd 69 10 100 • 67 __ 12 39 93% * ... Ltd 73% .25 125 50 * Reliance Grain Co Ltd.. 6% 95 __ 40 Feb 85 18 6 * preferred Jan 14% 20 V2 50 ._ 73% common 10% Jan 12% 210 pfd—... 1 no A 18 6% 100 Limited Jan 100 1,155 15 1st cum 18 Bank*— Nova 6% part 2nd pfd__ 18 * preferred Zellers 22 • common 9 9 14 Feb 93% Ltd Stores Corp N C 99 __ __ * I Electric Jan 7% 68 % • common Ltd Winnipeg Jan 52% 26% „ • Worts 8% Jan 12 Orange Crush Ltd 15% * & Feb 52 25% a Island Power • Walker Gooderham 7 3 93% v. — * Feb 21 Jan 28 3 39 $ Feb 21 10% Jan 7 Jan Jan Feb Feb 52 9 100 Jan Jan 29 9% 27% 325 13 13 . 46 Jan 55 • Jan 20% Feb Jan Jan 3% 28 —'• • Paper Co 25 Cotton " — 50 Jan 12 • Corp 29 Jan 7 ' - Jan 46 Feb 11 12% • common 90 10 27% 2% 52 — * com.. preferred conv 2% 5 175 100 Canada Jan Feb 42 5 465 100 preferred Jan 12 Feb 13% common 54% 42 Feb 13% * Standard Chemical 5% preferred Feb 16% 42 ' Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd * Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% conv pfd.20 12 ♦ pfd Jan 42% Jan 16% • 12% Power. 6 • * -■• MacLaren 13 com__ Canada Jan 2,846 1 12 Southam Press Co Southern 6 47% iAlfred) Inc Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M) 6% Simpsons class A 4%% 40c 42% Lambert • Simon H. & Sons Feb 45 ... Foundation cum * C T 35c 65 * Bhawinigan 23 600 Jan 59 Investment 6% cl preferred cum McColl-Frontenac St Lawrence Jan 40c 6 Int Metal Industries Ltd A Jan 19% common High 21 6 Hydro-Electric Securities Corp 18% 37% Quebec Power St Low 580 35c - 21% 6 . 35% 11% • Paper com Lawrence Corp Ltd — Range Since January 1 High 21 100 — Feb 371/2 Transport Regent Knitting * com de LaSalle Inc— Jan * common Low 21% 1 15% • Canada Co Share* A_. ; 25 ♦ Co. Corp Provincial 1 class preferred—— 5% Placer for Week Jan Rwys Ottawa L H & Power commons Tubes of Canada Companies Hotel Ogilvie do Motor Jan Feb 20 20% Sale* Range of Price* Par High 41% 11 % .* Noranda Mines Ltd Low 44 Week'* Last Sale Price STOCKS- Range Since January 1 High 42% —5 13 Friday Share* 41% 25 MARKETS WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY FOR Monday, February 16, 1948 for Week of Price* Low • common LISTED CHRONICLE Sale* Range ../■ Sale Price FINANCIAL 5.25 1.00 16 Jan Feb Jan Feb. Feb Feb J 6.50 1.30 18c 9%c 18% Feb Jan 1.80 ( Jan Feb ••Feb Feb Jan / Volume 16? Number 4673 j*.' the commercial, & financial chronicle (779) 39 MR* CANADIAN LISTED RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Toronto Stock MARKETS FEBRUARY 13 / v Exchange ' Friday , Canadian Fonda Week's Sales. Last Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares , STOCKS—■ Range Since January 1 • Friday Sale Price stock*— Range Abltibi Power & Paper Low common... Akaitcho • American Nepheline Cons 1,000 80c Jan 250 i4c Feb • pfd— 71/2C 110,100 4%c Feb 13c 4,195 37% Feb 56 24% 29c Oil 9 1.60 -1 .£ 42c 50c 15c 1,000 7 875 35c 25c 31c 12% _1 8'Ac 7-c ll%c ; Mining Porcupine ——_1 19'Ac 18c 23c 27,500 18c Feb 33c Jan 1 __ 10c 13c 5,500 10c Jan 16c Jan 12 Feb 13 Feb Jan 11c 7c Jan 9%c Feb 13% F«b 13c 13c 22c 11,100 19c Feb 25c 3.80 4,350 4'A 50 16c 18c 4% Feb 4.00 16c 3,500 Jan . 8c 1.566 7c Jan 26% 270 25% Jan 28 35% Jan 37 545 34% Feb 11c 16,500 18% 9'Ac 560 60c 53,100 Jan 12'Ac Feb 22 72c 40% 38% Feb 10c Feb 41 Feb 17 100 17 Feb:-' 4% 48c 46c 21 %c 21 %c Columbia Packers Cosmos 17,000 146c 23c 16,300 21 %c 75 18% Jan 60 10% Cub * Jari 60c Jan Denison Feb 28c 18% - Detta Red Feb 10 1,055 9.50 Feb 100 5,150 2,000 11 Jan Dominion 62c 92% 3,580 91% Feb 10% 225 10% Feb 148 148 150% 262 80c 90c 22% 22*A 22 Jan 23 25 Jan 27'A Jan 16c Feb 22c Jan 30c Jan 90c Jan 26c — 27c 1,725 77c ' 80c 3,700 115 115 3 44% -1 45% 315 11c lie 11'Ac 9,600 75c 75c 200 65c Jan 11c 11c 12c 7,600 10c Jan lie 10 %c 13c 6,000 12% 99 2% .2,424 2% 20c 44,300 Jan Feb Jan Jan 4 Feb 5% 24% 16c 25 65 .100 25 20 10 100 1.34 1.34 L.46 6%c 6'Ac 7c 4,500 6'Ac 47c 40c 47c 51,800 40c 33c 30c 36c 4,000 30c ' 2% Jan 706 uonaida Dulama Jan * 1 ,.2,000 ,12c 21c 5,700 .16c 29 290 11% 200 , 50 Jan 2.40 Jan Jan ■ 50c Jan 65c Jan 19% Jan 22 Feb 25 Jan 26% Jan 50c 60c 21% 22 15,100 2,945 26 25% 26 835 40 14 24% 40 13% 15 6c Feb 4 100 300 """ 4 16% 40% Jan Feb 18% Jan 26'A Jan 130 26 Feb 26% 20% 75 20 Feb 21% Jan 12 355 11 Feb 12% Jan 12 Feb 14 26% 11% 12 Feb 45c 44c v50c 12,000 44c Feb 74c Jan 1 7c 7c 9c 25,850 Jan Amphi Mines • 9c 9c 10c Crest 12,000 ♦ 7c 8'Ac 6,000 12;400 .' East Oil East Leduc Oil— East Malartic 27c ; Mines 26c 36'Ac i Feb 12c Feb 33c Easy Washing Machine Eddy Paper class A /Elder Mines L 10c Jan 45c Jan 1.90 22,730 1.61 2.75 2.70 3.10 28,050 2.70 6% 8 8% 1,125 16 85 —20 V, Jan Feb Feb 1.68 15% Feb 7c 1.90 * Jan 26c 1 : 1.10 9c 1 Mines ■ 7c . * Sullivan 8 15% . Jan 1.90 Feb Feb 3.50 Jan Feb 9% Jan Jan 16 Jan Jan 17% 17% 17% Feb 19% 1 60c 57'Ac 68c 12,862 57c Feb 74c 1 93 'Ac 73C 1.15 Gold Mines 512,925 68c Jan 1 20c 18c 22c English Electric B Eureka Corp 16,000 18c Jan 25c Jan * 4 4 75 4 Feb 4 Feb 3.40 3.35 4.10 23,020 3.35 Feb 4.55 Jan 4.00 4.00 4.05 2,890 4.00 Jan 4.50 Jan 16% Xldona Gold Mines 1 Palconbrldge Nickel 18% Famous • " ■■■■■■■■ Players • 320 , 1.30 Jan Feb 16 16 730 65c Fanny Farmer Candy Shops 16 Jan Jan 18 Jan 1 41 40% 44 845 2.75 / Feb Federal 40% Feb Jan 47% Jan <■ 3% 3% 3% 300 3'A Feb 4'A 95 97 85 5c 6c 2,020 Grain com ____. Jan • Feb 13% 1 «1 Sol Jan Jan Feb Jan 2'Ac Jan 8 25c 8% 41c,, Feb / 2.48 Jan 28 24% Feb 1,485 Jan v 9'A Feb Feb Jan Jah Feb 3.65 Feb Jan 40 5 25% 20 12 82c 7 975 24%- 26% * Mines Ltd 4% Jan Federal Feb 18% Jan Fibre Products com Kirkland 28 28 160 27% Jan 28% Feb 25 __ Jan _100 Preferred ■ Jan 20'A Jan Jan 4.65 Jan 7,700 17% 64c Feb 17c 16'A 12% 7,300 16'A Feb Feb 16% 72c 29 Feb 47c 16% 55c 50c 1,360 100 Jan Feb 2.65 4 9,526 31,100 77,700 12% Feb Jan 131,300 Feb .... 40c 12 11.k • Jan Feb 69c 22 com— Eastern Steel Feb Jan 47c 25c East . 9'Ac Jan 74c 94 %c Feb 15,775 41c Feb 19c Jan 7% Jan 55c Jan 24 1.60 83c 25c 13 m Feb : Feb 23c 30% 15%c ■ ■/. 12/ 5 .1.34 , —* Feb 15c 1,500 Jan Jan —1 Jan . Jan 2.48 .2n 99c : Jan 10c 7c 2,100. 26'A 11 17% Feb 12,000 47c 4 55c Jan Feb Feb 50c Woollens Mines Gold 28% 130 2.60 « 57c 18c 25 10 • 16% * Duquesne Mining Co Duvay Gold Mines 23Vi Jan Feb 1.75 Jan Jan 51c 23.50 Dominion Jan 100 1.00 21c 17% 50 new Jan 24c Feb 22 12 10%c Feb 25 10 25 — Textile Jan 6 Feb Preferred Dominion Jan 13% 26% Feb /j /./15 4.10 Jan 8% 50 6c 14c 2 2'A 250 12 Jan 15 75 3.65 __ 3.70 Feb 11c 100 215 Feb 45% 2,018 5% 115 Jan 8% 24% Jan 42 7% 1,935 • Il Jan Feb . 23% 3% 15c Jan 76c 7 Jan 11c 26c 115 8% 12% Feb 1.09 80 22% 25% Jan 65 8% Feb Feb 154 608 22% % Feb Feb 10% 26 * 3% 101 16c 1 94 v: 26 ' * Feb Feb 16c __ 58c common 95 225 Feb Magnesium Dominion Tar & Chemical ... 80c Foundry & Steel Jan 8 22,360 Feb Dominion Dairies 23% 14 148 Dominion 2,922 25 Jan 96% Dominion 24% 24 Jan 91% Feb Dominion Scot Inv preferred Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Stores 13% Jan 21c Jan Jan 7% «• 85c 21'Ac Jan 1.00 Jan a __ Jan 18 Jan 3,465 — •16% 19% 16c _■_ Jan Feb 6c 34,350 r„. Jan 15 Feb 3% * 1.50 1.00 17% 16 63A Jan Jan Feb 17 16% 11 6% Jan 1.40 83c Feb 7%c 18c 100 10 23% 28% Jan Jan 70c 25 Canada Foundries class A. 69c 6%c 36c 25 61c Feb Feb 1 Bank 94 * 15% %c 35c 3,300 15% 5 600 90c • 24 _* _ 6% 1.50 _• Feb ■; Jan 83c — * Ltd Jan 18c j Mines 20 13c 27c 10% 1 245 85c Jan 22'Ac Jan • 1 1,830 2,00 Jan 8 2 9,500 70c Feb 11% " common 21 1.80 23% Feb 6% 45 Lake 16% . Feb Feb .' 6%c 22 Feb 10 Feb ' 20% 100 7% 23% 1.50 85c Jan 22 Jan 40 215 Feb Yellowknife •'6c 100 Jan 2.45 10 * 1 Dickenson 33 12% Jan 13c Dexter Red Lake Feb 3% 22c 1 Feb 28 % common 2,000 Lake 4e Mines. Preferred 19,500 -1 Nickel Mines.; Red 22% 13c common... 6c 35c * 6,500 72c Oils 5%c * A 6c Campbell Red Lake 5'Ac ILL.—_1 5c 1.80 * <1 class 950 Canadian common 1,500 —100 — Discovery 24% Feb 2.15 16c ——_ Feb East Flon 27c 1 -. 16 Calgary & Edmonton 25c 1 Distillers Seagrams Diversified Mining <■ Calder-Bousquet Leather Class B Delnite Mines Dome _■> 25c * Jan 20% 15c 1 Feb 17% Jan 61c Aircraft Jan 17% 5c 2,000 Patricia 17c _.___100 B__.__.__- Coal___. Nest 11% 17 %c Burrard class A 10% 1 28c 2% Steel 7% 23'A 10 5 . Feb 5% Burns & Co class 2.15 7% •_____ 100 -Davies Petroleum - Feb 17 Feb 14,700 n'Aragon Mines Jan 5% Feb 10% 17% 3'Ac 38,807 Mines Jan 17% Jan Jan 16c 16'Ac — Pershing Crowshore Jan 18% ■ Feb 1.00 Jan 1.25 Feb 65c Feb 75c 2.90 25c Feb 86c Trust 14c Buffadison Gold Lake 1,000 8,700 1.00 13c 15'Ac _* 5c Products 15c 2.25 15c Jan Jan • Mining 975 , 18,000 —0 Imperial Mills 23c B— Buffalo Ankerite 4'Ac 23% -100 100 * British Dominion Oil._ British. Rubber preference^ Bruck Silk Mills 3'Ac 10 2 Gas 5,000 * A Jan 2.45 20c —1 Oil A 8,655 100 A 55c 18% « Power 8 %c 2.19 Exploration Croinor Crown Jan 8.90 169 Feb Press 28c ____* class 4% Mines Cadillac 24% 1 B Columbia Feb 1,000 100 • Homestead 14c 14 %c 5 Forest. 5%c 2,200 1 Beattie 23c A pfd__ 17,500 2.74 1 22% 14c 25 6c 2.50 3'Ac .—* 24% * preferred Columbia Electric 100. 10% » Columbia 166,100 18% 10% 1 conv 5'Ac 21'Ac 21 %c - —.——5 .Central Crestaurum Jan 25c 56c a Jan 1.00 Corrugated Paper Box common——-—* Jan 1,000 / 65c 1 Bakeries Cournor Jan Jan 58c common. Feb 1.00 * National Conwest Jan 18% Jan 1 Oil 38c * Yellowknife Consolidated Jan 36c Jan * Lake. 2,200 Feb 38% 7.70 Distillers 40c 25 Plow Lake Davis American — 1 Consolidated Mining & Smelting— Jan 36 % 8c 160% a 2.50 1 Consol Jan 325 150 B_ 38c — Consolidated Jan 36% 1,144 * Jail — Consolidated Jan 20'Ac 14c 1 Feb 8'A 0 Consolidated Jan 5 166 Brantford Roofing ; <* Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com__* Cement Feb 8.90 Pershing Bread 3.50 10c Gold 8% Feb 6c 1 1 Conlaurum MineB Jan 46c —1 Feb 8 35c Jan 17 . 8% 40c 1 Mines Malartic Conduits Jan Jan 56c Jan 110 100 Jan 9c 10c 4% Braiorne Mines Ltd Brand & Millan class Flin 10% 2,500 161 "_ Caldwell Linen 1,670 18% ^-1 Gold Red Mines Colomac Jan 51c 10'Ac 120 8 * Coin 16 %c Jan 8.90 Mines Ltd_— & 1 _• Gold Cockshutt Jan : 1 Klrkiand Brewis Red Research 13 8% 8 ' Jan .100 class —* Jan Jan 13% 8c 18% 1 12 8%. — Cochenour Willans Jan 38c Feb 8,800 38% Biltmore Hats A preferred Blue Ribbon Corp common. Canada 15c Jan 12% lie 10c * ______1 /'Class B Canada Jan 1.40 Crow's Bevcourt .Gold Calmont Jan 22c 34% 36% Bertram & Sons A Callinan 10%c 26 • Telephone Burlington Jan 1.35 Cochrane Dunlop common Preferred Jan 6,400 9c 7c 10 Berens River Class 60c 35% 26 lo , Yellowknife Building Jan 4% - lo _____ . Scotia Belleterre Quebec Buffalo 2.65 Jan Citralam Jan 3.50 3.65 Brothers Co Feb Feb Coastal Oils Jan 7% 19c ._l Montreal Bathurst Power class A Bear Exploration & Radium Buffalo 31c Feb 7c 11% «• Cons Metals Class Feb 4,300 9c 12'Ac _ 2.00 Feb 1.20 Chimo Jan 10c IOC Feb Jan 35c 66,000 10c 7'Ac -1 16 1.21 , 12c ,_1 Feb 2.00 Coniagas Mines 7'Ac 16 700 consumers Neva Class 65c 9%c 6% 50 ,_1 50 900 Chesterville Jan Feb Feb 15c 29,400 12% 10% Toronto British 9.00 42c 1,000 27c 8'Ac Jan 16 Jan 8,900 Cheskirk Jan 5%c 1,000 12% _1 of British 12c 10 %C j. _ Mines of British 35c 11c • w 11c 1 Bank British 2.12 _ Bank 3%% Feb 8.50 Jan 10,050 6% 1.52 4,000 7 'A c 15c — British 2,055 10 Auto Electric common Brewers 15,600 -1 Gold Boycon 1.72 5%c — -1 __ 15% 1.27 Chemical Feb 9c ' _______ Bobjo 12c 8.50 8.50 6% ; Mines Bonetal Feb Jan 1.29 — — Jan 3,000 13% 1.25 ______ Jan 45c 5,673 Feb 38c Feb 48c Yellowknife Eowes 25% Feb 14% 1.20 • common Aumaque Gold Mines Bidgood Jan 22 %c 6c Quebec Athona■;Mines.' Bell 24% 22 %c 1,600 15c Astoria Beaulieu 458 12,583 100 1.23 Mines Chatco Steel Products common—__ Preferred 10 Jan 12c 1.52 8.50 ___ Beatty 224 Feb 1 1 Gold Chrominum Hardware class A Atlas Steel Feb 29c c 9c _1 195 31c 25c 221/4 263 25 % 24% 25c * _ „ 205 15 99"% 2.00 2.00 Feb 15 16 _» 13 100 Centremaque Gold Jan 195 High 60 13% 14% __1 Patricia Central Jan 471/2 Wallpaper B__ Low 13'A 99% __ 25 Gold Central Jan 371/2 195 25 Ashley Gold & Oil Base 20c 41/2C 1 ___ ___ •____ Arjon Gold Armistice Bankfield Cariboo Railway High 13 100 ___ Faemc Low • Castle-Trethewey 87 %c Jan 5 — Resources Corp of Jan 14c Porcupine Warrants Bank 9 Jan Jan 39»/4 Ycllowknife BagBtnac Feb 7% 81c Anglo Rouyn Mines Aunor 240 17 V* 20% common preferred Canadian Feb 8% 14c Anglo-Huronlan Atlas 100 80c common Anglo Canadian Aubelle Feb 14c uuinmon Ltd American Ashdown Feb 99 80c Amalgamated Larder Mines Argus Feb 18% 25 III t Aluminum of Canada 4% Aquarius 13% 2,380 99 Cos Chateau-Gai Wines Aluminium Apex 1.565 19% - —r Mines Steel 191/a Oil Canadian Hign 8 Alberta Pacific Cons Argoma Range Since January 1 Low * :. Yellowknlfe Alger Gold Shares 14%" 18% 5'/c 99 11.50 preferred I20 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar preferred— .100 Agnew-Surpass Canadian for Week High 13 % 13% > Sales of Prices Par Par u Week's Last 25% 100 25 Feb 25% Jan 1 * 6c 7% 305 8% 8% 360 11'A 11% 11% 150 • — 8% * Preferred 7% 10 Fittings Ltd class A 53% 100 2% * 4 __ 94 5c Feb Feb 7% Feb 8 Jan 11% Jan 100 6c 9 8% 12 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan • 47 85 47 Feb Jan Fleet 10 48% 10% 160 10 Feb 11% Jan 35% 36 Fleury-Bissell 45 35% Feb 37% Jan Preferred 18 Jan a * Class B. Canada Canada * 16% Permanent S S Lines Mortgage 100 common Wire & Cable class Convertible Canadian Car Class Canadian : 21% » _. —- ________ common. * Alcohol Locomotive Canadian Malartic ___________ For footnotes see page 42. :• Fraser Feb 41 Jan Feb 25% 1,115 20. > — . class A • * Feb 23 Feb 24 Jan 8,534 505 145 19% 215 18% Feb 21 Jan 117A 1,690 10% Feb 13% Froblsher 16% 495 15% Jan 17 Jan 20 56% Feb 63 % 7 5:90 34% Feb 36% 20 Feb 25% Jan Exploration Co of Canada Gattneau Power 5% — preference ' 16 - 58 36% 22 : 440 • Jan 18%, Feb 21% Jan 24% 25% Jan Feb • * common preferred, 5 'A % General 1 5.45 1 11c Glenora 1 Globe Oil Jan 15% Jan Gold 90 Jan Golden — 35 88% Jan 970 11% Feb 13% Jan 24% Feb 30 Jan 75c Feb 87c 350 3,800 Jan Eagle Mines Arrow Mines Jan Jan. 23 Jan 26 20 25 Jan 26 Feb 12c 2,000 10c Jan 15c Jan 45 20 45 Feb 53'A Jan 1.81 2.00 5,565 92 5 18% 1.81 92 20 Jan 60 103 Feb 108 10 110 Jan 111 775 3 Feb 18% Feb Jan Jan 90 Jan Jan 3'A 15 80 14% Feb 16% Jan 104 104'A 90 103% Jan 106% Jan 5.25 3% Jan 5.75 10,477 10'Ac 11'Ac 10c Jan 14c Feb 2'Ac Feb 3'AC Jan 64c 9,200 1,500 26,300 58c Jan 78c Jan 83c Feb 2'Ac 3c 59 c 58c 76c 74c 5.25 Feb 6.00 Jan 57,750 74c —1 14c 15c 1,000 12c Jan 16c Jan 1 5c 6%c 4,500 4c Jan 7'Ac Feb 10c Jan 14c Jan 9c 11c Golden Manltou Mines 1 2.38 2.30 2.59 3,500 60,420 Goldhawk * 11c 11c 14c 26,000 10c 1 6c 5c 7c 13,000 5c Mines 2.26 94 19% 11c Goldora Feb Feb 103 105% 1 Porcupine Jan 21 • .d Jan 2,915 1 God's Lake Gold Goldcrest Gold 11% Jan 28 Gbld 4% 15 14% • Jan Jan 80c common 3% 13% 3 Jan 15 75c * 104% 10 24% Bakeries Feb Feb Feb 110% 110% • Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Gillies Lake 110 " 18% 100 380 12'A 21% 2% 4 92 1.8!) 100 Preferred 15 11% 30 45 300 preferred General Steel Wares 10% 89 177 12c 12c 100 Jan 10% 20 1,600 4% 13% 26 * __. 2% 4 21 21% I.* Gold Cos 2% 13% 100 Jan 25 •' 77c , — r; Francoeur Jan 22% 88% ' Canada Jan 14 15 :' —L.: 11% • of 10: I * 22% 20' ly) "A". Canadian 201% Feb 19% 56% .100 Ford Gair 34%' . — Industrial 1 * ' 16 Class A Canadian , Jan 18% 18% .25 * - 20 20 ______ 12 18% 18% 20 common Feb 24% _• 10% Food Products 23 20 Dredge Preferred 195 23 .20 Preferred Canadian 35 24% 23 common Celanese 196% 26 151 22% preferred 24. 12 38 10 A Canadian 199 12 B_—___* Canadian Canners common 1st preferred 16% 35 50 Canadian Bank of Commerce Canadian Breweries 310 com. —; Class B 197 * Preferred Canada 197 17 Mfg & Aircraft 2.04 Jan Jan Feb 1.09 2.65 Jan Feb 16c Jan 9c Jan 40 . (780) ••-'. CANADIAN RANGE Shares Goodfish Mining Feb 3Vac 4,500 3c Feb Jan 3Vac 108 Feb 101 McLellan McMarmac West Saddlery common Great 49 50 255 49 Feb 52 % Jan McWatters Gold 22 100 22 Feb 23 Jan 19 Va .20 105 19 V2 Feb 20 Feb 15% 17% 4,683 15% Feb 10 Jan Midland Jan 295 40 Va Jan 505 10% Feb 12 100 7'A Feb 100 42 Va 41 Va 41% 10% ' ' 11 f 7V4 7% 10% " 10% . 10 Va Feb & Jan 11 Monarch 4% 4% 4 Va Jan 5 Jan 5V2C 5%c 5%c 5,000 5c Jan 6c Halliwell Gold —, 75c 85c 8,075 67c Jan 88c Feb 27c 26c 27c 1,700 24c Jan 30c Jan 13% 13 14% 1,700 13 Feb 16 Jan 15 Hamilton Bridge Moneta Home Knitting 6,000 2V2C Feb 3c 4.50 100 4.25 Jan 5.00 4% Hosco Gold 7'A 14 Va 25 14V2 Feb-i 34c l ♦ 14% 33c Feb 14% • 66 Jan 34c 36c 2,600 14% 14% 500 20c 22c 4-340 18c 11 IIV4 National Drug preferred __5 National Petroleum 3,000 7c Jan 8c Jan 85c 3,000 79c Jan 95c Feb National 5»Ac 6,500 5c Feb 7c Jan National Steel 12c 14c Jan 16c Jan National 73c Feb 95c Jan 15c 18c 46,650 14c Jan 24 %c Feb 6 V2C 7%c 19,100 6c Jan 8c Jan New Calumet 9%C HV2C 3,100 9V2C Feb 15c Jan New Marlon 18 18% 150 18 Jan 19 'A Jan New 10 10 Feb Feb 12 Jan New 1,425 6.10 15;895 7c 5.50 10% 5.35 10 % 8 Vac 2,000 5.35 - 6.60 Jan 9c Feb * 6c Jan New Nib 30c 24,000 48c 32c 33 %c 44 1,000 Feb 1.05 1.05 44% 46 Va 9 9 10 10 115 . 43 V2 22c 1.000 22c 31 Va 33 485 9 Feb 10'A 20 211/4 class Ltd Hunts Class * A B * — 10 25 10 Feb 10 100 Huron & Erie common ... 115 12 111 Jan 115 Jan 161/2 Jan • 71V2 Jan •26% Jan 4 Jan 10 24V2 241/2 24 '/2 10 1 2.45 2.30 - 14 V2C Jan 24c Jan 111/2 Jan 16 Jan - 28'% Jan ,,12'A Feb Feb Jan 33c 31% Feb 34 Jan 20 Feb 22% Jan 24% Feb 28% Jan Jan 2.99 Feb % 5c, Jan 6c Feb 2,400 90 c Feb 1.15 2.60 47,200 i 5c 5c 51/2C 4,500 1 Mines ■p 95c 90c 1.00 2.15 Feb 27c 24c 28c 16.950 24c Feb 31c Jan 1 17c 17c 21c 37,000 17c Feb 28c Jan Rouyn 1 35 31 36 4.950 31c Feb 46c Jan 1 6c 5c 6c 5,100 5c Jan 7%C Jan 4c 4c 3,000 4c Jan 6c Jan 1.20 1.25 1,050 1.20 Feb 1.40 Jan Gold Merger Yellowknife Nordon Feb 39c Feb 22c 1,165 _ Mines « Mines 1.20 5 . * 46 45% 48'/4 3,280 45% Feb 5i%,:Ja/v 1 13c 121/2 c 14c 10,300 11c« Feb 24c Jan __l Malartic 17c 19c 1,500 15c Feb 20c Jan 1 2c 2c 1,000 2c Feb 3 %C 1.75 1.91 41,924 8c 9c 6,550 Mines Corp Norgold Mines Jan ' • Jan . Jan Jan Normetal . 10 25 34 25% 26 785 25% Feb 27 Jan Imperial Oil * Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 14% 14% 15% 11,535 14 V2 Feb U 16% Jan 13 13 % 3,415 12 y* Jan 14% Jan 24% 25 % 370 24% Jan 25»A 6V1C 9,000 ' 5c Jan 1 8c 1 6c 5c 7c 33.800 5c Feb 0 47c 45c 47c 1,500 40c Jan 1 25c 25c 31c 14,000 24c Jan 3% 3% 1.81 1.95 Mining , i Jan 10c Jan 8c 10c Jau 55c Jan Jan 5%c • Norpick Gold Mines Feb 1.96 Feb 1.56 1.80 Norseman Mines • Jan * Norbenite Feb 48 115'/2 Feb 12 1 Jan - 27% Feb 300 20 >A Noranda Mines Feb 1.05 Jan 6-% Norzone Nipissing Jan 32c 1.05 Feb 1,950 50 46% Jan Jan 50 45 1.05 12 * Bidlamaque Nicholson Jan 40c Jan 44 25c 10 27c 12 ■ » A Car Mines Negus 1,610 25c Pipe 10 'A 13% 280 14 28 Jan . 7.85- Jan Feb 3% 425 /. 13% 27% <■ Trust 82c 4,000 3,400 10c 73c - Sewer :/■ 28 20 Hosiery class A Jan ■ 13% common Preferred 7 V4C 16c v Jan National Grocers 12c 491" " 30 1 Mines Jan Feb 1 - 66 65 - ;v 3 V Feb 25 V Feb 65 • Feb Feb Mylamaque Jan 7c ' 6V2 Jan 16 7.00 /Feb • Feb Jan ' 50 , 10c 5c 0 ''-1,790 6V2 3,000 32c r' : • 2% 12c I6V2 7c -'2Vr Feb l -•'1.950V 11c• 7.30 10c Feb 44 Mining & Smelting Bay 1 Jan 17%. Jan ,.v 2% 1 Feb 27c Mining Hudson 18c/ . .0. 7.00 150 6% ' Hoyle 2%7.20 25 10'A 2,000 -Jan 15,5,.* ^ Feb 3% IOV4C -10c 7c .■ 25 815 7c V •/-..100 3 Va 3,590 Feb 11,000 7.V2C ♦ 5,560 7 Va 50 ——... - Feb -.'it • Jan ,29ck Jan ; Feb 16r 25 15 ! ____1 preferred..... 13c - -i, 80 15'/2 14 Va' Brass 80c -<__1 Mines Smith Howey Gold 900 75c 3c.> Jan. - Jan 20c . Mosher Long Lac " Howard 7c 15 . preferred 10V4C 12 %c 73c 7c Feb 1 ; com National * Yellowknife.... ,.17,200 -»;•-( High V;' 6V2 Moore Corp common Jan 6% Mines—5 Gold 24c 15 .; Porcupine * 1 Oil Homer 23,4C • Grain- * * * Consolidated Kollinger 20c -y-K-. Feb 21-4C.-Feb 4.500,-. ... 14c Montreal Locomotive Jan 10 v* 1 Dauch & 5V2C 1 Highridge Mining Highwood Sarcee Hinde Jan 2%c • . 12c 1 Gold Mines 'LOW 51c .10,000- 16 >/a • _1 Mascot 3c 16 Works 1 Gold Heva • 10'/4 1 Mines Headway Red Lake Heath 3 V2C 1 Hasaga Gold Hedley w 1 — — Gold Harricana 1,000 4.50 ^ • Mines— Carpets Gold Harker 4c * — Gold Rock Hard Harding 4c 4c ' —1 Hallnor Mines 3c 14c Oil Pacific Tool Jan 75c -.1 —1 Swayze , * _____ Brick Modern Morrison Halcrow 20c Mining Corp Feb 7'A 1 Gold Gunnar' Gypsum, Lime & Alabastlne 1 Gold 3c 58c Jan 44 * : Range Since January I High 51c • Mid-Continent 16 % 1 Guayana Mines Low 56c Mercury Mills 1 Wire Greening Grull Wihksne.. Red Lake 19% * 6 * ♦ — preferred., Great West Felt Share* 1 75 Milton Coal West Great for Week 1 Gold 22 49% — —_ 18c Red Lake 101 101% 101V. 50 Gordon Mackay class B—__—_——0 Grafton & Co class A " Great Lakes Paper common * Class A preferred * Preferred 34.400 McKenzie Jan 23c Jan 25Vac 3c • Goodyear Tire common Range •f Prices Par High Low High 18c l&c 1 1 Sale*-, Week'* Laat Sal* Frio* STOCKS— Range Since January i s'' Low Pur Mines IK for Week " Goldvue FEBRUARY Friday Range of Prices Last MARKETS LISTED WEEK ENDED FOR Sales Week's Friday Sale Price STOCKS— Monday, February. <16}: 1948 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE . Imperial 4% Bank 25 preferred Indian 24% ' .1 Gold Lake __ Ingersoll Machine class A... Inspiration Mining __ 8 * _1 8 50c 8 2,000 Canada Inca North Star Oil common 7C Feb Feb O'Brien Jan Okalta Gold Bronze preferred- International Coal Coke.— Int'I & class Metal 23 1 23 38c Nickel International Petroleum Co common 29 29 29% • 31% 31 32 % • 12% 12% 13% 1 45c 44c 55c Jacknife " 5%c 4%C 39c Jan Omnitrans Exploration Feb 30'% Jan Ontario Loan Feb 34% Jan 12% 33,905 23 Gold Waite ...... Feb 15% Jan Feb 59c Feb 7c Jan 12c Jason Mines Jellico , Mines 1 : ... Joburke Joliet Feb 2 Vac 2,000 2'Ac Jan 14c 15c 23,600 14c Jan 6c 6c 833 5c Jan 4c 4c 500 2%c Jan 14 %c 1 —i 1 <1939.)____ Consolidated J M Jan 8c 2%C 1 .1 Mining Mines Jacola 4'Ac 2.000 4c 5%c 8 Ltd 1 47c 45c 51c 14,600 41c 1 39c 35c 40c 11,500 35c • . 6c 1 Gold 1 Kerr-Addison Golden Ktrkland -Jan 16c Jan Pacalta Oils Jan Pacific Jan Page Jan Pamour Porcupine Mines Feb Pandora Jan Paramaque Cadillac 26'/a Jan Feb 33c Jan : 78c Jan 5,400 25c Feb 50c ' Jan 13'A Feb 15 Jan 22c Jan* Piccadilly 50c Feb Pickle Crow Gold Mines 13% 4.470 16c 18 %c 49,275 16c Jan 50c 2,700 50c Feb 1.30 :1.64 25,540 15c 17c 6,500 . 6 %c 6%c 6 600 78c i.Feb, „ , Jan Feb A; 17c Feb 1,15 Jan 95c 29% 95c 28 1.34 ' • 6c — 1.43 6c 2.500 8c Jan •" Jan Feb' 1.31 Jan 1.21 32% Jan r 1.55 Jan Jan 7%c Jan 5c :, • • Jan 6c Feb oC Feb 3'Ac 1,000 2%C Feb •10c 95c: -.4,200 3%c 70c Jan 28 .845 10,350 6c Jan 6c . A. 3,800 ,»-Vi 3%c 5%c • 96c 31% 53 % Feb 5c Jan . Jan Jan 13 Vj 6%C 1 22c 13 V. Jan,. .. i;.'Feb 10 %c Jan 11c JQO.IOO .1 57c 25c 99,700 70c 1 Mines 80 26c 1.00 • • Ltd Malartic 500 1 78c 56 VaC 1 Petroleum Hershey Tubes 36.600 30c 88c 56 %C 121 10% 7%c - 6,500 4". :• A ' 25 17c Jan Jan 15c . 7%- Jan .. 500 ■/;, • 1 7c 8c Jan 585 1 Mines Mines 69c X Gate Jan 1.35 Feb 120 15 " vi 10c 17c 48,500 ; * Lake Osulake 58c • 10c 14c ' Lake Red 52c / 14c Orenada 69c 1 1 Gold Feb 10c 120 22c 26 %c 25 10c %c 11 8% 69c 25 Feb 120 24c „—* .... 13%c 7% i — Gold Kelwren Keiio Hill 1,000 120 4c Feb 24% 3,000 13V2C 131/2 c 7% * Kelvinator Kenville 7c 6c 6c 1 2.20 70c Jan Jan 1 ;_ 15c /"•,/ Jan Mining 59c 92c * Parbec Kayrand 10,000 19,600 50 Orlac Feb' 6c Jan Mines Mines Quebec Jan Jan 2,000 Vac 8c 60c 1.20 Orange Crush Osisko Jack 4% Feb Feb Feb 44C 3,025 International Uranium 59c 1.05 Jan 32c Feb 60c 1.12 * 31 5,925 1.81 15.397 , Feb • Malartic 29 230 1.83 1 3% • : 37c 1,700 • A International Mines Oils 23 100 37c 25 ;. * : Ogama-Rockland — Jan 51c . O'Lcary International Mines Gold 8% Jan 45C 60 45c __ Northern North 2c 500 1 2%c 2 %c Paymaster Cons Mines. 1 39c 39c 42c 5,800 Pen-Rey Gold Mines.. 1 16c 14c 18c 76,100 82c 82c 750 27 27 Partanen Malartic __1 Perron Gold Photo — * 1 Engravers Porcupine '"•• "-<10 12c 15c 2.25 Feb 14c Feb 76c 25 ' Jan Jan 20C Feb 88c, -v , Jan . '' Jan lie 4,605 3c 46c. Feb Jan 390 : 11 39,000 2.00 /r , Feb 27 ; I6V2C Jan . Feb 2.30 Jan ' Lake Kirlcland Townsite 0 Mining & Exploration Laguerre Gold Mines Dufault 24 24 24% 600 1 1 .... Labrador Lake 15c 1 ... (John) Ltd Labatt 1.58 1 Kirkland 50c 5Cc Kirkland-Hudson 5.80 5<40 6.65 21,695 4%c 5 Vac 9,500 43c 47 %c 5,900 1 Mines — Lake Rowan Lake Lake Wasa La Pioneer 3.25 3.40 620 3.25 Jan Jan Porcupine Peninsular 1 19c 19c 22c W 3,100 I6V2C Jan '25c Jan 25 Jan Porcupine Reef Gold 1 47c 45c 48c '.6,000 45c Jan •56c Jan • 37'A 1.78 Jan Feb 7.75 4'Ac Jan 6Vic Jan Powell 41c Jan 58c Jan Powell 5.40 2%c 4%c Jan Jan 3,500 10c Jan 15c Gold 1 River _— 37 1 ♦ 73c —100 Rouyn Gold 66 . Corp Premier Trust Jan 13 Va 2,360 12'A Jan 13% 11 39 •V 73c 66 37 - • "'•-• 120 41% Jan • Jan 15 0 48 %c 56c 4,450 70c 2.81 2.95 400 2.80 Jan 3.00 6.35 450 6.25 Jan 6.75 18 V2 18% 150 18 Feb 6.25 —— '.J'-'yJi-J. '■ <- 6c 7 Vic • 6 Tic 2.500 7%c w ■; 7%c Mines Jan 66% 8%c 28,200 7c 8c 109,800 48%c Feb 6c Feb 5c 76c Feb 6%c 20 Jan Feb 12% Feb Jan 11 455 1.80 1.99 "4,950 1.80 Jan 2.10 Jan 13% 13% 281 13% Feb 14% Jan 6c 5,000 5'Ac Jan 6%c Jan 9% 9% 75 9% Feb 10% Jan 51% 51% 30 51 Jan 52 Jan 42c Pressed Metals Jan Preston East Jan Jan Proprietary Mines Purdy Mica Mines Jan Puritv : Jan 11c 44c 2,000 40c Jan 45c 10% * 1 ; Mills Jan 6c —10 common 40 Preferred Jan 1.85 1 i .... 51% 6c Jan 8c : Dome Flour 10 Va 1 ; Quebec Gold Feb Quebec Manitou Secord 14 Leitch Oil Gold 17% 3 'Ac Jan 70c 7,200 61c Jan 78c 1.20 7.600 14 1.15 Feb 1.25 Jan 71c 70c ,78c 6,800 70c Jan 89c Feb Queenston Gold Mines Quemont Mining 4'Ac Jan 76c 70c 83c 9,318 70c Feb 90c Feb 13'A 12 13 % 14,090 12 Feb 15% Jan 3,000 Feb 14c Jan 41c Jan 59c Feb -.1 Macdonald Reeves ••• Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd. Lobiaw Groceterias class A Class A 8c 515 27% Feb 31 Jan Reno 185 2 6'A Feb 29 Jan Richmac 6 6 12% 13 50 1.25 1.35 19.050 1 Gold 10 c 4 6 5 . 10c 10 %c • 6 12% 1.23 Feb ;" 6 13% Gold 1.56 Jan Robertson . 1,500 15c Jan 17c Feb Red -.1 Lake MacLeod-Cocksnutt Gold Mines.. Jan 11c Feb Class 2.60 MacMillan Export class A^;.___„-_ Class 2.70 6,600 Jan 3.00 B 43,200 85c Jan 1.95 Jan 10c 10c 8 000 10c Jan 1.29 1.40 12,510 * 938 5% ; Red Madsen Lake Gold Mines. & 1.25 Jan 9% 1,020 9 Feb 6% 2,967 5% 5%.- 12c Jan i Maple Milling Maralgo , , 12 Mines Marcus 2.75 v 12% Royal . Jan Roybar Jan Rupununi 500 775 2c 12 Jan Feb Jan 3c A." 14'A Sand Feb 5c Jan Bannorm 18c Jan 31c Jan Sarnia Jan 6c Jan Scarfe class 16% Feb 18% Jan 25 Feb 28'A Jan 100 18 Feb 18'A Feb 6c ■•airir/ see page 42. • ■i t''"'" t : 20 5C . v 9c 9,955 4#-' 93 ■ "93 5 59 J 59% 435 CJ-' ll Mines * AU?2t' ■ • Jan 13c — Feb 23c -Feb 115 30 Jan 44 10 44 Feb -■.. 33 ' 8'A 70 125 33c 8 11,100 10c Jan 16.500 27C 9 Feb 28V.C 24% 24% 16% 15c Feb Jan^'-i 25%, 1.0 ; 8V2C'Jan . . , " 7c 5,500 5c Jan 15c 14c 18c 29,000 13c Feb 13V2 13 13% 2,315 13 Feb 6V2C 11 % 1 1 12c 12 485 11'A 4.05 5,535 3.80 Feb 9c 2,000 7c Feb 11 Vic 12c 10.500 11c Jan 14 Feb 15% Feb 14 14 14 25 15% 15% 100 Feb 9% Jan Feb 13% 60c Jan Shea's 93 Feb 98 Jan 56% Jan 59% Feb Sheep Creek Gold Sherritt-Gordon Gold Mines -•. ii.j. il 16'A Jan, 4.25 . Jan 1 f 1 * 57c 201/2 ,v 55c 63c 43,300 20% 21'A 698 46 46 45 15c 15c 1.000 _* 10 10 50 ' ,J12cn Jtfn; •X7crs,J.a.a5m- .. . . ,14 .. 16 'A Feb-,if^ :Jah"^ --2:m 66c- AJailMw 50c Jan 20% Feb 22 Jan 46 Jan 47 Jan 14c Jan 20c Jan 10 Feb Jan Feb . r. 1 ' . " 15% .< Jan 23c ,;•'. 14 'A i Jan!,:;/ Jan 3.80 8c 3.80 100 Shawinigan. Water & Power Preferred Febi.rf 4Sc'! Feb 16 245 " Rouyn Ltd Senator - V Jan"rt 4 '■"'&anr—r 16%: Jan V-» Jan 24% 1,860 16 ' A- - .A tf ; Vi&tVi' UJan - 45 Jan 15'A 16 » * A.., ■ *Jaii 17c 24% 1 Ltd Bridge 5c 575 * common Mines 4%c 1,120 • common Gold 2,500 3.285 59% 10 * 1 1 Gold.. 2,500 8% Sic • Rivet ;"■*> 6.000 10% 14V2C —1 Antonio Feb 11c -V Mines Industries 6c 10 Jan Jan 8'A 500 15c —— Chibougamau 5c 27 s> > i Oil 20c 8% 9c 2.50 Feb 4,900 15% 8 — .1. St Lawrence Corp San 17% . Porcupine Mines..... . Jan 18'A --«■• Jan Feb .. Jan 25 10Va 8 Jan 1.95 16% '' Rights fo'otnotes ' 3.15 18 com... common Bank 10 Vb 16% class A new t i. 2.30 125 30% 30 44 ; Royalite 25'/a .20 Preferred For 2 VaC 4%c 5c preferred........ McColl-Frontenac Mclntyre Feb 6c v V Preferred McCabe Grain Feb 1.67 18C Massey-Harris common (Lt 2.75 21,750 -T2 . Martin-McNeely McBrine 9,050 1.80 2%c ■ Gold . 2.85 1.67 2.85 1.78 6%c 200 — Gold Jan 1.50 15,500 27c 24c d A Oils Co 7% , Feb 9 : . Eastern Leaf Manitoba class Mfg common A Roxana Russell Malartic Gold Fields Silk Jan 1.11 1.30 •'•-• -.1 8c 12c 1 (1936) Little Robinson 7'Ac Rocliette Macfie Jan - 94c . Feb 1.32 . Riverside Jan Jan 2.. 60 2.65 „1 MacDonald Mines 9% Feb Feb Feb 98c ..1 Mines Macassa Feb 1.02 - _________—"___73c Gold 2,000 15c 15V4C ■ . Yellowknife Textiles class A___——*. 27% 1.28 Goldfields— 9% 200 2.35 7%c 2.30 Renfrew Jan Jan 29'A 12% ; ... Lunward Lynx - Hosiery com Class Louvicourt 1.16 26 V4 • - 11,625 1.26 Gold Mines Regcourt 27% 27% B London 1.17 1.20 Little 50c 225 8'A 1 1 Renabie 41c 45c Lingman Lake Gold Mines 9% 1.30 9% Quinfe Milk class A__. Jan 10c 25,700 10c 10 %c Gold Lexindin Feb 3,000 64c • 1.16 285 3'Ac 1.15 64c : Mines, Ltd 15% 3%C 14 Candy Lebel Oro Mines Leduc-West v , Jan 88c Feb 66 85 Feb 11 500 Feb 70c 1,365 • 12% 3.50 Jan 2.95 Lapaska Mines Laura , Jari Jan 19c Jan Feb 13 Mining Gold "U" .. Jan 1.30 15c 13 Mines Lang & Sons Lapa Cadillac Larder Feb 15c 12c Mines Luz Lamaque 2.00 ' (1945).. Shore 1.000 3c 3c Gold... Fortune 2,15 24 Power Lake 1 8% 10 5c Shawkey Mines Wpg Brewery "A" - 10% .Jan^,- * 50c 1.05 1.00 1.05 3,000 1.00 Jan 1 2.20 2.09 2.40 116,614 2.09 Feb 1.15' Jaii 3.15 Jan i.i-jv ." ' Volume-167 Number 4073,. & THE COMMERCIAL ■ LISTED CANADIAN RANGE FOR Friday Rang* of Prices Loto Par Sicks' Breweries • —• common Silanco M & S Co Ltd 1 —I Dairies Bihrerivood " A :J ' Class B i. Slscoe Gold Bladen - (N) South am Jan 70c 44c 19,600 Jan 36c 48c Jan 12% Jan Westeel 27 : Jan Western Grocers 20 20% 455 19% Feb 22'% Jan 99% 25 98% Feb 101 % Jan 35c Feb 47c Jan 28c Class {Geo) Weston' 28c 33c Feb 39c Jan Preferred 25% 27'% 35 25% Feb 28 Jan New * 17% 18 375 17% Feb 19 1.36 1.35 1.42 9,600 1.35 Feb Mines 50c 50c 55c 1,526 47c Feb 6 6% 910 0 Feb 95 95 5 95 Feb 30c 1 * (19^4)_ Standard Chemical common 6% * ' —.—100 Preferred . Preferred 12,470 1.50 Steel j'~ > Co 66 5'% 68 %c 70c 1,800 68c Jan 67 69 405 67 F*b 73% 105 72 Feb —-i-25 .—; Steep'Ttock * Iron Mines ——1 72 72 2.00 2.10 2.00 12C 14c 13,000 Jan 19 %c Jan 28% 350 26% Feb 29'% Jan 21% 30 21'A Feb 25 Jan Jan 31 10c 31 75 31 Feb 33% 33'% 34% 180 33% Feb 36 Jan 23% 24'% 650 23% Feb 28 Jan ; 100 preference 100 100 100 15 100 — — 4 % r/o Wlltsey-Caghlan Jan — 99'% 100 110 Mines 1 Larder 10 112'% Feb .65 18% Inlet 2,500 1.57 1.55 1.80 7,120 10C 10c 14 %c 4,200 1 , 19c 50c Mines 19c 1.71 Tamblyn Gold York' Knitting Feb 19c 3,000 7c Jan 10c 8C 7,000 7c Feb lie Jan Va 22% 11,507 20'A Feb 25% Jan 96 Feb 98 Jan 20 96 96 - ' — 96 2.65 • 2.65 650 31 9,100 19c Jan 40C Feb 7'Ac 6,000 7c Feb 9c Jan 4% 90 3% Jan 4% Jan 28 25 ' 7c — —* . 4 ■— Va 15 2.61 1.99 1.66 1.80 4,925 1.66 Feb 55c 55c 500 50 %c Jan 61c Jan Week's Friday 27 195 25'A Jan 27'A Feb 49% 49% 15 51% Jan 49% Feb 4% 4% 50 4% Feb 5'A 3.25 14,680 3.05 Feb 3.50 Jan 1.35 420 1.35 Feb 1.35 Feb British 40o 40c 43c 15.600 40c Feb 49c Feb 10c 1—1 9%c 11c 93,200 9%c Feb 21c - 18% Feb 68c 68c 75c 5,225 68c Feb 80c Jan Canada & 9c 9c 11c 3,100 90 Feb 12'%c Jan Canada Vinegars 12% 19 18% Jan 10 Feb 12 12 1,270 ——100 172 172 172 35 172 Jan * 10% 10% 10% 100 10 Jan 106 106 106 5 105% Jan O'/bC 9%c 9%C 500 9%c Feb 12c Jan 42'A 42% 42'A Feb 45 47C Feb 63C Feb — . 1 * —-50 ;_i:—:-:_l 1— . __ Traders Finance class A—1—. v ; 9 'Transcontinental ■ ". -f ;• 1 Resources 7^ Y-:' 48C Mining United Class B class United A . - Dominion }f 8%c 16 Jan Canadian Westinghouse Jan Coast 10 Jan Consolidated 12c iI FOREIGN v 16 629 15% Feb 500 11 Feb 21 21% 250 21 1.50 1.50 200 24 25'A 65 3% 2,940 ■ Jan — 21'% 1 « ' ' ' - .. ■ 88% Copper- Dominion 82 315 3 3'/b 3 Va 41 42 5 1.00 •1.00 1.10 Jan 108 Jan 18% Jan 12% Jan 24% , Feb 1.50 Feb 6'% Feb • Jan Feb 1.90 Jan Feb 28% Jan Feb 24 1,100 16% 15% . - _ * Paper 3 '/b 3% 41 Yv:V-':>65vA Jan Feb ./ Jan 45 1.00 Feb 1.25 Jan 16% 5,570 15% Feb 19% Jan 45c 2,810 40c Feb 60c Jan 27 29 320 27 Feb 32 Jan 21. 20'A 21 2,640 20'A Feb 23% Jan * 3.55 3.40 3.85 3,275 4.10 Jan * 49% 49 52% 59% Jan * Bridge Donnacona 380 14 Feb 16 Jan • Paper __ - 1,000 . 9C Jan 15c Jan International 2,925 10c ,6% Oil Foothills 3.0Ci ' 5% Feb .7;% Jan Langley's Ltd preferred. Minnesota & Ontario Paper 6.50 6.80 2,690 2.01 4,390 9% 22c 5.15 4,414 24% 26% 5,525 2.35 7.20 Feb 9'% 500 4.75 Feb 6.50 . 275 22c 25% Feb 40c 15'% 2.10 ( 3% Feb 22C Paper common- 3,845 49 Feb 49 49 5 49 Feb 49 Feb 20 21% 1,495 20 Feb 23% Jan 2.30 2.50 100 20% Jan Pend Feb Oreille 2,000 2.30 Feb 24 28 65 23% Jan 28 Feb 39c 39c 120 37c Jan 40c Jan 6'%c 7c 5,500 6'%c Feb 8c Jan 95c 1.00 2,000 95c Feb 1.00 Feb — 0 Grain Feb Reliance Jan 9% Jan Southmount Investment Feb 35c 4.60 Jan 5.30 Jan Temiskaming 24% Feb 26% Feb 26 * Yukon Consolidated 1 a' Mining V 1 — 2.90 Jan 42. y EXCHANGE 5,018 Jan 19 Feb Feb Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal record for the week just passed: -?, 4 11% Western Lumber— ; daily Pursuant to the requirements of'Section 522 of th6 Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Eeserve Bank certifies a 3% 82 __ common to thie Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. give below 160 11 yy: Foreign Exchange Rales [f Feb Jan 2.01 4.80 For footnotes see page 160 Feb 48% 9'% W) 10 15'% • Canadian 106 Jan 2.08 -v:::irr. & 160 16 __ Vickers 47' 6.50 (G Feb 160 * Marconi Jan 185 5% — (Hiram) Jan 88 , 82 • _ Canadian 10% 48% 10c Amulet Walker 535 14 6 -Vulcan-Oils Waite 2,000 47% — Ltd Ventures. 26% Feb . 3% Sugar — Canadian Industries common Jan 174 J,. Steel 'Viceroy~Mfg Jan Jan 72 v.. -25 Upper Canada Mines—— 8 3,975 9C 17% 8 .50 preferred. preferred—+* United 'Oils 8% 16 16 ; Fuel 9,700 9c —. Corp class B. Oniled 40 54c 47C 8 Onion Gas CoUnion ' 10 25 350 — Jan Mortgage Towagmao .Exploration Jan 50 80 100 Preferred 19 1 —1—A— —_* Toronto 9 25 Va i common Gold 0 45 Co Canadian : 9 * Pulp & Paper com ion Tombill 'Gold Works class A 8 High Jan Brown —* Low 100 72 __ Columbia Preferred t Toronto Iron Range Since January 1 High 25 - Asbestos Corp 1.35 Low * National Andian 3.10 3.15 * Y Toronto Elevators ; Toronto General Trusts Shares Par i'c 5 Tip Top Tailors—--. for Week of Prices Jan Thompson-Landmark Gold Mines Tobum Jan Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— 25% 1 ; 2.90 Canadian Funds Jan Teck^Hughes 'Gold Mines—— Texas, Canadian Oil— Mines Jan Exchange-Curb Section Jan '' Thurbois Jan 8c 7c 22 • Toronto Stock Jan * Taylor Pearson common Feb 7c -- * class B Feb Feb 2.05 * common. 12c Jan 18% 50 Ltd Preferred Feb 7c . Last River Taku Feb £c Jan 21.000 100 Ymir Yankee Girl Jan * Sylvanite Gold Mines lOO'A Jan Feb 1.55 12c Preferred Jan 20c . 101% 9 %C Yellowrex Mines Jan 114 • 1 Wright-IIargreaves Feb 2.40 Feb 19c Jan Feb 8c • Jan 80 , 99 99% '9c 1 78 Feb 19c —1 1 Winchester Wingait Gold 77c , Feb 18'% 18%. * Feb 11,,500 2.15 112% 112'% --lOO 1 J8 21 70c Cons Jan Jan 6'A Feb 67% Sterling Trusts Oil preferred Sturgeon River Gold Surf 515 19'% common——-—* Stuart Sullivan 5% 18 Gold Preferred Jan 14% 23% Jart 7% Canada of 11% Feb 26% 31 —— Jan 68c 97 —* 1 ——: —i Olsen Starratt 5% 5% * Standard Paving common—.——: .1. Jan 13 Jan • com 11 100 33$; ————_«-,*" Winnipeg Electric common Stadacona High 200 13 21 'A t -20 Springer Sturgeon ' 13c 26% 9 100' A— __ : Low ii 13 * common Preferred • 6,756" Range Since January I High ii: 1 — Products Feb _1 common..—..:. Co'; __ 11% 25 40c Low —* Wekusko Consol Jan 100 655 40c Shares ♦ — Class A'——.— 11% - :Y A._ for Week Jan 49c * 99% 20 f Jan Feb com 26'A 1 — Mhlartic Mines-.—™ Slater Co '' —100 -- 14% 13% Ltd Waterous 25 25% * — ■y,■ 'Preferred Jan 135 19.950 Range of Prices Par High Y'T5% Feb 11 % 11%; • class Simpson's Ltd class A 36c 38c Silver, MillerMines—• 1 Low 12% 68c 51 %c 51 %C Sale* t Lut 215 13% Week's Friday Sale Price STOCKS— Range Since January 1 Shares 14 13% MARKETS FEBRUARY 13 for Week High 12% 12% V T WEEK ENDED 41' (781) Sales Week's Last Sal* Price STOCKS— FINANCIAL CHRONICLE % ,/ < RATES ( -- CERTIFIED r1 * ^ ^ * 1 1 FEDERAL BY ,r BANK TO 1 TREASURY UNDER ;.:-,y TARIFF Feb. OF Assets— 1930 Gold FEBRUARY ; 6, 1948 TO FEBRUARY 12, 1948, 11, INCLUSIVE Redemption for F. 21,008,170 17,779,175. 690,331 691,631 21,698,501 21,699,801 18,573,301 352,218 371,553 332,3621 577,780 240,111 2,760 1,989 637 9,468,444 9,594,421 15,764,9191 4,346,333 4,287,083 6,929,284 794,12® ' Country and Monetary Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York •>' United States Money Value in Unit Total gold Other cash Feb. 6 •Argentina,pe^o—; : Official — Feb. 7 Feb. 9 $ $ $ ,^Priee-».^~ .251247* .2512479 - Closed 3.212133 Australia, pound 3.212133 Feb. 11 Feb.12 U. — Govt, S. securities: i 392,96® Bills Certificates. .251247* .251247* reserves Discounts and advances——, Industrial loans .297733* .297733* ctf. - $ $ .297733* .2977331" - 1 Feb. 10 " $ R. notes Noon 3.212133 - — - Lincoln's Birthday Notes—- .022792 .022795 .022804 .022776 Brazil, cruzeiro .054406 .054406 .054406 1,594,500 1,563,500 355,300 Bonds 3.212133 Belgian, franc--.— ■ . 12, 1947 $ 21,008,170 fund Feb. 1948 $ certificates y Feb. 4, v 1948 1 ACT ) - (In thousands of dollars) , t RESERVE Reserve Banks Combined ' We 5,407,978 5,077,789 securities. 20,817,255 20,522,793 753,390 23,802,893 securities- 21,397,795 20,764,893 24,196,496 .054406 ' Total U. S. Govt, Total Due Canada,dollar— 1.000000 1.000000 ■;? Official-—— '.;Free-—-—.——— 1.000000 1.000000 .895312 .896484 .897500 .570100* .570100* .570100* Czechoslovakia, koriina .020060 .020060 .020060 Bank .570100* .020060 — and foreign notes Uncollected .890000* Colombia, peso— loans from F. R. of banks— 95 banks— Items Total 137,245 127,057 2,636,630 2,399,812 32,917 32,316 32,919 premises Other assets 95 128,568 2,566,925 other 140,050 102 - assets 133,276 44,957 46,317,071 — 45,776,410 45,706,403 , * England, pound sterling—— • 4.031250 .208604 .208604 .208604 4.031406 .208604 Denmark, krone 4.031328 4.031250 Liabilities— Federal Reserve notes 'France, franc— 44 » 4 .(:.|, Official--^-—-----------{ Free--—---—,—:-: .004671* - , 44 .003259* .003261* *. 1 ' ' ' .301678 .301678 .205753 .205753 .205753 15,993,805 1,186.605 616,091 1,710,853 442,069 505,653 525,842 502,260 468,503 411,681 19,168,295 18.674,554 18,642,181 2,233,048 2,226,216 1,958,599 14,559 14,818 11,882 45,600,250 45,063,673 45,017,886 .205753 .377219 pesb_-i--——— Netherlands, guilder-:-• .301678 .301678 India (British), rupee— ' 24,405,224 17.084,307 acct. U. S. Treasurer—gen. Foreign Other— " ■ 24,148,085 17,037,361 .377197 .377108 .377386 • Total deposits Deferred availability items Other liab., incl. accrued divs. •" ' bank—reserve Member .004671* : .Mexico, 24,184,348 acct. Deposits: Newfoundland, dollar— Official— : 1.000000 * • ': v.'/.y 1.000000 1.000000 Total 1.000000 liabilities ' i."' .893958 .895000 .887291 3.225000 3.225000 3.225000 Lincoln's Norway, krone .201595 .201595 .201595 .201595 Birthday Portugal, escudo .039800 -.039790 .039778 .039754 Spain, peseta .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 Sweden, krona— .278264 .278264 .278264 .278257 Free-- New - .892916 . Zealand, pound — Switzerland, franc— Union of South Africa, pound. , 3.225000 Closed Capital Accounts— Capital paid in_ Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) Other .233628 .233628 .233628 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 197,010 189,042 448,189 439,823 27,543 27,543 27,455 capital accounts. 43,930 39,995 32,197 46,317,071 45,776,410 45,706,403 Total liabilities & cap. accts. .233628 4.007500 197,159 448,189 __ Ratio of gold liability on purchased for foreign respondents Contingent Uruguay, peso— .658300* ■a": Noncontrolled- .658300* .658300* .658300* .561800* ll Controlled .561800* .561800* .561800* Commitments trial loans *Nominal rate. certificate **Temporarily, omitted. re¬ serves, to deposit and F. R. note liabilities combined— to make ... 50.7% 50.17* 43.1 % bills cor¬ 4.011 4,049 7,063 iwJ'P1° 8,162 indus¬ - 7,194 • •yf" 42 THE (782) COMMekCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICL! Monday, February 16, 1948 OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations for Friday, February IS Investing Companies Mutual Par Funds— Obligations Of Government Agencies 1 Ask Bid Vr P*r Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund Loomls Sayles Second Fund _• 87.30 89.08 10 41.61 42.46 3.40 3.75 3.49 J:\ ;.% l': Affiliated Amerex 1 4.77 5.24 1% 3.50 3.83 Securities Aeronautical Fund Inc Holding 10 Corp 3.85 Funds— Automobile shares Business series A 8% Drug 6,72 7.26 13.87 15.08 shares Industries Blair 1 Corp—: Co & Boston Fund Non-Ferrous 3% Inc _ _.5 — _ 17.62 Petroleum 19.05 10O 7.55 7.56 Co Ino—5 14.76 1 15.75 17.26 Inv Fund Ltd 1 3.60 4.75 • —1 27.58 29.66 12.30 Steel 15-96 13.31 Invest Street Bullock Fund Ltd Century Shares Trust Chemical Fund Securities Christiana com—100 2,750 Preferred .100 1 Fund Delaware Shares Dividend ; & Howard \ 1 13.96 15.09 1.32 ,, 1.45 Bond 11.08 12.53 1 7.19 6.36 Ipt. Rate 15, 1948— 1, 1948 ; tSept. tOct.. tJan. 100.5 100.9 119% 121 Issues 1961 Price Ask Maturity— 1%% 100.2634 .2807 1% 1949—^ 1, Bid 99.9725 .9911 t%s July 1, 1948 Series F__. 99.9591 .9702 100.0107" .0280 t%s July 1, 1948 Series G 99.9593 .9705 1, 1948 Series H 99.9596 .9708 —1%% Certificates 6.99 6.87 7.53 4.25 3.01 13.93 14.89 Industrial 5.53 6.16 23.30 Selected Group Series 3.26 3.26 Ask tls Oct Bid 1, 1948 Seris J Ask .9914 99.9728 100.0018 .0064 1948 Series K tl%s Jan. 1, 1949 100.0059 .0158 11 %s 99.9737 .9853 99.9733 .9919 100.0116 .0289 100.0137 .0327 1, Feb. 1949 1, 3.69 13.64 Bid Indebtedness— 3.64 Low Priced Com Stock Series- Indebtedness— t%s Mar. 1, 1948 t%s Apr. 1, 1948 t%s June 1, 1948- 5.31 21.55 of of July tls Oct. Certificates 3.36 4.77 Series t%s 4.70 -— Stock Series 14.63 Corp 10' 1.72 1.88 25 27 ' 5 4.82 Investors Inc 2 12.18 13.35 Fundamental Trust Stock Series New England Fund 1 5.36 Fundamental General York New Stocks Inc— A__2 5.28 6.11 Agriculture Carp-*,.*..—.* Capital 39.12 42.06 Automobile 1 4.83 5.13 shares General Investors Trust Aviation 9.00 n ■ —. 7.87 8.62 10.14 5.60 6.08 5.02 5.45 Diversified Investment Fund 7.35 7.97 Diversified 5.74 shares Aviation shares 6.23 _ Y- Building shares____ Chemical shares——— Electrical Equipment — 9.09 shares _ Corporate bond series 10.48 9.85 — 5.24 Insurance T.51 8.04 7.20 Metals. 9.77 Oils:-— stock-— ——— 6.92 Industrial Machinery shares- 6.64 Institutional bond shares 9.31 Investing 6.42 6.97 Pacific Coast Invest Fund — shares Price Low 7.41 shares General bond Merchandise RR V Putnam 4.25 Republic 7- 1-48 bl.45 1.30% 11- 1-48 8- 2-48 bl.50 1.35% 1-47 4- 1-48 bl.30 1.15% .1.25% 12- 1 9- 1-48 bl .55 1.40% 1-47. 5- 1-48 bl.35 1.20% 1.35% 1- 2-48 10- 1-48 bl.,60 1.45% 2-47 6- 1-48 bl.40 1.25% 1.55% 2- 2-48 11- 1-48 bl.65 1.50% 7- 1.15% *8- 1.15% 9- —————— 9.69 10.62 ■ 1 ,,,,I-■■ ' — 4.30 4.68 Russell Berg Fund Howe Plan Fund Inc.——... 4.19 4.52 13.95 15.00 2.39 2.62 April 1, 1948 0.89% April' 8, b0.96 0.90% April b0.96 0.90% April 22 b0.96 0.90% April b0.97 1948 1948 March . 11, 1948 March 18, 1948 March 25, 1948 0.91% May 6. 13, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Utility shades...— 10c 1.51 1.55 5 Foundation Fund Income 19.50 21.08 Fund Incorporated Investors. Inc Selected Amer Sovereign Bank Group Insurance Stock Bond 1.00 91c shares Group and 82c 74c shares Group 8.80 8.03 shares Group shares 11.90 23.31 Invest Management Fund Inc..1 Keystone Custodian Funds— B-l (Investment Bonds)—1 (Medium Grade 9.84 1 5.80 12.02 12.30 Series Union Bds)„1 10c Industry Shares 25c C— . Union Stock 28.42 23.22 25.33 6.65 7.2T 1 18.70 20.44 l 8.71 8.88 Fund 1 16.06 17.53 Whitehall 1 14.47 15.56 1 7.02 7.69 1 15.80 17.24 Bonds) 1 8.90 3.71 Stocks)—1 15.96 17.42 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_l 18-.79 20.50 Diversified Stks)_l Stocks)__1 24.08 26.27 Series 12.47 13.61 Independence Trust Shares 8-3 (Appreciation com Stks)_l 10.82 11.81 North Stk)„I 3.84 4.20 Series 1 4.63 5.16 Series 1956 (Low B-4 (Speculative K-l (Income K-2 S-l pfd (Quality S-2 commen (Income -S-4 com Priced (Low Knickerbocker com Fund Par ;;Y Eank of Bank of New the Manhattan 1948 b0.98 0.93% 1948—' bO 99 0.94% 1948— bl.00 0.96% 29. Gity Banks & Trust Cos. 23 Vz 100 Bankers Trust Ask Bid Co„10 York 10 Par Fulton 25% 352 367 37 % Trust Grace 39 Vz "Unit Type TrustsTrustee Amer 6.18 Guaranty Trust Irving Trusi Kings County Trust 33 % 35% Lawyers Trust • 2.23 1 3.07 1 2.54 ; 2.49- 185 155 42%. 15 Trust 8c 10 40 Va 20 38 40 10 21% 22% Exchange Bank & Trust-20 Trust 7.15 & Trust First Morgan : (J P) National Bank 8c National New 71 Public 10 Trust 52 % 67 14 17 Sterling 38 36 100 1,230 ■ Bank 8c 47% *7 244 ' 36% 38% 80% 83% 37 39 25 71 — & 49% 238 100 Trust_17% National States 50 :• —12% Trust Nat'l United — 20 1,470 25 Title Guarantee 10 Bank York 15% 47 — & Co Inc 265 14% 1,430 25 Jity Bank 50 Va 256 ■ 10 100 _ 50 Empire Trust Federation -.,,-100 Manufacturers Trust Co Co Continental Bank Corn Shares— Trust 88 Chemical Bank ——_2.50 1955 100 85 Trust Commercial National Bank 8c Shares— E 95 140 100 100 Ask Bid 100 National Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 Brooklyn Fiduciary Trust, Insurance 0.92% Chase National Bank Inc_ Fund World Investment Trust Bonds Priced B-3 New York 18.92 Wellington Fund—— 27.19 0.91% b0.98 78c 17.30 5.84 Corp Investing 0.91% b0.98 — 68c B_1 Fund b0.98 — J948_ 1948 44.25 69c —— Stock Preferred Street 61c 41.25 20.74 * „ Common 1948 15, 6.35 Corp.* B 0.91% 10.64 Investment Series Wall B-2 .2 % Shares Union Bond Fund series A 25.34 Investment Co of America 24.82 46.46 Investors Street Trusteed 13.05 10 State 26.69 1 _• - Standard Utilities Institutional Securities Ltd— Aviation Inc Aak bO.97 As|r 0.87% b0.95 May 20 1948 26,' March 4, 5 1 1 Trading Fund Invest Fund Bid Bid b0.95 ; February 19, February (Geo) 47 United States Treasury Bills 8.02 t- ' 7.88 7.00 Petroleum 4.93 1-47 1.20% ■1.15% 11.00 7.32 Tobacco 4.51 10- 1.10% 14.74 ■■,_ -'■■■ •• Ask Bid Due 1.10% b-l.25 5.51 , Dated bl.25 1-48 9.03 13.45 10.04 , Rate 1-48 3- 5.47 »qn)pment Ask 3- 1-47 1.10% 4.30 4.54 Bid Due 2-47 7.58 6.39 2.61 3.91 — Dated 6- 12 10.45 5.03 Steel—.-. ; 4.15 _j.—■ shares Rate 1.10% 1.25% 10.41 4.99 7.57 shares- Tobacco 6.92 9.50 - Railroad R.n,11rnnfl 3.95 Railroad stock shares.* Steel 11.68 —— 7.49 2.39 — Equipment shares 10.66 7.19 : Utility • 11.02 8.24 — _ 6.98 ; shares Bond Public 6.17 ... — &.24r 6.90 4.82 shares Railroad 5.68 — shares Mining shares Petroleum * 10.72 10.06 9.54 Machinery Merchandising 4.84 11.12 9.78 preferred stock Diversified Industry..— Electrical equipment*—.—.—. shares- Administered Fully 7.84 9.25 7.10 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures 6.26 10.04 Building supply 6.54 Agricultural shares Food 9.86 - 7.15 Chemical Group Securities— Automobile 5,71 9.13 ■. Bank stock-— - 9.07 * Financial Industrial Fund Inc 10 Boston Dollar 13.58 8.39 Series Series Speculative Rirst: Mutual Trust Fund , 12.65 1 Series Bond 1949 3s 13.70 Maturity— Corp Stock 20, Other U< S. Cerlificafes of Indebtedness 25.05 10.25 10 Inc 23.17 6.55 Priced 24.06 22.51 1 _1 shares Preferred 1%S Jan. 98.4 100.20 4.37 7.82 series Low 97.24 100.8 3.81 National Security Series— 5.78 100 Panama Canal Securities— Investors 100.2 99.28 4.65 7.14 Investors 2d Fund Balanced Ask 59.30 4.44 3.96 Mutual Invest Fund -f. Bid 1948 15. 1948 15, l-%s Sept. 97.4 point a Banks— 4.55 —1 Stock Fund Fidelity Fund Inc First 1955-1953 10c Nation-Wide V,^ Fund Balanced 1953-1951 1, 1%S Apr. 100 96.24 Loan Inc— Mass Investors Trust Income Eaton 1, Feb. 99.22 - 32nds of more or 4.27 shares National 146 5.32 J25o . 2,850 141 1 Commonwealth Invest Jan. 2%s 3.87 Common Mass Canadian 1 %s 3.66 3.45 Manhattan Bond Fund 1952-1950- one Federal Home Ask 4.37 4.22 _ Fid 1950-1948- 1, 4.13 Metals shares 1, 4.03 Paper shares 95.73 4% • Bowling Green Fund Inc Broad 5% 3% 91.90 1 of America- Tr Inv Bond Oct. l%s May 3.85 shares— Home Furnishings shares Beneficial Bonds Bank 3.96 shares Equipment shares- General Land 3.32 Electrical 5 — Figures after decimal point represent Federal l%s Equipment 7% 1 Fund Inc— Axe-Houghton Fund B Axe-Houghton Aak Managed 3.51 Oilstocks Associated Standard Shares 26% 24% 1 Business Shares- American Bid Trust- 75 12 8 9 100 Trust 520 550 Companies Par Bid Ask Aetna Casual 8c Surety. .10 81 % 84% Aetna -10 43 % " 45% Insur Co 10 92 95 .10 43% 45% Jersey Insurance of N Y 20 32% 35% .25 57 60 Maryland Casualty common Prior preferred Convertible preferred 1 10 11% 12% Arkansas Pow 8c Lt 2%s 1977 94% 95% Cudahy Packing 2%s_./ 1967 93% 94% Insurance- Life- Aetna Agricultural 10 American Alliance American 18% 20 4 36 38 Va 5 Automobile American Casualty 10% 11% Equitable 5 American Fidelity 8c Casualty.5 American American of Newark Amerlcr n 2% 10 Re-Insurance : P*r * Home 5 of North America 14'/a 16 12'/a Merch & Mfrs Fire N Y National Casualty 10 16% 18% 53% 55% National Automobile 10. 29 32 City Amsterdam 43 Casualty- 6% New Brunswick——— New Hampshire Fire 66 Vz 69 Va New York Fire 17 Ms 10 Stocks— $1.90 101 103% 104% Firestone Tire & Rub 25/8S. .1972 94% 95% -1977 97 Power & Lt 3%s. -1977 3s -1977 Utilities' 3s 103 Va 103% -1976 93% 94% Pacific Pwr 8c Light 3%s 1977 96% 97% 13 % Philadelphia El Pwr 2yaS 1975 22% Potomac Edison Potomac Electric Southern Cal 27% Ohio Public Service 2%s 46 11% 21 5 12.50 ' 6% 7% 77 72 N Y Telephone 3%s 50 52 Pacific Fire 25 97 4%% 28% Pacific Indemnity Co 10 48 82 85 Employees Group Employers Reinsurance • 10 26% 28% Preferred 67% 70% Providence-Washington 48- 52 rhoenix —10 Federal 146 Reinsurance Corp ( N Y) 151 Fidelity 8c Deposit of Md Assn of Phila 20 Fire 10 46 49 Fireman's Fd of San Fran 10 89 92 Firemen's of Newark 5 8 11% 10 Accident Republic <• Revere (Texas) (Paul) Fire 17% 19% St Paul Fire 8c Marine 10 22% 24% Seaboard Gibraltar Fire 8c Marine 10 16 Fire Glens Falls Fire Globe 8c Republic Globe 8c Rutgers Fire 2nd 5% 32% 2 4% 10 27 10 19 — — ' 42% 8% Security Surety—.*. New Haven Sprgfld Fire 8c Marine Standard Accident— 70 10 40% 42% 10 29 31% 1983 29 Fidelity 8c Guaranty Co__2 4 Guarantee 10 Westchester Fire 2.50 %v 45 Hartford Steamboiler lnspect_10 27% 30% 83 Philadelphia Elec 4.30% pfd-100 Pitney Bowes 4%% pfd 5q 102 100% 3%s—1973 103% 3s_ 27/aS 1977 Stocks— 101 95 86,' Public Service 3.50 Bid 1 Ask . Carbon 4%% 89 80 83" 26% 27% 12 100 105 pfd 25 • : Transmsn 12% preferred Co.— 100 * Transmission West • Corp "A"l 1 Disinfecting common—50c Tucker 92 . Co Gas Eastern Texas : ; 54 (' Y% V , preferred Tennessee 1 % 103 100 Birmingham ,Elec;j|4.20 pfd—100 preferred 52 (Indiana)— Southn Cal Edison 4.88% 98 Appalachian, Electric Power— 4 Va % :v. 103 . 103% 96 Par Cladmetals American ft 25 498 25% 100 Electric— preferred T t -91 Odd lot sale-(not Included in year's range). included in change. r year's range), e Ex-interest, 27% 104 32% U S U S U S Fire- — 513 8% 4 14 31 d. When sales delivered, (not w included i When in issued, year's bBid yield price, price, range), xEx-dividend, k Admitted t Ex-stock y Ex-rights, d Deferred delivery sales (not to listing N. on dividend. Y. Stock Ex¬ (Un) Unlisted zEx-stock dividend. issue, —. 47 48 65 w Cash f Flat 51 V 68 32% •No dividend. par value../tin default. ■ ■ '■ ' tThese bonds subject to are 1 all V Federal taxes, : •; •; J ' 93 8% 4A .. 47% 23 100 100 99 . 73; 45 Travelers 5 97 5% 10 81 lQ 103 101% 29 10 76 _10 --9% *\ 12% 15 LL 49-%91 9Vh 92 3.70% 95 100 Va 21 American Fire 7% 4% 30% 17 Hanover Hartford 40% 5 10 5 com—15 preferred Great 5 - pfd-100 .. 12% 5 General Reinsurance Corp Franklin ... 89 . 100 Speer 51 10 1 ; - preferred Pennsylvania 102 26% • Edison 94 1978 3%s Edison Co Toledo 72 10 Casualty 47% 48 pfd_100 19 Cmm 8c Forster Inc Continental 46 • 4%% Monongahela Pow 4.80% pfd 100 England Gas & Elec— -1978 33% 25% 2.50 Northern Ask New Kentucky 31% 43 • Lt & Kentucky Utilities 4%% 102 -Lt & 2 —10 Bid 99 Power Georgia 5 —10 Pow Harbor Plywood 97% % preferred Florida 96% 6 Par Connecticut Light & Power— $2 preferred Lt 5% S River Northeastern 19 16 69 Ask 45% 72 Va 10 Life Security Issues 3%s_. -1977 Pow & 2 Liberty 5% 10 York General 29 27% 69 Va 8 Fire of New Connecticut - 25% National- Union Fire North Camden 25 (Detroit)-lO 25 Boston 5 6% 2% Shippers Bid Dayton Power & Light 3s. ._1978 Delaware 5% 10 8c 27% Bonds— 20 % 4 ; New Bankers 46% 19% 25% 17 30 25 Baltimore American Recent Florida 15% 28 American Surety Reserve 44%' 5 ; National Fire American Ask 25% 5 Massachusetts Bonding Merchant Fire Assur 10% Bid 24 fEx-liquidating .• ■' •- , Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL T H ECO URSE Bank with clearings this week show a based decrease a compared ago, upon the country, indicate that for the week ended be 3.5% below those for Our year. the preliminary totals stand against $12,013,409,692 for the Saturday figures this center there day of 20.8%. is gain a at for the able at time of going to press# the last day of the week in all clearings will Irt week' last in week 1947. At ended the 356 in the follows: was CLEARINGS—RETURNS BY —. Chicago... 1948 1947 $5,754,905,11S — $4,764 ,953.856 520,397,124 — San Francisco—..— same ... + 212 ,638,152 + 8.6 217 ,600,000 + 9.1 2.5 1st 2d New 3rd days •—11.6 411 + 26 0 193 ,938,764 + 37.6 5th Richmond 6th Atlanta 140 ,100,480 + 15.0 $7,372,232,680 2,077,639,412 cities, day.... one Our usual : the on York 636,322,468 2,563,537,600 9 th Stock of Stock, number of 1948 shares 1947 20,217,606 & U. S. bds._ govt. Total bonds — $332,365,400 185,000 6,845,700 126,500 • 10,121,400 1948 1,059,500 - $111,380,500 $125,490,900 788,400 $186,923,300 $ Months— on the following: 1948 January CLEARINGS 1946 23,556,803 LEADING FOR (000,000 1946 1947 51,510,197 $ York- 293 272 205 272 187 143 77 63 70 58 168 142 122 104 291 239 226 175 216 172 165 126 250 204 173 168 288 397 Paul 333 244 214 452 410 334 272 241,) 211 161 144 Richmond- 129 124 539 497 v* 426 124 328 297 430 377 253 211 179 181 145 IN __ Philadelphia 3,950 Louis— 3,782 1,072 1,117 1,623 1,257 Pittsburgh- 1,246 Memphis Seattle San 1,853 Fran._ Baltimore 444 389 393 387 252 340 195 285 153 142 128 108 87 72 63 72 41,280 34,022 31,131 all 9,049 7,581 6,193 5,571 4,079 3,526 46,098 38,101 34,657 19,699 17,720 Federal Reserve Districts Month of January— New 3d 16,937 ^685 1,809 1,854 4th Cleveland ^_14 cities _ 14 1,385 16 2,504 " 8 Minneapolis Louis— " 31 St. 2,759 2,517 " 7 " . __15" 11 " 19 811 758 642 571 440 1,123 1,037 961 859 " 1,184 1,020 898 184 cities Outside N. Y, city 765 719 650 570 504 409 699 576 551 498 431 388 304 1,577 1,370 1,305 1,042 957 851 732 614 1,190 1,004 977 933 720 1,276 1,005 875 657 621 480 425 314 OiTns 523 489 447 434 365 331 269 209 1,416 1,219 1,532 1,684 1,381 952 682 Cleveland _ 819 ' New Detroit 1,745 — We now add detailed our statement Clearings at— . - Mass.—Boston Fall River .1,912,792,183 ; - —>•' Holyoke— • Lowell :j. Worcester—— . ; . V- > • •; .• I,—Providence; Total + 16.0 + 14.2 107,372,508 + New Haven L 6,173,068 +12.7 48,480,146 (14 cltlea) : ■* V : 2,319,230,127 • 22,625,228 104,310,005 + 4.5 + 2.9 '45,820,296 i+ 5.8 + 4.9 9.0 2,638 ,631,785 + 9.1 5,423 ,156,219 1,961, 152,510 1,513 ,712,944 ; + 16.5 1,561, 206,449 1,248, 080,514 1,946, 142,595 1,523 705,005 2,656 090,143 60,325,652,392 + 1,855,927 ^ or 1946 2.310,912 73L332 6,653,554 "~699~525 1,816,346 20,712,129 14,592,475 72,663,115 + 19.7 7,414,045 5,375,067 4,425,529 + 21.5 25,204,013 12,956,956 23,384,984 + 10,819,218 + 19.8 2,197,198,857 1,920,225,418 514,807,985 9.1 + 5.1 + 11.5 - — Y.—Albany 113,987,481 Binghamton '+-■ (■ -i Elmira —-— Jamestown New s 89,143,705 11,001,779 — £&£ 381,191,380 8,156,712 v. + 24.4 337,858,697 13,685,918 Buffalo- + 12.8 6,549,009 9,107,639 7,337,706 .31,151,197,802 31,527,693,101 — York * + 27.9 4,075,777 20,116,929 8,181,827 5.5 5,025,501 5,842,938 2,630,377 83,206,485 1.2 20,936,300 1,094,615 15,951,400 5.0 467,687,960 372^12,666 + 33,610,006,978 28,943,152,057 69,157,490 40,721,453 8,131,547 44,775,571 2,818,716 141,280,412 198.740,433 7,650,495,329 61,262,275 31,865,780 1,246,983 1,510,450 7,122,830,570 20,461,303 18,075,468 + 24.1 Rochester 89,366,436 79,233,980 Syracuse a + 12.8 58,243,443 49,365,304 + 18.0 Utica Conn.'—Stamford N. 11,234,180 47,832,362 —— J.—Montclair Newark Northern N. J Oranges Total 3,255,406 ^ 172,130,301 220,506,287 —7,139,136 9,071,715 + 23.8 43,458,879 2,660.545 172,695,691 219,941,394 + 10.1 7,157,413 + 22.4 — + — 0.3 0.3 0.3 1,929,318 2,072,614 10,709,815 + 25.9 2,843,749 — 65,380,402 • j. v 7.5 + 27.3 - +43.2 + 37.2 '■-v •' ' • 5,679,275 1,383,198 53,011,703 988,393 1,110,043 7.4 + 13.2 • 7,165,812,138 16,406,776 + 13,882,344 10,349,261 + 34.1 + 6.7 8,349,056 + 7.7 > 803,985 746,602 39,241,971 + 16.0 5,653,581 45,517,310 51,643,580 49,098,833 + 34,484,352,530 29,777,894,606 7,897,955,239 * 5.2 V 655,393 , 32,183,000 45,821,522 32,287,034,483 32,563,168,918 — 0.8 7,333,220,044 + 7.7 7,349,067,831 7,861,513 v ^ - 392,369 26,382,869 38,823,874 . . (14 cities) 915,483 6,208,244,515 13,769,654 10,610,875 8,736,701 11,085,940 125,309,951 185,085,931 4,413,615 . 619,713 10,318,587 2,564,767 56,038,534 1,071,314 11,831,266 6,859,171 38,618,819 2,020,549 —v 5,617,803 '• 8.3 V t 13,481,328 8,355,986 288,671,751 4,916,097 5,782,110 389~603 1,212,676 4,512,268 2,807,073 15,843,902 + 11.6 490,475,202 71,580,514 + 24.5 — 57,039,976 11,123,432 / 284,034,502 941,320 ~5~4o",Io6 1,291,504 5,607,314 8econd Federal Reserve District—New York—• S. 959,042 3,028,241 320,329,625 ~ , + 16.2 27,889,800 1,207,117 ' $ 1,459,206 3,377,469 399,694,891 1,312,022 ~+~~4.5 1,517,869 6,382,690 — 1945 $ + 14.2 4,485,852 405,907,668 1,399,023 '> + 13.8 years: Dec. % 4,076,684 1.2 — four 1 or Dec. % 31,303,285,434 February 7- 426,621,793 1,560,380 25,585,100 1,346,838 ; Inc. $ Inc. $ 35,618,233,828 " $ • 1947 $ 1947 2,119,431 3,481,072 2.0 1947. 1948 -Week Ended 4,328.446 + ( and Clearings Outside New York or 6.3 1948 + 10.1 .5,220,236 2,346,414,516 Inc. Dec. Vo 29,747,597 24,730,186,706 CLEARINGS 62,830,978,535 7,670,200 85,246,700 + 10.8 ; 2,912,354 2,942,613 6,315,954 25,051,770 19,703,235 87,097,774 53,673,338,763 26,715,645,414 6.3 - 1947 4,931,978 2,246,337 1,758,337,251 1,345,154,060 2,490,729,804 + 30.8 clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1948 1:649,726,660 3,063,609,176 2,897,164,897 1,358,575,283 2,059,543,518 4,576,399,123 1,445,350,583 980,355,044 4,643, 659,075 + 14.7 + 13.8 $ 29,777,894,606 2,921 172,933 1,528 560,749 2,208, 362,081 + 23.7 1,920,225,418 3,407, 121,461 + + 4,540,822 15.701,867 $ + 12.9 62,830,978,535 1945 1945 $ 3,355 ,937,457 1,710 ,165.637 , 31,303,285,434 37,931,403 10,496,900 101,514,900 10,605,400 116,145,100 5,745,758,. -; , ' - 11,748,309; 118,520,000 . . ~ ••,|; N.-.H.^Mftnchester--^--'--.---.---+ 2.5 •f. 9.1 Waterbury, .. Hk * + 33.2 3,135,629 1946 5,988,206 16,286,015 1,870,456,219 + 14.5 — 7,920,188 , ; ,.. 3,948,555 :+ + 11.9 30,789,714 :: 1946 2,197 198,857 34,484, 352,530 0.8 — city for the month of January and the week ended Feb. 7 for Dec. % 8,640,365 Conn.—Hartford—-— or 1.2 3,963 ,522,931 $ each 34,690,154 —23,654,542 — the 66,769,564,630 Month of JanuaryInc.or ' 1,962,496,695 7,401,169 : 3,581.652 —- New Bedford Springfield——— Inc. — 66,769,564,630 1948 Month of January- 7,662,326 18,333,975 9,855,995 4,579,759 covers Atlanta Reserve District of + 20.0 MONTHLY $ 8,576,525 20,992,238 — the Dec. % 2,346 414,516 32,563, 168,918 3,073 ,570,351 Clearings, Total All .Months— First Federal Reserve District—Boston— - in + 20.4 467 1947 $ Portland following compilation showing the figures for 1948 ale.—Bangor: and 2,463 167,781 1,818 ,377,486 543 Minneapolis City The an Chicago Reserve District has managed to 700 836 .i'. 773 Kansas The 35,618,366,828 712 1,341 Francisco Total was increase of 12.9%, in the Richmond Reserve 3,689,120,558 " —16 of the clearings for For that month there Cleveland Reserve District the totals 1,864,655,660 2,879,356,914 6,319,690,910 2,248,864,867 1,872,096,876 2,964,766,453 2,378,558,845 2,039 878 1,066 1,478 an 1947 2,319,230,127 32,287,034,483 4,156,105,076 31790,ossisei " 16 Atlanta 12th San •« „17 Richmond Chicago 1,128 " 1,539 1,435 In the $ Philadelphia York 482,925,467 District there is an expansion of 20.4%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 30.8% and in the San Francisco Reserve District of 20.0%. 194s Boston 2d a summary i enlarge its totals by 16.5 %, the St. Louis Reserve Dis¬ trict by 14.7% and the Minneapolis Reserve District by 23.7%. In the Kansas City Reserve 13,635 _ 1,605 9.1%. 28,320 22,805 1st today January. District of 9.0% 2,376 35,618 31,303 26,715 24,730 N.Y.C. 4,818 66,769 62,830 60,325 53,673 __ — 2,068 record 25,944 Other cities of v improvement 66 57,720 55,249 54,132 48,102 Tot. 27 cits. 183,349,164 570,730,803 body of clearing houses of 6.3 %, 1948 aggregate of clearings, having been $66,769,564,- «of 4.9 %. 81 76 10th Kansas City 11th Dallas $ month 202 117 104 __ 8th 18,402 141 107 ____ 9th 1941 915 _ Cincinnati- ; 480 269 Hartford . 1942 $ 23,293 2,944 __ • Salt Lake C 6th JANUARY 1943 $ 3,261 _ 196,439,116 275,010,645 144,277,347 323,974,962 ' + 23.2 630 and the 1947 aggregate $62,830,978,535. In the New York Reserve District the totals show decline 0.8% and in the Boston Reserve District of 1.2%, but in the Phila¬ delphia Reserve District its totals show an 217 240 the 104 379 Denver 280,380,452 259,104,423 increase for the entire 339 7th 1944 31,151 31,527 33,610 28,943 3,398 3,002 2,622 2,350 1,912 1,962 1,870 1,649 Boston St. CITIES $ > 1941 38,995,195 YEARS 1945 1942 324 Out. 1945 -Month of January 1948 Chicago 8 1943 the — 85 284 ' 318,479,350 + 18.9 We also furnish : 338 clearings at leading cities of the FOR JANUARY 379 5th BANK IN 101 Total 1947 20,217,606 of bank course CITIES 398 199 9.8 + + 37.8 4,470,613,132 374 337 + 14.2 585,971,494 282,594,770 419,619,922 627,753,743 5,132,058,104 116 222 6.0 V + 14.2 482 381 320,756,495 452,746,840 722,760,103 3.1 + 5,872,099,786 $$$$$$ 256 + 10,678,857,647 118 ___ 643,608,304 + 15.3 12,297,870,242 584 — 746,002,234 583,210,077 + 12.1 + 22.2 January 1944 Milwaukee- country for the month of January in each of the last eight years is shown in the subjoined statement: New \$ 1945 7,349,067,831 372,212,666 6,368,063,721 + 10.5 YEARS—Continued 1946 7.7 621,927,805 491 $341,960,100 months of 1945 1948 is indicated in the omitted) 1947 + 12,994,930,356 537 8,806,300 The volume of transactions in share properties New York Stock Exchange for the twelve The LEADING $ 467,687,960 14,355,611,488 Indianapolis $175,742,400 . to FOR 1945 $ 5.0 759,980,391 112 cities Month of Providence- 38,995,195 ——— 7,013,200 " Omaha 1945 51,510,197 $102,419,300 $118,518,700 1,763,000 For. govt. bds. 473,161,849 260,661,937 1946 + 662,992,703 370,671,770 532,798,465 837,478,333 435,126,251 267,255,452 398,017,154 211,540,080 6,705)116,159 (000,000 St. misc. bds. " lo Buffalo Interntl. Bk. bds. " " 11 6 . CLEARINGS omitted) Bonds— RR. 4 7 or Dec. % 833,427,097 Louisville— 1946 23,556,803 " " 10 L FOR 8 The January-— 934,444,463 764,705,772 382,284,252 564,832,819 956,641,079 477,818,207 368,317,495 " 6 Inc. $ 490,475,202 7,333,220,044 7,397,955,239 " 10 . .■ ——Month of ——— ; ■ Francisco- BANK given below: are Districts. CLEARINGS 1947 514,807,985 Outside N. Y. City transactions Exchange is appended. ' ■ Total 3.5 — ■ Minneapolis —75.2 January in 1945 to 1948 Description— 11 Louis + 15.9 monthly detailed statement New results for St. 12th San $11,587,637,047 $12,013,409,692 > '-V'" ~ BANK $ 7 ' OF 1948 , ; 10th Kansas City 11th Dallas 5.2 $9,449,872,092 —.... summary by Federal Reserve 447th-Chicago>;v->v:« + 18.9 + $10,951,314,579 Total all cities for week.. a 12 cities __12 " 4th Cleveland 178 160.883 2,186,543,313 Total all cities, five days. furnish York. 275 ,691,000 $8,764,771,266 ~ we Philadelphia 8th Ten cities, five Outside of this city there bank clearings at this the Boston 161,091,208 Other cities, five days...—. 14.2%, SUMMARY 243,742,000 ——. has to be estimated. statement, however, which Week Ended Feb. 7— Federal Reserve Districts + 28.1 > 266,777,049- — of following 224,505,082 Cleveland Baltimore the week not avail¬ Accordingly, in the above cases week in 1947. increase an In the + 27.4 327 ,216,596 237,400,000 „—- 507 932,949 554 ,000,000 230,929,904 .... Boston as are + 20.8 419,023,784 Philadelphia.. J Kansas City St. Louis— cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in having recorded a decrease of 7.4%. We group which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals show a gain of 7.7%, in the Boston Reserve District of 5.0%, and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 12.1%. The Cleveland Reserve District has to its credit an increase of 15.3%, the Richmond Reserve District of 3.1% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 6.0%. In the Chicago Reserve District the totals are larger by 14.2%, in the St. Louis Reserve District by 9.8%, and in the Minneapolis Reserve District by 37.8%. In the Kansas City Reserve District the improvement is 18.9%, in the Dallas Reserve District 23.2%, and in the San Francisco Reserve District 22.2%. center Cent 706,000,000 —. the TELEGRAPH Per New York. detailed 43 C L E A R IN G S 10.5%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $14,355,611,488, against $12,994,930,- Fri¬ Our comparative summary for the week Week Ended Feb. 14 elaborate (783) we present further below we are able to give the final and complete results for the week previous—the week ended Feb. 7. For that week there was an increase of $11,587,637,047 week same BANK We cannot furnish them today, in as much ends Saturday and the Saturday, corresponding OF CHRONICLE the Feb. 14, clearings from all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly FINANCIAL Complete and exact details for the week covered by foregoing will appear in our issue of next week. • . Preliminary figures compiled by us, telegraphic advices from the chief cities of year & r .. 6,368,063,721 44 THE COMMERCIAL (784) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, February 16, 1948 1947 1948 Inc. :.V 1,239,469 1,110,804 1,009,688 769,828 813,560 2/742,091 27718,817 27593,252 178157465 803,000,000 718,000,000 628,000,000 3,309,908 3,398,561 16,568,752 12,888,808 10,472,594 7,470,778 3,517,099 3.9 6.2 — 2,513,161 3,499,044 + 20.6 3,711,249 2,837,541 2,944,000,000 900,000,000 7,750,782 2,693,611 2,396,919* 4.4 15,645,244 12,872,371 + 21.5 3,261,000,000 10,360,452 + 8.3 15,692,160 13,619,350 4,493,699 4,425,735 + 15.6 8,351,468 9,898,895 6,450,980 2,050,592 2,130,849 1,917,037 3,422,371 1,966,679 8,199,869 3,724,821 4,119,765 1,843,430 1,029,018 5,439,704 768,042 24,411,288 8.166.186 6,656,345 + 22.7 5,895,231 18,887,400 7,405,705 4,928,264 + 50.3 8,019,047 3,461,100 934,444,463 833,427,097 + 12.1 746,002,234 643,608,304 - 11,073,038 9,578,195 ,/> York—. 16,722,012- 1,486,194 Du Bois 4,587,907 Hazleton— 2.7 — 5.8 — + 32.3 30.1 43,397,953 J.—Trenton : 33,363,785 + 31,644,323 Del.—Wilmington 27,969,532 3,963,552,931 20,239,481 18,222,668 5,289,612 + 16.7 4,078,552 3,480,809 699, 602,036 + 10.6 576,164,751 551,577,962 172,u01,o45 150.918,926 + 14.0 126,506,619 124,121,527 1,190, 271,250 + 15.2 1,004,942,428 977,509,393 280,675,640 233,668,354 + 20.1 202,132,635 192,575,922 + 24.3 20,831,800 15,808,300 3,382,662 19,484,569 3 ,607,392 25 ,667,966 26,904,974 ZH'ttf' fi Cleveland Columbus - Hamilton Lorain - — — 19,052,184 67,843,220 2,534,028 2,207,865 1,246,183,967 Newark Toledo————.--————- Fa.—Beaver County. Greensburg Pittsburgh Erie 108 413,500 4 20,185,483 — 23.1 83,903,800 76,359,900 28,271,300 22,738,700 3,873,580 3,507,293 6.2 2,345,265 4,241,232 3,786,415 3,127,680 2,542,604 5,392,083 5,026,957 4,558,076 3,229,599 267,948,194 241,563,739 + 10.9 221,974,715 244,212,133 764,705,772 662,992,703 + 15.3 583,210,077 585,971,494 + +13.6 13,215,005 1,613,118 10,022,060 + 7.7 19,579,598 15,621,749 15 + 21.8 12,107,406 8,716,226 + 8.7 44,124,276 1,844,651 43,414,930 ,645,476 62 415,364 — 1,590,563 2, 192,452 + 15.6 1 561,302 + 41.4 1,252,237 831,052 1,117 438,571 17, 653,440 + 11.5 1,066,763,878 1,123,666,288 + 14.3 15.069,178 11,930,340 19 000,771 + 3.3 15,719,073 17,406,093 : . 28, 289,451 + 13.6 16, 994,014 + 17.0 25,248,887 14,779,439 23,695,759 19,888,884 3,790,083,861 3,355,937,457 +12.9 2,921,172,933 2,897,164,897 32,150,463 Kj.—Lexington W. Va.—Wheeling cities). 11,479,503 District—Richmond— 12,150,439 9 995,846 49,533,000 539,568,702 39,476,000 Va.—Huntington Va.—Norfolk Richmond 497,592,537 8,568,075 6,242,190 33,144,000 426,534,856 31,015,000 10,629,000 6,269,000 97,323,645 3,723,185 2,404,669 9,065,000 99,254,160 3,153,543 7,024,000 379,911,448 82,397,600 2,810,275 71,424,399 202^801^530 1897464,040 17275567480 150725+479 8.4 4.0 15,047,242 + 25,547,478 + 10.8 21,665,305 9.5 765,866,818 719,513,656 -- C.—Washington — 282,970,821 3,437,433 + + 16.0 3,015,370 6.0 1,710,165,637 oSJ'SSKqifi 263,810,029 + v 1,528,560,749 9.0 District—Atlanta— Reserve . 2,502,988 2,033,743 257,680,198 + 189,877,443 1,358,575,283 ;++;• >■ 53,994,167 507695,016 320,756,495 677330,358 657115,054 382,284,252 ■ 1,864,655,660 (8 cities) * 18,219,764 836,098.280 300,050,588 Md.—Baltimore— 2,691,838 11,762,036 12,086,127 15,642,460 Columbia 1,448.388 1,973,973 + 21,6 + 25.5 + 28,305,559 915,416,650 3,988,262 B. C.—Charleston- Frederick— 6,175,678 + 19.8 17 ,147,716 19,619,660 - ,879,243 4.8 + 25 154,513 27,103,934 —." Youngstown Reserve 1,810,142 1,370,778,860 133,470,700 5,845,777 Cincinnati Oil City 1,295,905 District—Cleveland— Reserve Onlo—Canton Mansfield 3,063,609,176 3.407,121,461 4.9 + 1,423,528 3,170,300 * 3,679,916 30,343,255 20,448,000 + 13.1 4,156,105,076 Total (16 cities; Federal — + 19,671,655 (17 — 3,782,000,000 Wilkes-Barre Federal & 3,950,000,000 Scranton Sixth 578,755 814,648 2.1 3,299,720 — Total 760,711 941,788 + 14.5 4,831,016 Reading D. 1,098,927 1,015,719 + j Philadelphia Federal 1,041,235 4,005,132 5,074,358 ——-,—-— Norristown Total 2,727,568 20,062,963 Lancaster 49, ;? s 3,258,999 .4,965,370 --■*— Lebanon— Fifth 1945 $ 3,737,943 12,084,648 Chester. ■ Dec. Vo 1.2 4,237,507 ; j. Harrisburg Fourth 1946 Inc. or $ —10.7 5,463,689 22,970,522 Bethlehem 4,879,008 4,185,640 Pa.—Altoona— N. 1947 $ $ Reserve District-—Philadelphia— Federal Third 1948 1945 1946 or Dec, (/o $ Week Ended February 7- — -Month of January- r/>r+[++,:I Clearings at— 282,594.770 v 370,671,770 + 3.1 15,519,454 14.264.767 3.6 iScon Fla.—Jacksonville 329*559 44.280.768 42,745,449 726,000,000 199,000,000 187,700,000 + 6.0 161,200,000 152,400,000 + 4.4 12,498,496 0.9 3,136,107 2,457,018 + 16.5 6.1 2,267,939 1,388,294 62,015,459 52,016,"<97 12,621,080 350.438.940 265,447,975 84,322,432 77,240,764 + 9.2 63,855,456. 20,728,946 23,800,726 6,540,139 6,108,440 + 7.1 5,196,268 + 13.8 16,450,000 26,217,699 4,369,318 1,486,503 3,345,081 + 18.1 1,411,199 383,534 412,634 r- 7.1 354,790 260,362 + 6.9 447,517,861 434,269,509 111,023,861 107,609,601 + 3.2 96,175,286 86,979,738 489.501.941 + 9.1 2,208,362,081 2,059,543,518 564,832,819 532,798,465 + 6.0 452,746.840 419,619,922 2,638,631,785 2,860,441 1,660,531 1,468,776 913,587 + 23.2 4,014,132 1,219,322,061 702.936 + 17.9 + 13.1 5,282,397 1,532,117,321 10,241,358 8,214,540 + 24.7 6,728,654 5,424,435 1,416,438,660 15,234,081 + 24.G 10,310,788 31,283,289 ,26,580,403 6.2 5,618,026 4,780,338 6,532,434 4,916,325 + 32.9 3,660,824 4,382,065 4.5 16,056,380 7,059,742 5,116,110 + 38.0 3,557,241 3,180,217 4,489,350 54,518,000 50,901,000 7.1 37,414,000 29,907,000 3.967,408 ' / 38,920,021 48,273,954 —— 6,215,551 ' * - - 9,392,644 Haute ?988 Manitowoc — 15,499,008 47,413,431 47,932,513 16,229,405 + 5.1 13,260,098 10,972,248 + 15.6 199,565,678 + 34.1 3,015,682 168,709,417 2,979.994 + 13.7 6,542,793 1,068,602 7,073,965 1,259,598 + 14.1 3.346,040 + 19.2 (31 cities) Eighth Federal Reserve Z.: -Memphis" ^^Jacksonville - + 4,390,986 + 44.0 9,741,47< .mi'oli'ono Reserve 7,593,660 ; 1,961,152,510 13.2 + 18.5 + 19.3 S'JSnSi 5,5oj,ujo Minneapolis — - D.—Fargo Grand Forks v. , S. D.—Aberdeen .« 15,424,014 Mont.—Billings Falls — ? Helena Lewlstown_ (16 cities) - " 13,976,471 42,203,406 1,403,555 1,872,096,876 19,784,698 + 60.8 10,508,568 + 15.9 883,524 10,580,207 33.506,760 -*■■•■ ; 1,305.943 + 3,596,160 • • 563,781,862 7,606.346 w. 571,214 • 2,627,142 16,904,'177 . : .• • * ' 493,592.159 635,757,974 + 12.9 8,750,645 3,463,020 2,154,300 1,733,789 11,932,887 -2,646,249 9.194,060 + 30.9 32,784,396 10,124,513 + 29.8 4,911,214 4,043,722 + 21.5 7,790,885 3,172,118 2,102,330 8,807,262 3,441,505 3.071,457 +12.0 2,507,732 2,087,549 14.2 722,760,103 627,753,743 + 15.6 176,300,000 156,300,000 2,350,639,150 717.790.911 . / 6,675,434 21.1 12,641,215 10,249,767 1,200,654 1,006,745 16.5 4,643,659,075 4,576,399,123 956,641,079 .837,478,333 + 17.3 878,334,632 811,535.694 278,000,000 240,000,000 + 20.3 7,824,256 7,836,367 379,442,629 117,267.829 111,897,080 85,633,380 80,598,935 240,525.913 80,640,667 81,197,301 55,301,383 42,459,274 + 28.1 1,127,207 + 9.4 398,589,747 269,135,691 946,532 5.248,384 + 13.9 + 31.8 + 13.6 1,561,206,449 + 886,807 699,190 4,423,983 17909,711 1,631,870 1,445,350,583 477,818,207 435,126,251 + 14.7 + 6.6 20.484,377 16,757,741 5,336,160 4,802,237 + 26.9 875,697,062 657,520,206 261,657,384 178,478,547 + 31.3 3.379,525 80,430,977 + 19.1 244,657,735 3 929,288 + 42.8 2,781,631 + 17.0 I72~4~4",581 9.8 318,479,350 + 280,380,452 3.538,933 + 11.1 4,178,493 46.6 190,136,463 141,334,105. 66,430,977 "+1T.I 51,807,127 41,7671445 6~269J82 4,650,366 + 34.8 3,061.579 3,481,788 57098,304 2,558,829 + 21.1 1,518,409 37074,149 2,605,004 + 2,764,266 1.7. 692,946 582,681 27 ,433,368 + 15.8 19,238,579 17,070,775 3 ,789,000 —29.8 2,916,000 3 ,847,619 + 34.5 3,189,000 2,859,365 941,208 5,175,239 16,073,072 30,171.06o 3,789,642 Sioux Falls 3,672,828 2,622,871,906 > 2,471,924 214,006,234 925,643 31,771,477 Fergus Falls (I. 20.3 10,582,975 333 ,441,176 397,037,696 4,183,432 Paul Winona 23 ,396,752 1,005 ,899,857 4 ,235,685 • - + 25.2 + 15.8 District—Minneapolis— iflnn.—Duluth Rochester 491,211,303 377,590,482 \ 1.436,040 3,985,724 25.6 + 1,072,202,775 2,248,864,867 30.4 4,928,581 8,625,680 (7 cities) 24,945,940 9,034,954 1,127,844 818,092 2,544,108 14,528,509 + Quincy:-. 2,861,521 32,850,695 950,323 5,423,156,219 537,319,815 430,216,675 1,892.120 2,561,065 37,947,727 1,444,725 11,720,998 1,762,974 Independence + 26.0 + 26.6 1,257,326,605 Kv —Louisville 3,120,676 4,736,158 56,977,440 1,710,054 District—St. Louis— Louis Cape Girardeau 54,504,751 3,931,097 122,105,442 6,319,690,910 — 65,237,795 35,012,197 *"30,000,000 + Sterling 11,529.377 42,889,948 71,448,698 13,582,221 1,557,381 21,184,784 . 10,483,689 + 19.7 92,986,215 + Rockford + 20.2 + 15.9 3,002,207,434 13,333,563 43,945,998 18,287,781 52,434,083 8,072,399 11,341,556 2,424,509 11,788,512 + 3,480.397 6,452,830 8.6 15,890,230 + —20.1 13,632,303 • i18,448,059 1,949,030 Decatur Huron 16,732,194 + 14.3 482 6,191,868 6,323,494 3.398,633,498 15,806.453 " - Minot + 26.8 . m—Aurora Federal 144,402,837 222,199,232 3,744,901 ili'SfiflqSa 72 ?l?'o3§ Iowa—Cedar Rapids Des Moines Total 25,684,438 161,071,703 56,038,557 5,02-,504 Sheboygan Watertown Mo.—St. 30,782,261 + 14.5 21,180,783 *029504 Oshkosh Total 14,767,081 16,282,417 + 28.8 + 26.5 64,069,,984 Chicago 8,431,838 21,464,413 -".058,910 —• —— Springfield 5.263,673 — 211,128,644 2J« JsJaqn 2f*2S2'22S Bend BloomSon 24.9 + 24.0 7,867,804 36,909,241 Indianapolis Milwaukee + 5,869,041 11,733,635 7,276,900 Z!S!-:z:z:±:::z Wis.—Madison +13.3 + 18,895,821 7,915,677 26,311,934 +25,127.849 HECity 21,524,905 +"19.7 + 11.9 6'230,248 1,745,777,806 Muskegon.. Terre 5,149,110 9,883,862 14,132.000 1,674,127 6,600,265 South 60,103,700 5,461,287 - City 10,588,729 14,702,000 * 30,009,958 " Rapids Total + 11.1 .19;133,944 17,260,801 Great 74,326,275 289,966,877 + District—Chicago— Arbor Lansing St. 82,581,616 + 11.2 Jackson- Ninth 250,727,626 5.2 14.1 + 11.0 2,879,356,914 . Sunt Xenn — 523,110,709 Detroit i. 3,589,836 6,112,808 —— .V N 7 Mich.—Ann > 3,369,448 + 23.8 - Seventh Federal Reserve r 3,656,990 9,752,356 10,571,319 28,107,302 ' SK? (16 cities) Total - + 3,623,980 — 13,626,010 11,663,535 9,463,733 308,044,594 372,612,047 25.854,052 ::::: Orleans La.—New Bay 4.4 6.5 450 000 Vicksburg Grand + + 497 Meridian::::::::::::::: : 55,073,694 19,015,365 —— MSc7sonttiesburg % 57,513,680 14,372,033 Montgomery • 187,765,834 414,420.908 Tampa ' 17,032,231 207,998,368 765,000,000 14,920,993 17,385,256 14,397,433 ——- 16,474,129 11.3 17,447,499 Columbus 69,397,265 — 57,853,164 + 71,350,497 293f6uo,9lD Nashville + 22.1 924,000,000 i'enn.—Knoxville 14 ,774,118 26 ,430,488 3 ,000.157 — 9.992,093 7,790,277 16,093,258 14,742,875 2,229,884 1,768,852 + + 26.3 + 18.1 ' : 13 ,055,599 U" u ,649,339 2,578,562 8.8 + 14.2 + 20.0 9,001,585 6,790,834 9,771,633 ; 7,482,404 2,425,837 v ,745,223 + 14.9 27,235,378 87450,739 1, 144,067 + 22.7 776,463 24,570,111 541,302 7/729", 49 2 23.7 1,248,080,514 980,355,044 368,317,495 267,255,452 36 1,513,712,944 + 5,976,515 + 37.8 4,696,529 259,104,423 196,439,116 FINANCIAL- CHRONICLE . CteariffcgS 1948 Federal Reserve District—Kansas $ 1946 ;'j Dec. % 2,300,437 1,749,322 31,721,358 Omaha. 28,987,387 .584.408,243 tans.—Manhattan 1,240,617 21,359,268 374,336,353 338,609,623 1.5 1,515,103 1,234,104 1,209,004 11,545,907 28,091,819 14,922,893 9.4 + + 12.3 —15.8 5,530,988 1,042,813,458 58,552,844 49,655.441 + 17.9 2,573,849 2,146,548 + 19.9 79,062,414 + 76.8 8,086,443 + 17.8 452,765,900 7,613,341 410.744,914 9,913,024 7,157,940 + 38.5 Pueblo____________________— cities). Federal 2,964,766,453 Reserve 2,463,167,781 29,730,072 —1 Paso ":,;u Ft. ■ ,J 26,631,470 • 925,659,368 81,430,183 96,093,037 •20,176,000 685,836,631 6,308,390 r' 4,992,258 lil,959;367' ' ... 23,235,000 ___ .... Falls.... > ; Total u Twelfth w (11 Federal Reserve District—San ' 6,699,579 Utah—Ogden-'.'... 1,652,318 1,086,883 1,708,069 1,525,487 + 12.0 1,475,707 1,008,090 473,161,849 398,017,154 + 18.9 323,974,962 275,010,645 8.0 5,143,335 2,721,332 1,758,337,251 22,435,621 16,539,424 9,247,432 704,673,560 11,603,375 617,638,439 64,044,858 > . 54,316,331 67,640,149 215,091,000 21,729,958 169,910,000 19,889,171 5,600,000 150,467,000 15,040,431 116,843,000 14,174,000 4,596,000 3,848,000 3,278,000 2,933,944 2,579,798 2,099,538 1,694,527 6,~750~860 5,80~6"952 + 23.2 183,349,164 144,277,347 + 26.9 88,754,153 1.1 3,247,512 2,305,207 74,822,900 74,682,501 17,187,000 : v . 3,856,248 7,534,063 27,671,967 8^60,653 7,9~48,942 1,523,705,005 • 1,345,154,060 260,661,937 211,540,080 3,320,712 + 33.4 4,326,562 3,705,460 7.9 389,421,369 15,251,493 13,272,466 393,934,300 11.975,444 4,757,000 3,591,000 + 1.8 — + 43.4 - + 25.8 [ + 57.0' < ______ " 348,819,333 8,205,236 135,956,630 10,261,021 153,437,880 142,208,394 49,236,279 + 18.7 + 28.3 •46,205,430 ■14,195,512 1.1 17,399,904 39,990,080 13,488,790 14,784,630 46,794,702 28,093,619 26,373,948 — 8,698,817 + 38.0 9,400,037 8,319,022 8,581,191 9,557,068 7,740,889 + 10.9 8,602,298 5,742,629 + 13.8 7,499,059 1,341,396,843 6,929,173 : — 409,666,000 364,774,737 + 12.3 30,003,321 342,965,395 10,794,381 265,684,000 9,892,906 + 9.1 10,842,785 8,811,273 4,246,939 5,924,937 3,383,095 + 25.5 27,510,921 2,963,578 8,477,394 1,989,828 6,304,560 + 34.5 6,305,854 5,003,986 1,853,505,698 1,628,718,793 48,027,253 — 48,076,918 —_™,_—. cities) (184 3,689,120,558 cities). 66,769,564,630 > •+ ,62,830,978,535., 35,618,366,828 0.1 — 2,656,090,143 6.3 12,005,549 J 2,490,729,804 759,980,391 53,673.338,763 14,355,611,488 24,730,186,706 60,325,652,392 + 13.8 31,303,285,434 6,705,116,159 ; 26,715,645,414 ENTIRE be found $5 cumulative and stocks common those called under called bonds, notes, for sinking redemption, fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details NOTICE Company and Issue— Power , & OF class B stock—Mar 3 245 Valley RR., 1st & ref. mtge. 4'/is, due 1961. Aor 12 1st ref. mtge. bonds,, due 1949—Mar 1 Chicago Great Western Railway— 646 Ry., 151 income of of Sterling Extended of of 1st of 16 434 Division 1st mortgage 3'/2s Omaha Litchfield Chicago St. 1st 1st 1st Division Louis mortgage of & Collateral 1st lilies trust mortgage Louisville of of 4s of 5s Brothers,' —Feb Orleans 434 16 434 Feb Feb 16 16 Feb of 16 1951 1951 - Atlanta 434 434 ...Feb 16 Feb 16 434 Feb 16 3'/2s, due 1952— 1952— Feb 434 16 - 434 Feb 16 434 —Feb 16 434 mtge SVfes of 1953-Feb 16 _____Feb 16 434 ..Feb 16 434 _____ 1st 1955 1955 ... ... preferred stock_______.L_ '• '■ 434 ——.Feb 16 due 1953_Feb 19 Feb 20 292, 1 > 434 550 , Light Co., Date 1st mtge. 3s, due mortgage Chicago 1st & and Cleveland 1963 Western Union Kansas 1st ■ 1st 29th -Mar Page 1 . 3 Vis, Natural mortgage Co., 1965 Street 4% Towers s. !-Mar • 1 1st mtge. due 5V2s, 1962.-Mar ser. A -Apr §2308 1 A, due 1961— -Feb . 43 15 & Fuel Power tVol. 165. 1969 2y8% ; (now 1961., Mar Power 1 153 2 §2419 2 §2419 bonds, due due 1st mtge.) Commercial, Loans in this HVol. to ref. 5Vi% issue. 164. due mtge. U. 1 1952 U. 72004 preferred stock——May tRepublished 8 Vol. 1957—Feb to correct 1 Real 656 17 §2565 1 ' 74 — 999 + 23,352 — 42 + 3,957 14,644 agricultural — 83 + 2,971 S. for for pur¬ 229 ___ loans—.: to Other S. Condition Statement of Member Banks Reserve following principal changes for the week ended Feb. 4: An increase of $259,000,000 in holdings of Treasury bills, and decreases of $246,000,000 in holdings of United States Governriient bonds, $258,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, and $592,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted. Federal with 85 + 9 + 675 + 259 + 1,902 + 3 — 2,663 2,715 v — 24 — 768 28,719 — 246 — 1,695 — 24 + 266 12,431 — 258 + 747 — 62 + 36 2,228 _____ Banks — 15 + 15 banks > ' v Demand Time deposits adjusted deposits, except Govt Government Domestic 947 730 Reserve domestic demand 16 + + 4,212 U. Interbank — 9 91 — Liabilities— S. 9 + 3,413 «, — vault Balance The condition statement of weekly reporting member in leading cities shows the banks — 2,468 . — with in 320 3,495 .... securities Cash — + - bonds Other 6 271 loans U. 19 — 366 3.525 " banks Treasury certificates of Indebtedness. Treasury notes 166. — or securities estate — 52 490 Government 1 — 306 carrying: obligations — 392 : purchasing Treasury bills er¬ dealers obligations securities Loans * previous and Government Other loans Mar, due 64,879 * and carrying: or S. Other 155 Co.— Anytime 6s, industrial, brokers chasing Other series A, 1st and Feb. 5, loans 48,226 592* — 14,632 + 876 + deposits 62* 108 y + 2,251 540 + — 1,174 31 — 77 7 — deposits: banks... 9,266 — 1,340 Foreign banks Borrowings — 242 ..._ 36 + 5 12 — . Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans de¬ $57,000,000 in New York City, $10,000,000 in the City of Chicago, $9,000,000 in the Boston District, and creased $83,000,000 at all reporting member banks. brokers and dealers for purchasing or Loans to Debits demand deposit " interbank and U. S. accounts, Govt, except 21,915 accounts, (Revised figure pre- during week ♦Jan. vious week 28 figures revised (Atlanta to 21,042) District). carrying United States. Government and other securities decreased $68,Loans to, banks increased $91,000,000. 000,000. Holdings of Treasury bills increased $210,000,000 in $51,000,000 in the San Francisco Dis¬ trict, and $259,000,000 at all reporting member banks. New York City, DIVIDENDS Dividends first grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the we current are week. Then we follow with a second table in show the dividends previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ which we Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $24,000,000. Hold¬ ings of United States Government bonds decreased in ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General and Investment districts; the principal decreases New York of 251 652 .—Mar 1 were $67,000,000 in Gity, $31,000,000 in the New York District New York City, and $30,000,000 in the Sari Francisco District. . $62,000,000 and United 1961 1961 Apr — ... 1 -Mar 1 States Gov¬ deposits increased $108,000,000. Borrowings increased $70,000,000 in New York City $36,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and de¬ creased $13,000,000 in the Minneapolis District. bds., due 1952_Apr 1 A summary of the assets and member banks follows: in the week when , dividends announced this week are: Per tricts, the principal decreases being $245,000,000 in New York City and $123,000,000 in the Chicago District. Time deposits increased The Name of Demand deposits adjusted decreased in nearly all dis¬ ernment Corporation News Department" " ' declared. r and series, 4% Assets— and investment—total Loans—total 42 Jan. 28, 1948 '% 1947 (In millions of dollars) Loans 11 Co.— bonds, Co., •Announcement rors. Dec. (—) Since 112142 Feb Light, Heat & bonds, due 1949— Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., Co.— Corp.— 2d mtge. 249 ~ N. J., $4 pfd. stk. _Feb 16 1st mtge. 3 Vis, due 1949„_ _Mar 4 Co.— f. 248 1 of Newark, due bonds, 15-year Gas 4,470,613,132 542 1951-Any time due RR.— Co., Gas Gas 4% money 542 Co.— series Insurance Co.. mortgage 10-yr. 33/4s, Consolidated Oklahoma Pittston Power mtge. . Indiana Power & Light Co., Michigan due A, Terminals River mortgage Firemen's series 5s, 1 Mar 1927 Electric mortgage 5% Telluride outside refunding mortgage 4V4S, series D, Connecticut 1st 4s. 1st due 5,132,058,104 all PARTIAL REDEMPTION Carolina, Clirichfield & Ohio Ry.— 1st & 434 — 1951 1953— , Gas 434 . 1951— Company and Issue— <, 434 / RR.— capital stock——Mar ■; 434 16 -Feb —Feb ^ 3'/2s Peoples Brewing Co. of Trenton, 1st mtge. 4s, Roof 'petroleum- Co.. capital stock ; South West Pennsylvania Pipe Lines, ;s 16 of mortgage of of of 16 Feb — 1951 4s 1st 4s 43 434 1951— 1951. Division & Terminal Refunding Refunding Lit of mortgage 3V2s of Purchased 16 1951.— New Memphis Division > Feb 1951 of 4s mortgage 3s of 3s 5s 434 Terminal— & 3.'/2s Division 434 434 16 .... mortgage 16 16 —Feb 1st mortgage 3s of 1951 Springfield Division 1st mortgage > Feb ..Feb _________ — 1951— mortgage Lines St 1st ...Feb 1951. - Western Louis 651 1951..— 3V2s 547: 24 1950 debentures, Gas + 14.2 Feb. 4, 1948 * bonds, due 1953___Feb 1951-—.—. 4s 3s f. s. 7% York 5,872,099,786 , 432 : ._ and 25-year 10,678,857,647 ■ Co.— of 482,925,467 12,297,870,242 §2410 stock—, series 570,730,803 + 10.5 — mortgage Al/\% bonds, due 2038——Mar 1 income mortgage bonds——.—Feb 18 E.) & Co., 5'/2% preferred stock ..Mar 23 Corp.— Inc., (Walter 1st mortgage 5% income Illinois Central RR.— preferred Co., Power + 22.2 Page 1 & Salt Lake Ry., inc. mtge. bonds, due 1960 Apr tGreat Lakes Power Co., Ltd.— 5% general (closed) sinking fund bonds —Feb 4(4% 1st mortgage s. f. bonds, series A, due 1956—Feb Metropolitan Personal Loan Co.— 1st Page Power stock, 621,927,805 12,994,930,356 , inc. (+) or Date Denver Pueblo Date & Oregon preferred Purchase TENDER , Light Corp., 6% New given in the "Chronicle." were Electric tCalifornia convertible 12,761,715 CALLED debentures, ser. A, due 2024_July Fine Spinning Associates, Inc.— Berkshire list of corporate a ISSUE * Company and Issue— Appalachian Power Co., 6% tButte 4s ■ 25,081,685 + 20.0 (19 mortgage •" 11,848,085 Notices 1st „, + 19.5 * 37,712,939 3,073,570,351 1st mortgage , ______ •30,011,946 7.5 27,472,107 Sterling 26,333,924 ____ ■' ________ + 15.5 +12.6 3»/2s 30,305,086 + + 17.6 Sterling 72,129,757 + 26.6 + 15.0 17,122,657 Drake + 57.4 38,883,404f 34,808,121 Redemption Galls and Sinking Fund Hotel 87,022,467 43,090,803 ,33,403,720 General 82,356,341 16,293,636 11,424,927 Outside Ne\v York Heller > 18.736,174 20,143,232 Gaylord, + ... •Estimated. 7 3,374,891 11.497,784 344,708,357 37,623,935 Pacific 91,852,039 3,410,638 + 38.7 Stockton.... Aroostook _______ 116,604,892 + 29.3 Santa Barbara......— Central 13,933,536 40,209,271 Jose—-.— Cities + ____.... >10,669,610 ; 3,565,887 31,193,111 . 1,478,643,389 34,793,181 r 13,769,204 American 6,616,169 520,859,352 4,151,479 7,146,382 46,326,696 —— • Francisco including 182,743,401 10,717,732 36,044,902 Riverside... preferred 208,310,509 + 14.0 195,410,772 63,692,279 ' 26,093,589 — ... Pasadena Below will + 17.5 10,042,744 272,914,142 4,554.601 + 30.8 427,730,336 75,581,090 Long Beach Grand Total 260,606,334 6,276,596 + 11.8 6,862,000 14,860,347 — ...— Modesto— Total 6,955,277 306,221,006 11,443,828 7,691,349 1,946,142,595 +15.2 16,753,311 252,744,868 —— Calif.—Bakersfield - 2.3 + 15.5 5,919,587 + 50.2 5,021,457 671,549,329. —-— Salt Lake City..: Ariz.—Phoenix.....: San 12,713.831 *'v,r+ 1,683,271 + 26.4 i'r- 16,966,250 8,633,000 Portland— San 5,636,861 10,567,744 1,944,211 581,853,946 " - 444,871,73 L 16,656,329 24,023,878 Berkeley. 5,764,096 ; >334,715,734 + 15.2 1,818,377,486 480,231,470 — Dre.—Eugene .• 4,368,640 9,224,346 2,499,036 + 20.4 101,226,440 Francisco— (da.—Boise..' . 85,872,958 124,565,085 221,017 1,689,034 +28.8 r 3,979,635 35,022,210 2,378,558,845. ash.—Bellinghapr V V 'Yakima +23.1 4,095,814 69,824,486 280,259 4,554,639 +16.5 9,704,656 39,145,356 cities) *• ' 4,582,427 La.—Shreveport ,'S . 14,573,658 Texarkana.. 300,045 4,653,277 2.1 68.639,868 + 24.8 Arthur.! Wichita : , * 445,599 + 33.8 1,915,371 . * + 31.0 104,904,956 Worth Port + 32.8 5,664,083 — 7,589,648 + 11.6 13,827,815 840,683,591 ... Houston....!..^, 559,173 505,012 63,298.017 . + 20.4 17,254,121 Galveston « , 547,682 36,623,470 35,036,621 • + 10.2 1,101,207,030 El 1945 $ District—Dallas- Lexas—Austin.. Beaumont 1946 . 7,578,553 957,721,497 32,079,585 139,754,567 Denver... (15 , ■ 3,727,380 + 20.8 2olo.—Colorado Springs— Total V or Dec. % 1,562,830 50,748,598 — Okla.—Tuisa—___ < + + 31.3 7,445,785 1,305,209,697 1,577,127,429 Joseph Inc. 670,488 6,269,024 City Carthage Eleventh v 1,522,523 26,483,061 972,368 18,556,317 . 56,983,731 Kansas St. $ +34.9 ' 2.257,470 1,999,603 Mo.—Joplin___ • 1947 $ + 21.2 28,969,458 v-Wichita . 1948 $ ■+"9.4 ■ 482,383,340 2.290,543 Parsons Topeka . Week Ended February 7- 1945 $ Hastings.: *V Lincoln , 45 City ieb.—Fremont - ■1947 $ Tenth (785) Month of January- liabilities of reporting Company Acme Steel Aluminum $3.75 Co. Co. American 737J/2c 3.90% 3-1 2-20 3-10 2-20 933/4c Corp 50c (Newark, N. Foundry, common J.) (s-a)_ Extra • 4- 1 3-10 2-28 2-11 25c 4-1 3 1 10c American Machine American 3-1 4-1 3-12 50c common (quar.) Aggregates Insurance 4-1 $1 America, preferred American Holdert Payable of Rec. 762l/2c (quar.) of When Share Abitibi Power & Paper Co, Ltd.— $1.50 preferred (quar.) $2.50 prior preferred (quar.) & preferred Woolen $4 convertible 7% preferred common (quar.) 4-15 3-15 $1 (quar.) 3-15 > 3-31 2-27 2-27 $1.75 — Power 2-27 $150 (quar.) Applied Arts Corp Arkansas-Missouri 3-1 3-10 97l/2c (quar.) Co., preferred 4-1 20c Corp. (quar.) 4-15 4- 10c 3-31 3-10 25c 3-15 2-28 1 THE COMMERCIAL (786) 46 Per of Company Name Armour Co., & (quar.) common 30c ______ preferred (que.r.i $6 prior $1.50 . Imperial Diesel Engine Co.— A preferred (quar.) ; Auto Electric Service, Ltd., com. (interim) Class A (quar.)._ ____ Automotive Gear Works, common (quar.)— $1.05 convertible preferred (quar.)_ 4-14 3-15 4- 3-10 1 Hart-Carter Corp., D. common— ; _ Heileman 3-15 2-21 Hibbard 3-15 2-21 Monthly 3- 2-20 Monthly 41'Ac 12'Ac $1.12'A 30c $1.50 24c 3- 1 2-20 Hinde 3- 1 2-18 Quarterly Hobart Manufacturing Honolulu Oil Corp. ' ~ preferred (quar.)—_ Inc. (quar.). — Balfour Building, Inc. (increased quar.)— Banco De Los Andes, American shares (B. T.), 40c $1.75 $1 Hydro-Electric Co., common (quar.). Bangor preferred preferred 7% 47c (quar.)—— (quar.) Inc. (quar.). 50c Eelden Mfg. Co. (quar.)30c Belknap Hardware & Mfg. — 15c Bell & Gossett Co. (quar.)— 15c Berhoff Brewing Corp •_ — 25c Bibb Mfg. Co. (quar.) a— — 50c Mills, Beaunit $1 Carpet, preferred (quar.) 6% $1 $1.50 (quar.).. common — & Boston Annual deposit receipts ord. (interim)— American deposit receipts ord. (final).— American dep. receipts ord. leg. (interim) American deposit receipts ord. reg. (final) American deposit receipts for 5% pfd. (quar. 1 __ ... class A (quar.)— — Forge Co., common (quar.).. convertible preferred (quar.) Camden 5>A% 2-20 3- 2-17 3- 2-11 3- 2-16 3-16 3- 4- 1 3-21 4- 1 3-21 3- 1 2-20 3- 1 2-20 Refrigerating & Terminals Co.— 5% preferred (s-a) Camden Forge Co., common (quar.) 51/2 % convertible preferred (quar,) Canada & Dominion Sugar, Ltd Canada Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.— Class B Class (Philip) Mfg. Co., preferred (quar.) Carey 5% Co., & Carman preference (quar.) (quar.) $3 Corp., Chicago Rivet & Machine Corp. — 'Cincinnati Inter-Terminal RR. Chrysler —- 2 (increased s-a) Class (accum.) A Deerfield Delaware Floor Lincoln Dr. Corp., Pepper Quarterly 7 Dominion Extra 4-7 2-26 3- 2-19 Lincoln preferred (quar.)—! & Mudge, Ltd., com. (initial quar.) $1 convertible class A (quar.). — Douglas (W. L.) Shoe— $1 convertible prior preference Edison 1 2-10 5% 3 10 2-25 Ludlow (Thomas Non-voting 61/2% A.), class preferred 2-27 2-17 Macwhyte 2-28 2-16 Marconi 3-15 2-25 3- 1 2-20 Master Fanny Farmer Fort & Wayne 4- 1 3-20 May 3-31 3-15 3- 1 2-20 4- 1 3-20 3- 1 2-10 Gair Co., pfd. .___ Gleaner Harvester National National 2-18 1 Nehi 3- 1 convertible preferred 4Va'/b Goldblatt $2.50 Inc., Bros., preferred (quar.) — (resumed) common __ (quar.), — .• Ltd., class A (quar.) Gordon Mackay Stores, Class B iquar.)__ ——i— ■ Special Grafton & — Co., Grand Stores 5% Great American Northern States $4.40 1 Paper Co. Utilities, preferred (N. Y.) (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) _' , 2- 4 4- 3- 4- 3-16 3- 3- 4 4- 3- 2 3-29 3-15 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 2-16 3-15 3- Tube 3-29 3-15 3-15 3- 3-31 3-15 Ontario Mfg. 3- 2-13 Ottawa Light Heat & 2-18 Common 1 2-16 5% 3- 3-10 2-27 4-15 3-22 Otter 4- 1 2 25 3- 5 Tail Power Palestine 1 2-21 Pantepec Oil 3- 1 2-16 American 3- 2 2-20 3- 2 2-20 3- 1 2-18 3- 1 2-14 4'A% 4- 1 3-18 Permutit Parker 4- 1 3-18 Pfizer pfd. 3-15 3-10 3-10 Pittsburgh (quar.) com. 1 2-16 2-24 3-10 2-27 7% 3-10 2-27 Plastics 3-15 3- 2-17 3- 3-15 3- 3-31 3-12 3- 1 2-16 3- 2 1 common 1 2-20 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-14 1 3-10 3- 1 3- 2 2-20 3-10 2-23 4-1 3-20 $1.25 25c 30c 60c 4-1 3-20 2-27 2-20 3-20 33- 1 35c 56'Ac 12'Ac 62'/ac $12'Ac $12'Ac 4-1 3- 5 4- 3- 5 1 7% 2nd preferred 1 7% 2nd preferred 1 3-10 Seeman 1 3-10 Shellmar 2-16 3-15 2-16 3-15 2-16 3-15 2-25 4-15 3- 12'Ac 2-15 1-31 10c 3-15 1 2-20 Valley 3- 1 3-15 4-21 3-1 preferred (Louis) Allis (quar.) Corp., 3- 1 2-20 3- 1 3-12 3- 2-25 1 3-15 4- 4- 3-10 54- 6-15 (quar.) 104- 3-15 7- 6-15 10- Co. common (quar.) of Canada, 2-16 2- 15c 4? I 3-10 1 American 3-10 2-20 75c 3-12 $7c 3-15 3- 25c 4 25c Arch Co. Automobile Eox American Business Shares Can 25c 3- 3- 3-15 75C 1 Co., preferred 5% 2-24 2-27 2- 3- 2-16 3-15 1 2 3- 1 & City (quar.) (quar.)_ Home Products preferred Metal American preferred Co., American American 1-22* 3-18* 3- 5 3-5 3-15 3-15 3-16 3-11 3-11 3- 1 3-1; 2-33 2-18 ' 3-15 4-15 2-18 2-18 2-28 3-31 3-15 * 2-11 3-15: 2-11 4-1 3-1 3-1 3- 1 3-4 2-6 2-6 2- 9 3-12 25c ____ $1.18% 50c 62'Ac 75c • 75c 10c 2c $2 •. (monthly) 2r26* Ltd., : —— Molasses Co., $1.50 common , (quar.) —— $4 preferred A (quar.) Pulley Co. (Increased) Amer. Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.— Re-Insurance Common 6-22 . 3- 5 37-'Ac $1 30c - • 2-10 3- 2 '3-15H -. '3- 1 3-l£>,, 3- I 2-16 1-30 f , ' 2-27 3-15 % , . 20c Co. (increased)™- 3-31 ,*.2-2? 2-20 30c 3- 1 2-16 2- 6 20% (quar.) preferred 2-15 12-29 Mill Co. (stock dividend) 50c (cash dividend) % 3-10 American VI •2-16 American Shipbuilding American $1 37'Ac . ! 3-22 7- 2 $1.75 Common Common 4-5 ^ . Chemical, cl. A (quar.)_ American American 2-19 2-19 2-18 (3-15 , ______—______— Potash & B 3-13 3- I 3-10,,! ; 25c & Transportation— ;2-l3 - 10c Increased American 37 1 4- Jl 3- 1 25'A 10c (bi-monthly) Petroleum American ~ - 25c common. 2-13 2-25 ; 2-15 3-1. ,,2-5 3- 1 30o SlVtc —______ Common American News Co. American Smelting 3-20 2-16 4- 1 3-15 (stock dividend) Meter Co. 3-10 40c 2-15 2-10 2-5 50c 4'Ac 75c T (quar.) 2-20 $0.2656 2-16 2-20 •. —- quar.) (quar.)- 2-20 pfd.__ f - ■ ■ (quar.) (increased Common 12 (Irreg.)—_ : 3- 1 3- 2 Hydraulics, Inc. (monthly) American Indemnity Co. (Balt.)__l; American Investment Co. of Illinois— 3-24 3- 2-44 2-6 Hide & Leather— convertible preferred American 7% 2-15 3-10 3- 5 3- 1 2-28 2-20 American 6% 3-15 2-16 2-20 2-20 3- 4 2-17 1-31 3-16* 2-21 __. common) (quar.) General Corp., $2 preferred (quar.) preferred * $1,12'A " (quar.) dividend) 3-12 10c $1.50 (accum.) preferred $2.50 2- 9 2-15 4- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3-31 3- 5 50c 30c $1.50 $1.75 12'Ac 30c Electric, preferred American 3-22 1-30 2- & 2- 9 2- 9 $1.25 i dividend(2/100ths share of Atlantic Stock 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3-31 3- 1 2-18 2-16 2-15 $1.75 35c 1 Hoe, common (cash 3-10 2-20 3-15 3-15 3-15 2-4 __ (quar.) 4'A% preferred (quar.) Gas & Electric— 2-18 1 (quar.) Ltd, American 5% 4- 1 3-15 \ 4- 1 3-15 (quar.) common (quar.) Factors, Fork / . 2- 5 J 2- 2 3-1 - preferred (accum.) Forging & Socket 6% 2-16 30c American $3 2-16 87'Ac 25c ,v (quar.) (quar.)— (irreg.) American & Foreign Power, $6 pfd. $7 Payable of Reo, 20c 15c (incrd.) Co. (quar.) Cable, common Chicle Co. American Holderi When v —, & preferred American 2-20 $1.50 Extra 1 $25o Insurance Board Co. American Chain 3-15 $1.25 1v--_- 2 20 3-30 v preferred (quar.)_ (irreg.)— —_—t American Class $1.10 — — 6-17 1 Inc.— American 7% A;/: (initial) Industries Airlines, American Ltd.— (quar.) (irreg.) convertible 3'A% 3-10 4- 29 lie 6 ; Mfg. American Rolling (quar.) 1 4- 40c;A 81'Ac 30c , 25c $$2 (quar.)— (quar.); (quar.) Cement Goods Aluminum 9-15 25c (quar.) 7- 25c> $1 35c 15c ^ (quar.) pfd. Mfg. Co., preferred 4% 9-15 $1.75 — 3-25 $1 37'Ac T Aluminum 3-15 7- $1.75 common r____ —:—«?, convertible preferred Aluminum 4-15 $1.75 * 2-25 4-10 $1.25 $12c 30c (quar.) Aluminium, Ltd. 5 2-10 $1.75 !~ 5 2- 3-15 20c 25c' 15c (quar.) Co. Portland Alpha 2-27 1 $1.75 A— 2-16 3-10 $25c $$1.25 ______ ________— Alloy Cast Steel Co. 2-19 4- (quar.) Co., common.- Extra Allis-Chalmers 2-20 $1.75 —A-—. 1 25c ;' quar.) Inc. 4% 2-20 2 3- Publishing— Pattern Co. Laboratories, Stores 2-18* 50c Corp. Singer Manufacturing 2-25 3-25 2- 9 $1 > 2-24 50c Co & Refining 2-28 " 2- 6 50c 3-15 2-27 53'Ac 4-1 3-12 , ( 3- 1 2-20 Sloss-Sheffield 25c 3-15 2-19 Southern $1.10 3-15 2-19 4% 2-10 30c Water Simnions-Boardman Simplicity 3-15 1 % 12'Ac Inc. Products conv. 3-31 3- — (quar.) Iquar.) 5% pfd. (quar.)__ Signal Royalties Co. class A (quar.)__. $3 2-26 90c (quar.) Brothers, Shenango 3-19 $14 Joseph Lead Co. (increased)——! St. Regis Paper Co.— 4.40%; 1st preferred series A (quar.) San Antonio Gold Mines, Ltd.—_— 4- 2-20 3-11 87'Ac St. 4- 1 3-27 3- 15c (quar.) 5 2-15 25c Allied 5 133Ac — preferred Co. Allied 4%% __—_____ 2nd preferred (quar.) Mfg. Co. Robertshaw-Fulton Controls, 3-15 3- $1.75 — 3-20 20c preferred (quar.) Engineering, common (irreg. (increased Corp. Kid Allied Common 1 3- 1 3- Share class A (quar.)_ Refineries, Ltd.— Sugar Standard American 7 % Risdon 434% 3-15 15c — 3-15 3-15 4- i; 1 preferred (quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd. Allianceware, Inc. (quar.) 2-14 3-22 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) 3-15 20c 75c 3-20 1st (quar.) (quar.) 7% 2-14 2-27 4-15 Ry.— 1st pfd. preferred preferred 5 2-27 America— of 3-25 3- convertible 5% Corp.— Mfg. (quar.) Rice-Stix Dry Goods, common 7% 1st preferred (quar.) 1st 2-20 5c preferred 7% 1 5 25c !- (quar.) 5% American ,(quar.) Republic Insurance Co. of Texas iquar.) Reymer & Brothers (quar.)_ Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co.— 3.6% 3- 87'Ac (s-a)__ pfd. (quar.) Corp. Utilities conv. 64c 50c 5'A% conv. 1st pfd. (quar.) Prentice-Hall, Inc. new com. (initial) Providence & Worcester RR $3.50 1-20 2- 20c (quar.)^L.- (quar.) Materials Corp. 2 2-25 & preferred Radio 2- $1.50 - Co., & Coke Preferred 5 — 2-5 we Ball <te Roller Bearing Aetna 2-15 $2 — — (increased) Chemical— $5 conv. pfd. (quar.)_ Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt_ Pittsburgh Youngstown & Ashtabula 3- 2-14 $2 preferred (quar.) Co. 5% non-cum. 3'A r/< 1 1 50c Philadelphia 1 2-28 3- $1.37'A . 3-1 2-20 1 Co Door American /■ (quar.) (Charles) 1 3-10 3- $1 - (increased) —— 4- 1 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.)___ Corp. Telephone Corp. preferred 4-15 1 3- 90c - 4- 3- 1 of Venezuela— Co. Co. 1 4- 60c com Light Co. 5% Co. Pen 4- $1 shares Extra (Minn.) Co. (quar.) Peoples Gas Light & Coke__ 3-15 $12'Ac $15c Economic 3- 1 $$1.25 Co & 2-27 3- Ltd.— Power, (quar.) Power Lumber Pacific 3-10 3-15 50c — — — pfd. A preferential partic preferred (quar.) 5% 3'A% (quar.) $3.60 preferred 3-10* (irreg.) Co.__; preferred 2-10 (quar.) Co. 3-15 25c (quar.) 7% Class Aetna 1 3-15 O'okiep Copper Co., Ltd.— Ordinary shares (a payment of 2s 6d, or 46'Ac after South Africa tax deduction) Manufacturing Co. 1 4- 4-15 5- Extra 50c Ohio 2-25 tSD 20c Oak 1 00 $1 3-24 1 1 $1 3-24 5-24 Vending Corp Title & Mortgage, Alberton 4- . 1 Steel Acadia-Atlantic 2-14 4- 50c ap¬ 1 2-23 6-10 $1.37'A 50c 20c $1.75 li___— Name of Company Co.— Water 3-9 2-23 preceding table. 2-10 preferred (quar.) preferred (s-a) 2-1? give the dividends announced in previous paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the 5 3- — 50c (quar.) common SEC to 2-16 2-27 being issue Inc Abstract 25c ___• 3-10 3-10 Co.__: (R.) Below ABC Co. for each (Subject held. — 2-24 Per three of 2-27 3-10 2-14 $40c 4- 10c .___—— Indemnity dividend com 4- 10c Potomac Electric Seamless 9 3- prior $2 2-14 3- 4- ...— _ Liquidating Northeastern $4 2-25 3- 3- 4- (quar.) Co. 1 3- 1 4- weeks and not yet $1 4- $25c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) preferred Great Gulf Ltd., class A Co., common Co Newburgh shares 2-28 4- Niagara Wire Weaving (increased quar.) North American Co. (cash dividend) 100 2-28 60c 2-24 2-27 3-15 3-31 4- (quar.) 2-28 proval). 2-24 $1.25 pfd. 3-15 2-17 1 3-12 3-12 50c 3-12 shares of 3- 25c Co J.) 2-14 $1.12'A 4% Steel 1 50c Storage Warehouse (J. 3- 3- 20c j> 3-12 40c Works Lothrop, Youngstown $1.25 (quar.) & Wurlitzer 50c __ 11-10 1 3-12 $1.75 (quar.) (quar.) common Insurance 2-16 1 25c Co. Co., Bedford 1 3- 50c Jersey Power & Light, 1 3-22 3-12 35c common New 3- 3-31 30c ^ Co., New 3- Woodward $1 New Partial 1 $1.75 com. 8-1G 11-15 15c $50c 50c $1.25 75c common redemption on May for common Co., 5-10) 8-16 75c Corp., (this preferred conv. called Products, (quar.) Mills Life 5'A% Machine 1 2-16 2-25 Whitin & Mfg. 2-10). 5-15 62'Ac 50c 62'Ac (quar.) Willson 1 7-20 3-10 preferred 5% 3- 3- 1 2-16 2-18 2-14 1 2-14 3-10 (quar.) Corp. 3- 5 2-27 1 Hardware Supply 8- 3- Stationery & 3- . __— (extra) Tablet Western 3-10 (quar.) ______— (initial) (quar.) Products Westeel 5 10c Standard Newberry 3- preferred convertible 3-31 (quar.) Mining World 2-11 3-15 3-20) 2-14 3-10 (quav.) $3 convertible preference Utilities Corp.— 35c preferred * (quai'.) 4'A% 2-12 1 Western 25c 5% 3-16 2-19 2-19 (quar.) •. 25c Service Carpet 3-16 1 3-1 3-20 4- $1 $2 $2 50c $12c 25c Co., class A (quar.)—__—__— (Northam) Corp.— Warren 60c , Public preferred $4 $1.75 ' (quar.)— 10-23 1 50c & (quar.) 3-31 3-31 common 11-1 2-24 4- $5 . (quar.) 2-23 3- ..... Co., Walker 6 75c preferred 4% preferred (quar.) Virginian Visking Corp. 7-24 3- 50c 75c - Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., __—_ 3-31 3-16 (quar.) 4-23 5% preferred (quar.) Murray-Ohio Mfg. Co. (increased) 15c 31'Ac (quar.) 3- 1 1 Communica¬ (final)™ 2-19 1 50c Stores, class A Railway (quar.) 5- 3- 2-14 — Ltd. 2-20 Co.— preferred Co., 2-28 2-28 2-28 1 (quar.)_r Dare 3-15 $1.75 (quar.) Co. 1 Mfg. 8- 12'Ac — Minnesota (initial),. Extra •Glidden Virginia 2-28 3-10 3-10 ; non-cum. 3-10 3-15 3- United Wallpaper, Inc., 6 7c 2-27 3- Rubber Tire & Viceroy 2-21 30c 2-29 $:$1 37'Ac (quar.) General Dry Batteries (irreg.) ____—=___ — General Fireproofing Co., com. (irreg.) 7% preferred (quar.) A — General Industries, 5% preferred (quar.)„ General 2-25 3-15 8% 1 2-20 3-15 $1 Co._ non-cum. 1 3-20 $ 3- Co., common 30c 2-29 preferred (quar.) (quar.)——— preferred convertible 5c/e 3-15 (quar.) 3-15 14c Paper.... common 3- $1 3-15 $2.75 25c (s-a)— Supply, 3-1 3-15 Co. (quar.) Milwaukee Gas Light Co., T/c pfd. A (quar.) 10c Builders General Blanke Extra 31'Ac (quar.) Investors Ltd., 4% Container 3-15 8% 25c Marine Corp., preferred Meyer 28c 37'Ac . (quar.)— Co. .Gaylord Thermit & T/c Jackson RR. Co.— Corrugated Wayne Fundamental Gabriel $1.25 conv. 2-5 $$4.25 McEwen Kaiser Co. Publishing Co. Metal Rubber 40c (quar.) Co. Guarantee 3- 4 2-14 1 quar. S. 2-15 (quar.) Insurance S. 4-15 1 (quar.) Co. 2-25 1 4- (irreg.) Corp. 2- 5- 3-31 Carbon & U. $1.50 (increased) Meredith 100% —— preferred 5'A% Fort , (quar.) Federal Electric Co., 2-18 Corp.— ordinary registered Ltd., 25c 25c A, Electric (quar.) Candy Shops, Inc. District Empire 1 (quar.) Co. Electric 20c B dividend Stock 4- (accum.) International tions. Radio & Phonograph— Emerson Increased $1.75 Mfg. & Sales Co. 50c (s-a) (quar.)—, class Inc., 2-17 (quar.)____ Investment preferred $1.62'A Chemicals & 1 (quar.) 2-27 t$1.75 $25c $25c 7% Plastics Insurance common Canadian Peoples DonneU Durez Stores, 7% ' preferred London $15c $15c (quar.) — —— 3- __________ $87'Ac (quar.)_ Ltd., com, Elastic United Pacific 30c (Western), Cartons & preferred 7 f/c Ltd., Dominion Textile Co., United 2-17 2-26 25c $1 15c common Co. Envelope 3-15 1 30c Life 1 20c 15c 60c (quar.) (quar.) Inc. Yard Co. Carbon 1 3- (quar.)__— Inc. Y., N. of National 4- t40c (quar.)_ (reduced)— preferred 4% Fabrics Pacific (initial) Products, Denver Union Stock United 4- $2.50 (quar.) Liberty Corp.— _ Co. Glassine Dictaphone (quar.) preferred A preferred 30c 40c $10 $15c 20c $1.31'A — Ltd. (initial quar.) Dubilier Electric, common International 3-15 $1.37'A $1.25 Co., series 1 Co. Corp. Carbide U. 25c — (quar.) Continental Assurance Co. (quar.) Continental Casualty Co. (quar.) Cork 4- Bakery— & 62'Ac " preferred (quar.)— Co., $2.50 preferred $5.25 Union $1.12'A (quar.) preferred Restaurant 25c Consumers Crown Underwood 3 7'Ac $3.50 (quar.) Clutch Disc 25c Moore-Handley 37'Ac — Twin 2-27 — 2-26 4- 5- 6 4-17 (quar.) 2-26 3- 3- 3 7'Ac 7 . 3-20 (quar.) (Dallas) .-2-4':«. 3-12 $12'Ac 25c 35c 50c 25c 25c 25c 25c 25c Quarterly — 7 1 Inc., common preferred (quar.). Trinity Universal Insurance Quarterly Quarterly ' 2-11 ll'Ac (interim) Producing 1 (quar.) common — Co Brewing Gulf 3-10 60c 4- 3- Cornell 60c (quar.)__ Co., Co. 4% 933Ac 4- 2-26 Mills 5 preferred 2-26 3-15 Cooksville 3- 3-15 B (quar.)^ Textiles, 3-30 1 2-26 3-15 Continental 5 4- 5'A % 3-15 5 % 3- $1.50 Mohawk 10c — common 3-30 Kinney Mfg. 50c Consolidated Grocers Corp., 75c (accum.) $4.50 $1.25 (s-a) Texas 5 25c (quar.)__i__ preferred Tennessee 2-27 3-15 Class V 5% preferred (quar.) Congoleum-Nairn, Inc. (increased) Consolidated Dry Goods Co., common (quar.) 7% 2-13 1 2-27 35c $1 common— common 1 3-10 4- Kendall 2-26 Equipment Co., 3- 3- $1.62 "A 2-27 $2 preferred Clark , 3-15 25c 3-15 7 Co.— (s-a)— Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., 4% preferred (quar.) City Title Insurance (extra) 4% 3-20 1 1 25c 20c 75c 25c $1 Corp. Chicago 3-30 8 4- 1 $$1.75 preferred (accum.) (quar.) Co. Soya 2-20 3- (quar.)_ 7 3- 2-11 (quar.) - Fuller & 20c 4- 3-31 1 - (quar.) Storkline Furniture Corp. (quar.) Sunshine Mining Co. (increased quar.) Sylvanite Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Taylor Pearson & Carson, Ltd.—• 5% convertible preferred (quar.)) Power— & 4- 12(Ac $1.06'A (quar.) preferred Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% Central ** common 4 >/» % Charis (quar.).. common A Baer $1 $75c Co. Pacific Ry. Canadian 3- Stix 3-15 — 4- $25c $$1.12 >A 2-28 50c (quar.) 35c $1.25 (quar.) Ltd.. com. convertible class A (quar.) 41/2% preference (quar.) $1 1 $1.75 Michigan — Products, Food Canadian 4- 3-20 (quar.) Light 2-16 4-20 $1.12'A Machinery Paper Co., common — — (quar.) Staley (A. E.) Mfg. Co. com. $3.75 'preferred (quar.)J Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky 2-17 2-27 3-26 4-30 & Sons R.i preferred $1 4- * $4 (E. 20c Co., common non-cum.'preferred (quar.) Lanett Bleachery & Dye Works (quar.) Leslie Salt Co. (quar.) 3-15 2-25 (quar.) Joy Mfg. Co. (quar.)___ Kelsey-Hayes Wheel, class A 4-20 $$1 $25c $183/4C 3-15 (accum.) 33A % 5-20 15c 343«c $20c Ltd., class A Wire & (quar.) 6% 4-20 $2.50 Squibb 20C Cigar Electric Kcnts 3- 2-20 preferred C ((accum.) Jewel Tea Co., Inc., common (quar.)_.l 4 5-20 $37'Ac (quar.) — Cable Co., A Co. Water & preferred A 6'A% preferred 2- 1 1 — Holden % 2-11 $2 $2 25c $1 40c 94c 35c 15c 25c 25c 15c (quar.) — Extra (quar.) (quar.) T/c 2-16 4- 3- Extra * Payable of Rec. Share of Company Mills Spartan $25c (quar.) Co. Gas preferred Iowa 2-16 of Canada, Ltd— 2-28 3- Camden Canada Sound $4 1 25c common preferred International 3-31 $1.10 25c 45c 50c 11c 15c 343sC Inc. Dry Dock, Burrard 3- 2-20 a2'A% a2'A% 25c registered (s-a) —_— preferred registered (s-a) Co International 2-20 Is Is Is Is 5 % Poige Indiana 3-10 Howe 3- 25c _ r— $6 American Bullock's, 1 3-10 1 4- 2-1.4 British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.— Buffalo 4- 4- 1 $30c : Extra Boyertown Burial Casket Co. Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.— 4.40% preferred (quar.)a Buffalo Bolt Co. (quar.) 4-20 Co., 4'A% $60c — ———— —— 1 1 of Vancouver Ltd.— Brewers & Distillers 3- 1 ,$2 (quar.) $2.75 preferred Inc., 3-10 3- $1.05 preferred Bourjois, 2-28 68'V.ic Black Hills Power & $4.20 3-10 2-13 Hoover 2-16 25c —1 1 4- 3- 20c 30c (quar.). ____: Light, common (quar.). (quar.) —— Albany RR.. Co. Black-Clawson 2-18 3-1 (monthly) Co. & Dauch Paper Co. & (irreg.) Co. Spencer, Bartlett * Extra Bigelow Sanford 1 Brewing (G.) 1 50c (quar.) 3-16 25c prior 4V2%' Babbitt Bakeries Hathaway , 3- 15c (quar.) _______ When per Name Payable of Reo, 50c 25c preferred $2 3 31 56Vic $10c $12'Ac Series V. Co., (Irreg.) Common Atlas E. Share Name of Company Holdert When Per Holdert When Share Payable of Reo, , Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Steel & Iron Co. California Water Co. preferred (quar.) 4'A% 25c 3: 3-; l it -2-16 .i 4'A%. Steel Foundries Thermos preferred Bottle (quar.) (quar.) ; Co.— 1 ,.,■ A :■ » Per Share ■ Name of Company >: , American Tobacco Co., common B 3- 1 — 1 2-10 2-10 3- 2-10 Co., common Ltd. com. (quar.) preference (quar.) conv. Armstrong $3.75 $4 Cork 'Co., preferred Artloom Oil 4'A% Canadian Oil Canadian Silk Tire Corp., Ltd. (quar.)____ Utilities, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)__ Western. Lumber Co.— 2nd : (quar.)_ (quar.) preferred (quar.) Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. com Atlanta Gas Light Co., common (quar.)— 4'A% preferred (quar.)..—.; Atlantic Coast Atlantic Refining Atlas Powder Atlas Tack Autocar RR. Co. (quar.) (quar.) Co. ' Co Corp. Gold Aunor 5 Line series 5% 5% Automatic Avondale Ayshire A preferred & Co. 1-31 Case 1 3- 1 1-31 3-30 3-15 ' Caterpillar 3-15 3- 1 Central 3-15 3- 1 3- 2-18 3- 1 2-13 2-13 50c 3-10 2-13 1-30 7 c!o Century 2-26 Certain-teed (quar.)— (irreg.) ;.»w 1 2-16 3- 1 4- 9 3- 1 2-14 3-25 Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia—— Chestervilie Mines, Ltd. (interim) Chestnut Hill RR. (quar.) 2-13 2-28 2-16 Chile 3-1 3-6 3- 1 2-15 2-16 preferred prior Cincinnati Blauner's 1-30 1-30 2-14 2-14 4 2-28 2- 3 1-31 3- 1 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 3- 1 3-15 2-14 2-17 2 2- 2-15 2-15 2-16 $3 Blaw-Knox Co. Blumenthal (Sidney) Bohack C.) (H. Co. Mfg. Co., 7% Celanese, 3-1 62'Ac 40c 93%c 3-10 3-2 4-15 — — (year-end) receipts — Class (s-a) B —_—— Motor Bigelow Co. —— (initial) Rubber'Co., Inc. (resumed) Shoe Co., common (quar.) & Brown Brown $3.60 Bruck ; —. preferred iquar.) Silk Mills, Ltd. (quar.)_ Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., common— $5 preferred (quar.) Buckeye Pipe Line Co Buck Hill Falls Co.; (quar.) Buell Die & Machine Co. Bunker trating Co., ; (quar.) preferred (quar.) Fund, Ltd. (irreg.) Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concen- Butid Company, Bullock $5 common Manufacturing ___ Burroughs Adding Machine (quar.)_—_____ Burton-Dixie Corp., (quar.) Terminal Co. (stock dividend) Brothers, 4V2.% Butler Calavera's Land Cotton Timber & Mills Corp Co. California Electric Power, California (quar.)__ com. ' 2 7 2- 1 3- New common $1.20 2-13 Cockshutt 1-30 2-16 3- 9 2-.20 Colonial Colonial 2-16 4- 1 4% Colorado 7 Columbia Columbia 2-16 2- 5c $1.25 20c 2-26 2-16 3- 2-17 (quar.) B 2-28 Columbian Carbon Co. Commoil, Commercial 1 2-18 & 3-15 2-16 3-15 3- 4- 1 3-20 3-15 2-18 $6 preferred SEC 1 2 7% 2- 3 Connecticut 3 3- 6 2- 7 3- 1 2- 6 Common 6% Connohio 6 Consolidated 2- 6 Consolidated Gas Laundries 6 Consolidated 3-10 1-30 Consolidated 2-28 2-18 Consolidated 3-15 2-27 2- 3- 1 2- 4 Consumers 3- 1 2-11 Consumers 2-14 1-30 3- 5 2-13 3-15 2-20 3-15 2-14 $3.75 1-31 Cook 3- 1 $3 3-1 1 2-27 Ltd. Canadian Car & Foundry (quar.) 4- Co., Ltd.— Ordinary *(quar„)_— $20c 2-23 1-29 $25c $25c 2-23 3- 1 1-29 2-13 $75c 4-1 3-1 class Canadian (quar.) Fairbanks-Morse, Ltd. Canadian Foreign A Investment (quar.) Corp., Ltd.— ..Quarterly, . . Canadian-Ice Machine Co., Ltd.— . v Class A (quar.) * Co. t- \ 3-15 1 2-10 3- 1 2-10 3- 1 2- 3-18 3- 4- 3-16 1-31 2-15 2-15' 1-31 6- 1 5- of N. 12- 1 11- 1 2-14 1-20 3-31 3-10 3- 2-17 2-23 2- 3- 2-18 1 1 3- 2 2-18 3- 2-20 1-20 3-10 2-13 2-25 2-11 9 3-25 3-10 2-15 1-15 4- 3- 3-12 1 Co., 2-16 4- 1 3-20 4- 1 3- 3- 1 2-13 2-16 25c 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 2-19 2-28 $50c 62'Ac 3-15 50c 4-1 1-27 3- *: 2-20 $1.12 "A 50c 2- 1 6 3-12 j 2-6 2-20 3- $1 25c 1 2-20 3-15 ' 4- 1 25c 3- 1 75c 3- 1 2-16 25c 3-31 3-19 (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Crown Cork & Seal, Ltd. (quar.) Ltd., — 1 2-14 2-25 1-30 3- 1 2-10 3-15 2-10 $37'Ac 4- $50c (s-a)_ 1 3- ■ 1-15 5-14 4-15 3- $$1.12'A 1 2-15 25c 4-15 4-.1 $1 4-15 4- X 81'Ac 4-15 4- I 15c 3- 1 2-19 75c 4- 1 3-19 30c (quar.) 2-16 $25c (quar.)_. (irreg.) (quar.) 2- 4- 1 3-23 30c .• 3-10 2-20 4- 1 3-19 30c 2-14 1-31 $1 2-20 $1.12'A 2-10 preferred Street B B 3-10 2-20 . $1.50 3- 1 $1.50 6- I $1.50 9- 1 $1.50 4-15 $1.50 (accum.) 3- 1 3- .1 — (accum.) Products, Ltd. 7-15 $1,25 $1.1428 pfd. A $7 1-31 Ry.— (accum.) Corp., 2-10 2-14 45c (quar.) A 2-20 SI $15c (quar.)__ 2-14 Sugar Associates— $5 pfd. ctfs. Eastern of beneficial interest Utilities Mfg. Co. Associates 1-23 (accum.) (quar.) 2- 0 (quar.) 2- Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) Elastic Stop Nut Corp. (irreg.) Electric Hose Rubber & 2-10 (quar.) 2-13 Corp. (interim) Elgin National Watch Co. (quar.)___.; Paso Natural 4.10% Gas preferred 'A % preferred Co., 5 2-10 Electrolux 4 G 50c common $1 Eastern Steel El 1 2-16 $$1.12'/2 B preferred Eaton 2-2. 3- $50c common States Eastern 2-16 $30c common preferred common 2-16 3-.16 i.quar.)_ 3-15 (quar.) 2-18 (quar.) 2-18 Ely & Walker Dry Goods Emerson Drug Co., 8% preferred (quar.) Empire & Bay State Telegraph— 4% guaranteed (quar.)—: Empire District Electric. 5% pfd. (quar.)___ 2-11* 3-15 $1 3- 1 2-19 $1.25 3- 1 2-13 Emsco Derrick & Equipment— Common (resumed) 25c 3-15 2-20 convertible preferred convertible preferred (quar.) $1 4-26 3-31 (quar.) $1 7-26 6-30 4% convertible preferred (quar.) 12-31 4% Reinsurance $1 (quar.)— Equitable Life Insurance of Canada (Ont.) 2-15 1-31 2-15 1-31 — Increased $50c Equity Corp., $3 Erie Railroad Co., 5% preferred conv. pfd. A (accum.) 2-20 75c — 33- 1 (quar.)__ SI.25 6- 1 j 2-14 2- 1 $1.25 (quar. . 6 2-13 preferred 5% preferred A (quar.) SI.25 9- 1 8-13 5% preferred A (quar.) SI.25 12- 1 11-15 65c 4- 1 3-10 50c 3- 1 2-14 SI 3- 1 2-14 Ex-Cell-O Faber A Corp. Coe Fair & (quar.) Gregg (quar.) 3-15* 2-16 Fairbanks Morse & Co. Quarterly Farquhar Federal Federal Firestone $8c 3- 1 2-12 3- 1 2-12 Florida 3- 1 2-10 Flintkote 2-10* 50c 3-15 2-16 1-16 Firth 5% of Canada (s-a) 2-20 5- 1 4-15 8- 1 7-15 pfd. $$1 & Rubber, 4 'A % H.) Corp., Co., (quar.) 3- 1 2-16 pfd. 3-10 2-27 3-15 2-27 3- 1 2-14 3-10 2-20 $1.12'A 30c 3- 1 2- 6* $1.25 3- 1 2- 6* 25c Dredge & Dock Co. 4% common preferred 8-13 40c pfd. (quar.)— Co. Connell & Power 2-12 2-12 8-16 . 30c Stock Corp. (M. 2-16 2-16 $S5 (accum.) Corp (s-a) Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) Simons $4 1 40c Gas Carpet Fishman Fitz Tire Bank First 2-20* $5Gc 3-16 3-10 50c Corp & $25c 2-27 Co. Ltd., 6'A% Mogul Water $$1.25 2-27 4- $$1 Grain, 1-30 25c 2-13 $25c Federal 2-16 2-13 2-18 2-27 25c 50c Insurance Federal 3-19 2-16 (quar.)„ Semi-annual 3-31 3-1 Co. ; Fire $1.50 28l/eC 4'Ac 2- 7 1 Inc.— Extra 2- 1 B.) Quarterly Quarterly 2-11 3- 1 3- $2.50 : (A. Fashion Park, 3-31 3-15 3- 1834c Falstaff Brewing Corp., new com. (initial) & Traders Life Ins. (Syracuse)— 2r27 50c $1.50 (quar.) 3-12 Farmers 2-27 6 5-14 25c Fajardo Sugar Co. of Porto Rico 2-16 3-19 Chicago (The) 40c 17'Ac 933Ac 1-25-49 50c 50c Employers 25c quar.) ___, (initial) 2-15 (quar.) Massachusetts 75c (increased convertible 1 1st preferred A (quar.)____; 1st preferred A (quar.) preferred B (quar) 2-25* 933/4c > preferred 6 3-15 (quar.) (quar.) common 2-16 12'Ac (quar.) (quar.) preferred (quar.) Crown Capital Corp., class A (quar.) Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.— New 1 1 25c Cribben & Sexton Co.— 4'A% 3-10 3- 3- 3-15 (quar.) Co.__ 3- loc 5% 40c (quar.)— (quar.) (quar.)—— common 12'Ac Ltd.—• Corp., Extra Corp. Products Co. Co., 334% 1-31 10c Investors, Ltd., class A Corrugated Paper Box, Ltd., com. tquar.)__ 5% preferred-(quar.) Corp. 2-25 3-15 $$1.50 56"4c $1.50 Corporate Cory 3-15 4 (quar.) Phosphate 2-15 1 2-15 $1 (quar.)___ Y. 2-20 6% 1 2-24 3-10 (quar.)_ Eastern -.3-15 1 6% 2-16 1 0 8-10 4- common 1st 2- .$$1.25 Co., Common 7 1 1 2-10 Co., common(quar.)_ preferred (quar.) Corp., 2- 39- 5 A preferred 3-1 v 3- Dwight Manufacturing Co. (irreg.) Eagle Picher Co. (increased quar.) 2-13 5 3-' 1 0 2-25 (quar.) preferred 6% 6% 2- 75c (quar.) Paper Co., Drug 6% 1 25c Brothers, Ltd. Eastern 0 3- $15c 4>A% preferred (quar.) Dupuis Freres, 4.80% preferred (quar.) Hosiery Mills, common A 3 2- (quar.) Durham 2-16 2-13 2-15 (quar.) Co. Utilities $2.50 preferred Power $2 preferred - $20c 1 1 62'Ac Stores, Ltd. 2nd 4% 1 50c 15c Paper Co., Wood Inc. Crane Convertible A Coal Edison prior preferred Coronet Canadian Breweries, 1-20 $25c 75c preferred (quar.) & Varnish, common 2-14 2-14 2- 9 2-16 $$3.50 $15c $50c 2- Canada, Ltd.— Paint 3-15 3- 1 2-16 preferred 2-21 2-20 (quar.i prior preference (quar.) Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common Ltd. (quar.) t50c Canada Safeway, Ltd., 4'A% pfd. (quar.)— $$1.12'A (quar.) m2-10 3 3- (quar.)_ preferred (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) Dravo 2-16 3- ___ Cornell Ltd. 2- — preferred (quar.)__ Container Corp. of America, common (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) ; Continental Can Co., common (interim) Coro, Vinegars, 3-10 2-16 7% 3 5- 3 75c (s-a) (quar.)__ Extra $4.50 3- 1 2-28 Co., 3-31 Dow 11- 4% Co. (quar.) Consumers Glass Co.. Ltd. (quar.) $1.12'A 25c 35c 2-14 3- $1.25 50c (Toronto)— common of 2- 2-20 Canada Starch Co., Ltd., 7% Bakeries 1 3-15 3-10 Canada Inc., 1 1 3-12 2 8- 11-15 75c (s-a) conv. $3.25 8-16 37'Ac (quar.) (quar.) preferred Dominion 1 5-15 50c Chemical $4 2-16 Quarterly 3-20 Malting Co., (quar.) 40c preferred 3- 3- Dow 3-15 $4c preferred 3- 1 Donohue 3-1 3-31 2-15 'Ac ' 50c 50c (quar.) Dominion-Scottish Investments, Ltd.— 5% preference (accum.) 3-15 2-14 Ltd.— (Del.)—- (quar.) Power 2- 5 • ; ; Dominion Bridge, Ltd. 4'A% 2- _____— 2- preferred 5% 8-14 $3 1 Inc. 5-15 3- approval) preferred*(accum.) 2-16 (quar.)___. Anglo Investment 1 Co.— Telephone Co.— $5 preferred (quar.) _. Community Public Service Concord Gas Co. (New Hampshire) 50c Sons & Corp. & 1 (payment subject to (accum.) 1 3- Mfg. Dominion 9- 3- Corp.. Corp. 2-16 15c 30c 5% Houses, Dodge 6- Commonwealth 50c 50c Canada Southern 2-1!) (quar.)___ 4'A % 12 'Ac International Commonwealth A 2-14 7-17 50c Quarterly Commonwealth 3-10 Co., common common 1 3- + 4-15 Co., 1 25c _ Stamping 2-25 50c (quar.) Corp.-Seagrams 3- 37(Ac (quar.) (quar.)— class A - (quar.) (interim) Shearing & 2-13 3- 1-15 6 50c pfd. Co. (Henry) 8- 50c 87'Ac Ltd. 1 3- 2- 2-16 50c 45c Co. 1-30 3-10 50c Cup Class 2-10 2-24 $6 50c (quar.) -30 $32'Ac (quar.) 3- $20c $30c $3 Foundry 3-15 Dixie $6 . 2-12 1 50c & Cannon 3-15 20c (qtiar.)— System, & Electric 2-18 3 - Wyant 3-30 50c 87"Ac 40c ________ Gas 4 3- 27'Ac Special Disston 3- Ltd conv. 2-6 2-16 ; 50c Distillers 9 4- (quar.) Broadcasting -10 Insurance— Canada Cement Co., Ltd.. $1.30 pref. 9 $25c $25c Elevator & 2-20 75c (quar.) participating preferred 3-15 ?*c 20c Confederation Life Association 15c Semi-annual Campbell ' Power 35c Corp. (special) participating preferred 6- 25c & Iron, 5% Milling 2-14 Extra 3- $1.12'A (quar.) 3-15 1 6% 3-30 25c Inc.,- conuncn Central Colorado Fuel 2-13 1 ..Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., (s-a.i Lines; 1 3- (quar.) (quar.) Alkali Donnacona Corp Steamship Stores, preferred 3- 60c Co. Extra Co.— com. Co. Diamond Match 4-15 2uc Aikrnan & 6 2-28 87"Ac 5% 7-15 $2 (monthly) Co. 1-20 25c Y.) Yard Detroit-Michigan Stove Co.— 2-20 Pacific Ry. Semi-annual Collins Walt, Dobbs (quar.) Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., $3.50 preferred (quar.)_ 2-16 3- 2-25 Plow 2-16 9 Hardware, Ltd.— A (quar.) preference (quar.) Class 20c 4- (initial quar. Industries 2-11 Service— Water 4.4% preferred C (quar.) California-Western States Life * 2- 2-25 87'Ac Oil Inc. Clinchfield Coal Corp.— 15c (quar.)___ (A. California " 2 2-27 4-30 —_________ 50c preferred M.) Co., common Byron Jackson Co. (quar.) Byers 7'A Clearing Machine Corp. Co. (quar.) 2-2.1 3-20 5 $1.75 37"Ac $1 ;—: — 3'A'A convertible preferred (quar.)—J— Devonian De 2-13 1 $1 40c (N. Stock 3- 15c 2- 55c Chilton Co. Suppiy 2-20 50c (quar.)_ 2-16 special guaranteed (quar.) regular guaranteed (quar.) Consolidated 4% .preferred (quar.) — 3'A % ..preferred (quar.) Bush 4% Co. 2-17 (quar.) 2-2 Co.— (quar.) Pittsburgh RR.— RR. 3- (quar.)_ Co. 2-16 (increased) & Brook Products Mfg. Co., common A Union 15c preferred Bound Floor Delaware & Hudson 4 2- 3-15 8% Delaware- & (quar.) (payable Illuminating .1 1-30 2-17 preferred 35c 25c Co.— Mills Corp.— 1 ..(increased quar.) Common 2 1- $37"Ac +I3c 50c 25c 20c 30c 90c $30c 25c $1.25 20c 15c 12 "Ac . Burlington 1 3- 2-16 1- 12'Ac (quar.) Extra Burkart $4.50 Cleveland Class Columbia Packers, Ltd.— class A (s-a) —— Brown Electric Common X 2- 2-10 non-cum. in cash or share of common stock).— 3/100ths of a Cleveland 2- 3- 3- 5% — Co; 2-13 33- preferred (quar.) 3-10 2-20 5 35c 7% 1 1 2-10 3- (quar.) 2-19 1 $37'Ac (quar.) 1' 2-10 3- 2-10 preferred 3- 3- 1 3- preferred 25c 25c 10c 75c 6-10 1 3- preferred RR.—• 1 4- 3- 25c non-cum. 4 7- 75c $1.75 $1.25 . 93 %C non-cum. 3- 3-17 93'!4c non-cum. 30c 50c $5e 75c 1 45c 5% 4- 4- common.. 5% preferred (quar.) Utilities Colorado "Convertible Brockway 2-W> 3-20 3-,-L: 4- 1 2 2- Ltd.— deposit American 3-12 3- 1 2-25 2-25 —____50c ' British 9 1-31 1st Citizens Light, 2-17 Monthly Cochrane-Dunlop Brewing "Corp. of America (quar.) Bristol-Myers Co., common (interim) 33A% preferred (quar.) "' 4-23 2 7% 1-31 . $17'Ac 3-10 —___ Railroad $1.25 ' (quar.) Dentist 4- 3-17 (quar.) Denver 1 1 preferred B 2-15 1-31 9-17 4- preferred A 2-10 3- & 6-18 9-30 50c 3%% 1 3-15 (quar.) Clinton Brach (E. J.) & Sons (quar.)_ 1 2-16 $1.25 5% (quar.) $1.25 5% (quar.) $1.25 Cinzano, Ltd., class A —_—______ $8c 5"A % preferred (s-a) r2% % City Auto Stamping Co. (quar.) _____ 20c City Ice & Fuel Co. (quar.) 62'Ac City Investing Co 15c City of Paris Dry Goods— preferred preferred preferred 2-19 f '• ' " 3- 3-18 1 3%% 1 2-10 1 3-10 1 7- Deere & Co., common 30c (s-a) 2-16 Brager-gisenberg, inc. tquar.)- British preferred 4% 3- 1 2-16 —. 3- 1 4- $1.75 (quar.) 25c $1,12 'A —_ Bend Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas 3-15 (quar.)— 3- 3-20 4- $2 class A Ltd., 1-31 1 South Inter-Terminal 15c $1.75 > 9 2-16 50c $1.75 (quar.) 2-10 Copper Co 2-17 3-15 3- 1 2-16 2-16 2-16 — 9 2- 1 25c Chicago South Shore & Quarterly Chicago Yellow Cab Co Chiksan Company 10c 30c 87"/2C 10c 15c 75c Bearing 2- 1 2-14 (irreg.) 3-19 — —___ 2- (quar.)_! 1 33- 3-13 2-28 15C Co. 1 (quar.)__x Extra 2-24 — & Rubber $1.20 preferred Inc., Bowser, 1-31 4- 60c $1 16c 50c 50c 30c 75c 3- 3-31 Coke & B 2-13 S2 (quar.) 2-10 (quar.) 4- 1 — Leather, Class pfd. 2-25 (quar.) Common 3- 1 (quar.»_— Boston Woven Hose Roller 2-16 50c CO Boston Fund, Inc. Bower 3- 1 3-1 2-16 2-16 $5c (quar.) 1st pfd. (accum.)— Coal Davis 25c Common Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. 60c Bond Stores, Inc. (quar.) Borden Co. (quar.) Boss 2-16 35c $1.25 $25c ?5c (quar.) (Phila.), common preferred (quar.) Davis 1-30 2-14 2-28 — —— 3-12 2-10 6% $1.75 (quar.)- 1 7'A 40c 25c Cincinnati Gas & Electric.. 2-13 Blair & Company 4- 2-13 (irreg.) common Metallic Door 2-28 Chicago Corp.—• 2- Co.___ Dahlstrom 1 3- $1.12'/2 prior preference (quar.) (increased) 3-15 3-15 3- 1 — 3-12 4- Diamond .2-14 (initial)— com. Cushman's Sons, Inc., Products Chase Candy Co. (increased quar.) 50c — 1-20 Derby Gas & Electric Chain Belt Co. 5% new (quar.) 2-14 — 2-13 Corp.— Corp., 2-27 1 50c 15c (Kansas City) (quar.) $1 15c 30c 50c t37"/2C $1.50 3-11 2-18 2-14 1 1 $1.75 Sugar, (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Cuban Atlantic Sugar Co., corn, (quar.) 5 % preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.)A^___ Curtis Publishing Co., $4 prior preferred 3- 90c 35c (s-a) 2-13 (N. Y.)—• ,———.— — Spencer Corp. Chambersburg Engineering (quar.)— Champion Paper & Fibre, common (quar.)__ $4.50 preferred (quar.) 3- American preferred Dennison (quar.) West Ribbon Mills 4'A% 5 Power— Surety & Insurance Quarterly 2-20 7 % 1 33- $1.75 7% 7% Cuban 3- $1 ; Crum & Forstor, 8% preferred, (quar.) & Forster Securities, 7% pfd. (quar.) Delaware Central South —25c Steel & $25c $12 "Ac 5c 5c Birmingham Gas Co., common——— S3.50 Light preferred & 2-20 1-29 3-31 85c r 2-16 2-16 3-1 3-1 __— (irreg.)- preferred & 3.6% 15c 27'Ac $1.25 25c 30c $1.05 tquar.)_ Crum Davton Power $1 (quar.) 10c . -—■— Billings Ohio 1 Power—• preferred Central 3- 2-16 1 Co.— (quar.) York New 3.40% 1-26 3- 3- conv. 2-13 (interim) Bethlehem T preferred Central Mfg. Co.— preferred (quar.) $4 2nd preferred preferred (quar.) prior $4.20 1 3-15 pfd. (quar.)— Public Service, common Illinois Overall 6'A 2-16 Holdrra Payable of Rec, Share Crown Zellerbach, 4- 6-17 — _, 2-12 3-18 (quar.) 5% 1 7-15 Power & 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 (s-a)— Extra Inc. (quar.) preferred Foundry, Central 4'!c (quar.) Light 3- 4-15 — Co., 4(2% (initial) 25c 25c 25c 25c 8c 25c $1.05 Fine Spinning Associates, Inc.— i' Common (quar.) ——:— $5 convertible preferred (quar.) Bertram (John) & Sons, Ltd., class A (quar.) Foods, $1.10 2-20 2-13 2-14 Berkshire Best Arizona Central '" B Tractor Common 2-20 2-19 4%%: preferred (quar.) —T_ $1.183A Belden Mfg. Co. (quar.) — ' 80c Belding Heminway (Del.) (quar.) 25c Bell & Howell Co., common (quar.) 12'A^ V/4"A% preferred (quar.)——_____—$1.06"A Belleterre Quebec Mines, Ltd. (s-a) —:— tlOc Class & Co., common 7'A preferred (quar.) Castle (A. M.) & Co. (quar.) 9 1 Scot't I.) (J. 2- 2-28 Co. Shoe Pirie Products Corp. 1 3- 1 . . Casco 33- 1 33- 1 33- 1 33- 1 33- 1 3-12 3-15 (quar.)- Ltd. Canada, of ,(quar.) Oil S.) Carson 2-12 When Per Name of Company 2-13 1 —50c 50c pfd. (quar.) $1.12(A 50c 40c $1.75 50c 75c Carpenter Steel Co.___ 2-14 3- (s-a) Seelig Mfg., common (A. 2-10 2-10 3- 1 (increased quar.) Bathurst Power & Paper, Ltd.. cl. A (quar.) Beacon Mfg. Co., 6'A preferred (quar.) Beck 1 1 3-15 3-1 3- t lOo tlOc — 3- 3- $25c $$1.25 ■ 3- 3-15 (quar.)_ com. ___ A Carpenter Paper Co., common 50c : Class 2-10 25c 40c $1.50 $1.75 $1.50 30c $1.12"/2 $1 37"/2C (quar.) Extra Barlow 1 i5c pfd. Shippers Insurance Barnsdall 3- $20c $37'Ac (quar.)— Common 15c Inc., Show, Quarterly K 2-17 1 — Radio & Common 1 3- ——:— Mills, common Collieries Corp. (quar.) Barber-Ellis 2-18 3- • America of Co. Extra Bankers 2-28 "" Locomotive Works, 7% Baltimore American Insurance 6% Canadian 3-15 conv. Canteen Baltimore Canadian 2-5 — Baldwin •'r 2-10 5 _______ (quar.) Mines, Ltd. ,(quar.) preferred (quar.) series B conv. preferred (quar.) conv. preferred series C (quar.) % Ltd. Co., X 15c 40c 93%c $0.9011 25c — Company— (quar.) Ltd. 3- $1.06'A common $$1.50 6-25 Products Holder $ Crown $$6.25 $$1 4,7 (787) Payable of Reo. Ltd.— (annual)— 6-25 Central (quar.) preferred Ltd. :— Cos., When Per 7- 3 7- 3 Refining Co.— Dry Goods, 1st 7</o — <quar.) Associated 6% —- (quar.) & preferred Common common (initial) Corp. Ashland Locomotive 3- $$1.12'A pfd. (quar.) (quar,) preferred (accum.) Co., preferred 25c 75c 6 "Ac 50c J 15c ______ Arkansas Natural Gas Corp., 6% Trust, Extra 1 b'/« 25c Co $3 participating preferred (quar.)—— Participating Argo Oil Corp. (increased quar.)___ — 4'A% Investment Inter. Canadian 3- CHRONICLE Share $15c 25c 30c . Argus Corp. Canadian 1 ' Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— Farms -v1A AAAAA'. AAv:' A"- A.' Name of Company 3- 1 75c $2.25 /Class A (qtiar.)'. : ; Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Arcady Farms Milling Co. (quar.) Archer-Daniels-Midland FINANCIAL & Canadian Amoskeag Co., common (s-aj $4.50 preferred (s-a) Arden rA A-V; 75c (quar.) Extra ; 2-10 75c 75c Common When Holdere Payable of Reo. 75c (quar.)_; Extra ; COMMERCIAL THE Volume 167 Number 4673 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 25c 2-19 $1 (quar.) 2-15 2- 50c (quar.) 3-10 2-25 2 3-15 3- 37'Ac 3-31 3-15 $25c (quar.) 2-27 2- $1 1 . . Food Machinery Corp., Ford Motor Co. of new Extra 1 Bridge Works (quar.) . $25c 2-27 2- 6 2-27 2- 6 $25c Extra Pitt S $25c Class B Fort (initial) com. Canada, Ltd., class A 2-27 2- 6 3- 2-19 25c 1 ! 48 (788) THE COMMERCIAL • CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Monday; February 16, 1948 : Name of Company Name of Company Payable ofltee. 8hmr§ •; 2- 2-16 12 %c (quar.) Co. Kleiser Poster 2 Foster-Wheeler Corp.— 6% (quar.)___ common Company (quar.) _• American Corp. General General preferred 1% (quar.) Food General Corp., General C (s-a)___. (quar.)____— (s-a) Mills, Inc., 3%% preferred (quar.) Outdoor Advertising, common General preferred 6% General 25c ■- $1 50c 40c 84%c 25c 75c (quar.) common $1.25 93%C 25c 37Vic preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) General Phoenix Corp., $1 pfd, (quar.) $1.50 preferred (quar.)—., General Precision Equipment— $5 Utilities Corp. General Public General 25c 20c — 2-14 2-18 2- 2- 2 6 2-14 3-19 Huron & Erie Mtge. 2-13 Hussmann $2.25 5-10 Huston 5-10 (quar.)___. 1-26* 1-31 Idaho 2-10* 2-18 2- stock holder's at option — General Steel Castings, $6 pfd. Genesee Brewing class A Class A B (accum.) (quar.) ____ . (quar.) Class (quar.) Class B Gerrard Girdler (s-a) (s-a) Fire & — Co, preferred A.) Co. Gibraltar Gilbert ___ (quar.) (S. Gilchrist : Marine & Bennett 4- Co.__ Golden pfd. (quar.) Co., Ltd., 4% pfd. (quar.)—— C.) (H. State Co., Goodall-Sanford, 6% Inc. (quar.) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., com. $5 (quar.)— preferred (quar.) (H. W.) Co Trunk Grand Grand 5 2- 5 2- 5 2-25 2-16 3-, 1 2- 2-16 Class $1 25c 37Vic $1 37Vic $1 $1.25 2-14 1-30 4Vi % 3-15 3- 1 3-31 3- 1 3-15 3-15 3- 1 3- 5 3- Mines Grant T.) Graton & Storage 35c $1 Co._ Co. lc preferred 7% Knight, Grayson-Robinson Stores, $2.25 pfd. (quar.)_ Great American Life Underwriters Atlantic Great Common -7% Pacific & (quar.)— (irreg.) Co., Ltd. : Bay & Western RR., common Green Paper Co. Coal "A"— debentures Income Group Securities, $50 2-16 — 2-10 * & Laughlin Jones 5% 2-13 Julian 2- Kalamazoo 6 3.80 % Steel, 2-28 2-28 2-17 5c 2-28 2-17 Building 11c 7c 13c 2-28 2-28 2-28 2-17 7c 2-28 2-17 8c 2c 2-28 2-17 2-28 2-17 $5 8c 2-28 2-28 2-17 Kirsch 2-28 2-28 2-17 Koehring 7c 2-28 2-28 2-17 2-17 2c 2-28 2-17 10c 2-28 2-17 Kresge 2-28 2-17 Kress . Electrical Equipment Food — Administered Fully Extra — — General Bond —— Extra - Industrial Machinery Institutional Investing — Bond Company 10c < Priced Low Extra 2c 8c 8c u , ___ Merchandising 3c Extra Mining 7c 2-28 7c 2-28 2-17 3c 2-28 2-17 .025 .005 2-28 2-28 2-17 5c 2-28 2-17 5c 2-28 2-17 7c 2-28 2-17 Tobgcco 5c 2-28 2-17 Utilities .025 2-28 2-17 .005 2-28 2-17 35c $1.50 7%c 15c 4- l 3-15 4- 1 3-15 3-15 3-20 Extra ... Bond Railroad — Extra - Railroad Equipment Railroad'Stock ___ Steel — Extra Watch Gruen Gulf Power Co. (quar.) preferred $6 Co.. Products, Inc., Gum Class A (quar.) (quar.) common (quar.) Hall (C. Lamp M.) Hallnor (irreg.) Co. (quar.) Monthly Hamilton Cotton Co., Ltd. Hamilton Watch Co., common convertible 4% (quar.) (quar.) preferred Hammond' Instrument Co., Common (quar.) Hammermill Paper, 4'Aft pfd. 6% pfd. (quar.)_ Certificates B (quar.) Extra (M. A.) $4.25 pfd. Co., Harbison-Walker 6% 3- 1 preferred (quar.) com. (quar.) Co. ,_ (quar.) 1st preferred Hawaiian Pineapple, Hazel-Atlas Hecla Glass Mining Products convertible 6% Ltd.. (quar.) : Co Steel Hercules Co. Hewitt-Robins, Inc. (quar.) Chemical Corp., common preferred (quar.) Heywood-Wakefield Co., common (irreg.)— Heyden 3%% preferred 5% Hotels Hilton convertible 4% Hires (Chas. (quar.) B Corp., E.) (quar.) (quar.) common preference (quar.) Co. Oil Honolulu Hooker $4.25 Hormel 6% 1 Co Rapid Transit, Electrochemical preferred (Geo. A.) preferred Co., pfd. (qugr.)__ & Co., common (quar.) Lighting & (N.Y.), 5% Power pfd. (quar.) (quar.) 2-28 2- 3- 4- Co. (increased 2- 3-10 2-25 Leitch 4- 1 4- 1 3-10 Leland Lee & Caoy (H. D.) (quar.). 2-24 Legar Co., Ltd., 6% Portland Lehigh (quar.) preferred Cement Gold Mines, Electric, (quar.) Ltd. 5% (quar.) preferred 3-10 Life 2-19 Liggett & Myers Tobacco Savers 2-13 3- 1 2-13 Link-Belt 3- 1 2-13 Lionel 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 3- 1 2-14 6 3- 1 Co. Corp. (quar.) ; .. 3V2Y0 Little (quar.) (increased) (quar.) Carbonic Corp., Liquid (quar.) Corp Lindsay Light & Chemical Extra (accum.) preferred Miami (quar.) common (quar.). 2-16 2-27 2-25 4- 1 3-13 1-21 Loblaw 2-13 2-14* Loblaw Groceterias Co., Class B (quar.). 3-12* Lone Star 2-13 Lone Star 30c 25c 25c 87 Vic $1 31c 25c 50c 30c 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 3- 1 2-13 Lord 2-25 Loew's, 2-18 3-10 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 2-18 3- 1 2-20 25c 15c 30c $1.06V* 2-26 3-26 2-16 2-16 Gas Coal & Inc. Common 5% & 6% (quar.) 5% 1st conv. pfd. pfd. (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Mackintosh-Hemphill 2-14 1 4 Extra ; 5 42-10 2-20 V 2-10 2-16' 2-20: 2-27 - 2-28 4-1 2-15 ■ ■ •; <3-12 43-12 /•4-1 3-11:4 2-20 3-1 2-11 - 3-10 2-20 (P. Manhattan R.) & Co. Shirt Co. ' (quar.) ... : •' : 2-15 1-31 3-16 2-27 3-16 2-27 : •</: Corp. 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 2-13 : J75c 4- 1 3-15 ; — 3-1 ^ 50c 3- 1 2-18 a; 50c 3- 1 2-10 $1.62% il3c 6- 3-15 (quar.) . 5-10 2-13 : 3-15 2-13 . 2-16 2- 3-15 2-27 3-10 2-24 ' 3-30 3-15 ' 3-10 2-20 * 3- 3 2-15 ^ 3- J44c 1 3-15 1 2-14 6- 1 Inc.— 75c (quar.) (increased - 25c 593sc (quar.) Diablo Oil, Mining 40c quar.) & 2 Munson Line, Inc., A' class $2 42-11 1-30 Nachman 4- 3-15 Nashville ; 9-1 8-14 ' " : 3-30 3-15 : 3-15 4; 3-30 : ... Chattanooga & St. Louis 2-13 /a 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 2-16 3-29 : ' 2- 2-14 12%c 25c (quar.). ■ 2 3-19 RR.— -7-' 6-15 9-15 National Acme 5- 4-15 National Aluminate 8- •47-15 National Automotive Fibers 11- 10-15 National Biscuit Co., common........ Resumed-i: 1 37%c Corp. 3- 25c (initial) common 10- r / $1.75 50c new Co. 5-15 $1.75 12%c 12%c (initial). com. (quar.). Myer-Bridges V $1.75 Murphy (G. C.) Co. (quar.). Muskegon Motor Specialties Co.— 3- i 3- $1 1 2- 9 ■ 50c Corp. (quar.)_•____ 2-24 2-10 30c Co./ 2-15 1-31 15c __i_ 3- 1 2- 2-16 3- 9 $1.75 7% ' preferred (quar.) Container Corp., com. (Del.) National '2-11 2-28- 3-15 2 <2-11 2-20' 2-27 2- 6" 30c National 42-14 '3- 1 2- 2 3- 1 2- 2 2-23 2- 9 2-23 2- 9 3- 1 2-18 3- 1 2-13 3-15 2-25 3- 2 2-28 Cylinder Gas Co., com. 4%% preferred (quar.) National Dairy Products (quar.) National 3-10 2-16 3-10 2-10* 3-1 2-10* 20c (quar.) $1.06 Convertible National 3- 5 3- 5 5 2-11 1 8- 1 7-22 10-30 10-20 2c Service Corp., 3- 2-16 National Oats •2-16 1-23 National Paper & Type Co., 3-15 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-20 75c common 2-16 1-31 25c preferred (s-a) 3- 1 2-16 5% preferred (s-a) 3- 1 2- 3- 1 • 2-16 1-31 $1.25 (stock share of dividend) stock common 2-16 1-31 $1.25 ... Cooker Pressure additional ' $1.25 ; Extra 5% One 1-30 1-30 1 25c 1-30 2-10 2-20 2-16 2-16 4- Co 2-16 National 3-15 $1.12% 5 5 2-18 15c (quar.) com. preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 1 7 1 $1.75 10c (s-a)__ % 5% 4-21 5c National Linen 4 % 3- $1.12% Extra 3- 2- 1 5- 2c 3- 1 3- 2c ; Liberty Ins. Co. of America 2-27 2-11 fl5c (quar.) Welding (quar.) National 5 1 i 2-18 3- 3- preferred Electric Quarterly Quarterly 2-14 9 2-17 $12%c Common Co., $4.50 pfd. (quar.) National Lead Co., 7% preferred A (quar.).. 2- 3-10 Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada.— Gypsum 1 „ 45c National 3- 3- (quar.) 8-16 7-31 — ($2 • 2-20 2- 7 3- 2- for par) each held share National Rubber 2-11 National 2-28 2-11 Corp. (resumed) National Tea Co/ (increased quar.) 3- 1 2-14 National 3- 1 2-14 Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Machiney Co Vulcanized 3-10 2-23 N^isner 3-10 2-23 Neptune 1 3- 1 4 6 $2.40 3 Nesbett 2- 3 Newmarket 3-11 3- 2-20 8 4- 1 3-20 3- 1 2-17 3-31 3-12 Inc. Co., Meter 2- 3-31 . Brothers, 2- 2-28 3- Fibre 4'A% preferred New Amsterdam 1- 3- 1 2-28 2- 5 2 2-14 2-28 2-14 2-27 2-13 2-20 1-20 2-14 2- 3-15 2-28 25c 2-15 2- 60c Casualty Co. (N. Y.)_ ; Norfolk Extra Norfolk & 2-16 2- 3 4- 2 25c 2-25 North 35c 3- 2-13 $2 Normetal pfd. A 2-16 1 3-15 3- 1 3-10 2-20 2-10 1-30 2- 5 2-14 2-13 3- 1 2-14 3- 1 2-20 3-31 3-15 20c 3-31 3-15 3-15 2-13 com. par) (quar.)__ (quar.) (quar.) 2-16 2- 6 2-16 2- 6 75c 25c 3-10 2-11 2-10 1-14 55c Corp., Ltd.,(interim) com. $2 $4 (s-a)_ •• preferred 1 1 $75c " Corp., 3- 3- $1 30c ,x_ Western convertible 1 $1.75 (quar.) Washington Steamship Co. American; Car 3 34- 50c (increased) Railway, Adjustment preferred ($25 3-10 2- 50c Dry Dock Ltd. (increased quar.) a. 2-20 -:•• (quar.)_ • 1-31 2-27 2-16 50c 40c * ;___ ; & 2-15 50c preferred Noranda Mines, 1 6 10c (quar.) Extra 2 20c '45c 9334c Co. York Air Brake_.__ 4-15 1 2- 2-15 (quar.) New York Dock Company—: non-cum.' 5 2-16 (quar.) New Jersey Zinc Co.i_;_^ Britain Gas Light (quar.) $5 2-16 1 2-21 New New 3- 25c 50c (quar.)„___ common Manufacturing preferred 3-10 $1.06'% quar.) (quar.) (quar.)__ Newport Electric Corp., common (quar.).. 3SA% 3- 3-30 20c (increased preferred (quar.). Fund, Inc. 1-20 3-23 37%c Steel 1 2-23 25c 12%c . 2 2-28 (quar.) 3-31 3- 1 50c 3-10 3- 1 50c 4- 3-23 1 . 2-10'" 4-15 ; 40c ' 10c : /'. Development lc Munising Wood Products Co., 5% preferred (initial) 37'/2c $1.06'A (quar.)... 2-20 Manufacturing Corp.— preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.). $7 preferred : (quar.)-_L_ > 25c $4c _______ 2-20 1 (quar.) ",.3■ 2-20 1 3- -$7 1-31 3-11 50c 1 3- . Mullins 2-25 $25c common..—1 Mallory Wheel Co. Mount 2-13 (quar.) 50c Motor 5-10 3-10 2-25 r 3- $2 2-25 preferred 2-20 & Co Paper Mills, common 43A% preferred (quar.) 5-20 / P.) (J. 15c Company, 1 1 cnemical Co., 4% 4'A % 3- . 25c T.__ preference participating Electric Maltine 9 $3 Nopco 1-24 9-20 (quar.) common Noma (interim) 2 25c (quar.). Ltd.; 1-30 1-24 2- A Cottons, 2- (quar.) 10- 9-20 $1.25 com. 3-15 Corp. 6-20 (quar.)... Co., 2-16 Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines, Ltd. 2 $1.25 Tool Chemical 4-15 Madison Square Garden 3-20 7- _!•_ Machine preferred (quar.) Moody's Investors Service, 3-25 * . l'l»c Ltd. (quar.) (Springfield, Mass.) 3-12 3 2 Co., Ins. 88c 2 2 (quar.) 7% 2-27 . 1-31 : 6-20 2 (quar.) common $25c 2- 3- 1 Life Montreal 3-13 $50'Ac $50c 3-20 4- (quar.).... S.) (J. Monsanto 3-v 1 It 2- Co. 2 $1.62% (quar.) 3- $1.25 Utilities Co.. Semi-annual 2-15 .' Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.) MacLaren Power & Paper Co; (quar.) M.), 4- . , 7- , 30c (Walter 9 $1.25 (accum.). preferred Monarch 5 2-16 Corp. 3- $1.27% (quar.) (quar.) 2-14 2-23 B RR. Lynch 1 SI.50 Ltd. Nashville & Lowney 2-20 4- 25c 25a. (quar.) Newport News Shipbuilding & (s-a) 9 : 5 1-30 3- ; y'" $4 V' $2.50 (s-a) 3- $1.37'/2 Morris $25c 87'/2c 25c 62'/2c $1.50 37'/2c .... 3-9 1 10- (quar.) preferred 2-27 > 50c ,V- $1.10 20c $25c (quar.) Dock, preferred Louisville Corp. Co. Taylor, Ltd., class A (quar.) 2-20 3-10 2-28 Cement (quar.) Inc. 1 4- zt Mitchell Louisville Henderson & St. Louis Ry.— Groceterias, '. 4- $2 25c (quar.)_____ preferred Neiman-Marcus, capital 1-26 ... 2-27 Monarch RR.— Special guaranteed 2-17 2-19 3-13 87'/2c (quar.) \ 2-14 1 25c (quar.) 35c t$2 37'/2c $2c 31'Ac 40c $1 65c 75c 25c 70c 25c — 2-25 3- 25c (quar.). $1.50 - & Sons (James) 3-10 3- 1 4-20 3-15 Co., Inc. Extra Lees 2-26 1 5% 5 5c 50c $1 30c 37'/2c Co...; 2-24 50c $1.50 37Vic (R. Tourneau 4 2-18 3-10 3-10 $6 2-27 25c 40a (quar.) G.), Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.)_ 3- 1 2-28 3- Morgan 7'/2c (irreg.) 4- , ' 80c 1-31 8c Monotype Machine Co. 2-10 25c 1-31 25c.' 37'/2c v 40c quar.) 2-20 2-25 2-19 2-14" (quar.) 2-14 1 3-10 Missouri 3-20 • H.), Inc. (quar.) (quar.) 2-15 Lee 1st preferred 2-27 $1-'50c 50c 1-30 1 3- 2-26 ... Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line, com. 3-15 •f 10c 10c 25c __. 2-16 50c 4 3- 2-10 3-15 15c — /» 25c preferred $3c (irreg.). 2- 3 Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co. (irreg.) Mmneapolis-Moline Power Implement— 5 3- 1 3- > 6 - (M. 75c Le 2-10 4- 2- 3-12 $1.25.(1 . A: Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator, common.. 3.2% convertible preferred (quar.). 2-25 1 2-18 4- ' Extra Lamston 3-1 2-13 1 5% 2-25* 2-18 . Lansing Stamping Co. 62Vic $1.50 common (quar.) Horn & Hardart Co. Houston 6% — 3-15 3-10 — Lanston ion Home 2-28 ... Lorain (quar.) B 1-31 3-15 60c 6% 1st preferred (quar.)... $1.50 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 1 $1.50 6% 1st preferred (quar.) $1.50" 7% 2nd preferred (quar.)... $1.75 • 7% 2nd preferred (quar.)___ $1.75\ 1 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) $1.75 Kysor Heater Co. (irreg.) 1 10c La Consolidada S. A. American pfd. shares. $0.2134 Laclede-Christy Clay Products (quar.) > 35c Lake Shore Mines, Ltd. (quar.) -$18c Lake of the Woods Milling Co., Ltd.— Common (quar.) $40c 7% preferred (quar.) $$1.75 Lakey Foundry & Machine Co 15c 2-16 Corp. preferred 2-20 _s( : 75c 10c 25o 30c 25c Co._____ 3- 1 Original (accum.) Lithographing 3-15 95c Extra 2-13 Havana Electric & Utilities Co.— 6% $5.10 ' 1 3- 50c . _ ... preferred 53c 50c Co (quar.) 1 50c 3* 6% (quar.) Co. 3- 1 3-10 3- 1 4-30 3- 1 3-15 3-15 $1.06% (quar.) Refractories, Harshaw Chemical Havana (S. S.) Lane-Wells 1 2-19r 1 $1.25 50c 15c — (S. H.) 3- . 3 lor each two shares common (quar.) $1 prior preferred (quar.) Minneapolis Gas Light Co. (Del.i^— 2-10* $1.25 90c - 1 3 Illinois Public Service preferred 2- (quar.) Co. 2-13 1-31 prior 40c 11'Ac Lane Bryant, Inc. 4-20 $1 Class (quar.)___— pfd. (quar.) Rubber 7-31 ■1 8 2-11 : beneficial interest of B.) 3- 2- 2- 1 50c preferred $3.25 preferred Co.; Inc., common.. preferred (quar.) 50c Extra Hanna (I. 25c (quar.) Co. Kroger Company, common 1-31 5- prior 3- K-l $ •/ 3-18 . 3- 3c Common KniCkbocker Fund— 25c Common Hancock Oil Co. of California, class A Class 1 1 1 1 $1.06'A $1.12% 37Vic (quar.) preferred (quar.) (increased) 4%% 60c 25c (quar.) Ltd. Mines, 1 Oil 25c 20c t7c 25c $22 %c 25c $1 — — Stores Brothers 3693- 25c (quar.) Corp. Extra Hale 1 3- $1 3- 1 3-20 . $25c t25c $25c 75c quar. Quarterly Quarterly Hajoca 3- Canada, Ltd.— Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of Increased 2-17 8 25c 933Ac (interim).—— . 2-17 3-30 15c Hart, Inc., common 5'/2% 25c $37%c 2-16 ; 1-31 taccum.) shares 5 2-16 1 1 2-27 97'/2c 12'/2c (quar.) (quar.) 2- 1 14c (quar.) Co., common..... Company, Kleinert 2-17 Petroleum Cotton (G. R.) prior preferred 4% & 3-1 Quarterly Kinney 3- 30c Products, dividend $1.25 — 2-16. 1-30 pfd. common preferred Miller ; _ Steel 1 2-16 (Subject to SEC approval) 25c Kingsbury 2-17 4- t40c (quar.) pfd. Common $40c $$1.12% Extra 2-17 3- % (stock dividend)— 3- 3- $1.75 .'A 50c Custodian Funds series Keystone Steel & Wire (quar.) 2-17 2-17 2-19 3-10 10c Koppers Chemical 2-17 ($10 part 2-16 2-16 ; West Corp. 2 1 2-16 Products. Co 6'/o 5 9 2- 3- 50c preferred Tube Sugar, 22- 2-16: * $1./ :■>/:. . (s-a) Keystone lc — 8% —s._ (quar.) 8c Extra 2-17 2-28 3-12 Middle Power & Light Co.— preferred Aviation > ."A-/!"'' —. Parchment Automobile 8c . Abrasive Midland common Kayser (Julius) & Co Kelvinator of Canada, Ltd Kerr Addison Gold Mines Agricultural; Mid-West 1-27 (quar.) (N. Y.) (s-a) Vegetable Kansas City Inc.— 9 3-10 preferred A (quar.) & Kokenge 1-31 1 Michigan Michigan Steel 3- 7 "V $1.75 (quar.) (s-a) 3.90% Co., 2- 25c 506 50c (quar.)— Co. & 1 3-10 22'/2C (irreg.) Johnson Edison, 5 50c preferred Co,_i._^ 3- $1.50 Machine Co Apparel Shops, Inc., 45c pfd. Jantzen Knitting Mills— & Michaels Stern Ltd.— Janet's Insurance Metropolitan 2-18 3-10 $2 Jaeger Johnson 2-18 1 40c 1-30 2-10 1 held. (quar.) Corp. 1-31 2-21 2-21 3- 1 2-15 2-16 3- 3-20 Co. _.—___— Iowa Public Sex-vice, common 3.75% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred A Car 3- 3-19 _______ Fund Motor 1 2- 2-15 10c 1-31 « Investors Stock 1-21 2-17 4-1 (quar.) of Canada, 2-21 1-30 3-31 7% Assurance Extra 2-28 — Co._ Utilities International Stores, 1-31 4- 2-28 Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 6'/2% pfd. (quar.) $1.62'Ac Metal Textile Corp., $3.25 partic pfd. (quar.) 81'Ac 25c (s-a) - V•;<■ (accum.) Silver Intertype Corp. 6 Jersey preferred West preferred 2-17 2-14 ^ (quar.)— preferred (quar.) 2- 2 2-21 $4 $1.75 40c J40c $5 : Metal Industries— International 2-16 2- 2-17 2-15 2-16 60c 5% 2-16 2-16 2-17 3-31 1 ___ 8 Mercantile 3- Quarterly __—— International Railways of Central America— Co.— Tea (year-end) Great Lakes Great 50c $1.75 56Vic 3- 5* 3-31 t20c $37Vic 18c 16c $1.50. —— A International Nickel Co. 5 2- 50c Inter-Ocean International 2 1-26 2-20 One share of Central , 2-19 2-24 3- 1 . (extra) Co. 3-15 2-20 — Shares—— International Harvester Co., 7% pfd. 6-15 2-20 1 Ltd.— 5-26 , 2-16 4-16 Corporation, common. '. 50c 4 'A % preferred (quar.) $1.06'A $2 2nd preferred (quar.) L—4^...50c —. :— — Shares, (quar.) 1 1-31) 2-15 93%c 933Ac 35c 62'/2c Corp., common (irreg.). preferred (quar.) $2.50 Ltd.— 6-15 • , 3-15 McCord Meteor Interlake Steamship Co — Reinsurance Inter-Ocean Securities Corp., 4% pfd. International Business Machines— New common (initial) 6 3- tlOc $20c : Bond Group and Stock 2-17 2- preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred series 1947 2 3-20 1 85c $3.40 3-15 ■ 4- ' 5c.; 7Vac / 10c A, 5c 25c 40c 75c i™___ .. Merchants Fire partic. Co._. 2-16 1 5 3% (quar.) Steel 2-16 3-1 ^ Corp. (quar.)___ ...— Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance ,(quar.)« May Department Stores Co., com. (quar.)__ Canada, Ltd.— of -V 1-31 2-20: : 25q;,' 4/2-20.,/ r (quar.)____ Extra 1 4- . Masonite 2-16 3- 15c preferred'(quar.) Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp. (irreg.)—_ Industrial Silica, 6%% preferred (accum.) Ingersoll-Rand Co. (quar.)————— 1-15 5 9 2-29 2- (s-a) convertible $1.50 2- 2- (qdUf.VL—.i---'. Corp. Common :(irreg.) Mary Lee Candies, Inc. 6 2- -- Common 1 2- 2-16 : Imperial Varnish & Color Co., i 3- 3-10 37Vic 45c (quar.) preference 6% 25c 50c 50c Grandview (W. Cold Warehouse Co. Institutional Co Union :AComnion (irreg.) 8' 25c S1..25 ' —_ Mead Final 3- 1 2-16 4-1 7- 1 4- 1 7- 1 5-30 Gossard 3-16 3- 2-16 (interim) Ordinary 5 4- —- (quar.) (quar.) Co., common Zinc $1.50 $2.25 15c 15c 15c 15c 25c (s-a)— Insurance Mfg. Power Inland — Corp. Godman 3-26 Holderr! When'4 Pavahte ; Marine. Magnesium Products-Corp.— (quar.).; Corp., scommon preferred "(quar.) /Marathon 25c (quar.) (quar.) Peanut Imperial Tobacco Co. 2 2-13 (opt. dividend series) (quar.) 44/1000 of a share of common or - preferred (Tom) Illinois preferred Cash 2-17 4. 5% 56'Ac Hydraulic Press Mfg.— 6% convertible preferred Shareholdings Corp.— $6 2-27/ Per ''44 4 * 1-30 Marathon Co.— * Refrigerator ;V 2- 2 Company 2-13 3-10?' 12Vic $$1.25 preference series A (quar,)—— Corp. (Ontario) (quar.) 5% 2-13 Name of 2-13 t 2-16 2-16 3- 1 3-12 2-16 3-10 5- 1 5- 1 2-16 2-16 3-15 2-16 $1.50 (quar.) Corp., Motors - •/ $1.75 V 5c (quar.) — common Corp, Metals General — : preferred convertible 4% 4- 1 3-15 3-1 2-16 5-25 5-25 ' common preferred A (s-a) 5% $2 25e — (quar.)_—___« Finance Corp., General 3- 1 2-16 2-16 3- 1 —— Baking, $8 preferred (quar.) Cigar Co., common— General 3- 1 25c 25c 25c 75c (quar.) —— Co. Gamewell 3-31 '2-16' 56 Vic (quar.) Co., Steel Gabriel 7- 1 62%c Co. Trailer Fruehauf 6-15 4-15 3- 1 $12.50 preferred (quar.)____ 4% % Sulphur Freeport _ (irreg.)__ Four-Twelve West Sixth Co. Franklin Simon, 3-15 4-1 37%c 37%c (quar.) prior preferred prior preferred 6%. "•> y< : 3-1 • 4% % /: -V:.-' * 3-1 f 37Vic $1.06'A Howe 25c/ Hibbard Spencer Bartlett (monthly)—25c Monthly 256 Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.— ■ Increased ■ i$l Hudson Motor Car (quar.)—.—— 10c > Humble Oil & Refining Co. (irreg.)__—__— 75c Hunt Foods, Inc., common (quar.) — 25c 5% preferred (quar.) 12Vic (quar.) Corp., common preferred (quar.) Gil (irreg.)— : Payable of Ree. ***£* Share > Howard Stores '<■ •' Holder• When Per Holdert w- 11" -Y m When Per ' ; IMI 167 Number 4673 Volume THE COMMERCIAL When Name of Company , New York Aviation Series , Series— 2- 9c 8c 10c 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 4c 2-25 2- 5 7c 2-25 9c 12c 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 —10c 2-25 2-5 15c 2-25 2- 5 Series.;—2c 2-25 2- 6 Series Series Industry Series Public utility Industry Railroad Series Railroad Steel Bond Diversified Pacific North . American Fund Stock Fund Finance 2- 5 2- 5 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 2- 5 2-25 2- 5 7% 13c Series Investment 2-25 2-25 2- 5 5% 2-25 2-25 Silk Hosiery Mills preferred (quar.) 4- 1 3-20 $1.60 non-cum. 87Vic 7- 1 6-20 $1.60 non-cum. 12-23 12-16 $1.60 non-cum. 7 % 87Vic preferred 80c prior prior prior North River Indiana Insurance ■ Extra Co. of Northern Liberties Northern Natural Northwestern Gas 6% preferred 4% prelerred Pharmacal Candy O'Brien Gold Mines Ox Marine Illinois & Pacific Finance class A 1-16 1-15 Sovereign 2-14 Sparks 2-16 1-30 4- 1 3-12 3-11 2-19 Public Service, Southwestern 2-12 3-1 3- 1 3-15 2-20 Stamford Water 4- 1 3-15 Standard Accident 4- 1 3-15 15c Co. 3- 1 3- 1 2-13 6- 1 5-14 Standard Cap & Seal $1.60 (quar.) {40c 9- 1 8-13 Standard 12-1 11-12 {40c 2-13 57® Chemical preferred Co., 2-16 Standard-Coosa-Thatcher 1 3-16 Stanoard 4- 1 33- 9 3- 9 6% 2-20 6% 2-20 3- 1-20 Increasedqua*. (quar.) Standard Oil of (increased 3- 4-26 4-15 (increased) 25c 3-20 3-10 Revere Copper & Brass, common 25c 3- 1 2-10 Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid 1 5'/4% preferred (quar.)„ Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co., 5- 1 3- 3-10 2- 9 3-12 3- 1 2-25 1-23 Common B 4 '/a 55c 3- 1 2-14 3-15 2-10 Richmond 3-15 2-10 Rio 50c 2-15 1-31 Valley Gas Robinson, Little & Co., Ltd., class A 1-31 Rochester Gas 2-20 2-10 Rockland Gas Co. 2-28 2-16 Rockwood $1 3-31 3-20 5% 3-10 2-10 5% 2-15 ——— $1.12Vi —— 1-31 5 7® 1 3-15 Rolland 4- 35c 2-25 75c 2- 2-15 1-30 prior . California 2-14 35c (quar.) 3- 1 3- 1 2-16 Coiftmon 6- 57® 3 (quar.) Ltd., common 2-16 1-26 1 2-14 Stores, Inc. Motor 3-29 1 4- 1 3-11 15c Strutners Wells 4- 1 3-19 4- 1 3-19 Class 4- 1 3-19 Suburban Sun Oil Co., 2 Sun 3-15 3- 1 3- 2-16 t$1.06'A 37'Ac 1 6% 12'Ac 3- 1 12'Ac 3- 1 2-18 3-25 2-28 4-1 3-15 4- 1 3-22 4- 1 3-22 3- 1 •i: $1 ;,7 2-14 40c 2-16 2- 5 2-16 2- 5 Oil, Ltd.— preferred $20c (quar.) 15C & Die 2-16 ••2- a 3-15 2-25 5c 2-16 1-30 2-16 J-30 25c 3-20 3-10 5C Co. 2-28 2-18 3- 2-16 iquar.) (quar.) Oil, 67® 2-16 37'Ac (quar.) Machine Tool Tool 1 3- 25c (quar.) (quar.) common Swan-Finch 2-15 1 31 'Ac preferred Superior 2-27 3- 25c Ray Drug CO., common—— Sunstrand 1-30 3-12 25C (quar.) Propane Gas Corp. 2 2- 2-16 56c Corp., common (increased) partic. 2- 3-15 , 25c _— tquar.) 2-18 2-15 I 2-18 1 25C pld. 2-13 2-15 3- 3-10 4- 50c 2-1 A 1 Works, iquar.) 1 (D. A.) 3 2-19 50c Inc. Textiles, 4'A7® preferred ' 3- 3- 3- 2 (quar.)„ 3- Stuart v 4-1 $15C 2-15 $1.25 3-' J 4- Truck Stern {15c __— 4-15 (quar.) {15c — 2-10 2-24 — 3-1 3- ' 2-13 3-15 $25c (quar.) & Co. & 2-10 3-15 3-10 Stokely-Van Camp, Inc„ common 57® prior preference (quav.)_— Stonega Coke & Coal— $1.25 (quar.) Roxy (quar.) Stern 2-28 60c Ltd. Drug, Sterling 1-30 2-20 25C $1.25 (quar.) 4'A % preferred (quar.) Theater $1.50 preferred (quar.)—: Royal Crown Bottling (Louisville, Ky.) — 3-10 3- 2-25 3-20 1 $250 Brothers 2-16 1-3G 1 $31 '/4C $1.25 ——-- $1.25 (A.) 3-24 30c (quar.) Co., Sterling 1 3- 50c ; $1 pfd. F (quar.) (quar.) preference Paper Sterchi 2-25 {25c (quar.) (quar.) common A Stein 2-16 34- Ltd.— 42'Ac Electric, 4% Extra 2 $1.25 ________ (quar.). & Co., preferred preferred 2-15 20c — preferred (quar.). (irreg.) & 2-19 1 3-24 5c Grande 15c 3-15 3- Materials, Supply Co. Bros., 1 $1 (initial) Fuel 25c Works 15c $0.59375 Stedman 25C ; Cedar State 25c — Extra 25c 1-26 1-26 $1.12'/a (quar.) 1-3C (quar.) 2-16 2-16 40c (quar.)_ % preferred (quar.) Richlield Oil Corp. Inc. 4-12 45c — 1 40C conv. ■. 45c (quar.) — Rheem Manufacturing Co., common 1-26 $1.31'A .i. com. (quar.) —— 3- 93 3/4 C 2-10 1 noc 37'Ac 50c Petroleum 3- 2-1G quar.) preferred— Participating — Standard Railway Equipment Mfg (initial) 2-13 1 20C Common Gas 3-15 3-15 $1 Partic, Natural ft 3- tquar.)- 4-15 & 2- 2-23 5 ' pfd. conv. Indiana Paving 2-16 3- ouc Co. of Ohio com. preferred A (quar.) Standard 1-15 40c Standard Oil 33A7® 3-15 2-15 87 'Ac -e;————-ui-A-e——— ■ 5 36 >/4C Co. Dredging, $1.60 1 3- 4- T3c pref. (quar.) com. (quar.)_ 4-15 Republic 2-13 3-15 t3c 45c 1 2-16 3-10 5 (Detroit) 2-10 1 50c $1.12'A Forgings Corp. (quar.> Standard Oil Co, of California—-, 1-20 dividend) 2-17 Standard 9 1 4-. 1 2-17 1 {$1.25 1 4- 4- 1 3- (quar.) 3- 25C 3- $1.37 >/a conv. Ltd., 25c $1.12'/a 3- $1.37'/a Co. Brands, Inc., common preferred (quar.) $3.50 87'/ac (quar.) 1-31 3-15 (quar.) Standard {25c 2-16 2-10 : $40c 5% (stock (Conn.) Insuiance {40c 1 2-20 2-20 $1.50 Quarterly (quar.) 3- 10c Spencer Kellogg & sons (Increased quar.) Spiegel, Inc. $4.50 pfd. (quar.) Springer Sturgeon Gold Mints, Ltd. (interim) Siadacona Mines (initial) 2 5-14; 10c (resumed) convertible preferred (quar.) Spear & Co. $5.50 1st pfd. iquar.) $5.50 2nd pfd. (quar.) 2 1 '4UC (quar.) common Inc.— common 6 7® <3-1 4- Investors, Withington, 1 2-25 —_ — of - 5- 1 Mfg. Co. Corp. 2-25 — 6-15 — 5- 25c pfd. 2-27 (Dallas) 15C 1 _i.__ Co. Paper $5 3-15 Southwestern Life Insurance Increased (quar.) 1 (quar.) 15C —j. Glass.2^ Fibre Brush Oxford 2- $1.25 — Investors (quar.) (quar.) Oswego Falls Corp., 4Vi% 4-13 2-28 Co. (quar.) 3- Oliver Outboard 4-15 Service Fund, Inc.— (quar.)„_^ 4- common..—; Corp. (quar.) Osgood Co., class B 5 40c Electric B {25c — A 3- Southwestern A {3c 4%% preferred A (quar.)t__ Old Ben Coal Corp.j___t Olin Industries, Inc. com Owens Repuolic 10c preferred 3-15 3-15 preferred $$1.75 (quar.)__ common Gas, 5 20C 1 preferred {$1 — (interim) Natural 2- Co 6% 25c • r;Extra Oklahoma 8-13 2-16 ■ Common 3-5 15c — (quar.) Mills, Ltd., preferred (quar.) 4% 2 8 9-15 25c $1.75 — — pfd. (quar.) (111.) com. Republic Ohio Associated Telephone $2.20 pfd. Ohio Oil Co. fquari); V 2- 3- 3-25 $1.12Vi : .Co.———-—. Ogilvie Fiour 7% 2-16 6 $1.25 50c — preferred (quar.) Republic Drill & Tool Co. — Common (stock dividend) 6 2- {$1.50, Co. (quar.) $4.50 4 2- $1.25 (quar.) 50c preferred Stock dividend ; (quar.)— preferred 6% (quar.) Norwich 3- 40c (quar.) Nutrine 3-20 60c - (irreg.) preferred (quar.), Nova-Scotia Light & Power—- * 2-20 2-16 Co. preferred Spring Bed 25c (quar.) Remington Rand, Inc. com. (cash dividend)- 2-18 30c Mfg. conv. non-cum. non-cum. 4- 2- X * 57® Southern 2 2- 5 57® 2-16 3-15 2 3- 2-13 2- 2-16 1-20 3-12 2-13 1 2-16 2- 2-16 3-15 1 4- — - 2-29 t30c 3 7'AC (quar.) 3-15 1 10c Ltd. 7bc 3- 40c $0.2542 • Co., Co $1.25 4- $1.18'3/4 com. Gas Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) ; 3- 12'Ac Holder0 Payable ofRea, non-cum. 57® 25c .— (quar.) (initial) Power Southern Railway 25c preferred preferred non-cum. 3'/2% 12-16 2-25 3-10 $1.60 Reliance Service— .:4'A% , 12-23 50c (s-a) Gas Public 9-20 $1.50 1 Y N. ——f.— _ 6-20 1 $1 (quar.) (quar.) Public Service Northern 3-20 1 25c ——„—— Insurance Northern 1 710- 20c - preferred 80c prior preferred North Pennsylvania RR. 4- 20c 20c preferred 80c 20c preferred 80c Canada 60c $25c Ltd. com. (interim) preferred (quar.) 87Vic 3-10 preferred 30O Regent Knitting Mills, Corp.— preferred preferred 1 4- When Share $1.50 preferred A (quar.) 7% 1 3- 4.88% $2 !. 7% Southern Natural 25c (quar.) prior preferred Southern 1.-23 V 2-9 $25C . . Real 2-27 25c (quar.) com. EXtra 4%% 2-27 3-31 $1.25 Quebec Power Co. (quar.) Randall Co., common (quar.) 2-25 Company 49 California Edison— 2-16 20o7 Ray-O-Vac Company (quar.) Rayonier, Inc., common (irreg.) $2 preferred (quar.) Reading Co,, 4% non-cum. 1st pfd. (quar.)_ Reading Tube Corp., class A (quar.) Red Owl Stores, common (quar.) 15c :v Shares Preferred Coast Per Name of 3-31 $1.75 * Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred (quar.).^— Quaker State Oil Refining Corp 9c 7c Fund Investment Corporate 5 Co. preferred 8% 18c Industry Series Industry Series.— Industry National Pyle 6c Tobacco Diversidied 2- — — 9c 9c 12c Series Equipment Industry Diversified Holdert Payable of Reo. $1.25 7% 5 Industry Series Merchandising Series Oil (789) Southern Puget 5 2- Machinery Metals 5 2-25 Series Stock When Share preferred (quar.)———— preferred (quar.) —-— Sound Power & Light (quar.) Pure Oil Co., common (quar.) 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Purity Bakeries Corp,- (quar.) Purity Flour Mills, Ltd., common (s-a) 5 2- 2-25 Bond Government Insurance 2- 2-25 7c —— Supply Industry Series Chemical Industry Series.— —— Electrical Equipment Industry Series Food Industry Series.. * of Company $5 2-25 8c Series Stock Building _ Per Name 9c 8c 4c Series——— Industry Industry CHRONICLE Public Service Electric & Gas— industry Automobile FINANCIAL Holders Payable of Re0. Stocks, Inc.— Agricultural Bank Share j & i prexerred 37 Vac (quar.) 2 ' 5% preferred Pacific Gas & (s-a)._ 22i-2 $2.50 6-15 8 preferred (quar.)r : 4%< 2hd 2-15 - Electric. 6% pfd. 1st 2-16 37V2C (quar.) 1-31 Ruppert (Jacob) Co., common 25c ; 3- 1 2-16 ; preferred Swnt*IB" Co. (quar.) 10c — (quar.) 3- 2. ' 40c 1 4- 2-16 2-27 ■ 5 'A % 5% 1st 1st Pacific preferred preferred Lighting Pacific Mills 4% & Transport Pipe Line, Consolidated Utah Rig & preferred Reel, Ltd. com. _ 4.40% preferred Common Extra Corp. (The) 3-15 Seaboard 2- 7 $0.2083 3- 1 2- 7 Co., Ltd., 4% Secord (Laura) $26 3- 1 2- 7 3- 1 2-14 6-30 6-12 50c 4- 3-15 Security Title Insurance & Guaranty Co.(L. A.) 25c 3-15 3- Seiberling Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd f75c 68%c 1 1-31 $1 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 75c _ 2-16 75c 7% pfd. 2- 1 2-19 3- 1 2-20 3- 25c (quar.)— 2-19 2-20 2-25 4- 3- 4-1 3- 30c 3-31 3-5 3-31 3- 5 7% 2- 2 2-16 Oil Co., Portland Transit Signal of $1 3- 1 2-20 3- 1 2-6 50c 3- 1 2-11 - 33- 1 15c Steel Co. 53'Ac 4- 1 3-20 62'Ac 3- 1 2-13 $1.37'A 3- 1 2-13 (quar.) 2-14 3- 2-14 Ltd. of Co. L: Indiana dividend) Gas & 2-16 4-1 3-12 {30c 2-16 2- 1/20 Water for ... $1.06'A of a (quar.) 1— of i_ Corp of New Jersey— (quar.) preferred preferred 7% preferred 8% preferred 6% 3- 1 2-14 87'Ac 3-1 2-14 84c 2-16 1-30 3-15 2-27 (monthly) (quar.) (quar.).. Public Service Co. of New Mexico class A Co., Oil 2-16 2- 6 Tide Water Power 2-16 2- 6 Tilo Roofing 3-31 3-15 Timken Detroit Axle 3-15 2-25 Timxen Tishman Realty Class Dairies, Ltd., Silverwood Simon Saw & Co. (H.) 57® — — & Sons, Inc. (quar.)„! Ltd. corn. preferred Co. & Sons preferred Aircraft (quar.) — (111.), 2-15 1-31 Trane Soundview Pulp Bend 2-16 Southam {20c 5- 1 4- 4- 1 3-10 $1.75 3-15 2-16 Southeastern $2 3-15 2-16 Carpet Co., 90c preferred Salle 2-28 3-15 3- 50c 3-15 3-15 50c 20c com. pfd. (quar.)__ preferred A Street (quar.)„ Bag & (quar.) Lines 3- $1 2-11 1 10c 2-16 20c 2-16 62 "2C 1 1-30 I 1-30 Union Electric Corp. Rubber & of Co. 1 3-20 2-24 2-14 17'AC (quar.) (quar.) 4-2 3-10 2-16 1-31 4- Missouri— (quar.) $1.12 >/a 3- 1 $3.70 92'Ac 2-16 1-33. 1 $3.50 preferred preferred (quar.) 3- (quar.) 87'Ac 2-16 1-31 3-15 3- 1 93 3/4 c 3-10 2-20 Union Oil Co. of California— 1 2-13 3> 1 2-13 Union 4- 1 3-10 United 4- 1 3-10 Corp., 57® preferred (quar.) United Air Lines, Inc., 4'A% pfd. iquar.)__ 4- United 1 3-10 3-15 $3.75 2-19 preferred A Tank Car Co. (quar.). (increased quar.)—;— Biscuit of Co. 3- 1 3- 1 2-13 $1.12'A 3- 1 2-10 3- 1 America 25c B 2-13 {38C 3- 1 2-25 2- 2 United Electric 3-15 2-16 United 1 2- 4 3- 1 2- 4 3-12 3- 1 2-28 1-31 3-10 2-24 2-17 2- 6 2-17 2- 6 4- 3-12 Engineering & Foundry— 3- 1-31 75c 3t-l 2 {75c 1-15 2-28 25c (quar.)__ (quar.)—_T——————. 2-14 t25c. {30c Corporations, Ltd., Class A Class 2-16 65c $1.25 V' Aircraft $1.12'A 30c Extra Common 77® Coal (quar.i — (increased) preferred $1.75 (quar.) United 55c Illuminating Co United Light & Railways Co— 3- 5 3- 5 1-30 7 7® 3- 1 2-14 6.367® 3- 1 2-14 67® 35c 1-30 2-20 2- 9 prior 2-10 United 1 1-30 U. 22'Ac 2-15 1-31 4-10 3-29 3-15 3- 1 3-31 3- S. Specialties Electric Series 2-13 3-31 75c 2-28 2-14 60c 2-27 1-16 3- 2-16 U. Co 40c 1 S. $1.12'/a 3- 1 2-14 2-16 1 2-16 Leather U. S. Lines 4'A 7® U. Machinery Co., Co., class A common 2 2-10 2-16 1-31 3 1 2-18 3-15 2-13 3-10 2-25 7- 6-15 22'Ac preferred (s-a) 1 ' ' 70C ; 3-20 70c 6-20 70c 9-20 70c 12-20 ' —; L——— 3- 50c 62'Ac — Pipe & Foundry Co.— Common (increased quar.) Quarterly 3- $1.06'/4 (quar.) (quar.) S. Quarterly 2- Corp.— participating preferred S. 2-16 1 2-28 4c — Hoffman 4'/4 7® Quarterly Paper— 1 3- Light & Power Shares— B U. 2-14 2-16 3- $1 1 {25c 3- 53C 50c (monthly) 25c 3-10 1 58'Ac (monthly)- preferred prior preferred prior preferred (monthly)———United Shoe Machinery (extra) 3- 31'Ac i 6- 2-27 preferred 10c ^ 1-23 6-15 3-10 $4.50 20c (quar.) Works (quar.) 2-16 30c 1 25C (quar.) 2 2-16 3- 62 '/a c 25c (quar.) 2- 2-20 30c Asbestos 87'Ac conv. Greyhound Advance South La 2-16 3-1 3-1 ■ $1.75 Tung-Sol Lamp Works, common (resumed) 80c preference (irreg.)-. 97'Ac (quar.) (s-a) (increased) Uarco, Inc. 3-15 {15c Co. City Seventh Unit, Inc.— preferred (accum.) 208 2-10 3- 3-23 50c Tudor 1-31 1 2-20 {15c (quar.) 2-13 2-14 6-23 9-16 25c 3-13 1 8 $1.06'4 Troy & Greenbush RR. Association 3- 7- 9-30 Co (quar.) (increased) Truax-Traer $15 (quar.) Co. Lathe Co., Ltd. Pump 2-14 Coal 8 preferred 4'/4 7® Company 4- 12'Ac 2-14 30c Co.. convertible & 5 Co.— Co.—. Tank 2-25 3-10* 3- 25c Oil 3-15 3-20 25c Elevators, Ltd. 2-16 2 1-31 25c & Construction 2-25 9 2- 2-10 25c 2-25 , ; 1 75c ____ Edison. 45c common Electric com. Society Brand Clothes Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (quar.) Corp., common 4VzVo Toledo Toronto 2-15 6-15 . 50c Co.— $1.25 i_ preferred (A.) Tckheim 1-31 1-31 3- 15c ; Bearing 30c ——— (quar.) Ink (M.) Southern 2 Co. 2-16 30c (quar.): 50c (interim) Sonotone South 3- 2-15 8 3-15 6-25 15C Co (quar.) Co. Brewing United (quar.) (s-a) City Gas & $1.25 2 Tivoli 3- 1 50c * R.) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 2-15 60c (irreg.) (quar.)„——— Sivyer Steel Casting Co Solar 4- 1-16 1-17 4- 50c (quar.)_„ (John Roller {27'Ac {$1.25 Co. Preferred 3.9% 2-25 Dairies, Ltd.— (irreg.) redeemable Sleight (quar.) A (quar.) Steel preferred Skilsaw, 3-10 {30C 2-11 2-1) 3- 1 Quarterly 2-25 {30c Western preferred 4 'A % (quar.) com. ———— class (interim) B Simonds r 5 3iylc (quar.)__ 50c (quar.) ——.—A—'.— 2-16 01 Associated 25c quar.) Extra 3-15 1 Water 50c 3-15 to Tide Fair Mills Union — $1.25 2-16 2-19 $1 B ^50c 25c 3-10 o2'Ac Extra ■3'A7® —_ (initial A Oil & Gas Smith New Hampshire— (quar.)_— Common $5 2-13 45c Co. preferred Public Service rH share — preferred 2 share each CO class Class Sioux . Service 7 Colorado— (quar.)—... Public Service Co. of Indiana— (stock 2- 3-1 56'Ac (quar.) (s-a) 2-15 35c preferred Common . 25c 1 3- .3-5 1-3.1. Thompson 4- 25c 1-33 2-18 Fair—see Thomastor. $6 (quar.) common Simpsons, Ltd., class A 3-1 12'Ac (quar.) Co., i 2-15 1 2-25 3-5 600 3- 3-15 4-1 2-15 2-18 3-15 9* 2- 2-19 15c 2- 15c 4 2-28 3-10 preference (quar.) (The) Chicago convertible $2.40 The 2- (quar.) 3-10 2 3-12 One (quar.i common {$1.75 ——_—— (quar.) 2-13 3-25 preferred Mfg., 1 of America— 3- 3 3-5 40c 2-13 1 Canada—• of Co. Simmons 50c 1 Williams Corp. 5 7® Glass 25c Silverwood 2-15 convertible 10c Corp Signode Steel Strapping Co., : 5% preferred (quar.) 1 3-12 quar.) 4fA% pfd. A Car, Service / (quar.) (stock- dividend). 30c 2-14 4- 1 {75c $1.25 { 25c (quar.) ; 2-14 4-15 t75c (s-a) (quar.) America 1 37'Ac (increased Provincial Transport, held. 2-11* 25c Co. 4'A% 3- 75c Ltd. Mfg. New $1 Electrotypers, A 2-11* 91'Ac (quar.) Co. class 3-1 Shoe Oil & com. 1 {50C Co. Pen A.) preferred 20c B 31/2% 4% 2-16 2-16 3- 3-12 , 4,v::1/., 2-16 share of Dorset Fabrics for each share held 1 { 75c Sherwin-Williams 1 3- 2-12 $1.12'/a (quar.) A (quar.) preferred (quar.)— 1 3-15 Inc., 1 — —— Sherwin 3- Coal Extra- Textron, 15c — (W. Extra 3- 2-18 2-18 3-10 4-1 y;y 25c 1 1 25c - — Sheaffer 25c Pacific Texas 3- 3- 23c , Common 25c (quar;), Company & 3.35% Extra 1 3-10 3-10 50c (quar.) 3- (quar.) (s-a) $1.50 (s-a) 2-11 1-30 75c 2 3- (qupr.)_ (quar.) B 1 1 3-12" 25c Co {25c Winnipeg Brewery, Ltd., class A (s-a) $1.25 — Corp. Class B preferred Class Sheller 3- 2-12 1 25c (quar.) Brewing Co. 1 4- 50c 4- (quar.) Common 1 Texas 3- t50c ■ 25c quar.) (initial) -—— A $1 1 1-30 1 $5c -i. Co 10c (initial) (initial Servel, Inc., $4.50 preferred (quar.) Shawinigan Water & Power— 4% 2-15 Inc. 3- 50c {20c (quar.i__L com. * Extra Shea's Tennessee 1 1 $25c iquar.) {50c new Service Corp. 35c (increased quar.) —— Plymouth Public 9 2-16 3- $1.75 (quar.)— Co Wire 9 $1.12'/a (quar.) Gear. 2- Tampax, 4-19* 11c Extra Serrick 25c Pittston of 3- $1.25 ; . > 1-31 2-27* 5- 1-30 2-16 3- 15c (quar.) Electric 3-1 75c $0.2917 Candy Shops preferred Class Pittsburgh Steel Co., 5% pfd. A (accum.)— 5ya% prior preferred (quar.)— Public 1 Co.— Pitney-Bowes, Inc. com. (quar.) 4'A% preferred (quar.) Pressed 1-15 3- $1.10 (quar.) Power pfd. Engravers & Potash 2-16 preferred Thatcher partic. preference (quar.) ^ Extra 47® 3-12 Investment Securities Acceptance Corp. (Omaha) Seismograph Extras Class 5 92>Ac ... Phillips-Jones- Corp. (increased) Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.); Pillsbury Mills, Inc., common (quar.) Poor 1 (quar.) International Security Bank Note New Tampa 40c 1 Co. & 7-16 25c 3- 50c T Insulated $4 preferred (Del.) Co. Sears Second Philadelphia Suburban Water, common $3.65 preferred (quar.) ■ Oil 2-29 2-29 Canadian 4-16 1 {19c 3-15 Roebuck 1 8- {31 'Ac 3-15 Extra Photo 3-26 20c ■ 2-10 5- 91'Ac — — {20c Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (quar.) ; Scovill Manufacturing, $3.65 pfd. (quar.) Scythes & Co., Ltd., common (quar.) 57© preferred (quar.) _ Philadelphia 2-13 2-20 Syracuse Transit Corp.— Taggart Corp. Talon, Inc. Tamblyn (G.), Ltd., common 25c Co 2-20 Phelps Dodge Corp. (increased) Philadelphia Co., $5 preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Electric Co., common (quar.)— $1 preferred 3-26 Dillon 2-20 (quar.) com. & Pfeiffer Brewing Co. Scotton 1-30 ^ $1 55c — 1 — (quar.)—— & 3-4 2-10 1 Special 85c (increased) common 1 _ 4'A% $3.40 3- — Perkins Machine 2 2-25 3- 27'Ac (quar.)_ A 2-20 27'Ac pfd. (quar.) preferred- (quar.) 2- Co.—. B Co, Paper Co., 5'A% A 3-10 12'Ac (increased)- Corp. preferred 3- '. (quar.) Pepperell Mfg. Arms % t35c (quar.) (quar.) preferred 5 Va 3-24 10c (quar.) Water Schwitzer-Cummins, 3-15 $1.06 'A (quar.)— (quar.) preferred C Pennsylvania Savage 2-27 25c .... (quar.) 3.70% 2-10 1 1-31 15c (quar,) 2-15 50c — Co. 4- 50c common..,. Co., Electric Pennsylvania Pfaudler Snops Paper 3-15 2-16 5'A%:pfd. (accum.) preferred Perfex Regis 15c Peninsular Telephone $5 faaco-Lowell 3-10 $1.05 (quar.) 1 10c RR. Co 2-27 held Wilcox & Brewing, Penmans Aeronautical Scott share (quar.) Transportation Stow $3 1 — Peabody Coal Co., common 5 % prior preferred 6% pfd. (This payment clears arrears) Peller 3- Whitehall & 75c (quar.)— Mines (resumed)— Mfg. Co. Ltd. com. preferred (quar.) Peck 3-15 $1 shares for each Park Parkersburg 7% Ri'an St. —- Pictures, Inc. Paton 1-20 Co.— (quar.>_ com. (quar.) (stock dividend) Co.'s Parmelee 2-16 75c ... Paramount $4.25 Rutland 4- $1.12'A (quar.) $1 Eastern additional Two 1-31 75c (quar.) Petroleum preferred Paraffine 2-16 31'Ac : Irregular Panhandle preferred 1-31 ' Corp. 4'A% 2-16 34%c (quar.) (quar.) Pan-American (quar.) — 7 2-28* - 5-31* ' -^8-31* •; '■ 11-30* •' (V ,W H- /. 50 (790) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE " Pet When ■" ' '' " ; " mmmmmmrni n» imiiuw i Monday, February 16, 1948 i i Hotaer mm i [•'•v*5>{*'"X!?•t.vv• • v:-- i i i i U. S. Playing Extra U. S. Card _ _ . preferred Share , (quar.) U. Spring & Bumper, common V2 % preferred (quar.) S. Steel 7% Corp., preferred United Steel United Stores, Universal 1 1 3- $1.25 Co. Pictures, 4V4% Products Universal Walton 2 3-10 $1.50 2-16 Warren Petroleum Corp., 1-30 3- 1 2-13 Waterous, Ltd., 80c class A 3- 25c __ Utah-Idaho pfd. $1.06 V* (quar.) (quar.) prior Co. 5% prior 5% Van Raalte New Vick 2-20 2-20 2-27 62'/2c 4- 1 7- 1 10- 1 9-20 1-2-49 12-21 62'/2c cash Steel dividend) 50c 1 Dare, Ltd., Virginia Dare Stores, 5% 2 1 2-13 1 2-16 3y2% 1 2-19 3.80% 3- 2-18 Weston Electric Weston 6- 3-1 $1.25 (quar.)_ 6-21 1 preferred (quar.)__ Vogt Manufacturing 37 Vic 6- 1 Whitman (Wm.) common __ _ 5- 1 4-15 Whitaken 37 Vic Corp. 8- 2 7-15 Wilkes-Barre 20c 3- 1 2-13 Will _ & ALABAMA pal and interest (M-S) payable at the City Treasurer's office. County (P. O. Birming¬ Each bid must state the bidder ham), Ala. offers par and accrued interest to Bond Sale—The $199,000 bonds date of delivery, and the pre¬ offered on Feb. 3—v. 167 p.478— mium if any. The opinion of were purchased by a syndicate O'Melveny & Myers of Los An¬ composed of ^ Stubbs, Smith & geles, approving the validity of Lombardo, of Birmingham, First the bonds, will be furnished the National Bank of Montgomery, purchaser. These bonds were au¬ Busch Securities Corp., of Mobile, thorized at the election held on Thornton, Mohr & Co., of Mont¬ June 3, 1947. A certified check gomery, Fox, Reusch & Co., and for 3% of the principal amount of Brown & Co., both of Cincinnati, the bonds, payable to the City, is as 2V4S, at a price of 99.85, a basis required. of 2.278%, as follows: funding bonds. 42,000 refunding bonds. 12,000 court house and jail funding bonds. Co. Dated April 1, 1948. Due serial¬ April 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Principal and interest payable A-O. The next highest ly on bidder Watkins, Morrow Co., for 2i/4s, at 99.55. was & same warrants time offered purchased by the were bonds held authorized on at the are the election Jan. 20. Lace Mfg. nurses' home California Bonds held Voted—At Jan. en the on 1958 inclusive. March 1, from 1949 30 Interest payable highest bidder was the First National Bank, Bir¬ mingham, and Associates for 2V2s, at 101.01. M-S. The next Porterville an election voters of ap¬ $687,000 ARKANSAS Bonds held county hospital bonds offered Feb. 10— 167, p. 694—were awarded to a syndicate composed of W. R. Stephens Investment Co., Hill, v. & Lanford, and T. J. Raney & Sons, all of Little Rock, at a price of par. Jan. the (P. O. Visalia), — 20 At an the issuance election voters of ap¬ $250,000 construction bonds. Redwood City School District, San Mateo County (P. O. Redwood City), Calif. Voted Jan. on proved the — 23 At an the issuance voters of ap¬ $508,000 Election consideration an issue of $400,000 parking revenue bonds. Saratoga Sch. offered on $125,000 school Feb. 2—v. by the American Trust Co., of San Fran¬ cisco, and Paine, Webber, Jack¬ bids until 10 son for 17 not to bonds. nomination $1,000. Due on March follows: $25,000 from 1949 to 1958, and $20,000 from 1959 to 1968, all inclusive. Rate of interest 1, to as be and in must the, bonds. multiples, of be the V4 name of for 1%, all of No bid for part of the p. 590—were & purchased Curtis, of Chicago, at price of 100.012, a net interest cost of 3-1 .£ \"tu' $"* •Transfer: books not 4- 1 3-17 30c 3- 1 2-16 lOc 2-16 pfd. 2-10 resident tax . 3-20 4- / 2-28 2-14 « 2-28 2-14 37Vic '* • closed 15% ft resident Less British — a 2-20 1" ;> 10c (quar.) uu income jttii.u.vu . tax 4-20 4-30 37 Vic * 7-20 7-31 ■ 3-15 2f>c; *' ,- C /•.'> I, 2-19 ' ' 1' 3- : $13-15 ' . j this dividend. for tPayable in U. S. Funds, less tPayable in Canadian funds, . 1 25c . 2-16 2-27 3- 10c ' «■■ 2-1 , ! 2-27'! 3-15 15% Canadian tax deductible non-residents' the at tax Non¬ source. 7%. tax.. tax. income Charles W. Scranton & Co., of 100.031. ly, 1.60s, 100.177. Blyth was & Co., for Connecticut (State of) ' Sales Tax Legislative Conaughy Governor — has convene nor3 Feb. on a special Legislature to 17. The itself only the 3% tax use conditions he wishes to der, he the The Governor Bond see sales and broaden the the are fol¬ use tax to 2% low-cost and • 11—v. 167, Dated $10,000 on Feb. Feb. bid of by White, York. .. VJ: ^ - of , - prior Jan. to 1, Jan. and without premium if 1963, 1, redeemed . thereafter. The bonds will be issued under : and secured by Trust the the provisions of a Agreement by and between Board sioners acting of as of County Commis¬ Dade County, Florida, Dade County Port Au- ?. thority, and Chemical Bank & Company, as Trustee, dated as of July 1, 1947, and the prin¬ cipal and interest of the bonds and Trust of all der bonds hereafter the provisions of issued said un¬ Trust $66,000, 1956; the 1957; 1959; $70,000, 1958; $75,000, 1960; 1961; 1963; $79,000, $83,000, 1962; 1964; $73,000, « the from Miami net of revenues the - International Airport, is owned and operated by Authority. The bonds were " validated by decree of the Circuit : Court of Dade County, Florida, rendered on Nov, 29, 1947. Deliv¬ which New 1, 1947. Rate to be , a or . . of -New . less or City will nished without rates of interest chaser of check for are expressed by the bidder in multiple of lA York dated July All of the borids Conn. ' bid for $500,000 Pdint interest School Building bofiS^bfv Feb. - thereafter 1955; 1972. high , - ery of the bonds will be made : 1965; $88,000, 1966; on or about March £2, 1948, in. $91,000 in 1967. • New York City. The approving { •l j)00j)00 term bonds/ Due, July 1, opinion of Mitchell and Pershing ; 1 from 1949 Co. Due July - and Sale—The offered Airport follows: to redeemed Agreement will be payable solely $77,000, $81,000, $86,000, Milford, 1948 as if or on $68,000, r 1948-and 1, Second & International bonds, divided or prior 1% 1958, $64,000, : 100.178 for l%s was made Weld coupon - ^% o^such or principal amount if on redeemed 1, as follows: $52,000 in 1948; $54,000, 1949; $55,000 1950; $57,000, 1951; $59,000, 1952; $60,000, 1953; $62,000, 1954; 695—were* p. inclusive. interest 5% $1,400,000 serial bonds. Stoddard liams of New Haven, as l%^hatvaprice of 100.22, a basis of about Beach of registered revenue Easton, Conn. $150,000 Sam¬ Staples School bonds offered; Bond | restaurant Sale—The 1963 on Second acting exceed to of production in industry. 1.72%. at County Commis¬ as Dade County Authority, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19 for the purchase of $3,000,00.0 not meals, working clothes, all medi¬ cines, and so-called instruments due depending or¬ County (P. O. Miami), Fla. Offering—E. B. Leather- Board sioners, exemptions, possibly include Feb. call. the at option of the Authority, in whole in part, when selected by lot, any interest payment date not earlier than July 1, 1953, from moneys in the International Air¬ port Interest and Sinking Fund, at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, plus a premium Port If the Governor's ideas uel premiums maturity, their or are 1952, 1, : to may; on Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, announces that cial session will reduce the rate of Bond Dec. or t bonds prior man, lower, observers believe the spe¬ to after or if | on 1% bfc redeethed term Dade the tax tax the inclusive and 1965, 1, mium if redeemed thereafter. The and educational anything exempted under present 8% sales and use made taxable by a revised 1963 high bid of 99.42 for 3I/4S was made by the Equitable Securities Corp., and Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., jointly. ex¬ also said he does not want to to date of and increased for said. on various Legislature-'must keep in mind the State's need for $26,000,000 a year to finance the towns 1953 Jan. if re¬ deemed thereafter and on or prior to*; Jan; 1; > 1967* and without pre¬ Feb. callable, in inverse numerical The programs, offered 1962, 2% 1, thereafter redeemed prior to Bi from see bpnus, institutional certificates on 4% prior to Jan. or is¬ municipal utility 167, p. 695—was awafded J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc., of New York, as 3s, at' a' price of 97.80, a basis of about 3.30%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947 and due serial¬ ly on Dec. 1 from 1948 to 1963 inclusive, CertifciatOs maturing to to sales and $525,000 10—v. Gover¬ reducing State taxes either by lowering the of of revenue th^ session advocated^ that concern Mc- called session of the State or prior to Jan. 1, \ if redeemed thereafter ; and on or prior to Jan. 1, 1959, ', 3% if redeemed thereafter and ori ♦ 0 Clearwater I Fid. Certificates Awarded — The sue plus a premium of 5% principal amount if re¬ such deemed FLORIDA Special Called joint¬ 1956, CONNECTICUT Session cipal amount thereof and accrued or 1/10 of 1%. No than ,95 based and accrued on interest cost of more be- considered. an the cost bonds. $60,000, to fur- be the _ pur- : certified A payable to _ order of the Dade County Airport Authority/ is required. ; • , everage Frostproof, Flcil^" than 4 % will , ' Vy Thie Bond Tenders Invited J. W ! bonds which Truitt, Town Clerks -Wlll receive July 1, 1953 will be ley & Co., of New York, at I V^s, ; sealed subject* to redemption prior to at a price of 100.025, a basis, of their respective maturities, at the (E&T,); on March 8 of refunding about 1.494%. Dated Feb^W 1948 and due $50,000 annually on 4>ption of Dade County Port Au¬ bonds/ issue of 1944. Persons sub- r Feb. 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive, thority, in whole (the serial bonds mitting' such tenders must design 10—v. 16?;!,;pi' 695—were awarded to F. S. MoserV . mature after • 2.599%, as follows: $45,000 as 2s, maturing $5,000 on Feb. 1, from 1949 to 1957; $25,000 as 2V2s ma¬ turing $5,000 from 1958 to 1962, and $55,000 as 2%s, maturing $5,000 from 1963 to 1973, all in¬ clusive. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially on Feb. 1 from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. Principal and in¬ bonds; will be considered. Princif; terest (F-A) payable at the County 2-1.6 40c 2-27 $1.12I/2 ! 6%i: convertible preferred (quar.)iji.i__ii'i. Young 'Vii. :A. fjSpring ff Wire Corp. (quar.) Youngstown^Sheet & Tube/. i._ 2-10 ___' ' •< (quar.)___. conv. - 2-10 . 3-15 , 25c $60,000 2%s, and $65,000 23/4s, at bidder 167, Alhambra, Calif. Bond Offering—R. B. Wallace, City Clerk, will receive sealed (PST) on Feb. the purchase of $450,000 exceed 4% interest park Dated March 1, 1948. De¬ 1 1 2-15 3-1; 2-10 1 3-20 (quar.)_ interest, to Dist., ,Santa Clara County (P. O. San Jose), Calif. bonds a.m. 33- awarded to Day, Salinas, Calif. Pending — An election is pending to submit for Bond 2-10 «2-20 35c / 50c jointly, 1.60s, 100.28; Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, and est election construction bonds. Bond Sale—The CALIFORNIA 1 3- $1.12Vi (quar.) '/'Extra*—ji— Cab-Co., 6%' • 1-30- • -1-30 "3- 8 • •• 50C — _r__i__j________ Wyandotte Worsted Co. Yellow 3?10:7; » Treasurer's office. The next high¬ Dist., Calif Voted on proved held Bond Sale—The $200,000 Crawford Elementary Sch. Tulare County Bonds Polk County (P. O. Mena), Ark. 3; 2-14 i;f-:2-2$' City Department budgets, the issuance . to 2-10 1 program. warrants. Dated March 1, 1948. Due seri¬ : ally 1 3.- preferred ' 2-14 : 50c _ prior Monthly t$ 1.12(4 3 Sch. Dist., Los Angeles pansion aid to County (P. O. Los Angeles), construction bonds. tal 2-16 •. 50c< (increased) Elmonte follows: $83,000 refunding road warrants. 25,000 refunding Hillman Hospi¬ (quar.) Candle veterans' price of 101.02, basis of 2.296%, 3-15 3- 50c — 4-15 3-8 ' a20% . 4Vi %■ convertible prior preferred Wrigle.V (Wm.). Jr. Co. (monthly) 3-18 12(£c observed. proved a 2-16 $1 000 the above syndicate, as 2V2S, at a as 4>/a% ;> 2 * 1 2-28 . Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.— 2 (Mass.)— some the at Co March 1 for the purchase of $725,- building bonds. These (P. W.|. Co; (quar,j_. Cuuvnon 2- Valley Union High Sch. or substituting some > other tax Dist., Riverside County (P. O. for it. Riverside), Calif. Bond Offering—G. A. Pequegnat, Although leaving the choice of County Clerk, will receive sealed tax modification up to the legisla¬ bids until 10 a.m. (PST) on tors, the Governor did set down Warrant Sale—The $108,000 re¬ funding 2-2" 2-16 2-16 Co rate Coachella re¬ 2-16 4- 3-15 a35% ,__ ' 3- $1.25 2-18 . .Bonus 75c 2- 3- 1 PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS Jefferson court house and jail re¬ Woolworth • - 1-31 "2-3 \25c 'v 3- 5: * 2rl8 ry .yy k/y/yyy ,Ordinary', (final $1.25 (initial)_____i Paper Baumer BOND 55,000 2-25 • , 2 2- 2-15 (quar.) __i." (quar.) State and $90,000 refunding road bonds. 3-10 Westvaco Chlorine Products New (quar.) 35c 1 2-15 20c 25o 3-1 $1.50- >.. 4-30 - (& W.* & Co., Ltd.—*. V il u+-+ ." 75c pfd. _ Woolworth 1-19 Instrument.--—f White's Auto Stores common Governor* Co. 1-19 $1.12(4 4'/2% $2.50 :_1— urreg.j; Power, Woodward ., 2-16 ' . ■ 2-16 (quar.) common (Geo.), Ltd., 3-20 ;3* 5 - 2-15 — , 3-12 Electric Corp., common 25c preferred A (quar.) 87Vac preferred B (quar.)95c 2- 5 6-21 3-20 2- 9 3-15 1 Woodall industries, Inc., common (quar.j 25c 2-28 5% 'Convertible; preferred (quar,) w--—4.— ; 31140 3-1 Woods: Mfg.: Co., Ltd. (auar,) ■./ /■'tsocyy :;'3-3 • 3-25 (quar.) Brake 1 30c quar.) (irreg.) Stationery Corp. (quar.) 2-20 $1.25 (initial com. 1 $1.50 ; (quar.)___ 25c (quar.) 2-13 Westinghouse 33- 13114c 2- 2 3- Tablet & preferred Westinghouse Air 2-13 3- 3- 1 8-12 2-14, 2-20 1 3- 8 % preferred - (quar.) ; 3.60% preferred 90o Wisconsin Power & Light Co.—: 4 Vi 1/o preferred (quar.)——$1.12 Vi . , Cramp ton; Electric 25c , (quar.)_ RR., preferred A $1 pfd. (quar.) class A (initial) preferred 6% Pacific 5% Virginian Railway— 6% preferred We&tern 30c __ 5% Virginia Elec. & Power, 3- 8-16 (s-a)_i preferred & $1.75 (quar.)_ Western Auto Supply 2-11 75c _ (quar.) Virginia $5 preferred 3- 2-12 1st • Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.— 4V2% 3-10 25C Co. preferred 3-20 5 ','0 2-16*, 1-31 15C. (initial) Co., common (quar.) Virginia Coal & Coke West Wisconsin 2-16 -12%e' $1-. 17%C- preferred Western (initial Alloys Corp. Chemical 25c preferred 7% 6-19 62y2c Penn Electric 6% West 3-20 62 Vic (quar,) Virginia Coal & Iron Co $5 1 1 9 Inc.— Co., Vanadium Verney West 3- Co.__ common 1 6 3- Winters 2-14 3- 1 2-16 - (quar.). (quar.) 2- 3- 1 Engineering Co. Oil & 3- $1 2-14 20c t20c Snowdrift, $4 pfd. West Ohio Gas Co. (quar.) $1 _ (quar.) preferred Norman Wesson 3-1 3- 2- 2 3- 1; • $1.50 _ ' 2- 2 , 4- . Line, Inc., common/(s-a) of Her 2-11 Wilson & Company, common—.;; 25c 44.25 preferred -<quar, 1 $1.06 Vi 1 .Holder*' 2-11 25o 4.-,™-' s, Wilson $1.75 Semi-annual Wellman 2-28 - (initial). com. (quar.)__ (s-a) i 256' 2-16 2-10 " ■.« ■——— v ~ Share, PavablO ,v 2-13 , $1.75 new Company ) ' $1;; preferred /.(quar.) • I 3-15 25c 1 $1.12 Wentworth Manufacturing Co. 1 $1.37 Vz _ (quar.) preferred prior Van 15c ... preferred 2-16 (quar.) : 2-20 ■' (quar.) 3-12 15c Valley Mould & Iron, common $3.50 prior preference (quar.) Utica Knitting Co., common 5% prior preferred (quar,)__ 5% 2-16 2-27 3- 22%* _ _ Co., common preferred Wellington Fire Insurance , preferred Sugar 1 3-12 40C (S. D.) $4.50 Name oj Williams (4. B.) Co^ common (quar.) 2-10 2-18 3-15" 15c 137^0 6 2- Warren $1 ; . of Reo. 3-10 ' 3-12 • : 40c ; Quarterly 2- 3-30 (quar.) J30c . Gooderham & Worts, Ltd.—-■ 2-20 Co._ Co. 2-26 (Hiram) 3-10 Winding Co.— convertible Walker $1.75 _ (quar.)_ Universal 90c 1 2 112 Vic Universal Upson 2- jLtd. (qu^r.)- Walgreen Co., common (quar.) 4 % preferred (quar.) Walker & Co., class B 3-15 2-16 tayabU Company Waite Amulet Mines, 2-16 4- 5614 c Ltd preferred $6 3- 15c common Insurance 3-16 50c (quar.)___ (quar.)___ Corp., Name of 3-16 1 62 Vfec common (quar.) S. 4 4-1 4- $1 ■ . Payable of Ree 50c ; _____ _ Printing & Lithograph, 5% U. Company , j0wf^0"WlVen ■ Name 0/ - i /ft- ,'/■vi:, Among other bids were the folf and the term bonds together but lowing: Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs.- ho^ separately), on any date not First of Michigan Corp., and earlier than July 1, 1953/from any Robert Hawkins & Co., jointly, 1.60s, at 100.412; C. J. Devine & moneys that may be made avail^ Co. and Hornblower & Weeks, able for such purpose, at the prin- hate bonds the are price at which offered for sale, such: which offering must be firm for 10 dayS > subsequent to date of. opening of such tenders. - Volume V* 167 Number 4673 '••• • .Gadsden. County Special Tax Sch< ;' Dist. 'i (P., O. Quincy), Fla. : r •- t v Bond Sale Details—In tion with the sale of $352,000 conbonds to the' Quincy State Bank, of •, ; Quincy ' ed in Jan. our 295—we ,! p. .* were sold 19 learn that mature • School District bonds. the •, Due Due Jan. on 1, 4 year was the of sound period covered ment's report 674.00, a Sch. 37,000 / Special ' • 10 Miami Beach, to be held will ..... $560,000 storm i. 000 v water sewer \ At election the ' Bonds . held on proved the — 23 At the issuance the B. (CST) purchase of facilities bonds Fletcher Trust author¬ for Co., sealed on 1951 and 268,000 bonds. ■ of Chicago), III. Statistical Data Prepared on Revenue Bonds — Statistical data Nov. 1, 1947. Due serially on Nov 1 from 1949 to 1957 inclusive. In¬ , . been prepared for ac¬ count members by Harris, Hall & Co., The First Boston Corporation ap¬ of Blyth & Co., Inc., managers of the investment banking group which marketed the issue bonds last August. Due on were not reoffered for sale Feb. 4, as had been previously reported. Clay County Hawaii - (P. by the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, at 0.90%, discount, plus a premium of $1. Dated Feb. 9, Due Nov. 9, 1948. highest bidder was The next the Merchants National Bank, Boston, at 0.91%. Hampden County (P. O. Springfield), Mass. ' and . 1, 1947. Bonds Dated are dated Oct. numbered 60 600, inclusive, are callable for demption prior to maturity, Nov. to Feb. 8, O. ' v , t 1948 due and Notes will be au¬ to genuineness and as validity in by the First National of Boston, under advice of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg of Boston. Bank in part, in the inverse order of their maturity (less than or amount thereof; thereafter to and including Oct. 1, 1969, at par and 18, 1948. thenticated re¬ accrued interest, plus a premium of 1 %, of the principal amount Spencer Independent School (Territory of) thereof; and thereafter at par and Louisville), III. District, Iowa Bonds Debt Cut 71% Since 1939—Net accrued interest. The bonds are Voted—At an Bond election Offering —• Lula Flint, held recently the voters approved bonded indebtedness of the Ter¬ Secretary Board of Education, will payable solely and only from the; ritory at the close of the fiscal the issuance of $60,000 road bonds. receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on revenues to be derived from the Feb. 17 for the purchase of year on June 30,1947, was $8,022,$400,- operation by the City of its com¬ Danville, III. Water Works and Sewer 000 construction bonds. These are bined •674, a decrease of 71.86% as com¬ Bond Offering—W. M. Cannady, the bonds pared to the $28^511,458 figuire re¬ The City will furnish authorized at the elec¬ System. City Clerk, will receive sealed tion held on Dec. 8, 1947. printed bonds and a legal opin¬ ported in 1939, according to the bids until Si a.m. (CST) on Feb. ion of annual report cf Governor StainChapman & Cutler, of 26 for the purchase of $300,000 Chicago, and will pay all expenses back which was; just made public not to exceed 2% interest City in connection with the issuance of by Secretary Of the Interior J. A. Hall and fire station construction Elkhart School District, Kan. the bonds. Delivery of the bonds Krug: .Iii releasing the report Bonds Voted Coupon bonds. Dated Feb. 1,1946. At an election must be accepted and the bonds Secretary;; Krug reiterated his Denomination $1,000: Due on Feb. held on Jan. 22 the voters ap¬ paid for on or before March 1, support of Hawaii's bid for .state1, as follows: $15,000 in 1949; $10,- proved} the issuance of $80,000 1948. No bid changing the interest .-hood by sayirig: "Governor Stain-] 000 " from 1956 to 1955; $20,000 construction bonds. rates will be accepted unless such 'back's report contains information from 1956 to 1965, and $25,000 in bidder agrees at his own expense which r" adequately demonstrates 1966. Principal and interest kentucky (F-A) to pay for reprinting said bonds the social; economic and political payable at -the City Treasurer's and further agrees to deposit with V ! maturity of the Territory and its office. The bonds will be Bowling Green, Ky. awarded Bond Sale—The $300,000 water the City the entire purchase price people., I lbok forward to seeing to the responsible; bidder on the works Hawaii cdme: into the Union as revenue, third series of of the bonds on or before March basis of the lowest interest cost 1948 bonds offered on Feb. 9— 1, 1948. the 49th State;" Likewise, no bid for less to the City, but no bid for less v. 167, Mr. Krug; further commented as p. 696—were purchased by than $1,030 per $1,000 bond will than Hawaii; Mass. Oct. — and $600,000 street improvement and $150,000 general improvement bonds. was Bank, $600,000 tax anticipation notes offered on Feb. 9—v. 167, p. 696—were purchased 1948. all of a single maturity to be se¬ lected by lot), on any interest payable M-N. The next highest bidder was tahn Nuveen payment date on and • after Oct, & Co., for 1, 1952, to; anjL including Oct. ^ F$s, &M0O.322.,, 19587 at par and accrued interest, Eldora, Iowa plus a premium of 3% of the prin¬ Bonds Not Reoffered It is cipal amount thereof; thereafter stated by Frank Jackson, City to and including Oct. 1, 1963, at Treasurer, that the $500,000 mu¬ par and accrued interest, plus a nicipal light and power plant premium of 2% of the principal bonds of the above Author¬ has of Sale —The Haverhill, Mass, terest showing the distribution, geo¬ graphically and by classes of investors, of the $105,000,000 rev¬ enue a works National Everett, .. water bonds. All of the bonds price whole basis of 1.435 %. Dated Chicago Transit Authority (P. O. 100.35, 3y4% Bank at 0.84% discount. 10, 1948. Due Feb. 10, Beverly Note and $17,000, 1952 $18,000, 1954 to at purchased by Note Offering—Leo P. Senecal, 1, as will receive follows: $30,000 in 1965; $31,- County; Treasurer, sealed bids until noon on Feb. 18 000, 1966; $32,000, 1967; $33,for the purchase at 000, 1968; $34,000, 1969; $35,discoun^ of $500,000 notes issued in anticipa¬ 000, 1970; $36,000 in 1971 and tion of taxes for the current year* $37,000 in 1972. Rapids, Iowa 591—were purchased by the Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids, as IY2S, at a follows: inclusive; sewer p. the and 1964. / fire station as works $70,000 offered Beverly, at 0.852%. Feb. $20,000, 1958;' $22,000, 1959; $27,000, 1960; $28,000 in 1961 and 1962, and $29,000 in 1963 Indianapolis, —167, village: hall water The — notes were Cape Ann National $600,000 bonds. Due Oct. 1, as fol¬ lows: $14,000 from 1949 to l^s, at 100.065. Cedar bonds, divided 3% the Sale farm time same 1949. The next highest bidder Grogan, receive sewer Bond Sale-r-The $70,000 fire de¬ partment bonds offered on Feb. 9 ity voters for awaited. 000 election an House of Repre¬ June, 1947, and fa¬ by the Senate is in action $80,- the Voted ap¬ . same" time Jan. will 1953; was Chicago Height*, III.' : Not Voted—At an elec¬ tion held, recently the voters-did hot; approve the issuanice of bonds; $200,-• Tallahassee, Fla. . 17 ' mains consider Offering—C. Clerk, Additional industrial the Dated Feb. inclusive; $19,000, 1957; Hawaii Bonds the voters following as¬ sessable bonds: $1,000,000 munici¬ pal auditorium bonds; $459,000 Whiteway system bonds, and $181,000 paving bonds. "Will to 1956. for ized at an election held recently have been sold. ! nonassessable. : 1949 Merchants; National Bank, Salem, at 0.90%, plus a premium of $5.00. Gloucester, bids until 7:30 p.m. $28,511,458.00 in inclusive. Bond City indiana as by the cational bonds; $90,000 paving bonds; $65,000 bridge con¬ struction bonds, and $8,000 whiteway lighting system bonds, all • Due Murray, Ky. ■' Feb. 24 the voters the issuance of on consider 2.359%. by Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., of Indianapolis, as iy2s, at a price a basis of 1.45%. Dated illinois Dec. 1^ 1947. Due serially on Jan. Car bond ale Grade School District and July from 1949 to 1954 in¬ No. 95; Illinois clusively. Interest payable J-J. Bonds Sold—The $300,000 edu¬ The next highest bidder was Fla. an of 1958, of 100.198 t,dat6^ 4 Interest payable! J^J;' ^ •N^.^^Bond; Election—At" basis $8,022,- 71.86% Boyce, both of Louisville, joint¬ as 23/4s, at a price of 102.00, a and now from years the & ly, $332,000 sentatives >- callable* after only of the of to 1960, all inclusive. Dated 1, 1948. Principal and in¬ (M-S) payable at a bank to be selected by the successful bid¬ ders. The next highest bidder was John Nuveen & Co., for $189,000 as 3V2s; $61,000 3s, and $150,000 2%s, at a price of 100.059. Govern¬ on purchased were ship (P. O. Van Buren), Ind. Bond Sale—The $8,500 school building bonds offered on Feb. 5 —v. 167, p. 479—were purchased proved Dated July 1, 1947: Approved ' as to legality by Giles J.' Patter" r son of Jacksonville. All bonds : the offered the by the Bankers Bond Co., and Stein Bros. terest of bonds revenue 6 Van Buren Township School Town¬ vorable f ;/ * are by works Feb. March in close was to Statehood , ; 1957 10, 1948. Due Nov. 10, 1948. The next highest bidder was Madisonville, Ky. Bond Sale—The $180,000 water revenue Tax $2,000 from 1949 to 1965, and $1,000 from 1966 to 1968,:both inclusive.»-\ 1 v as figure reported in 1939." School Dist. No. 5 bonds. Due Jan* 1, as follows: • the decrease compared : on i 1" Greensboro at Dated Feb. 1952; $22,000 March 1 1953, and $189,000 as 2V2s, maturing $13,000 Sept. 1, 1953; $13,000 March and Sept. 1, from 1954 to 1956, and $14,000 March and Sept. 1, from over their government. The net bonded of the Territorial District No. 3 bonds. Due on Jan. 1, as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to 1968, inclusive, v: during the indebtedness Government 51 — year. condition financial inclusive. v Ha¬ $82,- reflected (791) t of Detroit, Martin, Burns Jan. 1, 1958; thereafter at 102 on massachusetts Corbett, and Farwell, Chapman or prior to Jan. 1,1963; thereafter Essex County (P. O. Co., both of Chicago, at a price at 101. Principal and interest of 100.025, a net interest cost of Salem), Mass. (J-J) payable at the Louisville Note Sale The $900,000 tax 2.626%, as follows: $211,000 as 3s, Trust Co., Louisville. Approving anticipation notes offered on Feb. maturing $20,000 Sept. 1, 1948; legal - opinion v by Chapman & 10—v. 167, p. 696—were purchased $20,000 March and Sept. 1, 1949; Cutler, of Chicago. Issuance of by the Gloucester National Bank, $21,000 March and Sept. 1, 1950; these bonds has been approved by of Gloucester, at 0.869% discount. $21,000 March and $22,000 Sept. 1, the State Local Finance Officer. prosperity of the is CHRONICLE Corp. Hawaii's four Hawaii FINANCIAL & $1,092,080,323.00, previous year, people bonds. 60,000 Havana Special Tax , in & & dollars, the volume $5,000 from 1949 to 1958, and $4,000 from 1959 to 1968, all 1 . taxes additional anr "The genera 1 follows: as income deposits totaling $477,538 912.00 of Dec. 31, 1946. 90,000 Chattahooche Special Tax No. in¬ banks with their 38 branches scat¬ tered throughout the islands had 1, as follows: $9,000 from 1949 to 1953, and $8,000 District have increase of $109,262,962.00 an from 1954 to 1968, all incl. School Hawaii of business transacted Jan: on THE COMMERCIAL $44,230.43 in 1905 to totaled fiscal $165,000 Quincy Special Tax • Federal 167, / - "In terms of bonds follows: as • • - 900,789:54 for the last 3s, at a total price basis of 2.985%, and a creased from waii as of 100,10, , the : . collections."in of as reporl- issue—v.< . • $105,865,662.98 in 1947. Collections connec- ' struction / " Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be received until 11 a.m. (EST), Feb. on 177 V Gertrude A. Bar¬ rows, City Treasurer, for the pur¬ chase of $75,000 water loan bonds, 149th issue. Denomination $1,000. March 1, 1948. Coupon Dated bonds maturing $15,000 from March 1, 1949 to 1953, inclusive. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ able at the National Shawmut Bank, of Boston. Bidders are to name the rate of interest in mul¬ tiples of *4 of 1 %; bid to be no for less than par and accrued in¬ terest, bids to be for all or none. Legality to be approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, whose opinion will be fur^ nished the purchaser. Bonds will prepared under the supervision as to genuineness by the National Shawmut Bank of be of and certified Boston. - " , — > ; • - • Milford, Mass. Note Sale—An issue of tax anticipation notes chased Feb. on National 0.839% discount. $100,000 was by the of Bank pur¬ Second Boston, Due at Nov. 15, highest bidder 1948. The next the 3 was First National Bank, Boston, at 0.95%. • follows: . j , , par will be J bonds "Although Governor Stainback does not specifically mention statehood, his report invites at¬ will tention to the fact that in Hawaii's territorial present ernment cial the the executive branches National form are of judi¬ accountable Government. be be considered. The registered required printed bonds. gov¬ and may to as principal only in the books of the City Treasurer. The purchaser . delivered by to furnish the The bonds will be the City, with the approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, said opinion to be paid for by the City, and all to Only the legislative branch of the Ter¬ bids must be so conditioned. J. J. B. Hilliard & be considered. Enclose Bros. & check for Son, and Stein Boyce, both of Louisville, jointly, at a price of 103.000, a net interest cost of 2.745% as Citv Treasurer. 100,000 3% bonds. Due serially on July 1 from 1954 to 1958 inclusive. A ritorial Government which con¬ certified check for 100,000 3y4% bonds. Due serially $30,000 payable sists of two houses, is on July 1 from directly re¬ to the City Treasurer, is required. } 1959 to 1968 sponsible to the people of Hawaii. These are the Inclusive. bonds originally This, combined.with the fact that scheduled to be Interest payable J-J. offered on Feb. 23. the people of the Territory do Caldwell County (P. O. Hey worth Community High School not participate in the election or v i. Princeton), Ky. District No. 377, III. /. the President and ; do not have Note LOUISIANA An issue of Sale—The $1,000,000 tem¬ porary loan notes offered 10 Louisiana (State of) Bonds Offered for Investment— 1953 inclusive. Quincy, Mass. certified follows: $100,000 2% % bonds. Due se¬ rially on July 1 from 1949 to ■ a $12,000, payable to the on Feb. 167, p. 696 — were pur¬ by the Second National of Boston, at 0.90% discount, v. — chased Bank plus a premium of $10.00. Dated Feb. 11, 1948. Due Nov. 4 and 18, 1948 and Dec. 2, 1948. The next $3,021,000 4J/4, 4V2 and highway general obligation highest bidder was the National bonds is being offered for public Shawmut Bank, Boston, at 0.90%, 5% subscription b,y the Chase Nation¬ plus $5.00. al Bank and the First Boston Cor¬ poration, at prices to yield from 1.80% to 2.00%, according to ma¬ turity. Due in 1955 to 1957, inclu¬ sive. They are, in the opinion of Bonds Offered for Investment— counsel, legal investment for sav¬ An issue of ings banks and trust funds in New $190,000 2%% and 3% York, Connecticut and certain county. hospital, unlimited tax : • West Bridge water, Mass. Note Offering—Sealed bids ad¬ dressed to Orvis F. Kinney, c/o _ . • . . ' :<t\ .voting representation in the U. S. Congress, is the essential political " v consideration behind Hawaii's de- „Msire for statehood.} . ' : 77 > "If growth of collections of in- ternal revenue can be considered a barometer of the economic deT velopment of the Territory and a gauge of its fitness for statehood, ; ' Hawaii could be admitted imme- '■;;diateiy;^ According 1,. ernor's to the.;. Go V- report," internal revenue r Bonds Not. Voted—At tion held an elec¬ Recently the voters did $180,bonds *>;}'*' ' ?i not approve the issuance of 000 construction bonds. is Bankers being offered by the Bond Co., of Louisville, for general subscription. Denom¬ J7/- ination $1,000: Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Bond Sale—The $400,000 men's, Due $5,000 from Jan. 1, 1952 to residence halls revenue bonds of¬ 1971, inclusive. Optional as a fered on Feb.: L—v. 167, p. 479—. whole or in part, in inverse nu¬ \ University of Illinois /'• }■ ZJrbana), III. ; ' were purchased (P. other States and for savings banks in Massachusetts. by a: syndicate composed of the Milwaukee Co., merical order on any ment date or bf-Milwaukee,, First after Jan. 1, at of Michigan 103, on if called on interest or pay¬ 1953 prior to coupon water March 1, Due O. maryland v.;1',-: .. Second National Bank of Boston, 111 Franklin Street, Boston, will received until noon (EST) on Feb. 17 for the purchase of $199,000 be r Washington County (P. O. ' Bond Hagerstown), Md. Issuance Contemplated— An issue of March from 1949 loan 1948. 1, to as notes. Denom. Dated $1,000. follows: $15,000 incl.; $10,000 1958 from 1959 to 1962 incl., and $9,000 in 18-33. Bidder to name a single rate of multiple interest, expressed in a of y4 of 1%. Principal $1,500,000 school con¬ struction bpnds is said to be under and interest consideration. Notes will be prepared under the ; / . • (M-S) payable at the Second National Bank of Boston. 52 • ' (792) THE COMMERCIAL - , ■ cupervision of and certified ent their genuineness have as to \Luverne, Minn. : Bond Sale—An issue of $100,000 by the. Director of Accounts, Department of Cor¬ light and power plant bonds was porations and Taxation, Common¬ purchased recently .by the Allisonwealth of Massachusetts. Williams Co., of Minneapolis, as &, FINANCIAL highway funds will including bond proceeds, and anticipated in¬ been expended, from that time will have to come used County Consolidated School District No. 41 j( P . O„ Roseau), ; v Minnesota side), Mich. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will Offering—Harvey Sornbe received by the Superintendent sen, Township Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) of Schools, until 1.30 p.m. (CST) ' Feb. on for 18 the purchase $397,000 not to exceed 3Vz% > ' ' terest revenue 19 $160,000 in- the building the are coupon for bonds purchase of bonds. These authorized the at bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1947. De¬ election held on Jan. 31. nomination $1,000. Due on Sept. Swift County (P. O. 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1950 and Benson), Minn. 1951; $11,000 from 1952 to 1955; Bond Sale—The $200,000 hospi¬ $12,000 from 1956 to 1958; $13,- tal bonds offered Feb. 10—v. 167, from 000 to 1961; $14,000 1964; $15,000 from 1965 to 1967; $16,000 from 1968 to 1970; $17,000 from 1971 to 1973, and $18,000 from 1974 to 1977, from ; water Feb. on of 1959 1962 p. to 592—were awarded to the Swift County Bank Jan. 1948 and 1, Dated Benson. of due Jan. 1, as follows: $15,000 from 1950 to 1959 incl., and from 1960 to all inclusive. Rate of interest to 1964 incl. Bonds maturing after be in a multiple of %'of-1%. Prin¬ Jan. 1,1959'are subject to redemp¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable tion on said date and on any in¬ at the Bank of Three Oaks, Three terest payment, date thereafter at Oaks. Bonds maturing from 1953 par and accrued interest. to 1977, are callable for redemp¬ tion in inverse numerical order on $10,000 MISSISSIPPI Sept. 1, 1952, and on any interest payment date thereafter, at par Mississippi (State of) Offering—Greek L. Rice, Bond and accrued interest to date fixed Consumers Public District Power redemption plus the following premiums: $25 if redeemed on or numerical order of maturities with produces the lowest interest cost to the Township, after deducting the premium offered, if any. If determining the net interest cost interest terest deductible as the bonds will be on be any com¬ 1% of so payment at par plus ac¬ premium a as redeemed of A4 of for each year or fraction there¬ elapsing between the redemp¬ tion date and the pro¬ on interest interest, plus to each bond stated maturity date of the bond. Registerable as posal for less than all of the bonds will and maturity Feb. 1, any by lot, thereafter crued puted from the date above fixed for the reception of bids to their respective maturity dates. No selected 1958, and in¬ within bonds be date premium will not be on considered the to to considered. principal only. Principal and (F-A) payable at the interest Bids must be conditioned upon O. Columbus), Neb. (P. specify the rate the cost of printing the bonds. pay Enclose est the bonds certified check for 2%, a urer. (These bids are were the bonds for which on Jan. 20.) District nished the purchaser. A certified for 2% of the bonds bid (P. O. check Coldwater), Mich. for, Bond Offering—Sealed bids will he until received 2 on p.m. to bear. No bid proving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, approving the validity of the bonds will be fur¬ received Cold water School are rates of inter¬ for less than par and accrued in¬ terest will be considered. The ap¬ payable to the Township Treas¬ no or urer, Feb. payable to the is required. State Treas¬ will receive p.m. (CST) on Feb. 25 for the purchase of $2,500,000 not to exceed 3V2% inter¬ est Consolidated Eastern System Revenue, first issue of 1948 bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due follows: as $55,000__1-1-'61 55,000-_7-l-'61 55,000-l-l-'62 60,000—7-1-'-32 60,000—1-1 -'63 60,000—7-l-'63 60,000-1 rl-'64 60,000—7-l-'64 65,000—l-l-'65 65,000—7-l-'65 65,000—1 -1 -'66 65,000—7-1-'0-3 65,000—1 -1 -'67 70,000—7-l-'67 70,000—l-l-'68 45,000—7-l-'52 45,000—1-1-'53 45,000—7-l-'53 45,000—l-l-'54 45,000—7-l-'54 50,000—1 -1 -'55 50,000—7-l-'55 50,000_ 1 -l-'56 50,000—7-l-'56 50,000—l-l-'57 50,000-_7-l-'57 50,000—l-l-'58 50,000—7-l-'58 _ on after or at least 30 Bonds Not received for Sold—No entire were inclusive. offered 1, 1948. Due Feb. within Due 9.—v. 10 167, p. 697. Bond Mich. years. Sale—The $25,000 Water the of certified District, check for or 2% of the bonds, payable to the District maturity is redeemed, an the of 100.10, Dec. a as 3s, at price Federal 1948 to 1954 incl. Interest payable J-D. chased and tional 1.12%. The next highest bidder F. S. Moseley & Co., at 1.17%. of 10 MINNESOTA years construction of 4,566 miles of primary highway at a cost of Bonds Voted At an election $250,694,000, about 3,000 miles of held recently the voters approved secondary road costing $50,096,000, the issuance of $60,000 sewage about 40 miles of urban streets costing $9,180,000, and 525 miles disposal plant bonds., * Foley, Minn. — of Karlstad, Minn. Bonds Voted — At an highway election such a program, 'issuance of $53,000 municipal said, the State water and light plant bonds. I'.rSjl -J * Ik at a cost of about $25,000,000. To meet its share of the cost of field recently the voters approved ,the forest new . - - the department }{■ Bond ceiver sealed (EST) on Feb.> 3 the proved the issuance and voters of ap¬ $325,000 Clerk, >will bids Feb. on istered '* ■; until for 18 8 re¬ p.m. the pur¬ to' exceed not bonds. from Offering—Ruth to' 1957, to 1977, to 1954 Ster- all inclusive. Bid¬ a single rate of multiple of V4 or name interest G. 1, as follows: »■ $9,000 1953; $10,000 from and $12,000. from to 1949 1958 Glen Rock, N. J. March Dated Denomination $1,000.. Due March: 1, ders equipment bonds. Bond f> •• v >l of i$325,000 1948. held construction ^ 6 % interest fewer coupon or reg¬ Chatham School Dist., New Jersey Bonds Voted — At an election on the State on Sayerville, Nv J' ■■ Offering.-— Jo seph Jh Weber,, Borough chase NEW JERSEY in a 1/10 of 1%. No bid for the bonds Borough Clerk, will receive at a rate higher than any legally sealed bids until 8:15 p.m. (EST) accepted proposal will be ac¬ on Feb. 24 for the purchase of cepted. The bonds will be de¬ $100,000 not to exceed 6% inter¬ livered on March 1, or as soon est coupon or registered sewer thereafter as they may be pre¬ bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. De¬ pared. The bonds will be ap¬ ger, nomination $1,000. Due $10,000 March 1 from 1949 to on 1958 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the Citizens First Na¬ Bank & Trust Co., Ridge- tional Bidder to name a single interest, expressed in a multiple of Vs or one-twentieth of 1%. A certified check for $2,000, wood. of rate Marshall, New York City, whose approving opinion will be furnished to the purchaser without charge. Bids are desired proved Caldwell, by Trimble & Mitchell, of forms to be furnished by the certified check for 2%. of the par value of the bonds, payable to the Borough Treasurer, on Borough. A payable to order of the borough, is required.' is required. Legal opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood of NEW MEXICO New York City will be furnished Raton, Nr Mex. the successful bidder. Bids No Leonia, N. J. Sale—The Bond offered were $86,000 bonds purchased by J. S. Ripple & Received. . bids No —- received for the $6,500 Sewer were Feb. 9—-v. 167, p. 592— on bonds V offered Feb. on bonds will be sold The 6. 6s, to local as banks.. Co., of Newark, as P/4S, at a price of the follows: redemption spect to forth prices with such bond as re¬ below: each set 100.04, July 1, 1948 to and includ¬ ing July 1, 1953, at 104.00; there¬ at 103.50; thereafter to and includ¬ at 101.50; thereafter to and includ¬ Dated Feb. No proposal offering to pay less of the par value of the bonds and accrued on, or interest there¬ for less than the aggregate principal amount of the bonds to be sold, will be considered. The maximum average rate of inter¬ per annum. No pur¬ rates and the bonds, for interest rate shall be specified a multiple of Vs of incl. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ the of lawful the fiscal agency the Cities of in District money of the United Bank of bidder was Two duced Large (State of) Bond Issues Intro¬ Two — cipal and Tilney & Co., for 2.90s, at 100.05. New Jersey large bond proposed in bills introduced recently in the State Legislature by Assemblyman Jacob Friedland One bill would O. Cheehtowaga), N. Y. ' were of Hudson County. (P. Cheehtowaga issues Bond Offering Benedict - T. Holtz, Town Supervisor, will re¬ ceive sealed bids until 3 p.m, provide authorization for a $100,- (EST) on Feb. 17 for the purchase of $23,750 not to exceed 5% in¬ 000,000 bond issue to provide lowcost housing, while the other, re¬ as ported earlier in would authorize bond issue for these columns, $165,000,000 a payment of bonuses to World War II veterans. the stipulation that for payment of prin¬ cipal and interest for retirement Except for money terest coupon or registered 1953 inclusive. 10,000 housing bonds would come bonus bonds. Study of Municipal Government Senate — A Structure Passed by resolution creating a ninemember commission to delve into the be to /principal principal and to be kept by government in New ' Jersey has passed the State Senate and is entire structure of municipal bonds follows; $13,750 street curbing, 1948 bonds. Denomination $1,000, one for $750. Due on Jan. 1, as fol¬ lows: $2,750 in 1949; $2,000 in 1950, and $3,000 from 1951 to . The bonds will a!S the National 100.08. States of America. registerable 167, Troy, as.,2V2Sy at par. Dated Feb. 1, 1948.'f, Due serially on Feb. 1 from 1949 to 1960 inclusive. Prin¬ A 7* v sewer district No. 5 series of 1948 bonds.-;Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due $2,000 on Jan. 1, from 1949 to 1953- InclhsiVfcl Both of Chicago, or at 5—v. on Manufacturers interest for ity. Feb: purchased' by Ryan & Moss, jointly, as 1.80s, at of the rate one : interest payable (Feb. 1) at; the Manufacturers National Bank, of Troy,: The next highest which than Trust & Co., Leonia. The next highest bid¬ der was Ranson-Davidson Co., and the more 1949 to able at the Leonia Bank 1%, and no interest rate may be specified in excess of 3 V2 %. No proposal will be considered which specifies split interest coupons or names 1, 1948. Due serially 1 from offered p.J 593—were 1961 Feb. on ; Neur York Sale—The $8>500 building! Bond bonds 10,000 fire apparatus bonds. ing July 1, 1970, at 101.00; there¬ par.? • NEW YORK as bonds. after at than 98% 1.742%, of $45,000 emergency housing bonds. improvement 31,000 general On after to and including July 1,1956, basis a Brunswick Fire^ District No. 1, in a of local gov¬ exf)anded;^ to- make less-dependent on Lincoln and Columbus, Nebraska,, joint period ahead, would include cover fipbnstituHonal : government.#;; Feb. 7 by the First Na¬ Bank of Rochester, at agencies of the District in the City to "fr < ? V'S* whole. a muiudpalitiesmo Rochester, Ni H. Note Sale—An issue of $250,000 tax anticipation notes was pur¬ would cost $334,970,000. This pro¬ Dec. as NeVV?('■ mended that powers gram, estimated on fullest ernment :'be NEW HAMPSHIRE engineers, that a farreaching program to build nearly 8,000 miles of road in Montana basis of 2.96%. Dated 1, 1947. Due serially 1, from a to- amended Treasurer,, is required. — Jordan, y determine in what manner to of the State Manager A bonds of such maturity to be re¬ deemed shall be selected by lot at of Montana (State of) Huge Road Building Program be statutes.., v should :? be give- municipalities opportunity for. selfgovernment, within the* interests ? from the general State treasury, any single matur¬ principal and interest Assemblyman Friedland proposed will be payable, at the option of no method of financing the hous¬ supply system revenue bonds of¬ Contemplated The State High¬ the holder, at the fiscal agencv of ing plan. He suggested the dedica¬ fered on Feb. 2—v. 167, p. 592— way Commission estimated re¬ the District in the City of New tion of racing and alcoholic bever¬ were purchased by the State Bank cently, after conferences with York, or at either of the fiscal age revenues to retirement of the of East East Jordan, V will Main aim of-the commission >. the days' published notice, which is not in bids the $40 000 on Nov. 1, in 1948 to 1952, March Dated 28. Jan. on pext^fmuary^.^-;^ thej, State; July 1, 1948, on and in the event that less than no $760,000 not to exceed 6% interest Special Im¬ provement District No. 160 bonds voters at the election held Eastern System and Amount Payable 45,000__1-1-'51 45,000—7-l-'51 45,000—l-l-'52 interest MONTANA of >the Legis¬ report to the, Governor and lature its financial condition, may be ob¬ tained from V. M. Johnson, Gen¬ was Amount Payable $45,000__l-l-'50 45,000. _7-l-'50 est is 3 ¥2% Helena, Mont. a Consolidated Manager, sealed bids until 1 chaser may name more than three 25, by George C. Kelsey, Secre¬ tary of the Board of Education, for the purchase of $200,000 con¬ struction bonds, approved by the description General State Treasurer's office or at the ing July 1, 1959, at 103.00; there¬ the unqualified opinion of Chap¬ Continental Illinois National Bank after to and includi ng July 1,1962, man & Cutler, of Chicago, ap¬ at 102.50; thereafter to and includ & Trust Co., Chicago, or the proving the legality of the bonds, Guaranty Trust Co., New York ing July 1, 1965, at 102.00; there¬ the cost of which will be paid by after to and including July 1, 1968, City. Bidders for said bonds shall the Township. The Township will containing Bond Offering—V. M. Johnson, Secretary of State Bond Commis¬ sion, will receive sealed bids until 70,000—7-l-'68 10 a.m. (CST) on Feb. 18 for the 70,000—l-l-'69 prior to Sept. 1, 1957; $20 if re¬ purchase of $5,000,000 not to ex¬ deemed thereafter on or prior to 70,000—7-l-'69 ceed 4% interest highway reve¬ 50,000—l-l-'59 75,000—l-l-'70 Sept. 1, 1962; $15 if redeemed fourteenth series, coupon thereafter on or prior to Sept. 1, nue, 50,000—7-l-'59 75,000—7-l-'70 bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denom. 55,000—l-l-'60 75,000—1-1-'71 1967; $10 if redeemed thereafter $1,000. Due $225,000 on Feb. and <on or prior to Sept. 1, 55,000—7-l-'60 75,000—7-l-'71 1972; and Aug. 1, 1962 and 1963; $225,000 $5 if redeemed after Sept. 1, 1972. Interest on said bonds will be Feb. and $250,000 Aug. 1, 1964; Thirty days' notice of call is to payable semi-annually on the be given by registered mail to $275,000 Feb. and $300,000 Aug. 1, first days of January and July in registered holders and by publi¬ 1965; $300,000 Feb. and Aug. 1, in each year until payment of the 1966 and 1967; $325,000 Feb. and cation one time in either the principal amount. Michigan Investor or a financial $250,000 Aug. 1, 1968; $300,000 Said bonds will be redeemable Feb. and Aug. 1, 1969; and in newspaper or journal published in whole at any time on or after $325,000 Feb. and $350,000 Aug. the City of New York N. Y., or July 1, 1953, and in part in in¬ 1, 1970. The bonds will be call¬ verse order of maturities at any Chicago, Ilk The" bonds will be able for redemption in inverse time awarded to the bidder whose bid for sale of said bonds,, sel. NEBRASKA t Bond connec¬ tion with the eral entirely to satisfy main¬ requirements and to serv¬ tenance ice outstanding debt." ../ proposed to be issued in Monday, February Jfe 1948,: . from aforementioned Bond Coun¬ be Roseau MICHIGAN fMIll CHRONICLE current 2.60s. ' Chickaming Township (P. O. Lake¬ ■ Dated Jan.^ 1, and interest 1^48.1 PHnbipai (J-J) payable at .the Manufacturers and Traders I*rust Co., Buffalo. Each bid must state a single rate of interest ti-p! mul¬ tiples of V4 or 1/10 of.J%Thp bonds York as will City may chaser be or delivered, at such ip New other place be agreed, with the pur¬ March 8. The ap¬ about posed commission would be com¬ proving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be furnished the? pur¬ chaser. A certified check for $475 posed of two Senators, two Assem¬ payable to the Town, is required, delivery of the bonds the opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, five members ap¬ pointed by the Governor, who would also designate the Chair¬ Eastchester (P. O. 48 man^ only or interest the as on to both books District at the offices of the paying agents in said cities. The District will furnish upon the Wall York City, Bond Counsel of the District, ap¬ Street, New would have to find | proving the legality of the bonds. funds because "by 1950 pres-' Copies of the Official Statement now the before blymen House. The pro¬ and The commission would be Tuckahoe), N. Y. ' " Offering — William Bond I F, $25,000appropriation, Horan, Town Supervisor, will re¬ to' conduct; ceive* sealed bids .until. 11 a.m, hearings throughout the State and (EST) on Feb. 19 for:the purchase given a would be empowered «• ■ ;' 'k •,. Volume 167 Number 4673of $44,500; not'to Exceed in¬ terest coupon or registered storm 1948.^ Dated Water, drain bonds of March 1, 1948.' One bond for $500, others $1,000 each. Due March 1, follows: '$9,500 in 1949; $10,000 ?s from 1950 & THE COMMERCIAL to. 1952 inclusive, and Principal and in¬ $5,000 in 1953. terest (M-S) payable at the First and revenues 1947 other income of $28,842,953, according to preliminary figures. After pay¬ ing operating and maintenance are of $8,141,312, the amount of interest V4 or the FINANCIAL to in be 1/10 of 1% CHRONICLE multiples of York City. Registerable as to prin¬ must be cipal only and will be delivered purchaser's der name available for debt service approx¬ imated $20,701,641; This covered debt service offer the interest by wide margin, a amounted as to about March 8 or bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ offering the lowest rate of in¬ terest, without reference to pre¬ mium, and if two or more bidders expenses on lowest rate of in¬ same in choice. the rate multiples of place of Bidders to rates of interest or. y4 bid may name of the bonds of 1%. rate one Each for $4,815,282 and mandatory sinking fund re¬ quirements and serial bond prin¬ terest, the bonds will be awarded to the highest premium. No bid rates for the for less than all of the bonds will may name rate cipal be considered. The and be interest, expressed in a multiple of y4 or one-tenth of 1%. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ paying these maturities promptly, the Author¬ able at the First National Bank & ity applied $2,905,168 to the Trust celeration of debt retirement. The remainder of the net revenues has purchaser will the opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City, that the bonds are valid and binding obligations of the City. The bonds will be de¬ increased livered 2% of the A certified bonds, pay¬ able to order of the town, is re¬ Co., Tuckahoe. check for $5,348,285. were ."In addition to the several ac¬ reserve quired.'Legal opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City will be furnished, the suc¬ funds of the serve funds cessful bidder. their ffempstead Union Free Sch. Dist. (P. O. Baldwin), N. Y. 160 as of Dec. 31, 1947. Most of this amount is in the General Re¬ serve Fund (which has a balance Bond Offering—George L. DunDistrict Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19 for the purchase of lap, $700,000 not to exceed 4% inter¬ building coupon or registered est bonds. Dated March 1948. De¬ 1, nomination $1,000 .Due on March as follows: $30,000 from 1949 1958; $25,000 from 1959 to 1968, and $15,000 from 1969 to 1978, all 1, to inclusive: Principal and interest payable at the Baldwin (M-S) National Bank Trust and Co., Baldwin, or at the Chase National Bank, New York City, at the op¬ tion of the holder. Each bid must state single rate of interest a multiple a The of 44 bonds 1/10 or will be in 1%. of delivered at the office of Hawkins, Delafield & City, on or about March 1. The approving opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City, will be furnished the purchaser without of New York Wood, cost. A certified check for 2% of the amount of bonds bid for, pay¬ able to the District, is required. La Fayette (P. O. La Fayette), New York ' Bond Sale The — -V v.Viv'- $6,000 struction bonds offered on con¬ Feb. 5 167, v. 593—were purchased by the Manufacturers and Traders —v. Trust Co., of Buffalo. Dated Jan. 1948. Due serially on Feb. 1 inclusive, Prin¬ cipal and interest (F-A) payable 1, from 1950 to 1955 at the First National Bank of Tully. New York City Housing Authority, '' New York • ^ Note Offering—Thomas J. Far- rell, Chairman, will receive sealed bids until noon on Feb. 17 for the purchase of $26,080,000 temporary loan, (issue XXX) notes. Dated Feb. 27, 1948. Due Aug 27, 1948. Offices of the housing authority are at 122' East .42nd Street, New York City. Niskayuna Common School District No. 2, N. Y. Bond Sale—The $405,000 build¬ restoration of the and securities) of in cash Government , similarly held in Governments). "All of these figures, of course, are preliminary and subject to the books are finally closed for 1947. As soon as possible after the income state¬ ment of 1947 and the balance sheet of Dec. 31 have been certi¬ fied by the auditors, we will pub¬ lish for the first time the of Treasurer. nual financial a Comptroller and Later, the usual report of the an¬ Authority, of 100.22, a Feb. Feb. basis of 2.732%. Dated 1948. Due ■ serially on 15,' 15 from 1949 to 1978 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest (FA) payable at the Schenectady Trust Co.£ Schenectady. The next highest bidder was the Schenec¬ David McKay, Treasurer of the Port Authority, in a statement ad¬ .' dressed to investors ment dealers on and invest¬ Jan. 19, stated as follows: "During ' 1947, the revenues ■ of any previous year, as vehicular traffic continued the trend which has been in .evidence for some time.The year also marked the beginning on June 1 of air termi¬ nal operations by the Authority, and those net our revenues estimates for riod of operations. the 1 exceeded initial pe¬ ( / - . ; \}x. certified check for required. Note Sale—An The Central School District No. 1 000 2%s, and $45,000 2V2S, as re¬ (P. O. Unadilla), N. Y. ported in our Feb. 9 issue—v. 167, Bond Sale The $10,500 regis¬ p. 697—we learn the bonds were tered land acquisition and con¬ sold at a price of 100.013. — struction bonds offered 2.40s, at Feb. 3 "Because the latter type of re¬ port for" 1946 was not general give You it wish may however, that which Spring its as did we circulation. files, supplement your data furnished in the were of delayed, it for 1947 in Official our Statement describing bonds. If copy of this annual 1946, please mail the enclosed postcard and we will be glad to send it to you." wish report for you a . Henderson, N. C. « Salisbury, N. C. Bond Offering—W. E. Secretary Central Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Warrensburg), sewer Easterling, Government receive sealed Raleigh, until for the pur¬ $200,000 not to exceed interest water, series B coupon bonds. : Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denomination $1 000. Due on June 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1949 and 6% 1950; $4,000 from 1951 to 1965, and $10,000 from 1966 to 1977 in¬ clusive. Principal and interest (JD) payable in New York City. Registerable as to principal only and will be delivered purchaser's choice. requested rate or to Bidders the name rates, in at place of are interest multiple of a to 1%. Each bid may name one rate for part of the bonds and an¬ other rate or rates for the balance, but 110 bid may name more than four rates, and each bidder must state in his bid the amount of bonds must of ing each be bid secutive rate. for opinion of will State rate of The con¬ approv¬ Reed, of New furnished. be check Each * bonds maturities. Washburn, Hoyt 8s City, York1 A certified for $4,000 payable to the Treasurer, is required. NORTH DAKOTA Maxbass, N. Dak. Bonds Voted—At tion held special elec¬ a Jan. 27 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $5,000 fire on fighting equipment bonds. University of North Dakota (P, O* Bismarck), N. Dak. Offering Details—In Bond coupon bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on March 1, as follows: $5,000 from 1951 to 1953; $10,000 in 1954, and $12,000 from 1955 to 1959, all Local will bids at his office in 11 a.m. on Feb. 17 chase of f Bond Offering—W. E. EasterNew York, as price of 100.21, a basis ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ of about 2.358%. Dated Feb. 10, ment Commission, will receive 1948 and due Feb. 10, as follows: sealed bids at his office in Ral¬ $1,000 from 1949 to 1958 inclusive, eigh, until 11 a.m. (EST) on Feb. and $500 in 1959. The Unadilla 17 for the purchase of $85,000 not National Bank bid par for 2 lk s. to exceed 6% interest sanitary of Commission, v a Warrensburg^.Thurman, Chester, Bolton, Caldwell, Horicon, Stony Stony Creek and Johnsburg Feb. purchased by the Branch Banking & Trust Co., of Wilson, at 1.68%. - 10 697—were awarded to p. bond on were Tilney & Co., of 167, nection with- the $350,000 17 as bonds reported in 167, —v. our Feb. on Feb. 9 issue 698—We p. con¬ offering of the revenue learn the State Board of Higher Education Principal and interest will receive bids until 2 p.m* (M-S) payable in New York City, Bond Sale—The $51,000 bus gar¬ Registerable as to principal only. (CST) on Feb. 17 at the office ot Rotterdam Common School District age bonds offered on Feb. 10 the State Commissioner of Educa¬ Delivery on ar about March 9 at v. 167, p. 697—were purchased by No. 3, N. Y. tion, in the State Capitol. Dated Bond Offering—Lois P. Schae- Roosevelt & Cross and Tilney & place of purchaser's choice. Bid¬ Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,ders are requested to name the fer, District Clerk, will receive Co., both of New York, jointly, as 000. Due on Jan. 1, as follows: rate of interest in multiples of sealed bids at the office of Roy 2%s, at a price of 100.44, a basis $10,000 from 1951 to 1955; $15,000 V4 of 1%. Each bid may name W. Peters, 514 State Street, Sche¬ of 2.714%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. 1956 to one rate for part of the bonds from 1967, and $20,000 nectady, until 11 a.m. (EST) on Due serially on Jan. 1 from 1949 from 1968 to 1973, all inclusive. (having the earliest maturities) Feb. 16 for the purchase of $420,- to 1978 inclusive. Principal and and another rate for the balance, All bonds maturing after Jan. I, 000 not to exceed 5% interest interest (J-J) payable at the but no bid may name more than 1953, will be subject to redemp-* building coupon or Bank, War¬ registered Emerson National tion and prior payment in their two rates, and each, bidder must bonds. Dated Feb. 15 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on Feb. 15, as follows: $10,000 from 1949 to 1954, and $15,000 from 1955 to 1978, both inclusive. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the Schenectady Trust Co., Schenec¬ tady. Each bid must be for all of the rate bonds of and interest. single a Unless rejected the are state all bonds bids awarded to the bidder will be complying with the terms of the sale and of¬ fering to purchase the bonds at the lowest rate of in interest, stated multiple of a without 1/10 of 1%, or reference to premium, provided however, that if two or bidders more offer the bonds at the to same purchase lowest rate of interest then the bonds will be awarded the the to bidder highest premium. will be delivered in offering The bonds New York at such other place as be agreed with the purchaser or about March 1, opinion proving 1948. The ap¬ of Vandewater, rensburg. The next highest bidder was George B. Gibbons & Co., Inc. check School without for cost. $8,400 A certified payable to Willsboro, Finance, will receive noon for the purchase of exceed on Feb. 17 $125,000 not to 5% interest local improve¬ ment coupon or and Lewis registered bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due $25,000 on March 1< from 1949 to 1953 inclusive specify in his bid the amount of bonds of each rate. No bid for less than par and accrued interest or for less than all of the bonds will be entertained. The approv¬ ing opinion of Mitchell & Persh¬ ing, of New York City, will be (P. O. Willsboro), N. Y. Bond Offering—Jessie F. Prov¬ furnished the purchaser. A certi¬ will receive fied check for $1,700 payable to sealed bids until 1 p.m. (EST) on the State Treasurer, is required. Feb. 20 for the purchase of $75,Hickory, N. C. 000 not to exceed 5% interest cou¬ ost, District Clerk, construction bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on March 1, from 1949 to 1963 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the Essex County Na¬ tional Bank, Willsboro. Bidder to name a single rate of interest, ex¬ pressed in a multiple of Va or onetenth Bond Sale—The issue of $200,- registered or pon of 1%. certified A check for New York City will be furnished the successful bidder. inverse numerical date, and made, 1957; to and $15 if including redemption net interest a 2.647%, due on cost follows: as of about $44,000 March 1 from 23/4s, 1951 to 1959 inclusive; $86,000 2V2S, due from 1960 to 1968 inclusive, and $70,000 23/4s, due from 1969 to 1975 Second Due high on bid March 1, of 1948. 100.036 for $160,000 23/4s and $40,000 2%s, a 2.699%, was made by Co., of Charlotte. 1, made including July 1, 1962; and at par if redemption is made Jan. I, 1963, and thereafter. terest tenth to or interest be of in¬ multiples of oneV4 of 1%. Principal and payable at the Bank of Dakota, at Bismarck, and/ chased. man Rate in or any other trust company 012, July is Jan. 1, 1958, and thereafter to and —v. airport bonds offered Feb. 10 167, p. 698—was awarded to Equitable Securities Corp., and Alex. Brown & Sons, of Bal¬ timore, jointly, at a price of 100.- said on any North the order interest payment on payment of a premium of $25 if redemption is on date thereafter 000 $1,500, payable to order of the district, is required. Legal opin¬ ion of Reed, Hoy t & Washburn, of inclusive. suitable & bank or named by the pur¬ opinion of Chap¬ Legal Cutler, of Chicago, to be furnished without cost to the pur¬ chaser. Purchaser will not be re¬ quired to a for the bonds until pay 30-day period has elapsed. Blank bonds will be cost to the check for furnished purchaser. without A certified $7,000, payable to the Higher Education, State Board of is required. net cost of R. S. Dickson & NORTH CAROLINA Burke County (P. N. County (P. O. Statesville), N. C. C. Offering—W. E. Easter- OHIO Iredell O. Morganton), Alliance; Ohio Bond Sale—The Bond Offering — Karl Ayers, $145,000 re¬ funding road and bridge bonds offered Feb. 10—v. 167, p. 698— were awarded to Alex. Brown & Sons, of Baltimore, at a price of City Auditor, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 25 for the purchase of $70,000 2Vz% hospital site bonds. Dated Feb. 1, Feb. 17 for the purchase of $369,000 not to exceed 6% interest 100.032, on school due ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ ment Commission, will receive Schenectady, N. Y. sealed bids until Essex Central School District No. 1 Bond Bond Offering—Harold A. Root, of E. Weigold & Co., jointly, for 2.90s, at 100.28. the District, is required. Director Charles and Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be furnished the pur¬ chaser inclusive. York New sealed bids Raleigh, Dated tion at until $1,000. 1, his 11 building Nov. office a.m. (EST) coupon in 011 bonds. 1947. Due on Denomina¬ May 1, as fol¬ lows: $9,000 in 1949: $6,000 from 1954; $10,000 from 1955 to 1960, and $15,000 from 1961 to 1978, all inclusive. Principal and 1950 to Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ "Altogether, from all sources, able at the Chemical Bank & including air terminals, the gross Trust Co., of New York City. Rate interest . is urer A issue of $19,000 $17,500 fire funding notes was purchased by engine pumper-1948 bonds offered the National Bank of Burlington, on Feb. 6—v. 167, p. 593—were at 21/2%. purchased by Tilney & Co., of Harnett County (P. O. Lillington), New York, as 1.90s, at a price of 'S N- c100.241, a basis of 1.85%. Dated Bond. Sale Details—In connec¬ Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially on Feb. tion with the sale of $211,000 1 from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Principal and interest payable school building bonds (listed under (F-A) at the Village Treasurer's Barnett County (P. O. Lillington), office. The next highest bidder N. C.) to Alex, Brown & Sons, of was -the Lafayette Bank & Trust Baltimore, and the Branch Bank¬ ing & Trust Co., of Wilson, joint¬ Co., Suffern, for 2s, at par. ly, at a net interest cost of 2.68%, Unadilla, Butternuts and Sidney for $38,000 4s, $18,000 2s, $110,— to interested investors. of the Port Authority exceeded those tertained. The approving opinion of Mitchell & Pershing, of New York City, will be furnished the Burlington, N. C. Sale activities, will also be available may Port of .New York Authority, N. Y. 1947 Revenues Set New High— bid the amount of bonds of each rate. No bid for less than par and accrued interest will be en¬ Suffern, N. Y. Bond —v. City, tady Trust Co., for 2%s, at par. City. A certified check for $2,500 payable to the City, is re¬ quired. which summarizes all of its public . ing 1948 bonds offered on Feb. 10 — v. 167, p.. 697 -r were pur¬ chased by E. H. Rollins & Sons, and Coffin & Burr, both of New York, ..jointly, as 23/4s, at a price rates, specify in must purchaser. $10,871,734 report bid $7,380 payable to the State Treas¬ cash and when the bidder no four York the Special Re¬ (which has a balance amendment at than Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New and Fund serve 1 balance, but more $225,000 anticipation notes offered or for improvement States March rate re¬ $21,573,500 consisting of United about each another The entirety amount to $42,213,- and with and reserve Authority. and furnished maturities) Sale—The part his of Note (having the earliest National Bank & Trust Co., Tuckahoe. : Bidder to name a single • at 53 Kinston, N. C. and for all of the bonds. The same (793) (M-N) payable in New 2.55% net interest cost of about a as on including, on Feb. follows: Feb. 1 1 and from 1964 are 2%s, to 1963 2Vis, due 1953 $40,000 clusive. The bonds 1, $105,000 from to 1967 in¬ dated Feb. 1948.' Second high bid of par for $50,000 2s and $95,000 2%s was made by the Branch Banking & Trust Co., of Wilson. 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to 1958, and $4,000 from 1959 to inclusive. Principal (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's office. Bids may 1968, all and interest be submitted for a different rate than the above specified provided that such bids are in multiples of V4 of 1%. to the The bonds will be sold highest bidder for not less 54 THE COMMERCIAL (794) than value par thereof and Dated March 1, 1948. Principal (M-S) payable at the Irving Trust Co., New York City. ac¬ crued interest. All bids must state the amount of bid and gross crued interest to date of No conditional ceived. bids The ac¬ will be approving opinion of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cin¬ cinnati, will be furnished the pur¬ without check for 1% for, payable quired. the the to tile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis; W. E. Hutton & Co., certified A cost. of bids bonds City, is Roosevelt & Cross, Hayden, Miller Co., Illinois Co., Chicago; First Cleveland Corp. Laurence M. Marks & Co., Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Ohio Co. of Co¬ lumbus, Weil, Roth & Irving Co., Seasongood & Mayer, Mullaney, Ross & Co., and Blewer, Heitner & Glynn, jointly, for 2y2s, at & re¬ 1 Beaver Local School District (P. O. Rogers), Ohio Bonds Withdrawn From Sale — The $305,000 building bonds which were scheduled to be offered on Feb. 9—v. 167, 594—have been p. highest, bidder was Co., New York; Trust Smith, Barney & Co., Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Shields & Co., R. W. Pressprich & Co., Mercan¬ re¬ The chaser next Bankers delivery. City Sch. Dist., Bond Sale—The $418 000 build¬ ing, unlimited tax bonds offered on Feb. 9—v, 167, p. 482—were purchased by Fox, Reusch & Co., of Cincinnati, 101.775, a 23/4S, at a price basis of 2.574%. Dated Dec,. 15, 1947. Due serially of on Dec. as from 1 to 1949 the Ohio 1970 in¬ Offering clusive. check for bonds public sub¬ scription at prices to yield from 1.00% for those maturing on Sept. 1, 1949 to 2.40% for those due in School Issue at the voters the was Sale Bond construction house Feb. on The — 9—v. 167, $4,500 plete 698—were purchased by J. A. White & Co., of Cincinnati, as 2yis, at a price of 100.40, a basis of 2.17%. Dated .receive p.m. the ing Project details method of District. A School certified check: $3,000 payable to the, School District, is required. SOUTH DAKOTA Liberty Township (P. O. Outlined—Com¬ with Parkston), S. Dak. the to respect Bond fiancing and liquidat¬ proposed a expenditure which would* bids oral 000 Pittsburgh, 98 other Al¬ until Theodore — J.- 8 p.m. (CST) on. purchase of $20,-» for the Feb. 23 the meet Offering Ziebart, Clerk of Board of Super-' visors, 1 will receive sealed and1 of $82,000,000 for the construction of a single-plant sewage treatment needs of fire for Authority, Pa. Sewer system bonds offered p. 20 PENNSYLVANIA 1947 Township (P. O. Jennings), Ohio purchaser will receive "with-out charge the opinion-of Burg-, win, Churchill & Ruff in, of" Pitts-, burgh, that the bonds are valid,, general, binding obligations of the. Alleghany County Sanitary general election. Jennings will •• Bank,';'Pittsburgh., Deposit The for authorized by November Side (P. O. (PST) purchase of $317,000 building bonds. Feb.. on $300, payable to order Village Treasurer, is re¬ quired. Directors sealed bids until 7:30 for the Monday, February 16, 1948„ North Bend), Coos County, Ore. « Bond Offering -r- The Board of r and interest (M-S) payable at the Hicksville Bank, Hicksville. A certified of T.iY: Bend School District North Ethel Harkey, Principal Fort above — Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 28 for the purchase of $30,000 not to exceed 4% interest sewer exten¬ sion bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $3,000 on Sept. 1 from 1949 to 1958 in¬ Bonds Offered for Investment-^— The successful syndicate reoffered Campbell Bond 101.22. withdrawn from sale for the pres¬ ent. FINANCIAL { CHRONICLE Hicksville, Ohio and interest the number of bonds bid for and & to not exceed 2y2% interest road improvement bonds. Dated' also the communities of Arnold April 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000... Due on Jan. 1, as follows: $3,000 and New Kensington vin West¬ moreland County, are set forth in from 1950 to 1953, and $2,000 from" leghany County municipalities,, * 1954 to 1957, all inclusive. These 218-page report recently made are the bonds authorized at thepublic by ,John F. Laboon, Chair¬ election held on Dec. 16, 1947.;No; man of the Authority,. ? The plans, 1962, A total of $1,961,000 prin¬ Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially on Sept. is the result of a 2-year? study of bids for/less than par and accrued interest.' The bonds are optional! cipal amount of the issue, due 1, from 1949 to 1951 incl; Interest the project and the cost of $82,from 1963 through 1973, is not in¬ payable M-S. The next highest on any interest payment date. 000,000 is based on July, 1947, bidder was Fox, Reusch & Co., clude# in'the offering. prices,1 The program will likely Sioux Falls, S. Dak. for 2V4S, at 100.30. remain in the blue-print stage for Bond Election—At an election: Corning, Ohio Wayne Local SchoolDistrict (Pf O. sometime' • to be held on April 20 the voters j Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ Lisbon), O/uV will consider the issuance of : tion with the sale of the $17,000 Penn Toivnship ? School District Bond Offering — 'Bert DaVis, street improvement bonds to the $250,000 municipal electric plant •. (P.O. R.F.D.; No. 1, Verona), Pa* Clerk of the Board of Education; bonds. Bank of Corning Co., as reported Bond Sale—The $275,000 school will receive sealed bids until in our Jan. 26 issue—v. 167, p. 482 noon TENNESSEE i (EST) on Feb. 25 for the bonds, offered on Feb. 6—v. 167, —we learn that the bonds were purchase of $15,000 not to exceed p.; 483-^were purchased < by the sold as 2% s, at a price of 102.50, Claiborne County (P. O. 4 ; 3% interest building bonds. Dated First Boston Corp., and Stroud & a basis of 2.40%. Due from 1950 a,',azewell), Tenn. Nov. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000; Co., of Philadelphia, jointly, as to 1959, inclusive. Bond Offering—J. Kyle Kivett, ' Due $1,000 on Sept. 1 from 1949 to 21/£s, at a price of 100.409, a basis Fairfield Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. 1963 inclusive. Interest M-S.; A of 2.465%. Dated-Feb. 1, 1948. Due County Judge, will receive sealed 1 bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on March R.F.D. No. 4, London), Ohio certified check for $250, payable serially on Feb. 1 from 1950 to 17 for the purchase. of. $400,000 ' Bond Sale—The $106,000 build¬ to order of the B oard of, Educa¬ 1974 incl. Interest payable F-A. not to exceed 4% interest school" next tion is required. highest bidder was Bonds were au¬ The ing bonds offered on Feb. 5—v. coupon bonds. Dated -March 1, ■ 167, p. 594—rwere purchased by thorized at the Nov. 4, 1947 gen¬ Singer, Deane & Scribner, and 1948, Due $50,000 on Sept. 1, from * eral election and were originally E. H. Rollins & Sons, jointly; for Fox, Reusch & Co., Browning & 1950 to 1957 incl. Bonds maturing • 2%s, Co., and Charles A. Hinsch & offered for sale on Jan; 27. a ■ • clusive. Principal and interest (JDp payable at the Dollar Savings & Trust Co., Youngstown. The next highest, bidder was Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., for 2 % s, at 101:541. Cleveland, Ohio Bond Sale bonds offered The — $6,250,000 Feb. 10—v. 167, on 594—were purchased by a syn¬ composed of Blyth & Co., p. dicate Goldman, Sachs & Kidder Co., all of New York, Peabody & Co. Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, Braun, Bosworth & Co;, Inc., Field, Richards & Co., of Cincinnati, Salomon Bros. & Hutz- ler, Hemphill, Noyes & Co., both of New York, Harris, Hall & Co., Chicago, L. F. Rothschild & Co., of New York, Alex. Brown & Sons of Baltimore, Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, of Buffalo, of Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of To¬ I. duPont & Co., Coffin & Burr, C. F. Childs & Co., Wm. E. Pollock & Co., all of New York, Provident Savings Bank & ledo, Trust Francis Co., of Cincinnati, Minsch, Monell & G. Co., Walker & H. Co., both of New York, Ball, Burge & Kraus, Merrill, Turben & Co. both of Cleveland, Tripp & Coy of New York, Sweney, Cartwright & Co., of Columbus, Hirsck & Co., of New York, E. Lowber Stokes & Co., of Philadelphia, and William R. Compton & Co., of of New York, at a price of 100.074, net interest cost of 2.3625%, as a follows: - serially to as 2V2s. Due Sept. 1 from 1949 on 1960 inclusive. , at^a price of 101.41. Co., all of Cincinnati, jointly, as 2y2s, at a price of 101.184, a basis of 2.382%. from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. der serially 1949 to Sept. on 1 from 1973 inclusive. 1949 to 1970 inclusive. 400,000 lakefront bonds, as 2V4S. Franklin - from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. 300,000 police and fire station bonds, as 2y2s. Due serially Sept. 1 from 1949 to 1973 on 200,000 receive will City hospital 2%s. Due serially bonds, on bonds, on Sept. number must 1 cemetery as 2%s. improvement Due serially Sept. 1. from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. bonds, as rially on Sept. to 1.973 the bonds. the state for and bid and of delivery. number the accrued 2yis. Due 1 from Bond of inclusive. finances and other economic fact¬ for the various counties, cities ors interest to date payable check Sale for $100 connec¬ Jan. 5 issue—v. 167, learn that, the bonds our 93—we were sold as follows: Feb. on 100.10, a basis of 1.983%. serially on Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. ing to the at general authorized were held election on A certified check for 2% of the bid, is required. connec¬ 24,000 Alger and Liberty Street improvement notes, at a price of 100.11, a basis of 1.683%. Due on Oct. 1, 1949. 20,000 Cherry and Locust Street improvement notes, at a price V of 100.11, a basis of 1.683%. for bonds the of issue having the same terms and numerical maturity. mitted In election only one check provided, the above by one as to the bid for the Board applicable for In case a deemable Lake Oswego Rural Fire District Bond Protection (P. O. Lake Grove), Ore. Offering—The Board of bonds If bonds is deemable terms of sale Directors will receive sealed bids, subject to all 7:30 p.m. (PST) on Feb; 16 until for the ;set forth purchase of $25,000 not? 4% interest improve-.- tfJWest Due Feb. 1950 and 1, Dated as 1951 1958 Feb. 1, 1948. follows: $2,000 in will a above bid for re¬ accepted the under and be the provisions above 1 / . Bond Offering-^Harry G. Can*f ning, District Secretary, will re¬ $3,000 from ceive sealed bids until 8 p.m. Optional (EST) on Feb. 17 for the pur¬ any subsequent, chase of $150,000 field house con¬ and inclusive. Feb. 1, 1954 or on : - water and Dec. on light 1, bonds. follows: as 1964; •: j bonds. Due on Dec. 1, as • 1949; : r 1 $9,000 in 1950; $16,000 in 1952; $23,000 in 1953; 000 in 1954; $11,000 in v - $14,- . 1955; ^ in 1956; $15,000 in 1958; $23,000 in 1959;- $11,000 in 1960, and $3,000 in 1961. h $10,000 all inclusive. check for $500 is required. Legal¬ as ity to be approved by Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre; of a Portland. and interest to name Reenterable principal a only? Bidders rto single rate of interest in V4 of 1%. Principal multiple of payable at the North • Dated Jan. 15, 1948. Denomina* ■' tion $1,000. Bidders are requested' k to name for a the the price they will pay bonds rate or bearing interest at * rates likewise to; be L designated in their bids; provided however, that each interest rate . designated shall be an even 'multiple of Vs of 1%, and that al}'*" so of. the bonds of the shall bear interest rate.-Bidders one both or may of maturity ' same at the ^ same / bid for either { . said issues. The . Town will furnish the ion of Charles & legal opin¬ Trauernicht, of March 1959, > fol¬ Treasurer's certified • lows: $9,000 in 1948; $6,000 in Louis, and will pay for the printing of the bonds. The bonds A - in interest payment date. Interest; struction bonds. Dated March 1, F.-A. Principal apd interest pay*. 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due able at the Clackamus County $15,000 on March 1, from 1950 to office. , . follows: as $25,000 in 1965 and $70,000 from M967 to 1970, and $67,000 in 1971. 150,000 street improvement bonds View School District, Pa. exceed bonds. described will be rejected. the 1966; deter¬ bonds is accepted all bids for re¬ bonds. v1'; „ The 1961; $15,000 in 1962; $40,000 in 1963; $36,000 in . bid for non-redeemable V $12,000 •" is accepted all bonds bonds Due the shown 6—v. in Offering—W. B. Brigham, Recorder, will receive $500,000 check to type of bonds which the of School Directors shall bids 000 bidder it shall be necessary to submit be bonds Feb. deferred. reoffered sealed bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 26 for the purchase of $650,- bids are sub¬ redeemable and non-redeemable same Bond Town their of be Dyersburg, Tenn. : case both for order will future. near for 483—was p. pro¬ 1, 1955, being bonds Nos. 36 to 75, inclusive, will be re¬ deemable at par and accrued in¬ terest at any interest payment date on or after March 1, 1955, on 30 days' published notice in inverse 167, bonds and visions as above set forth except that any or all bonds due after redeemable an same held recently the voters approved, described above will be rejected. the issuance of $50,000 reservoir In case a bid for non-redeemable 1952 .to follows: At — scheduled bonds Optional Bids Invited—Bids are also requested, subject to all of the above terms and conditions, mine to issue. Creswell, Ore. Bonds Voted sold Oct. 1, 1949. bonds Nov. 4, 1947. ment on and accrued inter¬ par pay These est. to Due of 1964, and $1,600 in 1965. The bonds shall be sold to the bidder offering the with the sale of the $44,improvement notes to Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of Toledo, as l%s, we learn that the notes were 1 receive (CST) purchase Due $4,000 from 1953 to 000 as will the for 19 $49,600 electric distribution bonds. of Details—In Clerk, sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. OREGON 6,000 Cherry and Locust Street improvement bonds, at a price Sale Super- Offering—Wm. J. Town naw, , March Skiatook, Okla, Bond ; $12,000 Alger and Liberty Street improvement bonds, at a price of 100.475, a basis of 1.918%. Due serially on Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Note ^ lowest rate of interest and agree¬ Details—In with the sale of the $18,000 improvement bonds to J. A. White & Co., of Cincinnati, as 2s, as re¬ ported in and towns in the State. bonds tion se¬ 1949 , . bids amount of Interest certified A gross All payable to the Board of Trustees, is required. 40,000 Cuyahoga River improve¬ ment in inverse numerical order at the 1 -— • tion from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. bonds, 1 of Due as Offering i . 1 from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. 50,000 R. until and accrued interest. Bids be made upon all or any par house bonds, as Due serially on Sept. 1 100,000 incineration 2V4S. Due serially bids the highest bidder at not less than as Sept. from 1955 to 1957 shall be callable Ralph Sloan; option of the County on Sept.- 1, ; Secretary of the Board of School 1954, or any interest payment Directors* will receive sealed bids date thereafter at par and accrued * ing bonds offered on Feb. 5—v. until, 8 p.m, (EST) on.March 1 for interest to date of- redemption. All 167, p. 594—were purchased* by the purchase of $75,000, coupon of the bonds shall ,bear the same C. Edgar Honnold, of Oklahoma school bonds. Dated March 1,. rate, of interest. Completed bonds City, the First National Bank, and 1948. Denom- $1,000. Due $5,000 and legal opinion of Chapman & y the Victory National Bank,; both on March 1 from 1949 to 1963 incl. Cutler, of Chicago, will be fur- 1 of Nowata, jointly, at a net in¬ without expense Bidder to name a single rate of nished to the terest cost of 2.3674%. Due serially interest, expressed in a multiple purchaser. A certified check for » from 1951 to 1960 inclusive. of Va of 1 %. Bonds are regis- $6,000 payable to the County, is Oklahoma (State of) able as to principal only. A cer¬ required. Municipal Debt Statistics Com¬ tified check for $1,500, payable to i ; Dresden, Tenn. order of the district, is required. piled—R. J. Edwards, Inc., of Ok-? Bond Sale Deferred—The sale lahoma- City, will furnish, upon Legality approved by Morgan, of the $30,000 public improvement written request, a copy: of the Lewis & Bockius of Philadelphia. Bond Nowata School Districtp Okla. Bond Sale—The $85,000 build¬ purchase of $20,000 5 % fire ap¬ paratus bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $2,000 firm's 13th Annual Financial Sur¬ on Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 incl. Bidders may bid for a different vey of Oklahoma Municipalities, which contains a wealth of up-torate of interest in multiples of lU date information bearing on the of 1%. The bonds will be sold to 100,000 market 2Vzs. Merle — sealed 6:30 p.m; (EST) on Feb. 24 for the from 1949 to 1971 inclusive. on Offering Stump. Clerk, Board of Trustees, inclusive. : Township (P. O. Clinton, R. D. 1), Ohio Bend p. development Due serially ' . Prospect Park School District, P**' OKLAHOMA „ 2V2s, at 101.376. 2V4S. as 450,000 recreation bonds, as 2y2s. Due serially on Sept. 1 from . J. A. was Fremont, Ohio 1,000,000 bridge bonds, Due The next highest bid¬ White & Co., for able A-O. 1968 inclusive. to Dec. 1,: 1947. Due serially on Oct. 1 from 1949 to 1971 inclusive. Interest pay¬ A-O. 1,060,000 Cleveland municipal airport bonds, as 2y2s. Due serially on Sept. 1 from 1949 . Dated bid 1,250,000 general sewer bonds, as 2^s. Due serially on Sept. 1 . . may $1,300,000 park bonds, ■ - St: will be delivered 25. on Principal or and before interest payable at: the First-Citizens National Bank,"1? Dyersburg. . ; A " cer¬ tified check for 2% of the amount of bonds bid for, payable to the - Volume 167 Number 4673 THE COMMERCIAL Town, is required. These are ,the bonds ; offered on Jan. 26, for & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (795) Nos. 501 to 536 and 693 and Pomeroy, First of Michigan694, the American National Bank of Corp., Francis I. duPont ;& Co., to the amount of $38,000, at Austin. The City will furnish which all bids received were re- Dick & V, par plus 5% interest, matur¬ the Merle-Smith, Bramhall, purchaser with a complete Barbour & Co., .Hirsch & Co., ing March 15, 1968. certified copy of the entire pro¬ Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs, Dallas Interest ceases on date called. ■rGleason, Tenn. ceedings connected with the issu¬ Bond Sale Details—The $40,000 Rupe & Son, Tripp & Co., Kobbe ance of the Jefferson County Independent Sch. bonds, together with & Co., John Small & Co., Moroney street improvementv bonds the final pur¬ unqualified, legal opin¬ \ District, Texas Beissner & Co., Louis B. Henry chased by the Bank of Gleason— ion of Dumas & Bond Sale—An issue of Huguenin, of Dal¬ Investments, Pohl & Co., and R. $117,- las. —v. 167, p.:483-—were sold as 3V4S, H. Any other opinion desired by 000 3M>% Johnson & Co., jointly for school house and re¬ at a price of 2s, at the purchaser will 100.50, a basis of be obtained 100.076. •J."-.; funding bonds was purchased re¬ about 3.15%. /■■:!//J and paid for Dated Jan. 1, 1948 by him. All bids cently by the First of Texas Corp., and due on Jan. 1 from 1949 to Dallas County Water Control and must be submitted on a form of San Antonio. pro¬ Dated Jan. 20, 1958 inclusive. 4 vided by the City, which * y /; Improvement District No. 4 ••• 1948. Due on Jan. may be 20, as follows: obtained from the City (P. O. Arcadia Park, Madison County Secretary's $2,000 from 1949 to 1951; $2,500 (P. O. Jackson), office. A certified check for Dallas), Texas from 1952 to 1955; $3,500 in $45,Tennessee 1956; 900 payable to the City, is re¬ Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ $2,500 in ; Bond Offering — August Wilde, 1957; $3,000 from 1958 to ■,./'■■ ■ /:/:/;J'/ County Judge, will sell at public tion with the sale of the $150,000 1966; $4,000 from 1967 to 1974; 5,- quired.; /: auction at 2 p.m. (CST) on March sewer bonds, to the Central Invest¬ 000 trom 1975 to 1980, and $6,000 Lyford, T exas ment Co., of 11 an issue of $225,000 not to ex¬ Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ Dallas, as reported in .1981. All bonds maturing from learn that the bonds were sold to the First National Bank and the Planters interest bonds, in fol¬ as lows: —we sold $185,000 North Side High School bonds. Due Feb.! 1, 1968. 40,000 Denmark School bonds. Due Feb. Dated - 1, 1948. '- ' at ■- Fort sealed bids until 10 Feb. 24 for the held rate than Bond no of considered for less than 92.00, as issue v. ; $20,000 authorized at ;/• ■ to legality by Gibson, Gibson Boothman, of Austin. & school Bonds Voted will be considered for all oL No bid less /than all of No bid for less than par, other the of both issues. and obligation, be given to the bid 295,000 bonds of Harris County (P* O. Houston), Texas and accrued interest, or bet¬ which specifies the lowest interest rate. Principal and inter¬ par ter est cal *■ Bond (F-A) payable at the Chemi¬ Co., New York to City. & Trust The bonds be direct a Trust and Chase will be furnished at of the chaser will the ex¬ County. The pur¬ the printed furnish bonds at his own expense. A cer¬ tified check for $5,000 payable to the ./•'• Bond Sale Of the $75,000 bonds offered on Feb. 5—v. 167, p. 483—$65,000 was purchased by H. P. Stainback, of Somerville, at 3%s at a price of 100.007. Dated —- of New Dougherty Rotan, $3,500,000 1948. Crosby County (P. O. Crosbyton), \> Bonds Voted—An issue 3,500.000 of 1948. ■ election held on Jan. 31. . Ennis, Texas Sale—An issue of $300,water and sewer revenue $175,000 series on Due A-2 $175,000 ' March of J . Bond Sale — water and sewer, The 1, first installment on Feb. 10—v. 167, 484—were purchased by a syn¬ dicate composed of - the Union from p. trict v Co., & is scheduled March 8. or 10 ; Harris to either March 5 v° i on " . County Water and . Sea■■■ VImprovement&istrict Nol^ l - (P. O. Houston), Texas '/■.■"'I . Bonds Voted — At an 1, f - election Co. light bonds. im¬ Due system March on 1958, V Dated at or a on date : any March interest thereafter at bank purchaser 1, be to and 1948. Payable selected by the by the approved to the amount ; ' * -*i 4 •l ,-i |.< ; of $36,000, at par plus 4%% interest, turing March 15, 1947. ma- h was the cancelled and, above issuance of o s County hospital bonds on connec¬ $345,000 as reported Jan. 26 issue—v. 167, p. 484 learn the bonds were sold to our light system revenue considered. agree to make payment accept The bonds bidder delivery for the of will must and bonds at $1,000. Due follows: $1,000 in from 1950 to 1961; 1, as 1949; $2,000 $15,000 from syndicatq composed of the First 1962 to 1964, and Corp., Columbian Securi^ $20,000 from 1965 to 1968, incl. ties Corp. of Texas, both of San Bonds maturing on and after 1958 Antonio, and J. Wylie Harris & are to be optional for redemption Co., of Houston, at a price of par, on any interest paying date after 10 years from date of a net interest cost of issue. The 2.64%, as follows: $40,000 as 214s, maturing legal opinions connected with the bonds and the printed bonds $20,000 in 1949 and 1950; $150,000 are as 214s, maturing $20,000 from to be furnished by the purchaser 1951 to 1954; $35,000 in 1955 and without any cost to! the City. 1956, and $155,000 as 2%s, matur¬ Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ ing $35,000 in 1957, and $40,000 able at the First-Taylor National from 1958 to 1960 inclusive. Dated Bank, Taylor. These bonds were Jan. 10, 1948. Bonds maturing authorized at the election held on from 1955 to 1960, are optional for Feb. 3. A certified check for $3,000 prior payment on J an. 10, 1954, or is required. on interest any payment date Wilson County Road District No. 7 (P. O. Floresville), Texas Bonds Sold—An issue of thereafter at par and accrued in¬ terest to date of redemption. Prin¬ cipal and interest at the State (J-J) payable Treasurer's office. Approved as to legality by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dal¬ $100,- 000 road bonds was sold recently to Russ & Co., of San Antonio. VIRGINIA las. as reported 167, —v. bonds p, were in our Jan. 484—we sold 26 issue learn at par, and Falls Bond $115,000 from 1968 to 1973 held on Feb. will consider the 17 the voters issuance of $1,000,000 water bonds,. WASHINGTON Clark County, Battle Ground Con¬ solidated School District No. 115 (P. O. Vancouver), Wash. Bond Offering —Eva the all in¬ Church, Va. Election-r-At an election to be ma¬ on Feb. 10 as follows: $10,000 1949; $20,000 from 1950 to 1959; $50,000 in 1960 and 1961; $100,000 from 1962 to 1967, and Reagan Dec. 11, 1945. The! $1,850,000 electric light sys¬ tem revenue bonds are part of an issue of $4,924,000 authorized at be March of Texas clusive. Interest payable F-A. on . Glore, Forgan & !•; Co., Lee Higginson Corp., A. G. ;/f Becker & Co., Schoellkopf, Hut- sale to C1ty- voters City. The $445,000 general obli¬ gation bonds were authorized at , Co., the re-offering, changes with respect to maturity, etc., were made by the elec¬ an the the election held & & bid, payable to or¬ city, is required. Bonds originally offered on Feb. 12 various in March s Shields but ture and accrued interest. of' Memphis, Wurts, held on Feb. 2 the voters approved an election held on Dec. 2, 1947. /Co., of/Philadelphia, the issuance of $575,000 water and Bidders are requested to specify Moss, Moore & Co., of Dallas, and sanitary sewef system bonds.. A the rate of interest the bonds will Perrin, West & Winslow, of Bos¬ Houstonlndependent -School bear,'but split rate bids involv¬ ton, ,at a; price of 100.02, a net District, Texas * ing more than two rates on either interest cost of 1.93%, as follows: one of the issues will not be con¬ $3,000,000 as l%s, maturing $300,sidered. Rates must be in a mul¬ 000 Aug, 1, 1948; $300,000 Feb. and Manager of Board of Education; tiple of 14 of 1%. The bonds will Augi l from.1949 to 1952; $300,000 calls for payment the following be sold in one block, requiring Feb. 1, 1953; and $3,000,000 as 2s, stadium, field house and recrea¬ the bids submitted to be for all or maturing $300,000 Aug. 1, 1953, tional No bid in¬ facilities; revenue and bonds none of the bonds. $300,000' Feb. and Aug. 1, from 1954 to 1958, all inclusive. aggregating $74,000, at the First volving a rate of more than 3V2% on the $445,000 general Dated Feb. 1, 1948. obligation Principal and National Bank, of Houston as foL bonds will be interest (F-A). payable at the Re¬ considered, and no lows: v bid involving a rate of more than public National Bank, of Dallas. Nos. 467 to 500 and 691 and The next 692, 3%% on the $1,850,000 electric highest ! bidder was Dulles will der of the were $95,000 in " payment par re-offer the electric called for payment on f / songood & Haas, R. D. White & Co., all of New York, J. C. Brad¬ ford March on the approve and of the amount ^ 1960; $100,000 in 1961 and 1962; $105,- Pasadena Independent Sch. Dist., Texas 000 in 1963 and 1964; $110,000 Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ in 1965; $115,000 in 1966, and tion with the sale of the $1,600,$120,000 in 1967 and 1968. construction bonds to the Bonds maturing on March 1, 000 State Board of Education, as 1959 to March 1, 1968, 2'%s, may be are 1968: inclusive. issue for sale blower & Weeks, all of New York, Stroud /<&; Co;, pf r Philadelphia; & 1949 to bonds Re-Offering Planned—The dis+ Securities Corp.;, Bear, Stearns & Co., C; J. Devine &! Co., Horn- MacKinnon The airport as 1959; 1948 and mature $150,000-annually bonds offered Donald York, dated March 10, 4 Texas 24 Dawson; printing of for the pay bonds in —we $6,000 follows: $70,000 in 1949 $75,000 in 1951 and 1952; $80,000 from 1953 to 1955; $85,000 in 1956 and 1957; $90,000 in J958 and made New of $6,000,000 1954; and 1950; by a syndicate headed by the National City Bank Dallas, Texas < to general obligation Due on March 1, as revenue County Flood Control Dist. (P. O. Houston), Texas was Dec. bank in New a the approval of the State General. Bonds were authorized at an election on Dec. 9, 1947. A certified check for 2% obligation Voted—At on at or exceed 3% interest school im¬ provement bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomination a municipal 1,850,000 on — 3s, Not be interest Attorney bonds. Bond Sale Details—In tion with the sale of the . $6,000 from 1949 to 1954; $7,000 from 1955 to 1959; $8,000 from 1960 to 1963; $9,000 from 1964 to 1966, and $10,000 in 1967 and 1968. was clusive Braunfels, held not $350,000 as follows: Bid Rejected Re-Offering purchased by the First Planned—The $3,000,000 series B of Texas Corp., Of San Antonio, bonds of 1948 offered Feb. 11— as 3V2S, and 3%s, subject to an v. 167, • p. 595—were not sold as election to be held on March 1. bids were rejected. Best offer, for Due serially from 1949 to 1978 in¬ ponds 1, provement of bonds did $3,000 March on 1949 bonds. Harris Bond 000 150,000 March 10 from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. All of the bonds are dated March 10, 1948. $335,000 road improvement bonds was not approved by the voters at an bonds Due from 10 from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. Texas Not Due A-l Bonds tion from 1955 to 1958; $7,000 from 1959 to 1963, and $8 000 from 1964 to 1968, all inclusive. ; Webster Philadelphia; Moreland, and series general and City designated by the bid¬ prior New / 129,000 street lighting, general bonds. Due obligation on March 1, as follows: $5,000 Co., & water not may supply the legal opinion of the City Attorney bonds. gen¬ Due on follows: as inclusive., 100.529 for 2%s. a net interest cost of about 2.669%. Sale consisted of: TEXAS i & Mosle 40,000 on and and bonds offered on Feb. deferred until Feb. 14. ! ^ revenue Principal city will the awarding the following $80,000 $40,000 water 1% rates der. Bidder to pay for legal opin¬ ion of Wood, King & Deferred—Action water was $3,000 in 1949 and 1950; $4,000 from 1951 to 1958; $5,000 from 1959 to 1965, and $6,000 from 1966" to 1968, all Co., Philadel¬ A. 1, bonds. Dallas Rupe & Son, both of Dal¬ las. The group paid a price of Jan. l, 1948. Due serially on Jan. I from 1949 to 1964 inclusive. - York; on Award of (M-S) payable at the City Treas¬ York T/ , 1/4 three urer's office 19 Needville, Texas Bond follows: phia; W. E. Hutton & Co., Kean, Taylor & Co., Hannahs, Ballin & Lee, and W. H. Morton & Co., all Somerville, Tenn* (CST) named. learn 1 bonds. Taylor, Texas ' > 4 p i t a 1 construction Bond Offering—Sealed bids will 1956; $4,000 from bonds. be received 1965, and $5,000 from by the City Secretary / 1966 to 1968, all inclusive. until 8 p.m. Panola County (P. O. (CST) on Feb. 17 for Carthage), the purchase of 91,000 park, general obligation T exas $150,000 not to National & / sanitary system 1957 to & Newark; Stroud County Trustee, is required. ■••• i from 1949 to Savings Bank, Chicago; Bank,, Bankers Trust Co. and C.- J. Devine & Co., all of New York; Philadelphia National Bank, Philadelphia; Bear, Stearns & Co., New York; Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, of Buffalo; Fidelity Union Trust Co.; being issued subject to the approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago,' which opin¬ are pense all inclusive. A-47, and of than more follows: purchase of $2,follows: obligation bonds. March road bonds offered Feb. 167, p. 700—were awarded syndicate composed of Harris general obligations of the County ion $7,000,0pp ID—v. will The — eral 299—we p. election City Hall building, $75,000 county Bank Sale as 167, Jan. our plant March multiples of the reported in on 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due $300,000 on March 1 from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. Split rate bids are limited to on June 1, $1,000 from 1948 to 1957, and $2,000 from 1958 to 1962, '/ an until 2 pan. Feb. 26 for the office. sale series sewer Dated that the bonds mature - payable at the State Treasurer's sealed bids all things being equal preferwill *ence bonds At — G. on ' the bonds of both issues. District, Texas / the (CST) of $6,000,000 not to exceed 3% interest public improvement general tax $20,000 refunding bonds to Harold Wise & Co./ of Houston, at as Levelland Independent School ■/! election an Approved Sept. 27, 1947 were pur¬ held on Jan. 24 the voters ap¬ chased by the State Board of Edu¬ proved the issuance of $650,000 cation, as 3s. Dated Nov.. 1, 1947. construction bonds. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 //; Lubbock, Texas on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1967 in¬ Bond Offering r— Lavenia Wil¬ clusive. Optional Nov. 1, 1957; Principal and interest (M-N) liams, City Secretary, will receive one interest, which shall ^ap¬ ply to both issues, and no bid will be of County School Sale—The tion with a.m. purchase 31/2% as mond), Texas bonds 1%, and more cost ! County, to maturity are optional on Jan. 20, 19t>3, at par. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the District No. 10 (P. O. Rich- • Denomina¬ bid specify 1964 State Treasurer's office. interest ::'!' / Bend tion $1,000. Rate of interest to be in a multiple of x/\ of shall net a ' ' 1, 1966/ Feb. Feb. 9 issue—v. 167, p. 700 learn that the bonds were 3.947%. . • our Antonio, Texas Offering—J. Frank Gal¬ City Clerk, will receive lagher, ■ 4% Bank, both of 2%s, at par. as San Bond . ceed National Rosebud, jointly, , ■ 55 ton & Burgett, County Treasurer, will sealed bids until 10:30 on Feb. 24 for the- receive a.m. (PST) purchase of $24,000 not to exceed 3% interest bonds. Dated Feb. 15, 1948. Due June Indepen¬ Denomination $1,000. dent School District 15, as follows: $1,000 from 1949 to (P. O. C 1960 inclusive, and $2,000 from Big Lake), Texas County, sewer County , Bonds held Voted — At an election Feb. 3 the voters approved the issuance of $250,000 construc¬ tion bonds. on 1961 to 1966 inclusive. on bids until Feb. 24 for the pur¬ chase of $825,000 bonds as follows: $600,000 district No. 6 bonds. 225,000 district No. 2 bonds. :!. These inverse the The Callable at numerical and after June 15, cipal and at Refugio County Road Districts (P. O. Refugio), Texas Bond Offering — T. G. Jeter, County Judge, will receive sealed in par, 1951. order, Prin¬ interest County (J-D) payable Treasurer's office. bonds arevoted, unlimited obligations of the district. A check; for 5% of the amount/ of the bid is required. Legality approved by Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of tax certified Seattle. ; the bonds authorized at the election held on Jan. 31. are King County, Meridian Sch. Dist. No. 222 (P. O. Seattle), Wash. Offering—A. A. Tremper, County Treasurer, will receive Bond Rosebud Independent Sch. Dist., Texas Bond Sale sealed bids until 10:30 Details—In connec¬ Feb. on 18 for the tion with the sale of the $125,000 school bonds, as reported in our school Feb. 1948. Denomination 2 issue—v. 167, p. 595—we a.m. (PST) purchase of $38,000 not to exceed 3% interest ^ , 1 bonds. Dated March $1,000. Due /M /V 1, on 56 follows: $2,000 from and $3,000 from 1954 to 1963, all incl. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the County Treasurer's office. Bidders are required to submit a bid spec¬ ifying either (a) the lowest rate of interest and premium, if any, above par at which the bidder will purchase the bonds, or (b) the lowest rate of interest at which the bidder will purchase the bonds at par. The bonds will be sold with the opinion of Preston, Thorjerimson & Horowitz, of Seattle, approving the legality of the March 1, as to 1950 1953, premium if called for re¬ without demption thereafter; and also that redemption of a part of said bonds from the bridge revenues or from unexpended proceeds of the bonds remaining after completion of the bridge may be accomplished on any interest payment date on or after March 1, 1951, upon terms termined rate interest lowest the on Federal Reserve December Business Index the City. interest cost to or being issued sub¬ The bonds are The ject to the favorable opinion of Lines, Spooner & Quarles, of Mil¬ waukee, which will be furnished without charge to the purchaser. par and accrued interest plus premium 1% less than the amount of premium as hereinbe¬ fore indicated for retirement of bonds at the same time as a of December Denomination $1,000. Due March 1, 1978. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the principal office of the Trustee (to be designated by the Authority) 1948. 1, J;. \ in the State of Washington or at Bank Chemical the New Bidders the the agent of specify fiscal York, State. Co., Trust & may redemption terms and provisions, however, the Authority has con¬ sidered as acceptable that the bonds be optional for redemption prior to maturity as a whole at any time on or after March 1, 1951, for refunding purposes upon accrued interest, terms of par and together with a premium of 4% of the principal amount thereof if called for redemption on or prior March to Vk% of the principal amount thereof if called for redemption thereafter and on or prior to March 1, 1958; 3% of the principal amount thereof if called for redemption thereafter and on or prior to March 1, 1962; 2%% of the principal amount thereof if called for redemption 1, 1954; provided no¬ those hereby offered of intention to tice issue such so bonds is publication, the holder or holders of at least 15% of the principal ing shall have filed a written pro¬ test, then such additional bonds shall not be issued ranking on a parity with the bonds hereby of¬ fered but may be issued only upon the condition that the lien security and is subject of payment source to priority in favor of the bonds hereby offered. The resolution au¬ thorizing this issue requires that the maturity of all such additional bonds shall be subsequent to all other bonds then outstanding. bids All firm. and unconditional must be will bonds The be March 1, 1966; 2% of the principal amount thereof if called for re¬ prior nished the successful bidder with¬ and on demption thereafter to March prior or an on or to 1970; 1V2% ol the principal amount thereof if called 1, for redemption prior or thereafter and on March 1, 1974; and to printed at the out expense A certified check for charge. COMPANY 30 BROAD sealed and oral bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 17 for the purchase of STREET New York, January 29, 1948 The of Board of this Company has dividend of Twenty (20c) Gnnts per share on the outstanding capital -titock, payable March 15, 1948 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 18, 1948. tMs day Directors declared a C. O. $261,000 not to exceed 3% interest bonds $1,000 from 1949 to 1953; $2,000 from 1954 to 1958, and $10,000 from 1959 to 1968, all inclusive, subject to call in inverse or¬ CANADIAN PACIFIC BAILWAY COMPANY Dividend At Directors Railway of Board of held of three today per able in Canadian funds on fund bonds. 1958 inclusive. all : Feb. on March at plus one follows: after 10 accrued years, interest year's interest. $5,000 from 1958, all inclusive. 16,000 is made possible income from sources than railway operations. fire ment 1949 bids No will less for than interest. accrued to 1, Continued increases in gross earn¬ follows: as 1949 - to 1952, equip¬ March on $3,000 and the furnish Dated Park 1, $4,000 interest to be in 1948. in Rate of multiple of V4 of 1%. No split coupons. Princi¬ pal and interest (M-S) payable at the ... will a Montreal. February 9, 1948. not 157.2 1183.1 182.1 177.0 1179.5 160. 1138.0 137.6 133.6 1133.9 127. 344.8 306.2 i ■!"}•' goods O ■■ 0 t Preliminary. to durable by second 1 points 147 140 139 150 131 143 132 276 1477 373 441 t284 264 272 274 294 235 « 213 yet available. not earloadlngs, and department store sales Indexes manufactures, durable index, total in shown contract on District with payrolls index compiled by Labor Statistics. of " Dec, State, 100.32, steel. and (ron at price a 1206 202 Annual 1945 -1947- 159 Indexes Dec. Nov. Dec. Dec. —— 1947 1946 t206 202 159 tl95 150 146 197 152 197 152 tl91 222 174 226 222 174> t213 185 182 145 185 182 145-. t177 140 513 503 381 513 -503 381 t466 322 * heartn Open — 276 t285 281, 276 t276 240 234 235 t238 234 235 t230 232 t203 Automobiles 281 f233 equipment..— transportation 201 187 t205 201 187 tl91 159 t187 157 184 197 * 184 197 1180 177 181 t181 176 182 tl86 140 tl55 150 141 tl41 148 129 t143| 131 tl42 137 132 tl22 133 114 1132' 122 1179 176 160 tl79 176 160 tl65 147 t201 .201 210 1196 206 203 t20G 192 141 143 135 141 143 135 t150 125 ft -»<■ © « tl62 161 152 tl68 t231 235 219 f 227 226 1166 172 131 289 ■> Yonferrous metals and products refining and Smelting and Lumber 162 1285 Machinery products Lumber ... . Furniture clay * « 0 167 158 tl63 148 t237 233 224 t224 204 263 t227 226 263 t239 230 164 tl66 172 164 tl63 162 149 141 131 14.9 141 tl43 147 290 254 289 2.90 "254 t272 245 171 180 * 171 180 t164 171 1125 us 1127 114 t117 122 Tanning 122 110 • 126 110 t113 109 Cattle 141 122 * 147 122 t133 125 ; products Gypsum and plaster products Abrasive and asbestos prod. Textiles and products consumption Rayon deliveries Wool Dated textiles Leather 1962 incl. Interest 1948 to from 1 - '• 226 of 1947. Due serially on Dec. Nov. Pig iron Cement 2.205%. basis of a Dec. 1, 2V4S, as ,. MANUFACTURES Cotton the * Without Seasonal Adjust. 1946 -1947- and gjass products Plate glass —\ by ■' V 100) average = Adjusted for Seasonal Variation 1 purchased 300—were p. • ■ PRODUCTION (1935-39 Feb. 6—v. on centered multiply total by $410,269,000, Book, without seasonal adjustment, and Index, INDUSTRIAL $480,000 build¬ bonds offered averages, <To convert indexes to for 37 Eastern States. by $184,137,000 and all other by $226,132,000. Employment and par The purchaser minerals multiply ' moving three-month Federal Reserve Chart in Book, Reserve Chart Federal In based Dodge data W. month, of F. shown indexes based on daily nondurable manufactures, and and minerals by .152. nondurable by .469, .379, esidential tureau 289. 244. 300 value * Data convert figures, 256. 0 0 275.8 149 NOTE—Production, To 0 337.3 306.1 t300 'relght carloadings department store sales, value— averages. 384.5 0 ' ': • Department store stocks, products hide and leathers 88 Peters, Writer & Christensen, for and Sheep leathers- lamb v * i 82 • 130 1 91 92 t95 90 68 t87 56 * 68 106 Goat and kid leathers . © * 94 93 kip. leathers 112 124 tlOl 134 Park V ; . Meatpacking Other ' p. on purchased 300—were as Dated Dec. 1, 1947. par. rially June on inclusive; 1954 from 1, Interest 167, by the 2V4S, at Due se¬ fruits Processed foods—' and veg._ offered were U2.9 144 153 1147 151 f 182 189 175 t154 130 tl59 158 168 tl57 165 164 tl59 158 tl29 129 170 tlOl 118 >132 tl39 158 165 150 165 150 t158 145 186 168 177 186 168 tl79 164 90 87 87 91 85 "t91 85 153 138 tl53 159 141 t144 127 131 137 120 138 149 126 tl29 114 v t203 tl78 159 - Vv " t203 tl78 t193 1173 159 148 tl52 140 • 177 143 t170 139 41 170 139 tl63 132 411 278 t423 >'411 278 t399 271 1250 250 249 t251 251 250 t250 t29G 296 260 1296 296 260 1285 255 1423 427 422 t428 427 422 1*431 394 t226 226 252 ./ 1226 226 252 1226 225 177 Coke ■ ■ 136 ! By-products-. —- — ' —.—_—- chemicals Industrial .— Rubber products purchased V tl59 143 t423 Gasoline 148 170 coal products- Petroleum and ua^on 133* 1159 consumption. Newsprint Springs, Wyo. Feb. 9 on 155 170 1150 Printing and publishing payable Sale—The $118,000 bonds 149 143 88 Chemicals Bond 131 t156 <177 Paperboard Newsprint production J-D. 1 t116 157 tl55 . manufactured Beehive— Rock 117 159 Paper and products to 1949 tl27' 1150 ' $315,000 school Jan. 23—v. * 162 tl30 Wheat flour (P. O. Cody), Wyo. Bond Sale—-The 117 156 Shoes Manufactured food products— County School District No. 6 bonds offered 1127 1154 » 21/2s, at 100.066. • 236 MINERALS by the Casper National Bank, of 163 141 t155 142 tl64 169 '130 t164 169 130 tl55 133 Anthracite till 119 121 till 119 121 t112 119 Crude 1166 165 147 '1166 165 147 tl59 148 tl08 111 « tl04 76 t117 88 159 58 t201 155 tl62 Fuels Bituminous Casper, National Stockgrowers Bank, of Cheyenne, and Coughlin & Co., of Denver, jointly, as 2V4S, follows: :; r ; petroleum than par and accrued tl62 0 Data t Preliminary. not yet 163 .**141. available. $100,000 sewer bonds, at a price of FREIGHT 100.15 ; next highest bidder was Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Peters, Writer & Christensen, and North State Bank, Rock Springs, Salt Lake Burton & City, and Edward 100) 160 132 155 160 132 147 130 Coke 191 195 155 201 195 163 182 146 138 145 162 130 142 152 150 138 96 105 122 92 133 118 107 129 158 150 156 141 147 139 153 143 192 163 1146 60 163 45 181 136 156 151 148 147 158 139 148 1139 74 75 81 71 77 78 75 178 : Grain Livestock — products Ore L. — t Revised. Co., jointly, for $18,000 2%s, at 100.05. = Coal- 155 Forest Side CARLOADINGS (1935-39 average 18,000 fire engine bonds, at par. l.c.l interest.. The best bid will be de¬ , ^ore Iron / coal Merchandise, less U57.8 133.0 ■ 184, and First Security Trust Co., separately. The bonds will be sold at 152.4 177.1 j» issue each 156.7 181.8 136.9 tl57.4 - " on 161 1154.0 142. 152.8 ,, , goods Miscellaneous received 143 0 ' Durable Nondurable jointly, for $100,000 2V2s, at 100.- be 153 0 127 tl37.3 ,v City Treasurer's office. Bids Bramley, Secretary 0 122 187 Total - 17. County School Dist. No. The March 125 157 ft t182.9 goods— factory payrolls— Stone, from 1953. ings from freight traffic had been 173 '*91%-$. — Durable printed bonds and the ap¬ proving opinion of Myles P. Tallmadge, of Denver. A certified check for $20,000 payable to the District Treasurer, is required. as Due K> 163 employment— Nondurable goods. the v department bonds. 154 143 ' 1953, and $6,000 from 1954 to by Frederick as 55,000 refunding temporary loan bonds. Due on March 1, as for the year 1947 By order of the Board, order par plus cent in respect of operations largely offset by decreases in pas¬ senger traffic and by increases in wages and the cost of materials and supplies. 1, 134 1R3 —» Electric f~0'' State, the only bidder, Due March 1149 193 other— Total These bonds are election to be held inclusive, subject to call in inverse - The Directors consider it desir¬ able to point out that this divi¬ dend of three per cent making a total dividend payment of five other one $2,000 from 1949 to 1953; $3,000 from 1954 to 1958, and $5,000 from 1959 to 1968, .: only plus 132 155 being offered for sale subject to an plus follows: 31, 1948, to Shareholders of record at 3 p.m. on February 23, 1948. per par 75,000 refunding debt to pension a cent (seventy-five cents per share) on the Ordinary Capital Stock in re¬ spect of, and out of earnings for the year 1947 was declared pay¬ at year's interest. Pacific Canadian Company dividend final der after 10 years, accrued interest, Notice meeting of the a Due March 1, as follows: on 155 1155 payable J-D. The next bidder was asso¬ 1150 174 Calf follows: $115,000 refunding cemetery ciation deposits bonds. Secretary.' BELL, as 165 137 211 178 ' • ' </ 192 1172 224 + 174 ?act.orv $40,000 on March 1 from 1949 to 167, receive will 1220 172 t228 (MST) on March 3 an issue of $400,000 not to exceed 3 % interest building bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due ing Clerk, 209 179 tlnG field, Clerk of Board of Trustees, will sell at public auction at 2 p.m. WISCONSIN City 224 tl73 190 . V Bond Sale—The Wright, 177 1226 199 All (P. O. Powell), Wyo. Wis. 1193 1198 v'; " Residential Bloom- N. 188 192 Clay Portage, PIPE LINE Offering—C. Bond Authority, is required. Bond Offering—Frances BUCKEYE No. Wyo. 170 199 1189 — Total at County Sch,. Dist. 1187 182 Construction (P. O. Cheyenne), 1946 180 192 alue Laramie Indexes Dec. Nov, Construction contracts, value— the to " 1947 1191 \ Minerals WYOMING $200,000, payable to order of the DIVIDEND NOTICES THE payable $5,000 , Anhual 1946 -—1947 Dec. Dec. Durable certified A • Adjust. Nov. ndexes for check then outstand¬ bonds of amount bonds. the of ;• 7" Without Seasonal Variation Seaconal ''' . Nondurable be must and payrolls; contracts; / 100 for all other series. Adjusted for , :.J :j S'L'.1'- ',-V. '' Total City, is required. : all for bids All Milwaukee. , . Manufactures— together with the approving opin¬ ion of Lines, Spooner & Quarles, of The indexes for follow: Dec. '' T Industrial productionTotal City, the published in newspapers general circulation in Seattle, Wash., Chicago, 111., and New York, N. Y. If within 30 days fol¬ lowing the completition of such of of the Au¬ thority and the approving legal opinions of Chapman & Cutler of Chicago, and of Pebbles & Kuykendall of Olympia will be fur¬ thereafter by I — 1946 a furnished be j, ^ 1 ■ 1/10 of 1%. Fully executed bonds will time. year ago, employment factory average •. (V J premium of 2%. Rate of interest to be in multiples of terest and a 100 for constructioh average = 1935-39 son, be issued to rank on a month and a 100 for average = 1923-25 Offering—Nels M. Juste- Bond Any such bonds may parity with sufficient. together with Wis. Wisconsin Rapids, System issued The Board's customary summary of busi¬ made public at the same was 1939 a Reserve ;-/■!■ v/';.;■ r...business indexes City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on Feb. whole. Bidders should specify the 24 for the purchase of $300,000 rate of interest which the bonds not to exceed 3% interest water bonds. A certified check for 5% of shall bear in a multiple of lk of works second mortgage revenue the amount of the bid, is required. 1%. bonds. Dated April 1, 1948. Denom. The Authority is of the opinion $1,000. Due on April 1, as follows: Washington Toll Bridge Authority that funds derived through sale of $12,000 from 1950 to 1952; $13,000 (P. O. Olympia), Wash. this issue will be sufficient to in 1953 and 1954; $14,000 from Bond Offering—J. W; Hoover, accomplish all contemplated con¬ 1955 to 1957; $15,000 in 1958 and Secretary of the Authority, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. struction, however, the Authority 1959; $17,000 in 1960 and 1961; reserves the right to later issue $18,000 from 1962 to 1964; $20,000 (PST) on Feb. 24 for the purchase additional bonds for purposes of from 1965 to 1967, and $18,000 in of the $14,000,000 Tacoma Nar¬ obtaining funds to pay the total 1968. Bonds maturing on or after rows Toll Bridge revenue bonds, costs of construction of the bridge April 1, 1964, callable at the op¬ previously offered on Dec. 2, 1947 to the extent that moneys re¬ tion of the City on or after April at which time no bids were re¬ ceived from the sale may be in¬ 1, 1964, at par, plus accrued in¬ ceived. The bonds are dated March conditions ness printed of the Federal Governors ployment and payrolls, etc. nished by the fied Board of Jan. 28 its monthly indexes of industrial production, factory em¬ on bonds will be fur¬ purchaser. A certi¬ check for 1% is required. :> The Monday, February 16, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (796) NOTE—To in Federal convert coal Reserve and miscellaneous indexes to points in total index, shown Chart Book, multiply* coal by .213 and miscellaneous by .548.