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MONDAY

ISSUE

"The Commercial
Reg, U. 8, Pat. Office

Volume 183

Number 5511

New York 7, N. Y.,

Price

Monday, February 27, 1956

$4-2,5 a^Cftpy*

y

OF MICH'CAN

FEB 27 1356

General
RAILROAD

Corporationoands Investment News

IKESS ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC UTILITY

-

INDUSTRIAL

-

INSURANCE

-

Alabama Power Co.—Registers With SEC—
This

filed

company

registration

a

statement

SEC

additions

erty

short-term

and

bank

penditures

stock

common

Of

to

its

parent, The Southern Co.,

improvements

loans.

The

835,482,000

for

and

of

contemplates

company

during

payment

1956.—-V.

183,

Stock and

ex¬

directors

expansion
in

total

1957.
its

this

new

at

least

wiil

first

steps of

which

will

major

new

a

New York Stock Exchange

probably

New York

result

stainless,

electrical,

other

and

high

alloy

Boston

specialty

Page

Major

market

as

forecasts

projects already' authorized

estimate

that

consump¬

Detroit

construction

for

The

40

steel

March

9,

quarter

the

There

the

two-for-one

are

The

company
resulted in

has

increased

dividends

its

on

stock

common

Pittsburgh

mained

at

a

V.

p.

that

announces

delay

some

553.

high

very

stock

which

split

3,722,549 shares of

now

reduction

"a

in

stainless

in

strip

stock

the

is

Exchange

A

Exchange—Curb
Markets

The

of

registration
stock,

common

publicly

$3

at

Md., .is

statement

to be

of

which

share

per

filed

Dec.-

530,000

through

28,

shares

covering
to

were

Mitchell

580,000

See

also—V.

ha

Securities,

183,

been

e

Inc.,

corporation

will

be

the

stock

redeemed

redemption

Payment

will

These
at

the

until

lies

for

rate

shares

of

of

March

on

21,

$10.51

2.3482

including

shares

March

of

20,

Transactions American

35

Stock Exchange

ofiercd

to

General
State

shares

'

'

\

represents

redemption

Foreign

the

of

each

share

Condition

corporation
of

Declared

and

Statement

of

11

Federal Reserve System

preferred

2013.

Combined Condition

Allied

Feb.

20

Brown

Mr.

on

ef

Mr.

the

under

the

pressed

of

Feb.

H.

F.

of

Leo

Bishop,

G.

President,

48

...

Jacques

Leo

and

from

for

staff

poration's

last

labor

in

will

large

Allled's

7

be

Plants

E'aton

2

and

Rapids.

the

an

stockholders

authorized

E.

H.

retire

21

to

shares

President,

to

debt

for

mand

shares

200,000

Benson,

consideration
to

Feb.
stock

on

common

authorized

and

share,

47

activities.—V.

said

additional

and

again

aluminum

85

that

par

the

working

increase

alloy

outstanding.—V.

approved
1,000,000

of

180,

1761.

p.

ingot.

181,

board

The

plans
make

capacity

to

has

company

to

give

funds

further

available

meet

rising

374,500

de¬

common

1669.

p.

March

1956,

26,

As

shares
of
with the

440,000

result

a

common
par

value

of

this

the

action

ended

at

year,

after
It

of

number

out¬

stock will
be
Increased from
220,000
remaining unchanged at $20 per share.

is

Favorable
of

computed
$2

cents

82

per

In

the

an

on

American

Colortype

Co.—To Report Loss for Year-

Roy, President,

if

Preliminary

for

reports

1955

indicate

that

there

will

be

substantial

year-end adjustments, which, it is estimated, will result in a net
loss of approximately 8385,000 for the consolidated
operations of the
company,
after certain tax credits
and
gains of a
non-recurring
nature.

during
the

of

tions

of

of

Dec.

sold

was

its

the

the

As

been
result

of

land

lease

The

to

by

J.,

end

at

of

to

transfer

The

located

the

incurred

N.

the

and

Chicago.

Departments

discontinued

opera¬

Allwood

the

Offset

Printing Division
(in New
adjustments to be made as

inventory

stock

ducted,,

were

referred

to

the
and

business

as

well

foregoing
buildings,

others

to

results

its

trade

changes

large

a

favorable

on

in

Chicago, where
profitable and were

above.—V.

183,

provide

to
the

as

a

line

of

Jersey)
of

Dec.

products

jobbers.
Allwood

cur

part

of

investment

which

is

is

currently

terms.

principal

our

involved

not

activities
in

the

are

con¬

adjustments

105.

p.

of

Most

The

Distilling Co.—100%

directors

common

will

capital
be

recently
stock.

distributed

declared
One
on

a

100%

additional

April




16,

Stock Dividend—
stock

share

1956,

to

for

dividend
each

on

share

stockholders

of

and

Life

Insurance

latter

a

Frontier

is

Life

offer

to

its

are

to

shares

be

for

purchased

by

public sale

Frontier.
share, such

American

at $10

Net
can

the

per

the public sale of the Class "A" shares of Ameri¬
together with the net proceeds of $120,000 derived from
B common stock, will be used for the purchase of the

proceeds from

Frontier,

sale of Class

1,000,000 shares of
the

total

fraying

sum

of

necessary

Frontier

Life

Frontier

for

will

the

use

the

The

proceeds

operation of its

Life

$20,000

federal,

expenses,

Frontier

American

Frontier

American

$1,500,000.

local

sale

its

business

per

will

and

state
of

$1.50

at

balance

of

as

used

half

of

this

under

taxes.

stock

to

life insurance

a

Tennessee

Duke

Poindexter

Goodman

has

share and

and

subscribed

the

other

Joseph
for

E.

10,000

four

to

Rushing
shares

35,000

the
now

A

new

hard-box

Hard

Box

Packer)

smaller size

cigarette

packing

of

of

are

the

laws

shares

listed
Class

each

at

machine

(known

He

1.

will

ass.st

the

President

other

duties

Bell

p.

a

at

$1

within
copper

as

Muerto

3-129

per

convertible

convertible
At

the

deben¬

debentures

end

of

the

be¬

year,

for

redemption

of

1965.

May

on

The

1

the

all

redemption

until

May

price is
these deben¬

1

payment of $36 in cash with
The conversion privilege expires

on

in.

spent

record

a

added

$1,600,000,000

2,880,000

previous

on

telephones—almost

new

half

year.

manufacturing and supply unit of the Bell
30%
more
telephone cable, 52%
more
dial
and 48%
more
telephones than in 1954.—

about

Board

the

in

the

to

15,

has

other

|

informed

$52,950,000

the

Chilean

Indio

Muerto

for

Govern¬

expansion

proposals

Mountain

in

Chile

future.

near

announced

under

in Chile—

Chairman

Feb.

on

that

the

Chile

Exploration Co.

provisions

of

Chile's

will

new

shortly make
law,

copper

to

a

He

the

to

pointed
and

Chuquicamata

presentation

house

from

tion.

Also

similar

that

of

a

and

in

the

Indio

quantities

from these ores will also be
out that recovery of molybdenum both
the new project, will be strictly a by¬

project

Copper

later date.

a

partly

to

operation

Andes

the

at

at

proven

to

an

Mining

The

Company

will

shortly

revise its electrolytic tank
electrolyt e refining opera¬
Co. contemplates making a

changes

would

place in effect

now produced in the form of blister copper
Chile
into
the
electrolytic form. Mr. Glover

whereby copper
refined

reiterated

his

attention

to

since

at

extractive

proposal

processes
would
be

far

of copper production.
that
the Chile Exploration

operation

announced

make

an

so

molybdenum,

molybdenum

recover

Glover

Mr.

ores

contain

Chuquicamata ores. As further work pro¬
Muerto district,
a
proposal
to
invest in plant
the

in

Indio

equipment

that

also

district

found

than
on

disclosed

also

Mountain

higher

product

the

earnings

1.

They

addition

equip

Increased.

company.

which
through
better
performance,
lower
cost,
and fewer operator-requirements makes obsolete all other

owners

plant to recover molybdenum from copper ores mined
He predicted substantial additional gross revenue
the next several years because the molybdenum content of the
ores
will increase as the depth of the Chuquicamata pit is

at

share.

in

made

American

per

share

retained

through

13.

However,

stock

turned

May

equipment,

Glover

American

$1

called

convertibles

the

in

presented

made.

at

of

Chuquicamata.

and

stock

1954,

converted.

been

into

been
37/b%

of

Dec.

debentures.

1955.

presentation

ceeds

promoters.

as

B

number

increase

has

on

had

AT&T
of

as

Glover,

build and

in

year—mainly

878.

that,

be

the

to

Anaconda Co.—Expansion

Ifor

on

issue

Electric—the

V.

project

6.2%

the

mainly the result of the rapidly expanding
generally, and "vigorous pro¬

companies

in

office

Roy H.

with

during

and

stock

business

many

Western

183,

issued

were

financing

converted

System

as

Mr.

share

a

F. Craig, President,
1,409,000 share owners

needed strengthening in a good year
make
prudent provision
lor
future
years
may be less favorable,"
he said.

to

3%%

System—delivered

will

$13.10

were

Cleo
to

6.8%, compared

was

available
low

debentures
of

construction

ment

stock

company's

$637,000,000

$100

of

close

again

the

were

into

the

be

may

de¬

and its purpose is to engage in business as a life insurance company.
Benjamin Goodman, Bradley W. Hankins (President), James T. Haynes,
F.

of

Bell Telephone

prosperity
services."

month

each

$100

the

at

or

American Machine & Foundry Co.—New Development

record

15%

postwar

outstanding

He

organized

Vice-President

largest increase of any company during 1955.
year's earnings were needed to pay divi¬
the
retained
earnings
protecting each share,

are

Issue

for

for

share,

be

October
15,
1953, aad its purpose is that of a holding company. American
Frontier Life was organized under Tennessee laws on January 25, 1956,
was

March

on

unprecedented

AT&T

Early

also

Co.

registration statement with the SEC on Feb.
175,000 shares of the $1 par class "A" common
American
Frontier and
(2)
1,000,000 shares of the $1 par
stock of American Frontier Life. The entire 1,000,000 shares

of

$

the

conditions

then

tures

on

Frontier

$

Executive

an

debentures—and

telephone

An

each

of
March

earnings.

Corp., Memphis, Tenn.—Registers
Exchange Commission—

American

1956—43 Wks.—1955

47,987,810 525,433,824 505,494,491

elected

shares

quite

convertible

almost

of

offering to be made on a "best efforts" basis by registered agents,
or through licensed stock underwriters and securities dealers,
for which
a
selling commission of $2 per share is to be paid.

per

American

held

corporation

American

The

year.

adjustments,

expanding
store

limited' to
under

the

Division

Gravure

and

losses

Clifton,

operations

which were subject to audit, have
The
Gabriel
Division, which had been con¬
at'Allwood, has been engaged in trans, errin?
to Chicago where they will be more closely associated
seals and greeting cards divisions.
The Gabriel Divi¬

chain

a

Gabriel

and

Allwood,

in

such

of

activities

tag,

has

sion

to

inventory

its

operations

for

year

completed.

been

with

Press

1955

subject

These

31.

just

ducting

the

of

reduced

27,

attributable largely to

are

the

discontinuance

the Letter

gradually

of

part

the

activities

of

were

As

latter

the

eifect

the

This

and

Memphis, Tenn. filed
15, 1956, covering (1)
common

indicated adjustments

The

Securities

182,

the

of

we

the

of

tures.

recommendation

Frontier

American

With

Feb. 15, said in substance:

on

year.—V.

& Telegraph Co.—New Director

capital

of

still

business

motion

board

to
the
the latter part
higher level of

recommend

held

tnis

the business and perform such

on

more

than

$106

present

a

per share on the
annual rate of $2.40

an

on

to
be

to

reflecting

to

amount

dividend.

intention

meeting

on

cents

share

per

stock

would result in a
quarterly
increased number of shares out¬
the present shares outstanding,
annual basis, as compared with a present rate of
220,000 shares presently outstanding.—V. 177, p. 233.

action

or

earnings

the

increase

30

standing

next

its

reported its earnings for the
the first quarter of Its current

1955,

Such

to

management's
at

three
fiscal
share

previously
31,

effect

dividend

rate

Dec.

$363,204.

giving

directors
a

has

company

construction.

Craig said.

are

1955

came

The

will

steel-

$11.92.

were

maintain

central

Arthur R.

earnings

85%

less

economy,

to

company's

assign him.

The higher earnings

standing

the

$

been

post

new

by 102,000,

Mr.

when

months

the proposed Increase in
shares from 600,000 shares
preferred stock.

capital,

plant

like

on

Works

He

has

Invested

on

"These

was

Corp.

was

Pa.

under

to

1956—4 Wks.—1955

may

6,000,000

and

leaving

In

9

He

used

it

Co.—Current Sales Up—

operation of

than

dends

foundry

American Alloys Co., Kansas City, Mo.—Plans
Expans'n
The

48

—

General

die,

Manager of National
has been assigned to the
in addition, will direct the cor¬

years

Ambridge,

assistant, and,
relations and personnel
as

President,

Brothers

Plant

and

Products

five

of

the

include

which

Motor

Corp.

of

Richard

Hillsdale,
of

the

Products

President's

direction

divisions

in

4

President

Brown

the

his

conversions

The Course of Bank Clearings

F.

whi.h

21.

increased

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices 48

on

Phalen

earnings

Nearly

Statement of Federal

Reserve Banks

New Vice-Presidents—

and

appointment

corporation's

metal

Plant

former

Electric

Chairman,

currently

addition

average number of shares in 1955,
the company s annual report, mailed

Return
when

Vice-Presidents.

Jacques,

Detroit,
a

Board

announced

as

Manager
and

Products Corp.—Two

Hubbart,

W.

System

in

More

Ralph

is

President

the

said

48

____..

Banks

furn.t^re,

scnooiroom

$1,500,000

Stores

overall

Bell

54

Member

widely

company's

celebrating its 70th Anniveisary

is

tes."

Reports Higher Earnings—

Payable

Rates

jthe

completely

a

'Vlassm

401.

p.

assumes

the

on

Exchange

announced
as

Phalen, who has been President of the Michigan

the

as

City Bond Offerings.

Dividends

.

date.

York.

stock

Co.,

'

"

Corporation & Investment News Cover

and

re¬

company.

Mr.

in

'

•

183,

this

Miscellaneous Features

convertible

These

which

the

179, p.

1956.—V.

'

plant

of

American Telephone

35

Eallimore,

5J/2%

1956.

New

for

common

its

share

per

dividends

accrued

at

Eankers Trust Co.,
convertible into common

are

of

4,942

price

a

plus

made

shares

and

at

price

be

called

redemption

operators

market.

and

announced

company

Clifton

Transactions New York Stock Exchange

Allied Artists Pictures Corp.—Partial Redemption—
The

preferred

...

105.

p.

lines

Envoy

make

49,869,741

35

35

<

withdrawn.

and

priced

as

17

known

ne

supplemet

$

35

shares

to

Sales

46

Prices

Stock

and

American

National Quotation Industrial Stock Averages

Allegheny Manganese & Iron Corp.—Statem't Withd'n

is

Feb.

on

10

will

Period End. Jan. 28—

—V.

good."—

furniture

line

45

Dow-Jones Stock and Bond Averages..^

'

floor-space

Packer

2014.

42

—

Section

SEC Index of

183,

speed,

Box

President,

school

recently

Tne

41

Exchange

Stock

of

fabricating
p.

40

Stock

Taliaferro,

Classmate

continue

39

Stock Exchange

M.

Universal

39
.

Toronto

re¬

Hard

of

line

The

39

Exchange.

Stock

Over-the-Counter

efficiency,

AMF

attached to existing equipment,

American Seating Co.—Introduces New Line—
H.

38

Exchange

Toronto

production

outlook

Stock

Canadian

effective

business

but

Stock

cost,

new

space

new

36

_

Exchange..—______

Montreal

outstanding.

automobile

orders

level in January, and

made

was

common

thia

square

36

San Francisco Stock Exchange.

to

payable March 30,
1956, to holders of record
The dividend of 75 cents per share paid in the previous
equal to 37 % cents per share on the basis of - the new

after

6.

also

share

90

36

...

Philadelphia-Baltimore

1956.

was

shares
Jan.

per

by

36

Stock Exchange

Stock

floor

31

Exchange.

Stock Exchange

Midwest

building.

directors

cents

21

overseas origin; takes up little more
than one-third the
of competitive machinery (36 square feet compared with
feet), and requires only one operator as against L-ree to
four needed on competitive equipment.—V. 183, p. 878.

27

Exchange

Los Angeles

during 1956 and
1957 include new buildings and facilities at
Brackenridge to complete
the centralization of the
corporation's research laboratories,
and a
complete new
department
at
the
Dunkirk
Works
consisting of a
2,000-ton forging press with auxiliary production equipment in a new
stainless

of

the

machines

15

(Bonds)

Exchange

Stock

Stock

(Stocks)—______

Cincinnati Stock Exchange

grew.

fast

as

Stock

American

approximately 830,000,000 in 1956 and
permit the company to expand

is designed to

program

of

the

corporation

capital expenditures of

The

tion

authorized

16

for

program

production

steels

Feb.

on

Feb.

on

at approximately
compared wltn $29,030
for foreign
machines;
has an efficiency range of 90%
to 95%
as
against 80% for the competition, can turn out from 100 to 120 hardbox cigarette packs per minute,
depending cn weight of paperboard
stock, its finish and printing, compared with 100 a minute for other

Bond-'Quotations
.

Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.—Plans Expansion—
The

terms

quired,

of

construction

announced

was

1

$10,000 when

657.

p.

In

In This Issue

for prop¬

$7,000,000

use

design of the new "Snapak" package which the AMF hardbox packer produces was devised by The Gardner Board & Carton Co.
of Middletown, Ohio.

1956,
covering
814,000,000
of
first
mortgage bonds, series due
1986, to be offered for public sale at competitive bidding on March 15,
The company proposes to use the net
proceeds of the bond financ¬
ing and $2,500,000 expected to be received later in 1956 from the sale
additional

in

now

The

17,

of

equipment

company.

Feb.

on

MISCELLANEOUS

-

similar

the

with

1IBMM

in

"unlimited
the

confidence

that

fact

the enactment of

in the

Anaconda

future

subsidiaries

of

Chile." He called

will

have

proposed,

the new Chile copper law, investment programs

This, combined with the $126,000,000
recently invested in the sulphide plant at Chuquicamata, total a quar¬
ter of a billion dollars, will easily make the largest Investment program
ever undertaken in Chile.—V. 181, p. 2237.

totaling

$100,000,000

or

more.

The Commercial ani Financial Chionicle

(990)

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

—

Offering

Secondary

share, with a dealer's concession of 50^ cents per
Lhare. It was quickly completed.—V. 183, p. 553.

is

tion

This

fn

Co.—Earnings Up Sharply—

Feb. 17 reported earnings after taxes of $1,598,397
ended Dec. 31, 1955, equal to $8136 per share based on
of
common
stock outstanding.
Earnings
the year
$441,138, equal to $2.31 per share based on
the same

year

were

the state

Sales in
21%

reached

1955

debentures
Room

V.

181,

letter

that

with

filed

Feb.

on

the

Two

Teb.
io
I j

filed

corporation

17,

be

1956,

Lliares of

PROCEEDS—The

forking

capital;

registration statement with the SEC on
shares of its $1 par capital stock,
through an underwriting group headed

net

proceeds

develop

to

kitchen

of

custom-made
liders

Giving
Vlll

excess

effect

consist

of

to

cabinets.
of

The

the

to

are
a

As

present

shares

holders

railroad

avertible

r

iJ its

By
>

4y2%

used

be

and

expansion and
price division for

of

architectural

Dec.

1,

freight

financing,

of

outstanding
stock.—V.

common

application

an

asking

permission

debentures

which

it

to

with
issue

proposes

3 ^yable

semi-annually rather than on an
earnings.
In
an
advertisement of

Tilroad

refinancing,

backlog

accrued

interest

the

for

subscribe

entitled

to

to

stockholders of

shares

Bank

of

The

stock

common

about

the

applied

to

the

of

1958 and

the

the

Interstate

company.—V.

the
on

type

income
fixed

a

the

full

1955,

year

rights.

of

first

trust

portion

180,

basis

a

like

principal

Co.,

9,

to

will

this

of

of

be

total

a

to

up

it of

diesel

1

the

Feb.

9

The

announced

investors

r

i

I

being
of

remaining 465 shares
by

certain

Bank,

with

the

to
to

that

it

on

had

sold

Feb. 21, sold to

$20,000,000

applied

$9,943,000

by
of

the

its

Jin8,c

previously
i

Boston

The

buy

Beck
Ended

Shoe

.Tan
Jan.

r lies

—183,

p.

206.




and

on

about

or

underwriting

is named

provide

additional

the

and

■

working

capi.al required
the funds available from

to supplement

^

acquired

has

United

the

General

Finance

finance company operating
and Hawaii, in the Territory of Hawaii.

.

Co.,

offices

,

the history

the largest of its type in

$6,225,000

receivables

in

other

and

of the Islands,
and marks the

assets,

made

yet

Budget's

of

These

recent

growth over previous figures
which now are in excess of

Burroughs & Sons, Inc.—Secondary Offering—

5,000 shares of

secondary offering of

stock

common

(par $1) was made on Feb. 14 by Eisele & King, Libaire,
Stout &

Co., at ?5 per share.

•

proceeds are to go to a selling stockholder.—V.

183, p.

767.

Canadian Breweries, Ltd.—Debentures Offered—
Bums
Feb.
series
in

all

of

the

group

presently

to

pay

the

off

outstanding

6%
p.

rubber

with

time

to

of

issues

on

March 23,

1956,

all

preferred stock, amount-

been

Feb.

on

28

2ft—
28—

1956

1955

$2,746,378

$2,729,663

1,99.

p.

Canadian

annual
used

25-year

'

-

•

Oils

Homestead

in

trust

in

Ltd.—Acquisition—

of

announced

26

land

the

in

the

heel

by

Biltrite

M.

and

Bierer,

.

Co.,

formerly

at Trenton,

reported

be

to

the shore industry in

dollar

most

Rubber
is

It

16

Hose

of

Co.

plastics

554.

p.

Board

Chicago, 111.—Stock Listing—

Corp.,

of

Governors

for

approved

original

of

the

American

listing

1,250,000

corporation.
The
corporation, incorporated
svb.idiary
of
Butter B.oeuers,

&

Clelsea,

producer,

President.

the

the

Biltrite

the

Panther

N. J., by t

the

largest

United

Stock

$1

Panco

Bern^ten

e

Stites.

Its

has

products plant in Chelsea, Mass., is equipped
machinery available in the world.
The same
flooring plant in Trenton, N. J., and its new

substantial investment in the synthetic rubber
field, having
joined with others in the purchase of one of the Government
synthetic
rubber plants at Louisville, Ky.—V.
183, p. 6o5.
a

A

$17,000,000

in

gram

the
at

E.

Harold

Several

provide,

of
•

Brotners.

Butler

evolved

which

"Our

the

the

Fair's

.

in

and

forest

improvement

products

adjoining

statement

mills

Gorham,

said,

Mr.

Fair

plant

continent

will

is

this

"significant

be

the

will

and

first

Fair

Mr.

fits

of

The

in

goal

both

on

be

our

of

its

the

of

its

sulphite

new

kind

first

in

the

as

"under

now

Mr.

ects

Fair

Brown

to

make

of

company's

its Canadian

announced

additional

on

liquor
United

in

year

Fair

sales

16%

Nov.

this

30,

Corp.

the

realized

before

equal by 1957
subsidiary in 1954."

other

additional

considered"

or

to

it

those

of

the

sale

term

Feb. 21

on

Feb.

record

March

23

This offer¬

is

It

to

intends

company

apply

to

the

net

proceeds

from

toward

notes

reduction of amounts owed by the company on shortbanks, which totaled $11,400,000 on Jan. 31, 1956.

to

expected that it

obtain

large

will be necessary for

amounts

of

capital

new

the

for

its

company

GIVING

EFFECT

continue
activities

'

years.

PRESENT

TO

to

construction

through the sale of securities during the next few

FINANCING

Authorized

1977.J

Outstanding

debs, due Feb.

$3,000,000

$3,000,000

30-year 3l/a%

debs., due July 1,

1978__

4,000,000

30-year 33/s%

debs., due Aug. 1,

1982__

7,000,000

5,000,000
7,000,000

Notes

of

was

were

Brown

8%

further

proj¬

additions

additional

are:

sold

on

out

that

paper

the

and

Dec.

Brown

"Inasmuch
1,

1954,"

as

the

Corp.
the

for

the

principal

report

to the parent company's
Consolidated net income for the

of

1955

the

which

previous

the

year,

parent
while

larger

share

was

"increased
operating income

company

net

1955, consolidated working capital

$21,545,912
were

no

was

amounted to $27,069,483.

represented by

bank loans outstanding

charter

authorized
shares

"may
the

capital
the

of

issue

period

stock,
been

share

cash and marketable
and the only funded

400,000 shs.

of

tl sh.
233,239 shs.

of

stock

1903,

be

for

the

of

any

and

common

stock

amount

of

its

been

March

retired.

19,

There

has

stock.
is entitled

liquidation,

upon

capital

has

preferred

preferred capital

stockholders

the

represented by 400,000
share, and that the company
part of said capital." During
issued 340 shares of preferred

which

of

that

$40,000,000
per

company

share

one

provides

$100

authorization
of

the

by

share

one

to

dividends

of

payment

share)

per

shall

value

preferred

except

no-other

tThis

3,105,000

——

company

stock

par

1900

all

the

of

and,

1912,

may

to

priority in

under

be

the

resolution

exchanged

for

stock.

BUSINESS—The company is
communication
services, mainly

engaged in the business of furnishing

41

of

counties
On

Nov.

which

Kinston
local

in

30,

the

eastern

1955,

the

part

local

and

North

had

company

toll

telephone

service,

in

Carolina.

130.644

telephones

in

service,

approximately 32% were in the Fayetteville, Rocky Mount,
Wilson
exchange
areas.
No other company
furnishes

and

service

in

any

states,

entirely

operations."
in

♦The

1,

pfd. capital stck
capital stock

cum.

Common

of
Co.

$2,030,199.

$3,411,175,

Canadian

over

payable to banks
stock (par val. $100

adopted

61%."

There

erations,

o

downtown properties in Cnicago, 111.,

in

of two new shares for each five shares held.

is

construction

as

These

area.

1958,

steam

relate almost
United States.

totaled
the

amount,

securities.

be

pulping capacity; new wood-handling
generating equipment;
furfural

and

income

net

pointed

increased

will "show important,
Although the full bene¬

plant.

earnings

from

estate

ing is not underwritten.

These

earnings

seven

planned

burning

Brown

1955

previous

Of

the
and

capacity;

operations

its

earnings.
not

ended Nov. 30, 1955,

"the

has

and

will

"being

resin

real

,;'

CAPITALIZATION

company

sales,

are

refuse

and

assets

this

program

also

Consolidated
year

1956

Company's plants in this

machine

plant,

production,

company

which

hers

period, resulted from the concen¬
activi.ius a..d the consequent

year

will

kind

waste

eastern

way."

in

chosen

offered to its common stock¬
14, 1956, the right to subscribe
for 66,640 additional shares of
stock (par $100) at $125 per share on the basis

of

before

or

common

chlorine

new

facilities

to

the

vehicle

Texas.

company

holders

Kraft pulp

predicted that in

the

the

Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Stock Offered—

♦Cap.
projects

new

the

to

new

a

is

me.cnanuise

advances

include,
plant and the waste liquor recovery
bleachery (to be in operation in the second
quarter of this year); sulphite pulp indirect cooking systems; addi¬
tional chip handling
capacity; additional storage for Kraft pulp mill,r
a
new
Kraft raw stock
screening
system; new pulp finishing and
shipping facilities; and a new 7,500 kilowatt turbine generator.
addition

five

a

company's

desirable floor space

release of

pro¬

of

underway

said.

nine

engaged

ccrporat.on

It

of

wholly-owned

a

30-year 23/4%
dioxide

American

listed

other

and

field.

system

States,"

rehabilitation,

and

H.,

Mr.

chlorine

new

recovery

N.

Large Improvements

President, made known on Feb. 15.
these projects,
which
the
$17,030,000
expenditure

of

North

addition,

paper,

Butler | Bro

Tne

over

t.iat

of

and Dallas,

Fair,

represent,

of

ahead

plant

pulp,
Berlin,

lliiuo.s

en

merchandise.

is

Butler

PROCEEDS—The

Brown Co., Berlin, N. II.—Plans

1955,

new

plastics plant in Stoughton, Mass.
It also has substantial manufacturinj facilities for shoe, material,
flooring,
and light mechanicals
in
their
plant at Sherbrooke,
Quebec,
Canada.
The
Biltrite
firm
also

general

March

Feb.

on

shares

Brothers to set apart as a separate business certain real
estate
operations
in which that company has been engaged,
and
to
distribute
the
ownership of that business to the share owners

by

shoe

its

of

distribution

in

Exchange

capital
-v

par

.

manufacturer

modern

for

Woodley

are

certificates.

Woven

Rulber

sole

and

John

which

Mooi.oil of Canada Led. and Southern Union Production

183,

Canal-Randolph

Boston

one-half

a

Saskatchewan

of

area

holders,

the

of

acquisition

Fosterton

drilling three wells for

Inc.r—V.

Co.

Feb.

on

sections

24

for

return

Petroleum Co.,

for'

bids

company

interest

to

including

receive

equirmont

buying

is American
14

Biltrite

families,

said

derived

Corp.—Current Sales Higher—

Canada," and associates, on
414 %
sinking fund debentures,
to yield 4.35%. The new securities will be payable
or
Canadian
funds at
the
option of the holder.

States

182,

This

in'15

will, be

equipment,

new

(EST)

established in 1908

was

*

Toronto,

Ltd.,

£20,000,003

time

National

of
the
344,000
outstanding shares of
per share through Rockland Atlas National
Acquisition of this stock,, together with shares
believed to make Biltrite a majority holder in

is

goods for

the
be

can

bank

206.

Denton,

&

98V2,

at

B,

United

tration

American

our

a

Bros.

offered

9

—V.

$18,510,000

150,000

Mass.

secured,

Marcus

Mr.

(A. s.)

to

acquisition

(J. P.)

Hose.

Rubber Co.,

of

company

led for redemPhon

$10,431,000 f10'431'000 par value
in par value.—V.
183,
tin 411nnn

£ Weeks

neld

price

Blyth & Co., Inc.,

approximate 40%
in Budget's receivables and other assets
$28,003,000.—V. 183, p. 554.

Commission

First

serially

later

$7,230,000 of

rubber

Feb.

on

to

Eoston,

system,

™

^

L-r
1- 3

shares

10

developments mark an

cars.-

p.m.

has

stock

common

offered

He

^ insurance company loans which would have matured over the
'^X
ytahS'-^fnd
finance the redemption of the preferred
mJuSLithe ifI?7' N«rt£ American Rayon Corp. The latter has
u

each

subscription

da.e,

by amendment.

ty Budget Finance Plan.
This
acquisition
shortly
follows
the
announcement
recent purcnase i.i Idaho, which aggregat:d $1,7.0 003.

Boston Hose stock at $18.50

in

amount

which

disclosc-d

system;

balance

,

j,

-

largest Island-owned

purchase,

involves

$49,215,348

of

issued from

mature

and

$23,151,130

rail

34

privately-owned

a

was

had

contingent
unusual

most

20-year 4J/4%
nking fund debentures diie Feb. 1, 1976. This
financing
arranged through White, Weld & Co. and
Kidder,

J~.ziaining

for

share

business

corporation

largest

.

company

of

J/eabody & Co.

*

-

.

underwriter.
"
:
of the stock sale, together with the proceeds of a
from The Equitable Life Assurance Soc.ety of the
are to be added to the general fu.;ds of the company

used

be

Hawaii s

The

war¬

v*.

multimillion

VTas

are

,

a

supplied

Oahu, Maui,

on

997.

p.

Commerce

of

agreement

$7,230,000

purchase
for

basis

a

company, it was announced

proceeds

States,

This

Ltd.,

.

Equipment Issue—

Interstate

Feb.

on

1

proceeds

will

increases

f

,"

"

Mass.

The

bond

Beaunit Mills, Inc.—Debentures Sold
Privately—This
institutional

•

Budget Finance Plan (Calif.)—Hawaiian Offices—

195C—6 Mos.—1955

183, p. 884.

and

annual
a

Com-

assets except cash and accounts receivable of its subalary, Kermath Manufacturing Co. and the latter's
wholly owned
^usidiary, Kermath Ltd. of Toronto, Canada.—V.
180, p. 2393.

II

common.

operations for capital expenditures.—V. 183, p. 666.

warrants

1959, with

$6,655,454 $50,451,392

the

the

be

March

issue

the

Mass.,

to

rr,2.ratIng

I

to

the American Stock Exchange."—V. 182,

this

in

f

stock

preference

registration statement with the SEC on
395,096 shares of its a>5 par common stock.
to o.fer i.olders of its outscanding common
subscribe to additional common sha.es at the'

to

increased

its

ior

The

$54,710,000 of
to exchange to holders
up

Barium Steel Corp.—Sells Kermath Assets—
on

proceeds
loan

will

and

Boston Woven Ilose & Rubber Co.—New Control—

company

subscription

corporation

Dec.

.

company

The

group of underwriters headed
Vjjs First Boston Corp.—V. 183, p. 766.

The

of

Privately—

record

be

$7,009,030
United

-

liability for $7,230,000 of equipment trust
to help linance the purchase of new passenger
stock.
7j,

purchase from

—V.

—

by

book

at

principal

Net

1,

$5,000,000

"The

766.

p.

Bangor & Aroostook RR.
Stock Subscriptions — Of
r3,761 shares of common stock offered to stockholders,
I 3,296 shares have been subscribed
through the exerup

of

filed
covering

The
to

are

the

as

"*

company
the com¬

31, 1956, holders of
purchase
additional

1956—Month—1955

would

Boston,

first

•\f finance

A.

taken

of

$46,911,500

to

stockholders' total ownership in: terms of
$19,528,170 at the end of 1952 to $46,1955 and to $49,591,219 on Feb. 1 of 1956,

additional

one

12.

terms

assume

proposed

a

company

vrere

1952

terms

proposes

rignt

tne

Marc.i

A

rolling

.instalments.

capitalization

lo3,

convertible 4I/2%
debentures, series A, due Jan. 1, 2010, bearing
interest from Jan. 1, 1956 and payable on Jan. 1 and
July l.
3 "olders
of
bonds
who
accept the
offer would
accordingly receive
i ;mi-annual
interest payments beginning on July
1, 1956.
See also
V. 183, p. 878.

of

30,

Nov.

in

Philadelphia, Pa.—Registers Stock With SEC

1956,

of

rate

Inc.—January Sales Off—

authorized by the directors

Ined

<*.se

reinvest¬

company's

from

company

20,

ti

.

at

conversion

end

company

of

has. attached a coupon for the use
t: holders who wish more information about the
exchange offer.
The
proposed offer, which would be
made
upon
receipt of
the
Commission's approval and terminated upon notice
by the company,
vould
be
to
exchange or the company's convertible 4J/2% Income
I mds, due Feb. 1, 2010, after payment on and after
April 2, 1956
it

year ago. Mr.
shares out¬

common
rose

the

The

similar

a

to purchase from'the

prior to Dec.

be

has

certificates

unaer

and

millwork

the

1955,

outstanding convertible 4^2% income bonds.
exchanging their bonds for the debentures,

ipon

on

the

total ownership,

,

The

company

The

j

I., N. Y.

for

medium and low

J.olders will have the advantage of receiving interest

I

advance

to

company

a

common

of

with

connection

the closing prices of

Fc-b.

announced

206.

p.

authority to
certificates, series

of

filed

has

Commission

agreed

the

to

are

$0,299,371

The

approximately $54,710,000 in convertible
<7j%
income bonds is being made by this company.
With a proj| csal that would benefit these holders, the railroad is
advertising
intensively in an effort to find them.
T'srce

24

in

21, 1955.
stockholders'

—To Place Notes

SIGO.OGO,

543,500

the

the

to

Stores,

183,

Rubber

for

to

shares

thereafter

for

it

search

Fib.

on

have

company

$200,000

Boston & Maine RR.—Plans

Baltimore & Ohio RR.—Seeks Income Bond Holders—
A

them

200,000

will

—V.

cabinets.

manufactures

company

wooden

in

was

entitling

approval

the

BUSINESS—The

Board,

of

number

loan.

Sales

and

Securities, Inc., CliffFeb. 14 offered publicly 200,000
stock (par 10 cents) at $1.50 per share.

also

manufacture

approximately

subordinated

Bond

■

tJe

of

sum

least

at

for

on

common

the

Bufld Co.,

.

,

the

and

latest

"84,426 shares of first
the
r.ght to convert their holdings into
stock; and after the issuance of 53,156

419.

(EST)

a.m.

1954;

this

at

company

11

holders

$29,263,0,3

the

of

at

will uee $1,500,000 of the loan proceeds to reduce bank
loans and the remaining $500,000 of such proceeds will provide addi¬
tional working capital.
/k-:3 ■/>
The agreement concerning this financing will shortly be submitted

Offered—Hudson Bergen

J.,

the

to

outstanding

in

30,

in

sale
of Canadian
assets.
per share applies to nearly

sale

price

N.

by

up

-

Period End. Jan. 31—

Baldwin Kitchen Cabinet Corp., Baldwin, L.

Park,

V.,

number

because

stock

from

result

a

p.

The company

f

—Stock

received

N.

covering 225,000 shares exercisable only in
exceptions.

underwriting terms are to be supplied
T y amendment.
The corporation was organized under Delaware law
Feb.
16, 1956, as a diversifed management investment company,
ijhn M. Templeton of Englewood is listed as President.
Public offering is expected during the week of March 19.

nde

of

stockholders of the

present

warrants

Corp.

onering

be

the

Nov.

at

increase

The

immediately following the sale of Canadian assets, and from
figure it has risen to $55,374,120 at Nov. 30, 1955, primarily

based on

pany at $4 a share. Initially, warrants covering 225,000 shares will
be sold, which, in general, will be exercisable between Nov. 1, 1956 and
Oct. 31, 1950. On condition that these warrants are exercised in respect

400,000

public

Higginson

Lee
Public

Chairman

The persons making these loans

SEC—

a

covering
for

offered

will

$14.63

June

common

values,

the

unsecured

Atomic, Electronic & Chemical Fund, Inc., Englewood,
The

1990

company.

further

warrants,

II. J.—Registers With

the

"S.milarly

agreement, a mortgage loan of $1,500,000 will be made
by this group to the company, and this group will in addition make an
unsecured subordinated loan to the company of approximately $300,000.

transferable and exercisable on or
r'ter Jan. 2, 1956 and to expire on Jan. 2,
1958, which entitle the
3 olders
to
purchase
at 50 cents per share the number
of initially
csposited shares set forth on their respective warrants.—V. 182, p. 1.
purchase

stock

TO.OOO

as

agreement has been signed between the company .and a group
represented by David Berdon, Jay Levine, Samuel s

Under

covering

13

Blumenthal,

an

for

Pa.—Files With SEC

the SEC

1,

195

to

1955.

increase

common

dated

rose

than

the

exerc.sed

of

market

issue of $35,000,000 40-year

an

1949;

30,

1954

that

Plug, Samuel A. Strassler, Lawrence Kessel and William Heller, all of
New York City, Joseph Karp, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Thomas L.
Kaplin, of Toledo, Ohio, providing for a total of $2,000,000 of financing

L. Harris,

was

values,

industrialists

of

notification

of

oifer

This

profit before

Atlas Credit Corp., Philadelphia,

stock

common

"'ihus,

(Sidney) Blumenthal & Co. Inc.—New Financing-

rants

A

whole of

as a

March

due

2315,

Andre

2354.

p.

purchase

Broadway, New York,
Marcn 6.—V. 183, p. 878.

on

increase

an

Colorado,

that

946,354

21%; Earnings 52%—

all time high of $25,267,345,

an

Arthur

1954.

over

indicate gross

"gures

the

30,

Nov.

primarily

shares
of

ment

Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania—Bids March 6—

President, said that preliminary
taxes was $1,458,899 as compared
U $959,965 in 1954, an increase of 52%.
Net prolit after taxes rose
£1% to $717,908 from $498,965 in 1954.
"These figures are particularly significant in view of the fact that
considerable sums have been expended for research, experimental and
iromotional work to develop new products," Mr. Harris said.
Earnings per share before taxes were $2.73 as compared to $1.81
Jl
1954.
Earnings per share after taxes were $1.37 as
compared
to 89 cents in 1954.
Cash dividends amounted to $210,000 or 40 cents
jer share on common stock in 1954.
Mr. Harris also stated that working capital increased $1,319,000.—
c?

i

of

Bids for the

of

Atlanta Paper Co.—Sales Up

preference

participation In missile and other secret work.—V. 183, p! 658.

20 filed a registration statement with the
TEC
covering 100,000 shares of cumulative second preferred stock,
tl-50 series of 1952, no par (convertible prior to June 15,
1962).
The
company on Feb.
1, 1956, offered to officers and employees
cf the company and its American and Canadian subsidiaries, options
lo subscribe to the
100,000 preferred shares.
Any balance of shares
vnsubscnbed
for at the expiration of the initial offer may be
retffered
in
the future in
accordance with the General
Restricted
Stock Option Plan.
The subscription price for the initial grant of
motions
is
$24.28;
and the alternative
subscription price is $28.56,
cr 100%
of the "fair market value at the time the shares are allotted
g,nd transferred to the subscriber, whichever is greater,—V. 182, p. 602.
Feb,

on

to

at

'

value

Nov.

at

shares

said
was

590,982

1,

been

book

share

more

al.o

s..arcs

fllg .t.

4!/2% debentures totaling $5,180,600.
retired.
per share rose
from $2.20 at Nov.

company's

attributable

standing

the

$4.97

per

cne-tnird

Beecncrafc corporation

new

to

the

stock

primarily
to
the
latest year-end book value of $21.24

Fair

C:.v:-'
in the vicinity of Eoulder are un-ler cpticn by
and, if these are secured, they undoubte-ly will
new
corporation which will be come.ticated in
as a part of the developing picture of increased

Corp.,

transferred

be

company

under

incorporated

is

the

a

$21.24

The

the

fields of powered

new

facilities

Aircraft

Beech

Ashland Oil & Refining Co.—Registers With SEC—

the

in

Additional

xA directors.—V.

The

enter

undoubtedly

Calif., has been elected to the board

Wilson, of Pasadena,
182, p. 2786.

Hugh H.

with

to fce

is

1945;

to

year. was

mi-itary fo.ces of the United States
Government for various projects of interest to the concrac.ing parties,
will

shares.

outstanding

of

number

that

expected

contracts

Into

corporat'on

parent

It is

of Delaware.

laws

Inc.,

Development,

&

the

whereas

poration,

shares

lefore

Research

Beechcraft

of

stocks had

common

30,

advanced
:%r
Kansas cor¬

-"l' '?i;

consisted

preference

The

development of Beechcraft's mo,eme..t into

further

a

secret missile projects.

and

company on

the

'91 178

All

13 announced the formation of "Biechcraft
Inc.," a wholly -.waed suosidiary corporation.with capitalization of $500,000.
In July,
1955, Beech Aircraft Corp.. announced the formation of a
separate facility at Boulder, Colo., in connection wi h secret research
projects. The formation of the new whol.y-owned subsidiaiy corpora¬

corporation on Feb.
Research &
Development,
The

per

Apex Smelting

debt

Research Firm—

Aircraft Corp.—Establishes

Beech

A sec¬

—

ondary offering of 3,500 shares of common stock (par $4)
was made on Feb. 17 by Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. at $20

Monday, February 27, 1956

...

exchange

area

served

by

the

company.

Public

Offering—R. S. Dickson & Co. Inc. and asso¬
ciates on Feb. 23 publicly offered 14,464 shares of com¬
mon stock at $145 per share.
These shares were repre¬
sented
Feb.

by the 36,162 rights sold at competitive

21

by Southern Bell Telephone
This offering was oversubscribed.
The
were

remaining

placed

16,600

privately—V.

rights
183,

to
p.

which
884.

sale on
& Telegraph Co.

Southern

Bell

was

entitled

Volume 183

Number 5511... The Commercial

and Financial Chronicle

Celanese Corp. of America—New Publicity Director—

.

Sherman

.

Stambaugh

Press Relations for
New

York.

For

He

the

has

this

his

assumed

past five

been

and

&

duties

new

one-half

for Owens-Corning Fiberglas
ously, he had worked three

Columbia Gas System, Inc.—Highlights in 1955—

appointed

Director of Publicity and
offices at 180 Madison Ave.,;

corporation, with

Feb.

'years,

Corp.,
years

15.

in

York

New

as

Toledo.

and

executive

account

an

Thuiber Associates, advertising agency.—V.

In

.

its

182, p.

Ewell

2355.

The

matters.

See

St.

Louis-San

below.—V.

Ry.

183,

767.

p.

•

See

Zonite

Products Corp.

cost

below.

incrtase

approximately

The
at

w.11

be

number

the

$2,010,588, the highest reported in the history
company,
William
C.
MacMillen,
Jr.,
President,
announced
Feb.
21. In 1954,
earnings totaled $1,001,486. As in prior years,

income

and

due

was

the

lor

end

of

most

It

is

part

cents

Mr.

this

of

non-recurrring

a

nature

included

are

in

,

MacMillen

year

also

announced

completely

that

eliminated

company
originally incurred
several times since.—V.
183,

payment

a

Chesapeake

in

1947

and

of

$4,441,000 early
debt,
which
the

bank

s

which

had

previous

reached

year.—V.

102,411,

183,

higher

pur¬

funds

been

renewed

common stock (par
$10) was made on Feb. 10
by Blyth & Co., Inc., at $75.87 Vz per share, with a dealer's
discount of $1.60 per share.
It was quickly completed.
—"V. 183, p. 106. -

Chicago, South Shore

f

& South Bend RR.—Notes—

The Interstate Commerce Commission

issue

sell

and

without

has authorized this railroad

bidding $1,500,000 of 5% sinkin-*
fund notes due April 1, 1971. The
notes are to be sold at not less than
par plus accrued interest, and proceeds will be
used to pay for
the
relocation of the road's line in Lake
County, Ind.—V.

This

to

York—Changes Name—

company announced on
Hotel Corp. of America.

the

—V.

Feb.

22

The

that

was

name

adopted to reflect
growing importance of its activities in the hotel field
through
purchase of the Plaza Hotel in New York and the
lease of the
Edgewater Eeach Hotel in Chicago, the Cleveland in

the

Somerset

erate

under

Sherry,
^-V.

Boston.

that

Inc.,

132,

Cleveland,

in

name

as

Fear

Co.

Fred

2247.

p.

The

Childs

restaurants

division

a

and

of

Hotel

Receipe

continue

Corp.

Foods,

v

.

will

Inc.,

will

as

all

company

Incorporation
this

into

in

two

stock
for

in

The
Jan.

of

filed

30

the

amendment

and

was

by

A,

capitalization

which

on

series

to its Certificate of
stock-reclassification
plan.

its

^hare

B,

dividends

which

on

'shares

of

series

B

or

the

Citizens

will

reclassified

be

dividends

paid

will

solely

be

approved

paid

shareholders

by

of

the

filing

Utilities

series

portion of
stock, series

amendment,
stock

all-cash

their

will

have

shares,

on

the

shares
the

at

all

future

declaration
date

particular

of

set

on

A

aiter

*

the

Except
for
the
rights with respect

dividend

the

After

Roy
ICC

(cash

B

entitled

to

cannot

receive
be

that

exchanged

provisions,

both

series

have

all other privileges of

identical

common

stock

Richard

L.

throughout
'dividend

cash

the

utility

policy

in

expansion

of

additional

permit

the

shares

next

of

advised

payment

industry,

would

over

shareholders'

present

President,

dividend

the

that, in
generally in effect
capitalization
and

finance

to

without

years,

common

shareholders

pioneering

Citizens
10

the

procedure

at

the

least

$20,000,000
necessity of sale

stock, with consequent dilution
183, p. 107.
*

interest.—V.

mon
The

debentures

will

be

initially

convertible

into

com¬

two

on

per share. Tney will be redeemable at optional
redemption prices
ranging from 105% to par, plus accrued interest.

PROCEEDS—The

intends

company

financing for the retirement
'connection

of

to

the

use

indebtedness

net

of

proceeds from

$1,261,793

to

at

in

in

with

the acquisition of its
properties; for expenditures of
$300,000 for the construction of gas
gathering systems
for the further drilling and development of
proved
The remaider
of
the
proceeds will be used
for working

approximately
and

about

$950,000

properties.

capital.
f

'

?.

standing capitalization
of

stock

stock

mon

of

10

of

$1

debentures

cents

its

make

financing,

out¬

due

and

shares of

class

B

com¬

executive

offices

in

Corpus*

Laredo

the

to

in

southwest,

northeast

the

and

southern

San

Gulf

Texas

Antonio
of

to

Mexico

in

an

the

to

bounded

area

northwest,

the

east

by

Houston

and

to

southeast.

The company estimates that
during
of

the

total

tributed

operations

of

the 12 months ended Oct. 31, 1955,
properties now owned by it, gas sales con¬

from

revenues

about

32%,

oil and

condensate

gathering systems

gas

sales

about

approximately 35%,

and

33%.

UNDERWRITERS—Other members of the underwriting
group include:
Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc.; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Goodbody & Co.; Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc.; and Townsend, Dabney and

Tyson.—V. 183,

offer

The
its

corporation

has

Co.

to

The
Into

17

Stock

announced

that

it

is

redeeming

all

15-year 4%% convertible debentures due Dec. 1.
redemption date is March 30, 1956 and the redemption
equal to 103% of principal face amount, plus accrued inter¬

stock

stock

accordance

debentures
will

were

expire

debentures

redeemed

THE

not

on

1956.

also

company

common

In

30,

announced

of

the

with

issued,
as

of

30,

corporation

the

the

of

terms

the

converted

March

that

the

at

debentures

$20.75

on

or

before

182,

p.

convertible

are

per

share.

indenture

the

under

right to convert
close of business

1956.—V.

plan

a

stock

be

made

its

of

Toledo

by

stock

will

its

be

less

not

stock

common

than

be

to

been

also

advised

approved
183;

The

that

the

Christensen

A.

Officer

and

Fidelity-Phenix,
the

America
revised

by

Feb.

5,000,000

15

4,000,000
The

of

Con¬

debentures
on

March

March

20,

which

i*to
2«,

1956

2463.

the

to

directors

Container
the

will

All

bo

!

will

of

record

Feb.

States

21,

is

P.

and

and

capital
an

board

of

initial

and

Chief

The

of

Execu¬

Underwriters,

As

Continental

$2,000,000

covering

for

public

of

4%

sale

at

$100 per share;
offered

of

100%

cumulative

quarterly

1956,

15,

Board

The

of

director

a

the

of

Hanover

182,

a

Co.,

the

President

director

of

subordinated
stock,

$500,000

for

of

the

the construction

of

a

to

cost

The

balance

$465,000,

be

$750,000

for

offered

shares)

of

such

debentures

new

funds

provide

estimated

will

will

of

Society

provide funds to be
its

advanced

to

outstanding preferred. The
of such

at not

ing

will

and

be

used

for

a

contract

President,
The
of

has
for

adidtion

announced

plant is

awarded

its

Big
Feb.

on

expected

$3,000,000.

to

construction

to

of

be

to

to

a

Spring,

capacity

of

plastic

At

company

covering

on

164,117

Feb.

16

shares

12,968,943
23,274,336

10,776,727
10,927,010

8,220,500

-

debt

67.329,859
35,060,009

6,000,000

14,737,351

of

during

shares

steel

1955.

31,

facilities to be installed at
will amount to approximately
adding that

these

by more than
also will suggest

capacity

time,

same

2,419,017

outstanding at Dec.

and

1956

Zivian, President,

basic

29,638,291

3,018,932

shares

8,144,171

33.936.920

——-

improvements

the

16,693,305

67,630,364

(net)__

:

number

on

1,627,300

21,884,302

28,000,000

and equipment

they

will

the

Ports¬

$10,000,OCJ

increase

the

cor¬

12%
to 1,450,000 nefc
the output of finished

the

of

the

securities

than

of

the

purposes.

sale

V. 81,

p.

Badger Mfg.

common

2239.

Cambridge,
facility
R. L. Tollett,

Corp.,

refinery,

a

sales

that

inciease

1956

earnings could show
30% .—V. 183, p.

gaiil

a

about

of

667.

Corp.

—

Arranges Loan

—

10-year 5%

of

""

Fred

E.

for

President,

Durham,

obligations of

will

styrene manufacturing

Texas

estimated

1955 on

The corporation has
first mortgage loan
with Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co., it was an¬
nounced on Feb. 17.
The loan is to be repaid in semi¬
annual instalments of $125,000 each.
the C.

equipment

for

the

said

Lee Cook

the

division

Norris

funds

and

will

the

division's -new

be

to

used

Peerless

plant

retir®

division,

Tulsa,

at

and

Okla.

This

1955,

corporation and
consolidated

had

President,

said

its
net

subsidiaries, for the year ended Dec. 31,
sales of $27,053,000, Fred D. Durham,

Indicated profit before taxes
sales.
totaled $2,459,000, equal to $2.60
per
share on
the 930,800 shares of common stcck outstanding all
year-end.
Per Share earnings, which amounted to 71 cents for the
fourth quarter,
Increased each successive quarter of the year.
Inasmuch as Dover first became publicly owned in March, 1955, an<5
the company as presently constituted is the result of comparatively
recent
consolidations of
four
long-established businesses, several of
was

in

$5,090,000,

Indicated

parable

a

equal

net

preliminary
to

income,

18.8%

after

report.

of

taxes,

previously had different fiscal years and tax
data are available for the preceding year.

Results

of

facturer,

operations for 1955 include those of
Inc., and Peerless Manufacturing Corp.

although

their

March

31

and

completed
of

by December,

1956 at

cost

a

W.

bases,
C.

no

Norris

com¬

Manu¬

for the entire
acquisition as divisions did not become effective
31, 1955, respectively.—V. 182, p. 2128.

year,

until

Oct.

filed

of

its

a

registration

$25

par

statement

common

stock.

with
The

for

Plans
in

the

this

Co.—To

Rouge area ot

Expand Louisiana Operations

operation/to be located
Louisiana, were announced on Feb. 22 by

$20,000,000

manufacturing

company.

Dr.

I.

Leland

soda

and

Largest
1,100

Doan,

President,

disclosed

the

company

has

taken

three tracts of land on the west tank of the Mississippi
expectation of building facilities to produce chlorine, caustto

on

the

of

new

a

Baton

with

the

com¬

Chemical

Dow

this

grade

organic chemicals.
sites comprises 1,700 acres, while the other two ar«
each, Dr. Doan said. "We anticipate exercising options

several

of

the

acres

COMMERCIAL

AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (Reg. U. S. Patent
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(general news and advertising issue) with a statistical issue on Monday]. Other offices: 135 S. La Salle Street, Chicago 3, Illinois
(Telephone STate 2-0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith.
Copyright 1956 by William B. Dana Company. Reentered as second class matter February 25, 1942. at th*
post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of
March 3,
1879.
Subscriptions in United States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of Pan-American Union, $60.00 per year; in Dominion of
Canada, $63.00 per year. Other Countries, $67.00 per year.

William

NOTE:

On

account

of

the

fluctuations in




the

rate

of

exchange, remittance for foreign

*

Earned $2.60 Per Share in 1S55—

$400,000.

of

he

pace,

over

Dover

redemptions

cover

more

present

50%

arranged $2,500,000

be

not

bettered

be

of

at

Crucible Steel Co. of America—Registers With SEC—
This

21.703,745

stock_„_--_——-

J.

options

EEC

89,603,213

36,243,284

31

provide greater flexibility and reduce costs, he added.
satisfactory showing of Detroit Steel during 1955 is expected
by a substantial margin during 1956," continued Mr.
.Zivian, in discussing the outlook. With demand for steel continuing &S

be

to

plant,
with
20,000,000
pounds
styrene monomer,
which is used
in the
manufacture of plastics and as a one-quarter component of
synthetic rubber,
represents
a
major diversification of products by
Cosden Petroleum
Corp.—V. 182, p. 1336.
annual

$

106,137,157
Dec.

9.

be

Construction

the

1954

offered

sale

stock

common

funds to
at

Proceeds

of

*$0.2J

.1955

at

Division

which

an

862,523

$2.07

31—

products,

subsidiary for similar repurchase of
intends, further, to use a por¬

general corporate

Cr71,333

share

common

common

M.

tons.

company

company.

791,190

I

poration's

be

a

$

13,033,826

6,317,860

assets

Further

(7,500 -shares)

public

Cosden Petroleum Corp.—Lets Contract for Plant—

be

1954

51,707,90T

taxes

:

said

<

the

of

1955

Feb.

on

$170,000); and the balance will be added to the work¬

funds

Re¬

Co.;
Co.;

Oil

Shell

644.

p.

assets

mouth

proceeds to redeem outstanding common shares (estimated

to exceed

capital

shares

per

♦Based

applied to the reduction of bank
loans. Proceeds of the sale of preferred shares will be used, in
part,
to provide funds for the
repurchase of outstanding preferred and to

tion

Atlantic
Crude Oil

Bass;

taxes

of Dec.

of

No.

used, in part, to fi¬
terminal at Albany. N. Y.,

petroleum
to

and

stock,

common

&

101.803,010

surplus
Earned surplus

United

Property

debentures,

amount;
to

(100,000

sale

outstanding

22-

"The

in

the

gas

of

(& Subs.)—Highlights of 1955—

Capital

the

of

the

of

Insurance

Institute

becoming members. Sales
be solicited by certain designated employees.
of

of

6.715,966

income

Preferred

Com¬

for

Proceeds

an¬

and

from

General

31—

Dec.

Property, plant

be

interested

supplies

gas

Dehli-Taylor;

Inventories

debentures

may

obtain

————...

Foreign

The

and

2248.

p.

principal

preferred

and

to

Oil Co.;

Cash

stockholders

to

American

Bank

and

also

American

4%

of

the

valley

20-year

a

Current
liabilities-^-.-.-——-r——-—■:
Working capital

and

Fidelity-Phenix.
dividend of 50 cents

registration statement with the SEC

a

stated

the

350 million cubic feet
contain about 565 miles

profit

Current

Corp.

Inc.—V.

corporation filed

Florida,
in

s

the

for

Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange, Inc.,
Ithaca, N. Y.—Registers With SEC—
This

before

Earned

.to

-15,

of

I

Long-term

the

of

in

fields

gas

sales

Net

Continental,

Fidelity-Phenix Companies
shares, resulting

March

the

of

trustee

Finance

trustees

average

proposes

Continental

Ended

Total

stock

payable

Development;

AFIA

20

Corp.; M. H. Marr Co.; Richardson
Co., and Superior Oil Co.—V. 181,

Oil

Net

Mr.
Herd is President of the National Board of Fire Underwriters;
a
director of all companies of the America Fore Group, the Insurance
Society of New York, General Adjustment Bureau, Underwriters Salvage
Co. of New York, the United States P. & I. Agency and a member of

the

company

Year

authorities.

Building Corp.
He is
Agency, Sanborn Map

I.

&

an

Detroit Steel Corp.

its

1956.

a

Economic

Board

York

Chairman

President

as

Continental

Chairman

Association;

for

National

New

of

as

Christensen

Mr.

to

consumption

about

Detroit Edison Co.—Secondary

The

of

submission

connect

application

company's

Income

elected

Herd

stock,

new

,

a

Offering—A secondary
offering of 120,000 shares of capital stock (par $20) was
made on Feb. 20 by Kidder, Peabody & Co. at $34.75 per
share, with a dealer's concession of 65 cents per share.
It was completed.—V. 183, p. 667.

exchange

directors

ultimate

for

gas

carry

Oil

Sun

.

been

par
declared

have

the

on

waa

just

Florida.

Gulf

each

Co.—Changes in Personnel and

$5

of

robots

said.

company said.
It would
26-inch diameter pipe.

The

ex-,

for

common

19S6.

to

& Casualty and Niagara Companies of
Group.
These moves were pursuant to
by-laws as recently adopted and approved

The

mental

some

with a resultant loss in accuracy of com¬
distortions have remained in quantities of about 3%

would

to

Net

supervisory

of

make

can

agreement has been
reached for sale of the gas to Houston Texas Gas & Oil Corp., which
has an application before the F'PC to permit it to transport the
gas

Mengel Co.

stock

in

approved the two-for-one split in capital
shares of $5 par capital stock for The

shares

share

per

has

and

seems,

the

inch

Fidelity

and

stockholders

in

of

for

9

power

it

times,

initially

daily,

Insurance

charters

stockholders
The

<

The

Fore

board

Feb.

on

electrical

corporation,

$

Victor

J.

the

plan

impure

this

,,

it

pipeline

would

are

667.

p.

of
by

-

Eliminating VoT.age Regulator has wide applications
using electronic testing equipment; in the testing of
meters and transformers; and in production
machine tooling.—V. 183, p. 556.
1

natural

nouncement

pending

Container

8«%,

effect
solved

been
■

Distortion

laboratories

deliver

Its
have

Bend,

The

isued

at

has

17.

Coastal
Transmission
Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary,
ha»
an
application with the Federal Power Commission to build a
$60,000,000 natural gas pipeline from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas
to
a
point near Baton Rouge, La.
The purpose of the line to t®

and

firms

exchange

common

885.

p.

the current

fining Co.;
to

183,

Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp., Dallas, Texas—To Build—

in

$5,000,000

South

of

the

added

The

commodities
terminals

company

the

for

common

share

Split Announced—

Frank

tive

to

outstanding

March

of

one

Continental Insurance

Mass.,

Debentures—

The

1968.

price is
est

Feb.

on

approved
shares

basis,

until

This corporation

Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.—Calls
of

9

for

be

all

763.

p.

will

horsepower motors,
setups requiring, precise

the

common

Container

Mengel

884.

p.

of

the

operate

However,

stock

common

will

be available for general
the company's expansion and moderniza¬

intoxicating

an

current,

low

common

stockholders.—V.

estimated

located

to

183,

commitments.

additional

new

The
in

stock of The Mengal Co.
The offer will be
acquisition
of
Container
of
enough
Mengal
exchange to bring its holdings of Mengel common stock
90%
of
the
total outstanding.
However, Container will
right to accept a smaller amount provided its holdings

its

nance

are

D.

continue

these

meet

the

Pittsburgh, Pa., the U. S. Air Force, for its development center at
Rome, N. Y., and the U. S. Army, for its Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

of

freight.
Huffman, both

price and underwriting
First Boston Corp. is

was
treated by standard refining equipment. Distortion
Eliminating
Voltage
Regulator
developed
by
Curtiss-Wright Electronics Division at Carlstadt, N. J., has cut this
impurity factor to a scant 3/10th of 1%, permitting electronic brains,
known technically as
analog computors, to function with clear heads.
Among purchasers of the Curtiss-Wright unit, offering 10-timesbetter liltering
action than any previously available equipment,
are
Westinghouse Electric Corp., lor use in its Research Laboratory at

registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
other legal requirements have been met.

Christ!,

generally in the business of exploring for, acquiring
developing and operating oil and gas properties ana
owning and operating gas gathering systems. The company's

properties

volume

The

filed

the two

where

to

of

the company and

"brains"

These

after

A

been

in,

acquiring,

Feb.

on

upon

the

not

engaged

is

interests

the

with

approximately

Chics gj,

of
Feb.

on

putations.

purchase

farmers

current

problem

unstable

even

equipment

310,000

the

of

value.

par

BUSINESS—Company,
Texas,

value

par

to

will consist of $2,500,000 of 5%
Feb. 1, 1971; 1.122,000 shares

the company

of

subordinated

common

will

were

at

purchase.—V.

stock

of

Mengel

The

CAPITALIZATION—Upon completion
convertible

and

operating

public sale at $5 per share.
No underwriting is involved.
and preferred stock are offered without limitation and
purchased by both farmer and non-farmer patrons of the
Cooperative Grange and by other persons. The offering of common
stock is restricted to present membsrs of Cooperative
Grange and to

■

,.

owing

sufficient

the sale

electronic

little

the

least

reserve

the

incurred

the

expense.

at

$5.75

„

1955

Alfred

and

and

the

tax-free

a

shares

shares

Liability

stock

common

stock,

of

companies

by Container.
contemplates an offer

plan

mittee

priced at 100% and accrued interest and the
stock at $5 per share.

in

substantial

of

common

Insurance

uunderwriting
group, which offered on Feb. 24, $2,500,000 of 5% con¬
vertible subordinated
debentures, due Feb. 1, 1971, and
100,000 shares of common stock (par $1). The debentures

exchange

an

Consolidated

a

directors

conditioned

of

Coastal States Gas Producing Co.—Securities Offered
Blair & Co. Inc. are
managers of
an

were

of

Roelke

on

Rosenthal,

the

to

in

affiliated

be

general funds of

The

presently owned

The

ownership.
contrast

of

revenues

owners

the

deadline.

to voting and

L.

change,

between
the

the

corporate purposes, including
tion program if required.—V.

Container Corp. of America—To Seek Mengel Stock—

be

and

non-recurring

common
carrier
of
general
Ohio and Michigan with principal
Bend,
Fort
Wayne,
Cleveland,
Akron,

those

approval

The

dividend!

stock

will

proceeds of

to

The

the

intervals

was

operations

<'

Dispatch

for

B

brief

B

basis

will

being

Indiana,

South

principal

new

days,

exchanging

shares

series

series

75

A

the

shareholders

However,
April 14

of

shares.

the

present
into

share

for

dividend

except
for
dividend on

cash

determine

dividend.

series

dates,

a

to

the
For

privilege

exchange period terminates, April 14,
the series
fully convertible for an identical number of series

'record

of

shares.

share

a

A—the^all-stock

all

reclassified

were

dividend

from

loss

Dispatch.
Dispatch
is
a

Gross

has

the

common

stock

B

any

common

of

amount

its

Freightways, Inc.—Proposed Acquisition

stock

long interlined

of

overwhelmingly

shares—the

common

holders

for

is

latter

and

supplied by amendment.
underwriter.

principal

It

tization
net

Shippers

join

tainer

27.

with

the

Illinois,

op¬

amendment

effective

common

this
'■

Shippers

Shippers
in

Louis

cash.

Effective

all

stock;

of

cash

used

subsidiaries.

;

made

Citizens

series—series

new

shares

solely

Jan.

on

which

filing,

preceding fiscal year, while it
business
(Reynolds Spring Co.),

-

Citizens Utilities Co.—Recapitalization Plan
Approved

With

its

$1,419,556

This corporation has filed application with the Interstate Commerce
Commission to acquire Shippers Dispatch, Inc., a motor carrier head¬
quartered in South Bend, Ind.
-j
-J\\
The purchase agreement provides for Consolidated to

not

This

2788.

p.

of

spring

were

of

Consolidated

and

to

sales

$40,060

Detroit.

changed its

quarter

automotive

net

182,

lines

had

name

near

it

first

the

$274,365,

the

the

the

in

company's

be

has

and

Distorted

corporation has announced that net sales of its products during
the first quarter of its current fiscal year,
covering the period Oct. 1
to Dec. 31, 1955, amounted to
$7,787,082.
Income before Federal taxes
totaled
$1,694,834.
Aiter
provision of $881,325 for Federal income
taxes, the company's net income for the quarter was $813,509.

Chicago,

Childs Co., New
•

2355.

p.

the

1955.

upon

acquire

to

competitive

182,

to

with 94,139

compared

This

During

shares of

to

as

subscription by common stock¬
the rate of one additional share

at

The subscription

Curtiss-Wright Corp.—New Voltage Regulator—

Consolidated Electronics Industries Corp.—Earns.
Up

still

Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.—Secondary offering of 6,000

are

for

1956,

7,

held.

the

for

667.

p.

the shares

March

shares then

is continuing its program of expansion and moderniza¬
authorized capital expenditures of $20,000,000 subsequent
anticipates that presently available cash as supplemented by
retained earnings and provisions for depreciation, depletion and amor¬
tion

rate

debentures.

of

offer

record

ten

announced

106.

p.

terms

per

certain

to

that

expected

through the sale

stockholders

the

of

$65,000,000.

provided

were

expense

earnings.

.

Tne

of

3

The company

27

of

the

on

\

of

settlement

to

proposes

each

named

shares.

earnings

pending

corporation in 1955 spent $64,068,000 for construction, including
$22,395,000 for distribution facilities and $20,728,000 for transmission
pipeline
racilities.
The
1956
construction
prjg.a.n
is
expected
to

Chesapeake Industries, Inc.—Reports Record Earns.—
Earnings in 1955

18,000,000

on

"contingent'

refund

were

coits.

gas

program

of

to

earnings

The

Chemway Corp.—Proposed New Name—

;

include

subject

are

when

1954,

over

for

1955

1954.

over

chased

Francisco

corporation reported earnings for the
share on 19,804,192 shares outstand¬

Contingent earnings in 1954 amounted to fiVe cents a share.
operating expenses were $269,312,000, an increase of 17%.

Total

•

the

share

per

earnings

which

pany

holders

report,

$1.09

or

1955

share,

Central of Georgia Ry.—Hearings on Control—

-

annual

$23,688,000 or $1.20 per
This was an increase of 21%

$19,550,000,

Previ¬

for

1955

of

year

ing.

he had been Publicity Director

(991)

subscriptions

an i advertisements

must be made in New York funds.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
4

...

Monday, February 27, 1956

(992)

least

at

on

call

plans

company s
has

been

making

division

at

network.

river

i

-

said

Doan

Dr.

to and from its Texas
Intracoastal waterway and Mississippi

barge shinment

extensive use of
Freeport via the

the

for

plans

the

new

Louisiana ope-aMons are in

company's efforts to
"decentralize future expansion
where economically feasible."
Dow has manufacturing operations in
12 locations in seven states.—V. 183, p. 769.
with

line

the

stockholders

The

authorize

to

,

availability of water transportation stimulated the
in
a
Mississippi
river site, Dr, Dean continued.

The

interest

shares

Placed Privately—A total of

Power Co.—Bonds

and refunding mortgage bonds
due 1977 have been placed privately through Granberry,
Marache & Co., it was announced on Feb. 17.
None of
the proceeds will accrue to Duke Power Co. as the bonds
were
already outstanding.—V. 183, p. 885.
2.65%

$3,000,000

first

in

increase

an

and

18

shares.

cation

that

states

of

of the outstanding
has been acquired
pursuant to the offer made

Philadelphia

of

Association

Fire

the

if

they may occur.
also, on Feb. 17 announced that all
the General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin

as

Hatch

stock

by

President,

Hatch,

It

by Mr. Hatch

continue to operate as a separate

will

Wisconsin

writes

183,

556.

p.

the first

was

filed with the SEC on Feb. 13 covering
stoc'r (ear $10) to be offered undT the
company's Employees' Stock Purchase Plan
at the average market
price, wnicli v.a* $37.50 per share on the New York Stock Exchange
on
Feb.
9, 1956, and not to exceed an aggregate of $301,000.
The
proceeds ar° to be used by the company for the purchase of said
notification

of

letter

A

s^r>res

8,010

stock.—V.

of

182,

2240.

p.

Dropped—

Industries, Inc.—Merger Plan

Eastern
See

was

commoT

Neptune

Belgium,
Of

filiates

bers

Eastman Kodak Co.—New Sales Division—

Co.—Acquisition—>

Eaton Manufacturing
The

by this company of Automotive Genr Works, Inc.,
exchange of stock was announced on Feb. 15 by C. E.
of Automotive Gear, and H. J. McGinn, President

The

officials

two

all

that

said

the s'oe'e

of

Works

Gear

applications,

operated

a

the

flywheel

include

which

ring

gears,

differential drive gears for the transmission
ranging from manufacturers of outboard

industries

where work is now proceeding on an expansion exceeding
which will bring total postwar expenditures to $265,000,Production is already averaging 1,500 units a day compared with

Edison

Brothers

—V.

Sales—

Stores, Inc.—January

1956

1955

$4,659,029

$4,628,641

of January—

Sales

planning

is

Net

21.

1,637,138

$1.19
■■■'.."■

——

$20,000,000

a

$1.12

V

during

amounted

to

of

the

%;

■'

and

ended Dec. 31, 1955
with $94,804,706

year

equal to $3.40 per share on the 1,365,735
outstanding.
This compares with $5,095,787,

$4,945,694,
stock

outstanding in the pravious
year.
A 5% stock dividend was declared during 1955.
The
Dec.
31,
1955 balance sheet showed total current
assets of
$37,017,077 compared with total current liabilities of $10,446,876.
A
year earlier, current assets were $36,394,121 against current liabilities

Benjamin

Sales

Co.—Record

share

per

$9,899,947.—V.

shares

1,284,960

on

182,

will

earnings established all-time high records last year,
Ragir, President, said on Feb. 16, in announcing 1955

have

A.

results.

Net

charges

and
taxes,
were
$5,171,869,
or
$4.15 per
share
on
the
stock, as compared to net of $1601,127 or $3.69 per common

common

share,
a

ia

1954.

for

Record

the

sales

ended

year

Dec.

as

against

to

$64,509,40.3

were

all

after

1^55,

31,

$1,702,737

$59,690,128

earlier.

year

Net

the

$1,434,194

to

amounted

com¬

as

the

fourth quarter of 1954.
Fourth quarter
compared to $15,221,631 in 1954,
during 1955 Ekco had largely concluded

as

remarked

Ragir

quarter

last

in

$16,723,251

were

Mr.

for

that

$14,000,000

a

capital expansion program initiated in 1950. "In addi¬
Mr. Ragir, "1955 saw the complete integration Into Ekco's

said

tion,"

production
in

the

joint

new

launched
The

of

Autoyre

Co.., McClintock Manufacturing
Ragir added that during 1955

its

Wheeling

1956.—V.

$5,000,000

plant

182,

Mr,

Ekco-Alcoa

of

venture

and

the

Products."

will

containers

plant

Inc.

Wheeling,
and in full

at

completed

be

major

acquired

systems

include

Shorecraft

and

subsidiaries

distribution

and
These

1954.

Co.,

successfully
started.

was

111.,

well

by

operation

mid-

bringing it to a total of $435,000,000, up about
original estimates.
Originally the 10-year program called for virtually doubling the
company's generating capability. Latest estimates are that it will be
more
that tripled, — boosted from 503,000 to
1,892,000 kilowatts in
the 10-year period.

record

of

volume

sales

This

of

$5,577,197

in

reported by this
above the 1954 total

1955

was

increase of 41%

represents an

five

this

plant

the

will

program

record-

a

for 1956.

budget

construction

announced

average

than

more

million

$50

a

Since 1944, Mr. Smith has marketed more than $200,000,000
issues for the company.
will go to the investment market in April to market

year.

security

company

$15,000,000 bond issue to aid its
and

months

to

expects

Fall.—V.

the

Income

taxes

was

taxes

amounted

to

which

$855,266,

was

the

previous year's total o' $336,606.
Net
$460,138, compered to $168,001 in 1954.

share

dividends

President
order

182,

117,231

1955

Grant

rate,

its

barometers

V.

the

on

during

to

a

year

of

183,

In

each

on

of

have

to

1956 construction over the next

back

go

engaged

for

again

into

the

Canadian

plants from

the

distortion

in

down

Diamond

the

revealed
bands

on

Feb.
in

used

thai, it is

19

the

intricate

38.3%

control

Major

equipment

metal

is

used

is

the

systems
fire

radar

of

control

developed

by Hughes Aircraft of Culver City, Calif
who
working in cooperation with metallurgists as Elgin, helped develop' metal
strips for the radar unit.
drive

The

bands

tenna in the
for

which
its

then

takes

of

of

nose

aircraft.

enemy

watch-siring

the jet, which

Once

spotted

control

over

of

metal

power

small

a

continuously scans the
plane is

a

the

radar

"locked

plane,

into"

guides

radar
the

an¬

ahead

area

it

system,

and

fires

guns.

than

More

planes
and

as

8,000

the

Northrup

The

wonder

quality

and

of

those

radar

units

have

Lockheed
F-89D

F-94C. Starfire, North
Scorpion.

metal,

caPed

durability.

Elgiloy,

Tests

have

was

been

the

in

American F-86D

few

millions

more

such

Sabre,

for

metal

its
to

non-corrosive

perform

up-

2.1. 2.500,000 operations without fatigue,

the company reported.
developed Elgiloy for non-breakable watch main¬

springs.—V.

183, p,

in

number

strike

a

of

and

Canadian

employees

which

1954 to Jan. 30, 1955.
owing, to the strike,

10,

for

sales

the

on

1954

comparisons in most instances.
a
peak
of $346,143,702,
which

1953

12 %

and

1954

new

the

1954 and

trucks

cars,

in

company

43,129

and

1955

including

tractors,

totalled

173,931,

165,710

.

passenger

and

1954

over

than

more

against

.

trucks

and

cars

6.5%

imported

as

in

in

1955, an
1953,
the

for

the

including dividends received from overseas
subsidiary companies,
was
$20,729,823,
equal
to $12.50 per issued
share.
This compares with income of $14,243,319 in 1954
and $20,029,513 in 1953, equal to $8.58 and $12.07 per share respectively.
Income after taxes on Canadian operations was $4,616,447. In 1954
it was $1,966,382, and in 1953, $10,595,500.
Dividends received from
overseas
subsdiaries, after tax<>s
withheld at source, amounted
to
$16,113,376, comparing with $12,276,937 in 1954 and $9,434,013 in 1953.
Dividends

in

share

share
—V.

1953.

directors

payable
170,

1955

in

equal

were

were

$4.25

1956

dividends

Comparable

The

year,

shareholders

to

approved

to

$5.00

share in

per

1954

per

The

Feb.

company on Feb.

that will spread

18, announced
over

a

multimillion

dollar expansion

10,

dividend

a

of

$1.25

per

1955
1954
$5,594,000,000 $4,062,300,000

31—

income

Net

:

assets

worth

437,000,000

year

ag0'

by

at

least

1-000%

during

the

next

five

nnint

States
states,

fh?n?>2h 2?

?

Producing activity ranging from primary

ex-

development drilling and producing properties acCub^ F.>r^Pa2yHa u° Middle East.
cuba, Europe and the J;-?, widespread interests in the United

oukitinn

Thi

f°r

me PeId°ian Canadian operations will be in CalMarrh7' Thi !!
°?en in temporary quarters there on or about
Oil and Gas r?,T
y Is- ®xpected ^ move soon to the Hudson Bay
and
Building which is now under




construction.

Plants

31

The

company's

invested

have

ties and
overseas

17,

Invest Over
II—

Affiliates

Since

964,300,000
1,990,020
171,019

$500,000,000

proposal

said

and

in

be

increase in authorized
1,000,000 shares
to S5 par value.

an

The

audit has not been completed, Mr.
will be considerably higher than

for

earnings

that

previous

any

annual

firm's

the

Although
for

1955

year.

its

distributes

company

principal

operated throughout the nation.—V.

plants

product, Fritos
183, p. 886.

through

20

SEC

company

for

20,

of

filed a registration statement with the
convertible subordinated debentures, due
due March

1976, and $10,000,000 of sinking fund debentures,

1,

securities

1976.
These
public sale

through

The

Brothers.

public

Feb.

on

$37,500,000

covering

March

Co.—Registers With SEC—

Trailer

Fruehauf
This

offering

price

to be offered on or about March 8
underwriting group headed by Lehman

are

an

rates

interest

the

on

underwriting

and

debentures,

terms

price,

conversion

to

are

be

supplied

by

amendment.
The

financing is to provide additional working
capital and funds to meet the needs of the company's expanding
business, including plant expansion. The net proceeds will be applied
initially to the reduction of current bonk loans incurred to finance
the expanded volume of business.—V. 183, p. 668.
the

of

purpose

Co.—Reports Profit for 1955—

affiliates

more

of

$15,295,612

in countries

expansion

programs
<

now

reported
compared

for the year ended Dec. 31, 1955, net
with $18,310,269 in the previous year,

to John
H.
Briggs,
President.
Net income
alter taxes
$262,923, equal after allowance for preferred dividends to 45
share on the
520,540 outstanding shares of common stock

according
totaled
cents

a

against

36

quarter

1955,

or

loss

net

a

Fourth

cents

$23,891 in 1954.
sales were $4,990,750 contrasted with $3,856,413
the final three months was $193,018
based on
520,540 outstanding
shares

of

net

income for
common
share

while

net

a

preferred dividends.
For the fourth quarter of
reported a net loss of $113,193.
financial position continued strong with the ratio
of current
assets
to
current
liabilities on Dec. 31,
1955, 3.7 to 1
after a $333,600 reduction of term debt and the acquisition of 4,490
after

provision

1954,

the

The

company's

shares
In

for

company

$10

of

preferred

remarks

his

volume

In

182,

stock.

shareholders,

to

p.

Mr.

of

quarter

last

the

$20,000,000i5s-v.

1955

Eriggs pointed out that sales
was
at
the annual rate of

2356.

Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—January Sales Higher—
of

MOnth

Net

1S56
$6,337,839

January—

sales

—V.

183,

'

1955

$5,897,764

557.

p.

Dynamics Corp.—Receives Govt. Contract—

General

000

corporation's Stromberg-Carlson division has received a $1,500,from the U. S
Signal Corp for communicaiio.is equip¬

contract

South

for

ment

Korea,

it

was

announced on Feb. 21

by John H.

Voss,

telephone division..

of the

contract

to

South

to

given

was

under

Korea

be completed

on

this country's

the equipment

Delivery of
uled

General

foreign aid

program.

will start in October,

1956, and is sched¬

in March, 1957.—V. 183, p. 406.

outside the United States

In

will

underway, it
•

was
-

.

earners

disclosed on Feb.

expansion program in the United States,

so

that the world-wide

Corp.—Wages at Higher Rate—

the

truck,

car,
a

in

new

high

body and assembly divisions weekly earnings
of $104.77 in 1955, compared with $35.34 in

preceding year.

General
in

1955,

Sloan

Motors

with

throughout

an

the

employment
average

world

and

payrolls

also

Set

all-time

records

of 624,011 salaried and hourly-rate employes
earning $3,127,145,514,
Messrs. Curtice and

said.

payrolls were more than a quarter of all GM sales in 1955.
World-wide employment in 1954 averaged 576,667 and payrolls totaled
These

1

figure—which includes work completed or planned
addition to the $3,750,000,000 postwar modernization, tooling
the

Motors

General Motors' United States plants received
weekly pay averaging an all-time record $102.41 during 1955, Harlow
H.
Curtice,
President,
and Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Chairman of the
Board announced on Feb. 20.
During 1954, weekly pay averaged $91.44.
Wage

aveiaged

$500,000,000 in new plants, production facili¬

than

has

company

sales

1

■—was

will

made

be

to

plans have been made for the immediate use of the proposed in¬
capitalization, Mr. Doolin said.
Currently, there are 450,000
of common stock outstanding.

Doolin

the

tooling between the end of World War II and the completion of

Ford said

in¬

being

was

shares

in New

World War

by Henry Ford II.

Mr.

15c

stock of the company from 600,000 shares to
reclassification of the stock from no par value

a

1,593,300,000

1,117,500.000
2,614,588
181,616

production

Employment at Dec.

Foreign

of

creased

2,083,500.000

1,868,200,000
-

years.

Cantfii?r^f,ntTC^natian wclls of the Peldman operations are in the
! Lake, Success and South Success fields of Saskatchewan.
Dhafes of PvninraLn
IS 9anadIan °Per3<tions will engage in all

dividend

normal

the

$4.31

2,585,300,000

31

31

at Dec.

Payrolls
Units domestic

that

compensate

when

Another

227,800,000

$8.19

Dec.

at

C.

behalf of the Korea Civil Assistance
Command, and the equipment is a part of the assistance being given

Co., Detroit, Mich.—Earnings Rise—

Dec.

i

DloraHnn

to

Vice-P:esident

Earnings per share
Total

the whole of western Canada,

Feldman, sole owner of the worldwide oil and gas opertngv, Sname' already has 22 wells producing in Saskatchewan.
Jtf®"1 £ g his announcement, he plans to expand his Canadian oper"
a

dividend of 20c per share payable to
and have changed the payment date
E. Doolin, President, announced on

a

20,

30,

issued

i 15 to shareholders of record February 20, 1956.

sales

Net

April

April

lor the additional
month.
In the future,
declared by directors, will be paid quarterly at the
end of April, July, October and January, he said.
Mr. Doolin, also announced that stockholders will be asked to adopt
the provisions of the
new Texas Business Corporation Act of 1955
at the annual stockholders meeting March
13.

The

Feb.

March

Ended

Year

to

said

Doolin

dividends,

-

on

Ford Motor

Hp

31

18.

Mr.

creased

The

Net

record

of

March

from

approved

have

directors

stockholders

and $3.00

1597.

p.

Dividend—To Change Cap¬
Record Earnings—

Frito Co.—Declares Larger

in

peak.

income

share.

primarily
and cars are

Ireland,

italization—To Report

was

previous record made

the

above

165,802 in 1953.

totalled

of

previous
Net

of

by

Production

increase

trucks/ tractors

assembly of

or

facilities

Ford

Finland,
Portugal,' Italy, France, Egypt,
Australia, New Zealand, Malava, South Africa, Uruguay, Argentina and
Chile,
in addition to The Netherlands,
Belgium, Sweden, Denmark,
Mexico and Brazil.—V. 183, p. 886.

The

556.

(D. D ) Feldman Oil & Gas C»., Dallas, Texas.—To Ex¬
pand Canadian Operations—
program

in

production,

earnings

Oct.

results

the

reached

1955

higher than

sold

major

v/hich

in

in

1953.

per

selected

shown

installed

sales

135,139 in

fabricating watch spring
radar

has included

company

Total

units,

all-weather

jet interceptors.
unit in which the

of

Because

in

drive

by

were

shut

Elgin National Watch Co.—New Development—
This company

that

affected

adversely

records in

new

fact

the

operations

The

metal

achieved

company

notwithstanding

$1.35

order

1956

the

1955

income,

sale

the

in

countries

of

includes

located

Ltd.—Earnings Rise—

Total

wi'h

earlier.

$134,678.

2248.

p.

v

list

full

The

886.

p.

Ford Motor Co. of Canada,

after

cited
the company's high
incoming
backlog and the durable goods industries as
business
activity will parallel last year's.—

S.

own

that

outstanding

shares

amounted

gain

a

income

Earnings per share of common stock amounted to $2.66
the 149,724 shares outstanding on Dec. 31.
This compared
per

Brazil

Gabriel

before

over

in Lat n America. They
and
modernization and

Mexico.

1,

spending for the

Is that the company's construction

of

years

Directors

of

Board

annually.
This stepped-up pace is requiring the Company to finance additional
securities and it has been going to the investment market about twice

The

represents the cost of
include a completely new
facilities investments in

$18,000,000

approximately

figure,

programs

in

postwar

operations.

Ford assembly

postwar

$3,939,386.

154%

o

the

month

this

The outlook now

last

was

program

_■ ■. -

investment in overseas
manufacturing facilities
and the announcement of the $7,375,000
program
in four of* the assembly locations,
about $40,000,000 has
been 'spent or committed since the end of the war in affiliated over¬
$455,000,000

the

to

the

irom

breaking $43,500,000

of

A

of the program,

Earlier

a

2687.

p.

Electro Refractories & Abrasives Corp.—Sales Up 41%
corporation.

is

the

$ld0,000,000

'•

,.V

present

the

before

annually

units

56,000

addition

In

$zo,000,000.
At

war.

annual

an

undertaken.

No

16 announced that this
outlook to the tune of

raising
V.;
beginning of 1952, it announced a $332,000,000 10-year ex¬
pansion program. In the Fall of 1954, it was upped to $410,000,000.
The additional $25,000,000 boost was announced for the remaining six

utility

years

earnings

pared
sales

earnings

When completed, German Ford
capacity of 106,000 units, as against

the

since

of

capacity

Co.—Expansion, etc.—

Board Chairman, on Feb.
its sights on its expansion

Smith,

McGregor

invest¬
already
facilities
a rated

in Germany will represent an
$40,000,000 expenditures

program

$50,000,000 in addition to the

undertaken

1910.

p.

Florida Power & Light

and Earnings—

net

in the program of Ford of

current expansion
of

ment

capital

Ekco Products

constituted an

of 355,772

production

1955's

Canada has amounted
to $100 000,000.
Production has been boosted from 80,000 to 166,000
units annually in the decade.
\ \ '

and

Sales

and

ago,

Postwar investment

.

compared

common

$3.72

years

record.

all-time

that will involve

program

reached $100,995,922
in 1954.
Adversely
by "unsatisfactory price levels in several lines which existed
a
substantial portion of the year,"
net income
for 1955
for

record,

new

shares

f;;%.■

1

sales

a

affected

of

183, p. 207.

two

960

Co.—Plans Expansion Program—

company

Feb.

on

or

Month

1,637,138

of production facilities, new
products, and the possible
acquisition of new business, I. J. Harvey, Jr., President, announced

for

prod"cts,

and

The

af¬

the
the source
Ford assembly

are

is that of the English Ford

biggest manufacturing plant program

The

expansion

10% of the output going to the

about

with only

as

transmission
of power,
motors to
giant, self-propelled hay balers and combines.—V. 183, p. 885.

These

serve

$1,834,423

(excl. Treasury stock)

shares outstanding

Flintkote

has been signed under
be acquired by Eaton.

agreement

an

be

will

automotive industry.

gears,

1,935,124

$1,948,608

Earnings per share on common stock
—v. 182, p. 2128.
;%v '■

Automotive Gear will

of

subsidiary of Eaton.
Automotive Gear produces a full line of gears under the well-known
trade-name of Double Diamond
for 'a>-m equiimelt and general in¬
Automotive

dustrial

——2,110,076

—-

President

of Eaton.

wMch

1954
$3,819,547

l'>55
—$4,058,684

.

profit-.-

since the

overseas

company

Of

Federal taxes

spent

be

to

or

plants in the United States,
of components used
for local overseas production by
plants throughout the world.

seas

Increased—

Stores Inc.—Earnings

National

First

Com.

acquisition
an

capable of performing satisfactor y at temperatures
or melt most rubber products.—V. 183, p. 556.

be

Quarter Ended Dec. 31—
Profit before Federal taxes__;

Net

through

will

that

synthetic rub¬

that presently burn

established a new division to handle
of
Kodak
produc's at the wholesale level,
it has been announced
by Theodore F. Pevear, Director of Sales Administration.
The new divi ion,
to be loca^d in Rochester, N. Y„ Is responsible
for Kodak's '"usiti^ss relations with the tnde, including sal s to chain
stores as well as to wholesalers, Mr. Pevear said.—V.. 182, p. 716.

Hamilton,

'v V.:-■'

'

is being used in the q-'est for new

has

company

spent

$500,000,000

represents investments of Ford manufacturing
England, Canada and Germany.
These plants, like

in

The

this company have
developed a new weapon, it was announced on Feb. 21.
It is an
electrically powered machine that tests the strength and ela ;tici y of
rubbers at higher temperatures than they have even been measured
their fight against heat, research scientists of

In

total

$7,375,000.

and Sweden at a total cost of

Denmark

the

$455,000,000

war,

pleted.

The new machine

This

20,000

of

before.

183,. p. 404.

below.—V

Co.,

Meter

Co.—Secondary Offering—A

shares of common stock
(par $6.25) was made on Feb. 23 by Stone & Webster
Securities Corp. at $71 per share.:' It was quickly com¬
offering

secondary

totals $500,000,000

which the Ford companies are

of the scale on

indication

to meet growing needs for automobiles, trucks and farm
equipment outside the
United States. This statement included an
announcement of completely new expansion and facilities programs to
be
undertaken
immediately
by Ford affiliates in The Netherlands,

preparing

$168,000,000

& Rubber

Firestone Tire

company

Although a few of the overseas programs had been announced locally
their
own
countries
by
affiliates most directly concerned,
the

000.

O.—Files With SEC—

Eagle-Picher Co., Cincinnati,

the

$4,250,000,000.

abovementioned disclosure that the overseas program

and

West.—V.

Middle

that the General Casualty Co.
entity with its present manage¬

policy. Currently, the General Casualty Co. of
nearly $9,000,000 net premiums in five states in the

personnel,

in

by

of World War II thus totals

the end

since

afiiliates

and tooling

facilities

production

new

overseas

company's manufacturing,

weeks ago.
was
further stated

several

ment,

its

approximately

this proposal to in¬
crease
the
authorized capital stock is approved, the directors
will
declare a 12% stock dividend immediately following the annual meeting.
It
was
further stated by Mr. Hatch that the aforementioned pro¬
posals
for
changes
in the capital structure of the company
are
brought about by a desire on the part of management to be in a
position to take advantage of opportunities for growth and diversifi¬
B.

for

program

etc.—

will vote on approving a proposal
the capital stock (par $10) from 800,030

April

on

1,200,000

to

Kenneth

Mr.

Duke

Association of Philadelphia—Stock Div.,

Fire

5,20,000,000 and the

the

for

Our

locations," he ad led.

and possibly two, of the

one,

investment of at least
employment of approximately 500 people."
initial

I

82,610,195,006.
An

average

410,022

wage

earners

in GM United States plants

re-

Volume 183

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle

ceived $2,183,398,483 during 1955.
Hourly-rate employment
367,462 and payrolls totaled $1,747,257,124 in 1954.

averaged

Important
passenger
Harlow
He

changes

Curtice,

described

tive

early

in

in

General

truck

and

car

H.

headed by First California

Co., and William R. Staats

Motors'

dealers

selling

agreements

announced

were

with

Feb.

on

its

11

The

by

revised

the

ferred

dealer

"the

as

contract,

most

which

equLable

will

and

become

in

(2)

Granting

model

large

a

remaining

year

allowance

will

now

Doubling the

(41

Increasing

to

allowance

in

stock

allowance

from

30

when

90

and

disposal

his

full

cost

new

the

the

is

GM

Parts

premises

and

for

the

leaseholds

pur¬

dealer

in

the

(6)

of

law

in

son

the

policy

in

succeed

may

event

the

business who

after

interest

her

Inclusion

(8)

of

a

sales

tions,

which

a

(9)

detailed

performance

Incorporation

provision

based

in

all

on

the

contract

factors,

Income

in

the

contract

of

evaluating
local condi¬

"

of

Direct

sales

mail

(2)
cils

All

to

eral

GM

Motors

a

(3i

An

by

by

the

will

corporation.

be

shared

policy
of

These

councils

will

Council,

the

the

discussion

whose

invited

members

be

1956.

of

in

meetings

members of
of

of electing

mutual

the

the

supersede

organized in

the

addition

with

are

the

The

basis

Dealer

said

of

special

Relations

that

connection

A selling

corporation

GM

with

Board

divisions

these

agreement for

only

for

of

and

the

of

A

30

term

of

(3)

by

the

agreement for
the corporation
notice without cause.

A selling agreement for

by

the dealer

by

General
a

the

be

of

term

a

only

by
to

stock

life

group

dealerships.

of

the

abcuc

total

first

revised

March

cancellable
30

on

days'

of

1.

but

the

test

notice

under

the

by

65

age

will

medical

of

Mr.

all

Motors
the

of

Canada,

United

approximately
17,000
Canada.

Automobile

employees

Feb.

on

Workers

of

Union

General

will

new

(CIO)

Motors

be

The

announced

jointly

than

10 months,

covers

more

security

be

not

and

settles

all

by the

parties

and

reopened by either party before Aug.

Successful

strike, called
The

1,

will

may

with

and

for

corporation

and

sidiary, have joined
order

an

475,000

Utilities

in

authorizing

shares

consideration
Proceeds

of

of

the

Jersey

its

$10

be

of

$10

applied

per

by

for

sell

and

to

with

its

its

the

Central

proceeds

of

to

its

which

pay

on

The

Federal

Power

Commission

has

permit to Georgia-Pacific Alaska Co.,
a
proposed hydroelectric project

north

Juneau.

of

project
would

the

fcr

This

unit

operation

include

two

dams,

proposes

of

issued

Lemon

to

use

newsprint

a

with

total

a

or

Alaska,
Creek

pulp

mill.

Gillette
J.

P.

Corp.

with

used,

Co.—Record

Spang,

Set

President,

Jr.,

p.

N.

amounted
The

estimated
stock

earnings

compared

company's

1955. compare

with

for

with

recent

1955
$2.77

stock

C26,138.101

in

770.

p.

10

split.

of

encased

socket.

the silicon

photocell

advanced
lucite with

It

the

as

converts

NATFAB

be

sold

with

terminal

light

cells,
distributors

selenium

industrial
Paradise

Mr.

into

batteries.

solar

photocell has the added advantage

present

through

line

Vice-President

this

clear

in

octal

manner

Fabricated's

Paradise,

P-100,

stated.—V.

the

that

as

well

p.

is

P-100

new

1698.

182.

as

end-

Corp. of America—Proposed New Name—

Childs Co.

above.—V.

182,

2129.

p.

Higher Earns.—

31—

1954

1955

$84,576,000 $72,446,000
6,304,000
3,550,000

1,822,000

$2,754,000

$1,909,000

taxes

3,731,000

of

at

J.

income

Dec.

alone,
97

31,

per

$1.81.

was

the

on

share

common

per

1955,

based

cents

1,282,293

the

on

Net

share.

common

merged June 30, 1955.—V. 183, p. 558.

were

Power Co.—Plans Expansion—

combination

p,

a

combination

new

Inc.,

of

stands

and

pump

company

Bend

886.

motor

designated

test stand,

the operator

through

to go

movement

of

outstanding

that performs
different machines.

on

new

shares

for Houdaille-Hershey Corp.
outstanding at Dec. 31, 1954, was
Houdaille-Hershey Corp.
and Frontier
income

785,000 shares

Houston Lighting
This

Fort

and

effort,

Ended

Year

31—

Dec.

operating revenue
Operating expenses & taxes
Operating

Higher—
1955

Gross

—

1954

$10,551,582 $10,457,938
9,430,263
9,612,868
$1,121,319

income__.

Non-operating

.

Gulf's
63,435

offer

exchange made
had been

of

Warern

income

$845,070

63,419

14,477

$1,184,738

$859,547

*

Income

——1,670,402

1,550,333

Gulf

shares,

exchange
be

in

its

for

charges

.

on adjustment income
bonds outstand¬
ing in hands of public at 5%_<-———-

840,700

840,700

$1,326,364

March

the

on

offer,

2.—V,

of

Deficit

1,507,122

the

1,947,925

'♦Exclusive of interest

for

Gulf

exchange,

had

offered

the

of 18 of
accept
least 90%
771.

basis

said

it

$1,531,486

it

control

The

Mich.,

for

remaining

been

It

is

Water¬

80%

Watervliet shares
182, p. 2790i;>
-

that

the

income
The

will

ended

year

and

earnings

$706,000,

was

Gibson

firm,

total

has

the

be

present

management

represented

household

air-conditioning

fiscal

$32,074,000

Mich.,

continue

Hupp

on

the

of

Gibson

Gibson.

board,

said.

manufactures

and

ranges
For

undeposited

approximately 60% ®f the 600,000
of Gibson Refrigerator Co., Greenville,
family for about $5,760,000, or $16 per share.

to

planned

expected

announcement

Gibson

of

purchased

Gibson

the

is

it

said

ex¬

required 80%,"
exchange it was

1698.

shares

common

from

16

the
for

deposited

their stock.-^-V.

exchange

by
of

acquisition

on

than

"More

now

Watervliet
25 shares of

to'-acquire

p.

a
Joint statement* John O. Ekblom, Chairman of Hupp's Execu¬
Committee, and Charles J. Gibson, President of Gibson, on Feb,

tive

of

has

corporation

outstanding

the

contingent

11.

acquired

has

adjustment income bonds.—V. 182,

on

IIupp Corp.—Acquires Control of Refrigerator Firm—

will

provided at
pp. 209 and

183,

common

offer

Feb.

by
has

to

-

Interest

ratio of four shares
298,684
previously

the

except

exchanged

In

offered

have

77.3%

or

is

Warren,

the

of

i

acceptance.
date

income

Gross

shares

which

the

is

said

for

25

million

manufacture

resins
announced on

be

to

largest

the

construction at Fords,
pounds

Feb.

of

J.

a

of

plant

new

pentaerythritol, a key
quick
drying
Simon
Askin,

of

coatings,

surface

20.

commercial

N.

pentaerythritol plant
plant In 1939.—V. 182,

J.

constructed

was

at

which
Dec.

the

of

refrigerators,

freezers,

electrical

units for residential and commercial use.
Sept. 30,
1955, the firm reported sales
before income taxes of $1,530,000. Net

$1.17

or

with

assets

Heyden's

William

mittee

the

share.

a

located

plants

at

$20,000,000

about

Greenville and Belding,
million, with capital and

J.

and

offices
In

Hobbs

firm

Hupp has acquired six companies, most of
in
1955.
Sales for the quarter ended
to have been as great as the $8,369,351
the nine months ended Sept. 30,
1955.
For

year

for

reported

latter

period

share.

late

believed

are

per

Hupp,

Hupp had net earnings of $101,024, or five cents
with plants in Detroit and Chicago, is primarily a
supplier of component parts to other manufacturers.—V. 182, p. 1464.

Husky Oil Co.—Drill Stem Test Successful—
The

companv

Feb.

on

successful

a

Mobile

stem

drill

County,

9

announced

owned subsidiary,

100%

that its

with headquarters at Shrevcport, La., has made
test at its No. 1 Boy Scouts of America in

Trans-Tex Drilling Co.,

Trans-Tex

and

23.

board

of

Prior

Hobbs

was

a

of

the

directors,

to

joining

Executive

Com¬

Hickok,

Presi¬

Ray

this

management

in an
consultant with
company

Ga.

he

program,

problems,

will

be

the

by

Ala., in

the Citronelle

Field.

Drilling Co. has 360 acres of leases in

the vicinity of this

183, p. 771.

interested in Hickok's
products,
general
Hickok's foreign and

Equipment Trust Certificates
Salomon Bros. & Hutzler on Feb. 24 offered $9,900,000 of 3% equipment trust
certificates due 1956-1971 at prices to yield from 2.70%
to 3%. This issue was awarded to the group on Feb. 23
Illinois

new

of

special attention to the new
automotive safety belt, cur¬
well as a variety of other safety

on

as

being

tested.—V.

182, p.

RR.

a

—

Issuance

the

of

214.

and

and

Inc. submitted a bid of 99.511%-, also for 3s.
certificates are subject to tne authorization

sale of the

Interstate

Participating
Corp.

!

bid of 99.585%.

Halsey, Stuart & Co.

pay

now

Central

Offered—A syndicate headed by

designed

Hickok,

protective products

of

expansion

will

Hobts

Laboratory

marked

principally

development

the
and

Mr.

Aeronautical

being

Chairman

named

the

Mr.

divisions.

overseas

been

of

Feb.

on

position

new

management
Cornell

has

member

a

capacity,
Atlanta,

in

his

1955,

Manufacturing Co.—Appoints Hobbs Chmn.—

announced

executive

6,700

past

purchased

were

31,

the

2019.

p.

the

During

producer

weather-resi >tait,

of

other

and

N.

plant which produces formaldehyde and other organic chemicals.
is scheduled for March, 1957.
is
Heyden's fourth major expansion in this field since the

dent,

project

The

Net
at

________

plans t® build a steam-electric generating plant in
County, Texas, 27 miles southwest of Houston.
The plant, which will use natural gas for fuel, will have an initial
generating capacity of 165,000 kilowatts.
The ultimate projected ca¬
pacity will be 1,000,000 kilowatts.
Construction is expected to begin
in April, with the plant going on the line tAo years later.—V. 183,

to

Hammermill

stock

19

capacity

in

Hickok

Commerce

in

the

Commission.

offering

are:

Inc.—V.

Stroud & Co.

183,

that

Drexel &
p. 771.

Co.;

Union

Securities

This

on

the

basis

filed
a
registration
statement
with the SEC on
Feb. 16, 1956, covering 60,000 shares of its $1 par common stock.
Cf
this
stock, 30,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the
issuing
company;
and
the
balance
represents
outstanding
shares

of

The

preliminary
183, p. 886.

be

of

to

to

price

earnings for

Offered—An issue of 350,000 shares of $1.25 cumulative
convertible

preferrecj stock (par $5) was publicly offered

company

offered

and

Shearson,
•

The

gether

tubing

proceeds

with

annealing
in

public sale by

terms
Hammill & Co. heads

company

steel
Net

for

underwriting

of

other

and

Rochester

is
and

the holder ther.of.
are

the

to
11 t

principally engaged
fishing reels.
its sale

of

30,COO

tinning
through

acquisition

of

The public offering

supplied

by

of

the

amendment.

manufacture

shares

provide

will

additional

Rothschild & Co., Inc., New

York City, on Feb. 21 pub¬
licly offered 600,000 shares of common stock (par one
cent) at 50 cents per share as a speculation.
PROCEEDS—The
on

properties;

ing operations;

underwriters.

in

common

funds, to
capacity at the

company

be

Corp.—Stock Offered—G. F.

Inland Mineral Resources

With Securities and Exchange Commission—

Glasscoek-Tidelands Oil Co.—Preferred Stock




that

manufacturers,

well.—V.

of

(C. G.)

firm

enamels,

Garfield,

miles

equal to $3.13 per share
share in 1954, as adjusted

1954.—V.

same

E.

Iligbie Manufacturing Co., Rochester, Mich.—Registers

announced

are

standard

Net income

escrow

Mich.

Holders

annual

first

2466.

per

22

This

figures,
the company's 1955
n~t
earnings
after
taxes
to approximately $29,000,000, highest in its 55-year history.

reflect the

of

Production

preliminary

common

larger
2688.

Profit before taxes

The new piant,
which will produce pentaerythritol by a new, im¬
proved process, is being erected adjacent to the present Heyden Fords,

in Earnings—

has

with

that

corporation,

paints,

rently

182,

w-s

406.

p.

Watervliet,

shares

March

ingredient

181,

717.

below.—V.

the

minimum

a

will

with

Watervliet

until

Refrigerator Co.—Control Changes Hands—

Hupp

the
p.

Division.

National

M.

Hudson & Manhattan RR.—1955 Gross

announced

stock,

the

devices

See

182,

stock

814.

p.

hydraulic

to permit

deposited

shares

diversification

p.

wedges

a

to

Type

as

into

Year Ended Dec.

Ileyden Chemical Corp.—To Build New Plant—

preliminary permit does not authorize any construction. It merely
gives the holder
priority of application for an FPC license while
making the necessary surveys and investigations to prepare the appli¬
182,

capital

and

182,

two

series

a

Co.,

Hammermill

This

A

Gibson

shops

surplus aggregating approximately $13,500,000.

horsepower.

cation.—V.

purchase

for

preliminary
subsidiary,

capacity

delivery

has

Paper

announced.

Stock—

generated

power

installed

a

about

Known

the

Products

supplements

according

Net sales

guarantee

Paper Co.—Extends Exchange Offer—

Watervliet

cash

a

so

183,

three-year

a

Juneau,

of
on

The

guarantee

to

of

before

or

the

Georgia-Pacific Plywood Co.—New Power Project—

for

the

testing

173,

Warren.

sub¬

expenditures.—V.

off short-term notes.—V.

heavy duty service
strenuous operating

Income

914.

outstanding

prior

to

which

of

25

of

construction
were

com¬

cells measuring only one inch square
being produced at Chicago, 111., by the

now

cell

competitively

Hotel

Crose

pipeline

gas

p.

shareholders

into

five

Warren

changing 26
vliet capital

This company has applied to the California P. U. Commission for
authority to issue and sell 750.000 shares of its common stock to
its
parent. Genera! Telephone Corp.
The proceeds will be used to
to

and

182,

Hydraulics,

of

examined

offer

shares
of

President,

and

J.

Association, Bakersfield,
approximately $23,500,000

requiring

additional

Warren

each

company

The

•

SEC

for

General Telephone Co. of California—To Sell

finance construction

with

an

being

The

received

This

2789.

p.

oil

Calif.—V.

test equipment,

pentaerythritol, has begun

construction

first

connection

that

each

Watervliet

additional

an

parent

for
the

commercial

recommended."—V.

Fabricated

silicon

fit

will

See

the M.

Curran

accounts.

of

Angeles,

engineered

exchange

shares

have

Co.,

and

applications of eliminating the external amplifier
with selenium photocells for switching functions.

product

In

share.

Jersey
the

loans

treasury

issue

stock

Finance—

Light

&

application

to

common

or

Power

an

Central

par

bank

-program or to repay
or
to
reimburse its

Central

filing

$4,750,000,
to

are

Jersey

Corp.—Unit to

the

said

are

for

for

in

Gulf

of

Public

also

page.

Houdaille Industries, Inc.—Reports

the

had

all

formerly

routines

Hammermill

Canada,

General
This

the

using

now

has

shrinkage exceeding

certain

2466.

p.

148-day

the

of

Motors

41,152

182,

are

Manager.

Industries, Inc.

accuracy.—V.

affect

employees represented by the UAWfollowing General Motors companies in Canada: General
Limited, with plants at Oshawa and Windsor; the
McKinnon
Industries,
Ltd.,
St. —Catherines;
Frigidaire
Products
of
Canada, Ltd., Scarborough and Leaside, and General Motors Diesel,
Ltd., London.—V. 183, p. 886.
'
CIO

325,912,051

Mr.

series

Loan

savings

owns

Los

is

flight

Pa.,

committed
Gulf

are

end to the

95,727

M.

of

1955,

in

also

in

been

test

3.

Gulf

rail

1958.
an

has

outstanding.

insurance,
It

31,

tests

of

Greer

means

shares

in

negotiations

issues.

Priced

Savings and Loan Association

located

maximum

This

covering

health

contract

completion of negotiations brought
by the union last Sept. 19.

contract

new

after

pensions,

wages,

economic

of

primarily
plants.
For

stiil

is

batteries,

from

required

*$28.53

loans.

Corp.,

machine

all

Feb.

of

agreement,

union

test

tendered

agree¬

companies

and

Lines, Inc. has taken
just developed by Greet

normal

on

Ontario,

lasting,

D.

all

Savings

$19,800,000

course

Pittsburgh,

a

mat

a

photoelectric

thick

energy in
Paradise said

362,054,380

corporation on Feb.
21
announced
that
1,443,687 shares of
capital stock of Warren Petroleum Corp. had been accepted for de¬
posit by the exchange agent, the Mellon National Bank & Trust Co.,

Amount

Cost

reached

14

width

are

newspaper

The

and General Motors.

Ltd.

the

announcement:

newspapers

designed

"Fotosolar"

that

4.4 to 1

Gulf Oil Corp.—Accepts Warren Stock—

obtain

to

examination.

dealership.

from

acquired

Dec.

Western

that

Curtice

able

following
of

change to

syndicate

National

solar

made

plugs

44,142

purchased

has

bank

all

HPM50-2H,

but

cause

developed for
which goes into

be

is

Roller

silicon

General

391,008,384

1955.—V.

developed especially by Greer for
systems of all types of aircraft.

on

been

plan,

price

to

in

the

American

high

neewspaper

in

Matrix

new

460,552,750

<

year

Air

same

and

plan has

and

Corp.—Acquisition—

of

and

Great

Like

notified

size

dealers

past,

dealer

without

II

silicon

6.2 to 1

■

-

i,

has

as

with

stand

the

continuing contract

a

notice

new

without

the

in

the

III

small

common

inches

$37.14

31,

made

11

North
The

inch

an

electrical

Greer Hydraulics, Inc.—New Single Test Machine—

by the

days'

as

by

a®

100,203

Bakersfield

Western

companies,

cause.

this

assets

The

one-year,

and

is

117,562,757

..

equipments and supplies used in
it was announced on Feb., 9.—V.

which,

financed

choice of:

a

taxes

:" V;

Dec.

of

and

Monarch

The

year

the

Feb.

on

larger
mats.

Monarch

large

schedules

of

:

______

.

the

of

shrinkage

corporation's

33,076,180

excise

share-.

:____

the

Eastern

cause

insurance

Under

the participating

with

*$4.54

154,679,723

common

corporation
of

Calif.,

will

Canadian Unit Announces New Wage Agreement—
ment

$5.90

,

security

and Annette P. HIgde are
famiiy of Carl.on M, Higbie,
listed as President of the com¬

the

is

553.

p.

corporation

"Most

Miniature

\

corporation

This

appeals

executives

or

years

dealers

for

90

on

effect March
1,
1956, dealers
policies ranging up to $100,000
of
this policy will
vary
with

General

The

14,708,782

31,228,980

for

year

of

Jr.,

(R.) Iloe & Co., Inc.—New Matrix Roller—

Great Western Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.—Acquisition

accepted

umpire,

offering,
on

indefinite term,

an

corporation

dollar

GM

shared by

183,

Detroit

of

members

Higbie,

cost

Council

selling agreements,

five

30 days' notice without
dealers also have been

on

Motors

billion

new

owners

pany.—V.

M.

30,000

Bank

estimated

an

Hoffman Electronics Corp.—Silicon Photoelectric Cells

18,709,854

—

per

construction,

corporation

was

\

by

cancellable

Carlton

in

40,955,991

,

-

shares outstanding

Great

revised

a

selling

days'

certain

at

and
e4uipme..t
at
the
expect.d to cost $60,001.
shares are t..e beneficia ies of a
is

2,117,434

ratio

specialized

,

<2»

National

being

'The

$
1954

Manufacturing Co., Inc., of Tulsa, Okla., manufacturer and distributor

Gen¬

experience,

GM

top

would

but

cause,

without cause,.

cancellable

which

facilities

machinery

whicn

"Therefore for the best molding results it become
necessary to use
rollers with free-wheeling or friction-drive
top roller.- In addi¬
tion, molding and drying procedures had to be modified.
"To meet these new requirements, this
corporation now offers the
industry the Monarch III Matrix Roller.

Subs.)

'

70,079,033

compensation for

This

coun¬

Council.

qualifications

remaining

of

three-quarters

(&

1954__

business.

the

social

Graham Paige

divi¬

Dealer

Mr. Curtice said that GM dealers would have
(1)

♦On

the

with

to

top

current

invitation

selling agreements to dealers handing their lines

In

.

the

Division,

pelled many other newspapers

1,372,176,139 1,090,094,050
59,665,845
48,055,196

stock

during

additional

Reel

matrix

1955

31—

Employees—
Average during

1938.

Curtice

30,

the

common

taxes,
taxes

asset

Total

of

manufacturing

for

and

5

cost

by

dealer

prorlems

umpire will be engaged to adjudicate
decisions of General Motors divisions.
The

on

The

equally

impartial

from

selected

Mr.

aBsorbed

adopt

remainder

of

Shareholders

tor

Curtice

the

unanimously
dealers

interest of

following announcements:

magazines

will

Dec.

value

additional

(Mich.)

Trustees,

in
Book

dealers.

lorum

Dealer

Mr.

be

owner

divisions

for

serve

be

the

will

representatives.

executives.
to

and

and

provide

sional

costs

contests

corporation

Trust

183,

557.

p.

•*>>.•

kinds—including Federal

Working capital

•

in the

all

foreign
of

Current

changes in the contract, including the elimination
all designed to improve the document as a whole.

Mr. Curtice also made the
(1)

183,

__.__.1___

paid to Sept.
paid

expenditures

income

and

As

.

contract

share

per

and

other

clauses,

many

pre¬

capital.—V.

$

year___

dividends

Taxes of

clause

a

of an agreement. "
Improvement of the language in the
simplification.
of

working

properties and plants

or

including

/.

termination

Many

beelow.—V.

Remain, net inc. retained in

Capital

(12)

(13)

for

_

dividends

Common

providing for main¬
tenance of a high standard of ethics in local dealer
advertising.
(11) Broader provisions for repurchase of parts and
special tools
upon

income for the

—

Preferred

husband.

\

(10)

Knapp, Inc.

sales

affecting his dealership operation either favorably or adversely.
Increasing the factory contribution to cooperative advertising

funds.

&

Net

son

dealership in event of death or
any qualified person active in the

by the dealer to succeed him.
for a dealer to provide that his widow have
the dealership for a period up to five
years

in

of

dealer

used

.

poss ble

death

the

under

through

each

nominated

Making, it

financial

a

is

agreement

remainder

any

of

the

to

incapacity cf the dealer, to include
(7)

and

Net

Extension

a

for

high

Webb

of

$385,000,

deceased.

Year Ended Dec. 31—

with

termination.

or

stock

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio
—Reports Record Sales and Earnings—

Plan.

wh.ch

the

protection

stock

common

common

time.

Obsolescence

within

See

The

of

Owners

of

Godchaux Sugars, Inc.—Offer to Stockholders—

preceding

at that

shares

ad¬

announced.

in stock

cars

warranty

of

cars

days the period
factory.

to

of

model

new

a

new

substantial

of

of

on

under

to

be returned

may
Assistance

respect

Motors

apply to all such

(3)

chased parts
(5)

General

1.15

557.

p.

by

of

share.

expenditures,

Curtice include the following:

Asumption
justments.

rate

at

PROCEEDS—The net proceeds from the sale of this
stock, together
with funds from the private sale of
$3,000,000 of notes to an insurance
company, are to be used to repay advances made to this
company, to
pay
for cost of new drilling platform and for cost of other
capital

the

Changes in dealer selling agreements announced by
(1)

1956

effec¬

progressive

industry."

Mr.

1,

struction
Bronson

& Co.

preferred shares may be convertible into

March

President.

March,

Feb. 24 at $25 per share
by a group of underwriters
Co. Inc.; Eastman, Dillon &

on

Revises Dealer Contract—
.

(993)

be

and
used,

sale

net

purchase

and for

CAPITALIZATION

proceeds
producing

GIVING

fabricating,

to

be

interests;

used to pay balance due
working capital for drill¬

corporate purposes.

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

FINANCING

Authorized

to¬

company's Avon Tube Division
additional machinery and con¬

are

other general

Common

stock

(par

one

BUSINESS—Corporation

cent)

Outstanding

2,000,000 shs.

1,100,000 shs.

on Nov. 15,
1955, for the purpose of acquiring certain oil and gas leases, to engage
was

incorporated

in

De'aware

^

The Commercial and Financial

«

:

generally In the acquisition of oil and gas producing properties and
exploration and development of natural resources.
Its principal office is located at No. 42 Broadway, New York City 4,
3ST. Y.
The corporation has not yet engaged in any business except
that it has acquired oil and gas leases to 4,760.63 acres in Valencia,
and

Guadalupe,

$10 par value
offering was
quickly oversubscribed and the books closed.
Feb. 21

common

In addition, the
another gas and oil
Guadalupe County,
owned by the corporation is 5,560.63
in

Counties

DeBaca

Mexico.

New

N.

M.

the

that

so

acres.—V.

total

182, p.

acreage

underwriters

of

corporation has exercised its option to acquire
covering
an
additional 800 acres in

leasehold

Co. —Stock Offered —A nationwide group
headed by The First Boston Corp. on

Hoppers

the

publicly offered 300,000 shares of
stock at $53 per share.
This

PROCEEDS—Net

will

proceeds

1955 set

Sales for

a

the

For

8.

ended

International

Central America

Rys. of

—

Partial Re-

chemical plants and certain other
The firm has numerous plants

the

_

year

bonds.—V.

call

the

authorized

23

Directors have declared

cents.

50

182, p. 2790.

•First

a

corresponding quarter

Net

for

income

equal

$315,563

the

cf

quarter

fiscal

current

was

year

preferred dividends to 46 cents a share on the
with $350,318, or 54 cents a share a year
dividend
requirements
for
the
current
quarter

Cumu.

4%.

ago.

,

,

,

exclusive of subordinated notes were approxi¬
mately $45 million compared with $393,4 million the year before. Inter¬
est on borrowed money, provision for credit losses, and insurance claims
Total

the

for

of

cost

the

also

in

is

in

volume

motor car

in

with

compared

$803,398

to

volume

reduced

sales and

$575,690

a

the increased

the company has boosted its rates to custo¬
of opening additional offices to aug¬
instalment paper as well as small loans,

borrowed,

money

and

ment

amounted

quarter

year ago.
To olfset

mers

payable

notes

the

process

motor

car

Shares

1,500

2,500
1,300
1,300
6,000
9,500
Lester; Rypns,;& Cn;-.;^—2,000

1,100

Irving Lundborg &, Co.—_

1,500

Mason-Hagap. Inc

1,100

Allyn &

C.

Inc.

Watts
&

Co

&

Co

-

_

9,500

Inc
Sullivan

Blyth & Co.,

Voted—Earnings Up—

Intertype Corp.—Stock Split
The stockholders on Feb.

the

pave

15

Ihe

for

way

stockholders approved

doubling the
the pro¬

posal to change the common stock from no par value to a par value of
$5 per share.
The stockholders further
approved an amended Pension Plan for
hourly paid workers and an amended Retirement Plan for salaried and
eupervisory personnel.
The directors voted, following the meeting, a quarterly dividend of
25 cents a share (on the additional shares as well as those outstanding
before the split) payable March 15,
1956, to stockholders of record
Feb. 27, 1956.
The same dates also apply to distribution of certificates
for the additional shares.
This action by the directors places the divi¬
dend on a $1 a share annual basis, equivalent to $2 a share per year
old shares.

the

on

Ended

Months

Bales

(billings)

--7

for Federal income

Net income

^

addition

*

1,951,433
957,000

C.

$5.05

•

.

$994,433
' •' $4.19
.

"$1.40

$1.75

(in cash)

&

Courts

&

182, p. 2020.

Dain

Weeks

Ended

h

^Crouter

Drexel

Bales
•—V.

183, p.

407,

Federal

in

par value common stock.
The bonds
and stock are

conditioned

this

authorized

has

bonds

mortgage

first

and

200,000

to

company

shares

ox

no

interest

the

approves

and

the

the

at

sold

competitive

bidding.

The

provide

the price to be received for

and

rate

to

the bonds

share of the common stock.
Proceeds will be used by the company to provide for the continuance
cf its
construction program
to increase and enlarge the generation
price

JL—

duPont

Steele

Raid

Co.—

&

1,300

'3,000
2,000

&

Co

per

1,300

Co

&

2,000
9,500
9,500
3,000

& Co
Sachs & Co

Forgan

Goldman,

Hallgarten & Co.——
Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.

_

1,500

Ripley & Co.,

Inc.

9,500

...

Miller

1,503
6,000

Co.—

&

Hemphill,
J.

Noyes & Co.—
Hilliard & Son

B.

J.

1,300

_

Hooker

&

Weeks,—

&

Weil,

Howard,

1,100

Fay__-__—

Hornblower

be

to

authorization

that
th3
company
shall not consummate the sales until the Commission by further order
FPC

1 r
—f

Bodine—

Chaoman

Fauset,

Hayden,

Co.—To Issue Securities—

Commission

Power

$7,000,000

1,100
1,500
1,100

Inc

1,303
& Co.—
2.000
Co.—1,100
First California Co., Inc.—
1,300
First cf Michigan Corp.
1,500
Farwell,

.

Issue

Co.,

&

&

I.

Harriman

Kansas Gas & Electric
The

&

;u_—•■

Co

&

Francis

Glore,

1955
$24,265,366 $23,221,602
1956

28—

Jan.

Co

&

Schmertz
—

First Southwest

Sales Up—

Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—January
4

3,000
1,303
2,000
2,000

Inc.

Co.,

Weedon

Inc,

Fulton,

.

&

Cunningham,
M.

—

Co

Crowell,
Co.,

Co;—

1,103
2,500
3,000

Inc

Burr,

Collings

C.

Friedrichs

Co.-

G. H.

1,100

Watling, Lerchen
Wertheim & Co

—

transmission

this

will

capacity of itj system.
The company estimates that
approximately $23,550,000 during the years 1956 and

1,100

require

1957.—V.

183,

—V.

183,

Kawiieer Co.—Secondary Offering—A secondary of¬
fering of 24,000 shares of common stock (par $5) was
made on Feb. 20 by Smith, Barney & Co; Bacon, Whipple
& Co. and Central Republic Co. Inc., at $23.75 per
with a dealer's concession of 85 cents per share.

completed.—V. 175,

Kelly & Clark Mining & Exploration Co., Basalt, Nev.
The

cants

company

to

pay

Feb.

on

14

incident

expenses

filed

a

letter

of

notification

with

to

mining

p.

Utilities

Co.—Secondary Offering—A

Ended Jan.

t

made

Feb.

15

by Blyth & Co., Inc., at $28 per
a dealer's concession of 45 cents per share.
completed—V. 181, p. 1878.
on

hare, with

IS.

was

;

of

public
Net

(Walter)

Kidde

Nuclear

Inc.,

Garden

City, L. I., N. Y.—New President—

Mr.

t xe

E.

Kelley

who

Kelley

Catalytic

-rerved

ttates

as

will

has

been

been

of

Enererv

elected

President

to

succeed

Henrv

K

director.
Vice-President in

Construction

Manager

Atomic

has

continue

the

as

Co.,
New

a

two

York

178,

p.

office

of

the

United

242.

(G. R.) Kinney Co., Inc.—January Sales
Higher—
of

January—

-7? 183; p7m




1956

1955

$2,194,000 $2,005,000

a

registration

each

for

ba'is

last

for

The

its

amounted

which

$7,000,0.10

construction

years

beginning

the

vaiious

V.

183,

183, p

s

Hall,

Russ

by this

to

a

stock

President,

Hall,

Eaward

Weininger,

■

of

directors

of

Permutit

Stevenson,

J.

Martin-Parry
fill

Three

Co.

othrr

and

Jr.,

'
Richard
elected
the
fourth

and

have

Corp.,

been

uhile

vancancies

enlarges the board to 11 members.
The Permutit Co. manufactures equipment
and

substantial increase

a

the Permutit Co.

T.

Hutton,

L;

directors

all

Feb. 16 announced

on

of its holdings in

company

Mr.

of water
ion exchange materials
treatment

for

meters,

liquids—along with power facilities,
gauges and other flow controls.

Martin-Parry
to

plans

projected

subject

Corp.,

its

change

183,

Co.—V.

approval of stockholders on Feb.
Ward
Industries Corp., prior to
and New York & Cuba Mail
and V. 182, p. 1340.
'
to

name

to

Prosperity

with

merger

Massachusetts

company,
company,

773

p.

Corp.

Boston,

Co.,

Insurance

Life

Hospital

Massachusetts Life Fund, Boston invest¬
on Feb.
17, 1956, to its regis¬
additional 300,000 shares of beneficial
4,000 Trust Certificates.—V. 178, p. 481.
;

of

trustee
filed an

statement

interest

amendment

covering an

the Fund and

in

letter

of

Co., Inc., Baltimore, Md.—Files—

&

notification

filed

was

the

with

(no par)

SEC

Feb.

on

covering

6

to be offered at the market as

T.:e p:ccrefs are to br used
No underwriting is involved.—V. 181, p. 961.

(not to exceed

for working

Land
of

capital.

$30 per sha.e).

shares of common.
The su scription
Unsubscribed shares will te offered for

to

by

and

program

Oct.

1,

be used to
1,

1955

reduce the company's
'on Dec. 31, 1935, and had

1956.

gas

will

The

company

estimates

inventory
expenditures

storage

require

in

for
of

two

Eoth

N.

Y.

—

Offering

Temporarily

Exchange

order

under

Commission, it
the

Securities

was

announced

Act of

1933

on

Feb.

the

of

two

most

advanced

of

goods

announcement

vessels

ships

addition

the

capacity

to
are

of

a

2,320,060

te

followed

engaged

six months

in

of

the service

ideas

the

in

rigorous

initially,

sea

Mr.

the

truck-

major

trials

McLean

tankers,
custom-made cargo
T-2

type

pounds

of

dry

converted fcr Pan-Atlantic
deck.
Each has a carrying
cargo,
in specially built, sealed

bodies.

trailer

two

vessels

will

operate

between New

York

Houston

and

on

a

schedule, beginning in April.
The service will be expanded
adding more ships and including other ports of call as the volume
traffic increases, Mr. McLean stated.

regular

by
of

In

addition

to

this

"tanker-trailer"

service,

Pan-Atlantic

sea-land

the construction of seven large trailer-ships of the
type, expected to cost $72,000,000.
The company
already has received an Office of Defense Mobilization Certificate of
Necessity fcr the construction of these ships, and Mr. McLean said

that
and

an

of

the

$22,-

announced

was

combination

This

above

the

said.

by

using tankers to carry full trailer loads
by Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp., a sub¬
on Feb.
19 by James K. McLean,

started

be

it

April,

will be the first phase in
program being undertaken by Pan-Atlantic.

program

Ltd.,

will

cargo

Ihe
fcr

service

sea-land

new

The

$8,000,003

Feb.

Unit Announces New Sea-

Service—

dry

atement with the SIC

temporarily
a
Regulation D exemption from registration with respest
offering by this company.
The crder provides an oppor¬
tunity for hearing on the question whether the suspension order
should be vacated or made permanent.
issued

suspending

;

transportation

669.

Mines,

Securities

has

company's business should, for the first
volume to over $100,300,000 next year.—

of the
company's

the

773.

p.

Martin-Parry Corp.—Adds to Permutit Holdings—
T.

water

Suspended—
20,

•

,

.

acquired the business of the radio-television division of

phases

bring

time,

includes

"roll-on,

Ladcric

year.

company

Sparks-Withingtou Co. early in January and had since developed
a complete marketing program with the new line going into pr-duclion
the latter part of this month.
Additional sales vo.urae is anticipated
as early as March.
Frank
Freimann, President,
stated that the current expansion of

sidiary,

15

sale at competitive bidding.
proceeds of the financing will

000,000.—V.

operations

21 filed

be $25 per share.

loans

Charge of Engineering for
Philadelphia, since 1953. He formerly

Commission.—V.

preferred

reduced-to

The

Llonth

83,598,720

.

shares of preferred stock, series A ($25 par).
The
to offer the preferred stock for
subscription by
stockholders of record March 16, 1956, at the rate of one

bank

that

Wilbur

TiOrton,

1955

proposes

been

Laboratories,

a

the

established

202,657

common

showed

$3,580,960 which was over 28% more than the $2,tne same period last year.
Sales increased 21.4%
to a volume of $34,025,437 for the 1965 period as compared to $28,013,891 in the previous* year.
After-tax profit was $1,774,960 which
results in a
$2.23 pe,r share profit on the 796,614 shares presently
outstanding compared to $1,532,409 or $1.92 per share on a comparable

1,666 shares of common stock

1955

Co.—Registers With SEC—

This company on Feb.

share

.

company

in

earned

782,469

President.

price is to

the

1955,

31.

Dec.

pre-tax profit of

A

103,944,125

—

covering

ended

months

six

the

A

1956

183, p. 209.

company

Higher—

Magnavox Co.—Earnings 28%
For

McLean Industries, Inc.

28—

Sales

sec¬

stock (par $10)

common

183, p. 887.

McCcrmick

operations.

ondary offering of 3,000 shares of
Was

Co.—V.

&

son

tration

Kroger Co.—January Sales Up 24%—

—V.

■ -..

.

Dick & Merle-Smith; R. W. Pressprich

the offering are;

Rothschild & Co.; Freeman & Co.; Gregory & Sons; The
Illinois Co. Inc.; Wm. E. Pollock & Co. Inc.; and McMaster, Hutchin¬
L. F.

Co.;

SEC

the

switchers.

road

or

Associated in

209.

Laclede Gas

Kentucky

tive units

,&

1,100

$10,286,806 $11,091,967
183,

4 Weeks

1,030,000 shares of common stock to be ofxered at par (25
share), without underwriting.
The proceeds are to be used

per

3% coupon.
to the authorization
"liv. '%•%;%: V'-..;:!•
The issue is to be secured by the following equipment estimated to
cos»t not less than $4,556,250: 16 1,600 H.P. Diesel Electric road freight
locomotives, and 12 1,600 H.P. Diesel Electric general purpose locomo¬
99.4107, also for a

sale of the certificates are subject

and

Interstate Commerce Commission;

the

of

Steamship

in the new
in Madison

1956

January—

Sales
—V.

RR.—Equipment Trust Certifi¬

HuMer bid

Eros. &

Salomon

•V'VIssuance

1,103

Kress & Co.—January Sales Off—

Month of

It was completed.—V. 182, p.

Stuart & Co., Inc. and associates
on Feb. 21 offered $3,645,000 of 3% equipment trust cer¬
tificates, series O, maturing annually March 15, 1957, to
1971, inclusive.
The certificates, priced to yield from
2.80% to 3.05%, according to maturity, were awarded to
the group Feb. 21 on its bid of 99.4109.

6,000

Additional Space—

has leased 18,000 square feet pf space
Regional Shopping Center now being erected
N. J.—V. 183,
p.
772.

(S. II.)

stock
Co., Inc., at
of 45 cents
1700.

shares of common

Mass.—Registers With SEC—

company

Township,

share,
It was

2695.

p.

The

Inc.—Secondary Offering—A

10,000

of

offering

cates Offered—Halsey,

This

Kresge Co.—Leases

S.)

above.

Co., Inc.

Louisville & Nashville

28

; %

Sayre Woods

—Files With Securities and Exchange Commission—
covering

Lee Spring

ment

(S.

given by the stockholders on Feb. 1
has been changed to Leetronics, Inc.

1777.

p.

share.

per

p.,669.

669.

p.

President, that "in

Lutz,

W.

F.

by

20

corporation

vhis

9,503

Dean Witter & Co.——1—
Harold E. Wood & Co

1,300

—

and

181,

Fe'o.

approval

the

with
of

name

1,500
3,000

and Co._—t—.
White, Weld & Co.—

2,000

Humphrey,] Inc.
Janney Dulles & Co., Inc.
Jenks, Kirkland, Grubbs &
Keir '

Inc.—Changes Name—
on

(par $1) was made on Feb. 10 by Blyth &
$15.62 y2 per share, with a dealer's discount

3,000

—

& Co.—

Westheimer

Applegate &

Hulme,

Walker & Co

3,000

Labouisse,

&

announced

was

accordance

,

Fairman, Harris & Co., Inc.

$1,208,243

21/2% stock dividend was paid.—V.

a

Coffin

.

&

Skaggs & Co
Dehaven & Townsend,

$11,497,283

2,428,243
1,220,000

—

West

Whiteside,
Winslow, Inc.

Chace,

Chaplin & Co.
Clark, Dodge &

1954

$12,805,301

taxes

.

Earnings per share
!
Dividends paid per share
•In

i

taxes.'

Imcome before Federal income,

provision

Co._

Sons

2,000
1,300
2,000.
1,303
2,000

Davis,

1955

31—

Dec.

&

&

Slocumb & Co. Inc.
Butcher & Sherrerd

OPERATIONS

COMPARATIVE

OF

Bradford

C.

Alex." Brown

Brush,

J.

SUMMARY
12

J.

—

—...

A. E. Mastjen & Co.—
2,500
McCormick & *C6;—C'5i;^» 2,000
McDonald & Co
2,500
McJunkin, Patton: & Co.—
1,103
McKelvy &' Co.———— 2,503
Merrill Lynch, Fierce, Fenner & Beane
9,500
The Milwaukee. Co
—
2,000
Mitchum, Jones & Templeton —
—
1,103
Moore, Leonard & Lynch—
3,000
Morgan Stanley & Co.
10,003
F. S. Moselcy & Co._
3,000
Newhard, Cook & Co._——
1,500
The Ohio Company____;—
2,000
Pacific Northwest Co.-—1,100
Reinholdt & Gardner—-—
1,300
Reynolds & Co. Inc.—J— 2,003
Riter & Co.—2,500
Rotan, Mode and Co.—
1,300
Russ & Co.__'—1,303
Schwabacher & Co._:
2,000
Chas. W. Scranton & Co.1,503
Shuman, Agnew & Co.
2,003
Silberberg & Co.—________
1,300
Singer, Deane & Scribner^ ,3,000
William R. Staats & Co.—
2,000
Stein Bros. & Boyce_
1,500
Stifel, Nlcolaus & Co, Inc.
2,000
stone & Webster Securities
Corp.
—9.590
Stroud & Co.;;Inc.——
2,500
Sutro & Co
_—
2.000
Thomas & Co
—
1,100
Tucker, Anthony & Co.2,503
Union Securities Corp.-.—
9,500
Vietor, Common, Dann &
Co.
1,100
Wagensell«r & Durst, Inc.
1,100

Co.,

&

Inc.

approved a two-for-one stock split.

split,

600,000 shares and also approved

authorized common stock to

Bosworth,

Kay, Richards & Co.—
Laird & Co._—_—
Laird; Bisseli & Meeds——
W. C. Langley & Co
Laz&rd" Freres & Co—■—■

2,000

-—I-————.—

Baker,
Bioren

Chairman announced.—V. 182, p. 2467.

J. Frank Hudson, Board

To

43,000,000 shs.

—.

39,203
3,000
1,103

Corp

Boston

Co., Inc.—_
Arthurs, Lestrange & Co._
Robert W. Baird & Co.,
A.

722.

p.

Life Insurance Investors,

Shares

First

The

It

secondary
150,000 shs.
2,293,227 shs.

to $200,000,000.

by indenture

180,

Lee Spring; Co.,

See

+Due $134,887 semiannually
Feb. 15, 1963.
tAn aggregate of
connection with proposed employees
stock option and deferred compensation unit plans.
UNDERWRITERS—The
underwriters named
below have severally
agreed to purchase from the company the following respective numbe.s
of shares of the common stock offered hereby;
"Limited

1954—V.

22,

—V.

to Aug.
15, 1965 and $90,335 on
200,000 shares are to be reserved in

earlier, a decrease of 23%. Total receivables out¬
standing Jan. 31 amounted to $62,679,158, clown from $64,106,518 at
the close of the fiscal year, Oct. 31, 1955 and compared with $56,104,140
year

($10 par value)

substantial amount has been

prospecting, testing or
that
the
original offering

2,788,135
342,000

2,788,135
342,000

150,000 shs.

stock

v:.*

that it has

asserts

Commission

110

for

agree¬

series

Common

that

believe"

to

the

order

Leetronics, Inc.—New Name—

indebtedness
pref. stock ($100 par value):

Sundry

claims.

"reasonable cause
expended by Ladoric
exploration of its Canadian claims and
circular omits to state material facts
necessary
after Nov. 22, 1654, in ord°r to make the statements
therein mot misleading.
More; particularly, the order alleges (1) that
the offering circular, prior to the Aug. 12, 1955, amendment, failed
to disclose
the acquisition of said Utah claims and pertinent facts
in connection
therewith, including the cost of said acquisition and
its effect upon
the proposed use of proceeds of the offering and
the capital structure of the company and (2)
that both the original
and the amended offering circular fail to disclose possible contingent
liabilities of Ladoric to persons purchasing stock on and after Nov.
its

In

of tank cars,
$908,857 and 3% on

on

shares

the

on

claims
shares;
fee in
as the

common

been ifsued as a finder's
and that $10,000 was paid

had
such acquisition;

tax

300,000

of

and

mining

acquired

had

Nov. 22, 1954,
the issuance

on

$20,500
common

with

Utah

1S55

Adjusted

$1,879,278

year

a

connection

the purchase

at 2 '/2 %

int.

company,

for

30,OOf)

$18,931,003

to

$29,388,000

a

for

ments

$39,375 compared with $26,250.
The volume of business for the three months was $22,522,000 against

amounted

conditional sale

tLiabiiity under

.

PRESENT FINANCING

$23,000,000

1, 1964

the

Utah

the

Outstanding

mortgage bonds;
series due Oct.

3%

compared

as

Preferred

earlier.

earlier.

year

a

first

the

after

stock

common

cents per share
March 21, 1953, including

GIVING EFFECT TO

CAPITALIZATION

Earnings—

reduced volume of business reflecting lower
motor car sales and non-recurring expenses resulting fsom the opening
cf additional offices adversely affected earnings of this company and
Its subsidiaiies for the three months ended Jan. 31 as compared with
interest costs,

the company has

1955,

that

in

dividend of 62 V2

a

to hoxders of record
shares being i; sued.

payable April 2, 1955,

Interstate Securities Co.—Reports Reduced

the

through

1950

years

would prospect, test and explore the claims. In an amended
offering circular filed Aug. 12, 1955, it was stated, among other
things, that the company prior to that date had sold 300,701 shares;

pany

paid $2.50 per share in dividends each year on the common stock,
consisting of four quarterly payments of 53 cents and an extra of

for

the new

Higher

the

DIVIDENDS—For

Feb.

on

industrial plants.

throughout the nation.
Its Wood
Operates' 32 plants; the .Chemical Division six
plants, and the Tar Products Division 17 plants.
Net sales of the company for 1955 were $228,473,000, with net earn¬
ings of $9,915,001 as compared with net sales of $187,563,^0), and n-t
earnings of $5,673,000 in 1954.

redemption for
sinking fund on May 1, 1956, of $51,500 of first mortgage 605%
gold bends and £34,600 of 5% first mortgage 60-year gold
directors

filed its Regulation D Notification on July 33, 1954,
the public offering of 660,000 common shares at 50 cents
According to the offering circular included in the Notifi¬
cation, the company owned 64 mining claims in Quebec and Ontario,
and to the extent funds were available for the financing, the com¬
company

share.

per

that

Division

Preserving

The

proposing

-

products,
products,
machine shop and foundry products, piston rings, seals for turbine and
jet engines, machinery
for manufacturing paper boxes,equipment
for cleaning industrial gas streams, and coke and gas; and is engaged
in the design and construction at chemical-recovery coke plants, blast
furnaces, and open-hearth furnaces, sintering machines and plants,

.demption—
The

estimated

dyestuffs, crude and refined tar. and related
protective coatings, treated and untreated forest

bituminous

President, announced

H. B. Woodman,

high,

new

year

of

program

plastics,

cals.

Dec. 31. 1955, consolidated net sales
■were
S100.483.000 as against $89,803,000 in 1954, a gain of 11.9ft.
Consolidated net profit, before
taxes, was $9,573,000, compared with
$7,975,000 in 1954, an increase of 20%,
Alter taxes, net profit in
1955 was $4,748,000. compared with the
'1954 figure of $3,770,000.
This amounts to $6.34 a share for 1955
versus $5.C4
for 1954. After adjusting for the 15% stock dividend paid
Feb.
1, 195S, this per share earnings would be $5.51 and $4.38, re¬
spectively.—V. 183, p. 110.
Feb.

cn

firms

produces and sells chemi¬

BUSINESS-—Company lncorpoi ated in 1944,

Earnings—

Increased

Corp.—Reports

the

toward's

go

property additions, acquisitions, and improvements—involving
expenditures of $33,000,000 during 1956-

2790.

Interchemical

r

Chronicle..-.Monday, February 27, 1956

(994)

roll-off"

contracts

will be

will

be

awarded

soon.

The

"roll-on,

roll-off'

service

provided through the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Mobile, New Or¬

Baltimore,

leans,

Hovs.on

other

Atlantic

Pan-A;lantic
trade

and has

and
and

Galveston.
Rights also
ports.

Steamship
its

are

being

sought

to

serve

Gulf

is

engaged

in

coastwise

home office at Mobile, Ala.—V.

and

183,

p.

inter-coastal
210.

'

Volume 183

Number 5511 ...The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle

(995)
Mead Corp.—Sales and
Earnings Increased—
The

corporation

ended

Dec.

has

announced

25,

1955, showing
of $111,822,241 in 1954.
"

preliminary

sales

of

figures

DIVIDEND—The
37j/2

the

year

against

$150,457,000,

for

net

$6.29

the

on

accounting

of

all

1,611,233
This

year.

dividends, earnings
shares outstanding at
with

compares

$4.62

the

of

year
of

The

which

these

year,

end

of

Class

the

shares

common

shares

common

outstanding

(non-voting,

to

in

at

TO

dividend

stockholders

PRESENT

shares

the

stock

common

from

the

and 217,856

with

—

s,

150,000 shs.

'

%

C.

stock

common

the

the

of

•

'

Peabody & Co
Arthur M. Krensky & Co.

2.6133
0.9333

Lamson

tion's

Bateman,

0.5600

Lee

1955,

both

before

and

after

reflecting

quisitions,

ac¬

were
substantially greater than in any other year in the
history.
Modernization and expansion of the corpora¬
facilities, addition of new product lines, and increased liner
board production,
including the corporation's share of the output of
the Rome,
Ga., mill completed in late 1954, have contributed to a

full

participation

—V.

183, p.

in

the

continuing

prosperity

of

the

industry.

paper

408.

G.

A.

Eichler

Becker

Bioren
Blair
Blunt

&

Co.

4

Weeks Ended Jan.
Retail sales

Ellis

1956

$5,341,831

__—

1955

&

&

Co.,

$5,274,754

The

to

Guaranty

redeem

5%

on

Trust

convertible

share,

plus

Co.

after

or

first

of

April

New

18,

preferred

accrued

1956,

stock

dividends

privilege expires April 13,

York

of

all

of

75

has

Dodge
Norton

&

outstanding

The

cents

Courts

appointed

agent

shares

of

ine

Me.igel Co., at $55 per
share. • The conversion

per

1956.

0.5600

&

See

Container

of

Corp.

America

above.—V.

182,

415.

p.

state

Commerce

nounced

the

Newburgh,

Commissioner

purchase

N.

Y.

by

of

Edward

26-acre

a

T.

Dickinson

riverfront

Feb.

on

12

an¬

property in
New York City,

Metallurgical

Resource:, Inc., of
site of a new strategic-metals
processing opera ion,
The transaction, the Commissioner
said, Will bri-.g to N w'ourgh the
pilot installation of a new process to extract greater
the

as

quanti ies

and

strategic metals,

and

nicxel

of

developing

of

Los

nine

180,000

columoi..m,

possible

was

recently

exploiting the

iro:n

tan.alum,

compitx

for

iormed

the

inven.ei

process

c.iromium

M.tal-

o.es.

express

Dr.

by

rare

purpo

Harl y

Sill,

industrial

buildings

feet.

Branch

with
included

Also

of

the

New

a.e

York

1,000-foot

a

Central

RR.

siding

and

six

The

the

property,
and

owner

the

former

Inc.,

operator

Ringwood

Newburgh Shipyards,

by

of

Fred

the

Corp.—V.

Wenran,

Teteiboro.

1E2,

real

N.

J.,

sold

was

estate

airport

to

Metal¬

investor,
and

xO

mer

President

of

2022.

p.

Offering

—

Suspended—
Securities

20,

has

porarily

to

should

The

Commission,

under

the

A

it

was

Securities

exemption

announced

Act

from

of

vacated

corporation

made

or

filed

its

Regulation

A

on

William
Stroud

Indianapolis

—V.

183,

1955,

added

to

soil

9,

to

increase

its productiveness.
under
lease
from

Tlie

company's

offering
Company
mining claims covering Mineralag deposits near Salida, Colo.,
and a related
crushing plant; that the rental is $1,000 per month;
that
nine
months
rent
was
paid
in
advance; that another three

circular

states

it

holds

The

60

title

advance

the

after

days

to

In
to

in

terminate

may
for

rental

lease

due

was

should

default;

event

an

and

Oct.

on

that

1955;

ho.ds

mining claims.
order, the Commission asserts

its

believe"

that

misleading
mission's

in

the

Notification

of

respect

order

and

material

challenges

(1)

offering

facts.

(he

it has

that

net

income

share

false

are

particularly,

statements

with

and

the

Com¬
to the

respect

lease

arrangement and rental payments, in that there is a failure
to
disclose
that
Mineral
failed
to
make
the
Oct.
15,
1955,
rental
payment,
that
notice
of
default
was
given
on
or
about
Oct.
25,
1955,
that more
than
60-days
has elapsed
since
service
of
such
notice, and that Mineral has failed to make the said rental pay¬

ment;

(2)

the

to

also

the

statement

mining

has

failure

to

claims

option

an

disclose

mining claims,
1955,

30,

mont

to

the

and
to

claims

operated

that
the

for

does

Mineral

damages;
have

acquired by it,

or

in

title

record

is

the

in

to

such

to

quiet
that

statement

Fre¬

its

officers

assets or properties
is a failure to disclose

any

in

that there

of

Mineral,

is

the

record

owner

printing presses, took place on Feb. 21 with the offering
267,856 shares of class A non-voting common stock

of

(par $7.50) by a group of investment bankers headed by
Smith, Barney & Co.
The stock was priced at $24 per
share.

Of the shares offered, 50,000 shares represent
financing by the company and 217,856 shares are
being purchased from selling shareholders. |
new

sale

of

the

Miehle

additional

funds,
Co.

purchase

to

stock

purchase

Miehle

Dexter

to

)*vs

will

be
will

all

owned

become

be

the

of

50%

of

outstanding

Dexter since

wholly

a

owned

shares
1927

of

and

Dexter

with

this

preference
stock

of

dividends

to

to

Western

BUSINESS—The

corporation incorporated in 1890, produces and sells
variety of sheet-fed letterpress and offset presses of types and
designed to meet the requirements of the expanding graphic arts
industry, and cutting and creasing presses for the folding box industry.
wide

also manuiactues electr c motors for its own
use,
and electric
brakes, and generators for sale to others. Dexter Folder
manufactures bindery equipment, paper feeders for printing presses

and

other

The
to

be

while
until

machinery

company's

it

the
is

ended

leader

Oct.

of

principally
the

in

this

31

and

Sept.

amounted

shares

to

to
be

field

phase

of

net,

or

64

to

93

cents

cents
a

per

share

graphic

letterpress

company

the

arts

field

are

domestic

has

industry.
believed

or

foreign,

increased

steadily

industry.

of

a

the

two-for-one

a

split

of

years

share,
in

their




same

were

against
last

basis

for

the

respective

first

of

foreign

subsidiaries,

consolidated

tne

company's

The

effect

of

for

t.ie

Canadian

principally

&

Co.,

proceeds

been

increase

to

prospects for
of

zone

new

first

on

Austria

The

of

time

the

the

engaged in
183, p. 559.

homes.—V.

Feb.

on

to

25

subsidiary

always

be

registration

a

1956,

offered

corporation

Net

proceeds

used

for

the

serves.—V.

to

The

volume

the

reduce

of

currr*)

business;

manufacture

covering

for "public

an)

sl1»

and

is

automatic

to

the

control

establishment

In

the

by

this

It

will

Vienna.

would

in

said

the

Knight

$2

"We

stock

consider

vote

on

filed

approving
said

in

the

split

that
Feb.

on

It

two-for-one

a

plans

accordance

would

total

a

firm

the

of

the

current

would

call

for

with

the

cent

McKnight
would

second

the

plans

out

rate

of

the

that

raised
would

shares

of

out¬

of

the

—V.

of

the

financing will be added to working funds, to f*i
of the company's business in the area it

415.

p.

annual

the

firm

report

late

Sales

in

$63,000,00Q

Minute

The
Mr.

shares.

issuing
of

two

split
M«-

additional
employee

has

issued

stock

to

all

pay

or

this
1954

month,
were

in 1945,

the

of

less

Flight

Maid

proceeds
other

Corp.

from

funds,
1958—V.

Notes

the

sale

to

are

183,

—

p.

of

be

the

used

H.

Dolan

of

,

Greenwich,

committee

has

beel

developments

new

and aerodynamic}.

Set

staking

measurement

possible.

now

line

front

quite

the

Test

of

.

will

receive

Southern

Y„

for

bids

up

Inc.,

were

1940.

$152,020,030

The

company

products
in

developed during
products developed

40,000 shares of

its

to

11
It

a.m.

of

recent

the

by

major

for

pain¬

transmitter

and

powtc

forward

spurt

commercial

convenience

and

in

Test

Set

Q

is

used

in
conjunction with
cavity tuned to the

resonant

line

the

is

Pre-Flight

output,
The

Test

measures

radar

the

airbom

airlines.

dependability,

ev6»"i

pre-flight and
front-line
conditions,
from the 40C cycle power available in

coupled to the radar transmission
coupler.
The Echo Box provides

tL-i
thj-

Test

accurately

performance

Set,

A

iq

variation

the

■*

is

of

target

directly

performance

radar
the

from

of

the

rada:)

radar

2

or

vidui

the

to

front

1

even

EcD,

ani
directional

to

the

to

the

833

frequency

through the radar's
connected

response

read

Narda

radar

artificial

an

which

Set,

the

target

panel
db

can

ti
t-j

measured.

Echo
Set

designed
for

Box

primarily

testing

C-Band

for use
Weather

with

the

Radars,

Narda

the

Model

8")

Pre-Flight

Te)

readily be adapted with very slight modification to
flight or front line checking of any radar in conjunction with
good echo box tuned to the radar frequency.—V. 182, p. 816.
may

pre-

aLj

Narragansett Electric Co.—Registers With SEC—
The
SEC

on
Feb. 21 filed a registration statement with th*
$10,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, series E, due 198J,
public sale at competitive bidding.

company

covering
offered

be

to

for

proceeds will be applied first to the payment of short-term noti
then
outstanding, and
any
balance
will
be
used
ij

indebtedness

the
treasury for property additions,
$9,C50,COD of shortnotes, evidencing borrowings made lor prior property addition\
outstanding on Feb. 14, 1956. Scheduled expenditures f :r propert/

were

additions

J.

the

March

Room

the

of

in

1956

are

estimated at

$6,000,000.—V.

National Automotive Fibres,

abovementioned

from

sensitivity

Prs-

new

without

equipment enables pre-flight at)
relatively inexperienced communication
This
development, according to
Narda,
ij

view

operates

high

a

term

were

retire

performance

a

-

Thhe

Box,

notes, together
outstanding 4!/2%

R.

Millar,
the

reported
Dec.

for

Federal

of

shares
This
credit
for

(EST)

1600,

250

on

preferred stock.—V.

March

Park

$4,000,000

183,

first
p.

Ave.,

1,

at

New

mortgage
888.

and J. G.

amounted

Income

to

taxes,

net

$2,164,062

equel

to

of

the

183,

p.

773.

Inc.—Reports Profit—

Bannister,

consolidated

$1.97

stock outstanding.
with a net loss of
$970,000, equal to
50 cents

President,

profit

after
per

for

the

provision
share

on

on

Feb.

year

1*.

endel

of $2,073.0D
the 1,095,70

capital

compares

year

sales

Messrs.

1—

Chairman,

company's

1955

31,

Total

purchase

Set

of

performance

of

Narda

rugged

adverse

most

Equipments

overall

aircraft.

They
in

888.

Services,

the

in

and

of

by means
corporation.

by

installations

light,

$56,688,095

The company

personnel.

radar

under

receiver

test

made

measure

new

checking

significant

weather

of

The

radar

this

by

accurate

is

be

can

developed

and

accurate

an

radar

reimburse

Placed

to

minute,

a

weather

Test

until
appearance
of
estimated to be above

are

§21,000,000

Mississippi Power Co.—Bids

bonds and

in full charge of

than

Complete

Net

available

sales

$230,890,482.

and

part

Privately — This
company, it was announced on Feb. 21, has placed pri¬
vately, $6,500,000 of 5% notes, due Feb. 1, 1966, through
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and White, Weld & Co.

N.

Carl

executive

2399.

p.

airborne

effect.

estimates that 85%
of 1955 sales were in
the past 25 years and 25%
of those sales
since World War II.—V.
182, p. 2132.

17,

and
An

Narda Corp., Mineola, N. Y.—New Radar

it

price of acquired companies.
Although 1955 results will noi be

office

ty
arvl

expansion

182,

company

180,

In

of

so

past

due

supplied
finance

the

Although

authorized

25,000,000.

purchase

1£50,

be

sales

operation of the business.
Mr. Joyce was appointed ChaLExecutive Committee,
consisting of Bruno Nagler, Ca*l
Temple Joyce. This committee will relieve Mr. Nagl°r of thi
detail of operating the business and free him to continue as
Preside!)

$1.80.

number

to

provisions

currently in

be
This

present

16,616,832 outstanding
immediate plans for
to carry

indicated

quarter.

annual

raise

10,000,000

divi¬

quarterly

probably

the

on

share

per

consecutive

advisable to have the remaining common shares
they may be available for prompt subsequent issuance
should occasion arise," said Mr.
McKnight.

authorized

to

are

for

of

man

Delaware

apply to all shares

no

necessary

option

Mr.

stock

in

45

a

158th

annually

present

has

the

split

share

with

voted

stock.

beginning

the

20

was

the

on

amendments

except those

restricted

terms

automobile

Dolan and

Small,

Chairman,

be

to

and

per

from

snares

result

shares

wl'l

2-12276)

shares of its $5 par capit_i
through an underwriting gro*">
and Bullington-Schas & Co. Tl'l

the

Joyce of Baltimore, Md.,
have been elected directors.

formed

of

led

(File

Statement

50,000

sale

,

Narda

common

compares

proposed

will

8

quarter.

share

per

standing and

York

opt

Nagler Helicopter Co., Inc.—Two New Directors—
Conn,

;

filing date.

the

on

equivalent

the

Mich.,

Exchange Commission—

filed

15,

engaged in
other lines of financing activities.

sales

use

have

Eoard

11

dividend

be

cents

May

directors

first

dividend

common

May

of

the

quarterly

$755,403

Li-

theu

-•

is

company

by Equitable Securities Corp.
offering price and underwriting

The

since

stock.

amendment

on

board
for

on

McKnight,

about

or

outstanding

$517,826

adjust

amendment.

consolidating

1955

subsidiary—Honeywell G.m.b.H—In

common

L.

certificate

and

have

world's

the

William

notes

to

to

used

increased
uT

corporation

SEC

public

1

stockholders

split of

The

road

tees

ha;i

roads

none

Detroit,

be

to

are

contemplated

to

for

The

the

decided

have

Several

but

the

of

Inc.,

headed

in

Split,, etc.—Sales Again Rise—

and

years.

This

maintenance

$8,137,679

fiscal

prefabricated

the

to

Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Co.—Plans Stock

$9,902,103 sales
sales

net

With Securities and

the

outstanding markets today for automatic controls
processing
applications.
It
is
al o
a
good
potential
residential, commercial, and Industrial heating and ven¬
tilating controls, and for other instruments of which
Honeywell is one
of the world's largest
suppliers, Mr. Binger declared.
The Austriah*
subsidiary .will be part of a recently-formed Central
European* region of Honeywell's International
Division, whic.i includes
company subsidiaries or branch offices in western
Germany, Switzer¬
land, Austria and Liechtenstein.—V. 182,
p. 1405.

In

which

Murdock Acceptance Corp., Memphis, Tenn.—Register

for ' Industrial

market

with

during their latest fiscal

30,
1955, respectively, totaled 834,423,779.
$1,995,177, equal to $2.45 a share on the
outstanding, adjusted to reflect a recent

stock split. Figures on the
quarters of the current fiscal years

equal

the

competitors,

the

and Dexter

2-for-l

net,

in

sheet-fed

of any of its

offset

sales of Miehle

earnings

number

in

those

sheet-fed

a

Combined

Net

sales

larger than
in

used

issues

working capital.

of

share

Miehle

motors, motor

debentures,

stock,

include

Europe,

operations

Russian

of

the

aa a

share.

per

finance

to

BUSINESS—The

$2.98

a

$2.42

or

sales, engineering and service facilities for all of Austria.
Announcing the expansion, James H. Binger, Vice-President, s .Id the
need for rebuilding
industry in the former Russian zone makes Austria

in

sizes

Co.

for

outstanding.

$15,345,203

report, sales for 1955 increased
$229,401,837 the previous year.

with

consolidated.

$280,OCO,OQO.

subsidiary.

*

a

a:ter

common

income

giving effect

1955

Greatly Improved

law

instance,

proposal."

preferred stock.
in this manner,

over

problems

McCarty

(par $1) at $4

0.5600

of 1955.
the preliminary

,

former

received

by the company from the
applied,
together
with
other

income

carrier

sharp

a

one

Feb. 23 publicly offered 125,000 shares of common stoelc

2.9867
Co.—

Establishes Subsidiary in Austria—

of

Miehle Printing Press & Manufacturing Co.—Stock Of¬
fered—The first public sale of shares of this
company,
which is one of the world's largest manufacturers of

of

use

arrearage

the

Temple

cash

Folder

"The

of
net

after

lor

and

been

dend

proceeds

Co
&

out

—Campbell,

April

of

share.:'

title

bonds JLl
decltua

Katy

suffered

points in

Modern Homes Corp., Dearborn, Mich.—Stock Offereil

1.8667

2.9867

the other foreign
by $6,087,000 and pet
income by $997,000 or 16 cents a share.
For comparative
purpo:esf the
inclusion
of
these
foreign subsidiaries'! results in 1954 would have
added $4,279,000 in sales and
$523,000 in net income or eight cents a

Nov.

mining claims.

PROCEEDS—Net

basis

figures

1939.

have

a

and that on
District Couit,

others,

the

(3)

interest

there

dispute,

and

and

no

Swallow, iPresiaent

Gecrge

in

that

in

hold

not

is

the

in

1954

$244,560,000 compared

one

the

»n

Issues

eight

of

announcement

mere

PROCEEDS—Tho

equal

shares

with

shares,

stock

common

possessory title
and
that
Mineral

Mineral

almost

0.5600

0.5600

—

record

cla.ms,

action

an

against

Mineral

of

to

thereto

instituted

ana

directors

be

title

holds

such

Calcium

the

Colo.,

it

by
purchase

that

Calcium

County,

Calcium

leased

to

that

that

$19,275,000

6,355,606

6,345,906

company

grounds

exchange

the various

tempted to use the fixed interest
junior claims.—V. 183, p. 670,

1.3067

provide

circular

More

of

on

compares

uncured

"reasonable

the

of

by the proper
advantages to the

and earnings in 1955 ,v;ere the highest for any
year in the
70-year history, according to a preliminary report issued on
Preliminary unaudited figures inc.icate that the company,
world's-largest pioducer of automatic control equipment, had a record

Calcium

possessory

proposed
as

14.

that

reccrd

the

much

as

and

.Sales

remain

default

of

the

of

Equitable Life spokesmen emphasize that they would not oppose
plan which would deal with arrearages on the cumulative preferr_ 1
stock by effecting suitable modification in the Katy's
equity securities,

firm's

on

effect

result

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.—New Records

Feb.

A "*

industi f

by the fact that

;

.

..

of

worked

Co

Wood

t_»*

on

needs.

railroad

exchange offer Is accepted by the holders of ci
preferred outstanding, more than $33,000,000 prL*-

0.9333

;

&

E.

The

market

Calcium

15,

Calcium

}

Witter

Dean

Harold

future

the

Co.,

&

&

to

the

1.8667 *

Co.

Co

Weld

effect

adverse

finance

price,

0.5600

Durst, Inc.
&

to

harmful

;

liabilities;

certain

months

0.9333

0.5600

&

—

Walker

H.

be

in

.

Inc._—

.__

shares

ability

also

0.9333

Staats

Co.,

If

and

illustrated

0.5600

Co.

•-

Yeatman

White,

/

subsidiaries-has

proposing the public offering of 300,000 common shares at
$1
share.
The company sells a product called
Mmeralag which is

per

670.

p.

R.
&

structure

1.3067

Inc
&

*
_

satisfy claims of preferred stock¬
completely contrary to sourj

cipal amount of additional prior lien bonds would be issued.
"The Katy adjustment mortgage 5s, the third type of Katy bor*l
currently outstanding, would find $33,000,000 more bonds senior L*
them.

Co

•

and

substantial

1.8667 *

Hammill & '

Inc.

and

Dulles & Co. Inc.

England

Sept.

on

Bond

Tracy,
&

also diluD

1.3067

—_——u_-__

Suplee,

G.

0.5600

Inc

Stiver

Wagenseller &

0.9333

______

Corp.——

Janney,

with

,

Notification

Shearson,

&

Saunders,

would

0.9333

Co.,

Rogers

-

Co.,

Renshaw

Schwabacher

1.8667

The

registration

permanent.

&

0.9333

—

Co._

&

Gardner

&

0.5630

1.8667

tem¬

1933

offering by this corporation. The order provides
hearing on the question whether the suspension

for

be

order

Regulation

a

stock

a

opportunity

Exchange

an

suspending

respect
an

order

and

issued

Rodman

Weil, Labouisse,
Fredrichs & Co.___s__—0.5600
The Illinois Company In-

On

The

Feb.

Reynolds

Hornblower

corporated

&

0.5600

Hemphill, Noyes & Co.___

This

Colo.

0.560}
2.9367

Weeks—__

&

Shepard

Reinholdt

Howaid,

1.8667

i

Co.

&

Colket

Inc.

whole.

667,005

Jackson &
.__

Prescott,

1.8667

a

Mineral Aggregates Corp., Denver,

Ohio Co._

under

acres

the Hudson River with full
riparian rights permit.ing the construction
of extensive docking facilities.
The purchase price oi the
proper.y has
not been disclosed by the
principals.

lurgical Resources,

0.9333

Paine, Webber,

Co.—_

the

on

as

Penington,

——

Haupt & Co
Hayden,' Stone &

Share

along the Hudson River, con¬
floor areas totaling more than

1.3067

a

to

have

would

The

Curtis

financial

securities

unprecedented

It

precedent of this type would

of

;

debt

considered

financing.

Katy's

0.9333

Co._

Ira

e

which extends* 1,600 feet

square

Shore

cobalt,

as

Calif.

property,

tains

West

and

Angeies,

The

.

such

than previously
Resources, Inc., was

lurgical

of

Co.

is

railroad
0.9333

Co.,

&

__.

industrial

of senior

use

holders

0.9333

T__

Chicago
Glore, Forgan & Co..
Granbery, Marache & Co.
Hallowell, Sulzberger &

Metallurgical Resources, Inc.—Purchases
Property-

"The

v.

0.9333

&

0.560}

&

First Securities Co.

■

0.9333

,

Lynch

Son

Co.

1.8667

Chapman

&

Newbolds

V

.

0.9333

Co

Harris

Leonard

H.

0.5600

Farwell,

Co.,

It

"The proposed
exchange plan is more favorable to the commr*
stock," said Mr. Holding, "and attempts to satisfy the preferred holde_3
at the expense of the holders of the
Katy's first lien issues.

0.5600

Newburger & Co.—
Newhard, Cook & Co

0.5600

Co.—

Skaggs & Co
Elwcrthy & Co._—

Fairman,

&

structure.

6.

0.5600

.'

Davis,

&

0.5600

&

_____

W.

Co.—

Estabrook

Turben

Moore,

0.5600

0.9333

Inc.

debt

amounting roughly to one-seventh of the total of $20,891,CD
prior lien bonds outstanding. Under the proposed plan preferred sharpholders would receive prior lien bonds which would be secured
by till
same property and rank with those
presently outstanding.

0.9333

Co.,

Inc.

1.8667

Co.—

Inc.

Additional Stock Sought by Container
Corp.—

Merrill,

&

unsound

an

bonds,

0.5600

Hutchinson

"proposed exchange plan, which would use senior
a substantial portion of the preferred claims,

pay

new
convertible 5% income debenture; and a certificate constitute
J
$50 charge on income.
The Equitable Life owns $7,059,000
principal amount of Katy fir:) '
mortgage 4s, due 1990, and $2,971,000 of three series of Katy prior lio t

0.5600

Co

the

to

give the railroad

a

2.9867

•

Co.__

—_

Co.______

&

&

McGlone

1.8667

Co.——

Clark,

Brothers

Co.

Republic Co. (Inc.)

Crutter.den &

been

McMaster

0.5600

Julien Collins & Co

Mengel Co.—To Redeem Preferred Stock—

Carl

0.9333

Co

McCormick

2.9867

&

Lehman

dividemlJ

a

2.9867

Irving Lundborg &
Mason-Hagan, Inc.

for 667,0C)

preferred stock which has accumulated

Under the proposed plan
each share of preferred stock could M
exchanged for $50 principal amount of a series of the Katy's prior lien
mortgage 4'/2% bonds (maturing in 35 years); $50 principal amount ct

0.5620

0.9333

Inc

Chiles-Schutz

183, p. 408.

Co

Corp

1.8667

Simmons—

Bradford

Collin,

—V.

&

1.3067

Brush, Elocumb & Co. Inc.
Central

28—

Inc.—

______

all

0.5600
B:os.

Higignson

0.5600

Blyth

Shoe Corp.—Current Sales Increased—

Co.

Inc

J..C.

Melville

Co.__

&

Co

&

&

1.8667

securities

_

pro¬

security for the railroad's presently outstanding prior lien bond3.'*
Equitable will formally petition the ICC to intervene again0)
approval of the plan.
The railroad filed a petition for approval ci

2.9867

Inc.

corporation's

for

other debt

company's

The

%

Kidder,

and

the

approve

the

com¬

of

percentage
'

.

to

totaling $102,718,770, it was announced on Feb. Z}.
Holding, Second Vice-President on behalf of The EquitafcO

securities

would

Feb.

'

.

16.1865

_

A

purchase
below:

name

'

class

to

not

tLi

ask

share,

pointed out that

f 148,526 shs.

"

severally

agreed to pur¬
shareholders 50,000 shares

selling

of

agreeing

have

Commission

of cumulative

$154 per
Hunter

__

the

respectively,

underwriter

Smith, Barney & Co

of

664,604 shs.

debt

and

Commerce

posal to exchange prior lien bonds

Outstanding

par

underwriters

shares set opposite its

sucn

A.

earnings

Interstate

'

substan-

a

will

company,

shares

Allyn & Co., Inc.—.
Bacon. Whipple & Co..—_
Ball, Burge & Kraus

and

Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.—Holder Against Plan—

FINANCING

800,000 shs.

(voting

company

shares,

each

end

connection

acquisitions.

Sales

of

record

of

par

____

$7.50 per share)

:

issued

quarterly

a

1956

EFFECT

per.)

UNDERWRITERS—The
and

pany,

of

$7.50

B

Paper Co. and The Mead Sales Co.. the
acquired during the year for common shares of
share earnings for 1955 are
computed upon the
the

15,

The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States,
holder of senior
bonds
of this
railroad

GIVING

stock

common

value

chase

including

declared

Authorized
Class A

earnings for

corporation.
Per
basis of the full number
the

the

were

Chillicothe
were

the
of

com¬

share

1,199,167

outstanding at the end of the previous year.
The preliminary figures for 1955
include the sales
assets

per

the

on'

March

with

value

preferred
common

has

payable

CAPITALIZATION

earnings after taxes for 1955 were $10,642,000,
compared
$5,812,792 in 1954.
Income taxes for 1955 were
$11,600,000 as
pared with $6,250,000 in 1954.
payment

company

share,

a

8.

tial

Net

After

cents

sales

March

7 *

in

ended Dec.
for

1955

31,

$543,394
per

after

share

on

tax carry-bate
1,0_5,760 snarej

1954.

amounted

to

$83,482,551

as

compared

wit)

1954.

Millar

and

Baninster

said

that

In

1955

approximate!"?
$2,165,000 was spent for net additions to plant and equipment, arc!
that construction was started on a new plant at Trenton, N. J., id
the production of foam rubber and plastic products.
"This Trenton plant is expected to be completed and eq*aipped durtr
j
the second quarter of 1956 at a cost of
approximately $1,250,000, tzJk

substantial

from this plant are expected to provide addi¬
both within and outside the automotive industry.

—V.

182,

317.

p.

Becomes Chairman—

Guterman as Chairman of
Joseph H. Quick, President, announced on Feb. 21.—V. 183,

the Board.

C.

Herbert

elected

have

directors

D.

E.

Company, and Eugene D. Stirlen,
Jointly announced on Feb. 17
the termination of discussions looking toward a combination of the two
companies. After, careful and complete analysis of all the factors in¬
volved, it has been concluded that such a combination would not be in

Broggi,

President

Co., Inc.—Guterman

National
The

the

best

of

President

Eastern

respective

Inc.,

interests of their companies.—V.

182,

2689.

p.

National

Firms

Co. —Seven European

Gas

Cylinder

are

Vice-President

Girdler

is

of

Girdler

The

Ky., the exclusive

Louisville

Co.,

in all loreign countries except Canada.
National Cylinder Gas Co., Chicago.

process

new

of the

division

a

developed by the Elastomer Chemical
inert gas, rather than a chemical
agent,
to
vinyl foam.
The foamed vinyl has many
properties not possessed by other types of foamed products,

Elastomer

The

Newark,

Corp.,

blowing
desirable

and

the

of

licensor

been licensed to use the
foam, for which over¬
to John E. Slaughter,

in the production of vinyl
rapidly expanding, according

process

markets

have

companies

European

major

Seven

Elastomer

process

was

J.
It
make

uses

N.

an

competitive in price.
1956 The Girdler

Is

Co. expects to grant Elastomer process
licenses to other European companies, and to companies in Mexico,
South America, Australia
and Japan.
All major rubber
companies in the United States, and a number
of
large vinyl processors, have
acquired licenses to produce vinyl
foam
by the Elastomer process and are tooling up for large scale
operations. Virtually all of them have ordered, or plan to employ
Girdle Votator apparatus for foaming plastisols,,
and Girdler Thermex
high frequency apparatus for electronically fusing the product.
During

—V.

183,

211.

p.

earnings of the company for the year ended Dec.
to $15,514,127 from $13,713,300 in 1954. Earnings

31. 1955 rose

per common
16%, equalling $1.60 a share on 8,472,111 shares
outstanding at the end of 1955, against 81.38 a share on 8,465,439 out¬
standing shares at the end of the preceding year. Sales in 1955 passed
the half billion mark for the first time, totalling $500,191,691, com¬
13%

share

were

almost

up

with $487,333,218 for 1954.
President, stated that capital expenditures for the

pared

John E. Bierwirth,

Division in 1956 will approximate $4,000,000.
Division, created in 1949, Mr. Bierwirth said,

Beverage

of development and growth for this
but 1955 represents the turning point because it was during
the year that the new plants at Tuscola, 111. — both those owned by
National Petro-Chemicais Corp. and the U. iS. Industrial Chemicals Co.
Division — achieved operating results at least equal to original fore¬
casts". Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. is 40%
owner of National
have

years

Petro-Chemicals

It

is

been

years

that National
the end of 1956, and

1957

both

—

locate!

complete a new phosphoric acid
"U. S. I. Isosebacic" acid early

will

new

a

Tuscola.

in

addition,

In

metallic

the

sodium

plant at Ashtabula is being expanded a; the result of a long-term con¬
tract concluded with a nev; user of sodium. The Polyethylene plant at

will be expanded by

in March 1955,

"on stream"

which went

Tuscola,

1957.
Working capital of the company incrersed 5.6%
during 1955 to
$215,550,159 from $204,111,879 in 1954 and net worth to $256,912,856
from $253,634,767. Bock value per sb* •*
common rtock amounted to
$24.93 at the end of 1955 against $24.33 on Dec. 31, 1954.—V. 183,

early

Months Ended Dec.

operating

Corp.

—V. 182,

1^55

486.343

have

directors

two-for-one

$1.36

$1.09

(cn 444,872 shares)

declared

split

of

distribution

will

of

Mr.

New
This
Jan.
on

permanent

in

1956, shows

consolidated

a

last

of

with

be

the

used

securities.—V.

and

be

Randolph

mailed

and

allowance

183,

774.

p.

$3,171,071 for the same period
dividends on the preferred shares, the

for

to

amounts

outstanding

$1.42

per

average

share

common

the current period compared with $1.32
outstanding for the corresponding previous
and
2,300,669
average
common
shares
the respective periods.
consolidated
operating
revenues
for
the
latest
12
months

Total

2.3G2.383

on

$40,537,520

compared

last year,

New

in

share

common

based
outstanding in

with

increase

an

of

$36,660,041
11% ,—V,

York, New Haven

for

the

p.

1913.

182,

& Hartford

RR.

corresponding

—

To Extend

Maturity of Providence Terminal Bonds—
cdmpany

the

mortgage
be

4%

to

March

bonds.

The

Interstate

the

1956,

1,

Providence

to

March

Terminal

interest

rate

Com¬

of

to

New

reduce

its

Sinking Requirements

its

A

on

approval,

bonds.
from

calls

Interest
4%

The

Hartford

Feb.

A

The
fund

Haven
toe

to

for

&

RR.

s.nkme

present

the

rate

issuance
the

on

of

series

on

fund

to

Sales

ended

paid

said

Series A

bonds

8

proposed
Aor

Commission

for

183,

and

for

the

series

new

would

A

increased

be

bonds

would

no

estimated

company

would

would

be

eliminated

distribution

to

effect

snareliolders

to

of

for

the

extra

longer be convertible into preferred sto ;k
that
under the
plan its annual sinking
reduced by $493,236
annually—V. 183,

be

543,560

an

Increase

reported

corporation

This

stores

checks

for

the

first

that

for

the

first

highest

six

months

the

in

Earnings Higher—
of

its

fiscal

history,

company's

be

used

build

to

approved
announced on

central dial office

new

a

P. R. M. Inc., New York—Offer to
The

Ottoville
total of

in Ottoville

Stockholders—

it has been advised

that

that a group of
purchasers of its stock have instructed Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.,
25 Broad St., New York,
N. Y., to mail to all of the stockholders
of record of P. R. M. Inc., an offer dated Feb. 17, 1956, to purchase
all or any portion of the shares of common stock of P. R. M. Inc.
company

announces

($1

par

New

York State transfer stamps.

The
R.

P.

$22

at

value)

company's
stock

M.

U.

$22

S.

currency

share,

per

Federal

less

and

shareholders have sold 170,000 shares
group
of Canadian investors at a price

of
of

majority
to

a

share, ^t was disclosed on Feb. 15. P. R. M. is a corporate
resulting ' from recent sale of the assets of Pressed Metals

per

shell,

America,

of

headed

Inc.,

in

liquidation and
outstanding shares.

has

W. Richmond.
P. R. M. is
$20.50 each on its 342,000

Frederick

by

set

value

a

of

■'

,

Pabst Brewing Co.—Secondary Offering—A secondary
offering of 34,000 shares of common stock (no par) was
made on Feb. 17 by Blyth & Co. at $11.371//2 per share,
with a dealer's concession of 60 cents per share.
It was
completed.—V. 180, p. 443.
Pacific Coast Co.

(& Subs.)—Net Profit Up—

Year Ended Dec. 31—

1955

Net

1954

$8,649,000

$3,665,000

1,033,000

Sales of products and merchandise and revenues
from other operations—

653,000

profit for period
and

depletion for 1955 amounted to $830,000 as com¬
pared with $783,000 for the 1954 period.
No provision for Federal taxes on income has been
made in the
in

for

either

This

year.

treatment

the

is

result

of

transactions

1955 and in earlier years which, it is believed, established deductions
to offset any taxable earnings in 1954 and
1955.—V. 182,

available

;;Vr

1604.

p.

%

'

V

Parke, Davis & Co.—Sales and Earnings Up—
This

and

company

36.5%

in

sales

Feb.

on

net

for

14

increases

reported

oi

earnings for 1955.
year totalled $123,113,244,

last

net

in

12%

compared

with

sales

$109,-

the

year

according

$310,829,

period.
of

with

$255,469

in

last

Income was equivalent to 57 cents
outstanding common
stock.
This
sales and 21%
in earnings.

of

11%

compared

balance

of

net

available

income

$26,380,471,
earnings

outstanding

totalled

Gross

at Jan. 31,

revenues

share for the

a

months

12

ended

Jan.

31,

income

fixed

after

for

charges
the

for

the

for the

to $73,165,228

$10,877,201

was

1955.
$77,796,194

were

compared

as

Net

months

12

ended

Jan.

31,

1955 period.

before

and

months

12

share

per

York

New

dividends

ended

Jan.

31,

preferred

on

1956

com¬

as

months period.—V. 183,

p.

888.

for

represents

Financing Approved—

Commission announced

S.

P.

company

to issue

Feb.

on

21

that

it

has

1,100,000 shares of common stock and

$55,000,000 of refunding mortgage

corporation

will

New

in

York,

the

of

1,100,000

The

mortgage

redeemable

at

March

be

sold

31,

gressively to

the

to

parent,

share).

The

American

bonds

a

pro¬

Massachusetts

Tea

See Eeaunit

North

and

State

Inc.

above.—V. 179, p. 2475.

Telephone

Co.—Notes

Sold

Privately—

This company, it was announced on Feb. 23, has arranged

sell

to

privately, through Kidder, Peabody & Co., an
issue of $500,000 3%% 25-year notes due April 1, 1981.
—V. 175, p. 1649.

Co.—January Sales Higher—

Weeks Ended Jan. 28—

1956

1955

Northern States Power

$44,173,868 $42,238,755
183, p.

Mills,

408.

The

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America—To

Build New

Facilities—
decision

has been fil°d by a Federal Power Commission Presiding
authorizing this company to construct a
350-mile pipe¬
transport into its system natural gas which would be pur¬
chased
in
Jack,
Wise
and
Parker
Counties,
Tex.,
for
ultimate
delivery to markets in the Chicago, 111., area.

receive

29

Co.—Bids Feb. 29—

at Room 1100, 231 So. La Salle St., Chicago 4, 111., wi'l

company

Feb.

on

bids

10 a.m. (CST) for the purchase from it
of such of the 670,920 shares of common stock
(par $5) as shall not
be subscribed for by the common stockholders and up to 11 a.m. (CST)
tor the purchase from it
of 100,000 shares of cumulative preferred
stock

to

up

(par $100).—V. 183,

p.

774.

Examiner
to

The

decision,

filed

by

Presiding Examiner Joseph Zwerdling, at
competing application by Lone Star Gas
Co., proposing to build a 230-mile pipeline in Oklahoma and Texas
to make available natural gas to Natural.
The Examiner's decision
is subject to review by, the Commission,
The Presiding Examiner also
granted certit'cates to three
independent prod'vers pvtborizlng thorn to spll gas to Natural. The trotime

same

ducers

a

Mid-Continent

are

OU

and

denied

Drilling,

Petroleum

proposed
350-mile
Tex., to a connection

The

Tex.

Petroleum

Warren

Corp.,

Inc.

Natural's

County,

Corp.,

three

producers

pi^elim

world

with

existing,

would

its

sell

extend

system

deliver

and

to

Wise

from

at Fritch,
Natural
at

wellhead

from various points in Jack, Wise and Parker Counties
average volume
of 78 million cubic feet of gas per day.
plans to obtain additional quantities of gas from points
along the route of its new line, and has an ultimate objective
of
transporting
a
maximum
of
240
million
cubic
feet
per
day

initial

Natural

through the
Total

estimated

addition,

and

facilities

rew

cost

Natural

Wise Counties

gathering

facilities

gathering facilities

of

into

and

in

system.

construct

make

the

changes

is $28,487,000.
gathering facil ties in
Jack
in its exist'ng production and

Panhandle

estimated

to

Field.

The

production
$3,583,000.—V. 183, p.

cost

and

11%

John
a

ended

year

after

Dec.

$1,200,000

for

share

1913..

Federal,

$1.25
_

.

In

and

1955

„




as

State

the

year

income

compared

1954,

taxes,

with

$1.07

after

making
in

Chairman,

Olin,

and

Thomas

S.

Nichol^, President, noted

of steps taken by the corporation to improve its activities
phosphate chemistry,
cellulose chemistry,
and
the non-ferrous
manufacturing fields. These included the addition of the phos¬

phate

chemical

facilities

of

Blockson

Chemical

Company,

Joliet,

the finalization of the company's plans to enter the primary

industry;

and

timberlands,

the

paper

HI.;

integration
of the Brown Paper Mill Company
mill and paper converting plants at West Monroe,

La.'

'

statement

The

noted that according

to

preliminary figures consoli¬
dated net sales of the corporation in the United States
0""^
totalled $560,480,000 in the 12 months ended Dec. 31,
1955, rising
from $502,478,000 in the previous year idr an increase pi appio*.mately

11%.

advanced to a record high of $44,558,000 in 1955, up
in 1954, an increase of approximately 17%.
The
profit was equal to $3.51 per common share, based on the
average number of common shares outstanding during the year.
This
compared with $3.11 per share in 1954 on the smaller average num¬
ber of shares outstanding during that year.
Net

profits

$38,075,000

1955

After payment of

all dividends, the amount of net income re-invested

to $19,607,000, or 44% of the net profit,
of net profit in 1954. These funds
expansion of existing facilities, for financing a part
of the corporation's recently
announced aluminum program and for
other
capital investments.
t
the

providing
net

orofJt

1954.—V." 182,

will

be

business

Total

used

amounted

for

Federal

882,000

In

V. J83,

p.

,

1955,
559.

Income
up
_

taxes

from
_

of

the

$30,450,000
^

corporation

in

1954,

an

1355,

the

share,

a

amounted

to

$37,-

increase

of

24%.

other

$14,322,015,
a
share last

Western

with

compared

dividends totalling $6,857,649, or
$6,852,852, or $1.40 a share in 1954.

paid

company

compared

with

company reported $14,279,025 cash in banks and on hand at
the end of 1955, compared with $13,028,880 in 1954;
and $14,663,425
in marketable securities in 1955, compared with $6,087,509 in 1954.

stockholders'

The

investment

in

Parke-Davis

compared with $86,821,646 in 1954.—V. 183,

$93,778,422 in 1955,
559.

was

p.

Parker Petroleum Co., Inc., Ponca City, Ok la.—Regis¬
ters With Securities and
The

corporation

17,

Exchange Commission—

registration

a

statement

covering 150,000 shares of
stock
($10
par)
and
150,000

cents

(10

public

filed

1956,

preferred

The

par).

sale

through

underwriting
company

promoters

shares
D.

of

the

SEC

about

on

convertible
stock

common

March

16

for

A.

Lomasney & Co.
Public offering prices
to be supplied by amendment/
organized under Delaware law on Dec. 30, 1955.

terras

was

are

Orville

were

shares

offered

be

to

are

with

cumulative

6%

Parker

H.

(President),

Melvin

Endicott,

F.

S.

John

Bottomly, Marvin Hayutin, David A. Lomasney and Myron
A.
Lomasney.
On
Feb. 9,
1956, the company acquired from the
promoters their interests in
all
their producing
and
substantially
all of their non-producing oil and gas properties, together with all
other
in

assets

the

the

pertaining

United

States,
stock

common

to their individual oil and gas operations
exchange for a total of 460,000 shares of

in

of

the

company and its assumption of certain
(including an amount not to exceed $40,000 for
capital gains which may result to Messrs. Parker,
Endicott
and Bottomly for
their transfer of property to the com¬
pany).
The company is informed that the properties and
assets
had
a
cost to the promoters
of approximately $2,053,335, after de¬
ducting depreciation and depletion, and that the liabilities assumed
by the company amounted to $1,703,640 (not including the $40,000
their

of

the

liabilities

taxes, on, the

tax

item).

Net

proceeds

the

of

financing

to be used

are

as

follows:

(!)

$1,-

pay off and discharge the trade and miscellaneous notes,
payable and obligations and bank loans secured by mort¬
gages encumbering certain properties of the company, including pro¬
ducing oil and gas leases, which were conveyed to the company by
Messrs. Parker, Endicott, Bottomly, Arlo B. Romer and Perry Gowdy;
and
(2)
the balance to be added to working capital and used to

200,000

to

accounts

wells

development

of

which

in

leases

proportionate

company's

the

pay
costs

it

owns

of

share

drilling

covered

land

on

fractional

by

interests

the

in

which the com¬

Transportation Co,—Files Suit—

Parmelee

an

company

alleged

In

Hugh

filed

W.

business

former

Parmelee

Chairman

of

in

111.,

for the
through

the

damages

damages

Chicago,

in

anti-trust

the

Court,

Federal

in

Cross,

$19,200,000

asked

16

transfer

violating

conspiracy

suit

a

from

Feb.

on

interstation

its

of

end gas
further ex¬

'

purposes.

This

oil

the acquisition, exploration
and for other proper cor¬

pany now owns a fractional interest, in
and development of additional properties,

porate

completion

and

various

and

ploration and development of undeveloped acreage in

loss

.

to

The

aluminum

compared with $17,472,000 or 46%

31,

1955 amounted to $1,270,822,
Federal
and
State
income
taxes;

providing
$1,433,000
for
compared with $1,100,745 for

M.

number

in

888.

Corp.—Reports Higher Earnings-

Record Sales-

sales

metals

in

Nehi

Earnings for the

Chemical Corp.—Has

and earnings for 1955 were reported on Feb. 24 in a
statement by this corporation.
Sales rose approximately
in 1955 over 1954 and earnings jumped 17%.

from

Natural's'proposed facilities

would

are

its

Olin Mathieson
Record

preliminary

$18,259,933,
trade.

world

a

During
$1.40

and

Corp.—To Retire Preferred—

Canada;

other

1954. They equalled $2.92
year, compared
share in 1954. Earnings before taxes on income in 1955
$28,722,015, compared with $19,093,502 in 1954. Thus, in 1955,

The

North American Rayon

and

amounted

in

£2.14

Feb.

Redemptions thereafter will be scaled down
and after April 1, 1993.—V. 183, p. 553.

States

the
company's provision for income taxes
($14,400,000, or $2.94 a
share), amounted to jnore than its net earnings after taxes ($14,322,015, or $2.92 a share).

Its

Connecticut,

Jersey,

with

will

on

par

1955

$10,493,502

bonds in order to raise $165,000,000

will

shares

bonds, which will come due on April 1, 1996, are
premium of 3%
above the public offering price until

1957.

open

New

The

expansion costs.

Telephone & Telegraph Co. at par ($100 per
be sold at competitive bidding by April 30.

year's

in

for 1954. By major product category, the 1955 net sales were
general
pharmaceuticals;
$35,180,562,
Chloromycetin,
a
broad-spectrum antibiotic; $3,929,762, other antibiotics; and $6,003,293,
surgical dressings. By major trading area, the 1955 net sales were

net

authorized the

period
were
$10,725,025,
compared
to
$9,654,286
last
year.
Net
earnings,
after
depreciation

shares

National

P.

will

and

All

Sales

as

been

privately owned
lines serving a

replace and extend present lines.

United

$2.78

was

New York Telephone Co.—New

Maryland. In addition to the new stores, the company has modern¬
ized eight of its units s nee the program got under way.
The
expansion
program
of
the
34-year-old
company
calls
for
the opening of over 15 new stores by the end of 1956.—V. 182, p. 614.

per

loan

to

$78,472,840,

five new stores in New York and
New Jersey within the next two weeks, as part of a major expan¬
sion
program inaugurated, last ye^r,
it was announced on Feb.
23
by Mr. Fried.
The openings will bring, the
chain's total to
122

In

Co.

Hemisphere;

stock

common

To Open Five New Stores—

an

formed company has
Administration, it was

company will purchase the
and eight subscriber-owned

$77,399,527,

Corp.—Earnings Up—

be
quarter

period

totaled

on

the

The

Net

will

shares

President.

this

corresponding

|

Telephone Co.—Loan—Acquisit'n

newly

customers.

and

that

so

1956,

stock

31

dividend

with

the

were

same

taxes

the

Tnis

Telephone

this

to

Electrification

compared with $2.59 a share for the 12 months ended Jan. 31,
1955.
These earnings per share are calculated on the basis of 3,337,475
shares oi common stock outstanding at Jan. 31, 1956, which includes
303,407
shares
issued in November 1955, and the 3,034,068 shares

for

670.

p.

earnings

31,

Fried,

Sales

A

22.

399

loan

Rural

accounts

of

888.

record

March

on

certificates

shareholders

Jan.

Louis

line

$145,000

the

Feb.

period

requirements

$3,458,965

A

annually.
conversion
privilege

requirement

1956,

National Shoes, Inc.—Sales and

—V.

182, p. 2133.

5%

present

series

New

general income mortgage bonds.
submitted to the Interstate Commerce

plan,

1954.—V.

Depreciation

York,

substantially

series

The

outstanding, compared with $664,986, or $1.82 per
equivalent number of outstanding shares of common

stock
the

on

in

Ottoville (O.) Mutual
A

by

lirst

the

Bonds—
The

in

1958,

1,

Co.

41/a%.

Reduce

to

from

$3,564,000

gold

from

permission

extend

of

50-year

increased

Plans

received

to

date

maturity

will

has

Commission

merce

The

4

capital

stock

with

compared

highs

record

by

summary of earnings for the 12 months ended
balance to surplus for that period of $3,441,522

$3,343,116

average

period

period

a

g

basis

After

year.

balance

were

NEES,

will

reached

corporation

total

Feb.

on

England Gas & Electric Association—Earnings—

association

31,

per

of

with

Proceeds

this

for

sales

represents a 25%
Increase over thee
$8,778,878 recorded in 1954 and marks the first time in the company's
63-year history that sales have exceeded S10,000,000.
The 1355 net
income of $865,347, equivalent to $2.36 per share on 365,800 shares

filing of an

pared to $9,448,874 for the previous 12

dividend.—V.

and

$29,660,000

$62,810,000.

50,900,000

capital
stock,
Francis
F.
Randolph,
President, announced on Feb. 17. The

the

Board

the

Stock Distribution—
stock

100%-

a

27.

for

and

to

The

2132.

p.

Chairman

1954

$4,059,521

603 159

_

National Investors Corp.—100%
The

to

the

New York State Electric & Gas

$4,333,311

31—

etc

Earnings per common share

Feb.

of

Subs.)—Earnings—

(&

revenues.

Net income aft^r taxes,

a

announced

was

earnings

$11,018,458

936,424

Oil

Gas &

National
12

it

total at all times
the borrowing com¬
panies to pay then outstanding notes or to pay for construction ex¬
penditures. According to the applications, during 1956 certain of the
borrowing companies contemplate the issuance of an aggregate amount

p.

p. 774.

Gross

banks

limited

Corp.

expected

plant by
in

with

The

"The

the Chemical

Of

past six
Division,

16 has joined with 23
application with the SEC
with respect to $139,907,000 of borrowings by the subsidiaries during
the period ending Dec. 31, 1956; and the Commission has given inter¬
ested persons until Feb. 29, 1956, to request a hearing thereon. The
borrowings are to be made in the amount of $97,837,000 from banks
and $42,070,000 from NEES, for which the subsidiaries will issue their
short-term promissory notes. The maximum
amount of notes to be
outstanding at any one time during the year 1956 will be $59,775,000

corporation,

utiluy suosidiaries in

us

issued

13%

National Distillers Products Corp.—Earnings Up
Net

This

of

Sign for Elastomer Process—

Jr.,

The

of

System—Borrowings by Units—

and

1955.

share

New England Electric

seas

Sales

this

of

Industries,

670.

p.

Orangeburg Manufacturing Co., Inc.—Earnings Up—

Neptune Meter Co.—Merger Negotiations Discontinued

sales

new

tional diversification

laws.
sought

the Interstate Commerce

Chicago trucker; four railroad presi¬
dents;
six
railroads;* the Western Railroad Passenger Association;
and
Keeshin's Railroad Transfer Service,
Inc.
The suit was filed
John

Commission;;

by

Lee

Freeman,

A.

had

Parmelee

transfer

stations

30,

1955,

Sept.

higher
The

passengers

but

a

would
five-year

Railroad

Transfer

its

services

1955,

15,

awarded

Chicago, Counsel for Parmelee.
engaged by the railroads for 102 years to
and baggage between Chicago's eight
was
notified June 13, 1955, that after Sept.

of

been

through

railroad

Keeshln,

L.

no

longer

exclusive
Co.,

at

be needed.
Subsequently, on
contract for the service was
what Parmelee
alleges, were

rates.
said

suit

business

and

the

Parmelee

property"

Co.

amounting

suffpred

to

^'aptual

$6,400,000,.

damaee

and

in

its

asked' triple

damages under the Federal anti-trust- acts. It also asked an-injunc¬
tion
restraining
the
defendants
"from
continuing
the
aforesaid
combination, conspiracy, and concert of action," and a ruling fromthe

court

-^V,

173,

nullifying
p.

1991.

the

Keeshin

contract

with

the

railroads.

Volume 183

Number 5511. i. The Commercial and Financial

-

iPenn-Dixie Cement

to

Corp.—Net Profit Up 42%—

This

net

corporation

1955.

..

Net

sales

for

to

$43,064,659 against

1954

of

sales

the

In

According
Energy

earnings

of

67

cents

and
1955

were

three

to

for

and

fourth quarter against $8,072,579

to

company."— V.

AEC

in the

the

for

has

study

design

reactor

and

the Laboratory on
plant..
.
• ■ : .
conducting nuclear

been

with

lyba.

suice

it

Feb.

on

with

contract

associated

made

7

of

construction

these

in

A

The figures

reilect operations of Petoskey Portland Cement Co. from
Sept. 15, 1254 and of The rederal Portland Cement Co., Inc., from
May 1, 1955.—V. 182, p. 1914.

Northern

Co.;

Diego

Pioneer

months
Iowa

(J. C.) Penney Co.—January Sales Higher—
Sales

i

_____

—V.

183,

•

Peoples Gas Light &
The

mately
•on

will

company

$14,000,000

preliminary

Oates,

Jr.,

earnings

for

lor

lass

31,

1955,

1954

are

it

at

end

for

Permutit

of
on

Corp.

SEC

above.—V.

162,

be

to

offered

pany s

Feb.

on

at

is

Cii.ce

$1
•

•

♦Class

without

notification
of

corporation

subsidiary

a

ing

Co.

Acme's

concluded

assets and business
C'larksviile, 'ienn„
and
Feb,

on

17

by

Howard

A.

The

40k,,

rvooui

Newman,

plants are located at Clarksville,
The company is the nation's

Tenn.

of
as

and

the

business

President

Reading's

Newman

wholly

said.—V.

the

for

oetn,ue,

and

will

years,

Officer

of

Boot

Acme

Inc.,

this

current

tne

The

refund

to

with

class

be

stock

B

1,

1957,

is

principal

bank,

a

but
in

converced

share

share

before

Mr.

year

and

to

agreed

announced on Feb. 14.
income
taxes
in
1955

State

holders,

strike
and

income

State

taxes

in

amounted

1955

to

$8,863,000

as

to

$3,775,CC0

in

income

Net

the

follows:

as

principal

in

taxes

Bell

compared

1955

"Retained
included

Earnings"

in

the

additional
from

30

in

1955

income

cents

was

&

H.

net amount of $1,130,071 which,
would have been equivalent to

a

statement,

share

per

of

stock.

common

This

credit

advertising,

the

Federal

vacation

and

payments

income

State

and

1954

"The

from

and

company

H.

Balderston

petitive

said,

decline

the

in
the

in

net

earnings,"

in

accomplished

"was

conditions

further

and

television

face

and

extremely

of

of

H.

James

retire

he

wishes

of

serve

the

Carmine

said

informally

25

that

for

James

Manager

Skipner,

Philco

from

ends

in

day-to-day

April

duties

to

and merchandising.
board

Television

stockholders'

the

of

directors

of

had

agreed

Division, will
in April.

become

Pres¬

meeting

James M. Skinner, who was President
Joined the company in 1934, and is now

1939,

1923

to

and

General

Manager
'

.

,

:

Television

the

of

:

Division.-—

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,000

;

4,000

of

licensed

has

company
France

to

the

use

Co

V

2,500
6,000

6,000

—

Societe des Usines Chimiques RhonePhillips-developed process for mak¬

The agreement grants Rhone-Poulenc exclusive
use
in France of Phillips patents and technical knowledge for pro¬
Rhone-Poulenc, with headquarters
ducing this new family of plastics.

ing rigid polyethylene.

in

•

is

Paris,

chemicals,

a

leading

European

manufacturer

of

Lemon

Peet

O.

&
C.

&

6,000

is

tion

with

&

Co

Inc.J—.

j

Six
Gross

Months

Ended

income-

Material

Dec.

1955
$1,003,747
551,795

used
;

-

268,422

debentures, Federal income tax and

on

&

sell

Dividend on

i

.,

-

the

Co.,

8,000

4,000

In

class A

stock..

2,981

1,247

"

._

to

after

all

charges

Working capital position

spite of
was

an

done

has

$32,531

$59,144

.

improved

in the amount of $14,722

in

increase of $134,184 in fixed assets. Since no new financing

during

the

period

covered,

this

increase

in

fixed

assets

necessarily paid out of earnings.
The company also announced that "the volume of business continues

was




the

at

by

purchase

price

a

others

each

of

whom

has

been

plus
are

William

of

additional

an

13,760

beneficially owned by
Molan, deceased, 4,0dl

M.

Committee—

Stefan

H.

Baum

Executive

Vice-President

Jr.,

and

Vice-President

General

Manager.

and

Edison

Potomac
sidiaries

will

plus

advance

of

sell

the

to

Potomac Light

50,000

request

has

hearing

a

for

of

of

Penn

its

$5

proposes' to
stock

par

$250,000.

The

to
sub¬

two

property additions and
Penn of a $50,COO open

necessary

by

payment

Potomac

issue and
stock to Potomac Edison
to

proposes

South

and

shares

consideration

proceeds

the

by

production

rolling

more

rolling
to

of

company's
of

facilit'es

South

Edison.—V.

182,

mill

at

Sheffield,

the

Ala.

company's

Mr.

alumina

at

the

in

metal,

mill

turn,

the

near

necessitates

reduction

plant,

out.
of

between

$25,000,000

or

enlargement

adjacent pier
The

ore.

Texas

tne

at which

bauxite

and

Corporation,

for

engineering

of

San

and

alumina

bauxite

storage

$30 000 000

Francisco,

construction

will

pier
has

of

Reynolds

be

expanded

be

dredged

will

been

t.ie

plant

carrying vessels unload

facility

channel by which ships approach the
deepen and widen the shipping lane.

awarded
facilities

new

and

so

the
at

as

eon-

will

be

about

2,000.

It

is

Corpus

planned

start

to

work

im¬

mediately.
It

is

planned to expend nearly $13,000,000 in expanding facilities
Reynolds Metals Co.'s aluminum sheet mill, which is an
integrated'
part of its Alabama operations, Mr. Reynolds said.
of

The

high

largest single expenditure will be for a new reversing fourhot mill, which will cost $4,866,000, including a
building to
the equipment. Cold rolling equipment will be
installed at a

shelter
cost

of

$2,956,000.

V; i, Soaking
welaea

pits

tube

sizes.

is

of

equipment

two

shipping

added

production

Other

scalper,

:

.

will : be

department

provides for

machines,

2024.

p.

were

the

Reynolds alumina
than 50% and enlarge the

increase

primary

capacity

expenditure

to

Its

of

construction

subsidiaries to
Commission

the

and

1956,

8,

$1,400,000;

cash

a

the

use

improvements,
account

for

sheet

necessary

pointed

addition

.

additional

an

this

production

Texas, by

aluminum

is

of

Reynolds, Executive Vice-President.

at the La Quinta alumina plant in Texas'
It is
increase production of this plant to more than
1,500 tons
1,000 tons a day.

to

extend

tract

Light & Power Co. and
tiling of an applica¬

parent;

March

application,

consideration
sell

Louis

according to M. W. Henry, Vice-President and Director of
Purchasing.
The contractor estimates that peak employment
during

the

authorizing

the

to

until
.

the

expansion

increase

required

Bechtel

annealing

building.

an

estimated

.

installed

aluminum

to

be

Combined

cost

the

roller

line

in

of

cost

of

cost

a

from

at

three

production

at

tube

added

furnaces,

enlarged

an

at

be

to

of

sheet
sheet

levelers,

the

cable

these

items

$1,667,000.
$576,000.

in
mill

includes

sheet

mill,
is

A

This

variety of

a

a

embossing

and

a

new

estimated

at

$3,000,000.

Professional

With Securities and
The

Corp.,

Acceptance

corporation

Exchange Commission—

Feb.

on

Tex.—Files

Amarillo,

13

filed

a

letter

of

notification

with

the

SEC

covering 4,000 shares of series C common non-voting stock to be
offered at par
($50 per share), without underwriting.
The proceeds
to

be

for

used

working

capital.—V.

182,

p.

818.

bauxite

The

Co. of North Carolina, Inc.—Trustee—

substantial

A

p.

Bank

20-year

New

of

5%

York

sinking

has

fund

been

appointed

debentures

due

trustee

Jan.

1,

for

an

erect

issue

1976.—V.

175,

1864.

SEC

corporation

covering

(10 cents per

proceeds

are

on

Feb.

14

filed

a

letter

of

notification

with

Reynolds

the

the

of

the

output

of

the

tne

reduction
a

La

plant

in

projected

Alabama

will

be

200,000,000
delivered

in

new

has

contract

a

to

within

the

aluminum

that

has

deliver
next

to

10
been

ever

Ford

640,000,000 pounds of
the largest industrial
"This is recognized

years,

plaq«d.

industry
as
evidence
of
industry plans
increasing quantity in manufacturing motor

in

future,"

Mr.

Reynolds

to

use

cars

of

and of Richmond Radiator Co.

on

commented.—V.

Rheem Manufacturing
The shareholders
Feb.

Radiation, Inc.

—
Stock Offering — An underwriting
headed by Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., on
Feb. 24 offered 150,000 shares of class A common stock
(25 cents par value) at $5 per share.

group

PROCEEDS—Net
unsecured

develop

at

aluminum

aluminum

shares of common stock to be offered at par
share), through Utility Investments, Inc., Reno, Nev. The
to be used to pay for expenses incident to mining opera¬

to

aluminum

for

14

The

retire

alumina

183,

p.

775.

500,000

tions.

to

form

primary
in

Inc., Reno, Nev.—Files With SEC—

portion

aluminum

order

R & P Minerals,

into

foundry which the Ford Motor Co. plans to
adjacent to the Reynolds facility. According to announced plans,
will be the largest aluminum
die-casting plant in the world.

this
The

of

processed

Quinta plant is
mined
in
Jamaica.
It
is
transported to
Texas
by Reynolds ore
carriers, unloaded by automatic conveyer at the pier and placed in
storage whence it starts
on
the
first
step
in
the
chemical
and
electrolytic processes that eventually convert it into aluminum pig.
pound

and

proceeds
notes,

promote

from

increase

sales

of

engages

mentation,
production
and
classification of electronics.

the

In

services
More

sale

of

the

stock

will

working capital, expand
civilian products.
research,

development,

fall

which

than

95%

of

be

within
the

instru¬

the

company's

broad
work

devoted to fulfilling defense requirements and the security classifica¬
tion of much of this work precludes any detailed descriptions of op¬
erations.
Three major fields of endeavor are
telemetering (metering
or
measuring
a
quantity from
a
remote
equipment and aircraft instrumentation.

location),

electronic

voted

pletion
of

test

CAPITALIZATION—Giving effect to the sale of the class A stock,
the company's capitalization will consist of 400,000 shares of common

this

Co.—Merger Approved—

company

merge.

which will become effective late next month upon com¬
procedural requirements, calls for exchange of four shares

of

Richmond
Under

come

of

overwhelmingly to

merger,

the

common

stock

for

agreement, John

Vice-President

a

of

one

J.

of

Hall,

Rheem

in

Rheem.

President of

charge

of

Richmond,

will be¬

separate

Richmond

cast-iron

a

bath

division.

Richmond
used

facilities

is

Net

Dr.

wnl

it

sheet

cargoes
the

4,000
4,000

with Potomac
subsid:aries, in
order

an

BUSINESS—Corporation

$33,778

for

stock

Christi,

shares

persons

the

said

increased

be

will
,

8,000

—_—

Inc

its

for

SEC

common

cash

a

issue

________

$62,126

used

of

Estate

Mason,

estimated

will

1,250

4,000

additional 14,000 shares of Its $100 par

an

y for

61,572

70,882
.

.1—;

earnings

be

company

a $43,000,000
Feb. 19 by J.

of

planned

2,500
2,500
2,500

—_

-

Co.-

has. Joined

Power

According to

and

amortization

debenture
Net

1954
$860,972
497,200

318,944

'

—

Expenses
Interest

3!—

capital

oi

daily. Its present capacity is

the

Increased Earnings

to

the

named

W.

Reynolds

An

6,000

2,500

—

—

Roney

interested

The

Pinellas Industries, Inc.—Reports

are

Corpus Christi,

near

The

6,000

6,000

Co

Co._

Penn

additional

and

million pound per year plant to
produce its new polyethylene at its Adams Terminal chemical manu¬
facturing site on the Houston Ship Channel. Demand for the product
appears so great that license agreements have been made with W. R.
Grace & Co., Celanese Corp. of America, Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.
and Pullman, Inc.—V. 183, p. 559.
Phillips

H.

•

financing

the

also

on

Reynolds

Mr.

2,500

2,500

Co._

Miller,

&

&

company

South

pharmaceuticals,

textiles.
constructing a 110

plastics

M.

wholesale

the company for more ti.an live years.
President, Jassoy as Vice-President, and
Chairman. " Principal
stockholders
are
Michael
L.

as

expenditure

greater

Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs

Public Service

new

at

production in order to supply requirements of the new
200,000 000
pound aluminum reduction plant which is to be built
adjacent to
Reynolds present northern Alabama operations.

^

4,000

2,500

—

2,500

This

•

Phillips Petroleum Co.—Licenses French Firm—
This

sale

2471.

Details of

molten

Poulenc

underwriter,

bonds

and

Board

facilities

Potomac Edison Co.—To Increase Investments—

are

,

the

Reynolds Metals Co.—Plans Expansion—

4,000

—

Scott, Horner & Mason,
See also V. 183, p. 889.

late

2024.

p.

Co—

&

Mellen

Wm.

will

continue as an active mem¬
directors and finance committee and

of

the

of

annual
son

Vice-President

182,

term
of

to

the manufacture and

shares

management

Herbert

disclosed

2,500

—

Rlter

Skinner, Jr.,

the

after

Mr.

his

burden

he

212.

Committee.

182, p.

v..

10,000

4,000

4

years,

M.

General

and

ident

that

announced

when

the

on sales
that
the

also

16

capital

(10.7%).

plant

10,000

—

—

thereon.

William Balderston, who has been associated with
will be re-elected Chairman of the Board, and
who is now a director and Vice-President

that

Philco

of

plans

he

board

company's

special consultant

as

Mr.

V.

corporation

relieved

be

responsibilities but said

ber

of

the

of

to

Feb.

commission

in

Director, 14,867 shares (39.8%),
(36.8%)
owned
of
record
which

The

2,500

1,250
2,500

H.

1

on

working

registration statement with the
fund iirst mor.gage bonds due
for
public
sale
at
10 J %
of

a

offered

a

Tne

ago.

President,

Carmine,

"

2,500

Inc.—

Co.,

Co

Joseph,

com¬

Skinner, Jr., to Become President—

President

as

because
and

M.

for

36,128

Molan;

and

V.

1,250

2,500

____

—I_:

.

&

20,000

Oppenheimer

given

James

_

—

&

Johnston,

Mr.

$70,062,000 at the end of 1955 as compared
The increase reflected reinvested earn¬
ings and the
benefits of the company's long-term financing repre¬
sented by the sale of $15,000,000 of 25-year 3y2%
sinking fund, notes
at par on Aug. 31,^ 1955 to the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Boston.
The proceeds of this financing were added to
working capital and are being used to prepare for an expanded volume
of business in the advanced electronic and appliance fields.
year

a

Used

Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.—Forms Exec.

Selling

Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt

appliance industry,
and a
television receivers sold by

and

price

average

the

Carmine

industry.
Working capital totaled
$53,175,000

Hentz

&

of

the

with

Co

Co...

Howard,

1955 of Section 462

Mr.

be

Henry H. Reichhold has been named Chairman of the newly formed

Stockholders

Moore, Leonard & Lynch—______

sales

in

sinking

be

7'/2%

a

this

Board

as

Executive

•'

such

on

with

the

of

the

shares

stock¬

selling

1,250

-

Henry Herrman & Co

resulted

effect

the

20,000

——.

Fairman, Harris & Co.,; Inc
Hallowoll, Sulzberger & Co

if
an

Act.

Revenue

increase

and the
payable

taxes

by reason of the retroactive repeal in June

reserves

of

warranties

1954

&

Cruttenden

changed accounting policy In the handling of Federal and State
income taxes charged to Income in prior years op. reserves for coopera¬

tive

.

.

shareholders

listed

Mrs.

-

a

additional

Insti¬

purchased

shares

*

1

_

Byllesby

M.

Cohu

dividends.

preferred

be

is

the-

From the

Beckwith

&

Biorcn

$8,423,000

or $2.13 per share of
In 1954, net income after
taxes amounted to $6,769,000 or $1.69 per share.
In
addition
to
these
earnings, the
company
credited directly to

after

of

underwriters

Company

1954.

after

stock

of

owners

Farley
Molan,

aggregate number of shares which each severally

from

purchase

are

Hayden, Stone & Co
Arthurs, Lestrange & Co._

-

-

common

filed

to

36,128

irom

in

•

the

of

names

totaled

with $10,544,000 the year before when a
the company's electronic plants for seven weeks.
Federal

clcsed

Institute,

Meat

From

compared

as

17,
6%

of

are

of

of

active

—Number of Shares—

'

$17,286,000

Bros,

Booth

stock

A

to

are

presently outstanding would be sold to

$3,500

of

class

years.

or

UNDERWRITERS—The

Board,

the

of

Federal

Meat

1649.

p.

Vlce-

company,

is being made pursuant to a plan whereby
shares of the equity securities of the company
by it and agreements entered in.o between the
remaining shareholders of the company whereby control of its equity
securities will
be vested in E. R. Booth, J.
B.'Jassoy and John H.¬
Farley
and
other
commitments
are
contemplated
whereby .- shares

number of shares of class B stock which
calencar year 1957 and in each succeeding

-

Income

for

proceeds

Olfering

will

agreement

installments

in

for

Feb.

on

$500,000

bonds

snare

the

the

tne

this

American

of $10
retiring from the company or who are
not now active in the management of the
company.
The balance of
the proceeds will be added to the
company's working capital, and to
reimburse its treasury on account of
long-term debt cal.ed and paid
as
of Jan. 1, 1956.
per

year may not exceed 50,000 plus the number of such shares
might have been but were not converted during any preceding

which

products and services in 1955 were the
second
highest in its history and totaled $373,359,000 as compared
with $349,277,000 in 1954, James H. Carmine, President, and William
•

The

Regan

debentures

under an

proceeds

company is engaged
bread products.

of

year

payable

convertible

175,

the

calendar

corporation's

Balderston, Chairman

215,902 shs.
388,698 shs.

these

net

Tne

company's

90-day notes payable to

affiliate

Jan.

may

Philco Corp.—Sales and Earnings Increased—
of

of

started.

class A stock and the

Sales

$177,000
'[■

company,

covering

principal amount,
Bishop & Co.

Outstanding

1,000,000 shs.
400,000 shs.

expects

company

course

15.—V.

of

American

of

current liabilities.

pay

1976.

month.

after

Pmlauelp ua

Co.,

The

the

been

4'/2%

an

tThe

the

manage

o'

issue.

in

not

of

to

per

Ashland

to

This

*

—

the

p.

Dec. 31, 195b, wnich provides for a revolving credit of up to
$1,600,000 with a standby fee of V2V0 per annum on the amount not
borrowed, and $33,000 principal amount of 6% promissory notes pay¬

112.

p.

1959——

$1)
(par $1)_.

of

directors

Regan Bros. Co., Minneapolis, Minn.—Registers With
Securities and Exchange Commission—

expiring

able

manufacturer

of

loan

have

amount

<

President.

Cookeville

largest

Executive

subsidiary,

owned

183,

20

past

Chief

and

—

FINANCING

Authorized

„

of

Feb.

on

the Board

of

Directors

of

board

died

PROCEEDS—The

but negotiations there¬
credit agreement referred
to
below
limits tne
principal amount of debentures which may be
redeemed during the balance of the year to the amount by which the
company's snare of the proceeds of this olfering exceeds $60,000.
At
Jan. 16,
1956 the company had outstanding $550,000 principal

com¬

boots and also makes Wellington Boots and Majorette boots.
Sidney E. Cohn, of Nashville, Tenn., who has been active in the

conduct

15,

'

4

-

Y.,

Net

a

fore

cowboy

bus ness

Jan.

group

BUSINESS—The corporation, located at 165 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn,
N.
Y., is engaged
in the manufacture and sale of motion picture
theatre screens and distribution of screen paint.—V. 183,

;

PRESENT

TO

(par

stock

B

date

with

stock

agreement to acquire through
of the Acme Boot Manufactur¬
its
related
comD'nies,
it
was

an

the

of

announced

City,

has

170,

group.—V.

debentures, issued as of Jan. 15, 1954, may be redeemed at
time, and redemption of approximately $60,000 principal amount
annually is required
(pursuant to wnich $110,000 principal amount
have been retired),
in both cases at a premium of 8% per annum

the

with

common

underwriting.
Biug.,

due

stock

underwriting

Grayson & Co., Inc., Hempstead, and New York,
on
Feb. 20 offered publicly 100,000 snares of
common stock
(par 10 cents) at $3 per share.

any

Philadelphia & Reading Corp.—Acquisition—
: This

N.

,<!The

679.

of

EFFECT

the

—A. J.

Co.,
The

SEC

debentures
A

Foundation,

recent

issue of Feb. 20 of the public

..

:;

•

tne

to

*

GIVING

of

'

Chairman

63,
the

of

member

joined

Corp.,
during

Stock Offering Completed

—

our

out¬
4%

shares

of

Amcr*w«,n

tne

in

letter

a

number

share,

per

locateu

Wash.

filed

10

undetermined

an

and

"

.

'CAPITALIZATION

889.

p.

made in

members

Raytone Screen Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y.—Stock Offered

and

was

'

/

Board

the

tute

■

tails follow:

Dec.

shares

1,118,367

at

from

company

covering

&

Service

added

been

'

Rath,

of

a

are

Earnings

Perspective, Inc., Seattle, Wash.—Files With SEC—
The

utilities

Iowa Power & Light
Gas
&
Electric Co.
and

Kansas

Co.,

Co., have

Light

409.

A.

Chairman

under

Co.,

Power

183, p.

Ruben

reactor

offering through Hayden, Stone & Co. and associates of
200,000 shares of class A stock (par $1) at $0 per snare.
This offering was quickly oversubscribed.
Further de¬

approxi¬

outstaucnn<r

the
p.

of

share.

per

stock

183,

are

year.—V.

1955

Co.—Martin-Parry Increases Holdings—

Martin-Parry

&

&

Poloron Products, Inc.

Class

See

Utilities

Power

Mention

capital stock,
based
Feb. 3, by James F.
Officer.
Comparable

$10.88

or

snares

1954

that

of

on

Executive

$12,168,000,

1,230,203

earnings

the

its

on

announced

Chief

for

earnings

share

per

was

and

were

the

on

while

standing

$11.40

or

figures,

Chairman

>

Coke Co.—Earnings Up—

consolidated

have

Light

Gas

Public

the

of

(25*

common

^•Rath Packing Co<—President DiesP- ^

Oregon
Power
Electric Co., San

program

Wisconsin

A

California

Oklahoma

Co.,

and

inception

Electric

Southern

1918.

p.

Co.

class

—V.

primary
has
been

the

eiecuno

of

Atomic

and

10

oi

The

shares

&

$74,637,804 $68,679,235

.___

211.

p.

1955

-

Power

the

at

Iowa

Kansas

of January—.1956

States
Electric

&

oas

with

of

150,000

and $58,450 In unsecured notes.

In¬
clude—Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc.; Grimm & Co.; Prescott, Shepard
Co.,
Inc.;
Saunders,
Stiver
&
Co.;
Howard,
Weil,
Labouisse,
Frederichs & Co.; French & Crawford, Inc. and Roman and Johnson.

investigations

power

value),

par

National

company

design

centd
value)

UNDERWRITERS—Other

,

group

studies.

the

the

(25
par

r

reactor

the

by

nuclear

a

stock
cents

4431

p.

Contract

ha.s been assigned to Argonne
company".
The laboratory will
have

this

work

and

design

'

Month

Ib0,

purposes

associated

the

Pioneer

1954.

of

months

selected
and

announcement

an

military

Laboratory

•

net earnings were $1,681,984, or 55%
in the 19o4 fourth quaroer. Per share
50 cents
respectively,
while net sales

quarter

$1,083,777

$9,838,495 in the

totaled
last

net

the company also continues on an
continuously studying methods for

of

are

capital needs of "the

commission,

responsibility
fourth

1955

than

greater

profit

directors

the

Pioneer Service & Engineering Co.—Atomic

$31,834,7oo.

I

net

the

The

financing

suitable

1955 -amounted

(997)

and

trend.

lurtaer

.

..

increase

upward

earnings for 1955, of $6,876,121, or
$2.72 a share on the 2,523,971 shares of capital stock outstanding on
Dec. 31, 1955, excluding the 5% stock dividend paid on Dec. 15, 1955;
This is an increase of 42% over net earnings of $4,854,085 for the year
fended Dec. 31,
1954, equivalent to $2.24 a share on 2,167,689 shares
outstanding, adjusted to reflect the three-for-one stock split in April
reports

Chronicle

kitchen

makes

fixtures

a

broad

well

as

line

of

vitreous

and

and

variety of heating and cooling equipment.
the East Coast.
Plant and equipment
expansion moves already under way will be extended.
Rheem is a leading producer of steel shipping containers and auto¬
Richmond

has

four

as

plants

a

on

matic storage water heaters
It also makes products for the home,
including air conditioners, furnaces, gas ranges, water softeners and
clothes

dryers.

Rheem produces
automotive parts and accessories, farm tools and
highway guard rails. On the West Coast it makes aircraft, missile and

other

military components.

duces ordnance and

Rheem operates

Donald

L.

On

both

the West and

East

Co,ast it pro¬

electronic equipment for the Armed Forces.

16 plants in the United States and 17 abroad.

Rheem

has been

elected Chairman

of

the Board

of Rheem

Financial Chronicle... Monday, February 27,195Q

The- Commercial and

TO

(998)

the

of

Jaunder

remaining

elected A. L. Walker as Executive ViceTresident, Mr. Rheem reported.
Mr. Walker will continue to serve as
Vice-President in charge of Rheem International, a post he has held
f 'nce
1951.
He became a member of the board of directors of the

rresident, in a

ruction

company's

the

c?

factory

new

nearing completion at Teterboro
which had been planned for
about March 1, 1956."—V. 181,

now

^955
$1,081,512

1856

January—

.

$1,246,724

f
—V.

183,

Co., Detroit, Mich.

Steel

Electric

the

Registers

—

1956,

a

f 10,693,571.

will

its

V'

March

15

Commission on Feb.

r

roads

planned, because the
complementary."—V. 183, p. 711.
two

to buy

permission

systems

is

,

stock

,

representative,

the

Co.,

is

named

the

firm commitment to purchase from the

a

percentages of

of unsubscribed

shares

of

below,

company

majority

a

Blyth &

___!—

3.0

"non-competitive

are

and

Collett

&

Co.,

are

the respective

;

&

•*

7.0

'

-i

3,0

7.0

Co

&

Forgan

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

Beane

Ralfensperger, Hughes & Co.,

Boston Corp.7.0

The First

Glore,

Kiser, Cohn & Shumaker, Inc. <"3.0

3 0

Inc

for

plan

a

r

Feb. 17 announced the
conversion of this cor-

and modifying, to the extent
consummate such plan and continue
a
1942 orcer dircc.ing the
company's dissolution.
;• .''•••
- A
■
;
Brieily, Standard Pov/er's plan provides for the r:classification of
its capital stock into one class of common stock, which will.have one
vote per share for all corporate purposes except t'.iat cumulative vcting
will be permitted for the election of directors.
The plan also, provides
for the elimination of Standard Power's only remaining public-utility
subsidiary
and for the transformation of Standard FowfejrMfrom a
holding compnay into an
investment company; - 1 he subsidiary in
question is Duquesne Light Company.
Standard 'Ro:wer's,,!cit ct. and
indirect holdings mi Duquesne common approximate .1.4%^of sthe out-standing shares, which is to be reduced below'5%t'Vt'.v
In
modifying the 1942» dissolution orders the; .Commission found
that the facts and circumstances whieh; gave: rise to,that'order have
changed materially. The Commission mated that Slaticfard Power has
existence

in

common-stock set forth below:

Merrill

approving

decision

a

into
for

necessary

Kidder, Peabody & Co.—.7.0

16.0
7.0

—

—_

Co., Inc

City Securities Corp.—

of

poration

1

Smith,

whom

underwriter,

managing

&

under

Corp.—Reclassifies Stock—

and Exchange Commission on

The Securities

'

issuance

996,363 shs.

1,500,000 shs.

■/

Barney

hearings

»

400,000 shs.

underwriters

UNDERWRITERS—The

equal sign.—V. 182, pp. 2254 and 2794.

Standard Power & Light

forth in the mortgage securing such bonds.

as set

?

Rand division.

expanded

graph marks, a plus sign and an

65,895 shs.

(without par value)

♦Not limited except

equal,
share,

of

'

preferred

4.8%
Common

-

its operations,

of

8,000,000

($100 par value)

cumulative

Development—,

six months

Among

3,600,000
Pfd. stock,

first

the other features of the new 1956 Remington Standard is
44-character keyboard which enables the user to take
maximum
advantage of* the new interchangeable type, and provides
four extra characters in its standard arrangement: section and para¬

3%, due March

payable to bank,

the

by the corporation's Remington

.*

3,000,000

____

series of 1954 due 1984..

-

for

income

-

'

7,500,000

net

shipments

an

3,000.000

'

T,

series of

3 Va %

said no consolidation or merger of the

f Central of Georgia's stock. It

'

•

Planned—

$353,943,880.
This corporation was formed as a
result
of
the
consolidation
of The Sperry
Corp. and Remington
Rand Inc., on June 30, 1955.
v
*
1
"
H.
F.rVickers,
President, said that the net income w?s after
providing $21,934,000 for Federal and foreign taxes on income. There.1
were 25,464,829 common shares of Sperry Rand outstanding on Dec. 31,
1955.
'
-v."
.'V
VRemovable and interchangeable typewriter type—a remarkable new
development permitting the typist herself to change one or all of
the characters on her machine in
a
matter of minutes is featured
on
the
new
1956
Remington Standard
Typewriter just announced

Outstanding

___

1951 due 1981

2%%

Smith, Barney & Co
for

Commission

the

'l

,VI

No general
which

..

;

,

announced on Feb. 20, has placed

namely, for the period July 1 to Dec. 31, 1955, was $23,585,563,
preferred dividend requirements, to 92 cents per common

$1,000,000
.

•/

Placement—

Co.—Private

Investment

183, p. 561.

on

acquire control of the

application to

this company's

on

asked

Authorized

.

series of 1949 due 1979

3%

Central of Georgia Ry.
'Frisco

1

series of 1949 due 1979__—

2%%

shares of

scheduled

bonds—

3% series of 1948 due 1978.

V'
60,000
40,000
40,000

v.'-/'

after

.

»

PRESENT FINANCING

TO

Becker
'YV'" ''

&

Brewer

\

Sperry Rand Corp.—Earnings—New

preferred dividends to $2,042,741, equal to $2.24
stock outstanding at the year end.

GIVING EFFECT

-Reuse,

(

95,000

183,

Consolidated

quarter

♦First mortgage

a

Acquisition—

16

similar

Mason,

,

Rice & Co., Inc.

J.

Irving

stock

$15,647,969

to

&

Horner

West &

Chace, Whiteside,
Winslow, Inc.
■"

public offering is planned of the 5,000 shares of common
were
covered
by letter of notification filed with the
SEC
on
Feb. 7.
These shares are to be sold at the market from
time to time through Dominick & Dominick,
New York City for the
account of a selling stockholder.—V. 183, p. 930.

/>

common

CAPITALIZATION

by the underwriters headed by Kuhn, Loeb & Co., were
told on Feb. 16 at $28.25 per share. See also V. 183, p. 889,

Commerce

amounted

1955

95,003
95,000

>

Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.—No Offer

r "

'

quarterly common dividend of 40 cents a share
payable March 30 to stockholders of record March
dividend was paid in December prior to which
the quarterly rate was 37>/2 cents a share....:\
'

stock, which were not subscribed for by the
stockholders at $24.50 per share and taken up

The Interstate

V.

declared,

been

A

Notes

St. Louis-San Francisco Ry.—Proposed

'

Co

&

Co._

&

-

•

95.000

—

—

privately an issue of $2,500,000 4% notes with the New
England Mutual Life Insurance Co., Phoenix Mutual Life
Insurance
Co. and National Life : Insurance Co. •- See

DIVIDENDS—A

,

Royal McBee Corp.—Stock Sold—The 4,771

"

150,000

.___

&

This company, it was

Co.—Stock Offered—

.

during

revenues

after

the

on

15.

dock and truck
of

of reversible

manufacturers

Co...

Parker

Southwestern

%

is

;

Stein Bros. & Boyce—_r $95,000
Ferris & Company
80,000
Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt < 80,000
C-oouwyn & Olds—=^1—_
60,000
Stirling, Morris & Co.^.—_ 60,000

&

-1—— i—__—v
p. 777. '

Inc.

share.
Rights to subscribe will expire at
(EST) on March 8. The offering is being un¬
investment bankers headed by

income

net

share

a

subsidiary of Rcwe.
v
The Bumpers line includes four standard sizes of dock bumpers for
Muck dock application, truck bumpers which may be mounted
anyvhere on
such vehicles, and marine clock bumpers for wharves. and
libber knees for two-boats.—V. 180, p. 2741.

The

of

EARNINGS—Gross
and

total cost of $4,500,000. The. cost of
includes $1,187,677 for this project.—

y.J oily owned

for

Scott,
—V.

$35,333,292 -lor

with

temporary bank loans incurred In the construction program.

has

Incorporated,

common

:

proceeds from the sale of the additional shares
used by the company to provide part of the funds required
construction program and also to provide for. the payment of

be

for

a

T ampers, has been purchased by Rowe Methods, Inc., manufacturers
3 Tdraulic dock leveling devices.
Bumpers will henceforth operate as

common

Doolittle

PROCEEDS—Net

Methods, Inc., Cleveland, O.—Acquisition—

Rowe

llumpers,

"

&

Wood

P.

Redpath
John W. Clarke

the same number of common shares then
- >
1 *

were

Smith, Barney & Co.

410.

p.

'
Lemon

Auchincloss,

per

3:30 p.m.

a

completion in May, 1956, at
3-roperty additions in
1955
183,

H.

.Co.-*-Eprnings Almost Doubled

$48,026,426 compared
1954.—V. 182, p. 1806.

1955

in

company

$28.50

Dec. 31, 1955, property additions totalled
present time the expansion
program
includes
new
bar and rod rolling mil scheduled for

the
of

At

construction

V.

be
Y.

-.

derwritten by a group of

may determine.
the five years ended

In

■■

if he

..

offering to common stockholders of
record Feb. 21 the right to subscribe for 83,030 additional
shares of common stock (no par) at the rate of one new
share for each 11 shares held.
The subscription price is

underwriting terms are to be supplied by amendment. W. E.
Co.
is named
as
the principal underwriter. A total of
133,700 shares of common Is now outstanding.
Net
proceeds of the financing
will be added to the company's
f pneral funds and used to defray part of the cost of a new bar and
.3 od
rolling mill and ior such other corporate purposes as the com■

Steel

amount

in said maximum

possible decrease

to

Co.__$945,000
Union Securities Corp.__L 470,000
Van Alstyne, Noel & Co._ 190,000*

income.

months

12

This

3 rice, and
3 iutton &

j any

per share. :, Payment will
Wall St.,', New York 15, N.

Southern Indiana Gas & Electric

•

registration statement with the SEC on V
69,670 shares of its $10 par common stock.
The company proposes to offer the holders of its common stock of
j scord at the close of business March 21,
1256, the right to subicri e
l;r the additional shares of common stock on the basis of one new share
lor each 40 shares held; rights to expire on April 4. The subscription
filed
covering

company

16,

subject

and

Johnston,

»

410.

p.

Rotary
This

sales

Net

\7ith Securities and Exchange Commission—
Fob.

One

the debentures,
Johnston-Lemon & Co.,

their representative,

both.

or

15 next,
at $100

^

equal to S4.36 per share on
outstanding.
I. ■

Inc.—Jan. Sales Incrd.

Rose's 5-10 & 25-Cent Stores,
Month of

"
of

resulting from exchanges of old debentures pursuant to the company's
offer or conversions of -old debentures into common stock,

company

on

increased from time

_

exchange

months ended
taxes

.

underwriters

following

The

—

through

severally

.statement

r

reports consolidated net income of $4,215,011 for the
Dec. 31, 1955, after provision for Federal and Cana¬
This amounts to $8.48 per share on the 497,000
shares of common stock outstanding. These results compare with con¬
solidated net income of $2,165,132 for the corresponding period of 1954,
The

12

dian

'V;.'

V
:

-

appears
that occupancy,
1955, can now oe expected

It

November,
l>- 2697.

$1.12'/2

Co.,

Trust

Irving

212.

p.

Simonds Saw &

-

"Dhficulties

y.irport.

of

dividends

plus

the

at

183,

—

outstanding may be

stock shares

i

approximately those received during the preceding month.
in obtaining fabricated steel have delayed construction

rre
-

use.

share,

made

—v.

1955

;

$3,488,688

shares

per

was the highest for any month since May, 1955, and
16% of such new orders were for guided missi.e proNew orders received during the month of January, 1956,

1955,

^proximately

f

;

1956

-1

corporation has called for redemption on March
of its series A $4.50 cumulative preferred stock

175

,

agreed to purchase a maximum of $2,650,000 principal amount of de-;
bentures.
subject to the effectiveness of the company's registration

175 Shares of Preferred Stock—

To Redeem

during

J >ecember,

Sales Up—

'

$3,666,283

The

the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 1955 have been
r "eater
than sales during the same period in fiscal 1955.
The dollar
■value of new orders received by
the company during the month of
"Sales

(par $12.50)

through conversions of debentures.

UNDERWRITERS

,

_

Sales

C. S. Robinson,

of the Board, and
letter to the stockholders say in part:
Chairman

Larner,

deFreest

G.

space.—

t

196,700
*67,284 shs.

"

of January—

Month

"

feet of working

square

Corp. of America—January

Shoe

Inc.—Sales Show Gain—

Robinson Aviation

130,000

$500,000
2,650,000

251,600
200,000 shs.

-

-

common

time

to

acting

above.—V. 183, p. 410.

Rheem Manufacturing Co.

Selas

plant affords
132. p. 1504.

♦The

.

Outstanding

mortgages, average in-

5%

rate

terest

Common stock

in

The

V.

.!

plant and home

corporation on Feb. 17 opened a new $1,000,000
Dresher, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb.

This

office

Approved-

Richmond Radiator Co.—Merger

New Quarters—

Corp. of America—In

15, 1957—
debs, of 1966

subordinated

conv.

Purchase money

September.—V. 183, p. 410.

larent company last

Gee

6%

$1,250,000
T 2,650,000

note due Sept.

serial

4V2 %

directors has

Selas

PRESENT FINANCING

TO

EFFECT

Authorized

would

company.

of

board

The

on

conditions

GIVING

CAPITALIZATION

were paid.
The board announced its intention of
the Increased quarterly rate until such time as business
warrant Its change.—V. 182, p. 1916.

30 cents,

of

extra

made by R. S. Rheem,
D. L. Rheem was a co-

Co.
This announcement was
Formerly Executive Vice-President,

Manufacturing
3'resident.

investment

an

the

company

comrany

to

investment

an

as

company,

1

-

Scott Paper
The

Co.—Reports Record Sales and Earnings—

and earnings of $246,684,301 and
f21,336,139, or $2.65 per common share of stock in 1955, according
its annual
report. This compares with sales of $228,792,567, and
earnings of $18,820,340, or $2.33 a share, in 1954.
Demand
for
all
Scott
products continued strong throughout the
vuar, the report noted. Net sales of Scott trademarked paper products
r!so set a new record at $187,969,423, a rise of 121/2% over the $167,1 67,320

pulp and other paper decreased
i lightly from
1954 reflecting increased use by the company of its own
pulp output and the conversion of three machines to the production
posted

trademarked

tf

The

1954.

in

Sales

Ripley & Co.,

Harriman,

scored record sales

company

5.0

7.0
Inc.

Slade & McLeish_—

7.0

Sachs & Co

Goldman,

Stone & Webster Securities

1,
7.0

Indianapolis Bond and Share
Corp
—V.

Newton Todd Co.,

3.0

—_

183,

Union Securities

776.

p.

1

Southern

•

brands.

Oxygen Co.

holders

curing

two

1955,

the

\,ith

converted

The

tlie

three

history

-earnings
cn

Feb.

of

reflected

well

as

for

after
of

the

were

of

best

business,

quarter

in

receivables

after

and

President,

said

Appleby,

at

shares

than

business

in

Appleby

Seaboard

conditions

-

quarter,

dividends,

ferred

to

said,

had

and

a

to

during

$202,582,481.

the

This

to

after
69

outstanding.
or

outstanding.

58

all

charges,

'

portion

a

cents

a

In

the

cents

a

Earnings

share

on

first
share

the

,

the

common

per

of

were

the

for

loans,

opened

ia

of

March

31,

1956,

latter

and

sale

of

the

debentures

states,
as

Hawaii

the extent that

To

Owensboro, Ky. These recent additions increased
system of branch offices to 291 units, located
and

Canada.

Mr.

good prospective locations

Appleby
are

said

directors have declared
to

stock

1955,

lour

of

record

quarterly




of

a

that

selected.—V.

others

183,

so

Its 6%

debentures

much

of

of

have

the

now

offered

as

March

7,

of

22

oxygen,

sells

plus

a

year-end '

'
of

the

Dec.

or

31,

receivable

share

1955

in

were

1954.
at

the

increase

an

beginning

of

of

the

made

and

purchased in 1955 amounted to
served. This is an increase

279,188 customers

29.63%

over

$68,707,856

the

volume

ciose of 1955 the company operated

p.

k

$53,836,756,

$41,624,089

of

\
loans

representing

15 states.

180,

cents per

60
on

This is

an

increase

1655,

of

28

offices

of

1954.

.

120 offices in 93

cities

the previous

year,

over

,

Period End. Jan. 31—

may

Net

be
The

—V.

1956—Month—1955

sales

183,

$1,234,700
p.

1956—11 Mos.—1955

$1,115,954

$17,153,881

$15,861,322

213.

-

Struthers Wells Corp.—Sales & Profits Lower—
for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 1955 were $15,042,645,
with $19,306,385 for the previous year.
profit for the 1955 fiscal year amounted to $240,693 equal, after
preferred dividends, to 50 cents per share on the 271,916 common
Net

Net

the company may have borrowed funds for any of

was

incorporated

in

1951

these

shares
the
a

in

Delaware.

It

is

in the production and sale of compressed gases, including
f
acetylene, hydrogen, nitrogen, and argon.
The company also ;-

and

exports

welding

equipment

I

the

north,

Florida

Tennessee, Kentucky

to

the

and

sourth,

Georgia

and

and

to

the

Pennsylvania,
west.

West

outstanding at the fiscal year-end. For the previous fiscal year
reported net profit of $1,176,991, or $3.93 per share on

company

like number
Consolidated

of

coqimon

balance

shares.

sheet

at

Nov.

30,

1955

assets of $9,780,793, compared with current
leaving a net working capital of $7,320,304.
In

a

Conarro,
,

Virgina,

sales

compared

devices, medical equipment,
pud related supplies.
The territory served by the company is in
general bounded by (including the States mentioned) New Jersey to

Dividend—

cents,

with $1,719,174-for

compared

Sterchi Bros. Stores Inc.—January Sales Up—

.

been

proceeds

proceeds will be used to repay
but In effect will be used for the purposes described.

engaged

quarterly

dividends

as

19GG

convertible

described above, the

BUSINESS—Company

will

p.711.

dividend of 25 cents per
1956, payable March 21, 1956.

' r'
volume

$20,359,825

—V.

-

loans

;

AS of

anU

with

receivable
over

Total

to exchange

debentures

of

amount

$2,388,886

on

compared

Loans

year.

nation-wide

Sealed Power Corp.—Declares Larger
.

f.iare

,

of new 515-meter oxygen, nitrogen, and argon producing
be
installed
at
Kingsport,
$305,000;
purchase of
large
units
for liquefied gases,
$80,000;
and
purchase
of
tube
trailers
for transportation
of gases;
$60,000;
the
balance of
such
proceeds to be added to the company's working capital.
the purposes

31

subordinated
The

1962.

to

39% during the past year. These earnings are
requirements on both classes of preferred stock,

of

dividend

providing for these preferred dividends, are equal to $1.22
the 1,867,238 average number of common shares out-

after

29.34%

storage

Liso

.a

of

increase
the

$69,067,681

such

Appleby announced the opening of a Seaboard loan office in
Toronto, the first of several branches planned for the principal cities
c t
Canada in the near future.
The
company increased
the number
tf its offices in Massachusetts to 10 by
opening branches in Brockton
tuid Lynn and purchasing one in
Saugus. During the quarter an .office

t-j

convertible

amounted

income
an

1S55
•

100'/a%;'and-thereafter

is offering

Rise—

standing during the year, This compares with earnings of 93 cents
on the 1,644,090 average number of common shares outstanding during
1954.
Common
stock dividends of 70 cents per share were paid in

case.

company

and

exi.tence

in

Power to be dissolved.

company's 25th year—are reported as follows:

share

per

to

column

LA'r.

opened in

the

equivalent principal

debentures

from

derived

forth above

redemption

at

continues

company

operations of this corporation for the year ended Dec. 31,

of

times

and,

<

.

6%

an

each

the

purchase

1-actuation.

ficaboard's

Net

1954,
.20

;

last

on
the
number of shares
outstanding at the end of the
Since the company recently eliminated all convertible pre¬
stock the number of common shares is not
subject to material

was

price

the

for

1961

31,

at

redemption will be used for that purpose.
company
expects to use the remaining proceeds for the following
(F. J.) Stokes Machine Co., Inc.—New Brochure—
purposes,
the amounts in each case being estimated:
Purchase
of
cylinders, $200,000; construction of new office building at Bladensburg, .,«•Nine case-histories of how the Stakes. Laboratory has enabled manu-,
facturers in different fields to develop new products or manufacturing
Md., $150,000; purchase of additional land in Kingsport, Tenn., re¬
processes
are
contained in a 12-page brochure, "At Your Service,"
modeling of existing
buildings,
and
construction
of acetylene
and
recently published by this company.—V. 183, p. 712.
hydrogen
plants,
with small office
building
and
shop,
$237,500;

2,051,004

share

for

required

2,123,178

quarter
on

of

offered

called

March

if

asset

be dissipated were Standard

State Loan & Finance Corp.—Earnings
Results
1955—the

may be converted at any time and from time
maturity into shares of common stock at the
of $20 per share.
•

before

or

subordinated

$1,626,479,

was

debentures

on

conversion

PROCEEDS—As set
a

quarter,
compared

before

or

on

with- accrued interest in

new

time

basic

the

seported

period.

and

100%;

now

receivables

in

1955

$1,270,020,

then

favorable

Mr.

than

earlier.

first

stock

was

31,

year

preferred

increase,

offices

more

greater

credit.

Dec.

one

common

36

38%

was

The

year.

$22,204,023

on

the first quarter of the company's

which

generally

as

the

in

net income

loxnmon

of

consumer

total

Income

_ares

last

of

added

$151,394,145

equal,
i

the

the period,

operations

company

Fringing

J ear

1955

Paul A.

levels,

$94,195,309,

months

the

ago,

Net

31,

volume

as

high

business in

totaled

Lfgh demand

vfth

company

record

favorable

a

its.r

of

one

$25,000,000

plan provides t'"-it its consummation is subject to obtaining
approval of the United States District Court in W Lining ton, Del.—
V. 182, p. 2361.
-

to

The

of

corresponding

The

Dec.

21.

year,

^ ear

ended

this

reached

Volume

fiscal

months

but

all

The

The new debentures may be called for redemption at
103% prior
April 1, 1958; thereafter and on or before March 31, 1959 at
102%; thereafter and on or before March 31, 1960 at 101%; there¬

/Seaboard Finance Co.—Reports Record Earnings—
'

in

company.

valuable

a

would

which

added three new paper machines to its operations
at Everett, Wash, and one at Detroit. These, along
,
machines, added appreciably to the increased pro¬
duction of Scott trademarked brands. Output of the company's pulp- !
making facilities ■ was also increased. They are expected to produce 10,000 more tons in 1956 than in 1955, a gain of about 7%. Another
machine has just been completed at Winslow, Maine, and the Mobile, Ala., plant Is undergoing a $21,000,000 expansion.
.,r • ? •
Xn 1955, expenditures for additions and improvements to plants and On exchanges of old debentures for new debentures the -redemption
premium of .V2
of. 1%
will be paid in cash,
jiroperties again approximated $36,000,000, the report noted. To provide
plus interest on the
cash for capital expenditures, investments and redemption of deben¬
old debentures
to
and
including March 31, 1956, the date the old
^debentures have
been
for
called
tures, Scott borrowed $34,000,000 during the year to bring it3 total
redempUon. ;* American Security &
Trust Co., Washington, D. C., is exchange agent.
Leak loans to $39,000,000.—V. 182, p. 2735.
company

itself

finds

— Debentures
Offered Publicly
Proposal—Johnston, Lemon & Co.
and Union Securities Corp. and associates on Feb. 21
offered publicly $2,650,000 6% convertible subordinated
debentures, due April 1, 1966, at 100% ($20 per unit)
and accrued interest from April 1, 1956
to date of
delivery. This is subject to an offer of exchange (to
expire on March 16), which has been made to the hold¬
ers of
the $1,400,000 6% convertible subordinated
debentures, due Jan. 1, 1962, on a par for par basis.

a

of

is in--a. position- to serve a useful purpose
It was also pointed out that t:e company
tax situ a.ion which will afford its stock¬

and

prices,

investment

an

as

•-

and Under Exchange

of

market

assets-^ approximating

has

subsidiaries,

public-utility
-current

■

securities,. has -disposed

senior

its

'

7.0

-

/

all

retired

1.0

Inc..

Corp

shows

liabilities

total
of

'current

$2,460,489,

joint message to stockholders, John T. Dillon and
President and Executive Vice-President, respectively,

H.

W.

said:

"The demand for capital goods of the type manufactured by Struth-

(Continued

on

page 52)

DIVIDENDS
tables.

In

first

we

second

4%

preferred

Abrasive

5%

preferred

Acushnet

Adams

(quar.)

Express, new

Aetna

Casualty

The

7%

45c

$1

4-

2

3-

7

Coleman

5c

3-10

2-29

3-1J

2-29

25c

3-12

3-

1

15c

3 23

3-

2

60c

4-

3-16

(quar.)

2

Co.

surance

'

Alan

<fc

5%

Steel,

5V2 %

Alexander

2

3-

9

2

3-15

Commonwealth

$3

4-

2

33-

1

$1.25

4-

1

3-

1

50c

3-

1

2-20

35c
_

5y2%

2

3-15

_

(quar.)

New

American

American

Eosch

preferred

5Vi%

preferred

American

A

B

preferred

3Vi%

American

Fire

&

9

3-

1

Consolidated

4-

3-17

2

2-27

3-31

3-

3-12

3-

Extra

1

7%

2 %

2

Consolidated

3-

2

4-

2

3-

2

Consumers

4-

2

3-

2

Continental Air

3-15

3-

1

Continental

Retail

3-15

2-29

20c

6-15

5-31
8-31

Quarterly

12

20c

&

Assurance,

Derrick

4-

2

3-23

Goodyear Tire &

4-

2

4%

3-

1

2-24

Gordon M'ackay Stores,

2

3-16

Great

4-

2

3-15

Greene

3-31

3-15

Greenfield Tap & Die

50c

4-

1

3-16

Grinnell Corp.

4-

1

3-16

Grocery

Steel

&

12 '/a c

(quar.)

;

;

11-30

15

Cook

Coffee

1

Coos

Bay

Co.

$1.16

3-

1

2-21

Cosden

(monthly)
American International Corp.—
New
common
(initial)

25c

4-

2

3-14

Cosmopolitan Life Insurance—
Common
(increased)

10c

3-20

3-

American

50c

3-10

2-25

American

preferred

Home

Products

Laundry

American

Machinery
class A (quar.)

Locker,

American

Optical

American

Rock

American

Sugar

$1.75

Co.

Refining,

Ampco Metal
Anaconda

(N.

Stockholders

shares

19

on

Brand,

at

on

Apex

Smelting

Asbestos

proposal

a

to

A

3-30

3-16

3-29

3-

Spring Corp.

Automatic

Canteen

3-xj

2

50c

3-22

3-30

3-

Science

&

45c

3-10

3-

3-15

13c

Inc..

Bastian-Blessing

Packing..(quar.)
Telephone
(Canada)

Bell

National

Bohack

(H.

5Vh \'c
Bon

Inc.

omitted

Bond

Detroit

Gray

.4.40%

investment

inc.

3-15

3-

1

3-

2-24

Dominion Corset,

Dominion Foundries

Diversified

3-

2

4-

Dobeckrnun

Boyertown

Burial

and

Driver-Harris

3-15

du

(quar.)

2oC

4-

2

3-16

50c

3-

1

2-20

20c

3-

90c

quar.)_

3-15

1

to

held

be

21

posal for recapitalization.

on

a

for

each

Brillo

no

Mfg.
American

British

Bank

Brook-Parker
Brunner

Bullard

Go.

Calif.

Pacific

(quar.)

Power,

preferred

5 7c

convertible

5.40%

California

$4.75

Service

A

Flooring Co:,

Canada

Foundries* &

Class

A

$1.75

3-15

2-

3-15

3-

1

(quar.)—
-

-

3-

20c

3-31

3-

9

$1183A

:—

3-31

3-

preferred

Ero

9

"*

*2_c

r

2

iDunsmuir),

(sir

dividend

2-29

«quar.

125ft

=

2

3-15

3-15

4-

shares

of

5%

pre¬

General

Canadian
Canadian

Motor

Canadian

on

March

Lamp
issue

Co.-,
Ltd.,
per

Carpenter
Carriers
Cascades
Castle

common

preferred

M.)

&

share

Detroit

Central
Century

Chamberlin
Chance

Co.

Vought

of

1

3-

5

3-15

3-

1

2-21

4-

2

3-14

—.3c

3-

v
.

1

3-

5

1

3-

5

i

0-

0

4-

1

3-

3-

3-15

Federal Screw

9

4-

6

Special
Investors

'.




3-10

2-28

3-10

2

1

3-20

23

2-15
3-

8

6

3-

5

$4.22

4-

3-13

$4.36

3-30

3-

$2

3-29
3-31

3-15

4-

3-15

12 '/aC

2

meeting to be held
a

12%

2
2

3-16

3-12

2-29

4-

3-10

2

at

the

(quar.)

3-28

2-27

Kennecott

2

3-16

Kewanee

prior preferred

2

3-16

Kimberly

(quar.)__

62'Ac

:r

4-

4-

(quar.)

(quar.)

:

3-20

3-

convertible

Forbes

&

Class

B

preferred

1

3-

9

4-

1

3-

9
1

New

50c

3-30

3-15

3-

1

Kiwvmti

30c

3-15

3-

5

6%

non-voting
30c

2-

7

Four Wheel Drive

—

10c

3-

2

Fraser Companies,

40c

3-26

3-

8

——

Frigikar Corp. >(quar.)_

Auto

(quar.)

Ltd. (quar. )
—

3-

1

2-24

3-

1

2-24

3-15

I_

*25c
—

15c

3-

4-23

25c

1

3-31

3-31

3-16

2

Lawson
One

;

Corp.

Lamson

&

Class B

of

share

3-

1

1

4-

2

3-16

35C

3-31

3-15

50C

4-16

3-15

40c

3-30

3-16

3-30

3-16

2-23

2-10

4-

2

3-15

3-20

3-

4-

1

3-16

4-

2

3-

2

7
7

4^2

3-

3-27"

3-14

3-2 7

5-

1

$1.09

5-

1

3-30
4-30
4-

2

4-13*

4-13:
3-

5

4-16
3-

2:

15c
.

2-29

2-21

30C

3-29

3-15

3-

9

3-

1

'

•

50c

3-15

3-

1'

25c

3-15

3-

1

3-15

2-29

2-29

3-30*

25C

3-

30c

Steel (quar.)
com. (quar.)

3-15
4-16 •

3-31

7

2-27 '

2

4-

2

3-

9f

30c

4-

2

3-

$1.06 >/*

4-

2

3-

9

$1.12Va

4-

2

3-

9

$1.25

4-

2

3-

45C

4-

2

2: C

3-20

3-

3-25

3-2"

15c

3-15

45c

___

3-

$1.12 >/2

$1.25

Co.,

(quar.)

4-

2c
8 Vic

i/i'eiex'xeu a

common

(Del.)

tquar.)

(quar.):.

(reduced)—

9

3-22-

3-

9

1

1

3-

9-

3-23

3-

9

3-

2-24

9

1

3-15

3-

$1.12'/a

3-30

3-21

7 ViC

3-15

3-

1

5

2-20

15c

:

(quar.)

class A

9*

17 Vic

quar.)

(quar.)__—

Jones,

share

each

2-29

25c

(quar.)

4V2vt>

preferred

3-

_:

Lakey Foundry Corp.
25c

(increased quar.)
Extra

M.y.,

3-15
3-10

3-21

50c

(initial

Kuner-Empson

and

3-15

75c

__*

Ry.^ common——

Corp.

common

81 'Ac

;

voting

3-15

3-30

50C

Kinney Coastal Oil
KMnert
(I. B.) Rubber-

(quar.)

Inc.—

common

3-30

*$1.12

:

(quar.i

Clark

3-10

*62VaC

40c

.(quar.),

3-

Co.

Wallace,

2

—

Inc.

common

Food Machinery & Chemical,

3-10

$1.06'A

4-

,•

5

4-

•

2-29

2

133Ac

Copper

Oil

2-29

3-29

10c

Oil

40c
25c

$1.05

(quar.)

FaJr Stores, common

preferred

62'/a c

(quar.)_-_

common

3-29

4-

3%

(increased)—

Refining
metal,

2-29

$1.06

preferred (guar.) —
4'/2%
preferred (quar.)—
5%
preferred (quar.)
. .
-

Kendall
,

3-29

$1.23

•;

4'/*%

Kenna

3-28

3-15

*1>.C

—

City Structural
Gas & Electric,

2-27

50c

2

1

.....

4'/« %

dividend.

2

3-

4-

4c

pieferred (quar.)_
Kansas Power & Light common (quar,)—.

April 18, directors

3-

2

2c

Kansas

'

3-16

2

4-

13c

Kansas

annual

3-30
4-

6c

5

*

3-16

54'/aC

2-21

2-29

3-30

18 Vic

3-

3-15

1

5

$1

3-15

3c

8

3-

3-

4-

2;

3-15

I

3-

3

3-10

$1

50c

2-24

2-29

3-15

50C

1

2-29

3-J.5

3-15

*17V2C

(Chicago)

3-

$25

2

$1

3-15

4

3-15
2-29

7oC

Electric—

&

Kansas City Southern

}

4-

3-31

1

25c

<quar.)___

2

;___

4-16

*12 Vic

(quar.)_

10c

(quar.)

Inc._^

stock

A

Co.

preferred

3-20

40c

—

3-

4%

3-20

3-30

j50c

3-26

'•

3-

3-30

68c

37'/aC

_l_r__

3-15

25c

Kokenge

Julian &
..

4-16

$1.13

*37 %c

(quar.)__2

1

60c

preferred (quar.>___
preferred (quar.)_

Mfg.

2-15

5-

60c

(s - a)

Gas

1

5UC

(quar.) —

(increased -quar.)_.
Jones & Lanison Machine -<quar,)_
Joslyn Mfg. & Supply (quar.)—

James

3-16

4-

50c

r

on

4-

5

3-

35c

realized profits)

net

(from

Irving Trust Co.
Jacksonville Gas

1

25c

40c

Foote-Burt

9

25c

,-__j

:

approve

First National Stores

3'/*%

3-

3-15

3-

30c

Ironrite, Inc., common (quar.)—
55c convertible preferred
(quar.)

3-16

35c

3-15

Extra

3-15

3-20
2

2-28

5c

(quar.)
America

Royalty

Iowa-Illinois

3-30

$2

(quar.)____'_

(quar.

3-15

2-24

4-

1

*25c

40c

stockholders

$4.20

9

5-

$1.50

3-

2-23

5UC

3-15

i

of

Co.

Investment

3-

3-30

3-12

common.

Power,

preferred

4.36%

5-

Fifty; Associates (Boston) (s-a)_____-__™

Food

Interstate

3-30

(quar.)

Works

will declare

International Salt

2

2-24

$1.75

(quar.)__

Ferry Cap At Screw
Fidellty-Phenix Insurance Co.

If

2

3-

$1.75

(quar.)

Plavers

3-

$1.1572

2-23

133Ac

Fund

Resources

4-

2

$1.35

(quar.)

3-14

—

(stock dividend)
(quar.)

preferred

International

3-28

1

3-12

(quar.)

3-

1

2-23

13 'Ac

(quar.)

preferred

3-28

31'Ac

Mfg., common

preferred

4%

25c

3-10

2-23

3-12

(increased).
International
Harvester (mar *
international Minerals & Chemical Corp.—

9

4-

2-23

3-12

Iron

Interlake

5

3-30

(increased quar.)__

15c
12'Ac
100%

(quar.)—

America

3-15

40c
12'Ac
25c
30c

—

(ouar.)

Water

Florida Power Corp.

3-20

4-

(quar.)

Aircraft

2-20

933Ac

Corp

Markets

4-

Rayon

10c

(Canada), Ltd.

5%

75c

(quar.)

Electric

Food

Insley Mfg. Corp. (quar.)
Inspiration Consol. Copper
Insurance Exchange
Building

4-

2-23

3-12

12 %c

(quar.)
(quar.)

Industrial

5

Common

Share

&

preferred

$4.50

5

3-

Special

(quar.)

Co.

Foundry

Century

3-20

plils this

Warehouse—

Central

5

3-

1

5?C

Flagg-Utica Corp.,

————

General

Plywood

(A.

3-15

*10c

(increased)

Paper

&

3-16

198c
Co.,

1st

3%%

2

3-30

redemption

dividend)
Carnation

4-

t$9

Ltd. (quar.)_—
4 'A %
1st pre¬
for

3-17

*$2

Ltd. 1 increased
(annual)™—>

called

$105

at

20

3-31

Insurance

Refractories,
(entire

ferred

3-

3-12

12c

12 Vac

_

1

50c

1

2-28

22VaC

Canada, Ltd., com.

1

$1.12'/a

3-

3-10

12'/a c

(final)

4-

31'Ac,

—

3-16

55c

(Canada)

4-

:___

3

15c

—

4-

5iy4c

^Fire Association of Philadelphia-^

—_—l—

General Electric,

Canadian

1

(quar.)_:._

Financial Industrial Fund,

preferred for each share of com¬

held)—

mon

3-

517/flC

common

Famous

Ltd.—

ferred—81 par—one share each of series
A to F

3-15

Ewa Plantation

3-15

3-15

4-

%

Stock

1

1

4-

20c

preference (s-a)—
Indianapolis Water Co., 5% pfd.
4JA% preferred B (quar.)
Industrial Acceptance, Ltd., com.

Co.—

Ex-Cell-O Corp.

(quar.)

Collieries

3-

32'/a C

Gas

Asso.,

Manufacturing Co.

5%

-

Canadian

3-15

467/sC

;

4-16

(Calif.)

6%

4-10

.

9

25%

87 Vac

52'/a

(quar.)_

Eversharp. Inc., common

Ltd;—

pfd.

$1

4-25

t) JC

3-15
3-

(quar.)

50'/ac

;

2

2

!

Life -Assurance

Common
!

4-10

Auto-Lite

7%

3

9

class B- (quur.):_

Forging*,

Ltd.,

4-25

A

Imperial Tobacco Co. of

2-27

C

4-

3ac

preferred
Central
RR

Imperial

2-28

;

Emerson Electric

X

3-

---—-

-

3-

55c

_

-

15

4* 2

Ltd.,

3-12

45c

2

25c

Ltd., class A

prelerred

mass

Illinois

3-22

$1.25

(quar.)____

MaDeable Iron

Bond

4-15

1

2

3-

4-

& Sons, common

(F. C.)

$2.75

8

12'/aC

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)__

Elizabethtown

3-1

3-15
3

.

3-

$1.12 Vi

Natural

Electric

1

2

3-14

(quar.)

Electric

1

*37Vic

Celanese,

3-15
3-

27c

(quar.)

Canadian

;

3-15

\

27 Vac

—

(quar.)—

Canada

9

Huyck

1

50c

States Corp., $7 pfd. A (accum.) —
preferred A (accum. )_•
$0 preferred B (accum.)_;
$6 preferred B (accum.)_
____'
Economic Investment Trust, Ltd. (quar.)
Eddy Paper (irrcg.)

*3-9

25c

(quar.)_———

cbmmbn

Hecla,

preferred

1

25c

(quar.)——;

Water

&

Calumet

37'/a C

(quar.)—_

preferred '(quar.i—_
preferred
(quar.)

5'A%

3-30
4-

3-

3-30

3tc

3-

3-16

$1.50

(interim)

com.

$7

2-29

3-15

63c

—-—,

(quar.)

common

preferred

*$1.12'/a

__

•

pfd.

$2.50

-

Eastern

2-24

3-12

4-

33-

3-13

50c

(quar.)

common

2-29

2

4-14

3-13

*l£c

(quar.)

Quarterly
(Frank W.),
Howe Sound Co.

87'/a C

Extra

2-18

9

20c

j——

Utilities,

5%

3-10

30c

'

Watch

_

preferred (quar.)_
Sulphur & Potash (quar.

4% %

2-28

Co.,

4-

*20c

(quar.)_

Eastern

3-10

1

9

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)
Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Prior

(quar.)___

1

3-10

3-

$3

Line (increased)
(resumed)

Electric

Calif.

4-

7'/aC

—

3-

1

4-

62 Vic

_—

Co.

Pipe

Bulova

(quar.)

Mfg.

Buckeye

15c

2-28

3-15

*20c

(quar.)

Eastern Gas & Fuel

5

5%
Home

Ltd.—

Nemours,

preferred

9

3-15

35c

Steel

preferred

preferred

3-

4c

(quar.)

de

preferred

5.20%

1

3-15

3-15

*30c

(quar.)

3-

2

4-

40c

Ltd

Note,

common

3-15

Homasote

4-10

income)

(quar.)

East Tennessee

—

Brockway Glass,
5%
preferred

Co.

I.)

preferred

Duval

5c

3-

4-16

Co.
Electronics

Higbee

Horner

4.10%

If approved 3

Corp

3-23

(quar.)_

&

preferred

4%

share now outstanding.

par

Plastics

Ltd.

common

Hoffman

$1.10

4.15%

2

pro¬

shares of $3 par value will be exchanged
Brilhart

5

Fund—

(C. A.) Co., common

4.20%

2-18

3-

5

3-21

37 '/2c

(quar.)

3.75%

(increased)™:
March

on

612-

4-16

5c

Duquesne Light Co., common (quar.)_
$2.10 preferred (quar.)
;

Stockholders will vote at the annual meet¬

ing

1

3-

Extra

6-15

12-15

45c

preferred [(quar.)

5%

2-21

Trust

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

(E.

Dunham

from

1

(increased

Pont

$4

3-

5

5-

30C

2-29

62'/aC

(quari)

$3.50 preferred

49c

Casket

Co.

2

50c

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

4y2%

5

shares

28c

III

(s-a)

investment

net

G

2

4-

Telephone,

62 '/aC

pfd.

(quar.)

Stock

3-

7-

Common

payment

Amer.

Growth

(Quarterly from

2-18

3-15

held)

(quar.)

5

1955)

in

Club

Estate

preferred

3-

1

shares

Foundry

common

6

one

(s-a)

Products

Diamond Alkali,

2-24

of

_III_

Iron

Detroit.Steel

3-

3-15

12'/aC

*2c

$2»/2-$3'/2

3-15

3-

3-

preferred (quar.)__.
;___
5%
preferred (quar.)
5.10%
preferred (quar.)___
________
5.30%
preferred (quar.)
5V2% pre.erred (quar.)
Heileman (G.) Brewing
Hercules Galion Products, com, (quar.)
6% preferred (quar.)
7%
preferred (quar,)
Hewitt-Robins (quar.)
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett (quar.)

inc.

(s-a)

preferred

3-15

1
9

2-24

10%

4.80%

St.-Louis

&

33'/3

2-15

6

RR.—

distribution

Chicavo

3-

t$l

profits)

Edison

5

$1.37'/a

(quar.)

(dividend

A

Co.

Real

Transit,

$2Vi-$3'A

3-15

1

security

eech

3-

50c

Trust

Book-ox-ti.e-Month
Boston

Denver

Y.,

for

Ltd.

4-16

15c

capital gains realized

N.

stock

Mines,

Detroit

at this t'me).

from

of

share

(Partial

3-15

1

investment

net

realized

dividend

Delnite

2

3-

common—

Investment

(21c

Stock

3-15

3-

from

from

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western

2-27

$1.12'/a
$1.12,/2

preferred
class

5V2c

and

(7c

25c

common

(quar.)

C.),

Co.,

Fund

50c

(quar.)

prior

Ami

2-27

15c

Paper, class A
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet,
Bell,

1

(Canada), cbss A___

33-

7

50c

4-

Aircraft

3-10
3-20
3-

class A (quar.)

$1.25

(quar.)

1

50c

2-27

preferred

2

22 Vic

5

Havilland

3-

12 Vic

3-

3-

1

1

3-15

11 Vac

'

(quar.)_
(Texas) (stock dividend J.¬
(quar.)________________
C.) & Sons
_____

25c

3-20

12 '/2C

.

2-27

1

3-

11c

Hawaiian

(quar.)_

3-15

3-

10c

3-19

3-20

Harrisburg Steel

2

3-30

24C

3-

3-29

15c

5

(initialil™

3-16

~

5

$1.50

(s-a)

Bergstrom

Blue

2

3-15

Corp.—

(quar.)

5

4c

_™_™„

preferred

*50c

Bank

.__

preferred

4-

3-13

3-26

Finance

4-

1

30c

Extra

4Vi%

3-

2-29

2

4-

20c

4-16

1

2

3-15

(quar.)

933Ac

5

3-

4-

10c

Beech-Nut

Bensonhursr

3-

3-12

$1

(quar.)
Brummel Ties (quar.)

Beau

3-26

4-10
2-29

75C

2

(quar.)

9

4-13

Carpets,

Harding

9

3-

50c

3-

1

4-

1"C

Fund,

3-

3-

3-31

50c

3-

com.

Electronics

8-25

9

2-29

3-31

*12 Vic

3-

Z6

75c

Axe

2-25

1

3-

2

4-

*12 Vic

_____

3-15

9

2

1

9-

3-14

3-15

(quar.)

preferred

(W.

2

t$l

75c

America—

of

1

Ltd.

3-24

Delaware

1

3-

4-

50c

3-15

3-12

*25c
quar.)

3-

l„c
_

3-

20c

G.

5%

3-15

1

3-12

50c

60c

Oil

conv.

W.

De

32'/a C

Stock

3-15

basis.

(increased

Co.

20c

3

.

(quar.)

Associated

Axe-Houghton

6

3-

Life Insurance

Hamilton

6

3-15

3-12

Copper

(M. A.) Co.,
Class B (quar.)

75c

_

(quar.)
Cigar Corp. (quar.)
_______
Dana Corp., common (quar, i_j,__
3%% preferred A (quar.)
Dayton Malleable Iron, com. (quar.)_.

8

be

(quar.)

Ltd.

3-14

3-

2

4-

12 Vac

(quar.)_.

Ltd., class A

(quar.)
Products

Insurance

3-31

5c

2

12 Vic

20c

50c

3-12
3-

split

to

3-29

"II"

(quar.)

Engineering Corp., $1 pfd.
Companies
Curtis (H.) Industries, Inc.—

2

3-30

Gulf

Curtis

7i/ac

(increased)

Corp.,

3-12

$1

meeting

a

two-for-one

a

class

2

50c

Gulf

2

3-15
3-

30c

Hanna

Cuno

2

Angostura-Wuppermann
Anvil

2-29

4-

(increased-quar.)—_

vote

April

on

3-15

10c

Oil

will

2

3-10

4-

(increased)——.—-

5

3-

2

3-14

25c

D.

4-

4-

1

3-

3-10

1

4-

tlVic

1

4-

5-

*$1.25

Cutler-Hammer, Inc.

2-24

$1.75

,

(quar.).

(quar.)

Co.

Arrderson-Prichard

the

Y.)

8

75c

(quar.)___

Surety

3-

$1.25

3-

3-15

9

2-29
4-16

Corp.

Gulf Cities Gas

3-15

$1
25c

v

(quar.)

(quar.)

Petroleum

Crestmont

30c

common

Petroleum

Products

3-

2

3-16
5-15

(quar.)

conv.

4-

15c

Ltd.—
(quar.)
Hart, Schaffner & Marx (stock dividend)—
(Subject to stockholders' approval)
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar—
Hawaiian Electric
(increased)
Stockholders will vote at the annual meet¬
ing to be held on March 20 on a pro¬
posed 10% stock dividend.

Creole

50c

(quar.)

Board

Common

2

10c

(quar.)

Wool

preferred

American

held

(quar.)

60c

A

Class

1

L~™.

2-21

prior

7

3-

25c

..

1

Paper

3-

3-15

37'/a C

(quar.)

Lumber

3-

3-

Cornell

3-31

50c

111111111

9

*50c

Consumer

Guardian

Industries—

(quar.)

Store

5

3-

60c

(quar.)

Cananea

3-

3-31

45c

Rubber Co. of Canada

3-

Western

1

3-15

55c

3-23

pref.

3-

tlOc

Co.

3-15

7

3-16

3-15

40c

(quar.)

Insurance

(B. F.)

8

3-30

35c

Co.

Goodrich

$3.50

.____

3-10

(quar.)

common

Falls

Glidden

$1.37'/a

(quar.)

35c

(quar.)

Glens

2-20

3-23

*20c

30c

$4.64

1

1
2

20c

Steel

3-

25c

Common

(Torontol

Copper

Continental

Hoist

3-

1

3-

Quarterly

9-15

3-16

2

Class B

Baking, common
preferred (quar.)

20c

3-16

2

4-

(quar.)

4-

(quar.)

Lines

2

4-

15c

Co..(quar.)
Distilleries, class A

B

Class

Stores—

preferred

4-

5c

Inc.

4-

Continental

20c

Home

4-

$1.50

Consolidated Naval Stores

3-

10c

(P. H.)

75c

(quar.)

3-15

2

1

Products

25c
_

1

Quarterly

American

1

2"c

~~~~

HI"!

4-

Quarterly

Glenmore

3-

183Ac

$5.50

Glatfelter

2-20

(quar.)

25c

Gladden

1

3-15

Utilities

.1

1

6-

3-31

Consolidated

(Orlando)—

Gisholt

3-

2

30c

3-15

933Ac

(quar.)

American

,

3-15

3-30

1

3-

(quar.)

Machine

3-12

6-15

,

1

Gas

1

3-

3-15

4-

2%

44-

8

3-

1

$1.12 '/a

Signal (increased quar.)_
(Minn.)
General Steel Wares, Ltd., common (quar.)
5%
preferred (quar.)
Giant Mascot Mines, Ltd

50c

87 '/rC
87'/rc

Casualty

3-24

9c

31'Ac

(s-a)

3-

1

4-

$1.08

Cement

General Securities,

1

(quar.)

com.

3-30
4-

*$1.37

General Railway &

3-22

4-12

4'A%

Portland

General

2-17

2-15

1

3-

*$1.25

Dry Batteries
Industries

2-17

________

Gas

■:

1

.

Goods,

preferred

General

General

1

1

$1.37'/a

Amusement

Consolidated Dry

Quarterly

.

3-31

1

-v

87'/a C

(quar.)

Colortype

American

3-

3-15

2

General Crude Oil

5-

(stock div.)

common

$1.25

(quar.)

C

2-27

3-

(quar.)

62'/a C

(quar.)

preferred D (quar.)

preferred

3-30

25c

(quar.)

3Vi%

3% '/c

3-31

$1.25

(quar.)

common

common

B

2-27

invest¬

from

Connecticut

40c

(quar.)

Cyanamid,

6

3-

capital gains)

convertible preferred (quar.)
Inc. (quar.)
Light & Power

40c

(quar.)

Arma,

5'/a %

4-

3-

•

Co.—

preferred

35c

quar.)

(quar.)

Line

2

2

Congoleum-Nairn,

(quar.)

Earge

5%

.

2

3-

3-

7 Vic

dividend

25c

(initial

common

Industries

Amalgamated Sugar

1st

3-

3-10

50c

(7c

2

3-

Gatineau Power Co.,

$1.37 Vi

and 2c from

Compo Shoe Machinery,
Stock

(quarj

common

(quar.i

Water

9

3-12

70c

(quar.)

3-

3-31

and $1

683Ac
___•

2-23

3-31

15c

5% preferred (quar.)__
5y2% preferred (quar.)
General American Investors, common
$4.50 preferred (quar.)
General Box Co. (quar.)

5dc

(quar.)

3-15

realized

from

3-15

1

2-15

$1.12 y2

Fund (8c from income
capital gains)

Gas Industries

3-20

2

Gary

conv.

62 Vic

Investment

ment income

4-

2

4-

25c

common.,

Edison

4-

2-27

4-

53'/8c

(quar.)__;

preferred

50c

Allegheny-Lualum Steel—
Allen

B

Credit

60c

(s-a)

(quar.)

Baldwin

&

preferred

3-14

25c

(quar.)

A

9

$1

(quar.)

Iron,

3-

(quar.)

(quar.)__

&

preferred

sy2%

common

preferred

Fuel

3-27

$1.75

pfd.

4%
-

Commonwealth

Ry.

common

Electric,

Co., common

Commercial

'

Vicksburg

Wood

5%

&

Commonwealth

<s-a)

$1

prelerred
Railways (quar.)

4'/2%

5

_

(quar.)

Gas

Commercial Discount Corp.,

Aetna

Alabama

Securities,

3-

3-

1

3-

12c

(quar.)_
(quar.)

Inc., com.

(Robert),

4-20

3-15

37 Vic

investment income)

net

4-30

$1.75

(quarterly from

Investors, Inc.

Fundamental
Gair

3-15

(quar.)

common

preferred (quar.)_

7%

2

$110

'.1

(increased)

preferred

Colorado

stock of the Automobile In¬

Life Insurance (quar.)
Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR.

(quar.)

Corp.

4'A%

above dividend will also be payable on
stock issued after March 16 in ex¬

for

(quar.)

15c

preferred

Cincinnati

the

change

3-

Christiana

Payable of Rec.

Clevite

(initial)——

common

3-16

3-15

Machine

&

Copper

7

———

Surety

&

Chile

3-

common—

(quar.).

Process

4-20

22 %c

(quar.)

Quarterly

31'Ac

Co.,

20c

30c

Mills

Exchange Bank

South Shore & Sound Bend RR.—

2

—1

Products

Frontier Refining,

3-15

5c

Frito Co.

3-15

3-31

Rivet

4-

(quar.)__

common

(quar,)_

Metal

&

3-12

1

Mill & Lumber (quar.)
Molded Products (quar.).;.

Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago,

Holders

When

Per

Share

Name of Company
Abbott Laboratories,

1

4-

Corn

their

ously announced, but which have not yet reached
payment date.

20c

4-

50c

Paper

Chemical

Payable of Ree.

Share

Company

Holder»

When

Per
Name of

Payable of Rec.

Share

25c

Charmin

grouped in two separate
indicate all the dividends an¬
are

during the current week. Then we follow with
table in which we show the payments previ¬

nounced
a

the

Name of Company

Holders

When

Per

Dividend announcements

IX

(999)

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Volume 18?

3-

10c

3-17

3-

20c

3-30

3-12

4-

2

3-15

4-

2

3-15

(stock dividend)—
par) for

5

preferred stock ($1
held

*$1

12

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

(1000)

Per

When

Share

Payable

.

Name of Company

Gold

Leitch

t3c

Lily-Tulip
Lionel

Cup

Corp.

Macassa

(R.

Macy

H.)

_

Co.

&

Maaiso.i Gas

(quar.)

Ltd

Calculators

Marehant

tion

32/2C

3-15

6 f
12c

3-27

(From

McGraw

(F.

McLeilan
McNeil

&

Hegeler

H.)

Zinc

Mechanical

&

4-16

32'/2c
4uc

Co.

Engineering

4" 2

3-12

30c
10c

3-12

3-

Systems

Handling

3-15
3-6

3-

(quar.).

(quar.).——.

$1

Mtdford

Corp. <quar.)
Mengel Co., 5% preferred (entire issue called
for
redemption on April 18 at $55 per
share
plus this dividend)
convertible to
April

class

Refrigerating,

Mesta

Machine

(quar.)

Forming (quar.)
Disintegrating, common
4V2%
preferred
(quar.)
Meyer-Blanke Co.
(quar.).—
Metals

Extra

Meyer

Packing Co.—

4'/2%

preferred

1

Radio

1

Ralston

3-12
3-23

3-

2

3-

6

4- 2
3-10
2-29
2-29
3-15

3-16

A

Class

(initial

B

Mlg.

15c

Stockholders
held
to

on

Modine

the

Mfg.

Molsons

...

directors'

a

Murray Co.

Stock

pfd.
Ltd

(quar.)

Cash

TeL

3-

5-31

5-26

3.29

3-

4-

Fire

Extra

National

Steel

National

Sugar

4%%

Co.,

Nevada
1st

Southern

Gas,

..

New

Haven

New

York

New

Newark

6%

Fire

Illinois

Northern

I.

Ohio

Ohio

8

<quar.)_

$1

Flour

Edison

3-

3-31

97'/2C

3-31

3-

3-

5

Old

40c

(s-a)

J'acific
Pacific

Pacific

1/antex
t

6%

Products,

Ltd,

_

_

__

l^ecick

&

Penn-Dixie

I

non-cunz.

pfd.__

5-15

4-16

5-15

4-16

1

3-

5

4-

2




(

"7

'

.

'J;

(S.)
Co.

5«

-

&

50c

&

Wif

3-

com.

Istock divid.)

Co.

$1.25

(qUar.)__—

Mining

3-15

Tenico

1

2-24
6-15
3-23-

2-23

Aircraft

:

4.10%

preferred

4.25%

preferred

4.60%

preferred
preferred

4.65%

preferred

$1.22%$1.27»/r r*

2-29

,7
3-12

3-

5

preferred

(quar.)—
(quar.)1—__________y_

preferred

(initial)

Texas

Electric

Service,

,

$1.23

f

$1
$1.14

$1.16

$1

____

Ltd.—

~

\

»TlO^co™v "referred

i$l 25
*

55

3-

b

3- 7

«lr rK.

^

Adam Hat Stores
-

T
*

'

3-

*

r~-

I

^
4.50% preferred (quar.)_____

AJ£r°"

3-2

3-2

Allen Electric &

3-2

32c

-

,3-2
3-'2

4-2

4- 2

y Allen

%

3-2,
3-15
3-15

2

%" 4- .2r>-

3-15

....

v
*

"
-

.

2-

,

(R.

C.)

Business

Machines

(quar.)ll.
'

v

Allied

Laboratories' (increased

*

•

2-27
^

-

.

3-16
3

2

c

quar.)y__—

40c
,—

16

3 1,
3-15-

3- 1
3.

2-15
2-17

a

3

Stock dividend (one sh. for each sh. held).

2-15*
2-ls

2

.4- 2

7cr

—

^

2-18

*4-2

*

5c

' 12%c
*

097

.

$1.15
*

3

2; 3-

.

|

3-1

4-

$1 05

Equipment .(quar.)

Allied Chemical & Dye (quar.)——
.Allied- Gas Co. (increased) —

3"

R7V

.1

1

4-13

'is

\<y\u

™^mnn~In7inr"7~~I

3- 2

2

,

-

4- 2 "

3-2

2

3-16

<ti

4-:2J

3-2

'

til

3-30

A

.

A"??„U,!PJJquar")—1
-Stock dividend- «717_
* v1c;
Aetna-Standard EnginMnng ^o. quar.
. 37^o- >3-15
Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores. Ltd. (quar.)—
t

2

4-

~

til
12'Ac

"""

Alabama Gas, common (quar.)
^
^
nfri
fn
il^a Po*er' t 9Pi
^quar'^—t
-4.60% preferred (quar.),—

,

5- 1

>

3- 2
.'

("nnVrT"

.

2714.

(clears all arrears). •

(quar.),-.——

2

,M

"

4-

'

rnnar

•

2

4-

40c.-

rpH

preferred

~

|* |

2

-V 4~, 2

$L3iy4

preferred (quar.) _
$4.56 preferred (quar.)__-—$4.64 preferred (quar.)
;
'
$4

3-101*

4-

$1.16^" "

(quar.)

3-12

3-10'

-4- .2*

.

(quar.

preferred

Payable of Rec.

4-

'r: 4- 2

$1.16

(quar.1——

5.25%

When ' Holder*

Per

3-1,

4-2

preferred

4.50%

"

"

Share

°

4-2

4-

preferred

,5.12%

'

y

Name of Company '

t30c

3-30"
*

5.10%

3-12;

5

.

the dividends announced in previous
The list does not include divi-

give

we

?i°TJfasiT(aua7)IIIIIIIIIZIIIIZIII

3-is

4.90%

3-12

3-

,

3-1

*4-2

3-15

1

3-15

75c

'

,,

-1

45c

3-

1

3-1:

t28y8c

3-15

3-12

4-

Z&

3-15

Actd^AUanUc Sugar^
Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries,

4-1

2

4-

i'-S

12'/2c

Institute—

3-8

3-15

3-31

„

Mercantile

-'■*

"

3-15

3-15

2„

3- 7.
3-7

dends announced this week, these being , given in the
*

.3-20

11-

4-

25c

3-28
3-28

2-15

4-1

$1.15
•

2-29 ".

50c
$1.25

________

-

3- 1,

.4-1

$1.06y4*

—

3-1

3-10

25c

3- 1

3-23*

$1.02'4
—3.

3-15

22V2C

3-15

4-2

T

15c

(quar.)—

i

-4-1

50c**/ 3-29

(quar.)_

4.54%

9

I-

62V2c

71%c

(quar.)„_
(quar.)_

3-

3-20

t37V2C

58%c

35c

1

2-27

Abitibi Power & Paper Ltd., com. (quar.) __

3o=
52(40

(quar.)—

3-14

-

.

2-20 1
...

Acp IndustrieS) Inc., common
5conv. preferred (quar.)

5$°f " 1* }

(quar.)„___

Tennessee Corp.
(increased)—;—
Tennessee CVas Transmission, com.

(quar.)

preceding table.
'

I

>

1

3- 5

3-

»'

3-

4l?T

3-31

y

3- 9 :
3-17

-1

4

o'oP

15o

,

3-19'

3-31

15c

'•

(quar.)__IIII_IIIIIIIIII__

Inc.

Co-Operative

Below

1

"

3-2
3-1®
•

S

3-

-

3-2'

3-23

35c

)

3-14 t
3- 1,

weeks and not yet paid.

-

3-5

"•

(auar

,

3-15

3-15

'

)•

_

2-28

3-15

(quar.)^l„„.

67y2c

:

Quarterly

9-14

40c

—-

/

3-19

,

(stock div,)100%

(Inc.)
H

(quar.)

Ouarterlv

12-14

—31V4c

(,uar.).._.

2

*

9

3-10
a

5%.

(quar.)__

3-30

3-10

\'A

2nn°9

Clothierl

"
3-15r
" 2-24

3-15

$1.31J/4

(auar.)

Works

(Consider

Zion's

-3-15

3-30,-

5cC

Fund

Yard-Man,

*

y.

*

43%c

2-17

4-1/
3-15

S

.

3-29

3-30

3-

comI"TuarI)IIIIIZIIIIII—

woodward & Lothrop, com.
5%
preferred (quar.)

.

1

3-39

9I28

>2-17-

yv - ,

1

Machine

I

3- 2

1

Wood 141ani (see Alan Wood Steel Co.)
Wood Newspaper Machinery (quar.)

*

'3-15

30c

(quar.)________—^ 8?c
^

"

2

3- 1

-,v

-

(ciu2ir I

1

3-1

-3-

3-13
3- 1

,$1.25

.

1.

9k.'r

.

20c
—

1:1

';

3-12 '•
3-

3-

.

25c

Wolverine Insurance..class A (quar.)

J
1

,

div.)

.

25c

3-15

o"
3-

-

stock

.

-

3- 7

19

3

4*

paner

5iDreferred

n

3- 9

1

J

3-13

,

4-

Whitin

„

o

o"1k
3-15

$1.25

through

the

on

common,

preferred

White Motor,
,

^"a
^

^

'

also

33VzVe

-

; 2-27 .:

7»/2c

—____

distributed

paid

dividend)

50c

Willet

.

37%c

(quar.)_

preferred (quar.)^
preferred, (quar.)—_—

_5%%

>

«&.%£»

".

be

(Will

Disinfecting,

2-15^Whitehall
4- 2

4-2

-i 4-

(stock

Insurance

.

3-30

3-10

Extrl50c

2-15

2-24

c3 2>-.>""3-

25c

.

3- 8 v.

3-20

$3
«.%

$5 preferred (quar.
Texas Utilities—

4V4 %

4-10

.

(annual)2__

& Co.

Semi-annual

Whitakcr

2-27
.

.

o

50c

*■■■:

o'iJ

-

o

7

5

37'/2c
series A

(quar.)—.——~

preferred

5V2%

'

Z/* *'
"■/

■

SpraeferKtd1C.J'ura?liCtS'

2-27

_

5-

3-19

"

west

3-15

on

preferred

Sunshine

,.3-2

25c.

5-31

3*^ 1

•

I

4-20

—

12-31

4-

1

1007*

'

-75c

12'/2C

3-7

.

3- 9

25c
4-2.35c4- 2
•

,

3- 5

5Jcr"

•

'

2-29*.

4^2

.

3-30

.

;.4Gc

dividend

Stroock

1

3-14

$1.12%.

(stock dividend),.

26 /2C

.

$1.25

Taylor Instrument

3-

(quar.)

.

2-29
" 3-15

f

*4.40% preferred (quar.)
*
$1.10>y
Westeel Products Ltd.. (quar.)
130c %
% "1 '"..-Western Oil Fields (stock dividend)—8%
4--2
Western Kentucky Gas
y___—
•
15c
3-14
Whirlpool-Seeger, common (quar.
35c

3-28

,

$1.25

3-

3-10

'
y4-16

,

^

*

_'Y-29
"2^29

3-20
3-20
3-20
3-20
3-31
3-15

.

f

y -

3-1f%
2-29'y

-

(qv.ar.)_^

Life

sh.

3-20 %

f

...

.

y

3- 2

:

4- 2
3^20

3-12
3"12 '

.

IIIIIIIIIIIII

2-27

1

arr

Coast

;new

3-12-

4" 2,

nri/

.

,

Rhnn

Ar

Stuart

40c

(quar.)

(interim)

$5

3-15

50c

25c

Trading Corp.—

2-20

^...

3-12.

2

(qlary-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

9

4-

?
$1.12/2"

>

____y

Fuller, common (quar.)
preferred (quar.)_—

j
'

tSf0ni—

(niiir I
(quar.)

3-

'

'

•.

2-20

_

25c

(quar)____

M

3-

$2 50

Petroleum Corp of America

^

3-15

22"fee

(increased)

/

A

3-30

37%c-

(quar.)

Pet Milk Co., common

class

4-15

25c

___

Products

Cement

&

9

$75c

quar.)

Pepsi-Cola

Petroleum

9 *

3-

10c

__IIII_ II

4%%

Ltd._

preferred

3-

3-31

$2

Peoria & Eastern Ry

"4%%

3-19

4%

Corp.,

Metal

9

3-

.

&

Strawbridge

3-15
3-

65c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Ford,

J-'enlnsular

3-15

4-2

25c

2

Wr

1st

Stock

3-30

20c

*,

Stc"a^CsUtBrcommonClaSS A common-"——
stnn

$$1.75

;___

1

preferred (quar.

3-15

2

$25

_

."..I

Tubes, Ltd.___
Co., common (increased

Park Sheraton

2

J15c

"pfd."A Tquar.IIIII

dividend

preferred

2

3-

44-

25c

Consol,

Mfg.

5

3-30

•

2-24%"

..62V2C ,>.-,4- 2
.

2

$4.50-y

(quar.)

.

2-y-3- 2

3-2J y"

112Vic

—

»

_

.

4-20

10c-

(annual)V *

(quar.)

9

3-

35c

-

y

' 3-20

y

30c

—

Extra

West

4-

'!

4-15

3-31 :
-

(quar.)

Motor

(Raphael)

West

Ppef|rf[eVqUfr')';7""*
Pacific Co.
(quar.)__.

Baer

7%

$1.11

(quar.)

Lumber

Stock

3-

System

Weill

(initial)

4V2%: preferred

Ltd.

Electric

.

3-3-TV

?-4- 2

145c

convertible preferred
Factors
(quar.)

5%

Stix,

373/2c

__

ia

'

5%; preferred

2-27

3-15

Wagner
Waldorf

3-.10

'

.

.

Station

Goodwill

The

Waukesha

3-26.
3-26%

s

4-14

%56/4C'

_________

stecher-Trat ng Lithograph Corp.—
5% preferred (quar,)_—

25c

___

Gosh, Inc. (quar.)
Gamble Robinson (quar.)

J'age-Herssy

2

1

25c

(quar.)—
Ltd.-

Co.,

preferred

6%

5

4-

l-

5-

r.

"'Weco-Products

3-30

,

j.

(quar.)

5 V

3- 9
4-15 yJ 3- 9".

,

(quar.)

Cotton

1%

...,2-23
:

(quar.)

com.

Corp., new common
Detmning, - common-

preferred

.

Wabasso

;

3-15
1
2

5

3-

5-

3- 5

.

(quar.)

Wabash Railroad,

Gas

&

(quar.)____

Standard

3-16

$1.10

,•

(quar.)

Indemnity (quar.)
Tin

4-

2

62c

rJJa Purred (quar.).
B
Pacific

4-26
3-15

1

..,.3-1
4-16

6/0

7-21

97V2c
.....

Electric

3-23

4-

w.

>

2-24/w

4-16

25c

StaL^BncLmT^m,fraf*3 A C<?m':(<JUa.r->

3-23

1

40c

(quar.)

Jockey Club, 6%

Oshkosx

1

5.

J25c

(quar.)

(increased)-

3-

••

1

25c
3 }o

1

5-1

90c

<quar.)_

Service

Steel

8-

2

3-

25c

:

«^A.-ijisErM5rBr<5fe±z::

3-26

40c

(quar.)

Line Life Insurance

Ontario

3-

20c

,

Southern

2-21

4-

$3.50

Omar, Inc._s.___
Ontario

3-10

3-15

$1.25

(quar.)____

common

preferred

Water

5

5%

$1.28'/a

common

___/

wpltJ^ioe^ MirlReinsurance (quar.)
* $
$5 P °r P d' (qUar>)

5

3-31

-y

8 7

' ' y

70c

—T—

iP)H

3-5

$1.02'/2

i3-

70c
—

(increased)

£irn

5

J20c

preferred

4.44%
Ohio

Co.,

3-

3-31

Ltd.

preferred

4.40%

3-31

90c

(quar.)

d

9

85c

(quar.)_
Insurance
(quar.)

Casualty

3-31

3-

*

3- 2
3-

3-15

f53c

<64^50 nr^fprrpri(quar
cinvalfno
!

2-29

4-10

3-14

45c

(quar.)___

_____

Works

Mills

3-10

$1.50

$2.25

....

3-23

ESS cH™ (increased! '—25c

1

(increased)

visking
,7%

t$1.25

®°^|'^western InvesLment CO., com. (quar.)_
Rtf«irtfn. »Arer- ,quar.)^__7______dividend)—
Spalding (A, G.) & Bros. (Stock

8

Railway

Water

'

9

3-

.

•

.

.

Vulcan

:

3-

3-30

E

$1.50 *:?'
*
40c
:
$1.10.
$1.05 ;
$1.01
$1.25
;
68%c
25c

(initial)_y
(quar.)_--l.l——
(quar.)'
^

preferred

preferred

Power,

Virginia Tel. & Tel., 5 V2 %-pfd.

2-21

75c

(quar.)—

-,4.24%' preferred
(Sultial-QUflr,)
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec., com.

3-15
3-

common

Gas,

'

3-15

3-29

3-

Specialty, Lid

3.90%

3-

2

pfd.

$4 04

$5

&

preferred
preferred

$4.20

3-15

J50c.'

(quar.)_________

jPittsburgh Water Co.
preferred

2-15

4-

3-16

(quar.)...,

Pacific

Northport
Ogilvie

1

3-30

3-16

(quar.)___
RR., 7% gtd.

preferred

Office

3-

$2

preferred

Carolina

*

2-15

9

;

1

:

2-15

1

50c

(quar.).

5%

3-

1

3-

12V2c
,

(quar.)___

northern

2

3-

5%

(quar.9

preferred

Southam

30c

-

"

5

/

—

3-19

4-

?.

Electric

$4:12T

-j

^

,

Common

3-15
3-19

3- 5—

4-

y^; 'y'vyyy. %

3-20

3-15.

Works—-1. 35c-. .."3-31

Chemical

victor

Virginia-Carolina Chemic^%/_
*wig%, partic preferred"(accuitt.Vr—_F—.——

.

3-

3-16

4-2
3-15

-

30c

(quar.)

J

3- 9

—2-29

Co.

fdnj?re

2

(quar.)

Car,
dividend

Stock

3-15

2

5-14

;15c J.

$2-12 Pfd- <Quar.)

Corp.

Carolina

4-14

15c

—

O.)

Products

South

4.5%

4-

3-14 ;V

1. f

3-7-

£

-

.

3-26 ",

-

3-2

/ -10c

(quar.)

common

3-15
3-23

-

4-16

50c
) 50c

_

3-21
v ?

Machinery

Tobacco,

preferred

,30c

(quar.)

Ltd.,

Hoffman

S.

,

7

•

.

_

3-15

—

Publishing—

S.

'

4- 1
3-33

-

.

3-

.

2-23
2-23

3-22

17c'

i

3- 9 V

3- 1
3- 1

$1.06'/<
V

2-20
2-28

;

■

4-2

.7

10c-

(Bait.)—

-

3-10

.

.

3- 5:

________

(increased)-"
of New York_r

Co.

3-9
"

,

3-1

Angeles)—

Insurance

Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

.7%

.

2-17

4-

U.
,u.

•■■■■<-

3-15

—50c

& Sons,

Aircraft

3-15

2

"

3-15

~

—

-2-10

2-24

25c
25c
37MtC
$1.25
$1.75
>

43%c
3- 9
United Steel, Ltd.—
$25c :
2-21. y
United Stockyards,- common' iquar.)_„—
1714c
3-16 ' v
70c convertible preferred (quar.)——1714c
3-9 >
Van De Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakers.^
•
20c
y 2-29 • ;
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Ry>~ ;
!
2-20 /
Common
(s-a)
"
'
'r$2.50 ?
3- 5
5%
preferred (s-a)"
I
Li—
$2,507 "

y ,3-15
%

-

%

Quarterly

^

2

30c

(quar.)

(A.

2-17

4-

H

-25c

__—

—j",
preferred (quar.)

Investment

1

3-15

preferred

<H.)

1

.

(Ohio), .common

American

Simon

Sonoco

2-27

50c

3.90%

5Ve%

3-31

.

(quar.

Insurance

preferred

Solar

3-15

50c

'4.10%;

North

2

23c

preferred
preferred

North

4-

_y__

Power, common
preferred
(quar.)

3.60%

4-20

1

40c

Niagara Mohawk
3.40%

5-

$3

Life

S

3-15

3-

>,3-30 %

$1.12.1/2
—

quar.)

u

2-20

2

' 6-

;

preferred (s-a)

S

7'Virginia

^

(quar.)

.

I/y

3-30

;

Omnibus.:

Telephone

(quar.)

ola«lfv
Smith

2

_______________

City

preferred

Niagara

3-

75c

s.

(quar.)
______
Auction Co. (quar.)

York

(Frank

Oil

3-

Gas

Year-end

Shattuck

3-

from

preferred (quar.)
England Telephone & Telegraph (quar.)
Hampshire Fire Insurance <quar.)_

New

3-15

(Los

(quar.)
G.)
Co.

Ltd., 5%
Simmons-Boardman
;

3-23

15c

common

4-

$1.50

(stock div.400'.'0

united Piece Dye Works, $4.25 pfd. (quar.)__
v' u. 8. Ceramic Tile (quar.)—*
__L~
—*

4-9

-

*

(increased).:

common

(Omaha)

,

..

.

$1

Envelope, common

7%
u

2-24

1^

% 2-29

15c

;

S.

u.

3-30

3-24

.

$1.0214

pfd.

—

Co.

Silknit,

9

$1.12%

(quar.)___..

3-15

75c

f

Service—

(quar.)
Corp.
(increased

Shell

\

50c

.

quar.)

(quarterly

3-

*

RR.,

united Gas Corp

.

2-27

4-16

$37V2c

(increased

3-22
■«:.

Pacific

.

.

3-15 \
3- 1 7 2-15 3- 1
7 2-15 7
4- 2
,
3-16
2-24
2-14
4-2
; ,3- 5
4- 2
A 3- 5 V

'

$5

(quar.)___—_______

(s-a)_

3- 9- r

y

22V2c

4'/a%

Increased

3-31

.

Water

Security Title Insurance

10c
.

2nd
New

3-

1

50c

Co.

Corp.

Power

12'/2c

(quar.)_

income)_

prelerred

2

100%

(quar.)

investment

5

5-

75c

(quar.)

com.

•.

yQVUc.

___,

(quar.)__

Co.,

Smith

:

Securities

34-

Brook

Farms

Shakespeare

1

15c

Refining..,

prelerred

Nation-Wide

...

3-10

::..2%2-29

(quar.)

2-29

(quar.)__

Insurance

Spring

.

(Hartford)—

Research

Ltd.

Car,

National Supply

net

2-

50c

;
&

divid.)

(quar.)—

preferred

Seaied

3-20

3-12

27'/2c

(stock dividend)

Accident

Securities

3-20

%%% 60c
4- 2
y _$?0c * y-3rl5

—;

—

Seagrave

1

4-16

_

Corp.

(quar.)—

Lace

Scran ton

6

3-15

(quar.)

_____

National

1

Co.

preferred

4.10%

1

36-

20c

Quarterly
National Life &

3-

6-20

5%

Welding Machine

National Investors

2

3-12

,

50c

Insurance

"

jj,

3-1

v

';-25c

^

6

.3-9

Corp.
»,; 25c-v 3-15
Mfg.,
common.——,.-50c
-4-1

Seabrook

9

$1.65

_

National Electric

3-20

% 4-16

35c

—y

-7—

2

22y2c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Works

Co., Ltd
Industries
(Stock

Scranton

2

3-

50c

Register

Water

Common

2-24

3-23

$3.50

.

;

2

3-23

f:l5c

..

(quar.).

City Lines

National

3-

2-29

(quar.)

dividend

National

3-12

37'/2c

(quar.)

com.

Jose

Savage

3-16

$1.25

....

...

&

(Texas)

Co.

National

3-31

15c

Corp. (quar.)
Corp.
(quar.)

Natco

3- 2

J30c

(s-a)

Mountain States Tel.

Mashua

3-12

(increased) —'"

Sarnia Bridge

2

J30c

$5

Dairies,

preferred

Muskogee

3-

San

2-29

2-20
...
3- 5%

30c

preferred

union

2-

50c

Safway Steel Products- (quar.)—
St. Louis National 'Stockyards

2-29

3-12

;

Shops

4%

Union Sugar Co. (quar.)
_I_^
united Board & Carton (quar.)

3-20

20c

>

(increased)

Union Pacific Insurance

\

4- 1

15c •"

u.

3-15

2

3-15 % 3- 1
3-31
3-16
3- 1
2-24
3-10
,2-27

$1.25

(quar.)

Union Stock Yards

3-15

.

(quar.)

System, common

2-28
3-15
3-15

4-

50c

3-20

3%,

———_—•

Steel

>.

3-10

$15c
25c

(quar.)__

preferred (quar.)
Investment

4- 2
4-2

25c
4Cc
$1

1

3- 7

15c

:

Tool

4

Eleccric

9

r

pref.

3-15
3-15

,

«

(quar.)

Corp.

Gas

5%>

3-26
3-26

$25c

2-24 %
-

25c

%

union

Union

1

3-

-

3 34%c

(increased)'

Corp.:

Gear

Saco-Lowell

8

(quar.)

r

1

6-

V

common

Acceptsnce, Ltd.—
non-cum.
partic. 2nd

60c

1

■/

Angeles)—

Forging (quar.)__
Film (quar.)

Century-Fox
Clutch

Disc

Union

3-20

,

(Los

Steel

Twentieth

Underwood

2-27

-

37»/2c

„

3-

Williams

&

3-2
,

;

Twin
y

3- 1
3-

3-21

12'/2c

(quar.)

3-15

3-15

;

Trust

A-

Transue

4-16

20c

*

—

Appliance Corp._"_l___

1

>

3- 2
3- 2
3-15-

3-9
-

.

(initial)

common

Ciass

2-29

3-3P

,

5c

,

dividend

Rotary

-

"«ft 100%,.1

Agee

$3.65

*

Vcrnon-Woodbeny Mills,

7%

3-21

Ross

3-

dividend)—

Paper

Plywood

Ronson

5

8

15c

Royal

Mount

3-

of

Stock

5

35c

;

Corp.,

Rock

Roddis

1

40c

(quar.)

.

Finance

Mount

2-15

3-

(stock

■>:

Valley Gas_

preferred

.

Quarterly
Motor

2-15

4- 2

$5c

i_'

50c

17'/2C
25c
%
37!/2c
20c
$25c '

-

(quar.)—

Insurance &

ncw

3-2

6-12

.50c
62'/2c

.

Gas

&

Raisin

ZV2V0

proposal

two-for-one.

(quar.).

Mills

Oil

Scovill

(quar.)___

B

Ltd—L

(quar.)

Title

3-2

3-29

•

35c
$1
ll'/tc

Tobin

3- 2

3-12

.25c

.

Aviation

Grande

River

(quar.)

preferred

2-25
3-24
3-15
3-15
3-15
3-15

Construction—

&

(initial)

Packing (quar.)
3-16...Toronto Iron Works, Ltd.,

%

31V4C
$1
$1

(quar.)

(quar.)

(interim)

Realty

New common

3-7

3-12

5c,

75c

preferred

A

preferred (quar.)__

Tishman

3-20-

Schwitzer

Brewery, Ltd., class A

Class

Monarch

Bit

4%

3- 2

4-

..

-50c

—

Robertshaw-Fulton Controls, common

a'meeting to be

at

on

Fuel

8

2-20

3-27

20c

common

common

River

3-

45c

...—.—

vote

8

May

split

Mississippi

will

8

$1

Inc._

Mining & Mfg.,
preferred
(quar.)

3-

3-

i

(quar.)

—

Mines,

Reserve
Rio

3-15
3-15
» 3-15
3-28

;

,

fcc

i.

—

Brewing

Fund,

Minnesota

2-17

3-

20c

(quar.)

convertible

3-1

3-10
4- 2
4- 1
4- 1
4- 1
4- 1
3-15
-3-15
3-31

40c

common

Time, Inc.

3-31
3-31
3-15

$1.183/4

(quar.)

Inc.,

American,

1

3-31
-

.

75c

Roller

Republic

3-10

:>

25c
25c

Thrift Investment Corp., class A com. (quar.)

,3-31 />., 3- 2

$1.04V'2
$1.07»/2

___•

(quar.)

Republic Steel

4- 2

35'/2c
/ 35V2c

;

(monthly).

Purina

Renablie

Co.—

quar.)..

Laboratories

Minneapolis

&

quar.)

(initial

Minnesota

(quar.)

common

<quar.)___

Ltd.

2-17

3-10

/

(quar.)

Products

2-28

3-10

-

3-31

(quar.)

com.

Quarterly
Reed

3- 1

lc

^ 45c
(quar.)—,—35c
$1.02

Gas,

Condenser

3-15

25c
25c
56'/4c

.

(quar.)

Piihting Press

Class

Corp.,

Roberts-Gordon
—

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

Purolator

•

,

&

.

32c

1'

3- 3

4-1

i.3-20
3-31

preferred (quar.)
Publicker Industries, Inc., $4.75 pfd.

3-

1V2 7o

Hone

Midwest Rubber Reclaiming,

$4

v

.

Electric

3-31

45c

12V2c
$25c

4-10
4-10
4-10

(quar.)

common

preferred

5%

27Vic

—

Inc.,

preferred B (quar.)
Thompson Products, common

.

quar)

^—

4%

9
9

5-18
3-16

5- 1
5- 1
5- 1
4-2

preferred (quar.)

4%

2-27
3-22

3-31

(quar.)

$1.25

-

3-12

10c
$1.50

(quar.)—-

4.30%

3-

dividend

Micromatic

Miles

.

(quar.)..•—
Controls

Micro-Moist

Miehle

4.18%

10c

(quar.)

preferred

Stock

4.08%

3- 8

——

(H. H.)

6%%

2

2-27

$1.62%

—

Metal

pfd.

Power—

(increased

3- 9
3- 2

3333-

(quar.)

preferred

Textron

.

4- 2
4- 2
3-20
3-21

,

10c

(quar.)

6%

$1.40 preference common

1

35c
50c
62V2c
10c
10c
$1.12'/2
30c

Meredith Publishing ——
—
Mergenthaler Linotype (quar.)—-!

Electric

Service

Public

4"18
3- 8

A

$1.75
$1.75
55c

•

preferred (quar.)
57c preferred (quar.)
Provincial Transport Co

75c
30c

—

—

Mills,

3-19
3-13

;

4%

7

,6-15
4- 1

$1
$1.14
$1.21

(quar.)—

Utilities

Textiles,

1

7

3.63%

Purex

B

30c
25c
Ry.—

Prestole Corp.,

30c

13

Merchants
Class

Woolen

2-29

3-

$4 preferred

preferred

$4.84

12-28
;

Valley Wine

Common

2-20

3-15

<quar.)___
Glass (increased)—

Pleasant
Potomac

4-30
3-20

12-28

33c

(quar.).

Plate

Plttsburgh Screw & Bolt

3-24

$0,111
:—

<initial-quar.)_^

preferred

$4.56

25c
$1.25

(quar.)__

Texas Power & Light,

„

Payable of Rec.

Gas Pipeline Co.—

(quar.)

preferred

Texas

(quar)

Portland

;

3-12

3-25

—

Machine

7%

Pittsburgh

3-12

~

<oc

(quar.)—.

$1.50 preferred

& Co.,

Stores

Common

2-29
3-30

$5

3-a2

Consolidation Co.—

New common

2-29

Common

Ltd.—

for ordinary

rets,

,

Share

Texas Illinois Natural

■■

Holder*

When

Per

Name of Company

2-18
2-23
3- 9
3- 5
3-15

3-10
3- 8
3-20
3-12
3-31
3-21

933/»c
25c

(quar.)

Pittsburgh F'orgings Co. (quar.)
Pittsburgh Ft. Wayne & Chicago

3- 5

4- 2

Co

deposit,

Pittsburgh

_6c

Massachusetts Protective Asso.

A

Associates

Pioneer Natural Gas

Fund

income)—

net

4"

$1.12',2

(quar.).—
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock

series

Lumber

Johnson &

Amer.

6

40c

(quar.)

common

prelerred

Pickering
Pinchin

2-17
%

4- 2

•3J'4C

(quar.)

Corp.,

3%%

1

v

preferred

Matthiessen

Philco

Communica-

Marine

G% pfd. (quar.).
Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry Dock—
Common

3-1
3-15

1

2-25

,t

dividend)—

(stock

Corp.

Holden

Payable of Rec.

50c
257o
30c

Exploration
Mulliken

2-24

3-15

(final)
Marquette Chemical Mfg.,

4%%

3-

Share

Quarterly cash dividend

2-24

J-io
4- 2

i

Ltd.,

Co.,

3-

oik

o9 kc
40,o
«°«

<quar.)__

International

Marconi

Petroleum

3-12

3-31

(quar.)..

preferred (quar.)
-Maine Bonding & Casualty (stock dividend)
Mangel Stores
(quar.).———
Magnavox Co., 4'Wk

3-

'3-15

40c

(quar.)

Electric

&

2-21

Pettibone

(quar.)—_

Mints,

Name of Company

2-29

3- 7

Ins.

(quar.).

Lummatcr-Karrison

3-15

10 h
40c
20c
Ac
+3c

Ltd

Mines,

tioerty Real Estate Bank & Trust
Philadelphia
(stock dividend)

When

Per

Holien

of Rec.

Monday, February 27, 1956

m
t

"
4- 1

~

3- 9

4-16

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Volume 183

When

Per
.

Name of Company

.

Allied* Products

(quar.)
Allied -Stores, com. (quar.)—^
4% 'preferred (quar.)_____

—

AUis-Chalmers Mfg., com. (quar.)—__
3% % preferred (quar.)___,—1

.

_

Co.

(quar.)

—

Stock dividend

4%%

1

(initial)

5

2-15

4-2

3-15

3- 5

1-27

3-10

2-17

1

3-15

4-

2-29

3-1
3-1

5c

3-6

2-15

30c
50c
$1.12

3-1
3- 1
3- 1

2-15

18%c

(quar.) ____
Airlines,- ^common (increased)——
preferred (quar.)
™
Afnerican Alloys Corp. (initial)
American Automobile Insurance (St. Louis)—
Quarterly • s.
American Bakeries, com. (quar.)
4% % conv. preferred (quar.)_
:
American Business Shares, Inc.—

,

_

__

Co.

3-15

2-15

43%c

Distilling

American

Electronics

American

Encaustic

American

Enka

(quar.)
(quar.)

American

Export Lines

American

Felt

Corp.
Co.,

6% preferred
American

Tiling

_

(quar.)

American & Foreign Power (increased
American

Gas

quar.)

Forging & Socket

American

American
Class

Elec.

&

Greetings, class A

B

(quar.) -___.
Products

American

Home

5

31 'Ac

(quar.)__

Insulator

Class

5%%

1

3-

American

Metal

;

Products, com.

preferred

conv.

American

Meter

American

Phenolic

1

(quar.)_

—

(quar.)
(increased)

6-30

Bell &

1

$4 preferred

4'/4%

3-

2-15

Belleterre

4- 1
3-10
3-1
3- 1
6-1
3-31
3-31
3-15

3-15
2-24

Berkshire Hathaway
Beryllium Corp.

2-20

Bessemer

4-27

4-1

3-15

3-

3-15

3-

Common

Standard

&

Steel Foundries

American Stores

Tobacco

American

Vitrified

American

Water

Window

(quar.)

Anchor Post Products

.

__

(Quarterly

(quar.)____

Anthes-Imperial Ltd.,

common

preferred
preferred

Oil

Arkansas-Missouri

preferred

from capital

(E.

J.)

$$1.31%

4- 1

3-23

50c
25c

3- 1

2-20

81 (4c

3- 1
3-12
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1

i,.

25c
20c
25c
27'/2C
59c

(quar.)
(quar.)

62'/2C
$1.08%

.__

2-10

l

2-10

2-14

1-31

Brillo

British

American Oil

British

(J. H.)

3-16

2-29

3-15

2-14

3- 1

2-17

3-2

■2-14

4- 1

3-10

3-15
3-15

2-20

Brown

2-20

Brown

Rubber

3-15

2-20

Brown

&

45c

$1.31%

3-10

2-10

3- 1
1

2-10

4-19

3- 2

3-

Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.—
(quar.)

preferred (quar.)__
4.44% preferred (quar.)_
Atlantic

Acceptance Corp.,

Atlantic

Coast

Atlantic

Coast

Line
Line

Refining,

Powder

3-1

2-28

2-17

Co

Co.

com.

:

"

(Increased)




Mills,

12-29

Co.

2-17

2-17

3-

1

2-17

3-

9

2-7
2-

3-10
>

-

2-2A

2-18

3-

1

2-18
lO

Carreras
Carrier

56 %C

3-23

3-

3-12

3-

4-

30C

2

3-15

•

I

20c

3-30
3-10

,

3-14

2-29

Extra

3rl6
2-14

dividend)

(stock

4%%
Case

(J.

3-31

3-19

Caspers

75c

3-31

3-17

Catalin

3-

9

2-17

Catelli

3-

9

50c

3-

1

3-14

3-

5

3-

1

2-10

Products,

_

Class

A

8

Class

B
A

3-31

2-29

Class

B

(quar.)

Class

A

472%

2-17

2-17

2-29

2-17

5-31

5-16

5-31

5-16

8-31

$25C

8-31

8-15

$12c

11-30

11-15

B

11-30

11-15

(quar.)_

;

4-

2

3-

9

1 %

$12 %C

3-

1

2-

6

Central

3-

1

2-

6

;

$lc

8-15

2-29

2-17

4-

3

3-23

2-29

2-13

Central Electric & Gas Co.-r-

3-17

4-

1

7-

1

6-10 *

10-

1

9-16

non-cum.

Canada

4.75%

B

preferred

(annual)

—_

investments, Ltd

preferred

$20c
59 %C

(quar.)

$1.25

3-

preferred A (quar.)™.:
preferred B (quar.)
preferred A (quar.)

$1.25

3-20

3-

$1.25

3-20

3-9

$1.25

6-20

6-9

Central Foundry, 5% pfd. (quar.)
Central of Georgia Ry. Co.—

1

2-15
9j

1

2-15

5%

3-31

3-16

5%

3-31

3-16

5%

preferred B

(quar.)

$1.25

9-20

9- 8

3-15

5%

preferred A (quar.)
preferred B (quar.)

$1.25

3-31

$1.25

9-20

9-

8

5%

preferred A

8

62 %C

3-

40c

4-

2

3-15

3-

1

2-10

(quar.)

4-

3

3-

7

$56c

4-

3

3-

7

$$1.19

4-

3

3-

7

$62c

4-

3

3-

7

Central

Illinois

$53c

4-

7

Central

Louisiana

2-29

4.50%

4-13

4-

2

2

3-

2

4-

*37%c

3

3-15

3-

South

West

1

3-19

2

2-10

Central Telephone,

3-

1

2-

1

4.15%

3-

1

2-

1

4.65%

2-29

2-15

4.75%

3-14

2-23

Century

3-

1

2-17

Class

8%

3-

1

2-16

3-

1

2-16

80c

3-

1

2-17

3-15

2-17

25c

3-

1

2-

1

3-15

3-

1

$5.40 pfd.

3-10

$1

3-31

3-16

$1.06%

3-31

3-10

$1.23

3-31

3-16

3-15

3- 5

1

2-15

35c

2-29

1-31

25c

3-13

3-

2-29

2-13

2

3-20

2

Service—

(quar.)

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Acceptance, common

————

______

:_™

$1.04

4-

1

3-15.

$1.16

4-

r

3-15

$1.18

4-

1

3-15

6c

4-

2

3-20

10c

preferred

4-

2

3-23

3-31

3-20

I (quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

3-

67 %C

preferred

A

2-20

(quar.)

$2

(quar.)

7%c

3-15

Chance

30c

3-10

2-29

Paper & Fibre Co., com. (quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Gas (quar.)™
Chenango & Unadilla Telephone—
4%% preferred
(quar.)
Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia—
Stock dividend subject to the approval of

50c

3-

1

2-10

$1.12%

4-

1

3- 9

Century Ribbon Mills (quar.)_—
(A. B.) Co. (quar.)

Champion
S4.50

7%c

Chattanooga

43-

1

2-15

3-

1

2-15

3-

6

2-16

3-

1

2-16
2-20

1

2-10

preferred (quar.)
1
$4 preferred (quar.)
—
$6 preferred
(quar.)
$6 preferred
(quar.)
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., common (quar.)
3%% convertible preferred (quar.)

3-

1

3-15

2-20

4-15

3-33

Chesapeake Industries

2-29

35c

9c

3-

$1.12%

100%

stockholders

4-

6

3-27

$1

4-

1

3-20

$4

50c

2-29

2-

8

2-29

2-

8

Chesebrough-Pond's

9

$1

4-30

4-

7-30

1

6-20

4-

1

3-20

$1.50

7-

1

10-

9

25c

3-

1

2-3

%p

3-

1

2-

3

$1

3-

1

2-

3

$1.05

3-

1

2-

3

(quar.)
87

$1.12%

3-

1

2-

3

Chicago Corp., $3

3-20

3-

1

87 %C

5-

4-

6

75c

4quar.)

preferred' (quar.)_

6-20

87 %c

7-9

10-30

7-

$1.50

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR. Co

$15c
$15c

'—.—__

3-16

2

40C

Central Steel & Wire Co.„

3-

35c

—

4-

$1.12%

(quar.)

Corp.

4-

$1.25

(quar.)—

3- 2

$1.12%

$1.25

_____—;—

12-

12- 8

3-23

(quar.)

(quar.).

16'Ac

25c

—

12-20

12-20

65c

Electric—

preferred
&

9

13c

—_

Central

G-

$1.25

Central Illinois

Securities

6-20

$1.25

______

5%

preferred B (quar.)
Light, com. (increased quar.)
4V2%
preferred (quar.)
Central Illinois Public Service, com. (inc.)_
4%
preferred (quar.)™_™_—
4.25% preferred (quar.)
4.92% preferred (quar.)-;

$30c

_______

preferred (quar.)
2nd preferred fquar.)

2-29

$13c

_„_—

$1

(quar.)

:

2-17

2-29

2-29

$25c

(quar.i.

___^

25C

(quar.)

2-15

1

—____

(quar.)_

Class

3-12
3-15

3-

—__.—

(quar.)

Class

1-31

./

$25c

2-

3-19

2-28

2-15

2

$25c

(quar.)_______

1

$2

30c

1

4-

$13c
$5c

cljass A (quar.)

—

Extra

-

2

$15c

4.20%

.

2-15

3-30

17 %C

(quar.)

2-15

3-

$1.75

1

$12c

Ltd.,

(quar.)_

3-

—

Burns & Co., Ltd. (quar.)

preferred

1-20

3-

2-29

$1.12%

—t.

50c

preferred

3- 2

3- 9

$5c

B

4-

25c

;

Burlington .Industries, common

3-15

(quar.)

Tin Plate (quar.)—
Corp., $1.20 preferred

50c

30C

1

3- 2

10c

(year-end)

preferred (quar.)
I.) Co', 7% pfd.

Food

Class

2- 6

3-15

—

2-17

3-15

3- 5

40c

—

-

Ltd.

.

8%%

quar.)

Corp., common (quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.—

25c

Bullock's, Inc.—
Increased quarterly

4%

10c

'•

100%

2-15

2-28

60c

4'/2 %

35c

(Quarterly from net investment income)—

3'/2%

t

3-1

1

3-

$2

(quar.)

3-15

3-16

IOC

1

(s-a)_.

(quar.)

Quarterly

3-13

3-

$3

7

2-21

3-15

S

common

40c

2-18

2-23

3-12

3-12

50c

Co.,

2-10

1

(quar.)

$5 preferred (quar.)

3-15

3-10

3-

Fund, Ltd.—>

1

50c
50c
50c

Budd

Drug Co.

Bullock

1

J55c

Brunswig

1

40c

________

4-

2-18

Central Vermont Public
,

(quar.)

(quar.)

2-15

^_____

10c

$5 preferred

1

3-31

65c

1

—

A

3-

15c

3-

(quar.)

class

2-21

$20c

___

2-21

1

Ltd.—

(quar.)
Carolina Telephone <Sc Telegraph Co.
(initial

e

1-

1

3-

Carlisle Corp.

Steel

2-15

2-29

2-21

common

2-15
i,

3-

2-23

New

1

3-15

$50c

1

Carpenter

2-15

2-29

3-

$15c

3-10

Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., com._

2-20

3-

t

Ltd.,

(Charles)

2-15

$75c

________

(quar.)___.._,
Mfg. (quar.)

(Philip)

3-14

2-29

$6c

Co.,

Co.

$1.10

(quar.)__

(quar.)

2-17

3-

*

(quar.)_

Machine

Shoe Co.

1

3-

$1.12%

5%% preference•
(quar.)___

2-28

(quar.)__

1

3-

35c

(quar.)™_

Carborundum

Forge Co

$1.15

Automatic Steel Products, Inc.—
30c non-voting non-cum.
pfd._
Automatic Voting

Bruck

Co.

Sharpe Mfg.

Buffalo

1

$4.50

I

(Conn.)

RR.

2-20

25C

1-27

3-

$1.25
(s-a)_

.

2-29

3-1

4-1

i.$l.ll

4%%

Atlas

2-15

4-1

10c

—.—

Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry. Co.
Atlanta Gas Light,, com. (quar.)
4.60% preferred (quar.)_

Atlantic

3- 9

$1

$2

$1.50

Common

3-21

Co.

Brown

-

Participating
Atchison

y

Bruning

7%%

$4 partic. class A (quar.)

(quar.)

2-23

1

$1.10

4.40%

4- 1

(quar.)

Common

2

4-

Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.—

preferred (quar.)
preferred B (quar.)
Brooklyn Garden Apartments
Brown & Bigelow
(quar.)_

Associated Electric Industries Ltd.—

Corp.

-

class A

20c
37'/2C

1

4-

preferred (quar.)
Capitol Records, com. (quar.)
$2.60 conv. pfd. (quar.)

4%>

95c

4.40%

deposit receipts (final).
Associated Telephone & Telegraph Co.—

2-

Carey

2

$50c

(final)
(quar.)__

Gas

3-15

1

preferred

(quar.)
Broderick & Bascom Rope,

2-24

Natural

Western

2

3-

Brockton Taunton Gas—

2-24

4- 2

ordinary

4-

$21 %c

3-15

$3.80

Canadian

3-3

4-

i..

Co., Ltd., common
preferred (s-a)_____
;

5 %

3-3Q

Ltd.—

(resumed)

Co

50c

35c

3- 1

$1.25

preferred (quar.)

Tire

93%c

4- 2

56'/«c25c

American

Pacific Ry.

Canadian

1

3-30

4-14

3-31

5%

—

$15c

preferred (quar.)__
preferred (quar.)—_•
Associated Dry Goods, com.

Canadian

3-

Marconi

4-14

56 %C

57a

9

2-10

1

$28%C

2-14

50c

$5

8

2-29

3-12

$72 % C
_—______

2-

(quar.)™

$1.50

2-

3-15

5%

30c

(quar.)__
—;

3-

5dc

t$1.12%

93%c
50c

com.

Canadian

m.12%
t$1.12%

3- 9

;

Oil & Refining Co.,

Canadian

71C

preferred (quar.) ™—
preferred (quar.)—
4'/2 %
preferred (qupr.)_
British Columbia Packers Ltd., class A (s-a)

60c

2-15

3-

$$1.25

preferred (quar.)
Locomotive, Ltd.

2-17
2-15

25C

4% 7c

4-2

5%

2-17

1

income

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.),_

3-15

B.

Astron

47c

3-30

preferred (quar.)
(increased).;
__j
Hardware, Ltd.—

1

3-

,

(quar.)

$18c

Liqueurs

3-

$1.06#

—

1

2-23

!

Common

3-15

Columbia Electric Ltd.—

25c

(qUar.)_-_

Canadian Internat'l Investment Trust,

2-17

$$1

1

1

31c
$1.16'/4

(quar.)_

common

(quar.)—

2-15

1

______

1

2-

3

3-1

$50c

1

3-

60c

(quar.)—™-'—

2-

3-1

4-

$20c

3-

$1.18%

!

Ltd.

2-29

Canadian Ice Machine Co., Ltd.—
Class A
(quar.)___

__

—t

2-

2-

2-23
2-23

3

$1.18%

(quar.).—

Mfg.

3-15
4-

$15c

2- 9

3-

1

3-15

28 %c

Bristol-Myers Co., com. (interim)
3'/4%
preferred (quar.)

1

2-15

$1.05

;—-—.—
(quar.)

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

2-

3-15

3-

t$l

Ltd.

Celanese,

t25c

A

4-16

120c

$27 %C

Ltd

1

6

3- 1

$18c
Canadian

87 %C

4'/27c

(quar.)_i_
Power,

3-

9

investments,

Canadian General

3-

1

2

150c

,3-30
1

4-

1$1.10

investment

3-

gains).—

& Sons

4'/2%
preferred (quar.)
Bridge & Tank (Canada), Ltd,—
$2.90 pref.
(quar,),.—;—____
Bridgeport Brass, com. (quar.)—
4'/2% preferred (quar.)
Bright (T. G.) & Co., Ltd.—
57c pref. (quar.)

2-10

3-30

12-1-1

137 v2c

____—

net

(from

3-15

—

investment

4y2 %

2-10

2

9-14

1-2-57

35C

;

(quar.)
Brantford Cordage Ltd., class B

3-1

3-

Aron Equipment;* 4%%

5.25%

57c

3- 9

Corp
Armstrong Cork, common (quar.)_„_
$3.75 preferred (quar.)
Armstrong Rubber, class A (quard

Ashland

and

4- 6

Steel

A

Corp

j

6-13

10-1

110c

2-17

1

—

from

Brach

30c

(quar.)

preferred

(14c

Fund, Inc.

1

™_

6-27

4'/2%

—

$4.35

Fund

3-15

3

B

50c

(quar.)

2-29

3-1

tl5c

(quar.)__

Class

3- 1
3-28
7- 6
3-22

-

Boston

2

110C

131%C
125c

Breweries

3-

(quar.)_

Borden Co.
(quar.)
:
Borg-Warner Corp., com. (quar.)™.
3%%
preferred (quar.)—

Ltd.—

(quar4_™.
Service, com. (quar.)

Fuel

Bond

2-15

4-

7-

tlOfi

-

$10c

Canadian

25c

2-10

5

3-15

175c

Class

2-14

5-1

.___

Brass

2

—

2-29

1

5-

—

2-10

2-15

1

62 %C

preferred
(quar.)_

Class

(quar.)
(quar.)_____

$2.50 preferred

Class

Stores

2-29

4-

110c

3-15
3-

40c

—

3-1

20c

com.

Public

Ashdown

__^

3- 1

31 Vac
25c
$2.25

i_

.

$5.25 pfd.

pfd. (quar.)
(quar.)

Arrow

Aluminum &

Bros.

2

15C

Bohn

3-

-.u.--

$3 partic.

B

Boeing Airplane Co.
Special. ■_

$15c
(quar.)—;

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Class

3-12

2-15

;

Anheuser-Busch

Armco

4-10

3-15

_

4.65%

Bloch

2- 2

1

tl7%c

$1.25

Laughlin (quar.)
Tobacco, 6%

2-29

3- 1
3-1

3-16

:

Special
Special
;
Canada Safeway, Ltd., 4.40% pfd. (quar.)„
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. (s-a)
Canada Vinegars Ltd.
(quar.)™.
—
Canada Wire & Cable, class A

5%

Boston & Albany RR—

Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.
4%%
preferred (quar.)
Anglo-Newfoundland Development

Arkansas

&

2-29

3-31

Glass

prior preferred (quar.)
Zinc, Lekd & Smelting (quar.)—
Amoskeag Co., $4.50 preferred (s-a)

$2.36

Bliss

(quar:)—

3-31

.

2

Special

25C

3-15

Co.

4-

5

35c

Blaw-Knox

3 '

3-

$1.75

3-22 r

2-

4-

2-20

5

$2.50

2-24

7

1

Canadian

(quar.)
I

2-

2-10

3-15

33-

25C

3- 1
3- 5
2-29
3-31

2-23

3-26

2-15

'

(quar;)^„
(quar.)

1

37'/2c
34%c

(quar.)__

American

$1.10

pfd.

5 7c

Electric Co.

2-29

175c

2-14

Black Hills Power & Light,

30c

pfd.

5%

Arizona

Son,

Birtman

2-15

4-2

175c

t5c

com.

2-13

3-15

3-15

(s-a)

15c

$1

quar.)_

Products

Works,, 6%

preferred

Argo Oil
Argus Corp..

3-

Bird &

3-15

175c

3-

:

1

3-10

4-

(s-a)

1

$1.18%

$1

(increased

(quar.)

Farms,

ft

4-

$29 %C

(initial-quar.)_
A

1

(quar.)
Bingham-Herbrand Corp.
Binks Mfg.
(stock dividend)—--

Co.—

i

American

1

2-15

$50C

preferred

3-

Co.

$2.25

Telephone & Telegraph (quar.)

American

Common

3-

Bibb Mfg.

5%

American

Extra

9

3-15

3-

t$l

3-

$1.06 %

Cement,

3-15

4-

125C

(quar.)

4'/2%
B

4-

25c

$1.06 Vt

Assurance:

3-25

(quar.)__;
;

1-31

1

Malting Co. Ltd.—

Ltd., com. (quar.)
$1.25 conv. preferred
(quar.)
Canadian Fairbanks-Morse, Ltd. (quar.)

(s-a)

(quar.)
Steel, com. (year-end)
preferred (quar.)„__

50c

(quar.)

dividend

Life

25c

preferred

77c

9

3-

Ltd.

Inc.

130c

t37V2C

(quar.)™

12 %c

2-23

60c

(quar.)—

Canada

2

(quar.)

3-24
3- 1

$2

4-3

Ltd.

15c

1%
30c
75c

™__™

4-18

2-

17 %c

35c
$1.75

______

Canada Iron Foundries,

3-

•

4.207c

preferred (quar.)___;
Ainerican Seal-Kap Corp. of Del. (stock dtv.)
American Seating Co.
(increased quar.)
American Smelting & Refining (increased)__
American Steamship
i
>
American

3-

Sanitary—

7%

2-29

2

20%

Bethlehem

5-21

3-15

: 3-15

"

$1.18%

(7/12ths of 1%)

com. (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)_
4.56% preferred (quar.)
4.75%
preferred
(quar.)
Black, Sivalls '&-Bryson inc., com. (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
:*.
j.
:_
Blackstone Valley Gas & Elec. Co.—
4.25% preferred (quar.)

$1

(quar.)

(quar.)

-

47c

2-20

2-10

$1.25

Quebec Mines,

&

2-20

3-

3-10

3-10

2-

25c

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)__^__

Limestone

3-20

3-10

3-1

37 %c
_____

Co., com.

4- 2

Chemical, class A (quar.)

Radiator

American

Arden

Howell

2-29

2

3-

t$1.25

;

Common (ouar.t
Bell & Gossett (quar.)_

5

125C

$32 %C

2

$50c

(quar.)

2- 3

3-

2-17

3- 8

*——.
—___

(quar.f

com.

2

*75C

Belding Hemingway (quar.)
Belknap Hardware & Mfg. Co.—

3- 1

Class B

65c

preferred (stock div.)

62'/2c

(quar.)

15c

.•

3-15

2-23

Canadg, Permanent Mortgage Corp. (Toronto)

(quar.)

7- 5

3- 5

3-15

Canada & Dominion

Class

37 %c

2-20

77c

3-15

75c

pref.« (quar.)—

New

(quar,)_
Shoe, 4% 7c

S.)

25C

Foundry Co.—

Increased

3- 1

$1.12%
37%c
27%c
50c

™__

Co.

American Potash &

5%%

(A.

3- 9

(s-a)

Co.

Insur.

4-

of

amount

(year-end)

Inc.

common

25c

(quar.)__

6%%

'

3- 9
3- 1
3-20

50c
$1.12Va

(quar.)

preferred

Stock

common

$1.31%
25c

._

American
4%% preferred

5%%

B

Cigars,

4%7c

(quar.)
& Foundry (quar.)_
Metal Co., Ltd., common (quar.)_

the

1

50c

Ltd!,

Canada Cement

Common

:

65c

Machine

in

Life

Caqpon

Canada Packers Class

_____;

62%c

preferred

American

4'/2%

common

25c

(s-a)!

25C

pfd. (quar.)______
Belden Manufacturing (quar.)™
Belding-Corticelli, 7% pfd. (quar.)

2-14

17'/2C

•

_______

(quar.)

4-

1

Paper, Ltd.—?

20c

(initial)—

common

States

Sugar Ltd. (incr. quar.)
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, common
$4.25 preferred (quar.)
—i
Canada Flooring Co., Ltd., $1 pfd. A (quar.)

addi¬

preferred

Beck

i

American Insurance Co. (Newark, N. J.)
Investment Co. of Illinois—

Co.

Canada

f80c

(quar.)

Stock dividend

$5

2-17

American
New

A

2-10

(quar.)___.

2

California Ink

Campbell, Wyant &

4-

Extra

3-10
3- 9

$3.60

45c

50%

30c

(Texas)

.

$1.03%

the

on

3- 1

3- 9

:

Industries

Power &

Class

2-10

3-15.

2- 3

$1

dividend

Beaunit Mills,

3-

March 28

on

Furniture

Bathurst

5

12 %C

preferred (quar.)

3-

3-

16 in
dividend, and
outstanding shares.
will be quoted ex-

stock

Bath Iron Works

1

2-15

31 %c

—

3-30

stock

share). "
(Calif.) (quar.)

Oil

Stock

9

1

(resumed)

3-15

4-16

$1

(quar.)

paid

per

Bayuk

,

be

25%

common

3-

Semi-annual
American

3-

3-

3- 1

50C

(quar.)

will

of a

dividend

2

2-15

4- 1

t5c

$1.75

the present

on

2-29

American Hospital Supply (quar.)___
American Indemnity (Bait.) (s-a)__:

American Indemnity

divid.

3-

1

3-15

20c

Land &: Timber—u-—________—

10c

<quar;)

Refractories

Basin

4- 2

Calgary & Edmonton, Ltd. (s-a)—.—.—.—
California Electric Power (quar.)™——;—-

4-

(This

3-26

4- 2

Calaveras

4-20

Ltd.

2-21

15C

28yBc

—

3-30

Calif.-Western

of Canada

2-19

1

6-29

2-lS

preferred

3-

3-15'

preferred (quar.)

Bymart-Tintair, 5 fo

2-17

4-J2

8-27

3-15

(monthly)

preferred (quar.)™
Byllesby (H. M.> &"Co„,.cqm.

2-29

2-15

Canal-

5-21

3-15

50c
30c
30c '
25c
30c

1

of

1
1

3-12

35c

common ;(quar.)_
distribution of onq sh.

Bros.,

33-

7-13

3-1

4- 1
3-15
3- 9
3- 1

(quar.)

3-

,

30c

$1.50

9-17

25c
_

Products

3-15

25c

2-29

10c

4%%
5%

2-21

3-15

$i,50

6-15

$1.50
25c
20c
12'Ac

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

Forest

2-15

2-24

3-

3-

40c

3-1

12-31

The

3-15
2-29
3-23
3-15

37%c

25C

„...

3-15

Barber-Ellis

2-15

■__

(increased quar.)

3a 2

1-15-57

Bassett

(quar.)

25c

3-16

$1

3-15

3- 1

_

2-28

3-15

IOC

Terminal'Co

Randolph for each share held
Butler's Inc., com. (increased quar.)

tional shares to be issued on April

$3

(stock dividend)

3-21

$1.50

7%

Druggist Fire Insurance-(Cinn.)—

(Annual)

2- 0

RR.

payment

12%c
15c

American

American

2-15

2-27

(quar.)I.

Ohio

&

2-14

4- 2
3-15
3-10
4-16

50c

,3*1

Rec.

nic

——

Burroughs

Stock

non-cum;

2-14

62 %c
100%

(quar.)

Butler

50c

lie

9-28

also

American Chain & Cable
Chicle

3-15

Bush

10-15

Basic

7%' preferred (quar.)
(quar.)

(Jan.

$1.75
25c
87%c

■

______™__

3-23

1-20

$1.80

preferred (quar.).
47c -nonr-cum. preferred (quar.)
4% non-cum. preferred <quar.)_
Baltimore Radio Show "(quar.)
Bangor Hydro Electric, com. (quar.)
47c preferred (quar.)____
4'/»% preferred .(quar.)_______

2-15

40c

.

■

preferred

67c

3-15

2-17

-

HoUer■

1V2 c

(J. ,P.) & Sons (quar.)__—._—Burton-Dixie Corp.
(quar.):
Bush Terminal Buildings——

3-31

•

Burrard Dry

3-15

T_____

Machines, Inc.—
(accum.) _^_™_.

&

Dock, Ltd. A com.

2-10
2-17

(quar.)

Baltimore

8

3-20

$7 preferred

American

2-

1

(quar.)

When

13

Sharer^Payable of

Name of Company

1

3•

preferred

47c,

'

American

2- 8

3-

A

preferred

,

6 7c

75c
$1.25

preferred (quar.)
Aggregates, 5% preferred (quar.)
com. (increased)
conv. preferred
(quar.)—:

5 %

Per

Holden

3-15

t4c

Avon

,

4- 2
4-1
4- 5
4- 5
4-5

convertible

conv.

2-17

-

American

■

When

Payable of Rec.

»7'/2c

,

Products, Inc.- (qUar.)_i__; ___^
Axe-Hougnton.'Fund "a" (2%c from income
and 8%c from capital gains)
_L_:
Axe-Hougntpn Fund "B"—
Shareholders have approvefd a 3-for-l Split
Ayshire. Collieries (quar.)
i___
:
Bailey Selbum Oil & Gas, pfd. (initial)™™
Baldwin Piano, new com.- * (initial)
".
67c preferred (qudr.)_i___£._™___
6%
preferred - (quar.)

2-21

3-10

*

2-20

3- 1

Class

(interim)
Service, Ltd-, Com. (Increased)

Avildsen. Tools
■

2-15

1

$47c
$25c

—

American

3%%

2-17

2

2%

—_

American Air Filter,

5%

3- 2

3-

37 %c
30c

—

4% preferred (quar.)
Amalgamated Leather Cos., Inc.—

6%

2-16

3-

Canada. Ltd..

2nd preferred

1

3-31
3- 5

3-

——

of

3-

,

:

Alpha Portland Cement (quar.)
:
Aluminum Goods Mfg. fquar.)_____
Aluminium, Ltd.
(quar.)
Aluminum Ccr.^f" America—
Common
(increased quar.)
$3.75
preferred
(quar.)
Aluminium Co.

Auto Electric

Share

Aunor Gold Mines Ltd.

3-23

30o
93%c

(quar.)

<507

3-16

4-20

t55c

4.08% preferred '(quar:)_.
Allis "(Louis)
Aloe (A. S.)

Per

Name of Company

3-28

60c
75c
$1
.
$1
81'Ac
$1.02
..50c
25c

—_
—

Holder»

Payable of Rec.

Share

(1001)

1

3-27

3- e

3-29

3-12

75c

3-

1

2-15

'.$5-

3-

9

2-18

$1.50
'

f

Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul RR.;—
•

Series A

pfd. (payable out of 1955 earnings)

Chicago Pneumatic Tool, com.
Stock dividend
$3 conv

(quar.)—.—

preference' (quar.)—

50c
10%

75C

4- 2

3-14

4- 2

3-14

4- 2

3-14

;

nmww

w,

/&,

u*" W M

VI

I

-/

t*<4

(1*1* <f

*

'--

'■

t.

name of Company

Name of Company

Payable o] Rec.

%

3-31

3-12

5

2-24

Cuban

75c

New

Island & Pacific RR.—

Rock

Chicago,

V

«

Chicago Towel

Co.; common
convertible preferred (quar.)

7%

Yellow Cab (quar.)
Chrysler Corp.
Cincinnati Milling Machine—
»
New common (initial)
—.

—

„•

■

.

preferred (quar.)

City Baking. 1%

™,-

Investing, 5 {/a %;"preferred (quar.)_™
City Products (quar.)
—
City Specialty Scores, 4'A 7#' pfd- (quar.)—
City Water Co. of Chattanooga (Tenn.)--* * 5ft preferred (quar.)
—*
City

Clark Controller

(quar.)—

Equipment,

Clark

*■

'

,. ..

——

Stores,

-

(quar.)

com.

A

(quar.)

—

Insurance

Columbus Mutual Life Insurance

(8-a)———

4-1

3-5

3- 1

2-10*

*'

i

2-10

Detroit

3-12

Detroit

Mortgage

3-19

Detroit

Steel

3-19

3-10

2-28

2-14

3-

1

2-20

3-

1

2-20

3-

5

2-7

3-31

3-14

•

Semi-annual
Combined

(s-ai
Commonwealth Land Title
Common

Conde

Publications

Nast

Mills

Cone

4%

Corp.

2

3-29

3-

3-

2-17-

1

3-

2-17

1

2-17

3-

1

3-

1

4-

1

3-16

5-1

4-16

,

2-17

5%

preferred

4-16 '

Dominion

Dominion

Tar

3-15

3-

1

2-15

9

2-24

9

2-15

Quarterly
Connecticut

Power

Inc.,

Connohio,
$5

preferred

(quar.)

common

(quar.>_.

—0

Y.), com. (quar.)—
Corp.. (name changed

1

2-17

3-15
3-15

3-

Dun

1

9-

12-15

12-

1

East

2-15

3-

1

4-

2

3-20

1

3-15

1%

3-15

East

Sullivan

2-10

East

—100%

(we believe)

$103

Laundries

Consolidated

Paper

Ltd.

being

3-

Royalty Oil (s-a)

1
1

2-17

3-

67#
Eaton

Ecuadorian

...

Class

A

Consumers Glass, Ltd.
Consumer

$4.16

Power

5

i$4.50

(quar.)

Can

(Initial

Commercial

preferred

conv.

Continental

Life

Continental

15c
$$1.30

3-15

3-

8-

7-27

Telephone, common

Cooper-Bessemer

;

preferred

common

(quar.).

'.'■■■*

W.

H.),

Inc.

(quar.)

Chemical

Systems,

Crain

(R.

Crown

$1

L.l,

33A%

3-10

2-23

3-10

2-23

3-10

2-20

25c

3-

1

2-

3

30c

3-23

3-

8

preferred

3-23

3-

4-15

3-23

24c

2-28

2-10

3-30

3-15

3-

2-24

9

8

5-

1

8-15

8-

1

11-15

11-

1

A

Crown

Cork & Seai Co.,
Finance

Co.,

Zellerbach,

$4.20 pfd.




(s-a)

(quar.)

(quar.)

$25c

-

4-

Class

2-24;

Geheral

4-

2

2-24

Georgia-Pacific

3-

1

2-15 "

3-

1

2-15

Gerber Products

3-

1

2-15 :

Giant

Portland

Giant

1

2-15

1

2-15 r

3-

1

2-15

2-20

D<strict

;

Electric,

—

common.-..i—^

Extra

:-

(quar.)—

Corp.

Federal

Glass

Federal

Insurance

2

3-

9

50c

3-15

2-15

4c

2-29

2-10

3-

2-13

1

Tire

Rubber

&

com.

—«—

Preferred

Federal

Co.

National

Federal

Pacific

Sign &

Bearings,

Mortgage Assoc.
Electric

Signal,

preferred

(quar.)
common

3-

2-15

.

(quar.)

1
9

3-30

3-20

?t.

62'Ac

2-29

.

3- I

•

,2-15

,

40c

HI

2-15;

3-

2-15

1

55c

Gold

Co.

9

3-

9

1

3-

9

2-23

2-20

25c
27#

3-22

~3-l

3-22

3-

3f 5

2-20

20c

„

<

(quar.)
Ltd.—

Mines,

9

3-

4-

59 %C

—

Cement

3-

1

4-

30c

t

z.

3-31

4- 1

z

53'Ac

<

4-

1

3-15

1

,

3-12

2-15

15c

3-27

3-

6

15c

6-27

6-

6

50c

3- 5

2-

1

10c

3-20

2-28

15c

3-

2-23

75c

3-15

3-

1

3Cc

3-10

3-

2

15c

4-

2

3-12

$1.12'A
$1.50

(quar.).

4-

2

3-12

4-

1

'

Gillette

Glen

Co.

(quar.)

Alden

(quar.)_

Corp.

67#

1st

preferred

Falls

Glens

2-15

Gold

1-23
2-15

Stock

(quar.)™

(quar.)

3-15

Goodall

1

"

60c preferred

preferred

1

*

.

(quar.)

Inc.

Brewing,

4'A %

Cement—

quarterly

Globe-Union,
Goebel

(quar.)

Portland

Increased

;

&Btock Telegraph Co.
Rubber Co.—
'

(quar.)

3-15

2-

3-15

2-15

3-15

3-

1

35c

3-

1

2-

3

42'Ac

5-

1

4-20

5-

1

10%
60c
50c

(Payable in class A stock)

dividend

1

2-10

Goodyear Tire A Jtuhber (Increased quar.)

1

2-10

Gorham

Mfg.

50c

3-

1

2-21

Gossard

(H.

3-30

3-16

3-12

2-29

$1.25

3-

1

2-10

$1.25

6-

1

5-11
8-10

$1.25

9-

1

$1.25

12-

1

12'Ac

3-

1

3-

1

2-16

1

2-13

4'A7#

Co.

(quar.)-

Batteries,

-

(quar.)

com.

56'Ac

(quar.)

preferred

Employees Insurance

dividend

(quar.)

3fc
7'A %

2-16

$1.12'A

W.)

Gould-National

Government

1

(quar?)

11-

9

Stock
Grace

National

Grace

6%

(W.

R.)

r—

Bank

&

(N. Y.)

3-

1

2-

3-

1

2-10

4-

2

3-15

15c

2-28

2-17

62'/2c

2-28

2-17

68 %C

2-28

2-17

(quar.)
:
6%
(quar.)
6%
preferred (quar.)
;
6%
preferred (quar.)—
8% preferred A (quar.)
8% preferred B (quar.)
87# preferred A
(quar.)
87#
preferred B (quar.)
preferred A (quar.)

50c

3-

2-

8%

50c

3-

75c

3-

3-13

J2-23

10c

3-13

2-23

1

9

1

1

b ',#

3-10

2-20

8%

3-12

3-

4-

1

1

2-

1

3-26

$2

(s-a)

Co., common

preferred B

—

(quar.)

A

preferred B

Grafton
Class

&
A

Co.,

(quar.)—

class

A

(quar.)——,—

—_—

—

2-17

9-10

8-17

$1.50
$2
$2
$2
$2
$2

12-10

11-16

3-10

2-17

9-10

2-17

$2
$2
$2
t25c
*25c

3-

1

2-10

lz-10

11-16

3-15;

2-25

6-15

5-15

3-22
3-15

2-23

2-10

31'Ac

8-17

11-16

50c

3-

(quar.)

8-17

9-10
12-10

$1.37'A

31'Ac

preferred

5-18

9-10

3-20

convertible preferred (accum.),
Granite City Steel, common (quar.)——_
572%

5-18

6-11

2-23

1-31
1

6-11

,4-10

4-16

1

5-18

5-. 1

17c

3-

6-11

1

(initial) —

3-15

2-21
2-17

62'Ac

15c

2-15

1

3-10

(accum.)—

30c

9

2-28
3-

3-10

Graham-Paige, 5%
57#

4-20
3-

50c

2-24

preferred A

3-26

9

$1.50

(quar.)

neieired

*

$1.50
SI.50

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

9

—

1

33-

50c

3-

1

3-

3-23

45c

w

.

3-

Jj—

1

3-15

100%

50c

(quar.)-'—

1

60c3-15

(quar).

Inc.

2-15

,

2-17

$1.18%

(Increased quar.)

Refrigerator

1

87'Ac

„■

2-10

2

(quar.),.

3-

50c

1

2-23

3-10

56c

37'Ac

20c

(quar.)

3-

3- 1

,

$1.13'A

40c

Co

(quar.)

Federal

$1.25

,

J15c
Gibson

1-31

9c

9

2

(quar.)-

common

Plywood

dividend

;• Stock

3-

12'/2c

9

9

2-28

3-15
2-28

$1.25

25c

(quar.)

Fajardo Sugar (quar.)

2-20
4-14

3-

-

3-

33-

'*

25c

Fairbanks Morse & Co.

Extra

4-14

2-15

9

Kentucky—

35c

.-p.-—

—

-

2-15

1

10c

(quar.)—

Rubber

3-

10c

common

Fedders-Quigan,

lr

$1.18%

preferred

(The)

3-

$1.25

(increased quar.)__
(quar.l—
4
—
Equity Corp., $2 conv. preferred (quar.)——
Equity Fund
1
J—
Erie & Pittsburgh "RR., gtd. (quar.)
Erie Railroad, $5 pfd. A iquar.)
$5
preferred A
(quar.))
^
$5 prefererd A
(quar.)__
—
$5 preferred A (quar.)—
:
Erlanger Mills, common
(quar.)
416%
preferred
(quar.)
—,
Faber, Coe & Gregg (quar.)
Gas,

4.50%

3-

1

2-27

9

2-29

1

3-15

3-15

2-24

1

1

3-

3-15

3-

3-

4nc

Equitable

Fair

3-22

3-

4-

2-17

3-15

"

2-15

4-

2-15

1

30c

(quar.)

class A

(quar.)

3-10

5-

(Calif.), .57#
preferred
shares to be redeemed
share plus this divi¬

Corp.;

Yellowknife

3-

25c

B

9

5-

^.75%

2-24

3-

9
9

2-15

25c

preferred,- (quar.)—_
—__,,
(quar.)
preferred (quar.)-——„—-r-—

2

3-

2-15

33-

2-16

preferred

3-15

Drug,

Emerson

3-

4-

4:25%

4.40%

4-

,

1

5-

,

—.

(quar.)

$1.02'A

.

.

1

3-

5- 1

—

—7——

(quarJ_—
of Wisconsin—

Telephone

3-20

<

5

3-

Telephone Co.

General

•7

6

3-

2-15

3-15

8'Ac

preferred

2-29

1 '

2-

3-10

—

$5 preferred

,

2-15

.

3-12

40c

$2.25

2-17

3-31

$1.05

3-15

$1.06'A

(quar.)
57#
preferred series A (quar.)
5% preferred (1953 series)
(quar.):
Federal Compress & Warehouse (quar.)i;—

'

2-24

3-15

.

General
■

2-20

Federal-Mogul-Bower

Inc., $2 pfd.

class A

20c

•

9

Faultless

25c

5

$1

*

;

preferred (quar.)—
——
General Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania— <

3-10

2-28

5

International—

A

5."

3-

3-

3-14

25c

3-

50c

3-

ioc

(quar.)__

(quar.)

2

2

3-20

25c

3-30

1

7

57#

4-

1

Feb. 29 at $22 per

dend)

4-

'
'

3-

50c

Equipment,, common—,—

General Telephone Co, of

60c

—

3-20

28'/8c

(quar.)

Cork

5-15

10c

Co.,, class
B

quarterly

15c

(auar.)

9

2-20

Coal

Hern

933Ac

(quar.)__

common

Crown

Crown

20c

7 7,

(quar.)

$1.03
—

tl5c

preferred

6

3-

45c

10c

Ltd

Sexton,

conv.

Class

3-16

2-23

20c

\

4-

2

2-28

3-15

4-17
3-15

-933AC

(quar.)—

preferred (quar,)_

Precision

preferred

$1.12'A

25c

(quar.)

Inc

(quar.)
Crompton & Knowles Loom Works
Class

3-30

3-10

$2.50

(quar.)

Quarterly

Crossett

2-10

$2.50

Realty

Craig

4/6 %

2-10

1

50c

5c

Quarterly

&

1

$2.50

Cosmopolitan

Increased

Equitable Credit, 50c, preferred (quar.)

33-

,

25c

(quar.)

(Increased quar.)

1

4-

3-15
2-15

50c

—

Glen-Gery Shale Brick Corp.—

2-15

$1.31'A

.

Gas

5-

'

2-13
'

$1.25

Corp.—

Telephone
unexchanged

(All
on

t$2

•

2-15

75c

preferred

6

.

Ill

4- 2
3-15
3- 1
4- 1
4- 1
4- 1
4- 1

$0.84375

"

3-15

♦

4-

,4'A%
5'/2%

3-15

8

2-21

62MiC

Inc

Co.,

2-

.'50c

•

2-15

1

'

8-1;
11-1

4- 2

,

25c

-25c
75c

2-17

5

,

v

(initial)

General

3-15

5-

•

2-29

'

per

3-15

.-i-—;

30c

1

$103

General

$1.50

preferred (quar.)
43A7#
preferred (quar.)
Empire Millwork
(quar.

-i-

Extra

Crane

3-

—

1. at

1

3-

2-15

"5-1

■;'

(entire issue;,

pfd.

March

4-

25c

3-29

3- 1

85c
25c

Shoe Corp.
(stock dividend)-—,—
General Steel Castings (increased-quar.),—

30c

'

3-29

3-15
5-15
7 8-15
11-15

50c

(quar._

Plywood

conv.

,

.

2-15

.

20c

3-15

$1.50

5 7#

■.}

(quar.)

$5.25 series A

&

common

conv.

on

plus this dividend-,
Motors Corp., new common

$4.75

,

4'A%

1

37'Ac

—

Empire

(quar.)

Corning Natural
(G.

(quar.)_

57#

$1.75

.

2-27

-

Refrigeration Corp. (guar.)
Copper Range Co. (increased)
Cornell-Dubilier Electric, common (quar.)__

Cribben

1

2-16.

3%%

redeemed

General

3-16

2-20
*

3-15
4-20
4-20 i

15c

>

preferred
(quar.)
General Outdoor Advertising

2-14

-•«-

■

2-15

''2-24

Ltd.—

4-

—

2-21

(quar.,)

com.

preferred

Cowles

1

Mills,

be

share

2-14

1

4-16

*

3-12

Copeland

Corson

'

to

General

9-27"

3-1

2-20

> :
3-1
3- 2

25c
15c

$3.75

——

3-15

.

2-24

>

6-28

——-—

—

3-14

-

x

-

Ltd.

Co.,

9

3-

•

7-10

--

3-

(increased)-.

;

(quar.)

Copperweld Steel,

Coro,

Electric

3-

Gas

General

-

9

3-16

■;

,

$1.25

(quar.)
Corp. (quar.)

$5 preferred

•

1

preferred

3-

2-20

4- 2

3- 1

15c
25c
$1.75
27#

32'Ac

(quar.)—

Ltd

Corp.,

2-14
2-24

2-20

3-15

3-26
3- 9
4-1
3-15
3- 1

Foods

General

9

2-24

,

50c
34c
t30c
25c
50c

com.

15c

$7 pfd.

100%

quar.)

preferred -quar.)
Cook Paint & Varnish,
$3 prior pref.
(quar.)

5%

Paso

Elk

dlv.)_

3-

3-

3-12

60c

quar.)

General Fireprooflng

|15c

—

50c

(stock

General

-

Inc.

OH

5%

6%

Y.)

5

3-19

2-17

•

3-15

25c
15c
56'Ac
7;
15c

receipts ordinary (Interim)—
Corp. (quar.)—

dep.

3-29

—————

31'Ac
(N.

(initial

common

Continental

3-15

3-15

(qUar.)

Insurance

Continental

2

10c

(s-a)

Industries,

2-

3-10

2-17
.

1

3- 1
3- 1
3-30
3-1
4- 1
3-15
3-1

2

—

(quar.)—
(quar.)
Corp., common (quar.),
Ltd.,

■

Finance

2-17

(quar.)_

75c

preferred

New

Steel

2-27

3-

(quar.).

com.

(Ont.)

Insurance

3-15

35c

(quar.)

Copper &

Continental

Corp.,

3-15

5

3-16

93%c
(quar.)__

General

Elizabethtown Consolidated Gas—

2-20

3-30

4-

_

5

5

3- 1.

$1

3-

$1.0671
preferred
(quar.)———
$1.37'A
preferred
(quar.)
•
$1.34
5.36%
preferred
(quar.)———
$1.41'A
5.65%
preferred
(quar. 1
—*—
$1.10
$4.40
2nd preferred
(quar.)
4—
25c
Electrographic Corp. (quar.)___
"
25c
Electrolux
Corp.
(quar.)
25c
Elgin
National Watch
(quar.)

""

45c

preferred (quar.)
Continental Casualty (Chicago)

5%

3-2

25c

3-15

6%

9

——

com.

preferred
(quar.)
$4.12 preferred
(quar.—
El Paso Natural Gas, 4.10%
pfd.- (quar.)

3-2

quar.)-

$3.75

60c

4-2
4-2

(quar.)

(Chicago)

General Electric,

4-10

(quar.)-.™——*—6

$4.50

3-2

Co.—

common

Continental

El
4-2

—

Assurance

Continental

Gas,

common—„—

Paper

4 'A %

1-31

,,

.

(quar.)

Continental

New

1

$1.12'A
$1.13

preferred (quar.)
preferred >quar.)
of America—

preferred

2-29

2-

$1.04

(quar.)

Container Corp.
4%

1

Co.—

preferred

i44.52

3-

tl3c
$37'Ac

(quar.)

3-21

$1.75

(Increased quar.)— *
Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., $1 class A 4quar.)__*.•«
Edison Bros. Stores, common
(quar.)—„_

Consoldiated Theatres Ltd.—
50c

2

Co.—

Ltd.-

Steel

preferred

4-

4-25

16c

4-

General

(accum.)—
preferred (accum.)——,—

2-17

1

3-12

$1.50

2-17

35c
$1

pfd. (100 par) (quar.)
preferred (20 par) (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

12'Ac

(quar.)__

States Corp.,

Eastman Kodak,

2-15

3-

J25c

57#
57#

2-27

1

:

•?

common

3-

20c

(quar.)__

Eastern Theatres,

3-15

$1.50
(quar.;—,——25c
(quar.)
125c

1

45c

(quar )

Eastern Stainless

—

Consolidated

$3

3- 1

at

called
plus this dividend
issue

Consolidated
v*7 Extra

3-15

40c

(entire

Corp.

Eastern

1

2-15

3-23

10c

—

1

3-

3- 1

10c
10c
10c

preferred (quar.)_
(quar.)
77#
preferred
(quar.)__
General Contract, com. (stock div./—
Cigar,

Amer.

-

3-

1

4-13

10-10

3

2-17

,

;v 75c
20c

convertible

67#

General

2-18

12'Ac

r'

7

Corp. (quar.)__.—
27
Oil (Texas), com. (quar.)

American

American

12'Ac

Natural

Lines

Air

Acceptance

3-15

$1'

I

3-

371

•

-

7

(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

Co.,

50C

z.—A—

Interurban Water

preferred

Eastern

Power

General

3-

40c;

3-

3-27

120c

com.,-(increased

40c

>")

2-24

3-15

"

(Kansas City)

General

3-

2-20

3-15
'

£ 40c

_™;

(quar.),

2-24

2-20

30c

(quar.)
(quar.)

Tennessee

Corp.

2-16

2-20

15c1:

(quar.)i^——_——

Mines.

1
9

3- 2

Garrett

1

1

!

2-20

20c

__2_

Gatineau

1

62'Ac

c————

4-

convertible
Co.

2-15

3-

(quar.)_

Canada,-

Co., common

Gas Service Co.

3-

25c

;—

3-

3-14

'

15c

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

5.20%

(Initial)
pfd.

1st

Co.

Louis &

St.

6%

4-

1

3-

1

.

.

(Initial quar.)

E.)

3-15

1

2-15

3-

3- 1

tlOc

Gardner-Denver,

2

3-

of

3-15

25c

(initial)

com.

new

Quarterly
Quarterly

1

% 4-

—

Mfg.—-——.———

(quar.)

Eastern

8tock dividend

6%

Electric

OK

4'A :.%
Gabriel

1

Co.

Machinery

Corp. .(quarj__

Co.

(R.

General

(quar.)

Eason

Consolidated Freightways—

-Common

Bradstreet.

Co.

1

4

2

k

preferred (quar.)
(Geo. A.) Co. (quar.)™

Funston

4-

3-

Steel

common

2-17

——

International

6-

47#

'

"

y4-i6

,

.

L—1

New

Laboratories

Dunhill

1

9-15

/

$30c

(quar.) ————i—-—

Eagle-Picher

3-

6-15

10c

$$1.75

15c

Durlron

2-17

1

3-

3-15

2-15
2-15

5-

125c4

Co.

Film

&

1

4-

$12 'AC

1

.

Quarterly

4-25

■'

2-15

3-

(quar.)™™/ *

2__™„__™_
7—2-.——■
Fruehauf Trailer—^- .: >
'7"="'7-

:f. 2-15 V

"

Industries

Duncan

•••

3-15

$25c

$25c

7'Ac

2-17

1

3-

9

2-29

3-

Worth

Fuller

2-20

3-

1

9

3-

.

T.

$62'Ac

participating preferred (partic.)Dumont-Airplane & Marine Instruments, Inc..

2-17

3-

r

(Canada), class.A

,

——

Chemical Co.

Pepper

3-

; 40c •;

-$$1.25%

60c

'

Engineering
Consolidated Electrodynamics),

to

2-17

3-1

v

343Ac

preferred (quar.)

Du-Art

56'Ac
10c
30c
$1.25
60c

——-

(N.

Consol.

3-

3-25

2-29

1

$L12'A

(quar.)__^

Freeport Sulphur (quar.)
Friden Calculating Machine (quar.<
Friedman
(L.) Realty (quar,)____
_7
Quarterly
•

2-24-%

4-10

(quar.)
(quar.)_———
;
Drewery's, Ltd., U. S. A. (quar.)———
Dravo Corp., 4% preference (quar.)— -i-—

1

3-15
2-28

20c

(quar,)
cents pfd. (quar.)

Edison

Consolidated

10-10

45c

62'Ac

2-17

3-

.

2-24

12-10

3-15

•

B and C

2-15

3-15

3-

Extra

2

3-

40c

•

.

J-

3-1

Foundation

3-7

»1
•67#

,

1

3- 9

3-

$1.12'A

-

-

2-17

.3-157.

55c

(quar.b.—$1.12'A

preferred A

Foster-Wheeler

;2-24

3- 2

3- 5

3T 5

■'/

-

4.35%

Fort

1

3-

3-10

25c

1

2-24

9

3-15

^

1

2-13
•

<3-15

40C

.

3-.1
3-

,

"

3

40C
,V

(quar.)_.

.

50c

Dover Industries

(Toror.tc)—

Co.

40

Cigar,

$2

3-21

15c
20c

Quarterly

Consolidated

3-

3-

■y

**

,,

3-

:

3-20

.

1

2-15

.3-1.

3-15

$1'

pfd. (quar.)——
(quar.)
;

Corp., common (quar.)_—
Dorr-Oliver, Inc., common (quar.)—-—

1

3-10
4-10

:

25C

-

i

? 3-20"

$150

$30c

l

3-15

20c '

■7

2-

1

3-

-

2-21

3-15

45c

t$1.25
Class B (quar.)-__—
——„_™™.,:
t$1.25
Foremost Dairies
(quar.)^-^^^.
•
25c
Forest City Industries
r. 7
50 ^
Formula Fund of Boston—*■■,:'.V :
'
Name changed to Smith (Edson.B.) Fund
>"
see announcement under nejy name
'.77v,
Fort Pitt Bridge Works (quar.) __^_„™™
25c Fort Wayne & Jackson BR.,.5'A7# pfd. (s-a)
$2.75
;

6

3-

/

.

;50c

(increased quar.)

preferied

Ford Motor

6

2-

3-

: 25c

.

2-

3

3-

3-14

100%

preferred D (quar.)
;_™7™w$1.08
preferred (quar.)
-™w—'™™.
$1.083A
Ford Motor Co. (initial) iri™^_™_»r*,7_,.
:p 60c

6

3-3
■

'

3-16

2-21

4.32%

>••■

2-10

2-

•

3-27

,

2-15

3-5

$2

'

2-

1

3—3

35c:

$1

1

3"

■\ ;35c

Ltd., 7%

Ltd.

Bros.,

Dresser

—

9

2

3-

4-

40c

———

Dover

Dr.

Quarterly

4'A %

Douglas Oil Co. of Calif.—
5V2 % preferred (quar.)

2-24

3-

$37c
$38c
$37c
$38c

2

—4-.-—-

(quar.).

Dominion Textile,

Donohue

3-

&

preference

Si

Dow

Quarterly

4727#

■

Ltd.
(quar.)—
—
Chemical, Ltd., common-

Stores

3-15

1

1

9-20

(quar.)— ————

Confederation Life Association

2-14

v' 30c

—:—•

Coal, Ltd

Steel &

3-31

1-31

—

(quar.):——

preference

4-

5-

70c
$1
30c

(quar.)—-:

Ltd.

Corp.-Seagram's

Dominion

2-10

(quar.)-———

2-14

1

25c

Co., common (quar.)
5% preferred series A (quar.)—
Dobbs Houses, Inc. (Increased)-———
Dominion & Anglo Investment Corp.;; Ltd.—
5%
preferred (quar.)
—
Dominion Scottish Investments, Ltd.—
^ -

Insurance—

common

1

3-

Cup

1

preferred (quar.)
—
Community Public Service (quar.)—

3-

97'Ac

—---

Distillers
Dixie

1

4%

933Ac;

(interim) —
(quar.)-.—

2-15

3-

(quar.)

2-14

:

•

2-17

3-

Ltd.

Commoil,

2-14

1"

25c

1

3-

3-9

$5

(quar.)
Commercial Shearing & Stamping (quar.)—

1

,15c:

•2-29

25c
25c
$20c

(quar.)

Paper, class A

3-

3-

4-28

4GC

•,

.)
quar.)

7

4-

40c

..

(Increased
15c
Fisher & Porter Co. (quar.)
—™10c
Fishman (M. H ), Inc, (quar.)—,
,;i5c
PUzsimmons Store's, class B (quar;
, 30c
57# partic. A (quar.)—
30c
Flintkote Co., common <quar.)
£ 7
60c
$4 preferred
(quar.)
—
.$1
Florida. Power 8c Light, common
—^' ;30c

8

\ /! 1

.

(quar.)

Carpet Co.

3-

,

—

—

3-

Phila

ol

Bank Stock

Firth

$1
55c

.•

common——-™-—-——

American

First

3-15

>

Co., Ltd.—
' '
deposit receipts ord.

Distillers

1

2-15

3-15

35c

preferred (quar,)

47#

•

$12'Ac

—-

—

Ltd.

Enterprises,

Combined Locks

Corp.,

Dictaphone

2-14

933Ac

preferred (quar.)
—
Dewey Portland Cement
(quar )
Diamond Portland. Cement '(quar.)_—;——

2-25

1

r

& Rubber Co.

preferred

4'A%

1

6%

.,v

Firestone Tire

2

1

'

4-2

Fire

2

3-

3-

—

common—

2

3-

1

4-

Realty; (quar.)

&

Corp.,

3-

1

4-

Union

2

4-

1

4-

V *

see

Assojiatien

4-

3-

"

(initial

common

(Marshall)

4-

2-15

>

Mfg., com A (quar.)—_——--—-

3-26

,3- 1

*

1.

——

Supply (quar.)—
Stockyard (quar.)—
:—Harvester
(quar.)——-——-

5

3-

Voting common <quar.) _—
stock (quar.)—_—r,—:———

Denver

3-

3-20 ''

Debenture

Dentists

50c
$5

Quarterly

.

,3-2

9-14

3-20

i2yac

Lines (quar.)

Dennlson

3-15

6-15

9-2 8

*

Dept. Stores

Payable of Rec, ,JI
•

quar.)——<—
Marshall Field & Co.—r
Filtroi Corp." ^increased quar.)
Finance Co. Of America, class A (quar.)
Class
B ((quar.)-'
—
New

Field

87'Ac

(quar.)

Properties

Monte

Delta Air

(Boston)—

Life

Nat'l

common

preferred (quar.)

7%
Del

3- 2

60c

——

Carbon

,

20c
20c

——;

-

Deere k Co.,

2-23

:

7- 2

-.

12'Ac

•

10c
$1,12%
31'Ac
$1.25
35c

_™_.—

Milling

Columbian

-

*

Holder*

When

I

Share

* ':i

c *

Ferro

3-16

25c

•

,2-17

3-15 >:

10c
10c

(quar.)

Columbian

■2-24

7'Ac
50c

(monthly)™

corn,

B

Class

"

62'/2c
50c

Power,

(quar.)
& Elevator (quar.)
Columbia Broadcasting System—
Class

9c

;

—

preferred

Colorado

3-15
2-29.

3-14

15c

.

(quar.)——

(common

Colorado Interstate Gas,
5%

*2-24

75c
10c

k

(monthly)
(monthly)

Preferred

*

75c
87(6c

;

2-28

,

2-17

1

$1.75,

•

2-14

1

3-10

;

35c

Corp.

Central

Common

2-20

41-25

-

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

Common

1

3-

w >

preferred

5%

"A%%
Colorado

.

..

.

(inc. quar.)

Cplonial Acceptance, class A (accum.)
Colonial Sand & Stone (quar.)
Colonial

3-12

loe

.

(quar,)———.

common

Aikman

&

3-31

**,„

2

1

(L.

Darling

3-20

.

preferred

A.) Co. (Increased—
Day-Brlte Lighting
"
---Dayton & Michigan RR., coih. (s-a)_—'
6%
preferred (quar.)
Dayton Power k Light, com. (quar.)—,—r_,
3.75% preferred A (quar.)"—,3.75% preferred B (quar.)—_——————3.90% preferred C (quar.)—.
—
—

4-26

.

4- 3

.15c

(quar.)—.

5% preferred (quar.)
Coigate-Palmolive Co.. com.
$3.50 preferied (quar.)
Collins

1

common

Chemical

Cochran Foil,

i

5-

3-15

Per

•.

'{Name of Company *7

-New common (initial quar.)-*.-.
Corp. ——--J
Fidellty-Phoenlx Fire Insurance (stock div.)

3-10

v

4-

-

$1.75

(quar.)————
———
Cushman's Sons, 7% preferred (quar.)__—•
Dahlstrom Metallic Door Co. (quar.)——,

2-26

•*%-.~.~jj9l~2SZ.
-

Club Aluminum Products
.

1

"'A

-

Sugar
$1.75

$7

2-10

3-

(quar.)_
—
30c
*4.50 preferred
(quar.)—.
•; $1.12 h
Cleveland Electric Illuminating—
,
: - . .
,■
$4.50 preferred <quar.)_
. $1.12/a
Cleveland &
Pittsburgh RR.,— -.j;;:,.
7% guaranteed (quar.)
Jx
A% ^special guaranteed (quar.>_
——
.
50c
Cluett, Peabody # Co., com. (Interim):
.
50c
7% 1st preferred (quar.):.—
%.
-H $1-75
,'"4% 2nd preferred (quar.)
;—$1..
Clorox

...

1

3-15

_.,i
Clayton & Lambert Mfg. (quar.)i————
,
Cleve-Ciiffs Iron,

2-18

3-

„

(quar.)^j——'zSf.

common

Hosiery

1

2-18

56 AC
-

2-20

3-12

30c
Sl-TO
$1.37% <

—

(quar.)—i

preferred

5%

Ciaussner

-

3-

bOC

(initial quar.)

City Auto Stamping, new com.

2

3-

<quar.)_——™—™

Co.

Service

Cities

3-

-

''Federated

^

3-

28c

r

;

u

1

3-

3-31

preferred (quar.)T.
,
,$1.75
7% preferred (quar.)
—
--~v,
$1.75
7% preferred (quar.)
——
2—
40c,
Cunningham Drug Stores (quar.)
^
75c
Curtis Publishing Co., $4 prior pfd; iquar.)_
$1
Extra ..——„l-™-_--—
———

2-17

1

3-13

preferred (quar.)

4%

>

3-16

American

7%

2

3-

lZwj
/{>c

.

3-

3-16

Si/75

Chicago

.

3-

$*
*L«>0

Co. quar.)_;

'

3-24

$2

-

8%

quar.)___——67 ho

(initial

common

Chicago Title & Trust

&

Crum

3-23

3-31

25C

—

3-30

50c

Steel Co. of America (Increased)-,
Forster, common (quar.)„,-7
preferred (quar.)
—A— '
Crystal Oil & Land, $1.12 pld. (initial)-—Crucible

««

Common

Holder•»

"

Payable of Rec.

Share

*

..

When

•-

Per

Holder*

When

Per

Share.

'

Railway Equipment->
now on a quarterly basis

Chicago

'

*

»,

Financial Chronicle,.. Monday, .February 27, 1956

The Commercial and

•

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*

(1002)

14

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(Continued on page 48)

4-

Volume 183

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1003)

==*

Stock Record «» New York Stock
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES

WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING

YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES
Range for Fraviana

107

Jan

13

Jan

39% Feb

10

1

106% Jan

24

109% Feb

27

13% Feb

9

14% Jan

62% Jan

23

67% Jan

70% Feb

14

76

71
79

18

Aug 26-

;

Aug 25

„

70'/2 Feb

~~

7 %~Mar 23

25% Jan

23% Sep

19

35% Sep

6

20

13

21% Oct

25% Nov

20% Nov

1

12% Oct

20

3

2l
14

"27%

Mar 14

130 :

Dec

4%

Jan

73% Feb

5%

17% Jan

6

32% Jan

-9

22% Jan

23

31% Jan

9

5%

24

21

13

24

108

3

Adams

4

4

19% Feb

10

22% Jan

3

15% Aug 24

12% Feb

8

14% Jan

13

21

36% Feb

9

Jan

4

40"% Jan

Corp.—______

3

Dec

22

Air Reduction Inc common

136

Feb

9

152

Jan

3

5

156

Jan

27

156

Jan

27

Jan

20

4.50% pfd 1951 series
Alabama & Vicksburg Ry
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining

17% Oct

7

3% Jan

117

Aug

9

3

4% Feb

16

20% Jan

26% Mar 30

11

23

23% Jan

13

116

Jan

31

117% Jan

19

18

Jan

6

28% July 25

20% Jan

27

80

23% Feb

3

91% Aug
5
11'
July 12

86

10

88 % Jan

23

7% Jan 26
209% Jan

3

326

Jun

170

Jun

'7% Jan

24

23

9

Jan

146

Jan

3

Jan

4

14% Jan

7

93

Jan

20

19

Jan
Dec

7

61% Oct 27
133% Dec
110

6

Sep 26

34% Aug
1
55% May 12
72% Jan 18

2% Nov 16
34

Jan

5

25% Jan

17

82

Oct

70

14

23
6

Feb

27

18% Jan

8

106% Feb

14

115% Jan

3

30

23% Jan

18

25 % Jan

4

33% Feb

23

353/4 Jan

12

51

23

563/4 Jan

25% Dec
40

July 22

/ 63% Jun
98

9

.

Apr 11
81% Apr 13
160% Apr 11
l343/4 Apr

113

Jan
Feb

65

Jan

23

723/e Feb

Jan

24

135% Jan

17

Feb

10

120

Feb

24

23

35% Jan

19

38% Jan

3

88 1, Sep 23
1193/4 Sep 13
3% Mar 29

82

'Feb

14

88% Jan

3

99% Feb

9

41

Sep

3

Jan

6

3% Jan

Jan

13

37ya Jan

23

30

Jan

105% Jun

30

91% Jan

10

107

Feb

79

Jan

23

23

71% Feb

14

8

223/4 Feb

9

139% Jun

Nov 16
Feb

36

1

Sep

32

65

34

Jan

3

36

Feb

31

108

Jan

31

Jan

70% Jan

9

16% Jan

23

19% Feb

23

American Bosch Arma

22% Jan

18

18% Jan

17

6% Oct

11

9% Jan

38% May 16
43 % Aug 31
35% Jan 18
59% Dec
7

48 % Nov

23% Mar 17
27 % Mar 14

91% Sep
48

27

Mar 14

140

Apr

106

Mar 15

44

4

47

13
24

American

Chain

&

5

American

Chicle

23% Oct

13

14

24

31

593/4 Jan

12

American

13% Jan

18

15 % Feb

23

American

14

44% Jan

96

Enka

American

European

American

Export

9

13% Jan

23

15% Jan

23

54

Feb

3

86,

Jan
3% Jan

25

33 % Jan

27

35

Jan

9

'84% Jan

31

97

Feb

24

11% Jan

30

Nov

Aug

15

16

2

99,

18

94% Jan

6

Sep

20

113/4 Jan
Jan

14% Jan

5

12
12

163/b Feb

41% Mar 16
68% Sep

30

100

17

173/4 Jan

3

10

106% Feb

21

"24% Jan
90"

20
3

10

56%

16

13

Jan

35% Feb

20

Jan

104% Jan 24

26% Jan
91

Jan

383/4 Jan
623/4 Jan
106

Jan

3

27

253/4 Feb

14

28

Jun

Jan

16

30

28% Feb

15

20

Jun

30

17

Jan

27

8% Oct

11

13% Jan

30

13% Jan
4
60% Sep 23
38% Apr 11
53% Mar 3
111% Dec
5

143% Feb

6

73/4 Jan

27

8% Jan

3

67

Oct

27

Jan

i

6

21% Mar 14
170

Jun

27% Jun

55% Jan

12

58"% Jan

26

6

313% Feb

24

403/i Jan

9

American

1073/4 Jan

3

Amer Potash

233/a Jan

13

95% Jan

20

21% Feb

16

2

7

179% Jan

5

7% May 25
29% Jan
6

173% Jan

9

Feb

13

9% Jan
37% Feb

3

7% Jan

3

8% Feb

24

9

50% Jan

31% Jan

23

36% Jan

6

72% Apr 11
58 3/8 Sep 21

56

Feb

21

593/4 Feb

463/4 Jan

23

166% Jan

18

6

40% Mar 14

1613/4 Jun

13

39% Jan

3

121% Oct

11

29% Feb

1

46% Nov
64 % Jan

2

172

Apr 22
46% Aug 24
131% Aug 12
433/4 Dec 30
58% Feb

42

6

100

4

1473/4 Nov

12

203/4 Jan

172 3/4 Jan

13

62% Feb 21

130% Jan 20
46

Dec

15

82% Dec

23

55% Nov

5

Feb

13

19

44% Feb

15

Jan

3

59% Jan

16

14

140

Jan

6

14% Feb

21

179% Jan

23

6

Nov

44% Jan

10

893/4 Feb

16

187% July 21
145

21

20

55

31

Nov

3
24

Feb

39% Jan

16

14% Jan

53% Feb
174

Jan

125% Jan

18

137% Jan

177

77% Feb

10

139

Jan

453/4 Jan

129

953/4 Jan
146

Jan

163/4 Jan
187% Feb

6

19

16

1

25% Jan

263/« Jan

19

6

173/4 Feb

21% Jan

6

75% Feb

24

9

Aug 26

65

Jan

6

72

Sep

21

6 3 % Feb

333/4 Mar 30

40

Jun

20

36

Feb

7

103

Jan

20

3

32% Jan

10

1

553/4 Jan

4

29% Feb

15

32% Dec 19
44% Oct

11
3

44% Jan
58% Dec
363/4 Dec

For footnotes




see

75

245/a

1133/4

113%

116 %

35%

35%

28%
70

American

1

26.

Snuff

69

8

Jan

3

383/4 Feb

23

107

Jan

12

363% Feb

24

70

Feb

16

34% Feb

20

102 %

105 Va

24%

15,500
1,200
49,300

120%

1,700

35%

800

28%

28%

*70

600

71

70

70

40

19%

19%

50,400

42

42y8

5,800

•105%

1071%

500

106

106%

■

■J

26

106%

■

25%

25%

25%

26%

20%

*203/4

20%

*203/4

20%

63/8

61/2

63/8

63/2

45%

45%

45

45%

44%
40%

451/8

40 %
56%

40%

41

41

41'/4

411/4

700

55%

56

553/4

56

553/4

55%

3,200

28

28 %

27%

28%

28%

28%

281/4

28%

1,100

33'/4

33%

■■4

33

98%
66%

33
99%
68

44%

*180

33

.

i

*33%

...

.

333/2

99%

99

99

673%

6 7 3/4

68%

195

1343/4

393/4

40%

393/8

40

*36
19%

37

par

14%

15

14%

15

52

52%

52%

••

15

.

200

136

137

138

53%

CLOSED

54

53'%

54

1,700
1,700

15

.

STOCK
EXCHANGE

151/s

15

15%

7,600

39%

39%

40

•35%

363/a

•36

19%

203/8

19%

14%

15%

143/4

14%

53

37

533/4

53'/4

54

Washington's
Birthday

?;

v

103%

103%

102%

3%

33/8

33/8

33/4

*33%

34"%

*33%

34

*33%

91

91%

93

11%

11%

11%

100%

♦99

143/a

•14

16%

*104

105%

x24%

25%

*90

91

373/8
60 %
*106

37%
61%
107%

2

2f%

26

283/4

283%

14%

14%

8%

8%

16%

104

33/4

105%

24%
*90

37%
60%
*106

253/4
•28

145/8
8

3%

200

94'%

945/a

97

11%

11%

11%

5,300
1,100

100'/4

100 »/4

•99'/2

143/a

•143/a

16 »/2

16%

165/8

106%

•105%

1071/2

105 Va

105%

25%

253/a

26'%

26%

26%

91

90

90

90

90

37%

37%
61%

613/4
108

,

"

•

I

•106

14%

26

30

•28
.*•

■

14%

100

175

5

73/4

10

175

7%

32
-

32%

56

56

51
51%
171% 172
*42%
43
*126% 127
x43 %
44

73/4
56

513/a
173

*>

f

;

"

"

43

433/8

57%

*90

57%

57%

92
144%

143%

•90

26
*28

26%
30

8%

8%

58'/a

58%

58%

12,300
5,700

30%

31 '/a

305/a

313/8

10,400

37%

37%

38%

105 %

104%

1051/4

3,600

22%

223/8

225/a

28,100

•175

177

177

73/4

7%

7%

8%

32 %

32%

321/4

32%

58

57

52%

52 3/8

1713/4

174

»

127

43%

433/4

573/4

57%
92

15

l833/8

184

183%

25

77%

78

77%

100

140%

140%

1403/4

141%

25

48%

49%

48%

49%

5

9%

9%

93/8

93/8

*

•

.

i

1843/s
78

25

273/4

273/4

•27%

25

*26%

26%

20%

26%
203/4

26%

American Zinc Lead &
Smelting
1
Anaconda Co
50

20 %

71%

73%

72%

65%

65

66

37%

37"%

37%

37%
106%

i
1

i
i

60

25,000
2,500

5 6 3/2

390

53%

535/8

30,300

1713/4

1713/4

300

56 »/2

533/8
172

183%

773/4
140

433/8
127

43%
•127

44%

44

58%

X55
•90 i/a

92

144%

143

15 3/4

15

183%

184%

77%

7 8 3/8

141

•

•140

43%
128

200
20

44%

8,800

55%

4,3*0

92

144'/2

100

750

153/4

1,200

1943/4

26,800

78%

10,900

141%

280

49%

49'Za

49%

50%

26,300

93%

9%

93/8

9%

1,500
200

28

♦271/4
25%

25%

200

21'/a

20'A

205/a

8,500

74

i

26

203/4

733/4

64%

*

20%

28

92

143%
15

15

58

7,800

•

•43

43
127

100

100

8%

73/4

144%

3,700
1,100

323/a

14%

15

30

143/4

♦

143%

26%

14%

•175

i

*

•126%

200

22'A

•
•

176%

32

900

10,400

36%

t

;

22%

176%

37%

61%
106

143/4

8

8'/a

22%

61%

50

573/4

1

104%

22%

37'%

105'/2

60

23,600

1043/4

143/a

36 %

22%

37'/a
62

107'/a

100

1.600,

1

26

1033/4

2,100

34

143/a

105 %

1.400
.

34

16%

143/8
163/8

104

8,600
..

•

34

*99

100%

B__No par

12,200

106'/4

3%

26,300

.

11%

30%

No par

104

20 »/4

93%

57%

5

7,600

37

•

20

Stores Co
1
American Sugar
Refining com__100
7% preferred
100
American Sumatra Tobacco
5

40%
-

^

19%

103%

16%

38,100

*185

3%
90

130

693%

185

*101%

*11%

600

99%

68

136

53%

*36

,r

3,400

•99

•180

541/4

par

45

'

67%
•180

195

133

33

45

44%

*98%

14%

25

17,500

45 %

533/4

par

100

4,000

46

56

1343/4

No par

14,300
"

40%"

36%

series

28 %

193/a

57%

com

50

28%

42 Va

30'/a

Corp

104%

19%

37%

common

.

35 %

•103

42

58

common

•118

34%
103%

6%*' 6%
443% 45Va

45

25

com

120

42%

30 %

Anaconda Wire & Cable

103 %

19%

14%

American

Preferred 5%%

300

41%

54

6%

Viscose

28 3/4

183/4
106

135

100
Co

283/4

343/8

70

106 /4

443/4

1

Building Co—No
Refg

100

28%

103%

283/8

71

37

119

103

29

500

37

102%

35%

103

105

53%

noncumulative preferred—100
American Steel Foundries
No par

Anchor

page

73 Va

24%

3

39

*36

102%

30

American Water Works Co
Preferred 6% series

30% Jun

13% Jan

75

24%

102%

37

American

28% Aug

Mar

73

24%

400

28%

29

573/a

13

16% Oct 14

110

723/4

23%

*28 %

1

513/4 Jan

4

17

7

72

23%

106

No par

preferred

106%

120

2%

39

50

American T«1 & Tel Co

30

8ep

28,000

104 3/o

3

*36

No par

American Tobacco
6% preferred

Jan

103

1073/4

*2%

3

1

Co

1

Jan

52% Jan

106 Va

1043/4

118%

39
29
102%
72

5

3

10

83

13,600

104

14%

100

27

29

6

4,100

87 Va

*70

No par

84 % Feb

Jan

Jan

375/a

35

No par

145% Jan

263/i Jan

47

37

10

preferred
American Safety Razor
American Seating Co

7%

14,900

863/4

25%

com

1%

Amer Smelt &

500

72%

87

*103
*28%

5

Amer Rad & Std
Sany common

American Ship

96%
147

363/4

1

cl

300

86 %

112

10

Co

Chem

96'/a

70%
*140

23%

100

17

29% Aug 16

10

&

96 Vs

*2%
*36
*28%
102%
72

common—7

11

8% Oct 27
26% Jan 13
25% May 17

11% Jan

Optical

6,300

36%

1023/4 104:%

100

f.

Natural Gas
American News Co

54%

87

40c

com

American

53%

36%

'

American Molasses Co
American Motors Corp

9

533/4

118%

-10

American Metal Products com
5%% convertible preferred

28% Feb

1,400

523/4

118%

*14

35% Feb

34

86%

*99

Ltd

24%

33%

36

preferred—100

preferred

24

34

*95 %

•'

1

32

38

4%%

24%

33%

*116

International Corp new_l

American Mach &
Fdry
3.90% preferred

7,800

24%
•

87

1
5

Amer Machine & Metals

17

46% Jan
6
26% Oct 27

American

2,300

36%

*203/4

American Investment Co of 111
new_l
5%% prloi preferred
100

Amer Metal Co

10% Jan

31% Sep

noncumulative

17%

112%

'

.

•117

25

6%

6%

173/s

110%

117

6%

American-Home
,

26,900

8C

20

convertible preferred
Products
American Ice Co common

100

341/b
120

363/a

20%

Foreign Power—No

Hide & Leather

110

117

263/a

Inc

4

20% Mar 14
24% Mar 16
.

American

17%

109%

71

6%

Secur—No

3

11

17%

33%
*116%

150

20%

Corp
Lines

33%
119

70%

No par
No par

American Gas & Electric Co
American Hawaiian SS Co

12

4% Jan

103% Jan

4

21

9

13% Jan

16% Nov 15
18 % Dec
2

1313/4 Jan

4

Jan

American &

24

1

107% Feb

108

American

7

24

Mar 30

13% Sep
105

16

36% Feb

145

*140%

253/4

Distilling Co
Tiling

20% Feb

25,900

500

*135

*116%

70%

1
12.50

Encaustic

3

83/4

•219

140

149

1

;

10

47% Jan

Washington's
Birthday

10,500

•

Corp

Cable

8%

500

33

96%

70%

8%

16,900

881/2

140

♦139

100

commen

17% Jan
•

8

Dec

Co

35% Jan

22

Mar 30

5% Apr*
38

•523/4 Jan

96%

703/4

18%

American Cyanamid Co com
10
3%% conv preferred series B_100
33/4% conv preferred series C-100

39% Feb

27% Jan

5

Feb

69% Feb

10

88 % Nov

25

100

96

42%

preferred

Sep 29
% Sep 22

7

Oct

6

97% Jan

56% Dec 27

35% Apr

45% Jan

Jan

24

11

104

34

8%

*87

*219

53 3/8

18%

American Colortype Co
Americari Crystal Sugar com
4%% prior preferred—,

27

523/4 Dec

21

7%

18

323/4 Jan

34

41%

Co

32% Jan

700

88

STOCK

24%

34

52%

20

41 % Feb

21

*24

35

Corp com__2

Radio

67

27% Feb

100

21%

150

par

common

&

453/a Jan

Feb

3% Nov 21

Inc

21

Jan

116%

21%

1093/4

53%

com—No par

preferred

27

Jan

16'

Sep

Theatres

5%

55% Feb

138

40

17 % Dec

Can

176

20% Sep

103

American

Jan

3

6

6

126

3

96% Jan 26
13% Dec
7

47% Jan

21

40

.

Cable

Jan

Jan

17

American

Jan

Nov

Jan

6

61

15

Jan

11

7% Jan

176

12% Aug 17

11

3

20% Jan

38% Jan

9

15% Jun

65

27% Jan

9

19

■»

21%
•115 %

21%

88

17%

108%

24%

69%

1

10

preferred

44% Jan

6

21%
116 %

21%

120

17

109%

1

96

50

common

Co

14

17

16%

300

4%
21%

33%

*116%

Broadcasting-Paramount

14

8

34

Shoe

convertible

23

17

130

Brake

6% Feb

22

54

21

4%

69% Dec

19

Nov

Amer

109% Sep
135% Dec

11

28

20
23

100% Jan

26

1

42% Feb
106% Feb

433/4 Feb

33% Dec

Oct

62% Feb

3

3

Nov

120

4

.116%

A

8%

32%

4%

*140

50

20% Jan

46% Sep 16

8%

33%

53%

1

com

preferred

30

71% May

12% Jan

7

6%

24

Jan

24% Jan

3

Jan

33

American Bank Note

Amer

33% July 15
21% Mar 8

423/4 Dec

Jan

Co

27

39% Jan

*88

8%

*34%
•

20
100

conversable preferred

Jan

104

88%.

*24

/

No par

70

19

5

.—100

21

107% Sep

21%

109

No par

common—No par

Nov

22% Mar 30
42% Dec 14

117%

21%

16%

No par

convertible preferred-—100
American Bakeries Co com—No
par
4%% cum conv preferred
100

9

6

*116%

*116%

3%%

26

24

160

4

38%

21%

32%

Amer Agricultural Chemical—No
par
American Airlines common
_1

7

Jan

28% Feb

•157

4%

CLOSED

Amalgamated Sugar Co (The)..
Amerada Petroleum Corp
No

23

103

72

6

Feb

160

117%

8%

2,100
13,700

•157

21%

88%

12%
146

4

21%

5,100

.

39%

146

21%

:

12%

39

160

♦is?

2,000

20%

146

4%

21%

13%

400

123

38%

EXCHANGE

6%

8

14

2

12

120

13

20

•142%

143

14

Jan

33% Jan
100
Jan

14

13 %

121

20%

38 %

21%

*88

120%

142%

142

500

Nov

14% Jan

••

110% Feb

13
38 %

-

31%

20%

*219

Amalgamated Leather

3

May 31

110

27% Mar 15

13

20%

13

38%

24%

31%

300

32%

24 %

118

*130

Aluminium Limited

9

24% Feb

91% Feb
29% Jun

6

20%

32

24%
31%

31%

117%

20%

*115

4.08% convertible preferred___100
Alpha Portland Cement
10
Aluminum Co of America
1

30

28% Jan

"

117%

32%

31%

,

-

13

37

118

-

23%

31%

143

Allis-Chalmers Mfg common
3%% convertible preferred

3

4

6

100

108% Jan

6

May

11

31

3

30 3/4 Nov

39

Oct

Jan

973/4 Jan

32%
23%

500

Allied Stores
Corp
4% preferred

24

131

15

20

2,000
3,900

32

*135%

Allied Mills

4-

96

-

1,200

4,500

3%

1

73%

73%

*219

Allied Chemical & Dye
Allied Kid Co

73%

15 %

No par

Allen Industries Inc

6,100

14%

23%

1

66

73%

21%

100

65%

♦72

Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp new_l
Aliegneny & West Ry 6% gtd
100

12

117

common

65%
73
15

160

5

2,600

64%

72%

144%

100

14

72%

*157

100

5%% preferred A
$4 prior preferred conv

8

16% Jan

:

common

13"%

14%

31%

'

200

13%

14"%

32%

12%

1

11,000

108%

13%

72

23%

38 %

lo

common

preferred

Alleghany Corp

24

114% Jan

20% Jan
102

34 % Feb

11

1223/4 July

22

51% Mar 14
94% Jan.

Nov

26

Jan

20% Aug 26

S

34

117

Jan

30

104

135

Inc

4%%

3

Inc

preferred

Aldens

3

Mar 14

122

Jan

Products

7%

6

Jan

"

i

Alco

108%

Shares

72

*143

100

109

14%

32

20

100

r

the Week

40%

15%

118

No par

•108%

40

73

32

1

40%

*71

23%
,

1

Aeroquip Corp

109

Friday
Feb. 24

72

32%

Corp—10;

Jan

109% Jan

-

—1

157

■

15

_____No par

170
6

64%

71%

Mar 15

*

64%

40

13%

72%

10

40%

13%

64%

2.50

Addressograph-Multigraph

40%

14

72%

Co

Feb. 23

♦108%

64

Corp

Thursday

Feb. 22

109

25

Inc

Dec

2% Nov 29

40%

13%

Sales for

Wednesday

Feb. 21

50

107

28

39%

_—l
common

155

v

_5

.1

SALE PRICES

Tuesday

Feb. 20

called

Express

Admiral

Monday

wl00—'*108%

Stores

Adams-Millis

127

common

Co

32% Jan

19

"41% Dec

Steel

Acme

LOW AND HIGH

~

—

preferred

ACF-Wrigley

24% Jan

Jan

30% Jan

preferred

'
Par

•

preferred—_

ABC Vending Corp
ACF Industries Inc

14% Feb

30

34% Sep

19

Jun

77% Jan

Abbott Laboratories

30% Feb

-

'

30

.

)

STOCK

EXCHANGE

42% Jan

Feb

16% Jan

18

Jan

NEW YORK

Highest

3

111

6

46% Jan

Lowest

48% Jan

19

53

Range Since Jan. 1

Highest

37% Oct 28

FOR EVERY LISTED STOCK

STOCKS

Year 1955

Loweot

Exchange

75

74'/2

753/8

72,700

66

66 3/4

66%

66%

890

37%

383/4

38

38%

3,000

28

*25%

t

*

28

Hocking Glass Corp—

Common
$4 preferred
Anderson Clayton & Co

Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp
Andes Copper Mining

6.25

106%

•104%

•104V2

1061/2

•104 i/i

106'/a

—21.80

33%

33%

33%

33%

333/2

353/4

353/4

363/4

17,600

10

64%

65 3A
34"%

65

65%

64"%

65 »/2

64

653/a

14,900

341/4

34%

341/4

34%

1,600

No par

14

*105

34

34%

34%

15

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

1G

Monday, February 27,.1956

(1004)

RECORD

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK
Range Since Jan. 1

Year 1955

Highest

LtVMl

5YzFeb

4Ya May 19

6% Jan

3

4

Jan

18

11

43% Feb

14

37

Feb

10

Oct

38

31% July

3

24% May

Armco

17% Jan

3

Armour

Feb

6

Armstrong Cork Co common

Dec

15

15% Feb

7

35% Apr

29 Ye Jan

18

96 Yi Aug

30

102% Apr

28
19

29
6% Jun 14
Mar 15

97 Vz Jan

9% Feb

3

Jan

7

17

30 Ye Jan

34

Nov

28

28% Feb

16

12% Jan

6

17

Jun

17

15% Jan

11

25% Apr

5

30

Jun

16

27% Jan 10

24

17% Feb

2nd

16%

2.50

Inc

"

16 Yz
29 Ye

l

com_—

preferred $1.50 series__No par

Associated

Goods

Dry

3$

101 V
19
7%
17a
28%
28%

38

29%

29

50%

£0

52 Yi

52 Yz

53Yz

26,300

17%

53,300

30%

6,600

17

19

29

29 Y»

29'

37% Sep

26% Mar 14
8

62% Feb

1

69

14

Jan

3

Common

23

110% Jan

5

5.25%

23

60% Jan

30
55

May 27

,

Feb

106 Yi Jan

8

Aug 15

113

Jan

35

16%

>

81 Ya

31

EXCHANGE

108%

,

121% Jan

15

27% Dec

V-

13

30

86% Oct

13

101

41% Oct

3

Oct

146%
®0

147 Yz

60%

60

fin 1/,

28 Ye

Jan

28

31
20

Feb

7
10
3

Atlantic

8

34% May 17
t

V

40% Sep

9

35 Yz Jan

5

39% Jan

28 Ya

28 Yz

15

101 % Apr

20

97 Yz Jan

11

99% Jan

6

48% Mar 31

41% Feb

9

45

100

67

Preferred

3

Jan

Jan

47% Mar 14

68

4

Atlas

10
July 18
16% Nov 16

14% Jan

8

11% Jan

9

Austin

Jan

11

16% Jan 19

17 Yz Feb

24

Mar 21

27% Dec

22

23

Jan 20

26% Jan

3

19

26

5% Oct

Dec

6% Aug 18
Jan 18

114

6

11% Jan
30% Jan
Jun

35% Jan

13 Ye Feb

15% Jan

14

10

113

Feb

2

Jan

100% Jan

5

104

Feb

14

1

41% Feb

13

48% Jan

3

105

6

68 Yz Jan

27

9

47 Ye Feb

24

14

Feb

Jan

.

Rights

48 Y2 Nov

66% Jan

13

60

Jan

19

64% Jan

15% Jan

26

Sep

19

20 Ye Jan

23

22

38 % Mar

45

Sep

15

39

Jan

6

33% Jan

72% Mar 29

48

Dec

133

24

103% Jun

8

45

Jan

29

116

Jan

23

106 Ye Jan

38% Dec

1

33% Jan

23

37 Yi Jan

9

30

25 Ye Jan

Mar 18

88% Jan

9

July 11

Jan

3

26% Oct

24

,

29% Dec

Nov

6

47% Jan

Beech

6

Feb

15

29% Jan

25

1-2% Jan 31

14

Feb

Feb

16

23% Jan 27

27

Jan

Bell

Aircraft

15

28 Ye Feb

14

33

Jan

Bell

&

Jan 30

101

14

26

Apr

22

18

Apr

59% Mar
,

30

Mar 14

43

Jan

7

22% Feb

,

'■x'

30

32% Feb

15

Best

23

48 Yz Feb

24

169% Dec
172

Nov

145 % Feb

Jan

18

85% Sep

15

11

40

Dec

22

31

26

Mar

165% Jan
172 Y2 Feb
16 Ye Jan

13

Jan

5

84

10

78

4

30

'29Vz Jan

6

34% Jan

23

36 Yz Feb

24

3

69% Jan

27

79% Jan

3

88% Mar

20 % Mar 15

31% Sep

29

26

Jan

23

25

Aug 23

39% Jan

3

26

Ye Feb

16

12

Dec

20

Jan

3

13 :

Jan

4

19% Jun

22

15% Feb

,

9

9 Yi Jan

14

11% Jun

Dec

30

66% May

43% Nov

29

48 V4 Apr

29% Feb
t,

21

29% Jan

16

14

Jan

10

17

Jan

3

12 Ye Jan

17

3

58 Ye Feb

14

64

Jan

12

Borden

29

38 Yz Jan

17

44% Feb

24

Borg-Warner Corp common

7

11% Jan

3

Co

95 Ye Sep

12

100 Ya Nov

15

97 Yz Jan

10

98 Yz Feb

53Y«Jan

6

61% Sep

16

54% Jan

11

57

14*% Jan

3

30

Dec

30

20

Feb

16

29 Yz Jan

3

3

64

Ya Sep

19

51

Feb

21

61 Ye Jan

3

5%

14% Jan

31

10

preferred

3Yz%

3

12 Ye Nov

38

51% Oct
19

2

Mar 14

24

May 10

66% Jan

6

28 Ye Jan

28

95
32

Aug 11

Sep

26

14 Ye Jan

6

82

Jan

6

20% Jan

6

33

Mar 14

15% Jan
85% Jan

6

20

18% Mar 28

13% Jan

49 Ye Dec

45

56 Ye

July 20

24% Jan
99

19

Sep

Jan

54

20
5

9

Jan

9

21 Ye Jan

23

11

51% Feb

30

97

Feb

88 Ye Jan

9

6

28% Feb

14

25

95 Ye Jan

4

36 Yz Feb

16

32% Jan

23

34% Jan

10

15

17% May 17
111

July 25

14

100

Feb

'

Jan

16

Union

&

Shoe

31% Feb

23

25% Jan

43

Dec

30

38% Jan

23

43 Yz Jan

July 21

19% Jan

23

21% Jan

Budd

95 Ye

July 29

91% Jan

25

27% Jan

9 4 Ye Feb

$5

(The)

29% Jan

11

Feb

1

Feb

8

Buffalo

47% Feb

21

30%-Feb

13

36 Ye Jan

13

Bullard

20

25% Sep

6

20% Jan

19

22 Ye Jan

11

Bulova

15 Ye Feb

7.

16% Jan

3

16

Mar 15

21 Ye Aug

78

Dec

12

92% Mar

71

Sep

30

80

Jun

27

1
8

30

Feb

16

81% Jan

19

77 Ye Feb

8

77 Ye Feb

8

80

22

26

83% Feb

3

Jan

20

22

28 Ya Jan

23

32 Ye Feb

21

19% July 1
30% Oct 31

15 Ya Feb

9

16% Jan

9

Bush

22 Vz Feb

17

31 Ye Jan

5

11 Ye Feb

24

8% Oct
24

11

12% Aug 26

9% Jan

23

Oct

11

36 Ye Feb

3

26;

Jan

30

32% Jan

3

99 Ye Jan

26

103% Jan

4

99

Jan

11

103% Jan

3

33% Jan

7

40 Yz Jan

23

5 Ye Feb

9

12% Jan

20

2% May 17
16% Jan

6

6% Nov

15

37% Oct

14

26

Jan

6

46% July 28
6% Aug 15
15% Mar 3
11 Ye Apr
44% Dec
42

Nov

17 Ye Dec

y

Jan

16

7

7

64

Jan

31

32 Y2 Aug 29

30% Jan

24

32

Jan

6

28 Ye Mar 14

35% Jun

18

53% Dec 30

31% Feb

59

21

52% Jan 20




see

page

2fl.

(A M)

California

14

35 Ye Jan

54

Jan

41

Packing Corp

g
1

1

11
4

& Hecla

Inc

5

—

Canada

$4.25

conv

preferred—

Canadian Breweries

Canadian
Cannon

1

1.80

15
Dry Ginger Ale-com—1.66%

Canada Southern Ry Co

Pacific

Mills

Ltd

Ry

2,100

•

50 Ya

*

50%

•

17 Yz

105 V2

36%
28%

28

1,000

.48%

70
10

106

36 Ya

36%

28 Ya

28%

12,800

.28%

>

5,700
8,100

21%

21

v>;

:

,91

♦89

91

♦89

2,000

t

122

*105%

36%

Yi

150

1,600:

17%

48

122

106

600

>41
•51% ?;

X17%

123

36 Ya

91

*4Q

1,100

20%

*20 Ya

49

48 Ya
123

106

-:'i
,v

f'-'r '

62 Yi

61%

51%

17%

17 Yz
49 Yz

48

*46%

•

62%

51

130

11 Yi

47 Ya

140

47%

27%

28

27 Yi

28

27%

277s

4,800

13 Ya

13 Yi

13 Yi

13 Yi

13 Yi

13%

1,300

23%

24 Yi

STOCK

24%

25%

29 Ya

29%

29%

EXCHANGE

30

30 Ya

■

CLOSED

98

*96

98

2Ya

2 Ys

55%

55 Ya

18%

:

32 Ya

.

.

168 Yz

168 Yz
15 Yi

-

169

No par

100
No par

25
No par

400

3,800

14%

80 Yz

83

10

35 Ya

33%

34

33%

32 Ya

33 Yi

'

Yz

33%

32%

27%

28%

27%

28

27%

36:
73 Ya

36

36

36

36 Ya

76

28%

29%

28%

29 Yi

28%

29

27

27

26 Ya

27

26 Yz

26 Vz

13

13

■>; 74:

73%

15%
12 Ya

15%:-

'

22,300

36 Vz

f

900

38,500
9,500
200

16 Ya

6,600

12 Ya

12 Yi

390

16

16

*12Ya

12 Va

28 Ya
'

*13Yi ,13%

13%

13 Ya

-"'15%

1,300

20,300

75 Yz V 76 Ya

33

12 Yi

1,100

60

5,600

60%

60

60 Yi

43%

44%

44 Yi

44%

*98 Yz

99 Vz

*98 Yz

99 Yz

55 Ya

56%

56%

21%

20%

21 Yi

21 Ya

51 Yz

51

52 Yz

53Yi,

14 Ya

14 Yi

14Vi

14%

14 Yi

14%

7,500

49%

50 Yz

50%

51 %J

50%

51%

17,800

55%

56:

56%

217/a

22

603/a
44

433/a

'

51

55%
22
91%
29 Y2

14Ya
r

55 Yi

'

21%

22

92

93%

29 Yi

*97 Yz

Ya

52

■%>.:

29%

29 Yz
♦97 Yz

33%

33 Ya

14

14Yi

>

:

14 Ya

29%
"■

99

26%

26 Yi

41Ya

41 Yi

20Ya

20 Ya

93Yi

28%

29

32%

33 Ya

32%

21%

21%

22

•

15Ya

16

15%

*81

82

81

♦71

30

♦84Yz

85

33%
22

56
22 Yi

-97

30%

;

1,100

600

2,100
2,300

9,700

14 Yi

4,600
6,300

101

2,800

41%

29 Yi

29%

4,800

22 Yi

42 Ya

10,500

20 Ya

93 Yz

28%

5,600

:26Yz
20 Ya

16,600

26 Yz

20%

93 Ya

93

'

17,900

99 Yz

14'/a

41%

19%

,

33 Yi

*100

26%

40%

'

56 Yi.

33 Ya

14Yi

26%

v

*97 Yz

*

33 Yi

101

♦100

101

•100

94

22 Yi
96

29%

99 Yz

*55 Yz

95 Yz

33 Ya

-

Yz

,

43
5%
13%
7%
40%
41 Yt
37 Ya
37%
16 ' " 16 Yi
94 Yz
94 Y2
*62Y2
64
31%
31%
32%
32%
53 Yi
53 %

169

14%
*

83

35

21

10% 10Ya
26% .26 /a
*101
102

168 Yz

15 Ya

14%

82

59%

81
SO
°4/z
30%

23,200

35:'* 7

52

26%
40%
19%
*83

2,200

159%

48

34 Yz

22

*100

800

48 Yz

153 Yi

48

*80 Ya

55%

33 Y4
14

32%

82

60

99
33 Y2
14 Yi
100%
27
40%
20 Ya
93 Y2

586,100

153%

•167 Yz

14%

55 Ya

29

11,100

2%

*32 Ya

327/a

47 Ya

55%

*97Ya

19%

Yz

2

2%

152 Ya

99 Yz

"91%

11,300

•56%

19%

2%

47

55¥2

\

*•'

19

152 Yi

*98 Yz

" 22

1,100

30 Ya

98

:

55

' -•

151 Yz

43%
99 Ya

49 Y2

9,400

253/a

30%

Birthday

"

32%"'

46%

25 Ya

*96

>98

*96

.

*47

Washington's

2%

32

32%
46 %
153 %

15%
23

No par
preferred—100

Zinc-Lead

•47 Yi

k 47

Vz

21

*40

47

47

*15%
22%

common

participating

Campbell Red Lake Mines Ltd
Campbell Soup Co
Campbell W & C Foundry

62 Yz Feb

For footnotes

71*

Calumet

7

Feb

Byers Co

3
3

Ye Feb

*20 Yz

*89

£6

——_5

Zinc

17
19

64

Butte Copper &

23

Jan

13

20%

28 Yi

15 <*
81
*71
84'»
30Ya

15

7Yz Jan
38

20%

36 Ya

21%

1

14 Yz Feb

10

62 Ya

36%
28 Y2
91

*29
32%

5

43% Jan

Feb

67% Jan

preference
Co

3

Feb

16

61%

*105 Yz

1
100
100
100

Inc

Co

23

34% Jan

July 15

61%

17%

500
1,400

.

,V;'V

46%

49 Yi

20

67 Yi
'

*45%

*120

5

1

Co

Bros

Callahan

17 Ye Jan

100

No par

Terminal

9

98

17

5

Burroughs Corp

13

16

26

5

Co

Jan

93 Yz Feb

14% Sep

10

6% Jan
40

14

91% Jan
25% Jan

11
12

47

♦46 Yz

41

10

Forge

6Y2 Jan

45

No par

Co

Watch

Butler

6

15

Co common—

second

Apr

34 Ye Jun

Jan

47

■

Yz.

21%
52
14
47

!

1

Inc

4Yi%

92

6

23

67 Yi

20%

59%
43 Yi
*98 Y2
55 %

2.50

preferred

3

85

Gas

2x/i%

22% Jan

Mar 18

67%

47

32%
46 Y4

——100
No par

Burlington Industries Inc com
4% preferred
i

76% Jan
15

I

preferred

21

Nov

21% Dec

45%

67%

70

19,900

45%

•

21 Yz

2

—3.50
No pur

Brunswick-Balke-Collender

27% Aug 17

26

Co

Bucyrus-Erie

23

23

44%

19%

_5
50

Bigelow

Brown,

103% Jan

.

Brooklyn
Brown

3

Feb

105

67 Yi

55 Yi

2.50

preferred

34%
112 Yz

*104

-

Bristol-Myers Co common.
3%%

34 Yi

*111%

45 Yi

*50Ya

6,500

34%
111%

44%

.

6,900
24,900

34 Ya

*104 '105

67

46

500

6%
14 Yi

45

46 Yi

100

103

111%

34 Yi
111%
105

18%?

—100

Co

*6Yi
14

54 Ya>

100

—

——

13

4,100

102

19%

RR—

4Y2%. preferred

3

Feb

98

Maine

Briggs Manufacturing
Briggs & Stratton

24

32% Jan

&

49 Yi

6%

54 Y2

25

Co_

Bridgeport Brass Co common

19

Jan

Edison

preferred
Braniff Airways Inc

23

57 Ye Jan

23

100 Yz Apr

34% May

Boston

Boston
,

Jan

48 Yi

14 Ya

19

15
—5
100

—

Common

28 Ye Jan

(The)

48 Yi

14

„

.

134,300

103 Yz

.

25% Jan

28

64% May 18

61

23

14

Nov

38

15% Mar 14

3

33% Jun

28 Ye Mar 15

8

11

33% Feb

28VaJan 23

Jan

39 Yz Jan

;•? 7%

47 Ya

Bethlehem

3

5,000

7 Yi

6Y4

53%

1

-

25%

7Ya

20%

1 peso

-

17 Yz

102 Yi

'

500

10 %

17 Yz

25 Yi

6%

33%

*

10

Ya
25 Ya

47%

14%

111%
•104

1,800

10

17

102 Yi

13%

Steel (Del) com—No par
151
17% preferred
;
100
*168Y2 171Blgelow-Sanford Carpet (Del) com_5
xl5Ya 15%
:
4Ya% Pfd series of 1951
100
*80% 81 Ya
Black & Decker Mfg Co
1 ;i.i
34
34 Ya
Biaw-Knox Co
(Delaware)
10
32%
33
Bliss (E W) Co
1 V
275/8 27%
Bliss & Laughlin Inc—;
—2.50
35% 35Va
Boeing Airplane Co
5
73 ■
73%
Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp
5
27 Ya
29
Bon Ami Co class A
——No par
26 Yi
26 Y2
Class B
No par
13
13 Ya
Bond Stores Inc
—;—1
15%
16
Book-of-the-Month Club Inc
1.25
12 Ya
12 Ya

7

9

168

33 Yi Oct

Sep

9
26

32% Feb

16

Jan

14 Yz Feb

9

Sep

18

&

98 Yi

-

7%

7%
47%

*6Yi

20 %

11,600

66

>25

25 Yi

101
v

43 Yi

65%

*17Yi

17Yz

7Yi
47%

48%

340

427/a

65%

10

1U

25
,

99%

43 Yi

47 Ya

*96

1

Best Foods

6

Aug 17

Co

Jan

1U

*17 Ya

98 Yi

42 Yi
65

:

64 Y2

*63 Ya

64

4

%

98%

98 Yz

42 Yz

5
Co

Benguet Consol Mining Co

31

1
9

98 Yz
42 Ya

.

21Y4

2jVa

100

Finance

44% Jan

6
7

25

Beneficial

24

56 Ya July

158 Yu Sep

24

1
10

common

Bendix Aviation

3

2% Feb

35% July 25 t

101 Yz Jan

74

3

20 Ye Jan

6

1 % J an

—

Co

preferred

4%%

30

30

18% Jan

12

Jan

58 Ye Jan

.49% Jan 19

7

14

Dec

2

101

10
1

Co

Corp

Howell

99%
42 Ya

99%

-

27 Ya 27 Ya
13
13Ve
24 Yt ' 24%

—50

RR

Packing
Beldlng-Heminway

101

8

Oct

13 Ye Jan

Creek

23,700

35 Ya
28 %
*89
21
*47Va

—100
1

•

Beech-Nut

42 Ya Apr

19% Sep
1

Feb

27

38 Ya

105Ya 105%

_1

pfd

4%%

38

6

17

45

(A S)

Beech Aircraft Corp

17% Jan

28

Jan

96% Mar

3

Inc

Instruments

Beck Shoe

16

Jan

"47

34% May

,•

30% Jan

22

Jan

24%

14

Oct

.49

91

20%'Feb 10

Corp

conv

Beckman

4

30% Jan

23

96

30

18

Works

Co common
12.50
prior preferred—100
AYi% preferred
100
Beaunlt
Mills
Inc
2.50

20

11

12

Beatrice Foods

3%%

37 Yi

*41
42
50Y2
50%
17%
I7Y2
49 Yz
49 Y2
*120
130

—50
10
No par

Bayuk Cigars Inc-

3

Feb

26

26

40

6

3

124

105 Ye Jan

Jan

Nov

85

Bath

2

20 Ye Sep

24

9

Iron

37%

20 Y4

—10

preferred

4Vz%

16

107 Ya May

22 Y, Mar 14

«,——10
common

19 Ye Jan

17

Jun

50

,

Corp

Barker Brothers

49% Jan

Jun

13

Oil

Barber

6,
30

54 Yz Jan

16

57
147

13

Jan

preferred—100

issued"

"when

41 Yz Jan

14

17 Ye Jan

23

19% Nov

14% Jan
48

Ye Feb

Jan

100

——

Common

37 Ye

33% 34 Ys
111% 111%
104
104
44 Ye
45%%
*67
67 Y2
46 Y2 46 Y2
rlY8
1 ft
*46
46 Ye
62 Yz 62%

100
100

common

Bangor & Aroostook RR

2.

37%

6 Ye
6 Ye
100
101%
13Y2
13%

1

noncumulatlve

4%

19

65

75% Nov 23
45
July 14

6

Jan

42 Ye Jan

% Feb

64% Jan
30

Ohio

&

37%

714
48%

3
No par

common

Gas & Elec Co—No par

Baltimore

37%

7Ya

preferred series C

4%

4,400

25Ys

preferred series B

4Yz%

47%

24%

«fe Wilcox Co

Baltimore

7

4

30

47 Yi

of Amer—5

Inc

T)

99%

47 Ya

10 Ya

(The)-Nopar
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp
13

12

35 Yz Feb

Jan

110

(B

Babcock

1,400

99%

46%

*99

99%

*99.

17 Ya

Mfg Corp (The)

3,300

i

47 Ya

*10

$2.25 conv preferred

Babbitt

53% Sep

18

/

3 i

103% Jan

5
12

113% May

14

99

Avco

24

6% Jan 26

5
14

Feb

33 Ye Jan

24% Mar 30
35% Aug 12

10

Mar 31

109

6% Jan
95

Mar 24

49 Ye Feb

5,400

60 Va

28%

46%

*17%

Canteen Co

Automatic

-20

—

prior pref

147 Yz

28%

■

46 Ya

99%

($1.20)—No par

common—-No par

Nichols

Conv

7% Feb 24

5

5

6

10

8% Feb

66

Jan

44% Jan

Mar 30

54

Feb

10

18

8% Apr

Oct 20

42

61% Feb 13

9
:4

———,—5

Powder

r

k'

18

$3.75

Atlas Corp

3,700

37
98 Yz
42 Ya
64

—10

series B

26

38% Sep

28%-

3,100
'

•,

60 >:

60%

5,100
.

,:■% Y 180

i

50

147 v

60 Ya

Birthday %

109

59%

-

:•.?

31%) ■L

109

>

28 Yi

:

29 Yz

-31 Ya

146 i>. 147 Ya

Washington's

147

%» >

91,600

17%

29 Yi

45 Yz

No par

RR

146 Yi

17%
;

59%

59%

28 Yz

*99

-i-100

—

Line

Coast

Atlantic Refining common

9

96% Sep

preferred

4%

:

Co com—6.50

City Electric

48% Jan

100

1

23

50

Preferred
Atlantic

28% Feb

3

96 Ye Feb

43 Vz Jan

50

Common

Jan

61% Jan

151

13

Mar 17

59 % Mar

10

59% Feb

Aug 11

62

Jan 23

137

30

162 > Nov

18

Jun

68

-

CLOSED

Atchison Topeka to Santa
t

.

110

STOCK

*59 % >59%

59%

4,200

29
"

108%

108%

,29

29%

30%

.

100

1,800

7Yz

7%

17%

>

59Ya

10

Co

30%

*108l/z 109 Yz

100

>

Investment

Associates

3

30%

1

-

110

20

:

>:

29%

17

29%

17 Ya

29 Yz

Corp—

preferred

7 Yi

7 Yz

103

*18%

19

7%

2,300

1

*101

103

19

29 Ya

30%

30 Yz

30 Yi
*101

lOOYz

17%

17 Vz

167/a

,

30 Yi

.

•

104% Feb

1,800

37%

29%

;7%

16%
29Y2

3,500

38

29 Ya

*18
.

Shares

5 Ya

29%

lOOYz

101
*18 Ye

the Week

5 Yi

5%

i.'l 37%

16%

30Va

1

38

49%

17 Ye

30

Friday
Feb. 24

23

.

5Yi

*29

29Y2
50%

1

Inc

Oil & Refining

Ashland

49%

No par
5

Corp

Co

Carpet

29Ye

5

Illinois

of

Industries

Arvln

3
24

29% Feb 23

Co

Constable

Artloom

13

8 Ye Jan

Corp

preferred

Arnold

6

Jan

22

23

ft

$3.75

101% Feb ' 7

4

•;

Feb

19

3

31

Steel

5

37%

38:

10

3

4%

4%

38

_5

13

54% Jan

6

Jan

Corp

30% Jan

9

11

22

No par

23

26 Ye Oct

19 Yi Sep

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Argo Oil

4%

5

46% Feb

13 % Jan

18

3

Co Inc

27% Jan

5
6

55% Dec

May 12

36

Jan

40

P W Products

A

24

Feb

Feb. 23

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

liiui'sday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday
Par

EXCHANGE

Highest

Lowest

STOCK

NEW YORK

Sales for

PRICES

STOCKS

l*i(( for rrtvUu

93%

300

29 Yi

29 Yi

1,000

33%

32%

33%

22 Ya

22

22

16Vi

16

16 Yi

8IY2

*81

*71

80

*71

♦84 Yz

85

*93

84%

82

7,900
1,500

32,700
60

80

84%

50

17,200

30%

32 Ya

31 Yi

31%

31Vi

31%

15 Yz

15 Yz

15%

15%

15%

15%

22 Yz

227a

6,900

1,000

22 Yz

22%

22%

22%

10

10%

10%

10%

10% '11'/a

11,500

*26 Yz

27 Ya

26 Yz

26 Ya

400

101 Yi

101 Yi

101 Yi

101 Yi

50

42 Yi

42 Ya

42%

42%

26 Yz

102

42 Yz

42 Y2
5%
13%
6%

5%
13 Yz

.

.26%
102

42 Yz
6

Ya

14 Ya

'

57a
14 Ya

7

6

14 Yz

7Yo

6

14 Ya

7

1,600

6 Ya

17,400

14 Ya

35.400

7

7,300

7Ya

7%

40%

40%

41 Ya

413,4

4lYi

41%

37 Ya

37%

37 Ya

37%

37%

37%

2,600

"11,800

4,800

16 Ya

16 Yi

15%

16

15%

16 Ya

94

95

*94 Ya

96

94%

94%

64

62 Yz

*62Yz

63 Ya

20

62 Yz

31%

31%

31 Ya

31 Ya

31%

1,100

32%

32%

32%

33

32%

32%

*53 Yi

53%

53 Ya

54

53 Y2

53 Ya

'

62%

*31

230

28,100
500

Volume 183

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1005)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Ran re for Previous

Lowest

Range Since Jan. 1

Highest

22% Jan

6

Lowest

4214 Dec

7

30 7a Mar 14

33% Sep

25'A Oct

36% Api

112

10

Jan

23

11

121

Mar 15

5514 Jan

NEW

23

4172 Feb

21

3172 Jan

23

35V4 Jan

4

6

2572 Jan

23

2374 Feb

24

22

Nov

11974 Jan

5

1207, Feb

7

25 7» Feb

24

3

88% Sep

15

23

Jan

23

1

18

7774 Jan

88

Feb

43 7a Feb

23

57

Jan

53 % Mar

2

5172 Jan

4

23% July

7

2074 Jan

19

116

12

Dec

45

May 16

102 % Feb

8

19 % Nov

10

187a Jan

30

119V* Jan

23

70% Feb

Jan

714 Jan

6

ll5/a Nov 30

18
3

14"% Jan

31

45% Jan

5
7

367a Dec

1H

22

Jan

23

Feb

15 7a Jan

'27% Jan 23

30

Feb
Feb

333/8 Jan
15

6

36

Jan

3

1672 Jan

10

12% Jan

5

30

56 34 Jan

Century Ribbon Mills

30

673/4 Jan

9

Cerro

15

22% Jan

23

253/s Jan

3

20

Certain-Teed

3% Feb

10

4 72 Jan

3

18

Chadbourn

54% Jan

9

10

7

Dec

50

Apr

5

104

Dec

6

109

Feb

3

29% July 19
6% May 17

68

Feb

16

65% Nov 30

36

71

18

Dec

27

5634 Sep

6

/el:

16

100

Oct

108

83/s Jan

Feb 15

533/4 Jan

14

7 96% Jan

20

21% Feb

58

Jan

18

36% Mar 25

23% Feo

26

27

Dec

9

23% Feb

17

18

447a Dec

5

37

4334 July 26

6

29s/e Jun

Feb

39

22

Jan

4

3

5

Chic

Jan

4

22% Feb

'9

263/i Jan

45% Feb

74% Sep

1

62% Feb

23

7174 Jan

30% D:c

19

24% Feb

14

30 34 Jan

13

313/a Feb,. 1

48

16

39

39% Jan

6

53% Mar

108% Jan

11

1423/4 Mar

42% Dec

30

42% Dec

9% Feb

14

14 >/4

29

3

Jan

18

23s/a Jan

100

4

4

30 *•

Sep 27

Feb

140

128

Jan

25
10

10% Jan

4

1

2072 Jan
-5172 Feb

:V
f

23

Jan

5

3

10272 Feb

24

37% Dec

30

37% Jan

3

413/4 Jan

11

50 34 Feb

1

42% Feb

10

4774 Jan

6

62% Sep 23
17% Jan
3
107

Nov

54

Jan

23

61% Feb

30

143/4 Feb

10472 Jan

9

313/s Feb

6

23% Jan

3

217a Feb

Jan

26

115

Oct

21

.94% Feb

53
191

Jan

6

91

Dec

22

73

Aug 30
Jan

4

42% Aug 18
20% Oct 11

5534 Oct

11

347a May 4
27a Jan 17
3934 Mar 14
133% Jan

4

103

C

18

25

30

Jan

78

20
7

Feb

9

23

109

__

C

14

Jan

23

6874 Jan

5

447a Jan

3

45 74 Feb

20

372 Jan

16

503/8 Jan

13

Clopay Corp
¥Cluett Peabody & Co
v
7% preferred

Apr

60

7

3

Feb

49
Aug 26
148% Mar 14

443/4 Jan

3

13772 Jan

23

141

Jan

100 % Mar

9

122

Aug 26

111% Jan

5

125

Jan

145

July 11

1223/4 Feb

9

1263% Jan

90

Jan

17% Jan
21

45

14
6

Mar 14

,160

Sep
627s Jan

4

557a

Feb" 16

62% Jan

3

90

Jan

3

93

21% Jun 20

18

Feb

13

33% Sep

2372 Jan

9

28% Jan

20

3174 Jan

6

23

49

6

49% Dec 30

47% Jan

16

63

Mar 29

45

Feb

9

6

75

May 27

C372 Feb

21

65

Jan

13

4%

57

14

593/k Feb

16

4%

56

Jan

Jan

17

67% May 27

22% Oct

7
11

31

3

38% Mar 14
7% Oct
17

NOV

13

7572 Jan

18

Jan

27

54

Jan

18% Feb

14

21% Jan

47% Jan 20

41

7

10
6

5

347/8 Nov 18
2372 Sep
1
523/a Aug
5
1113/4 Aug 16

$4.25

;

24

647a

530

75%

43,600

26%
*101

27
102

.

.

14%
307/a

58%

58

58%

14%

14 7a

143/a

♦104 7a

30%

107

30%

107

31

217a

213/8

213/a

96%

96 %

*96%

x89%

897a

*194

110

76%

50

*44

2174

Birthday

40f'"'40 74
44 7a
45

44 74* 44%

573/4

Washington's

*101vi a-102

40 v*i 407a

90

110

110

77%

76%

*44

443/8

2174

217a

,

21%

267a

2,700

40%
44%

457a

58%
14

443/4 v

9,000

14 7a

30%

31

30 7a

217a

21%

217a

215
106

*10074
38%
110

777a
*44

21%

21%

♦96%

98

94

93%

*194

215

*101

106

~40

106

3874
•

38%

3,400

110%

110
70

77%

*77

79

44%

*44

44%
2274

21%

2274

64

643%

6374

64

64%

65%

6574

66

45 7a

45 74

457a

457a

45 7a

45 7a

457a

3 74

No par

45%

3

4674

46

1397a

4674

1397a

139

"111

*111

117

124

124

124 7a

4674

123%

3

3 7a

3

37a

46 7a

47
139

*138

117

♦111

1233/4

1243/4

1,600

139

20

117

12474

58%

573/4

58%

58

58

93

93

93

£3

93

*92

94

*187a

183%

183/4

183/4

18 3/4

19

19

19

29%

293/«

30

29%

3074

♦48%

57%

2974

30

x2974

49

500

46%
63%

890

*C9

59%

2.50

X23%

243/4

247a

243/4

24%

25

2474

24%

2.50

x23%

2474

23 7a

24

24

2474

24

2474

6.200

16

16 7a

16

167a

16

16 7a

15%

16 7a

5

23%

23%

23%

23%

23%

29,300
5,200

cumulative preferred_No par

*83 7a

Broadcasting

Pictures

*59

*5872

System—

—No par

common

84

*83%

*83%

84

23

23%

837a

84

487a

48

48

3/4

4874

49%

4874

32%

32 7a

323/a

31%

327a

32

233/4
837a

130

'2.400

42%

Co
—

Publishing Co—No

12

Jan

4

37

Jan

11

17% Feb

10

207? Feb

24

Consolidated Cigar Corp
Consolidated Coppermines

3

483/4 Feb

1

26
7

20%

15,000

48

48%

11,300

No par

108%

108%

109

108%

108%

32%

33%

33

3374

337a

34

33%

108%
347a

6,600

1
1.337a

16%

16 %

16%

16 3/4

167a

167/a

167a

163/4

4,600

5

277a

273/i

2774

277a

27%

27%

277a

27%

1,600

10

35*78

36

35%

36

367a

36

36%

8,600

23

23

_.

Electronics

Ind

Corp
Corp

Consol, RR of Cuba 6% pfd
; Consolidated Retail Stores Inc
'Consolidated Textile

Jan

6

Jan

3

$4.50

1

$4.52

Dec

23

10272 Jan

31

103% Jan

4

80
July 7
105% Jan 10
4172 Sep
8

Jan

31

793% Jan

17

10172 Feb

16

Jan

;

11

36% Jan

Consumers Power Co

18

109

July

5

105

Jan

3

39

JuitT'l

% Feb

10

42% Jan

13

10474

99

Jan

9

10172 Feb

17

10672 Jan 20

Common
4%

Co Inc

$5 50

4934

No par

110%
*1083/4
103

*

25'%
11%
9

367a

*227a

25

*22%

*11%

12

11%

9

97a

9

25

11%
9 7a

100

!

11%
9

200
900

9Va

1,700

50 34

49%

5074

1117a

110%

111%

110%

iio3/4

110%

1103i

4C0

109

109

*108%

109%

»10834

109%

103

102 7a

102%

♦1027a

103

*102 7a

1037a '

50

49 3/-

50

75
103

33%

75

75

75

*1017a

103

*1017a

33%

34

34%

107

105%

*105%

76

103

34%
105%

50

75

♦1017a
35

1057a

No par
20

*10534

39%

4074

x39%

40%

40%

4174

40%

*10074

1017a

*10074

101%

10074

10074

10074

new

11% 4

4,600

109

1017a
33 7a

,

No par

——

com

♦

108%

2/700

747a

——10

preferred

109

America—

i

Continental Can Tnc

$3.75 preferred

9

No par

Continental Baking Co com—No par
.

11%

1

No par

com

—

preferred

*23

100
10c

preferred
preferred

$4.16 preferred
Container Corp of

1,300

2074

487a

9

51

33%

2074

9

10972 Feb

33 3/8

20

10% Jan
112

33

47%

14% Jan

4

33

48

3

1

4,000

2074

23

27

8,400

22

47%

874 Jan
Feb

33

21%

20

1172 Feb

107 72 Jan

327a

213/4

*

48 7a

14

109

33 74

1,500

1774

2074

27

1

327a

17,800

16%
'

19%

11

4

21%

8

3.000

7,600
9,300

47%

14% Dec

Jun

21%

8

Corp—5

Consolidated Natural Gas

104

213/a

217a

Consolidated Laundries Corp

109%

21%

7%

8

17

747a

51%

3,400

Y com_-~No par

of N

Consolidated Foods

26

7%

16%

8

177a

*

Congoleum-Nairn Inc

preferred

8

17

No par

22% Jan

737a

747a

17

8

10

6

733/4

16%

8

par

Corp

Consol Edison

32%

9,700

4974
327a

42 74

Nast

Mills

110

20

60

4274

Feb

20

41,900

593/4

50

42

Jan

.

1.100

42

37

4,000
/

41%

24% Jan

2,800

583/4

58%

*92

10

3,900
9,200

47

*950

"950

*950

17,600

3

41%

29

4,600

<

4574

*3 7a

41%

19

30

2,800

215

25

10

3,400

98

110%

39%
110

2.300

9574

1

Commonwealth Edison Co

10

2,200

30%

593/4

Cone

Jan

16,200

1474
107

53 72

Conde

$5

180

59%

♦1047a

*194

777a

5.600

44 74

-

59 7a

5974
1474

92 7a

44 3/a

I

107

*96 3/4

21%

41%

*104 7a

91

39%

26%
102%

417a

417a

98

110

2674
1017a

263/4
102

101

63 7a

9

Consol

800

,

467a

4

247a Jan




27

757a

757a

60

74

24

62

CO

./

49

463/4 Jan

26.

26%

CLOSED

19 J

23

page

EXCHANGE

7374

51

343/4 Jan

see

STOCK

58

72%

1974

3

For footnotes

24

58

73%

51%

11

13

24

57

72%

19%

2734 Feb

977a Aug U

247a

25

55

-

1,000

64

3

16

*23%

24%

♦117a

46%

Jan

Feb

11%

*63

Jan

33

117a

5174

36% Jan

100% Jan

117a

7,700

11,200

*45%

8

104

117a

53

4274
11%

*48 7a

18

74

117a

42

1974

6

6

427a

1,800

160

*140

41%

19%

19

6

52 7a

53
160

*140

427a

733/4

Jan

7

52%

5274
155

4174

517a

3134 Oct

Jan

51%
*140

42 7b

1974

3

61

52 74

155

7374

20

27 7s Jan

7,800

*117a

Columbian

20

1017z Mar

42%

10,800

63%

8

48% Jan

41%

51

Jan

Mar

42%

193/4

17

112

41%

19 7a

35% Jan

11

41%

—1

109% Jan

Jan

40%

Solvents

6

106% Aug 17
101% Oct 28

13,700

40 3/8

Commercial

3

108

28%

48%

31

3

63

28 7a

6

10

537a Nov

24%

62%

2874

73 Va

16% Feb

Jan

23%

63 3/a

26%

5174

29% Jan

7

24

623/4

26%

50%

10874 Jan

Jan

233/4

63

267a

73 %

24

734 May 10
46 7a Jun
1

233/4

63

10

18% Feb 17

10

23%

463/4

21% Feb

Mar 16

24%
26 74

Credit

44 7s Jan

2,000

63 72

Commercial

5

500

41

13

7

33

41

48

153/4 Jan

18

41

Carbon Co——No par
Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—5
Combustion Engineering Inc
1

237a Jan

2074 Nov 10

407a

637a

3

423/s Jan

403/4

♦40

*453/4

11

Feb

40"

200

15,900

X48 7a

Jan

17

*38

32

64 74

73/4 Jan

8% Jan 11
247/8 Jan 11
2572 May 26

127a Jan
Jan ;

697. Feb
50

18

45% Jan
108

6

14

2074 Oct 28
27% Feb

3

9

3874

400

22%
24%
387a

467a

3

2634 Feb

3874

38

*303/4

48 3/4

51

6

3874

22 7a

32

64

8474 Jan

6

38 74

23

483/4

8

25

24

*

Columbia

46% Feb

24 7a

51%

Southern Ry com—100
1st pfd
100
noncumulatlve 2nd j^fd—100

3

19% Jan

233/4

41%

&

26 3/4 Jan

54% Jan

247a

*140

noncumulatlve

30

Feb

30

40

stock—50

preferred series B—

Colorado

22% Jan

32% Feb

223/4

233/4

♦1047a

gtd

Columbia Gas System Inc

4

100

2934

*950

6

10

99

22%

5

com

27% Dec

Feb

*96 7a

24 7s

Corp—No par

Co

237a Nov 23

Jan

16,700

30

23

300

58

227a

♦31

1,800

73A
69

57%

63%

com—-100

B

Jan

*68

9,500

4074

23%

5

A

83

*97

141

Class

48

98

117

Class

31

C-8

124

3

4

99

10072

♦1397a

13

17

573/4.

2,400

64%
107

77a

68

5774

*111

1672 Jan

347/8 Aug
2
79% Mar 24
5734 jun 16

1,000

26

—100

267» Jan

85% Feb

39%

73/4

68

573/a

—No par

26% Jan

5272 Jun

77a

67

577a

preferred_100

2nd

17

11

7%

*106 7a

39%

40

10

com

14

May 27

7%

37%

1

19

44 % Oct

62

637a

637a
107

*106

37%

38%

No par

2372 Feb

28% Mar 15

7%

6374

63

107

37 3/8

67

Del_50

—

15% Jan

77

62%
"106

5772

23 3/4

-1

Apr 21
Apr 22
177a Feb 23
22

300

467a

572%

9

4

62

66

*97

—_No par*.
—10

47*

153/4 Mar li

2374 Feb

73/4

Internat'l

Columbia

32

22% Oct

Feb

Jan

473/4 Jan

4%

61%

4

6174

5672

$3.50 preferred
No par
/Collins & Aikman Corp
/No par
Colorado Fuel & Iron com—No par

Jan

59

4

61

V

66

'

45% Dec

3%
60 74

.

38

(The).

;Colgate-Palmolive

21

14

Pitts RR 7%

cumulative

Coca-Cola
9

Feb

4

60

22 72

—

15

95% Mar

37,500

24%

37%

100

Molybdenum

4%

474

66

23%

*287a

com

guaranteed

Coca-Cola Co

24,600

65 7a

233/4

3%

No par

"Climax

5

9,500

2574

65%

237a

par

Corporation

13

Apr 18
507a May 6

Ilium

Clevite

13

6

657a

243/a

64

233/4

60

No par

; Clinton Foods Inc—

2

4

64%

64%

23%

3 8 3/a

16

&

11%

03%

62

preferred

Special

15%

11%

*10074

17

noncumulatlve

^Cleveland

*14 7a

12

*194

203/4 Feb

3

35 7a

157a

*113/4

38 74

767a Jan

10

35%

♦147a

11%

1017a

437a Jan

21

357a

157a

215

45% May 12
2 5 3/8 Feb 14

803/4 May 2
45% Jan 10

6,500

353/8

11%

373/4

7

Jan

10

35%

35

1017a

Dec

77% Feb

♦112

....

*147a

15

3

Elec

112

5,700

35%

•

preferred—100

2»
26

45

112

400

87

35

.

20

3474 Jan

2474 Jan

113

'

107

Co

10172 Feb

78%

800

*112

55%
112%

113

100

10974 Jan

$4.50

15%

55 7a

2,300

No par

.

6

6

15%

567a

857a

407a

com

C & St Louis Ry Co

5%

15%

55

40 74

common-:—

Equipment

^Cleveland

15%

54

61

pfd

Corp

4

13

15%

■

4074

100

13

21

85

15%
54

"106

_u

Oct

111% Jan
990

C

85

15%

39%

1

Milling Mach Co

Sep

Jan

♦84

17%

55 72

10

Jan

Jan

857a

85

-

Electric—

City Investing Co
572%
preferred

Clark

—

393/s Feb

2,300

25

41

103

4,300

25

111

111

1,500

10%

17

407a

' City Products Corp
—No par
City Stores Co common
:
5
474%
convertible preferred—100

9574 Feb 24

1774

17%

.

40

Oil

&

I T Financial

17%

400

20

Co-

com

Cities Service Co—

v

3

Jan

Gas

*19%

41%

1

preferred

Cincinnati

17

18

4%

19%

41 r

preference—No par

Common
i

3

12% Jan

15

Jan 17
92
33'4 May 31

27%

104% Jan

10

Oct

2027a Sep

:

19%

20

4874

12

& Pac

Cotton

10,100

4,000

Chile Copper Co
Chrysler Corp

Jan

25

108

Chickasha

24

convertible

Cincinnati
26

40% Feb

14

20

$3

37%

29%

Chicago Rock Isl & Pac RR—No par
Chicago Yellow Cab——
No par

Jan j3

100 % Jan

94

f

Feb

6472 Feb
.87

9

27

Feb

23

25

20

3

37 7e

10%

1

Chicago Pneumatic Tool

15

38 7a

297a

North

Feb

16 %

29%

Western com—No par
preferred series A
100

5%

Birthday

29%

Inc

noncum

4,500

363/4

48

40

Paul

A

73 7a

29%

50

11% Feb

17

197a Jan

;

1

series
&

717a

17%

1572

—

4374 Jan

9

715/8 Feb

16

5%

240

71%

10%

*11%

preferred

Chic

35,300

20%
1177a

70%

473/4

1

Ry

117

Washington's

10 3/8

*111

preferred—100

Western

19 7a

1974
117

713/8

29%

(The)

Chic Milw St

23

38% Feb

104% May

Nov, 1

11

53

30

29% July 15

42% Aug 23
45% Mar 14
12

46% Feb

Aug 29

59

30

ioi34 Apr

14

30

July 27

10172 Nov

17

Aug

36% Dec

3

Feb

44% Jan

1

22% Feb

7

66% Jan

Dec

A

Great

5%

4

21

Class

18%
*116

11,800

105

47

No par

convertible

CLOSED

»103Va

10%

*1472

Chicago & East 111 RR com__No
v:

3

16

14'/4 Jan

372%

-

110

1187a
70%

69%

*

477a

15%

10

Chicago Corp

42

30

16

413/4 Jan

9

13

263/4 Feb

*

9974 Jan
3174 Jan

17

20 Va Sep

33% Jan

/

*117 7a

69%
105

107»

85

Cab
Manufacturing—1.25
Chesapeake Corp of Virginia—
5
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25

2474 Jan

13

1177a

66

*103

*46 7a

Checker

3

STOCK

90

500

14,200

10 74

__No par

24

17

29%

Inc

Vought Aircraft

Feb

217a

16%

117

•

EXCHANGE

116

*19%

173/a

*54

—5

$4.50 preferred

Chance

30

69 74 Jan

3

277a Mar 25

19

3

217a

16%

4774

9.50

Common

7

3

21%

167a

50

Chain Belt Co

3

Feb

42% Jan

9

Jan

24

65% Jan

5

Feb

Feb

Corp

6,700

527a

29%

Products Corp

Gotham

200

56%

52 7a

36%

-

,—No par
5

Champion Paper & Fibre

59% Jan 31
104% Jan

9% Feb 25

Mar 14

62

Pasco

41%

55%

527a

10

Central & South West
Corp
Central Violeta Sugar Co_.

de

417a

553/4

10

——

57% Nov

2314 Mar 14

n

472 %

Central Illinois Public Service
Central RR Co of N J

16

,

17%

423/4
•

55 7a

»/•.'■

4672

1
par

Light com—No par
preferred
-100

14

66

5

Illinois

27

Apr
4
17% July 21

37% Mar 14

157a May

Sugar Co

700

71

:

36 72
20

40

4,900

25 74

84 7a

21

,

;

1187a

1974

8,400

120

24%

-25

64%

•

527a

cava

116

7172

*19%

Foundry Co
:
of Georgia Ry com__No

Central

.

*42
'

105

18%

117

36 7»

20

Feb

20

1177a

19%

11674
707a

No par

preferred

11% Feb

6

117

183/4

100

preferred series B
100
Central Hudson Gas & Elec—No
par

8

42

2.

preferred series A_100

5%

1

,73334 Jan

11S3A

6472

Aguirre

/

120

1207a

24%

-

167t

100

common

~

203A

167a

*1037a

Central

23

Feb

22

203/4

167a

_

5% Sep

4

8% Jan

v

"

31

113

23

2174

167a

common

297a Jun

13% Oct

157a Jan

Jan

9

6

*20%

64 72

Central

6

5672 Feb

16

Jan

1

preferred

*119%

527a

12.50

74

,

•

55

5272

1043/4

./Central

11

16

6

51% Jan
110

543/4

52 7a

—

2nd

.

427a

55 72

52 72

63%

5%

3

Jan

*42

5434

*103%

7%

4

52 74 Jan

43

2472 j 2472
843/„
843/8

10

2

|86

/

85

4.20%
100
Celanese Corp of Amer com__No
par

6

10% Jan

2

9

247a

*8472

1207a

10

preferred

Preferred

3

18% Jan

2472

*119%

50

common

Caterpillar Tractor

5

19% Feb

14

81% Feb

Mar 11

30% Sep
40% Dec

Feb

> 46

Apr 2b
553/4 Sep 19

Mar 14

1%

I) >Co

Corp

;v9%

18

112

(J

120

*42 74

Carrier

Case

120

par
5

Steel "Co—
"When issued"
;

3

17

Co

Carpenter

y

19% Jan

69% May 25
95% Nov 14

36% Jan

3,600

conv

Apr 20

79 JA Jail

28

2874

472%

22

21% Jan

27%

Celotex

29

17

27%

23

18% Dec

93 Va Jan

27

38 78 Feb

27

43

27%,--

14

19% x\pr

42% Jan

26%

Feb

26

43% Jan

265/a

13

18% Jan

Oct

5,900

26 72

Jan

34

4

(Philip) Mfg Co
10
Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio
Ry_100
" Carolina Power &
Light
No

34

75

23

29% Jan

3974

33%

2178 Jan

3734 Dec

Jan

38%

33%

11834 Jan

27

21

39%

33

17

Jan

24

39

10

116

Shares

397a
33V*

21

27

July 20
July 26

the Week

Feb. 24

327a

5

Jan

Friday

Feb.23

387a

Feb

83.

37 y4 Jan

104".

...

Sales for

Thursday

33

7078 Feb

29

130

5

1874 Feb

PRICES

39%

24

104

SALE

Feb. 22

327a

9

557a Jan

9
5
3

21

7

2172 Feb

15% Feb

1157» Jan

72% Dec

Jun

.

HIGH

Wednesday

Feb. 21

39

(The)

Corp common,.
472%
preferred
series
24 .' Carriers & General
Corp—

3

26% Jan

Inc

Tuesday

Feb. 20

1

3

19

105% May

Airlines

26

19*/2 Dec

114% Nov

108

Jan

5372 Jan

1273/4 Aug
6134 Dec

10

Monday
par

5

7

49% Aug 16

LOW AND

STOCK

Carey

.

6

24

53

64 3A Feb 18

19

4172 Feb
48 % Oct

Capital

" Carborundum

'

17% May 16
2
13% Nov

YORK

EXCHANGE

Highest

3778 Jan

26% Jan

7

STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

Year 1955

107

757a

50

250

2,300

103

3574
1057a
42

10074

13,700
200

9,100
50

IT

18

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

(1006)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Year 11)55

10

Continental

23

12% Feb

14

14% Jan

13

6

23% Nov

25

22% Feb

15

24% Jan

18

29

7% Dec

51% Sep

28
Apr 15

7% Jan

3

8% Feb

23

98% Feb

16

105% Jan

5

uot

8% Dec

110

i7

2

5%

7o

ll

14

23

104% Feb

2

Continental

Oil

44% NOV 25

14
18

36

Jan

23

40% Feb

21

Continental

Feb

24

Cooper-Bessemer

29

25% Jan 23

Sep

2

35% May 18

52% Sep

19

44% Feb

9

21'A Mar 29

28% July 27

24% Jan

23

20'/a Jan

28

50% Feb

37% Nov 30

24

73% Jun

04

20

68% Jan

3

29

54

Mar 14

14

Jan

Jan

19

Jan

25
24

Jan

30

12

100

May 23

91 Yt Jan 26

99

Jan

26

102

Apr

99

Oct

28

29
2

97 % Feb

26

27% Jan 20

175'/a Dec

?8

24'/4 Jan

25

5

7% Aug

7

Jan

2

Jan,

176

8

Jan

9

35% Jan

183% July 6
43% Dec 21

180

23

3%%

*97%

98%

31%

30%

31%

7%

preferred
Cosden Petroleum Corp

*178%

100

1

38%
6
2%

38

37%

29% Feb

9

30% Jan

3

2

60% Jan

10

67

Jan

11

13

17% Jan

4

15

Crescent

zeilerbach

15

18% Mar 29

29%

29%

61%

15%

34%

35

35%

35%

Steel

Cuba RR 6%

Sugar

Jan

3

7% Jan

10

9% Feb

23

4

78% Feb

8

Cudahy Packing Co common
4%% preferred.

9% Feb

9

10'A Jan

3

Feb

57%

58%

♦103%

104%

130

52%

521/4

52%

12,900

14%

15

14%

15%

15%

15%

16%

16%

16%

16'A

9%

9%

•

16%

14

34% Jan

11

136% Feb

21

Cushman's Sons Inc 7ft

55% Jan

4

59% Feb 23

15% Jan

30% Nov 30

26% Jan

23

30% Feb 24

Z:

■'

86

Dec

27

43% Jan

6

53% Dec

22

913A Sep

30

Sep

93

Mar

14

51% Jan
96

Feb

24

4

16 Mi Jan

13

33% Aug 26

353/4 May

24

96

Jan

Jan

20

95

Jan

16

99-

Feb

93

100% Nov 22

31% May 16

48% Feb-

98% Feb

May 11

24

94 Mi Jan

'

18% July 11
393A Sep 23

51% Jan

87

18

Nov

4

30

Jan

17

36

41

22»A Feb
>
-

Dec

10

•

14% Jan

26

:153/a

1

34% Jan

29

76'An Feb

14

3

18% Jan

27

3

Nov 29

373/4 Feb

9

♦

40 Mi Jan

16

38 % Jan

23

21

34% Feb

21

36 Ma Jan

77

Feb

10

79

173/4 Sep
32% Jan

13

14 Ms Feb

1

35% Apr

4

26% Feb

3

42% Feb 28

34

50% Dec

43 Ms Jan

7

Jan

; Deere &

7%

6

24

11

.

6
3

Jun

Oct

3

23

43% Sep

Feb

423/4 Feb

13

Apr

120

Dec

12

10

Delaware

23
3

Denv & Rio
,

26

9

16% Feb

24

9

28 Mi Jan

3

Jan

31

38

13.50

II8M2 Jan

3

4.40%

25

4.40ft

preferred called

26

36 % Feb

23

Feb

1

35M4Jan

17

34

133/4 Jan

10

22% Nov 30

19 Ma Jan

24

207/a Jan

30

7

13% Jun

7

133/8 Jan

3

16% Feb

23

Diana

Sep 23

36% Jan

27

39

Jan

12

9 Ma Jan

24

10% Jan

3

30

56 Mi Jan

1

49

9% NOV

4

113A Jan

10

47% Oct

11

643A Apr

26

52 % Jan

61

26

79

29

653A Jan 24

70

Jan

5

38% July 25

313A Jan 27

343A Jan

3

Jan

3

183A Mar 31

14

Jan

9

15% Jan

17

62% May 17

933/4 Dec

21

78

Feb

13

90% Jan

3

43% Mar 14

60 % Dec

30

57

Jan

10

623A Feb

24

49% Jan 23

59% Feb

24

363A Jan

17

'19% Sep
103/4 Dec

12

54% Dec 27
24% Jan
3

21

14

73/4 Oct

26

12% Mar

Apr

9

12

3

Dow

19%-Jan 23
11

Jan

18

117% Sep
1
943A Aug 11

2493/4 July
124
101

Apr

6

12

9

113A Jan

17

Duplan Corp

Apr 12
July 25

983/aFeb

15

99% Jan

3

Jan 20

343/4 Feb

24

33% Dec

29

38

46% Jan

12

49% Apr

50% Oct
48% Jan

14

53% Apr 22

52

Jan

5

12

53

51 Ma Feb

17

51% July 22
50% Aug

9

•51% Sep

28

14

27

55

Feb

Nov

33,

27

47'A Jan

18

19

4

52% Jan

5

53% Mar 30

51aA Feb

9

54

Nov

9

52

Jan

13

17

15

Jan

3

Jan

6

17% Nov

40'A Nov

49% Feb

23

53

Feb

16

52% Jan

18

53% Jan 31
52% Jan 12
54

Feb

24

17% Jan

11

Preferred

Nem

(E I)

$3.50

series

4114 Feb 24
Jan

3

Eastern

9

29 Ms Jan

23

36% Feb

24

82% Feb

24

169

Jan

10

511/2 Jan

23

58

Feb

24 Ma Mar 15

61'A Nov 30
35% July 29

24

27% Feb

14

30

Jan

3

S2% July 22

99

Nov

36

6

52

Sep 14
15'/a May 18
353A Mar 14

107

Sep 29
May 27

45

Mar 14

Jan

103

3% NOV

273A Feb

23 'A Feb
53

Aug

4

15

91

Feb

1

94

Jan

10

40 Ma Jan

31

50

Jan

3

16 Ma Jan

30

17M4 Jan

*19%

19 M2

*19%

3 6'A Feb

14

14

4% Jan

10

3

2

X37%

38

37%

9%

10

*67%

331/4

23

32

Jan

3

34% Feb

25

15

Jan

31

16% Jan

Battery
Elgin National Watch Co

17

21 % Jan

23% Jan

Elliott Co

Feb

28

3

58M2 Feb

17

6

19

3

54 Mi Apr
29
Dec

Jan

'11% Oct 31

453/4 Feb

20

27

28'A Jan

6

353/8 Dec

96

2

2514 Apr
20% Jan

18

76

Jan

11

69 M4 Oct

4

Fnr

4

100

8
5

Jan

16

12 'A Jan

9

28% Jan

13

33 Ma Feb

9

96M2 Jan

18

28% Sep 23
24 3A Apr 20

25Mi "Jan-11
20'A Jan 23

87% Oct 31

83

73

footnotes


http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
Federal Reserve Bank'is St. Louis
of

Jan

10

11

3

Feb'

Feb

19

1614 Feb 2130 Mi Oct 20

25M4 Jan

4714 Jan .10
44%

July

8

page 26.

Jan

5

70% Jan 26

Electric Storage

common

Jan

30

5ft

preferred

463A Jan

3

5ft

conv

50

49% Feb

7

Jan

30

13M4 Jan

3

33

30

Jan

34%. Feb
98

Jan

♦27% Feb

-

2nd preferred
El Paso Natural Gas

8,600

371/2

38

3714

38

10

10

93A

.•».

9%

54%

543A

55%

541/4

54%

67%

*67 »/s

69

331/4

32%

33

32%

11%

11%

143/4

1,800

V

33 ya

113/4

8,900
1,300

/

T5'A

11%

*68

100

71

1,000
1,300

11%

11%

11%

15

15%

15

15%

81'A

79M4

81

81%

823/4

83

84

13,500

60

6 lMi

6 lMi

613/4

61%

61%

62

6214

54%

55%

56%

58 Ma

583/s

59%

31,800
17,500

X20 Ms

201/2

203/8
li" ;1

20 »/2

201/4

20%

10 Ms

10'A

5

533/4

541/2

__l

20%

20%

*11

9%

/

Hi/2

IIM4
10%

"

11%

10 Vb

"•

10%

11

"

-v

n

11

IO'/b

8,800

7,600
<7

10%

'

600

6,800

t

22,400

220

2303A

220 Ma

222

224

2233A

226

No par
No par

120%

120%

120%

120 Ma

120%

12014

120

120'/2

983/a

983/a

98%

98%

*98M2

983/4

98%

98%

500

.10

34 Ms

34 %

34%

34%

34'A

34'A

34 Mi

3414

12,600

49 Ma

49'/2

*49%

53

x221

1,200

50

*48%

491/2

*48%

49%

*52s/s

53

*523/4

53

51%

*51 Mi

513/4

54

*53

53%

52%

*511/4

52 M4

54

54

100

15%

700

50

0

*53

15%

•53M4

541/4

20

5IM2

503A

513/4

600

♦53

54

53%

53'A

*51Mi

52%

*51 »/4

52 'A

53

•51

54

*531/4

54

*'53%

54

16

*153/4

16

*15%

16

15Mi

40

401/4

50

9,100

41%

37 '/a

37%

38%

3 814

43%

44%

44Mi

45M8

45%

4714

471/4

48

15,600

291/4

28%

29%

28%

28M2

28%

29

4,800

33%

341/2

34%

35

78%

7914

79%

79%

168

54
1

283/8

166 Ma

*91

93

♦91

41%

*103Mi

105

*103%

1

16%
3%
34%
15

15 y8

15

21%

22

42

42

*91

421/4

42

*103%

105

*103 Mi

163A

16%

1,000

3714

38Mi

39

391/2

4Mb

4

41/8

9,900
17,600
2,400

4

34%

34'A

341/2

15 Ma

15 Me

15 y8

15M,

151/4

3,300

221/4

22%

22%

22%

22%

2,800

491/4

*49 Mi

45

*45

34%

50

*49Mi

50

49

44%

*44%

'45

45

Mi

*49'A
441/2

3

45 3A

46%

45%

46%

46'4

46%

32%

32%

: 32 Ml

32%

32%

12%

12Mi

12%

1214

12%

29%
33%

29%
33

29%

3314

33%

97

97

*97

27%

27%

•27%

45%

400

46'/a

7.1G0

32%

32 Mi

32%

12%

29%

12%
: *29%

331/4

33

33Ms

'

27 Mi

27%

21

21 %

21

2IM4
85%

*84'A

85

•70%

71%

*70 3A

71%

21'A

21%

4,100

12%.

*

6,300
700

30

2,700
40

97

197%

'

*84

50

*97

98

27M2

100

50

46%

'

33'/2

105

16%

50

30

700

1,900

16%

50

Erie RR common
5ft preferred series A_
Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co

93

341/4
-

30

4.900

28 Ma

*91

4

22

10

X28

93

3714

34

343/8

10

13,900

58

28%

16%

3%

15

20,500

82 3/a

2 8 3/8

105

37M8

4

56'A

36%

168%

55i/2

423/g

163A

373/4

*1661/2

54

93

42

37%

81

81%

28%

413A

5

36M4

36V4
168

54

*28

16%

35%
80

*106%

1681/2

53%

54 Mi

*28

"

2.50

Electric Mfg Qo
-4
Emerson Radio Si Phonograph
5
Empire District Electric Co
10
Endicott Johnson Corp common—25.
4% preferred
10.O
♦Equitable Gas Co_;.

86

Feb

163/a

153/a

Emerson

22Ma Jan

703A Jan 26

300

16

*32Ma

.

33'A

600

19%

16 3A

15

Ind Amer shares

22Feb

393/4 Jan

541/4

2,000

67M2

54%
69

100

31% Feb

433/4 Nov

f9%

'

11%

preferred

34% Feb

12

5s'A

93/4

-

■

80M4

100
common

6

20

45 Ma

16

38

1

preferred

17

53

•;

19%

*166 Ma

20 % Oct

471/2 Dec 28

V.

44'A

.

281/4

151/4 Jan
'

:

44

36%

Ekco Products Co

Mus

"

X43%

15%

Airlines Inc

&

44Ma
109

108

15%

Edison Bros Stores Inc common

Electric

•; 43%

*19 'A

Elastic Stop Nut Co
Electric Auto-Lite (The)

41% Jan

3% Feb

5% Feb

•.

153/4

Manufacturing Co

4Mi%

800

: 100

,

9,400

preferred

4 Ma %

2

10

6ft

^

41

36%

Eastman
Eaton

2614

*38

37

34%

Eastern Stainless Steel Corp
Kodak Co common

7

26%

26%

37

34'A

Eastern Corp

23

: " 26%

34%

Eagle-Plcher Co

50

30% Jan

753A Jan

•"

34%

*51Mi

17

1653/4 Feb

..

343A

50

14

31

--

*34Mi

50

17

Jan

,

38Ms

2o;ooo

*16%

343A

preferred-,
preferred—
$2.10 preferred
DWG Cigar Corp

43 Ms Feb

87% Nov 15

; 16%

263/4:.-.271/8
*35

18,900

79

16%

16%

34%

4.20ft

36 Ms Feb

175

16%

1093A

4.10%

26 V? Feb

18

34%

*77

79

*77

'

■

51%
*53

23

26

34%

79

50

58

Mar 14

343/4

343A

50

32% Jun 21
34% Dec 14

Oct

E4%

42

400

8,600

50

6

67

42

36%

preferred

6

213/4 Jan

42

1083A

common

6

163

42%

& Co—

series

Jan

2

42

363A

5

$4.50

22

Jun

383/4

109 »/2

l

35% Jan
Jan

38 »/2

:

EG M2

No par

Duquesne Light Co
$3.75 preferred
$4.15 preferred
4ft

38%

r.

XIO8M4

Common
Preferred

81%

22%

383/b

19%

Drewryfc Limited U S A Inc

3

81

36s/s

Dunhill International

6

343A

8OM2

35%

44%' r

50c

3
17

121% Feb

341/2

34%

80 Ms

Birthday

IE Mi

Dresser Industries

21% Feb

2323A Jan

343/4
34Mi

3414

341/2

341/4

■5,900
14,400
2,000
1,000
47,700

35%

-

11% Jan

5

15 MB

No pai

Co

3

119 Ma Jan

-.14-%

10

5,700

No par

Jan

214% Jan 23

15%-

•

38M2

__l

Co

93/8 Feb

4

15

7

-

-

<

Mb-

233/4

22

191/4

*

15

29

35 Mi

No par

Aircraft

Chemical

95'
99

23 3/a

23%

No par
50

Mines Ltd

Douglas

>99

'

1101/4*

44'A

preferred series A

Pepper CO

Dome

*943/4

r

22%

34%

27'/«

T.

Washington's

*77

xi6

95

6,000
2,700

t

>

96

81%

413/«

35

*91^ Mi

233/4

*38

41

r

.

231/4

23%

2

Dixie Cup Co common.

Dr

■*

34%

47%-

'

*

50c

Dobeckmun Co (The)

du Pont de

157

common

Stores

conv

81

25%

47%-

1053/a

$1.50 cumulative preferred

5ft

34'Ma

-

34 SA
*

13'/a-

293/s

99-

,1,100

..

96
r

200

-

109M»
r

Corp
Distillers Corp-Seagrams Ltd
Divco Corp

30a/8 Apr

34Ma

35

*13'-;

13»/2

6

23Mi

STOCK
EXCHANGE
CLOSED

•

-34%-

-

18,300

ft

f47%-

47%

v

v

6

•

«

104 Mi

100

;

Diamond T Motor Car Co

12% Jan

<

15

96

15%

11,600
2,390

-10

common

28

Match

143/4

'

2314

1,700

513/4

96 ev

24Mt •-243/4

*943/4

2,800

25

cumulative preferred

107% Jan

Diamond

23

V

15%

6

: *98

-

139

86%

50%

-

'/

V*
'

,

1,460
: 30

34%

84

15'%

*13%

•••■/.

34

*135%

—1

497/a Jan

10

Diamond Alkali Co

290

,

97

*951/2

99

.

-•

/■•'-

95

*98

'/ .381/8

•

13

11% Feb

26%

4

'96.. .i

*94%

;.

79'

*35

74.600

51

"6
X

*-

:.

-471/4, 47%

v

15% -16 1,

__2

31

3

403/8

343A

20

30 »A

85

14%

•
-

131/2
243/4

38%

•38

—

37'A Jan

153/4 Jan

22%

1,000

29%

139

*95

,-

t'-~

'

S6,;

■

.

♦951/2

.,80 Ml -81%

Devoe & Raynolds class A_.

11

16

"'

34%

*77

34% Jan

21

-34

—

6

■

.

14%

14%*

-

:

32 Ma Jan

13"% NOV

->

Grande West RRJNopar

Detroit Edison

19

113/s Oct

"

'

241/4

-23% \ 23%

Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co—100
Detroit Steel Corp:
1
De Vilbiss Co
*1'5

40% Sen

Apr

99

>50

Power & Light Co.

6

Sep

95

*98

—100

Delaware Lack & -Western-

31% Jun

30% Mar 14

*943/4

20

Feb

108

-

common——

Delaware «te Hudson

Jan

20

Co

preferred—-

104 % Feb

111

.*•
•

50c

6

96

583/4

50»%

-96

-i5'X;.r'

*13%

'!

,

471/2 X

*95 Ma

BOO'

:

,

8

108

*58%

34%

34

50

.

143/4

6

47

7%
107%

82

82

50

24%

'243/#
*

—100

Decca Records Inc

23% Feb

90„

34

series C

Dayton Rubber Co__

86 Mi Jan
-

37% JUn

22

Preferred 3.90ft

3

353/a Feb

5

Aug 11

12% Mav 17

•

■

29,500

8Y«

29%

*135%

136%

*95-;
X

>

13 Ml

-*13%,
-

10

9%
39%

59%

29 >A

33%

33%
136

•

50%

*5%

2.50
.20

convertible preferred

Daystrom Inc————

9%

*38%

108%

.

58%

29%

80

.15

700

2,500

9%
39%

1081/4

59

28%

96 '«

„■

14%

■

31% Jan 23

66

7

"

7 / > Dayton PowerA Light common.
7
4
Preferred1 3.75ft series A
100
27
'
Preferred 3 75% series B
.100

Jan

33% Jan .12
Jan

5%

*95

.

5

16,400

'

81

50 v2

—100

Mills-Inc.—

9%
763/4

.7% ;

7%

IO8V2

58%

135%

80

1

preferred series A

Davega Stores Corpcommon
«

3

27% Jan

33% Jan;.

5

25% Mar

4

44% Jan

18

6

16

Jan

6

No par

Corp common

3% ft

Dan River

*

13M4 Jan 10
27 Ma Jan

283/a Dec 20

14% Jan-

Dana

6

13% Jan 10
23% Jan 31

:

20

17

17% Jan

3

Jan

5% Jan 30

:

4

-Sep

97

2

953A Feb

10

Cutler-Hammer Inc

24

133/4 Jan
'

96% Jan

-

86% Feb

93
-

73A'July-12
1

15

23

48% Jan

Mar 17

16% Oct 31
13% July

91

Jan

73

91/4
76%

*38

39%

7'%"

-108%
-

'

7

2,800

9%

76'A

9%

9%

9%
*38

-

100 A;.* 134%

163/a

9%
7 6'A

9%
76

76

.

pfd

620

;

'

9

9%
75%

19

23

9,900

58%
103%

33% Feb

67% Feb

900

52%

_

52% May 23

35%

*35

57%

135% Jan

20

35%

103%

Curtis

23

Jan

109

4

16,200

52%

7

13

8% Feb

3

Jan

500

17%

57%

18

40

lg

6% Jan

61%

103%

Cunningham Drug stores Inc—J2.50
*38%
39%
Publishing common
_1 < - > X 7%
7%
$7 preferred—
No par •>-" 107. ,107
Prior-preferred
A
—No par
•
58%
58%
Curtis-Wright common
128%
29%
Class A
1
33%
34

35% Jan
105

29%

15%

51%

15
16%

Cuneo Press Inc.

11

1,000

29%
61%

15%

57%

52%

1'5
16%
.9
75%

100
10

67% Jan

23

•

103%

52

5
100

pfd

2

37% Aug 19

..

57%

56%

25

5

noncum

Cuban-American

'•

103% 103%

—5

No par
Amer

of

26
14% Sep 15

73% Apr

'■

61%

15%
35%

15%

29%

61%

61%

15%

29%

29%

61%

15%

—M

$4.20 preferred

17% Jan

29%
61%

2.50

common

98

*£6%

,,

Corp

Common

Crucible

98

No par

Seal

$2 preferred

58% Jan

3

&

(The)

1

Corp

Cork

: *5%
2%

1

of Wheat Corp

Cream

Crown

35% Feb 23

6

'

2,200
2,700

Feb'

48

7,800

*

97%

13% Jan,
6% Jan

17

180

6

♦95%

Inc

3%% preferred

15% Jan

42% Jan

6

*96%

13

32% Mar

X

A

98

Jan

6

i'..

6;i

6

18,900

32%
41%

*96%

14

Jan

-A'<>•/•,

6

40%

40%

38%

98%
178

177

179%

*178

98

100

7

43/s May 12

31%

17

20% Mar

11% Oct 28

*97%

96% Jan

9

23

*97

31%

17

12% Nov

95

98

98%

31%

11,100

Jan

13% Nov 30

*97

*97%

2%

54

56% Jan

8,500

36%

23

Jan

68

2%

46% Jan

36% Nov

67%

-

36%

9

Feb

67%

2%

57% Dec

9% J An

CLOSED

38%

5%

5f500

67

Washington's
<
Birthday

178

178

180

38%

36%

5

140

98

98%

30%

57

37%

2%

32% Jan

6

*97

*97%

160

57

37

35%

3

27

EXCHANGE

Products

Crown

Jan

671/8

67
*97

preferred
100
pfd 3%% series of 1947—100
Refining common_l0

Cum

Feb

Jan.

66%

36%

5

52

57

36%

2%

104

31

67%
98

1

Corp

common

*50%

52

*50%
*55

35%

3

135

STOCK

52

2%

23

6

36%

36%

35%

53% Jan

116

56%

36%

•50%

36

102% Jan

25

*54%

35%

29

6% Oct 31

52
57%

*55

1
_1,

9

31% Mar 29

4,100

25

33% Jan

101 % May

26,000

26%

Crane Co common

Feb

8% Mar 14

52%

26

Coty International Corp

15

9% May

51%

26'A

Coty

13

6

51%

3

Sep

59

50%
25%

3

Apr

22% Sep 30
37% Sep 23

May

51

26

3

33*

Sep 27

49%

25%

50

Electric

4,200

50%

26%

2% Jan

74

102

49

6% Jan

96% Jan

59% Dec

29

37"% Jan

15

107

28%

9

98% Nov

55% Nov 30

28%

19

24

33% Dec 30

28%

16

95 '/4 Jan

7

28%

2% Jan

18

28

23

28%

5% Jan
-

2% Feb

48% Jan

13% Mar 30

28%

34"% Feb

1

0

11

45% Feb

28

50

Corn

41% Feb 24

34% Oct

28% Jan

5

series

6ft

Duhiller

3,800
2,100

40%

26%
*50%

Cornell

10,800

40%

Corp

Corning Glass Works

32% Feb

95% Jan
98

30% May

3

102

40%

Preferred

Jan

8%

102%

8%

8%
102

40%

31

Jan

52

*51

51

8%

101%

40%

5

38% Feb

2,800

40'A

5

52

103%

40"%

Steel Cb common
Convertible pref 5% series

57

54

99%

40%

Cooper Range Co

7

5

10,200

100%

Copperweld

19

July 27

8%

8

16

30

July

58

8%

101%

xl00%

102

*49'/2

51

8%

8%

300

8%

101

100%

5.600

23

*22%

8%

%

13%

13%

13%
23

14

52% Feb 24

Jan

53

6
July 19

50% Jan

•49%
8%

1

of Delaware

27% Feb

33% Jan

14

4a"/» Apr

Continental Motors

131/4
8

Shares

Feb. 24

22%

8%
100%

100

5

—

Steel Corp

~8% Feb" 16

8

Dec

10o

24

Uaii

25 Mi Mar

issued"

"when

Jan

Jan

Feb"

Feb. 23

13%

8%

the Week

Friday

Thursday

Feb. 22

23

13%
*22%

2^%

Insurance

94

14%

13%

22%
8%
8%
100
100'A

13 %

preferred
25
Continental Foundry & Machine—1

Sales far

SALB FBICE8

Wednesday

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

Cop & Steel Ind com—2

HIGH

AND

Tuesday

Monday
pat

convertible

com

"9%

YORK STOCK

Continental

RECORD
LOW

Exchange

Highest

14% Nov

May 12

19% Apr
8o

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

Lowest

STOCK

STOCKS

Range for Previous

Monday, February 27, 1956

-

97

27'A

♦27%

4,700

21'/a

21%

7,800

84 Ma

84Ma

*84

85

*70%

71 Mi

X69%

69%

.

100

50

Number 5511..

Volume 183

•

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD
Range for Previom

STOCKS

Range Since Jan. 1

Year 1955

Oct

43

Evans

20

17% Feb
74% Jan

72% Dec 30

May 11

29

40% Jan

21
3

49% Feb

6

41% Dec

30

12% Nov

1

12% Feb

3 4

15% Jan

7

13% Jan

27

14% Jan

13

17% Mar

7

16% Jan

23

17% Jan

6

15

May 16

10

2

22% Mar 14

25% Dec

7

23% Jan

31

24% Feb

74

1

70

Jan

31

71% Jan

31

35% Jan

Fajardo

26

37% Nov

26% Jan 25
S

Nov

9

Dec

22

Feb

2

9

Fansteel

10

7% Jan

3

Farwlck

3

12% Feb

20

53

Feb

21

51

Jan

Jan

27

50

>1% July 21

45

Jan

12

3

43 % Jan

48% Feb

24

29

31% Jan

11

34

Feb

17

Federal

24

17% Jan

4

13% Feb

23

15

Jan

3

Federal

29

Oct

17

40% Jan 24

29% Feb

1

32% Jan

32% Feb

13

119

34% Feb
10% Jan

Felt

34% Jan

Jan

64

^an

24

109% Jan

69% Jan

104

67% Dec 30

Mar

9

Jan

23

68

Feb

10

3

105

62% Jun

9

32

Oct

,

99

Jan. 13

46% Jan
102

Feb

105

61

Jan

.

\ 12% Feb

3

100

CLOSED

16%

17

17

17

23%

24%

24

24%

44% Jan

13

Florida

Power

39% Feb

24

Florida

Power

&

50 % Jan

100% Jan

27

3

11

50.

Mar 31

7% Sep 14
11% Mar 14

12% Apr

68

14% Jun

4

Feb

102

Jan

3

13

Feb

13

97

Jan

3

99% Feb

18

Feb

1

21% Jan

3

33% Jim

23

37% Feb

23

■'

>

-

8% Feb

,

24

.,

59% Jan

>

121% Jan

3

Food

6

24

10%'Jan 20
Jan

Francisco

Sugar

-12% Jan

23

13

98% Nov 28

85% Jan
14
Feb

27

92% Jan

5

Freeport: Sulphur

16% Mar 23

15

6

Froedtert

.6

28% Dec

27

25% Jan

27

29% Feb

7

Fruehauf

Trailer

Oct

24

89

Feb

14

92% Jan

4

9% Dec

9

Jan

25
18

27% Dec

9

9% Jan

3

32% Feb
IIO1/2 Jan

4

11% Sep 15
49% July 27

9 % Jan

10

10% Jan

12

45% Jan

20

463/4 Jan

25

7% Jan

23

39

Feb

11

25% Feb

51

Dec

20

46

Jan

46% Feb

25

38

Jan

23

l

6

Jan

4

25% Oct

45

1

31

Jan

9

9% Mar

21

Mar

17% Aug

23

Jan

27
9

21

136% Dec

8

148% Jun

3

29% Jan

7

36% Feb

23

29% Feb

8

15

6

26% Dec

29

24% Jan

23

83% Mar 18

93

July

5

18

67 % Dec

30

.24% Mar 15

38% Dec

Nov

140

48% Feb

18% Jan
75

Jan

6

7% Oct
120

Mar

6

3

97% Feb

10

69

Jan

13

31

16

363/4 Jan
Jan

8

17% Jan

14

13% Jan

5

Mar 29

19% July

;i35% Feb

9

138

57% Feb

9

52% Jan

23

583/4 Feb

24

5

18% Feb

9

18% Jan

9

30
9

9% Jan

9

9

70% Jan

30

July 11

120% Feb

14

122% Feb

16

5%

July 25

133

3

138% Jan

24

3%%

46% Jan

3

3

152

54

Nov

119% Dec

20

127

88
Aug
29% Jan

9

102

7

Feb

14

42% Feb

Jan

3

122% Jan

Jun

14

5

124% Feb

30

99

Jan

5

100% Jan

13

35% Nov.

9

31

Feb

1

343/4 Jan

23

48% Mar 14

59% Dec

6

50% Feb

10

553/4 Jan

3

36% Nov

2

71% Apr

19

45% Jan

23

53% Feb

24

4% Jan

3

5% Dec

2

4% Jan

11

Mar 17

39% Sep

15

35% Jan

10

5

16

convertible
Motors

Public

24
2

General Shoe Corp
General Telephone

32

General

13

92% Jan

12

82% Jan

4

27

106

Jan

23

Jan

23

General Railway

Realty

41%

413/4

41%

41%

_1

No par

29%

293/8

*29%

293/4

26 3%

26%

26%

'

96

96";.

66%

4

5% Jan 25

Georgia-Pacific

♦137

138

Goebel

154

Jan

5

154

Jan

5

Gold

25

22

Jan

3

23

Jan

6

30

75

Jan

27

86% Jan

5

Goodrich Co

80% Jan

18

66% Jun

7

60

Jan

30% Dec

8

42% Jan

3

30

81

613/a

62%

27,900

58%

64,900

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

2,600

90%
8%
67

91%

91%

92

91%

92

95%

2,800

8%

9

8%

67%

67%

693/4

68

121%

121%

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121%

121

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43"%

135

*136

142

124
100%
33'/a

124

124

124

1233/4

124

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

*

■*

Stock

36%
66 %

30% Feb

2

34

Jan

3

Grand

12

34

Feb

9

39

Jan

6

Granite

18

182% Jan

27

3

6

30

39

Feb

16

45

Jan

3

7

96

Jan

17

99

Feb

17

13

20% Feb

17

5

483/4 Feb

17

140

44 %

•

— —

*1233/4

124

105,500
1,200

100%

102%

800

33

333/4

34

34%

34%

34%

1,800

54%

54%

543/4

543/4

54%

54

543/4

3,300

51%

51%

'

52%

53%

4%

4%

•

36%

36%
69%

51%

50%

36%

'67%

53

,

4%

43/4

4%

4%

-,-36%
66%

36%

36%

36%

4%
.

►

.

■

f

8,800
10,700
7,800

'

663/4

67%

68%

15%

15%

38%

38%

38%

55%
393/4

55%

56

57

57

57%

573/a

57 %

2,7t*J

40%

397/«

40

40%

40 3

40%

40 34

10,400

30%

4,900

30%

30%

*100

293/4

103

58

59

683/4
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39%

39%

38%

a

5,900

15%

1,600

3,600

40%

*100

573/8

30%
103

583/4

30%

30%

30%

103

*100

*100

58%

59

58%

&

R)

5%%

cum

conv

41%

40%

41

40%

43%

43%

43%

43%

43%

23 %

24%

23%

24%

23%

24%

*97
38%

Co

5%

5%

5%

5%

4,800

•152

156

154

23

23

•23

233/4

300

80%

823/4

83

85%

12,800
18,600

633/4

62%

63%

63%

643/a

63%

64%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30

30%

30%

30%

47

46%

47%

47%

47%

7,900

23/a

2%

2%

2%

44,900

2'%

2%

19 %

19 3 8

5

30%

30%

30 %

35%

35%

35%

100

*186

5

*40

196

40%

preferred——No

98%

98%

1

com

19%

21

48%
253/4
973%

par

9

Gt

98% Jan

3

19

39% Jan

20

42% Jan

3

20% Mar 22

Great Northern Paper Co
Great Northern Ry Co

No par

24% Feb

9

21% Jan

3

Great

No par

41%
21%

_10Q

146%

Prop—No par
25

149% Jan

11

23

77 % Dec

2

73% Feb

15

79% Jan

10

Green

30% Mar 14

34*>4 Jan

18

30% Feb

3

323/8 Feb

24

Green

37% Aug 11
16% Mar a

30% Feb

9

34% Feb

24

Greenfield Tap

14% Feb

9

14% Jan

12

99

95

Greyhound Corp (The) common
3
4%% preferred
,_100

preferred

Bay & Western RR

19

5

12.50

283/g Jan

Sugar com

50

62

100
Stores

154

81%

14

3

5%

5%

79

2%

common

Inc

4,700

79%

23

Co

38%

78%

25% Feb

L)

x38%

23

95% Jan

(H

383/4

156

2

7%

— —

383/8

*22

46%

common

Ore

7,800

38%

*152

30

Western

5%

10,400

98

23

44% Sep

24

5%

*96

156

33% Dec

Feb

38%

98

*97

22,200

*22

96% Dec

Iron

38%

98

.

*152

2

Northern

*97

98

—

870

41%

42%

24%

47%

preferred

33/4% preferred
Grayson-Robinson
$2.25

40%

43%

46%

(The)

Steel

T)

42%

%

—

270

109

24

No par

Motors
Co

-

84%

42%

;_i

City

(W

108

108%

7,200

95

5

Granby Consol M S & P

Grant

843/4

59%

4

Rubber

& Co

Union

*93

103

40%

3

Jan

160

45

15

18

96

4,000

"

44 3/4

44%
;

3,800

121%

15

Feb




*135

121

15

85% Jan

26.

121%

69%

38

"

10

14

30

page

68%

15

1

Feb

21

see

69

9

100

Co

(B F)

Graham-Paige

Sep

For footnotes

8%

-

•

1 r

Inc

14

11

44%

9

10

Telegraph

2% Feb

Jan

43%

91%
v

33%

4%

10

17

(W.

23

May 31

44%

"50%

.

No par )

Jan

Grace

39% Sep

rt

9

52%

*

.

1

Gould-National Batteries Inc

34% Dec

28

800

5

Goodyear Tire

6

83% Dec

1,900

13%

58%

2.50

Co

2

22

20

.

16%

61%

1

com

9

200% Jan

137

58%

1

4

19% Jan

v

16%
*13

61

10

48% Feb

6

26% Mar 15

13%

300

:

V 800

57%

10

65% Jan

5

13% Jan

16%

13%

;

'

60%

5

Corp

32% Jan

126% Jan

-

16%

13

130

.

'Hjvi

33%

137

16%

13

953/4 v
68

573/8

10c

14

27% July

Feb

138

16%

133/a

<

.

*33

■»

100

Corp__

16

22% Jan

69

♦137

953/4
*65

-

59%

1%

23

1

33%

56%

No par

Feb

Feb

67

33%

5,000

60%

1

44% Jan

144

95%
67

90

1,900

57%

No par

Co

GoodaJl-Sanford

87% Dec

May 26

953%.

953/4

26

/

60%

:

common

Brewing

2

22% Oct

6

153

26%

1,700
■i

31%
26%

57%

Corp

preferred
Glidden Co (The)

16

Mar 16

26%

9%
139

1

Plywood

26

143

30%

67

137

1,700

30%

29%

33%

137

68%

9%

16%

16%.
*13

5,900

68%

"

!_10

Co

Dec

74

953%

"

4,400

27%
106%

*138%

*65

33

15%

*106

*32%

'

66%

32%

700

15%
27%

,

138%

138

20

69% Jan

21% Jan

139

19,200

34%

9%

42% Feb

17% Jan

Jan

*138

4,300

8

34%

68%

9%

42%

7%

:

107

68

108%

39% Jan

18% Jan

138

♦106

9%

108

23

46

42%

8

107 %

37% Jan

23

42%

7%

107%

2

13

413/a

107%

44% Mar

21% Dec

1,800
2,400

100

11

47% Dec

673/4

100

29

52%

34

107

3,200

283/4

34

9%

420

10%
47

52%

7%

26%

preferred

conv

36% Oct

5

138

-»-50

$4.50

Mar 14

10

♦46

29%

34

67%

1,700
12,900

52

4%%

96% Jan 24

9

*106

9%

8%

32%
110

503/4

6

20

34% Jan

9%

60

29%

117% Jan

Jan

Dec

10%
47

86

96

45 % Dec

8%

31%
110

95

8

100

10

*893/4

Aug

207% Nov 30

*46

*93

99

6

7%
33%

Washington's
Birthday

86

17

Mar 21

7%

33%

8%
31%
110

95

90% Jan

Jan

73/8
*32

110

10%
47

8%

31%

CLOSED

*843/4

(The)

93

*46

100

Brothers

35

463/4

STOCK
EXCHANGE

*93

Gimbel

18

10%

463/4

110

86

Gillette

12% Jan

10

109%
10 %

95

6

2

109%

*84%

4

3

109%

91

'

*93

43% Feb

3% Mar

8%
31%

100

26% Jan

11

8%

100

3

1% Nov

51,400

preferred

14

55% July 25

400

28%

preferred

23% Feb

41% Mar 14

14%

28%

3%%

40% Jan

Feb

800

8%

♦89%

4%%

36

168

3,600

9

8

155

2,200

903/4

14

19

3

12%

89 5/8

Feb

23

Jan

8%
12%

90% r

95% Feb
86

43% Sep

5

8%
12%

90%

*14%

No par
100

Rubber

Si

45% Sep
29% Sep

11

•

89 3/4

31%

Corp common_No par

Tire

11

Jan

...

143/4

,_50

preferred

18

9

8%

i.

'

Time

4%%
General

Jan

15

31,800

28%

8%

Signal com_No par
Utilties
10c

38% Oct

Dec

29,600

893/4

31%

&

20

5

90

19%

37%

28%

29

General Refractories

3

86% Mar 23

99%

19%

36%

123/a

,

143/4

com__No par

Utilities

Feb

118% Jun

99%

19%

37%

14%

503/4

General Precision Equipt Corp

42

7

983% ;

18%

90%

8%

prelerred
No par
Preferred $3.75 series——No par

40% Feb

Jan

98%
37%

28

31%

$5

633/4 Jan

82

,

,

v//
.; i,/1,;.?,-/

5,

14%

1

General Outdoor Advertising_No par
General Portland Cement Co
-1

4

103% Sep 26
24% Mar 14

250

89%

28%

Corp com

15

Jun

120%

27%

50%

preferred

23

98

120%

_100

38

16

9,200

1193/4

"

14%

5

common

55% Feb

Nov

100

58%

.

5

Instrument

34% Jan

91

53%
101 %

57%

58

(118

,

;

,

53%
101%

t.

102

56%

893%

28

Corp

4

3

2,600

533/8

200

29%

50 3/4

Co

21

7

9,000

14%

273/8

com

4,600

39%

271/4

50%

preferred-

66% Dec

3

8%

5

Inc

38% Nov

Jan

8%

19%
43

39

*89%

*"•

5

preferredCo

21

64% Jan

8%

8%

50

Corp

26

100% Feb

18%

37%

67

33% Dec

3

■

99%

18%

19%

42%

39%

*101%

C

,

115

35%

107

49% Jan

7

*98%

;

56%

18%

v

423/a

52%

,

102

/ 353/8

67

General

10

115

98%

18%

*106

3

54% Feb

98 %

54

6,700

16,600

106

19

27'%

17

29% Feb

*101%

54%

1,700

40%

♦104

15%

General

100% Feb

115

",-35

new__I_l

General Public Service

3

102

40

55%

38%

27

3

29

♦101%

6,600

19

;

12%

Corp

3

Jun

523/4

53%
"113

2

Jan

39% Jan

52%

90%

common

36% Jan

65% Nov 14

53%

'

42%

,

:

t

15%

15% Jan

101

52%

'V /

-t.

6,500

-

12%

40

i 1

15%

76% Jan

18

38%

'•

423/8

38%

12%

40%
106

v

,

105%

55%

12%

39%
♦104

19

413/4

38%

12%

;
/

„

27%

9

29

*183/4

42%

38

r

,

.

^

15%

2

Jun

19

12%

39%
106

■

•

27

14% Feb

45% Jan

*18%
42

;

39%
♦104

„

—

72

105

.

15%

63% Feb

101

106

:

55% j

;

27'%

14

Jan

39%,

♦104

par"

106

,

55

700

£9

71%

-

2,000

..

55

68%

15%

17% Mar 24

45% July 11

106

55 %

1,500

1083/4

♦54

71%

5,900
-

;

10$

26%

6

35% May 25
31
Nov 21

106 %

X55%
12%

.'

3,000

34

9%

33%.

68%

l

31

Dec

*105

106

67%

200

33

64%

-

70

12%

preferred

13% Oct

.

70%

--v

-67

33%

9%

'

107

*53%

.

70

No par

39% Jan

79

53%

66

70%

90

preferred

General

*52%

32%

107

67

100

2nd

Cigar

32%

"

9%

52%

34

9%

69%

Transportation—2.50

Amer

General Mills

53%

32%
106

12%

common

General Foods Corp__

General

32%

105%

.

66
-

General .Finance Corp (Delaware )Ji

Jan

32%
106

*52

Investors com__I

Electric

8% Feb

11

106

_5

Dynamics

65% Feb

48% Oct

32 %
■

90%

(The)

General

27

24

31%

54

83%

V

r

9%

121/4

preferred

General
*

23

95% Feb

31%

9

100

Acceptance

series

Feb

136% Feb

S3

6%

96% Dec

123

85

31%

9%

preferred ——a
.100
General Contract Corp common—_2

77% Jun 20

13

31

34

34%

*8%

,17%

663/i Jan

30[

30%

33%

34%

89%

Industries Inc

conv

General

3

12% Feb

4%

....

13

16% Feb

7

30%

11,300

_i

Inc

General Bronze

5

Feb

13%

_10

General Cable Corp com
4% 1st preferred

13

63% Jan

,f

13%

;

General Baking Co common
$8 preferred

13

7

7

-

Jan

Mar

57% Dec

28

6

34

27% Jan

13%

___2

$4.50 preferred
General

26

80

6

86% Jan

Jan

13%

No par

com

convertible

General

6

142

13%

1

General American

3

17

9

27

27

4

Jan

9% Feb

Corp

Wood

4%%

70% Jan 18

21% Mar

2

46% Oct

Oct

Jan

106

92% Jan

13

Aug 17
16% Nov
2

Gar

13

Jan

29

13

Garrett

23

9% Jan

Dec

11% Jan

130

24

Feb
Jan

66

71

28

133/a

3,800

14

—10

(Robert)

convertible

8

104

28

Jan

5%

6

29

500

33%

30%

."6.25

(The)

Inc

Gamble-Skogmo

24

Dec

,;45%

.

423/8 Feb

15% Jan

138

Co

Co

35

27% Feb

483/8

33

13%

-__7 %

Gamgwell Co (The)

3

48%

33%

30%

Y_IIl0

Gardner-Denver Co

24

48%

33%

.

$4.50 preferred

24

9% Dec

Jan

Gabriel

Galr

23

14% Jan

*48

100

52% Feb

25% Jan

*51

33'/a

—_1

29% Feb

3

53

473/4

33

;

Co

9

30% Sep 22
107% Mar 1

5

53

47%

j.

preferred

23

57% Jan

105

4%

24

19

22

52%

33%

-

preferred—1100
I
_ioo

Co_.

1,300
19,300

48%

5

Franklin Stores Corp

3

28% Jan

July

35% Mar 14

29

11

107% Jan

Jun

32% July 18
4% Oct 20

15% July

Jan

5

30

25% Dec

-

30

34

113

41% Jan

-

4,600

7%

52%

2.50

Corp

25% Dec

6

33%
12

*47%

5

;

33

X33

50

Co^.Nopar

Co_

6

8% May 18
26% Mar 14

11%

—

29

104% May 24

12%

Corp__

Jan

94

11%

*52%

3%% preferred
Foremost Dairies Inc__

12% Nov

88% Mar 30

11%

12

800

77

12%

'

Foster-Wheeler

♦73

11%

1

convertible

76

1
50

Machinery & Chem 'Corp___10

3%%

*72

7%

Food Fair Stores Inc Common
l
$4.20 dlv cum pfd ser of '5i_—15

9

Feb

51

26% Aug 22

28

56

109

-

Sep 21
Jun

27

14

4,600

7%

__^__No

Light

24%

33%

1

Corp—

13:

24%

7%

Florence Stove Co

16

:

1,500

24%

32%

12%

36% Feb

(The)

17

7%

'x39%

41% Feb

Co

16%

32 5/8

S

Carpet Co_—

' $4 preferred

16,700

16%

24%

Birthday

14%
13%

7%

common-^—i_5

7

24

76

20,300

14%

♦133/a

16%

Washington's

43%

14%

13%

323/8

V 12%

20

Fllntkote

*72

42%

14

7%

33

56%

Feb

,

74

43%

5,000

13%

7%

56

Jan

-

.

42%

32%

*105

19% Feb

4U
104 :

*70

100

3

20% Oct

-

EXCHANGE

13%

No par
5

2

29 % Oct

<

STOCK

13%

__i

19

(The)

7i

42%

oom_

36% Jan

Firth

71

13%

First National Stores™

3

15,100

66 Va

13%

—

102% Feb

July 15
21

126

96 % Nov. 30

13

16

68

issued"

Corp „;
Firestone Tire Si Rubber
4%% preferred

; 17% Feb

61% Sep

28

106% Jan

11

"when

com

Filtrol

3

17

69% Sep

25

3
-

3

48% Apr 14
40
July 7

43% Mar 15

Jan

10% Jan

26% Jan

6
11

79

67%

_5o

Tarrant Mfg Co__
Corp
Fldellty Phoenix Fire Ins N

May 23
12

106

Aug 29
18% Mar 11

Jan

54% Feb

>

19

46% Feb

26

100

35% Jan.

20

11% Sep

Aug 17

36% Sep

Mar

108

Sep 26

93

62

23

82 % Sep

18

68%

413/4

&

New

~35%Janl8

7.100

67%

16%
72

13%

Ferro

102

233/4

16%

13%

Pacific

3

14

23%

16%

43

common

13

Oct

23%

16%

13%

cum

8% Jan

38 % Apr

23%

17%

5

31% Feb

13% Feb

6

23%

16%

_I~2

23

9

Shares

23

16%

II i
common.IIIl

26
Apr 15

8%~Nov
28% Jan

the Week

Feb. 24

23%

13%

Electric Co.
Federal Paper Board Co Inc
Federated Dept Stores new

~~

95

5

Sales for

Friday

Feb. 23

16%

42

pfd ser A
conv pfd
1953 series
Mogul Bower Bearings

5%%

Apr

Jun

41% Sep

Thmsday

23

20

Fedders-Quigan Corp

12

PRICES

Feb. 23

No par

Metallurgical Corp
Corp

conv

SALE

Wednesday

Corp.l

Co

preferred series B_L__

6% Jan

4

57

5%

10% Jan

30

8% July 12
3
13% Jan

6% Mar 14
47

July

>

Feb. 21

1

3

Sugar

HIGH

_

Tuesday

Feb. 20

5

~

Falstaff Brewing Corp
Family Finance Corp

19

Sep

Co_

Fairbanks Morse & Co
FairchUd Engine & Airplane

24

68

Products

Ex-Cello Corp

3

28

21% Feb
18% Apr

7

13% Dec

24% Jan

Monday
Par

Eversfaarp Inc

23

15% Jan
62 % Jan

26 % Sep

LOW AND

STOCK

EXCHANGE

25%'Jan 20

9

20% Sep 13

6

NEW YORK

Highest

21% Feb

10

13% Jan

21

l*wect

Highest

Lowest

*72

100
1

48%

*■'

188
40

*98%
20

♦47%

2%

18%
30%

30%

30%

18%
30%

2,500

35%

363/i

363%

36%

13,600

353/4
188

*190

196

♦186

42%

100

196

42

*2%.

99%

98

98%

20%.

19%

20'/a

19%

20

9,200

49

48

43

48

48

700

♦93

26

26%

3,500

43%

50

99%

26

26

26

26

99

97

97

95%

96

41%

41%

41%

41

41%

413/a

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

213/4

22

.*146%

3,300

42%
118

147

74%

•146%
*72

148

74%
32

31%

315/s

33%

33%

!i14%

14%

14%

14%

96

95%

953/8

*95%

18%

413/4

31%

t

6 600

19%
30 %

33

& Die Corp__No par

19 '/a

1,600

33%

♦96

146%; 146%
* 74%

,

34

;

34

14%
96

,

.

128

90

323/a

33%

,

1,800

5,200

74%

32

32

14%:
*95 %

97 %

*72

*72

31%

26%

-

13,900

34 %

1,600

14%

95%

23,900

14%,

95%

,

30
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...

Monday, February 27

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD
Lowest

Highest

Lowest

Par

EXCHANGE

Highest

34'A

*5 Va

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5 Va

700

Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR com..No par

36%

37 Va

36%

37%

37%

36%

37'A

4,000

No par
25

*96V4

97'A

*96'A

97'A

96%

96%

96 Va

96 Va

300

87%

88'A

88

90%

91

91%

90%

92%

29,000

No par

37%

37%

37%

37%

37%

38%

*37%

38 V*

2,100

2

32% Feb

9

35% Jan

13

Grumman Aircraft Corp

4

5% Jan

3

6% Jan

17

Guantanamo Sugar

35% J? u

6

44 % Feb

23

36

Jan

23

38"% Jan

3

Jan

6

96% Oct

31

96-

Jan

4

937/8 Sep

23

83% Jan

23

93% Jan

3

38 Va Nov

3

Jan

23

38% Feb

23

26

preferred

$5

Gulf Oil
Gulf

Jan

18

35

Corp
Utilities

Stales

Common

Jun

9

101% Jan

3

103

Feb

21

$4.20

dividend

109Va Jun

7

107

Jan

3

108

Feb

6

$4.40

dividend

104

Dec

8

107

104% Feb

9

105% Feb

23

$4.44

41

Dec

15

46% July 12

41 % Jan

5

42% Feb

24

Hackensack Water
Halliburton

Aug 26

105

10

Jun

•27

34

34%

9,500

Co—

;

104% July 13

101

Shares

1
1

33%

8'A Apr

61% Mar 14

the Week

Feb. 24

33%

45% Feb

31

Friday

Feb. 23

33 Va

22

Jan

Bales for

Thursday

33%

5Va Dec

97

PRICES

;

33%

32s,* July 19

80

Feb. M

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

„

SALE

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

STOCK

YORK

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1

Year 1955

HIGH

LOW AND

STOCKS

Bsnge (or Previous

*102

100
100
100

*107

107%

*102%

105%

25

preferred
preferred
dividend preferred

103

103

103

41%

41%

10J

*107'A
*102%

:

108

105%

i.

103

*103

;■

103 Va

*104'A

103%

*107'A

10a %

105 %

*105 Va

107

♦42 Va

50

108 %

"15

H
45% Aug 10

69% Nov 25

19% Jan

6

24% Sep

14

58 >/2 Feb

10

66

Feb

14

22% Jan

3

42 Va

62'A

62

62*M

-5

21%

21%

21%

21%

Ns par

*20%

21 %

20%

20%

preferred—L—100
Paper Co
2.50

91%

91 %

9lVa

91 Va

36%'

37%

36%

36%

50

50

*49 Va

50

146

*142%

146

Hall

(W

Cementing—5

Well

Oil

F)

18 'A Oct

13

25% Feb

4

19

Jan

24

21% Jan

6

79% Oct

7

100% Feb

4

87

Jan

24

92

Feb

13

21% Jan

6

38% Dec

6

35% Jan

19

38% Feb

8

Hammermill

38

6

55

Dec

6

48

Jan

23

53 % Jan

3

Harbison-Walk Refrac common—15

134% July 25
26% Mar 14

143

Nov

10

Nov

Jan

31% Dec

5% Mar 25
33% Dec

15% Jan

6
3

30 % Feb

1

26% Feb

24

Jan

17

6% Feb

3

Jan

9

20

5
14

6

20

34

100
2.50
1

Hart Schaffner & Marx

Hat Corp of America common

Jan

23

17% Jan

3

23

21% Jan

3

Hazel-Atlas

29% Feb

6

33% Jan

4

18% Jan

23

16

27

26% Feb

24

88

Jan

19

89

Jan

24

53

Sep 20
60% Sep 29

Feb

9

60

Jan

9

Jan

30

101

*34%

Jan

5

25% Feb

17
3

17% Oct

11

17% Jan

30

23

Hercules

Motors

17

148

Nov

30

127% Jan 10

141

Feb

15

Hercules

Powder common

No par

126

May 19

122% Jan 30

124

Feb

24

99

No par

96

122% Aug 11

16

53

Feb

13

4

54

Jan

11

25

11

34% Nov

9

27% Jan

23

32 % Jan

3

Hertz

31% Mar 18

43% Dec

29

37% Feb

14

43% Jan

3

Hewitt-Robins

Feb

14

19% Jan

12

77% Feb

3

99

Oct

15% May 12

20% Nov

16

17

71

73

Jan

6

95

Feb

16

5% May 12

Hires Co

2

6% Feb

9

19% Feb

7

25% Jan

4

20% Jan

16

21% Feb

24

29% Feb

9

32% Mar

3

31

Feb

8

32% Jan

16

3

34% Jan

10

Feb

20

34% Oct

8% Mar

48

Jan

37% Oct

10

65

Dec

22

28% Jan

31

44% Jun

27

100% Jun

14

3

Feb

13

106

13

Jun

Hollander

62% Jan

3

13

Hooker

102% Jan

5

6% Jan

20

8% Jan

31

27

21% Jan

23

27% Feb

3

1?

16% Sep

19

12% Feb

10

14% Feb

24

34% Jan

4

39% Nov

28

37% Jan

6

38% Feb

24

28

34

91% Jan

28

98

100

Mar 10

102% Mar

17% Dec

20

95

Jan

6

Feb

23

102% Jan

10

Feb

14

149% Dec

15

41% Jan
143

Jan

45

3

29

22% Jun

*98

25'A

*37V2

37%

2,400
„

19%

19%

19%

3,600

138%

1371/a

138%

1,100

123 Va

124

124

52%

52%

52%

53

*53
.

C.!

54%

50

52%

♦53 Va

541/2

•53Va

1,000

53V2

J';

200

28%
V."'v

28 Va

28V4

281/2

7,300

39%

39«A

39%

17%

//.'*'// Z/ 'X'.-'s-

77

*74%

52

:53

17%

17'A

393/4
175/s

2,300

*74 Va

77

*741/2

500

60

77

95

96

96

96

96

43%

43

43%

42%

433/a

250

2,400

11%

11%

11%

11%

11'/a

11%

11%

600

22%

22%

22%

22%

231/4

23 Va

23 Va

4,400

13%

13 Va

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

3,000

'

'

7

7

*7

21

21 Va

*31

31'A

7%

v:

'/

*7

///

71/4

*7

31

7%

100

21%

21 Va

21'A

21%

213'g

1,900

31

>:•" 21'Va

31

31

31 'A

31'A

400

33

383'8

15,100

40

38%

38%

38%

38%

56

56%

56%

57%

58%

58%

571/4

58

38%

39%

39%

39%

39%

39%

39%

401/4

No par
1

*101%

102'A

*102'/a

103%

*102 %

101 Vz

IOIV2

80

25

*26 Va

7Vo

com

104

1,900

11,900

7%

7%

7Va

7%

7'A

7%

6,200

26%

26%

26 Va

26%

26'/a

26 %

5,600

7%
27

13%

13%

13%

38

37%

26%

26%

*92%

;..

r-

;,

V

/

38

94%

26%

26%

93 Va

93 Va

,

;/.

'■

13%

14

145/8

11,400

38

'

38%

38%

1,200

27

A/J

13%

37%

:V/ //.:;

27%

*26%

27Va

1,200

92 Va

92 'A

220

*92 Va

94

101

*100

101

100

100

100

100

100

*103

105

*103

105

•103

105

*103

105

44

;

158%

44 %

44

159%

159

44%

44%

441/2

44%

159 Va

159

1

23

18% Jan

3

Howard

23

25% Jan

3

Howe

2% Feb

2

tHudson & Manhattan

7% July 18

12% Apr

27

71% Sep

13

64

33

Nov

9% Feb
39

50

251/4

37%

Power__No par
Houston Oil Co of Texas (Del)—25

24

1,060

100

24%

*37 %

y-i-Vv':

*100

1"% Jan 12

3

100

58 Vz

100

14% Feb

19% Jan

*V

1,000

89 Vz

57'/2

11%

100

21% Jan

6

*88'A

57

37%

preferred
4% preferred
4.40%
preferred
Houston Lighting &

8

Jan

89%

95

1'3 'A

10

3

57

43%

*37%

23

11

*88%

95

3

3% Feb

22% Jan

1,400
5,500

32

22'/a

common—5

Inc

27% Dec

6

I6V2
21

43%

convertible preferred
50
Finance common—No par

15

43% Jan

16 Va
20 %

32

159%

159 Va

Stores

Sound

-

15 "A

15%

15

15

1

Corp

Co

23 Va

24%

23%

24 %

2

100

com

■

STOCK

preferred—100

7 Va

7%

7%

65%

66

65%

66%

3n

3'

*3?vt

31%

6%

6%

16 %

37

37%

37%

20

9% Feb

2

Jan

10

67% Feb

24

Hudson

30

31% Jan

4

37% Jan

30

Hunt

17

R% Jan

19

71/e Jan

13

Hupp Corp

1

Sep 21

32% Feb

9

38% Feb

24

Huspman Refrigerator Co—^

5

noncumulative
Foods

Inc

6.66%

6%

7%

■

EXCHANGE

7Va
♦C-4

CLOSED

-

15

—

160'A
14%

8,500

14%

24% '

1%

—

5,100

23%

■%/

14%
24

■

2

2

Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par

7% Feb

5%

2

150

45'A

24Va

'

15% Mar 14
1% Dec

16%
21 Va
32

43

10
30
12.50
10

3%%

% Feb 24

160% Feb

3

16%

95

5

Co

Hondaille-Industrles

23.

47

7

Jan

Electrochem

$2.25

6,100

19%

76

Household

3

100

105% Feb

28% Jan

92

6

14

Feb

26% Feb 23

3
5

104% Jan

8

38% Oct
98

Aug
May

& Sons

preferred
f Hotel Corp of America
5% conv preferred

26% Oct

26%

1

$4.25

27

25%

5

Oil Corp

Honolulu

1

Dec

(A)

900

25%

50c

Co

Holly Sugar Corp common
5%
convertible preferred—Homestake Mining

40% Jan

56
Feb 16
35% Jan 30

28

26

40

4

101% Feb

Apr

8% Dec

17

13% Mar 14

8% Jan

Furnace

347/8

138%

75%

Hoffman Electronics Corp

♦34V2

32
'

17%

Holland

4

900

34 Va

2,300

123 Va

39%

5

Corp
(Charles E)__

6V2

24%

■-

28%

6

12% Jan

Hotels

6V2

•

19

17%

3

21% Feb

3

■:r.-

7,400

6 %

138%

39 Va

30

10

16% Jan

//''/■

■

36 Va

6»/a

"

■

36

123 Va

28'A

14% Jan

3i% Jan

C

•

-

4,000

36 %

34 Va

'fe/S-V:'

34%
32%

35'A

'••l

/ /

•

32%

138

17%

12% Jan

11% Jan

2

28

19

146

34

32%

*122 Va

'

123%

39 Va

24% Jan

10% Nov 28
20% Nov

42% Feb 14

18%

500

34'/a

99%

29%

9

30

51% Aug 24
12% Jan
5

Oct

18%

*144

140

1,800

34 «A

24%

17%

14

98%; Dec

6

/••*

25

28%

Hilton

3

*142% 146
♦

37%

39%

3

89% Jan
34% Jan

24%

*37'A

5

Inc

3

3

50%

.v..

54

Jan

79% Aug

501/4

56

1

(The)

Co

50

400
„

20%

54

47% Jan

5

12

4%%

37

1 100

*99

25%

138 Va. 139

Heyden Chemical Corp common.,—1
3%%
preferred series A
100
$4% cum 2nd pfd (conv)—No par

Jan

99

Chocolate common..No par
preferred series A
50

53

91 Vz

36%

600

21V2

91 Va

37%

16%

.

37%

*52 %

54% Mar 18

56

25

*122%

13

21'A

91 Vz

Birthday

36 Va

"v/:

21

20%

*37

100

61% Jan

Jan

100
10
preferred—25

common

preferred

Hershey

21

91 Vz

>"

':

89%

38 % Jan

49% Jan

16%

*88'A

4

19

24 Va

55%

13

Dec

24

89%

Feb

51

24%

423/4 ■:.}&

21

••

35%

54 Va

93

Mar 14

*34%

*88%

23% Jan

40

35%

24

*'

Va

Washington's

•

25

7

preferred

1,600

32%

8

5%

6%

*32

38% July 25
22% Mar 2

19% Feb

6%

16'%

25% Dec

Jan

6%

32%

104% Feb

(G W)

%

6

21%

6

noncumulative

6,900

21%

33 V4

16 Va

3

7%

32%

20%

22% Jan

3.65%

66

21%

32 V8

32%

(H J) Co common

Helme

64%

21 Va

32

,

—100

-r

64-a

21%

34%

32

5

36% Jan

37

33%

34 'A
•

15

Glass Co

preferred

3% %
Heinz

32

33%

5
1

dlst

42

62%

CLOSED

.

34%

31%

50

Hecht Co common

5

4S%

EXCHANGE
,

50

33%

1

4%%

20% Jan

Jan.

*142 Va

10

preferred

preferred
Havag Industries Inc—
Ex partial liquidating
Hayes Industries Inc

91

96% Aug 15

35

6%

Harrisburg Steel Corp
Harris-Seybold Co

7

Dec

24% Mar

3

146

23

Jan

36% Sep

24

39% Jan

3

27% Nov 21

26% Mar 14
84% Jan

3

39

18

20% Nov

36% Jan
34 Va Jan

3

convertible

4%

15

9
20

8% Jan

12

16% Oct

Feb

31% Feb
31% Jan

35% July

Mar 11

80

141% Jan

17

39% July 13

40%

12

STOCK

42%

62

Printing Co

Hamilton Watch Co com

24

20% Feb

<

2

*1%
V

1,700

14,700
1,900

2

.

*7'/a

8'A

34V4

7%
34%

341/4

600

66%

671/4

3,300

700

66 Va
6 Va

38

Birthday

6%

6%

6%

29,700

37 Va

Washington's

67 /

37%

33'A

381/2

2,900

.1,300

;

I
27

Jun

21

Jan

4

67% Oct

11

68% Sep

19

58 % Jan

23

64% Feb

24

Illinois

Central RR Co

47% Jan

5

57

Sep

12

50

Jan

23

54

Jan

3

Illinois

Power

Aug 22

52

Nov

9

50% Jan

5

51

Jan

19

4.08%

61% Aug 17
52% Sep
1

53% Nov

10

Jan

11

52% Jan

17

4.26%

cumulative

*52%

53%

*52 Va

53 Va

55

Jun

54% Jan

31

55

Jan

9

4.70%

cumulative preferred

50

*53%

55

*53%

55

62% Mar 28

55

Mar 11

53

Feb

10

54

Jan

6

4.42%

cumulative

preferred

50

*53

53%

*53

53 3/4

63

Feb

19

51% Feb

1

53

Feb 10

4.20%

50

*52%

53 %

*52'A

53 Va

♦52 y4

15% Oct

26

15% Jan

4

15% Jan

13

Illinois

cumulative preferred
Terminal RR Co

Jan

3

29% Jan

25

Indianapolis Power & Light—No

49

61

Jan

17

13% Apr

12

24 % Mar 15

33% July 18

27% Feb

51

8

31% Aug 31

28

10

31

Idaho Power Co

10

29%

62%

53%

6

48% Jan

6

60% Jan

20

10% Nov

8% Jan

28

58% May 23
71

46

Feb

19
14

9 % Jan

No par

66% Mar 14

91% Nov

28

78% Feb

14

35% Jan

6

23

65 % Feb

26

68
8
Sep
24% July 18

53% Jan

21% Jan

21 % Jan

23

23

12

47% Jan

23

Mar 29

100 % Jan

11

27% Jan

30

19% Jan

18

349

Jan

6

35% Oct

11

165% Aug 16

57% Dec
103

33% Sep
450

6

373

Feb
;

86% Jan
24

Steel

Co

5

Insuranshares

61% Jan

6

Ctfs

Interchemical Corp common
4%% preferred..

30% Jan

3

Interlake

9

36 Va Jan

3

167% Jan

5

173

Feb

24

30 % Jan

30

32

Jan

3

28% Feb

14

32 Va Jan

9

Feb

23

88

Jan

3

4% Jan

31

6

Jan

6

International

85

Int'l Nickel of Canada

28% Nov

2

41% Jan

84

8

92% May 26
6% Nov

3

84

21

Feb

38% Feb

24
6

Int'l Business

Machines

Int'l Harvester

Int'l Minerals & Chemical

com

preferred
Mining Corp.,

9
16

13% Jan

3

82

12

117% Sep

23

108

Jan

31

114% Jan

3

International

108

12

103 % Jan

4

Nov

2

Dec

28

15% Feb

14

42

60

Jan

5

35

Jan

28

23% Jan
34

6

Mar 15

48% Mar

8

45

Jun

24
15

62% Feb

9

18

Jan

5

96% Jan

26

103

Jan

10

44% Feb

20

10

67

Jan

3

Jan

30

16

29% Jan

4

38% Jan
32% Jan
40% Feb

21

37

9

9

International

40% Feb

24

$1.40

38

Feb

24

Interstate

Dept Stores

Feb

9

14% Jan

3

Interstate

Power Co

2

40 % Jan

26

6

31

9

51% May

3

36% Sep

43

JFeb

20

International

Jan

3

24

6% Mar 14
27% Jan
26

91% Jan
45

8

Sep 26
19

Mar 14

30% Aug 11

2(\% Jan

35% Dec 30
130

33% Jan

Sep 21

12% Sep

125

6

6% Feb

13

8% Jan

3

31% Jan

24
4

37% Feb
43% Feb

17

34% Jan
91 % Jan

9

94

14

46 % Jan

19

May lo

101% Jan

19

59

Jun

11

97

Feb

il

82

85

Jun

Mar 10

33% Nov 29
For

(F

L)

102% Feb

6

Jan

24

89% Jan

3

27

67% Feb

1

78% Jan

4

Johns Manville Corp
Johnson & Johnson

43% Jan

23

50% Jan

3

Jones & Laughlin Steel com

JOT J/„ p b

9

105% Jan

16

38% Dec 30

35% Feb

3

39% Jan

6

see

page

26

preferred

A

.

38 V3

172%

6,500

403

415

37%
172

38 Va

3,900

20,400
140

173

31

31

31 Va

31%.

31 %

31%

2,900

23

29%

29'A

29%

30

30%

11,400

85

84

84

*84

5

51/4
81%

82'A

129 Va

129 Va

12%

133/8

5%

5%

*82

100

85

*5%

5%

1,700

13%

14,300

82%

81 Va

82%

129%

81%
129

129 Va

129%

13%

13 %

13%

140

115 Va

117'A

16,800

*105

s

570

300

107

16'A

16%

16

16

400

90%

91

89%

9034

400

£6%

97%

97%

97%

600

44%

44 Va

43%

1,600

63%

C3%

31%

32%

39%

40%

31%
x27%

7

41
36 %

92 Va
46%

*102

32
27'A
39%

130

*36

37%

*16

43 Va

43 Va

44

63%

64'A

64

64%

37%

*36

37%

*36

32 Va

31%

1,3*00

32%

53,800

403/8

1,500

31%

32

32

39%

40%

39%

40 Va

*39 Va

40%

40%

40 %

40%

403/a

37

37

37%

33

38

1.000

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

5,800

37

13%
x42

42

*20%

21%

31%

32

27 Va

27%

39'/a

40%
130

*129%

40%

42%

42

♦20%
31%
27%

417/a

21 %

*20%

21%

31V8

32%

300

32

27%

39%

40

♦129 %

130

27
40

*129%

900

41%

3,600

27%

1,300

40%

20,100
30

130

7Va

7 V4

734

7Va

7%

9,200

36%

36%

36%

3 6'A

36%

36 V4

36 Vz

2,100

39%

39

39'/a

39

39 V4

39

40%

4,200

92%

*92

93%

7

47%
103

7

45%

47

*92 Va

93%

*92 Va

93%

50

4 6 3/4

47 Va

47 Va

48%

3,800
'

*102

103

103

♦102

'

*102

103

7,600

88

88'A

89%

*73

73%

73%

74%

74 y4

74V»

74

74%

1,000

47%

46 Va

47%

47 »A

48

48 Va

48 Va

26,200

104 %

104%

104%

v4

1P4 7<,

105

105V4

350

100

46%
104 %

.1

37 %

38%

38%

39%

x383/4

39 3/4

39

39 Va

15,100

12%

Co

37%
172 »A

40

30%

95

36
x39

No par

preferred series

Manufacturing

410

407

900

30'A

91%

38%

100

30%

300

4 8'A

103%

16%

129 'A

1

29 Va

48

*102%

95

1

common

■

48'A
103

4,500
12,700

91%

13%

Jewel Tea Co

Joy

22

92

16 %

—

3

5%

85

65%

22

96%

43

50% Jan

3%%

84'A
64 Va

-

91

13%

1

Inc

84%
22 %

105 %

1

Co—

38

172%

6,700
9,200

64%
168

64%

105%

50c

54% Sep 23
107% Nov 22

footnotes




Jacobs

1,100
7,900

48%

63%

83

105

42'A

Feb

"

Mar 15

104

Coal common

405%

37%
172%

48

*164

*21%

105

3.50

Jaeger Machine Co
No par
Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co
1
Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% pfd—100

7

22%

106
16%

36 %

Island

Creek

2,300

9

63%

64

*105

issued"

preferred

168

115%

No par

:

''when

"

473A
63 Va

62

♦164

114

*39%

24

$6

:\

47 Va
v

114'/a

1

10

7

37/a

112 Va

25

40% Feb
Feb

8%

114

37%

27% Jan
130

13

97% Aug 15

preferred

:

common

15%
29 Va

xlll

C4%

Iowa-Illinois Gas & Elec Co..No par
Iowa Power & Ligh* Co
10

31

Jan

77% Oct

98

10

12%

64

5

34% Jan

13

65

23
24

5%

81%
129

44

34% Jan

39

99% Jun

32% Mar 14

Jan

conv

Intertype Corp
New

Feb~13

cum

85

*36

Telep & Teleg_.No par
Utilities Corp com..5

403

31%
29%

25

common

7

34% Feb

5%

38
172%

96Va
44%

No par

Silver

preferred

19

30% Jan

*84

405

25

International Shoe

30

13

20 ye Mar 23

No par

33% Feb

15% Aug 29

26% Jan

7.50

100

Salt

34 % Jan

3

29 'A

12%

5%' preferred

38% Jan

12% Jan

31

15

.

1%

37%
172%

80%

$4 preferred
No par- Int'l Rvs of Cent Amer com—No par

3

40

5

401
"

128%

common

2

43% Jun

6

121

Paper

International

82

V '
82 3/4
z

63'/a

100

International

15%
29l/a

8%

;

V2

61V2
168

*21%

com—No par

Preferred

15

34% Mar 15

32% Jan

Sep

Feb

42% Jan

74% Sep 16
39% Nov 11
31 % Sep

7

89% Feb
94

48

60 Va

22%

1

International Packers Limited

Jun

47

*164

64'%

100

Jan

20% Nov 15

60%

82%

No par

129% Feb

114

48%

168

62%

—

6

101

8%

82'/a

"

No par

—

13

6

15%

29'A

29%

12% Feb

Mar 14

53%

53 Va

15%

*

29%

126 % Jan

Jan

•52%

29%

3

69

53 Va

29%

10

73

5334

48

Jan

30

55

♦53

103

Jun

Jan

*53%

533/4

48%

17

106

*52%

55

103%

141

Jan

M

53 Va

51

29'A

29'A

8V4

*52 Va

♦ro

47%

6

101% Sep 26
9% Mar 13

15%

*50 Va

*102%

18

Jan

15%

■»

♦533A

*28%

51

48%

29

23

♦50 Va

103%

12% Jun

Jan

51

48%

87% Jan

78

2,000

50 V2

*102%

127 % Dec

87% Aug 26

7,300

53 %

*21%

preferred
100
Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys class A—25
4%

643,4

5

common

7%

283^

53'A

_No par

41 % Jun

415;

28%
64 Va

53'A

100

Corp

175% May 31
87% Jan
4

26

28
64 %

53

l

7

Iron

28

633A

53 3/8

20

Inc

Feb

103

60%
*164

100

Inspiration Cons Copper

Jan

47%

1

18

11

Mar

165

Apr

29% Oct

3% Mar 16

Jan

SA

Inland

13

7

*8%

283/4

63%

Mexico

No par

13

Jan

19

15%
29

Industrial Rayon

Feb

163

98% Jan

De

15%

28%

Ingersoll-Rand common
6% preferred

59

15

37% Jan

Electrica

5
par

69 Va Jan

29

169% Jun

Jan

50

50 Va Jan

Dec

4

162

preferred

-

*

51

100 pesos

Industria
8% Dec

28'A
53

63%

53
*50'/a

635/8

29%

No par

commons-No par
cumulative preferred
50

Co

10

88 %

89

x86%

87%

87%

1956

Number 5511.

Volume 183

..The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

NEW YORK STOCK
Bangs for Previous
Lowest

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

Year 1955

Range Since Jan, 1
Lowest

Highest

NEW

Highest

YORK

LOW AND

STOCK

Monday

EXCHANGE

Par

HIGH

SALE

PRICES

Sales for

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Feb. 21

Feb. 22

Feb. 23

Feb. 20

Friday

the Week

Feb. 24

Shares

K
43% Dec 14

51"' Feb

39

Nov

94

Sep

30

30
100 % Mar 23
105

35

3

■15V2 Mar

28 % May 25

38% Jan

23

41% Feb

24

Jan

17

95% Jan

30

4

99% May 16
105

May

Feb

;

94
100

10

41% Jan
52

Feb

Feb

24

101% Feb

105% Feb
104

6

Kaiser

3

Alum

7

9

107% Sep

7

21

106% Jan

105 y2 Nov

28

Jan

10

104•

Jan

10

84% Apr
48% Jan

21

71% Feb

9

78% Feb

23

Kansas

4

44% Jan

6

46 % Jan

20

4%

"

25

MailO
<m

31

21% Jan

3

29% Jun

44

8

Oct

27

3

25% Jan

15

6

10

22

Jan

27

20% Jan

3

Feb

14

34% Feb

20

Jan

23

127 % Feb

24

45% Jan

23

49 % Jan

6

46

36% Jan

Sep

16

Feb

24

46% Feb

25% Feb

10

44% Jan

16

14

47 % Jan

43 % Feb

Jun

23

29% Feb

38 y2 Dec

27

33% Jan

23

37

34% Jan

69

July 26

56 <.Jan

25

59

58

60

92 V4 Mar 18

28% Jun

32,

Jan

101 >■ Feb

16

102% Feb

31

59 % Jan

94

Jan

3

28% Feb

14

Feb

13

98

47% Dec

20

55% Feb

9

43% Jan

50% Jan

28

24% Dec

8

22

Jan

10

24% Feb

21

50

4

43% Jan

4

48% Jan

4%

13

Jan

16

12% Mar 13
22

5% Jan

6

Feb

25

25

20% May 10
28 y8 Jan
6
11

4 % Jan

6

18% Jan

3

Feb

31% Feb

94% Jan

10

16

22

>34

Feb

95% Feb

21

28

13% Jan

10

16% Jan

31

Dec

30

72% Jan

23

83

Jan

3

26

19 % Jan

23

21% Jan

3

2% Sep
1
17% D^c 22

Jan

3

15% Jan

Lees

1% Jan

3

3

3% Jan

3

2

2% Jan

SI

19

19

Feb

1

8

Feb

1

50c

16

43% Jan

23

45 % Feb

7

Sep

30

22

Jan

16% Jtin

4

19% Feb

24

19% Jan

3

23

Mar

19

Feb

9

21% Jan

>64% Jan
13y4 Jan

18

9

86

3

23

24% Dec

9

29% Sep

61% Mar 14
149% Jun
47

22

74% Feb

■

3

Life Savers

72% S.p

22

67% Feb

14

72% Feb

164% Nov

16

3

163 % Feb

66

Jun

17

46y4 Ocl

31

16

Dec

30

55% Apr
21% Jan

14

15

Feb

9

25% Jan

25

39% Sep

19

35% Jan

24

Apr 15
40% May 17

103% Sep

19

89'

Feb

14

64% Feb

7

46% Feb

14

53% Jan

3

13% Jan 27

23 % Feb

23

Loew

64% Jan

79% Feb

24

Lone

-79

17% Mar 14
56

Jan

7

26% Mar 14
114

Oct

5

24% Aug
-73

Dec

32% July
123

,,,

July

6

1
21

5

5

47% Jan 23

28

23

Jan

10

115% Feb

24

/

Jan

26

53% Jan

16% Jan
Feb

23

100% Jan

12

53

43

31 % Feb

119

Jan

Lily

3

Link

Belt

3

Lionel

28% Mar 14

38% Sep

6

35

Jan

16

71% Feb

4

21% Jan

20

22% Feb

15

105% Jan

11

103% Mar

Mar

107% Apr

27

Sep 26

100

102

8

103 % Jan

6

Mar 11

105

July 15

Jan

4

106

9

/

Jan

3

102% Jan

13

:

103% Jan

11

103% Jan

11

101

5%

B

series

D

55

Feb

23

Louisville

3

Louisville

&

3

8

Co

% Feb 24

101 %

£3'%

533%
97

29%

49%

50%

24%

24%

15%

4%

5,300

503%

2,300

24

24%
475%

2,600

473%

15%
*4%

32

31%

31%

97

95%

95%

153/4

15%

15%

15%

78%

78%

15%
79%

79%

81%

20%

21%

203/4

21%-

20%

21

2%

♦17

2,400

15%

2,100

21%

31%
*95

21%
31%

♦95%

2%

400

4,600
700

323%
97 ;

40

15%

811/4

2,000

2%

21'%
2%

14,000

17%

,

v;

17%

9,500

20%

'•

15%

81

.5

;

2%
163%

21%

323%

K

95%

2%

17

21%

\

100

4%

17

17'%

17%

17

>

29%

50

4%

21%

7

150

15%

4%

21%

7

8,900

96%

29

>

533%

"

*4

78

25

50

53%

-

>:

21%

15%

400

102%

96%

17%

*95%

par

*101

17%

3,300

6,100

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

I,400

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

4,800

18

18%

18'%

18%

183%

19

19%

3,200

19%

20

18%
19%

20%

20%

20%

20

10

76'%

77

76

76%

76'%

77 %

773/4

7

15%

16

15%

16%

163%

16%

27

27%

263/4

263%

26%

263%

com

25

67%
159

10

67%

67%

159%

3,700

160

8,300
18,400

26%

J

163%

26%

1,400

68 3%

7,100

68

160%

160%

180

50

50%

49%

50'%

50%

503%

49%

50%

5,300

51%

50%

51

51

513%

51%

513%

5,000

15%

153/4

403/8

41

41%

*89%

91

*89%

47%
213/e
74%

15%

153/4

15%

16%

;

41%

43

;

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41%
91

91

16%
41%
♦89'A

3,600

42'/a

6,900

47 y8

473%

473%

49%

493%

503%

213/4

21%

223%

22%

231/4

22

23

76

76

77

76'%

79%

78

30

29%

293/a

29%

*115

118

29%

120

*115

%

293%

29%

115%

116

18,900
128,200

79%

5,600

293/4

5,600

116

500

58%

64%

623/4

67

63%

673/4

60

63

57,200

22%

223/a

22%

22%

22%

22%

21%

22'%

II,000

*105

106

*105

106'

*105

1053/4

*105

100

*101

1013/4

*101

1013%

♦101

1013/4

101

100

*103

105

*103

105

*103

105

*103

10'

50

16%
91

483/8

*113

20%
*141

20%

-7

20%

> 141%

54

(Ky).Nopar

Sons

79

16%

68

159%

20%

51%

-

100

&

67 %

159

"

v

100

Nashville

(M)

67%
159

100

common

Common

4%%

101%

29

153/4

700

58%

'

S7

"

*57%

8,100
,

44%

preferred

Lowen.stein

28

32

Washington's
Birthday

*16%

l

Gas & El Co

90% Jan

20

15%

4%

17/

21

5

preferred

10

Feb

15%

16%

lo

preferred

E

27

27% Feb

15%
*4

common_3

preferred

series

4.35%

83% Jan

53 y2 Jan

48

10

49% Jan

26% Dec

46%

common

Co

July 27

12% Mar 14

48 ' '

Gas

90% Dec 30

48% Jan

47%

conv

58

49

47%

10

6

20

47%

No par

3

Jan

24%

Corp

77 '% Jan

42

49 %.

24%

Corp

45 % Jan

3

49%

24

preferred

5

51% Jan

29%

49%

23%

1

23

104

29%

49

Corp

21 % Feb

3

!

:3%

100

143 % Jan

27

58%

♦58

97

5

Tobacco

9

Jan

58
101 %

800

41%

5

10

25% Jan

35%;

No par

20% Jan

101

46'%

35%

\

.?-■

29

2%

140% Jan

6

46

:

35%

53

173/4

3

6

41%

46 '/a

97

2%

May 25

31% Dec

41% ■>,

*35

97

17%

147

102% July

2,600

533/8

5

<P)

4,700

243%

28%

Products

4.25%

7%

7,600

463%

24%

97

Cement

Lorillard

58

101%

1

Aircraft

series

58%

473%

46
•

107%

100

7

22% Mar 14

57%

LjJopar

11

99% Sep 23
39 % May 16

CLOSED

46 3%
r

(

453%

EXCHANGE

35 %

..No par

20% Oct
139% Dec

25% Jan

45%

47i/8

41%

STOCK

443/4
353/a

preferred.
100
Long Bell Lumber (Md) A.l.No par
Long Island Lighting Co com
10

17

23

Oct

41

45 %
35

preferred_.No par
pfd.
No par
(The)
1

Cup

Star

6,200
32,200

25%

53

Inc

43/4%

1,400

34%

127%

46%

*101

Co

Star

*40%

44 %

10

Co

18%

34
126 %

_

46%

10

l

convertible

s

Lone

7
24

20

3%%

41

35

(The)_____
.2.50
Liquid Carbonic Corp com___No par
\

463/4

*18%
t

25'%

Corp

Lockheed

46 %

18%
34

1263%

..No par

;

Corp

Tulip

333%

125%

j-

I

Myers
preferred

7%

26

18%

343/8

5

common.

Liggett &

Sep

5,100

2,200

,

46'%

1

Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Libby McNeill & Libby

28 % Feo

25%
22

1263/s

*40%

2nd

Corp

3

19

25%
22

33%

47

200

46

253%
22

124%

46

"1

(111)

Lerner Stores Corp

Jan

*18%

45%

3,500

25

34%

1

Navigation Co

Fink

&

>

19

,

20

77

217%

125%

,

_30

106

1043%

X763%

45%

1,300

2,100

100

106
*104
;

20,600

41%
96

100

.

78%

♦45%
I

25

1st

Lehman

25% Jan

20

124

2.50

common..

Sons

&

Lehn

28

Jan

18%

>33%

*95

106

39%
51'/a

41%

1043%

100

noncum

17% Jan

49% Jan

213%.

_

&

noncum

10

156 '

24%

21%

preferred

15% Feb

-

45%

243/4

213/4

Co

(James)

$3

3

-

*45%

24%

383%
*51

'

101

78

21%

_

Co

Co.

Gas

77

24%

.

5% Jan

Apr 22

S)

♦100

8.75

No par

Inc'

Wire

46

101

No par

Lehigh Portland Cement....
Lehigh Valley RR
No
Lehigh Valley Coal common

40 % Mar 14

V

(S

3.85%

6% Sep
47 y2 Jan

89% Dec

76%

~

Co

Inc

Lehigh Coal

1

11% Jan

76%

76

__4
La Consolidada 6% pfd..75 Pesos Mex
Lane Bryant common
1
Lee Rubber & Tire
___i
5

6

25 y8 Apr

6

*105%
♦103%

preferred

Laclede

10

15% Nov

6

11

Jan

82

Mar 14

18 y® Jan

7

20%

34% Sep 20
98% May 3

86% Aug 11
53 % Jan

9

Feb

105%
1043/4

"I__1

(S H) & Co
Kroehler Mfg Co
Kroger Co (The)

15% Jan

4

105%

*103%

*100

38%
513%
41
96

104%

_

Kress

16% Feb 15

25

18% Dec

Dec

16

15% Jan 30

7

Mar 14

4

Sep

3

Co

Kresge

12

22% Dec

39 % May 31

R)

*95

96

106

5

$5 prior preferred

Koppers

1

29% Jan

(G

*95

.

102

Co

Ind

&

51

40 3%

>99%

Kimberly-Clark Corp;

3

4

Steel

383%

51%
40%

'103%
*45

Wheel

King-Seeley.Corp
Kinney

1

52% Jan

&

Oil

38%

51%
40%

3/4

'105%

preferred

Keystone

4

23

100% Jun

30

Prior

17

7

Dec

96

50

Copper
:
County Land Co__

Kerr-McGee

25

Jan
Jan

..

23

105% Nov

Jan

38% Jan

Hayes

23

,—39'% Feo

*943/4

38

52
40

.No par

Kennecott

23

24

com

preferred-..

(Julius)

38%

513/4

100

...

Southern

non-cum

Kern

24% Feb
56

preferred

City

Kelsey

32

113

15

38

40%

IIIlOQ

preferred

4.20%

Kayser

9

38 y2 Nov

59% Apr

33%

Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Kansas Power & Light Co

31

Jan

18

129 '% Aug 26

29% Jan

84

4.50%
•

3

21% Jan

24% July 15

27 Vh Mar 14

98% Jan

Feb

24

8

24% Mar

17 % Mar 24

Corp

<

70% Jan/ 24
43

Chem

43/4% preferred
"__50
Kansas City Pr & Lt Co com.No
par
3.80% preferred
jqO
4%
cum
preferred
IIlOO

20

102% Mar 15

Nov

&

141

20%

21'%

88

>v '

141'A

1413%

141%

543/8

543%

54'%

883/4

88%

20%

55

88

54 3/8

87%

20%

883/4

141%
„

'•

55
88%

1053/4

~20

101

105

21

8,900
250

1413%
55

1,300

89

3,300

26%

3,900

Inc—

26%

1

:

preferred series A

263/4

104

100"

Lukens Steel Co

26%

104

46%

10 *

*104 *

STOCK
,

47 3/4'1

47%

263/a

!4%
9

EXCHANGE
CLOSED

*104

26%

26%

104

104 Va

48 3/4

49

48%

104

150

49%

5,500

29%

35,500

M
133

19

Mar 28

19% Jan

140

July 22

21% Jan 23

39% Feb

17

43% Jan

20

49% Jan

3

11

141% Jan

31

138

Jan

.

6

32% July 27

26% Jan

10

30% Feb

35% July 35

29% Jan

23

31% Jan

3

88 % Mar 15

95

7% Jan

6

8% Jan

6

56% Jan

6

23

Jan

18

643% JaD

4

4% Dec

16

5% Nov
28

25

May 16
7% Sep 27
;

Jun

13

89% Jan

4

92% Jan

3

9% Jan

31

10% Feb

122

Sep

Feb

9

100% Jan

23

9

16

19

41% Sep 22

34

Feo

Jun

21

585

F b

3

8V2Apr

4

5% F.b
6 % Feb

10% May 18
34% Jan

21

Maracaibo

Oil

33% Jan

4

393/4 Feb

24

Marathon

22

33% Jan 23

25

95

16% Feb

4

29

43% Dec

19

26% Feb

1

18% Feb

17

Marine

Jan

27

55% Feb

15

*

36% Jan

6

35% Jan

6

Marshall

9

98

Jan

24

38% Jan

4

22 % Feb

20

9

393/4 Jan

20% Feb

16

243/8 Jan

40% Feb

14

43 % Jan

3

94% May

95% Feb

14

97

3

99

Jan

10

94

May 16

99

Jan

12

94% Feb

1

96% Jan

Jan

18

88

Apr

11

86

Feb

8

87

Feb

25% Jan

4

35% July 12
56% Mar 31

28% Feb

6

31% Jan

55% Feb

1

25% Dec

8

20% Feb

13

25

Jan

12

23

Mar 14

34

7

27% Feb

10

32% Jan

3

44

Jan

6

46

Aug 22

45% Jan

13

46

Jan

May

4

20% May 16

Master

23

6

52

Feb

10

Nov

14ya Mar 14

16% Feb

81

91

Dec

45

29

Aug

1

57% Jan

17

58

July

16

21

15

Jan

83% Jan

23

Jun

13

80% Jan

3

923/4 Feb

23

Mclntyre

22

Aug

31

Jan

25

22% Feb

10

1

19% Feb

23

Feb

14

74% Jan

17

101% Jan

4

1023/4 Jan

16

4%%

77% Feb

21

82

Jan

17

Cum

21

30% Feb

13

32% Jan

6

3

18

71% Dec

12

2

t0Sy4 Apr
77% Dec

18

21

9

7

39% Sep

68

Feb

24

6

46

Jan

25

33% Jan

31

Jan

7

135

Jan

25

98% Feb

6

21% Jan

18

28% Jun

28

24% Jan

19

20

26

30% Apr

12

24% Feb

8

95

-

Sep

88 V2 Mar 30

102

Jun

9

96

91

July 21

9 6 3/4 Feb

13

37% Feb

24

111

55%

55%

600

34'%

34%

34%

3,300

33%

323/4

33%

33%

35%

33%

34

3.900

96%

*95%

333%
*95%

Melville
4%

6

Mercantile
Merck

21%

36 3/4

37%

373%

38

38%

38%

38%

4,800

1

X20%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

3,500

41%

41%

41%

41%

41%

41%

41 %

41%

4,900

95;»/4

56

9

56

*55%

*21%

213/4

55%
21%

55'%

213%

21%

100

28%

281/4

28%

28%

28%

300

46

46

*46

463%

Corp

45%

453/8

453%

45%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22 %

22%

22%

223/4

1,300

18%

18%

18%

18 3%

18%

19%

19

19%

7,700

*70%

713/4

70,

70 3%

71

71

70%

70%

102

♦101%

'

*102'
77%

787/a

80

80

common

1

31%

31%

31

31%

30%

31

96

96

96

96'%

36%

37

37

37

100
1

common

1st

preferred..50

*

108%

109%

109%

Mesta

99% Jan

27

102

Jan

6

Metropolitan Edison 3.90%

Feb

2

107

Jan

23

pfd
Linotype

26

26%

25%

♦92%
108

3%

*92%

93

Co

43

48%

1,100

20

20

20%

46,800

49

49%

49%

49%

49%

49%

49%

50%

1,100

101

1013/s

101%

106%

105

105

993%

*99%

100 %

99%

*97%

99 %

5

pfd__100

*100%

101

100%

100

*98%

99%

99%

93 V2 DjC

101

Apr

18

96

Jan

6

98% Jan

31

3.80%

preferred series..

100

*97%

98%

*97 %

4.45%

preferred series

100

*106%

9

47% Jan

20

55% Feb

21

5

53%

7

10
5

21

146% Sep

23

135% Jan

17

142

Jan

3

133

Jan

For

footnotes




see

page

26.

Copper

8%

1st

Steel

Utilities
Prod

preferred

1,100

48

19 3/a

100

South

108

48

preferred series

Middle

20,800

193/s

preferred series..

Midland

3,600

26%
93

473%

3.85%

R

26%

107%

4.35%

6

108

210

19%

21

Jon

108

26%

220

1,700

473/4

993:« Feb

Jan

*107%

26%
*92%

.40
400

6,900

107%

-

25

6

26%
93

95

37%
111

,

19%

97% Jan

^

26%

%

*92

111

313%

900
-

47%

108

26

33

*

80

18%

Apr

14

26%

26'%
93

37%

38

115

26%

26%

95

96

*37%
*111%

109%

30%

103

47%

102

20

95%

*76

12.50

93% Mar 29

in% web

103%

No par

Co

Scott

&

26%

25%

No par

Inc

26

16%c
No par

Co

common

6

30% Jan

101%

793/4

2nd

Miami

600

800

45%

103%

50% Jan

21

2.800

*76

13

54% Nov

,

46

7,000

45%

*102

43% Feb

25

93

50

52% Aug 26
103 y2 Apr 18

37% Jan

80%

*92%

100

Merritt-Chapman

9

53%

80%

923/4

92%

series

(1st series)

pfd 4.30%

3

Sep

53

80%

92'%

25

5

35% Mar

52%

773%

1

19

60

51%
78

513%

92%

160

4 5'/a

18

Co

Jan

108% May

14%
83

77%
•

.

10

Robbins Inc

Jan

6

14%
83

49%

77%

80

7,100

14%
82

14 3%

81

92%

463%

81%

14%
81

49%

5

*46

14%

14%

*76%
92%

49

4

46%

*46

14%

5

23% Jan

18

200

*55%

Publishing

112

29% Oct

900

*28

80%

Machine

313/8

*21%

49%

7

conv

31

50

$3.50 preferred

$4'

220

120

56

1

Mergenthaler

95%

22

Co.

Inc

370

96'%
87%

95%
*86%

28%

*55%

81

Stores

95%

5,200

*21%

Corp common__50o
preferred
100

(The)

96

22

*28

:•

No par

3

32 % Jan

96 '/a

•

3

.No par

common

23

103 % Oct

37%

30%

Co

20

37,900

22%

30%

convertible
&

96%
'36%

363/8

5

preferred series B

5%

96%
36%

96%

35%
22

30 3%

Shoe

Mengel Co

6,700

*95%

96%

96%

18%

353%

30%

18% Feb

14

.

30%

44% Jan

105

55%

X34

18%

*30%

106% Jan

1

18%

*55%

343%

No par

11

107% July

18%

553%

333/4

95%

17

13

18%

55%

34

87

22

Mar 28

18%
55%

95%
95%

preferred
2nd

300

18i
34

87

26% Feb

Dec

6,500

96%

112% Apr
56% Jun

96

3934

87%

7

103

39'/a

*95%

11
6

39%

*86%

22% Oct
Jan

383/8

22%

....

43% Jan
39

300

38%

900

373/4
18%

95%

&

3

Fe j

9%

87%

Stores

27% Feb
273/8 Jan
93

934

35%

McQuay Norris Mfg Co
Mead Corp common

21

10

9%

'

Feb

Jan

9%

21%

Porcupine Mines

McLellan

36%

95%

Electric

McKesson

Jan

15% Feb

Jan

26 y4 Jan

82

24

600

36%

*95%

McGraw-Hill

91

37%

-

*55%

5
4

convertible

McGraw

63/4

.

37%
9%

*86%

Stores

3%%

24

17

60 y2 Jan

McCrory
*

——

5%

353/4

preferred

80% Feb

18

101

$2.50

53% Feb

29 y8 Feb

37%

7l

1,700

363/8
600

5%

6%
♦36%

.*•

No par

Corp

9

21% Aug 11

37'%

*578

5%

22%

Corp

McCord

23

Feb

9%

19,500

35%

common

preferred

McCall

Feb

46

9%

63/4

129%

210

213/4

common

47

15

52% Jan

$3

,

71 % Jan

23

9%

cumulative

15

43% Jan

*36%

7

2,500

36%

36%
600

5%

pfd 1947 senes__No par
pfd
No par

cum

13

25

1

$3.75

Apr

45% Apr

333/8

36%
*578

600

9%

127

127%

5%

10%

*9%

93/4

29%
91

*93/4

.No par
Co

Stores

78% Dec

Mar 14

36%

36 3%

600

29%
-

1

Corp

Maytag Co
1

24

40

*6%

125

400

No par

Co

Corp

Electric

Dept

$3.40

16

31

Jan

36%

.*577%

.6%

No par

com

$3.75 preferred
4

9

14% Feb

May

Apr

56% Jan

7

80

8

67

4

Feb

363/4
600

126%

10

44

90%

91%

9%

*6%

.50

Co...

5,700

29%

*91

9%

5%

100

Co

&

(Glenfi L)

Masonite

4

83

Field

Mfg

preferred

Martin

24

44% July 21

pie.erred

16,800

9%

1

Corp common

Cement

30%

9%

6.25

convertible

30

293/4>

29%

30'%

5

...

141%

28%

913%

•5%

v?

44

*137

9%

122

29

293%
44%
141%

9%

123%

x36 %

Exploration

Martin-Parry

3

16

33% Mar 14

117

29%

27
*44

*138

283%

91
x

9%

*577%
5%

No par

Midland

4%

4%%

3

19% Jan
35% Feb

10

1

Shirt

Marquette

32% Jan 27

30%

9

1

28%

91%

50

Bros

32% Jan 27
Jan

28%

*9%

;

Corp

38% Sep

Birthday

'

9

54

Washington's

44'%
1413%

91

Co—

RR

30%

44

*138

293%
>

10

Co

10% Jan

18

Feb

Coal

Sugar

13

21

Apr

Manati

Feb

9

July 34

44

Mahoning

Manhattan

20 V'4 Feb

21% Sep

6

24

Mandel

37% Dec

23% July 19
15% Aug
4
25% Jan
6
22% Nov 29

18

Jan

6 % Jan

610

6

7

99

37% Jan

Copper
Magnavox Co (The)

3

Jan

7

100

Magma

Jan

16

11

24

-

Jan

54 % Aug 23
34% Nov
9

Jan

129% Feb

Chef

7

6

92

Magic

41

Jan

31% Jan

10

28%

..No par
No par

30

44%

*138

No par

com

series A...

Garden

30%

141%

*44%

100
5

Co Inc

Square

30

5

common__10

!

preferred

3

28

59

4%%

Madison

10

17

35% Jun

Forbes

Inc

35% Jan

11

11% Feb

10

Trucks

Jan

10

24

585

*

Working Co..:

&

Many (R H)

7

12% Feb

Wood

preferred

Mack

13

13% Jun

& M

6%

24

26 % Mar 14

M

MacAndrews

Inc

common

100

*105

106%

108

*105

*106%

*106%

108

54%

54%

31%

31%

31%

31%

41%

42%

42%

43

138%

1383/4

H co co er

1383%

108

'

110

106%

50

*99%

100'%

73

*97'/a

98%

*106%

108

553/a

11,800

32'%

31%

10.800

44

44%

44%

3,000

138%

1383/4

160

55%

42%
138 3/4

99'%

54%
31%

55%
31%

55%

93%
*105

138%

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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK
Lowest

Highest

Lowest

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1

Year 1955

STOCK

YORK

Highest
20

34% Jan

Midwest

12

Oil

Par

Corp

25% Jan

21

35

Nov 30

29% Oct

11

41% July 13

30% Feb

9

36% Jan

9

20% Oct

11

28% Mar

1

21% Feb

2

23% Jan

3

Minneap & St Louis Ry

No par

Oct

11

19% Apr

Jan 23

19% Jan

6

Minn St Paul & S S Marie

No prar

15

17

13

24

50% Oct

17

Jun

20

Jan

23

66'/a Feb

106

Oct

14

117

Dec

30

112% Jan

24

116% Jan

3

80

Jan

6

115

Jun

15

105

Jan

19

120

Feb

24

13

102% Jan

11

104

Feb

1

26%ffo^25

21% Feb

9

24% Jan

3

70

107

102% Dec

28

12% Jan

6

Apr

58

$4

preferred

Jan

7

'$5.50

51% Jan

18

88

Jan

11

29% Feb

9

33

Jan

3

64% Jan

23

70% Feb

24

35% Feb

24

When

30% Jan

16

Minnesota

Jan

3

Minute

35% Dec

73'/a July

1

26% Feb

28% Dec 30

22% Jan 20

9

19

■

15 Va Feb

7

33% Oct 31

44% Feb

15

36% Jan

23

41% Feb

33% July

5
32% Dec 30

29% Jan

3

32% Jan

13

Feb

10

23

17% Jan

5

10

81% Jan

5

27

17

Aug 10

8% Jan

54

Feb

99% Jan

114 C Jan 30

^Missouri Pac RR 5%

8% Jan

4

i11

Mohasco

71% Jan

31

76

Feb 20

3 % %

26

88

Feb

81

7

Jan

13
20

Aug

21% Feb

7

30

24 Vs Jan

Feb

9

24 Vs Jan

12

41 %

Jan

47

Jan 23

25

52% July
6
32% Feb 15

2

23

Jan

9
12

21
40 %

30

21

24% Jan

19% May 12

17% Jan

23% Jan

Jan

Industries

conv

class

Monsanto

Chemical

3

9

Montana

11

23

95

Jan

18% Jan 10

19% Feb

7

20% Jan

26

Feb

14

50% Jan

44% Mar 14

60% Jun

7

43% Feb

9

32% Dec

22

30% Jan

23

May 17
11

17% Jun
40

■

28

43

Jan

6

40% Oct

25

47

114% Nov

9

128

Dec

Feb

14

29

Jan

Jan 19

37

Feb 24

Feb

9

42% Feb

10

17

Jan

4

45% Jan

11

Jan

3

18

42% Jan

2

49% Feb 24

4

30 Vs

68'A

68

68

34%

34 Vs

STOCK

*34%

34%

27
15%

26%

26%

EXCHANGE

26%

27%

15%

15%

CLOSED

15%

15%

39%
31%
31%
15
78%

38%

39%

31%

31%

102%

87

3,600

15

15

*75

87%
17%

21%

45 %

x44Ve

25%

40 %
33%
08%

No par

19%

12

25

Co

34%
27%

1

Corp

46%

10
5

Corp

34%

17'/a
43'A
39%
*47%

0
1

10

-

,

25%

25%
40 %
33%
89 %
19%
25%
47%
35
28
35Va

-

>'

87

640

18

18

3,500

22

1,900

22

22

700

2i%

22

22

44%

45%

44%

46

26

26 %

26 Vs

26%

40%

40%

33%

-33%

34%

88%

89

88 Va

40'A

89%

"■

47

Jan

70

6

Dec

62

14

23

Jan

37% Nov

45% Mar

1

37% Feb

3

173% Sep
10% Oct

2,200

25%

24%

25%

4.700

48

48%

47 %

48 %

3,600

34%

48

35

34 %

34 Va

5,000

27%

i

28%

28

28%

1,200

6,400

19%

19%

19%

24%

47%

19%

25

19%

24%

>

34%

28

35'A

35%

35%

35%

35%

37

17'A

17%
43Va
40
49

35

28

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

1.200

43

43%

43%

43%

3.900

40%

41

40%

41

49%

49%

49%

49%

4,900
goo

43%

40

'

:

V

43%

40%

>

•48

49

122

122

20

20%

*20%

20%

20%

20%

700

66 Va

66%

66%

66 Va

6 6'A

66 Va

1,700

25%

25%

6,300

15%

33% Oct

12

National

13

National Automotive Fibres Inc

Jan

3

National

24

National

Jun

2

174% Jan

3

179

28

12% Feb

9

14

Jan 30

7%

34% Feb

13

38% Feb 24

10

24% Jan

5

National

City

30

23% Feb

10

National

Container

34% Jan

30

41% Feb

10

Feb

10

21% Jan

3

34% Jan 23

39% Jan

3

24% Feb

6

$1.25

41% Nov

14

18% Sep

27

24

Jan

10

20

18

43% Jun

15

16% Jan

10

6

21% Jan 26

19

Oct

11

28% May
23% Jan

3

20% Feb

10

Jan

17

93

Mar 21

100% Aug

9

97% Feb

9

99% Jan

30

22% July 29
59% Sep 22

19% Feb

3

20% Feb

7

45% Jan

19% Sep 27
45% Mar 14

23

National

4%%

23

51 Vs Jan

3

103 % Jan

11

105% Feb

23

76% Jan

23

85% Jan

3

Fuel

Prod

July 22

176

Jan

10

179

Jan

31

147

Mar

9

156

Jan

4

148% Jan

9

151

Feb

0

21

14

Feb

23

11% Jan

5

12% Feb

6

7%

j'

16% Apr
58

38% Dec

31

21

1
25

33% Jan

4

38% Jan

97% Feb 21
1

37% Jan
8% Dec

15% Apr 12
17% July
5
37% Mar
8

33% May 4
90% Mar 16
15% Oct
93

July

31% Jan
48

Jan

400

17

Jan

24

15

Jan

3

Jan

11

16% Feb

13

24

34% Jan

6

14

16%

Feb

2

19

33

7
5

15

Jan

16

Jan

16

National

Feb

,

Mining

Corp

3

New

York

17

N

33% Feb

24

27% Jan

4

30% Feb

23

New

Jun

29

87

Jan

31

91

Jan

17

New

102% Jun

30

94% Jan

6

99% Feb

8

$5

610

Sep

15

475

Jan

4

500

Jan

9

N

N

Y

&

Y

Omnibus

Dock

New

22

22

Feb

15

30

Jan

3

Co

18

50

Feb

14

64% Jan

3

RR

Preferred 5%

21% Jun

2

18

20

Feb

6

21% Jan

6

37% Jan

19

39% Jan

3

New
N

26

45

91% Mar

8

97

30

5

Sep

8

Nov

14

91

Jan

18

36% July 27

32

Jan

3

87

1

84

Feb

1

85% Feb 23

9

88

Jan

3

91

3

94% Jan

18

Nov

92% May
i01%Jan

93% Feb

15

34

23

Feb

York

3.60%
3.90%

103% Apr
20% Jun

14

102% Jan

31

Jan

16

22

18% Jan

30

21% Jan

18

27% Mar 24

103

&

5

42% Jan

20

60 % Jan

4

64% Feb

24

Norfolk

1

25% Jan

19

26% Feb

7

Adjustment

47% May 17
13% Jan
6

92% Dec

22

77% Jan

27

88% Jan

3

16% Jan

16

18% Feb

24

108% July 14
64 % Jan 18
16

Jan

0

86

Sep 27
99% Mar 23
100% Feb
99 %

9

Aug 29

22% Sep
16% Jan

26

13
3

88

Northern

Central

Northern

8

108 % Jan

9

110% Jan

18

5%%

70% Jan

19

77% Feb

24

18% Sep

21

16% Jan 20

Aug

96% Feb

13

100

3

110

105% Sep
30% Sep

27

109

Aug

3

26

39

Jun

20

31% Jan

28

40% Sep

21% Sep 26




21

19% May 17
103% May 13
25 % Apr 25

108% Jan

4

Co

3.90%

4.56%

109% Feb

10

4

37% Feb

7

34% Jan

36% Feb

20

Feb

1

)Q%.Tnn

9

101% Jan

5

23% Jan

3

103

Edison

4.40%

5

16

Feb

16

25% Jan

17

59

16%
79

>

4.44%
Ohio

O'l

17%

17%

2,200

80

80

59%

59

59%

3,700

29

59%

29%

29

29%

2,709

102

23%

51%

51%

52'A

24%
52%

22

20

20

38%

38%

38%

387/s

93

93

33 Vs

22

33%

33 Vs

34

87%

85 Va

85%

23%

Preferred 4.24%

Natural

32%
*84
*90%

93%
33 Va
87 Va

*84

90%

91
96%
96%
*102% 103%
19 %
19 V4
36%
36%
62Va
63

*S6

*102%
*19

*93

89 Va

90%

*96

com

103%
19%

19 %

19%

101%

20

63

82

16%

16%

87 'A
43 Va

10

12

100

—100
100

r

110%
74%
17%
*90
101%
*100

series

Co

52

24%

5,800 '

53

23%

4,500

21%

>20

3874

100

3874

4,700

93%

20

33%

3374

14,800

*83%

85 Va

100

90

400

*93

89%

98

*96

10

103%

*103

19%

19 Va

1,300

37%

37%

3,400

63%

64%

9,700

26%-

*25%

26%

84%;

37

26%

16%
*87

88

43%
110%

43%
110

37%
63%

83%

85%

24,509

17%

17%

18 %

10,300

88

87'A

87%

90

43%

44

44 Va

9,000

110 Va

160

110

*110

,

76 Vs

75%

76%

7574

77%

1,900

17%

18

18

17%

1774

17%

17%

14,400

90%

230

90%

101

102

*100%

90

91

*101 Va

90%
101%

101

101%
*100

90%

90%
100%

101

101

*100'A

102%

289

101

101%

"55

*101 Va

102%

102%

*101 Va

25%

25%

26

26%

26%

27 Vs

13,409

17

17%

17%

17%

17,309

102%

16%

16%

17

24%

24%

25%

26

26%

26

26%

6,500

51

50

50%

4974

50

49%

49%

2,309

51%

52%

51%

52%

4,909

107%
97Va
*108% 109
*109
109Va
35%
35 '/a

*107 %

107%
*96'/a

36 %

IS'A

7.50

"20

510

16'A
24%
50%

com—10

—100

*475

99%

75

*101% 102%
25%
25%

20

Elec

♦110

99%

89

*25%

63

81%

44%
110%
75 %

*86%

82'A

36%

16%
87 %

10

98

103%

62%

43%

89%

*102%

36%

*87

93%

'

98

82%

100

Gas

38%

26%

No par

&

38%
*93

510

23%
*20

81 Va

2.50

common

Dreferred

Oklahoma

8,300

17
81

58%

79

50

common

Co

Gas

102%

17

16%

*10%

25

preferred
preferred
preferred
preferred

Oklahoma
4%

Co

100

10,300

*79

100

100

*25%

1

preferred

11

10

19

4.6%

Jan

33% Jan
'

96%

1

100

Jan
■

1,300

96

1

25

$4.11 preferred series
Northrop Aircraft Inc

Ohio

10

34%

*94%

*25%

100

53

109% Jan

19

25

series

Northwest Airlines Inc

14

Jan

*20

Corp_____1

Norwich Pharmacal Co

22

Jan

preferred

3

Feb

*34'A

95

51

100

19% Jan

110% Jan

34%

95

23%

preferred

6
28% Jan
52% Jan 20

10

34%

59%

50%

Pacific Ry
No par
Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)—
Common
5

16

109

100

Gas

14

26

400

34%

34%
*95

98%

23 Va

Co

10

15

18% Jan 20

Ry

16% Feb
24% Feb

49% Jan

16%

99
16%
81

100

5

47% Jan

107% Jan

*16%

*475

2

7

3

16%

510

100

30

30

16%

♦475

*475

100

52 Va

17

7,400

100

110% Sep
100% Apr

800

*16%

99%

series

6

14%

7

*98

series

20

14%

98

preferred

43% Jan

5,900

14%

98

preferred

105% Sep
95% Jan

7Vs

14%

*86%

$4.08

7

7%

147/8

98
510

$4.10

Dec

1,700

7 Vs

♦14%

*95%

$3.60

54

13 Vs

8%
13%

7%

11,300

9

39% Jun

13 Vs

8%
13%

7%

89

3

26% Jun

13%

8%
13%

*86 Va

21

l

17,300

89

Jan

1

2,600

8%

29
89

Feb

5

45%

8%

28%
*86%

10

91

13

45%

8%

65,700

101% Jan
29% Jan

45 Va

29%

103

102% Jan

20

45'A

45 Vs

57%

9

10

98%

101

44%

10
13

17%
98%

101

*100%

57%

24

24% Feb

17

*97

15.500

101

29

87% Jan

101% Jan

17%

98%

55%

43%

100% Feb

10

17

*97

800

54%

30 Va

100 Va Feb

20

17 Vs

98%

16,000

55%

57%

103

103 % Apr
39% Jan

17

*97

68 Va

36%

54%

102

44%

68Vs
36

43%

92% May 9
103% May 11
4

♦101

68%
35%

16%

29%

Northern

Jan

101%
44 %
8%
13%
7%
14%
16%
35
96
17 Vo

53%

17%

67%
35%

57

Corp

Natural

6

17%

35%
54%

43

preferred
Aviation

7

Feb

17 %

67%

30

Ry common

Capital

3

28

31% Feb

Nov

Western

Jan

83% Jun

25% Nov

107

Northeast

111% Dec

0

20

&

47 % Feb

18

16%

57%

North American

19% July 27
91 % May
4
46% Apr 20

Jan

39%

16%

29%

100

33% Jan

42% Jan

37%

210

19,200
5.600

29%

100

23

86

1,600

39%

150%

43%

preferred

22

3

12%

38

150%

56%

preferred

61% Sep

27

12%

39%

100

23%

No par

26% Feb

39% Jun

12%

38%

Hartford

Shipbuilding

38% Jun

85% Jan

150%

*12'A

*35%

No par

0

25

150'A

12%

177%

42%

series A—

Aug 23

48% Jan

150%

*176

57

4.10% preferred
Niagara Share Corp__
Nopco Chemica Co

18% Jun

140

7,800

176%

43%

$3.75 preferred
100
Niagara Mhk Pwr Corp com_No par
3.40% preferred
100

9

82

176'A

Y State Electric & Gas
Corp—

13

104%

81%

176'A

29%

50

Common

Feb

81%

80%

42Va

Co

common

98 % Jan

7

common

Haven

Jun

104%

81%

81

x55%

Corp

preferred

Harlem

105%

900

20

5

Central

non-cum

50%

8,400

59
29%

Chicago & St Louis Co
York

8,500

50%

35%
54%

16%
*79

1

New York Air Brake

3

59% Jan

103

20%

50

No par

31% Jan
47% Jan

9

City

20 Vs

No par

14
23

54 Va Feb

York

Birthday

20%

49%

Washington's

50

105%

22 %
99

104%

20

21%
98 Va

No par

27% Feb
33% Jan

Y

19%

22%
99

66%

37
16%

17
*97
96%

10

common

7

'?94

100

22

22

39

Mar 14

common—No par

Dec

Dec

49% July 27
59

71% Apr
25% Apr

100

131

4 %%
preferred _1
100
Newport News Ship & Dry Dock—1

18

13

I

Industries

18

93 % Jan

1

1
,_1

Oct

Jan

Co

Inc

Oct

82% July 7
87% Mar 11

1

.

4,400
32,100

21%

CLOSED

12%

44'A
8'A
13%
7'A
14%
16%
34%

5

,

.

57

Oct

10

Co

28

38

No par[

Pa com

14,700

23%

12 %
37%
17
67%

x67

10

(The)

4,200

36%

23

101 %

No par

Co

20%

36%

23'A

,

1'9

EXCHANGE

98%

49%

20%

36%

22%

20

21%

*104%

900

26

20%

35%
53

Cast-No par

Newmont

8

20%

150

9

24

4,200

150

23

81% Feb

23,600

41 Vs

177

Feb

62% Jan

23%
23%

41 Va

*149
12%

18% Jan

4

23%

41

*176

97% Feb

21

23%

23%

176'A

1

preferred

Newport

23%

23%
41

21%

81%

England Electric System
1
New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4%
pfd_100

102

23%

23%

98%

49%
105%

80 %

New

Feb

79

48%
*104%

3

5

23%

23 Va

STOCK

14

10

36%

23%

23 Vs

17% Jan

20

19,100

22%

1

Corp

3%%

8,700

38%

23 %
22
99
20Vs

95 Va Jan

55% Jan

6

Ref

Newberry Co (J J)

5

12%

27%

40%

5

Corp

Theatres Inc

Bros

12%

38 Va

36%

Corp

National Vulcanized Fibre

Neisner

12%

100

Natomas Co
Nelii

12%
37%

38

20%

20

270

12%

40%

20
*

83% Jan

17

9

Tea

176

*176

2,400

12%

36%

30

92% Jan

78% Mar 30

Mar 10

Jun

3

7% Feb

104% Sep
20% Feb

23% Sep 27
80% May 16
90

13% Jan

5

18

National

3

9

36% Jan

82% Dec

20

10

94

7

Jan

13

4

Mar 15

48

176

176

176

20%

Corp

Steel

Shares

National Supply
4 'Jo
preferred

Feb

8

9

1

101% Feb

23

6% Jan

,

18

Mar

55% Feb

23

19

97% Dec

Id

75

Sugar

101

16% Feb

41% Jan

National

18

69% Jan

23 % Jan

9

33% Jan

19

20

37% Jan

l?

18

10% Apr

% Jan

23

Feb

9

147a Feb

15

Steel

12% Feb

12% Jun

3

16
19

National

44

30

Jan

National

3

8,400

100

&

3

71% Jan

100% Jan

6% Dec

Malleable

17% Jan

20

47% Jan

29

11% Jan
13

Natl

20

Jan

35% Feb

42% Mar 25

103% May 2
53% Nov 25

6

23

16% Jan

2,200

38%
176%

38

common

Service

64

4

14

51% Dec

0

39% Feb

14

32% Feb

29

Mar

77% Sep

Jan

39%

38%

20%

common

'

23% Jan

39%

39 Vs

41

10

preferred A
Linen

15

39%

38%

36%
22%
21 Va
98%

5

6% preferred B
National

15%

39

38%

20%

100

$4.50 preferred

183

15%

38%

38'A

176'/a
12%
37
23%
23%

No par

Gypsum Co

24%

15%

38'A

38%

24%

15

40%

common

169

23%

1

5

124

123

25

5

Co

Gas

National Lead Co

Aug 29

23

122

122

25

preferred

Distillers

National

175

11% Jun

1

common

pfd series of 1951

National

12%
35%
23%

5

Inc
Co

Cylinder Gas Co
National Dairy Products
National Department Stores

5

Dec

1

Register
Lines

National

90% Nov 28

106

5

25

conv

176

10

22% Feb

Cash

37%

10

common

100

19% Jan

25% Mar 14

5

Corp

16

Feb

37 % Jan

54 % Jan

Can

National

47

-1

Corp

Biscuit Co

National

"

1

Aviation

26% May 10
24% Nov 14

11

21% Sep 26
14% Mar 14

102% Jan

Airlines

preferred A

16

Jan

121%
19%
66
66 Vs
23'A
24
15'A
15%
38%
39

v

l

Jan

17% Jan

183

6
11

5

40

10

14,600

19%

100

Co

39 % Jan

37% Feb

10

5

Corp
National Acme

16

9

23

29

Natco

25% Jan

14% Jan

46% Nov

15% Dec

Nashville Chatt & St Louis

6

67% Jan

17

Feb

27% July 25
20% Oct 31

33% May 16

20% Mar 14

3

20% Feb

16
23

10,900
'

120%

No par

126% Jan

Jan 24

19% Feb

700

34

89%

5,100

40%

33%

89%

40%

33%

28,500

\'

N
118

Sep 21

1,600

22%

21%

45%
26%

260

.75%

21%

,

v

40 Va

19%

85,200

11

10 Va

21%

21%

3,100

*86

18'A

22

1,100

103%

*75

87%

17%

21%

v

,

,76

•86

>

77%

103 %

11

10%

10%
76

800

77%

104%

103

103%

22

No par

Murray Corp of America
Myers (F E) & Bros

8,200

Birthday

32%

78

44 %

3

Brass

41

31%

32%

77%

21%

6,600

40%

31%

77%

17%

8.200

31%

14%

17%

*17%

15%

40%

77%

88

2,000

15%

31%

14%

87%

1,100

26%

30%

15

10 Vs

35%

26%

39%

31%

*75

70%

34%
:

31%

15

76

100

2,900

Washington's

31%

10%

9%

84%
30 Va

69 Va

69 Va

68Va

50

84 Va

30 Vs*

100

8,300

*29%

85%

•84 %

22

Munsingwear Inc
Murphy Co (G C)

42

84%
30%

21%

Inc

Wheel

Mueller

84%
*30%

34'A

74

No par
1

& Co

Products

Motor

5

36% Jan 23

4J

Mar

Motor

27

22% July 20
47
Feb
4

9

Sep 26

(John)

Motorola

3

35% Feb 17

33

33% Apr 27
42% Mar 3

27% Mar 14
30% Oct

Morrell

85

31

300

6,100

22%

22%

22%

22 Vs

21%
21%

Moore-McCormack Lines

85

22%

103% 104Va

5

(The)

Montgomery Ward & Co

15

20

Co

Oil Co

3

25
9

20

Power

Monterey

23 Vii Dec

22%

23'/a

21%

Montana-Daxota Utilities Co

42% Jan
35% Jan

21% Apr

103 %

15
77

2

14

107% Nov

104

21%
21%

Co

23

3

104

25

26

28

104

*103

*21%

A

B

Feb

16% Mar 14

120

104

31

1.25

39% Jan

18% Jan

113%

119%

104

31

No par

30% Jan

73 % Apr

113 Va

117%

68

_100

3

Jan

113

*34

5

22

Jan

113

38%

Tool

64%

1,300

115%

85

pfd.100

43% Sep

28

65'A

12,300

63%

15%

Inc

38% Jan

6

3,200

66%

116Vs

1

34% Mar 14
11

18%

65 Va

112%

5

25% Oct

23% Jan

18%

No par

Monon RR

3

18%

62%

*30%

lOo

Machine

Class

21%

18

J13%

22%

5

preferred

Monarch

21%

18Vs

112%

1

preferred
Mojud Co Inc

5

16

23

22%

18%

23,500

117%

26%

4.20%

Jan

21%

21%

22

113

103

Mississippi River Fuel Corp
10
Missouri-Kan-Tex RR com—No par
t
7% preferred series A
100

15

10

34%

18%
62 %

60%

No par
,

7
14

18% Feb

1

Co

Corp

75% Feb

15% Sep

9

14% Dec

Paper

7

79% Sep
83% Dec

6

Jan

35

114

25

Light

14% Jan

.

34%

113

:

&

114% Jun

8% Nov 29
49

Ontario

Power

Maid

34 Vs

22 Va

18 Vs

issued

21% Aug 12

1
17

71% Jan

34% Jan 11

&

32%

36

32 %

*22

100

preferred

conv

100 % Jun

6

73% Sep

31

preferred

2nd

Minnesota

6

22% Jan

1st

$1.50

30

31%

1

Mission Corp
Mission Development Co

4
14

93 Va •N ay

20

84% Jan 27

34% Feb 17

82

23% Jan

30

1

common

2,300

30%

29%

30

No par

Minneapolis Moline Co

Shares

Feb. 24

29%

29 %

Minneapolis-Honeywell Reg com_1.50
3.30'/« conv preferred-,
100
Minn Min & Mfg common
No par

Feb. 23

x29 74

10

Minerals & Chem Corp of Amer

the Week

Friday

Thursday

Feb. 22

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

29% Feb

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

EXCHANGE

Sales fee

PRICKS

LOW

STOCKS

103
23%

*97

24

52%
108

97%

*97

52%
108

97%

52%
107%
97 Va

108

9774

♦108

109

*108

109

*108

♦109

109%

*109

10974

•109

90
40

109

109%

22,400

35%

36%

36%

3674

36%

37

36%

36%

36%

36%

36%

36%

2,600

19 Va

19 Va

*19%

*19%

19%

1,009

*102 %

103%

90

24 Vs

,24%

8,600

'

36%
19 Va

103

52%
108

•

»—* O to

103

103

24

24

24

\

'

Financial Chronicle... Monday, February 27, 1956

(1010)

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103

24%'

Volume 183

Number 5511.*. The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1011)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD
■•afe for ProTieu
Year 1955

Lewoet

49% Mar 14
114

STOCK8
NEW YORK STOCK
..

Range Since Jan.

Highest

Levwt

64% July

8

Jan

26

13% Jan

6

18% Sep

112y« Sep

51% Jan

22

94% Jan 10

22

135

July

8

114

■

•

1

Highest

6

84% Oct

19

55% Jan

16

Jan

17

57

Nov

34

92

17% Jan

9

9

107 % Jan

14

Sep

20

40% Feb

14

81% Feb

13

16% Dec

20

Jun

16% Jan

88% Jan

101% Nov

Mar 14

39% Nov

93

Apr 22
9% Oct 26

124

Jan

16% Jan

24
15

70% Feb

24

41

Feb

23

102 % Jan

13

27
25

33% Jan 27

110

Jan

23

37% Jan
118

40

Jan

16

Pacific

50% Feb

24

Pacific Gas &

54

8% Apr 28

52

Mar

132% Jan

3

139% Feb

145% Jan

3

152 % Feb

9

8% Feb

24
27

Pacific

10

87

Feb

6

103

Jan

31

100% Feb
11

18

30% Jan 23

„

47% May 5
51 % Apr 12

Jan

36% Jan

Amer

4%

3

40% Jan

•

4% May 27
44

Oct

11

36% Jan 10
22 % Dec

27

27% Mar 17

,27% July 28
82

21

4

;

46%

Feb~24

5

54% Feb

:

24

3

Parker

Parmelee

37% Jan

6

29% Feb

29% May
106% Dec

9
3

8

49% Jan 30

8

25% Jan

30% Jan
14% Feb

4% Feb

14

44% Mar

13

23

22'/a Jan

3

28
5

29

Oct

14

Dec

21

38

Oct

19

173

52

Jan

25

97

17% Mar 14
48 % Nov

102
26

2

Sep

29

Jan

6

6% Nov 22

36% Jan

6

102% Dec

13

48

Jan

6

37% Jan

8

24

9

Jun

110% Jan 31

96% Oct
102% Oct
108

5

11

May 26

12% Jan

6

33%

16

17

Jan
Jan

11

53

Jan

48 % Jan

112

Feb

4

Penna

3

Penn

17

3

108% Feb

3

50

Jan

5

19% Jan

13

26% Feb

13

31% Jan

13

3

35% Feb

6

21

54

Jan

17

104

Feb

3

37% Feb
6% Jan

$1.60

3

30% Jan
6

Jan

37% Feb
101

Feb

7

3

21

10

43% Jan
106% Jan

64% Feb

Milk

-

4%

Sand
&

No par

39

39

39%

39%

40

40

40

1

62

Mar 14

6% Oct

3

85

Mar 14

25% Jan
150

6

Jan

25

24% Mar 14
108% Jan

14

Phila Electric

Co

46%

46%
71%

46

46% Y

46%

17

27%
34%

27%
34%

100

152%

153%
23

223/4

23%

50%

51

48

50%

*104%

105%
36%

*104%
357/a

105%

35%
6%

6%

6%

6%

x38%

38%

38%

100

102%

12.50

:x6i%

103

62%

♦108

309

4.68%

preferred
Phila & Reading Corp

19

44% Feb

16

46% Jan

93

10

91

30

93

11

Jan

Jan

Jan

12

89% Jan
15% Jan

Phillips Jones Corp
5%

83% Nov 23

78% Jan

13% Apr

6

10% Jan

61

Dec

5

51

104% Feb

14

52 % Jun

16
6

23

88% Feb

3

4

12% Jan

18

14

59% Jan

3

Feb

100% Jan

26

45

Jan

120

Feb

102

Feb

47

Jan

11

3

120

Feb

9

25% Jan

3

6

94% Jan

26

93

Jan

3

98

Feb

13

95

21

Jan

18

110

Feb

8

$5

24

13

37

Feb

C &

24

13

40% Jan 24

Pitts Metallurgical Inc

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt
Pittsburgh Steel Co common

Jan

10

82% Jan

3

6% Feb

10

7 % Jan

16

9

29% Jan

9

84% July 28

81

7

84

Feb

96

July 26

88% Feb

29

Jun

26

3

Jan

Jan

26

9

91% Feb

20

27

28 % Feb

7

19

153% Jan

13

40% Dec .7
159% Dec
6

36% Jan

24

146% Jan

24

25% Jan

4

155

Feb

1

44% Feb

24

162

Feb

17

29% Feb

1

8

27% Dec

35% Mar 18

30% Jan

23

33% Feb

24

25

22

23

24% Feb

8

7

Dec

19

24% Sep

8

21% Jan

31

Sep 13

94% Jan

30

Jan

22% Feb

6%

1,400

38 3/a

393/4

17,000

i 38%

Y 101

63%

393/a

101%

1,930

64%

64

643/4

36,100

39%

4,300

39%

39%
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25 %

111%

111%

101%

100%

101%

101%

101%

102

102

*105

105%

105

105

*105

105%

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109

•108

109

•108

109

•24%

19

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89

87%

88 %

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44% .'44%

443/a

443/4

44%

45

44%

45

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94

•92%

94

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♦89%

94

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91

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82%

83%

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12/2

15

*99%
83

*11%

94

91

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15

*14%

102

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85%

85%

12%

*11%

52

51%

52

*101%

103

*101%

103

*101%

46%

47

47

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*92

34/2

17%

1

164

17%

*96

17%

91%
26 /e

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*150

Pittston

Co (The) common
1
41 %
convertible preferred—100 Y *168
Plough Inc
5
28%
Plymouth Oil Co
5
31%

5%%

-

523/a

103

463/4

34%
17%

46%

463/4

1

97
105

35%

24%

24

700

24%

6,700

94

94

•92

97

•96%

99

100

108%

110

2,500

36 %

37

2,600

173/4

1,100

106%
36

17%

17%

162%

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164

165

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166%

26 /a

82

77%
7

25%
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91 %

*90

26 A

26

160

42%
172

•150
42

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393/4

39%

783/4

78%

7%

26%
83%
92

26%
160

423/4
175

2,700

103

17%

383/4

37,900

Y

•112

23%
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•101%

165

40

79

39%

79%

40

80 3%

7%

7%

26%

26%

27

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83%

82

82

•90

92

•90

92

7

25%

26%
•150

42%
•170

26%
160

44%
185

26%
•152

44%
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73/8

26%

■

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10
90

5,700

6,500
5,100
11,700
10
200

2,400

166

44%

22,900

180
28

800

28%

28%

28%

27%

273/4

•27%

32

31%

32%

32%

33%

10,300

23%

31%
23%

313/4

23 %

23 3A

23

23%

233/4

900

22%

22 VB

22 %

993/4

100%

23%

10

22 %

22/2

22%

No par

Co

12%

162%

10

Potomac Electric Power

97%

20

87%

51%

165

7%

100

Procter

87%
•11%

87

164

79%

1

26%

100

24

94

104

91

12%

•112

233/4

200

15%

•164

38%

*82

•92

102%
34%

52

8,700

6,700

102

*162%

79
•

233%

•99%

164

38 '/a

Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd

100

98

102.7
34 %

*112

•89%
•14%

I64

*162%
\

23%
94

♦953/4
102

10
10

--

23%

47

92

15%
102

13,700

883/4

52%

51%

'

100

24

60

80

193/s

89%

500
210

33

89

preferred class A
5%% 1st series prior pfd

class B

3,800

101

32%

2.50

5%

700

101%

19%

-

Co

'.

32%

Pittsburgh Forgings Co
1
Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry com. 100
7 % guaranteed
preferred
100

Poor &

37 %

6%

19%

'

37% Feb

24% Feb

105 %

36 %

63/8
38%

32

issued"

22

74

*104 %

363/4

19%

preferred___No par
preferred
(conv)—No par
Consolidation Coal Co
1

41% Dec

92% Sep 23

105%

32

100

4

8% May 16
30% Jan
3

1,000

19

com_.No par

8

3

44,700

50%

3

12

16

23%

50%

No par

16% Feb

23.

22%

50

94

31%

No par
5

162% Jan

Jan

23%

94

25

15

163% Jan

18% Jan

1,800

94V2

6% Y

CLOSED

Washington's
Birthday

153 %

36%

STOCK

EXCHANGE

500

1523%

*104%

Y'.YYYYY

5,000

154 %

223/4
Y 50

Y

31,900

34%

112

102

10

163% Jan

.

173/a
273/4

34%

1533/4

'

17 %

27%

34%

♦93 %

'

17%
27%

34%
'

17

112

♦14%

St L RR

330

9,000

27%

112%

♦99%

:

190

47

19%

100

Jun

170

X46%

32%

convertible

"When

47

19

$4.80
Pitts

58,600

32

common./.—25

Pitts Coke & Chem Co
*

23%

112

new—__1

com

Petroleum

Pitts C

3

22% Feb
90% Jan

2,500

*100%

100

Phoenix

3

3

393/4
24%

47%

112%

—100

Hosiery
Pillsbury Mills Inc
$4 preferred
Pitney-Bowes Inc

393%

24%

63%

52

♦112

—5

preferred

Phillips

39%
24%

62'

102%

46%

111% ,111%
107 % 1073/4
23%
23%

100

preferred
3.9% series preferred

16

39%
24%

102

36%

•50

1

4%

4

16

88

yY'.. ;:Y

47%

—3

Corp common
3%% preferred series A
Philip Morris Inc common

16

•...

38%

•

No par
100

/

^yYY'Y'YYY
:AY" Y-Y-.iYY

153%

22%

.100

3

•153

33 %c

common—No par

.

34%

No par

5

47

94

105

Jan

27%

93

105

87

17%

27%

94

100

20

4

17
*34 %

Y

94

preferred

6

b

23%

4.3%

4

10

52

23%

100

Jan

•50

23%

5

Corp

28%

23%

10

(conv)

•27%

23%

100

preferred

28%

1073/4

preferred

16% Feb

19% Mar 15

1,900

283/i

1073/4

3.8%

Feb

29% Jan
19% Jan

900

24%

♦27%

108%

107%

40

preferred

*24

283/4

111%

24

19

52

24%

111%

10

:

*23%
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,

46%

50

common

L' Y-

*27%

-

111%
108%

100

common

*50

.•

46%

102

Jan

109% Jan

153% Dec

5

111%
107%

$1 conv preference com
4.4%
preferred

32% Feb

22% May 17
76% Mar 11

52

112

6

106

21% Dec

<

47%

♦111%

13

1

166% Aug 12

47

100

10

9

173

*49%

com___No par

39% Feb

99

30% Sep 20
97 % Aug 25
100% Sep 20

31

800

40%

25% Jan
112% Jan

14% Jan

158% Jan

17,300

51

—

Phelps-Dodge

29

162% Aug 31
28% Sep 16

3,800

3
5

30

15% Mar 14

4%

16

Jan

107% Feb

"Nov

4%

24 % Jan

48% Sep

100

4%

51

Corp

Light

Corp

Co

2nd

3

7

600

4%

46%

51%

Brewing Co
5
Pfizer (Chas) & Co Inc common__l

Feb

6

13%

50%

4 Y Philco

Jan

13%

51%

Petroleum Corp of America

Jan

67% Feb

13%

•50%

Pfelffer

19% Feb

83

13%

38% Jan
111

104% Jan

13

14%

51

preferred

4% %

24

1

17

*13%

50%

Corp

Pepsi-ooia co

4

Mar 30

84% Jan

26

14

;

4%

100

Pet

3

23

54% Jan 23

7

21% Jan

45%
26

5

Peoria & Eastern Ry Co

24

18

Oct

41

46

26%

4%

Peoples Drug Stores Inc.:
Peoples Gas Light & Coke

'

4

124

•38

45%
♦25%

—1

(The)

preferred

Penn-Texas

3

Jan

Glass

91

6

40

45%
26%

14,

No par

4.40% series preferred
Pennsylvania RR
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co

3

Feb

-

158% Feb

Corp

Power

4%%

20

25% Jan

Feb

15

•38

44

*25%

2,400

48

Feb

41

44%
26

12,600

341%

115

•38

44 %

25%

12,800

14

6

6,100

14%

23

100% July
33% Jan

33"%

35

Jan

6

33%

99

17

6

33%

14%

31% Feb

30

33%

15

16

10% Dec

33%

143/4

22

46% Jan

x33%

41

14%

Dec

69% Jan

34%

14%

102

Dec

33%
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5,300

14%

23 % Feb

Dec

13,000

14%

23

92

12%

78%

1

Jan

20% Jan

100

100

12%

77

98%
34%

96

6

1013/4

12%

343/8

14

85% May 13

101%

12%

99

43% Jun

82% July

101%

12%

33%

26

Dec

101%

12%

98

97

14

79%

101%

78%
101%

78%

102%
12%

33%

28

85 % Jun

—-

70,200

12%

2.50

new

common

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►101%

No par

Telep

.

97%

31
21

9%
193/B

1

Enterprises

Penney (J C) Co
Penn-Dixie Cement

Oct

37% Feb

,

19 Ya

32%

Feb

Jan

19%

•9

*27%
96%

33% Jan

July 25

19

9%

100

preferred

Pennroad

86% Dec

30

*9

33%

22% Feb 14
45% Jan 23
16% Feb 13

50

III

X78

•Y,'

110

15,700
7,200

97%

6

92

107% Apr

18%

'yA-Y'

8%

43%

33%

24

3

26% Mar

18%

:"'

7%

43%

96%

9

Feb

Nov

43

9%

/•

1

Jan

35

15% Jan

Jan

115 % Apr 10
102 % May 2

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18

73/4
43%

Y

No par

101

147

May 25
119% May 26
64% Aug 25

73/8 :•

42%

1,390

V

24%

4

Jan

151

28%
28%

Mar

II

137%

151

*23%

105

Sep 16
July 21

106% Jan
5
33% Nov 23

1,000

136%

151

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46% Jan

24% July 25
73% Feb 11

51

137

28%

110

11

33

42%

700

24%

50

16

146

51

1363%

79

78

.

3,600

151

18

17%

51%

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393/8

28%

58

22% Apr

\;

39

500

♦27%

4

17% Oct 28

50%

r:A":/; :.■■■■/.

5,800

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44

Jun

39%

50%

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2

53

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38% A

25

3

28

;/<;

24%

38%
50

-

25

23

44% Oct

/'Y Y:

24%
/.

25

92% Feb

108% Apr 25
30% Jun 13

9%

39
f
50%

39%

Y

$1.30

14% Jan

6

50%

500

1,000

$1 preferred
$1.32 preferred

30 % Jan

Jan

*9

24

39

:Y-

7%

42%

22

1

6

22

;Y

50%

x7%

22

12

6

49% Dec

Co

7%

100

213/4 '

13

23

113 % Apr 20

Washington's
Birthday

-

136%

43

4,000

10%

21%

151

7% Y

35%
115

24% Feb

Jun

7

50%

1353/4

34%
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:

10%

1

28 % Jan

15% Dec

2

39%

Y/

10% A

24

50%

38%

50%

39%

49%

10

>

112%

112%

.

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23%

38%

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40

'

21

233/4
>

35

34%
Y

'

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102 %

29% Jan

38

Jun

Peninsular

Y 21

151

Penick & Ford.

11

39%

:y.

STOCK

EXCHANGE

10%

40%
•101%

5

9

41% Mar 14

40% Jan

35%
112%

*10'/a

69%

41

102%

19

6

103% July

12

&

34%

10%

136%

Transportation

Mines

7,200

40%

*101%

20

11

107

52% Jan

Patino

5,000

40%

101%

Jan

28

Jan

Nov

5

70%
41

68

39%

35%

42

30

800

101%

39%
50%

Y

84

16%

114 Y-Yt *112

50%

*83

■f

1053/4

151%

Corp.™,

Proof

8,800

26'/a Jan

,';l

29% Aug
14% Dec

May

5 % Jan

Rust

3,600

105%

135 %

Paramount Pictures Corp.
1
& Tilford Distillers
Corp—1
Parke Davis & Co
No par

12 % Jan

i

36%
433/4

•163%

*150%

Park
24 % Feb

17% Sep
7% Jan

80

36

42%

,

•163/s ' 16%

100

Li-

Oil

102%

105% 105%
69
'.
69%

24 Y

*

84

common_100

preferred

102%

16%

67%

38%

World

Panhandle

1023/4

105%

39

102%

39%

Airways Inc.—..1
Panhandle East Pipe L com__No
par

7

12,100

102%

*16%

■.68

49%

Pacific

6

13% Jan

3

Jan

Telep & Teleg
preferred
I

6%

Y

500

16 %

105%

23%

No par

—

Pan

74

Apr 18

...

18,600

1163/4

15%

83

•83

16%
106

"

No par

•116

-

83

84
:

.

21

:

10 Y

24

19% Feb

;

Shares

54%

16%

35%

20%

.♦

25

Lighting Corp:

116

42%:

10

Tin Consolidated Corp
1
Pacific Western Oil Corp common_4
4% preferred
10

16% Jan 27

2

the Week

153/4

35%

35%

...

_

25

:

116

16

42%

114

12 ,:

9% Jan

3

6

2

45% Jan

25

9

Pacific Mills

9

Nov

10% Jan

12

Corp

115

53%

53%

42%

38%
102

l._

Electric

15%

53%

35%

5

common

115

53%

35%

100

Inc

.

Finance

Jan

23

Jan

34% Feb

4

Feb

15

Nov 29

Jan

preferred..

preferred

Pacific

Jan

44% Jun

40

5%

conv

12

9

104

Jun

cum

Jan

41

98% May 17
8% Sep 28
6

23

3

22

Jan

10

■

5

16% Sep 26
70% Oct 12

36

22

\ 6% Jan 23

5

9% Oct

88

6

4%

"

148% Aug 24
152% Aug 22
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com.—No par

18

48

>

15

Jan

Inc

24% Jan

40

12

Products

Co

38% Jan 20

7

Pabco

6

38% Feb '24

5

Friday
Feb.24

41%

'67

15

No par

48% Jan

2g

Feb. 23

35%

♦16%

6.25

$5 preferred

Coast

23% Feb

Bales fer

Thursday

103%

106

1

Pacific

Aug 29

6% Nov 16
37% Nov
2

J

24

Aug

142% Mar 10

(The).:
„__1
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp_L_5

Feb

Feb

PRICES

*102%

*82%

Overland Corp

Fisheries

20

.

SALE

Feb. 22

41 % ,;41%

83%c
No par

Owens-Illinois Glass Co
Oxford Paper Co common

Amer

42 ~

128% Jan

"..35%

Outboard Marine & Mfg___
Outlet Co

Pacific

53

Dec

102%

___

6

44% Mar 15

56

102%

new__

6

87% Jan

37% Jan 25

16

6.25

52%

116

15%

preferred___100

convertible

Elevator

53%

114%

Jan

26% Nov 29

29

44% Jun

-

Otis

52%

100

10% Jan

,

9% Jan 10

I

16% May 16!
21% May 13
37% Jan 17
6

1

6

107 % Feb

Jan

■

17

12% Mar 10
25% Nov

1

24
■,

6

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HIGH

Wednesday

Feb. 21

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4%%
i

13

3

Jan

100 % Jan

18

17

Nov

43% Feb
90

Oliver

9

Jan

23

'61%

Tuesday

Feb. 20

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Conv preference 1951 series

V
'

'

7

22

46% May 17

17

37

3

Jan

71% Dec

Mar 14

Feb

9

13

'

98

1

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118% Jan

15% Feb
102% Feb

47

3

67% Jan

Common

3

30

99 '

Pat

Olln Mathleson Chemical
Corp

23

Jan

33 % Feb

31% Jan

LOW AND

Monday

EXCHANGE

99%

100'A

99%

22 %

223/4

6,500

91

Feb

8

9

Oct

26

69% Dec

Feb

13

15

10

Jan

3

81

May 19

69% Jan

9%

27

72

2

Jan

12

47

Nov

70

70%

703/4

70%

70%

70»/4

24

70

70%

43% Feb

Publlcker Industries Inc common__5
$4.75
cum
preferred
No par

9%

37% Feb

46

Jan

Public

43% Jun 28
89% Jan
6

12

Serv

Co

of

Colorado

10

43 %

43%

43%

43%

433/4

43 y*

433/4

3,600

37

43%

20

38% Feb

6

Public

Serv

Co

of

Indiana_.No par

37"%

373/4

38

373/4

38

39

38 y4

8,500

10

86% Feb

13

27

3%%

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87%

•86%

87%

18

26% Jan

30

4.32%

25

*25%

87 %
26%

•86%

25% Jan

27

preferred
preferred

100

5

37%
*86%

*25%

26%

26%

26 Vz

25

26

♦25%

♦25%

25% Jan

13

4.16%

preferred

25

*25%

26

*253/4

26

•253/4

26

•25%

26

-100

116%

116%

116

116%

116%

33%

33%

33 3/a

33%

33%

33%

9,900

31%

31%

31%

4,500
250

36% Nov 15
84

Mar 21

25% Feb

11

24% Mar 15
112% Nov 15
£8% Jan
3

29% Jan
I

18

9% Mar

108

12% Jan

30% Mar"30.
Marl5

36% Jan
For

6

14

Jan

84% Jan

114

Jan

10

102

Feb

Jan

116% Feb

6

32% Jan

24

34

Feb

6

31

27

32% Jan

10

103% Feb

Jan

&

Gamble

4.20% preferred

Pub Serv El & Gas common.No
par
$1.40 div preference com__No par

9

32%

9%

32%

116

33%

31%

100

33%

9%

93A

100

9%

116

102

9%

116

8

100% Jan

32%

313/a

17

16

4.08%

preferred

100

103

*1023/4

•102%

102%

102% Jan

103%

103 %

5

25

104

Feb

15

4.18%

preferred

100

*103%

104

*103%

104

1033/4

1033/4

•103%

1033/4

103% Jan

19

106% Feb

15

4.30%

24% Nov 28
74% Dec 27

100

106%

•105%

1063/8

1053/4

106

•105%

107

22% Jan

*105%

3

26% Feb

16

10

26Vs

26

64% Feb

26%

26%

9

74% Jan

3

41% Apr 11

Pullman Inc

No par

67'A

68

67

67%

67%

69

37% Jan

4

44% Feb

7

Pure .Oil

5

41%

42%

41%

423/8

413/4

42%

31% Jan

Quaker Oats

Jun

105% July
Nov

33% Sep

14

154

July 15
31% Aug
1

footnotes




see

page

30

33

Jan

3

Jan

9

153

Feb

20

30% Jan

16

31% Jan

31

150

26.

preferred
Puget Sound Pow & Lt Co

(The)

Co (The) common._5
6%
preferred
100
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__10

103

31%
152

*30%

26

103

263A

26

X67
43 Ys

32

31%

31%

32%

31%

153

1513/4

152%

*151%

152%

•151%

31

30%

30%

303/4

30%

303/4

32

6,500
3,500
180

87%

21

104

148

9

34% Nov 16
33 % Apr
7

105

66% May 9
32
Oct 11

Aug

125 % Sep

7

27

3
23

26% Oct

100% Feb 16
103 % Nov 22
23% Dec

'

26%
68

800

10
60

3,800

5,700

433/4

20,800

32%

9,000

153

30%

170

409

23

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

?£

...

Monday, February 27, 1956

(1012)

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

NEW YORK STOCK
in

for Previous

V

EXCHANGE

Hlgbeat

Loweat

Highest

Levest

Pat

Wednesday
Feb. 22

Tuesday
Feb. 21

Monday
Feb. 20

NEW YORK STOCK

Since Jan. 1

Ranee

Year 1955

galea for

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

STOCKS

81% Jan

5

11

6% Oct

13% Sep
31

Jan

34% Jan

23

31 % Feb

14
17
18

Jan
3
34% Jan
6
44% Jan
3
37 V4 Feb 15
37
Feb 23
22% Feb 16
15
Jan
5

Jan

33% Jan
20% Jan

11

13% Jan

23

Mar

42

18% Aug

3

3

11'A Feb

14
13
25
16
16
15
23

Sep

19

21% Aug

May 16

47 % Sep

67 % Feb

Jan

7% Feb

27

18% Jan

9
Jan
16% Jan

21

Jan

15

61

Jan

3
13

37

Feb

13

22% Feb 10
63% Feb
3
43% Jan
3
8% Jan 16
15% Jan 10
49% Jan
3

10

30

13

15

69'A Jan

10

80Va Feb 24

9% Feb

14

10

45% Feb

13

50% Feb

14

53% Jan 12
54% Jan
3

84

6

Sep

14

:

45

Oct

40

Mar 11

8
60
Sep 12
54"% Dec
5

61

Mar 14

62

Nov

82

Jan

26

91

May 11

101

Jan

26

105% Apr

32 % Sep

26
1

38% Sep

2

34% Jan

5

8% Sep

8

6'A Jail

18

10% Jun

7% Mar 14
10

2

Jan

4

89% Jan

102'A Jan 17

105% Jan

23

Dec

9

66% Jan 23

27'/a Dec

13

20% Feb

8

23 % Jan

12% Jan

17'A Sep

9

14% Jan

19

16% Feb

23

26% Sep

82

64% May 12
21

2

Dec

33 % Jan

9

28

Jan

5

Feb

2

34% Jan

43 Va Feb

21

3
3

27

Feb

9

44% Jan
31% Jan

391

33% Jun

9

25

Feb

Oct

40% Jun

8

31

41% Jan

48 'A Apr

24 % Jan

33% Dec

20
8

410 ,; Dec

30

34

257

Jan

100

Jun

21

Oct

105 Mi Mar

1

28

9

454

10

105

22"% Feb

Feo

14% Sep

35

Jan

103% Jan

4

10

Feb

44% Dec 29

38% Feb

16

68% Jan

88% Sep

9

79% Jan

23

32% Dec

15

27% Feb

9

48% Jan

3

33% Feb

15'% Mar 21

11% Jan

26%
17'A

10

43% Dec

9% Jan

19

Jan

35

Oct

11

Sep

27

,12

5

Feb
2
Jan 16
Jan
6
Jan 11
Jan
4
Jan
3

44'A
85%
31% Jan
36% Jan

12

3

12% Feb

8

>

8
15% ;
22 x

5
100
1
50c
10
10

7%
14

46%

No par
2.50
1
10

77
9%
50%
51

78%

10
100
100

37%

57

50%
51

*88%
89%
103% 103%
34%
34%
41% 42
6%
6%
72
73 V
21%
21%
15
15%
25%
25%
31%
31%
43% 43%
28'A
28%
*435
445
*103% 105
24
24%

28%
33%

*12%

50% Feb

14

98% Feb

94% Jan

3

97% Feb

103% Jun

17

Feb

13

122% Jan

126

Dec

28

112

27

Jan

6

55

Jun

23

22% Jan

11

26

July 14

22

Jan

16

24% Feb

13

30

Jan

20

33

St

50% Jan

40

74

Jan

.

*103% 105
24
24%
12% 13%
39% 40%
" 83%
84%
28'A 29%
24%

Apr

Jan

18

85% Feb

23

Jan

23

306

Jan

3

St Louis Southwestern

Ry Co—100

281

155

Jan

5

155

Jan

5

*142

7

40% Feb

9

45% Feb

24

July 13

102%. Jan

6

Feb

7

19% Sep 22

18% Jan

17

19% Feb

8

105

16

17% Apr 25
25% Oct 13

14

55

Jan

3

preferred
100
St Regis Paper Co common
5
1st pfd 4.40% series A
100
San Diego Gas & Electric Co—_10
Sangamo Electric Co
—10
Savage Arms Corp
_4
5
Schenley Industries Inc
1.40
Schering Corp
15c

Jan

23

70% Jan

4

Scott Paper

92% Feb

3

95

Jan

6

Jan

11

104

Jan

11

105

32% Feb

19

Dec

21

29'A Jan

12% Nov

21

14% Feb

17

13% Jan

4

20

27

27% Jan

3

19% Feb

13

32

6

57% Dec

16

65% Mar 14

78% Jun

20

Feb

11

22

Jan

93 % Oct

19

98

101% Oct

13

107

•85% Jan

Sep

11

?

Mar 14

$4

9

88% Jan

25

23

78 % Feb

24

Jan

10

37

Jan

16

8

35

17% Feb

20

18% Feb

24

59'A Apr

5

53% Jan

20

60

Feb

3

Seaboard

Oil

Jan

6

31% July 18

19 % Feb

23

22% Jan

6

Seagrave

28

40'A Nov

32% Jan

20

36% Jan

3

Sears

16

8% Mar 15
5% Nov
62

16

20% Dec
9'A Apr

26

10

61% Jan

5

Oct

11

49% Apr

83% Jan

18

31

36% Feb

10

66 % Mar

24

Seiberling

Feb

24

Serve!

8

Shamrock

20
16

10% Jan

3

Shattuck

19

26

Feb

3

Sheaffer

Oil

(Frank
(W

18

7

62% Jan

10

75% Feb

24

6

30% July 12

25% Feb

9

27% Jan

3

Sheller Mfg

13% Nov

9

19

13% Feb

14

15% Jan

6

Sheraton

22

18% Aug 17

25% Dec 23

21% Feb

7

39% Jan

49% Nov 14

45% Jan

19

44

6
3

Jan

.

48% Mar 14

24% Jan
50

4

60% Jan

26

23

60% Feb

24

Sinclair Oil

1

50% Feb

10

24% Jan

3

20% Nov

2

33% Jan

49% Jan

18

65'A Dec

18
174
'

July 19
Feb

24

7

.

28

27% Feb
210

Jun

.

52% Jan

27

61 % Jan

19% Feb

7

23

Jan

205

Feb

Feb

21

Skelly

Oil

59

Jan

9

Smith

32% Jan

9

14

10% Jan

3

17% Jan

12

20% Feb

24

51% Dec

30

54

52

26% Dec

19

37% Jan

Mar 14

40 % Nov

35

44% Jan

18

17% Jan

7

28 Va Jan

17

Feb

25

7

California
Co

34

29

Jan

31

30% Feb

16

Feb

23

3?2 Feb

23

4

32% Feb

17

13

98% Jan

20

50% Jan

4

87% Apr

14

93

25% Oct

11

29% May
24% July

15% Jan

4

4% Oct

11

7

77% Oct

21

90

69

Dec

5

7

08% Sep
16% Jun

16
2

28

Jan

3

13

21

Jan

17

4% Jan

19

5% Jan

3

4% Jan

16

Jan

5

63% Feb

20

73% Jan

18

0

103% Nov

2

17

18% Feb

100% Jan

23% Aug
8
29% Jun 21
103% Nov 14

Sep

14

10% Jan

5

17 % Nov

68% Mar 14

86

40% Oct

55% Dec

3

35% Nov 18
88

Mar 22

10% Oct 27
0

July U

3"&%

1,600

18Va

18%

3,900

56%

56%

56%

20 Va

19%

19%

*19'/a

19%

33

33

33 Va

33%

34

41,700

19

19'A

19%

19%

20

5,701)

*57%

6'

5%

.

6%

6%

,

9 Va

9%

9%

24%

*24%

26%

26%

26%

26'A

26 Va

26%

26%

2,100

13%

13%

13%

14

14

14%

14

14

2,900

23%

24%

3,200

24

24%

49 %

50

♦49

60

60

60

1,90.)

49%

800

59%

60 %

59%

59%

19 Va

58

58%

58%

59%

59 %.

60

60

60%

59%

59%

60

A

25

-

44,400

.-V 6,203
,,

28%

28%

27%

30%

68 %

68

68 %

68 Va

69

68%

20'A

20%

20%'

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

11%

11%

19

19%

*52

50

>

11%

19%
*52

52%

26%

Xll%

11%

v

5,100

11%;

12,400

17,900

19%

19%

20'/a

52

52

26%

26%

36%

36%

36%

51%

51%

51%

6,600

20%

.20%

20%

14,200

30 %

30

30%

35 %

34%

34%

4,100

54

55%

54%

55%

21,400

33%

34 Va

33%

33%

12,500

105%

3,800

26%

35%

x54%

55%

1

33%

33Va

34%

No par

104%

105 Va

104 %

50

50%

Edison

*36

11%

27

^•2

52%

55%

com

11%

52%

,19%

19%

35%

Sugar

1,500

*205

♦205

*205

•

.

1,700

69%

*205

1

:.

27%

67%

pfd—100

29%

29 Va

33%

Gas

Co

non-cum

Southwestern

Co

7.50

(Del)

No par

common

preferied

Public

100

Service

26%

*36

36%

'

100

3S2

32

Spear &

Co

com

$5.50

1,700
100

1,500
V

52,800

26

$3.50

31

12% Jan

6

Standard

9% Jan

3

11% Jan

23

Standard

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

26 Va

18%

19

19

19

19

19

4-14
*63

d

63 %

100

4%

4%
70

*63%
65

65

4%

4%

4%
70

104

50%
*90

51

700

90%

20

26%

26%

4,000

*18%

19%

1,100

4%

4%

♦63 y4

1,400

70

70

♦63%

65

65 Va

65 Va

65 Va

66%

*102%

4,300

*102%

103%

103 %

*102 Va

103%

103%

70

1

18%

18%

18%

20 Vt,

20 Va

21%

21

21%

27,500

24%

25%

25

25%

25%

26

26

26%

86,100

♦101V*

101%

101%

•101%

15%

15%

No par
5

*71%

103

101%
15

♦81%

73

15

15 Va

*81%

83

101%

50

15%

xl5

15 Va

6,700

83

*80%

81%

101%

101%

com

Electric

55

55

'

54%

55%

59

4,000

No par

41

41%

41%

41%

41'A

42

41%

41%

4,900

No par

Inc

Coll Products Co

Gas &

*90

90 Va

90 Va

2

preferred

10% Jan

90%

51%

25

preferred
Brands

9(1%

105

*50%

50%

50c

common

common.

Square D Co
Standard

104%

105

1

pfd—No par

Chemical Co common
4.20%
preferred
Spencer Kellogg & Sons

Inc

*90

50%

51

1

Spencer

Rand Corp
preferred

,

2.50

Co

Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc
Sparks Withington Co

17

91% Jan

24%

49 Va

x49 Va

54%

13

5

49%

35

Natural

Pacific

24

89% Jan

24%

24

24%

49%

-32

Southern

$4.50

800

15,400

72%

34%

Sperry

9%
24

26%

30 x

Feb

59

75% "

30%

43% Jan

3

73%

,

83 % Jan

8
23

*23 Va

73%

9%

35 Va

$4.50

81% Feb

9%

24 Va

72%

30%

Spiegel

800

9'A

24

30%

3

40

7,800

44%

72 Va

30 %

3

43%

71%

(The)

Rights

27% Jan

19,800
'8,700

24 Va

Southern Indiana Gas & Elec.No par

16 Va Jan

Aw

7

71

20%

102 % Jan

600

58 Va

51 %

20

1,000

45%

20%

23

-

58 Va

44%

51%

Jan

6%

58%

20%

14% Jan

6%

*57 Va

58

58

58

.

50 Va

101

11

36 Va

18%

56%

20%

21

see page 26.

36%

18'A

57%

51 Va

24

39% Jan

16 ya Feb

36%

18%

20%

21% Feb

4

36

18

50%

103% Feb

51% Jan

20% Mar

35%

5

5

7

40

6,200

25

14

July 27

88%

25

14

3

88 Va

9%

preferred

Feb

18

37%

36%

17% Feb

41% July 27
94 % Nov 22

_For_footnotes




5

30

37%

*36%

24

_

100

91% Jan

16

77 % Dec

Nov

26% Feb

8

Aug 31

Feb

21

31

18

Feb

Jan

100

2,900

37%

24%

Mobile & Ohio stk tr ctfs

90

7,700

::

94%
105

37%

26%

Rico

Southern Railway

6

*92%
*104

105

*104

2C %

5%

'

43%

Southern Production Co Inc

51% Feb

38%

94 V

683A

63%

70%

*

5

Porto

South'n

108 % Jan

May 31

Dec

52 %

69

*92%

56%

18%

1

I

preferred

Southern

112

34,700

78 Va

19

& G Co com_4.50

Southern

6

3,400
15,400

51^4

77%

32%

1

2

18

20

50

14%

25,500

5

10

19%

49 Va

11,800

20% Feu

Jan

14%

20 Va

30

51% Jan

35% Feb
56% Jan

14%

19%
47%

xl4

30%

40%

27

1,200

54

11

23

v.,:

30%

15

51% Jan

32/v

54

23

33% Jan

30

8,500

1834

31%

30%

19% Jan

5

18%

31%

55

49% Jan

29

104 %.

18%

31%

20

30%

54% July 25
21 % Mar
7

49% Jan

■

;.v

36,400

104%

106

*104

y

45%

53 Va

17

72% Jan

]L65

45%

30%

Jan

65 % July

291

45%

57%

Feb

38% Apr

*281

♦142

53 Va

36

36% Nov

8,300

30 %

3

11

300

48

53%

17

18

670

97

116

31

16

Oct

9,700

53%

53%
*96%

53

Jan

Jan

100

57%

28

26

5,700

3C%

53% Jan

51

35%

12%

53

14

1

34%

*12%

57

24

Aug

6,900

10

Feb

8%

20,600

10

26% Feb

32

31 y8 Jan

5%

2,600

85 %

29%

165

43%

t

South Carolina E
South

42%

28%

Inc

3

•

13%

84%

40%

292

42%-

South Amer Gold & Platinum

12% Jan 24

13%

6,200
7,900

25%

1
50c

Solvay American Corp 4%

19% Marr 3

25%

♦282

43%

Solar Aircraft Co

12 Va May 23

105

♦103%

58

6

4

200

444

-

57 %

5

26

*436

400

900

38%

20

5

14

9% Feb

II,900

77%

33 Va

No par

Feb

16% Sep

600

28%

1,000

1

22% Jan
205

43'A

28%

77%

20%

Smith-Douglass Co Inc
Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc

71% Feb

16

33 %

43%

6,900

42%

Co

Smith-Corona

12

33%

200

Corp

(AO)

31% Feb <2

27

3,300

85

42%

Corp_.

60

24

26%

31%

43Va

Simonds Saw & Steel

55% Jan

15

26%

87

*20%

No par

55% Jan

25% Jun 27

19,200

23 Va

42%

Co

7

64% Dec

16%

85

43%

America

21

57% Jun

25

7,000

16%

*21

7.50

59 % Jun

28

20% Jan

7,000

124,600

7%
75%
21 Va

47%

43'A

Corp

Corp of

Simmons

$

44%

7%

73%

: 48

42%

Signode Steel Strapping Co

3
23.

7,700

♦115

No par
No par

63% Nov

37% Mar 14

46y4 Oct

Feb

1,420

34 V2

44

96%

1

G)

103%

34%

44%

Pen Co

A)

400

103%

77%

58%

5%

Shell Oil Co

Oct

V4 Jun

&

16,400

89%

87

35%

18%

Sharon Steel Corp

*88

77%

x32%

Gas

1 -

3

Feb

46

4

"

70

87

18

No par

52%

77%

58

Co

51%
♦61

87

05%

5

39,400

31%

.

104

1

Co

&

6,700
11,300

9%
53

18%

92%

37%

76%

1

80%

9%
52%

87

*86

common

22% Jan

54

r

79%

23 Va

"

Jan

23

37%

400

35,500

85%

69
.

104

104%

37%

14%
47%

31 Va

47'A

68

*104

4,000

23%

*

14%

92%

Co

Rubber

Inc

47%

8%

46 7A

53%

44%

19%

40

$4.50 preferred

9% Feb

11 % Jan

16

Nov

Feb

7

3

45% Jan

39% Jan

9% Mar 14
23

Jan

39'% Jan

11

20

11

56

14 Va

6 8'A

7"%

85

Birthday

'31%

19%
46%

94 Va

Co.

Roebuck

Vj;

14

11,600

31

18% ,vl8%

31%

19%

40

39%

23%

106

18%

13%

700

63%

38%

*63

*142

31%

19%

300

I,200

STOCK

CLOSED

18%

47

8%
15%
22

EXCHANGE

31%

"When issued"

58% Feb

23

16

49% Nov 29

35

Jan

5% Jan

16

17

Nov

,

*104

106

■<

14%

21%

115

47%

.

44%

43'/a

67%

Corp

34% Dec

43% Jan

165

17%

Seaboard Finance

38% Dec

6

30

292

*92%

Seaboard Air Line RR Co

25

*281

43

1,300
1,000

22%

■' '

95%

85

No par
No par
25
100

Feb

86

38% Jan

5

Jan

22

400

;

,

p.

115

3i %

No par

71% Jan

36

8

*104

.

Co common
$3.40 preferred

preferred
Scovill Mfg Co common
3.65% preferred

104

92% May 18
87% Jun
7

4

69% Oct

7

Mar

40

6

33% Jan

44% Feb
65

8
13

»■:.

165

-

23%

31'/a

;

281%

42%

.

15% Jan 30
21% Jan

noncum

■

v

*142

83%

81

281

:

47%

85

A

;■

200

37

37%

*14%

70

52%

114

85

31%

A

96%

23

23

31

'

52%

46%

23

5%

&

52%

47

No par

Power

■;

100

43

"

37

1,400

7;

;•

314

114

114

X46%

49% Jun

33% Mar 14

Oct

Joseph Lead Co

96%

15
10

170

28

.

12%

95%

V.

53%

95%

8t L San F Ry Co common—No par
Preferred series A 5%
100

St Joseph Light &

13

'•

v;;

52%

5
10
100
10

Jan

320% Apr

Aug 17

145

Sep

Jan

-A--HA

2,400

*36%

*103% 105
24% 25%
13%'13%
40% 40%
84%: 84%
28%. 28%
34% 34%
*12% 12%

34%

12%

*•'
^

33%

*42 Va

27% 28%
436
436

'

20,000

32%

*68% 89
103% 403%
34% 24 a
43
44
7
7/4
74% 75%
?lVa 21%
15% -16%,
25% 26%
31% 31%
*43% 43%

-

5,500

17%

*14

-

25%
26
32
32
43%
43%
27%
28%
435
435

37%

8 %

*61

-

;;v.c

88% Jun 27

17

265

101

43% Jan

22

34% Jun

25 % Mar 14

52

51%

55%

17%

300

157/a

"

70

88
88%
103% 103%
34% 34%
41% 43
6%
7%
73
75
*21»/8
21%
15%
15%

12%
39%
84%
29%
34%
12%

12%
39%
83%

9%

7,800

37

79%
'9%
52%
52-/8

79

5,600

10 %

54%

8
14
47

46%

•

8%

10%

21%
63%
39%.

7%
v14

86%

8%

8%
15%

Birthday

-

r::

Safeway Stores common
4% preferred
4.30%
conv preferred

Jan

58% Dec 27

9

,

22
14

78%
9%
52%
51%

*61

70

*61

Washington's

38%
7%
14%
46%

78%
9%

9%
51%
51%

V'.v,

92% Sep

*37
37

45%

86%

17 A
32 A
43%
37%
37
22 *
14%

*7%
15%
*21%
*63
37%

STOCK
EXCHANGE
CLOSED

-

21%
63

63
37%
7%
14%
45%

is-: •i.'-V-i';':

42% July 21

k

"

'

16%
32
42%

/

•

7%

*21%

63%

:

V:.

15%

8
14

45%

.

3

17

7%
15%

36

22%
14%

8
15%
21%
*63
37%

*

6

6% July 26

10
10

Preferred 3.60% series
Preferred 4.50% series
Rheem Manufacturing Co
1
.. Rhinelander Paper Co
5
Rhodesian Selection Trust
5s
Richfield Oil Corp
-No par
Ritter Company
—5
Roan Antelope Copper Mines
Robertshaw-Fulton Controls com—1
1
5ya% conv preferred
25
Rochester Gas & El Corp
No par
Rockwell Spring & Axle Co
5
Rohm & Hads Co common
20
4% preferred series A
100
Rohr Aircraft Corp
1
£ Ronson Corp
1
Rotary Electric Steel Co
10
Royal Dutch Petrol Co__50 Guilders
; Royal McBee Corp
1
' Ruberoid Co (The)
—
1
Ruppert (Jacob)
5

16
11
5
24
23
3

86% Jan

20
45% Feb 14

*37
* 36
21%
14

10%

54%
37%
16%
32%
43
37%

32,700

44%

44% 45%
*86% 87 A
8%
8%
1010''A
54% 54 ,4
36% 37 A

44%
87%
8%
10%
54%
37%
16%
32
43%
37 %
36
21%
14%

Co—

&

Common

__

„

(Robt)

Revere Copper & Brass
'< Rexall Drug Co
- Reynolds
Metals Co
Reynolds (R J) Tob class B

3

35'A Jan
44% Feb
7% Feb
79% Jan

11% Apr

43
37%
34%
22%
14%

$1.25 div prior preference
Reliable Stores Corp
Reliance Mfg Co common
Conv pfd 3%% series
Republic Aviation Corp—
Republic Pictures common
$1 convertible preferred
Republic Steel Corp
,

4
5

64% Sep 12

May 16

16%
32%

Reis

Jan

15% Aug

64

.

7% Feb

11% Aug

6

5
;_50

Raytheon Mfg Co
Reading Co common

42% Feb

5% Mar 14
41

Jan

18

4

8

27% May 22

26
12% Feb
4
60
Dec 30

13% Jan

15% Jan

Jan

15% Sep

31

42'AJan

43

6

7% Jan

56

14

44%
*86%
8%
10%
54%
36%
16%
31%
*42%

44%
86%
8%

43%
86%
8%
10%
54%
36%

4% noncum 1st preferred——50
4% noncum 2nd preferred—50
Real Silk Hosiery Mills
5
Reed Roller Bit Co
No par
Reeves Bros Inc
50c

6
5
11

14

23

Feb

36

Rodlo Corp of America com__No par
$3.50 1st preferred
No par
RKO Pictures Corp
1
RKO Theatres Corp
1
Raybestos-Manhattan
No par
Rayonier Inc
1

..

4

9 % Feb

36

Aug 11

47

5

May

8% Jan
12
Jan

38% July 27

19% Mar 22
13

26

53% Jan

1

37% Jun

7

29% Jan

Jan

3

16
41% July 5
25% Apr 15

11
5

Oct

39

87% Feb

5
July 25

12

26
26

Sep

32

3

3
14

47% Jan

H4V2 Jan

60% Nov

7

Feb

31

10% July

8% Mar 14
47

41% Jan

2
88% July 27

65% July

18

Snares

Feb. 44

R
16% Jan

the Week

Friday

Thursday
ieb. 23

:

91%

91%

*91%

91%

*91%

91%

91 Va

91%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11'A

11%

11%

10%

10%

11

Inc

Co

1

1

11%
10%

10%

10%

10%

55%

.

10%

56%

56%

50

3,000
11,800

Volume 183

Number 5511 ...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1013)

>»

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD
Range for Previous

STOCKS

Year 1955

Lowest

73% Jan

18

42% May 18
106% Jan 18

933/4 July 8
53% Jun 24
154

Dec

Mar 14

Aug 19

8V2Jan

6

16% Oct

50% Sep

25

96% Feb

24

Standard

Oil of California

54

24

Standard

Oil

142 V8 Jan

22

19

23

47% Jan

10

13% Feb

22% Jt-eb

16

14

Feb

6

Fen

6

Standard

24

3%%

Feb

14

14% Jan

8

17% Jan

3
i

3

50

11

43% Jan

36

6 J% July 28

51% Jan

19

57 % Jan

14

Feb

23

15

Jan

25

42% Mar 14

15% Aug 22
59% Dec 29

50

Jan

27

58% Jan

6

24% May 12

29

4

Feb

Jan

47

23

Feb

17

4

89%

90

90%

51%

52%

52%

52%

15

151%

152%

153%

Chemical

5

25 Vb Feb

9

27Va Jan

13

33% F.b

9

37% Jan

13

18% Feb

56%
*993/4

13%

14

13%

14'A

5

16% Feb

23
4

26% Jan

6

20% Sen

26

9

33 V8 Dec

29% July

13

2<*V8Feb

9

15% Jan

4

11

41 % Jun

7

4

27

Dec

67% Feb

11

21% Jan

Jun

27% Jun

1

Jan

10% Jan

4

Feb

8

36% Jreo

24

23

15 % Jan

3

26

101

Feb

31

75

Jan

3

22% Jan

40% July 25

36 % Jan

87% Sep
12% Jun

72

2

1

26

1

Feb

Feb

9% Jan

Jan

6

1,080 Dec

8

934

Jan

18% Feb

8

33% Sep

15

24

41% Nov

2

58% May 2
23% Sep 30
52 % May
2
49% Jun
6

45

Mar 30

44% Oct
41

26

Mar 14

91% Apr

15

99

23

24% Feb

6

3

26% Ja.i

6

39

1,220

Feb

Jan

23

28

Jan

Jan

3
3

6

49% Jan

12

22% Jan

4

27V4 Feb

7

45% Feb

23

48% Jan

31

9

46% Jan

3

9 6 Va Feb

21

42

July 26

Feb

92 % Jan

9

Oct

11

L50% Jun

3

127% Feb

13

6% Jan

4

9% Sep

21

8% Feb

9

July 25

18% Feb

16

37% Apr 26
17% May 2
6
62% Jun

29 % Feb

8

12% Feb
Feb

128

17% Jan

10

25% Jan

6

11% Sep
41% Jan

27

25

17

83% Jan

16

10

45

Corp

503A

52 3,4

25%

253/4

•'35

51%

9%

19

X19
v 18%

.

Washington's
Birthday -

7,000

26 V4

8,600

35%

3 6 3/8

4,400

19%

.

800

19%
•"

183/a

18%

18'/a

20%

*20

*20%

20%

300

33%

33 Va

5,700

23%

241/4

4,800

17,800

32%

33 Va

23%

r

52%

253/4

:

35%

24

>

9%

9%

3a

9%

9%

34

34%

343A

35%

3534

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

101 %

100%

100 Va

*18%

2,700

36%

y4

9

100

*98 Va

100

4,100

2,800
30

1

73 V4

73

74

74

74%

74%

1

74%

4,400

23%

23%

23%

23%

233A

24 V8

1

common

71

23%

24%

25,500

of

26

26 V4

26

26

26

26 Va

26

30

26%

2,700

38%

38%

38%

383A

38 3/4

38%

38

38%

3,500

74%

75

76

76

76

76

75 Va

753/4

1,300

10%

10

10

10

10%

2,700

'55

"

10 %

10

1085

:L070

1060

1.080

%

1,100

1.110

1,110

27

263,4

27

27

27

46 Va

46 %

46%

4C7/a

47%

24%

24%

*24'A

25

25

25

^6%

46%

46

46%

45%

46%

Sylvania

43%

44Va

44.%

44%

44%

45

390

47%

Elec Prod Inc

18
3

20

Jan

3

Talcott Inc

35

Jan

9

(James)
Telautograph Corp

16

14% Jan

3

Temco

14

51% Jan

6

7.50

com

$4 preferred
$4.40 cum pfd (conv)
Symington Gould Corp

Tennessee Corp
Texas Co

No par

*'94%

No par

133%

133%

1

8%

8%

96

96

96%
3/4

95 %

134

8'/a

9

r 133

•

46 Va

5,100

46%
96%'

17,200

*96 Vb

136

8%

9

-

200

46

45%

96%

rl34%

1,400

25

*24'A
'•v

1,900

..

rl37%

//

50

139%

1,300

9%

9

14,900

*

Aircraft

13% Jan

3

Texas

Instruments

24% Oct

10

27

28% Oct

11

28%

Jun

6

25 % Jan

16

37

Dec

8

33% Jan

4 J°/4

5

4

J a 1)

5

39% Feb

17

•

4.487c

Texas

9

Oct

19

Oct

11

Nov

28

Jan

23

Oct

17

38% Dec

2

34% Jan

23

37% Jan

12

Jan

6

25% Nov

1

231/4 Feb

14

27V4 Feb

20

Textron

10

23% Feb

27 Vb Feb

20

16% Jan

3

101/2 Jan

21

175

14

15% Feb

14

Feb

20

IIVb Jan

24

:

3

Jan 30

19 Va

*19%

19%

*29%

30%

*29%

29%

13%

13%

13%

133/4

13%

14

8,800

48

49

48%

49

48%

49%

50%

50%

3,200

118%

120 y4

19

//:.;//■;

V//' //.'VV':

119%
x38%

39 3A

38%

387/a

08%

39%

39%

40 Vb

11,100

X35%

36 Va

35%

36%

35%

36 Va

35%

36%

39,400

1

12%

12%

12%

12%

123/4

12%

12 %

*26 Va

123/s
*26%

27

26%

26%

100

38%

38%

39 VB

15,900

Inc

Coal
Land

common

Oil

&

10

38 5/b

120%

120 %

119%

27

39%

27

*26%

383A

38

38%

120

120%

13,900

3,200

Trust—
'

9%

9%

100

172%

172%

35%

35%

35%

353A

American Inc common__50c

26%

21 Va

26%

27 Va

$1.25 conv preferred
No par
Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common
5

26%

21 Va

26%

27%

STOCK

15%

15%

50

50

ex-distribution—1

Pacific Ry

&

400

25

No par

Texas

.

700

3 Mi

Texas Utilities

52% Jan 11
12

19%
29%

13%

No par

Sub share ctfs

9

Feb 24

19%
29%

13%

preferred series A—25

conv

Texas Pacific

35

19
30

*29%

1

Producing Co
Sulphur

Pacific

143

19

0

2.50

27

125% Jan

9

Corp

11% Jan

12% Jun 30

400

26%

16% Jan 28

11% Mar 16

5,200

143/8

46 %

11

50

400

54 Va

*14

27Va

10 Vb Oct

I

48V4

52%

54 %
14

27%

Gulf

4

*47%

47%

46 %

Gulf

July 12

9%

3,100

50

Texas

19% Mar

*98 %

Corp

Texas

53

14

Superior

6

25% NOV

34

163%

feuinerland Paper Co
5
Sweets Co of America (rhe)__4.16%
Swift & Co
25

11

25

9 Vb

10

jan

Jan

33 %

14%

16%

14

24

33%

9,600

16%:

53%

CLOSED

32%

1

14%

*47%

19

23%

100

14

(

18%
20 %

1070

Steel

19

18%
2U%

25

37% Jan

Nov

19

18%
20 V4

10c

8

18

18%

18%

9,400

14%

1

33 %

Mining Co

14

15% Nov 28

EXCHANGE

Superior Oil of California

38% Feb

45

STOCK

35%

20 %

61,800

573/4
100

12.50

series

34% Feb

8% Feb

25°/a

34%

No par

Jan

115% Jan 27

150

25%

35 V4

No par

2nd pfd

12

13

51%

25%

35

1

5%7c

44% Jun 21

13% Jan

50%

25%

23%

Sunshine Biscuits Inc

121% Dec 30

174

51%

33

preferred series A

6

45 */4 Dec

14%

52 V4

10

common

May 16
36% Oct 11

25

533/4

14%

23

common

91/8 Jan

135

53'A

14%

1

Co

4% %

Sunshine

53%

5

Sunray-Mid-Cont Oil Co

6

4

101/4 Feb

16

Feb

77% Jan

9

10

Co

463A

46%

_J

52

57%
100

16 Vb

-

53 %

2C

$4.50 series A preferred
Sun Oil

46

'.v;

46%

No par

Broadcasting

Chemical

16%

*14 Va

5

Studebaker-Packard Corp
suuucam
Corp
Sun

16 Va

15

Stone & Webster
Storer

I6V4

51%

57 %
101

42,500

70,700
36,400

155 Vb

14%

'

common

Shares

96%
54

'

1

Stokely-Van Camp Inc
57c prior preference

8

70% Jan

15

Jan

32% May 11
75% May 17
8% Nov 22

20

31

97

28

740

9

24

9

25 Vb May 12

Aug

Jan

24V4 Feb

32

80% Sep 30

6

35

13 % Jan

17% Aug 12
105

6

26

32% Feb

Oct

95

20% Jan
20% Jan

5

Aug 26

4

13
16

30

12% Jan

32

21% Jan

10

Feb

19% Jan

16 V8

No par

Stewart-Warner Corp
Stix Baer & Fuller Co

19 Vb Jan

51%

51%

56%
100%

Stevens (J P) & Co Inc

38% Oct 21
23% May 23
21% Aug 24

■18

51%

55%
*99%

56%

5

6

53%
154 »A

102

10

6

V4

154 Va

55%

Co

18% Jan

July 14

51

52%
153

*99%

Inc

Drug

51%

95

10

Sterchi Bros Stores Inc
tokening

50%

93%
53

1

Ry Equip Mfg Co
Stanley Warner Corp..
Starrett Co (The) L S
Stauffer

153

9034
-

100

Standard

Feb. 24

*

7

Oil of Ohio common

preferred series A

the Week

Friday

Feb. 23

•

90%

25

Sales far

Thursday

Feb.22

No par

23% Jan

21

Wednesday

Feb.21

of Indiana

Oil

"When

13

luO

Tuesday

Feb. 20

of New Jersey.
issued"

Standard

58% Feb

53

4

99%' Jan

Feb

159% Feb

31

13

15% Djc 22

Mar 30

Monday
Par

.

23

40% May 26
13% Jan

LOW AND HIGH BALK P*ICEH

STOCK

EXCHANGE

48 % Jan

Mar 28

102

YORK

Highest

87% Jan

49% Jan
42

99

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

Co

Co

$2.40 conv preference

No par

The Fair

No par

*11%

8%

9

*172

173

.'/'//■ ■■■/.'■■'. /./'/'•■//:•/•■

8%

9

174'A

175

35%

363/8

36 VB

26%

; /

21 Va

5,300
700

21,600

25%

36%
25%

79.800

26%

*25 Va

25%

13,800

EXCHANGE

*15%

153/4

X15V2

15%

900

CLOSED

50%

50 Va

50 Vb

50 Va

220

11 %

113/4

263/a

15%
50a/4

15%
*50

11%

9

173

8%

//

173

Washington's
Birthday

11%

113%

*11%

11%

200

6

13 Vb

July 25

10% Jan

23

12% Feb

20

Thermoid

12

12%

12%

123/u

12%

12 %

12%

Jun

12%

4,300

1

44%} Jan

10

47% Feb

21

;

50

46%

46%

47

47%

47%

47%

47%

11% Jan

11

47% July 25
15% Feb 18

47%

13% Feb

8

14

Jan

26

*13%

14

13%

13%

*13%

43% Oct

19

601% Mar 24

48% Jan

23

57

Feb

23

55%

55

57 /• V

100% Sep

27

105% May 10

104

Feb

7% Jan
43

$2.50

Co

1

common

convertible preferred

101

Jan

19

13

Thompson (J R)
*
15
Thompson Products Inc common-,.5
47c preferred
100

Jan

17

35 Vb Dec

5

33

Jan

23

35% Feb

17

Tide

26% Jan

5

28% Dec

7

27% Jan

4

28% Feb

13

48

6

75 % Dec

22

$1.20 preferred
Timken Roller Bearing

24

Jan

13% Jan

37% Mar 14
28

18% Jan

20

22% Oct
55% Dec

17

73 % Jan

14

Feb

7

14% Jan

3

6

44% Jan

10

50% Feb

24

48% Sep 12
35% Jun
8

11

22% Oct

Jan

3

22% Jan

23

27% Feb

24

Jan

31

23

20

11

24% Feb

9

14

60

55% Jan

23

Jan

10

Nov

18

Mar 15

May 16

25

Mar 14

Aug 26

59 % Apr

24% Dec

42

38% Jan 23

24% July 13
28 % Jun 15

50

51

62 'A Feb

18% July 26
58 Vb Jun

3

39% Oct

18

25% Dec 29

25

53 % Feb

2

52% Jan
28% Feb
52% Feb

7

16

31% Jan

15% Aug 16

20 Vb Jan

19

161% Feb

46 % Aug

60

19

48

17

Jan

13

9% Nov

2

18% Mar

25% Nov

2

40% Mar 18

13% Jan

6

33

4
1

11

31

113

21Vb Jan

4

Jan

3
24

58

14

14

Jan

26% Feb

• 1

33% Apr 14

3

Jan

Toledo

31% Feb

21

Feb

23

Trans

v

v

'

103%

♦103%

iV

130

35

35

35%

4,600

28

■!)

104 Va

34%

:

28 Va

27%

28

4,600

103%

*

63%

64%

14%

14%

14%

493A'

493A

49%

65

65%«

4,400

14%

63%

14'/a
493/a

39%

39%

24%

24%

*21

10,600

14%
43%

14%

6.800

50%

2,100

■;

i

49%

.

39%

40%

41%

23,300

24%

22

253A

26

27 Va

27

27%

19,000

213/4

*21

21 ava

21

21

*21

40%

40%

40%

100

25%

25%

25%

253A

25%

26%

26%

26%

56%

56 3/4

56%

56%

56%

56%

56%

57

30

3,300

29%

31%

X30 Va

31

29%

♦58%

60%

61%

62

*60

63

*58%

30%

30%

30%

313/b

32%

323%

32%

32%

8,900

preferred 1954 ser__50
20th Century Fox Film
1

54'/a

56%

563A

56aA

57%

58

57%

58

1,500

25

253'8

6

Twin

Feb

13

5%

23

49

Feb

4.30%

28

33% Jan

3

Coach

TXL

9

conv

24%

City Rap Transit com__No par
conv prior preferred
50

Twin

18

14

(conv)

Oil

Co

Corp

16%
*48

1

1

(The)

12%

30%

33,200

1

14Vb Jan

13% Feb

..

200

56%

1

series A

Preferred

Tung-Sol Electric Co common

11% Feb 23

35

•:
Va

'

5

Truax-Traer Coal Co common

63

63%

3o

■28%

14%

common...—1
50

$2.70 preferred

28%

62%

& Williams StecL___No par

Tri-Continer tal Corp

34%

28%

48 %

2
Inc

104 - 104

35%

180

14

553/4

17% Feb

2

16% Jun 15

Corp..
Airlines

i

104

28

No par
5
2

(The)

54%;

35 Vb

25

(The)

World

Transue

*103V4

com__10

*13%

25% Feb 21

30

43 Vb Jun 28

Co

Oil

14

543A

50

58

19

Feb

Co

Transamerica

21

32% Feb

Edison

Trane

4

62

Associated

Water

541,4

25

25%

16%

16%

*48

50

25%

25

16%

49%

25%

16%
'

*48

16 Va

30%

16%

50

19,700

60

400

21,400
700

16%

*49

50%

■V.

v

12%

12

12

113/4

12%

11%

12%

4,000

29

29%

28 3/4

29

28%

29%

28%

29%

13,500

13%

13%
37 V4

13%

13%

x36%

37

37%

5.400

7 Va

2,300

u
May

6% Dec
69

Jan

Jan

6% Jan

4

Nov 28

Jan

94

Feb

Jan

3

Udylite

30

3

Underwood Corp

31

7% Jan

4

Union

13

102% Jan

12

31% Feb
80% Mar 14
20

Jan

6

27% Jan

6

108% Mar 22

10

103V4 Jan

26

23% Feb

14

28% Jan

116% Sep
6
31 % Jun 30

23

31% Apr 26

34% Feb
113

1

Union Bag & Paper Corp
"When issued"

Feb

24

26% Jan

3

Union Chem

9

Union

Union

Carbide

29'A

29%

29 Vb

29%

*110%

111%

111%

111%

July 27

87% Jan

19

91

Feb

15

Preferred $3.50 series

No par

91

104% Mar 29

101 % Feb

104

Preferred

No par
25

*101

103

*101

50

173

Jan

5

7

Jan

10

60% Feb

24

171V4 Feb

16

182% Jan

3

49% Aug 31
26% Jan
6

52

Jan

4

5OV4 Jan

4

52% Feb

21

32% Jun

3

30

Jan

5

32% Jan
71% Jan

27
3

United

Jan

6

4%

52

7

26

74% Dec 22

63% Jan

23

7

128% Dec 22

113»/4 Jan

23

49% July 25
33% Sep 22

124

35y8 Jan 23
26% Feb

41 Vb Feb

23

Pacific RR Co

Union

47?

Aircraft

conv.

Corp

14

30

Jan

3

27

107

Feb

24

27

25% Feb

17

United

57% Nov 28

48'A Jan

20

53

Feb

6

United

20

57% Aug 24

44% Feb

53

Feb

23

United

Biscuit

of

Inc.

10

America

$4.50 preferred

Jun

27

41/2 Feb

9

4% Jan

3

6

73V8 Jan

23

76% Feb

23

7% Feb

11

6 % Feb

9

7

Jan

3

19% Jan

20

23

Jan

5

United

145

Jan

31

150

Dec

5

132

Jan

20

21

Jan

17

24% Feb

24

17

Mar 31

13% Feb

14

15% Jan

3

51% Feb

60

May

9

51 % Jan

23

54% Jan

12

United Fruit Co

36% Oct 31

30 Vg Jan

23

24'

United

39% Mar

2

35% Jan

23

8% Mar

1

6% Jan

20

7% Jan

6

6

16% Jan

23

19% Feb

23

30

Sep 26

34% Dec

14

6% Aug
18

9

Mar 14

2% Jan

23% Jun

3

4Va Aug
36% Dec

27% Oct 11
35

Jan

6

61% Dec

29

177

Dec

22

19% May
78

4

Dec

12
Sep
40% Jan

62

36
.

Feb

37% Feb

7

7%

preferred

United

31% Feb

21

U S &

23

65% Feb

23

TT

54% Jan

23

63% Jan

3

Feb

1

34% Feb

1

39% Jun

28

30% Feb

13

181

Gas

S

Jan

16% Mar

3

78% Jan

footnotes

see

page

18

81% Jan

31

15% Feb

3

44 % Nov 28

14

17% Jan

11

44

26.

Jan

5

...

Freight Co

5

Gypsum Co common.—
77? preferred.
...

S

Hoffman

4%%

4%7?

*91

92

103

'101

103

Inc

29 Vb

*101

58

1743/4

*92

59 Va

11,100
230

94 %
91

~90

103

59

175 Va

58%
174

6,100
6,600

110%

90

176

60%
177

26.700
4.000

52

51%

52'A

51%

513/4

51%

51%

31 %

30%

30%

30%

30 Va

30%

31

4,300

69%
122%

71

8,000

*118'A

68

68%

70%

70'A

1203A

120%
/

38%

39%

28%

39

29 V4
106
25 Vi
51V4

683/4

121%

29 %
107
25 Va

*105
J

25%
*50%

141
x23%

49%

50%

4%

75%
6%
19%
141
24%

49%
50%
4%
4%
*74%
75%
6%
6%
19%
19%
*139y» 141
24

39%
29

41 Va

293/4
107

'105

123

H3
40%

41 Vb

29%

30

107

x25Va

25 Va

25%

50%

51»A

503A

107
-

2,000

200

27,400

2,600
120

25%

1,500

513/4

3,800

19'A

100
common

preferred series A

139%

150

8,000

19%

..100

136

2,900

6,700

19

4

140

40

31,200

14%

36%
7

2%

140

6%
20

24%

*36%

3
30%
6?'%
63
53%
59'%
179
179'%
32'%
33
*78
79'%

6%
19 Vb

4,900

14%

14'A

2%
30%

6%

19%

1,000

434

24%

523/4
31%

7

63A

19%

52%
77

14%

14'%

1

4%
*76

24%

52%

13%

X52%

Vb

14%

31

43A
76 Va

14%

53
31'A
36%
7

31

53

4%

24

14 Vb

10

51%
75%

24%

52%

Machinery com__1.05

preferred.

U S Industries

174

91

5

No par

U S

U

57%

58 %
175

94 Va

No par

Corp.

'

90

100

...

Park City Mines Co (The)__l
Foreign Securities
1

6

23

Jan

3

1

Merch & Mfrs Inc

2% Jan

3% Jan

100

United

54

23

4

United Gas Improvement Co
United Industrial Corp

28 % Jan

178V2 Jan




49%
4%
*74%
6%
19%

United Engineering & Foundry

9

15

5

50%

United Electric Coal Cos

3
25

184% Feb

26

For

Nov

64% Dec 29

16

No par
f

Dye & Chemical Corp com__l

22% Dec 30

2

25

Cig-Whelan Stores com_.30c

13 Vb Mar 14

29 V4
106

10

$3.50 convertible preferred
United Corp (Del)

15% Feb 25

38%

91

*92

2.500
23,000

26%

110%

94%

2,200

,

Jan

United

*

No par

t

38% Oct 27

7

No par

*116

No par

Board & Carton Corp
Carbon Co

(Delaware)

68%

5
100

12

78

8y8 May 17
66

10

51%
30

50

com

United-Carr Fastener—

6% Jan

57 %

No par

preferred

United Air Lines

Jan

105

preferred

Union Tank Car Co..—

22% Jan

27

common

noncumulative

July 25

108% Feb 15

series

$4

Union Oil of California

18

Jan

x29

29%

112
94%
91

*92

33%
113

26

29%

25

6

26%

*92

Feb

4% Apr
1
72 Vb July 18

25

33%

110%

111%

Nov

34% Jan

■

lll'/a

10

59

44% Jan

25 Vb

7'/b

33 Va

33

110%

No par

205

3

32%

110'A

No par

Elec Co of Mo common

12

29

100

Preferred $3.70 series

17

Mar 15

24%

99

Preferred $4.50 series

26

28

109

97%

Va

7

9

29% Jan

45% Sep

17% Jan

Materials Corp—10

&

32 Va

32

109 Va
25V4

14

37

7

11

93

98% Sep

103% Jun

107%
24%

13%
37 Va

7%

Jan

92

6

32

.No par

96'A

97

13%
37

Jan

3

34% Jan

6%

Carbon

7

93

86% Oct

Nov

&

96 %

20

13%

7

112

7

48% Sep

7

1

Apr

113

37

5

11

5

100

Jan

1
No par

Asbestos & Rubber Co

Jan

Jan

1

139

(The).

Corp

109V2 Feb

113

Nov

92

15

37% Feb

36%
7

19%

52%
31

♦36%

53

52%

31%

31%

36%

X35 Va

6%

6%

6%

19%

19%

19%
3

53%

18,200

31%

28,700

36
7

1.200
3.700

19%

25.500

3%

15.100

29%

303/b

30%

31 Va

31%

31%

8,500

64

64%

65

65%

64%

65

2.100

53

58-%
181%

58 %

59 Va

59%

59%

8,700

♦179

33'A
♦78

3

333/8
79 Va

1

15%

16%

15%

16

50

46Va

46%

47'A

47%

3

179

33%
*78

3Va

179

33%
79Va

♦180

32%
*77 Va

181%

110

33%

9,500

79%

16

16 Va

15%

16Vb

12,200

*47

47 Va

47 Vb

47%

600

23

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

26

Monday, February 27, 1956

(1014)

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

YORK STOCK

NEW
Range Since

Year 1955

Jan

8% Jan

21V2 Oct

5
11

66 »A Jan

21

Jan

6

35

44

97

39% Mar 14

18

172% Jun

45% Oct

11

60 % Feb

Jan

9'/a Feb

11

23

Jan

9

41% Feb

4

90

101

Jan

23

104

U

23

Jan

4 % %

U S

6

37% Feb
86

S

Playing

Card

24
1

8%
U

1st

Smelting

7 %

x25

70

39

40

♦89

90

103

♦101 %

5

54%

preferred
100
Min com__50

Ref

preferred

50

70% Dec

1

63% Jan

19

67 % Jan

5

62 % Sep

23

51% Jan

23

58% Jan

3

156% Mar 14

168% Nov

14
24
3

165% Jan

4

Jan

20

18% Feb

16

36% Jan

3

19% Jan
38
Feb

16
10

2

12% Feb

8

13 Vb Jan

6

United

66

3

19'/» Aug

35% Mar 17

38% Aug

17
9% Dec 30
91
Jan 27

15% Jun

17% Jan
12% Jan

14

3

26

10
23

35

27

170

26% Mar 15

31

Jan

91

16

37 % Oct

30% Feb
159% Dec

77% Nov

10% Jan

9

98% Jan

25

$6

3

2% Jan

11

Feb 16

22 % Jan

9

18

preferred

50

Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp

1

16

Universal Leaf Tobacco

Feb

24

167

7

25Vb Jan

27

28% Jan

Feb

3

77

Feb

21

79% Jan

5

28

49% Feb

24

52% Feb

47% Apr

10

13% May

13

38% Feb

9

7

14% Feb

10

4

39 % Feb

6% Jan

8

10% Apr

4

Vanadium Corp of America

3

Van

Jan

25
24

55 % Jan

3

Vick

Chemical

Co

Feb

2

Vicks

Shreve

Pacific

52

Jan

30

129

Feb

7

130

130

Jun

13

153'A Jan

21

128

Feb

20

128

Feb

20

28% Nov

1

37% Jan

3

29% Jan

26

31% Feb

23

90% Jan 26
34
Feb
9

91% Jan

6

38% Jan

6

Jan

6

12

33 % Oct

11

Nov

7

Jan

.

11

51% Mar 29
146 % Apr

128

122% Jan 24

7

.

5%

3

44% Dec

6

38% Jan

10

41% Feb

22

117% Jun

13

113% Jan

9

116

Feb

13

100

Dec

27

103% Aug 22

Jan

12

103

Feb

13

101

Feb

16

106

99

33

11

105% Feb

21

31

103% Feb

17

$4.12

15 % Jan

46% Jan

11

50 Va Jan

26

6

31% Feb

6

33% Jan

16

17

39% Jan

6

16% Feb

13

18% Jan

5

18% Dec

19

divid

Ry Co
preferred

6 %

vuicau

7%

12

Feb

10

81% Jan

23

9

13"% Jan

19

14% Jan

9

30

31'/b Feb

14

33

6

Walgreen

74% Jan

19

85% Mar 25

12% Jaa

3

15% Dec

27% Jan

3

32% Nov

15 %

15%

1,700

347a

347a

*35 VB

1,100

73/4

77a

7%

7%

73A

35%
<
7%

53%

53%

53'A

53%

2,100

5,100

7%
53%

.

♦53%

54

*125

128

128

*125

——

42%

"50

•125

*125

*125
30 %

303A

30%

31%

30%

30%

93%

*9274

93%

*92%

93%

*92%

93%

35%

35%

3 5 3/8

*123'A

125%

*123%

41%

41%

41%

x40%

36

123%

200

116

♦1143/4

116

115%

116

X115 %

*102%

100

1,900

36%
125

103

*102'A

103

♦102%)

103

xl01%

2,800
300

41%
115%
101%

41%

41%

40%

103

107%

105 %

105%

•105%

107%

*105

103%

103 %

*103%

104 %

*102%

240

30

107

103

♦105%

100
25
25

104

70

49%

48%

49%

49V4

49%

32%

32%

32%

32

32%

32%

32 »A

3,000
3,200

34%

34%

35

35

35%

35%

35 %

36V4

2,000

17

17

17%

171/4

17%

17 %

17 %

173/4

800

49

49%

*32

5
10

20

preferred

35%

123%

35%

36%
124

*115 %

100

common

1,300

♦125

-

30%

♦123%

Waldorf System

31% Feb 24

15%

35%

43%

29%

(The) new
Deunning Co common

29 % Jan

5

18,700

15%
35

42%

*92%

Visking Corp

1

Feb

28

28% Apr

42%

15'A

100

preferred

Virginian

30

May

43%

15 Ve

No par

com

preferred

$4.04

34 % Feb

Jan

49% Nov

6

37 % Jan

partic

4

101% Jan

30

413/a

15%
35

5

dividend preferred
$4.20 dividend preferred

Jan

104

May 23

2,100

41%

♦125

Virginia Elec & Power Co com__10
$5
preferred
100

23

113% Dec

div

40

50 3/8

493A

100

preferred

Va-Carolina Chemical
S%

78%

*77

50%

50%

110

2,000

28'A

28%

78%

*77

77%

700

167

165

287a

28%

51

*50%

53%

Ry com_100
noncumulative preferred__100

3 % %

77

79
51

7%

2.50

Victor Chemical Works common

Jan

33

&

28

400

337a

15%

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co__6%

24

28

4C%
■

10

8% Jan

36

28

7

44

337a

167

1G7

500

35

1
2.50

Inc

Inc

4

133% Jan

87% Sep

Co

21

14

122

Raalte

Jan

7

Oct

94

Industries

Norman

33%

167

50%

Van

44

33%

*165

*77

No par

*43

437a

80

14,000

2%
21

*19%

23%

4,600

97

2

2%
21

43%

140
200

13

10%

♦193/4

167

27%

100
Co

Power

Jan

127

47% Mar 15

preferred
& Light

com___l

34% Feb

11
4
65% July 21

32% Jan

Inc

Co

17% Jan

45

28

19 % Mar

4 %%

Utah

Pictures

19 Va

96

967a

2,303
2,800

377a

10

33%

33%

*165

100

187a
*1274

10

2

V

373/4

19

377a

*42%

44

*33%

110,100

571/4
1663/4

96%

Birthday

21

21

56V2

166%

13

2'A

700

567a
166 %

97b

Washington's

96%

2%

20%

20%
*43

com_No par

preferred

Universal

51% Dec

35% Oct

8%

3

23

41% Mar 14

convertible

4 %

13

6

32

*95

10,700

*123A

9;«

2%

2%

1,320

631/4
67

*37

CLOSED

127a

97B

97

"95 %

No par
2

Inc common

Jan

159% Jan

41% Feb

4

preferred

Wall Paper

127b

9%

9%

168%

613/4

19

EXCHANGE

19

1673/4
67

55%

377a

*37

13

13

l

33% Jan

9
3

46

Jan

3

convertible

Corp

19

20,600

6774

166

STOCK

300

56V4

62%

62

55%

103V2

55»/2

168

16774

lb/

10

*102%

55%

*66%

66%

543/4

37%

11,200

91

*90

90
104

547b

62%

187a

19

37%

25

41%

40'A

41%

407a
104

169

166

166 %

165%

No par

common

Stockyards

United

20

Aug 16

..100

Co

noncumulative preferred

10

May

16%

common

preferred

Tobacco

7%

Feb

95

56% Mar
Feb

1%
U S

1% Jan

21

3% Jan

Steel Corp

9

9% Feb

14% Apr
100'A Jun

11
May 26

1% Nov

169

U S

400

*89

55%

66

55%

United Stores $4.20 noncu 2nd pfd_5

40

6 9J/2

69

90

C03A

%

66

54%

11

% May 16

61

8,900

*6874

68%

103%

168

60%

58%

26%

26%

54%

168%

167

&

100

253A

257a

40%

40

55%

9%

70

90

103

100

5,500

237a

9 »/a

2574

*69

♦69

1

.10

Shares

237a

9%

*9

9

*8 7b

253/B

100

Co

common

noncum

S

9%

25%

*8%

5

the Week

237a

23%

23%

23%

23%

x23

10

Plywood Corp common

U S Rubber Co

Feb 24

63 %

preferred

preferred series A
3%% preferred series B

Feb

170

11
4.

Jan

1

common

3%%

4

Jan

Co

Friday
Feb. 24

Feb. 23

Feb. 22

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday
Par

Pipe & Foundry Co

U S

Feb. 21

56 % Feb

23

4->% Jan

166% Jan
56

70

31

Lines

S

24

26% Feb

23
23
18

53% Dec

157 >A Jan

9

68% Jan

9

Sep

110

19

Jan

8% Jan

12
20

Sep

93% Sep

84% Mar 21

U

16

24% Jan

11

23% Jan

STOCK

VORK

EXCHANGE

22% Jan

17
9 % Fen 14
28
Sep 16
75% Mar
3

25'% Nov

6

19

Lowest

Highest

Lowe«k

NEW

Jan. 1
Highest

Sale* far

LOW

STOCKS

Range for Previous

28%

28%

X49

*28%

29

*28%

10

29

♦28 %

*83%

29

w

7% Jan

Jan

Wabash RR

Walker

14

69% Feb

14

74% Jan

6

16% Aug 31

12% Jan

30

14% Feb

24

24% Jan

16% Jan

4

17% Feb

2

81% Sep

66% Apr 27

6

15% Nov

86

15

Oct

106

100 % Aug 10

3
14

105% Feb

2

14

11

Wardell

3

11% Feb

18'A Mar 14

22% Sep

13

18 % Jan

27

23% Feb

24

43% Dec

30
Dec 22

40% Feb

9

43

Jan

13

88% Jan

23

104

Feb

20

1

Feb

106

857b

*83%

85%

*14

14%

14%

14'A

14 VB

14%

31%

31 %

31%

31%

31%

31%

31 %

313/4

1,400

10
G

693A

70

69%

70 VB

701/2

3,100

69%

70

W

&

14.%

14

14'A

14%

9,400

14

17%

17%

17%

3,300

No par
2.50
—1

Warner

Inc

Pictures

Bros

104%

104%

*1043A

—1

11%

11%

*11%

17%

17%

104%

*104%

EXCHANGE

11%

11%

113/8

11%

1,100

22%

22%

22%

233A

34,300

42%

8,700

STOCK

106

11%

22

22%

CLOSED

42%

1

X42

Foundry

No par

Pipe

&

103

413A

42%

Washington's

1023A

1023/4

104

42

Jan

5

21% Sep

27

20 % Aug

9

24

23

73% Feb

24

Warren

IOOV4
25Va

200

72

101 %

733/8

7,500

36

,13% Jan

6

18% Nov

6

4% Feb

24

18

Oil

6

Feb

23

85% Jan

17

85% Jan

3

50% Dec

30
6

50% Dec

30

3

52% Feb

2

25% Apr

4

20% Feb

16

22% Jan

23

17 % Mar

9

28% Sep

12

25% Jan

3

Feb

23

West

23 % Mar

14

1

25 % Jan

10

27% Feb

15

15

113

Apr

106

Apr

Wesson

$4
$4
West

110% Jan

7

15

27

3

112% Jan

18

Jan

4

103% Feb

3

103

&

convertible

39%

39%

No par

*85%

86

50

*51%

preferred

Power

Penn

4%%

preferred

4.10%

Jan

27

19

70

Dec

9

46 % Jan

9

60 % Jan

13

West

preferred series C
Virginia Coal & Coke

31

49

Sep

14

42% Jan

30

46% Jan

13

West

Va

105 % Dec

19

110

Jun

14

105% Jan

31

Jan

12

16% Jan

6

25% Jun

9

20 Vb Feb

14

22% Jan

3

10

3

Jan

102

105

108

Pulp

4%%

&

Paper

52%

517a

51%

21%

21

36%

39

38

40%

27%

27%

263A

27V4

I*.'#"-

27

112

*103%

105

*103%

105

*103%

*103%

105

*103 %

5

53%

53%

52'A

53%

45

45%

447a

45'A

100

*106%

107%

106%

20%

20%

20 %

207a

4

25

28

Jan

Jan

25

34%

34%

34 Va

104

Apr

25

102

Jan

12

105% Feb

23

4.80%

preferred

_A

100

*104%

105'A

♦104'A

56

Dec

9

47

Feb

13

53% Feb

24

Western

Maryland

Ry

com__Nopar

49%

50%

50

52

*69

70

62

-

Jun

29

86% Apr 21

68% Feb ,17

9

73% Jan

26

63

26

28% Jun

9

56% Aug
20

Sep

25 '/a Jan

6

53 % Oct

28

49 % Oct

12

60% Jan

3

99% •Tan

4

130

Feb

17

Feb

17

5

46

Jan

20

Aug
2
31% Sep 13

100

Jan

4

11

53

3

104

6

34% Jan
95

6

Mar 14

7% Mar 30

Oct

78% Jan

5

80% Feb

15

28% Jan

9

31% Jan

18

White

51% Sep
2
102 % July 25
12

5

18 % Mar 21
30

140

Mar 14

99% Feb

10

101% Jan

5

Jan

23

10% Jan

4

9

26% Feb

16

28

Jan

5

30% Jan

30

37% Feb

24

15% Dec

9

86

Sep
Dec

12% Jan

15

17

5

148 % Jan

24% Sep

3

16% Feb

21

Feb

9

25% Jan

4

4

49% Jan

13

47% Jan

3

92% Jan

7

100% May 18
212% Apr 11
103% July 7

52% Jan

3

}o
001/

Pct 23
10

23'J Oct 25
rSn

5

14

Jan

6

86

Jan

18

6% Jan

71

22

11

Prior

24

Wrigley

8

10% Jan

4

15

Jan

12

23
53

Nov 25

20

69

247s Jan 9
55% Jan?'6

Feb
9
Jan
4
24
Jan 19
837b Feb 8

26% Feb
97% Jan

Jan

16

24% Feb

141'A Jan
9% Jan

27

120

Feb

13

8

Feb

9

prices;

Prior

611/2 Feb

6

no

sales

f Name

on

this day.

changed

from

,

58%

597b

69,300

99

99

1
3
15

26%

50

50

101

101 '/2

11,700

507b

101i/2

370

27%

27%

2 8 7/8

283/s

285/a

10,500

80

80'A

8OV4

101

400

80

*80

80%

29%

*29 VB

29%

29%

29%

29%

29 »/8

800

29%

41%

417/a

413/8

40%

41%

8,900

39%

41

100%

100%

l

9%

10

*26%

27

*26%

35

34 %

Inc

1

34

41%
*100

10 Ve

Co

Co

Corp

preferred
4%%
Jr

common

(Del)

36%

37 7e

9,800

14%

14%

14%

1474

24,000

78Va

78%

*1672

167a

300

14 VB

14'A

78%

78%

16%

16%

16%

16%

24%

24%

24 3/4

243A

24%

24

24i/2

7,700

36 %

36 y8

36

36

35

35»/2

10,700

*141

144

*141

24%
36%

3 7'A

144%

23%

23%

34

34%

34%

48%

47%

48

46%

46%

46%

47

95

95

95%

143

X22%

♦165

180

*160

97

97

96

80

*77

35 '/a

47%

10

No par

36%

14%

144%

series_„100
conv
serles_100

100

27'A

35

80

14

10

4%%

8,000

107a
27

♦16

10

Corp

280

10%

♦78%

10

com

100

100

27

*26%

35%

10

Co

Service

99 %

10%

10

27

100

Power

99%

100 %

10

143

16%

200

30

144

23

2274

23%

3,400

35%

36%

361/4

3674

4,100

47%

48%

473A

48 %

16,300

47

47%

47 Va

477a

5,200

96

<5

95V2

941/2

94%

180

*166

180

£6

98

22%

23%

96%

9%

*160

220

180

97%

97B

98%

1,300

93A

93/4

900

5

9%

9%

S%

93/4

64%

6474

64%

64%

64%

64

64%

1,800

237a

24V4

237a

24

24

24Vb

24Vb

2478

11,700

York Corp common
1
4%% convertible preferred
50
Young (L A) Spring & Wire
_5
Youngstown Sheet <Sfc Tube
No par

54

54

53 %

53%

53%

533A,

537a

541/2

253A

26

25%

2534

253A

90 3/4

SO

90%

90 Vb

253A
917B

25%

8P7a

92

26
93

Youngstown Steel Door

No par

237a

24%

233/a

23%

23V4

237B

233A

24

Zenith Radio Corp
Products Corp.

.No par

12474

12674

1243A

12574

128

l

8%

8%

8 Va

Wyandotte Worsted Co

Yale

<fe

Zonite

Towne

Mfg

Co

64

125%

125

8%

8%

tin receivership, or petition has been filed for the company's reorganization,
Childs Co.

50%

50%

102

102

700

♦127

80

10

(F W)

(Wm)

26%

59
99

*127

n,m

49%

50

102%

58 %

♦98%

1,400
4

80

No par

Public

pfd

5

No par

common

Co

Iron

♦127

26%

5

Stores

Worthington

9'A Feb

17

Ex-rights,

Woolworth

Jan

166

47,800
18,300

657b

20

common

preferred

98% Feb

25

10 % Mar 23

y

24

6%

5

91

30%

303/4

4

1

common

Inc

Wisconsin Elec

Jan

159% Jan

11
13
26
23

142% Dec

»«v-*5,«MLand




July

27%Jan
61%Jan
32 3A Apr
108% Sep

5

_rgT-dlvldend.

Feb

Winn-Dixie

Woodward

36% Jan

3

23

12

Co

10

31% Feb
41 % Jan

Co

preferred

Wisconsin

47% Jan

15

&

$4.25

7

99% Jan

21

303/b

65

,

20

Co

Wilson-Jones

20

23

9 %Nov

Wilson

20

59% Mar 30

11

Oil

37% Feb

52% July 20

Mar 22

Wilcox

23% Feb

24

2d 3/4

30%

80

(The S S)

preferred

144% Feb

94% Feb

21 Vb

100

Mfg

Sewing Machine
Prior preference

9

11

Oct

5 % %

4

Jan

65%

102

No par

common

White

19

22

43% Oct

86

Motor

32 % Jan

45% May 12

159

White

Dental

140% Jan

9

Nov

24

Jan

4

23

13

3

14% Feb
81

14% Jan

36% Aug 18

14

23

78% Feb 24

27% Aug 31

43

21

30

Jun

23

41% Feb

Mar 10

21% Jan
35% Dec

1

36% Feb

July 28

28% Dec

23

200

30%

49%

10

common

10,800

71

20%

*127

100

preference

13

37

6

23

Corp

prior

16

6

Jan

28% Feb

Steel

conv

20

537a

71

65%

59

$5

105V4

523A

21%

987a

Wheeling

3
24

♦1041/2

71

65%

987a

Nov

6

9% Mar 18

Jan

105 %
52%

105%

20 3/4

5 8 3/4

29% Oct

82

22% Jan
75

50% Jan
103

34 VB

2,700

657a

307a

Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry

4,700

34%

20%

99

Whirlpool-Seeger
Corp
4%% conv preferred

22% Jan

10% Jan

25% Jan

130

213/4

33%

65%

30%

100

B

21 %

19%

59%

series

50

107%

21

106%

"

69%
1

98%

Brake

2,700

46 %

64%

100

58 Vb

Air

preferred

400

54

45%

107V2

*69%

X30 Va

3.80%

*52%

46 %

69%

10

Westinghouse

54

52

Westlnghouse Electric common_12%

31% Jan

July 29

4%, noncum 2nd preferred

Western Pacific RR common_No par
Union Telegraph
2.50

19

29

Co common_10

Western

16

27

07

3

23

26% Oct

Sep

,-i

6

Jan

96'A Jan

Jan

Jan, 5

21% Jan

Jan

15

130

77

72

70% Jan

14

56% Feb

15

83'A Feb

103% Mar 18

27

a

30

98

32% Feb

98% Aug
5
127
May 23

,

Jan

19% Feb

105

34

105'/4

6

Western Auto Supply

*102%

20%

347s

13

37

105

106 %

106 %

1

preferred

Western Air Lines Inc

170

105

45

Jan

18

'1031/2

*52

5

6,700

112

111

105 "

24,000

27V4

263/4

27%
HIVb

_100

common

40 7a

403/a

41

40

100

1,500

21

203A

21

♦111

Jun

31% Oct

51V2

20%

105

30

29

86

51% ■;

111

111

*103%

50

*853/4

*50%

111

102

27 % Apr

43

>85%

*50%

21

100

B

Jan

105% Jun

r85%

21

pfd___100

series

\' 33A'

40%

86

1

Sugar Corp
Kentucky Coal Co

4.20%

40

5

Indies

West

397a
*853A

4

preferred "when issued"

35

4

9,300

com__2.50

18%

3%

24% Jan

99 % Feb

4278

37a

West Penn Electric Co

101% Feb

40%

18%

37a

*18

Snowdrift

36% Jan

3

107% Jun

1,300

*18%

3%

Co

9

41

37a

18%

3%

Investment

Jan

% Sep

200

37a

KJ:

*18%

Welbilt Corp

40% Sep

29

187s

233/i,

91

Jan

1,700

187a

23%.

19%

4

20

1,000

21

28 %

23%

19%

*19

15

Jan

3,800

24

20%

287b

23%

19%

5

Co

Mills

Feb

51

293/8

24

28 Va

23%

Webster

3

43

29'A

28%

23%

Motor

Wayne Knitting
Wayne Pump Co

33 % Apr
85

2,400

27%

Waukesha

24

Jan

373/4

37%
29'A

24

4

371/2

377s

Feb

18% Jan

600

36%

37

Feb

6

393/4

37%

29% Feb

10

*39'/2

39%

21

Jan

39%

*39%

24

3% Feb

72%

39%

X37%

9

17

70%

397a

No pa»*

3

18

10

2% Jan

71%

No par

8

22

Apr

21% Mar

69»/2

Washington Gas Light Co

Jan

25% Feb

30

69%

69%

3

Wash Water Power

17

Jan

19% Feb

30% Dec

16% May 16

38

Corp

397a

9

40% Jan

3

11

Jan

-«►

■

Petroleum

1,500

100
25

issued

When

39% Jan

42% July
41% Sep

20

38% Dec
32

25 % Feb

65'A Jan

23

71% Dec

May 12

24

100

106

413A

41%

41%
100

Birthday

'

25 VB Feb

700

17'A

Pharmaceutical

Co

Warren

14%

14%

14%

22%

22%

—5

*70

104%

173/s

*17 Va

100

preferred
Corp

Warner-Lambert

39

*85%

14%

Co

(Hiram)

5% %

12% Jan

30% Mar 14
.\'v

85%

14%

Ward Baking Co common.

13% Jun

5

:10% Jan

♦83%

preferred

Walworth Co

4

101% Jan

85%

100
No par

4%%

a Deterred

delivery,

127

8%

r Cash
—

value.

8%

1,100
1,200

'

12,800

5,709

3,500

2,400

8%

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New York Stock

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FRIDAY

The

italic

letters

In

the

column

WEEKLY

■

headed

"Interest

Period" indicate in each

Figures after decimal point represent

i

one

or

the month

case

32nds

more

of

when the bonds mature,

point

a

LOW

Range for Previous

GOVERNMENT

Year 1955

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

Lowest

108.23 Jan

10

101.10 Oct

4

Oct"

101.10

Highest

94.29 Sep

Feb

100.4

1

7

96.2

1

PRICES

Thursday

Feb. 22
Low

High

Friday

Feb. 23

Low

High

Sales for

Feb. 24

High

Low

the Week

Bonds ($)

High

1978-1983

*105.28

106

*105.25

1995

*100.22

100.24

*100.20

100.22

*100.19

100.21

*100.20

1956-1959

*100.17

100.19

*100.16

100.18

*100.15

100.17

*100.15

*100.6

100.9

*100.2

100.5

*99.29

1958-1963

*101.30

102.2

*101.29

102.1

*101.26

101.30

*101.26

101.30

1960-1965

*103.18

103.22

*103.16

103.20

♦103.12

103.16

*103.10

103.14

1956-1958

*99.23

99.25

*99.23

99.25

*99.22

99.24

*99.21

99.23

Dec 15 1958

*99.20

99.22

*99.20

99.22

*99.17

99.19

*99.17

1961

*98.20

98.23

*98.16

98.19

*98.11

98.14

*98.13

98.16

1962-1967

*97.15

97.18

*97.11

97.14

*97.6

97.9

♦97.6

97.9

*97.29

98

2 Vis
2Vis

2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2 Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis

13

Oct

Low

High

SALE

Wednesday

Feb. 21

Treasury 3s
Treasury 2 Vis

Treasury
Feb

Low

HIGH

AND

Tuesday

Feb. 20

Treasury 3Vis

4

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
100.4

Monday

EXCHANGE

10

108.28 Jan

BONDS

NEW YORK STOCK

Exchange

YEARLY

-

1961

—

-

-

-

105.29

*105.20

105.24

*105.22

100

105.26
100.22

100.17

*99.29

100

99.19

*98.6

98.9

*98.1

98.4

*97.27

97.30

1963-1968

*96.26

96.29

♦96.22

96.25

*96.17

96.20

*96.18

June 1964-1969

*96.13

96.16

*96.9

96.12

*96.4

96.7

*96.7

96.10

Dec 1964-1969

*96.9

96.12

*96.5

96.8

*96

96.3

*96.3

96.6

1965-1970

*96.5

96.8

♦96.3

96.6

*95.28

95.31

*95.31

96
96

Aug 15 1963

96.21

1966-1971

*96.3

96.6

*96

96.3

*95.26

95.29

*95.29

June 1967-1972

*96.1

96.4

*95.29

96

*95.21

95.24

*95.22

*95.29

96

*95.24

95.27

*95.18

95.21

*95.18

95.21

*95.30

96.1

♦95.26

95.29

*95.20

95.23

*95.20

95.23

*99.6

99.10

*99.4

99.8

♦99.4

99.8

*99.2

99.6

99.12

Sept 1967-1972
Dec 1967-1972

Treasury 2%s
Treasury 2%s

1957-1959

95.25

1958

*99.13

99.15

*99.13

99.15

♦99.11

99.13

*99.10

1956-1959

*98.21

98.23

♦98.20

98.22

*98.17

98.19

*98.17

98.19

June 1959-1962

*97.14

97.17

*97.11

97.14

STOCK

*97.6

97.9

*97.5

97.8

Dec 1959-1962

*97.15

97.18

*97.12

97.15

EXCHANGE

*97.6

97.9

*97.5

97.8

Nov 15 1960

*97.26

97.29

*97.23

97.26

CLOSED

*97.17

97.20

*97.16

97.19

June 15

Treasury 2 Vis
Treasury 2 Vis
Treasury 2 Vis
Treasury 2Vis

International Bank for
96.28 Oct
97

13

Sep

99.10 Feb

14

99.12 Jan

2

98.20 Aug
102.4 Jan

10

102.8

26

Jan

99. 28 Jan

101 16 Feb

27

101 16 Jan

101. 16 Jan

102. 16 Jan

102. 16 Jan

17

30
16

104

103.4

103.4

24

Sep

1

100

Sep

102.28 Nov

25

Jan

Feb

Feb

*98.24

99.8

♦98.16

*98.16

99

*98.16

*101.16

102

101.16

*102.8

102.24

*102.8

102.24

*102.8

102.24

*102.4

102.20

1971

*102.16

103

*102.16

103

*102.20

103.4

*102.16

103

100.20

♦100.8

1
1

1981

May

15

1975

Oct

15

99

*98.16

1976

Oct

15 1972

98.24

*98.8

98.24

*98.8

Birthday

'

Oct

15-year 3 Vis
f 5-year 2Vis__

1

1956

♦100.8

100.20

♦100.8

100.20

*100.8

Jan

3-year 3s
24

Washington's

102

Mar

19-year 3Vis

9

103.24 May 25
101.4
Mar
7

102

99

*101.16

July

25-year 3s—;
30-year 3 Vis
23-year 3%s

24

*98.16

102

25-year 3s

5

102.16 Jun

17

Reconstruction & Development

1

1969

*103.8

103.24

*103.8

103.24

*103.8

100.4

*99.20

100.4

1959

99
99
101.16

100.20

103.24

♦99.20

5,000

103.4

103.4

100.4

*99.20

100.4

7,000

Serial bonds of 1950

due Feb

1957

*98.24

99.24

*98.24

99.24

*98.24

99.24

♦98.24

15

1068

*98

99

*98

99

♦98

99

*98

due Feb

'

2s

15

due Feb

2s
2s

15

1959

*97

98

*97

98

*97

98

*97

98

97

*96

97

♦96

97

♦96

97

99.24
99

28

No sales transacted this day.

1960

due Feb

15

1961

♦95.18

96.16

♦95.18

96.16

♦95.18

96.16

♦95.18

96.16

2s

price.

15

2s

♦Bid and asked

due Feb

*96

due Feb

15

1962

*95

96

*95

96

*95

96

*95

96

KTihs issue has not

as

been admitted to Stock Exchange dealings,

yet

RANGE

Friday
BONDS

Interest

Last

New York Stock Exchange

Period

Sale Price

or

1961

3s

New

Transit

3%

Unification

Corporate

Quar-June

York

Bonds

Jan. 1

No.

Low

Sale Price

High

Brazil

June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec

City

3Vis series No. 20—
3Vis series No. 21
June-Dec

103%

103

24

101%

3Vis series No. 22

103 JS

—:

3Vis series No. 24—
3Vis series No. 25

Foreign Securities

(Dept of) 30-yr 3s s f $ bonds
Canada
(Dominion of) 2Vis 1974

2V4s

I AChile

Teletype
NY 1-1693

A 6s

*87%
*55%

1960

assented

A6s

fund

sinking

6s

Feb

1961

Feb

ARy external sinking fund 6s Jan

4AGuaranteed

fund

sinking

(Kingdom of

6s

Norway)

collateral

(Dept)

1948
4s

7s

A

A6s
«

'AExternal
A 6s

Feb-Aup

Mar-Sep

A6s

*97

1945__Jan-July

98%

*91

——

—

-fAExteral sinking fund 7s ser C
f AExternal sinking fund 7s ser D
AExternal sinking fund
sec

sink

fd

7s

AExternal

sec

sink

fd

7s

30-year 3s
Australia

f $ bonds

s

1st ser

7s

AExternal

2nd
3rd

1946—Jan-JltZy

10-year
20-year

3V*s
3%s

1957

June-Dec

3%S

1966

3%s

1962

15-year

3 Vis

1969

lABavaria

Belgium

(Free

(Kihgdom of)

ABerlln

(City

5A6'%s

|ABrazil

of)

external

(U S of)

99

June-Dec

6%s

98%
99%

loan

reduced
s

reduced

3.375%)

to

to

3.5%)

reduced

to

dollar

40

95%

99 %

98

98%

31

95%

99%

99%

47

96%

99"%

15

98%
148%

98y4

148%

fACologne

101%

103

AColumbia

109 %

April-Oct

124

124

June-Dec

*100

Jan-July
3s ext sinking fund dollar bonds 1970—April-Oct
I AColumbia Mortgage Bank 6%s 1947
April-Oct
lASlnking fund 7s of 1926 due 1946
May-Nov
lASlnking fund 7s of 1927 due 1947—Feb-Aug
| A Costa Rica (Republic of) 7s 1951_
May-ZVou
3s ref $ bonds 1953 due 1972—»
April-Oct
Cuba (Republic of) 4%s external 1977
June-Dec

*151

160

--

April-Oct

1

124

71%

—

1

103

108

70

4

63%

103

126'%

108

--

—

63%

April-Ocf

— —

71%

71%
*100

63%

66

1

103

April-Ocf

~

—

—

—

--

69%

70

64

■64 %

64

*63%
*100

June-Dec

*70

63%

3 Vis series No.

2—.—

(Plan

—

*63%

64%

87%

87%

1

86%

87

88

2

86%

83

86

87%

9

86

88

3

86%

4

88

88

June-Dec

3 Vis series No.

5

June-Dec

88

3Vis series No.

7

June-Dec

*86

3%s series No.

8

June-Dec

*86

3Vis series No.

9

June-Dec

*86

3Vis series No. 10

June-Dec

3Vis series No. 13

87%

*90

June-Dec

June-Dec

*87%

88%

88

*91

3 Vis series No. 14—I

June-Dec

*96

3Vis series No. 15

June-Dec

*86

3Vie series No. 16

June-Dec

*86

3Vis series No. 17

June-Dec

*86

For footnotes

see

page




31.

43%

43%

56

*76

76%

77

43%

43%

43%

47%

76

761/4

*43%
♦43%
„

*76'

*43%

.

'

T

M-

——

♦76

*43%

«...

*76

*43%

A 6s

of

(City of) 6%s 1950
Mar-Sept
(Rep of) 6s of 1928 Oct 1961_April-Oct

1927

Jan

*9

152

11%

150% 152
'122

63%

2

——

63%

64

25

88
——

——

90

92%

91

87%

64%

112% 112%

MARKETS

r.ARL MARKS &

INC.

—

88'%

—

—

.

FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS

88

87%

4

88%

—

5

50 Broad St.,

New York 4, N. Y.

—

86

86

86

86

Telephone HAnover 2-0050

65

~

63%

— —

'

63%

*74%

63%

SECURITIES

FIRM TRADING

152
123

•

For Financial Institutions

FOREIGN

147%
123

——

■122

1961

88

June-Dec

June-Dec

46

*76

43%

87%

88

3

„

43

*43%

*43'%

88

June-Dec

4

series No. 12

„

—

B)-

3%s series No.

3Vis series No. 11

.

76 'A

441%

■

*76

(interest

3%s series No.

3 Vis

76
44

*43%

1951

1

48

■

64%

April-Ocf

1944

*76

(interest

1979

of

48

'

__

103

June-Dec

bonds

3 Vis series No.

77%

*43%

(interest

June-Dec

due

761/a

76%

101»/4

101 %

1978

3.375%)

99%

10

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
External

98%

56

1979

B% funding bonds of 1931

76

76%

*43%

-—

109%

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
reduced

100 %

102% 103

1952

43%

*76

-

109

1979

3.375% )

Ry)

99 Vi

■

32

103

6%s of 1927 due 1957

(Central

100

109

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
IA7s

60

99 U

17

Feb-Aup

1941

58%

43%

—

76%

*

June-Dec

1950

99

99%

56

*76

6%s 1957

1957
1961

1964__Jun»-Dec

external 8s

to

f

55%

—

100% 101%

Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 3.5%)
1978
June-Dec
AExternal s f 6y2s of 1926 due 1957
April-Ocf
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
AExternal

56% V.

assented

1945

1958—_•

60

97

97%

—

43%

*44

—May-Nov
June-Dec

loan 4s

extl

6s

7

57

«'

43%

June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s 1961——AprfZ-Oct '
A 8s assented 1961—
April-Oct
AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s 1962——May-Nov
A 6s assented
1962
_May-Nov
A Chilean Consol Municipal 7s 1960
—Mar-Sepf
A7s assented 1960—
—*
—Mar-Sepf
AChinese
(Hukuang Ry) 5s 1951
June-Dec
assented

A 6Vis

*99%

June-Dec

State)

1963

fund $ bonds 3s 1993

A6 Vis

""

98

99% 100 3'*

__Feb-Aug

.

fund 6s

1963

AChile Mortgage Bank

100

*55%

June-Dec

1967

*55%

29

—

__

Feb-Aup

15-year

—

»

Jan-July

1956

fund 6s 1962

88

*91

of)—

3 Vis

20-year

Extl sink

'

1978

(Commonwealth

sinking

assented

——

«...

Mar-Sept
April-Oct
April-Ocf
Mag-Nov

—

1962—

assented

AExternal
A6s

«■

1957—April-Oct

10-year

sinking

1961

87

88

551%

98%
99

*76

6s Sept 1961—Mar-Sept

"

1957_April-Ocf

ser

ser

Sept

57

98%

98%

99

Jan-July

'

•— —.

*91

1945—.Jan-July
1957_April-Ocf

sinking fund

1

*87

1961—Jan-July

1961

91

87

88

*87%

April-Oct
1961_—Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

—

*91

-5A External sinking fund 7s ser B 1945__Jan-July

Jan

assented

AExternal

-

ApriZ-Oct

1968

assented

91
■

88

(Dept of)

assented

95

*87

Mar-Sept

Mar-Sept

1975

89

■»

assented

AExternal

Foreign Government and Municipal

lAAntioqula

High

99

*86

(Republic)

5 A 7s

-

Afcershus

1

95

*90

30-yr 3s s f bds 1978_Jan-July
external s f 7s 1942—May -Nov
1942—
May-Now
AExternal sinking fund 6s I960—
ApriZ-Oct

Cauca Val

Exchange

Broadway, Now York

Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Columbia)—
5 A Guaranteed sinking fund 6s 1947

Low

—

*91

19','3-Jan-JuZv

3Vis series No. 29

Wertheim & Co.
120

—

*91

3Vis series No. 30
Oaldas

25-year

REctor 2-2300

Jan.

88

*86

-June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec

——

3Vis series No. 28

Stock

Since

Range

*86

3Vis series No. 27

New York

No.

High

*86

-—June-Dec
^.-June-Dec
June-Dec

3Vis series No. 26

Members

Sold

'

103;

3Vis series No. 23

Telephone

Bonds

Friday's

Low

19—

3Vis series No.

1980

or

Bid & Asked

(continued)—

3Vis series No. 18

108

Week's Range

Last

Period

New York Stock Exchange

Issue—

Stock

Interest

BONDS

Range Since

Sold

High

*107

r Re glstered bond transactions.

24

FEBRUARY

ENDED

Cash sale,

Friday

Friday's

Bid & Asked

Territorial Issue—
Canal

WEEK

e

Week's Range

Low

Panama

FOR

Odd lot transactions,

a

Teletype NY 1-971

63

111%

65

112%

27

'

\

■%

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1016)

3

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BOND
RANGE

Friday
Interest

Last

Period

BONDS

bale Price

Exchange

New York Stock

or

High
56

,

extended to 1960
.
April-Ocf
(Kingdom oil extl 4%s 1962—April-Oct
El Salvador (Republic of) —
3%s extl s f dollar bonds Jan 1 1976—Jan-July
3s extl s f dollar bonds Jan 1 1976
Jan-July

External

of

loan

~G

101%

76%

80%

76%
*18

80'%

3

76%

1

80%

«...

81

158%

81 %

April-Ocf
April-Ocf

10-year bonds of

95%

96%

5

95%

62

63'/a

76

61%

64%

bonds

dollar

4s

International

75%

dollar

bonds

3s

dollar

1972

bonds

§A7s

(extl

gold

German

76

10

75%

77%

Greek

73

73

1

73

A7s

75

June-Dec

■—

June-Dec

92%

63%

92%

11

91%

95%

62

63 %

27

61

65

April-Oct
loan)—

(Young

1965

126

126

1

125

118% 119

2

20

32

'

117%

part paid 1964
part paid 1963

May-Nov
Feb-Aug

SAHamburg (State of) 6s 1946—
Heidelberg (City of) ext 7%s 1950
Helsingfors (City) external 6v2s 1960

122

April-Oct

(Republic) ext s f 3s 1977
Italian Credit Consortium for Public Works

30-year gtd ext
§A7s

series

A5%s

23%
21%

*98

65

:

64%

104

98

65%

34

63%

1954

extl

7s

'24

62%

62%
*116

Jan-July
Jan-July

*116

June-Dec

1951

63%

5

__

—

60%

*116

64%

65%
—

24

5%s

to

'30

of

due

63%

—

fAGs
66

£'__

116%

Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

1964

1965

5%s due 1965 extended to

May-Nov
May-Nov

1975.

(State Mtge Bank)

7s

182% 182%
102%

2

102% 103%

6

118

100

1957—April-Oct

100

*18

182%

1st

100%
25

10

98

101

17%

1971

AMedellin

(Colombia)

6%s

1954

June-Dec

30-year 3s s f S bonds 1978
Irrigation—

External

A Warsaw

*91

Jan-July

56%

56%

.

10

fiA4%s assented
§A4%

(1922 agreement)
small
1943

s

assented

ANcw

ASmall

Mexico

(1942

55%

1943—May-Nov

agreem't)

1968_Jan-July

*13%

14

—

13

1963

(Republic

(dollar bond

conversion

of

1st

(1922

agreem't)

assented

new

(1942

agree't)

♦18

1963_Jan-JuZy

ALarge

*17%

ASmall

A4s of
due
A4s

IA4s

--

17%

17%

3s

—

assented

(1942

assented

agree't)
1922

to

1963_Jan-July

*12%

13%

—

12%

12%

agree't)

4.80s

1963_Jan-July

ASmall

•

lATreasury

*17

17%

of

6s

agreement)

1913

(assented

to

17%

17%
17%

assented

new

1942

agree't)

ASmall

*19%
19%

19%

20%

(City

Minas Geraes

of)

6%s

19%

~5

19%

20

ApriZ-Oct

(State)—

*113

118

—

—

—

...V. '

ASecured extl sinking fund 6%s 1958

Mar-Sept
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2.125%) 2008
.
Mar-Sepf

ASecured

extl

sink

fund

6%s

1959

to

2.125%)

*39

39

40

—

__

Norway
•

1957

—May-Nov

Mar-Sept
April-Oct

External sinking fund old 4%s 1965
4%s s f extl loan new 1965
4s

3%s sinking

fund external

*40

A5%s extl loan
5 V2s due

1958

^

(State

100%

A P

W

2

99 JS

103 %

Armour

11

100 Vb

101 %

Associates

Atchison

first

100%

1

101 %

101 %

100% 100%

4

100%

1003/4

99%
103

*136%

99%
103

2

99%
102%

103

138

1958

7s

1947

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99

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22

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1962

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138

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v

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RR

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4%s

1995_:

1

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mortgage

3%s

105%

101 %

93%

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July

Gen

94%

sub

Charl Air

-General

160

101

3

♦85

-June-Dec

1966

5s

108

5

101 % 101%

-April-Oct

1995

4s

&

Atlantic

99%

107

109

101% 101%

May-Nov

_____

Investment

-Stamped

165

97%

*107 %

101 %

—Jan-July
-April-Oct

3%s debs 1977—

inc

5s

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85

84%

292

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82

1

99%

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Atlanta

138

165

—

Co

General

100

1

&

98%

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4s July

:

98%

INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

_April-Ocf

gold

10

169

104'/a

—

4s

98%

101

—

debentures

_5

98%

103

_

1967

Products Co

~9%
169

98 %

8

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extending 1968

lAFernarabuco

Arbor

99 &

99^

2

101% 101%

—_Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept
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May-Nov
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1963

(30-year»

Ann

100% 101%

April-Oct

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due 1953 extended to

40%

101%

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Feb-Aug

6s

40

103%

—

"I

1984

debs

95%

104

_—

100

Feb-Aug

1957——

16
12

-

1964—May-Nov

j;

3%s
debentures
1977
Anglo-Lautaro Nitrate Corp

100

April-Oct

sinking fund external loan 1963

conv

95%

—

—

87%

101

1965——.

debentures

*79 %

*10

1971_—

debs

Anheuser-Busch Inc

Mar-Sepf

(Kingdom of) 3%s
(Kingdom of) 4%s 1956

debentures

3s

Mar-Sepf

2008

Netherlands

debentures
conv

*95%

-

—

Co

1973—.

American Tobacco Co

Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced

2%s
3%s

3%s

1952

95%
94

104

1986

debentures

3%s

93%
94

8

95%

*14

__Feb-Awp

2%s debentures 1987
'19%

—

101

2%s debentures 1975———

19%

-

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1966_—June-Dec

3%s s f debs

1982

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April-Ocf
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1970

& Telegraph

debentures

175

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1980—

debentures

97%

97%

.

Telephone

3%s

IA Milan

3%s

debentures

3s

debentures

2%s

1963_Jan-JuZy

:

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171%

97

——June-Dec

1979—

Canada

1

26

99%

95%

Power deb 5s 2030—Mar-Sept
debentures 1187.:
Jan-June

junior

2%s

93

—*

May-Nop

1984

2%s

—

A6s

99 %

*94%

AND

1967

17%

Jan-July

;

3%s

17%

1922

1933

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175

175

99%

June-Dec

17

§ASmali

92

—

Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

1971

16%

~5

93%
159

__

*95%

& Foreign

American

—

(1942

of

Airlines

American

Jan-July

assented

new

debentures
Co

90

—

__

June-Dec

1961

Mortgage 3%s

3%s

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8 ASmall
A4s

f

American

agree¬

1945

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& Susquehanna RR 4%3 1975j.
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s

,

(Dept of)

Inc

Aluminum

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1910

ment)

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—

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-

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May-Nop
Allegheny & Western 1st gtd 43 1998__
April-Ocf
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April-Oct
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Aluminum Co of America 3%s 1964
Feb-Aug

(assented to 1922 agree't)

1954

new

19%

17%

19%

*17%

_

1904

of

19%

,

100

159

—

—

§ ASmall
A5s

~2

93%

95%

1958

7s

of

of)6s

Southern

mortgage

Aldens

1945_Quar-Jan

16
13

101%

99 %

~

May-Nov

1958

Great

Albany

assented

external

(City

Alabama Power First

Quar-Jan

101%

99%

80

100

May-Nov

1979

RAILROAD

Alabama

8 ASmall

§A5s

16

11%

1937)—

1979

13%

of)—

5A5s of 1899 due 1945

92%

*93%

June-Dec

1961 extended to

6s due

100

♦157

June-Dec

to

(City)

AYokohama

15%
15

*135

92%

*85%

1963

"4

22

'14

*99 52

on

Co Ltd—
series li.53

S

assented

A4%s

58%

93

13%
12%

100%.101%

100%

Mar-Sepf

1952

Valle Del Cauca See Cauca Valley

Mexican

83

10

101%

*12%

April-Ocf
April-Ocf

3%s-4%s-4&s external conversion 1978_June-D:c
4s-4%s-4%s external readjustments 1978_Feb-Aug
3%s external readjustment 1984—
Jan-July

17%

85

14

*16

Jan-July

coupon

External readjustment

103%

"

—

100

101%

Jan-juiy

(Republic) external 8s 1946—Feb-Aug
AExternal sinking fund 6s I960—
May-Nov
AExternal sinking fund 6s 1964
May-Nov

166

83%

Light

mtge

extended

1953

183%

101%
166

*164%

1965

1981

to

1952

1

13%

lAUruguay

«...

~

Electric

Tokyo

—

March

93

V

—

*175

June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec
June-Dec

1961

extended

1961

83

13%
*12%

Jan-July

IA 5s sterling loan of '12

65"%

64%

4%s

of)

Tokyo (City of)—
A5%'s extl loan of '27

1013/4

85

83

13%

June-Dec
1958—

7s

1971

f

s

90

4

92

85

May-Nov

1962

1962

external

extended to

1971

92

2

*88

April-Ocf

1958

3%s-4s-4%s

1954

extended

loan

(40-yr)

due

5%s

150'/a

Govt)—

loan of

AJugoslavia

19
18

148%

6s

1952

7s

(Imperial

A5%s

8
—

5 A With

Jan-July

1977

(Kingdom of)

a6v2s extl
6%s due

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f 3s

s

§AExternal

Japanese

19

152%

82

6

Ltd—

Co
f 1952

(Union

Africa

56

Jan-July

external

1952 extended to

assented

83

56

'110

May-Nov

Power

of)

60

82

83

Jan-July

Sydney County Council 3%s 1957
Taiwan Electric Power Co Ltd—

Utility Institute—

30-yr gtd ext

§Altaly

f 3s 1977

s

1947

B

18%
*150

High

(interest

1962

secured

(Prov

A4%s

129

Jan-July

Italian

Italian Public

19%
19

April-Oct

B

|A6%s 1st mtge s

South

June-Dec

external

Electric

ASilesla

Government—

A7s
A€s

series

6%s due

Dawes loan)—

1

(Kingdom)—

Slovenes

&

secured

Bhinyetsu

1949

1930 due

5%s loan

Apr-Ocf

1

International

Croats

A8s

1972

1924

bonds

Serbs

1930—

of

1930

loan

Govt

1963—Jan-July

*56

Jan-July
Jan-Jmy

1963

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
reduced to 2%)
2012

issue—

1953

loan

5s

German

1953 due

issue

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loan

external dollar

A6s

100

1936

3s cony & fund

Prussian

63%

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(interest

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
reduced to 2.25%)
2004

1972

jan.

No.

A

Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2.5%)
1999
—Jan-July
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158%

80%

*

4

Range Since

SoJd

—

IA 8s external 19o0

•«.

*158%
80%

80

of)

(State

stamped pursuant to Plan
(interest reduced to 2.5%) 199i)
1936

84

76%
'

Bonds

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extl secured sinking fund

Ban Paulo

103

80%

18%

Friday's

(continued)

(City)

1957—.May-Nov
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2%) 2012
May -Nov

ol)—

1969—

bonds

dollar

3s

•

Paulo

Sao

5a%

1924

bonds

5'/2s dollar

80 %

or

Bid & Asked

Low

48

101% 102

Sale Price

Week's Range

Last

Period

High

8s

May-Nov

May-Nov

fund 1973
Repuolic

(Federal

*43
101 Vs

Jan-July

(Republic off) 7s 1967
lAFrankfort on Main 6%s 1953

AEstonia

sinking

55%

4

Interest

BONDS

A6V2S

3%)

RECORD

New York Stock Exchange

1"

(interest reduced to

Stamped assented

4%s

Low

No.

(State)—

Denmark

German

Jan.

Monday, February 27, 1956

24

Range Since

Bold

,

Czechoslovakia

FEBRUARY

Friday
Bonds

Friday's

Bid & Asked

56

3s 1978—. —...—Jan-July

(Dept of)

ENDED

Week's Range

Low
Cundinamarca

WEI

FOR

...

4%s

C

Refining 2%s
debentures

A

115

1964

-June-Dec

debentures

1966—

1979

*59

^

107% 108

102% 102%

103% 103%
*98% 100
*96%

'

•

11

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.Jan-July
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115

1

.

_

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108%

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.

.

(

•

102%

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4
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97

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1

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D

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115

102%

.Jan-July

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series

117% 118%
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ser

ser

mtge 3%s

117%

.May-Nov
1963— _May-iVop

Ry 3%s

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98%

100

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96%

97%

32

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103%

5

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15

105%

105

31

—.

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reduced

APeru

to 2.125% )

(Republic of)

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extl

loan

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lAPoland

extl

f

s

6s

assented

78%

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78%

78 %

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78

80%

80

79%

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series

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1961__April-Oct

6s 1940

SAExternal sinking fund gold 8s
assented

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1958

—

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.

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B

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6s

(Republic of)

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2008

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f

s

1947—April-Ocf
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10%

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10%

10

12%

1950—Jan-July
Jan-July

10%

to

2.375%)

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16

12%

11%

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13

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s

(Free State)
f

gold extl

6%s

('27

f ARhine-Maine-Danube
lARlo

de

Janeiro

('26 loan)

loan)
7s

(City

Apr-Ocf

*90%

reduced

to

2.375% )

secured

40%

4%

4%

40%

40'%

92

93

95

180

180 V*

*65

reduced

Bio Grande

to

do

2%)

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42

-Feb-Aug

Internal

reduced

A7s

external

2%

loan

to

Plan

A

38

.June-Dec

due
A

1966—1" .May -Nov

to 2.25%) 2004
stamped pursuant to Plan

(Interest reduced to 2.25%
fARome (City of) 6%s 1952
BASao Paulo (City) 8s 1952

Stamped

pursuant

reduced

to

to Plan

2.375%)

For footnotes

see




38%

42

37%

38%

&

West

A

1980

Electric

&

M

3s

series

*53%

64%

64%

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June-Dec

ABerlin

—May

108

a2

108'/a

107%

108%

16

10314

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96%

482

89%

104 n

18

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102

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.

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3a

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June-Dec

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64%
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f

s

1989

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+

f

s

Bethlehem

debentures

Steel

2%s debs

97%
•

1959

»

1970

mortgage 2%s series J

mortgage 3s series K 1979
debentures

(The)

95%

102

Co

Maine

103% 103%

£5%

96

*124

2%s

First

mortgage 5s

64%

64'%

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mortgage

42%

43 %

49

42%

42%

1976

1983—<

debs

1S81__

Jan-July

97

97

—

44
118

113%

44

113%

series AC

4%s

seiies

1967_:
JJ

95

97

96%

99%

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1,693

119 %

129

2

97%

98

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87'%

87%

97

96%

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96%

1961

Mar-Sepf

85%

85

85'%

*86

April-Oct

63 %

661 '2

94%

Union Gas
3s

Niagara Elec

Buffalo Rochester &

modified

gen

mtge

54

55

A5s

2%s

97%

1976_Jan-JuZy

*__

94%

62

79%

108

63%

68'/a

98%

98%

98%

debs

94%

92%

95

first mtge 2%s

94

953%

*__

Jan-July

1971

88%

96

Jan-July

1980

3%s

*101

102%

*96

96%

1975_May-Nov

Pittsburgh Ry—
4%s

May-Nov

1957

Bush Terminal Buildings 5s gtd

57

143

1

98%

66%

Stamped

129%

98%

*95%

Jai-July
May-Nov

83

Buffalo

96

139

95

81%

Co

105

128

7

May-Nop
124'%

97%

82 %

mortgage

93%
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126
134

*133

Feb-Aug

103%

4

*133

mortgage 4s series RR 1960
—Jan-July
AInc mortgage 4%s series A July 1970_May-JVop
Bristol-Myers Co 3s debentures 1968
April-Oct
1st

81

—p»

RR—

53%

(Interest
*56

97%

Corp—

Consol

&

103%

June-Dec

1951

mortgage 2%s series I

conv

1961_May-Nov

102

ApriZ-Oct

1955

6s

debentures

53%

„

*41

♦113',

96%

1041J

Co—

Z

Brooklyn

*42%

^

Virginia—

1990

Loan

City Electric

Brown Shoe

_May-!Vop

108%

—„Mar-Sept

2010

Bangor & Aroostook RR 4%s conv 1976—Jan-July
Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C I960April-Ocf

Borden

May-Nov

31.

Gas

ref

&

Boston

April-Oct
A

Erie

'1st ref mtge s f 3%s

3%s
"74

A

2004

2001

page

42

(interest

reduced
1967

Lake

1

ft

;

First

June-Dec'

1926

Stamped pursuant to Plan
7«

38

(interest

2012
of

2003—

Consol

-Feb-Aug

sinking fund gold 1968
to

Baltimore

Consol

of)—

1946
.April-Ocf
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2.5%) 1999—
.April-Ocf

Stamped pursuant

42

♦55%

|A8s external loan of 1921

A6s

1 T993_;

|A6%s

(interest

2012

(State

1

March

A6%s

April-Ocf

1953
A

March

due

105 A 105

__

*181

.April-Ocf

2001

6%s

Stamped pursuant to Plan

due

Refunding 4s series
__

Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
lAExternal

K

M

A4%s convertible income Feb

Beneficial Industrial

.Mar-Sepf
1946

104% 104%

1975_April-Oct

"•

1st

*90%

1952

8s

40%

'51_Mar-Sepf

1950

of)

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Jan-July

7%s 1966 stamped pursuant to Plan A
(interest reduced to-2.25%) 2006
APrussia

Series

Series

14

*10

l','o contingent interest) July

Pittsburgh

2001;

—

Refunding and general mortgage 5% (2%
lixed
and
3'/o
contingent interest)—

*15

10%

RR

mortgage 4s series A July 1975
April-Oct
mortgage 5% series B yA'/o
fixed

First

and

11

(City of l—
8s 19G1 stamped pursuant to Plan A
reduced

First

Ohio

&

—

Alegre

(Interest

Baltimore

general mtge income

1960

1982

98

A,ril-Oct

104'

Jan-July

98

96%

98

104% 104%

1

104%

105

100'% 100%

2

991/4

97%

98

100%

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Volume 183

(1017)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE

Friday
BONDS

Interest

Last

Period

Sale Price

New York Stock Exchange

FOR

WEEK

ENDED

or

Bonds

Range Since

Sold

High

Jan.

No.

Low

BONDS

California

June-Dec

Oregon Power 3%s 1974

Canada Southern consol

Canadian National

May-No»

gtd 5s A 1962

Canadian Pacific Ry—
4% consol debenture

Case

I)

(J

Celanese

3%s

4s

1965

1981

debentures

3s

debentures

Celotex

106%

debentures

Central of Georgia Ry—
First mortgage 4s series

91%

A 1st

91%

91%

4

107%
105 Va

,.73

73 Va

91%

96%

97%

91%

95

96%

95

—

A 1st

A

96%

——

mortgage 4%s series A

Jan

1

2020

mortgage

4%s series B

Jan

1

2020

Central

York

New

Central

of N

Co

Pacific

J

3 Vis

Power

1

1987

3s

1974

118

Deere

4y2s

1965

94

4
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,

66%

67

98%

98%

-66%
98%

,

Morris

88

64%

67

2

96 Va

1992

/

101

0

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~

102

103

H

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102

103

21

100 Va

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104%

105

and

R & A

div first

impt M 3%s series H 1973—June-Dec
consol

gold 4s 1989
Second consolidated gold 4s 1989
Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR—
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.

4s

1958

Chicago
;

& Eastern

5s

mortgage

income

inc

2

—

103

-

96%

112

110%

101%

103 Va

96%

1

£6%

97 Va

95%

15

93%

2054

Jan

1997

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;

•

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mtge

2038

1

101

Map-Nov
May-Nov
Map-Nov
Jan-July
April

1985

B

:

90

Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry—»
A 1st mortgage 4s inc series A Jan 1983

;

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,

Denver

71%

101%

15
35

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A 1st lien &

*

'

mortgage 4s June

102%

104%

3

*96

96

107%

104

73

*96%

—

Feb-Aug
June-Dec

.•

Friday's

RR—

AImp

Feb-Aug

3%s debentures (1947 issue) 1960
IACentral Branch U P 1st gold 4s 1948

or

Bid & Asked

Low

94%

102

104%

73

.I,'

__April-Ocf

1960

19

*104

i

Feb-Aug
:

3

106% 107%

106%

April-Oct

1965

1976—:

3y4S

Corp

8

102% 102%

June-Dec

Corp

94%

——

105% 106%

—

Jan-July
Mar-Sept

Ohio

WMfc't Range
,

Sale Price

High

94%

'

*95%
105%

Jan-July

Adirondack Ry 4s
Co 3%s ,debs 1978

&

■

Last

-

Period

'

April-Oct

(perpetual)

Cllnchfield &

Carthage

100

Ry—

Guaranteed gold 4%s 1957

Carolina

*
—

Interest

New York Stock Exchange

1

Cuba
1976

RECORD

24

Friday

Friday's

Bid & Asked

Low

California Electric Power first 3s

BOND

FEBRUARY

Week's Range

first

5s A

Feb

1957

1957

115% 115%

51

113%

118

120 V8 120%

Jan-July

1

119%

120%.

*95%

Jan-July
Mar-SepZ
Mar-Sept
Feb-Aug
April-Oct

„

♦145

115%

*__

♦102%

95%

—

101%

103

101

95 %

100%

96%

103%

45

44%

45

G9

43%

47

24%

24%

25

11

23%

30

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30

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

(1018)

Monday, February 27, 1956

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BOND RECORD
RANGE

Friday
Interest
Period

BONDS

Exchange

New York Stock

or

Bale Price

Bid & Asked

First

Illinois

Central

RR—

93%

94%
100

2%s series A 1981__Jan-July
mortgage 3s series B 1978
June-Deo

Low

NO.

High).

18

97%

—

National Supply 2%s debentures 1967
National Tea Co 3%s conv 1980

95%
100

—

101%

—

98%

5*

98%

97%

3.65s

*100%

—

Steel

98%
101%

New

99 y4

New

99%

JNew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry—
AFirst 5Vis series A 1954

100

—

*88%

AFirst

95
60

149%

159%

1

101%

101%

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134

134%

129

129

129

129

134%

120%

133

124

124

127%
128%

44

102

103%

—

99

99%

100

100%

11
2

*127
*127

—

102 %

102% 103%
*99 % 100

—

Jamestown Franklin

&

clear 1st 4s 1959—June-Dec

99%

Jersey Central Power & Light 2%s 1976—Mar-Sept

Joy Manufacturing -3%s

94

>102

Mar-Sept

1975

debs

12

99%

94

94

98%

1

N Y Connecting RR

100%

N

Stamped 1961

N

*95

unguaranteed 1961
Kings County Elec Lt & Power 6s 1997
Hoppers Co 1st mtge 3s 1964
JAKreuger & Toll 5s certificates 1959

90

90

N

*95%

99%
95%

98

93%

*99

64%

April-Ocf
3>/2

3%

99%

8

3%

*81
*„

89%

—

74%

74%

69%

—

II,'

V-

75

70

ASeries

E

debentures

IA Lombard Electric

1980

series

7s

A

70%

7

77%

83%

87

88

87

93

17

91%
69%

75 Vi

74

79

79%

83

96%

—

110%

107% 110%

198

*113

125

100% 100%
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tmmm

97%

86

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100%
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86%
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April-Oct
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— —
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84

.

.

90

»—

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Central RR 5 Vis 1978-—
Feb-Aug
M&nati Sugar 4s sinking fund Feb 1
1957—May-No®
Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s 1959-.
—Map-Nov
J an-July

3 Vis s f debentures 1978_
3 Vis 8 f debentures 1980—
McKesson & Robbing 3Vis debs 1973-

Merrltt-Chapman
4 Vis

90
—

•

.

63%

*—

—

100%

Minn St

Paul

*101%

series

A

16

103

63%

91%
66%

P&citic

102

*—

4s

102

102%

-

97

87%

90 Vi

"94%
*—

90%
97

101

677

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AFirst and refunding 5s series F
1977—Mar-Sept
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1978—May-No®
IA Convertible gold 5%s series A 1949
Map-Nov
AFirst

and

refund

gold 5s H 1980

87%

Feb-Aug
Mar-Sepf
Monongahela Ry 3%s series B 1966
Feb-Aug
Morrell (John) & Co 3s debentures
1958—Map-Nov
Morris & Essex first gtd 3Vis 2000
June-Dec
Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s 1986
Map-Nov
.

3 Vis

debentures

1978

94

94%

99

101%

101%

103% 103%

102%

*96
.

—

L-

100%

97%
„

102% 102%

—

*96%

—

102 %

104%

95

101

102%

103

96%

1970

June-Dec

3 Vis debentures 1976
June-Dec
Natl Distillers Prods 3%s s f debs
1974—April-Oct
National Steel Corp 1st 3 Vis 1982
Map-Nov

87%

93%
89%

93%

9
—

~

94%

405

65

73%

59%

62

230

57

69

97%

99

97

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"4%

6%

5133

47/8

3%

3%

3%

122

3%

4%

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75

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75

—

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6

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7%

—

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46%

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116

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—

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79

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73%
75%
106% 109%

103% 103%

—

16

102%

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103%

75

104

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&

Electric

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94%

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—

94%

94/3

•II

94%

101% 101%

—

i

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92%

\\

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—

11

—

103%

June-Dec

101% 103%
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June-Dec

1974.

..Mar-Sept t
.April-Oct.
.Map-Nov *
1975.—
Feb-Aug

100

95%

94%

*

--

94%

93%

1

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—

—

94%

92

99% 100
94%

95%

94%

95%

!

100% 107

180
—

—

21

97% 100

9

95%

94%

93%

~8

93%

June-Dec
—

'

II

•102

—

.

99%

31

96%

98%

98%

6

96%

99

99

99%

3

97%

93%

93%

98%

W

is ref

3%s

M

series

Pacific Tel & Tel 2%s

Y "1987—

debentures

64%

92 Vi

88%

94%

8 Vis

debentures

1987

debentures

June-Dec

debentures. 1083

100%

3Vis

92

93%

3 Vis

debentures

90

3%s

debentures

85%

131%

135 Vi
99 Vi
98Vi
147Vi

95%

99%

139%

150%

99%

95%

100%

74

73%

General

100 %

94%

General
General

99%

series

General

4%s series

97,%

68%

87%

89"%

4s

5s

series

B

First & refunding 2%s
First is refunding 2%s

"90%
97

97

-*„

92

89%

97

96

100 Vi

*—

102

100%

102

102

First

101%

First

102

First

99% 102

1st

&

99

1st

is

,

ioo%:

-

1977

1971

1967:
refunding 2%s 1974.
& refunding 2%s 1981
& refunding 2%s 1978.—
is refunding 3 Vis 1982
ref mtge 3%s 1983
—1
ref mtge- 3%s 1985

First &

•

97%

101%

100% 100%

90

C

100%
99%
98%
99%

92

93%

94%

95%

97%

99%

95%

97%

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103

104%

—

100

2

10

93%

104%
92%
95

97%
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——

99%

100%

102

98%

99%
.

11

100

105% 106
99%

99%

10

105% 105%

6

106% 107%

50

98%

100%

98

—

105% 105%
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93

103%
91%

99%

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99%

96%.

99%

105

106%

107% 108%

15

102%

102% 103 %

18

106% 107%
107% 110%
102% 105%

102%

102 % 103

17

102% 104 %

107%

85%

Mar-Sept

2

99

1

*74
100 %

85%

99

Jan-July
196p__—April-Oct
April

1974

gold 4%s series
Philadelphia Electric Co—

99

J&n-July

mortgage 4Vis series E 1984
mortgage 3Vis series F 1985

General

;

April-Oct

Pere Marquette Ry
General

92%
95

•99%

June-Dec

April 1990
3%s series D 1980
Philadelphia Baltimore & Wash RR Co-

97%
99

65%

A income

2

92%

Feb-Aug
June-Dec

*

1981

D

1

3

100

95

April-Ocf

1965

A

1968

B

Peoria & Eastern first 4s external

75

98%
G6

4Vis

General 5s series

7

—

100

♦103%

.

1

•101% 104%

I

Pennsylvania Power & Light 3s 1975^
Pennsylvania RR-^—
Consolidated sinking fund 4Vis 1960

140

97%

14
—

100 % 100 Y»
100

Feb-Aug
Pacific Western Oil 3%s debentures 1964__June-Dec

100%

98

♦101%

1991^.—

82%

97%

*103% 104%

LI——M&y-Nov

1981—

87

98%

April-Ocf
April-Ocf
Mar-Sept
—Mar-Sepf

-...l

j

97

98%
97%

97%

—June-Dec
:

95%

8

.

1985—June-Dec

1978

99

*—

1984.^..—..June-Dec

refunding 3%s series X 1984

66

96

102Vi 102%
98% 400 ;

90

99%

June-Dec

1979

debentures .1986.

83

2

98%

2%s

.

102% 102%

I I960—June-Dec,
1970.
June-Dec
1971..
—June-Dec
1974——June-Dec

99

90

—

99% 101%

11

1st

?

"4

Vi 100
100%

67

98%
93 Vi

101% 101%

75

84%

86

98

99%

72%

100% 10U 7a

75

99

101%

"i

June-Dec
May-No®
May-No®
June-Dec
Feb-Aug
-Jan-July
June-Dec
—April-Oct

103% 108%

►108%

Feb-Aug

J&n-July

—

104% 105%

'105%
*96%

„

96%

95

98%

96%

98%

94%

96%

*93%
—

98%

*95%

94

93

94

*96

97

94%

•103%

102%

—

100% 100%

'

96

103%'

99%

•100% 101

100%

98%

25

101 %

99

100%
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see




page

,

94%

—

100

87%

First

For footnotes

Power

1st is ref M 3%s series

Nashville

debentures

States

first mortgage-.3s
mortgage2%s 1975

1st &

96%

N

3s

92%

95

89%

97

62

Quar-Jan
Quar-Jan
._Quar-Feb
Quar-Feb
A 2047—Jan-Jttlp
April-Ocf

First & refunding 2%s series T 1978
June-Dec
First & refunding mtge 3%s ser XJ 1985 June-Dec

95

100

April-Oct

Chattanooga & St Louis—
mortgage 3s series B 1986
Feb-Aug
National Dairy Products 2%s debs 1970—June-Dec

91 %

-

96

First & refunding 3%s series R 1982
Jjme-Dec
First & refunding 3s series S 1983—.June-Dec

97%

April-Oct

AFirst and refunding 5s series I 1981
Mohawk & Malone first gtd. 4s 1991

—

First k refunding 3s series N 1977
June-Dec
First & refunding 2%s series P 1981—June-Dec
First & Refunding 2%s series Q 1980
June-Dec

97

102% 102%

1962

1975

„

95

—

First & refunding 3%s series
First & refunding 3a series J
First & refunding 3s series K
First & refunding Gs series L
First & refunding 3s series M

103

.

AGeneral

2047

l

3Vis

Jan-July
40-year 4s series B 1962—
Jan-July
Prior lien 4Vis series D 1978——
_Jan-July
ACum adjustment 5s ser A Jan
1967—April-Oct
IMlssourii Pacific RR Co—
AFirst bind refunding 5s series A 1965
Feb-Aug

__

89

68%

__Map-Nov
First mortgage 3%s 1982__
Mar-Sept,
1st mtge 3 Vis 1985—
June-DecOregon-Washington RR 3s series A T960__April-Ocf

& Saulte

5s

Jan

First mortgage 2 %e 1980
Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s

Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR—
lien

3s

Edison

First

—

*—

„

Ste Marie—
First mortgage 4Vis inc series A Jan 1971
May
AGeneral mortgage 4s inc ser A Jan
1991—May
Missouri Kansas & Texas first 4s 1990.
June-Dec

Prior

3

97

90

—

—

& Scott Corp—
debs 1975-

—Jari-July
Metropolitan Edison first mtge 2%s 1974—May-No®
First mortgage 2%s 1980
Feb-Aug
Michigan Bell Telephone Co 3 Vis 1988
April-Ocf
Michigan Central RR 4 Vis series C 1979
Jan-July
Michigan Cons Gas first mtge 3 Vis 1969—Mar-Sept
First mortgage 2%s 1969
Mar-Sept
First mortgage 3%s 1969
_Mar-Sept
3%s sinking fund debentures 1967—
J&n-July
Minnesota Mining & Mfg 23/4s
1967——April-Ocf

91%

91%

100% 102%

67%

'

registered 1997-

General lien

Ohio

98%

*91%
63%

subord

conv

5

88%

May-Noo

First mortgage 3s 1979—^
First mortgage-2%s 1980.—

June-Dec

1966

93--

1
5

68%

0

~

102%.102%

—

Feb-Aug
Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept

Mead Corp .first mortgage. 3s

98%

90%

98%

,

Maine

May Dept Stores 2%s debentures 1972

1974

debentures

-

-

—

98

—

93

•94%

1973—May-Nop

4s
conv
subord debs
1975—
Northwestern Bell Telephone 2%s 1984

103

—.

94
98
100

*100

100%

M
Macy (R H) & Co 2%s debentures 1972

f debs

s

f

„

*__

71%
75%
73

*92%

~

__Feb-Aug

s

—

*—

—

71%
70

♦92
——

*

87

102%

——

69%

1

.91%

89%

(Minnesota) first mortgage 2%s 1974-Feb-Aug
First mortgage 2%s 1975
April-Ocf
First mortgage 3s 1978—
J&n-July
First mortgage 2%s 1979
Feb-Aug
First mortgage 3%s 1982—
—June-Dec
First mortgage 3%s 1984
April-Ocf
(Wisconsin) first mortgage 2%s 1977—April-Oct
First mortgage 3s 1979—
Mar-Sepf
Northrop Aircraft Inc—

112

96%

'

73%

2

♦100
-

May-Nov

Northern

102%

m

82%
79

71%

71%

101% 101%

91%

Jan-July

Coll trust 4s 1984

111

—-.

10

81%
76

4

13

70%

93

101%.:

April-Ocf
April-Ocf

1973—

registered 2047—
Refunding & improve 4Vis

101%

107%

*102% 104
mmxm

St Louis Div second'gold 3s 1980—
_Mar-6ept
Louisville Gas & Elec 1st mtge 2%« 1979-May-Nou
1st mtge 3 Vis
1982
Feb-Aug
1st mtge 3 Vis 1984.-Feb-Aug
—

mortgage 2%s 1980
mortgage 2%s 1980

f debentures

4s
•'

.

First & refund mtge 3%s ser F 2003-

•

'

-

mtge ser A 2004—^

3s

100

6

Mar-Sept
April-Oct

First & refund mtge 2%s serG 2003:
First & refund mtge 3%s ser H 2003
First & refund mtge 3%s ser I 2003

& cons

s

92%

110%

—

100% 100%

29

;

71%

71%

'

Jan-July

Northern Pacific Ry —
4
Prior lien 4s 1997

73%

16

•

82%
.79

Jan-July

3%s

70%

*98% 100%
*110%

— -

100%

June-Dec

-

78

*80'/2

ser D 1976-June-Dec
(P) Co 3s debentures 1963—_April-Ocf

,3s debentures 1976—
3%s debentures 1978
Louisville & Nashville RR—

94

74%

Long Island Lighting Co 3%s
Lorillard

91%

70 %

74%

Map-Nov
1952

1

*92%

'

«...

;

4 Vis

subord

92%

*„

contingent interest 2003
May
ASeries F 5s contingent interest 2003May
Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry 5s ext 1979
April-Ocf
Lexington .& Eastern Ry first 5s 1965
April-Oct
Little Miami general 4s series 1962
May -Nov
Lockheed Aircraft Corp—
3.75s

2%s 1977

mtge 4s 1994

3%s

Map-Nov
2003—————Map-Nov
May

99

77%

77%

102% 103 Vi

70%

Norfolk & Western Ry first gold 4s 1996—April-Ocf
Northern Central general & ref 5s 1974_Mar-Sepf
General & refunding 4Vis series A 1974_Mar-Sepf

100%

8

92%

Series B 4Vis fixed interest 2003

2003

Electric & Gas

1st

Northern Natural Gas 3%s

May-Nov

71 %^

*70%

Light first mtge 2%s 1975—Mar-Sept
Putnam first consol gtd 4s 1993
April-Ocf

General

99 % 100%

—

82
77

71%

June-Dec

;

General mortgage 3Vis 1983
General mortgage 3Vis 1983.

74

38

•

1955

4s

General

67

90%

103% 103%

1973

86%

1

83%

89

Chester—

92

1

69%

75%

81%

188

Jan-July
2019—Jan-July
J&n-July
Refunding mortgage 3%s series E 1978—Feb-Aug
Refunding mortgage 3s series F 1981
J&n-July
Refunding mortgage 3s series H 1989—April-Ocf
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp—

,

99%

Port

&

86

2

89%

73%

129

RR—

86%

88

73

82%

AGeneral mortgage 4%s series A
N Y Telephone 2% series D 1982

4

92

89

877/a
'

.

contingent interest

River

&

1st

101%

——

—

100

N Y Susquehanna & Western RR—

100

"l

3%

98%

75%

Power &

.

4s

Hartford

&

Haven

mtge 4%s series A

Term

101% 101%

Mar-Sept

101%

11

90%

71%

Map-Nov

—

100

98%

82%

82

Map-Nov

1973

B

N Y

*150% 160

Lehigh Coal & Navigation 3Vis A 1970
April-Ocf
Lehigh Valley Coal Co—
1st & ref 5s stamped 1964__Feb-Aug
1st & ref 5s stamped 1974
Feb-Aug
Lehigh Valley Harbor Term Ry—
"
1st mortgage 5s extended to 1984
Feb-Aug
Lehigh Valley Railway Co (N Y)—
1st mortgage 4%s extended to 1974
Jan-July
Lehigh Valley RR gen consol mtge bds—•.

D

New

N Y State

II

*99

98%. 101%

89%

77

..Map-Nov
J&n-July
J&n-July

1973—

West 4s series A

&

series

AGeneral

110%

61%

~6

64 %

99% 101%

6

99%

74%

103%

Jan-July
JAN Y Ontario & West ref 4s June 1992—Mar-Sept

Lakefront Dock & RR Terminal—

ASeries

Y

;

4s

N Y

64 %

64%

1st mtge sink fund 3% ser A 1968
June-Dec ILake Shore & Mich South gold 3%s 1997—June-Dec
3Vis registered 1997
-June-Dec

Series C 5s fixed interest

Y Lack

1st

101

109%

•111% 113

11

——

90%

2%s series B 1975—_April-,Oct

3'/as 2090—
series A 2043
Mortgage 4s series B 2043

Harlem
30

90

90

82%

refunding mtge 4s ser A 2007
Jan-July
AGeneral mtge conv inc 4%s series A 2022—May

96%

April-Ocf

Series A 4s fixed interest 2003—

99%

First &

100% 101

——

—

*99%
99%

75

..Feb-Aug

Harlem gold

&

4 Vis

*95

Jan-July
Jan-July
Jan-July

Plain 1961
4 Vis

Y

Mortgage

I
\

1990
Aprfl-Oct
Kansas City Power & Light 23/4b 1976
June-Dec
1st mortgage 2%e 1978
June-Dec
1st mortgage 23/4s 1980
June-Dec
Kansas City Southern Ry Co—
1st mtge 3 Vis series C 1984
June-Dec
Kansas City Terminal Ry 23/4s 1974
April-Oct
Kentucky Central 1st mtge 4s 1987
J&n-July
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal 4%s 1961— J&n-July

——

~

Co—

3 Vis registered 1998—v
————Feb-Aug
Michigan Cent collateral gold 3%s 1998-Feb-Aug
3%s registered 1998—
Feb-Aug
New York Chicago <& S.t Louis—\r
Refunding mortgage 3%s series E 1980—June-Dec
First mortgage 3s series F 1986April-Oct
4%s income debentures 1989
i
June-Dec

K
Kanawha 8r Mich 1st mtge 4s

90

101% 101%
—

96%

97% 100%

101% 101%

__

95%

'

94%

94

104%

98

*

Central Sc Hudson River RR—
General mortgage 3%s 1997
Jan-July
3%s registered 1997—
_—
.Jan-July
Lake Shore collateral gold 3 %s, 1998——Feb-Aug

Jan-July
Jan-July

1978

103

—

N Y

Interstate Power Co—

1st mortgage 3%s

RR

Consolidated 4s series A 1998134

Mar-Sept

1st mortgage 3s 1980

Central

York

109%

io5%

•100

—

Refunding & impt 4%s series A 2013—April-Ocf
Refunding & impt 5s series C 2013
__April-Ocf
Collateral trust 6s 1980——
-April-Oct

155

Central America 1st 5s B 1972—Map-Nov

f debentures series A 1977

1956

D

157%

101% 101 %

Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co—
3 Vis s

4vis series

AFirst

1956.

C

107

3

—

—

-April-Oct
April-Oct
Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

1954

series

5s

High

75

104%

*85

—

Jersey Powtir & Light 3s 1974-——Mar-Sept
Orleans Terminal 3%s 1977May-No®

AFirst 5s series B

'

Jan-July

1977

debs

subord

conv

104

*99%

International Minerals & Chemical Corp—
Inter Rye

104

Jersey Bell Telephone 3 Vis 1988
J&n-July
New Jersey junction RR gtd first 4s 1986—Feb-Aug

99

——

Low

96%

*96%

1982

99%

'•'

—

*100

Jan. 1

No.

.

Map-Nov

guaranteed 4%s series B 1961

debentures

Range Since

Bold

108% 109

New

*101%

Corp 6s 1948Feb-Aug
Indianapolis Union Ry Co—
.
Refunding and imp 2Vis series C 1986—June-Dec
Inland Steel Co 3%s debs 1972
Mar-Sept
1st mortgage 3.20s series I 1982
Mar-Sept
^International Great Northern RR—
i
IA First 6 s series A 1952
Jan-July
:
f A Adjustment 6s series A July 1952
April-Ocf
A First 5s series B
1956
J&n-July
AFirst gold 5s series C 1956
Jan-July

108%

Bonds

High

*—

May-No®

3s debentures 1974

101%

*100

mortgage 3%s series F 1984-—Jan-July
1st mtge 3%s ser G 1980
-F<eb-Aug
1st mtge 3%s ser H 1989
Mar-Sept
3Vis s f debentures 1980
-Jan-July
Illinois Terminal Ry 4s series A 1970
Jan-July
Consol

Friday's

_April-Oct
Mar-Sept

3s

*100

*100% 104

or

Bid to Asked

June-Dec

England Tel & Tel Co—

First

—*

—

—

Last

SalePrfoe

Low

New
*100

Interest

High

91%

11

94%

'

New York Stock Exchange

1

1

_

mortgage 4%s-3%s ser A 1979—-May-No®
Consol mortgage 5%s-3%s series B 1979_May-No»
Consol mortgage 3%s series C 1974
NL&y-Nov

lAIlseder

Jan.

Period

BONDS

Range Since

Bold

99% 100

Consol

Week's Range

Friday
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Friday's

Low

Illinois Bell Telephone

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New York Stock

Friday

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Exchange

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Pittsburgh Cine Chicago & St Louis
General

1964

mtge 3 "Vis series

1984

A

96'/2

99

100 %

Standard Oil

100%

2%s

__

108%

109

3

108

110

109

91%

101

4

100
101

inn/.

Mar-Sept

90'/2

91%

2

100

First

general

general 5s series

5s

series

B

100

101

20

98 y8

,

102

*96

Feb-Aug

1974

First general 4'/is series D 1977
Plantation Pipe Line 2%s 1970
Potomac Elec Power 1st mtge 3%s 1977
First

3s

Service

Electric

debentures

Gas

&

*—

100%

100

refunding mortgage 3'As 1968—Jan-JttZy
refunding mortgage 5s 2037___Jan-July
refunding mortgage 8s 2037__June-Dec
refunding mortgage 3s 1972—May-Nov
First and refunding
mortgage 27/8s 1979_June-Dec
33/as debentures 1972
June-Dec
1st and refunding
mortgage 3%s 1983-_April-Oct

2%s

100

32

99%

>102%

100%

101 y4

37/8s

debs

97%

97%

971/4

97 y2

*102%

104%

99

95

*102% 103%

3s

3 V4s

assented

96

111

96%

AConsol

mtge

6s

100%

Union

103%

104%

United

13

96

98

96

447

109%

84%

8

81%

1st

Tank

Biscuit

99%

48

97%

151 Vi

100

Feb-Aug
ApriZ-Oct

*

99'/a

98%

151%

147%

150%

mtge

*99

Mar-Sept
gold 5s 1996_Jan-July

1st

4s

4'/2s

Jan-July

99%

Bt

Paul

Bcioto

V

&

A

Jan

2022

Seaboard Air
1st

3%s

1989

1968_June-Dec

debentures

1983

Skelly

1965

Oil

Southern

Ala

?%s
RR

1941__Feb-Aug
—Jan-July
Jan-JuZp

1976

gtd

93%

.

1963

Edison Co—

Southern Indiana Ry 2%s 1994
Southern Natural Gas Co 4%s
Southern Pacific Co— 4'/as

Gold

(Oregon Lines)

4'/aS
4 '/a8

98%

92%

99%

93%

*

.

75 %

92'/4

5

*74%

conv

96%

97%

97%
96

103%

*105%

104%

Jan-July

*160

103%

170

90

99

1947
Jan-July
series A 1951—-June-Dec

105%

90

92

*92

103 %

103%

—

103% 103%

104%

103%

103'/a

*—

105%

102

103% 103 %

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*140

163

163

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163

163

June-Dec

*142

145

145

June-Dec

*157

June-Dec

143

143

143

A

series

A

1951

series

C

1951

Jan-July

1969

debentures

143

82%

82%

82

ref

mtge

3%s

ser

\

85%

2003

5s

100%

93%

95%

7

95'%

*103

103%

102

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100

102

12

102

103

„

102 % 102'/a

96

17

93

101

1

100

95'/a

_Map-Nov

103%

12

101% 101%

101%

April-Oct

1995

138

99'%

—April-Oct
Jan-July

consolidated 5s 1958

119

100%

*„

I 1981—June-Dec

ser

1982

J

94

95%

94%

mtge 3s series F 1978—Mar-Sept

&

101

96

101%

ser

Peun

Power

124'/2

106'/2
105%
105'/a

Mar-Sept

.

100%

Winston-Salem S B

6

88 "

130 %

Jan-July

86%

85%

6

99 %

130% 132
♦100

AprZZ-Oct
April-Oct
ApriZ-Oct

95

129

8

132

100

Jan-July

100

1

100

100

100

1

100

100%

119%

__

—

Yonkers

—May-Woo

gold

4'/2s

conv

3y8s

conv

2013—

1967

93

Map-Nov
April

93%

*99%

1982—April-Ocf

123%

94

119

93%

98

98%

93%

94

91%

—

98%

June-Dec

100%

r.'

'

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\

—

'

93%

—

—

107

104%

9

95

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♦182

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—

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100%

*

4

108%

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...

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...

100% 100%

2

101

1

101

134

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99%

99%

3

105

♦102

--

,

Electric Light & Power 2%s

Deferred

Included

April-Ocf

1983

100

71

m4

«...

——

1

98%

100%

100% .101
105%
99

108'/*
100 Va

--

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50

79%

82%

81

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92

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1

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— —

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100%

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103 Va

69%

120%

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RR—

1977

69%

102%

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May
June-Dec
Mar-Sept
Jan-July

mortgage

68%

4

104'% 105
—

Jan-July

27/8s 1979
Wisconsin Public Service 3%s 1971
First

IOOtV

100

100

Co—

RR

mtge 4'%s inc ser A Jan 1 2029
Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s 1976
Gen

85%

95

Central

1st mtge 4s series A 2004

87%

84

44
40

'

Jan-July

1960

104%

71

**100% 101%

,

first 4s

—

103%

I

103%

69%

103.

May

1984—.

103%

-u

.

102

103%

69

,

92%
67
•

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6

__

70

70%
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103

•

107%

<

Jan-July

106%

105 %

36

100

*95

Jan-July

1996

debs

*98

—

100

106% 107%

102% 103

——

guaranteed 2361

4s

91

66
,

7

106%

125

12

72

103% 103%

I

105'%

122 %

26 '

91%

91%
*67
*91

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series

105%

83 Vu

98%

1966

3%s

69

82%

89%

87

96%

24

43

116%

86

4

.

102%

debentures

income

5s

7

98%

87

102

105% 106

114%

250

124% 124%

100

A '75—June-Dec

Devel and general 6s series A 1956
Devel and general 6'/as series A 1956
& Northeastern

91%

2361
—-Jan-July
Western Maryland Ry 1st 4s ser A 1969— April-Ocf
1st mortgage 3%s series C 1079
Apr-Ocf
Western Pacific RR Co 3%s ser A 1981— -Jan-July

09%

86%

86

98%

*86%

May-Woo

1974

3%s

registered

Wisconsin

5s

first

86

86

April

series A Jan 1981

mtge

Electric

4s

'

,

mortgage 2%s series G 1961
Southern Ry first consol gold 5s 1994
Devel and general 4s series A 1956

(Indiana)

88'A

105%

*104% 105%

105% 106 '/4

*82%

1973—June-Dec

A 1977

115% 116%

116

Jan-July
Jan-July

First

Oil

86 %

105%

*11

Apr-Ocf

fund mtge series C 1951

Penn

'

Standard

88%

*__

2%s 1971——Mar-Sepf
Westphalia United Elec Power Corp—
8 A 1st mortgage 6s ser A 1953—.
Jan-July
Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 2%s A 1992—Mar-Sepf
Wheeling Steel 3%s series C 1970
Mar-Sepf
First mortgage 3%s series D 1967
Jan-JuZp
<
3%s conv debs 1975
—_—May-Woi?
Wilson & Co first mortgage 3s 1958
ApriZ-Oct

85%

5s

96%

95%

96%

88 %

Map-Nov

1947

A

West

,

94%

*86%

first

97 %
111

*96%

Washington Terminal 2%s series A 1970
Feb-Aug
Westchester Lighting gen mtge 3%s 1967—Jan-July
General mortgage 3s guaranteed 1979—May-Nov

93%

94

Jan-July

Products

101%

94%

__

*105% 105%

April-Oct '

series

subord

West Shore

92 %

-Jan-July

Internal

1973-

1976

mortgage & Refund 3%s

97%

96%

1996

Coil

*96%

109% 111

102

93 %

93

1986

debentures

106%

100

Corp of America—

107%

93

*95

F

ASpokane

100%

101% 101%
111

Westinghouse Electric Corp

_

3%s

2%s

~1
255

95%

95%

99%

Corp—

series

assented

91'/a

20

97%

E

Standard

Works

assented

107'%

92%

99%

series

Tel

1

100

Feb-Aug

1967

assented

West

99%

Map-Nov

Bell

103%

10

95'%

95%

Income 4%s series B Jan 1991—April
mortgage 3%s series B 1971
Feb-Nov
Walworth Co conv debentures 3%s 1976—Map-Nov
Warren RR first ref gtd gold 3%s 2000—Feb-Aug

75%
137

97'/«

92%

series

3%s

95

95

100

First

94%;

127

323

.i,

*107Ve

27/8s

3%s

35

75%,

mortgage 2%s

Joint

103

April-Ocf

Gen mtge 4s income

101%

101%

32

94%

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Southwestern

5

133%

Gen

First

Orleans

103% 103%

*95

103 7/a

w

First

New

99%

First lien and ref mtge 3%s ser C 1973—April-Ocf

93

92%

Map-Nov

gold

99

Jan-July

debentures

debentures

Virginian Ry 3s series B

■*

1969

Memphis Div first

5

*„

93%

130% 137

April-Oct

1P81

San Fran Terra 1st mtge
Southern Pacific RR Co—
•

93%

*97%

-June-Dec

5s

convertible debentures 7197ft

Gold

95%

101% 101%

i

136

.

First

99%

125

99%

*93%

101'/a

Telephone & Telegraph Co—
3s debentures 1979Jan-JuZp
2% a
debentures
1985
Feb-Aug
2%s debentures 1987
Jan-July
3'/4s

98

Bel!

Southern California

99

May-Wot?

1972

fund

2%s

conv

First

—Mar-Sepf

trust 7s

North

33

—

100

*92%

April-Oct
.April-Oct

1951

It ASilesian-Amer Corp coll
Sinclair Oil Corp 3l/4s conv

&

81%

26'%

June-Dec

1972

1st

*101

June-Dec
June-Dec

debentures

73%

129

Jan-July

3%s

1st

106%

*94%

Map-Nov
Mar-Sept

1977

6'/2s

144

31

Wabash RR Co—

1980

1974

Halske

81%

29

debs

Virginia & Southwest first gtd

Co—

B

80

Mar-Sept

*112

series

95%

95%

*95% 100
81

First and refund mtge 27/8s ser G 1979—June-Dec
First and ref mtge 2%s ser H 1980
Mar-Sepf

114

105%

*93

Service Pipe Line 3.20s s f debs 1982
Gil 2%s
debentures 1971—

South

112%

104 y8

June-Dec

97

114%

102%

gtd 4s series B 1957—May-Nov
Virginia Electric & Power Co—
First and refund mtge 2%s ser E 1975—Mar-Sept

101%

*107% 108 7/8

England 1st gtd 4s 1989—May-Nop

Oil 2V4«
Socony-Vacuum

93%

98%

135%

V

101

99

62

97

*100 7

Shell

lASiemens &

debs

debs

Vanadium

88%

101'%

*114

Seagram (Jos E) & Sons 2'/2s 1966
3s

96%

13

*101

April-Oct

f debentures

s

4s

100%

May -Nov
1989_Pan-July

certificates Nov

Line RR

mtge 3s

May

Mar-Sep

cons gold
Depot 3'/8s B 1971

New

1970

Participating ctfs 4%s 1968

99%

88

96

135

June-Dec

1970.:

trust

First and refund

& Duluth first

Bt Paul Union

*89

99%

97%

99%

30

Vandalia RR consol

100

ser

bond certificates

Second 4s inc bond

f

Rubber

3%s

*92

1st mtge 4s ser B 1980
Bt Louis-Southwestern Ry—
First

s

sinking

S

3%s

150%

102%

102

97%

♦104

1971

1977

2%s

coll

&

6%s sinking

*93

1996

inc

of

2%s debentures

150

148

95

95

100%

38

97%

1973——April-Oct
America 2%s 1966—April-Oct

*103

„_April-Ocf

Adirond'k

3%s

mtge

150

147%

150.%

113%

113
1

95

101%

*98%

June-Dec

mtge & coll trust 3%s 1971

3'/8s

Bt Louis-San Francisco Ry Co—
1st mortgage 4s series A 1997_
A Second

Co

Corp

United Steel

*151% 155

__

99

135% 135 %

1985—Jan-July

mtge & coll trust 3%s 1975

U

183%

150

94%

99

95

Ju7ie-Dec

1980

f

s

*173

Baguenay Power 3s series A 1971
6s

Gas

4%s

99%

s
gold

4%s

debentures

3%s

May-Nov

94

101

Map-Nov

6%s

1953

95

94%
99

*113% 114
101

Mar-Sept

6%s sinking fund mtge

& Electric Corp—
mortgage 4'As series D 1977—Mar-Sept
General mortgage 3'/4s series J 1969
Mar-Sept

Second

27%s

tr

*150

General

&

u

Jan-July
May-Wot?

99

94%
99

*96

J,an-July

1975

Car

3%s

84%

99
*99

92%
96%

104%
96%

104%

Map-Nov

1974

1st

112%

84 %

99%

Rochester Gas

St Lawrence

99

High

96

1970—ApriZ-Oct
1990—ApriZ-Oct

E

ser

3%s

of Missouri

*170

1955—

mtge 6s

Orleans

Jan-July

1946

25

27/8s debentures 1976
Feb-Aug
Refunding mortgage 2%s series C 1991—Mar-Sept

104 %

100%

110% 111

Feb-Aug

Rhine-Westphalia Elec Power Corp—
§ A Direct mtge 7s 1950
§ A Direct mtge 6s
1952
{AConsol

37%s

1st

mortgage 1946

96%

April-OcI

3%s 1982
debs

conv

.102%

__

104% 104%

Jan-July

1975

96%

Union Pacific RR—

Rheinelbe Union—
7s sinking fund

M

Union Oil of California 2%s debs

R

Co

New

mtge & coll

1st mtge

138%
208

*96

I"

1st

102'/a

138%
205

971/4

Corp ofi America 3Vis conv 1980
June-Dec
Reading Co first & ref 3%s series D 1995—May-Nov
Reynolds (R J) Tobacco 3s debs 1973
April-Ocf
Mfg

96%

Map-Nov
First mortgage and coll trust 2%s 1975_ApriZ-Oct
3s debentures 1968
Map-Nov

100%

99% 100%

*207

Radio

Rheem

of

1

United

1964

refund

100

•138%

Apr-Ocf

debentures

and

RR

3%s

Oats

1966

1073

Union Electric Co

•II

May -Nov

and

Quaker

1973

1

92

Tol & Ohio Cent ref and impt 3%s I960—June-Dec '
Trl-COntinental Corp 2%s debs 1961—

Co—

debentures 1975

20

Mar-Sept

and

3 Vis

92%

Pacific-Missouri Pacific—

Term

104%

96

*100

and

First

First

104%

~

First and

First

11

r

-

Mar-Sept

1963

92

t A Third Ave Ry first refunding 4s I960—Jan-July
A Adjustment income 5s Jan
1960
April-Oct

Mar-Sept
Feb-Aug
Jan-July
May-Nov

Providence Terminal 4s 1956
Public

104% 104%

June-Dec

mortgage 3s 1983
mortgage 2Vis 1964

First

debentures

General

June-Dec

;

92

May-Wot?

debs

3%s

27/8s debentures
2%s debentures 1972

& Co

Texas

1962

C

Chemical

Texas & New Orleans RR—
First and refund M 3%s series B
First and refund M 3%s series C
Texas & Pacific first gold 5s 2000

100

4

101% 101%

101 /*

Jan.

Low

No.

Jan-July
Mar-Sept
Jan-July
Jan-July

Terminal RR Assn of St Louis—
Refund and impt M 4s series C 2019
Refund and impt 2%s series D 1985
Texas Corp 3s debentures 1965

108%

100

Range Since

Sold

T
2

91%

Bonds

Friday's

or

Bid & Asked

High

debentures 2%s 1971—Map-Nov

__

Pittsburgh Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry—
First

(N J)

debentures -1974

27/as

108% 108%

May-Noo

Sale Priee

Low

Stauffer

*105%
i08%

Week'* Rang*

Last

Period

High

Swift

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal 3 Vis 1965__Jan-July
Pittsburgh Plate Glass 3s debs 1967
Avril-Oct
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry Co—
1st

Low

Interest

Exchange

Bunray Oil Corp.

April-Oct

1975

mtge 3Vis

24

New York Stock

1

*105'/2 108%

ApriZ-Oct

1st

No.

__

*102%

June-Dec

3%s series E

Pittsb Coke & Chem

FEBRUARY

BONDS

*90

RR—

5s series B 1975

ENDED

Since

Jan.

99 V2

*100%

1964_Mau-Nov *

mortgage 5s series A 1970

General mortgage
General mortgage

Range

Bold

High

*98'/2

1963—Feb-Aug

ser

Bonds

Bid & Asked

Low

Consolidated guaranteed 4s ser G
1957—May-Nov
Consolidated guaranteed 4s ser H 1960
Feb-Aug
Consolidated guaranteed 4%s ser I

Consolidated guaranteed 4 Vis

WEEK

Friday

Friday's

or

Sale Price

Phillips Petroleum 2%s debentures 1964— Feb-Aua
Pillsbury Mills Inc 3y«s s I debs 1972
June-Dec
Plttsbgh Bessemer & Lake Erie 27/8s 1996—June-Dec
Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chic & St Louis Ry—

FOR

Week's Range

Last

Period

1

99'%

97

114%

not

1976-Jan-JuZp

included

in

the

year's

year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not
the year's range,
y Ex-coupon.

the

in

tCompanies

97%

759

123%

92%

sale

range,
d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale a<*
Included in the year's range, r Cash Mia

§Negotiability Impaired by maturity.
reported as being in bankruptcy,

100

20

In

included

not

delivery

1237/a

-m

77 *fl

receivership, or reorganized under Section
assumed by such companies.
asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week.

Bankruptcy Act, or securities

the

bid

•Friday's
ABonds

and

selling

flat.

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
weekly
In the following extensive list we furnish

and

record

yearly

complete report of the transactions on the American Stock Exchange for the week beginning Monday,
Feb. 20, 1956, and ending Friday, Feb. 24.
It is compiled from the report of the American Stock Exchange itself and is intended to include every security
whether stock or bond in which any dealings have occurred
during "the current year.
a

RANGE

Friday
STOCKS

Last

American Stock Exchange

Sale Price
Par

Acme

Aluminum

Acme

Wire Co

Adams
Aero

Alloys.

1

common.

Week's

Range

Shares

Friday

High

Low

6%

6%

900

6%

28%

50

28%

Jan

8%

8%

3,400

8

Jan

3%

Feb

3%

3%

3%

1,200

Ainsworth Manufacturing common.
Air Associates Inc (N J)

—5

8%

~8%

8%

1,200'

Air

Industries Inc

-3

6%

7%

1,100

6%

_1

23%

23%

100

23 %

Feb

7%

Way

Airfleets

Shoe

For footnotes

Stores

see




page

AJax

Jan

8%

Jan

Alabama

Great

3%

Jan

Alabama

Power 4.20%

Petroleums Ltd
Gas
Corp

2

Southern

preferred

35.

-1

10

97/a

10

200

Jan

8%

Jan

Alaska

8%

Jan

10%

Jan

9

Jan

Airlines

Inc

10%

100

Jan

Jan

All

24%

Jan

Alleghany

1

Algemene Kunstzijde N V—
Amer dep rets Amer shares

7%
'

American

Engineering Co

Corp

warrants

for Week

Shares

34

%
34

%
34%

Low

13,900
1,700

lOo

%

II

103% 103%
6

"

175

High

Feb

i? Jan

33% Feb

37%

Jan

Jan

168%

Jan

102% Jan

103%

Feb

6%

Jan

162

41

—

Range Since Jan. 1

High

—_50

'

x8

Sales

Range

%

50c

Alabama

Week's
of Prices
Low

Par

Jan

29

Feb

Inc

Surpass

Last

Sale Price

American Stock Exchange

High

Jan

287/a

-1

Agnew

24

FEBRUARY

STOCKS

.1

Supply Manufacturing

ENDED

Range Since Jan. 1

__10

Hat Stores Inc

WEEK

for Week

of Prices

Low

6%

FOR

Sales

6%

800

6

Jan

41%

1,400

40

Feb

7%

8

300

5%

6

16,600

7%

Feb

5

Jan

44%' Jan
,

9%

Jan

6'/8

Jan

3£

The Commercial

t^Jinandal

Chronicle... Monday,

February 27,

1956

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
EANGE

Allegheny Airlines Inc
Alles

&

Fisher

Allied Artists

5%%

-1

Corp

10
—1

Allied Control Co Inc

Investing cap stock—1
1

Internat'l

Allied

Allied Products

Aluminum

(Mich) common

100

preferred

Aluminum Goods Manufacturing

Industries

Aluminum
Ambrook

12%

Jan

Feb

6%

Jan

Feb

13'A

Jan

14

Jan

10%

3,900

1,100

12%

Jan

7%

Feb

7%

33%

Feb

35%

Canso

13%
35

Carey

Bantam

Car Co

American

Book
Hard

Rubber

Jan

26%

Feb

12

Jan

%

1%

1%

1%

l'A

1 %

l'A

1,000

28%

x28%

•

20
2|

Meter Co

American

Seal-Kap common
Thread 5% preferred
•
Tractor Corp,-———2B«
American Writing Paper common—_0
AMI Incorporated
—3
Amurex Oil Company class A
—I

4'A

14%

20o
a

4,75

—

shares__

Feb

28%

Jan

Jan

23%

Feb

28 %

300

28

Feb

6,800

8%

Feb

600

37%

Jan

41

J an

250

33

Feb

36%

Jan

14%

Feb

16%

Jan

4%

Feb

35

15%

1,400

29%
9%

3,400

2,900

14

Feb

16%

20

300

20

Feb

20%

Jan

8

6

3%

14

13%
13%

14%

Jan

Jan

Jan

3%

Feb

14%

Jan

Jan

151/8

Jan

218

2.40

12%

11%

12%

34,800

12%

1

4%

4%

4%

2,600

4

Jan

4%

Feb

Apex-Electric

1

97/8

9

9%

1,200

8%

Feb

9%

Feb

60

108%

Jan

10%

Jan
'

Manufacturing Co

Appalachian Elec Power 4%%
Argus Cameras Inc
Arkansas

Fuel Oil

Arkansas

pfd

Co

Associate

Associated
CI

A

July

Tel

(ex

1

Stores

&

$43

'53

of

Feb

25%

Jan

34%

Jan

20

20%

Coast

Atlantic

18%

Jan

107%

Jan

8

10,400

6%

Feb

33%

Jan

40

Jan

24

Jan

38%

39%

13,500

22%

22%

22%

1,300

8%

8%

8%

200

8%

9%

4%

4%

4%

3,600

4%

Feb

1

3

2%

3%

14,100

2%

Feb

3%

paid on
22 '53)_•

105

107

1%

500

1%

1

400

43%

44

44

45

19%

•

__

18%

19%

12,600

9%

9%

9%

2,300

3%

4%

Automatic Steel Products Inc

1

3%

Non-voting non-cum preferred
Automatic Voting Machine

1
•

4%

4%

Jan

105

3,680

1%

3%

3

common

1

—lo

Corp—

Banco de los AndesAmerican shares
Ltd

50o

Barcelona Tr Light & Power Ltd

Jan

9'A

1
Inc

1

Company

Caribbean

50o
X

common

Shoe Corp

1

Bellanca Aircraft common

Telephone of Canada

1

Oils

SOo
1

Bickford's

1%

Sand & Stone Co

•

& Co

Co

Public

I

ext

to

•

common

Service

Inc
Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr ord
Breeze
Corp common

Brlllo

Gas

Co

ext

to

common

British

American

Oil

British

American

Co

Consol

Diesel

Electric Corp!
Electrodynamics Corp

Jan
Jan

Consolidated Mining & Smelt
Consolidated Royalty Oil

4%

Feb

4%

100

15,700

9

Jan

1,000

37

Feb

15%

Feb

16%

Gas

4%

S

Car-Na-Var

Commercial

Feb

6,200

8%

Jan

10%

200

15'A

Jan

16%

Jan

3%

Jan

3%

Jan

Jan

7%

Jan

3%

4,000

1%

1%

HI

Jan

7%

7%

300

7%

Feb

9%

Jan

5%

5%

11,200

5%

Feb

6%

Jan

1%

23%

23%

l

13,400

24%

5,800

19%

800

2%

9

2%

3

3

5%

5%

5%

16 Va

16 Va

16%

800

21%

Jan

■* Feb

5%

300

22%

fr Jan

24%
9%

Jan
Jan

Jan

3%

Feb

Jan

5%

Jan

16

Jan

17%

Jan

5,300

2%

20%

Jan

25%

Feb

50%

50%

100

49%

Jan

50% Feb

16%

17%

17%

2,100

16'A

Jan

19 %

9%

GOO

Jan

11%

,

11%

x9%

6%

7

6 Va

_7%

42

1%

43

101

*

700

2,600

Jan

11%

Jan

Feb
Jan

Feb

41

400

102

9%

Feb

6%
6%

100

7

Jan

107/a

6%

9%

9%

Jan

40

100 %

Jan

Jan

8

6%

8%
47

Jan
Jan'

Jan

Feb

102

7%

7%

100

6%

Feb

8%

Jan

6%

6%

400

4%

Jan

6%
2%

Jan*

8

Corby

2%

2%

2,100

2%

Jan

6%

6%

7%

11,100

6%

Feb

•

7%

7%

8

1,900

6%

Jan

Feb

8

Feb

27%

Jan

35'A

Jan

35%

Feb

34%

Jan

42%

27

•

72,100

Feb

7% Jan

7%

Jan

7%

7%

7%

500

7%

Feb

7%

Jan

212

2\l

212

300

218

Feb

3%

Jan

36%

Jan

38%

Jan

15
18%

14%

15

Jan

15%

Feb

18%

18%

9,600

17%

Jan

19 Va

Jan

18'A

18%

18%

3,400

18%

Feb

18%

Jan

7%

7%

600

7%

Jan

7%

Jan

15%

14%

15%

1,400

xl4%

Feb

15%

Jan

2.50

27!4

24%

27%

1,900

24%

Feb

28

Jan

13

500

.12 %

Jan

13%

Feb

900

22%

Jan

24%

Feb

Jan

9%

Feb

10% Feb

13%

14,300

•

F

1

x23%

x23%
8%

24

8%

10%

9

Bunker Hill & Sullivan—
Burma Mines Ltd—

•

50c

2.50

preferred

12%

13

10

preferred

Burroughs (J P) & Son Inc
Burry Biscuit Corp
Byrd Oil Corporation common
convertible class A

8%

600

10%

10%

500

10%

Jan

in%

10%

10%

300

9%

Jan

11

Feb

17%

17%

18

1,900

17%

Feb

19%

Jan

7%

3s 6d

7s

l

x5%

%

J an

iff
.

X5%

12%c

6%

6 '/a

25c

2%

2%

45,600

%

Jan

5%

2,100

4%

Jan

5%

Feb

6%

Feb

6%

Jan

2

Feb

2%

Jan

Jan

8%

Jan

6%

1,000

2%

2,000

Va

8

7.50

C

1%

1%

1%

5%

5%

6%

Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd

—*

Calif

lOo

$3.00
$2.50

Aviation

Inc

Power

•

preferred

25

22%

4

3%

—

4%

Jan

2V8

Jan

4%

Jan

6%

Feb

19,400

25

1%

3,800

19%

Jan

13%

5,300

13%

65

100

65

53%

50

3%

54

150

53%

1

5%

5%

5%

800

*

Camden Fire Insurance

5

27 'A

27%

27%

300

26

1

22%

21%

22%

42,600

33%

33%

6O0

Campbell Chibougamau Mines Ltd
Canada

Bread Co Ltd

Cement Co Ltd common

•

preference..

Canadian Canners Ltd common
Canadian Dreage & dock co Lea
Canadian

Marconi

Canadian Petroflna
For footnotes

Oils Ltd

11

Jan

Jan

27%

Feb

81%

81 %

130 V

79

Jan

81%

93%

Jan

93 V4

Jan

9%

Jan

97/a

Jan

81%

Vf-v.,;

—■

__

—■

—

|'

B

Feb

25%

27%

17,500

23%

Feb

x7

6%

7%

8,300

5%

Jan

6%

6%

100

6%

10.100

1%

~1%
14%

J

1

%

13%

2

,V

14%

2,300

76

78%

1,050

X23

78%
x23

24 %

300

%

3,300
1,100
12.000

%

137/8

18

17%

18%

21%

19%

22

Feb

6%

Jan

Jan

2 A

Feb

15%

Jan

Jan

75 Va

Feb

79%

Jan

23

Feb

25V'4

Jan

%

Jan

Jan

39%

17%

Feb

18%

Feb

16'A

Jan

22

Feb

4%

1,400

4

Jan

6%

6%

3,000

6%

9%

150

8%

52

57%

4,O65

44 Va

Jan

2

Jan

2V4

Jan

7%

2

7%

2 %

18,800

7%

7%

1,000

35%

23%

35 %

100

21%

23%

4%

Jan

Jan

6%

Jan

Jan

10%

Feb

Jan

9%

Jan

Jan

57%

Feb

4^8

Jan

Jan

8%

Jan

34

Feb

37%

Jan

13,900

20%

Jan

23%

8%

4,200

6%

Jan

8%

Feb

14

14'A

1,100

13%

Feb

14%

Jan

22%

8 y
i4i/„

22%

100

22

Feb

23 Va

Jan

7%

Ltd




'

1%
6

35.

1U
511

.

9%
4%

.

10%
4%

Jan
Jan

Feb

8%

Jan

9%

5,000

21

Jan

25%

12 %

12%

1,400

12%

Feb

12%

Jan

34%

34%

34%

4,100

33 Va

Jan

37%

Jan

11%

11%

1.100

11%

Feb

12Va

Jan

11%

10%

11%

2,600

10%

Feb

12%

Jan

6 '/a

6%

6%

1,200

Jan

7 Vt

Jan

3%

2,600

Jan

4

100

6

Jan

6V4

Jan

1%

Jan

2 Va

Jan

41

Jan

43 Va

Feb

17

Jan

17%
17

I'

9'A
24

4,600
'.

t'

3%

V

6%

6%

6 %

p-

2

1%

2

42%

Jr.

42%

8%

.

6

-.3%

11,700

42%

50

Internat'l

—

17

—

|f

7s

•'

Jan

Jan

X'

"A"

—

16%

Jan

%

Jan

15%

16

900

14%

Jan

12%

200

11%

Jan

12%

Feb

400

19%

Jan

20%

Feb

7%

700

7'%

Jan

8%

Jan

Feb

5%

Jan

5%

5

1.200

4%

11,000

66 V8

Jan

71%

4,100

6%

Feb

8

Feb

7%

200

7%

Feb

8%

Jan>

19%

20%

1,700

17%

Jan

21%

27

28

Jan,

27

Jan

30 Va

Jan

2% "Feb

2%

Jan

71%

6%
7%

7 Va

20

28

—

•
25c

2%

:

750

2%

600

14

14

2%

~2%

"2%

61,800

f:. 14%

■14 Va

14'A

13,900

•

| 43%

47%

48 %

250

l'A

1%

1%

51,600

14

•

250

Cuban

Atlantic

Sugar

Cuban

Tobacco

common

Oil

vtc

%c

Curtis

Lighting Inc common
Curtis Manufacturing Co (Mo)
C W C Liquidating Corp

.

2.50

15%

Feb

Jan

18

Jan

2%

Jan

3%

Jan

13%

Jan

16%

Jan

44

Jan

43%

1%

2

Feb

7%

1114 Feb

Ic

Feb

7

t~

4

Jan

17 Va

f

50c

common

Jan

13%

2.50
;

Jan

20%

5

common

Co

16

Jan

7%

69%

8

preferred

Feb
Feb

7s

12%

7

1*ȣ;,
1
f

partic

100

3,600

-is

71

8

common..

Crystal Oil & Land Co

—

t

|.
Jp,—

reg)__£1

17

20%

If

•

Feb
Jan

Jan

12%

Jan

Jan

5%

Jan

Jan

18%

Jan

Jan

16%

Jan

Feb

8%

5%

200

5

17

17'A

1,000

17

15%

15%

175

15

8%

1,100

liuo

900

1«7«

Feb

1

70

33 %

Jan

36

1.800

5%

Feb

26%

5'%

5

i ■■■[
t

Daltch

Crystal Dairies Inc

1

Davenport Hosiery Mills
Davidson

Day

Brothers Inc

10c

Rubber Co class A

Dejay Stores
Dennison

t 8%

1

Mines Inc

Dayton

.

J: 17

2.50

50c

Mfg class A common

debenture

5%

6%

26%

27'A

Detroit

Gray Iron Foundry

1

i

Hardware

1

\

Detroit

Steel

Dominion

Textile

&

Feb

15

Feb

200

1.000

2%

Jan

2%

1.800

4%

Feb

6

«4 29

28

4,900

27%

Feb

V

15/a

1%

-

11 J1

21,600

1/s Jan

16%

Jan
Jan
Jan

30%

Jan

ljg Jan

f-

Coal

Co

stock

ord

Ltd

Co

Ltd

common

3%

V—

1.15'A

15

6%

2.50
•

Chemical

&

Jan

155

5%

1

Exploration Ltd
Dominion Bridge
Co Ltd
Steel

29

Jan

2%
29

Feb

Feb

15 %

15

Jan

148

'

*

8« 8d

Dome

Tar

6%

5

Ltd—

dep rets ord reg

Dominion

•'

Jan

Feb

2%

—

25c

Diversey (The) Corp

Dominion

•

!2

5

1

10

Oils Ltd

Co

American

Co

Products

Devon-Leduc

Distillers

Mfg

1,200
-

Gasket

Manufacturing

7%

—

Detroit

&

36

26%

t

100*

—

35

6%

I

5

common

8

1%

4,-36

35

15%
7

200

15

5,600
—

3%
16

Jan
Feb

Jan

7%

Feb

20

—

Jan
Feb

5%

21%

Jan
Jan

Jan

•

19%

19

19%

3.300

17%

Jan

19%

•

,13%

13%

13%

2,200

12%

Jan

13%

8%

8%

700

8%

Feb

8%

Jan

12%

Jan

14%

Jan

•

:—

Feb'

'

Dorr-Oliver

7.50

Inc

$2 preferred
Douglas Oil Company—.

Brewery Ltd
Dragon Cement Co

-

—

32.50

—

1

v4%

-

4%.

4%

Draper

Corp

Inc.

Harris

700

36%

Jan

42%

Feb

26%

2.500

24

Jan

27 %

Jan

12 %

4.200

11%

Jan

14% Jan

£ 47%

11%
45%

47%

500

44

Jan

47%

Feb

30%

28%

30%

1,000

28%

Feb

30%

Feb

#6#' 8%

8%

8%

7,200

8

Feb

10

Jan

3

iV <lan

fr

Ltd—

rets

ord

reg

io«

65

Feb

•

Feb

Dynamics

1

r
—tr-,

1

(The)

Co..„

Corp

of

Jan

42%

I
Co

dep

Jan

35%

41%

•

Rubber

Jan

5%

Jan

,25%

-

(Allen B) Laboratories—

American

36%

Jan

31%

42%

10

10

Co

Duke Power Co

Dunlop

Jan

4%
.

£26%
•
1 a£& 11%

...

common

Drilling & Exporation Co
Driver

34%

.

1,300
__

Jan

5%

Jan

5%

x22%

3%

14%
51

10 Va

Jan

9%

jk'

Feb

28

10%

Jan

12%

\

Durham Hosiery class
common.
Duro Test Corp common
Duval Sulphur & Potash Co

Feb

Jan

9%

4%

23%

'

•

Duraloy

Feb

9%

900

9,600

10

J

Jan

%%Jan

200

Feb

1'

Feb

25

Jan
Jan

5%

5%

5%

1,700

4%

Jan

6%

"•*^'9 %

9%

9%

200

7%

Jan

9%

20

22%

850

't 39%

34%

39%

—7%

7%

7%

1

1

America

3%

t22

Feb

20

Feb

24

Jan

7.500

33%

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39%

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6,800

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8 Va

Jan

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Jan

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Jan

22%

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33

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Malleable

28%
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8,100

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26.000

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Feb

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80%

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25

32%

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1

23

24%

2,100

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19

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6%

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Feb

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5%

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Feb

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Chicago Rivet & Machine
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Century Investors Inc.

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Anglp-Lautaro Nitrate Corp—

64 Va

Feb

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RANGE

Friday

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of Prices

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27 %

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5

cumulative

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24%

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20%

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Krueger Brewing Co

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Lamson Corp cf Delawere
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22

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5%

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22

6%
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—

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Le Tourneau

Jan

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—

common

Jan

100

800

1,80

5%

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Monotype Machine Co

Lear Inc

21%

5%

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9,300

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Louisiana Land & Exploration

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1%

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6%

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Hydraulics

Lime

107%

2%

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20

5

Pacific

&

1%

Feb

57%
4

2%

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&

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Jan

t.

14%

1%

16

Jan

50

Feb

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25

5

common

Great

Gypsum

1%

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10

class A

Varnish

Greer

Grlesedieck

sir

14%

1

1st preferred—
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Gruoil

11,800

600

25

•

7%

.

Feb

7%

1

Industries

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15%

5%

preferred-

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Great
V

100

1%

class B—

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Amer

15%

7%

10

Gray Manufacturing Co
Great

15%

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4

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Jan

*

Graham-Paige Motors 5%
Grand

Jan

3%

•4107% 107%

/Goodman Manufacturing Co
Gorham Manufacturing common

i

19%

Jan

1

Mines

Inc

B

Goldfield

41

Jan

2%

2%

Inc.—

Godchaux Sugar
Class

Jan

"17%

2%

1

Co

(Adolf)

39%

1,900

1,000

•

Glen Alden Corp

Union

1,000

18%

1

common

Gladding McBean & Co

Globe

41

Feb

,i3%

% 1%

—

; Glenmore Distilleries

Kidde

Kin-Ark

Leonard

■7

3%

15%

.

Gold

100

17%

i:

1
•
♦

Corporation—

Yellowknife

Gilbert

3%

X7%

40'%

18%

20

preferred

Corp

Mich

41

♦

Georgia Power $5 preferred
■7
$4.60 preferred

Gerity

X7%

50c

Plywood Corp common

convertible

8,700

1%

Company

Co

Lefcourt

General Electric Co Ltd—
American

5%

73/4

Jan

200

.5%
-'fSVi

5V2

General Alloys

!

47/a

Jan

2%

Lake

110%

General Acceptance Corp warrants
i

~4%

Feb

Jan

7

1%

Laclede-Christy Company
L'Aiglon Apparel Inc

common

preferred

Ghellman

700

16%

Jan

•

Inc

Co

G
Gatlneau

Drug

Kropp
£1

Sales

7%

Jan

2%

Kennedy's Inc

Feb

10 Vi Jan

58%
75%

Ltd—

Beer

(Geo

Jan

23/8

4%

•

dep rets ord reg
Brewing Co

De

(D)

Kleinert

Pitt

Fuller

■

Jan

Feb

9%

1

7%
24 3/s

■

Canada—

Ford Motor Co

Fort

Inc

Jan

Feb

1%

27%

1

A

7

21%

18,400

A

10%

5%

1
class

2

1%

58

2.50

Line
of

7%

Feb

90%

13%

K
Motors

Kawneer

17%

7%

23

25c

"

Ford

7%

2%

1

8%

6%

Fishman

Flying

1,900

High

Jan
Feb

10c

t 1%

t

(M H) Co Inc
Fltzsimmons Stores Ltd

157/a

2%
88

__15o

O'Mahoney Inc

1 %

:

Association

15%

1

common

6%

*

Firth

15%

10c

Jupiter Oils Ltd

7aA

Co

1%

class A

&

Glass

1,900

8%

Katz

Factor

10

Israel-Mediterranan Petrol Corp Inc_lc

1,000

.

'■

Fargo Oils Ltd

8,000

1

3 1956—

Apr

2%

90%

Jan

500

Low

2%

90%

1

;

25c

common

F

Inc

2%

Range Since Jan. 1

High

28% Wan

13,800

4% 7 4%
x7%

1

Ironite

Shares

Feb

$1 or

to

13 3/8

600

Jan
Feb

;;

~4

4%
7%

1

extended

11
>

"

43%

43%

1

Corporation Ltd

Warrants

30

10%
...

6

2,600

~3%

4

133/B

23,bUJ

104

104

10%

1,300

6%

T6

15%

5

Co

:i4%

i

6

for Week

Low

Iowa Public Service Co 3.90% pfd—100
Iron Fireman Manufacturing v t c
•

151/2

Inc

Eureka

15

10c

preferred

Manufacturing

Par

High

Jan

6%

1

preferred—
Steel Corp com

Low

Sales

Range
of Prices

Sale Price

13%

141/3

convertible

High

Week'®

Last

Exchange

2,500

100

Emsco Manufacturing Co
Equity Corp common

American Stock

Range Since Jan. 1

*15

20c

pfd

Friday
STOCKS

14%

5c

t

24

FEBRUARY

ENDED

is

l

Inc

WEEK

145/3

1

.

Emery Air Freight Corp
Empire District Electric 5%
Empire Millwork Corp

$2

Low

l

Ilectrographic Corp common
Electronics Corp of America

FOR

for Week

STOCKS
*

Sales

120

Jan

Jan

Jan
Feb

Jan

'i n

40%

Feb

Feb

13%

Jan

M
Magna

Oil

Corporation

Public Service

Maine

Mangel

50c

3%

3%

3%

2,100

7

17%

17%

17%

400

Co

Stores common..

Manischewitz

(The B)

Co

3 Ye

Jan

3%

Feb

•

39

39

20

17

Jan

18

30

1

Feb

32

Jan

39

Jan

40

Jan

Jan

Marconi International Marine
Communication Co Ltd

£1

Massey-Harris-Ferguson Ltd
Mays

W)

(J

Inc

*

McDonnell

Aircraft Corp

McKee

G)

(A

McWilliams
Mead

Menasco.

Mfg

Feb

9'%

Jan

100

16%

Jan

163/4

Jan

25,900

24%

Jan

31%

Feb

31%

31%

•

22%
26%

26

.*

>—1

6%

Metal

Iron

1

Plating & Stamping
Steel Tube

•6%

Feb

36,000

Co

13%

4%4

14%

27,400

11%

Jan

4,600

42 V2

Jan

47%

Jan

100

9%

Jan

10%

Jan

8%

8%

1,300

8%

Feb

10%

Jan

1
2.50

6%

6%

600

53/4

Jan

11%

11%

100

11%

Jan

1%

1%

3,500

IVt

Jan

common

$1

Feb

6'/a

Jan

45%

Corp

Corp

Jan

333/a

10%

Corp

8%

9

2,200

8

Jan

15%

6%
13

1%

9%

Jan-

Feb
Jan
Jan
Jan

1

Middle States Petroleum
Oil

Jan

29

43%

20%

17%

20%

2,200

15%

Jan

20%

Feb

1

common

11%

11%

11%

4,800

11 Vb

Jan

12

Jan

12%

Feb

123/4

Jan

__

Midland

25

Jan

5%

10

Hone

Feb

26

1

Michigan
Michigan

Mlcromatic

Feb

19%

1,300

1

Chemical

Co

43%

29%

6,400

10%

common

Michigan

Sugar
6% preferred

14%

1

1,100

23%
!

25c

Co

Textile Corp

Michigan

32%
26%

22

1

com

MerriU Petroleums Ltd-'
Mesabi

8%

16%

31%

(Del)—10

Co

900

16%
29

Co—_

Johnson &

9%

16%
31

Co common

&

Dredging

9%

1

5

common

conv

preferred—*

*
'

Hammond

Organ

Company

—1

Harbor

Plywood Corp
Hartford Electric Light

1
25

Harvard Brewing Co

Inc

Bishop

Hazeltlne
Hearn

Corp

—

—

Dept Stores common

Hecla

Mining Co—
Helena Rubenstein common
Heller

(WE)

& Co common

5% %

preferred
preferred

4%

.

Hercules Galion Products Inc

Hoe

&

(R)

Co

Inc

common

Holophane
Home

Oil

Class
Hormel

Co

B

Horder's

Co

—.——

31%

Feb

1,700

22%

Jan

13%

Feb

16%

58

58

Feb

50

56%

Jan

583A

Feb

| IV2

4,203

1 %

Jan

13A

Feb

f

4%

1,700

4% *: 4%

400

2
1
10c
10c
-*
5
25c

4%
4%

4%

?

3% "Feb
„

8

4%

Feb

4%

ipn

Jan

2%

2%

;

2%

1,900

2%

Jan '

3

;

Jan

5%

5% 7

5%

2,600

5

Jan

6%

Jan

40%i44%

4,000

"9% 510

5,200

43%

„

40 3A

Feb

48

Jan

2%

9%

10c

3%

16%

6%

Feb

11%

Jan

20

Jan

17%

Jan

17

400

16

Jan

18 3/8

Feb

120

100

Jan

1043/4

Feb

10

73

J°n

400

21

Jan

76

76

22% > 22%
3%;

3%

6 %

4,500

10%

4

700

6%

3% 'i

3%

Jan

Feb

22%

Feb

33/4

Jan

9%

76
;

Feb

11

Jan

3%

1,700

6%

Jan

67/s

Jan

1,000

12%'13

13

300

3 Vb

Feb

102% 103

10

1

118%

17%

18

1
16%
—100
102%
100 v
1
22%

Jan

9%

123A

Feb

13%

Jan

(Geo A)

Midwest

Mid-West
Miller

Co

5

Missouri

&

Public

Light 5%

Service

pfd

Mt

Products

400

3%

Feb

4'A

24%

3,800

22 3%

Feb

24%

Jan

JMuntz

10,900

2%

Feb

3%

Jan

5 %

I

5%

800

5Vb

Feb

6 3/s

Jan

31 % 4 31 %

100

30%

Feb

Murray Ohio Mfg Co
Muskegon Piston Ring common
Muskogee Co common—

%l

10%

3 200

10V2

10%

10% ? 10%

3,200

10

Feb

12%

18% 4 18%

900

18%

Feb

20

53%

Jan

57

Horn

&

Hardart Baking Co

&

Hardart

common

54

•
130
* 7
25%

Inc common
5
Humble Oil Refining capital stock—*
Hurd Lock & Manufacturing Co
5
(Harvey)

754

129

130

Feb

50

129

Jan

;$25%

800

25

Feb

>44%

1,100

113% 116%

1,400

123A

25

137%
26

Jan

Jan
Jan

106%

44%
116%
5%

•
5

9
20%

2.50

Hydro-Electric Securities
Hygrade Food Products

12%

Tel & Tel

42

5% A

5%

Jan

10834

Jan

38 Vt

Jan

44%

Feb

128%

Jan

113

Feb

300

5

Jan

8%7 9

900

8%

Jan

20% .'21

1,400

-

5%

Jan

9% Jan

Muter Company

6 A

(Canada) capital stock—•
Imperial Tobacco of Canada
.—5
Imperial Tob,of Gt Brit & Ireland—£1
Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4% pfd—100

41%

Imperial Oil

Inc

Industrial Hardware Mfg Co
Co of North America
Breweries

Inc

•

50c

12%

1,900

llV*

24%
5%
x9

Machinery
Industries A

international

Pptrnleum capital stock. •

40

98

„

1

Cigar
Metal

5!3<

Nachman

Corp

„

Namm-Loeser's
National

Resistance

Jan

22

Jan

Jan

13%

Jan




Feb

13 %

Feb
Jan

1%

1%

4,100

1%

Feb

1%

27%

17,200

24 Vi

Jan

27%

60

99%

Feb

102

Jan
Jan

100

A

105'% 105%

10

Jan

106

5

400

4%

Jan

5

175% 176

630

175 %

5

42

•
10c

42%

9

9

3%

4%
3%

3%
19%
128

1%
27

20

126% 128

1%

•

1%

27

27

104

Feb

Jan

Jan

1773/4

Feb

100

42

Feb

44 %

Jan

100

9

Feb

10

Jan

300

3%

4

Feb

100

33/4

Jan

33,4

Jan

300

19%

Feb

20 3/4

Jan

400

125%

Jan

1,200
100

Jan

13% Jan
26% Jan

130
2%

27 %

Feb

Jan

Feb

10%

10%

10%

1,000

T0V4

Feb

11%

Jan

31%

31% x32%

300

313/4

Feb

353/4

Jan

4%

4%

600

4%

Feb

4%

Jan

14% X143A

500

Jan

15%

Jan

———

Co

1

24%724%
5 %

5%

108 % 110

3%

National

Mfg & Stores

x3

X9%

Petroleum

Presto Industries Inc

Starch

31% 732%

10c

Jan

Jan

8,800

3V2

Jan

4

Feb

100

3V2

Jan

4

Jan

Jan

17%

Jan

19%

Jan

27

Jan

30

Jan

800

24

Jan

26'A

Feb

29%

Jan

31

Jan

Ltd—

*

Neptune Meter common

Jan

Feb

Nestle

Car

Associates

Mur Co

10c

5%

Jan

New

110%

Jan

New British Dominion

9%

Jan

New
New

Haven

&

preferred
&

Chem Co

9%

8%f

9%

2,000

7

Jan

9%

Feb

New

7

6%5

7%

2,600

6%

Jan

7%

Jan

New Mexico & Arizona Land

Zinc

3

Jan

33/9

i

5%

1,400

4V2

Jan.

3%

4%

10,400

2%

Jan

4%

Feb

12%

12'/8

12 3/8

1,600

11%

Jan

12%

Jan

31%

30%

3 2 3/8

1,000

28 3/s

Feb

34%

Jan
Jan

53/8

~4

6%

Feb

Feb

6%

Jan

6%

1

"Ia

"1%

1A

20,500

1%

Feb

40c

2%

2%

2U

30,500

2

Jan

1H Jan
2U Feb

100

Oil Ltd-

Watch

2,200

138%

1

2%

1

Bristol Oils Ltd-.-

Clock

3%

—5

England Tel & Tel

Feb

"3%

1

—30c
w

common

Jan

~3%

1

common

Radiator Corp

Jan

Jersey

Jan

11%

1,500

Feb

Mln

4\h

Jan

2,200

100

New Idria

Jan

10%

18%

Jan

Jan

3 A

100

26%

Transit

32%

30,000

30

National Union Electric Corp

Jan

4%
103A

18

National

conv

Jan

*4 A
103A

"43/8

25%

Feb

Le

13%

28%

Feb

National U. S.

Feb

18%

A Jan

28 Vb

16,800

17%

26

8

50c
32

Feb

5

30

12

21

Feb

1
10

41%

Jan

10

13

2

Corp
Machinery

Jan

Feb

4%

Products common.:—1

Rubber

National

Jan

21

3%

1

—25c

Ltd

National

Jan

8%

3,700

4

14

■

common—

5

•

1,400

X33A

Telefilm

24%

ii%

3%

104%

909

11%

3%

23 Vb

200

12

1

96

1.053

100

1

(Mich)

36%

30

4%

Brewing Co

11

798 %

4%

National

Steel

9,100

—

National Bellas Hess common

National

,41%

10
1

Jan

5%

4%

Dehydrating &

6%

22,600

i*
—5

Co

Feb
Feb

2.50
10

Inc—.

Alfalfa

Milling

"

International

Jan

107

50c

Feb

6%

8 A

no

International

Products

12 V2

Jan

25%
100

105%

800

105

N

National

11%

>

5

International

International

1A
27

•

5

common

National

£l

Insurance

13

*

1

National

20

■

Imperial Chemical Industries—
Amer dep rets ord reg

•

10o

National Research

1
Illinois Zinc Co common

50

Inc

Jan

10% >11

100

5% preferred

States

TV

Jan

25

106% 107
13
13%

600

Jan

18%

24%

4

?j 2%

*

35%

Jan

—1

2 %

Jan

Jan

22%

2.50

Mills

23%

35

Feb

34%

1,000

100

3%

*

"5%

100

24%

cumulative preferred

Vernon-Woodberry

Mountain

Jan

"5%
35%

1

2%
5%

Jan

6

~5%

1

24%

-

Jan

23%

common

preferred series C

Metal

Jan

25

34%

Loan

Clemens

6%

9

Jan

5%

100

Society com class A
Montgomery Ward & Co class A
Moody Investors participation pfd
Morris Plan Corp of America.

Mt

Jan

34%

preferred
100
cumul preferred series B__100

4.50%

Feb

8Vb
22 3%

24%

cumulative

4.80%
Monroe

31

800

1,200

—•

Molybdenite Corp (Can) Ltd
Molybdenum Corp
Monongahela Power Co—
4.40%

Jan

8%
24%

23

1

Mining Corp of Canada
Pwr

23%

50

50c

common

convertible preferred

Minnesota

,29
8%

50c

Co

Refineries

Wohl

4 % %

•

Abrasive

Piping

5

15

& Co

Industrial Enterprises

dividend shares

non-cum

Mid-West

—60c

*
*

,

Inc

International

Jan

7,400

1

common
Ltd class A

Horn

Hubbell

4 v

25c

Hofmann Industries Inc

Hollinger Consol Gold Mines

Holly
Corporation
Holly Stores Inc

$2

Feb

728%

1%

2.50

Class A

3%

15% 16%

1

Higbie Mfg Co common

900

28

1 %

*

3%

16

__

Henry Holt & Co common

;

28%

1

Hastings Mfg Co
Hathaway Bakeries Inc
Havana Lithographing Co
Hazel

3%

2

_

Midland Steel Products—

:

*

H
; Hall Lamp Co

Co

138%

1,880

134

Jan

138 3/s

Feb

2%

2%

1,700

2

Feb

2%

Jan

8'A

400

8

Feb

10%

Jan

21,500

2V2

Jan

3%

Feb

137

50c

_2%

2%

8%
23/4

>—25c

41%

39 y8

423/8

13,400

38%

Feb

43

Jan

1

16%

16%

17%

4,200

16%

Feb

19

Jan

*

34

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

(1022)

Monday, February 27, 1956

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE
-

Friday
STOCKS

,

American Stock Exchange

Bale Price

Pacific Coal & Oils Ltd

of Prices

New Park Mining Co...
New Process Co common

1

Superior Oils.——

New

York

Co

Auction

.....—

Feb

16

Jan

64

Jan

Serrick Corp class B

12%

Jan

Jan

2%

57%

12 %

12%

200

12

Jan

2%

2%

7,100

2

NT

Feb

3

Jan

6%

7%

4,100

6%

Jan

8%

Jan

11%

Feb

•

of

14%

Jan

42%

300

41

Feb

46'A

Jan

43

50

42

Feb

46'A

Jan

49%

50'/4

200

49%

Jan

50%

Feb

4%

12,000

4%

Jan

5,800

9%

Jan

11%

—50

—25

1%

4%

11%

10%

•

—

•:

102%
5%

2%

2%

7

■■:7

Feb

90%

Feb

Jan

103%

Jan

4'A

Jan

6%

Feb

4,400

Jan

2%

Jan

Jan

Servo

Corp

common

J

Ohio Brass Co class B

Ohio

Power

Okalta

Okonite
Old

4%% preferred

Oils

Company

Town

Corp

Olympic Radio

14%

54

110%

&

15

52%

Jan

| 56

Jan

111%

100

2%

1,000

Jan

675

69'va Jan

ft

108%

70

71

5%

1

1

,

Feb
Jan

2-ft Jan
72 V?

Jan

Feb

6%

Jan

Jan

6%

Jan

9%

Feb

~7%

1

24%

~8%

16%

119%

16%

75

1,800

105

Jan

122%

Feb

100

23

Jan

24%

Jan

24%

23%

6%

4,300

16%

Jan

18

Feb

Jan

5%

preferred
redeemable 1st

4lo

Products

6%

redeemable

4.80%
4.50%
4.36%

Pacific

1st

pfd series A

Signal

Oil &

Class
Silex

Co

$3

Singer

Smith

red

1st

Soss

$4.40 dividend
$4.75

cum

preferred
preferred

dividend

Power

&

Israel

Oil

5 %

pfd

Jan

31%

Feb

28%

28%

Feb

28%

Jan

4.48 %

28%

Feb

29'A

Jan

29%

Jan

4.32%
4.08 'To

•

(C A)

Jan

Southland

105

Jan

106%

Jan

Spear

100%

Jan

101%

Feb

Spencer

100

1,010

2 V'a

2%

3,300

12%

13%

14,700

109'% 109%

50

2%
13

1

'

mum

"

.

•

1%

2

12%
107

1%

Feb

Jan

1%

Jan

1%

Feb

2%

Jan

4%

Feb

5% Jan

Jan

5"%

Jan

14%
14%

Jan

Jan

Feb

10%

Jan

1%

19,900

10,200

II

5%

.

Oils

fc

14%

14%

14%

1.000

13%

14 Va

13%

14%

1,000

13

8%

8%

8%

1,300

2

Minerals

Gold

l

shares—10s
i
1

Piper Aircraft Corp common
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Pittsburgh Railways Co

1

50
•

Pleasant Valley Wine Co
Scale common
Rico

'

8'A

2,800

7

Jan

8%

Feb

6%

300

6

Jan

7

Feb

'
'

19%

6%

Jan

7%

1,400

6

Jan

6%

Feb

1,800

3%

Jan

4'A

Feb

24%

22

24%

6,300

19%

Jan

26%

Co

20c

Powdrell & Alexander common—
Power Corp of Canada common—

2.50

13%
102

"w

1.800

"l%

Jan

111

Jan

13%

3,000

12%

Jan

14%

Jan

102

1,150

103%

99%

107%

Jan

7%

7%

700

7%

Jan

7"%

Jan

X5%

7%

x6%

700

5

Feb

x6 %

Feb

27

Jan

Feb

Lambert Co
Prentice-Hall Inc common

""

•

2%

2%

2%

'

25%

'

5,000

2%

Feb

2%

Jan

X22% x23 %

22%

700

8%

1,100

7%

Feb

—•

55%

Jan

58

53

Feb

56%

22

Feb

25%

Jan

8%

Jan

'

'

——

xll%

Feb

12 %

38%

28%

38%

57,500

19%

Jan

38%

1

7%

7%

7%

6,100

6"%

Jan

8

1

2%

2%

2%

15,500

2

Jan

2%

Providence

•

7

■

——

•

Jan

37

Feb

11%

11%

12%

600

11%

Jan

12%

Jan

•

17%

17%

17%

3,800

16%

Jan

18%

Jan

39

38 Va

39%

5,100

37%

Feb

40%

Feb

4%

Jan

4%

Jan

20

£1

Mills

3%

3%

"4%

"4%

3%

7,300

2%

Feb

3%

Jan

5

2,600

~4%

Feb

5%

Jan

•
1

1

8%

500

9

8%

1

10%

10

10%

1,100

12.50

35%

34%

35%

4,300

25

56

27%

8%

Jan

9%

Feb

9

Jan

10%

Jan

Jan

35%

Feb

33%

25
25

Corp__2

54

30

54

Feb

58%

Jan

27%

700

27

Feb

28

Jan

46%
■:

Feb

46"%

Jan

-r.'-'"' 7-:

':;;a

43%

43%

2,800

41%

Jan

44%

Jan

25%

25

Inc

56

27%

25

26%

600

25%

Feb

27

Jan

25%

25%

100

24%

Jan

25%

Jan

8

8

15%

100

15%

7%

Jan

300

14%

Jan

16%

.,5%

2

Feb

5%

5

9

74

Jan

68

Jan

Jan
Jan

Feb

Jan

4%

Jan

•

Corp

1

5%

Standard Forgings Corp

1

Standard

Factors

Standard Industries Inc.,
Standard

Oil

(Ky)

10

Packaging Corp
preferred—.
Standard Power & Light common:
Common

Standard

class

B

18%

Corp...
Steel Co of Canada ordinary...
—

5%

Feb

Feb

18%

Jan

20,200

Jan

4"%

Jan

61%

500

9%

18,300

33%

350

16%

19

Co

(J B)

(S)

Common......

Co

&

66%

Jan

Feb

9%

Jan
Jan

Jan

34

Jan

12,900

16%

Jan

19

Feb

18%

2,100

16%

Feb

18%

Feb

1,700

16%

Jan

19%

5%

5%

1,100

4%

Jan

6%

Feb

5

5

5%

800

5

Feb

5%

Jan

3%

3%

3%

1,100

3%

Jan

3%

Jan

57%

Jan

60%

Feb

5%

Jan

6%

Jan

16%

16%

400

16%

Feb

18%

Jan

16%

17

300

16 Va

13

13

•

*

8%

5%

16%

Feb

Jan

^18

100

12%

Feb

13

3%

3%

3%

800

3%

Jan

3%

Jan

4%

4

4%

24,100

4

Feb

5%

Jan

31

Jan

'

rnirn m.

————.1
Corp (Del)—_—10c

(Hugo) Corp
Shop Inc

56%
32

18%

common.——;——*

Stinnes

3

17

Corporation————5
&

Sterling Inc
Sterling Precision

Stroock

Jan

16%

18%

'

.—1

Sterling Aluminum Products common.5
Sterling Brewers Inc......———il

Stop &

4%

400

'

1

(The)

Jan

2,700

9

32%

18%

;.——.1

Corp.:

Standard Tube class B

(A)

1

Jan

Jan

3%

61

9%

1

Co

Standard-Thomson

32%

5%
5%
29

Jan

5%

3%

61

1
10
—•

....

...

Products

Starrett

3%

27

17%

5%
17

50c

Convertible

'

'

Jan
Jan

32%

32%

100

—5

20

20

21%

1,400

17% Jan

21%

Feb

—1

60

59%

60 %

875

57%

Feb

62 %

Jan

—*

19

19

19 %

Feb

.

.'1

common:

—

—

32%

Feb

900

18%

Jan

4%

4%

4%

15,300

3"%

Jan

10%

10%

10%

400

9

Jan

12

Feb

17

17

17'/a

600

16%

Feb

18%

Jan

—*

Ray Drug common.
Sunrise Supermarkets Corp
Superior Portland Cement Inc

19 Va

1

25c

Corporation

Sun

45%

44

45%

200

43

Jan

45%

Feb

1

4"%

Feb

Superior Tool & Die Co

1

7%

6%

7%

101.200

4 %

Jan

7%

Feb

Swan

Finch

5

8%

7%

8Va

39,700

6%

Jan

8%

Feb

Talon

Inc class

8

16%

16%

16%

300

15%

Feb

17%

Jan

5

15 Va

15%

15%

2,100

15

Feb

16%

Jan

7

26%

25%

26%

4,700

24%

Jan

26%

Feb

1

11%

11%

11%

9,200

11%

Jan

12%

Jan

25c

1ft

1%

1%

21,700

%

Jan

1%

Oil

Corp

Feb

A Jan

•

Feb

Class

B

13%

Feb

16 %

Jan

Technicolor

10%

1,000

10 Va

Feb

10%

Feb

Texas

Calgary
Power

Feb

104%

67

ii

101

68

;

*

62%

200
1

-

■■4L

30%

•

mm

'

'

30%

100

,

n

Electric Co common
Inc

common

Co

Light

&

pfd

$4.56

Jan

Thiokol

Jan

Thompson-Starrett

30%

Feb

Corp

Tilo

Tishman

Tobacco

Feb

31 Va

2,000

27%

Jan

31%

Jan

29'A

27

23%

Jan

29%

Feb

4%

Jan

10c

lo

29%

10,600

3%

4%

11,700

3%

11%

4

11%

12%

1,200

11%

1,700

Feb
Feb "

14

Feb

29%

Jan

20

common

Inc

Realty & Construction

28%

27%

28%

25c

24 %

24%

25

200

24

25%

Feb

1

Corporation
Roofing

110%

30

Inc

Co

Thorofare Markets Inc..
•

Jan

31

preferred

70c convertible

Feb

109%

5

Thew Shovel Co common

Chemical

.*

1

Jan

17

Jan

Jan

common

72

Jan

16%

27%

A

common

14%

13%

Tampa

Thor

Quebec Power Co

35%

5

Feb

10%

__

100

100

17

10%

5

37

700

Jan

17

10

Jan

37

1

27%

14%

16

100
com

Jan

"5%

Texas

4%% cumulative preferred

Puget Sound Pulp & Timber
Pyle-National Co common
Pyrene C-O Two Corp

1%

%

27%

2,ioq
1,800

17

1

Gas

Public Service of Colorado—

Feb

Jan

i'V

1

1

Jan

Jan

8%
■

2.50

Progress Mfg Co. Inc
Prosperity Co class B

5

~5%

"

■

Inc

Feb

29%

Dredging Corp common
preferred

Jan

8%

•

Preston East Dome Mines Ltd
Producers Corp of Nevada

Jan

4%

Jan

"5%

Stylon

700

1

Stetson

Hi!
13'A

"ill

*

&

Jan

Feb

4%

4%

Feb

—

—t

10
25c

Feb

Va

26

convertible

Steel Parts

7,700

4

1
20

$1.60

Stein

4%

35

Jan

Feb

6%

Feb

5%

Feb

7%

34'A

Feb

21

4 %

200

4%

Jan

6%

35

34%

800

Feb

4%

34%

t

—

•

5%

2%

3'/a

Jan

5

18%

7%

3 i3(i

Jan

Feb
Jan

31%

5'/8

18,200

21

Jan

27

29%

2,800

1

Jan

7%

35%

1,200

33

Feb

60

2 i*

x3l%

4%

Jan

A

3

Jan

Feb

Feb

Feb

Jan

43%

4%

4%

4%

105%

Jan

43

400

57"%

58 %

Jan

•'

4%

300

57%

Jan

104%

30
■

4%

——

57%

110%

4%

1,700

„

'

.

Telephone

8

6%

8%
——

1

Pneumatic

Mining Co

Jan

6%
loo

Ltd

Jan

'

1
pesos

common

Mines

8%

Feb

25%

•

Standard

l

Amer

Jan

1

1

Corp

Ltd

79

Jan

102%

1,300

1

Standard

1%

53,400

Jan

4%

400

Co

Jan

Feb

70%

Jan

9%

Company

Jan

110

Jan

4

Shoe

2%

Jan

10%

68

200

3,900
.

32'A

32%

25

Co

Royalty

X31

Jan

Jan

600

4%

104% 104%

X31%

preferred
preferred

California

13%

Jan

Jan

104%

Feb
Jan
Jan

4,100

Pipe Line

&

9Vz
22

%

Corp
Stahl-Meyer Inc—

78%

__

1%

4%

2.50

Johnson

M

104 %

1%

Co

Pierce Governor

R

Feb

4%

Phillips Screw Co

P

102%

2

Philippine Long Dist Tel Co„_10
Phillips Packing Co

Pratt

20

2

Peruvian

Porto

Southern

106%

10%
70

104% 107%

Petroleum

Southern Materials

Feb

1%

Pep Boys (The)..
1
Pepperell Manufacturing Co (Mass)
20
Perfect Circle Corp
2.50

Polaris

Southern

Jan

4%

Canada Ltd

Traffic

Pioneer

Jan

26%
103 %

1 Bol

B

of

Pinchin

27%

Feb

100% 101 %

106

preference

cumulative

Jan

106
100 %

9%
69%
4

preferred
preference

cumulative

25%

Leo

Jan

Edison—

convertible

102%

103

8%
21%

28%

common

convertible

90

103

1,900

%

preferred

1,300

Jan

9 %

28%

common

cumulative

26%

lo

Parkersburg-Aetna

original

27

26%

8%

«

Corp common
Oil Co

26%

200

6%

28%

I

25%

V

2 Bol

vtc

vtc

Paper

102% 103%

„

26%
102%

Jan

r

Feb

40c

common

California

4.56%

100

common

Parker Pen Co class A

Penn

29%

1

(C A) Amer share
Paramount Motors Corp
Park Chemical
Company.
Class

200
300

•

Pentepec Oil

Patino

30%

1

Light

Pancoastal Petroleum
Pan

30%
28%

.•

Pacific Petroleums Ltd

Page-Hersey Tubes

Penn

—.

♦

$4.36 div preferred
Pacific Northern Airlines
Pacific

Coast

28%

•

5%

700

8%

Jan

500 fr

preferred

Manufacturing

South

5%

25

Jan

5%

Publications—

Corp

4.88%

25

preferred—

Lighting $4.50 preferred

Corp

Shares

(Howard)

Feb

Jan

Feb

12%

5%

69%

Skiatron Electronics & Telviv Corp__10c
Sonotone

Jan

28%

2%

Jan

x5%

.10

2

Manufacturing Co Ltd—
dep rets ord registered

Amer

37%

>

A

Simpson's Ltd common
Singer Manufacturing Co

34

300

Jan

11%

%

l

Precision

convertible

Jan

300

class

common

Simplicity Pattern

Jan

28%

1%

300

'

2

American

33

28%

19,8u0
22,600

7

*

Co

Smunons-Boardman

35%

28%

Jan

8%

•

•

Ltd

Gas

Creek

300

28%

Canada

of

B

2,700

28%

25

common

100

Sicks- Breweries

37%

28%

Jan

'

•

Corp of America class A

33%

25

Jan

16

2"%

|2%
12

■

Shoe

36%

—25

red 1st preferred
red 1st pfd

7%
12

*

Inc

Sherwin-Williams

33%

■

13%

Jan

8%

20c

preferred

36%

25

Jan

14 Va

'

Sherwin-Wiliiams

33%

25

12%

800

14%

1%

x5

5

25

preferred

8%
2

1

25

1st

5%

14 %

12

Denn Mining
Shawinigan Water & Power

Southern

1st pfd

Inc

common—

Shattu'ck

South

Pacific Gs
Gas Si Electric 6%
5 % %
1st preferred

High

Jan

600

12%

w-

1

.

Sherman

Jan

117% 119%

8%
'16%

O'ekiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares.lOs
Securities

Jan

5%

700

5%

7

Television Inc

3%

6%

70%

1

Omar Inc

Overseas

Jan

110%

109
2

25

common
common

Jan

56

ftOo

40c cumulative
preferred—

2%
12%

250

13%

56

100

Ltd

2,200
12,100

3

14%

•

common

2%

3

50a

.

Low

2%
13

——

Simca

Company

Ogden Corp

12%

1

—

America—,

Leather

Silver

Oceanic Oil

of

Servomecnanisms

Seton

Jan

5 %
12

2%

7 2,400

2 Vis

v

101%

110

4%

102

102%
4%

••

90

I'im-im''..

pfd— .100

America

Class A

12

—50

.

Northern Ind Pub Serv 4V*%

Corp

10,700

41

42

12%

1

RR Co

Penn

12%

42%

.10c

Northeast Airlines

■

2

15

Feb

Range Since Jan. 1

High

■

•

1U0

Jan

liS

1

A. —10

class

Cement

——

1,100

ft

Shares

"

84

Jan

81

'

43

Corp—

—

2 ft

'

—

for Week

Low

1

15%

—

Jan

T,

B

North American Rayon $3 pfd
North Canadian Oils Ltd
North

Jan

3%

Jan

Securities Corp General—
foeeman Bros Inc.

:,/~2A

ft

'

'

j

—10

————

American

Nuclear

2%

6,900

Jan

7%

Mines

Norden-Ketay
Class

11,400

Par

High
2

Feb

Sales

Range

Bale Price

15%

2

Lites -Inc..—

North

1%

Week's

oi Prices

Last

American Stock Exchange

feeiby Shoe Co—
—12.50
fientinel Radio Corp common—..
_—l
Sentry Safety Control——
—10c

■

•

New York Merchandise—

Noma

Friday..

Low

3

;

—1

common

ENDED FEBRUARY 24

Range Since Jan. 1

Sharea

1%

2%

2%

WEEK

STOCKS

High

1%

Honduras Rosario..— IllO

&

Nipissing

1%

_•

New

New York

Low

_20c

FOR

-

for Week

Range

Par
New

•

Sales

Week'*

Last

12%

12% x!3%

800

12

Jftn

13%

Jan

1

17'A

17%

600

17 Va

Feb

19

Jan

200

1%

Feb

x2

Jan

70

70

70%

200

63%

8

8%

3,500

100 % 101 %

Railway & Utility Investment A
Rath Packing Co common
Raymond Concrete Pile common

100

7%

Feb

Feb

Amer

10

25%

25%

25%

400

25 %

26%

Jan

Amer

•

31%

30%

31%

1,700

deposit rets def registered—5s

29%

Jan

32%

Jan

Reading

-1

14%

14%

14%

100

14%

Feb

15%

Jan

23%

24 %

600

Todd Shipyard Corp
Toklan Oil Corp
Toledo

22%

22%

700

Jar)

Jan

Security Trust Co Ltd—
deposit rets ord registered—£1

Feb

17%

26%

Tube

Corp

common

$1.25

Reda
Rels

conv
preferred
Pump Co
(Robert) & Co

20

Reliance

Oil

Remington

&

Arms

Rlce-Stix

Inc

Inc

25%

Jan

23

Jan

1%

1

1 %

600

1

Jan

1%

Jan

Trans

1%

1%

1%

10,100

1%

Jan

1%

Jan

5

40

11%

Oils
Corp

38%

40

800

38"%

Feb

x42 %

Jan

Trans

10%.

.

11%

5,600

10%

Feb

11%

Jan

Tri-Continental

8%

8%

8%

4,300

jjoo

7

7

7%

300

i

3

3

3%

1,600

3%

2,400

Lux

Jan

59%

Jan

True

7%

Jan

8%

Jan

Jan

8%

Jan

3%
3%

Feb

Feb

9%

Jan

275

100%

Feb

102

Jan

2%

4,700

2%

Feb

2%

Feb

4%

4%

4%

500

4%

Feb

5 Vis

Jan

2%

111

2%

17,600

li1

Jan

2ft

Feb
Jan

3%

3%

700

3

Feb

3%

11

10%

11%

59,700

9%

Jan

11%

Feb

30%

30 "A

100

29%

Feb

32

Jan

32

32

32

20

31 %

Feb

32

Jan

Feb

99%

70%

Jan

2%

warrants

Feb

Jan
Feb

2%

Jan

8

Jan

2%

1%

1

Trunz Inc

7

101 %

8%

1.25
1

Ltd

Empire

1%

20
70c
100

class A—10c

Caribbean Airways

59

"I—IIII

Argentine Mining Co

Edison 4%%

Trans

21%

common

preferred
Tonopah Mining of Nevada—_

22%

*

Richmond Radiator
Rico

Feb

Feb

1

i

Engineering

Co

x23

8

Ii

:

Corp

Electric

8

50c

—;

—

Reiter-Foster

8

1

•

Corp

Temper

*

Rio Grande Valley Gas Co—

(Texas Corp)

vtc

Vtc

to Jan

extended

Rochester Gas & Elec

1965—1II"11

3

4%

pfd F

3

3%

97

100

97

20

2"%
96

Rolls Royce Ltd—

Royalite
Russell

Field

Oil

Russeks

'-'w—

14%

'

Feb

16%

Jan

5

Union

Investment

Union

Stock

Ave common

5

26%

25%

26%

25%

Jan

29%

Feb

13%

13

13%

1,900

12%

Jan

14%

Jan

12%

12%

13

2,100

12%

Feb

14

Jan

5

Jan

5%

Jan

United

5%

7,100

4%

Feb

5%

Jan

United

1.25

Company

—

5

1
1

4%

900

—

United

Salem-Brosius

400

30%

Feb

Jan

United

Milk

600

3%

Feb

4%

Jan

United

Molasses

6

100

5% Feb

6%

Jan

common

Inc

l

86

2.50

Milling Co

Ltd

82%

5%

5%

86

5%

1,900

80

Jan

pfd

5%

Amer

series

20

pfd 4% % series
Cum pfd 4.40% series
Bapphir? Petroleums Ltd

Bchick

Bcullin

5%

Feb

5%

Feb

Feb

10%

Jan

Jan

24

Feb

3

common

J

RR

&

900

5%

Jan

6%

Feb

5%

Feb

7

Jan

46%

Jan

49

Jan

pop

na<rp




31,

Jan

B

Jan

8

Feb

5 Va

227 Va

Feb
Jan

2%

Feb

Jan

11%

Feb

Feb

58

Jan

52%

55 Va

37%

38

1

13%

13%

13

10c

2%

Co

1

9%

Feb

United

6%

6%

6%

1,500

6%

Feb

7%

Jan

Universal American Corp

Vitamin

Stores Corp

common

23%

24

900

22%

Jan

27%

Jan

Universal

Consolidated

40%

41%

1,300

37%

Jan

41"%

Feb

Universal

Insurance

2A

26,200

1%

Jan

2%

Jan

Universal

Products

18%

2,600

17%

Feb

21%

Jan

Utah-Idaho

Sugar..

Oil

common

50

12

Jan

14

Feb

Feb

2%

5,800

2 Va

Jan

2%

Jan

38 %

37%

38%

29,400

34%

Feb

40%

Jan

1,900

3%

Jan

17%

16%

17%

1,000

15 %

Jan

400

4%

Feb

2,700

2

3%

4

50c

4%

4%

25c

2%

2%

2%

4l
17%

Jan

Feb

5

Jan

Jan

2%

Jan

-

63

64%

600

55%

Jan

64%

Feb

31%

31 %

50

30 Va

Jan

31%

Feb

%

45 %

47%

4,000

41%

Jan

47%

Feb

4%

4%

4%

3,900

4%

Jan

5 '

Feb

10

5

39%

37% Jan

Jan

2%

4%

10

52%

Feb

200

15
Co

,

230

%

1

Corp

Reclaiming

States

Feb

5%

1

common

Conditioning Corp
class

Jan

8iS

7%

9,500

Jan

17%

350

53%

7

17%

7%

7%

10s

25

6,700

l

Feb

common——25

89,200

2

33

Shoe Machinery

9%

2%

Jan

7

3%

23%

Jan

1,500

A

•

6%
31%

26,600

7%

50c

13,600

11%

Specialities

Jan

Jan

500

7%
33

~2%

Rubber

United

7%

9%
129

Feb

9%

S

U

7%

Feb
Jan

5%

~1%

Foil

Feb

7%

32%

8%

116

11%

S

Feb

7%
33

10

3,800

"2%

Air

3%

200

6

10

S

21%

9

common..—25

U

Jan

•
_•

5%

Sharing
preferred

Preferred

2{£ Jan

9

126 % 126 Va

5%

1

8%

ft

9

—

100

Canal

Profit

l

Co

Airlines

f9«+notes

23%
20%

3

j

common

Western

United

N

U

—

For

300

6
—

Ltd—

Co

25c

Bcurry-Rainbow Oil Co Ltd
Seaboard

600

.20

1
Co

24

24

20

Inc

Steel

10%

Feb

Products

4

1

Corp

dep rets ord registered

United

Cum

Bavoy Cil Inc (Del)
Bayre & Fisher Brick

86%

9%

2,900

__8

Ban Diego Gas & Electric Co—
Cum

6%

,

5%

20

common..50c

Corp

4%

United
Bt Lawrence Corp Ltd

Asbestos
Elastic

33%

35

.

Omaha

of

Products

6

4Vi

Co.

YYards

Aircraft

4%

33

——

1
1

United

Carlos

6%
5%

•

*

Ltd

(The F C)

imL

1.50

i

Inc

Co

Fifth

___£1

Ryan Aeronautical Co
Ryan Consolidated Petroleum
Ryerson & Haynes common

ean

10c

Union Gas of Canada

'

dep rets ord reg
Cablle Corp common

Roosevelt

Company

Unexcelled Chemical Corp

American

Rome

u
Ulen Management

47

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.Volume 183

(1023)

35

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE

Friday
American Stock Exchange

Week's
Range

FOR

WEEK

Sale Price

of Prices
Low

American

Range Since Jan. 1

Shares

Low

High

Vinco

6%

5

86

•

30
4%

30
4%

Co
warrants

6%

Feb

Jan

84

Feb

88

Feb

Feb

31

Jan

5% Jan

Feb

4%

300

104

Jan

95

Jan

20c

9

Jan

Syndicate Inc

5%

Feb

8%

Jan

Jan

30%

Jan

9%
6%
29%

1

Corporation

10
•

Corp

9

16
5%

—

5%

1

4,000

10
6%
29%
16
5%

6%
28%

6,800
1,700
100
4,800

25
15 %

16%

Jan

47/a

A7s
A

Feb

Wagner Baking
7% preferred
Waitt

Bond

&

voting

ext

ctfs

Inc

(issue of Oct 1927)

(Republic of)
de

Janeiro

ARussian

Feb

Watch

Co

1

Webb

&

1.25

Western

—

*

Maryland Ry 7%

Amer

dep

&

Westmoreland

Coal
Inc

Shoe

4%
19 %

136%

Jan

3

Feb

5%%

convertible

Wichita

River

Wickes

Oil

(The)

Williams

(R

25

Wilson

133%

Feb

Wisconsin

Pwr

Lt

&

9,700

pfd

Woodley Petroleum
Wool worth

(F W)

100
1

and

—

'

60 %

_8

1,150

21%

3%s

Bethlehem

1

Steel

Edison

Boston

Chicago

6s

Aug

2%s

Transit

1970
1970

A

3%s

Authority

1st

of

N

listed

mortgage

A 1st

Eastern

Gas

Elmira

Lt

3%s

Ercole Marrelli

&

on

20

15

Total

10

First

Second

10

Indus-

Rail¬

Util¬

65

Indus¬

Grade

Grade

Util¬

trials

roads

ities

Stocks

trials

Rails

Rails

ities

100.03

97.90

99.23

100.23

97.95

99.43

100.11

98.11

99.42

98.18

99.44

Jan

37

-Stocks-

Feb

28 %

Jan

Jan

4%

Feb

700

13

Feb

16%

Jan

8%

300

7

Jan

fs

%

41,600

3V2

3%

400

3%

Jan

4%

Jan

15% 15%
105
105
13
13%
*8% 18%
58% 62

60
20

15%

Feb

17%

RR

Elec

A6%s

with Nov

A6%s

ex

Nov

4%
13%

111

3"%

y'j

Jan

12% Jan

13%

18%

100
2,200

f

Date

Feb

20%

Feb.

17——

477.05

158.83

169.45

97.83

101.50

Feb.

20.

476.46

159.28

64.93

169.48

93.02

101.52

Feb.

21—.—.

476.93

159.17

65.24

169.67

97.95

101.50

Feb.

22-

Feb.

—

-

-—

23

Feb

Jan

8%

Jan

Feb

2% Jan

55%

~1%

4,700

Sale Price

Friday's

Bid & Asked

*62%
*140

Date—

1940

1947

1. 87%

62%

63 %

Wed. Feb. 22

101%

AGesfuerel

Isarco

96 %

45

86%

Western

&

71%

10

69%

73

80.49 Dec

Low

68.05 Jan 18

with

A7s

ex

Midland

Nov

Nov

1940

1

1947

1

due

6%s

—

100%

mortgage

mortgage

96%
110

116

96%
116

*160%
*52

Mar-Now

6%%

52%

1

1964

June-Dec

101%

6

102% 102%

ex

Oct

1

1940

1947

1

Water

&

1960

coupon

28

Gas

Power

Co

Corp

6s

101%

147

148%

*100

Sapphire Petroleums Ltd 5s conv deb 1962_Jan-JwZj/

and

ref

2%s series

M

series

3s

B

1973

series D 1976

series

E

1978

series F

1979

Feb-Aug

Southern

California

Southern

Counties

Southwestern
Terni

Gas

———

.

Gas

Gas

3%s

—

103%
98%

April-Ocf
1971™Jan-July

1970_

(Calif.)

Electric

&

Hydro-Electric

3s

3'As

1970

3

90

99%

92

101%

Mon. Feb. 20

2,236,230

99%

Thurs. Feb. 23

2,916,880

94

96

Fri. Feb. 24

2,886,580

4,343,000
4,617,000

10,568,480

$16,556,000

Wed. Feb. 22

*99% 100%

99%
102%

103%

98%

98%

—.

98%

100%

United

Dye

1940

1947

1

95%

96%
96%
103
*100

Chemical

&

United Electric Service
A7s

with

A 7s

ex

Dec

Dec

99%

Total

Wasatch

1947

6s

*25

1956

June-Dec

95

coupon

94

96

32

1963

*103% 103%
*102% 103'A

West

June-Aug

Traction

June-Dec

1960

5s

Newspaper

A

Union

6s

78%

110

79'A

104% 110

103%

102%

~8

FntfrnX™

Friday
American

Stock

Interest
Period

Exchange

Last

Sale Price

Friday's

Bid & Asked

906,000

13,629,700

14,057,900

155,984,900

162,477,900

$17,474,000

Total

$15,640,400

$163,854,000

$176,259,600

78%

79%
105

104%

110

Transactions at the American Slock Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly
Stocks

Bonds
Sold

(Number

Range Since
Jan.

Domestic

of

1

Bonds

Shares)
Low

High

NO.

Low

High

20-year

7s

April

A20-year

7s

Jan

ABaden

1946

April-Oct
;

*80

Jan-July

*180

June-Dec

(Germany) 7s 1951
Valley 7s 1948

ACauca

A 6s

series

A

A 6s

series

B

Port

AGerman
AS

f

1939

AHanover
ALima

Cons

AMedellin

6%s

1947

of)

(Peru)
7s

(Plan

stamped




A)

111%

113

Feb-Aug

1951

2%s

3,000

108.000

4.000

128,000

20.000

4,000

102,000

$287,000

$115,000

$18,000

$420,000

917,837

3,266,856"

84

*111% 113

May-Now

1949

6%s stamped

'$82,000

124,000
78,000

Jan. 1 to

Week Ended Feb. 24

125%

22

Feb. 24

1955

1956

1955

1956

of

Shares

3,26G,856

5,042,420

27,947,079

47,987,307

$287,000

Stocks—No.

Germany—

6%s

1

—.

25

22
125

22

$7,000

$15,000
80.000
Holiday —

$60,000
25,000

$482,000

$1,844,000

$3,195,000

115,000

730,000

908,000

18,000

43,000

380,ono

Bonds

redeemed)

stamped

82
22

*117% 127

Jan-July

Bonds

Bondt

Bonds

_w

*80

Feb-Aug

1952

1947

(City

(Prov)

*86

June-Dec

7s

(20%

City

Maranhao

6s

Fri. Feb. 24

Total

April-Ocf

Waterways
Munic

190

Total

Corporate

753,325
706,385

Wed. Feb. 22
Thurs. Feo. 23-

>

Feb-Aug

1951

secured

AHanover
7s

1952

&

—

*70

Central Bk of German State & Prov Banks—

ADanzig

Tues. Feb. 21

*80

Jan-July

1947

Foreign

Foreign
Government

889,309

Mon. Feb. 20

Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)—
A

nnn

MffCM
7,821,100

16,556,000

Week's Range
or

+o

$^000
1,580,300

M000

Foreign Governments and Municipalities
BONDS

132,842,863

_

103%

104

*104% 107

Feb-Aug

1959

102%
12

84,700,012

11,502,390

Bonds

Railroad and Industrial

Jan-July

ser

$17,474,000
Jan. 1 to Feb. 24
1956
1955

1955

10,568,480

—

Foreien

June-Dec

Penn

98

-

+25

Washington Water Power 3%s 1964
Webb & Knapp Inc 5s debs 1974
Western

88

*100

1956

4,588,000
4,850,000

$12,000

$906,000

1956

Shares

Stocks—No. of

*100

Feb-Aug

coupon

deb 6s

Corp

1953—Feb-Aug

1953
1973—

-

•

—

Week Ended Feb. 24

96%
100

Co—

1940

1

1

coupon

coupon

—

99

101%

1

Aug

ex

Bond
Sales

$4,171,000
3,865,000

100%

103% 103%

—

129,000
—_—
Holiday
245,000
221,000
$12,000

3,736,000

98

71

Bonds

$311,000

$3,860,000

Totai

United States
Government
Bonds

Int'l
Bank

Bonds

Bonds

2,528,790

Tues. Feb. 21

Foreign

and Miscel.

98

100% 101%

*101%

Feb-Aug

+0.6

155.2

Railroad

Shares

Co—

A6%s with Aug 1
A6%s

+0.5

Number of

102
92

98

Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

3s

+1.2

348.1

Stocks

-

*99% 100%

Feb-Aug

3s

305.8

*95% 100

100%

Feb-Aug

1976

C

90

Mar-Sept
Jan-July

1973

+2.1

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

148% 148%
90

3 %s series A

+1.7

349.9*

324.7
304.2
342.0
283.5
143.6
265.6
284.8

Transactions ai the New York Slock Exchange

98%

101%

*93

Southern California Edison 3s 1965

+3.4

432.4
316.4

269 4

422.1
399.6
445.3
339.5
159.0
335.4
349.9

102

April-Oct

1998_Jan-J«ip

371.7

439.8

Low

335.4

High.

*25

3s,

%

101%
103%

101% 101%

1981—May-Now

3 %s

99%
102

97%

*99

1960

coupon

Service Electric

Harbor

1st

and Service
—

•New

^

+2.5

"

309.4

——

———

Finance

403.5

—-*

High

~

+2.1

323.3

384.4

Goods

Hydro-Electric Co—
with Oct.

A6%s

-—-—1955-1956

Change

322.9
156.2

Goods

Mining

101

99%

*99

_Jan-July

A6%s
Public

102%

95

Feb. 10, '56

__

100% 100%

Jan-July

100

101

104

*176%

.Jan-July
Aprll-Oet
April-Oct.

1968

1970

Piedmont

*101

96

98%

93%

12

:

330.1
413.4

Non-Durable

Trade,
99%

99

*94%

,May-Now

1963

to

3%s

99%

(1939=100):

follows

as

Composite

Utility

125

liq tr ctfs

April-Oct

Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s
3%s

are

Manufacturing
Durable

48%

54

*100

1952

1971

3s

year

Percent

113

industry
lows for the

1956, for composite and by major

compared with the preceding week and with highs and

Feb. 17 '56

*97
'

1952

coupon

coupon

extended

1st

groups

Transportation

RR

1953

Power

Safe

100%

prices based on the closing prices of the common

stocks for the week ended Feb. 17,
current

Jan-July

4%
1963
Power 3%s
1961

Valley

England

1st

98%

June-Dec

1970

4s

Nippon Electric Fower Co Ltd—
A 1st mortgage 6%s
1953—
Ohio

63

97

113

7

SEC Index of Stock Prices
The SEC index of stock

*25

Altalian Power Realization Trust

New

61 %

1

Hydro-Electric Co—

A 7s

Range for 1955

High

81.08

24

*100

,

RR

Holiday
81.10

Feb.

89%

1

-

17

78.87 Jan 23

98%

87%

63

1961—Mar-Sept
1967——Jan-July

81.46 Feb

—

142

30

98%

May-Nou

1953

debs

6s

Guantanamo

High
Low

80.94

1023/4

142

27

98

»

1953

debs

conv

21___

65

98%

1953——>May-JVop

-

Finland Residential Mtge Bank 5s

Flying Tiger Line 5%s

i

80.96

20

Feb.

High

63

tl00%

coupon

coupon

Averages

Fri.

Low

71%

98%

100.08

Range for 1956

Closing

Feb.

Jan. 1

NO.

150

97%

87%

High

102%

102

102%

V'.—.

101.53

97.98

170.87

65.44

Holiday

(35 Stocks)
Compiled by National Quotation Bureau, Inc.

Range Since

Sold

Holiday

Over-the-Gounter Industrial Slock

Tues.
Bonds

■

Thurs. Feb. 23—

Mar-Sept

1956

40

Jan

Week's Range
or

64.90

159.88

481.50

—_

Feb

Jan

62%

May-Nov
——May

1993—,
1993

Total

Bonds

Feb

105

Jan

104

Feb

9

i7tr Jan

450
.

2

Last

Jan-July

1965

5s

Mtge Co-

1

1

B

10

Jan

.

June-Dec

1978

-Bonds—
10

Jan

Jan-July

A

series

4s

Fuel

&

Water

series

4s

mortgage

Averages

30

Division—

J

'

'

.

daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds
the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co.:

Delaware Lack & Western RR—

Lackawanna

Trans¬

r

Jan

Jan

25%

Jun-Dec
June-Bee
Quar-Feb

1998

series

range),

22

20 Va

200
500

Period

inc debs 1994

Appalachian Elec Power

year's

y Ex-rights, z Ex-liquidating dividend.
transacted during current week.

Jan

26

Interest

Exchange

4s

being

Jan

25%
- 4%

Low

Pump

sales

no

24%

50

Friday

&

prices;

45v

Jan

lj|

BONDS

Amer Steel

f Ex-liquidating
(not included in

Jan

8

•

Stock

range),
d Eic-interest.
distribution,
g Ex-stock

the

are

Mon.

American

6%

year's

Feb

5s
£l

Ltd

Hargreaves

asked

Stock and Bond
Below

Ltd—

deposit receipts
6% preference
Wright

13

2

American

5%

20%

12%

3%

15%

common

% Jan

-ft Jan

23%

8

1

4%%

range),

transaction

11

certificates of deposit ; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬
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.

Jan

Feb

13%

25

Wood Newspaper Machine
WoodallTndustries Inc

,

(not included in

Jan

140

11%

%

1

preferred

bid

Jan

5%

800

8

Ltd

year's

6%

5%

5%

(not included in year's range), x Ex-dividend,

Jan

104

12

--

& Co

Brothers-common

5%

4%

1

5

Petroleums

Wilrich

in

Under-the-rule

56%
37 %

5

Jan

11%

—

Corp

n

37

Jan

37

12

Corp

C)

—

1

preferred

included

(not

h Ex-principal,

transaction

54%

24

Jan

3%

Jan

110

143

Jan

5

Jan

2%

Jan

1

Mfg

White's Auto Stores Inc

5%

76

5%

.

A Bonds

Feb

2% Jan

Jan

%

22 %
21%

2314

10

Weyenberg

transaction

55%
37

5%

45

20

Westmoreland

Deferred delivery

a

54%

being traded flat.
§Reported in receivership.

2

com—•

Stationary

value,

*Friday's

102%

102

„

$36%

June-Dec

for cash

High

Abbreviations used above—"cod,"

102%

i3«

%

Is

ord shares

rets

Tablet

55

2012—Jan-July
Jan-July

Feb

3%

Western Stockholders Invest Ltd—
Western

2s

Jan

135%

135

action

Jan

Feb

15%

*43%

-Jan-July

A)
1919

23

100

1

(Plan
6%s

21%

l7/a Jan

32,500
40
200
70

5»3s

135%

1st pfd__100

2%

2

Feb

Odd-lot

dividend,

102% 102%

102%

Mar-Sept

Jan

3

139% 140

—

pfd

Ltd

Leaseholds

2,300
400

3
3
102% 104

—

100

Manufacturing

West Texas Utilities 4.40%
Western

2%
139%

*

preference

Wentworth

—

10c

Knapp Inc

series

$6

40c

1,500
5,700

3%
17%

3%
16%

June-Dec

Jan

Jan

20

2%

21

2

110

Jan

18

650

5%

Jan

3%

400

23

20 %

2

3%

Corp

4%

.1,200

3%

22%

21

1

common

5%

3%

3%

23

———30

Ward Baking. Co warrants

Wasatch

5%

5% Jan

1

*60

June-Dec

1921

par

Jan.

Low

*65

April-Ocf

1931

1997

1

stmpd

Government

A5%s

High

No.

—

Sinking fund 3s Jan
Rio

Range Since

Sold

*65

Afay-Nov

1947
is

Bonds

Friday's

or

Bid & Asked

■>

5% Jan

Jan

108

1

$2 cumulative preferred
Wallace & Tiernan Inc
Waltham

5%

•
100

4%

—

—

Exchange

Mortgage Bank of Chile

Peru

a

•

Co_

Sale Price

Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 1972
Parana stamped (Plan A)
2%i 2008

10% Jan

w
Aircraft

Last

Period

Mortgage Bank of Bogota—
A7s (issue of May 1927)
1947

♦No

Waco

Interest

Low

29%

90

100

Stock

High

1

Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Co
Vogt Manufacturing
Vulcan Silver-Lead

6V2

700

88

Steel

Industries

Venezuelan Petroleum
Venezuela

6%

preferred

convertible

$4

Vanadium-Alloys
Van Norman

6%

Week's Range

Friday
BONDS

V
1

24

FEBRUARY

for Week

Par

Valspar Corp common

ENDED

Sales

Last

STOCKS

1958
2008

Mar-Sept

*72%

75%

73%
155

*154

76

155%

*71

May-Now

*43%

June-Dec

*70

Foreign government

Foreign corporate
—

43%

43%
Total.

nnn

oi;k

r\nr\

i

TO

nnn

2,216,000
720,000
<t«

101

nnn

36

The Commercial an(LFinancial Chronicle

(1024)

...

Monday, February 27, 1956

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
RANGE

Boston Stock
Sale Price
Par

American Motors Corp
American

Tel

Anaconda

Company

Boston

&

100

Tel

5%

Maine

&

Pers

Boston

cumulative preferred
JJass St Ry Co
6% cumulative preferred cl B
Eastern Steamship Lines Inc

First National Stores Inc
General Electric (new;

_

N

Tel

Y

&

Tel

H

N

Corp

RR

United

Fruit

United

S

26 ¥>

59'/a

Feb

40 3/4

107

Feb

115

Ford Building:

Jan

14%.

130

Jan

14%

148

53 %

Jan

61 %

172

44%

Feb

51%

Feb

12¥B

Feb

18%

642

15 ¥8

Jan

18%

80%

60

80%

Feb

80'%

Feb

75c

5

%

Jan

%

Jan

29%

75

26

Jan

29%

Feb

33

25

31%

Feb

34

Jan

Feb

291

54%

Feb

60

Detroit Stock

2,236

52%

Jan

58%

40%

44

10

4%
393%

114%

Jan

126%

6b ¥4

Jan

761%

170

12%

Jan

13%

Jan

17%
1383/8

Feb

23%

40

22%

Feb

2%

2%

1,600

2¥s

Feb

53%

53 3A

120

51%

Feb

49%,

Feb

52

Feb

25 ¥e

22%
9%

Feb

24

130

Feb

10

Feb

243/s

Jan

120

56

Feb

470

23%

Jan

27%

Jan

22%

2,573

51

Jan

54%. Jan

480

53

Feb

573/4

26%
21%

220

51%

53 ¥4

53%

53

55

55%

240

51%

Jan

55%

61

112

56%

Jan

613/4

Jan

14

Jan

15

Jan

56%

Feb

60 ¥s

Jan

14%
'59

14%

20

58

•

59-%

1,525

Inc

Kaiser

Kinsel

Cincinnati Stock
Friday
STOCKS

Week's

Last

Par

American

Laundry

Low

20

Baldwin

34

34

190

21

34

Burger Brewing

Low

28%
21

10

70

Davis

Prophet

27

28%

Feb

32 %

Jan

35

Jan

Sherman

Feb

23

Jan

Cincinnati

Gas

Preferred

Electric

8.50

com

100

Cincinnati
Cincinnati

Transit

Formica

Co

•

Art

Products

25%

Jan

28

Feb

126

59

Feb

64%

Jan

387

26%

Jan

27%

Jan

Universal

102%

U

S

Gamble

|

Allied

American

52%

47

47%

118

43%

Jan

48%

40%

Avco

51%

52

40%

Jan

15

Feb

15%

Feb

ACF

51%

Jan

52%

Jan

ACF

913

78

Feb

&

51%

Jan

56%

23 %

25

106

22%

Feb

25

Feb

67%

67%

50

62%

Jan

68%

Jan

22%

Jan

22%

40

21 ¥2

Feb

22%

202

179%

Jan

186%

55

77%

77%

Feb

83 %

50

75%

71%

75%

100

65%

Jan

75%

49%

53

423

47

Feb

55%

Mfg

17%

17%

17%

100

15%

Feb

17%

17%

17

17%

151

15%

Jan

17%

Feb

Feb

3

Bethlehem

1

Steel

7%

71/4

7%

324

6%

Jan

7%

13%

14%

50

13 %

Feb

14"%

2%

1,400

1%

Feb

2%

50

147%

Feb

159%

16

16

16%

15%

Jan

16%

—

57%

57'A

16

53%

Jan

57%

73%

83

72% Feb

86%

Cities

10

59

59

50

55%

60%

City

Products

Columbia

•

Gas

30%

Dayton
Dow

Du

Power &

Light Co

7

Chemical

5

Pont

Motors

Greyhound

new

International

Tel

Liggett & Myers
Loew's

Tel

&

Tobacco

Co

Montgomery
National
National

Co

Ward

Cash

&

Co

Inc

Lead

New

York

Pan

Central

Airway
Pennsylvania RR
Pepsi-Cola
Pure

Oil

Radio

Jan

623/4

Feb

215%

Jan

232%

Jan

Jan

81%

Feb

Feb

34

Feb

Jan

5874

class

B

680

Ashland
-

Vacuum

43%

45%

423/4

Feb

463/8

Jan

14%

15

141/8

Feb

15

Jan

Baltimore

331/3

225

36%

Jan

38¥a

Feb

Bandinl

32

32

20

Jan

33

Jan

60

29¥8
673/s

Standard

Brands

Standard

Oil

Bankline

Oil

725/8

Feb

Barker

187/s

Jan

22%

Feb

34 ¥a

Jan

3G¥4

Jan

Basin

Beckman

„

89

89

__

351/2

38i/a

85

Jan

94%

Jan

122

34 ¥e

Feb

38%

Feb

25

81 %

81%

10

78%

Jan

843%

Jan

42%

42%

73

403/s

Jan

473/8

Jan

90

18%

19 %

163/B

Jan

19 %

Feb

23%

23%

23%

50

223/4

Feb

25¥a

Jan

—

22%

22%

74

20%

Jan

22¥4

Feb

38
at

Jan
3/,

.Tori

44

Feb

Standard Oil (Ohio)

10

Studebaker

10

Sunray Oil

!

_

Union Carbide

16%

For footnotes

12%
10
see

page




45.

Jan

250

31¥4

Jan

4

691

33/4

Jan

4%

Jan

18

145

17 ¥8

Feb

18%

Jan

27%

Feb

4%

100

4%

Jan

4%

Jan

9%

694

9%

Feb

10%

Jan

%

Jan

13%

Feb

21

32%

Jan

357/8

Jan

Bell

Bros

Oil

Corp

Co

Aircraft

Bendix

Calif__'_;_

of

Corp

Aviation

(Un)

Blue

Mammoth
Diamond

Corp

_

Oil
Inc

Co

_

Corp

729

63 ¥2

Feb

69 ¥2

Feb

15

15

110

143/4

Jan

15 ¥a

Jan

8

245

8¥a

Jan

73/4 Jan
a__

___

¥

Feb

51%

51%

515

1,345

78

373

213/4

Jan

a—

50

Jan

179 ¥2

22%
51 ¥2

Jan

Feb

Jan

186

Feb

78

Feb

83

Jan

Jan

51¥a

Jan

78

639

a483s a49%

225

47 ¥a

74%

865.

673/4 Jan

74 ¥2

a65% a65%

60

71

Feb

71 ¥2

Feb

52 %

360

47

Feb

52¥a

Jan

17

17

390

16

Feb

17 ¥a

16%

173/4

1,070

15¥a

Jan

al47¥a al46 %al47%

176

142 ¥2

Jan

V'
"

74%

74%

50

'

.

Feb

;.17%

(Un)

43

¥8

Jan

Budget

Jan

533/8

Feb

7%

preferred

60c

a37 % a377/8

37«/» Jan

39 ¥8

a42%

a42 % a42 ¥4

12

42 ¥a

Feb

42%

Feb

7%

973

6¥b

Jan

7 ¥2

Feb

I

Burlington

7%

-7%

Plan

14%

8%

14%

525

13 ¥4

Feb

15 ¥2

45%

160

43 ¥2

Jan

45 ¥a

5%

57/B

6,037

3¥s

Jan

6

8 »/4

81/2

255

73/a

20 ¥4

104

20 ¥2

Jan

22

50c

60c

5,950

25c

Jan

70c

8%

Jan

Jan

Jan
Feb
Feb

20 ¥4
60C

Feb

Jan
Feb

9%

9'/4

120

Jan

10

Jan

28 3/s

28%

287/a

430

27

Jan

30 ¥2

Jan

9¥a

24%

24V4

100

24

Feb

24 ¥2

55%

56¥a

407

50%

Jan

565/g „Feb

2

2¥a

14,190

154%

1513,4 1541/2

Jan

976

123/4

Jan

13¥a

«27c

6,500

26c

Feb

32c

l\%

1,033

15¥8

Feb

17¥a

Jan

73 ¥2
4

7

385

70¥a

Jan

77

Jan

4,427

3 ¥4

Jan

3¥4

,4b
al5% al6 % .«

a60

"43%

267

20%

a__

Feb
•

—

Feb
Jan

4¥a

Jan

16 ¥4

Jan

a—

—

351

.

413/4

Feb

44

Feb

200

17¥a

20%

20%

50c

16

40

a59¥4 a60%
43V2
43%

17%

17

Feb

19 ¥a

Jan

197/b

Jan

21 ¥2

Jan

231

8

a8¥s

a9

33

10%

10%

101/4

256

10¥4

Jan

10 ¥2

Feb

-10%

_

(Un)

162

137/a

15 ¥8

•

5
__

Feb

Feb

Feb

26c

15 ¥b

3

1
com

146

2%

13%

2

_

263

l3/4 Jan

Pa*-

-10

„

_

Industries

200

451/8

14%

5%"

convertible preferred—

Finance

Jan

Feb
Jan

a377/8

4

al6Vs

Jan

Companv

17 3A

148

2%

,

Jan

Feb

40

22%

1833/4 1843/4

1843/4

15

(Un)

483/4

1033/4

69%

!,v

•

(Un)

(Un).

Borg-Warner

39%

10

Feb

67 ¥4

56%

Corp

14334

109% 109%

46 ¥2

8

•

_

6

10¥s

10%

290

97/'s

Jan

10 ¥2

Feb

16

16

277

15 ¥4

Feb

16%

Jan

—

a30% a31 i/a

122

29 ¥a

Jan

29¥a

Jan

a42 %

a42 a42 %

46

a__

90

a—

-

—

1

8

Jan

Jan

Jan
Feb

Jan

Jan

26c

S8

10

17 ¥2

45

Mining

26

58

Feb

Feb

225

III-2
Black

53 %

24%

Jan

24¥s

17

23%

46

1

41%

Feb

105 ¥4

Feb

70

3

Consol Mining (Un)
Bethlehem Steel Corp (Un)

53

Jan

Feb

Feb

72

50c

(Un)

Benguet

41%

Jan

Feb

8 ¥2
a__

—

432

22%

1

153% 154%

9

4¥a

Jan

46

__20c

Instruments

Stores

47%

Jan

7¥4

46

10

Broadway-Hale

22 %

3%

27

—1

Budd

10

Feb

24 ¥a

al04%al05%

3

common
Cons

Feb

149

Jan

Jan

1

Feb

9%

Jan

1.40

387/a

25

_100

70%

24%

21

69%

1

—13

60

9%

Feb
Jan

Feb

160

-5':

(Un)

Jan

23%

193/4
95c

36¥a

25¥a

/'=¥

5

Jan

__

220

25¥b

._10

563/8

24

a
a

al8% al93/8

10

(Un)—

641/4

Feb

High

—

—

Jan

70%
24¥a

(Un).—50

(Un)

67

53

a—

101

(Un)

40

Feb

a—

75

200

72

a!9%

25

.

60

50 ¥4

38

Feb

•

(Un)

68%

220

Low

15 % al5%

67

^

..loo

,

58%

Feb

Range Since Jan. 1

High

a20% a20¥8

—10

68%

1573/4

Shares

475

Stores

Jan

32%

312

Feb

for Week

72

Bond

533/4

32%

51%

Jan

46%

Sales

Week's

a__

1

Feb

57%

Feb

7

143/4

Feb

11

Chica

Feb

51%

55%

45%

205

Bolsa

43%

50

51 Va

4

250

400

Jan

85

51%

__

600

1,305

46%

8%

48%

47%

57%

7

137/a

4 %

5

51%

„

Steel___

Westlnghouse
Woolworth (F W)

Feb

14%

8%

Boeing Airplane (Un)

45%

•

9%

Feb

4 %

Jan

—

__

Jan

Jan

al09al09%

447/8

47%

__

46

8

565

Co

Barnhart-Morrow

20

154%

Jan

40%

11%

10,700

1

Feb

10

36%

74

15

Feb
Jan

1.20

Co

68 %

22%

36%

44%

25

Feb

l3/a

13%

387/s

RR (Un)_

Ohio

&

Petroleum

22%

44

*

(Ind)

3%

Feb

a64 % a643/4

«

(Un)_.

new

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton

67%

__

Jan

Feb

1.10

(Un)

Refining Co

36%

44%

Standard Oil (N J)
New (when issued)

&

_±

60

'■/

3/8

28

of Trices

a
—.

50

(Ill)

II

__

1,225

3
1

11%

7,195

Range

'

*

(Un)

Manufacturing Corp

375/3

140

15

Corp

Refining Co
Corp (Un)—

Atlas
Avco

14%

43%

«

1,947

9%
11%

6%

.__25

Atlantic

45%

41%

3

Feb

Jan

46%

'

—10

(Un)

Co.

Oil

Borden
new

Co

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

37%

43 ¥2

*

7¥4
3

"

&

—

'

Jan

3

Jan
Feb

133/4

>v

-.—5

Tobacco

Tel

&

American Viscose

Feb

*

Tobacco

Smelting & Ref
Tel

American

Feb

53

•

(R J)

Sears, Roebuck

US

57%

66

5

Sinclair

Socony

215

48 ¥4

33¥a

1

Steel

Reynolds

Jan

77%

50

Corporation

Republic

45

68

_____33¥aC

new

American

American

Anaconda Co.

185

•

._.

Anderson-Prichard Oil (Un)
Armco Steel
Corp (Un)

62%

__

Feb

7

2%

'

Feb

228

*

2%

755
210

38%

(Un)

Feb

58%

5

American

200

7%

103 % 103%

(Un)
class B

SS

Jan

81%

•

Corp

Chem

&

Radiator &

30

34

•

Register

Motors

Potash

American

16%

57%

*

2¥a

2%

15

(Un)

31

33%

♦

L)

Co

Jan

60%

,

Jan

Low

.12%

Jan

50

7

5 137/8
.

_

(Un)_

Jan

80%

25

Inc

(Glen

30%

Co

15%

223% 225%

•

Feb

4¥a

9%

2

26%

58%

_•

7¥4

Feb

4%

X

36

34

3

,

Jan

"1.20

(Un)

70

81 %

1%

Corp

International Harvester1

7

3%

a20¥8

Corp (Un)_

157/a

5

Electric

General

50

Jan

5

Federated Department Stores

Jan

180

200

4

4;

•

30

47%

__

225%

5¥a

18

..2%

_

Inc

Arma

Cyanamid

Armour

10

Eastman Kodak Co

30%

70

47%

„

5

General

Martin

30

Jan

7%

28

.1

15"%

__

1

19% Jan

3 %

46

10

_

(Un)

29%

__

•

Curtiss-Wright

4%

38%

(Un)

Can

American

Feb

__

Jan

325

874

Broadcasting Para Thea (Un)__1

Amer

Jan

Service

Feb

13%

4%

44%

9%

American & Foreign Power (Un)

Feb

72%

Ltd

Bosch

American

Jan

25

__

23

Feb

*

(Un)

American

Jan

2

__

1

25

Jan
Jan

13

_1

Mining

Mfg

Airlines

Amer

Feb

153 % 153%

♦

Burlington Mills
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corp

Juneau Gold

American

Jan

__

18

19%

130

10c

American

Feb

14%

Peso

592
200

13%

983

4

25

(Un)__

Corp (Un)
Chemical & Dye

Aluminium

Feb

78

13

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
Benguet Mining

18 ¥b
21 ¥4

1,313

-2%

_

Co

Allis-Chalmers

Jan

1

Jan

Angeles Stock Exchange

Inc(Un)

Corp
Corp

Reduction

Allied

Feb

52"%

5

Oil

Jan

11%

10

_

Wrigley Stores (Un)

Industries

Alaska

Feb

10

Co

Feb

l¥4

1,100

Last

Alleghany

Jan

183% 134%

__

2%

Jan

3%

Par
Brill

Admiral

__

25

(new)

.

Feb

102

V.' ■/-/'' /-v.// /•;• •/

22%

Jan

1%

13/8

Friday

94%

63

134%

2

600

3

Sale Trice

120

53

100

Telegraph

1,000

46

STOCKS

1,709

24%

1

2%

1%

127/a

\

1

_

Jan

114

52%

5

Mining

Armco Steel

Ashland

15%

52

10

Radiator

American Telephone &
American Tobacco
Co

Armour

40%

99% 102

__

Jan

l¥a

_1

_

Feb

40%

:;

Jan

5%

ll¥a

10

_

Feb

■>,/"'

2¥e

Jan

7%

3

_1

.

.

Los

Jan

15

—*

_

Prods

Feb

Feb

15

••

Feb

5

Feb

Feb

102

■

_

_

Feb

Air

Airlines

Anaconda

10

40%

Aeco

Cyanamid

American

5%

Feb

Feb

Stocks—

Stores

Amer

Jan

8%
36%
47

50
,

Unlisted

5%

5

162

106

*

Printing preferred

Feb

2%

190

Jan

73

25

common

88

91

271

40 %

&

76

Feb

Feb

48

47%

(new)

-

40%

100%

114

*

Procter

5%
9

5

541

47

*

Rapid

.

9

90

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8,209

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Feb

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Jan

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63

260

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Gerity Michigan Corp
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25

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2,180

652

Feb

100

*

com

Oil Co of Calif

21

21

1,380

46%

25

com

(Un)

Feb

36%

Feb

57

*

Oil_

Corp

Fox

Century

Jan

a

3%

21%

Jan

57

IS

Co

47%

Jan

Feb

23% Jan

—2

19

.

Jan

19

Feb

23%

81

Feb

Feb

18%

95
770

Jan

45

49%

4,577

3%

3 i3B

32%

Feb
Feb

Feb

Jan

327%

31

42%

al9% al9%

______♦

Products

110

a__

51%

1

Corp

110

72

/:

45%

51%

1

Airlines—

292

531

Jan

75%

28%

28%

350

75

_—5

Inc

Assoc

World

Jan

1.00

90c

87 %c Jan

Jan

87%c87V2c

87 %c

15c

preferred

100

4,200

Jan

51%

10

(Un)
(Un)

American

232

217%

Jan

Jan

10

*

Gulf Sulphur

35 Vb

Jan

8%

745

Feb

44%

33c

20%

3

Feb

41V*

50% Feb

common__10

(Un)

Prod

140

3/

9%

141

a46% a46%

Sylvania

567

2

8% Jan

1,100

Jan

5

(Un)

M'd-fmtinent

645

26

Jan

10

10%

Jan

10

424

31%^3iy2
a31%i'a31%.

8%

a8V2

46%
9%

_5

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22

26ys:j26%
al87%i a20

43% Feb

5Q

t

Packard

Feb

'

"'51.36'

Jan

980

Jan

40c

38%

47

1

(Un)

Webster Inc

Stone &

Feb

66

a9%

50G

-

Corn

Jan

a

68%

46%

'

114%

Feb

a9%

47

5

(Un)

(Ohio)

Warner

65%

10

i

w

Co

Feb

120

2V2

(Un)

(Indiana)

common

Standard Oil

87%

7%

2

Standard

Feb

Jan

45%

50c

Standard

Feb

79

37%

37%

__1

Jan

25c

458

a38% a38%

a38%

Service

37 Va

63

Jan

87%

17%

17%

50
10

(Un)

Feb

Jan

45 y4

a44 a45 V*

•

Jan

63

33 %

Feb

10%

5

32%

50

Feb

44%

a8V2

1

Corp

Co

32

56

a43 a437/s

a45%

91

a45

87%

a43%

(Un)

Co

Public

Feb

a66% a68 %

*

Railway

Jan

Jan

a44 Va

2

255

8888'/2

paec

38%

a61% a64 %
a32 a327/s

38%
a64y8
a32%
a45
87%

—25

33%, v:?4%

1

see

23

(Un)

Jan

•

footnotes

Jan

Feb

Petroleum

25

Mt

For

Jan

25%

21

preferred class A__,

Feb

Montgomery, Ward & Co (Un)
Co

96%

Jan

350

pfd

22%

220

Diablo

Feb

23%

23

._25
6%

630

44%! 45%

45%

95%

410

22%

33%

*

Ltd

Co

£4V2

25%'*

2

__^

(Un)

310

a23 a23"%

;

Brands

5

Chemical

Mcntana-Dakota Utilities

34%

a97 a99 V*

a23%

Oil Co of Calif__

899

Monsanto

33%

a98%

25

Southern Company
Southern Pacific

Jan

—50

5

Standard

21

__

(Un)

35%

1

48%/*j49%

__

Feb

25

21 %„5

_io

31%

3

Standard

1.20

•

(Un)

& Co

(Glenn

Menasco

49%

Corp

Magna vox Co (Un)___.
McKesson

1.30

.

fP)

__

19% Feb

_l

Feb

8% @8%
15% i'15%
a67V4 a68%

—

a68%

_10c

Co_____

Inc

Lorillard

Macy

Aircraft

7

25

Jan

;

Jan

21%^21%
al24ai,126%
46%; >£7%

—

a!26y2
47 %

16%

1

39 %

33 -38%
3%.-'t 3%

38%

1,090

18 %

19 V*

1.40

58%

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1

19 %

1

Feb

i

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Corp

Jan

45

1

Jan

39c

48y4

136 %

Jan

20

35

a88'>86%
46'%/i48%

a88y2

Jan

42%

1

57

9'$

•__

*

135%

70

(Un)

630

10

10

(Un)

Laughlin Steel (Un)

63

1

266

168

—

Feb

136 136 %

a42% a42 %

1

58

__

•

Co

Johns-Manville
Jones &

7%

101

;

2*%

7

a80% a80%

__

Jan

Feb

——50
33y3c
1
12%
3
5
*

(Un)

Jan

Jan

101

class A

30

8,508

28 %

50

1

Gas

Calif

Jan

101

preferred

Southern

28%

Jan

Co

Edison

Calif

200

26%

Co

4.88%

28% Feb

39 y8

preferred
preferred

Southern

Jan

Feb

Co

Calif

28 V*

356

1

4.48%

Jan

70

Aircraft

4.32%

Feb

3Q

Feb

20c

34 Va

1,180

,.h%

46%

33%

38%

7%

Jan

Jan

45%

Feb

25%

Inc

225

33%

160

Co

Oil

Jan

20

1,677

257%
39 V*

___;

Socony-Mobll

37

245

a28% a28'/4

Servomechanisms

Jan

Feb

36% Jan

36%

a33 % a33 V2

a33 Vz

Shell Oil Co

647/s

50%

39%

.•

Feb

Jan

1.02Q

36%

1

(Un)

60%

Jan

48%

50%

25%

old

Co

&

Jan

39 Va

38%

(Un)

227

111%'Hl%
__■■■'< 31%/s32%

•

Inc

23

Feb

25%

Co

w

Co

34% 'Jan

50

5
1

(Un)

Roebuck

Sears,

Feb

27

Oil

Feb

Feb

39

4

Fran

common

35%

20%

28%

5%
preferred
Sapphire Petroleums
Schenley Industries (Un)

New

110

—

1

Regis Paper Co (Un)
St Joseph Lead Co (Un)
San Diego Gas & Electric

Seaboard

475

1,681

a—

■

100

Incorporated
Ry Co (Un)

Stores

Louis-San

St

35

22

Jan

28%

St

Va'y- ,64 Va

38

«

Nickel Co (Can)

34%
20%

a38 % a39%

*

Signal Oil & Gas
Sinclair Oil Corp

19c

30%

36%

34y2

(Un)

Aeronautical

Jan

29 %; '30%

21c

25c

Interlake Iron Corp (Un)
International Harvester

Feb

(Un)

Dutch Petroleum

86%

a64 .'n a64

a64

Feb

54%

Rockwell Spring & Axle (Un)
Rohr
Aircraft
Com

Feb

.'/>

37 Va

Jan

Co

76%

/VI. 10
A? 9%

Jan

53%

Corp

85

23%

•

(Un)

Oil

Oil

| a85

38

35

190

(Un)_.

Manufacturing

2,300

58

475

(Un)__

Gas

29c

1.10

36%

(Un)

Corp

&

Ranch

Jan

a52% a54%

22
a38y2

Drug Inc
s
Reynolds (R J) Tob class B (Un)
Rice

Feb

3%

a537%

Aviation
(Un)
Pictures Corp (Un)
Oil

Reserve

Jan

2.70

—)

(Un)

Corp

Jan

Jan

24

740
397

38

30 Va

2%

25
*

(Un)

Theatres Corp

Radio

Jan

100

1.10

2%

5

43 Va

1,930

58,600

a—,.'

(Un)

RKO

"

Illinois

Co

4jl % Jan
Feb

Jan

187

2.50

.,52

25
25
—25
25

:

Incorporated

Oil

145

1,011

—6%

58%

a__

23%

Feb

44c

26%

1.75

Jan
Jan

73% Jan

1,100

(Un)

Co

43

110

25%

26%

25

Morris & Co (Un)
Phillips Petroleum Co (Un)

Safeway

Jan

% a24

72% Jan

Jan

3%
86

3

common

Finance

.S.3%

1

___.

&

Corp

42% ,42%

58

Inc

Foods

(Chas)

Ryan

Feb

4lc

Jan
Jan

101

(Un)

Scherlng

22 %

(Un)

Pfizer

Co

Seaboard

42%

1

Pepsi-Cola

Feb

4%

212

2.85

a52% a52%

*

Penney (J C) Co (Un)»
Pennsylvania Railroad (Un).

Rithfield

,10% Jan

Jan

42 Va

79%

Feb

3

.»8
10

Pictures

Paramount

Feb

23%

-12%

2.45

5

common

Oil

Jan

a255/8

Corp

a77%
26%

790
603

Feb
Jan

33%

Jan

3

83%

a74% a77%

*

Pan American World Air

287/s

Jan

21c

2.90

82%

.

2%
47

a527%

(Un)

Tel common

35%

.5

._

&

Western

64

50c

Corp

Electronics

Tel

Pacific

41

31 Va

31%

.25

.

Pacific

Jan

a37

33c

36c
3
837/2

pfd

Jan

91%'

92%

1

$4.36

Jan

14 Va

25

A

_

Hotels

Hoffman

RR

Ltg

—

41%- ,4i%

41%

•

4,700

common

Pacific

35%

1%

36C

...

1

pfd class A

38%

2%

32% Jan

preferred

Feb

a__

10

a35% a$5%

__

3

(Un)

Co

2%

1

(Un)

red

a47 a47%

a47%

*

5%

4.36%

Pacific Lighting

58

*

300

-

181

M

33%

:

617

64

12%

Elec

&

40 V*

a83

a85

*

(Un)

City Steel Co

.10
100

25

1

Great Lakes Oil & Chemical
Great
Northern RR
(Un)

.

7,256

38

33%

•

(Un)

preferred
5%%
preferred
5% red pfd

Jan

6%

1,935
.

45

27c'

Feb
Jan

6%

20%

53%

1.70G

2.65^42.75

lo

((Un)

Jan

Jan

a23%

a 24

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber

28 V*

Jan

43,'v

50c

common

Gas

Rheem

a__

a—

64%

10

Co

Jan

41%

_10

(Un)

Humor

14y8

Feb

V*-

2%
39%

Rexall

Jan

40

1

<
'

Pacific

a58% a59%

a59%

5

«

Feb

58

1

(Un)

2.35

40

a36 Va,#36 Va

10
2y2

Inc

Jan

4%/$4%;

5

(Un)
(Un)

(The) (Un)

Gimbel Bros
Gladden

Corp

Rubber

&

Products

Pabco

Jan

fa Jan

97

437/a.4l

143

912

Pacific Clay Products
Pacific
Finance
Corp

Republic Steel Corn

177

44%

2%

44y4

*

Chemical

Jan

'4a62

8

17

2%

43%

(Un)h;.:

Co

Mathieson

Feb

27%

•

Telephone

General

Gillette Co
'

1%

Oil

Ohio

Olin

15

1

17% Jan

16% Jan

17

1

22

20 %

675

17

Feb

a__

a__

44V*

(Un)

13

408

7%./H

10

a8%

8%

12

Co

Feb

545

a91% a94 %

al2% al2 %

1

Co

Jan

Feb

10c

(Un)

Oil

Edison

12%

Feb

a94%

Ohio

13%

150

S8%

Jan

Rayonier Inc (Un)

18

1

_»

common-

Service

General
<•

Calif

Oceanic

Jan

52

57%

9

1

Jan

611

<

Feb

Petroleum

40%

% liU

/ 58%

5

Occidental

Republic
Republic

60

a60%

Feb

a8%

50

1

13%

a417% a42%
a61%

52

(Un)

Jan

27%

3

Feb

Inc

Jan

18%

2

Dynamics Corp

Aircraft

13

103

1

common

Northrop

37%

660

19%

Pacific Ry

Northern

of America
Raytheon Mfg Co (Un)

a9%

2

52

Jan

44

a55%

a58

140

1

Feb

26%

1

10

a52% a54 %

(Un)

523/a

aliy2
a40 V*

50 Va

_1

Aviation

Jan

4,400

itj

Feb

Co

50%

a397/s

27

5

Oil

North American

Feb

275

2J

46%

Corporation

Norris

125

2.05

_1

(Un)

150

(Un)

Power

520

al2% ai$

50%

(Un)

62%

595

14%

14%

1

Niagara Mohawk

RR

Jan

20

13

5

Central

England

57%

37'/a a2

a

4

Jan

50 %

1
„_i50c

Elec System (Un)
Mining & Chemical

York

Phillip

338

.

Jan

22 y8

•

Idria

Jab

185

46

3

39%

Feb

1

New

Jan

205

J

Feb

21

f

New

Norcion

37%

322

(Un)

Inc

5Va

Feb

319

a79%

a82%

Theatres

Jan

85

44 Va

l

New

219

21%

1
10

National-U S Radiator

4%

a8%

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5

National

189

6S

a57%aSV_

10

Supply Co

543

83

61

a8%

National

High

38%

21%

(Un)
(Un)

Co

200

Tl

81
4%

62%

Gypsum

Phelps-Dodge Corp (Un)
Philco Corporation

'

«

—

Feb

1

General

Feb

14Va

1

General

30%
a—

15

Flying

'

Feb

32%

Fitzimmons

j Garrett

7%

203

15

Fedders-Quigan Corp (Un)

Food

Feb

210

(Un)

(Un)

ElectroData

Co

Jan

9%

Jan

15

Emerson Radio & Phonograph (Un)
Erie Railroad Co
(Un)

Flintkote

3%

a34% a3(4%

a34%

1

1

Ene

2% Jan
8 Va

250

50c

'

Fairchild

Jan

5,950

•

Nemours

Products

Corp

Jan

51%

3434

Labs

Auto-Lite

Eureka

58%

Jan

■»

_.

Inc_

Kodak Co

■v

Jan

48Va

Jan

(Un)

(Allen

Paso

Jan

537/8

:^b%

30%

1

Cc

Eastern Airlines Inc
'El

Jan

6

259

7 %.

50c

(Un)

Industries

(E

37

217

9%

1

5

Pont

"

Feb

58

2%

9%

_5

Dow

du

32%

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l

"t Eastman

Jan

a__

10

Ltd

Aircraft

DuMcnt

9'%

Feb

/5%

5%
57%

Douglas Oil Co of Calif
Dresser

8%

a35% a36%

25

(Un)

Chemical

Jan

Jan

50c

Inc

Feb

14%

28%

_5

1

41%

Jan

350

32%

30%

Jan

Feb

39

National

Low

38%

5

(Un).

Jan

16%
a__

14

220

5%

(Un)

24%

Feb

—^

39%

al00% aioi 14

—

22%

16% Jan
a__

353

al3%al3%

—

a36%

(Un)__'

(Un)

Records

a

1

Oil Co

Amer

Deere

•

a22% a23%

_25

t

Zellerbach

Decca

•

23%

32%

Publishing Co (Uni____
Curtiss-Wright Corp common (Un)

'

Feb
Jan

25

(Un)

Curtis

'

417/s
48%

5

(Un)_

Co

Cudahy Packing Co

4

Feb
Jan

_2

Crucible Steel Co (Un)__

<

41%

1

(Del)

Jan
i.Jan

47

20

com

(Un)

Co

(Un)__

Crestmont
Crown

(Unl

Steel

21

125

a

•

new

&

16%

Feb

a49%

50c

Corp
(Un)

Jan

19%

472

IV3

Foods

Power

16

247

•

Distillers

Range Since Jan. 1

Sales

High

__

48

47%

48

•

Consolidated Electrodynamics
Consumers

a

457

19 Va

a41% a42 %

25

(Un)

16%

16.

19'%

Consolidated

j

>

16

1

Co

Y

24'%

;

•

(Un)

Edison

Consol Edison

a

Jan

National

8hs*es

Low

—10

(Un)

National Biscuit Co

for Week

Week's

Par

High

Feb

51 y4

a27 a27%

25%

_i_l

:

1.25

25 %

1

Co

16%

19%
1.15

1

Cessna

Aircraft

10

a64 %

1

;

Low

70

a

•

(Un)

Range
•f Prices

Last

Range Since Jan. 1

19%

10

Caterpillaf Tractor (Un)
Ceianese

24

FEBRUARY

Sale Price

High

al6% al6%

12%

(Un)

Co

ENDED

STOCKS

Shares

Low

Par

WEEK

for Week

of Prices

Sale Pi ice

FOR

Sales

Range

Last

STOCKS

56%

23%
__

23%

a71% a71%

15

a40

80

19%

189

23%
a38

a

Jan
—

Jan
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29%

Jan

64 Va
a—

Jan

Feb
—

23% Feb
a__

31,

—

Feb

3

38

The Commercial and Financial

(1026)

Chronicle.Monday, February 27, 1956

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
RANGE

Lit

Angeles Stock Exchange (Cont)
STOCKS

Range

WEEK

FEBRUARY

ENDED

24

of Prices

Week'i

Friday
STOCKS

for Week
Shares

Last

Sale Price

FOR

Salee

Week'*

Friday

Last

Sale*

Range t

Sale Price

Range Since Jan. 1

of Prices

for Week

Range Since Jan. 1

Shares

"

Low

Air Lines

Western

20%

20%

20%

a21

30'A

58%
a51

Sit

Inc

—2.50

Western Union Teleg (Un)

(Un)_.

Wheeling Steel Corp
Wilson

Co

&

Woolworth

York

Cooperage class
Corp
(Un)

Feb

Greyhound

30%

1,145

29

Jan

31% Jan

Griesedieck

58%

908

57

Feb

60%

Feb

Gulf

a51

54

Feb

48%

Feb

Halllcrafters

36C

5,100

39c

Jan

46%
30c

Jan

Oil

Co

Corp

Helleman

Co

(G)

27

13%

Jan

14% Jan

47%

525

47%

Jan

58%

Jan

23%

Feb

23%

Feb

Heller

100

86%

Feb

95

Jan

Hupp

a90 a92%

Inland

•f Re rent-let tra mentions only

,J

Last

Par
Laboratories

Steel

Acme

Admiral

32%

600

30% Jan

32%

19%

20 Va

1,400

19% Feb

21% Jan

8%

600

8
8%

8%

100

57%

54%

57%

1,700

Jan

8% Jan

7% Jan
46

Jan

9

Jan

Jan

57% Feb

II20

71%

70%

71%

1,100

65% Jan"

71%

1

24%

23%

24%

1,900

22% Feb

24% Feb

1

26

25%

26

400

25% Jan

27

(Un)

Investment

12.50

Feb

Co

Machine & Foundry
American Motors Corp__
American

Rad &

Stand

San

5

(Un)

&

Co

(111)

&

Washer

Feb

26% Feb

8%

200

7% Jan

8,% Jan

Fe___L

23%

Jan

186%

Feb

51

300

17%

2,900

7%
17%

500

16%

—50

1,500

58%

17%

75

16%

17%

78%

71"%

59

13%

Feb

Corp

46%
6%

17%

17%

Feb

59%

Jan

300

140% Jan

150%

Jan

400

14

•15% Jan
55% Jan
12% Jan

37%

800

35% Jan

8%

7%

7%

7%

14

5% Jan

—3

5,300
5,300

6%

Feb

39%

;

Jan

9% Jan
7% Feb

Jan

13%

14%

69

70

200

61%

Jan

3

3

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145%

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32%

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5

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Lone

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7%

5

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——

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17%

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Jan

Feb
Jan

42%

Florida

•

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52%

15%
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30%

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Feb

285

1,563

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32%

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34

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31%

41

17

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41

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2
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25
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10

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120

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Jan

-

13 %

common

Jan

1

Corp

Dominguez Oil
Gas

72%

California

Feb

16%

Jan

31%

—

33%

1

Washington

Jan

5

Consolidated Natural Gas Co (Un)

16%

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Jan

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32%

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15%

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15

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Jan

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Jan

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Jan

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Co

Industries

Clorox

36%

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common

46%

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Jan

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Feb

474

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Jan

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Feb

5

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16

36%

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Jan

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Jan

34% Feb

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Jan

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5

33c

21% Jan

34%

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8%

7%

15% Jan

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15

Jan

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8%

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100

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43%

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Electric Storage Battery

27%

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Feb

25

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Feb

23

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Feb

1.80

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68%

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Campbell Soup Co

Jan

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28%

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61%

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19%

1,163

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39

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26% Jan

Feb

Jan

Jan

28

14

Feb

47

36%

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27

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83

Blair Holdings

59% Jan

186%

Jan

44%

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Bishop Oil Co

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Feb

25

240

14%

1

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Benguet Cons Mining (Un)
Bethlehem Steel (Un)

Jan

22

585

44%
68%

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Jan

25%
66%

10
5

Becknian

Co—

Common

Budd

54%

24%

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Bandini Petroleum

Low

Feb

44%

——*

Bailey Selburn Oil & Gas class A

Range Since Jan. 1

High

6.50

Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
Baltimore

Low

22%

Jan

for Week

Shares

1,300

Jan

Jan

Avco

Sales

Range
of Prices

Jan

110%

145%

Refining Co
Atlas Corp (Un)
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Philadelphia-Baltimore Slock Exchange
Friday

Feb

104%

Jan

172

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Sale Price

70%

Jan

65

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Jan

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50

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Feb

4% Feb

.

138

10

(111)

&

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108%

39%

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7%

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15% Jan
94% Jan
140%

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97% Feb

Feb

92%

37%

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Feb

33

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21

392

5

Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp (Un)
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Corp.(Un)

Jan

19%

700

Tobacco

American Viscose

16% Jan

14%

Youngstcwn Sheet & Tube

American

Feb

70%

20

(Un)

20%

500

68%

10

Power

Feb

87

39%

all2

12%

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65%

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200

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39%

148

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400

36%

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36%

23

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41%

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62

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28%

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54%

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15%

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Feb

6%

51%

59%

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Aluminium Ltd

Feb

200

—

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(Un)

Feb

65%

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Jan

3,400

26%
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58%

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41

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100

57

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71

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71

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60% Feb

55%

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30

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—

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Western Union Telegraph
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Whirlpool Seeger Corp
Wieboldt

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52 Va

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Webster-Chicago

White

28%

71

4

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103%

600

1,100

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500

29%

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Feb

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300

26

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Friday
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Jan

50%

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San Francisco Stock

14%

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24

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Trav-ler Radio Corp

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WEEK

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11%

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37,525

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Jan

38% Feb

10

86% Feb

S and

48 %

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84

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4.75#
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preferred
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Motors

82% Jan
114

48%

925

43% Feb

49%

39

731

35

Feb

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51%

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4,300

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55

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Feb

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41

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24

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58

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57

55

57

3,580

50

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57

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1

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.

8,666

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1,970

59%

Alabastine

Oil

$2.25

5,578

24

61 ¥4

common

preferred

$4.50

105 ¥2

23 ¥2

,

Industrial

Jan

24

3

;——|

A

Imperial

,

Steel Co of Canada common

Tuckett Tobacco 7%
United Steel Corp

0

Huuson Bay Mining

Husky

Jan

Feb

1%

Smith

$2.00

49

Jan

B

Howard

Feb

Power

22

;*

Ltd_

General Steel Wares

Class

46

_■.

Canada

Jan

100

class

110

•
.

Goodyear Tire 4% pfd inc
Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd
Oil

a45¥2 a45%

*

Canada

Dynamics

Home

a453/4

Southern

1

preferred

&

«

Feb

20

20

common

of

Lime

9

28 ¥2

35

a7

Corp

common

Gypsum,

Jan

1

Ltd

General

Jan

Southam Co

18 ¥a

1,943

—*

Co

ueneral

26 ¥2

Feb

33

250

!

Bakeries

Feb

17 ¥a

22

•

A

Canadian

General

25 ¥4

725

32%

50

Power

5%

125

17¥4

21 ¥2

5,150

com

Foundation
Co's

25 ¥2

17¥a

105 ¥2 105 ¥2

—*

Fraser

Gatineau

25 ¥2

17 ¥a

32%

•

Corp

25 ¥2
•

21%,:

•

Eddy Paper Co class A preferred
Players

Voting trust certificates
Simpsons Ltd

Jan

a__

Feb

_•

,

class

27

7%

Jan

23%

preferred

Duquis Freres

152

Feb

Feb

11%

Feb

Jan

21

Ltd

Bros

50

Feb

253/4

8

100

Dow Brewery Ltd
Du Pont of Canada

Jan

29

41

*

common

70

68 ¥4

435

24

*

preferred

Jan

69 ¥a

145

Jan

9%

common

3,252

69 ¥4

26 ¥2

Feb

*

,

Feb

70

common—*

86 ¥2

26

*

Chemical

100

50

•

preferred

Feb

145

Jan

9

Coal

Jan

100

50

25

20

Ltd

80

30

145

21

9

com

1,635

100

26 ¥2

75

104 ¥2

High

85¥4

100

•

900

—

Low

82 ¥2

100

pfd—100

Canada

2,904

7%

Range Since Jan. 1

High

common

22

21

common-—.

Low
85 ¥4

preferred
of

a8

*

&

Dominion Tar &

Eiectrolux

Feb

25

preferred

Dairies

Dominion

Famous

25

4%

Breweries

35 ¥2

2.50

6¥c

Dominion

7 ¥2%

400

26

Feb

A

Williams

34

—2

Dominion Foundries & Steel
Dominion Glass common

Donohue

Jan

*

.

Exploration
Dominion Bridge

7 7c

8

9 ¥2

•

_

Dome

Red

a—

100

920

Series

21 ¥2

*

Dominion

5

9
26¥t

•

Smelting

&

Glass

Dominion

al4

9

*

Class B

Distillers

al4
;

*

Mining

Corbys class

i

Sicks'

Jan

a7%

*
•

;

Equipment

Enterprises

Consumers

Sher

Feb

20%

22

——,_10

J)

(B

Combined

Feb

20%

Shares

•

pfd

Bhawinigan Water & Power

•

common

„—

Chrysler Corp

Cogblin

37

Jan

9%

Jan

a8

Companies

preferred

Farm

Jan

20 ¥2

9 ¥2

36

34 ¥2

Canadian Pacific Railway
2b
Canadian
Petrofina
Ltd
preferred—10
Canadian Vickers
-*
Cockshutt

35 ¥2

40

Feb

•

common

Locomotive

Canadian

350

Feb

19 ¥s

for Week

100

common.,

Flour I'/c

•

Industries

Canadian

36

36

33

Corp

St Lawrence

125

__

Canadian Hydrocarbons
Canadian

Lawrence

a20¥2 a20¥2

—

Canadian Fairbanks Morse common—*

St

Sales

Range
of Prices

Par

Feb

3,585

__

25

-—;

High

27

33

__

*

common

preferred

Low

125

__

—

•

Week's

Last
Sale Price

29 ¥2

19 ¥2

24

Range Since Jan. 1

19%

19¥2

25
25

—

Cellulose

&

FEBRUARY

Friday

Shares

105

_v

ENDED

STOCKS

High

Canadian Canners Ltd——33
Canadian

WEEK

29

.—100

preferred

FOR

Salea

for Week

20c

Jan

38c

5c

Jan

14 ¥2C

Feb

Jan

9.00

Jan

Jan

13c

Jan

2.45

Feb

2.90

Jan

Feb

10,000

12c

Jan

15C

Feb

101,500

10c

Jan

15c

Feb

9c

Feb

15c

Feb

1.06

Jan

1.20

Jan

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
42

..

(1030)

.Monday, February 27, 1956

CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

(Cont.)

Canadian Slock Exchange
'■

:'V'V

'y

Asbestos

Dominion

Ltd

Duvan Copper Co

El

Mines Ltd—

Sullivcn

East

Co Ltd
Mines Ltd

Asbestos

Eastern

Gold

Sol

Oil

Empire

—.

Minerals Inc

&

Metal Mines Ltd

Ltd

—

..

—

7,500

13c

Jan

43c

46,000

36%c

Feb

Feb

Westviile

Jan

Wilrich

Petroleums

Zenmac

Metal

29c
43c

17C

Feb

24c

uan

25c

Feb

29c

Jan

11%

80c

96,200

Jan

2,200

16c

35c

—

34c
23c

85c

3.95

5c

Feb

9c

19c

Jan

26c

525

3.00
6.35
1.46

14%

'

205,400

600

15%

Feb
Jan

5.95

Feb

Feb

6.45

Ltd_;

Mines

Gulch

———1

:

1.50

Feb

Feb

43c

Jan

18c

35,000

35c

35,500

28Vic

Ltd,—.—1

Mines

Gold

Hudscn-Rand

Ltd

■

35c

Jan

47c

29%

Feb

32

23c

13,850
200

15,900

Jan

41c

Jan

18c

40,400

Feb

10,500

22c
40c
15%c

35c
52c
17c

10,500

1.35

1.40

Jan

'

Feb

Mines

Iso Uranium

■,

.

,

700

4 Vi %

Jan

Feb

Jan

35c

Feb

39c

Feb

13 %c
1.29

-

Jan

52c

Jan

21c

Jan

22%

60,767

64c

85c

Jan

1.45

.

Jan

-

Feb

9c

1.35

1.35

500

29c

32c

19c

448,800
16,700

1.45

1.55

Jan

20c

28c

1.15

1.15

8c

30,000

1

17%

8c
17%

17'/2

Feb

1.40

4,400

1

1.22
8%c

Feb

25c

19,500

1

Jan

1.35

3,400

25c

Class

100

Kontiki

Lead

Kroy Oils Ltd
Labrador

&

Exploration

Feb

12 %c

Preferred

Feb

20c

Feb

Feb

1.00

Distillers

*

1.70

Jan

preferred
Amalgamated Larder

Jan

Amanda

Aluminium

Ltd

35c
2.00

36c

Jan

Jan

Jan

17%

Jan

23,700

28c

Jan

1

!

Ltd

Lead

1.16

20

Jan

Area

Feb

2.50

Arcan

Argus

40c

Monpas Mines Ltd—
Montgary Explorations

LaBine

Uranium

British

New

Dominion

Ltd

Jack

Jaculet
Jason

Lake

New

Pacific

New

Vlnray

Nickel

Rim

Jan

15 %

Jan

Jan

23%

Feb

B

Jan

1.40

Jan

Atlas

Feb

1.56

Jan

Atlin-Ruffner

9c

10c

17,500

7c

Jan

11 Vic

Jan

Aubelle

2.85

2.95

70,425

2.00

Jan

3.10

Jan

Aumacho

300

2.85

Jan

4.10

Feb

500

2.03

Jan

2.50

17,000

6c

Feb

29c

5,000

1,000

Jan

36c

Feb

15c

125

15c

Feb

20c

Jan

47c

63,125

34c

Jan

47c

Feb

Bank

52c

Oils

5,000

79c

84c

46,000

v

Pacific

Pater

Jan

2.00

Jan

Barnat
Barvue

14c

13c

15c

35,300

11c

Jan

16c

Jan

30c

28c

31c

62,600

23c

Jan—

2.25

2.45

1,400

1.39

Jan

2.45

Feb

Base

12 %c 14 %c

22,000

lOVic

Jan

14 %c

Feb

Baska

15%c

__

75c

84c

10,500

64c

Feb

83c

83c

1.00

26,200

70c

Feb

41c

41c

500

50c

48c

51c

81,300

2.12

2.05

2.15

17,700

1

31c

1

Ltd

1

37c

Jan

1.00

Jan

84c

1.00

3.40

Jan

11c 11 Vac

2,593

12c

Jan

Feb

24c

32c

Feb

Feb

200

Jan

8.25

Feb

54c

Feb

2.16
9.90

Feb
Jan

Jan

27c

Feb

Feb

57c

Jan

1,000

51c

20c
30c

51c

51c

Feb

Feb

13

550

12%

1.65

1.80

17,700

1.05

Jan

18c

20c

46,500

12Vic

Jan

1.50

1,000

1.50

Feb

1.68

Jan

18%c

Feb

26c

Jan

20c

Jan

27c

Feb

.

19c

18 Vic

20c

100,200

20 Vic

25c

48,400

Quebec Chibougamau Gold Fields Ltd .l
Quebec Copper Corp Ltd
1
Quebec Labrador Develop'mt Co Ltd—1
Quebec Lithium Corp
:
1

2.90

2.49

2.95

209,850

2.98

2.95

3.20

26,400

13c

i\vA

12c

14c

11%

12

Jan

13%
2.05
20c

Jan
Feb
Feb

2.00

Jan

2.95

Feb

2.65

Feb

3.35

Jan

27,500

lOVic

Jan

14%c

Jan

1,225

•

.11%

Feb

13%

Jan

l

gc

9c

12c

52,600

7c

Feb

14c

Jan

1

61c

50 Vic

62c

435,500

44c

Feb

63c

Jan

26

Feb

26%

Feb

R.idlore Uranium Mines Ltd-——
Rayrock Mines Ltd—

l

*

26%

26%
1.53

i.

26 Vi

1.53

I,050

1,000

1.53
2.14

2.14

2.14

200

•

Mines

Ltd

12

Feb

14%

52%

53

155

52

Jan

53 %

12%

12%

12%

104

12%

Feb

13%

Jan

1.60

1.55

1.60

30,250

1.44

Feb

1.98

Jan

25%

565

24%

25

27

Jan

igc

14c

19c

249,550

13Vic

7.90

700

7.75

Jan
Feb

Feb

1.60

Jan

2.CO

Jan

20c

18c

15c

14c

Feb

20c

Jan

605

60c

Feb

80c

Jan

48c

4,700

45c

Jan

65C

Feb

22%

23 %

2,695

21%

Jan

23%

Feb

54

54

133,650

65c

47c

23%

50

20c

64c

—

54 %

433

Feb

57%

53

7.80

1

iic

11c

12c

90,000

10c

Jan

Sladacona

13%c

Jan

*

36c

35c

36c

1,500

29 c

Feb

36c

35c

70c

2,645,240

15c

Jan

70c

Feb

42c

45c

50,700

41c

Jan

52c

Feb

50

13%

Feb

13%

Feb

50

13

Feb

14

Jan

13%

13%

13 %

13%

13%

13%

17%

17'/a

17%

1,595

24c

18c

25c

367,100

15c

15c

16c

24,300

9c

15c

1,020,100

8c

Jan

15c

345,525

36c

Feb

54c

Feb

38c

Feb

13 VaC

1

17%

Feb

19 VB

Jan

13C

Jan

25c

Feb

14%c

Jan

21 %c

Jan

33c

35c

40c

7,700

32c

Jan

45c

38c

28c

20 %c

38c

2,315,560

17 Vac

Jan

2.30

2.35

800

2.25

Jan

2.35

Jan

Feb

1

54c

9%c

9%c

13c

13,350

9c

Jan

13c

-1

13c

12c

14c

80,125

11c

Jan

17c

Feb

1

9.75

9.60

10 %

4,620

8.80

Jan

10%

Feb

26%

27%

1,025

Jan

27%

Feb

Bata

—

Metals

1.64

1.75

49%

49%

60%

60%

61

1

38c

38c

38c

500

33c

Feb

1

_

12c

12c

12c

2,000

,10c

Jan

25,800

90 Vac

Jan

*

I

92c

1

1.40
—

*

.

407

Feb

1.85
50

Jan

61%

Feb

40c

Jan

13c

Jan

1.09

Feb

91c

94c

1.42

6,850

1.35

4,320

12 Vac

Feb

3,900

2.40

;

Jan

15c

96c

1.04

116,275

44 %c

58c

324,650

14 %c 14 %c

9,100

80c

80c

500

80c

Feb

80c

Feb

1.65
25c

2.55
1.10

18%

II,475

15

Jan

18%

18 Vic 18 Vic

Oil

Sudbury
Sullivan
Tache

&

Cons

Tazin

Torbrit

Trans

1

Ltd

1

Mines

Mines

Tiblemont

_i

Ltd

Mines

Mines

Mines

1

Ltd

Mines

Contac;

Lake

Tandem

Gas

Iron

Ltd

1

Ltd

Fields

Ltd

:

Silver Mines Ltd

Mines

United

21c

26c

56.500

2,000

19c

22c

120,700

64c

72c

30,300

90c

95c

1,000

Corp

Ltd—.

IT

2.05

2.05

500

34c

34c

42c

144,700

25c

24c

26c

1

6.50

6.50

7.65

600

33c

31c

33c

4,000

1.67

1.67

200

35c

39c

31,600

36

36 %

400

2.45

2.60

56,500

1

Ltd

Mines

7

Ltd

fon+notPs

38c

•

H_1

Virginia Mining Corp
For

Jan

_•

Ltd

Lithium

Feb

5.75

64c

•

Ventures

18%c

Feb

19c

United

Valor

Feb

5.05

1

Ltd

Asbestos

18 %c

900

1

United Montauban Mines Ltd
Oils

1,000

1.25

Empire Oils Ltd:

kpp

paep




45.

2.55

Jan

5.60

IOV2C 10%c

1

8.70

5.55

•

Trebor Mines Ltd
Uddlen

24c

1

Ltd—_

Gold

5.60

1

Ltd

3,000

21c

Jan

32c

Bathurst

Power

Paper

&

class A

64

*

64

63%

466-

B

"

42

42

42

25

Beattie-uuquesne

1
*
1
0

1.55

1.50

1.62

96,953

Beatty Bros
Beaucage

—

Beaver

Lodge

Uranium.——-i

Beaver

Lumber

Belcher

Bell

•-

10 %C

Feb

13c

Jan

Jan

22c

Jan

85c

90c

Feb

1.00

Feb

14C

Feb

15 %C

Jan

Corp

Yukon

Feb

3.40

Jan

Jan

62c

67c

71c

Jan

20 %

325

Jan

20%

Jan

1.75

508,153

1.10

Feb

1.75

50%

50%

50%

6,104

49%

Feb

50%

Feb

15c

13 %c

15c

19,000

11c

Jan

15c

Jan

48c

45c

48c

10,711

45c

Feb

55c

Feb

13c

10 %C

13c

49,700

9%c

Jan

14c

Feb

2.61

2.50

2.65

19,226

2.50

Feb

1.45

1.50

4,100

16c

15c

19c

31,500

1.30

1.26

1.37

15,300

1
•

•

4,700

-

.

60c

-

20

1.45
14c

1.26

Feb

Jan

Feb

2.90

Feb

1.90

Jan

20c

1.65

2.06

Frb

20c

6.50
31c

1.67

50c

Feb

Jan

Feb

110

8

Jan

10

Feb

155

32

Jan

33%

Feb

3.50

3.35

3.50

36,900

3.60

Jan

44c

42c

46c

127,750

14c

14c 15 %c

34.150

10c

Jan

11 %c

Mines

Mines

11c 12 %c

15,000

10c

Jan

15c

30Vic

Jan

43c

11c

Jan

18c

Feb

3.00
40c

Feb
Feb

51c

Feb

Jan

8.10

Jan

40c

Jan

1.75

Jan

Jan

46c

Jan

Feb

37%

Feb

Jan

2.95

Feb

1.98

Feb

37c

41,400

14c

18c

580,725

*

5.70

5.00

5.75

3,870

4.90

Feb

6.00

Jan

Tank

•

6%

6%

7%

12,063

6%

Feb

7%

Jan

49

49

25

48 %

Jan

49 Vi

Jan

2.75

common

preferred

2.75

2.75

75

2.55

Jan

2.75

Jan

1.82

1.69

1.84

65,850

1.60

Jan

1.84

Feb

50

,

Ltd—j

1

Gairdner &
60 Wall

Company Inc.

Street, New York 5, N.Y.-WHitehall 4-7380

Canadian A filiate:

Gairdner &

Company Limited

Members:

Toronto Stock Exchange
Canadian Stock Exchange

Montreal Stock Exchange
Winnipeg Stock Exchange

Vancouver Stock Exchange
Wire system to all

30c

35%

Jan

31c

15c

Mines

Traction

Mines

Jan

15%c Feb

31c

1

Gold

Gold

Feb

33c

Jan

10
33 %

10

The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada

Feb

Jan

33%

10

50

Bralorne Mines

Brllund

Feb

33%

*

common

Cerium

Bouscadillac

&

2.23

1

—

Gold

Brazilian

Jan

8,100

1.24

Bordulac Mines

Boymar

7%

20%

65c

Bobjo Mines
Bonville

Feb

_1

1

Mines

Uranium—:

Bay

Ribbon

Rock

Feb

6%

1

.

Kirkland

Preferred
Blue

Jan

1.63

1.64

Warrants

Blue

Feb

43

Jan

•

.

Mines

Uranium

Bidgood

64 Vi

Jan

1.25

1
25

—

Ltd——

Mines

Bicroft

Jan

41

450

2.50

2.30

_*

common

Telephone

Bibis

7 %

7

63

Jan

Feb

Jan

Feb

61c

Feb

12c

12Vic

19c

Feb

Jan

Jan

1.50

Co

Mining

Bevcon

7%

Jan

2.05

Jan
Jan

77c

Feb

Stan well

Steep Rock

Mines

Jan

36 Vac

Feb

16

Gold

Feb

Jan

Jan

58%

1.36

2.55

14 %c

1.60

47%

12 Vac

57c

•

Ltd

Petroleums

1,045

1.02

•

Mines

5,600
•-

v

2.46

2.50

*

Mining

Uranium

25

49%

10

_10

Ltd

Co

'

Feb

aOc

igi/8

Standard

Feb

54c

Feb

Ltd

Jan

46c

——

Warrants

7.90

<1914i

Jan

1

Mines

Cons

Jan

l

Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd
Mines

Jan

1

Mines

Barymin

Bridge
Mines

290

Jan

-1

Warrants

Black

Refining Ltd
Quemont Mining Corp Ltd

Quebec Smelting

13%

13%

—

—

Beta Gamma Mines

1.50

18c

1

Ltd

Jan

1.77

7,500

24c

Development

44c

6,500
■

„.

1.65

1
Ltd__

13%

8%c Jan

Feb

41c

13

1

Ltd

8.75

30c
51c

1,

Mines

8.60

21c

8.75

1

l

Sherrltt-Gordon

Jan

-

10

Mines

50a

Ltd——

Mines

Gold

3.00

A

Mines

Feb

3.90

1

Crest

29,940

—

16 %c

Feb

Porcupine Prime Mines Ltd

Red

3.15

-50c

Bankfield

Feb

Pitt Gold Mining Co

Quebec Oil

3.00

,"

Baakeao

Jan

Ltd

Mines

Uranium

Jan

3.00

Oil & Gas class A

Feb

1

Mines

Mines

Panel Consol Uranium

Paramaque

1.71
6.15

-

Feb

1.50

34,000

1

Petroleums

Jan
Feb

Ltd

89c

2.40

15%c 16 %c

L__90c

Mines

Jan

1.55
5.80

—

52c

2,950

(Quebec) Ltd_l

Lake

1.00

6,800

2,300

Mines

Jan

142,050

Ltd

Osisko

Feb

1.65
6.00

—1

class

Jan

1.65

Opemiska Copper Mines
Gold

82c

Jan

42 %c

63c

3.90

Ltd

Uranium

77,046

<

1.60

1

40c

1.50

Orchan

Orenada

87c

82c

87c

*

Montreal

of

3.00

Ltd

(1945)

Okalta

Jan

Feb

_

Bank of Nova Scotia

Class
Obalski

108

Feb

*

Banff Oils

35c

1.55

1

Jan

Feb

Preferred

3.75

20c

•

64c

Mines

Bailey Selburn

Jan

10c

1

Ltd

Jan

5.80

Mines

Mines

66 Vic

Jan

52c

15c

Ltd

110

Jan

Resources

Mines

Feb

59 %c

Oils

Feb

32c

—

Bagamac

24c

60c

.

Jan

93
100

'

Feb

10c

29c

_1

9,629

Feb

10

168,200

•

Mines

Aumaque Gold
Gold

•

—

102% 107%

98

Feb

64c

*

River

Avillabona

3.35
2.50

8%c
59 %c

14c

4,620

Jan

8.05

1.62

Aunor

2.50

l

101

96%

5.90

Mines

Feb

1.45

3.35

_1

93%

Jan

37c

—

Yellowknife

82c

Ltd

920

Jan

19%

55c

*

*

1.40

16%c

Ltd

12,500

1.70

Feb

10

1.10

1

Ltd

98

8.50

Feb

21c

——

1,900

1

Jan

1.55

16%

-

Jan

—

36,500

10c

2,500

15c

»

Hardware

1.40

Jan

100

17%

10,500

Corp

1.22

83c

2.10

19c

Mines

1.40

Mines

Norvalie

Class

Ltd.—

Oils

Gold

1.10

700

Jan

16c

■

1.40

1.15

1.55

17

8.05

*

1.20

1.14

1.90

:

1.55

17% :

1

Atlas Steels

1

Norpax Oils & Mines Ltd_
Northlands

12

22%

46c

Ltd

Mines

Nocana Mines

Ashdown

:

2,450

-

Metals

Ltd

Mines

Mines

Feb

52c

Royran Copper Mines Ltd

New

3.55

1

!Ll_

Asbestos

Mines

Jan

_25c

Lafayette

Santiago

2.64

Ltd_-1

i

Marlon

New

54,600

_*

——1_

New

&

3.50

1

Mines

Ltd

New

Coal

3.30

1

Ltd—

Co

Ltd__

Gold

3.40

1

Uranium

Mines
Mines

Ascot

40c

.

Highridge Mining

New

Arjon

Feb

9c

Ltd__

Oil

New Goldvue Mines Ltd

New

Feb

92%

2.91

Formaque Mines Ltd

New

3.20

Jan

1

Mines

New

New

Jan

1

2.00

18 %c

Mines

1

National Explorations LtdNesbitt

2.35

—1

1.90

Feb

—20c

Mines

—1

Ltd—

Jan

90c

5

Corp common—
preferred

81%

30

Jan

21c

47c

120

300

80c

Feb

52%

Mines

100

23%

Feb

14c

50c

Corp

2.95

23V2

Jan

60c

26 %

;

Consolidated

Apex

Jan

92%

al4% al4%

58c

15,100
28,600

Jan

3.25. Feb
22c

2.95

__

104,236

19c

Jan

Petroleums Ltd—

Imperial

92%

*,

67c
65c

14c

Jan

Petroleums

92%

1

59c
60c

51%

Development

5

Mining Corp of Canada Ltd
Mogador Mines Ltd
Molybdenite Corp of Canada Ltd

Jan

24%

Mines_<

Nepheline

1

Ltd

Jan
Feb

65c

-

467

Rouyn

36c

Feb -•%

2,040

Anglo

31c

19c
75c

Jan
-

26

Jan

31c

17c

52%

1,000

1

Feb

1,000
,

52%

1.14

Feb

52c

18c

25%

1.14

1.50

64c

2,100

107 :

Huronian

21,920

9,700

53c

18c

Feb
Feb
Jan

52%

Anglo

1.58

69c

52c

30c

25%

Jan

1.70

105

Jan

I

Leduc

Oil

Amurex

Anchor

Feb

Feb

17c

—25

Mines

American

Feb

Feb

104%

1

—

Jan

129,000

24

Feb

__50

pfd

13c

•

Mining Corp Ltd—

Petroleums

oommon

4%

Co

4Vi%

43c

19c
1.75

Feb

65c

98 :

Jan

16 %c

23%

40

8.50

»

Jan

18c

20

89,250

•

11c

—1

Ltd

Mclntyre-Porcupiae Mines
Merrill Island Mining Ltd
Merrill

v.-

_—~

Feb

10 %c

Feb

23%
105

100

J

Feb

Jan

2.70

Jan

97 Vi

"~ii

——

85c

Anacon

15c

12

25c

1.55

—

25c

Feb

18

Jan

1.95

.

Algoma Steel

17%

100

11

59c

«

common—

debentures

5%

7c

1,000

570

63c

26c

2.70

Jan

11%

15c

•

Uranium

2nd
Maritimes

—1

—

Petroleums

2,000

19%

26%

52c

31,200

2.70

Feb

66c

12c

19%

37%

25

17 %c

'

35c

i__\

Feb

695

104 Vi

-

—

iinii

—:

11c

19%

23%

High

34%

22c

30c

—1

Goldfields

23%

—

Voting trust

1.35

Feb

11%

«

Explorations Ltd

Jan

1.14

4,956

26%

Mines

—

—

Low

37%

11%

Warrants

Algom

Range Since Jan. 1

High

25%

•

Alberta

Shares

36%

100

—

Yellow Knife

Sales
for Week

Feb

24%

Week's

of Prices

Lou1

■■■.

36%

«

common-

Exchange

Funds

Range

'

*

32c

Ltd_l

Co

Mines

Llngside Copper Mining Co Ltd
Lithium Corp of Canada
Louvlcourt

Jan

.4.75
Anglo-American Exploration
Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper pfd- —50

20c

Min

Nordic

66c

—-—

Acadia-Uranium

Anthes

Lake

Jan

1

Ltd

Mines

Zinc

50c

•

Ltd

Mines

Keyboycon

1,000-

«

A

American

:

54c

—

HH25

Ttlantic Sugar

Albermont

27c
41 %c

4,450

1.45

-

52c

common.mi!

preferred

Akaltcho

Feb

7Vic

1

Jollet-Quebec Mines Ltd
Kenmayo Yukon Mines Ltd
Kerr-Addison Gold Mines Ltd—

Jan

Sale Price

Ajax Petroleums

Feb

28,400 <

10c 12Vic
23% 24V2
15c
25c

1

Co

51c

Last

Acme Gas & Oil

15c

12,500

Ltd

Oil

Ltd

Mines

Feb

O'.

■'

Power & Paper

Feb

17c

155,300

voting trust

Continental

Israel
Jardun

Feb

42c

Par

Abitibi

Jan

4.55
35c

41 %c

500

29c

—1

Jan

3,000

Friday

V;.

Feb

28c

Jan

Feb

—

Inspiration Mining & Dev Co Ltd—_1

23C

43c

*

78c

1

——

Feo

42c

STOCKS
■

Aluminum

Indian Lake

Feb

14y2c

Feb

—-

Canadian

Acadia

4.15

12%c
24%
:
25c

74c

17c

Jan

18c

26 %c

1.40

—1
5

Mines

Jan

Aw

•

Warrants

Ltd
Hollinger Cons Gold Mines
Gold

Heva

59c

15c

Jan

Jan

Jan

20c
41,/2c41,/aC

—

12 Vic

16c

Toronto Stock

Feb

3.00

96c

lOVic

17c

46c

Jan

26,950
36,000

Jan

23c

Jan

15c
80c

24,000

277,300

1,900

17c
41%c
—

7c

74c

Feb

\5

30c

Ltd—-———2
—1
Grandines Mines Ltd
*
Gui-Por Uranium Mines Metals Ltd—•

68c

75,500

71c

Ltd———— —1

Feb

16,500

156,800

32'/2c

Mines

Goldora

Jan

%c

1

Feb

34c

1

—1

Ltd

Mines

Goldale

High

44c

Jan

48c

Alba

Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd—

8c 10

425,000

IIIi

Feb

Jan

27c

363,000

40c
47c
3014 30%
28c
34c
21%c
28c
4325 4.40

45c

,

Jan

3.30

5,000

23c

28'/2c

--

1.37

40c

9,700

„c

A,5

2.90

Low

G8c

73c

Ltd

Mines

Range Since Jan. 1

High

55 %c

Feb

3.50

9c

•

Ltd—

Mines

Shades

Jan

10

Co

67c

1

Ltd

Westburne

500

17c
2.66
0.30
1.25
16c

—

Oil

Feb

87c

81,700

1

pundy Bay Copper Mines

Feb

20c 23 /aC

—

1
*

(1945) Ltd

Mines

Fontana

Frobisher

80c

Jan

75c

20 /«c

—

222.400

6.75

3.30
43c

3.50
43c
6/aC

1
Falcon bridge Nickel Mines Ltd——•
Fane Mining & Exploration
1
Fab

Feb

for Week

Low

1

Weedon Pyrite & Copper Corp Ltd_
Wendell Mineral Products Ltd

Sales

Range
of Prices

Par

Feb

1.40

19c 22 ,ac
25c
2oc
10 10%

10%
80c

Last

Sale Price

High

Jan

4.95

13,650

odC

36 *c

—

*
—1
1
1
.——1
1
.
1

Ltd——
—
Mines Ltd

Mines

Dome

Low
1.10

29c

25c

25c
40c
21c

Week's

Friday

18,000

1.40
6.00

1.30
5.70

1-39
5,80

1
Chibougamau Mining & Smelting1
Cleveland Copper Corp
—
:—1
Colomac Yellowknife Mines Ltd
1
Conro Development Corp Ltd—
1
Cons Central Cadillac Mines Ltd—__1
Consolidated Cordasun Oils Ltd
—1
Consolidated Deniscn Mines Ltd——1
Consol
Quebec Yellowknife Mines—1
Copper Cliff Consol Mining Corp—1
Copper-Man Mines Ltd
1
Cortez Explorations Ltd
1
Cournor Mining Co Ltd
*
1

2t

FEBRUARY

Range Since Jan. 1

High

Low

Chibougamau Explorers Ltd——.

ENDED

STOCKS

Shares

of Prices

par

'

WEEK

for Week

Range

Sale Price

STOCKS

FOR

Sales

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Number 5511...

Volume 183

(1031)

43

CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

Friday
Last

STOCKS

Sale Price
Par

BrJtalta

Petroleum

British

American

British

4%%
5%

4% %

High

Low

2.85

3.00

5,925

39

42

45,766

-100

104%

50

54

.

101 104%
53

54

preferred

50

50

50

50

50

48

3.30 Jan

Jan

Jan

Consolidated

Allenbee

Feb

Consolidated

Bakeries

Bellekeno

Feb

Consolidated

Central

Consolidated

Cordasun

42

94

94

Forest

Products

16%

101

Feb

183

-

50%

-100

Columbia

2.31

35

53

Feb

55%

Jan
Jan

106

50

Jan

52

48

Feb

50% Feb

77

93

Feb

95

17

16%

964

380

94

7,855

Feb

Columbia Packers class

British

British

Columbia Telephone Co

16

Jan

17% Jan

Consolidated

225

12%

Feb

15

Jan

Consolidated

East

1,968

36%

Jan

38

Jan

Consol

50

49

50

2.30

4,046

1.75

Feb

2.30

Feb

1.78

1.73

1.80

34,350

1.73

Feb

2.00

739

48

Feb

51 % Jan

,

Mines

Brunsman
Brunston

Brunswick Mining &
Buckles

Smelt

Buffalo

pi/,c

Jan

18c

Feb

Consolidated

13c

23,950

11c

Jan

15c

Jan

Consolidated

Hill

327,620

27c

Feb

60c

Jan

Consolidated

403,766 '

18c

12

3,375

11

Feb

14

Jan

Consolidated

48c

62c

37,200

48c

Feb

80c

Jan

Consolidated Mic

11c

12c

23,500

8c

Feb

14c

Feb

90c

Jan

27c

Feb

66c 66 %c

2,000

66c

Feb

27c

17c

27c

397,700

14c

Jan

9%c

10c

28,500

8c

Jan

Flon

8%

Jan

23c

20c

25c

190,545

15c

Jan

25c

Feb

Mines

—•

4.85

4.85

5.10

41,908

Consolidated Thor Mines Ltd

1

48c

48c

54c

33,670

78c

90c

260,945

40c

18%

Jan

22% Feb

Consolidated

7.35 Jan

Consolidated

7.00

7.10

300

6.75 Jan

Consolidated

3.25

3.50

510

33%

969

32% Feb'

35

r

Jan

31%

31

31%

195

?«%

Jan

31%

34

34%

Jan

36% Jan

Consol

3.45

34

565

3.95

Feb*

Jan

-

15
58

100

15

175

53

Feb
-

25%

26

1,915

25%

2.76

2.95

83,583

2.65

2.15

2.25

2,600

1.15

1,200

39

♦

1.90

85c

15

Feb

Jan

60

Jan

Feb

26

Feb

Jan

3.40 Jan

Jan

2.65

104

39

535

36

95%

102

Jan

1.15

Feb

40

Jan

Jan

34%

Jan

36

Feb

92

Jan

95 %

Feb-

102

905

Feb

51

104

.

60c '

*' 1.70.

1.68
v

*

250

60c

5Q0

1.70

600*

13

13

102

85

33c

32c-

35c

42c

40c

5.90

6.00

20

45%--

•

Feb

13%

Feb

155%

Feb

75

Jan

103 '

Feb

25c

Jan

> 45c

_10e

40c

Feb

58c

Jan

•

-

13

•

5.85

4,530

—--2,357

40%

31%

2,900

30% Jan -1

32

Jan

31%

1,025

30% Jan

32

56c

66c

Jan

36%

Jan

1,840

19%

32%

:

32%

-

(entire
at

Decalta Gas

$1

Jan

Feb

19%

19%

2,725

19%

Feb

21

Jan

20%

100

19%

Feb

21

Jan

36

35%

36

230

35

Feb

37

Feb

•

9Va

>9%

9%

775

Feb

11%

Jan

3

;13

12%

13%

8,679

12% Jan

14%

Jan

|7Dc

65c

70c

11,198

65c
30C

40c

600

3.35

3.45

34,800

21%

21%

22

2,820

ii**>'

■

42c

Jan

3.75 Jan

2.90 Jan
21

23%

Class

Securities

A

class

*

8

8

8

20

8

Jan

60

60

60

130

56

Feb

*

Canadian Homestead Oils
Machine

A

8%

1

__

preferred
preferred

21%

100
100

Worvflntc!

R Va

Canadian Oil & Gas
Pacific

Reserves

Petrofina

Ltd

preferred—10

r

Jan

65

2.00

2,887

8%

3,514

12%

400

7%

25

Feb

Cournor

Craig

—

Croinor

Nest Pass Coal—

Crows

Mines

Cusco

Feb

90

104

Feb

Leather

Davis

Class B

Jan

Jan

Diadem

Dominion

25
745
200

1,504

103

250

30 %

1.25

1.49

10,100

1.12

1.22

962

80c

80c

80c

500

L*

8.35

8.25

8.35

26,295

8.00

Feb

1.25
1.10

70c

Feb

Eldrich

,

10,326

38

37%

38

4,585

6.95

6.75

7.00

7,175

5.50

Jan

15

14%

15'%

2,160

14%

Jan

19c

15c

23c

91,150

29%

29%

30%

3,414

103

103

60

Equitable Life

Jan

Jan

56c

Feb

15

Jan

12

Feb

2.87

2.65

3.05

1,428,540

78c

Jan

1

32 %c

30c

34c

343,615

18c

Jan

1

1.48

1.35

1.54

59,550

9%C

10C

2.25

2.20

6.35

6.25

•'

—_——

Feb

5.65

Feb

1.25

1.21

1.26

11,600

1.10

Jan

1.60

Jan

5,000

15c

43,700

9c

Feb

15c

Feb

11,500

32c

Jan

39c

Jan

Feb

50c

6.00,

1

14c

25

5%

110

Feb

5%

Feb

Flash

5.35

6.05

6.05

Feb

Fleet

15c

11 %c

Jan

72%

5%

Jan

46,925

4.95

Jan

583,500

7%c

61

Manufacturing
class A

Jan

15c

Feb

Ford

39c

38c

40c

29,300

38c

Jan

44c

Jan

Foundation Co

1.07

1.03

1.21

166,437

94c

Feb

Jan

Francoeur

Chibougamau Exporl

1

1.35

1

1.25

1.40

41,450

1.07

Jan

1.29
1.40

Feb

preferred

Fasteners

1

Motor

Cos

Fraser

1.75

1.75

1.90

37,500

*

2.25

1.90

2.25

500

1.85

Jan

2.55

Jan

75%

75%

35

72%

Feb

85%

Jan

Mines

2.00

100

2.00

Feb

2.00

—

Debentures

2.00

Mining Corp

1

1.72

Feb

72c

84c

9,635

71c

Jan

83c

84c

1

2.12

Jan

Froblsher

87c

4,800

80c

Jan

85c

1.05

Ltd

common

Dunlop common
Equip

Coin

Lake

Coldstream
Colomac

1—

Gold

Mines

7%

1

Enterprises

14c
1.60

1

Mines

25c

r

L

Commoil

.

Petroleum

Coniaurum
Conro

Galtwin

Jan

Gatineau

—

80c

20 %

Jan

71/4 Jan

1,000

65c

14c 14 %c

9,000

12%c

Jan

1.99

1,388,484

95c.

Jan

29c

284,005

1.53

22c

4.00

10%'

905

4.00

100

9c

10
3.35

Jan

Jan

23% Feb
8%

Geco

Power

!

preferred
Ltd

General

Feb

15 %c

Feb
Feb

General

Feb

Mines

Corp

For

see

page




45.

6.50

Jan

1.20

Feb

1.50

Feb

89c

Feb

1.08

Jan

Feb

7.70

Jan

5.80

6.35

33,649

5

150

60 Ve

62

580

53c

53c

85c

52c

Feb

62 %c

Jan

89c

13,800

70c

Jan

1.00

Jan

10 %C 11 Vac

23,333
396,550

9c

Jan

13c

9%c

Jan

18c

Feb

30c

Jan

14c

18c
30c

15,500
59,005

29c

40c

20,500

1.50

4,832

30

1.10

1.10

30%

30

31

4,465

21%

20%

21%

2,130

23

23

23 Va

449

1.95

1.90

2.05

60,257

1.97

1.95

2.01

12,025

48c

11,450

45c

42c

33

31%

33

305

40c

31c

40c

304,138

10

10

10

20

1.50

1.45

1.65

6,105

126

Jan

10%

Jan

Jan

4.00

Feb

4.80

General

Steel

124
25

25

155

lie

8%c

12c

38,250

32

31%

32%

784

4.15

4.40

30,955

51c

1,500

Lake

2.80

6,280

56c

56c

57c

2,908

55c

Feb

61c

Jan

Glenn

Uranium

40c

34c

43c

79,315

34c

Feb

44c

Jan

God's

Lake Gold

2.50

Feb

3.50 Jan

5,000

13,800

31

31%

1,345

110 110%

55

Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines

Mines

Mines

:

20c
45

1.08

29c
1.10
29

Jan

53

Feb

1.48

Feb

Feb
Feb
Feb

•

64c

1.50

32

Feb

Jan
Jan
-Jan

Feb
Jan

20'/a

Jan

21% Jan

23

Jan

25

1.85

Feb

1.95

Feb

2.37

Jan
Jan

2.30 Jan
Jan

38c

Feb

72

30%

Jan

35

Jan

20c

Jan

40c

Feb

10

Feb

10

Feb

Feb

2.00

Jan

Feb

137 %

Jan

1.45
120

26

Jan

7,VaC Jan

12c

Feb

31

33

24%

Feb

Jan

Feb

Feb

4.55

Jan

41c

Feb

60c

Feb

94

Feb

35c

Feb

29 %

Jan

32

Jan

Feb

112

Jan

4.05

110
17

Jan

97

49 %c

19

Jan
Jan

Feb

19

18%

19

12,155

6

6

6%

550

6

Feb

61%

520

58

Jan

65

Jan

1,084

42%

Feb

46

Ja>

ji.25

1,600

4.65

Jan

5.60

39%

60%

61%
45

44

A_1

5.20

5.00

7%

Jan

Jan
Jan

36%

36%

100

36%

Feb

10%

11

200

10%

Jan

11 Va

Jan

93

Feb

99

Jan

14c

Jan

19c

Jan

95

10

15c 17 VaC

66,825

3.55

32,100

95

95
15C

*
1

Geo-Scientlflc Prospectors

2.50

170

94

40c

1

Geneva

Feb

2.60

Jan
Jan

94

35c

—100

Feb

10

4.10

class

Preferred

200

160

31%

Mfg class A—.——*
Wares common
*

160

4.65

(Canada)

569

124

110%

Jan

Jan

4,500

46

36C

7

Feb

68%

1.36

'v 94

5

Feb

23c

4.25

5.80

Jan

59%

1.20

General Products

29c

Petroleum

4.65

2.50

Development

2.52

Jan

19,700
59,400

3
5

General Dynamics
General
Motors
Corp

1.99

92c

160

,

10

*

Bakeries

4.65

_•

1
*
100
1

common

Mines

Jan

__1

—.—

—

Mines

footnotes

1,145

100

*

Confederation Life

Coniagas

25

7%

10

*

Commonwealth

23%

7%
80c

.1
_1

Copper

Yellowknife

Combined

23%

*

*

Cody Reco

Feb

5.90

97c

41c

Exploration

Feb

5%
Cochrane

Cockshutt Farm

2.20

6,475

Feb

.*

Willans

II,800

6.40

30c

Warrants

75%

——

of Canada—

Gold

25

Consolidated

2.36

4G

'

Cochenour

Jan

29c

1
—*
-1
-20
'
*
—*
—*
*
•

Tungsten Copper—
class A_—
Federal Kirkland
——
Grain

1

Cobalt

11 %c

1.26

*

*
*
1
1
—25°

Players

Chib-Kayrand Copper

common

Feb

5

Farwest

Knitting

Feb

9%c

1.45

16c

Feb

30,500-

89c

88c

Feb

1.58

1.30

61%

3.05
34c

Jan

5.90

20

42c

1.12

90c

Ltd

Falconbridge Nickel

35c

Bar

•

Feb

2.90

32c

Chrysler Corn

97,500
■

1.38

Ltd——

i

4.15

72%

Feb
Jan

Jan

J

Jan

5%

9

Feb

Insurance—J——-25

Feb

72%

Feb

10

11c

Jan

72%

Jan

15

—1
Warrants ext to April 3 1956—,-25c
Excelsior Refineries Ltd
—*

Federal

19%

Feb

Jan

175

1
1

2.11

2.05

Jan

Feb

20%

625

——————1
common
1

4.60

Feb

30%

103

Jan

12

Ltd

3.80

1.66

Jan

10

53c

600

8,250

>

Jan

Feb

19c

Jan

12

—

984

Jan

•15%

*
——1

& Refining

15,400

21c

16%

.7.50 Jan

.

10c

5.65

Feb

27 Va
100

Feb

1,275

2.70

16c

15c

Feb

40

Jan

15

Corp

Famous

37

Jan
Jan

52c

Emerald Glacier

Eureka

1.90
40c

8%

Feb
Feb

20c

Jan

35%c Jan

'/8

Mines

Feb

1.42

Feb
Feb
Feb

15

Mines

Gold

Feb

16,550

38c

—

Pen-Rey Oils
Sol

15c

88

Jan

48c

10V«c

Circle

184,345
116,050

60

Jan

1.90

Jan

8

16 %c 18 %c

Mines

88

1.42

48c

14c

Gold

16,515

8%

18c

Chromium Min & Smelt—

18,865

1.75

Jan

,

*
1

32c

Chi mo

18c 19 VaC

1.65

35 Vac

*

—

1

Mines

21c

36c

common—

1

Mines

Jan

Feb

Chamberlain

Chesterville

17c

8 Va

Centremaque Gold

Cheskirk

30c

34 %

1

Research

87c

Feb

13% Jan

El

9.10

Jan

Jan

Feb

1.30

69c

22c

Jan

Smelting

Mines

Jan

5,400

10,500

20c

•
*

Paper class A—

Elder

i

3.50 Feb

80c

Eastern Steel Prods—.—.—.—

El

90c

40

3.50

12 Va

Mines

Eastern

Feb

4.00

',11-

24c 25 VaC

1.67

1
•

Eastern Metals

Jan

Jan

6,840

1.49

Feb

12%

Feb

13%

2.78

Jan

60

78

—

Jan

Feb

Feb

13%

Mines '

Feb

Jan

Feb

45c

j

Jan

11

Feb

39c

13%

Asbestos Co

Eastern

30c

1.51

Amphi Gold

19

Jan

_

Feb

10 %

Jan

548,100

Feb

V 73c

17%

5.40

10

1

Jan

32

2.50

20

Feb

16 %c

—

Donald

34%

Jan

19C

Jan

-191

1,524

2.65

2.05

Jan-

.

1,000

Textile

Dominion
Don&lda

4.60

Jan

42c

59

-

8,795

Tar

Feb

104

-

2.50
*

Canadian
Fanny Farmer Candy
Faraday Uranium Mines
Fargo Oils Ltd

Chemical

-51-

-

Jan

?28

Jan

158

Jan

37c

;

Jan-

17

5.40

1.85

Feb

34 %

1

1.90

28c

19%

•'

•

Jan

33%

Dominion

3.20
.

10% Jan
18

1

—1

Jan

11c

16%

25% Jan

4.00

7

Feb

19%

Feb

3.85

Jan

8c

33%

22%

1

6%

141,869

55c

Feb

29c

Feb

-25%

..

Feb
Jan

1.50

Feb

19%

45

1.30

1.15

Feb

13

Feb

12

17c

74c

—,--100

Coal

&

24

1.49

17%

3.50

Stores

23%

*

16%

Feb

*
& Chemical com——-*

Steel

23%

1

17%. Jan

1.56

Magnesium

Dominion

East

2.78

48c

Jan

303,500

73c

30C

.

Feb

Jan

17

19 VaC

-53

25-

Feb

57c

1,013- ■

—

Jan

2.34 Feb

Feb

-

East Sullivan Mines-

2.70

3.95

Jan

1.42 Jan
50c

86

—-—;

Dominion

East Malartic

2.78

-

25c
-—1
2

;—;

——a.

Jan

6c

20,100

—

11

Ltd

Foundry & Steel com

Preferred

Feb

18%

pfd

Jan

74c

Dominion Asbestos

Jan

32

2,300

-

32c

.1.1

18c

(Western)

Exploration

Dome

Jan

8%

7% Feb

191

56c

U

1.70

Seagrams

Distillers

70c

10%

Products

Feb

6.45 Feb

24c

Mines

35 Va

pfd_20

Trust

8.95
23 Vh

Feb

19c

Feb

,

32c

Ltd

Mining Corp

Feb

31%

27

40C

;

Devon-Leduc Oils.——:

40c

31%

36c

32c

Minerals

Detta

31%

103 103%

27

550

7

•57". 57%
190

56c
-

Ltd—

Producers

Rio

Del

Mines

Gold

D'Eldona

75

18%

Steel

•57%.

'

30c J

1
•

1

8,829

10%

Chartered

36c

*

l_l_—i

—-

142,250

Western

Chatco

6%

*

—

Warrants

33

Wallpaper Mfrs class B—_»

Oils

10%c 10%C

1

Decoursey Brewis Mines

50c

Canadian

Charter

10 %c

*

1
A_

class

8%

Canadian

—

Jan

Feb

3.25

-

24,600

1

8

100

Oil

20c 23 Vac

Mines

D'Aragon

Eddy

Porcupine

Feb

i

Jan

105%

Feb

Gold

20 %c

—100

Dyno Mines

93

Feb

Central Pat

90c

5.85

39,319

Ltd

Feb

90

2.74

—

Feb

Jan

21

470

1.28

1

J.

96

96

4.20

Oil

12%

1.16

1—_i

Minerals

Crowpat

Feb

3,850

Explorers

16 %

12%

1.20

5

Jan

30,702

Tretuewey

16%

12%

1

Feb

4.25

Corp Ltd

16%

—10

65c

3.05

Asbestos

25

i

Zellerbach

22 %

Jan

4.20

Co_

710

—'

Trust

Crown

39

22 %

2.95

Gas

351,191

17%

—L—J

Pershing

Crown

Jan

2,087

4.25

Quartz

48c

17

,

Jan

60,100

3.00

Williston

40c

17%

——-—1

Mines

40c

33 %c

4%

18,300

44 c

60c

6.65

198,450

57C

•

19%

840

65c

21%

Utilities

Gas

63,496

2.34

50c

Jan

55c

7,000

1

41c

35%

54c

21%

Prospect

Nat

3.65

2.00

53c

.

Bit

Crestaurum

9%

2.35

Jan

Canadian

•

3.30

2.20

Feb

5.35

Jan

41c

,

3,293

-

*

Mining

12 %

Jan

Feb

Canadian

Canadian Vickers

—

Rope class B—
Donnell & Mudge new com
Duvan Copper Co Ltd——
Duvex Oils & Minerals

11

Canadian Pipe Lines and Petroleums—1

preferred—

3.60

Zinc

32%

47c

25

5.85

6.10

Imperial —
Lead

32%

1

Railway

2.10

8

23

105 105%

62c

•

——

635

12%
33

*

common

24

96

•

Gold

Cos

24

2.01

•

:

class

Locomotive
Malartic

24

10c

Hydrocarbons

21%

B

Cosmos

Jan

8%

Feb

100

„

—

8.75

21

Jan

Feb

40c

3.45

•

-

74 %c

Feb

•

4-——•—-

Dock—

8.40

-1
*
1
'—*
*

Dome Mines

share)

Oils com*.,

—'—■.

Dredge &

9%

Issue

per

8.75

21%

*

Coppercrest Mines
Copper-Man
Mines
Corby (H) Dist class A

,

20%

—25

(Dnnsmuir)

A

31

4.70

Feb

3.00

Jan

2.30

4,375

•

10

Ltd—

Copper Corp

Desmont

series

1

Mining

Petroleum

of Toronto

Copper Cliff Consol Mining

Jan

44% Jan

-

18,880

—25
__—:

Tungsten
West

Conwest Exploration

Jan

31%

33

33

Jan

45%.- 46%-

59c

58c-

6.45

Jan

31%
56c

;

•

common

Min„

Mines

Basin

Sudbury

:

Feb

15,700

.

31'%

:

Jan

loo

1,880

31%

25

Jan

Jan

1.85

57,633

44c

5.90

i

78c

Jan

25

103

1

104

60c.* Feb
Feb -

"Y 1.61

500

155 155 %

"

1

Poplar

Sannorm

Consumers Gas

Jan

"

•

Collieries

Mar

35

95%

*

common

39%

39

33%'

—1

Red

class

Feb

34%.

•

Jan

1
1

Consolidated

Feb

32%

40c

Feb

69c

25

33

13%c Jan

Jan

Jan

30c.. Jan

7.00

27c

51c

Feb

34,003

10c

10,132

Jan

20,801

Jan

22%

14,317

18c

59c

15c

21%

12c
36c'

2.04>Jan

Feb

56c

23c

22%

11%C

Feb

45c

Feb

1.26
13c

56c

Feb

Feb

269,750

300

35,450
"

47,460

17c

2.70

516,455

36% c

42c
1.49

14%c

12c

1

39c

1.35

16c

1

Mines

Orlac

33c

78c

Jan

/Feb

2.70

Dominion

Central

Jan

Jan

44c

33c

39c

Commerce—

Celanese

Leduc

35c

82c
•

2.70

25c

class A

Preferred

Central

59,232

Feb

94c

Jan

Jan

*

33c

_■

Canadian Food Products class A

Central

32c

1

24c

Canadian Devonian Petroleum

Castle

72c

19,158

A—

19% Jan

Canadian Chemical & Cellulose

Cassiar

7,300

37c

Jan

Mine—

14,675

•

Empire Oils

preferred
$1% preferred

Gold

77c

Pershcourt

Feb

Jan

38

Jan

46c

71c

75c

Press

8

25

t

Natural

65,850

Feb

3.10

Feb

Jan

32c

Jan

87c

Jan

2.50
34

62c

63c

Jan

1.92 Feb
4.30

1

Explor-

Mines—

Consolidated

15

$1

Canso

6,400

Consolidated Peak Oils

350

23

Canadian Canners

Cariboo

9,024

35

Jan

.

24%

Minerals—

of

Canam Copper

2.81

Feb

*

British

Canadian

,

*
1

•

Feb

Jan

47c

30,400

2.73

34%

75c

*

Smelting

Jan

40c

18 %c Jan

Jan

4.05

2

Negus

54c

A

Breweries

Canadian

75c 79 %c

2.75
34%

Mines

Oils Ltd-

&

12

Oils warrants-.——i

Bank

Canadian

Gold

Mac

Jan

55

Preferred

5%

44c

11,960

11

.4

—

Canadian

4%

33c

3,509,470

1,145

^

—1

class

Canadian

Oils

I,000

1.92
4.25

31c

42c

2

Canadian

42c

31c

1.21

4.15

1.48

OiU

Canadian

Jan

-

4.25

1

Atlantic

Canadian

82c

•

.10

i

& Cable

Ice

Feb

Mines

Canadian

Canadian

32c

Mines

•

Canadian

69,725

Nicholson

30%

1.00

Gen

82c

Consolidated

Oils

Canadian

52c

Consolidated

Admiral

Warrants

66c

Consolidated Northland

Canadian

Canadian

Jan

Feb

Astoria

Canadian

Feb

13c

Feb

Canadian

on

20c

7,700

'

1.87

Morrison

63,900

—

pfd

500

14c

Jan

Canada-Steamship Lines pfdi——^12.50

called

35c

13c

30%

2.20

Southern

57r

35c

13c

Feb
Jan

1.93

Jan

1.60

Jan

40

3.25

Canada Southern Petroleum L_.

Canadian

35c

1

Feb

common

<

Canadian

——

29

Permanent

Canadian

6,530

10,381

170

Mtge——:—,—20
Canada SafBwav Ltd pfd
—100

1

72 c
1.70

28c

.20

Feb

42c

73c

68c

1.60

15 %c

,

Jan
Feb

65c

68c

1.60

Jan

•

:

35Vac

Jan

30c

7

Feb

.26

Wire

26,081

24 Vac Jan

*

Jan

.

Explorations

B

42c

38c

42c

1

MJ.nes

15c

1

Foundries

Packers

Class

Jan

Marbenor

Consolidated

Coulee

Canada

Jan

3.60

11c

Canada OH. Lands

C

Feb

4.86

Jan

35

ZZ'.i

^

Preferred

Canada

11V8

Jan

3.30

6,000

1

:

B

Jan

4.15

7,400

1,540

common

Malting

Class

9.70

9,400

3.40

Consolidated

78c

I

Lake

Machinery

Canada

28,840

4.45

379,810

common

Canada

*

10%

3.30

15c

*

Canada

Canada

10
4.15

3.30

—

Consolidated Mosher

73 %c

t

Preferred

Warrants

10%c Feb

•

Chibougamau

Met

lO'/a

1

Mining

75c

Oils

Cement

Can

1

Consolidated

25c

Edmonton

Iron

Feb

Consolidated

Petroleum

Canada

25c

22c-

12

•

7,750

38%

8%

Red

25c 27 % c

37

8%

Bread

27 %c

21c

11%

Campbell

1

Oils

12c

8%

Canada

Jan

21c

11%

Canada

16c

38%

*

Campbell

43,500

14 '/a C

*

Dry Dock class A

Flln

25c

»

& Co Ltd

Calnorth

20c

*

Burns

Callinan

21c

X

Gold

Ext

29%

&

,

9%c

29%

Calgary

1

Mines—,;

Howey

11

48c

11%

•

Calalta

.

11 %c

Burlington Steel
Burrard

Feb

Halliwell

33c

13c

'

Building Products
Bulldog Yellow Knife

25%c

Guayana

12c
27c

1

Feb

95,698

Arrow

17c

*

Gold

Jan

33c

31c

Lake

28c

1

Canadian

Bunker

Golden

1

Ankerite

Buffalo

Jan

10%

25 %c

1

Gillies

1

Buffalo Red Lake

18c

Feb

27c

Class B- warrants

Consolidated

12%c

1
.

GolcJ

Feb

9

830

Oil

1

Algoma Uranium

Buffadison

High

15c

3,909

9 %

1

Iron

1
*

16c

9

Mines

1

Mines

Mining

15 %c

9

Crest—

Fenimore

Consolidated
Brunhurst

15 %c

Jan

25

Mines

Low

*
—*

Mines

Dragon

13%

.37%

2.10
Reef

Range Since Jan. 1

High

4.25

13

Rights
Broulan

Shares

Low

Warrants

37%

B_.

for Week

Cadillac

Consolidated Denison

13

Columbia Power

Oil
——

Consolidated Discovery

37%

British

Range

Par

165

51

preferred
preferred

British

High

Sales

Week's
of Prices

I ast

Sale Price

Consolidated

4% %

4%

24

Range Since Jan. 1

Co—

preferred

preferred

FEBRUARY

Friday

42

Electric

ENDED

STOCKS

Shares

2.85

Oil

Columbia

WEEK

for Week

Range *
of Prices

Low

1

FOR

Sales

Week's

3.50

3.25

5.70

5.60

2.50

Feb

3.90

Feb
Jan

5.75

3,354

5.60

Jan

6.30

1.12

Jan

1.37

Feb

Feb

66 %C

Jan

1

1.30

1.17

1.37

252,894

*

59c

55 %C

60c

61,350

54c

44

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...
Monday, February 27, 1956

(1032)

CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

Toronto Stock Exchange

(Cont.)

TJJJj7

Low

¥r^:Par
Goldale Mines
J
Gold

30c

Jan

46c

Feb

Macassa

25c

24c

25c

43,500

24c

Jan

32c

Jan

Macdonald

lie

10c

12c

23.200

9%c Jan

12c

Feb

Macfie

3.35

3.25

3.45

6,625

3.00 Feb

3.85

Jan

Mackeno

47c

41c

55C

90,760

Jan

MacLeod-Cockshutt

'

28c
158

36c

2,670,431

Feb

Macmillan

Feb

Madsen

1

Mines

Granduc Mines
Great Lakes
•

•
1

Utilities com

Warrants'

52

725

10

36c 44 %c

68,650

52c

45c

360,174

36c

Jan

;

•

Gold

& Bloedel

45C.

Feb

Malartic

7.00 Feb

1,390

42% Jan

900

6% Feb

3.40

1,000

3.20 Feb

9.45

Goldfields

ManeasC

Jan

Manitoba

46¥4

Feb

Mapie

7%

,

Feb

—1
1

40%

3,810

25% Jan

40%

4.25 Jan

5.20

Class B
Greening Wire
GreynawK Uranium
Gridoil Freehold

5.20

48,020

9%

9%

380

8

Jan

9%

Feb

81/2

8%

700

7%

Jan

9

Feb

4.50

4.50

200

4.40

84C

1.02

384,328

9.50

9.70

-

—

•

—*

-

*

87c

-«•—;——9o

—

_—

—

Rights
Gulch Mines Ltd———
Lead Mines

Gulf

Gunnar

155

70c

10,500

1.43
15c
18%
11%

-1

1
-1

—-——

—

—

1.15

1.44

4.75

Products common—±

Gurney

21

70c

—

——

Mines

Warrants

1,400

21
50c

—10

Guaranty. Trust

130,050

17c

17,650

17%

19%

14,768

11

11%

9,320

4.75

4.75

50

15C

1

15¥ac

14c

16c

70,000

Gypsum Lime & Alabastine————*

58

57%

59

1,155

Gwillim Lake Gold

RockGold Mines———I

16c

14c

17c

77,300

——1

95c

90c

98c

111,700

1

21c

18c

21c

Harrison Minerals

48c

Jan
Jan

9.00 Jan

20% Jan
50c

1.15

Feb

Fej>

14 %c Jan

Milling

Gold

Heva

Hinde
Hi

10

Feb

21%

Feb

Maxwell

1.10

Feb

Maybrun

1.49

Jan

McCell

Oil

Home

Jan

Jan
Jan

12%c Jan
90c

120

1•
1

27c

25c

30c

76,200

19c

77c

77c

*

13Vic

59

Mentor

13 %c

Feb

1.10 Jan

5 -/sC

Feb
uan

Jan

Merrill

1.27

Jan

23c
16c

Jan

Uranium

Meta

1~C

Jf'cO

30c

Jan

70c

Jan

85c

Feb

Feb

13 %c

Feb

Milliken

54

Feb

5ft

Jan

Mill

9

Feb

Milton

56

290

9

535

23%

24%

4,470

7

Jan

22%

Feb

24%

Jan

Min

Jan
Jan

40

40%

Jan
Jan

Moneta

40%

40

40%

715

*

7.00

7.00

7.05

3,190

•

67 %

65%

.'

'--.i

1 ^

:

Imperial Bank;
Imperial Life
Imperial Oil
8%

Assurance

,

9.00
3.90

3,440

10c

15c

1,015,200

41%
12%

'.".Preferred

Jan

2.05

9.00 Feb

International

National

International

Bldg

Feb

7

Feb

New

Jan

85c

Feb

New Athona Mines

8

8

200

11%

11%

1,852

11%

Feb

12

16

Feb

18

10

23%

30

Steel

23%

Alger

53

Jan

New

50%

Feb

New

Bristol

Feb

New

British

8

Feb

8%

Jan

New

Calumet

Feb

New

Concord

Jan

New

Continental

1.74 Jan

New

Davles

Delhi

New

Dickenson

10% Jan

375

22

Jan

24

•

35

35

35%

185

33

Jan

•

35% Jan

82

81

82%

16,918

78%

Jan

130%

160

126 ¥2

Jan

130%

Jan

32%

Feb

Ltd

1

Credits

1 40

128% 130%

31%

32

3.831
12,325

1.40

1.50

15%

*

15%

238

297/a

32%

21,281

28
1.20

Jan

1.50

Feb

16%

32%
3.85

3.70

22,350

2.65

3.50

22,550

2.75 Jan

Waite

Mining
Jacobus Mining
Jaye Exploration

Feb

1

Feb

18c

"1

1 13

1.10

Mines

41c

47c

2.42

2.70

24,425

*

Mines

16

1

~

71

llc

new

for

29,750

jraq

10,200

2.10

cn_

001/

old

„

Laurentide

%
~

New

,

Leitch Gold

77

New

Jaculet

Jan

Feb
Feb

9%c

Jan

13c

Feb

14c

Jan

22c

Jan

98c

Jan

1.30

.4S0C

Jan

49V2C

Feb

2.05 Feb

2.70

Feb

Jan

Kelore

New

Laguerre

New

Marlon

16%

Jan

Feb

12 %c

Jan

8c

~

_

Louvicourt Goldfields
Lyndhurst Mining

,

7

Co____777777777777i
Gold

For footnotes

see

Mines

page




45.

Jan

15c

22c

29c

Jan

16 ¥a

Jan

Feb

87c

Jan

3.60
15c

50,738

4.50

Feb

£

'

9 9n

New

17% Jan

18

lie

Jan

13c

Jan

Jan

4.50

Gold

—

3,000

1.60

Jan

2.CO

91,000

2.30

Feb

2.80

24c

25c

20,404

4.50

4.80

3,300

33c

36c

5.900

32 ¥4 c

Jan

42c

Jan

23

24 ¥2

2,790

22 ¥4

Jan

24%

Feb

50c

69,000

17

50

.

45c

48c

17

17

3.05

2.95

••v

24C
4.15

_

40c

^

9a"

Royran

Taku

New

52C

Feb

Nipissing

62c

Feb

Nisto

Feb

Noranda

31c

35c

16,500

26c

Jan

40c

Jan

220

26 ¥4

Feb

27 ¥2

Feb

80c

20,400

75 ¥2 C

Jan

84c

Jan

385

17 ¥»

Jan

18%

Feb

40

Jan

42

Feb

17%

17 ¥4

41

41 ¥4

1,872

1.30

1.40

18,750

1.27

Feb

1.56

1.52

1.48

1.54

17,550

1.45

Jan

1.78

15 ¥2

1.01

100

1.22

12 ¥2

1.55

Jan

2.50

5 ¥4

5 ¥4

5 ¥4

4.65

32

32 ¥4

Feb

6%

Jan

Jan

4.65

Feb

28 ¥a

Jan

32 ¥4

Feb

22c

10,950

32

•

Feb

1.47

Jan

5

100

4.15

F b

Feb

15 ¥2

Feb

Feb

27c

Feb

3.10

'•

875

25c

27c

5,000

3.15

3.10

3.65

244,875

28c

37c

350,166

28c

Jan

39c

Jan

81c

93c

47,232

71c

Jan

93c

Feb

30c

51,640

22c

Jan

31c

'

25c

30c

*

»

1.75

*

1.50

1.55

54,355

1.50

Feb

2.62

37,748

2.01

Jan

2.62

95C

1.07

13,475

46c

600

72c

77c

34,031

63c

Jan

19c 20 ¥20

7,300

16c

Jan

75c
1.01

1.01

1.02

1.90

1.95

92c
46C

<

Feb

7,865

1.90

Jan

28c'

26c'

1.60

30c

50,375

1.65

1;60

10,350

25C

1.48

Feb

1.30 Jan
54c

Feb
■

''/

¥";•

Jan

78c

Jan
Feb

20 ¥2 C
1.13

Y 1.01 Jan

55,800

1.90
.

Feb
Jan

1.86

2.45

20%c
.

Feb

4.10

Jan

1.52

,,

.

Jan

2.05

Jan

Feb

38c

Jan

1.80 Jan

Jan

23c

29c

30c

38c

23c

183,425

33c

Jan

:j;

Feb

Feb

Feb

39c

56c.

55c

61c

52,383

50C

Feb

70c

Jan

30c

30c

32c

24,625

29c

Feb

35c

Jan

Feb

63,150

28c

-

33c

Jan

46c

49c

38c

54c

663,443

34c

Jan

54c

31c

75c

23c

32c

623,176

20 ¥2 c

Feb

32c

Feb

llc 12 %c

175,600

10C

Jan

13 ¥2 c

Feb

60c

Jan

90c

Jan
Feb

45c

36c

¥

ll%c

—

,1

46c

Feb

80c

1,217,436

16c

1,004,845

10c

Feb

16c

31a31V2C

30,400

23c

Jan

31 %c

Feb

Feb

14c

27c

230,975

14c

Feb

27c

lie

12c

19,000

llc

Jan

13c

Jan

17¥4c

16c

19c

26,350

16c

Feb

23c

Jan

21c
1

:

13c

31c

__

376,008

69 c

'

«
—

? 11 %c.

1
1

_

¥

2.38

3.90

Feb

Feb

3.60

3.90

424,251

llc

15c

187,258

8¥2c

Jan

15c.

Feb

2.25

_

3.75
12 %c

Copper.

2.15

2.30

5,800

2.15

Feb

2.40

Jan

Mines—;

25c

1

Mines

i

24c

25c

—1

Gold

.1

25c

.114c

12c

25c

3,000

27c
*

1.10 Jan

1.24

29,300

15c

201,100

22¥2c Feb

¥;
v.-

30c
34c

Jan
Jan

25c

Jan

7¥2c

Jan

16c

Feb

1.37

Jan

2.50

Feb

19

19 ¥4

5,960

Jan

20%

Jan

North

3.20

23,950

2.70

Feb

3.75

Feb

2.22

52,465

1.95

Feb

2.55

Jan

14c 15 %c

26,300
39,890

13c

Jan

16c

Jan

North

Feb

3.25

Feb

12,850

28c

Feb

38c

3.00

Jan

54,000

9c

Jan

12 %c

Jan

4,729

51 ¥4

Jan

56%

Jan

34c

34c

2,800

19¥2c

Jan

38c

Jan

45c

30c

45c

64,584

26c

Jan

56c

Jan

13c

15c

8,975

Ltd

;____20c

Mines

4.50

4.80

935

4.50

2.00

2.14

700

1.75

9%C 11 %c

241,600

16 ¥4
9 ¥4

85c

75c

;

10c

Jan

6.00

Feb

29c

5,200

24 %c

Jan

35c

Feb

Northern Quebec Power common
Preferred
1

3.45

5,280

2.65

Feb

Feb

Northwestern

'

22,830

1,355

9 ¥2

260

1.00

44,900

9%c 10 %c

65¥2c

Northern

4.30

92c
16 ¥4

83c

I

Jan

4,240

Mines

Util

preferred

28.550

34c

Feb

85c

Feb

5.10

Jan

Jan

2.14

Feb

9c

Jan

11 %c

Jan

80c

Feb

98c

Jan

14

Jan

17%

Jan

11

7 ¥2

75c
9c

Jan

Feb
Jan

1.00
llc

Jan
Jan

Feb
Jan

Feb

63c

68c

26,100

Jan

68c

32

32

107

2: ¥2

Jan

32

Feb

52 ¥2

Feb

52%

Jan

94

Jan

95% Feb

'

3.45

Jan

7,951

1,084,431

9% '

Canada

7.75

85c

16 ¥2

Warrants

Trinity

Feb

6.65

Jan

7.45

,■

Oil
Oils

17c

67c

10c

Rankin

Land

Jan

7.05

4.60

common

Feb

10 ¥aC

7.30

;

Ltd

2.01

Star

2.57

70c

Mining
Oils

33,635

12c
56 ¥2

14c

Mines

2.74

55

34c

&

2.63

iov2c

55

1

Canadian

North

2.50

206,844

2.73

s

;

Mines

Oil

North

1.95

2.50

llc

Mines
Mines

Corp
Norgold Mines

2.70

2.05

2.20

Mines

Norpax

3.15

Jan

68c

252,900

4.35

Nordon

3.10

Jan

33,000

27 ¥2

.

1.40

--

Nickel Rim Mines Ltd—

51c

-

Jan

3.45

27

t

Feb

Feb

3.30

Jan

Feb

-

Feb

17 ¥2

Jan
Jan

2.90

17%

~

Mines

Yellowknife

Jan

5.20

Feb

3.15

.

27C

New Thurbois Mines
Nib

37c

28c 31 %c

Feb

4.80

Jan

41%

-.——.—I

Rouyn
Superior Oils

32c

26 %c

Jan

Jan

30c

Feb

76c

:-v

50c

Senator

47,725

2.80

Jan

21c

Feb

1.80

33c

_

Rouyn Merger

New
New

60,800
179,650

2.50

Jan

2.80

24%

Mylamaque Explor

Newnorth

18

«

Jan

37%

Feb

15

75c

4.80

•
_

Gold

North

50

52 ¥2

52 ¥2

50

95

52%

95 ¥4

100

100

56c

3.15

100

Jan

Norvalie

40c

30c

41c

Feb

43c

Jan

17

46,901

30c

17

210

16

Feb

17

Feb

Nudulama Mines Ltd

55 ¥2 c

55c

59c

Feb

71c

Feb

19%

23,850

52c

19

835

19

Feb

21

Jan

10

10

135

Feb'

10%

Jan

Obaska

14¥ac

12c

15c

68,950

llc

Jan

16c

O'Brien Gold Mines

73c

73c

76c

17,450

68c

Jan

86c

Jan

10c

T7

„

13c

13,100

Feb

73c

Jan

Ogama

13c

12c

16c

10,320

iiv2c

Jan

22c

Feb

37c

551,100

13Vic

15c

23c

3.15

9%
68c

Feb

3.55

Mines

Lake

Ltd

Mines

Rockland

n

19°3/1
19T
,

i
f

Gold

38c

Feb

Oil

26c

9,100

Jan

35c

Jan

Oka

2.85

10,250

2.70

Feb

3.30

Jan

Okalta

1.85

10,810

1.29

Jan

1.90

Jan

55%

6,525

Jan

57%

Feb

Omnitrans

90%

Jan

Ontario

92%

3,057

8%c

15c

1,251,319

6¥a

6%

150

47
90

Jan

6¥8C Jan

6%

101

Feb
Feb

Feb

Jan

90c

Jan

2.05

30c

32c

29,125

29c

Jan

37c

5¥2c

5c

6c

114,800

4c

Jan

6V2C Jan

2.85

Exploration
Club

Preferred

common

Warrants

7

15c

71c

11.150

31c

go

Jockey

15c

Jan

4.550

2.14

2.70

2.90

18.065

79c

94c

8.400

Mining

Oils

Feb

8c

80c

2.00

13C

;

Metals

608,117

75c

O'Leary Malartic

Selections
Rare

.

8c

12 ¥4

300

11 %C

12c

6,500

Jan

13c

Feb

Opemiska Copper

8.80

8.60

8.90

1.70

1.99

12,782

Jan

2.18

Feb

Orange Crush

3.75

3.75

4.05

1,800

35c

308,725
13,425

1.42

30c

28 %c

Jan

Feb

Or'enada

31c

26 ¥2 c

34c

78.700

1.99

Feb

Ormsby Mines

9 4n

2.15

2.50

267.800

9%c

9c

97/8C

9,500

10c

8c

40c

Jan

2.50

Jan

97/sC Feb

Osisko

1

Gold

Lake

Jan

82c

Jan

23c

«

*

1

_

16

1.65

24c

North Inca Gold

•

Lorado Uranium Mines.

Feb

Jan

2.30

-

70c

54

7_7

3.55

46C

Mines

Jan

7,'^i
v?n

Jan

Jan

Jan

2.61

1

Minda-Scotia

New

New

62c

«

,

"

Hosiery class A
Long Island Petroleums

2.40

_

1.70

Gold

London

38.735

Mines

Jan

•
__

4.25

Newlund Mines

49c

26c

A

1.37
30c

97C

Gold

24

1

B

Yellowknife

1.22
45c

Jason

2.50

»

class

3.60

Oil

Oil

2.75

7
"

Groceterias

4.20

.1

Mines.

New

46c

1

Mines

220

>

Feb

.

__

Gold

11 ¥4

22,735

1

Gold

Mining

23

a7777777*

Petroleum

2.55

-

Feb

Jan

92c

Mines

1,125

77777"*

Long Lac

118,100

32c
78c

33c

Highridge
Hosco

9,000

(John) class A
*
Candy Shops__77777777~3

Lexlndin

2,150

15 ¥4

Harricana

New

New

40c

5.05

Gold

14%

1.00
10c

32 %c

Mines

24

7

"

Lencourt

13%

29c

..1

Mines

1.17

1

class

98,870

Development

1.10

1

'

Acceptance

3.45

*

Petroleum

23%

19%

771" 1

Mining

Laura Secord

3.25

75c

Warrants

1

Geld

1,000

15¥a

Mines

94

1

,__

Mines

30,100

75c

<

Dominion

1.17

Exploration—1~*

Mines

108,400

15c

15%

—1

Normetal

Mines

Mines

Lang & Sons

52c

Jan

held

Lake Lingman Gold Mines
Lake Nordic Uranium
Osu

25c

Ltd
5

59c
1.10

15 ¥2

Explorations—

Norlartic

•

Lake Cinch Mines

Wasa

7,895

12c

4-^3^

20c

Labatt (John) Ltd
Labrador Mining &

Shore

Jan

for

each

Lake

20c

3.75 Jan

15% Feb

11,000

4.50

1

~i

Lake

16

llc

~~i

Ltd

Dufault

V

17%

4.15

"7777*
Bay

Gold

17%

4 20

l

Copper Mines Ltd—

Oils

1.23

9c 10 %c

171/7

1

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Mines

Feb

.w„l

New

Gold

exchanged

Lamaque

i/.r

41,950
47,911
134,000

41

15c

Coppercrest

15,600

20c

2.70

Ltd

Copper

Being

Luz

38,000

10c 11 %c

Kristiana

Lynx

Jan

32 %c

igc

Kirkland Townsite

Lomega

160,725
18,106

51c

38c

1

Hudson

Class

Feb

1.05

32 %c

Mines

Lake

Loblaw

34 %c

85c

35c

,

Warrants

Liberal

17,950

98c

1

Gold

Kirkland

Little

45c

iqc

Kirkland

La

34 %c

£

Kilembe

Lake

44c

Ltd

Keyboycon Mines

Lake

25c

(1939)

Kelvinator of Canada

One

22c

♦

Jupiter Oils

Kroy

23 %c

Mines

Gold

59c

47c
1.02

1.06

Oils

New

Kenvilie

Jan

55c

1.02

New Goldvue Mines____

Feb

3.40

3.35

Kerr-Addison

29¥4c

;

Jan

■■

Feb

340

Mines

Jan

New Fortune Mines.

Jan

Jan

3,45

Jonsmith

22¥aC

Hew Gas

Jan

14

1

32%

Feb

27%

1

Joliet-Quebec

Feb

99 ¥2

Feb

32

Bay Mines

Joburke

17c

,•

Bidlamaque

85% Jan

A

Iron

Minerals

28,430

—

Mines

102 ¥4

5

Jellicoe

20c

25c

Jan

Pipe Line
Irish Copper Mines Ltd

Jeanette

Feb

17c

-

40

'

Feb

Jan

100

17c

«

Car—

100

10

Feb

Feb

Feb

Jan

Mines

New

10

47

92%

25c

6%

1.30 Feb

Jan

pfd

Petroleum

300

Interprovincial

Jack

Chemical

Nello

53

common

Ranwick

&

Nesbitt Labine Uranium

2,523

41 ¥4

39c

1

Hosiery Mills class B

Jan

101

Petroleum

Interprovincial

Drug

12% Feb

23,550

980

Jan

■'i

41% Feb

1.55

47

Jan

Feb

Explorations Ltd..

78

16%

46

7

2.12

80 ¥2

Mines

Jan

16

Feb

104

33c

•

~

National

Feb

1.30

Feb

1,190

..

__

11'/a

50%

Preferred

National

Feb

*

class
Co

Creek

Nama

3.90 Feb

15c

Ltd

36% Jan

1.42

Feb

Feb

70

16%

Jan

6
1.51

990

200,239

3,675

•

275

51% Jan

100

6%
1.89

35c

—

2.830

30%

490

6

92 ¥2

*

Works..

19,926

405

104

Jan

9 ¥2

1.60

76c

Locomotive

National

265

101

Feb

Feb

26c

Feb

99 ¥2

*

A

12%

'

Feb

8 ¥4

92 %

„1

class

Brewery

Feb

1,667

15c

9,595

99V2

Porcupine

60

15c

216,600

9%

1

A_

Mogul Mining Corp

Jan

1,965,481

26c

_

—

Multi-Minerals

8c

19c

9%

34'/2c

»

Montreal

3.40 Jan

Feb

1.70

*
_

Moore Corp common

8.35 Feb

Feb

1.50

Jan

2.15

92 %

—

Feb

Feb

3.30

Jan

70c

#

Gas

Corp

Jan

5/100

Metals
Nickel

Metals

44c

1.85

Jan

60C

34 %c

•

41%
7

25

International

Feb

66,425

47

common

Containers class

54

1

International

Feb

Jan

81,575

*

42

100

■;

47c

32c

370,470

—

73%

85c

10

258,700

14%

_

67% Feb

Bl%

*

Feb

47c

1.70

..-

Feb

50%

com

Modern

169

10

Powders

12¥2C

3.30

■

Jan

53

—

Feb

1

12
65c

1134

97/aC

1.50

'

Feb

100

•

.5,520

1.40

103

!

Uranium

37

50%

.

12c

30c

40

6%

__

35c

Feb

2.90

•

73
-

7

*

Jan

8 ¥4

24c

*

Power

64

*

—

—

28c

50

preferred

International Bronze

Jan

6.95 Feb

a—100

-——,—___.

Inland Cement

60

78c

-

'

17C

3.40

National

73

_»

common

preferred
preferred
Ingersoll Machine class A
Inglis (John) & Co
4%%

Inspiration Mining

5,575

8.60

57

—.—I

Acceptance

24,871

Feb

;*JLa

—1

Gold—

$2.25

2.00

3.60

10

:

preferred

Industrial

1.85

1Q

—

Lake

165

12c

Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5
Indian

42,650

38%

3.9Q

'''''.ti'-lvT.'?1

«

3,496

42c

37

8.95

Hy-Charger Petroleums ——1
'V

67%

37c

38 ¥2

_1

Jan

84,850

15c

Mines

Molsons

8.00

•

—

Feb

9 ¥4

350

34c

1.25

:

Ore

12%
12 %

——

103 ¥4

9%

9¥a

50c

Corp

10% Feb

Warrants

Feb

9

3.20

f

Industrial

Lake

Mindamar

10%

Husky Oil & Refining Ltd

Jan

1

Brick

3,376

1.90

41c

103 ¥4

10

Jan

1,48

Knitting

City Petroleum

7,053

37c

Feb

35c

32c

47c

Warrants

11

1

Jan

2.65

Jan

31c

i

Rights

10%

Rights

•

Light &

Mid-Western

12c

8%

20

5

•

Midcon Oil & Gas

10%

Mortgage

*.. j.

20c

Feb

10c

Mines

Mexican

Jan

10%

Bay Mining & Smelting

103% 103%

Mining

Jan

10 ¥2

& Erie

.56,000

14c

•; Feb

1

Mines

1.38

10 %

Hugh-Pam Porcupine

38c 39 %C

100

Lake

14 %c

100

•

common.

Petroleum

•

Huron

10,200

,

44

Jan

5,000

/

13e 13 %c

55%

Feb

17 Vic Jan

Merrill Island

•

Hudson

2.25

58,700

_

Jan

6

Lake

Red

Feb

B

Paper common

2.20

m

,

18 %c

A

Smith

15c

.

Chipman

Mining

Mining

Jan

14c

0

com

Exploration & Dev

Class

Hoyle

Jan

1.70

.1

:

Porcupine
Red

McWatters Gold

Feb

Class
Howard

2.45

Jan

1

Preferred

Ltd

Co

Feb

1.25

41 ¥4

1.83

_

Frontenac

18 %c

14c
55

10c

24%

2.20

800

"II100

McMarmac

12c

5

5,250

32c

Mines

Jan

10c

Consol Gold

Hollinger

4,035

1.50

1.65

Ltd

6.00

62,516
205,000

•

44

2.40

1.40

38c

1

Preierred

4.75 Feb

50,800

Drilling

Tower

Jan

2.31

2.25

—

Martin-McNeely Mines

Mclntyre

15c

_•

1.49

Feb

42 ¥4

•

Massey-Harris-Ferguson Ltd

McKenzie

13C

Canada

Feb
Jan

44

9%

Ltd

Feb

Jan

1.25

Dauch

&

Feb

57c

Jan

1.40

1

—

Jan

Jan

10c

High Crest Oils Ltd—*
Highland Bell
Highwood Sarcee Oils

Jan

24 v2c

Jan

1.25

21,355

-

1.22

2.40

~"oo

1.09

Jan

14c

1

1.35

—

4.60

12%

1.13

Mines

1.26

warrants

22c

14c

—

1.30

warrants

B

19%

1.15

Lake

Gold

Heath

40c

Mining Corp

A

Feb

1

Iron

Red

Headway

50,300

common

Oils

Jan

1

Head of Lakes

53c

•

Mines.

Gold

Marcus

17%

7,266
7,200

Mines

45c

2.25

15c

Mines

11

Mines—11c

Gold

Hasaga

45c

10c

—

Sugar preferred

Leaf

Mercury
Hard

18c

—

Maritime

Feb

~

■

v

31,500

High

Jan
Jan

2.10

Feb

5.00

5.20

Grass Oils
Coal class A

Great Sweet

Great West

34V'2

AOV2

*

Development

Plains

21c

*

_

Marigold
Great

19c

Ltd

Uranium

Maralgo

3.50 Jan

19c

class B

Jan

10,525

90c

Red Lake Gold Mines—

29c

6"%

117,625

._1

Mines_

Feb

8.20

1.22

1

10

46%

1.05

—

Feb

3.20

—

Mines

8

7.00

3,625

1.10

Explorations

Jan

Low

2.20

1

—

Mages Sporting Goods
Magnet Consoiidated Mines

52c

Range Since Jan. 1

High

1

Mines

Jan

37%c Feb

Shares

Low

Mines

Feb

.

for Week

2.13

159
53

45V2

.

'

>

146

6%

————*

Paper

Great Northern Gas

Jan

57

100

9%

9V2
37c
46c
"«25
45%

1
————*

Mines

Grandines

13c

159

52%

60c

"

*

Gold

Bousquec

Jan

151

T50'

Mackay class B—

Graham

17c

41c

52%

*

Canada common

preferred—

Gordon

rH

}

Uranium

Goodyear Tire

43c

*

Sales

Range
of Prices

Par

High

76,750

Goldora Mine*
4%

Low

High

Week's

Last

Sale Price

Range Since Jan. 1

46c

——

Manitou

Goldfields

Friday
STOCKS

Share*

30c

Eagle Gold—

Golden

24

FEBRUARY

-J

Mines

Golacrest

ENDED

for Week

Range
of Prices

Sale Price

STOCKS

WEEK

FOR

Sale*

Week's

Mines

12%

12

1.78

2.50

Jan

Jan

2.16

2.90

Feb
Feb

Feb

52c

Jan

98c

Feb

10%

Jan

12%

Feb

8.20

Feb

3.75

Feb

26¥2c Feb

67

65

70

37,300

60

Jan

47c

45c

51c

21,900

45c

JVeb

9.90

Jan

4.45

Jan

57c

Jan

70

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45

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RANGE

i
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Last

ftTOCKg

•..

i

Pacific

Pamour
Panel

Pan

Consol

Paramaque
Parbec

Uranium

Oils

Mines

Mines

Natural

Pipeline

Gold

2.25

3.00

136,507

51c

47c

54c

42,509

Mines

•

48c

Torbrit Silver Mines

1

930

13,058

1.84

77

188,150

23c

18c

27c

'

Jan

Jan

1.99

Feb

Jan

37c

Jan

$1.30

38,090

.>51/4

800

1.45

41.55

14,100

81c

89c

-20,966

,47c

Jan

95c

Jan

37c

9,732

30c

Jan

46c

Jan

8.50 /8.60

1,955

Jan

10%

Jan

1.45

33c

J

81c

8.50

•

33c

,

1.02

Jan

4.75

1.50

Jan

1.20

Feb

5.50

Jan

7.25

Jan

1.74

Feb

Oils

&

Mineral

Gold

of

B

C

Jan

53

Jan

117

Jan

117

Jan

18%

220

16

Jan

18%

Feb

| 30c

2,000

22c

Jan

42c

Jan

;18%
30c

3.15

2.90

3.20

1.25

T-40

21,750

1.44

1.35

4.45

11,890

1

—

1.78
15 %c

13V2

•

Oil

1,195

70c

1

Roy

54

1

4.05

*

10%c

.

_

Metals
Uranium

1,556

44% Jan
16% Jan

16%

39%

300

65

39%
22%

,

lOe

Tan

1,100

il

i

Oil

Pipe

Line

17

36% Jan

Tan

SX

Feb

Jan

25c

Feb

42V* Jan

44%

Jan

45

49

44%

46%

48%
2.14 :

13,968

Feb

13c

Jan

1.56

Jan

2.20

Feb

1.60 Jan

2.17

Feb

36c

Feb

3,685
125

2.03

1.97

2.11

23,105

30c

36c

85,100

Tan

72r

Tan

53%

Feb

67%

Tan

2.05

Jan

4.30

Jan

l6fi0

Feb

i1^ IS

19%

Tan

ir3/

\

OS

Tan

iov

Tan

R93

Tan

12

tin

Vlcour

5,650
48,100
2,380

38%

38%

160,438

7.60

7.30

2,625

8.60

8.50

6,410

215

JaS

in'j6

V

Tan
Jan

49

,

Jan

30c

3,255

36c

40c

10

v

10%

Feb

14c

15c

7.00

Upper Canada Mines

"

6.90
33c
1.70

15%

1

—

Mines

320

8

560

8 50

2.45

1,400

18c

62,000

_1

2.90

198,773

2.03

Jan

3.00

Feb

2.95

44,370

2.60

Feb

3.40

Jan

luc

Roi5 Jan
"t22

buc

625
35,620
700

19% Feb

23% Jan

29c
Feb
30% Jan

36c

Jan

35

Jan

1,325
19,450
24,700
300

6.60 Feb
30c
Feb
1.66 Jan
14% Jan

32%
7.00
33c

1.73

15%

6.65 Jan

95c

36V*

8%
23%c

98c

3,466 /

4.50
35%
8%
22c

__

4.50

100

36%
29c

3,403
650
841,750

8%

2.85

2.85

3.00

14'/4

14%

70%

69%

70%

3,719

13 %
55c
23%c

13 %
69c

26c

625
235,550
5,025

W

1

Labrador

1

13 %c

58,500

8%c Jan

15c

Jan

west

1

11 %

32,200

II

Feb

18

Quebec Manitou Mines

1

1.33

12,700

70c

Jan

Quebec

Metallurgical
Queenston Gold Mines

•

4.05

30,330

2.70

1

21c

25,700

18c

Quemont

•

27

3,982

20%

Jan

84c

Radiore

Uranium

1
_°

Rapid Grip & Batten—
Kayrock Mines

1.50

yl.65

15,400

1.89

1.80

$1.91
|73/4

16,133

7%
2.20

2.00

©.30

56,055

12c

1

Reef

1.60

'

9%c

lU2c

6,500

__«■

__1

Petroleum

Reeves MacDonald

Regcourt

Regent

Gold

1

Mines

Mines

2.25

_1

Refining

Renabie

19c

7.85 Jan
40c

1

1

Rio

Palmer Oil

Rupununi

1.05 Jan
5.50
40%
8%
29%c

2.85 Feb

Riverside

Silk

class

Rix-Athabasco

3.40 Jan

,

15% Jan

697/a

Feb

74%

Jan

11 % Jan
43c
Jan
22 %c Jan

13 %

69c

Jan
Feb

27c

Feb

26c

Feb

Rockwin
Rowan

1.82

Uranium

Jan

Ashley

I2%c

12%c 14%c

5.85

33,995

Jan

Western

Canada

Breweries

,1
^5

32

32%

1,004

Jan

29%c

Feb

Western

Grocers

class A

43

43

25

1.05

3.65
1.91

Feb

7%

Feb

8%

Jan

2.00

Feb

10

59c

VI.90

I

32

200
400

2.40

16,600

40c

7,327

1.60

Jan

10

10

1.00

if .05

17,400

73c

49,550

17VaC

Jan

53c 'hi 60c

.22,905

17c

16c

13c

11c

18c

22,200

62

61 % >62

%

1,954

12%$

13

1,705

13%;;) 13%

680

Ryancr Mining

1

17%c

17%c+I7%c

4,910

6t

1

86

Gold

1.30

_1

.

12 %c '4

■

3.45

Debentures

3.00>

15c-,
3.55

870

•

Jan

57%

Jan

10%

Jan

13

Jan

14c

80

Water &

Sheep Creek

Power com_

Wiltsey

Coghlan

1

12%c

12c

13c

Winchester Larder

1

12%c

11c 127/8c

Feb

Windward

Jan

Winnipeg & Central Gas

-Feb

78c

Jan

Lead

Yankee

Silver

&

Yellowknife
Yukeno

Jan

63

Jan

18%

Jan

Jan

24c

Jan

86

fi8 £

2.6i5

2.55

3,850

2.55

Feb

2.99

11c

108

38,666

1.45

2,075

2,183

68
9c

1.35

Jan

146

Simpsons
Siscoe

class

70

Jan

14c
1.65

7.75$ 7.90

21,445

7.75

Feb

8.85

1,500

10 %

Jan

11%

Jan

26%

26%

J 26%

413

25%%

26

Feb

27 %

Jan

26

75

25%

Feb

26%

Jan

5.10^ 5.10

120

5.00

Jan

19c21%c

59,550

Ltd

Gold

1.051

—

Mines—

12,000

2.10

2.20

48,540

ll%cl2%c

22,500

Metal

Zulapa

1

53c

1

,,

5.20'Jan

19c

27c

Feb

1.15

Jan

*

Anglo

5

Newfoundland

Asbestos
British

Develop

Corp

*

Brown

Souris

Valley

Oil

Feb

55c

Jan

Canada

Feb

13'/2

Jan

Jan

Union

Oils

_____•

17%

17%;|17%

2,685

16 %

Feb

18 Va

Jan

Vinegars
Canadian Cottons

10,950

.

Spanish American Mines Ltd

Oils

Spocner
■

Stadacona

61c

Jan

Canadian

General

Jan

16

Feb

Canadian

Industries

Jan

31c

Feb

Canadian Marconi

Feb

Canadian

15,250

26c

Standard

Stanley

43

375

56c

,1

70c

8,100

*

Paving & Materials

Brock

45%%

2.65

32%c

(1944)—36c

class

•

B

Oil & Gas Ltu

Olsen

1

Stedman

Gold

Bros

84c

.*

Investments

*

Mines

Cons

Superior

Propane

1
1

common

Preferred

1

Swltson

2.55

Jan

I6V2C

Jan

37c

Feb

Dalhousie

23c

Jan

38c

Week'i

__

12 %
40%

20c

5.40

35% v 36'%

530

34%

Jan

37%

Feb

7%

Feb

7%

110

84c

25,587

55c

Jan

16,000

12%c

Jan

£

©3%

275

63 >66%

22

8

Jan

89c

Feb

20%c Feb
24% Jan

Jan

6,593

57%

Jan

66% Feb

13c

43,650

IOV2C

Feb

137/sc Jan

for Week
Shares

15%-;fl8%

61c8

Feb

16c

Jan

I
l£cf

63c

Tandem

Taylor

225

2,313

24%

24%

24%

1,435

Jan

24% Feb

18%

20

__

18%
8%

150
150

18% Feb
8% Feb

21% Jan
8% Feb

670

28

29

29
__

21%

Gaspe

Teck-Hughes

Loblaw Inc

102 %

Jan

103 %

Jan

1.66

Feb

26%

Jan

Jan

3.35

Jan

8

103%

103%

1.64

1.52

$1.64

54,313

1.22

11V2C

ioc

i(i%c

15,000

8c

Jan

Temagami
Texas

Mines

Calgary

6%

6%

>6%

100

5%

Feb

1.35

1.35

4l.40

11,334

126

Jan




1

25c

Feb

.

31

Jan

16% Jan

19"% Jan

5.10 Jan

6.00 Jan

8V2
29%

20%

.1,320

Jan

32

24

52

14 Vs

14 %

295

46%
9.50
35

46%
9.70
36%
19c

115
2,275
2,532
4,125

Jan
6% Jan
33Va Jan
17c
Feb

20%
21
25% 26%
35
35
33 34%
112115%

1,410
2,355
300
200
715

21%
6'/8

500

17c

Jan

Jan
6% Jan

17

Jan

Jan
11% Jan
36Va Jan

46

20c

Jan

—

41

22% Jan
26% Feb

20
Feb
24% Jan
34
Feb
33
Feb
109
Feb

'^1%

40

11c % 13c

36,452

9%
2.22

7.80

7.60

1.11

1.10

J

9%
\ 2.35

I

—

6

85

38

Jan

36
Jan
115% Feb

39%

41 %

925

38%

Jan

41% Feb

12%
84

13
85

650
285

13
83

Jan
Feb

14
90

Feb
Jan

7

*

100

20,040

8.30

16,170

^ 1.23

11,500

40%

Feb

10c

Jan

9

2.30
2.25

88c

Feb

Feb
Jan

Jan

\

42
Feb
14%c Jan
9% Jan

87%
—

*

—

87% 87%
33%
34
46% 46%
45%
47
5.90
6.00
4.75 4.75
55
57
5%
5%
57c
62c

30
145
30
845
3,624
300
1,553
2,705
17,203

86
33%
43
45%
5.70
4.70
50
5%
57c

Jan
Feb
Jan
Feb
Jan
Feb
Jan
Feb
Jan

94
34

Jan
Feb
Feb
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
Jan

•

45%

1
1
•
*
1

5.95
—

57
5%
6lc

<

46%
52
6.10
5.15
57
6%
68 %c

Jan

———

FOOTNOTES FOR OUT-OF-TOWN AND CANADIAN MARKETS

Jan

1.43 Jan

*

2.50

——

11%c Feb

Jan

•

2.30

115

—

Feb

3 00

50c

1

7%
*

—

40

8%

25%

■

_^1

41%

—

Feb

Jan

Jan

90

45

Mines

21
26
35

5

Interprovincial Utilities

26%

Jan

560

|

13c

36
19c

com___*

Jan

Jan

5.75

26

I

-3 24
lp3%

1

9.50

1

Securities

Mines

22%

75c

22%C Feb

Feb

1

Gold

Copper

Hayes Steel Products
International Paper common

9,720

5.00

.13.10

22%

•

21,

„

..

Feb

250

3.10

24

common

—

46%

•

45

18%

8

25%

*

Mines

1,307

21V8 Feb
5% F*>b
14 Vs Feb

6

—

*
•

Feb

24,713

56,600

100

Pearson

Bi°h
48% Jan
13 % Jan
42% Jan

31

*

23

228,600

26

*

„

Lou>
43 z Feb
11% Feb
40
Jan

<o

190
1,115
1,120

18%
6.00

*

Maclaren Power & Paper
Minn & Ont Paper new__
Niagara Wire Weaving——
Ogilvie Flour common
Pato Consolidated Gold Mines
Pend Oreille Gold Mines
Price Bros
Third Canadian Gen Invest Trust
Yukon Consolidated Gold Corp

70c
20c

5.40*5.60

135

common

r„.„

45
12 %
41 'A

5.90

—

5

Oil

Dominion Bridge
DuPont of Canada

• No par value.
a

Tambl/n

Range Since Jan. 1

„.nh

High

44
12
40%

81,377

10 %c*

43%

Industries

3.15

Feb

65c

45

Sylvanlte Gold

Saleo

Range
of Pricee

Feb

*

Cons

Lumber

Westinghouse

13,235

21,140

■

18Ve

♦

Coast

251,989

common

& Minerals-Golcft

Oils

Inlet

Western

Canadian

Feb

*2.85

__i

Petroleum

Jan

70c

23cf 38c
30c/ 37c

2,55

3.10

Preferred

Surf

70c
.

*

25

Ordinary

Surety

18%

1

;

Mines

Warrants

Supertest

13c

1

—.

Sullivan

66%

-

,

30%

1

International vtllities
»

Steelcy Mining
Steep Rock Iron

Sturgeon River Mines
Sudbury Contact

49

1

Steel of Canada

Curb Section

5.95

♦

common

Copper
Consolidated Paper

23%

~

■

41c

Feb
Feb

7'%,

j.

Starrett

Jan

44%
43c

13%cj4%c

•

Stanwell

35%

,

20

Sugar

preferred

Jan

39c/'
46

*

.

Mines

*-

"

Dominion

20c

29,943

41c

Jan

Jan

.

&

14

325

27c 28% c

-

,

52c

15%M5%

70c

_1

n

70c

54c

Jan

40c

•

Canada

*

Southern

Jan

18%

*

Dredging

Feb

*

Southam

13c

5

Note

Co
Gold

Bank

Jan

23c

Feb

2.34 Jan

-

1

American

13

60c

42c

3,635

Low

Par
Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper

40c

56c,3

88,050

Last
Sale Price

93c

59c

Feb

10%c Jan

57c

_

Friday
STOCKS

990

,

Jan

16c

2.09

'

Canadian Fund*

4,000

•

Jan

21c

Jan

50c

Toronto Stock Exchange

129,832

*

55c

Jan

,

mi 3%

1

Roi

Feb

17c

51c

*'

Van

..

50c

r

1.15
40c.| 42c

Slocan

44c

34,300

16c

.

11c

15,200

19c

Mining

Zenmac
-

13

Slater common

;?

,

50c

2.20

Jan

510%

42c

2.07 Jan

Feb

10%

1.14

Feb

15c

Feb

Jan

7.90

.50c

1.85

17c

ll%c

*

—.

A

4.00 Jan

5,180

45c

1

Feb

Jan

10%

1

Mines-

Feb

1.95

15c

—•

Feb

*

20c

3.25

18c

Jan

1

13% Jan

275

45c

Feb

„•

Feb

155

1.85

1.86

Mines

yJS
2.21

69%;

Feb

11

44c

3.25

1

Mines

28c

'

11%

Feb

Jan

1.43

Mines

Bear

Jan

13c
Jan
13%c Feb
50c
Feb

11c
Jan
9VeC Jan

3.25

1

^

Feb

3.10 Feb
51c

11%

36%c

38c

11 %

1

Oil

Jan

47

Jan

1.75

i

Dairies

Zinc

104

Feb

16%
>

25%

Standard

Silverwood

•

Mines

Bulolo
Silver-Miller

1

•

__

Canuck

Yellorex

58%c Jan

23,700

69%

Mining

Yale
'

17%c

-

225,100

ll%c

Quebec

Mines

.

Jan

123;

trust

Mines

Gold

Alexander

Jan

Jan

105,050
102,900

Feb

1.95'

•

common

Wood

Jan

45% Jan

47,500

Jan

t

Sicks'. Breweries

41 %c Feb

Jan

2.03

__ouc

Corp

2 66 Jan

58,200

42c

101

36%

3,560

16,600
•49,400

——L——1

Gordon

Shirriff-Horsey

73,145

44c

1

*

;

Gold

3.10

41 %c

1

Petroleums

141

Shawkey 1945 Mines

25

1.00 Jan
22c

35% Jan

29
Feb
29% Feb

92

Mines

'*1.26 Jan

Jan

9c

47

2.96

47
2.81

Wilrich

50c

Scuriy Rainbow Oils Ltd:
Security Freehold Petroleums
Bhawinigan

86
1.30

1.28%

15c

1

Gold

River

82%$

lie
...■

103

47

Willroy

1.90
•

• ~

34%c Jan

25,273

13c

$

103%

31%
104

Jan

11%

Jan

20c 2l3 % c

55c

Sapphire Petroleums Ltd—

-

Wright-Hargreaves

13%

Corp

Preferred

30

Feb

32

Jan

50

White Hardware preferred

2.40

Feb

12 %

Antonio

Jan

75c

Feb

15c

l.yuO

4,927
4,602

29
29%

2.75

Jan

70c

2,500

16c

31%

29%

12%
'/

Feb

Feb

.

82c

70c
15c

__

32%
43

100

Class B

Jan

2.50

Jan

21

•

Jan

Jan

Jan

*

A—

15c

41

31c

Jan

238,503

class

1.65 Feb

29%

♦

(Geo)

2.85

Jan

12
J.50

Petrol

Naco

Warrants

Weston

14c

7%c Jan

32%

*

,-

Jan

Feb

Jan

4

Mines

Jan

Jan

l

common

Lawrence

30

Jan

*

Silanco

Western

1.40 Jan
12c Jan

1.80

100

*

Oil

Voting

8%c Feb

510

21c

Industries

Sigma

454,751

1.52

1

Lac

Consolidated

Sherritt

26c

1.50

1.60

26

1

•

10

Band

21c

1.50

4%c

11%

Royal Bank of Canada

Ban

24%c

♦

100

1.75

26%

A_____

Roxana Oils

Russell

1

1,188,000

55c >

1

Ltd

Mines

Royalite

Mines

west Maygill Gas Oil

Malartic

Jan
Feb
Feb

Jan

Jan

*

Roche Long

•

Jan

14

Jan

-2.25

2.50
55c

1

Mines

Petroleums Ltd

69c
26c

Jan

1.88 Jan
15% Feb

Feb
Feb
Jan
Jan

1.66

12 lc

15c
12

*

_;

Rexspar Uranium
Rio

1

Western

Mines

Rainville Mines Ltd

•

Copper

Pyrite

Wespac

Develop
Quebec Lithium Corp

Mining

Equipment

Weedon

Feb

8.60

Feb

4.50
35%
8
18c

2,091

•

95c

25,420

14%

Waterous

Feb

9

49% Feb
25%c Jan

11,970

30c

•

&

Feb

7.65

--1

G

7.00 Feb

.

46% Jan
22c
Feb

810

Waite Amulet Mines

Violamac Mines

Jan

•

-

21%

1.65
14%

__

*
•
•
1

Jan

Jan

5.50 Jan

21
29c
32
6.75
30c

32

1
•

•

—

Feb

17c

13c

7.45

__

30c

•

Jan

10%

17,850

8

7.45

*

l

8%

49 49%
22c 24%c

__

49%
24%c

25

Jan

40c

Jan

32,813

1

•_

50

Feb

8

20,000

6.35

1

•

Jan

36c

6

Quebec

Feb

44y8

7,752

11,800

•

14c

*

Vanadium Alloys
Ventures Ltd
Viceroy Mfg class A

3.90

1.80

10

•

United Montauban Mines
United Oils
Unlted Steel Corp

49c

7%c

38c

•

48%

49

•

7.00

90

1

Quebec Chibougamau Gold
Quebec Copper Corp

Jan

39%

23%

21 %

Walker

%
*

Jan

42%
1.96

•

Resources

—

Tin

fio

ppk

Mountain

Union Acceptance 2nd pfd
Union Gas of Canada
Union Mining
United Asbestos
United Corps Ltd class B
United Estella Mines
United Fuel Inv class B pfd
United Keno Hill

Tn„

Tan

5.00

Prospectors Airways
Purdy Mica Mines

Feb
Jan

47

•

25c

35c

•

Jan

1.04

195
28,675

.

15c

—

Triad Oil

pCh

Tan

1.90

Warrants

??

iia/

Tan

1

Mines

9

lie

40

1

Dome

47

2.00
•

Transcontinental

Tnn

20e

«

Gold

Electric

FPh

lan

Trans
-

Tan

RRr

;&-54.

53%

7R

lie

815

1

Border

Jan

44

•

'-i Trans Prairie Pipeline
Trend Petroleum —^

pPh

72

Vfi5

1

1,500

'

•55c

55c

•

I

140

Tan

ii3/0

56

/

tin
FPh

3,500

j.75c

f 30c

55%

sft

115

3,205

T3%

30c

Gold

1

Jan

qqp

94,500

13%

55%

i

Preston East

1.88

15 %c 15 %c

74 V2c

_______

Corp

23V2

19,100

1.30

■*

com___

Jan

90s

22c

40

Trans Era Oils

Feb

51

20

River

Rouyn

32

15

1

Poplar Oils

Power

3,885

.62%

•

Pitch-Ore Uranium

Powell

31%

117 >' .117

1

Mines

Placer Development new
Ponder Oils

Powell

28
52 V2

117

•

Gas

Gold

Crow

31%
52%

1

_

40c

2,700

'

*

common

17,450

22%

1

"j Traders Finance class A
5% preferred
.-Trans-Canada Explorations
Trans Empire Oils

58c

53c

90c

16%

39V4

*

Towagmac Exploration

1

60c

46%

__

20

A
Toronto Iron Works class A

3.00 Feb

Jan

48c

46%

*

Toronto General Trusts

;

HigM

2.10 Feb
38c

90c

10

Toronto Elevators

Jan

*

;

Gold

Toronto Dominion Bank

■

Feb

19c

.

Feb

23c

14c

56,000

Tombill

Jan

58c

9%c Jan

840,700

15c:;

83

Feb

1.25

27,650

13c

Feb

52c

5

Mines

Pickle

Pronto

2.25

1

100

common

Petrol Oil &

Pressed

•

Tiara Mines

50

Peoples Credit

Premier

Thompson-Lundmark

Jan

5%

1

Gas

Preferred

Prairie

Jan

13%

1.20-

1

-

Penmans preferred

President

15c

Jan

5%

50c

Consol

Pioneer

l."

Low

Jan

1.23

1

Paymaster

Peruvian

16c

Range Since Jan. 1

12%

80

28c 34 %c

32c

15Vic

Share#

High

Low

Par

11c

56c

i

Bales
for Week

10,765 '

r.

1.64

High

1

Ltd

Petroleums

Perron

T

Range
of Prices

Last

36.425

52c-3
1.65

Week's

Sale Price

•

Pathfinder

River

80

1

Amalgamated

Pembina

13

1

Parker Drilling
Pater Uranium

Peace

12% «

10c

_

Mines

Mines

Pardee

13

i*

Mines

Low

14c

77

•

STOCKS

High

I2V2C-I

_*

24

Range Since Jan. 1

.

13Vic

•

Porcupine

Western

Shares

1

Page Hersey Tubes

FEBRUARY

for Week

1

Petroleum

ENDED

/rid ay

Range
Low

Par

>1

Pacific Eastern

WEEK

Sales

•( Prices

Sale f rice

FOR

.

Week's

Odd lot sale (not Included In year's

range).
d Deferred delivery sale
in

year's

(not Included

range).

2.63 Jan
9.00 Feb

e Selling ex-interest.

1-33 Feb

rCash sale

f Flat price.

(not Included In year's range).

t Ex-llquldatlng dividend.
(Un) Admitted to unlisted trading

privileges.
wd When delivered.
wlWhen Issued.
x Ex-dlrldend.
11x-rlghts.
«lx-«tock dividend.

!
1

46

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle...

(1034)

Monday, February 27, 1956

OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES
Quotations for Friday, February

24

insurance

Investing Companies

Development
Mutual Fund Inc

Aetna

Fund—lo

Bank

Institutional

4.06

4.34

lc

10.93

11.95

8.64

9.44

Institutional

Growth

Fund, lc

10.99

12.02

1.72

Institutional

Income

Fund-_lc

7.35

8.04

Institutional

Insur

Fund—lc

13.84

15.14

15.65

14.35

1

Intl

Fund

Resources

of

6.02

6.54

Investment

Co

24.95

27.12

Investment

Trust

4.03

"A" Inc—1
"B" Inc—5
Axe-Houghton Stock Fund Inc_l
Axe-Houghton Fund
Axe-Houghton Fund

4.40

Johnston

(The)

1
Blair
1
Bine Ridge Mutual Fund Inc—1
Bond Inv Tr of America——_*
Boston Fund Inc
1
Bowling Green Fund Inc
10c
Broad Street Invest Corp
5
Bollock Fund Ltd
1
Corp
Holdings Corp

B-l

Inc

1

9.43

Fund_l

Bonds

Shippers

5

Fire
Life

1

11.80

12.76

1

18.26

19.76

Capital Venture Fund Inc
1
Century Shares Trust—.—_—1
Chemical Fund Inc
50o

5.52

6.05

24.58

26.57

Ltd
Inc

Fund

Christiana

S-l

16.56

18.07

Columbian

(Income Com Stocks)

12.23

13.34

Connecticut

1

13.22

14.43

Stks)-1

9.45

10.32
11.30

Crum

1

6.38

6.99

Employees

25o

11.82

12.92

Employees

15'/a

16'A

Preferred
Colonial

Inc

Fund

(Low

Priced

Knickerbocker

Com

Fund

Lexington Trust Fund
Life

Investors Inc—1

Insurance

Loomis

Sayles

Mutual

split

Automobile

lo

5.51

Equipment shares_lc

Electrical

5-00
2.76
4.05

4.46

lc

4.34

9.27

10.08

General

Commonwealth Stock Fund

1

11.76

12.78

Paper

lc

3.10

3.42

1

18.57

20.18

Special Investment shares—lc

2.95

3.25

1

15.96

17.35

Metal

3.43

Inc

Fund

Composite
Concord

Inc

Inc

Fund

1

15.42

50

Fund

Dividend Income

shares

Manhattan

6.91

7.56

1
1

14.54

14.69

61.64

62.26

1

11.05

12,15

1

11.41

12.50

of

Fund—1

9.34

10.24

Nation

17.15

19.35

National Security

Investors

Mass

Fund

Stock

Fund

Diversified

Investment

Diversified

Trustee

Series

Dividend

Baton

2.50

Fund

&

Balanced
Stock

2.98

Bond

1

21.57
19.64

21.00

4.64

5.07

Fund

Federated

Fidelity

Inc

7.12

7.38

Fund

Fund

Financial

Industrial

Founders

Mutual

Franklin

1

Eng

Common

stock

Preferred

stock

Fundamental

12.13

New

14.53

15.71

New

3.96

4.34

•

7.48

8.13

North

series

9.96

lc

series

Investors

Inc

7.56

8.28

2

15.59

17.08

1

3.66

3.98

—1

13.95

15.25

General

Capital

General

Group

Fund

1

Inc

74.57

80.18

Corp

Investors

Trust

Aviation

Chemical

12.76

Sciidder,

6.85

7.51

8.95

9.81

lc

12.35

13.17

Electrical

administered

7.69

8.43

lc

Fully

6.20

6.80

9.37

10.27

lc

9.16

10.04

Industrial Machinery shares.Ic
Institutional Bond shares—lo

13.89

15.21

9.17

9.55

Merchandising
Mining shares

11.37

bond

Petroleum
RR

Bteel

shares—lc

shares

shares

lc

Bond

shares

10.26

10.32

12.40

lc

2.96

3.26

2.95%

11-

1-55

8-

1-56

b2.90

2.70%

3 00%

12-

1-55

9-

4-56

b2.95

2.75%

1-56

1-55

5-

b2.75

2.50%

3.125%

3-56

10-

1-56

b2.95

2.80%

2.55%

9-

1-55

6-

1-56

b2.80

2.55%

3.00%

2-

1-56

11-

1-56

b2.95

2.80%

2.80%

10-

3-55

7-

2-56

b2.85

2.60%

2.95%

3-

1-56 Wi 12-

3-56

b3.00

2.90%

1

6.50

7.10

5.09

9.54

6.03

6.59

_1

20.33

21.98

28 3A

303A

Shares—

Inc

99.981

1956

99.940

March

23,

March

29,

13.70

14.89

12.78

41

42'A

9.28

12.73
15.19

i

12.03

13.01

1

12.60

13.80

Corp—•

39.00

41.50

Fund—1

a29.54

Sterling Investment Fund Inc_l

12.12

1

Templeton Gwth Fund of Can_l

Funds

11.36

12.38

22'A

24 »A

8.03

8.78

Fund—1

10.77

11.71

Value Line Fund

1

7.72

8.44

Shares_l

10.01

10.88

1

Inc

10.35
15.04

16.35

1

6.54
6.19

6.77

12.54

13.69

7.06

7.72

2.79

Investors

May 17,

1956

99.471

99.480

99.784

May 24,

1956

99.415

99.422

Bid

100

Corn

234

242

7.15

Companies
Par

Exchange

63%

65 %

50%

45%

46%

Continental

58

63

N

Y)

5

27%

30'A

10

174

182

10

28

30

10

26

29

Inc

1

8.48

1

26.76

29.16

1

24.46

26.44

5.36

5.79

I

10.18

11,13

Wellington Fund

9.30

10.15

Whitehall

Fund

Inc

1

18.03

19.49

Wisconsin

Fund

Inc

1

Bank

Fiduciary
First

of

New

of

Trust

&

Co

Trust

National

Bank

City

9.27

Obligations of Government Agencies
Bid

Federal
3s

Home

March

2.50s

April

27/es
3s

Loan

20

Franklin

National

Franklin

61%

63%

20

Natl

16;

May 15,

June

15,

1956

July

3.20s

Aug. 15,
Sept. 17,

Central

2.35s
2.95s
2s

99.31

16,

100

1956

June

1,

a

point

100.1

Land

Bank

30

33

44%

48%

Bank-

Square N

Y

5

Guaranty Trust Co

20

Hanover

10

(The)

Bank

77'A

100.2

3s

100.3

l3As Oct.

100.5

Feb

15,

1957—

99.31

100.1

99.31

46%

1956

1956

23As May 1,
2'As Nov. 1,

1958.

99.14

41

32%

34'A

20

95

County

Trust

Co

Long

Island

Trust

1958

98

Trust

National

of

Brook

43

48

^10

Co

1,

1959

97.20

40

1957

1,

1960

97.2

97.10

98

98.10

1,

1960-

99.30

98.20

98.28

Freeport

5

(J P)

York

&

Co

26

100

Inc

Trust

305

25

2'As Jan.

20.

1958.

3'/as

28%

20,

1956

&

Figures after decimal point
Bid

represent one
Ask

Certificates of Indebtedness—
2s

June

22,

1956

.

June

Dec.

Treasury

1956Notes—

l%s

March

April

15,
1,

15,

IVis Oct. 1,
2%s March
1%s

"

1,

1 Vis

28 Aug.

April

1.

__

I

1956
15.

1957—
1957
~~




9%

99.27
99.30

100.4

100.1

99.4

Atlas

46
204

99.29

l%s May

Aug. 15,
l%s Oct. 1,

100.6

l%s April

1,

20

67%

70%,

5%s

98%

3 'As.

33%

61

63

—25

52

57

Angeles—<
Y ...
Security-First Nat'l Bank—12.50

54

57

32

34%

Corp of Amer-

Jersey
First

100.11
99.10

l'As April
1 %s

Oct.

1,

City—

National

Bank

.

Paterson

(N

J)

County Bank & Trust Co

10

Pittsburgh—
Nat l

Bank

6c

Trust—25;

Peoples 1st Nat'l Bank 6c Tr„20

107

116

49

*"•'

Louis-

Boatmen's

National

National

Bank

20

Bank

59%

63%

17

'61

Co

25

61

Trust

20

74%

79%

A—6.25

39%

41%

Bid

Ask

Lgt 3%s__.1985

102'A

102%

Diego Gas & Elec 3%s_1985

101%

102'A

Mercantile
St

,

51
'

St.

Louis

Trust

San

Union

65
,

65

Francisco—

Bank of

Amer

N T 6c 8

San

Ford

General

Telephone

97'A

4.25%

96%

1995

101%

102'A

1970

104

105

Illinois Bell Telep 3 Vis

Inc 4.25s

Long

Island

Mich

Cons

Lighting

Gas

3%s_1985

103%

1980

103%

103%

1995

104%

104%

3%s

Jersey Bell Tel 3%s

Motor

Kaiser

102

102'A

103%

104'A

Texas

5%

100.14

1960
I960

97.10

98.6

99%

pfd—100

113%

&

common.;

100

63%

58%

59'/4

Chemical—

Metals

50

4.75%

pfd

*No

psr

value

97.22

97.24

Transcontinental

97.2

tEx-20%

96.10

96.16

a

95.26

96

k Admitted

95.8

95.14

b Bid

tEx-coupon

96.28

Net

asset

Stock

t New

stock

dividend

value.
to

listing

Exchamrp

x

49

100
Gas

preferred

yield price,
stock,

Ex-divi^end.

wi When
on

the New York

y

issued,

Ex-rights,

k__

49%

Transmission—

preferred

4.90%

62%

50

preferred

Eastern

115%

5

Corp—

Pipe

100%

102

101

102%

Line
100

FOOTNOTES FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER ISSUES

100.16
97.16

Co

Alum

4.75%

Reynolds

1985

1958

1971

5s

preferred

1970

1985

1959

American

102'A

3%s

98

&

114'A

3 Vis

1958

Power

112

1970

Detroit Steel 47/sS_,

Ask

Bonds—(Cont. )—
Pacific

101%

4s

Power

1958

1.

Detroit

El Paso Nat Gas 4.40%

—.1980

Rubber

Edison

1,
1959
1, 1959

99 4

of

Stocks-

Ohio

15,

l'As Oct.

-10

Bank

Textron

Ohio

15,

99.24

38

Tr

100%

99.7

1,

99.16

100%

98.30

1 'As

100.9

35

&

10

98.24

l%s Feb.
l%s April

102%

99.5

100

99.29

102%

Indus—

4.25s

New

98.28

99'A

—1990

—1975

Elec

&

98.18

1957

100

99.27

12.50

Bk
Co

Security Issues
Ask

1957

99.26

Oct.

46

Commerce

\

National Bank

National

214

18%

1957

15,

2s

49%

10

Bid

Plywood
Gas

Dayton

Notes—(Cont.)—

100

44

Trust

First

.10

Recent

Lear,
Bid

27/aS June

"

_

8%

of

100.7

32nds of a point

99.31

1956
1956

1956

99.31

more

Maturity—
Treasury

_

22, 1956
22, 1956_

2Vis
2%s

or

10

of

30%

20%

Bonds-

Burlington
98.28
100.4

U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness & Notes
March

69

18%

.20

3.30s

l%s

66

5

Y

Trade Bank & Trust Co.

Container

Maturity—

64%

Connecticut

317

2

N

Security National Bank
Huntington (L I)

Bait

Mortgage Assn-

Nov.

265

62%

Union Bank

41%

97.28

2'As Feb.

Federal Natl

255

16

Connecticut—

Bank"

98.8

2'As May

100.1

50

Trust

105

10

Manufacturers
Meadow

99.22

100.6

99.30

39

Co

City Bank

Cleveland

98.12

100.7

2'As June

37

Bank

100.2

98.4

100.4

99.26

350

200

48%

38

lo

Trust

100.2

99.31

1957-55

1,

455

335

Detroit—

80'A

Industrial Bank of Commerce_10

Bonds—

25/aS May 1, 1956
2%s Sept. 14, 1956

100.1

305

440

Savings

National

Central

Hartford

Irving
Kings

.25

Ask

100.4

II—

1956

Bank for Cooperatives—
June
1,
1956

Sepc 4,

100.3

100.3

I

1956

3%s
3 Vis

1956

,

298

100

Bank

&

Bank

Rochelle

Royal Stattf Bank of
Rye
National
Bank

Bid
Federal

100

32nds of

Ask

Banks—

1956

15,

100

Bk_100

Trust

National

York

Westchester
New

New

more

90%

Northern Trust Co

Mellon

or

Y

87%

Trust—33'A

<fc

Cleveland—

Morgan

one

Y

82

Bank

National

Harris

43

78

Illinois

National
First

Plains

Empire Trust

39

and Trust—25

Chicago—
City Natl Bank

Tr__25

&

Ask

10

Albany

48%

Bank__10

Bk

Stat©

Bid

Y.—
of

Bank

10

County Trust Co
(White

State

Los

1

Figures after decimal point represent

-—

12.50

Mutual
Fund

1956

Ask

11.31

1

Ltd

Line Income Fund Inc
1
Van Strum & Towne Fund Inc_l
Wall Street Investing Corp
l

Washington

Chem

Commercial

First

Fund—

York

Chase Manhattan Bank

Federation

1

Canada

99.819

12.43

United Funds Inc—

United Science

99.530

3,

Albany, N,

Trust

Bankers

10.04

13.86

1

Inc

99.577

99.517

York—

Bank of New
a22.77

Television-Electronics Fund

99.564

1956

April 26,

Bank & Trust
New

11.77

Stein Roe & Farnham

99.631

1956

May 10,

13.82

a36.45

_1

Inc

99.620

May

99.872

99.773

Par

Investors

99.906

99.863

99.811

11.79

1

1.25

State Street Investment

99.682

99.865

1956
1950

Clark

Fund—

99.743

99.671

7.23

10.85

& Clark—
Fund

99.731

1956

99.855

1956

April 5, 1956

1

Inc

1956

29.62

6.69

12,
19,

April
April

99.898

1956

15,

March 22,

23.15

Ask

Bid

99.944

19.91

29.32

Dollar Value

99.983

8,

22.69

1

Income Fund

Boston

1956

18.25

2.50

Investors

Treasury Bills

Ask

1

March

Stock

Continental Fund

Incorporated Income Fund
Incorporated Investors

Bid

March

1

United

2.55

United States

♦

Inc

Inc

&

1-

Dollar Value

United

16.55

8-

5.56

8.73

1

9.64

Income Foundation Fund Inc 10c
of

11.35

1

Value

Fund

1

1

4.67

1

Ask

Bid

2.30%

16.51

15.31

Due

7.99

8.80

a25.97

Dated

Rate

12.40

4.25

Inc

Ask

10.12

15.08

1

Fund

Dated

9.26

lc

Haydock

Income

2.40%

lc

Hudson Fund Inc

31

2.40%

Shares

(Edson B)

United

29

b2.75

lo

15.39

2

b2.75

united Accumulated

16.94

Westchester Fire

Bid

7.23

14.94

155

1-56

11.96

16.44

145

2-56

6.59

1

4

Due

10.92

1

City of N Y

3-

lo

Growth Industry Shares Inc
Guardian Mutual Fund Inc

30'A

27'A

the

4-

lc

shares

in

1-55

Canada

Stock

Fund

Co

1-55

Smith

Texas

61%

3
Insurance

6-

Fund—

Amer

Sovereign

58%

Fidelity & Guaranty Co—10

7-

Growth

of

Soutnwestern

82

2.30%

•

Common

77

7.31

Trust

Stevens

Selected

98

59

5

Travelers

168

90

68

56

2.15%

shares

Utility shares

10

53

10

19.74

shares

stock

shares—

Tobacco

9.36

lc

Steamboiler

Accident

Federal Intermediate Credit BankDebentures

12.45 J

lc

shares

equipment

Railroad

al4.62

1

Stevens

Scudder,

Standard

10.74

Shareholders Trust of Boston—1

lc

shares—

Hartford

160

56

57%

18.26

Fund Inc

13.52

12.03

Equipment shares

Railroad

(Geo)

11.65

Marine

1

Inc

Scudder Fund

lc
lc

shares

Food

General

Putnam

8.14

&

41.63

3.53

Fund

11.41

(The) Stock Fund-lo

Electronics &

10.61

1

7.49

Fire

Rate

Inc

lc

Building shares
Capital Growth Fund
Common

9.81

Science & Nuclear Funds

shares

35.84

9.79

1

Rowe)

10.42

Paul

Surety Co
10 r
53 'A
Security (New Haven)—
10 Y 50
Springfield Fire & Marine—_10
65

3.61

Fund Inc.

1

shares

St

Seaboard

Series——1

Fund

lc

Securities—

Automobile

88

—

divid)

8 Fire

Series—

Fund

Puritan

63%
69'A
43 /8
96
51'A
72'A
23

stk

21.29

Ltd

Fund

(T

54

573A
67
42 /8

(Texas)

(ex 50%

S Life

38.51

1956

Pioneer
Price

Industries

Gas

6.25

Republic

Y)

3.32

Series

American

Street

77

87

U S

March
Pine

69

39'A

83

(N

19.65

Series

Philadelphia

14

—10

37'A

U

10.92

lc
Inc

26

12'A

Reinsurance Corp

28

,

1

Stock

Series

Funds Inc—

24'A

2

Providence-Washington

61%

53

Co Inc_l

England Fund
Capital Fund

Inc_l

Fund

85%

10

36

52'A

1

Series.

Canada

80'A

U

York

of

Fund

Custodian

11.10

5

of New

Inc

10

—10

_

48'A

10.

Fire

Hartfofd Fire Insurance Co—10

1

interest

Series—.

Growth

Y 26'A

34'A

Shares—

Stock

Dividend

Stock

5

40

•

Series

Income

23.06

;—1

Corp—1
20c

Fund
Investment

Co

46

1

Series

Balanced

8.91

Preferred

Fund-

Futures

2.71

8.20

Casualty

Peerless

32'A

Trust_l

Corn

10

5

American
Life

Hanover

57%

Co

(Jacksonville Fla)_2'A

Gulf

94

Indemnity

21
38'A

Republic

86

Fire

Pacific

5

&

,

Pacific

Globe

Stock

Wide Securities

1

Inc

Howard-

Blectronics

Equity

Shares
Trust

beneficial

25c

Shares

Dreyfus

Mutual

4

10

66

35

10

I

(Minn)

-

74

Phoenix

div)

st

Y, Insurance

13

79

62'A

3.78

Great

Inc

124'A

10'A

70

69'A

3.68

Fund

Fund

118'A V

48'A

9.01

National Investors Corp

Shares—

E

Northwestern National Life

,

5

1

Life

Invest

Mutual

Mutual

Growth

181

43

45'A

74

12.50

10

3.34

Inc

Massachusetts

3.33'A

52'A
32'A

39

2.50

173

10

Oeneral Reinsurance Corp

8.22

Growth

River

Glens Falls

1

33.15

lc

Fund

Investors

North

Northern

—-10

Life

Franklin

4.78

142

Northeastern

Philadelphia
10
(S
F)_—2.50
Newark
5

of

Inc__10c

shares

1

De Vegh Income Fund Inc
De Vegh Mutual Fund Inc
Delaware
Fund—
Diversified

lc

Bond

Massachusetts

Investment Inc

Western

shares

Transport

16.67

47

>

Consolidated Investment Trust_l
Crown

shares

Petroleum

Composite Bond & Stock
Fund

Co

48%

5

;

13'A

42'A
30'A

Casualty——2
Fire
10

Fire

107

Fund

Firemen's

,

283A

York

535

4

Fireman's

3.04

shares—lc

Industries

1

Hampshire

(ex two-for-one

of

Assn

Fire

Amsterdam

New
New

5

Fidelity & Deposit of Md

shares

New

40

102

Co_;

Inc

20'A

plus

57'A

38

495

Group Assoc
•
Reinsurance
Corp
par

44

Fire

2

Life

Casualty

42

Union

10

Ins

Assurance

—5

National

27

66'A
107

93

134

44 y2

61'A
101

Fire—.:

J)-5

Federal

Managed Funds—

Investment

Commonwealth

Life

Forster

$5

New

a44.25

Fund—*

&

of

Ins

38%

42'A

10

National

52»A
'

36'A

5
5

12

28%

Amer—10

Assir (N

General

Continental

10.44

(Speculative Com Stk)—1

8-4

Ins

485

Manufacturers—4

Merchants &

93

25

Natl

Continental

17.44

16.15

com—100 15,300 15,900
140
145
100
20.45
22.20
1

Securities

&

47/8

35'A
135

470

1

Assurance

Fire

26%

10

Boston Insurance Co

Colonial

(Income Pfd Stocks)

4

5

Bankers

8-2

8.15

7.46

—1

(Wash D C)—1

12.22

1

12.54

13.47

Merchants

Surety

21.25

23.84

33%

American

19.48

12.29

Maryland
Casualty
Massachusetts Bonding

31%

Re-insurance

11.49

22.05

42'A

(Newark N J)__2'A

;_3

Assurance

American

1

K-l
K-2

35'A

39'A

Mercury

(Speculative Pfd Stks)—1
(High-Grade Com 8tk)__ 1

17.44
11.59

35'A

33

Home

Camden

16.13

33

Co_5

Fidelity &
preferred

National

127

10

Life

Liricoln

20.87

(Discount

10.72

38'A

11.20

(Medium Grade Bonds)_1
(Low Priced Bonds)-—1

B-4

126

35'A

Assur

19.13

B-3

121
32'A

-10
Y—10
20

C)

N

(Greensboro

Ins—

Life

Standard

Jefferson

Jersey Insurance Co of N
Life Insurance Co of Va

28.37

B-2

48

111

37

26.01

13.64

46
108

27'A

27.87

24.63

of

25'A

26.71

12.55

208

Ask

5

<

Co

Insurance

Bid

Par

North Amer—5

Home

35

1

22.91

74'A

2

conv

Amer Ins Co
Amer

119

5
Casualty_5

Equitable

American

Funds—

8-3

Canadian

197

Keystone Fund of Canada Ltd-1

Fund Inc
General Fund

California

(1954)

10

10

Automobile

$1.25

a21.01

4%

4'A

Life

American

11.20

Bonds)

(Investment

71

Agricultural Insurance Co

10.31

10.25

Mutual

10

American

4.24

lc

Insurance Co

Companies

Ask

109

American

Boston—1

America

of

Custodian

Keystone
11

10

Beneficial

Fund

Inst Foundation

10

Aetna

12.00

6.48

Atomic

Canada

10.97

Casualty & Surety

Aetna

Institutional Shares Ltd—

1.56

Inc

Bid

Par

Ask

5.99

1.25
American Business Shares
1
American Mutua' Fund Inc—1
Associated Fund Trust
*
Fund

Affiliated

1.63

Bid

Par

Funds—

Mutual

Ask

1.49

-25c

Fund

Aberdeen

Bid

Par

Matual Funds—

,

r* «**"#* to*

Volume 183

rvw.1^.

THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS

Third Federal Reserve District—Philadelphia-

Week Ended February 18

clearings this week will show

liminary figures compiled by

us

based

an

increase compared with

Pre¬

a year ago.

telegraphic advices from the chief cities

upon

>-

-&2% above those of the corresponding week last year.

-

at
•

*

$18,517,782,464 against $17,108,295,587 for the

there is

gain for the week ending Friday of 2.5%.

a

Our preliminary totals stand
week in 1955.

same

Scranton

Week Ended Feb. 25—

i

New York

$8,400,933,531

1,004,367.416

+ 8317,932,450

+19.9

1,119,000,000

1,018,000,000

+

1,199,719

1,323,735

1,378,285

1,733,729

1,686,190
4,782,732
1,225,000,000

1,741,048

4,031,376

19.6

+

5,230,585

1,251,000,000
4,322,635

*-

5.3

5,558,093

4.8

—

—

1,313,000,000

6.7

3,726,791

7,325,463

6,970,624

+

5.1

3,719,593
6,503,726

3,883,477

3,597,722

+

7.9

2,823,776

2,637,003

7,246,962
16,281,759

7.847,632
13,508,203

7.7

8,077,415

8,595,256

+20.5

15,080,531

14,150,121

4.6

11,033,088

—

Jersey—Trenton

—

-

6,370,151

'

11,818,512

12.305,147

1,252,065,317

1,309,598,329

—

10,608,877

—"4.4 * 1,370,265,557 4

1,280,135,130

2.5

+

•i

Chicago
Philadelphia

™->_—

J

Boston

585,889,169

V

:r\ Kansas City

549,204,639

,

8an Francisco

362,215,843

>>286,600.000

542,634,000

Ohio—Canton,
CinciaBati™_™.™_+„^_™™.;"

9,9

Columbus

6.2

+

>

517,291,238

+

,J 350,715,355

+

;y 440,047,015
<,272,945,166

+ 10.8

days_l___

$13,832,228,851

$13,014,813,236

days^l.

3,825,975,404

10,963,048

9,782,870

2.8

278,631,272

265,332,906

+

12.0

508,254,183

50 3,925,94S

51,143,200

+ 11.0

49,826,100

,44,172,200

10,244,064

+

7.6

10,073,343

11,933,904

+

26.8

10.401,649

442,029,807

450,978,111

l.JOn,! i9,-i02

l,^o9, <02,^9

56,788,000
""

•

11,023,542

L—_

:

15,137,843

-V 448;168,938 "

400,600,460

+ 11.9

1,40^,934,474 ;

1,276,889,263

+10.3

+ 21.6

302,383,838

;™:».l™

+ 28.0
+

528,816,351

,,

592,351,057

Kr'-

Mansfield

23.3

.535,124,408

-^7^,

Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh^-—-

4.9

432,562,738

™"

^10,800,778
2.63,350,506

:

;*»■ 270,635,737

7,

Youngstown

+ 16.5

13,829,357

,/ -•

Clevel and„_

6.7

+

341,143,842

333,900,000

;

—-

I'
U

^ 1,408,871

:

1955

1956

;%

$8,614,151,439

—

$

9.9

+ 14.0

,

Total (11 cities)r

CLEARINGS—RETURNS BY TELEGRAPH
„.

1953

$

+

4,952,860

Delaware—Wilmington
Mew

the week follows:

%

1,508,425

1,191,000,000

York—

Our comparative summary for

-

1954

or

1,566,308

2,083,091
___

Philadelphia
Reading__
Wilkes-Barre

At this center

Dec.

1,720,351

Lancaster

cities of the United States for which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will be

Inc.

$

1,721,466

Chester

the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Feb. 25, clearings for all

^

1955

$

Pennsylvania—Altoona
Bethlehem

4?

•

1956

*

*»;

Number 55111-.'; The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1035?

Bank

_

•

7,096,657
ir> "i'

/♦?%

'

Pittsburgh :

___

Total

(7 cities)

J'

_

"

"Cleveland

~

'Baltimore

y. -i ■
v
*; Ten "cities; five
Other

cities,

T'"

five

•,*, *.'■»«■
:

,_™.

_

Lv..:

Fifth Federal Reserve District—Richmond—

*'

•

T

West

6.3

+

South

iTotal all cities,: five daye.

$17,658,204,255 $16,290,599,116

+

8.4

817,696,471

+

5.1

$18,517,782,464 $17,108,295,587

+

8.2

All cities, one day„™—__

859,578,209

Total all cities for week

ends

;

issue of next week.

our

-We cannot furnish

Saturday, and the Saturday figures

them

today, inasmuch

Total

cases

'187,304,296

+

we

statement, however, which

we

8,518,523

able to give final and complete results of the
previous week

are

Feb. 18.

For that week there

was

decrease of

a

the whole country having amounted to
$19,791,211,480 against $22,852,234,387

week in 1955.

.-same

Outside of this city there was

ings at this center showing
Federal

Reserve

a

decrease of 23.1%.

the totals show

a

improvement of 1.8%.

an

27,823, 561

+ 11.9

139,243, 588

—10.6

119,521,038

119,230,448

379,700,000

359,500, 000

5.6

334,900,000

346,700,000
7,099,947

:

are

7,404 255

+

186,172,638

181,571 ,996

+

Mobile-:

of 4.5%.

of 2.8%

The Chicago Reserve District has to its credit

In the

■

following

furnish

we

a

1956

I:..'

1st Boston—_—+*-.

2nd New

+

cltlaa

York--—

«#-

Terre

a

8th St- Louis

438,206

183,277,474

165,136,267

1,123,400,080

+

3.4

1,062,682,219

995,864,918

+

''*•
..

$.

■

12,924,315,231

10,558,568,436

4.4

1,370,265,557

1,280,135,130

+10.3

1,308,179,402
650,930.511

,

--

3.4

1,062,682,219

6.3

1,450,492,008

4.1

662,389,831

655,567,057

553,143,228

529,221,890

+

4.5

523,828,970

597,787,421

615,760,629

—

—10.8

518,015,429

505,515,944

0.1

1,014,228,881

1,085,377,558

525,629,283

539,474,634

1 1,160,680,279

1,160,147,065

109

Outside

..

We

New

now

week ended

York

add

19,791,211,480

22,852,234,387

10,841,238,446

City

10,579,089,558

10,263,093

+

0.7

8,957,339

11,184,346

::

4,552,170

7,100,446

41,980,693
1,346,373

17,806,982
1,763,401

1,103,638,614
7,079,323

105,492,415
4,494,879

6,008,413

16,546,808
10,277,344

5,677,293

1,044,972,998
14,541,512

;

:

2,821,530

116,845,197

3.6

40,594,738

14,596,713

3,209,170

+ 15.4

118,441,753

6,843,295

;

City

+ 33.0

3,422,559

136,721,761

i

10,509,965

—

+

3.4

38,533,492

—18.0

32,801,661

16,284.223

13,726,714
"

'

—23.7

1,695,264

1,274,865

5.6

1,107,282,633

1,023,915,293

+ 17.8

6,057,842

+ 13.8

12,875,076

2.2

9,074.155

+

—

4

8

5,394,048

5,206,975

+

3.6

5,729,015

4*088,268

1,403,120,362

+

6.8

1,450,492,008

1,314,433,983

361,000,000

_™„™.^_„.

356,900,000'! +

1.1

352,500,000

359,700,009

Kentucky—Louisville,,—,

223,100,677

184,084,899

+21.2

173,782,603

166,958,966

139,925,588

154,495,260

9.4

133,916,570

126,320,870

2,484,827

2,431,966

2.2

2,190,658

2,547,221

726,511,092

697,912,151

4.1

662,389,831

655,567,057

Illinois—Quincy—Total

+

2.8

590,975,434

(4 cities).,™-,

—13.4

22,810,150,641

fHeth Federal Reserve District—MinneapolisMinnesota—Duluth

10,451,057

Paul

North

Dakota—Fargo

South

Dakota—Aberdeen

10,308,741,253

133,747,503

10,033,967

9,163,760

4,640,474

4,656,353

5,998,527
11,822,383

6,446,937
15,098,564

553,143,22,8

Montana—Billings

,10,039,319,635

352,241,989

137,822,607

*

7,863,784

372,374,213

Minneapolis
St.

529,221,890

+ 32.9

6,826,451

6,775,314

+

5.7

354,866,790

319,934,14$

+

3.1

132,164,072

120 415,9^9

+

9.5

7,801,107

8.226,987

0.3

4,042,195

7.0

5,608,954

+ 21.7

12,519,400

—

-

3,213,5 JO

4,445,607
•

+

Total

(7, cities).--™-™

_

Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas
Nebraska—Fremont

years:
■

Clearings at—

Week Ended

1956

1955
$

4.5

+

'523,828,970'

475,870,903

City-

1,005,627

1,021,067

741,982

1,158,963

—36.0

746,205

543,265

9,751,554

11,193,395

—12.9

9,667,983

146,296,588

Lincoln

February 18

Inc.

1954

Dec. %

1953

$

or

S

First Federal Reserve District—Boston—
Maine—Bangor

Fall

2.164,118

+ 22.3

1,946,754

2,173,624

7,221,375

6,572,989

+ 27.3

5,672,256

5,109,737

658,606,271

656,619,012

0.3

599,457,577

148,555,373

1.5

158,181.707

8,533,J17
155.089.85i9

—

1.6

1,055,243

1,042.910

3,449,915

+ 14.0

3,058,267

2,878,493

-

_

.

_

River

Lowell

1,307,666

3,806,626

4,099,735

14,010,263

12,948,233

+

11,461,462

41,090,367

...

-

Springfield
•

'•

Worcester

•

..

*

,

-

,,

i™...

'

Connecticut—Hartford
New

-

+ 11.0

1,463,750
3,201,073

Hampshire—Manchester

St.

8.2

12,396,512

11,738,872

10,190,411

+ 12.5

8,591,032

11,855,850

:

12,172,840

5,028,957

Joseph

26,796,756
400,026,847
6,302,465

+ 13.3

-

Springs

Pueblo

Total

8,129,935

36,278,323

45,725,725

la)

(10 cities)

0.5

+

10,712,464

9,335,292

5.3

20,508,311

3.3

377,488,550

373,668,284

2.6

12,059,425

12,191,183

—20.2

4,074,258

3 745,359

+
—

—

(al

598,298,381

,

22,469,192

3,293,275
2.8

615,760,629

3,336,082

597,787,421

590,375,434:

37,936,495

Eleventh Federal Reserve District—DallasTexas—Austin——

19,802,181

+ 10.4

17,195,325

33,115,600

+

4.6

26,309,900

2,733,652

2,405,760

788,953,943

16,426,979

.

35,641,600

+ 13.6

2,017,010

1,756,959

1.8

727,035,181

12,379,893
—

12,818,742

443,934,030

500,441,155

37,937,452

:

Dallas

42,887,647
8,438,000

Forth Worth—'

I

Galveston

21,853,374

803,437,444

(12 cities)

8,532,023

28,213,996
386,833,111

City

Colorado—Colorado

Wichita

Falls

7,342,000

;

—
.

Louisiana—Shreveport

7,018,173

-

7,635,666

17,027,735!

——'

17,253,424

3.4

10.051,588

8,926,699

—11.3

441,445,643

434,9 J4,3~2

35,194,952

33,999.057

—

—11.5.

—13.0-

8,343,0,0

8,498,000

8.1

7,917,951

C-,029,774:

1.3

14,907,295

12,812,762

—10.8

518,015,429

505,515,944

—

—

738,488,087

"

Total
Total

8,570,716

Wichita—-.

3,349,179

34,623,000

„

Kansas—Topeka

—

1,165,498

7.1

—

"

Haven

Rhode Island—Providence
New

+

1,451,887

_

New Bedford

Omaha

612,180,716

3,932,975

_

—

Missouri—Kansas

2,646,192

'.Portland

Massachusetts—Boston

12,734,397

20,201,593,207

2.5

+

"

-

809,411

1,498,258,566

(17 cities)

Hastings
■

498,246

12,629,244

Ten nessee—M em phis

detailed statement showing the figures for each city and for the

our

February 18 for four

58,106,000

Haute

Helena

Total

6,931,676

78,794,000

Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis—

475,870,903

6

8,257,670

8.7

3 0,331,613

Missouri—St. Louis

1,314,433,983

+

10

22.7

995,864,918

+

697,912,151

598,298,381

+
+

Decatur

711,093,387

726,511.092

-

8,887,940

10,137,436

79,842,000

1,289,702,380

1.1

+

I

13,212,359

11,000,199

86,828,000

Chicago

\

+

1,123,400,080

1,403,120,362

1,559,131

17,679,035

1953

i .738,488,087

—

2,539,505

+ 19.8
+ 30.6

3.410,047

12,443,458

Springfield

*

6.5

18,003,748
11,094,296

3,632,678

Rockford

727,035,181

-

1.8

+

691,964,891

1,161,245,233

,

Franciseo—

♦ '

'

21,560,101

Peoria

1954

v

9,458,911

14,485,374

Illinois—Bloomington

>

Inc. or
Dec. %

+ 11.4

District—Chicago-

Arbor

Iowa—Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sioux

decrease

r-25;7

1,276,889,263

1,498,258,566.

9

11th Dallas

■

1,309,598,329

:

Minneapolis

12th San

V

\ $

12,665,791,150

r4

10th Kansas City_—

t;

9,404,276,757

699,731,426

f

17

9th

483,412

1.0

Wisconsin—Milwaukee

""

—10

!

'

1,407,934,474

7

7th Chicago

.

1,252,065,317

>

€

5th Atlanta

1955
<'

783,953,943

M

il

*tb Cleveland

$

803,437,444

10

Philadelphia

5th Richmond

v

9.0

Indianapolis

Total

3rd

+

1,161,245,233

(10 cities)

SUMMARY OF BANK CLEARINGS
Week Ended Feb. 13—

139,910,488
8,433,'^25

+

Rapids
Lansing
Indiana—Fort Wayne

by Federal Reserve Districts:

summary

185,030,778

11,555 ,227

Grand

and in the Dallas Reserve District of 10.8%, but in the San Francisco Re¬

\

4,041,470
171,473.323

2.5

703 ,3M
177,018 Iff

•

Seventh Federal Reserve

In the Cleveland Reserve District

District the totals register an increase of 0.1%.

serve

4,159,702
193,412,631

in the

falling off of

a

5,283,628

5.7

+ 10.1

766,690

,

Orleans

note that in

In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals record

8.9

26.405,943

12,868,387

Louisiana—New

gain of 6.8%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 4.1%' and the Minneapolis Reserve
District

—

27,154,645

178,847,096

Mississippi—Vicksburg

larger by 10.3%, in the Richmond Reserve District by 1.1% and in the

Atlanta Reserve District by 3.4%.

+

6,693 ,154
211,886 ,779

i

South Bend

the totals

::

31,124,922

Alabama—Birmingham

25.7% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 4.4%, but in the Boston Reserve
District the totals show

711,093,357

124,559,226

Michigan—Ann

the New York Reserve District (including this
city)

650,930,511

7,074,704

Total

we

1.1

691,964,891 "+

6,742,282

We group the cities according to the

Districts in which they are located and from this

109,399,955

—

233,389,088

gain of 2.5%, the bank clear¬

a

7,295,586
385,706,758

117,272,689

—

Florida—Jacksonville

week ended

—

5,260.374
329,071,185

0.8

699,731,426

(6 cities)

Georgia—Atlanta
Augusta

13.4%, the aggregate clearings for

185,333,896.

01

131,176,505

•Nashville

present further below,

3,574,19?

; 19,783,0JO

+ 40.5

6,061,354
."342,455,145

130,128,335

Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta—

has to be estimated.

3.0

+

342,336,875

Columbia—Washington™

'Macon

In the elaborate detailed

+ '7.3
'

Tennessee—Knoxville

not available at time of going to press.

are

Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all

'

appear

the week

as

Carolina—Charleston

District of

4,039,381
19,200,000

176,086,882

"

20,307,000

192,875,792

;

—12.3

4,660,591
*

21,785,560

.

Maryland—Baltimore

Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will
in

4,086,341

,

Richmond——

'*z

y
'

Virginia—Huntington

Virginia—Norfolk

+ 16.8

3,275,785,880

t

+

(6 cities)—

525,629,283

589,474,634

•

Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Francisco—
■

1

Second Federal Reserve District—New York-

;

Washington—Seattle

184,736,379

198,727,245

4,838,370

196,235,234

5,259,759
187,675,027

85,685,743

82,256,515

Yakima

New

York—Albany

_

136,217,453

Jamestown
New

__

York

—

Rochester

Syracuse

138,227,888

3,043,855

+

3,340,400

—

Elmira

4,656,794

2,509,705

8,949,973,034

12,273,141.829

40,914,862

Buffalo

4,433,701

__

19,566,913

3,049,688

Binghamton

67,542,983

__

37,295,864

22,873,988

+ 245.2

20,485,8?9

21,172,266

4.8

3,964,057

3,941,354

1.5

149,146,(03

137,979,165

0.2

2,513,826

2,918,693

San Francisco —iJ

+ 33.1

2,142.139

2,553,150

San

—27.1

12,501,409,388

10,162,273,572

9.7

37,165,320

34,631,392

—

—

+

19,573,594

+ 16.9

17,512,823

Connecticut—Stamford

24,602,828

19,785,993

+

24.3

30,226,104

New Jersey—Newark

70,114.946

69,194,853

+

1.3

73,399,503

81,212,874

78,789,854

+

3.1

86,350,174

82,442,037

9,404,276,757

12,665,791,150

—25.7

12,924,315,231

10,558,568,436

Northern

Total

New

Jersey J?

(11 cities)




21,769.486
'

24,064,184

Oregon—Portland
Utah—Salt

Lake

City

18,734,796

16,675,173

599,834,327

609,297,519

Pasadena

22,227,707

Jose

Santa

Barbara

-

Stockton,,™^
Total

Grand

(10

total

24,923,487

31,385,668

California—Long Beach

18,505,528
6,120,551

6,624,364

.

10,377,691 v

-™™

1,160,147,065

' 19,791,211,480

22.852,234,387
10,579,089,553

162,331.838

163.622.549

8.0

4,302,229

4,114,936

4.6

149,087,052

168,132,879

+

4.2

86,059,719

80,854,183

+

25.9

+

12.3

—

1.6

19,932,490

23,207,897
17,344.433

13,921,475

593,162,658

543,680,230"

+

20.1

16,074.545

+

8.2

5,369.433

'

5.472,512

3.1

9,129+59

!

12,289,249

—

10,841,238,446

cities)™*—

7.0

+

—

10,706,251

1,160,680,279

cities)

(109

".

—

17,966,904

0.1

1,014,228,881

1,035,377,553

-13.4

22,810,150,641

20,201,593.207

2.5

10,308,741,253

10,039,319,635

+

64,823,127
Outside New York

(a) Clearing

City

operations

discontinued.

+

February 27, 1956

Commercial and Financial Chronicle... Monday,

The

18

(1036)
Company and Issue—

Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank
certifies daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers on the different
countries of the world. We give below a record for the week just passed.
FEBRUARY

17,

1956

preferred stock-^—
—-—Mar
4y2% capital debs., due 1367_—Mar
s. f. debentures, due 1973—Mar

31
1
1

Finance Corp.,

Monetary Unit

Argentina, peso
I
Australia, pound-—-.
Austria,
schilling....
...
.—..1—_
Belgium,
franco
British Malaysia.

.328133

Canada, dollar

;

Ireland, pound
peso

:

Netherlands,
guilder
New Zealand, pound

...

krone

Norway,

—.

Philippine Islands, peso
Portugal, escudO—„
Sweden,
Union of

United

South

Africa,

pound

,

'

2.795869
2.806339

pound
sterling™.

•

refund*?--.;

.237162*

.237163*

Colorado Fuel

.0800560

.140080*

.140080*

5%
Corp.—*.'

tTemporarily omitted.

debentures—Mar

City

2.807187

Roosevelt

.233350

2.796284

Oil

Refining

&

Oil

Wesson

Statement of Condition of the Twelve
"'•;/>

+.

1
stock—Feb 29
Mar 1
Mar 1

Increase (+
Decrease (—)

•

Feb.

Total gold
R.

notes

21,011,124

Other cash

Discounts

banks

other

of

441,355

—

—.

U.

S.

137,517

7,062

+

—352,501
—
19

655

14,984

Acceptances—bought outright™

+

+

1,607
242,778 "

+

+

Government securities:

Bought outright—
Bills

450,200

—

Certificates
Notes

7,000

—

5,920,699
14,165,913

-

Bonds

____

^

...

2,801,750

-

560,444
—4,039,442
+4,206,442

—

investments adjusted*—
Loans adjusted*
Commercial and industrial loanst—
and

Loans

•;

84,310

47,581

Total

23,338,562
27,900

bought outright
Held under repurchase agreem't

—

+

7,000
27,900

—

+

393,444
27,900

Total U. S. Govt, securities—

24,016,417

-

20,900

—

365,544

—332,120

23,366,462

Total

—

107,557

+

Real
Due

from

securities™

22

foreign banks—

Uncollected

cash

V

items

—_
—

Bank premises

—

U.

—172,220
—
40

5,071,575
62,912
117,836

Other assets

,

7,633

+

+ 1,200,625
+
7,412
—

+

loans—————

estate
loans

——

.

securities—total—*a

}

1,288

—495,778

51,055,055

assets

+1,211,359

LIABILITIES—
Federal Reserve

Other

securities

Loans

to

—*•
—

29,016

—

+

498,117

Cash

Member bank reserves

—

U.

S. Treasurer—general
Foreign
Other
i—

Total

Deferred availability cash items—

and'accrued dividends

+

242,985

+ 46,602
—520,077

14,252

Other liab.

——

7,072
36,004

+356,048

19,989,822
3,779,216

deposits

+
+

—

674,733

——

90,287

—415,706

560,935
364,983

acct.

—

—

—

+120,522
14,262

18,389,171

161

+

+
+

195,774
452,017
1,639

—

Banks—

Federal Reserve

vault

in

banks

domestic

with

Balances

—-

-

-r-

13,591
960
2,590

+
+

286

'VVS

■

•

deposits adjusted
—
56,391
Time deposits except U. S. Governments .21,428*
U. S. Government deposits™.
i+-f;--2,G67 ?
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
.a *>.10,€27
*

Green

Giant,

Class

5%

banks

CAPITAL

49,863,275

-

ACCOUNTS—

'

Surplus (Section 7)_
Surplus (Section 13b)

+

Total

to

liab.

and

capital accts.

gold certificate

deposit and

F.

R.

51,055,055

—495,778

14,889
32,711

+

19,490

+1,211,359

First

ment income

for

foreign

correspondents
loan commitments

32,813

+-

2,319

2,496

—

Industrial

+-

19

6,912

+

From

Federal

Reserve

453

+

The

915

Automobile

—

74

The condition statement of

banks

of

the

shows

the

ended

Feb.

weekly reporting member
System in leading cities

Federal Reserve

principal changes for the week
Increases of $286 million in balances

following
15:

with domestic banks, $672

million in United States Gov¬
deposits, and $453 million in demand deposits
credited to domestic banks, and a decrease of $657 mil¬
lion in demand deposits adjusted.

ernment

Commercial

and

industrial loans increased

$102 mil¬

lion at all reporting member banks; the principal changes
increases of $85 million in

the New York District,
$34 million in the Chicago District, and $11 million in
the Cleveland District, and decreases of $31 million in
were

the San Francisco District and $11 million in the Dallas

District.

Changes according to industry

other press release.
lion.

appear

in

an¬

Real estate loans increased $35 mil¬

•Exclusive

of

to

loans

banks

and

after

Chemical

114

+

513

Food

+

203
re¬

Petroleum

Railroad

Steel

$294

Tobacco

respectively.

millions,

and $25

New York City and a total of $136 million at all report¬

ing member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased

$62 million, of which $54 million

was

in the San Fran¬

Shares

———'

;

——

Shares

—

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.

Guardian

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund

60c

Industries,
Artists

Atlanta

5%

Inc.,

Pictures

Gas Light

Co.,

cumulative preferred stock
5%% conv. pfd. stock

Corp.,

1st mtge. 3%

Mar

due

debentures,

766

Hahn

City Investing Co., 4%

Community
1st

Public

Mtge. 3>/a%

Container Corp.,

Cornell-Dubilier

37/s%

Match

Steel

403

1961—Mar

1

666

!Mar

1

768 "

Mar

1

403

1

556

cumulative- preferred stock-Mar 30

769

Service Co.—
bonds, series D,

4%

due 1984

cumulative preferred stock

Electric

1st' &

&

ref.

mortgage

3%%

1'' p

3%%

bonds,

bonds,

,

:V
ser.

.

H,

due

1

.

-

—May
^ 1
< •

,_j

RR.— '

Utilities

-Mar

America—

bonds—

Nashville

Montana-Dakota

mtge.

5%

of Central

ft

Corp.

Hallnor

Oil

Well Cementing

5%

"4%
:

preferred

2003i-'-Mar' 1

'

772

Ltd.,

com.

due

1975

Mar

1

773

5%

1

3-

9

2-15

2-29

2-17
2-17
5-16
8-17

2-10
3-15
2-20
2-20

2-20
2-20

2-20

2-

1

5-

1

-2-15
3-15

3-15
2-10

3-12
2-17

122%c

3- 1
5-15

2-10

3-15
3-15

3-2

3-15
4-2
4-2

,»2-20

3-10

2-25

65c

3-10

2-25

15c
15c

2-29
2-29
4-30

$$1.25
35c

(increased quar.)_

Paper, common

SI
37%C"
$1.12y2
Sl-OSy*

(increased)-—_* '

(quar.)

Organ,
1

Oil,
B

6

3-

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

Extra-•

3-

3- 1

(quar.)___

Hancock

2-15

3-28

4y4%

Class

Co.—

2-15

$5c

preferred (quar.)

conv.

.Hammond

2-15

,

(interim)

Ltd.

Cotton

HammerihilT

I

2-15

—

'

.

:

-

2-15

Co.—

'

771

2-15
2-15

50c

Mines,

Hamilton

• "

I

^

(quar.)

4V2%; preferred

Rys.

mortgage

Louisville

Mar

(quar.)

2-15 *

9-10
3- 9
*4- 1
3-15
3-15
3-15
3-15
3-15

3- 1
6-1
3- 1
i25c^r- 4- 1
$2Cc
4-1
25c
3- 1

$60c
460c
50c

(quar.)_
common

Hamilton Watck, common

bonds, series I, due 1982_

mtge. 3.20%

Ltd.,

2-15

Ltd.

Quarterly

Corp.—

Co.;' $1.50

A

-

Halliburton

s. f. debentures, due

conv.

2-17

$1.11
$1.12,/2

»

Water

Brass,

Hajoca

Co.—

International

1st

206

1

sinking fund debentures, due 1972—

Diamond

1st

1

Mar

:

3-1
3-12
3-12
6-12

*
-,

-

Quarterly
Hackensack

Mar

1995

2-15

$1.05
$1.10

Quarterly

*

Class

1st mortgage bonds, series A, due 1965
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR.—

2-29
3-20
3-10
3-20
3- 1
3-12

(quar.)

Lime & Alabastine of Canada,

765

Mar 21
bonds, due 1963—Mar 1

2-15

2-29
2-29
2-29

2-15

30c

preferred (quar.)_—_—___—
$4.40 preferred (quar.)_;
:
:
$4.44
preferred
(quar.)
^
$4.50 preferred (quar.)—;

Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.—

41/2%

(quar.)

$4.2C

Page
1

2-29

—

Gypsum

Date

2-15

50c
—.—s * $1.25
$5
preferred (qUar.)_—""L-$1^5
$5 preferred
(quar.)_.^
.
$1.25
Gulf Oil Corp. (quar.)
62'/2c
Gulf Power Co.. 4.64%
pfd: (quar.)
$1.16
Gulf States Utilities, common (quar.)
'
40c

REDEMPTION

Company and Issue—

2-15

2-29
2-29

15c
44c
12V2c

(quar.)

common

preferred (quar.)_;
——
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR., common
$5
preferred
(quar.)

ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in
the current volume (except where indicated) in which
the details were given in the "Chronicle."

Allied

A__

6%

preferred and common stock called for redemption,
including those called under sinking fund provisions.
The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬

ACF

(quar.)

—

Water

Guilford-Chester

list of corporate bonds, notes,

PARTIAL

(quar.).

Gulf Interstate Gas,

Notices
a

class

Consumer,

preferred

2-29

2-15

-c

12c
14c
6c
8c
50c
11c

Shares

Stock

2-15

7c

Shares

Shares

2-15

2-29
2-29
2-29

3c

Shares

Bond

Equipment

2-29

8c

Railroad

2-15

10c

Shares

Railroad

2-29
2-29
2-29
2-29

6c

Shares

not

2-15

12c
12c

-

Shares

Shares

Mining

2-29
2-29

6c

,

Machinery

2-15

2-15

.v»"+.
9c
9c

'

:

Shares -

2-29

2-29
2-29

7c
7c

'/'./+

& Electrical Equipment Shares

Industrial

loans were

1

7c
10c

Shares

171

valuation

3-

7c
8c

—

Shares

133

of

2-24

3-10

13c
—
—

Shares

+

deduction

2-24

invest¬

net

Fund

reported separately.
$Oct.
5,
1S55
reclassification increased comm-n-cisl and industrial
loans $318 million and decreased real estate loans and "other" loans

1st

in

from

Shares

Buildirg

+

individual loan items are shown gross.
tPrior to the week ended Jan. 4, 1956, agricultural

3-15

*

Fund

Bond

Aviation

serves:

Inland

"Other" loans decreased $27 million.

Holdings of Treasury bills increased $54 million




General

Classes—-'

,

+

3-10 "f
3-10
-

the 5 general funds and

on

Stock

Common

207
37

18

1;

T-31 *
3-10

4-2

$1.25

Capital Growth Fund
Fully Administered Fund
The Institutional Bond Fund

851

—

;

Below will be found

Condition Statement of Member Banks

(quar.)

The

843

Banks

others

834

—

3-30
3-10
3-10

V* II*

3.

Funds—

The

.8%

—

accept¬

4- 2

25c
30c
31c

2-23
I"-'':

industry classes.

16

note lia¬

on

A

(quar.)
Securities, Inc.—
quarter dividends

Utilities

45.6%

liability

purchased

ances

6,103

+
+

+

class

Merchandising

'; 449

+

reserves

bilities combined

Contingent

+1,144,269

$1.75

(initial quar.)

(quar.)—

—

672
••;■

1,490

—

' V::

693,612
27,543
162,534

-

capital accounts

Ratio of

v

303,091

Capital paid in—

Other

—502,330

B

Electronics

From

liabilities

3-10
3-15
4- 2

preferred

Group

Borrowings:
Total

40c
$12V2c
30c
25c

"

•

1

;——

(quar.)

.

1

3-

3-15

(quar.)—

1

3-

3-19

(quar.)

common

Fire Brick

P.)

3-15

3-10

$1.10

Ltd., class A

Sugar,

preferred
(A.

4

62Vic

•

Year-end

7%

19

—

3- 1

2-23

_r—__

Western

—

657
32

3-

60c

"

..

*:+

-.

—

Foreign

.

—

Demand

3-30

3-15 -

(Houston)—'

The

LIABILITIES—

•

(quar.)__—

common

(quar.)

"preferred A

Green

807

+

s

2-14

—62%c

(quar.)

Paper,

West Coal Co.,

Great

—2,054
—
707
+
361
—
238
+
35

10
30
197
169
18

+

Great

—1,215
—2,433

+
+

—

2-15 j:
2-14

$31 (4c

Northern Ry. (quar.)
Southern Life Insurance

Great

+ 871$
:+1,822$
—6,515

21
62

8,187
1,192

——.j———

banks_
with

Reserves

26,079,985

notes

Deposits:

4.40%
Great

,

—

Total

preferred

Northern

Great

+4,148$

• -*

3-15

3-10
3-10
3-31
3-31

(quar.)—

preferred

$2.50

270

-

2-20

25c
$40c
$30c

$1.50
25c

(quar.)

(quar.)
Great Northern Gas Utilities—

—10 ►. -+, 23
-VVV~ >
^V*£VV''" ,+- 205':.*

8,197
,+
35
10,172 »'-••,+—*+ 27.
28,542
+
43
1,074
+ 136

bills ———
.—
Treasury certificates, of indebtedness
617
Treasury notes
i—-—6,723
U. S. Bonds
——-l: 20,128
Treasury

7,500

2,482

or

Government

S.

5%

-

2-20

v-

(annual)

A

Quarterly

loans fov

Other

(ouar.)

Extra',,————
Great Lakes Paper, Ltd., common
$1.20 preferred B (quar.)
Great Lakes Power Corp. Ltd.—

+6,952

12j

—

3 15

'

,

American Life Underwriters—

for pur¬

carrying securities
purchasing or carrying securities
—-—----chasing

Other

+

564

to brokers and dealers

Loans

+

25,707

—

8

20c

quar.)

+

1955

167
94
102\

+

8 '

3-

Great

Feb. 16,
'

3-

4-1
3- 5

American indemnity

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

(In millions of dollars)

ASSETS

Agricultural loanst

loans and

1956

1966

4- 1

Great

Class

Rec.

50c

...—93%c
25c

(increased

com.

preferred (quar.)
Gray Mfg. Co. (quar.)

Decrease (—) Since

Feb. 8,

Holder*

Payable of
:

Co.,

T.)

(W.

3%%

Increase (+ ) or

Feb. 15,

J When

Per

Share

Name of Company

Banks increased
$133 million and borrowings from others increased $171
million.
Loans to banks increased $197 million.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting mem¬
ber banks follows:
\
V
^

14,984

—

the New York
$57 million in

Reserve

225

500

IV

634,316

advances

and

Industrial loans

20,745

—

6,093

—

,

i

the Boston
Grant

Federal

from

Borrowings

—

333,814

182.

(Continued from page 14)

District.

the Kansas City

17,750
2,995

—

-

—„

District, but they increased $63 million in
District outside of New York City and

or

(Since

—

854,772

certificate reserves—

Redemption

F.

20,156,352

fund for F. R. notes

certificates

Gold

1956

$Volume

issue.

DIVIDENDS

million in

$74 million in the Philadelphia District, $67
the San Francisco District, and $62 million in

Feb. 23,
1955

Feb. 15,

22,

1956

ASSETS—

j

'

,

(In thousands of dollars)

•

this

in

$30 million.
....
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $488 million in
New York City, $180 million in the Chicago District,

Federal Reserve Banks Combined
•,;'v

&

•Announcement

securities increased

$2472
561
561
449

bonds, due 1962——Mar

5% s. f. debentures, due 1962
Snowdrift Co., Inc., conv. pfd. stock

Toklan Oil Corp.,

■

*
888
775

Corp.—

fund 5%

First mortgage sinking

Holdings of "other"

3
557
668
669
773

15

Inc.,

2.796699

.233350

*

" " -

cumulative preferred stock
May 1
(F. H.) & Co., preferred stock
Mar 20
MengsfOo.* 5% convertiole first preferred scock—_'—I_Apr 18
Northeast Airlines, Inc., convertible preferred stock—Mar 12
Plywood, Inc., 6% sinking fund debs., ser. A, due 1963_Mar 1

.193330*

.193330*

District.

206

1

30

McGraw

.0349000

.0349000

2.806830

2
658

2

Bryant, Inc., 4%%

Lane

.496766*

.496766*

cisco

T;>

-Mar

—

•+

-»•* •

& Iron

Mills,

Granite

2.779393

2.778980

1^—- 658
i
12462
1! $2462

3%% convertible preferred stock—Mar 1
Steel Co., 5%% cum. conv. pref. stock—_Mar 15

General

•

t:>

,

■

19*year 434% convertible' debentures, due 1966_
_^_Mar
Consolidated Freightways, Inc.; preferred stock—L__—Mar

.261200

.261200

'

766

1
^ '4

M, due 1996—-Mar

due 1976
-subordinate Conv.

Inc.,

■

2.80718X1'"

.0800560

Mills.

Beaunit

.210200

.210200

2.806770

ser.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., $4.40 conv. pfd.
•Nominal.

May

1965

bonds/series A and "B, due 1975——-—Apr

mtge.

Bangor & Aroostook RR.-rFirst mortgage 4%%
bonds,

.00285562

.00285562

.496766*
.0349000
.193330*
,233350
2.796388
2.806875

1st

.00435401*

.00435401*

.237158*
.210200
2.806875
.0800560
.261208
2.779084
.140080*

.193330*
.233350

franc

Kingdom,

.00285500

.496766*
.0349000

—

krona

Switzerland,

.00435401'

.237162*
.210150
2.806354
.0800560
.261200
2.778568
.140080*

rupee

Mexico,

.210200

.00435401*

Refunding & general mtge. bonds,
-

_

Page

Date

•

ing. mortgage bonds, series A, due
7 •Refunding & general mtge. bonds, ser. K., due 1000—-Mar

.210200

BIRTHDAY

.210200

.00285500

—

Germany, Deutsche mark
India,

1.000546

V-

1.000833

WASHINGTON'S

"

" 713"

ISSUE CALLED

*

.328200

.328200

.210150

Ceylon, rupee—...
Finland, markka
France
(Metropolitan), franc

CLOSED

.0200000

1.000580

-

Pittsburgh, Lake Erie & West Virginia system

.0199979

.+ 561 -

1

1——Mar

„

Co.—
debentures, due

12-year 3%% convertible
Baltimore & Ohio RR.—

.0385802*

.0385802*

.328200

1.000267

dollar

Malayan

2.236470

A——.——Mat 15
1

& Telegraph

Telephone

American

t.
2.236802

..

776

1

debs., due 1974—Mar

Company and Issue—

$

V

'■■.-■'■it

t
2.236553
.0385802*
,0200041

t
2.236138
.0385802*
.0200062

'

'

•

$

$

T75*'

,

*

*

■

-

"ENTIRE

Feb.23

Feb. 22

Feb. 21

Feb. 20

$

'■

1974

due

4%%" debentures,

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

Friday
Feb. 17

States Money)

Transfers In New' York (Value In United

Noon Buying Rate for Cable

>

1

Mar
'

"

Transmission Corp.—

Eastern

v<

775;
.

mortgage

Texas

888- "•>

-

RR.—

Mar

3% bonds, due 1975
Shoe Corp. of America—
$4.50 cumulative preferred stock, series
1st

Tennessee Gas Transmission Co., 4(4%

Country and

1978—Mar

Financial Corp., 5%

Reading Co.—Philadelphia & Reading Terminal
1st mortgage V/i%
bonds, due 1966
Savannah Electric & Power Co.—
'
,

—

—

—

*

Pacific

INCLUSIVE

1956,

23,

FEBRUARY

TO

_

'

Corp.—

Gas

&

Rassco

OF 1930

BANK TO TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT

CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL RESERVE

RATES

EXCHANGE

FOREIGN

559

1

•

Electric

State

4.50cumulative

requirement of Section 522 of the

Pursuant to the

York

'

:

Chicago &

York,

New

Foreign Exchange Rates

Pago

Date

;

St. Louis RR.—
3%% "refunding mortgage bonds, series G, due

New

class

new

common

;
^

A

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

(initial)

(s-a)

i.

:

^

35c

62Vic

*•

5-

3-

4

2

3-

9

3-

9

'

2-10
2-10

4-12

■r.

Volume 183

Number 5511;..The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Per

Name of

common

When

Share

Company

Handy & Harmon,

Payable

(quar.)__

•

5%
preferred (quar.)
Harbison-Walker Refractories—

Cimmon
6%

(increased

Harbor Plywood

$2

3.90%

Mfg.

2-27

2-14

3-12

2-29

(quar.)

Corp.

(quar.)

series

4%%. convertible
B

E.)

Hobart Mfg. Co.

3-

Jacobsen

3-15

2-16

Jaeger

4-

3-16

Jamaica

1

4-

2

1

1

3-16

7%

4-

2

3-16

3-20

3-15

20c

3-

1

3-

1

2-15
2-15

Hooker

3-

1

1

2-15

$1.25

3-

1

2-15

3-23

2-29

*45c

3-

1

3-

1

2-15

preiened

Class

B

3-29

3-

1

3-12

3-

1

—$1.0614

3-28

3-

2

30c

3-12

2-17

30c

3-12

2-17

common—

/__■

common.

414 %

preferred * (quar.
Honolulu
Oil Corp.
(irreg.)
Horn

&

5%

Hardart

Co.

$1.1214

3-30
3-10

(N. Y.)—

"

.21-,
(quar.)_;
Co.," (increased)___

$1.25
35c

Hqskins Mlg.
Bhoppes, Inc. "(quan
Houdaille Industries, Inc., $2.25 pfd.
(quar.)
Household Finance, common (quar.)™—__
3%%

'•*:

4%

preferred

preferred

4.40%

33-

30c

3-

1
•'<

Storage Co.—

£lass

*

4%

4-14

$l.-)0

4-14

__

-35c

3-31

•»-/'
*

3-31 >:

.

330

B

■

Class

(quar.).

:

7

^

Corp.

—

»Vfr-l5 4-*'

.

50e

;

>15.

-

20c

^

-

a

"7-45335

v

50c

.

(quar.)__

4- $

-

Corp.v com. (reduced quar:j/.",V.25ei.-preferred; (quar.)^____—$i:0fr%"t

Hubinger

Co.

(quar.)_,

.

7- 5

'

.

Hudson
5%

Pulp

&

Paper, -class A

preferred

A

2-10

Kelsey-Hayes

230

Kendall

3-10

3-

1

>

Hugoton
Humble

Hunt

Oil

&

Foods,

5%

1-

2-10

3-

1

;

2-10

,3-

i

-

2-10

(quar.)_______—35Vic
Co

Refining

Oc

(quar.)

.

3.

,v

_\^^Av«%'60c

(quar.)
(quar.)____

&

Erie

Mortgage (quar.»__
Hattig Sash & Door, common (quar.)____
5%
preferred (quar.)
5%
preferred (quar.)___.

preferred

(quar.)___
5%' preferred (quar.)
I-T-E Circuit-Breaker,
common
14.60%
.preferred^(quar.)
Illinois Telephone;- 5.Vi% preferred
v
5.66% preferred A (quar.).;:
'6 %•

-....

preferred

B

■American

Income Fund
*

;

of

receipts

Boston—

Investors

r

9-28
12-28
3-

-

,

(From

Indiana Gas

Indiana

earnings)

4-

--

-3-

V;

•

-

>,

2-15

3-1;

-

2

I

"*30c

3-

1-

&

3-

1

2-16

12 >/2c

Water

3-30

2-20

/ 28c

2-295"*

2-14

3-15

2-17

and

Ingersoll-Rand
■6%

(12c

(quar.)

com.

net

3-10"
3-

I:.

securities

income

and

from

1.T

49c

3-

7%

Kuhlman

Inter-Ocean

Securities,

International Breweries, Ltd.__
International Business Machines
International

Cigar

2-

1

2

Lake of the Woods

2-10

7%

3-

1

2-

1

4% %

preferred

1

3-

2

3-16

9

2-24

demption

4-

2

3-16

plus

3-15

2-29

(quar.)

Lawrence

-n

1

$1

3-10'

2-17

25 c

(quar.)_

3-10
3-

2-

1

rCanadai,

Ltd
(quar.)

Silver

Co

$5

3

L

-Increased

Intertype
New

2-20

Leece-Neville
Lees

2-24

Lehigh

3-

9-^2-10

5-1

*20c

(quar.)

3-

I

/

,2-10

">4-13

r

100%

2-15

J-27

convertible

preferred

(quar.)

___-

4-16

4-16

3-15

Investors Trust Co. of Rhode Island—
*

i

$2.50
„

(quar.)^_.

"~S

1_ '

;

'

preferred
preferred

Electric

&

Power,

4.30%

preferred

(quar.)__.
&

Electric,

i

com.




(quar.)

__

$2.90

4-

1

30c

25c

8-

-

i-18

"

11-

25c

10-17
tB-17

-

6-

1

$1

7%

3-

1

2-14

Malartic

3-

1

2-14

Mallory (P. R.)

3-15

2-29

& Co. (qunr,)_,
Manhattan Shirt Co. (quar.y

Lily

(Eli)

7-

2

6-15

10-

1

9-15

Marathon

12-15

i.

$1.50

2- / "-3-15

Lincoln

4-

2--_ ^3-15

Lincoln

3-

i

2

2-

3

Marquette

2-15

Masonite

3-15

Mascot

1

2-16

Massey-Harris-Ferguson, Ltd.,
4Va%
preferred (quar.)
Master Electric (reduced)—

3-

5

2-13

Matson

3-29

2-29

Maxson

3-

9

2-10

3-15

2-28

5%

Stores

3-15

2-28

6-30

6-20
12-20

(W.

Stock

$3.75

new

River

$3.50

3-

2-10

2

3-12

3-

1

2-15

Mclntyre

4-

1

3-19

McKay

3-26

3-

McKesson

3-

5

2-10

20%

5-

1

4-

McCord

&

Oil

Co.

Corp.,

$2.50

2-29

Porcupine

Machine
&

2-15

.

Mead

3-21

3-12

2-17

55c

3-

1

2-15

3-

1

2-15

3-

1
1

3-21

1

4V2 %

preferred

4.30%

2nd

preferred

3-30
1

1-30

2

3-15

Mengel Co.

3-

3-10

2-24

2-29

1-31

25c

(quar.)

3-31

2-15
1

3-16

87C

(quar.)

3-31

3-16

35c

3-10

2-20

50c

3-15

3-10

2-20

*50c

(quar.)

2-14

3-30

3-

1

2-

40c

Ltd.

2-28

62 %c

4-

2

3-20

3-14

1

3-

1

4-

9

5-

2

8-

2

7-

11-

2

10-

9

60C

3-

1

2-

3

$1.06%

3-

1

2-

3
3

(quar.)

•5-1

4-16

Mercantile

Stores

3-12
,4-2

3-

1

3-16

Merchants
Metal

Fire

Textile

1

2-15

5

12 %c

3-

2-17

1

5-

1

4-30

3-

1

2-15

4.35%

5-

1

*25c

3-

1

25c

Middlesex

Midwest

3-15

2-20

Mineral

3-15

2-20
4-10

1

2-15

40c

(quar,)_
(quar.)____,
_^___

4-25
33-

1

1-27

40c

3-15

2-15

15c

1

3-

1

2-15

3-15

2-20

tioc
20C

$1.31%

3-

1

2- 9

3-

1

2-

9

90c

3-10

3-10

2-10

3-

pfd.

95c

4-

(quar.^
-

60c

2

2-15

3-

1

2-

$1

3-

1

2-10

3-

1

2-10

$1.75

4-

2

3-14

3-10

2-17

'30c

3-

100%
35c

35-

1

1

1

—

4-

1

3-

4-

1

3-

50c

3-31

3-15
4-16

1

4-16

25c

conv.

of

3-12

2-15

75c

(quar.)

3-15

20c

(quar.)

3-

1

2-14

2-13

3-

1

Illinois—
30C

______

2-29

25C

3-15

35C

preferred (quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

3-15

2-27

3-

1

2-

1
1

5c

3-

1

Common

3.30%

2-

1

2-20

3-

1

2-20

3-

1

2-20

40c

(increased)

convertible

1

3-

$1.37%

(quar.)

3-

$1.25
$1.27%

preferred

(quar.)

5V2%
preferred (quar.)
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator—

3-10

(quar.)

—

2-17

3-10

2-17

3-15

3-

3-30

3-12

3-30

3-12

20c

(quar.)

Co.

35c

25c

preferred

Louis Ry.

82 %C

50c

St.

3-27

2-29

1

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Saulte Ste. Marie RR.
Semi-annual

and

Inc.—

Fund,

Quarterly
an

capital

of

4c

from

investment

New

5%

term

gains
(initial

common

Minnesota

income

additional of 16c from long

Minnesota & Ontario Paper
Power

preferred

&

100%

Light,

—

common

(quar.)

Mississippi Power Co., 4.60% pfd. (quar.)
Pipe Line Co., com

2-29

2-20

5-

1

4-

3-

1

2-10

$1.25

quar.)

35c
35c

(stock dividend)

4-

2

3-15

4-

6

8-

1

7-10

1

10-10

3-

1

2-18

60c

3-12

2-29

—/_—

37 %c

3-12

2-29

Mitchell

2-20

Mohawk

(quar.)

50c

4-10

3-31

Mojud

$1.25

4-10

Missouri

4.30%
Missouri

5%

5%

Public

Co.,

2-27

15c

3-12

2-15

$1.07%

3-

1

2-15

34c

3-

1

2-11

$1.25

3-

1

2-11

common

(quar.)

—

(quar.)—

*25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

—

—

2-17

3-20

2-15

30c

(quar.)

3-15

25C

Ltd., class A—!

common

preferred

2-27

(quar.)

(quar.)

(Robert),
Rubber

3-15

3-16

"■3-16

$1.15

common

Service,

preferred
Utilities,

preferred

2

75c

3%c

—

Missouri-Kansas

11-

3-31

33-

10c

$5.10

10c

•

1

1

5-

4-10

1

3-

44-

$1.22%

Extra

35c

3-

1

5

1

Minneapolis Gas, 5%

35c

(quar.)

1

96J/4c

$1.11%

(increased)

Mining Corp

Minnesota

25c

'

97'/2c

2-24

15C

3-30

2-20

5-

Products

Corp.

Minneapolis <fc
;

3-21

Co.

Water

Oil

3-

3-31

$1.10

Midland Oil Corp.. $1

2-10

2-15

1

$1.08%

(quar.)
Middle States Telephone Co.
6% preferred B
(quar.)

1

2

3-

3-10

(quar.)

Mickelberry's Food

1

3-

30c

(quar.)

Utilities

2-15

6-12

3-

preferred
preferred

3-

3-12

45c

quar.)

(quar.)

4.45% preferred (quar.)
Michigan Gas & Electric, com,

Gas

(quar.)

(increased)

preferred

Michigan

2-20

25c

Y.)

Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.80%
3.85% preferred (quar.)
3.90% preferred (quar.i)

1

4-

3-15

87 '/2C

(N.

3-

3-

35C

(increased

Metropolitan

3-10

2-17

3-12

(quar.)

Brick

2-17

1

(quar.)

common

2-15

4-15

1

3-

3-26

15C

Assurance

2- 6

45c

3-

25c

:

1

5

3-15

$1

1

59 %c

2-

2

$1.18%

(quar.)—'.

Corp,

preferred

1

4-

1

3-

7%

3-

25c

3-

:/

9

53 %C

(quar.)

3-21

IOC

com.

3-15

*30c

(quar.)
Corp.—
4%% preferred A (quar.)
$4 preferred B
(quar.)

4-

50c

(quar.)_l___

3-

$1.25

(quar.)

3-

(quar.)___!

___

2-15

85c
50c

Melville Shoe

:

(quar.)

5

93 %C

Mead, Johnson & Co.

2-15

____

—

2-15

93 %C

(quar.)

common

3-

$1.25

—___

2-15

3-15

37 %c

2

increased).

■

3-

3-15

37 %c

2

4.90%

(resumed

2-24

3-15

(quar.)

Corp.,

share

(initial)

3-10

—

(quar.).

Quarterly

4.40%

(quar.)

2-24

-

(quar.)——

(quar.)
(quar.)—

Mines

4-

25c

(quar.)____

2-10

9

Dredging

McWllliams

re¬

(quar.)

1

3-

10c

Ltd.

27 %C

(quar.)_

(quar.)

2-17

3-

25c

quar.)

(quar.)

*$1.75

Glass

2-10
2-28

3-15

62 %c

Metal & Thermit,

j

2-29

(quar.)

40c

(quar.)____.

3

3-10

Robbins

50c

quar.)'

2-28

9

40c

(initial

(quar.)

40c

(quar.)

2-

3-15

3-

50c

75c

(quar.)

1

2-29
3-31

*15c

(quar.)

(quar.)

4-

50c

(quar.)—

3-16

—

(quar.)

62 %C

$1.25

4 ■!

4-

$1.06%

"

56 %C

J.S-

3-16
2-20

1

37 %C
2

$3

com."

2

3- 9

Electric

$1.75

com.

(quar.)

common

common

preferred

McGraw

$1.50

Virginia

4-

30c

30c

com.

preferred

conv.

3-20

$1.25

Inc.

2-10

(quar.)_

Lumber

McCrory Stores, com.
McCormick

45c

quar.)__

per

3-15
3-15

35C

(quar.)—

Fronter.ac

4-

quar.)

$51

2

*$1.12%

(1947

$1

at

4-

t$6

com.

series)
$3.40 preferred (quar.)
Maytag Co. (quar.)

3-10

55c

for

2

2-17

(quar.)

'

com.

2-16

4-

1

America—

(increased

1

2c

Corp.

preferred

22 %c

|
of

6-15

3-

2%

L.)

preferred

35C

9

3-18

6-30

30C

May Department Stores,

25c

quar.)

3-31

3-

dividend

50c

5

2-29

3-10

(quar.)

Navigation

$1.25

(increased

Telephone & Telegraph,

preferred

j

McColl

12-30

9

35c

(quar.)

Mathews Conveyer,

McCloud

$2.50

3-24

3-

-•

3-

B-4"
27c

Corp.
Oil

3-15

1

2-25

4-15

;

30c

1

26c

Power,

common

Cement

1

1

3-15

3-15

35c

(quar.)—

P*d.

3-

(quar.)

:

4%%
Mfg

4-

4-

2-24

3-30

3-

i

Co.,

3-

3-

2-15

50c

*$1.25

(quar.)—

&

20c

Cement

preferred

2

4-

45c

3-15

$3.75

Common

•Lincoln Service,

Field

50c

(quar.)

,

Corp.

Marshall

2

30C

2-10

3-15

Sugar, Ltd.—

4-

28%c

2-28

V

—

1-2-57

(quar.)_

5

3-30

Maple Leaf Milling. Co., Ltd.—
5% pref; (quar.).

9

3-

—

3-15

3-

2-29

*5c

*

$1.12%

Lincoln National Life Insurance (stock dlv.)
New
common
(inltlal)_l-___________
Common

Ltd

2

1

Lincoln Petroleum

Fields,

4-

1

new

Gold

6% preferred (clears arrears)
Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc.

1

3-15

1

59 %•

(quar.)_

Manitoba

4-

2-15

1

27c

(quar.)__

common

3-

/15C

3-

3-

$1.25

(accum.)

3-16

1

Co.

preferred

pfd.

2-15

$1

&

5%

5

Miiling-'CbT^itd".—"~

of

RR.

3-12

6-

Corp.

Priority
Priority

3-

(quar.)

2-29
4-13

3-15

1

*25c

4.75%

1

3-12
5-

*25c

Ltd.
shares (quar.)
shares (quar.)—

2-14

50c

2-10

1

Corp.,

1

*20c

3-10

30C

3-

37 %c

2-17

5%

—

Co.-

Public Service,

2-24

2-29

1

37 %c

.j

Maine

2-15

9

3-

5c

2-14

9-

preferred

C.)

3-

*20c

(extra)—

(quar.)

1

1

1

3-15
3-

30c

3-

3-15

2-

4-16.

3-15

*$1.25

Central

3-

3-12)

'

25c

(quar.)

Maine

32c

1

12 %c

(quar.)

Bloedel, Ltd., class B

5-15

(quar.)

3-

15c

(quar.)

5-15

(quar.)

(increased

Co.

&

1

income)

com.

Sons

Lytton

1

2

3-15

6

15c

I/

3-30

1

72 %©■■

._.

6-

t

3-

65c

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

6-

-

6

3-15

50c

6-

5-15

3-

*25c

dividend

(R.

I

4-2

$1.25

(quar.)i—.

(quar.)—

Laboratories

Mailman

5-15
'

12-

&

Co.

Ltd

$1.05

;

G.),

RR.

8

3-

75c

(quar.);

22-

2

25c

(quar.)

1
1

4-

$1.75

(interim)

33-

25c '

1st preferred

Mahon

1

9-12

Co.

preferred

4-

3-15

3-

9

30c

Magor Car Corp. (quar.)
Magnavox Co. (quar.)

1

12-12

Co.

Savers

32%c

~

3-

3-20

;

Extra

"7-1.8
1

3-10

$1.25

Life Insurance Co.
Life

1** ^7-18

11-

/

3-15

$1.25

(R.

5%

Stock

$1.18%

Liggett & Myers Tobacco,

60c

(quar.)

Macwhyte Co.

60c

& Casualty Insurance Co. of Tenn.—•
Quarterly
v

53 %C

com.

(quar.)!

Gas

I"

4

Light

i-18

5-

,

preferred

5-:jK

37%c

^

(quar.)

4.80%

Iowa-HIinois

•

37 %c

(quar.).

.

Participating
Iowa

"

25c

Participating
$2.50

"

37 %c

Participating

$2.50
r

preferred

MacMillan '&

2-16

Life

3-15

*75c.

-

5(4%

4-16': J3-15

*40c

6%

2-20
2-15

1

(quar.)

Libbey-Owens-Ford
V2-15

3-15r

*40c

(quar.)

Salt

Common

:-a2-15

3-14.-- -2-27

25c

quar.)
•

1

Machlett

(s-$)

2-17

Sport Products (quar.)
MacKinnon Structural Steel Co., Ltd.—

2-29

87 %c

Engineering '(quar.) *____/
Leverage Fund (Canada)
Libby, McNeill &.£ibby— ^

1-31

v*~

3-1

com.

2-15

3-/1/^2-14
3-

35C

*50c

Ltd.,

3-

87 %c

pfd,

3-15

2-17

38c

20c

5%

$1.18%

-

(increased)

(H. .C.)

3-

20c

"series

2-17

MacGregor

35c

preferred

3-

3-12

25c

25c

Lester

£

3-1
2-29,

Foundation,

2

2-28

(quar.)

Portland

Leslie

i

25c

Investment

3-

9

$1.50

(James)

3-

40c

Corp.
(quar.)
Freight System
(quar.)^
(stock dividend)

(initial

1

3-

6-20

40c

(quar.)

$1.05

Extra

5c

20c

Corp.

4-

3-21

1

3-31

(accum.)

(quar.)
Products,

18%c

(quar.)

Co.

2-24

3-19

SI

(quar.)

D.)

3-15

t30c

semi-annual

common

(H.

I

Engineering

Interstate

Lee

4-

Motor

Interstate

Le Tourneau

3-20

$1

1

Interprovincial Building Credit, Ltd.
Interprovincial Pipe Line, Ltd.—

Lytton's

1

7-

3-10

quar.)

(quar.)

$1.12%

3.

.___

(quar.)__

preferred
preferred

preferred
(Md.)—

Sales

preferred

50c

May 1
dividend)

preferred

$5

3-19

75c

;

International Utilities Corp., com.
$1.40 conv. pfd. (quar.)

2

$2.50

on

(increased

$1

Candy Shops, Ltd.
Investing Co., $5 pfd.

3-15

v

$1.50

Paper Co., common
(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)
i
International Petroleum, Ltd
International Resistance (quar.)__

3-

(s-a l

this

3-15

2.

t65c

International

International

:r?

*40c

Telegraph

Ocean

1

Corp.

4-

$1
25c

M.),

&

Metal

5%

2-17

3-20

$1

95c

Bryant, Inc., common (quar.)
4V2% preferred (entire issue called

$5

*$1.12%

International

4-

Lane

2-24

$1.75

(quar.)

% $4

Lyon

2-24

$1.25

<

Laura Secord

*20c

Internationfff Nickel

Lynch

2-27

25C

(quar.)--™^.'^

preferred

4-

50c

(s-a)

(quar.)

4-17

40c

&

3-

-

common.

1

2-15

2-29
3-31

60c

Mfg.

62 %C

Sessions, com, ■ (increased quar.)
4.75% convertible preferred (quar.)
Lamston (M. H.), Inc., common
(quar.)

4-

Clock

9

$1.12%

Fund,

District

preferred

Lamson

50c

Harvester, 7%
pfd.
(quar.)
International Metal Industries Ltd.—
A,

preferred

(Walter
Mig.

3-12

Laclede Gas

6-

1

$6

International
Class

3-

18c

1
2

50c

Machinery Co.

5-

$1
35c

15c

3-

3-

securities

(111.) -(quar.)_

pfd.

Lux

87 %c

prior

preferred

1

$1

(monthly)

Exploration

Lunkenheimer Co.

3-

'_____

(increased

7-

5%

Co.___

4%

2-24

3-20

Electric

30c

Exchange Building
Reinsurance

,<

2nd

1

3-

8

$1

Nashville

3-10

(quar.)

com.

&

Lowney

93 %c

;

preferred

2- 8

common

&

Ludlow

(S. 8.) Co. (quar.)
(S. H.) & Co. (quar.)
Kroehler Mfg. (increased
quar.)__
6%:- 1st

Land

50c

>

1

Angeles Transit Lines

2-24

6

3-

I.) —

(quar.)__.

2-25

95c

(quar.)
Insurance Co.

preferred

preferred

1

Kresge

2-10

3-10 *

23C

protits)
Inter-Ocean

Louisville

*37 %c

(R.

(Mo.)

Co.,

3-10

(quar.)

Koehring Co. (quar.)
Koppers Co., Inc., com.

11c

,___i

16c

3-15

2-

common

35c

dividend

Lake Superior

profits)

1

3-

7%

3-10

1

(quar.)

Bell Lumber
(P.)

3-10

3-17

common

40c

(quar.)

preferred

Life

Kroger Co.,

Shares, Ltd.—
'Institutional Bank Fund (14c from Invest¬

Insurance

prior
Stock

r

2-15

Institutional
ment

$5

Knights
*

2-21

Fund—

and

4-

$1.25

(quar.)

$1
income

Louisiana

3__.

$3

i.

investment

2-29

(s-a)

50c

(s-a)

Foundation

from

from

"

-

Co

Institutional
'

Co.,

preferred
Steel

3-

30c
20c

quar.)

A

(quar.)____
6 %%- preferred (accum.)__

Industrial Silica,

Inland

23c

(increased

3-15

Kress
13c

-

class

Los

A

3-17

3-

87 %c

investment

preferred

4%

(quar.)

Products

Water,

r4%

"2-15

-

J

Steel

Indianapolis

com.

(quar.)

Kinney to;.R.), Co.,

2-16

*37 Vic

'

3-15

Keystone Portland Cement (increased
quar.)
Keystone Steel & Wire (quar.)
Kidde (Walter) & Co.
(quar.)
Kings County Lighting (quar.)

..

2r 15

3-

.

3-30

Keystone High-Grade Common Stock Fund
i (/'series S-l"
(from net investment in¬

;

current

3-15

quar.)

come)/

2-23

"

accumulated

3-30

Class

2-15

$1

(quar.)

Lumber

Lorillard

$1.20

(quar.)

preferred

Bell

3-15

com

Keyes> Fibre^^o. (quar.)______
Keystone Custodian Funds—

5%

Long

3-30

50c

• common

convertible

2-29

1

50c

(quar.)_

59 %c

Keystone Pipe & 3upply Co.,

12-14

r

& Ireland

-

/

-

9-14

55-

4-14

79c

(final)™*.-^,1-

-

-

6-15

'53 %c

'--

Y.)

County. Land Co. ;(quar.)
Gold
Mines, Ltd.__
Kerr-.McGee»Oil Industries, common
'AVi%

3-19

20c

Co.I

2

3-

*37 %c

(quar.)

Gas,

2-15

11 %C

convertible

$1.25

(N.

common
(quar.)
(quar.)__
Organization (quar.)

preferred

4-

4.75%

Long

Kerr-Addison

2-15

-

(18c from inc. and 10c from capital gains)

Incorporated

t~

3-

>35c

Great Britain

deposit

Co.,

Co.

..((from'net

6-29

*

/57%c

(quar.)I

Kerite

3-15

.

2-23
2-29

quar.)

Keyston^».Discount

3-15

2

$1.25

.i

(quar.)

Imperial Tobacco of

3-31

$1.25

Paints,- Ltd., common
participating preierred (quar.)

conv.

.Wheel

2-15.

-■

3-10

Star

$1.37%

Chemical,

235

2-29*'-

Lone

2-20

Kern

'
:

9

3-30 r

50c

Imperial-Flo-Glaze
$1.50

2-29

4-

_

i3-i5

$1.25-

-

;

.

2

-

3-15

$1.25

4Va%-preferred

4%%
•

2-27

$1.25

.-

___

5%

3-15-"

3-30 <r

*35c

'

»

2-10

:

3-1U

j/"15c •"

•--/•~12%c •*'
5% preference A (quar.)
__i..^/-:>i/42V2cHupp Corp., 5% con*. pfd. A (initial quar'.)
*/B2%C *
Huron

I

2

2

(quar.)

Kentucky Utilities,

2-10

1

32c

common

pref.

33-

35% c

(quar.)___

Production

2-10

31 %c
31 %c

(quar.)

com.

(quar.)

$1.41 2nd preferred

3-12

4-

Inc.

9

k,4iFtferred*,-: (quar.)

Kent-Moore

(quar.)—

5.12%-preferred'B
5.70%
preferred C

;

3%%

3-3.V
-.

Loew's,

$1.25

$ V2 % • preferred-(quar.)
4-20% 1*efprred' £quar.)_

1

*$1.25

3-15

9

1

——

Aircraft

4-

(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

3%-% .'preferred

Hudson

Bay Mining & Smelting,
Increased

1

(quar.)

(quar.)

common

preferred

3-

„-3V^%, iwef er-retf **( qu a r.)
3% % preierred ' (quar.)

2-24

.

Stores

"414%

,rr

eoe

4-

8%

50c

Kawneer Q6l (quar.>_l_
Kekaha Bugar,^4M/- (quar.)
Kellogg C5o.,
(quar.).

%

•

'

(quar.)
'■?* Class B '<quar.)_;

Hoving

;;

Lockheed

*$1.75

Katz Drug Co, «lincTeased

2-17

.

50c.

A

"Howard

V

-

2-16

*37 %c

(quar.)

common

3.80%; preferred

^

2-16

1

50c

com.

1

3-

2- 3
3-

3-

87 %c

(monthly)

preferred

3-

2

3-30

50c

Ltd., class A (quar.)—._

Corp.

Pipe,

3-

12 %c

(quar.)

Joint

Common

10c

(quar.)_

3-31

(quar.)__

A

"'Class

preferred

4-14

Houston
*

4.20%

3-3l

Preferred
Lock

50c

(quar.)

4%

$1

Houston Lighting & Power
(quar.)—:
Terminal Warehouse & Cold ,r

2-20

8%

.(quar.)

4-14-

(quar.
;

2-15
2-15

5

Finance

*25c

(quar.)_.

&

93 %C

(quar.)_*

1
1

3-

(s-a)

preferred (quar.)__
preferred
(quar.)
4Yr% preferred (quar.)

3-15

2

33-

3.80%

2-20

4-

56 %c

u.J.

(quar.)

preierred

2-10

7-£
3-i5

15c

,

1

Local

*25c

Common/(increased

preferred

2-15

2-15

15c

& Grand Rapids RR.—
Semi-annual
;
Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment
(quar.)
Kansas City Power &
Light-

2-20

&

1
1

44c

B

preferred

original

3-

Kalamazoo,' Allegan

3-20

40c

4%%

RR.,

Payable of Rec.

60c

guaranteed

3-

35 %c

:

(quar.)__

Kaiser Aluminum

(quar.)__i

Co.* class A

*6c
40c

_

Miami

Special

30c

Johns-Manville -(incerased)
Johnson & Johnson
(quar.)
Jones & Laughlin
Steel, com. (quar.)
5%
preferred
(quar.),
Joy Mfg. Co., new common
(initial quar.)
Kahn's (E.) Sons <quar.)__
i

2-15

50c

Little

$1.05

preference

preferred

(quar.)

Loblaw Groceteries,
Class B (quar.)_

(quar.)

common

Inc.,. 5% pfd. A (quar.)
Lake Sulphur, com.
(quar.)
7% ' preferred
(quar.)
Jewel Tea Co., common
(quar.)
;
3%%
preferred
(quar.)

2-15

3-

(quar.):.""
*"'

2-15

Jefferson

2-10

Co.— "V■/■''

Electrochemical

$4.25

Hoover

Ltd.

2-15

1

Co.

Rollway, class A (quar.)
Liquid Carbonic, common (quar.)
3Va % preferred (quar.)

2-15

1

Jantzen

2-17

—15c

—

1st

"

1

50c

Mines,

5%

3-10

$1.18%

«

1

3-

(quar.)

A

preferred

3-

31c

(increased quar.J___

33-

(quar.)
Supply,

Water

3-1

$1.09%
(quar.)_^_■■■•"
75c

,

20c

93%c

(quar.)
Preferred C (quar.)
Jamestown Telephone
Corp.

2-15

(quar.);!^-.'

(quar.)

97 %c

Service, Ltd.,

preferred

$5

4-25

87%c

:

Public

preferred

$5

2-24

5-15

(quar.)__

(quar.)

common

Mfg.

Jamaica

2

(quar.)

3-15

Inc., 4% preferred
Co. (quar.)
Machine Co.
(quar.)

4-

53Vic

Hollinger Consol. Gold
Homestake Mining

-

3-15

'(quar.)50c

common

1

Jack & Heintz,

125c

"

4-

participating
Participating

3-

3-16

*$2.50

:

$1.08%

Share

Lipe

5%

6
2

9l%c

preferred

(Charles

2-14

34-

10c

quar.)_iv~

3-15
3-15

Iron

5

35c

(quar.)

Link-Belt

1
1

4%% preferred (quar.)
Fireman Mfg. (quar.)
Island Tug & Barge, Ltd.—

2-14

50c

tquar.)

.common

preferred

37%c

preferred

Co.,

3-

2-28

2-24

4-

Company

Holdert

When

Per
Name of

4-

(quar.)
(quar.)

4.20% preferred
Iowa Southern

2-15

3-26

(quar.)

preferred

30c

_

(quar.)
5% .1st preferred (quar.)
Hiftde & Dauch Paper" (Canada)
Hires

1

2-24

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

$1.10

Utilities,

3-15

62'/2c

*.

A

2nd

Heywood-Wakefield
Hotels,

2-23

20c

.____

common

preferred

4%%

1

3-

48%c

Chemical, common (incr.
preferred A (quar.)

Hilton

3-

7%c

Hershey Chocolate,

-

2-23

When
,

82 %c

preferred

$1.76

Co

preferred

1

35c

(quar.)_
(quar.)

Service,

Light Co.—

5%
preferred
(s-a)
Hercules
Cement
(quar.)

5%

3-

20c
50c

(quar.)

6

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

preferred

3.90%

4-

Share

Light,

preferred

3.75%

25c

Hecla Mining
Heinz <H. J.) Co., 3.65% pfd.
(quar.)____;;—
Hendershot Paper Products, Ltd., common—

Heydeh
3%%

3.30%

&

4.35% preferred
Iowa Public

7%c

Fineapple Co., Ltd., common
New preferred (quar.)
Haydan American Sugar Co. (quar.)____
Hazel-Atlas Glass (quar.)

414%

2-15
2-10

4-20

Hawaiian

Hazeltine

2

1

Company

Power

$1.50

preferred

preferred

Hastings

3-

3-

Name of

4.40%

Corp

convertible

Per
"

Iowa

2-15

70c

Harshaw Chemical, new com. (initial)
Hart-Carter Co., common (increased quar.)
Hartford Electric

2

$1.25

-quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

3-

10c

Holdert

of Rec.

49

(1037)

3- 9

3-

4-

3-15

62 %C

1

1

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(1038)

Life Ins. (Springfield,

Monarch

Macnine

Monarcn

Monterey

Oil

30c

3-

3

2-21

25c

3-15

2-24

20c

(quar.)

(quar.)_,

_

3-15

3-

4%%

preferred

4%%

1

O'Brien

2-27

3-

3-10

62 %c

4-

2

3-15

tl8%C

3-

1

2-

Gold

lings

(Henry ;•'*& Co.,: Ltd.—•
Morgan (J. P.) & Co. (quar.)———Morrell (John) & Co.
(increased quar.)
Quarterly
-—

$2.79

$2.50

preierred

Morgan

(quar.)

-

Quarterly
Morris

preierred

March
resident

7-27

7- 6

25c

South

of

10- 4

3-10

2-17

3-30

3-

40c

3-1

2- 6

Omo

Eaison

4.oo%

Ohio

Match,

common

Oak

Mlg.

t

Powell

3-31
3-10

3-15
2-17

3- 1
o" \
3-1

2-17

Prentice-Hall,

on

Progress

2jjc

3-10

2-21

$2
40c

3- 1
3- 1

2-ia
2-15

Pubco

90c
$1*10

3- 1
3- 1

2-15
2-15

Public

1

62/2c

(quar.)

4bc
$1.25
$1.50
$2.50

3- 5
4-16
3- 1

2-17
4- 2
2-15

5-15
6-15

5- 8
6- 8

4.16%

3- 1

2-15

4.20%

3-22
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1

3-1
2-21
2-21
2-la

4.32%

3-19

2-27

3-15

2-10

3-15-

2-10

3-

1

2-14

preferred
(quar.)
4.40%
preferred
(quar.)
4%%
preferred (quar.)
Old Town Corp., 40c preferred

50C

4-

2

3-16

Olin

3-12

2-10

3-

9

3-

preferred (quar.)
preferred
iquar.)
Omar. Inc., 4%%
class A pfd. (quar.)
Onondaga Pottery
Oregon Paramount, $4 prior pfd. (s-a)

3-

1

2- 8

26 %c

Aluminate
Automotive

4c

Biscuit,

3-10

2-20

$3.60

2-10

$4.40

12 %c

3-14

2-28

50c

4-13

3- 6

$1.75

—

2-29

2-10

2-27

2-10

______———

preferred (quar.)
National By-Products, Inc.

—

10c

>

plus this dividend i
Container
(Del.),

SI.25

preferred

National

Pacelot

4%

preferred

National

414'/>
4V,/
National

Dairy

4%%
Ltd.

Food
Gas

National

Panhandle

3-15

2-15

3-

1

50c

3-

9

25c

3-30

U5c

(increased)

(quar.)
A

tiass

Oats

Presto

National

Rubber

National

Securities

Co.

2

3-15

1

2-17

Park-Lexington

7-

3

6-

Parx

10-

Tea

Faton

3-

9

2-17

3-

1

2-15

Mfg. Ltd., common
7% preferred (quar.)
Patterson-Sargent

3-31

3-14

Peabody

35c

4-13

3-15

2-29

9c

3-15

2-29

Pembina Pipe

20c

2-29

2-a3

Peninsular

50c-

4-

2

3-15

$1

$1

3-

9

2-24

$1.32

50c

3-

1

Co.

2-16

20c

3-26

3-15

(quar.)
(quar.)

(quar.)— —'

quar.)

1-

Mfg..
Fire

___

Insurance

50c
10c

Cement

Corp.

40c

(quar.)

Edwards

Nestle-LeMur

Natural

Gas

Bedford

Machine

6%

New

preferred
Zinc

Jersey

New

York

New
.

York

N.

Air

$5

2-/S8
1

1

2-15

1

2-

50c

3-

1

York

334%

State

Newberry

(J.

Common

3%%

2

Pennsylvania

3-31

3-16

Pennsylvania

7

Penobscot

3-

7

3-

9

> 2-20

40c

3-

1

2-15

3-10

2-17

4-

2

2-24

Pepper

$2

3-

1

2-13

Pepsi-Cola

2-15

Perfect

4%.%

preferred

$2.50

J.)

1

93%C

4-

1

3-

4-

1

3-

9

$1.12%

4-

1

3-

9

50c

4-

2

3-15

Permutit

-

130c

;

3-

1 "
1

2-io:

&

Petersburg & Hopewell Gas Co.

3-15

Petrolane Gas Service

1

Pfaudler

2-15

in

1955.

.net

An

also

Nor an da

Mines,
&

in

the

of

15c

$4- pfd.

A

year

American

30c

2-20:

1

3-15

9!

3-29

115c-

2-

3-

2

Phila.

;6%

preferred (quar,)
preferred (quar.)__

Stock

Life

Shore

Northeast

Gas

(111.),

Airlines,

Northeastern

Inc.,

Water,

prior preferred

Northern
Northern

Stock

Northern

5%%
Northern

Illinois

$2

$1

.

Water,

Natural

preferred
Oh'o

(quar.)„___._

(quarJ^_-_*—

com.

■

pfd.__

Common

5%%

1st

3-10

2-17

3-

2-19

Pillsbury Mills Inc.,

20c

V

-

2-20

1

1

2-15

1

2-15

Pinchin,

1

(quar.)

5-

2-20

2-

3-12

2-24

55c

(quar.)

$1.37%

3-23
8

3-24

3-

4-

3-21

1

2

40c

,

4-

1

3-

2

168c

4%%

5%%

preferred
preferred

(quar.)—.;




Piper
45c

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

(quar.)

$1.75
$1.75
$1.75

1
1
1

preferred
preferred

(quar.)

$1.75

(quar.)_:

$1.75

7104710-

1

6-15
9-15

25c

3-

6

2-24

3-15

2-15
2-27
3-1
3- 5

2nd

2nd
2nd

Oil

Textile

preferred

B

preferred

ord. inc.)

18c

,

1

&

Transit

4.75%

Rohm

Pitney-Bowes,
4y4 %

3-

1

2-15

Pittsburgh,

3-

1

2-15

Common

$1.31%

3-

1

2-15

7%

pom.

Mfg.

Inc.,

(quar.)___

common

(quar.)_i

dividend

Coke

preferred

com.

(quar.)_

(quar.).—

Wayne &

(ouar.)

preferred (quar.)

15c
11 Vic

3-15
4-16

New

class

4%%
Rome

Chicago

—

Ry.

Co.—
LS'

.

(quar.)

2-15

3- 1
'•■■•■■i-v.

-

■

2-15
2-15
2-15
2-15
2-15

3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3-1
3- 1

Power—

$1.18

(quar.)
quar.)____

*

(quar.)__^—:——

(increased)

com.

Cable

4- 1
3- 5
3-10

i

55c
50c

3-

50c

—

$1

4- 2

<initial-quar.)_

*

1

3- 1

Corp.

(quar.)

t20c
$10c
$1.06%
—35c
~■

Engineering (quar.)
Theatre, $1.50 preferred (quar.)—___

Royalite

Oil

Ruppert

Ltd.

(quar.)_

common:___.r_—

(Jacob),

4%,%

prefers

.

—

O.)

3-19
2-20'
2-17 ;
2-10
2-10

10%

25c
37%c
I6%c
A :
25c

,

„

.

$1.12%

(mmr.—

3- 1
3- 1
3-15
*
3-29
2-29 f
'
3- 9
3- 1
3- 1
^ 3- 1
>4-2

2-15
2-15
3-1.
3-15r>
2-ir
2-24'
2-15
2-10:
2-15
3-10r

*

Ryan Aeronautical
St.

Lawrence

1

10c" V'3- 9
7oc "
3-9

Josepn Lead

St.

(quar.)

Corp.

(quar.)

50c

—

?•> St. Louis, San iPrancisco Ry. com. (Increased)
preferred " (quar.)

5%
5%

5%
5%
St.

3-15
.

—-v

Louis Southwestern
non-cum

$4.40

1st

Ry. Co.—

v.

preferred

preferred

4%

(quar.)

(quar.)—.__—

(quar.)—.

(quar.)

preferred

Carlos

$5:^

:

____

3-29
3-1

.

3-1

6- 1
9- 1
12- 1

3- 1
4-1
4-1
4-1
4-1

$1.10
60c
$1
$1.07%

2-23
>2- 4,
3- 2
3-2
3-2
3-2

20c

3-23

3-13

25c

(reduced);

Milling, Ltd.

3- 2

45c'"

(quar.)

Safeway Stores, common

6-15
9-15
12-15

_

'

(annual)

preferred

Regis Paper, com.

San

-3-15

$1x25::

preferred (quarj______—1
$1.25;
preferred (quarj$1.25
$1.25"

5%

8t.

50c

2-17
2-24

4-25

preferred (quar.T_:

3-14

2-28

*

Savage

Arms

Corp,

Savage Industries,

(quar.)

3-16

2-28

4- 2

3-20

25c
$1.25

3- 1
3- 1

2-17

$1.20

3- 1

2-17

$1.75

4-

2

3-9

$3 40

$1.75

4- 3

3-9

$4 preferred (quar.)

2-17

1

(quar.)

dividend

(J.

Roxy
V

B

preferred

Stock

Ross

2-28

2%

—

preferred (quar.)
Paper Ltd.—
'/
class A (initial quar.)—

New

"3- 1

3-12

:

$1
$1.02%
$1.02%
$1.18%
10c

—

.__

(quar.)_.

53VsC

-

(quar.)_

Chemical,

(quar.)

preferred
Ft.

B

&

:

r

(increased

Haas,

2-23

t25s

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred B

&

4%

2-29

40c

(quar.)

preferred

preferred

2-24

$5

Corp.,

class A

Rolland

12-9*

3-15

conv.

Rockwell Spring & Axle

2- 9.

2-28

preferred J
preferred I

Rockwell

3-10

60c

Co.,

Light &

•

2-20
2-14
2-14
2-14
4-6
3- 5
3- 5
3- 5

50c
37%c
16%c

(quar.)

(quar.)—

H.)

Little &

Rockland

4- 2

5%

-

(H.

3-14

3-20
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
5-1
3-15
3-15
3-15

3c
3c
69c
30c

(quar.)

common

Rochester

Ltd.—
;

Mills

Rice

Myers,

3-30

5c

(quar.)

participating pfd.

43A%

2- 9

3-15

$1

(quar.)_

Brand

.

20c

preferred F (quar.)
4.10% preferred H (quar.)

2-15

4-16

1

(quar.)—

Products

Metal

Grande

4%

2-3

3-

62%c

;

A

30c

(quar.)

common

1

3-10
3-9
3-15

30c

(increased quar.)

Corp.,

Rochester Gas & Elec.

3-15

3- 1

t$l

75c

(quar.)

Paper Corp.

Robinson

3-15

3-1

Co.

Robertson

2-10-

4-15
-

(quar.)

Participating

3-, 2

10c

convertible

3-15

•

Associates,

I

Aircraft

$1.12%
•

_

75c

$1

(quarterly from
&

preferred

4.30%

$4.80

(quar.).

(s-a)

Fund

25c

quar.)

Ltd.

(quar.)_^

common

Interim

Pittsburgh
;

Fund

Johnson

Stock

Ltd.—

preferred (quar.)_____
(increased

Street

Pioneer

1

quar.)

20c

" '

preferred (quar.)

3-

70C

(quar.)

-

(quar.)-----.

\

3-15
6-15
9-15
3-13

1st

$1.50

2-10

3- 1
•>
4-15

3-15

1
1

4-

Robbins

2-15

3- 1

2-27

4-

$1.75

River

2-10

3- 1

3-10

(quar.)

5%%

2-20
^

2-10
3-20.

$1.75

(quar.)—

3-9

2-10

4- 2

.

lc

1

Class

3- 2

3- I

A

—

Petroleum

Engravers & Electrotypers,

3-

Northwestern Fublic Service—
Common

" Photo

Pine

20c

Co.,

.

$4

3-12

10%

Power

Phillips

8-17'-

-

•
*

8-24

$1

Gas

common

(quar.)

Preferred

2-29

10c

20c
w

-

...

(increased

preferred (quar.),:
ii
Long Distance Telephone Co.-™—

$1

Telephone—

Quebec

_

(s-a)

(s-a)

Gas,

$3\65

Philippine

2-29-

35c

(initial)__

com.
conv.

preferred

*

Northern

2-291;

50%

:

--

Insurance Co. of New York
dividend

3-20

Common

;

new

•

Co.—

„

(quar.)_____ '-r

North

3-20

34%c

Initial after 50% stock dividends
North River insurance <N/ Y.)

:

Suburban

"

Z-'J.

Insurance

dividend

37 %c

*■

—

5% %

American

'

*

3-31

60c

$1.12%
40c

preferred

5

3- 5
4-2
4-2
3-10
3-1

90c

—

(quar.)___

(quar.)

Valley Gas
Ritter Finance, class A (quar.)

_

3-31

3-

70c
$1.12%

preferred

$4

2-15

45c

3- 7

70c

1st

Rio

2-24

3- 4

12%c

2-17
3-10
2-10
2-16
2-15
2-15
3-9

3- 2
4- 1
3- 1

(quar.)_

com.

common

1st

3-15
3-15

90c

(quar.)

7%

3- 8
3- 1
3- 1

30c
87%c

(quar.)

Paper

2-13

3-15
2-16
2-15
2-15
3- 1
3- 1

(All.)—

Oil

Inc.,

1

12%c
27c
25c
15c

quar.)

preferred

3-

4- 2

50c

(quar.)

quar.)

!

B

Riegel

8

■

1
2-20
2-13

85c

pfd.

1st

Tobacco Co.,

J.)

Riegel

3- 1

$1.10
'
25c
I2V2C * <
91(4c -'
~
v
12%c

3-

3-10
3- 1

(quar.)

Richfield

' 3-

(-quar.)__a—-

(quar.)
Phila. Suburban Transportation

3-15

(quar.)

preferred

7%

2-24
3-9
3- 9

25cj

common

preferred

4.40%

3-12

25c

(quar.)

(increased

(quar.)

conv.

Richardson

2-17-

■.

4- 2

7% ,1st

3- 1

Co.

3-9

87%c

(initial)

Manufacturing,

7%

3-16
-3-30
3-30

preference H quar.)

$1

Investment—

RR.

2-23

4-9

7%

9

$1.50

Philadelphia Electric,

2-17

9

Norristown

Quarterly

-

3-1

3-

&

1
2-29

3-15

l'/o

3-

15c

3-30

50c
25c

(quar.)

Rice-Stix,

2-11
3- 9

75c

3-20

25c

35c
30c

Inc.

non-cum.

class

Ranch

Rice

3-23

(quar.)

3-

18c

(initial)

com.

(increased

Rhlneiander

3- 2
3-23

■>'

Germantown

Co.

'

North

$4

Corp

Mfg.

Phila.,

1

3-15

•

75c

^____

3-

3-

}50c
-

(quar.)™

Ry. (quar. >__
Normetal 'Mining, Ltd. (interim)
North

3-15

$1

(quar.)

Ry.

Dodge

Pheoll

(quar.)

Western

preferred (quar.)

2-9

(quar.)_

(quar.)___

preferred

Insulation

(R.

3.60%

35c
87%c
$1

(quar.)

1st

preferred

4%%

20c

Co., com., (quar.)

2-29

3-1

(quar.)—

Insur.

Corp.

(quar.)

Drug,

Rheem

2-29

(quar.)

&

preferred

Phelps

from

current

62c

Ltd.

Norfolk Southern
-Norfolk

4%

declared)

Chemical,

Nopco

dividend

income

Co.

(Chas.)

3%%

capital gains realized

interim

ordinary

•was

from

Pfizer

3- 2

3-14

from

8c

convertible preferred (quar.)
Copper & Brass (increased)

4.50%

3-12

(quar.)

3- 1

3-31

realized capital gains)

Marine

com.

&

Common

.3-10

:

and

inc.

Manufacturing Co.

Reynolds

100%

(quar.)

Extra

3-15

60c
75c

new

4%

Bros,

Rexall

45c

2-15

3-

Co.,

Common

2-17
2-17

.

$1.25
(quar.)

of America

Tube,

3%%

2-24

3-10

•

2-15
2-15

40c

&

preferred

Revere

5c

1

2

50c

3- 9

div_)

2-15

1
1

30c

Reliance

15c

(stock

1

33-

Mexico—

Timber

investment

Electrotype,

Reeves

10c

America

4-

Quarterly

and 45c

of

3-

Drydock—

Niagara Share Corp. (Year-end distribution
of 47c consisting of 2c from net
ordinary
income

Corp.

3-

27c

'

Fund of Boston—

Fire

Reiractory

2-20
2-24

50c

55c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Shipbuilding

3- 1

.;

Petroleum

2-15

(quar.)

convertible

$1.25

2-20
2-18

3- 1
3- 9

1

1

(quar.)

Corp.

Reading

3- 1
2-3
2-20

__

(quar.)

Special

2-10

3-

f

1S1.25

Inc.

2-15

3-

26c

Oil Refining
Mining

4.10%

93 %C

common

3- 1
3- 1

t

1

$1.05

New

of

A

(George)

Reading

5

15c

iquar.)

3-

87%c

State

Co.—

___

Paul,

3-

$1.75
25c

preferred
Gear

(quar.)

Extra

3-15

3-15

(quar.)

2-18

50c

(quar.)_

com.

(quar.)

Co.

Co.

City

2-15

3-2

2-18

1

Extra

3- 2
3-21
3- 5

15c

4%%

Co.

1

3-30
4-13
3-15

10c
25c
$1.12%

(quar.)

preferred

Peter

!

(quar.)

7%

Ltd.—

Co.,

(quar.i

preferred

Circle

1

3-

(quar.)

Raybestos-Manhattan,

3-16
2-29
2-29
2-17
2-20
2-15
2-28
2-28
2-17
3-9
4-25
4-25
4-25
2-20
2-20
2-20
3-22
3-22
3-6

3-

$1.50

(quar.)

Island)

(Long

Perkins Machine &

9

$1.12%

12-14
2-15
'2-23
2-23
5-1
2-15

75c

Co

Bottling

Perfex Corp.,

Gas

(quar.)

Light & Power

News

3-

9-14

50c
$2

preferred
(Dr.)

3-

Packing Co. (quar.)__
Ray-O-Vac Co. iquar.)

20c

(increased quar.)

2-18

$1.05

Rath

2-15
2- 6
2-29

Extra

1

(quar.)

from

Rapid

3- 1
3-12
3-15

Peoples Telephone, common (quar.)

3-

$1.12%

Indiana,

Pulp &

Inc.

Oil

Rieke

Peoples Gas, Lignt & Coke

50c

Service

preferred

$3.50

25c

Fibre

2-23
■.

$1.06%

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

Sound

Radio

$1.06(4
25c
40c

Peoples Drug Stores (quar.)

37 %c

preferred

Quincy

25c

Chemical

3-

1

of

Co.

miuisnivui/cu

Co.—

RR. (quar.)
Salt Mfg.
(quar.)

2-13-

preferred (quar.)

Quaker

2-10
2-10
2-10
2-10
2-10
3- 1

$1.17%
$1.12%

(quar.)

4-

(quar.)

&

Power

preferred

Service

Quaker

3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3-15

$1.02
$1.10

(quar.).

4-1

(quar.)

Electric,

Newport

4.25%

(quar.)
Co. (quar.)

preferred

Newport

4-

$1

(quar.)

(year-end)

Elec.

preferred

Newfoundland

4-10

Pennsylvania

3-16

3-16

90c

preferred

$4.50

3-31
3-31

St. Louis RR.—

common

preferied

4%%

preferred

92(/2c

..

3-10

(One

(quar.;

7%

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Pennsylvania Engineering

$1.01%

pfd.

(quar.)

R.R.

Co

4.50%

1

2-

C.)

(J.

4.70%

3

30c

quar.)

Dock,

>' —5%

9

60c

non-cumulative

New

3-

3-

(quar.)

35c
40c
75c

Pennsylvania Electric Co.—
3.70%
preferred (quar.)
4.05% preferred (quar.)__
4.40%

(quar.)
Co. (quar.)

Brake

Y., Chicago &
Y.

$1.60

Penney

50c

& Light, 4%

Central

(Increased
N.

2

3-15

3-

(quar.)

57J/2c
58(/2c

;*>..

Corp.,
preferred (quar.)

2-29

90c

_

—

(quar.)
com. (quar.)

1

3-

preferred (s-a)
Jersey Power

preferred

4-

10c

4.05%

(quar.)

(quar.)—„

3-15

37 %c

Natural Gas, com.

(quar.)

common

Penn-Texas

3-15.

Extra

New Jersey

Co.,

preferred

4.68%

Pipe Line—

(quar.)__

Casualty Co.
(s-a)
Storage Warehouse

Biitain

3-

45c
25c
33c
32 %c
8%c

(quar.)—_

common

(quar.)

preferred

Fruit

(quar.)

(quar.),

preierred

$1.30

9

3-15

5c

Amsterdam

New

.

(quar.)

preferred

New

.

(quar.)

Telephone,

1st pfd.

30c

(quar.)

Paper

Co.

3-

—

(quar.)

Line, Ltd., 5%

preferred

Penn

1

3-31

(quar.)

20C

(

'

Inc.

3-

—

20c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Bros.,

>

3-21

(quar.)

(quar.)

Corp.

4.60%
i

Radiator

Cement

(quar.)

Special

(Pittsburgh)

Quarterly
S.

pfd.

Co.

Brewing

Peerless

(increased

&

Peari

3-16

,

5%

Coal,

2V2%
$1.25
12 %c
$20c
135c
25c
31 (4c
30c
20c
5c
162Vac

(quar.)

TransDortation

Parmelee

2-17

4C

Co.

Corp.

Union

Nazareth

preferred

divid.)

(stock

com.

2-17

Series—

Shops

National

National-U.

$5

50c
22'/2c

preferred

non-cum.

Parxersburg-Aetna,

9

(quar.)

Standard
Steel

Tile

2

lquar.)_

common

3-

.

National

National

3-

2

V2 %

—

Corp.,

3-15

50c

Co

Machinery

National

National

7
7

4-

$1.75

(quar.)____

series

Shirt

National

9-

12-

18c

:

A

Castings

series

New

4

1

1-2-57

Co.

Snerauon

10- 1
1-2-57
3-15
3- 1
3- 1
6-1
3- 1
3-28
3-15
3-15
3- 1
3- 1
3- 1
3-13
3-13
3- 1
4-1
5-15
5-15
5-15
3-15
3-1
3-1
> 3-31
3-31
4-2

div.)

(quar.)__.

(10c

2-15
2-17

2-17
3-15

Colorado—

preferred

Putnam

2-27
3-15
2-18
2-27
3-10
6-15

Quarterly

1

15c

Steel

3- 1
3-10

3-15
4- 1
2-29
3-15
4- 2
7- 2

Quarterly

4-

15c

$3
20c

(quar.)__

of

Co.

2-17

3-1

4- 2

50c

(stock

preferred

Pure

3-14

1

3-

held)

(quar.)

5%

2-16

3%

:

Inc.

snare

preferred

Puget

2-16
-

17%c

4%%

2-20

133Ac

dividend)

(quar.)

eacn

Service

Public

4- 2

1

insurance—

v/asxungton

ior

3%%

2-15

3-15

75c

(stock

Development,

Public

2-24

3- 1

t30c

(quar.)

2-23

3-

45c

(quar.)

1

5

3-30

15c

4.20%

3- 1

3-

3-

40c

(quar.)

(quar.)—;

pieferred

4(4%

3-16
2-11

25c
50c
2%c
2 %c
2%c
2%c
$2.50

Ltd.

Inc.

Mfg.

snare

75c

(quar.)

3-

15c

Industries

Stock

$1.50

3-15

$2

3-16
3-16
2-15
2-15

Utilities

Providence

(quar.)

Quarterly

51.12%

—

dividend

.Income

Chemical

2- 9

3-24

<quar.)_icL__

America

Co.,

3-16

3-24

3-24
3- 1

12%c

Co.

Manufacturing Corp.—
convertible 1st preferred (accum.)__

5%'£

2-23

iquar.)

Lambert

&

Preierred

4- 2
3- 1

$1

15C

preferred
&

National

Nevada

Park

1

Pratt

;

pfd

Inc.,
com.

(quar.)
(quar.)

10%

7%

National

Nekoosa

2-24

3-

River

»

2- 0

5%
10c

(quar.)

of

5

12 %c

(quar.)

Steei

Co.

Potash

3-14

3-

62%c

(quar.)

Telephone

2

2

62%c
37%c
37%c

;

(quar.)

(quar.)

A

Transit

Portsmoutn

25c

Line,

Pipe

Pictures

Paramount

2

(quar.)

•

Malleable

Neisner

2-3

15C

Growth

preferred

t37%c

pfd.

$4.50

B

Stock

4%

of I.C.C.)
preferred (quar.)—
approval

World Airways

B

Rico

Pullman,

(quar.)

Eastern

4-

tl5c

(quar.)

.

Lead,

New

Pan

2-10

Paragon Electric

(quar.)

National

Nehi

2-17

2

?2c
10c
15c
$0.328125
50c

Class
Porto

Express

Association,

House

American

3-10

A

Class

Panhellenic

2-20

1

3-

Machinery

3-

Canada

of

common

Co.,

National

"

Package

(quar.)

Corp.

A

Class

2-20

i 51.06%

Co.

Hosiery Mills, Ltd.,

Class

3-

25C

—

'.

Ltd.,

Gypsum

Pacific

1

—

div.

40c

_

preference

2-20

51.18%

(quar.)

com.

(quar.i

Grocers,

3-10

$1.06

(quar.)

(subject to
Western Oil, 4%

30c

(quar.).

Chemical

Oil

&

Intermountain

Stock

(quar.)

(quar.)

Finance

2-28

(quar.t.

common

Line, common

East

Preferred

Ltd..

Investment

Canadian

Pacific

3-15

—

(quar.)

Products

National

$1.50

2-20

Far

2~20

9

——

Products,

&

National

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quarterly)

National

9

3-

(quar.)

Aggregates,

Pacific

common

Products

Drug

National

3-

Coast

50c

Gas,

preferred

National

15c
31 %c

(s-a)

Distillers

National

Atlantic

Pacific

3-31

$1.75

—

Association—

Cylinder
preferred
preferred

$1-06/4

(quar.)

Mfg. Co., common
preferred (s-a)

Pacific

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

com.

(quar.)

preierence

Pacific

(quar.)

Cranbeiry

Paper,

5%

National

(quar.)

Glass—
common

$5

issue called for re¬
March 31 at $110 per share

on

$1-10
$1.12 2
10c
50c

preferred
(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

Oxiord

(entire

preferred
demption

(quar.)

common

Owens-Illinois
.

National Casket Co.—
$7

Power,

Tail

Otter

3T 1

Fibres

common

1

25C

7%

Chemical,

Mathieson

25c

(quar.)——
(increased s-a)

pfd.

4.08%

4%%

(quar.)—

National Bellas Hess

$1-25
40c
$1.02
$1-05

(quar.)

iquar. >_——

4.20%

Ry.—

Louis

St.

&

Co.

4(4%

(quar.)

Chattanooga

National

Power Co.,

———-—-■.

Corp.

National

Ohio

25c

realized gains)

National

2-10

50c

Inc., common (quar.)—
...
preferred (quar.)
—
—
Murphy <G. C.) Co. (quar.)
——
—
Murray Ohio Mfg. (quar.)
——
Mutual Trust (quarterly of 2c from net in¬
vestment income and 2c from accumulated
51/4%

Nashville,

2-28

30c

Munsingwear,

Nachman

Oil

30c

Supply—

Mountain Fuel

Ohio

3-

4-

40c

(quar.;

ciass

Portland

2-10

1-31

3-26

10%

common

preferred

co„

Ac

3-12

2-28

(quar.)

preferred

2-15

2-15

preferred

Poor

2-20

3-26

40c

2nd

os

3- 1

5%

20%

dividend;

(stock

Corp.,

1st

$2.50

2-15
2-14
2-6
2- b

2-10

2-28

3-15

$1.75

dividend)

Fuel

2-29

2-29
3-10

3c

5%

5%

on

a

3- 1

50c

2-10
2-10
2-17

3- 1

$1.25

iquar.)

lool

2-29
3-10
3- 1
3- 1
t~ 7
3-1

)quar.)_

$1

(quar.)

Polaroid

f

\,j?

$1-14
12/2c

(quar.)

3- 6

3-13

?

pfd.

Oil

Pocahontas

pfd. (quar.)—

$1.37%

dividend)

(stock

2-10

,

—

(quar.)

(stock

Pneumatic

(quar.)

Ltd., 7%

Co.

Tool

Plymouth

----

Co.

OgilVie Flour Mills,

50c

(quar.)—

(Calif.)

Co.

Plomb

will

SI

Corp.

Diablo

Pittston

non¬

7.05%

of

tax

preferred

3-1

<quar.)__

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry. (quar.)
Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry. Co.

2-10

7%

deducted

be

10-27

9

African

South

shareholders

50 c

(quar.)

Corp.

Finance
Wheel

Mount

2- J

3- 2
2-lt

3-14
3- 1

1%

prior pref. 1st series
preferred (quar.)

5%

to

prior

funds

African

Union

in
2.

lc

Motor
Motor

3-1
3-14

60c
25c

(increased)

Metallurgical

5%%

_

American

59%C

(quar.)_.——-—
(increased quar.).———

Morrison-Knudsen

on

change

25c

•r.«

2- 3

Payable of Rec.

Share

Pittsburgh Steel, common
Stock dividend
;

shares. 20 shil¬
ordinary snares equal to aoout
American
shares).
Subject to

on

2-20

25c

(quar.)—

common

9

4-27

3- 1

_

Mines,

Copper

4- 6

3-9

_——*-—■

Mills,

Paper

4%%

$2.50

2- 8

-

(quar.)
Ltd

O Okiep

3-15

30C

(quar.)—

common

3-21

3-10

quar.i

(quar.)

preferred

2-15

1

3-

$1.25

—-

37 %C

Engineering,

4" 2

40c

W
+*1.1/2
*2c

(increased

Light & Power Co., Ltd.—

Nova Scotia

1

(quar.)_——

Morgan

Pittsburgh

25c

Pharmacal

Holders

When

Per
Name of Company

Cement—

Portland

States

Holders

Payable of Rec.

Share

_

Quarterly
Norwich

v

Moore-Handley Hardware—
5%
preierred (quar.)
Moore-McCormack Lines

Company

Northwestern

1

3-

3-15

$1.25

(s-a)

Mass.)

lool

Chemical

Monsanto

When'

Per
Name of

Payable of Rec.

Share

Company

Holders

When

Per

Name of

Monday, February 27, 1956

...

Common
75c

preferred

$1.30

Sayre
Scott

(stock

(Ariz.) —

Inc.

&

2%%

Fisher Brick—

Paper,

common

preferred

(quar.)

(quar.)

—'
—

2-20

2-29
2-29

2-20
2-20

5c

*

(quar.)^j..

2-29

183Ac
32%C

dividend)

preferred (quar.)

3-1

2-20

45c
85c
$1

3-10
5- 1
5-1

2-17
4-16
4-16

*

When

Per
i

Share

Name of Company

i

(1039)

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Vplume 183

Name of

6chwitzer

5 %%"

Bcott

&

Bcovill

27yac

5-

-l*r£ 4.20

Stauffer Chemical

(quar.)

27V2C

8-

.4^

Stedman

Inc.

Williams,

Mfg., 3.65%

7-20

3-15

3-

l

3-

fiiy„c

-

(quar.)——___

1

$4.75" preierred
i

$5

preferred

2-17

profits)

Stetson

2-20

8%

$1.183/4

___•—r

—

4-10

Stonega

3-22

Storer

25c

l.

3"15^

Storkline

25c

(quar.)—

4-

2

2-24

-

3-20r_^

$1.13

3-

5

5.20%

4-

15c

3-12

Sullivan

-

3-12

Sun

3-15^

2-25

Sun

3-15

2-25

In

4-

$1.25
23c

Corp. of America
Sharon
Steel
Corp—

>

—•

•

8heller Mfg.

f—-

f

preferred
preferred

1%

(quar.)_

_____

(initial

Corp. of America, class A

quar.)

3-15

6-15

54.50
Shuron

$1.12 y2

$1.12%

3-15

;

$1.12%
35C

3-lS®!' /2-29
3-30>- 3-15

3-*if:"

__;—

Siegler

(quar)__

Signal Oil & Gas,;class A
Class

Ltd."
Silver wood Dairies,
Class

B

class

A

/

_____—

Skil

Corp.

Slater

Smith
Smith

(S,

Smith
•

3-15,;.;

3-15
3-13

%. 4.50%

}20c

5-' tjr

5%

4-11

25c

,70c

5.40%

1

3-9

J\

'

preferred (quar.)
$1.55 preferred
(quar.)—__.
;
t—
South American Gold & Platinum Co. (quar.)
South Atlantic Gas, common (quar.)—___!_
5%
South

preferred

8%

Calif.

Southern

(quar.)

'•

;
-

California

Southern.

4-":2S

50c

30y2c

(quar.).;

(quar.)

com.

4-.2^x "3-15
4-2 'Jr-

60c

25 y2

c

.3-15

2-29

2-12

3-31"

3-

2-29jf

2-12

26'/2c
18%C

—

3-

s

3-

"

.

Natural

Southern

Railway,

5%

5%
r

non-cum.
non-cum.

5%

non-cum.

Gas

(quar.)

5%'

preferred
(quar.)
Southland Royalty Co

-

Gas

Southwestern

preferred
preferred

4.65%

4.28%

Southwestern Life

pfd.

$1.50
27c

3.70%

3.90%

preferred

55c

(quar.)_

com.

4.25%

"preferred

(quar.)

4.36%

preferred
preferred
preferred

4.40%

4.60%

2-16

3-1

3-15-" J2-28
3-15

.—

Common

3-

4-X-;

3-15

4-2\;
4- f '

3-15

4-

_____ ______—__

97»/2c

■

B

4-20

5-.C

4-20

4.-20.

$1.10

$1.15

33c

i.

(quar.)—

(quar.)

$1.50

I

2-17

25c

33-

1:m

$1.05

3-

1

20c

12y2c
25c

$1.12 %

3-.4c
3-1%

2-29

3-15

2-29

25c

3-

W

2-20

25c

(quar.)_

3-

ir

2-20

3-

45c

.-2-15

3-5"

(quar.)—.

com.
(quar.)

preferred

50C

Standard

.Standard

Oil

Oil

Co.

Co.

Oil Co.

Extra

25c

(quar.)—.

$

(Indiana)

(Ky.)

Oil

(Ohio),

3%% -preferred A
common

Standard
^

12-10

6

,^3-16

3-X;

2-10

3-12r
3-10

^-'2-24

60c

3-0j "'.2-20

933/4C

(stock divi.)

4-161; ^3-30

200%

(quar.)

3-16

50c

(initial)

Stanley Works.-new common

Supply

(quar.)




(initial)

;

40c
.

1;5:

1

Universal

2-29

Match

41/4 7c

3-10

2-28

1

2-15

4-

3

3-

2

$50c

4-

3

3-

2

Transit

2-14
3-

1

Van

2-29

2-

2

Van Sciver

3-10

2-

3

35c

3-

1

2-

6

3-

1

2-

6

3-

1

2- 6

3-

1

2-

$1.37%

3-

1

2-

r.

Thermoid

Shovel

Thew

Co,

2-15

3-15

60c

3-29'

15C

3-10^Z 2-18

3-15

1

3-15

3-10

2-24

3-15

2-24

3-15

2-17

25c

3-

2-10

15c

3-31

3-

40c

3-

Markets, common

preferred Initial series
preferred series B

5%

conv.

5%

non-conv.

Tilo

Roofing

Timely

(quar.)

Clothes.
Roller

Timken

3-30

4-

2

3-

9

Warren

Petroleum

4-

2

3-

9

Warren

(S.

4-

2

3-

9

31 y4c

Bearing

(quar.)_

Tobin

Tokheim

Corp.

4 Va %

;

Mutual

Washington

Water

3-10

2-20

Waterous

3-15

3-

Watervliet

4-

2

3-15

2-29

2-15

preferred

(quar.)

preferred

3-

1

2-15

$1.06%

4.56%

3-

1

2-15

(quar.)_

Toronto Savings

Insurance

Products

2-15

1.7

2-15

held).

2-15

March

4-

2

3-23

4-

2

2-29

1

2-15

Tudor

7th

South

Carbide

1

3-20

Western

Auto

5-25

5-15

8-24

8-15

40c

pfd.

(quar.)

11-26

Class
Union

&

B

Gas,

11-15

(accum.)

Air

Can

Series

A

United

Class

B

Stock

2-15

3-

1

3-

3-15

$1.06 V*
22%c
20c
55c
12%c
15c
$1
75c
$1.37%
25c
57c
65c
$1.25
50c
12 %c
12%c
37%c
30c
$1

3-

1

2-15

3-

1

2-15
3-

1

4-

2

3-

3

3-

1

2-17

4- 2

3-16

3-12

3-21 v

2-20

3-

1

2-20

3-

1

2-20

3-20

3- 9

3-31

3-20

3-

2-15

1

5

4-16

4-

3-2

2-10

1

2-15

3-

3-15

3-

3- 5

2-15

3-15

2-24

3-

1

2-15

3-

1

2-15
3-

3-26

12%c
75c
37l/2c
37%c
20c
12V2c
t35c
40c
62%c

1

5

3-12

2-27

1

4-16

5-

1

7-16

1

2- •

3-15

2-28

9

2-17

3-12

2-13

8-

3-

3-

4-

3-

2

9

4-15

3-16

50c

3-10

2-24

3-

1

2-17

3-

1

2-10

3-

1

2-10

3-

1

2-10

3-10

2-24

3-

2-15

1

3-15

2-24

3-15

3-

1

3-

1

2-10

3-

I

2-10

2-28

2-15

3-

2

2-17

on

divi¬

quar.)

(increased

Lines

quar.)

1

3-

1

25c
25c
22%c
20c

(quar.)

3-

60c

3-

I

2-15
2-10
3-

1

3-20

3-

5

3-15

3-

1

3-15

40c
$1.20

3-

1

2-20

3-

1

2-20

$30c

(quar.)

Supply, common

3-

1

.

quarterly

1-31
3-

8

6-

8

40c

3-15

2-29

Common

40c

9-14

9-

7

4-14

$1.25

3-15

2-27

7%

4-11

3-20

3-15

2- 3
•
;

3-

1

2-10

4- 2
3-15
3- 1
3- 1
4- 2

3-13

(••

prior

3-

2

2-15

2

2-15

4-

2

3-16

common

Stockholders Investment Trust,

Western

Tablet

&

Stationery

Ltd.

Corp.—

5%

preferred (quar.)
:
Westinghouse Air Brake (quar.)
Westinghouse Electric, common (quar.)__
3.807c preferred B (quar.)
Westmoreland, Inc. (quar.)
Weston

$1.25
30c
50c
95c
25c

2-29

2-14

35C

'3-30

2-29

5-15

4-20

Wlckes

5-15

4-20

Wieboldt

(quar.)

1

2-15

3-

2

2-

30c

(quar.)

3-

2-29

3

2-14

92 %c

5-15

87 %C

5-15

4-20

20c

—_—

4-20

3-16

3-

6

3-

6

Omaha—
30c

3-

3-16

3-26

40c

quar.)

preferred

2-

1

9

$2

(s-a)__

25C

1

2-21

3-15

2-29

3-

3-10

2-17

37 %C

3-15

2-15

1

2-15

35c

common

Stores, common (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)
*
$4.25 preferred (quar.)
Wilson & Co., common (quar.)
Common

(quar.)
Common
(quar.)
$4.25 preferred (quar.)
Wilson-Jones
Co.
(year-end)
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.—
Monthly
Wisconsin

3-

Wisconsin

Power

4-15

4-

4

3-

7

4.80%

3-21

3-

7

4.40%

50c

3-10

2-27

50C

(quar.)

2-29

3-15

4% 7c

17%C

2-14

Wood

3-15

3-

5

Woodall

3-15

3-

5

1%

—

3-15

3-

5

1%

3-15

3-

15c

4-

1

13 %c

dividend

1

i..Yn

4-

1

57c

(G.

H.)

&

pfd.

3- 1
3- 1

2-15
•

2-15

9

2-15

1
1
1

3-20

1
1
1
1
2-28

10-11

344458114-

3-20

3-20
4-13

7-13
3-12
2-10

2-20

2-29
3-31
3- 1
4-30
3- 1

30c

3- 1

3-15
3-15
3-15

30c

3-20

2-23

17 %c

3-15

2-29

6c
6c
40c

$1.50

Insurance

(s-a)

5-20
2-

1

4-16

2-15
2-20

Light

(quar.)—
(quar.)
(quar.)

Co.

2-29
2-29

2-29

,

(increased)

common

$$1.37%

(quar.)

2-15

2-29
3- 1

2-14

37%c

pfd

(quar.)

3- 1

30c

31%c

Ltd., 5%%

Co.

Industries,

conv.

«

2-17

$1.20
$1.10

(increased)

(increased quar.)

Dessauer

2-15

3- 1
3-12

3- 5

2-16

2-14

5

8c

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)
convertible preferred (quar.)

2-28

8c

class A (quar.)

6

$1.12%

com.

Service—

Public

Common

&

&

preferred
preferred
preferred

Wisconsin

6

2-

3-15

90c

Power,

National Life

15c
20c
75c
$1.06V*
12V2c
12%c
12%c
$1.06'A
50c

;
Electric

Wisconsin

3-21

(quar.)

Corps, Ltd., class B

—

preferred (quar.)
3.60% preferred (quar.)

7%C

(quar.)

(quar.)

dividend

*

67c

56 %C

$1.12%

(quar.)
common

(quar.)—

Corp.

2-24
2-

&

67c

quar.)

America,

(George)

Monthly

75C

(increased

Utilities,

Co.,

Co., Ltd.—
4% %
preferred (quar.)__
$$1.12%
Weyerhaueser Timber Co., new com. (initial)
20c
White Villa Grocers (s-a)
$3
Whitman
(Clarence) & Sons (quar.)
25c

(quar.)

Fastener

Insurance

(Final)

3-

1

Glass,

Life

Western

Western

3-30

30c

convertible

5%%
United

redeemed

be

preferred
(quar.)
Western Canada Breweries, Ltd.—

Wolf

Cities

1-31

1

25c
30c

6-15

United Clgar-Whelan Stores Corp.—
Common
(increased)
United

2-14

2-15

3-15

3-16

preferred

Carbon

2-29

$1

(quar.)—
(quar.)

Co. of

&

2-20

65c

$1.12%

(Increased

preferred

$4.50
United

2-10

1

40c

class A

Lines

5-21

3-10

40c

;

Wire Rope

Biscuit

2-20

9

6-

Common

Terminal Cold Storage Co.—

United

2-20

3-10

6%c
com.

Union

United Aircraft

3-10

2-28

75c

Tank

Union

3-15

9

$30c

com.

(quar.)

participating

1

3-

(quar.)

Union

4%

to

(increased

Gas

Increased

62 %c

(quar.)

Materials,

of
(initial)

Car

2-15

4-

70c

(quar.)

common

1

1

2-28

53 %C

Street

Stockyards Co.

New

3-

3-

3-15
3-

9

$1.50

(quar.)

preferred

Oil

3-16

4-

3-

(increased quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

$3.50

1

$1
45c
50c
62%c
50c
$2
$2
65c

$1.12%

1:—

1
A

(quar.)
of Missouri,

$3.70
Union

sh.

4.80%

(quar.)

preferred

2-24

40c

Co.

preferred

$4

Ohio

Sugar

4-

403

(quar.)

&

$4.50

3-16

50c

& Carbon

Electric

Indies
Air

—

preferred

5%

6-15

$1

Western

3-

40c

Chemical

Union

new

Coast

2-20

—

(quar.)

Unit $6

preferred

6%
Union

2-24

1

,

preferred (initial quar.)
Telephone (quar.)

West

Acceptance Corp. Ltd.—

Union

9

(holders to receive
pfd. for each old sh.

at $85 per share plus this

2-29

(quar.)

preferred

Salle

La

4.80%

of

Unexch.
1

West

(quar.)

com.

Tung-Sol Electric, common
4.30% preferred (quar.)
208

shs.

2-10

—

City,

1

67 %c

(quar.) —

(quar.)_

Inc

3-

12 %c

$2.70 pfd.

Temper Corp., common

Trunz,

1

3-

pfd.

$4

dend)

3-

old

9

—

preference
Gas Co.,

retire

To

1

25c

Universal Insurance
Quarterly
Quarterly
—

4%%

2-16

3-

7-

5c
20c

(quar.)

Wesson Oil & Snowdrift—

West

(quar.)—

Corp.,

Trunkline

s-a)

(resumed)

Services

15c

(s-a)__

quarterly™

preferred

Corp.
Jet

25c

—

6% pfd.
(Hartford) —

Trinity

True

Welbilt

2-27

*

$2.80

2

5c

$25c

:

Transstates Petroleum, Inc.,

Coal,

(quar.)

Equipment, Ltd. (increased
Paper Co. (quar.)

3-

9c
—

& Loan—

Tri-Contlnental

Fund

Investors

Power

Extra

$20c

$1.14

(quar.)__

Towmotor Corp.

Truax-Traer

1

$1.06%

(quar.)

Topp Industries (quar.)
Toronto Elevators, Ltd.

Treesweet

Washington

'

3-

.

.

preferred

Increased

2-24
3-16

30c

2

$1.12
25c
8c
45c
t35c
30c

(quar.)

2

20c

,

4-

30c

common

(quar.)

Wire

3-15

Welex
.

preferred

Washburn

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

Co.,

4-

12 %c
51

(quar.)

4.25%

Travelers

$4.50

D.)

75c

—

2

Corp.—

preferred

25c

preferred (quar.)
Packing. Co. (quar.)

Toledo Edison—

(Northam)

convertible

$3

25c

(quar.)—

•

3-

75c
50c

Pharmaceutical Co.

Warner-Lambert

2-10

2-29

12 %c

6

2

$75c

—

15c

Inc.,

Tintair,

Quarterly

2-15

—

Inc.

9

Iron

&

3iy4c

(quar.)
(quar.)

6

4-

t31V4C

(quar.)

Mold

Warren

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

1

"

Thrifty Drug Stores

Ltd., class A

Co.,

Chemical

4-14

—

(quar.)_

(increased)
Waite Amulet Mines, Ltd. (quar.)
Walgreen Co. (quar.)
—I
Walker & Co., class A (quar.)
Walker (Hiram) Gooderham & Worts, Ltd.—

Trust,

(quar.)

(quar.)
5% preferred A

B.),

Viking Pump
Virginia Coal & Iron (quar.)
Virginia Dare, Ltd., 57e pfd. (quar.)
Virginia Dare Stores (resumed)Virginian Railway Co., common (quar.)
6%
preferred
(quar.)_
6% preferred (quar.)
Vulcan

2-29

3-15

25c

tl4c
Thoroiare

6

2-23

1

under

(quar.t—
;
General Investment

Canadian

Third

(J.

Vogt Mfg.

Mfg., com. (quar.)_

Inc.

Mfg.

Viceroy

,

25C

announcement

(quar.)

Raalte.

Vick

6

3-15

5

—_

Vanadium-Alloys Steel (quar.)_
Manufacturing

50c

quar.)

!

Vendorlater

Co.—

(increased quar.)—

Co.

Preferred

15c

(increased

Oil

&

,

(quar.)

Corp.

Special

3-15

—

Co.

Valley Mould & Iron, common (increased)—
$5.50 prior pref. (quar.)
Van Norman Industries, com. (quar.)

2-28

4-

Oil

Southern

$1.12%
$1.18 %

(quar.)—
(quar.)
Gas Pipeline

(quar.)—

90c preferred

Winding,

40c

$1.24

(quar.)

pfd.

non-cum.

27c

25c

(quar.)

Co.
(quar.)
!
Utah Power & Light (quar.)—

3-

(quar.)__

—-

Upson-Walton

$30c

__.

2-

Universal Pictures Co.—

Utah

—

dividend

stock

preference (quar.)
Co. (quar.)

Insurance

Universal

8-31

11-30

$1.35

dividend

Fair see
Fair (The)

Stock

-2-10

3-10«jffi£"2-10
3-

1

10-

1-1-57

(quar.)_____

Coal

;The

6%

(quar.)

7-

1

after 507c

participating

$1.25

^ 2-24

3-10

Packaging Corp.—

Fuel

Pacific

United-Carr

(quar.)_____

5

6-

67c

15c

(quar.)

2-

5

Universal Cooler Co.—

29

_4

(quar.)

"2-10

20c

(quar.)

$1.60 convertible preference

State

2-28»
4-

2-17

35c

~t--

com.

Common

1

75C

(quar.)_—

(quar.)

standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
New

3-

50c

California

of

—-—

Standard

J-15

3c b

25c

Standard

2-23

3-15^:

40c

(quar.)

Extra

:

6 tft.,-^-24

8IV2C

3-

A

payment

Universal

Natural

United

preferred

Standard Forgings
V

-

Dredging

convertible

$1.60

jm

2-10

'2-10
2-14

25C

•

'

2-10

3-lft-r

2-2%

$3.50

V

~3« 5

60c

iquar.) 1

Standard Brands,^Inc.,

.

2-10

1

20c

Standard

(

3-

3-1%

1

Producing

Illinois

Union

ZZf 2-10

Standard Accident Insurance—.

;

•

4-20

5-1

28c

Springfield City Water (quar.)
Staley (A. E.) Mfg. (quar.)

f

4-20
.4-20

5- 1

(quar.)__—

Spindale Mills, common
Class

4-20

$1.06 VA

1

(quar.)

Spencer, Kellogg & Sons (quar.)
Sperti Products, 5% pfd. (quar.)___——
Spiegel, Inc., common
;___—___
f
$4,50 conv. preferred (quar.)—
;_
"

T

5-

'

!

3-12

2-15

5-lp

27'/4c

Sparks-Withington, 6% conv. pfd.
Speed Queen Corp. (quar.)
___*
Spencer Chemical Co., com. (quar.)
4.20% preferred (quar.)

;

3-15

.

%
*£

3

$1.033/4

;

1

;

1

3-20

5-

<quar.)_.

preferred

.39

3-

3-15-

"

'

.

4-.i;;"

Southwestern States Telephone—

t *

'2-29
"'"2-15
2-15

92 %C

(quar.)

-2-23

33c

preferred'"(quar.)

4.15%

$1.16 V*
$1.07

(quar.)__

preferred, (quar.

:

$1.25

(quar.)_
•

Service,

4-iaT'

6-l5^'":B-15
9-14%+ f"p-15

25c

;

(Dallas)

3-12

3-15"

50c

(quar.)
Insur.

3-15

_

2jt

3-15v

$1.25

—___

—

3-15

4-10.
4-10
4-

6

62y2c

(quar.)_

5%

(quar.)

Public

Southwestern

■

,

& Elec,

2-

6

3-19 w

62 %c

(quar.)—_

;

Service

Electric

3-

62V2c

•

Southwest Natural Gas Co.. $6 pfd. A (quar.)
Southwestern

•2-15
-2-15

45c
—

2-15

- "

JUf. "

3-

.$1

.

(increased quar.)
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)
—
com

Southern Utah Power, common

K

2-15

,k-

3-1

25c
preferred, (quar.)—_____
50.265625
preferred (quar.)_'—
34c
:
5.44%
preferred' (quar.)______
^
25c
Southern Co, (increased)
$1.75
.Southern Franklin Process,47% pfd. (quar.)
$1.75
7% preferred (quar.)__
1
55c
Southern
Life Insurance
(quar.)
1
25c
Southern
Production
(quar.)

Southern

5

3-3LaP' :JJ- 5
5-3 W
;5- 5

27c

4%%

'

--3-15

2-2%2-13

4%

'

~~3-15

2

4-

40c

___.

pfd.

4.88%

Water,

3-14^:

50c

z

Edison,

3- 2
2-28

(quar.)______

com.

Original preferred (quar.)——______
/
4.08% preferred (quar.)__H_f__.—_—:
4.32% preferred (quar.)"_____u—1_—_i
4.24% preferred (new)
(initial-quar.)_i—

■

3-30J?

$1.25

"

v

2

3-

17'/2C

4-

4-

Gulf Sulphur

Thatcher Glass

3-3&X- -3- 2
3-30

15c
'

•

6

(quar.)

Gulf

Texas

2-23

•

38 %C

(quar,)___
Lathe Works—

Bend

1

3iy4c

preferred

'South Porto Rico Sugar,

3-10;

7c

$1.25

.

3-1^—2-27

50c

Tools

Mobil Oil

2-

(quar.)

Texas

Texas

2-24

40C

(increased quar.)__
(quar.)
—
Bonotone Corp., com. (increased quar.)
Snap-On

Socony

2-15

1

50c

(quar.)
Transmission, common

Texas

3-9^^2-24

-

•

1

3-

div.)/Con¬

com.

5

3-

$1.50

(quar.)

Corp., common

90c

preferred
preferred

4.96%

22- 9

2-?9

3-

v

3-20

3-

$1.12%

'

(quar.)

preferred

preferred

First

73c

preferred

Gas

Texas

1

30c

____________

2-15

,

Transmission,

preferred

5.50%

1-27

3-15^t^te3-

1

Utica

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

4.75%

2-14
3-

30c

Morgan)/(increased)

Eastern

r=2-l5

3-4™
3-16*®

•

2-10

3-

Co.. (quar.)

Texas

3-l5l ^2-15

45c

Ltd. (increased-quar.)_____—_
Engineering Works (quar.) ______—_
(Edson Bl) Fund
.—___^—

3-15

(quar.)

4-19

30c
——

of Pennsylvania—
(quar.)
Universal Consolidated Oil (incr. quar.)—

60c

this

1st

Steel

4%%

10c

Feb.

1-31

United Telephone Co.

50c

Texas

112-17

50c

(N.),

2-15

-

common

1st preferred

8c

,_m2-29

—

2-29

50c

preferred (quar.)
(increased quar.)
Taylor & Fenn Co., 4.32 % conv. pfd. (quar.)

-2-29

30c

Co. (quar.)
(increased quar.)____——
.-/quar.)

Mfg.

Singer

.Skelly Oil

2-24

Tampex, Inc.

-S-27

75c

3-10

37 %C

;

(quar.)

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

S. Rubber Co.,

87c

10c

4%

t*-1^2-14

3-T:

—

U. S.

2-

j.Tamblyn (G.), Ltd., com. (increased quar.)

3-15?.:3- 1

15c

112 Vac

1—.—

(quar.)__

8%

3

1

2

U.

35c

pfd.

Potasn

57c

50c

Supply Co.
Transit-

Syracuse
Syracuse

:

4

Oil

6

(special)

per
sh. plus
to Feb. 27.

$103

at

1

8

4-

V1 70C

Saw & Steel__^_l:

Simonds

.Simpsons, Ltd. (quar.)_—
-Sinclair

,

6

50c

vertible

70c

-

(increased).^

Co.'

&

/

L-42"14

4,.^.

115c

(quar.)___

(quar.)____—___

Simmons

125c

;—____.

Ltd.

3-

62y2C

preferred '(quar.)——_____________

5%

Silknit,

3"

6

2-

3-

(quar.)

Corp., 6% 1st
preferred
(quar.)

&

8

30c

.

2-

3-

(N. J.),

Lithograph Co., com. (incr.)
preference, series A (quar.)

1

41V4C

L_

1

1-31

40c
$1.75
$1.06%
37y2c
22'/2c

S. Printing &

3-

2-

2-

2-28

50c

Playing Card

S.

3-20

50c

22-15

3-iO5* '1^-

15c

(quar.):—;—_

Signode Steel Strapping, com.

: -2-29

15C

.

(quar.)—.™'_—

B

Cement

S.

30c

—

$1

(quar.)_

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.—
$4.40 conv. preferred
;
(Entire issue to.be redeemed on

3-15 -^ 2-29

—i

15c

$4.50

U.

1

y-

9

Quarterly v
Quarterly

3-l&"~:*2-2V

25c

(quar.)

com.

preferred A (quar.)
preferred B (quar.)—
preferred
C (quar,)__—
Optical
(quar.)—

$4.50

2-15

3-

Quarterly

,

U.

1

.3-

—

1

U.

2-16

1

Lines

S.

4%%

3-20

(quar.)

Company
Quarterly

1

3.

2-15

3-

3-

28 Ve C

Oil

2nd

4%
Swift

4-:jf?r;;s3- 9

U2J/2c

__

2-15

4-10

1

U2 y2c
Shoe

(quar.)

com.

3-15^- :3- 2
3-

2-10

preferred
(s-a)
U. S. Pipe & Foundry (quar.)

;

25c

(initial)

Superior Tool & Die (increased quar.)
Sutherland Paper (quar.)_

5-

3-16

3-10

37 %c

Superior Portland

$1

U,

4-17

5c

quar.)__

3-

1$1.75

(quar.)
Corp., Ltd.

;6hirriff-Horsey

(Increased

preferred

Biscuits

Corp.,

2-15

1

5 7c

2nd preferred

Bolt

&

(quar.)-—
class A
—
Li

RR. & Canal

Jersey

Class B

2-15

1

3-

3-14

1

$2.50
50c

Ltd. (interim)

New common (initial quar.)
^7% preferred (quar.)
1.
tJ.'S. Hoffman Machinery, 4y»% pfd. (quar.)

3-

2

U. S. Gypsum Co.—

2-28

$20c

4-

2-28

V

2-17

1

3-

25c

2-29

145c

2-28

dividend

Swan-Finch

(quar.)—________________
(Canada) Ltd., com.——

Screw

$6c

3-12"

Co.—

New

United

1

(quar.)

common

Sunshine

2

United

1

f

2-29

3-

60c
15c
$10c

2-29

2

$5c

3-

-

,

2-iS

3-29
4-

$1,06V4
(quar,)

Amer.

-v—

3-

Ltd

Mines,

3-10

i

Extra

2-15

1

65c

4c

—

Products

Sherwfn-Wiluams

Sherwin-Williams

Oil,

5V2%

2

3-

1

3-14

—

5C

25C

Shepard-Niles Crane & Hoist—

4%

3-

3-

United Keno Hill Mines,

3-14

(quar.)

,

2-14

3-14

45c

-

2

4-

156 y4c

._j.

——

(quar.)

Sherer-Gillet

2
•

••

Sherman

3-

4- 2"

150c

preferred A (quar.)—_—
4% % preferred B (quar.)
4%

3-15

,

of

2-29

50c

„

Sunray Mid-Continental Oil,
4 y2 % preferred A (quar.)

%-jfi

,

Shawinigan Water & Power Co.—

Insurance, Co.

25c

(quar.) —
Sundstrand Machine Tool, new com.

3-16

3-31'-J-

75c

-

United

37 %c

-

preferred

Ray Drug, common

6%

,

United

2-16

2-10

50c

(quar.)L

Consolidated

Stock

•

3-15v?fft. 2-20

5c

'

___4___w_

v

25c

'•

L—f—i

2-16

1

1

Propane Gas

cony,

,

"12c

—

3

37 %c

(quar.)

Oil, Ltd

(D. A.)

Suburban

-4- 1'*^ 3-10

r

31 Vic

Stuart

1-^1 3-10

4-

"10c
s

net Insecurities

from
from

3-

3-

50c

(increased quar.)

Stratton & Terstegge

1

A com.-,———

common

Servo

Furniture

2-10

(7c

and 5c

I

3-

(quar.)

3-^—

Fund

income

5c

Coke & Coal
B

4y4%

2-20
2-M
3- 9

3- 9
3- 9
4-13

Inc.—

Science

50c

Inc.—

50c

:

"'

B

Webster,

;

preferred (quar.)7—
Illuminating Co
!

50c
,

Broadcasting (quar.)^

Class

1

3-

&

3-13

2

4-

'

Payable of Beo.

50c
25c
75c

(quar.)

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)
Stewart-Warner Corp. (quar.)

3-22

4-10,^

>

$1.25

(John B.)

56c

preferred

Stone

1

United

Cos.

(quar.)

United Gas Improvement, common

(quar.)

preferred

3-22

4-10

50c

(quar.)

'

1

Textiles—

Stern

&

4 Va %

*

__

Corp.; class

Funds

3-

2-14

-

2-29"

45c

Acceptance,-common
(quar.)_—
5%
preferred
(quar.)
—_—_—
Belberllng Rubber com. (resumed quar.)__—
4%% prior preferred (quar.)
u5% Class A preferred (quar.)__
Class

United

60c

■-

(quar.)____

(Initial)

Corp., new com
Co.

vestment

2-14

1

$31 'Ac

Securities

i

2-2$
2-25

3-

V

Berrick

9

3-

125c

(quar.)

Bears, Roebuck & Co.

Fruit

3-15

Stern

—

(quar.)

Surety

United

3-

(quar.)—

Products

Sterling Drug, Inc.

•

Seaboard

Electrical Coal

3-15

3-15

3-19

—

(quar.)

Seaboard Oil Co.

United

2

15c

4-

-

(quar.)_

2-15

4-

2oc

Stores

Bros.

15c

(initial quar.)

common

Elastic

3- 1

$25c

(quar.)

Sterling Aluminum

$1.12%

Co.—

United

40c

Corp

(quar.)

2-15

25c

Sierciii

•

2-14

3-19

Seaboard Fire & Marine Insurance

New

Co.

Ltd.

4-

(quar.)

preferred A (quar.)
Scythes & Co. Ltd., common
5% preferred (quar.)
$4.50

Financa

Bros.

1

Sterling Discount Corp.—

25c

(quar.)__^r_—

preferred

•

Seaboard

Delaware

(quar.)

Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, Inc.—
Common

Hotels

Statler

Corp.—

preferred
preferred

oVa%

3-

Holdert

When

Per

40c

-

Share

Name of Company

Payable of Rec.

Share

Company

Holdert

When

Per

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

51

tlOc

2-29

$30c

2-29

.3-20

;

3-20

4'

1-31
1-31

Woodward

Governor

Woodward

Iron

New

common

Woolworth

Wooster

(F.

Rubber

(quar.)

Co.—

(initial

W.),

(quar.)

40c

quar.)

Ltd.,

ordinary

(final)

.36%%
7%c

3- 9

2-21

3- 2

1- 9

3- 1

2-14

»

Chronicle...Monday, February 27, 1956

The Commercial and Financial

(1940)

52

-

3- 1

(increased quar.)_

com;

3- l
3 1
2-24
2-2U
3-20
4-iu
7-iu
2-10
2-10

—

Co.

W.)

(F.

(quar.)

Co.

(Rudolph)

Wurlitzer

37 Ac
62%c
20c

(quar )
-—
(increased quar.)—

preferred

convertible

6%

Woolworth

—

7-31
3- 1
3-1

Wyandotte Worsted Co._
&
Towne Mfg.

*

YeUowknife

*

_

Sheet"

Youngstown

SI
40c
15c
5c

3-15
4-16

(increased)—

Radio

Zenith

(quar.)

Coke

Zeigler Coal &

—

—

(quar.)

——

An

3-9
3-9

2-23
2-23

3-30

&

entirely

concept

new

better

in

results

design

headset

in

per¬

3- 9

Lee

standing of speech.—V.

aLess British Ineome tax.

and-or

date

date

published

j Previous

v.

A
■

_

182, p. 2735.

■

Corporation and

to a low of $3,000,000 in April 1955. Since that time
increased each month and at Nov. 30, 1955 our back¬
approximately $13,000,000. The backlog has increased since
end to approximately $15,000,000."—V. 182, p. 417.

of

second

on

PROCEEDS—A

declined

be

was

balance

will

transmitting

customeis
Gas

account

for

present

pipe

line

Withdrawn.

in

Rio

direction

compared

profit after taxes for 1955 was $2,066,246, compared to $1,801,5C8 for the preceding year—equivalent to $1.65 per share of common
stock as against $1.43
in 1954. Total shares of common stock out¬
Net

years

Nine Months Ended

Sales

other

Valley

the

tax

16,336,700

at

8,495,084

the

for

facilities

in 1955.
The
length—begins
a
northerly
easterly through
and into several

then

tem

$7,841,616
—3,044,750

siiare

$2.57

Tennessee

line

south

system

Portland,

of

FPC

and

construct a natural
the International

to

point

a

Manitoba,

where

it

is

to

Boundary
the

with

connect

the

EARNINGS—For
Gas

had

of

revenue

with

compared

income

net

months

12

operating

an

$30,316,277,

for

ended

Dec.

31,

$200,412,664,

$142,995,640

1955,

and

operating

Tennessee

CAPITALIZATION

and

revenue,

Feb.

on

filed

16

letter of notification with

a

GIVING

of class A

shares

99,800

EFFECT

TO

common

Bank

•39%

of

and

meeting

outstanding

the

California

siles.

loans—2%

Cumul.

stockholders on
voting favored the acquisition

shares

of

the

stock of
Whittaker
and manufacturer

developer

This

of

was .concluded and Whittaker Gyro,
Inc. was
Telecomputing Corp., as of Jan. 31.. 1956.
The latter
operate with two divisions, the Whittaker Gyro Division and
Ihe Telecomputing Division.
Ward W. Berman, Chairman of the Board, on Feb. 15 further stated:
"Sales

acquisition

of

the

divisions

two

month,

per

and

currently

are

based

share

this
share

per

"During
lor

in

last

the

gyroscopes

negotiations

are

for

orders

previous

peak

earnings

of

of

W.

initial

Rand

production

orders

have

been

received

in

the

In

of

the

Point

O'

Sale

equipment

for

the

Substantial

second

half

production

of

this

of

year."—V.

this

equioment

183,

is

therein.

449.

p.

Feb. 20 completed arrangements,

through its bankers,
Co., for obtaining loans totaling $11,000,000 from

Mutual

Life

Insurance

Co.

of

New

York

and

the

Irving Trust Co., it was announced on Feb. 21 by Robert
Daine, Chairman of the Board, and S. J. Sindeband,
President.
Mutual

of

New

trust

.systems such

industry.

The

York

bonds,

as

will

to

provide

finance

automatic

long-term

industrial

reservations

Irving Trust Co.

has

loans

of

electronic

systems

for

the

simultaneously set

$5,000,000
data

transportation
up

a

revolving

Ogden subsidiary, which has been providing
Teleregister electric

iooq

K°n

boards f°r stock an<* commodity brokerage

5ince 1929, has

since Just

cuilding

special

purpose

The

designed, installed and
Magnetronic Reservisor which

lines

offices

prior to World War II, been designing
systems involving electronic data

and

processing.

corporation
its

maintains

for

automatically

American

permits

the

Air¬

air-

a

seft.co«nt Inventory on up to 1,000 flight legs
LH 10:day pe5lod-, Seat sales on American can now be made
i
ivcf
^conds with this system, and American has ordered
rin.
system which will be leased from Teleregister
The
subsidiary

has




and

issued

company

the
as

Trane

Feb.

June

tions,

under

this

also

built-

and

Installed

a

specialized

shares

company's

second

the

series

more

subject

may

the

to

one

stock

reserved

14,645,085 shs.

be issued under the
restrictions contained

underwriters
shares

of

of

"

are

reserved

plan

issuance

forth

set

have

to the sale of
additional loans
issuance

for

and

commercial packaged
on Feb. 14.

of

line

modernized

announced by this

air condi¬

company

performance.—V.

transfer

corporation

183,

p.

931.

;

7

,

-

;

•

Newark, N. J.—Files With

SEC

on

used

be

to

are
courts

mctor

and

tor

property, construct additional

purchase

to

general

working

capital.—V. 182,

Tung-Sol Electric, Inc.—New Records
sales

p.

116.

;

Net

the

of

set

new

Set—

record highs for the com¬

$40,017,549 recorded in 1953. Increases in every product linefor setting the new sales record.
$3,239,393, nearly 567* higher than the $2,077,06*
recorded in
1954. Earnings were equal, after preferred dividends, to
Net

earnings were

share on 649,333 common shares outstanding at the
compared to $3.15 per share earned on 640,212 common

$4.65

per

1955,

end of
shares

outstanding on Dec. 31, 1954. Income before Federal taxes on income
was $6,854,393 for the latest year as compared with $4,302,062
in 1954.

1955 stood at $16,013,421, compared with
of 1954, and total assets reached $30,561,228,
1954.—V. 182, p. 2362.

Working capital at Dec. 31,

the

their

1955

credited

were

the

opposite

in

of

high

under

purchase

names

to

agreed

earnings

sales of

net

conversion

below

stock set

and

according to an announcement made on Feb. 20.
sales for 1955 were $51,114,000, a gain of more than 30% over
$39,052,458 in 1954, and up 27% over the firm's previous

pany,

shares of
of
the

1,140,000

upon

severally

preferred

Webster Securities

Corp.

White,
C.

—

Weld

&

$14,779,664

at

the

end

against $26,728,555

respec¬

Bache

&

2,500
2,500

R.

for

&

Dominick

Eichler
&

Inc.

&

Inc.

Inc

:

3,600

The First

&

2,500

Boston

Southwest

First

2,500

Fridley,

1.409

Fulton,

3,600

Glore,

Co

additional

An

2,500

Co

Corp
First California Co., Inc.

2,500

covers

the

subjects: (1>
Needs;

following

Helps Satisfy'Our Ba ic Human

and

Union Chemical & Materials

10,000

Corp._

Securities

edition

Minerals;
(3)
Electrodes, Carbons, and Batteries;
(4) Industrial Gases and Carbide;
(5) Chemicals; (6) Plastics; and
(7) Nuclear Energy.—V. 183, p. 713.

11,000

Co.____

Dillon

Equitable

illustrated

Carbide's Research

Alloys

(2)

1,700

3,600

Estabrook

its 1956 edition of the "Products and

booklet.

36-page

Union

How

Carbon Corp.—New Booklet—

has just issued

2,500

Co.-..—

&

This

1,100
Dominick

Eastman,

Co.,

Inc._

Co
&

1,400

Co

&
Co.

Sullivan &
.1

Bosworth,

&

1,100

Co

Becker

Co.,

Read & Co.

Drexel

Co;,

2,600
&

Bateman,
G.

Dillon,

Dittmar

&

Carbide &

company

Processes"

1,100

1,100

-—-—

Dickson

1,700

Co

Inc.

Barth

S.

1,700
&

Baird

W.

coast

1,100

Parvin

&

1,100

Dempsey-Tegeler & Co
Dewar, Robertson & Pan-

Co

Whipple

The

Bodine

Corp..

Securities

Hart

Austin,
Bacon,

Townsend,

&

1,100

Allyn & Co., Inc

American

&

Crouter

34,200
22,800

&

Union

Shares
DeHaven

Co._

Co

Abercrombie

Lovett

A.

Prior

make

may

Shares

" "

■

.

J.

Air Con¬
.iv''-V,\5--

Commercial Packaged

of

Line

names:

Stone &

A.

borrowing.

option

for

are

who

second

condi¬
equip¬

components
include
the Trane Hermetic Compressor, ana;
Delta-Flo fin-coil
with its inherent advantage of increased

i proceeds

stock.

preferred

company is a leading manufacturer of air
ventilating and special purpose heat transfer

presently

company

stock

cominon

$54,061,937 andi
1,200,000 com¬

Feb. 16 filed, a letter of notification with the;
SEC covering 80,000 shares of common stock
(par 10 cents) to be
offered at $2.50 per share, through Berry & Co., Plainfield, N. J. The-

i

of

are

the

of

the

UNDERWRITERS—There

principal

was

The

authorized series
amount of bonds which may
time under such mortgage is

the

of

any

time

restricted

stock

common

heating,

Tremont Motel Corp.,
400,000 shs.

principal

at

1955 amounted to

outstanding at the year end.

completely

heat

com.

bonds

offered,

now

outstanding,

offering

equal to $2.88 a share on the

to $3,452,753,

shares

mon

1,000,000 shs.

or

total

agreement.

J191.246
the

at

loans

securities

the

The balance of the pro¬

the

capitalization of the company and its Canadian subsidiary will consist
$5,950,000 long-term debt and 1,320,000 shares of common stock.

1960,

unsecured

It is anticipated, will bain connection with its con¬

of

completion

CAPITALIZATION—Upon

Basic

which provides for
short-term
bank loans up
to
for use in connection with expansion of production opera¬
at an interest rate of V2% over the prime commercial rate for

16,

proceeds,

net

for capital expenditures

by Trane

tinuing improvement and expansion program.
ceeds will be added to working capital.

A

Property Acquisition Credit Agreement expiring

a

the

of

PROCEEDS—Part

Net

has

priced at $49.50 a sh.

Smith, Barney & Co. The stock was
utilized

$100)

bonds

the

Offered—Public offering,

Stock

Co.—Common

shares of common stock (par $2) was made on
24 by a group of investment bankers headed by

Tlane

30,000,000 shs.

any

acceptance by tht unions*

183, p. 930.

986,000 shs.

1,193,000 shs.

1966-

one

Co.—Pay Increase—

23

of 120,000

Modernizes

issued

$5)_.
In

Feb.

on

employees

division

bargaining agents.—V.

15,000,000

into

outstanding

tThe company

Frontier

the

11,000

President,

1,400

principally

1,400

Denver

$4,000,000

Chemical

announced
to

City,

on

Frontier's

Feb.
West

Corp.—Unit Expands—

has been approved for
corporation, James H. Clark.
16. This expansion will be confined
Texas chorine caustic soda plant in

expansion

Division

of

program

this

Texas.

*

Alex.

Brown

Carolina
Central

Securities

Dodge
Clark

Richard
Coffin

C.

C.

CorD.

Republic Co. (Inc.)

E.

W.

Sons

&

Clark,

«

Ogden

20,000,000

(par

1,

713.

p.

represented by labor unions contingent upon

$500,000,000.

in

handling

<pera\io<ns ^'^^'^00 on a ^erm basis to finance manufacturingo
This

(par

outstanding,

Robert
collateral

19,425,000

—!

bonds

As

remain

stock

March

securing
long

mortgage

■

The

stock

♦Additional

tive

on

1956—

agree't-

$100)

convertible

through

tCommon

be

pfd.

series,

stock

number

Teleregister Corp.—Private Placement and Bank Loan
Arranged—This corporation, a subsidiary of Ogden Corp.,
Allen &

183,

ditioners—

105,293,000
1,250,000

due

series

in

4.507*

"

Division of Sperry Rand Corp., who will sell and
Forty units of the Point O' Sale equipment
operation in the three southern California Stores of

Robinson's.

anticipated

units

the

"

con-

eauipment.

presently

Street,

announced a 67* basic wage increase for
not represented by labor unions, according
to H. A. Jackson, Vice-President and Divisional Manager.
The increase provides for minimum raises of 15 cents per hour for
hourly-rated employees and $26 per month for salaried employees.
The increases are retroactive to Feb. 1, 1956.
f
Similar increases have been offered to eastern division employees

411,840,000

115,000,000

$20,000,000

important
missiles.
The
present
backlog
of
Division extends into early 1957.
•
Division is proceeding on schedule in tne

the

this

s-rvlce

17

for one of the Navy's important guided missiles, and
present ly in progress with respect to initial prod action

Gyro

Remington

J.

with

Telecomputing

rtrur.'ion

aTe

days,

30

approximately

ether

-Whittaker
"The

compared
1952.

year,

running

the present backlog should ap¬
Net profit should exceed 50 cen's

on

proach $10,000,000 for the year 1956.
cents

mortgage

BUSINESS—-The

__

second

1,100

ment.-

1»')5

due

credit

(par

Co.,

&

1,400

Tide Water Associated Oil
This

eastern

tioners

stock

pfd.

Co

&

Wright

from the company of its proposed issue of
bonds due 1986 will be received at Room
New York 6, N. Y., up to 11:30 a.m. (EST>

purchase

first
Rector

28—V.

Feb.

on

1966, 4V*%

and 2Va%

acquisition

issuable

Gyro,
Inc.,
leading Southern
of gyroscopes for guided mis¬

now

5800,000

the

for

Two

2033,

tioning,

outstanding in nine series; divid.
range from
4.107*
to 5.257*

Cumul.

1956, over
of the Issued

all

series

rates

27,

Jan.

due

4%

L.

Inc.

EARNINGS—Consolidated sales in

Outstanding

Notes—

tProperty

merged, into

per

$20,-

out¬

presently

ser.

1974,

Short-term

and

special

due

series

Witter

Arthur

Co

&

Texas Electric Service Co.—Bids Feb. 28—

FINANCING

PRESENT

standing; interest rates range from
2%% to 37/8%; maturities 1966-1976 463,000,000

Telecomputing Corp.—Acquisition Completed—
the

series

Dean

2,500
Co.,

&

3,600
1,100
10,000

Co

771.

p.

Bids

line bonds issuable

pipe

Debentures—37/8%

the SEC

stock (par 10 cents) to be
-offered at $3 per share, through All States Securities Dealers, Inc.,
New
York. The proceeds are
to be used for expansion of business
and working capital.
covering

183,

net income

series—nine

&

White

B.

1,400

Inc.—

Co.,

Chas.

—

$

mortgage

Wertheim

2,500

of

Authorized

in

company

Pierce

$10,000,000

of

income

net

a

1954.

$1.59
♦1st

Twill

Trans-

pipe

177, p. 2134.

At

sys¬

between

line,
across
Minnesota,
Wisconsin,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee to a point on Tennessee Gas's present pipe
line system
near
Portland, Tennessee.
The midwestern system calls
for 2,067 miles of pipe line, at a cost of approximately $103,400,000.

Telechrome Manufacturing Co., Amityville, L. I., N. Y.
—Files With Securities ana jsxcixange commission—
The

line

pipe

gas

on

&

1,100

Inc.-

Co

&

Tennessee,

3,044,750

per

daily system delivery
meet delivery
Gas has also ap¬

order to

in

Walston

&

Pressprich & Co

&

1,100
Walker

H.

1,400

W.

Corp

.

Common, Dann

Wagen3eller & Durst,

Co.,

&

1,400
10,000

—

Securities

G.

Inc.

V.

^

Co.

1,400

10,000
Shepard

Rauscher,

to Midwestern Gas Transmission Company,
$18,615,000.
Midwestern Gas has filed an

of

the

from

extend

to

Canada

$4,832,201

shares

pipe

cost

with

Minnesota

5,234,835

of

further

1956-57.

of

Inc.

Vietor,

1,100

Jackson

2,500
2,500

Neuhaus <fe Co.,

in

extends

and

area

increase

to

winter

the

on

estimated

an

application

10,067,086

.A—

income

Net

Number

A£&rned
—V.

i

provision

and

Texas,

Appalachian

authorization

for

627,692

Federal

of

*

R.

make proposed deliveries

to

1954

1955

Dec. 31—

taxes—

Natural

plied to the FPC for authority to install added compressor capacity and

$84,926,600 $69,831,691

before

a pipe line system
resale.
Its principal
of the Columbia
Gas Company,
which

systems

at an estimated cost of $24,319,000

requirements

Earnings Rise—

—

Profits

through

capacity,

were

Sunbeam Corp.—Sales and

Consolidated

and

•

1,100
Co.——.—1,100

&

1,400

Webber,

Co.,

«fe

—-—

Union

Co

Curtis

for

gas

the

.

Co

Northwest

Prescott,

operates

natural

of the company's deliveries of gas
system—approximately 8,962 miles in

56%

Commission

1,196,283. Net sales for the year 1955
Diere
$42,063,339. Sales in 1954 were $40,075,672.
Mr. Persons pointed out that 1955 was the third successive year in
which
Sun
Chemical
Corporation's earnings exceeded those
of the
preceding year. He further stated that it was also a year of expansion
which saw large additions to Sun Chemical's plants in Clearing, 111.;
ft. Louis, Mo.; and Mexico City, Mexico, by the construction
of new
and modern buildings, which included office, laboratory and manufac¬
turing facilities.—V. 182, p. 721.
both

in

and

owns

of

comprising

this sale will
notes, and the

York, including the New York metropolitan area,
England states.
The company is presently engaged in an expansion program which
will
substantially
increase
the capacity of its line.
The estimated
remaining cost of its authorized program is $58,000,000.
In addition
the
company
has an application pending before the Federal Power

company

C.

standing

from

proceeds

New

1954.

to

the

of

i.IjJ

3,600

Co

1,100

&

Yeatman

Underwood,

1,100

Co

&

Inc.

New

Higher—

Persons, President, on Feb. 13, stated that the
•will report a 15% increase in net earnings for the year as
Ralph

Inc.,

System,

the

Gas

selling

Grande

2361.

Sun Chemical Corp.—Earnings 15%

Ohio

The

&

Wells

Frank, Meyer & Fox

Co.___—
Co

&

Spencer Trask & Co.
Tucker, Anthony & Co

11,000

Newbold's Son & Co."

H.

W.

1976.

1,

of outstanding short-term
the company's general funds.

to

and

statement filed with the SEC on Nov. 21, covering
a
proposed offering to common stockholders of 600,000 shares of 6%
mon-cumulative convertible preferred stock at $2 per share, is to be
p.

portion

companies

are

March

payment

added

be

after

or

BUSINESS—Tennessee

Be Withdrawn

registration

182,

Mullaney,

1,700
2,500
1,100

Inc.

1,100

...

vO

oi

Moseley

S.

F.

preferred stock

major

the

to

applied

for

V.

Iviuiv/iley,

Corp. and White, Weld & Co. on

Co—

Thomas

Co.

&

Co

Co.—__ 10,000

Staats

R.

Suplee,

9 401

1,700
1,400

Co

Scribner

&

Barney &
Smithers &

Stern,

1,700

Co._

&

Agnew &

Deane

William

1,400

___

Moreland

S.

1,100
1,400
l,10O
2,500

Co

&

Starkweather

10,000
Co

Stanley &

Morgan

publicly 400,000 shares of 4.50% cumula¬
($100 per

redeemed

if

share

backlog has

also

F.

1,400

Beane

Marvin

J.

Paine,

the

See

Smith,

Mitchum, Jones & Temple-

underwriting group jointly headed by Stone

share

log

The

'yy^y-y^^y yyyy'<y yyy

*

.

is convertible into 2.85 shares
of
common
stock
through March 1,
1961
and into 2.65 shares of
common
stock if converted thereafter
through March 1, 1966.
This second preferred
stock will be redeemable plus accrued and
unpaid dividends—in whole or in part at prices ranging from $104.50
per
share if redeemed prior to March 1, 1961, through $100.00 per

Corporation has steadily Increased during the past six
backlog of $7,000,000 at the beginning of our 1955 fiscal

Sulphur Exploration Co.—Statement to

Singer,

—

1,700

Co.„

&

Shuman,

Turben & Co., Inc.

Pacific

Each

Our

cur year

Co

Co

Milwaukee

share) and accrued dividend.

(Continued from page 10)

year

&

ner

tive convertible second preferred stock at par

Investment News
Wells

,

Webster Securities

&

months.

Shields

Lynch, Pierce, Fen-

Merrill,
The

Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.—Preferred Stock Of¬

fered—An

Feb. 21 offered

««

&

&

1,100

Scranton

W.

1,400

Inc.

Hick¬

&

Stringfellow

&

2,500

Co.

&

;

record date is indicated here.

General

Merrill

l,40O

1,400
1,400

Marks

M.

.

,

The corrected payment

Incorrect.

was

1,400

Chas.

Coe

Masten

E.

A.

Drilling Co., Inc.—Statm't Declared Effective

Scott

1,100

&

&

—

Schwabacher

1,400

Bennett Sc Co._

Roberts

Schoellkopf, Hutton &
Pomeroy, Inc;

3,600
3,600

Co

3,600

Hutzler_

&

Bernet

Inc.

man,

10,000

&

1,100

Co

&

Winston

Schneider,

1,700

11,000

Manley,

Laurence

F.

Parke

10,000

Co

■

y

tax.

Less Jamaica income

x

&
Co.

Co

Irving Lundborg St Co.^___

(par 16 cents) at $1 per share, through Carroll, Kirchner & Jaquith.
Inc., Denver, Coio., was declared effecvfve on Feb. 15, 1956.
See also

non¬

resident tax 15%;

Poole,

Mackall

183, p. 561.

registration statement filed with the SEC on Dec. 12, covering a
proposed offering to the public of 400,000 shares of common stock

in U. S. funds, less 15% Canadian non-residents tax.
in Canadian funds, tax deductible at the eouraa.
resident tax 7%.
v.'.^vr^-

t Pay able

^Payable

Bros.

Schmidt,

Brothers

Ryons

Lester,

The

closed for this dividend,

Salomon

l.iOO

Langley & Co._^_„
Corp._„j—

McCormick

•Transfer books not

Rowles,

1,400

&

Mason-Hagan,

Tenison

3,600

Inc

Higginson

Lehman

plied by a U. S. Army research project recently conducted at tne
University of Cincinnati. The project revealed that a few milliseconds
in
time delay in
reception in one ear contributed to better under¬

3- 1

C.

W.

1,400

Co

Peabody
&

Rotan,

Inc.

Co.,

Loeb

Mosle & Co
1,400
Rothschild & Co—2,500

1,100

L.

&

Kidder

M.

A.

Kuhn,

of oral sound according to this nationally known manufac¬
turer of headsets, hearing aids and electronic components.
The new headset, called "Duodyne,"
was developed from data sup¬

2-15

3-15

Kalman

Kidder,

2-17
3-30

?5c

& Tube Co.—

Youngstown Steel Door

the

Hutton

2,500

Co

&

Riter

.i/ 1,700
i
2,500

Gardner

&

1,400

Co—__

Reynolds & Co., Inc._

Labouisse,
Co

Co

&

Illinois Co.,

The

Telex, Inc.—Announces New Headset—

3- 1

25c

.

.

across

E.

W.

Fay

&

Hutton

F.

&

Yarnall,

Reinnoidt

3,600

Co

Weil,

Friedrichs
E.

the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads
systems to cut customer waiting time to a min¬
control of space inventory

and

<te

Biddle

.Shares

■

-

„

-

1,400

1,100

&

Fay

Howard.

insure, accurate, instantaneous
country.—V. 182, p. 1505.

and

&

Hornblower

reservation

imum,

J-lo

3-15

25c

Spring & Wire (quar.)

TTYtra

Hooker

ception

3-15

l3c

(interim)—

Ltd.

Mines,

Bear

(L. A.)

Young

build

to

o

4- 2

(quar.)_—]5c

"Yale

Central,

York

Richards

Hill

for Braniff Airlines and Pan American Airlines based on
their specialized needs and is building an electronic inventory control
system for the Hood Rubber Division of B. F. Goodrich Co. and a
warehouse
automation unit for Walter Kidde Constructors, Inc.
It
has
contracted-with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, tne New
systems

Payable of Rea.

623-20
4%% prior preferred (quar.>__„_
$1.12Va
3-15
4Mt% convertible prior preferred (quar.)_
U-12V2
3-15
Wrignt-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd. (quar.)_-~ T 71f3c
4-2
^igley (Win.) Jr., Co., com. (monthly)—
25c
3- 1
Common
(monthly)
25c
4- 2
6% convertible preferred (quar.)
37/2c
4-30
Corp.,

Worthington

Shares

It is building reservation

for United Airlines.

availability system

seat

Holder$

When

Per

Share

Company

Name of

;

,

Sz

W.

&

Burr,

&

10,000

Co

10,000

3,600

Goldman,

Sachs & Co

1,400

Goodwyn

&

1.109
2,500

Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.

Co.,

Inc._

Harriman

1,100

Olds.

Ripley

&

1,100

1,400

to

3,600

chloride,

Stone

Hemphill, Noyes & Co._

&

Clark

added

that

Frontier's

$6,500,000

expansion

in

Wichita,

previously announced, should be completed before July 1. He
development will provide Frontier with additional chlorine
and caustic soda capacity at Wichita and will also enable the division
this

2,500

Miller &

Hayden,

1,100

Skaggs & Co

Mr.

said

Co._

Hayden,

1,100

Davis,

chemicals.

Co

1,100

Dain

will provide the West Texas plant with its own power

Kan.,

10,000

& Co.,. Inc

M.

program

generation, thereby effecting a substantial savings compared with the
cost of purchased power. The program involves further diversification
of
output
by
upgrading
existing
chlorine
capacity
into organic

1,100

Co.,

Crowell, Weedon & Co
J.

This

1,100

1,400

Co
&

—

Corp.

Inc

Collings &

Reid

Forgan

;

Co
Co

&

Clarke

Hess & Frederking

produce a new line of chlorinated products
Chloroform, etc.—V. 182, p. 961.'
*

such

as

carbon tetra¬

Volume 183

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.—Acquisition
This corporation

Fred L.
Glaize, Jr., Lacy I. Rice and J. A. Boehmer, a committee representing
stockholders of the Virginia Woolen Co., have entered into a contract
to sell to United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc., through a wnolly
owned subsidiary, 75% of the outstanding stock of the Virginia Woolen
Co., of Winchester, Va.
In addition, United has agreed to purchase, on the same terms all
of the additional stock which may be deposited with the committee
prior to March 15, 1956.
United Merchants said that it contemplates the continued operation
of
the Virginia
Woolen Co. business
at its present locations.—V.
183, p. 562.

expected to involve expenditures estmated at $15,360,000 for
183, p. 931,

program,
195o.—V.

17 announced that H, K. Benham,

Feb.

on

secondary offering of 31,000 shares of common stock
(par $25) was made on Feb. 20 by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
and Wertheim & Co. at $54.871/& per share.
The unsold
balance was later withdrawn.—V. 181, p. 1717.

Watervliet Paper Co.—Exchange Offe- Extended—
See Hammermill Paper Co.

above.—V.

United States Plywood Corp.—Earnings at New High
corporation

for

the

first

for

any

comparable

nine

Consolidated

$149,311,000
a

year

Feb.

on

months

of

period

sales

for

that

announced

its

fiscal

current

sales

year

and

earnings

the

were

higest

in its history.

the

with

compared

ago.

23

UNDERWRITERS—Associated

ing

Wealden

Co., Wilmington, Del.- -Seeks Exemption

as

nine

months

$106,844,000

Jan. 31, 1956 were
corresponding period

ended

the

in

Consolidated

net

profit for the nine months ended Jan.
after estimated income taxes of $7,592,803.

31, 1956
The net
share on

was $8,615,900,
profit was equal, after preferred dividends, to $4.05 per
the presently outstanding
2,004,103 shares of common stock.

compared

of

ago

with

$5,097,100,

1,682,365

on

net

This
it

company has
ceased to
be

has

Company
March

and

Act;

applied to

1956,

to

July

and

to

1955,
a

reduced

was

cluded

L.

shares

4,166

purchased

Martin Co.,

of

such

pks

stocx.

217,153
warrants

In

t.:e

year

from

116,484

to

44,875

number

the

among

of

shares

shares

of

as

outstanding

Oct.

25,

1955.

shares

76

are

In¬

which

profit

of

ended

2,004,103

net

profit

after
of

estimated

equal,

the

after

shares

common

Jan.

31,

1956

during

outstanding

consolidated

the

sales

dividends, to
now
outstanding

preceding year

taxes,

period
$1.21

or

S.

were

it

was

quarter's

of

on

with

compared

the

ago.

share

per

ago

share in

$2,243,400,

same

quarter

shares

common

821.

p.

Co.—Private

Control

Thermo

and

1,765,671 average number of

on

outstanding during that quarter.—V. 183,

U.

$1.26

year

a

per

The

32,339,400.

of

taxes

corresponding

$1,892,700 income

the

income

preferred
shares

common

in

Placement—This

Feb. 23, has arranged to
place privately, through Kidder, Peabody & Co., a $1,company,

2.1735

announced

was

shares

on

000,000 41/2% note due Jan. 1, 1966.

and

expenses,—V.

and

($1
to

per

as a speculation.
for uranium development

share)

used

be

to

pay

27

for

:
incorporated in Nevada, is re-orted to ha<re drilled
which nine are said to be producers. Its main asset
540 acres in Utah on which the company is drilling

company,

oil

is

are

drilling costs, etc.

The

25

par

wells,

of

claims

or

uranium

ore.—V.

183,

It

Knapp,

class
It

179,

p.

:...

Exploration

&

The

at

Copper

Co. of

Nevada, Las

cents

used to pay

paid

stock

(the
Martin in

by

2976.

p.

shares

Walter

Muir,

Western

Union

Subject
regulatory
in

the

class

class

amount

theless

April

B

13

through

Fahnestock

Godchaux Sugars,

and

that

$55

dividends

any

the

upon

with

of

however,

stock

A

of

Inc

stock

out,

contingent

Sugars,

Feb.

on

&

Co.

that

the

amount

assets.

Fahnestock

&

1956, or sufficient
constitute two-thirds of the

to

has

become firm.

$60.50

pay

per

share

for the class B stock, less
declared thereon, was never¬

the

by

Co.

on

shares

voting

shareholders
before

or

class

of

12

of

(EST)

to

all outstanding shares
of all classes of stock of the corporation. The date of
deposit is sub¬
ject to being advanced by the purchaser on certain conditions. The
purchaser has the right to purchase the deposited shares even if less
than

two-thirds.

of

sale

of

Anglo

up
Western

of

obligation

Union

the

lease

The

would

sale

Corp.
Union.

otherwise

to

definitive

A

will

and
931.

be

contract

transfer
their
&

It

~

taxes

will

remit

the
and

the

proceeds
the

of

such
of

expenses

balance

the

share to

per

additional

shares

transaction,

to

Fahne¬

the depositors of

other

American

and

with the Anglo

problems

com¬

permit.—V.

183,

of

notification

was

filed

with

the

SEC

Feb

on

13

covering

shares

of common stock (par $1) to be offered to employees
company's stock option plan at the market (estimated at
$12.87 v2 per share.) The* proceeds are to be used lor working capital.
—V. 182, p. 2517.
the

White
Files

Uranium

Sage

With

The
SEC

Securities

corporation

Feb.

on

Corp.,

and

Salt Lake City, Utah—
Exchange Commission—

filed

13

letter

a

of

notification

with

the

shares of capital stock to be offered at par
through Empire Securities Corp., Salt Lake City,
are
for expenses incident to mining operations.

15,000,000

covering

(one cent per share)
Utah.
The proceeds

Board

Webb

announced

&

Knapp,

Directors

by .Nicolas M. Salgo,
and George F. Scanlon,

Godchaux

of

Sugars,

and

Executive

Chairman

Leon

and

General

Counsel

Vice-President

of

Webb

of

Webb

&

&

Knapp.

Knapp,

spl t

be

Mr.

mailed

Supply Co.

Sales
V.

and

William

had

1956

The

$10,620,000

Feb.

on

filed

13

a

of

expenses

pay

incident to

starting

in

the

$8,942,000

with

offered
to

are

of

a

the

at

Refining:

Co.,

and

effect

a

on

Feb.

17

President.

with

714.

dividend

j

checks

for

first-

the

-

,

be

used

broker

Stores Inc.—January Sales Increased—
1956

or

North Salt Lake City,

$2,072,701

1956—4 Wks.—19C5

$

183,

32,986,397

$

$

29,244,289 249,002,191

215,764,238

450.

p.

(F. W.)
of

1956—32 Wks.—1955

$

Woolworth Co.—January Sales Higher—
January—

1956

The

company

County

(N.

Y.J

Commack

will

open

one

of

the

1955

$48,303,920

Sales

the

1955

$2,371,219

Stores, Inc.—Sales Higher-

__________:

$46,399,270

largest variety stores

in Suffolk;

the result of a lease just closed for store space at

as

Centre, 40-store project rising on a 26-acre
Turnpike in Commack, it was announced on Feb. 10.
The company has taken 12,800 square feet of space in
the main
Wing of the project.—V. 183, p. 253.
tract

States

to

announced

Eoard

183, p. 450.

Bales

par

deaier.

Western

distribution

was

the

of January—

Month

notification

business

p.

■

Albuquerque,

covering 50,000 shares of common stock to be
per
share) without underwriting.
The proceeds

183,

Period E'nd. Feb. 4—

r

letter

stock

it

__

—V.

—V.

corporation

of

paid on March 31 to shareholders of record
said that certificates for the extra shares

shareholders

White's Auto
Month

1955

183, p. 821.

Western Securities Corp. of New Mexico,

stock,

Sales

(Mo.)—January Sales Up—

_______

Stock Distribution—

100%

Chairman

will be

dividend.—V.

quarcer

a

capital

Randolph
to

Winn-Dixie
Western Auto

the

of

Randolph,

F.

27.

Feb.

declared

Godchaux,

the present management of Godchaux would continue
operate the plantation and sugar refining operations as in the past.
Scanlon also announced that Messrs. Salgo, Maurice Iserman,
Jr.,

have

distribution

The

will

Mr.

Vice-President

directors

Francis

by
at

jointly

of

of

Whitehall Fund, Inc.—100%
The

two-for-one

President, that

to

Union

negotiations

.

letter

23,300
under

the

shares.
further

Vice-Presideiit

tl>e

from

commissions

Co.

was

SEC

the

certain

has

stock

—

of

Western

between

when

executed

resolution

the

American Securities

upon

arrangements with the Anglo
now under
lease to Western

Whitaker Cable Corp., No. Kansas City, Mo.—Files—
A

requisite number of shares in addition to those of the original
been deposited by that time, delivery of the shares to the
purchaser is to be made by Fahnestock & Co. on or before 12 noon
(EST) on May 23, 1956. After deducting the sum of 75 cents per share

to

satisfactory
the properties

of

until the year 2010, when

conditional

be

make

respect

the lease, including the
the obligation to pay

under

($735,000)

terminate.

furthermore

able

in

company

obligations

the leased properties and

262,500 pounds

would

being

all

from

maintain

to

annual rentals of

If the

group

of

including

$18,000,000, plus an amount equal to net current
would be conditional upon the
cancellation by the
Telegraph Co. of the long-term lease to
Western
Anglo's five transatlantic cables. Western Union would pay
to $5,000,000 to obtain such cancellation and the release

The

Union

on

stock

B

of

power

conditions,

of

number

a

Godchaux

noon

class

and

A

of

fulfillment

and Western Union stockholder approval, the cable system
would be sold to American Securities or clients for cash

Anglo-American

the

share

per

hereafter

dposit

23,

offer

Inc.

Cable System.

the

to

properties

p.

-

-May Sell Cable System.

Marshall, President of this company, and E. F. Connely,
President of American Securities Corp., jointly announced on Feb. IT
that an understanding had been reached concerning the sale of the
P.

Securities

agreement under which a wholly owned subsidiary of Webb
offered to purchase all of the outstanding shares of

pointed

for I the

the

($1

Feb. 14 filed a letter of1 notification with the SEC
of capital stock (par 10 cents) to be offered
per share, without underwriting.
The proceeds are to be
expenses incident to mining operations.—V. Ic2, p. 1063.

company on

40

Wealden

dividend

New Mexico—Files With SEC—

Vegas, Nev.—Files With SEC—
covering 200,000

of

snare

Month of January—

on

2709.

Uranium

each

stock

accepted his
invitation to become directors of Godchaux Sugars, Inc.—V.
183, p. 562.

Feb. 13 filed a letter of notification with the
SEC covering 77,875 shares of common stock (par 25 cents)
to be
offered at $1 per share, through Pioneer Investments, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The proceeds are for expenses incident to mining operations.
—v.

5%

a

Inc.

and

A

was

Uranium Exploration Co., Salt Lake City, Utah—Files

company

181,

announced

was

conditional

With Securities and Exchange Commission—
The

to

Webb Si Knapp, Inc.—Purchase Offer Confirmed—

Zeckendorf,

562.

p.

Hooker & Fay;

Swift & Co.; and Wilson, Johnson & Higgins.

to Investment Bankers—

pany

additional

proceeds

for

1955), plus cash approximately equivalent to two-thirds of
dividends paid by Martin between the expiration of tne
prior

the cash

and

Urania, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.—Stock Offered—Fenner,

net

latter

December

Streitman & Co., New York, is offering 50,000 shares of
The

the

effect

give

exchange offer and the making of the new exchange offer to re.lect
the receipt of cash dividends
paid by Martin less a reserve for taxes

cover

capital stock at

of

to

&

months

after

was

of

This

$47,839,000 compared with $40,975,000 in the same period a year
Consolidated net profit for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 1956,
$2,692,200

exchangeable for 38 shares of stock of Tne Trailer Co. of America.
Wealden has agreed that, within 60 days of the
granting of the
requested exemption order, it will again make an offer to redeem its
stock by distributing Martin stock in
exchange therefor on the basis

in the corresponding nine months a year
$4,255,200 income taxes, or $2.85 per share

number

average

that period.
For the three

with J. Barth & Co. In the underwrit¬

First California Co.;

& Co.;

Western Union Telegraph Co.-

declaring that

the company made an offer to all its stockholders to exchange
shares of Martin stock for each share of Wealden
stock; and,
result of that offer, the number of
outstanding shares of Wealden

2.07
as

order

an

a
hearing thereon.
December,
1953,
Wealden

stock of Tne Glenn

additional

an

for

SEC

company under
the Investment
has given interested persons until

request

common

purchase

the

investment

an

the Commission

12,

shares of the

profit
after

Davidson

were;

Dumke & Light; Henry F.
—V. 182, p. 2736.

Investment Firm—

increase

\

cents).

25

182, p. 2828.

are

This

CAPITALIZATION—Giving effect to the present financing, there
be outstanding $1,050,000 of
debentures; 36,962 shares of 6fc
(par $5); and 1,115,319 snares of common stock (par

will

preferred stocK

Between

United Shoe Machinery Corp.—Secondary Offering—A

53

(1041)

on

Shopping

Jericho

Utah—Debentures and Common Stock Offered—J. Barth

Utahacan, Inc., Spokane, Wash.—Files With SEC—

&

The

offered

corporation

on

Feb.

to

be

of.ered

ceeds are

at

25

cfnts

to be used to

filed

13

SEC covering 1,000,000 shares
per

a

letter

of

notification

of common capital stoc c

(par

with the
10 cents)
The pro¬

without underwriting.
incident to mining operations.

share,

pay expenses

Van Norman Industries, Inc.—Sales—EarningsConsolidated

sales

net

for

1955

amounted

to

$20,172,776

Co., San Francisco, Calif., and associates on Feb. 17
publicly $1,050,000 ten-year 6% sinking fund

debentures, due Jan. 1, 1966, and 105,000 shares of com¬
stock (par 25 cents) in units of $50 principal amount
of debentures and five shares of stock at $52.50 per unit

mon

plus

and

earn¬

interest

accrued

on

the

debentures

1956.

These

PROCEEDS—The

equivalent to $1.32 per share on the average
number of shares outstanding during the year and $1.09 per share on
the 581,559 shares outstanding at the end of the year. The company
acquired Super Tool Co., Insuline Corp. of America and Transltron,
Inc., during the year, and the operations of these companies were con¬
solidated into the Van Norman figures for varying periods,
thereby
making comparison with sales and earnings in previous years difficult.
Earnings of H. W. Butcerworth & Sons Co., which was acquired Jan. 3,
1956, amounting to $271,383 after taxes, were not consolidated. Van
earnings

issued

Norman

are

71,930

shares

of

$2.28

dividend

convertible

preferred

to effect this acquisition.
Although higher than in 1954, the company reported that 1955 earn¬
were curtailed by losses caused by the hurricane floods in August.
All of these losses, which occurred at the company's SDringfield plant,
were completely charged off to expenses.—V.
183, p. 50.

Vitro Corp.
The

1,

company

intends to use the net proceeds to repay
installation of a
and for working

obligations, pay for construction and
Houdriiormer cracking unit, expansion of refinery,
outstanding

capital.
BUSINESS—The
which

sale
Aiito

retail)

of

has eight active subsidiaries,
some
of
both the refining and distribution (at whole¬
products and the others engaged only in the
stations for sale of petroleum products and

company

engaged

are

and

operation

of

in
oil

service

me

it

Registration Statement

The

registration statement filed with the SEC on Aug 19, 195%
a
proposed public offering of 1,000,007 shares of common

covering
stock
and
V.

(par one cent) at $1.50 per share, through Gearhart & Otis,
F.H.
Crerie & Co., Inc., was subsequently withdrawn.
See

182,

p.

York Corp., York,

company

operates

in

New

Mexico,

Idaho,

Utah,

Nevada

and

Division.—V.

Zonite

a

is now building a houdriformer unit which will enable
gasoline than is possible with its present

higher octane

olidated

sales

for

the

year

ended

Sept.

30,

1955

totaled

$6,-

520,089.

p.

931.

Products Corp.—To Change Name—

corporation will change its name to Chemway Corp., effective
closing of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 29, Charles
T.
Silloway, President, announced on Feb. 22.
Chartered in 1922,
thtf company was long known principally for its Zonite,
a
liquid
antiseptic.
Divisions of
the company now manufacture cosmetics,
toiletries, pronrietary drugs, pharmaceuticals and household products.
the

—V.

company

tr> refine

183,

The

with

facilities.

Pa.—Acquisition—

182,

p.

1614.

of America—Foreign Nuclear Contract—

corporation's Vitro Engineering

it

had

of

tion's

obtained

India

first

for

foreign

a

nuclear contract.

multi-million

dollar plant will be part of an extensive develop¬
taking place in the area. The heavy water to be produced
Is a key material in the nuclear power and research program planned
by the
government. Nitro-lime fertilizer will be used where large
crops of wheat, cotton and millet are grown.—V. 183, p. 931.
The

ment

,

now

Walgreen Co.—January Sales Up-

Month

'

Sales
—V.

1956

of January—

——a—

183,

p.

—

-

1955

$16,089,596

$14,602,295

253.

Warren Petroleum Corp.—Over 77% of Stock Tendered
See Gulf Oil

Corp. above.—V.

183,

p.

821.

Washington Gas Light Co.—Registers With SEC—
registration statement with the SEC on Feb.
15, 1956, covering 148,917 shares of its no par common stock. The com¬
pany proposes to offer the shares for subscription by stockholders of
record March 2,
1956, at the rate of one new share for each eight
shares then held. The subscription price and underwriting terms are to
be supplied by amendment. The First Boston Corporation and John¬
ston, Lemon & Co. head the list of underwriter". The statement also
includes common shares required through conversion of shares of $4.50
cumulative convertible preie.red stocx from Feb. 1 to March; 2, 1956.
If all such preferred shares were s« "^verted, such additional common
shares Tequired would not exceed 8,723.
Net proceeds of the financing wiu do added to the general funds of.
the company and will be used for such corporate purposes as the man¬
agement may determine. From its general funds the company, expects,
among other things, to provide for part of the current construction
This

company

filed

Your Dollars

help

ra|

make

maxe possible the
possioie tne

AMERICAN+RED

CROSS

a




also

Equipment Co., Inc., York distributor in Houston, Texas,
has been acquired by York Coip. and is now a wholly-owned subsi¬
diary incorporated under the laws of Texas as York-Houston Sales,
Inc., it war, announced by J. K. Louden, Vice-President, Commercial

Division announced on Feb. 20
a
preliminary study contract from the govetnlarge heavy water and nitrogen fertilizer plant
to be bulit in the Bhakra-Nangal area of North India on the Sublej
River. According to J. Carlton Ward, Jr., President, it is the corpora¬
that

ment

Inc.

862.

Coastal

accessories.

The

Colorado.

stock

ings

Jan.

Uranium Corp.

"-h

ings after taxes to 633,398, according to an announcement by James Y.
Scott, President.

from

Yellowknife

Withdrawn—

t

1

';

•

v ?

,

t

j

£

Monday, February 27, 1956

The Commercial an<VFinancial Chronicle...

STATE AND CITY DEPARTMENT

Gadsden, Ala.

Postponed—Date

Bond Offering
of

public improvement bonds, origi¬
nally Feb. 28—v. 183, p. 932—has
been changed to 10 a.m. (CST) on
March 6.

Bond

Offering—Jack

until

bids
28

11

(PST) on Feb.
purchase of $300,000

the

for

a.m.

Bond

Offering —W.

D.

1957

Ken-

President, announces that
County Commission will sell
public auction at 10 a.m. on

drick,
the
at

March

the following

6,

March 15 from
Principal
and interest (M-S) payable at the

bond

to

Due

Legal¬

Francisco.

is¬

Sacramento
County, Calif.

Sch.

Arcade
.

$50,000 court house, jail and road

Dist.,

Bond Sale—The

$140,000 build¬

refunding bonds. Dated April
1, 1956. Due on April 1 from

ing bonds offered Feb. 8—v. 183,

1958 to

Inter¬

62,000 refunding bonds.
Dated
April 1, 1956. Due on April 1
from

1958

to

1969

inclusive.

Interest A-O.

715—were awarded to Kaiser &
Co., and H. E. Work & Co., both
of
San Francisco, jointly,
at a

price of 100.01,
of about 2.92%,

refunding
road
bonds.
Dated April 1, 1956. Due on
April 1 from 1958 to 1970 in¬

25,000 2V2S.

1, 1956.

Due

on

May 1 from

Principal

payable
at the County Treasurer's
office;
at principal office
of the First
National Bank of
at the

Birmingham,

or

principal office of the Chase

Manhattan Bank, New York
City.
Legality approved by Reed, Hoyt,

Taylor
York

Areata Union High

&

Washburn,

of

—

were

to

Henry

Dahlberg & Company, of Tucson.
Maricopa County School District
No. 68 (P. O.
Phoenix), Ariz.

to

&

Co., of San Francisco, at a price
100.02, a net interest cost of
about 3.15%, as follows:
1957

1962

to

23/4s.

140,000

building

of

on

1963 to 1970

from

bonds.

Dated April 1,
July 1 from 1957 to
1966 inclusive.
Principal and in¬
1956.

Due

and

15

inclusive.

Due

Feb. 15, 1975

Niles

East

Dist.,
Bond
water

Community Services
County, Calif.
Sale
The
$1,500,000
Kern

—

revenue

17—v.
to

on

'

1976.

183,

p.

bonds offered Feb.

822—were awarded

group composed of J. B. Han-

a

&

auer

1972

1982

ARKANSAS

Springs County (P. O.
Malvern), Ark.

Bond

Sale—The $630,000

reve¬

bonds offered Feb. 14—v. 183,

715

—

were

awarded to W.

R.

to

Fallbrook

on

1986

Union

July 1 from

inclusive.
on

July 1 from

inclusive.
School

District,
Diego County, Calif.
Bond Offering — R. B. James,
San

Robinette, of Phoenix.

Hot

1981

to

620,000 3%s. Due

proved by Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess &

inclusive.

540,000 3V2S. Due

on

terest (J-J) payable at the County
Treasurer's office.
Legality ap¬

County Clerk, will receive sealed
bids at hig* office in San Diego
until 10:30 a.m. (PST) on Feb. 28
for the purchase of $245,000 build¬
ing bonds. Dated April 1, 1956.
Due on April 1 from 1957 to 1981
inclusive. Principal and interest
(A-O)
payable
at
the
County

Stephens ^Investment
Company,
Inc., of Little Rock, at a price of
par, as follows:

Treasurer's

$600,000

cisco.

hospital

refunding and
bonds, as 3s.
30,000 hospital refunding and ex¬
tension bonds, as 2s.
(P. O.

Arkadelphia), Ark.
Bond Sale

—

The $300,000

non¬

sold to the Federal
Housing
Finance
Agency, as

Home

2%s, at

a

price of

par.




Legality

ap¬

by

Angeles County, Calif.
Bond Offering—Harold J. Ostly,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
will

receive

sealed

bids

at

his

(PST)

on

Angeles, until 9 a.m.
Feb. 28 for the purchase

of

$30,000 building bonds. Dated
March 1, 1956.
Due on March 1
from 1957 to 1976 inclusive.

Prin¬

cipal and interest (M-S) payable
at the County Treasurer's office.

Association,

to

syndicate

a

net interest cost of about

Monrovia

Sthool

City

from 1957 to

March

of

Clerk

the

Supervisors,

1

from 1962 to 1965 inclusive.

1968 inclusive.

until 9

from 1972 to 1979 inclusive.

March 1

from 1980 to 1986 inclusive.

of

members

the

syndi¬

cate:

»

Stroud

C&ynty, Calif.

Bf||rd

..

Co., Francis I. du
&
Co., First of Michigan
Corporation," L. F. Rothschild &
Co., Ira Haupt & Co., Andrews &
Wells, Inc., Baxter, Williams &
Co., American Securities Corp.,
King, Quirk & Co., Swiss Ameri¬
can
Corp., Van Alstyne, Noel &
Co., Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath,
Byrne
and
Phelps,
Inc.,
Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc., Tripp
& Co., Dreyfus & Co., Ernst &
Co., Fulton, Reid & Co., Goodbody & Co., Granbery, Marache
& Co., A. M. Kidder & Co.
Taylor & Co., M. B. Vick & Co.,
Rand & Co., H. V. Sattley & Co.,
Arthur M. Krensky & Co., Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Dempsey&
Tegeler
Co.,
Raffensperger,
Hughes & Co., Shannon & Co.,
Cruttenden & Co., Baker, Watts &
Co., Fred D. Blake & Co., Clement
A. Evans & Co., Fox, Reusch &
Co., Investment Corp., of Norfolk,
Janney, Dulles
& Co., Joseph
Mellen & Miller, Kalman & Co.,
Lyons & Shafto, Inc., J. A. Over¬
ton & Co., Reinholdt & Gardner,
Rippel & Co.
Shelby Cullom Davis & Co.,
Herbert J. Sims & Co., John Small
& Co., Stern, Lauer & Co., Stix &
Co., Arthur L. Wright & Co., Eldredge Quinlan & Co., Cunnningham, Gunn & Carey, Inc., Ander¬
son & Strudwick, Aspden, Robin¬
son
&
Co., Brooke & Co., The
First of Arizona Company, J. B.
Hanauer & Co.,
Hannaford & Talbot, Harrison
& Co., Kormendi & Co., Lakeside
Securities Corp., Lawson, Levy &
Williams, D. A. Pincus & Co.,
Piper,' Jaffray & Hopwood, Stein
Thornton,
F.

S.

of

Ostly,

County
sealed

wilP receive

the

purchase of $295,000 building
Dated April 1, 1956. Due

bonds.

J957 to 1976 in¬
Principal and interest
(A-O) payable at the City Treas¬
April 1 from

on

clusive.

|
Sch. Dist.,
Calif.

MJigh

Angeles County,

Los

^

Bond

50,COO
Sale—Thg|15(

build-

ing bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,

awarded to Dean
Co., ofjfSan Francisco,
as
21/2s; at lOQslp* a basis of
about 2.48%.
'
932

p.

were

—

Witter.&

Clerk,

bids

until

H. Landes,
receive sealed

will
7:30

000

water

(PST)

p.m.

works

March

March

1

Talmage

Boyce,

Mohr

Yantis

&

&

&

Co..

Farish,

and

Co.

sive. Principal

payable

School6District,

Ventura County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The

til

11

*?§56.

Due

on

School

District,

Los

Angeles County, Calif.

payable at the County Treasurer's
Legality approved by Or¬
rick,
Dahlquist,
Herrington
Sutcliffe, of San Francisco.

Bond Offering—Harold J.

of America National Trust & Sav¬

ings Association, of San Francisco,
at a price of 100.07, a net interest
cost.of about

3.38%,

Due

3148.

20,000

School

South

1976 in¬

interest
County

Principal

and
aT the

payable

(M-S)

Treasurer's

hansen, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, wil£jreceive sealed
bids at his office in Santa Rosa,
until 2:30
the

series

(PST)

p.m.

purcha§|
school

B

Feb. 28

on

$900,000

of

Dated

bonds.

March 15, 1956.
Due on March 15
from 1957 to 1976|pclusive. Prin¬

cipal and

interest^ M-S) payable

the County Treasurer's office.

at

Creek

(P.

O.

EngleF. Wel-

Offering—Robert

1, 1956.

the

of

Board

of

Due

on

Jan. 1 from 1958

inclusive.

1976

Aurora, Colo.
Bond Offering—Bids will be re¬

2

until

(MST)

p.m.

for the purchase

5

on

of $1,-

700,000 water and improvement
general obligation bonds. Dated
March 1, 1956.

County School District No.
(P. O. Sterling), Colo.

Logan
12

City High Sch. District,
County, Calif.
Bond Offering^William P. Jo-

5

Education, will receive sealed bids
until 7:30 p.m. (MST) on March 8
for the purchase of $550,000 gen¬
eral obligation bonds. Dated Mar.

office^"

Sonoma

Cherry

No.

Boston,

President

born,

Bond Offering—Edna H.

Petaluma

for

15

wood), Colo.

:

Bond

March

clusive.

15

March

on

County,

Ostly,

Feb. 28 for

March 1 from 1957 to

Due

District

4801

to

the purchase of $1Q>7,000 building
bonds. Dated March 1, 1956. Due
on

March

COLORADO

Arapahoe

until 9

on

follows:

as

on

from 1968 to 1977 inclusive.

ceived

(PST)"

&

Sylvan School District, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The $39,000 building bonds offered Feb. 15—v. 183,
p. 822—were awarded to the Bank

County Clerk, wiJkreceive sealed
bids at his office m Los Angeles
a.m.

un¬

a.m.

office.

Qj|y Treasurer's

proved by O'Melveny & Myers, of
Los Angeles.
Verdes

Paasch,

on

office, or at any oMhe City's fiscal
agencies in Los Afigeles, Chicago
or New York Citj&c- Legality ap¬

Palos

T.

(PST) on Feb. 28 for
the purchase of $47,000 building
bonds. Dated April 1, 1956.
Due
on April 1 from
1957 to 1976 in¬
clusive.
Principal
and
interest

ancjphterest (M-S)

the

at

W.

—

bids at his office in Martinez

from 1957 to 1976 inclu¬

District

Secretary,
bids

sealed

the

at

Gaines,
receive

will

of

office

the

of
Schools,
416
South Division St., Sterling, until
3 p.m. (MST) on March 1 for the
purchase of $1,750,000 general ob¬
ligation
building
bonds.
Dated

Superintendent

Jan. 1, 1956.
Due on July 1 from
1957 to 1971 inclusive.
Bonds due
in 1966 and thereafter
as

of

callable

1, 1965.
Interest J-J.
approved by Tallmadge

Legality
&

are

Jan.

Tallmadge, of Denver.

Pleasant Valley Elementary

School
District, Ventura*County, Calif.
Bond Sale—Tjfter$60,000 build¬
ing bonds offeredzFeb. 21—v. 183,
715—were

p.

awarded to the Bank

American

of

National

Trust

&

CONNECTICUT

Simsbury, Conn.

Savings Association, of San Fran¬
cisco.

Sale —The

Bond

school

Dis{£ Los Angeles

County Clerk,

as 2V4S,
about 2.21%.

bids at

his

until 9

a.m.

offico-in Los Angeles

(PSTpon Feb. 28 for
$207,000 building
March 1, 1956. Due

Note

Sale

the

bonds.

basis of

—

Waterbury,

on

a

The $500,000 tax
anticipation notes offered Feb. 16
—v. 183, p. 822—were awarded to

the purchase of
Dated

at 100.35,

Waterbury, Conn.

Ostly,

wffl receive sealed

23—

932—were awarded to
the First Boston Corp., New York

County, Calif.
Bond Offering—^Harold J.

Feo.

p.

City,
Sch.

Rivera

$1,200,000

offered

bonds

183,

v.

Colonial

Trust

at

Company, of
1.29% discount.

March 1 from 1957 to 1977 in¬

clusive.

(M-S)

Principaf: and
payable ©at

"

the

FLORIDA

interest
County

Treasurer's office?**"
Santa

Mesa Union

Offering

County Clerk, will receive sealed

bonds.

revenue

1,

Contra

District,

County, Calif.

from 1958 to 1967 inclusive.

Offering-JJohn

Bond

School

$19,000 33As.

&

Pont

&

Sheldon

Costa

(PSTf on March 6 for

a.m.

Dated

1

6,400,000 2.40s. Due on March 1
5,600,000 21/2s. Due on

Francisco.

March 7 for the purchase of $200,-

2,400,000. 2.20s. Due on March 1
from 1966 to

interest

Bond

bids at his office«4h Los Angeles,

City

March

April 1 from 1957
Principal and
(A-O)
payable at the
County Treasurer's office. Legal¬
ity approved by Orrick, Dahlquist,
Herrington & Sutcliffe, of San
on

inclusive.

1981

District,

Bond Ofiering-aeHarold J.

1

1961 inclusive.

Due on

2s.

; %:

,

Oceanside, Calif.

Due on

5s.

San

Due

1956.

to

"

follows:

$4,000,000

of

jbsw"

'

.

Monrovia-Duarte

Glore,

the

to

Americ^National Trust

Francisco.

The

—

awarded

were

headed

Bros.

Garvey School District, Los

office in Los

tax exempt
dormitory bonds of¬
fered Feb.
16—v.
183, p. 715—
were

office.

proved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Her¬
rington & Sutcliffe, of San Fran¬

extension

Ouachita Baptist College

Angeles, Calif.

Sale

Other

Feb.

inclusive.

1974

to

1960 to 1971

$225,000

the

at

$24,000,000
electric plant revenue bonds of¬
fered
Feb.
20—v.
183, p. 822—

inclusive.

Due

-

purchase

Los
Bond

Due on Feb. 15 from

$108,000 5s.

of

Savings

urer's office.

of

—

the

payable

(M-S)

County Treasurer's office.

3,200,000

Co., of Beverly Hills,
Gross, Rogers & Co., DempseyBond Sale—The
$508,000 school Tegeler & Co., both of Los An¬
bonds offered Feb. 16
v.
183, geles, Wachob-Bender Corp., of
p. 254—were awarded to
Refsnes, Omaha, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., M.
Ely, Beck & Company, of Phoenix. B. Vick & Co., both of Chicago,
Allison
Williams Co., Inc., of
Pinal County School Dist. No. IS
Minneapolis, and Allen Blair &
(P. G. Florence), Ariz.
Co., of Chicago, at a price of
Bond
Offering — Eleanor K. 100.05, a net interest cost of about
Robertson, Clerk of the Board of 3.66%, as follows:
Supervisors, will receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (MST) on March $340,000 33/4s. Due on July 1 from
for

Principal and

inclusive.

1976

interest

School District,

awarded

822—were

1971

awarded

March 1 from 1957

from 1969 to 1971 inclusive.

—

254

on

Kaiser

p.

Bond Sale—The $160,000 school
bonds offered Feb. 16
v.
183,

and

to

Due

2,400,000 2Vis. Due on March

34,000 2s.

p.

1956.

ing bonds offered Feb. 14—v. 183,

/

Maricopa County School District
No. 5 (P. O.
Phoenix), Ariz.

Red¬

office in

his

at

as

68,000 3%s. Due on Feb. 15 from

nue

bids

City, until 10 a.m. (PST) on
March 6 for the purchase of $241,000 school bonds. Dated March 1.
wood

a

County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The $3a0,000 build¬

New

City.

Clerk, will receive

100.03,

Humboldt

& '

Los Angeles

2.47%,

inclusive.

1981

1976 to

ARIZONA

5

sealed

awarded

822—were

p.

Bank

Offering—Johft A. Brun-

County

ing,

Salfe—ThWf79,0G0 build¬

ing bonds offeredjjiFeb. 21—v. 183,

$an Mateo County, Calif.'
Bond

15

March

50,000 3s. Due on March 15 from

Inter¬

interest

and

Due on

School Dist.,

15

March

1967 to 1975 inclusive.

from

est M-N.

p.

Jefferson Elementary

Mateo

Bond

7;v.

Forgan & Co.,
and C. J. Devine & Co., both of
New
York
City, at a price of

1962 to 1966 inclusive.

from

A-O.

1972 inclusive.

Due on

45,000 2%s.

73,000 court house, jail and road
refunding bonds. Dated May
1958 to

Due on March 15
1958 to 1961 inclusive. '

from

Interest

net interest cost
follows:

as

$20,000 43/4s.

63,000

clusive.

a

Associa¬

tion, of San Francisco, at a price

p.

1967 inclusive.

est A-O.

were

of 100.30.

on

ity approved by Orrick, Dalhquist,
Herrington & Sutcliffe, of San

7

the Bank of America

National Trust & Savings

inclusive.

1986

County Treasurer's office.

aggregating $248,000:

sues

1956.

15,

Jefferson County (P. O.
Birmingham), Ala.

Dated March

■

Elementary School Dist.,
C&tinty, Calif.

San

improve¬

Feb.

offered

bonds

awarded to

Blue,

County Clerk, will receive sealed

flood control bonds.
;

G.

Sale—The $3,000

Bond
ment

(P. O. Oakland), Calif.

Millbrae

Community Service

Dist., Tuolumne County, Calif.

Alameda County Flood Control and
Water Conversion District, Zone 6

$264,000

of

issue

the

of

sale

Groveland

CALIFORNIA

-

NEGOTIATIONS

BOND PROPOSALS AND

ALABAMA

m.«t<

'

,

Clara

G6U'nty (P. O.
San JoseT, Calif.
Bond Offermg^Richard Olson,
Clerk
of Board
of
Supervisors,

$50,000 building
bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183, p. will receive
seapcj"" bids until 10
602—were awarded to the Bank a.m.
(PST) on March 6 for the
of America National Tr Tst & Sav¬ purchase of $5,150,000 county hos¬
ings Association, of San Fran¬ pital, jail building" and juvenile
cisco.
detention home. Dated April
1,

Daytona Beach, Fla.
Bond

water
offered
were

Sale

and

Feb.

The $1,750,000

—

sewer

revenue

20—v.

awarded

to

a

183,

bonds

p.

822—

group

com¬

posed of Ira Haupt & Co., of New
City, Courts & Co., of At¬

York

lanta, Allen & Company, Bacon,
Stevenson
&
Co., Roosevelt &
Cross, all of New York City, Atwill & Co., of Miami Beach, and

.

Volume.183

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Piper, Jaffray
Minneapolis, at

&
a

Hopwood, of
price of 100.01,
3.29%,

Cook

net interest cost of about

a

follows:

as

♦

$155,000 5s. Due
1957

1961

to

inclusive.

305,000 3Y2S. Due
1962

to

1,290,000

1969

inclusive.

3V4S.

Due

Jan.

on

1

Sale —The

$1,000,000
anticipation warrants offered

Feb.

21

183,

v.

—

awarded

Jan. 1 from

on

Warrant
tax

June 1 from

on

County Forest Preserve Dist.
(P. O. Chicago), III.

to

the

822

p.

—

were

Illinois

Company
of Chicago, and Braun, Bosworth
& Co., Toledo, jointly, as 2.20s, at
par plus a premium of $65.

from 1970 to 1990 inclusive.
Cook

Lakeland, Florida
Bond Offering — City ClerkComptroller L. R. Shuman an¬
nounces

will

that the City Commission
sealed bids until 10

receive

a.m.
(EST) on March 6 for the
purchase of $2,150,000 utilities tax

revenue

bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1955.

Due

Oct.

on

inclusive.

1

from

Principal

(A-O)

payable

turers

Trust

York

1961

City,

at

and
the

1976

interest

of

Beach, Fla.
Offering — R. Wm.

Bond

L.

Johnson, City Clerk, will receive
sealed

bids

March

on

until

7

interest

for

11

a.m.
(EST)
purchase of

the

$4,100,000
public
bonds, as follows:

improvement

cost

about

of

2.94%,

as

follows:

$155,000

2%s.

from

Due

1958

March

on

1

1968 inclusive.

to

160,000 3s. Due

March 1 from

on

1969 to 1976 inclusive.

any

Miami

.

$315,000
school building bonds was sold to
McDougal & Condon, Inc., of Chi¬
cago, at a price of 100.022, a net

New

banking in¬
stitution named by the purchaser.
Legality approved by Caldwell,
Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of
New York City.
or

Lansing), III.
Bond Sale—An issue of

Manufac¬

Company,
at

to

158

County School District No.
(P. O. 2721 Ridge Road,

45

Co., of Chicago, at a price
100.C03, a net interest cost of
2.93%, as follows:

$286,000 2%s. Due
1957 to

324,000

.

Dec. 1 from

on

1965 inclusive.

3s.

Due

1966 to

1976

on

1 from

Dec.

inclusive.

pumping facilities

sewer

County, Glen Ellyn Park
District (P. O. Glen Ellyn), III.

DuPage

bonds.

1,110,000

"

Islands sanitary

.

storm

bonds.

„

extension

sewer

Each issue is dated

Aug. 1, 1955
annually on Aug. 1

matures

from 1956 to 1975 inclusive.

Prin-

cilap and interest (F-A) payable
at the Chemical Corn Exchange
Bank, New York City.
Legality
approved by Caldwell, Marshall,
Trimble

&| Mitchell, of New York

City.

of

estate

acquisition

Feb.

20

—

bonds

183,

v.

602

p.

—

were

awarded to B. J. Van Ingen & Co.,
New York City, at 98.19, a net
interest

cost

of

about

3.2£%,

as

follows:

$84,000 series A bonds: $36,000
Ss, due on Jan. 1 from 1957
to
1973
inclusive;
$19,000
3.10s, due on Jan, 1 from 1974
to 1979 inclusive; and $29,000

1956.

B bonds: $68,000
Jan. 1 from 1957
inclusive;
$34,000
3.10s, due on Jan. 1 from 1974
to 1979 inclusive; and $48,000
3.20s, due on Jan. 1 from 1980
1986 inclusive.

Certificate

to

Principal and

mutually

accept¬

District and the suc¬

the

Sale

—

The

East St.

21—v.

103,

822

p.

—

awarded to Pierce, Carrison,

Boone

Consolidated High
School District No. 200 (P. O.
County

Tyson,

Sale

issue

An

of

3y2% and 3%%
refunding bonds.

enue

Jan.

on

—

$15,-

1958

from

1

to

rev¬

1980

13,000,000 3%% revenue refund¬
ing bonds.
Due on Jan. 1,
1985.

No.

Sale—The $525,000

working cash fund bonds was sold
to H. C. Speer & Sons Co., of Chi¬
cago.

County (P. O. Chicago), III.

highway

Sale

tax

offered

—

The

$3,000,000

anticipation
Feb.

21

war¬

183,
p. 716—were awarded to Illinois
Company of Chicago, and Braun,
Bosworth & Co., Toledo, jointly,
as

2.20s,

of

at par plus

build¬

822—were awarded to the First
both of Chicago, jointly, at

price

a

cost

of

of

—

v.

premium

$9C0.

a

net interest
2.50%, as follows:

100.03,

about

a

$50,000 23As. Due on Oct. 1, 1957
and

at

a

cate:

members




Trust

Co., both of New

York; Phelps, Fenn & Co.; Shields

&*Co.; Mercantile Trust Com¬
St. Louis; C. J. Devine &
Co.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler;
Stone & Webster Securities Corp.;
pany,

ville; Anderson & Strudwick; Mc¬
and J. A. Overton

Donald & Co.;

Community Unit
School District No. 206 (P. O.

Bond

Secretary^of Board of Edu¬
will receive sealed bids
until 8 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 29 for
the purchase or $160,000 building
bonds. Dated March 1, 1956. Due
cer,

cation,

on

Jan.

clusive.

1

from

1958

Principal

to

1974

in¬

interest
bank or trust
and

(J-J) payable M, a
company in Chicago, or in such
other city mutually agreeable to
the Board and

the purchaser. Le¬
gality approveiL by Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago.
,

$155,000 build¬

inclusive; $30,000 3s, due on
April 1 from 1981 to 1983 in¬
clusive; and $30,000 0.25s, due
on April 1 from 1984 to 1986

bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on March
14
for the
purchase of $99,000
street improvement bonds. Dated

March
from

1956.

1,

1956

to

Dae

June

on

inclusive.

1964

inclusive.
Other

the syndi¬
Corp.; Harris
Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago;
Chemical
Corn
Exchange Bank,
cate:

1

Le¬

gality
approved
by
Bannister,
Carpenter, Ahlers & Cooney, of

"

York; Northern Trust
Chicago;
White, Weld
&

Sch.

Dist.,

National

Fletcher

Bank & Trust Co., and the

Washington Township (P. O. RR.
1, Valparaiso), Ind.
Bonds

Sold—No bids

Not

received for the School and

were

Civil

Townships bonds totaling $140,000
offered on Feb. 16.—v. 183, p. 933.

Stuart & Co., Chicago.

Wm. J. Mericka

KANSAS
Kansas

Offering

on

bids

Feb.

for

27

$300,000
March

until

Billerica, Mass.

$206,714

—
Robert H.
improvement bonds was Fowler, Town Treasurer, will re¬
sold to Lucas, Eisen & Waeckerle, ceive sealed bids at the First Na¬
of Kansas City, as 2V4S. Dated tional Bank of
Boston, Municipal
Feb. 1, 1956. Due on Feb. 1 from
Division, 45 Milk St., Boston, until
1957 to 1966 inclusive.
Principal 11 a.m. (EST) on March 1 for
and interest (F-A) payable at the the
purchase of $617,000 bonds,
State Treasurer's office in Topeka. as follows:
Legality approved
by
Stinson,
$352,000 school project bonds. Due
Mag, Thomson, McEvers & Fizon March 1 from 1957 to 1976
zell, of Kansas City. ' /
inclusive.

Bond

—

Harrodsburg, Ky.
and

sewer

Feb.

16

Robert

1,

(CST)

the

purchase of
bonds.
Dated

sewer

1956.

Due

Nov.

on

1
Prin¬

from 1959 to 1975 inclusive.

cipal and interest payable at the
City Treasurer's office. Legality
approved
of

by Chapman &

Cutler,

Chicago.

Bond

City, at

est

of

cost

follows:
Nov.

1

par,

Co., of Kan¬
a net inter¬

about

$71,000
from

2.16%,
2I/4S, due

Nov.

1

1957

from

and

the

Kentucky

to

1961

Sale—The

Bond

$10,000 public
improvement bonds offered Feb.
17—v. 183, p. 823—were awarded
to the Guaranty Bank, of Mamou.
MARYLAND

G.

1962

to

1966

inclusive.

120,000 special assessment street
improvement bonds to Carl¬
ton D. Beh Co., of Des Moines,

Offering

—

Ellington

Mayor Arthur
receive sealed

the

1956.

1957

to

Due on March 1 from
1976 inclusive.
Principal

and interest

(M-S) payable at the
National Bank, of An¬
Legality approved
by

Farmers

napolis.

Niles, Barton, Yost & Dapkmeyer,
of Baltimore.

Montgomery County (P. O.
Rockville), Md.
Bond

Sale

offered

—

Feb.

The
21

$6,800,000
v.
183,

—

p. 823—were awarded to a group
headed by the First National City

Bank of New York

City, at 100.02,
2.87%,

net interest cost of about

follows:

$5,000,000 school bonds: $2,083,000
5s. Due on April 1 from 1957
to
1969
inclusive;
$453,000
2.80s, due on April 1 from
1970 to 1972 inclusive; $1,408,000 2.90s, due on April 1 from
1973 to

1980

0010

due

000

$528,000

1957

a

3%s, due
to

1960

June 1 from
inclusive; and

on

1981

3s,
to

1 from

Feb. 23

offered

&

Palmer

inclusive; $528,April 1 from
inclusive; and
0.25s, due on April
on

1983

1984 to 1986 inclusive.

$5,000,000 notes
awarded to

were

composed of the First
Corp.; Chemical Corn Ex¬
change Bank, both of New York
City; Merchants National Bank;
a

group

Boston

Bank;
Deposit & Trust

National

Boston Safe

inter¬
$91.

Co., all of Boston, at 1.91%
est, plus a premium of
The

notes

1956. Due

on

Feb.

dated

are

Nov. 5,

28,

1956.

Brockton, Mass.
Offering—Leo V.

Bond

Clancy,

City Treasurer, will receive sealed
bids
at
the National
Shawmut

Trust Dept., 40
Boston, until 11 a.m.
(EST) on Feb. 28 for the purchase
of $125,000 water bonds, as fol¬
Bank

of

Water

Boston,

St.,

lows:

$50,000 No. 1 bonds. Due on March
1

from 1957 to 1961 inclusive.

75,000 No. 2 bonds. Due on Mar. 1
1957 to 1971 inclusive.

from
The

bonds

1956.

able

are

March

dated

1,

Principal and interest pay¬
the

at

Bank

net interest cost of
about 3.94%, as follows: $52,-

at par,

Note Sale—The

and

will
noon (EST) on March 6
purchase of $200,000 offstreet parking bonds. Dated March

1,

Legality approved by

Rockland-Atlas

bids until

for

1,

Boston, Mass.
r

Mamou, La.

as

in¬

Boston.

LOUISIANA

as

on

able

Company, jointly.

a

clusive; and $75,000 2V8S, due
on

were

March

dated

are

Principal and interest pay¬
at the First National Bank

Storey,
Thorndike,
Dodge, of Boston.

Corp.,

bonds

follows:

$146,000 street construction bonds
sas

—

1956.

of

Bluffs, Iowa

as

bonds offered

183, p. 823

bonds

The

ties

Sale—The

awarded

v.

—

water

awarded to the Equitable Securi¬

$266,000 bonds
offered Feb. 20—v. 183, p. 823—
were

revenue

on
1976

inclusive.

Sale—The $410,000

Bond

to

1957

from

1

Due

bonds.

school

265,000

March

Bond

a.m.

Offering

internal

Annapolis, Md.

10

Co.

&

MASSACHUSETTS

City, Kan.

Bond Sale—An issue of

IOWA

Schlampp, City Clerk, will receive

Deposit] & Trust

Bond Sale—The $397,000 build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 20—v. 183,
p. 823—were awarded to Halsey,

KENTUCKY

American

Safe

Co.,
Co.;

Co., Baltimore; J. C. Bradford &
Co.; Chirk, Dodge & Co.; Jones,
Kreeger
&
Hewitt;
Wachovia
Bank
&
Trust
Co.,
WinstonSalem; Baker, Watts & Co.; and

Iowa

Township School Township
(P. O. St. Paul), Ind.
Bond Sale—The $56,000 school

building bonds offered Feb. 16—
v.
183, p. 603—were awarded to

Boston

Mercantile

Community

of

members

First

New

Des Moines.

Stratford

due

2.90s,

April 1 from 1973 to 1980

on

Norrbom,
receive sealed

will

Clerk,

$80,000

inclusive;

Sioux City, Iowa

Co.

&

to Stern Bros. &

Offering—Leon A. Spen¬

on

Noble

Council

Jo Davies County

Parking Lot
$80,000 5s, due
April 1 from 1957 to 1969
inclusive; $30,000 2.80s, due
on April 1 from 1970 to 1972
Bethesda

District bonds:

Bond Offering—C. A.

City

bonds:

1986 inclusive.

1984 t(j

823—were awarded to Halsey,
Stuart & Co. Inc., New York City.
I

Springs

District

350,000

City Community Sch. Dist.,

Bond Sale—The

basis of about 2.28%.
of the syndi¬
First National City Bank;

101.39,
Other

1958.-,.

475,0C0 21/2s. Due on Oct. 1 from
1959 to 1974 inclusive.

1

ing bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,

716—were awarded to a syn¬
dicate headed by the Harris Trust
& Savings Bank, Chicago, as 2%s,

sealed

Stockton), III.

Sale—An issue of $75,000

Warrant

School District

(P. O. Galena), III.

until

Iowa

Burlington, Iowa

County

120

Bond

Prairie

;r:V-

Davies

bids

(CST) on March 1 for the
purchase of $195,000 school build¬
ing bonds. • Dated March 1, 1956.
Due semi-annually on May 1, 1957
to May 1, 1976 inclusive. Legality
approved by Chapman & Cutler,
of Chicago.
p.m.

p.

Bond
Jo

Bond Offering—Robert I. Davis,
Secretary of Board of Education,

—

J-J.

Interest

Lot

Iowa

sealed

Silver

Parking
$112,000
5s, due on April 1 from 1957
to
1969
inclusive;
$42,000
2.80s, due on April 1 from
1970 to 1972 inclusive; $112,000 2.90s, due on April 1 from
1973 to 1980 inclusive; $42,000
3s, due on April 1 from 1981
to 1983 inclusive; and $42,000
0.25s, due on April 1 from

City Independent Sch. Dist.,

receive

inclusive.

1980

350,000

—

Due

inclusive.

clusive; $150,000 2.80s, due on
April 1 from 1970 to 1972 in¬
clusive; and $400,000 2.90s,
due on April 1 from 1973 to

$148,000 school
building bonds offered Feb. 21—
v.
183, p. 933—were awarded to
Ravenscroft & Co., of Davenport.

will

improvement
5s, due op

$650,000

April 1 from 1957 to 1969 in¬

Township

Bond Sale—The

Iowa

general

bonds:

(P. Ok Waterloo), Iowa

V

Indianapolis Sanitary District, Ind.
Bond Sale
The $17,970,000
bonds offered Feb. 21
v.
183,

the

Louis, III.

follows:

as

$2,500,000

Capron), III.
Bond

Co., Chicago,
basis of about

Indian¬
apolis Bond & Share Corp., both
500,000 Veterans Memorial Bridge
of Indianapolis, as 2%s, at a price
bonds was sold to Stifel, Nicolaus
of 100.08, a basis of about 2.36%.
6 Co., and Townsend, Dabney &
Bond

& Co.,

$60\C00

a

1,200,000

p.

Legality approved

National Bank" and William Blair

ILLINOIS

rants

1,

1961

by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.

p.

O.

Wulbern, Inc., of Jacksonville.

Cook

March

from

ing bonds offered Feb. 16—v. 183,

dormitory revenue certificates of¬
Feb.

100.58,

Waterloo School

East

(J-D) payable at a bank¬

institution

ing

I

Dec.

on

inclusive.

interest

series

of Florida (P.
Tallahassee), Fla.

were

at

2.96%.

1973

University

fered

H.

Clarence

Dated

bonds.
Due

1965

to

3s, due on

to

3s

Trust

on

school

to 1986 inclusive.

to

Northern

bids
until
4 p.m. Eastman, Dillon & Co.; Marine
March 3 for the pur- Trust Company of Western New
chase
of
$150,000 park
bonds.- York, Buffalo; F. S. Smithers &
Dated March 1, 1956. Due on Dec: Co.; Alex. Brown & Sons; Domi•1
from
1957
to
1973 inclusive. nick & Dominick;
City Securi¬
Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ ties Corp.; G. H. Walker & Co.
Trust Company of Georgia, At¬
able at a banking institution in
Illinois.
Legality approved
by lanta; Wood, Struthers & Co.;
National State Bank, of Newark;
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.
Stern Brothers & Co.; Hallgarten
DuPage County Sch. Dist. No. 41 &
Co.; Roosevelt & Cross; An¬
(P. O. Glen Ellyn), III.
drews &
Wells, Inc.; City Na¬
Bond Offering—Myrtle H. Cas- tional Bank & Trust
Co., of Kan¬
sell, Secretary of the Board of sas City; Baxter, Williams & Co.;
Education,
will
receive
sealed 'Robert Winthrop & Co.; Rod¬
bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on March man &
Renshaw; Cohu & Co.;
5
for
the
purchase of $143,000 Third National Bank, in Nash¬

3.20s, due on Jan. 1 from 1980
150,000

the

Sale—The

sealed

(CST)

able

real
offered

—

Secretary of the Board
Commissioners, will re¬

Park

cessful bidder.

Surf side, Florida
Sale — 'ihe $Z34,000

Bond

Offering

Tillman,
ceive

,

255,000 Pine Tree Drive bridge
and paving bonds.
165,000
Meridian
Ave.
bridge
and paving bonds.
265,000Collins Ave. widening
and paving bonds.
470,000 Alton Road Bridge and
paving bonds.
; \ V?
465,000 North End paving bonds.
110,000
Alton
Road
Bridge
widening bonds.
112,000 77th Street Bridges bonds.
and

Bond

sewer

bonds.

453,000

Skokie, III.
$150,000 gen¬
eral obligation water works im¬
provement bonds offered Feb. 21
—v. 183, p. 933—were awarded to
Bond

$68,000 4s, due on June 1 from
1961 to 1965 inclusive.

1

Boiid Offering—Glenn;
Schall,
Secretary of the Board of Educa¬
tion, will receive sealed bids until
10 a.m.
(CST) on March 1 for
the purchase of $307,000
school
site and building bonds.
Dated
April 1, 1956. Due on Jan. 1 from
1959 to 1976 inclusive.
Principal
and interest (J-J)
payable at a
paying agent in Chicago
or St.
Louis as designated by the suc¬
cessful bidder. Legality approved
by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.

Bankers

bonds.

360,000

Com¬

Sale—The $610,000

Vick &

$335,000 reservoir and water main

Counties

INDIANA

build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 14—v. 183,
p.
823—were awarded to M. B.
of

Dewitt

(P. O, Villa Park), III.

Bond

about

Macon and

munity Unit School District No.
(P. O. Argenta), III.

as

DuPage County School District No.

55

(1043)

of

Shawmut

National

Boston.

Legality

ap¬

by
Storey,
Thorndike,
Palmer & Dodge, of Boston.

proved

Fall River, Mass.
Note Saie_An issue of

$500,000
anticipation notes was sold at
2.15% discount, as follows:

tax

$250,COO

notes

to

the

Merchants

National Bank, of Boston.

250,COO

notes

Shawmut

to

the

National

Bank, of Boston.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

56

Sale—An issue of $110,000

Note

anticipation notes was sold to
Franklin County Trust Com¬

the

bonds offered Feb. 14—
824—were awarded to
Third
National
Bank,
of

project

i83,

v.

the

p.

1.90s, at a price of
basis of about 1.83%.

1.39% dis¬ Springfield,

of Greenfield, at

pany,

160.19,

count.

school

Saie—xne $175,OuO

Bond

Massachusetts

tax

Due

Wilbraham, Mass.

(P. O. Greenfield),

Franklin Covnty

.

Monday, February 27, 1956

...

(1044)

a

as

interest
(F-A) payable at a Federal Re¬
serve
bank, mutually agreeable
to the County and the purchaser.
Legality approved by Miller, Canfield, Paodock & Stone, of De¬
troit.

Offering

Bond

—

maintenance notes
offered Feb. 23 were awarded to
culosis hospital

111 Franklin Street, Boston,
until noon (EST) on Feb. 28 for

tional

pany,

the

Day Irust

Boston, jointly, at 1.85%

Inclusive.
Dated

April 1, 1956.
Principal
interest payable at the Sec¬
Bank

by
&

approved

Legality

Company.

Trust

Street

State

-

Palmer

Storey,
Thorndike,
Dodge, of Boston

Melrose, Mass.
Note Sale
The $400,000 tax
anticipation notes offered Feb.. 14
—v. 183, p. 823—-were awarded to
the Middlesex County National
Bank, of Everett, at 1.76% dis¬
—

count.
Norfolk

O. Dedham),

(P.

County

Massachusetts

Note

Sale—The

$300,000 tuber¬

culosis hospital maintenance notes
offered

14—v.

Feb.

awarded

were

183,

823—

p.

Norfolk

the

to

County Trust Company, of Brookline, at 1.74% discount.
Pittsfield,
Bond

Sale

Mass.

The

—

$400,000 off-

facilities
bonds
offered Feb. 23—v. 183, p. 823—
were
awarded to Halsey, Stuart

street

parking

&

Co., and Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
both of New York City, jointly,
2.10s, at 100.22, a basis of about

as

2.04%.

MICHIGAN

(P. O. Lincoln), Mich.
Bond Offering—H. D. Anderson,

An issue of $33,000

—

sold to the
Trust Company,
of Brookline, at 1.87% discount.
highway

notes

Norfolk

was

County

Swansea, Mass.
Bond

Secretary of the Board of Educa¬

tion, will receive sealed bids until
8 p.m. (EST) on March 8 for the

to

awarded

were

a

group

Due

lows:

from

1

Sch. Dist. Nos.

1957

Schbcl District No.

17

Bond Offering—M.

District Clerk,
for

the

; ■'

ouilaing
1956.

March

on

■

$775,000

March

Dated

ponds.

Due

1 from

1,

MISSISSIPPI

1958

(P. O.
Clarksdale), Miss.

Coahoma County

Inclusive.

1986

Principal and
payable at a. suitable
banking institution designated by
the
successful
bidder.
Legality
approved by Dorsey, Owen,
Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minne¬
to

interest

$1,045,000 Metropolitan Sewerage
and

Sewage Disposal

(Nankin

Section)

System

bonds

at

clusive.

1 from 1957 to
Principal and

100.21,

1982 in¬

about

interest

—

awarded

933—were

p.

Mc-

to

Donald-Moore & Co., of Detroit.

will receive
(EST) on
March 16 for the purchase of $48,000 building
bonds.
Dated Dec.
Secretary,

sealed bids until 8 p.m.

bonds
are
dated
Feb.
1,
Principal and interest (J-D)
payable at a bank or trust com¬

Principal

inclusive.

1976

to be designated by the suc¬
Legality approved

pany

cessful bidder.
*>y

Paddock

v^anneiu,

xumti,

of Detroit.

jione,

&

addition

extra

Anoka

anc

No.

(M-N) payable at a banl

MISSOURI

rates

carry

Chariton

an

of 1.80% from July

coupon

No. R-2

Indep. Consol.

Karlstad), Minn.
Sale—The

$209,000 build¬

above

mentioned bank.

-

at the

Legality

Storey, Thorndike,
Palmer & Dodge, of Boston.
approved

District

by

Taunton,

Mass.

(P.

O.

1,

Route

build¬

824—were awarded to Paine,
Webber, Jackson
& Curtis,
ot

p.

price of 100.005, a
cost of about 3.22%,

Chicago, at
as

Corr,
Jr., City Treasurer, will receive
sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on
Feb. 28 for the purchase of $500,000 notes.
Dated March 1, 1956.
Due Nov. 14, 1956.

2

ing bonds offered Feb. 15—v. 183,

a

interest

net

Note Offering—Thomas F.

No.

Ludington), Mich.
Bond Sale—The $60,000

follows:

$24,000 3y4s. Due on July 1 from

Offering — Joseph C.
Priley, Commissioner of Finance
will receive sealed bids until 9:3C

$30,000 build¬

ing bonds offered Feb. 15—v. 183,
p. 824—were awarded to Kalman

3s.

/

1969 to

Due
1971

on July ,1,.
inclusive.

30,000 3V4s. Due

on July
1972 to 1981 inclusive.

from

1 from

Note Offering

clusive.

Doris N. Rob¬
erts, Town Treasurer, will receive

office.

sealed
State

bids

until

the

Second

Bank-

Street Trust Co., Municipal

Dept.,
the

at

Ill

Franklin

noon
(EST)
purchase
of

on

St.,

Boston,

Feb. 27 for

$45,000

water

mains notes. Dated March 1, 1956'.
.Due on March 1 from 1957 to 1965
inclusive.
Principal and interest
.payable at the above-mentioned

Bond Offering—Wayne M.

District
sealed

Secretary,

will

Pohl,
receive

bids until 6 p.m. (EST)

on

March 6 for the purchase of $125,000

building bonds.

Dated March

1985

inclusive. Interest J-J.

.

bank.

Notes

certified

as

to

gen¬

uineness

by the Director of Ac¬
counts, Massachusetts Department
Corporations and Taxation.

of

Sylvan Lake, Mich.
Bond

Walt ham, Mass.

Sale

\

The $700,000 tem¬

loan notes offered Feb.

porary
—v.

—

14

183, p. 823—were awarded to

the Boston Safe

Deposit and Trust
Company, at 1.84% discount.
Westwood, Mass.
Saler-The $400,000 school
offered Feb. 14
v.
183,

Bond

bonds
p.

—

824—were awarded to

a

group

composed of Paine, Webber, Jack¬
son

&

Curtis; R. L. Day & Co.;
Townsend, Dabney & Tyson,
Boston, as 2!/4s, at a price
of 100.05, a basis of about 2.24%.'
and
all

of




*

Marjorie B.
Willson, City Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on
March 7 for the purchase of $50,000

Note

Offering

•

water

—

revenue

Feb.

1, 1956.

1958

to

1976

Due

bonds.

on

July 1 from
Principal

inclusive.

interest (J-J) payable at a
banking institution to be desig¬
nated
by the successful bidder.
Legality approved by Berry, Ste¬
&

Wayne County (P. O. Detroit 26),
Michigan
Note Offering — Sylvester A.
Noetzel, Clerk of Board of County
•

Commissioners, will receive

(EST) on
March 8 for the purchase of $1,5G0,00O notes. Dated Feb. 1, 1956.
,

a.m.

interest

Treasurer's

Owen,
Barker,
Scott
Barber, of Minneapolis.
"

Bond

&
,

London, Minn.

Offering—George E. Sonstegard, Village Clerk, will re¬
(CST)

until

bids

sealed

March

on

general

pur¬

1976

able

will receive sealeo

Offering

Clerk,

City

the

for

water

works

auilding

Dated

March

March

1

.956.

bonds.

Due

on

Dated

Feb.

1

Feb.

from

1,

195£

sealed

1956.

1,

from

Due

to

1976

1957

Principal

on

interest

payable at a banking in¬
designated by the suc¬
cessful bidder. Legality approved

payable

Dorsey, Owen, Barker,
6 Barber, of Minneapolis.

by

Freeborn

School

Scot'i

1

County Indep. Consol.
No. 145 (P. O.

building

bonds

$535,000 school

offered

Feb.

20

183, p. 824—were awarded to
Piper,
Jaffray & Hopwood, of
Minneapolis.

—v.

Fridley, Minn.

City

ceive

sealed

(CST)
chase

$375,000 public
building- bonds offered Feb. 21
—v. 183, p. 934—were awarded to
Kalman & Co., of Minneapolis.

1959

County (P. O. Elbow Lake),
Minnesota

.

Bond

County

Offering
.

—

Auditor,

G. J. Lynne,
will.,, receive

on

1986

will re¬
10

MONTANA

Billings, Mont.
Bond

Offering—W.

Due

on

bonds.

works

March 1 from 1957 to

E

March 1, 1956. Interest
Legality
approved
by
Wood, King & Dawson, of New
York City.
■
Dated

or

&

•

m:

.-j

—

r

•

•

.

<

i

.i

.

system

revenue

at the

Harris Trust

&

Savings

Bank, Chicago. Legality approved
by Dorsey, Owen, Barker, Scott

.

.•>

water

Dated Jan. 1, 1956. Due on

Principal and interest (J-:J) pay¬
able at the City Treasurer's office,

M-S.

'

Jr.,

Jan. 1 from 1957 to 1974 inclusive.

1986 inclusive.

*.

J. Fry,

Clerk,

ries

inclusive.

water

St.

a.m.

bonds.

2,000,000

subject

approval by the Mayor and
Comptroller.
Legality approved

to

'

.

Grant

purchaser,

the

will receive sealed
bids until 3 p.m. (MST) on March
improvement
2 for the purchase of $450,000 se¬
March 1 from

school
Due

to

Due on Feb.

in St. Louis desig¬

by

City

bonds.

1956.

of

bonds.

nated

March 7 for the pur¬
$4,200,000 bonds, as fol¬

$2,200,000

Sale—The

purchase

from,

on

of

lows:

the

improvement

Louis.

until

bids

"

by Charles & Trauernicht, of

Comptroller,

chell,

Mo.

Mit¬

Offering—Joseph J.

Bond

the

trust company

Barber,

St. Paul, Minn.

District

Sale—The

&

Barker, Scott
of Minneapolis.

trust company

1962 to 1975 inclusive.
Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬
able at the office of a bank or

banking institution

Owen,

Glenville), Minn.
Bond

a

for

6

Dated Feb. 1,
1

designated by the successful bid¬
der. Legality approved by Dorsey,

at

March

$12,150,000

or
in¬

interest

and

or

ter, City Comptroller, will receive
sealed bids until 11 a.m.
(CST)

bonds.

revenue

clusive.

Principal

bank

a

Bond Offering—Milton Carpen¬

$200,000

of

purchase

and

inclusive.

1979

:o

at

St. Louis,

receive

will

5

1962 and thereafter
as,

bidder, subject to ap¬
proval by the Board of Trustees.
Legality approved by Charles &
Trauernicht, of St. Louis.

bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on March

oids until 2 p.m. (CST) on March
5
for
the
purchase of $600,000

bonds.
Feb.

on

inclusive.

successful

Uls+ad

K.

R.

—

Due

in St. Louis to be selected by

Robbinsdale, Minn.
Bond

sewer

1976

to

of Feb. 1, 1961.
Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬

on

payable at any suitable
bank designated by the purchaser
Legality approved by Faegre &
Benson, of Minneapolis.
;

Dist. No. 112
Valley), Minn.

Bond Offering—Frances Kumm,

District Clerk,

callable

are

interest

Consol. Sch.
O. Spring

1958

Bonds due in

Feb.

Feb. 1 from 1959
inclusive.
Principal and

Due

1, 1956.
to

Dated

bonds.

obligation
1, 1956.

from

1

chase of $120,000 sewer and water

'improvement

John M. Bog-

Dated Feb.

p.m.

the

for

1

2

—

Chairman
of
Board
of
Trustees, will receive sealed bids
until 11 a.m. (CST) on March 14
for
the
purchase
of 1 $1,700,000

Bond

ceive

Offering

danor,

Fillmore and Mower Counties Joint

Moorman, of Detroit.

sealed bids until 11

and

City

the

Legality approved by Dor-

Bond

Road

at

Dated

and

vens

the

a

(P. O. St. Louis), Mo.

Co., of Minneapolis, and Juran
& Moody, of St. Paul, jointly, as
3.10s, at a price of par.

stitution

1, 1956. Due on July 1 from 1957
to

for

sey,

Indep.

Spring Arbor Township Sch. Dist.
No. 1 (P. O. Jackson), Mich.

Principal

payable

(P.

—

7

April 1 from 1957 to 1976 in¬

on

1957 to 1968 inclusive.

6,000

March

on

purchase of $400,000 water utility
revenue
and
general obligation
bonds. Dated April 1, 1956.
Due

Topsfield, Mass.

V

(CST)

a.m.

offered

to

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer Dist.

&

New

build¬

Feb. 15 were
group composed of
the City National Bank & Trust
Co., Stern Brothers & Co., and
Soden Investment Co., all of Kan¬
sas City.
■Xir'ryi
bonds

awarded

School District No. 4 (P. O.

Bond

County School District
(P. O. Keytesville), Mo.

Bond Sale—The $450,000

ing
Marshall, Roseau and Kittson

County Indep. Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Fridley), Minn.

Sale—The

will

1, 1956 to July 1, 1957.

23

Bond

above

the

to

issue

entire

Counties Joint

trust company to be

or

the

;

.

to 1976 inclusive.

1969

In

MINNESOTA

Due on May 1 from 195<

1, 1955.
to

The

1956.

Newberg Township Fractional Sch.
Dist. No. 6 (P.O. Jones), Mich.
Bond Offering — Emery Rose,

Prin¬

and interest payable

cipal

T. F. Logan,

—

■

t;

from 1957 to 1976 inclusive.

Offering

Bond

Jr., Clerk of Board of Supervisors,
will receive sfeled bids until 10

a net interest cost of
a.m.
(CST) on March 3 for the
3.13%, as follows: $665,purchase of $150,000 road and
apolis.
000 3s, due on April 1 from
bridge bonds. Dated April 1, 1956.
(J-J) payable at a banking insti/'v,
v'-^
"V
:'' '-".V
1957
to
1979
inclusive, and
Due on April 1 from 1957 to 1965
tion to be designated by the suc¬
Hennepin and Carver Counties,
$380,000 3j/4s, due on April 1
inclusive. Interest A-O. Legality
cessful bidder. Legality approved
Minnetonka Joint Independent
from 1980 to 1990 inclusive.
approved by Charles & Trauerby Miller, Canfield, Paddock &
Consolidated Sch. Dist. No. 7 \
755,000 Metropolitan Water Sys¬
nicht, of St. Louis.
Stone, of Detroit.
(P. Oi. Excelsior), Minn.
tem (Nankin Section) bonds
Bond Sale—The $400,000 build¬
; H % Greenwood, Miss.
Ann Arbor School District, Mich.
as
3s, at 100.26, a basis of
Bond Sale—The $3,200,000 school
Bond Sale
The drainage and
about 2.97%. Due on April 1 ing bonds offered Feb. 14—v. 183,
p. 824—we re awarded to a group
building and site bonds offered
sewerage, and street improvement
from 1957 to 1975 inclusive.
Feb.
16—v.
183,
p.
824—were
composed of the First National bonds totaling $199,000 * offered
Ypsilanti, Mich.
awarded to a group composed of
Bank, of Minneapolis; First Na¬ Feb. 17 — v. 183, p. 824 —were
the Harris Trust & Savings Bank,
Bond
Offering — Betty
E. tional Bank, of St. Paul; North¬ awarded to a group composed of
western National Bank; Allison- the Bank of Greenwood, First Na¬
of Chicago; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Fenker, City Clerk, will receive
R. W. Pressprich & Co.; Dean Wit¬ sealed bids until 8
Williams Co.; J. M. Dain & Co.; tional
Bank, of Memphis, and
p.m. (EST) on
ter & Co.; City National Bank & March 5 for the
purchase of $1,- Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, all of Lewis & Co., of Jackson.
Trust Co., and Kaiser & Co., as 2s,
500,000 general obligation bonds, Minneapolis; and Caldwell, PhilT
Hattiesburg, Miss.
2V4S and 4s, at a price of 100.17, a as follows:
lips Co., of St. Paul, at a price
Bond Sale—The industrial and
net interest cost of about 2.24%.
of par, a net interest cost of about
$800,000 water bonds. Due on Dec.
school bonds totaling $285,000 of¬
2.97%, as follows:
1 from 1956 to 1984 inclusive.
LaSalle Township (P. O. LaSalle),
fered Feb.
16—v.
183, p. 717—
$200,000 2.70s. Due on July 1 from were awarded to Hamp Jones Co.,
Michigan
700,000
sewage
disposal
plant
1958 to 1968 inclusive.
Bond Sale —The $30,000 Town
bonds.
Due on Dec. 1 from
and
Leland Speed Co., both of
1956 to 1984 inclusive.
Hall bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,
200,000 3s. Due on July 1 from Jackson, jointly.

July

designated
ing bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,
Town
Treasurer, will receive by the successful bidder.. Legality
p. 933—were awarded to Kalman
sealed bids at the Second Bankapproved
by Miller, Canfield, &
Co., of Minneapolis.
State Street Trust Co., Ill Frank¬ Paddock &
Stone, of Detroit,
lin St., Boston, until 1 p.m. (EST)
;
!
Duluth, Minn.
on
March 1 for the purchase of Pere Marquette; Township School
Bond
$450,010 school project bonds.
Dated Feb. 1, 1956.
Due on Feb. 1

from

ignated by the successful bidder.
Legality
approved
by Dorsey,
Owen, Barker, Scott & Barber, of
Minneapolis.
■'

will receive sealed
of

p.m.

Principal and interest payable at
a suitable banking institution des¬

S. Richards

purchase

1

until

7 for the pur¬
school bonds.

April 1, 1956. Due on April
1958
to
1986 inclusive.

Dated

bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on March
14

bids

on March
of $900,000

(CST)
chase

Board, will

School

sealed

receive

(P. Q.

Edina), Minn.

.•

the

Lance,

O.

Offering—Neil

of

Clerk

1

109, 121 and

(P. O. Plainview), Minn.

146

Bond

Independent

County

Hennepin

com¬

Higginson Corp., Baxter, Wil¬
liams
&
Co., all of New York
City; Dwinnell, Harkness & Hill,
of Boston; First Cleveland Corp.,
Cleveland, and Burns, Corbett &
Pickard, Inc., of Chicago, as fol¬

Jan.

on

Counties Joint Indep.

inclusive.

1971

Olmsted
Consol.

Winona and

Wabasha,

Principal and
interest
payable
at
a
suitable
banking institution designated by
the
successful
bidder.
Legality
approved by Faegre & Benson, of
Minneapolis. '

$1,800,000 bonds
offered Feb. 23—v. 183, p. 604—

Due

Dated March 1, 1956.

bonds.
on

interest

Offering—Daphne B. Sears,

1956.
to

Bond Sale—The

building

$960,000

of

purchase

District

Stoughton, Mass.
Note Sale

a.m. (CST) on
purchase of $33,000 drainage bonds. Dated Jan. 1,

March 5 for the

discount. posed of Harriman Ripley & Co.,

Community School District

Alcona

clusive.

394,000 school project bonds. Due
on
April 1 from 1957 to 1975

ond

■

sealed bids until 11

Lee

follows:

$500,000 school bonds.
Due on
April 1 from 1957 to 1976 in¬

Co., and the Na¬
Bank, both
of

Shawmut

purchase of $894,000 bonds, as

and

and

Wayne County (P. O. Detroit),
Michigan
i:/v/

tuber¬

Sale—The $625,000

Note

Carlton H.

O'Donnell, Town Treasurer, will
receive sealed bids at the Second
Bank-State
Street
Trust Com¬

the

.

Principal

Worcester, Mass.

Hull, Mass.
■

Aug. 1 from 1956 to 1960

on

inclusive.

;

Barber, of Minneapolis.

i:

,

\

Volume 183

Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1045)

Great Falls,

Mont.

B.

Offering

Fred L. Hill,

New

Bond

City

Clerk,

—

will

sealed

receive

bids until 8 p.m. (MST) on March
5
for
the purchase
of $199,000

bonds,

No.

878

bonds.

wards,

112,000 Special Improvement Dis¬
trict No.

Dated

887

April

bonds.

Missoula County Sch. Dist. No. 34

(P. O. Seeley Lake), Mont.
Sale—The $62,848 build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 15 were
Bond

sold

the

to

of

State

Montana, at

sealed

Clerk,

bids

will

until

8

re¬

p.m.

ing

bonds.

Due

Dated

March

1, 1956.

March 1 from 1957 to 1965

on

NEBRASKA

Trust

office

of

the

First

National

(P.

O.

MEXICO

San Juan

Bond Sale—An issue of

Vegas),

Las

for

—

received

until

the purchase

eral

obligation

the

Sealed

bonds

$137,000

sold

was

the

to

Copies of
be obtained

W.

Gibbs, Fiscal
Bank Bldg., Salt

Agent,

Zions
City, Utah.

Lake

NEW

183,

—v.

825—were awarded to
Safe Deposit & Trust

p.

the Boston

Company, at 2.12% discount.

City,

Note

Sale

offered

—

Feb.

The

21—v.

National

Bank

of

Merchants

Manchester, at

fire

Bond

/

bonds

717

p.

were

—

Hutton

Feb.

20

Sale—An issue

bonds

about 2.19%.

Alexandria
P.

O.

R.

Bond
son,

Secretary of the Board of Ed¬

will receive sealed bids
until 8 p.m. (EST) on March 7
for the purchase of $110,000 build¬
ing bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1956. Due
from

1

clusive.

Principal

payable

(F-A)

of

Bank

tional

1957

to

1976

in¬

interest
First Na¬

and

at the
Milford.

to

Quer-

ing, Secretary of the Board of
Education, will receive sealed bids
until 8 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 29 for
the purchase
of $415,000 school
bonds. Dated July 1, 1955. Due on
1 from 1957 to 1976 inclu¬
sive. Principal and interest (J-J)

July

the Asbury Park &
Ocean Grove Bank, Asbury Park.
Legality approved by Caldwell,
Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of
New York City.

Ocean
Bond

—

Helen

of Board of
Education,
will
receive
sealed
bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Feb.
29 for the purchase of $415,000
Secretary

Quering,

school bonds.

Dated July 1, 1955.

July 1 from 1957 to 1976
Principal and interest

on

(F-A)

York City.

the

to

Marine

Western

Bond

Prin¬

interest

Legality approved by
Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler &
Galloway, of New York City. (At
previous

bids

offering on Feb. 2
rejected.—v. 183,p.825.)

were

New

York

City, N. Y.

to

of

on

sealed

bids

sold

was

Buffalo,

as

to

City Council estimated

and

that
be

1

re¬

p.m.

on Feb. 29 for the purchase
$45,000 water bonds. Dated Jan.
1, 1956. Due on July 1 from 1957

inclusive.

the

general

end.of

Board

fund

$560,200,000

Principal

and

interest

the

of

Esti¬

will

revenues

by

June

30,

fiscal

current

the

this

year's

anticipated

sum

to

$63,000 high¬

183,

p;

Feb. 21

934—were awarded to

a

group

composed of Boland, Saffin & Co.,




city is

347

Co., of Albany,
100.41, a basis

Union

Free

Sch.

Dist.

York

Offering

Rita

—

Boggs,

District Clerk, will receive sealed
bids

until

3:30

p.m.

(EST)

on

March 8 for the purchase of $185,000

building bonds.
1956.
to

Due
1966

of

Dated March

March

on

1

from

inclusive.

Principal
payable at the

and interest (M-S)
Bank

Rockville

Centre

Trust

Co., Rockville Centre. Legality apnroved
by
Vandewater,
Sykes,
Heckler & Galloway, of New York
City.
Lysander (P. O. Baldwinsville),
New

Bond

the

York

Sale—The

183,

p.

$33,000 high¬
bonds offered Feb. 21

934—were awarded to

First Trust & Deposit
of

as

2.60s,

about

at

Co., of
100.007, a

emphasized that "this figure

2.59%.

Offering—Wm.

ston,

Village

ceive

sealed

(EST)

on

Treasurer,
bids

March

Comptroller will
remedy; and (2) the

faster

to

be

notes

spent

true

The

Comp¬

out, however, that
is reducing its new
old

its

Today

because

the

the

debt.

securities

opposite

issuance

calls

cents for interest

tion

rate

real estate.

on

1956-57

tax

Gercsa's final

estimate last June

$558,616,-

was

560.
The

Comptroller calculated that

carry

general
adding

fund

to

be

$556,000,000.
up to an anticipated total
of $595,654,619 by the end of the
1956-57

fiscal

make

the

17

this

The

year.

Cit>

the Comptroller

general

months

in

fund

esti¬

advance .|for

city's financial guidance.

Gerosa
reduce

of

cause

said

next

cluded

the

State Aid to

felt

item

an

in

he

year's

of

year

Aid

State

as

to

tax

the

end

which

of

was

and

a

tax

collections

had

that

All

the

re¬

of

credit

total

a

the

in

The

would

have

the

effect

report

the

statement,

forward

look

continuation

nancial

$3,463,00(
collection

estimated
for 19551956-57.

The Business Tax, second in im¬
portance is expected to yield $89,000,000 in each of the two fiscal
years.
Receipts last year were

$70,505,607

the

but

tax

was

creased from one-fifth of
cent

cent

to

one-quarter

July

The

1956-57

to

of

for

sound

fi¬

our

condition,"

Comp¬

the

Common Sch. Dist. No.
(P. O. Newburgh), N. Y.

9

Bond

Sale—The $288,000

ng bonds

awarded

825—were
&

build-

offered Feb. 16—v. 183,
Roose¬

to

Cross, of New York City,

2.80s, at

a

price of

par.

per¬

to

Tax

was

of

in¬
one

and the
$9,000,000 estimate is greater than
last year ($7,910,319). The higher

percent,

one

pected
year

ex¬

to

$10,800,000

yield

this

and next.

returns

were

based

Tax

Last year's actual

$9,299,427 but these

on

11

months' collec¬

The

F.

John¬

will

re¬

until

3:30

p.m.

6 for

the

pur¬

detailed

report

shows

the

at

2.40s,

interest

(J-D)

Marine

Midland

New

York

proved

Bond Offering—Bernice W. Nu¬

will

Clerk,

bids until 2 p.m.

sealed

Feb. 29 for the purchase

(EST) on
of $285,-

Due on Feb. 1 from 1957
1976 inclusive.
Principal and

1, 1956.

First

(F-A)

National

payable
Bank, of

at the
Spring

approved

Legality

Valley.

Delafield
New York City.
Hawkins,

&

Bond Sale—The
ous

purposes

were

Wood,

by
of

to

group

com¬

Manhattan Bank,
Bankers Trust Co., both of New
York; Marine Trust Company of
Western New York, Buffalo; Con¬
posed of Chase

600,000),

Messrs. Barr Brothers &

tinental

Trust

Illinois National

Legality

ap¬

No.

5

Central

School

District

(P. O. Kings Park), N. Y.

Bond

Offering—Otto

Schubert,

President of the Board of Educa¬

tion, will receive sealed bids
til

un¬

3

p.m. (EST) on March 6 for
purchase of $1,200,000 school
building bonds. Dated March 1,

the

1956.

Due

1985

to

March

on

inclusive.

1

from

1957

Principal

and
interest (M-S) payable at the Na¬
tional Bank of Kings Park, or at
the Irving Trust Co., New York
City. Legality approved by Reed,
Hoyt, Taylor & Washburn, of New
York City.

District

No.

Union
S

(P.

Free

O.

School

Hampton

Bays), N. Y.
Bond

Offering — Paul L. RafDistrict Clerk, will receive

ford,

sealed

bids

March

on

until

1

for

$560,000

school

March

1956.

3

1,

from 1957 to

the

at

(EST)

p.m.

the

purchase

bonds.

Due

of

Dated

March

on

1

1976 inclusive. Prin¬

(M-S)

Hampton

Bays

payable
National

Bank.

Legality approved by Haw¬
kins, Delafield & Wood, of New
York City.
Webster,

Lake

Road

Water

Dist.

(P. O. Webster), N. Y.
Sale—The $135,000 public

16—v.

183,

825—were awarded

p.

Securities Trust

Company,

2.70s.

as

CAROLINA

Cleveland County (P. O.
North Carolina
Bond

Offering—w.

E.

Shelby),
Easter-

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
ment

Commission,

sealed

bids

leigh

until

March

6

will
office

in

a.m.

purchase of $1,building
bonds.

school

1, 1954.

from

to

1958

(EST)

Due

on

the

Chase

on

June

inclusive.

1976

Principal and interest (J-D)
at

Ra¬

11

Dated Dec.
1

receive

the

for

500,000

his

at

pay¬

Manhattan

Bank, of New York City. Legality

$7,425,000 vari¬
a

the

Vandewater, Sykes,
Galloway, of New York

Smithtown

able

bonds offered Feb. 21

awarded

at'

Company,

City.

receive

Dated Feb.

000 Town Hall bonds.

to

Trust

by

NORTH

Town

payable-

City.

price

a

Ramapo (P. O. Suffern), N. Y.

gent,

on

$2,-

600,000 building bonds. Dated Dec.
1, 1955., Due on June 1 from 1957
to
1985 inclusive.
Principal and

par.

Trust Co.,

($10,500,000),

sealed bids until 2
p.m. (EST)
Feb. 28 for the purchase of

Rochester,

bonds

receipts 'of the special city taxes
to be constant for each year's es¬
timate:
Compensating Use
($2,-

Utility

Bond Offering — Lillian
V.
Beyer, District Clerk, will receive

Bond

Rochester, N. Y.
is

Amusement

City School District,

of

as

Trust

New York

aold to Roosevelt & Cross, of New

estimate holds for 1956-57.
The

Salamanca

the

City,

Traders

2.89%.

to

York

&

Buffalo, and Roosevelt &
Weigold, Inc., New York City, as
2.90s, at 100.05, a basis of about

was

of

of

Co., Inc., New York City;

improvement bonds offered Feb.

Bond Sale—An issue of $175,000

improvement

composed

,

Pleasantville, N. Y.

general

935—were

p.

group

cipal and interest

Newbttrgh

interest

four-fifths

from

percent

one

1, 1955.

Financial

creased

of

in¬

one per¬

a

Southhampton

said.

troller

(P. O.

Co.,

percentage-wise,

can

District

183,

to

Manufacturers

summarized
"Dollar-wise

was

collections
greater than at any time in
the past 25 years of this
city's
history. I am of the opinion we

as

21—v.

Blair &

State

reducing the amount of capi¬

with

i

Water

Sale—The $550,000 water

awarded

ol

tal notes required to be issued and

rec¬

Sales Tax, the major item in the

general fund, is already
greater than the same
period last year. It is
to bring in $235,000,000
56 and $240,000,000 for

Feb.

Stabiliza¬

dis¬

Figure?

City sales for 1955 broke all

for

introduced

this

and

cited to show that New York

were

credited

Legislature a bill that would ease
the impact of rapid spending on
capital improvements by provid¬
ing bonds to be^ issued for half
the term of the probable useful¬
ness of the project.
He explained

($3,300,000-$3,000,000).

Otherwise

had

are

($1,600,000)
$300,000 diminution of fran¬

chise taxes

he

in¬

for

due

cents

$63,000,000.
Gerosa is the first
Comptroller to have
instituted
such a rainy day reserve.
The Comptroller revealed that

for

Hospitals, which will

not recur in the general fund.

only

71

lessening the debt service.
be¬

arrears

current

he

said

Fund

group

system construction bonds offered

$15,000,000 to the Tax Appropria¬

obliged tc

estimate

Bond

of

redemption.

tion and General Fund

the

Rush, Rush

Heckler &

will

determine

oi

for

and

be regarded
as
tentative"
until he makes his June
estimate,
at which time the City Council

Gerosa

a

both of New York
City, and Sage,
Rutty & Co., of Rochester, as 2M!S,
at 100.09, a basis of about
2.49%.

this

interest

and

debt.

than

redemption.

for

935—were awarded to

composed of George B. Gibbons &
Co., Inc., Chas E. Weigold & Co.,

for the redemption of serial

debt

must

were

Monroe, N. Y.
Bond

the

estimated

15-year

Ge¬

$658,000 build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,

"the

very

ords.

(P. O. Rockville Centre),

Bond

that

healthy finan¬
except for two

a

bonds, capital
on
long-term
troller pointed
the city today

is

(P. O. North Rose), N>. Y.
Bond Sale—The

Rochester), N. Y.

emphasized

in

take steps to

).

New

assistance

some

condition,"
things which disturb its future:
(1) the increasing tax cancella¬

velt

No. 21

as

Nashville,

Co., as 1.90s,
basis of about 1.89%.

a

Rose, Huron, Butler, Sodus and
Lyons Central Sch. Dist. No. 2

Aid.

cial

according to the report.

Hempstead

well

as

State

Gerosa

flected good business everywhere,

& Cross, of New York
and the National Commer¬

as 3s, at
of about 2.95%.

by
remain

water

items
from

City,

jointly,

fund

charges, licenses,
permits, city rentals, payments in
lieu of taxes, and other similar

Roosevelt

cial Bank & Trust

general

Co., Hayden, Stone & Co.,

100.06,

p.

the

usually

stable:

29

indicated.

report

continued last Dec. 31

garage bonds offered

—v.

of

is made up of revenues earned
the
city which

$598,271,179, the Comptroller's

pari-mutuel

Guilderland, N. Y.
The

rest

mandatory

losses

City.

—

affect

economy.

jents for interest and 20 cents for

of New York

Sale

The

seriously

of

The cash carry over of
$38,071,from July 1 last will boost

179

Hospitals will now
go
directly
into
the
Expense
Budget. The report noted other

Bond

could

city's

reversal

Every dollar for debt service on
4% corporate stock consist of 80

(J-J) payable at the Na¬
tional City Bank of Troy. Legal¬
ity approved by Sullivan, Dono¬
van, HanVahan, McGovern & Lane

way

business
the

sudden

a

year

mate

St.

(EST)

1967

certified

mate

to

Y.

Arthur J.
until

Lawrence
15

statement

Charter requires

of

to

that

year

Comptroller

Gerosa in his Feb.

over from
this year's
by July 1 would be $39,654,619 and estimated next year's

$147,000

John, Village Treasurer, will
ceive

cated

spending,
E.

nolds &

Gerosa pointed out that these
excise taxes make up 65% of the
general fund revenues and indi¬

mounting debt service which next
year, he calculates, is to be $48,952,371 greater than the $309,561,-

revenue

par.

—

($9,800,000)
Occupancy Tax ($800,000). '

tions which

Comptroller Gerosa Reports
Financial

tions.

general

awarded

Wood,

Island, N.

Offering

Sale—The $725,000 water,

934—were

of

by

Company of

York,

price of

a

Orange, N. J.
and

&

Trust

New

Syracuse,

improvement
bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183, p.
school

the

approved

fire improvement bonds

basis
Bond

1957

at

Bond Sale—An issue of

—v.

>

and

(J-J) payable
at the Sullivan County Trust
Co.,

the

by Caldwell,
Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of
approved

from

1,

Greece, Barnard Fire District
(P. O. Rochester), N. Y.

way garage

New

on

$289,improvement bonds.
1, 1956. Due on July 1

public

from 1956 to 1980 inclusive.

City.

and Ocean

Legality

Feb.

payable

Delafield

inclusive.

(J-J) payable at the Asbury Park
Grove Bank, Neptune.

of

Principal and

Legality

1,

A.

1

inclusive.

Freeport.

1957

Grove), N. J.

Offering

the

Meadow Brook National Bank,

at

Neptune Township (P. O.

Due

1966

Feb.

on

Legality

Bond Offering—Helen A.

payable

Due

interest

approved by Hawkins, Delafield
6 Wood, of New York City.
Neptune Township School District
(P. O. Ocean Grove), N. J.

to

dated

are

Green

Offering—Lester D. Wil¬

Feb.

sold

was

bonds

JERSEY

ucation,

on

sealed bids until 2 p.m.
(EST)
March 1 for the purchase of

rosa

2V2S, at

Township Sch. Dist.
D. Pittstown), N. J.

acquisi¬

price

v.

&

NEW

of

Monticello, N. Y.
Bond Offering—Edwin G.
Motl,
Village
Treasurer,
will
receive

$52,500

or

land

and

of par.

183,
awarded to W. E.
—

Co.,
and
Lyons
&
Shafto, both of Boston, jointly, as
2.20s, at a price of 100.22, a basis
of

Bank

(1955-56).

Y,

Meadow Brook National
Bank,
East Williston, as 2.60s, at a

Sale—The $128,000 sewer

offered

Williston, N.

apparatus

tion

New York

Meredith, N. H.

23

a

Hawkins,

1.95% discount.

Feb.

price of 100.21,
basis of about 2.54%.

1956.

$800,000 notes
183, p. 934—

to -the

awarded

were

2.60s, at

as

The

Manchester, N. H.

offered

im¬

p. 825—were awarded to
White & Co., of New York

D.

Bond

The

Y.

$85,000

183,

—v.

R.

The

—

bonds

East

$200,000 tax
anticipation notes offered Feb. 14
—

Sale

provement

HAMPSHIRE

Sale

YORK

Chittenango, N.
Bond

a

Berlin, N. H.
Note

NEW

13

of $500,000 gen¬

may

Lauren

and

Citizens

Cigarette

Status—Reporting New
City business at its "best in
history" but repeating his warn¬
ing on excessive long-range

State of New Mexico.

bids

March

bonds.

brochure

from

Monroe.

the

at

Legality approved by Vandewater,
Sykes, Heckler & Galloway, of
New York City.

York

Offering

be

at

the

Nevada

will

($400,000),

(F-A)

Monticello.

building

County

payable

cipal

NEW

Conduit

cipal and interest

Bank & Trust Co. of Paterson. Le¬

NEVADA

Bond

bonds.

Third National Bank in
and J. A. Overton &

Dated Jan.

dale

water

($800,000), Hotel Rooms
($6,000,000), Motor Vehicles ($9,200,000), Horse Race Admissions

000

Principal and interest
payable at the Blooming-

County, Farmington Sch.
Dist. (P. O. Farmington), N. Mex.

Company, of Lincoln.

Clark

$50,000

(M-S)

$275,000

sold to the First

was

of

inclusive.

Kimball, Neb.
Bond Sale—An issue of
water bonds

chase

Dated Feb. 1, 1956. Due on
Aug. 1
from 1957 to 1966 inclusive. Prin¬

gality approved by Hawkins, De¬
lafield
&
Wood, of New York
City.
d
.

price of par.

a

Township

ceive

(EST) on March 13 for the pur¬
chase of $43,000 municipal build¬

1956.

1,

Ingen

York

Pequannock Township (P. O.
Pompton Plains), N. J.
Bond Offering — Carl I. Ed¬

$87,000 Special Improvement Dis¬
trict

Van

& Co., both of
City, arid Ryan, Hanauer &
Co., of Newark, as 2.40s,
at 100.07, a basis of about 2.39%.

follows:

as

J.

57

Bank &

of Chicago; Mercantile
Company,
of
St.
Louis;

Co., Rey¬

approved

by
Shetterly
&
York City.
North

Carolina

Offering

Bond

will

Mitchell, Pershing,
Mitchell,
of New

be

received

(State

—

of)

Sealed

until

11

bids
a.m.

March 14 for the pur¬
chase of $25,000,000 school plant
construction
and
improvement
(EST)

bonds.

on

58

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1046)

John B. Joyce & Co.,

Whiteville, N. C.
Bond

Sale—The bonds

totaling
$199,000 offered Feb. 14—v. 183,
p. 825—were awarded to J. Lee
Peeler & Co., of Durham, and
Vance Securities Corp., of Greens¬
boro, jointly, at a price of par.

Baker,
City Auditor, will receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on Feb.
28 for the purchase of $715,000

from

The
1956.

able

the

at

or

as

Bond

(EST)
chase

Legality approved
by Dorsey, Owen, Barker, Scott
& Barber, of Minneapolis.

terest

bonds

offered

718—were

p.

the First Cleveland

to

1977

Feb.

21—

awarded

to

Corp., Cleve¬

Dist. (P. O. R.R. 2,

until

(EST) on
March 2 for the purchase of $350,000

construction

sewer

provement bonds.
Due

on

River

No.

718—were

im¬

and

Dated April 1,

Oct. 1 from 1957 to

school

Township (P. O. R.R.

J, Box 99, Fairborn),

6 for the purchase of

$700,000 sec¬
mortgage water works rev¬
enue bonds.
Dated April 1, 1953.
Due semi-annually on April and
Oct.
1, 1963 to 1970 inclusive.
Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬
able

First National Bank,

the

at

Mansfield.

of

by

Legality approved
Sanders & Dempsey,

Squire,

Ohio

$21,000 build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 10—v. 183,

to

718

p.

were

—

Mount Pleasant, Ohio

1956

1955

1956

assessment

Jan.

♦Jan.

Dec.

144

132

143

141

8—v.

awarded

145

Durable

146

133

145

143

' 132

133,

Total

160

durable

161

145

330

130

121

129

125

129

120

126

127

117

160

161

147

goods—

output

141

147

139

142

147

142

154

162

156

156

163

163

Autos

171

187

186

173

193

195

Household

140

141

133

144

138

137

112

112

98

108

110

95

Ma.ior

durables

consumer

Other

durables

consumer

Construction contracts, value—
Total

t
•:

All other

h

301

260

■

273

286

1

t

"* X

X

X

319

243

114.8

114.8

110.7

113.3

108.3

101.8

116.4

117.0

107.7

97.1

98.1

S4.7

96.2

X

214

233

107.5

payrolls—
Nonagricultural employees, total
Manufacturing prod, workers—

Employment, total
Durable
Nondurable

Payrolls, total

239

251

198

117.3

109.1

107.0

108.8

101.2

116.3

•117.7

107.6

./<•

103

101

tl25
':•> X

•122

119

*135

123

92

94

98.5

93.8

163.8

158.4

Freight carloadings
Department store sales, value
Department store stocks, value

at

price

a

100.15,

of

of

District

Portland.

t95

*212

91

X

•119

110

(P. O. Gallipolis), Ohio
Sale—The $310,500 school

bonds offered

Feb.

cen¬

Employment and

tNot available.

Sale—The

sewer

$243,000 sani¬
assessment bonds of¬

awarded to the Ohio

Company of

3s,
at
basis of about 2.98%.

100.17,

as

as

the

of

Northern

Trust

Stranahan, Har¬
Co.; and Ryan, Sutherland
& Co., both of Toledo, as 2^s, at
a price of 101.19, a basis of about
&

2.37%.

1956
Durable Manufactures:

Bethlehem
Broad

Ohio

Bond

(EST)

1956

1955

Dec.

Jan.

•Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

150

151

127

152

148

129

Sale—The

$79,000 school
building bonds offered Feb. 16—

183, p. 718—were awarded to
Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., of
Toledo, as 3V4S, at a price of
102.20, a basis of about 3.01%.

Bond

_

Nonelectrical
Electrical

Offering—Frankie

Jerni-

172

157

171

173

159

138

125

133

136

124

161

162

145

164

163

148

143

124

146

146

126

City Clerk, will receive bids
until 7:30 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 28
for the purchase of $295,000 storm
sewer
bonds.
Due serially from
1958

196

193

187

200

196

191

Transportation equipment

207

213

197

210

215

159

160

140

159

162

140

gan,

200

Instruments

_

_

.

__

_

_

Clay, glass and lumber products
Stone, clay and glass products
Lumber

and

Furniture

141

Miscellaneous

132

133

133

124

155

136

150

154

132

129

manufactures

129

117

114

122

134

140

122

128

132

142

149

129

1

and

Textile

apparel

112

mill

products
Apparel and allied products
and leather products
Rubber products

Leather and

products
printing.

and

Paper

and

allied

and

Petroleum

and

building

_

products

allied products—

Sale—An

bonds

National

108

X

105

the Authority, will
bids until 2 p.m.

of

March 8 for

on

the

X

107

113

123

126

119

123

146

1.43

X

140

145

105

X

101

105

142

140

130

139

137

127

1

160

142

X

147

140

129

128

123

125

130

119

168

166

148

171

167

pur¬

Lower

Merion

Township School

District (P. O. Ardmore), Pa.
Bond Sale—The $2,100,000 gen¬
eral obligation bon^s offered Feb.
20—v. 183, p. 606—twere awarded

group composed of Halsey,
Stuart & Co.; Blair & Co., Inc.;
a

Merrill Lynch, Pierce,

Fenner &
Beane; White, Weld & Co.; Dol¬
phin & Co.; Janney, Dulles & Co.;
Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.; Sparks
& Co.; Elkins, Morris & Co., and
Suplee, Yeatman & Co., at 100.01,
net interest cost of about

as

2.11%,

follows:

was

of

sold

Bank, of

$9,000
to the

Pryor.

$340,000 4s.
1957

Due oft Sept. 1 from
1960

to

170,000

13/4S.

Due

to

Due
1974

inclusive.

570,000 2y8s. Due
1975

1981

to

on

Sept. 1 from

inclusive.

warick, Secretary of the Author¬
ity, will receive sealed bids until
8 p.m.

(EST)

on

of

$5,250,000

Duilding revenue
April 1, 1956. Due
to

1986

and interest

Mellon

National

Bank

&

Trust

Co., Pittsburgh. Legality approved
oy
Burgwin, Ruffin,
Perry
&
Pohl, of Pittsburgh, e
Ridley Township School District
O. Folsom),

Pa.

Sale—The $210,000 build¬

ing bonds offered Feb. 16—v. 183,
p. 826—were awarded to Kidder,
Peabody & Co., and Bache & Co.,
both of New York City, jointly.
Sale

—

obligation

Feb.

20—v.

awarded

to

bonds

183,
a

Bond

system

183,

bonds

offered

Feb.

21

826—were awarded to
McLean & Co., of Tacoma.
v.

p.

offered

$12,000
Dated
1

general obligation bonds
April 1, 1956. Due on April

from

1957

to

Food and beverage manufactures

X

112

107

X

105

98

Street, Milwaukie), Oregon

Gleeten,

Tobacco

X

X

107

X

•

X

105

1968

inclusive

of Erie.

Crude

oil

and

natural

gas

Metal, stone and earth minerals

•Preliminary.

tNot available.




Clackamas County

74

89

91

77

151

150

142

151

150

123

125

118

101

107

142
.

97

Sch. Dist. No. 1

Bond Offering—Arwid W. Bertman,

87

8

p.m.

the

for

pur¬

building bonds/
Due on April

Dated April 1, 1956.
from

1957

to

1966

inclusive,

rincipal and interest (A-O) pay¬
able at a banking institution des¬
ignated by the successful bidder.
TENNESSEE
Macon

County (P. O. Lafayette),
T ennessee

Bond Sale—The

bonds

$275,000 school
17
v.
183,

offered Feb.

258

were

—

Bradford

&

—

awarded to J. C.

Co., of Nashville.
^

'

>

Bond Offering—Granville Hin-

Mayor,

;on,

announces

that

the

City will receive sealed bids until
1* p.m;

(CST) oh March 5 for the
purchase of $350,000 natural gas
1, 1955.

Due

of

tained

June 1 from 1959
Complete de¬

on

inclusive.

1981

;o

rails

the

offering

from

curities

be ob¬

may

Cumberland Se¬

the

Corp.,

Fourth

206

Ave.,

North, Nashville 3, Tenn.
TEXAS

Amarillo, Texas
Bond
C.

Offering—City Auditor J.

Lilly

that the City

announces

Commission

will

sealed

receive

bids until 2 p.m.

(CST) on March
for the purchase of $1,990,000
street improvement bonds. Dated
March 1, 1956.
Due on March 1
from 1957 to

1981 inclusive. Prin¬

cipal and interest (M-S)
the

at

Mercantile

payable

National Bank,

of

Dallas, or at the Chemical Corn
Exchange Bank, of New York
City. Legality approved by Mc-

Parkhurst

&

Crowe,

of

Angelina County (P. O. Lufkin),
Texas

Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
be received by the County Judge
\

—

Sale—The $230,000 sewer

approved

85

$20,000

W.
re¬

r

Burns, Oregon

Legality

Coal

until

2

s

will

& Co., White, Weld
Co., both of New York City, and until 11 a.m. (CST) on Feb. 27 for
& Co., of Pittsburgh, as
the
purchase of $100,000 court
2y4s, at 100.60, a basis of about house and jail bonds. Dated Feb.
2.19%.
15, 1956.
Due on Feb. 15 from
1957 to 1969 inclusive.
Principal
Wesleyville, Pa.
and interest (F-A) payable at the
Bond Offering
Merle Ripley
Borough Secretary, will receive State Treasurer's office. Legality
approved by Dumas, Huguenin &
sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (EST)
on March 12 for the
purchase of Boothman, of Dallas.

(P. O. Box 5947, 2145 Monroe

121

bids

March

on

of

i

a r v

Clerk,

Thomas

99

131

(CST)
chase

J

—

District

p.

C. J. Devine

132

131

Offering

sealed

gen¬

719—were
group composed of

158

120

Dist.,

Dallas.

The $700,000

141

130

Bond

Call,

Sewickley, Pa.
Bond

103

130

Sch.

South Dakota

Dated

April 1 from
Principal
(A-O) .payable at the

177

Mineral fuels

DAKOTA

Independent

on

144

.

SOUTH
Faulkton

inclusive.

103

•I.

Company, of Providence, at 1.83%
discount.

school

bonds.

131

Minerals:

sold to

was

Hospital Trust

March 6 for the

107

manufactures

Island

system revenue bonds. Dated Dec.
Penn Township School District
Authority (P. O. Pittsburgh 35),
Pennsylvania
Bond Offering — John D. Bes-

112

t

Rhode

1,

Sept. 1 from

on

141

155

anticipation notes

the

1961 and 1962.-

175

products
tobacco

Note Sale—An issue of $200,000

Savannah, Tenn.

Sept.

on

ISLAND

i;ax

inclusive.

X

coal

and

RHODE

Central Falls, R. I.

p.

112

beverages

Co.; Gregory & Sons; Crutten& Co.; Fahey, Clark & Co.;
Rand & Co.; E. F. Hutton & Co.;
and Kenower, MacArthur & Co.

ceive

143

Food,

&

c en

3rown,

man.

&

issue

151

108

orook & Co.; Coffin & Burr; Wm.
Pollock & Co.; G. H. Walker

E.

sealed

eral

OREGON

104

110

125

X

petroleum products

Chemicals

106

116

X
__

115

X

Printing and publishing
Chemicals and

102

106

X

.

.

113
110

125

-

Rubber

Paper

Bond

First

Nondurable Alanufactures:
Textiles

inclusive.

109

146

1977

Oklahoma

121

109

to

Mayes County Dependent School
District No. 38 (P. O. Pryor),

117

136
123

145

fixtures

126

136
122

miscellaneous

and

140

155

products

and

Furniture

Authority (P. O. 6 West

(P.

143

_

Machinery

of

Boston

&

Corporation; Dean t:
Co.; Hemphill, Noyes &
Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; Esta-

Offering—Robt. R. Coyle,

Bond

135

Metal fabricating
Fabricated metal products

members

First

cate:

from the above-mentioned Chair¬

1957

Bethany, Okla.

169

_

1

able Securities

St., Bethlehem), Pa.

Chairman
receive

OKLAHOMA

1955

♦Jan.

Primary metals
_

p.

of about 2.94%.

purchase

Washington-York Local Sch. Dist.
(P. O. R.F.D. 1, West Mansfield),

-Unadjusted—

July

on

1961 to 1975 inclusive.

Ponce; F. S. Moseley & Co.; Paine,
Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Equit¬

183,

1,020,000 2s.

$675,000 build¬
ing bonds Offered Feb. 16-^v>183^
p. 606—were awarded to a group

Bond

July 1 from

on

Due

718—were awarded

Bond Sale—The

ris

2%s.

Blyth & Company, of Portland,
3s, at a price of 100.27, a basis

17—v.

a

Shelby City School District, Ohio

composed

follows:

as

1957 to 1960 inclusive.

Other

improvement bonds offered Feb.
to

1963

1947-49 average—100

Seasonally Adjusted

2.77%,

•

P.

the syndi¬
Corp.; Drexel
Co.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler;
White, Weld & Co.; Banco de

fered Feb 21—v. 183, p. 718—were

Colifinbus,

J.

$1,000,000 4s. Due

from

Tillamook), Oregon

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

■"/.

by

8,500,000

Bond Sale—The $160,000 harbor

a

v.

averages,

about

Port of Tillamook Bay (P. O.

to

83

compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

tEstimated.

basis

a

Local School

Gallia

North

141.5

93

NOTE—Construction contract indexes based on three-month
moving
tered at second month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern
States.
are

the

to

Co., of Chicago;

244

Employment and

•Preliminary.

1966.

••

Residential

payrolls indexes

of

120

129
Consumer

p. 454—
First Na¬

183,

about 2.97%.

tary
Jan.

1

Manufactures—
Total

bonds

improvement

Feb.

offered

about 3.22%.

1955

Dec.

1,

_

Bond

144

Dec.

to

a
syndicate
Morgan & Co.,
Inc., New York City, at a price
of 100.01, a net interest cost of

headed

chase of $8,000,000 water revenue

Ottawa, Ohio

♦Jan.

of

as

Exempted Village bonds, as follows:
School District, Ohio
$3,850,000 bonds. Due on April 1
Bond Sale—An issue of $600,000
from 1959 to 1981 inclusive.
building bonds was sold to a
4,150,000 bonds. Due April
1,
group composed of Baxter, Wil¬ 1996.
liams & Co., Inc.; Prescott & Co.,
The bonds are dated April 1,
both of Cleveland; and Kenower,
1956. Copies of the prospectus and
Mac Arthur & Co., of Detroit, as
related information may be ob¬
3s, at a price of 101.58, a basis
tained from C. C. Collings & Co.,
of about 2.85%.
Inc., Financial Advisor to the Au¬
New Paris, Ohio
thority,
Fidelity - Philadelphia
Bond
Sale—The $6,500 special Trust Bldg.,
Philadelphia 9, or

183, p. 718—were awarded
to Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleve¬
land, as 3V4S, at 100.13, a basis of

Unadjusted—

callable

awarded

were

Ne wcomerstown

1947-49 average=100

Total

ap¬

about 3.34%.

BUSINESS INDEXES

Industrial production—

$15,0Q0 fire

paratus
bonds offered' Feb.
20
—v. 183, p. 718—were awarded to
Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland,
as
3Vzs, at 100.84, a basis of

improvement

Seasonally Adjusted

inclusive.

Witter &

21—v.

System

1975

PENNSYLVANIA

Bond

Federal Reserve

to

of Cleveland.

awarded to J. A.

Board of Governors of the

1956

Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬
able
at
the County
Treasurer's
office. Legality approved by Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre,

ond

Sale—The

Bond

16—

awarded

from

are

Mansfield, Ohio
Bond Oifering—Paul L.
Kelley,
City Auditor, will receive sealed
bids until noon (EST) on March

were

Interest A-O.

1

Bonds due in 1967 and thereafter

tional Bank, Of New Paris, as 3s,
Mad

Johnstown),

$98,000

building bonds offered Feb.
p.

noon

School

Ohio

183,

In¬

Offering—Henry A. Rees,
Finance, will receive

1981 inclusive.

Bennington-Liberty Local

v.

inclusive.

Legality approved by
Sanders & Dempsey, of

sealed bids

3s,
of

as

basis

a

pur¬

Cleveland.

1956.

Sale—The

noon

Director of

land.

Bond

until

Lakewood, Ohio

Bond Sale—The $20,000 fire ap¬

183,

bids

J-J.

Bond

Barnesville, Ohio

v.

Schultz,
Education, will

$164,800 building bonds.
Jan. 1, 1956. Due on Jan. 1

Squire,

OHIO

paratus

L

March 6 for the

from 1958

cessful bidder.

100.41,

2.82%.

&

of

Dated

be designated by the suc¬

may

sealed
on

of

Bond Sale—The

Offering—W.

receive

Bismarck

or

White

J. A.

to

Clerk of Board of

City Treasurer's of¬
a
bank in Chicago,

Minneapolis, St. Paul

awarded

Hopedale Local Sch. Dist., Ohio

inclusive.

1976

to

on

bonds are dated April 1,
Principal and interest pay¬

at

fice,

1957

Due

Ohio

Co., of Cincinnati,

price

a

about

Co., of Cincinnati.

utility
July 1

sewer

bonds.

revenue

School District

(P. O, R. D. 2, Caledonia),

were

inclusive.

water and

Claridon Local

Covington, Ohio
Bond Sale—The $200,000 sew¬
erage system improvement bonds
offered Feb. 21—v. 183, p. 718—

$375,000 refunding improvement
special assessment bonds. Due
on July 1 from 1957 to 1976
340,000

at a price
basis of about 3.23%.

a

about 2.74%.

follows:

as

100.13,

$131,180 build¬
ing bonds offered Feb. 17—v. 183,
p. 718—were awarded to John B.
Joyce & Co., of Columbus, as 2%s,
at a price of 100.05, a basis of

Bismarck, N. Dak.
Bond Offering — Tom

bonds,

The bonds were sold
of

White &
at

Bond Sale—The

DAKOTA

NORTH

of Colum¬

bus, as 3V4S.

Monday, February 27, 1956

...

District Clerk, will receive
(PST) on

sealed bids until 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 for the
000

purchase of $780,-

obligation
Dated March 1, 1956. Due
general

bonds
on

Dec.

PUERTO

by

Wayne

A

Brownsville

Bond

Rico

Feb.

RICO

(Commonwealth of)

20—v.

183,

of

the

—

Lionel

Board

Garza,

of

Trus¬

tees, will receive sealed bids until
7:30 p.m.
(CST) on Feb. 28 for

Bond Sale—The $9,500,000 pub¬
lic improvement, series B bonds

offered

Offering

President

the

Puerto

Consolidated Indep.

School District, Texas

p.

826—

purchase of $750,000 building
Dated March 15, 1956. Due

bonds.
on

Dec.

clusive.

(J-D)

15

from

1956 to

Principal

and

1986 in¬

interest

payable at a paying agent

Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

183

Volume

■

be

to

(1047)

■■

designated by the pur¬
Legality approved by Mc-

chaser.

Call,Parkhurst & Crowe,of Dallas.
Sch.

Independent

Cameron

-.-*u

Dist.,

T exas

Bond Sale—An issue of

school

bonds

house

Co.,

&

Neuhaus

Underwood,

$225,000
sold to

was

of

Houston, as follows:

$135,000 3V4s. Due on Feb. 15 from
Due on Feb. 15 from
1984 inclusive.

1982 to

.

inclusive.

1981

1957 to

90,000 3s.

Legality

F-A.

Interest

ap¬

proved by Dumas, Huguenin ' &
Boothman, of Dallas.
Collin

(P. O. McKinney),

County
'•

Texas

v,

.1

Bond Sale—An issue of

bonds

hospital

Board of

State

$750,000

to

the

as

sold

was

Education,

fol¬

lows:

$259,000 3V2S. Due on Jan. 15 from
inclusive.

1971

1958 to

on Jan. 15
1987 inclusive.

from

Due

491,000 3s.
1972 to

Corsicano, Texas
Bond

Elliott,

Offering —W. M.

City Secretary, will receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on Feb.
28 for the purchase of $1,215,000

general
March

1,

obligation bonds. Dated
1956. Due on March 1

from 1958 to 1985 inclusive. Prin¬

cipal

and interest (M-S)

payable

at

bank

Federal

Reserve

a

in

a

or, in the event the issue
purchased by the State Board
of Education, at the State Treas¬
urer's office.
Legality approved
by MeCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of

Center,

is

....

vijy.,

,iim

Dallas.
El Paso,

Bond Sale—The
and

21—v.

awarded

183,

to

a

offered

bonds

revenue

sewer

Feb.

Texas

$3,712,000 water
719—were
headed by

p.

group

Phelps, Fenn &.Co., New York
City, at 100.03, a net interest cost
of about

2.84%,

$650,000

3j/4s.
1964

from

450,000 3s.

Due

on

March

on

1

inclusive.

1969

to

"

follows:

as

Due

March 1 from

1970 to 1972 inclusive.

-

:

/

-1,-100,000 234s.
Due on March 1
r7"—
from 1973 to 1978 inclusive.
1,512,000 2.80s. Due on March 1
'■

.•

from

Other

1979 to 1986 inclusive.

members

the

of

rmr

group:

Stone & Webster Securities Corp.;

3MW

W.

R.

Pressprich & Co.; G. H.
& Co.; Ira Haupt & Co.:
:Rauscher, Pierce & Co.; Wm. E.
Pollock & Co.; Wm. Blair & Co.;
Stix & Co.; Scherck, Richter &
Walker

Co.; Thomas & Co.; Seasongood &
Mayer, and Henry Dahlberg & Co.
Garland, Texas
Sale—The

Bond
eral

$350,000

gen¬

obligation bonds offered Feb.
183, p. 926—were awarded

21—v.

.U>£'

to the Equitable Securities Corp.,
Nashville, and Stern Bros. & Co.,
Kansas City, jointly.
»• .

Grayson County, Layne Common
School District No.

93

Sherman), Texas

building
Dated

4s.

on

bonds

was

sold

Hutton & Co., of Dallas

F.

as

Dec.

Dec.

15 from

clusive.

Interest

1955.

15,

1956

to

J-D.

Due
in¬

1985

Legality

approved by Dumas, Huguenin &
t

Many thousands of Americans are being cured of
cancer

every year.

But the

Laredo, Texas
Offering—James Haynes.

general obligation bonds,
lows:

as

fol¬

from

1960

to

on

on
1966

.rrs-;

Due
4'j?

inclusive.
bonds are dated March 1,
Principal and interest (M-S)
payable at the Mercantile Nation¬
The

1956.

al

Bank

of

Dallas.

proved by McCall,
Crowe, of Dallas.

Legality

ap¬

Parkhurst

&

Longview, Texas
Bond Offering—L. W.
Summers,
City Secretary, will receive sealed
bids at the City Manager's
office,




YOUR BEST CANCER INSURANCE is

■r-t'ZiSS

"

of the body.

(1) to

doctor every year for a thorough checkup,

see

your

no

matter

how well you may

feel (2) to

immediately at the first sign of

the 7

danger signals that

For

needless death... twice

"colonize" in other parts
iTJST

March 1 from 1967 to 1976

a

list of those

see your

any one

may mean cancer.

as

he cufed, hut only if
jftgiprly treated before they have begun to spread

$149,000 equipment bonds. Due
1

death is

A g££at many cancers can

or

March

are

could be saved.

•

inclusive.
250,000 fire station bonds.

people

tragic fact, our doctors tell us, is that every

**

City Secretary, will receive sealed
bids until 10 a.m. (CST) on March
1
for
the purchase of
$399.00C

more

doctor

Boothman, of Dallas.
Bond

More and

goiH&.to their doctors in time. That is encouraging!

;ancer

;

they went to their doctors in time

•at f'iJCZuZ'

Sale—An issue of $47,000

Bond

school
to E.

because

(P. O.

a

other facts of
Cancer
to

^

life-saving warning signals and

life about

cancer,

Society office nearest

"Cancer" in

of

care

call the American

you or

simply write

of your local Post Office.

■

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Society TP

50

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
60

v.

Monday, February 27, 1956

...

(1048)

11

unitl
eral

(CST)

a.m.

Texas

1957 to 1973 inclusive.

school

approved by Dumas, Huguenin
Boothman, of Dallas.

Secretary,

Texas
Bond

1, 1971. Princi¬

will

pal and interest (M-S) payable at

p.m.

of March

as

place

of

r(CST)

—

Board

29 for the

Feb.

on

$490,000

building

Dated March 1,

SECRETARY,

bank

a

in

a

man,

ScAooi

Texas
Bond Ottering—Secretary A. E.
District,

Patterson

the

that

announces

bonds

v.
a

group

headed

(J-D) payable at a
bank designated by the purchaser.
interest

and

Parkhurst

of Dallas.

Crowe,

&

McCall,

by

Legality ' approved

98.00,

Inc., of San Antonio, ano
Rowles, Winston & Co., of Hous¬

the 31st May next of a final dividend for the
pence per 10/— of Ordinary Stock (free of
United Kingdom Income Tax) (1954—8d.) on the Issued Ordinary Stock.

ton, jointly, as follows:
$160,000 3%s. Due on March 15
from 1967 to 1976 inclusive.

on

order at
the registered office of the Company up to 3rd May next will be in time to be
passed for payment of the dividend to the transferee. In the case of Bearer War¬
of the dividend is confirmed, transfers received in

If the payment

2.

the dividend will be

rants

paid against the deposit of Coupon No. 226.

The Directors also derided to declare

3.

first interim dividend in respect of

a

September, 1956 of 6 pence per 10/— of Ordinary Stock (free of
United Kingdom Income Tax) on the Issued Ordinary Stock, payable on the 29th

and

maturing in 1972
thereafter are callable as oi
those

and

Principal and in¬
(M-S) payable at the Mer¬

March

15, 1971.

terest

received in order at the registered office of the company up to

4. Transfers

be in time to be passed for payment of this interim divi¬
In the case of Bearer Warrants the dividend will be paid

the 28th February will

dend to the transferee.

gality approved by McCall, Park¬
hurst & Crowe, of Dallas.

of the

authorised the following announcement

have

Directors

Group's operations for the

of the results

year:—

Years to 30th

September
1954

1955

The total consolidated

profits, before taxation,

£48,500,560

£51,960,942

were

(CST) on
Feb. 27 for the purchase of $150,000
road
and
bridge warrants.

United

cipal

Overseas

£

£ 6,672,479

Kingdom Taxation

16,458,231

18,288,357

taxation

7,198,232

2,999,266

2,821,829

24,000,840

Outside Shareholders' interests in

and interest (J-J) payable
County /Treasurer's office.

Legality
approved
by
Gibson,
Spence & Gibson, of Austin.

County (P. O.
Falls), Texas

The

proportion of the Group Net Profit dealt with in the Accounts of BritishAmerican Tobacco Co. Ltd., including dividends from Subsidiaries, was £7,639,555

0954—£6,245,809). From the Group Net Profit £2,000,000 (1954—£3,450,000) has
Reserves (see Paragraph
6 below). No transfer was required in respect of British-American Tobacco Co.
Lid. this year (1954—£200,000 was transferred).
Thus Group Net Available
Profits were £22,000,849
(1954—£18,572,268), of which the British-American
Tobacco Co. Ltd. proportion was £7,639,555

(1954—£6,045,809).

Appropriations by the Holding Company

(net)..

Interim Ordinary dividends
6d. per
6d.

£

(1954—lOd.

Final dividend

6. The

transfers
the

to

Fixed

Asset and

over

the

year

Replacement Reserves represent
regard to changes in price levels,t

that part of the real capital of each

company

in the Group

have

been

the

over

year

in the rates

portion of the net resulting difference on exchange of £797,222 (1954—£5,361,975)
Fas been charged to Currency Conversion Adjustment (formerly named Currency
Conversion Reserve).
*
,

8.

Weber

At the above-mentioned Board

,

Meeting it

29th March next, the half-yearly dividend due

to

F.

received

order

in

York

on

feree.

In

the

case

of

Bearer

,,

the

dividend

will

be

paid against the

9.

The Directors

have also

decided

the 30th April next, the halfjearly dividend due on the 6% Preference Stock amounting to 7.2d for each £1
unit of Preference Stock, less United Kingdom Income Tax. Transfers received in
»rder at the registered office of the Company up to the 6th April next will be in
lime to be passed for payment of this dividend to the transferee.
to

pay,

TOBACCO

COMPANY, LIMITED

Treaty

be entitled by virtue of Article XIII(1) of the Double
United States and the United Kingdom to a tax
jof the United States Internal Revenue Code can by appli

cher, Rodriguez & Co., Ltd., and

Argyle and Fayette (Townships)
and Argyle (Village) Joint
School District No. 1 (P.O.

sealed

of

bids

the

Guaranty Trust Company of New York obtain certificates giving particu¬
Kingdom Income Tax appropriate to the above-mentioned

lars of rates of United

dividends.




at

price of 98.50,

a

1

$280,000

4.11%,

follows:

$181,000 3s. Due on March 1 from
1957 to

1961 inclusive.

109,000 4s. Due on March 1 from

$119,000 build¬

1962 to

ing bonds offered Feb. 21—v. 183,
p.
827 — were
awarded to the
Channer Securities Corp., Chicago,

Dated

1976 inclusive.

March

Interest

1956.

1,

M-S.

2%s, at 100.45, a basis of about
NOTICES

DIVIDEND

District

School

No.

12

Milwaukee), Wis.

(P. O.

Bond Sale—The

$110,000 build¬

DIVIDEND NOTICE

100.03,

net interest cost of about

a

2.67%,

1965

1969

inclusive.

Due on Feb. 1 from
1968

to

inclusive.

Due on Feb. 1 frcm
1972

to

COMPANY

Due on Feb. 1 from
1964

to

♦

POWER & LIGHT

follows:

as

♦

FLORIDA

ing bonds offered Feb. 7—v. 183,
p.
608—were awarded to Robert
W. Baird & Co., of Milwaukee; at

»

inclusive.

CANADA

A

quarterly dividend of 30c per

share has been declared

Co., of New

Common Stock of the

ONTARIO

Blenheim, Ontario

District,

until

March

on

jointly,

net interest cost of about

as

Argyle), Wis.

40,000 23As.

Vt.

ardson, Town Treasurer, will

chase

Provinciale du Can¬

Banque

ada,

payable March

School

Que.

$290,000

building bonds was sold to Duro¬

a

as

Interest J-D.
Board,

School

Bond Sale—An issue of

ap¬

WISCONSIN

Bond Sale—The

1975 inclusive.

to

Charles

St.

County

Legality

office.

Due on Dec. 1 from

Dated Dec. 1, 1955.

interest

the

at

payable

(M-S)

Treasurer's

1971

on

from

Dec. 1

1970 inclusive.

1966 to

in¬

and

1965 inclusive.

Due on

4s.

68,000 4y4s.

$30,000

for

re¬

2

p.m.

the

pur¬

bonds,

as

fol¬

lows:

Ltd.,
Due

J.

to

L.

of

of business

on

on

the

Company,
to stock¬
the close

27,

holders of record

issue

An

—

improvement

sold

was

Sale

at

March 2, 1956.

debentures

Graham

& Co.,
4s, at a price of 100.31
serially from 1957 to 1971
as

inclusive.
Ottawa

Roman

Catholic

Separate

School, Ontario

swimming

$115,000
Due

on

Oct.

1

pool
from

bonds.
1956

Debenture

$1,200,000

1975 inclusive.

sold to

165,000

school

Oct.

bonds.

Due

on

1

1956

1975

in¬

from

clusive.

Dated

1956.

Principal

(A-O) payable at the

National

Bank, of Boston
Legality approved by Ropes, Gray,

curities

Corp.;

N.

Offering—Chairman

Stevens

announces

Lile

that

'feell,

Co., Ltd.,

&

and

as

enjoy

Due

1957

inclusive.

1976

to

on

at

Feb. 1 from
Interest

73rd

i

,

.

Dividend

Perry, Ontario

was

Sale

An

—

improvement

sold

to

J.

5%s.

as

from

1957

to

L.

issue

Due

bids

sealed

until

11

on

&

Co.,

(EST)
of

on

March

1

inclusive.

QUEBEC

bonds.
on

Dec.

clusive.

(J-D)

Dated

school
Jan.

15 from

payable

15, 1956.

1956 to

Principal

at

building

and

the

Due

1975

in¬

interest

Bank

of

AMERICAN EXPORT LINES, INC.
The Board of Directors of Ameri¬

Export Lines, Inc. at a meeting,

held February

15, declared

a quar¬

terly dividend of thirty-seven and

Bourlamaque School Board, Que.
Bond

Feb. 28 for the purchase

$2,000,000

Stock

can

the

a.m

Common

of

debentures

Graham

1976

business!

a

of County Supervisors will

receive

Florida for you

and your

F-A.
—

your

Florida

vacation—check

Gouin-

4Y2S,

price of 96.35.

Ltd.,

V irginia

Bond

When you

of

was

Auger & Co., Ltd.; Dominion Se¬

$24,200

Campbell County (P. O. Rustburg)

issue

group composed of G. A.

a

Debenture

VIRGINIA

An

—

school debentures

lock

-

April 1,

and interest

First

V

to

Sale

to

may

between

credit under Section 991
cation to

Principal

clusive.

719—were awarded
&

97.26,

4.10%,

,

1956 to

55,000

bonds.
Due
1976

15, 1956.
1958 to

from

30,000 2Y2S.

Bond Offering—Errol W. Rich¬

Board

23rd February 1956

Stockholders who

15

.

on

BRITISH-AMERICAN

Taxation

March

Best, Coolidge & Rugg, of Boston!

deposit of Coupon No. 105.

obligation

general

Debenture

also decided to pay, on the
the 5% Preference Stock amount

the

Warrants

J00

Dated

City.

ceive

follows:

will

Treasurer,

March

$5,400,000 water
bonds offered Feb.

p.

was

1956 to 1965 inclusive.

receive
(PST) on
March 6 for the purchase of $50,-

Conservancy

Ogden), Utah

Smithers

bonds

net interest cost of about

a

bids until 2 p.m

sealed

VERMONT

was

registered office of the Company up to 28th
February will be in time to be passed for payment of this dividend to the trans¬
at

183,
S.

Maison

to

Bienvenu, Ltee, at a price of

119,000 3%s. Due on Dec. 1 from

$40,000 2%s.

Water

sold

school

on March 1
1980 inclusive.

(P. O. Everett), Wash.
Offering—Verne Sievers,

Bond Sale—The

iag to 6d. for each £1 unit of Preference Stock, less United Kingdom Income Tax.
Transfers

to

Basin

(EST)

of exchange'appli
cable to the conversion to sterling for consolidation purposes of the current assets
snd liabilities of certain of the Overseas Subsidiaries. The Holding Company's pro
changes

1

Bond

1957

Brattleboro

represented by Fixed Assets and Stocks.
7. There

Due

UTAH

2.328,396

Stock

Commission, Quebec
Bond Sale—An issue of $392,000

$150,000 3s. Due on Dec. 1 from

78,563

2,448,726

should, in the opinion of the Directors, be retained out of profits towards main¬
taining

1957

Dated

on March
1986 inclusive.

1956.

conservancy

120,330

which, having

amounts

bonds.

bridge

15,

from

2,969,720

2,375,776

2,672,748

.,

March

on

School

Vincent-de-Paul

St.

-

as

bids

County
on Feb.

purchase of $1,315,00(

and

March

23—v.

proposed

of

321,750

300,000

950,000

Increase in balance carried forward

estimate

£

332,813

1,781,832\
1,781,832/

making, with the balance brought forward....

an

road

the

District (P. O.

Reserve

Sealed

received

1954

10/— Stock)

per

General

Transfer to

for

29

paid—

10/— Stock paid 31/3/55
10/— Stock paid 30/9/55

per

—

1971

1957 to

from

inclusive.

School District No.

solidated

Greenfield

by the
Clerk until 10 a.m. (CST)

15

"■;;1955
Preference dividends

Offering

be

1

Wichita

Interest M-S.

follows:—

are as

Bond

will

Jan.

on

Co., Ltd.

&

G.'Beaubien

L;

Due

2.70%.
Wichita

Ireen transferred to Fixed Asset and Stock Replacement

to /

Pratt

P.

County, Arlington Con¬
16

Snohomish

1970 inclusive. Prin¬

22,022,268

profits

leaving Group Net Profit.....

the

at

H.

of $53,000

issue

improvement debentures was sold

Due

1975 to

from

1, 1956. Due on Jan. 1

from 1957 to

from which must be deducted:—

receive

sealed bids until 10 a.m.

Dated Jan.

Parish, Quebec
Sale—An

1974 inclusive.

to

3.35s.

Belger.

will

Auditor,

to

Joachim-de-Chateauguay,

Bond

the

Warrant Offering—J. A.

County

&

&

Texas

on
March 1
1961 inclusive.

Due

1957

1962 to 1976 inclusive.

St.

proved by Preston, Thorgrimson
Horowitz, of Seattle.

County (P. O. Austin),

Travis

against the deposit of Coupon No. 225.
5. The

Dallas. Le¬

cantile National Bank,

March next.

—

of Grande

Due

1971

County

bonds are dated March 15,

17

3V2S.

from

on March 1
1970 inclusive.

to

3.30s.

from

15

1986 inclusive.

1977 to

from

The
1956

the year to 30th

Due on March

300,000 3%s:

price of 98.50, a net interest
4.11%, as follows:

57,000 4s. Due on March 1 from

Due

1958

477,000

April next, the payment

Feb.

Co.;

3.20s.

from

Co.,

was

a

$93,000

follows:

as

$300,000

Meeting of the Directors held today, it was decided to recommend to
tie Stockholders at the Annual General Meeting which was fixed to be held on

ended 30th September, 1955 of 9

at

Co., both of Seattle, at a price

tax

sewer

&

Huston

H.

of

issue of $460,and

works

composed

135,000

tie 13th

Durocher, Rodriguez & Co., Ltd.,

Corp.,: of Omaha; Harold

Bender

general obligation tax bonds
sold to Rauscher, Pierce &

year

&

of Seattle; Dwinnell, Hark& Hill, of Boston; Wachob-

ness

$150,000
sold to

was

719—were awarded to

p.

group

Co.,

&

Snyder, Texas
Sale—An

a

School

cost of about

offered

bonds

183,

v.

and

a

Grande

bonds

construction

to

by

Interest J-J.

1, 1956.

Bond Sale—An issue of

17—

enue

1

from

Commission, Que.

—

LIMITED

At

Feb.

awarded

March

500,000
building
bonds.
Dated
Dec. 1, 1955. Due on Dec. 1 from
1956 to 1980 inclusive.
Principal

from

1

Jan.

on

L'Abord-a-Plcuffe

Company, of Seattle.

water

1.

offered

719—were

183, p.

000

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY,

Dated Jan.

King County, Mercer Island Sewer
District (P. O. Seattle), Wash.
Bond Sale—The $912,U00 sewer

sealed bids until 2 p.m.

(CST) on
for the purchase of $2,-

1

Jan.

on

Due

4s.

39,000

King County, Mercer Island Sewer
District (P. O. Seattle), Wash.
Bond Sale
The $912,000 rev¬

receive

will

Trustees

of

Board

Due

1960 to 1976 inclusive.

revenue

Independent

Arthur

Port

Booth-

&

Huguenin
of Dallas.
;

3s.

1957 to 1959 inclusive.

WASHINGTON

by the purchaser and sub¬

Dumas,

by

$56,000

Virginia, Richmond. Legality ap¬
proved by Reed, Hoyt, Taylor &
Washburn, of New York City.

desig¬

Center,

ject to the approval of the Board
of
Trustees.
Legality approved

Bond

BEEN MADE BY THE

STATEMENT HAS

FOLLOWING

THE

interest

and

at

Reserve

1956. Due

bonds.

of

purchase

ap¬

Legality

bidder.

successful

receive

the

designated by

be

to

R. V. Payne,
of Trustees,
sealed bids until 2

Offering

inclusive. Call¬

able

&

Independent Sch. Dist.,

Plainview

President

1957 to 1985

interest

payable at the Mercantile
National Bank, of Dallas. Legality

Offering—Joel

payable

(M-S)
Federal

1976

to

1957

from

1

Principal

inclusive.

(F-A)

H. Ward,
will receive
sealed bids until 3 p.m. (CST) on
March 1 for the purchase of $500,000 school building bonds. Dated
March 1, 1956. Due on March 1
from

was

and

Principal

clusive.

Independent Sch. Dist.,
Texas

Bond

bonds

$750,000
sold to

Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of Dallas,
as 2%s.
Dated Feb. 15, 1956. Due
on Feb.
15 from 1957 to 1963 in¬

by the successful bidder. Legal¬
ity approved by Dumas, Huguenin
& Boothman, of Dallas.

District

house

March

on

nated

Bond Sale—An issue of

cipal and interest (M-S) payable
at a Dallas bank to be designated

Longview

Independent Sch. Dist.,

Lubbock

1956. Due on March 1
Prin¬

1,

&

Crowe, of Dallas.

obligation

from

by McCall, Parkhurst

proved

March 1

on

purchase of $550,000 gen¬
bonds.
Dated

for the

March

a

m&kN!v' v» .v ™|i*sr ?/;

4

Sale—An

building bonds

issue of $95,000

was

sold to Credit-

Quebec, Inc., and Gaston Laurent,
Inc., jointly, at a price of 97.33,
a

net interest cost of about

as

follows:

4.32%,

one-half cents ($.37Vi) per share on
stock

oavable March

the

common

15,

1956 to stockholders of record

March 1, 1956.
C.

L.

NIELSEN,

Secretary

February 15, 13C3