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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 Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 7, N. Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher; Dana Seibert, President. Published twice a week [every Thursday (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 • *U-+"tf •*!». IV * (1002) 14 *- 'i» ) tfv (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% *121% 121% 121 *132 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 *15 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 „ -•'Pi V 0 awiw1 v .[ .sm'ft.i<!*>• «MWrlirti .1 '• The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (1008) ... 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 ; *89% 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% J - W> VI* <" wwwnMuO'l The Commercial and 22 ¥&W (J »!'" RECORD 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) Range for Preview i- 19%' 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% *24% 25 % 111% 111% 101% 100% 101% 101% 101% 102 102 *105 105% 105 105 *105 105% *108 109 •108 109 •108 109 •24% 19 *88% 89 87% 88 % •87% 44% .'44% 443/a 443/4 44% 45 44% 45 •92% 94 •92% 94 *92% ♦89% 94 *92% 91 *89% 82% 83% *11% 12/2 15 *99% 83 *11% 94 91 *89% 15 *14% 102 •99% 85% 85% 12% *11% 52 51% 52 *101% 103 *101% 103 *101% 46% 47 47 •45% *112 *92 34/2 17% 1 164 17% *96 17% 91% 26 /e / *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% •162% 164 165 *164 166% 26 /a 82 77% 7 25% *82 91 % *90 26 A 26 160 42% 172 •150 42 *168 393/4 39% 783/4 78% 7% 26% 83% 92 26% 160 423/4 175 2,700 103 17% 383/4 37,900 Y •112 23% •92 •101% 165 40 79 39% 79% 40 80 3% 7% 7% 26% 26% 27 •82 83% 82 82 •90 92 •90 92 7 25% 26% •150 42% •170 26% 160 44% 185 26% •152 44% •172 73/8 26% ■ ___ 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% •27 3A , 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% *38 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 Y'\ ►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 *9 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 *27% 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% ■ 393/8 28% 58 22% Apr \; 39 500 ♦27% 4 17% Oct 28 50% r:A":/; :.■■■■/. 5,800 *27% 44 Jun 39% 50% ♦23% 2 53 / ";YY 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% •112% : 10% 1 28 % Jan 15% Dec 2 39% Y/ 10% A 24 50% 38% 50% 39% 49% 10 > 112% 112% . .T-v.. 23% 38% ,3 t 40 ' 21 233/4 > 35 34% Y ' CLOSED 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 '' 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 '35 HIGH Wednesday Feb. 21 __i Corp common 4%% i 13 3 Jan 100 % Jan 18 17 Nov 43% Feb 90 Oliver 9 Jan 23 '61% Tuesday Feb. 20 _5 Conv preference 1951 series V ' ' 7 22 46% May 17 17 37 3 Jan 71% Dec Mar 14 Feb 9 13 ' 98 1 •4 118% 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%% *86% 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% wdWhen distributed. — rw > M h'":rY 1 V ■«, 'MIV < »• ,V r HSUl# i ^ *T1^ **v w>«tt W i *W)W1|H'«^«W >rmmmwm«*imH uf* Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle Volume 183 Bond Record (1015) New York Stock co> 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 *366% 99% 99 __ 99 % *151 160 94% 1 94% 10 92% 4s 102% 82% 104% *99 l6I% 99% 101 103% 50 104% 104% 101% 99 34 85 ' 104% 99 96 100% 101% 99% 2 99% 100 Vb 103% 104% 99% 10 103% 99% 96 3 96 105 96 96% 91% 94% *100 -"'93% 93 94% 71 80 *:: 79% 80% 194 78 80% 93% 93% 94 41 93 94 94% 94% 95% 30 93% 95% 90'% 90 % 90% 13 883/a 903/4 93% 93% 12 92% 94% 94% 1 103% 103% 37 -June-Dec Feb-Aug l6I% 96% 95% 96% 3s 146 102% 134% 134 •-99% 99% 100% 99% 99% 100 % 101% _June-Dec 1G6J 147 96% 48 142% 150 100% 102% 763 130% 42 99% 32 98% 101% 102 99 94% 94% 95 104% 42 135 *98% 93% 102 % 22 102% 102% -April-Oct 1962 146% -Mar-Sept _April-Ocf __Feb-Aug 11 138 100% 100% 100 103 98 v 99 -April-Ocf 1995. 86% _Quar-Jan 86% 2 863/a 87 80% 80% ' _ApriZ-Oct deb 3%s *80% .May-Nop 83% 1984 debs 1962 Mar-Sepf mtge Line Atlantic RR 4s 4%s 1995_: 1 Coast Line mortgage 3%s 105% 101 % 93% April-Ocf 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 99% 101 85 84% 292 101% 101% 82 1 99% 84% 101 % Topeka & Santa Fe— Atlanta 138 165 — Co General 100 1 & 98% *98% -June-Dec 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 1969 Gen extending 1968 lAFernarabuco Arbor 99 & 99^ 2 101% 101% —_Mar-Sept Mar-Sept May-Nop May-Nov Mar-Sept 1963 (30-year» Ann 100% 101% April-Oct Oriental DevelopmentCo Ltd— §A6s extl loan (30-yr) 1953 due 1953 extended to 40% 101% Municipal Bank extl sink fund 5s 1970—June-Dec iANuremberg (City of) 6s 1952 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% - '169 1966_—June-Dec 3%s s f debs 1982 99% _Mar-Sept April-Ocf Mar-Sepf 1970 & Telegraph debentures 175 1972„Jaw-July 1980— debentures 97% 97% . Telephone 3%s IA Milan 3%s debentures 3s debentures 2%s 1963_Jan-JuZy : Ltd 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 >'• 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 American Bosch Corp 8 ASmall A4s f American agree¬ 1945 '26 & Susquehanna RR 4%3 1975j. 4%s conv subord debs 1970 s , (Dept of) Inc Aluminum June-Dec 1910 ment) 17% — *86% - Alleghany Corp debs 5s ser A 1962— May-Nop Allegheny & Western 1st gtd 43 1998__ April-Ocf Allied Cnemical & Dye 3%s debs 1978 April-Oct Allls-Chalmers Mfg 2s debentures 1956—Mar-Sepf 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 Jan-July Mar-Sept 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 Conversion loan external dollar A6s 100 1936 3s cony & fund Prussian 63% Low (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 A7s external water loan 1956^— Mar-Sepf 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 High 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. 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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 ' , 66% 67 98% 98% -66% 98% , Morris 88 64% 67 2 96 Va 1992 / 101 0 97% '>•7": Mar-Sept *122% 125 101% 97% immi 101 100% 97% 122% *101% ~ 102 103 H 101 Va 102 103 21 100 Va —a' 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— General . 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 April ; • 4V2s Jan 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 ; ' , Denver 71% 101% 15 35 90 71% 100% , 89% 72% *124% Edison 71% 8 125 — & ref 90% Gen & ref 73% 3s 3%s debs conv *78% 79% 77% ' 80 413 68 % 70% 389 65% 63% 1st mortgage 3'As 73% 74 1st 101% Dow 83% 84% 3s *73% 74 Mar-Sept 101% 101% 103 % 82% 80% ;.i 2 82 83% 13 82I/4 debentures 3%s 80 81 81 101% io'i% 1 Cities Service 3s Co f s 99% 102 - 99% 9 93 99% 6 106 E 1966 City Investing Co 4s debentures 1961Cincinnati Cleveland *102% Chic *96 98% *103 103% & St Louis General gold 4s 1993 General 5s series B 1993——'; 97% June-Dec June-Dec City Ice & Fuel 2%s debentures 96% 2 • 95%' 95 96% • Electric :Illuminating Colorado Fuel Columbia Gas Iron & 96 Va debentures series debentures series B 3%s 74 debencures 1st 99 99 *104 *97% ;■ • First mortgage First 23/4S s f debentures 1999 27/8s s f debentures 2001 . — __ First and refund First and refund First and refunding 2%s mtge 2%s First and refund mtge 23/4S First and mtge 98 103% ; 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First consol mtge 3y8s Series G 2000——Jan-July 103% Co— 3s series fund 4s 1977 Southwestern General mortgage 3s sinking Map-Nov 1995—June-Dec June-Dec 1982 96 98% May-Nop 1983 Edison & First 103% 94% 55 138% 145 —— Mar-Sept Map-Nov 94% 94 Mar-Sept 2%s 12 94% June-Dec 1980 gold 2%s (N Y) First consol __ 144 Feb-Aup 1964— 1958 99% 100 % *__ " 101% 68 101 Vb 101 % April-Oct 1980 Paso 102% 97% 101% Jan-July E ser 3%s mortgage Commonwealth 3s 85% 74 Soqth Ohio Elec 3 '/4s 1970—May-Sept & am/* 10 15 *100% 100% June-Dec 1977 C 3y2s subord conv debs Columbus 97% *97% 1966——June-Dec 1975 debentures series . debentures Co 99% *101% 85% 3s 3%s debs series D 1979 3%s 98% 103% OQ3 June-Dec 1975 A 3s , 93% System Inc— 3s Mar-Sept -May-Notf Feb-Aug & Georgia Fort Worth & June-Dec Corp 4%s 1976 debts Ohio Division first 97 100% 101 1970_—Jan-July First mortgage 3s 1982.— June-Dec First mortgage 23/4s 1985—/.——— Mar-Sept First mortgage 3%s 1986 —June-Dec First mortgage 3s 1989— Map-Nov Cleveland Short Line first gtd 4%s 1961—ApriZ-Oct Cleveland 100 % >102% 103% Jan-July June-Dec 1985 ser J lien —. 103% 103% *94% Refunding and impt 4%s series E 1977_j-Jan-Ju2p Cincinnati Wab & Mich Div 1st 4s 1991-Jan-JuZp St Louis Division first coll trust 4s 1990_May-Nov * , 102 Y„ 5s stamped 1965 Erie Railroad Co— 97 Ry—~ —: Map-Nov mortgage 3%s 1983 3%s 1984 Edison El 111 107% -96% *95% 1977———Jan-July debs Light General •" 1969—Feb-Aug Feb-Aup —April-Oct ——Jan-July ——x——.Mar-Sept 1970 84% 97% _Mar-Sepf series I 1982—May-Sept Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry 106% 99% 106 1974— i959— I960- . debentures 78 96 E " 4s 2.35s subordinated East Tenn Va Cincinnati Union Terminal— . 84% 99 *97% RR— 1st mortgage 2%s 1979.; 1st mortgage 2%s 1980 El 101% First mortgage 2%s series G 1963 Jan-July Chicago & Western Indiana RR Co— 1st coll trust mtge 43/8s ser A 1982 Map-Nov Cincinnati Gas & Elec 1st mtge 2%s 1975_April-Oct First mortgage 2%s 1978— Jan-July gtd 3%s series 84% 94 __ 101% 102 v mortgage 95% 1st mortgage *92% Chicago Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry— First and refunding mtge 2%s-4%s 1994_Jan-July Income 2%s-4%s 1994 Jan-July Chicago Union Station— <■' First mortgage 3%s series F 1963 Jan-July mortgage 23/4S series G Chemical Duquesne • April First mortgage 3s series B 1989—Jan-July Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR— 1st mtge 2%s ser A 1980 Jan-July First *86% 80% 92% 99 Va Tol & Ironton RR 68% First 92% 102% K first Mack & 70% 01 T Financial Corp 2%s 92% Map-Nov 1985 1970 H Second gold 4s 1995 : Detroit Terminal & Tunnel 100% *100% 103% 101% 79% 103 3V4s series O 67 . Map-Nov 3 10 103% 77% 74% Ry— 1995— 80% 103 ref & 69% debs 80% 101 Gen , 68 4%s income 1973—Map-Nov 9 8/ Detroit 1999 100 » 11 83% 78 103% 103% 12 703/a 2055 1 Western 100 101 101% 101% 101 Va 87 Mar-Sept Jan A ser 100 93 100% 103% 103 87 74% North 97 100% 100% 103 Div 1969 "71% debs *97 __ 100% Co— ref 2%s ser N 1984 37 & « 101 Va Gen & *74% 101 103'% 96% 71% inc 100 *95 April 93% 71% Second mortgage conv inc 4%s Jan 1 10 —Jan-July 14 713/a 5s t 95% 1993 96% April Chicago 95% (3% fixed ' 2%s ser 2 2044 93% 95% • (4 Va % 2018 mtge 2%s 84% 1 A ser convertible debentures 3%s 125 refund 84% Jan 28% 30% May Western series 3s and 84% series B 28% *29 Lake— First mortgage 4s series A 1994—i Jan-July mortgage 4%s inc ser A Jan 2019 April increased 30% 30 1993 96% General conv series C 5s Interest) 4%s / , M RR Western & due Grande Salt & Gen 105 April mortgage 4J/2s inc ser A Jan 2003 Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR— 28% 28% Income mortgage (3% fixed 1% contingent interest) 1993 _ Detroit A2nd 4 2 ApriZ-Oct Jan-July Map-Nov 1963 Western & contingent interest) Detroit __ April . extended coll trust 2%s 1980 coll tr 3V8s 1984 & Rio contingent 95% ' ' 23% 30% 29% ' *93 — High 23 Income mortgage series A 17 95% & General series refund mortgage mtge 1% 111% 103% 96% 95% Feb-Aug 4s First mortgage series A 109% ~ 3 29% & Essex division 1st mtge & r Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 1982—— Chicago Great Western 4s ser A 1988 AGeneral 112 1965 1977 mtge & coll tr 5s Denver RR— 33/4S debs 112 *109% 3%s 1985—Feb-Aug 27/8s 1970—Feb-Aup AGeneral mortgage inc conv 5s First , 111 112 Jan-July Mar-Sept First and refunding mortgage *104% 106% — Jan-July — First and refunding mortgage 1st & ref mtge 3s 1990 . 1st 103% Refund . debentures Collateral trust 4-6s May 1 2042 Pennsylvania Division— 103 102 Jan. 1 Low 29% June-Deo 1st mtge & coll tr 4y2s ser B 1985 Map-Nov Delaware Power & Light 3s 1973 April-Oct First mortgage and coll trust 3%s 1977_June-Dec First mortgage and coll trust 2%s 1979_Jan-JuZp 123 Va 102 Va 1996—Feb-Aup' 1970 Lackawanna and AIncome 98% *100% __ Jan-July 2%s Hudson York First 157 v impt M 3V2s series E Co debentures New 96% Refund and impt M 3y2s series D 1996—May-Nou and & I#ackawanna 97 95% 85 96 Refund „ 24% NO. June-Deo B ' 90 Range Slnco Bold June-Dec 1970 A ser ser & ' Feb-Aug General 95 % *86% Feb-Aug 1970 4s ref 4s Delaware 118 1st 1974 1968 3%s series B Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— mortgage 24 Jan-July Bonds D Ry Co— First and refund 3y2s series A ■ 95% * — April-Oct First 1970 30 Dayton Power & Lt first mtge 2%s 1975—April-Oct First mortgage 3s 1978 Jan-July First mortgage 3s series A 1978 June-DecFirst mortgage 3'As 1982 Feb-Aug First mortgage 3s 7984 Mar-Sept Dayton Union Ry 3%s series B 1965 June-Dec , May Jan-July Central RR High r , 96 May AGen ref & Delaware ♦115 Jan-July 1995— AGen equip 4s lien 3%s • & 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 urn*" 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% New 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% *96 tmmm 97% 86 99% 102% 98% 100% 96% 102% 102% *102% 103% *99% 100% 86% 86% ApriZ-Gct April-Oct April-Oct April-Oct *103 mmmrn *99% — — . *89 98% _2 84 . . 90 »— Map-Nov 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 -.Mar-Sept AFirst and refunding 5s series F 1977—Mar-Sept AFirst and refunding 5s series G 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 "5% "4% 6% 5133 47/8 3% 3% 3% 122 3% 4% 92% 95% 75 75% 95% *95 75 — ' 6 75 7% — — ♦67 *62% ser 69% 69 61% 48 48 94% 1 46% 43 94% 1 92 94% 98"% 100% 100% ►100 97% ♦94% 95% 95% 95 % 104% 104 % *102% 103 117 116 119 V* *108 96% 94% 96% 102% 103 102% 102% *117 97 96 U 98% 98% 95% 98% *97 102% 71 61% 80% 112% 106 106% 102% 103 *105% 103% *103 *101% l0074 luJ.% — 100% 100% 10 100 110% 110% 23 103% 110% ' 110% ♦106% — ~ "7 79% 79 *73% 101 % 77% 79% 107 % ~2 73% 75% 106% 109% 103% 103% — 16 102% 107 10? 103% 75 104 Co— Gas & Electric Co— 94% •— — 94% 94/3 •II 94% 101% 101% — i *91% 92% \\ ' — 11 — 103% June-Dec 101% 103% *— June-Dec 1974. ..Mar-Sept t .April-Oct. .Map-Nov * 1975.— Feb-Aug 100 95% 94% * -- 94% 93% 1 *101% 102% — — 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% 96% 97% 103 104% — 100 2 10 93% 104% 92% 95 97% —— —— 99% 100% 102 98% 99% . 11 100 105% 106 99% 99% 10 105% 105% 6 106% 107% 50 98% 100% 98 — 105% 105% *99 93 103% 91% 99% •99% 100% 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. 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"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% \ 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 Bond* Friday's Low Illinois Bell Telephone WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 24 FOR Week's Range Last 31. l- •^^MW^NWftVkfrtte.'l "" *rXi£' 'h:HI '„'£.• i».-.iSSw'js> f'-r' V .'« Number 5511... The Commercial and Financial Chronicle Volume 183 (1019) new york stock exchange bond record RANGE . BONDS New York Stock Friday ' w Interest Exchange J 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 % *90 *140 163 163 *157 163 163 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 *107% 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.' ' WY—» \ — ' 93% — — 107 104% 9 95 *93 ♦182 03% — ' *89 - 100% * 4 108% __ ... ■' ... 100% 100% 2 101 1 101 134 *.107% 108% 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 -- n.» •; 50 79% 82% 81 81. '.1 81 5 78% 81 92 92 2 91% 92 82% 82% 92 . H:• mmmt. 1 100% 100% " — - — — 99% 100% Y 100% a 1985 103 Va 69% 120% *119% RR— 1977 69% 102% *94% 100 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 • 102% 6 __ 70 70% 69% 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 Jan-July 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% Mortgage 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*»£;, 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% Feb 39% Feb 6,800 7% Jan 8 Va Jan 15% Jan Jan Jan 18% Jan 22% Feb Eastern 33 Jan 34% Jan Eastern Malleable 28% 1% Jan 30% Jan Eastern States 1% 6 8,100 8,400 Jan 1% Jan 51| Jan 6 A Jan • Gas & Fuel Assn common 26.000 IT Feb 18% 19 100 80Va 80% 200 77 % Jan 80% Feb Iron 25 32% 32 Va 40 31% Jan 34% Jan Corp $7 preferred series A $6 preferred series B 1 23 24% 2,100 22% Feb 24% prior preferred 10 19 21% Jan 22% Jan 24 135 • Common shares of beneficial int 2 6 2% 1,300 2 Feb 2 iB(v Jan 6 6 Va 3,000 6 Feb 6% Jan Elder Mines Limited 3,500 23 Feb 25% Jan llectric 23% 24 24 " — Jan 175% Jan 192 Feb Jan xl76% Jan ■astern Sugar Associates— I" • partic pfd—10 page 9% — 1 Crowell-Collier Publishing Co Crowley Milner & Co Crown Cent Petroleum (Md) Cuban-Venezuelan 10% — I | Ltd— $1.12 Jan 4'/a • dep receipts (ord Petroleum common New Jan 1 9% ~eVa 5/ % 1.80 Cuban American Oil Jan Jan 9 t • 5c American Cork Feb 7'A 4% £ t —• Beverage Corp Drug Co 44 28% ? 36 % f • Corroon & Reynolds common $1 preferred class A Crown Feb . 44 10c non-voting Crown Feb -- 27% 1 Co 5% ■ 10c 1 see Jan 26% Ltd— Class 4%% _20 Canada Southern Petroleums Ltd vtc__1 Canadian Atlantic Oil Co Ltd —2 Homestead Jan 9% 100 V 4% Feb • Canada Canadian 4% 600 30s...'t-ji-'a.'"' Feb 6 300 14 65 13% 50 preferred 10,600 . Calvan Consol Oil & Gas Co 6%% 20,000 1 Corp Corp Common 10o 50c Electric 51°0 10% 27% • lo. ... C & C Super Corp (new) Cable Electric Products common Eastern Ltd Cornucopia Gold Mines Coro Inc DuMont California 5% 10% -*£ 100"*-> 100 % 10 1 voting Courtaulds Feb 27% Dow American dep rets ord shares „ Distillery A Creole Jan 10% 10c Inc Class Cott Feb 6% 27% Detroit • 10 Company common Buckeye Pipe Line Budget Finance Plan common 6% 42% 1 cumulative preferred Rubber Co common convertible 39% 1 common Distillers 60c 42% (H) 5% 19 P Jan 2% • Jan £1 1 dep rets ord reg 7% Jan V 1 • Lines Inc 1.28 Aviation & Engineering.. 1 Continental Continental 8% Bruce (EL) Co common Bruck Mills Ltd class B B Jan Feb Jan Continental Air Jan Jan £1 Company Brown 5 Va 6% 16 V2 Jan 50c Utilities Janu 9% 39% 10s British Columbia Power common British Petroleum Co Ltd— Forman 900 300 1,100 6% 4V» i' Consol 500 10s dep rets ord reg Brown 5% 19 9 Va 4v: Consolidated 20o • Amer dep rets ord bearer Amer dep rets ord reg British Celanese Ltd— Brown Jan Jan 50o Jan Tobacco— American Va % - Feb 1965 Connelly Containers Inc Jan Feb • Manufacturing Co American Feb Feb Feb 8% 10 Jan 5% • common Gear Works Bridgeport 112% 3% 1 11 16% 3% 3% prior cumulative preferred__100 Borne Scrymser Co 5 Bourjoi6 Inc 1 Foote Jan 1,600 1956 Vtc Jan 10% 16 5%% Brad 111 3,200 1 : 20% 3% 3 Blumenthal (S) 141 25 8% 1 47 500 x38 9i°o 9% 16 1 common Black Starr & Gorham class A Blauner's common. (H C) Jan 4, 10o vtc Feb 9% 9% 37 23 common Corp Benrus Watch Co Inc Bohack 123 8% • Co Airlines Community Jan Jan 400 3% 1 Farm Commodore Hotel Inc Feb 107 4 20o Bearings Inc 9% Jan 4 |V;: 5 Feb 16% 16% 9'A *38 • Instrument 11% Jan g% s Feb 18 — Barium Steel Corp Basic Refractories Belock -900 ". Products Colonial . Bell 18% r Aluminum Colonial Feb 7 1 Rubber common Beck (AS) 6% 8 Cook Paint & Varnish Class A Oil 2,700 10 % — 5% 51/3 13% 1 Continental Uranium Basin — __ 1 Equipment Co Colon Development ordinary Bailey & Selburn Oil & Gas— Inc Beau-Brummell Ties 12% 141 111% 112% • 1 Continental lo Axe Science & Electronic Ayshire Collieries Corp Banff Oil r 4 Co Vtc 105 1 Corp warrants Corp Baldwin Securities 9% 126 Compo Shoe Machinery— div Dec Atlas Plywood Baldwin Feb £ | 10 Hosiery Co Cockshutt Jan 1 Jan 10% 11% / ' 30 -- Jan 5% 1<2% 10 5 common Corporation Coastal Jan Feb Jan ff- & Lambert Manufacturing—4 Clinchfield Coal Corp common 20 Feb 108 31 1 Manufacturing Co Claussner Feb 21 39% Fisheries Co **•' Clayton Jan 18% 50 • £1 20% 14,000 108 108 2.50 A America on Coast Line Co Ltd. Controller Clary Feb 31 Tel— $41 Atlantic Atlas 23 16,500 7% Inc arrear & 4,000 34 % 77/s rets reg Laundries 24% 32 - Equipment Corp Associate Electric Industries— dep 23 33% Jan J Club warrants Food 24 100 Aro American Jan | Co Gas Armstrong Rubber Co class Associated 110 1 Arkansas Power & Light— 4.72% preferred Armour & 109 | Corp Louisiana 109 100 i7<j- Jan 10 Corp common Clarostat 2 2.5(TTf- America Consolidated Clark Feb f Mining City Auto Stamping New capital stock Feb Angostura-Wupperman 2 A 10 Chesebrough-Ponds Inc Chicago Rivet & Machine Chief 6,100 A — fj.37 2 common of Cherry-Burrell Jan 13% 400 1,700 pfd preference Co Charter Oil Jan 13 5,400 14 14% 8% 6% Jan 5% 4,800 3 3 8 100 5% 6 8 Co— Power Cessna Aircraft Co Charis 2% „| 51/4 series $1.50 preferred Light 4% Chamberlin 2 1% 1 Power & Convertible Feb Jan l'' f Century Electric Co common. Century Investors Inc. 4% Jan 4% 20 ■./«.- 3.50% Central 1% 10 preference Maine 6,400 • common & Co Illinois Secur Corp Conv 1% 2a 6d 1 rets B ord dep Corp of America Central Jan 15% 4% .5 Explorers Ltd Central Jan 14 _ Anglo Amer Exploration Ltd Anglp-Lautaro Nitrate Corp— 64 Va Feb 27% 14% 14% American Anacon Lead Mines Ltd—— Anchor Post Products— Jan 25% 800 33 American — 61 200 23% 8% 8% 38% x39 % x39 'A pfd—2| 3 6% 75 26% 3 lVa 1 «/8 1 Cenco Corporation Central Jan • W) Co common (A M) Catalin Jan 64% 28 8% • Castle Feb 1% 26 —1 Gas Co 1% Jan (J High i- 2% 21/6 pfd Since 1,100 19.5JL;. .■? n% Light $5 ee Low 2% vtc common Run High i| ? Casco Products Feb 63 21 Co Jan Feb Ltd Kennedy Inc & Shares 2 ^ common Power American Carter Feb 9 36% 1 2,100 1 Co 13% Jan Co for Week •2% Carreras Ltd— Feb Jan 1°0 Natural 98% 8% Laundry Machine American Manufacturing Co com American 350 common—1 Co American Maracaibo 12 % 12 Jan 30 % American American 96% 450 II Beverage common American 98% Baxter & Carnation Carolina 24 % 97% 97% Producers Oil SalM Range L010 60 Natural Gas Ltd vtc Canso Jan 13 34% Minerals Williston Capital City Products Capital Transit Co Jan 400 13 % 35 25i pfd conv American "A" 9,000 Jan Par Canadian Feb 11% 11 ll3/4 • common Air Filter 5% lAmerican ~5Va • Industries Inc American "4% 5 4% 4% 1,300 Jan 12% 4% 4% Week's of Prices Last Sale Prloe American Stock Exehaage 1 High of America— Co cumulative $3.75 Low High 4% J preferred convertible R;»n«re Since Jan. -1 common Pictures STOCKS Shares Low P«r FEBRUARY £4 for Week of Prices Sale Price WEEK ENDED Friday Range Last American Stock Exchange FOR Sale* Week's Friday STOCKS ^ $2 preferred Bond & Share 17% ' 24 24 1. common. Jan 17% Jan 50 23% Jan 24% Jan !<T 2,400 % Jan % Jan 28% 8,600 Jan 29% Jan l;;.,w,,'_ 30 5 28'A 28% 24 28 Volume 183 Number 5511 ...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (1021) AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE RANGE Friday Week'* Last Range American Stock Exchange of Prices Shares Sale Price Par IlectroData Corporation El-Tronics Erie Forge & 1st cum Ero aaquire Feb Investors Royalty 17 318 1,000 16y2 Jan 18 Feb 14% Jan 13% 1 10c 10 Eureka Pipe Line , 104 105% Irving Air Chute Jan 16 Feb 9Va Jan Feb 9% Jan Israel-American Oil Corp Jan 11% Feb 24 44% Jan 33/4 Jan 4 3/s 42JA Jan 45% Jan Jeannette (Max) Fairchild & Co Camera 4% Feb 53A Jan Jerry 8ys Jan 8% Jan Fire Feb Sterling 200 57/8 Jan 7 3/8 Jan 18,700 iy8 Feb 1% Jan Kaiser A A % 6,500 Vt Feb % Jan Kaltman 10 15'A 15% 15% 130 Jan 17% Feb. Kansas "Gas & Electric 4 1 Instrument 7% 1 13 - - . ' Tiger Motor (Phila) 700 23% 1,700 ./ 23 2 10 Inc 57 % Class A Class B Amer Fox non-voting voting • Luxe Jan 55 V* Jan 58 % Feb 4% Feb 53A A) 11% Jan 1,750 27,100 10% 100 26% 27 % 5,500 9% .9% 2,600 125 123% 125 25% Feb 283/b Jan 9% ? 1,500 4- — Feb 10 3/8 Jan 119 y2 Feb 138 Jan 125 Feb 135 Feb 4% Feb 6 3 Jan 3% — 4]| 4 1 5% 4% ■412 16 Feb 10,200 Jan A /.5 % 7,400 1.25 414 3% ;4% 8,500 5 15'/a 15% 15% 100 15 Jan 16 E % Power Co 31% 31% 31% 200 29 Jan 32 Jan Feb 113 Jan 100 Mfg Go 1 common 5 5% Feb 4% General Co Builders Supply 2 5% 2% 2% 5 Feb 6% Jan 100 £ 2% • Corp com—1 convertible preferred 25 5% Jan 5% Jan 1% Jan 2% Jan 2 Jan 2% Feb 7% Feb 300 5,300* General dep rets ord £1 common Fireproofing reg —5 General Indus Enterprises General 6% IGeneral , Stores Giant (A C) Gilchrist Co Gobel $4.50 prior Jan 2% Feb -3,300 5 Sweet 1% 13,000 1% 4% 4% conv Co 1 X26 % Jan 4% Feb 53/8 Jan Jan 13/a Jan 23/4 Feb 3% 3% 3% 24,600 4 3% 4% 4,000 100 4% & 4% 23 Jan Feb Jan 243/4 Feb 253/4 106 Jan 24% 13% 7,900 21 % Feb 13% 500 12% Jan 133/4 Feb 18'% 17% 19 1,200 17% Feb 10c 2% 19% Jan : Feb 2 3 Jan 14% 400 14% Jan 15% Jan 38 38 50 37 % Jan 38 3/4 Jan 3 7,400 2"% Jan 3% Jan 4% 4% 8,900 3% Jan 5% Feb % % Jan % 14 Feb 15% Jan Jan 3 ' 2% 1 4% 1 1 7,200 Jan 14% 50 % % 21,000 14 5 Corp 14% 200 Jan 5 Stores (The) 2% 1 (IB) Rubber Co Hotels 2 * common preferred Development Co Kobacker 4V2 Jan 13% Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd Knott Feb 5 cumulative Oil Feb 3% 22 24% Kingston Products Kio 3% 105 2.50 Oil 20% 20% 20% 1,200 19% Jan 7.50 12% 203/8 12% 12% 700 '12% Feb 33%c 3% 13% Jan 3% 3% 19,300 3 Jan 3% Feb 1% 1A 2,600 -1A Jan 6 6% 200 1A Jan 5% Feb 6% Jan i. Forge Co Kroy Oils Ltd Krueger Brewing Co 20c I 1 Lakey Foundry Corp Lamson Corp cf Delawere Lamson & Lanston La 131/4 Feb 16% Salle 9% Feb 10% Jan 19% Feb 22 Jan 1% Jan 2 Jan 41 % Jan 58 Feb 42 Jan 53% Feb Jan 87 Extension 78 T2,l66 ' 1 Jan 1 56 Jan 64 r 740 900 26 26% *48 Feb Feb 600 6% 1,000 15% Feb '13% 5,400 2% Jan Feb 27% Jan 29% Feb Jan 15% % Jan 8% Jan ;16% Jan 3% Jan 650 175V4 Feb 189 130 132% Feb 138 1% 35 1% 6,700 1% Jan 5 4 5% 51,800 Jan 5% Feb 12 ■13% 2,600 12 Feb 16% Jrfn 5,-300 9 Jan 1 11 7 9% 11 7 n 17 5 (R G.) 4% 100 17% > Jan Jan 13A 10% Jan Feb 11 Jan 113/s Jan 15% 200 Jan 17% Jan 150 20 cumulative Loblaw -5 Jan 6% Feb 43/8 Jan 6 Jan 7% 8 6,000 6% Jan 8% Feb Jan 14% < 14% 1,000 133/4 Feb 163/a 29% 300 27% Jan 30% Feb 12% 123/4 14% 29y4 5 123/4 2,400 12% Feb 12 3/4 Feb 8% 14,400 ~8Vb Feb' — 8% 8% _ 4% 43/4 3,200 3% Jan 43A Feb 123A 12 Vb 123/4 4,300 11% Jan 133/B Jan —- 31% 32 31 Feb 32 Jan 1 1 — — _ 150 6% 200 63/a Jan 6% 7 150 6% Jan 46% Jan 52 Jan Jan 100 Jan Jan 15% Jan 1% • A Locke Steel Chain _ Lodge & Shipley (The) Co Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co 91% 90 3/4 1 1 900 15 425 90% 14 Vb 900 1% 1% 1 — 923/s 14% 5 _ 1 115 1% 1% w-j '' '' " 112 — 116% — 16% 7,200 39% 393A 40% 100 11% 11% 800 Jan Jan 18 Jan 38% 11% 7% 7% V' Feb 923A * 2 ___ Co — - 6% —10 _ (The) Feb 45/8 3 Inc class ~8% 25c — , • — Jan 5 S/8 7% 5 preferred Groceterias Class B 22 400 5,800 ' 5% Jan 6% 5% 50o Liberty Fabrics of N Y 22 6% 5 -10 — University- Realty common Refineries Inc Le Tourneau Jan 20 — common Jan 100 800 1,80 5% Co Monotype Machine Co Lear Inc 21% 5% ~_-lz - Jan 9,300 2% 12% Sessions 21% 1 Ltd Louisiana Land & Exploration 15% 15Va 177 Mines Lynch Corp jJan , 3 Shores 27% Feb 26% ~7% 1% >9% —* & Alabastine 2 Feb (Walter) &' Co_. Lunkenheimer 133% 135 178 —1 50c Company Feb 1% 5 Jan Jan 'm 63% 62% 3 —9c Grocery Stores Products common 700 1 Jan I -* 100 Ltd Feb 2 (Del Jan 230 Tea— Leases Jan 6% 17,200 pfd 8% 24. {j>2%-"~ ~1 1% 10c stock: 6% Jan 42,300 50c 4%% 3 Feb 3,000 52% 1 Jaii 1,150 57% 58 50 63% 4 x26% pfd—25 7-;;/—1 — 5 15% Inc Oils Grass Freehold 1% Feb 1% Company 6% A Jan 7 % Jan 108% 15% 1% • Mines, Hydraulics Lime 107% 2% 15% 20 5 Pacific & 1% Feb 57% 4 2% Corp & Company Kings County' Lighting Jan t. 14% 1% 16 Jan 50 Feb ^5% 25 5 common Great Gypsum 1% ■n" 700 10 class A Varnish Greer Grlesedieck sir 14% 1 1st preferred— Great Lakes Oil & Chemical Gruoil 11,800 600 25 • 7% . Feb 7% 1 Industries Non-voting 15% 5% preferred- Atlantic Great V 100 1% class B— Consolidated Amer 15% 7% 10 Gray Manufacturing Co Great 15% 5}^ 4 Rapids 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 90 113 Lunkenheimer 423/4 100 5% Jan 90 48 Kroger 9,292 2% 127/a 4 1 .. _ _ 27% 37% __ • Jan 5% 2% 73/4 10 63% 89% 40% 2% -Si ■ 5 .. __ 28 101% 101% __ 10 Feb Feb 8 3% 46% 7% 1 Studebaker, Packard Superior Tool & Die_ Udylite Corporation 5% * Picher Gibson 89 % 12'/a common Eagle 101% -50 Telephone Dow 26% 29% Feb 3% * 26% 28 * common & __•_ Jan Jan 3¥a 133/4 v • 1 _ - Champion. Paper 45 Jan 4% 1 Products— Co Scotten Dillon 21 6 % 350 Feb 33 % 18 i 1 Spring & Axle Manufacturing Rudy Jan 253/4 37/a Feb 16% Jan 21 % 18% V *: Co—, & Metal 27% __ 10 _ Rockwell High i::'i '• _______ 60% . Carey _ Products (The) 1,728 1,446 8 Feb Jan Jan 274 2% f 2% __ common Electric Welding Peninsular Range Since Jan. I High 28% __ 8 Parke Shares 1 31¥a 2874 Feb 1% i — 1 „ 14% 506 8% 36 2% _ Screw National for Week _ _ Feb Jan 2% I 1 ______ 1.321 44 ¥44% 1 _ 16 ¥4 33% Jan Jan 22% Feb 2 3/8 73% ■. 3 _ 150 43/a 27¥4 Feb 77/8 34% 27/8 37/s 1 Michigan Sugar Sales Range of Prices Sale Price 10 2% _ 713/4 395 8,209 27% 73/4 1 __ 992 8% 35 15% 28% * Heater Masco Exchange Jan 74 % V 1 _ Wines 86 72 % 20 33% 1 __ - Drug Kysor LaSalle Jan 232 16 ¥4 .1.66% Motors Motors Jan 20% 1,110 274 1 ____ & Bearing Manufacturing Ironite IT'S Jan 1 % 20% . 5 Chemical & Electric Jan 1% 20 — V. -1 _ __ common Oil m 5 common new Ball Howell J 1 Houdaille Industries Inc Feb 60% 12.50 Hoover Hoskins Feb 54 5 50 Paige 1% i 1% 1 _ Industries Lakes Jan 8% __ Great 21% 34% _ Manufacturing Graham Jan 63 260 8% __ _ General Motors Corp Gerity Michigan Corp Brewing Jan 60 21% 20 217/a .34% Feb 20% . Ooebel Jan Feb 33% 25% " 34¥4 32 5/8 _ Corp Trailer Wood Gemmer Jan 21% Gar Feb 33% 58% 26 Fruehauf Jan 152 9 ¥4 22 Steel __ Federal Mogul 510 1 Gray Iron Detroit Jan 22 ¥4 220 23 9% 21% Detroit 26 20 — High , 217/a 1 Edison Low 25 ¥4 5 Manufacturing. 100 4% 3% Jan 253/4 Feb V" 25 Davidson Bros Jan 616 51 23% 22% 3% McLaren : —3.50 Chrysler Corp Jan 55% 2 Company Detroit Jan 72 51 23% 22 28% Products Manufacturing Brown Budd Jan Jan Briggs Feb 16% 134% Range Since Jan. 1 -,y high 4% 4% / '/ , Feb 240 Shares Low ' .;/ . . 1 Metal American Feb 13 Jan Electric Allen Feb 34% for Week " Par Jan 1,256 53% : Jan 272 76% • Corp 4 61 39% 25 Smelting Refining & Mining 304 4 23% • Sale Trice Feb Sales Range of Trices l.ast Feb Jan Exchange Week's Friday STOCKS Jan, 58"% 17% 5 Co 55% 43 3A 13% 23% DETROIT Telephone: WOodward 2-5525 Feb 51% 16% -- | Jan 13 _1 , Stock Exchange Midwest Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange Jan 136% 138% 17% 138% • Electric 107 59% 76 ♦ Waldorf System Inc 10 124% 126% 25" Co American Exchange Jan Feb 3 6 ¥4 39 2.50 Shoe Machinery Corp Westlnghouse Feb 51% 100 4 • U S Rubber Co U 20% 45 36% 43% 50 . Drill 67 51% 54% 6 ». Webster Inc Twist 20% 56% ' 58% 50c __ Stop & Shop Inc Torrlngton Co Union • 1. 100 Association & 1 1 _— Stone Jan 33 '• „ 20 Pennsylvania RR Co Quincy Mining Co Rexall Drug Co Shawmut 57 29 mm 100 Olin Mathieson chem Pacific Mills Jan 75c • 10 Norbute Corporation 54% 18% 50c Hartford 516 80% mm l Co & 56 % New York Stock Feb 57% ' _1 Star Cement Corp Narragansett Racing Assn New England Electric System E 7474 49% 5 , Lone N Jan 13% mm * Co Copper 65% " Hathaway Bakeries Inc Kennecott 571 10? —— 100 ._ Creek Coal Feb 74% 36% 100 - — 137 Members Jan Jan 179 9 51% _10J — High Jan 20% mm -10 4 ¥2 % Eastern 7% 54% mm —10 ——• Eastern Gas & Fuel Assoc Island 2,015 5 Co. Copper Range Co Co 183% 184% 56% i—100 Cities Service Gillette 144 11 * Inc Low 8% 100 &. Hecla WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. Range Since Jan. 1 High 71% —100 RR Prop & Providence RR Calumet 184% 25 prefeired Boston Shares 8 50 __ Edison Boston 8% 24 FEBRUARY for Week Low 5 ENDED Sales Range Range of Prices Fast STOCKS WEEK Exchange Week's Week's Friday FOR Feb 111 Jan Burroughs Corp (Un) 5 California Canada Packing Corp Dry Ginger Ale (Un) „ 55% 56% 60 51% Feb 58% Jan Canadian Atlantic 58% 58% 58% 57 57% Feb 60 ¥s Feb Canadian Pacific 48 47% 48% 170 47¥8 Jan 49% Jan Carrier Corn (Un) Oil RR 5 . 1% al57/8 al6% a a— 2 (Un)_ 51* 510 5U 200 5¥4 Feb 6¥a Jan 25 32% 32% 32% 1,131 31% Feb 34% .Tan a55% a55% 60 54¥4 Feb Vb Jan 10 __ 55 >v< irn»mmtn\vtm i t_fl' nmumDM ii n*<W »«m» ■" Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle Volume 183 (1025) 37 OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS RANGE Week's Friday Case (J I) Com Central Eureka Corp Certain-teed Products a70 204 19% 280 Chance Vought Aircraft (Un) Charter Oil Co Ltd Co 206 Jan Jan 1.25 Feb Feb 25% Feb 24% 114 2 Jan lb% 85c 40 2 58 Ve Feb 25% . I 25 Vs a37% a39% a39% 1 (Un) Feb 26% Feb 40 -Jan Jan 2 Feb 37 100 1% Jan 25 ... Chicago Corp (Un). Chrysler Corp Service 1,100 Jan 18% „ Jan 57% 57% 205 54% Jan 57% Feb 1 Chesapeake & Ohio Cities .. Friday 17% 24% 24% 545 24% Feb 25 y2 Feb 71% 75% 1,020 71% Feb 85 Jan 58% 59 370 61 Feb 75% 25 10 (Un) Clary Corp Climax Molybdenum (Un) 6% 6% 57 Jan 6 908 6% Feb 1 6% • • 65% 64% 65% 369 64% Feb 66 y8 Jan 30 29 % 30% 1,476 28 y2 Jan 30% Jan Columbia Broadcasting class A (Un)_2% 24% 24% 24% 102 24 Feb 26% Jan a23% a24% 132 a__ Colorado a Class Fuel B Iron & (Un) Columbia Gas Commercial 2% 8vstem (Un) Solvents Commonwealth of N (Un) Continental Can Continental Copper Co Continental Motors Continental Corn Oil Products Crane Co Ref Co Oil Cuban 119 16% al6% 133 a45% a49% 11 Class A Corp & Dome Mines Co Douglas 41% 25 40% 8% 48% 90 35% Feb 782 5 Feb 1 Co B) I) de Natural Electric ( Electrical '___ /#% y2 105 28% -30% 1,002 30 7% Feb 26% Jan ; a__ 530 15 Jan 15% 34% Feb Feb 15% Feb 647 78 87 ; (Un) Gas (Un) Co (Un) 5 Corp _1 Corp & 21% ♦ 25c Aimlane (Un)_ 2.05 al4 Stores al3% class A (Un) Tiger Lines Inc Machinery & Chemical (Un) Foremost Dairies Fruehauf Trailer Inc 9 Jan 9 Jan 215% Jan 216 Feb 47 Feb 78 Feb 78 Feb 46 Feb 49 Feb Co new Corporation Electric Co (Un) (Un) General Exploration of General Foods (Un)__ Corp General 1 - Motors General Public General Com Public Utilities Tire • (Un).l 13% Feb a__ — 25% Jan a__ Products Co Gladding, McBean & Co Glidden ' Good Co Goodrich of Calif F) Co (B (Un)_J 9% Jan 1 Grace (W R) & Co Graham-Paiee Corp ' Granite (Un)__ Grevhound Gulf, Corp Mobile Gulf Oil & Ohio Corp Hancock Oil Hilton (Un)__. : 1 class Preferred ... Holly Development Hcmestake Mining Co (Un) Honolulu Oil Howe Sound Co Hunt 57 Jan Pullman •Pure Pictures RKO 2.50 .'2514 8 Feb Feb 46 Ve Jan 4% Jan 247/a 2.75 Jan Jan Jan Central RR ;;/■/' / Royal Imperial Development • International Servel Jan 38 25c 39 F.b 29C Jan Jan International Paper International Intex Jade Oil Oil Tel Co & Tel (Un) (Un)___ M 2% 300 2% Feb Solar Feb 36% Jan Southern 1% Jan 1% Jan 41% Feb Jan 2 110 i;. 430 39 Va Jan 14% 329 14% Feb 14% '.ail 7% 36% Feb 37% Jan f2% 326 86% Jan 92% Feb 6% ^2% a#55,8 (Un) 33 %c 1,900 Company __10c Corp . Kaiser Alum Kaiser Motors Kansas & Power Chemical & Light (Un) __8% Copper Corp County Land Co (Un) • 2% Kennecott Kern Lear 3% Inc 50c Libby McNeill & Libby (Un) Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co (Un) Lincoln Petroleum Lockheed Loew's 1 (R H» Martin Co • Mfg Merchants L) (Un) Inc (Un) 18 : Co__ River a45% i 5 16%c & Scott Development Mississippi __ 1 1 (Un) Merritt Chapman 1 1 Petroleum Merck & Co Inc Mission Co Robbins & _ 2634 12y2 a20 (Un) (Un) Fuel 5 10 : __ — 45. 38% 335 38 Feb 38% Feb 265 55% Jan 59% Feb 32% Jan Jan 26 % Jan Southern 42% . 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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% <>\ 1 19 % 1 Feb i __33%c 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 _10 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% a225% a221% a 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% a52 aS2 V* 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 -j. 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 3 500 2% Jan 450 24% Jan 26% Feb 55% 500 50 Jan 58% Jan J 2% 29,700 1% Jan 2% Feb 153% 153% 400 146% Feb 20% 70 3 , 10 25% 25% Corp 5 Benguet Consol Mining Co (Un) lp Bethlehem Steel Corp (Un) * Blnks Manufacturing Co ..1 Booth Fisheries Corp_»........_..___B Borg (George W) Corp 10 Borg-Warner Corp 5 55% 54% Bendix Aviation '//2! 2% 153% 26 y. 23% 23% 18% 19 33 32 33 44% ' 43% 44% ~~ 20c 2% 15% 15% Jan 3% Feb Jan 24 Jan 19 Feb 31 900 165 Jan 34Va Jan Jan 1,700 38% Jan 3,300 2% Jan 300 16% Feb 70 17% Jan 100 1,000 20% 20 i6Va 13% Feb 2% 2% 5 1 1,100 19% 600 Feb 44% Feb 2% Jan 21% . Co Nickel Packers International Tel Chemical (Un) Brothers Calumet & Hecla Canadian Prospect Gas 20% 2,350 23 Carrier Corp Celanese Central of 32% Jan f Jan / 29 29% 700 28% Feb 82% 82% 13% 13% 100 112% 116% 300 13% 13% 1,300 1 31% 32 27% 27% Alum 10 « City Power & Light Power & Light (Un) Chemical South West Feb 41 Jan Jan 41 Feb Jan 22 Feb 124% 126% 300 * Feb I 4% 4% 4% 100 3% Jan 4% 4% 100 3% Jan 33V3C ~3% 3% 3% 200 3 Jan Laclede Gas Co 4 15% Leath * & 1 Co < Co 1 common Libby McNeil & Libby 7 . Liggett & Myers Tobacco Lincoln ..........4 C^.—y IT/,r^* Central 111 Secur Corp Certain-Teed Products 1 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry Co id common _ (Un) 11 1 common. (Un) 25% 25 Chicago $3 convertible 1,500 23% (Un) Mfg Fuel 10 12.50 Cement convertible convertible preferred 4%% Cleveland Clinton Electric Foods Coleman Co Ilium Commonwealth Crane Edison Motors Co RR Jan 100 19% Jan 21% Feb 150 13 Feb 14 Jan 400 30% Feb 32 Va Jan 8% 3,800 6% Jan 8% 117% 700 105% Feb 117% Feb Northern Pacific 11 Feb 11 Feb Northern States 22 % Jan 25% Feb Feb Feb Jan 200 23% Feb 25% Jan Ohio 26% 26 V4 500 25 Feb 31 Jan Oklahoma Gas 41% 400 39% Feb 46 Feb Oklahoma 42 42% 200 39 Feb 9 Jan 9% Jan 33 34 Jan 52 50% 52 750 46 Jan 52 Feb 25% 26% 1,000 25% Feb 28% Jan 44% 45% 1,800 42 % Jan 46% Jan 88% 89% 800 85% Jan 93% Jan 44% 44% 500 44% Feb 45% 9% 1,300 8% Jan 10% Feb 9 Jan 10 % Jan Jan 9' 9 • 9 8 200 9 / . 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National Container 65% , $7 Jan 600 2 j (Phillip) & Co (The) Co 23% Chicago So Shore & So Bend RR._12.50 Chicago Towel Co common • Chrysler Corp Jan 36% 36% 7% Vernon 23% « 36 Jan 31% Co 57 • common Jan Feb 13% Chemical 23% Chicago & Northwestern Ry Co • 5% series A preferred 100 Chicago Rock Isl & Pacific Ry Co— 32% 13% Montgomery Ward & Co 65% 500 33% 13% & (Minnesota) Feb 21%; Portland 57% * common 1,400 Feb 55 33 % 21% Inc 33% Jan 100 25% 44% Jan 400 21% River 55% 1 preferred Chic Milw St Paul & Pac New /llw/: 11 Jan 50% 1,100 Products—. 1 Utilities —10 Tile 38 % 100 34% • 4 Min Mfg 850 Feb 4,200 20 % National 29% 34 34% 18% Feb 29% Feb 20 % 8,200 29% 25 55 12.50 4% 10 Jan 44% 26% 4% 2 23% 25 25% 4% 700 Feb 26% 10 1,500 72 % 23% • National Feb 53 Minnesota Napco 67% 50 1 50c 200 16%c South Morns 67% 53 Minneapolis Brewing Co_ Mount Jan 15 (Un) Food Modine 17% 34 Mlckelberry's Monsanto 15% Feb 36% Brick Missouri 800 33% Co Co Mississippi Feb 16% 35% L) Chapman & Scott- Middle 25% 34 Portland Cement Merritt 15% Jan 36% Medusa & Jan 24% _1 ■ (Glenn Merck 15% 100 39% 25 44% Field. ■ & 1,500 16 • Martin Feb 15% 25% 55 1 • Marsh all Jan 3% 67 % Printing Co common Lindsay Chemical Co common Marquette Cement Mfg -y Feb 4% ,/v 15% 16% Louisville Gag & Elec of Ky 5 25% 25 National Standard Co 2 Jan v 43% Jan 35% Feb 47 : 100 35 35 ;126% Jan 44% 32% ■ Jan 4% Feb 351/3 115 44% 5 800 5 / 49% . 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Feb UPTHWSTI Lfctitttl" lw' *1 ^ "ft 0 Number 5511...The Commercial and Financial Chronicle Volume 183 (1027) OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS RANGE ' Friday Week's Last Range of Prices Shares Sale Price Par Texas Co Thor Tool Power Co Low 120% 24% 400 25 116 350 Jan 124% 24% Jan 14% 700 14% Feb 14% 45% Jan 50% 41% Jan 40% 200 38% Jan Truax-Traer Coal common 2% 300 2 Jan 2% 25% 300 25 Feb 25% 1 Centary-Fox Film Union Carbide Electric Oil United (Un) Carbon & c" Corp Aircraft United Air Corporation Lines Gypsum U — S Rubber U S Steel Van Iron $4.25 66% Jan 71 41 39% 16 55% 55 57 16% 16% 14 19% 100 —10 Co 10 17% Feb 58% Jan 600; 16% Feb 19 Jan 31% 200 31% Feb 32% Feb 14% 5,200 13 Jan 14% Feb 21V8 1,100 19% Feb 21% Jan 16 200 600 19% 23% Co 57 Feb 48 48 25% Feb 28% 41% Jan 82 Feb 84 • Zenith Radio Corp Anaconda Jan 20% Armour Jan 700 47% Jan 97 200 92% Jan i; 14 14% 400 14 90 VB 92% 400 84 Feb 126% 126% 100 122 Feb * Feb Jan Last Par American Stores American 54% Tel & ♦ 100 184% * Tel Co 26% Arundel Corp Atlantic City Electric Co Transit 55 505 54% 182% 185 1,184 179% 26% 26% 279 28% 28 % 28% 869 13 14 Va 13% 14% V 550 1 1 14% 14 14% 3,292 5 20 Va 19% 20% 508 Cuitis Co 41% 381 39% Jan 43% 72% 75% 1,113 71% Feb 87% 8% 8 8 1,100 6% Jan 264 37% Feb 40% 32% Jan 34% 34% 33% 34% 767 32 % Jan 85 83 85 83 Feb Goldenberg Hecht « Co Hudson 5% 10 50c Pulp series Lehigh Coal Martin (Glenn Merck & Co 328 27% Feb 42% Feb 46% 24 24% 135 23% Feb 26% Securities % 200 % 32 32 32% 420 30% 23% 23% 100 6% 7% 300 15% 15% 634 13% Jan 1 % 15 Jan % 25 10 7 10 33% 23% Feb 23% Feb 6% Jan Ohio & RR 15% Philadelphia New 130 33 Jan 38 % 718 24% Feb 27% 3.60# series A 346 47% 1,716 23% 23% 23% 1,210 22% 47% 46% 47% 225 45% 34% 34% 50 39% 39% 3,972 • ' „ 39% Mfg Service 15% Jan Jan 48% Feb Feb 25% Jan Jan 50% Jan c Jan 35% F.b 40 Feb ' 34 38% Jan 15% 17 3,247 15% Feb 17 Jan 31% 33% 1,491 31V4 Feb 34% Jan 10 22% 22% 22% 45 45 16 16% 50 ' —m ———1 Electric & Gas com * * common 50 Paper Co * Co • United Corp 33% 33% United Gas Improvement 34 2,272 , •„ 80 1 176 869 21% 43 15 Jan 22% Jan 45 $4.25 Light Feb 31% Feb 34 Feb Feb 31% 32% 119 31% Feb 32% Jan 33% 215 31% Feb 34% 68% 67% 7i,% 1,334 64% Jan 70% Jan 17% 17% 201 16% Jan 17% Feb 74% 70% 74% 770 70% Jan 6% 6% 68 6% Feb , 75% 7 Jan & 35% 35% 36% 592 35% Jan 37% 39% 39% 40 698 39% Jan 40% Jan * Lothrop 10 common Feb 96% 96% 45 45 45 20 £5 Feb 96% 4 44 Feb 46% Jan Feb Tel Transit & Tel 3%s Co 4s 1967 ser A 133% 134 1975 79 79 Week's Friday STOCKS Last 9,000 130% Jan Feb 79 134 Feb 82 Jan Blaw-Knox Sullivan & Columbia Co Equitable Joy * _ Caterpillar Tractor Co com Celanese Corp of America Central Eureka Star Natco Corp _ Toy Mining 27% 29% _ common _2.50 1% —10 Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp Plymouth Oil Corp San 34% 10 Pittsburgh Brewing Co 79% * _ 7% . 5 Axle — 5 Share* Chemical Colorado Fuel Columbia (■ .class Engineering & Foundry Co. 5 * Vanadium Alloys Steel Westinghouse Air Brake —10 Westinghouse Electric Corp 12.50 see page 45. 7% 13% 3% 300 45% 45 % a5 % Feb Jan Feb 2 Jan 3% Jan 42% Feb 3% Jan 5% Feb 26% Jan 29% Jan 55 51% Jan 53% Jan % Jan 2% 11,230 al51%al52% 155 13% 4% 73% Jan 2% Feb 156% Jan 12% Jan 13% 3"% 383 3% 49% Feb Jan 925 73% 1 545 4% 200 3% — 15% 25 13% _ Jan' Jan 50 7 a54% a56% 2% a__ 25 a5 % a56% a__ 600 a28% a28% 146 69 5 Jan Feb Feb 76% Jan 3% Jan 3% Jan 47 58% Feb 63% Jan 44 44% 546 39% Jan 44% Feb 17% 17% 100 17 Feb 18% Jan 19% 19% 204 19% Jan 21% Jan 18% 18% 50 17% Feb 18% Feb 15% 16 297 15% Feb 16% Jan a31% a31% 10 29% Jan 30% Feb 367 36 Va Jan 39% Jan 10c Feb a59% a59% 44% 38% 38 38 VB Columbia Gas (Un) Commonwealth a20% 70 54% 70% 1,010 57% Jan al8% a20% 170 18% Feb 20 % Jan 1.20 33,954 89c Jan 1.20 Jan 68% Consolidated Coppermines Edison Consolidated Foods of N Y 5 * (Un) Continental Oil (Del) Co Preferred — . — Crucible Steel of Co Amer 75% Packing Co (Un) Curtis Publishing Co (Un)-— Curtiss-Wrighti Corp (Un) Cudahy Jan 55% Feb Jan 70% Feb 37% 175 37% Jan 37% Feb 57% 550 53% Jan 57% Feb 24% 200 24% Jan 24% Feb 73 59% 59% a6% 75% 958 72 59% 531 55 a6% 25 6 Feb 6% Jan 135 68 Feb 71% Jan 28% Jan 70 70 29% 30% 609 a24 % a24% 77 24 24 Feb 86% 61 %j Jan 30% 24 % Nov 27 24 172 16 16 Feb 26% Jan Feb Jan July J-n 16% 1,384 16 Jan 16% Jan al9% al9% 120 19% Feb 21 Jan 4? 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Feb 285 1,563 —10 32% Par new — 47 17 10c Flintkote Sale* Range Sale Price Co Feb Jan a__ 17% Dry Ginger Ale (Un)__ duPont $1,200 Pittsburgh Slock Exchange Cork 130 37 34 Jan a__ 16% 16% Erie Ludlum Steel a49% a52% Feb 31% 41 17 5 (Un)—- Corp Cement Emporium Allegheny 37 41 a20 42% El Armstrong a20 17% 15 Du Mont Lab Inc BONDS American a52 % ' Pacific Dresser Baltimore a37% a38% a33% a33% a20 Trading Corp com (Un)_* Packing Corp 5 —1% Canadian Atlantic Oil Co Ltd 2 Canadian Pacific Ry (Un) 25 Carrier Corporation (Un) 10 Jan * preferred Woodward 120 a38% 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% Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service-* Oil Jan 'A 32% common Co„w $1.40 div preference Bun 14% 4a Co— Reading Co common Scott 15% 46% __5 preferred Progress 14% 47% 3 Power Public 15 * —_10 Electric Jan 65% Canada Jan 10 Potomac 50% 1 Corp Calif Jan 26% 50 Transportation Jan * 2 (Un) Co Industries Clorox 36% 1 common 46% 855 a33% 5 1 Corp (Un) Oil Hill Jan 35% Corp Feb 474 1 Co Calaveras • Philco 84% ;■ a75 5 —-1 (Un) Jan 9% 25% Drug Stores Inc_— Philadelphia Electric common Feb 5 Co 16 36% Peoples Jan 49% 5 100 (u11) Clary Corp 26% Pennsylvania RR —— Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Jan . , a73% lc Instruments Inc Chica Bunker Jan 1 Jjight com 78 (Un)—13 Corp (Un) Burlington Jan Jan 16%c Pennroad Corp Pennsylvania Power & Feb 48% 179% 325 48% a75 1 Aviation Borden Jan L). Feb 1,100 1,274 a77% a78% 5 Jan 24% Inc— 53% 186% , 53% 183% 184 % 184% a78% al0% alO% 28% Jan 6,032 Navigation 52% 53% * Feb Jan Jan 45% preferred & 28 85 43% Resistance Jan Jan 34% Feb 45% common 23% 36c Paper— & A International 27% 50 . 1.66% com Jan Jan 8% Feb 5 class A Co (The) 21% 27c Feb Brothers 531 977 Jan 2,443 Gimbel 22% 2,500 Jan 34% ; Jan 22% 22% Jan 75% 38% Corp 5 33c 21% Jan 34% General Motors 8% 7% 15% Jan 38% common Jan 15 Jan 30c Broadway-Hale Stores Inc 34% (Julius) 28% Jan 8% 3 Jan 38% Garfinckel Jan 14% 307 p2 (Un) 15% 40% 1 „ 27% 118 8% 7% Mfg Corp Feb 41% 10 Fidelity & Deposit Co 100 14% 8% 43% 13 % Duquesne Light Co Electric Storage Battery 27% 14% Jan Borg-Warner Delaware Power & Light common__13'/2 — 27% 43"% Feb 25 Publishing Feb 23 Bolsa Feb 1.80 Chrysler Corp 68% a42% a43 % Burroughs Campbell Soup Co Jan a42 % 28% Feb 61% Jan Jan 19% 1,163 Feb 39 Boeing Airplane 26% Jan Feb Jan Jan 28 14 Feb 47 36% Budd Company 27 Feb 83 Blair Holdings 59% Jan 186% Jan 44% a37 % a37 % (Un) Bishop Oil Co High Feb 25 240 14% 1 Corp (Un) Benguet Cons Mining (Un) Bethlehem Steel (Un) Jan 22 585 44% 68% a37 % Bendix Jan 25% 66% 10 5 Becknian Co— Common Budd 54% 24% —5 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) Atok-Big Wedge Philadelphia-Baltimore Slock Exchange Friday Feb 104% Jan 172 Baltimore Sale Price 70% Jan 65 al37%al47% Baldwin stocks Jan 100% 50 al37% Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Week's Feb 26 50 (Un) 8% 158 25 (Un) Refining Feb 4% Feb . 138 10 (111) & Jan 108% 39% Jan 7% Atlantic 15% Jan 94% Jan 140% Oil Jan 3% Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (Un) 97% Feb Feb 92% 37% 49% ■ Co & 37 500 100 3 24% 25 Armco Steel Corp Ashland 4 8%, 23% 100 Corp (Un) Co (Un) (The) Feb 25% * (Un) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Feb 33 Co 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% (Un) Jan 65% 70% (Un)__l (Un)— Ltd Foreign 41% Jan a 108% 24% (Un)- Co Feb 63% al02%al05% 1 American Radiator & S S (Un) American Smelting & Refining (Un) Feb 16 ' 96% & (Un) (Un) American Motors Feb 36% Feb 200 48 Factors Co a!12 • High 39% 148 65% 4 8%^ • • Theatres Cyanamid American 60% Feb 400 ■ Can 38% 20 American Tel & Tel Co 400 36% 22% 2,900 20% 36% 23 (Un) (Un) Low 70 a20% a20% 39% 1 - com Bdst-Para 20% Range Since Jan. 1 High 65.% - 10 Co Dye Corp American Jan 55% Jan 41% & American Jan Jan 20 -- Machine 62 Jan , Yates-Amer Jan 50% 28% Mining (Un)_ American ' • Jr 54% a • American Airlines Inc Jan 15% 40% Gold Corp American Feb 6% 51% 59% (Un) Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co Aluminium Ltd Feb 200 — • (Un) Feb 65% 1 i Juneau Alleghany Jan 3,400 26% .V . * Corp Feb 16 ; 110% Jan 58% * common Power (F W) (Wm) 58% 28% 36 Va ,."6% 200 31% , Electric 59 Corp Low a40 Va a40 % 25 (Un) ... 200 54% _ Jan 300 6% 58% 14% -5 1 Inc 41 6% 16 -2% -12% preferred Wrigley 100 57 1 , Co Wisconsin Bankshares Woolworth 71 .—10 Stores Wisconsin 71 * Works Alaska 60% Feb 55% 5 _ Motor 30 Jan — .16% Corp Western Union Telegraph Westinghouse Electric Corp Whirlpool Seeger Corp Wieboldt Jan 52 Va — (Un) Walgreen Co Webster-Chicago White 28% 71 4 Corp Dorn 103% 600 1,100 Shares 5 common Inc Allied Chemical 500 29% 60% 6% Industries Admiral Feb 110% * Laboratories Air Reduction Co Feb 25% 57% 1 Co 31 VB Jan 109 — Industries S U Jan 21% x29 1 common. new 26% 100 60% Inc (Un»— 700 25% 110% —5 (Del) 31 % 25% x29 25 __ Corp United U S • .—10 (Un) Mo California— of ACF Jan 29% 25% for Week of Prices Par Abbott Jan 25% 1 20th Jan 2% __ Sales Range Sale Price Feb 40% Week's Last Jan 300 26 Exchange Friday stocks Jan 50% ' Union San Francisco Stock 14% 1 (Un) 24 FEBRUARY High 48% — 1 Corp ENDED Range Since Jan. 1 High 14% 2 Trav-ler Radio Corp Union WEEK Sales 50% III5 Corp Continental , 119 24 Va (The) Transamerica Trl 120% * Co Toledo Edison Co Trane Low —25 (The) FOR for Week STOCKS \,a— "■ a — \ 140 44% Feb Jan a__ a— 10 Feb 39 The Commercial (1028) an^Financial Chronicle Monday, February ... 27 1956 OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS RANGE FOR 1-25 (Un)_* • 61% Jan Rheem 1 23 11% Feb 11% Feb Richfield 37,525 88c Feb 1.30 Feb Riverside ?&410?$; 1.JO ofv 36% Jan 38% Feb 10 86% Feb S and 48 % 463A 38% f®7 275 84 RKO 4.75# Kaiser preferred Corp. Motors 82% Jan 114 48% 925 43% Feb 49% 39 731 35 Feb a51/4a51/4 40 51% Jan 4,300 3% Feb 55 21% Feb 117% Feb 45% Jan • 41% Jan 53'A Jan 3% 0?% a21 A a21 ,4 al24al26% 47 Vs 47 Vs 8 A — —• al26Mt (Un) Light Power & Kansas (Un; County Land Co—.— Kennecott Copper Corp Kern Leslie Salt —9" Lockheed Jan Lorillard (R H) Marine Martin Co Matson Navigation Co (Glen)— 47% Jan Feb 17% 170 68% Feb 72% Feb 49% 111 46% Feb 53% Jan 23 1,591 19% Jan 23 Feb 90 20% Jan 20% Jan 10 29% Feb 30% Jan Petroleum 23% a86 30 36Mi 34 34% a44% a45% 495 35"% — 18 Mfg Co—.——————1 a— 350 a86 a__ — 25 35 a— 26% 25% 26% 580 25% Middle South Util Inc com ; 10 Mindanao Mother Lode Mines.—plO — 31% 31% 290 17c 31% 18c 31% 101,050 65c Mission Develop Co (Un) M J M is M Oil CO —-M ; II (Un), 292 32% Jan Jan 15c 18c Jan 32 Jan 70c Feb Feb 26% Feb 468 86% Feb 93% a45 110 44% Feb 89 89% (Philip) & Co (Un)__——_—5 Morris Jan Jan • a44% a44% (Un) Scott New common Auto Fibres Water Shasta Southern 6% Southern Standard Feb Standard Oil of N J Jan 50% Oahu Sugar Occidental Oceanic Ohio Ltd Co (Un; Petroleum Oil Feb Sterling 6% Jan 7% Feb 17% Jan Sunrav 43 44% 1,145 39% Jan 47 Jan Super Mold 33 % 33% 335 32% Jan 33% Feb Swift Corp 83% 83% a20% a20% 603 79% Jan 86 Jan Ohio Oil Co Olln Pabco Chemical Products Pacific Pacific Coast Pacific 5% 1st 5% rea 5% Corp 4.50% red 4.36% $4.36 Jan 17% Feb Jan 36% 600 34 Va Jan Jan 125 35 10 246 52% $1.25 Feb Jan Transamerlca 37% Feb Trans Jan Tri-Continental World 10 Jan 39% Jan 3,049 48 % Jan 50 % Feb 1,234 36 Jan 37 Jan 33% Jan 33% Feb 20 112 28% 27 27 172 26 26 26 310 • 39 % Tide Ass'd Oil Water 28% Jan 27'A Jan 27% Jan Feb Jan 39% 2,090 38% Jan 85 100% Jan 103% Jan al02% al02% __ 2 103% Feb 103'A Feb 12% "Jan 40 Electric Oil Co United Aircraft Air United United of U S Rubber Feb 33% Victor Jan 120 31 % Feb 36 Jan 23% 249 23 Feb 25 % 550 20% Jan 23 Feb Warner 1.45 1.45 1 go 1,500 64% 61% 64% 656 56 32Vb 32% 619 31% 7% 7% 135 6% 87 % 87 % 1 90 1 90 5 100 v. 18-. Co |< \ 44 • > ,v Wells Feb 33 % Jan Westates Jan 7% Feb 447^ 501 g 5 606 Feb 7"% Petroleum Preferred Dept Feb 72% Jan Western Pacific Railroad Jan 43% Feb Western Union Telegraph West Coast Life Woolworth 7% Feb 7% 100 7% Feb 45% 778 43% Feb 9% 9% 586 9% Feb •; v 49 ' Yellow Jan 9% Jan 159 F_b 51 % 52 145% Jan 50 % Jan 53 Va 157 48%. Jan 49% Jan a53 a54 % 193 52% Feb 57 Jan 51% 300 51 . Feb a56% a57% 51 1,700 ' , Feb 54% Jan Feb 10'/a Jan Jan U 24% Feb Jan 20 Feb Feb 47% Jm, 45 Va Feb .V 9'A 9'A 23% 24'/a 777 22% — 20 20 334 19 46Va 43% 46% 184 46 Va 45Va 790 42% Feb 122 119% Feb 45Va ^ (F Cab W) Co 35 35 ' 9 610' a27% a27% 610 124 Jan 35 Jan 37 Jan 1,613 23% Feb 27 Va Feb 175 24% Jan 27 Feb 33% Jan 260 21 35%'! Jan * 26% Jan 23 Va Feb 38% Jan 41% Jan 25 Jan 26% Feb 39 % 41% 5,753 | | 26V2 26% 26% 101 25% 26% 1,220 24% 10% 11 900 9% Jan 11 Feb ' a25% a25% 20 22 Va Jan 25 Feb 103% Feb 109 Feb | | a29% a29'A 41 a7 | Jan 52 Va 60% Feb" 18% 161 17% 18% Feb Feb 75 Jan Jan 69Va 279 F5% Jan 69 Va 38% 41 440 36% Jan 41 a7 a7 22 6% Feb 7 52 % 52 % 410 51% Jan 31% 3% 39 V2 ' i — -- r 29% 2,002 31 Va 458 30% 3% 39 % 222 2% 110 37% . — ? 28% Jan 60 % 69Va — * Feb 18% 60 &18% W: 675 26% 57 Va — | 109 109 — k Feb K 55% — 54% Jan 31% 3'/a Jan Feb 43% Jan Feb Jan Jan" Jan 55% Feb 100 58% Jan 61 Jan 2,618 51% Jan 57% Feb a62% a64'A 100 58% Feb 59% Feb a41% a41% 10 43 % Jan 43% Jan Feb 54% 57% — fr . Feb 57'A 55 55% a62 a62V2 a62 1 - Jan' 51% 342 14% 195 14 Va Jan 15 % 23'A 504 19 Jan 23% Feb 37% __ 14% 23 - 1-23% f 37% 90'A 100 36% Jan 37% Feb 137 85% Jan 90% Feb | 90 1.15 1.10 1.15 1,798 1.05 Feb 1.40 Jan "10% 10% 10% 744 10Va Feb 11% Jan 77% 76 77% 635 73% Feb 77% 20% 21 Va 300 20% Feb 22% Jan 12% 12% 13 426 12% Feb 13% Jan 354 19% Feb 21 Jan 657 30 Feb 31% Jan 1,891 56% Feb 60% Jan 155 46% Feb 50'A Feb a47% a48% 125 47% Jan 49% Jan 9% Jan • t aG5 a65 a65 10 2.50 20% 20% 20% 30% V 30V2 30% .*58% 58V4 59% «■ 50V4 50Vi 10 12% _10 (Un) 10 1 common Preferred _25 Youngstown Sheet & Tube ■ ' | 11 |a25V2 Jan 7% 305 ( 21% (Un) Jan 4$i/a Feb 153% 153% 1 Co 5% 17% 54 5 (Un) Feb Feb 48% Jan __25c Inc Stores Jan 16 1,290 1 Insurance (Un) Lines 46% 114 54 Jan )ail20% all9V4 al20% 35 V2 36% k 36'A 25% 27% | 25% 25% 27 fc 253a • 41% Feb 17% Feb Feb 52'A — 5 Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Elec Corp (Un) Wheeling Steel Corp (Un) Jan Feb 39% 1 Air 41% 24 Vb 159' 97 — !'? 1 j. (Un) com Western Jan 1,633 ; 41% i (Un) Western 36% 136 Jan — 20 Feb 260 26% 1,044 24% ? | Power Jan 37 : Jan Jan 87% 52 I". 10 Bank 2.50 17% j Water Fargo 70 V2 5 - 7,797 a54% (Un)____l (Un) Jan 37 9% j Washington 39 % 5 .iq Jan Feb 65% __ 500 - 1.80 64% Pictures Jan 55 ' Bros Jan 88% 25% : a57% 50 new Feb 355 g —— Oil 1.90 a68 Jan a40% a42% __ 16% 64% 43% Jan : 43'A 97 • (Un) 78% 43% 43% 44% VVV;V'33(K , , % 1 common Cons Jan a67% __ Jan 26% Jan 90 1 Jan 23 1 — (Un) Co Corp of America Equipment Co_ 33% 5 51% Jan 42 % 54 5 (Un) CorD Universal 23 (Un) Rayonler Incorp Raytheon Mfg Co (Un) Republic Pictures (Un) Republic Steel Corp (Un) 13% 23% a66% a67% 49% Jan 25% 10 96 1 Vanadium 1.90 533 148 43 Jan F-b 19% 87 % 51% 26 % a26 a26% ^a42'/e t • Steel 138% • Feb " 27% | 26'A 10 Smelting Refining Jan • Feb'. 71 Jan Jan 10 Mines S 12% AAW, (Un) (Un) S 16% 7.50 Feb 60% Jan Feb 10 Co City S 133% , 34% Jan 64 Va Jan /T 25 (Un) U 420 __ 31 Va 56 % 27% 12% com U 801 3 45 975 68% 56 Va • (Un) (Un) Plywood Corp 297 p 10 v 52% Jan (Un)—1 Film Inc Del of Fruit 23 Co Jan 27% Jan 1 Mo Corp Lines Park 13 1.10 , Feb ' 68% 43 — California United Gas Corp United 137 __ Jan 51 % 41 Va common Corp 19 Va __ 5% ' 55% 5 Carbon & Co Sugar 18% 1 64 Jan 261 a32V2 a33% 58'A 60'A 68% 4% ;c 55 • of Union 136% 50 35 p (Un) Corp Carbide 137 Jan 450 a72 a74% ?a26% Inc Century-Fox Union 19% 12% Jan Jan 5 Jan —25 (Un) Union 1 __ Feb 36% Jan: 2 Airlines Union United Jan 29% Feb 26'A 26 Jan ' 18 Feb 35 — 28% Jan Feb 36% 18 35 % 10 com l Twentieth 33%c Co + A a— ___ 28% 70 35 % Jan 20% • 50o Corp World 100 (Un) Pig'n Whistle conv pfd pfd Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pullman Inc capital (Un) Pure Oil Co (Un) "j 367 a._ 101 101 % __l Airways Radio Corp of America 28% 66 % Jan 50 34% Feb 15% Jan 158 333 32% Jan 4% Feb 19% * U Phelps Dodge Corp (Un) Philco Corp common (Un) Philippine Long Distance Tel Petroleum Jan Jan a30% a30% 39 36% 9% Jan 50% (Un) common Preferred Feb 55% Jan Jan : 34% Feb 25 pfd conv 3% 12% 35 a28% a28% —25 — common 34% 21% m 2.35 2% Jan Feb 415 7.50 Texas 52% Jan 45c 39 3.621 25 pfd Corp Pictures Corp (Un) Pennsylvania RR Co (Un) Pepsi Cola Co (Un) Petrocarbon Chemicals - 16% __ • — 1C0 36% 36% a33% a33% — 25 Paramount — 17 50 ——25 preferred ■ Taxtron American Inc 14% 14% a38% a39% __ 25 Pacific Petroleums Ltd Pacific Tel & Tel common Phiillips Jan 49'A • Pan American Feb 29% 50% ..25 preferred $4.50 77% Feb 10 —25 1st Jan 25% 34% 14% 25 common preferred Pacific Lighting 71% 250 35% 10 A ser 215 27 39 34% 5 (Un) pfd—________ preferred red 77% Company (Un) Texas Gulf Sulphur Co 600 19% 100 Jan Jan 370 Feb Feb 5 Aggregates pfd— 1st 21% 23% 4.620 6c 105 1 (Un)_ Bylvania Electric Products Jan a52% a53% — • common Pacific Gas & Electric 6% 1st preferred 5%% Co Jan 2% 19 Jan 20% 5 25 20'A a53 Jan 4c 765 46,100 34% 10 Oil 22 % 2.35 42 Va 34% _5 (Un) 46 2% __ 5 Fisheries Finance & Warrants Inc American Corp Inc 194 a53 __ a53 • Mathlesen Drug Mid-Continent 75c 2.35 12 Feb 20% 10 17 1 (Un) Jan Jan 41% 18 % ' 49 % 32 34% 10 (Un) (Un) 77% Jan Jan 34% 15 (Un) Corp 26% 56% 50% Feb 46% 30% Feb 61 34% ■' 25 Studcbaker Packard Jan 27 Feb I; 34% 7 16% 77% 13 | 20% • Co 350 23 % Jan 376 — .1 wi (Ohio) 44 1 Co Oil Chemical 1,630 20 Co Edison Co common 47 —• 1 —: 45% 250 Northern Pacific Railway (Un)— Northrop Aircraft Inc com— 'Un) (Ind) 7% 23 % 11 26% 50c 17% __ Feb 1,595 100 51% 1 : Oil Co 50% 83% 85% 18 % • Service Brands Inc 17 a20% Jan a32% a33% __ r 25 Co Public 7% 1 Jan 81 .. 25 pfd ser A Standard 50% 1 Jan 56 , 5 17 25 11% 26 Va 13 18 4% 25 Jan 50% com Feb 69'A 70 a36% a36% j&74% 25 10 23% Feb , 106 — I 100 150 : 464 — , 8% 419 u33% (Un)—• com of California Gypsum (Un) 1 Company 1 England Electric System (Un).—1 (Un) Co Standard Oil Co Standard ——— £■* 25 53% »,•<:— £v : . a42% a44% 18% 18% y 5c * 5c al9% a20% — 5c Sa20% 2 Sperry Rand Corp Stauffer Aviation r-:'."-- 48 a31a31% #18% 3 2.50 (Un) Pacific Jan preferred (new) . fey 1 (Un) Southwestern Jan Investment : Co 16 American m. 1 preferred preferred Southern 22% 5% % Jan — — 1.40 * —i Edison Calif conv Feb North 8% — • p .10 preferred Feb —• Jan Jan i, I 31% 47% (Un) Co 4.32% 14% North American i 4.48% 21 Niagara 32% 68% 281 • Jan i 60% 221 (Un) Mohawk Power. 30 15 15% N Y Central RR Jan 455 ,—5 22'A National New 74% Signal Oil & Gas Co class A Oil Corp (Un)_ 15% Natomas Feb 53% Socony Mobil Oil Co (Un) 21% .. 71 -7% 22% 1 (Un) 370 Shell Oil Co 5 National Distillers Products 74 48 (Un) Co w Sears, Roebuck & Co New National 74 31 % *53% Co Paper Seaboard. Finance Feb 27% Jan 134,627 441 Montgomery Ward & On Feb 30 26% 5 Jan 25% 70c 26 (Un)__ 5 41c 53c 26% 89% Utilities Jau $ — '31% 8 10 • 5 10 Ry (Un) (Un) Elec com San Mauricio Mining Schenley Industries (Un) Southern Calif Gas Co 30% Jan 18c Montana-Dakota Jan 35°,« 12% (Un) Francisco ___ —16%o Inc (Un). 53 Va Jan Jan 6 32% Jan . Feb 33 Va 112% ^ St Regis Paper Co San Diego Gas & 37% Jan Jan 1,020 Co Louis-San Jan 6 & Joseph Lead St Jan 90 5% Merck ''--ii/;- Jan 33 557 73 : V 27 89% Jan — , 51% jja84% Sinclair 70 23% — 540 960 i 25% Safeway Stores Inc Jan a29% a29% &36'/a a36% a86 36% • (Un).. (Un) McKesson & Bobbins Inc Menasco Feb 15% &21Va bl21V» a36Va —1 Jan 46 22 — * 47% 150 493A — 1 ....—.8 (Un)—1 Bancorporation Jan 100 22'/a common——* Co com (Un) Calculators Magnavox Marchant 68'A 493A 10 (Un) Co (P) ft Co Macy 1 Corp (Un) 120% 46 46 — 25 150 4% Jan 21% Feb al5% al5% 68'A 68'A — —i —• Aircraft Inc LoeWs 47 Va —10 Co— Llbby McNeill & Libby Liggett & Myers Tobacco 374 52 34% a8% a8% 10% 10% 25% .25% a84 a84% Corp St KaiserAlum & Chem Corp High 51 % 34% 1 1 1 W Fine Foods Inc 8% 100 : Low 52 ,34% Jan Jan Feb com—3339 50 — —-—1 — (Un) ——10 Feb 30% 8% Range Slnee Jan. 1 High 10 Dutch Feb *— (Un).——T—- Royal Jan 109% 650 8% °6 A A Shares 50 florins Jan 79% 253 - Pictures class Co Cempnt | • (Un)—25 Corp_ 32% 226 114 3j J2A Oil Co Feb 81/r — Manufacturing (Un) RKO Theatres Corp (Un) Rohr Aircraft Corp (Un) 114 — 33%o Laughlltt Steel Jones & Reynolds Tobacco class B (Un) Jan 81/a — Paper Co (Un)---7% International Tel & Tel com (Un).-.-* Johns-Maflville Corp 1.10 a27/4 &38% —- Co 38 56% Feb for Week Low 35% Jan Sales Range of Prices Par High 490 -- International Intex Oil low Week's Last 395 38 38 57 58V* 38 58 Mining Co (Un)———12Mi Corp. 10 Hutchinson Sugar Plantation 15 Idaho Mary Mines Corp (Un; 1 Oil International Nickel Co Canada Friday Sale Price Range Since Jan. 1 HiQh Low par International Harvester 24 FEBRUARY STOCKS Shares of Prices Sale Price Homestake Honolulu ENDED for Week STOCKS t.'iy WEEK Sales Sai Frwcisco Stock Exch. (Cont) (Un) • f — a a__ — 9% 480 24 24 128 24 Feb 24 Feb a91 • a9l 50 84 Jan 87% Feb 9 Va — l">; — . ! • 8% Feb Jan CANADIAN MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Canadian Friday STOCKS . . Shares . Acadia Atlantic common Sugar • 5% preferred ~"l00 311 • ________ Steel Aluminum Co Argus Corp Atlas Co Ltd Bank Bank of 150 50 23 % Jan 104% 104% 93% 100 25 104 % Feb , 11% Jan Jan preferred 23% Feb 104% Feb British 4% Forest 100 Jan 108 Jan British Jan 26 Jan Jan 52% Feb Columbia 53 65 52 Jan 54 Feb 48% 48% 575 23 Va 47% Jan 50 Jan 22% Building Bulolo 23% 1,050 54% 21% Jan 23% Feb 54 54% 255 54 40% Feb 57% 41% 3,593 40 Jan 43 Jan 17% 895 17% Feb 19 Va Jan ______________ Canada Cement page 45. 235 49 - Feb Jan 52% Jan Jan 55 Jaa Jan 50 Jan 49%. |:16% 50 a94 50 a94 15 94 16 36% Jan b 16% 16% 38 V 5,990 37'A 38 1,430 48 95 Feb F 17% Jan' 38 Jan Jan Jan 51 50 50 472 2.20 2.40 4.098 1.80 Feb __ 14 14 150 13% Feb 14% 4.50 4-50 4.75 425 4.50 Feb 5 00 t, £ 49 % 2.40 ♦ 37 37% 725 0-00 6.00 100 32% ' t 33% 35 5.60 Jan Jan . 2.49 b Jan Feb Jan Jan" 40 Jan. 6.00 'Feb Feb 35 31 31 31 185 30 Jan 31 Feb 34 % 34 34 % 4,055 34 Jan 36% Jan Feb Canada Safeway 4.40% pfd 100 ^103 102% 103 115 102% Feb 104 Jan Canada Steamship common • 31% 31 % 100 31% Feb 36 80 Feb 9) Feb. 25 Jan 27% 47 % Jan 49 3A 627 58 % Jan 61 Fieb 40% Jan Canadian Bank 65 Feb Canadian Breweries 43 Jan $1.25 42% 53 53% 10 1,671 42 51 145 Feb 105% 20 3,225 • 350 54 51 51 . 5 common 61 64% 51 % Jan 42 Iron 27% 49% 40 Va Jan Jan 77/a preferred 60 40 103 50% Feb 6% Canada 49 63% 285 • Dredging 49% — see 25 ; Products Gold 27 64 105 • A B 17% 40% 104% ;; • • Telephone class 27 • Products Jan 40% Class Ltd ™10 Bathurst Power & Paper class A Class B 404% ; Mills 48 % _jq Jan r Rights Bruck 17% Nationale——10 35 100 ... Columbia 25 Scotia 21,440 50 , preferred 10,117 51 % « 42 50- British Columbia Power 25% • 39 50 5% Jan 255 Ltd footnotes 11% > 100 110 1,920 IIIIII50 42 49% Jan Co— preferred 53 ~150 6,162 Columbia Feb 26 103 107% 7 British 93 52% 1 50% 6% A. preferred 4%% preferred High 50 Va • 4% % Low 6% A 4%% since Jan. 1 Range fs0% • Electric Shares High 5,831 Traction Light & Power American Oil common 2,115 52% pfdl 4% % Canadienne For uan 25% ■ Nova Feb 26% 26 Montreal of 37% Feb 52% Bailey Selburn preferred Banque Jan 25% 25 common Corp Steels 34% 650 pfd 107% pfd $2.40 preferred Asbestos 4,291 26% 11% 11% a23% a23% __ 99 37% • 4% High 36% 50 of Canada Tel Low Sales for Week of Prices Low 25 British Range Since Jan. 1 I_3_ 4 % % preferred Anglo Canadian Pulp Can High Telephone Brazilian 26 __ Aluminium Ltd Anglo 36% • Class A Algoma L010 J20 common Bell for Week oi Prices Par . Range Par * Abltibl Power & Paper 4%% preferred Week's Last Sale Price Sales Range Bait Fries STOCKS Funds Week's Last 24 Friday Montreal Stock Exchange 1,026 325 155 39 % 63 40 Va Jan Jan Jan $1.30 Cjanada Wire • Foundries & Cable Co L'd class B_* of preferred Commerce common 10 • 25 j 32% 1 * «. 25 32% Jan Jan. Jan 45% 90 46% 1.345 44% Jan 463A Jan 31 % 31% 3,335 30% Jan 32% Jan 31% 31% 25 31 Jan 32 Jan .90 __ 46% 31% — 2,707 : ■ munwrMftiv ;r« wi Number 5511... The Commercial aqd Financial Chronicle Volume 183 (1029) 41 CANADIAN MARKETS RANGE Friday Week'a, Last Range STOCKS Sale Price Par Canadian 5% . Bronze of Prices Low —* common Ceianese $1.75 series $1.00 • common series Canadian Canadian 6% preferred Chemical Cottons Jan 31 105 10 105 Jan 105 Jan .5% Oil Consol A Seagrams'- Coal Steel Stores Dominion Textile Sec ' Motors Triad Oil Tobacco 32 ¥2 31% 325 30 ¥2 Jan 34 ¥4 7 ¥2 25 72% Feb 86 Jan 382 7¥e Feb «_ 17 17 355 10 10 10 775 34% 34 ¥2 35 5,157 34 32 31 32 815 30 ¥a al7% al7% al7¥2 190 al7 al7 38 37% 38¥2 7 7 of a7 41% . 17 ¥2 Jan 39 7 2 2 ¥2 Jan Feb 10 ¥2 20 8% a__ 27 ¥2 a__■■■'•• ; Jan 30 ¥2 Feb 43 ¥2 Jan 17% Jan 19% Jan Jan 13¥2 23% 23% 500 8 ¥2 4,040 8 Feb 9 Jan 138 10 138 Feb 141 Jan 34% 35 1,060 31 Jan 36 Jan 33 33 261 31 Jan 35 ¥4 Jan 25% 26¥2 1,511 24 Jan 26 ¥2 Feb a94 a94 8 91 Jan 85 Feb > a9¥4 a9¥4 25 Jan 1 8 ' 138 34% — 26 — ■ __ 61 61 __ 40 32 Jan 35% Jan 13 ¥2 Jan 9 ¥2 61 Jan Jan 9 ¥2 67 14 ¥4 5 ,14 ¥» Feb 15% Jan 21% 1,603 20 ¥2 Jan 213/4 Feb 24% 24% 32 ¥2 31% 25 1,335 24 ¥4 Feb 26 Jan 32 ¥2 5,865 31 ¥4 Jan 33 Jan 31 ¥2 755 29 Jan 32 Jan 111 111 55 110 Jan 112 Jan a6¥2 a6¥2 50 Feb 7 1,955 58 Jan 66 ¥2 Jan 100 43 Feb 453/4 Jan 10% 53 53 50 45% 46¥t 59 58 10% 10% 10 ¥2 6% 150 53 45% 10 ¥2 Feb 11 Jan 52 Jan 53 Feb 1,810 423/4 Jan 46 ¥2 Feb 290 54 ¥2 Jan 59 Feb 10% 748 10 3/4 Feb 12 ¥a Jan 10% 10 ¥2 543 10 Feb 12 Jan 40 40 Vb 40 ¥a 59 ' /¥; 1,295 40 Jan 40 ¥2 Jan 50 50 50 103 48 Jan 50 Jan 65% 67 ¥2 3,490 64 Jan 67 ¥2 Feb 8.95 8.75 8.95 600 60 60 200 56 ¥2 Feb 60 Feb 39% 41 ¥4 13,444 36 ¥4 Jan 41 ¥4 Feb 12 12% 2,920 __ • 41 ¥4. 5 12% Petroleum 51 ¥2 100 3/4 Jan • 50¥a, 50% 16 10 10¥4 300 Feb Feb Feb Feb 18 ¥4 10 Feb a20 a20 15 22 ¥2 Jan 23 82 8,541 78 ¥4 Jan 85 10 ¥4 Feb Feb , Jan 130 128 ¥2 130 245 127 Jan 130 Feb 117 114 117 667 103 Feb 117 Feb 32 31 ¥2 32 1,190 28 Jan 205 214 215 202 Feb Ltd :• 214 '. Preferred 40% 39 ¥4 32%, 30 ¥s 25 Interprovincial Pipe Lines— 40% 40 5 (John) Ltd common—* 38 ¥2 27 323/a 220 Feb Jan 150 Jan 40 ¥4 39 Jan 40 Jan 27¥a 60 14,682 26 — 1,430 40 33 La~g & Sons Ltd 23% (John St Lawrence **»wer Jan 33 Feb Feb 26 Feb 27 Mailman 5% Corp class B Feb 24 Jan 15 755 10 ¥4 Jan 18 Feb 10 ¥4 550 10 Jan 10 ¥4 Jan 26 130 25 ¥2 Feb 26 ¥2 Jan 43 44 3,405 41 ¥4 Jan 27 ¥2 28 150 25 Jan 100 100 45 94 Jan 44 * 100 — Massey-Harris-Ferguson 10 ¥s 25 ¥2 * priority Ltd preferred 18 __ 9¥2 9¥4 9¥2 9,916 103 common 102 46 ¥a 103 47 210 ' Preferred 100 McColl Frontenac Mitchell (Robt) Class B Molson Oil class B Co Preferred Steel Feb Feb Feb 9 ¥2 Jan Feb 103 ¥2 1,215 413/4 Jan 47 Feb al3 145 13 ¥2 Jan 13 ¥2 Jan 320 2.55 Feb 3.00 Mines Penmans Feb 60 54 Jan 553/8 Jan 22 260 21 ¥4 Feb 23 ¥2 Jan 6 6 800 Feb 6 ¥2 Jan 5¥a 5¥a 300 5% Jan 65c 65c 400 3.80 3.80 200 3.80 3.65 Canadian Marconi Co Canadian Cinzano Power Ltd Claude Placer Powell River Power Corp Bros 4% of Ltd Frere Dominion Rclland Class Square Paper Co of Power Hubbard Felt Lambert, Loblaw Sec Co Alfred, Groceterias Lowney Co MacLaren Melchers Ltd Co New Ltd Power Corp Ltd 2,760 28 Jan 2,665 51 ¥2 Jan 45 ¥2 45 ¥2 47 875 25 1,775 a77¥2 a77¥2 25 77 Feb 10 115 Jan Canada Finance Feb 15 Jan 55 55 100 493/4 Jan 57 Feb * Co 6% pfd United (L El Hotel Mining Oil and Ameranium Jan 75 12 Jan 12 Jan 7 180 Feb 198 Jan al2 al85 15 ¥2 15% 300 15 ¥4 Jan 153/4 Feb 683/4 355 65 Jan 69 ¥2 Jan 33 ¥4 35 ¥4 875 333/4 Feb 35 ¥4 Feb .... a38 a38 5 41¥a 41 ¥4 1,800 9 ¥4 9 ¥4 9 ¥4 400 12 25 al2 -- 38 a 39 32 52 ¥2 40 4.00 ; 93/4 11 37 ¥2 1,181 32 52 ¥2 52 ¥2 a__ .. a__ Jan 42 Feb Feb 10 ¥2 Jan Jan 11 Jan Jan 39 Jan 50 29 ¥2 Jan 200 52 ¥4 Fab 523/4 Jan 100 7 ' 4.00 Feb 4.25 Feb 32 Feb 51 21 ¥2 325 20 Feb 213/4 Feb 37 700 35 Jan 37 Feb 145 Jan 52 Feb al40 9 140 Feb 675 42 Jan 48 ¥2 48 ¥2 48 ¥2 45 ¥2 Jan 48 14 200 14 Jan 15 Jan 49 48 ¥s 49 710 44 ¥2 Jan 50 Jan 49 49 ¥2 80 46% Jan 49 ¥2 29 Feb 29 al40. 14 • 75 a30 a30 5 2.75 •• 3.75 4.00 6,200 16 16 20 ¥2 20 ¥2 a41 a41 • 50 44 ¥4 . 10 * 25 42 — 44 Ltd Mines 16 1 Ltd Mines Mines 2.75 Feb Jan 44 ¥2 ¥2 Jan Feb Feb Feb 4.00 Jan 475 14 ¥4 Jan 17 ¥2 Jan 350 . 20 Jan 21 Jan Jan 41 Feb Jan 16c Jan 58 40 3.15 1.75 31,300 9¥tc 8c 9¥»c 67,400 3.00 3.40 Jan Jan 1.75 Feb 4¥2c Jan 11¥2C Jan 1.51 Jan 1 43 ¥2 c 43c 45c 1 15c 15c 20c 4,167 15c Jan 24c Jan 1 14c 13 ¥2 c 14c 14,000 11¥2c Jan 14c Feb 1 30c 21c 40c 590,700 19 ¥2c Jan 40C Feb 9.70 10 ¥» 600 9 Jan 10 ¥4 Feb 10c Jan 15c Jan Gold Mines Ltd_ 51 ¥2 Jan Barvallee 25 Jan Beatrice 83 Jan Beau cage 117 Feb Bellechasse Oil & Gas Ltd A—_1 Gold Mines Ltd Red Lake Mines —1 Ltd Mines 42c 2,500 Jan Gold Mines Ltd—1 Ltd— 52c Feb 53 54¥a 1.230 53 Feb 58 Jan Boreal 57 55 57 3,580 50 Jan 57 Feb Bouscadillac Gold 109 Jan Bouzan Gold 1 Brilund 24c 1 55c Mines Ltd Feb 59c Feb Feb 14 ¥2 30 Rare Bruihurst Jan Burnt 75 16 ¥2 115 16 ¥2 Feb 17 Jan 63 Feb Ltd Jan 13c 133/4C 28,600 lie Feb Jan , 18c Jan 2.35 300 Feb 3.35 Jan 58c 60c 15,300 45c Jan 67c Feb Jan . 2.35 c 25c 56,000 2l¥2c Jan 29 ¥2c 54c 56c 12,934 52c Feb 62c Jan Feb 1.65 Jan Jan 42c 22 ¥2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25 7,300 1 Ltd 33c 3l¥2c 36c 8,200 1.53 2.22 1,058,600 1.15 Jan 2.22 Feb 1.74 11.74 300 1.74 Feb 1.74 Feb Jan 17 ¥2 c F,b 3.35 Jan 1 Ltd 2.10 ——1 Ltd— Mines 9c • vtc Mines 3c 1,000 17¥ac 17¥2c 5,000 2.55 2.65 3,025 75c 71c 76c 23,900 —1 31c 14c 2.20 Jan Feb Jan 57% Metals Mines Jan al9 al9¥2 16 ¥2 Mines Ltd— 6,000 10c 2.35 13c ,1 Oil & Refining Corp 10c 10c —1 Corp Mining 73/4C 73/4C 1 Bonnyville Jan 13c 1 Ltd Bailey Selburn Jan Jan 99 . 8,666 1.65 323/4 Feo Feb 11 ¥2 13,500 3.05 1.75 Ltd— Corp Minps 16c 3.05 1 Ltd———_~— Metals 14c 20c Corp Belle Chibougamau __ 20 Jan 21 Hill 2,031 12% 12¥2 12% 1,841 12 ¥2 Feb 13 ¥4 Jan Calgary & Edmonton 30 30 50 28 ¥2 Feb 31 Jan Calumet __ Uranium & MONTREAL STOCK STOCK Jan 243/4 Feb 13c Jan 25c Jan 22 ¥2 21 ¥2 (Dunsmuir) Oils Ltd Explorations Ltd Natural Cartier-Malartic -* Gold Mines Ltd 1.30 24c _1 12c Cassiar Asbestos Corp Ltd Celta Dev & Mining Co Ltd Office: Central St., New York City, HAnover k-057S Central Leduc Manitoba Centremaque - ST. JOHNS, P. Q. Cheskirk Oils Gold Mines Mines 13 ¥2 2,300 2.12 500 1.25 1.44 56,160 3.00 300 2.89 500 Ltd Ltd Ltd Chib-Kayrand Copper Mines Ltd — 12 ¥2 Jan 14 ¥s 2.12 Feb 2.25 Feb 1.20 Feb 1.85 Jan 2.77 Feb 3.15 Feb Feb 3.30 2.80 Feb Jan Jan 1.20 500 1.20 Feb 1.25 Jan 1.40 1.25 Feb 1.45 Feb - 25C 39,600 19,500 12c 13¥2C 250,600 8.30 200 8.25 10c 11¥2C 16,500 9¥4C 500 23c lie 2.70 2.70 1 15c 15c 10c 15c 12¥2c 15c 49,000 1.13 1.17 4,000 1 133ic 1 14 3/4 c 1 6.15 1.25 * Ltd Mines Jan 8.30 • • Feb 55c Feb 1.20 1 1 Carnegie Mines Ltd— 22% Feb 5.95 2.80 1 Ltd Gas 1.30 Jan 42c 500 3.00 Pipelines & Petroleums Ltd_l 1 18% 1,000 2.12 10c 3,625 42c 5.95 12 ¥2 Ltd_3 Mines Ltd 22% 42c 5.95 42c 2 Homestead Can-Met Phillips Square CHICOUTIMI 193/4 8,700 * Co Ltd Canuba Manganese Mines Ltd Telephone PL-9501 - 9,535 20c Lithium Canso SHERBROOKE 243/4 17c Canadian EXCHANGE 1203 23 ¥4 18c Canadian EXCHANGE Feb 243/4 Canadian EXCHANGR STOCK Collieries 77c 1 Mines Ltd Admiral OH" ltd Oil Jan * Ltd Atlantic 55c 1 Corp Ltd Mines Chibougamau Canadian HART 2.65 25c Ltd Petroleums Calata 1 Mines Tungsten 62% Branch Feb 94 Stocks— Fib Lacal Branch: 22 Jan * Jan 28 ¥2 Feb 85 * 13 ¥4 685 22 100 51 Ltd 58 29 25 a86 36 Ltd Feb 28% a22 • 68 ¥2 35 ¥4 _* Feb __ — 21 Co Ltd Pen — 51 x Products Westeel a__ 21 ¥2 100 Corporations A Windsor — 5 Wainwright Producers & Refiners Ltd_l Waterman Feb al85 15%, * of Canada Ltd Union Gas 13 ¥. 29 all ¥2 Jan 1.50 50 Line 53 ¥4 10 a86 4.00 Pipe 1,700 5,395 a22 — a86 40 Oil 1,197 a99 . * 50 Corp Fund Mountain 13% 14¥2 . Ltd.lO com class A 56 ¥4 CANADIAN 13 common Power Corp • 45. 600 * preferred Trans-Canada Trans 56 ¥4 239 Notre Dame St. West, Montreal page 14 23 ¥2 37 55 TORONTO see 14 10 1st pfd Corp 13 ¥4 SAVARD footnotes 14 13.50 : Canadian For a— Ltd. Aumaque Jan 32% 56 ¥4 - 40 ^ 61% TROI3-RIVIERES al.80 5 Ltd Canadian - al.70 Ltd Pow of Can 6% Southern Campbell QUEBEC Jan al.70 : Co Ltd (Can) Traders & Jan 13 32 55 ¥e 25 82 William 55 * pfd Ltd P<5w 13 ¥4 25 32% 55 ¥4 MXMBERS: Jan Feb A com preferred- 62% common 6% Mills Telephone Quebec Jan 50 Rice Reitmans Jan 1.90 65 Royal Orange Crush 23 ¥2 50 Paper Co Light Jan 50 Mount 1st Jan 63/4 50 * Quebec Feb Feb 138 »■.' * f 23 ¥2 5 2.00 Feb common s 100 Feb 121 Dairies--—': Red 5 Feb 110 10 Royal Newfoundland 5 1.75 Jan 36 Jan 922 Mount Northern 100 23 Jan 3,600 2.50 Ltd 1.75 343/4 100 125 — * & Storage Corp Jan 100 1.60 * 10 Preferred class Light & Power Co Mtl Refrig 22 20 400 110 1 common Mo'ore Jan 23 ¥2 —_* & Ontario Jan 50 ¥4 1.50 Mersey Paper Co Ltd Minnesota 58 ¥2 Jan Jan 1223/4 M) Distilleries Jan 50 36 124 Paper Co Aubelle * A—— Royal Bank of Canada Co Ltd (Walter Power & Feb Jan 54 35 ¥a ••;•••' ~ • Feb 4.00 • A class A Inc Ascot 12 ;,.j t 85 1.75 ■■ . Feb 3.80 * Atlas Sulphur & Iron a99 •• Feb Jan 35 •—— 65c 33 ¥2 110 ' Feb -* class Ltd., Jan • —. class * Corp Ltd Jan __ 35 ¥2 Jan 50 a23 a23 ¥4 • Ltd Can Jan 14¥2 50 Candy Shops Inc_—„1 Manufacturing Ltd • 12% • 57 % 50 Motor 23 ¥2 ; 57 % 50 Fanny Farmer 18 13 ¥4 57 ¥a 65c 5,059 Ford Feb 56% 36 Fleet Jan * Oil Products Feb 24 35 ¥2 * 12 117 36 57/a 5¥8 300 * 22 ¥2 117 3.75 5 A 3.65 Corp Steel Foreign '' ' 3.65 Woollens & Worsteds- Dominion Eastern •mmm • Ltd Engineering Works Ltd Dominion 17 ¥4 24 ¥2 10c A Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Ltd_* 305 100 . B R^valite Limitee 240 • Transport Power 0""hec Advert Paper Corp Zellerbach Corp & . * 2,065 25 * B 17¥» 17¥2 a22¥a a22¥2 * common preferred Provincial General Arno — Ltd _* Consolidated David Inv A Jan Canada Co 1 Paper 53¥2 Company 6 class Neon Class & 27 117 Jan Jan a58 Jan * Jan 13 ¥a a55 26 ¥2 preferred— .—ICO Development new common * 483/4 Feb 21 ¥2 620 • Tubes Feb 113/4 22 27 6% 43 ¥4 a58 26¥2 45 ¥2 160 6,555 * 26 ¥2 * common Products Steel Ontario Page-Hersey Price Mills Jan 45 123/a • Dredge & Dock Co Ltd Band-Ore Ogilvie Flour 1.10 45 12 ¥a — 12 ¥a Canada Malting Co Ltd- Lead al3% al3% Feb 7 Canadian Nickel — 85c 16,800 High 243/4 Anacon • Ltd 95c 85c Low 19 ¥2 Arcadia • Car Corp — • Range Since Jan. 1 High Jan Jan 12 91c 1 Shares Jan Feb 12 Low * Sales for Week Range of Prices Feb 2.55 ' Week's 203/8 27 ¥2 12 Exchange Funds 17 5/8 Feb 17¥4 10 860 26 ¥2 —5.-'; ——a —— National 100 Feb 28 al2 a22% Jan a51 6,885 525 \ 51 a51 18 ¥4 27 ¥2 5 Jan — 24 ¥a 27 • — common Feb 49 ¥2 210 18 Vb 27¥2 • — Chemical & 25 25 24 ¥2 • A common Drug Noranda 8% 44 100 % 2.55 „ Feb 25 5 Sugar • class i & National al2 * Montreal Locomotive **irean 47 * A— - Breweries Class * Jan 23 ¥2 25 18 ¥2 Jan 23 ¥2 35 16'¥a • Power Bloedel & 23% V 18 *■ Laurentide Acceptance class A MacMillan 23% 1,1 A) Jan 35 ¥4 24 ¥2 5% Labatt Jan 35 * Feb ■•81 ¥4 > Feb Jan 50% 82 __ • Limited 50 ¥a 16 12% 53 100 Power Service 690 1,520 73 ¥a Feb 29 ¥4 1 Mexican 101 ¥2 — , International Utilities Corp common—5 Public 16 ¥4 Feb 7.50 common Co 8.95 Jan .100 •' .— International 2,250 16 com Preferred International 53 101 50¥a —25, Paper 52 100 * common International ,11% 53 • 10 Powders Canada Feb 100 ♦ 100 Bronze 8.40 Jan ; Jan Feb 1,050 Timber Brown Company & Dominion Feb 111 & Canada Jan 14 ¥4 20% __ Lumber Crown Feb 14 ¥4 31 70 475 31 Par Angio-Canadlan Pulp <sc Paper Development Co Feb 24 23 ¥4 21% 31 ¥4 Feb 29 ¥4 31 Last Anglo-Nfld Jan 12 ¥2 85 Feb Jan Jan 70 ¥2 .—50 '/%.•//■ "•'v;/v;:: % : Abltca 13 ¥4 ¥ 7.00 155 15 ¥4 70 le Price 13% 8 ¥4 463/4 Jan Feb 14% 293/4 * Jan Jan 293/4 Friday 615 5,340 5.55 30 STOCKS 208 > 44 ¥2 155 70 ¥t Canadian 8,305 — 1,685 Jan Ffeb 29 ¥4 Jan 7 34 . 200 Canadian Stock 19% : 5 53 67 * common Jan Feb « Limited Jan Jan Jan 10,865 15 ¥a 51 ¥« 49 244 7.00 al55 15% 15 ¥a 46 ¥4 6.35 Jan 57 ¥4 » Jan Feb » Jan Jan 46 ¥4 al55 _ Jan 67 — 7.00 100 Feb 16% 41% • preferred ol Jan Jan 41 2 preferred 3,895 - Feb 19¥4 * Corp common 435 67 493/4 145 Jan 32 -1 preferred Nickel 38 Jan 33 ¥2 : 10% com 52 63 • ; pfd Preferred 19% 10 Canada Acceptance International Jan 37 745 44 ¥2 ... of 50 ¥2 Jan * Ltd Cement Jan 10% 16 ¥2 1 30 -a7 29 ¥2 17% Jan 33% , Canada 52 67 Bank Oils Zellers 160 * Class B Jan 17 500 __ 8 ¥2 Jan 9% 2,350 7 17 50 __ 44 ¥2 common 50 ♦ ; Walker Gooderham & Worts_. Weston (Geo) class A Feb 73 7 ¥2 73 ; . __ • preferred Jamaica Jan 31% Toronto-Dominion Jan 25 ¥2 50 1927 - Imperial 6% 35 ¥8 Feb 50 Imperial Int Feb 23% 61 ¥2 44 ¥2 ■ Paper Bank Inland 31% 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 'JJJJ7 ofiicet -wwHWWJft. MNMtmwimwM wi it." Commercial and FinancialThe Chronicle 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 ~~~» 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 Feh Volume 183 Number 5511... The Commercial an^ Financial Chronicle (1033) 45 CANADIAN MARKETS RANGE i Friday 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 50 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (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. ■ American Cancer Society TP 50 wtM<rtw 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